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THE LEADER. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Saturday> Jan? 27, I860 ?WuoW?-tb A0KST6 : WUlhuu Dart, I'KUI Polusctt fiim?el L. Benuett, or Charleston; Win. B. Sash Columbia; Demi Dudley, Uobton, Masa. ? Kev. A Waddle, Savannah ; A. G. baxter, Georgetown. Al len Luca?, New bedford, Mad*. Tua LEA u KB o?u be obtulned at the store? ofT. VT Carduzo, corner ot lleurlelta alni Kllzabctll Streets ?un at Shaun* Jt Denuj, Market Strtret, oppoilto Au Ita. taxation without Representation. f rosar Augustus, once issued a decree that ul ' the world should bc taxed ; and every one weni unto his own city for that purpose. liven Jos eph wont up from Nuzoreih lo Bethlehem, to ht taxed with Mary, thc mother of Jesus. Tuxet wens burdensome then ns now, but under thc iron heel of Roman power, every subject paid tribute: : : Wh?n Jesus was asked by the chief priests and Berthes if it was lawful for thain to pay tribute unto Crcsar, he said, "render unto Cu:-ar the Ihlngs which bc Caesar's, and unto Uod tin thing's which be God's" We believe in the doctrine of rendering unto every tuan his due. but we'do not recognize the right of a State to levy a per capita tax Uj.on subjects who have had no voice in the selection of the officers of State' Among the injuries and usurpations which She.fathers of the Republic felt called upon to ? libbi it to' a" candid world, aa a reuson why the 'States should he free and independent, those fornili?r with the Declaration of Independence *Will remember, that the imposing of taxes with out'the consent of the people, was prominently act forth. And from that time to thc present. taxation without representation has been consid ered odious in thu extreme, mid in nntugonism to the principles of republican liberty. Thc City of Charleston has passed an ordi Wftncetaxing every kind of business that is done, und tn addition to this legitimate method of creating a revenue, it levies a capitation tax of two dollars upon every male resident twenty years of age and upwards. We do not complain .b?t this tax ja.especially burdensome upon thai lar?e class of citizens who are denied ihc right of tte franchise, but that- it is unjust, anti-re publican, and oppressive in spirit. It will be ?lloved that under the equitable military order of Maj-Gen Sickles, many of thc rough protu berances of inequality will be smoothed down, and the colored man receive some benefits from tl?e tax he is called upon to pay ; but as full re ongni'ion of the political rights of the people boa not yet come, we protest against the in justice, of the capitation tax. The method of taxation differs essentially in 'the Northern States. In Massachusetts every citizen, twenty-one years of age and upwards, is aasessed a poll tax, und the payment of this tax qualifies the citizen to vote, anil whether a man votes or not, the tax may be collected. It mat tera not how much property tax he also hus to 121' KHaB^ai?^d^-pJ^?SBfe?1 .<^x to cuijo^ f" ^Tew York There is no capitation tnx assessed, 'but a property qualification is required of a ?colored man. The same is true of Connecticut tn reference to the inequality on account of col or. . In Rhode Island there is a real estate tax nnd a registry tax. Thc citizen who pays n real estate tax is allowed a vote, and nil other native born citizens of thc United States arc allowed to vote upon thepnyinent of n registration tux. Those who do not wish to vote, however, need not pay the tax. No nlicn-born citizen is en titled toa vote unless bc pays n real estote tux. Rhode Island clearly recognises the principle of "ne taxation without representation." and as it does not give the ballot to aliens, it hus not the presumption to tax them. We regret exceedingly that the city should "have passed any such ordinance, because it sa vors so much of that spirit which hos sn long kept up the wall of distinction between two .classes of people, based entirely upon the color of the skin. So much of this class legislation has been done away with, it is a pity that any thing should be allowed to remain that will tend to cherish'the feeling superiority or inferi ority. -'Hut we have made great progress tow ards the end desired, nnd we rejrice in thc belief that the lime is not far distant when every man. will stand upon his actual merit, and t-omplex ionaldifferences pale into oblivion. Sr** The Lender is the onlv paper in South Carolina that advocates the equal rights of man. regardless . of birth, color, or race. It is the friend of free labor and general reform, and earnestly appeals to those favorable to its prin ciples, to gi v? it that support which shall en able it ttl continuo as a medium foi the full, free, and unrestricted discussion ot the great practi cal questionn?t issue in this Slate. FBKB BOOK AND N?W-F.U'I?I DEPOSITORY. We have received from our frienrts in the North a Urge supply of School Books, Pamphlets, and Newspapers to he distributed gratuitously among tiie peopie of South Carolina. Alt de siring these valuable tracts eu 11 bc supplied by calling at the leader office, 430 King Street, entrance'from Citadel Green. CAVTIUH.-|A juan named T. P. Slider adver tises that ho is an agent for all tho newspapers published fn Charleston. As we have nevei authorifce*d T*. P. Slider to receive any advertis ments for^thfe Leader, the public are hereby eau tioned against entrusting any business with him intended for this office. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.-Brig..Gen. R. K. Scott has- u ?is mn ed command of the affairs per taining to 'the Refugees, Freedmen, and Aban doned Lands,in place of Gen. Saxton. Gen. Scott ls said to be n man. of decided character and gent?Vbu^^hilliiuhpopy. Ile was held as a prisoner jfi'Cho^lestpn during thc war (together with two of'hli'elurf. Capt. J. I*. Long and Capt. U.^H.^'?'o?j, and doubtless understands experimentally'tHe tunvper and disposition of one class o^tn?'p^cople with whom he will have toing*. " T"1".'. r -rcijvw-p 'V A '? Capital and Labor. An unfortunate relation is now existing in South Ctu-olina between capital and labor-be tween planter ami freedman-growing out of the former unhappy relation of master and slave. Ci pi tu! can no more get along without luhor, than labor can flourish without means. The antagonism which formerly existed between the laborer and the capitalist, because of slave la bor ought no longer to exist now that shivery hus been abolished. Capital no longer owns labor, but lubor and cupjtnl, _fre?di?nn_ und planter, are each dependent upon the other ; and for the beiielit of all, on amicable understanding should be urrived nt, that the soil of South Ca rolina may produce an ubunditnt harvest, und autumn's yellow lustre gild, thc freedman's humble collage us well the planter's nuble man sion. We uro often told that thc freedmen will not wotk-thut they will not contract-that the vast acres of fertile land must remain unculti vated-and all this the result of freedom. Tu whatever extent planters have fourni it impossi ble lo enter into just and equitable contracts with freedmen, they should remember thal it is ihc frtiit of slavery, mid bear up under it patiently. Tu whatever extent planters have failed to make unfair and unreasonable contracta (such ns of fering rive dollars per month for able hands and have them lind themselves) nothing need bc said. We have heard of several planters upon the Cmnbuhee Uiver, who have offered fair and equi table contracts for laborers-contracts which General Beecher sanctioned; and the freedmen utterly refused to comply with the terms. Of course, they will have to leave thc plantations, and seek homes elsewhere. There are sonic planters who recognise thc status of the freed men and arc willing to enter into fair agree ments willi th?rii lor the cultivation of the lund. Some have proposed to pay wages of twelve dollars per month ; others have offered tm dollars per month and find them rations; und yet others have agreed to lin J everything neces sary foi working the plantation, and give them one-third of the crop. All of these offers are fuir, and if freedmen do not accept sud. terms from well-disposed plumers, they muy have to do worse. Our advice to freedmen is, that when they cnn secure lands for a lease, to do so ; und when they catinnt. then make the best bargain possi ble and go to work in earnest. Thc lauds which came under General Sherman'a special Held or der, will doubtless be retained for the freedmen upon them for the term of three years, but all other lands in thc State will have to be worked upon a lease or under contract, The welfare of the freedmen, the prosperity of thc State, and all brunches of industry would thrive, if the planters and laborers could agree to unite their interests and work faithfully for thc beuctit of each other. There is no reason why capital and labor should be in antagonism, but wisdom will discover that their interests are identical. mBVcmfi BANKS.-We cnll attention to the advertisement of the Freedmen's Savings und Trust Company. It is a Hank for the .'eman cipated slaves and their ilesccndants." The trustees feel ibm, in the establishment of this Hank, they are providing n necessity for the African race. Joseph II. Jcuks has been chosen aa thc cushier, a most worthy mun to lill a re sponsible position. CONCERT.-The concerts of the Star Minstrel! I Troupe, nt Military Illili, on Monday and Tues day evenings, were quite well attended, and thc| performances highly creditable. DINI.NO SALOON. - Thc question is often | asked, M Wu?re can a good dinner bc obtained ? " When gnod dinners arc scarce lt is of some im portance to have thia question solved. Von will] only have to go to Fordham's, 182 Meeting St. and ibid thc question answered in whatever may ] he called for. ZJSr The Presbyterian Parochial School, kept in Zion Church Vestry, now numbers live hun dred pupils. There arc four male teachers, anil I four female teachers. The school is iii n nourish . in;' condition. SltAKSrKAUE AND HtS Tl M KS WB8 the Subject nf Mr. Cunlnzo'* lecture at the Normal School, on Monday evening, 22nd inst. The audience wu" hrgc and very attentive, and the subject was treuted in a masterly manner. A brief bio graphy of the great author wns given, and choice selections were rendered from Othello, Hamlet, Hornea mid Juliet, and other writings, in ah interesting anti instruct vc manner. Gov. ?ir it.- We arc glad for the future of this State that the direction of her affuirs ure in thc hun s of James L. Orr, ber governor at the pre sent time, ns tn n couple of interviewe held with Mr. Hurley he han so well and honestly expressed himself in regard to his views upon the question at issue, between both classes of our fellow citizens, that we are satisfied if thea? measures are brought to the notice of the people they will do a greut deal to disabuse thc minds of our colored friends as to nuy enmity on thc part of Gov. Orr towards them. CP* We are in hopes that some notice will be taken of the Birth day, Feb. 12, of our lamented President Abraham Lincoln. Cannot thc friends prepare snmething in ihc way of a meeting in Zion Church that evening, mid all turn out and pey n tribute of respect to thc memory of the greut emancipator. Ouit, PUIJLIO BcitooUi-Wc arc in hopes that (he rumor in regard to thc appoint-, ment of; our friend Gilbert Pillsbury, ns Superintendent of Schools, for Bureau of Re fugees and Freedmen, is correct, aa no better choice could be made; he having been a teneher lor thirty yeurs, and having been unequalled throughout Ihc western pnrt of Massachusetts. If he can be secured, thc Free Schooln of South Carolin.! will soon take rank with other schools throughout the North. Headquarter^ Dept. of SX., CHARLESTON, Jan. 17; 13001 GF.NBRAL OKUKHH, > No. 1. J I. To thc end that civil rights nnd immuni ties may he enjoyed ; that kindly relations among tho iuhubittints of the State may be es tablished ; thal the rights and duties of the em ployer, and thc free'laboror respectively, may be dciined; that the soil may be cultivated und thc system of free labor fuirly undertaken; that the owners of estalea may be secure in the posses sion of their lundi ?nd tenements t that persons, able and willing to work, may bav? employ mein ; that idleness anti vagrancy may be dis countenanced, and encouragement given to in dustry and thrift; and that humane provision limy Se made for the aged, infirm mid destitute, the follow ing rcgulationa'are established for ..'<? government of till concerned in this JJeptuM ment : J?& Iii All laws shall be applicable alike to irS the inhabitants. No poison shall be held in* competent to sue, make complaint, or to testify, because of color or caste. " * III. All the em ploy incuts of husbandry or of the useful arts, and all lawful trades or callings, may be followed by all person,, irrespective of color or caste ; nor sh di any freedman be oblig ed to pay any tax or any fcc for a I.cense, nor be amenable to any municipal or parish ordi nance, not imposed upon all other [crsons, IV. The lawful industry of all persons who live under the protection of the United State-, and owe obedience to its laws, being useful to the individual, and essential to the welfare of society, no persons will be restrained from seek ing employment when not bound by voluntary agreement, nor hindered fro til travelling from place to place, oh lawful business. All com binations or agreements which are intended tu hinder, or may so operate as to hinder, in tiny way, the employment of labor-or to limit com pensation for labor-or to co iii pel labor to be involuntarily performed in cerium places ur foi ccrtuiu persons; as well a.s all combinations or agreements to prevent the sale or hire bf lands or tenements, ure declared tn bc misdemeanors; and any person or persona convicted thereol shall be punished by tine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or hy imprisonment, nut to exceed six mouths, ur by both such tine and imprisonment. V. Agreements Tor labor or personal service nf any kind, ot fvr the use and occupation of lands anti tenements, or for any other lawful purpose, between freedmen and other persons, when bully made, will be impartially enforced against cither party violating the sume. VI. Freed persons unable ld labor, by rea? son of age, or infirmity, and orphan children bf tender years, shall have allotted to them by the awners suitable quartets on the premises where they have been heieiofore tl um ici led as alu v?a. until adequate provisi?n approved hy the (Jene ral Commanding, be made for them by thc State ur Local authorities, or otherwise! nnd thev shall not he removed from the premises, IP'O-SS For disorderly behaviour, misdemeanor, or tittie) offence committed by the head of a family or a mem bet thereof. VII. Able bodied freedmen, when theyJ?ve thc premises in which they may be domlWPd, shall take with them and provide for such of meir relatives its, hy thc laws of South Carolina, all ..itir.etis are obliged tb maintain. Villi When a freed person, domiciled ona plantation, refuses lo work there, alter havuig ?leen ollercd employment by thc owner or lessie, in fair terms, approved by the agent of thc Fi eld :ncn's- Bureau, such freedmen or womat)* shall remove from the premises within tea dues aller stielt oller, and due notice to remov?- by the owner oi ncciipnnt. IX. When able bodied freed persons ?ire doini riled on premises whc?ragky have been lu'fc-to or ctsew'her?PwwBWl^^icrmilted to remain, ?iii showing to the satisfaction bf the Comm.mil ing ?nicer of thc I'ost, that they have made dilig ent and proper efforts to obtain employment. X. Freed persons occupying premises without the authority of the United Slates, or the permis sion of thc owner, and who have not been hcryto fore held there as slaves, may be removed hythe Commanding officer of the l'ost, on thccompliint of thc owner, nnd proof of the refusal of sud fred persons to lemo ve after ten days notice. XI. Any person employed or domiciled: cn a plantation or elsewhere, who may he rightfully dismissed oy the terms bf agreement, or expeled for misbehaviour, shall leave the premises, aid shall not return without thc cotisent ol 'tho owier or tenant thereof. XII. Commanding officers of Districts ?Ol establish within their commands respective!', suitable regulations for hiring out to labor, furn period hot to exceed one year, all vagrants ino cannot bli advantageously employed on roils, fortifications and inlier public works. The jib feeds of such labor shall he paid over to the .ls sisiatit Conimisssiptier bf the Freedmen's Durent tn provide for aged and infirm refugees, i ml ?gut freed people, nod orphan children. XIII. Thc Vagrant laws pf the State of Sbutj Carolina, applicable to tree white persons, ?il bo recognized as the only vagrant laws applica hie to ibo freedmen; neverlheiess, such laws filial not be considered applicable tn persons who an without employment, if they shall prove thal tlu-j have been unable io obtain employment, tifie diligent efforts to do so. XIV. lt shall be lite duty nf ?meera cntn mantling Posts to see thal issues of rations t< freedmen ure confined to destitute persons, ?hi are unable to work because of infirmities nrisii; from old agc, or chronic diseases, orphan childi i unable to work, anti refugee freedmen rctuiiihi lb ibeir homes, with (he sanction of the projei authorities; and, in ordering these ratios, commanding officers"Will be careful not to tl eoiiinge idleness or vagrancy. District cm mnndcrs will make consolidated reports of thu Issues tri-monlhly. XV. The';proper authorities <if lite State,ti the Beverai municipalities mid districts, ?dil proceed *o muk*' suitable provision for thr poor, without distinction of color ; in debil of which tnt- General commanding will levy i equitable tox on persons lind properly sufiicie^ for the support of the poor. XVI. The constituiioral rights of nil loy and well disposed inhabitants to bear arms wi not be infringed ; nevertheless this shall not j construed to sanction thc unlawful prituM of carrying arma ; nor to authorize any pflE lo enter with arms on the premises of unflM person against his consent. No one ahull bel arms who has borne arms against the Unit* Stutes, unless he shnll have taken thc An nealy Oath prescribed in the proclamation thc United Stutes, dated May 291b, 1865, or tl Onih nf Allegiance, prescribed th the proclaim lion of the President, dated December 8th, 180 within the time prescribed therein. And no di orderly person, vagrant, or disturber of tl peace shall be allowed to bear anns. XVII. To secure the same equul justice an personal libetiy to the freedmen as tu other ii habitants, no penalties or punishments diff?re from those to which nil persona aro amena bl shall be imposed on freed people; and n crimes and o (Ten ceri which are prohibited und existing laws, shall be understood ns prohibit, in tho cuse of freedmen; mid if committed hy freedmen shall, upon conviction, be punished thc sumo manner as if commited by a whi man. XVIII. Corporal punishment shall not 1 inflicted upon riny person other than a mino and then only by the parent, guardian, tetichc or one to whom said minor ia lawfully hour by indenture of apprenticeship. XIX. , Persons whose conduct tends to breach of the peace may be required to gi' security for their good behavior, and in d I fault thereof shall bc held in custody. XX. AU injuries committed by or upon (recd j person.'', ?hall Oe punished in tile mininer pro vided by the l?w? iii Soul h C.lHdinu, tor like) Injurien to tilt! persons or property ol' the elti zunti thereof. If no provision be mude by thc I lnws of the Suite, then the punishment for such j offences shall be according to this lion rsc bf the common law; und in the case of any injury to person or property, not prohibited in the cninm^u^|lu\v, or for which the ptiuish miiij^Wfciul lu: appropriate, such sen lL'Uflii ^Isia imposed, as, in the ilia.? itrt before which thc trial | ed proper, subj-ct lo ral comminuting, whatever cause, will kVlth thu proceedings escribed channel, lo] Muccra of Districts, ullin their co m mu mb ; nf the duly uppoint* duly appertaining to thc Bureau of Itefu Tmnduned binds, curcio I Ir guidance ult orders pub-j tituissitmer or Assistant Coin r competent authority, ict Commanders will enforce hy suitable instructions and Post-Command era, taking] TTTtice he done, that fair dealing be twi^FTff?in and mun tic observed, and that no] unnecessary hardship, and iib cruel or unusual punishment he imposed upon any one. liv command of Maj.-Cen. 1). 15. SICKLES, \V. L. M. U?itOKit, A. A. Ai [Official] Alexuoder Moore, lJrev.-Maj. nod A. 1). C. Cir*" Three or four hundred freedmen who were transported fruin Edisio ami oilier islands min Ham well District, before the collapse of tin Confederacy, ute now in Charleston, on the way to liieir finnier homes. They ii ll rejoice in going back under thc old ling. I"t?" A colony i- about settling in Florida, j consisting nf both while mid coloied pcoph Thc 'umber trade w til form one of the pi iticipiil brunches ot business. The Host,m Courier, notoriously know n ns j thc NIH England oigan of Secessionisin, lins i.dosed it's ibi-eruble existence. Tile Confederacy lind lin further use for it. CoeiiTixa MARTVUIIOM.-The South Cindi ?nun desires to be n martyr. Publishing ix penses are heavy, patronage slim, amt it lt could only be suppressed by military authority, it would probably renoue a saving. We regard thc freedom of the pi ess ns one ol the greatest blessings u free people can enjoy, bul treason is j a crime. There is n difference between inde pendent journalism and a reek I ss tirade of un qualified malignity. BBnuTqrs, Military District of Charleston. DEPARTMENT OF so CAROLINA, CllAHI.r.sTOM, S. C. Jan. 'JO. Irlu'G OriNEnAi, Ounnus, ) No. 8. J PAIU'L Sneclal ;W?S*?i<iiti i'oiiiniittidinirjriiTi . 111*' i)I HIM *BWp^pp*l dieu Miliorilliuile ofllcers, is directed to Ceti?!rill Orders. No. I. from Dep. I loin! Quarters, dated January Isl. 18I>6,as it is believed that energy au I diligence on theil pai'l Mill contribute materially to the attainment tin: great objects Of the order. II. Wherever il is claimed thal employment luis been tillered lo the treed people illinticiled on a plantation on fair terms, approved hy the Ho re u of Itefiigees, Frceilmeii and Aband oneil Lauds, which they have refused. Commanding Officers of Sith-Districts and Hosts, previously to issuing any order for their removal wilt satisfy themselves clearly that such oller has been made ki ntl ly and explained intelligibly to them, and ii any ??oilbl exists whether this has been done, will themselves in person or through some officer, or intelligent non-coiuniisioucd olliccr, in whom they baie eonlidctice, renew such oller to the freed people previously to directing their re moval. III. In onie' thal the report ol nil rations Is sued may be mattel rom these I lead-Quarters, lii itioitthly. which is retpiiicd hy General Order Nb I, Sec. XIV., ('nunn.miling Ollicers of Sub-Dis trieis will report to these I lead-Quarters on thc "iii, 1 Tlh, ?md i??th of eaeh month, the rations i.s. sued hy themselves, or any Host Commander, subject to their orders, lo de-lit mc persons, and will reit .lire from those Hos! Commanders reports at snell limes as will enable them to make snell repor s fully and accuriitcly'i IV. lie ports of all arrests for whatever cause made in any Sub-Dislri I, and the proceedings thereon which tire required by (?eiier.il 1'rdo- No I, Sec. XXL. will be made hy the Coin iii .niling Otlii-ers ol Sub-Districts un the 7th, 17th, and 27til ot each month, in ordei thal they may he foi warded from these Head-Quarters on thc loth ?tub, and ast day of cindi nioltlll. These reports will be in addition to the seini-tnonthly reports >f persons in arrest, now nt|iiired from the Pro ..ost Marshal in each Sub-Dinriet. ami also the nombiv ri'jKjitof the Provost Courts, which will mntinuc lo he made ns heretofore. V. The provisions of General Orders No. I, will tif necessity bc enforced, mainly through thc Provost Courts, whose decisions in all cases re quire thc approval nf Suli-District Cnmiiiiimlcrs. who will see thal those selected as .Judges lor these Courts, are persons of intelligence and hu manity, and who will carefully revise their deci sions "taking cure that justice bc done, thal fair dealing between mau and mint be observed, und thai no unnecessary hardship, ami no cruel ami unusual punishment he imposed upon aiiv one." Prisoners ami parties io snits In tile Provost Courts should hu informed that In all cases un fatty a I lies from the decision (if the Provost Court, '.^Hfamd by the Sub-District Commander io rj^ijB-irici Commander. iSS^l he jurisdiction of the Provost Collits, HHT'II rs heretofore issm-d from I )>. pm tim-nt BP-Omi i ter-, is limited io a line not exceed. BESIIK' humlred dollars ($100). neil impii.-oo PPra not exceeding sixty (60) days, and nil .'ases of offence charged to have been commit ed bj' persons of coioi or by while person.-, iguinsl them, and nil violation of this order 10 vl'.icb thc Post Commanders huve not sufliclcnt uristl ict inn, - 111 the opinion of Sub - Disttici Jmninunders, to entibie them properly to pun sh tbi> offender if convient!, will be reported to he District Commander, ns heretofore, for ti ia I lefnrc n milituy cotnmissioii, No pcr.-on will IC forwarded for siudi trial without written barges with nu mea of witnesses accompanying lem. VII. Commanding Olfleers of Mnb-Districts lin ir u-iial semi-mtuiihly reports of ihe ai ira in their Rub-Districts, will particularly 1 dc Whether the supply of labor liieret" is dis U'lit or In superabundance in order thin ' table [irovislons may bc lundi: to afford I run - nation to those who are deslrooa of obtaiu 'k, tn points win re it may be loni, should t' be located in sections in which there is a HIIIB of labor. 1 command of UVT. MAJ.-GI-N. DEVENS/ >> RICK. . Lieut. 36ih USC T, AAA Generali Congrossiomil. Tin" Senate Inn devolv? most of llie werk to thu discussion of the bill gran tiiig equal sufTruge in thc District ol' Columbia, and lim hill to en* latrgc thc power? rtf tlie* Fieetliiicii'i lluteau. 1'hc bill grunting titles fur ihr*-c yearn to the lalttnd lands included in ?eti. Slierrtino'a order ; passed by ii large inuj?r?ty. Senator Wilson offered u joint resolution for un amendment to thc Con stitution which i/ill prevent the payment of any debt contracted by thc rebela in aid of the re bi llion j ulan tn prevent the payment for slaves liberated by the war. The House ot iii prcsciitativcs hus under con sideration a resolution for amending thu Con stitution in stich ii way iluii tlio basia ol' rcpie septation shttil be fixed according to the voting population. Congress moves slowly bil surely and justly. Our cause-the cause of justice and bumiinityi gains iii? ods in both branches ol Congtess, and I'lesidciil Johnson xviii not plac? himself in op position lo the will of Congress. The following is the lull gm ti titi)* tidffriige lo the eolored peo ple of thc' District of (Joluiiibiii I - lie ic cimcti d by the Senate and House?f Repre sentative!! nf tin- United Stales..of America in (.'?.U/M.?.? itsseintilvit, Clint tioto nil laws ami part ot laws, and pic.-ciiliiiig the ijunlilleni?oiis ul el clor- fui any i>ttu'> in the District of ?olniii bin. thu won! .. white" be and the Mini*' is here by stricken nut, and ibm from and aller tin passage ol this net no person shall he disijunli li .i i i om voting al any f lection held in thu ami district on account ol color. SECTIO.-? 2. And be it further enacted. Tittil nj iiels D' Congress, und all la>?s ?>t the ?itat?;??l Mary IIIIKI III foi ci* io stud Di?trici, and al! orili tiniiccs ul >\'a-luojj on and lJ?-orgetO?vn loton Sist?iit with th" prov sinus ot' tins nut, tire herc by repealed and annuled. MUTATIS MUrxsiiisi.-?Tliti general tollen the artil les in thu Ch 'Heston Sews luis changrt ol'bite (br thc bette Wc do not know ?vbcilioi the recent o der ot ?.fen Sickles lia- had uiiytbiiij tb tlo wob it or not, but the temper of thc **. 1 i??J rials bas changed. Thc .Wies ul Thursd u ulrike* titi ajiolo^y fi? ?is rcceiil unsparing efforts to Imap ridm.-tilt- aie itii.-rcprcschtiitiuu upon the entire colored rac? in ihe following language; .. li ihusi not be supposed that the (arrimu remarks mat appear, from lime io timi', in mi local columns, in relation io th negro, eiihiltnt? fruin any unkind feeling towards the race. Th miiikeil peculiarity ol dialect arising iront th i igttoiuiicc ami want ot ?ducation, natur.illy tm ni-hes legitiman* food tor liuumnliis nonce! which is as much one ut' lin.* essentials u? a ii'ml: ldc journal as heal irr and more -?THot-, lillirie: lt does not follow, however, that we IHM- an d?sire m engender m lin- mind- ol bur iradci contempt for the race which it wimbi Bivi' i unfeigned ple.a-.iirc to ? t t lin vc, prosper, an lu come i lr? ut ni by II ?tropel i tinea ion;" Tbc AVltM univ ??nu.-, it? h.- tie- fl lend ttl tl Neiii i?. and -ay ? : -. .. Wy Migge.-t that n meeting ?il the fli t t tori, ol' ibis my be culled j Ihnt Uley hr ti' dressed by South Caridiiiwiia i thnt they I HtldresSetl lu such language as cannot fall cou vince i bein that ??e ?re their mm frmiid .inti ?? r Veiituie io assrrtjirlH rtfitronly ?viii IM;. i. ri m* br re-estiihli.-lb d bAiwe?ii tim twit tac h?n that lin* (nippiest n-.-ulis will ensile, not tl I ra st of .vt.uh ?? ill In- n happy irndi-licV to? ai ?t. .....ij- ..? mn i.riti- ?...-.0 a<- u tn-, nod lite utter di-a-mutl nr.* ol tin- italu-rrkn mi veinurei s now mtikiug capital out nt'tin poi licgi o's cn dullly." Wc hopi' the .Wir.i i" iii earliest : WC nope tb il ?viii not gil iiiick upilil ?? li lt ii luis ?aid | ? hope that its editor anil other Sotilli Ulliolina Mill tall a inectilii! of ihr Ircrdtnrii, mid pie-?r slime tangible evidence unit they arc the fi et ui II n's tim- friends, and are wiilinu io lend helpiiit! hand tn improve his moral, soc ni, HI intellectual coitdiiiou. A's a*um H.- Sooth Ca nlininiis ?? ill dil jn.-tice to tin- Colored r-iCci gi t quid pri? ilr^es for cdiicat iou ntl I hilMlieSs pu sn its, r**co|iui/.e lli?-lr ciii/.cu-hipi anti confer i right ol' suffrage, the colored m.m ?viii consul tlit'in ftiends iiitleed. DKI'IIDKATIONS. -Mr. Pringle nf George|<i? wini hail oiie hundred imo titty freedmen upi his plantation, hilling lo make tiny sn* tactor)' contract ??'iib llit-ni, gave thew ten dn io rjnit the premises, 'tr accept bis |?-rnisi win are saul to have bren ve?y lair. Upon bi- i tun., alter thu expiration ot thc icu days, found the plantation house anil nil the tn hi und Hillel buildings upon his place burnt d du?? mid thc ft eeo itu ii gone. I his is n piece of lu^ ha ml ed vandali-iu, unlike iiiiything ive hu previously Ininti of, nntl causes the friends the freediiii-n exceeding grief. .Such acts u.jti lin- cn Usc of fin- labor, and give the enemies freedom an oppoiiutiiiy to exult m what th call lilt- tail.Ile "d' rmnfieipntiou. We hopi- Ile? io liave io record ii not her such insiam-e ol' shu sightedness mi the patt nf freedmen. WoiiniY of 1'itAist:.-The justice nf Mr. C, cock, funnel ly member of Congress and Inti Collcctbi of CiistouiH at tins pint, towards t people on his planiaiiou ls Worthy of tommin anon ; nm) if, tho example sci by li iib is folio ttl by the rest ?if Hie planters, lhere ??ill he qmstum ns to the settlement ol thc labor tim lum. (J? iitlenicn tty the laborer fairly and ??ill upiiy yoii honestly and fu?t li Tn 1 ly. Vy" Thc Loyal (?ioiyian is the linim of a in pa pei just slant d in Augusta, Ucorgtn. ilevot to ile- ll.iitilt? Hillier of , quill light-? nt.tl liri leges; iticspcctive ol' color or raeut Success it. (?on.?Int?.-Dur correspondent Informs us a (hagiaceful collision which occurred iii Colut bia between six white young unit anti two ct und young men. The white then were the ii Lr ?essors, bot tile colored men victorious. '1' UH se cantu bi fore the Provost Court, which di ihnrged the CtlliUcd persons, anti adjudged I tiller party guilty of iissntM and bitter)', '1 ?liivulrtitis nix were seht to (In- (jtuird Utilise, ry After the lapse of so long a period sit inc Confederacy's collapse, the relapse of Sou .rn newspapers into prais?- of plunderers up he high seas, is some?? hat remarkable ; anil, I or the fact thal some rebels aro near tn ilcsp itiort, it could be u nu cen II mable. One lil ihcet plait's Haphitel Semines, who numinahcl he Alahnma, on the list n till I HI rd Nelson a ither naval rjotnintititlefsi History will tn .ure of itself, and Certainly ?ny of the Confi rab.' nu ral lion ttiffi " Hf left ii rorsBh's linnie to other Unios, Unkel with one virtue and u tliou?aial crimes." t i iinmnn - ^ NKQHO HATH KD. - The Negro- hulera of Wushington net fire to four elm 1 ehe? occupied hy colored people, 011 thc evening of the Iflth inst. Asbury Church, one of thc oldest Metho dist churches, ond the 1'resbyieiinn church where Uev. II. lt. (Jurnett preaches, were muong HIE number. Twd ?welling liouava were ainu* destroyed. .-*: 1 j ti A ti s TO HEAD.-In view Of the rapid ad vance of political ideas, it i? IUI portant that all the people shtlnld he educated. Lei every per son who can read and write len Hi Rome Other person to rend urn! write. Thc time may not bc far distii.it w hen Inc colored mau who tan rcud intelligently and write hi* mime will bc in pos KCSH?OII of the ballot; Learn to read I Learn lo write ? ITT Three of the eight boys who were carriers' [of The Spriwt/ield /{rpublican in 1856, are now' cashiers of biiuks in Western Massachusetts. The ablive reads very well, bul why does not the lirptifiUenn tell what hos become of the oili er live. *~"\_ SPECIAL? NOTICES. ITT FR?TK UNA I. l.ODCK, N< ?. I<M)4| H IJ.?if *>t>U KKLLO VV.S.-A meelliiK will be held lin Tueaiiiiy evening next, ;toih, at ?even o'clock. A piiiirtual nltchtlUlice I* requested. Hy order nf tho N. (?. MKllCH AN fi jail. tb*. Iw.ll H C. pro tim {JOT NOTICE - MKCIIANICS' ASSOCIA 'HON.- An rxirn meeting will bo held al /.ion Church, .Monda... ?'.'til imitant, ut deven o'clock I'..M. Punctual atiendan.:?' ?f "ll thu uicinbcri It rvipiesieil, Hn hiiriiiesi ul' import ince will be transacted. Hy or der ol tin- President. JmVir iivit; A. MtUDI.i: fiiN. Sec. rv A lTKNTMiN CO. h.-?Tl'EN?) A Meeting ?m Monday evciiinx. .Inn- letW, nt Union t.en ni. Mull, Kine St , m ? o'clock. Per i?r?lrr of jmii? bil? H. I* IIBNPOIlp. D?r- A COURSE OF LI?OTURES Will be delivered for Hie benefit ol tho Protestant Kplsropul Si-winy Cu cid commencing Jan. 8. I NW. I hr third lecture will he delivered by Wm. ty. Wes ton. M oiiil iy <-ve'it. .Ian amit, (?Od., subject " Dcclfiltm nf Character;" ihe utilera announced weekly Th-keti eau tie obtained nf Hubert Houston ; W. P. Marshall ? 'I'. li?rosla ; S. Hare; A. O'NIifl arid Jus Koilham. fySlEOIlANlC is i'LANTKItS" HEN EVO. I.K M I' ASSOCIATION.-? regular Weekly .Meeting .il tili? association will take piare nt the resiliente of Ur .liiseph Oreen, Meeting Si rivi, ever} Thursday rvenlng, al ? o.elbek, pm- Hy order of Om Prcal ,l,."i. r. ll. Pluck, Sec. Tho following ?rr the officers of the ?hure assoruv th'ti t .Ininrii l.erv, Prr.Mrnt ; Joseph tireen. Vice-1're?.J C ll. I'rlce,Sec.ami Trcaa. .SI a mil ug (hunmlttei- Connnilier on Charily - P. Stimmer?, Cli'rnuo,; A Holier! ainu Ch rman; i J .InhiiMiii, ' * ' Tiiliver, T. .MUN, .1. Murry. Stewards, XV. IVrrv, I d- Pilmer, .Inn 1 ! Tn 15 txy NOTICE.-hr. T. M. Mrtnminger rc Spcctl'uliy oilers his services tn his friends iiiid the pnlihe, in the p-^ictice of Me licinc, 1 ' '^?^^Sf^?g?^^i Sii>.;erv_^pr - tttt?tflItf?^W^n T. b. M KM MIMI KU, -w lin Jan. ].-, l-l?- SH HOOL NOTICE.-The dui ivis or my Srfii.nl Hill he resumed un Tueiulay, january "ml, IMV, NO. .VI Meeting Str. et Mer Jo "in l l PkTKIt ll MOKOAN; Cc"' DH. H A. HOS KM AN (h.,,. A>M. Sur?, lb S; tl; T.) lilia taken up hn> rt-stdciu-r in Ibis Cl iy with tin- view bf engaging in llir practice ol Medicine ami .Sunter)'. Me will he lound al hi* attire, Nu. I'S Calhoun Street, unit ni rr?iilrnrr, No. 35 Ungani Street, near ll ti I legs. Oilier houri* front ? io 11, nan., and from 4 tn ;, p.tu. Nov ?Ml. .tn,S r?" SMOi.ANpEICS K.N IT.ACF 1I?CHU. rurel K hill, y I Osease. S.MOI.ANLKK'S K XT ll A CT liUCIIU rtireu ltheumutisni. SMOI.ANOKK'S K.V.IlACT llt'CIIU cures Urlimry llisei-ei., SMOLANHKU'.S Ki'ritACT iiucliu cures t i ravel. SM fl LAN It KIPS K?C TH ? CT ll fl'll (j ruren Stricture*! The liest fluid Kxtraut now before the public la SiflKlIll tt<l?;|-*H. r?ir t li? diseases limned above, and fur VVi Akneio.es and Pains In the Hack. P. maje rmiipluints, ami hiSorders. arising fruin rxrrssr* nf uii.v kind, ami is |>??rt ?M*t I JP liivnltt uhle Suhl by ult Apnthcenric*. Prier mir dollar. Try ,t )). names i rn. New Yurt, mid Har nea, Ward, k-Co., New Orleans, Agent? f,.rthr Smith and West. HU ll l.hioil h ItOUKIt.S, Houtui, .Miss ,Cen era! Agenta. De,, .a, ly, VJ KO Ii Janies, John, \ Kdisto Islands 'IMIK Plue light tl rta lt Steamer " MAH," having 1 iaadr her first Trial trip, ii il!, nu ami alli r Ihr nm al .lau. ISMi. Iea*e I'hMOltn'a Wharf. W.-?t Kuti nf Tntllil Street, din!, . f..r .1 iones amt .lolltl Island i xrept M ri I ti t?i ?y? l?lirh ade Will leave fur Kit lit O Island. . ^. , s U M' ?A UT. A?ent, Mee 90i it 13 Mark lluwartt StrambOMl Ct?. AGENT8 WANTED? Tn sell prlte Ceri ideates for UtM and Silver Watches, l.adl. a jewelry, llvtiriiOlid King?, Pin?, Ar.,. On I T *>O> KlICll, Vat any nrllclr tlrnwu Helnil PriPo from $10 lo ALL CrOOI>S W?HR?NTEb OENVLNE. I'rlce ?if Cerliflca ra 2,r, Cents mell. Liberal Preinlunia and Cominiaslon allowed tn Agents. SAMPLE OEU'l'IFKLVTBS SENT FREE, for CIrriilar.- mid Term? adtlreta, Messrs. ll A'Y W .t II ll ev V43-t Jan'i03tnl5 3J3 broadway, N cw York. CST EM PLOY.M Ii Xl* FOR. RETURNED SOLIUKIIJJ A N li ALL Ol'MKUS. - A fiKNTS VA Nt Kl).-Gnat Sale of Ji itt dry, Silverware, Ae., kc. Tb? llamllfr>n A Co.'? Orrai (HfM)iairibu<li>n. inr hRcnta are rhafclna; ffnm Kivr m Thirty dollars i*r day, and we still nord mofe. Laie Invoices from Stfrupe have ??relied our stock to o*? One Million ?oliarr. A aplehiltfl assorthivtit of Watches, Kings, .idle?' ami gentlemen's Jim dry of all kinda, ?f tba tidal fashionable patterns, aelinf* at ll each. SenrV. Acriit? tor ccrtiflcate, mid you ?ill are what y,.u ?ro \ ntitleit to; or send llfor (Ive eertlflcatea, dr |& for \ lilrty ; cr ?omi a three cent stamp for our trrma to gents which arc nf the most liberal kind. Now la our time. Write plainly your Name, City, County nd State to Hamilton A Cn.^ lion ?6;\ I', ft., Ktw 'ork. ?ab irooni, .lo Liberty St., New York. Jnn 20 8m j?