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RO^?IT *O?$ft Viw*it*W r&R&S^tyr ^?ii^ption, w w'O.. JJ O Li LA RS per atin?ni st.'lctiy in a-.h-ance [ for six : ?: y.t?'OnthSr On?" DoJUr. ''l^^Advertisements inserted at $1 per lijuarc af (?tv linos o/- letts for t'ie ?rst iuserijoni Und -?U '-cents , Sor each tubx?quei?t insertion jg?Sr* O?flt'fir'i tfbticc* exceeding fee tines, 2V?'? .. VrVk of 'Respect,'- Cnmnii'?feations of a perso'nfU character, and Announcements of Candidates, tel!'1 v $e chargqf foras advertisements. jy^?T'' printing neatly and cheaply executed. Jfj&r lent catt Remade incurrency, or in pro |B)f ?t? m ? r k ? t rates. jBfe^v k f?ce?*ikjf compel* m t<&<&d!ure*$(rictly to S .juireinenti?foashpdyment. ,\ ^7lT?NS C. H., si c. :" . -TT- -"I i r \^rni*g,. January ?8, 1888. ? Dissolution., I Th? finn of ROB'T. A, THOMPSON & Co., is tins daj dissolved by mutual consent. All dobts duo tho omeo will bo paid to. Iton'i. ,A. THOMPSON. Ho.vrUl also pay all V demands against tho'firtu. t " R.obERT YOUNO will fill out all ssutracts already entered into fer advertisements and subscriptions. He will.nlao continuo th? bus. iucss sn his own aocount. ROB'T< A. THOMPSON, ROBERT YOUNG. January 1, 1808. To the ?ablio. Last wcok's edition announced tho termi nation of Col. THOMPSON'S long connection with tho COURIER. Tho failure of health, and a pressuro of other business, necessitated such a movement. That wo regret his withdrawal, wo have no hesitancy in saying, having been connected witli him for several years. It was under him that wo loamed tho art of typo-setting, and nftorwards wore employod by him as a jour ? J V m ui printor ; more recently wo havo boon assooiatod with him in tho publication of tho OOURIBR. Our associations f Uh him havo boen of a most pleasing and ngrcoablo charac ter, and his genuine worth and integrity have . over won our respec t and esteom. In his re tiromont, may peace and prosperity attend him! j To our readers, who have so long oujoyod Iiis, torso ard graphic stylo, and aro witness to his sincero desires to promote tho interests of his State and District, as well as to eontributo to their edification, wo can only say that his plaoo will bo supplied by ono fully equal .to. tho task, and whoso talouts ure well descrviug encbdragoinoht. .' With tho now year, wo will renew our ef forts to make tho COURIER worthy tlie sup port of tho District at largo. Tho size, to .l__.g?j>hcr. With tho quantity pf. reading mutter it contains, make it .the ohoupest District p i per in the ?r'uito. Thanking our friends for past patronage, we hopo iu future to merit the same. ROBERT YOUNG. Salutatory. * * * " Instruct how hard tho medium 'tis to hit, 'Twixt too much polish, and too coarse a wit, A vulgar scribbler oortes stands disgraced, In this nice age whon all aspire to tasto.') That wc "duly approoiato tho honor whioh the worthy Proprietor of tho COURIER has seen fit to ask, is but too fully evinced by this re turn of acceptation, together with the assu rance on our part, that no pains or efforts shall bo spared to muko it what it has boon-a me dium welcomed by its pitrons. Upon assuming tho editorial department, a deep conviction of tho cares and responsibili ties whioh await us, more especially nt this timo, half dissuade us from au undertaking, whioh, uudcr other circumstances, might prove so pleasant ?iid agreeable-wanting, ns wo do, that age and cxperionoo, which wc hope in a degree to supply by caro and assiduity. And whilst wo would exhibit no disposition to shirk the. dangore and difficulties whioh threaten, entertaining as vre do, tho highest regard for 't.hat manly qualification-independence which oan al?no ..tty tho soul for every noble . enterprise of humanity and greatness, wo would fain rely mi an impartial publie for that ouco?ragomont and support which our.eqn-. diret doservos-claiming no distinction what flyer, bUt that our merit may originate p^>''. To ?ator to public taste roquircs a nicety and pre?isioh wo inuch fear we do not possess, but with a just attention to public affairs, wo j ; . shall endeavor on every occasion to aot sincere* ly and gcnorou3ly. Thc hew year is pregnant iatfv with groat ovontSj upon tho results of which, . our lives and our proporty depend. lit be ! hooves us. then us mon, koonly alive to tho is . sues, boldly to assort, and support those prin ciplos whioh best subserve our well being, and v repel with just indignation those forms with :>'".. which solf-aggr?ndizom?ht, fanaticism and ig noranco ontronoh therrtsolvcs. Politics wo dis?ard, in u great' m?isure, ns (heir latent and insidious operations reeall many glootny and repulsivo associations; pro ^ . posing, inrjiou theroof, the latest and most re liable news from al) quarters, particularly that ( -jphioh will contribute to tho dovoloptng, aud ??Vtornafy huprovin our own mountaing homes ' v. lyn?,wmw?n:y\: .::..-'rt:rjMm?},^^^^^^^iV'^'v? 'Tis Hmo. Pato wliispora tho struggle will soon bo ovor. Aaa* although wo hav? wopt, uud still ilO weep, o'er smouldoring ruius oud sad b?roavomouts, Jet us, " stilt aohlevelrig, still pursuing," strive to recuperate our Icjsfc, iutcrcsts .aud oiiorgies. Truo thc past has boen fraught'with'disaster, rtnd tho picsorit almost with despair, yet who eau say tho lu turo is portentous of evil ? Tho bright streaks .vhioh now and again soiutillutnig above the distant horizon; foreshadow something of pr?s tino prosperity. FUrthcV domo ns trat iou wo forbear. WHITNER SYMMES. ! The Convention. Tho "Congressional Reconstruction Con vention " assembled in Charleston, on tho 14th instant,, pursuant to General CANHY'.S order. Proceedings, up to tho latest dato, wore tomporary. A quorum boing present, a permanent organization was expected on tho morrow. A. G. MACKEY, of Charleston, i's likely .to be tho President. AU aro anxious to seo tho aots aud doings of this body, who are to framo a new Constitution for South Carolina, Imnugtation. . :V ,. . This interesting enterprise, is progressing slowly but suroly, under tho superintendence of General WAOKNKR. This oncrgetio gen tleman in his roport to His Excellency Gov ernor Oatt, exhibits tho progress and success of tho Bureau, which shows tho arrival ot upwards of three hundred immigrants within tho borders of our State. Wc welcome thom, aud hope many others will soon follow. This is a project which should, receive tho encour agement of Our oitizons genorally, and every excrtiou made to facilitate it; as, without the influx of a hardy, reliable and industrious population, our Stato can novcr recover hoi lost prosperity. , Sec report on first pago. Davidson College. This flourishing institution, situate in Meek lcnburg County, N. C., offers rare ndvantagci to young mon who aro plodding thc hill o science. Tho institution is the best endowed and therefore, tho most stable in tho Southon country. Its location, in a region romarkabh for its healthiness, removed from thc tcmpta tions of town, add greatly to its other advan taged. Messrs. KENNEDY, NV. H. VKIINKU and J. S. VEUNER represent Piokcus Distric in this institution. Should such schools o instruction bo moro liberally patronised, th standard of education would bo elevated, um in a few years most beneficial results accru to tho country. .; Circular Letter. Wo , lay before our readers this week, th Circular Letter of Gen. lt, K. SCOTT, Assi; taut Commissioner and Bureau officer for tli District of South Carolina. The documOr discusses, at length, tho results of the pat year's lubor Of the freedmen^ and a cours? V commended to bo pursued by tho planters f< tho present year. Ho gives n preference I the paymont of wages in money at tho end i the year, ; as best calculated to soouro tho li bor of tho employ?e, and also says thut tl contracts made on tho Sea Islands and con woro moro liberal than those of tho uppi oountry. Wo arc of opinion that tho free people of tho up country, notwithstandit thoy wero paid with a portion of tho oro have more to show for thoir past, year's wor and, from tho amount of stealing and pilf< ing below, more iu store for their future sit sistoncOjthan their low-country friends-ma: of them, in mir own und adjoining District exhibiting more of a disposition to rent lau than be hired to cultivate them, which pla i ly shows -tho .independence acquired in t last year., Tho Bureau department, we thin could bo dispensed with, and .only wish t Grunt system of contraction could exort influoncc hero. If tho-colored man is to v His own discretion, without any restraint advice whatever, in thc highest aud most : ore.d privilege conferred on tho most intel gent of our race, ho is certainly qualified exercise his own'judgment iu those little in tors to which ho attaches far grcator imp tunco, ond to whioh his oyes and other orgi ore over opon-moat and broad, for instant The Charleston Courier. Tho Prospectus of tht? valuable Daily n Tri-Weekly, for 1868, is on our tablo. ? long period of its existence, despite tho mu tions of fortuno and timo, well testifies its s oessful and liberal support. It offers raro duoements to those subscribers on whoso p tho war has closed with a large indebted ni surrounded as many of them are, by moro cont losses and misfortunes. On this subj) tho.Proprietor touches thus : "Wo aro able to wait for tho adven better times, confident, as we are, that wi prosperity returns to the land thoy w ill oin fully meet their obligations. To ull such, cordially extend an invitation to renew tl ssubsoription." District Court Tho first quartorly session of tho Dist Court, for 1868, will oonvono on Mon next, the 20th instant. ? . < 'ttin In New York, on tho 14th, Col was quoted at "16} to 17 eonts por pound Gold, 471. Read the new advertisements wi appear in,this paper. yk J iu???tho loxt of Tho whiV^V??^? -??VU by Congress aud soul to tho Protdu&ntr v lie it enacted etc, ', That from and oftor this dato, UO din tilled Spirits shall be withdrawn or removed from any wa rob o uso, fur the puf posos of transjRirtation, rectification; oluhgc of paokago, exportation, or for auy other pur poso whatever, until the full'tax on aubh spir its shall hsvo boou paid; and: all Aots-nnd parts of Acts inconsistent with tho provisions horcof'aro hereby repealed. - .y i , ., Aa officiai letter froui Qom. Howard states that tho Bureau disbursements from January V, 1805, to January 1, 1808, woro $5 9?9',V OOO,'and tho amount on lund 35,780,000. ?Th?) proceedings in tho Supreme Courtis attracting intenso interest. Thc impression' that tho Bc??li will decido ndvorsly to thc constitutionality of tho Reconstruction' Acts gains ground Judgo Black moved that a doy bo appointed for hearing cv parte Me .Cordie, but Mr. Stanberry objected tonrguiug the caso on behalf of tho Oovornuicnt, -be cause ho hud written un opinion sustaining the.other sido. Tho mutter, was doferredj up-, on .Staiibqry?, ^yuj^stirtu, until. ^?OJ-CJO^II, I mont could arrul^t^!?ppoiirt?y,??iii,b -b?h^r ..o>unscl..,/This oo^o^. lhut..'o,f Cjd*- "MpCard^, the editor of a Violisburg paper, who was itu prisotidu" by order.of a military commander. A decision is looked for at an oarly day,-;nnd j tho impression is pretty general that a writ : will bo granted which would virtually sc't osido the law. A second case involves tho constitutionality of tho law by which Congress authorized the sale of captured property, Ai d' directed tho proceeds to be paid into tlio Treasury, nt the same time providing that tho oilplants might, nt thc end of two years, bring suit for recovery through thc Court of Claims. Tho oase conics up through tho action of the owner of a lot of cotton who brought suit di rectly aguiost the officer making tho seizure. This hitter person pleads tho law ns his de fence What is known as tho Virginia ouse affects tho mode in which Congress can- pro coed in ratifying the contract'between ''lilli' States. It comes into court on motion of the parties residing iu Virginia, and claiming that tho cession of tho Counties of Berkley ajid Jefferson to West Virginia is not valid, although, ratified by Congress. Tho Stutc(pf West Virgiuia provided for receiving those Counties upon thc conseut of Virginia boihg giveu. This consent was obtained, and Con gress was asked to ratify tho contract, but lm toro tho action of the body was consumiuht^, Virgiuia withdrow her consent j but Coiigrbss paid no attention to this action, and proceeded to ratify tho agreement. Virgiuia elaims'th'ut suoli action was unconstitutional pud cvqp)es now before the Supremo Court to test it. . V^. Tho following States have adopted tho Comit?-. tutioual Amcnduiout known n<* tho fotirtnoutt? .rtiui? ; Now Hampshire, Connecticut, Ten nessee, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, Now York, Ohio, Illinois, Wost Virginia, Kansas, Novada, Missouri, IudiuUa, Minnesota, \\;is cousin, Michigan, Massachusetts und Nebras ka. internal revenue rccoipts to d *y $508,000. WASHINGTON, January ll.-In thc Sen ate, Mrs. Jessie Fremont's petition, for resto ration of property in Sun Francisco, taken by military authorities, was presented. .jjilr Sunnier presented a petition from the negroes of Fulton and Fuller Counties, Georgia, {jet ting forth their miserable condition j.andaby lng relief. Sumner* introduced a resolution'' relative to thc Constitutional Amendment, which was referred to the Judiciary Commit tee. Thc House devoted the day entirely to speeches. Thc Agricultural Department has promul gated tho following : Tho returns relativo to cotton, iudieuto fully 20 per cont, aggregate incrpaso over tho crop of last year. Tho ac tual crop of T80?, as sold and shipped,"ma king duo allowance for receipts of tho previous crop and amount, not sent forward, on thc 1st of September, 1807, was nearly 1,900,000 bales ; while tho estimate of this department in October, 1800, was 1,885,000 bales. Thc tital estimates, made in. view of all (.hade partment data, as well as outside information) is placed at 2,340,000 hales, . - ^ <,. .. Tlio House Committee on .Reconstruction', this afternoon, agreed upon a bill, to.be, re ported on ??on?ay/'d^ol^lfrg '{Hal ')0f m no civil governments in the lately, rebellious States, and tho provisional governments shall not bo recognized ns valid or legal, either by tho-executive or the judiciary authority of tho United States. In order to tho speedy, en forcement of tho several reconstruction laws, tho General of tho army is authorized to re move all officers now employed, and appoint others for tl?? performance of all nots required by those statutes ; to tho end that tho people of tho saidsovoral States may speedily organize civil governments, republican in form, ahd re stored to their political powor in tho Union. Tho General of tho army is also empowered to romovo all oivil officers, and appoint others in their plaoes. So muoh of tho Reconstruc tion Acts, as authorize tho President to detail tho military commander, or romovo othoifB, is roponlcd. Tho bill; diWlaros it unlawful for tho President to ot???'tityr' part of tho.army or navy to assist by force Qf arms, the milita ry of theso prOVisiohal governments, to' op pose or obstruct the authority of tho United States. Tho bill f?r thor declares, that this intorfotcnoo by any person, with an intent to provont by foroo the oxooution of tho ordors j of tho Gonoral of tho army, shall bc hold to x . I .* ? uo'uu.gh misdemeanor", and that tho party guilty thorcof, on 'convl?tion, sholl bo fiuod not oxoooding $5,000, and imprisoned uo?px oceding two years, Tho bill ropealu all parts of 'iho Jtoooostruotion Acts, inconsistent with tho abovo provisions, Stovous voted against tho bill in oommittco, assorting that it was intended to eloot Grant. ;?. WASHINGTON, January 18.-In tho Son ato, a bjll authoriaiogVtho salo of Harpof's Korry', was introduoel \ also rcdu?iug tho Fedoral anny. Tho Judioiary Commit^oo has heon required to reporta bill regulating itii peach DI cut trials. Information from the President, regarding Burlingame's Chinese mission, hus boon demanded. The Seorctary of tho'N*avy has boort. asked whether t.horo are not surplus funds oni^tyind, whioli could be advantageously oonvoyod into tho Troas uiy. * A bill amending tho Constitution, so os to provide a tribunal to adj udioato differences between'the Government and tho'States, was token up, hut tho Senato wout into executive session, und adjourned. In thc House, hills were iutroduced, estab lishing a bureau for tho' relief of freedmen ; doubling bolligerent,rights of tho United States; requiring two-thirds ,of.Abo Supreme Court to .prquounue luyvs unconstitutional; for tho pas sage of 'u'tariff l/UKas/pon us. possiblo ; ?o? , strutting-a railroad, bridge across tho-Ohio, at Paduoah ; to futid the national debt; pro tooting American citizens abroad ; declaring tho.fourteenth artiolo. Tho spoakor sui..lil ted a communioutiou from tho war depart ment, asking transportation South for certain provisions. Tho rules were'suspended-116 to 41-for the introduction of un additional reconstruction bill. [Telegraphed Saturday.] The bill will bc debated to-morrow and Wed nesday, when a voto will be taken. Tho . mi uority uro pledged to make no dilatory mo tions. A bill was introduced and passed, ran kiug live Judges of tho Supreme Court a quo rum ; requiring two thirds of a full bench to make valid any action infringing diroctly or indirectly thc laws of Congress ; and should thc District Courts decision affect in any way tho constitutionality or validity of tho laws, sufd decision shall ho ocrtificd to by the Su preme Court ; and unless two thirds >f a full bench concur, said decision shall stand re vised. The vote stood 116 to 39. Adjourn ed. Tho Senate to-day, after executive session p isscd tho resolution reported from tho Com. uiittec oil Military Affairs, declaring thc roa sons of tho President for removing Stanton from tho WTar Department insufficient, opd that they do not, therefore, concur in tho oct of suspension. Thc vote on tho passage of the resolution stood yeas 35, nays 6. Sonator Thayer will introduce a bill, to morrow, to reduce thc number of Major-Gene rals to? four anlof Brigadior-Genorals to nine. Tho object of whioh is to legislate ont ol commission Maj. Gen. Hancock and Brig, Gen. HoM?seou. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-In tho Senate, a petition was presented for an oppropiation tc chnrtor a vessel and buy provision for tho suf fering poor in Swcduh. ? resolution provi ding for gradually reducing the army; bill; removing political disabilities fvom Patton; amending thc Act for thc safety of traveller by steamers, &c, reducing tho number of Ma jor and Brigadier-Generals ; restoring land: confiscated'by States latoly in rebellion, a nc Davis' amendment to tho Constitution, provi ding a tribunal to determino Constitutiona questions, wcro discussed, when onti-contrac tion was resumed and discussed to adjourn ui:;ut. The Conventions. . R?TiKlUIl. N. C., January 14.-Thc Stat< Convention met to-day, agrocably to General Canby's order, in Common's Hall. 85 dele gates answered to their names. A temporary organization ' was effected by oalling R. W King, of Lenoir, to tho Chair, and appointing J. II Andrews, of Raleigh, Secretary. , . CriAur.KsroN, S. C., Jan. 14.-The Con volition, composed of 53 whites and 6i colored, met, in pursuance of-'Gen, Canby'i order, ot noon to day. 92 delegates, consti tuting a quorum, w^re present. Thos. J Robertson, of Columbia, was chosen t?mpora ry Chairman. Tho day was consumed iu ex animation of thc credentials of delegates. A pormauont'org?t?zati?n will probably bo effect ed to morrow. Tho choice for pormanon President lies botweon Collcotor A. G. Mack ey,.pf.Charleston, and B. F. Whittoinoro, i Massachusetts mun hailing from Darlingtoi District. Thc proccediugs to-day wore quie and orderly. ----* . ?- -- CaY- Gov. Iluight, of California, in his in augural, says tho propriety of admitting tin blacks to suffrago,. belongs to each State, t< determine for itsolf; had Congress been nhl to control this subj cot, both negro an i Chi nose suffrago would probably havo boon forcee upon the people of California, against tho wil of tho majority, who, Ignorant of tho effect! of such legislation, would havo inflicted upoi us evils actually intolerable. So far ns Cali fornia is concerned, thc people of this Statt have expressed their opposition, both to nogr< and Chinese suffrage. Rhodo Island was founded by Dr Wolf and other Afrioan slavo traders, wh< made immonso fortunes from tho business. It wuBorig'ip^jy. JtnQ'Wti as Providehoe Planto ti?nyand was tho - range of : so*.many thiovos robbers and such outlaws, that it was namoi lloguo's Island, and likely would have beet thus named to this day, had not the engrave who mado tho first map of it for sohool pur poses changed it to Rhode Island, for somi reason known to himself. -^.^ Convention. CoUsidorablo*?*^./ jf on oxista in ro? lianoo to tho poweraH? fifo Ro?Otistjuiotion Convention : v Tho following artl?lo from tho *' Olmrlostou Now?,'' indicates, in a nut sholl, tho pow* ora with whioh this Anomalous body; is inves ted, and boyond whioh it cannot logully go*. . H Vow .persons seem to understand what powers aro granted to tho convention which is ordorod to ussomblc in this oity on tho l4th i nato nt; and asa natural oonsoquonoo, a mun bor of alarming rumors aro already in circu lation. Ono of tho mildest reports is that tho Convention will depose all tho judges in the State with the exception of two;.and another points to a moro thorough reversal of tho relations between tho white und the black I thai) has boon attempted by. tb? conventions 1 of ?ithor Louisiana .or Georgia. .There is but one wiy of meeting tho ru , mors that havo been concocted, and of mu i king harmless those that will bo hatched as I the, day of meeting draws ueur ; aud that way , is by knowing and comprehending whut aro tho powers of tho con\ention, and what work it ia authorized to do. . Tho convention will assemble by order of .fche (yonup anding. .General, in .conformity with the Reconstruction acts. Those uro the sourco of thc authority of tho convention, and they defino olearly whut duties that bpdy shall per form. Tho supplementary net says that tho convention 'shall M frame a constitution and civil government." This will bo tho one great work of tho convention ; and thero is j no limitation as.to tho character of tho --Con stitution and civil government" except that they shall bo in conformity with, tho Consti tution of the United States. Bnt when tho , constitution is framed it has no immediate force. It must, bc ratified by tho registered J voters in tho State, and it must bo submitted to and approved by Congress, before it has any binding power whatever. j The ooo volition cannot legislate; it eau ohango no laws; it can mako no removals} it can mako no appointments boyond those-of oflicers of its own body; it o innot levy taxes except for tho one purpose of paying tho sala ries of its delegates, officers, and agents ; it can only frame a constitution, which constitu tion will not in any way chango our condition, or affect our position, until it has boen duly nccopted by Congress. Those arc the powers of tho convention un der existing orders ond laws; and unless these orders and laws aro modified or changed, the convention cannot go beyond tho limits which havo been marked out for it by thc acts of Congress which govern reconstruction." R nco MST ii uc NON -Tho Washington cor respondent of the " Now Y?fk Times," wri ting on tho 7th, says : "Tho country may confidently expect new and important legislation on tho reconstruc tion question at an carly day. Tho resolution of Mr. Upson and tho significant amendment of Mr. Iloutwo.ll, both members of tho Re construction Committee, yesterday, indicate that that Committco is in sympathy with the objoots of tho resolution. It now looks as though a bill would-be reported creating one grand military district of tho ton Southern States, with Gon. Grant in chief command, giving him all power over tho sub-military district cornmaiders, even to their appoint ment and roinoval, as well as to tho revis ion or approval of their action. Some pro jcotof this-character will unquestionably be agreed upon as necessary to counteract tho effect cf thc interference by tho President, heretofore and hereafter/' Tim LAHOR QURSTION-The Colnmbus (Ga.) " Sun " in un article on tho subject of " Hiring for the Next Year," says :. " At this timo last year, mid during thc Christmas week of 1805, a freedman could not pass through bur streets without being asked c'vory few yards of his progress if he " wanted to hire;" planters, or thier agents, stood nt tho corners and entered into lively competition for thc services of thc frecdrnon. Rut now nothing of this sort is soon. Negroes desirous of hiring aro to bo soon congregitcd in much smaller numbers than usual, but planters to cngago thom uro seldom to bo found. Wc understand that tho wages con tracted for uro not more than half the sums agreed upon for'Inst - year, and that all the planters aro greatly diminishing thicr force. Low ns aro tho wages for whioh the freedmen oan bo engaged, the demand is not near equal to tho supply of labor." JKay According to tho "Now Orleans Times," nt tho brokers'1 dinner in that city, thc toast was given : " Goncral Hu tier-tho t-nly living representativo of the wealth of Now Orleans." g?&* Ex-Atternoy-Goneral, Joreniiah S. Blaok, is preparing an argument to bo pre sented to tho Supremo Court, by whioh ho oxpeots to secure a decision declaring old Vir ginia to be a Stute in tho Union, and thus to decide tho unconstitutionality of tho Recon struction Acts. KNbxviritYE, tfanuary 10.-Judgo Frogg, of tho United Stales District Court for Ton? nossco, pronounced tho law enfranchising tho blacks null and void. ?agr Tho newspapers jo the TWT? Military District, say that tho coopto are jubilant at ?ibo removal of Popo, Vbo satrap of that Dis trict. They hail with plonsuro tho appointment of Gon. Mead os his suoocssor, whoso record on tho field of battle is stained by no cowardly o mduot, whioh is regarded as ono ovldonoo of a magnanimous man. bf* lA?k," tho N York corespondent of tho "Charleston Courier," furnishes tho follow ing paragraph In roforonu? to the temper of tho Northern people nt this timo t Th? Northern niiud is considerably affooted by tho reports willoh have reached us th?s* fpw days concern tug tho poverty-stricken regions- ' of tho South, and tho moss ?f ?ur population, aro somewhat aggrieved nt the unsatisfactory turn things hove taken in thc oir?m States. Thoy unwittingly look to Washington, with its Congress, i s Executive Bureaus, otc., and c ur ot help blumin'.'ono and hil concerned with tho Southern reconstruction business, for tho manner in which the material welfare of the South is retarded. Tho dissatisfaction ia growing stronger day by doy, tho moro so an ' tho fault lies entirely , and ex\|lusivejy witlt > th os J who ad minister the govern m ont of the country, bo it Congress ortho President..--. Thc Northern people cn matits entertain tho. most friendly feeling to tho South ; thoy arc not revengeful, and uttorly opposed to keep, ing tho South down just for the sake of keep ing it down. That principle is entirely an tagonistic to thc Northern feeling " Let by* goncs bo by gonos," is the tho general cryr but our rulers heed not, and run on it their mud, reckless career." . U[? JOHN II. SuuATr.-r-This individual, wb.o> appears to bo entirely forgotten si noe th? bte - trial, is still in confinement at tho Washing ton city jail* He spends bis time in reading, writing, uto., and appears' to he confident of proving Iiis entire innocence, if tried again, j .JACKSON, MISS., Jan. IO.-Tn tho Con vention a resolution was offered to appoint a committee of seven to memorialize Congress to em pi, wer tho Convention to vacate till civil! offices of tho State and appoint mon of ap proved loyalty, which was discussed at length,. ? and amended so as to instruct soid committee: to report to this Convention us soon ns practi cable. ATLANTA, Jan ll.-Thc convention was? almost exclusively occupied during the day's session in debuting various resolutions peti tioning Congress to reinovo tho present State olliccrs, or give the Convention fpowcr to do so with authority to fill the vacancies thus made. A general order appeared from Con. Meado this morning, validating an ordinanooto stay the collection of debts in Alabama to 1st of January, 1809, except claims for labor andi hire, adopted by tho Into Convention in that. State; the validation to take effect from to day There is 0 insider.d>le excitement here to night, over u roport on high authority, that Gov. Jenkins lins bom removed mid flen^ Dunn, formerly of Gou. Pope's stuff, appoint ed Governor. tikir Tho Tennessee Legislature has roterf to abolish all distinctions of color." TXO?], question now is whether the blacks arc to be b? 'ached or thc whites to bo painted. Tho Selma (Ala)' " Times," states that it is informed, on mod authority, that largo land holders iii Groeno County .aro Offoring to> give tho use of their plantations for noxt year ' to any ono that will agree to pay tho taxvS oii thom. I i i i i i -. H?Q?!?FTS Tho following persons have,poid on their sub script ion to tho Counitsn, ns follows, for 1H08 : Dr. S. W. Clayton, - - - $1 00 , Miss Angoline Neighbors,- - - 1 00 John Dowis, . . . , . . . i 00 John Hastio.' - - - T ; 1 00 Hains Oglosby, - . ' . -' ? ." '' 60 _lil-. ..- .' - --:J-i.L.j.MAU .. \ ..JliUlV M MUMED, en tho !2d day of January, Instant/ at tito residence of tho bride's father, by Elder. J? tl. Il'.MMN, Mu. lt. A. STEWART to Miss MOL-c LIB E.. oldest daughter of Mr; C. C. Parsons, Ml of Piokins. --, on tho ovontng of th? ?Qlh Instant, hy tho sono, Mn. M. C. WINCHUS?ER.te Mis? NANN.1U., daughter of Mr. Irtao Kico" all o? Piekcns. NOHCE. RUCKS BUT H I IV tt ? rHK UNDERSIGNED ls prepared to do all kinds' of BLACKSMITHING, at short notice, and ot? (ho most reasonable'terms. Alt work will receive* his personal attention. I also havo for . Salo,, 8,000 LBS. BAR IKON, assorted, siaos, rmoV best quality ; . i ', PINK LOT OP STEEL.'BORAX;,: . HOOP IRON, TRACE CHAINS^ NAILS, AXES, HOES, HOLLOW WARE, and LEATHER, . AU of willoh I .will setl' nt, pricos to unit ibo theos, or oxoh?ngo for Haw.. Hides oj^ Country ProduOo. such as f may need. ' " BS?* AU persons knowing thomrtolvou Indebted : will pienso come forward and settle ?pt and>hoe? having demands will prosont thorn for paymonfc. JA \?M HUNTER.*" Pondloton, 8. H., Jan. lo, 1808' l<U-8 : T. s. ARTHUR, ?TT?RWiV AT ll,-AWp GREENVILLE C. Hi, S, 0" W;|LL PRAQTIOI* In ?he BUlriots compo?. sing the Westorn Oiroult, .Ai.so,' IN vn> , '-' ? ' .' WJXITB*? -?TAt.w?: .ooim^?;, January 12. 180? 10 -' Om N?TIGE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ap,? plioatlon will be made to the1 Court of1 Common Pleas for the District of Plokensj or U a Judge or Chancellor at Clmmhors, to roohni'ter i the, V German Settlement Seqlety of Charles ton." y JW I WAIJUM.A, 8, 0>; Jup, 8,- 18?8. ? ..*d>'.- -