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^ffl^^ ^ ^^^^ OUrH IIOIVEES; THEN OUR STATE; FINALLY THTJE NATION; THJ*;SE CONSTITUTE OtJJ* <3eWTOY~?% VOLFME1; : SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1867. _ . ] I . NUMBER 26 , . , , _ , .... ......... I .SW'i/ KrttlMlJllin'l/ i>- , .,, . ? , i -.. ? .;.-. . , . ?,-1-LU-.-??-? THE .ORANGISBURiS NEWS. -? l.fi ' . ?":0-:? PUBLISHED AT OB AN G EBURG, C. S Every Saturday Morning. ,-,y.,\.,u < Un ?? ? I it ? i SA MULL . DIBBLE, Editor. V. C. DIBBLE, Asssocudc Editor. CHARLES II. JIALL, Publish, ,: ! rr-rtO: h' " TERMS. OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Copy for ono year.?.. $2.00 ? . i rft s>^ Months. 1.00 m .? "Three " .I.. CO Any one making up a CLUB of FIVE ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS will receive nn extra copy FREE OF CHARGE. ijT?fJJ?'iij ? ?:o:? BATES OF ADVERTISING. 1 Square 1st Insertion. $l.f>0 ? 2d ..>?. 75; A Square consists of 10 lines Drevier or one inch of (Advertising space, j Contract Advertisements inserted upon the most liberal terms. MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, not ex ceeding one Square, inserted without charge. ?er Terms Cash in Advance, "XBa \n i\\> ' For further particulars, apply to Mn. CllAni.es II. 11 Ai.t? or nddrcss SAMUEL DIDDLE, Editor ORAXflRnuim News. ; ! 1--1'.. ? Orangobuig, S. C. feb 23 o ly PUBLIC OFFICERS. ORANGEUURG DISTRICT. Ohimnahv?P. A. McMichael. Commissioner is Kijrirv?V. D. V. Jamison. Clerk of Court?Joseph F. Robinson. , Slii:rurr--J. W. It. Dukes. Coroner?C. B. Glover. Tax Collectors.?Orange Parish.?P. W. Fairy. St. Matthewa Parish.;?W. II. Dontzlcr. Asst. Assessor U. S. Revenue.?George \v. Sturgeon. A or. nt run Stamps, &c;?f. V. Dibble. M.vnisTitATKs?Thomas P. Stokes, W. II. Tread well, A. J. Uaskins, F. W. Fairy, David L. Connor, J. II. Felder, Levin Argoe, R. V. Dannclly, E. A. Price, W. L. Ehney, J. D. Pricket, Samuel E. Moor er, C. B. Glover, E. C. Ilolman, P. Ci/Buyck, F. M. Wannamakcr, D. 0. Tindnll. Commissioners to Approve Securities?J. 0. Wannamakcr, James Stokes, D. R. Burton, Adam Smoke, A, D. Frederick. Commissioners or Public Buii.oi.nos?Wm. M. Hutsou,-Harpin Riggs, E. Ezekiel, Joseph P. Ilur Jey, F, II. W. Briggmann. Commissioners or Roads?Orange Parish?West ley' lfonscr, F. W. Fairy, Samuel M. Fairy. Samuel fi. Fairj'T. Livingston, 'W. S. Riley, Westloy Culler, II- C: Wftimnmakor, N. E. W. Sistiunk, II. Living-. Sto?; Jhmfli SI ok es, J: D. Knotls, R. Pi Antley. John S. Bowman, 3. L. Moovcr. W. C. Moss, Lewis (ia ritftf, B."A? Y?h, J. II. O'Cain, Ellison Connor, .lohn Brodio, J. O.' Guignardj Jacob Cooner. George. Byrd.'J. T. Jennings. David Dannelly. commissioners of RoAns?St. Matthews Parish? C. S. Darby, W. 'C. Haue, M. K. Ilolman, Andrew Ilouser, J. A. Parlour, E. T. Shular, J. L. Parlour, Owen Shnlav,' T. G. Shulnv. Vi. L. Pou, .T. w. Sei ler?, It. W. Bales, J. W. Bnrbour, Augustus Avin gcr, P. W. Avinger, J. D. Zciglcr, M. J. Keller, J. j C. Ilolman. XW.IU i :";.! CommisAIuHSKs op Free Schools?Orange Parish ^aviu; L. Connor, J. R. Milhous, Henry N. Snell, John Jordan, N* C. Whetstone, John Inabinpt, Dr. O. N. Bowman, Samuel Di'jv'''? CoMMissioNr.ns oF-FsBf: Smipots?-St. Matthews Parish?Peter Buyck, J. II. Keller. West ley Ilouser, John Riley, J. II. Felder, Adam Ilolman. Commissioners of the Poor.?Orange Parish.? W. It. Treadwell,,John Grabbling, W. II. Izlor, j. D. Morrow, S. 15. Sawyer. :Post Offices in Oraiigcmirg District. or kicks. Postmasters. ?Orangebnrg.Thaddens ('. Ilubbell. ?>St. Matthews..:.Mrs. Sally j. Wiles. Vance's Ferry.It. M. K. A vinger. Brahchviltc.Mrs. Amy Thompson. Fori Motte.lohn llirchrhorc. Schedule South Carolina Raii Road. Down Pt?MHffcr. Leave Columbia at. 0.510 A. M. " Orangebnrg at. 10.80 A. M. Arrive at Charleston. ?1 P. M. " Augusta. f? P. M. l.p Pttsseng'er. LcaVc Augusta at.. 7 A. M. .?? Charleston at..,. H A. M. V Orongeburg at. j.SlOP.M. Arrive at Columbia at. 5.20 P. M. Down Freight, Leave Orangebnrg at.10 A. M. Arrive at Charleston at.? ti.lt) p. M. Up Frciglit. jLeavc Orangebnrg at.1..18 P. M. Arrive at Columbia at.ti.iJO P. M. Oiar 28" g ?0 POETRY. TlTq'Soutii. Land of tho gentle and the brave! Our love is us wide us thy woe, It deepens beeide every grave "Where the heart, of a hard lies low. Lnnd of the brightest of skies ! Our love glows the more mid thy gloom, Our hearts, by the saddest.of tics, Cling close:'; to theo in thy doom. Land where the desolate weep! In n sorrow too ilcep to console; Our tears tire but streams making deep. The ocean of love in our soul. Lnnd where the victor's flag waves Where only the dead are the free, Each link, of die chain that enslaves Shall bind us the closer to thee. Lnnd whore the sign of the cross. fts shtidow of sornhv hnth'slicd, Wc measure our love by thy loas? Thy loss?by the graves of our dead. SELECTED STORY. A Rift in the Cloud. -:o: A STORY FOR MARRIK1) FOLKS, -:u:- ? Andrew T.ee came home from his simp where he had worked all da)', tired and out of spirits; came home to his wile, who was also tired and out of spirits. "A smiling wile ami a cheerful home?a paradise it would he !" said Andrew to himself, tis he turned his eyes from the clouded face of Mrs. Lee, and sat down with knitted brow.-; und moody aspect. Not a word was spoken by either. Mrs. Lee was getting supper, and she moved about with aweary step. "Come," she said at last, with a .-'nie glance at her husband. Andre?,- arose and went to the table, lie was tempted to speak an angry word, but con trolled himself and kept silent. Ho Could find no fault with the chop nor tho home-made bread, nor the fragrant tea. They would have cheered his in\vard mau if there had been a gleam of sunshine on the face of his wife. He noticed she did not eat. "Areyou not well. Mary?" The words were on his lips, but he did not utter thorn, for the face of his wife looked so repel hint, that he feared an irritating.rcply. I And so, in moody silence, the twain sat to gether until Andrew had finished Iiis supper As he pushed his chair back, his wife arose and commenced clearing oil' the table. ? This is purgatory ?" said Lee to himself, as he commenced walking the floor of their little breakfast, room, with Iii.-, hands thrust despe rately away down into his trow.scrs' pockets, and his chin almost touching his breast. After removing all the dishes and taking them into the kitchen. Mrs. Lee spread a green [ cover on the table, and placiug a fresh trimmed lamp theieou, went out and shut the door after her, leaving her husband nlonc with his un pleasant feelings. He took a long deep hr< nth as ho did so.' panned in his walk, stood stilj fV>f sonic moments, and when drawing a paper from ! his pocket s-st down by the table, opened the sheet, and commenced reading. Singularly enough, (he words upon which his eyes rested Were "Praise your wife." They rather tended to increase tho disturbance of mind from which he wns suffering. '?I should like to Gud some occasion for prais ing mine." IIuw quickly his thoughts ex pressed that ill-natured sentiment. But his eves were on the lingo before him. a"-1 *_;1 10 k , ??m ic read on. '-Praise your wife, nan ; for pity's sake give her a little encouragement; It won't hurt her." Andrew Lee raised hi.-i eyes from the paper and muttered. '<>. yr<;; Mint's all very well. Praise is cheap etfougli! But praise her fof what? For being sullen, and making hoi" home the most, disagreeable place in the world ':" His eyes fell .again to the paper. "She has made your home comfortable, yViur heart bright and shining, your food agree able; for pity's sake tell her you thank her, if nothing more. She don't expect it; it will make her eyes open wider than they have for ten years; but if will do her good for all that, and you too." It seemed to .Andrew as if this sentence was written just for him, and just for the occat ion. It was a complete answer to his question. ? Praise her for what?" and he felt it also a rebuke. He read no further, for thought came too busy and in a new direction. Memory was convicting him of injustice to his wife. SI e had always made his home as comfortable for him as her hands could make it, and had he offered the light return of praise or commenda tion? Had ho ever told her of the satisfac j lion he had known, or the comfort he had ex perienced? lie was not able to recall the lime or occasion. As he thought thus. Mrs Lee euiue in from the kitelien, und taking her work-basket from the closet, placed it on tho table, and, sitting down without Speaking, be gan to sew. Mr. Lee glanced almost stealthily at the work in her bauds, and saw that it was the bosom of a shirt, which she was stitching neatly. He knew that it was for him that she was at work. ? ['raise your wife." The words were be fore the eyes of his mind, and he could not look away from them. But he was not ready for this yet. lie still felt moody .and unfor giving. The expression of his wife's face ho interpreted to mean ill-nature, for which he had no patience. His eyes fell upon the newspaper that lay spread out liefere him. and he read tho sentence: F4A kind, gentle word, spoken in a gloomy house, is the little rift ill the cloud that lets '.he sunshine through." Lee struggled with himself a while longer. His own ill-nature had to bo conquered first; his moody, accusing spirit had to be subdued. Ho thought of many things to say, yet he feared to say them lest his wife should meet his address with a cold rebuff. At last, lean ing toward her, and taking hold of the shirt bosom upon which she was at work, he said in a voice carefully modulated with kindness; "You are'doingthe work beautifully. Mary." Mrs. Lee made no reply. Bilt her husband did not fail to notice that she lost almost in stantly that rigid erectness with which she had been -Utting, nor that the motion of her needle ceased. ??My shirts arc better binde, and whiter than those of any man in tho shop," said Lieo, en couraged to go ou. "Are they ?" Mrs. Lie's voice was low, and had in it i -flight liuskiucss. She did turn her face, b?t her husband saw (hat she leaned a little towards him. Ho had broken the ice of rcscivc, and all was easy now. His hand was among the clouds and a feeble ray was al ready struggling through the rift it had made. ..... . i "Ye*. Mary." he answered softly ; "and I've hoard it more than once what a good wifo An drew Leo mi ist have." Mrs. Lee turned her face towards her husband. There was light in it, and Iijjht in her nyn Uui ihoru sruiu. thing in the expression of the countenance that a little puzzled him. ''Don't you think so she asked, quite so berly. "What a question !" ejaculated Andrew Lee, starting up, and going round to the side til" the table where his wife was sitting. 'What a question. Mary !" he repeated as he stood before h. r. ??Do you ':" it was all film said ??Yes, darling,'! was bis warmly spoken an swer, and he stooped down . ml kissed her. "How strange that you should ask me such a question !*' "If you would only tell me so n< vv and then. Andrew, it would do mb good." Mrs. Lee arose, and leaning her face against tho manly breast of her husband, stood and wept. What a strong light broke in upon the mind of Andrew Lee. lh had never given his wife even the small reward of praise for the loving interest, she had manifested dally, until doubt of his love had entered her soul, and made the light around her thick darkness. No wonder that Lcr lace grew clouded, nor what he con sidered, mpodiuess and ill-undue, took posses sion of hoi spirit. !;You are good ami true. Mary, my own dear wife ;, 1 am proud of you?I love y:;;i. and nn first desire is for your happiness. O, if I could always see your face in sunshine, my home would bo the dearest place on earth." "IIoW precious to me are your word- of We and ,>^;;;2J Andrew," add Mrs. Lee, sibling up through her tears into his face. '-With them in my cars, my heart can never iio in shadow " How easy had been tie; work for Andivw ljc.\ lie had swept his hand across the cloidy ! horizon, and now the bright sunshine ms streaming tV wn. and Ubodhtj' thai home wih ; j6y and beauty. ! Oi'M'IC 1 A Ij _ HVq'ijs., l!!>. Mii.nuuv Disritii r. Charleston, S. ('.. Aligns! 1. l^t'-T. |Y/,??,;,/ Order AV 05] j KKtil I.ATIONS FOlt IUK.I.sTU ATi(>N I. (legistratiiiii shall coiiiiueuce iinniediatolyl upon the promulgation of this Order. I! I'osl CVuninauders will he Superinten dents of registration within I heir respective commands, exercising, in addition to this func tions hereinafter specially conferred, a general supervisory authority, looking (<? the faitiful execution of tlr* ?''vbriil Itcconstruction AHs, tin maiiitenam rdcrnnd th<' protectio| of| political rights. uoy will suspend rcgisirnrs for nialfeasance i ollicu, neglect of duly, O'.Jn competency, promptly reporting iheir nctliii, with the reasons ihcrclbr, to these hcndqiir tore. III. The Hoards of Registration areempKuJ ercd and required to suppress all disorders)' te'rfering with the execution of their dut ies, to cause the arrest ami confinement of all persons falsely taking the oath prescribed, all persons committing any breach of the peace or con ducting themselves in a manner tending there-1 to, and all persons who shall thronten or other wise attempt to intimidate, or corruptly or im properly influence any citizen oHering to regis ter; aud lor this purpose they may apply for aid to tho Post Commander, and may require the attendance aud services of sheriffs, their deputies, constables, .policemen, and also of any eitizen ; and all State, district, county aud town officers charged with the preservation of the public peace, as well as all citizens, are re quired to obey the orders of said Boards, given in pursuance of the authority aforesaid, and to j perform all such acts and duties as may be re quisite lllcroiui*. All arrests made as herein provided will be promptly reported to the Post Commander, to whom also the prisoners* will he turned over with charges fdr trial by a Post Court; to bo organized as provided in Circular, of .May 1,5, {?St?7. from these headquarters, and any civil officer or citizen failing to respond to the call ofthc Hoard for assistance will 1?- dealt with in j like manner. ! LV. Whenever any citizen slmll suffer injury j in person, family or.propcrty, while exercising I or Kcekiui; to exercise the rijrbt of registration. iii addition to any penalty prescribed by law I for the Rence, damages shall be awarded to ! the injur? d parly against the perpc traitor', upon j his Convii n : and in cause of default in p:iy i inont of the same, or ofthc escape ofthc offen | der, .i' it'.shall appear that the wrong was c?uti j i- minced, >?;? the offender harboured or conceal ed by the neighborhood, <>r that the civil au I thorities failed to employ proper measures t>> , preserve the peace, the damages shall be asses sed again.' t :?.nd paid by the town, county or . district. V. Offences perpetrated by white persons j disguised as blacks, being of frequent occur rence, the attention of all authorities, civil and military, is directed to the device, as one adopt ed to escape detection, and to east unmerited obloquy upon tlie coloured people. In all cases, when resort, thereto shall be shown, the ?.TWnvlTrb?"TaK~cn into consideration as aggra vating tho offence. VI. Depriving a citizen of any right, benefit or advantage of hire or employment, to dis courage him from registering, or on account of Iii.? having registered j or having sought lo reg ister, shall be deemed an offence punishable by the Post Court, ami shall entitle the injured party to damages against the offender, any I el 'use in any contract or agreement to the cdn j tiary nbfwiihstamliug. j V 11 'J'ho Act of Congress entit led -An Act j for the more tdlieient government ofthe rebel I .Stales," and the several acts supplementary j thereto, will be carefully observed by nil Hoards ! i i' I legist rat inn. VI If. Kaeh Board shall, alter having taken the oath prescribed by the act of Congress of .f?ly 2d, 1802j entitled -An Act to prescribe 5:11 oath of office (jxec .!/>? mli.r.. \j'urm 1), choose one of it.s members as chairman, who shall pre side sit sill sessions of the Hoard, preserve order it its meetings for registration, .and represent the Hoard, and announce its action in all niat t >rs eoniiug before it. IX. The places of session ofthe Hoards shall lite voting places- established by law or elis ion: in each election precinct, unless for good isitse otliciwise directed by the Host Cohiuian oer. X Each Hoard shall iletcviuiuo the nnlei in which the registration nhi\l take plaee in the several election precincts, that maybe assigned io it by the Post Commander, and the time Vtiiicn ?hall be allotted to each?bearing in mind that the whole work is to be finishod bp fore the first day of October. XI. Knob Hoard shall, forthwith lipon notice of publication of this order! and at least five days before commencing registration, give iio live thereof to the Posit Commander, and the sheriiV, and the mayor of the city or. the iutuiu] atit of the town, and shall cause written, or printed hotici - I > be posted in fi\c of the niosf public plaee-. in each election precinct, an nouncing the lime wbeii ami the place where it.-- sessions will be held, the number of'daysfin no case less t hau two), and tin' hours ofthc day tin' Hoard will remain ill session at each place I"'.- the purpose of registration ; and invi tii> :ili persons qualified to vote under the provisions ofthe act ol'Congress passed March 2d. !-'C>7. eiiiitled "An Act to provide for the !:,. re eflicicni govoriiniehl ofthe rebel State.-." j ai 1 the several acts supplementary thereto, to aipesir beforo the Hoard !'??;? registration. Nil. On the day aiid at the hour designated I ij tlie notices, for coiiinieiieiiig registration, lie Hoard shall, at the place announced, eon \riic and enter upon it. duties, and shall then tiul there also p< >t notices ofthe time of final i'ssions ]?rovidcd for in Paragraph XIX XIII. 'flu-room used for registration, which t^o chairman shall have previously jn*ovided I?) tllti purpose, shall be >o arrange,1 that the Hoard shall shall be separated by a bar from all j o,'.er persons who may be assembled, ami those j lo be registered shall lie admitted within the bar, one by ouc, nod tboir ingress and egress so arranged as to avoid confusion. XIV. Two citizens shall bo admitted within tho bar as challengers, whoso duty it shall be to challenge the right of any citizen ottering to register, upon any of tho grounds of disqualifi cation enumerated in the Acts of Congress be fore cited ; but tho general right of cludlcngo shall he conceded to all citizens present. XV. If any challenge bo made, the Board shall, before final decision, examine the person presenting himself for registration, in refer ence to the cause of disqualification alleged, and shall hear any evidence that may be.offered, to substantiate or disprove the cause of chal lenge, and shull have power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses and admin ister oaths in any ease of registration. XV f. In registering, the names of white and coloured citizeus shall be entered alphabetical ly, in separate columns of the list. XVII. The following shall be the process of registering: First. 10very citizen presenting himself for. registry shall take and subscribe tho oath pro scribed by law (ncc Apnulix) f?rm. 2), which shall be administered by a member of the Hoard, and such oath shall be preserved with the list'. Second. His name shall then be entered in the proper column, of the list, and called out by the chairman. Third. Any challenge made shall be noted in the proper column, opposite the name, with the cause thereof. Fourth. It is recommended to Boards to de fer the hearing and decision of contested cases until the session for revision provided for in Paragraph XIX. Fifth. Whether or not there be any chal lenge, the Board must ascertain upon such facts or information as can be obtained, that the applicant is-entitlcd to be registered before marking as ''accepted,"?the oath not being conclusive. Sixth Section 7 of the Act of July 19th, 1SG7. declares that no citizen shall be entitled to be registered by reason of any executive pardon or amnesty for any act or thing which, I without such pardon or amnesty would disqual ify him from registration. Scventfi. Boards will take, notico that it is enacted by Section G of the Act of July 19th, IStiT, that the hue intent and meaning of the oath prescribed in said Supplementary Act is (among other things'), that no person who has been a member of the Legislature of any State, or who has held any executive or judicial office j in any State, whether he has taken nil oath to support the Constitution of the United Suites or not, and whether he was holding such office at the commencement of the rebellion; or liad held it before, and who has afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United I States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies' I thereof, is entitled to be registered or to vote; : and the words -executive or judicial office in j any State" in said oath mentioned, shall be j construed to include all civil offices created by law for the administration of an)' general law of a State, or for tho administration of just ice. Fii/hth. ,If there be no challenge., or if the challenge be finally overruled, and the Board determine that the applicant is entitled to be registered, the Board shall mark opposite the name of the applicant, in the proper column, 'Accepted ;'' and he shall thereupon be deemed legally ngistercd. Ninth; If the final decision of the Board * > mat t:io applicant is not entitled t > he register ed, the Board shall mark in the proper column, opposite his name, uJifJccted.,} Tenth. In ever)' ease of a rejection, the Board snail make a note or memorandum, sot ting forth the ground of such rejection, and re turn it, with the registration list, mentioned in Paragraph XX. XVIII. The registration, conducted as pro vided in Paragraph XVII, shall l*r marie fir triplicate lists, two of which shall, after the conclusion of the first session, be exposed for public inspection at convenient places, for five \ day*; and the third shall be retained in posses- i Sinn of the Board till after the completion of; registration at the meeting provided for in Paragraph XIX, when the three having been compared, and verified, shall be certified in the form prescribed and printed at the end of the blank registration lists. XIX. Sessions for revising the lists .-ball bb held in each election precinct, after said five days exposure of the lists, upon notice as pro vided in Paragraph XII. and the Boards of I legist ration shall have power, and it shall be iheir duty, to revise the same for a period of two days ; and upon being satisfied that any person not entitled thereto has been registered, to strike the name of such person from the list. And the Hoards shall also, during the same pe riod, add to such registry the names id'all per sons wln>. at that time, possess the qualifications required by said Act. who have not been al ready registered and who shall then apply to be registered. XX. One of the said lists shall then be im mediately delivered to the Post Commander, who will forward the same to these headquar ters. NM "Knell Board shall at or before the conclusion of. Registration forward through tho Post Commnnder, to tp^^?^UU&xj^i te- ^ commendation of tlirec 'suitable persons for In spector* of Elections in each election 'precmct,' stating the name, occupation and postolBcc Ad dress of .each person recommended. XXII. It i:s enjoined upon all Boards of Registration to explain, carefully j to all citi zens who have not 'hitherto enjoyed the right of suffrage, the nature of the privileges whibk have been extended to them, and3' tho import ance of exercising1 with intelligence the new nnd honorable franchise w ith wTiioh tKey TiaVo been invested Tjy!tlio 'Con'?rW^tlic United ' Ws.. . ;/ v ' XXIII. Boards will take notice that accord ing to Section TO, of the Actof July 19, 1867, they arc not to be bound in their action by any opinion of auy civil officer of the United .States. XXIV. Boards are instructed that all the provisions of the several Acts of Congress' cited, arc to be liberally construed, to the end L that all the intents there?f be fully aud per fectly carried out. XXV. The attentionof all eoncotiied.is di rected to the requirements or.Sccti6nr4 of tho said Act of July 10.1867. by Which ItMsTnade the duty of the Commanding General to rc^ move from office all persons who aro disloyal to the Government of the dated States, or who use their official influence in any manner to hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the due and perfect administration of the Reconstruction acts. The names of all such, offenders will bo reported through the .Post Commanders; and all persons in this Military District are called upon to aid and facilitate the execution in good faith of* the said Acts and; the orders issued in pursuance thereof. XXVI. The Major-Gcnoral Commanding ' in the exercise of au ultimate revisory auLhori- i ty, will, in due season, beforo the holding, of. any election, entertain and determine questions assigning errors in the registry, and will, upon inspection of the comploted lists, cause correc tions of the same, that the true design and pur pose of the laws be faithfully answered, and that all the rights thereby guaranteed be fully and fairly enjoyed. By command of Maj. Gen. P. E. Sicktes. J. W. CLOUS, Captain 3Sth U. S. Infantry, A. D. C. and A. A. A. G. Official: J. W. CLot;s,.Cant.'8Stb Iufaunr, A. 1). C. and A. A. A G. APPENDIX. (Koior 1.) I,-of-County of ~? and State of-, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that 1 have never voluntarily borne anus against tho United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have Voluntarily'given no aid countenance, couttscl, or encouragement toper sons engaged in armed hostility thereto ; tlinfc I have neither sought nor accepted, not at tempted to exercise the functions of any office:, whatever under any authority or pretended au thority in hostility to the United States; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to'any pretended government, authority,' power, or constitution within tho United States, hostile or inimical thereto. And I do further swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge , aud ability. I will support nnd defend the Cohr slitntion of the United States, against nil ene mies, foreign or domestic; that I will bear truo faith aud allegiance to the same; .that 1 take, this obligation freely, without any mental jrc--^ servation or purpose of evasion"; and that'.J will well and faithfullydischarge the duties of the office foil which 1 am about; to enter. 8o help mo God." ..?!! -Carolina, L . * Subscribed and sworn to before me, a ?._, this ?? day of -?, one thousand eight hun dred and sixty-seven. _ Notk.?Registrars will be required to take the oath prescribed.by the Act .of Congress ap proved 2d July, 1S62. Blank ''forms, of this oath will be Turnisticd to Posl 'Commanders;.. and'when duly subscribed and nworrt; wiK 1 bo * returned to the Post Commander, who v*il? for ward them to Dist rict Headquarters. A ad if nny perron slmll fnlsely toko anjj subscribe such oath or affirmation, stich, porson so offending and b?ing duly convicted thereof, shall be Bub- 1 jeet to the pains, penalties nnd disabilities which, by law. aro provided for tho punishment of the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury. [form 2.] I,-. do solemnly swear (or affirm,) in tho presence of Almighty Cod, that I am a citizen id' the State of -; that I have resided in said State for- months next preceding,this day. and now reside in the ebnnty of-1?L, or the parish of ?:?. in said State (ns tlic case may be); that I am twenty-ono ycaraold; that 1 have not been di-IVanchiscd for partici pation in any rebellion or civil war ngainst the United States, nor for felony committed against tho laws of any State or of the United States; that I have never beeti a member of any State Legislature nor held any executive or judicial office in any State, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against tlic United States, or given aid or comfort to tho enemies thereof; that I have never taken on oath ns a member ff Congress of the United States, or as an officer of the United States, or ns a mout her of any State Legislature, or as an execu tive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of tho United States, ana af terwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against (he United States or given aid or com fort to the enemies thereofthat T will faith fully support the Constitution and obey thb laws of the United States, and will, to the host of my ability, encourage others so to do. So help me God. -/ Sworn to and .subscribed beforo ") me. this ? day of ?, 1867. j