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[FOR THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.]
TO THE LADIES (?).
'Come, ladies, listen to me,*
A story I'll relate
1 hat happened in a little town
In Sou?h Carolina'* State.
When Sh< rninn's men. like locusts,
Came thronging dmvn our street,
Wiih whoop, and yell, and lire, and ball,
Scarce sixmeu could tiny meet.
They asked in words of wonder
r*?i nil man lutH fl'iWD?
n rienj oil vui
Said woman in her weakness,
Had *>iucli more lournge shown.
It was a night of horror,
That well Hie heart might attm,
When, with torch, nn-i shout of demon rage,
The dreadful work begun.
The homeless ot.es were seeking
A place to shield their head;
Old age, and youth, and helpless b..bes,
Wete fleeing from their tiead.
tit oli, the morning after,
Wlieu the demon's work was done,
The clouds hung like a mourning pall,
And Lid '.lie rising sun.
Twaa the.i the chill of desolation
Fell ho?vy on the henrt;
And hare chimneys and bl; ckened walls,
Would cause the te?.r to s ait.
You know they swept i revisions,
And left the farders bare ;
Corn bread was all the fashion,
And cow pe.s nothing rare.
You know thai like an avalanche,
Our cause came tumbling down,
And the Yankees seui a garri-on
' "Wgliard our dear old town.
You km w 12.e3* n arched before us,
And kept u.o nice and straight;
With their guns upon their shoulders,
And their belts .round their wuist.
They thought we all were quiet,
And coulu now be left alone,
So gu'.hcred up their iiu of in uch,
And 1 guess have all gone home.
Sow, Indies, have you heard
Whit our geutlenun have done?
They iu.?de up a petition
To gel theui lo return.
Don't you think we'd better pro > ise,
Iflhey won't be g lung tight,
And iinytliii.g should happen,
We'll help tbeni in the fight!
Do, Indies, ke< p it secret?
lK>n't'U t the Yankees know?
We'd rather tmve ilie Yankees with us,
And could not let them go.
-They don't want us in the Union,
And will not let us out?
'Twould take a hundred lawyers
To tell what they're about.
But est I should be tedious,
I'll bid you all ad eu,
And trust we' I tie protect d,
Whatever tlk-y may do.
LULA.
Camden, April 3d, 1866.
An Adventure with Canbals.
An English inis-ioiiarr, who ?h'8cril?<'s
lift* in NfW Zealand in tile lust number
of 1Tourt at Home, relates uii incident
thai occurn d tn him on oni> of tim i
South Pacific "s aii'ls. While on a cruise
be touched at a small island for fresh
food, fruit and vegetables. ' Of these he
dbtxiued a full supply, and was about
Heaving, when a chief asked him if he
%w?uld like some fl -sh food. Says the
jnissiunary: "Thinking tliat doubt-ess
tih y had some hogs, I said yes. He
n quick glance Hrouud him, as if he
<grere looking fur a mesne* ger.aud singled
>out and called to a fine yunng lad apparently
?l?out eighteen years of age. 'J he
and a'ood before iiim; and l>etfore
1 knew what ho was about to do,
dtml having uii back turned to him, looking
at the fruit, etc., 1 heard the sound,
of a heavy blow, and looking quietly
" ground, f 'uud the still quivering hudy of
,l.. i i..:j c ... _:.u .1 1_
4UC V*'y iuiu nv mv w 11 u mi; nuius
uln*vi alio te kail" (I< tint food sufficient
for you?) Honor stricken, 1 do
Bounced most bitterly the deed, and
~ -leaving all the provisions behind on the
i ,gr?und, returued sorrowfully on board.,
What was the first woman created for!
^kdaio's express company.
i
I- .
The Dreary Life of Ladies
at the Executive Mansion.
Look nt ihc ludies at the White House
Thpy are condemned to four yearn of imprisonment.
Duringall that time they must
not pay a visit or attend an evening en*
tertaiument. Miss Lane occasionally
went ?>ut to a hall or party, hut very seldom
; Mrs. Lincoln never; and it ha:'
gradually come to hp considered undig
uitied for " the first ladies in the laud" to
mingle freely in the gayetits ef the season.
Then, as for visiting at home, twice a
week they must stand tip ?iid receive for
many hours the herd who flock to see
them mostly irom the merest curiosity,
while at times they are liable to the visits
of importunate or impertinent people,
wlnt Will iiitinde on their privity. The
very house tb"y live in is not iheir own;
it is a "iuriiiched house" of the n-ual description,
without coiufort", dreary, dirty,
and just now dilapidated. If perchance
ot.?r tiM.n.liur nf iIia fa mil v annears at a
? J ? ? ? J -ri I
window, there are eager eyes to watch
every movement, and perhaps a scribbler
to chronicle the operations of the toilet,
as Mr, Willis did for Mr.Lincoln.
The grounds around the house itself
are not more sacred. The ladies cannot
take a step outside without heiu. wat- bed,
and e\ery feature noticed by people who
expect to sec something very extraordinary
in the appearance of those tenipora
rily "wearing the purple."
"If," one of the ladies said to ntc the
other day, " I could onsy walk about, a
In tie witb my children sometimes'in the
grounds without being stared at, and j1
really enjoy the comfort of an old dress { j
nud a little privicy, it would be very I
pleasant!" j <
And if they go out to dri\i?, or enter ? ,
.-hoj>, nods and muttered words indicate ,
th;.t tiny are the "observed of all obser- ,
vers." ,
Mrs. Patterson has two little ones, and }
Mrs. Stovi r tluee bright-eyid, piettv
children, wbo doubtless make these cheer- .
le-s walls ring with tiieir guy laugher ^
and merry shouts.
1'he ladies of the Cabinet suffer in a
less degree than those of the White House. (
They cau \isit and go oat as much as j
fli rr nb.uc? iiirinod U it ll ill. Ill nil I nOf- '1
Ill J j'tVIK" ""iW?| " ??? " ? - - | j
ii tons amount of vsiiir.ir l> comes a posi* ^
tne affliction. 1>.?ily they are inundated
with car<Js. Every week at th. ir r ccp- 1
lions str-nt'ers arc presented, i>n<l all ;
these p< i pie inu-t he raiied upon. I n.ct 1
one of the Cabinet ladies the other diy 1 ^
at Willard'a Hotel : ,
"I atn here," said she, "for ihe purpo-e <
of lea\ ing sixty curd*.1' (
I Was somewhat appalled at the nuns ;
her, AJid then went on to a.?k if I might .
enquire how large was her visiting list, i'
" There are fifteen hundred nauies in '
h " . i<
I shrank in some horror from this spe- J.
ciiuett of the "duties of office. " j ;
So much is required ?>f lliein, to>\? !
No' ??nly mu>t all tlicsc vy>its lie return- j
ed, I'Ut an enormous amount of entertain
ing must be done. There must be two (
receptions a w?-ek?on** ?l:.v And one full (
dress evening affair Then llnrc must
he itmumerHble dinners, suppers and ,
small coiopiMiies. Besides all Litis, they |
must all go at least, once to each of the '
receptions and balls given by other members
of tlie Cabinet and Senate. You
may then form some ithu of the onerous
character of this Mg?yt?fy." All day vis
itmg?all ev- nitig going from one hoiiqe
to another No wonder ilia' they look
jaded and worn .?New York Times. (
. ? -(
A Droll Postmaster, s
In the days of Andrew Jack-on, his . '
Postmaster Gen. ral, Amos Kendall, want i1
ing to ktiow where about was the s>ur? e I!
of the Tombigbee river, wrote fur the re? j
quired inform .linn t<? tlic posimaMer of a I '
village on its cour-e "Sir," wrote the'1
higher office to the lower, this T>ep?irt- | '
nicnt wants to know how far tlie Toiuhig* j
bee river runs np. Kespectfully." etc."? |'
The reply was brief, and r.-ad thus: "Sir,
the Touihigbee river do.-en't run up at i'
Hit: it runs d->wn; Very rrsoectfully, eic." ;
The Postmaster Generul continued the
correspondence in this style: 4 Sir, your
appointment hs Postmaster ht is
revoked. You will turn ovrr the funds .
tind papers pertaining to your office to
your successor. Respectfully, etc."?
The droll understrappod closed the enrrespondence
with this parting shot; ,4Sii,
the revenues for this office for the quarter
ending September 8l>, has beeu nine
ty-fivec -uts; its cxp-nditnres, same period,
for iallow candles and twine, was
one dollar anil five cents. I trust my
successor is instructed to adjust, ihe balance
due me. Most respeetfuly."
The Mississippi has at length cut a
ch'?tiiicl through Turrapin Neck, in the
vicinity of yieksbnrg, by which the river
ia shoitened some flltceti miles This has
been expected for years, and is giatifying
to steamboat own, hut disastrous to the
plautHtions below Viekshurg.
Five thousand new houses have been
erected in Memphis, Tennessee, during
the last year.
I
Sensible Speech from
Beecher.
Henry Ward Beecher lectured at
Philadelphia, on Thursday evening,
and contended that, in regard to the
treatment of the Southern States, it was j
better to assume fundamental principles,
and get by moral influence what is
desired, instead of attempting political
coercion. In the course of his speech
he said:
"Dilatory legislation was not wise,
and yet he was free to say we never
sent so many good men to Congress
as constituted the present Congress.
[Loud and protracted applause.] But
there never was a time when so.many.:
good and wise men made .so poor a
bungle. You should not have applauded
until I finish. [Applause.]
The kind and patient Mr. Lincoln
was cudgeled and whacked by Congress,
and he bore it with a patient
spiiit; reminding him of some horses
wVin mprftlv act when cudgeled , as
though it was to brush flies ofl'. When
the}' commenced whacking Mr. Johnson,
they found a pair of heels through
the dash-board, and they left the wagon
and took to trees and bushes, crying
: "Beast, brute!" but since then
had cudgeled more carefully.
He took both sides, and was for Mr.
Johnson and Congress also, deeming
the question to be how to do, and not
what to do. Eeconstruction was going
on in the South, where it must, after
all, be made; yet it was wise to have'
proper laws to fall back upon.
Let Georgia and Alabama pass laws
giving rights and privileges to colored
men, and let South Carolina enact the
slave code, and the consequence would
be that all would leave the the latter'
State to go to the former. The plantations
must be worked by the colored
men, and the people in South Carolina
would quickly demand the repeal of
the laws that drove them from their
midst.
The North had but little to arrogate
to herself as to the humanity towards
;he colored race, and were more prejudiced
against them than the Southern
people. He would not believe skulkers
>f the South, but if a man who had
lough t in the rebellion would tell him
lie had accepted the issue, he would'
iakp his word for it. ^ _ v.
He respected the South more now
than he formorly did, for there was so
much brag and gasconade, lie thought
there could not be much fight about
them. No Northern man need be
isliamed of their fighting qualities.
The speaker said the North seemed to
stand back with frightened countenances
at the idea of the South getting
the sway of Government again. If the
North, with its population comprising
two-thirds of the whole country, its industry
and ingenuity, let the shivering
remnant take possession of the Government,
they deserve to lose it. He
wanted to extend his hand to nil as
jreat national freedmen, and extend
the flag iu whose folds shine stars?
every one a star of Bethlehem?all
Dver the country, because liberty and
relininn would he denoted wherever it
should be unfolded.
Maximilian's European
Home.
A writer in Blackwood thus describes
Miraraar, Maximillian's palace in the
Adriatic :
On a grand bold bluff over the Adriatic
stands one of the most picturesque
chatteaux I ever beheld, almost covering
the plateau, save where a little
space is stolen, from between projecting
arms of the building lor a flower knot
or a fountain. It displays all that cm
be accomplished by irregular outline
and varied color. Tower and minaret
and butress, projecting window and
deep shadowing cornice, with ornamented
architrave and stained glass, have
done-their very best, and made one of
the most delightful houses to livo in,
and one of the handsomest to look at,
in Europe. Splendid gardens lie to the
rear, backed by a noble forest stretching
away to the foot of a mountain.
The Salt Lake Yidette says; "We
have information from good authority
that Brigham Young recently announced
in a grand council his unalterable
determination to stand or fall by
polygamy. It was ordered that all
Church officials should forthwith be instructed
to promulgate this fact, and
urge by every means the entrance in
plurality at once of all persons who desired
to hold good standing in the
church. Immediate compliance was
to be required, and those who failed or ;
refused were to be informed that the j
church disowned them?all must become j
polygainists or be no longer recognized ,
as among the faithful.
"Pap I planted 6ome potatoes in our, I
garden," said one of the smart youths
of this generation to his father, "and 1
what do you suppose came up ?"
Why, potatoes, of course.". No j
siree! There came up a drove of hogs J
and ate them all."
Is Napoleon bound to
stay in Mexico?
In our negotiations with the French Emperor,
to get him out of Mexico, w? seem
to have forgotten, uud he has not re*
minded us of, oue circumstance, whh h is,
that in April, 1864, be formerly engaged
himself to ictain French troops in that
country for a period of six yenra after the
-happening of certain events which have
not yet cotne to pass. Articles 2 and 3
of the Convention of MirAtnar run in this
wise :
Art. 2?The French troops shall evacuate
Mexico in proportion as the Etnpe*
ror of Mexico shall be able to organize
lire troops necessary to replace them,
Art. ,3?The Foreign Legion in the
service of France, compound of eight
thousand men, shall, nevertheless, re- '
main in Mexico six years after all the
other French troops shall have been recalled.
Article 5 further provides that all
points where the forces are not exclusively
Mexican, "the military command
shall devolve on the French commander^and
in expiditions the supreme
control shall also be with the French.
Mow we have been, it seems to us, politely
requesting NapoleoD to do what he
had cunningly bound himself to another
man, previously, not to do. Napoleon
has put us off with fine words, with phrases
which to sonic people looked like
promises ; we importune bini, and he replies,
" I'll see about it." " I'll tell yon
by and by," I'm busy just now," "A6k
me again to-morrow," u Perhaps I will
when you ask ine next." lie has answered
our appeals us a nurse does a tiresome
child's; lie probably thought to himself:
"The United States Government
might to know that I bound myself to
Maximilian nut to do what tliey are requesting
of me; if Mr. Seward does not
know this it is nut my bootless to tell r
him; if, as is more probable, be does ^
know it, and does not refer to it, then j
that is a sign that he is not in earnest in ^
the Mexican matter, but rather inclined ^
to avoid the direct issue, and amuse the t
American people by elaborate dispatches (
meaning nothing. In that case I can (
help him." |
This is what the French Emperor j
probably says to himself; and on this j
theory he has acted and spoken. He (
isi-trifiintr with us : but it must be said .
that he lias been encouraged to do so
by our manner and words to liim. s
' 1
Rupture between Jeffer- i
son and John Randolph, i
Jlaiulolph, being asked to play chess on ^
?nt; iiceaM'in, rcftis <1, and gave die fol- '
lowing reason: ' I have not played at
chess for the lu.'t seventeen years; the 1
tery piyrhi of the hoard and ttien gives rise '
to painful leminisccnces, for the last, game
I played lost me a personal friend forever.
1 was on titc most intimate terms with Mr.
Jefferson, ns you may have heard, it he- '
nig now a matter of history, and as T soon ]
found out that, politician and philosopher i
as he was, took more pride in his skill at
chess than in anything else. Very few '
could beat him, and at last he could not 1
e- dure defeat. Knowing this, and feel- '
ing I was his match, 1 hail always declined
playing, as I did not want to qnar- 1
rel with him, until one unfortunate eve- 1
niog, when he touched my Virginia pride !
in so pointed a way that I could no Ion- ]
ger refuse with honor, and we sat down :
to the game. It was a warn) contest.?
Greek met Greek. I at length cried
checkmate, and be never forgave me af- '
- .1 11
iiTWurus.
Last Fond Looks.?When a lady (we
arc talking of a lady in full height and
breadth of fashion) has got her bonnet -{
uud gloves on, and is perfectly ready with
her parasol in hand, she always go -8 back |
to the looking glass to take a last fond
look. Upon asking " a dear handsome '
duchess" if this were not the truth, and [
the beautiful truth, she had the charming [
candor to state:
" Yes, my dear Punch, it is the truth. |
No woman, take my word for it, is satis*
fii-d with one look. At least I know that
lain not, for (and here ourduchesslauglied (
as though she was pleased with herself .
und alj the world) I don't mind telling
you, I invariably take four, four good t
ones. The first look in the glass is for
myself, that's fair; the second look is for
my litisDatid, teats noiinng uih jum, mS
tliird is for my friends, thnt's generous; !
and the last is for my rivals, that's human
nature. If the'last look satisfies me, then
I know it is all nght, and I assure you I
never take any more!"
Btoon's Gbandaughteb.?One of the |
most notable of the arrivals in the ,
House of Lords on the opening day was
the lady who came into the House escorted
by the Earl of Lovelace, and ;
who was recognized as the Lady Anne
Isabella Noel King Noel, the grand- ,
daughter of Lord Byron. As she took
her seat among the peeresses' daughters |
there were a few who did not regard ,
with peculiar interest the somewhat |
pale face, light brown hair, and bright, ,
intelligent look of the daughter of
"Ada. (
The Nimble Shilling.
When the "Bangers" were on duty
through west Illinois, whiskey was a
deplorably scarce article, and the money
to purchase it, when lound, was
equally hard to obtain. Among the
old Bangers the "corn-juice" was considered
as necessary to subsistance as
"corn-dodgers;" but having received
no pay for a long period, the small stock
of funds had entirely rtm out. In the
meantime an old dealer had succeeded
in raising two -barrels of the comfortable
liquid, and erected a small shanty
near the camp, where his shingle, in
chalked capitals, declared that "Whiskey
is arriv at six sence a sue."
Major Murdock, one of tlfe old veterans,
had for two days, in a wofully
parched state, been searching his "kivcrin"
for a stray bit that he knew was
3omewhere about him, but his efforts
to chase it up appeared unavailing?
l-Vioro mnro en mftTlV Tmf/ihflS nn his
""v*w " ??j r?; ?
hunting shirt, that it was impossible to
find the one which he had made a
pocket to contain the precious coin, and
ind at last he had given it up. He
tried to get trust for two drinks until
lie could find it, but the owner of the
jhanty knew better than to trust any
me of that crowd.
"Try again, Major," said a dry croaey,
who knew the circumstance ; ."try
igain ; never give up in a good cause?
\ shillin' in silver now is worth gold
mother time."
The Major did try again, and at last
lown in the seam of the tail, the Major
liscovered the little joker, and perhaps
re hailed the discovery with a yell of
satisfaction.
"Now, Bill," said he, "we'll give that
)ld feller's barrel a rip for two invigoritors,
and no dispute."
-They accordingly adjourned to the
ihanty, and called for the "medicine."
The owner looked at the Major doubt,ully,
tut when he displayed the bit,
lesitation vanished?he instantly drew
he "sticks," handed them over, and
;ook the change. The first taste bright>ned
the Major as keen as an Indian. He
jbserved while drinking that the dealer
placed the money on a little shelf
jehind him, and just above his head ;
t was within reaching distance, too,
rom his stand beside the temporary
jounter. Upon this discovery he at
>nce acted.
"Well, really;" said he, "that stuff is
mthin' like; thar's a body to it that
sickles a feller's vitality at the extreme
pints. Bill," added He, "I could fight
tnguns at half wages, ef they'd only
feed me from sech a cow's milk as is in
bat barrel. 1 do think we'll anoth
Dr."
Bill signified assent, but looked at
tbe Major with some surprise and inquiry
in his countenance, as to where
lie would find another bit; but the old
Ranger soon opened his eyes wider.
The dealer had no sooner stooped to
Iraw from the barrel, than the Major
picked the shilling off the shelf and
paid it over again for the drinks.
"I knowed you had money, Major,"
3aid the dealer, "ef you could only consent
to shell it out; but you're getting
:onsarned close-fisted in your old days.
The Major laughed at the remark,
ie he replied, "Well, you're a cunnin'
sarpent, Jo, and bound to make suthin'
Dut of us fellers. I declare that licker
is so tremendious that it'3 sot me cravin
in my innards!"
"Don't give it upyit, Major," chimed
in the dealer, thar's more whar that
r* --J _!? z1~- 1
come uom, ana 01 uio sumo uiuwm.
I know you have been sufferin fiir
these few days past cause you didn't
like to 'open,' and I hated precious bad
to refuse you ; but whiskey costs a powerful
sight afore it gits here."
"Well-we'll jest take another atom
of a drink, and then lumber," says the
willing Ranger. The shilling was picked
off" the shelf and went through the
3ame process again, with equal satisfaction.
After swallowing another
round, the Ranger smacked his lips and
made a move towards the door and
turned back again.
"I thought you'd think better of it
Major," said the dealer; " 6ccch stuff as
this don't stay lon? in these diggins.?
You'll go another I guess.
"Well, jest one more," says the Major,
"I declare I think it war 6omeseech lickit
that tempted Adam, instead of an apple,
as the scriptur sez. It is all sufficiently
eoticin* to tempt a coon out of a
i ii i? !/?t. J ... i.: >i
HOIier log, 11 iuk uuga weru nrtur mm.
Id reaching for the shilliug this time
the Majnr was so eager, and a little excited
withal, that he dropped it down
right before the owner of the shanty.
"llello!" cays he; "that thar shelf must
be gettin crowded when they arc droppin'
off?or is this yqnrs, Major?"
*' It's yours now,'' ans-yered the Ranger,
for these last drinks; and pfo, ynr is
wishin' yx>ii may git lit so often."
"Thaoky, Major; thaokysaid Jo;
"I'll drink that myself"?and he tjid.
The Major and Bill retired with the
honors, and as they were passing through
the door, Jo was fec.ing on tho shelf for
bis shillings, but the huntiug-shirt coin
was all that the search produced.
"Jby thunder!" exclaimed he,
rod coming to the door, he shook hit
fist after the old Hanger, exclaiming: ~i
might bev know'd a pizen old Ingen, killer
like you bad no money?you shan't
have another suck ont^of.. this barrel, if
your old melt and gizzard was frcezin toside
on you." But the ^dejor had b*4 *
bia drinks. ' '
Gen. Wade Hampton.
Wade Humpton accuses Gen. Sbermean
of falchood, and charges upon him ;5
the responsibility of burning-the city of j
Columbia, S. C. Wade need not expect v-by
his slander to cover up his own infai
my.
We find the above extract in the Npsh< ^
| ville Union, (not Uni<nr^^mmwn.\
The course of the Union has heretofore
been characterized by decency, courtesy . ?.
and justice, and. we are at a loss for the *
.appearance in its columns of the above extract,
which is so entirely inconsistent
with its former character. There never
i? ?i ?..J
whs a muru uuuacjcoc*, withcu miu unjuo~?
tifiablo assault upon any man than the
above upon Gen. Wade Hampton. Tke
soldier's honor is all he saved in tke late
struggle, and we arc pained to see nn ef?
fort made to rob one of our noblest men ' *:
of this priceless boon. ' ^
.The reputation of Wade Hampton is
spotless. He was one of the strong men v
on whom the South leaned in the lat?> ':struggle.
His genius?his patriotism^ i Vy
his gallantry and soldierly conduct? V '
made him ooe of the cherished idols of
the South. His private character is pure
and blameless. Slunder has never taint-~'
ed it?scandal lias never dared to defame
it; and after many years of public association
and of exposure of the temptations
and trials that assail his high position, he ";
passed through all with a reputation an* sullied
and uncorrupted. The malignity
of the most vitdtut party excitements has
never assailed his name. Gen. Hampton
embarked his all in the war. He entered
the struggle rich?he came out standing
upon the fragments, caring to save
nothing but his honor. With this pre*
acrfrcd, he is still rich ; without it he \?
poor as the editor, who wantonly assail*
a noble soldier, or traduces a model geO^
tleman.?Memphis Avalanche.
The Late President Lin- ;
coin.- George
Lunt, of Massachusetts, ha*
written a book concerning the origin of
the late civil war. in which he gives the
following opinion of Mr. Lincoln:
"The new President was a person of >
scarcely more than ordinary natural
powers, with a mind neither cultivated
by education, nor enlarged by experience
in public affairs. He was thus ?
incapable of any wide range of thought,, *
or in fact, of obtaining any broad grasp, y ? ;
of general ideas. His thoughts ran in . '\V \ y
narrow channels, he was infirm of pur-<
pose so far as to be liable to be led by ''
sharper minds and more resolute wills>
though like persons of that character,
not unfrequently insisting upon minor
points of consideration, whether right
or wrong. "
He was of that class of men who,
under color of good intentions, often
fail of bringing any good purpose to ? .
pass. His character appears to hava
It J-CI-J 1 : t..i
ueeu uemeu uy uu vices, uut uuuu muio
than this was requisite in his position,
Mr. Lincoln had a certain shrewdness,
but was inoffensive in disposition, and 4
in inferior stations could scarcely have
failed to gain good will. His dreadful
assassination threw around him the
halo of martyrdom. There could scarcely
have been a Chief Magistrate ii^
whose case a fate so tragic and terrible
could seem more incongruous with all
his personal characteristics."
"There have been those since Mr.
Lincoln's death, who have seen fit to
compare him with the first great President
; but there could scarcely exist a
personal contrast between his somewhat
loosely constituted indecisive
character, and the firm texture which
distinguished the calm and moderate,
yet high-toned and sagacious mind of
Washington."
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Civil Jurisdiction over
me j?Teeamen in Virginia.
An order has been issued by General
Terry, in command in Virginia, recognizing
the validity of the laws recently
passed by the State Legislature in regard
to criminal cases and proceedings
in la^v and equity, in which negroes
are parties. The order forbfds any
further trial of cases by agents of the
Freedmen's Bureau, except sqoh as
may have been already commenced.
He directs, however, the Assistant .Superintendents
to attend the trials in
courts where negroes are concerned,
and without interfering to watch the
progross of each case and report any
wrong that may have been done the
negro by the decision of the Court
It is estimated that there are $55,000.000
in gnlij in the vaults of the Trs*?
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