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-.ot him:w k hhaillul be a ri t in at ion pungs4 it bv ? y .j e A gI o serva'n ; I it have Pwer to make a new _Qpiart, withotut tle priptictons of the disd arg. of his forner 'naster, hstrict Judg Magistrate's.' - . . h 1 persou .t1dhiall w i fully misrepreset. tie6chmatorhcterFof t servant, whether he has been. in his ser Vice or not, either for moral qualities. or for skill. or experience in any employ ment..or service, shall bt liable to-an ae tion for damages by any one who has been agrieved therebv. LX. Utjpon the conviction of nny master of laraeny or felony, lhe District Judge 'shall have th< right, ipon the liem:ind of tiny white freeioller, to anil -1 he contract hetween.stich c(lJvi(t anil his colored servants. If any .white free. hohler shall complain to. tle District Judge that aty Iastr So mainages ani Controls his colored servants as tp mak;I, theinl a Itti tsine Lo the neiglihborbood,. the Jiidge shudll order an issue to be imide np and trie4 be-fo.r a Jiry, and if snich issue, is found iii favor of the eom plainant, t.ho Districi. J~adge siall anmil the coninact beween sneh umas4e- and ;his col,,,ed servant or savanIs, and in eIch.Uf the cases above. provided for, lie shall ntoL approve any suibsCqiieqe.t. co:I tract between. such person an4 any colored servant. for two years thereafter. RtarTS OF SKWANT AS ETW .1.11 - - - ~SIt.F AND M.s l. . IL ''The servant may depart froi the master's -service for an insuflicient, Supply of wholesomte food ; for an unan thorized bartory upon. his own personi, or on of his family, not committed in de fence of the person, family, guests or ageits of the inaster, nor to prevent. a - Irime or agtravated misdaemeanor; inva - l{ sion by tie master of' thie conjugal rights of the servant ; or. his failure to pay wages whei due ; and recover wages dun for arvices rendered to the time of his departure. LXI I. The contract. for service shall not be terminated by tliha enth ottheic imister, w ithout thLe assett- of I he servaIll. Avaggs due to whiite' laorers and to white anl colored servatils, shall rank .as rent does it'case of ti insufflicietnV of ile nutster's property, to I'y ali debts and demands against him, ii. not more tihan one yoar', wages slmhll lie so pre foirred. ,Wheii wrongfully discharged - from service. the- servatL iiay recover woggs, forathe whole period of service r ',togentact,. If his wages have ittt heni paid to thll day othi dis. charge, lie may regard iS.contract r. cinded by the *dischrge, anid recover wagvs ip to that, tiie. LAII. Tihe iiiaitier slill receive into his elmploymnIltL tlie servagt wit W)hoim lie has iiadIlo a contract, hill. ayli of ihie causes viiihieb Iumy ji lify him iII dicharging a servant, sll justify him in rd-finig to receive him. LXiV. T.he imiser shAil, upon the discharge, or at the expiration of his term of service, furnish the servant with a cert-ificnte of discharge, and at the re; quest of tle servanit, give him a certifi tate of character. M4TUL. BfHTS OF MASTER AND SEn-1 S ANT. LXV. Whenever - /a master dis chatrges a, serant, the servamjt nry - l, ake ipmmediate conplaint to a his.t.rit Judge, or Magistrate, and whenever a servant departs from his master's service, the master.may wake likA comitaini. * r ,eitihier ease, the~ District Judge, or - ?iagistrate, shall by summonp or wvar ratl, .have the parties brought before - him, hear them an thneir witnesses, an'd decide as to th ~iciency of thec cause 'of his ilischiarg4 ~departunre. This do vsion Ahall ,not.affect or prejudice any further actioni on .either side, bnt it may aval to reetore thre relation of' master and servanit between the parties, if thiat be ordered. . I thie sei-vant ho decided to have bpen unlaw fully dischairged, and *allould desire-to retuirn to serviee uinder his .contract, the master shall be com..~ helle4 to recelte. hirn, tinder penalt.y of' eg~iydollars, inl c'ase of his refusal, Uf Ithean (e deqire thq, recurr ifservant. ,ito.i ge (eqideod ..tq have departed - to1 4pfficientr cauae, the s ervant ma~rd ngpd; ,i~ngt5i.corporal pamnshmi W;tb rejirr'j ,tll servige of the man'a4, riy'yfoe Id dqas under *the confrtret.' ' b t t'mde4 thb 'aptre. 41Cst2aaud %fM4d attl, O h aete se Hv 4 st ur'b i prescribed for master and servant, aJI I I vants, conferiring the same igI h ntd dowhlk" '6d ificat fins .4, SLervant d d p~r tics m sbonse aq nLa theirif -on II e of thJe io6 od, * 41 a the domnet iv. (uti(!es of the family, shall, at all hours of4t he dayli antd night, anid on ull day s-oi Oe week, promptly ansier' all callia 'nd they and e~ctite all lawful rder: and cUnizu:a nis of the family in wleoi service they-~nre employed. LXX. tis tie dutty of this class df servants to be especiallyv civil and polite 'to their miasrors, their -fA'amiilies anid guest, and they shall receive gtAtle and kind troatment. On AM. s5-:ijvAr, LXXI. .In all contracts betveen master and servant for service, the fore going regulatioiis 3aj~ll be sitipulations, unhil-s. it .shall h otherwise provided in the coltriet, im.l'ss sio'5 ' special spesdal agreement be umde b pveen the parties: . Isrm1 f.Contfract. T (name of servaint-) do hereby agree with (name of master) to be his (herd insert the, words "honehod servint" or ''serfvant in hIusbandry,'" ns the case may he.) from tho daito hei-rolhf, at the wage's of (here insert thet wng,., to be pAii by the year or itionth ;) andl in considera tion thereof I (name of nhaser) agree to receive tiho said (name of servant) as such sdrvant. and to pay him the said wnges; this day of 186. A. B. C. 1). I approve the above contract this day of ' 186 . ' G. H., Jivqp of the 9istrict :'ourt or Matistrote. A fter thie words 'servant. in husban dry" imy .bv inserted, ifit be 'rEquir'd, the words "to be rated as full liinud, three-fourthi hand, half hand, or one. fourth liaind, asi the case llay bg. MNcUIIANICS, IAutIsA S AND SuoP-Kl:E LXXIJ. No perscv of color shall pursue or practice the art, t ralde'o.husi. Ie ss(e aln nrtai, ime.haio or Shop keeper, or any other trade, employment or business (heasides that of h1ushandrt, or that 'o a servant. under a contract for se.rvic.s .or l:bor) oi Jiis owii accottL aid for his own bepefit.. o; iii, partner ship with a white person, or as agept. pr servoiit.' of a yiii persori, uit.il ho. shall have obltid 0. ices therefor from I he Jud' of District. ort-kwtichli cllse slall be good far oivyeat only. This licen e the jdgp. ofay grant upon, ptitios of hi adplican., and upon being satisfied of his skill -and fitnes,.and of his good in-oral character, and upon pay nent. by the appliennt, to the Clerk of. tie District lourt of one lindred dollars, if a shop-keeper or 'peilar. to be paid, -,innually, and ten dollrs, if a mechanic artiean'. or to engage'in any other trade, also to be paid annually : ovided, however, That upon complAin't being made and " oved to tie- District Judge -of an abuse of such license., hu6 shall revoke'the same, and': Provided, alo, That, no person of color shall practice any mechanical 'art' or trade, trtless lie shows that lie has served an apprentice. ship in such trade or art, or n-vw practic ing snch trade or art. LX X11. For violation of the pro. lhiit ion catiu ained in tiihe section4 tiewt preceed1ing~ the offen'der, upon convic tion .thereof before' the Judge of thte District Coiurt, shalh pay, for' each 'of. -fence, a fino of dlouleu the amounlt of sclicense ; one-hnili whe'reof shall go to he nfrme, ho hal h acompetent wi tness. -LXXIV. Tlhe sumslc paid to the Clerk for thi'e licensen shaill-be aids, and. go into the District Court fund ;and the Clerk shall keemp a rocord of nil licenses isstd under the ordier of the Jind"e of the District Court.0 [Contin'ued in our nexrt.] ig fir'well address of- at We(stern-e'ditor to hiisaandere iiadt a 'bad hit atwa is 'aalled fr&edom of the press. Eachs individtualfreem'an will give you perfget liberty td ouostradict and contr'overt the *1otionb andop1itens di, ev~ary laody but - Mhei ddrs nd elre h thett alt -- Tanitv. - Kfom r.fiQ 4ue Statred his. papir o th res kna We solited to lie'tipoa f1 isubjecte'and ebht/remeu1e itold ah-0t6edt:le tirnth w I~ inag hishu&Utptsi eliA, -'l enemy. Updceirithese ef foti mts~#r itskf~".hneb . fosim eksd Dt.M kfle ! entitaf ~stihs~f."' NOV Orin Ware 1S0J1 II1 Fodder, &c. See nottce.. Card of Ketrlhin & McMastvi. Win. u.WlheildCn'& Co.; CharlestdTI. By request (if a friend we re:publish is mrnitT, tin amended copy of the plaintive and beautiftulpoem that up. peared recently in dur paiper. Irl.our'ignorance of the langutag- in I which the title is expressed, we failed to 1 perceive tili error in the mannscript. Mils louse. Our readers will be pleaed to ob serve. by reference to our advert ising ccrlumns that this dietinguisheii reloi L. of Ohe itinorant public has been reftrnish ed,'rapaired and r.opened, under the xpe'.rienc'ed Atispices 6 J. Purcell, Pro prietor. Amntqig i nssistants" we see the name of -Thos P, Slider, it popular and inidefaltigable .gentlenian. Unid,*r thet conduct of these gent'emen the. house willonce more'dispenise tite accommo dation1s and h1ospitalities that gave it celebrity in tinies gone by. arm Regulations. A a L.nytter of infot'mntion, we with joiU -the followir g regulations in rela. tion to the employment 6f freedmuen adopte:l by the Bureau at Clarksvlle, ietessde. ..1. One-Ihalofrthe- wAges of the em. *pljyev will be tegpined ny the emplu.y. er utitlil the cgd of the cotmract, for its faitl)(ul, performatnce. , 2. The ernployees will be required to rise at lday-brotl, etch (ne to ieed mnd tak'ecara'fr'*lfe t4ck -alltoted 'to him, or pifgrm aty other husmess 'hat Iay*v be tesig ned t. -him ; to eat itheir breitk. ithd be rEndy for work it the signal which wiil be it eI v iwen the st Is lp. All tiii %isfi k e tile signal is given will*I dedlucted. 3.. ; .general convrsation >vill be allowed itring work hours. 4. ,lail work will ue assessed itt its .proper vMue. ' 5. For disqbedience, or.e dollar will 6.' NeglAeci diut 'and leaving w'ub. gut Prermiission -will.be. Iconisidered, dil. obedience. 7. N'o live s i ermited to 'be raised by tfie emplye pe Wiihot special e!itrac . ' 4 . 8. Applek, peaches aid tdleons. or aly.. prod.uct of the farm taken by the nIployee, without permission -of the em'nployer, will be chargod for. 9. The 'eiplqyee shall recoive no yiitors (ring wlT'k hours 10. Three quarterseof an' hour will be allowed dmring the winter months for dinner, and aln hour and 'a half during the moIihs of Jume, July and August. S1a Imtiidence, swearing or indeceta anld uneeily lanuage to or in the prpmen.ice'of thi.employer or lis family or agent, or quarrelling or. fighting, po ,as to disturb the peace of the farm, will bte fined one dollar for the first off'ence, and, if repeaudd,, will be foillowed by dismnissatl and lbss of suich day a,..gh.all he'adjudg d bgaiuat him. by proper atn thority. )2. All diiulties th'at may sriso be tween the~ e'itployees shlall be adjutsted by 'the employe'rdnd, if r-ot satisfactory ani appeal may be. taken to an agent o>f the United' .8tstas Government .or a mnagitrato .' 13,. All~nbuse of atok, or 'illful. breA1kintg ,f i01s"ai othrowing tawv-y gear, &c.,.wi hbecharged agaimat the ei oyee. 14 tGoodind logicient ration.' will be -fr'nkbea il~v the Mriloyer, not, how' iAver, to'exot e ,ltes pounds of 'bacon and -oneo peek. ofd meal ,.per week, lur 5ahad.'~o dewill be fur nished 'freeg aie employ.r oi; the em oF6 bt sii641 thl ne - aitie* of-thu! 4a~t .deinantd 4tdd aa w 1 udeo . conduct woesto, uishia hi 7 ai britt. 21. I eo ah torh in rif' :ard tUl ed it~ e r te gaiotd ligen e e yvr aid the emjoyee, he agen .t L9 e -or ~bo County hall helt i .Arb o whoat ho difficulty shall be referred. Wshington Items. I.A8U ,NbTott, 'January 4.-The 4exican Miniiter last October, <lIed he attention of the .Governetnt' to the% le-ree ~of INa niilian, by. whici .eery ierson-in Mexico found inwaii -without icense from him should be' fnf to death, ind . the name time furnisbed proof hat this tyrannical decree hal been-put nto execution in the case of several dis ingpaishaed Liberal. Generals, And -a num. ier ot other officers. Secretary Seward last Noverfiber Trought theie facts to the at,tention of he French Gove-rniment. speaking (f he decre as contrary to' the law of nai ,i. ni relat'wo to prisonerst. of war.' The, Prencl GoverninefL has'responded that t is not'repoiiaii1e for Maximilian.who a as amenable. to'the United States as .o any tther Governmentt for a violation J siuh rights. It. IAN bl-n repeatedly and positively ienAited that Gene-ral Robert E., Lee has -ver applied for pardon His applic* ion, ivervtthieless is still in- ahe hands >f'-Thel P resi dent.. . General Terry will return to Rich noand with his sister to-norrow. lie lnes not express himself over confident y as t) ih Virginia contirersions to loy. ilv. The spis.ej;l f the Philadelphia Led. 4--r say's: I will venture the prediction Aml-. tIh.- Tnne.4si-e del-gatea to Congres ire admitted wit hii the next thirty lays,. and possibly some of the numbers fron other States. My itithority for 'his is no less a person ,hanl the Speaker of tle House, and lie a generidly 'Sure lie is right. before he e(s ael.ead- There will be some cun :esioi tN lw Iiadicik o -frei this. One thing is .certa-i ai. lie opponeans of lie Presidi-t's p)olicy will be' nide to 4ce e niaasie. The Presideit. las Il -endy brought to bet~ter mind by !.it 4i'oClaaatiions to ilha Governors' of.sev ral of t tm Stnates, . Ad he will shortly teal Ihe bogd of-restoration by a general iroclsamation announning thiat the Union if ti.t A.'tates is again complete. I hear that an-effort. waill be made to rescind tlt order compelling owners of aged and iifirm negroes who axre still with them to support then during the winter months. S.-cretary Seward's "recreation" trip io Vera Cruz, tlu heavy' rediAlon .n Ohe ainiber of our forea.9ti the Ri6 G1rande. aid the virtnad removal Gener il Wetzol for w'i- kcing sproceding., aigainst the Imaperihlistas thuat w.ould' cer tainly have drifted us iato a war, are' highly ghificanat just at 4lhis particuilar juncture, portraying, as they do, aq .al most unmistakable takdingof the ICanpire by the hand atano-distanat day. Thet4 is a report that Sainta Ann'a will Ip5hn those viuited by bir. Seward~ ,A madle tife Inqiniry" abouL the Liibbi' loan, agents that, it. dragged hieavily,.d la the golden proniises 4 id~h co nta1il There is na' doubt h~t e loattivbn The total .iftmigration *g Ndt rk for the laasfyear a = 9E#7 wht is als increase 'of . b~ut "120Qf4 8&t~t with the pretios q."'A* four-htundedind y. ergyt~hneed~hr I h J-1 1GA&.P J310 C ~ioi a Cif ogsg the "cd. BegrX, e'e S1 .-A let tei Giaudp, Noverdbwr''5, itatdsthas tli 1hle sid broken oai there, and wasn ons a tag great rava. ges at Bassa ' Tea',. a town of ,,00(i inhalbitAnts! - One hind red aid seven' fatal cses occurred on the 22d. Gaudaloupe ij one, of the Windward Islands, but. a short diitance fronl St. Croix, St. Thomas and 'Porto IRico; and if the infection reniee the latter island. its leap to Qr Soteborn border is al. Most certain. And 1i1 what condition are our seaboard -cities for thg visit of this te'trible desttoyr? From Washington. WasnII'roy, Jan. Gth -The Con. renRional committee on recon.truction, held a neetinig. to day and appointed Sonitors.Fesenden and Johnson, and representative WAsliburniv of illinois, to wat,on the PreiidVt; with whom they had in hour's intervie*. - Wisi8ovo r, Jan. . - 8KNATE. Mr. Morgar presented thie ,menorial of the Now York. Chamnber of Cum merce, askitg tot gislaton to exemp' Southern creditors from thu oprtion of' the statutes of limitatioi Re ferred to Mr. Williams of Petinsylvania (Re. publicn.) ifferel a re.olution, declaring thait in order.to tie. fnitintramnce of the National authority ax4 the protection of th. loyal citizin' orthe sleceding States. it is hlin aense'of the H1o1s- that the military forces of the- Government should not be withdrawn from those States for the present. Mr. Francis Thomas, of Maryland, in. troduced a bill providing for ascertain. iig and adjusting claims - against the Government for t46e.injuryqpr destruc. tion of property by the military during tie rebellion. Referred to the Coinit lee on Claims. .Mr, Wilbon, of lown, introduced a bill, which was rierred to the Comnmit. oe on the Judiciary, to .tecare thie be:r1 - lit of he w.rit of haeas corpps to per4zatt held in-rvi.nd-tiirato the courts of tie United3tAte4. lr Morrill introduced a bill author izing the $ecretary of thel Ti'aury to issue six per ceni.c ypit bonda, to an indefinite amount, 4 ,fund ali - floating debts,- 'The kill prgvides that the inter. eit pajable in England is' o' be fiere pw ceint. Also, that' the ititeresi bearing poteis sbayl cease *4b legal teni er &hen due. 'tr. Lat)'ni, r f? Wst Virginii,' ad. diessed the i, use srgning that the r4 bellion Wat. never 'limited by. State huens, but.thattis uthority extend.ldon ly adffar 'as' :it. ,powr ''could carry it. H~edhe~ree protested -.gainst th~ <Iog ma that. the St.ates were out of 'the UI.ni'on. He w-a in favor of: restoring~ th Stale, 0or.nntents qa lrey ,exidtedt . ford overtt rows by. thy erbellion,7 sub.' Jget only ;osudi change. and conditions is wdoid inaki them conform to tbo preise of thet ~ational Gqvern' 'ntr iton~ehi the ,Const were :neceliry *ho te b e to "call a con. " !~~6. He abytga td041e v9istion. o the part of ao:neof pme ns to reibsq admisvion'Io rg il thM k-t argI iv ecured, all pesons ap tai .r -li eno 6 fh~ argoedf out g'