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Ocuotcir to politics, literature, Agriculture, Science, iHoratitn, auft eneral intelligence.
VOL. 25.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., DECEMBER 13, 1866.
NO. 39.
Published by Theodore School.
TERMS Two dollars a rear in advance nd if tint
nid befure the end ofthe year, two dollars and fitfv
v;t. will be rhnred. '
No paper aisconunueuuniuaii arrearages a re paic!, since the death Ot the principal CODSDira
cxreotatthe option of the Editor. - . , . r VF " v
ivertisments of one ftiuareof (eight lineston tors in the assassination ot Abraham Lin-
tcs. one or three insertions SI 50. Earn additional
Uertio, i ce.ts. Longer ones in proportion.
JOB PRINTING,
OF ALL KINDS,
Executed in the highest ftyle of the Art, and onthe
most reasortible terms.
s. HOLIES, ji:.,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, AND GENERAL
CLAIM AGENT.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Office with S. S. Drcher, Esq.
All claims against the Government prose
cuted with dispatch at reduced rates.
fr7" An additional bounty of $100 and of
$50 procured for Soldiers in tho late War, 1
fa IK OF EXTRA CHARGE. Jy
August 2, 1663.
DR A. REEVES JACKSON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
T3ers leave to announce that, in order to
prevent disappointment, he will hereafier de-!
vote THURSDAY and SATURDAY ot
each week exclusively to Consultations
and Scrgical Operations
ai nif oiuce. '
Parties from a distance who desire to con
ault him, can do so, therefore, on those days,
Stroudsburg, May 31, 1806.-tf.
Furnitiirfi ! Furniture I -
11 n it 11 r i 01
McCartys new hurniiure otore,
J .
DREHER'S NEW BUILDING, two
doors below the Post-office, Strouds-
burg, Pa. Hew Beijing h.s Furniture 10
per
cent, less than iTtston or waeiungion
Drices. to say nothing about freight or break
age. May 17, lSG6.-tf.
DINING-ROOM FURNITURE in Wal- woodg near hig house; 1ayne coa3ulteJ
nut, Oak and White Ash Extension with him; Atzerodt confessed that Sur
Tables, any size you wish, at McCARlY J;ratt induced him to join the conspiracy;
new Ware-Rooms. May 1,, 166tUtf. N , b , Jfa he:hearof tnc'
TP YOU WANT A GOOD
PARLOR ;
X Suit in Rose, Mahogany or Walnut,
McCARTY has it. May 17, 1866.-tf.
IF YOU WANT A GOOD MELODEON,
from one of the best makers in the Uni
ted Slates, solid Rosewood Case, warranted
5 years, call at McCARTY'S, he would es
pecially invite all who are good judges ot
Music to come and test them. lie will sell
you from any maker you wish, S10 ls than'
those who sell on commission. The reason
is he buvs for cash and sells tor the same, ,
that agents want.
May 17, I SG6.-tf.
J. II. McCARTY.
UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRAN
ches.
Particular attention will be gien to this
branch of the subscriber's business. He will
always study to please and consolt the
wants and wishes of tho?c who i-mploy him.
From the number of vears experience he has
had in' this branch of business he cannot and j
will nnt nnt He excelled either in citv or
country. Prices one-third less than is usual
ly charged, from 50 to 75 finUhed Coffins al
ways on hand. Trimmings to suit the best
ilearse in the country. Funerals attended
at one hour's notice. J. II. McCARTY.
May 17, ISCG.-tf.
Saddle and Harness
Manufactory.
The undersigned respectfully informs
the citizens of Stroudsburg, and surroun
ding country, that he has commenced the
above business in Fowler's building, on
Elizabeth street, and is fully prepared to
furnish any article in his line of business,
at short notice. On hand at all times, a
large stock of
Harness, Whips, Trunks, Vauces, Car
pet Bags, Horse-Blankets, Bells,
Skates, Oil Cloths, lc
Carriage Tnmmin- promptly attended
to. JOHN O. SAYLOR.
Stroudsburg, Dec. 14, 1SG5.
Gothic Hail Drug Store.
William IIolIiii!iend,
Wholesale aud Retail Druggist.
STROUDSBURG, Pa.
Constantly on hand and for
sale cheap for cash, a fresh sup
ply of Drugs, Medicines, Paints,
Oil, Glass, Putty, Varnish, Ker
osene Oil, Perfumery and Fancy Goods;
also
Sash, blind and Boors.
Pure Wines aud Liquors for Medicinal
purpose.
P. S. Physicians Prescriptions care
fully compounded.
Stroudsburg, July 7, 180 1.
TIN SHOP!
The'undersigned begs leave to inform bis
friends and the public generally, that he has
now opened a TIN SHOP, on. Main street,
pear the Stroudsburg Mills, opposite Troch
Walton's, formerly It. S. Staples Store,
where he ia prepared to manufacture and
aell at wholesale and retail, all kinds of
Tiu, Copper and Sheet Irou-Warc.
ALSO,
Stoves, Stove llpe and Elbows.
Old and fcecond hand Stoves bought and
sold, at cash rates.
CASH paid for Old Lead, Copper and
Jirass.
QSr Roofing, Spouting and Repairing
promptly attended to and warranted to give
satisfaction. Call and see for yourselves.
WILLIAM KEISER.
Strouosburg, Uec. 8, 1605.
COMMON CHAIRS of all kinds, Cane
Flag and Wood Scats; Dining, Bar
Room and Office Chairs, with or without
Cushions, Rocking-Chairs of every descrip
tion at McCARTY'S Ware-Rooms.
May 17, 1800.-tf.
From the AT. Y. Tribune.
JOlIJ. 11. SUliRATT.
x.i i . . .1 .
nearly eigmeen montus nave passed
mln nnri srlll tUnW ; .
Vu 1? u Pt? rema,DS.a mjstery.
ii unguk lucaia -.ueam leaping on the
scene a wounded man at bay in a Vir
ginia barn, defying his pursuers, and shot
by the blunder of a soldier a sick man's
bed, and the assassin with his knife at his
throat the secret consultations of mur
derers, coming and going under various
names aiad disguises these are the fig
ures in that terrible picture, in which,
like th ose of Rembrandt, vast shadows en
shroud a fierce and lurid light. The gal
lows, with four corpses, and one of them
a woman the Dry Tortugas, where four
convicts expiate in wretched solitude
eir crimes a quiet crave far awav in
Illinois these are its companion pictures,
and yet there is one more terrible. It is
that of a man flying from the land where
he was born; flying from the avenger
Death, from the body of his victim, from
the corpse of his mother on the scaffold,
seckinir in vain to lose himself in the
'2reat WOrld, and to blot his name from
t,n m.nm nf Tt;a ; Tv. ti-
W UJVUJUIJ J A AAA tA U XUId 13 UVUU XXUl"
rison Surratt, of whose equal guilt in the
crime there is do doubt, and by whom, it
is believed, much that u hidden may be
reveaied.
Tlfe evidence taken before the Milita-
c-urf. lB ma, m
'John 11. Surratt to be one of the pncipal
' spirators It was at the house of his
fc fc h . were hclJ. up
, . f , a ia3tion he a$
, . . , , ,
! ueeu juurueyiug oeinecu iiicuuiuuu auu
ALontreal: liootu was Ins constant com
panion: Mudd concealed him in the
murder, it was sworn, exclaimed: 44 iUy
God! John Surratt knew all about this,
and do you suppose he is going to stay in
Washington aud let them catch him?"
His name wa3 the first in the indict
ment. Had there been any doubt of his
guijt his flight would have removed it,
for though none of the principals were
more frequently seen up to the 3rd of
April, on the afternoon of the 14th
was seen for the last time, booted
spurreu, rcaay ior uis escape.
was a mystery; it was believed he was
dead; that he had revealed the names of
bis fellow-conspirators to the Government,
and had been allowed to escape; that he
was secretly imprisoned. It was noted
that no reward wa3 offered for his arrest.
Yet, as time passed 00, John Surratt was
forgotten, till the other day came the
startling news that he had been arrested
by the
American Consul General in
De Quiocey, in illustration of the vast
empire and power of the Romans, imag
ines a fugitive from the vengeance of the
Kmperor vainly seeking to. escape his
grasp. North, South, East or West,
wherever the wretched man may fly, he
treads within the circle of Rome, and her
hand is raised above him; though he fly
to the uttermost part of the earth, Ccesar
will be before him. In this age, Justice
is as hard to escape. The great criminal
hides in vain in foreign lands, changes
his name or disguises his person. Sur
ratt's peron was - not very easy to dis
guise. A tall man, with a prominent
forehead and very.large nose, with deep
ly sunken eyes and long black hair.
Thus he was described at the trial.
Of his wanderings little is known. It
is said that he was recognized on a Liv
erpool steamer shortly after the murder.
Then came the rumor, that he was serving
as a private soldier in the Pope's Guards
at Rome. We know now tbat he ha'd
been a soldier in the Papal Zouaves at
Vcroli, and served under the name ot
John Watson. The fact became known
to Mr. Kufus King, our Minister at Rome,
who telegraphed to our Government, and
was instructed to secure his arrest.. Mr.
King conferred with Cardinal Antonelli,
who issued an order for his seizure. Sur
ratt was taken; he was imprisoned; and
on removal from jail, guarded by five sol
diers, broke from their hands, jumped, it
is said,"over a precipice more than one
hundred feet high, and escaped into the
Italiau territory. Mr. Marsh, our Minis
ter at Florence, obtained telegraphic in
structions from the Italian Government
to have all the seaports of Italy watched
to prevent his escape. He was soon sup
posed tj have embarked in a 6teatner for
Malta, and a dispatch to that inland ar
rived too late to detain him; another wa3
sent to Alexandria, and when Surratt
stepped upon the shores of Egypt, be was
seized by the strong, far-reacbing arm of
America. -United States detectives, it is
said, have watched him since October.
Rut long before this he must have been
dvertaken by a speedier, surer foe. Fear
Was ever at his back; from remorse he
could hardly escape, for even if he could
forget the crime he had committed, how
could he ever cease to see the phantom
of his mother on the gallows? Coward
all the world believed him, since that day
when he fled aud left her to suffer; a
coward, it was said, she held him, and
in her last moments refused to hoar his
name.
There is true dramatic interest in this
imperfect history. The escape and pur
suit of no other criminal in this country
has so much to excite the imagination.
No ican, it is possible, not even Rooth,
worked harder to accomplish tho murder;
tnd a deeper interest is given to his share
in the conspiracy by his frequent journeys
to Richmond. Upon Surratt's presumed
connection with the Rebel Government,
Andrew Johnson charged Jefferson Davis
with complicity in the assassination. New
revelations are expected from his trial;
the public may be disappointed in that,
yet if John Surratt eould be induced to
confess, before the death which is almost
certain to be his fate, there is no reason
able doubt but that he might tell the
whole story of Lincoln's assassination
from the "beginning to the end.
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How Young Persons are Caught
J A friend ot the writer had a young
; man in his office that was very fond of do
I in?r inst what other nersnn Hid witlirmt
I r 1 - w j ,
I thinking of the difference in age and cir-j
, cumstauces between himself and tho men
j went into his barber's shop to be shaved,
just as his clerk was coming out of the!
same place. The barber did not know
that the merchant was acquainted with
this boy, so he said to him, "Did you no-j
tice that lad that went out as you came!
in ?" "Oh ! yes," said the merchant.
"Well," remarked the barber, that boy
has bis shaving-pot and razor here, and
ho comes in every day to be shaved, al
though he has not a hair upon his face?"
He wanted to do as others did, no matter
what it cost him, or how silly he appear
ed ; and this and other things came very
proving the boy's ruin.
Now, boys will make themselves sick
learning to smoke or chew tobacco; they
will bring upon themselves a most expen
sive babit, and one that may seriously, if
not fatally injure that health, in order to
do as others do. This is the way tho
monkeys were caught!
Many fall into the habit of Sabbath break
ing, because they see others seeming to
take pleasure in such a course, and with
out thinking of the sad consequences that
may follow if they do as others do.
This is tho way the young man falls
into the temptation of drinking The
company around him sip the wine. He
dreads to be singular, although to stand
alone is often to stand with God ! Appa
rently very respectable people drink wine.
The evil consequences do not appear at
once. They must do as other people do,
so they begin to draw on the dreadful
boots !
How much misery follows in the train
when one seeks to do as other persons do.
The young man has made the acquain
tance of gay young fellows of his own age.
Their parents are rieh, and he is flattered
by their uotice. He is invited to their
houses and is offered wine at their tables.
He must do, he thinks, a3 other people
do. The lads take him to the billard
room, and of course he must play with
them. They then give him a treat of
oysters and wine before he leaves for his
home.
Now he must do as they do. In his
turn he must order them a fine supper at
some noted restaurant. This continues
month after month. He, by and by, comes
home to his Christian mother, late at
night, so excited by liquor that he is al
most beside himself. O, the agony of that
home ! Dut this is only the beginning.
He has drawn the boots on, but how shall
he remove them ! His parents are neither
able nor willing to supply him with money
to be expended for such purposes. Dut
he is so involved in the round of dissipa
tion upon which he has entered that he
cannot tear himself away from it. As he
cannot obtain money honestly, he now falls
into the temptation of taking it dishonest
ly. Ruin does not wait long for him then.
He is discovered ; he is arrested, and
seme place of restraint or punishment
closes its door upon him. This is the his
tory of many brighj boys that have, and
are still, iu House of Refuge.
Never follow another unless you know
he is in the right path ; and never fear to
stand up alone for the right.
Burning of Artillery Horses Destruction
of Oxd-time Caissons.
HAitnismJiKi, Dec. 1. A warehouse
at the corner of Canal and State streets
caught fire at about half-past one o'clock
this. morning and burned to the ground.
Among the property injured and destroy
ed were twenty-two pieces of artillery, be
longing to the State, mostly old brass six
pounders, for school practice and drilling.
The carriages were of course burned,
but most ot the iron was saved. The
pieces can be remounted for about two
hundred and fifty dollars apiece, so that
the total loss to the State will not oxceed
five or six thousand dollars. None of the
late improved armory is lost, the pieces
burned' having been btored in the ware
house from a want of room in the State
Arsenal. The . building was owned by
Mrs. Curtis, but had been leased by the
State. The fire was undoubtedly the
work of an incendiary.
The Alabama Legislature.
Special despatches state that in the Al
abama Honso of Representatives yester
day, Mr. Rrooks, of Lowndes county, pre
ecnted a bill to alter the Constitution of
the State, to admit couditional negro suf
frage. The conditions aro that the voter
shall possess property valued at 8200, and
shall bo able to read the Constitution of
tho State and of the United States, and
write a legible hand ; theso conditions
holding good also in case of white men.
Mr. Rrooks was closely identified with
the Confederate cause, having expended
his Jast dollar in its support, and in pre
senting his bill said that ho did so as a
measure of policy and public good. Af
ter an excitiug debate tho bill was tabled.
SYNOPSIS OF THE
President's Message.
The President starts out with a refer
ence to his last annual message, on the
subject of restoration giving a detailed
statement of whtt had been done, up to
that time, in the work of restoring the
late rebellions States to their former status
in the Union. He then says :
In the meantime, the Executive, De
partment no other plan having been pro
posed by Congress continued its efforts
to perfect, as far as was practicable, the
restoration of the proper relations between
the citizens of the respective States, the
States, and the Federal Government, ex
tending, from time to time, as the public
interest seemed to require, the judicial,
revenue, and postal systems of the coun
try. With fhe advice and consent of the
Senate, the necessary officers were ap
pointed, and appropriations made by Con
gress for the payment of their salaries.
The proposition to amend the Federal
Constitution, so as to prevent the exis
tence of slavery within the United States
or any place subject to their jurisdiction
was ratified by the requisite number of
States; and on the 18th day of Decem
ber, 18G5, it was officially declared to have
become valid as a part ofthe Constitution
of the United States. All of tho States in
which the insurrection had existed
promptly amended their Constitutions, so
as to make them conform to the great
change thus effected in the organcic law
of the land ; declared null and void all
ordinances and las of secession ; repudi
ated all pretended debts and obligations
created for the revolutionary purposes of
the insurrection ; and proceeded, in good
faith, to the enactment of measures for
the protection and amelioration of the
condition of the colored race. Congress,
however, yet hesitated to admit any of
these States to representation ; and it was
not until towards the close of the eighth
month of the session that an exception
was made in favor of Tennessee, by the
admission of her Senators and Represen
tatives. I deem it a subject of profound regret
that Congress has thus far failed to admit
to seats loyal Senators and Representa
tives from the other States, whose inhab
itants, with those of Tennessee, had en
gaged in the rebellion. Ten States more
than one-fourth of the whole number
remain without representation ; the seats
of fifty members in the House of Repre
sentatives and of twenty members in the
Senate are yet vacant not by their own
consent, not by a failure of election, but
by the refusal of Congress to accept their
credentials. Their admission, it is be
lieved, would have accomplished much
towards the renewal and strenghtening of
our relations as one people, and removed
serious cause for discontent on the part of
the inhabitants of those States. It wuld
have accorded with the great principle
enunciated in the Declaration of Ameri
can Independence,that no people ought
to bear the burden of taxation, and yet be
denied the right of representation. It
would have been in consonance with the
express provisions of the Constitution,
that " each State shall have at least one
Representative," and "that no State, with
out its consent, shall be deprived of its
equal suffrage in the Senate." These
provisions were intended to secure to
every State, and to the people of every
State, the right of representation in each
House of Congress; and so important was
it deemed by the farmers of the Consti
tution that the equality of the States in
the Senate should bo preserved, that not
even by an amendment of the Constitu
tion can any State, without its consent,
be denied a voice in thai branch of the
National Legislature.
It is true, it has been assumed that the
existence of the States was termiuated by
the rebellious act of their inhabitants,
and that the insurrection haviug been
suppressed, they were thenceforward
to be considered merely as couquered
territories. The Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial Departments ofthe Govern
ment have, however, with great distinct
ness and uniform consistency, refused to
sanction an assumption so incompatible
with the nature of our republican system,
and with the professed objects of the war.
Throughout the recent legislation of Con
gress, the undeniable fact makes itself
apparent, that these ten political commu
nities arc nothing less than Statos of this
Union.
The President then refers to tho legis
lation of Congress, and the proclamations
of Lincoln sustaining this position. Ho
then proceeds as fellows :
In thi admission of Senators and Rep
resentatives from any and all tho States,
there can be no just ground of apprehen
sion that persons who are disloyal will be
clothed with the powers of legislation;
for this could not happen when the Con
stitution and the laws are enforced by a
vigilant and faithful Congress. Each
house is made the " judge of the elections,
returns, and qualifications of its own mem
bers," and may, " with tho concurrence of
' two thirds, expel a member." When a
Senator or Keprescntative presenre nis
certificate of flection, he may at once bo
admitted or rejected; or should there be
any question as to eligibility, his creden
tials may bo referred for investigation to
tho appropriata committee. If admitted
to a seat, it must be upon evidence satis
factory to tho House of which he thus
' becomes a member, that ho possesses tho
requisite Constitutional and legal qualifi
cations. If refused admission as a mem
ber for want of due allegiance to the Gov
ernment, and returned to his constituents,
they are admonished that none but per
sons loyal to the United States will be al
lowed a voice in the Legislative Councils
of the nation, and the political power and
moral influence of Congress are thus ef
fectively exerted iu the interests of loyal
ty to the Government and fidelity to the
Union. Upon this question, so vitally
affecting the restoration of the Union and
permanency of our present form of gov
ernment, my convictions, heretofore ex
pressed, have undergone no change; but,
on the contrary, their correctness has been
confirmed by reflections and time. If
the admission ot loyal members to seats
in the respective Houses of Congress was
wise aud expedient a year ago, it is no
less wiaev and expedient now. If this
anomalous condition is right now if, in
the exact condition of these States at the
present time, it is lawful to exclude them
from representation, I do not see that the
question will be changed by the efflux of
time. Ten years hence, if these States
remain as they are, tho right of represen
tation will be no stronger the right of
exclusion will be no weaker.
The Constitution of the United States
makes it the duty of the President to re
commended to the consideration of Con
gress " such measures as he shall judge
necessary or expedient." I know f no
measure more imperatively demanded by
every consideration of national interest,
sound policy, and equal justice,than the ad
mission of loyal members from the now un
represented States. This would consum
mate the work of restoration, and exert a
most salutary influence in the re-establishment
of peace, harmony and fraternal
feeling. It would tend greatly to renew
the confidence of the Amercan people in
the vigor and stability of 4heir institu
tions. It would bind us more closely to
gether as a nation, And enable us to show
to the world the inherent and recupera
tive power of a Government founded up
on the will of the people, and established
upon the principles of liberty, justice and
intelligence. Our increased strength and
enhanced prosperity would irrefragably
demonstrate the fallacy of the arguments
against free institutions drawn from our
recent national disorders by the enemies
of our republican government. The ad
mission of loyal members from the States
now excluded from Congress, by allaying
doubt and apprehension, would turn cap
ital, now awaiting an opportunity for in
vestment, into the channels of trade and
industry. It would alleviate the present
cendition of those States, and, by induc
ing emigration, aid in the settlement of
fertile regions now uncultivated, and lead
to an increased production of those sta
ples which have added so greatly to the
wealth of the nation and the commerce of
the world. Xew fields of enterprise would
be opened to our progressive people, and
soon the devastations of war would be re
paired, and all traces of 6ur domestic dif
ferences effaced from the minds of our
countrymen.
He next warns the people against the
danger of centralization of power, in the
following language :
In our efforts to preserve "the unity of
Government which constitutes us one peo
ple," by restoring the' States to the con
dition which they held prior to the rebel
lion, we should be cautious, lest, having
rescued our nation, from perils of thwat
cned disintegration, we resort to consoli
dation, and in the end absolute despotism,
as a remedy for the recurrence of similar
troubles. The war having terminated,
and with it all occasion for the exercise of
doubtful constitutionality, we should has
ten to briug legislation within the bound
aries prescribed by the Constitution, and
to return to the ancient landmarks estab
lished by our fathers for the guidance of
succeeding generations "The Constitu
tion which at any time exists, until chang
ed by an explicit and authentic act of the
whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon
all." 44 It, in the opinion of the people,
the distribution or modification of the
constitutional powers be, in any particu
lar wrong, let it be corrected by an amend
ment in the way in which the Constitu
tion designates. Rut let there bo no
change by usurpation, for it is the custo
mary weapon by which free Governments
are destroyed." WashingtoSi spoke these
words to his countrymen when, followed
by their love and gratitude, he volunta
rily retired from the cares of public life.
" To keep in all things within the pale of
our constitutional powers, aud cherish the
Federal Union as the only rock of safety,"
were prescribed by Jefferson as rules of
action to endear to his 44 countrymen tne
true principles of their Constitution, and
promote a union of sentiment and action
eouallv auspicious to their happiness and
safety." Jackson held that the actiou of
r .n .lit
the General uovernment should always
be strictly confiucd to the 6phere of its
arpropriato duties, aud justly and forci
bly urged that our Government is nQt to
bo maintained nor our Union preserved
' by invasions of the rights and powers of
the several fctates. In thus attempting
to mako our General Government strong,
we make it weak. Its true strength con
sists in leaving individuals and States as
much as possible to themselves; in raak
iug itself felt, not in its power, but in its
beneficence; not its coutrol, but in its
protectiou; not in binding tho States
moro closely. to the centre, but leaving
each to move uuobstructcd in its proper
constitutional orbit." Theso are the
teachings of mcu whose deeds and cervi
ces have made them illustrious, and who,
long since withdrawn from scenes of life,
have left to their country the rich legacy
of their example, their wisdom, and their
pataiotism. Drawing fresh inspiration
from their lessons, let us emulate them
in love of country and respect for the
vunsuiuuon and the laws.
He next reviews the reports of the sev
eral Heads of Departments.
The President then proceeds to dis
cuss our foreign affairs. He says that
with Great Britain the progress toward
an adjustment of the Alabama claims has
been slow, owing in some degree to a
change in the British Ministry, but mat
ters in that regard look favorable.
He states that France has not complied
with her agreement to take her troops out
of Mexico, but has intimated a postpoa
ment till spring. This government has
remonstrated, but the President says no
reply has been received from the Empe
ror as to what he will do, but a satisfac
tory adjustment i3 hoped for. General
Sherman has merely gone to Mexico ia
an advisory capacity to Campbell.
The Message is silent on the questions
of a Mexican profectorate and treaty, kc.t
and makes no allusion to Maximilian
whatever.
In concluding the Message the Presi
dent says:
44 The interests of the nation are best
promoted by the revival of fraternal rela
tions, the complete feliteratioa of our
differences, and the inauguration of all
the pursuits of peace. Directing our ef
forts to the early accomplishment of theso
great ends, let us endeavor io preserve
harmony between the co-ordinate depart
ments ofthe government, that each in its
proper sphere may cordially co-operate
with the other in securing the mainte
nance ofthe Constitution the preservation
of the Union, and the perpetuity of free
institutions."
Special despatches to the Inquirer J
Washington, Dec. 2, 1SGG.
The Message and Accompanying Docu
menst. The President's Message will refer to tho
restoration ofthe Southern States at length.
His point will be that Congress should
admit Southern Representatives to seats
in the councils of the nation.
He considers that tea States remain
without representation and looks upon
this as injustice, while if they were ad
mitted their appearance in Congress would.
tend to strengthen the Union. He is not
of the opinion that disloyal men would bo
allowed seats at the Capitol- while the
Senate and House are judges of the rights
of persons applyinTor admission.
Secretary McCulIoch s report will prove-
of interest to the nation It is prepared
with great care, and the Secretary ex
presses his views in reference to our cur
rency and the revenue system in a man
ner which will attract the attention of
Congress. The conditioaof the National
debt is represented as satisfactory, its
diminution for the pat year and a half
being over $200,000,000.
The receipts of the fiscal year ending
June 30, are understood to have reached
the sum'of $558,000,000, while tho ex
penditures were but $520,000,000. Re
duction of taxation is recommended.
Secretary Stanton's report gives valu
able information respecting the operations
of the ar Department during the past
W . Ml . "11
year, it will be concise, out wni em
brace a vast amount ef information, such
as will show that we are ready for any
emergency.
Secretary elles will make an exhibit
of near three hundred men-of-war, sup
plied with the best guns known. He al
so will indorse League Island as a suita
ble site for an iron-ciad navy yard.
Postmaster-General Randall and Se
cretary Drowning of the Interior, have
their reports made out and in type. They
will be perused with much interest, more
especially that of the Iuterior Department.
Exports and Imports.
Among the new institutions of thi
country, under the charge of the Govern
ment, may be mentioned the Statistical
Bureau, recently organized at Washing
ton, which has just made its report of
transactions for the last four mouths.
This statement does not show a very grati
fying condition of affairs for the country.
It sum3 up the value ot the imports dur
ing that time at $127,557,010, while tho
exports are but $S2,G25,GG3. It would
therefore seem that in that period we have
gone in debt to Europe nearly $15,000,
000, and, indeed, much more, for the im
ports are placed at gold value and the ex
worts in currency. Averaging the rate
of gold during those months at 115, tha
value of. tho imports will be $197,G5S,
51G.G5 considerably more than doubla
the value of our exports. But among tho
imports are $10,82S,9S5 ia gold, which
may bo in payment of indebtedness to this
couutry and will thereby rcdure the bal
ance. The figures, however, with all al
lowances, look very ugly, and they prove
that, with all our necessity of prudeuca
and frugality, we are not doing our duty
to ourselves in the premises.
'
An excited father called in great hasto
on Dr. Abernathy, and exclaimed iu an
excited manner, 44 Dodos! doctor! my
boy has swallowed a mouse '" 44 Then p
homo," quietly replied the doctor, 44 aud
tell him to swallow a cat!"
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