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GEO It G I A WEEKLY OPINION.
THE WEEKLY OPINION.
~A Wohd to Mail Aubxth as»
maktkim.—Complaints coiiitnntly
reaching till* olllco from Abroad, of the
non-arrival of tho OilKJOX, Those com
plaints come from parties fa Ulffewntpor- ^
tlons of this and other States; ana tho
circumstances connected therewith, induce
the belief that the Opinion meets with
foul play among a certain class of post
masters and route agents. *
Now, we have to fay, once for all, that
tho papers arc mailed regularly from this
office; and we have every reason to be
lieve that they are dispatched regularly
and promptly from our city postofflcc.—
The fault is elsewhere than In this city;
and If complaints do not cease, wo shall
put ourselves to some trouble and expense
to ferrlt out and report this delinquency.
The United States mail is understood to
be open Jo nil newspapers regardless of
their political tenets, and If route agents
and Postmasters have not a proper under
standing of their sworn duties in this
gard, we shall see if there is no mean
teaching them what their duties are.
We hope that there may lie no occasion
for any further allusion to this disagreea
ble subject. ^
I.iTEiiAnY v O.\lti'm».—There are few stib-
* jcets'Tcss understood than that of criticism
—certainly none more abused. Some
brainless pretender reads Blair's Lectures,
Qunckcnbos on Composition, and, may be,
Kamo’s Elements of Criticism, when, un
der the morbid promptings of dyspepsia,
jaundice, or some other chronic disease,
vainly imagining himself a critic, lie goes
forth to victimize some object of ills spleen.
With a smattering of Greek, a w hiff of
Latin, nnd less of English, the reading of
a few story books, and a collection or two
of nursery rhymes, as the store of knowl
edge from which lie is to inflate the world,
lie sets lilmself up ns a leader of tin* blind.
A true and correct standard of criticism
is essential to the direction and iinprove-
025EBAL POPE AND THE EDITORS.
It Is not an unusual thing. In the rural
districts—where people do not read news-
r , and whore men still vote occasionally
Axdkkw/Jackson for President—for
the female members of a family, whose
head haS fallen Into (lie hands of the Law,
to scold at and abuse tho bailiff for simply
doing hU duty. We remember once to
have heard an anecdote from the Ups of
the bailiff himself, which forcibly illus
trates the blind persistency of those who
Imagine a sheriff or constable to bo both
the maker and the executor of the law.
A small farmer had, by extravagance
and bad management, so forfeited the
conlidence of Ills creditors, as to cause
to be served upon him. one morning at Ills
house, a .rt. fa. The officer charged with
the execution of tlds disagreeable duty,
knew something of tho unhappy temper
of the female portion of the family, and
tried, hv bland ness of manner and indul
gence to the delinquent, to avoid a storm
of word*. But in tlds Instance his strati
gems foiled him. Ere he had llnishcd
|reading his -authority” for the unwel
come visit, the madam, supported by some
half dozen grown “flatters,” opened their
batteries upon him.# “Thief,” “scoundrel,’ 1
- villain,” '• puppy,” “skunk,” and kindred
epithets fell so thick and fast, and the*
were so promptly followed by the applica
tion of broom-sticks and scalding water,
that It become necessary to summon
posse in order to carry out the provisions
of the law.
General 1’oi'K did not make the Military
Deconstruction law. lie did not even help
others make it. We have never heard of
his expressing an opinion in regard to its
relative or intrinsic merits, lie was only
selected by the President of the United
States to execute it. His duties are too
plain to he mistaken. He lias no option
The terms of the law are mandatory. It
says thou slialt or shalt not do thus and so.
And yet enlightened public journalists,
who are presumed to know' better,
ment of the public taste; and we arc ; dutlv abusing not the law itself, nor the
from discountenancing that species which
seeks to establish the true test of literary
composition; yet we have but little pa
tience with that pretending class, who,
without a solitary one of his virtues—dc-
llclent in Ids powers of analysis, with nei
ther Ids taste, judgment nor skill—yet
strive indiscriminately' to imitate Poe, in
the venom and virulence with which he
attacked unworthy works. In the world
of authorship, there is much, very much,
that demands the probe, yet authors have
the right, In many Instances, to make a law
unto themselves. And whilst their works
way often times merit the severest censure,
in view of their many defects, it should be
remembered that poets, philosophers, his
torians, and others of their class, nrc the
proplict-pricsts of nature. Add however
far they may fall below' the standard erected
by the right rule of criticism, their lives
nrc sacred in minstratlons of the Beauti
ful, and their thoughts the consecrated
heralds of humanity.
ZST The art of printing is a useful one.
Its discoverer was a benefactor of ills race.
11 has none more to reclaim man from a
savage state, and to spread the light of
trutli and civilization abroad over the tle-
«crt places of the earth, than all other in
fluence* combined. In arresting the foot
steps of barbarism, it has outstretched the
sword of the conqueror. And yet how
often lias the press been prostituted to
ignoble purposes ? How many of its vota
ries have exchanged the honor of their
lives for a simple mess of pottage? How
many Judases are counted in Its ranks?
How many falsehoods is it the author off
How many calumnies has it given a speed
ier wing?
Mr. Johnson and Reconstruction.
tanking of the President’s message, Mr.
Greeley, in lheXow York Tribune, says:
“There is one subject which the President
never approaches without making us pity
him for his own sake. He should know
that Deconstruetlen is settled, that the des
tiny of the negro is beyond his control,
and that he might as well attempt to bring
the sheetless dead out of their bloody and
honorable graves ns to persist in his efforts
to change it. Deconstruction has passed
into history, and the President might ns
well admit the fact.”
or The test of beauty is not according
to the standard of a Corrcgio’s graceful
finish; nor In a face kindled to heavenly
lightness by a Guido’s touch, but in the
divinity of that smile, whose sunshine
steals into our hearts, ami in that look,
whose expression i* benevolence, and In
that eye whose tire glows with tho sympa
thetic fervor of fc onr own.
Judicial Election in Tennessee.
Daniel C. Trewhltt, of Hamilton county,
has been elected Chancellor in tho lower
district of East Tennc««ce. Ills opponent
was Jesse 11. Gaut, of Cleveland.
IV. I.. Adams has been elected Circuit
Judge in the same district.
CSF" Napoleon frequently remarked of
himself, that he believed he wits made of
iron; and that despair,even suicide, wa*
not improbable with hint, but that Insanity
was beyond the range of Ids possibilities.
Perhaps one of the gr4atest misfortunes
of our time U the substitution of Iron
hearts for iron brains* With the one con
gealed to the stiffness of stone, the other
lias become softer than molten was.
P7* Not long ago, we saw the Pan t faun a
of Life, as painted by an Episcopal minis
ter. As at bis touch the scroll moved on.
wo were charmed with the beauty and
sublimity of the , scene. At length, ho
folded the .canvas and deposited It In
♦Golgotha, A place of skulls.”
makers thereof, nor yet the President who
executes it through military commanders;
but they are po'sistently scolding at Gene
ral Poi'R for doing that which, as a faith
ful oilic.er, lie dare not fall to do! What
would these pctulcnt grumblers gay if a
Sickles or a Sukmidax were placed here
to execute the laws of Congress ? General
Pope lias been proverbially mild and
sldcrate, giving unnecssary trouble or in
convenience to no one. But all tills goes
for naught. He is made the target for
abuse by all the Opposition papers. Some
even descend so low as to abuse him per
sonally. Others, (profoundly stupid,) have
gone so far as to threaten him with Gene
ral Grant ! This is the very (sublimity of
ignorance. Have they ever compared the
.administration of General Pope with that
of Siikridan ? And do they riot remember
that after Sheridan’s removal, Gen. Grant
said that he had done just as lie (Grant)
would have lilmself done under tho same
circumstances? Our individual opinion
is, that, as between Generals Grant and
Pope, the latter Is much the more tempe
rate minded and liberal man. His uniform
forbearance toward those who so persis
tently misrepresent and abuse him for ids
work’s sake, is certainly indicative of any
thing but narrow mindednes*. We regret
that the same may not bo said of certain
editors iu this district.
TfjLEOUAPHIO INTCl.MUUXCIh
From the New York Press .WorUtlon.
Fit OKI WAHIIKUTON,
Washington, Dec.4.—General Crawford
relieves General Burbank, commandant of
the District of Kentucky, who is ordered
to Vicksburg.
A law is (tending In the Canadian Par
liament making American silver a legal
tender at 80 cent* In the dollar.
J. M. Cavanaugh's bill allowing terri
torial delegates full representative rights
in Congress, creates a stir. Cavanaugh,
who Is a delegate from Montano, claims
that he represents sixty-five thousand per
sons, paying one hundfod and twenty-four
thousand dollars revenue. He contends
that Ills constituents are entitled to some-
tiling more than voiceless seats in the
llouse.
Alabama Convention.
Montgomery, Dec, 3.—Gen. Pope tele
graphs Gen. Swaytu*, Deeemlier 2d, ask
ing: “Cannot tho Convention bo Induced
to adjourn without further legislation.”
and says the Convention is doing incalcu
lable injury to Deconstruction by its late
action. Tills is the second dispatch of
the sumo tenor from Gen rope. The Con
vention lias not yet fixed on q day fidlgd-
jourtiment. The members deel
Gen. Pope’s dispatch is Insulting.
The Convention to-day passed an ordi
nance exempting one thousand dolhi
wortli of personal property, and a home
stead of eighty acres of land for the head
of each family.
An ordinance to prohibit niarriagi
tween whites and blacks was defeated, the
extreme whites and colored delegates
strongly opposing it.
An ordinance staying the collection of all
debts until January (first) next was passed.
It la understood that the military com
mander will enforce all ordinances passed
by the Convention.
New York City Flcctoii.
New York, Dec. 3.—ilofiiiian is ejected
by a majority over botli Wood and Dar-
ling. '
Alabama ConvciiCion.
Montgomery. Dee. 4.—-in the Decon
struction Convention the committee on the
constitution reported it to tho. Convention,
when it considered article by article, and
various amendments were proposed, con
suming thu whole day. There will lie nt
least fifteen or twenty votes against the
Constitution on the final vote.
Trouble with tlic Xegroe*.
Alarming excesses have recently been
committed by the Macks in Bullock coun
ty, hi the neighborhood of Perote. The
colored loyal leaguers organized and re
sisted processes by tho civil authorities,
under instructions from colored emissa
ries. They formed a code of Jaws to gov
ern tho negro population, opened a court,
oflieered and organized, arresting by night
all blacks who opposed their unlawful
proceedings, and carried the punishment
go far that thdr victims applied to the
civil authorities for protection.
The black sheriff and ills deputy wm
A memorial from the New Orleans Cham
ber of Commerce, for the removal of river
obstructions, was referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce.
Amotion to print extra copies of the
President's message elicited debate, venti
lating the views of several Senator*.
Mr. Howard did not tlilnk'4t worth pub
lication. It was a libel on every member
who voted for the Reconstruction bills. —
It was nothing less than au insidious invi
tation to the rebel States to resist by vio
lence tho Reconstruction acts. He would
not vote money for the distribution of such
attacks upon the people’s representatives.
Mr. Anthony said the question was
whether they would depart from the Presi
dent and hereafter only print matter ad-
valu ing their own views.
31r. Cameron thought the message al
ready sufficiently published.
31 r. Sumner moved to amend by print
ing only the nqiorts. Ho considered the
message not only a libel on Congress, hut
an incendiary document, designed to stir
up the rebels.
Mr. Buckalcw claimed that the Presi
dent had exercised his prerogative in pre
senting his views to Congress.
Mr. Wilson said Congress was not to he
thai f deterred from its work by cither the Presi
dent or press, and that the Soutii would
be represented by the fourth of July next.
The President libelled not only Congress,
hut tiie freed men, in deelaring them unfit
for the ballot. He declared that newspa-
l»or correspondents were in the interest of
thu rebels, and made garbled statements.
31 r. Dixon claimed that Deconstruction
acts iuul been strongly condemned by the
recent elections.
The question of printing the message
was i>ogtponed.
A bill amending the Deconstruction acts,
sons to require a majority of the vote:
east to call a Convention, was referred to
the .Judiciary Committee.
A hill was passed declaring five members
of the Supreme Court a quorum,
A bill pledging coin payments of bonds,
was discussed, and after an executive ses
sion, the Senate adjourned.
House.—'The Secretary of the Treasury
was cslled on for a report of the amount of
government funds deposited with National
Banks.
A bill for the better protection of Amer
ican citizens abroad, was referred
A bill repealing the cotton tax was re
sumed. Au amendment reducing the tax
to one cent per pound, was lost.
Mr. Brooks’ substitute, telegraphed last
night, was lost.
An amendment that the Court of Claims
shall have no jurisdiction over the claims
for f he cotton tax, either collected or to be
collected and the bill as it came from the
committee was passed without amend
ment. Nays twenty.
The bill simply abolished the tax,
mcncing with tiie next year’s crop, but
continues it on the present crop.
Tiiere was considerable fillibustering.
will}- urn-sr«l, but other Insurrection.#' *'"1 without rckcliiug impeachment the
Mr. Chase in Alabama.—The Montgom
ery Advertiser, (apostate Deconstruction)
in discoursing of the next Presidential
election, says, “ If Gen. Grant has any de
sire to till the Presidential chair, he had
better keep a sharp eye on h!s military
subordinates” In that district; and Inti
mates that both tho 3Illitary and civil au
thorities In that State are united Jn tbolr
preferences for Chief Justice Ciiask.
Such fiings as this, whether so design
ed or not, do very great injustice to both
the distinguished gentlemen named.
Neither Is Chief Justice Chase nor Gen.
Grant seeking the position named. That
both should be spoken of in connection
with tho next Presidential term, Is natural.
Each stands at tho head of his respective
profession—tiie first as a Jurist and expe
rienced statesman; the second ns a soldier
who has won the plaudits ot the Northern’
and the ad ml ration of tiie Southern section.
Being pculinrly fitted for the position, by
botli education and experience, being a
man gpotlessjpurlty of character, conserv
ative in Ills views touching the great
issues eHeeling tiie interests of tiie South,
and reflecting tho political sentiments of
the People, it is quite natural that not only
Southern men, hut temperate minded men
of all sections should Indicate strong pre
ferences for Mr. Chase for tiie next Presi
dency. It would likewise lie unnatural,
were there not a largo portion of the
American people anxious for tiie promo
tion of Geo. Grant to tiie same position.
But to assume that these distinguished
gentlemen are rival candidates for the po
sition, Is to do botli great Injustice.
Affairs in Alabama.—Among the dis
patches last night (received too bite for
our evening edition,) is one from Alabama,
which looks badly. We pity those deluded
colored men who have fallen dupes to the
mad schemes of the desperate mid unscru
pulous agitators at the extremo end oi
both parlies. One seeks to rido.into otflee
on tho hacks of negroes; tho other seeks
to bring tiie Deconstruction (airty into
disrepute by inciting negro riots. Tiie,
moderate and sensible men of alt parties,
who have the good of the country at heart,
deprecate ail such lawlessness. They pity
the poor uegro, hut hanging would be a
mild punishment for those who seek thue
to use him.
leaders organized tiie negroes and made
armed resistance. Aid from other Leagues
was summoned, and the blacks flocked to
Union Springs, threatening a general
rising and extermination of the whites, and
taking possession of tiie country. The
black leaders went to plantations and
forced the laborers to join them for ven
geance, showing pretended orders from
Gen. 8 way lie that they had a right to kill
all resisting their authority.
During the excitement the negro church
at Perote was burned by unknow'n parties,
alledgcd by tho block leaguers to inflame
the negroes. The whites universally regret
ft. The white citizens organized tor pro
tection, and Gen. Swayno was appealed to
and sent a detachment of troops promptly
to the scene of the troubles to restore or
der. Fifteen black insurrectionists have
been arrested and lodged In Jail, to be tried
by the civil authorities.
At last accounts order was restored, and
all was quiet.
Virginia Convention*
Richmond, December 4.—The Conven
tion met this morning, and elected Judge
Underwood President. Wilson, who was
the candidate of the conservatives, receiv
ed 32 votes. Underwood, In taking the
chaTr, said ho hoped tho deliberations
would he characterized with Christian
charity for all, and ns much forgiveness as
forgetfulness of past Injuries as is consist
ent with our future safety.
Gen. Schofield sent a communication to
the Convention, sending them all the ap
ical* which have been made to him In ca
ses of contested seats. Including those of
the Richmond Delegation, all of which are
submitted to the Convention for It* action.
The galleries and aisles nrc densely crowd
ed with blocks, and a slight sprinkling of
whites.
11c hoped the constitution would be hu
mane and equal to all, preventing crime
and promoting education, removing un
equal taxation, ami compel every citizen
to contribute to tiie necessities of the .State
in proportion to the value of property, &e.
lie hoped a homestead exemption would
he passed. Chaplin 31 itch ell. In his open
ing prayer, prayed for cx-Confederates as
well as loyal men.
CongrciMiotml.
Washington, Dee. 4—Senate.—The rati
fication of tho 14th article of the Constitu
tion by Nebraska, was presented.
mortal from some Kentucky sol
House adjourned,
Internal Revenue to-day one million
three hundred and thirteen thousand dol
lars.
Tiie President sent in several small nom
inations to oll!cc,and several documents re
quired by the tenure-of-oflleo bill.
The Radicals met to hear the report of
the committee, and to consider the state of
the party in the Southern States to-night.
Tiie amount of money collected is forty
thousand dollars, of which the Senators,
Representatives and capitol attaches sub
scribed fi ftecn thousand dollars. The num
ber of documents distributed was eight
hundred and fifty-five thousand. Two
million documents have been distributed
since the origin of this committee.
Tiie committee recommend an active
campaign for tho ratification of the Con
stitutions in the Southern States, and
therefore, a considerable amount of money
is required. They want to put In the field,
to help in this work, twenty orators, white
and black. Tiie report states that Conven
tions have carried In all the States except
South Carolina, where the short time and
few voting places defeated it. The com
mittee expresses the belief that Texas will
go largely for Convention.
Washington, Dec 6.—The report of the
Radical caucus states that one hundred
and seventy-eight speaker* and organizers
have been added by the committee, and
many more have been employed, with pe
cuniary assistance by the State commit
tees. The caucus devoted tiie entire ses
sion to the consideration of tiie canvas
in tiie South.
Gen. Steadman had a slight attack of
vertigo yesterday, but lie was on tho street
tills morning.
Tiie following is Wilson’s bill, introduced
in the Seriate yesterday:
Do it enacted, That so much of tho sev
eral acts relating to Reconstruction as re
quired a majority of the registered voter*
to determine any election or the ratifica
tion of Constitutions framed by Conven
tion* elected under the present provisions
of the said nets, i* hereby repealed
and at any election which ha* been
held or may hereafter be held for
Convention or ratification of tiie Consti
tution framed (thereby. a majority of tin*
voters of the votes cast at such elections
shall determine the result.
The haste in which tiie Committee on
Ways awl Means pushed through the r
(Iter* relative to tiie alleged disloyalty of) peal of the cotton tax. Jn a shape that can
Kentucky State officers, were presented.
31 r. Drake offered a concurrent* resolu
tion that the President had transcended his
constitutional (lowers In the language of
•ho message, referring to Dceoustruction.
The language used Is derogatory to the dig
nity of Congress and a usurpation of their
rights and privileges. It lies over.
give no relief until next year, Is regarded
n* absurd. Tiie friends of the South arc
intensely Indignant at this perversion, as
they claim, of tho generous views of the
Northern people as expressed at the polls.
There are slender hopes that the Senate
will Insist on retraction or at least the
immediate abolishment of the tax.
By the Fable.
London, Dee. 4.—It i* stated that all but
Holland and Belgium accept the confer
ence.
Many political arrests have, been mode
In Italy.
The bark Mafclmlllw from Philadelphia
for Antwoi^p* was run ashore sud lost.
Richmond, Dec. 6.—The morning session
of the Convention was spent In a debate
on printing and in the members drawing
for seats. The Conservative members got
seats in the same corner of the Hull they
had yesterday.
Georgia “Conservative” Convention
Macon, Dec. 6.—Tiie Conservative Con
vention met at 11 o'clock. It Is one of the
largest bodies ever assembled in the State,
Every section and nearly every county 1*
represented, lion. B. II. Hill was elected
President by acclamation. His speech w
able, eloquent and Conservative, [and w
loudly applauded. Vice Presidents, W. F.
Thompson, First Congressional District
Ell Warren, Second; W. F. Wright,Third;
Ira E. Dupree, Fourth; Judge A. K
Wright Fifth; A. Graham, Sixth : General
A. U. Wright, Seventh. A c« m nittec of
fifteen were appointed to prepare business
for the Convention.
Adjourned till three o’clock e. M.
Fall River, I>ee|5.—T e Globe Priest
works were destroyed to-day by the explo
sion of the boilers. Two injured, and many
narrow escapes.
Alabama Convention.
Montgomery, Dee. 5.—3Ir. Greeley re
cently wrote to Senator Wilson to exert
ids influence to restrain tiie Alabama Com
ventlon from adopting extreme measure*.
Senator Wilson writes General Swayne
that the policy pursued by tiie Convention
in legislating for divorces and in other
ways transcending tiieir authority, and
the ultra speeches of Bingham, and men
of that class, is doing great injury to lie
construction, and bringing odium on the
Republican party.
Tiie Convention to-day adopted an ordi
nance providing for the submission of
the Constitution to the registered voters
on the4th of January, 1HG8; said election
to Ik* held at places to be prescribed by the
commanding General of the Military Dis
trict. Members of the General Assembly,
members of Congress, amt all State and
county otficers to Ikj elected at the same
time tiie Constitution is submitted; said
elections to be conducted under the same
persons os the election on the Constitution;
tiie election returns to be made to tiie
President of tiie Convention, who shall
give certificates to tho (tersons elected;
State and county officers to assume their
cilice us soon us the State is admitted to
the Union, to hold for the legal terms com
mencing from the date of tiie first election
after tiie admission of tiie State. The Gen
eral Assembly elected under this ordinance
is to assemble in Montgomery. March 18th,
1808. The vote on the passage of tiie ordi
nance was—yeas CO, nays 13.
By tills ordinance tiie elections arc un
der the complete control of the military.
Tho Convention will request the com
mander of tills military district to enforce
Its provisions.
Tiie article on franchise has been amend
ed so that ail persons are disfranchised who
disqualified from holding office by the
proposed amendment to tiie Constitution,
known ns tiie fourteenth article, and those
who have been disqualified from register
ing to vote for delegates to tiie Convention
under the Reconstruction nets of Con
gress, except such persons us aided in
the Reconstruction proposed by Congress
and accept the polltlcLl equality of all
men before the law: Provided, That the
General Assembly shall have power to re
move the disabilities Incurred under this
clause.
In the Convention the final vote on the
adoption of the Constitution was taken
tfifs evening, and resulted—yeas 67, nays
10. Absent and not voting, 23. Seventeen
members protest against the Convention.
The Convention will probably adjourn to
morrow'. 9
General Hancock*! Order.
New Orleans, Dec. 5.—The following
order has been Issued by Geu. Hancock:
Special Orders No. 203.
Sec. 2. The true and prpper use of mili
tary powers, besides defending national
honor against foreign nations, is to uphold
the laws and civil government, and to se
cure to every person residing among us
the enjoyment of life, liberty and property.
It is accordingly made, by act of Congress,
the duty of the commander of this dis
trict to protect all persons In those rights,
to suppress disorder anil violence,and pun
ish, or cause to be punished, all disturb
ance* of the public peace and criminals.
Tiie commanding General lias been olll-
iaily informed tiiat tiie administration of
justice, ill the Courts i* clogged. If not en
tirely frustrated, by the enforcement of
paragraph number two of the military or-
ler numbered special order one liuud:ed
uni twenty-fire, current series, from these
Headquarters, issued on the 2(th of August,
A. I). 1 S«i7. relative to tiie qualification of
ms to be placed on tho jury lists of
the State of Louisiana, to determine who
houhi and who should not he jurors,
ppci-tuin* to the Legislative power, and
mtil tiie laws in existence regulating till*
abject shall be amended or c hanged by
that department of tho civil Government
which the constitutions of nil the States
our republican system vest with that
power. It I* deemed best to carry out the
f the people as expressed iu the last
legislative aet upon tin* subject.
The qualification of a juroft under tiie
w, is a proper subject for tho decision of
the courts. The t'mmn vuUng General, In
the discharge of tile trust reposed in him,
will maintain the just power rf tho Judi
ciary. and Is unwilling to period the civil
autborRicsund laws to be embarrassed by
military Interference; and a* It la an es
tablished fact that tiie administration
of justice in the ordinary tribunals is great
ly embarrassed by tiie operations of para
graph No. 2, Special Orders No. 125,
current series, from these Headquarters. It
is ordered that said paragraph, which re
lates to the qualifications of persons to he
placed on the jury lists of the State of
Lou Diana, be and the same la revoked, and
that tiie trial by jury be hencefortli regu
lated and controlled by the Constitution
and civil laws, without regard to any mil
itary order* heretofore issued from these
Headquarters.
By command oi MaJ. Gen. Hancock.
W. G. Mitchell.
Brev. Lt. Col. and A. A. A.G.
Paragraph 2d. Special Orders 125, thus
revoked, provides for the immediate revi
sion of jury list*, so a* to exclude ail citi
zens not registered voter* under the Re
construction aet*.
Congressional.
Washington. Dec. 5.—Ae/iate.—A bill
striking *• white” from the laws and ordi
nance* of the District, was discussed.
31r. Htanlwrry was called on for informa
tion regarding Assistant United States At
torney*.
A resolution to print the usual number
of copies of tiie 31cssage was adopted.
Gen. Grunt was called on for the iiumlier
of white and colored person* who regis
tered and who voted, and the number of
whites disfranchised.
After tiie local busines*. a bill was Intro
duced to convert registered into coupon
bonds, to provide for appeal* from the
Court of Claims.
3Ir. Wilson advised tiie opposition Sena
tors to be more modest, saying Congress
was always ahead of the people, blit the
people come up in good time, adding, be
cause the people faltered, it was no reason
why Congress should swerve from the
right path. The matter was postponed.
The bill pledging coin for tiie bonded
debt was resumed, aud elaborately discuss
ed and laid over.
The bill abolishing “white.” in tiie Dis
trict Ordinances, was resumed. During
the discussion, Mr. 3Iorton, of Indiana,
said the feeling against tiie rebellion. Us
aiders and aliettor*. was as strong as ever,
an«l ten years lienee would be stronger.
Tiie bill passed by a vote of 30 to S. [It
is Mr. Sumner’s bill of last session, and
abolishes every distinction.]
The Senate adjourned.
House.—Mr. Williams, of Indiana, intro
duced a bill funding the interest bearing
debt, and taking die same to form a sink
ing fund for the liquidation of the same.
Tiie Ways and Means Committee was in
structed to inquire Into the expediency of
exempting from tax the products of hand
looms.
3Ir. Ruble introduced a bill for the more
efficient government of the rebel States,
which was referred to tiie Judiciary Com
mittee.
Several financial hills were referred.
3Ir. Ashley, of Ohio, introduced a bill
to facilitate die restoration of tiie rebel
States.
Tiie s|»eclal Committee on Ordinances
was continued.
Messrs. Blakic and Golladay, contestants
in tiie Kentucky election en<c, were both
nllowcd an hour. Mr. Golladay contented
himself with a brief but elegant defense of
Judge Hise. The committee’s report in fa
vor of 3Ir. Golladay was almost unani
mously adopted. He was sworn In.
Messrs. Trimble, Brown and Young, of
the Kentucky delegation, remain excluded,
The Impeachment question was resumed.
The Speaker announced that expressions
of applause, or otherwise, would lead to the
clearing of the galleries, and like demon
strations on the part of members would
lead them to the bar of the House.
Mr. Boutwell, who has tho opening
speech, was allowed an unlimited time.—
Early, In his speech, he arguod against
suspension pending the final decision.
Before Boutwell concluded, the House
adjourned.
There will be no withdrawal of legal
tenders during December.
The debt statement for November shews
an increase of ten to twelve millions.
31 r. Stanberry’s opinton, called for by
Congress, confirm the Government’s clear
title to the Harper’s Ferry property.
Private advices state that the U. 8.
steamers DeSoto and Mouongahela were
lost during tiie recent West India hurri
cane. The larger portion of tho crew of
the DeSoto, and a portion of that of the
Monongaliela, were saved.
Washington, Dcc.C.—Tiie Impeachment
argument attracts little attention. Bout-
well’s line of argument mainly to show
that the Committee was right in its report
though tiie House should refuse to liu-
(leach. He combats Wilson’s position, that
Impeachment was possible only on indict
able offences. Tho Imprsdon is that after
Wilson’s speech the whole matter will bo
tabled.
Tiie London Times comments severely
on President Johnson’* Message, and says
it is hard to see where the hope of tho
American pcoqlo Me*, between Johnson on
tiie one side and Stevens of the other,
Tiie President’* remarks coupled with
Stanberry’s recent dispatch on tho Ala
bama claim*, creates considerable distrust
in financial cirri.-*.
Mr. Uoukei* said without Frame Italy
could n«'t have ' 1 «■ I Romo from revolu
tion.
l.oid'l)erb\ s-»id. in tiie House of Lords,
that Stanley. refu*e I to Join t ho Roman
Conference until the hash wus settled.
T;ti: Te.v.v2..>.u.k Legislature.—Tho Act
removing nil disabilities for holding oilico
and sitting on Juries, on account of race or
color, passed the Houso «m the 4th, by 50
to 25—exactly two to oiiei