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March |>, 1869.
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Insido this week, to the cxolu
of editorial and oilier matter with
farewell address of ex-pTesident
«Johnson to the American people. It
is an able and eloquent paper and well
.A worthy a close reading. He touches
up Congress in liis usual rasping style,
and presents their many usurpations
in a clear and strong light. It should
■be preserved as a condensed history of
Tour years of Congressional usurpa
tions and oppressions.
He did not mean to compare the
•County Court to that ‘ distinguished Indi
S^idual” referred to From the ears ol
■those who are to occupy the building, we
formed our judgfncnt. We mean no disres
pect to the assinious creation.—White
Fiver Journal.
Has the w riter of the above a mirror in
bis office or sanctum? if so, and he will
■take a pgep into it he dl certainly
chWS0 udgment as to ' 'rs. But
b« safa- he moans no dis /to the
“atsinioni creation,” which implies that
ha has looked into a mirror and teen what
others have often seen—and of course he
means uo disrespect to his own kind.
► ALEX.
Prealilent Johnson’s Farewell
Address lo I lie American
-People. %
. ’Washisgtok, March 3e 1869.
To the People of the United States:
The robe of office, by constitutional
limitation, this day tails trom my
bi>..11111,,i*s to be immediate!v assumed
by my successor. For him the torbear
" ,«nRi. and co-operation of the American
people in all bis efforts to administer
thb Government within the pale of the
\ Federal Constitution are sincerely iu
'voked. Without ainbltiou to gratify,
party ends to subserve, or personal
' quarrels to avenge to the sacrifice ot
“the peace and welfare of the country,
> inv earnest desire is to see the Cousti
. tution of the Republic again recogniz
ed and obeyed us the supreme law of
Aho laud, and the whole i>eople—North,
South, East and West—prosperous and
iiappv under its wise provisions.
In surrendering the high office to
_ which I was called four years ago, in n
♦ memorable and terrible crisis, it is my
privilege, I trust, to say to the people
-of the United States a few parting
words in vindication of an official
course so ceaselessly assailed and op
•, posed by political leaders to whose
plans and wishes my policy to restore
•ho Union has been obnoxious. In a
period of difficulty and turmoil, almost
y.'Hh'Htt precedent in the history of any
people, consequent upon tlie closing
■ifSUfS bl a great rebellion and the as
'sussnnutiou of the i’rcsiaeui, it was
perhaps too much on my part to expect
•devoted partisans xvho rode on the
V waves of excitement, which at that
Upline swept all before them, that degree
v of toleration and magnanimity which 1
Hgwought to recommend and enforce, and
Kvliich I believe in good time would
gljitve advanced us infinitely further on
I^Hie road to permanent peace and pros
^•evily than we have thus far attained,
iloub'.less had feat the commence
tmeut of my term of office unhesitating
ly icul Us powers or perverted them to
^purposes and plans outside of the Con
stitution and become an instrument to
schemes of confiscation and of general
and oppressive disqualification,! would
have been hailed as all that w:}> <ruc
and loyal and deserving as tb* reliable
head ol'a party, whatev^r* **1^*^ have
been as the Exccii'G'* ol a nation.
Unwilling, howi^h to accede to prop,
■ositious of extremists and bound to
obev :ii xtt-ry personal hazard my oath
ct and defend tlus Constitution,
hot perhaps be surprised sthav
itho fate of others whose only
; for upholding constitutional
and laws have been the consci
ousness of having attempted to do
r duty, and the calmer judgment of
sjorv.
fVfsterioiiB Providence had as
I to me the office of President. I
♦y the terms of tlie Constitution,
ifoominander-in-ehicf of nearly a
klon of tneu under arms. One of
sTarst acts was to disband and res
‘-n to the vocations of civil lift* this
•ensc host, and to divo6t myself, ns
j, 1 could, of the unparalleled pow
•is then incident to the office. Wheth
er nat iu this step 1 was right, and
afar deserving of the approbation
WJe people, they can now on reflec
. .,.r * iu, .....
'm* condition of publie ail's irs that
have resulted from tbecouXin
rvuca in the military service ofsucl) n
M,t iiumher of meu. The close of our
Momesllc conflict found the army eager
'^.•distinguish itself in a new held by
nVefl'ort 10 punish Europeau interven
tion ill Mexico.
XJV manv it wits believed nnd urged
%kat aside from tho assumed justice of
11 i proceedings, a loroigu war, in
; iich both sides would cheerfully
' ,#jto to vindK'.Ue tho hohorof the Na
v js^ial flag and fnrtlier illustrate the
S •Xii^unal prowe«s, would be the surest
sospeedic-t way of awakening Nn
ipual (Hithosiasin, reviving devotion
t c i’nu'ii. and occupying a iorce
’ti-crmii'' which grave doubts existed
w«*u> its willing..’ss, alter four years
,»f active campaigning, at once to re«
■ turn tb the pursuits of peace. >V neth
er these speculations were true or
= • false, it will he conceded that they ex
*ed, and that thc«predil»ctions o£ the
uy >vcre for the time being in tho
rccllbn indicated.'
Taking advantage of that feeling, it
V^Mild have been easy, as commander
' ri.jef ot the army and navy, witli all
, wer« and patronage of the I’resi
rfofflie at uiy disposal, to turn
fceutrated strength of tire nation
prreueh interference in Mexico,
f inaugurate a movement which
1 have been received witli favor.
|military and a largo portion or
*?ple. It i* proper in this cou
tlial I should refer to the al
VmitcJ additional powers ten
Hho Executive by site meas
''liug io civil rights and the
i's Bureau.
•o wers that were placed within
were declined as being in vi
the. Constitution, dangerous
of the people, and tend
rather than lessen the
go rally resulting from our
• With a large army and aug
iuhofity, it wou’st 1 vo been
ttask to direct »aaurc
&ho 'RepuWh^Mfcff^
.''my continuance in the1
j 'known to our law«. Let ]
erpTe, wkin 1 am addressing:
front tlie I’rnillmhl ciiair during Use |
closing hours of a laborious term,.con
sider how different wonld have been
the present condition of affairs had 1 j
yielded to the dazzling invitation of
foreign conquests, of personal aggran
dizement and a desire to wield addi
tional power.
Let them with justice consider that
if 1 have not unduly magnified my of
fice, the public burdens have not been
increased' hj my acts, and perhaps
thousands or tens of thousandeof lives
sacrificed to visions of false glory. It
cannot, therefore, be charged that iuv
ambition has been of that ordinary or
criminal kind which, to the detriment
of the people s rights and liberties,
ever seeks to grasp unwarranted pow
ers to accomplish its purposes and pan
der to popular prejudice and party
aims. •
What, then, have been the aspirations
which guided me in my official acts?
Those acts need not at tins tyno an
I elaborate explanation. They have ev
I crywliere been comprehensively and
fully discussed, and become a part ol
the "nation s history. By them I am
ready to he judged, knowing that,
however imperfect, they at least show
to the impartial mind that my sole am
bition was to restore the Union of the
States, faithfully execute the office of
President and to the best of my ability
protect and defend the Constitution. 1
cannot be censured if my acts have
bcou impeded in the interests of party
faction, and if a policy which was in
tended to reassure aud conciliate the
I people of both sections of the country,
was made tiie occasion of inflaming
and irritating still further those who
were recently in arms against each
other, yet, as idividuals, were sincerely
desirous, as I shall ever be, of burying
all hostile feelings in the grave of the
past. The bitter war was waged on
the part of i!:e Government to vindi
cate the Constitution and save the
Union, and if 1 have erred in trying to
bring about a more speedy anti lasting
pence, to extinguish heart-burnings
and enmities, to prevent trouble in the
South which was retarding material
prosperity in that region and injuri
ously affecting the whole country, I
am quite content to retft my case with
the more deliberate judgment of the
people, and as L have already iutimated,
will) the distant future.
The war, all must remember, was a
stupendous and deplorable mistake.
Neither side understood the oilier, mid
had this simple fact and its conclusions
been kept in view all that was needed
was accomplished by the acknowledge
mem 01 me icrriuie wrong urn me ex
pressed better feelings and earnest en
deavor at atonement shown and felt in
the prompt ratification of the Constitu
tional amendments by the Southern
States at the close of the war. Not ac
cepting the war as a confessed false
step on the part of those who inaugu
rated it, was an error, which now only
time can cure, and which even at this
late date we should endeavor to palliate.
Experiencing, moreover, as all have
done, the frightful cost of the arbitra
ment ofthe sword, let us in the future
cling closer than ever to the Constitu
tion as our only safeguard
It is to be hoped that not until Ihc
burdens now pressing upon us with
such fearful weight are removed will
our people forget the lessou of the war,
and that, remembering them from
whatever source, peace between sec
tions and Slates may be perpetuated.
The history of late events in our coun
try, as well as ofthe greatest govern
ments ol ancient and modern time-, to
teach us that we have everything to
fjjr from a departure from the letter
i and ppiii 1, qf the Constitution, and the
I undue ascendency of men allowed to
assume powers in what arc considered
desperate emergencies. Sylla on be
coming master of Koine, at oucc adop
ted measures to crush his enemies, and
to consolidate the power of his party
He established military coli"/1-'*
throughout I tally, deprived of <no. ,
Roman franchise the iiihaJ-Ontnts ofthe
Italian towns who opposed l."s
usurpation, confiscates! mcir lands and
gave them to JO* soldiers, and conferr
ed citizenship upon a great number of
slaves h.ionging to those who had pro
scribed him, thus creating at Rome a
Kind of body guard for iiis protection.
After having’ given Rome over to
slaughter and tyranny, beyond all ex
ample over those opposed to him, and
the legions his terrible instrument of
wrong, Sylla could yet feel safe in lav
ing down the ensigns of power so
dreadfully abused, and in mingling
freely with the families and friends ol
his myriad victims. Tito fear which
he had.iuspired continued after his vol
untary abdication, and even in retire
ment his will was law to tbo people
who hud permitted themselves to be
enslaved. What hut a subtle knowl
edge and conviction that the Roman
peoploStad bccomo changed, discour
aged, and utterly broken in spirit could
have induced this daring assumption?
What but public indifference to conse
quences so terrible as to leave Rome
open to every calamity which subse
quently betel her could have justified
the conclusions of the dictator and ty
I <t III. ill mo eiuitinin vaj/41 Min III » n v
tine) that in the lime which has since
elapsed human nature and the exigen
cies hi governmeht have not greatly
changed. Who, a few years ago, in
contemplating our future, could have
supposed that in a brief period of bitter
experience everything that demanded,
in tlie name ot military emergencies,
or dictated by caprice, would come to
considefed us a matter of course; that
I conscription, confiscation, loss of per
j sonal liberty, to subjection of States
j to military rule, and disfranchisement,
i with the extension of the right Of sul
| frugc, merely to accomplish party cuds,
1 would receive the passive submission,
if not acquiescence, of the people of
the Republic? It has been clearly
demonstrated by a recent occurrence
that encroachments upon the Constitu
, tion cannot be prevented by the l’res
i idcut, however devoted or determined
i lie may be. That unices the people in
terpose there is no power under tlio
[ t ’mi'iiiutioii to check a dominant nia
| jority of-two-thirds of the Congress of
the United States. An appeal of the
nation 4» attended with too much de
lay to meet the emergency.! I' leffe
free to act, the people waa^ywreet in
time such evils as might 5SgHPKlcgis
lative usurpation. .There'"S^nuiger
thatthe same power whlcb jjjjfcjPfurd
the ConetLuitiou Will depflW nicin of
the right to4hM|iweir rulers except
by revolution. .SjLiL
We liavo alruMWifln the jurisdiction
of the judieiaryctFcuiiiscribed. When
it was apprehended that the courts
would decide against tlij laws having
for their sole object the supremacy of
party, while the veto power lodged in
the Kxecutive by the Constitution for
the interest and protection of the peo
ple and exercised by Wasliingtou and
his successors, has been rendered nuga
tory hV a partisan majority of two
thirds in each branch *of the uatioual
Legislature.
The Constitution evidently contem
plates that when a hill is returned with
the President's objections it will be
calmly reconsidered _ by Congress.
Such, however, Ras not been the prac
tice Hander the present party rule. It
has become evident that men who pass
a hill under partisan influence are not
likely through patriotic motives to ad
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thcii^P organization.by snlciu'.y coiv
1>«>^ Stinrlcr the official oath. Priile
of c* Vi, if nothing else, has iulcr
vemjB ’*d prevented a calm ami dis
p*-gi^i„ ,■* reconsideration of a bill dis
approve Uv U»» Kxqcutive.
Much as i venerate the Constitution
it must be admitted that this condition
of affairs had developed adetact which,
tinder thb oppressive tendency of the
legislative department of the Uovern
irfont may readily work Its overthrow.
It m«*t, however, be remedied without
disturbing the harmony of the instru
ment. The veto power it generally
exercised upon constitutional grounds,
and wherever it is so applied and the
bill returned with the Executive's rea
son for withholding his signature, it
ought to be immediately certified to
the Supreme Court of tile United States
for its decision.
If its constitutionality shall be de
clared by that tribunal it should
then become a law, but if the decision
is otherwise it should fall, without
j power in Congress to re-enact it. In
cases in which no constitutional ques
tion is involved, I would uot change
the fundnmedtal law, for ill such eases
no permanant evil cun <bc incorporated
in the federal system. It is obvious that,
without such an amlendTiifnt, the Con
stituiion prior to the rebellion may be
wholly subverted and overthrown by
a two-thirds majority ill Congress.
It is not, therefore, difficult to see
lio'w easily and rapidly the people may
loose—shall I not say lost—their liber
ties, by unchecked and uncontrolablc
authority in their law-making power,
and whenever deprived of their rights
how powerless they arc to regain them
Let us turn for a moment to the history
of flic majority in Congress .which lias
nrted in such utter disregard^the con
stitution. While public attention lia«
been carefully and constantly turned
to the past and exposed sins of tbe
South, tbe servants of the people in
their high places have boldly outraged
their trust, broken their oaths oTobcdi
eneo and undermined Die very foun
dation of liberty, Justice and good gov
ernment.
When the rebellion was being sup
pressed by the volunteered services of
patriotic soldiers amid the dangers of
tlie battlefield, these men crept without
question into place and power in the
national councils. After all danger
had passed, when no armed foe remain
ed, when a penitent people bowed their
heads to the flag and renewed their
allegiance to the Government of the
United States, then it was that the
pretended patriotappeared before.the
iiation and began to prate about the
thousands of lives and millions ol
treasure sacrificed in suppression of
the rebellion.
Tlio.v have since persistently sought
to inflame the prejudice engendered be
tween the sections, to retard the resto
ration of peace and harmony, and by
every means to keep open fliul exposed
to tlie poisonous breath of party passion
the terrible wounds of a four years war.
They iiave prevented tlie return of
peace and tlie restoration of union; in
every way rendered delusive tlie pur
poses, promises and pledges by which
the army was marshaled, treason re
buked and rebellion crushed ; ami made
tlie liberties of the people and the
rights and powers of the President
objects of constant attack.
They have wrested from the Presi
dent 'his constitutional power of tlie
supreme command of the army and
navy ; they have destroyed tlie strength
of the Executive Department by mak
ing subordinate officers independent ol
and able to defy their Chin Magist rate ;
they have attempted to place the
President under the power of a bold,
defiant, and treacherous Cabinet
ccr; they liavc robbed tlie Executive
i of the prerogative of pardon ; rendered
I null and void tlie wts of clemency
: granted to thousands of persons under
I flic provision'? of the Constitution, and
! coiiimitmd gross usurpations by legis
j Jati.ij attempts to exercise this power
, ni favor of party adherens; they have
| conspired to change tlie system of our
j Government by preferring charges
i against the President in the form of
i articles of impeachment, and conteni
pi.it'Ug, before hearing or trial, that lie
should 1 ■? Placed under arrest, held in
durance, an when it became their
pleasure to pionomcc his sentence,
driven from place and power in dis
grace; they; have in time of peace in
creased the national debt by a reckic-5
expenditure of public moneys and thus
added to the burden which already
weigh upon tile people; they have per
mitted tlie nation to surfer the evils of
ii detauged currency to the enhance
ment iti price of all tlie necessaries of
lile; they have maintained a large
standing army for the enforcement of
j their''measures ot oppression; they
! have engaged in class legislation, built
and encouraged monopolies, that the
few might lie enriched at tlie expense
of the many; they have failed to act
upon important treaties, endangering
our peaceful relations with foreign
powers.
Their course of usurpation lias not
been limited to inroads upon the Exe
[ cutive Department by unconstitutional
and oppressive enactments. Tho peo
i pie of ten Slates of tlie Uniou have
• I,ceil red need to a condition more
intolerable than that from which the
patriots of the Revolutions rebelled.
Millions of American citizens can
now say of their oppressors with more
truth than their fathers did of liritisli
tyrants, that they have forbidden tlie
State governments to pass laws of
immediate and pressing importance
unless suspended until their assent
should be obtained. That they have
refused to pass other laws for the
accommodation of large districts of
people unless these people would relin
quish their right of representation in
the Legislature, a right inestimable to
! them and formidable to tyrants*only.
! That they have niado judges dependent
ion their will alone for the tenure of
I offices aud the amouut aud payment of
claims.
That they have erected a multitude
! of new offices and sent thither swarms
I of officers to harass our people and
take out their substance. That they
have affected to -render the military
independent of and superior to the
] civil power. Wombined with others to
j subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to
I our Constitution and unacknowledged
| by our laws. Quartered large bodies
; of armed troops among us aud protec
j ted them by a mock trial from the
! punishment of any murders which
they should commit on the inhabitants.
Imposed taxes ou us without our con
sent. Deprived us in many cases of
trial by Jury. Taken away our char
ters; excited domestic insWrect ion
among us ; abolished our most valuable
luws ; altered fundamentally the form
of our government; suspended our
own Legislatures, and declared them
selves invested witli poWer to legislate
for us in all cases whoever, J'liis
[catalogue of crime, long as'it is, is not
' complete. The Constitution vests judi
[ cial power in one Supreme Court,
1 whose jurisdiction shall extend to all
I cases arising under the Constitution
and the laws of the United Stales,
{dtiicooraged by this promise, a refugee
from tyranny, a citizen of the United
I States also, by order of a military com
mander, gi mi under sauction of a cruel
1 and deliberate ediet of Congress, Imd
been denied the constitutional rights
of liberty of conscience and freedom
of the press and of speech, personal
freedom from military arrest, of being
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h el(WtKcr . -v
presentment of an Indicltnent, oT iU|
tiy Jury, of the writ of habeas corpW
and the protection of a civil and con-'
stllntioiml government. ,A citizen thus
deeply wronged appeals to the Su
preme Court forlbe protection guaran
teed him by the organic law of Jlir
land. At (yiee a tierce nnd eveiled iqa
Jority, by tlio rutldess band of legisla
tive power, stripped the ermine from
the Judges, transferred the sword of
Justice to the General,' and remanded
the oppressed citizen<io a degradation
and bondage worse than death.
It will also be recorded as one of the
marvels of the tiriies that a party claim
ing for itself a monopoly of constitu
ency nu A patriotism, and boasting of
its unlimited sway, endeavored by a
costly and deliberate trial to impeach
one who defended the Constitution
and Union, not only throughout tin
war of the rebellion, hut during the
whole term of office as Chief Hagis
trafe, but at the same time could find
no warrant or means at their command
| to bring to trial even the chief of the
rebellion. Indeed- the remarkable
failures in the case were so often re
peated that for propriety’s sake, if for
no other reason, it became at last
necessary to extend to him an uncondi
tional pardon.
What more plainly than this illus
trates (lie extremities of party managd
inent and inconsistencies on the one
hand, and of faction, vindictiveness,
and intolerance on the other. Patrio
tism will hardly be encouraged when
in such a record it secs that its instant
reward may be the ino-t virulent party
abuse and obloquy, if not disgrace.
Instead of seeking to make treason
odious, it would in truth seem to have
been tlicir purpose rather to make the
defense of the Constitution and Union
a crime, and to punish fidelity to an
oatli of office. Happily for the pence
of the country, tnc war lias dcterinint-d
against the assumed power of States
to withdraw at pleasure from "The
Union.
The institution of slavery also found
Its destruction in a rebellion commen
ced in its interests. It should be
borne in mind, however, that the war
neither imparled nor destroyed the
Constitution, hut on the contrary pre
serve^iis existence and made apparent
its grSt power and enduring strength.
All the rights granted to tlie States or
reserved to the people are therefore
intact. Among those rights is that of
the people of each State to declare the
qualification of their own State elec
tors. It is now assumed that Congress
can control this vital right which can
never he taken away from the States
without impairing tho fundamental
principal ol the Government itself.
It is necessary to the existence of the
States as well as to protection of the
11bei ties ol the people, ror me ngiti
to select the elector in whom the
political power of the btute shall he
lodged, involves the right of the Sum
to govern itself* When deprived ol
this prerogative the States will have no
power worth retaining. All will he
gone and they will be subject to the
arbitrary will of' Congress. The
Government will then he centralized,
if not by the passage of laws, by tlm
adoption throughpartisiuit influence Of
an amendment directly in conflict with
I the original design ot the Constitution.
This proves how necessary it is that
the people should require liie admin
istration of the gieat departments of
the Government to he strictly within
| the limits ol the Constitutioit Their
: boundaries have been accurately ,i. -
| lined, ami neither should be allowed lo
j trespass Oil the other, nor shore ai , m
! encruaeh upon the reserved tight* u
the people and ’he Sine*. I'je n on
hie ol the past lour years w in rove to
the nation blessings ii they prttluce so
desirable a result.
Upon those who became young men
j amid the sound of cannon am! me din
of arms, and who quietly rcurncd lo
1 the farms, the factories and Ihnschonl*
of the laud will principally devolve the
solemn duty of perpetuating tie union
, of the States, in tide use of which liuu
i dreds of thousands of tlseir unmade*
expired and hundreds of millions o:
national obligations were imuicd. A
: manly people will not neglect tho train■
ipgTieeessary to resist oppresiian ; hut
they should he jealous lest the civil he
, made subordinate to the military clc
I in cut.
We need to encourage ii every
legitimate way a study of the Coustitu
' tion lor which the war was IVaged, a
j knowledge of ami reverence fur whose
wise checks by those so soon to occupy
the places filled by their setiors will
1 he the only hope of preserring the
Republic. I'll - young men of the na
; tiou not vet under tho control of party,
. must resist the tendency to crutraliza
1 lion, an outgrowth of the great rebcl
1 lion, and he familiar with (lie fact that
the country’ consists ol tie United
; States, and that w hen the States surren
dered certain great rights tor tlie sake
of a more perfect Union, they retained
rights as valuable and important a*
those they relinquished for the Com
monwealth, is sound old doctrine, far
ditlercut from the teaeh ngs that led to
the attempt to secede; and a kindred
theory that tiie States vvero taken out
of tho Union by the rash acts of con
| spirotors that happened tv dwell with
in their border*, must he receive,! nmt
advocated with the en'husiusm of
early manhood, or the peotile will be
j ruled by corrupt combinations ot the
commereid center?, who. plethoric
I from wealth, annually emigrate to the
capital of the nation to purchase special
! legislation. Until the representatives
| of the people in Congress more fully
j exhibit the diverse views and interests
| of the whole nation, laws cease to be
i made without full discussion at the
i helfest of some party leader, and there
I will never he a proper respect shown
j by the law-making power cither to the
^.Judicial or Executive branch of Hie
; Government. s \
! The generation just beginning to
I use the ballot, it is believed, only tieed
| that their attention should be called to
! these considerations to indicate by
| their vote's that they wish their repre
sentatives to observe all the restraints
; which the people, in adopting the
Constitution, intended to impose upon
them.
Calmly reviewing my administration
j of the Government, ] fell that, with a
j sense of accountability to God, having
conscientiously endeavored to dis
| charge my duty, I have nothing to re
| gret. Events have proved the correct
ness of the policy set forth in my first
anil subsequent messages. The woes
which have followed the rejection ol
forbearance, magnanimity and consilu
tiouul rule are known and deployed by
Lite nation.
it is a matter of njride terrd gratifica
i tiop in retiring lVo,V?ihc most exalted
i position in the gilt*of the people, to
' feel that In a long, arduous and event
! lul publie life, my action has never
been influenced by a desire lor gain,
i and that lean in all sincerity inquire,
whom have I defrauded? 'Ylioin have
I oppressed ? or, at wlrosc hand have I
received any bribe to blind my eyes
therewith? •
No responsibility for wars that have
been waged or blooiCthnt has has been
shed resis upon me. My thoughts
have been those of peace, and my
efforts have ever been to alljy eoujcii
i tionj.iuiiougajuf'i ouuti'vinen. Jmrgut
tiug the pasr H't us rciurnto the lust
pritp iples of, llie Government, and,
uiiftirliiig the banner of our country,
Inscribe upon it in ineffaceable eharac
tary of* tlie Treasury.
HO All TO FOLLOW,
I am also enabled to announce that
Judge Hoar will'to-morrow follow his
example, and retire from the Attorney
Generalship.
BOUTWEU.
Of Massachusetts, is to be made Secre
tary of tlie Treasury, and
JUDGE PIKKUPONT.
Of New Yol k, tlie Attorney General.
Hoar retires on a polite intimation
from headquarters, that circumstances
of an unusual and unexpected character
have made his position in connection
with llio Cabinet very embarassing to
the President. He has therefore offer
ed to relieve the latter by tendering
his resignation.
Mr. Stewart became aware that there
was no chance for the repeal of tlie laws
which prevent him from assuming flic
duties of tlie Treasury Department,
and to relieve Congress, tlie President
anil himself from the embarassment
which surrounded each, lie was led to
take tlie only logical course left, to
solve the troublesome problem.
. There was much excitement in tlie
city to-day in reference to Mr. Stewart,
and the message relating thereto- The
President, Senators and Keprescnta
aives have been in constant consulta
tion tlie entire day, and tlie politicians
have nervously flitted bet ween tlie lea
ders in both houses, anxiously canvass
ing tlie absorbing topic.
There is no longer any doubt that
Mr Boutwell was ofl'erored.
TliE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
By Gen. Grant a day or two before the
inauguration. He declined it tor Use
reason that he was unacquainted with
and preferred to remain in the House.
GEORGE H. STUART.
I also know that the Treasury I>e
partmct was tendered to George II.
Stuart, or Philadelphia, Col. McClure's
friend, but declined by him on the
ground of ill health.
All Ex-English Olllcer Eights n
Eoillsluitu trrole.
A desperate duel, which, however,
did not result in the death of either of
the contestants, was fought at the
Mctarie Course a few miles in the rear
j nt New Orleans on the 4'h ilist. The
| gentlemen engaged in the atl'air were
Mr. Leonard Sewell, an ex-officer of
the Hussar brigade in India, aged
! about sixty, an Englishman by birth,
land Mr. Louis Liiaurte. of New Or
tolans, Horn thriiy-tivo to forty jrcars
■ oid, and extorsive y known in tiiat
I' lnmunity. and both holding high
; . po-i'daois there and elsewhere.
; hr* -iiots were' exchanged, Mr.
j Sewell receiving one ball 111 Ills foot
land one in the leg of his pants. Mr.
1 Laiaurie had his lett coat sleeve
| perforated. The weapons used were
Common hunting rifles, and the dis
i t nice flit-.- yards. The affair lias cre
; aied considerable cxeitolnent. ns both
Ipu'lies are so wed know n in cotnnit r
| c i nl a ud son oil circle^, tin* gen 11 e ill ell
i acting as seconds, also being promi
nent and popular men in New Orleans,
! have lent an additional interest to this
; sanguinary and determined conflict.
I'lie highest praise is accorded the
' principals tor their sang troid and
| imperturbable calmness, the behavior
j of,both beiii- spoken of as handsome.
HY lint’s in 11 Name.
from the Kansas C.ty Times.
In the anticipated list of names, to be
selected by Gen. Grant as his auxiliaries
: m the wise and just—ot is to be hoped—
I administration of our'’national affairs, ap
| pears the name of- Columbus Delano "
i h that is intelligent, can forbear a smile
jot irony when tiaetng this name to its
■ source/ Is the name not Delaney, and
i might it not ns well l : Patrick as tu
! infringe on the illustrious dlsioverer ol
j . I meriea? Does a nation disgrace a mail
i that lie-should repudiate h:» biitli right
or cancel the archives of his antecedents':
’ The sp.ii it. not the name, is the nun
| -, Tis gr, i.t.’us manly io disdain disguise,
1 It shows our spirit oiMt proves otu* strength.
W e are reminded ot that humorous
character in Lever,s works "Con L re
j gan—who, when traveling on the eon
i tinent, cal.ed himself De Oregano, as a
hurlcsouo on the liigh sounding names
I hi» practical nature could not comprehend
In this cnnnoction we ate led, by re
liable authority, to believe that the name
j of a certain I'nited States Senator is Oon
I nor, not C'Ooness. Wlmt crime has Ire
land committed that even those men of
; theifmediocre standing and talent should
j torture and chstigure the smoothness of
i names to secure a pretnatuic popularity.
Would Slier.dan, Durke, Grattan, Currin,
or the Tribune, Dan. O' Connell, repudi
ate their ancestors, and ‘Como to bury
Ctesar, not to piaiso him? Andyet hun
dreds iu the country hunchback the
name* of their fathers,
Is it, forsooth, that because a few hard
working, unfortunate men, should, with
the reckless regard they hold for the lew
stamps they so well capo, imbibe too free
ly of Huurbon, or whiskey by any other
name, or otherwise violate the nice laws
of etiquette as established by those studi
ed individuals, those cunning sycophants,
this “unkindesi cut of all should he dealt
that weary worn old land.
- -♦«-*.-- %
-A bet el 826, made, at Pittsburg
Landing. Tenn , in May’, 1802, betwoeu
W. A’nox and i. Ibept D. ltiehardson was
[>uid recently. Knox ut the time offered
j to bet that no rebel leader would be tried
1 for treason by any high civil or militlPy
j authority and executed, and ltiehardson
! to k the bet. If no prominent rebel were
caught* the bet was to he diuwn and like
! w isc if one sIniuId ho caught and' escape
I l>y any oilier means thuir formal liberation
| The recent amnesty sod the nolle prosequi
, in the c un of Jefferson Davis were a0
i knowledged as dee ding the her
j Kichurdson. and ho has given Ins check
for 826 to the winner nearly seven -years
after living Ihc wager.
-A yellow silk handkerchief made
1 of spidPr s vapba Ins been exhibited atf j
: fair in Hcrtuuda.' " ■ .
-A bM of pure chalk has be».', (bund
near Omaha. Nebraska is no* expected
‘ to make its mark.
. ^ | —
. The
of excess vvaj^B jr*
among the ^^ilcges
exine end went a^lfflffTIJ^fiiding the
day outside the prison walls and returning
at night to riot or sleep, while those who
refused to submit, or threatened to tell the
tales, were stripped and whipped on the
back with the ‘'cat o' nin£ tails.” One
mode of amusing themselves on Sunday
j was-to strip the women and have them ruu
i races, while those drunken reprobates
laughed at the fun Sometimes a drunk
I en headache made them cross; then woe to
! any poor devil.of a convict who might get
I into the way, Ho would be whipped for
I amusement. One poor old man named
Cambell—sixty years of age—on such an
occanion got what the witness called an
“OTtrageous whipping.” No one can tell
how many stripes that gray haired old mau
i received. The next day he was carried to
the hospital, and on the next be died.
Some of the stories w ere so horrible that
the Legislature was compelled to institute
a m >ck investgatioo A commitce was
appointed 7'licy were wined, dined, smo
ked, saw nothing wrong, and returned
with a flattering report. The killing of
an Irihnmn, and the sworn statement of
the steward, who was discharged for ex
posing the debaucheries, gambling, cruel
ty, bribery and misappropriation of funds
compelled the house to appoint a loiond
committee. The last committee has just
completed its disgusting task. They wor
ked day and night No reporter was per
mitted to be present Witnesses were ex
amined separately. When they completed
their labors the prison officers were dis
charged, new Ones appointed in - their
places, and thus the matter ends for the
present Doubtless the people of Indi
ana will devote more attention hereafter
to the subject of prison reform.
Message from the President.
Washington. March 0.
The following mcscssage was sent to the
Senate to day by 1‘ osident Grant:
To the Senate ul die United States:
Since the nomination and conformation
of Alexander T Siewart to the office of
Secretary of the Treasury. I find that the
I is disabled from holding the office by the
i . ,. ■ ..
OWVUVI. w. V..V V. ■ . -~ ..r
proved September 2d. 1789, which pro
vides as follows to wit:
And be it further enetefed, That no per
son appointed to any office instituted by
this act shall directly or indirectly be con
cerned or interested in carrying on huis
ness or trade or commerce; or owner, in
who'o or in part, of any sea vessels; or
purchase, by himself or another in tru-t
; lor him, any public lands or other proper
: ty; or be concerned in the disposal of any
• public securities of any Slate or of the
United States; or tube gain for negotiation
; or transacting any buianosa in the said
1 department, other than what shall be al
j lowed by law If any ; ergon aliall offend
against any of the prohibitions of this act
■ he shall be deemed guilty of a high mis
i demeanor, and forfeit to the United States
; the penalty of SdOUO; and shall, upon eon
| viction, be removed from office andtorevoi
! thereafter be incapable of holding any
office under the United State?. Provided
That any other and not a puplic proven
I tor shall glre information of any such of
fence, upon which a prosecution and Con
viction shall bo had. One half of the
aforesaid penalty of $3009, when recovered
shall be for the use of the person g ring
i such information.
In view of these provisions, and the
i fact that Mr. Stewart has been unanimomi
I ly confirmed by the Senate, I wonjAj'Wk
I that he be exempted by joint res®t®i
j of the two Houses of Congress flomQ^ic
operations of the same.
U S. Grant.
Washington, I>. (’., March 6. 1869.
CHEAP! CHEAP!! CHEAPlfT
The Cheapest Iloiine In the City.
I Want you all to understand n»an
that has tUo most don't give th^Tirsfbar
gains. So give me a call arid see if vrhat I
mav is not true. I Keep on h ind and receive
by every boat a fresh supply of ^roCOrifcs,
whiskies, brandies, wines, f?*
bnCCO, and everything you can think ot m
ray line. 1 pay the highest cash price for
country produce; hides, buuew eggs, game,
&c. rnarlt)_ I*. U^bN.
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
I will on the 10th dnv of April next,
at the late residence of J&hti H. Evans,
deceased, sell all the real and personal
property belonging to the estate of said
deceased, consisting of 379 acres ot
[land, with all the improvements;
| horses, cattle, hogs, oho two-horse
; wagon and harness, one sot ot smith s
: tools, household and kitchen furniture,
corn, meat, Ac., &e,
TERMS OF SALE*
The real estate wiil bo •0l(‘ on "
credit of twelve months, purchaser
giving bond with approved security
1 for the payment of the purchase moil*
i ey, receiving a bond for title when the
! purchase money if paid. Personal
property will be supl lor cash in band.
Sale to commence at 10 o clock ot
I said day. , JOSEPH EVANS,
Ailmr, estate ojJ- H. Evans, dec >1.
DISSoIlTlOA.
I The copartnership beretofoVc cxist
! ing between Poo fc Mathews in the
publication ot the ‘‘Ties Arc Citizen
was this day dissolved by mutual con
sent. A. (\ Mathews paving purchased
tile entire interest ot 1,. II. 1 oe in said
paper, lie will hereafter continuer the
publication of the same. All accounts
due the paper for advertising, inserted
prior to the <ist day of January, 1H»S,
and all subscriptions dated before the
1st dav of January 1808, remaining nti
! pnid, is in the hands of E. II. Poe for
i collection. All other claims will be
I paid to the Citizen office.
| Des Arc. Arkansas, Feb’v 19th 18(19.
A. C. Mathews/
E. II. Poe. <
JACKSON, ERWIN & CO.
HAVE JUST SkCElVED
0 A LARGE LOT OF f
mu GOODS AID GROCERIES,
W •
i Wliish they offer to the market extremely low
ren TS3 1X0273Y.
; mar9
i - EDIT’D t. BUY,
. . I
Physician, Surgeon and Obstetrician,
| RESIDENCE 12 MIL'S!4. Vf OF OE* ABO.
f VfTrLL faithfully and promptly attend to !
F F -all professional huaine** eutrusted to j
I bi* care.
| (Ml AUJKS.—Fhm nail*, for visit, pro *nd
I m*d.; $1 1m); each additional mile 6© cents, j
Noetui nal^vijit *1 Oft per mile u'2m
SPRING OoiUr-.f
USE
gurlrjj’s £arjj*parilto,
OF all the remedies thst have been discov
ered during the present age for tlie "thousand
ills that flesh is heir to," none equal this won
derful preparation. Only fifteen years have
elapsed since the discoverer, (who spent a
decade in studying,experimenting, and perfec
ting if,) first introduced it to the public, and
it is already recogm^cJ^by the most eminent
physicians in all parts of the country to be
the most surprising and effective remedy for
certain diseases of which they have knowl
edge.
All other Compounds or Syrups of this root
have hitherto failed to command the sanction
of the Faculty, because, on being tested, they
tjave bp®11 found to contain noxious ingredi
ents, which neutralize tin* food effects of the
Sarsaparilla, ang oftentimes injure the health
of the patient. It is .not so with Hurley's
preparation.
This is the pure and gemttne extract of the
root and will, on trial, be found to effect a
certain and perfect curt of the following com
plaints and diseases:
AITed Ion of the Bolfees, Habitual
CoHtlveneu, Dlsekses of tbe
Kidneys, Dyspepsia, Ery
sipelas, Female Irreg
ularities, Fistula,
Skin Diseases,
Indigestion,
Liver Complaint, Piles, &c.
Braunr’s
TONIC,
perfectly Reliable.
The only remedy for Chills and Fever or
Ague and Fever tiiat is or can be depended
upon, is HURMY'S AGUE TONIC. There
have been thousands cured by using it, who
had all tried the usual remedies without ben
efit.
WORTHY OF ATTENTION.
To Dr. Thos. A Hurley:
I hereby certify that during last year I was
attacked with tbe Ague whilst iu Vicksburg,
Miss., and^psed several popular medicines
with but tempomry relief. 0:i reaching
IIVI lie IUV UIOVIOI • 1 Ul UvU »UISC IJfC,
if possible, whet my medical attendant or
dered Quinine i* large doses—frequently as
high as GO grains per da/J and which must
hovo cost me nearly $100. I consulted Dr.
Smith, of Louisville, and found ho prescribed
quinino and arsenic combined, which I re
fused to take, preferring to let the disease
take its course. I was almost bloodless, ex
tremely exhauded, and pronounced with
enlarged Lifer *id Spleen. About this time
tho advertilemeit of Hurley’s Ague Tonic
appears*] in a cijy paper, and I determined
to give it a trial. 1 did so, and have no rea
son to regret ii One bottle restored me
completely, andjsinee that time I have seen
nearly a hundred cases iu which itacted with
equally happy results, and would certainly
recommend it as preferable to auy other ton
ic before tto public.
JAMES MARTIN, Engineer.
Louisvi3«t Ky.t June 15, 18G5.
3E3E urlev 'ss
POPULAR WORM CANDY.
i -
m
As tbs is really a Specific for Worms, and
i the bo't and most palatable form to give to
[ children, it is not surprising that it is last ta
i king the place of all other preparations—it
i being tasteless any child will take it.
JAMES RUDDLE & CO.,
0 Proprietors.
Messrs Jas. Ruddle & 0®—Gentleman—It
fives me great pleasure to say, after using all
i the other worm remedies known to me, with
but partial sue®*** to my children, I was
advised to try Dr. T. A. Hurley's, and sinco
using it my childr^i have become quite well
fand healthy. TheWhildren would cat it all
the time, it is so plea^nf, if we would let
them.' I believe it is one of the best.and
safest remedies know, and an such, recom
mend it to one and all.
JAS. W. TRAVIS
Louisv Ue, July 3, 180S.
NOTICE TO MOTHERS I
DR, SEABROOK’S
INFANT SOOTHING SYRUP.
Use in the future onl^SE iRROOH’S,
a combination quite up with the advancement
of ibe age. Pleasant to take, harmless in its
actions, efficient and reliable in all cases. In
valuable in the following diseases:*
Summer Complaint,
IRREGULARITIES OF THE BOW
ELS,
RESTIVENESS, TEETHING,
Gives health to tbs child and rest to the
mother.
NAsnTiLLi, Tenn , Feb IS, 1868.
Jas. Ruddle &Co.. Louisville, Ky.—When
Jiving in your city, I used several bottles of
Pr. Scabrook's Infant Soothing Syrup, ami
found it to do my child more good and it
would vest better ai'icr using it than other
remedy I ever tried. I can say with conn
donee, it is the beat medicine for children at
present known. I wish you would get the
druggists here to keep it. If anyone does,
please let me know ; it not, tend me one doieu
bv express, and I will pay for it at the otfiuc
Hurley’s
Stomachic fitters.
For debility, loss e,J,appethe. weakness, in
digestion or dyspepst^twant of action of the
liver, or disordered1 stomach, there are no
Bitters that can compare with these in remov
ing iliese distressing complaint* For sale
or can be had at any thdg store in the United
Stales, or from the proprietors, Louisville,
Ky., to whom all orders should bo addressed.
JAMES RUDDLE & CO.,
Proprietor*.
DB. SE All KOOK'S
Elixir of Pyrophosphate of Iron
and Cullsaya.
THIS elegant combination possesses all the
beat toxic properties of Peruvian Bark and
Iron without tlttp disagreeable taste and bad
effects of either, separately or in other prepa
rations, of these valuable medicines. It
should be taken in all cases when a gentle
tonic impressidb is required after conva
lescence trom ravins or other debilitating
diseases cm in those distressing laaxoiivat
Ttts peculiar to females. No female should
bs without it. If liable to such diseases, for
nothing ean well take its place.
JAMES RUDDLE & CO.,
Proprietors,
Laboratory No. 41 Bullil'. Str*«t,
-Mi \
A i.so keep a <
hand which y
Highest marl
of country pro
—
PLOWS, pk„,
We have just received a large shipn^nt of
AVERY'S CAST PLOWS,
Which we aro selling at the following re
duced prices:
No. 13, with extra point, $4 00.
Nos. 8 and 11, witn extra point, $1 60.
LARGER PLOWS EQUALLY CHEAP.
Our stock of Cotton Scrapers, Steel Hoes,
Trace Chains, Axes, Humes, Collars and
Harness, Oats, Seed Potatoes, harden Seeds,
&c., &c., is largo and complete. Wo invite
those in need of nnything in OUR LINE to
examine our stock and prices.
feblGtf STEWART, GWYNNE k CO.
LOWDERMILL'9
Compound Fluid
FOR THE CURE OF
Pneumonia, Neuralgia and Rheuma
tism, Enlargement of the Spleen,
Kidney Affections, Cramp or
Bilious Colic, Sore Throat,
Headache, Earache, and
Toothache. Also,
Painful Men
struation ;
To Prevent Abortion, Rising or Caked
Breast, &c., &c.
j In presenting this Medicine to the public
^jre t$ke pleasure in assuring it that it is no
humbug—no quack nostrum; but that it will
most^assuredly do everything for which it is
recommended; for the truth of which wo re
fer you to a number of gentlemen who have
| tried it in their own families with unparal*
, lelled success. See them personally or ad
dress them by letter if you have any fears
as to the correctness of the certificates.
| It is a .great "pleasure we taftn in saying to
the suffering world that a safe and sure rem
edy is here offered to case their aching pains,
and you need suiter no longer, but try Low
dermiU's Compound Fluid, tor it will cure.
It is a home discovery and only needs a trial.
Groat inducements to agents to travel.
A good chance to make money—give us a
call, A liberal discount to all druggists.
Ministers of the Gospel ou^ bottle free.
Prepared and sold by
E. A. LOWDERMILL
nnd
JEROME HARALSON;
Do* Are, Arkansas.
Special attention to chronic or ulcered
sore legs, cancers an 1 cases of rheumatism.
Patronage respectfully solicited.
Office ou Euenu Vista street. jano-3m
Hamburg, Ashley Co.. Ark 1
April 4, 1808. f
We 'he undorsigned. Druggist of Ham
burg, do hereby certify that we have sold
Dr. J£. A. Lowdermill s Compound Fluid
with great success, and in our stock of
Patent.Medicines, there are none that sell
so ready or command greater inquiries—
from our hundreds of customers we have
never heard a word of auglrt or condem
nation of the justly popular Compound
Fluid. All Druggist would do wed to
purchase a supply without delay, as there
can be no doubt of finding sale tor it as
soon ns introduced.
K .V. DICKENS & CD.
E)OW DEKMILL S LOMPOUKV null!
We received early last year a bottle of this
fluid, to test iu the case of a caked breast.
One application entirely removed it. allay
ed great suffering, and doubtless prevent
ed a broken breast, which had three times
followed the same indication, in spite of
the best physicians. We give it our un
qualified indorsement as an invaluable
medicine for that terrible complaint, and
advise every mother to provide herself with
it —Tt'nnossee Baptist.
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that by vir- i
tup of a certain rlecd of trust, executed
to m ‘ on the 23d day of November,
1866, by William V. Lester, mid duly
recorded in the Recorder's office of
Prairie county, on the 4th day of Feb
ruary, 18li7, in Record Book ”Q,” pages
358-9 and 00. I will on the 3d day of
April next proceed to sell in the town
of Dos Arc’, at highest bidder, for cash,
the S of S W of section 13. and
E >g of section. 14, all in township 3
north range 5 west, containing in all
four hundred acres, with all the im
provements thereto belonging. Also,
four mules, "three cows, with calves,
twenty*head of hogs, and lot of fann
ing implements and tools.
J.E. GATEWOOD.
Trustee.
Feb. 26th. 1869. m2-3
MERCHANT'S AND PLANTER’S .
LINE.
Regular Memphis and White
River Independent l'achet,
argosy,
W. J. ASHFORD. Master
| MILT HARRY Olerk
Leaves Mempjiis every Thursday. Leaves
! Pes Arc every Saturday for Jaeksonport.
: Leave* Dee Arc ovary Monday for Morophi*,
Rtf A M.
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