Newspaper Page Text
UkeMtdtytmv. CAMPBELL, FBEW & CO. EDITORS AXD PROPRIETORS. THPBSPAY yogyiSO, MARCH 1. .. Tlie KecLstmtlon Law. The Hon. Wni. E. Stevenson, or Wood county, delivered one of the very best speeches of the session in the Senate on last Saturday, in answer to the ro~ marks of Senator Burdetton the Regis-' tration Law. We publish his forcible Views this morning, and we ask a peru sal of them from every reader of the IN T ELI. IG EXCE K. Alex. H. Ntephcn'M Spccfh. The late Vice President of the late Confederacy made a speech a few days ago in Georgia, that viewed from his stand-point, is not only significant but likewise auspicious of a better state of things in that latitude than we have been seeing iorsome time back. We publish It in full to-day. It reads like the proper sequel to that other memo rable effort of his just preceding the war, when he depicted then all that is now so graphically portrayed in the re trospective. The two should be read together by those who have them.? They arotwin productions. The Finance* and Finauce Commit* teea In the Legislature. The Legislature which closes its ses" slon to-day has done its work well in more particulars than one. Before the meeting and after the commencement of the session, not a little apprehension was felt by many who thoughtfully look to the finances as the foundation of all success, that the Legislature waf about to embark in a reckless system of expenditure for roads and other in ternal improvement enterprises. Bui happily this rock on which many feared we were to be driven, has been avoided. The appropriations have only been such as were obviously proper and necessary for carrying on the government and foi such works as are deemed of genera] and indispensable necessity. While all the members are entitled to theii share of credit for this result, they al agree that something more is due thi committees on finance who have hat the chief management of these matters This being the case we tako the liberty of naming the gentlemen coinprisinf these committees (the two deliberating in joint committee). On the part of thi House they <uvy Messrs. Nathan Gofl of Clarksburg; Henry G. Davis, o Piedmont; Richard P. Camden, ofWes ton; Joseph Bell, of Wheeling and J C. Beeson, of Fairmont. On the par of the Senate they are Messrs. Captaii J. S. Bunlett, of Taylor; Aaron Haw kins, of Marion, aud B. M. Kitchen of Berkeley, Josoph A. Chapline, o Jefferson, and Daniel Peck, of this city So far as advised we believe most if no all these gentlemen have shown not i little financial capacity in the manuge nient of their private affairs. Mr Gofl*, tho head of the House Committee is president of the Clarksburg bank, if woll known as on old and successful fiuancier,and justly feels no Jittle pridf in the fact that he has been 11 membei of tho Finance Committee during the four years ho has been in the House Mr. Davis is one of the most energetic and successful business men along the lino of the Baltimore and Ohio road. Ho has been for uiany vears onirased ir n lurge merchandizing and mining and shipping business at Piedmont, and thi success that has attended his efforts ir obtaining a good doal of legislation verj necessary and Important to his constit uents, shows him ubout as shrewd and ready n logislatoras business man. Mr Camden is woll known as the Presided of the Board of Directors of tho Wesi Virginia Hospital for tho Insane, and ii ono of tho "solid" men of Lowis county' Ah president of tho board of the Hospi tal, ho hus hud tho management foi several years of a very important tms for the State, and we beliove his man agement of it has been satisfactory t< all parties. Mr. Bell, of this city, need, no commendation hero tvhoro he is s< woll known. He Is one of our larges iron manufacturers and ono of tho mos successful. If ho were a less modes man, ho would soon bo as widel; knowu In a public capacity as he i iu a business one. Mr. Beeson, of Fall mont, who is the present Mayor of tho borough, is an iron merchant, and w are told very "well to do." Ho is a unpretentious, but very shrowd, pract! cal and useful man. Mr. Burdott, th head of tho Seuato Committee, is whn our friend Northcott, of the Clarksbnr, Telegraph, would call "an exccedingl; clover gontloman." He was a Captaii aud Quartermaster in tho Army of th Potomac during tho war, and ha< charge of iho stores of the Govorumen to the amount of millions. Tho fac that ho conducted this immense bus! ness so well as to bo ablo to "wall up to tho Captain's office and settle" I pretty good evidence not only of bus! ness capacity but of probity as an ofli oer. Mr. Hawk Ins Is a "solid" ol? farmer aud grazier, and has, wo ar told, one of tho finest farms in Marloi county, and knows how to mako it pro ductivo and profitable. If ho alway financiers as woll for tho Slato he wil be a very safe and useful Senator. Mr Kitchen Is very well known on occoun of the contest for his seat in Congress i year or two ago. Of his ability as a fi nancier we cannot speak knowingly Ho is an "original" and very devote* Union man, and a useful and influon tial member of the Senate. Tho ro niaining members of tho Senate Com in it too, Messrs. Chapllno and Peck, ar. rather In the legal than the financia line, and for this reasou they havo beet peculiarly useAil In their Committee in elucidating knotty points when law and finauce combined. Mr Chapliue is rather the leader of wha our "conservative" friends call th< "radical" wing of the Senate. Mr Peck is pretty woll known as ono of th< foremost members of the Wheeling bai aud as a weighty aud influential mem ber of the Seuato. It is certainly creditable to these gen tlemen to say that in the recommenda tions made by theiu-so woll wero they considered-there has scarcely been ar instance all through the session when their Houses did not concur. Consid ?ring that several millions of sppropri. a tions wore asked for, we are inclined to say they Jiuve done unusually well ir keeping down tho sum actually appro priated to about 9550,000. Of this abou 9150,000 is to pay claims for militia ser vices and supplies?claims that aro un questionably just, and some 175,0001< prosecute the construction of the Hos pital for the Insane. This leaves th? other appropriations about $325,000 from which, deducting $300,\)00 for cur rent expenses of government, we find but about $125,000 appropriated fOr mis cellaneous purposes, ot which $50,00( was for .the penitentiary. Certainly this is doing very well?much betteV than was expected by many. We observe that the Richmond Ex- I itnxncr is occupying itself with quota ions from tho Virginia Bill of Rights, md from tho speeches of thegreat Par iamentary leaders of England, such as Burke and Pitt, Erskine, Ac., going to ihow that the freedom of the press is formidable to tyrants only, and that it s never to_be restrained except by des potic power. It is really a curious thing to see how Ihe boot has changed from one leg to the other. Such sentiments as the Ex iminer quotes are certainly very new in that sheet, and indeed in any "demo cratic" sheet. Only a few years ago such papers clamored for the violent extir pation of this journal from Virginia soil, and when we quoted the Bill of Rights to them as our magna charta, they langhed scornfully and only cried out the louder for our extirpation. Now, however, they invoke all they once re pudiated, for the defence of their alleg ed right to sow treason^ insubordination and disaffection among the people.? They were not willing to accord us either the right or privilege of saying a word against slavery, but they claim in the most arrogant manner the right to say anything and everything against the government, and they rave about any infringement upon treasonable practices as If they were veritable mar tyrs to some inhuman policy. Union Committer for Wyomino County.?The county of Wyoming having been accidentally omitted from tho list of Connty Committees pub lished a day or two since, we give be low the names of those appointed for that county at the meeting held on the evening of the 22d inst: William I. Cook, William H. Cook. Thomas Bailey, Sr., Capt. William Walker, Wiley Phillips?at Wyoming C. H. It is reported that the Western Union Telegraph line and the United States lino have consolidated. The Block of the former has advanced in New York from 67 last month to 70 this week. Abetter state of feeling seems to be prevailing at Richmond toward Gov. Peirpoint. The temporary suppression of tho Examiner holped things a little wo expect.- _ Toe Union people want some live man to settle at New Creek, the county seat of the new county of Mineral, and start a Union paper. West Virginia Legislature. Wiieelino, February 28,1806. Senate. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Barnitz. Messago from the House announced that that body had indefinitely post poned the bill to authorize Adam Kuhn and others to sink a coal shaft in Wellsburg. Mr. O'Brien changed his vote, by permission, from nay to yea on pussage of tho bill forthe reliefof Home Guards. Tho Committee on Expenditures, on Library and on Executive offices, made their usual reports. Adopted. Mr. Price reported that tho Committee of Conference recommended that Sen ate bill for the location of the Agricul tural College at Morgautown should pass. Report adopted. The following bills were paPRed: In relation to tho Guyandotto Navi gation Company; Iu relution to evi dence in actions involving title to lands; For the rolief of John D. Payne; For the rolief of tho sureties of Wm. Grass, late Sheriff of Putnam county; Pre scribing tho standard weight of bitu minous coal; Concerning marriages be tween colored persons; Authorizing IlioDooiU of Tublio WorUo to audit claims against tho 8tato of Vir ginia; In relation to elections by tho people; To provide for tho payment of certain military claims. Mr. Chapline made a personal expla nation concerning a publication in tho Wheeling Register oi this date. On motion of Mr. Hawkins: Resolved. That the local article in the Wheeling Register of this date, reflect ing on the character of Senator J. A. Chapline, is considered by this body as a scurrilous article, reflecting discredit on its author and said paper. On motion of Mr. Wright: Resolved, That tho Sorgoant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate be allow ed mileage, and tho Janitor $1 per day e*rho bill to provide for submitting to tho poople of West Virginia the pro posed amendment to tho State Consti tution, after being amended, was pass ed. Yeas, 15; nays, Mr. Burdott, 1. Tho following bills were passed: Senate Bill for tho relierof citizens of Morgan county; House BUI supplemen tal to the act establishing the county of G<?n motion ot Mr. Burdett, the joint resolution to provide a medal for S. D. Kams was adopted. . ^ On motion or Mr. Chambers, the Pres idont of the Senate was directed to issue tho writ of election to fill tho vacancy In tho Uth Senatorial District, which election is to bo held on tho fourth Thursday In May, 1800. Senate took a recess until 2}4 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. A communication was received from the Governor, enclosing a letter from tho Governor of Virginia, transmitting an act of tho Genoral Assembly of Vir ginia to Incorporate the Covington and Ohio Railroad Company. Tho message and documents were roferred to tho Committee on Internal Improvements. A bill supplemental to tho act to reg ulate the registration of voters was re ceived from tho House, and passed, under a suspension of tho rules. The bill provides tliut tho Registrars shall bo allowed until the 10th day of May to couiplote tho registration ot voters, the time for tho regular township elections having been changed from the 4th Thursday of April till ihe 4th Thursday of May. The following bills wore received from the House and passed under a suspension of tho rules: To legalize tho qualification and official bonds of John N. Louden and J. L. D. Brake. Justices of Upshur county; tho bill concerning hawkers and pedlars; tho bill to amend and re-enact tho charter of tho Little Kanawha Navigation Com pany; the bill further to amend the law concerning corporations: the bill forthe relief of Henry J. Whltehouse; a bill for the relief or B. S. Cook, and the bill to Incorporate tho Laurel Fork and Sand Hill RallWoy. Mr. Burloy, from the Internal Im provement Committee, to which was re ferred tho papers relating to the incor poration of the Covington and Ohio Railroad Company, reported a bill for that purpose, which was passed under suspension of the rules. Tho House bill to extend the corpor ate limits of the town of Brandonville, was passed. A message from tho House of Dele gates, by Mr. Davis, announced thepas S sago of the following resolutions, and asked concurrence: 1. Acknowledging our obligations to the living, and declaring that we will cherish the memory of the deceased, soldiers, on account of their sacrifices in defence of the nation and this State. 2. Approving the votes of Messrs. _ Latham and Hubbard against negro suffrage in tho District of Columbia. 3. Opposing negro suffrage in this State, but agreeing to allow colored persons other rights of citizens. 4. Endorsing the administration of the President. The resolutions were tabled, and a subsequent motion of Mr. Burdett to take them up, failed. Adjournea. House orDflecatcs. Prayer by Rev. S. R. Brockunier. bills passed. Senate Bill No. 74, a bill to charter the Wheeling and Moundsville Turn pike Road. House Bill No. 131, a bill appropriating the public revenue for the fiscal year 1866. House Bill No. 136, a bill for the relief of Henry J. White house. House Bill No. 139, a. bill to provide for the purchase of books for the library of the Supreme Court of Ap peals. House Bill No. 140. a bill au thorizing the sale of a lot belonging to the M. E. Church iu Clarksburg. House Bill No. 161, a bill supplemental to the act providing for the registration of vo ters. House Bill No. 141, a bill in rela tion to the duties of Prosecuting At torneys. House Bill-No. 144, a bill to legalize the qualification and official bonds of John A. Louden and J. L. D, Brake, justices of Warren township, Upshur county. House Bill No. 147, A bill concerning Hawkers and Fed 1 ere. House Bill No. 160. "A Bill for the relief of B. 8. Cook, of Roane county." House Bill No. 85, A bill to incorporate the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Railroad Company.? House Bill No. 157. A bill to charter a road in Taylor and Barbour counties. Senate Bill No. 67, A bill in relation to tho Guyandotte Navigation Company. House Bill No. 138, A bill for the ex- i tension of the corporate limits of the ; town of Brandonville in Preston coun- ; ty. Senate Bill No. 12, A bill to author ize the Judge of the Ninth Judicial Cir- ' cuit of West Virginia to fill official va- : cancies in his Circuit.. The House agreed to amendments proposed by the Senate to the following bills which havetherefore become laws: House Bill No. 82, A bill amending the charter of the town of Grafton.? House Bill No. 53, A bill to amend and re-enact a part of the 1st section of chapter 20 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, passed at Rich mond in 1861. House Bill No. 119, a bill to amend the charter of South Wheeling; House Bill No. 116, a bill to provide for the re pair of the roads and bridges through out the State; House Bill No. 156, a bill in relation to elections by the people; House Bill No. 159, a bill to provide for submitting to the people the proposed amendment to the State Constitution. The House adhered to its substitute for Senate Bill No. 28, providing for an Agricultural College, and tho bill is therefore lost unless the Senate agree to place the College at Charleston. A large portion of the afternoon was consumed in tho discussion of House Bill No. 142, a bill to amend the act passed on the third day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty three, enti tled "an act to provide for the assess ment of taxes," which is known around the Legislature as tho "Railroad Bill." Most of tho amendments proposed by the Committee on Roads were adopted, not however materially modifying the bill. , 4 Mr. Boll unsuccessfully moved to amend by adding the following: In consideration whereof tlo Balti more and Ohio railroad shall hereafter transport or cause to bo transported any and all freight or passengers re ceived by or offered to it, or by or to companies or parties transporting in connection therewith, to or from any f?lace, in or out of this State, at rates as ow per mile as tho lowest at which, af ter all deductions of drawback relate, commissions on other allowances what soever are computed; the same or simi lar classes of freight or passengers aro transported by said company and its connections or even its roau, and the acceptance of this act by tho said com pany shall bo regarded as a surrender by the said company of any rights or privileges inconsistent therewith. After full discussion. In which Mr. Bell severely criticized the conduct of tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com pany and tho provisions of the bill, and Mr. Davis and others stated tho services and necessity to the State of this road and tho justice of tho manner in which it proposed to settle Its differences with tho State, the bill was ordered to its en grossment. On motion of Mr. Bell, tho resolution in opposition to negro suffrage, offered on Monday by Mr. Bee, was taken from the table. Mr. Bee offered the following as a substitute, which was agrSed to: Whereas, Tho rebellion has been sub dued by tho force of arms, and peace now reigns within our borders; and de siring that our State should enter upon that career of prosperity and progress to which her national advantages enti tle her, we deem It proper to set lorth tho principles of Stato and national policy, which we now consider impor tant to that ond, thereforo be It resolved, lut. That -TT? owe a debt of Inotlng ob ligation to the living soldiers, and will ever cherish and revere tho memory of tho dead, who by unparalleled sacrifice, persistent resolution and heroic valor, saved our State and nation. 2d. That wo approve tho votes given by our Congressmen, Messrs. Hubbard and Latham, against allowing negroes to vote In the District of Columbia. 3d. Wo are opposed to extending the right of suffrage to colored persons In this Stato, but that justice and sound policy alike require that other privil eges of citizen, inconsistent therewith, be allowed them. 4th. That tho administration of An drew Johnson so far meets tho j ust ex pectation of those who supported him when elected, and that we have full confidence in his wisdom and patriot ism for the future; and that his recent official acts and declared policy of re construction has our unqualified ap proval. After several unsuccessful attempts to amend and table the resolutions, they were adopted under tho operation of the previous question moved by Mr. Bell, every member present, with tho exception of Mr. Carroll, voting for them. A very large amount of routlnobusi ness was done, each member being anx ious to securo tho passage of his favorito measure. On motion of Mr. Kellar, adjourned. THE REGISTRATION LAW. Senator Stevenson'* Reply to Senator Ilnrtfett?A Short, Plain and Com prehensive Speech. In the Senate on the 24th, Mr. Burdett having spoken In opposition to the pas sage of the Registration Bill, Mr. Ste venson (Mr. Dix in the chair) address ed tho Senate as follows: Mr. President: I had not intended to speak at all upon the bill now beforo the Senate, but;I would fall in my duty if I did not tuko some exceptions to the remarks just made by the Senator from Taylor, (Mr. Burdett,) and, while doing so, to give such reasons as occur upon the moment why the proposed measure should become a law. I will follow tho remarks of tho Sen ator as far as 1 can remember tlieui.? He says the bill proposes to tax us thir ty thousand dollars. Now it happens that there is no such provision in the bill, and by no process of arithmetic can ho show that the execution of the law will cost half that much. Equally groundless and exaggerated is his esti mate that the measure will disfranchise half the voters of tho State. If the Sen ator had deliberated, I thinlc, with tho utmost stretch of his imagination ho could not show in what way one twen tieth part of the voters could under any circumstances be disfranchised under this law. If he will look at the bill be fore him Be will see that the right to vote is really denied to no one. The only ease in which the name of a per son who claims the right to vote is not registered, is where ho refuses to take an oath that he "has not voluntarily borne arms against tho United States? or voluntarily given aid and comfort to persons engaged in armed hostility to the United States," <fcc.; so o that what the Senator styles the "sweeping operations" of the bill do not apply even to rebels, except such as went ot their own free will, deliberately and with their eyes open into the bloody work of treason, and of lighting up the llames of civil war in a peaceful nation. The Seuator says of returned rebels, "It would be expecting too much of the down trodden and disgraced, if on ac cession to power they did not retaliate." A very strong reason we think in favor of pre venting their "accession to power. \ No doubt these men regard themselves as ''disgraced" because they have been subdued by force of arms, because in spite of their intrigue ana armed re sistance a new and loyal State has sprung Into existence.?a State that has, and always will, hold its iron hand on treason within her borders. No won der, Indeed, that the Senator startles at the thought that if these desperate men, who for four years have been held in check only by federal bayonets, obtain control or the State, they would wreak their vengeanoe on Union people. That is certainly an unfortunate ar ment for his case which the Senator from Taylor makes, when he says of this Registry law, ?It is retrospective or ex post facto in its operation.'r Now an expert facto law, according to his own showing, is ono which puniBhes an act as criminal which was innocent when done. I! the act of treason was innocent when done, then his argument is good, but just before this benad in formed us that treason was crime to be punished "with death, imprison ment, fine or confiscation;" so that the Senator makes one of his arguments the executioner of the other. Because the punishment provided for those who have committed treason has not been inflicted; becaoso those who have been guilty of it have not been deprived of property; because we have not clamored for their lives, which their brothers* blood cried for, and which the violated law demanded; be cause we extend to them all civil rights ?we are asked to go further, and by a solemn act of the Legislature, dignify treason, by lifting upon the platfc rm of political equality men who have wilful ly committed arson and murder?to strike hands with men who have la bored and still labor to compass our overthrow. The Senator speaks* feelingly about depriving men of political freedom be cause tbey-have "differed with U9 in re gard to the administration of the gov ernment." Now when it is remem bered that this law deprives no man of political freedom, except those who are rebels from choice, this language sounds strangely from a Senator upou this floor. Is it meant that the sangui nary struggle through which we have passed is to bo regarded as a mere dif ference of political opinion? Does the Senntor mean to say that rebels who have desolated the homes of our people, who without provocation took the lives of their own neighbors, and who only ceased their murderous work when the strong arm of military power struck the bloody weapon from their hands, are to be regarded in all this as "only differing with us in regard to the ad ministration of the government?" 1 know, sir, we are told that returned rebels and their sympathisers, who to gether, make up that "conservative" party which is just now crawling.out from the skin or the defunct Confeder cy, are the most devoted friends of that very constitution which they inaugura ted a bloody war to destroj*?they are the most boisterous defenders of the in tegrity of West Virginia, too?the very men into whose hands wo ure asked to surrender the management of a com monwealth upon which thoy brought anarchy and war. These are the men we are now to listen to as the expound ers of the constitution and the law. The baro idea of such a thing is enough to bring a smilo from under the ribs of death! But the Senator tolls us this law is intended to keep the present party in power. What party? Does he mean that Union organization which is made up of men of ail thoold political organi zations, those who stood in the front during the dark night of rebellion, who struggled all the way through for the separate State existence of West Vir ginia, and who declaro that now that last and brightest star shall never bo stricken irom the national banner? Who can bo trusted with the manage ment of our State affairs if not its loyal people?that people and that party to which our State owes its very existence? Does tho Senator wish to hurl lrom power this great Union party made up as I have said from all the old political organizations? And does he propose to breathe the breath of life into that Cop perhead party who draw theii inspira tion from Richmond, and that political brood in tho North Whoso representa tives in Congress voted in solid phalanx against tho admission of our State into the Union, and who but lately pave an unbroken vote against tho addition of Jefferson and Berkeley counties to West Viiginia, anjl who would if they had the power to-day turn us over to the impoverished but still rebellious State of Virginia ? President Johnson is referred to by the Senator to prove that these disloyal ; persons?those who have been actively j engaged in tho rebellion, should be al lowed to vote and hold office. Let ! Andrew Johnson answer for himself, j One short month ago Mr. Johnson, in j reply to the Virginia delegation, used this remarkable language: "I am free to say that all the respon sible positions and places ought to bo ennfined distinctly and clearly to men who are loyal. If there wurn nnly five thousand loyal men in a State, or a less number, but sufficient to take charge of the political machinery of the State, those live thousand men, or the lesser number, are entitled to it, if all the rest should bo otherwise inclined. I look upon it as being fundamental that the exercise of political power should be confined to loyal men." A stronger lu-gument than this in favor of tho bill before the Senate could not be framed out of tho English lan guage. The Senator speaks of the social and political freedom of Union men in old Virginia. If wo are to believe tho tes timony of tho Union people themselves who live there, and tho single newspa per there that dares to write a word in their behalf, they are ostracised and driven from social position and advan tage. As for political freedom, the loyal men of Virginia have less of it to-day than there is in tho Turkish em pire. Virginia, with tho disabilities placed upon her disloyal people by the Alexandria Constitution, was loyal? with these stricken off, she is as rebel now as in 1801. Tenuessee has been referred to. This State, instead of furnishing an example to strengthen tho Senator's position, gives a most conclusive one against it. Restrictive measures, more severe than those of our own State, early placed upon rebels, saved that State from im pending anarchy and ruin. Kentucky --iii an evil hour removed disabilities from her returned rebels, and she stands alone to-day the only ureast-work on tho border to turn back tho waves of a higher civilization, which are destined to sweep away the remaining vestiges of rebellion and slavery. Maryland has chosen the better part. She allows only loyal men to conduct her affairs, and whilo Virginia and Kentucky still fiaunt their treason in tho face of tho nation, she stands un conditionally by its side. Turn for a moment to Missouri, which from its once seething popula tion, turned out those "border ruffians" who desolated Kansas, and who trackcd their way across that ill-fated territory by the burning homes of its people. This samo State by depriving traitors of power, is found now standing un reservedly on tho side of loyalty and freedom, and there she will stand for ever. Let mo assure the Senator that in voting for those restrictive measures we are actuated by no vindictive feeling toward those whom ho styles our "er ring brethren," but by that instinct of self preservation which it would be wicked not to obey. I trust the conduct of these rebels may be such that in a few years they may bo restored to all those rights, which all admit they for feited by taking up arms to destroy the government, which at the very time was protecting them in rights of citizen ship, such as no other people on earth enjoyed. We are asked to forget tho past?that can never be. We ought to forgive, we ought to restore oven to rebels their lost rights, when we are certain the safety of our State and people will allow it. The evidence we have had this winter is overwhelming that the time for this is not yet. But while tho love of con stitutional liberty finds a resting place in tho hearts of our people wo cannot forgot, not until earth and seas give up their dead can mankind wipe out the remembrance of this gigantie raid against republican liberty. HARRIED. At the residence of Mr. Masters, Feb. 27th, by the Rev. F. Kail. Mr. JoHSi 8. Shkooks and Mtes Elu Hoivtscuaw, all of Wheeling. Only Thirty Days More. A8 MY TIME ON THE CORNER IS drawing to a close, I am anxious to close Uie lollowlng articles at a sUll greater reduc tion: 3 Handsome Mink Sable Sets. 4 or 5 Fitch Vlctorlnes and Cuflk. 10 or IS Water Mink Victories and Cuflfe.* 10 or 1ft Common Dark beta, at much less than New York cost. DONT FORGET THAT J. 8. RHODES Is selling Merrimack W. Prints at 25 eta. BoO. Russia Crash at 25 eta. Table Drapera at New York price. Bleached and Brown Muslins at less than anybody else sells them. fetxC PURE TIMOTHY HEED. ryz BUSHELS PURE TIMOTHY 8RED I 0 for sale by feb26 LIST. MORRISON & CO. ffptfia! gotUfg. always^get THE BEST. Reed'sCoughSyrup mFIE BEST AND MOOT EFFECTIVE | preparation for COUGHS, 001'Bo A RSENESS, <tc. and REED, KRAFT & CO. declMm Not for a Day, but for all Time. Pioneer Yeast Powder. IT 18 GOOD FOR BISCUIT, BREAD, PIE Crust, Mufti ns, Dumpllns, Buckwheat Cajes, Corn Bread, etc., etc. Try It and you will find it all wo represent It to be. For sale by PRYOR, HANDLAN & CO. febl6-lm and McCABE, KRAFT A CO. dr. LAROOKAH'S RABRAPAHTT.l.A gompodhd. For the speedy and permanent cure of Liver Complaint, Scrofula, or King's Evil. Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Neuralgia, Epilepsy, Erysipelas, St. Anthony's Fire, Pimples, Pustules, Blotches, Bolls, Tumors, Salt Rhum, Ulcers and Sores, Rheumatism, Pain in the Stomach, Side and Bowels, Gene ral Debility, Uterine Ulceration, Syphilis and Mercurial Disease, and all complaints arising from or resulting in Impure Blood. It is double the strength of any other Sarsapa rilla Compound in the market, and is indorsed by the medical faculty as the best and cheapest Blood Purifibr extant. Price 81,OO per Bottle. prepared by Dr. E. R. KNIGHTS, Chemist. MIol(Ho fhetrndeby LAUGH LI N8 A 8H - FIELD, "Wheeling, and at retail by all Drug gLsts. leD^J-am "Facts and Figures." ? ?fThat 50,000 persons die annually It is a Fact j ln the g. of Consumption. _ t (That25,000persons die annually iys a Fact | from hereditary Consumption. fThat 25.000 persons die annually It is a Fact-! from coughs ending in Consump tion. _ t fTliat a single cough often terml It isaJFact j nates in Consumption. ? ? (That Bronchitis often terminates It is a Fact-^ Jn consumption. t. . Q.M f That Consumption can be cur It is a Fact j ^ _ . r Tlmt recent and protracted ItisaFactjQQygi^ can be cured. It is a Fact| That Bronchitis can be cured. (That Plso's Cure has Cured and It Is a Fact \ cure these diseases. ? . . That Piso's Cure is warranted or It is a Fact| no EDMUND BOOKING. Wholesale Agent for West Virginia and Eastern Ohio. febS Colgate'" Aromntie Vegetable So.p. A superior Toilet Soup, prepared from re fined vcuelableOllH in combination with Ulyrrrine, and especially designed for the nseofl-ndlesandfortheJiiirscry Itspcr fume Is exquisite, and It* washing properties unrivalled. For sale by all druggists. feb'27-lyditw J OHNGEAY, Dealer in Wooden Ware, Brooms, PA ZLS, BRUSHES, MATS, j TWINES.CORDAGE, TUBS. CHURNS, CRADLES, WAGONS CHAIRS, BASKETS, &c. I NON. 15 Fnlton nnd 202 Front Stt.? tNEW YORK. I Ja?27-3md?tw ^ COCO CREAM FOR THE If AIR. Coco Cream for the Hair. , Coco Cream for the Hair. Away with your Grey Hair. Away with your Groy Hair. No more rancid Pomades 11 No more rancid PomadeB IJ I If yon want something elegant, i If you admire delicious Perfume, j If you desire soft and silky Hair, | If you want your Hair preserved, ; If you want your Hair to grow If you want to prevent premature Baldness, If you want to be rid of Dandruff, Use the Coco Cream. Use the Coco Cream. Use the Coco Cream. Use the Coco Cream. Use the Coco Cream. Price 35 cents a bottle. For ?He^UGnLIN8 ABUBHKIELty I ju^| Wheeling, W. Va. COLGATE'S HONEY SOAP. This celebrated TOILET SOAP, In such unl venial demand. Is made from the Choicest ma terials, Is MILD and EMOLLIENT ln lis na ture, fragrantly SCENTED, and ex tremely BENEFICIAL ln Its action upon the kin. For sale by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealeni. ngu-15-lydAw WHY NOT I!NT. THE BESTT Over twenty years' Increasing demnd has established the fact that Mathtos' Vkki tian HairDYK, Is the best ln the world. It Is the cheapest, the most reliable, and most convenient. Complete ln one bottle. Does not require any previous preparation of the hair. No trouble. No crock or stain. Does not rub off or make the hair appeardusty and dead, but imparts to It new life and lustre. Produces a beautiful black or brown, as pre 1 erred. A child can apply It. Always gives satisfaction. Only 7o cents per bottle. Sold everywhere, A. I. MATHEWS, Manufacturer, N. Y. DEM AB BARNES i CO., New York, wliole tale Agents. mnygMyeod National Insurance Company of Wheeling. Thestockiiolders ofttte nvtion al Insurance Company of Wheeling will meet at the office of John Bishop. HI Market street, on Monday, March 19th, at 7 o clock, p. m., fortbe purpose of electing directors, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before themfc RMER) JOSEPH BELL, W. T. 8inglkton, JOHN E. WILSON, JOHN BISHOP. feb27-td Corporators. Wanted. m , COMPETENT VINEYARDIBT, WHO A has long experience* ln Europe and America both, wishes to obtain a situa tion as such, either to plant or manage a vineyard. For information apply at the Register office. feb36-lw TF.tna Fir? and Marine Insurance Company, of Wheeling. The stockholders OF THE ABOVE fnr the lower room of the City Buildings on Saturday. March 17th, at 7 o'clock, p. m? for the purpose of electing directors and transac ting suchotber business as may be brought heft>re them. ? R> A. BIcCABK, AUGUSTUS POLLOCK, T. M. DODSON. THOS. J. CAMPBELL. CHARLES H. BERRY", feb23-Ul Corporators. r%f\i\ BUSHELS PRIME CLOVER SEED. 900 100 *' Prime Timothy Seed. r*v\J m iCentucky Blue Grass. 25 " Orchard Grass seed. Just re ceived and for sale. DODSON A BIUjB fettB-lm No. 21 Main sL m GI LL*S ASSORTED STEEL PLO W 8. 50 50 Hall ? S peer's Steel and Iron Plows. 60 BldwelTs " " 25 Baltimore w M 13 Blacksmith Forges. 250 Ceder Water Buckets. 1000 Seamless Sgi-lm No.M Malnrt Semper Idem Muslins?Merrimack Prints. TN ORDER TO WORK OFF MY OTHER daylwlilch I wUl sell for less than the regular nfebt2CC**^' J. a. RHODES. ?nOBTY THOUSAND CATAWBA GRAPE I Jcuttlngs for sale. feb27-3t* Martin's Ferry, Ohio. $cur gulvertismtnts. w,,E%r?.r??mrs 011 TKKSg2W^2#wg Office tills, Thursday evenlng,at 7ocJ?dc. to determine whether they will continue to bore, or sell out and quit. p uiLDItETff, marl-It Pres't. Auction. Mr. 31. RHEINSTROM WILL 8ELL the remainder of his household and hen Furniture, ou Friday morning, March 2d, commencing at 10o clock. xnarl-2t* Webster Township School. mflE C AND D DIVISIONS OF WEBSTER _L Township Primary School will open In the new School House in said Township, on Monday en using, March 5th. The rooms are famished to accommodate one hundred and twenty-four (124) pupils. Tickets of admission may be obtained of the School Commissioner of the Township, at the residence of Mr. William Hastings, on Satur day, 3d Instant, from 9 o'clock a. m. to 12 m. J By order of the School Commissioner of Webster Township. marl-3t Dwelling House For Sale. X rOFFER FOR SALE A TWO STORY I frame dwelling houseon Main street, one door below C. E. Btilel's. The house contains eight rooms. Can be used for either dwelling or store house. marl-lw* A. LDMPP. Notice. TN ORDER TO GIVE POSSESSION OF 1_ the house I am In, I will sell my stock of Family Groceries at cost. Call and get bar gains. Market alley; Market street. marl-lw B. M. LIST. THE BALTIMORE AND HAVANA STEAMSHIP COMPANY. For Havana and New Orleans. To (Sail Wednesday, March 7tli, at four o'clock, p.m. The first-cla88~steambhip cuba, (1,100 tons) Capt. Sundbem, will be prompt ly dispatched, as above, for Havana, and thence to New Orleans, from Brown's wharf, Fell's Point. For freight or passage, having unsurpassed accommodations, apply to HENRYM. WARFIELD A CO., Agents, 16Spear's wharf. N. B.?No freight received or bills of lading signed on the day of sailing. marl-fit H. M. W. A Co. Ad journment!! TiESALEOFTHE FARM BELONGING to the estate of Alexander Hadden, dee'd, was adjourned from February 26th to Tues day, March 6th, 1866, at 10o'clock,a. m.,at the front door of the Court House. Said farm contains 25 acres. 1 rood and 35 poles, and Is situated on the National road, about Ave miles East of the City of Wheeling. It Is beautifully located, and under the highest state of cultivation, Is well adapted for gardening purposes, or as a cite for a coun try residence. bale positive and title perfect. Terms?cash, balance in 6 and 12 months with interest from day of sale. HANNIBAL FORBES, marl-to Commissioner. WHEELING COMMERCIAL COLLEGE Telegraphic Institute. Hornbrook's Building, Main st., WHEELING, W. VA. rnHE ONLY INSTITUTION IN THE .L State where a young man can acquire a thorough business education in a short time. All who wish to become scientific Book Keepers*and Accountants, Rapid and Good Penmen. Good Sound Telegraphic Operators; Efficient-Reporters, will find this lnstltu >n EQUAL TO ANY IN THE COUNTRY, having every facility for teaching BOOK-KEEPING, PENMANSHIP, TELEGRAPHING, PHONOGRAPHY, COMMERCIAL LAW AND COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE. faculty: . Prof. J. A. MITCHELL,Prairio Penman, of Illinois, Teacher of Penmanship. J. ORE ASF. Y, Teacher of Book-keeping and Lecturer on Accounts. JOH N MORG A N. Jr., of the United States Line, Teacher of Telegraphing. J. A. KKRBY, of the United States Line, Assistant Teacher of Telegraphing. ALEX. MARTIN,D. D., Lecturcron Mathe | mntics. Rev. 8. B. BARNETZ, Lecturer on Business | Ethics. R. H. LEE, M. D., Teacher of Phonography. For terms, specimen of writing, or further particulars, please address 1 MITCHELL A CREASEY. marl-ltd&w Wheeling. W. Va. Auction and Commission. JTAVING RENTED THE STORE ROOM 1 now occupied by Wm. W. Blancliard,on on roe street, between Main and Water, we are prepared to receive and sell Goods, Wares, Merchandize, <&c.,at the lowest possible rates. Particular attention given to sales outside of our house, such as, real estate, furniture, ?Sc. feb28-Mm WM. H. BABSETT A CO. X WILL CONTINUE THE POSTPONED _L sale of Dry Go<xls at the store room of F. W. Bassett, No. 35 Main street, to-morrow (Wednesday) at 2 and 7 o'clock, p. m., and continue from day to-day. feb28-3t WM. II. BASSETT. CHURNS. 1I/E HAVE NOW ON HAND THE CELE YV brated Tlngley Churn, and will fhrnish It to our customers at manufacturers prices. 1 feb28-dAw GORRELL A CO. CLOVER HEED. BUS. PRIME CLOVER SEED FOR sale at the lowest rates by U v "ale at the lowest rates by feUS-d&w . GORRELL A CO. TIMOTHY SEED. BUS. TIMOTHY SEED, NEW CROP' .. a pure article, for sale by feb28-d<Sw G JRRELL A CO. 50 REAPERS AND ROWERS. WE ARE PREPARED TO FURNISH Reapers and Mowers, either single or combined, and of the most approved patterns. Orders should be sent in early to avoid dis appointment in getting machines in time for harvest. feb28-d&w GORRELL A CO. SUGAR CURED HARM AND REEF. Davis* sugar cured hams and Dried Beef Just received and for sale by R. J. SMYTH. feb28 Corner Market and Quingy Sts. CRANBERRIES. BBLS EASTERN CRANBERRIES, IN prime order, for sale by R. J. SMYTH, feb28 Corner Market and Qulncy sts. 10 GOSHEN CHEESE. Ofi BOXES CHOICE GOSHEN CHEESE. /OU Just received at the corner of Market and Qulncy sts. feb2B CHINA, GLASS Axd QUEENSWARE. J. L. Hobbs, Son & Co., Manufacturers of FLINT GLASS, IMPORTERS OF QUEENS WARE and Dealers In STEAMBOAT and HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, At the old Stand, No. IIS Slain and 49 Water Streets, WHEELING, W. Va. WE 'ARE NOW RECEIVING DIRECT fTom the manufacturers in England a large and extensive stock of QUEEN SWARE of the best makes and In the newest shapes, which we offer to the TRADE and at RETAIL at lower prices than the same qualities of goods can be bought In the eastern markets. We manufacture and keep constantly on hand a large stock of Glass W are of every de scription, CARBON OIL LAMPS, LAMP CHIMNEYS, AC., Ac. feb27 J. L. HOBBS, SON A CO. Dyspepsia Can Be Cured! A WELL KNOWN* PHILADELPHIA Druggist, (himself a suffer from Dyspepsia) speaks of DR. EOFFS TONIC ft Aim DYSPEPTIC PILLS As the best Dyspepsia medicine he ever used or sold III Thousands have borne the same testimony. They operate gently as a purgative, cleans ing the stomach and Intestines of all irritating matter, without producing sickness, or de bebUltating the digestive organs, and without any interference with ordinary occupation*. FOB DERANGE? IENT OF THE LIVER They are Invaluable! AS A FAMILY MEDICINE They are superior to all others. Price 25 cts. Sent by mall to any addrew for 35 cents. T. H. LOGAN A CO.. and LOGAN, LIST A CO., Wheeling, Proprietors. Sold everywhere. febZS-dAw giflvtrtigtmortisrr: " AHSWAL TOXJR. HAS arrived but ^ FEW days ONLY. Prof. H. A.DEMUNN, The celebrated hair restorer, whom remarkable raccem ta'treatlng baldness, thin hair, falling off of THE same, ALL DISEASES OF THE SCALP. Viz: salt RHEUM, SCALD head, tetter? ?ic*? Is the theme of nnlveraal comment, can be consulted at the Sprigg House Parlor, 52, Upon the above. Commencing Wednesday Noon, Feb 28, FOR A FEW DAYS only. OFFICE HOURS: SffiT-lssla wi P. m. and 7 to 9 p. nx. all Consultations Free. prof. DeMunn-a consulting parlore a?,?1 chicago. Ill- ? thesturgeon Oil Company. mlle stockhmjje^f THE awjve x named ooinpany wju m Tueadfty even .'iirnose of electing directors. leua>-m_ Horse Wanted. I orfaru. ba.?ngoaia,. CHOICE CLOVER BEE?. BUSHELS CLEAN SEED FOR sale -fem6by LIST. MORRISON *Co. hackcbel. HLF BARRELS NO. 2, LARGE. i 125" 44 , o* ?? 50 kit*, Noa. 1 and 2, J^.!SceWed a"j list 'morrison * co. , hlf 1o|^ t .tbt MORRISON A oo. _ Plans and Architectural Drawings. Ste^asssaa Wonderful Healing Power. cures ever on reeom, w>" r of flnlt and thiihouseofwm.?'y,vi?'mirp<?o of Healing srr?K2^rrb ^from 9 ttu ? m he will heal those unable t0^roymoneu.ufl?ern'-.''e wlU reooWe pa" tlenUi on r^nahle terroa^ KM o?Sl cure* ?*?? | application. - rnrnck National Express and 1 Transportation Company. > wheki.ino, W.vb., February 22, ls68.j RATES REDUCED. diiced rates. tt A vino COMPLETED OCR afr H ^?ny?^f?? VPW york, philadelphia, BAOTI MORE,andall southern CITIES, and all Intermediate points. Collection, attended to with prompters and SM our Ofllce, No.74 Ma?5^eeler, Agent. B. F.KELLEY. 8upl Western mvmon.y Second Hand Furniture Store. i mnt undersigned HAVE STARTED T a new store for the purchamiand m^ol fedhrmdef^?urernfts^wu1 gSgSMSW&fctlng and Gram '"Siarket iitreet, 3d door north of Rennert HS.aLttrk0t street' co. 100! 100 100 i Destroy Your Rats and Roaches! BITOT'S EXTEEMINATOE. 18 NOW THE MOST RELIABLE ah tide for the purpose known. It Never fail*. Sold by all Druggists in large boxen for 25 eta. McCabk, Kraft a Co., wheel . ing, general agents for West Va. Rati die out of their holes. feb22-ly HI Victor Savageot, [A V IN G JUST RETURNED FROM L tbe east, takes pleasure to announce to the ladles and gentlemen of Wheellug and vicinity, that he has brought a large assort ment of hair of the finest quality, whieh he will manufacture in ladles* and gentlemens' wigs, half wigs, front braids, water falls, curls, back braids, topees, and all klqds of orna mental hair works. All of which will be manufactured at home by a competent work man, with neatness and dispatch. aimo, a fine assortment of fancy Perfumery, cologne water, fine soaps, brushes, combs, fine bade combs, and all fancy artides per taining in his line. VICTOR SAVAGEOT, No. 07, Main st,, feblg-flw Wheeling, West Va. JK. BOT8FORD <fc CO., NO. 24 WATER ? street, Wholesale Grocers, have Just re ceived: 82 Bags prime CofTee, 25 Hbg Sugar, 50 Bbls. White Sugar, 100 " Extra family Flour, 50 Chests Tea. Nos. 1,2, and 3 Mackeral in bbls., y% bbls Molasses amfsyrup. Dried Peaches. febs-2m TOBACCO. MONITOR NAVY IN CADY, Hearts Delight, 10s in Cadles. Russell's 10s " Butts. Eldorado j^s " Bright Va. Honey Dew lib. Hares lib.. Kentucky Six tvriijt. Smoking in Bulk and Papers. Cigars of all kinds. J. K. botbford * CO., feb&-2m - No. 34 Water st. SPEEDEL MERMEN, Wholesale Dealers in CAN FRUITS, TOBACCO, Cigars, & c. | Have in store and for sala 1,500 dor Can Fruits, assorted. 300 " Brandy Peaches and Cherries. 75,000Fine Cigars. 190'Coddles Tobacco,ISrtght and Dark, X'n and 10's ' 90 Boxes and h41t Boxes Tobacco. Bright k*s and l's. tpbmtolsbsa.'ii/^s p,ckl-ln , ? nek. 61 MAIN ST. Jan27 CRACKERS, CRACKERS, CRACKERS. Marvin's celebrated Oyster, Sogar and Wine [ CRACKERS, in store and lor sale at manufacturers' PRICES, SPEIDKI, * utdebbisdev, si] Jan27 h ?HusiraI instruments. WM. KNABE & CO.'S GOLD *renAT, PREMIUM P I A N OS! music, and consequently betuar able toap. predate the great resources of this noble la atrument. The Piano Business Has suffered material Injury from the bet that some manufacturers, ia order to rarnhfa an Instrument at a low price, and still nuke a fcood profit, have used Inferior stock in their constnictlonV and rushed them through with, out giving proper time and care to their workmanship- nnii In coimcQUence of their being put In showy onsen, nrnl theprfoj belM lower than a Brat-eluaa Piano can pamMj be sHbnled, they have fonnd many porchMen, bat a few monttoo^ywoiWo^mijtkm bought. IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KNABE PIANO Only the beat stock la ?elected, am] owln* to their immense capital they, command u? choice of labor and can aflord to pay better price* than small makers without means. I Every Instrumerrt is Fully Guarantood I AMU BOLD ONLY BY RESPONSIBLE AGENTS. 0* For Price list and illustrated catalogue I apply to JESSE B. MELLOR, NO. 138 MAIN 8T? Sole Agent for West Virginia. J. CARTWRIGHT, OPTICIAN, And dealer in | Cutlery,Guns,Revolvers VARIETY GOODS, | Musical Instruments, &o., 125 JVIain St. . A large stock of the following articles oou I Btantly on hand, vis POCKET CUTLERY* Table Cutlery, Bowie Knives, Rarors, Scissors, Shot Guns, Revolvers, Caps, Powder, Metallo Cartridges Ac BIRD CAGES, Walking Canes, Lamp Fixtures, Trusses, Ac., Supporters, Magneto Electro Machines, Surveyors' Compasses, Plotting Instruments, Ac. THERMOMETERS, Hydrometers, Baeoharometers, Spectacles, Telescopes Mlscroscopes, Magnifying Lenses Magnets, Ac. piaitos, Violins, Guitars, Flutes, Banjos, Music Boxes, Boman strings, Ac. Also, a great variety of other goods, too nu merous to mention Mnsical Instruments Repaired Promptly ahdin the best manner. JOS. CARTWRIGHT, 126 Maine*. feb7-6m _ Something Sew?The t4Cerage Fra? emSm** or French Dreaalnff" T>E8TORE8 LADIKS' AND CHILDBEDS JX boots and ahpes which have become or rusty or rough by wearing, to ft perfect ana permanent blacky at the same time giving am mnrh imtm tm when new, leavias skirts. It ispntiup in bottles, with as attached to the cork ready for use.snd^-^^ can easily black its own shoes. Forsaie^ therarlety store of D, NIOOLL ? Bgo, JUST RECEIVED Infanta Hands Knit Shirt*. Ladles' Merino Drawers and \ eats. Fancy Tuck comta, Pearl, Jets and Ivory. Ladiu* White Kids, Ladles' Paper Collars. BUkBetUngsf black and color*. Stamp Hllk ft ? ??? Fine Fortmonalea and Balctifl*, Black SUk Nets for long Veils, New 8tyle Skirt Elevators, ^Ribbons, Ac. D mICQLLABHO^. Washington, SO ** ' "** * 200 200 M Broadway, ~ xiper Idem, 100 ** St. Louis Farm, 900 M Good Extra, 100 " Extra, janSi 60 ITlYOB^EUnjLAN A CO.