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fit? TtTW nmiTTiTT'ii'L'-p im -m?niVTl i
steuctiou. ' . ;,; ' '
essenden in iho Spnafi ' and Mr.
Ste ve r the House of Representatives;
op the feit-inst. presented the renort of the
Cbmuittticte on Reconstruction
It cgirimences by stating the reasons for
the COElClUSionS to Whirh t-.hv nnmA nn f h
or six mqnths .
THE CENTURY PLANT.
1 V T lnul ii brother fme rt. vta
-LVV ---I... -"7, ; .. .. V
'.-.'; And many a gorgeous gift 1
ailor lad was he,
gift he bronght over the Ejistem
sijbjectjspbmitted to them. They speak of
tn uonieerate states at the close ot the
re!hellifhji ,s being in utter exhaustion, withr
oui :ojr!e!;imeht, and say the President had
Pf vffeif except to execute the las of the
lapp psjpHief Magistrate. ' The laws gave
hiim nolatJihbrity over the. subject of reor-
gamziatipfi 1 13y the. Constitution he. was
cdmraahtfer-in-chief of the army and' navy.
It was uty .under the I avva,ot nation
peor)Ie jagamst violence trdm any quarter
until pa'ovhsion should be made lor , their
ne mignt, as rresident, as-
i i '
ngress ana suomit the wnole
ther law-making power, or he
tinue military supervision and
u Congress should assemble on
sucn aemonstrations show a state of feel wf ijthey rebelled, and by whose arms
against which it is unmistakably neces-1 they were subdued.
T guard ' I '1 'rthl Haiing by this treasonable
The testimony is conclusive that, after withdrawal from Congress,1 arid by flagrant
tuu couapse ot the conlederacv, the feel- reueimn and war, forfeited iall civil and
and the two several bills designed to carry
the samejirito effect, before referred to.
Before closing this report, your com
mittee beg leave to state that the specific
recommendations submittd to them are the
mgot the -people; of the rebellious States ( political rights and privileges under the ; results of concession, after a long and care-
lul comparison of conflicting opinions.
upon a question of such magnitude, inn
as mat ol abiect submission.. Having : redetal Constitution, thev can onlv bu rn
t lV . . - - w J J
appealed to the tribunal of arms, thev had 'stored thereto bv the nermission and au
t . i i r " Mutunvu vr. oua
iiu uupu except tnar oy the magnanimity tnonrot that constitutional power against mtely important as it is to the future of
ot their conquerors their lives, and possibly: jwjuch they rebelled and by1 which they the Republic, it was not to be expected
their property might be preserved. Unfor--; were subdued. ; that all .should think alike. Sensible of
tunately, the general issuej. of. pardons to ' Fifth: These rebellious enemies were i the imperfections of the scheme, your com
personSj who had been prorninent in the re-j! conquered by the people of the United mittee submit it to Congress as the best
bellion,; and the feeling of kindness and j States, Jacting through all the co-ordinate I they could agree upon, in the hope that its
conciliation manifested by the Executive,; brnehes of the Government:- and not bv 1 imperfections ! may be cured, and its de-
and very generally indicated through the th4 Executive Department ; alone. The i ficieuces supplied by legislative wisdom,
'orae
Wiflyte and to protect 'the ei'al Government and regarc
lopleiigainst violence from any quarter duties as citizens, The con.cili
ardless bfjtheir j
government
&eiib e hC
r l . I I i. t
matter to
, I'nssio'nate Tubies, languid pearls, and a diamond,
whose eye ' .-
; gleamed 'neath a lid of molten -gold, like a star in a
li sunset sky; ' - r
f rink-cheeked shells- with musical lips blossoms with
b 1 j out a name," ; . "
':ind a wonderful bird, whose brilliant wing lighted her
j- 'ao like tl;uiio. '. , '"'
But raver far than these, my brother brought to me,
From 'the, last voyage he ever made across the trembling
". " - sea, ;' ..' ' , , . :
"A bfautifttl broad-leaved Centurj' Plant a' growing
"j mystery- i . .
V The Genii of the East had found it in their bowers,
And prisoned "the soul of a thousand blooms in its
- l mighty,? emeraid towers, . ; . -
'' And doomed it, a the Wandering Jew of "the short-
i lived race of flowers.
I, , r - ! , - '
h hi the garden's sunniest spot, where Summer s face is
IV 'fair;" - Vi'l ' - '
Yearly I throne the exiled plant, with its sad and
V stately air; I
$ Near it the roses bend and blush, the lilies their censers
-I - ! - I - .
swing,. . ,
And over It flutters iny wonderful bird on her strangely
radiant wing ;x ' ' - 1
Rut whether it shines, or whether it snows, whether in
I , chamber or tower,
It answers my care with an added leaf but neverwith
a flower. I ' ' .
Sunshine and shadows may fall, seasons may come
:prin may reopen the May-flower's grave, and kiss its
, pale cheeks into glow; ; '
Or winter may fnghten the timid leaves, with the
.! M-tfite ghost of the snow;
.."Whether the clouds are alive ;with light, or black with
, a coming doom, "
"Whither thd sky-lavk searches for morn, or hides from
L tlid 'evening's gloom, "
U'hej tpell-bound heart yf the Centurj' Plant never
i burfts mto bloom!
lleartk and faces will change, and the . warmest love
;i giwy cold, ' ! ; '
Refore its silent and mournful lips open, in blossoms
might cot
cobtrbllhn
its regila3jy appointed day. j
to Governors appointed by the Presi
de njt Jit, bpli Id fnot be contended that they
pe sseks ?d or could exercise "any but mili
taj4:ath)rity. They had ino power to
orgariizp civil governmeutsiior:; to exercise
any aunionty except that Which;inhered in;
their bik:n persons, under! teir.commissions.
Neither! !h!ajd the President,' as Cfdmmander
intchjelJ lariy other than military-power.
But fiej iwlis in exclusive possession of the
military! authority. It was for hfm to de
cide hojw ar he would relax Ir-y-vvhen and
on1 what terms he would withdraw it. He
semDie
arid
mgh
nqr i
atorv meas
ures of the Government dj not seem to
have been met even kalf way. The bitter
ness and defiance exhibited towards the
United States under such circumstances is
without a parallel in the nistory of the
world. In return for our leniency we re
ceive only an insulting denial of our au
thority.'! In return for bur . kind desire for
the resumption of fraternal: relations we
receive only an insolent lissumption of
rights and privileges long iince forfeited.
The crime we have punished is paraded as
a virtue and the principles of republican
government which we have vindicated at
so terrible a cost, are denounced as unjust
and oppressive: -i M . .
If we add to this eVidencej the fact that,
although peace has ben declared by the
President, he has not, to this j day, deemed
it saie to restore tne writ ot .habeas corpus,
iqnl representation upon conquered rebels ' on a more stable foundation.
W. P. Fessendex,
Jas. W. Grimes,
Ira Harris,
J. M. Howard, .
Thad. Stevens.
and. traitors. .Nor can he, in any way, Justin SJ Moriitm..
quality enemies of the Government to exer- Jno. A. Bingham,
cise:its law-making power. The authority Roscoe Coxkltng,
to restore rebels to political power in the Geo. S. Boutwell,
Federal Government can be exercised only G. H. Williams,
with the concurrence ot all the" departments
ia which political power is 'vested: And TlIE Ladies.-A Western girl gives it to
Hence-the several proclamations of the the Louisville Courier in the following style:
President to the people of the Confederate If it shocks! your sense of propriety to
States cannot be considered as extending see our "pretty gaiters" and "lisle thread
beyond the purposes declared, and can only hose," don't look higher so pertinaciously,
be regarded as provisional permission by to let your optics deceive you and accuse
the Commander-in-Chief of the army to us so outrageously. Pull down your blue
do certain acts, the validity whereof is to shades and be sure you don't peep out
be determined by the Constitutional Gov- when high "winds prevail. We did not
ernment, and not solely by the. Executive dress our pedal extremities with immaculate
nnwpr hose and i hitrh-heplpil bouts fnr vniir dull
Sixth. iThe question before Congress is, eyes to squint at, nor for the crowd of loaf- ! jnS$hiP bottoms. It is as common cement
then, whether conouered enemies have the ers who stare us out of countenance and ng propemes Minnar io uie u at,. .u
ctrt .o 1 made from india-rubber and shellac:
ItIlL, U1IU Oli lil I U O C I 111 111CU) U Li Ltlll J VV 11 v gum u l nn. Oil 1 1 ii (.UllUl.i. ;' ,1 U
TnE Ativntic 1 Cable. Upwards of
000 miles of the new Atlantic cable have
been stowed on the Great Eastern. About
GO miles per (iay were stowed away, the
work proceeding day and night. It is found
that the Great Eastern wilt not be-able to
take all the necessary cable, 2,700 j miles
on board. The screw steamer Med way,
consequently, has been chartered to take
about 500 miles of the old cable from the
Great Eastern.
Another steamer, the Albany, is also'en
gaged tp assist tlu enterprise, and the
British government has again granted the
services bf the war steamer Terrible to ac
company the expedition. , Each of the three
steamers; is to be furnished with grappling
rr "'.- ihmt-4hr- old -a bio mnv - lx
grapp;eti.ar-pofnrs a mire npurr, 1 ;6rrnfc 1
the strain and give greater security.'. The
Great Eastern will "only.- partially coal at
Sheerness owing to the great draft of water.
She is expected to quit the harbor Juiie Sth,
and start; a dav or two after for BearhavWi,
Ireland, yhere she will complete coaling,
and proceed to lay the cable.
Linoleum. "A substance is now manu
facturing from flaxseed called linoleum.
It is said! that it will supercede india-rubber
which ;it. very much resembles, and of
which it -possesses most of the properties
in the various manufactures in. which it
is used. Like india-rubber, it can be dis
solved into a cement and used in the manu
facture of water clothing. It can be used
for the coating of iron or wood, or for eoat-
V
i iv
Hi
j of gold- '
!rhe internre
might, Ipeehaps, permit the people to as- it0 relieve the insurrectionary States of
irid to imitate local governments niartiai law, nor to wiuiuraw tne troops
eilecute such local laws as thev Mrom &ny localities, and that the com-
atBse.to form not inconsistent with ! mariding general deems an increase of the
f tho TTmfo,l ' army indispensable to the tiresarvation of
Sta'tefelantif satisfied they might safely be j brderJand;tprotection of loyal nd well
lefti to themselves, he might withdraw the ! disposed people in the South,; the proof tf
milkirWlfiorce . altogether, and leave the j condition1 ofeeling hosje ;tothe Unibn
pe!6pjeoL tny or all of thesd,States to gov- and dangerbiideHment through
erji theliisilves without his interference. ; ; 0llt he insurrectionary States 'would seem
- ThW t'opmittee, after speaking of the ; to be aiarmingi ; j
origin ap3 leading incidents of the war, say ; We now prbpose to; state as briefly as
itjwaswaied as a civil war of gigantic possible, the general facts l and principles
mognitiildj It was necessarily subiect to ; applicable to all the States lately in rebel-
alt tlie Irul'es which, by the laws of nations, ; "on: '
cot troll p Contest of that character, and to ! First. The seats of Senators and Repre-
al! the legitimate consequences following it. sentatives for the so-called Confederate
'consequences was; this: Within1 ; States became vacant in tlie year 1SG1
this limals Prescribed by humanity, the con- during the second session of I the 36th Con-J
4iterj2djlLels,wereJlt voluntary withdravl of t'heir
qilerorslJ l 1 r I incubenta, with the sanction1 and by the di-
' mi t ! f j i i -l " ! a? i 1 1 , ? 1 x' :. . . ' ' j . r
4.neicoji;mittee uia not aeem it necessa- recuon oi tne legislatures or conventions oi
br! rir'oTieV to discuss the question wheth- ! their resiiective States. This was dune as
Itfceljlajle Confederate States are still a hostile act against the Constitution and
State's Tqfjtjhe Union, or ca.r. ever be other- Government of the United States, with a
abstraction, . declared intent to overthrow the same by
s have' been forming Southern confederation. This act
no means follows that the of declared hostility, was speedily fol
pleasure and on their own terms, to par- dress to look neatly, and feel comfortablv,
ticipate in making laws for jtheir conque- with a regard to prevailing modes, as every
rors; whether conquered rebels may change lad should. We dress to please, and feel
their theatre of operations from the battle- sure we receiveUhe just appreciation of all
field, where they were defeated and over- well-bred gentlemen, who make us feel our
ry
er
"wfsej j (uhmnt this prohtless
aoout wnncn so many wore
thrown, ! to the halls of Congress, and
through their representatives seize the Gov
ernment j which they fought to destroy;
whether the national treasury, the army ot
the nation, its navy, its forts and arseuals,
its Whole civil administration, its credit, its
pensioners, the widows and orphans ot
e
It is
readily vulcanized by exposure to'heat, and
by this means becomes as hard as the hardest
wood, and. capable of fine polUhJ The
varietiv bf the uses to which it can be ap
plied in this form will at once suggest tlnrm
selves tpj the reader. Hitherto it lus been
made, solely to produce floor cloth, for
whicb it is" Well adapted. 1 hese facts wih,
efforts are not f'labor lost." We have heard
enough about bonnets, "water falls" and
"tiltinrr linnn's." find wo think it. hio-h tinin
o : r ' -v . ...0.. ...... , ...,.: ,1,., n., v....
to put it down; and, Mr. Editor of the ! we, u .ute.eung iu n v.au a.i
Courier, will yet live to learn, as many have j former, " consequence of this new dis
befote, that an attempt to reform dress is C0VIer jlax fore cu ture of c
futile, ana we would recommend silence i soil and clmate of Canada areso well adapt-
! eu will prooaoiy necomcgreaiiy enuanceii
those who perished in the war, the public to you when again you think of occupying v,u
honor, peace, and salety, shall all be turned me quesuonaDie position oi inspecting ana i
over to the keeping of its recent enemies recording what ladies don't wear under)
without delay, and without imposing such their crinoline or you will hearag ain from I rpj pjeaveland Plain Deal
conditions as, in the opinion ot Congress, an enrageu rearesser oi wrongs. ' u..
: z " ib is u uf, uui. iiiu akiibcujuui
-1
the security of the country and its institu
tions may demand.
A Matter of Fact Correspondent.
Wendell Phillips's income is $00,000!
S1 ' 1 1T-V1 Tk t k .1 x
er reinarns mat
t should co with
it, which will hardly be denied, tint Phil
lips inherited his wealth from ancestors
who accumulated immense fortunes! by he
inamifaeture of atid traffic in New England
s x- - li o . t '. rum. nrul hi f!it Afrmnri frurfp h nr mi-
in-iinst it Thr surrender nf Grmt tr commenting on tnis iact ne writes me: - . j j r "
against it. inc surtenucr, oi urant to , ,r , , ? . . , firmit rf t b, tmt h rf t nt,.nim.f iv
,Lee, and by Sherman to Johnston, would "ucn nas oeeixsaui oy poets and romantic "" T ' v
have been disasters far less, for new armies yoJPg ladies, about the picturesque aspect T PM. ?en Z 'f
could hive been raised new battles fought amI t,ie noble form of an untamed, .untam- i o w.v- hoie-u hipped in the stn-ts ot
,1. A,.b"!?." able warrior of the prairie, and far be it i &alem, Mass., for; writ mg the storr about
tbnm ! ' v I Deacon u lies distillery, and to thue now
t.y-..... a.l. I . k m -k rMrAir sir t,V &IIAOlV Lltvtllt t I v
UJ til
! Seventh. The history of mankind exhibits Opinions yary. A friend of mine has been
rv,..iA f .MA minooa nnA fn ,r West, and has seen not the elephant but
ThTinllTlfcrtsf-ielf . preservation , protests IndiantTind1ias also leen chased l)y Inm.
Hie interpreter of its life-long dream,' these eyes will
never beho
Xilorins will
be its awakening .hour
ly
-yet, 'I cannot
covet, its fate ;
Veary and faint grows the . traveler, if he lingereth
long at the gate,
- And the hardest lesson a
of the future and wait!
heart can learn, Is to think
wasted: iti bv
people bf Ithose States may hot place them- . lowed by an organization of the same States
selves in i condition to abrogate powers and . into a confederacy -which lived and waged
privlee incident to a State !of the Union, j war, ty sea and land, against the United
and dejpriVe themselves of all pretence of States This war continued more than
righ jo ekercise their power and enjoy four years, within which ; pe'riod the rebel
their pri leges. The committee maiutain ; armies besieged the National Capital, in
thdt njo poi'tion of the peoplcp of the coun- ; vaded the loyal States burned their towns
tr, jvv(iet ic r in, a State or Territory, have j and cities, robbed, their citiiiens, destroyed
the rigfiit, wmie remaining on its son, to more than iiou.uuu loyal soidiers, and lm-
withdnawlfrom or reject the authority of j posed an increased national
tli XJri)tfeSl States. They say it is quite 1 less than $3,500,000,000 of
evident irpm an tne iacts, ano inaeeu, irom eignt nunurea minions na
the whpldmass ot testimony submitted by
tlie PrUsilent, that in rioInstance was any
regard taaid to any other consideration than
obtaanihgnmmediate admission to Congress,
l- .... i . iL. i... r from me to f?ainsav thorn.
I'L 7Jl ' . "An Lidian is a noble s,ectacle-i i)S V' were in .h, employ of th Phil-
- i a r l - i
would hn picture, or at- a
unused in infamy by the matchless wick- this noble spectacle, in company with a j CI 10
idness that would now surrender the halls ??zcn oth 'n?ble spectacles is moving; Tr
nis moccasins in your direction, anu you
have to do some tall walking in order to
keep the capillary substance. on the summit
of your cranium, all his 'nobility' vanishes,
and you see in him only a painted, greasy
uhjderltjhej barren form of and election, in
wjljich hiojpreeautions were taken to secure
regulallitjs of proceedings, orj the assent of
tlU pleoflei No constitution has been
legally adopted, except, pej-haps, in the
State 6f ff etinessee, and suchj j elections as
wer0 ajeld were without authority of law.
v "And Then." The following story is
told. of St. Fillippo Neri. He was living
at one of the Italian universities, when a
young gentlemen whom he had known as
a boy, ran up to him with a face full of de
light;' and told him what he had long been
'wishing above all things in the world was
at length fulfilled, his parents having given
liim llprtvr in Rtiidv tlip nnd therfinnnn
lie had come to the law school in this uni- T!hecWinittee are accordingly J'orced to
yersity on account of its great fame,! and the cokicljision that the States referred to
iti'eaht to spare no pain's 'or labor in getting hav rij)t lijaced thems.lves in a condition
through his studies as quickly and as well tolclaki Representation in Congress, unless
as possible. In this: way he ran on a long all th4 rujles whiph have, since the founda-
time, and when at last he came to a stop, ti!onof tle Government been deemed es-
the Jioly man, who had been listening to sintiaj ijsuch cases, shall be disregarded,
him.with the greatestpatience and kindness, j Tlie cbpmittee then review at'length the
iRaidj ; conditioiiand feeling of the Southern peo-
V Well, and -when ivou-have cot ' through pNsaynfg'among other things, the latter
your, course of studies, what do you mean Mb pght the privilege of partlcipat-
"Then Iishall. take my doctor's degree,"
answered the young man.
! ; "And then?"' repeated the holy man.
P "And then," replied the1 youth, "vyhy
theti I shall be, promoted to some, Tugh
office or other; besides, I shall make money
and grow rich." j s
"And then?" repeated St. Fillippo Neri
ung
again.
avoi
to take form and gather force,
su
e
of Congress to those so recently in rebellion,
until proper precautions shall have been
take to secure the national faith and nation
al satetv. -
j Eighth. It has been shown in this report,
and in1 the evidence submitted, no proof
burden of not has been afibrded to Congress ot a constitu-
which seven or ency in any of the so-called Confederate
e already been States, unless we except the State of Ten-
met and paid. From the time these Con- nessee, qualified to elect. Senators and
federate' States thus withdrew from their Representatives in Congress. No State
representation in Congress! and levied war constitution or amendment to a State con-
against.the United States, the great mass ofl stitution has had the sanction of the peo-
their people became and were insurgent pie- -All the so called legislation ot State
traitors and all of them assumed and occu- conventions and Legislatures has been had
pied the political, legal, and practical rela- under military dictation. If the President
tion of enemies of the United States. This may, at his will and under his authority,
position is established by Jets of Congress whether as military commander or Chief
and judicial decisions, and fs recognized re- Executive, qualify persons to appoint
rpfttedlv hv the President in nnblie nro Senators and elect. Representatives and
I j t l . .. , i . Zl JilMS, HIV
clamations, documents, and speeches. -j empower others to appoint and elect t.iem, . fountati
Second. The States . thhs contederatecj ne tnereoy practical ly controls uiuuigau- toQ SPVcrai liberal nips of lon-range
prosecuted their war against the'U. S. to; ization of the legislative department; the kcy tout "Iife and metal in hislieels'
y opportunities being favor-
afe" distance but wiien 1 lilies While their vessels were in-tije trade
ci the west coast ot Ainca. r
uuteto the LadiesofIJaltiMore.
in New Orleans they talk about the Con
federate) prisoners erecting a monument in
each State South to the ladies of Ij;:timore,
with such an inscription as thisr "Ye
were liiiiirrv nnd thev n-nve mi i:i' vi
miscreant, who.will, if given a chance, j were th rsty Iintl they ;iveUs (i,iillk.
htt yourjhair with the 'same Christian j ;vcre st angers and they took us!i'i; we
spirit, composed and most serene, with ; vvcre . kedand thev clothed u; ' i e wvre
wnicii ne would asiv anotiter -spectacle i m prisoh and they came unto us
lur, i nine inuie
t
of that baked dog i
I used to; think like the poets; now the i The New Bedford Mercury tells a story
sight of an Indian gives me a cramp in the of a wijty "Colonel II who, when
i on his ileath-bed and near his demise, as-
sured his menus tnatnc could notspossiblv
survive many hours. "Nonsense! Colonel,"
stomach."'
Neighbor Talkinton was about six feet
and a half long, and was familiarly known
as "Tallkitten." His pedal extremities
were so well developed that No. 13 boots
were toe; limited for his understanding, lit;
was compelled to furnish a special pair of
lasts, and pav an extra price to protect his
on trom inclement weather, it
encounjgingly . remarked one;! "your feet
are warm,' and no one ever died until the
extremities came cold "Don t tell
that," s
think J
fore he
final arbitrament, and did not cease until
all their armies were captured, their mili
tary power destroyed, their civil officers,
State and Confederate taken pris6ners. and
nut to flight, every vestige of State and
jonstitutional form of gov
y practically destroyed and its powers ab
sorbed in the Execu ive. And while your
committee do not for a moment impute to
the President any such design, but cheer-
Th
in;;
que a led out the sufferer, '"do you
bhfi Roger's feet were cold just be
diedr" ! ! !
e
tl odes in the Government, which for
IE.'--
foul years they sought to overthrow, while
tneir presses aoound in anuse 01 the lovai
Staie$ ailji efforts are made to perpetuate
the dek(ijy hate and discord.1 between the
two sections, and excite hosti htv asrainst
the!ljederai union.
I ihf? tieport which is a Ions- one. eon-
fludes a; follows, which may' be regarded
as atnimarv of thp wbnln nnop.
And then," pursued th.e young lawyer i ' The qviden.ee of an intense hostility to
"then 1 shall live comfortably and honor- ut3, Hv1ll anuuuequauy intense love ot the
amVin health and dignity, and shall be late Cohifetleracy, nurtured : by the war,
able to look forward quietly to a happy s decfsiK-e. While it appears that nearly
au arp ivming lu suouiu, at least tor the
; timei being, to Federal authority, it is
en equally clear that the ruling motive is a
desirdtp obtain the advantages which will
bid k
age
"And then?" asked the holy man.
"Andthen," said the youth -and then
T Rbnll die." t
and said:
I "And then?"
extra supply, and came home in the night
cold and very badly tuddled. Mrs. 1. and
Confederate Government obliterxoted, their fully concede to him the most patriotic t-d qt thJQ nhL ghe observed him
territory overrun and occupied by the Fed- motifs, they cannot but look with alarm enter thc' room n d take a seat before the
eral armies, and their-people reduced to upou a precedent so fraught with danger emberSj and piacing one heel on the other
the condition of enemies conquered in war, to the Republic. i . Ac d tovarm ;and take a quiet
entitled only by public law to such rights, Ninth. The necessity of- providing ade- t nap; fter dozin some time he awoke
privileges and conditions asmight be vouch- nuate safeguards for the future before re- billv. filP ombors were completely hid
safed by the conqueror. This position is storing the insurrectionary States to a par- ; froin view, and seeing his feet mistook them
also established by judicial decisions, and ticipation in the direction of public affairs for ' little boy, when, with a majestic
is recognized by the President in public is apparent from the bitter hostility to the side-wave of his hand; he said, "Stand aside,
proclamations, documentsJ and specnes. - (joyernment and people ot the U. b. yet , mv little son and let your poor father warm
Third. Havino-voluntarily deprived them- existing throughout conquered territory, , himself":
selves of representation injCongress for the as proved incontestably by the testimony 4 - -
criminal purpose ot destroying tne reuerai ui witnesses as aiso uy u.mispuieu n p.uu
. tr . . . - r, .. r 1 I r.4-c T l..,l ri..w,ar,n f r nrpspnr him nitv tnou-
Union-, and having reduced tnemseives oy i. i , - t " V' , .
th enndltmn ot Tnth TK. Mnnlncinn rf i-tnrVfmmir-.!San(l UOllarS. VjarriSOU 15 CUICUY w.....v.
Kichmond -Times tells of a woman
who recently cured her husband of incipient
intemp ranee by filling' his brandy bottle
able, he succeeded in getting aboard an ! with kerosene, of which ho inaverteutly
swanoweu, a nose, wmcu maue mm cavort
aroundtthe room like an Indian at a war
dance. -He begged for relief, forgave the"
deception, and promised to abstain from
liquor forevernion'.
Herft St. Fillinno acain lifted ud his voice peF11 lrom a representation in Con-
iii 1 1 ' j rcc 11. . tt. ...
jgrrsaj. vuicers 01 me union. army on duty,
auu 4juiiueni men who go ooutn 10 encase
Whereupon the young man;made no an 1 if f es are
wr h.ir chat Aarfn his head and went stWdouthei
awW. ' . N j ltfle H0!00 are bitterly hated and relentless-
Th, -lnfit. " And rhPn?" had nierced like Hy Ipfihecuted. In some localities prosecu-
i;rr.t,-.;nr "infn his soul, and hef tions Have been instituted in State courts
liUOH VV 1 v x. t..& ...w J I . t
buiess, are generally detested and nre
rn men wno adhered to
could not get rid of it. Soon after he for- agaiosti union officers for acts done in the
jiook the study of the law and gave himself lm.e 1 official duty; and similar prosecu-
up tc the ministry,1 and spent the remainder jarened eisewnere as soon ai
iii;. a. ; . the United States troops are; removed. Al
of his days in godly works.
i.
the act of levying war to
When Alexander the Great saw Dioge
nes in a cemetery, he asked him what he
was dcing there? "I am seeking'," said the
philosopher "tor some of the bones of your.
ancestors among those, of beggars; but
everything here appears to me so confused
and mingled together that I cannot dis-
tinguish them:"
v- vviiiiiiiv : x
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. ,:c U Urn nft riirhttO:Cnm- tPP. thPTo npp ie thnt t ip cn.Pii pd rnnf.l- 3Die SS llie aUUlUl Ul ii.u v",v""
' J ' . . r I c-i . ! . .-.I -I , 1 Pnr.cf fn1 nn fY fllO TTnltptl StateS IS U CO V U
nan r.t famnm-nrv ov MKidn irom onsresn; erute orares m-p nnt nr. nresent enntiea to vuuiunu"
WtUiLi V X I . Ill J J k LX I V .1'" . . - ( 1 ' I " " ..v- - I ' . , . . ......X
Ki-if (hn ni-wnrofTr hnvinor voiuntarnv i renresenmrinn in thP i nnorpss ni t ip i . rv: i " o
uu u uii biivv vuuiiai jt ---3 ' i -.w.. ... 7 1 ,
-ntr.n,-,rynnA -iV.f ti rpnrpspn rati on . I r n u r. netnrp n nivinnr eiiph i-pnrpspntsrinn. aicii.
ICUUUUkCU t.llCtl IIK'IW fcvI " " t ' r v . .i.v..x..0w.w..
and disqualified themselves by crime trom adequate security lor luture peace and sale
participating in the Government, the bur- ty should be required; that this can only
den now rests upon them, oeiore claiming ne iouuu in such cnanges ot tne organic
to De reinstated in their iormer cuuuuious, mw us miuu ueiermme uie civu nguis anu
to show that they are qualified to resume privileges of the citizens in all parts of the
Federal relations. ln okder to7 do this, Republic; shall have representation as an
they must prove that they have established,, equitable basis; shall fix a stigma upon
with the consent of the people, republican- treason, and protect the loyal people against
forms of government in hlarmony with the future claims for the expenses incurred in
Constitution and laws of the U. j3.; that all support of rebellion and for manumited
hostile purposes have ceased; and should J slaves, together with an express grant of
give " adequate guarantees against future I power in Congress to enforce the piovisions.
treason and rebellion; wh ch will prove To this end they offer a joint resolution
satisfactory to the Government against for amending the Constitution of the U. S.,
A story is told of an editor who, jsoon
after beginning to learn the printing busi
ness, went to court a preacher's daughter.
"The The next time the preacher appeared in
thepulpit he announced ns his text, "My
with daughter was grievously tormented bv a
devil.7
i
An honest Logansport German got ex- A stout, but distinguished lady went to
cited over an account of an elopement of a a fancy ball dressed as a shepherdess. Her
married woman, and exclaimed: "It my vile mild husband, on seeing her thus attired,
runs away mit anoder mans vite,.! will said, ySarah, dear, you look like a shep
shake him out of her 'tiltings und vaterfall,' herdeb who has just dined on her flock."
if she be; mine fader." ' ' ! - t1- .-'
4: ; r . r '. ' "It" as the poet sa's, "beauty draws us
Believe it to be the last of all infamies to s;nrrin lm?r" A' .n n
prefer your existence to your honor; or for Uvhati-mJst be the effect of a modern
fall?
V
U cnlm' C liTx f o lnvr nvnrv iniliippinpnt I
inc sunt; ui in-') i.v v.jw w m j .....Uvo..... ..w i q J e r
to live. 1
Re charitable to personal deformity. The The London Punch savs that Harper's
most beautiful flowers spring from the most I Weekly looks more like an ulcerated than
unsightly.
an il
ustrated journal.
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