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PUilLISUEL? EVEET WEDNESDAY MORNING B T DUSISOE, KEESE & CO. TKB.vs oysmJscTtTi^rTo??. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. Th?ADVERTISER is published resularly ev ery WEDNESDAY MORNING.atTHREE DOLLARS por annum: ONS DOLLAR and FIFTY CTS. l.>r Six-.Months; SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS for Three Months,-alu-ayn lit advance. ?VSf All paper.-? discontinued at the expiration .>{ tho time for which they h.ivo boen pi>id. K.VTES Ol-* ADVERTISINGS. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Advertisements TV?I he. inserted at fhcrntoof OWE DOLLAR ?nd PI FT Y CENTS per Square {ip Minion Hues or less.)- for tho first insertion,, am! ONK DOLLAR fur eaeh subsequent insertion. ZPtT* A liberal discount will be made to th iso wi.-hinj; to advertise by?tbe year. Anooun'-iugCandidates $5,00, in advanco. Let Every .Han Register. The ibjliv '.rig well-written and timely ad . dress, fn some of the most distinguished and pro em tuen of. Chatham Comity, G?.,-j and addressed to.the people-of t-hat County, we think equally applicable to the citizens of | tili? District Kari Slate; and in vit- * sp?cial attention thereto : ADDRESS. T<> thc Citizens of Challtfitti doitniy : Th- .lud?rsigb'?d, .your fellow 'citizens,*ae tu tied by nb selfish motives, rPLirrdi:)^ only the honor anti prosperity of ourState and pf her peuple, disclaiming ar.y in'vr.tion to as Minje thc position of dictators or to intrude; upon your privilege of private judgment, th? sire to ofter you, ir! all ssocerity, as thc result of their calm d?lib?rations, a few words o? counsel coccsrinnij }*our rights and duties in the present condition of our public affairs. )Ve have learned with regret that many of yo'\ have expressed your infection notAo register your paincs as voters under the recent acta- of the Concress of the United S:ates. known as the "Military Bills."' We ask you to"reconsider tint resolution before it .shall hav? become a.fixed and irrevocable-deti'rmi nati.m, and to examine in the spirit befitting so solemn a question, the grave consequences involved in'your decision. We apprehend that many of you are influ enced by the mistaken idea that adherence to the late Confederate Government, or service, civil or military, under it, constitute.'aground of disqualification and deprives you of 'tlc right ot' registering your names and cousc quent'y of voting at thc coming election] If ?y", we assure you that you are in error. SucJt ix not ike lam. Two elements must combine in order to'produce the result of disqualifica tion ur.der the military acts. A person must not only have served or aidea the Confederate States 'during the Ute war tjnt he must also have, preciously taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United States on his assuming the duties o H une national or Slate office specified or in c'uded in the terms of thc act. NiMiber ser vice in the armies of the Confederate States, mr civil employment under their govern ment, nor any amount of aid of any character which you may have rendered to (be Confed erate cause,"Can alone effect your disqaaliti catkin. You may have fought under the Cos lederate flag in every battle during the whob war; you may have invested thousands in Confederate bonds, nevertheless you are tro' disfranchised, nor debarred from the right ol registering, if (supposing you to possess the q lalilications ot age, residence and citizenship) yon can swear that you have never previously to the war of secession taken an oath to sup port the Constitution of the Uuitcd States as a member of Congress or as a civil or milita ry office of the United States, or as a mern bir of a State Legislature, or .13 an executive or judicial officer of a State. The persons i minded in the terms " executive"' and "ju dicial" officers, are M defiaed and designated in the opinion of the Attorney General of the United Stales," and in the orders cf General Pope, to which you all have access through j the public prints. I So also any one of you may before thc war 1 have held any of the enumerated offices, and have taken, when entering upon it's duties, j . an oath to support ihe Constitution of th< United States, yet if he did not afterwards j compromise himself by aiding the Confedera j cy in tb.3 manner contemplated by the acts, he is not excluded from the rights of register ing and of voting. To create the disqualification intended by the law, therefore previous incumbency of one of the designated offices with taking the oath I to support the Constitution of the United j States, must, bo connected with subsequent support of the Confederate cause of toe char acter contemplated by thc military acts." Upon these points there can be no doubt. The remaining qualifications required ol the applicant for registration are that he is a citizen of the United-States, (native or natu ralized), that he is twenty-one rears of-age at the time of registration, a resident of the Stite and county for at least twelve months previous to the day of election. He ma} have been a resident for a less time before hi. reg'.utration, but the full period must bc com pleted bofore he can be a voter at any election Many others of yon, we learn, intend de clining to resister your names from impulses springing out of sentiment and individual pride; impulses which we appreciate and res peet, but which we think to be, under the present circumstances, unpractical and delu sive, and calculated to distract your attention ' from your obvious duties and responsibilities. I You shrink from what you consider a per sonal humiliation, in consenting to submit to the dictation of those who now wield the power of the (?eneral Government and who : choose to exercise it despotically. We entre?.*, you to discard, these feelinss, and to accept eur calmer judgment and coun s?l in this matter. We agree with you in condemning the act? which Congress has passed, bm we do not ac knowledge that there is any voluntary bumil ration in.asserting tua rights allowed to na by them. Granting that the acts under consideration are unconstitutional, arbitrary and unjust, that they violate established principles of po Jitical right, and wantonly force the safe guard* of social freedom ; yet, until repealed or annulled by a competent Judicial Tribunal they are the laws of the land in which wc lice. You can "accept the situation'* with dignity and without sacrifice of Self-respect. The war is over, the issues upor. which it was waged have been decided against us. You have done your duty in that contest, but . another duty still devolves opon you. The question now is how to restore our State to a peaceful position of prosperity and of political freedom. To this end Georgia needs and de mands the aid of all her sons. The only way in which you tan render that aid is hy quali fying yourselves to be voters at the eoming election. You can dv that only by register teg your names under the provisions of the military acts. In no other wny can you as sume your true positions and grasp once more the power which is your birthright.- '. Il you hold back now and refuse to register, consider what mny be the consequences of your inaction and the responsibilities that will rest upon you. A very few votes may decide the prepon derance bf power at the next election. "Wnat 'fearful contingencies are involved in that sim ple suggestion. If you refuse to register, you deprive, your selves of the opportunity of voting for or against a Conveniion, and for or against the Constitution which that Convention may adopt. If you refrain from qualifying yourselves to be voters, what guarantee have you that the Convention may not frame a Constitution for your State that will on the very ground ot your default disfranchise yourselves and your sons forever? Why should you disdain to exercise tEe right of suffrage whirJi has always been yonra, bicaoie it has also been conferred npon others _when there is more need now than ever before ?bt you should assert it 1 j jgaxrj ot jon who w'?l wad ?t?sjt?inui 'hare'served your Stale faithfully, in the field, nader thu honest conviction that you were ? firaply doing yqur dut}*. Yon have earned j that honor which duty sincerely undertaken and earnestly performed always confers. But other?obligations to that State still remain to be fulfilled, in order to complete your record of a trust faithfully discharged. At no time iu tue history of our State did she stand more i.n.need of the united and un faltering energy and devotion of her -sons in her behalf. Immolate upon her altar ail selfish ideas. Every duty is stern. Ever}' duty demands some sacrifice of interest or of feeling. He is worth nothing to bi s friends or h'13 country who is not willing to make ouch sacrifices at the demand of duty. You fearlessly exposed your lives in defense of your State. Will yea he itate now, wheu sac is encompassed by new and fearful dan ger? to ral!}' to ber sid when .she once more calls upon you for support? Friend?! We have shown you what we believe Co be your duty in the 'present emer gency. We* entreat y u to hesitato no iofcgcr, to look upon thc situation as practical men, in the I;ght of reason and common sense-and to assert to the full estent all thc rights you possess. W'i'pray you not to desert your beloved and bereaved mother, '* Georgia," ia this her time of desolation and distress, m this her supreme hour of agony and peril. Your friends. HE.VRY R. JACKSON, Ttios. E. LLOYD, ' HENRY WILLIAMS, . GEORGE S. OWEN?, G BORGE A. MERCER, War. S. BASINGER; S. YATES "I i KAT, Committee. EUW'D C. ANDERDON, Chairman. PHILIP il. RUSSELL, Secretary. Savannah; June 2?, 1SG7. The Constitution Must Not Be Aban doned. At Baltimore, on Friday the 28th, Presi dent Johnson, in the course of a speech which was heartily applauded throughout, made the following remark : Language is inadequate to expresa my" emotions and feelings, lur this friendly demon stration. My business has not been during the tour to make speeches or addresses, but simply to participate ir? and exchange the civilities wuich are due to one auolhcr from the ijUizans of our great .country. The other day, in connection willi* my diatiugui.ihed.as j sociate, I visited (he State that gave nie birth. I went there and exchanged civilities with those who knew me first. On my return to \ Washiugton, having discharged some public duties belonging to my station, I visited, with tuc Secretary ot State, and by invitation, one of the cities in the far east, and permit me to say my reception, both South and North, has been ol'suoh a characters to indicate to mean era of good feeling, reconcilaliqa and concord between the two sectio ns of our coun try. ?Applause.] 1 thank God it is so. In reply la your allusion to my services, I would lay, in the very dawn of our recent difficul ties when one portion ol our Union was threat ening another, I took my position. What it is, is kr.own to thoso whom I now address. I felt theu, as 1 do now, that the Union should be preserved, with all its integral parts as distinctive as ever. It is easy to talk about physical courage. A man may distinguish himself in the field. I know what a gallant i man he is, and award to him ali honor that is due ; but permit me to say, uot in dispar agement, that there is another kind of cour age equal, if not superior to physical courage, it requires moral courage to face tLe menaces anti frowns of those who comhiue ia deter mined opposition to the government with a view to its subversion-to plant one's self on the principles on which the government rests, aud to bid defiance to all the fury which may be expressed against it. And it is easy to talk about traitors and" ubeut men abandoning principles. Take my conduct as a United States Senator, or Pro visional Governor of Tennessee, or Chief .Magistrate of this nation, and where is the mau who can put his finger on any great principle of constitutional liberty which I baveabandoped? [Criesofi: None !" "None!"' and applause.] I bave held to the constitu tion of my country as the palladium of our civil aud religious liberties,- and as the chief irk of our safety; and let me say to the peo ple of Baltimore who hear mc to-.day, if you expect and arc determined to preserve con stitutional liberty, let mc appeal to you, in the janguage of the ship-wrecked mariner, Cling to the constitution as the last plauk of liber ty, though the darkness of nig'it and the ' tempest may ciose around you.': [Applause.] But, my fr ends, I did not intend to say this much. [Cries of " Gb on.,;| I have tried to discharge my duty. I. this I may' have er red ; but it is an error of thc bead, and not of thc heart. It is human to err, but divine to forgive ; and if our people, either North or South, ate guilty o? committing errors, now I that a new era of good-will has commenced, ? ?et us forgive one another, and take the con stitution of our country and lay it on our common altar, and as freemen rally around it, and in one fraternal embrace swear that all other things shall sink into the dust and per ish, rather than the Constitution and Union s'iall be destroyed. Piease accept ray thanks for this cordial welcome. I shall never cease to remember it so long as the vital current courses.in my veiw, and I have a heart to feel and a mind to remember. IMMIGRATION TO VIRGINIA.-The Virginia immigration Board met in Richmond last week and adopted the following proposition : That the Board shall appoint Geueral G. Tochrnan it? general agent irr Europe to pro mote immigration to Virginia, and that un der the control of the Board there shall be appointed domestic agents in Virginia, and that tim sale of lands lo immigrants shall be the subject of private contract between said Hgeuts, the owner.** of (he lands and the im migrants, upon such terms as tho parties moy agree ; and in all cases it shall be provided that the purchaser shall haye the privilege o insp'?Cti?'g the land in person, or by an at torney, before his contract of purchase shall become binding upon him. PUBLIC* MEETING.-At a public meeting held on Monday, for the purpose of hearing General Wagener on the subject of immigra tion, it was. Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be tendered to General Waguner, for his lucid and interesting exposition ol the immigration scheme, and that a copy be requested for publication. Resolved, That a committee of five be ap pointed-to report to an adjourned meeting bi the citizens of Newberry District, a plan for the organization of an Immigration Society. -Newberry Herald. ? ----, MOVEMENTS.IN PROCRE-SS.-The Washing ton conespondent of the New York World says there is no doubt of an ottempt being Organised to open the question of thc national financial situation at tho coming session, with a view of attaoking the Secretary of the Treasury ; but the members who have thus far arrived generally desire a short session, and do not wiih to attend to any business but reconstruction.- 3outwell is, of course, an exception, and is furious for pushing on the impeachment programme. The latter includes tho adoption of articles by the House at once, and the trial of the President at a session to be had in October. Upon ?he eame authority it'is stated, that A bill is in course of preparation for submis sion to the Coming session of Congress mak ing an appropriation of seven- millions in gold to pay for the purchase of the Rus'-ian terri tory. Anolher bill is abo being prepared to provide for the organization of a territorial government for our newly-acquired posses sions. Ic 'he meantime a candidate for tho ! governorship of the new territory is on hand in the person of George Gibbes, a Pacific coast geologist. '?33" It appears that infanticide prevails to a great extent among the freed negroes. In Co lumbia, Mississippi, nine habies were found ia one welL JJ this what Sheri ian means when he hy? "tho fxcadaeo jr? doing well carago V J The Execution ol Maximilian. There appears to bc no doubt of thc exe cution of Maximilian. This will cause a thrill of horror throughout every land where civilization is respected, and humanity re garded. f ^ Ilia enemies can- lay no graver charge against this unfortunate Prince', save that be was a monarch. ' . His private and public character was with out reproach. He was educated, ; humane, \ mild, and refined. Fond of .-learning, and devoted to the arts and sciences, he adminis tered the affairs of Mexico, with a view solc Iv to the good of the people. He endeavored to give them a stable Government, where order was esteemed and lav/ prevailed. He was no invader. Absent in Europe, at tho limo cf tho armed occupation by tho French, it was by tho votes of the Mexican people, that he was summoned from Austria* to assume the head of affairs. It is'weil known that he hesitated, until assured by a deputation sent, that he would ascend the throne in conformity with the expressed wishes of thc inhabitants of Mexico. He obeyed this summons, and he is now execu; .ted in cold-blood by thc Indian Juarez, con trary to the laws of all civilized people, as a usurper. We believe, where a nation is fitted for it, ".hat a Republic is the happiest and best mode, of government. And thi3 wc desired for Mexico, ai for the rest of the world. But this act at once shows a ferocity and lawlessness utterly at war with any apprecia tion of the principles of true liberty. Maximilian had abdicated. He no longer contested for his crown. He had ceased his opposition to the Liberals. Ho j-**8 a priso ner, unable to defend himself. Aud thus de fenceless,-in response to fierce passion, his ,Hfe is taken.' His blood has cast a stain upon l'ie soil of Mexico, which time can never efface. We regret that this Government did not interpose more effectually in bis behalf. As thc leading Republic, its voice should have been made potent. It was to its efforts that Maximilian was not assured upon his throne. Its protest lost him his crown, and its protest should have spared his life. Its communicition to Mexico has been treated with indignity. Its utterance, all powerful over Europe, has been despised and rejected by a mixed race, unable to rule themselves, and who will submit to no law but that ol license, and no freedom but thal of anarchy: The Mexican people have heretofore de monstrated that they have neither an appre ciation of or capacity for self governmeut. Thc have now illustrated that they have no no regard for cither thc principles of a com mon humanity or civilization. They should be placed beyond the pale of all international courtesy.-Charleston Cou rier. An Englishman, fir many years in Mexico, aud well acquainted with Maximillian, alludes thus to the^iigh moral character and liberal tendencies of the unfortunate Emptor: "'[n point of morality the least that can be said is that Maximillian was a good sincere Christian, and a high-toned gentlemuu. Any action savoring of insincerity or untruthful ness would have been looked upon by him with indignant horror. Ile was as pure and innocent minded as a child, and could never be persuaded of deception and insincerity in others. Ile was strictly honest in all his dealings, both public and private, the rumors which were rife ol his remitting large sums of public money to Miramon being totally without foundation ; ou the contrary, he spent a large portion of his private means in im proving and beautifying his residences in Mexico, and many public institutions. When recently hard pressed for money, and finding that there were several tradesmen, and o'h ens, with large outstanding bills against him, he insisted on his hot ses, carriages, and even clothes, if necessary, being immediately sold, until the last cent was paid. He never could be persuaded to permit severity to bc prac t'Ced even toward his most bitter enemies, his iuterference to prevent the execution of no torious guerrillas being thc first cause of mis understanding and subsequent open rupture with Marshal Bazaine. Ho frequently said that if be 'could not govern the Mexicans by love be would not do so at all.' He was devotedly fond of his wife, and af ter the nows reached him of her severe ill ness he was never the same man. lt had al ways been a s-ubject of regret with him that he had no children of his own, and bis and the Empress' fondness for them induced them to adopt the young Prince Iturbide, son of the former ill-fated Emperor, intending, if their reign in Mexico had been fortunate, that . be should have been their successor. " It is, of course;, known that Maximilian and his wife both professed thc Roman Cath olic faith, and both were very devout, and, to all appearance, sincere in it. It is true that on bis accession he carried out the work al ready commenced by the Liberal party-the destraction of couvents, the curbing of the power of the Church, permitting universal toleration and freedom of worship, and gen eral ?hurch reform ; .but any one acquainted with the corrupt state in which he found botk'the Church and thc priesthood can hard ly wonder at his so doing. Ho and thc Em press were most strict in their religious obser vances. Mass was usually attended daily in the private chapel in the palace, but on some occasions they might both bc seen on foot at tending the service at the Cathedral, the Emperor proceeding bareheaded with a sol emn procession from the palace to the church. Whenever he encountered the procession of the host in the streets-a rather frequent oc currence in Mexico-i-hc invariably, and his wife also, alighted from the carriage and pros trated themselves on their knees uutil it had passed. " Maximilian, as heir apparent tt> the throne of Austria before the birth of his nephew was brought up in thc school of an absoluto monarchy, but bis views had a very liberal tendency, he always considering that the peo ple should be fully and thoroughly represent ed, and that the power of the sovereign against their will should not be absolute. He was always very much beloved by the Austrian people. When he assunred thc government of Mexico he distinctly stated bis wihhcs that the people should be represented by a Con gress, firmly-believing that it wa? by tho pop ular will that he had been called to the throne, and, as has already been said he declared his intention to govern them by love, or not at all. These praiseworthy desigus were, how ever, overruled by Marshal Bazaine, and poor Maximilian found at every turn that be was nothing bat a tool ia this- mair:- hands and those of his equally unscrupulous master, Louis Napoleon. Had he beeu left to him self he wonld never have aimed at a despotic government, but would to the best of his power have endeavored to govern the country on his own pet plan. Forlhe JJnited States he bas always expressed the most friendly feelings ; the writer-has frequently heard him say that an amicable relation with that coun try was all he desired to make his rule happy and his.government stable. He was very par tial, to Americans, always showing maliced courtesy to them ; the day before she left Mexico an American lady, wife of one of his chamberlains, had an interview with him touching some money due to her, and in a jesting manner told him that she had heard lie was not fond of her countrymen. He re plied, assuring her that it was a gross libel ou him, by whoever had told her so'; that there were no people on the earth for whom he had a greater respect and admiration, and, as au earnest of his sincerity, requested her to die tate her ov>n terms, and that her claim should be immediately arranged and paid as she de manded. Ile tried always to encourage Amer ?can immigration to thc country, well knowing tho strength it would have afforded him ; and but for Bazaine, who would not hear of it, he would have hada large legion of Amer icans in his own service." fiST" Alexander II. Stephens believes Thaddeus will succeed in confiscating, and tells bia friends no. J?&~TUCTQ havo been quite a number of cases of cholera rn Memphis and its suburbs withii a few day?, several of them terminating in death. A little daughter of Mr. Jessie Jonkins, of Pickens District, carno tn her death last ?eek by injocently using strychnine, which was acci dent^ left io har my. THE ADVERTISER J AME 6 ?. ii ACON, EDITOS. WEDNESDAY, JULY IO, 18CT. Our Club Rates? "Wo aro now furnishing th? AOYERTISER to Clubs at.the following vorj low rates: ' Two Copies one Year,1 r'-' $5,50. ' Five Copies one Year, 1250? Ten Copios one Year, 22.50. Twenty Copies one Year, ^ 40.00. No Clubs received for a ress pen^than ono year,-and in all cases the Cash will be required in advanco. The names of the entire Club must bo sent at-onc time. Congress Again in Session. Thc?; has been much doubt aa to whether the necessary quorums could bo got to enable Con gress to organize for a summer scseion. Dat Sumner, Sievcn?, Butler, Schenck, Ashley and others of our friends, have whipped in their re cruit!; and by this time they ?re up to their ears in ranlico and mischief. Their doings so far may be gathered in our news columns. First in the Market. And first in our heans, is Mr. GEO. W. DOUN, who on Monday last brought to our town the first Watermelons of the season, and made us the first Watormclon^prcsent. Moro for the superior merit of his moloni however-than for tho pres ent-do wo cxaU his horn. Mr. Dons lives in the blessedest of all regions for Watermelons a little below the Pine House, lie will-rbring them to our town very often during the season; and all umy rest well assured they will not get better melons from other sources. Fearfully and Wonderfully Fascinating! Mint Juleps, Sherry Cobblers, Brandy Cock tails, Whiskey "Straights," Lemonade, Soda Wa ter, Ice, Sugar, Quills, Straws, Silver Spoons, Cut Glass Goblets, Damask Napkins, Hage Waiter with Magnificent Peacook painted on its surface, and Smiling Freedman ready to spend and be spent in service of thc Advertiser Corps ! !! Isn't that a bewildering picture ? But it is not a pic ture of the imagination! All these things-all! -have actuully come to us from tho Bar of the Exchange. Hotel. Said Bar is only two doors West of us. Our friend, CITARME GRAT, is the presiding genius. When he got up that waiter be was evidently inspired. Nevertheless, we have no doubt he will equally charm every one who visits him. You hare only to cost your eye a se cond time over the list of that waiter's contents, tu renlize that his resources are boundless and magnificent. We Introduce Our New Neighbor. Thc Aiken Prest. Tho first number, dated 4th July, has reached US, and wo wolcomt it in our friendliest manner. This first nnmberis decided ly excellent; and we feel sure that it! large bill or appetising and edifying reading is only an earnest of what may be expected of it rvery week. It* Proprietor is Mr. R. H. MACHEN, ittPublisher, Mr. H. D'. MACHEN,two gentlemen wht have long experbnee in the newspaper business. Its Editor is II. W. RAVEXEL, Esq.,_an accomplisted gentle man and eminent vine-grower, who his lived for some years in the neighborhood of Aikin. Terms , of the Aiken Press: $.1.00 per annum. $1.50 for six month? : 75cts, for three months : ii advance. The Pres? has our warmest wishes for ts success and prosperity. The Unhappy Condition of Mexico aud the Hapless Fate of Moximiian. The picture that this miserable coiniry pre sents, as drawn by latest writers, is wrtched in docd. In Mexico, now as ever, evens chase events with fearful rapidity and confusin. The empire ls nt last permanelly broken upand des troyed: and the bravo mid honorable MA:IMILIAN has been shot as though he had beena dor.. This amiable and humane prince, who, it witt be re membered, did not como to Mexico, until long after thc invasion by Louis NAPOLEON, an!, then, not until he had been aisurcd by a largcand in fluential Mexican delegation, sont to him atVieaua for the purpose, that such was the wi>h anl desire of the Mexican people ! This wise ruler, under whose enlightened and judicious aduj<ni;ration, until, he wai deserted by Lows NAPOLEON, the country seemed entering upon a long cn-ecr of prosperity. This latter assertion cannot >e dis proved, and it proves that, for the first tine du ring thc last forty years, Mexico had a pvern mcnt mited to her needs, and one under tboopera tion of which her vast wealth and resource were I rapidly becoming developed. But Ut all that be as it may, and granthg that MAXIMILIAN was a u?urper and an alien, which fact we will not attempt to gainsay, is then any thing thut can excuse or cxtcuuate the vinlictive and uncompromising lust for his blood'which prevailed throughout the army and amo)g ali ranka of the people ? Shot-murdered-aid his body treated with indiguity both before ant after his execution ! All the circumstances are attro eious and revolting ! At the fiat of the United States, Louis N'APO mox had relinquished his enterprise. This should havo been iufiicient guarantee to IheMexi cans that no other foreign power would be allowed to.tamper with their government. The blood of MAXIMILIAN was Joully unnecessary. It flowed only to appease tho beastly and revenge'ul in stincts of a nation of mongrels. And in what condition docs tho fall of MAXI MILIAN leave the country ? Has it left the people united? No. To day there exists in Mexico the ?arno bloody and hideous anarchy which has ex isted there for the last forty years ; and will con tinue to so exist, uutil somo strong power stops in and curbs the brutal passions of thc mongrel population. And if tuore bo one thing of which thc Empo ror of France" should be ashamed, it is thus to leave a work half finished, and perfidiously ?han don his agent-his iool-bis accomplice-and such a fair and honorable ?no too !-to overthrow and assassination. It seemB to us that if we were tho Emperor of Austria, elder brother of the hapless MAXIMILIAN, we would take one big and mighty fling at Lours NAPOLEON, no matter what thc cost or result might be! Cloud's Creek Flour. Wo vory gratefully acknowledge the receipt of a prc/ent of very choice Flour from our much es teemed friond Capt. A. P. WEST of tho Cloud's Creek country, nu Milla? stand at the junction of?Clo?d's Creek with Little Saluda. His ma chinery is new throughout, and of very improved pattern. These Mills, from good Wheat, invaria bly turn out from forty to forty-fivo pounds of good flour to tho bushel. We can say without tho faintest exaggeration that all the Flour we have ?sen from Capt. WEST'S Mills-and we have seen much-has been of a quality extremely raro and fine Election of Professors. Wc learn from the Phoenix that Pr. A. N. TAL LEY, of Columbia, has been elected a Professor lath* School nf Medicine, and General A.C. HASKELL, of Abbeville, Professor of Law,'in the South Carolina University. Who Has A Missing Volume? A friend requests us to advertise for a missing volqme-tho 9th of Lieber's Encyclopedia Ameri cana. Whoevor may have this volume will confer a very great favor upon onr friend by loaving it at this ni?eo. 83^Mrs. Manly, the estimable wife of Rev. B. Manly, Jr., D. D" died in Greenville, S. C., on. ihe 27th June, after a lingering Illness of msny months. Hungarian Grass. Thc Acting Commissioner of Agriculture at Washington h.slately sent hero for general dis tnbution a lot of Hungarian Gras. Seed. These Seed have been imported by the Government, and it ie desirable that they should bo as widely di?. Sem,n,.ted aspopsib!e,o that the adaptability of h, rrrass toour soil and climate m "y bo folly obtain Seed bj appl^ ^ ^ m ^ 'j " . The Time Almost At Hand.'* Tho first circular or ordor on reconstruction, setting forth thc general moaner of registering, hn8 long since boen issued by the Military Com mander of this District. Tho announcement of Registrars, and tho exact designation of time and places of rogi.-tcring, may bc looked for during the present wock ; ss the work is advertised, in the abovo-mentioned ci.-culur or order, to begin on next Monday. And we now refer to this 3uh j'jeet to caution all persons not disfranchised against neglecting to be registered. Any indiffer ence or neglect in this important matter will, in reference to tho political issues which ore soon to bo determined by the voters who are to bo rt;is torod under tho recent military order, be ine~eu BfiMc-unpardonable-criminal. Tho citizen who shall prove a delinquent on this occasion, who from uDy consideration shall fail to have himself registered, will stand ia tho attitude of one who deserts his post in a moment of great peril to his causo and country. He will incur tho aovoro up braiding of his own 08c?cience, and the reproach of his fellow-citizens. His rights, his property, his every interest, will bo exposed to the greatest peril. It will demand the united votes of all good citizens, without regard to old and past divisions of partios, to save the government of the State from falling into the hands of aband of irresponsible persons. Tho authentic exposition of the law by the At torney General of the United States has been re ceived-; and by it these Registrars will bo-or ought to be bound. But whatever may be done, j or may be apprehended, every good citizen will be obligated by every consideration of manhood, of patriotism, and of regard for the welfare of tho community of which ho forms a parr, tu por form his duty in this matter, to exercise his rights, and if defeated or obstructed therein, to throw upon tho other party tho responsibility therefor. And it will bo not only tho duty of every quali 5ed oitizon to register himself, bnt to go farther, and employ his influence to induce others to do so. All who think thoy aro qualified should ap ply for their certificates. If there aro doubts in regard to their qualification, let tho Registrars solve the question. SThe registry will open very soon. The daty of rcgif tration should be exercised as promptly as possible. No citizen ought to feel free to at tend to his ordinary business affairs until he has relieved his mind and conscience of this duty. Concerning tb? Settlement of the Debt Question. In our last ii sue, wo published an able article on tho Debt Question wbieh we cut from that ex cellent paper, and mueh esteemed oxchange, the Sumter Watchman. This article appeared in the Watchman in the form of a commuLication, and referred to r.n editorial article in a previous num ber of the Watchman. ^From this latter article wo also made an extract in our editorial column, intending to give tho Watchman due credit, and to point out the connection between the two pieces. By a somewhat singular contretemps thia was omitted. The original article from the Watchman, whichfWe admire, and fully endorse, we now give in full : PROSPECTIVE. Judging from the signs of the times, there seem.* now to be but little doubt left that South Carolina will bold a Convention, under the pro visions of thc Military And Supplementary Acts of Congress. The dismissal of the Iujunction Case of the State of Georgia, and tho same fate which met th*t of Mississippi, notwithstanding the amended form in which the cose was submit ted, obliterates the remote?t hope which may have arisen in connexion with the interpontionof tho Supreme Court, and thero is now no obstruc tion to the action of Congress. Its fiats, at least as far as the South is now concerned, are supreme. The release of our illustrious Chief, who has boen made tho representative of tho "sins" of the South, will no doubt do something to dissipate bitterness, break. 3own animosities, assure the South of a returning sense of justice, and render it somewhat more willing to engage in the work of reconstruction, even under the detpotic pro gramme set before us. ? Assuming, then, that the Convention will bo held, even with the prospect beforo us, it may not be unwise to look to its action upon matters which, although no; involving queitions directly con nected with the great issues of the day, are yet of tho most vital importance to the people at largo. The question of debt, which has so agitated our State, will be brought up for consideration, and there can he no doubt but that a final adjust ment of this difficulty is imperatively demanded ?'by the public weal. It must bo put at rest, in order that confidence and stability iu business relationships may again give life and energy to our industrial interests. Wo shall not now undertake to indicate what should be tho general bssis or scheme for a'ljust uisnt, since tho variod interests which arise in volve complexity upon which time and profound thought and elaborate discussion thould fi nt be brought to shed their light, but we do hold that thero should-bo no recovery on obligations given in purchase of slaves. With thc death of the in stitution nf ?lavery-the destruction of slave prop erty, the represcjitations of its value were also destroyed. It follows ai a logical sequence-ai unmistakably, and as strongly, as cause can pro duce effect, and we could not, if we would, render the result otherwise. The Southeru people hare lost thc amount of money which they had invest ed in slaves, and no ono in anywise pecuniarily connected with the institution, can sever himself from connexion with that loss. It has been uud must bo individually felt and borne in proportion to the amount so invested. We cannot avoid this-it was one of the irresistible results of the failure of oar groat struggle for independence. The struggle was great-the stake was great, und the loss hos been great. Wc do not attempt to argue this matter from legal premise, and indeed lt is unnecessary, since tho truth and the justice of the law are evolved by tho stern logic of fact And it.is neither the interest or policy of tho country to resurrect and give vitality to that por toin of the institution of slavery which was rep resented by paper among ourselves. To do so would be to enrich a few-put them, in financial resources, where they wore previous to the war, and rid them, so fur, from all the effects of tho results of the war. Should the day ever arise, of which there is scarcely the faintest prospect, when tho Southern peoplo may ask and receive remuneration foT their property, ai held in slaves, then, and only then, may our people ask such remuneration one from the other. Burke's Weekly for Boy* and Girls. Thc first number of thia new paper is before us^ and is all that its Publishers promised in the way of good looks. It contains the first chapter of M jinrooncr's Island," a sequel to the Young Mar rooners, with au illustration ; the boginning of a new Fairy Tale, by Mrs. Ford, of Rome, Georgia entitled "Thc Little Woman in Green," with an illustration ; a sketch nf Sergeant Jasper, with illustration; a Poem, "Good Mooly CoW," with an illustration ; " The Cloud," with an illus tration; an illustrated Robua ; Riddles, Enigmas? ste hesides other ^tories, Poems, Anecdote!, etc. Th? Publishers have already received sufficient encouragement to insure tho regular publication ' of tho papo', B0 'kat ??bscriptions may now be forwarded with thc money. Terms, $2 a year, Addres? J. W. Bon" * Co., Macon, Ga, Death of Wm. Vaji Wyck. The Andorson Intelligencer, of the 4tb, says. ?Wo regret to announce the death of William Von Wyck? Esq.? ?* bia residence in this villago on Sunday morning hut. The deceased was a nativo of New York, wc believe, but had been a resident of this district for a great many years. Ho was a member of tho Episcopal .Church, aod highly esteemed by a largo eirele of friends **, acq*m lances. AU* time of his death, Mr. ' n Wvck held tho off ea ,of Assessor of tho in ,'^nl Revenue for ,t?* Avenue District ana Zo general ,h* ***** 0? h? J ~ ---:--r-r---.? '' auteuil Without Delay to this Impo tant Matter. Our attention has beon directed, by a corre pondent, to tho large humber of Deeds, Mot gages, Bond?, Notus, and other choses in actio iu the bands of our citizen i, 'supposed tobo? stamped. The Revenue Acts require,, among-oth things, that all such papers executed since 1 Oct. 1862, should be stamped. And it is pr6vid< bp section 204 of the Act, in effect," -that, When 'shail Appear that any instrument'has not bet duly stamped, by reason of necessity, mistak inadvertence, ?e., with no intention to defraud < evade tho said Revenue laws, and r,uch ins trame; shall bo produced before tho Collector of Revenu to bo stamped, " within twelve calendar monti alter tho first day of August JSGO, or with) tvelvc calendar months after the making or issi ing thereof," such Collector is empowered to p mit the penalty imposed, (a fine of Fifty Dollar ard to cause such instrument to be stamped. And it is farther provided that whero sue sti mp as is reqaired bas not been put upon an instrument-executed at a time or place when i Collection District had been established, it sha be lawful for airy party haviDg any interest ther< in, to affix tho ;? roper stamp thorcto. The twelve cdendnr months, it will bo perceivoi wid expire en the first of August acxt. And m less the proper stamps are affixed to the instn mcnts aboro alluded to on or bofore that da; such instruments will not be regarded as vulii and cannot b? :ectived as evidence of dobt or I title in a Court of' Law. Tho lTeadquf.rters of the Collector of Interin Revenuo for th.? Third District of South Carolin! in whi?h is cotnprieod Edgcficld Dislric,t, is t Columbia. If sc mistake not, thc stamping c Deeds, Mortgages, Notes,-tte, ?e., may bo don els ?where ; but'the cancelling of such stamps mus be done at the office of the Collector in Columbi; For tho Advertiser. MR. EMTOR,-I notice in your issue of the 3 inst., a high, and I do not doubt, a well deservee eulogium upon the achievements of Capt. K. E YooxoBtooi), in the pursuit* of Cotton growing and you seem to cast down th? gauntlet by ask ing "who, among you old farmers, can bea thij?" Now, I mast, in candor, coiifoss mysel j ont of that class, both io years and in fannin, experience, and while I observe, with much grati Qcarion) anything which tends to create a spiri of emulation in any branch of agriculture, I mus demand that the praiso may bc shared fair!, whire a sharo i-.i merited. For myself, I can sa; that I had Cot on blooms on tho loth of June and that on the 22d I counted upwards of th ?rt, forms upon my Cotton ; and I entertain no d?ub that on tho 27th,-the dato of Capt. Y's blopmi -lapse plants bore fifty forms. I have plenty a this time with upwards of sixty forms. Very respectfully, ?c., . T. J." HAMILTON? Savannah River, Edgefiold Dist., July 6th, 1867. For the Advertiser. JRnles ot Provost Court, Military Pos of Aiken. I. In al! civil suits where the amount involve! \? under ono hundred dollar<, notices muse bi served upon defendants at les it ten days befan the hearing of the case. Where* the amount in von ed is over that sum, notices must be scrvec upo 3 defendants at leact fifteen days before thi bearing of the case. Provided, Thut ia caye thi pluintift* in any suit makes oath that he hos goo( reason for believing that the defendant will rc move br* .property outside of th? jurisdiction o the Court, or wilt otherwise endeavor fraud ufen t ly to dispose of it to his injury, notice may bi served upon the defendant in less than tho timi herein specified, if, in the opinion of tho Court met course is necessary to accomplish the ends o just ce. II. If .the judgment of thc Court in any casi is not satisfied within five days after tho proceed ings have been approved by the proper Review ing Officer, execution will issuo against the goodi and chattels of the party against whom the jadg meat is rendered, as is usual in suits botare Civi Courts, unless notice of an appeal is given at tba trait. Iii. Magistrates issuing warrants returnable t< the Provost Court, or binding over for trial befon said Court parties accused of crime, will be al lowed the fees prescribed by tile Acts of the Gen erfil Assembly of the Stat? of South Carolina foi such services. Sheriffs and Constables wno raak? arrcfts, servo summonses or levy executions*bj order of the Provost Court, will also bo allowee the fees prescribed by the State laws. IV. The Forms in civil snits will conform tc those prescribed for the District Couru of the State of South Carolina, by the Court of Appeals October 4th, l?G6. In criminal cases where com plaints have not been made to Of?oer?aod Agente of th? Bureau, or other Military Officers whose duty it would bc to prefer them, charges axil spe cifications will be preferred by the Court upon the warrant of a Magistrate to whom a complaint it mmle. * V. Parties to suits before tho1 Provost Court can ap pe tr by Attorney or in person, as they may chooie. VI. All cases not provided for by these Eules shall be "governed by thc mles and practice oi tho Civil Courts, as far as tho same shall be appli cable WILLIAM STONE, . lat Lieut, -lilli Infantry, President Provost Court. ANDREW RAMSAY, I. ?. TEAGUE, Asocial**. HEADQUARTERS, MiliT.vr.Y POST OK AI KO", S. C., % Aiken, June C7th, 1S67. Thc foregoing Rules have been carefully ex amined and approved, and will govern in ;uhs before the Prov.ost Court for the .Military P<-it of Aiken. SheriflV, Deputy Sheriffs, Constables, Po licemen, and Guards of cities and towns within the limits of this Post, are hereby authorized to execute any ordvr of tbjo Coiat approved by tho Post Commander. L. WALKER, Urcv't Major and Copt. 5th U. S. Cav., Commanding Post. --? ? * ja?"-Maximilian was shot face lo thc front His last words wero ." Poor Carlotta.!" Miramon and Mejia were reduced from their rank and shot in tho back. ??f* General Sheridan, in accordance with in structions from the President, has extended the time fa- registration ia Louisiana until further orders. ??3% In portions of Maine the Milleritee had fixed upon tho 12th ult., as thc dawn of tba roil- - lcnuia' period, and uro much disappointed at things roinaioing as they were. |^* Senator Den. Wade denies the rocent re port that he favored an equal division of property at tho North, and says that he docs not seek the Presidency. The steamer Talaseo, bearing tho Mexican flag, arrived at Mobile, on the ttl;, with four or ' Ave hundredrof the foreign legion of Maximilian's oommsnd. They belonged to the garrison of Vera Crus, and loft that city on the 28th ult. The capitulation was signed on th? 27th ult. They marched ont with colors ?ymg, and were-aaluted by tho Liberal forces, were allowed to retain their arms, und were furnished with a cation ni vessel to loare Mexico. Lieutenant-ColoncJ J. E. Sudry, of the French army, commands, and it is said they will be mustered out hero. King William of Prueeie, who is now at tho French Exhibition, as the guest nf tho Fronen Emperor! lt is said, has beot? in Paris before It was in 1SH, when herodo hythe sitie > i Lis father at tho head of *he victorious army which was driving tho First Napoleon into ecit?. ^rThd days of Herod, of Judon, essai U h av? como again, if tho number of cu,? cs of in- , fani?eid? in New Turk be an indication of such nn era. Se-vonty-fivc murders of .this character have been reported during tho lust six months, and it is probably safe to assume that at many ?oft hare been comaitteti, but cscspsd dotectipa. Foy the Advertiser. Mn. EDITOR,-As iny name has been mentioned in connection witi tho Convention, which will in all probability as:embie Bhortjy, ".ia South Caroli ng I doom it proper to say.^thnJHgh the columns of tho ]Adoerti'kor, tu?t'I havc.no; desire whatever for tho po?ition;.Bnl?ss"-if be, to lead my i&flusnce, 'however?mall it may bc, in-oppofsltion to the Radical whirlpool which ?i*..tbrea}pnihg to over whelm ns. I can do, you n>> gootVrap a member of .tho Consentit??.' You may framer'your Constitu tion with universal sufrago. Yet the "band-wri ting is plainly to be seen on tho wall," tba? w? aro not to bc admitted into the Union until after tho Presidential election, Jo contemplate fer a moment upon thc sad and' gloomy picturo beforo us, is humiliating indeed, to any ono who has lived to see better days; anil let mc say to you, in the ^language af . popular writer, thnt unless tho pcoplo aviso an odcavor to put a stop to'tro further progresse, the dis gusting idea of negro equality, we Shall at no dis tant day. land whero Mexico and tho Central Amorican States b. ive already gone. Negro eman cipation and negro equality axe. driving us on that fatal shore wi- h alarming rapidity. May God, in his,Providence, save oqr impover ished and rutoed connrtryfr?m thetorrible scourge of negro amalgamation, andnegro equality which i? being] forced uj-oa -ii, the consummation of which, in my humble opinion", will bring upon us and our children tie mrfsfhorriolo doom that can possibly be in iii ciel upon ?ny people. Wheo I leave this cold.and uncharitable world of sorrow and suffering, my ?hildroft shall nevpr say that their father was instrumental, anuT guilty of the. dreadful crime of trying to degrado and debauch, our noble race-to a level with that of the negro. Others may aspira to a scat in' tho Convention. I do not, for I wou-<f consider that I was doing a dirty work, and rr.tber a dangerous .business to assist in framing a-Constitution, which would place the destinies of thin country in the hands of thc i negro, who has not sense enough to make a sim ple contract, or uncers.land ope when made. I am opposed to i Convention out and out. So long as I liv?, ltt'iue Kro under a Government of the white man. In concludion, my advice would ba to everyman that can register, \t do so.. Go to the? polls and voto "ayaintt Canvmtion,'K if you wish to save our once happy and prosperous country from all the horriblo consequences of a nation1 of mixed races. To my friends, who have spoken so kindly of mc, and who have stood by mo through evil as well as good report, I return my. warmest thanks; and shall always remen:.ber thom with a heart full o! gratitudo and loro R. C. GRIFFIN. Maximilian's Execution. .y NEW 0RI.2A.KS, July 2-Wa have received the following particulars' of Maximilian's ex ecu lion: '" The trial bf Maximilian, Mejirfand Mira rnon ended on.the 14th ultimo,, and'they were sentenced td be executed on tbelGth ultimo. Juarezjsuspended the executioner three days, and they were shet on the'19th ultimo, at II A. M. The colonels were sentenced to six years' imprisonmer t, the lieutenant-colonels to five years, and minor officers lo two years. Brigadiers and exceptional officer^ will be tried by court martial. ... " The City of Mexico surrendered to Diaz on the 21st ultimo, and Juarez sent him s complimentary not;, with directions as to the disposition of prisoner*, saying : 'Native pris oners you* will tranter ?.o your own command, or put at liberty, accoiding to the etrcum; stances in' which you find them. Foreign prisoners.you will retain for further disposi tion by the governtneut." "Among the archives taken upon the oc cupation of Queretaro were some doenrhentx relative to the last viii of Maximillian, where in, in case of bUdjatb, Teodosia Larez, Jo^o Maria, and Marq?ese, the assassin of TuenBa. arc declared regents." Escobedo writes rom Queretaro : " I have, by the execution of these master-traitors rr.ad?. terror the order of the day. Everywhere I have imposed heavy contributions on the rich, con fiscated their property and their all. Where I could not do it or account of my position, my delegates have strictly complied with my orders, and I hope before closing my military career to see the )!ood ot every foreigner spilt that resides in my country." ' ~ Thc e ls a report that Maximilian was-shot in the face, and the Mexican generals'in thc back as traitors. . Both the Imperial and the Liberal papers of Brownsville, condemn thc execution. The Ranchero is in full 'mourning. Beriozabal, Governorof Matan?orns, had all the bulls rung and rockets fired or, the reception of the ncw.s of the execution, ah I sent official information of the fact to Gen. Reynolds. The Montery stage was robbed of ?11,000 in coin. i ? ? ?'-? From Europe. PARIS, July 3.-Tan Denbrjck &, Brothcrsi American brokers; Lave suspended. Napoleon ordered the Court in mourning for Maximilian. ? Ltrfbok, July 5, noon.-The grand review at'Hyde Park was postponed on account of J Maximilian's execuiion. ThcFe is great in dignation here and ult the Continent. VIENNA, July 4.-The Im perin 1 Court has ?one into mourning for Maximilian. We learn irom the Columbia PItoe nix, that our distinguished young townsman, Judge A: C. Haskell, was elected at the recent meeting of the Boar! of Trustees of the State University, to t{ie vacant Professorship of Law. ?Theappointment could not have been more worthily bwtowed^f nd to so younga man is in the highest degr??; complimentary. It isa flattering tribute to the abilities and attain ments of a most estimable gcntlemau. To him we-extend ourb?st wishes for success in a career which has commenced so brilliantly. Abbeville Banner. FIAT. YIELD OK W^IHAT.-Dan. Jones-raised on three acres of recently recovered o}d field, in Helena village, ieventy-fbur busbols of. wheat, of the Gale variety. This comes of subsoiling, fertilising-, ?fcc., and the u>e of the proper kind o*f seed.-Newberry Herald. PEACH CHOC.-In consequence ol' frosts in March, most of the peaches in the neighbor hood have been killed Wo hear ol'our neigh bor Purvis who is g?nerally among the for tunate few, shipping already. His first ship ment to New- York was made on the 18th of .Tune, and up to the .md of the,month he has j shipped one hundred iud fifty-nine boxes. He ' expects about.a half <:rop.-Aiken Press. _, LIQUOR.FOR-TH E.RICH, BUT NOXE FOR Tne POOR!-In his answer to the communication* from the Committee.of the City Ou/icil oh the subject of liquor Jioeases, GenpnJ Sick les says : "If. as is suggester.. the restriction imposed by Par. VI. creates ti monopoly in f?vor of inn keepers.it is a grievance within the-.con trol of the municipal authorities.- for it may be assumed that th er i will be no military in terference to Induce -tim concession to .inn keepers of licenses fir bar rooms. That re mains a matter for municipal regulation." It will be seen by reference to the proceed ings of City Council on yesterday afternoon that they have acted bu this hint, aud; deter mined not to grant any licenses for bar rooms, or other licenses to sell intoxicating liquor? iu quantities less than ene gallon. Jhis action was opposed by some members of Ccmncil on the grou id that if tt e municipal authorities , did not grant licenses k tc inn-keepera to have j bar-rooms, the milli ai y authorities would, and that once these latter got the lucrative busi ness of granting liquor licenses in their hands, they would never give it up BO long as we were unfler military control. ' In view of the quotation above, however, this objection falls to ihe ground, for Ge leral Sickles cannot un dertake to grant bar-room licenses even to the $bar lesion Hotel or the Milla House," without aefcin'gin bfld faith towards the, city government. The result of this Tera bi nedi e.ci;.prf cf the military and ??vii. cuthorities is that a poor man icObarleston,aljho.ugh he may bodying] -for i.ui want ,of an owife of liquor aud E)ay4 have }Oi\ nwnej; enr^ugjt^pay for jt, cannot buy it without a.yiataioa of the Jaw, while men who have money enough to b'iy a gallon, may earry it homo anti lfeep drunk as long as their money holds out, and yet there be BO Breach of existing reg alatioiu.-Mercury. 4 '* X*VV<M ~? JBabL t Congressional and Washington' News. WASHINGTON. July 5, noon_A quorum is present in both Houses. SENATE-Thirty-four Senators answered to their names. Four bills, explanatory of re construction, were introduced. Wilson's provides thai all offices held under authority of the Rc iel States Government be declared vacant thirty days after the passage ? of the act. Commanding Generals may then Gil them by continuance of those in office or ? appointing others, or may order elections. Boards of Registration shall have power to reject registration to those suspected of wish ing to evade the requirement*, examine appli cants, take testimony and within twenty days after* completion of-registration,may erase name;; -wrongfully registered. Frelinghuyaen'B aathorfees $t?mandef? to suspend -or remove State offices, fill vacancies ?nd validaj^ ACiR dune, heretofore-in accor dance with theiboye,. ~. ??? ' EdnwndV^?mi?ary except $bat District CqmmanderV acts are.sijbject,tO'tJje..approval of'the Gene-ral of the armies."' ' " 5 Drake's consists of twelve sections. Stin;;n(^introducedsomeeha-acteri?ticbills; 'and", after appointing a committee'tb wait on the President, the Senate adjourned to Friday. HOUSE-One hundred ?nd twenty answered to their names. The.Speaker announced the first business to be to.swear in ne*y members. Tho -Kentucky' delegation' approached tho Speaker's Stand, wbeHrSc^eDckrqsetOja point of dtder. He had in. his possession a protest from . Samuel-.. Mcatee against John Young Brown being admitted, ahd*aifi?a7its that he bad assisted the-iebeilion. Etheridge said he made a similar, protest ?gafnst Stoke*-; when- the . Speaker de?ded the proceedings could .not\ ?ft interrupted. Etheridge hoped some ruling would prevail now. y v .. . . The Speaker said* the gentleman must have misunderstood him." The Clerk proceeded to 1 read the protest and affidavits. . '? i. , Logan, presented similar, protest against Trimble. ' a ' ff, o&rti ' Benjamin presented one against Knott. Mr. Logan Offered tho following : Whereas, There'"is good reason to believe ' that :n ??ere?ec?dn reo?ntly held in the State of Ken tucky to the 40th Congress, tho legal and loyal voters in several districts, of said State hiive been overawed and prevented from a true expression of their will and choice at the polls by-'base who'hive'syinpathized wi'h or actually participated in the late rebellion, and that such elections wera carried by the votes of sneh disloyal, and returned rebels ; and, whereas, it is alleged that several of thc .representatives elect from, that State are dis loyal: Therefore 'Resolved, That the credentials of 'all the members elect from the State ef Kentucky shall be.refjerred- to-the Committee on Elec tions, to report at-as *e*arly* aiday as practica ble, and that, pending the report of said Com mittee, none of said* n^ertberssbhlrbe allowed! to take the oath nf office and admitted to 3caits as such. .' ' *' '. . ' ? ?fter a loog d .bate, and excepting Adams of the Seventh District iso m the action of the resolution, it wai passed, thus killing eight Democratic votes. A Committee of nine was appointed"id eunsider^b?tfurjt>.er Itgislation is necessary on Reconstruction. Housp .ad journed to Friday. WASHINGTON, July 5. S?.VA? E.-A resolution was submitted pro posing to restrict' thc legislation of this ses sion to t be perfection of the Reconstructioa Bills. Daring the debate upon it,' it trans pired thut in caucus thirteen Senatqrs had voted for universal suffrage. It was finally passed by altoto of 10 ayes to 9 nays-the following; Senators voting in the negative, viz: Messrs. Buckalew, Drake, Fowler, Howe, Ross, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton and ^a?^ Wilson stated, in the-course of the debate, that Secretary Stanton wanted no legislation 'in rr-gard to the Judiciary, but needed money ' . -. to.supprvr't Reconstruction. The Senat* has adjourned until jonday. HOUSE-The Speaker presented a Memori al from -Creon A ,Adams, protesting against the adminsit-in of Beck, from Kentucky, which was referred to thc Committee on Privileges ar,d Elections. Mr. Paine moved lo suspend the rules in order that he might introduce a joint resolu tion of thanks to Major-GeueVal Philip H. sheridan, for the able and faithful discharge of his duty as Jtlili:ary .Commander of the District corupo ' by Un* States of Louisiana and Toxi?. The motion was carried by a vote of 110 to "l?, and thc resolution was passed. . . Additional papers in reference to the Ken tucky election,, and a protest from thc mem bers who.se seats ?re not contested, were re ferred to the Committee on Elections. Joint resolutions of ti^uik? 'to Generals Sickles, Pope and Schofield tvero adopted. Gen. Schenck offered a resolution of thanks to Petroleum V. N.ishly and Attorney-Gene ral Stanberry for their maintuinance of the 'President's policy, but pending tbe'question of tts* reception^tie House adjourned until Monday. . i , ..... It will require a two-thirds vote to suspend tho role adopted by the House Wednesday evening confining the legislation- of'the ses sion to the perfection and strengthening of .the .Military Reconstruction Acts. Pending, the adoption of this mle sundry motions of ad journment which originated With the Extre mists failed. \* The Speaker has announced the following Committee on Reconstruction, as provided in the resolution of Wednesday last: Messrs. Steven?, Boutwell, Bingham, Farnsworth, Hurlbut, of New York, Bearman, Payne, Pike and Brooks. Judge Wayne, of tf Supreme Court, is dead. He was born in Savannah in 1700, and was appointed to the Bench in 1835. Tlie prosecution in the Surratt case has closed its testimony. Brooks is the only Democrat on thoeRecon struction Com millee. The new Brazilian Minister,'Commander Don Domingos Jose Gonzales de Mayal Saes, was pre? in ted to thp President-to-day, and expressed his'pleasuTa at the friendliness ex isting between the two Governments In (he Senate to-day, Mr. Tipton argued in favor of the Government offering, a reward for Indian scalps. ISP* Mujer-Gen. Rawlins, ?eh. Grant's Chief of Staff, has been lecturing in Galena, the heme of (i rant, giving the history of the Rebellion and ?t?tening at length the acts- of thal G?vorainent since its flirrender, showing that the President ha? pursued an eminently pacificatory course. Ho issun*po3ed to reflect the views of Gen. GraSfc EST A Lancaster, Pa.*, paper saya thata young womat*, residing in the western part of that city, Was so much-injured while biting off her toe nails, a few days ago, that a physician hid to be callid ia te attend her. JOT Tho NorfoHi Virginian, of Saturday, saye : " It is currently reported that several negro women have registered tu fhecity in male attirt." jSStf* The total number registered In Augusta, op to" Saturday last, is ns follows : Whites 1292; colored 1653. The registration in that city closes on tho 10th. _-?arr* the great ^abern?^'!^ tho ?,au*ts,at galt Lake City ir now' firnVhea'. It is two hundred ind fifty feet long, aol one hundred aud'fi'ty iviicjc, and furni&hes comfortable sining room for Len .thoujjanil'persoos. ?$3~ Tho'Connecticut Legislature has ccu>r'a. iud fifil to invest in a porli-aitof Lincoln. pg* Runyon, tho St. Louis batnker,- bad inr -?red hislifcfor $?OjuflO. ,flo bnsg himself, and t}Je wijow hip h?en paid. _^Sr Tho new plank in the Radical plat form is, ?? negto for Viffc-Presbknt." . If a negro is sleetaiT? we hu?e ao doubt ho woa'i-^e superior to Wade ?n alf respects. ' 859* The 'tfew York Herald fhirilcs thar the Reconstruction ' question "Mil' gire no'further ifouble, sirice it ia now deemed certain that the irosiriptions, irilimjdatjouv and apathy oftho -fhftcs, and tte successful manipulation -of (ho Radi.?ids. Tbi| ?s ghat *^wautc?\ and the o'h ect of tho w^briiieb>ccling.V- -" '' ' - '- . ti ',L . '' ?' * j^Col.vohjisop, Presjdpot of tie Colagb>? fc Augusta Railroad, was iq Augusta last week, fe express ed himself hopeful of the apead? eua plcUenof h?ircad. i ''" - 5? R rt*