The Greensborough patriot [May 31, 1867]

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THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT. _ _ _ . ■†7 '
Volume XXIX. GREENSBORO, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1867. Number 1,347.
QUOTATIONS
,,:,,., A Bbober.ofBoylns; Bates ofBank
, &c. oilier in Saving's Bank.
MAY 31st, 1867.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON—HB ACCEPTS TUK Hard Shells.
yarrryville, 6; Miners' and
•,„..:. to90; Old K. C. Bonds, Con-
„fl |5; OW N.C.C.,H|,on-..l'.:N. « • K.K.
.,,.,. -:,: Northern Exchange, i: Uold, MS,
!■;-: R« venue Btampfl for sale at par.
North Carolina Bank Bills,
lions for North Carolina Hank Bills,
bj Brenizcr, Kellogg A Co., Bankers
i rs, Tat* Corner.
MAT, 31st, 1867.
i hants' Bank, New Bern«
( irolina, 14; Roxboro, 15: Thomasville,
.:,• i'.-:ii. •-'•">: fanners' Bank, 25; Greers^
D6; Commercial Bank, 20; Miners'
il Plant. '.-' Bank, 30; Hank of Charlotte,,542;
ington, 09; payable at Graham, 542; Wades-
VVilmington, 540; Commerce, 13 Fuy-
Of; Jfauceyville, •'•: Virginia Hank
■ . nlxiu
I ('oupor. .
- , , fioj N. C. Bailroad Stock nominal, 540;
j;,. .,;. \, « Jfork, \,QolA, 133; Silver
I Kcvenue Stamps ai par in any amount.
"TIMEO DAXAOS DONA FOEENTES."-Hon. Da Chaillu's testimony agrees with that l I-KESIDENT JOUNSON—na ACCKTTS TUK aara Bneus. A REMARKABLE PREDICTION.—In glan-
W. D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, addressed of Burton, Livingstone and other African i Isvn-TTioN TO VISIT RALEIGH.—Says ?Ae S^-eral cases of importance were tried in cing over an old copy of The Raleigh
a mixed audience of our citizens in front | explorers, as to the total absence of civili- Progress of the 24th instant:-We, are\ZS^^S^M^ *»** (April «Ti«*V) recently our
of the Court House on Tuesday evening | zation and the abundant evidence *»* | un*« ob
:^^^ eye fell upon the following extract. We
—they didn"t exactly fight, consider that it contains a prediction that
e over the book.
last. His manner and tone were pleasant | there had been no progress in the black
and conciliatory, and his whole address ' race for thousands of years. This is an
was apparently unexceptionable. He was
listened to with profound silence and treat-ed
with the utmost courtesy and respect
by every person present.
The two leading ideas that he endeavor-ed
to enforce, as we understood him, was,
first, that of the superiority of free labor
over that of slave labor; in other words,
that capital in the North preferred to pay
for their labor, whilst capital at the South
preferred to own their labor. lie claimed
that the difference between these two sys-
["'' '" , terns had produced the relative difference
• •-: Bank of I _ ' . _ . „ . ,
isolated instance in history. All other
lands have at some time or other made
some advancement in civilization. It is not
necessary, The Journal of Commerce re-marks,
to say what these facts indicate;
yet it does say that "by the time that
philanthropists have established the doc-trine
of the equality of the races, it will not
be strange if there are no negroes left to
enjoy the new status."
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.—The same
erroneous opinion which has been promul-between
the prosperity of the North and gated in North Carolina, seems to have
the South. Second, he declared himselfin prevailed in Texas, that the Military
favor of equality, without distinction of { Bill relieved citizens from the payment of
race or color, in all matters, both of. State and County taxes. In order to cor-
Church and State. He insisted that North ' rect this impression, Gen. Griffin issued
, 25; South Carolina,542;Georgia23; Caroijna should establish a system of
is, 40; N. C. Railroad Coupons, B5J *
free the following order :
schools, at which all the children in the HaAD'QBS, DISTRICT OF TEXAS,
Galveston, Texas, May 13, 1807
DIED,
47-tf
State, of all colors and classes should be Circular j^ 15.
educated together at the public expense. There appearing to be a general opinion
He advised his colored friends who had throughout the state of Texas, that the opera-
, vov , , . , , . , ' tion of the .Military Government Bill, passed
place on Sunday evemnglast, 111..M.1 f honored him with their presence, to be so- . March 2nd, 1867, relieves the citizens thereof
' ber and industrious and not to wait or ex- fiom the payment of their usual taxes; and it
. . , ... i 1 .. i appearing further, that certain citizens holding
vi-..1. K. HALL. a-rvicea to P"* «n7«hlBg except what they earned ny JSyrSalonhave refused payment of the
''.':•:.!:." -vhe sweat of their face." said taxes, it is hereby ordered, that all taxes
TT 1 • i .1 „ 1 t „„„,,♦ «i.„ ■ now-due, or to become due, be paid us heretofore,
He advised the people to accept the , t<j ^ {iroper ^offieor
terms of the Sherman-Shellabarger bill, j By command of
A|ll>* and believed if they did so, it would be a
finality. But he said further, if they did j
not, that some other terms, perhaps hard- ,
er, would be imposed, and that whilst the j
In«»«mn-. North did notnow desire confiscation, such I "OPINION."—This document will be found
7 „., ,.w,,v..- a thing might follow tiie rejection of the , m fQ]j ;n our columns to-day. From a pe-present
terms proposed; that if coniisca- j rusa\ 0f ;t, Wc are led to believe the At-tion
followed, it would be due to the | torney General has much leisure time, and
an abundant supply of pens, ink and paper
,t. .1. I.. HILL.
Tenders hi- Professional Services to
. ,n.:.. usl and vicinity.
. opposite theCourl House.
IRD.
' SUPERIOR WHITE LEAFLABD,
I'or -ale by
II. II. TA'IK,
.- ., Greensboro! N. C.
r. s. Internal Kcvciiuc.
Uv'i MAJ. GBN. GRIFFIN,
A. H. 1£. TAYLOR,
■2d Lieut. 17th U. S. Inft'y, A. A A. G.
ATTORNEY GENERAL STANISERY'S
.,: - ,,1 P1CE.U. s. INTERNAL RKYEXCE,
l'il'il. District N. C.
GRENNSBORO, May 548th, 1867.
r'x lists forthe month ofAprilhave
mod over to me for collection—so also COurse of the South itself.
,, uiicollected lists which were in
i ,,,;. predecessor. He was eulogistic of the richness, beau-, \ye a<iv-ise all to read it, however, and to
'rVherebj notified to make pay- jty and fertility of the South, and declared preserve the paper containing it, for fu-
;!, 'I'l^hTdLth of June, that in natural resources, it was infinitely : turc reference.
i iih superior to the North, and was capable of i m
\:',\\\ « becoming a great manufacturing and com- Masonic Union.
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JOHN CBANE,Collector.
\\
ool Cardlna;.
Machines are in excellent order, and 1 am
mod to i ard Wool on the Bame terms I
I .. 4| s-ear. 1 desire to sell a portion,
II of i,,s Keal Kstate, bul thai will not
c with the conduct of my business :
... . iwinf! and < aiding wUl have
ill ;iii, 1,1 ion, as heretofore.
L. I>. OBRELL.
\o .ill »lium «« may Concern.
mercial country—as it was now the finest ] Two wings or divisions of the Supreme
agricultural country in the world. Council, thirty-third degree Freemasons,
Upon the whole, we were agreeably dis- have been in session in Boston during last
appointed with his speech, and only re- week. The object was to bring about a
grit that he did not have a much larger reconciliation or adjustment of difficulties
concourse of our citizens present to have
heard him. The only reason why we com-of
this city for the correspondence be- over the I
tween himself and President Johnson. It , but had a scu book. They were has been and is being verified to the letter,
will be seen the invitation to vis.t us has J^^*g^^JP^yJjfcort<Tt Xote particu,ariv the part we ita,icise:_
been accepted and that he will reach here , f"d ™ ^her [Ragland,] about 3,. Bro- Wa£.1tnrn d' *
JL a. r A o A c T ltner Oakly, from some cause, stoDDed traae*0oro Argut.
on the afternoon of the 3rd of June preaching to'a congregation he had seSed CCPFKE, COTTON AND CONSTITUTION.-
next.
"We are truly glad all partyism has been
avoided in tendering the president the
hospitalities of his native city. Mayor I "called" brother Ragland.—Ragland *prea- the fact that three very important South-
Haywood's letter is a model of good | ched there several times, and, it seems, as ern Institutions were simultaneously inau-seven
years, and positively refused to play The ■"«■ Orleatis Crescent, speaking of
"upon a harp of a thousand strings" again the "three Southern institutions'" says:
for the comfort of that church, whereupon it " ^ 's worth a paragraph to re-announce
"oillo^" k^ikn. r>»_i 3 r»._i__a _ tl>n f.l<vt «V.o* ,'...-...,-. ,-.■ *:---■ - - • c«...u
taste, as the terms of it will permit peo-ple
of every shade of political opinion to
participate in the ovation to the executive
of the nation. This is the home of his
boyhood, and as the architect of his own
fame and fortune, he will deserve and re-ceive
universal attention and cordial wel-come
here:
MAYOR'S OFFICE. )
RAI.EIGH, N. C, May 15th, 18G7. \
To Jfis Excellency, Andrew Johnson,
President of the United Slates:
SIR:—As mayor of tLe city of Raleigh,
I have the honor to communicate to your
excellency the desire of our city council,
and our citizens generally, that you should
be present with them on the 4th day of
June next, at the erection of a monument
to your father, the late Jacob Johnson.
Your native city invites you to be her
guest. Our oid men desire to recall with
you, their earlier and happier days—to
look back beyond the last few years of
sadness and sorrow, ana live again in the
memories of the youthful athletic sports
in which they and you were wont to en-gage.
Our young men desire to see the
face of one who furnishes the brightest
example of what they may hope to accom-plish,
by the exercise of persevering indus-try,
united with moral worth—and all de-sire
to honor the man who has so nobly
striven to restore the alienated states
to their former place in the grand old
Union.
Allow me, honored sir, to add to this
official request, my own individual so-licitation,
that your native state and city
may be permitted to give you a personal
welcome.
I have the honor to lie your excellency's
most Humble and obedient servant,
WJI. D. HAYWOOD, Mayor.
LNSION', )
2d,1SG7. J
which have existed for a period of fifty-three
years, the schism having originated
menced this article with the heading that' as early as 181"». Li 1800 the troubles
we have, is owing to the company we saw ; i,ai] reached a point which threatened to
the distinguished speaker in. \\ e may seriously injure the great Order. Since
allude to this speech again. j the latter period some of the best Masons
* j in the country have labored with zeal to
TUK TAX QUESTION, AGAIN.—Our neigh-1 heal over the lamented wounds and bring
hor of lite Register grows more wrathy | the brethren of the two wings under a
Ifr-Tlilw. 1UV Giwin!1 AllCpersoi.s ind. bted ' as this question is discussed. He assumed, : common fraternal fold. This effort has at
lutheK.idliim are hereby notified to call im- „ ,.,_ „•„„„ ,n lw> )>nlf„r •mftvmaa \ length been consummated and the union
\ and make payment, or the accounts some days since, to be better informed
was formally ratified in convention. The
lac, ,| jIltl,„ h.,i„l- of an officer. By I upon the subject and to have more autnon- ; ^^ u whjch it was made is one of no
ty in the matter than Gen. Sickles or even ' littIo interest, and will doubtless become
JOHN McCTLLOCH, Agent. I the Congress of the United States. In as historically famous in Masonic annals. It
PATRIOT.
GREENSBORO, N. C.
pleasant a manner as we could, we endea- j signalizes a peace which follows a warfare
i A , , • , • ii • mil-sued, as ws are informed, with great
vored to show him his error, and also to r"1 ,' , " . . , •', .- ^
' personal bitterness, but which like some
point out to the peopk—a task which re- \^eT aiscussions among men will make
quired very little effort—the dangerous ; t|ie Ordrr all the more strong and hanno-consequences
which would ensue if they I nious in the future. Experience in this
Friday, May 31, 1867.
listened to his sOly and puerile advice, i fase, as in others, will[prove a wise and
,. . - , . ", J , ._„„ beneficent teacher. 1 he two bodies as-
Not that we desire the people to pay taxes scmbl(,d a,-(|11. the Ullion, and the mect-
—far from it—but to counteract the evil
advice of The Register, and to show that
... ,, ... „!>.,,,,, taxes for the support of the noor ami the
PKESIDKSTS VISIT TO KAIKIGH.— - _ '» -
, . , •. i»„i, -„i, inainteiiaiici' of the police of the State,
being made in Kaleign | ,,,,., , „ , • ,
wouhl be levied and collected, just the
"Nl tndav same as before The Register man arrived
amongst us, induced our humble effusions.
ing is describedas of very great interest.
.Men from every section of the North-
EXF.CUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. C , May 22
To the Honorable William Dallas Hay'
wood, Mayor of Raleigh, A' C.
DEAR Silt:—I have received your letter
of the 15th instant, and I thank you for
the cordial terms in which, as the repre-sentative
of the citizens of Raleigh, you
ask me to visit that place.
I accept the invitation of my native
city to be her guest, and deeply gratified
for the respect in which they hold my
father's memory, will endeavor to be pre
sent with your citizens on the 4th day of
June, the day set apart for the erection of"
a monument to commemorate his worth.
I am very respectfully, And truly yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
A TEI.I.IN<: SPEECH.—When the vote
was taken on the name assumed by the
Association organized at Mechanics' Hall
on Tuesday night, the large majority of
the colored men present voted "no," be-cause
the word "Republican" was not in-serted.
Thereupon the Chairman, Mr.
W. II. Tappey, addressed them in sub-stance
as follows : "I notice that many
of our colored friends vote no. I wish to
ask you why do you prefer assuming the
name of a party organization existing at
nations are being m
reception of the Presidenl who is
cl I to reach that city on
lie will not come via Richmond
this place. It isexpected that he will
Italcigh for Chapel Hill on Wednes-
, to be present at Commencement on
lay.
The f the Salisbury Brass Hand
• ;ag> d for the occasion.
.mil lion* t. * <;• * I'tvtwu ■-* i,«»v. ...v.vn- - ._,. . - T - ,~ , . , —.
ern Jurisdiction, and also representatives i the North- ^ lfc ^ause you think they
from the Southern, joined bands and hearts «• yourpecu.ar friends? that tl.ey will
for the first time in their (Masonic) lives.
It was like the meeting of a family, the
members of which had been long separa-ted.
The exchange of fraternal feeling
We think, by this time, he is satisfied that was very cordial and touching. Every
correct. Re evades the point at: countenance beamed with joy more than
.... ..could be expressed, ihc thousands of
, many members-the la- \ him u> ™* h>' thcMr s.de in the workshop,
n the part of others-is | °T make an equal of him in any respectJ-we
were
issue and seeks refuge in a manner
becoming a brave and gallant man
Y" miles traveled by
~De"! bor of years on
give you privileges that we are not willing
to accord you ? that they will take you by
the hand and make you their associates
in the workshop and iu the parlor ?—If
such is your belief you are mistaken.—
Look at the North and see how they treat
the colored man there. Do you permit
.—John H.Surratt was brought
criminal court in Washington on
. to be tried for murder, and
y t.. kill President Lincoln.
Hi- brother Isaac has been brought
Texas, and was in the courtroom.
uce were ready for the trial but
i ■† nment" was not.
They represented that they had used
nee, but as yet had been iinsuc-
'ul iii procuring the attendance of four
live important witnesses.
We have no idea the ''Government"
will be -'ready" for the trial.
hind an article ofapparel usually supposed I more than compensate,! by the gratifying | *«• Only wait until the Dutch andhthe
to be made of dimUy. We cannot ,os,i- result. It was'very properly fol.owed by , ja^vffi^^wSTSS
bly think of wounding the sensibilities of aSSTtftSB^
a lady by making her the subject of a news- i g^j mectil r thc mc.IIlbers will I S'^at manufacturing State—and tnen you
paper controversey, even to extricate our- wparate for their homes, carrying with Wl11 ^e how soon they will drive you from
self from an insinuation the author of| then, thc honor of having participated *<>p and from ever
which knew was groundless
ed it. Whoever took one
—if such thing were done—from our of-fice
for the purpose indicated, purloined
it from our desk, and had the husband of
this insulted lady possessed an iota of the
instincts of a man he would have come to
us imnii diately and informed us of the
affair, when it would have been our duty
to him—a duty which we would have
owed to ourself—to ascertain who the of-fender
was, and have him properly punish-ed.
But, as we have intimated, we do
The largest and most luscious not bl.!ieve s,u.h an act was perpetrated by
riesweever saw were presented any per8on, and that the charge is made
yesterday by Mrs. Benbow—the 8ta vol.y 1;lte day simp]y to gain the sym-pathies
"o! the community—a singular
nude of proceeding, by which the writer
only merit.- contempt.
i. of them the in «*jw™?°P «» iromfT«Z*a™£v« «
.ess when hepenn-1 a work which w,U add new powerjjg | Safi*nSPB^W^^S
e of our bill heads ! ty, .and chaiacte. to thc great Masonic Gf the Southern men, amongwhom
institution.
The preliminaries of a union having
been previously agreed upon through a
committee of eacn body, the two councils
met in convention at Freemason's Hall,
Summer street, in Boston, Friday after-noon,
and elected the following officers,
who are to hold their respective stations
for three years :
Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Com-mander,
J. II. Drummond, of Maine.
Puissant Lieut. Grand Commander.
John L. Lewis, of New York.
G
you have been raised, with whom you
have played in childhood, and by whose
side you have toiled in the field and in thc
workshop and drank water from the same
bucket. Then, when it is too late, you
will discover that your only true friends
were thc Southern men whom you have
known all your lives, and not the stranger
who comes amongst you to win your con-fidence
and then use you for the advance-ment
of his personal and selfish ends."
At the conclusion of this telling little
™V-r ' ir,, Vr v. e speech, not another Republican dared to
3raud Treasurer, Herman W. Ely, of 1 ^ ,. Tllcir ,eider looked crest-f
I.IT garden.
I.,: advices from Mexico
• Maximilian and all his troops
• captured, and are now prison,
war. Maximilian and his Generals,
Castello, surrendered uucondi-
The late-i intelligence via Xew
S-May27th,is to the effect that
is 01 Lered Maximilian and all his
j to be -hot.
Tin: NEGBO.—M. Du Chailln, in his re-cent
journey to AshangO Land, several in-teresting
accounts of which we have pub-lished,
formed the opinion that the negro
is tractable, docile, has many excellent
qualities, and that the whites ought "to be
kind to him and try to elevate him.*' That
would be more easily done, even in his
own land, in spite of the savagery which
Du Chailln describes, than in this country
in opposition to the demoralizinginfluenc-
. al"' fhursdaj next the 5th and 6th of es of Radical politicians.
It< v. Vi II. Wheeler will deliver One of the most remarkable statements
termon and W. M. Bobbins, Esq., of Du Chailln refers to the gradual de-ny,
will deliver the address, population of equatorial Africa. The rea-i
i by the young ladies of the Insti-' sons seem to be the slave-trade—although
FEMALE COLLEGE.—The
nc nu n; Exercises of Thomasville
.'.- will take place on Wednes-
>M vsvn i i:
■
ii Thursday evening. We are pleas-irn
that this College is in a pros-udition.
it is admitted that this is nearly extinct—
small pox, polygamy, death among chil-dren,
plagues and witchcraft.
Ohio.
Grand Secretary of the II. E., Daniel
Sickles, of New York.
Grand Keeper of the Seals. Dr. X. B.
Shurtlill", of Massachusetts.
Grand Minister of State, Clinton F.
Paige of New York.
Grand Marshal, U.S. Goodwin, of Penn-sylvania.
Grand Master of Ceremonies, E. S.
Hamilton, of Indiana.
open ins lips
fallen, and the colored men looked as if
they believed that the sincere and hearl'elt
utterances of the speaker were more than
half true.—JPOersburg Index.
Railroad Meeting.
At a meeting of the citizens of Guilford coun-ty,
held in Greensboro, on the 25th
of January last, "I'or the purpose of taking in-to
consideration the charter granted for the ex-
Grand Captain of the Guards, Colonel ; toI1:,iun cf the Western or Coal Fields Railroad
S. C. Lawrence, of Massachusetts. J frum Egypt, in Chatham County to some point
Grand Standard bearer, R. BL Foss ofj^t^ North Carolina Railroad, and further
Illinois.
THE NEW YORK DAY BOOK.—This pa-iaz
of Southern radicalism,
West," the undersigned were appointed a com-mittee
to appoint a suitable day for an
adjourned meeting for the further consideration
of the subject, and in accordance with the ob-the
use of his name in such connection n"l
1,1"^?'
than Mr. Davis, nor will it meet any favor , ' nv & ijeneral expression of views and inter-com
his friends in the South. It is in this : change of opinion on this subject, of vast im-w
-,v lint such oaners as T/tc Da>l Book \ portance to our county, it is thought means can
waj tl at bucn, papt is a M*MV £ devised lor the early completion of this most
have always done the South more harm . tant WOfk> a u. AVILEY,
than good. We have no use either tor • D. F. CALDWELL,
Northern or Southern radicalism.—Ral- J. A. G1LMER, jr.,
eigh &ntind. , Committee.
John W. Thomas, vs. March and
Hampton.
soon as he finished his discourse, the spirit gnrated, two hundred and thirty-eight
as often moved brother Oakly to rise and years ago—if Bancroft the historian be au-preach
also; but the congregation invariably thority on the subject. In the years 1620-
left him to preach to the walls and three 21, slaves aud cotton were first introduced
excommunicated brethren. into the colony of Virginia ; iu 1621 the
Finally, on one occasion, when Ragland ^r?t written colonial constitution was or-was
fulfilling an appointment, Oakly ascend- dained and established in Yirgiuia.
ed the pulpit with him and seized the Church '* i*i indeed, a remarkable coincidence,
bible, which he was allowed peaceable pos- that the establishment of these three "in-session
of until the time arrived fur Rngland stitutions "—slavery, the cotton trade, and
to preach, when he wrested it from the for- constitutional statutes—the very basis of
mer's grasp. Oakly retired immediately the national prosperity of the South,
from church, and subsequently Ragland was should have such chronological identity.—
prosecuted for the offence.TheStateAttomey And we predict that as they were born
(Settle,) Hon. John Kerr, and C. S. Win- together so will they die, if die they ever
stead, Esq., appeared for Oakly, and Hon. do. The slave labor institution will go,
Win. A. Graham and T. B. Venable. Esq., as it came, a few months in advance, and
for the defendant. The State Attorney the crash of Stale constitutions, of lairs
thought it a most disgusting case, and so and States, willfollow quickly, hand in
disgraceful on both sides that he declined to hand with the doicnjall of the cotton and
argue it; he had no idea of settling such a other agricultural and commercial inter-difficulty
for the church; the court house was estsi introducing the nation to an era of
not the place to settle church squabbles, and anarchy, of individual, social and politi-he
was not the man to undertake it. He cal distress. The fact of mutual depen-administercd
a wholesome rebuke to both dence, however, but increases the stabili-parties.
Mr. Graham defended his client ty of the whole, and though it would ren-handsomely,
and contended that his conduct der their destruclion a more disastrous to-had
not been unbecoming a Christian or a tality, it at the same time romoves all dan-gentleman.
Judge Kerr replied, and the ger of such occurrence."
case was given to the jury, which returned ' ^
a verdict in Iiagland's favor.—Danville ' OLDWT CITY IN TUB WOULD.—Damas-
* ■■*•• cus is the oldest city in the world. Tyre
•■■ ' and Sidon have crumbled on the shore;
| Baalbec is a ruin; Palmira lies buried in
the sands of the desert; Ninevah aid Ba-
We find the following in The Salisbury ' |)>'lo
r
n.ha.ve *»•?■* from
T}he 8horM °f
„ ° * , the Tigris and Euphrates. Damascus re-b(
at€ •' \ mains what it was before the days of
As the above case attracted a great deal Abraham—a centre of trade and travel,
of attention, from the novelty of a milita- an island of verdure in the desert, a "pre-ry
arrest and imprisonment in a purely destined capital, with martial and sacred
civil case coming fully within thc perview associations extending beyond thirty cen-of
the laws of the State, and as many er- turics.
roneous opinions have been expressed on It was near Damascus that Saul of Tar-the
subject, we feel it our duty, as counsel SU9 saw the light from heaven " above the
for the defendants, to make a statement of brightness of the sun; the street which is
the facts in the case. called Straight, in which it is said " ho
The Plaintiff made complaint before I lis prayeth" still runs through the city; the
Excellency, Maj. Gen. Sickles, Military caravan comes and goes as it did one
Governor, that March and Hampton had thousand years ago; there is still the
embezzled *23,000 of specie from the sheik, the ass and the wateiwhcel; the
Bank of Lexington, that they were insol- merchants of the Euphrates and the Mcli-vent
and that Hampton was preparing to terranean still occupy these with the "mul-leavc
the State with the ill-gotton spoils, titude of their wares." The city which
Upon which Gen. Sickles issued an order Mahomet surveyed from a neighboring
for their arrest and imprisonment, until height and was afraid to enter, because it
the specie should be surrendered. The was given to man t« have but one para-defendants
were arrested and confined in dise, and for bis part he was '; resolved
prison in Greensboro, without a demand not to have it in this world," is to this day
made for the payment of the money and what Julian called the "Eye of the East,"
without an opportunity for them to show as it was in the time of Isiaah the " Head
cause why they should not bo imprisoned. 0f Syria."
At th'.s stage of the case, Messrs. March j From Damascus came our damson, our
>SJ Hampton applied to us as Attorneys to blue plumbs, and the delicious apricot of
extricate them from their imprisonment Portugal called damasco; damask our
they being entirely ignorant of the nature beautiful fabric of cotton and silk, with
of the case and the charges against them, vines and flowers raised upon a smooth,
We at once entered upon the preparation bright ground; damask rose introduced
of their defence, but had to grope in the into England in the time of Henry VII.;
dark until we went to Charleston and ob- the Damascus blade, so famous the world
tained from Gen. Sickles an order permit- over for its keen ego and remarkable aba-ting
us to inspect the statements and evi- ticity, the secret of the manufacture of
deuce against them. After obtaining this which was lost when Tamerlane carried off
order for the inspection of papers wo very the artists into Persia ; and the beautiful
shortly prepared the answer of our clients art of inlaying wood and steel with silver
based "upon the most incontrovertible proof and gold—a kind of mosaic and sculpture
of disinterested witnesses, showing that united, called dainaskecing, with which
about the 1st of January, 18*6, the de- boxes and bureaus and swords and guns
fendant Hampton presented a note with are ornamented.
ample sureties for §33,000 at a meeting of It is still a city of flowers and bright
the Directors of the Uank of Lexington, : waters; the streams from Lebanon, the
five out of seven of the directors being » rivers of Damascus," the " rivers of
present, when by a unanimous vote of all God," still murmur and sparkle in the
the Directors present, the Cashier was or-, wilderness of " Lyria Gardens."
dered to discount the note, which was | _ _*m—
done,—the defendant March being one of j Tltn QV1ILY ls
Hampton's sureties. Three of the Direct-1 blesfiC(1'martyr8
ed concerning their past sufferings and
ETEUNITY.—If the
Ct," < blessed martyrs and confessors were ask-ors
who were present when the note of ! cJ corcenii r ,lieil. .,.l>t M,iU rings and
Hampton's was ordered to be discounted I tnt inJ th(. j of tlloir cc.ltaill
have made oath that the note was then £ ect.ltiun you would hear them glory
amply secured and is still good, and so far .. ^,AW bVt in the mercies of God, in
they are aware, no fraud was practised U)e croflg^f thc L,,r
intended against the sa.d bank and that ig n of j. ,lt ,u
arch and Hampton are now men ol large ; ,„ce;an(1 (.very ]or.s is fl,e purchase
tate, amply able to pay all their I.abih- £. } md H,1Vonl th(. (.aus
as
or
March
estate
ties.
During the imprisonment of our clients
a new note was prepared iu renewal ofthe
original, which had not been renewed ow-
* .1 ■"* " 1 .. _ _ Mr i I . v i ._..«.* t~ 4-t % i * i i J . T
d Jesus. Every chain
and every prison is a
of a
cry allront m tne cause of
God is an eternal honor, and every day of
sorrow is a thousand years of comfort
multiplied with ■ never ceasing enumera-tion—
davs without nights, joys without
ing to the failure of the directors to meet. I 8orrovv% sanctity without sin, charity with-
Upon this proof, and the execution M * 0nl stam, possession without fear, society
new note in renewal, an application was I w:,]lout envyings, communication of joys
made to Gen. Sickles for their release,
which was granted, having been sent by
him through the telegraph, and after an
unhappy imprisonment of seventeen days,
during which time their families were well
nigh frantic, they were discharged after
having done nothing but renew the note,
which they would cheerfully have done at
any time if they had been requested so to
j0_ ) return of the Jews and restoration of their
We cannot close this communication
without lessening; aud they shall dwell
in a blessed country, where an enemy ne-ver
entered aud whence a friend never
went away.
A HKAITIKLi. PP.AYKF..—At an Israelite
Sunday School Festival in Cincinnati late-ly,
the occasion being a celebration of the
worship under Judas Macc.ibeaus, the fol-lowing
prayer was made by Rev. Dr. Dil-lienthal,
a Jewish Rabbi :
Father in Heaven! We, the parents
of these children, are leading them before
the throne of Thy eternal grace and mer-cy,
to intrust to" Thy parental care and
love. As Thou hast been with us so be
Thou with them, and accept the prayers
of their innocent hearts ! As thou hast
permitted us to understand and coinpre-hend
the principles of truth, justice, liber-ty
and universal charity, so grant them
without stating that Maj. Worth, who had
charge of our clients during their impris-onment,
and the officers at his Head Quar-ters,
treated them with every kindnessand
attention consistent with their position as
prisoners, and arc entitled to the gratitude
of all the friends of the unfortunate men
whom they had in charge.
There is a long history of personal ani-mosity
ai.d strife between Thomas and our
clients, which we do not desire to mention,
as it is in no wav connected with this tran-saction
except so far as to show the spirit ] Thy spirit, that they may learn to appre-that
animated this prosecution. Suffice it ciate their value ! As thou hast guarded
to say, our clients have nothing to fear
from a full exposition of the whole transac-tion.
BLACKMER & McCORKLE.
JUDGE KEI.I.EY.—Mr. Kelley, from Penn-sylvania,
thc man who brought about the
collision at Mobile, passed through this
city Tuesday evening. It is said that while
in Atlanta Gen. Pope requested him to dis-continue
his stumping tour, as he deemed
his utterances productive of much harm.
Perhaps this gentle hint induced Mr. Kelley
not to favor our city with one of his haran-gues.
We are sure it is a matter of no
regret.—Augusta Chronicle, May 23.
us like a true and faithful shepherd, so lead
them on the path that they may find favor
in Thy eyes, and be an honor to us, to so-ciety
and to our country. Teach them to
shun error, to abhor vice and to live a life
that promises a rich harvest of joy and
blessing. Give them the spirit of the
Meccabees, that they set principles over
frail and momentary advantages, and the
glorious time we are celebrating to-day
may be renewed by them and with them.
They Love Thee, O God, these children ;
they love Thee, and wish to obey Thy
word and thy command; grant them,
therefore, their supplication; grant the
prayers which fathers and mothers, forth*
joyful future for their children, are send-ing
up to Thee ; for in Thee we put our
trust, we and our children, forever and
ever. Amen.
Houey Mine, Union County.
We were shown yesterday, several bars
of the shining ore exhumed from this
mine, and was informed by Mr. B.J. Cure-ton,
the gentlemanly proprietor, that with
improved machinery and sufficient force he
was pushing his operations very success-fully.
This mine has been worked for for-ty
years, and always with profit. It is un-doubtedly
one of the most valuable min-eral
properties in the State, and under ths
judicious and energetic management of
Mr. Cureton, it will be a source ofimmense
profit. He has contiguous four or five
good veins, which he will develop during
the year.
Union county abounds in valuable min-eral
interest, and offers a vast field for
profitable and safe investment.
The Davis, Washington, Hsrkey, and
other mines have been worked for years,
and it is now clear that the wealth is
still undeveloped. But now wo are glad
to kuow that this state of things is rapid-ly
passing away.
Several large capitalists are engaged in
the business, and have already in use the
best machinery, so we may now be con-stantly
having exhibited, as on yesterday,
splendid nuggets and lengthly bars of the
precious metals.— Charlotte Time*.
INCOME.—An interesting pamphlet, em-bodying
some curious facts in reference to
the internal revenue, has just been pub-lished,
from which we learn that out of
the whole population of the United States
only 450,000 persons paid a tax upon in-comes—
in other words, that out of the
thirty-five millions of our people, less
than half a million have incomes of more
than $000 a year. Those who have less
than that evidently need it all to live on,
and thus spend all they earn. The great
mass of the people, therefore are taxed
only indirectly, through the duties of the
imposts imposed on the articles they con-sume
; and if these are increased, their
wages must be increased also, else they
cannot live. It is stated in the same con-nection,
that one of the largest railroads
in the country has adopted the principle
of paving to its common-laborers the price
of a barrel of flour per week, finding this
to be a more just and satisfactory mode
of measuring the value of labor than the
price of paper money, as it is assumed that
the price of the necessaries of life are
more likely to follow the price of flour
than the fluctuation of the curreucy.
RETLKX OF SENATOR WILSON.—Hon.
Henry Wilson returned to this city yester-day,
having completed his proselyting
tour in the Southern States. He expresses
gratification as we understand, at the kind-ness
and courtesy with which he was treat-ed
wherever he went among the ostracized
people of the South. He testifies to the
entire freedom of speech that is there al-lowed
to the Northern Radical speakers,
by stating that although, iu all the cities
he visited, before mixed audiences of
whiles and blacks, and sometimes under
circumstances tending to produce excite-ment,
ho enunciated his political opinions
and advocated the doctrines of his party
freely, boldly, and without reserve or
modification. He was never, at any time,
subjected to offensive interruption of any
description. This testimony is a conclusive
refutation of the assertions of rabid Radical
rgans, that freedom of speech is not tole-rated
by the white men of those exiled
and revolutionized communities.—Nation-al
Intelligencer.
The Boston Herald tells a story of a
widow who, by the aid of a medium, sum-moned
to her presence the shade of her
departed husband when the following ed-ifying
conversation ensued:
Wife—Is this the spirit of my dear hus-band
? Answer—It is. Wife—Will you
forgive me for my wickedness towards
you while on earth? Answer—Yes.—
Wife—Are you more happy now than
your were when living? Answer—Much
happier. Wife—Do you desire to return
to earth ? Answer—No! Wife—Where
are you ? Answer—In h—11! Exit be-reaved
widow.
Evidently a very jocular ghost.
AN- AWH.I. DISKASE.—A western ex-change
notices the prevalence of a new
disease called the pipsynipsv, and thinks it
peculiar to that section. We do not know
that the exact disease has made its appear-ance
here, but the remedy is in general
use. The disease is described as follows :
A sudden depression of the collipsis din-dix,
a raving in of the spinality of the back-bonibus,
and a feeling of slimness in the
mediate vicinity of the diaphragm, maybe
regarded as symptoms that the complaint
is coining on. The following remedy will
afford instant relief: Spirits vini Otard,
z. i.; sugarum whitum, q. s.; icibus coolus,
q. r.; shakiste violeuter ; addus spriggus
mintus duus, and suckite cum strawunJT
We have heard it said that it is worth
while having the disease for the sake ofthe
remedy.
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Value of Paper Dollars.
The following calculation will be found
convenient for those who deal occasionally
in gold, and will bo found valuable for re-ference
:
When gold is quoted at tl 10, a paper
dollar is worth 91 cents nearly.
When gold is quoted at tl 15, a paper (
dollar is worth 87 cents nearly.
When gold is quoted at $1 20, a paper /
dollar is worth 83 cents.
When gold is quoted atf1 25, a paper
dollar is worth 80 cents.
When gold is quoted at $1 30, a paper
dollar is worth 1. cents nearly.
When gold is quoted at tl 35, a paper
dollar is worth 74 cents.
When gold is quoted at tl 45, a paper
dollar is worth 09 cents nearly.
When gold is quoted at *1 50, a paper
dollar is w orth 6<i£ cents.
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