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Gknhul Exchange Warehcu be
Attention is called to the announcement of
I'rank Ballard, E.- p, No. 15 Cortland
•Street, New \ ork, to Southern merchants
and planters. He offers to take Southern
produce of all kinds at the highest market
price in exchange for boots, shoes, and
provisions, lb; will answer all questions
cheerfully. Address biiu al New York,
I*. 0. Box 4320.
Shell Explosion—Almost a Fatal
Tragedy.— The Foundry of Mr. Phillip
Malone, on Jackson street, formerly the
Augusta Machine Works, was providen
tially spared from being the scene of a
fearful catastrophe last Saturday after
noon.
f )n theevaouation of Atlanta several thou
sand shells were shipped to this city, where
they remained, at the close of the war, and
were afterward purchased by Mr. Malone
from tho If. fl. Ordinance Department
for the purpose of being used in castings.
It was thought that all had been unloaded.
Igist Saturday afternoon, however, as the
workmen were preparing for a large cast
ing, some of these shells were being melted
in the lurnacc, when suddenly a powerful
explosion took place, shattering and break
ing in fragments in the upper portion of the
furnace. Some twenty or more workmen
wurcsianding'iround the furnaceatthe very
moment of the explosion, Imt fortunately
all escaped without even a scratch. For
a few seconds they stood rivetted to the
spot, consternation being depicted on every
countenance, but they soon recovered from
this and congratulated each other on their
Providential escape from a fearful death.
The Okl Dragon on Confiscation.
The following letter, written by the Rad
ieal lead, r of the present Congress, to the
Gettysburg Star k Ilerald, .shows that he
atill hopes to have his confiscation schemes
become the law of the land :
Lancaster, l’a., Tuesday,).
May 28, 1867. j
Dear Sir: Short as your letter U, I
fear 1 cannot answer it without violating
an injunction of uiy medical advisor, not to
hoc line excited. You live in a region
which was two or three times invaded by
the armies of .Jefferson Davis. In the
counties of' Bedford, Fulton, Franklin,
('umherland, Adams and York they visited
almost every farmer and other inhabitant,
and plundered them of their horses, cattle,
provisions, wagons and money, when found,
besides some detached cases. They laid
in ashes one thriving village of 0,000 peo
ple, and turned the inhabitants houseless
into the streets to seek shelter in fence cor
ners. No provision has ever been made,
or is now making, to reimburse the plun
dered citizens. By the law of nations a
tiovernment makes no compensation for
damages done by an invading army unless
such tiovernment bo victorious, when it
always provides by treaty for the payment
by the vanquished enemy. A Government
which neglects to make such provision on
behalf of its plundered citizens is basely
negligent of its duty. A quasi peace
exists between the late belligerents, the
terms of which are dictated wholly by
Congress, which is under the control
of the Republican party. Nothing
but the proceeds of the confiscation of a
small portion of the property of the wealthy
rebels can be applied to pay the damages
iullieted by .the marauders unless it
he paid out by the Treasury of the United \
States. A few liepublican meteors, ul- .
ways erratic in their course, are flitting
through and exploding in the Republican I
atmosphere. They attract sufficient pub
lic attention to enable them to assure the
amiable rebels who inflicted this injury
that they need fear no confiscation ; that
nobody of any note in the North is in favor
of imposing such punishment for the sake ,
ol remuneration or of justice. They as
sure them that nothing shall be taken from
Aikens' estate of millions, from Hampton,
Davis, Orr, Faulkner, or from a thousand
others who are still worth their hundreds
of thousands, to reimburse tho loyal men,
North and South, who were plundered of
their estates, and to aid your poor neigh
bors to rebuild their humble tenements.
It is scarcely to be endured that Congress
for two sessions should sit indifferent to
those Bufferings, and take no steps to en
force these rights. These remarks apply
to large portions of .Maryland, of West
Virginia. Ohio, Indiana and Missouri,
as well as to the slave States. He who
can patiently listen to that potent human
ity which we now see progagated, has
more command of himself than I have.
I ndeod, it looks as if we were still to add
to the burden of our taxation to defray the
expenses of transportation and Die ovutiou
of triumphant traitors. But i must stop
or 1 shall commit the fault against which
l have been warned
With great respect, your obedient ser
vant, Thaddeus Stevens.
A New Decision.
In tliese days of “decisions” on every
possible subject, says the Detroit Free
I’rcss, from every conceivable tribunal, it
would he strange indeed it that new one,
the military satrapy, did not distinguish
itself in the same line. Accordingly, we
find that in Houston, the capital ot the
western half ol Military District No. 5,
a very large number of the “fruidmeu of
that city were summoned to act as jurors,
under General Griffin's order. (>n at
tempting to swear them in under the oath
prescribed by that agent of the dictator
ship, they almost all frankly stated that
they could not take the oath thus required,
’['hey had “given aid and comfort to the
rebellion —they would not swear to a lie—
and yet negroes must lie placed on the
jury in order to keep up with the spirit of
the times. I nless this could he accom
plished, the cry about the “loyalty” of out
four millions of new-uiade citizens of the
South would he exploded; the entire
“loyal" portion of the Southern popula
tion would be minors. But Griffin .V C 0.,,
were not to he baulked in that way- The
obstacle was too slight. It was a proper
case for a “decision.’ So it was decided
that the negroes were not “citizens” till
I >66, and that, consequently, their arts
previous to that date ircrc not conti infla
te,! in the oath. This got them. Throe
negroes swore that since 1866 they had
not sympathized with nor given aid and
comfort to the rebellion, and they were
sworn iu.
Mechanic Fire Company.—At a regu
lar meeting pf Mechanic Fire Company,
held at their Hall on Monday evening,
June 3d, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year :
Presideut. Foster Blodgett.
Vice President, P. Hansberger.
Captain, Edw'd Boulineau.
Ist Lieut. Kent BiselL
•2nd Lieut. Geo. lliley.
Pipe man, Stephen Frank.
Assistant Pipeuian, J. Davis.
Treasurer, Wm. Fix.
Secretary, Louis Schiller.
On motion of Wm. 0. Bolder, the
daily papers of our city were requested to
publish the list of officers elected, together
with the address of the President, and that
a committee of three be appointed to pro
cure a copy of the address and furnish it
to the different papers. Wm. O. Bohler,
A. -1. Smith, and J. Frazer were appoint
ed said Committee.
Lons Schiller, Sec'ty.
M e regret our inability to publish the
address of the President, which is of con
siderable length and force, being hand
somely put together.— Local.
The latest horticultural device is that of
removing the stones from fruits by a pro
cess of gradual reduction, by extracting
the pith from shoots and grafting them on
stocks and their own branches for succes
sive seasons. The experiment has been
perfectly successful with the Malaga grape
TUc Federal Tax on (otton.
We leSrn that complaints have been
made in some instances against our cotton
merchants, by planters in the interior, be
cause three cents a pound is still taxed in
their bills of cost. &c. Our planting friends
should bear in mind that the reduction of !
the cotton tax was only made on the 2d of
March last, and that the act reducing the
tax contains a proviso that the reduction
thaß not tuli&plac? i until the first day of
September, 1807.
W e give below the law a.s it passed both
houses of Congress, so that our country
friends may see for themselves that our
cotton merchants are compelled to pay
three cents per i>ound until September ,
next..
It is found in the proviso to the Ist sec* 1
tion of “ An act to amend existing hues in
relation to Intern'd llexenue, approved
March Ith. 1867,” aDd is in these weirds^
‘ Provided, that on and after the first day
of September, 1867, a tax of two and a
balfesnts per pound only sliall be levied
and paid on any eotton produced within
the United States.”'
Free Speech.
The first panel of the Grand Jury at the
recent .session of the Superior Court of
Muscogee county, in the conclusion of their
labors, returned to the Court certain mat
ters in.tjjgijt present me pc, a .per-r
tion of after being read in open
Court, were, at the instance of the presiding
Judge, stricken out.
The rejected portions of these present
ments have been published by the Colum
bus Sun, and we reproduce them, in an
other column, lor the benefit of our read
ers and in justice to the Grand Jury.
We are at a loss to discover any good
reason why the Judge should have been
unwilling to have every letter and every
line of th* rejected paper published as a
part of the action of his Court. We do
perceive many reasons why the gen
tlemen composing the Grand Jury of
Muscogee should warn the colored people
against the efforts of Radical emissaries to
produce alienation and bad blood between
the two races, and why they should urge
them to “trust to their long tried friends,”
the Southern people, as the class through
whom they should expect to receive the
full benefits of'their emancipation.
We think that the mean truckling to
the base behests of the ultra Radicals,
which has characterized a portion of our
press and people, for some time past,
should be discontinued. The people
of Georgia should endeavor to show,
by their acts as well as words, that
they are the true friends of the colored
people. It is their duty, whenever Radical
emissaries attempt to produce collisions
between the two races, not only to denounce
the attempts hut they should go further,
and apply at once to the proper authorities
forthe employment of force to prevent
the terrible consequences which might
follow the unrestrained license of their
incendiary teachings. As we are now
wholly subject to military law, the military
authorities should he appealed to for pro
tection from those‘peripatetic incendiaries.
We do not pretend to say that all the
Northern men who came here to address
the black people are incendiaries. Neither
do the grand jury of Muscogee say this. vVe
know that the addresses of Horace Gree
ley and Gerritt Smith, delivered in Rich
mond recently, were of a highly con
servative character, and we learn that
their effect upon tho colored people was
palpably good throughout the city.
It is against the efforts of such men as
Kelly, Ashburn & Cos. that we protest. It
was this class of Northern men which,
doubtless, the Muscogee Grand Jury had
in their “ mind's eye” when their present
ments were prepared. Os course we
know nothing of the motives which in
fluenced tho presiding Judge to have the
erasures made in the presentments. We
hope that it was not done because he was
tinctured with Radicalism. It is, at least,
singular that, while these emisaries arc
prowling throughout the country, en
deavoring to stir up strife, that the Grand
Inquest of the county of Muscogee ispre
termitted from expressing their opinion
upon the propriety of sueli conduct.
Georgia Radicalism. —“ Little Din
gy, ’' the organ of the “Atlanta Republican
Union party, ” in its issue of the first inst.,
in an attempted review of' a late article
written and published by Admiral Semuies
in the Memphis Bulletin , speaks of him
as the “Great Rover” and as Pirate
Semroes.
We hardly suppose that the distinguish
ed patriot and gentleman thus alluded to
will lose cast with the good people of this
country and of Europe on account of this
mean, contemptible fling, which is made
at him by this would-be Southern paper.
Wo merely call attention to it that our
readers may see where the Union Republi
can Party of Georgia are drifting to.
Wonder tfliat little dingy will call Joe
Brown, J. L. Orr and others of its late
rebel friends ?
Ben. Butler.—The New York Herald,
commenting on Butler’s charge against
Gen. Grant that the phrase “bottledup,"
was his own invention, and was appro
priated (a mild Butlerism for "stolen ") by
Grant, asks:
But why should B. B. complain? Grant,
if he took the phrase from him. certainly
gave it back to him with interest. There
is no danger of his losing it again: for it
will always stick to him. Nor is this the
first time that an inventor has fallen a
victim to his own invention. Dr. Guillo
tine is said to have been guillotined, and it
is not surprising that Dr. Butler should
have been ‘‘bottled up.
The Hartford Times makes the following
estimate of one of the smallest of items in
the cost of military government in the
South:
A single “ military department" at the
South lias ,00 Boards of' Registration.
They have already held their sessions for
weeks. They will hold them for many
weeks to come. Each member is paid
eight dollars a day. Estimating ten mem
bers upon each Board, including all their
runners and attendants, and 300 Boards to
each of the five Monarchies, and we have
a daily expense of one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars ($120,000) for these
Boards alone.
Geo. W. Williams A Co.—A rumor
having been set afloat in Charleston that
this old and respectable house was in
failing circumstances, Mr. George W.
Williams, the senior member of the iiriu,
publishes a card in the Mercury, in which
he indignantly denies the truth of such
rumor.
The following extracts from his card
will apply with equal force to some people
not a hundred miles from Augusta, as they
do to the Charleston news-mongers:
Perhaps it might be comforting intelli
gence to the friends (?) who have been so
actively engaged in circulating falserenorts
to our injury, to leani that of the many
miilions of dollars of foreign and domestic
exchange purchased by George W. Wil
liams A Cos. during the past twenty-five
years, they have never lost a dollar! If the
people of Charleston will devote half the
attention to their own business that they
do to that of others, we shall then hear of
fewer failures and more prosperity.
It may be great amusement to some peo
ple to stand on the street-corners and talk
about respectable houses "suspending ;
but to one whose credit and reputation is
as dear to him as purity is to a virgin, is a
serious matter, and not to be trifled with.
Adjusted. —We clip the following from
the Montgomery Advertiser of the Ist
instant:
We* are glad to be able to announce that
the difference mentioned in the Advertiser
vesterday, as having taken place in the
United States Court-room between Gov.
Watts and Judge Busteed, has been
happily adjusted by the interchange of
OOTnplinieuts and the Governor again ap
peared in Court to look after the interests
ol' his clients.
president Johnson on his tour.
HIS SPEECHES, ETC.
Richmond, June 2.— The President, on
bis way hither from Washington, was
accompanied by Secretary Seward. Post
master-General Randail, Colonel \\ m. G.
Moore, of the President’s Staff, Surgeon
Basil Norris, U. S. Army, Colonel J. R.
Oburne. Colonel A. H. Seward. U. S.
Army, William S. Mitchell. E. L. Cren
shaw, George Mattingly, Agent ol the
Potomac Steamboat Company, and Gen.
R. O. Tyler. The last named is the Chief
Quartermaster of the Second Military Dis
trict# detailed by Genera! Sickles to act as
one of the escort. Reaching Fredericks
bu :* at half-past eleven o’clock Saturday
nignt, a number of persons of the vicinity
gathered at the station and greeted the
President with cheers and called lor a
speech, but he merely thanked them for
the manifestation of their respect, and
shook hands with some of them at part
ing. He arrived at Ashland at 2 o'clock
and was met by about twenty persons, one
of whom extended to the President a
cordial welcome in their name. The
President, in response to the informal
addres.-. said: “Gentlemen, accept my
thanks for this compliment.” The train
arrived at Richmond at three o'clock,
a. wj. The President was met at the
station by Mr. McFarland, President of
the City Council, and several other mcm
befs of that body, Mayor Mayo aul Ex-
Mayors Sanders and Sturdivant. These
gentlemen extended to him a cordial wel
come ami invited him to. accept of the
hospitalities of the city of Richmond. The
interview was rather infernal but pi«£sap,t.
The liaCKSin 'waiting’conveyed the party
to the Spotswood Hotel, where they were
accmmodated with the best apartments.
The President’s chamliers are those here
tofore occupied by Jefferson Davis, and
subsequently by General Grant. This
morning the President, Secretary Seward,
Postmaster-General Randall, accompanied
by a committee of the city authorities,
attended the services at St. Paul’s Church,
where the Rev. Dr. Minnegerode officiated.
After returning to the Spotswood Hotel,
the President received a number of
visiters, including a few ladies. The
President and partv, this afternoon, dined
with the Mayor and Council at the hotel.
Many of the citizens, not being aware of
the arrival of the party, eame to Richmond
early this morning and congregated at the
railroad station this afternoon to witness
their coming, a report having been in cir
culation that they would then arrive.
The President and party leave to-mor
row morning, between three and four, lor
Raleigh.
Richmond, June 3, noon. —President
Johnson and party left for Raleigh this
morning between 3 and 4-o’clock.
Weldon, N. C., June 3, noon. —The
President and party left Richmond between
three and four o'clock this morning. On
their arrival at Petersburg they were met
by the Mayor of the city and General
Stoneman. They here breakfasted. The
Mayor expressed the pleasure of the citi
zens in having them for their guests, and
said to the President that they would he
much gratified if the party would, on their
return trip, remain longer in Petersburg
than they had on this occasion, in order
that there might be an extension of hospi
talities. The President expressed his
thanks for the kind reception, and hoped
he might in the future be able to recipro
cate. Weldon was reached at Ida. in.
Raleigh, June 3, p. m. —The Presi
dent was met by the following named offi
cers : State Treasurer Battle, Secretary
State Best, Comptroller Burgin, U. S.
Marshal Goodloe, and also by a Committee
ot the City Council. Mr. Battle, addressing
the President, said : Mr. President, in be
half of the people ol' North Carolina, it is
my grateful province to welcome you-to our
State. Born and raised to manhood on
our soil, you forty-years ago left our
borders, to battle with the difficulties and
strive for the rewards of the great West.
After being crowned with the most distin
guished honors by Tennessee, and the
daughters ofNorth Carolina, you have, by
the aid of the people of the United States, :
reached the highest point to which human
ambition can attain; wo believe you have, !
with singular intrepidity, used the powers
of your great office with a sincere desire to |
heal the wounds and advance the prosperity j
of our common country. On this, your j
return to revisit scenes of your early days,
we extend to you a cordial greeting as our
President, our fellow-citizen and our friend.
The President replied: Iliave nolanguage
adequate to express uiy feelings and emo-
I tions on this occasion. I shall not now
i recur to the scenes of my_early life, for it
has not been my intention or desire to
| make any general remarks on this tour,
5 but simply to acknowledge and express
my sincere thanks for the manifestation of
respect of my fellow-citizens. 1 acknowl
! edge to you, sir, and those whom you rep
resent, gratitude for the welcome which
J you have thus given to me. I must leave
i you and others to infer what I ought to
have said if 1 had ventured upon a full
reply to the remarks which you have made.
I Again, gentlemen, I sincerely and heartily
thank you.
Mr. Battle then said : Mr. Secretary of
State, and Mr. Postmaster General, I am
likewise commissioned to offer you a cor
dial welcome to our State. We earnestly
hope that in your progress you will pass
your time agreeably, and on your return j
will retain pleasant impressions of our |
people and State.
Secretary Seward replied : I can cor-j
tainly say, for myself, for I do not under
take to speak for Postmaster General j
Randall, that here, at the threshold of:
North Carolina, I feel myself under a
peculiar embirrasment. I find the Sec
retary of State of the United States ■
overwhelmed by tlie Secretary of State of j
North Carolina. [This produced laughter j
in the crowd owing to the marked contrast j
in weight and statue between the two
Secretaries —the North Carolina Secretary j
being six feet four inches and a half high, [
and heavy in proportion. J Seward resum
ed : I hope my respected and esteemed
! associate will not meet with similar
; embarrassment while travelling through
; this State. I came here with the Pres
ident ; with pride and satisfaction is this
visit to his native State—pride and satis- |
faction because he has honored me with !
i his confidence in the administration, and
satisfied because l can bear testimony, be- ;
fore the people among whom he was born,
' as I always cheerfully do before the people !
: ot my own native State, the people of our
common country—a world—that his only!
objects are the restoration of peace, harmo- :
i ny and prosperity throughout the Union I
—satisfied still more, because I believe his |
conduct of public affairs has been, in all j
respects, not only patriotic but wise and ;
benevolent. I thank your for this cordial !
welcome, in the name of the authorities of
North Carolina. All the world knows we,
; ot the national administration, hold all the
Federal States closely within their con- :
' stitutional spheres : on the other hand,
it. becomes us to show, as l trust we shall
while we remain here, respect for all proper
rights of North Carolina with loyalty and
submission to the constituted authorities
of this ancient and honored commonwealth.
Postmaster General Randall remarked :
"I also return my thanks. The only reason,
I suppose, lam not overshadowed is be
i cause there is but one Postmaster General.
Like my friend, the Secretary of State, I,
also, have much pride in visiting North
Carolina —proud because I come to visit
the birtli-plaoe of the honorable President
, of this great nation; proud because the
office of President is higher than any place
occupied by any potentate of the old world,
and because all may see the most promi
neut man who represents the power and
• institutions of the people: and because he,
after the tribulations through which we
have passed, lias an earnest hope that
• prosperity may, in all its fullness, follow
the peace which now prevails throughout
the land, and that we may, in all respects,
be a united people, speaking with one
voice, and that voice for the glory and
prosterity of the nation. I know this is
the feeling which animates the President,
as well as the great mass of the American
people —their hopes and prayers being that
we may have one body, and that a sound
one—faith—and that a solid one—for the
giory of the republic.
' The ceremonies having closed the
party resumed their journey. At the
j several stopping places on the Vay
I to Raleigh many persons, white and
i black, approached the car to shake hands
with the President and converse with him.
Among the-incidents was an old negro wo
man who, rushing through the crowd at
M arren depot and seizing the President’s
hand, exclaimed "Bless de Lord. I'se been
longing night and day for dis day to come
round dat I might see de President . A
genuine black man came up and introduced
J himself as "Caisar Johnson,” saying
1 "Dat s a good name. ’ The President
! pleasingly replied, “Yes ; I think so—it
, will not disgrace you if you do not disgrace
1 it.”
j Raleigh, June o, p. m.— The partv ar
rived at a quarter past four. A large
crowd was in waiting and the President
; was cheered on landing. Gens. Siekles,
i Burnes and Miles were at the depot Ke
feated cheers were given in honor of the
‘resident.
Mayor Haywood addressed the Presi
; dent as follows :
i “ Allow me, sir, in behalf of the City
AIfGUSTA, GA., VyEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1807.
Council and citizens in general, to tender
to'you a cordial welcome to the hospitali
ties of the city of Raleigh. I trust, sir,
the visit you now make to your native
State and city, alter an absence of many
years, may be as agreeable to yourself and
friends who accompany yon as I know it
will be pleasing to our people. Many of
the Irier.ds an and associates of your youthful
days have passed away, but there are still
some remaining, who will be delighted to
honor one who has, by his own exertions,
ascended the ladder of fame, step by step,
to its topmost round—the proud and
honorable position of President of the
United States of America.
The President responded by remarking:
“It would be affectation in him were he to
say he was indifferent or insensible to this
manifestation. He could not prove false
to his nature and manhood. Such a wel
come, as this from those who had known
him first and longest, on his return to his
native city was highly appreciated. He
had nothing further to say than to tender
to the Mayor and those whom he repre
sented, his thanks for fchis cofdial wel
come.”
The procession was formed—the Presi
dent being accompanied by a military
escort. He was cheered as he passed
through the principal streets. On reach
ing the Yarborough Hotel he proceeded to
the portico and was there introduced to the
crowd by Governor Worth, who addressed
him as follows:
Gentlemen and ladies, I have the honor
to introduce to you his Excellency Andrew
Johnson, President of the United States.
He visits the city ot liis nativity on the
nvjMßjjg M e.s istizens, to be present at
the erection" o: araonumenl to commemor
ate the worth of his father. As the repre
sentative of North Carolina, I offer him a
cordial welcome from our whole people.
I deem it inappropriate to the occasion to
allude to any of the political ques
tions which now divide public opinion.
We propose only a tender of respect to the
President, in which every true-hearted
North Carolinian ought to join. We all
desire the restoration of Constitutional
Union as nearly as possible on its old
foundations, and, therefore, we all honor
our illustrious guest, as posterity will
honor him for his intelligent, constant,
and manly support of Constitutional
liberty. Welcome, then a hearty
welcome to North Carolina, a son wlw has
rendered himself illustrous by his honest,
earnest, unflinching adherence to the Con
stitution and Union.
The President was greeted with applause
and responded as follows:—Sir—permit
me, through you, to tender to those hero
present, and to the people of the State of
North Carolina, my sincere thanks for the
welcome tendered me on the occasion of
my return to my native town. I confess
that, under the circumstances,and in view of
the demonstrations whieh have been made
since I reached Raleigh as well as on the
way, I am inspired with emotion which
language is wholly inadequate to express
here. In the language of another—and
it is not worth while to attempt to improve
upon it —here, in the city of Raleigh, is
where my infant eyes first saw the light of
heaven. Here are the scenes of my
childhood—here is everything to bind man
to his fellow and to associate him with
surrounding objects. Here is where tho
tenderest of the heart have taken a firm
hold upon everything to which it is at
tached. In making my entrance into this
city to-day, my mind voluntarily wandered
back to the time when 1 left her streets,
a penniless and inexperienced boy, to make
my way in the world. (Applause.)
When looking back forty-one years ago,
and on returning here to-day, I begin to
inquire where are those I left, behind ? I,
in the language of poetry itself, the friends
of uiy childhood, where are they ? “Echo
answers, where ?’ ’ Some have emigrated
and gone toother lands ; some have com
plied with the inexorable and irresistible
call and have passed to that undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller re
turns. I again ask. friends of my childhood,
where are they? Where are the Havwoods,
Hunters and Lanes? Where the Pearces,
the Roysters and Smiths and Jones?
Where is the long list of men who lived
at that day, and who commanded
respect for constancy to principle? (Ap
plause.) Under such circumstances could I
feel indifferent ? I would bo false to my
nature if I forgot you—and not to indulge
in self adulation,_ I can say 1 feel proud
of tho demonstrations in my honor by the
citizens of my native town.
“Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Who never to himself has said,
This is my own, my native land?”
(Applause.) This is not the time or oc
casion to discuss the political issues [
which disturb the public mind, but
as allusion has been made to my :
first going out from among you, I I
may say that ever since I formed an oiii-n- I
ion as to the fundamental principles of i
the Government, I have adhered to them j
and to the Constitution, the Union and the
flag of my country. (Applause.) When]
I went out from among you and from the
time I became connected with politics, I
laid down as my rule a conscientious per
formance of duty, and adopted the
Constitution of ruy country as my
guide—(applause)—and by these, whether
in prosperity or adversity, I have
always been guided and controlled;
and come weal or woe, in high places or low
places, with the Constitution as my guide,
with my hand laid on the altar of my country, j
I will leave these great principles for
those who are to follow. (Applause.)
One of my leading tenets has been the
prosperity of the great mass of the people,
holding that all persons, without regard to
condition or color, should be esteemed
according to intrinsic merit or worth,
leaving each to rise on his own merit,
courage and energy. Let this be the
standard, so that to every one may be
assigned his true position. I trust and
hope, instead of discussing party issues,
creating factions between the North and
South, East or West, that all will exert
themselves for the restoration of the Union
of these States, so that the flag may float
over a contented and prosperous people.
(Applause.) Let us, my friends, repair
the breaches made by the war and restore
the Union. This being accomplished, we
may then make such issues as the public
prosperity and safety may demand. Let
us efface from our minds the memory
of the past let us pour oil on the
troubled waters and restore peace to the
States. This has been my constant object;
but let this pass. I simply came to this
place in compliance with your invitation,
to participate in another ceremony—to
confer an honor upon the memory of one
who was a few years ago in your midst.
This has not emanated, as I understand,
from any particular quarter or family. One
word to you, young men. There is much
said as to education’s advantages, et
cetera; but if any of you wish to succeed,
or, in common phrase, make yourselves
men, you will have to do so through your
own'exertions. I know some are familiar
with the hardships and fiery trials through
which I have passed during the time that
has elapsed since I left you. It is not for
me to say whether 1 haVe succeeded or
not. Let that be as it may—my race is
nearly run. lam no aspirant for anything,
and the way is open for all. Places
ot emolument and distinction are be
fore you. There are here a few of those
in whose hands the administration of the
Government is to be placed; we are pass
ing away; the next wave will bring you
young men and women in our places, and
our work will fall into other hands; there
fore the greater should bo your efforts to
prepare yourselves for the responsibilities
that must, in time, devolve upon you. In
conclusion, permit me to tender you my
thanks for this cordial welcome, extended
through your distinguished representative,
the Governor of the State. Though she
sent me out penniless and friendless, and
did not then afford those advantages which
you now enjoy; and though on returning I
cannot do so, in the language of the schools,
to my alma mater, I can say, with pride
and satisfaction, she is my mother; and
whatever may have beeffher delinquencies,
1 love her still. Then, ladies and gentle
men, let me again express my heart
felt thanks for the warm and sincere wel
come on my return to this, my native city.
The President, as he retired, was re
peatedly applauded.
Secretary Seward, having been loudly
called for, said l: _. , _
“ Ladies and gentlemen of .North taro
lina, like mv great chief, who preceded
me. it is not my purpose to make a speech,
having come with him to his native city as
a companion and friend. lam entitled to
rink out of the scene. I feel the touching
solemnity of the occasion. The President
is among you now —nothing more has
happened. It is only one more citizen of
llaleigh come home again. I owe you one
word of acknowledgment, however, for the
willingness you have shown to see and
hear 'me. It was not so always
It will. I trust in God. be so hereafter;
(applause) and if it is not so hereafter it
will be, as I think it has been heretofore,
your fault and not mine. ["Yes,” “ye?."
I have one word to say about the politi
cal situation. W hen the idle and mis
chievous expression "let the wayward sis
ters depart in peace." I noticed well that
the tempter went abroad and placed his
I mouth at the ear of North Carolina and
i she went out with the rest, but most loath
and the last of ail. I have not forgotten
that after the storm of violence and passion
had begun to subside, and the rainbow
was distinguished by the laintest tints in
the political skies, we sent out. the dove
and the olive - branch inviting the
wanderers to come home again, North
Carolina was flattered and hastened back
to the ark. [Applause and laughter.]
You never had my consent to depart. You
never had my refusal to stay—you have al
ways my heart to come and stay in what
way you can. Come white and black,
come mixed, comfe altogether—only come
altogether, only come; and all shall be
well again) [Applause as he withdrew.}
Postmaster General Randall was next
called for, and said; "It does not. become
me to talk much in such a place after what
you have heard from the President and
the Secretary of State. I simply come for
ward to express my thanks ior your good
will—l come as a cup-bearer and assistant
to the President, to whose staff I belong.
Y’ou see in him a young man going out
from among you without a place to lay his
head, with no place to call his home—and
nov, r you see him return with the highest
honors heaped upon him —you have seen
him going out on foot and returning in a
chariot— a President of forty millions of
people. (Applause.) It is well such
spectacles is presented to this great peo
ple, that they may see there is no position
that energy, enterprise, honesty and in
telligence may not reach —which qualities,
without the Presidents bending the sup
ple hinges' of the knee, have led the people
to give him the highest public places on
earth. It is good to reaph high positions
MrjuUfrt 4-Ypii.ause.)
Tne time will come wnen it will bo' asked,
not what wealth we gained and power we
acquired, but beyond this will he. the
inquiry, is the world any better for your
having been in it? The President loves
the people because he is of the people. It
is an honorable journey he has made
hither —holding in affection the memory of
his father. He has left all the duties of
his high office to pay a solemn tribute to
departed worth.
Randall was applauded as he retired.
Major General Sickles was vociferously
called for and reluctantly appeared on the
balcony. He was greeted with repeated
applause and spoke as follows : I respond
with pleasure in obedience to your sum
mons to make my acknowledgment for
your kind and courteous reception. lam
here to-day to join you in paying honor to
your fellow-citizen and triend, the Pres
ident of the United States. It is a source of
much satisfaction to me, as I am sure it
will be to your distinguished guest and
his honored associates, that they have not
only received a spontaneous and cordial
welcome irom the people but that all has
been well ordered by the authorities
of the State and .of Raleigh. No
one can fail to observe that this assemblage
is one of the greatest respectability and
decorum, and that no instance or trace of
disorder has occurred to mar the dignity
and pleasure of the occasion. Confident
that this is gratifying to the Chief Magis
trate, and the Cabinet Ministers, who are
friends, to witness the admirable bearing of
the people of this capital, it is my pleasing
duty to testify to the President that what
he has seen to-day in the capital, prevails
everywhere over the broad surface of your
native State. General Sickles was ap
plauded as he retired.
The assemblage, which was large, after
cheering the President, retired from the
vicinity of the Hotel.
The President, in company with Secre
tary Seward, walked through the streets
of Raleigh, pointing out various interest
ing localities and occasionally halting to
shake hands with old friends.
A large number of strangers are in the
city from all parts of the State.
After tho dedication of the monument
there will he a State dinner.
From Richmond.
Richmond, June 3, p. m.— Gen. Sclio- j
field issued an order to-day for the instruc- 1
tion of Boards of Registration. After j
quoting the reconstruction act as to who':
are disfranchised, including Executive and
Judicial State officers, he says: _ No one is
disfranchised for participation in the re
bellion, unless he previously held someone
of the offices above named.
First. The following will he regarded as
Executive and Judicial officers of the
State of Virginia within the meaning of
the law : Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor of'Public Ac
counts.
Second. Auditor and Register of the
Land Office, State Treasurer, Attorney
■General, .Tudges of tho Supreme Court of
Appeals, Judges of the Circuit Courts,
Judges of the Court of Hustings, Justices
of the County Courts, Mayor, Rccorderand.
Aldermen of any city or incorporated town
who are ex-officio, Justices, Coroners of
towns and counties, Escheators, Inspec
tors of tobacco, flour, and other commo
dities.
Fifth. All persons who voluntarily
joined the rebel armv, and all persons in
that army, whether volunteers or conscripts,
who committed voluntarily any hostile
a*et thereby engaged in insurrection ; any
person, however, who was forced into the
rebel armv, hut avoided, as far as possible,
doing hostile acts, and) escaped from that
army as soon as possible, cannot he said to
have engaged in the rebellion.
Sixth. All who exercised the functions
of any office under the Confederate govern
ment or the government of any one of the
Confederate States, whieh functions were
of a nature to aid in preserving the war or
maintaining tlio hostile character of those
governments, and all who voted for the
ordinance of secession, engaged in the re
bellion or gave aid or comfort to the
enemy.
Seventh. Those who voluntarily furnish
ed supplies, food, clothing, arms, ammu
nition, horses or mules, or any other ma
terial of war or labor or service of any kind
to the Confederate military or naval forces,
or money, by loan or otherwise, to the
Confederate government, or aided, in any
way, the raising, organization or equip
ment oftroops, gave aid and comfort to
the enemy and participated in the rebellion
and civil war against the United States.
Eighth. Togive individual soldiers food or
clothing enough to relieve present suffering,
or to minister to the sick or wounded, are
simple acts of charity or humanity, and do
not constitute giving aid or comfort to the
enemy. A parent may give his son, who
belongs to the hostile army, food and cloth
ing; hut if he give him a gun, horse, or
other thing, to be used for hostile pur
poses, he thereby gives aid and comfort to
the enemy.
Ninth.. Whenever, after the examina
tion required by paragraph 12 of the regu
i lations of May I.3th. the Board is still in
| doubt as to the right of the applicant to
be registered as a voter, and he is then
: willing to take the prescribed oath, the
| Board will give to .that oath its full weight,
j and register the applicant as a voter.
Tenth. In the lists of those who are
l registered after challenge and examination,
I and those who arerejeeted upon challenge,
: the board will state in each case what
! office or offices the person held previous to
the late war, and what insurrectionary or
rebellious acts lie committed, and what
kind of aid and comfort he gave to those
engaged in insurrection or rebellion.
Eleventh. The challenges provided for
in paragraph twelve of the registrations of
May 13 th, will he selected by the board from
i the most respectable and intelligent voters
1 of the district or ward—those who have
the most extended acquaintance with the
i people, those who are interested in secur
i ing a fair and just registration, and who
| will be most likely to detect and expose
i any attempt at fraudulent registration.
The challengers may be changed at any
time at the discretion of the board. They
j will not be entitled to any pay for
their services. Registering officers are
I hereby empowered to administer oaths to
witnesses who may be summoned by the
Board in any case of contested registration.
I The registration will commence in every
county and city, without unnecessary delay,
after the receipt of this order.
! General Schofield issued another order,
: assigning Commanders to the military sub
• districts. Gen, Granger is assigned to the
Richmond district, Col. iranklin to the
Shenandoah disttict. Major Stewart to the
| Alexandiia district, Col. Johnson to the
Fredericksburg district. The officers of'
the Freedman’s Bureau, acting as.Military
Commissioners in the counties in these
1 districts, are to report to said Commanders.
Canada Sews,
Montreal, June 2. —The small steam
ers Admiral Porter, \\astmyton and
Tempest, bound M est, from New lork,
were seized by the Custom House officers
to-day. It was generally thought that the
seizure was predicated upon suspicion that
they were iu the Fenian service: but it has
transpired it was owing to tne fact that
the freuaom of the £t. Lawrence River
ceased ay the abrogation of the reciprocity
treaty, and foreign vessels cannot now
come further than Quebec _ without a
special permit from the United States.
Pending the arrival of clearance papers,
which have been sent for, the vessels are
detained.
Xew York ton stitutional Convention.
New York, June 4, p. m. —The Con
stitutional Convention organized. Wm. A.
Wheeler President.
South American News.
New York. June 2. —A special dis
patch to the Herald, dated Rio Janeiro
j via London, June 1, says that the media
! tion of the I nited States has been de
clined by the Brazilian Government and
renewed preparations for the prosecution
i of the war were being made. Gen. Urquiza
u was reported had revolted against the
allies, taking with him ten thousand men.
There had been no further fighting.
J Cholera rages ia the allied camp.
The revolt in the Argentine Provinces is
, reported to be ended.
From Mexico.
New Orleans, May 3, p. m.—A telegram
: from Galveston says that a letter from
Queretaro, date not given, says : Maxi
milian and all his principal officers gave up
j their swords to Escobedo himself; entire
army, Maximilian's artillery, ammunition,
wagons, surrendered. The following chief's
are prisoners: Maximilian, Mejia, Castello,
t’as sanana, Gayon, Merino, Alveria,
Maximo,. Campas and Miramon. The
latter was captured in the streets of Catz
shortly after the surrender. Mendez alone
is missing. Over two hundred subal
tern officers are also captured. Miramon
and Campas are reported by a private
letter as having been shot on the 16th.
Maximilian had a severe attack of dys
entery on the evening of the 15th. A
physician of Escobedo’s was sent him.
A private correspondent; from San Luis
says : lie has recovered and is expected in
that city and will probably cross over into
the United States.
sold Fort
An official report from Escobedo, an
nounces the death of Col. Louis Cavalo, of
Labuca and Col. Miguel of Palcapalcions.
From Charleston.
Charleston, June 3, p. m. —General
Sickles will publish to-morrow the. follow
ing :
lleadq’rs 2d Military District, )
Charleston, S. C., May 30th, ’67. j
General Orders No. 32.
First. Any citizen, a qualified voter
according to the 'requirements of the act
to provide for the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States, passed March
2d, 1867, and the act supplementary
thereto, passed March 2d, 1867, is eligi
ble to office in the provisional governments
of North and South Carolina. All per
sons appointed to office will be required to
take the oath prescribed by the act afore
said, and to file tho same, duly subscribed
and sworn, with the Post Commander.
Second. All citizens assessed for taxes,
and who shall have paid taxes for the cur
rent year are qualified to serve as Jurors.
It shall be the duty of the proper civil
officers charged with providing lists of
Jurors, to proceed within their several
jurisdictions, without delay, and ascertain
the names of all qualified persons to place
on the Jury lists-, and from such revised
lists all Jurors shall be hereafter sum
moned and drawn in the manner required
bylaw.
'third. All citizens are eligible to fol
low ['any licensed calling or vocation, sub
ject to such impartial regulations as may
be prescribed by the municipal or other
competent authority not inconsistent with
common rights, and the constitution and
laws of the United States. The bond re
quired as security shall not exceed the
penal sum of one hundred dollars, one or
more securities being citizens, and worth in
the aggregate double the amount of the
bond over and above just debts will be suf
ficient.
Fourth. Mayors of cities and other mu
nicipal and town officers and all sheriff’s,
magistrates and police forces are required
so be vigilant and efficient in maintaining
order and in the discharge of their duties.
They will he expected to co-operate with the
military authorities.
Fifth. Post commanders may summon
to their aid, whenever the ordinary means
at their disposal shall not he sufficient to
execute their orders, such of the civil offi
cers and as many of the citizens within
the territorial limits of the military post
as may be necessary, and the neglect or
refusal of any person to aid and assist in
the execution of the orders of the com
manding officer will be deemed a misde
meanor, punishable by such fine and im
prisonment as may be imposed by a military
tribunal, and approved by the command
ing General.
Sixth. No license for the sale of in
toxicating liquors in quantities less than
one gallon, or to be drank on the premises,
shall bo granted to any person other than
an inn keeper. The number of such
licenses shall bo determined and the fees,
to be charged for each license shall he
prescribed and collected by the municipal
or town authorities and appropriated for
the benefit of the poor. If any person
shall be found drunk on the premises
where liquor is sold the license may be
revoked by any magistrate, ’([he tax im
posed by the Internal Revenue laws of the
United States is an additional charge
and does not excuse the party from the
observance of local regulations nor exempt
him from the payment of such other
license fees as may be imposed by munici
pal or other competent authority,
Seventh. All contracts hereafter made
for the manufacture, sale or transporta
tion, storage or insurance of intoxicating
liquors, shall, within this military district,
bo deemed.atul treated as against public
policy, and no civil action, suit or proceed
ing for the enforcement of any such con
tract shall be entertained in any court.
Eighth. In public conveyances on rail
roads, highways, streets or navigable
waters, no discrimination because of color
or caste shall be made, and the common
right of all citizens therein shall be recog
nized and respected ; the violation of this
regulation will be deemed a misdemeanor,
and render tho offender liable to arrest and
trial by a military tribunal, to be designated
by the Commanding General, besides
such damages as the injured party may
sue for.and receive in the civil courts.
Ninth. The remedy by distress for rent
is abolished. Where lands arc leased or
let out for hire or rent, cotton, corn or
other produce at the same when served
from the land may be impounded, hut the
same sliall not be removed, and cotton,
corn or other produce so impounded shall
he held as security for the rent or hire so
claimed, and may be sold in satisfaction of
any judgment for the same, provided that
any unsatisfied claim for labor bestowed
upon the cultivation of such cotton, corn
or other produce shall in no case he post
poned to any demand for rent or hire, hut
to the extent of such claim for labor there
shall he a lien on such cotton, corn or other
produce having preference over any claim
ior rent or hire.
By command of Major General I). E.
Sickles.
(Signed) J. W. Clous, A. A. G.
From New Orleans.
New Orleans, .Tune 3, p, in.—Jacob
Barker proposes to the creditors of the
Bank of Commerce to form a joint stock
company with a capital of half a million of
dollars, to build houses and stores. The
stock to he paid for in checks on the
Bank of Commerce. lie proposes to turn
over to the company all real estate and per
sonal property as well as its bank.
Bank Statements.
New York, .June 3, p. m. —Bank state
ments show a decrease in loans of three
million three hundred thousand dollars;
decrease in deposits three million two
hundred and eighty-seven thousand dol
lars ; decrease in legal tenders two million
one hundred and two thousand dollars : in
crease of circulation forty-nine thousand
dollars; increase of specie five hundred
and thirty-three thousand dollars.
Death of an Author.
Boston, May 3, p. m. —Lucius Marlins
Sargent, the well known author, died to
day, aged eighty-one years.
Frazer, Trenholm <v Cos.
New York, .June 3, p. m.— Frazer,
Trenholm Co.’s circular announcing
their suspension expresses the hope of
an early resumption.
Bi.ce Ridge Railroad.— A meeting of
the stockholders of the Blue Ridge Rail
road was held at the Mayor’s office, at the
City Hall, yesterday. His Honor, the
Mayor, represented the interests ot the
city, and E. W. Marshall, Esq., was proxy
for the State. . „
The President s report of operations tor
the past year, showing a very encouraging
and prosperous condition of affairs, was
read and confirmed. The President s re
port stated that great hopes were enter
tained that through coDnection’wouid soon
be made, and that the people on the other
side of the mountains are very anxious to
see it completed. The contract ot the
Greenville and Columbia Piailroad Com
pany with the President of the Blue fudge,
by which the former takes a lease ot the
Blue Kidge and all its rolling stock and
appurtenances, was approved by the meet
ing. The report of the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Blue Ridge was also read
and confirmed. The meeting then ad
journed.— Charleston Courier, Ist.
The military command has assumed
control of the quarantine at Key W est,
and intend a'rigidenforcenent of the laws.
Important Order from Gen. Pope.
lleadq’rs 3rd Military District, )
(Georgia,- Alabama a Florida), >
Atlanta, Ga . May 29, 1867. ' j
General Orders No. 25.
I. The late disgraceful riot at Mobile,
due mainly to want of efficiency or of incli
nation on the part of the Mayor and Chief
of Police to perform their obvious duty,
seems to render it necessary that the mili
tary authorities of this district should "ex-,
plain to all such officials the position they
occupy under the laws of the United States,
and the manner in which they will be ex
pectedto discharge their trusts.
11. The late Acts of CoDgre>s are pre
faced with the statement that "no legal
State Government or adequate protection
for life or property now exists in the rebel
States of * * * Georgia, Alabama and
Florida,” and these acts, therefore, whilst
proceeding to recognize the existing State
Governments as provisional merely, estab
lish also a Military Supervisory Govern
ment, which is made responsible for that
security of life and property to citizens
which was not possessed previous to their
passage.
The final responsibility for peace and se
curity in the several States iu this Military
District rests, therefore, with the mili
tary authorities, and in case the civil pro
visional officers in any part of it prove un
able or unwilling to protect the people, it
becomes necessary for the military power, ,
either to supersede them by military offi
cers, or by other civil officers, or organi
zations which will effect the object.
111. In order that the civil officers in this
district may understand precisely what is
iL, fifr. Iheat ,l«r the military authori-
I V. ’ln cities -or 'towns having munfeipa!
government, the Mayor and Chief of
Police, or other civil officers possessing
their authority (where there is no Mayor
or Chief of Police), arerequired to be pres
ent at every public political meeting or
assemblage which occurs within the limits
of'their jurisdiction with such police force
and arrangements as will render dis
turbances or riots impracticable. It will
be no excuse to say that such civil au
thorities did not know of the meeting or
did not apprehend disturbance. It is easy,
by municipal regulations, to require that
sufficient notice of any such meeting be
given to the Mayor, or other proper au
thority', to enable him to prepare for the
suppression of disturbance; and it is
proper in the present excited state of the
public mind to make sueli arrangements as
are necessary for the preservation of peace
at all public political meetings, even if
there he really no danger of disturbance.
In any event the civil officers abovereferred
to, as w r ell as those hereinafter mentioned,
will guide themselves by this understand
ing.
V. At all .public political meetings, or
assemblages, held outside of town or city
corporations, the Sheriff of the county, or
his deputy, or a deputy specially appoint
ed for tho occasion, will be present, and
will, in ease of need, organize a posse from
the people on the ground, which he will
hold separate from the body of the assem
blage, to interpose, if necessary, to preserve
the peace; hut in selecting persons to
serve as a temporary police force, or posse,
they are instructed not to summon any of
the officers or public speakers of the as
semblage.
Sheriffs, or their deputies,-arc empower
ed to exact service from all persons thus
summoned as a posse, and to require that
due notice shall be given to the Sheriffs
themselves of any public political meetings,
or assemblages, which may be called in
their respective counties, in time to make
arrangements herein indicated.
VI. It is to be distinctly understood that
the duty of the proper municipal authori
ties, and the Sheriffs of counties, is to
preserve the peace, and to assure thSir
rights and privileges to all persons who
desire to hold public meetings not in vio
lation of law, and to take all precautions
to prevent the invasion of such rights and
privileges.
VII. In case of any riot or disturbance,
if it cannot he clearly shown that the civil
officers above indicated were present, and
did actively and faithfully perform their
duties, both by word and deed, such
officers will be deposed from their offices,
and otherwise held responsible by the
military authorities to the full extent of
the neglect or criminality manifested by
them,
VIII. All commanders of troops in this
district are also instructed to render to the
above mentioned civil officers, on their
application, whatever military aid may he
needed, and the military commanders are
directed to send a judicious and careful j
officer, to be present at such political meet- j
ings herein referred to, as may oepur
within the limits of, their jurisdiction.
Every officer thus detailed, while not
interfering with the civil officers in the
performance of their duties, will stand
ready to interpose, and, if necessary, to
•bring such military force to the spot as the
necessities of the case may demand.
IX. Rostand detachment commanders
within this district are directed to keep
themselves advised of all public political
meetings which take place within the limits ;
of their jurisdiction, and during such
meetings to hold themselves and their
commands in readiness for immediate ac
tion at the call of the officer whom they
are directed in a previous paragraph of
this order to send to such meetings. Com
manding officers are informed that they
will be held to their full share of responsi
bility for any want of precautionary meas
ures or prompt action to prevent riots, or
to arrest disturbers of the peace.
N. The commanding General believes
that ordinary good faith on the part of the
civil officials above mentioned, in taking
the precautionary steps indicated in this
order, and in performing their obvious
duty, will secure the people of this district
from riots or riotous proceedings ; and he
sincerely hopes that no occasion may arise
(as none need arise) for any active partici
pation of the military in the execution of
law and the protection of citizens in their
legal rights and privileges.
By command of Bt. Maj. Gen. John Pope.
G. K. Sanderson,
Captain 33d Infantry, A. A. A. G.
Crop Prospects.
The Marietta (Ga.) Journal says the
wheat crop in Cobb and adjacent counties
never looked better, and all other crops
promise well.
The Greensboro Herald says: We are
pleased to learn that the prospect for an
abundant harvest of wheat in this section
is exceedingly promising. If the weather
should continue favorable a few weeks
longer and the rust not prevail, a large
yield may be expected.
Weather and Crops.—With a few
days this region of country has been visited
with several genial showers, which have
greatly revived our garden and field crops.
The weather, too, iia.i become warm and
seasonable, and a brief period will effect a
wonderful change in the aspect of agricul
tural affairs.
Thus far, crops have been greatly re
tarded by the cold, and stands of cotton
materially injured. There is yet time,
however, for them to recover fully, and
favorable seasons will produce an average
yield.— Cutlibert Appeal.
Crops. —Po far as Terrill, Calhoun,
Webster, and Lee counties are concerned,
we have no doubt, with the continuance
'of good seasons, they will make nearly
enough corn for home consumption.
From various sources we learn there is
more corn planted—in proportion to the
general crop—than has been the ease in
several years, and we have never seen it
looking better at this season of the year.
So liar as we are enabled to judgo, it lias
been necessary for our farmers to replant
nearly one-half the cotton, rendering that
portion a little backward. There is a fine
stand, however, from the second planting.
'Where replanting was not rendered neces
sary, the crop is forward, and in excellent
’Condition. We have heard of many acres on
which it will average ten inches in height.
—Dawson .Journal , May 31.
The Wheat Crop of Alabama. —We
learn from reliable gentlemen who have
recently travelled over a large portion of
the State that the wheat crop is unusually
promising, and in the counties of Lee '
Coosa, Elmore, Macon, Tallapoosa, Ran
dolph and Chambers, the yield is expected
to be larger than it has been for many
years past. This will be a great relief to
the people, and especially to the destitute,
who, a few months ago, could see nothing
ahead of tnein but ruin and starvation.—
Mont. Advertiser, 'May 3] st.
The Crop Prospect in Illinois.—
There was a meeting of agriculturists at
Geneva, 111., on the 21st ult. Gentlemen
were present from nearly every section of
the State. The reports of crops Were ex
ceedingly favorable. The fruit crop,
without exception, and including {Teaches,
is pronounced promising—unusually so. ,
Ihe spring-sowed grain never stood !
thicker and better, and looked healthier.
Grass is getting a bottom growth, thicken- j
ing up, that will insure a good crop.— j
W heat grain, wherever sown, wintered ;
well and looks fine. __ Most of the corn is ;
planted, even in Northern Illinois. In
some sections of the State it is up.
Great Imdccements. —Stop at I. Kahn
& Co's if you wish to purchase the cheap
est goods in the city. . 2
NEW SERIES VOL. XXVI. NO. 24.
I From the Montgomery Mail.
General Sway ne’s Report of tlie Riot at
Mobile.
Headq'rs District of Alabama, )
Montgomery, Ala., May 20, 1567. j
Maj. Gen. John Pope, Commanding 3 d
Military District, Atlanta, Ga. :
( General . Herewith I have the honor
1 to transmit to you the report of Col. 0. L.
Shepherd, 15th U. S. Infantry, command
; ing officer at Mobile, upon the recent riot
in that city.
Immediately upon .hearing of the out
break, I proceeded to [Mobile in company
with Brevet Brig. Gen. Win. McKee
Dunn, Assistant Judge Advocate General,
and made personal inquiry into what
occurred.
So far as I can learn, the disturbance
was not apprehended or deliberately
planned, unless possibly by a small party
of ruffians, such as are usually found in
cities. Nor do I find that after it com
menced it was participated in by a large
number of persons, but that, on the con
trary, the scene was hastily abandoned
except by the police, and by such parties
of freedmen as gathered together for de
fence or from confusion or excitement.
It seems that the speaker having been
for some time interrupted by persons who
should have been immediately removed, a
single arrest was made. This was accom
panied by the discharge of a pistol, after
which a number of shots were fired «t the
stand occupied by the speaker and his
friends. After a momentary lull, a large
number of additional shots were fired,
apparently without vindictive purposes,
the weapons, so far as known, being point
timidity or inefficiency can he sustained
against the police authorities of tne city of
Mobile. At the same time, freedom of
speech and public order have been
greatly outraged in that city, by an ele
ment which is active in the spirit of the
rebellion, and presumes upon the sympathy
of the police in this regard. This is sup
ported by the antecedents of the police,
and by the fact that hut a single arrest
was effected on the night of the disturb
ance.
Sincere and earnest apprehensions was
expressed to mo lest a collision of races,
extended and disastrous, and involving
with the fate of the colored people that of
Union men in sympathy with them, should
grow out of the impulse given by the recent
outbreak.
To prevent the possibility of this I di
rected the Post Commandant to assume the
maintenance of public order, to place
guards at the headquarters of the fire
companies, to prohibit outdoor assemblies
after nightfall, to suspend the entire police
force and reappoint only such as were
known to be trustworthy, and to summarily
punish all disturbers of the peace.
For the final suppression of the disor
der'y element above referred to, ami to
give confidence and support to those who
have been heretofore the allies of the Gov
ernment, I respectfully recommend that
the control of municipal affairs he trans
ferred to persons well known for their con
tinuous loyalty to tho Unite ! d States.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
Wager Swayne, Maj. Gen.
Protest of Mayor Withers.— Mobile,
May 26, 1867.—T0 the Hon. Boards of
Aldermen and Common Council of the
City of Mobile: On the 22d instant an
order from General John Pope, Com
manding the Third Military District, on
the recommendation of General Swayne,
deposed me from the office of Mayor of the
city of Mobile.
1 yielded prompt obedience to the man
dates of a controlling power, hut in that
act of obedience I simply yielded to a ne
cessity without impairing or forfeiting or
intending to impair or forfeit any claim or
interest, personal or official, vested in me
by tho laws of the land and guaranteed to
me by tho plighted faith of the Govern
ment of the United States.
J. M. Withers.
Admiral Scmines on Reconstruction.
But aside from this evidence that the
Northern people intend to keep faith with
us, what other course is open to us ? Since
the Bulletin first took ground upon this
question, which was when the supplemen
tary hill was passed, which left *lie Southern
people no option, almost all our prominent
men have spoken. YVe have carefully
read their letters and speeches, and we find
in no one of" tljcm any plan proposed by
which we can better ourselves. Some of
them denounce the reconstruction acts as
unconstitutional, and from the Northern
stand point they are so. But we, as high
toned Southern men, mindful of our honor
and our past history, must occupy our oicn
stand point, and not that of our late ene
my, if we would not stultify ourselves. To
repeat former arguments used in these
columns, we claimed the right to secede ;
we did secede; we established what we
claimed to be a foreign government and we
waged a four years’ war in support of
that government. We were beaten in that
war, and are to-day a conquered people—
conquered in a foreign war, proclaimed by
ourselves, and not merely subdued in a
domestic insurrection. Shall wo turn
round now and proclaim ourselves liars?
Shall we say that none of these things
occurred ? Shall we not only admit our
selves to he liars, but shall we iu addi
tion proclaim ourselves to be swindlers ?
Shall we admit that we induced our
people to withdraw from the Union under
false pretences, and that we invited the
officers of the old army and navy to become
rebels and traitors, instead of rallying to
the defence of a legally constituted govern
ment ? Is it the code of honor the passiv
ists now propose for our acceptance ? Y r cs,
it is, and, strange to say, sensible men,
honorable men, commend this code to us ;
to such an extent do men’s wishes, and
interests, and politics blind them. But
to lay this question of honor aside, and
look at expediency. How are we to help
ourselves? Has not General Pope told
Governor Jenkins that the reconstruction
law must be executed like any other law ;
and do we not know that it will be execu
ted in spite of anything we can do ? If
the people of Mississippi, or any other of
the ten conquered States, should register
themselves, and vote against calling a
Convention, the; Convention would be
called nevertheless. ’1 he negro vote
and the vote of the Radical whites
would outnumber the passivists; or, if
it did not, tho Reconstruction Act
would he so amended at the next session
of Congress as to accomplish the object,
with, doubtless, further and more strin
gent discriminations against those who
have participated in the war. Governor
Perry, of South Carolina, in particular,
must he mad, when he recommends the
people of that State to vote againt a con
vention, lor lie knows than the blacks alone
in that State are more numerous than the
whites. Governor Perry talks of honor,
and the Constitution, and at tiro same time
recommends his people to put their necks
quietly under the foot of the black man.
if there were any free choice left us, we
might or might not accept the terms; if we
might or might not take our respective
States hack into the Union on the condi
tions named, the ease would be different.
But if we do not reorganize the ten States our
selves, they will as certainly be reorganized
by the negroes and Radicals as that the
sun shines, and that is the choice, and the
only choice left us. Choose for yourselves,
brethren of the ten States.— Memphis
Bulletin.
J'iftv Persons Drowned, —The acci
dent which took place on the Tyne in con
nection with the great boat-race between
Kelly, and Chambers, was of a most
calamitous nature.. The landing stage on
the Quayside at Newcastle is reached from
the shore by means of two gangways—one
being used for the goods traffic, and the
other for passengers. The latter gave w-ay
under the enormous weight of the crowd,
and 100 persons were precipitated into the
! river. Great feats of bravery were per
formed by r one David Taws and others,
and thirty of the poor creatures were at
once rescued from their dangerous posi
tion. It was, however, feared that not
fewer than fifty were sucked in under the
barges or carried away' by the tide. A few
of the bodies were recovered, hut some
days would elapse before the full extent of
the catastrophe could possibly be ob
tained. #
In the year 1750 there were hut seven
newspapers and periodicals published in
the United States ; in 1810 there were 350,
including 25 published daily ; in 1832 there
were 588 ; in 1860, 2,051, circulating an
nually 927,951,548 copies.
Ihe National Intelligencer says: "The
negroes may be ignorant, but there are
many of them of sufficient intelligence to
know, as Gen. Garfield frankly admitted
in a speech made last February-, that the
Radicals have befriended the negro not
from sympathy for him or from love of
justice, but from interest.” No truer
words were ever spoken. The surprise is,
that any Radical could be found with the
candor to make the acknowledgment.
Josh Billings truthfully remarks that
“trying to live on the reputation of a dead
grandfather is just about as enterprising as
trying to hatch out rotten eggs under a tin
weathercock.”
Inauguration Ceremonies.
Raleigh, N. C., June 3. —The ceremo
nies at the City Cemetery commenced at
noon to-day, in connection with the dedi
cation of a Monument erected to the
father of the President. It is a simple
shaft on Red Limestone, ten feet high,
with an ornamental cap. The inscription
is: “In Memory of Jacob Johnson, an
honest man, beloved and respect ;d by all
who knew him; born , died January,
1812, from a disease caused by an over
effort in saving the life of his friend. ’ ’
The President and party, accompanied by
Gov. Worth, Gen. Sickles and others, having
reached the cemetery in carriages, were
conducted to a platform near to the Monu
ment, where a very large nunfbor of specta
tors was present, all apparently deeply
interested in the ceremonies.
After preliminary religious exercises,
Hon. D. L. Swain, LL. P., President
i of the State University, delivered an
address, in which he traced the history of
Raleigh, and in this connection alluded to
Jacob Johnson, who, by a deed of noble
daring, saved the lives from drowning of
Henderson and Callum, at the ultimate
cost of his own —passing away eventually
a martyr to humanity. The following
obituary notice, written by Col. Henderson,
the editor of the Raleigh Star, is copied
from that paper of Pith January, 1812:
“Died, in this city on Saturday last,
Jacob Johnson, who has for many years
occupied an humble but useful station.
He was city constable, sexton and porter to
the State Rank. In his last illness he
was visited by the nrincipal inhabitants of
the city. By all whom he was esteemed
for his honesty, sobriety, industry and hu
mane friendly disposition ; among .ill by
whom he was known and esteemed, non*
lament him wore except, perhaps, his own
relations, than the publisher ot this paper,,
for he owes his life, on a particular occur
sion, to the boldness and humanity of
Johnson.”
The orator, among other things,
alluded to the fact that three natives of
the State—Jackson, Polk and Johnson—
have passed from obscurity and poverty
in North Carolina to comparative opulence
and eminence in Tennessee, and thence to
the highest point of honor in the Union
and the world. 1 >r. Swain concluded as
follows: “Os the history of the son of
Jacob Johnson, who commenced life under
such comparatively unfavorable auspices,
this is not the time to speak. The
companion of his boyhood, Leonidas Polk,
whose character I have attempted to
• portray, has passed the portal of the
grave. The President of the United
States is before you, scarcely more time
worn than the Lieutenant (Jeneral seem
ed at our last interview. , I lis career in life,
thus far, is one of the most remarkable
in any age or nation. His country and
the world have decided between the
two representative men of the two
parties which divided North Carolina and
the South, that lie who achieved success,
if not more pure and patriotic, was as
hra\e, as disinterested and wiser than his
compeer. The movements cf the series
are belofe you. 'The crossed swords may
be suspended as a memento of the past,
and a warning for the future. The blood
of the noblest heroes on both sides of the
conflict will soon form a union in the views
of the descendants of those who met in
deadly strife on well-fought fields. The
most‘patriotic hearts, North and South,
East and West, already beat in unison.
The time has arrived when patriotism, not
less than Christianity, requires the forgive
ness of the past. We cannot forget the crossed
swords on the monument, surmounted by
the Stripes and Stars, form an appropriate
memorial association for the Confederate and
Union dead, and no strife should he impress
ed above their graves hut patriotic and
generous emulation to do the most to pro
mote harmony, and restore the more pr
feet union, designed by the Constitute
our common country.”
The ceremonies were closed -
benediction. Two colored gi»-'
hunches of the choicest flower
of Jacob Johnson.
N. B.—The folio win f
inadvertently omitted
President’s speech, and
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body, nor inapp,
codition of affaii
exhort the people of
cogee to faithfully obe
posed upon them, to avoi
crings and discussions, and
selves to those occupations
from which alone, they may
relief from the troubles which aik
a community. We would especially
sel and advise both white and black i.
a participation in secret political societies,-
sought to be organized and established in'
our midst.by designing men, the only re
sult of which must be to destroy that har
mony which now rests between the whites
and blacks, and to create a division of
sentiment, which must result in antagonism .
between the two races, destructive to the
propriety of both. We have learned with
regret, not unaccompanied with apprehen
sion, of the violence and bloodshed which
have been brought upon other communi
ties by the incendiary teachings and
harangues of men whose only aims are the
procurement of political power, and we
would w-arn the colored people and those
who are using them for political purposes,
to trust to their long-tried friends, and to
believe that all attempts to secure rights
and privileges by violence which are not
recognized and protected by law, will, in
the end, re-act upon themselves, and blast
that prosperity and political security to
which they are entitled under the law.”
A Physician’s Appetite.—The follow
ing extraordinary but well authenticated
statement appears in the London Medical
Times :
“The celebrated Dr. Fordyce dined
every day for more than twenty years at
Dolly’s chop-house. Ilis researches in
comparative anatomy had led him to con
clude that man through custom eats of
tener than nature requies, one meal a day
being sufficient for that nolle animal the
lion. At 4 o’clock, his accustomed hour
of dining, the doctor regularly took the
seat at a table always reserved for him, on
which were placed a silver tankard full of
strong ale, a bottle of port, and a measure
containing a quarter of a pint of brandy.
The moment the waiter announced him
the cook put a pound and a half of rump
steak on the gridiron, and on the table
some delicate trifle as a lion banche to
servountil the steak was ready. This was
sometimes half a broiled chicken, some
times a plate offish. When he had eaten
this he took one glass of brandy, and then
proceeded to devout his steak. When he
had finished his meal he took the remain
der of his brandy, having during his dinner
drunk the tankard of ale, and afterward
the bottle of port. lie thus daily spent
an hour and a half of his time, and then
returned to his home in Essex street to
give his six o’clock lecture on chemistry,
lie made no other meal until lib return
next day at four o’clock to Dolly’s.”
PICPKOCKETS ON THEIR M EITLE. —Seven
English and seven French thieves started on
their predatory expedition through the
exhibition, and agreed to meet at a case in
the boulevards or rather at a restaurateur’s,
where they had previously engaged a
cabinet particular', and had ordered a sup
per, to bo “stood” by the vanquished.
They met at the appointed hour, and you
will be proud of your countrymen’s superi
ority when you learn that they triumphant
ly displayed forty-five watches and nine
portemonnaies, whereas the French tyros
in the noble art could display hut teu
three portemonnaies and a half a
dozen handkerchiefs, “small deer,” which
are disdained by the professed pickpocket,
and are only “faked’ f during a novitiate in
the profession. They magnanimously
avowed themselves vanquished, and
agreed to recognize the superiority of the
victors in the form'most pleasing to them
by standing half a dozen of champagne,
followed by howls of blazing punch in
quick succession. Up to this stage all
had been highly gratifying to our national
pride, but the hour of Britain’s humilia
tion was drawing nigh. Our countrymen
fell under the table ; their hosts, though
they had not read the tale of Falstaff ’s dis
aster at Gadshil], fell upon their prostrate
foes, eased them of their plunder, and re
tired in triumph with the forty-five watches,
the purses, &c., and, moreover, left the
waiters instructions to apply for the pay
ment of the bill to the gentlemen up stairs
on the floor. —Paris Correspondent.
Rev. Julius Pegmire was arrested at
Erie, Pennsylvania, on Monday, charged
with embezzling $15,000 worth of revenue
stamps. He was formerly connected with
the Internal Revenue office as clerk.
Ben Davis, of New V ork, and George
Adams, of Missouri, ran a foot race of one
hundred yards for SI,OOO at Bloomington,
111., on Friday last. Davis won by four
feet in 7i seconds.