The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, March 27, 1867, Image 2
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Ithh no superior. E?ery family alioult
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(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*.
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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*
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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,