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LYON'S KATIIAIHON,
LYON'S EX'CT ginger:
. LYON'S ELEAPpVpEI
XAaHOlXA W'TIIl.
" ' Jacksonville, Scpl. 2g7lgCC tf
AMERICAN EXCHANGE,
Corner of Washington and Fronts tree U,
TORTLAXD, OREGOX.
L. P. W.QU IMBY,
TTAVINC; TAKEN THE ABOVE HOUSE.
and entirely REFITTED AXD REFPRXISII-
El) it, Is now prepared lo n-colrc and accommo
date life friends nml former patron., nml the
general Irarclllnt: nubile. For"Vafclv In Hie
event of fire, ami the eotivcnlatico of cuel,
a SECOXP I'ASSAGKhntlteen opened lolhc
St.EEMIV AI'ARTJIEXS. which Nrceommrt.
dlom and e-jieclnl nrmnceil for the accommoda
tion of famiif.-. WARXIi COLD
BATHS niueiwi 10 ih hou-.
This home It lotmrtt iimrrr I he Steamboat
Landing lli-.it n.iy otlierin
Pnrllnnd,
THE HOTEL COACH
will be In attendance at Ilm a-versl Landing
to convey j-ue-l- nml their Imci-ap' lo nml from
the hou- FREE OK CHARGE. The hnuteli.c
larei-Fire-Proof Safe lor valuable. The
l'rnprlrtor will iimlerliiku that nothing rlinll lie
MtunJort lo render bia hou attractive, aid
guest comfortable, octilf
x. rcoix.
j. a. wall.
DUCAN & WALL,
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
Ixlo. 33ii.llcll.f;,
Corner of Front ami F Streets,
CRESCENT CITY. j
rpilEY WILL ATTEND TO THE I1ECEIY.
1 Injraiid lorw.irdliijoralli(ni.feiiiiiutcl lo
their car with pniinittm-t.-. and dltAlch. They
have lilted up two Iirsu biill.llnjp fur Horlnc
pood., ami have i-al-i arMnireinentii m thai
Dcrchtnt tlnlnir huliir lliroitph them will
not .uttVr by nny overcharges, or low any jut
claim for j-n,). nt,
per Coutliriiin-iii solicited. Mcrchandfee
reclvi-d oiMtnrace. ut-2dly
P. B. COFFIN,
HOUSE PAINTER,
, . .
S NOW IX l'OSSES.IOS OF THE ENTIRE
I
.lock ..f nuterial. am Inol. r..im:rly U--
lonclni; In Clcllo k OfTln. Mr. Co-lrllo ,
tiivlnc wllhdiawn. I'.ll Coflln will continue
the bii'liiiff, and can lw found at bl hop, I
Corner of C nml Thrlil StrtMla,
prrparol lii ilit oil In n Hurkinaullkv liiinnvr
and at riamiuliti t !.
JacliH.nvllle. Oct 1.1, IfrGT. ocll!)tf
EL DORADO,
fi.R.t'sr.Cnt.ifcUgn. HI,. Jixktont Illr.O.
S. M. FARREN.
!,..' f,k!--.-i-
NEW BROOHS SWEEP CLEAN!
TIIE.V (i TO I'KEATEK'S
BROOM MANUFACTORY
A.D DI'V THC TEST IX THE M.il!RET,
AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.
Factory nil fornr of Ori:nn and MlnSl.
by th Odd IVIIon'a Hall, nud uppolte the
1-iaiict-AiiP r'can KetaiiMiit.
JnckKitivlllr. Nov ,."Jlli. lia. norSO-Gm
PAY TIT-LAST CAXL.
AI.LTIIOSK IN'DKISTKD TO US Altli
li(l.v iiiitiflMl lii iiimf InrHanl uml p.iy
up liy llir lirt lUy of Jutmiry ciipiilp?, trn It
will ct'rlaiiily ! to their intrirrt lo di hi. n r
Crn:ol do Im.Ih-' wllhimt innmy in nvt mir
own llulnltil. : nml furtlwiiiofi", i!t mlnir It
fr 1 1 Imi Inn r n rf nil ciei'innl. w liuif
dflniiiliKil lo iHulili.li u Uriel cuti liailii In
lintiriT" iiftr llii- fiil ily rl Jwimary, 16C8
uii'l mil not dinar! I"in u
SUITOV fc IIVIIK
Jnclffiniilk . l'Jlli. IECT. ibi'-'llf
LIME! LIME!
BUILDERS. AND OTHERS WHO DEnlllE
iin. will tlud a rniiUiit mpply, nt the
liel (iulity. In qiiaiililii- lo Hill. l my Imp
mi Mkln Hrcvl. Im-Imcm Ov-pou and Third, np--jtnMln
Jluller ,V Ilreiitaiiii' lnr'. In my alt.
mmicc, Mr, Alix. Martin will wait upon cuHoiu
-ers.
i STONE "CUTTING .
AMI
Stone ninton Work
Ve on term lo Milt l lie 1 1 int.. Olden from
the country will receive prompt altentlon.
JOHN II. I'EACOCK.
J.cksonvllle, April 20, UC7. ap27
Te O. P. Wooilrow, a Jlomeslcad
Sttlltr.
Yl aSili'iSEd'ir i
iiiiii jy iiutu lur ttivrt; iiinn fix iiiuiiiuv
(dnnid your Hnuii-i'lead Entry. No . on
,0 E . uml 8 K I or ,S W j of S-ctlon 4,
JJ 1 ol N W J of Section M, in Township
iuai ypu naie ior more inan HX moiilli. ai.an- i
i'..i- .. a. i.ri -
...' v
and X
hip 3K, S
; i ;
and that
February 4 th, A. P. 18G8,
at 1 o'elook. I' 'lit. has U-i-n let for hearlnz the
Utnco of nilil alleuetl abaodomneot at this I
officej and Ibat uloa you appear aud otfirr i
evMip) (o Mjpjiort )ur claim, the tame will '
be deeir.ed abaudoae.1 and cancelled. ,
DaUd t Land Offlce. Rottburir. On.. Dee.
m i
1
- oWIJjS
2Clb,lftr.
JOHN KELLY, ltcgfeter,
ADDISON B. FUNT, Recelrer.
Jaaotry, )'th, IsCfl. jaoll-4-
vol. xnr.
IIU.S1NK5S NOTICKS.
Peter Britt,
, PnOtOgmplllO Al'tlSt,
JACKSOXVIU.E, OREGOX.
mbroty pos,
Photographs,
Oartos do Vislte
DOXE IX THE FIXEST STVI.E OF ART.
Picture Kcttuccd
OR EXLAHOEI) TO LIFE SIZE.
DR.AJ.OVEttBECK,
Physician & Surgeon,
JACKSOXVIU.E, OREGOX.
Office at life residence. In the Old Overbed;
Hoipilal, on Ort'K'on Street.
i:.II. I.11EBXMAX,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
' OFFICE-Corncr of California and Fifth
Streets, Jacksonville, Ogn.
lie will practice In Jackon nml adjacent
enmities, and attend promptly tu profo'lnnal
call,. Kl.Jtf
DR, A, B, OVERBECK'S
"H A rPTTT T HflMQ
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"10 OVCrbCCtt Hospital,
I
WAH.M, COLD it SHOWEIt BATHS,
!
SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS,
j
! ' out un, .M. i).,
physician surgeon,
uiui,-xear is unurcn, JacKion-
I villi,, flrnn.
,,,,,,,. ..... -u. ?..-
uVcillf
Dlt. LKWIS GA.M'NC,
PHYSICIAN A SUKGEON AND
-1oitotx'lol(xxt
Iiril.l. attend lo any who may require life
1 M-nlit. UHlce adjoliiliie N. l.uticeiV
HlIK' Minp, III!
I aclNtitvillv.
north
tde Callfnriilii rUrr, l,
nov.tr
iyu .".V
Sl'KflAL
NOril'KS.
II I? F BLAND' S
cu niuiMi
STOMACH BITTER !
TUU.I l-urin,rr IL l:l.l
, 'Ht..ul T iif '
I A ,,ljr At 4LI prluk!
ViturKM. fTftr1lnf turrlr lilt cnlly fn
Hi Mrrrll'Mi lit VIJc.)., UivtU,
ITRY
I rmi
I ftitniirii tw liters
i
1 X :
l'iirll ll nMmU KO't rtUll ll)aor,
I rs riw pnrtry tiir..
NOBODY SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT !
J.O. I'MM-ll. Itui.rlrl'H',
TAVI.OIl IlK.NDi:!.. S-J. Aftnl,
JIM-p.ni. 413, CUjr M.Mn ViMlro.
Warren Lodce No, 10, A. F. & A. 21
JL 1I0M) their regular cnmmunlcntlon.
XTr""" tl'M Wi-dueMlay Eirnlui:-nr pri-cisl
V Ins thu full moon. In jm'ksuvim.k. mi-
Mins. A. JIAUTIN, W. M.
0. IV. .Uvjt(ii:..Scc'y.
Thu lU-bt Heineilv for Purifying
lht Illimd, Slrfiilhrlilng Ibo NvrVC, lli'rlorlll'
Hid l.'J-t Atirllli. I
FUXSE'SIIAMIIUROTEA.
Ill the lft preH-rvalhu nu'itiiKtal ino.t any
!ckin. If iimiI liintlr. CimipdMil nl Inrlu
only. It can ) plvrii ml'i ly In liiluuu Full ill
niiiniK In Ijijli-li. I'ltiicli. s-'pt.ini mid tier
nmn, wild run i.n.kui."' 1 It V IT t
I'orMtlunt ail thu thoi',ulu and nlall drug
lorvr- uml irinc,rli.
EMU. FREsE. Whotifilo Dtuagfet,
t'nlc Agent 410 Cluy flnct.
jliyWyl San FranelK-o
BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS.
NOTICK. llavln- iIIImiI nf our Fuo.
Inry. we nnt nntv pirpired In irlvw our ulmle
alti'iillnii In iiu- 1.1-itlier and Flmlln hutlm-".
On hand, direct (nun France. Calf & Kip.
Dume.tiu Uatlicr, It'mt I.'g. fie.
Joux O. Hkiv. I L. Faviik. I Joiik Iliur,
New Vnrk. j I'uri". Pan Frauclco.
Addrc. IIEIX .V II II A V, Vn Franclco
4li: jlsiitry irt--l
-! Mi iif - iinwi yn i n
Plows ! Plows !
Urease of ten encli or set up.
II irrlnin' Culliatori. Fanu Mill (all kind).
r:r.a corn kSks
,., " ,lf ar:itl(!l.'I.TIl!tAL lillM.EMEXT-3.
I0" which will k -obi nt greatly reduced price i
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at unolcu e or reia II. .
J I). ARTHUR &S0N.
Corner of Da-U and California Slreefe.
octl2in3
.Vim Franclrco.
Xfotice.
AM,
A po
PERR0N8 INDEIITED TO US MUST
positively pay by thu tint day pf January
t
n,xt. A settlement or noto I not what Ml
want. Wo uunt lhe money due u, aud per
E DR.
r k i
IT!
eout owing u muit positively pay up.
GLENN, DRUM i CO.
Not. 1M. JF7 nav2S-?ra
ft$0U
JACKSONVILLE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 18G8.
wiwr-iit tpiwwiim
TUB OREGON 8RNTIKBL.
rCCLlSIIKD
Every Saturday Morning by
a. r. dowell,
OFFICE, CORXER '? & THIRD STREETS
.
pnhl wlililn the n'rt !t month of (he rear, fire
(blur s If not nold tuilll the expiration of the
ycar,l.t dollar."
One Mnaro (10 line, or IcmI. (lr,l ln-r-
linn. Three Dollnri) each Milmiiiicnt Iiimw ol agony, a voico of nitpplientioti, tic-
Lni i,lnI1,. , :Ii1"rl 0,, ""'.""''manding the interposition of Congress
will lx mndn In lhno hondicrllrclijr thcyear. , , ,' ,,,.?.
g- Un TrnUr rwrclr,l l cntrfnt rt. ntlll tllU plOteitlOll Ol tllO National
ltnfh.
ShoMond brcnit high ntnld the corn,
Clirp'd bv Ibo golden light of mora,
I.lko the fwcctlicarl of the run
Who many a glowing kin bad won.
On her checks an autumn durli,
Deeply rlpmened uch a lilub,
In the mlifet of brown wan born,
I.lko red popplct grown with corn.
Round her eyc her trcici fell.
Which were lilnekcat none could tell
Hut loii); When rrll'd a light
That efeo had been all too bright.
And her hat, with hady brim,
.Made her trey lorthend dim
Th ii the flood nnild tho Mickt
I'rnlrlng God with inccteit lookt.
Sure, I Mid. Heaven did not mean
Where I reap limit thouldfl but glcao,
Lay Iby thcafndown and come
Share my harvest and my home.
Speech or Seimior Wilson on the
I'ri'slileiil's .MotMiRe.
The following nre thu remarks of j lllHjr ,,,, rm),.nic,iol, MIoy 0, Con
of .senator Wilson in tlio Senate on , lm ,mH vxUu, t,,.u f( ,,
the 4ili iiiMnnt, on the motion to print j ,-,, j,t.llcrali. moit. frei.,ioiii of
the PrestdentV lnesage: ihouijlil, of speech, and of action for
.Mr. PrvM.leiit, nothitig, I am nitre, i .i... wil0 i,oii.. , ,,., .. ,ipre or
to be gained by refusing to print the
I'lesi.lent's message aecordiug to the
ii-iinl custom of the Semite. I goipiite
.nstaras any onu in connemiiation ol
a .
the torn., temper, and doetrii.es of the ,ie ,pi1Mt dmrnuliT, and who,e opin
mes.sige; but 1 think we me not JuMl- j,,,, nrc ontitloil tOLMeateoiiMilorntion.
fiv'l in departing from tho ii'liii:iry i
-..i-ifii- .
pnioucoot mis noiiy. me message
isaiiii-Kinlt of the I'ledent of tho
I'niliHl States ii the Congr.s ot
the L'hIuiI Stnti-s foi uttempting liy
li'giliillon tu tm;e tlio goveniineiits o
the rebel Stales out of tho
nut red of
tiiuttr
into vtho'c Keeping he had
plticed iIicm "oveninuiits. Tho writer
of thif niesage seems to have forgot
ten altogether tho action of the Pies
ideut in I S0.1, and as the Senator from
Vermont (.Mr. Edmunds) suggests to
. , y
me, lie seems nluinut to have lori'iitteu
that we ever had auv rebellinn nt nil.
lhe message lemembers to forget that
Pre-ident Johnson in the snnimer nml
autumn of 1 bO."i nsMinied nud eeieii'd
uonxtitiiliuiml iiowers for lliu cverei.e
V ... I"MUIS lor ''"'l'
of which he now condemns the legila
live branch of tho Government. If
the Prcdilcul'ri i cconM ruction poliny
was within the prnvUioun of tho Con-
Ntitutinii, surely tlio reconstruct ion pol
icy nf Congices is within tlieproxis.
Ion?, of tlio Constitution. If the Presi
dent wiiluiut thu uiilhoiity ol law
could fix tho terms and conditions for
the leconstiiieliiin of tlio icliel States, dent's policy uml of the policy of Con- with patience, modesty, nud pru
surely Congress, tho law-making pow , grots nro clear to the comprehension of deuce, shown tho same fidelity to the
er of the Government, could delei initio '
the terms and conditions of rccou-
structiou.
There have been two policies of ie
cnut-triiciinu befoie the country tho
Piesident's policy nnd tho policy ol
Congress After four years of civil patriotic men. Tlio President's policy
war, ufter burying three hundred and wrought oppression, wrong, insult, uml
fifty thousand men, tho rebel Slates outrngo to tho loyal uliito man nud to
were conquered nml tho rebels fjiibju- tho black man ; the iccnnstiuclion pol
gated. These rebel States wero com-! ioy of Congios has brought nnd is
pletelv diitorgaiiucd, without govern-'bringing order, protection, security,
incuts or public ollicers. Picsident
Johnson recognized and proclaimed
that fact. Without the authority of '
law ho inaugurated a policy which put
tho ten coiupieicd rebel State com-
pletely baok into thu hands of the
.. .i.-.i... tit...... f. l..l ...l.! '
iiiiii'im iiiii- iiiiiiiiii v inn L'n iiiiii niii'in
, , ' . , T , ,
L,tn,.m,l ,II.. il.nt ,,n' ! i-i.l.l '
siiiiuu, c, nu, ununn '""
I '...,..:....... ... ., ,.!,.!., rtf ..,.,...,...,,, Tl.n filn.wla nf
ijl.UVS lit tuiiiini.-n.-iy nun uiu minut "t
unrepentant traitorous they were when I a united country, thofiieuds of jmimr
Jell". Davis was at uMchmonil and I.co tial liberty nml ol equal Jitico, will
icld nnd ciinrijeil tho rebel capital,
.That was a crime ficmiiiht tlio country
, , ...... , , .. .", , , .
luat ougiii. in uv eoiiueiiiieii y .'wij '
patriotic man in thq land, Such was
tho fatal polioy of President Johnson I
ttfdixvA
; " t0 wh,uh h0 ,ms i"rtoslb,y nJ
IlLMVll.
Tho ctroct of tlio President's policy
was to put the loyal men ol the South
who wore true to their country all
through tlio dark days of tins civil war'
under tho ban of successful and ilonti j
tinting treason, nud to put the freed
men in the condition of serfdom -hito
ft condition quite ns wretched and uc
grading ns wn Involuntary servitude.
; From those otico connltered State?, re
... , ..,..... T '
!,ro1 f Pcbc,' fhc,C . caiM0. .to "9 a Cr'
Government. Congress heard that
cry; the country heard it; the world
heard it; tho Go I of the universe
heard it; but Picsident Johnson could
not hear it. Congress investigated
nud deliberated ; a joint commiltco of
tho two houses, composed of gentle-
men of distinguished talent nud char
acter, reported the facts, and Congress,
after two ycais, adopted the policy of
reconstruction against which the Pres
ident now hulls his denunciations.
This reconstruction policy of Congress
immediately carried pence and compar
ative law nml order into and through
tlio rebellious States. Tho olliccrs of
your army, the superintendents of your
rrecilmcn's Ilureau, nud tientlemen of
intelligence and character bear test!
iinoiiv uiai tlie tmmeiliato elieel ot tlio
...... ... ....
reconstruction measures of Congress
was to give greater protection and se
curity to life, liberty, nud property.
'I'll oris is inure liliei-t v in tin, rclud Slnlcc
if01.nlivbo,lv visiting thohc Stntes. Sir,
r tooI: p,i,is morning a icpoit of (Jen
..,.,- Swnviif. a son of .Indue Snirvnvl
C" '
nr ,i.n ,., fnillf ii,n,. f
Gtiu'inl Swnyno is suiieriuleiiilent of
;
(i10 i.V.oilinei.'K Hureau in Alnl.mim
Spiking of tlio p.issage of the iceon
,nu;,j01l ,., ,v,ieh the President dc
..unecs, (Jeneral Swavue savs:
A Ccneral amrndinenl In Hie Irealmentof Ihe
frisijinen 'Ismillnd th fart, and ha. "
-iril'HI (M "Jiir'-IMK. IMV FVII" tU I "III IN)(
very ii,N:tiif ih, bill, legordi'd H.npuiil.h
ii'lil lii Iiiiv wlin wire iippniil In II, Int. vill
llcntiifllioru ninonc tin m mIiii had prerlniitly
ll;; "jwii J'"iice. im i.n.ulii jinei
pniilltllliy lo lieur on Ihu'owho had U-en
dirlni; ilm nulmii'lilea of raci.
new ri-
pun
, Th-rmsl-nm th.niele. prninplly look new
hi'iirt nt tin, Impinvi'ini'iil In itit-lr prnpixl
Uimiing ulih a. inmli lmluiry u.iur, Hu-y
?,?'"" V'"' V,u '.""7 ""' Ii" "", f?n
tldi-nco III lrlng In ImpriKi'. Alrrmly Ihry
lmu lecn mlinliinl in ilm jury Ihix. ami Mime
"f """n Miiplnyid In Ilm lower liranche-of the
public Mrvl.',nl,ulll,iy ban, but llllltt need
to fear lnju.ilce in thu future,
Oilier RUpeiintendents nml agents of
tho Pieedmeu's Ilureau ami thoollieers
of your nruiy stationed in tlio rebel
States nil concur in proclaiming that
tho lecoiislriictiou measures of Con
gios hnvo had tho inott salutary ef
fect, nml hae worked the most henfi-
eial icsiilts. Tlio effects of the Piesi
tho country. The PioMilent's policy i
put tho subjugated tebel States back I
into tlio control of traitors; tho Con-)
grcsaiouul policy is taking thoso States
'out of the control of rebels and put-
ting them into tlio control of loyal and
land liberty. Tho Piesident's policy
has failed, has been Abandoned, nnd,
will not bo revived, Tho policy of
Congress is progressing, will bo index-j
ibly adhered to, and will bo coiisuiim
mated. Tho Picsident may, n ho does
!.. l.ta .., .r..n,...n,.n,l il nl.nn
sit - mivi'ph.vi .vwitMiivio.
. .... ,,. ,....,,.. ,.r ,i
Ifnitod States will firiiilv adhere to its
' v - ,.,.,.
,). . .vvw,,o.. ......, ..,-...-
organize and recoiibtriict thoso rebel
States, nnd nearly nil of tlioso States
.m . ,......,, i,A(i.r tl.n .ill. n(
"i "" n.invin..i ... .,-- .- v.
July next in both houses of Congrpss
by patribtto, Hborty-loving, uml loyal
pimrr linniui i ltiiiii.lliitf rrMH-ci. A new nml of these poor men without properly lh'ii usk lor his lemoval, it It was iic
Hiinnmry pinr.... in-iMcliitfilin... rnniuii. Khnli.....,, i,..,,.. ,ml,i imlll ,i1(,tr i.,,.,. ' elded .' It eeiliiiuly was tlio intention
Hit. .r.l.il.dil...chilbnvl.ro1,Mhi,.,lel!rMM,:ntV'u ' 1t"rnl'1 ,r'"" !h,,r J,l,,,,t"'i ol tho IcuUliilUo branch ol the (5ov-
..f .ii.ler wlikh ha. U-en ft KnIMe teller The diMiiissed from I'tiiplovjiient for lhe eminent to place u Cabinet .Minister
vi-rv n inf in Iiu, lilll. nLnril.il h it tiiml.h. I .. . . ., . ...,.. .) . . .
NO. 2
men.
Tlio statement of tho President in
this messngu thnt the black men of the
South, enfranchised by ConcrMs.kuow
only enough to dopo'it their votes
where they were told to deposit them
i n libel upon tliu seven hundred thou
sand black men whoso hands have
I been weaponed with tho ballot. Sir,
how stands this great fact? These en
franchised black men without property,
without homes, surrounded by the
great landholders, tho cultivated, tho
intellectual men, sometimes called the
"natural leaders" of tho South men
who had held them nud their ancestor
in bondage, who owned their humble
cabins, tho ground they trod upon, in
whoso employment they nre, were in
positions to bo swayed and controlled
by love, authority, interest, and fear.
When Congress passed tho reconstruc
tion nets tho rebel press and leaders
nppealed with tho utmost confidenro
to these enfranchised black men. We
were told quite ns confidently ns wo
wero told in other days that the black
men would not fight ngninst their old
matters ;thatthe black men of theSouth
would vote as they were directed by
their old masters. Tho rebel leadero,
tho great landholders, tlio old slave
masters, uttered honeyed words and
brought to bear every seductive influ
ence they weie master of to win n ron
trolling iiillueiico over the enfranchised
I 1.1 ( I.' i-.i ir
--. iui.ii. ---n uu -iiiumum,
the represeutative.s of tho white nris
tourney of South Carolina, led oil' with
Heverly Nash, the black man. He
graciously admitted that thu colored
people ought to have the right of suf
frage, and he appealed to them to unite
with him and the men of his class.
Others joined in these appeals; the
black men were told on tho Mump in
public Hpccchcri by these men, thegrc.it
landholders nud late slave mastcri,
thnt they had played together in child
hood; that they had flhhvd nml hunted
together; nml they wero invoked to
give their votes to the Conservatives ;
J'ct a" t,,0Sl' inllui'iires uttei ly failid !
,..
When flattery, persuasion, and cajolery
failed, they wero threatened. They
wero told that there might bo n wnrof
laces; that they might be turned out
of emiiloyineiit, nml their families i
driven limn their cabins.
Thousands I
votes they gave, uml yet that body of
enfranchised men, in spilo of every op'
pn;sinn brought to bear upon them,
have voted ns patriotism, liberty, jus
tice, ami humanity dictated.
Since tho morning of creation, no
body ot men hnvo shown morn self
sacrificing devotion to principle, moru
ol thu virtu .'s of patience mid endur
ance, than the seven bundled thousand
black men of tho rebel Statin into
whose hands Congress had placed the
ballot. hoover says otherwise slan
ders and maligns tliiin. In spito of
all tho misiepiexeutatiou nud slanders
thnt hnio been sent to thu press to do
eeivu tlio peoplo of tho loyal States,
those black men have borne themselves
country lliey did during four years of
civil war, nnd they are entitled to tho
to Iho sympathy, respect, nnd ndinira
tiou of loyal America, They havo
trusted in Pod, havo given their pray
ers, their hopes, nnd their wishes to
their country, and havo voted for uni
ty and fiecdom, These black men,
into whoso hands Congress has put tho
ballot, never to bp wrenched from them
by Picsident or rebel, with tho loyal
white men and thu few rciioutnut rub-
els, will bring tho rebel States back
into tlicso chambers, nud thus rebuke
this assault of tho President of tho
United States upon Congress for at
tempting to snvi) thnt section of tho
country from rebut domiiintlon.
Sir, I say to tho writer of this mes
sage, to its supporters and defendants,
to expectant rebels, thnt tho Fortieth
Congress will not repeid tho reconstruc
tion acts ; that wu shall pot retreat a
single Inch from tho portions wo hnvo
assumed. Congress wjU stntitl llku u
rook by tho reconstruction nets. Let
cverbody nnderstnud that. I have un
doubted faith thai tho loyal people,
black and white, of tho robel States,
nud tho men compromised by tho re
bellion who wnnl to seo their States ro
stored to their practical rclntibhf with
tho Government, will carry Into clfcct
tho reconstruction measures Of Con
gress Then wo shall scu who will
push tho loyal men ot those States out
of these chambers. Tlio policy of Con
gress will in n few months be an ac
complished fact; the rebel States will
bo in the keeping of loyal nud patriotic
men. Wo shall then see who will de
nounce n patriotic Congress for adopt
ing n policy that took tile governments'
of tho rebel States out of the control
of unrepentant rebels, into whoso hands'
a recreant President had placed theln.
The Letter iUuiUeil " PiItiiIo."
It will bo remembered that when
Gen. Grant wrolo his ringing letter
to tho President protesting ngninst tho
removal of Sheridan, ho referred to ''a
letter ntnrked 'private,' which he had
written to Air. Johnson when Secrctn
ry Stanton was removed from office,
and which ho stated "had n bearing
upon tho removal of Sheridan and
which he hoped would hnvo prevent
ed it." Al the time there was a general
anxiety for tho publication of tho let
ter marked ' private;" but though tho
General had referred to it in this pub
lic manner, thus removing the restric
tion of ptivnoy in regard to its publica
tion, Johnson did not choose to give it
to tho country. Hut on tho 17th of
December, it was sent, nniong other
documents, to the House of lleprcseu
tattves by Gen. Grant himself, in ro
spouse to n resolution of that bod y call
ing tor certain documents nud corres
pondence. The Chicago Tribune' spe
cial says that this letter, protesting
vigorously ngninst Stanton's removal,
produced a heusatioii tit Washington,
and would " provo n great card for
Grant." The letter is worthy to bo
placed hide by side with tho letter
written at the lime ol Sheridan's remov
al. General Grant's dcelaratious nro
so clear and decided that theie can bo
no room whatever to cavil nbotil his
position. Wo beg that every Union
man will read tho letter which is hero
appended : Orinmtun.
Private.
IIi:.tiM)'itH Attn v ot' Tin: lT. S., )
Washington, D. (.'., Aug. 1 1, 1807. J
To His Kxcelleiiey, Andrew John
son, President of tho United Stntes
Sir: I take the liberty of addressing
yon privately on the subject of tlio con
versation we had this morning, feeling
us I do tho great danger of the welfare
of thu country should you curry out tho
designs then evpressed; first, on tho
subject ol tho dlsiilnceinent of the See
retnry of War. His leiuov al rnuiint bo
ellected ngninst his will without tho
consent ol the senate. It wus lint n
hH,rt time siueo that the United States
Senate wus in session, nml why not
beyond the power of the l'xccntive ro-
luovul, nun it is pietty wen uuneitooii
that so far as Cabinet .Ministers are af
fected by the Tenure ot Olllco bill it
was intended especially to protect the
Secictury ol War, whom the country
felt gieat eotiliileiice in. The meaning
of tho law limy be explained away by
an nittutu lawyer, but common sen so
and the views of loyal peoplo willgtvo
it the elleet intended by its fr.-uuers.
Second, on tho subleet ol the lemov
al ol the very uble Commander of thu
Dth Military Diht i iet. Let me ask you
to consider the elleet it would hnvo
upon the public. He is universally and
deservedly beloved by thu peoplo
who sustained this Government
thioughotil its trials, and fcaied by
thor-o who would still be enemies of
the Government. It fell to thu lot of
but few men to do us much against any
enemy as General .Sheridan did during
thu lebrlllon, uml it is within thu scopo
ol thu ability of but il'W, in this or any
other country, to do what he has. His
civil iidmiuixtrntiou has given equal
satisfaction. He has had dlliiciillics to
contend with which no other District
Commander haseueouuteicd. Almost
if not quite fioiu the day ho was ap
noiiiteil District Commander to tho
present time, tho press hns given out
that hu wus to huicuiovcd,thuUhuiul
ministration wa diiKttislied with him.
This has emboldened tho opponents of
thu laws of Congrets within his com
maud to nppoo him in every way in
. IijiIm ttnvi'iiH uml ltlt ml ill it ji I niifim.A. )T
tllVll ims s v i 41M-.1 iin pvimivmh ,t wsbw ' n
ry measiiies which oiiierwuso mignt
never havu been necessui.y.
In couclubiou, allow uu to say, as a
fiieud debiting pence nud quiet, nnd
the wellaro ol the- whole country, North
nud South, that it is my opinion that
(hu loyul peoplo of tl'iis country I
mean lliosu who suppoited tlio Gov
ernment during tlio gteat rebellion-
will not quietly submit to see thu very
man of all others, whom they havo ex
pressed their roiilidencu in, temoved.
I would not havo taken tho liberty
ol mldrcMing the Executive of the Uni
ted States thus, but for the conveisa
tiou on tho subject alluded tu in this
letter, aud from it sonic of duty, feeling
thnt 1 am rihl iu this, matter.
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) 17. S. CHANT, Genoral.
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