The Orangeburg news. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, April 27, 1867, Image 2
THE ORANGEBUKG NEWS,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
AT
O It A N G B BURG+ S. C.
Office of Publication on Market- trect over (he
Pout Office.
SAMUEL DIBBLE, Editor.
VIRGIL C. DIBBLE, Associate Editor.
CHARLES II. HALL, Publisher.
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Items.
nivcrsnhsts arc said to
Tho Univorsalista 'are laid to ho rapidly
leaving tho Radical party, boonuso they do not
helievo'in'?hdleSs f uiitehmehfr. ^ " \ ' U
Letters from th,c Libcral'camp, ?t Qdbretaiyi.
say Di;i? shot six'.gencralomcors dim sixtjSo'Wf
of a lessor grade, captured.''in I uobla,' in al
leged retaliation of* the October decree
It itistUUed "upon- very good ,authority, that.
Napoleon,is .endeavoring ,.to purelutse arms .in
the United States. :.The-chances are^ippareut
Ij favorable for war..on f,hp Luxembourg ques
tien. ^i^.iuaiMbwM ? ,Vwm
Kentucky, liKoiWise?nsinVq'?y?. its moinbers
of the Lbgislatftr'c -in gold. *This is only to a
very limired extent, n'i'eturn t?'spocie paynienls,;
and, i$v&^kv&'1i&$irV* T&ntMltoA; is the old
story?gold for the office-holders and paper for
the people. ' ;
Peacp. hot ween France aiul.Pru.staa, lb ^?i?fd
despaired of,. The Ifrqssuins are quietly arm
ing, preparing for .the expected shock of nrins..|
Tho warlike aspect of.things is causing consid
erable alarm on tho London Stock Exchange.
There is a tendency toward a financial panic.
A rumor is current that negotiations are in
progress" for the purchase of British' America,
including Vancouver's Island; and that the ditty>|
difficulty-that-appears-to--stop (-he-final oonsum
matiou of.tho bargain, .sopmstfo.bo. that Mr.
Seward insists upon" turning in "the Alabama
claims ns part payment of the purchase, t*>
which Lord Stanley1,"'the' English Secretary of
the Colonies, demurs.
DisritANClliSKMRNt.?The" opinion .of tlic
Attorney-General as to who are disfranchised
under the reconstruction act has not been pre
pared'yet. The "opinion is asked in view or the
recetit order of Goncral Sheridan excluding
certain chides of * citizen's frhin rcgisf Oringthcir
votes.?Baltimore Sun.
The Supreme Court have appointed Judges
?Nelson, Swaync nud Miller .as;! Committee, tq
arrange the forms and practice under the bank
rupt law, with Clinton Bice, of New York, iis
Secretary. Instructions have boon given to re
port the.same.at*.the. curliest practicable mo
ment.?..V; IV. Tribune.
^ ? ... "
CoLohei) Men Ymv. fo?.ax ?Kx-Ci?nvf.i)
K11ATK Oh'BlCKn IS PltKr'ftUKNCK To A BA 1)1
<\\L.?At the mtinicipul election' in Tu.scuinliiu'.
Ala... on the 1st. inst.. Major Sloss received
four-fifths"' of 'the cblorcd Votes for Mayor,
against the Radical candidate, who was ;i "Bu
reau fl'g'efit.' ' Major Slosjj was tinted.
?4n.?Y :in*P^>rIi**iq --r,>-,-,. 'irfi
Hon. TjtC Woathcrly has been summoned
to appear before the. .Judiciary Committee, in
Washington, ou thttJ^rsLMojiAlay, in. May next,
as** *itugssvi Ii<.. j^urmisod that he is tu be
questioned as to his vi.sttt.QrWa.shiijtgloii during
the winter, and tho*cewcTsatl6n reported in
the pap'e'rs.'ut the time, to haVc taken place
between himi*and President Johnson.
. : .' [nenUcttxvif?: Journal.
In.-Walkiug to and fro on-.the. curt h. r.nd'up
nnd dowu in it.. round and about the "?Cent re
of Gravity ,".1 discovered a newly-made gvnyc
?and Ott ilie ?Monument Uvp following .siinpje iiir
seriptioii:. . v - .
<kto the MKMQItvJt)? FQ?1L IT.EniT.
**** %ed Jun?n'ry TfiP, lStiTI'1 ?'?'' ? '? I
Wp^esirc you to publish this that the nu
meroua. friends ' "tiiid"' 'juWifrers "of' "POOB
CR^mT.',' Aiiny know that he has'gone the
way of aB.tli'c, earth. For they arc asking for
him ill all the1 stores,'and-in all places of trade
everywhere.* ' Yours, '? e, W.
-tMyvtW itb >i? tali t?--i\ii,. j ;... j ]...-,.
An- ".Aram's Notions ^ovr. J^quamty.?
'?WluVt do you think of eiptality ?" I asked an
Arahchiof one day. '-Do you believe thai all
men are. equal '/"
"TOhout d'ouhf^'i-auf'lie^ & incii Me
equali\% the fingers of the hand I
Showing me his slim nervous hand, lib cdh
tinued: .
'?Behold !" said he, "look at these five lingers;'
thoirjgrigin is common; they cannot be parted
without- grave wounds; but one of them is
long, the others shorter. If all were alike I
could neither touch, nor strike nor grasp. He
sure it is with men as the fingers'of the haikl."
-wj ?.v>i ??;..,.< i ? v - - ? '
It is now given out upon authority of the
AttoVnoy-Gencral, that the case of Mr. Jeffer
son Bavis will be disposed of at the May .st!s
Hidii of the United States Circuit Court to be
held itCRiehmoml in Ni\f.'' There appeai-s to
ho no doubt of this, for the United Htates Dis
tflkt"Attorney for Virginia lias stated the same
fact. What is doubtful* nb6?t ifcj'i? w'nether
Judge. Under wood will retire from the Court.
There is no intimation ns yet Unit Chid' Jus
tice Chase, though assigned to that (Circuit,
will consent to presidoat the tr'nil, inasmuch as
Virginia is nndorsa Military Government.
The following law lately passed ly the Leg
islature of'Virginia : ?
Thftt in all proceedings, either at. law ov in
equity, now pending, or which may be hereaf
ter instituted, for tho rocovory of slaves or their
patuesy or damages for their alleged conversion
or (iefentioli, tho possession of whom was in
the defendant- under bona fide, claim of right
at the timo of the emancipation of the slaves
in this Commonwealth by the Federal or Stat<
authorities, ,tho values or damages n?nofiped,
should tho i^iutift\rccuyor,.^hall be only tho
value of tho torviccs oT'eudn*' sUVce froih the
time of tho. tortious cohS'om^n 'ovffltcntioujUt
the jwrtoct <{f ^(7irir-ri)ianch>(Hii)U.?? Mr',rcuryr
Til' ? Si wj & Jo -
T*iY. Pkiisonxhl Dk^Xtl&?VVKgiib CtpwtT>
Tho following Judges compose tho Supremo
Court of the United States, and (hey are with
out exception present on the Bench of the court
at. Washington: Chief Justice. CJinso; Jus
tices Wayne, Wrier, Swayne,ll)avis, Nelson.
Clifford, Field and Miller.
The following named Judges voted in favor
of tho uneonstif utionality ol the test oath :
Justices Wayne, Grior, Nelson, Clifford and
"Field; and tho folh?wing Judges declared by
fheif . votes tho Illegality of- thei trial- 6fi civil
offences " by military commission : ^Justices
Crier, Ihivis,- Nelson: Clifford and Field.
? # - . ??Mercury.
- An alarming rumor is .in circulation that the
Prussian Government, in view of the cdutiii
gency of war with France, has made' overtures
to. the Italian Cabinet analogous lb those which
it addressed to King Victor Ebiinai'tnel before
the war with . Austria. These'overtures ;rre
said to comprise an njlianee, offensive and dc
ieiis,iyc. Prussia undertaking not to suspend
hostilities until Savoy and Nice, five 'restored to
Italy. This news requires confirmation, ami is
at all events only so far true that jinvrparbrs
may have taken place with a' view to srteli an
alliance in' the jeventof France insisting upon
ibo.tunicxttfion of Luxeuiuyiu'g,
. The Fortress of Luxembourg is .being q?iof
Jy but continually reinforced. G often is to be
placed in command.
THE ORANGEBURG NEWS.
SATlIiDAYT APKlX 137, 1807.
Whik ,V;v )-rr to VUl'SclfCS the v'hjJtl o f ih ft
niny o'ur own political'howl i?n hi/ means of tili?
editorial, rhfumns, v.? will he jdcasctl. to publish
contributions J'rom our J'eflotc-citiscnx upon the
t/ruri'. Questions which now ot/itutc the, public
mind) whether their ojiinions ciiiiicidc with ours
'"r ;}<>f. A district newspaper,' fee convith');
Hltotdd be rtn index, of the cttinoiis shade* oj '/:"/;?
nUti"Scntiitu:'ilt 'n tltejcctfon of cuiu.tcjj in ud\ich
it eh,-jda/c.i. Otw columns (ire tipt'ii^thcrejore,
lor ant/ communh fit ions properly ir-ritt* <>, accom
panied by a responsible name. titif personal in
*}hcir. character, n-y td/sttltttely injurious' in their
teuthiiey: ? ? '
The Decline in Col-ton.
_
In these days t;f Ocean Steamer;; and At
lantic Telegraphs, it is astonishing wjiat pcai
neighbors we are to Prussia, Franco and ctln r
European ('(.entries, and how soon wo feel the
effects of political events which orb there trans
piring, lipo? our affairs here on this continent.
Prussia and Franco irre quarrelling, about Lux
i cmbourg. a little strip of land between the two
rival powers, which franco wishes to buy from
tho JClng of Holland, and which Holland is
willing to sell to France. But Prussia has a
gjirfison in the principal fortress of the little'
fit ate. and Prussia says -No" to the bargain.
?So (he probability is that France and Prussia
will fight about it-, and if so, liiere uyiy .bo a
general European war.
. [f this, be the casc,-;1 great many cotton mills
will be st?ppfcdj'H gr??l ntn 113" employees will
leave the factories und slioqYder the musket, a
gfcfd many .spcculatpr.s in c.gtlon will draw in
their--capital, ami .consequently,, cotton wiii
ooirtiimcYitill. as it is now. Tho fuGtorids in
the Northern States-are already fully supplied
?fri tii col ton to hiSl ufcnf for moiulis'oncl luoufhs
tri Come, and nothing but the lorciqm demand
has. kept the price up even to its present rates,
If Ulis war. then, actually take place, it is
a well-founded opinion among business men
llmt w it ton will go down to ten or twelve (.cuts
a pound in eoiiscriuence. Fortunate, then, will
be those of'bur planters*>vho have given prc
ferenee to the culture of a large provision crop!
as.wc.have unifonujy ad> ised our people. , and
: 1 ill advi.-?, , Let us by all means inako suro
.of -provisions, ami let our'cotton crop be some
thing outride." so that if it fail to realize onr
hopes, in regard to production or profit, we will
haye tjie satisfaction ol'knowing (hat it is not
our sole dependence.
*"*LWt> ? ?- - ^FMWIi
[CO.MSI.UN1CAT B?.]
Mu. Enixon ii-As the Presentment of the
Grand Jury was published in your columns
last- week, and as it complains very much of
some matters connected with (ho Sheriffs dis
charge of his official duties, the subscriber
deems it hut 0 matter of justice to a worthy
and energetic public ofli?or, that he should be
set. right before the people of this hint riet. 1
thoveforo request of .yoii a small portion of your
vnlttable journal for this purpose. Jo Lho first
place, the Sheriff*is charged with making a
great deal of money out of the public by the
contract lor building ihn . jail. Now, an yoilv
readers well know, tho State appropriated one
thbltflttnd dollnrt to build n log jail in this Dis
trict. The Commissioners of Public Btrildiugs
advertised for .several months for bids, but none
were offered. Finally, the Shorilf, as a last
resort, took the contract, himself, upon a Alan
furnished by the Board of Commissioners
themselves, and oihployed Mr. Luther Hans
dale, a carpenter of known experience and
skill, to construct it. The Sheriff had sonic of
(he material hauled, before making the con
tract with Mr. Bnnsdale, and ngqpd with him
to take the contract for that material ami nine
hundred dollars. ' After the jail Was finished,
the Board of Commissioners unanimously
accented the work,' hud 'since' then the
Sheriff has expended oiit of his own pocket
n))OvRfifty dollars in adding to the' security
and comfort of the; jail.' The,people of the
District will see by this that the Sheriff' has
not made any money by this contract, of which
bo mudl has been said. There is no doubt the
jail is too small, but that is not the fault of
cither the Sheriff or the Commissioners. In
other districts they have built larger and better
jails, but it was done by adding to tho State
appropriation by taxing the people of the Dis
trict for the purpose.
And then the Grand .Tiny present that forty
cents a day is an amide amount for the subsis
tence of prisoners. As regards this matter, we
were in Court, when the Shci'ifi' made answer
to the Rule, served upon him, and We regard
his answer as full and satisfactory upon the
Subject. We are sorry that the members of
the Grand dory themselves were not pres
ent; for we feel certain they*. Would have
acquitted film from all blame, after hear
ing his statement' tinder oath, and the affi
davits in support of it. When it is considered
that the forty cents a day. is paid in State Bills
/Receivable, which can now scarcely be passed
at all. and only at a heavy discount, it will be
seen (hut a provision which would be liberal,
if in specie, or even in greenbacks, is rather a
short allowance in such a currency-. Notwith
standing this, (he Sheriff proved conclusively
that the prisoners are not stinted in fare, but
:.i t a plenty of plain, 'substantial fund: and]
"tvo\ili,l like (o ask. who. in'thes-. days oft ( trcify
and distress, gob anything better?
A? the cleanliness of the jail jftv.s a subject
of presentment, J would rc'mnrl as t > (his, that
no one aware of the dremittances will blame
the Sheriff. Manyyf tta prisoner* arc desti
tute of nil moral principle. nhJ "0 rc . '? '"'?'!.?
for their condition. Ashis'Ue.ncr (im
din'g iTr.dgc very pertinently v. marked, the
appearance of those pris nors v.'h i were brought
before the Court did not sustain the (!i irgo of
(hotn being hadlygfed. and he did nol \\r:.n:
that they looked like victim.- id' harsh'treat
ment.
I have trespassed thus far upon your columns.
Mi*.-Editor, as a mere matter fd justice to a
public officer, who. T am sure, is conscientious
and faithful it: t!:-- diseluVrgo of the iuij loasant
duties of his office. ' SBi't'TATt 'i*.
Letter i'roiu ICx-Gov.-Vvrry,
We publish below the following letter from
Ilon.l). I'\ Berry, mi the poliiiciil sitmiti? n :
!;Th? l/nited. States shall en.: rar tee tu every
State in this Union a republican form of gov
ernment."? Section I. Ariiefi I i*. Conti'!(iifit'ti
of the United Status tif Ar.uiiea.
Utulcr"5.his authority this Congress of iii<
United States. after excluding from their si -i
the Senators and Representatives. > '.' t ? ? S i ith
era States, has established in all of tho ex
cluded States a Military Government*, a! ?blute
ii'hd unlimited in its powers, i: is w< II known
that these States have exhausted tin ir |i wer
ami resources \\\ a gallant and heroic struggle
for independence ami self-govern uont. They
now have no alternative but unqualified sub
mission to the military despotism thr iwh
them, it is to be hoped, aud it I ily
believed, that the.nulitary comma mlei i.. the
Southern States will exercise (heir despotic
powers wisely and humanely. It is the? ad
ministration of. a government,, and u< : the form
of a govcrnmcntj which make": ': ? :?. and
oppre-sive. A despotism, wisely, justly ami
virtuously administered, i* the most perfect
government that can be established; I' is the
government of.Go.dj established by him for the
government of the universe
Five or six months ago South Carolina,
with all tlie other Southern States, rejected
with scorn and indignation the constitutional
amendment, which proposed to exclude from
'.!::;?:' bieir leading men. and reduce lueir
representation in Congress unless they per
mitted universal negro suffrage Now it is
proposed by the ".Military Bill nut (oily to ex
clude this class of persons from office, bot tu
disfranchise them ami exclude them from voting
in all elections, and at the 'same time tu enfran
chise their former Slaves, and give universal
suffrage to the negro; Strange, to shy that
there are many persons in the Southern Stales
whose high sense of honour would not let them
adopt the constitutional amendment, who are
now" urging the people to voluntarily swallow
the Military Bill, regardless of honor, principle
or consistency. T am happy tu lenow that they
are secessionists, and u vor were I'm ion men.
Tho inquiry is. which, then, shall we do?
Whilst F have been writing, the telegraph
brings the glorious news that Mississippi and
(idorgia, have appealed to the judiciary for the
protection of their constitutional rights as
sovereign States of the American Union.
Would to (!od that South Carolina stood by
the side of Mississippi and Ccorgia, in this
their last noble effort to maintain their dignity
and honor as States, and the just rights and
liberties of their citizens. If this last grand
expiring effort in favor of freedom should fail,
then the South will have tu quietly meet the
tyranny of Congress; but. in meeting, she
need not embrace the hideous thing. When
tho military order is issued lor a registration
of voters, let every man, not disfranchised, go
forward and rogistor his name. When the
i election is ordered for a Convention, it will be
the duty of every voter to east his vote for the
wisest, best and most truth worthy men, who
are oligibio to seats in th.it Convention. This
much he. is forced to do for self-protection, and
to keep the Stab: Government from falling into
tho hands of unworthy and ba.se men. lie
need go no further. Let him then endorse ob
his ticket, ili\ro Convention." IT he is a patriot
and an honornblo man, ho cannot desire the
ohnugb which tho Military, Rill'Contemplates,
and lie should not vote // Uet
,'AVhii tho cunning which always ehnractor
izes the tyrant. Congress has enacted that the
people themselves shall endorse the call ?l' a
convention, in order to give legal validity to its
nets. Without this endorsement, the whole
proceeding might he regarded as forced on the
?States by thi^niiUtav government, and, there
fore, null and void. Hence, the trick of niak-"
ingthq people endorse the call of a convention.
It is to be hoped-that they will hot be caught,
by this cunning device, and that they may be
able to influence their frccdincn to act with
them. But should a majority of the votes be
for a convention, then it is to assemble, and
not otherwise. When it "assembles the honor
and destiny of the- State will be in its keeping.
Hut i! the people should vote --No "Conven
tion." what then? Tho honor and dignity of
the States will,at least, not he thereby sacrificed
by their citizens. W o shall remain as we are.
under a military rule, until there is a reaction
at'the North. It has already commenced in
Connecticut, and will, sooner or later, sweep
over the whole Northwestern and Middle States.
Then we .dial! \h restored t i our rights in the
Union, with hou >r iinsnllii 1 and th i right of
"rtiflrage unchain ed. Let u- a\vai< this Demo
craiic triumph, bo il a hundred yei.rs. riithcr
than si.'.'k hew associations with otir Iii.id.
Republican (yrntiis sind dppro-.- o>v. and hi:
guilty of the baseness ol'nbaitdoitihg our friends
at ti?.- North", who liitvd nobly defended our
i_ f> i ' ? -i , r' ?!? ' , i -
cause ior tw > years past, and ssierihCeir thont
Sclv*- in tin strugglo^for Sdutlierh rights and
fe::. f.'.-.tti-1 "; vedom.
: If we art: :.uwilling to hear the ?ls 1 ? ?vbieh
kvc arc subjected, for the inaintenautc of houot
and principle, tin ;i we deserve oitr.de: tiny. 1;'
in said that if we ?? > nut accept ilia degrading
terms now offered, w -.sc will he impotx'd!
?j*.,, : iv.o any ii^otirancc that ?.? *;?. j may not be
in,] .: <?,!. if ' actfcpl? i.:Ko the woman
who consented t:i L r" own !,ti*'boiicr to sa ve'lie
life of hbr'hminttid. si ml then made t'o witless
bis execution! There is nn faith in iVranls.
Threats of confiscation are lut;!e. Almost
[vyory nub lias been pardoned, by taking the
{jiuneHty oath or by special application. The
Southern people may be robbed anil utordered. |
bstt their property cannot be confiscated.
In order to dchsiuch prominent Sniithcrii
men. offers have been ,lnadc in Congress to re
nnet ' their ilisabfltties; and. it would seem, not
without Minr:-! Threat.* th the 'many: and
bribes to a few. is the pi !i<y mlopted lor rad
icajisiii" the H lufhern St des. W"It11 univer.al
negro su'lfr'age and debituclictl politician.--, we
in hi I fart weM to all hoj b iif r< publican in
.-t it ut: . \ irtitc und intelligence alone ban
j sus'. tin a republic VVdicn the negro Ipis
acquired intciligcm c to nndor^taud !;is polilicslfr
rights, and property to make himdeoi an in
terest in t he proper ?xercis ! o! thent. be should
b- allJ wed to vote; This principle: has been
adopted in most of .the Northern State:*, and b:
wi>e':tnd just. l:.:t i: is wicked lo put ballot*
into the baud:; of those* wliu will he t he passive
tools i t" their employers, or the mischievous
agents of Muck Ihjuihliedi! cihiss::rks;
Nothing can lij :.i ire ttuju's! and iniquitous
tli-n the Nliscriihihatiiig disfraticitisehibnt <i
tb.? Military Kill, A 1'hi :: man. wlit.se life
has been spout in try:?!g I'd inaiittalh the lu
te:-.-'..; id'the Chion. lint who r.as a inethber't/f
the Lcgisliniirc > v a Judge t?n or fwctity years
ago, stud who. alt -l- his State seceded! fed or
clothed .*'. ?n in the Cbulcdcratc arniv, !.-< d.i.
fraiichi.sed! llul the ma-i ? who: ? whole life
n::;y bjivu bcotj spent in trcaronnhle cfi'orts to
tlextroy the jf.'iiion aipl involve the co.uijtry in.
a bloody civil war. win. was a leading member
of the SecOf-siyii Cimvoution, and slflerwads a
distiui^uishcd (icucraJ in the Conic lernte army,
burling his toinnutnd nguuist tin- united Sti lea
foi-Ks in a liuadred bldody (Velds of battle, is
not th.s'ruiichised. no-? }-_?? ?.??.????????'.?
taken sin oath to support the Constitution of the
United Slates! Tlircre are many iilstauces of
this character v.hieb might be mentioned,
showing the injustice and folly of this disfrun
chis'emcut! It is believed that neither Generals
Hcaurcgard. Hill. Msigrnder. nor Getieral Lee
himsmf. the illifctrioiis crniifli-.dide'r.iti-chief ? I'
thpTJotlfcdcriitc forces, is disfranchised, lint
the humbb Cnidii liiag'tsfrafe, who rolidved (lib
distrcs-.'s of a lion or IVIeti'd in the Cdiifudtirate
tinny, 's dislVaiichi.i/cd!
There i- nol the resudtesl hope or probabili
ty of the Southern States being restored to the
Ctrl ii (ill sifter the next I'rcsidontistl election.
Why. then, .-ball we voluntarily degrade tSuV
rfelves, npd give u']i our dearest political rights
lor a delusion? If disTidttiir must conic. <b> not
embrace it. If we are to wear msutsiclcs, let
them be p:U on by our tyrants, hot by'ottrsolvcs.
If a nssln threatoiis to Kiel: you. pelf-respect
would forbid yoiVr exposing your person to
him and asking him to kick yon at once' and
be done with it. We have lived alrfcUly two
years under inilitsify rrtlo in great pre.-erty and
distress, and have been cheered all the (hue by
ib.- consciousness that wo are not a dcgi'adctl,
(hough a rVuUjncreU, pcopld. *Ve can eluitinue
to live in the same- way lY.*dyears longer, i>r, if
need be ti n years, and feel a pride ih knowing1
that we have maintained bur honor, and ma le
every effort pdssihlc to prei'ervc 'oitr frbbdnm
and coiistituiioii.il rights. A in.in who feels
that he has dishonored himself, is lost, and so
it is with a people.
Let us live quietly mid p siecably, attending
diligently to our various vocation:; in life, obey
ing patiently tho^powers thai bo; but u-r
think of voluntarily voting away our rights as a
State or honor ami freedom as men. Lot us
trust in a returning sense of justice on the
part of our oppiv. iwhich sooner or later
must conic. Have patience, ibrbenvnuce and
long rtiilcrin]*. Tlie Southern States fought
Jbur long bloody wears fur what they ^believed;
to. bo a sacred r/ght proclaimed by nil tlt'c
American people In their Declaration of^iiitle
pcmlcnce. Can.v'thoy not now afford to live
foiir yoars longer out of (hat Union, rather
than sacrifice (heir honor, their rights, as
States, ami the great republican principles of
freedom? B. l'\ J'HlMtV.
Tito Military Act.
"Whereas no legal State Government or ade
quate protection for life or property How exists
in tin: rebel Stales of Virginia. North Caro
lina. South Carolina. Georgia, Mississippi,
Alabama. Louisiana, Uiuritln. Tcxns-.aud Ar
kansas; ami whereas it is necessary that peace
ami good order should be enforced in said
States until loyal and republican State govern
ments can be legally established ;' therefore,'
He it enacted by.thu Senate and House ol
Representatives of the United StatcH of Ameri
ca in Congrcsd assembled, That said rebel
States shall bo divided info military districts
and mad.- subject .to the military* authority pi
the United States, as hereinafter prescribed,
ami fur that purpose Virginia shall constitute
the fust district; North Carolina and South
Carolina the sccVnd district: Georgia. Ala
!*:uua and I'lorhl.i the third district; MlsVis
ippi rind Arfean as jiie jpYtrttj district; and
!. ui iana und I'cxas the fifth district.
Skc. 2. Ahd'bd It furthrr enacted, Iliat i?
:! bo the duty of 'the President to assign to
I the< e.}:mand of e,;eh of.said districts yfi?
[' th?: army, not bdow the r..nk of ]>riga
.: Lienor.'il, and to detail a snffit-ient mifitary
.'v..e< enable such officer to p'orforui li'is dirties
:.:. ! ? u force his authority within the" district of
which lie is tu signed.
Sj:*r. ft.*Aitri b*ei it further en.;. Jed, That it
shall be the duty of each officer assigned as
aforesaid, to protect all persons in their rights
"f j.CTyu and property, to suppress nisurrcc
ii n. d!.4 rdi i' any violence;*' and to punish or
cause ?'J bo punished, all disturbers of the pub
lic .... anfl ci.:r,u'rtV; tittlii? cud he,may
allow local civil tribunals'to iurted:itii?d of
at J. . i try ofi'cndcpfc or. .\n. a in his.juuj'5,eui |
It may ho uee-.v- -.0;. l\ r the trial < f offenders,
!.. :!..:i! have pqw t t > orgaiti'/e military com
i:::s.;i( ;.. tribunals* "for ihfrt pnrpvise;T'a*nd all
inter fen i:/e under color of .-t?te authority with
tho exercise 61 snilitiry. authority under this
Act shall be null add void.
Skc. I. A.ml bo it further cmtoted. That all
persons pat under military arrest by virtue of*
;1 ?:? Act shall be*tried -witlidut necessary de
j l .v. ami no cruel or unusual punishment shall
: he hiflicfed; nn?l no sciitcncb of any military
commission nr tribunal .hereby nut homed,
? tin .. *t We Hit ; iibtM-ty i-t' aiiy perron, shrill
be executed until it is a] provdd hy\ ilivi uf.iccr
in command of th*' district, and the InVsiiiVd
regulations for tin- government of the army
slndl Ant b<> a fleeted-by this Act/except iu?9
far as lliey conflict with Its-.pmrisionsj Pro*
vided. '! lust ;::i .-entein"? < i' death under the
provisions of this Act slndl bo carried into
without the tj.pi>.>:..i.of the President.
Skc. 5.. And be i. further emu teil. That
yrium tho people of any one of sn\d rebel States
shall have formed a (jtMistit'ution of ("lovern
mchl in conformity with the C< u^tifui 1011 of,
ih Uiiiled Statt ? i:; respects* framed by*a
convention .if $\ ? .- :: -s elected by the inalc
citizens of"! i'l State, twenty en -.years old and
upward, id' whatever race, color, or previous
condition, wjio lyivo been resident in said State
for ruio yi ?.- previous to the day of election.
ex.1-. ;.: -'uoK'iia nmv be disfranchised for parties
. . . 'v * ?V. :V" * ' - ? ? ?
pation in the rebellion, < r. for felony at conii
mon law, and when such Constitution shall,
provide tint the elective franshise shall be en
joyed by all such persons' as ha\e the qualifica
tions herein stated for election of delegates.
I ai:d when stich Ca?-sl"rtuti?" ?ball bp mtiScdby
a majority of the persons voting on the ques
tion of ratification*, who are qualified as e!ee
tor.s for delegates, and whou'sueh C?usdtution
shall have been submitted to Congress for ex
amination and approval, aiul Congress shall
have approved the same, and when said Slalc.
by a vote of its Legislature under said Consti
tution, shall have nd&pifid the amendment
to the Constitution of the United States juo
posctl by the 'fhirty-Niuth Congress, ami
kn iwn as articio fourteen, and when said article
-lu ll have ftccoinc a part of ;he Constitution of
the United States, shall be declared entitled to
representation in Congvess. ami Senators and
ttcpiTscutativcs shall bc'ndhrittcd therefrom oir
their taking the oath prescribed by law. anil
then and thereafter the pr?cec?Ug Sections of'tbis
Itill shall be inoperative in said State;provided;
that no person excluded from the privilege (if
holding bfficu by "said propbsed-amcndnient t?>"
the Constitution of the United States shall "7?"C
eligible to election as a member of the'C(,nVcn
tion to frame :i Constitution f,?r hiiy of said
rebel States, nor shaii any Such "| Orson Vole (or
menihcrs of Said Coycntioii,
Skc. C. And he it !'u-iacr cnnctal, ThaMmtil
the t.pie of said rehc: States shall lie bylaw
admitted to rV'pvescntntiou in the Cofigrcss of
lite I nited StntcSj-ony civil ptverinmmts which
may >6'xist ?iOroin slndl ho deemed provisional
Only, audio;:]! |?ospCCts subject .to illQ ]*,tl-a
mouut authority of tho United Slates at anv
time to abolish; inodify,*control or susperscde
tho sainoj and in all elections (o any rflice under
Such provisional governments, all pe^spns shall
he entitled to voto, and nono other,.who are
entitled to voto under the provisions,of (ho
filth seetioii of this act ; ami 110 pei*SOU shall ho
eligible to any office under any such provisional
governments who would bo distjualifiod from
holding office- under the provisfgjis of tho third .'?
niticlo*?f'snirf Constitutional Aincuduiciit.
?5 constitution a l amk.ndmknt.
Article XIV,
S^KCTtOft 1. 'All persons horn or naturalized
iritho United States und subject to the juris
d-c-tion thdi-cof are citizens of the United States
and of the State wherein they reside. No
State shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or immunities of
citi/jens of the Unjtedj Stiftes^ > nor.- tthuJl jpny
State deprive any person of life,' liberty, or>
property, without due process of law, nor denyJ
to any person within its jutfsdjc|io|i^the^c^^l^
protection of the laws.
Skt. 2. llcprcsontativcs shall be appbr1fo1l^,*
ed a inoii/dhc ^cv^^UMMi^f^^^h^W
respective numbers, counting the whole nuiii
lier of persons in each State, excluding. b*4iuBH ?| ?
.uot taxed. Put when the right to vote at any
flection f..r the choice of -Elcctdrs' i%r' Presi
dent and Vice-President of the United States,
Ueprescntativcs j in Congress,??".the Kxccttfiird?
and .Judicial officers of a State, or the; member*,,
of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of
the male inhabitants of. such , State,, .being,
twenty-one years of age and ^ciHzeiw^T thy
United States, or in uu> way abridged, .except" ^
for participation in rebellion - or. other- crimov r,
the basis of representation therein shall'-- bo-rtf?*?
diiccd in proportion which the' nuuiher of 'such-*-'
mal? citizens shall'bear U> thct Whole.iimmber
of such male citizens f .veuty-one years of ago.
in : -ich State. . ? -
gstf. 3. X.? p . ?hall la* aT ScnatOhOrA
jlepvjsoutativc it; ?jongrcss, or lilcidor of Presi
dent .:nTl V icc-T?reVutent, or hold any ^office-, *' 1
civil or military, no dec tho United .'Spates or ^
und u- any State, wlfo. having previously taken*,,,
an in.ib.. as a member of Congress, or ns an
officer ol' the U??ifud States, or as.a motuhcr of
any State Legist*.'u:'cf or as, an executive ojp^.^
judicial officer i>f f tty Stale; to support tho
Com'..''utiou of (he United , Shites, shall -lw^c^
ensured i:; insurrection or rebellion against tho
same, or given aid and conifort to the enemies
"thereof. Hut Congress may. by a vote of two
thirds of each House, remove such dis't^il'tvO 4 1
Skc. U-Tbe validity of Hie public debt of
the United State -s fiuthorizod bylaw, including'
debts incurred fbr payment of pensions und
bounties for services in suppressing insorroe
r.od reT.-.dli?nr'shall"'iiflfbu " qtidmffl-'ell*^
P.e.: iioithet the United- Staffs .dor, "any State '
shall assume or pny liny debt or obligation in
curred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against
tho United St ices, or any claim for the Ins.-* Or
emancipation ofahy State; but nil such debts. !
obligation-"! or clai:::s i/hiill be hold illegal and -
void.
Skc 5. The Congress shall have power to .
enfonv. by appropriate legislation, the provis
ions of (lib* nrtjele. J'
Wellington Nevs. , ^
?im *
five v,-.:of tl-.i* eltv has been emnioVtod?two* '
. A i'tM i. 2D.?'ijie registration ,of Voters
ive wards of this cjty has been ci'inipictcd?t
litore wards tobe registered., The whole num
bcVs, so far, is 10.(".:'.'.). of whteh the blacks/
have fi.2tiU. showing a majority! SO far. of 101
ill favor of fiie whites. . .", .. -,t
In the Senate. Mr. Stunner offered a resolu
tion, proposing the good offices of the Uuitcil
State.- b fwe?u the/contending.parties *>I^x-c
' >!:*. C.dv r.|bmiU^
ovqr: '
Whereas, a niisVindeistandnig exists between
Prussia and 1-YanOo. springing out of the an
nexation of tlie. <!rand Puchy iif litixomhottrg,"
and war between these two powers is imminent-;''
therefore.^. . ... - . ? . -
7iWmr^-Tl?{ the iYesidchf of !hflJnite<l
'Stdies lie i-i!(|Ucst'ed to'(>fl*eV'his'Tn"?nfdly i?c&ia
tioii to the end that; thuvcfi'(if4ou-\a?4>lood may
be avoided-- >(] . ; .. r ?, . ^ , . J
The ;i,;te adj. -.i'. e.ed leaving about twenty'
positions vacaut.-wbicl^ ^undor^fchc^Tdirflire of
Office hiw, the l'rcsidcnt cannot fill. The vi^Jj
C!,.j:;,it" ::ve In the west.
Tin- impression*deemed to Lo;hhuoJity univer
sal that there would be/tig (jipjlUUV 1U either
House oil" the .'hi of 'July u^t* \il Vy} {JA
April ?The SilpreiuQ Court ^to-day dtw
cided that the United States Histrict Court?
alone had jurisdietibn over the ihrcrbal watfcr?<
of the United . States, includiug :jiyers?\itn^t.
fakes. Heretofore State Uottrts have claimed,
jurisdiction over the internal waters.
A run, 2UV? rl.he Surutt ease is up to-day.
His counsel Are Urging jin iiuincdiiille triiij. and
the prosecution eJaiiued tiiuo, . ... , s . ?
The Postofliee IJcpartiueut hfis llPen ndvlsc?!
of five robberies since the K(Hiuj^..t
JIVXtfN-Al,,
. MAttiiimw^y' the VvVv. ? \. Ansiin. an YU|l'RA
? us!., at t>,c rc.-i.|..,u>v of Ml.H y.iry Uo,e^ >fr M.
W. IICVLKN te Mi? VW\\.\ ST IK KEY. all of thi'a
-?li ;' >i.b'
it nppoav/ tliut/tlrcio t*' ii Iteport tn rtt?cntatfon I
itiat my scilooMs atmet to ho <'\w>\. The ob
ject et' tli'u- Curd Isrtn contiadict tliat KcnQrt, It in
>ay HnciI purposes t*d cuiitlhuo Iho'Scllunl iiVlcagt t<i
l}io end of t lie year, if n<Vi b.n>er. And ifit should
he iieoeftmry 'le h\ivo il.,then 1 ?lts^lt bypiuUto
Uy ami .-apply my place with a cntiipctcnt Teacher.
npl 27?if A. F. IHCKSOX.
sfr A codi) S1ZKD liOP.SK? ?St'.lTAUbK
f. -fx'^ j ,nr n J'audly or general Farm .Work.
/V W * Al,,>,'V "' l,,ls off1ck.
C^-vIl-ii/j ? npl ^7 . _ tf
Attention Young America.
V"or .\i:r, upjtKiiV osti'Kur.b to aitf.nh
J . year Itcgnlar .\tonfhly t>nrade tIiis afternoon
al ?"> o'Mock, Hy oid.-r of tin- President.
npl 2r?lt W. It. HI't.L. Secretary.
"IK VOU WANT A cilJ'iAP P?PKU
5 t.'.ki: -ih'k ??(l?AMiii?niji N'tAVs."'