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THE ORANGEBUKG NEWS, PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT O It A N G B BURG+ S. C. Office of Publication on Market- trect over (he Pout Office. SAMUEL DIBBLE, Editor. VIRGIL C. DIBBLE, Associate Editor. CHARLES II. HALL, Publisher. ? , T Mv f' f j i Items. nivcrsnhsts arc said to Tho Univorsalista 'are laid to ho rapidly leaving tho Radical party, boonuso they do not helievo'in'?hdleSs f uiitehmehfr. ^ " \ ' U Letters from th,c Libcral'camp, ?t Qdbretaiyi. say Di;i? shot six'.gencralomcors dim sixtjSo'Wf of a lessor grade, captured.''in I uobla,' in al leged retaliation of* the October decree It itistUUed "upon- very good ,authority, that. Napoleon,is .endeavoring ,.to purelutse arms .in the United States. :.The-chances are^ippareut Ij favorable for war..on f,hp Luxembourg ques tien. ^i^.iuaiMbwM ? ,Vwm Kentucky, liKoiWise?nsinVq'?y?. its moinbers of the Lbgislatftr'c -in gold. *This is only to a very limired extent, n'i'eturn t?'spocie paynienls,; and, i$v&^kv&'1i&$irV* T&ntMltoA; is the old story?gold for the office-holders and paper for the people. ' ; Peacp. hot ween France aiul.Pru.staa, lb ^?i?fd despaired of,. The Ifrqssuins are quietly arm ing, preparing for .the expected shock of nrins..| Tho warlike aspect of.things is causing consid erable alarm on tho London Stock Exchange. There is a tendency toward a financial panic. A rumor is current that negotiations are in progress" for the purchase of British' America, including Vancouver's Island; and that the ditty>| difficulty-that-appears-to--stop (-he-final oonsum matiou of.tho bargain, .sopmstfo.bo. that Mr. Seward insists upon" turning in "the Alabama claims ns part payment of the purchase, t*> which Lord Stanley1,"'the' English Secretary of the Colonies, demurs. DisritANClliSKMRNt.?The" opinion .of tlic Attorney-General as to who are disfranchised under the reconstruction act has not been pre pared'yet. The "opinion is asked in view or the recetit order of Goncral Sheridan excluding certain chides of * citizen's frhin rcgisf Oringthcir votes.?Baltimore Sun. The Supreme Court have appointed Judges ?Nelson, Swaync nud Miller .as;! Committee, tq arrange the forms and practice under the bank rupt law, with Clinton Bice, of New York, iis Secretary. Instructions have boon given to re port the.same.at*.the. curliest practicable mo ment.?..V; IV. Tribune. ^ ? ... " CoLohei) Men Ymv. fo?.ax ?Kx-Ci?nvf.i) K11ATK Oh'BlCKn IS PltKr'ftUKNCK To A BA 1)1 <\\L.?At the mtinicipul election' in Tu.scuinliiu'. Ala... on the 1st. inst.. Major Sloss received four-fifths"' of 'the cblorcd Votes for Mayor, against the Radical candidate, who was ;i "Bu reau fl'g'efit.' ' Major Slosjj was tinted. ?4n.?Y :in*P^>rIi**iq --r,>-,-,. 'irfi Hon. TjtC Woathcrly has been summoned to appear before the. .Judiciary Committee, in Washington, ou thttJ^rsLMojiAlay, in. May next, as** *itugssvi Ii<.. j^urmisod that he is tu be questioned as to his vi.sttt.QrWa.shiijtgloii during the winter, and tho*cewcTsatl6n reported in the pap'e'rs.'ut the time, to haVc taken place between himi*and President Johnson. . : .' [nenUcttxvif?: Journal. In.-Walkiug to and fro on-.the. curt h. r.nd'up nnd dowu in it.. round and about the "?Cent re of Gravity ,".1 discovered a newly-made gvnyc ?and Ott ilie ?Monument Uvp following .siinpje iiir seriptioii:. . v - . <kto the MKMQItvJt)? FQ?1L IT.EniT. **** %ed Jun?n'ry TfiP, lStiTI'1 ?'?'' ? '? I Wp^esirc you to publish this that the nu meroua. friends ' "tiiid"' 'juWifrers "of' "POOB CR^mT.',' Aiiny know that he has'gone the way of aB.tli'c, earth. For they arc asking for him ill all the1 stores,'and-in all places of trade everywhere.* ' Yours, '? e, W. -tMyvtW itb >i? tali t?--i\ii,. j ;... j ]...-,. An- ".Aram's Notions ^ovr. J^quamty.? '?WluVt do you think of eiptality ?" I asked an Arahchiof one day. '-Do you believe thai all men are. equal '/" "TOhout d'ouhf^'i-auf'lie^ & incii Me equali\% the fingers of the hand I Showing me his slim nervous hand, lib cdh tinued: . '?Behold !" said he, "look at these five lingers;' thoirjgrigin is common; they cannot be parted without- grave wounds; but one of them is long, the others shorter. If all were alike I could neither touch, nor strike nor grasp. He sure it is with men as the fingers'of the haikl." -wj ?.v>i ??;..,.< i ? v - - ? ' It is now given out upon authority of the AttoVnoy-Gencral, that the case of Mr. Jeffer son Bavis will be disposed of at the May .st!s Hidii of the United States Circuit Court to be held itCRiehmoml in Ni\f.'' There appeai-s to ho no doubt of this, for the United Htates Dis tflkt"Attorney for Virginia lias stated the same fact. What is doubtful* nb6?t ifcj'i? w'nether Judge. Under wood will retire from the Court. There is no intimation ns yet Unit Chid' Jus tice Chase, though assigned to that (Circuit, will consent to presidoat the tr'nil, inasmuch as Virginia is nndorsa Military Government. The following law lately passed ly the Leg islature of'Virginia : ? Thftt in all proceedings, either at. law ov in equity, now pending, or which may be hereaf ter instituted, for tho rocovory of slaves or their patuesy or damages for their alleged conversion or (iefentioli, tho possession of whom was in the defendant- under bona fide, claim of right at the timo of the emancipation of the slaves in this Commonwealth by the Federal or Stat< authorities, ,tho values or damages n?nofiped, should tho i^iutift\rccuyor,.^hall be only tho value of tho torviccs oT'eudn*' sUVce froih the time of tho. tortious cohS'om^n 'ovffltcntioujUt the jwrtoct <{f ^(7irir-ri)ianch>(Hii)U.?? Mr',rcuryr Til' ? Si wj & Jo - T*iY. Pkiisonxhl Dk^Xtl&?VVKgiib CtpwtT> Tho following Judges compose tho Supremo Court of the United States, and (hey are with out exception present on the Bench of the court at. Washington: Chief Justice. CJinso; Jus tices Wayne, Wrier, Swayne,ll)avis, Nelson. Clifford, Field and Miller. The following named Judges voted in favor of tho uneonstif utionality ol the test oath : Justices Wayne, Grior, Nelson, Clifford and "Field; and tho folh?wing Judges declared by fheif . votes tho Illegality of- thei trial- 6fi civil offences " by military commission : ^Justices Crier, Ihivis,- Nelson: Clifford and Field. ? # - . ??Mercury. - An alarming rumor is .in circulation that the Prussian Government, in view of the cdutiii gency of war with France, has made' overtures to. the Italian Cabinet analogous lb those which it addressed to King Victor Ebiinai'tnel before the war with . Austria. These'overtures ;rre said to comprise an njlianee, offensive and dc ieiis,iyc. Prussia undertaking not to suspend hostilities until Savoy and Nice, five 'restored to Italy. This news requires confirmation, ami is at all events only so far true that jinvrparbrs may have taken place with a' view to srteli an alliance in' the jeventof France insisting upon ibo.tunicxttfion of Luxeuiuyiu'g, . The Fortress of Luxembourg is .being q?iof Jy but continually reinforced. G often is to be placed in command. THE ORANGEBURG NEWS. SATlIiDAYT APKlX 137, 1807. Whik ,V;v )-rr to VUl'SclfCS the v'hjJtl o f ih ft niny o'ur own political'howl i?n hi/ means of tili? editorial, rhfumns, v.? will he jdcasctl. to publish contributions J'rom our J'eflotc-citiscnx upon the t/ruri'. Questions which now ot/itutc the, public mind) whether their ojiinions ciiiiicidc with ours '"r ;}<>f. A district newspaper,' fee convith'); Hltotdd be rtn index, of the cttinoiis shade* oj '/:"/;? nUti"Scntiitu:'ilt 'n tltejcctfon of cuiu.tcjj in ud\ich it eh,-jda/c.i. Otw columns (ire tipt'ii^thcrejore, lor ant/ communh fit ions properly ir-ritt* <>, accom panied by a responsible name. titif personal in *}hcir. character, n-y td/sttltttely injurious' in their teuthiiey: ? ? ' The Decline in Col-ton. _ In these days t;f Ocean Steamer;; and At lantic Telegraphs, it is astonishing wjiat pcai neighbors we are to Prussia, Franco and ctln r European ('(.entries, and how soon wo feel the effects of political events which orb there trans piring, lipo? our affairs here on this continent. Prussia and Franco irre quarrelling, about Lux i cmbourg. a little strip of land between the two rival powers, which franco wishes to buy from tho JClng of Holland, and which Holland is willing to sell to France. But Prussia has a gjirfison in the principal fortress of the little' fit ate. and Prussia says -No" to the bargain. ?So (he probability is that France and Prussia will fight about it-, and if so, liiere uyiy .bo a general European war. . [f this, be the casc,-;1 great many cotton mills will be st?ppfcdj'H gr??l ntn 113" employees will leave the factories und slioqYder the musket, a gfcfd many .spcculatpr.s in c.gtlon will draw in their--capital, ami .consequently,, cotton wiii ooirtiimcYitill. as it is now. Tho fuGtorids in the Northern States-are already fully supplied ?fri tii col ton to hiSl ufcnf for moiulis'oncl luoufhs tri Come, and nothing but the lorciqm demand has. kept the price up even to its present rates, If Ulis war. then, actually take place, it is a well-founded opinion among business men llmt w it ton will go down to ten or twelve (.cuts a pound in eoiiscriuence. Fortunate, then, will be those of'bur planters*>vho have given prc ferenee to the culture of a large provision crop! as.wc.have unifonujy ad> ised our people. , and : 1 ill advi.-?, , Let us by all means inako suro .of -provisions, ami let our'cotton crop be some thing outride." so that if it fail to realize onr hopes, in regard to production or profit, we will haye tjie satisfaction ol'knowing (hat it is not our sole dependence. *"*LWt> ? ?- - ^FMWIi [CO.MSI.UN1CAT B?.] Mu. Enixon ii-As the Presentment of the Grand Jury was published in your columns last- week, and as it complains very much of some matters connected with (ho Sheriffs dis charge of his official duties, the subscriber deems it hut 0 matter of justice to a worthy and energetic public ofli?or, that he should be set. right before the people of this hint riet. 1 thoveforo request of .yoii a small portion of your vnlttable journal for this purpose. Jo Lho first place, the Sheriff*is charged with making a great deal of money out of the public by the contract lor building ihn . jail. Now, an yoilv readers well know, tho State appropriated one thbltflttnd dollnrt to build n log jail in this Dis trict. The Commissioners of Public Btrildiugs advertised for .several months for bids, but none were offered. Finally, the Shorilf, as a last resort, took the contract, himself, upon a Alan furnished by the Board of Commissioners themselves, and oihployed Mr. Luther Hans dale, a carpenter of known experience and skill, to construct it. The Sheriff had sonic of (he material hauled, before making the con tract with Mr. Bnnsdale, and ngqpd with him to take the contract for that material ami nine hundred dollars. ' After the jail Was finished, the Board of Commissioners unanimously accented the work,' hud 'since' then the Sheriff has expended oiit of his own pocket n))OvRfifty dollars in adding to the' security and comfort of the; jail.' The,people of the District will see by this that the Sheriff' has not made any money by this contract, of which bo mudl has been said. There is no doubt the jail is too small, but that is not the fault of cither the Sheriff or the Commissioners. In other districts they have built larger and better jails, but it was done by adding to tho State appropriation by taxing the people of the Dis trict for the purpose. And then the Grand .Tiny present that forty cents a day is an amide amount for the subsis tence of prisoners. As regards this matter, we were in Court, when the Shci'ifi' made answer to the Rule, served upon him, and We regard his answer as full and satisfactory upon the Subject. We are sorry that the members of the Grand dory themselves were not pres ent; for we feel certain they*. Would have acquitted film from all blame, after hear ing his statement' tinder oath, and the affi davits in support of it. When it is considered that the forty cents a day. is paid in State Bills /Receivable, which can now scarcely be passed at all. and only at a heavy discount, it will be seen (hut a provision which would be liberal, if in specie, or even in greenbacks, is rather a short allowance in such a currency-. Notwith standing this, (he Sheriff proved conclusively that the prisoners are not stinted in fare, but :.i t a plenty of plain, 'substantial fund: and] "tvo\ili,l like (o ask. who. in'thes-. days oft ( trcify and distress, gob anything better? A? the cleanliness of the jail jftv.s a subject of presentment, J would rc'mnrl as t > (his, that no one aware of the dremittances will blame the Sheriff. Manyyf tta prisoner* arc desti tute of nil moral principle. nhJ "0 rc . '? '"'?'!.? for their condition. Ashis'Ue.ncr (im din'g iTr.dgc very pertinently v. marked, the appearance of those pris nors v.'h i were brought before the Court did not sustain the (!i irgo of (hotn being hadlygfed. and he did nol \\r:.n: that they looked like victim.- id' harsh'treat ment. I have trespassed thus far upon your columns. Mi*.-Editor, as a mere matter fd justice to a public officer, who. T am sure, is conscientious and faithful it: t!:-- diseluVrgo of the iuij loasant duties of his office. ' SBi't'TATt 'i*. Letter i'roiu ICx-Gov.-Vvrry, We publish below the following letter from Ilon.l). I'\ Berry, mi the poliiiciil sitmiti? n : !;Th? l/nited. States shall en.: rar tee tu every State in this Union a republican form of gov ernment."? Section I. Ariiefi I i*. Conti'!(iifit'ti of the United Status tif Ar.uiiea. Utulcr"5.his authority this Congress of iii< United States. after excluding from their si -i the Senators and Representatives. > '.' t ? ? S i ith era States, has established in all of tho ex cluded States a Military Government*, a! ?blute ii'hd unlimited in its powers, i: is w< II known that these States have exhausted tin ir |i wer ami resources \\\ a gallant and heroic struggle for independence ami self-govern uont. They now have no alternative but unqualified sub mission to the military despotism thr iwh them, it is to be hoped, aud it I ily believed, that the.nulitary comma mlei i.. the Southern States will exercise (heir despotic powers wisely and humanely. It is the? ad ministration of. a government,, and u< : the form of a govcrnmcntj which make": ': ? :?. and oppre-sive. A despotism, wisely, justly ami virtuously administered, i* the most perfect government that can be established; I' is the government of.Go.dj established by him for the government of the universe Five or six months ago South Carolina, with all tlie other Southern States, rejected with scorn and indignation the constitutional amendment, which proposed to exclude from '.!::;?:' bieir leading men. and reduce lueir representation in Congress unless they per mitted universal negro suffrage Now it is proposed by the ".Military Bill nut (oily to ex clude this class of persons from office, bot tu disfranchise them ami exclude them from voting in all elections, and at the 'same time tu enfran chise their former Slaves, and give universal suffrage to the negro; Strange, to shy that there are many persons in the Southern Stales whose high sense of honour would not let them adopt the constitutional amendment, who are now" urging the people to voluntarily swallow the Military Bill, regardless of honor, principle or consistency. T am happy tu lenow that they are secessionists, and u vor were I'm ion men. Tho inquiry is. which, then, shall we do? Whilst F have been writing, the telegraph brings the glorious news that Mississippi and (idorgia, have appealed to the judiciary for the protection of their constitutional rights as sovereign States of the American Union. Would to (!od that South Carolina stood by the side of Mississippi and Ccorgia, in this their last noble effort to maintain their dignity and honor as States, and the just rights and liberties of their citizens. If this last grand expiring effort in favor of freedom should fail, then the South will have tu quietly meet the tyranny of Congress; but. in meeting, she need not embrace the hideous thing. When tho military order is issued lor a registration of voters, let every man, not disfranchised, go forward and rogistor his name. When the i election is ordered for a Convention, it will be the duty of every voter to east his vote for the wisest, best and most truth worthy men, who are oligibio to seats in th.it Convention. This much he. is forced to do for self-protection, and to keep the Stab: Government from falling into tho hands of unworthy and ba.se men. lie need go no further. Let him then endorse ob his ticket, ili\ro Convention." IT he is a patriot and an honornblo man, ho cannot desire the ohnugb which tho Military, Rill'Contemplates, and lie should not vote // Uet ,'AVhii tho cunning which always ehnractor izes the tyrant. Congress has enacted that the people themselves shall endorse the call ?l' a convention, in order to give legal validity to its nets. Without this endorsement, the whole proceeding might he regarded as forced on the ?States by thi^niiUtav government, and, there fore, null and void. Hence, the trick of niak-" ingthq people endorse the call of a convention. It is to be hoped-that they will hot be caught, by this cunning device, and that they may be able to influence their frccdincn to act with them. But should a majority of the votes be for a convention, then it is to assemble, and not otherwise. When it "assembles the honor and destiny of the- State will be in its keeping. Hut i! the people should vote --No "Conven tion." what then? Tho honor and dignity of the States will,at least, not he thereby sacrificed by their citizens. W o shall remain as we are. under a military rule, until there is a reaction at'the North. It has already commenced in Connecticut, and will, sooner or later, sweep over the whole Northwestern and Middle States. Then we .dial! \h restored t i our rights in the Union, with hou >r iinsnllii 1 and th i right of "rtiflrage unchain ed. Let u- a\vai< this Demo craiic triumph, bo il a hundred yei.rs. riithcr than si.'.'k hew associations with otir Iii.id. Republican (yrntiis sind dppro-.- o>v. and hi: guilty of the baseness ol'nbaitdoitihg our friends at ti?.- North", who liitvd nobly defended our i_ f> i ' ? -i , r' ?!? ' , i - cause ior tw > years past, and ssierihCeir thont Sclv*- in tin strugglo^for Sdutlierh rights and fe::. f.'.-.tti-1 "; vedom. : If we art: :.uwilling to hear the ?ls 1 ? ?vbieh kvc arc subjected, for the inaintenautc of houot and principle, tin ;i we deserve oitr.de: tiny. 1;' in said that if we ?? > nut accept ilia degrading terms now offered, w -.sc will he impotx'd! ?j*.,, : iv.o any ii^otirancc that ?.? *;?. j may not be in,] .: <?,!. if ' actfcpl? i.:Ko the woman who consented t:i L r" own !,ti*'boiicr to sa ve'lie life of hbr'hminttid. si ml then made t'o witless bis execution! There is nn faith in iVranls. Threats of confiscation are lut;!e. Almost [vyory nub lias been pardoned, by taking the {jiuneHty oath or by special application. The Southern people may be robbed anil utordered. | bstt their property cannot be confiscated. In order to dchsiuch prominent Sniithcrii men. offers have been ,lnadc in Congress to re nnet ' their ilisabfltties; and. it would seem, not without Minr:-! Threat.* th the 'many: and bribes to a few. is the pi !i<y mlopted lor rad icajisiii" the H lufhern St des. W"It11 univer.al negro su'lfr'age and debituclictl politician.--, we in hi I fart weM to all hoj b iif r< publican in .-t it ut: . \ irtitc und intelligence alone ban j sus'. tin a republic VVdicn the negro Ipis acquired intciligcm c to nndor^taud !;is polilicslfr rights, and property to make himdeoi an in terest in t he proper ?xercis ! o! thent. be should b- allJ wed to vote; This principle: has been adopted in most of .the Northern State:*, and b: wi>e':tnd just. l:.:t i: is wicked lo put ballot* into the baud:; of those* wliu will he t he passive tools i t" their employers, or the mischievous agents of Muck Ihjuihliedi! cihiss::rks; Nothing can lij :.i ire ttuju's! and iniquitous tli-n the Nliscriihihatiiig disfraticitisehibnt <i tb.? Military Kill, A 1'hi :: man. wlit.se life has been spout in try:?!g I'd inaiittalh the lu te:-.-'..; id'the Chion. lint who r.as a inethber't/f the Lcgisliniirc > v a Judge t?n or fwctity years ago, stud who. alt -l- his State seceded! fed or clothed .*'. ?n in the Cbulcdcratc arniv, !.-< d.i. fraiichi.sed! llul the ma-i ? who: ? whole life n::;y bjivu bcotj spent in trcaronnhle cfi'orts to tlextroy the jf.'iiion aipl involve the co.uijtry in. a bloody civil war. win. was a leading member of the SecOf-siyii Cimvoution, and slflerwads a distiui^uishcd (icucraJ in the Conic lernte army, burling his toinnutnd nguuist tin- united Sti lea foi-Ks in a liuadred bldody (Velds of battle, is not th.s'ruiichised. no-? }-_?? ?.??.????????'.? taken sin oath to support the Constitution of the United Slates! Tlircre are many iilstauces of this character v.hieb might be mentioned, showing the injustice and folly of this disfrun chis'emcut! It is believed that neither Generals Hcaurcgard. Hill. Msigrnder. nor Getieral Lee himsmf. the illifctrioiis crniifli-.dide'r.iti-chief ? I' thpTJotlfcdcriitc forces, is disfranchised, lint the humbb Cnidii liiag'tsfrafe, who rolidved (lib distrcs-.'s of a lion or IVIeti'd in the Cdiifudtirate tinny, 's dislVaiichi.i/cd! There i- nol the resudtesl hope or probabili ty of the Southern States being restored to the Ctrl ii (ill sifter the next I'rcsidontistl election. Why. then, .-ball we voluntarily degrade tSuV rfelves, npd give u']i our dearest political rights lor a delusion? If disTidttiir must conic. <b> not embrace it. If we are to wear msutsiclcs, let them be p:U on by our tyrants, hot by'ottrsolvcs. If a nssln threatoiis to Kiel: you. pelf-respect would forbid yoiVr exposing your person to him and asking him to kick yon at once' and be done with it. We have lived alrfcUly two years under inilitsify rrtlo in great pre.-erty and distress, and have been cheered all the (hue by ib.- consciousness that wo are not a dcgi'adctl, (hough a rVuUjncreU, pcopld. *Ve can eluitinue to live in the same- way lY.*dyears longer, i>r, if need be ti n years, and feel a pride ih knowing1 that we have maintained bur honor, and ma le every effort pdssihlc to prei'ervc 'oitr frbbdnm and coiistituiioii.il rights. A in.in who feels that he has dishonored himself, is lost, and so it is with a people. Let us live quietly mid p siecably, attending diligently to our various vocation:; in life, obey ing patiently tho^powers thai bo; but u-r think of voluntarily voting away our rights as a State or honor ami freedom as men. Lot us trust in a returning sense of justice on the part of our oppiv. iwhich sooner or later must conic. Have patience, ibrbenvnuce and long rtiilcrin]*. Tlie Southern States fought Jbur long bloody wears fur what they ^believed; to. bo a sacred r/ght proclaimed by nil tlt'c American people In their Declaration of^iiitle pcmlcnce. Can.v'thoy not now afford to live foiir yoars longer out of (hat Union, rather than sacrifice (heir honor, their rights, as States, ami the great republican principles of freedom? B. l'\ J'HlMtV. Tito Military Act. "Whereas no legal State Government or ade quate protection for life or property How exists in tin: rebel Stales of Virginia. North Caro lina. South Carolina. Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama. Louisiana, Uiuritln. Tcxns-.aud Ar kansas; ami whereas it is necessary that peace ami good order should be enforced in said States until loyal and republican State govern ments can be legally established ;' therefore,' He it enacted by.thu Senate and House ol Representatives of the United StatcH of Ameri ca in Congrcsd assembled, That said rebel States shall bo divided info military districts and mad.- subject .to the military* authority pi the United States, as hereinafter prescribed, ami fur that purpose Virginia shall constitute the fust district; North Carolina and South Carolina the sccVnd district: Georgia. Ala !*:uua and I'lorhl.i the third district; MlsVis ippi rind Arfean as jiie jpYtrttj district; and !. ui iana und I'cxas the fifth district. Skc. 2. Ahd'bd It furthrr enacted, Iliat i? :! bo the duty of 'the President to assign to I the< e.}:mand of e,;eh of.said districts yfi? [' th?: army, not bdow the r..nk of ]>riga .: Lienor.'il, and to detail a snffit-ient mifitary .'v..e< enable such officer to p'orforui li'is dirties :.:. ! ? u force his authority within the" district of which lie is tu signed. Sj:*r. ft.*Aitri b*ei it further en.;. Jed, That it shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid, to protect all persons in their rights "f j.CTyu and property, to suppress nisurrcc ii n. d!.4 rdi i' any violence;*' and to punish or cause ?'J bo punished, all disturbers of the pub lic .... anfl ci.:r,u'rtV; tittlii? cud he,may allow local civil tribunals'to iurted:itii?d of at J. . i try ofi'cndcpfc or. .\n. a in his.juuj'5,eui | It may ho uee-.v- -.0;. l\ r the trial < f offenders, !.. :!..:i! have pqw t t > orgaiti'/e military com i:::s.;i( ;.. tribunals* "for ihfrt pnrpvise;T'a*nd all inter fen i:/e under color of .-t?te authority with tho exercise 61 snilitiry. authority under this Act shall be null add void. Skc. I. A.ml bo it further cmtoted. That all persons pat under military arrest by virtue of* ;1 ?:? Act shall be*tried -witlidut necessary de j l .v. ami no cruel or unusual punishment shall : he hiflicfed; nn?l no sciitcncb of any military commission nr tribunal .hereby nut homed, ? tin .. *t We Hit ; iibtM-ty i-t' aiiy perron, shrill be executed until it is a] provdd hy\ ilivi uf.iccr in command of th*' district, and the InVsiiiVd regulations for tin- government of the army slndl Ant b<> a fleeted-by this Act/except iu?9 far as lliey conflict with Its-.pmrisionsj Pro* vided. '! lust ;::i .-entein"? < i' death under the provisions of this Act slndl bo carried into without the tj.pi>.>:..i.of the President. Skc. 5.. And be i. further emu teil. That yrium tho people of any one of sn\d rebel States shall have formed a (jtMistit'ution of ("lovern mchl in conformity with the C< u^tifui 1011 of, ih Uiiiled Statt ? i:; respects* framed by*a convention .if $\ ? .- :: -s elected by the inalc citizens of"! i'l State, twenty en -.years old and upward, id' whatever race, color, or previous condition, wjio lyivo been resident in said State for ruio yi ?.- previous to the day of election. ex.1-. ;.: -'uoK'iia nmv be disfranchised for parties . . . 'v * ?V. :V" * ' - ? ? ? pation in the rebellion, < r. for felony at conii mon law, and when such Constitution shall, provide tint the elective franshise shall be en joyed by all such persons' as ha\e the qualifica tions herein stated for election of delegates. I ai:d when stich Ca?-sl"rtuti?" ?ball bp mtiScdby a majority of the persons voting on the ques tion of ratification*, who are qualified as e!ee tor.s for delegates, and whou'sueh C?usdtution shall have been submitted to Congress for ex amination and approval, aiul Congress shall have approved the same, and when said Slalc. by a vote of its Legislature under said Consti tution, shall have nd&pifid the amendment to the Constitution of the United States juo posctl by the 'fhirty-Niuth Congress, ami kn iwn as articio fourteen, and when said article -lu ll have ftccoinc a part of ;he Constitution of the United States, shall be declared entitled to representation in Congvess. ami Senators and ttcpiTscutativcs shall bc'ndhrittcd therefrom oir their taking the oath prescribed by law. anil then and thereafter the pr?cec?Ug Sections of'tbis Itill shall be inoperative in said State;provided; that no person excluded from the privilege (if holding bfficu by "said propbsed-amcndnient t?>" the Constitution of the United States shall "7?"C eligible to election as a member of the'C(,nVcn tion to frame :i Constitution f,?r hiiy of said rebel States, nor shaii any Such "| Orson Vole (or menihcrs of Said Coycntioii, Skc. C. And he it !'u-iacr cnnctal, ThaMmtil the t.pie of said rehc: States shall lie bylaw admitted to rV'pvescntntiou in the Cofigrcss of lite I nited StntcSj-ony civil ptverinmmts which may >6'xist ?iOroin slndl ho deemed provisional Only, audio;:]! |?ospCCts subject .to illQ ]*,tl-a mouut authority of tho United Slates at anv time to abolish; inodify,*control or susperscde tho sainoj and in all elections (o any rflice under Such provisional governments, all pe^spns shall he entitled to voto, and nono other,.who are entitled to voto under the provisions,of (ho filth seetioii of this act ; ami 110 pei*SOU shall ho eligible to any office under any such provisional governments who would bo distjualifiod from holding office- under the provisfgjis of tho third .'? niticlo*?f'snirf Constitutional Aincuduiciit. ?5 constitution a l amk.ndmknt. Article XIV, S^KCTtOft 1. 'All persons horn or naturalized iritho United States und subject to the juris d-c-tion thdi-cof are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citi/jens of the Unjtedj Stiftes^ > nor.- tthuJl jpny State deprive any person of life,' liberty, or> property, without due process of law, nor denyJ to any person within its jutfsdjc|io|i^the^c^^l^ protection of the laws. Skt. 2. llcprcsontativcs shall be appbr1fo1l^,* ed a inoii/dhc ^cv^^UMMi^f^^^h^W respective numbers, counting the whole nuiii lier of persons in each State, excluding. b*4iuBH ?| ? .uot taxed. Put when the right to vote at any flection f..r the choice of -Elcctdrs' i%r' Presi dent and Vice-President of the United States, Ueprescntativcs j in Congress,??".the Kxccttfiird? and .Judicial officers of a State, or the; member*,, of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of. such , State,, .being, twenty-one years of age and ^ciHzeiw^T thy United States, or in uu> way abridged, .except" ^ for participation in rebellion - or. other- crimov r, the basis of representation therein shall'-- bo-rtf?*? diiccd in proportion which the' nuuiher of 'such-*-' mal? citizens shall'bear U> thct Whole.iimmber of such male citizens f .veuty-one years of ago. in : -ich State. . ? - gstf. 3. X.? p . ?hall la* aT ScnatOhOrA jlepvjsoutativc it; ?jongrcss, or lilcidor of Presi dent .:nTl V icc-T?reVutent, or hold any ^office-, *' 1 civil or military, no dec tho United .'Spates or ^ und u- any State, wlfo. having previously taken*,,, an in.ib.. as a member of Congress, or ns an officer ol' the U??ifud States, or as.a motuhcr of any State Legist*.'u:'cf or as, an executive ojp^.^ judicial officer i>f f tty Stale; to support tho Com'..''utiou of (he United , Shites, shall -lw^c^ ensured i:; insurrection or rebellion against tho same, or given aid and conifort to the enemies "thereof. Hut Congress may. by a vote of two thirds of each House, remove such dis't^il'tvO 4 1 Skc. U-Tbe validity of Hie public debt of the United State -s fiuthorizod bylaw, including' debts incurred fbr payment of pensions und bounties for services in suppressing insorroe r.od reT.-.dli?nr'shall"'iiflfbu " qtidmffl-'ell*^ P.e.: iioithet the United- Staffs .dor, "any State ' shall assume or pny liny debt or obligation in curred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against tho United St ices, or any claim for the Ins.-* Or emancipation ofahy State; but nil such debts. ! obligation-"! or clai:::s i/hiill be hold illegal and - void. Skc 5. The Congress shall have power to . enfonv. by appropriate legislation, the provis ions of (lib* nrtjele. J' Wellington Nevs. , ^ ?im * five v,-.:of tl-.i* eltv has been emnioVtod?two* ' . A i'tM i. 2D.?'ijie registration ,of Voters ive wards of this cjty has been ci'inipictcd?t litore wards tobe registered., The whole num bcVs, so far, is 10.(".:'.'.). of whteh the blacks/ have fi.2tiU. showing a majority! SO far. of 101 ill favor of fiie whites. . .", .. -,t In the Senate. Mr. Stunner offered a resolu tion, proposing the good offices of the Uuitcil State.- b fwe?u the/contending.parties *>I^x-c ' >!:*. C.dv r.|bmiU^ ovqr: ' Whereas, a niisVindeistandnig exists between Prussia and 1-YanOo. springing out of the an nexation of tlie. <!rand Puchy iif litixomhottrg," and war between these two powers is imminent-;'' therefore.^. . ... - . ? . - 7iWmr^-Tl?{ the iYesidchf of !hflJnite<l 'Stdies lie i-i!(|Ucst'ed to'(>fl*eV'his'Tn"?nfdly i?c&ia tioii to the end that; thuvcfi'(if4ou-\a?4>lood may be avoided-- >(] . ; .. r ?, . ^ , . J The ;i,;te adj. -.i'. e.ed leaving about twenty' positions vacaut.-wbicl^ ^undor^fchc^Tdirflire of Office hiw, the l'rcsidcnt cannot fill. The vi^Jj C!,.j:;,it" ::ve In the west. Tin- impression*deemed to Lo;hhuoJity univer sal that there would be/tig (jipjlUUV 1U either House oil" the .'hi of 'July u^t* \il Vy} {JA April ?The SilpreiuQ Court ^to-day dtw cided that the United States Histrict Court? alone had jurisdietibn over the ihrcrbal watfcr?< of the United . States, includiug :jiyers?\itn^t. fakes. Heretofore State Uottrts have claimed, jurisdiction over the internal waters. A run, 2UV? rl.he Surutt ease is up to-day. His counsel Are Urging jin iiuincdiiille triiij. and the prosecution eJaiiued tiiuo, . ... , s . ? The Postofliee IJcpartiueut hfis llPen ndvlsc?! of five robberies since the K(Hiuj^..t JIVXtfN-Al,, . MAttiiimw^y' the VvVv. ? \. Ansiin. an YU|l'RA ? us!., at t>,c rc.-i.|..,u>v of Ml.H y.iry Uo,e^ >fr M. W. IICVLKN te Mi? VW\\.\ ST IK KEY. all of thi'a -?li ;' >i.b' it nppoav/ tliut/tlrcio t*' ii Iteport tn rtt?cntatfon I itiat my scilooMs atmet to ho <'\w>\. The ob ject et' tli'u- Curd Isrtn contiadict tliat KcnQrt, It in >ay HnciI purposes t*d cuiitlhuo Iho'Scllunl iiVlcagt t<i l}io end of t lie year, if n<Vi b.n>er. And ifit should he iieoeftmry 'le h\ivo il.,then 1 ?lts^lt bypiuUto Uy ami .-apply my place with a cntiipctcnt Teacher. npl 27?if A. F. IHCKSOX. sfr A codi) S1ZKD liOP.SK? ?St'.lTAUbK f. -fx'^ j ,nr n J'audly or general Farm .Work. /V W * Al,,>,'V "' l,,ls off1ck. C^-vIl-ii/j ? npl ^7 . _ tf Attention Young America. V"or .\i:r, upjtKiiV osti'Kur.b to aitf.nh J . year Itcgnlar .\tonfhly t>nrade tIiis afternoon al ?"> o'Mock, Hy oid.-r of tin- President. npl 2r?lt W. It. HI't.L. Secretary. "IK VOU WANT A cilJ'iAP P?PKU 5 t.'.ki: -ih'k ??(l?AMiii?niji N'tAVs."'