iyBiwyM ' ' x JDcuoicir to politics, fiteroturc,- agriculture, Science, iHoralitn, aub enerar intelligence. VOL. 26. Pnblishedby Theodore Schoch. TERM? Two dollars a year in advance and if not paid before the end of the year, two dollars and atfy t. will be charged. No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the option of the Editor. ICrAdvertisemetitsof one square of (eight lines) or ls,onor three insertions t I 50. Each additional Assertion, 50 cents. Lonjcrones in proportion JOB PRINTING, tF ALL KIXD8. Kxeaatcd iith highest style of the Arl,md ontae most reason-ible terms. GEORGE 1. WALKER) A large number of Farms wanted. Residence at John Kern's, Main street, fitroudsburg, Pa. Oct. 17, 1867. C. W. SEIP, IYI. D.y Physician and Surgeon, Has removed his office and residence to the young and lovely Camillia, the sun the building, lately occupied by Wm. Davis, flower of the Mississippi, whose image Esq., on Alain-street. Devoting all his time even lent radiance to the sunbeam, and to hia profession he wilP be prepared to an-j reflected the fairy imagery of supernatural wap nil r n 1 1 e Oit nor si v rf nmnt air Knn s-i rt . C J C professionally engaged, with promptness. - "" - CC7 Charges reasonable. Stroudsburg, April 11, 1867.-tf. DR. A. H. SEEM, DENTIST, W ILL be pleased to see all who wish to have their Dentistry done in a proper and careful manner, beautiful seta of her Plates as persons may desire. Teeth carefully extracted without pain, if desired. The public are invited to give him a call at the office formerly occupied by Dr. Seip. i m v- viii vv a i isft j '.vv f-'1 v UJ M-r a ' V reit door to the Indian Queen Hotel. work warranted. April '2$ '( All 'G7. Drs. JACKSON & BID LACK, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. DRS. JACKSON Si. BIDLACK, are prepared to attend promptly to .11 calls prepared to attend promptly to all calls or a i'rolessional character. Ojjict Op posite the Strondsburg Bank. 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BUS H,lour deathbed deserted, with none to Corner of Main & Chestnut Streets, (Next Door to Washington Hotel,) STROUDSBURG, PA., Who have received from New York and Philadelphia, the The Largest and Best Selected Stock ia market, consisting of Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Silks, Shawls, Cassimercs, Satinets, Broadcloths, White Goods, Mourning Good, Shroudings. &,c., FRENCH MER1NOES, (all colors) IMPRESS CLOTI13, ALPACAS, PLAID k PLAIN POPLINS, 1 SHAWLS, (all styles) BLANKETS, COUNTERPANES, BREAKFAST SHAWLS, BALMORAL .SKIRTS. WOOL CAPS & HOODS, UNDER SHIRTS & DRAWERS, LADIES' VEST, &.C., &C., &c. Sole agtnu for the Odessa Patent Collapsing Skirt. ,a full a?ortment of HOSIERY, GLOVES -- - v tuiii, 100 numerous iu (aention. A full line of CARPETS, FIOOE OIL-CLOTII AND MATTIXG. i ... . be Bo,i at the lowest All of which will posille prices. GO" Butur and Eggs taken, in exchange for goods. , R. F. BUSH, H. a. BUSH. May 2, 1507.-1 jr. For the Jeflersoniaa. . THE UNION VOLUNTEER, BY II. LJLNOFORD, CHAPTER VI. CAMILLIA. There was mourning in Ellmount Hall. The servants, with cat-like tread, stalked irom one apartment to the other, with their faces, whose dark aspect, forboded something native to the death bed or the charnel vault. Silence was the nredom. j bating character, imprinted on every lip, ana iear me guardian of the unspoken thought. The singing bird of Castile tuned her note no more by the cool lat tice, which looked out on the beautiful lake; nor told in amorous ditty the Tate mi mc x uaoiora juovers. wnere was loveliness, to the scenery of the oriental waters Her absence stole awav the cheerful mirth which always enlivened the humble circle, and thereby hinted that wrong and secret suffering were con cealed within the walls of the mansion. To these suspicions were added the whispers of her maid who affirmed, that daily provision was removed from the ta ble almost hourly by Gonsalvo himself and taken she knew not where; but it jwas evident from the sudden disappear ance of Camillia, that the viands were for her, and that she pined in the solitudes of the subterranean chamber, once occu pied by the maiden, whose tears and sor rows were over, as she, in her lover's arms, sank under the dark cold waters of the lake. , . L.i" h " f7,i,; . . I V fa1 her father, as we have seen, bore ner irom tne garden insensible, and lo cated her in the dim chamber, where last a a . - we beheld her. ith submissive an guish she opened her eyes, and encoun tered bis stern gaze as he entered. Her heart was too full to articulate a word. and she turned away from his forboding frown. In the tears of girlhood, there is a charm whom the hardest may succumb to, and grieve over the drops which tell of blighted and forsaken affection. Beau ty's tears, they say, are as the starry sig natures which apprise men of the home which is to be shared by the angels of their existence; and although the heav ens arc pure without them : yet they deck the firmanent with the realities of celes tial light, and point over the weary des ert of life to the great Paradise beyond. " l ather." And, oh! how intense the divine na ture of the sound! Could you who have betrayed the grandest dignity of exist ence, and bartered the great issue of your manhood for the vile and intoxicating pleasure of shame; could you but feel that you possess a being as your own. as noble as yourself, and even as affection ate; the blot of your uncivilized dignity would mar the darkest dream of your sensuality, aod place a barrier against the joys which you pursue with so much deleriutn. Old age shall come to you, bringing degrcdation and contempt; and close your eyes, or drop a tear in mn a a a J VIA memory, lruiy degraded must be the man who departs this life without leaving a gap in ths vast amphitheatre of human society. Gonsalvo grew pale. Uohuman and tyrannical as be was, the word burned in his ears, and he withdrew to the door. The dark purpose of his heart was frus tratedyet he paused. "Father." He entered the chamber, but no tear of reconciliation dimmed his dark eye. The word opened his heart, and he listened again. Father, what have I done ? " He opened his bosom. " There," he said, emphatically," "there! It is broken. The heart that was ever cold, and that ever withstood war, tumult and disaster. You have broken it broken it! I am warm now, my children are gone gone to sleep down under the waters. I am warm!" "Who gone?" " The curse and misery of my life. Austin; but no, he was none of mine. : I deny it. He is " " Where is he 7 Why am I here? " " Drowned ! You did it You ! " She hung upon his neck. A dark stream of blood gushed from his mouth, and he reeled and fell heavily on the floor. CHAPTER VII. TUB TEARS OF KECONCILIATJOX. Austin, lying cold and still upon tli.e battle-field, unconscious of tbe form be side him, laid low and smitten by his hand, sank into a stupor resembling the quietude of death. How incident are ways of destiny the highways of life are more eventful, and more romautie in their character, than tbe most exagger ated pictures drawn by either the oovo- ijat or . historian. 1 Lings which our rxnriflnre tells us are impossible are oo- ! r . . . ... . 7; curriag every hour, ana are eitner hid den m their secret accomplishment or made public in such a way as to need cor roboration, and henco pass away as non- 'sense. Wc need only affirm that ths ways f Hf m various, and can only Le j manifested by looking " quite into the deld of m(ta-" The cousins, although destined to fall together, were not ordained to share tbe same means of recovery. As we have re- lalcd; Austin found shelter in . the deso- STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., DECEMBER 12, IS67. late farmhouse, and aided by the affec tionate watchfulness of his negro compan ion, soon was restored, and able to pur sue his journey on the morning after re ceiving the mysterious packet. Nance Hoik accompanied him on his weary march, aod with her odd and sa gacious conversation, helped somewhat to enliven his spirits; but at times his thoughts were impenetrable, and present- ed such a character as was calculated to unconscious face. . " Yes, it's the same, undermine, his health. At other peri- the picture was given him to haunt me; ods certain fits of silly chat were his de-1 a dying man's prayers are heard, aye, an light, and he indulged in them with all swered, else this could never transpire, the vivacity of a boy. His questions of This spectre now rises up to renew the home were answered evasively, and some- j dark memories of times and places far times not at all, and thus their time pass- gone, but let it the dead reveal no se ed, he interrogating her at his pleasure, ! crets." i and she wisely keeping her own counsel till the time should come, as she said, when " Massa should be ober all." The country through which they trav elled was delightful. The verdue of summer garnished the valleys with the dark tints of perennial spring. Birds, of every hue and plumage, sung their melo dies by the cool sighing rivulet, and awakened the deep silence of the glade to harmony and joy. On murmered the beautiful streams' through the broken fis sures of the rocks down through the sandy channels and into the broad race of the mountain waters. ' Summer was queen of the valleys, and our travellers enjoyed its delightful influences with in vigorated and healthy spirits. They entered Gordonsville by evening. The town was occupied by soldiers, and hospitals containing the sick and wound ed were the principal attractions it then presented. Our travellers were soon comfortably located in one of these establishments. and a new joy soon awaited our hero. On the morrow he was created a Lieutenant, and with pride, so becoming in a soldier, entered upon the responsibilities of his new position He devoted his time as siduously to become what his rank enti tled him to the confident of his fellow- soldiers, and so far succeeded, that none, not even the old veterans, were envious of the honors which were awarded to the " young recruit " Austin's round of duty brought him at length into the society of one whose in timacy he felt entirely indisposed to cul tivate with any degree of warmth. Cos tardo, a wounded prisoner, was quartered in Gordonsville, not far from where our hero was located. A cold exchange of compliments passed between tbemat first, and the breach grew wider as they came ofteoer in contact. One afternoon" they met at the request of Costardo, which led to results not anticipated by cither. " So you are what you are, are you ? " said Costardo, with some sarcasm, as soon as the first exchange was over. " I inougniyou ana ummy were in such a po- .1 i in . I anion as mat you snouid remain at home. However, I have no doubt that our j J ' & cause will prosper without you, as much ' Senator Drake of .Missouri has publish now as if you were with her; but don't ed an able vindication of Radicalism, in frown, Austin, I am only speaking my I the form of a letter to the Hon. lteverdy mind, I think you have taken a fata step ! JoUQson, reviewing the jelations of the which induces me to say that you would C0D(lacred States to the Federal Govern do better at home." i met, and showing both the justice and " False step." And Austin betrayed ; the expediency of the plan adopted by some contempt as he spoke. I Congress for their restoration. At the " Better at home. See, Coss, if your : c,ose he offers this coW. comfort to the slang is intended for me I return it, and Demcrats who are rejocing over the re only tell you, that henceforth I an your j8u!t of tbe recent elections : enemy, and there is a little debt between "Tbe Det Democratic gain in the re us which I will guarantee to pay on the ccnt elections, so far as national politics first opportunity. arc concerned, is one United States Scn- " Austin said ' enemies. Well, be it ator- At th'ls rate with ut clcn Dem so, and as to the debt, I don't ackoowl- j ocrats an(? John3onitcs now in the Senate edge it. Any young man can, and ought, : to sUrt with now njay Jears WW t take smile on a pretty girl. A hard cuss that ! t0 overthrow the Republican ascendancy won't. I alwavs loved Camillia. ami in. . there ? And until that ascendancy is tenaea to wea ner; out it seems i am discovered and shut down upon. She is only your sister, not your wife, ' and I would ask you to remember that.' " " You wed her. Beware!" " Not at all, Austin, there is no danger, at least, to bc apprehended from you, al though I must confess that jou are a little jealous. However, I have no doubt that I shall in the end have her. The old man you know, I will settle it with him." This dash of railery threw Austin into a rage. He turned a little pale, and his hand, mechanically, was laid on the hilt of his sword. Costardo noticed the move ment and said: " Surely not Austin, angryeh ? " " Enough." " Too much on your part, no doubt." "There." " Take it." And Costardo exchanged the glove with a toss in the air. It was agreed that they should meet at four on the following morning, at a re tired spot, a short distance from the town. They were to choose their own seconds, aod with this settlement they retired to their respective quarters. Austin repaired to bed early, first as suring himself that his pistol were in ex cellent order, and loaded with exactness. He placed them on a chair close by the bedside, sod composed himself to sleep. It was night dark aod silent. The seu tries wero all posted, and the ofOccr of the guard had mada l;t3 usual rounds. All reported well. Aqstiq'i chamber was situated on tho lower story, aqd outside a sentinel paced up and down. An unu sual stillness pervaded tho house, aod Austin slept soundly.' The chamber door opened noiselessly, and a man beyond the prime of Ufa walk ed cautiously to the bedaide. A lump burned dimly in his hand, and a nervous ness betrayed itself on bU dark sunburnt face. His grey hair seemed clotted with perspiration, aqd th? liglt n his hard bony fingers trembled. - He stood, spectre like, looking with terror on the pale and handsome face, childlike in expression, and pure in feature as a girl's. He mur mured: " The same the same face, expres sion and feature. Poor Silvio, sleep, and be no more remembered. I prayed so be fore, and was satisfied: but here " And he looked azain into the silent and He cautiously turned down the coun terpane and scrutinized the heaving bo som. A small mole or tancolored speck blotted the clear white transparency of his skin. He looked upon the heredi tary stain, aod resumed his soliloquy: - "The same stilj. Silvio, thou art there, thine image still lives, and with it the dark memory of thine end. Be it so. What is past cannot be annulled. Bathe, yes, the boy shall be vindicated, and his rights established. I am old now, and the war to boot, may soon be the means of relieving me. 31ay it break beat on." - And his withered hand was laid at his heart, and a pallor overspread his face He covered the sleeper again, and turned to depart. One more glance at Austin, and, with the same ghost-like step, he glided from the chamber. The morninjr dawned clear and beauti ful as Austin, after a night of dreams, rose from his pillow and prepared for his de parture. His second, a lieutenant II accompanied him, and were upon the ground just as Costardo and his compan ion appeared emerging from the opposite wood. 1 he jisual salute passed between them, and the space measured. They took their places and awaited the word, or Mgnal, to fire. The handkerchief dropped the smoke passed away with a light pun, and it -was discovered that both bullets had been withdrawn. A parly was demanded, but Austin, too, hxed in his determination, rejected the proposal,: the pistols were re-loaded, and they again took their places; but at this juncture an old soldier stepped from among the tree-?, close by, and waived his hand as the signal was about to be given. He drew the combatants close together bade the seconds retire a little distance, and spoke to the cousins in an undcrtoue In a few minutes they embraced each other with tears, and the stranger with drew, desiring them to see him in his . . 1 . rrtt i . - (luuners on ineir return. Jine soldier was Austin's night visitor. ( To le continued in our vext. ' ReCOnstr.fion hvTnno-P. n RnrATbi overcome, what hope is there of South ern Rebels and Northern Democrats (par fratrum?) Meantime, what becomes of reconstruction ? It marches straight on to completion under the acts of Congress as they are, negro suffrage and all. There is not a Republican Senator who would dare even if he wished to vote for their repeal or any retrograde movement from the positions they have taken in them. The reccut elections, therefore, have no solid comfort for you, nor do they intimidate or discourage true Radi cals auywhere. Men who stand up for principle as they do, are not dismayed or disconcerted by casual and temporary reverses, but rather spurred to more re solute battle for tho right." Noninations Confirmed. In the Senate, on Friday, sundry nom inations scut in by the President just be fore the adjournment in July, were taken up, and the following confirmations made, viz: Horace Greeley, to be Minister to Austria; A. C. Hunt, Governor of Col orado, and Colonel Horace Capron, of Illinois, formerly of Maryland, Commis sioner of Agriculture. The nomination of Mr. Greeley by the President was en tirely voluntary. Mr. G. had no desire for the position, and neither ho nor his friends solicited it. It is regarded as a merited compliment to the journalistic profession, aod as sucl is very generally appreciated as ono of tho few really sen sible nets perfuruiod by provident John son. The confirmation of Col. Capron as head of the . Agricultural Department, settles u long eontcstcd case, and disap points a wholo army of applicants who nave teen waiting for the lato Isaao New ton's shoes. P. S. Mr. Greeley, through a card in tho TriLune, decliues the Austrian mis sion, He says he has no intention of go ing out of the country until the next Prpsideut is elected,. ; From t7ie Inquirer.' The President's Message. The message of the President of tbe United States to Congress, is the most decided in temper and tone which have yet been submitted to rtiat body, and is in all resnects and argument against every measure determined upon by Con-j bc th country. Means should be tak gress in order to minister to the inte-,cn' ne ,h,nkf. to restore the currency to rests aod the safety of the Union. Mr.!a sTound cod,ton- . Johnson does not like anything that! ln re?ar.d to forcgin affairs he calls for Congress has done in pursuaoceof its aPProP"aons to pay for Alaska, aod con plan of reconstruction, and he evidently jLe,sses the PartaseT islands of St. believes that the only panacea which cani,homas aad. St. Johna, and calls upon be concocted to cure the evils under which ! Congress to foot the bill. With an allo the country suffers, must be mixed after 8100 to the o,d conflict with Great Britain his prescription, of ingredients chosen by;ad ?ther countries upon the subject of u : l rr L- - , J allegiance and Trtnrlirf inn th. ma.n. U1LU3CW. ua upcas Dis message wun crowl. an d he coes on BTQni,blinr each new clause with increased loudness. a . - v He says that he is sorry that, as it ishis duty to communicate to Congress the pro I gress of reconstruction, it is his uoplcas- ant position 10 De aoic to tew noiutng mat is agreeable. The patriotic expectations of Mr. John son have been disappointed. Tbe '.'Uni- on" and the "Constitution" two constant subjects of his care, are still in great dan- 1 - .i-.i 1? ger, auu must rcuaai condition as Ion": as 1 1 . . 1 TT with grave soleminity, that he has not!" of a check to present it for payment, changed his opinions; the States which were in Rebellion are still members of the 111- .-ii 1 national Union, he thiuks having u right to rebel, and when that attempt failed, being entitled to resume their places round the national table, and to be fed with the public pap, jut as if nothing had happened. In order to make out this position Mr. Johnson explains what the law was, what the object of the war was, and what ought to be done now to rein state tbe Rebel element in saucy au thority, and to render the victory nought but a decision that every Rebel shall the be statu quo ante helium. As Mr. Johnson argues himself into a cheerful belief that the nation sacrificed hundreds of thousands of her citizens, and spent thousands of millions of dollars for no other purpose than to place the traitors who caused all this trouble in power again, he arrives easily at a sugges tion of tho measures which ought to be taken in order to make everything right and pleasant. The first thing, of course, would be to repeal the Reconstruction laws whicn create military districts in the South. These laws, are. in the opinion of Mr. Johnson, vile contrivances, by which the late Confederates are made to be quiet, w.ell behaved persons. They place a turbuleut, disaffected, bitter and ungrateful people under such surveillance as will compel them to be peaceable. This is a great hardship, and the Presi dent launches at the regulation and ar rangement such a volley of objections as would be quite sufficient to overthrow it, were it not sustained by the superior strength of Congress. Having exhausted such pretended ar guments, as it is in his power to present, the President draws a frightful picture of the consequences of not taking his ad vice. The cost of military reconstruc tion, he says, has been i mm ens, amount ing to "uncounted millions." It will cost hereafter a tremendous sum ; being in this instance not "uncounted," but ac curately ascertained, and found to be just two hundred millions of dollars a year I This is bad enough, but Mr. Johnson adds to it the bugaboo of a depreciation of tbe credit of the national, government, all of which must tell most terribly against us. To make the idea more appalling, he throws out the suggestion that the Southern trade with the Northern States languishes, and that very valuable commerce, all the debts unacr which existing in loul were repu diated by Southern debtors, cannot be re vived, as long as "my policy" is opposed. lhese suggestions very naturally bring the Presideut to a coasideration of the question, What he should do to vindicate his own interpretation of duty hat is he todo when Congress passes a law which he thinks is unconstitutional 1 Most people would say. "Wait until it is decided to be unconstitutional by.he Su preme Court." But the President evi dently thinks that he is quite equal to that tribunal in deciding upon the con stitutionality of a law. He says that he has had serious thoughts about his duty to forcibly oppose the acts of Congress ; but inasmuch as such acts might bring on a civil war, he has wisely abstained from going to such lengths. Still, he warns Congress that an occasion may arise when it will be necossarv for him to do so ; but ia rcfercuce to the Reconstruc tion acts, he confesses that he considered that the better part ot valor was discre tion. One of the most remarkable parts of tho message is tlutiu which complaint is made 01 the trauds iu the revenue. Inas much as these frauds are. in almost all cases, committed cither in conscjuncc of a want of vigliance of tho officers of the covernment appointed bv the Presideut. or by tbeir oonuivunce with the guilty parties and a division of the profits with them, tin a ecenu to be sometninu like an accusation, o hirnscll by tho President. Iq regard to the Tcuure of Office bill, and particularly applying to the dismissal of Socrptary Stanton, the Presideut gees over the old arguments about his consti tutional rights, kc, &o., and tho evils which may result from interfering with his privileges. . Concaruing the finances tho President has cood deal to any in better temper tlun other parts of his messier. He fa,- NO. 38. Ivors a return to specie payments as soon j as possible. He says that there arc $160,- Jf'000 in the Treasury, in circulation in California and in the national banks, and that the returns of the production and "Portation of the precious metals show '1 fha.1 K?re thaQ 5300,000,000, beside must a: 7 a!comea ai end. It was received by congress without emotion, and it is likely to be of as little practical value as those which have preceded it. , Inportant Decision by the Supreme ' Court It has been decided by the Pennsylv ania Supreme Court, that drawing a check uu MUfc ,u wmcu iue arawer nas no- funds and "ering it, is fraud, both ow ! ths norsnn to whnm Jr. ia nnrmtttA A n in that perliousthe person to whom it is negotiated and the Presidential 'on the DaD,t- Case of Peterson vs. Union I V : I T 1. T. r J - , 11 National Bank. It is fraud in tho hold- iwnen ne "ows the drawer has no fund in ths hi n Ir In maaf ,f hnUl.. IT in me Danic to meet it. 1 ne holder of a check deposited it in the bank on which it was drawn, knowing that tho drawer had no funds to meet it ; is was passed to the holder's credit and charged against the drawer. Held, that this was not pay ment of the check by the bank, and that the holders could not recover the amount, from the bank. This decision b of im portance to a class of persons who are in the habit of "kiting" checks, giving "me morandum checks and checks dated ahead.' All such practices are frauds under this decision, and if the checks so uttered are not stamped as promissory notes they are also in violation of the United States Tr iternal Revenue laws. Persona nhn n. w ww mm v m w guilty of drawing checks when they havo no funds in bank very soon' lose their credit, and have their accounts closed by the bank, and may consider themselves lucky if they escape prosecution for fraud. Tie Laws of Estrays. . . For the information of our readers in terested in the matter, we publish the fol- lowing synopsis ot the general law of Pen nsylvania relative to stray cattle. It is worth preserving: "Persons haviug stray cattle or horses in their possesion are liable in tbe sumoS five dollars, and will receive no compensat ion for damages or costs, if they fail to report the fact to the town clerk within, four days, and it ia his duty to record of the same, subject to the same punishment in default thereof. If the owner of tha estray presents himself to the clerk with in ten days, he is entitled to receive his property on payment of charges. If af ter the expiration of that time, no owner is found, the person possessing the estray is required to advertise it; and if withiV sixty days thereafter, no owner appears the person taking up the same shall ap ply to a Justice of the Peace in tho town ship, who is required to issue his warrant to a Constable, who after giving ten days' notice, is required to sell the same the money for which is to be paid into the hands of the Justice of the Peace, who is to pay all rcsonable charges for the cost of keeping, registering, advertising, sell ing, &c., and the balance if there be any. to be paid into the county treasury.", A case of much importance to clahn agents was determined on the 23th ulti mo, in the United States District Courtr at Detroit, Michigan, Judge Ross Wil kins presiding. The act of July 4, 1861, provides that an agent shall receive $10 for making out and causing to be duly executed a declaration for a pension with, uecessary affidavits, and forwarding thfr same to the Pension Office with the re quisite correspondence, and no part of this fee shall be due until the pensioner shall have received his certificate. J. J. Crandall, of Coldwater, Michigan, was charged at the instance of tne Commis sioner of Pensions with demanding and- receiving from a pensioner the sura of S14, or S4 in excess of tho fee prescribed bylaw. The trial occupied part of two days, the defendant appearing in his own defence. The iurv returned a Tcr.IIrt rP W mf -w guilty, and the accused was sentencedsto. pap a nee ot $1UU and costs of the pros ecution. " Pap " for the President's Organ, By a law of Congress the Federal ad vertising in Washington was restricted to two papers. All the papers, however, published them aud presented their bills. The proper accounting officer rejected all the bills excepting those of the two offi cial papers. The Democratic publishers appealed to Presideut Johnson, and ho ordered the bills to bo puid, amounting to SO.OUO. Yet he howls for, public economy. The InttlUyenver now has a claim lor SU,000 lor publishing and re porting tho testimony of the assassination couspirators, a privato enterprise. But tho proprietors presented their bill to the War Department for $19,000, , Sec retary Stanton and Geueial Graut both refused to pay it, on the cround that th work was not ordered, and was a nrirato nntter exclusively. The Intelligencer ap pealed to. Johnson, who referred the mat ter to Blinkley, who, of course, reported in favor of the President's organ, and the , , 1 1 u . i r i - ! " r nn
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