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• [To. North* A ‘ >•]•
l*| ie 120,000
: % uinuton, .Tnly 9.- President
• i|i . • ‘ft ted oft yesterday by
• ..- s \ Jones, B, A. linn’ •
.'< . ,-.’ \\". -I I. • ilnxaii and -I. L. Ap"*
p ( representatives of merchant*
und fibers of Virginia,- who wished
•• ibi tio. amend the amnesty prockma
n, by striking oilt the*, thirteenth
exception I^ the! • K ‘w. They’
• represented that this feature -interfer-.
ed with, the development. of industry,
•by binding up capita},-and in this way
oppressed tW poor;and. -when they
i udeavored : to berr >W. money; -in the ‘
• Northern or Middle States, they were*
at .once,-'i pet. by the objection that,
/ perhaps, they had oyer .$20,000, and
if they bad, accotnmodhition could not
.f. extended;so they .-were unable to
<rive work to the poor men who called
on-them. .
Xh# president reminded’ them.- that
the amnesty proclamation, did - nut
cuwM.thia.distrust.. It-was the coni’
‘. mission of treason and the violation of
law did it.’ The amnesty proclama
tion left these men j ust, -where ’ they
were ■> efore. It did not .add- fcnydis*
■ ability to them, if they had commit*
/ ted treason they were amenable to the
confiscation law which congress- bad
passed, find” which .. hey. as president,
could not alter or . amend. In the
.’ amnesty proclamation he • hail offered
pardon tOrSoine person?, .but- that did
• not injure any Other persons. •. W-ould
.they like, to’have -the .amnesty proC’
lamation .removed altogether ? Would
they feel any easier in that case ?
• • . Qoe of the deputation— u .No, but
it would assist us very .much if you
would'fxtend the benefits of the proc
lamation to persona worth over. §20 t
. (fOO. r .. -. . ’
.- The president, replied, tlipt in ma s
. king that exception he had actcd-on
the natural supposition that men had
’ aided the rebellion according,, to-the.
extent of .their pecuniary means. ’ .
“ Did they 7i’ot.kiiow'this! / " r -. ‘ •
. One of't hedeputfition-—‘ ( No., I.did
not know it.*’. ‘ . - •’ • • .
The president—'*’ Why, yes you do.
Yon know perfectly i. well it wasi the
• wealthy men of-the South who aiSg*.
coned the. people into secession;. I.
lived in the South, and.know how the
thing-was done.- Your State wbsiover.-.
’ whelnaingly opposed, to secession,-but.
your, ri ih men Used the p-ress and the,
■ bullies, and ‘you-r'litth- army, to foret; /
• the State into secession. •’ Take the
S2O/100--clause; Suppose- .a man is
worth more than that,- n*w the war is’
over, and the chance ten to - one he
; made it out of the;- rebellion’ by- co.n*
tracts, &c. ‘We • might as well * talk
. plainly.about this.-’ I don 7 t -think you
• are-s 6 very- anxious about relieving the
, po6r. If jou are SO very eager to
• help the poor, why don't you take the
surplus - over. ’ $20,000 you own anJ
. give it to them ?. In - that way you
will help them and bring yourselves
• within* the benefits of the- pvoclama^
’ ti, n. ‘ . • .. • •. •
“I rut free to say to you.that I .think
gome of you ought to bo .taxed ‘on all
. overJs2o>GoG, to help the-ppar. When
I was military Governor of Tennessee',
’ i assessed such taxes oil those wild li-ad
! ti wealthy leaders ; of ‘the. rebellion
ami it hid a good effect.” -. i
•One'of the deputation--'* It- .so
•’ happens that none of-us were leriders-;
e. staid out as long as we could, and
were last to go- in.” • • • .-
• - .The President—‘‘Frequently those
who went in lasi were among the Worst
• after they got in; bufbe.thafas ft may
ohderstan and -in’C, geo tie me n, .1- do riot
• say (his personally. I am-just speaks
ing ofthe general working of the mat-*
ter.’ 1 know there has. been an Offdrt
made by some to. persuade the people
that tbe .amnesty proclamation is injfL
ring tliQm by shutting up capital and
keeping-work from the poor. -It does
no such-thing,! If that -is done stall
it is done in.consequence of the viola
tion, of law, and-thp commission of
_treason.” . .- ! \ .
The President conoluded by. saying
he Vould look at the papers, but so
Tir Lad seen n.o reason fur • removing
the thirteenth exception.
Pick TaylorN movements.
ft is understood'here to-day that the
rebel General Pick Taylor, who left
W ashington on Saturday, has gone .to
T <>tress Monroe, instead of New York,
. as reported, with a permit from the
President to Visit Jiff jp&Vii, his broths i
erindaW. Taylor proposes repent*
see tor hit evil ways,. and promises to
ecome. a good and loyal citizen-. He
}iß expected tq return fn Wednesday.
He want! and -to get a parole to allow him
’ to go to Fur. pe, but the Prcsid n re*-
fused to grant it, telling him to
home and goto work in restoring the.
Swuthem-’ people to a healthy. condi
tion .of loyalty. — CtncinitaUi . Com*
\ mrreiul. • . •
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CD Southern Dninprise.
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‘. LUCIUS e, EDITOR,
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T.lip 3MP.O.SVtXiXiSi ‘<3^^L
[wKinnspiY, AtJOtJUT ie, iMs-S.
Fuji -v:illit# ..will I'm- paid at th Enterprise
Office for all dean cotton and linen rags.. . Lot
.those wlxb'wiali ixs t” carry on the paper sue
i.cessfally. save and bring *ni .in-.all the rags’
thrown aboat and waisting on their premises.
We knoW there is plenty of.them if you will
only aather-np andsetmthem. * • . •
-.-We- are ‘under obligations to Col.
Boyd for late Cincinnati and x Atlanta
papers. ‘ •* !
, * -*-***> ! *
rifts WAXTI'U.
A lady wishes to purchase half a
; bushel of good figs to preserve. Ap-*
ply at the Knterpriso Office, . •
• • S*I T 85,513 .S>EBATK.
• We are requested to announce that
• the ..Young Men's Debating Club of
Thoraasville will have a- public debate
in Fletchcrville on, Friday next the
18th in st., .commencing at early can-v
die light All who feel an interest in
the improvement and success of the
Club, especially the ladies, are invite
ed to attenC ‘ ; ‘
. * : . -s* 4k —* y
‘ k What W 111 He 15© With If?”
It is interesting and amusing to
Southern men,’ and perhaps to the’
whole civilized world, to notice the
voluminous resolutions and dec lam a;
tion s'of the Northern press and states
men os to what they shall do with the
negroes of the-South now that they are
free. ‘.lt is interesting, because we. of
the South are immediately and vitally
concerned in its final adjustment, and
amusing because we see oil* neighbors
of the- North, like ‘ the’ man who
a -bought the elephant,” inexperienced
as to the disposition arid .magnitude’
of file animal, sorely puzzled • about
what to do With him. That they have,
invested.the negro with freedom there
can be no further doubt, but how and
•where they shall locate, .him, preserve
him, rule him and ust his. political in
fluence in his present deplorably. ig~
Borant and-degraded state with a cold
• Hack skin on his bcxly, Is a questiou
■ uofc- ea-sily settled, if the negro was
white then the Anglo ‘Saxon blood
would not boil in. the veins of the
Soathem people at the bare mention
’ of the words equality, amalgamation
‘■ &c., and cur friends of the North could
.freely- use those words without the
fear of “war between the races ,
black as he is, if the hegro was an ed**
ucated reasonable specimen of humane
ity, the politic Yankee could use him
• where lie is to swejl the tide of Fa*
.Fiatieo Black Bepublicanism
gress without the. fear of cncounteriiig
decency and civilisation in tho North
,as well -as.in the South.
The question, however, is one of the
gravest • importance to the people of
■ the South, and it'becomes .us to meet
it'manfully. A portion of the North
ern people, called the radicals, soften -
ed down from fanatics, are using their
utmost endeavors to enfranchise -the
iiegio and place him upon an equal
footing With the white people of the
. Sontlo- Fearful that this cannot be
] done if left to the States where - the
negroes now’ are, they have resolved
to create such a pressure upon the
President’ and his Congress as-'will
make the enfranchiS'^iriDu t of the ne
gro a condition ol the re**admission of
the.seceded States into the Fniori. So
elated are they with their tfium'ph i.n
arms, and- political as well as military
[ power that they set about the w rk- of
■ dissecting the body politic os ifit was a
real deadcorpse,. With them, a triumph
to day is a triumph for all time to’ come,’
land they see not that the fut%ktt may
record a fearfulliistOry of the triumphs
of to-day. The idea the radicals now
have of attempting to force equality
j between two-races as. widely separated
. and incongriv us as the African and
is as unparalleled', in
j history as it ‘is absurd end frought i
with the* greatest danger to the future |
welfare of the Kcpuhlic.. As thisis'j
sue is closing down Upon us it is time ‘
! wf should be making ‘ l repamtidh te
‘meet-ii ? Ao sensif 1 --* man doubts for
one moment that the South will utters
[ly repudiate -all attempts, fVorn . w hat.’
ever sour< e they come, to /ora upon
them unity.and equality with a race
go utterly ropug to all their ffiel-j
.•invs arid sentiments., and. the GfiVcrtb j
liiert would be acting foolish -id. deed;
While endeavoring to heal one hmedh,
to lay the foundation of a stilt more
disastrous disease to convulse the Ke
ptiblic in the future. . M e are consid*
ering all the Southern States, as mem-*
hers of the Union, ami as much inter*
. estedin the future Welfare- of the na<
tion.as the Northern States.. If we
rate to be the? considered?by the Uni
ted States Government, then, we ox&
pect that Government to respect-our
rights under the Constitution as ©ill 1
’ zens of the States, and we'.expect it
also when marking out its political po}.*
icy so take bnr future welfare .into
consideration. If the Governipeut
fails to do this,-thvn we must guard
ourselves against the danger and do
whatever w| can to avoid the gulf of
distruot’on into; which, the. errors or
wilful injustice of the Government
would plunge ms. .• • . .
• [to be continued..]
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lUthmoHd. Municipal Klee*
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From’ the following paragraph it
would seem that the- Government is
determined that none shall hold office
in the Foutli but those who- have been
steadily u loyal throughout the war :
New York, July 31—The Ilieli - •
mood Whig of Saturday contains or
ders from the military authorities pro
hibiting the recently elected
of the Pity Council and Aldermen
from organizing, and declaring null
and void the election. The members
appointed a committee to inform Gov.
Pierpont of the prohibition. !.
. Maj/ Sturdivant (Opposition) was
elected Mayor.of Eiehmond over Mr.
Taylor* sty lea the ‘DJnioiT’ candidate,
; and many of the Northern papers be
came very loud and noisy in their de--
nunciation of the. “ Opposition ” can*
didate because he. was a soldier in the
Confederate'army. Ills election they
conceive to be hostility and defiance
to the Goverpment, and the election
is accordingly.nnmded. This is neith
er qisp nor politic. From the aign
in ants of the political parties engaged,
in the election,, we cannot-seo'hostility
or defiance to the United States Gov
eminent, hut a sharp and laudable
contest only, on the part, of-the’ masses
of the people, to prevent their being
ruled over, by . a class of men in the
South.who were too loyal to join the
; Confederate army, but 00/lpyal enon</h
to take •up arms in .defence of the
United States-. To be loyal n&w m
then, they o ust have been disloyal, to
the Confederates —<md if they were
disloyal to the Confederates thcy .wcrc
bound as good citizens to oppose the
rebellion with all their power. Did
they do it ? We will say what many
of them did do—they skulked through,
and took the risk of the Conseipt Act
to speculate and.make .money'-- and if
.the South had succeeded they would 1
have represented themselves as the
truest potriots in it phut-as the South
• failed, they are the loyal men in
it.'” Now therefore,.they who failed to
sustain the United States in her hour
; of peril, and yet,- though remaining in
the So'utli, among the enemies of their
loyalty, refused to take part with tier,
riow present themselves for the first
’ positions in the gift of the :
Is it any wonder the people’ repudiate
them. They were, traitors to both
parties, for they would aid neither.—
Theie is no mistaking the . fact that
the Whole people of the South as a
body were-disloyal to the Union at the
breaking out of the war. They have
not l'orgotton these things and their
vote's will not be east for men who -at** ’
tempt te deceive them into the eon*
trary. - Asa people they rioW aoceept
the terms offered them by tlie victoria
Otis power of tho*United States,- and
having taken tie oath, of allegiance
wn bclicFe they will abide by that aU
•Jegranee So’ long ns - the Government
manifests .a disposition to do them jus
tire andooncedd their right to coimhon
tespCOt, but it is not wise nor politic
for the Government to ohooss for them,
; their representatives at home or in the
national as-eiiibly, for then the people
are not represented, and siu-h a course,
would not be very well calculated to
calm the troubled waters ii>r increase
the love of the South for the North.
The Southern people have not. forgot-.
• tin the free gifts ami benefits fuiwn
[ teed bv the Constitution to tim States
and the people, and to be
| restored to there tbojf tro
I disposed to < .(invocation now, re some
J of the Northern papers would have us
: in uiito to the late Richmond election-.
{ron me k.n nupaisad
Mr. Khitoh : —Our country is in a
deplorable condition.. ? War, with the
besbm of distraction, lias desolated our
lalid, Bvveepißg aWav Ottlf ehe6 nshe.l
■ institutions, 4.->t: oy ing the highways
<>f intereotftse, broken, up bur com
merce and left bur people without
business- or nvbans. . The South dis&px
pointed and impoverished, are bv the
fortunes of war .-compelled to’ profess
♦allegiance to that - government which
once awoke in the minds of her peo
ple, caotioiis of the tefiderest attach
m-ent and si nearest patriotism, but is
HOW to garded as the author, of their
tnffefortuoe and min. They accept
their condition without murmuring, as
a’conquered people; but when forced
into a union, held together by exter
nal force instead of mutual attraction,
where the great American principle,
consent of the. governed, is no. longer’
considered fundamental, for the super'.
structure of a good .government,- they
arc carried so far from what tin y al
ways considered the i{ ancient. landt
marks ,r of happy rule that it would be
doing too much violence to human na.
ture to expect contentment of mind or
affection . for that flag which is so
closely associated with the desolation j
of our hemes and the despoliation of.i
our people. ‘ . j
Such being the case in the United
States, each section repelling and re
pelled, it becomes a matter of grave
moment with the statesmen to devise
some means to assuage animosities en-’
gendered in the past, overcome sec.
fcional repulsion and tender our coun
try more united, . Nothing that, would
contribute to these ends should be ig
nored by wise rulers nbr deemed too
costly or arduous, livery practicable
step should be taken to gain and main
tain the affection of the people and
make it their individual interest to’
support the government under which
they live. Persuade a people of a dis
position on the part of government to
| be just, and you place Uietn in a posi- .
j tjon of ready acquiescence in any
Sfceming hardship attending the policy
thereof. The bout hern people, have ;
been failed upon to renew their pledge
of allegiance to the Constitution of the
United States,', fwbiel* constitution
they never objected to,) arid in the
same oath to agree to their being de
: prived by authority of executive -proc
lamation of that which- the Constitu
tion guarantees to them as’-property..
Without debating this policy f the gov
eminent, we know the Southern peo
ple and many of the Northern consid
er it extremely unjust on the part of
the Government to. seize private prop
erty for public use without just com
pensation* and this the Constitution
also declares.
. Under such circumstances the true
statesman will no doubt, see to it, that
his influence be given to secure the
best interest of'tlic country by award*
ing to every citizen his constitutional
dues or its cquivolent where policy re
auires a change.’ ‘ Now since, it has
been deemed necessary for the public
good to abolish slavery, wherein was
invested tho largest part of the pro*
ductive wealth of the Southern people,
does not justice require due compen
sation to be made? If it be said that
the South forfeited all. claims by re
bellion, yet will not the magnanimity
of a victorious government reject the ■
dictates of petty vengeance ? Further,
does not s&und policy demand the
adoption of such measures as will con
vert a. forced, into a cheerful and wil
ling union of all the members, of the
body corporate, by satisfying each of
the just intentions of the government ?
Slavery was originally forced upon
the people of the South. They have
J since regarded it as a system well
adapted to their climate and producr
lions, and therefore of great national
utility.’ 13iit individually, they had
no peculiar predilections for it*or at
least this was the case with many
slaveholders. Now that the institu
tion has been destroyed, they feel soic,
not so much at the loss of slaves as at
the loss of property, and the manner
in which it, has been effected. Some
things connected with the recent war
will probably never he forgotten. But
time works wonders. It is said to ov
tbrow the illusions of opinion and <\s,
tablish the decisions of nature. Its
I assttdgiag influence boiycvet, tnay be?
greatly assisted by projer <oueiliat
arrangements. Let the Cover
; pay for the’’emancipated. -q - v a;iu
She will demonstrate to .all ; i at; so far
from Wishing to ‘ injure’ and. rob,, she
was only doing that which Was deem
ed essential to her future peaceful e*.
istence. But it- may .be asked how
and when could, ghe do this with the
immense, debt now resting upon her ?
.With her people united, the- resources
of our government are boundless. She
may not be able to pay the. wln-h
amount in one year or ten years, nor
is it desirable that she should, Man's
days are numbered.- Those m a gov
ernment founded.on the principles of
ours should never end.except with th
en dOf time. AToarr in. debt is con
sidered in an unenviable condition,—
A government indebted to its own ctN
izens has the surest guarantee of tfieu
support and goodwill. Let the Gov*
eminent pay i’ovthc slaves With bonds
running fifty years, with interest
able annually and a powerful motive
will be brought to bear upon the hob
ders thereof to secure their adherence
and support. A justly'.'discriminating
tariff would appease the North. Thus
with all factions satisfied and working
together we could bid deliam c to the
world, and receiving a fresh impetas,
our troubles ended, go on hi our ca
reer of national prosperity ami great
iiess-rthe . envy of all despots—the
pride of all freemen. ’• Such consum
mation is devoutly to be desired, and
I cannot doubt, that in the next Con
gross, good and true statesipen can be
found who, riseiug above demagogue
ism and sectional antipathies, will con
coct and- mature .some such measure
fcbc above, calculated to render our
people homogenieus in ’interest an
will. , .. • .VALDOSTA.
August t, 1865.
Lafeiit from Mexico*
. We have just received the following
important information, which c< im
via. San Antonio:
. Our information from Eagle pass and
Piedras Negrasis up to July 1. \Y<-
learn that Gen, Shelby had readied
the first named point in a quiet am!
peaceable manner, hut was informed
by the authorities in Piedras Nostras
* •
that he would not be allowed to take
bis pieo info Mexico; with arm's in
their hands, but that if he would leave
his arms there would be ■ no objection
to the entry into the country as emi
grants of himself and men. We are
informed that’ Ocb Shelby .finally
agreed to this, and sold his arms, and
cannon to the Liberals at Piedras Ne
gras. There Bgre 2,500 stand of
small arms.and three pieces of artillery
for which Shelby received 811,000- —
$6,000 in specie, and $5,000 in bonds
issued by the Liberals. The arms
were immediately shipped for Chihu
ahua. The Governor of the State of
Coahulia acted as agent for the Libe
rals.
President Juarez is said to be at
Cbuahua,and that city, is strongly for
tified No imperial troops nearer than
300 miles, and not insufficient force to
justify an advance .against Juarez’s
capitol. There is no truth in the re
port that President Juarez is about to
visit the United States, .
New York.; July 31.—A Clarks.
ville, Texas, letter, of J uly 12 says :
Notwithstanding so many weeks hav
elapsed since embarkation of the Tex
as expedition began, it has not yet fully
arrived., there being, still a portion of
General Bussell’s Brigade, 2G;h Corps
behind, and the 4th Corps is at New
Orleans.. Our troops .are stationed
along the river lvio Grande, and thro*
the country to the city of Bio Grande.
The fleet-of the Bio Grande numbers
fifty’soils, mostly French, but the flags
of America and England arc. conspic
uous on war vessels among them.
Maximillian’s forces are estimated
at from 16,000 to 20,000, and many
arc Mexicans, whose pay is twenty
five cents per day and no rations fur
-1 nished.
The steamer Carmago, captured by
the rebels from the United States, on
one of the Louisiana rivers, and sold
I to the French, has been doing a good
!’ business between Bagdad aud M a ta
in oras. Our Government will soon
demand the resi oration of the .Carina
j go. ‘ ‘ v / ‘■
There is a good feeling apparently
j existing between the French and
American forces, each party steming*
ly determined not to be the aggressor.
. ——-•
The new Atlantic cable is ibout
twenty-six hundred miles long