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MOXTPELIER, VT.
Wtdau Uy Msrnlmjt, M jr 9. 1886.
KeporC of the It?cnti"uction
C'oniiuitlce.
We printed Iat week the report of the
Cornavtree n Reconstruction. We bad no
ppace then fr comment, and we therefore
call our readers' attention to it at this time.
The general features of the plan suggested
by the cmmlnte crmmmd thenve'res favora
bly to sIraot all R-pubiicms. The smend
ment to the Cor.stituticn, providing that no
State shall bass any law abrwlir. the privileges
or immunities of citizens of the United States
or deprive ar.y person of life, liberty or proper
ty without tiue process of law, or deny to anj
person the tquai protection of the laws, ought
not to be objected to by any one. The Pres
ident and his friends said, when te vetoed the
CMI lights bill, that the ends sought by thi
amendment could not le .'ecuttd by the C'or.-
rtiuriV.n tr w i.rrl ihn at fhpre'nre en'nrneci
-- - - -- j - i f
from saving that mcb an amendment is noi
r,tcenj ; anJ Republicans may be rxcuid
fur depirirjr io.tc ail Com-tiiulional quehf.o:.!.
arit-in under the law already pmed, bj incor
porating it into the Constitution itsei. 'lit
only til j-c i"o to this amendment will coiLt
lrorn those wuo mean to deny equl civil riptit-.
isnd the ctmajon prct-c'ion of tt.e Uws to ev
try person in lht Ua'ted States.
The sec- nd section of the amendment, pro
viding that representation thill be appor'.ioctd
acc-rding to voting rKipu'at'.on, is iiable to the
ohjt-ctioo n.ide l-y Sena'or Sumner to a similar
amendmett h ch parsed the llous" early iu
the session. It apparently concedes that a
S:ate may rightfully diffrai.ch!se a portion oi
its citizens, and when pu into the Constitution
would seem to give the national assent to mch
disfranchisement. In ether words il permits a
state to disfranchise a portion of the inhabi
tants by p&jing the penalty in dimit.i.-hed rep
resentation. The answer to this ol j-ciii n is,
generoilv, that a i am-ndment nuking sufFiaf
impartial cannot be adapted in lhi Congress,
and, if it could, it couid not be ratltied by toe
requisite number of states, while this amend
ment may and probb!y will secure the same
end sou.ht by the other, by making it for the
interest of every Stite to mike i's voting p'-p-u
la ion as lrre asposibir; and it stonds a much
bt tier char ce f becoming a part of the Constitution-
The phriseoU gy cf this amendment
is not liable to the verbal criticism which had
considerable force against the one lormerly
adopted by the House. While it is not what
we desire for we should be glad to see tqu
and impartial suffrage made the law of the
land, fur blck as well as white we think it is
much better than nothing, and we, therefore,
hope it will prevail.
The third section of the proposed amend
ment is as follows :
.Sec 3. Until the 4th day of July, 1870,
all persons who voluntarily adhered to the late
insur'ection, giving it aid and comforr, shall be
excluded from the right to vote for membeis of
Congress, and for electors for President and
Vice President of the United States."
No ol jection on the the score of justice cm
be urged sgtinst this section. Traitors and
they are the persons excluded from Yotitg by
this cl iuse have certainly forfeited all claims
to the elective franchise, not only until lb70,
but during the residue of their natural Uvea.
But the languige used to describe these traitors
miut, in the rebel States, eic-pt Tennessee,
comprehend nine-tenths, and in some States
a larger proportion cf the whi'e population.
This amendment, if adopted, would then elect,
until l(s"t, members of Congress, and electors
of President and Vice Pres dent, by a vote of
one tenlD of the white people, or one-fi-teen'h
of the entire population of these State.". I:
would require the ratification of twenty-seven
sU'ee, and if adopted by every loyal s ate,
would still need the approval of three of the
rebel States. Which of them could it secure ?
Would any seceded state, but Tennessee, vote
for it? Beside, if it were adopted, it would
require a standing army to enforce it. In our
judgment en amendment making tq'ial suffrage
the universal hw, would be less objectionable
to the Soul-1, and would be more likely to be
ratified hy the requisite number of states, than
this. W'nite vottrs w. ul 1 rather shdie the
franchise with the blacks, thin be deprived of
it altogether.
If there ! any ne:d of a constitutional
amendment to keep traitors out of federal otti
ces if that end cannot be st cured :-y an set
of Congress simthr to the bill proposed by the
Committee i provision that no traitor should
ever hold any office, whether hy appointment
or election, ia the Nation 1 Government, n .r
be an elector of President or Vice Prt sidetit,
would have in it the highest justice, and would
commend itpe.f to the approval of every fair
minded person ; and we not only think that is
at far as we can go, but we are by no means
cer'ain that it is not as fir as we ought to go,
in disfra chising the people of the South. We
are decidedly opposed to having a fraction of
the people of any part of the United States do
the voting for the whole, whether that fraction
is black or white. bJquil and impartial suffrage
for all the people, who are reckoned as integral
parts of the com moo wealth, is the true princi
ple of Kepublic-in government. If we couid
have universal suffrage we could safely rant
universal amnesty. We are by no means sure
that the suffrage question can be touched at ah
except in the clause respecting represeiiti
tion without resulting in no entire failure in
accomplishing the ohj-ct desired, unless Con
gress insists upon universal suffrage ; and that
we judjje from present indications it will not
do. AH its other expedients are mere tempo
rary mikeehifts i sort of McClellan style of
fighting the battle of impartial suffrage and
we greatly fear that they will result, much jt
did the strategy of the great unready,in tedious
delays and disastrous failures.
The fourth rection of the proposed amend
ments, prohibiting the United Slates or any
state from assuming or paying any portion of
the rebel debt, and the bill reported by the
committee, declaring certain persons ineligible
to federal offices, are sound and wise, and ought
to pass.
No action has yet been taken on this report
or any pact of it. In the House Gov. Bout
well, ot Massachusetts, has given notice that he
will at the proper time propose an amendment
to the bill to provide for the restoration of
the states in insurrection to their full politi
cal rights, by striking out the first section of
the bill, and inserting in lieu thereof the follow
ing :
Now, therefore, be it enacted, &c, that
whenever the above recited amendment shall
have become art of the Constitution, and Ten
nessee or Arkansas shall have ratified the same,
and fehall have modified its Constitution and
law in conformity the:ewith,and shall bave es
tablished an equal and just system of suffrage
lor all it male citizens within iu jurisdiction
who are not less than 21 yeara of age, the Sen
ators and Representatives from such state, if
found duly elected and qualified, may, alter
having taken the required oaths of office, be
admitted into Congress as each : provided,
that nothing in tbia section contained shall be
to construed aa to require the disfranchisement
of any loyal person who is now entitled to
vote."
It will be sees from this action of Governor
Boot we II, that an effort will yet be made by the
friends of equal suffrage to get an expression
on that question.
Limiizuiou of Presidential Ap
pointments. The Senate hat week passed by a decided
majority the following amendment to the Post
Office appropriation bill :
V . ixrfnrmtns tlio rill.
ties of any office which by Jaw is required to be ' His application wan supported by the follow
filkd by the ad Wee and consent of tbe Senate, j ing testimonials' :
shall, before confirmation by the Senate, receive ' Hon. Secy of War: Please see Mr. J.
a;.y salary or compensation for his services, un-j J. Gieie on the proj.rie.ty ot f urnishing small
less he be commissioned by the President to; arm ammunition to the loyal people ot North
!i tin a THC.r.rw which has. dunnz the recess
"...
cf the Senate, and since its last adjournment,
happened by death, resignation or expiration ot
let m."
The object of this amendment was to put
some restraint upon tbe political exercise of
the appointing power by the President during
the recess of Congress, in removmg olicials
for their hostility to the President's scheme of
reconstruction, to make places for those who
are redy to lick the hand that feeds them.
Sevenl li-publicans voted against this amend
rueC, not beciuse they objected to the princi
ple, but became they were opposed to ticking
it to an appropriation bill. Senator Poland
voted for the amendment, but afterward moved
a recjr.sideration of the vo'.e passing it. His
aclior: is thus reported :
" The appropriation bill having been recalled
from the House, Mr. Poland move i to recon
sider the vote by which it was passed. He
looked upon the amendment put upon that bill
as revolutionary. Congress might as well re
ftie to appropriate money to pay the salary ot
the President as to refuse to py the salaries ot
i tbcers appointed by tbe President. He wish
eO his motion to lie on the table until the bill
now in course of preparation in relatien to ap
pointments was presented to the Senate."
Whit the bill is which is in preparation we
are not yet informed, but we presume it is de
signed to reach the same orject reached by this
anitiidment, and very likely Sen tor Poland will
vote for such a bill when presented. We can
not quite agree wiih him, however, that this
amendment is " revolutionary." If the Presi
dent has any tight to remove an cllieer durirg
the recess of Congress, that right is given hiiij
by these cli'ise of the Constitution :
" The Kxecu'ive power shall be vested in a
Presidei.t of the United S ates.
Ai.d he shall nominate, acd, by find with the
sdvice of the Senate, shall appoint ambaes.idors,
Giber public ministers and consuls, judges ot
the Supreme Cour, and ail on er officers ot
the L'mttd Stales, whose appointments are not
iierein otherie provided tor, and wtich stub
oe esiob.isiied Dy law ; but the Congress ma),
by lw, vest the appointment of such inferior
officers, as they think proper, in the President
a. one, in the duns ot Lw, or in the r.eads of
department-1.
1 be President shall have power to fill up ali
vacancies that may happen during tbe recess ot
the Senate, I y granting commissions, which
shall expire at the end of their next session.''
Sliicl constructionists and President John
son and his friends claim to be par txulltiict ol
that number will have some Uifliculty in de
riving from ti e power to appoint by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate," the
right to remove without the advice or cotsent
of the Senate, whether that body be In session
or not. Nor is it quite ea6y to see how the
pjwer to fill a Vacar.cy gives the riht to make
a vacancy. Gi vernors of most States have
the riht to appoint U. S. Senators to fill va
Cineies cccurrirg during a recess of tbe legis
lature, but no one has concluded from this, that
tht-.-e governors could rtmove a U. S. Sena' or.
In the early history of the Republic it was not
supposed that the president couid reniovo, any
more than fe could appoint an cflicer, without
the adv ce at d consent of the Senate. But in
'ater years presidents have generally acted up
on tie theory, t'uat the power cf removal from
t thee rested absolutely and without limitation
with the extculive, ubiit the Senate were only
to be consulted respecting appointments. How
little reason there is in such a perversion of the
Constitution, we have already shown.
S far as the great majority of the olfices
themselves are concerned, it is a matter of
small consequtnee whether they are held by
Ki-publicans or Democrats. We never held
in very high esteem the camp-followers wha
ate found near every victorious army, and
vihoee interest in tbe battle is wholly centred
in their chance for the spoils. But it the spoils
of victory are to be distributed at all, they
ought to be g.ven where the great buik of the
conquering army orders, and not where the
c iinmanuing (general may please to designate.
More especially should this be done wten that
general nas provtd a traitor to the very cause
tor vthicb he fought the winning battle, and is
using the advantages he his gaiced,to debauch
nd bribe such cf his venal and mercenary lol-
iowers.as he can by these means hire to go over
to the enemy. President Johnson now ap
pears to be intent upon using the vast patron
age of his cilice to reward those who are will
ing to sell themselves for tbe meases of pottage
which he has to distribute, and thi action of
tbe Senate was intended to prevent hid doing
so in an illegal and unconstitutional manner
We should prefer that toe measure should be
adopted by itself and not be made a part of an
appropriation bit! ; but in some way Congress
eiiould dec are that the Senate is to be consult
ed in removals as well as in appoin'.mente.
Tbe ooe-man power in this government is quite
large enough, and we should welcome as one
o! me most, beneficent reforms, a constitution
al amendment providing that the gieat majori
ty o! ths executive officers now aj pointeu at
Washington should be elected directlv by the
people. Bui as there is very little hope that
such a wise restriction of the appointing pow
er will be made, the people have the right to
demand, as the least that ouht to be done,
t'lat Congress shall insist upon the Constitu
tional right of the Senate to advise and con
sent respecting the removals of all officers
whose appointments are made ' by and with
the advice and consent " of that body. When
such a measure is presented in the Senate we
expect to find both our Senators earnestly fa
voring it.
The Test Oath..
Some time since, President Johnson sent to
Congress a message enclosing statements made
by tbe Secretary of the Treasury and tbe Post
master General, in reference to the difficulty
in finding persons at the South, capable of per
forming tbe duties of the federal offices, who
could take tbe test oath ; and both cf these
officers recommend a modification of the oaib.
Tbey also stated that tbey had in many in
stances appointed men to office wbo could not
take tbe oath. Tbe House Judiciary Com
mittee, to whom tbe subject was referred,
made a report in which they came to the con
clusion that no modification of tbe oath is
needed or desirable ; that whenever any de
partment of the Government find on tbe stat
ute book a law for their guidance, it is as
much their duty, as that ot the humblest cit
izen, to abide by and obey it ; that if the
President found it difficult to "reconstruct"
the South under the laws as they wero, it was
his duty to bave assembled Congress in extra
session ; and that, if the departments had
earnestly sought for competent union men in
the Sonth, they con Id have found them in
sufficient numbers to have performed all the
duties required to be performed by the federal
Government. On this point the committee
sa j that the rebel eta tea furnished more thtn
fifty thousand white troops for the federal
army, and out of that number it is quite
proballo all the office-holders needed could
have been selected. Some of these soldiers
were applicants for the very positions given to
men who could not take the test oath.
The committee report this significant case :
Mr. J. J. Gicrs, a citizen of Alabama, ap
plied for an appointment as coaumiaeioner for
the collection of direct taxes t r that State.
.. ar
Aiaoama. a. Lincoln
Nov. 13, 18C3."
Nashville, Tknn., Sept. 30, 1864.
To President Lincoln : Mr. Giers is a
gentleman ot integrity and respectability ; be
is one of tbe few in that country who stood
firm to tbe Union. Any kindness you may
show him will confer a personal favor upou
ai?. Andkew Johnson."
' Mr. Giers is a ioyal citizen of Alabama,
and has done many acts to prove his position.
G. 11. Thomas, M jor General.
May 14, 1S05."
" I know Mr. Giers well, and I bave always
tound him ready to uid the Government in
every way possible. He is competent and re
liable. U. S. Grant, Lieut. Gen.
Feb. 18, lSbti.
Mr. Giers' friends wore not successful in
their efforts to secure foi him the position that
he desired ; but one T. W. Sykts, who was a
member of the rebel Legislature of Alabama,
was nominated to tbe office. Olher cases
might bi given, but il is deemed unnecessary.
Applications sire still jx-ndi f t the appoint
ment of 8, .me of tbe loy.il men of the South
to cffieiil positions tn Uioee slates.
The comioitt'.-e also give this lett -r :
"Sumtkr, S. C, April 10, 1866.
Dear Sir: For four jeats ol the war
Montgomery Moses was collector of war tax
for J-ff. D.ivis, grinding the puoplu here ; and
now is assessor cdlectorj of United States
tax internal revenue, ana all his sons were
rebels and are oow sucking government pap
in revenue. Is this right? Plenty Union
men here idle. Your servant,
IVrtu tiav-Nts, Prceduiiin.
The course pursued by the President and
by some of the heads of departments in setting
in motion the inachiDery of civil ove.niuent,
appears to be not only inspired by motives ol
great tenderness toward rebels, tut to be in
direct violation of law. Mot one of President
Johnson's provisional governors could take
ilia tes; oath, and so lar as is known not one
was asked to take it. Yet these governors
were lederal officers ii' they were anything.
After this ixinplc, Fet by the chief magis
trate, of disregard of a positive- statute, it is
not a matter of much si.rpiise that his subor
dinates in the executive departments should
give a like example of disobedience, and ex
hibit a similar contempt of the Lvw-uiaking
power. 1: is about time that inc-ro executive !
ofik-ers should learn that they are not the gov
ernment, and that the right to repeal statutes
doesn't rest with them. Calhoun once pro
posed through state action to nullily a law of
CoDgress. It was, however, generally under
stood then that acts of Congress were bind
ing upon all the people of the country. It
has been reserved tor our time for officials at
Washington to attempt to nullify a law, and
then urge their own unlawlul Conduct as a
reason why the law should be repealed.
Uciiiocrstcy Iio nctl ly :t Con- i
ervutiv; I'apcr. '
Politics in Kentucky is considerably mixed, j
There is a liadicai Union p'irty, a Conservative j
Union par'y, and a Democratic i.arty. Until !
tbe last two ele.tions, tbe Democrats being
mostly in the rebel army, those of that party
remaining in 'he state acted generally with the
Union party. This, however, did not prevent
the state giving its eltctoral vote for McClel-
la-i, as the ' Conservatives '" b-ive been ratLer
inclin d to the northern wing of the lemo-j
cratic organization. But since ttu' rebel sol-
diers and ofiic-rs have got back from the war,
the Democr. tic party, pure ano s'mpie as it
used to be when it went to the utmost limit of j
the Southern Sure Kights doctrines, has been j
reconstructed in Kentucky. This organizition !
has reeotly held a convention, and put forth a J
platform of principles. It, of course, endorses I
President Johnson, as ali rebels now d , and
denounces Congress. It also declares in favor
of state sov-reijjnty , ar.d threatens secession in
Case Congiess s lall insist oo guarantee fr the
future.
Of this organiziiliou, the Louisville Journal,
a Con-erv -tive Union paper, uhich supported
McClellan, and now denounces Congress with
a bitterness r.ardly less than that of the Rich
mond Juiaiuintr, says :
" We assure the people of Kentucky that the
peace, harmony and safety of the State are
more seriously imperilled now lhan they have i
been since the ruthless hordes of liuckner and
Bragg were trampimg down our soil. Tbe
fcamemenwhise treachery to the Common
wealth and the na'ion mvolv d the country in
civil war five years ag; tbe same men wh .
robbed and who encouraged the robbing of our
banks, the destroying of our rail-road bridges,
the tiring of the dwellings ol our citizens, and
sought to etnblish ltebel Provisional Govern
ments over our people, by hich to coerce
them into the whirlpool of treason, are per
fecting a political organization in the State for
the purpose ct placing her political power ex
clusively in the hands of men who, having
been whipped at their own game ot powder
and ball, are now seeking to use the ballot for
the achievement ot tneir revengeful political
schemes. The personnel cf the Secessionists'
Convention, which asemoled in this city yes
terday, was a bona fide representative of those
men, who, but lately throwing off tneir ltebel
military garb, and their professions of hostility
to the Union, have made ha-le to inaugurate a
contest tor civil office."
This is not an overdrawn picture of this
Democratic party. The men who 6tood by
the government in Kentucky when multitudes
of the people of lint state followefl Buckner
and breckenridge into the rebel ranks, know
what it means when rebels attempt to get the
control of the civil government. Yet the
President's scheme of reconstruction puts ev
ery Southern State into the hands of just such
men as these denounced by the Journal. Is il
strange that Congress and the loyal men of the
country shoull oppose such a plan ? It it
wondetful that Democrats, North and South,
should favor it '
Military Commissions and tuk Pkack Pkoo
lamation. A general order has just been is
sued from tbe War Department defining the
jurisdiction ol courts martial and military
commissions, since the peace proclamation,
which is as follows :
Whereas, some military commanders are
embarraesed by doubts as to ibe operation of
tbe proclamation ot the President dated Apr.
2", 1866, upon trials by courts martial and
military officers, to remove such doubts it is
ordered by the President that hereafter when
ever offenses are committed by civilians they
are to be tried where civil tribunals are in ex-
risteoce to try them. Their cases are not au
thorized to be ana will not be Drought Detore
tbe Military Courts Mariial or Commission,
but will be committed to the proper civil au
thorities. The order is not applicable to camp
followers, as provided for under tbe 60th ar
ticle of war, and to contractors and others as
specified iu section 15 ot the act of July 17,
1862, and sections one and two of tbe act ot
Match 2, 1863. Persons and offenses cog
nizable by tbe r-jlcs and articles ot war ana
by acts of Congee ss above cited will be con
tinued to be tried and punished by military
tribunals as prescribed by tbe rules and arti
cles of war and acts of Congress. Tbe 60. h
section ot the rales and articles of war pro
vides that all sailers and retainers to corps,
and sll pereors whatsoever serving with tbe
armies of the United States in the field,
though not enlisted soldiers, are to be subject
to orders according to the rules and discipline
of war. 1'be acts of Congress to which ref
erence is made, provide that whenever any
contractor for subsistence, clothing, arms,
ammunition, monitions of war, and for every
description ot supplies for the army and navy
of tbe United States, shall be found guilty by
a court martial of fraud or willful neglect of
duty, he shall' be punished by fine or impris
onment, as the court martial shall adjudge,
and further j r vision is made for the punish
ment of persons defrauding tbe army, navy
and civil service by procuring false vouchers
or entering into a conspiracy with any per
sons in tbe employment ot tbo government
with a view to Iraud aud other kindred offen
eee. This is not quite satisfactory to some con
tractors who have been swindling tbe govern
ment, but we don't know of anybody wbo is
moved with much pity for them.
FitA.NCuisK in Tbnmvsskk. The State ot
Tennessee has just provided itself with a new
franchise bill, which disfranchises rebels and
makes " treason a crime odioua in the eyes ot
God and man." All are excluded from tbe
right to vote wbo participated in the rebel
lion. All are allowed to vote who voted in
Noveuiber, 1864. February, 1865, and March,
1865 ; ali who have been honorably discharg
ed from tbe Union army ; ail loyal persons in
East Tennessee, who cjuid not vote in the
elections named because they were living
within the rebel lines ; loyal men in West
Tennessee, who were not allowed to vote by
the rebels ; nun-combatants aud nun-partici-panu
in the rebellion ; and appointees of Gov.
Johnson and Gov. Brownlovv. Tneso various
classes include some 80,000 voters, as is sup
posed, or about half the white population oi
tbe State. Union men wbo were absent in
the North, as thousands were in 1864 and
1805, fare the s.ime as those who weru forced
into tbe rebel service, or otherwise aided the
rebellion against their own judgment and
wish ; cor is any account tnj.de of those who
bave received aiuuesty.
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Colokado. The Senate bill adniittiug Col
orado as a State has passed the House. An
amendment was proposed postponing its ad
mission until its State Constitution was
amended by striking out thj word " white "
in the clause relating to sutlrage, but it was
rejected by a vote ot 36 in favor of it to i5
against it. We are pleased, however, to
6ee that Messrs. Morrill, Baxter and Wood
bridge of this State, voted fur the amend
meur, and after its defeat voted against the
bill. It is fully time that this government
established the rule, where it has the consti
tutional power to act, that impartial suffrage
shall bo the basis of Republican government,
it is gratilying t.tknow that Vermont, in the
Senate and House, although in a minority,
presented u solid Iront against tile sacrifice of
piincip'e involved in the Colorado bill.
Gkn Lks For pKksiDtNT. The Mubtle Itey
ister has placed at the head of its columns
tbe name of Gen. Uobert K. Lee, as the Dem
ocratic candidate for President in l.GH. The
Memphis Argus, however, think this rather
premature, and talks in this way about it :
" Surely , they are no pood or true
friends of this graud oil uiiti, who in the
piest-nt pturc cf affair-, wouli Urug his
great Dime into the lihtiy arena of p.trty
mile. Not till a new and bi-tter spirit shall
prevail in the politics of this country, and
tbe country shall call for its tx-st men to stnnd
and serve in high places, will it be possible or
opjropriate to dignify tbe 1'rcfridtto.iial cbair
with a seoud, anJ greater th in Wahing"on.'
If, in tbe approaching political struggles,
it becomes necesemry or advisable, orjrjper,
to dt';-!gn;tte some Conservative Cdiidi.lw lor
the I'rej-iileiscy in lfti, in our opinion be
nur prtft'iit leader, the great statesman ot
Tenntss-ee, is the man."
A year ago no one expected to find a rebel
paper j.rai-ing Johnson. Have the rebels
changed, or has the President been " recon
structed."
Th re-cent attempt to aHs-iinate tbe Em
peror of Russia was brought to the attention of
the House last Tuesday by Mr. Stevens, of Pi.,
who desired to have the following resolution
passed unanimouly :
" Rtsohed, That tbe Congress of the United
Slates ot America have learned with deep re
gret the attempt made upon the life of the
Kmperor of Russia, by an entmy of emancipa
tion, and the Congress send their greeting to
his Imperial Mejesty and to the Rus.sim nation,
ani coogritulate the twenty millions of serfs
upon the proviontial et-cape fn ni danger of
the sovereign, to whose hand and beart thev
one the blesMng ol their freedom."
Mr. Ross, of Illinois, objected, when Mr.
Stevens said, I ha'l withdraw it until there
ball not be one member present who is in tavor
of acoassination to obstruct it." Tne next day
the resolution passed unanimously.
-4- -
The New York Timet, formerly Republican
but now radically Southern in its arguments
and sympathies, violently attacks the report
of the reconstruction committee as wrong
from first to last. As a specimen of the
present attitude of the Times, wo give thisex
tract from its editorial on the report :
" 11 tbe South is excluded from being rep
resented in Congress or in the Electoral Col
lege, and should cho.se, in connection with
those Northern States which may agri e with
them as to their right of representation, elec- I
tors enough to constitute a iu ijority of the I
Electoral College, is U to be, supposed that the '
President so chosen could be peacefully txcluded :
from the Presidtntial office? And the same j
collision may occur at ti.o meeting oi me next
Congress."
Some Democratic ppers, indeed tbe most
of them praiee President Johnson. But
there are in Ohio Democratic journals which,
strange as it may seem, think Mr. Johnson is
not Southern enough in his present opinions
and sympathies. One of these sbeets,the West
and South, published at Cincinnati, ungener
ously says be "multiplies bis old Tennessee
" stump speeches from the front steps of the
' White House. It is the endless repetition
"of Andy Johnson, and signifies only that a
" email man in a large place can make an
" unearthly noii-e ! " After what Johnson
has done for tbe Democratic party this kind of
language is not kind.
- - -
The associated press reporter at Washington
telegraphed over the country last Wednesday,
what purported to be the upshot of a cabinet
meeting to consider the report of the Commit
mittee on Reconstruction. According to this
report Secretary Seward, McCullocb, Stanton,
Welles and Postmaster .General ' Dennison
agreed with the President, and opposed the
report of the Committee. Secretary ,Llarlan
agreed with the Committee. Attorney Gener
al Speed was absent. The Tribune correspond
ent, however, affirmi that Stanton goes with
Congress.
Senator Trumbull has presented tbe peti
tion of over one hundred white loyal citizens
of Staunton, Vs., t raying for mditury pro
tection. Tbey represent that since the troops
bave been withdrawn threats are being made
from various quarters toward the lives and
property of loyal men, and they state that no
protection or justice can be had through the
courts.
FreedrarB'i Aid Soeietle.
We last week gave a sketch of the organi
sation of tbe New England Branch of the
Freedmen'i and Union Commission, and also
reported at tome length the address of Mr.
Cbapin, the Secretary of the Commission,
delivered here tbe Sunday evening previous.
Mr. J. Q. A. Brackett, of Boston, is now in
this county, having been commissioned by
the Society to organize in each town, if prac
ticable, a Freedmen's Aid Society. He has
already commenced visiting the towns in tbe
county for this purpose . He has labored in
this causa with much eucoews in Massachusetts,
for several months, and comes here highly
commended from that field, and by Mr. Cbapin
tbe Secretary. We commeud Mr. Brackett to
the hearty co-operation and sympathy of all
those wbo bave any interest in the education,
improvement and religions instruction of the
Freedmen.
Thk Bombardmcnt or Valparaiso We
print on the outside of this issue the dispatch
of Commodore Rodgers in regard to the bom
bardment of Valparaiso by the Spanish fleet,
and bis attitude respecting it. Tbe appar
ently wanton destruction of property by this
bombardment has caused it to be very gener
ally denounced as an outrage. We are not
quite able to see, however, why the Spanish
fleet was not at liberty to attack Valparaiso.
We remember General Sherman said in a let
ter to General liood, that " war is cruelty and
you cannot refine it." Spain is at war with
Chili. If England were at war with this
country we should expect English vessels of
war would, if they could, destroy Boston,
New York, or New Orleans. Commodore
Kodgers was certainly wise in declining to in
terfere, as was also the English Admiral.
Month lt Statemknt or thx Public Dkbt.
The following is a statement ot tbe public
debt of tbe United States on the first of May,
1866.
! b taring Coin Intrust.
Fire per e 'nt. bonds $lS.S41.1U0.OO
Six per cent, ban Is of 16o7 and 1S6S 18,1:23,59! .SO
six per cent, bon 1SSI 2S3.744 13H .00
Six per cent. bond as6,7S4.UUU.UO
Total debt bearing coin Interest $1,146 ,U9'i,S4 1 Sii
Dtbt b tiring Currtney Jnltrest.
Six per cent. onds $4 634,(100 OS
Temporary loan 13l.4y7,ei 64
Ceruflcatea ..f iudrbtednait ti'J to.0O.0
One and two year flTe per cent, notes ti,0oA 9K).uu
Three year compound interest notes 167,012,141 OO
Tliree yer 7-3' notes SI6 5y,l.io 00
Total debl btaring currency iDlfrest $l,lSi.3U,e44 .62
Matured debt not prevented lor p ment $ 177,7'jy .04
Debt btarxng no InUrttU
United States notes f415.114,3l8.00
Fractional currency US.lBi,0l7.64
Oold certificates of deposit y U3ti 4J".U0
Total debt bearing no interest
75.S4
Total dekt
-l,Si7,b7G.d71.60
Amount m 7Yaj ry.
Coin.
Currency
76,67'i,4iJ7 00
61,310 6-Ji.eO
i:)7,8-7.0-AS.s2
S J7 ,t.76 -71.63
Total in Treaaary
Total debt
Amount of debt less cash In 't reasury 92,649,09 S42 7S
The foregoing is a correct statement of the
public debt as appears from tbe looks an !
Treasurer's returns in the Department on tbe
1st of May, 1866.
Hloh McCclloch,
Secretary ot the Treasury.
Ran )val. We learn that the Hon. Daniel
Roberts ot this city has been removed from
the place of Special Agent of tht United
States Treasury Departoient. Mr. Roberts,
it is understood, is a decided ' Poland and
KJmunds" man. Is that the reason of the
change? Will some of our Republican con
temporaries plfae enlighten the public as to
the matter. Sentinel.
There is another thing which Mr. Roberts
is decided about, be is a decided anti-Johnson
man, which has undoubtedly much more
to do with bis removal than the reason sug
gested by the Sentinel.
A Washington letter writer tells a droll
ftory of the President, by which it would
appear that he was shaved the other day,
when the barber tweaked his nose a little too
hard. " Pardon me," sai J the barber very
naturally. " Put your hand in my coat
pocket and pull out one," rejoined the Chief
Magistrate, " and I'll fill it out for you when
you've done."
Turn N'kw Tax Bill. Mjnday the House
commenced, in Committee ol tho Whole, the
consideration of the New Internal Revenue
bill, reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means. Mr. Morrill, of thii State, made
an elaborate and able explanation of the pro
visions of the bill, and of tbe financial posi
tion of the ctuntry, in which he state! that
the receipts from internal taxes for 1SG4-5,
were 210,000,000, anl be estimated them
for the current year, at not less than .30o,
'00,000. Ho estimates the receipts by the
Treasury, from all sources for tho current year
at $425,000,000, anl the expenses at y350,
000,000, leaving an excess to be applied to
ward the extinguishment of the national debt
of $75,000,000.
Latb Foreign News. The Reform bill was
voted upon in Parliament on tbe 28th ult.,
resulting in a majority of five only for the
bill, the count being 318 to 313. This major
ity is so small, that it is thought the bill will
yet ba defeated.
The news from Austria and Prussia still
leaves the question between those countries
undecided, and both nations refuse to demo
bilise their troops. It is generally thought,
however, that there will be no war.
Tho Fenians in this country, who have
been sliockinjjiy demoralized since the Campo.
Bello fizzle on the North-Eastern frontier, are
soon to be reinforced by thai grand head'eentre
ol all, Stephens from Ireland. This distin
guished Irish patriot, who hs ran away from
Ireland, touched at St. Johns some days since,
and will shortly be in New York, ready to
receive all moneys which Irish laborers are
inclined to give htm. '
In bis last book, Col. U. G. Halpine,
' Miles O'Reilly," avows the authorship of
the celebrated Flaunting Lie" ode, pub
lished some years since in The JVet York
Tribune. "Miles" ii now supporting Mr.
Johnson.
. ...i.
It has been reported to the War Department
that James Guisenbury, of Louisa county, Va.,
who was tried for the wanton murder of a col
ored laborer of his, named Green, was acquit
ted by a sympathixing white jury, without leav
ing the box.
- - -
An Andrew Johnson Club has been formed
at New Orleans, and Cuthbert Bullitt is
President. Bullitt, some time ago, was a close
attendant on races and a reckless better. On
one occasion he walked up to a stranger and
said, I'll bet you $50 that I'm the biggest
fool on the ground." The stranger promptly
replied, " I'll take that bet, sir, if you are
notCuth. Bullitt."
Tbe bill reviving the grade of General in
the U. S. army has passed the House by a
vote of 116 to 11. It the bill passes the
Senate, aa it undoubtedly will, General Grant
will unquestionably be made General.
The army bill which has been before Con
gress for several weeks was decidedly killed
in the House last week. It is thought that
another and more acceptable bill will be in
troduced and passed .
Poland's Speech Respec
ting Removals from Office.
- We bave elsewhere stated the action of the
Senate last week in adding to the Post Office
appropriation bill an amendment respecting
presidential appointments. Senator Poland's
motion to reconsider thej vote passing the
amendment came up for action Monday, and
the Senator made a speech upon it, which
" Perley " telegrapbs-to the Boston Journal,
calling it ' an uble review and argument well
worthy of careful perusal." We bave no
space this week for tbe speech, but shall give
it entire in our next issue, reserving comments
upon it until that time, only saying here that
Senator Poland thinks tbe President's right
to remove officers without the advice or con
sent ol the Senate, baa been too long acqui
esced in to be questioned now; although be
intimates, if the question were new, he should
agree that the power to remove was not given
to the President except with the same limita
tion as the appointing power. We conclude
from the speech that Mr. Poland will oppoee
any bill which contains tbe provisions of the
amendment.
After tho sppetth, the Senate, by a vote of
21 to 18, reconsidered its action adopting the
amendment, but adjourned without further
action. The Johnson men and Republicans
who voted for the reconsideration were Messrs.
Cowan, Doolittle, Edmunds, Festenden, Fos
ter, Lne, (of Kansas) Morgan, Norton, Po
land, Sherman, Stewart, Van Winkle, Willey.
Willi-ims and Wilson. The nays were all
Republicans.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Tu Nohth British Rkmkw, for January,
has been reoeived from L. Scott & Co., New
York. Among the articles are Palgrave's
Central Arabia ; A Jacobite Family ; Austria ;
Eece Homo and Modern Scepticism ; Raform
and Political Parties.
Blackwood's Magazine for April, (reprint
ed by Leonard Scott & Co., N. Y.,) besides
fresh chapters of Sir Brooke Fossbrooke and
Miss Majorbanas, contains an interesting his
tory of Shrewsbury School, a paper on De
monology, an attack on the Russell Minis rv,
and one O'Dowd piper.
Every Saturday. Th.s weekly is, in our
opinion, precisely what it elaims to be, a
journal of choice reading stlected lroui current
literature. The editor hs the range of all
the English and Continental Reviews, M gi
zines, and first-class Weeklies, which pres
into their service the ablest, wisest, and wit
tiest writers of Euroi-e. From thi almost
immense storehouse, he selects that which he
judges beet adapted to suit the taste and in
telligence ol the American people.
The selections in the numbers already issued
have em !. raced a wide variety of topics, all
of interest to cultivated minds, at l nearly all
of a character to be highly attractive to the
majority of American readers. There have
been excellent short stories, thrilling adven
tures, exquisite poem.-, graphic historical
sketches, popular scientific articles such as ap
pear originally on'y in English and French
per odical, racy essays in biography, eritici-rn,
and anecdote. In fact, it contains tbe cream
of foreign current literatuie, and is i-tlered at
a price that brings it within tbe reach of all.
Each number being complete in iteell. it is
just the thing for travelers; and ejeh number
is of such sterling merit that it is jut the
thing for those who stiy at home. Whoever
wishes the freshest and choicest foreign peri
odical literature, must get " Every Saturday."
It is publifhed by Ticknor Jc Fields. Bjswti.
WusliiiiKtoii l'urr'iotidiii.
The Reconstruction Committee The Presi knt
arid Cabinet on the H'purt It icdl be adopt
ed The Cvlorado but Appoinlm'nii lo
ofire Sundry Hiils Kxh'bitUin ot L'tt
Hand writing
Wajiiingto.n, L. C,
May 4, l.io.
TUB KICONSTRUCrioN COMMlTTKk.
Ma. Editor : How well are the jotle
paid for their patience with the Reconstruc
tion Committee ! We bave, waited willingly
and trustingly lor the consummation t.f their
work, conscious that it it Could devise no plan
lor our releaae from these difficulties, none
could be found. We Lave trusted, although
told by our I'reeileut that it was merely an
irresponsible Central Directory," though
assured by many that it was another " Star
Chamber Council'' or an Inquisition, though
reading daily that it wus & failure, that no
plan could be matured, ami that IVngres:
would finally have to accept the President's
policy. At hist, afer jnonths of hard Kbor
and diligent research into the condition 1 1 the
South, bearing patiently all the abuse heaped
upon it by " the man at the other end of the
avenue" and bis adheients, tbe committ.e
have reported just sueO a bill as seems to bave
been demanded by the exigencies of tbe case,
ucb as every loyal man must approve, and
such as carries conviction, I venture to say,
even to the President himself.
TBS PRESIDENT AND CABINET ON TUK REPORT.
The olamor raised in the Cabinet war great,
and all except Harlan, Speed being absent,
expressed their disapprobation oi the Re
port, and their firm adherence to the policy
of ihc President. We bad hoped that the
President, perceiving that the scoeme ttius
proposed was the most just and right, could
cheerfully adhere thereto, and thus fulfil bis
proinite that his pol cy was only un expeii
uient to which he was not commit tea, und
which could be changed at any time by Con
gress. But we bave all learned that promisee are
only made by htm to suit bis own Convenience,
and to bo k pt only as long as be receives ben
efit therefrom. We have heard him declare
that traitors should be punished, and seen
him striving to release the very chietest of
them ; we bave heard him say that treason
was a crime, and yet seen him socking to gain
the admittance to Congress of tbe greatest
criminals on the fce ot tbe earth ; aod thus
we might mention inconsistency af ter incon
consistency, were tbey not well-known to ali.
Of course you bave ere this received ibe
is to b3 hoped that every ona will taae i: into
their earnest consideration aud contract it
with tbe President's policy. Tne one provides
for a loyal man's government, tbe other for a
white man's, with increased power to rebels ;
the one guarantees freedom and civil rights to
all, the other oppresses loyal white men and
refuses the commonest civil rights to loyal
blacks ; the one punishes only too leniently
the leading rebels, the other le s all go ftee.
REPORT WILL PROBABLY BK ADOPTED.
lt is probable that some slight amenumente
will be made to the bill, but that it will pass
in nearly the same form as reported by the
committee, lt would be strange indeed, if in
tbe multitude of difiereut opinions and views
of the subject which are presented in Congress
there should be no changes demanded, and a
matter of gratulation if any similar measure
could be agreed on by any very large majority.
Tbe principal objection, except among rebels
and their allies, is that it is not harsh enough,
though the majority prefer to obtain this to
nothing, and rejoice in the wisdom which led
to the omission of the moat obnoxious meas
ures.... Many feared lest Negro Suffrage ebouid
be made one of tbe conditions, for which the
people as yet are hardly prepared, but that
being omitted, all, who do not openly favor
the President's policy, unless it be a few
jealous onea, seems to be satisfied. M-y it
meet with a favorable reception amoDg the
people everywhere, and be taken as the only
safe way of settling this whole matter. Should
this project fail, it is greatly to be feared that
none can be successful, and that we are to ex
pect the worst consequenoes.
TUK COLORADO BILL.
The House has pis.-ed tbe bill lor the ad
mission of Colorado, which passed the Senate
last week, thus preparing he way for another
veto, for the President is not so disinterested
a lover of bis country, as to be willing to al
low two more opponents in the Senate, if he
can in any way prevent it. It is understood
tbat those Republican Senators who voted
against the bill at tbe time of its passage, did
so only because they wished to express their
disapprobation of the recognition of race in
tho Constitution, and not from a desire to de
feat the bill.
SLNllRT BILL
The bill I t the re-organizitiju of tbe ar
my was defeated by a very heavy vote, but
will again be reported in an amended form.
Tho bill for the Niaar Shiy Oa ia! passed,
and is nrw before the Ssnate. The hibtas
corpus bill passed.
APPOINTMENT TO AND REMOVAL FROM CI KICK.
In the Senate a bill was introduced a few
days ago, intended fartaer to limit the cautes
of Executive corruption, by rendering it im
possible for effice holders to bs dismissed unless
on good grounds, and forbidding the whole
sale change for political opinions. The Pres
ident still continues his removals, and appoint
ments of conservatives, although many are
not confirmed. Among tho unfortunate ones
is Frank Blair, nominated for Collector jf
Interoal Revenue at S:. Ljuis. This affront
to that greatest curse to tbi country the
Biair family will iiever be forgiven thetu.
EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND WRITING.
I had the pleasure of attending, a few eve
nings ago, a meat interesting, unique anj in
structive exhibition, iha. uf left-banded
penmanship of soldiers. By request ot the
Soluiers' and Sailors' Union, under whose au-
uriif,a thp pxhihiri.n trirt t Wtti. (klrui
" I
Bourne has brought here his collection ot j
. . , j
letters aim oiuer compositions, written 111 re-
spouse to his call lor specimens of left hand
penmanship hy taos-3 tto h i I lost the ri.;br
arm in the service. Th- r. umer of sj eeiicetis
is 1270, of which only five are fruio Vermont.
Among this number were a.11 grad-'S of ba.nd,
and I can s.iy that some are as fine as are ot-en
seen written witl the right hand. The inoet
plotting sieeiuiL'r:B to uirf w re those ot Fra' k
Iiq II. lurr;th of Philadelphia, who leceived
the first pnz3 : Thomas Pctirme ot Oai,
who contributed si very pr.-tty littla oetu,
beautifully written and euibel iishel ; Phinea
P. Whitehouse of New Himpshire, well
written and f orett literary mrit, and M.
Edwin Hall of Yerenrjts, Vermont.
The display thus given is very suggestive to
the world of the ingenuity, the determination
ar,d the fruitf Jiness of tni Atu'ric.in mind.
teaehiiiJ them that whitjv.T misfortunes may
f.til upon us, we ere always ready to s-prirg
up ifreh and m ike for ourselves ;i sueeepsiul
way through tne wvrld. I would that all
could soo the specimens which are so full ot
eugaestion as to the character, ability und
at'ainments if rur soldiers. Oie specimen
worthy of special node- was contributed by a
private who hai la-t one arui ani r.so Sobers
aud jiarti.t the thumb ot tbe other baud. Witti
such s ldiers w h ) can despair of the Repub
lic' and with a riatirti uf ?uch ojponents
what 'jet-aver fan succeed? w.
l'FKoTH'TlON loK Tilt W IML IsTERkSl'.
A iueeti. o ol the new Vo..l Growers Associa
tion of Addiem t'outvy was held ut Yergen
ues last Sj.tu.rday, -invl ;-oiue '.niumied diseus
tqunr! were lielii ujt.n the pro'-ibL etlect ot
the new taritl'on tbe wiol ipieston.
Mr. .Liwiu llaicuior.d said thttt he found
whi n brought iu oom.tet with the Connrts
sioual com tuutets charged with the :euioj
ehn;j; of the tjtritl', that it epirit ol liberality
tioverned their den! eratio. e, and an earnest
purpofe to keep ail tbe varied interests of the
country in lull view in Soriuinj; the new t irid
bill. The manufacturer at firt did not favor
the rtite a-keii fv.r i-v various Wool Growers'
Associations hut receded ultimately , and wool
producers in Vermont iniht res: assured that
the justice of their petition w is acknowledg
ed. A nuu.ber ol prominent Congressmen
expressed their gratification at the sending ol
a committee ;o represent the wool inter-sc of
Vermont tiefore th . tarifl committee of t'on
frest. Canada wool would uoder tho new
tartff come in s.,me cat-.'aory wit:4 other tor
eijja wovis. A specific duty Would be impos
ed, equal to 13 cents and 2 miiis ; this to te
doubled on rivei washed wool and trebled on
scoured. 'J his he deemed a step in the right
direction, and a decided advance in favor t f
the wool ptowinajntereet ot Vermont and the
country.
lu the cyurse of the discussion Mr. Morrill's
efforts in behalf cf this branch of Vermont
industry were eorJialiy acknowledged and
warmly c nnmeudtd. IJitrlington Pres.
BctNTv Land Warrants. We print else
where an aJvertisemeut of the First National
Ifnk,at St. Paul, Minn sola, proposing to
purch-ise or receive frr sale military land war
rants, paying for them the highest market
value. We understand this Bank is in the
control of sound business men, and is un
entirely reliable institution, and wo commend
it to the favorable notice of all persons wno
have land warrants to dispose of.
Tho Senate has rejected the nomination of
Frank Blair as collector of Si. Louis. The
Missouri senators strongly opposed his con
tinuation. Items of News.
Spring Suits. The local editor of the Cin
cinnati Times, in speaking of the late fine
weather, and the spectacle afforded by the
young bucks of that city appearing in euintner
costume, says : We know a prom men i young
man vho was ambitious to he the tirst one
seen on the street iu a spring suit. Tbe suit
went against him, and he n -ver saw another
spring. Editors, who can't indulge in the ex
travagance of more than one suit at h. time,
are exempt irom too risk ot taking neuralgia,
rheumatism, &.c. We get a suit of thick
clothing as cold weather c unes ou.a id by the
time not weather arrives n is worn sutlioienuy
thin to serve for thin clothes. That keeps us
comfortable all the year round. W hen we
wear tiieiu out, then wo don't wear thoui out
any more that is to say, we wear them out
until tbey are so much worn out that we had
rather not go out than to wear them out any
more when we got another suit. Tailors
eay they couldn't get along without us.
A colored man in Philadelphia devoiea
$2000 to the circulation ot Congressional
speeches in favor oi uegro suffrage.
Tub gold crop of the world will probably
rcicn $150,000,000 this year. Previous to
130 the average annual yield was lees than
$34,000,000.
Minnesota will exp rt this season ten mil
lion bushels ot wheat. Two years ago eho
raised none whatever.
Total exports of tea form China to Great
Britain, up to Feb. 15, 1865, 107,607,100
pounds.
Pkksonaj,. Geo. W. Grandey has been
elected Mayor of Vergennes. fifteen times.
he iiicirkeis.
Reported mad telegraphed expressly for tbe Green
Moon lata ireema
BOS TOW CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGUTON,
For thi week e-idiog Wednesday, M.y 9, lSt.5
The following la the amount of stock at Msrket :
Cattle, dbeep. ShoCes. Fat li..gs. Veal,
Thi week, UU13 51U3 ViM .,
taut week,! 166& 66 13)0 lax) ,u,
One year ago, t;3 lt74 iJ
rsjcbt.
Beef-Ei:ra $1400 t l4,Jj nrstquTiiv SUaO
to 13.74 , -Jd quality 13X0 t. 14,25: - : l'2 Ou to u ,
per cm ( n 1 1 . a . we.g t of hides .uJfiud 1 sstd b ei.
A fcsr otoie t pairs, i4,4j .oOOOJ . a.i,c,c ,,1iiw
ia 11, SO
Working Oxen -$--QU to 300 per pair or -cc rdin to
ih ir al .e as beef, iiiody st e. s H"j t Im.
Mi ch ws ITairq ili y 4a t . 75 ; Kxt a. sit' to li'i
Vat row and ury, $-J t bu. mui
stores 1 car. 1 a,;. fA),0 to .ti, .0 . t. .-- all.
U0 00 . 00,110 i toree rears old. UU,'J0 to u.:')-
ilieei n Lanibs thtared 4 t . 6c; extra 00 to lu;
per lo. un live weights Wj. led 7 t j Wc . er lb.
.--hotel, who ea e, ii. to 14 ; ; retail, 1J t-. a le per ;b.
for tuck Hdt Hogs 10$ to lie per lb. rigm 00 t 0
per lb. j r tail Oo to 00 per lb.
val 8 to 10 per. b ad
Hides BrigLton, o 10 duatry u:z ii to 7c.
Calf .-ko 1j '.o 17 , er lb.
i'allow 7 lo;i;iii.
i'ens a.JOto t i,aOeacb. C.uuUv lots Tic u. Jl.)
harbogs 20 -o tx.
Rsmarxj. nother quick markl anl prices j-,,,,
favor tbe seller. Over lha Korihiin r ds, nearly
UoO head, or JOu more lhan I isi. week. Bai as an,,.
luO arrtveu uur'n ;nj laiter part wi iac ai
, went d.rect to the binclifs, and as Ml 1 ol tii i,c -.ii u
cain: yesieraay were i 'i,u o 1 -r j v- t 1.,
!li anain, the yards at Cambridge lial a more tuip y
ap?arancc even than last c. t. Bayers w -ir tl..
drutly aoxiou to c;ose bargains Tin stock wa5 in
few bn( all round Fuil one-half tjt thi wtilc num
ber were own-d by Baicheldcr & anauy, A. ... ,..
roe and A. H. Collins, atid cons-iiuenily Uiere wai less
1 ompetiii n than u.al ainon tlis drovers. U'.: .ci Jcr
Al C. bad 600 Svl.l-fed etc ra Tom 'an idt, ami lb.- aloe
was unusually good These 6-0 wrre netrtyail j
iscts 34 so 10 13 1-io 3n bh. iii. ea lira h ul j
uXeu. ict by ti. Blancbard of t.anaati, V'l.. and ie t 4
i.y hiuiielf in l.ancasf.-r, S. H.. of euch superior ,1.
celleuce as 10 bring 14 1--Jc p t Jb. ; but fut Ni.i,lit,n
ex :n sold at 13 l-'ia to 13 1-20. Wt es i;n'.- tne ad
vauce in beef at frm l-4e 10 I !Jj p.-r ID., lnic some
bu cbrs admit th.-y have b .uC. a- w l as We x.
Sheep at market 0103, ir just atout ih- sam- as l3i
week. The in. e in h city caved in," uur.ii tne
last of the week. 111 butchers siy. -Jc per lb., nni ihry
I .lit abed tdl daylight yrsierd niornibg , c u-eqa
ly tri'le was late and du.l. Alosl of ih-: .Monh-m s:.n
wsspoJ. The Werlein was good: liZ Wjol-.l 5tiep
averaiDj: 131 ..., cost a littie less than ic ; I la 01 1 j3
Un., sold at 7 3-4c. saeared ; and 3if, sni-.rci, -- I ...
each, soid at 7c. Northern sheep so d at 5 iu t. 1 i
for most lots, sheared. PriCe; lor sheep lower, e-.
cial.y for poorer ones.
Sictes rathe higher; gen-rally 12 1-2 to 13 l-v'c ;r
lb, but large, coarse sows, ate, 11 to 12c. u in,
M to 3tic p-r lo.
JM2W iOEK PRODUCE,
v ii 1 v, v. s tfj u ii ti 1: t ,
Reported bj Frmiluui & Tract, i-trirtiy Produce
Commission .uerchat-ts 48 S,oulh Wi Ham street, X. V.
We quote lor ne week en-iiui; Alay lob, as f"l
lows :
FLOCR AND MKiL. Mercer' 3.'0 3 75
N. Y. . bxtra. 7 on 8 60 ei hbnvj 3 Co 3 6'i
.Mich., lad.. 111. Vt i,ce Albert a 0 3-6
aud Iova, r-x., 7 .0 8 mi Mess Pork, a tii in,,..
Ohio Extra, 1 J " Prim--, ( u.i m,
?t l uis tx , luo 17 Heef, 11 on n.o
He Flour, 4 25 t "O Kxtra Mess, to uo (K
toI Meal, J OJ 44 huuldcr?, 11
14
l'i
21
2"
17
ill
Dam. Id
Chicago pnug
Wheal, 0 00
Amber State. i 36
V lute, Canada, 2 WI
W hite, tiichigaa,2 75
Rye, 7o
Mixed West-Corn. .
Vellow at White
Western, 7-
Western Oats. i7
S. Y.andN.J., 55
barley, WO
card . iu hhla 17
k - and tubs 16
2 t o N. Y. X Vi fccK-s. 1
2 ot Maple augar, lo
3 u- E-mail Cakes, lt
i
j dried rarrr.
eVate Apples, j6
.t W'es ern, 12
Plums, ' 2-
, Cherries. ol
0- ., , a
18
14
3o
i2
3
lo
62
41
1 3)
rcKurv, pecien, i a
Peaches, unpeele), 14
itspbeTies, fu
-iiackberr.e?, 35
SKSD8.
Clovr. per iv. fet 1
Timothy, per bn 60o 6 5u
F.ax, 2 40 2 7
rud ISD BKANS.
Cnaui. Peas. 1 ai 130
Mam wf its, 00 OO
j:e-liuin lltans. 1 30 I So
Marrow: Kiuney,2UO 2 5o
MldCILLlSIorS
Hay, per 1 lbs. oj
1 ailow. per lb. 1 1
!ieeiwax, 36
.-lops, '2,
Wool, common to
full bio d 'iermo. 50
S5
Hi
Or
!
2 27
BCTT&a ASU CHKB3S
1'uds .n Riv.Bulter. u
iieese feathers. 6
f Whisky. JVI
tft-te, guuJ, 4
t'suada. fir. -0
State t act'y Cheese 14
sta e D.iry, 1
Verm.-ul Dairy, 14
O , Ki g i-h Dairy, 2o
Pineapple, -io
PHOVXeloaiS.
P Haloes .er t uahel,
Dycaman 3 oo
sm..Pot, 6 75 7 t
1(1 Pearl. J. .b 11 ih
T .bacco, seed leaf, 1" 2-
Furs. Mitik, ea.b j i'J oi
l)' vlarten. 0
i43 Muskrat. Oi
IV'roleum, crude, 2t5
R.-fVieU. 41
Lubricating Oils, 1 ill
o i',
itOtTO-V WAHKET, May
corrsx.
ranvisniK.
37 374 Pork, per bbL
Java per !b ,
t. Domingo,
Kio,
24 'ib Prime, 25 CO 27 K)
Jti M Mrss 2 - 5o .iu oo
H Clear. 3J o 34 to
't ' 6 00 "' f"r bhl-
1450 is. o .20,'.:6,HJ
Cud bah.
1 -caercl.
aUnoo,
bu oo oo
4 td 2 ,
L ir i f r lb.
cnTTosi. In harrria, 2"j Z ' i
N . O. and Mobile ir lb. Smoked Hams, ii If
ordinary, 2-i -a Butter. er lo , 40 4i ;
tiod, o3 U . he se 44 12 '-i
D.M Kit Hi. 21 -2J
Sheeting mil - birtin' beans, lr buahei
Heavy Brown, '-4 mu & ev.ra. 2 2-i 2
led:um, 2i 23 Mrrow. ivu '2.
Vous. de Laines, .2i 2d peas. er bushel.
I'm. t, 1 20 c.uadi. I -5
1 40
fLOlB.
West. supetlilje$ti 0!" 8 f.O
L' on-uion extras a o- !o 2o
led um ex ras 10 to .2 6
favorite brmds 12 50 ll '.0
rotators, i er l.ub.
Jackso!..
Other kitids.
Pl'KAi..
Cub Mu&covaUo, Ji't
Cru-hed.
PoW.HTrd, 55
Coffee crumbed.
UHA1S.
Western Wheat. 1 T5
1. 1
l.'l
2 80
Coru, per busbel
touiberu yellow 90
Jbixed vea ern t 7
Oat per busbel
hi.rth 4i Canada 63
TILtoW.
R n eiel, per lb., l'.j
1-1
b .
oi
1'. t lslaud tO il l wool.
ke, per bushel, l ' s6 M ch , N. V. s. Vt
Ba-le. ) 1 lo kutra, bi
shorts, per Ion, 27 ou 2S l).i 'ine, o
tmeFeed " S! oo 32 o Medium. o
MiduliLsrs " oo -0 atl-0 C'oaise. 45
c
;ilolit;LlkN M'ltbKT. Ie !.
iSOTisuai Butter 35 ic 45 C'.tti. - -2.
,td2':o25. Tallow, 12. I)r;t.' Ap; .- Is to -2
tigfta. 17 ctits. Potatc e, 25t ii . H(.t $1.'.'. ;o
1,50. 'est lo-lii ScKars. 12 :o 16 Keened Sugars.
i6 to IS Maplr Smiar, 10 to 14 ! e:i 1.2i to 1 5'.
Apples 00 to 7,iO per bo a.
'wr f.xtra. oo to 1C.00 rr-- !:s.rs.
J1J, to 11.00. Fapt r-h xtra. 13.t0tol5.W-
uiiil HD Uat Ccrs. $1..0. ii.ite.5" lierds-i.-rav
Seed. ft'i.OOto O.i'O pr bushel. Ciover.l4t" 17
prrpoacd. Uaj, J12 to 16 ;ier ton. Kye.Jl.iO
t'scii.i.AHCocii Dry and srreen baiawoct 4,."t."
o 8,00 sitnles, 1 2.5) to 3.00. Wool crmKior 4
to 50. 8a:k 6,00 to 7.00 per oord . Nai'.s, 7.C0 to
7.50.
COMMERCIAL..
Uaeikts Niw Yoke, Via; 7. Cotton dull ; sale
Shfcle 1200 bales ; middling a4 Ui 3oc. Flour 15 to
h sthei ; sales 19,00 bbls ; jt ,te 57 oo to 50 ; round
ho p Ohio J9 10 to 13 00; Western S7 5t.i to s 45 ,
Southern $10 25 to 16 50 ; Canada s 60 to 12 9o.
w heat 1 to -c nteDer : sa es oo oou ousa. totn urmer
sale 1 3,000 bu-h ; mixed Western 81 to tZc aeef firm;
Pork xcited ; sales lo "aX bbls a. w mess $2y -l to
30 42. Lard Ormer ; sales 2?50 bbls at lJ to 22jc.
vv hiskv dull.
Mon start. Stocks dull. Treasury 7 3-10 102 ;
C. S. 5-20S 102 ; C. e. 10 40a 94) ; U. 5. Coupon s.xes
of-.lOl, 105. Gold 12f
MoueT in dem.ind fron ft :o b per cent
Bickfokd's IiACTiFitK, Tns Original Hair
CoLoRiJiG. Thin preparation p oihs piupn
tiets tor restoring gray hair to lis original col.T,
causes it to grow thu-k and Btri ng ; tt--pe i''
tailing off; trees ihe head irom dandruff; uies
and prevents baldnend. It is not a uye ; it oois1
not color the skin ! Ii t-ottens the hair whin
hard and dry ; it affords the liehett luptre ; t?
warranted to turn gray hair to ita origir-i
color. Price; 75 cents per bottle.
All orders snould be addressed to B'xt'V
Co , Proprietors, Montpelier, Vt. s(Ftt
Bean. How like yo the " Night-Blooming CereiiJ."
Miss?
Brlie. Like it ! its fragrance, sir, is perfect bliss !
I halon & Son, Manafacturers, N. Y. Sold every
where, rl'.iiri
" The CoLoas roa mm." That is what every IaJJ
says who has uid the Fahilt Oil Colois of Hove ar.d
Sleveos. Ibe fact plainly is t: at no othi.r ye have
tbe blightect sbow when thete are about. r&itl'.iMl
From tae Providence Journal.
Tua Pais Kills a Abaoad. The follcwitic citre
pondei.ee will show something cf the estimation
which l'erry Davis' Pain KiUer is held on the shores
Ol the Mediterranean. It is not surprising that m"d
iciai that receives such letimObials as t':i8 tri'd
abroad, should find we.l sustuintd and incr afli.c ;'
preciatioa at home :
C. S. Cossdlati. Tunis, Dec 27, lrJ
To tk Proprietors of Perry Uanis Pain Kilter Irut'-
demee, R. I. :
Gentlemen: The enclosed note has just been re
ceived from my friend Tulin, late Consul General ot
Norway and Sweden and of Prussia in th.s place. '
comment is needed. Truly Yours,
' AMOS PKKltY.
Uasoa, Decemoer lo, 1-6.
Dear Sir Aocep. zuy thai-ks for this third u ply
of Davis' Pain Killer. This nieduine has often rc
lieved me of serious indisposition, and I would col oa
any account consent to be without it both for myself
and my family.
I have recommended il to my iate colleaeae itiJ
friends in Tunis and Genoa, and at my request n' "'
the largest drutgi.U of this city has sent an order to
.New York to meet the demand In ih s place.
Yours traly, G. A. TCL1S
Ex-Consul General of Sweden and Norway acd o
Prussia in Tunis.
Honorable Amos Paaar, United States Consul ee ti
er al, Tunis. f ISw