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ITiutraster ?i%vr. PUBLISHED A.T LANCASTER C. II. S. C:, m < 0\^(0vi? A riMTr? WKDNKSDAY UOR.VING, April 50. 18C7. j Subscribers finding & (X) crofts til ark On the margin of their papor uia* know that their time is about to expire. THRVI3 FOR SUBSCRIPTION. For on* year, in adraiK^p, $3 00 For tlx mon ilia, " 1 60 For three months, " - 1 00_ OUR MATERIAL PR03PECT3. j A? much h? we would like to eocctir ago the industrial infbreats of the country, hy holding out hopes of a speedy change for lite better, we cannot disguise the fact, patent to every obaeiver, that our imtna# diate section, is in a more-deplorable con? dilion at present, in rulorence to ita indus trial intereals, than it has ever been be fore. When Sherman devastated the eouht try in the early part of 1SQ3, and his MrmiA* attrl ? ??? i .""V o?f,? plies of provisions and other gecessariss, there was still enough gathered front the dehrfs of plundered corn-cribs and.*moke houses, and from seet'otis Undisturbed by the enemy, to wive the people from actual starvation. The principal portion of the stock of the bonhtry having been carried off by tho same destroying agencv, the prospect of rrakihg enough to subsist upon the ensuing year syas extremelv ptjor ; but thfoiigl) the Uncommon energy and in? dustrv of the people, aided by the Con federate soldiers discharged after the sur render of our atmies, and whd, to theif everlasting honor he it said, applied them, selves to the labors of the farm with the same energy and devojlcm Which they bad evinced its the struggle for indepen donee, a tolerably abundant provision crop was made, and t^je beginning of the year 18G6 found us in a condition to wKrraut expectations of a comparatively prosperous future. Tlieae hopes, and anticipatians, how ever, were soot dispelled by a .Power, other than thai exercised Uy ' the be?l Government ibe world ever Raw," and at whose decrees it becomes us not to trurmer. The great drought of laet yeaf was more destructive of our material in tereats titan any ef the calamities which had preceded it, and reduces us to % condition in which ous people must per' ish, hut fo> the sid received frtfm abroad. Through the etertiorls of a few publip spirited citizens, the philanthropists ol tit? North and West have been appealed to in behalf of the starving'poor with grat ifying cilccesa. l)r. J K. ft. Mittao has given his undivided attention to the stib ject, and through his letters and presence nt the North, has aroused a sympathy that promises te result in sufficient mate rial aid .to obviate immediate alarvation, which without such aid, was iaevitable. This help, before observed, nsay relieve the immediate necessities of the destitute Hut there it a demand for aid beyond thie, which looks to the future prosperity "of the country, and withont which the temporary relief how afforded will scree but to prolong the inevitable day of famine and peiiilerrce. The Tanners of the country are without the means to bby Corh to.ftcd thvirstock; And without horses and mules, enough connot he made, even with the best see , Ions, to supply the wants of thp people for the ensuing year. Ven of this class,' owning a small (arm and a few stock, are not the objects of the present bountv, but they are nevertheless the men upon who^ efforts the future prosperity of tin country depend. They do not aek any i ' thing as a gratuity, hut for credit to ena hie them to cuftivate their Tar'tnt the present year. Motives of public policy, to say nothing of other considerations, require that such men be aided, and cap* italista, whether at the* North or South, Would do well to give the suhjectlmiifei diate attentioa. Loans to peisons of this description can be secured by liens-upon land Or crops, and every man who lend* tinder such circumstances, or fcivee credit for supplies, becomes a public bettefactftr in yjjese times of imuient distress end want. If Northern or Southern capitalists will advance money in smell sums for ngriculture! purposes, ^lisre is e hope tbet | tbis section may be resuscitated end made j prosperous once more, despite the negro- \ suffrage bill and other drawbacks ; other * Vrite we cannot see bow it is possible to evert still greater privations than any we have yet experienced. Gunihal CoNTixuANoe.?The court et Chester commenced on Monday, 25th ult. Shortly after iU organization, the Solicitor, Major C. D. MJtoa, moved that the entire civil docket he continued. The motion wee heartily concurred in by the j SI O vl/Mte ?s*os??Uas? it.A boe A ? *1 - 1 *mivu? iiiriuucii ui mo wm, miu uifl Judge so ruled. This course cannot he pronounced "unconstitutional," and yet, temporarily, lias the *air>o e(Tect as if leg jstlittai Lad deferred the usual proceed' ifige ou tie civil docket. m NEGRO SUFf&AGE. J Negro tufTrsge, though revolting to the [ present age, it not entirely WithDilt prece J dent in this country, According to the 1 Augulta Press, it prevailed el timet in all the old original thirteen Stales* except in j South (Jsrnllhn. In Ne^ York, which l now forbds negro suffrage, the? noted | when it was a slave State; as tliev also I did in Mxtyland until 1801, nad in North ....ill TOO" -1 - .'i '? ' | hi ? mini iouo, miu uuiii nearly that ; tui|p in Tennessee. It is stated ilmt lion Jotlit uki.l, of Tennessee, ran ptcux Gruxot out of Congress jn the Nashville district, bj* negro totes*, and ill the Old Dominion, in tl*6 earlier dare, this c'ass Vere ndl disfranchised. If there were I' found to l>? trOod Reasons /.?r modifying the suffrage law# of those States, may we not feel satisfied that the abuse of the privilege will ho attended witl^like in^<h fieations in the future T It would not I -surprise lis to eee the first motors for a i repeal of the reconstruction bill ^m the i ranks of those wlfo enaCt^ljt; for, in the j language or a Virginia paper, a united j and harmonious white population will suffer little inconrenience from hfcitersa! suffrage. A little kindly conciliation and patient tearlMtlg oh our part will soAn enable the ne*lv enfranchised colored man < to see that hie own interest requires liirn to cn operate with liis former ftlaster, and, after all, hie host friend, rather then to follow the lead of designing <Jecei?ers, who would rob him of his palirt savings and lure him into a destrudtite contest of races. STILL FOR WAR. The fact, savs the Richmond Times I is commented upon hy leading journals JJotlh atid "tenth that the most violent and uncompromising opponents of re-tnra j tion are those who did not get ervough fighting during ilin war OhsvT and Shshmam are p<cific. conservative and humane, while Huti.kk who devoted alt iiie energies to picking and stealing, and Schp-N'ck, *ho did more running than fighting, are still ^or war. In the Cotton State*, real hferoes like Bkaureqari), IIamttos and LoROSThket urge the masse* to accept the aitualien, while certain old militia officers are a* pugnacious at turkev cncka. and are loud in the'r dennnciationa of tho^e who would dishonor the South by 4conce*sion?" and "compromises." ^ THE SOUTHERU CULTIVATOR. 4 The April number of tit in well known agricultural Journal ha* been deceived.? It conlaina 48 pages?34 of reading njat ter, mostly original. It in embellished with a tasteful design and ground plan < / a convenient d welling ? I lie fi nit rif a Series. David Dickson, tba mio?i aifceessfuhplan ter in Georgia, gives two cnuffriutiications, which, with over thirty other origirtal arti cles. on tonic* oertainimr in th* Cianien and Fireside? such as Cotton, Culture, M?nurej?,4(?r;ie*ee, Sorghum and other cop*. SheUp, Implements'? Or*pen, 1'eachea, Veget'aljJes?a letter from Oemea i Monro, tbc , Ac , fully sustain the reputa lion of this valuable paper, *wldch baa been regularly issued for nearly twenty* | fiv* reara. , CIVIL ELECTIONS . i The Columbia P has nix, {htblisSee the ' (o flowing despatch, as having been receiv. 1 ^t! hy ('in. Crekk, in reference to the j election forrEhenft'of Richland D strict.? J We presume that the aame rule will ap < ply to'all vacancies in this Stale : * ' Charleston, 8 0., April 1, 1807. Brtvei Brig Gen Green Commanding: , The vlertiou [for Sheriff will not be tieid j When will the term of the present iwcum bent expire? A successor will be appoint d. By command of Gen. Sickles j. W. CLOUS,. Capl. and A A Gen, A Rjck iNcmsMy?A convention of j Nftnh Carolina "loyalist*" and colpred | people recently met in lt.leigli, Ihiring | the proceedings, a rich incident occurred, which was communicated to as by a prominent gentleman from this State, who war present on the occsfion, and nhic[i we see noticed in the Raleigh Sen ' I tinel ft ?eeip.s that the c'erlt of the con ventidh had inserted the term "colored" on his roll, opposite the names of the colored members. On the rT?!l being call ed at the session 'referred to, Hir.. Col. Rev Jam's Sinclair, better known as the rflglf'itig parson." aroaA. and rnoeed that the term colored be egpnngfft!, aa not ret spertful to the colored do'e^ation. Jas. II. Harris, an intelligent and respected eolored man, aroae, and said he did not see anv good reeVtn f-?r the propoeition. The record was literally true Gpd had made them colored men. end he was not ashamed of anything that God had done lie wn* not ashamed of hit color and t.?" "I b |>?*H tli? jentlemau from Itol-eaon dm not athatruil of hi* ! Tim 'fighting pur on" ci?v*d in.? Phoenix. (Jood Advice from a Federal Junoe ?Judge HuMced. of the United Statee Oiatrrtt Court of Alabama. recently ad vie ed tffe negro#* <.f Lowndes County, in which he urged them to hold aloof from politic*, and not neglect their work to attvnd political meeting* or to vote, fie frankly told them that they ware net vet prepared to vote intelligEntlv. and it. waa better for them not to Vote at all than to t>* led l>y deeiffning rtften to vot# impro perly. An exchange aare it ia juet ae *en?ihle a move to undertake to get married eith out courtahip a? to attempt anv bueinee* without advertising ; both often prove ' Abortive. i Letter from Gem Beauregard. Tile following l\ Geo. beawregard'a response to the call made by the New Orleana Timts : Nkw OrlrarspLa., March 28. Wm. //. C. Ating, Editor of th( Nnt Orlrnnt Timet, jV<v Orleans, Ias. l)e*r Sir : You havedoue ma, the honor to eall for inj.opniion relative to action of 'the South under the military -bill ? Having aeldotn taken any p*rt in politice, | I do not feel well qualified to ndvi&e on ?o momentous a question ; neveriheU??, ?? the a am a <lea:re te obtain my view* Jiae j i t ^ : ? a ? I nnnii iiiaoiienivu irum ?*rious quarters, l 1 shall not ntiriiik from the responsibility of j expressing therr., in the hope that they j m?y tend to quiet the public mihtl, so justly alarmed .t this moment. In my humble ^opinion, we here hut one of two things to do?re*ist or ivbmiL The first is ifiadmissible, in our painfully exhausted condition. Four years of a desperate war have taught us that the "argument of the sword" can no longer he resorted to by us to retires* our grievance* We m<t*t, therefore, submit; but with that calm dlgrity*becr>ming.ou?manhood and our lost independence. Having teen overpowered in (h?* latR struggle, we Can submit to the harsh and ungenerotlj Conditions of ouv eohquer^s without dUhonor, snd we must adopt tllft least of two evils ; a futile resistance would only cams our rivota to be driven closer J we must then acquiesce or leave the country Hut we love too dearly the land of our bifth lit abandon it in its hour ol severest trial We ahou'd' avoid, also, bringing it. by internal dieeeqsinns, to the aondition of poor Mexico ; fhe unfortunate South Ametican Republic. With regard tp the suffrage of the freed men, however objection ablejt may l>? at present, it is an element of strength 'or the future. If properly handled and di rented. *e shall d??eat oUr adversaries with their own weapon. The negro is Southern horn ; with a little education and some property quali ficalions, he can b* mn-le to taltesufficient omrest In tbt) affairs and prosperity of the South to insure an intelljgsnt vote on hi# part. " *n ourfutttfe political cbMes's with the North, on nlotective tarifls internal ifh ? - ?fl prnvement* etc., the (reedmen of the South will aide with the white* pf the South endnf the We*t. and ther will thtift contribute n* hack the Influ ence we formerly had in the. Council* o' ih* nation. Our people *hntil| understand that theradical* can remain <n power onl^ en long aa the puhlic *eiciteinent i? k^pt tip; aa with the turhid water* of the Mia*i*?ippi River. the sedimentary particle* are kept up at th* ayrface onlr ao lone aa the waterawnre in motion; rhe inatanpthe current it checked, thoae particl*a fall to the hottorti. Thn* will it he with the radjrala. when pearC and quiet ark re*;or> ed to the country ; the cnnaervatire* will then Lake the rein* in their nwn hand*, and thrt (ionetirittional law* of the land will ftnce tpore prevail. . m I remain youra. . ' heenCctfnl'r, O T. BF.AUREGARD. , Reconstruction Meeting at Montgomery. Alabama.?Two 8ide? to the Pic lure A reconstruction meeting wia held at Montgnmvrv, A'a.oii Monday lust. The Mail of Tuesday ears : Pursuant (n pmvinui n?M'?e; a political meeting was held in the ball of the House r>f KeprtMeiitalive* laat night. Mr. Fe:der, of Mfnigoinerr, moved that VV. J. Uikb. of Moatgirticry, take the chair ?e temporary chairman, and mat J C. Kefler be requested to act as lecretary. Tim chairman stated in lafctng the chair its object, that the meeting was to.be romposnd of llioee v*!m favored the Sher nan law, and those who warf in favor o^ placing in power onlf tliOre who ate ac* eptahle to the Congresa#ol .the United1 Slates, and wliom the Coogrese Could :onftde in and that all present were in riled te participate who were flriiavor of the** ornpositlobe. lie further stated that the capitol was a proper place fer a meeting of .this character, as here was issued (ha mock proclamation declaring Alabama free and independent. As aoou at ilia chairman Mated wlm were expected to participate in tha meat ing, A Urge number ol our excellent citi. zana, who ara true to tha Uihod but op* posed to Radicalism, leftthediall. About fitly white* remained a* participant* and about *eren hundred negroes. Tha Aiivrriitet of the eatne data, e%ee through different spectacle* and speak* at folh>w* , . * / a I/ong before (lie hour of assembling a lento crowd had c-dlec'ed at the jti11 l. She rnrd.and every portion of the build g thift could afford a view.of the pro reeding*. were filled. Or#*t mantr.color< ed people were in attendance, and theree were, elan, ih tha packed crowd, many of the truest and most Mih*t*nii?l men of Montgomerv, 4ho showed, nnmiatakAblv, how doaplv tbev bad the interest of tba country at fteart. Tba bell ef the House was decorated with, flag* of tha Union? thirty six ataia. There ia no daaire upon oirr part to decide Mtween ottr friend* of tha Mmil and Aiivtrtner, hut aurely f?oth of tha alioea paragraph* do r.ot refer ta tha same meat . Rkoihtration.?Th* Kmlimoml DU palr.h ex'r?rt? lli? following paragraph from the Richmond correspondence of iht Nr* York *Vime$ Wa prMtlmr there will ho aa littla <l?'ay aa prtaeibha in all the military diatricte in commanding tha work o? recoeetrneturp : . "I ?in informed that it ia the intention of Oenetal ^chefleld to take immediate etepa in tha way of ragirtration of vntere, aa provided by tbft atlpplamantarr.racon. atruetion b'll. tt ia thought tha conran tion will a?e<>mhie in June, ?n<| if an, all tha action necaaaary to tha a i#?i-?i<>n of rapraaaniativaa to Oongreaa wijl ba had in tima for tha next winter eea?inn That conrummatrrtn L da?oii\W winked for, aa tha only mcaoa of restoring public con fidence, and reeieing tha trade of tha couotry, now ao utterly proatrata." _ H..L'I I'liiiui?L?JJUiL.l ! A Succinct statement of tho Military* and Supplemental Aote. m< XLKCTION8. * I 1. Registration to take place of votefs J qualified by the "Act for the more efficient government of .llie rebel Stales." 2. Election to be beltf to detyriiine r whether a convention aball be called.}?? votes by ballbt to be Indorsed 'convention' T [ or "no convention.'* * . " | 3. Election to be held for delegates to ( a contention, If detferhrned to be called. J 4. Constitution adopted bv contention to be submitted to people for ratification i or rejection. f I The peopio, consisting pf the register i i ?>J voreis, nr? thus to he appealer) to three time* for their direct Motion at the polle. ? Tttlt VOTKRH, I 6. The voters to be registered must ( diave . the (pllowing qualifications J l.J' Twdbty-one year?o:d;.2. Resident one 1 yefcr before day oT election ; 3. "Of whet , ftrtt race or colef ; 4 Not.di#fraiichited * for participation in rebellion or for felonv ; ?5. Never been a msinber of any 8i*lo j legislature. *lto| held any executive or judicial office in any State, and afterward# ' engaged in Insurrection u* rebellion against the United State#; 6. Nevef hating 1 taken an* oath as'a member of Congress, , or an otiicer of tlie Umud States, or a j member *of a Estate legislature, or an executive pr judicial.Officer of a Stale to 1 support tli* Constitution of the United ' Slates, and afterwards erigaged in insurrection or rebellion; 7. Swears to the above qualification*, with tlie addition i "that I will "faithfully support the 0nnetiiutlon and "obey the law* of the United | 'States, and will "to the best of toy ability t encodfsge others "to do so/' ^ | Trtt CONSTITftfOM ? 0 The constitution to be framed, ftiuet ] be! 1. In conformity with the Cnftetlm^ ] lion of the Uniied States* in all renpects ; ' 2. Prescribe that the elective franchise ' shall hs erjoved by-"all snoli persons, a? j ; have the 'qualification#'' prescribed in ' the acts for the election of delegate#, to ' the convention ; $ Shall bft- ratified by I the qualified electors } 4 Shall he sub-* 1 mitted to, and be approved ofbr Congress; 5 And the Legislature of the Slate, under | thi# conaiiimron, shall have adopted the j conaiiwi'ional amendment#, known at | article fourteen ; and. 0 Said article #hall | have become part of the Constitution of 1 the United S?atee m j Arid* Ik bDKOuras ( T. Representative imint never have taken an oath to eupport the Constitution of jhe United State*.- a* a member of Congress or office' o'the United State* * ?or a member of a St at*. legialatura, or 1 at an eteontive or judicial offioer of a State. A a all afterward* engaged in 1n*urrection or , rebellion against the United States J 2 * ( Miiet appear toOongrefti that the election , w4ft one, in-which 'lie registered ami. < qualified elector* had an opportunity to r vote freelv and without restraint. fdhr, or ( i the influence of fraud %arttl that the Constitution tweets the approval of a majority of alt She qualified electors in i (he State; 3. Kfust takwthe iron-rlad. rywLtc naaTS and si.avm. Amendment Article XIX. ?The v*t? t idity of the public debt of the United f Sta'ee, shall not he questioned; and' " neither the Unt ed States .nor anr Slats, shall assume or pay an* deht incurred in i aid of ir.surrectma>rr rehellioh, or claim t for the !<>* or emancipation of any sl|?e?. j Con res* empowered to enforce Article 1 XIX. with apprbphitl legislation. , ? FIISLTT. . C For swearing fa'sely, psnaltv |*rjury. l* be preeecured and convicted in erimioal ' courts.? Ckmfletton Alrrcury. ' r Ri'morkd Tcrhih.k Traoidt?A enr ' rc*poudent of ihe dcdiaeapoiia Journal 1 deaorihea A frightful tragedy which he , says occurred naa^l'Av, Indiana, a few dars since. A man anld his farm for Hi.OOti, and aent to Peru to depolit hia? ' money. lie did not reach hiafieatinatlon ' until thl banka war# Closed, end an atopp ad at a hotel uatil tbe n*xt-morning.? J1 a ?ok? io ike ntyjlit with * strong pre sentiment that aomeihintf had-gooa ??rpiig with the family, and was with difHcultr ' persuaded to return to bed by two of hia neighbors who oecupird )he aame room, (n the conrie of half an hour he again woke, and persisted in going home. Ilia friende accompanied him, On reaching kta houae ha found the donra locked, and heard a no*ae within. Looking through e* ejndow he aaw h<a wife ami bis four children murdered. The perpetrators of tire bloody deed were atiII fn?the house, ransack inir eeerr corner and rai><ni>?la for. booty. The farmer and bia friend* forced an enirauce. and attacked the m?r. deroua freelmotere.-four in number, *b<>t three of than* deed, end eeverelj- wound ?d the tooith, On bain*; wa*hed end tripped of dilutee, the wounded fttaft pt^vW* H> be no other thaif the purchaser of (tie farm. DiirtTor l)h William Cam. ate.? Dr. William Carliafo, oflhi* Oi?tric?, died at hi* retnd/hce near Ridgewa v, ir ft Thur*. day leet, MiVcb ^'h. Tie I>V ' rH'l, and eepecialljfc the neigh* I horbood in which he lived, have loet a valuabie ctiaan and friend. * The drceaeed wae about seventy yeara old. "tad wan a rbatt of remarkable talent ' and kr.o?aUdge. lie enj y d the moat limited advan'agA of education, and vet he had a mind of no ordinary calibre. Ilia appreciation of '.he advantage* of eduea'ion mav be inferred fr*?m the fact tha(*hi* eon*. Profoeeor J nine* I). Carliele, of W? ITord College, Spartanburg and W. H Carbtla. Tate editor ot the Charleaton Charter, and Captain J. W. Cotlfkle, a eucceaeful lawver, and member nf tfee Lagiataiure from Spartanburg, *11 if* {ridu^M oflh* Runth Carotin* College. ^ VfinmAorO Sfttbi. A R**e Cminck to i * v**t?The Proprietor of lh* Daily South Carolinian, *i Columbia, S C . announce* ttfwt, d*< I irin(f fo b?, in part, relieved from th? everft labori of the prr>f**iion, he wiahei i a thoroughly practical Editorial copartner, | mho will avium* antira control of th* i lar^e liuaineu interval of lite paper, or lb# | paper will be laaeed entire. ft LOCAL. ?y , , -nr Hktu km Pit.?To morrow, (Thuta^njr) I I Km orn for the Second Qumlarlj Nation of*tbe Diatnct Court. CCRtO*tTir.? Ws Salt oflffU .heard the eqiaik "reining down pitchforka," but ?e?er ei*w it verified trfrtil a few dare ago. Hie eight ceti be aeen nt II asbku ^tk tfc ^itA^Kit'e Store, free gratia. . New Si'RiNo (iooo?.?The mtnr new ? , . F . _ ? 4 I iwi aestratne tumps presented -tiy.lhe troeperoua and fashionable Hour* of i II rtRsKi. qNr. dc Cn*K?<f, cannot fnibrfo ?lr?ct the attention of th? public, and ee> >fcinllT the Mdies. Possessing every f* i111 adequate to <on%rtlrl * Inrme! untile business nn lihcral principles. It It l'ghly to tjie interest of purchaser^ to jive tlism a cell. Tlis following letter ha* beeh received ?t r geraUftmn of ill is piece end handxl Un for puhlicAion. It speakl for ifmlf end require* rx> rommmil frofti us.? When our poeple cssse fo ferrtettiher thti set of liberality it will thtn* be our duty o remind them of it. In the neme of he poor of our District, we retiftn thfl write! thanks for bin tirnelv donation I CharLsstow, March 28, 1 Mr.. ? . Dear Sir: I m? from* the pnpers thet the distress among the Door in rour District is. very greet, And knowing tike intefftrt you have always aken in such matters, 1 have tekeii the ibefly of sending to you thirty five bags tf Corn, (about 10ft bushel/) rs r etintri b ition to h#distrihuted rs you ntev think it willwlo the most good. I wish it wee in my powe! to do tttofe, for I can not rorget the many kind attentions received rum el I while canvassing yorir District lor the Poof of our city ; end I feel it a? luty incumbent upon me rs God pros pirs me to spare Ti portjub to those who ?r* ie?? loriuniiH. \ out* Irttljr J. S. R0I1S02T. PAYMENT OF TAXES. There h??l>e*ti a doubt eeiating a* to whether the State ha* 11 power, under Its nflw older- of thing*, to enforce the o'leetioq of laie* lor the support of the 'I'roviaional Government." General Or ler*, No. I, froin Genera! Sickle*, reinor ?d, we think, ail doubt upor\, thi* a* weir * enteral oilier im^oitent point*. The ol:o?ii(f lettei ujxm the subject, handed i* f'1t publication, in **i?ar to one ad fVeeeed to Gen 8tcsi.it* b* !)n. M intu, tt the requeet of friend*, Will be read with interest, and will eeree to e^aae efo taou* impression* prevalent to ledge utent : LxKocnve DrrtntuiiKT, 8. Ci CoLi kieta, Mar. 30, 18#7. )?. J. K. G Mittao. | Lancaster, 8. C. J D*mr Sir : Yoyr letter of he'22d of March addr***ed to General* tickle*, ha* been referred to rue b^hitn for the nrnnee action." t - - r - * Tii? Tai Collector of your Dialrict i* lot required by the lawe of thi* State to ake tba t??t oath, and the (innrninenl U iheSlate under tli* Sherman MiUurr till it recognized with all of ita la?ra ana* >ffic*ra nnli| tha military commander .boo*** to abrogate or reidriva ibeiit. Tnie. not havidfe been dona, Mr. V*d ( andtnghana aid therefore prcwewPlo no' act tba tat?? which ara neeeeaary to car y OT tba ''Provisional Government," ao ecogeized, and you will plea*e coinmu licata to hiui tbaaa views. Ydu inquire if a State law requiring .Rote who have hired freedme?? to pay :bei'r tat m, ia rffht. ? Tba S-ata law akaa no auck requirement ol tha em1 plover. Tba tai act of December, 18(6, require* eVery employer to return to tha Tai Collactorthe namaaof bit employee*, [and it* metier* not whether tbay are. white or'colored;) and yprh amplorer may pay tba captation tat rtf h<* ain ployae. Hat live Uw leave* it entirely liscretlnoaty w*tb him. See the 3 1 Ken lion of tbe T*l Act, approved Slat l)*c. 18?3. I have tha honor to ha ? e Vary respectfully, your ob't aarvant. # ~ JAMES L OKU. fiovemnr of So 0*. tlORRIBLK 1 HoWKI*t.ad!-?There it much that heppede now a day* to awaken lit* eyinfathlea of the puBlic, murder, repine, rrfbhery, ate. trf feet, every mail bring* ua en aceotiof of kmoi new aete of atrocity. Th* euhjoidad requires ao #ord of explanation from ua | the peTpe tretor abopid be iift|>naoji?d in an. adjoining room to a couple of old mdkic meide. did lediea wipe jour magfiifyitig^gUaeee, j and 9e certain give it a ecarefuTin?e?ttge tioa before pronouncing the benediction. We cannot vouch for ite correclneee, bill give it a* we And iL "ftooee" aeje it it a *?n>ark?bla feci : "Laat eight yeetarTley morbing about two id the afternoon before break feat a hungry boy about font ye?raold, bought a cuetgrd pie for a levy, and threw it 1 through*a br<ek (rail a ma feet thick, end jumpiag over it bfoke hie right ankle off. above this k%ee fell inl* a dry mill pond ^/id waa droweed. About forty yeara afiar that, oa tba aagrte day aa o|.| cat had twtntj terkey gobbler* >a high wiod blew Yankee Docdle on a fry lag can. nd knocked the old Dutch church down, killed * tow odd I wo doad piga in Boaion, where a deaf and dumb nana eu talking freoch to hi* |uol Peter." OrrmtL Lo?o*rnerr ei|>re*?*? hit opinion on lit* reconstruction plan in a letter to the editor of the Sew Orleans Timt$. He aaye there ia no humiliation atl*:hed to an acceptance of th# terma propoaad by Congraaa, and ha ha* no re* ten to douht that such an acceptance, in food faith, will terure the re-admission of the Southern St a tea. .LATEST BY MAIL. Ooqgrestienat. W/rtmiMoruf, March 29. In the Sej-.ale, the resolution* of the Republican Convention trf Mar) land, a?k ng I9r a republican gqvernrnent, \\a* re ferretl to the Judiciary Committee. The ( bill authorizing the Secretary of War trr employ* two dredge boate to' keep epeo. the mouth of (lie Miyittippi parsed, and goes to ilia i'Mpuiftiit. The lull confirm* lhg the South Carolina i?i aales to soldiery sailors nfi I meyihert of 4ha in^ri^e corps, passed. Tlia adjournment rfiiestion wa? diaeuased. lucidvatwlly, suffrage wat dis cussed, and the constitutional amendmeal urged, ^proclaiming universal suffrage throughout iIn L'uion, the propoaition met lull* fa* or. It wat ar?u*d, that if , lat alune, tit# folate* ff otild* soort adopt iiQgro suffrage } whereas, if coercion at tlia North was attempted, ilia jieopie would become alubborn. The majority 'of lha Senate seemed unapprehensive of #1)# President's failure to aiaauta. the laws. * # In tlia rleusa, the Maryland Repnbli* can resolutions ware presented. Mr, Thomaa aaid there waa intenaa excitement in Maryland, but doubted ita leading let bloodabad ; ha argued the right of (Jongrata to seize lha State, particularly aa il lay around the District, and should pat a an eaabling act, thua guaranteeing equal rights. Mr. Mrooks argued elaborately agamst the tight of .Congressional interference, and asserted that io Tennessee and Mieaouri there was no more republicanism than In Egypt. A committee ef conferencewras called on the adjournment oucslinn. ^ resolution authopzfiig lite Secr -tary of War to furnish transportation for contributions from Lialtitnore to I il< inington, pasted. VV Astttnoros, March 29. In the Senate, several petitions were presented from Srtuflternera^praying relief from oOice liolding disabilities, which wai referred to the Judiciary Committee.? A bill repairing the levees was taken up ; Sumner proposed a proviso, that no leveee be repairad in any State until re admitted# will) ertoal riahii. elective franchise and frse schools for nil color*. The lev** bill wm poi'ponfKl. A motion (n ulinnrn to ttiorrow, noon, until tha fir*t sVadna*' lav in July, when, if there is no quorum* to M^jouiu without a day, passed. Adi jotirusd. ??? , Warn iKOToa,- March 30. It I* stated tfftt th> I'resideul lia* in ho way initrfersed wuh il;s Commander* bf diMricts 01 hce lh*'r appointment*. Congress met tin* morning, at 10 o'clock, and adj ufViied almostnnm*di*lelri Alter tendering hi* protest, the President approved (he appropriation of .">00/100, lot tli* enforcement Of/be Sheimaii and aflpplamantal hill*. The President *ba? submitted fto the' Senate a treaty with Russia ^jranlin^ sovereignly to lha Russian American Possessions and the adjacent ialanda to th4 dJnired Stat** ; price $11,000,000. Thia arquiiR'on almost excludes England from the Pacific, end iifcludea valuable fi*herl#*i " The Speaker annotinced that nl! the committee* ?eyre authorized to eit during the receM, without formal authority faotil that II ousa. The House adjourned to inly. The "Senate is to be convened ia aitfA sessional ttQoa, on Monday. I'h* fallowing resolution was passad ia the llouae of RstWSsenlati ?u mi tinai Hay: "\V NiRtiii, 'religion, moralilr ?n<f knowledge are (in the language of J?H?r. no) nei*s?*rv in good (o>?rtimenl and thehappiiieaeofinaokAi.l, therefore tchoola an.I the mean* pf public e.('ic?<tou,?houM be forever established ;v?n<l whereaa, from various causes, 1110 interests of popular education have Aeeli to fl-satly ivegUcied in tha States lately in'raballinn that nearly ooa haJf of tbe voting population (Karat in at tha present time art unabla to read and write ; therefore, "RttoU'td. That Ihie Uniue eioressea ita earliest desire th?t the pt?ple of the c. a. !_ ? ;n ? ovmm imr'T in riuiiniin win, in rt orgaeimng it)* *i"tl* in accordshca with the exuling Uwg fur that putpoae, insert in their respective Hints Constitution* a provision requiring lh* Legislator* to establish end maintnin n system of frsa school*, which hall nfTorll adequate npporiunityfor public education* to nil tbe children of lb* Sut*?*' , WasuiKoroir, ti arch 4)1. m tt it supposed ths Executive session will continue two wmIh. Many representatives remain to watch the appointtnenlfe. Ths President's *igii:ng ih* Acts (iring Rrtjwnlow, of Tennessee, I 000 arms and accoutrements, and suspending the p*ymeat for calieie! slaves, ??SkM commenl in the Chroiixh aVfoliows: "We almost begin to believe he (ths President) is die posed toi let Congress alone, end, like n | good citiiMi, to ohet his superiors as J ts teash others to do likewise * Keverdy Johnson places h i nisei f tqtf ereIt against the Maryland Constitution*! CotiTention, ordered by the Maryland Legislators. After the passage of the Southern ri* i.ti.m ii ii .... ivi i>m, nimirn i>uu?r, l/O^tn, Ifinfham nd Woodltridg* thook h? <! , ? if d? iroof of barring lb* hatch*! wilh which ?th*v had *nri*?*or*d 10 scalp ?*ch ptfctV during ili* d.Ul*. ^ . \Vabuix6to?, April % Th* union ?m tointw hk\ tormj. Radical H?n*tftr? favor r#j?*?i*^ noiniualiona fa?t a* th*y com* in, u?til lh* I'rMi^i^t ri*M?. Th* mor* eon**r* vtliv* ftnr) homa'tirk f*vor eonflrmia^ good W*n, **g*rdl*M of politic*. No r?l? of?tfttiA? adopted. Kach 8?o*lor will vCle whiin iliotatM. 0*n*ral N*w?. WAHHiiroToM, April I.?Th* Supram* Court i* m ?*Mion Tli* ()ov*rnm*lit holdi $ 107,000^060 1n g6i J. [ I