The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, December 26, 1867, Image 2
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PUBLISHED XT LANCASTER 0. H. S.)?
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THURSDAY MORNING, DEC , ?, 1S?7.
BWWWi fln.finij * (XHnqw marlnm ttr? margin
of their paper uuy know that their
time is about to expire.
^Jhl ??
T TEltMS FORHUHSCHIPTIOK.
For one year, in advance, - $3 00
For fix months, " , - ? 1 60
For three months, ** "? 1 00
The Cotton Tax.
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Our renders have bnen advised that an
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vjxteniiro Law connection, under the name
of I1xk8CU*l V. Johnson dc Co., composed
of the first legal talent in theSouth>
era States, hac been formed for the purpose
of recovering from the Government
the taxes heretofore, and which may herei
aftqr be paid on cotton, including the
whole cotton tax paid since the war.?
f r . . .
these gentlemen are sanguine of success,
upon the ground that the tax upon cotton
is a duty upon exporta, and as such, is
c'early prohibited by the constitution ;
and their purpose is to bring the question
before the Judicial tribunal* of the coun
try ic a way which will ensure a prompt
decision.
They propoie to prosecute the claims
of tax payer* free o/expfnte to the claim
ants. The whole plan pf action and re
numeration to the company ia entirely
contingent?depending upon the success
of the undertaking. If they fail, the
claimant loses nothing ; if they succeed
lie recovers all of the unlawful tax which
has beet) wrung from him, and out of
which he will he required to remunerate
the company for their services. It is a
perfectly safe arrangement so far as the
tax payers are concerned, nnd the propc
sition, eminating as it does from a source
of the highest respectability, add resses j
itself to the interests of all persons who
have paid taxes on cotton to the Govern
inent. Parties who wish to avail thern
selves of the chances presented, shoulJ at
once present their clairoaf)(| , i
Messrs. Kershaw <Jr Connors, aa will i
. .. IIM> -..'111 tf* f ' ' .
be seen by advertisement on another 1
J I
column, ara the authorized agent* of the (
company for Lancaster District. They ,
will make the necessary arrangements ,
with tax payers for a prompt proaecution 1
of their claims. We presume that the '
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extent to which ibie District is interested ^
in the queelion is not much abort of fifty (
thousand dollars.
Gloomy Prospects for the SouthOur
readers bavstftfobtton observed that
reports of negro demoralization in different '
portions of the South bave become alarm
ingle frequent within tbeiast few months.
We hope that these acconnts are ex<m?r< ,
ted, and it is probable that in many, hi <
atances they are ; bur there is no abetting j
out the faot that the present condition of *
the country, brought about by die unwise
UffitlailAA A# rUnsM**< i? ? '
?www w, wvn^fwa ?? invriucb to n?
poittffr?g?,jt toy tiling else than fltuer
ing. On* of tb* Editors of tbe Meraphtn i
>Avalanc\*, who baa lately been travelling
in Arkaoaaf^' write* that, in the aedtioos
through which he poaand, gloom and derpair
pervade fhe miade of the entire fnrrni
ing population. .Jlie leeaea of thoae em
giged in the culture of 'notion W?M be
na^rignnv lint few will pay napeoaee.?
Th* loaaea tbia year are aaaok Urger than
thoae of lnai year. Planum am rapidly
paying off aod dieeharging their hindr.
being unable to feed them loagnr.lt The
j negro it complnfnly demoralised. ? Ideal of
-thena bare largely overdrawn their Wager,
.nod. Laving learned thi# fact, many of
Uym have abcudoned their etuployerr,
leaving tbe cotton eUU unpicked ; and the
reault ia. olanteaa a??/awnall?^ tn
' r 1 f"J
ethareto pick out their rMUn, for which
la bo# they have already paid. Aa ao
aaaey planter* will refute to-mieeeotton
Mxt year, thonaande of aefroee will be
thrown out of onaploynaaat, aed thay will
ba forced to live by a regular system of
pilfering and robbery,
til 71'bo lama atata of attain exist th roughmil
the H out barn State*. The leal aem
ber of tba Iluntaville Independent aaya:
"We are aorry la law that a large por
lion of the oaiton now in the fteida will
wot ba farthered, am aaaeaai of the inability
of plaatere to- gat laborera to padflt
wot. For raver a 1 week* aa adaaatiaaraaot
data kaao standing ia our papaa>oibrtng
good wagaa for ftfty bande, a?d we urn
dentand not mora thmrw doeen could ba
secured. There are htfddrade of 'able
bodied negro men In the country and
about town who uMarly fhfaea m do an#y
regular work, IWWWwTiW To tultisaie a
T\Ule tMcW patch, ahd to do trlflin? jobsl j
*bout the etreets, dimply to ?upp'j tb?ir
peltry +i'ri\?Vt (Wp*" ?*""> J
T^ba Vicksborg corraspoodent of the
Njw Times uji tbe colored [
population of Vickaburg take to tbeir
burrows in tbe hill* _ m natural m we
' white trMb'* used to d* when Federal ,
ebeUs were flying ioc*n?*Bt>j asound ? >
The Vicktburg Tiltgrnph eeye that all
over tbe city and under tbe city huts and
"bulewots" are to be found fteW4 are ,
tolerable specimens ef architecture, end
in them a few eol?t>4 peepiaeaijht poeelbly
cxie% but the majority are eery rude
* v
imitations of houses, and in mom
frjui halfafkpsen to/*Um ntwjpable m Q1 ti 4
to?J<s#t *^nSk> mat. can oiMnDr-live and
mg^ tWr Many of
t'ueae mw neither doitbey spiti,
bat the Btoadpen'* Uurenu feed* theqfe
X latt despatch from Montgomery,
Alabama, myVthat ibe accounts from tbe
country districts report great destitution
among tbe farmer*. Tbe freed men are
said to be livini? hv nitlnuA ?mi ir. 1,a
-> - j i e~? k*
killing the beef cattle and slock generally.
In boiuo sections ilia cotton Golds arc still
white. Labor is sought but cannot be
had. Bttt few freedmon hafe made con
tracts for uejt year.
For all this there is but one help for
the present for our people, and that is to
rely more upou their owu exertions and
lef? upou the labor pf tbe freediu^>,<?
They should circumscribe their farms,
hire only such laborers as will work, aud
discard all ideas of becoming rich by making
cotton.
The Charlotte Dailys.
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We are in receipt, per our last mail
from Charlotte, of two daily papers lately
inaugurated in that city?the Daily Newt
and the Daily Bulletin. The latter ie
published by J. E. Barrrow, formerly of
the Guardian. Both ere fair specimens
of typographic art and editorial skill and
ability4 end we congratulate the people
of Charlotte upon the accession to their
newspaper convenience and enterprise.
<. IJreediaea's Bureau.
* The fc/tlowlng order wss issued frorri
the War Department?
? od W 48iiinow, December 10.
With a viqw to the reduction of the
number, of ellic?rs and agemt iq( ibis
Bureau, in places where their services can
be dispensed with, it is hereby nrdeied,
that, with the exception of the Snperio
tendents of Education, on end after the
l&'h day of February, 1868, all officers
ai;d agents in tbs following State.* will be
discharged, vi*; Maryland. Kentucky,
West Virginia and Tennessee. The senior |
officer of the regular army in command
of troopa will he thereafter the Assistant
Commissioner in the above named States. 1
lie mil keep hitmelf thoroughly inform >
ed of the condition of the country within i
the limit of his command, snd will have j
a srna'l movable force avail ?ble to send ^
to any disturbed district where there shall
t?e evident necesaitv of Interference. The ,
Superiulendentof Education in each Sims
named will report to the Assistant Com
nissioner thus constituted, who will assist
(lim bfevery means in his power in hastsning
and extending the work of educa
liou. All officers of the regular srmr re
ered by thia order will report by letter
.o the Adjutant for instructions.
(Signed) O O. HOWARD,
Major-tteneral and Commissioner. .
Approved ! U 8. Grakt, Secretary
it War, ad interim.
Fh? Alabama Riot*?Arrest of the
Riog Loader.
Mon*toomkiit. December 18?The .d<?
vertiser ennfhips reliable information of
the arrest ml tiaa Shorter, a negro of this
who ?u the leader of ibe recent insurrectionary
movement ia IJulJock coun
ty. The negro Shorter claim* to be from
Illinois, or from ooe of the north western
States; and ear* tLAt he was sent br the
Radicals of that region so organise hia
gvrerofiisut in the South. The blacks
gave information of his whereabouts, and
he Was captured hy whiles and blacks.?
When tbe tfertlded negroes of the neigh
bbring plantations heard of H tbey gath?
pou, n ooniiowiDifl nuniDwt, xnn nam ,
or*. 1 for lit* delivery lo them for summary
punishment* fhey would have put liim |
to doath, but the whites interfered am)
persuadod theoi to ^leVthe law take its
.6BS IX f ft Wf jfiiu0*!r
course. ^
.Shorter way imprisoned at ibe County
J^tfj'af Union Springs. A letter of Shorter^
io*h*groee *Jhom hetsfled officers of .
hie government has been published, show
ing the <bsium of the organisation. In
tliie.letter Shorter decreed the death of
Jery;, Treaeurer of tbe revolutionary or
gamzatfon. There ere other letter* of
Shorter in the possession of the civil an
thorltlea, end' the Srhole of them, with the
esedaone of the blacks, when examined,
wHI mpose to tbe country, in ail its alro
c:ty, a lUdical pjot to organiza the black*
of tbe South in revolutionary conspiracy
against the whites.
C tptain Rriee, Agent of the Preedmet?*a
Bureau at Greensboro', reeentiy look the
keys and liberated a number of prisoners
who warp eonffned by the proper civil authority.
Ilia action is severely condemn
d.
'i Mr. T??tcb? and Jedgo ?'ski an.
The New York Tribune, quotes from i
some Sonthefn 'pisper which we h ?ve not
NM, ili? lfr-0 expneeeion 'if opinion, ua*<! ;
by Weneral fooml'A ,r>f Qmrgm toward*
Judge Brevine, lb* Dialiicj, Judge of tbe
IJoited otaiee (Jourt*^ for the Stale of
fteorgfa. General ToQmfca, bud long
Wed' ' pfartlfioner of tlmt court, *tefore
til* #bfr. fie i? enrolled M one of it* nt>
torney*; *od th?rftfor^ it wa? not necea try
for bitn to take.any oatli no?, to be
practitioner at it* bar. Judge Ertkio*
h<?we?#r refused to aflow him to Appear
'at' W lawyer In 1h(#&#rt of which he i* a
Judge, and Mr. Too ant*, after live court
Adjourned, want to bie room, and addreea.
cd Inn ? follow*:
"3ir, twenty year* ago, wh*n you were
<frinlniif butter milk out of a awill tub in ,
the boga, T wee ft practitioner before the
court which you now diegraee. Fifteen
yenrft ego, whew I w*e Kenntor in Con'tree*,
yon were aellfng Infer beer from
behind the counter of e proggery, wed et
no period ta ten yeara hfta pay gentlemen
seen the lime when cpuld ftlford to
notice you on the afreets; end yet, sir,
you who are perjtire# fa accepting the
nfftre yd www hbM, prhaume to refeee
gentlemen the right te practice before
you."
L O V A Ij, jfr |C
l!x8?cttixs -.t rEE-^Dry Ooo'lSj '
<jroc*rie?, l)mp?, &#? .^^Jp **
Jukks CuocKtrlfr ?Dry
ria?, Jic. | o
"" J. M. Sadler Co.?Dry Gock1?, j ?
heavv^niul Fmucv Groceries, l>ruj{a, Jic. j f
j. B. Horn?irry uootts, ttrocefles, '
Medicines, dec.
Taylok, C?*'<> dt Co.-o-CraigvHIe? I
Dry Goods, Groceries, Ac. i
CHARLOTTE, N. C. 1
Buxbaum ik Lung?Dry Goods, Oro- (
ceries, itc.. wholesale and retail. I
A. Sinclair? Dry Goods, Fancy No- {
lions, vkc , w holesale and retail. j
Kilgore it Cureton?Druggists, whole
ale and retail. ^
Our Next Issue. <
Tn otder that the employees of this office
may enjoy the usual Christmas holt- *
days, there will he no regular issue of the '
Ledger next week. A half sheet will be f
Issued on our regular publication day for '
the benefit of advertisers, and to give the 1
latest telegraphic aud other important '
news. *
Personal- I
We are pleased to learn that the Rev. I
johx W. cftidkn has been returned, by 1
the South Carolina Conference, to this t
Village, as a distinct charge, for the en I
suing Conference year. This announce- '
ment will no doubt be received with geai "
era I satisfaction. , 1
School Notice. c
We direct attention to the advertise- t
meo* in this issue, under il?e rW>vo cap li
liou. The high moral and intellectual I
capacities of tbc teacher* are well known c
to our citizens, and we take pleasure in h
recommending .the enterprise as eminent v
ly worthy of patronage. ti
Masonic. t
Id accordance with the usual custom of (]
the fraternity, from lime immemorial, the ,|
Lodge at this place will convene at their Rl
regular communication hall oq KriJay w
next, the 27 tb test., for the purposo of f,
natal! ation of oflicers for the ensuing e
Masonic year. We are requested to stale ' r,
,l?at a full meeting is earnestly desired. I(
[he Convention. j
Though no oflicial report of the e!ec ?
iot returns has been published, it seems
.0 be generally conceded thst a sullkiei.t
role was polled to ensure the convening
>f the Convention. The whole affair, at j(
.hi* late day, smacks of great irregular! ^
,y in some quarters, which need the usual
patching process to meet the designs of fci
the Radical parly. 8lrange, indeed, thai
tuch delay* should occur in a dsv's trnv ^
si from the headquarters to any pari of (
Ihp Stale. We believe the Convention r
1 I
WHS lost. |
The Franklin Academy
This institution will resume its exercises ,?
on the first Monday in January r-el*.?
The limiting efforts of Mr. J. C. Haunts, 1
its Principal, to make ibis school tbon '
ougldy efficient, his gentlemanly beariug, '
anil qualifications for preparing all who '
may be entrusted to him, either for h I
Collegiate course, or for immediate en '
trance upon business, are considerations
well worthy the attention of parents and '
guardians. The quiet situation, the ex 1
ceedingly low terms, compared with otb '
er institutiona of the like, and the high
moral character of the teacher, are a lev 1
of the advantage! which this ?whool of- 1
f?tr..
The Gem of the Yonthtiee I
The January numfet of Dkmorkst, i
noir entering Ft* riith year, redeem! the <
proraiaea oT'the puhliaherTor 1808. Ilia j
the moil attractive of the faahfon period '
ieala, and deaervea the aucceei which it i
ha! achieved. Tta aim ia to comhina the
ueeful with the heautifnt, and it doea it
in the beat manner. It auppliea to ladiee
a fount of "inepiralion, which none who
have once taaled could live, keep honae,
and dreea nicety without; and aave* more
dollara in a year than it coat. $3 per
ear. W. Jenninga Damoreat, 473 Broad,
way, N. Y. ^ "" *
Dr. tMa^ Donation.
Our veedera will remember the Hberal
donation of 11000 in gold made hy'flr.
J. Martom 8m*, a reaident of Paria, dur (
Ing the paet Summer, Tot the relief of the
destitute of thia hie net've f>wtrlet. The ,
Oommiaaiooere of the Poor, we learn, in ,i
to whoae handa the funda were placed by >j
the Committee of gentlemen appoint*! I,
by the Governor for ite diaburaemen', hna .
purchased a tract of land with n email
portion of the fond, fontntning about 100
acree, foor mftea Kant of the Village, for
the nnvoAM of Mtahtiahinw a MiniaaMt
home fur the h?lr.!eaa Mod infirm. Om
traete hero nlreedf been let for the mrt
in* of tulMbU and comfortable betiding*,
tind lh? plan* M mioomly narrated or,
re plaueibte, mid in our judgment, promieing
the euecoeaful completion of.'the
undertaking. The loeiitutioo, ere under
tend, will be deeignated "ttime' Home,**
end will be under the cere of a competent
end humane euporintendent. Tbia,
we believe, a judicio<>? inreetment, which,
rrltl not only hdd to the comfort of the
pdvpe# elate, hot will materially tnaeeo
the hoary burden of tetetion erieiog in
thin direction. We wi*b ?occ?m.
II1" M" JH -i. . -.'J. -f ~
IhrUtm&a,
^VitU ?jninter?u3 ?porM?Q*an?ip*
ifiqtt Ike * Ushered in ?poi? us. The
loy? on nod 'hi ol.l fur
OH be.^brtyjclej w)|h Ui? pn?t, nndMD*
^n*^,dPUkerhdtby lb* lom>? fUr^
if new enterprise* nnd honeo, will be re*
miniated to pierce the abyss of a mv*;ic
ulure. St. Nigltolte, with Lis Joojr lilu*>eard
and giant proportions, has made
>i? yearly round?de?lay to the great *)?lsfsclion
and amusement of the children,
rhe glad smiles that light up the inno
enl countenances of our little ones, to
lome extent, banishes tbeheavy cares and
oils that are to lift met m every day fife.
Iluppv children, our memory flits back
with the freshness of but yesterday to our
1 ' t
>oyhood days arid its fond familiar sports,
11 av your felicity never be less.
The trade'of tho freedmen opened on
Holiday !a?t under lively auspices. The
whole of Africa has come to town, lose!
id with barter of every descriptioh, from
t beef clear down tho catalogue to pirn
fere ; pork, beef, turkey, chickens, geese,
>utter, eggs, potatoes, pees, corn, bay,
ill ticks, fodder, wood, walnuts, and vnri
his oilier varieties iu the feed lino, were
aggsd in, horse?back, mule-back, barejatk,
foot-back, and all other conceiva
>le ways cf locomotion. Prices ranged
o tho stringency of the times, to the sad
liscomfortUro of CulTey, who bad calcula
ed, no doubt, on "a r'jtV in the articles
'tdtisumpttve" about this time. Every.
>ody couldn't get tnikej?, so some bad to
mt up with the "shlogin'" species One
otored individual disposing of his stock
0 several of his sable brethren seemed to
lave forgotten the transaction, an J quiet'
V seated upon hi* throne drawn by ?
otipfe of "aunt Maria's" bullock's C>r the
3ng lost calf, we coul.l not tell which,
rag in the act of dealing his anathemas
n thunderous tones uton the leather pates
f the Unfortunate purchssers, while dis
ance lent some kind of an enchantment to
li'? view of ti e panting bullocks gar.'ng
liroltgh the brOad area of green-tan
pectacles, when excitedly the command
ras given to "halt dat fellar, dim." Words
ir a time, run high, fire tl tshed from the
ye Da!!*, ste-ini, < f a fbggy nature, oozed
om the nostril* ; the voracious dettWnd
!? "gib up detu chickens you logger, sou,"
1 kjare 'fore (lod I pay dat nigger for
em chickens, 1 'khiie 'fore Odd I did,"
dey'a mine, yes tier is, gib hack tny mo
f den, or I make you link a tnu'e kick
u," "purport de whole lode Luwtinent,"
lako 'im to de L?jg'ers, f guess *um putcb
im up." Here, we thought a clear ca*e
jr Chester, hut fortunately the affair
onled down without blooJslied or broken
kulls. Indications say that there is no
sck of mean 'limmon whiskey and rot
;ul on ha n<I in soma quarter, unknown
o us, and we may vert reasonably n
>e?t lively times Ixfore the close of the
lolidayt.
ui'
Eteeult of Cheap Working
From tpne to time during the present
fear has pne aod another of our $l?t?
L'reea sphered the arbitrary penally of
inrequiwd toil. Among theur are llie
Columbia Corv>Iinian,lho Spartanburg Kv
pre#*, the Anderson Appeal, the Colum
liia Patriot, the Aiken Pr**?, the Char
eston Ilecord, the Oraijg#burg Times, and
he Manning iboordsr. ; Their voices are
nule. The Kingstree Star is olfered for
mlo \ also a half interest irt the Chester
Standard. The nb.va dht of aewspaper
iiNpMions reveals the fact that the pre*'
itrugjjlo under no ordinary vieiseitodas.
The coat, euro and labor, requisite in
aewapaper pttblitiiiug, am too lightly ap
predated. Hut fow unacquainted with
.he weekly expense* of n printing oflhe
;an conceive of the re*pon*ibilitiee pi
lournaliaip. The items of labor, paper,
ink, wear of material, etc, etc , run up to
no mean mm during the year.
Tor thb Lancaster Ledger.
The Soath Carolina Conference.
' * >1 1 ' WITi"?
The South Carolina Conference of the
M. E. Churcb, South, convened in Mor
gar.ton, N. Cn on the 11th inat. Biahoj
[>avidS. DooOKTr,of Virginia, presiding,
After the uanal religion* exercise*, the
lliahop delivered an adlresa to the inem<
her* of the Conference.
IH ?> I
The uauai huaine** of the Church war
dwpatched with deliberation and care.?
Ureal harmony prevailed through the en
Ure peaaion.
? Uav. F. Mii.tow Kkmnrdy wat contin
ued Ibe Branding Elder of the Wade*
boro' D^trict.
Lancaster Village w? made a Slat lor
pad lUv.J. W. Unto Kit appointed to the
charge.
ltev. It L. J^acrift, was assigned (he
Hanging Kock Circuit; *n<J U?V. J.C
Urnier, l'laaaant (?ro?# Circuit.
The following rcioiuiion offered by He*
F. A. Moou adopted;
littolved, That in order to keep the
membership of our Church properly isi
formed end interested in the origin, in*
tory, progress, peculiarities end successes
of Methodism, that the 24th day of Mav,
the date of the conversion of John Wee
ley, he set Apart by this Conference for
annual services, to he celebrated by,gnr
mom, addresses, Siindgj School festivals,
or otherwise, in nil our charges to (hit
end.
The next Session of the Con^reoee
wfll be held in Abbeville, S C.
i ^WltAPUlC. I
r Etfongresaton&uj^V
SKX A.flL?W asiiinotoA^ Bit>ccflbersj
lit!?The feolton tax <inie11
IWi-, Murrell argued adveme^y, eonueting
rooin<alitfo?.er Weill' po?ilioft^^o^off%rv
] ed an amendment exempiiuclroin dutv
imported cotton ?lter April, 18G3. lie
ridiculed the idea of foreign competition,
ami ^pmcreted to ihow lyomnTAtieTtes that
the smallest cropa brought the highest
price#, tyr. Sherman argued for the ret
heal, maintaining that the war had piovad
that the United States had no monopoly
in cotton, and read letters from army otliCera
and other Nirlhoru nieu showing that
(he collou culture had resulted in absolute
tors. A continuance of the las must del
strop the cotton culture. Mr. Fessendon
opposed immediate nation. Mr. John
I son's amendment, applying the exemption
to this year, was amended by making (he
exemption applicable only to stock iu (lis
hands of producers,-and that np c'aiuis for
taxes already paid shall be entertained by
the cobrts. Mr. Johnson accepted the
tir?t amendment, hut rejected the encond
on the ground that, if the tax should prove
unconstitutional, the claimants should not
be refused a hearip^'. Mr. Conk) tng gHVH
notice c>f ar; amendment that the repeal
should nn'y apply to the Crop of 1SGH ?
The matter w nation postponed, and (lie
Senate went into Executive se&eiou an I
ndjotirued.
HOUSE.? Mr. Logan introduced a re
so) 111 ion appointing a committee for local
lug the capita! df the United Stales.
The Committee of Ways nnd Means
were directed to inquire into the expediency
of making legal tenders receivable as
customs to the extent of live per Cent, nnd
to repeal tin* legal toiider acts bearing on
Contracts.
Mr. Benjamin, of Missouri, offered a
resolution with a lengthy preamble, which
re* Ivm, 1st, that the House of Ikepresen
luiives will never consent to take one re
lro?.?<lri step from its advanced position in
prnVdliiig all; and promoting the cause of
equal rights; 2d, that l1to anecets of the
Kedonslructioo act, so lar, gives no reason
to doubt that under their provisions the
restoration of (lie rebel States will he?uc
cessfuily carried out and accomplished,
and they will he established on a l< yal
Iihms, and tliat, in the judgment of the
house, thvra i* no necessity f>r the repeal
of Iho?e laws. 1'!?? resolution passed, un
d*r the operation or the previous uuvatipn,
' V a strict party vote?yeas J 11, nays
^XVATT? ? W asmivgtok, December
IT ? A resolution was introduced promo
live of a prompt ??tti?inent of- claims.?
I is the course of the debate, it was main
tainej that a counfip^ oUici-r* assumed
loo mud, jurisdiction.
Mr. Davis offered a resolution calling
for the aggregate expenditures of the
breedmen's Hireau since 1X05. Several
Shiiatora objected, a* much uf the disburse
meats were for while refugees; pending
the discussion tho morning hour expired
and the discussion im the repeal of the
cotton lax was resumed. Mr. Oonkling,
of New Vorlf. prooeiled to say that a
helping hand had beua extended to these
destitute coniruunitiys. The direct lax hail
been suspended in all tbe insurrectionary
States; the fax had heen retndvbd from
sugar, machinery arid other articles which
pertained to ski set ootminintiy. lie would
say now that it woqhl have been touch
better k>r these people if one uf the parties
uf this country nun the visible head uf the
OovcrrinlAnt h let thdrn afona ; if they
find stopped swaggering abMif, Snd laMring
stunt ^presentation in I'kugreev, and
<onm to work to build up their nap iter*
is hod section, they would to Jay have
i.?_ t 1 -- ? i?
ir-ru IHMUII ?l '?|#|Htirv NIIU Id WtlUllJ W Q. ?
Tf '.h?a l?* was taken off if worth! wipe
*?nt twcijly million* revenue, and they
kiT'-w not wberw to replace it. Mr G.
indicate* * d'apoaitkm to vole fur a reduc
ti vf the lax, but uia ntaiucd .that, the
proper course was to postpone the ti'll
null! February or March, when the Whole
object of revenue would be up; ami he
earn notice of bin intention lo make a
inution of ill at effect.
Morton aaiil that cotton sunuld not
he entirely exempt from tlie hurtens of
eorornment. The diaeursion then a*anm
ml a political tarn, when thy Sonata went
inio Hxeculife mm'oii and then smIj >urw
e<l A.
UOUSli.? A her the general buiiaeas,
> Mi. Stevens introduced a hill regarding
p reconstruction. Objection was made and
the liilf waa pnatpnned. Thla alrera
the protiaion requiring majority ot the
reg aterml vt>t? ra fur lit* now constitution
lo a majorly of lite votea cvat. The
second section provide* for the election of
representative* at the time of the election
1 on the constitution, who ?hn!f t-tke their
seals at the eesaton succeeding the one at
> which their Stale* ere admitted.
Section third provides that uutil a new
apportionment, the States ahall l e lepra
1 s?*tited aa follow* : SmllTt Carolina six,
' two of whom ahsll be oleiMed hy theStale
at large; North Carolina iglil,ooe to be
> etattod by the State *4 large ; ItAocgia
eight,one at large; Honda QUO*. Alabama
eight, two at large; Mississippi aix,
n* at large; Louisiana aix, one at large ;
"Y. ??,* five, oire at large; Arkansas three.
No number ia given for Virginia, *
. The itsd^iary Commute* era oireeted
to continue their exam meltons regaid.mg
the Maryland republican government.,
1 SENATE?WAAHI.notov, Jteee-nber
i 1^.?A memorial from tWNnrfolk Hoard
of Trade In fhfofaf thy repeal ofthl tetit
| lull m> wnn |iieiolliri|, | iih r?|mM ill |Mf
^ro<io4i i** w*a ilwooaand, nitar wlirob the
' jjyrfl^Mtt na?aaakra regarding (ieneral
j Hancock waa whan, amid ennatdera
. hl? confusion regarding lit disposition, the
NehaU adjourned.
IUHJSK ?In the House a h!H for fin
| r.-'iaf of ?i>l<hera who < I Mori*'I ??? report.
mI h? ih.i MWimrf iioniiuiUea, and pro
rokcd considerable discussion. It a??
contendsJ that it restored officers who a<
' ftandoned the tJnto'n Tor the rebeT arnrty
at me eorntneucemertt vff the war'.
The linau want Into CaatmiilM on
the State ofthe Union until tha IVaaMnnl'i
,\l.-Mai{ai>B General Hancock wag raooir
a I, which.waa read in aoiaa confusion an I
ordered td be print#J. j , , j.
Tha consideration of tha Recoaatruetioti
bill was ordered to be resume].
I
. - - ?-? ... Ji *
? wl^Hard H'?vp nonce of ah litlJI*
tional taction, authorising the convention!
to ti(i MM. >roviai.nnl government*.??
Mr. Sfeyenf-withdrr:* the section of tbe
bill ittcreaKinjj the representation from the
Southern JfeMtea, and the bill ?tm passed
,bvv,? vote *flf one hundred nml four to
thirtV'eCVen. A strict party Vote. The
bill, n? pataed, provide* that a majority
of vote* cast shall he sufficient to ratify
I the ne?v coualtltnioh*, and that, at lie
' time of voting on the constitution*, the
I member* of Congress *hall be elected ac?
l _ _i wiLii V.I
curomg iu me *j|'wi;r?infij?m uisiriri*
they existed in? jJle lAhik officer
who make* return* of vole* on the roo?
stitutions shall, give Q^rUfientes to the Coti*
grp??men. , ? 41 J. ?I t
The President'* Message i* highly laudatory
??l Muucook'e Order No. 40, end
conclude* : "I reepee! fully sop gent to
Congress the propriety of eoitte public recognition
of General Hancock's patriotic
conduct. II not to him, to the frieods of
lew end justice throughout the country.
Of sueh hu ect hb hit, et such a time, it
in hut tit thAt the dignity should ho vindi*
ceted end. the virtue proclaimed, no ihet
it* ve'ue as an exai.ii le ftiay not be lont
. v .4 I* ,*tti * tt
to the hatlon.
nut " -i'. t
Low Price of Property in Alabama.
Moxtoomkhy, nci?ei^h?-r 10?At a
Sheriff'* hete to?J?v of rest estate, railroad
stock, etc., sold at remarkably low
figure*, lend five to twenty cents per
aero, er><l railroad atocks at ten cents oa
the dollar. '
A Teat Question.
Mo^toomsht, December 18 ? Mr.
kimouur, the Sherill, no called, of Mobile.
wh-j here yesterday, A prisoner iu his
Cintodv has *a*4 out a writ 6e k ib'tii eor?
pun in Judge Itusteed'a Court, alleging
that he in restrained of his libcrtT by a
man who i* not a legal officer. This iu?
voire* the whole question of the constitutionality
of the Reconstruction acts.?
Granger thinks that the acts will he decided
to he unconstitutional, and the prin
oOor',or<}i!re(1 to bp *at at liberty.
Appointment of a Na^ro aa Juatice of
Peace in Alabama.
Mostuomsky, Deoemher 18?Albert
Smith, a freerlman, ha1* bean appointed
by Oeftrral l'opo a Juaticu of the Peace
in Tuacalooaa, Alabama,
Eartbquike at the North.
Nmv Yokk, l>ecember 18 ?A aevare
pmrti:<jtj>?tce wm felt tItts morning, letting
twenty seconds. It cxtenda-i through the
i New Kiil'IiwkI Htatn* and Canada, and aa
far aeutli ?j White Hail. '
The Goorgia Convention.
AtLani a. 1) ceniber 1 8.?An or<linance a
wh? introduced In Convention thia morn?
ttivr l<> vacate all State olbcera after the
tirat of January neat, until (bled, by Oeocrnl
Pope, the Convention'* orJuieoce or
rv popular role. A logo number of relief
mb?*ure* were inth>HuceJ Standing committee*,
with sixteen In number, were announce*,
bet three negroes boiog on I be
coiumiUoea t|,
Atoanta, Daeeiwbt-r 17.? A resolutioa
aa. introduced to prevent Jiacrimiuat^pn
bjr, common carrier* on account of color}
alto a resolution recommending the removal
of Governor Jenkins, **\iJ the appointment
of liulfnek, of ll'chmmut.
Atlanta, f)efe?ii>V*r 19?Tlia Con-i.
awnt'nn v?h? occupied all <| >y irt rnrftidin
in if lha ?*uu?i< riffurml oo \a*t?rd*jr
' coinin*tidi(i|{ to I'upa tba mioot,
' ul <>f <? ?r?>riioi Jpiikwia. It v%* finally
adopted, lnii Without the recoiumeiiJfc?
lion of h iucce?*bf. '
Ii A 'i' itS s T.
9KV\TK. ? W A^IIISBTOS, Il'MUlW
20 ?A'tt-r tb? ititO>dn<*ion and reference
of noma iiiiimporimii.*ra?oiutioii?( tlia (la*
b?ie o? the cottoni,** v?a? returned.?
\Y.de and wild *i?w* were ex pre teed,
whan, w nlioiit taking action, or rexjiinf
ilio amend ttnly fkMC.in?irli'crton litll, tlia
Senate went into Kxecutive eaaioa end
: adjourned
l b" veto of the bill .etrikiog tlia won)
nh.t" ft (mm L>wtri?t ordinance* did not
come iu to-day. There it aotne difference
of oplrtfnn, Wit itiA preemption ft that
litis withholding of tbo veto amount# to a
1 pocket veto. 'i ?.?i r' . i. sit
, A couiti to day indicate* that tha biii
for the rtpt-I <>i the ruityn tax, list] ibe
vote been ul?n, would have failed by two
Volet. An ultimate Modification of tha
lax i? probable,-but K will hardly apply
to ibis vear'e-cfruan -W
,
I "W . ? a W a
The Georgia ConventionAAaxti,
December 20.?The Convention
p*V-ed an ordinance today ta tevv
and collect a tat of one-arxiaaiith efeM
per cent, k also re<| tiraa the Siete Tree'
kurer to advance $40,000 to tha duburej
lug dllicvr of ibe Convention.
AlLASTt. flee. "0 ?Vli? flAfnmiuina.
?r ?ent |o Mille.lue*ille l>r lit* Cn?**?'5o*
| | ?.o $40 000 from tlie HttrteTreefettry
to fMbrftt tipntM Hm tot areed end M
parMM 'J be buue TlttMNC
' ?*i<) that he we? under bond* not la. p*/
,<4Ul joy of the public roonie* except on a
wurrnnt ruined by (he ftofeMrer. The
VP tnnde PO eppfcelteil *?
Ooeefnof Jen km*. The Kmiim* Coin'
mi 1 tee bee Uded t# ee*<**u? ? Joe* *
| meet the Conventum expeeeae ? >tb <W'
,? . eA
The Cltil "Rights BUI in *eW1e-*?f.
, jT ' dr -Hoftoft Found GttiHy.
\ \fobHc, fteebtohor Tmt triei 0/
iMeyor Horlon, |N?f>d*e appointed, for *
??#4?Won U the OnUtKieine Hill, in the
!c*%4 of Arcl|i< Joho?'>n b??
' conr(ii<f?*o. Vii* wm o<5c*?T<"?n*<l by
'VhfW/jA! b.^ninlifnont of?*!d Johoaato
'from th* e??v. Tlift cim ? *r2.n?d bftM*
Jud?r* BiMKMd, o/ th? U. *. D rtri?t
< li?? ciu? ?rok?<i con*i<iar?l>U
ioleresl ib<? A of
| jjuJiv ?m r?n>!?re<), ?n<l Ibft Major Mil
t.nc'eJ lo pay a (U of *?M).
' ?* MW ?_Mft_' ni |'.J?|
I TIliC \lAUKliT8. ,
Charimtox,". l>?r?anb*r iAd.- V?H?
| ran**) from 13 U> 15 c?ftU p?r
1,* Now YorH, |>4<M?nt*r if J ?Co'ion ft
I ibftd'i *?'*? 1800 hat?*? 13 1-3
ftii'fli 5-i c?n^l. Out* 133.