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OLD SERIES, VOL. LXXVI. (liivouicU' & Sentinel. IIEMIV MOfiniJ, A. 11. WItKiHT. ter ms of si kscmi ietion. WEEKLY. » . 1 War..... \ 1C AY ICS OF ADVFHIISINC; IN Til K CHRONICLE & SENTINEL. 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'oliimn. Marriage apd Funeral Notices, sl. Obituaries, 20 cents pci-line. < oinmnnications, 20 cents per line. Daily e. <). and. for one mouth or longer, two-thirds above rates. In Weekly for one month or longer, one-third the rates for Daily. In Daily and Weekly, one-third the nnily rat<;h. additional. A<l v<*rt isem<»iitM continued for one year will In* charged two-thirds the above rates tor the last six month*. it will I >e pereeived bv the foregoing that we have reduced the rates of ad vertising fifteen to twenty per cent., to take effect on this day. Single Copies, 5 cents ; to Carriers, 2i cents. Terms— Cash. At <;! STA, <; A : WEBIESDAY MUBMSCJ. APRIL 17. Dispatch From Cioverucr Jci kins. Washington, April 9, 1867. To Chronicle J Sefitinel: 1 file! a hill in the Supreme Court to morrow for the reliefof’Georgia. C. J. .Tknkins. To the People of the l iiloii. The Deuiocratie State Committee of Connecticutgreetyou with the result of the election in this State. The Democratic and Conservative elec tor;; have achieved a signal triumph on t hese issues:— In favor of Representation in Congress by every State. Immediate Union on the basis of the Constitution. No usurpation of undelegated powers by Congress. No Military Despotism in ibis Republic. No Congressional Force Dills to estab lish Negro Suffrage. On these issues we have swept the State by 700 majority on Governor, and a not majority of 1,800 on Congressmen. We gain three of the four Members of Congress. On National issues was the battle fought and won. James Gaijaght.t:, Chairman. When will the Southern States he Ad milted. Forney, under his well known signature of “Occasional,” discusses the Columbia peech of General Hampton, and the letter of General Beauregard, protesting against “reposing trust in any such men as Beaure gard and Wade Hampton." lie counsels the “colored men to wield the right of suffrage as magical bailsmen" in favor of • Northern men and lieaureau men, urging the folly of listening to “chiefs" disfran chised. We arc much mistaken if “magi* cal talisinen” will not be exerted in favor of “Home folks;" perhaps in some dis tricts the “talisman" may work such a preference as will not only “astonish the natives” of the Fortieth Congress in the House of Representatives, hut may raise some “question of privilege" and comprehend some decisions of eligibility in that time-honored and dignified body, the American Senate. But he forewarns “North and South" that the Radicals arc ole judges of what is Ilepublioan ; and states plainly that—-“one tiling, both sides must prepare themselves for: and that is, no constitution not entirely Republican will ever be sanctioned by Congress, and no State reconstructed in the interests of the old pro-slavery politicians, who have succeeded in deceiving the colored voters, will ever be admitted into the American Union." Important Order. —The following im portant Order from Genera! Sweeny, re moves all doubt in reference to miscon struction of General l’opc's General Orders. Ttie continuance in office of the present municipal authorities would give general satisfaction, and it is sincerely to be hoped that no changes will he made pending Registration : liCAIIH'US, Post- OK At'OCST A, » , At i.t si A, Ga., April t*th, tst>7. i [(Jenerul Order A'o. US. ] it having been reported to me that the Mayor and Pity Council of this city eon 's-rue Guner-.il Order No. i, issued from Headquarters Third Military District, dated Montgomery, Alai, April Ist. XSi>7, to mean that, their duties, as public otli oers, shall cease on the expiration of their term of services; and, believingthat it was not contemplated by the Poimnaudiug General of this Military District that the city should ln> left without a civil govern ment, 1, therefore, by the power vested in me as Commanding cilicer of this Post, do hereby order said civil authorities to continue to perform their otlieial duties until such time as the appointments refer red to in section 4. of said iigncral Or , der No. 1, be received and duly promul gated at this Post. T. W. SWEENY, Major liitli lnft., Krevt. Col. U. S. A., Commanding. ArursTA Factory Goods. —The fol lowing are the quotations for factory goods: i, it; -t—l, Ist; drill, -0. Kxwttion St spender. —The negro Shepcrd alias Henry Cornell, convicted of horse stealing and sentenced to be exe cuted in Crawford county last Friday, in tite absence of Gov. Jenkins from the state, has had the sentence suspended hy Col. Sibley until the return or that officer from Washington. The Huntsville Jmlepemhnt, recording ! the subsidence of the recent floods, re marks ; “A friend of ours who never was known to get oft a pun before, said the other day that however we may have ob jected to them in the past, now every one was in favor of tcatcrfalls. V correspondent in Ix-ake county. Mi—., under date lllth ult., writes that snow had fallen there several times early in-March, and the subsequent cold had destroyed a,, the fruit, early vegetables, and some corn that was up.' No plowing had been done tor two weeks, and the farmers consequent ly much behindhand. Corn $2 i»er buslie n the country. Personal.—G. \\\ Randolph, formerly Confederate Secretary of War, died on the 3d inst. John Netheriaud andT. A. It. Nelson, are named as Conservative candidates for Governor of Tennesse. Indictments are preparing in New Orleans, against Mayor Monroe and ex- Chief of Police Adams, for inciting, as it is alleged, riot and murder in the New Orleans massacre last July. First Principle?. j The New York Freemans Joumallobka I with evident .distrust 'on the present or ganization of party* politics. It says : I There is a good deal of talk about “rer | organizing the Democratic party.” We { are grieved to s#*e that some, of whom we I hoped better things, seem to aim at getting ' a certain set of officials out of office, and another set in. This dbes not satisfy the demand of the i times. Caleb Cushing and ifeast Butler, <>f Massachusetts ; Dan. Dickinson, John | A, Dix, Lyman Tremaine, of New, Y ork ; K lw. sta! ton, of Pennsylvania.and many | other such, were count#sl * launch Demo- I 'Tilts in Ifefio. At the first cail .for feeding at the Federal erib, all these “very firm 1 Democrats” ran over to Lincoln. A few j more, or many more, may be left galling j themselves “Demo.rats," We care noth ing for names, l,ut much for principle. | The people of th#»se States—North and j South—iye demoralized. They have let go their onlybojie—their traditional princi ple,*. lotting go these, the peojae are utterly afloat. If, as seems to be the case, the I'nited States Constitution is nn old ra;;, not regarded by any one, what then ? Are \>e to float off into experimental theories, or are we to adhere to the tradi tions of free government, given us by our ancestors before, the United Slates ('onsti lution—as a professed guardian for them was formed? This is the question ! The day for making “ pot-luck” politi cal coalitions is past. These are’ expe dients of a day, useful to' oilice-seekers. The times arc too serious for this, ft' we cannot reorganize the people, on their ancient political traditions, .then the “revolution,” which is plganized, wijl work its <-vil purposes still farther. Before we can ever successfully combat : the J-’iisiuui reyqlutiifmsni, that leads to anarchy. w#> niii-1, (TrST teach our people respect for law ! We must indoctrinate them in the fun damental principles of free government, j We must make them zealous in tb<- main tenance of the ohl doctrines of civil and political liberty that their forefathers 1 fought for. All that ignore these, and that go hunting for a “progress” disconnected with the liberties of their fathers, are gap ing fools, thralls, already, of the tyrants that oppress them. The evil is very great. The wound of this people is very deep, it need' not bo; fatal, but it looks as if it would be. The people need to lie grounded, anew, I in the oUljn :/ principli i. Any organiza- i lion, aiming, simply, at agglomerating the \ least corrupted element.-; ofuoeiety together, will bo transient and fugacious. The j work is to be done all over again, and from the foundation. More office seekers, and politicians of that class, are not to be trust ed in this work. Squares. 1 Week. 2 Weeks. 3 Weeks. 1 Month. 2 Months. 3 Months. 4 Months. ■ “ T—' 5 Months. 6 Months. There is hope. The ‘Press, where it is pure, and true to principle, will be a potent agency, especially to strengthen those who mean to dare and do. But itis inhamlets, and at homesidcs, by the living role-, that the great work must be accomplished. I t is not wordy eloquence that is wanted. It is deep anil intelligent conviction, and, with this, manly courage and herie hope. If those are found, and used, there are ele ments enough left to restore us, after a farther hitter conflict, our cherished liber ties. Gen. Pope—-What he Says. 8., of the . Macon Telegraph, while in Montgomery, Ala., on the 2d inst., called on Gen. Pope. The Following is the re port he made of his visit: In company with a friend I called up on him. lie was entirely alone, received us very politely, and conversed very freely and unrestrainedly for half or three quar ters of an hour. He is a man, apparent ly# forty--fiveyears old, about five feet eight inches high, of free habit, weighing per haps 100 to ITo pounds, with a handsome, pleasant face# full complexion and agreea ble manners, lie was dressed entirely in civilian's clothes, and his whole hearing indicates that lie is a man of intelligence, retinement and cultivation. (In my ex pressing the hope that he would visit Georgia and make the acquaintance of her citizens, he spoke ol having relatives in the State, and intimated that "he intended making Atlanta his headquarters for the summer, and remarked tint he “hoped” he “would have little to do.” He does not desire to interfere the civil authorities, and does not design doing so, unless it should become necessary to carry out the laws of the United States. He spoke strongly of the necessity of our people conciliating the “power of the gov- : eminent,” and deprecated the evil done by tunny of our newspapers in their bitter j denunciations of Congress and of the party ! in power, lie expressed surprise at the short-sightedness of the South in not seek ing to conciliate Congress, and the branch of government in which the actual power j lay. It was while he was inveighing against the course of those papers which ; had effected evil by denouncing a Radical Congress, that the interview was inter rupted and ended by the entrance of an 1 official on business : but l do not think he knew of my connection with the press. I must say that I was favorably impressed with the General, and do not think we could have fallen into better hands. 1 have no doubt that lie will be lenient in the administration of affairs, and I trust ilia* our people will not disappoint his expecta tions of having “little to do,” but proceed quietly to carry out the provisions of thftt bill which it is the duty of General Pope to enforce, for it is evident that such is the course that the General expects the peo ple to pursue. An American Ambassador at Mada gascar—The Paterson (N. .7.) Guardian gives an account of a visit by Major Fin klemeir, United States Representative at .Madagascar, to the Queen, at her Capital, Antananarivo, whither ho was carried in a sedan chair bv sixteen stout negroes, the journey lying through paths in the ! woods and over mountains, and lasting four days: Before he entered the city, twelve offi cers of the Queen in gala uniform and one hundred soldiers, with a baud of music, came out and took him into the capital. | The Queen sent Mr. Finklemeira splendid | horse to ride into the city, and an officer who spoke very good English accompanied : the party. On entering the city thousands of people were ou£ to see him and to \vit i ness the display. The liquid preceded him and a salute of seven guns was fired from the Queen's pal tee. On Sunday she sent an escort of "palace j officers to conduct him to the throne, | where she sat in state with her Ministers around her, and large numbers of ladies ami gentlemen, all in European costumes. | the Queen wearing a white brocade with a llammclyn cloak hanging from the slioul dor. She arose and extended her hand for j him to kiss as Mr. F. .entered, and he ! kissed her white kids according to court etiquette. The Queen is about fifty years i ol age, quite tall and well educated, and ! quite graceful. Mr. Finklemeir was astonished to see ! her skin what we in America would call white, and looking young for her age. Mr. F. was next introduced to all the Minis ters and guests. A great deal of gold and embroidery was displayed in the court j dresses of those present, and the display was really brilliant. The dinner took from | Ip. m. to It) at night, and was given in a splendid Jiall, with a fine baud of music playing before the forty guests. The din ner and the wine could not he excelled in ! Europe. The finest of China and silver sets adorned the table.” Seeds for the Southern States. — Congress having appropriated $50,000 to purchase seeds to be distributed through out tho Southern States, lion. Isaac New ton, Commissioner of Agriculture, is now making preparations to; distribute them, j and during the present month a large por tion will be forwarded to farmers and plant- i ers in the South. It is the desire of Mr. ; Newton that the farmers shall receive the; seeds as soon as possible,, iu order that ! they may be immediately used. Cotton Factory. —The Livingston j (Ala. * Journal learns that Mr. Thomas 1 A. Johnston is to erect a eptton factory ' near Livingston, and has already booked a liberal subscription for that purpose. i Relief for the South.— The destitu- | tion now prevalent throughout, the South lias excited a wide-spread sympathy throughout the country. Even California has responded to the eali, and is exertin - ! herself to aid the suffering and starving people of the South. San Francisco dates of April 2d say : The 1 ankers and merchants of this eity assembled last night to devise means to assist the destitute people of the Southern States. They agreed that a public meet ing should be called at an early day and speakers invited to address it. Funds are ! to be collected and remitted to James M. | Brown, Treasurer of the New York Asso ciation. A recent census of Florida shows the j population to be 140,424, of which there were whites 77.747, and eolored 62,677 : whites over eolored 15,070; white males over eolored males 9,326. In six couuties j out of thirty-seven the colored element j preponderates. The Results of the Connecticut Election life Hartford Times. is jubilant at the , “triumph "in Connecticut. Summing up the results of the ballot —whieh our read ers have already received in move accurate detail by. telegraph—it thus asserts the issues tried and vindicated by the united efforts of “Democrats and Conservative men,'' and ‘vends a? glad tidings'' to their brethren throughout the Union these results: Tliey have achieved a victory for the true principles of the Constitution! They have rebqked the Radical C'on j gross. They have rebuked the men who are ! trying to introduce military despotism into our Union. * • They have rebuked the recklessness and extravagance of a fanatical party . They have sustained the principles of the Coii.-t i tiitiou.' They have sustained the Constitutional emirs of President Johnson and the doc i trines of his Veto Messages. . . ' They I?,light the battle on great national i Ti y met the bill of despotism : hit - y passed by Congress, with all its sup , plements, by an emphatic protesl. Tli y ,1. mu, l the Union for which 1 our armies fought. ' . Thcv den;v.iied representation in U’on ) gn--- -11 111- -States. * I Tff.-y demanded that the rights of the | Stati-. should not lie subverted, nor civil I government in any part of the Union de stroyed. ! They protested against the centraliza tion of power, and the usurpation by Con ! gross of authority not delegated by the Constitution. * , A They opposed negro suffrage and the | force liflls ofXJougriMM, to fasten tt upon 1 any State. j They protested against the assumption | of power by an arrogant and fanatical ; Congress to repeal a section of the Consti tution of Connecticut, in order to open the ballot boxes of this State to the African , race. » t dearly and definitely were the principles of the Democratic and Conservative voters defined. Squarely were tlie destructive doctrines of the Radicals met. , Glorious j and heart-clieering to the Union men of i every State is the result. We elect our State Ticket by seven hun dred majority. We place in the Executive Chair the lion. Janies E. English, the true Union man, and the lirin friend of the working | men. We elect the Hon. R. D. Hubbard, the friend of the Constitution and the Union, in the first district, Aver Mr. Doming, who has voted lor military despotism and dis union measures, and iollowed, abjectly, the demands of Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner. We have elected Mr. Hubbard by a majority of 500. Mr. Deiu i rig was chosen to the last Congress by a majority of 2,‘27k. We haveelected the Hon. Julius Hotch kiss in the second district by 2,500 majori ty, over a “professor” and a Radical of the bitterest, dye. We have elected the Hon. 'William H. Barnum, the Iron Man, the good and honest citizen, of great business talent, over the poor creature who publishes liis own shame to the world and gloats over his manifold deceptions. The majority for William 11. Barnum must be over 500. We have redeemed the State, and this is all we promised. It is enough. It is glorious, for itis a blow for tiie Union of our fathers, a protest against military despotism, and arrogant usurpation of power by Congress. Friends, throughout the eftuntry ! Let us calmly consider this great result—this victory which is to sweep over many, of the Northern arid Western States, as cer tainly as that the people love liberty and respect civil government. ’ It lias been achieved against vast odds. Th<' whole force of the Republican party of the country was brought to bear against us. Their money and their men were sent here to defeat us. We had little aid.from abroad, while our opponents, charging the Democracy with using money to cover up Republican corruption and the floods of money which they brought to bear against us, had all they wanted. The result is peculiarly gratifying, be cause it is achieved on principle anil the bold and startling issues forced upon us by Congress. Thanks to a noble people—the laboring men, the conservatives, the Democrats, who have achieved this work. Thank God for the kind Providence which has smiled upon a just cause, and favored those who have struggled for civil law and free gov ernment. The light is breaking; The people are moving. Georgia State Masonic Lottery.— Tn order to do away with any misappre hension, we are requested to slate that the Georgia State Masonic Lottery, chartered last year by the Legislature, for the bene fit of the orphans and widows of the Masonic fraternity, is not to lie confound ed with tlio so-called “Georgia State Lot tery,” managed and controlled by certain parties in New York, and recently in liti gation at Savannah. Air. M. G. McKinno is the authorized Agent of the Alasonie. State Lottery in this city. We find the following in the New York 'limes: “Mi-. Tilman Gregory, a very wealthy planter, residing near Augusta, Arkansas, fell into an'altercation over a game of cards with a Dr. Dameron, in the course of which the latter drew a pistol and shot the former in the hip. Mr. Gregory feeing in liquor taunted him for not shooting better than that. Mr. Dam cron, who was aiso intoxicated, fired again, shooting him this time-in the breast. Mr. Gregory placed his hand upon his pistol, and taking deliberate aim at the Doctor, shot him through the heart. Gregory’s shot took effect almost instantaneously in Damcron’a heart, and both fell dead to gether. Our Warehouses. —A correspodent of the Union Springs 'limes writes thus under date of Columbus, Ga., April 2d : Warehousemen are just now on short rations. Very little cotton arrives, and little of that is offered for sale. Messrs. Gray & Bedell have done, as they dqserve to do, a fine business this year. The new Alabama Warehouse is all it should be— splendid buildings and efficient manage ment. Union springs should feel proud of its child, Sam. B. Warnock, and Colum- | bus feel proud ol the gift. A change is j rumored in the old, substantial firm of! Fontaine A Hughes. If it is. made the new firm will be one of the strongest in | the Soq,th. Humbug. —The Index, published at j \\ arrentor, \ a., Mosby’s present; houi«. has the following paragraph in re lation to the work entitled “Mosbv arid his Men:” V e are requested by Col. J. S. Mosby 1 to state for the public information, that a book purporting to contain a history ofhis campaigns of the war, lately published by | J. Marshall Crawford, is unworthy of! credit and contains about as much truth as tlie Arabian Nights' entertainments, or ; Gulliver's Travels. The Norfolk Journal says that the : ram .1/, rrimac has been blown up a second time, and with almost as terrific a crash as on tlie night of the memorable lOtlipof .May. The 27th March being very clear | and beautiful for such an operation, Mr. , ! D. A. Underdown, the wrecker of the re mains of the Ma rimac, applied the torpe does which had been prepared for the pur pose, and the great body of iron armor was thrown out ofits bed in the river and torn ; in hundreds of fragments. The explosion was distinctly seen by persons in Ports mouth. Opinion of Chief Justice Handy on tHe Constitutional Question.— Chief; Justice Handy, of Mississippi, has pub lished two able articles upon the course ! proper to be adopted by the South in Te- j gard to the recent acts of Congress pro- ! t iding military governments for the South- ; era States, lie argues that the Supreme ! Court has jurisdiction in the matter, and, | referring to the Military Bill, says: “The k position that such a violation of the rights I of a State under the Constitution is beyond ; the supervision of the Supreme Court, ap- j j pears to be scarcely less monstrous than | the act itself. A Radical State Convention was held at ; Little Rock, Arkansas, on Thursday last, 1 at which a platform, with resolutions, was j adopted of an ultra Radical character. Ihe Congressional policy of reconstruction , was endorsed, whilst resolutions opposing A .^ Km 5 T ' l J',i^\ voca t ; ' ll ß a conciliatory Rebels" were voted down. The eommutee appoints to wait on Gen heartU >- approved the. oljcct ot the Convention, and was desirous of co-operating with its members. One hundred guns were fired in New York and other places in the North, on the 2d, in honor of the result in Connect!- i eut. There have arrived at Castle Garden in . the month o f March twelve thousand five i hundred and sixty emigrants. AUGUgTA/tU., WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 17, 1567. The Military Bill iu the Supreme Court. I MOVEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI TO TEST THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE MILITARY j GOVERNMENT Ji11.1.-. Judge Sharkey and Honor? bio Robert J. Walker appeared iu the Supreme Court of the United States at Washington on Friday ’morning <»i b ijbf of the SJtate of Mississippi. The fo'riner'rose to submit a j bill of eomplaipt, the prayer that President Johnson, with his qfiieeis and i agehts appointed for that* purpose, and i especially General Ord, be perpetually" ] enjoined and 'restrained from executing f the act to provide for the more efficient ; government o£ the ltbel States, and the | act supplementary thereto, and that j powers of injunction and subpoena be ! issued, directed to the parties aforesaid. ] with any other relief the court may deem ] proper." Judge Sharkey remarked that i the bill had been printed. I Attorney-Generuf Stanberry said iie.be lieved it was the general practice first to obtain leave of the court to file a bill. This bill w?s against the United States, and he desired to appear at tlie eanlest moment to object to-ir. He repeated there | mustbea motion to tile tlie .bill'in the! regular way. Judge Sharkey replied that was the motion which ho now made. He was ! aware oi the magnitude of the subject, in- • volvingthffimportant and delicate question of the constitutionality of congressional I legislation. It was of great moment that an early decision lie arrived at, as much lui 'chiW must result by delay. 1 Chief Justice Chase to*Judge Sharkey.—, You can only now move to flic the bill, in; it w ill be iii or. ■-1 - : leave. “ " “ ** ***** Cilief Justice Chase. —We do not propose j to hear argument on the motion out of the | regular order. This motion w ill be filed. I will now file tlie ap- j plication. This iie did, and the "question went over : till next motion day, which is Friday next. The following is a full copy of the bill of ! complaint or petition as presented by < #ov ernor Sharkey and the Honorable R. J. Walker: To the 'Supreme Court of the United Stales : The bill of complaint of the State of Mis sissippi, in behalf of herself aud such other States as may he interested in tlie premises, who shall, by consent of the court, properly make themselves parties hereto; against Andrew Johnson, a citizen of tha State of Tennessee, and President of the United States,-and also against Gene ral E. O. C. Ord, a citizen of the Statg of Maryland, who lias beeh appointed, by the said Andrew Johnson, as hereinafter stated. Humbly complaining, the' said State of Alississippi would respectfully show to this honorable court that her ter ritory was composed of a portion of the ; territory or domain comprised within the former limits of the State of Georgia, and by an irrevocable compact between that State and the United States, ceded to the I United States on the 24th of April, 1802; ; that said compact was made on certain con- I ditions, which were unalterable; among ; which-was the provision that said territory i should become and forever remain a State } of the American Union, on the same foot- j ing as tlie original States in all respects whatsoever ; another of these provisions | extended to said Territory, and to J said new State, when admitted, all the terms of the ordinance of the. .thirteenth ! of July, 1787, except as to slave- j ry; that said ordinance was based upon : and ratified as a compact with the State of j Virginia, by whieh certain States were to j bo admitted and forever remain States of tlie American Union, on an equal footing ' with tlie original States in all respects wiiatsoever. By said-compact of 1802 all these terms and -conditions, as well of the compact of 1802 as of said ordinance of 1787, which were unalterable, were declared to be binding and a part of the compact of 1802, contained the provisions that “the inhabitants of said Territory shall always lie entitled to the benefits of a writ of habeas corpus and of atrial by jury; no man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by his peers and tlio law of the land.” The said Territory and States whieh may be formed therein shall forever remain a par{ of this confederacy. And this was tlie compact between the United States and Mississippi. Has it been kept? By act of Congress of the Ist of March, 1.5!7, passed in pursuance of said compact of 1802 and the ordinance of 1787, authority was given to the people of the Western part of Mississippi Territory to form a Constitution and S.ate Government, and forthe admission of such State into the Union upon the same footing with the I original States in all respects whatsoever. | By this act the Constitution of the proposed j State was required to conform to said com- j pact of 1802 and said ordinance of 1787, ex- j eept as aforesaid ; and the said provisions j were declared to be “irrevocable” without j the consent of the United States. In pur- j suance of these acts, ordinances and com pacts, the people of said Territory of Alis- ; sissippi, on the loth of August, ISI7, | adopted a State Constitution, with an ordi- ! nance thereto attached and made a part j thereof, and declared to bo “irrevocable without the consent of the United States.” | On. the 10th bf December, 1817, Congress, j by a joint resolution, admitted said State j into the Union, upon the terms and condi- ! tions before stated, and especially reaffirm- j ing the ordinance of 1787 in ifs application • to said State! That ordinance, as we have | before seen, provided for tlie admission of j States'which wore forever to remain States j of the American Union, and was made j “fundamental” and “unalterable.” It was ! thus besides the general provision of the | Federal Constitution, that Mississippi be came a State of the Union, under compacts I with Georgia, Virginia, and said State of j Mississippi, and ail of which were “irre- j vocable” and “unalterable,” either by j said State or by the United States. It is respectfully submitted that, independent of these special compacts by the provi- j sions of the Federal Constitution, . the ! State of Mississippi could by no act of liors i withdraw froth the Union, nor could she [ bo excluded therefrom by Congress ; and ; that all opposing acts of said State of Con gress, being contrary to the Federal Con stitution, which is “the supreme law of the land,” ate null and void, and in a proper i ease \Ve believe will lie so declared by this | court. .MISSISSIPPI APPEALS AS A STATE IN TIIE UNION. In this case, however, besides the consti tutional rights of a State, here are com pacts, “fundamental,” “irrevocable” and “unalterable,” securing to tlie State of Mississippi her rights as a State of this Union. Such compacts, and the rights acquired under them, we believe tiiis Court will regard it as its duty to maintain and protect in the same manner, at least, as it | would enforce between individuals, by in- j junction or otherwise, thespcciticperform- j ance of contracts. The said State of Mis- j 1 sissippi avebs and charges that, having been \ admitted as a State of the Union in 1817, I she has ever since continued to be so, and is so now ; tiiat she has a State Constitu- I tioh, republican in form, and a State Gov- J eVnment in complete and successful opera tion under tlie Constitution, with alt its departments filled and administered by | proper functionaries in as proper and full i a manlier as any State in the Union, and ; lienee alie is en'titlud by tlie Constitution of j (lie United States, and by the covenants j slid compacts aforesaid, to be regarded as ' a State ot tlie Union in all respects. She , I acknowledges and claims that the Consti- ; I tution of the United States is the supreme j j law of tlie l^nd,and when her constitution- [ I al rights, or the covenants with Georgia | ; and Virginia are invaded, under the ordi- | nance of 1787, she lias a right to appeal to I this honorable tribunal, established as it. i is by the Constitution to decide in the last j ! resort in all cases in which a State is a i party, and tb give appropriate and ado- | ! (juate relief, especially when, as in tiffs ! ease, there is otherwise no remedy to pre i vent her utter annihilation; and if there j : be no remedy here, then her condition is * without redress, and her most sacred : right may be invaded and her very exist- I once destroyed. i WHICH C.ASXOT EXPEL ITSELF OR BE EX- I’ELLKR FROM THE UNION. The said State further shows and charges that, having become a member of the Union, as aforesaid, in 1817, she sur rendered certain rights to the United | Slates in consideration of perpetual pro tection under the Constitution, with ail her rights and privileges as a State per- ; peCually guaranteed, and that forever j after it was impossible for her people or for tlie State in its corporative capacity to j dissolve that connection with the other States, and any attempt* to do so, by se cession or otherwise, was a nullity, which she has admitted, by engrafting in an amended constitution a solemn declara tion that the pretended ordinance of seces sion adopted by a portion of her people was absolutely null and vcid; and she uowmost solemnly asserts that her connee- 11 tionwith the Federal Government was not in anywise thereby destroyed or impaired. And she moreover avers and charges that the Congress of the United States cannot constitutionally expel her from the Union, and that anv attempt which practically does so Is a nullity : and she also charges and avers that then* is no provision in the Constitution of the United States which subjects her as a State to any pains, penalties or forfeitures as a conse quence of such void attempt of a portion of her people to with draw - her from the Union—all pow ers to punish a Stftte, by expulsion or otherwise, for any cause, having been expressly refused in the convention which framed the Federal Constitution. She avers that her citizens lost none of their political rights, nor incurred any penalties, except what might lie inflicted on them as individuals bv due process of law, after trial bvjurv. fn courts having jurisdiction of their offe'nees, and that disabilities at tempted to be imposed upon her or upon her citizens, otherwise than as aforesaid, by any l>odv of persons, are void, and violations o's the Constitution of the United , states, as well as of the compact with Georgia of 1802, and with Virginia of 17>7. The said State admits that by the wrong ful acts of part of her citizens, and the neg , lent of the Federal authorities to proteetthe i loyal, her government became temporarily disorganized in reference to its relations with the Federal Government, but she j claims that this evil has been corrected i in the proper manner by the people of the State. PRESENT STATE COXTITUTRiN FORMED VOLUNTARILY BY HIGHEST POWER IN , THE STATE. In concurrence with the view of the I Presiriiffu ol ’-he United States, and the ap i parent sanction of trie public sentiment of j the whole country, pebple of the State as -1 sembled in - established for i themselves :» governinm*#, republican in form, and so in practices and she lias bebti reoognized as a .State bv various acts of Congress, by the official, proclamation of the President, and. a-wshe believes, bv ; tliis court Even it anjjfcfjtltost- at .{ S wer " e irregular, which is still, when the people of Mi#,Sippi did so as- I semble.it was an asHetnlSße of the highest power of the .State, anHßpve the control ■ of the President or Cjaßess, so far as their State Constitution Was concerned, and neither crfuhl impart poweato the peo ple or do more than aid t Ucin, it is a fundamental principal “that govern ments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from, tlie consent of the governed.” The peopi as wiubleiivolun tarily, and not by compulsion of the Pres ident. A copy of the 01 iginal and amend ed constitution is herewith presented. | The said State further avers that she has exhibited her good t'aiffgfcfid adhesion to 1 tlie Constitution of the. United* States by i electing Senators and Representatives to j Congress, as of right and duty she was j bound to; but her Senators and Repre- ; Sentatives have been ami are wrongfully , excluded from their right to participate in • the legislative department of the govern ment, and her people have bean compelled to pay the taxes and bear the burdens of the government without representation. TIIE MILITARY BILLS THE SPECIAL SUB- I jyt T OF COMPLAINT. And the complainant "Vluh-ges that, after thp excYi-con of her Senators and Repre- i st nu after the eiQtision of the Sfiiatoi - .ml Represi-fitidh es „of nine r s . - ,s. ,41 «n<Srt '■ : whom tip' M for admission, but were reject e 1 1 - - representatives of twenty-six States have assembled at the seat of the Federal Governihent, and legislating as the Congress of the United Statps, have passed ;u> act, which is now the special object of complaint, entitled “All act to pro . vide for the more efficient government of tlio rebel States," which is hereto annexed as exhibit A, and an act entitled “An act supplementary to an act entitled an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” hereto annexed as ex hibit B, and both prayed to be taken as part of this bin. , INCONSISTENCY' OF THE BILLS—THEIR EF- FECT AND OPERATION. The title of these bills admits that they are Staters, and yet power is assumed to establish governments for them; and this assumption is founded on the pretext set out in tlie preamble, that, no iegal State Governments exists in the said State of Mississippi and other Southern States adequate to the protection of. life or prop erty, whieh is believed to be wholly er roneous* since the people of'Mississinpi, tlie only source from which Stite«govern ment can emanate, have, as before stated, formed for themselves a government fully adequate to the protection of fie, liberty arid property. This act, and tie act sup-' plementary thereto, utterly annihilate tlie State and its government by assigning for Congress the power to control, modify and even abolish its government—ir short, to exert sovereign power over it and the utter destruction of the State must be the consequence of their execution. They also violate a well known salutary princi ple in governments, tiie observance of which can alone preserve them, by making tlio civil power subordinate to tin* military power, and thus establish a military iqile over the States enumerated in the act; and make a precedent by which the Government of tlie United States may be converted into a military despot ism, in which every man may be deprived of His goods, lands, liberty, and life by the breath of a military commander oi- the sentence of the military commission or tribunal, without the benefit of trial by jury, aVid without the observance of any of those requirements and guarantees by which the Constitution and the laws so plainly protect and guard the rights of the citizen. And the more effectually to ac complish this purpose said acts divide the ten Southern States into five Military districts, and make it the duty of the Presi dent to assign airofiieer tothecommandof each, and to place a sufficient ford, under liim, whose will is to be the law, and his sol diers the power that executes it. Itis de clared to be his duty to protect all persons in their right of person and property, to suppress insurrections, disorder and vio lence, and to punish or cause to bepunished, all disturbersof the peace and criminals; and ho may organize Military Commis sions and tribunals to try offenders when lie may think proper. But by what rule or law is he to judge ot the rights of per son or property ? By what rule or law is ■ lie to arrest, try and punish criminals ? By wliat rule or law is ho to j udge wheth er they have committed crimes? The answer to these questions is plain. By liis own will ; for though lie .my adopt the State authorities as his instru ments if lie will, yet he may reject them if he will. A scope of power so broad, so comprehensive, was never before vested in a military commander in any government which guards the rights of its citizens or subjects by law. It embraces necessarily all those subjects over which the States re served tlie power to legislate for them selves, as essential to their existence as States, including the domestic relations, all the rights of property, real and person al, the rights of personal security and per sonal liberty, and assumes the right to con trol the whole of the domestic concerns of the Slate. These acts also provide that the governments now existing in the Southern States are liut provisional governments, subject to the paramount authority of Congtess, Which may at any time abolish, modify, control or supersede them. Theso acts were vetoed by the President, but were passed over the vetoes by two-third s of both Houses as now organized, ten States being excluded from representation in both Houses. GROUNDS OF APPEAL FROM THEM, Now, tho complaint expressly charges that from information and belief, the said Andrew Johnson, President, in violation of the Constitution and in violation of the sacred rights of the States, will proceed-, notwithstanding his a etoes, and as a mere ministerial duty, to tiro execution of said acts, as though they were tho law of tho lajid, which the vetoes prove he would not do if ho had any discretion, or jLltat in do ing so ho performed anything more than a mere ministerial duty. With the view to the execution of said acts, the said Andrew ■Johnson has assigned military command ers to tho several districts to carry them into complete and full execution, and for this purpose has assigned General E. O. C. Ord, a citizen of the State of Maryland, to the command of tho States of Mississippi and Arkansas, who cbmplainant prays may be»made a defendant to this bill, and served with all proper process, &c. And complainant further avers that the said 1 General 1-j. O. C. Ord Aviil speedily enter on the discharge of said duties unless re strained by Ibis honorable court. Now, complainant avers and charges that the execution of said acts, by en forcing them in the manner there in provided, will cause and produce im mediate and irreparable mischief in the States to which it applies, as must be mani fest to the court in this—that they are re-' pngnadfrto the Federal Constitution, and violate the spirit, tiie purpose and the ob jects of the compacts ' between Georgia, Virginia and tho United States; it will deprive the States of every attribute of j State authority, and practically annihilate them as States, by converting them into | subordinate dependencies; it will derange | the whole system of internal or domestic j ’atl'airs; it will annul their legislation, and j subvert their whole judicial system. Inas much as.it declares the State Government illegal, it may annul ad contracts and titles to property made with reference to existing laws. It will deprive the people of their most sacred rights, their exemp tion from arrests founded on aliidavit, their right of the intervention of a Grand Jury, and their right of trial by jury, and establish arbitrary and despotic military powers bn the rains of their constitutional rights. It will produce a train of irre parable mischief that may not lie corrected for years, as the court will readily perceive, and they can only be prevented by a very speedy application of the restraining pow-’ ers oftliis court. But, above all, tUeseacls, if maintained, establish a precedent by which Congress, composed of a majority of States, may at pleasure exclude any number of States, from the American i Union. i COURT MUST SOONER OR LATER ADJUDICATE THE QUESTION. And complainant would farther show that many legal questions must arise un der tliese billsif the governments contem plated by them be carried out, which, , sooner or later, must come before this i court for final adjudication ; and it is be ; lieved these bills will ultimately be de j elared unconstitutional in their whole . length and breadth. Asa consequence, j all acts that may have been done under ■ them must be declared void, even to the ! constitution which may Be formed under j them. The mischiefs that must result i from such a state of things are incalcula ble. Suits without number, not only in regard to rights of property but lor pun . ishments inflicted without authority, a total disorganizance of the present government, inasmuch as no elections can pe held to fill the State offices, a state o, anarchy must intervene until government can be : again recognized by ; the people. There fore, public policy, the good order of socie ty, the safety of a people,"call loudly lor S ' P And compllTnant also charges that tho : bill is filed as a bill of peace, and to pie vent endless suits and controversies, * V much as tho execution of the acts mi produce such a variety ot legislation asi t disturb-the good order of sooietv, ving aggrieved parties « against officers add others w bo . mit trespasses andcrimes again of* the cent. To prevent such evils s one ofthe common grounds of equity jut rrs adjudication Mississippi CLAIMS ITS AUJV sow. And the complainant avere peal is made to this honora mo ti\-es, good faith, and not ® S or from any spint ... that these acts law, blunder a are in violation of the Constuu bliga . compact aforesaid, and impose n ,= sion on her people to observe them^uffi^s i this Conn, as the tribunal organ zed «lf*r the Constitution to preserve it invi 1 late, and to keep all the departments of the Government within their appropriate sphere, by trying their acts bv the test of tho Constitution: and she claims .the exer cise of this undoubted right in advance, for the purpose of preventing irreparable mischiefs so gigantic and intolerable as those which are threatened. If Slip should be mistaken in this, and tlie acts should be deckled to be constitutional, she will most cheerfully yield implicit obedience to all their behests, whatever tlie consequences may be. All she desires is to guard her rivhts and the rights of her citizens, and this boon she hopes may be aecorded her before it is too late, and without being sub ; jected, to tlie imputation of improper motives. If either the State or the people have constitutional rights it is a paramount duty to preserve them by all legitimate means. This court the State believes to be the great tribunal forthe peaceful settle ment of all constitutional questions, and ’ especially in “all eases iu which a State is a party, '-and expressly provided iu the fundamental law. In consideration of the premises, aud inasmuch as complainant j manifestly has no remedy whatever at law, as must be apparent to the court, and eau have no redress as a State only through this court, as provided by the Constitution, i complainant appeals to tlie preventive] power ot this honorable court, exercising" tho jurisdiction of a'Court of Equity, and humbly prays that the said Andrew John son, and his officers and agents appointed tor that purpose, and especially General E. O. C. Ord, above named, be perpetually enjoined and restrained from executing or in any manner carrying out said acts, and that process of injunction and subpoena issue, directed to the parties aforesaid, and all other requisite process necessary in ay bo issued for oner audJjm.ljtr'^U<d as m duty bound, complainant will ever pray, Ac., Ac., Ac. Wm. L. Sharkey, R. J. Walker, Counsel for pom plaint. Headquarters 3d Military District, 1 Montgomery, Ala. April 3, 1867. j General Orders ) A'o. 2. j Tlie following extracts from an A#*t of Congress, approved'March 2d, 18117, are published for tiie information of all con cerned, and they will lie strictly complied with in this Military District: [Public —No. 85.] An Act, making appropriations for tho support of tho army for the year ending June lyth, ]BJB, and for other purposes. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That it shall be the duty of tlie officers of tho army and navy, and of tho Freedinen.s Bureau, to prohibit aud prevent tfeo whip ping and maiming of the persons, as a punishment for any crime, misdemeanor, or offence, by any pretended civil or mil itary authority in any State lately in re bellion until the civil government of such State shall have been restored, and shall have been reorganized by tho Congress of the United States. Sec. <l. Aud be it further enacted, That all militia forces now organized or in service in either of the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, bo forthwith disbanded ; and that the further organization, arming, or calling into service, of the said militia forces, or any part thereof, is hereby prohibited under any circumstances what ever, until the same shall be authorized by Congress. JNO. POPE, Brevet Major General, Comm’g. Official: J. F. Coxyngham, Ist Lieut., 2ith Infantry, Ass’t Adj’t Gen’l. Elections in the States of South and North Carolina. —We call the special attention of our readers to tlie fol lowing order. It is very desirable, es pecially in tiie country Districts which are remote from headquarters, and where the mail communications are not frequent, that early notice of the approaching vacancy of the local offices should be given, and that the citizens should see that the proper information as to tlie fitness of the incumbent is laid before tlie Commanding General in time for liis consideration.— Charleston News, Bth. lld’qrs, Second Military District, 7 (North Carolina and S. C.,) u Charleston, S. C., April 1, 1807. j [General Orders No. 5.] When an election for district, county, municipal or town officers is required to take place, .in accordance with the pro visions of’ the local law, within tho limits of any post in this command. Commanding Officers will promptly report to these headquarters (he time and place of such election, and tho designation of tho offices i to be filled. If the present incumbents he ineligible to_ hold office, or any objection exist, arising out of their misconduct in office, to the continuance of their functions, the facts will be reported by the Post Commander, with liis suggestions, having in view the interests of the service and the welfare of tho locality immediately concerned. By command of Major-Gen. D. Jti. Sickles. J. W. CLOUS, Capt. 38th U. S. Inst., A. D. C. and A. A. A. G. Official: Alexander Moore, Aide-de-Camp. Special Orders from Cicn. Schofield. Headq’rs First District, j State of Virginia, Richmond, Va., April 2d, 1807. j extract. Special Orders No. 1. 1. A board of officers is hereby appointed to select and recommend to tho Command ing General for appointment, persons to form boards of registration throughout this District, as required by the act of Maroii 23d, 1867. The persons required will lie one regis tering officer for each magisterial district of a county or ward of a city, aud two, four or six tor the county or city at large, ac cording to the size of the county or city, so as to form, With the registering officers of the several districts or wards, one, two or three boards ol' registration for tho county or city. An officer, of* the army or Freedmen’s Bureau will, if possible, bo selected ns a member of each board, and the other two will be selected from tlie following classes of persons, viz; Ist. Officers of the United > States army or of volunteers, who . have been honorably discharged after meritori- j ous services during the late war. 2d. ] Loyal citizens of the county or city for I which they are selected. 3d. Any other loyal citizens having the prophr qualifica tions. These boards must be composed of men ! who, not only are now, but always have | been, loyal to tiie Government of the j United States: men of high character and | sound, impartial judgment, aud, as iivr \ as possible, men who have tlie confidence of all classes of citizqns. No registering offieersliall be a candidate j for any elective office while, holding the office of registering officer. With their recommendations for ap- ; pointment, tlie Board will report to the Commanding General a brief of tlio testi monials and other evidence upon which their selections are based. Tlie Board will report from time to time tlieir selections for particular counties or cities, without waiting to complete tlie fist. DETAIL FOR THE BOARD. Brevet Lieut. Col. Geo. Gibson, Jr., Capt. 11th United States Infantry. Brevet Major G. K. Layton, Captain lltli United States Infantry. . Brevet Major D. W. Vance, Captain 11th United States'lnfantry. Captain Garrick Maliery, 43d United States Infantry. Captain J. A. Bates, 43d United States Infantry. By Command of Brig, and Brevet Major General J. M. Schofield, U. S. A. (Signed) S. F. Chayfin, Assistant Adjutant General. Death op an Eminent Mason.— The Masonic Fraternity have experienced a great loss in tlie recent death of tlie llev. i Brother George Oliver, I>. D.Qone of the 1 most bright and shining lights of Masonry. Dr. Oliver was one of the most voluminous | writers on suVijeets of ancient and modern Masonry, and ono of the best authorities ! on almost every branch of masonic art, ; literature and science. 77i# writings are ; very numerous, and constitute, in them selves, a library. He has been, for a bet ter part a century, more universally known in Europe and America, as a mas i ter and a teacher, than, perhaps, any other ! living Mason. He died full of years and | usefulness, very much beloved and honored | to the last. — Charleston Courier, c Jth. The Wheat Crop. —We are rejoiced to learn, as we do, from our planting friends, that the wheat crop in this coufty is, gen erally, quite promising. We conversed j with gentlemen from all parts of the Boun ty on Tuesday, from whom we gathered this information. We have heard of some wheat being in the head on the Ist inst. We also learn from a gentleman from gtowart county, that wheat is excellent down there. Oh! that our farmers —the bone and sinew of the land —may reap rich rewards from their labors in the coming harvest! We would be pleased to hear from other portions of the county, and hope our friends will give us information of their planting interests. —La Grange Re ; porter, i>th. The Peach Crop.— Unusually' severe weather has blasted the hopes of the lovers of good fruit. The preach crop will lie a failure in this section. We have better hopes of the apple crop. —Pickens Courier Mysteriously Murdered. —Mr. Thos. Burnette was mysteriously murdered near Madison Court House, some 10 [daysago.— Taf. Sent. Terrible Colliery Explosion at Clover Hill Mines. SIXTY-NINE LIVES LOST. The following paragraphs in relation to j the terrible explosion which took placS at the Clover Hill Mines, near Richmond, on Wednesday last, are taken from the de i tailed reports, published in the Richmond | Dispatch : BRIGHT HOPE MINE. Bright Hope Mine was opened in 1857 by the Clover Hill Railroad Company. It has two shafts, about 800 feet in depth, and it extends north and south about 3,500. feet. In 1859 an explosion took place in this niine, which resulted in the death of nine men. It lias always lieeu considered ; very safe, having as fine avenues and apparatus for ventilation as it was possible to have, and, therefore, accidents can only ; be attributable to rieglience. When we reached the mouth of the pit we found the northern oj downeast shaft entirely closed with sand, while the southern shaft was filled with a blue sulphurous smoke up to within ten feeF of the top. Nothing could be seen beyond this : not a sound came from the depths below ; and the thought that sixty-nine human beings' lie dead at the bottom was sickening. We turned away and left the scene, finding it necessary to collect ourselves before pro ceeding to .gather the facts connected with calamity. We were enabled through ft,'court*of Captain J. 7*. Cox, assist ant superintendent of the mines, to gather the substance of what we give below: THE EXPLOSION. At about half-past 2 o'clock on Wednes day afternoon a tremendous explosion was heard, proceeding from the mouth- of the northern shaft of Bright Hope mine, which was followed by a rush of dust and smoko from both shafts. The explosion was sup posed to have taken place on the upper or mining level. In a minute or two after ward a second explosion took place, which was nearly as loud as the first, and in about ten minutes this was followed by a third explosion, which could scarcely be heard. Superintendent Owens and Cap tain Cox immediately went to work with what force could be gathered. They first commenced to fix the ropes, which were found to have been broken by the force of the explosion; and without these it was impossible to descend. Tlie rope was taken from the southern shaft and attach ed to thqt of the northern shaft. Tho tele graph wire communication between the pits and the engine-house was also .found to be broken. This had to be remedied, and it was fully 5 o’clock before everything was in readiness* for the descent. At this time, Thomas Marshall,Sr., chief gasman, John Strong and James Duggen, miners, descended the’pit slowly*in a small rock bucket, to within about 100 feetof the bot tom, or 750 loot from the top, when they could go no further, and were forced to ascend in consequence of the giving out, of the telegraph wire. They hallooed down into the pit, but could hear no reply. After they had reached the top, more wire was obtained and attached, and in about an hour the same party again went down, and reached the bottom of the shaft. They found the water-sink there filled tip with timbers, blown into it by the explo sion. Marshall went out into the air passage about twenty feet, and found the door for the regulation of ventilation so impeded that he could go no further. Strong went out into the upper level of life mine about eighty feet, and saw a lire near one of the magazines. He also dis covered a dead mule about twenty feet oil. They hallooed repeatedly, but could not bear the slightest sound in reply. Fearing to go further on account of the fire, the inch returned to the top of the pit. This examination not proving satisfac- tory, another was made the next morning by Thomas Marshall, Jr., Richard Berry ancl Lewis Cox, colored, with the same result. Tlio fire was still found burning, and an attempt to get to tho south shaft through tho “stoppings” l'or air proved futile on account ot'tlicir being blocked up with tlie wreck of the explosion. The party ascended, and upon making their report, (he dreadful and only, alternative of closing tlie shafts was determined upon, so as to exclude the air, and thus smother' the fire. The northern shaft was closed, but the southern shaft was left open, for fear that the expansion of heated air would cause an air explosion. This shaft was stopped yesterday—a slight aperture being left to prevent explosion. TIIF. SCENE AFTER THE EXPLOSION. Tito scene at tlio pit after the explosion was one of terror and confusion. Tiie re port was so loud as to be heard for miles, and such as to leave no doubt as to its cause. In a moment tlio miners in tlio vi cinity, the wives and children of those who were within, hurried toward the pit. Farmers who were ploughing in the fields unhitched their horses and galloped thither, and in the course of an hour several hun dred persons were gathered there. Men ran hero and there in the wildest confu sion; women and children gathered around them, shrieking and imploring them to save their husbands, their fathers, tlieir brothers, or their sons, and it was impossi ble to get them from the spot. Quiet could not be .restored until the first party descended. Then they awaited in dreadful anxiety to bear what might be the result. • The fruitlessness of the first attempt made the suspense during the second but tlie more awful; and when tho worst was made knowu, a wail ot despair arose that made tlie sternest and stoutest hearts quail. Who can tell the deep, bitter anguisli of those women ? But a few hours ago their husbands, sons and brothers had left them in tlio full bloom of health, and now they lie dead hundreds of feet below them, in the very bowels of the earth, torn to pieces by the dreadful explosion, some of them perhaps still lingering in the agonies of suffocation. Night fell upon the scene, but they moved not, and who dared dis turb them in their desolation ? The next sun rose upon it, and there were wives and sisters still there, their countenances filled with dismay, and their hands clenched in mute despair. THE VICTIMS. Among (lie whites were several young men who bad fought gallantly during the late war, and who were forced to work in the mines for want of .employment. They survived the perils and hardships of war to meet with a deatli far more terrible than any upon the battle-field. Thirty whites and thirty-nine-colored men have perished. CAUSE OF EXPLOSION. Tlie causeof the explosion can, of course, be only a matter of conjecture. There arc employed in the pit three gasmen ; Thomas Marshall, Sr., is tlie chief gasman, and Thomas Marshall, Jr., and John Weale, assistants. The duties of the assistants are to go down in the feits before the workmen, examine carefully, and see that everything is all right. The first one goes down in the morning, and is relieved at 12 o’clock by tlio second. Both of them are required to make continual rounds, and if any gas is’found in any one of the “upsets,” be warns the hands not to go there, and if there is any great dan ger. he has them taken out. Some time since one of the doors for the regulation of air in “Upset” No. 8, rjortli mine level, had to be taken down for some cause or other. This fact was reported to Mr. Marshall, Sr., whoordeied bis assist ants to put it up, for whilst it might not be dangerous whilst tlie fan was running in tlie day time, gas might accumulate at night, it seems, however, that the. door had not been replaced. Thomas Marshall, Jr., went on duty on the morning of the explosion, and neglect ed to visit this “Upset" in his rounds. When relieved by George Weak, lie re ported to him “all right.’’ It is surmised that Weale did not visit the Upset, and that it had become choked up with gas, some of which was driven into" the mam level, and was set fire to by a mule driver in passing. AN EXAMPLE OF ITS FORCE. The reader may judge of the terrific ( force of the explosion by the following in cident : The bucket, shoe and lautcrp of Hiram MeGruder, a “hanger-on” at the bottom of one of the shafts, were blown to the top of the mine, a distance of seven hundred and ninety-feet. Tin: Botch Gap Canal. —A survey of s the work has been made by the <*ity engi neer of Richmond, and, upon his favorable report to the authorities of that city, it i has been determined to deepen that excava tion and make it navigable. This may be done at very little expense, and the benefit to the commerce of Richmond will be com mensurately great. Vessels navigating the James river, by passing through the canal, i will save a distance of at least seven miles, besides avoiding a peculiarly difficult part of the river, where the stream is narrow and runs like a mill-race. Governor Orrls Farewell Party.— Saturday night Governor Orr gave a small dinner party at the Mills House to a few friends. Among the guests were General tickles. General Scott, Colonel Smith, Ex- Governor Magrath, Lieutenant-Governor Porter, Hon. Charles 11. Simonton, Gov ernor Worth of North Carolina, General | Garlington and others.— CJiar. Mer„ Bth. NEW SERIES VOL. XXYL NO. 16. m wlsHiyefoy coresfozidiihtk. Suspension of Radical Bragging — A Nciv j Political Pea Dawning—Members of Congress Remaining in Washington — Wilson's Torn- South— Rosteau s Nomi ’ nation—Radicals in Want of Political \ Capital, (be. —lmportant Rumor, etc. ; Washington, April 4. The Radical.-: here have bepn stopped in ' their boasting by the result of the recent ! election in Connecticut, and begin to speeu late on the probabilities oi holdingtheir own in certain other States where, of late, they have ruled with high baud. They are iii a quandary on the universal negro suffrage topic, and while the old consistent mem bers of the Abolition party (the term is now obsolete) are strenuous in favoring it. Other members of the present Radical Army are Very much afraid of agitating that subject. [Even if it is adopted it might not add to their power, as the negroes in | the North are in a very great minorlly, j and the whites are not prepared ior the dose. The Democrats and Conservatives are predicting all kinds of gpods things front the result of the Connecticut fight, while the Republicans sec no redeeming feature at all in their defeat. The op ponents of the unconstitutional party do not display any jubilation or enthusiasm ; but are calmly preparing for their over throw of the principles which, if carried out, will ruin the country without hope of redemption. Accounts from New York and various parts oLthc West speak liopc fullv. There the Conservatives are more than holding their own, and as the only meas ures which have kept tho Radical party so strong, viz: impeachment and universal negro suffrage in the South, have been used up, there is nothing now to prevent the dissolution of.that political body. All eyes are turned now to New York, where an election will take place next week l'or a Constitutional Convention. * At the same time there is no excitement or unusual energy depicted in the canvass. Several members of the lower House are yet in Washington, taking as much care of their friends as possible, wh'o are seek ing nominations. It is very evident that the Senate will adjourn, leaving several prominent offices vacated, as they refuse to confirm the appointments the President makes in the endeavor to have them filled with Radicals. Senator Wilson, on his tour South, will likely acquire some new views, and, as he is a man of very good sense? can hardly fail to be disgusted with the men in that section who are endeavoring to use the negroes for their own personal advancement. It is said that the nomination of Gene eral Rousseau as Brigadier General in the regular army will not be confirmed, as all his supporters have withdrawn their -fa vors. From the same source it is stated that Rousseau has offered, if confirmed, to stump Kentucky against the President’s policy. If this is true—but'who believes il-Mlie continuation ought certainly not to be given; but snch is the disposition of the majority party in Congress that they would willingly, for such service, extend their help to have the parly or parties agreeable to such dishonorable conduct put in as prominent a positioi as possible. Grinnell, of the 39th Congress and his friends have a grudge against Rous-eau on account of that caning the former received, which could hardjy be wiped Out, no matter what remuneration should be offered. A strong disposition line 111 mifested it self within the past two or three days to inake it appear that the South intends kicking against the terms offered in the Military Reconstruction Bill.. The Radi cals are praying for such a condition of affairs.- They intend to lnakfi all the capi tal at the North that they possibly can out of the South, and are, therefore, in tense in their anxiety for political opposi-’ tion to the laws in the “military districts.” The people of the South are wise enough to sec this, arid that they cannot bo in duced to present themselves for additional persecution, is making several .individuals very angry. One tiling is certain, tiie Radicals will not dare go any further than they have, except in the removal of State officers, which, it is claimed, the Gen erals commanding the so-called “Military Districts” have a right to do under the provisions of the reconstruction act. Among the most nonsensical of all tlio Radical assertions tbat have been flyiffg around is the one that “more trouble is expected from the South,” which lias been frequently indulged in. The wish in every instance is father to (ho though!. A paragraph appears in some of tho morning papers to-day, stating that the Attorney General had written an opinion to the President denying the legal right (even under the monstrous provisions of thcShcrmaii-Shellabarger-Bill) of General Sheridan to remove State officers and appoint others in their stead. The rumor created no little com ment here, and many speculations origin ated thereon. The main idea with some being to prpsent the matter to the immedi ate consideration of the Judiciary Commit tee if such is the case. I have made in quiry in the most reliable quarters to-day, but learn nothing definite. The best im pression seems to bo that, although no official decision in the matter has yet been rendered, the Attorney General has had the case under consideration and has verb ally stated his opinion to the President. It is not improbable that the question will come up in the Supremo Court, if it can be brought up, unless upon the appeal of a lower tribunal. The old residents of this city porsistent ]y refuse to be registered, and the blacks will carry tlie day nt (he next municipal election. All the officers to be chosen are unimportant, and as Congress can dismiss them and appoint others, if such should be its pleasure, the citizens do not consider that there is any particular principle in volved ; very many friends of the white party, however, find fault with the apathy on the part of tiie old residents. If a Representative in Congress was to bo elect ed, the groat majority of those who take no interest whatever in the present condition of events, would be “up and doing.” The weather to-day is warm, wind high, and the dust flying up Pennsylvania Avenue in clouds. Arlington. The Conference Between U;e Military ami Civil Authorities, In complin nee with his request, Major Genera! Sickles, commanding this Military District, was met yi- fin-day by Governors Worth, of North Carolina, and (Jrr, of this Stale, for the purpnse-of having a free conference upon (be preliminary details of reorganization under the Reconstruction Bills. The intervi nv was, we understand, mutually agreeable and satisfactory.— Amongst the results attained we may mention flic following: The details of registration will be im mediately prepared by direction of Gen. Sickles, and put into operation as soon as persons can be found to art in the capacity of registers, wiio are qualified under the provisions of the Supplemental Bill to do so. ■ No elections for Municipal or State officers will Ik: held in either of the States until the Conventions whieh are to be failed shall have mot anti adopted new Constitutions. No civil officer will he re moved who faithfully discharges his duties. \\ henever vacancies occur by reason of I the expiration of tlio tenure of office, by ; death, resignation or otherwise, they, will be filled by appointments to be made by the Governors of these States, if the officers are of the character elected by the ‘General Asseinolies, unless .special reasons to the I contrary should arise, or by theCommand i ing General, if they are of the class elected I by popular suffrage. Governors Worth and Orr leave the city ! this morning for their respective eapitols, . and they will devote themselves assidu ! ously to the great and difficult responsibili ; ties of the work of reconstruction. I It is a matter of profound congratula tion that such cordial relations subsist be tween the military and civil authorities ; j and we earnestly hope that nothing may ; occur to mar a harmony which will con ‘ tribute so much to the progress and pros- I perity of these States.— Chur. Courier, i 6th. Masonic. —At a regular communication of Orange Lodge, No. 14, on Monday night last, with a very full assemblage of the brethren, his Excellency the lion. James L. Orr, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, being present also, a preamble and resolutions of sorrow and sympathy with the fraternity at large of Europe and America, were introduced'and unanimously carried, in tribute to the j memory of the ancient and venerable Ur. George Oliver. The measures were sec- i ended and supported by the Grand Secre tary, Bruns, in a feelin-% speech, which summed up the merits of Ur. Oliver as a man and a brother, and his large services to Masonry throughout the world. A committee of three Past Masters was ap pointed to take order for future and proper action In Memoriam of the deceased.— j Charleston Conner, \(lth. Government Revenue.--The receipts from customs during .March were unusual ly large, being about $16,000,000. The internal revenue receipts have not come up to the usual standard, and appear to the comparatively small amount of $1.7,000 - 00. Georgia .Tews. j Odd Fellows’ Celebration.—The Tn- I dependent Order of Odd Fellows, of the city ol Atlanta, will celebr-ate the 49th Anniversary of the Order in the United j otates, on Friday, the 26th day of April, at Davis _ Hal.. local and instrumental ; music, addresses by Brothers Boyd, Bard ! and Glenn, and other exercises, willconsti ! tute the programme of the occasion. The j procession will be formed at the Lodge Room and move through tho principal streets to the hall. — Era, 7th. Destitution—Starvation. —The May or of our city is informed that a death oc curred in a neighboring District in this county very recently, from starvation. It is stated, that two widow ladies and their families are occupying the same house. They were reditced to such destitution as to compel them to allowance thefnsolves to | only three mouthfuls of corn bread for each meal. This being insufficient to sus tain life, pne of the household has actually perished from starvation. Comment is unnecessary. —Neuman Herald, 6th. Fresh Fish. —The market is being pret ty well supplied with nice fresh fish, and wo are told they bite well —during these hard times. —Bainbridge Georgian. New Irish Potatoes. — IYe saw on our streets on Tuesday a lot of fine Irish pota toes, of this year’s evowtb, made on the I'lace of Mr. J. W. .Maxwell, in this eoun ty. We hope this is nn wlnon of good, anil “praties and mate” will be plentiful.— Bainbridge Georgian. Killed by Lightning. —We were in formed late last night that the vivid flash of lightning which heralded the rain storm on Thursday night killed a negro and four mules belonging to Col. R. L. Mott. Tho occurrence happened before dark. The negro was some distance from Girard, driving the team fastened to a wagon, to Colonel Mott's place at Dover. We heard no particulars further than those staffid.— Columbus Sun <t'- Times, 6th. Steam Eire Engine. —We Only learned on Thursday that Fire Company No. 1 re solved on .Monday night to ask permission of Council to sell their present machine, and with the proceeds and other funds to be procured by subscription to purchase a steam engine. One such engine' would do as much good as all those we now have and require a greatly smaller force.—Co lumbus Sun & Times, 6th. The peach crop in this section, we are informed' by farmers from all parts of tho county, is a “forgone conclusion.” The wheat crop is all “ rectus”—that is so say, from present appearances, there will be an unexampled yield.— Elbrrton Gazette. Cotton. —Middling cotton sold yester day in our market as low as 22c. (buyers also paying the tax). All (he advices received were, unfavorable. We fear that the bottom has not yet been readied.— Columbus Enquirer, 6th. Obituary. —Departed this li(?, in Hall county, Ga., on the 22d of March, Mrs. Elizabeth O’Connor, consort of Patrick O’Connor, in Iho 82d year of her age; who, from trouble, age, and disease, caus ed by the loss of her two youngest sons, James and Daniel, and the wound disa bling her eldest son John, weighed so heavily upon her mental faculties that her physical powers gave way. —Airlinc Eagh . ( Under recent orders received from the Treasury Department, a boat will be stationed at Tybee, with four men, to bl under the command of Boarding Officer Cairns. The object in the matter is to guard against smuggling. —Savannah Re piddican. The Albany News of (he 3d, says that cotton on Robert’s place, in Baker county, lias been up for a week past. 'flic Savannah News is informed (bat Mrs. Harriot Beecher Stowe is delighted with the climate of Florida, and has pur chased a place on St. John’s river, where she intends to reside. Can’t Stay.— Wo learn that Colonel Sibley, State commandant, telegraphed General Pope asking to be allowed to con tinue his headquarters at Macon, and in reply received a renewal of the order to repair to Millcdgeville.— Macon Tel., 6th. Sale Day.—A goodly number of our country friend* were in town on Tues kty last—more than usual on such fine days as that was, for our planters have lately adopted tlie style of coming so town only on bad days, remaining at homo to work when the weather is fair. But few sales were made, and nonoof importance. Monty is very scare at this time.— Washington Gazette, sth. From New A ork.— -The staunch and swift sailing steamship \ irgo reached her wharf on Saturday morning last at 8 o’clock, under command of her well-known Captain, E. M. Bulklcy, with 20 cabin passengers, andan unusually heavy freight. She reports that on the 4th inst., when 40 miles southwest of Hatteras exchari&ed signals with steamship Zodiac, hence for New \ ork. —Savannah Republican, Bth. Damaged Freight. —A suit has been entered against the Western & Atlantic Railroad, for (lie recovery of damages on freights injured or destroyed by the flood. The road will abide by the decision iu the case whatever it may be. . The Presbytery of Atlanta— Met in this city on Wednesday evening las(, in the Presbyterian Church, and was opened with a sermon by Rev. W. M. Cunning ham, D. 11., after which the body was organized by tho election of Rev. I). C. Carter as Moderator, anrl the Rev. Robert Logan as Temporary Clerk. There arc twelve Ministers and eleven Ruling Elders in attendance. —Newnan Herald, 6tli. Steamer Ashore.— Advices from Tybee report a steamer ashore on tho lower “Oyster Beds,” near the “beacon.” The vessel is a small propeller. • The steamer Potter went down to her assistance, she will doubtless be gotten off without difficulty as she went on the “beds” be fore high tide. —Savannah Republican, Bth Homicide.— Wc learn that in an alter cation, yesterday, at Clinton, between J>r. James Barron and Mr. Jesse Clawson (both well-known citizens of Joints county), the latter received a mortal wound from a knife in the hand of the former. We did not learn the jiarticulars,— Journal & Messenger, 6th. Atlanta National Bank.— The quartely report of the officers of this flourishing institution, we are glad to sec, indicates not only a prosperous busi ness, but that it is in a healthy condition, and entitled to the highest confidence.— Era, 7 th. Frost.—We learn that a heavy front was seen along the line of tlie Atlantic & Gulf Railroad on Sunday morning— Sa vannah Republican, Bth. Presbytery of Hopewell.— This body adjourned on Sunday night, March 31st, after a pleasant and harmonious ses sion, well attended by most of the Ministers and about the average mini her Elders. The business, we learn, was principally of a routine character, but the reports of the state of the .church were considered to lie, on the whole, encourag ing and there were some interesting dis cussions concerning (he new relations of the Church,to the African race. Tire in terest of the meeting wqs materially enhanced by the presence and counsel of | the venerable Dr. Woodrow, father of * Professor Woodrow, of the Theological I Seminary of Columbia, S. C. Some altera | tions having beeh recently made in the j boundaries and names of the Presbyteries j composing the Synod of Georgia, a com | initteo was appointed on tho subject of the l boundaries of this organization, and to I report at the next meeting, on the- pro | prietyof a change of name to that of the Presbytery of Augusta. The next mcct * ing is to lie held in Madison, Morgan ! county, on the 11th of September next.— | Washington Gazette, sth. j Interesting Services.— At the Cathe ! ilral of St. John the Baptist (Catholic) 1 yesterday morning at half past six o'clock, I the interesting services of the adrnin j istration of the Lord’s Supper to a class of youthful candidates, both’ male and I female, was performed with the approori i ate ceremonies of that denomination. Wo have rarely witnessed a more solemn or impressive scene, arid which was shared by a large congregation of devout wership pors. During the services the light veil i of one of the candidates took fire, which accident created some momentary confu sion, but the presence of mind of those on gageu prevented nny serious results, tlie exercises concluding in order, notwith standing this accident.— Sav. Rep., Bth. Fi ust Lieut. J. Murray lloag, 44th infantry, and Sub-Assistant Commissioner l.ureau R. F. & A. J,., Savannah, lias submitted the following tabular statement to Col. C. C. Sibley, commanding District of Georgia, showing the distribution made of the 3,050 bushels- of corn recently re ceived from the Philadelphia Relief Com mittee : Bushels. Upson county 400 7’iko county 300 Campbell county. 300 F'ayette e0unty....450 .Monroe c0unty....280 Bushels. Bibb county 400 I Jones county 750 Spalding county. 320 j Butts county 200 | Henry county 250 j Total 3,050 1 Savannah Republican , Bth.