Flake's Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 21, 1866 Page: 3 of 8
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í OHlHU StOWS AT
FIBBIIAtT M.
NAUTUUt,
ti iritis tli'Lt thu c >pparhe <ty iu
* atioIl) reftised to uufurl thu Uiiiou
""'"«ir proceedings, and ^ l""""*1
(M deploring Lincoln' death, «rid
n0 mention of Governor flrow low,
T°Lüin„i"'"i"r ot tbe Ji*trwt, the noble
OeoW® H' ThomM' CWon®1 Stokes
Zn&P PatSi>* "* J0HNLQ-N-
u,iv tliey endorse Andrew John-
4+SL?^Andiw Johnson. They en-
tkMitorfttion ' policy! I endorse thet
hhWhftt íh i V All that you can judge
\*l mw has said, what he has done,
■¿tat h* U promised to do. You am to
iimt Let me Bay this to yon, I
porter of Andrew Johnson in the
"WfMfffer and Demooraoy, but when
delivered his speech in the
fA the Unite.1 States, in favor of the
..«AMoinst traitors ond secession, I
°! «flíSd wan that walked over and oon-
•'wThim We -there and then buried
culatea n '_0isu«.u«. . J said to him that
t0Bl£wk'wft8 liuriod, and we thon would
i !n hand 'together. Colonel ¡ltobert
If «rat to congratulate him at this toe,
K,v he went into the rebellion and
I witflifn I ennorseu « w d«« «•"« *
Mm now. When I left i my wife mid
Ülv behind me, AWl my way * thu
fof NMhviUe. wli«)u General BneU was
t fffttün Andrew Johnson here, Wo
f¿we parted at Washington, ttnd from that
.. ifthtal hitve acted with him, agreed with
P «adalid with him to-dav. How is it
RgÑt others ? Some of them opposed
r®6, and the.v opposed him all through
Klnistwtion of the Government of this
toiViUi Military Governor. .
Thev cursed his oath as a tymnnicul usurp-
1* notwithstanding he cartleliéíe with plenary
£.«■ from Abraham. Lincoln to oontrol the
Mverunicut of the State.
Fnsms Binouncod by the.se men all through
LfLvnss of 1864. They said he was not to
wilted How i« it now in this Into day
Hh«v come along and embisoe Andrew
Jnson aad say lie is all right? They say he
Knil He made them swear, und they
HS ¿¡ro in their hearts \Vhen taking the
Bnt I am not'going to rnn over all this
•on)' it is unnecessary. When ho met the
liminia delegation, I knew, and he luiew, that
to was a misunderstanding in regard to his
wnfitrnotinn poliey; that one party oonstrued
ifionrse in oneway and the other party con-
ned bim in another light. And when hu
t the Viraiuia delegation, lie put it clearly
L 0f dispute, so that whatever tho disposi-
Cnwas then' eonld be ho ambiguity. Ho
kid to them that the State Government must
jí controlled by loyal men. [Applause.] •
|Hk sniil if til ere lire but five thousand loyal
Lu in the State, or even a lesser number, the
L thousand or lesser number must control
L miitintl destinies of the State. Well, but
Mnesuid, they construe hiui to iue.HU every
till who bad taken the oath of amnesty, that
Uloynl man. Then why, if this is so, did
uri.lent Johnson go on further, and define
1 declare what was loyal V How does he de-
_i it? The man to be loyal (he said to the
fjnrinm deíug vtion) must support in good eur-
IfnttbD Constitution of the United States, he
bunt support the Government of the United
Lite ; be must support the laws of tho United
Elites passed in pursuance thereof. That is
Mat bo means by loyalty. I have a mil
IM here u quotation from the HihV*>— • •Ton
r that you have pusseU from death unto
|lebecause you love tho brethren." [Ap-
_ B.j He who says that he is a Christian,
|id lores not tliA brethren, is a liar, and the
It is not in hill'. [Applause. ]
|)«r, how do you find it? Yon find men
e along here and say, I love Andrew Johu-
|íj, I love the Government, but damn these
1 soldiers and Union men. [Applaüsé.]
(ptiknowthnahfl trntlrof all this is that no
iwbo belongs'to the Union party, or has
rved in the Federal army, could hope or ex-
anything. They endorse Johnson be-
fciiiie lie favors the veto and exulted because
letfi was a split between ihe President and
rapes . Congress had passed a Froudraeu's
' trenn bill to protect the oolmvd map. Tho
president thought they had the mattock a
(ttle too deep, aim h* tool; the liberty to veto
I regret, I deprecate euy difference bc-
ween the President and Congress. I hid
[itlier see it otherwise. Hut if it should turn
«tthat with a vi'i'y slight amendment in the
Senate, concurred iu by the House, tho Prosi-
kiitshunld pti'his list to it, Where would
lmtgentlemen lie that exult over this voto?
■Appl.iis.,', A voice -"Where Moses was
Vh-i' the canille was blown out."]
COLON fit. STOKES IS niMSEf.r \ "llADICAL, '
Now. (¡entleiiien, 1 l,ilk to you plainly. ¡
i venn iuterest in t'iiiH 'things. God forbid
■hat ever 1 should live to neo another war. Í
fever want to see another war, and will do nil
pray power to prevent, it. Hut 1 cannot and
[till nut compromise my principles. i Ap-
Muse,] 1 li,.ve bien asked since I eiunéhero
(I wusii radical. "I want to know how you
ud--.UR yoii a liidieal?" My reply was: "1
loot blow what constit.utos a radical. If,
power, noting with, and voting with, and ns-
jMmg in ovoiy way I can, the Union men of
(he country- -the Union party of the nation —
«tobo «radical, then I am n radical." (Long
ununited applause. ] I have triiul thoso nieu,
M they did not flinch, [Applause.] I am
tar (head —they are my friends. T met them
(I iV.wlmmtnli. nul I hey mét irte cordially.
TM s'.tid t'i me: "Thoro is one of the old
fellows tlnit serveii with us in the Thirty-Sixth
liflii^ivss, Thank (Jod we have got ttio privi-
|egc ot looking at you and shaking you by tho
mini, for we know you nrc a Union man that
[im never faltered or wavored."
Where else was I to no? Where olse would
jMl'oseinyhead? WUei elsu could I look
■or.congenial associations but among thoso who
■wfl battled with me throu It so mivnv long
mo"tlin? Could I tind firmer'friends
an those Who had staid by me in the darkest
puro! my lile ? X had tried them amidst the
í "U1 hurricane of war. They hail been
k and when the rainbow of promise
L, JT n "s all we met as friends and servants
i -rÜ" r'r1™8 fioveniment.
n Um°" men of my district who met me
me canvass applauded my pledges as n
-. 11 ninn and approved my faith in the catisc.
u, heard und knew my pledges
pao ray determination. Can I now turn from
P. mends who trusted inc ? Can I now false-
flin«l'"'Vi "'"l IU"' t,H'u t" niy enemies ?—
Ik,,, ? voted against me did so because
linv'iv rí'1 ,'"lt ^ was acting with the Union
lilio,.' i ,• "i1 w '10 voted for uio did so because
Imr'tv t?Vl "lut * would act with the Union
III,.,, T' tvery man who knows me believed
|«>at I would
ahdkew Johnson ik oowuihea compamt—
- «MAJ SOW a UXXUi
I am sometimes told that Andrew Johnson
is looking to other men thau thoso that ele-
vuted him to his present high position for his
support. The men that elevated him to of-
flee will sustain his Administration. Thov
stood together in the struggle of adversity-
they will stand together in tho sunshine of
peuce. Strange, indeed, it is that those who
have been engaged iu deadly struggle against
the uation s lite, should so suddeuly, in a mo-
ment, in the twinkling of an eye, be found
the best triends of tho government. It is
sthmger, still, tbat a mun noted for faith to
his triends should turn his bade so suddenly
upon thein. Is it to be «upposud thut this
man shall torget tho memories of thu gallant
dead thut lie beneath so many hundred bat-
tle-fields, whose lives were poured out to sus-
tiuu that government whose Chief Magistrate
he now is? Is it to be supposed thet he
will turn in cold forgetfulness from the men
that have honored, saved, and supported him?
Mutual trials and mutual sufferings attach
mou to eaoh other. They cannot so soon for-
get their devotion and their trials. The cause
thnt joined their sympathies will still hold
them together.
If it were possible for him to look out fondly
for the aid of the rebels, is it prohuble that
they will hail one of the most persistent, bit-
tor, and uncompromising less of their fond
but lost Confederacy as their truest friend ?
Hut if thoy, in such hot haste, onu turu, wan-
1 IILASO.N s1uia m PUXISliXl>—TUK UOVK11N1US.NT
In conclusion, I will sov this, uj reference
to tho resolution in regara to the purdon of
jefferson Davis; let mo tell you, in regard to
that man, every Union man and woniuu. every
mother, sister, in the North, every Union man
of thu South, demand that treason should bo
made odious aud traitors punished [Ap-
plause] Goto the graves of the slain, mid
the dead will rise up and toll to you ho cannot
live who has slaiu so many thousands. Are
men to be admitted into Congress who have
served with him, who have yoted man aud
money to carry on the war tbat drenched the
land in blood to destroy the nation? What
less is duo to the men who voted for these
conscript laws that forced Union men into the
rebel army, and dragged theiu off from their
wives and ohildren, ami because they would
not stay in that service put them iu irons ? I
know metí who have tho scars made by the
irons around their wrists and ankles. iGeutl*
men, I tell
un ■
i, I tell you that if he is permitted to go
ipunished, you will go but a little further
before Unionism will be made odious and trea-
son will become respectable.
Traitors will be populu'r. God forbid "that i
distinction shonldbe taken away. [Applause.]
There should be a distinction, broad and deep,
between the Union men and rebels. Every
ton-like, to their .bitterest enemy, hu is not
the man to look on,.them as he does upon tho
8oldiars of the Itepublic.
I tell you ho has but few friends outside of
the.Uuiou party. Confidence is a thread of
such delicate texture, .vliou it is once severed,
it will rarely ever lie again uuited. Some men
tell us that they would believe thoso men who
ooniu back aud take thu oath to support the
Government. True, Í could believe thorn,
but 1 should confide more readily in the love
and obedience of a Union man.
Is it reasonable to suppose that u man would
love tho Union and Constitution and President
of the United States, who hud been absent for
four years doing nil that ho could to destroy
tho Uuion and break it up; is it reasonable to
suppose thut that man would be more to be
relied upon than the man who hud beenuctiug
for and doing all he could to serve the coun-
try ? While I concede all that is right to thesu
men who have erred, yet, as a man, as a citi-
zen, I have a duty to perform, and, so help me
God, I intend to perforin it to tho best of my
judgment and for the Government.
COI.ENKt, S'l'OKKS WOKS NOT THINK STEVENS AND
HI'MNEK AltE "TBAITOTB."
Why denounce Congress? What wrong has
it done ? I don't agrgt) with Mi-. Stevens nor
Mr. Sumner on this Territorial dogma that tho
State reverts back to a Territory—that it be-
comes a colony, I think the Freedmun's Bu-
reau bill was sgt .u little too deep. They may
uiuko many propositions that I thiiik are
wrong, but I ask you, gentlcmun, when we are
striving here, as I see you are, doing all,you
can for tho country, what need was thoro ftn'
denouncing them, and saying, that somo ol
them ought to be hung? Is that the sort of
speech to hurinouiz?'.' Ought not m?n tothiuk
thut Stuveus aud Suuiner might suddenly
thiuk thut some hanging might not be out of
place somewhere else ? I am willing to say
that Thud, Stevens is a hundred por eeut bet-
ter mun than ho is represented to,be bjf.thtfse
who do not know him. [Applausa
stood for the Government? who vtfenudii,
and money? Who stood by ud
tiou of Miv Tliin ii il n diiiiMllilhnl^nW m 1 of
aided Uu
^uinnto.'* i"VAr .«4J°wcd
them tlint they are at least entitled lu ted to
respect
Are you going to huug them for oxprussing
their sentiments, when, with others qonnected
with them, they have voted men aud money—
wheu they have sustained thosq boys whocuuie
wuding aud struggling through tho mud, uud
cold, taking it afoot, coming away down llore
aud sacrificing their lives itpou the battle-field
against those gentlemen who opposed Lincoln
aiul Johnson, and are now protendiug to ern-
braco Johnson? [Applause.]
Where is the Union man—where is, the num
who loves his country—that does not love a
Union man better than those who have be«n
making war upon it ? [Applause.]
DISLOYAL P1IESS.
Tho Union and American, iu 18G1, denoun-
ced Andrew Johnson and myself as traitors
worthy to bo hung as high as Hainan, for our
fidelity to the Union. The same papar now
hotly pursues its former course. It denounces
Union men, aud seeks to perpetuate th sanie
spirit that has filled our land with lamenta-
tions and sorrow. The Gazette advises a re-
bellion to overthrow t'.ie .State Government. ■
It calls it a little rebellion, but counsels this
terrible mima against tho loyal Government
of the State. Wu aro suffering at the hands
of those papers. They denounce the very .
Government inaugurated by tho President,
and are endeavoring to destroy it, and allow
the State to fall back into a territorial state,
with the hope that they might get a lick at it
us tliey did iu Mississippi and Kentucky, and
then coutiol it. [Applause.] Lot nio tell you
that President Johuso.i does not intend Unit
this Government hall be overthrown. Ho
will stand by it, aud will protect the loyal peo-
S'e in the discharge of tlioir duty. [Applause.]
ow aro you going to give protection to tho
loyal oloiiient in the country. I respect the
lié bel and his counige. but I eunuot consent
to place the Government in Jiis bauds It is
tlio duty of Congress—-it is the duty of the
President and of the loyal people of tlio Union
-to protect the Union element of tho South.
Tills Franchise bill is a part of I 'resilient
Johnson's work: he endorses it to«lay, aud will
continue to endorse, aud will eoniinuo to urgo
it wherever it is proper until the restoration of
loyalty evorywhore. [Applause.] I tell you
I know wlmt I am talking about—I'know the
man. I ask yon the question, ought not iU'kh
who hfivo saved tho Government, either in the
field or on tho deep, iu tlio press or lit the b d-
lot-lsix, or by any act, or even sympathy, to
control the GoYumulont?' Is it unreasonable
that thov should control the State ? If the
friends of thu Stnto do not control it, who
should ? Shall we entrust it to the men who
sought, to entry it out. of the Union? Shall
wo rotnrn tlio sumo men to Congress that busi -
ly abandoned their soats in 1881 ? Prudenoe
and patriotism will answer, no.
What hnB the Legislature done to incur such
hatred.
Union.
places that can be relied upon, and it is iny
opinion thnt Jefferson Da' is winked at and
was cognizant of the murder of Abraham Lin-
coln. Men lav around Washington and Bioh-
tnond, not inakidg a dollar, not worth a dime,
bnt thoy got money enough to pay five dollars
a day for board, and pay for ndfng in hacks
whenever they chose. I had the history of
this thing a few days ago. These riugleudors
are responsible for all this destruction of life
and property, and they stand responsible be-
fore God and before the whole world. I have
no concession or compromise to mako. I
have not erred. Have you loved tho Govern-
ment., lmvo you loved tho Stars and Stripes?
1 have buon at several anniversary days of the
2lid of February; but I have never until to-day
failed to see the old flag. To-day, tho birth-
day of Washington, it wi'l be placed high iu
history. Tho 22d of February the capstone
wan put on in tho Stnto of Toniiessec—on that
day her slaves were freed. The 22d of Feb-
ruary will long be remembered by the 5th Ten-
nessee cavalry. On that day, 1804, your hum-
ble servant, at the instuuee ot frieuds, had
agreed to have a meeting, and I promised to
speak. The farewell address wan read in the
academy at Sparta, and I made n speech. Just
about tho close of it I saw some men of the
5th Tenncsseo oomiug down the rond looking
badiy worsted. I whispered to my Adjutant
to go aud see what was the matter. When he
returned he said, "Colonel, we are ruined." I
olosed tlio meeting und weait out, when I
lqurned a portion of my command were terri-
bly cut to pieoes. Nineteen of my men were
murdered after thevlind surrendered.
How Fjueiv Pouolass Esc.ut.1) rnoM Slav-
Kiiii.—The prominence given to tho negro,
Fred. Douglass by his presence in' Washing-
ton, aud the interview thnt worthy has had
with the President, calls to the mtn d a cir-
cumstance of his early life related to us by a
gentleman of this city.
It occurred' thirty .five years ago in Bahdgh,
ih fresh in the mind of our
At tlint jwpiod'T^-Ba.v 1832, the
liven, I"."'ft|w IH'OpCI'tv of
after having communicated to
full powers, found to bo in good and
IViL'iu havit ncrrfleil «->•-■ '11'" £•'" "" afvA ((J'
—un -uudiiy we had telegrams (1-om'oi
LOT A ITT IN IIU1
te -B liaia
«rhose loyalty thero is no discount. He was
fleeted to Congress in 1859 over the regalar
democratic candidate, because the latter,
arlththu ontire regalar ticket, was for seceS-
«W, wnile the people were not. When the
itlier lexus membeis seceded from Coiigrass
n 1804, ho staid, and made a Jbenrty Union
ipeeeli. He went home A Unionist, remained
tuero a Unionist, until he had to tlee for his
life ; thon ho cam North a Unionist, uud
spoko houestly aud zealously for tlie Uuion
aud for war. He went buck a Unionist when
ho could do so, and was appointed Governor
as a Unionist. Aud now, lie sends a message
to the Convention receutly to reconstruct the
State, wheriu ho Buys :
It is a favorite pint
is a white man's Government;' "and it is do-
i favorite phruse of many that 'this
olarcd to be the main duty of those whorepru-
seut tlio people, at tho present time, to take
euro thut it sliull coutiuuo to be so. I thank
Sod thut this is a White mail's Government;
and I humbly trust that the time will never
oome„when it shall cense to bo so. Bnt if, by
the declaration that this isa White man's Gov-
orniuent, it is meant that the Black man is to
be excluded from its benefits, and forever
wholly debarred from the exercise of politioal
privileges tiuder it. then I most respeotfully
take issue with the propositiou, as mutter or
fact, and with tho views of thobe by whom It
is maintained. Black men do now onjoy, and
have long eitfoyetT," the" ««ereifie of political
Srivileges, as well iis'of civil rights, nnder the
rovorument of the United Stutei>.
"The eleetiouof a President, of the United
States might, by possibility, be detorminod by
the votes of black men, In tho great State of
New York. Is it, then, a matter of fact that
this Government is riot tho Government of the
black man us well as of the white? Aud if, in
the pust, black men have enjoyed civil rights,
and been admitted to the oxercisc of political
Srivllege under the Government of tho United
tates, is it likely that the emancipation,
which is regarded by a majority of the nation
as a great and glorious event in the history of
the human race, will not bo followed, iu due
time, by the euliu'geuient of the rights aud
Erivileges of the people who ore declared to
e enfranchised ?
"In my judgment, gentlemen, it is the part
of wisdom to provide in tho organic law of the
State that the Freodmon in our midst shall en-
joy civil rights on an equality with thu white
population of tho State. Moro thau this, I
believe it would bo unwise to exclude the freed-
men in our midst from the exercise of politioal
privileges, by making the enjoyment of those
privileges depend upon tho accident of birth
or color."
Nobly spoken this, as beoomcs its loyal and
large-hearted author. And now we will see
how the ex-Bebols who rule the Convention
will respond to it.—X. Y. Tribune.
IMPORTANT TO TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
.1JIL1TY FOll THE CORRECT TRANSMISS-
ION OF MliHKAUKH.
ow York Courts tlio esse of Lock-
wood i'.v. Telegraph Company was heard. It
is interesting:
According to the complaint, Mr. Lockwood,
a manufacturer of straw goods and commis-
sion merchant, of this city, sent to tho office
of the Independent Line of Telegraph, on 'lie
15tli of January, 1804, tho following message :
To T. J. Uasoom, Dedhum, Mass.:—®ip
sewing pedal brai.i until I seo you, \
.'j-i'' A. H. Lockwood.*
csiid fi'vty
«gnu-, v' - -.t j bo
I act with the. Union party.
Iiib.,1 ii" ,ll,tm'nll.v n musical animal. Most
IblnwV i , t.rnmP°te, and each one gonernlly
■ "rows only lus own.
New York up to closing of the market OJ,^«ntiue, 25g-,28o. Little or no full weigher
the 10th. reportbii U>« staple ftR htivwgvTSsed [ i'1 market. A\e have heard of forced sales of
nwiiioiiii ii- —>• Governor.. :iuuik u cum,...,, Very' dTtfáTBirt1, ri&k/vi^in,d..j>'idÜQc.^cnrrencv
delivered to Mr. Bnsoon:
Man
Nothing but act faithfully to the
Why is this body of men, especially tho
truly loyal moil, so bitterly abused? Without
defending every act, I affirm the loyalty and
patriotism of the majority. Is it denounced
because they are plain men? Or is it booanso
it was the work of Andrew Johnson ?
Why is Governor Brownlow denounced? Is
it on account of his fidelity to the Union? Is
it for his sympathy with East Tennessee Un-
ionists ? Is it for the wrongs that have been
done him, and his sufferings in rebel prisons <
He is laboring for the best and merits the sup-
port of Union men, and tnust have it to aid
him iu the discharge of his official duties.
frv * X.wwAtiá U* uovenior un cifim« «>,'
sweeping out tho offices, 4c.
But Fred's ambition soared and he resolved
to extend his sphere of usefulness. To this
end he wrote himself a puss, so worded as to
authorize him to reach a free State, signed Uio
Governor's name to it, and then attached tme
great seal of the State, that it might inoro
effectually wear upou its face tho resemblance
of genuineness. Armed with this dooument
he found no difficulty iu reaching Mussuchu-
setts, where he had stretched forth the sym-
pathizing hand of friendship. Of his subse-
quent career, our informant has no knowl-
edge, further than that education, aud the
uative genius he exhibited as un office boy in
Baloigli, has enabled him to far outstrip his
fellows, and became, perhaps, Ihe most intel-
lectual colored niau in tho world. Tho gen-
tleman who is cognizant of thu above circum-
stances is now aud has boeu a resident of
Atlanta for many years.
'Copperhead Sirens.—-The Copperheads dis-
criminate very nicely in their eudorsnl of the
President, 'i'hey praise so,much ol' his utter-
ances as are calculated to «livid-- the ft'iottds
of the counlry, and look toward restoring the
enemies of the Government to high places,
that tliuy may the.morn surely scheme to de-
stroy it. 'J hesu enemies ofptac and II •
Union will not endorse anything tli-* President
may say against treason and traitors. This
sneaking policy was made manifest when in
the "conservative" meetiug at Louisville, the
other day, an effort u as made to introduce a
resolution endorsing the President for his un-
wavering devotlou to the cause of his country,
and unyielding resistance to tho rebellion. W.
F. Dullock, one of tho loading spirits, said the
object of tho meetiug was to rebuke, the radi-
cal party in Congress, not to endorse Presi-
dent Johnson. And this is jnst what the Cop-
perheads aud border State Confederates mean
in their protended endorsáis ol' tlio President.
Vallandigham, and other Confederate jackals,
arc seeking to use President Johnson to furth-
er their own base purposes, and complicate
tho perils which threaten reconstruction, hi
the hope of aiding in breaking up the Govori -
ment. We yet trust that the malignity with
which these Copperheads and tlioir allies have
uniformly denounced Andrew Johnson and
all others who h vo actually and earnestly as-
sistwl iu putting down the rebellion, will make
the President distrust any policy or action of
his own which tlicy iiów heartily approve, and
get up meetings to ondosre and" sustain. Lot
tho Copperhead Birens meet and warblo their
Vallandigtutou-psalms, aud unnthemutize all
whom tliey douomiuate "radicals;" for it will
only unite the true frionds of the Govern-
ment. For. with tho Copperheads, all are
"radicals" who are opposed to secession and
rebellion, and desire these questions forever
settled.—-Dayton Journal.
We agree with Mr. Journal, the Copper-
heads arc a great deal worse than tho Confed
federates.
Interpretation of Dueams.—T" dream of a
millstone around your nccls is a sign of what
you muy expect if you gel an extravagant wife.
When a" young lady dreams of a coffin it bo-
tokens that, she should instantly discontinue
lacing her stays lightly, and always go warmly
and thickly shod in wet weather.' To dream
of fire is a sign that—if yon are wise—you
will son that the lights in your house are out
before yon go to hed. To dreniu that your
nose is rod at the tip i< nu intii i :ti >n that you
had better leave oft' brandy and water.
Representative* tor )(t. Stevens, with some
good features, is defective la one important
respect. By Iheaot of Mawh 3d, 1886, the
Secretory of the Treasury is empowered to is-
sue government bonds of certain descriptions.
The new loan bill authorizes him to dispose of
th«He bonds for money, treamry notes, $o.,
and use the proceeds only for the purpose of
withdrawing "treasury notes or other obliga-
tions bearing interest." This gives no author-
ity to withdraw a single greenback from cumu-
lation. It eoufinsH the agency of tlia Secreta-
ry of the Treasury, so tur as depends on this
bill, to taking up notes bearing Interest, per-
mitting no other use of the funds obtained by
selling the government bonds. By paying up
and cancelling the compound interest notes
uu progress will be made in reducing the vol-
ume of currency. On the contrary, one im-
portant ngeucy In tho transition from all infla-
ted currenoy to one which will allow of a re-
turn to speaie payments will be annihilated.
The compound interest notes, as we liave
more than otioe shown, have a peculiar
efficacy in smoothing the approach
to speeie payment, partaking as they do a
middle nature between currency and a fixed
investment, taking the character of currepoy
when first issued, and gradually lapsing (no
investments as the interest accumulates about
the principle. Theymay be said to fund thtm-
by the mere effect of time. They ore
therefore a form of government paper which
is not to be regarded ns a nuisance to be got
rid of, but n financial cxpediet of the grent-
est value. It is the immense mass of green-
backs which it is desired to reduoe by. some
feutle and steady process. We hope that the
ill will bo amended by idlowincr the Secretary
to iise tho funds obtained by disposing of the
bonds in withdrawing Treasvry notes and
other obligations, whether bearing interest or
not,
The inflations, we hear, are preparing for
an attack upon the Secretary of the Treasury,
tho object of which is not only to witwhold
frum him powers that might possibly be mis-
used, but even thosu which will bo absolutely
necessary to rotrnrn to Specie payments:' We
hopo there is good sense enough in Cougeess
to stand between tho Secretary and this at-
tempt.— X. r. Post.
The Cattlk Plaoue.-—Thomas H. Dudley,
Esq., Uuited States Consul at the port of Liv-
erpool, has transmitted to the Department of
State an elaborate account of the riuderpest,
now raging in England. The despatch is itc-
compnnied by copious extracts from English
papers iu reference to tho plugiie, and coAtMus
much valuable information to farmers and gra-
ziers in this country.
The despatch has been referred by Secretary
Seward to the Agricultural Department, The
Consul says thut the belief suems to be gaining
ground that vaccination, as a preventivo, is a
failure; nevertheless, there are writers, said to
be good authorities on tho subject, who affirm
that vaccination, properly performed, confers
inache, says that the animóla should be vucoi-
uuted in five or six places, so us to thorougkly
i in prognato them wítli tho virus. Ho also
thinks thut, owing to the groat demand, much
of the matter used iu 'vaccination Was impure
and worthless, I he government has at length
taken hold of thu mattor, and is importing
vaccine virus from Franco. The Consul states
that the plaguéis not confined to England
alone, but it prevails upon tho continent, in
Uolgiuui, Pt'uonta, noiao ui' \h>o Upr-
man states, uud in part of Jiussiu. The plague
•Sut almost disappeared Iroiii Ediubilrg, either
The in«4/t«¡lr or has been stamped out; bnt
gold se. * ~
•Jt'IOIV
New York, Jan. 15, ItiOi.
ToT. J. Baboon, Dedliam, Mass.—Keep
sowing pedal braid until I see you.
A. H. Lockwood.
Iu cousoqnence of this niistako iu the trans-
mission of the moBsugu, Bascom, who was in
the plaintiff's employ manufacturing braids at
a specified price per piece, was induced, as is
alleged, to manufacture 403 pieces of braids
into fashionable aud unsalable shupes, by
which Mr. Lockwood was greatly damaged
both in custom and in oxponso incurred in
procuring other stock suitaulo for his trade ;
whoreforo he claimed ííl 000 damages, and on
the cits.' being given tu tho jury a verdict was
rendered in his favor for ol 0U4 75.
Before the 'rendering of this vordict, and
after the plaintiff rested his cuso, the counsel
for the defenduut moved to dismiss tho com-
plaint, liiukiug the following points
1st. That Lockwood cannot recover against
the defendant for the work and labor perform-
ed by Hasuoiu after the receipt by him of the
message. Overruled.
'2d. That if tho plaintiff is entitled to re-
cover at all ho can recover only. (or tho dam-
age arrising from injury to his material in the
hands of Bascom. Overruled.
3d. That Lockwood' payment to Bascom
for tjie work imtl labor performed would not
give Lockwood iv right to recover from the de-
fendant the amount so paid. Overruled, the
Court deciding that plaintiff, by such payment,
would acipiire the equitable right to recover ol
the defendant an amount equal to that for
which the defendant would have boeu respon-
sible to Bascom.
4th—That the plaintiff can recover on the
amount which he paid I'or sending the message
because by voluntarily settling with Bascom.
and rcceiviug the from him, he has adopted
tho messago as delivered. Overruled.
Attar the defendant rested his case Ihe court
charged the jury that tho only question for
them to pass upou was the amount of damages
tho plaintiff has sustained — whether the
umunnt should be íTóli or 31,004 75.
Judge Drain, of the Franklin Circuit Court
of Kontnncky, hold that tho Constitutional
Amendment has become a part of the funda-
mental law of the land, and that t''o laws for
the punishment of slaves are consequently
inoperative. Acting on this ground hu quashed
all indictments committed by pontons de-
scribed as slaves, and ' also against divers per-
sons indicted for harboring slaves. The at-
torney of the commonwealth litis taken one of
the hitter cases to the Court of Appeals to test
the validity of the Constitutional amendment.
;ths of all
it, or
lore ii
the cows in Edinburg have died wii
been killed. Tho disease is iucreoqiug
fearful rate. The reports for the weelt ending
January 1st announced 11,745 new cases, being
an increase of 1,704 reuses over the previous
week. The whqlo number ot cases reported
is 120,740, of which 14,102 have recovered,—
N. V. Tost
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
Tho Washington Star of the 2ud instant
throws the following'rays of light upou Mcxi-
OUU affairs :
"We have information from uu officor lutoly
in tho service'of the Emperor Maximilian ill
.Mexico, to the effect that in January his foroo
was in numbers us follows : French, 00,000.
Austrians, Belgians, Egyptians, Ac., 10,000,
Mexican guerillas 5000, making a total of
about 4ó,0,.)0 men. Tho forco litis 120 field
piece , and includes 12 regiments of cavalry.
Maximilian has on paper a uative force if
00,000 under foreign officers, but this was
proved entirely unavailable, for whonevoiMlic
attempt has been mude to muster thein they
desert iii such numbers that it requires tlio
services of till the reliuble troops near tho ron*
dozvous to watch them. It was said at the
time that our informant left Mexico that Mar-
shal Bezaiio's chief or staff had gone to Franco
to ask Rir a reinforcement of 20,000 íuun, and
it is highly probable, as Marshal Forney
Kt.-ito.l in thu French Chambers, that .a rein-
forcement was required', It was also reported
iu Mexico that the Austrian Government had
started iV project to induce the emigration of
100,000 then to Mexico, and that that number
of men would be mustered out of tho Austrian
service with the understanding they would go
to Mexico and enter the service of Maximilian,
'A totUt delight I - The ladle*' trraaun and gentío-
men' boon I The "■weetent thing" u* Urgeit
quantity. Manufactured from th, rich a^i-tni
Magnolia. UMd for bathing the flu* ud peraon, to
render tho ikln soft an j Wert, to prevtat eruption*
to perfume clothing, *o.
It overcome* the onpleaaant odor <if peraplratiou
It remove* rednew, tan, blotch**, 4«,
Tt Cure* nervou* headache andall*vmi *.-.ml><|M.
It cool*, soften* and add* delicacy to tk*
It yield* a subdued and lasting parflu*.
It cure* uwqulto bite* and itlng* of IsMot*.
It contain* no material lqjnrtou* t* He .kin.
Patronised by Aetreue* aad Openrttagen, It 1*
what every lady ihould have. Bold mtjvbne. Try
he Magnolia Water once and you wlQ u**no other
Cologne, Perfumery, or Toilet Water «ftenrarda
DEMAS BA1ÍNEH i CO.
decBwiyfla
Prop*. Kaclualv* Agento, K. \
8. N. BWINNON,
'Late of Austin, Ion*,)
U EN EH A L COMMISSION UEXC'UANT,
No. M Exchange Place, Kew<Y«rk
Will glvospeoial attention to the ule afjCotton
and Wool; the porohaae of Merchaudlae (oa order*
provided for by remittance* or ehlpnient*) and the
investment of fund* In Government or ether aecurl-
tle*.
My house In Mevr Orleans will be conducted by
MoBsr*. W. M. Perkins aud O. I* Kernion, of the
well known firm of Perkins & Co. novMwt>m4 l-S*
N. M. OWBNSQH,
(Late of Auetin, T«xo*,)4
OKNEKAL COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. 43 Csrondelet, St., Corner of Union.
New Orleans. '
UKr B BENOKl
In Qnlveaton, Mesura. Ball, Hutching* & Co.
In Houston, B. A Shepherd & Co.
Perkln* jk Co., re peotftilly solicit tho patronage
of their former correspondente and their Mend*
generally, for Mr, 8. M. Swenson, who continue* the
general commission bnslnes* at their old otBee, as-
sistoil by the underalgned, and others formerly con-
nected with the houie. W.M.PEBKIN8,
sedt iriwftmi I-a , P. L. KERNION.
Is the mon
discovered. It chani
I HATH AIRON.
Ion 1* from the Greek word "Kathro> or
. (i .. 1 —1 A.I .. áa alaaaau* «Alnvanaía an/1 m.
Kn ttmnon is irom iuo un nwu uaimv, «*
"Ksthalro," signifying to cleanse, rttfnnMta and re-
store. This article is what it* nam* *lgnlfle*J For
preserving, restoring and beautifying the human
hair, it Is tho most remarkable preparation In the
world. It 1* again owned and put up"hy the origina
proprietor, ana Is now made With the Mme oare,
sklU and attention which gave It a sal* of over ouv
million bottles per annum.
It Is a nioet ilelightfUl Halr 1
It eradicate* *curf and dandi—
It keen* tho head cool and clean.
It makes the hair rich, soft nuil gloss) J
It prevonts the hair from falling ft si
by building up military colonies, and holding
themselves ready, (ó support the Emperor when
called for.
A gentleman, talking to aUother on the sub-
ject of marriage, made the following observa-
tion :
"I ilrst saw my wife in a storm ; enrriod her
to a bull in a storm ; conrted her in a storm ;
married her in a storm ; lived in a storm all
her life ; but, thank Heaven, I buried her in
pleasant weather."
"How do you like the character of Ht. Paul?',
ashed a particular parson of his landlady one
day.
••Ah ! he was a good clever old soul, I know,
for "iice he said, )on remember, that we must
eat . 11 was set before us and ask no ques-
tions , ,r eoniicionia sake. I ulways thought
I idioulcl like him for a boarder,"
The Hosloii Journal considers it "u great,
mistake oil the part on tie.! North to suppose
that the white people of the Honth can be
forced by legal euactinplits of the general gov-
ernment to elevuto the negroes." It urges thut
"only the enlightened understanding, the
good sense of both races, co-operating togeth-
ei, can do this, and any attempt at coercing
the superior and tho most numerous ruoc will
only end iu disastrous reaction. If half of the
able-bodied population of tho North were arm-
ed, and stationed over tlie vust extent of the
Southern country to enforce laws hateful to
thR great majority of the people there, thoy
could do it but very imperfectly; and as thoy
could not be always kept there, but must at
some time be removed, matters wheuever thu
removal took place would be likely to bocome
speedily worse than ever."
lío Goon Deed Lost. -^Philosophy tolls us
that since the creation of the world not one
partido of matter has been lost; it may have
passed into new shapes—it may have floated
away in smoke or vapor—but it is not lost.—
It will come, back in the dew or rain—it will
spring up in the ttbro of the plant, or paint
t« di' on the rose leaf. Through all its trnus-
formations, Providence wu: ches and directs it,
Even so it ts with every h")y thought or heav-
enly desire, or humble usphutiou, or generous
or self-denying effort. It may escupí observa
tioli, but it is an element of the moral world,
and it is not lost.
"ana urouift
gray.
It restores linlr unor b.lu iuaii*. ..... ,
Anv lndy or fiUieman who value beautiful head
ot liuir smiu.a use Lyon' Knt hairon. It la known
und used tbrougliout the civilized World. Bold by
and used throughout
all roepectable dealers.
ilocWlyS I-a
DEMAS BARNES & CO.,
New Tork.
TKXAH AtiKNfV IS NKW ÍOM.
J. M. JONKS, 1 Mulden Luuo, New Tork. In-
forms bis friends which havo liutroidr.ed him for ¡15
years In Galveston, that he will give hi* penonal at-
tention to Ailing Tex * orders, and will advance on
Cotton, Wool and Hlile8v «ontitiflied to hlm^ Pl«t.
UOltOll, WOUI lili" IX1UUD, VUlimnHOU w a«j~. «T"
crs supplied with aU tho Improved L*h«T^ ving
Machines, aud Implements. Law, Medical.and
8chool Books supplied to the traile at PutUjheia
nrlces. A Kent for Southern Hoot, Shoo, Carnage,
Harness, Leather, Bo p and Printing Paper, Manu-
facturer In Wilmington, Del., at !*
New Eugliunl Work*. iloc8w3ml l-«*
H-T-ISUO-T.
OltAhK'8 PLANTATION B1T1U .
Tlioy purify, strengthenand Invigorate.
They create a healthy appetite.
They aro uu antidoto to change of w*ter*ad diet.
They overcome elfecUof dlMlpatlen udUte hour*.
Thoy trougthen the aystem and enliven the mind.
They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fever*
They purify tlie breath and acidity of the stomach.
Thoy cure Dy*pep*l and Consumption.
They cure Diarrhea, Cholera and Cholera Morbus.
They euro Llv*r Complaint and Nervous Headaone.
They aro the bo*t Bitter* in the world. They make
the Weak strong, and are exhausted nature'* great
reatorer. They aro made of pure St. Croix Bum, the
colebrated Calisaya Bark, roots and herb*, * •
takon with tho pleasure of a beverage, I
garil to age or time of day. Pnrtloulsrly r
oil I delicate person requiring a gentle i
sold liv I. II Grocers, Drugglata, Hotels and I
Only getiuluo when Cork la covered by our
r S Stump. IleWhre of eountcrtelts and
battle,. i'. H.DltAKK&CO..
d„,íwl>«¡ 31 Park Now, New York.
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