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To the Voters of Harrison County.
Jefferson Davis.
K, K, K. Vs. L. L.
Tlie Lentest.
THURSDAY.
.MAY 14, 1868.
THE MARKETS.
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keeping a ferry boat, toll bridge,
from the tawny lips of Ethiopia,
Great rejoicing, tremendous enthusiasm,
the whole people applauds, Grant speaks
again and the nations shake, hear him,
“Clam is an excellent substitute for oyster.
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A bill has been brought before
the radical legislature of Arkansas,
prohibiting any one who has not ta-
ken the test oath from practiceing
Dee Gen. Boughton
1e if you are fond of tender
beef, fat beef, and good eating,
call at Miller & Garrison's stall at
the Market house.
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only so far as you can be used for
their benefit, and no further.
The Republican convention of New
Orleans has nominated an electoral ticket
for the State, and appointed delegates to
the Chicago Convention, one of the latter
being colored. Names not given.
restaurant, billiard saloon, etc.,
News.
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Public Meeting.
or promotion
VERY IMPORTANT
FROM WASHINGTON
Bee A good old friend and long
subscriber to the Flag, whose subs
scription had expired, and under
the pressure of the times did not
feel that he could spare the money
to renew, has sent us a fine bridle,
the work of his own hands, with
assurances that he cannot do with-
out the weekly visits of our paper.
It is encouraging to us to find
that our labors in defense of truth
and justice are appreciated by our
readers.
PROGRESS OF THE IMPEACH-
MENT TRIAL.
has just re~
gg Uklegraph.
The Manison flag.
Wm. G. Barrett, Editor.
MARSHALL:
meeting broke up, the skeleton
raised itself in all its ghostly de-
formity, and then a cry was heard
John Jones and his son were set-
ting a patridge trap in the woods,
in Cumberland County, Va., a few
days ago, his son having a chicken
in his arms, when Robert Meadow,
who was hunting turkeys, saw the
chicken’s head, and not seeing
Jones and his son, shot the chicken
and killed it in the boys arms.
Jones and his son were wounded
very slightly.
how the negroes of this country
cling to the Radicals, after so many
demonstrations of their purposes
towards them. When the vote of
EMIGRATION For Liberia.—The Mobile
Tribune of the 23rd says that the subject
of emigration to Liberia has excited con-
siderable attention among the colored
people of that city, and a number of them
have already made preparations for depart-
ure for that region. The bureau will fur-
nish transportation to Savannah. Georgia,
where emigrants will be taken in charge by
the agents of the American Colonization
society.
What else could you expect. This
is but a small development of what
may be looked for when the Radi-
cals get full control of afairs. Let
the people of Texas take notice.
A club of hen-pecked husbands
meet once a week out west, and
their adjournment is called—the
rising of the tied.
Not a stick or stone marks the
last resting place of ex-President
Taylor.
Charley, what makes you so
sweet?" I dess whed Dod made me
of duss, he put a little thugar in."
and a scene followed that few can
hardly describe. We leave it to
the imagination of the readers.—
Atlanta Era.
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the crops in Harrison county are
quite promising and bids fair for
an abundant yield. The freedmen
are working well, and we trust the
pressure of the times will soon
end. The fruit crops of all kinds
are abundant and of the finest qual-
ity.
to fondly embrace him and falsely
tender equal rights and associa-
tions in society, but mark it, the
tender is all, for when the time
comes for a division of the spoils,
it is thought best for the negro to
stand back for at least awhile,
“ Oh, would some power the gift to gie us,
To see ourselves as others see us.”
This is one fact for the negro to
consider. Another is that this
same party has by their own power
broke down the only organ, the
New Orleans Tribune, that was
owned and conducted by the colors
ed people in the Southern States.
This was done simply because it
boldly contended for its rights and
exposed with marked ability the
dark, mean purposes of their would
be Radical masters. We would
say to the colored man beware of
the carpet bag scalawags that are
sent among you, for they care noth-
K8" I will be absent from Marshall for
several days, during which time Dr
J. H. Johnson will discharge the duties of
editor of the Daily "and Weekly Flag.
Parties having business with the office can
consult him or the journeymen printers in
the office.
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The Irish Church.
the vicinity. We hope the matter .
has been exaggerated. It is pain- ing for your interest
, . . i - trance of the building where the un-
law, preaching the gospel merchan ILeague is in thehabit of hold-
dizuig, or acting as steamboat cap- ing exercies. About the time the
We have for some time been ex-
pecting to hear of attempts to carry
assassination into the royal family
circle of England, but did not.im-
agine that the first effort of the
kind would select the popular
Prince Alfred. The hate of the op
pressed for the oppressor must be
deep and terrible when it is mani-
fested in this manner. The moral
sense of mankind will condemn such
methods of revenge, and yet no one
who has read the history of Irish
wrongs will wonder that such
methods should be adopted. No
doubt a large number of Irishmen
have banded themselves together
secretly, on the principle that
whatever they can do to carry ter-
ror to the heart of England, with
the design of benefiting their own
country, will be legitimate. Dan-
gerous and dreadful as such a
course must seem it should not le
condemned without remembering
that Irishmen were for many years
treated by England as though they
were wild beasts, and that, even of
the milder policy of Great Britain
towards Ireland has been deeply
and fearfully oppressive and un-
just.
We ask the attention of readers
to the card of Thos. R. Bodley & Co.,
No. 9 1 erdido street, New Orleans,
who are keeping a full supply of
all kinds of Machinery, Agricultu-
ral Implements &c. Their assort-
ment is ample, and they will take
great pleasure in filling all orders
The Late Capt Charles E. Culver.—
Some months ago we published a brief ac-
count of the assassination of this young
officer of the freedman’s Bureau , at spring
field Texas. The rebels got up a story
that Culver attacked a citizen named Stew-
art and was killed by Stewart in . self de-
fence. This is entirely false. Capt. Cul-
ver and his orderly were passing quietly
along a wooded road, and he was shot
without warning by some one in ambush;
his orderly was also shot, and then the
murderers split Culver’s skull with an axe
and mashed the orderly head, probably
with the same weapon, The bodies were
afterward carried to Sewart’s house, where
the false story was made up. There,
were, as subsequently discovered, nine
men in the party, and eight shots were fired
by them, but not one by Capt Culver or
his companion. The bodies were robbed,
but most of the personal property was
given up to the officers who investigated
the affair, Neither Stewart nor his wife
were injured at all. Such are the facts,
as we understand from the official investi-
gation, and we reproduce them in justice
to a brave officer whose memory is being
‘slandered by rebels and copperheads so near
his home.— Tribune.
This is but a specimen of the infamous
radical lies that are forged from the deep
seated venom that burns in the hearts of.
such men as old Greely, and others at the
North, to perpetuate and keep inexistence
the present animosity that pervades the
people of the North towards those of the
South,
A Ku KLUK In the League Room.—
Some pranky boys, on Friday night
suspended a skeleton over the en-
We are requested to announce
that there will be a public debate
at the Marshall Female Institute,
on Friday evening, May 15th, at
8 o’clock P. M., by the “Marshall
Polemic Club.” Subject—" Which
is the better form of Government
a Monarchical or Republican."
All are invited to attend; espe-
cially the ladies.
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The Flag ot Wednesday gives an
account of an outrage on Tuesday
night committed by soldiers, bee
longing to the command at this
place, on a negro family. The place
where it occurred is not given, but
we presume it was in Marshall or
bring the two races in such contact
and relations that would often .the negro is wanted, they are ready
It is useless for us to attempt to
produce for your consideration any
thing like a labored argument to
convince you of the urgent neces-
sity of prompt and united action,
in order to defeat the designs of
our enemies in the consummation
of all their dark and malignant pur-
poses. To show you what may be
expected and what will be ulti-
mately realized if we fail to act is
only necessary to point you to the
condition of Louisiana and the
other States that have failed to
meet the emergency, and hurl back
the rolling flood of Radical rule
and negro domination that is so
fast inundating the country, and
fastening its terrible grip upon all
that dare oppose any measure that
may eminate from Congress or that
in any wise interferes with the
plans prescribed by our would be
Radical masters at the North. We
now make this solemn declaration
that unless you arouse to action,
and contend nobly for your rights
that you will for time to come be
forced to submit to all the horrors
and calamities growing out of the
fearful experiment of universal
negro suffrage with all its atten-
dant evils. If the voters of Hars
rison county would only reflect for
a moment, they would at once per-
ceive the great importance of a gi-
gantic effort to defeat and over-
come the Loyal Leaguers. Here
they have an overwhelming major-
ity and it is but reasonable to sup-
pose, that as soon as their political
status.is fixed by the Constitution
and sealed by Congressional action,
that they are eligible to hold office
and exercise all the rights and im-
munities of American citizens,
that they will assert their prerog-
ative and having no further use for
the eage counsels of such white
men as are now affiliating with
them ; they will lay them in the
back ground and take possession
of all the county offices, as well as
all State and federal as far as it is
in their power to accomplish.
The condition of our county
affairs under such circumstances, be
of the most lamentable and disas-
trous character. A negro judge to
preside upon all the interests of
the county and guard and protect
the rights of minors, and to give
direction to the money that is
filched from you by heavy taxation
and oppressive legislation, is a pic-
ture too sad to contemplate. The
whites being the owners of the
property, and the negro having
but little subject to a revenue in-
itiated by carpet baggers and scal-
awags would have but little mode-
ration in assessing taxes, particu-
larly should a free school system
be adopted, which is likely, we
should but reasonably expect them
to go to the utmost limit in levy-
ing taxes for the education of their
children at the expense of others
Not only so, but it will work all
the horrors of social equality and
result in consequences of a serious
character. ®
This being a plain, unvarnished
statement of facts, we appeal to all
to come up to the highest standard
of duty, organize and prepare for
action. It is with you to determine
whether or not these evils shall
come upon us ; if you wish them,
remain dormant and inactive ; if
you do not, take the alarm and
sound it from house to house until
the whole country shall be found
moving in solid phalanx against
the radical plots to work our ulti-
mate ruin.
Be" Col, S. D. Wood, of the
Tyler Index, dropped in upon us on
Monday last. He is on his way to
the Chicago Convention which
meets on the 20th inst.
We gave him the best advice we
could and recommended the claims
of such men as Gen. Hancock,
Seymour, of Connecticut, and oth-
ers of the same style, but we fear
he is joined to his idols.
Stamps: Those wishing them take
notice.
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Ne— It will be seen that we have
changed our day of publication to
Thursday. This we have done to
meet the present postal arrange-
ments. We are now enabled to
get our paper off by Friday’s mails,
otherwise it would have to lie over
until the following Monday. We
are anxious for the Flag to reach
its readers as early as possible.
By reference to our telegrams of
Saturday, it will be seen that Gen.
Buchanan has changed the time of
holding the Convention from the
15th to the 1st of June.
Hes” Poe and Robinson, the mur.
derers of Cols. Ward and Ely, have
taken an appeal to the Suprreme
Court, and will arrive in Marhall
to-day, ( Wednesday,) for safety.
The cases of Col, I. W. Johnston and
others were continued by the State
ond, that if the day fixed for the
meeting of the Legislatures of said
States by the constitution thereof,
shall have passed before the pas-
sage of this act, such legislatures
may be convened within thirty days
after the passage bf this act by the
President of the convention which
framed the constitution of such
State.
Third, That the first section of
this act shall take effect when the
President of the United States shall
officially proclaim the due ratifican
tion by the legislatures of said
states respectively of articles 14
of the amendment to the constitu-
tion of the United States proposed
by the 39th Congress. This bill
made special order for Wednesday
and continued from day to day un-
til disposed of bill reported from
committee removing disabilities
from some two hundred citizens in
North Carolina. Bill passed 86 to
23 being over two thirds require
for such legislation. Stevens with
some disgust in reply to remark
from Speaker that probably
they would be called to bar Senate
to-morrow morn to adjourn to
Wednesday, under remonstrances
from those near him. Stevens
withdrew motion and House ad-
journed to 12 to-morrow.
New York, May 11.—Gold ac-
tive and excited towards close, de-
clined to 1392 to 1397. Sterling
dull 10]a104.
Atlanta, May 11.—Gen. Meade
issued an order declaring the con-
stitution ratified by 17,699 major-
ity.
Confederate memorial day in At-
lanta celebrated on ‘Sunday from
two to six o'clock P. M. Ceremonies
imposing; scene beggars descrip-
tion; 10,000 persons present; Meade
among spectators.
Not decided whether Legislature
is democratic or radical.
Selma, Ala., May 11 —Randolph
tried before military commission;
was released from confinement this
evening.
Jackson, May 11.—Democrats of
the State meet in convention again
to-morrow; arriving in large num-
bers; candidates for State offices
nominated and policy to be pursued
in coming campaign.
Convention still in session ; work
of no importance.
W ashington, May JI.—Presiden-
tial circle confident. Fessenden's
speech said to be very fine, Senate
extended his time afterward. Sen-
ators speak no further. Doubtful
senators committed. Considerable
excitement occasioned to-day on re-
ceipt of telegrams from Ashton
on the Loire announcing outbreak
of serious anti-popery riot in that
city; riot has been suppressed.
Washington, May 11, evening.—
Speaking still confined to commit-
ted Senators. Morton, whom some
considered doubtful, favors convic,
tion. Senate adjourned. Wilson,
Conness and Horton spoke for con-
viction. Vote will be very close,
but chances favor the President.
Washington, May 12—Southern
Radicals organized last night for
concert action. Judge Humphreys
of Alabama, President ; Col. Den-
nis, of North Carolina, Secretary.
It is certainly claimed that Hen-
derson, Grimes, Trumbull, Fessen-
den, Van Winkle, and Fowler are
not fully committed for acquittal.
Chicago, May 12.—Conference
admitted Southern members to full
fellowship, applause followed.
Washington, May 12.—Court of
Impeachment adjourned till Satur-
day on account illness of Senator
Howard, aud no vote was taken.
Immediately after adjournment
Senate proceeded to Legislative
business but adjourned without
doing anything.
House—in session, nothing of
importance traspiring.
New Orleans, May 12—Cotton
dull, lower middlings 291, sales
800, receipts 368, exports 505,
sterling 52a55, York sight 3, pre-
mium gold 401, sugar firm, Louisi,
ana prime 154a151, Cuba fair 111a
124, Cuba molasses 45a55,. flour
low grades dull, superfine 9a94,
choice firm 13al4, corn firm 102a
105, oats firm at 85, hay firm and
unchanged, pork dull at 29, bacon
dull, shoulders 14|al4|, clear 18a
181, lard easy, tierce 20, keg 21,
Texas cattle, first class, 50a65,
second class, 30a45, third class 18
a25. Sheep $3a4.
New York, May 12..—Cotton dull
decidedly lower, sales 800 at 291a
30, governments closed dull.
Liverpool, May 12.—Cotton
steadier, more doing, sales 6000
uplands spot 117alll, afloat 112,
Orleans 12a121.
Constantinople, May 12.—Cullan
addressing new council said time
has come when Turkish manners
must yield to European civilization.
House.—Speaker laid before
house communication from Gen.
Army submitting statement of
votes cast for or against State
constitutions as follows :
North Carolina, for constitution
92,590, against 71,820.
South Carolina, for 70,758, against
27,288.
Georgia for 89,007, against 70,-
309.
Louisiana for 66,152, against
48,739.
Alabama for 69,807, against 100,1
000.
Referred to committee of recon,
struction.
Schenck reported interval Tax
bill ordered printed.
Schenck announced he would
bring up bill soon after recess and
push it to a vote.
Pacific R. R. matters discussed
and House went into committee of'
whole. Managers referring to reso-
lution regarding Southern priso-
ners, tabled yesterday ; that they
would prove that Confederates had
offered three times the value of
medicines to be carried by Federal
surgeons to Union prisoners at An-
dersonville and other points.
Adjourned.
Senate—After adjournment of the
court, passed bill extending city
charter.
On motion to adjourn, Drake said
he made motion to adjourn because
Senate were not in a condition to
attend to business. Conklin asked
what was the matter. Drake said
if Senator could not see what was
the matter it was useless for him
to be told; the whole country was
trembling in an agony of suspense,
if in view of the throes which the
country was now enduring there
were Senators here who were pos-
sessed cf such composure as to be
insensible to it then he envied them.
After unimportant business, Sen-
ate adjourned to usual hour.
The Post Office Dep’t to-day
issued orders to restore the mails
between New York and Philadel-
phia and Mobile and New Orleans
to the South via Knoxville, they
have gone for some time via Lou is ’
ville. Court claims adjourned to
In response to a call previously
made, a portion of the citizens of
Harrison County convened at the
Court House on Saturday the 9th
inst., to take into consideration the
present condition of affairs and to
advise as to the best policy to be
adopted for the success of the great
conservative principles of the
country, and the defeat and over-
throw of the plans and purposes of
the Radical party, and the Con-
gressional policy of reconstruction.
The meeting was organized by
the selection of Judge J. T. Mills,
as Chairman and J. C. Curtis, Sec-
retary. A committee was appoint*
ed to draft and submit resolutions
expressive of the wishes of the
meeting, who after a careful analy-
sis of the surroundings, and look-
ing at the imminent peril our State
is exposed to, prepared and submit-
ted resolutions for the considera.
tion of the meeting. After mature
reflection it was deemed best to
adjourn without taking any defis
nite action until the 1st Tuesday in
June, in order to secure a larger
attendance and to have a full and
frank expression from every citizen
in the county. At that time a cen.
tral club of the Conservative party
will be organized at Marshall, and
also one for every precinct in the
county.
The importance of a full atten-
dance addresses itself at once to
every man, and he should feel
himself directly called upon to act
well his part.
The perils we are exposed to are
too momentous to justify such a
degree of supineness as charac-
terizes the people at this time.
While we may not look for any
special, immediate rewards let not
this deter any from being up and
doing, but let that inner principle
that dwells in the hearts of all—
that makes men valorous in the
achievement of great results—be
the mainspring that moves to ac-
tion. Let nd such word as fail en-
ter the citadel of thought. Spurn
from you every contemptjble oppo-
sition that dares assail you, and as
voters of a will and determination
resolve to win all or lose all in the
coming contest.
Again we appeal to all to come
forward and act well your part.
Shocking.
The Weekly Harrison Flag,
IS PRINTED
Every Friday,
and contains the very Latest News re-
ceived by Telegraph up to the hour of
going to press.
first monday in June, in meantime.
Judge Charles C. Nott of court em-
powered to proceed to Charleston
and Savannah and to verify depo-
sitionsin cotton claims. Court an-
nounced determination in these
cases to take every precaution to
secure Government against fraud.
Tax Bill passed House to-day
abolishing offices of Revenue
agents and inspectors of Revenue
department and provides for ap-
pointment and removal of collec-
tors, assessors, and all officers of
Revenue department, are given to
commissioner, independent of Pres-
ident or Senate. Whisky is taxed
$2. Tobacco tax unchanged. Ci'
gars $10 per thousand. Special
taxes are considerably increased.
Legacy taxes and distribution-
stores remain unchang d. Oils
distilled from Petroleum remain’
unchanged at port of entry. The’
Commissioner designates the col-
lector who has charge of export
warehouses. Taxon distilleries is
very slightly increased. Man-
agers this morning claimed major-
ity of one, but Howard’s delirium'
continues.
Radical caucus held at 1 o’clock
when it was determined to post-
pone. Should Howard recover
managers express themselves still
confident of conviction by Wades'
vote. No doubtful Senator has
given public indication since yesa
terday. Forney has resigned Sec-
retaryship of Senate.
Full cabinet to-day including
Thomas. White House crowded
with visitors.
Ule Alerg Jatat
Washington, May 12—Senator
Grimes concluded thus : Whatever
may be my opinion of the incumbent
I cannot consent to trifle with the
high office he holds. I can do
nothing which by application may-
be construed into an approval of
impeachment as a part of political
machinery, however widely, there-
fore, I may differ with the President
respecting his political views and
measures, and however deeply I
have regretted and do regret the ■
difference between himself and the
Congress of the United States. I
am not able to record my vote that
he is guilty of high crimes and
misdemeanors by reason of the dif’
ferences. I am acting in a judicial
capacity, under conditions whose
binging obligations can hardly be
exceeded, and I must act accor-
ding to the best of my ability and
judgment ; and as that requires,
tf according to their dictates the
President is guilty I must say so ;
if according to their dictates the
President is not guilty I must say
so. In my opinion the President
has not been guilty of any im-
peachable offense, by reason of any-
thing alledged in either of the ar-
ticles preferred against him at the
bar of the Senate by the House of
Representatives.
The following is from a synopsis
of Edmunds speech, which de-
creases the chances ot conviction
on 11th article, which has been re-
garded the Gibraltar of impeachers
He expressed the opinion that the
10th and 11th articles did not come
within the constitutional meaning
of high crimes and misdemeanors.
Havana, May 12.—Advices from
Saint Domingo are that two new
States have been formed. There
is a strong party in favor of ans
nexation to the U. S.
New York, May 12—Gold firm
at 139 g,
San Francisco and City of Mex-
ico, via. Acapulco, May 1st, states
that 'all attempts at revolution in
different parts of the country sup
pressed.
London, May 12.—In House of
Commons reply of the Queen to
petition to House was announced .
She desires that her interest in
temporalities of Irish Church will
not hinder legislation on that sub1
ject. To-morrow Gladstone will
bring in bill to suspend making
appointments in Irish Church.
Jackson, May 12.—Democratic
Convention organized today.—
About 150 delegates present, to-
gether with several hundred stran-
gers. Entire harmony prevails.
Committee appointed to recom-
mend a system of action. Report
through chairman, E. Blacksdale,
that nominations for State officers
be made with view to defeat con-
stitution without regard to tests
not prescribed in the present con-
stitution of Mississippi and U. S.
also recommend a thorough system
of organization in constitutional
convention. An ordinance was
passed designating June 22nd for
election for ratification or rejection
of constitution. An ordinance pro-
viding that candidates who may
be elected and cannot take the
oath shall give place to the candi-
date who receives next highest
number of votes and can take oath,
was adopted,
Memphis, May 13—Jacob Tro-
lich, editor of White county (Ark.)
Record, has been arrested by the
military for strictures on official
acts.
Liverpool,May 13, noon.—Cotton
firmer; sales 10,000. Prices un-
changed.
Washington, May 13.—House—Schenck
made personal explanation, denying that
the ways and means committee employed
secret detectives.
Secretary of War and Grant were called
on for all documents regarding elections
in Southern States.
Bill admitting Arkansas up. .
Presidents friends are tranquil under
the certainty of acquittal. Howard still
very sick. But little probability that the
vote will be taken until after Chicago re-
cess.
Chief Justice Caeter to-day refused to
admit Surratt to bail, on the ground that
the prosecution was ready for the trial,,
and that it was at the instance of the
counsel for the prisoner that the case was.
continued. •
New Orleans, May 13.—Coston more
active, middlings 29 Ja30, sales 1600, re-
ceipts 410, exports 3065, sterling 55, york
sight f premium, gold 1404, sugar slight-
ly firmer, stock light, flour low grade dull
superfine 9a94, choice grades firm, corn-
firm and advanced 105a107}, oats scarce
at 85a90, bay firm 18a22. pork dull at 29.
bacon dull, shoulders 14, clear 18, lard
dull, tierce 20, keg 21.
Selma, Ala, May 13—Two men named
Barker and Waller brought here to day in
irons by military authorities from Sumpter
county, charged’with lynching the mur-
derer of Bennes, killed in Narango Co.,
some weeks ago. The ladies held a large
meeting to-day and appointed a committee
to visit Gen. Meade in behalf of the Eu-
taw prisoners.
New York, May 13.—Cotton shade
firmer. Sales 28,000 at 2930. . Gold
closed steady.
London, May 13.—Mail and telegraph
accounts promises unusually fine crops of
wheat in the Black Sea country.
Vienna bill guaranteeing trial by Jury
passed lower House.
San Francisco, May 13.—Wheat crop
two millions, oats two and a half millions.
Barley ten millions bushels.
Washington, May 13,—Senate commu-
nication horn Grant voluminous.
Information from Southern States re-
ferred to military committee
Chair presented constitution of South
Carolina, referred to committee on Terri-
tories.
Joint resolution of Ohio Legislatu.
Be" Johnson & Kirby, Auction-
eers, are bent on breaking it ap-
pears, (that is their stock of goods,)
as they are letting them off daily
at your own prices. Call in at
once and close them out, as they
are going, going, gone.
Mny leading journals and prom-
inent citizens of the North are
speaking out on the propriety of
Mr. Davis leaving the country be-
fore he falls into the hands of a
Radical Executive. That this ex-
pression, favoring such a course
upon the part of Mr. Davis is from
the very best motives, we doubt
not, but when we look at the
high character and honorable bearu
ing of this great statesman, we
may conclude at once that he would
spurn such a proposition let it
come from what source it might.
To our mind there is but little
probability that such an idea has
ever pointed the purity of his heart
or entered his mind to do such a
thing. He would greatly prefer
becoming a martyr to his country,
and the great principles of Jeffer.
son, Monroe, and Adams, than to
exile himself in some foreign coun-
try and claim protection under a
flag that he bears no allegiance to;
and besides this it would be the
grand ultamatum of Radical wish-
es for him to do so, as they would
sound it from shore to shore that
he was not only a traitor to his
country but a traitor to bis secus
rities. And with what fiendish de-
light would his enemies rejoice in
finally capturing him as a great
State prisoner, and in chains and
balls fastened to the deck of some
steamer, drag him back to his final
doom. This turn of affairs would
just meet their wishes ; but far be
it from the thought of Mr. Davis.
Relying upon the justice of his
cause and his spotless character,
he will manly appear in court and
meet the issue fairly and squarely.
In this trial Mr. Davis becomes the
soul representative of the "Lost
Cause,’’ and singly and alone will
he have to contest the unparalleled
weight of a powerful foe, that
pants for his blood as does the
hungry wolf for the bleating lamb.
To us these publications are out
of place and ill timed, and must be
sorely afflicting to the feelings of
Mr. Davis, for we are satisfied that
he will by no means ever consent
to blur his untarnished character,
that makes him to day one of the
purest and best men that the light
of heaven has ever fallen upon, or
that has ever graced the continent
of America.
Ne Our sanctum is a " free and
easy ” concern.—Republican,
Conversations in printing of-
fices are nuisances. Let every
man who visits the Times office,
paste this in the top of his hat.—
Times.
When the editors of the Repub-
lican and Times agree among them-,
selves, we will notice that abortion
at wit which appeared in the Re-
publican of Saturday. Poor thing,
friend Loughery.
In an extra from Norton’s Intel-
ligencer we find the following :
At an early hour this morning our.
publisher, Mr. W. W. Downing,
soon after going to the office dis-
covered a fuse burning in one corn-
er of the room, near some books.
He immediately extinguished the
fuze, closed the office and made the
fact known to us.
Mr. Downing under the circum-
stances, refused to carry on the bus-
iness of the office, feeling it unsafe
to do so. Consequently we are
compelled to suspend.
We make no comments on the
cowardly outrage.
W. P- COTTER, Ed. Pro tem.
What a strange affair this is,
that any person should let the en-
tire night pass off, and at early
morn just as the foreman is en»
tering the office, to stick a fuse to
some papers in the room. What a
considerate incendiary, to do this
dark deed, and just at the time
when he was doubtless assured
that it would be extinguished.
The truth is about this, that Nor-
ton instead of staying at home and
attending to the interest of the pa-
per was traversing the country
making Radical speeches to ne-
groes until the Intelligencer had
simply played out, for the want of
support, and of course the thing
in its death must create a sensas
tion, as it had failed to do so
during its existence.
We would like to know what
danger the publisher thought he
was exposed to.. if he is so easily
alarmed by a small concocted plan
were there not others that could
have been prevailed upon to run
the thing, or are all the printers in
Jefferson too fastidious to mix up
with the dirty concern.
The Deterioration of Southern
Wealth.-The commissioner of Agri'
culture, in his late report gave the
following lamentable data: Since
1860, Virginia shows a depreciation
in th^ value of her lands of 35 per
cent; N. Carolina 50; South Caro-
lina, 60; Georgia, 60; Alabama, 50
This is official. General indebted-
ness, scarcity of money, lack of la-
bor, loss of capital in slaves, uni-
versal poverty, fear of confiscation
and the terrible, impending curse
of negro dominion, are withering
every acre of southern soil. The
ten States under military despotism
are fast turning into a howling
wilderness, and this rottenness, this
political gangrene, is creeping into
the North. Commerce, trade, man-
ufactures, show sign of decay of
the most fatal character, and we
see but one remedy—an overthrow
of this administration—by the bal
lot box, if possible; if not, by any
means. This country must not be
mined by fanatics and fools.—Day
Book.
■ W. G. BARRETT.
1e See notice of change of the
schedule of the Bart Able.
W Messrs. King & Nesbitt
have removed their elegant stock
of Groceries to the first door east of
W. R. D. Ward & Co. Their cus-
tomers will please take notice.
W---------------—
Ice,— W. M. Johnston & Co. have
on hand, and propose to keep, a
large supply of Ice during the Sum
mer. Their advertisement will
appear in to-morrow’s Daily,
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Be We invite the attention of
Teachers to the noticeof the Exec,
utive Board of the Marshall Female
Institute. The location of Mar-
shall, itsadvantages &c., make it
an inviting place for a first class
school.
The very name of the K. K. K.s
sends terror and consternation to
the lltruly loUT of the country, and
a yell of despair and persecution
is raised from every nook and ham-
let, that hideous and ghastly forms
are to be seen stalking abroad the
earth and feeding upon carcasses
and drenching the land with the
blood of those that truly love the
old Flag. As to whether this
Klan does actually exist, or wheth-
er the Gods have sent forth spirits
from the regions of the other world
to vindicate hs cause and send
death and destruction to his ene-
mies, as he did in the days of Sod-
dom, or whether it be an appari-
tion of a debauched mind, and the
dreadful foreboding of a guilty and
condemned conscience, we cannot
say ; but there is one thing that
we do know, that from a private
letter from Tyler we learn that a
few nights since the Leaguers
held a grand meeting, far out in
the dismal, dark recesses of the
woods, and amidst their exultations
behold, the forms of several indi-
viduals of ghostly characters were
seen approaching, and they cried
and said, what meaneth this, sure-
ly these persons intendeth us harm;
but a voice answereth and saith,
nay verily, we be brethren and
Judges of the Supreme Court, and
cometh here in the wilderness to
enlighten thee, and to teach you
to be brave—be vigilant—sleep
not ; ’know no sympathy, relent-
less host, The sword is sharp and
springs from its scabbard ; the
bullet must bound from its cham-
ber—be quick—be sure—be ready
to send death to all that have the
temerity to oppose the Great Rad-
ical Cyclops of the nation. This
is the class that is opposing all ses
cret organizations. What impu-
dence and shame should attach to
them. The idea of the Judges of
the Supreme Court, those whom we
have ) been taught to look to for
wise counsel, gauging to the woods
in the dark hour of night ao har-
angue a crowd of negroes, is too
contemptible to consider for a mo-
ment.
Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee,
has written a very severe letter
against amusements now in vogue
which is published. The character
of the letter will be seen by the
following extract :
"Fairs, suppers, raffles, lotteries,
balls, and such abominations, at
once destroy all true principles of
making an offering to God, as an
act of holy worship. I believe that
in proportion as they are made use
of, the life of my congregation will
decline, and the usefulness of a
pastor be destroyed : he will be a
“ cloud to rain, not over Arabia,
the Happy, but over the Stony
Desert " Alas 1 for the • worldli-
ness of these days of trial. In our
land " there is no flock however
watched and tended, but one dead
lamb is there.” The cry of the
widow and the orphan ; of the poor
and the afflicted ; of the hungry
and the naked, are heard on all
sides, Houses are desolated anti
hearts are bleeding, and yet our
people do not turn unto the Lord
in weeping and fasting and mourn-
ing. In view of the present ap-
palling distress, of our late trials ;
of the dark future that looms up
before us, may it not be asked is
this a time for worldly frivolity,
and worldly practices that outrage
the Gospel of Christ, degrade the
Church, and lower the standard of
personal holiness ? Surely God
will visit us yet more.
Ch. Todd Quintard,
Bishop of Tennessee.
A Beautiful Extract.—The fol-
lowing paragraph is from the Wiss
cousin Farmer :
To a majority of men we are sat-
isfied that the soil is nothing but
dirt; but to the chemistwho knows
its origin, its nature and capabili-
ties, it is a wonderful mixture of
those beautiful elements which, in
their varying forms, becomes the
ambient air, the liquid ocean, the
precious opal, the amethyst, and
the still more precious diamond, or
delicate blue-bell and the violet,
the amaranth, the lily and the rose-
bud, the spear of blue grass and the
cedar of Lebanon ; or again, the
ruby lip, the lovelit eye, noble, pal-
pitating heart, and yet more won-
derful brain ! These are jewels of
which the soil is composed, and out
of which the husbandman so un-
heedingly strives to force the food
hunger craves. Henceforth as he
turns the furrow of the field, let the
sleep of his thoughts be broken by
the reflection, this earth be stirred
up by the ploughshare, is doubtless
composed in part of the ashes of
ancestral heroes whose deeds are
the history of the past, and whose
remains are the plastic material out
of which we are building the bodies
of men to-day.”
The following advice is given in
Binns’ Anatomy of Sleep, or the art
of procuring sound and refreshing
slumber at will, published in Lon-
don in 1842. The principal feature
in Binns’ system is for the patient
to fix his attention on his own
breathing. He must depict to him-
self that he sees the breath passing
from his nostrils in a continuous
stream, and the very instant he
brings his mind to conceive this,
apart from the other ideas, con-
sciousness and memory depart, im-
agination slumbers, fancy becomes
dormant, thought subdued, the sen-
tient faculties lose their suscepti-
bility, the vital or gonglionic sys-
tem assumes the sovereignty, and
he no longer wakes, but sleeps.
It is reported that Mrs. Lincoln’s
book, in spite of all efforts to keep
it back, is nearly or quite ready
for the press and will soon make
its appearance. An Illinois editor,
who has been permitted to look
through its pages, reports thatthey
teem with revelations of radical
rascality, Hundreds of prominent
members of the party are shown
up in a light that will make them
wish the volume had been repress-
ed. One of the stories is, that
John A. Logan, very liberally and
disinterestedly presented the Pres
identess with what he called a dia-
mond ring, which afterwards prov-
ed to be worthless.
A radical paper says that “ Sumner has
a clear head.” Pretty clear of brains.
Ne^ England has produced anoth-
er savan of the Elihu Burritt stripe,
and his name is Willard Small.
He bought his first book at the age
of nineteen, with money saved "by
hoeing corn at one cent per hun-
dred hills,” and yet at twenty-five
had mastered the " Ces
Ieste," could read thirtysone lan-
guages, and converse fluently in
seven or eight. His father, says
the Chicago Times, was a dictiona-
ry, and his mother one of old Noah
Webster’s spelling books. He has
a daughter who is expected to be a
polyglot edition of the Talmud.
" I wish I could prevail on neigh-
bor Rinder to keep the Sabbath,”
said good old Mr. Jones. "I'lltell
you how to Jo it ! “ said young
Smith ; "get somebody to lend it
to him, and I'll be bound if he does
not keep it. He was never known
to return anything he borrowed."
Radical Inconsistency.
The question is being agitated
by the leading Radicals of the
North, whether or not the colored
representatives from ths South
shall be admitted in the councils of
the Chicago Convention. It ap-
pears that none as yet are more
than willing that they be allowed
to occupy seats without vote or
voice, . This will doubtless be about
the best poor Cuffy can get in that
body. It is surely astonishing
tain, pilot, engineer, or mate, or
editing or publishing a paper, or
“I’m Playing It.”—The Manches-
ter Mirror is responsible for the
statement that the following incin
dent occured in that city:
A woman became incensed
against her husband as they say
wives sometimes will, and to pun-
ish him, and at the same time test
his regard for her, she gave the im
pression that she had taken some-
thing that would setle all variances.
Physicians were called in, and an-
tidotes given, but all to no avail.
She was fast approaching the
great event that must come to all.
At length, as a last resort, another
physician was called. He examin-
ed her pulse, found it right; looked
at her countenance, saw nothing
unnatural; then venturing on a lit-
tle strategy, he leaned over her
head and in a confiding whisper,
asked, "How much did you take?"
Taken by surprise as she expected
she would be, she responded, "Not
a drop; I'm playing it." The doc-
tor gave her up, and the next day
that house contained the most afe
fectionate couple in town.
Too Smart for the Minister.—An
acquaintance of ours, who has a
bright, keen little girl in her fam-
ily, related to us yesterday the fol-
lowing incident : The family was
dining when the conversation
turned upon an excursion about to
take place. A clergyran at the
table spoke to the little girl and
asked her if she could repeat the
alphabet backwards. She said,
" No, sir,” when the gentleman re-
marked, "Then you can’t go on
the excursion.” She looked very
demure for a moment, when she
asked, “Can you say the Lord’s
prayer backwards!” “No dear."
“ Then," replied the girl, '’you
can’t go to Heaven." Her interrog-
ator stopped.
Good Rules for All.—Profane
swearing is abominable. Vulgar
language is disgusting. Inquis-
itiveness is offensive. Tattling is
mean. Telling lies is contempt-
ible. Slandering is develish. Ig-
norance is disgraceful, and laziness
is shameful. Avoid all the vices
and aim at usefulness. 'This is the
road in which to become respect-
able. Walk in it. Never be
ashamed of honest labor. Pride
is a curse—a hateful vice. Never
act the hypocrit. Keep good com.
pany. Speak the truth at all times.
Never be discouraged, but perse-
vere, and mountains will become
molehills.
We have been noticing with some
degree of interest the very able
debates that are going on in the
English parliament upon the dis-
endowment of the Established
Church in Ireland. The arguments
of Lord Elcho, Gladstone and Dis-
raeli have been of a deep and search-
ing character. Lord Elcho arrays
himself with great power against
the whole scheme as being premas
ture and injudicious at this time.
Mr. Gladstone in a very pow-
erful and logical oration on the
liberal side of the question hurled
back the personal attacks that have
been made upon him and sustains
his former reputation as a parlia
mentary debater of no ordinary
ability. Disraeli comes up with his
usual nervous style and with great
earnestness declares that the peo-
ple will not be content with such a
movement. From all the facts we
have but little doubt the measure
will be carried through. It is cer-
tainly greatly to be desired.
Every movement that is calcus
lated in the least to separate the
Church and State should receive
the hearty sanction of the people.
This reform once fully instituted
in England, the time will not be
far distant, under the enlightened
sentiment of the nineteenth century,
that a great nation that appreci-
ates justice and equity will tamely
consent to a universal tax to sup-
port and established church and
pay to its Bishops millions of dob
lars annually,
The true and correct policy for
nations is to form no church alli-
ances whatever, but to remain per-
fect and distinct in their organiza-
tions, leaving the clergy of all
sects upon an equal basis, and the
people free to support any branch
they may wish to affiliate with.
Another grand consideration is,
that should such a result be finally
consummated it would exclude Bish
ops from the right to seats in the
House of Lords and leave them to
the prosecution of their great
mission from above, which would
doubtless work a lively interest in
their churches if properly directed,
instead of the dead formalities that
now exist.
SPECIAL
TO IHE
Daily Flag.
Washington, May 10.—Dublin, Train
bailed.
California delegation to Chicago here.
Gorham recently defeated for Governor,
with them. A shrewd politician just from
tour through New England represents tide
settling strongly for Hancock. Grant was
at Washington.
House—To-day when Wade and Wilson
stopped, stated they had consultation,
London, May 9.—Right Hon. Henry
Broughan—Lord Broughan Vaux Rinent
lawyer, reformer, legislator and ex-chaun-
cellor of England, died in his rural retreat
at Cannes, France to-day in the 90th year
of his age, news of event although his de-
mise been looked for at any moment du-
ring past few years produced profound
sensation as people realized that last visi-
ble link which connected present political
situation of country with reform of anti-
slave trade and freedom of press agitators
of 1810 and 1812, been removed at most
vital moment in history of country.
Ten dispatches from Cauness state Lord
Broughan died easily, he fell into a pleas-
ant slumber from which he never awoke.
Vienna, May 10.—Telegrams received
yesterday which state persecution of Jews
in Jassy, Boker and other places in Malba-
via been stopped by authorities. Those
who were compelled to flee from their
homes have been allowed to return. As-
sassins and desecrators of graves of Jews
who perpetrated their outrages almost
with impunity for a long time will here-
after be vigorously punished.
Liverpool, May 11.—Cotton dull, up-
lands 31}.
Washington, May 11.—Presidents friends
seem apprehensive this morning, but are
in better spirits at noon. Brother-in-law
. of Senator Fowler was reported to have
said that conviction is certain. Senator
Wilson’s wife is reported to have expressed
doubts to her gossips offsetting this. Mrs.
Wade is reported as - bearing herself
haughtily. Evil news paper men of known
impeachment proclivities report conver-
sations pointing to acquittal, but there
are grave doubts that they are decoys to
those in which they have a commmission.
Senate went into secret session at half-
past ten but previously on motion of
Sherman made arrangements to prevent
demonstrations to-morrow.
. In House regular call for bills and res-
olutions progressing. Reconstruction
Committee has prepared an omnibus bill
All States on basis of Arkansas is inten-
ded to be introduced this afternoon and
push it through at once.
Berlin, May 10.—Bancroft, U. S. Em-
bassador, starts to-morrow for Baden and
Wurtemburg, his object to meet represen-
tatives of those countries and negotiate
for extension of propositions of nationali-
ty treaty recently consummated between
North Germany and the United States to
Baden and Wurtemburg.
London, May 10.—Case of Barrett, con-
victed Fenian awakens considerable inter-
est, and petitioned prisoner been repriev-
ed for week, further Government inquiry
will be made.
New Orleans, May 11 —Gen.
■Buchanan has suspended collection
of taxes for sixty-five and sixty-
six on lands overflowed last year,
until first January 1869. Station
Montgomery warehouse front levee,
Fulton St., filled with corn and
hay, destroyed last night. Loss
one hundred thousand, including
work.
Cotton dull and lower ; middlings
30c, Sales 1,200 ; receipts 789 ;
exports 4,042.
New York sight 3c premium.
Gold 141.
Sugar nominally unchanged ;
molasses advanced slightly. Flour
dull ; superfine $9a91 ; treble ex-
tra $10 50a$11 50. Corn firmer at
$1 05 ; Oates firmer at 85c. Hay
$19a22. Pork $29. Bacon—shoul-
ders dull at 14a141 ; clear 184c.
Lard easier ; tierces 20 ; keg 21c.
New York, May 11.—Cotton
dull and lower. Sales 8,000 at 31c.
. Washington, May 11.—Follow-
ing is the form proposed by Chase
and adopted by Senate ; Mr. Sen-
ator—How say you, is Andrew
Johnson, President of the United
States, guilty of a high misdemean-
or or crime as charged in this ar-
ticle. The Senator shall respond
guilty or not guilty, only. At ten
o’clock Senate proceeded to consid-
er articles, each Senator having
fifteen minutes, will continue in
session till late hour. Following
is gathered from several sources
and may be regarded as reliable :
Grimes and Fessenden went
through list of charges arguing
against conviction. Trumbull and
Henderson were partly through
when the expiration of fifteen min-
utes stopped them. Howe and Sher-
man argued acquittal at first but
conviction on second, Radicals
acknowledge that it will be very
close but insist that they have 38
votes. Only the six mentioned
above of the fourteen doubtful
Senators have yet spoken.
Paris, May 11.—Emperor and
Empress at Orleans. Emperor
made pacific speech.
Liverpool, eve, May 11.—Cotton
fraction easier, Sales 7,000. Up-
lands 12al21 ; Orleans 124a123d,
Washington, May 11.—House—
Joint resolution of Ohio Legisla-
ture protesting against reconstruc-
tion acts, and intruction Senators
and requesting representatives to
vote against such laws, referred to
Reconstruction Committee. Reso-
lution to adjourn from seventeenth
to twenty-fifth passed 69 to 67.
This recess is for Chicago Conven-
tion. Bill extending charter to
city of Washington passed. Ste-
vens introduced the following :
Whereas, the people of North Car -
olina. South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama have in pursuance of the
provisions of an act entitled an
act for the more efficient govern-
ment of the rebel States, passed
March 2nd, 1867, and the supple-
mentary acts thereto, framed Con-
stitutions of State Government,
which are Republican in form and
have adopted said constitution by
large majorities of the votes cast
at the election held for the ratifi-
cation or rejection of the same,
therefore be it enacted that the
aforesaid States shall be entitled
and admitted to representation in
Congress as States of the Union,
when the Legislature of the said
States, respectively, shall have
duly ratified the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States,
proposed by the 39th Congress,
and known as article 14th.
Upon the following fundamental
cenditions that the constitutions of
said States shall never be so amen-
ded or changed as to deprive any
citizen or class of citizens of the
U. S., of the right to vote who are
now entitled to vote by said con-
stitution respectively, except for
such crimes as are now felonies at
common, whereof they shall have
been duly convicted and no person
shall ever be held to service or la-
bor as a punishment for crime in
said States, except by public offi-
cers charged with the custody of
convicts by the laws thereof. Sec-
ful to think that men who are ex-
pected to be conservators of the
peaee, would be guilty of such acts.
— Texas Repullican.
The Flag generally publishes the
truth, without fear or favor and
just as soon expose the faults of
our own citizens as soldiers, were
they guilty. The facts were not ex-
aggerated, but on the. other hand
were not all told as given to us.
The columns of the Flag will, as it
has been, be used for the vindica~
ti n of justice to all parties, and will
make no concession to court favor.
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