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Henry Ward Beecher related the
following incident in one of his recent
Bermons:
Not long ago a gentleman who was
engaged in the coal oil business had
made some twelve or fifteen thousand
dollars, and he concluded he had made
enough—extraordinary as it may seem
—and that he would wind up his af
fhirs and come home. Ido not telieye
one of you would have done it. fif
teen thousand dollars ! Why that is
just enough to bait tho trap of Mam
mon. Well, lie wound up his affairs,
and was on the point of leaving when
he was met by a young man of his ac
quaintance ( I believe they both resi
ded in New York) who had invested
six thousand dollars, all he had, in an
experimental well, and had been boar
ing and boaring until ho had given out
in discouragement. And coming to
this man, he said, “I shall lose six
thousand dollars if I am obliged to
give up my interest in that well,” and
begged him to take it off his hands.
“ I am selling out and not taking on,”
says the man. But the young man
pleaded with him, and out of personal
kindness he said, “Very well I will
take it.”
In two days they struck a vein in
this well, it was an immensely fruitiul
•well, and he sold his share for two
hundred thousand dollars. The young
man was present when the check was
drawn on New York for the amount,
and he felt like death and mourned
and said. “It is always my luck ; I
am always a little too late.’’ And the
man said “You may take ten thousand
of it if you want it.” The young man
thought that he was jesting, but he as
sured him that he was not, and said,
“I will make it twenty thousand if it
will do you any good.” “Or” said he,
“I will make it fifty thousand.” ‘Well,’
said he, “ take the whole of it. Ido
not want it. Give me six thousand
and you may have the advantage of
the good luck.” And so he gave the
young man the advantage of the two
hundred thousand. All of you who
would have done that may rise up.
Gen. Breckinridge and Bob Chig
gers. —We find the following most
amusing anecdote going tho rounds
without any credit:
When Gen. Breekcnridge was March
ing on Baton Rouge, lie one day, un
attended by any of his aids, rode up
to a solitary piney woods vidette, who
had just come in from St. Tammany,
and was new to the etiquette of army
life. The General had not the pass
word, and the vidette had no advan
tage of him in that respect.
“ I wish to pass,” said the General.
“ Well, dod darn you, pass on, who
cares a cuss, I ain’t stoppin’ this here
road, are I?”
“ You don’t know who I am,” said
the General, smiling,
“No I don't; that’s a pooty boss you
are on, anyhow.”
“ I am General Breekcnridge, the
commanding officer," continued the
General, much amused at tho picket’s
idea of tho duty required of him.
l< You ar, ar you; well, I am Bob
Chiggers, and I am glad to see you, old
feller; how are you ?” replied tho pick
et extending a hand as large as a fry
ing pan.
The General shook hands and gallop
ed on to avoid some lengthy inquiries
about the health of Mrs. Breekcnridge
and the family.
Wanted—A Printor.
‘ Wanted —a printer,’ says a cotem
porary. Wanted —a mechanical curi
osity, with a brain and fingers—a thing
that will set so many type a day—a ma
chine that will think and act, but still
a machine—a being who undertakes
the most systematic and monotonous
drudgery, yet one the ingenuity of
man has never supplanted mechanical
ly —that a printer.
A printer yet—lor all his sometimes
dissipated and reckless habits —a
worker at all times nnd hours, day
and night; sitting up in a closo and
unwholesome office, when gay crowds
are hurrying to the theatres—later
still, when tho street revelers are guno
and the city sleeps—in the fresh air of
morning—in the broad and gushing
sun-light—some printing machine is at
his case, with its eternal, unvarying
click ! click !
Click ! click ! the polished types full
into the stick; the mute integers of
expression are marshalled into lino,
and march forth os immortal print.—
Click ! and the latest intelligence be.
comes old—the thought a principle—
the simple idea a living sentiment. —
Click ! click ! from grave to gay, item
after item —a robbery, a murder, a bit
of scandal, a graceful glowing thought
—are in turn closed by the mute and
impressive fingers of the machine, and
set adrift in the sea of thought, lie
must not think of the future, nor recall
the past —must not think of homo, of
kindred, of wife or bade —bis work lies
before 1 im, and thought is chained to
his copy.
You know him hy his works, who
read the papers and arc quick at typo
graphical errors, whose eye may rest
on these mute evidences of ceaseless
toil; correspondents, editors and au
thors, who scorn the simple medium of
your fame, think not the printer is al
together a machine —think not that
bo is indifferent to the gem of which
be is but the setter —a subtle ray may
penetrate the recesses of bis brain, or
the flowers he gathers may not leave
some of their fragrance upon his toil-,
worn fingers. Hut when you see a
friend, companion, adviser—when you
would elevate one who, for sympathy,
may represent either or both—when
you want Judges, Legislators, Gover
nors and President —0, ye people, ad.
vertise : “ Wanted —a printer.”
“llow odd it is,” said Pat, as he
trudged along on foot one hot, sultry
day, “that a man never meets n cart
going the same way he is.”
SEMI-WEEKLY
Enterprise
L. C. BRYAN, : : : : Editor.
THOMASVILLE, GA.:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1807.
BS?*ln our notice last week, of tho
success of the committee of ladies for
Thomas county, appointed to solicit
contributions for IlolyWood Cemetery,
we regret that we inadvertently omit
ted the name of Mrs. M. E. Lundy,
in naming the Committee This lady
was an important member, of the Com
mute© and by her energy and influ
ence contributed much to its success.
FERRY ON LITTLE RIVER.
We arc requested to notify the trm
veling public, that a large new Flat
lias been placed on Little river, at
Troupville, in Loundcs County, for the
accommodation of travelers in that di
rection, who may now pass over safely
at very small cost.
“ PROGRESS.”
Our correspondent “ Progress,” be
ing a übiquitous individual, writes us
this week from Savannah, where he
will probably remain for a short time,
when it may become necessary to re
sume his scrip and staff. At any rate
lie promises to continue sending us
occasionally brief articles on the sub
ject he has chosen for tho exercise of
iiis pen, and as tho Methodist Church
Suuth, seems upon the point of modi
fying its organization, or shifting bal
last for a more tranquil sea, wo
hope his articles will not prove unin
teresting even to tho general reader.
His nom de plume, of “ Progress,” lie
now also drops for that of B—, the
initial letter of his proper name.
WHY HE DON’T ADVERTISE.
There is a fellow in a small shop in
the “ sheep ” dry goods business, just
opposite our office, (wo see him now
sitting in the door waiting for a cus<
tomer,) who says his business “ain’t
large enough to advertise,” that when
he “ gets a little start ’’ then he will
advertise. He has been over there
about six months trying “ to get a lit.
tie start,” and every day we see him
sitting in the door, or walking to the
corner peeping around to sec if other
merchants ary getting any custom. —
ilis own customers arc like “angel’s
visits,” f'evv and far between, and how
it hurts him to see his neighbors
around the corner, busily waiting on
customers, while ho has “ nary one.”
lie becomes excited, rises up from his
seat in the door and throws off his coat
and uneasily paces the street before
his door—wearied out at last, ho set
tles down onco more in the door, pla.
cob his elbow upon his knee and his
chin upon his hand and looks the very
picture of loneliness, desolation and
despair. How ho upbraids himself
for renting a stcrc so out of the way,
and vows if ever lie gets out of that
scrape ho will be “ Green ” if ho gets
into such another. Poor fellow, we
pity him, for he is not yet sufficiently
enlightened to know that a good vig
orous advertisement , is the only rem
edy for all his troubles, and tho only
means by which he can certainly get
that “ little start” ho so much covets.
Perchance, while sitting as wo have
described, brooding over the cruelty
of fate, some unwary country youth
wanders to his door, and having a cu
rious eye, looks in to see “ uluit place
is this!” he lias never seen before.* —
At last! cries I bitchy, springing to
his feet, and face all radiant with
smiles—“ Sheep gouts, sir ! sheep gouts
•—vallc in—me sell you mit, do shoe-p
--ost gouts mit de town." Hut, alas !
“Greeny's” countenance onco more
assumes a look of despair, when he
learns that his visitor has already sup
plied himself at the store of one of
liis advertising neighbors around the
corner.
Moral.— ls you would swim upon
the tide of fortune, cast yourself boldly
upon that tide, and make it known
that you are a living, bioathing, ani
mated, intelligent being, bold, capable
and expert iu your profession, and
learn this lesson : Thatr tho way to
“get a little start,” is to follow the
advice and experience of all tho suc
cessful men who have gone before
you, by advertising liberally.
C‘.-I>“'Our reply to “ Methodist Prea
cher ’’ is, that wo make no war on that
portion of the Ministry who were found
equal to the emergency, and recogniz
ed the real interests of tlio Church
in the changes proposed ; but wo main
tain that our condemnation of those
who voted against said changes, was
just: first, bocauso they did ho know*
in<j that the measures proposed were
the sentiments of the Church : second,
because they possessed a knowledge
of all the circumstances, and must have
been aware that their course would
Subject them *to such “insinuations
and charges ” us referred to hy “ Mo.
thodist Preacher,” and third, not be
ing representative sos tho Churches,
they had no moral, political, or rcli •
gious right to fetter, or vote down mea
sures emanating spontaneously from
the great, majority of the Laity. To
correct these vory evils Lay llcprcsen •
tation was sought to bo introduced,
that the sentiments of the Church
might rule the Church, and that the
Methodist Conference might not, like
the KaJical Congress and the Southern
States, longer rule the Church, with
out a single voice from that Church.
When they voted doftn this measure,
therefore, they placed themselves in
the samo position as tho Radicals,
seeking to perpetuate the power in
their own hands.
We agree with “ Methodist Preach*
er,” that these measures are as yet by
no means defeated. They may, indeed
bo voted down at preseut, but they
will rise again.
For tho Semi-Weekly Southern Enterprise.
Mr. Editor :—The interest which
secular papers take in ecclesiastical
affairs is commendable, and I am glad
to see that you are observant, and re
gardful of the interests of the Church
to which I belong.
Your correspondent “Progress,”
who writes with ease, and who agrees
so well with yeurscll, deserves the
thanks of the Church for the interest
he takes in her affairs, and the com
pliment he pays to her doctrines. But,
Mr. Editor, you are both entirely too
severe, and the temper of your articles
is not to be commended. Such insin
uations, such direct charges against
the Ministry are both uncalled for and
unjust. A cause of any kind never
gains favor by this course, and we al
ways doubt the strength of the argu.
merit when it is resorted to.
I must say, that it would be a mat
ter of deep regret to me if these mea
sures Were to fail, but it is by no means
certain that they will. Tho Balti
more Conference has to vote yet, and
on both of tboee measures the vote
will bo almost unanimous,
-Should the name not bo changed, it
will be from a far different reason to
that supposed l>y “ Progress.” It will
arise from the strong Southern feeling
of the Western men, who have suffered
so much for our cause, and who love
the name South because they h ive
been so persecuted for bearing it.
If Lay delegation fails, it will be
simply because tho jilan proposed was
not quite in accordance with the views
of many who have advocated the mca
sure for years.
I do not think that either will fail.
If your figures arc correct they will
not. They are important measures,
and practically will become law.
I do not suppose, Mr. Editor, that
you advocate a disregard of Law. Let
it stand, bad or good, till you can
change it; but change bad laws as
soon as you can.
Yours, truly,
A Methodist Preacher.
[For tlic So mi* Weekly Soutriern lilal apprise ]
Mr. Editor : —ln my communica
tion in reference to change of name
and rejection of Laity, I made an allu
sion to Ministers being trespassers
upon the rights of the Laity. 1 pro
pose in this communication simply to
amplify that thought—showing first,
by Divitio authority, that their busi
ness is to preach, or tench, if it be
preferred. “Go ye into all the world
and preach t ho Gospel.” Or, if they
prefer the account of another Evan-,
geiist, “Go teach all nations.’’ To
teach is to preach, and to preach is to
teach. But vvliat arc they to teach '!
Spelling, Arithmetic, Astronomy. No
sir. The Apostle says, “ woe is mo if
I preach not tho Gospel.” In another
place lie says, “ a dispensation is com
mitted unto me.” Their business then,
is to preach the Gospel, and to teach
it to all nations, baptizing believers in
the name of the Holy Trinity. In
what consists the Minister’s superior
ity as a teacher iu Schools and Col
leges? Is it the simple fact he is
called to the Ministry, or that ho is
a Minister, which so exclusively quali
fies him for tliis position ? 1 can't sco
how the call to t ho Ministry qualifies
him:-For God calls all men every
where to repent. Does this call to
repent qualify men for the Church and
Heaven? Obedience to call and that
alone. Tho very fact then that ho is
called to the Ministry, and to lay aside
everything else, so as to do this work,
and he refusing, disqualifies him for
the position. But it may bo said, they
do not ignore preaching—they preach
on -Sundays and lecture the class, &o.
I have been taught the way to teach
is, by example ns well us precept.—
“Be hold to obey is better than sacri
fice.” Do they make preaching secon*
ilary ? God makes it first when he
said, “ Let tho dead bury their dead,
and they that preach tho Gospel must
live of tho Gospel.” Rut it may be
said they can do more good by com.
billing the two. Lot us examine this
thought a moment. God calls a man
to a special work, lie would riot have
called him if there had been no need
for him. Tho Minister thus called
puts his judgment against God’s and
says to God, 1 can do as much good or
more hy combining secular employ
ments with my ministry, even though
I may not preach so often. Let us
illustrate this. I hire a servant for a
year to perform a certain kind of work,
price for labor all agreed upon, Ac.
Now said servant thus reasons with
himself. 1 know l have special work
to do and 1 have agreed to do it, yet
1 can do as much good and boas pro
fitable to my employer by combining
other work with it, even if l should
leave undone that 1 promised or agreed
to do. Did t ho servant have any dis
crete: n in tho premises—the agree
ment was his solo guide, was it not?
i-’o with tho Minister, lie has no dis
cretion loft—the work of # tho ministry
is his special work, for which God
promises him as wages, eternal life.
Now, from the calling of the Minister
and tho special work assigned him, is
he not an improper ono to teach or
fill Presidencies and Professorships in
Colleges. Again, what is it qualities
a Minister for the Editorial Chair?
Is it his call to the Ministry? 1 have
justshown that disqualifies him. What
then? A sanctified intellect ? What
do you mean by a sanctified intellect ?
Guo whose heart is right towards God
and whoso mind is stored with useful
information. That will do. What is it
that keeps a man’s heart right towards
God ? Keeping* of his command,
ments. Go preach is the special com
mand of God to the Minister. When
lie therefore enters upou the duties of
an Editor as his first businees, he cea
ses to obey ; therefore, his heart is not
right any longer—besides, he enters
the field of another trespassing, docs
his work and leaves his own work un.
done. What keeps a Minister's mind
qualified for useful and profitable work
in the service of God ? Using his in
tellect precisely in the way God ap
points, and to act contrary unfits him—
unstores his mind. From him that
hath not to purpose, take from him
that he hath and give to him who hath
to purpose. Therefore, the very thing
urged us a qualification is a disqualiji.
cation ; for all the talent he ever had
for good is taken from him, because he
has it to no purpose. He may intel
lectually continue great, but his true
greatness is gone—another has it. In
connection with this I will say, I am
opposed to denominational newspapers.
I am a firm believer in the potency of
the press for good, and by there being
sectarian presses it has had a tendency
to cause the secular press to discard
largely, at least, Religious matter from
their papers, llow many, Mr. Editor,
do you suppose of your subscribers
take a religious or sectarian paper. I
venture there art lets than fifty of
your large list of stbscribors. 1 there
fore oppose a sectarian or an exclu
sively religious press. Let all editors
feel their responsibility, and let every
press send out its isstcSfreighted with
religious truth, and iustcad of the few
sectional Or denominational sheets,
there will he scores and hundreds and
thousands of newspapcis throughout
the land, each bearing prcc’ous reli
gious truth to every household. But
to return. Ministers have their work
of God, and when they tun aside to
secular pursuits, or make th«r minis
try secondary, especially thoscivho say
they have been called to devoid all to
God, just then and there they «r and
become a stumbling block. Yqi may
visit those places where denpmina
tional ’colleges and newspapers ire es
tablished, and you rarely find them
acceptable as Ministers. Their, dis
courses lack life, soul. Tho powbr to
preach is taken from them. Mhy ?
They have turned aside from theipmi
mandricnt of God. So far as the good
they exert over others is concerned,
you woul l have to use a magnifying
glass to see it. Why? His power us
a Minister to do good is taken froki
him. If their occupation did not iiv
terfore with tho duties of a Minister
why are not city missions and other
appointments filled by them ? Unac
ccptubility or business unfits them, or
interferes with their tilling of them,
Tho Mil istry, secondary. As publish
ers they print books as other secular
houses, novels, &c. They cater to
public taste. Won’t turn aside one
book out of a thousand if tho money
is certain. They work for in- ney as
well as others. All Ministers of every
denomination, are alike as to work,
and those occupying positions which
interfere with their ministerial duties,
1111:111111111- tho pustor.tl oversight, ot tho
Church, have made God’s command
second to man’s. No Church or power
on earth has a right to interfere or
change it. liis work is to preach, and
if lie does this acceptably to God and
the Church, he has his head, heart and
hands full. Every man to his place
and tho machinery will work well.
I think the time has come for the
l>. Id’s to come out of their sanctums
and do their first Tories over , and let
the world know that D 1). means an
expounder ol Divine Laws, nnd the
sanctified intelleelß of the Laity will
fill their places more profitably to the
youth, to the Church and the world
at large, because they will be in the
place appointed them by God. So be
lieves R .
Savannah, Ga., dan. 25, 'O7.
A “ Disgruntled ” Captain.
It is not altogether safe to writo
about Mr. Stevens’desponding declar
ation on Thursday, until we shall have
heard tho sequel, which we shall prob
ably do before this goes to press, lie
expressly reserved tho right to chance
liis mind, and it is possible that while
wo are writing he is pushing through
the Yankee House of Representatives
his infamous measure of subjugation
and tyranny against tho -Southern
States and people. Wo, however,
doubt it.. Mr. Stevens must have
seen a lion iu his path, one too potent
for him to contend with, else wo never
should have seen wrung from him the
mortifying confession of apprehended
defeat and discomfiture. Tho decla
ration of liis intention to lay tho Ena
bling or Territorializing hill upon the
table, after ho had spent weary days
and sleepless nights over the measure,
and infused into it all the diabolical
hate nnd cruelty of his own infernal
nature, is a victory for Conservatism,
for Truth, and for the Constitution. —
Asa statesman and leader, Mr. Ste
vens has failed, and, like liis counter
parts in England, ho should retire
from the field. Radical us are his
clan, and bent on mischief, they have
not wholly lost tho quality ot discre
tion.- — Macon Telrgrt ijdi .
Washington, January 19.—1f in.
dications wore wanting of the purpose
of Radical leaders to | romotc the pro.
posed impeachment of the President,
we have them in the chango ot tone
on the subject on the part ot some in.
fluentini public journals. The Now
York Herald instinctively discovers
and promptly follows tho drill of pub
lic opinion upon political and financial
questions. It threw cold water, till
recently, upon the impeachment pro
ject, but has discovered and announc
ed ihe fact tlmt the President will bo
impeached and removed. Moreover,
it justifies the proceeding, and insists
that it will create no commotion in the
money market and “not turn the coun
try from the even tenor of its way."
Rut if all the commercial journal?'
in the country were to oppose impeach
ment, or nny other leading measure,
now demanded by the Radical rulors,
it would boos no avail. lam satisfied
that it has been determined upon by
some dozen or two of leaders in Con.
gress, and that they have ample power
to accomplish it. The rank and file
of Radicalism neither know nor care
what measures bo adopted, if the ob
ject of perpetuating the rule of the
party be effected. The leaders have
ascertained that Congress is no match
for the President and the Supreme
Court combined, and that the Presi
dent must, therefore, be removed.
The Hollywood Memorial Bazaar
; Postponed.— The Richmond Exami
ner says :
“ Tho Executive Committee of the
Hollywood Memorial Association have
concluded, iu deference to tho advice
of many friends in this city and else
where, to postpone the opening of the
bazaar until the 23d of April. They
have carefully considered the interi
csts of the cause, and the difficulties
to be encountered in opening their
enterprise during the inclement season
likely to prevail in the early part of
February, together with the difficul
ties of tranportation and irregularity
of mail communications of this season,
and have thought it best to make the
postponement announced. In the
meantime the ladies of the association
hope that their friends thioughout the
country will not relax their efforts in
behalf of the bazaar on account of this
change, but only make tho extension
of time result in increased benefit to it.
Anything now on the way, or ready to
be forwarded will be received by Rock
ham & Co s, at 1104 Cary street.”
Very Significant Words.
New York, Jan. 19. —The Presi
dent's Washington evening organ of
yesterday, says of the administration :
If necessary its strong and iron hand
will be invoked to stay the course and
prevent tho consummation of Radical
treason. The great oaths of the Presi
dent to protect and defend the Consti
tution will not be forgotten, and the
people who sustain him with their 500,
000 majority of the voting population,
North anu South, will not forget him.
Events have already brought the Gov
ernment to the very vergo of another
revolution. If the Radical majority
in Congress pursues its treasonable
course much longer tho Government,
in order to sustain itself, will have to
arm its supporters. At the call of the
President all his friends, North ar-d
South, and the army and navy, will
respond. In such a contest the issue
can not bo doubtful. Congress may
be valiant lighters an the Hour of Con
gress, hut when they come to lead their
cohorts into the field it will he anoth
er thing. The real armies and great
soldiers of the Republic will be found
fighting under the American (lag We
advise the opposition of tho determin
cd and fixed fact that Andrew John
son will serve out his constitutional
term of oflion.
Good for Missouri. —About the
first of November last a letter came to
the post office at Rome, in this State,
directed to “ Rill Arp.” 'I lie original
Bill —mot a greenback—-opened the
letter, and found that the ladies of
Clay county, Missouri, (God bless
them) bad raised #1,500 for the bene
fit of needy families of Confederate
soldiers. Major Smith promptly an
swered the letter, suggesting that they
should send the mom y to Gov. Jen
kins. The ladies replied by sending
a check for that amount to the credit
of G. H Smith, asking him to expend
the money “ for the relief of disabled
Confederate soldiers, and the widows
and orphans of such.” “ Bill Arp ’’
lias therefore undertaken this charge,
and will distribute the money between
the counties of Floyd, Polk Chattooga,
Bartow and Gordon, giving S'loo to
each.
Negro Sufi'rago at tho South.
General Grant says if ho was in Illi
nois he would vote against negro suf.
frage ; if he was in the Sonth lie would
vote for it. His argument is, that in
tho South tho black vote would be
controlled by the employer, The ob
ject of the Southern Slates, however,
is not to secure an increased number
of votes, but to preserve the worth and
purity of the ballot-box. It is not be
cause the negro’s vote would be cast
against tho interests of the section or
tho wishes of the whites, but because
it would introduce into tho exorcise of
the franchise a largo and dangerous
number of ignorant voters, hy base
motives. If they wore few, their vo.
ting would have n less corrupting in
ti nonce; but as they are many, it would
vitiate the system. For this reason,
wo think General Grant more politic
than patriotic, and if there is any dif
ference, it should be in favor of allow
ing the blacks to voto wliero they
could do least harm. So says the
Louisville Journal.
India.napoi.is, Jan. 22 —Morton
has been chosen l’. S. Senator. The
vote stood, Morton $8; Voorhecs, 5”.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Fort La
ramie advices report continued Indian
out ages. The weather is t>o cold for
offensive operations against them.
M viuson, Wis., Jan. 22.—Resolu
tions requesting Senator Doolitlo to
resign, was passed by the Legislature
by a strict party vote.
The following ingredients composed
the Christinas pudding at St. I‘aneras
workhouse in London : Flour, 770
pounds ; suet, 512 pounds ; sugar, 252
pounds; ale, 15 gallons; eggs, 15,000;
spice, I pound; raisins, 500 pounds.
Tuk RankrcpT Rn.r..— A Wash
ington dispatch says : The bankrupt
bill is now under consideration in the
Senate. Its friends thiuk that they
will be able to pass it.
New Bureau Order.
Washington, January 24.—Genera
Howard has issued the following cir
cular:
Hereafter, and until further orders,
no fies or charges will be exacted by
officers of this Bureau for services ren
dered in making contracts between
freedmen and their employers, either
in the examination, approving, wit
nessing, or registering of contract or
otherwise.
He requests Assistant Commission,
ers to instruct their subordinates to
above effect. He recommends writ
ten contracts in all cases; verbal con
tracts occasion much confusion. Bu
reau agents are urged to do all in their
power to secure contracts for freedmen
arid in tendering them their services
for this object they should let it be
understood that they will be rendered
without charge to parties concerned.
Negro Lawyer in the Supreme Court.
—On Wednesday John Si. Langston,
a colored man, of Oberlin, Ohio, on
motion of Representative Garfield, was
admitted to pratice at the bar of the
Supreme Court of the United States
This is the second instance of this
kind, a colored man having been ad.
mitted to practice in this court about
two years ago.
While the delighted recipient of his
new honor was in one of the clerk’s
rooms to pay the fee for the necessary
certificate, lion. J. S. Black came in
hastily, asking for change, so as to
make a given sum. As none of the
clerks could do this, the colored law.
yer proffered liis aid for the purpose,
asking, at the same time, if he had the
honor of addressing the Hon, Tl ad
deus Stevens. Judge Black recoiled,
saying, “ No ! no !” and rapidly made
his exit without accepting the moneta
ry accomodation proffered by the new
tnadc member ot the bar.
An Important Financial More
meat. —We learn through a Washing
ton paper that a lew days ago Mr. Ran
dall, of Pennsylvania, introduced a
bill into the House designed to gradu
ally do away with the national bank
system, and also to provide means for
tlie gradual extinction of the national
debt. It proposes the issue of 83U0,-
090,000 of legal tenders, #100,000,-
000 each year to be used in the pur
chase of the securities now held for
the circulation of such banks. These
bonds, when purchased, to be consti,
tuted a permanent sinking fund. It is
also stated that the bill names tire
Secretary of the Treasury, Attorney
General, Secretary of the Interior,
Comptroller of the Currency, and the
Treasurer of the United States, as the
live commissioners of the sinking l and.
JOS^Already it is said, the Presi
dent is receiving tho most gratifying
assurances of support from the solid
masses of the country against the
crusado of the Constitution-defying
extremists. Thero is an increasing
disposition on the part of tho conser
vative men of all parties to repel the
clamor, which the leading Radicals are
trying to popularize, that “The Presi
dent lias no friends,” which was strik
ingly apparent on tho occasion of the
President’s reception on the evening
of the 17th hist., whan, notwithstand
ing tho thermometer stood twenty de
grees below freezing point, the grand,
est popular ovation that any President
ever received was accorded to our pa
triotic and fearless Chief Magistrate.
Wasiiimuto.n, Jan. 21, 1 G 7.
Tho following now section has been
added to the bill of Thaddeus Stevens,
now before the House of Representa
tives. It was introduced by Mr. Spal
ding, of Ohio, and accepted by Mr.
Stevens:
Sec.—. And be it further enacted,
d:c., That from and after the p-'ssa. e
of this act, and tint I the rebel Stub s
shall be accorded representation in the
Congress of the United States, the
privilege cf tho writ of Ilyibeus Cor
pus shall he suspended in tho States
of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Texas ; and tho said districts of coun
try shall he placed under martial law
for and during the whole time afore-
The re.’uiotion which was pre
cipitated upon the country by the
Southern rebellion of 1801 is not yet
ended. Tho struggle is still going on
with the old Southern oligarchy and
their Northern democratic sympathi
zers, defeated in the war and it will be
carried through. The great Union
movement of the war will run its
course. The great issues settled by
tho war will be established in the gov
ernment. They are under a momen
tum which cannot be resisted. All
impediments which block the way will
be removed. It is the law of revolu
tions. This is only history repeating
itself. So it is that no preordained
event in human affairs is more certain
to come to pass than the impeachment
and removal of President .Johnson from
office. This thing will be done because
it has become a necessity to the con
summation of this revolution. Com
gross has no alternative when the sus
pension of its authority over tho rebel
States for two years yet to come is
morally certain under President John
son.—A’. F. Herat,l
A St. Louis special to the New Or
leans Times states that a movement
was inaugurated in the first named city
on the Ist inst, to raise, by public sub
scription, the sum of fifty thousand
dollars for the benefit of Gen. Ster
ling Price, who is represented to be
in straitened circumstances, though
wealthy before the war.
Saflt is said the total cost of A. T.
Stewart’a mansion, on Frith Avenue.
New Yark, including furniture, will be
$1,500,000.
I’roceedingw of Cotlil-biL
COUNCIL ROOM,
Tbomasvillc, Jan. 28th, 1867.
Council convened in regular meeting
on this night. Present Alderman
Taylor, Mayor, pro tern, Reid, Bower,
DeWitt, Hammond and Ilansell.
The minutes of last meeting were
read, amended and approved.
Alderman DeWitt, chairman of the
Committee on Health, presented a
nuisance oh the premises of E. J.
Young. Committee ot
Reid, IL.nsell and GeWitt.
A communication was presented
from J. R. S. Davis, offering himself
a candidate lor Clerk of Council; one
from W. 31. Cooper, Offering himself a
candidate tor Marshal; one from T. C.
R race well, praying to be released from
a fine ; one irom E. B. Allen, with a
like prayer; all laid on the table with.-
out action.
Alderman Hammond from the spe
cial Committee appointed to inquire
into the damage sustained by Rev. R.
W. Taylor, by small pox patients, made
a report, allowing him twenty dollars,
which received and approved by-
Council.
An account of G. Wilson, Jailer, for
twenty dollars and sixty cent-, was
laid before Council and ordered to take
the usual course.
It being considered by Council that
the engagement of Polieeeman Aden
was only temporary, and that there
was no necessity for his services fur
ther, ordered that the Treasurer settle
with him till date, and his further ser
vices be dispensed with.
J. R. S. Davis, a citizen living on
street, then asked and obtained
t ;e liberty of addressing Council oa ihs
subject of the lines of said s reet, as
drawn on Maxwell’s map, contending
that the street about his residence
should br wider. No action by Coun
cil.
Anew election for Clerk and Treas
urer was then ordered, and on counting
the ballots Win Cline was found to bo
unanimously re-elected.
On motion made and carried, the
election of Marshal was lurther post
poned ; with tlie understanding by
Council that the present acting Mar
shal continue to discharge the duties
of the office until an election takes
place.
Council then proceeded to the elec
tion of a Public Weigher for the year
18G7 ; on counting the ballots Robert
M. Baiu tfas found to be duly re-elec
ted.
Council then adjourned.
WM. CLINE, Clerk.
Distinguished Character in Trouble.
—The aristocratic “niggers” seem to
bo coming to grief. Last week
“George Washington” was convicted
iu Richmond for stealing a lot of old
iron, and “James K. Polk” for a simi
lar frccloui with other peojle’s proper
ty. “lloraee Greeley” was found
guilty of umrdur in Charleston on
MunJny, ami will soon expiate a life
of rascality on the gallows. In Ncvr
Orleans, “Andrew J ckson” was in
limbo for robbing rt hifl roost. We ad--
vise the colored gentry to select/ here
after, such names as Ben llutlcr, Thad,
Stevens, Charles Sumner, James Ash
ley, etc., —they may prove more lereky
in their efforts upon character. — Mat
eon Telegraph..
Where’s the Nigger ?—A Radi
cal sheet says :
“VVc have had the Republican vic
tory —now where’s the nigger ?
Go to v .ur store, and you got from
eighteen to twenty-five cents worth of
nigger in every yard ol muslin you
buy; from ten to fifteen cents worth
of nigger in every yard of calico your
wife and children use ; from sii to
eight dollars worth of nigger in each
barrel of flour your family consumes j
twenty-five cents worth of nigger in
each pound of coffee you purchase j
from eight to twelve cents worth of
nigger in each pound of sugar you buy
to sweeten it. You’ll find a small bit
of nigger in your box cf matches, and
considerable nigger in your plug of
toba-co. You ran cat. nothing, wear
nothing, taste nothing or have nothing
that is not more or less affected by the
miserable niggerisui that lias controlled
the country since “Old Abe” left
Springfield for Washington.
A Stir in the Ila,Heal Camp. —A
Washington dispatch of the 15th, to
the Raltiinofc Sun, says :
The severe attack of .Air. Paine, of
Wisconsin, upon Mr. Stevens in tho
House to-day, in which Mr. Stevens
was charged as being equally guilty
with Mr. Johnson in his treatment of
the rcconstrneticn problem, has crcn.
ted a flutter among the Radicals, and
is the subject of general conversation
to-night,and Mr. Ringham’s onslaught
upon the Stevens and Ashley territori
al bills has created a sensation. It is
admitted that Mr. Ringliam demolish
ed the theories ol Messrs. Btcrcns and
Ashley.
®of*Thcy have a man in Ilarrisbufg
who frequents the dope t and when tho
trains arrive and the passengers have
got out for refreshments,goes through
the cars and steals all the uewspa[>crs,
books, etc. This individual is worth
$>75,000. The Harrisburg Telegraph
says bis conduct is tu-an.
PottK. —The price of pork ought to
recede, for the Western hog supply of
the present season, down to January
12th. is announced to be 551,558 kegs
shipped, packed and butchered, as
compared with 455,457 lor the same
period last year—air increase of nearly
100,000 hogs,
Sherman, wires last
heard from, was heartily sick nl diplo
macy. He told a friend in New Or
leans that bo always liked to obey
orders, but he would be damoed if ho
was going to ride a thousand ruH.es on
a mule to hunt for Juarez, u Haxi
luilun either.