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Newspaper Page TextDA W NON JOURNAL. DA'VSDV CA, JULY II), 1867 j ■-n - j t*S~j.eosimg 17:n tt<r on every page. l';«irfotN to tin; Kcsrn<> ! THE TIME IS AT HAND! The books of registration wiT be ojieuixl at Dover to-day nnd at this j/lace on Monday next. Before anoth er issue of tills paper tho time will I ave passed, and those who care noth ing for their once noh'ocomm nwealth, will have exhibited tho fact by a fail nre to register, provided they are not disqualified by tho reconstruction bill. We trust that our pcopb will be duly awake to the great importance of this action, and it any man is in doubt as to whether he is disfranchis ed or r.o, let the benefit ot that doubt go in favor of his country, nnd ho who will go further towards “straining a point" in order to prepare himself to vote, is in our mind, the most patriotic. Let us remember that we are in the power of unscrupulous men, with no hope of any resistance or salvation ex cept through the ballot box; and by a vigorous and patriotic use of this mighty power, we may once more be fiee and equal under the common g»v en ment, and soon regain our once proud position as a component part of tbj Republic. Let u< remember that the only ef fectual way to fight the radical party is through the ballot box, and by the proper use of this mean-, wo may yet hops for redress for past wrongs, and present greivanccs. Wlii’e we hope for so much through the bal ot box, even this means will avail u= nothing unless we REGIS TER! Hon B. 11. Hill. Tho number of this gentleman’s “notes’’ has gone far into the teens, and his resources for stable argu r e s seem to be, inexhaus'able. It is well enough f r us to hive our memories reficshed oc casioDal'y upon constitutional matters that we may in future days remember what form of govcrrmeDt we once lived undor. If tl e North, which is cow in power, did not held that these ten States lost all their r'gh.s ar.d protection under the Constitution, and a convention of States was practicable, these argum nts would bo forcible in that Convention Rut if the argumonts of Doolittle and Revcrdy Johnson, in Congress cnuld not convince the North of the infamy and unconstitutionality of thcsi meas ures, we very much fear that cur zeal ous Georgia champion, will not avail. We have been a.-ked why we do not publish those notes. Ours is a family newspaper, and while we give a summa ry of the current news ot the day, we oonld not conveniently monopolize our space, in a weekly Journal, with one sul j:ct. We stiive to lay both sides of the political questions of the day before our readers, but we must necessarily do this in a brief manner, for the sake of variety. Ours is not a party paper, or church paper, and we propose to work out our own course, by our honest con victions of duty under toe circumstan ces, without being towed through the rcugh waters of tho present by any par ticular man or party. We would not, like some, place our feet upon a particu lar platform of principles and swear to sink or swim with it. Rut wouH rath er choose the sound planks of every plat form ; and, as in the course of human nature, time, progress and circumstan tial policy indicate the rottenness of tome, uj p’y stheir places with such as the circumstances render sound. Like fashion in all countries, some principles highly esteemed, are rendered by time abhorrent CoxcßLii. —Gen. Scott tells us, in his autobiography, of something he heard Jefferson say once to Dr. Mitch ell, member of Congress from Virgin ia : “Doctor,” said the President, “I have just thought of nn object to which to compare the House of Representa tive*. Sir, it is like tlie chimneys to j our dwellings. It carries offthi smoke of the party, which might otherwise' stifle the nation.” We may suppose that if people see a tremendaus smoke in the directi nos Washington, this summer, they will conclude that there isn’t so much fire, after all, and wi 1 accept Mr. Jefferson’s explanation. All Europe mourns the death of Maximilian. The Government of Eng land, it is Btated, will recall the British Legation, and withdraw from diplo ma*ic relations with the administration of Juarez. That of France has sen' out an order suspending all the sane • tious of the French Consuls in the Re public. The French Chambers de nounce tie execution as a crime against civilization. All festivities in Paris Jjaye been abandoned. ■tiidii'iil Biot in Tcimes'te. Browulow, together with a few white , sneaks, seem-i to ho all hi- fi udish Inert could wiali, toward the uit* r am. ihi lu. i>u of freediuen aid decent govtrnment iu Tenms-<eo. Ou Saturday, the O h inat., tho white lead ers of tho Browulow league succeeded in getting together a mcettiog of col- , ored people at Franklin, 'icon , which meeting resulted in a row. It seems that Joe Williams, a very sensible con servative colored man, was passing through on his way to Nashville, when he was, after much persuasion, induced by the leaguers to mak: a speech. 11 is torn Icing conciliatory, conservative j and honest, of course did not suit the white-washed leaguers; and they in | consequence broke up the meeting and threatened Williams’ life, as well as j that of Conservative whims who upheld j him. After the meeting broke np the j leaguo was organized and partially arm ed. Williams, being acquainted with a j Colonel House, took refuge in his store where a few of lloußi.sJfriendshad gath ered in anticipation of foul play. (Short ly the store was attacked, by the league, who fired the first shot, which mortally wounded a white citizen named M. 11. Cody. Mr. Cody sraggered a little, but quick as thought raised Lis piece and discharged both barrels simultaneously into the midst of the leaguers. In a mi ment afterward he was dead, and bis body removed to the inside of the build ing. Roth Bides then poured in a vigorous fire, the wounded of Col. House’s party being carried into the store as faot as tLcy fell. A large number of citiz ns hearing the firing, rushed to the plach, thirty or forty of them joining House’s party. Thus reins irced, tho little gar rison at the store charged the league, which at once gave way and retired, taking their wounded with them, and -the conflict ended. A1 tho woun led leagu r. wfre s'ruck by buck shot or squirrel shot. Some of them were terribly frightened. One who had received a light fUsh wound in the back, gave himself up tor dead, until he saw the shot that had hit him roll out of his boot, none of them having remained in the big lump that had been raised upon Lis back. One white man was killed and five wounded : and thirty-five colond leigrrs wounded, —only two or three very seriously. It is but reasonable to expect such occurrences so long as such out-laws as Rrownlow are upheld by the gover ment. Reconstruction. —We puMi.sli flit, week the additional supplometilul bill, just arranged, and passed by both Houses of Congress, now in Exti a Ses sion, by which it will be seen that that body declares iie own supremacy’, and virtually ignores the other two depart ments of the Government —Executive and Judicial. The bill spe iks for it self, and is in perfect keeping with the course of that body of fanatics who ! are kept in power by the prejudices and sectional hatred created in tbe minds of the Northern pi ojle by the 1 war. The only tope for the country, lies in the destruction of that party ; and tbe on'y question for Southerners ' to settle is as to tho surest and most expeditious means for the accomplish ment of that end. Will persistent re sistance to Congress while it is sup- 1 ported by the North, cause the people to sympathise with us, and turn from the Republicans to us and the Democ racy, or will a disposition to abide by what the North denominate* ti>e de cisions of the sword, and acquiesce in any terms for the sake of restoring [io^c 3 and harmony to the country, bring about that end ? As men who have the welfare of our Sunny South at heart, we should look at these ques turns in all their healings, and decide for ourselves which course it is most j reasonable to suppose will turn the great masses of the Northern people from the radical party, and give us their sympathy. This is the only thing that will weaken the party in power; and the destruction of that parly is the only hope of the present generation of Southerners. Truth.—A Kepublionn paper, in an unaccountable freak of candor and honest}, says : Unless the demoraliza tion which has been going on in the publie service for the last tr n years can be checked, and that speed.ly, our whole financial system must utterly breakdown. For when it comes to he understood that rogues can and do systematically escape taxation, honest men will refuse to pay. The Pkesidest.—The Republican members of Congress say that the President has intimated hiswi lingness to approve any reconstruction bill übieh is confined to declaring the in tent of Congress in tho former art, leaving it understood that he is oppos ed to the whole scheme. We don’t know that Mr. Johnson’s willingness, or unwillingness, amoun's to anything any more. lie has per mitted the radicals to bind him hand oud foot, and henceforth has nothing to do but to diaw bis salary per quar ter, Tlexieo. F r a half century past, revolution has been the order ol tho duy in this unhappy country. And ns one revo lution suceeeuß nnothi r, it i-i impossi ble to point out tlie good resulting from any. The awful tragedy which has just closed another season of blood in Mexico, and which has filled the hearts of all civilized num of feeling, with horror, is but another proof cl' tlie fart that this mixed race of semi barbarians is nrt capable of self-gov eminent; and of the tru'h that so long as anarchy reigns in Mexico, this Gov ernment is virtually responsi le for tho dark pages she is writing in the history of the world. Upon Amer'can soil, within easy reach, lies this Egypt of tho present time. Annexed under such a government as wo once had, Mexico would bo one of the wealthiest and most populous States under the sun. We are glad to see that some men begir. to raise the question of in'erfer ance in Mexican affairs. It seems to us there.would be more manliness and wisdom in attempting to regulate af fairs, in, and restore peace to, a dis tracted country, than in attempting to create discord, ill feeling, nnd social discord in a section of their own country, which was already moving along in the great work of progress, with the utmost harmony and good will. Aptly Mated. Admiral Semmes, through the Mem phis Bulletin, thus states the case : Suppose that in one or more of the Southern States it were possible to vote down a convention ? Cui bono ! In less than a week after the meeting of the Congress, the military recon struction acts would be so amended, as to disfranchise other classes suffi ciently numerous to give the prepon derance to the negro vote, and in less than sixty days from modification of the acts, the “rebellious ’ States which had refused to organize would pnss> like the others, under negro rule Does the Freeman’s Journal and übt the disposition of Congress to do this ? and has it any reason to doubt that the Northern people would sustain toe Congress ? These arc tho reasons which have influenced so many South ern men to submit to the ungracious and ungenerous terms which have been imposed upon them, By exei tion ihere is a bare possibility of sav ing themselves—without exertion everv thing is lust. Jflaxinilliian’s PcatU In Eu rope. The cetys of Maximilian’s death, j says the Montgomery Advertiser, chang ed the festivities of Paris into gloom, and the Court was ordered into mourn ing. The grand display, in honor of | the Sultan, which was to come off on 4th, was abandoned. The Americans in Paris, who intended celebrating the day, gave up the idea in token of respect for the French Government. The recep tion of the news seems to Lave created a profound impression throughout Eu rope. Maximilian was a favorite Aus trian Prince, and a brother of tho pres sent Austrian Emperor. Tho inhu manity of Juarez and his Cabinet has left Mexico without a single friend if the public expression of condemnation and indignation are to be relied on.— Everywhere the error seems to bo gen uine, though a few papers in America have the ba 1 taste to spdak lightly of the fallen Emperor. A report of the recent proceedings in the French Senate leads to tho belief i that Europe holds the Uni'cd States responsible for this tragic affair. Na poleon, more than any one else, is re- j sponsib'c for the murder of Maximil- ; ian and the unhappy condition of “Poor Carlotta." One voice however is heard j that is not only willing to accept the responsibility for, but to endorse tho ac tion of Jaurcz, and that voice is heard in the Congress of the United States. ' Mr. Shanks, a member from a Western State, last Friday offered a resolution referring to Mexico, and endorsing the execution of Maximilian. The act was promptly denounced by other members as barbarous and the resolutions as dis graceful. The House refused to sus pend tlie rules to receive them. To endorse the murder of Maximil ian would be highly appreciation Mr. Shanks as an individual, but as an offi cial act of the Congress of the United States, it would bo deemed a flagrant insult to every Europeen nation, and an | outrage on humanity. Whatever may j be its short comings we rejoice that 1 Congress sparsd tho country this dis j grace. On to Mexico.—A filibursting fever j with the watch-words “On to Mexico,’ prevails in New Orleans in ail circles. Confederates and Federate partake of jit ai ke. At the anniversary dinner at the St. Charles, Ex-Governor Weller, |ot California, gave ns a sentiment, l “On to the Monteznmns” and was re sponded to with applause. A young lady in Lancaster, Pa., was so much injured by attempting to bite her .toe-nails, that a physisian bad to bo . called, Oe!ui!iii|! tlie itiu keya. j The Savannah Republican, an out-1 ■od-uut Radical paper, thus alludes to tho Atlanta tea party: The C nixiittro if resolutions repor ted a platform for the row patty, full of loyal rhetoric and g'ittering generalities It was evidently the in'eniion of tho “while spirilb’' to make them so general as to avoid eiitieism. Tbo blacks ob jected tc this, and in an excited discus sion claimed that the rights belonging to them, socially and politically, should be specifically described, and drclara lions made of the party’s intention to vindicate them. Tney were defeated by their own weapons. It was suggest ed that no reference to ‘color’ bo intro duced into tho platform, aud the more enthusias'ic of the blacks, wheedled by flattery into the belief that they were not at all “colored,” received the couc sclwith applause.’ Commenting upon this, the Augusta Constitutionalist says : Blind and de luded freedmen, y u are the political slaves of ambitious white mm, wbode sirc to 6tcp to pc wer upon your backs. Here is a specific care of humbug for your interior thoughts. Clap-trap words and foolish flittcry bold you in thrall We are sorely afraid that even “Big Ben,” Quondam’s “rigid Conser vative,” succumbed to the persuasive proof that he was not a coloaed man at all ; that there aro no colored men ex tant, and, though ho went to Atlanta to meet a “passol of other niggers,” he aud they suff.red transmogrification at the whitewash bucket of the magician Blodgett—of Fairy Land. For the Convention —Tbe editor of tbe Bainbrid pe Argus, who says he is going to vote “No Convention" him self, yet does not doubt that the Con vention will be voted for by an over whelming majority, urges tbe impor tance of electing the best men possi ble, and annauuces a ticket,' f which l.e says: ■ “It is compo'ed of two of our best men, who would have received a large vote for any office to which they might have aspired in any period of our past history. B F. Bruton and John M. Potter, Esqs, are unexceptb nab’o, nnd will receive the unanimous vote of the respectable whites; and, should it be true that th°y aro the choice of the blacks, the we'fare of the State, so far as Decatur county is concerned, is safe, despite the efforts of wicxed men to the contrary. “Let us be vigilant and activo, for our “adversary, tbe devil, as a ‘roar ing lion, is going about seeking whom he may devos rI” Our rigba arc in iminent peril, and let us bo on the aleit, fully prepared for the emergen cy. A Very Fine riclrf. “The South is a fine field for North ern capitalists,” says the .New York Herald, adding I “There never was a finer oppertuni ty for Northern capitalists ,o invest their money than the South affords just now. * * * Why do not our J capital sts, instead of stock jobbing; and using their money for all sorts of J kite flying speculations, invest in South I ern property For tlie simple reason, says the Ex- . press, that they do not invest their, money jn IJayti, or Jutnacia, or Span ish America, viz., that fi mixed people 1 with mixed governments, can give no stability to Capital, or certain reward | to Enterprise. The Federal Govern- j ment is ruining ten States of tbe Union, 1 i in order to keep up Tariff’ Bounties for. a few Northern Monopolists, and is using Southern negroes to govern Northern white men. Capitalists wi 1 never invest much money under ne-; gro and mulatto Governments, no more in Louisiana, than inllayti or, J amaicu. Tennessee. —Owing to tho riotous, ‘and threatening conduct of some of Brownlow’s militia in Nashville, the Mayor of that city has found it neces-j sary to issue a proclamation, calling upon the people to maintain order and quiet, and assuring them that the com mander of the Federal forces there will oromptly act for their protection, whenever the exigencies shall require it He also convenes a meeting" of tho citizens “to counsel together, freely arid fraternally, in regard t.> the evils which now surround them, and the means of avoiding all mischief likely to arise in future.” It begins to look very much like tho Radicals will succeed in precipitating Tennessee into another bloody con flict. In cleaning out a revservoir at St Louis used for supplying the city with water, the bodies of thirty-three chil dren wore found. They varied in size from those of a span to thirty inches in length ; and in age from those of no age in partieu’ar to thoso of eighteen to twenty months. There was like j wise a great variety as to preservation. Some were pure skeletons, and others were fresh as if just thrown in; and between these two extremes were found ail possible stages of decomposi tion. The Albany Evening Journal say s the differrnco between Horace Urecly and Thad. Steven* is, one favors univer sal amnesty, the other damnnsty. a uii<l Ollier il« min* j Gen Ord h-s asked and obtained per missjfin from the Secretary of War to horse thieves in the Dry Tortu ga* 1 Gen. Grant approves a suggestion from Gen. l’apo that Confederate offi cers who oppose tho Cang-essional Re Ci nstruction acts isolate tho terms of their parole. 'y Gen. Ord compla ns of a difficulty iu finding loyal men in Mississippi qualifi r (1 for registers. A cow died in Brimfield, Mass., re cently, and upon examination a common dining fork was found in her stomach, the tines of which had penetrated to her heart and caused death. The crown worn by the Austrian Empress at her recent coronation a« Qicen of Hungary, was made for Maria ! hcrcaa, but never worn by that Em press. It is incrustcd with jewels valu ed at 1,000,000 florins. GriDnell, of lowa, is one of tho Radi- I cal candid, tes for the Presidency • The country knows how easily he can be whipped. The organization of the negro Radi cal party South cost about fifty millions of dollars a yiar to the federal Govern ment. Frederick Douglas w.s one of the ne gro orators in Norfolk at their celebra tion on the 4ih. Graut aud a party of Congressmen are going to Sherman’s battle-fields in Georgia the latter part of this mouth. The B s‘on Post says the popular in. vit.atin to take a dtiuk at the Hub is Will you strengthen your tissues? Galignani speaks of of a Chinese con juror, Ling Loop, who is performing 'in Paris. Among other feats ho swal jlows a sword of full entiro ieDgth, end after that swallows a number of egns. ; lie then smokes a cigarette, and finally ‘produces the egg; unbroken, j Henry Wyecff is out in a Utter dc ■ fending tbe Emperor Napcleon against lb? charge of deserting Maxmilian. It 1 will take many such letters backed up 1 by the best evidence to remove the stain 'of Maximilian’s blood from the skirts ' of .Napoleon. | The Memphis Avalanche has an ed itorial on the “Devil in America,” which is a fiithful portrait of his Satan ie M ijesty. A correspondent, not hav ing tbe fear of the Motropiditan Police before his eyes, eudeavers to show that tho edi cr, in drawing a picture of the devil, has given a life-likeness of Brown low. The Hound Table thinks the Radicals will nominate Gen. Grant from the fear if they leave him the Democrats will take him up. The Table speaks highly of Charles Frances Adams, and says, “of the prominent civilians in the dominant party there are but two who have any preten-ions to tho ability proper to a first class statesman, to wit : Charles Frances Adams aud Chief Justice Chase. When a steel pm has been used until it appears *o be spoiled, place it ov r a flame (a gis light for instance) for, say a quarter of a minute, then dip H into water, and it will be again fit for use. Anew pen, which is found too Lari to write with, will beoome softer by being thus heated. News reached Nashville a few days ago ol a sudden decline in the health of Governor Brownlow. His sufferings from palsy are so great that his signa ture is scarcely legible. There will prob ably be a contradiction of this report from the amiable Governor’s own hand in a day or two. A feverish anxiety is said to exist among radical politicians at Washing too, in regard to tho effeot of Southern restoration upon the next Presidential election. Some of these politicians, therefore, ape at tv loss to determine whether it is safe to let the South iu or not. An Outrageous Act. —The Sumter Republican has been informed that a rape was commuted on a very respecta ble white lady, by the name of Jones, in the county if Schley, on the 4th of July, by a white lad, whose name our informant, did not know. Mrs. Jones was 52 years old, and was on her way to Lumpkinj to'see some relative, when she was overtaken by this lad, who was traveling in company with two other men. Mrs. Jones received a severe cot with a knife on one of her hands, and others on her head and ni ck, in resisting the carrying out the design of this in famous scouodril. After accomplish ing hii hellish design, be lift her in a helpless condition, greatly suffering from the wounds he had iuflicted with his knife. The Savanauh News & Herald says : Yesterday tncre were 447 voters regis tered, of whom 180 were white and 267 colored So far there has been regis tered 1,464 whi es and 2,238 oolored, making a total 0f3,702. Judging from tho energy in which the whites have re cently ccmo forward it is evident that their reticence is rapidly becoming ex tinct and that they have fully become ditermiued in the C'urse whioh they should pu’sur. Tin- It<■«■«»iinl rll«’mm Bill Hi il Moiti Houses of ilie It;t<li<-n I t’oiigrew. Washington, July 13. —The follow ing is a text cf the Bill vs it passed both houses: Be it enacted by the Senate and House cf Representatives of the United States of America in Congre-s assem bled, That it is hereby declared to have been the true intent aud meaning of the Act of tho second day of march, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, entitled “An Act to provide for the more i fficient government of the rebel States,” and of the Act supplementary thereto on tho 2d day of March, 1807, that the governments then existing in the rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas were not legally established governments, and that there fore said governments, if continued, “were contiuued sut jects in all respects to tbe Military Commanders of tne re spective Districts, and of the paramount authority of Gungitbs. Section 2. That tho commtnder of any district named iu said act shall have power, subject to tbe disapproval of tbe General of the Army of tbe United States, to have effect till disapproved whenever in tbe opiniov of such com mander the proper administration of said act bhall require it, to suspend or I remove from office, or from the perform ance of official duties and the exercise of i ffioial powers, any offioer or person holding or txcrci.-iug er professing to hold or exercise any civil or military office or duty in such district under any power, election, appoinimeut or authori ty denvtd from or granted by or claim ed under any so-called Slate or the government thereof, or any municipal lor other divi-ion thereof; and upon such j suspension or removal such commanded sul j ct to the disapproval cf the Gener al as aforesaid, shall have tho power to ; provide from time to time for the per- J f jrtnance of said duties ol such officer or peißon so su-p hied or removed, by the detail of some e mpeteut officer er soldier of tbe army, or by tbe appoint ment of sonic otber person to peif .rm the same, aud to fill vacancies occasion ed by death, resignation or otherwise. fcjec. 3. That the General of the army of tbe United States shall be invested with all the powers ot suspension, re moval, appointment and detail granted iu the preceding section to District Commanders Bee. 4. And be »t further enacted, That the acts of the officers of the army already dune, in removing in said Dis tricts persons exercising tho functions ot civil officers and appointing ethers in their steal, are hereby confirmed ; Provided, that any person heretofore or hereafter appointed by any District Commander to exercise the functions of any civil < fine may be removed either by tbe military officers in command of the District or by the General of the army, and it shall bo the duty of such commanders to remove from office, as aforesaid all per o .a who are disloyal to tho givernmeut us the United Status, or who u e their official influence in any manner to hinder, delay, preveui or ob struct the due and proper admioistra tion of this act and tho acts to which it is st p lemeDtary. See. 5. That the Boards of liegistra tratioa provided for in the act entitled ao act supplementary to an act entitl and an act to provide for the more efficient government of (he rebel States, passed M..rch 23, 1867, shall have power, aud it shall bo their duty, before allowing the ictristration of any person, to ascer tain, up f Dsuch facts or information as they can obtain, whether such person is entitled to be rogistcred under said act, and the oath required by said act shall not bs conclusive on suih a ques tion ; and no person shall be registered unless such Board shall decide that he is entitled the.c o; at and such Board sh 1 also have power to examine under oath, to be administered by any member cf such Board, any one, touching the qua! fieation of any porson claiming registra tion, but in every case of a refusal bf iheßiard to register an app’ieant, and in every case of striking his name from tho list, as hereinafter provided, the Board shall make a noto or memoran dum, which shall be returned with the registration list to the commanding Gen eral of the District, setting forth the gruunds of such tofusal or such striking Irom the list ; Provided, that no person shall be disqualified as a member of any Board of Registration by roasot of race or color. Boc G. That tbe intent and meaning of the oath prescribed in said supple mentary act is. among other things, that no person who has been a member of the legislature of any'Stateor who has held any execu'ivo or judicial i ffice in any State, whether 1 e hits taken an oa>h t support the Constitution of (he United .States or not, and whether he was holding such officeat the commence ment of the rebellion, or Lai held i before, and who was afterwards eogiged in insurrection or rebellfon against the United States, or giving aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to he registered or vote; and the words “ex ecutive or judicial office in any State,” iu said oath mentioned, shall be con strued to it elude all civil officers created by law for the adminis'ratioD of any g neral law of a State for the adminis tration of justic“. Sec. 7. That the time for completing the original registration provided for in said act may, in the aiscr'tnn of the Commander of any District, be extend ed to the Ist day of October, 1867, and tlie Boards of Registration shall have lower, and it shall be their duty, com mencing fourteen days jirior to any elec tion under said act and upon reasona ble public notice of ihc time and pinto thereof, to revise for a period of five and iys the rrgistraii w lists, and, upon b'ing satisfied that any person not en titled thireto has been rrgi tered, to s rike the name of such pcr.-ion from the list, and such Board shall nisi during the same period such registry the names of all persons who at that fimo possesses the qualifications required by said act who have not be.n alteidy reg istered; and no person shall at any lime eniiiled to be registered or to vot* by reason of any Executive F , r d o „ oi amnesty for any act or thing w hj c u without such pardon or amnesty disqualify him from registering or y g . Sec. 8. That section four ofg a M i„., named act shall be construed t 9 aul j, 1 izi the commanding General nam A therio, whenever ho shall deem it need. lul, to remove any member of ajy - of Registration u"„d to appoint" such Board ’ TaCOE< 7 ia B>cc. 9. That all members of gaid Boards of Registration, and all he rfoßg hcrsaftcr elected or uppointed to t H? in said Military Districts nnder any called State or municipal authority by detail or appointment of the Dim-ict Commanders, shall be required to ,„k e and subscribe the oath of office Brß , scribed by law for officers of the P t io!i j States. ™ j Sec. 10. That no District Comm» n a der or members of the Board of Reei*. tration, or any of the officers or app.,„ 1 tees acting under them, sball t he bomd ffi his ac‘ion by auy opinion of any evil officer of the United States 8 c 11. that all the prvisions 0 f this act, aud the acts to whieh thisjg supplementary, shall be construed !shr. ally, to tho end that all ihe intemts thereof may he fully and perfectly C r ried out. ! A\ ho Do You Spite. —We join w.h with the Petersburg Index in askib this very potent question : “When you refuse to register whom do you spite, your friends or your ene mies ? The destructives, who are mot. ing Heaven and earth for the hnmili* tion and degradation of all you hold dear ? or the friends who turn to you for assistance in ther struggle to preserve tho honor and fair fame of our good old Commonwealth ? Who approve the C'-urse you have determined to pursue 7 M ho smile ia their sleeves and chuckle over the madness and folly whioh have seized hold of you ? Surely, not your friends.” A Virginia Negro.— At a negro meetiug held Dear Cbariottsville, Vir ginia, on the 4th instant, a colored preacher was the ch es spokesman. He said he would be satisfied with nothing loss thon absolute social as well as po litical equality, and he would not thiok reconstruction properly effected until he could enter the parlor of the best white man in the land, and be addressed as Air. Lin lsay. He urged the negroes to elect a black Governor and a fair shore of the Legislature, one Senator and all the Congressmen they could g ct * - ' A Greenville, East Tennesse, cnrrr.. poudent of the NashviH > Gazette says— “ Everything in this end of the State is most encouraging. We will carry Ea.t 1 cnucsse by Jatg) majorities. All cur information corroborates this All the corruption and fraud being practiced by the Brownlowites cannot defeat our glorious chair; iin." COTTON—JuIy 16—Macon 170, for middling ; N ;w York 26$ ; Charles ton, 2oats; Savannah, 23; xVugusta, 23 a 23J ; Liverpool, lOJd. • Vc w t*f rlisimcn Is. Plantation Supplies! TTTE began to supply Planters wiih neces it «,iry supplies to (Tqvke their crops, early in the season, before there was evidence of pood crops. We arc siill prepared to supply Corn and Bacon, Sugar, Coffee, cfC. Eiihir for cash or on time, due Ist Nor, We will be ready with a good stock of BAGGING AND IKON TIES in due time for the trade in August. Our arrangements will be e ch that we can sell these necessary articles on as good terms a* any house South. FLAltti A LAWTON, July 19-2 t Third St., Macon, G«. HOUSE AND LOT IN DAWSON FOR SALE. /'F'HE most beautiful lot in the heiltMest .1 portion of town—containing two and a half acres—wiih modi r ite improvements, au excellent well of water 7 tine rich garden, splendid orchard, and beautifully arranged shade trees. An extraordinary hargain to a cash buyer. For particulars, apply at THIS OFFICE. TO THE T.IIfJES ! ANOTHER FRESH ARRIVAL OF FINE DRESS GOODS! NEW STYLE PRINTS! BLEACHING, &c., &o TT7E have just opened another Goe va V T riely ot Muslins, Mozambique?, Cali coes, ke., suited to the sca-on. Also, good lot of Bleaching, Domestics, Ac., all of which are going off rapidly at low prices. OKU, BROWN A CO., jyl9 Under the “Journal” Office. / t noted.l, Te rrell Count}. IT Whereas, C. B. Wooten, and F. M. Ilarper app’yio me for letters of Adminis tration, with will annexed, on the estate of John T. Mercer. These are therefore to cite ar.d admosirh all persons concerned to be and appear at my office within the lime presetibed by law, to show cause, if any, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand and official signa* lure, July 15, 18Cfi. T M. JONES, Ord. T9U4TO IW Un<l» r nn order from fl>« Court of Ordina ry of Terrell County, wi!] be sold, before tl © Couit Bouse door iu Ihe town of Dawson, on Ihe first Tuesday in September next, ShJ en hundred and seventy-five acres of land, lyu g in the 12rh District of said conntv, on Bear Cieek, beloDginp; to the estate rt P. A. Vvsl* ler, deceased. Sold tor tlie benefit of heirs and creditors. MARY” L. ATiT.Kfi Aim.a.