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Xtoirasttr !>iigf? |! *CBL1?UED AT LANOASTEU.C. U. S. C., BT COXXORS A CAUTIiR. WSONB^DAY MOWtftfO, Marrh 27, TW7. 1 Subscribers hading a (X) cross mark on the margin of?thei? paper may know that their time ia about to expire. TKR\TS FOR SUB3CRIPTroS. For one year, in advance, - |3 90 ( For tix month;, * 11 1 BO For three raoothx, u i 1 00 BELIEF FOR THE DESTITUTB Tha communication from l)r. Mrrrth, published elsewhere, in reference to the results of his late efforts to procure food for the starving, will he read with more than ordinary interest. The success which has attended hie endeavors is no less re markable than it is gratifying to the whole country ; affording evidences of Urn tiring euergy oa hie part, and that tho oppressed South is not entirely destitute of friauds among the cor.quorers. The sympathy for the destitute at the I-- ? ? M. wvutu oppoais bw uo oainom hiiu WHIPspread ; in illustration of which is the following, which we find in a Maryland paper, taken from the Minutes of the Maryland Senate of the 11th inst. It shows bow democrats, conservatives and republicans, without division, regard this measure of aid. All those things go to show, that there are good instincts in liu. man nature, which on great occasions assert their prerogatives, end are more powerful than passions and prejudice.? Charity is au ornament, charity is noblo hearted, charity is mighty. "Charity never faileth." Mr. Enrie said the touching appeal* from * the South and the condition of her sutler. Ing, starving people had been to him a sub. ject of deep reflection, large portion of yea terday and to day. llo was confident no on:; could he denf to their appeals or indif icreni 10 ineir enuniion. 1 liev needed epoedy assistance mid tie was ready to help them. Ho intended to introduce * meatuce to the House, proposing a joint committee to visit Washington, with a view of nrging before the proper committees of Congress an appropriation ef $12,000,000 as a loan to the South. Mr. ltiilmgelen, (Radical), Frnzier and others, heartily endorsed the movement, and spoke in feeling terms of the sad condition of the starving South. Mr- Jiarle was most happy to see this poble response. He felt confident his Re publican friends would be ready to aid in the matter. Mr. Karlo rend the following dispatch from a gentleman of Haltimore ; .. ' 11 AT.TIMORE, March 11, 1867, * Then. H. Mules: "Offer a leave authorizing a subscription to the South Carolina loan of fifty then and ($50,000^, the object bsiog to prevent 1 starvation. JflD. T. FORD." I Do it to-day." . Mr. Carlo was ready to aid South Gate- J lina also. . ' Mr. Stephenson inqnired If hisproposi ( lion did net embrace general relief 1 Tho ? latter proposition was to aid South Carolina only. He preferred tho general plan. f Mr. Enrle said hi* proposition wiis gene- t ral. lie proposed to appropriate 910.0 000 to the purpose, not as a loan, but as a char ftjr to the suffering poer. He was willing < to go for any amount that might not be re- , garded as oppressive to the State. A Joint Committee to Visit Washington and ask of Congress *12.000,000 f aid the South?Mr. Earl? offered a message to the 1 Hobm, proposing a joint eemmittes?two , from the Senate and three from the House ~who shall proceed to Washington city and Tirgo betorc tho appropriate commit teen of Congress an appropriation of |12.000?00, or buah larger amount as asay be theu^it necessary, to bo loaned to the poo* pi? of the South who may require assistance, to enabla them to cultivate their crops and afford permanent relief. The message was adopted, and Messrs. Karle and Billingslea appointed on {tart of the. Senate. . Ad article in the same paper, n.lvoea ting relief, aaja : "Mr. Mitthg, a native citizen of our own county, now a citizen of Lancasterville, S. O., tells ua 'tliat ow log to the terrible ravAgea of the armies and tha Almost total fulliirs ?f Jb? rm w. ? - V. WJV-, numbers of bur people are in a state oj starvation, and unless relief is immediate ly afforded, a genera! famine must follow.'w THE SHOE BEOIHS TO PIWCH. ciiart.aa e Mobs, one of tlie most Radical contributor!? Uiemosi Radical of papers,the Anti. Siaarry Standard, si ows Ik foresight as to the tendency of events quite neuaoe! with that party. ' II* denounces the Military Reconstruction mess ure most strenuously, declaring that it place* "the lives, property, and interests of onethirvl of the inhabitants of the American Republic in the power of Osn aval Grantand the writer immediately adds the following : ' The great, boasting Republican party, nfffer six years of vacillation and misnile, has at lest declared, so far at language of legislation can declatn, that the American peoplu are inoepable of self government, ami that Gen. Grant alone can save the nation. For, ?ay what we may, if no civil jfovarnment can he devised for the State* reeentlv in rebellion, the name will he 4aiOwl to hold good throughout the North ?/? Utt than three >/Uur?." Jt ie elated that Governor Worth will ooiiveoe the North Carolina Legislature io e few dajra, with * vie* to calling a eoBveaitoB. Hon. JefTsrson D ??>? is *>;d Jo bars received forty tbonsand dollars in sub *? aeriptions from his friend* since his incur 1 ceration in Fortress Monroe. ? l jmi.-^ "i.iul COU&T IV YOSK. We learn from tlie YorkviJIe Enquirer tbat attempt to break up the Court, recently, in seaside th*r% was made by some disaffected pellons, but happily frustrated. A committee of citizens wait ed upon his Honor Judge Munio, and iaforsued hiiu I bat the people of the Die- j trict were determined that the Court | should not proceed with its business, afcd I that violence would be restarted lr? if I * "w necessary, to prevent it. His Honor on returning to hie sent in the Afternoon, brought the matter to the attention of the Grand jury, And t di ' immediate' inquiry as to the extent to which this spirit of diaauectidto prevailed, and whether therl ex sted^any organization of persons who were determined to resist the holding of the iJourL The excitement seemed for a time to run high, And fears of popQla'r violence were at one time threatening: but the direction given to the matter by hi? Honor seemed to allay the excitement, and Die report of the Grand Jury was awaited for with inter* est. The report was read the following morning to a large and intensely interest* cJ auditory, and i?ell teceived and ac cepted as a proper termination of the unfortunate affair. The report of the Grand Jury is published in the Enquirer* and we are Jorry jta length excludes it from our columns, tt is en ahle vindication of the fair fame of York District a? a faw-abiding people. The same paper further states : "We are satisfied that Uie thoMrft in this matter contemplated nothing fur ther than to movent the n?wt?i-iwr? r - ? - ",mv' ? judgments, And that, with '.hid thought Glling their minds, they overlooked the magnitude of the evil* which would endue from the condition of Jawlesinesn and social disorder iulo which we would be thrown. We e*presi> what we belieVe to be now the opinion df every o"ne, that the pur poae of violent intefruptidn wed confined to but a few misguided persons, and is now regretted even by those who were most active in it." THE BANKRUPT LAW. Aa this law is of great importance to our section, we will iu future devote some attention to it Aod give our readers the benefit of all the information we may be able to glean ak to its effects and operations. Wa find that thara i? divaraiiw -1? ( ? V v* opinion as Jo the construction of very many important clauses of the Act.? Reference is so ofi?o mads in the Act to ths laws of ths United States on sundry points, that an understanding of these is nssential to a correct appreciation of the Bankrupt Act. < It proposes to divert morh of the buai :iess of the Slate Courts iuta other cban 1 leli. It likewise creates a number of < irofitahle offices, but unfortunately the rop clad oatb has to be taken with the*). J }n this accdunt it will be difficult to find < ompetent man ifl the South to fill then, tnd the bnnefits of lbs law may be a long ime in reaching oar people. However, we aeo it reported in aM ex sbange that Cbiaf Justice Cmaaa is al eady overwhelmed by applicatioae for ippoiatoiante ae registers under the bank rapt aot. Ha will not appoint any oss until after the meeting of t^e Supreme uouri id April next. vv her? several counties are embraced in one congreAsion" rI district, one regiiter will probably be selected for each county, sod none will be appointed except lawyers who stand at the head of their profession, and all will be rigidly examined, as these positions are regarded as of as much importance es that of the United States district judge, and tba foes will ha fixed by thaSupreme ] Court so that the best attorneys van afford to attend to it. Wharb there are nay number of persons who drums to take the benefit of ilia law, the position of register will be eery profitable. *HE SOUTHER if CULTIVATOR, , Published at Allies*, Us,, is, as for as our knowledge Extends, the beat Atrri cultural paper published in the United States. Its information Is adapted to the Southern climate ; and we feature the assertion, that every farmer loses, ten times the amount of subscription by not taking it. We know there is an old fogy idea prevalent that one oannot learn any thing about farming i'rotu bocks j and this supposition reminds us of the merchant who "just supposed that everybody IniB 11 a It A/1 A At/.. A An/1 W.rt. ABAtnlliinM .*r? ,,.K needed. Throw away such idea* ai>d l*am modern advantages. The Cultivator is monthly, at Athens, Ga., $2 a year, in advahae. ^HE STAMP TAX. The amendment made in the Stamp Act, by the last Congress abolishes the fifty cent stamp on wHlt, Or otjiftr drigi nsl document*, by which pny suit i? eova mepced in court, and on confeaaions of judgment* also the twenty-five cent stamp on warrants Of distress. No stamp is required on a probata of will, on lei ters testamentary, or on administrator's or guardian's bond, whan the valu# of the estate and effects, real and personal, dees not exceed on* thousand dollars. Corporr At, ?Orders have KeSn received by Gea. Green, Commsn dant of this Post, which prohibit the in diction of corporeal punishment, legally or otherwise.? Col. Carolinian. % To the Editor? of \he Ledger : I returned to this pise* on the 1 Tib inst., from New York ^itjrf whicb 1 b*d visited for ih# purpose of ptoseooting tnp 1 measures Tor the relief of the destitute of the South, but more especially for those of this District. I iiave ili* pleasure of reporting, that the people ?f the North afforded me the kiodeftt end most able r-eca^lion, disclaiming most earnestly anything lika a spirit of tevenge They expressed great eagerness to csme among us, purchase our surplus lands, erect tna> chinery and manufactories, build rail.rays and improve the country generally?de daring at the same time, that there were millions of men fcrid man? millions of money waiting for it secutA slate of things in the South, which they disbelieved now existed ; that the principal object of. tbe ["Military Bill" was intended to efTicl Jlbat. The people of tiro ftot-tb, hlthougU abounding in money and all tbe rf^cessa riot null fttkh It.A Itlf niiAi , . r 1,7., nra nAl 1 T" """" M,v ?,w~ Wl ' M " uw% proud, or exultant, in regard to ua, but on tbe centrery, are rather tinged with an ait- of tti'elAnchbly though tfulneea, exclaiming again and again, that buainaa^ in very dull ; that tbej feel the want of proaperfty In the South, nho rtiuxi be re iloied again to production, And that the North will ha prompt in this uSe of all her reeourcaa to bring Atbttt a prosperone state of thing* her# an toon aa poaeible. Three thduaand bo?bel? of ebbt are promised ue by the Agen?y in Niw York, besides ttao hundred dtllar* weekly by the **Ketnhle Relief Aameinuon" of the city of New York. W? alrould probably have beer, poaaeaaad of ana tboutand buehala of the above mentioned corn bnd | it not been for nn intolerance with.my measure* by thoae wha daairad, perhaps, to deprive me of my agency. i - We have already received from Boston thre'e hundred dollar* ; tun hundred end forty one buabelsof com from Newberne, N. C.,; two hundred Jojlara from New York, and 1 suppose aereral hundred bushels of Cdrn are at .be Itock Hill de pot from the city of Charlotte, N-C. I ^nay succeed in obtaining tbtee hundred bushels from Maryland, a special donation. tJpon the raiding or one of my let tern Congress b?s probably appropria. ted one million of dollars and the Mary land Legislature one hundred thousand ddUars. lean furOsr report that two hundred and twenty two thousand of one of my letters was published in bend (till form ?nd circulated throughout the city of New York, amf that the cherchea of the city were to hold | union meeting fhr the purpoee of collecting money forHoii'b srn lie.ief . , ' I underwood before t left New York, ^hat the whole North wae nrganieing to nonaumate thife charitable object. I be liewe our ease is generally known through out the United States, at I has* written tiebtr four (altera dinetrd to rariooi pointa of the couatry, man? of whieh bar* been published throughout the Union. , I hop* that those who ore ebU wilt eeeist in eonreying the corn to litis piece. HuPletlty requirea it. * . Yours truly,* J.-fr. 0. MITTAQ. .. ? For the Lsncssisr Ledger. Temperance. iTl. ? ? ? . 111*ro ?'fin? 10 or an ineorrigioie propenalty is the human species to seek extremes. AcJ there is an irresistible pro clivily in extremes to beget extremes.? Whan Oar. Adams was aecosted by a friend for having recommended the Leg islatura of South Carolina, to re open the African slave trade, ha replied : "we must meat extremes with extreme*."? Fdward C. Dut.grah, the great apostle of temperance, is about to injure p good cause, which jmt note, needs an able and judicious advocate, by pushing his measures to an unauthorized extent, tn A ' recent letter to thx N. Y". StAte Tethper anca Society, ha stronglv advisra "the suppression of the liquor traffic, ami tptal abstninance from all alcoholic drinks as a bevetage, a medicine, and for socreit purposes" Yolal ahxtAinshe ftrtrh all Intoxicating drinks As a beverage it ami aetiflv w'sa and pvop'Ar, and no individual can be* rAgarueu entirely safe on thp sub ject, who does not practice thia principle, Rut to forbid the use of stimulants in extreme cases,' when recommsnded by an honeet and trustworthy Phvsiciart : and exclude the juice of the grape from the Lord's Supper, It grasping at m degree ol wisdom shove that whioh ia written. The wlarmiVig extent to which intoxication It now practised, csils ioudiv for reform.? It woutd afford no small degree of Ml infection .to all good oHisews, to aoe a dim einition in the consumption of aleoholie drinks. No citizen whose business re quired him to be on the afreets of our villages of late, could fail to perceive e pressing necessity for a temperar.ee and profane swearing reform. Hut, etill we ere not prepared to adopt the Jesuitical maxim?"the end justifies the means."? We alwftjs mourn Jo see even good measures pressed to unwarrantable extremes ; and tremble when the? begin to reach beyond the rtcord. Odhld not tome modern Luther rise up and successfully and properly combat these gigantic errors, i w. iiii HI LiiwHwaegg nnd restore so Ml;, . nd proper deoorum on oar streets. 0,1 that the time would loon bomt when no pernon (like Ilobert lUll'g friend) would, utter a word that would cause a maiden to' blush Or the 1 saint to sigh. The Albany Argus broaches a novel "theory on the snbject of etantihg license A ml I ll A I A, in llA.H.. lt,A .aaaIIa.1 .lion of an inquiry that wrtt one* raised, *'I>bbs the IT. 8. officer grant a license to ell whisk ft/ and mater: *or, in it to sell the water and give awn" the whisker I" And this reminds me of a discussion nnrs heard on the querv 1 will watarad whiskey intoxicate 1". The one part? a{Firit#d it jras too strongly watered to addle the brain. The other contended grog would flv to the head sooner than pure whisker. The disputants arrived at no definite Ton c'usiou. And your correspondent leave* the subject to -be illuminated hv an expert in the scie jce. But there is one thing certain, intemperance and other vices prevail to an alarming extent. It seems the morals of the country have gone with its liberties. But to rstnrn to ths Araus. It nro poses unrestricted privilege^ to the dealer, hui the consumer roust drink under a li cense* The mmi churned for the privi. leg? of drinking range ffom $20 to $100 annually. No yOUtlj U permitted lo drink till 18 year* of age. Frprn 10 to 21 thev ara only licensed to dripk hear. After 21 allow them to chew tobacco', drink liquor and rote. Those men who*? peculiar constitution unfit them for po tations are not gtantiffl license tltt all.? O"# of the most disgusting scenes we encounter is a hoy with a pipe in his mouth, and a swell in his side-pocket resembling a flask. And mournful to relate, thev itr? not infrequent. When we wilhess the evidences ?? starvation in the com niunity, it is painful to eontemplate the aims expended for whlskev and tohacc?. flive uie the sums annually expended for Ute*e n?elea* nt-tieles end I will ??rur# a competent o??t teacher for evnry four mile* square ami a faitliful gospel minis ter for every eight, and have some left to feed the pn?tr OnsKRVKR. fFmm the New Tork Time*. J Suffering in South Carolina. No Southern State is prh'?ah!v suffering | an general!* end an severely. from the pre vailing destitution in the South, aa S^pth i (Jarolioa Full one fourth id Iter pontile[ tion ere in diatfe** front want of foo.l.-?\ letter received yesterday from UteSoii'h I era Halfef (tonimiaelon. daled* Lanrasteryille, Lancaster tlietrid, Feh 1 S. eat* i ' "Thi* district, r^dntf to the dimmer* eonsc. L queii t often the wet? ami the aJia<v<t total (allure of the prop*, i* in a o>0-?t deplorable state of destitution of ttie nCoe*.*ari M to support ifa p^o* I pk? apd live ato- k. Ttte district eontaln* about ten thousand population, ami not mor?,p'rhapi, 1 Man titvatv famitin of the irhole ntnnb'r hone n mtppt>/ of t'ooel for the ntatom There ere about, *00 individual* in a vetj aUntting aUte of went, and unless immediate relief is etf-.rded. many of them rnu*t perith Ay ntamolmn. The tislancc of the Doiiulalion. not inoludin? i*.? twant* families. and the 5<\o individuals. har.e tary limited swpp lias of pvoehion* on hand." writer of tf*i? letter is Dr. J. F. CI. Mittae, of whom Mra. Franwa, of this City,aaya : "U% i? a gantleman of learn ing ard high character, and ?ts in wit! and intimatf friend of my huihanjl, the lata Dr. John W Franoj*." ifis statement m*s ha relied npon as unaxaogerat * ad. No appeal could ha mo?a urgent than thia simple, straight for ward statement of facta. Tha Gofarnraaot raaael which is to sni! in ft fow data from tftin poft, loaded, at wa hope, lobar utmost eapseitr with anp- | plies for thaaa atarripi* p'anple, waa ah tainad ch;eflv through tha per?<?nal atWls of Mra. John C. Fremont. Thoaa wlio wish to take part in tlta nohla work of freighting the ship ahonld eefld con'rtloi t'otja of inonet to tha Treasurar of tlje Commission, Mr. James M 13rown.? Donations of protisiona aad clothing will ho reeaieed ht Mr. John Rrottna. at Ho. 8.1 tiVatsr atraat, or at No 1 M? IUad? at real Tha CommlM a# on i/itv Collaatioaa will make personal application durlutt the present week to as utanv i?entlemen as " thev can reach ; hut it is to ha hoped that the benevolently dl4bn|M people of New Yorlt will Relieve the Work of the f^nm mittea hy sanding their enntHhntioea Hi rectiv loth* Treasurer The object none for whioh every man should give lil?ef*Ujr 1 and spontaneously. Oltoanintr N*o*n*i?Never before have bur- ritiftena been subjected to such' intuits ea they received on vestard *v from tha neyro soldiers that arrived hern on Saturday. In different rtctiona of the city they ware fighting among themselves, or 1 with other negro or white ao'dfers, hrandi isbinjr their pistols and bayonets, frightening ladiea and children, and in many instances endangering their lives .But the crowning insult was that offered to tba Cianaral Assauthly. About half past two o'clock, a squad of about twenty of r the negro ao'diars, with closed ranks and ha?nnats Id ^aheath, cntiynandad )> ? hurl? aaoro, marched around the Capitol btuld'ng In which tha Lagialature wm ia taaainn. A? the? paeaad nround the? ?<>cif<*rouely r.heared Ut the Union and tha Shallabargef hill, *nd frequently ahouterl, ''If you hail accepted tha conati tntinna! amendment, you would not ha out haw In tha cold.? Rirhmrmrl Timti. ? ? Wmki* I)ii> vstatkkf Cr aaa ??A auit waa recently brought before Judiw |)u?hI1, in tlia United State* Court, at Auatin, Taiaa, to reco?ar tha ?alua of a note gieea for aoma negroee, in IBM. Tha defaaca alleged ?hatthe aala, taking place after tfle 'emancipation proclamation waa iMiied, waa illegal, and that tliira ?m eonaideratron Tha jury held that tha dacaaaa of alatary muat ha dated at the military occupation of tha State hr the Federal troopa. The caaa will go to , Waihioglon, Jll JL-L L(l(jAL n.lTTI'IRX. | it? .1 . Personal.? M*j. I) IX Lt.nk, Post ConuOtindsnt ?t Chester, visited our VJ* oh Monday last, for lh? purpose, wr u i^lerstandj of noticing arrangements to ubpl* the needy of this District with ? tattoos. - Mo Kit Court.? \Ve nefldec.ted la notice in Our last issue, the arrival of 305 l>tiehels of corn a^tha Rock Hill depot, corn signed to Mr. Joker Crockett, ^or I lie relief of the ^>o0r of this Bistrict. Mr. C., deserves the thank* of the suffering poor for nii earnest efforts in t?ieir behalf. We irtnlersland this is a donation from the gOod peqple of Kenlhcty. Some Of this Corn has already reached here ahd % been distributed to the most netidv. A WoKTnr ExA*tM.*.-~ A aery sueeaseful planter, and by the way a most sensible man, informed ns a fasv darsAgo that he had pfepafed te plant largely of corn ; he essured os that the idea, once universally ooneeded, that "Cotton was King/' had exploded, Breadstuff! are the ruling powers niw, and cotton must h? a secondary consideration for this tear at )ea|t. Would that all our jiUnters eotild realize the importance of planting largely of grain the present year. If er the necessities ol the people, and the policy of the country demanded such ? course^ that time is now. Corn agsinal Cottoe should he the universal cry. THE COUHT. The fall Term of the Court of Sessions and Common f'leaa for this District ??? in session a part of last week Ilia Honor, Judge Monro, convened tba Court on Tuesday morning. Wo regret to eay that there narerome demonstrations among the citiaena, look ing to a repetition of the attempt made in York District to obstruct the Courts of Justice, the report of whicb electrified the whole country. A few reckless and ill-ad viaed person* were ripe for any act ot violence?even (o the extent of prevent ing the Court froifl sitting by brute force ; but happily .the mass of our people have too much respect for theme*!ve* and r? gard for law and order to b* led hv auch characters, and the only result of the .Movement was a petition, respectfully couched and numerous!? signed, making * the Judge to forbear holding Court, in consideration of the depressed condition of the country, <fee The Judge, not h*v trig ?nv utecrelion in ll?e premises, or courts declined to accede to the petition and Court ?m hold. VV? behove thai the tfmplemen who were Active in the petition were pur* And conecieatinua in their mo live*, opposed to la wl^eenera, and Tad no ympAlhy with the few who favored hiacehi #r proceedings The Jadi:*, though bound to diAchafVe hta dutv, (.everthelest ntani feated A deaire to Avoid ae far at poeaible tbe evila anticipated by the peutionera, and, with the uuadiiuou* content of the Liar, no case* upon the laaue I><koI wera taken up. The jurora wore dismissed on Wednead^y, end the Court Adjourned on Thursday evenioff. having been encased three dajrs o? the Summary 1'roceaa Dock u No tataa vera triad on tha Setaiorr ida ol tha C- urt; and there ?ii but liltl* State* buftipasa before tha Grand Jury.? This tt a aul.j.ACt of congratulation, and olTaata, to aoma attest, tha nnfortunaU ayiuptom of resistance to iaw already ad varlod 10. WerJjara board but ona expression a opinion in rafaranca to tha practical opa ration of tba lata law allowing partiaa ir interest to tnatW) in tbair owa behalf and that U, that it vai an unwtaachangi of tha law of evidence. It ia deroorahzmj an<l corrupting in ita tendency, and uu laaa repealed, or modified, will a?rva fa mora to dafaal than to promola the audi ofjuatiea. GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK For April ha* reached u?. . Tbii pop ular Mtjgirsitie, for beauty and variety o embellishments, and for choice reading Ithh no superior. E?ery family alioult have it Address, L. A. Oodicy, I'hiia delphia, I'enn. Term* $3 a year. The editor of the Slate Line (7az*tt (llristn!} desiring to aceararondatehiinsal to the new political dispensation, cifcsa fo ' ale : A well bound volume, containing C?a tlttttiotl of the lata United State*, tin (.^institution of Virginia, now Mditar District, A, No. 1, also the Virginia liil of Rights. ihn Kentuoky Resolution* o 1778. Any one deainog to jireaerve them r?die* ofthe hnrharmia age extending fr<gi 1 776 <o IPC 1 will do f?oll tocall. Aim m co|>T of the Bible w:!! he e*chse??d ?5 the life mild writings" of John "Brown #T?-tWK?nit. ? It it ?aid the opinion i beginning to gain ground in Waahiagtoi that T%nnaa*ee neefla reconstruction, an< it it possible fheaaurea looking to audi ai ohjact will be inaugurated bafore Con grea* adjourn/. There is no disputing tin fact that a worse alata of affairs axial there than in. any other Stat* engaged ii the late rebellion, and it waa that wliicl induced the leading Republican* to da (ermine 4hat llirf tan Stela* affected b; the military hill ahould not lie turned o?e to the loyal leaguer* scattered wi'bii their limit*. LATEST BY MAIL. Congressional. NVabiiivotom, March 10. . ,y<. Tn the Senate, the supplemental bill was resumed Heist-ftl amendmeni* were proposed, each e'lriting a long debate.?' Senators aoeiu anaioiM to explain evarr tote. The sentiment is much divided, I.it I litis tti uiiirtl v ticraislai.il ( Atirin < a a ..... ..... ...-J.-..J tl.Kr-. . mondments tending to complicate tint measure, or to involrh guarantees not required by the original bill The pressure hcwerer, is vorv heavy. 'I he Senate was till in session at 8 o'clock. Tn the House. the fallowing w!i* mOred ns an addition in the Senate amendment i That a majority of the rotes cast wiii ha sufficient to. show the ratification of thd Constitution *, but thai rrlnre thsth onehalf of tha registered rolars shall rote.? Adapted. An amendment adding certain elaoeer to tl.e oath was rejected. "Washington, March 17. The Senate, at half past 11 o'clock passed the supplemental The bill "goes back to tlie House for Concurrence. Sterens has'a four hnluron speech in tvpa, admcating confiscation and a freadrnao's homestead bill. Washington, March lfJ, In theSenate, thecredential* of Thomas, the newly?elected Senator from Maryland, were-presented. A motion to refer them to the Judiciary Committee was eUhoratelr dfscn?sed, without hcCion The Senate then took up the supplemental bill and concurred with the !Iouse Amendments, escetit that remiirinw a m?iaril? nf iWm regiatured voters to r*t'the constitution. Tli# hill anthoriting tli? Secretary of War to fiirnl?!i llrownlow arnn and equipment for 2,600 militia pasted. After an Executive session, adjourned. In the House, a Isr.-e number of bill* wore introduced. I lie Senate's supplemental hill was taken up, and a clause added to tire oath, that nn applicant for re??i?tration had never been ? member of a Mtaie lejielatnre, or he'd a j udirial offl ce hftd afterward* Hided in tiio rebellion. Tliia was to cover cases in Virginia, where, < aince 1851), audi officers were not required to swear to. aupport the Federal <'onalltution. Tn the <p*th aection, th* clause requiring at 'east half the register* d votera to raiifv the constitution, waa atricken out, anj a ciame mnkiag false swearing punishable added, when thabill jisssfd. A reao'ntion allowing tha anapension of the rules hv a two thirds vote during the remainder of this*sessinn was adopted. A resolution directing the Jo* dupery Committee to inquire whe'ber Maryland has a constitution which Congress csn nonsiaiejitly recognize as repub' lican, waa adopted A joint resolution | diMeliiHi the u*peneion of payment (or dr?fieJ or enlieted al*v?*, end dinnharg tug the comnnieaipnera under said law, patand. A joint readu'ion that money captured and the proceed* of captured property b* paid into th? Tf***tirr, wee adopted. This amount include* aerera! millions now on special deposit ia the Treasury. Adjourned, \V aeumoTor*, March 19. 'In the llpuaa. a raaolution suspending ! the iaaoe of the Agricultural College acrip to the insurgent States was passed, hjr 10d fn 23 A j >int reeolut'on authorit t?r the publication of the lawa and tteai tiea in three Louisiana journal* wa* pan ed. Sterens called up the confliratioa bilfc. and proceeded to read a Speech, but anon hroke down. Th* tylerk finished reading it. 'Further consideration poet pound to the. second Tueedar jn Decent* ' her. The Uon?e went into Committee of the Whole on the million relief bill.-?* | Hntler Qffered hia amendment aa a subtil* ..... .1-4 - II - - - j iuib, iiini it 11 parnruift owning |B<) I'HI, or enjoying an income oeer $600,' be ta*ad h? the general for the unpport of the poor. The Committee rote, efter * f Ions debate, without action. * * 'Wi*ni*gTO?i, Merck 19.?-The eop p'emrn'al bill will be presented to thf President to morrow. When it become* ? e li/w, Congrea* will probably adjourn. WaanixaTOK, March 21. r ! In the Senate, a petition was preaenled ( from the Ohio women for utfyftge; re? ferred to th* Judiciary Committee. The Territorial Committee reported /aeorably on a bill for the admimlon of Colorado. A resolution instructing the Committee oo Public Linda to report a? to the #* f pediency of providing for the forfeiture of bend* granted the Southern State* in l' 18ft0, to complete certain railroad*, wa* offere I and poe'ponad A retention in trneiins the Committee on Rule* to con i aider the propriety of ronatitutieg e land1 ? i-v.-- i > 1t..^ ? ifNMin%yw vn wv nn Tim TTnnan than want into Pommittaa oo f tha million raliaTliill, httt ndj>nrnad with| out aeiron. An ntUmpt wm man* iu introduce a bill to p*T Southern Treaeury aganta who could take the oath. Butlar hjectad. r Prom Penntylratila. 'j. Tf AitRtsiA'no, Pa., March.10. * e The Pe.noorata lure carriad tha mueicipal alectintia. i? " Cahlwi.*, rt., March 16. r At in* n'aci'on h.srs, ft riot of citizen* > and aoldiera occurred, which resulted ia tbe death of oa? of each party. From Alabama. RKLMA, ALA., March 18. The largeet meeting ?*ar bald ia thia city. pe?e?yl resolution* recognizing lha right of Oongreaa to nreecriha terma for the ra'a.1rnl?<dnn of the receded Stataa, and Affldng" prompt acceptance of tba ttrma ottered. Tna Wheat Caor.? We bar# narar eeen a more promising appearance thaa the wheat crop now pfeeeota. More thaO the average kreadih hea been town ; the f Aland remarkably good, and the (took green and rigorou*.? Char. Tinut,