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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1#57.
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SVx Month? (in advance)-..—-. .....$i00
i I son’s' and ShellabargeT’sAmend*
^ ments.
' The military an<l reconstruction bill
I’a^sed by Congress has now reached us in
a consolidated ’shape. The bill 8S -first
passed by the Senate, including Stevens’'
military bill and Blaine's (or Sberiuau's-,).
amend Irene, wo hare already published
literally arid Correctly. 1 The Biairidatii^nd-
meat ton.litutod the ofo section, to which
lli-e- House added Iowa Wilson’s amende
merit, as follows r ‘'Provided, that no
person' excluded from the privilege "of
holding office by Faid proposed amend
ment to tbo Constitution of the-United
Ktates, Shall be eligible to ejection a.4 a
member i-onyeuliou to frame, a
constitution for any of said rebel States,
mirtsbail any gnch person Vote for mem
bers of such convention.’’
Shellaba/ger’s amendment forms sectioD
G-.h of the hill, as follows: “That until the
people of ssid rebdl States shall by law be
admitted to representation in the Congress
cf the United States, any civil govern
ment 1 that may exist therein shall be
deemed provisional only* and stall be in
all respects subject to the paramount
authority <vf the United Stales; at any
time to abolish, modify, control, and, .sii-.
persedo.the same; and in ail elections to
any office under such provisional govern*
inents, all persons shall beentittedtovote,
and'none others, who are entitled, to vote
under the provisions of tbe 5th-section of
this act; and no person shall bo eiigiblrito
any office under such provisional governt
mepts, who would be disqualified from
holding office under the provisions of the
:ld article of said constitutional amend- 1
ment.”
The Constitutional Amendment, above
referred toi provides in its third section :
“That rio person shall be a Senator or
Representative in Congress, or elector of
President and Vice President, or hold any
office, civil or military, under the United
States, or under any Slate, who, having
previously taken an oath as a member of
Congress, or as an officer of the United
Stales, or as a member of any State' 1 Leg
islature, or as an executive or judicial
officer of any State, to support the Con
stitution of the United States, shall have
engaged in insurrection or rebellion, or
given aid and comfort .to Urn enomies
thereof; but Congress may, by a vote of
IwO-thirds of cadi flousij, rentovc such
disability
rfWiiat Ones It Meant
■ A Report was prevairnt in this city y<9h-
1 terday, that the United Slates. Marshal
, had a list of all the $20,000 men in Mass-
: 1, cogee county, Hnd that proceedings Woolct
{ soon bo commenced for the confiscation of
i their property. It is believed, however,;
V that the Government has directed nO-BuLb'
measures, and that the report is reftUy
pail of a p.ot twin, .agio mon into a parly
organization. At Ires’, occurrences in
| other parts of the State warrant such a
suspicion. It is said that such reports in
, the counties in theupper partof the State
J have been followed by the insidious sug
gestion, made to tile parties interested,
that there was a way to save iliejr prop
erty, and it was by joining a "Loyal
League” as-ociation ! Of Course, the idea'
of escape from any justly-incurred pen
alty by (e'en a course is ridiculous. No
Court would entertain-serch a plea for a
moment, and the mover of such a pro
vision, as a legal measure, would bo ove/»
whelmed with ridicule and contempt.-■ iH
HDy man baa forfeited bo the Government
his property, it H by his conduct no* past ],‘l£rly engaged in
and irreclftimablt. Oaths of futuro fidel
ity to tha' .Government may bo required
of him,-but no- pally association oafish
solve him.
Harsh and. unforgiving as the present
temper of the party dominant intfrC cwin-
try seems to Vo, wo av not believe that it
bas yet resolved to cotimence the work of
.n--Vv>~r •
The I.ec County Tragedy.
The Opelika RtcorJer conErmsln every
particular the report that reached us last
week concerning the cutting of a lady’s
throat by a negro, and the subsequent
shooting of tho negro, with the additional
positive statement that both were killed.
Tho negro was a freedinan named Se*~
born, formerly tho properly of W**.foy
Williams; now deceased. Mrs. Ttneeaf
was alone at the house ®f fc C r£usband,
who resided on the pliirt^.^n of Dr. J.
B. Fuller, several mitesj.'dth of Opelika,
when the brutal assault ” aa niade oft her.
—the cause of the<u"* u U was bW.knotsti
3
t
The C<MBt&utioeal. iiliha
tbirfliseetlon of’Whitflr’ilf mui*applicable
to Voters und^r'pifc State 6t 'imwitr;.
govern mep'i* parmituid : it*. ,****. ,at, fog
pleasure ofCongress.disqwalifiss-Biliwbri,
“having, previomly’foX**
member ; of■jjtfiifW
the United States, or ris a mabnef U)<
State Legislature, 01“ rig' to executive &
judlcTal officer \$,;
the Conststutiep of. .-the- gaired Mfotaft 1 i
s UaU bave.engaged io irisurreetiow *r r»-
beHiCri, dr given aid iritf .ffo^fort’fo’ifod;
enemies'iqerisqt^,'’,, ’ ' -. . . ' •,
Several questions rnireia aaasidsgisg
the scop- and application -rifthis teStefc- 1
tiu s—.7 / . aJ ,J ,|H nisi.
l*t. , w Jh? are, the "rixgqutjyft *»d
cial officerspffi,cera f i»f|ttp,Bq|tp:,’^... r( ; w ,„-
2d, wbat constitutes "engaging in in
surrection. or rebellion,.’’,or "giving aid
and comfort-to the enemglM --.iT . ikI> u
3d, how is it to be ascertained that a
person offering his ♦d{ej ! B one'of 'the flis-
franebised.'?' . j„ '
Strictly speaking, the exeeulrveand -jo-,
dicial officers of : U Sfdfe 'caahot ■Ra’ thd‘
officers of counties or
pie eommissioping. of.-such, county and
beat officers by the executive of tho Slata
is only an attestation df their position
and powers, riot the eri'rolliiig of them as
a part of the State go vein mant.;, Their
spheres of action are confined to the Coun
ties and beats that elected tRpm, |ljd they.
are. siihply '.1^ .'magi*tflsiea;i l or,tJwi'ad-,‘,
ministraliori of,i local; powers.mi We bs'
lieve that ills ‘r. -lefcat'itlinlltr'riAAff;
statutes shall be ..rnttstsueijf literally in
favor of the par^ fyxpfi^srjipm it y sought
to make them bear, n A >aml! mii.i
Can ihesimplneipresiiotcof sytppathy,
or verbj41 enc'oi}ra£bm^£, he qalled ‘‘eij'-,
gaging -iff, 'insurrection'.'W rebellion!' ?■,
And can pr i veto contributions to promote
the personal COmfdtt,' of' td 1 jireVeht'the
personal suffering of persons actively en
gaged in carryiag on. war, beiegaMy eon-
atrued as “grtirig aiff and Cbm fort” to
rebe/llon T It It skid Jtbat’jjiifciid ioter-
pratntiops iand dgcisfnpf, have held that
such »o.b do Bot constilUle theoffonce db-
fined by the OoPbtiintiKn' (is ‘‘gftag 'gid
and comfprf td
be a direct and personal-participation in
some overt act: In this -eaboi'too, the de
ft ndant is pThyotted'! tjbj^typrdd by ;
strict inierprefsitiop,' ,wa,fcspt*i*«t sow
the decisions spoken of, bulls a cake in
volvlng the loyalty of; it wh'ol^'people,
tion that conhreUediax pratoetedb them was
hostile, tc the power'against Which the
treason is tfHejfed'baVd been.commit
ted', and tbe persp^il ^ypipaiby pf.'tha
accused was strongly oaAhe side df bis
own kindred and-ft-iendsrtbo interpreta
tions seems to be'justified 'by- tbe circuni-
UrMste tea -AsleislMt ofthe CensU-
firif»OBa« Aas«»^wy|y' '-i^ /
i 1 q&&temek—l "HaVe' iKa irdiror tor : ae*
kflOwlearibihe tederptof yriur kind and
protend that'! bSsseis'the 1 teflrieriee
aie plosisbd tb attribute to me; I coh-
-’’“■'“Seihn obliga-
, ifo'df Georgia,
bffen’KdttOrwtnifyittithelr
id , ’bi»W ,, ttWbr withheld
IRbh fQF' Whlbh T have
“'"‘iRg loVratto the
:.”fro«'l
m
yoii'-aslr'Jne”''
W-ore-U'thd’eb)
Ibsss me as tl
tcHrowdi.’.’/ar
m a# uiiht?”
dn-.-Wynhesita-
pfi ‘ diljf, Hrekry,
■'YtBe'
glodd>y , 7'‘ritv r*Wbb# r bf |, b'ope spans 'the
bhmlr, impenetrahMelotid that' overshad
ows us. 1 Scaicery a- rby’ df Rvht is seen
• - * • ‘ ‘ • • ‘l 1 ' . V
settlement, they reply that Ahay so intend
ed it, and that such: would have been the
result. And sts an earnest of their good
tfaith they point to ,their action ia the
prompt admission «£ Tennessee when she
adopted theameodment, and ifeo action of
tbe (senate in reference to the moditication
of ;the test oath, to permit one of her Sena
tors to take bia seat who was very hostile
to their party. , When, their aUentie* is
called to the fact that the. people of the
South regarded, it very humiliating’* 1 *” 9
required to.record tho dedree of aaSMismsi
of tbeit representative m««L wbo onlyena
eouted their will, from position* of effloial
trust, they reply that the positidnof the,
conquered lisalwayshiynilia tin giiBalthat
this was no more humiliating than it was
for General Lee to surrender, his sword to
General Grant,-when he bad no further
meant of - successful resistanceand no
more huBxijialing than it wasfer us, on>
dee the direction of ibe Prtsideal, to meet
in solemn eonvasition.and repeal Aha -or*’
ows us. ' SeaVcrify'* rhy
~ntM'riln not the senti-
upon its margin. Vt
' * hold’ab I
nel. I hoid'fib p(lWfe i ^)0SlBi>n rit present
imposing tbah.-responaibilily, nor have 1
sought or. iheld nay • aipee .the War, nor do
I ovor eapect to hojdnay.in future.
L have, not power to control events.
Were it; ef«nithn desire of the people of
my. beloved Btate to in,vest me agai n with
official,authority! and my. own-wish to ac
cept, there’ is stupower higher .than:.their
will, which w.iU ,d*Dy. jny eUgfbHity.
I therefore write; aa indeed my custom
is, with,per,fept -frankness, Without regard
to lbe effect which, the communication of
lrqth)i
. htest iringvjv.'.vTipey; have over twa-
i thirds.
slaTrces of the "
fhe bill ib^itiites'a.o.testsiieE ascertain
ing the ./qualifications of voters, ' We
presume, however; thst' fi’test oath will’
be a’diriiriliteired to,.tK6,' piarsob offering bis
vote, and that his taking it will be prima
facie-evidence of bis quslificatkic.
We alluded, the other dsy, to the fact
tW »- Drawijqg “£jqutl}'q** Loyalist,” of
tiAt.vUaroJin* would be excluded
may have iupon- my present,or fu-
ture : popularity.: i. J.-am awkre that, tbe
faefs. which I feel it my duty to communi
cate, are uttaciceptqbla tp the good people
of Georgia; biit. theyupi»(,none tbe less
facts onithatiesdomthii - win-.* ■■
During mg, lata sojourn ia the City of
Washington, icon versed freely with per
sons bigit!Iifh<authorityii&«ey*ry depart-
mantof the Go.veramenLaud with men
of distinebop of,every shade,of political
aentimenb which, ia^epresaated.there; I
was received, ag„was Badge, Walker, of
the Supreme Coutfepf this State, .who ac
companied :me; .with kindness and cour
tesy.. . My object w-sa to ;learn. the true
state of, affairs, aed-X; believe-1 sstoceeded.
Tbe reap It may..be,,4ui»med, ui> as fol-
lajjitiwlJ wuiil.-M «.l ■:
The parly-ussially, .designated the ‘Bad-
icfl party,’ is snetsined by.tha majority of
thapeoplapfitiw North, . Than Congress
men O’ lib 1
at, psxty-are gnnootlly rtpresen-
taiitie niGik. .t. • iir.i.t.tttt -,t .>
Tbe ] ( Demoocatic psrt.V, W not sustained
by, Lhe peopleiof Ake-B'ertb, and!is not
gaining ground. As is islways tbe case
after a,s.hCCpssfql wag,.the .party in the
goyern,«m«t.w)?ich,is-. set down as opposed
tothe wan; is. unpopular.-
Tbpirecongtructiari; p^liey of the i’reti-
dent is.not spFiaipediby.the popular senti-
meotoftl’fl NMfthBrn)R«opJe.i;
The :Badicidi,partyisaue-with the
President-,, v, Tifca ffteaeh is wide and the
,, fo; es^;<«FM*bubf Uopgress; and
have pewar to. psss; any, .measure they
please«w. bis .esfo,, .By;.this means they
are constantly hedging him in more
closely and limitfBg*hiw- power. He
stands firmly by,,wljrit;he considers the
"WAuW*.
the Co;
arid ayows liis purpose to support
e.GonMyukwItt-wid.flituttiiHO ,tbo just
rigbkt of the h.tat® uqdar .fbe.UpnsUtu-
tion. Ho s^iu bald# tbe-, d°ctr>ne .that no
State cp.qid .a,r, .did.*0|oukpf the Union,
and Ibat at the pod,of the.fwar he had the
right Iq.feqQPMJrici.vapHblican .govera-
menU I.n the insurAPCtipnary States,
They deny, bis power.ef.,r$cpnstriyriion,
and contend that* as- the.power to make
war is vested.4ft.Congress* the power to
make pgajse andre-astahlish State gov
ernments in the States.latelF,ip rebellion,
reatg ajso jgitb;C.ongrpss;.i.Tbey are a unit
in depyjpg the validity .ol the State gov-
erpments formed under,.tbe direction of
the Proyisi/pal Governors appointed by
thojprbsidenl-i > AWy.iftre.al&o a.unit in
dinanoe.of secession, wbich wa had passed
demonstrations of proud
the Sherman amendment; andrtor provi*. Srordtertm .riTViu
for. the early etetesen-wf a, Legisiature S*™**™"!”* “«» Weth
wnith wiltsdpprithetoOTWnhatelamend- nominate
^tm^rdsnce wtVbwdrMBwifte#. fdmKtafflff wu „
setift the qaestipn of ogriadmasian. . .W Aj^w^*® " D
*° 0n u if ;»«hbnld,tet« eritetftwMeh 4 y«<fouM
Gcpejeyote seme Baritoal wiay
pose ale.
the
X respectfully suggest that the people of
B sbversl counties of this State, , who
President Will
.«%, ’
It was reported ti^ other,'daiy'hy-tele”
ir stead, baa.no
l Utat some who
graph that "Senatef- Yates prelent
-n tho 22d instant,! a pb
Bg"7or* , a^^^Borfa5 P ^)yernmenTfop I j^^fWiOonsriqaen t upesuthe jeridiusigR ®fi,
le following aviicla, wMct, vt totion m thirbody thaFTwant woras to
that
^ The following article wMch wri cHri
from tbe. Charleston Mews of a reckrta i ?**1™**-
V'
andurgeupor. the Governor t* -ssmveow >weto the*b>lf^ufoSpithfts«UTr of*
the Legislature and j ecmnmendAjb^m to . ficei riflg 'ill, rt*W W
“* prompt hetidb- The Gdve-**"- —■* f - - p
flriture'wereelbctW* bbWtb
date, shows who thaae jopr thaimwl' ■«**
tzens are. t
Without the eipfanatioh furrilsted i ''by
the Mews, the Southern toepW wOntt 41
have hem at no leria to detseteihe tbw
character of the four thousands, P.arbans
riet one-twentietb of the sigfi'era coUldteil
hMtej: what the" 5 character of' thri ^ap?'
with so. many.
defiance—no mare humiliatingthan it
for us, who boasted Of Our Statocredit, to
be required to repudiate our State war
debt—and. no mote humiliating than, it
was, after we had oaateroned Mr. Lin-,
coin’s emancipation procreinatttttr, tw«»u-
fy it as part of. the GonatiUilicm of-'the
United States, and incorporntwia inXo oar
State Constitution.
When told that so largoororepcmtion ol)
our people have, at seme'time in their
lives, held .office and sworn to support the
Constitution of the United-States, that the
adoption of the amendment will render it
next to impossible for ua to organize our
courts without the importation of judges,
or to find suitable mem to fill our county
offices, they say. they were not eware that
this class was so large as it is now repre
sented to be, but that Congress will still
have the power, by. a two-thirds vote, to
relieve them, and that they eta not doubt
that compliance with the tanas on- our
part will so far .soften the feeling* of the
people of the North .that our judges 8nd
other officers Will very, soon be relieved,
oxcer t our political leaders, who may be
required to submit, toexeiusion for a longer
period;, ... .... . ■ >i»
These are the views of the more-mode-
rato wing Of the phrty in power. It-is no
longer a question: whether the freedmen
shall vote—that is already-decreed in his
favor; but tbe que*tio« is whether tbe
white men who aided id the war against
the United States shall vote. This will
not.be permitted if wc continue to threw
obstacles in the way of reconstruction
upon, the .basis of the constitutional amend
ment and universal.suffrage.
As I have already Stated, the bills
passed in tho House embody the substance
of the mora:radieal'programme, except
upon the question, of general confiscation,
for which, the popular sentiment is not
yet prepared. The Military bill was
amendedXit' the Beoale, on the motion of
Mr, Sherman, so aa to allow each State to
be relieved and readmitted upon the adop-'
tion of the constitutional amendment land
universal suffrage,- -the-latter to be secured
,by constitutional provision in eaeb State,
and the constitution -to be approved by
Congress. The bill,as amended, wassent
back to the House, where, if the telegrams
are.reliable, the amendment was rejected,
the majority of the House beingunwilting
to recognize- the present State govern
ments and readmit us to Congress upon
our compliance with tbe terms contained
in the Sherman -amendment. It seems,
however, from the dispe'ehea published,
that this was afterwards reconsidered, and
what is known as tho Wilson amendment,
which excludes-all persons included in the
constitutional amendment from voting at
wall as from, office, was adopted as an ad
ditional provision. And also; an amend-
others
‘6 cori-
itennrtiirrt 1—1 3 and
the country, to talraThh neetesary step! fo
refer this question to the people zt tie
bdfotbox.. Tho. most appropriate mod*. . a , wcuof . UBMr
te«»A4SS
jwlttt .propriety refuse, if
ili.vp'tp'S demrnid, ik Let the people,
the St Jt Will adopt this line of policy, and
the (Jenveat.oftjriltriMimoriafi** Congress ask-
ind ol
tho whole South. If we. reject the term ptori
Sherman bill, I. confess I see no
led the in
if f.e for the future. Should weuceept them,T
trust tho example of Georgia, tuxy be fplfowed
i, and that this vexed question
by other States,
Usms which we wi
I am aware of
which we are required,
isneauy sattleduponUle test
ill ever be able to aft.u,
the rapidity of the changes
quired.-to make. arid, of the
nu.-u -T — i,,uucu ;w «
natural prejudices which our r —
aga; ust negro suffrage. But we should not' fort'
git. in yieidip* t»:an ipevi
these people
. . were raised
rally sympathise With us.
rin„- tae war proved this. Jf, then, we treat
tlu.n kindly, pay them their wages promptly,
in all respects deal justly by them; we shut
seldom have cause to complain of their refusal
to respect our wishes, of Constfit our mtferest at
th>- ballot box. -
..s the questions which I have discussed are
oi vital importance to tho whole ebuhtry, and
as I do not wish to be misunderstood' of mis’-
re; resented-, I respectfully request the editor of
ca h newspaper who comments upon my -letter
to give it entire to his readers. This-is due
a’die to me and to tho public..
TVflyir-
,.-ing that the God who rliles thb tTnivfefse
may speedily bring order out of eonfojioff, and
scc-i hi: richest blessings upon ottr whotoooun-
&
f am. very reepectfejly^y^ofe^
MtSrS. Foster, Afoxanijer, CoITief' 1
Mr. Davis.
Wo make thq following
fetter, dated Norfolk, Fob. ISth, to tho
"Kiladelphia Inquire^/ a radical paper.- 1 "
Dsapite of its Sneers at Mr, Davis and the
Southern people, the statements which it
makes are interesting, and honorable; froth
to them and fo him
Kill
I have been in Fortress Monroe to gaze
ttpon the "stern statesman.” Mr. Davis
iogkp very well, wfrich it.is net difficult to,
-tfCccTunt for, as he ia in. g placa proverbial
fer its salubrity,.is free from all. peatnfia.
lions within a vast jnoiosure, enjaying the
most expensive luxuries, and making-
money by doing nothing faster than,he
' of r
could do it by ahy amounb of labor. For
merly the letters to him were examined,
and when General Miles was ,relieved
from- the command af the fort, jover. $25,-
(-00 had been received in' contributions
jf* oriiv W£>u ‘ a wcjiiwfl ** vw piQpoee^} at Ujc session .as a basis of
t';;« perils by this-bitt; and auggested tbati rpcopstfucjjioft,, A'nff since this has, been
meat that the present fststo' governments ! from the faithful to trig Wte Afld pi their
are-te be mgarded as only -protirionat, to j^ootetry. ■ : •■•••' ,
be displaced at tbe will of Goitgrees. Asf—V® 56 evidences were nek*t the tiwe of
thus amended, we are informed, the bill qfcfr reipt, handed,ever fo .-Wr-
has passed both Houses, andwiilnddou' -
.. wwMMtr tl>»--r»vesi(h:n
Davis,
matry others now enjMjtfld; wjth him in'
Urging tbe wholesale .disfranchisement of
the people of tba.-Spot!-'would beaanght
ill the trap of their-ewft' SlittSbg. 'Iff tefj
orence to .such c^ges, a |oorre8popdent of
the New Orleans Time* asks the follow-
A radieifTN 1 »* t<s< f , ’ n, ’ eT ’ ,:i<) n Inf Terinas-
soCh'as rictJXnated Gov. Brownlow for re-
electioftr-*n<l he has accepted the nomina
tion. rr ue radicals in that State are-tryfng
thp experiment of giving the negroes tiite
billot, but no offices, in the hope that ,the
freedmen will all vote for them. Beason.-
thereare perhaps twenty thousand radical
voters in Tennessee, and two or thrpo
times that number of enfranchised nt>
groes; and if tho iattor were allowed to
lioid office, hs welt as vote, they might
take it into their heads to select the officers
from their own number, and not from iho
handful of while radicals! That wouhl
he carrying the joke a little too faT. There
are indications, however, that thp negroes
understand that they are only to be uaed
as tha monkey used the cat’s paws—to
draw chestnuts oirt of the fire for the radi
cals to eat; and there are some signs that
they are not going to "taketo itkrodly.t'
It is even said that a freedmen (better
qualified for tbe position than 1 Brownlow';
lie must bo in every respect) .will be ,run
by the negroes for Governor, and if beia
chosen by a majority of the voters, the
Civil Bights bill, the Bureau, and the
Constitutional Amendment will be relied
on to giv^him the place. 1 Bully !
irig pertinent question*-! -
i For example, ifiS stated In the testimo-
jy of Mr. J. Q. A.'FeBd#* that Michael
"aim made speeches an <1 preseated - Sags
companies about to jota Vhe Cobfede-
rhle army, whioh LnBpaoieS ffiti aftrir-
w a rd a participate .ml'ribalTabriUtkNfi Gab
Mr. Hahn vote. ot -Lold office ender ttte
conaUtutiDnal unnaadirierttal olxv't i
It isialso stated that-Mh K.- King Otilleh
isod, equipped- anti beatoSveri ’bis dwvt
me upon a cotapawyiiwKieh. wwiimfr'
dy engaged in-tbe Moafiian. -1 !• bet too, ‘
jislrenahised? i-tu.i .-fmovliall m-,toil> r,
- How. too, islit ivilfi Jndga -Hieatttrid and
Gov, Wiellai.whwequipped'tfcdireona. 1 and
sf-nt tbeae to ligW-vederthwiBohnie Blue
Flag? ill niriw MJ of, c* b'l'ii'-'h V»ri
How st&bds^ too, -ffodgff HowaU. who 1
\rejected by tho, geuflfcrftjctatss, they now
• unite ip the detcrinyaation, that no Stato
8haIX .be ^aa^jffittedj^.Reir : shall the State
go^ftrrimenlLqf the lnsHrrwtionary States
Be recoguizhdor-establrifijed till each State
has auqpte4.the,; cqqsXlfotipoal amend*
merit ftrift incorporated,mkp,. ifr Constitu
tion ff guaranty of universal manhood
Buflraga.., Tlipyi rigffi ip my.; pputfon, also
a upit. iff .thetr. aetermlna^on, &o soon as
three-fom-ths ,oX this,^atqj; ; which; they
cauXpyal (by which. JS rripant the States
rep/esehte^iffi VWRrpSsJ.hasp ratified the
ceriatitfftlonil gmeffdmenL ; ,le dec'are it
adopted,andto eriforce tpeir construction.
This, t,hey .have, foe, paw.e,- to ffo, It is,
-'therefore, a,, figsffj fact that :M»e -oonstitu-
■tioRpl. a,mendmefft,iwdl ffp adapted m a
^® r yAb9 r v l 'Hff e vW.H> w w-w< 1 pbsn I left
M
jonp,
d a judicial, office umleTlhri'ojffi-State hot p'foffjpidfjA ner ,r is l£. gi bresefft aus-
emc the -f** 5 * 1,1 *• I’jau*; ' ■’ “ »*--
government, and-who ewetinu-
same office pnd S n thq : Offpfedm*tei »QV
nmept, j takiffgihe t offt^ IL l 1 o, -support'
HUtlO
er
,Qc
onsti
;Tbe ffAviesse«' i Rat»eia , '6i
as "theadopled.son of Tennesae»and sa- wjou*
-viorof the 'State capital,”'■ arid declared
t^at bd wks'tho choice'of Tenhessae for.
the next.PresidfRW. The,same Converfri
tion made no-response 1o-e call for ebears
>nd.feher^ap^ppqgaryfttjgft,.^.;
i | • .—rti* iXriMri>nyVK ..p7/hrir>- Sr,,,«
| We ishaib w4it"«ntil- Wo rqtelVo GoV:’
rgta of tbff CiOftgrps«Oft*jip«ff ftf , r*T
^Ohstruotiori, before, harshly-judgfog.bie
hriotives, He ha* startled'wonen by ffi»‘
bourse within th'e : 'Mt
^0 ca ‘ft hardly’ offffgpe, M>§t.k».isaomt.it
seeking to identify^hipaaglf with an or
ganization whose, rule will fra.based UD*m
the. proscription o/iticarty^lb tbelewBng
pien 1 -of -the State. 1 We'lrurt'ttatfRdIh-’
forids in the'fufuf;'e.fo"^bai;Vt^?ifoi? ihL*-
people who oertaialy did-nat-pnecipitale-
7iun .into - acts, in earring t-ha-tossOf politl-
Tfae citizens of ’OtjeWk* hiefi’^tlKcfijkSff^
and presented'to ,£pe'‘cotin^jpe;ifc.foca-
tiDR for, the court-jujusc,, tjk* let hefonwing-
to Mm. Ferry.- - The MscetAferHytf that it
is dnhhf'th^mdslienkiblffjiffab^ffCfiijf^
Ideated lots fo'tbp J te,Vfff' “ " ““5-7T
fbipg on., they
rilM-rifPecteff tbat
0,®,°8!4' ac v7-e5y-i»9os,. tw.
single
more than
*a diversity of opiniea acemmences. The
fftore redipal wjng,,<iX.fh9,p%rty. which is
nor. 'S it. a| .present.-sush
irTt^y thp..people of the
!tli|iffi | mjtde., ,the present
utely null and
-r-mjr-mWiWLM fiPfo: ^ on 0, »n4«r
i itheta vojd, except iuchj.,w.. Congress
chooses to effRfqy*; fethe, renuoiatjon of
‘o&PM 1 -WiWRffo'i
slavery Jlfo.foSv *%« - w ^ lcU tbey
1 fc*. FW.; *m foi P‘«W
-us ffiiiNjt, njWf*rj, ^.yernpreitf .frll. Sfote
-goyerffments ^n M ffjAnmi; iwpn : thpir,
P la ?t . W.PS wish ;to
ride
believe
HI
ri-l.o.f
pr*W
tiStfBmF
hxisfc by afriqp 1
lessary, power,"
- y power,rat
he 'Toyil. States..
KmttMdV.
:Tbe -Demo«Mtlh*^aiVf » l
‘Ms itts-
Sta.te.. officers,;.,,for,, Uetvenlox, ; Xeba L.
Helm; for '-Lieut. • GovriftfoV, John MI
Stephenson ; for Attorney General, John
Rodmaff; foij Re^jsSf/jMin A, Da^vsoD;
fori Supei;foteri3egirb£ .^gblfo .Sclweis;',
ZackaryjSmith. ,- t .i ; ,n»h> ..,iiio»m
Also -the follbwing" l l«foriariKiri*‘ , fof
Congfe'ssm'eh [ /!!',*„“'t «’/i* V'' ’>!?!
First 'district—jJW: «f-
McCfaokqp
Second
Thi Connecticut election, which is to
come oti'early ir. March (the second Mon
day we believe) is regarded as an event br
much political signification. It may show
whptber the harsh measures of tho r*di •
c«L have gained or lost votes to their
parly id the North. There are signs of
some disaffection in the party, and seven
of its, leaders havq declared their opp
lion to-the way ia which things an
aged. Bht this may not amonn
after all. Tbe candidates AwM aTC ' 1 *• J* 16 ,? 2 * 1 ’
. Hr to cede Candta to
are tha same-men woo rah
other lastyear, whe^i tbs rmeh 2—The cental ays-
iu the ^afojwae m^p '^tteFation yesterday.
..q... , w ,„. ll.-rslt
71 , -nisfrictrT-Hnm,, John Yeung,
Br ^* n ’ °iJFrihder«p-! . I......-I
Third UtetaptTvSwn. Hiijzh Hiea,-ef
XxDgHD. ^ , , Jmi^aa-wira I*
..Fourth district—J», ProctorKlteU, of.
JAAriQDL ■ ■ , .
T?;f.u 'rvila* • a 'W_
Fifth, Listiiqt—j3((«t„As».jei G*o*er,ef
Ow.ep- -... ,joow» ..r
Seventh Disfoict-rrSoo. .ffacaeri. B, .Meffii,
! mao TdF
at com-! General
as inter- i t8 n y statu._ „
ransmission ei-ate opinion'
Confer no mor
already
. iRobert J. 18(i
to the President ttrohgi
accept the Military Bill
th office,
• -W* b ? r i
participated
oft the govern-
ff^tffe. ffaffels of the
yal fftgn.,aflsftDg us;
Pff Mi\hey,expect,
ipstituttons forever
,ij£p-ivmg,.us of all
ajOTsg;.
lc addition tot his,
9Lp'e,,Soutfof<^.
,pebt.of the Uat-,
he.popular mind,
pr excited to the
,fof ffWrJrito.PP'nstilu*
art admitted to
ffo'ffforring the ne-
three-fourths of
Th'tS. clftsjj..is foot be-
Lforio.at .present, but if
terpos ,proposed
- is beUqyed. it will grow
a.yo^'.in^he ^iprtuern
i^t j^iiicitms nbw disposed
BOttSB Hi Ufi *
>ra^ TjiU^be obliged to
'{>*nd to thjjstgrm. H , v t . llH
" iifog 9k tfoefiepubllcan party,
'(Hffta-wi og, de- notdesi ro to
W 1 vfwanMte country.
1 jCownruteond and general.
otpMciPiKraUriMiet if the
tmm> unadjusted, the
.jfnUtPtSffirthfpaialyzed,
HWM4ffP»«»XfoLtho ffUM-
B«t
eriUhtete determined «ft the
tffefoAi 5 —
ultra wtegAfo t^efomppostlMin to the Fre-
sidenfa policy, riild wilJ.xt all hazards,
maiptejn fha.pqsaer of.-Gongresaover the
fvhffift qfftebioft cf .adfoatmeut. - They tali
us that we cofritpUiM .with every require*
ment made by the Etesiaeiit, whose juris
diction over the question they deny, but
When
•f
fohafalri't 'As aAettJe'menC
“ ^ "liberal, when tend-
j to the conquered,
(,' T $id: Iff! tfiriir. language,
in' thejr frfeth. This they
L.Uisfri4 • 1 A* flan
mUi
oiy
which w*
w
'lthtid the people of the
' ‘ “ CUeiff to defoand of us,
dffal affiendment,
,ve RShrtea, but to add toff
And theyfoow^l^s
ild of tbh North, and.
hese fry the Southern
will be followed By increased rigor,
‘ eheteiMw of--rebels from
_ikg*«; ifeot-byttwrappro-
BSSSjftrSSS-'
i-why-hfrey did aetfnfortn
stibnAfi jhd‘«bnatitutional
us should bo received MA’
afewm 1
best that even
moderate Republicans will sanction. If
our people improve tho time, and act
promptly, we may save something; if We
do not, ail is lott. Our prompt adoption
of the oonsfctutiional amendment anduni-
versal suffrage would, in my opinion, set
tle tbe question. - Nothing’ less ever will.
It might have the further effect of adjust
ing tho unhappy differences which exist
between the President and Congress. He
bas contended all tbe while that the ques
tion of suffrage belongs to theStates. If
they move and extend rt, he bas norea*-
son to be displeased. On the other hand,
Congress refuses to recognize the State
governments established under bis direeC
tion, without their adoption of the consti-
tutional amendment and universal suf
frage. By a compliance on the partof
theStates. Congress nrniri tains its point of
honor. The Democratic members of Con*
grass have agreed with the President that
the suffrage-question is one for the States
to decide. The pride of each party has
been staked upon the-maintenance of its
position. Unfortunately for us, while
this fight is progressing wo are between
tbe upper and-the nether millstone, being
ground to atoms. The longer it lasts, the
worse we are fuined.
1 Here, then, the inquiry naturally pre
sents itself, wbat is best for us-to do? I
answer, “Agree With thine Adversary
quickly.'” We are prostrate and power
less. We can offet no further resistance.
The conquerors dictate their own terms,
which are heightened in severity by the
delay-of tho conquered to accept them.—i
Because we-bave lost immensely, is it wise
stubbornly to sacrifice the' 1 little that is
left us? The decree-has : gone forth that
some -of us, myself among others, Who
were called to lead our people and direct
public affairs during the late unhappy
struggle, shall be disfranchised, and at
least politically sacrificed. If thesympa-
thieB-of those whom we represented were
not with us, they would be less than hu
man. But is it best that they eiing to us
till they -have made beggars of their wives
and children-, and plunged themselves into
irretrievable min. whed their fidelity can
do us no good? I think not. Justice to
their wives and-ebiidren require that We
do not encourage them inf this course.—
And above rill, if peace, quiet and return
ing prosperity can be restored to our un
happy countrjbby the sacrifice, we should
make it without further -hesitstion or de-
J! 'without doubt, held as his Pto-i
n if ihcL^rfL a t? r 'epfove;
ft in 'aUJSLSr' Vospects, -may not
i have occasiopefo them to bohandn
;ed oyer. But however this is, for * long
xitae past the illustrious prisoner has re
ceived alt letters and packages without ex
amination, anfo as their number and hulk
has not diminished, it is. probable,that foe
is at this moment-enjoying as good *n in
come as tbe President of the United States.
On Christmas day therearrivod an amount
of presents which nearly broke down the,
resources of two express companies., , It is
a curious foot that many. of. these presente:
came from Boston- i
Mr. Davis, befog paly bound Uyparoifo.,
is quartered in apart of the fort so obvi
ously insecure that hff. qould- at.any; time
escape. This suggests the ideathat-eosee]
authorities, properly estimating tfoe vafoa
of Seoesh paroles,, as shown by many l|fe«
examples, have hit upon.thstftxpedientrr* '.-the ’KBSiiffmee 1 fiver'and
s _ • ' * e . ■ aw • .. x . -«k.
i. e., escape, as a;meanspfgetting rid«f,
the "white elephant;.” .fruk^eff; will not
be likely fo leave a position wherwhe is so
well off,. ..besides .undergoing retirement
' throne of a-very^heap and^wy
from the throne ol
martyrdom.
lay.
Let us aecept thfe position, as we have
already professed' to dof in rjbod faith.
Let us see to it that tbe laws afff : ‘fltrth-
fully and impartrallyexecuted—that the
most proscriptive- loyalist, -and tb« most
degraded freedman,"have the same TffbriS*
ure o-f right and justice; which is mated
out to our own people. As all are obliged
to admit that there can be no future sep
aration, and as we have chosen to remain
under the GovefrntAerit Of the United
States raitibertlray seek-'homes elsewhere,
we should'noW'deell iff our power, while
we claim iw protectiorr, te discharge faith
fully all ettrdvfiris SscitizCris.• 'As wOTive
under it We ebottld lobk to it as the Ghv-
ernment 'rif 1 out" owff' choice. Its : flag Is
now our flag; its crCSit buf'credH, 1 arid"we
should determiffe, come what may, to
forget the past; affd ; defend and sustain
future;
icpment. vvetnve enterednpon
* new era. 1 We'need capital siffd labor;
Neither ifill come till' our difficulties are
settled; andotlf political status defined.
.Every Northern matff Or foreigner wnb
brings phystca!' strength or' capital into
Georgia, adds to hrir wealth, and should
be regarded as" a friend, and treated as
such. 11 In our depressed Condition, if men
who are Void of ! the hetter feelings of our
it ’ tie fry
nature come’ arfforig usto-insult us fry
insolence, let us refuse to bandy words’
with them. Compared-With the great mass
of tbe Northern people, these characters'
are few, and they most ‘soon give place to
better men. A magnanimous man never
rejoices over 'the suffisriffgs of a fltllem
adversary.-''Ttmlrwilt heal most of our
country.
I think it best that we, as thwcon
yield the points I
, l ln controversy at 1 bntetfc .
It only remsdw fdr' trie tri add, thak'l
consider 1 it 'the doirof th« iGo¥-'^* ru#
Georgia to-call thh' LegisIhtord
without‘Belayy'»wd-<« recei
r j of Bwact’eaWtig ff UoffVefitmn
peofoW of thif State, to-so ibritfge'iWf
. I runi. the Chieaso xnriun* titaotf al.) ■
Ir JlSfrOOOfoOO Grab.—The -Strick of
goods on hand in th* possessimt ffVdealers-
and manufocturers of all kinds, 1 which 1
will be enhanced in price by Ikw enact-
ment of the Tariff-Bill before Congress,
can ffotbe less-tban 56OO,-O0O,OOO.‘ This is
a very moderate estimate, perhaps too low
by *200,000,000. Those stocks include all
of the imported goods which have paid
duty, as well aa all ’-of the fabrics and
wares of domestic production., iff -rivBry
State and Territory in the Union from
Maine to California, and Michigan to
Texas. T-be present selling-value of those
goods is, say 8600,000,000. After tbe pro-
posed Tariff Bill is enacted, at least30 per
cent will be added to their •seHirig' coet p
for the wholesalers and retailers-will eaeb
add their per cent, of profit to the increase
of tbe tariff and obarge-it on-their goods.
A piece of clothselling*t$6 at present,
will have added to it by the tafiff say 20
per cent, or $1.20, and the middle men
will add GO cents more—makingtho piece
of cloth cost the purchaser,-after -the bill
passes, not les3 shan-$7.60. The $600,000,*
000 of goods in tbe possession of makers
and dealers will have added to-their sell
ing price 30 per oent, or $180,000,000*.
The thirty millions of) oonsamer* wilt be
obliged to pay this extra $180,000,000 ahd
receive in return therefor not-one eSSt 06
consideration. It will be a elearisteal out
of tbair pockets. Tbh Government will
ndt get a deHmi'.OfrtlM money. This tre-
mendons taxqn the people, which would'
nay offirSift-fc-urteauth part of the national
aeot, Wit be" grrisped by tbe specuiators,
and lost by the masses of-tbe American
people. It is the 8ia0l000,000 power that
is forcing the bill through Congiys?., Tfof,
membeti are unable to resist this ,grand
larceny on their constituents.' The Rep
resentative of this district, whose sands of
WM Whioh they aimed.
from retaftvieg Ms „
her of it, withcot the-t
.¥fo l ff* Jfoft foiUtRI* pessed: fo m spii*
for the
grelttr cOffifenifatioti' of pdver in tbe
‘‘“■‘fo 'toft Radical Henate, it U Wot
prohabto that; the-vote will'
The Attorney-Gffgffnff.flgfe..
leas, ^e heralded -et-toft: North as a-faiejne-1J
dication of the Union sentifoent fo tha,
Spttlb. well, let them roakb the most of •;
msiwMil ditfoffi" --L.tuova Janw bn* .-,-u
l ‘fosideBtoe.iatereetoto,-vital
Decent negroes in oiir J
y-aapathiap with this movement.- 1 Trie
sews rays; "Wo uodetstandUbatrisnew
reconstruction petition has been recently
to Wsshfngton from thFrSf^ ft
io vTssnmgion irom mis city. It
has emanated from the freedmen arid col- >
tary Government bill;.*ad -the vete mes
sage. when it. shall appear, will no-doubt
be. an able document. ,
It is rather difficult to devise tbe mean*
ing of this- crude and bungling bill in
some xespemts,-hot se far as it can be un
derstood it is intended to prmluce civil
.anarchy in the South, and, establish mili
tary despotism. . :
The provisions of the bill looking to re-
confttruction are simply impracticable. It
does not show bow reconstruction fo to be.
inftiittea. ' ’Who is to take foe lead in tbe
work of reorganization, electing n Con-
vet) tion, <fce-? -1 Not the- govereing cl
it ?' Ther* is no fogril autherity to d6 it,
mid all the exfoting Statessdberitfss tedo
it, and all the existing., Bfote, authorities
are pronouncha il legal. /•
The Sffpreririe Court Wilt ffrobsbly dfc*
cide. foat martial' late riff tbe tlffie of
tained for a year to come.
The Radicals will, however, gain- all
their present objects by the passage of
this birt.' It will prevent any restoration
of tbe-ten Southern Slates till after the
Presidential election at 1868. It waff much
favored,by theB-sdiosl extremists of tbe
House, that the Southern. States,jpigfrt
‘ ider the Seriate
possibly be restored an-
plan,--and, therefore, it was modified,' rib as
to repder .rqsteraSion impossiMs.
It is now-hfofoved that no Tariff bill
•Will pass at'this sassion,
j ! ’The MiUtia frill which provides for the
organization of a National Guard, con
sisting of two regrmewta from-each “
maintain the military jurisdictionover-the
Tbe,officers, and privates SM all
a, who esn. take ,tha test.
' PL
e loyal men,
•oatbl The force is to be C0w, rr
blaoks as well as whites, though in foib- 1
portion. to th*ir relative: a am bars m
State, and.iff^Rftfote cempaafoe or regie
merits.
_iKO.
East
Indian
F lor Ida—-Interesting
Data, Etc.
From the N. 0. Picayune,] -
Wa*re indebted to Gen. Ilartsuff, com
manding the Department of tbe Gulf, for
copies of letters relative to thp a Hairs of
the District of East Florida, from which
jwe extract items of interest. The follow
ing letter Jrera Ghaa. F.. Hopkins, dated
Sk ■
the -District 1 bf Florida?
tereating; as it gives aa account of tbe In
dians ettlt reinaiufog in tbe Everglades of
that State. * ,
I have the honor to state, for your in
formation; that during-my reeerit travels
through this State,.and more particularly
through toafi portion, of it occupied hy
Indians, 1 have bean enabled to collect
some information in relation to thj3 race
which may be interesting to you.
As regards Iheir stumber, I am induced
to believe foat there are about 460 in aril
now in tbe southern portion of the State;
is number era warri-
.about 89 or 90 of thi!
ors. In December last I saw at 'Fort Ca-
pi-op one warrior, (“Indian Paeker,’’) bis
.i —u!,j— —i*—ff,,yasitaff
u s 3 :
add
evinced-every disposition to be friendTy
with .foe white settlers.: ■ >■ -
There, are 4(, warriors residing ejfo^pf
southwerifo or Between’thai
’‘Itriteito
the Golf coast. - One waririor and his fam-
6 remainder
A
will: bri swindled - out of a eouple of mit-
liona tlareby, but what cares qur ,maudha
Representative (of ; .foftlj, proy$ing ] .hp,
secures a shilling a pound, extra on jus
wool?- -vi -f KJ'f'Szr
" : bed as„i-7whuriT MtmTUpted
Eimppsjux PxAK. ogi VisGrHS» *as
Giext Exposition.—Tfco Munich core
respondent of foe Now York iffifotc* re
lates tbs following,-from which oor peo
ple -ms^^ather an idea -ba dim seore 1 of
economy,: i ../ . . ■««
Tbe Germans are
rations to visit the Parish
3 various arrangements
is the 1 following^ Which is Well worthy of
imitation elsewhere. On and 1 after the
15th of Mzy, a pleasure tfiin will leave.
Munich’, every day fbr PkriS, SriA 'AUgS-
burg, Stuttgart and Strasburg, add tickets
ily. and ft negro man, (slave,) reaide.oa.
Shingle creek; one warrior, with family
and one negro man, (slave,) reside at the
‘headwaters of tbe'*KTssimmee, and an*
other warrior add family afthe headwa*
terap(.the Bki JQhBfoxivcs* j.
There are. probably other alayehuldipfl
-IndfanS in'the* State, arid they aw either
igneraat of the President’s proclamation
in relation to slavery, pe-domot-regard it,
as oee pf them offered to sell hia nsgro
man, at Fort Uapron, a short time since
for forCe'Kuntfred acllafk.
: These Indians do not elarm to be Semi-
noles, hut style themselveB “Micasukies,”
lrirge':
no doubt, tickle the palate of the Radical
leaders North, and will be greeted -as tbe
index of Southern loyalists’ opinions. It
is Useless to comment upon those peti
tions, or endeavor to prove-foal!-they A&
not represent foe aentimtonta of the-pub-
lie, They arp gilded pills tq Messff
Sumner As Co., and their truthfulness «
never doubted by that immaculate ribteri’e 1 .”
The signers of this petition hiavo been
t Ihavcettmrtaiffsd”
Utahwklfoeir presens oomditioa-tbeyoro.;
gresabftho-UDKef'tufrV^^rom^ 1
terniiriHifirf'Cf 'tha-’fhfrdmoti tofoepfesedfr 1 '
time, taken 1did'eretit- <view, and l-bsVW
tost, all foppeiofue#mg them atan *arii -
O CJ J
ia tores
-opfooffoef , 4U .
present state of things, tne .
, fol* , esfr’ l 0f 1!he 3 ’other fltatori‘ ik almost rik '
, treat.'- - A* taint 'as it eantinoes.eaore-or-
les#: wiUfoft roputetiop pf,thp,country s»vG. i
ffer.Pftd more qr 1ms w.iUfoo materisdfov.
tefeste W foBcpuntiysuSeS' 1 have neehl
ready, therefore, from tbe-firtt;toftfifae to 1
•S-nfo fo fofofiiftg ,foe-. Southern
&asr;-a??i •
them. Nethfing can • fre wofso' than tbe -
state in which they are now pinned nrissn.*-.
•df a poli?maf character, ^nd^on^jhe flooz'
; af'the Scffotc, To riay hotoluif 'df anrittier '
branch of-foe Government, tooip'idhwrep-';
has-i j wwrfjod- jp {MrtM.il
very reticent, and little fo known, beyond,
fjjtefrfff
the fact that such a
laced amon ‘
grand high.
aetten andtoer
foted among ua, and . .
* prichts at WMshitrgtod.
m sent
Thrift* f
et.of the- prime
riftd we Await
foe seat, of
jTopmente from the seat, of
government, before we fob post the edtti-
monity in the matleriif -h-
Iffa»tKa tbb PxBsnouifiolr OF-OBitiri-
TULK MlXISTE .
of the loth, pub!
Brownlow;
calcalated, if- not designed, te encorirafrO
persecutien and. incite violence towesds
ministers of the gospel, who are nqt.of his
own' class, as'the'' foirdwirijj' extrSct Will ,
Show: >1 -- - • • • hna .hi rtl {
"If rebel preachera behave themseives;
and conduct themselves with,the modesty
becoming guilty culprits, they should be
let alone; arid even protected lit foeqUrdt
pursuit* of hfo. Instead of Chis, howev“
er.foey areevt
and arrogantly
the lynagogwra, wit
even pnlt tomDevii to the- Wush l 1 ' Tbdte
bad man, known aa rebel: preadtem’
ms pr
man in toe Booth, and did niore"ld-*ring
on the rebellion,.and to eontinuft ifr-SbaS
any other class of tr^itora., TUswuzgetl
the young men of their charges to go loto
-the rebel army, and in thb tribe's^rltl Bf
blaapf emy assured them that;.dying iri so-
sacred a cause, they-weresoreto be saved.
Thpasands of young man, religiously
educated,, went iqfo . foe rebel , asmy.
through the influence of these ‘wolves in
sheep’s clrithing,’' became domriraliied','
died and-went to perdition; sirid ih’tber
great day of accounts, .will; chpiiga tb«ii
premature death aqd dat^nqtien,upon-the
reverend 1 vilrams who pressedlhem into
the service of treason arid sin 1”' ’HdWftihSt
tbs parents of these young melt fool to
wards the murderers of their sons. who,,
advice,
but for their advice, plight now be....
-and be ornaments tb the Church arid ui
‘VbuMc.y : cuicn men cannot preach tome,’
if I am able to get out o-f their bearing. ,
'-ItemWriHrrif ttert. Rcverfl
kst:Mmarti&«%\ai!? ryo ® L ' id! '
«W.' ! ffrifrnsoH-kMr';'”Pr^iiflfoi ' ! P‘ffinW» ,i
agri not 1 deserving of sffefr‘risjsertfrin
think. I know that- foe- descendants-of-She
. of the’ Cdurifryv ffrid ehntrifrul
uch to the success of our civlt-gev»
' Vnmqnfo.OffoJWt. he. SHflh men wwmipfeo
-- resahityoBrisjjmated ,.
ri iareiheai‘midatM;
iShCW’by thefr presence that in aH pafrfiei-' ' 1
fore- -teoralv political, Cbittisn- zffdinteie.-l
,:<Wtefo.. .Tbg jTJHidj
isrilorrif-Wtoeb ltome, ib her proadCM-n
Mr»ft, hew.' prouff, If
aoavictibbithM they weald frfftrtte^ff”’ 1
einfoiy mtd to hhi*'. country,-and MmtiU
?? 4* -POSfoafttiBkfoMBaia
Bdf'l'httVi 'floi'iiiy 'prilif J t i SgS 3 ’‘
jliged, therefore, to
sum ftf ilh^,pi^prifcy ?pf Cocgreati
foal It’Will to 'WUdm pri?atWeGi"'irti(i#t;" 1
time rin- EMtqring toe Sriutoem- iSrites 0»-'«
t’tefoki, L Sfrt MWWcxq
-flffg that this Congress should adjourn ,
tiWe* thB j! *'’d6ptroti ? frrs6iii'?
'hsWe outtffi'hwpei however dirtSrit; 1 ” 1
at. »ay,i.hft toe-.reeult of our dclihBrff».tj
Wi.ft'lfjf MwM yift 1 Wik. * i) 1 .M toft di
■ the adoption of the measure as jt now
adB'Beforttlntf-Ifofiall’gi'ce-it
tfnhi
isp, lifoiufcat
ndwiptseedl»niif»« HR daiiF i -T-nox oJ mo9S
M#,i,,Fj-e«Hiettt* if,-there:ibe» feelingui
hje^ should; animate,foe-freart-pf. .
.merjCan, it Should be a feeling of gene*
>sity,' ritagniii i nrity 1 ’rib d” Charity fort foe 5 "
iqn.who, although tbetv-earigbt to beerikja'i
"1 am very truly.
“W. G.J
ing 1
statM" _ _
-ould aniniate every Ament-en MzHpf4t iM
ia tbxt, .we^bpufo bei and aMhe-eurijegb)"
f inbn°9fr&^r^toe ? 'wo?ld“^a^d'wew 0 ^
alaVnang the'few -last years -may-Mrivsf” 1
lti(:en,and-ibi*w*v-Sr ihesr-were caleulaitefcdt
■to cause tbe lovers i " --*»—.« *
lh>*x-v \
’tlniW'Wfff* fetytefedfttV) ,
uo-tings eonseqent>- J upcT!r ■thst-fftTfifort WiB 1 J <
* mi a i a* ^
The -tCiuHT to»M ■‘Mixidqth-!
letters ^-ve, the moat sickaning aooovinta
of the flight with the Ufothdreigftl^f foe
French army from Mexico. Marshal, Ba-
zaine has, by order of Napoleon, gfvdfl
free passage te all'his own people, but
there are many other foreigners ahdfnt*
live Mexicans, who made foataseluatteb
-noxious to the people during thqF/aWl.
occupation, who have no such a chance to
get away. HenCe, there if the btmdit
cbnfoiion and hurrying to’ffifid ftoSvjfl^'
It ha> been given out tbrit'ffbareh WBillfl'
proclaim immediately a gjerierat amWriitji,''
but this does not Satisfy the people. Whert
. ,,... does not
the history of this' mysterious
shall have freed written oiit in m¥f,
will be-some day. 'it 'Wfri' be ihe'trfoi'
startling ever recorded. Tdi - then- -wd
mutt, remain in ignorwnca of riba'seanet
»pi *
astute Nanoleoa to send.au *xpeditionaftyi(
corps qf AO.OQQfrnen across Um, ooswu -to-
Mexico, and. tnerewith.to invite ihiaoubn-
jects to go to that country and settle
business, only to be driven otfr.sp
and under such afflicting circumstances,
We are curious to fcrioW- ho W the syrnfoP
tbetic periple of France will Wteivh 'IfltCBl ’ •'
-igffMejrftha hasty fiigh^ _Wfrh”kjr’ ; >tf
mortifying attendatat sufl
eeytittfe*.'
uablo region of conctry;peculiarly adapt
ed fqr foe raising of. stock and foeculti-
yation of, tropical fru)te Ir sugar, cotton,
tobacco, etc., commencing about New
river and extending south' between ‘toe
-Everglades and the Atlantic coast; the
-resources of which wiU-nover be fully de-
they age. cultivating sad ’improving. The
is .region m BsriUby, and ds-
known,,riud along too western above of
Rev Biscayne Ray. thqre are many beau
tiful sues for residences, and toe day is
B ot far-distafrt W h e b this region of coun
try wfll be the garden epot er tbe State
. ...
The Great To*jrxiio “in Mississippi
Axii Louwiana. —The Jackson fLoais-
ianajFlag has the.following.::- .. ~-
- We. learn from various pities, who pare
in a Situation'to obtain correct lriforma-
tiony-for "they werre there, at ‘'that two Of
the most terribl* tornadoes-known to'my-
body, passed, the one northwest and, too
other south of this place, on Friday the
first dhy of this month. The one north*
west of toi* placet-Arcadia andlft Leb
anon, levelled every- house in its path - to
the ground, wounded and braised ‘
many persons, and killed many
frorseB and mules, arifTfotiried an immense
destruction Of property,’ full particulars
of wbiclt hafoMt been reported 1 at the
present writiog*, The otharstoam press*
nfl:
fourteen miles south of T«WB,. fo fo?
neighborhood of Mrs. J; D. Crow’s, and
-it was even more destructive than top one
first > mmrtiCnerii. 1 It swepl ‘Ovwy
before it, 1 amd eomp*etely rained k
many plantations, obliging a ritnnl
■families te seek flew home*.' 1 These i
were accompahied frjftoemow severe bail
on record, someoffori hril stOries being as
large as attMn’s'twq fists: The! direction
of the tornadoes was from southwest to
northeast, and they visited a'forge section
of country. 1 The storm tenth Of this place
oroseod tbe Oireehit*, 1 ffewr ’ Harrisonburg. 11
with immense ftiry. We have only heard 81
of okoperaratfrSng’kHirid, and that Wh»_ !
nitav khn fivpp Y L/.’ 11 VrY."‘ ’’ r/ > #Ul«y Dl
The FBeJich Fleet xfr
there wsb spmO dslny Iff gettirig''
the coast, and Iff the.'embarkati
French Expeditionary Odtps, fro'ri
co, must now be Well but to'sea;" ''
deritattd that fog number Of men W t
20,000. Of the Wbole'40,000>ent
co, some TO.flOO'were'senthOme.'rind tHWB-'
nt toe same number kifiei.’’ WB
afrly about 1
Is fry powerful frigktes, snd w
-sensation in the West Indies,-1
and Will ttrifre a
. as,- also,- un
its arrival in France*—JJT. Q..’Pic., 22d’
Reliie ife...
St Lour*, Fehrriary 1 19.—
hi Sovthxkn States.
I—The committee
appointed by the Botithhrfc Relief AssoOD
ation to distribwtefoe, funds raised fry toe
foie fair and by ypfoaterar i cq^ttihu),i(fos.-
loment of their, proceed-
have made a statement or tdeir proceed
ings. From the estimate it ripperiPs the
association put into possession of the-com-
mitteethe sum.total of $124,143.38; .
There hi
mittee,
made
f its amount of $6ri,738ut»to the- 16th’of
s’
February, 1867.
i follows:
ted as follows:' In tbe ^t«te or Virginia,
$13,782; Mississippi,"$9114(1; North Caro*
lina, $6,995; South Carolina, $7,029; ! Miff- 1
souri, $7,778; Georgia, $5,240; Ataipms,-
ChoetaWs; 1 $2.T2Yi"Maryfond; *3,
itui
v VADUUIWB, ' IHWjikuu,
* Kreat. Florida, $1,7081 Texas, $509; Kooiosky;.
entfle, $75. The gas oral djstrihutipa fry-tbn. 1*»
amecss- dibs’ executive committee was §6,p81. tl
on, have passed
Suiii
-The 8091
Association, at Washin
the foHowiffg resoidtfrir
Resolved, Thai m, a»y’action by-the-
Congress of the United States touebin
u»0- n
lion,
taction _ _ . .
mea aad to foo orectioff 1 of 'loyal-gov*rnu
mecte. in thsse States, toaii-toau present,
existing gownmopte bo abrogated, fo*,
loyal men of ail races be enfranchised,
and at least a portion efthfr rebels be v di»- ’
franchised, and foe organization of fogiti-
overnments cqnfided tp .foypl,.
that they therefore respect-
ngress oi me uiwea o^aies louening
> condition 9l foaSfotes latalyfo rebel--
n, it is essentially necessarv to the prp-
tion of the Brer and property of l eykf'
bfc’aBd-'exhibirTn’gto- tfle world k'gep'plk 11 ”
tat 1 i».:war, -rind -a -people oapaole bfeb
’fo*..i fo.,foe>;Ctid, .the- war,,terminated,^ pfl
e , a i, fo , -. <• to jmsaae / j
'--te S 1 ^ nWGfiii futs npiJ-iK
TZtLi Lfflfi!
19W0<|
Jashinoton, .Monday^ Feb r uju-y, 1».
paid r 'o(llf‘respects to’G^ri, G?gnf|ttTife a ‘‘
hriadqtjartete- od' »at»rdfiy.’’J W* 1 teomP'i i
frjfokardlktiwo*kv busicardial«s usoaritiilwdl
e»-he triopeered aareWrifneani (sdumrit od
piastrafod by-.his greifo-fonoM*; NoWjJte i„
gives evidence of an easier life and less,
exacting duties. He is, however, the sirni‘°'’
,1m, modest, erntfrefftl'y* - sensible and
ill-poised’ mWojWhosdfrifrltltfy oateMha-
na 1 broke 1 toe:.back ef. rftb*lli«|ia»ig'
-ufitry/awa thrire' is -uv attefnfrrtiiffloS’’* 1
mfo/offois views. .-.Tbe guestiowa pdfem?
Q'.-^THMxwileTf i«ri A‘ ’bS’ tl«f u «*
strong-terif of military pfrwer BWdPrt’yWrF””
-direction; and. surely tbei-*work,-mnaisrafoufr
SW3»m i^ffatfrolfoy,,,,
3all be pursued- for tbe reorganization of
iW—-Noi the work isnotaH doaec Tfra'-n
ghfoig.is finished,hut foe very importnoi.-Ta
MbSM '
eepted the Airiefldmcfrt fast
sting it so hastily,-they iWdalri
--tfldted pv VPBgres* jni Dacep
n*w I think they will have to
Antatidfrient, 'rind’tearflioiia
sirire -iGregtec-s'Wtlt 1 hMiH
i.rrHpw,weaffriira Mil
j’?. Is it. to
er 1 sections
foite thptj in '
. hs no adequate profectld
given toUateff’tottoT^ 1 ’' "” ■ r ’ 1 ’i" *"»*«*-
A.—-It- intrua-font) iw W Iwrgo p wpwrt»on~i n -;
(ffTox^a.UWdflfoo » 8 noMajp,ffih*iHiad 4 , 1>i
,h(e limits of military .protection- , In .and.,
ibdfft Dal'Costdn a"b'ettdr' state at iDMgJf 1
ixisttrtiadi avririJcHly of VHCpridpld’ Titevl'”'’
iffo doubt r n*ulri belgiad to havritfco-triWf m
enforced. In, mapy qfoer suqti9na,9f fog,
mi
South loyal men have no proper .security.
for life and property unless they'RWfotWo* ; ' U5
cated- as to fee- -taken osre of • fry 'this wflitD
tery„. The,fovik Courts .faiiio j
>’<fiddre*t who 'Uoffihelo wtiat-’n'CriUeAls’rwonu
specte^u-,potM9ftn. bofare, he ftffrftBWfolfotiic
the crime was ever hung or otnerwiM,
punish rid Ih J th6 Sfatri ri/vii-filtlih, »nnT^ fi
■laliovothosaiae iesreo trf toost, Ifvthriajl^ 01
•toe late stars,States. v -.,-. n • lo 9 void
.-Uth.-i WriR’/ffre httt'thfr rifr-riilteff SlriW 1 "”
’Govornmentv toeM-foe-grahtaSbiwf ,0kts<t
fajlures?^.^ pplitigal'
*lhers may construelh^i 4S they pjeaifo
believeIfratllarge itiittifrhrii’kt tSi Mtitb r
quid be gfod'tb-haVoFtfre kfo’emtUsifi
SmpartiaUyj in soma ptets thieM foeireilnev
timent of tha.ipaio^ty, j Rjtt.tefl-fo^Ma ,,
is, 1 tbev are overborne by foe lawless eto
rt ar„TT ggy event, thCr^
ff-le . „ _ ^
mbrtl’flffhtrngrt 1 ' ,,ir N
s Ai—Off'oo; unlesa Rroohs’ snskrjWoddooi
' foat ^Goppgrhead set,, get, qj* fo^,,. ()
[lli 4f
ifealcned war, *nd foere,is some do
think, whether they witfliDdb'rtriit
frrv out their threatp.''" -" ,f ''I 1 1" 1
- -fully but earnestly ask Congress to apply
, /foe bill known as the . Louisiana frit' '
reported By Mr. Elliot of tha Hbui
RepresentetiT**, to all of tbo-iusarreo*
tionary Statesaot now wpr,e»efttedv
grass; and that we dtsanprove the
now pending before the HritUri Cf K*l
sentatives kwwwn as the Militaiy frill, as
passed by the Sanatoof tboUnited States.
!f*?r
Carry out their threats’.'
, Onoof*bur party, Mr- CtO. 1 Greene, of
Tr<9, wha-ib oofria way to AuguataFOmfl
here made the inquiry.-wbefoeg^
ravell
Hero .made too inquiry..wbefoeg^ugiam, w
•Hoi 'danger rili all frfi tho reghfor'linre af>»~
vel. But then if you shoul^iOtapfsafoniir
into angry political Bisaussions, there
-> TJre. LouisviUri . .
I iRadriaal laadarafoink -toat
•rpapasiigr dapawdi Mii reffi
•Narth hate foe South
|frt»„Andeo—|
■■is to, die]
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