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With generous ebhdddiiee in our follow man. timi Dion :d>ltliiil! 11'Usl Iii (.oil, Mic eoiiunoii hid lier bi us nil. wc < mihi wink Wonders in mu vd i* j hilil-l witliutit . .illili? .alii foreign, ur exii inonu- adjuncts tu uio .od Ii' wc li'tilly dedi'C peace, ami iirosporiiy. lln \ -laud Waiting ai iuir door. .\\ lid shall wear the di-iim:id-he 1 honor "t bidding thein i.hc ispeediesl, heart lest ivi'l cnnie'.- (i. j'. OUARhbSTON, 8. th, Septondw V.), 18GM. All tellers lo ila lUHUir or /'ult islu'r.1, .-:/t<.nhl hr ttirteted to .. Charleston AiUiH'iitt , LoCK-HoX li''.'." Charleston, S; C. I'OK i'KKSiliKNT : ULYSSES S. GRANT, ij ('!' I hid N'OISi ,1-OU VICK 1'H KM I )I- NT : .SCHUYLER COI FAX, OK INDIANA, ...l'olioy of the M. E. Church " In a recent editorial of the Christian Recorder faull is found with thc policy of thc IM. IO. Church, for I lie reason, as it is ullirmcd, that she is grasping thc col ored man and making a home for him in tho Iv-inn of the Mother church. Thc writer a nye. " \VA ??li thc M. V.. Church h. let tin colon d Methodists of IJie lai?! aloin . '.ci then: conic together, then assist thi a: VU? a work which llie\ odis cando. Thai she will succeed in lui present policy, vc haye do thought ;? opposed as'it is,,by liistoiA aini pjovi'iciioc. it niu.i| tai!. Af rica tiiu-t he lifted up hy her Ow ii child' ; ron : and the A. ?M. h.. ( hinch gins ih. Pest evidence t!;::l she i- (uni appoint ed agent to do lia- w<.tk." lt is contended, Hm' a nhl ion's prie.sbtj must lid of Hld hom- a: I ! i. m.! nf thc na- j lion to whom they minister ! li (Iiis were i true whdl wodli! heeouie of thc st.ns of' Africa? If the while hum Idhi neveri preatdietl Christ lo (helli, no li^ht would now lie lift i it", thc ttitili pal! /d lieiit?ien isin, that ha.- sn loll"* hung it. gloomy ?hadow.soVertliisboiiigh t 1 people. Cod lias malle of oin. blood ali nations thal dwell o/i Hie face of the cailii- tin y are .jft.ll a perl and a parcel Ol tho same buii , clio rd' lunn.iiiity. In addition to this, vliey are ail sinned s ami hilve icen re define*! hy thc .saue' Savior. pul Christ iiy.Ke a misl.ak'? v. he', lui Cb mi il o ded the e/irly disciple.; to . o aiid proa? i; 'lie gos pel io ail initions i May not an Kng!i.sl, .missionary pleat i: thc gospel in ( hi?a, or to tho cannibals of New /eland ': Cali not a poor sinner willi a while .-kin U li thc.story of Hie eros:i I . ti:;- sable sims of Africa: Tho hie:: nutt mme bul a white man can pKmC?t the gospel hi while people, and none bu*, an African can point colored people lo thc Lamb pf 0od .thal takctli away the sins of tin- world. i? boru of a spirit ol' exclusiveness and catite of iViiicli eVery child of (?od, and especially every child ol'Africa fdiohhl bo ashamed. The Methodist K Clioirli are asked to let the African's alone, or i? tin-y arc converted to timi nuder her labors, they mustlK' lett to die without a home in tho bosom cf thc church, where they shall be cared for and cherished, unless they can chance.to lind DUG in an African Metho dist Church ! ' pot) iorbi'l that thc oki M. E. Church should luid away and dis own any of her own children because God lifts not made them with While skins. Let tho Church make a home for lier own children, for whom oho ha? travailed in birth, without nih distinction on the account of nice dr complexion. I We should like to know w hat itnlie.?tiohs the African .Ni. K. Church has yet given that it is her peculiar mission to redeem ; and save Africa'< Where arc lier mi.s aionary stations on thc shores of Africa? For this vast field, perishing for the bread of life, she lias tts yet done noth ing ! 'i'la; M. V. Church has there a ' #?11 organized ('ouferenc? in successful operation. Shall wc let Africa alone (dill slop the payiiieiit ot oin mi^.siouiuy Over t.. did An :?--IM M. -1 lie ?. t ? - t Cliurhli? ! .. .!.. iliis ?toti?d bc !.. abandon Hm held :MU,I li >\'- 'i v.itliciii uii\ adeouale incuts .-i' >i 111] u >i t. io tho > 'Hain ruin Unit mus? nn\il.ili|\ follow. ll i I lu- policy of tho .M. Iv ( Inn eli. us lal io |HissH>le, lo'?OOlipV (lid parish n -.i?t!: \)\ iht.< venoriihle K<hiii<ldrol Mcth<>.US|M which is wpll khoivii to in clude llii1 ula'ie WOl'ltl ll Will liol let Air. s alune, nor a itv oil tot bohiglilod -.lilliers i ni I lie fat'i' i if t he ear! li. to ll holli shh i-?u carry tin- lighl ul tin- gospel, anti while doing this work IW (Ind and > humain! v, all persons desil itl? In lice I fi om Ihc wrath In conic, will be allowed ld join lier sociolies, and he placed lill i li ?'i Hie wat. i.i'ul care of leaders, iv lid didi lilCN he hhiek or while. In Ihc incan lime Iel the Ann an Al. IC. Chilivltos i o IH i -:| i missions m Africtii and give du. I ig! ii of science siii? Christ inuit y to thc \;.st numbers wh<> aro asking fur -lid in lins Country, instead of Unding fault willi (lie .M. ls. ( ililli ll for .loin?: thc work which limy liilVC not tho means to do. Tlicrb is i ot mi enough for .-ill lo work amone; tho needy and perishing in this vast Held. Tlic idea of claiming all persons ol a certain colored skin foi' soinc particular church, would he as ??h siirdd as the notion of a white uttin'k church, or a w hilt- man's gio eminent, or hf sorting people ont for diff?rent chiirclir os; iiii the v oloi- ol'their hair or eyes. This wonk! hr ijuile unwin toy ol aux church Ilia1 oin ii n s to folhiw I lirisl, bl tu MO! ender ike eoiiiiui---ion lo pi'i-aeh | du- gospel io every creature. t3enlawnga i riidre I'.N soitielhing in a u.une after all, ^hakspehro lo lin- contrary notwith standing. Hut every man has his own dictionary now-a-days, ami puls his own interpr?t?t hm upon the King's English. A daring lil drury progressionist can coin new words hy tko score, with meanings to til. ? Scalawag," according to 'Weh ster, unabridged means, "a low , worth k ss Icllow-a scapegrace.(Vulgar ami lo cal. I'. S. i" lint in the chaste, demo cratic parlance of the day, it means a man who dares lo think atid net for him self--oin who is --.> unfashionable, and so i.u behind tin- tige, as I" insist on Ibi'initig hisbwii oi ipi on the political (picsiibtis of the iliii . ami hoing guided in tiie choice he matics ol' parlies, hy hisi ow i, fu, ami th lintis ?cd jihlejt mehi. lim ' pill i I ii al high priests .done niii u itt hoi i.icd lo >end and expound the mysteries ol thc orthodox tirccdji thc dohibeiatie c(>iifd:.siori of failli ; and all uko dard lbj Oppose this excltisiye pthog-itive hf tji? elect, did favored h-w. au- dubbed "-cal-' ?twag.s"-.i'-o? .'! t > de: hal socia! and! political , -.-mistii. tittil v i'tcd out of de-. cent .-veil ty 'liutt t- th.- st-y mini r audi' Bjmriioci rin?. us'pi mukgaiod lu ilanip ton. ?C.'aiiiplicll ('oniit-i and tue .IM/vh/M/i ami a iii):-; ol lesser rebel lights in Solidi Gn rilli Hit, and which will lu- found mon fully s,.( fm ?lt in ?in- secession confes sion of faith, ami in the shorter Confed erate Ciitacliishiil. Hut we are proud of thc miine of scalawags, as it is medlo disiingtii.sji tin-loyal natives of tho South from rebels ano i ra tl ors, l?oihc Imd her scalawags who redeem ed lim ami inadi lier a history that will ho admired and si tidied through all cont ing time. Home fell when her scalawags relaxed their vigilance, mid the brain less, upstart aristocracy seized the reins of government, ami drove lim country to ruin. (Jreece hud ki rscalawags, and all that is glorious and inspiring in tho his tory ol'that great people--that renown ed nation, was tim 'work of her sealaWag?. France too, had her walaw'Dgs, ami the Bourbons aie exiles from (keir native land. Khgiaiid II?HI her scalawags, and tiley hung Charles ike IjrsH and laid the foundation of the British Const it ul ion. And the Uni tdd States hits lier scala wags, and they have iiiade this war scarr ed hind a nation for freemen and fellow citizens. I/Ct the scalawags he not unlnwned of their name, I heir associatesor their prin cipien. They saved the country, and plac ed tho cap stolid upon !ho Temple of Liberty. 'Ihc Bdundliead? were scala wags, and the proud cavalier bent tho knee to the [lower which they wielded The Tun tans were scalawags, and George the Koiirth could not wresting colonies from their grasp. Tko Huguenots were scalawags, and to-day, the best blood in tho ( rtilf Stales li aces itt, sources to thc .'llyiiig vagabonds, 'rho Jews, for eigh teen hundred years have been scalawags, and now they control the finances of ev ery capital in Europe, and al any mo ment can shake Hie world's foundation with a noil. Scalawags ! the day ol your empire is dawning, and a future lull of hope am) I i ??.!). i-- brighlniug up bof?l'C yon.: I'ho future ol' this Southern html is coin* nulled to your keeping. Carpet baggers aro here; ii tu) moro will come to kelp you Cor ii lime but voil ure to tuko the JCIKI. I phn lom shoulders thc burden is laid. " i Tho Uod Ol'ha?tien wili protect you from1 tli0 llu'ctUbiicil vengeance Ot' y>>m ene- j inies, ami you will come forth from the lui nace of persecution like pure goldi tried in the lire. Yum- sons arc to enter! our institut ions of learning, arc to take, their places al the har. in thc forum and j thc pulpit, ami preside over our Colleges nm! universities. They ure to IK- Hie Congressmen, tho legislators, the polili-i cians, thc Ktatcuicii of thc South, and tho j reigil ol'pcnee. la w , order am I prosperit y w ill theil In* inaugurated. lu Ike future there are lo be no "poor whites." Hereafter, Im Who can read ami write, ami think ami act, in this country, cannot bc poor, He will have (he weu.Uh of a freeman, and the heritage ol'liberty. Thc schoolmaster--tho mis sionary ol'hope ai.d light and I ruth, is abroad, anil school houses will .soon dot this fair laud of promise j'rOirt lill! nett hoard lo tile mountains. In a little while you all will be able to read, write and think for yourselves, tin' ?dd system you have been living umh-r is fast dis appearing bnever, notwithstanding (he llcreuleau cllorts that arc I ici nb linnie lo Miivc th?' sinking ship ol' the eleto rcytiiie. lin- uar has mino .'ind 14011c, hut tile hu nt track ?d' light is visible amid tho ruins. lt has hcucliltod all, hut it has done ill liiiilely im>rc for you Iban il has done for (hecoloi*ei 1 man. lt uufollcivd his limbs, lint il lias eniancipaled your minds, \\ hercvor tin' image oft.?od is now found, you lind a mau, a freeman, ami a lollow oiti/on ; one who wields a power, and whose inlhienee lor good is Coll in the cou neils of the nation, in the cause of Immunity and equal rights- Accept, limn, tho name of "scalawag," inscribe il on your banners, ami place it high upon the temple ol' humanity. Thank your ene mies for the prom) distinction, and wear it as a htulgoof honor. Make ii stand for a great principio, and our w?ril for it, in less than a generation, your children will lisp it in pride ami glory in the an liest Ors who gilvo it to them. Darn to bo Truthful. lt is painful for us lo know (hal iliiy of iliii ira?' ni?mis of tit?' co.uiill'y, ami the ( aim.- of lo puhlicaui-m should fancy iliiii any iluii}? Ort ll lie gained liv promises, ivhioli they <hi upi iuicuii lo kOoji. if ot hers (h'oei Vc im, ami moally jhjhl'0 us, lt will i io! justify tis in doing the samo ti> I heh). We ari' iud lo i|o lo others as WO me dom iiv. hlit as ive would that tiiey >.ii.mid i to nulo lis. There arc sollie inclined fm (ho alee of employment to jilli) 1 )riiioeratie Clubs, ami go with the I V-moi'iatie party, wlio do liol really do njon tn \ote the I ii'inoeralie ilolvOt. Whi ther it is heller to nhey (iud than niau, jin Ige yoi (?oil reipiiics ol'us that we shouhi in all Illings speak Hie truth. Wo are nut lo lie ono lo the other. Il IVOilld bo better lo stai sc an holiest man, t(ititi to live in Ibo innis! of plenty by dishonest means. In Irving to do our .Inly wc can safely trust in (Mod fur thc results. Daniel preferred to go into the den ol' lions, rather than gratify his politi cal enemies, and dishonor his God, and the same (?od who took care ol' Daniel, w ill frtkc cai?' his people now, if they ?in ly trust in Ihm in well doing. Noone can alford at this lime lo give hin i nilli enc?' for a cause whic h li?' (Iocs liol, up provc. and ilocs liol design lo maintain in tlie hour of trial. Tm ni is sublime, They emilio! eom prchcml it wini suppose ii heedful for business, or pleasure, or religion, io lie. II is never needful to .swerve I'nuu truth. Kor liiere is no such Illing aw holding friendship with truth while a lie in on the longil?. We hear indeed of eases where th?' lolling a lie. is said lo have saved life. Such mises prove nothing, and cannot Im adduced as making any rule in the mal ter, it musl, lie proven, before they arc placed among tim exceptional cases, that lliey wore preferable to thc full ami clem statement of lim truth, in Hie name ol Him who is TI IK Titi TH. Ho has said lie thal "will save his life ahull lose it, ami whosoever will lose his life for my sake,tfhall lind it." Tho blessed Redeem er won 1< J h Jive hie? to remember that hits favor iu mightier than the frowns of all men, and Illili life with him is lintier than ali treasures of our present estate. No care cnn he nduoed where a person has ever really lost any tiling hy right doing. Let us tell thc truth, do our duty, and trust in (Jod for the results. No good cause can he Huccessfully served hy dishonest means. Work for some good he il c\er iC sliiivlyi Konow Yom- fJnbscrlptioV). Wc 0:01 hardly iillord Just at tins lime j to spare any of tho friend-- of Tit i-; ApvO- , LAO:. Since liio close oflho war tjiorO bits not buou u moi e trying lime in the li nances of tho South than the present. 'The people have iuX'?stcd theil till in lill eliott to raise ono moro leo vest, not with st amii m.-, their previous failures ami ?lis. appointments. To say nothing iii regard to thc comforts of lifo, many du ri up. thc siumner have Keen extremely short for what was absolutely needful to MI ?tain life. Tho prospect lor nharvest i-- now more liopeful than for Hie inst two years past. When thc crops ono Ito sent to mut kct tho people td" our Slate will ma ny of them he aldo lo pay for a newspa per for themselves niltl families. We were hoping for various reas, us to have seen our friends insertions of thc North during the present season, hut circum stances connected with our work hert ha vu rendered it ?ni poss i lil o for tis to leave. The only chance wo lowe to vis it our friends, on our former fields of la hor, in through thu columns of thc Ahvo CATI:. Wc are now piihlishing (he paper al a low price compared with lim weekly expenses of mir issues, ami we need to tctain not only our present list, hut lo receive a large increase. Kel our North ern as wei! M our Southern friends, re new their subscriptions at least for the pr?sent year. In no sec.lyn of tho coun try is a loyal paper linne needed than in this old cradle ol' the rebellion. It lias heen the hahit of Hie Soulli lo compel Hie pulpit ami Hie pro.s-s lo give their sanction and inlltienec. to .sus tain Um supremacy of Slavery. There is herc still much of Um spirit of self eon ceil and intolerance that existed he lore the war. It must he gradually overcome hy correcting inlluoneo. Tifo people must have an opportunity to hear upon morel Ulan ono sitio of t he great questions that j interest Um Hill ion, 1 he I ree? h >m ol opinion, and tho press, must he. maintained at Um South. Kinase! send on your subscription for Um paper, and ky Unit means aid a good cause and j fleet!re Blessings for yourselves and otk- j ors. The opinions, for which we have ! already made snell national sauriiieos, must still I e maintained uillili they tri umph in every portion of our national, domain. Sept. !?th-St. ? Only Fifty oems. W e wi:, li al tl i ii; I i hie great ly io extend I illili eu dilation of rili: lovoo.vri'.. To j place il within Un- leach of all. we will', send the paper from now until the li rsi ' of next January for the small sum of j KlTI'V l-KNTsh 'I Imse who take il until I January will Inly? an opportunity of kuhwilig what tho paper is, and i an de- 1 eldo for themselves in regard to its eon- j Humili?e for tim coming year. Fruin the j ptcseiit nb tb tho Itt ino of tko presiden-1 i liai election, will lieu very important pe riod in the history of our conn'ry. All will he anvions to know in regard to the political prospect, and results. This, will also he an important period in this see* tio.i for successful etfort in advancing tho interest of the camie of Chriat, Wo are anxious lo secure a '.argo hist on each : charge, within Un? hounds of this chiller once. Winch one of our preachers will give, bs Um largest list f Lol each prent li er take this mailer hoi ore his cbhgrogii-1 lion, ami soe what eau lu- done io intro duce die paper without delay. Let no oa?' fail to try the experiment ami write lis tho result. Do not defer it fora moro ' convenient .season. ?Sept. I ?Hi-St. A plot against tho poueo und aai'oty of our city. Tim Daily JtepUblicdn published ul Col llmhia .says ; "Thc ( Joverunr's veto of the Kharlcs to:i Klent ion Hill wt s a severe blow to the ultra Democrats ol- that city. Those who think its only aim was to injure a certain well known (indict)'a chances ?nc most certainly mistaken. It is well known thal the lire-eating, negro-hating Democracy intended tb make that city election au occasion for bloody riot. A few houses were to im burned, u few "lowdown" white Demo, orals nerti to bo Kiicrilioed, just enough to raise a hue and cry about negro bru tality : a lew black Republicans were to he shot down, all for clicet prior to the Kresidential election. Senator Campbell, mark it, "Senator," 1ms been to Washington to invoke the aid of President Johnson iii behalf of thc city, and just .such a demonstration as wc have described was needed togivoool or to such nn extraordinary proceedings It is tlie tragical part of thc act of which the presentation to tim President of Ibo ?hfAllions Chiir|usto|i address was only tho <.< mor:'!. Au opp' -li Illili V i - losl !.'. I '?ni? NI a ' lt' Capital, thank- tl) lili! (.?OVlM?lOI' ol UR' st.it?- ibi les i'oivsi.'ii:. 'P?u! Uejwbiie.'ih l<:u ?> shoii i ii ? 111 i i r in pi aising 'i'i ? act? Affairs at Washington. i /.'/'OMI '.II;- tl'((fft?H>ll<>H ( '"i n s/'oii'l' li/, j WASIIINUTON, I). C., s''p'. O? l?sr.8i Tin? Vorinoht olo?ti?h is still (he e.\ I oil I lio subjoel ol comment iii all political hi rol h.s. Tho rotuli has aroused Iho ] niasses, litiii mou tiro HOM doelarihg thom , sol? iv, Republicans ivho np'vor ?o ilooiar o?l Ihoiiisoivos before. Tho DoiUooruey e? hooded, liol'oro tin' election, (hat ii (lloro shoiilil ho a hugo Republican gain jin Vermont, it \v * >i 11 ? ? indicate thal thc popular current, was in favor ol' tirant. booking at iii?' matter from a l)hiito?tvit ?c standpoint; th?' Republicans will make ! pr? ?port io nally l?irgo ga il s in all the otho!" State--, ami consequent I y Seymour can only carry Maryland aiul Kentucky. Tho Republican party has. hcrelofore, in Ihc generosity of its natur?', eoheodod four |Stat?'s I?? Seymour; hut I am compelled to eui his ?piola down lo two. Senator Monia li ii nd Ckoheral Soln-m-k ar?' Oxpoeted lo IliOot lu re shortly, io consul I relative t?> I ho advisability ol iv nsseuihling Congress. The hito notion ol' tlio (iooi'gia Legislature in unsealing tho twenty-live colored iheinbors oil I lip ?..round of i ucl ?gil 'il il v. ought lo del orm ino t?lh (jilOslion. It is a ?-lear and pal pa'olr violation ol' tho, principios of the i roohiisii'iiotion acts under which (??-orgia (was admitted. A letter received oi) '.liminlay last fr?.tn Mr. Colfax, ?iti?os thai, he, .-.'iso, will he in lilia eily on tito i fi th iiodant. and remain until Congress adjourns. This: looks, al any lido, as ii ournoxl vn'C-piesidout lakes il for grant ed illili ili?re will Iv an o,\tra session. Among the reformatory measures hrotight before ihc 40th CojtgiV^i ont oi tlio most important was a hill introduced hy lion. Wm. Lawrence, ol'Ohio, to vs tahlish a Jyuiy l)epatimenl. This ivoidd he the means of saving a Inigo amount, annually, lo thc < lovel ninonl, in law ex pohsos j and would also tait oil'lim prac tice ol' employing lawyers lo assiai tim h.s. liistriot Attorneys, wltioh is a great source oi lavorilmia and corrup tion. J inigo I.nwi'iuieo ls one oi lim u,osi alilo ami mmrgel ic men in tho Re publican party, ami his latents aie hi wai? (?.vorteil h ir the .success Ol' those measui'Os which will hi hOljl I he o aiiiiry at largo. Ho alwaV>? opposes file jobi ig speen la! ?Hg OI'OW of w In mi, Uli fori limit 0 ly, we have spine specimens in ( 'ongn ss. Ile lya.s tlc ?irs? lo call atti ni ion j? those outrageous tVauds perpetrated nu tim (?ovciniiieiil an 1 pi?<>;?!?. liv si liing ?ands under Indian treaties. Ila- w holli snh jeOt wa-, thoroughly vent i lal od, illili a !iil! was passed, hy Um eU'orls oj' Mi. Law rence, to provo?it ike issuing ofp?ieiiis for tlio i'm I her salo of I heue lam?n. A lull watt also introdiieeii hy th's! Ohio Cihhgic.ssinitii providing ll at. all lauds hoieiillol' granted to railroads, or other companies, to aid in thc ?Must incl ion ?d' railroads and other works, shalt lie sold to actual settlers, in?pmitUtio? hot ^rent er tli.'iu One-half a section to aijy one person, ami a prme nol grenier than -Si. 'Jil pei aero. This, io some extent, pro lootstho jhiorman against tin lyrahhi of capital, ami at tilt! shiiio lt inti ?oenres the development and eiillivatioii of the soil. lt gratifies tim Republicans, ill this city tn hojtr that the re-oloolion ol' llii-, holies) and able statesman is eorlnjn. Tlio Hur?:.u of Statistics ha-; ti warded ii u iii laira lo.22,7f)? vessels belonging to tlio in? reliant marine of tim I lulled States, and all seagoing vessels have been furnished with signal letters to en able them lo communicate their numbers when passing each other nt sea. The number of sailing vessel H is 1.0,ol'.', and llie number of siloam vessOla 2,9-12. Thc lotal tonnage ol' both ela.Woa 8p">6o,028, ami tho numliet' of liuriggotl vessels-I, T?t) with a tonnage, of 273,701 ; so that the ginini total of ila- tonnage ol'the m ".reliant marine of thu United States is ,'1,500,728 Urns. TiiO personnel of the Naval Depart ment is to bi> reduced lo what it was be fore the war, viz :88,.f>()0. This is ren dered necessary to the re?iueed appropri ation made by Congress at ils last ses sion, Commissioner Rollins remains uiaslci of tho situation, ami laughs al ihc propo sition to sell his principles for a mess of pottage. He was appointed liv a Re publican President, and conllrnied hy v. Republican Senate ; and lie does not in tend to allow the thieves to break in and steal. lt is gratifying to sen that Senator howler, Of Tennessee, although he voled foi' tile aei|iiiial <>f tile IN'osidcui, does liol - ill'' NV ?i I? lilli I'll I ll ' I 'IIM \ ill I ll? -Up i poi ting of Soynunn nilli il! iii. lt lilis : lin it aiiii'itinieil l*y Iii?'"r. i?'?i Ihnt Ito in toiiils lo ..-1 ; 1111 j . TeuhehSre i<>; C-ranl lint I Colfax. S'.emiioi- Kossonileii i ?tl.j? uti thc slump i- Maille -All .M'i'r -I 'lie publican--. li? i III lili! ni"-! ?ii - >ii"i .. xv. I li:ulii'ala to (lit' udldosi Cohseryiifivdis; rocbgiu/e Hu1 necessity ul defeating Bite Democratic ticket, tho sMoei''i>i ol'which Soiiator Fowler truly tlrclaroH would ho tin1 reshsoiluli.?l" (lui robCllidn. Ky orv, illly makes Ihe l i'-1 |>liiimil Ihhi Iho pres l oni ronlo.-! is a .qtiat'C light between ?ll traitors .ni t In- our I ia ic i ami all I ruo ami ' inlc'ili'M nt pct l i?la hit thcdlhCr. Soarer ly aman w?H I"' it>t)i\*l opposing (irani in Nov. i-.her who wa:' not opposed to liim durc?ig tho war.- Th?si who. wore ? not actually opposing ?tim hi. tho rebel . ranks were doing "i> illili a?-s honorable ' manuel by bilioring ut '.ho North !'.? ! thwart his olfor?s toV the 'oppression ol' the rebellion. Information has ken r:i'i kVCil here liy olliciuls of a serious ilcinoi.vstral iou IOOUust the execb?i?ii ot' Mw laws of the United Sidles by (hi' MIUDI??OI vf Ken (ueky; in the counties d' taine,. Nelson and .Marion, in Iliad Siate. ln.:\titetitpf ini', io execute a pivoossj ot lin. Un i tedi , State- eon ii in ivVtaiii revende Ofvses, tin Marshal and Iiis l)< p>nly weet" sol upon J liv six anne.I mell, enptlt'?*4iil, ti'dvoii to a mill whore were (wcidydivi oll ? r nrn?'di men, robbed, thou poiovi'?? ?,: Jo iv frOnti them, and th rent om?1, v, :'.l; di r,t h to'theno selves or any person v.l.o .-Iuich'i hence j forth attempt to execute a I Cited .Slate;'. . i process in thal hoighb?i'li?cil Tliiiyv were (hen dispatched finder goiyvd id I lie iicjlrCsi railroad dcppU Thc :-'.i:'je.', o! tiic outrage is under consideration tvv du ' Altoruey-( ?cnertil ?uni Secretary ol War. , Tiic Secretary of NV ar has asked the .Atf?riic'y-ttch?riil for his opinion upon itlie legality of numerous claims froid tho I South growing oui of ih? war claims trow on tile in thc Department. Tiley amount to from twenty to thirty millions J of dollars, and the nets of Congress on j tin' subject are so cbntlicling that, tim Secretary is in doubt as to thc propriety of payi.ug them A. V. HOY bl-). IliMn WA un iiiviidjiKii'irj vtliws os Pol ri K AI. AFKA?KS. lu n leech, (utUn' lo tlc Printer's Mirar,, ami Colfax (dub at Wanhilmlon I M r. Hoeehcr says : b'ev obit ion-, do not gil backward, ami I have every cbiilidcncc. thal, conscience iiml int(diuohee which led this gt'eat na tion io i'esisi Slavery and t i itel oil i it w ?ll j now refuse to pul (he (?ovorniimnt into thc voy hands which dither were raised against ii. or winch icfusoilto help in il-, ileloiieO. 'I ile now ?idl?esii ni of i nipal ?cn; South I cm men lo tia! very Worst type of l)eui ocr.'did doctrine ever enunciated sideC tlje pjirf\ wc::t ?ido alliance with Siny'o ; ry. c.innot bu' bc :is i!ist(-itroils to 'he. Soulh as was the i?aglie willi thc sitlhb par y bei", ire I he vv ar. 'I ho I ??lllocialic party see ut s lided !" lead tho South into desperate slops, ami theil ,o he Utterly unable iii I hi lp (hose whom it lins delud ed, lt will be .v., again. Utterly lost io all indi lera lion i flu) Convention in New iori* li:.-; laid down a platform j wilie)! will brin'/ ci. e' iritr >o thy, Smith. df/d/U. utilosa il is prevented by the vie ! tory of Hie Ucptihlicnn parly. I l.u.n r liui.AKiN . - The AV:je*v hassdiup. i lucid intel Vills, ll- gOtitl sense wilt OC casidn'alU* get tin bet lei Of ita prejdillce ! .Murder will oui. a:.! sd will truth, oe ciisioiialjy. lt has (herhfdh iieen very un usual, ami very unpopular'.io rooogiii/.e moro thad one parly, or allow any but im orthodox eleiit a hearing through the phillie press, Hui. recent events indi cate the dil liv n of a brighter diiy, when a man can have sonic (ihliihs to the char acter of a gentleman, and be a dem ocrat. Tlie Newa of Thursday morning contained a Card froid Hilbert Pilsbury, with the following Kditorinl'iiolico. "Il is ot u Cllstdm never lo refuse to those wlio may have been assailed in this pa tin opportunity to be hean! through our Columns, provided they choose lo ob-, serve the ordinary proprieties of news paper discussion ; and accordingly we print elsewhere in lids issue a commu nication from Mr. GII.IIKUT ?'ILSHI?RY in vindication in his recent course as a po litical paiti/.'in. We trust thal the fu ture conduct ol'those among whom Mr. l'ii-suriiY happens tola' an acknowledged and influential leader may bo in accord with the undeniable moderation of his profession." SHOUT Aiuutuss.-As will bo seen, in another column, one of our contributers has done our readers Hie favor, to put thc address wc published last week in a condensed and poetic form, so that hone need slight or overlook its merits. Thc ivri'er deserves to !>(._ at least, an honor ary member of thc "Democratic Cindra! Chib "