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SERIO-COMIC 'SCENE.
Rather a peculiar incident of a seriocomic
character occurred a day or two ago,
at the corner of Fifth and rlum Streets,
between two unfortunates afflicted to a
more than usual degree with St. Vitus
Dance. Their heads and arms by the
weakness of unstrung nerves, jerked about
as strangely and as wildly as if they were
in constant connection with the poles of a
powerful battery. Their appearance was
grotesque and to one unaware of what they
suffered, the effect would have been ludicrous
in the extreme. These two persons
met, or rather one observed the other purchasing
something of a female from a market
wagon, and as totally ignorant of his
neighbor's singular affection as the other
was of his; he thought of course the fellow
was mocking him. A flash overspread his
cheek as he saw the head of the other jerk,
and detected a singular sort of leer di
rected, as he thought, to him, and St. Vitus
No. 1 bit his lip and was silent. Jerk,
Jerk, went his head, and No. 2. swore a
suppressed oath at 'the d?d scoundrel who
was making game of him,' and jerked, folIawoH
his n-arn. No. 1 then walked ud to
No. 2, unable to suppress his rage longer,
and shook his fist under the latter's nose.
Jerk, again; jerk, jerk, jerk, right in No.
l's face, while No. 2 took occasion to remark
that No. 1 was a dirty dog.
"Don't mock me, you villUn, I'll put
you in the gutter!" roared No. 1.
"Don't you mock me!" echoed No. 2, "I
know your name, and I'll punch your
head."
Here they both tried to look steady and
and fierce in each other's eyes; but their
unfortunate heads both flew to the same
side, and their optics blinked terribly. Human
patience could not endure this, and
"take that!" fell from the tongues of both,
as two blows were simultaneously struck,
one upon the cheek, and the other upon
the forehead of the deluded victims.
As soon as the blow passed, each saw the
other'still mocking as he thought, and new
ire seized them.
"Do it again, will you?" and bang went
the fists of both upon each other's crowns,
and in a moment more they were in close
collision fighting like tigers. Each time that
they looked up they saw the supposed mocking
and renewed the row with more than
previous energy and determination. They
finally got each other down into the gutter,
and were pummelling each other magnificently,
when some peace-maker parted
them and asked them why they were fighting.
The reason gave was of course that the
other was mocking him; but as the gentleman
who had interfered knew them both,
he explained how they had been deceived.
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lieve their own ears, and at the expense of
their' eyes, but were finally convinced of
their folly and their error, and shook hands,
while they jerked out their mutual apologies
as profusely as their denunciations a
Few moments before.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
CASTING OUT DEVILS.
A writer says : "We have a friend, a
Methodist preacher, and a jolly fellow he
is. He has a large, muscular frame, with
corpulence to correspond; he has a huge
hand, with a powerful grip?save us from
giving him serious offence if he were a
common sinner. He is an earnest worker,
and has a well earned reputation as a revivalist.
Some years ago he was holding
a meeting, at which quite an interest was
awakened. A number of persons had come
to the anxious seat, and some had been
converted. One evening a group, consisting
of two or three young men, and as
many young ladies, were present, whose
object in coming was to have merriment.
The minister having noticed their manoeuvres
for a while, and thinking it was time
they were checked, found his way to them,
and addressing himself to the young men,
kindly requested them to observe the decorum
befitting the place. One of them,
whose ideas of politeness were hardly up
to the mark, ventured in rather an ungracious
manner to reply that they had 'understood
that miracles were worked there and
he had come to see some performed.' Upon
this our robust friend, the minister.
coolly took the young man by the coatcollar,
deliberately led him down the aisle,
- and opening the door, without ceremony
landed him outside, quietly remarking,
4We do not work miracles here, but we cast
out devils!'"
Equality.?On last Saturday night, at
the speaking on Broad street, we noticed a
Radical who was talking with the negroes
about equality, advising them to demand
. their social rights. A tall negro, evidently
from the country, but sharp withal, said to
him:
"Are you willing for us niggers to sit in
your parlor, court your daughters, accompany
them to church and balls, and marry
them ?"
Mr. Rad. commenced to explain what
equality was, and what he meant.
"No, no!" cried the negro, "what I
want is an answer, yes or no."
"Well," said Mr. Rad. "I was raised?"
"No matter whar you was raised," interrupted
the negro, "dat ain't got nothin'
to do wid it; you is either in favor or you
ain't, and I wonld like you to answer my
question."
Mr. Rad. tried again and again to explain
his position on that particular feature
of negro equality, and every time the
negro would stop him and demand a "yes
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or no; so ne nnany gave n- up, icavuig
the negro master of the field. We believe
in the old negro's manner of answering
white Radicals when they preach negro
equality.?Nashville Gazette.
JJgp* A gentleman visiting the family of a
worthy deacon, in a neighboring town, had
been showing the children, one evening, a
beautiful musical box, after which he wound
up and put the instrument in his pocket.?
At the hour of retiring for the night, the
visitor was called upon for a prayer, and
having got upon his knees, was in the midst
of what promised to be a somewhat prolonged
petition, when suddenly, in consequence
of a charge of position on the part
of the suppliant, the musical-box started
gayly off with the tune, "Take your time
Miss Lucy " To say that the prayer was
brought to a rather abrupt termination, and
that even the worthy Deacon rose from his
knees, all but convulsed with laughter, is
drawing the effect of the incident quite
mildly.
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last year's eggs. 1
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AN EXCITING SPECTACLE.
One of the most marvelous sights ever
witnessed, is a herd of wild horses, in full
and fiery march along the pampas of South
America. The tall grass at the approach of
thousands of eager and impetuous feet,
waves to and fro Tike the waves of the sea.
Grand>.as a whirlwind, yet in the most regular
ordef, the herd hurries on, their
manes flowing like flags and their tails erect
like banners. At the head of a vast triangle
gallops, as leader, guide and champion,
the strongest horse of the herd. Behind
him in lines mathematically straight?far
more straight and unbroken than a cavalry
regiment?and gradually extending till
they reach their extreme length, at the
base of the triangle the most powerful horses
occupy as guard. In the middle as
most needing help and shelter, are the foals
and the mothers; but still as a portion of
the strictly symmetrical lines. This is
beautiful, even if?apart from the splendor
and energy?there was nothing more than
an illustration of the infallible geometry of
instinct. The spectacle, however, has other
admirers besides the gaucho and the
travelers, as they rein in their steeds for a
moment to gaze. Above, however, are the
loathsome vulture and the voracious eruba;
and keeping pace with the mighty cohort
of the wilderness, is the pitiless j augur. Onward
? ever onward ? that cohort ever
sweeps. But one of the weaklings in the
very heart of the triangle stumbles and
falls, and then another. Yet their more
stalwart brethren pause not, even for an
instant, to succor the unfortunates. Concerned
only that the line may not waver,
they furiously tramp on them as if rejoicing
to prepare a repast for the insatiable
spoiler. What sin have the weaklings committed
? The sin of being weakling?the
sin, of all things, which nature and man
never pardon; the sin which enrages animals
against those of their kind, and which
drives soldiers at cities taken by assault, to
expend all their vengeance and madness,
not on such as, with stout hands and stout
breasts still resist, but on women, little
children, on the aged, on the utterly defenceless.
A HOUSE SINKS INTO THE GROUND.
On Friday afternoon, 10th ult., a singular
and startling accident happened near
Girardville, at the foot of Mahanoy Plane,
about six miles from Mahanoy City,
Schuylkill Co., Penn. It seems that at
that point a "breast" of the Boston and
Mahano^Coal Company's colliery had been
worked to within about 20 feet of the surface
of the earth, and that located just above
it stood a two-story frame building,
occupied by Mr. Thos. T. Myers, a breaker
boss at the colliery, and his family. He
also had a number of boarders, whose clothing,
&c., were in the house.
About 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon, as
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wife of the superintendent of the colliery,
who was on a visit to the house, and Mrs.
Myers were in the kitchen, they felt the
house moving, and rushed in haste into the
open air. Two minutes had hardly elapsed
after they left the house, before it sank
with a surging, swaying motion into a large
chasm, to the depth of about eighty feet.
Large masses of earth and rock from the
sides of the chasm, immediately closed in
upon the house, burying it almost completely
from view. The crash when it went
down was tremendous. The complete entombment
of the dwelling, which was about
thirty-five feet long, may be imagined, says
the Miner's Journal, when we state that the
chasm formed by the sinking of the mine
would readily have admitted a building over
one hundred feet in length. Fortunately
the startling occurrence was not attended
with the loss of human life. Had it taken
place at night, teu lives might have been
lost. But it took place at an hour when
some of Mr. Myer's children had gone to
school, while the others were playing outside.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAND. I
I recollejct that once there was a dispute 1
between three ladies, which had the most 1
beautiful hand. One sat by a stream and 1
dipped her hand into the water, and held it 1
up ; another plucked strawberries until the 1
end of her fingers were pink; and the third 1
gathered violets till her hands were fragrant. 1
An old haggard woman passing by asked 1
"Who will give me a gift, for I am poor?" 1
All three denied her, but another who sat
near, unwashed in the stream, unstained 1
and unadorned with flowers, gave her a i
little gift and satisfied the poor woman, i
And then she asked them what was the
dispute; and they told her, and lifted up
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ful, indeed," said she, when she saw them;
but when they asked her which was the
most beautiful, she said, "It is not the
hand that is washed clean in the brook; it
is not the hand that is tipped with red; it
is not the hand garlanded with fragrant
flowers; but it is the hand that gives to the
poor which is the most beautiful hand."
As she said these words her wrinkles fled;
her staff was thrown away, and she stood
before them an angel from heaven, with
authority to decide the question in dispute.
Twelve Thousand Acres of Roses.?
The rose fields of Adriannople extend over
12,000 acres and supply the most important
source of wealth in the district. The
season for picking the roses is from the latter
part of April to the early part of June ;
and at sunrise the plains look like a garden
full of life and fragrance, with hundreds of
Bulgarian boys and girls gathering the
flowers into baskets and sacks, the air impregnated
with the delicious scent, and the
scene enlivened by songs, dancing and music.
It is estimated that the rose districts
of Adrianople produced in the season of
18G6 about 12,000 drachms of attar of
roses. The oil is extracted from the petals
by the odinary process of distillation.?
The attar is bought up for foreign markets,
to which it passes through Constantinople
and Smyrna, where it is generally despatched
to undergo the process of adulterating
with sandal wood and other oils. It
is said that in London the Adrianople attar
finds a readier sale when it is adulterated
than when it is genuine.
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Negro Suffrage.?Fvery State in the
North to which it has ever been submitted
has voted it down. Connecticut voted it
down last year by 6,000 majority; New
York voted it down in.1860, by 140.000 majority
; Illinois voted it down in 1862, by
190,000 majority. In Pennsylvania and
Indiana no party has the courage to submit
it. Ohio will vote it down this fall by a
large majority.?Cincinnati Enquirer.
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BREAKING COLTS.
The chief art is to obtain a good mouth;
use a large bit at first, and be careful not to
cut and deaden the feeling. By delicately
handling the reins, that instantaneous answer
to the bit is given which is so desirable,
as it remains through life.
The training of a colt to become peifect,
as a saddle horse, requires time and patience.
A month is ample timp to bring it
to be quiet, and not to feel at all frightened
at the rider, and to stand still while being
mounted; but it requires daily exercise
and constant use in opening gates while on
his back, as also riding in company. &c.,
for six months, to make him perfect ill his
paces, and to understand all that is required
of him.
There is a great difference in people's
hands; a horse will go better and move to
the bit as quickly again to one man as to
another, and there is as much superiority
in one man's manner of sitting and style of
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riding over mac 01 anotner. oomc men
never become good horsemen; they may
commence as children, and have lessons
from the best instructors, and still not be
capable of winning a steeple chase. .However,
any man beginning as a boy, and having
had habitual practice for years, must
be able to ride and feel at home on horseback
; but there is about the same variation
in the manner of riding as there is in walking
; a man on foot can be known by his
frait at a long distance; so a man can be
istinguished by his seat on horseback,
though at the same time men with distinctly
dissimilar ways of moving and holding t hemselves,
may be equally good riders.
In driving, one man will sit gracefully,
handle the reins easily, moving the horBes
to the right or left, or changing paces and
speed, without the least apparent effort,
the animal seeming intuitively to know the
every desire of his driver; while on the other
hand will be seen men calling aloud,
and even yelling, on any occasion when
urging speed.?Country Gentleman.
MORAL INFLUENCE OF FARMING.
There is a decided moral tendency in the
direct and close dealing, if we may so
speak, between the farmer and his God.?
They work together. God has ground this
realm (so geologists tells us) into a somewhat
hard and thin soil. "He has sent the
springs into valleys, which run among the
hills, and caused the grass to grow for the
cattle, and herb for the service of man."?
These gifts are in the rough. The condition
of their true enjoyment is useful and
health-giving labor. The gold must be
gathered or mined, the diamond polished;
so the soil must be patiently wrought, and
duly enriched; the tree, the clay, the stone
converted into dwellings, the air and sunshine
into corn and wine?the annual covering
of the slieep, and the life garment of
the kine, into blankets and sandals. In'
short, labor and reward are inscribod on
every gift of God, and none so generally receive
tnem right from the giver as those
who till the ground. There is less intervention
of varioloid scrip and poisonous nickels.
The vine holds out his clusters, the
rich purple undisturbed. The apple, the
pear, the peach bend their branches so the
gathering, as only God can make them.?
The harvest fields nod to the reaper that
it may become sheaves in his bosom and
bread to the hungry. The broad bosom of
the meadow undulates and throbs with every
breeze until shorn of its trophies. Even
the forests toss their giant branches for
shades. Is there not a sense of great nearness
to God amidst these blessings ??a
feeling of satisfaction and comfort closely
allied to thanksgiving, praise and love ?
Farm and Fireside.
8ALTING STOCK.
"So far as I know," writes a retired farmer,
but an attentive reader of our paper,
"the stock growers are very generally following
in the footsteps of their forefathers,
by occasionally giving a stinted quantity of
salt to their stock. In the Summer they
often throw it on the ground, in the pas
ture, and being so starved for salt, the
stock will often eat the ground because of
its being impregnated with salt. One of
the greatest errors now practiced by our
stock growers, is the neglect to give their
stock the requisite amount of salt. I should
as soon think of stinting my stock with water
as salt.
My mode of salting for a number of years
has been to keep a sufficient quantity of
3alt in a trough in my pastures and yards,
so that my stock may have free access to it,
and eat of it as often as they wish, and as
much as they wish, always keeping up the
supply. I think our stock know better
than we do when they want salt and how
much they need. They as well know when
they want salt as they do when they want
water, and when they have eaten all they
crave, they will eat no more. When they
have grass in the Summer they will eat salt
every day. Cows will give more and better
milk by having free access to salt than
when deprived of it. A great share of the
diseases among stock, is in consequence of
their being stinted with salt. I would caution
not to give free access to salt at once,
but increase the quantity by degrees for about
two weeks, otherwise they may be
starved for salt and eat so much as to injure
them."
A Remedy for Scalds, &c.?Mix common
kitchen whitening with sweet oil, or, if
the sweet oil isn't at hand, with watei?;
plaster the whole of the burn and some
inches beyond it all round, with the above,
after mixing it to the consistency of common
paste, and lay it on the eighth of an
inch, or rather more, in thickness. It acts
like a charm; the most agonising pain is in
a few minutes stilled. Take care to keep
the mixture moist by the application, from
time to time, of fresh oil or fresh water, and
at night wrap the whole part affected in
gutta percha or flannel, to keep the moisture
from evaporating.
If people planting orchards or shade
trees would give strict orders to mark the
north side with red chalk, or in some other
legible manner, before they are taken up,
and when set out to have the tree put in
the ground with its north side to the north,
in its natural position, a large proportion
would live. Ignoring this law of nature,
is the cause of so many transplanted trees
dying. If the north is exposed to the
south, the heat of the sun is too gr eat for
that side of the tree to bear, and, therefore,
it dries up and decays. As this is the shade
tree planting season, we throw out this hint
for the benefit of those interested.?Selma
Times.
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FREDDIE'S PIC NIC.
"Hurrah for Fred Pierce! I say, boys,
we'll have a jolly time;" said Cris Thompson,
as he threw up his cap in the air, and
called for three cheers, which were promptly
given.
Now to explain this merriment, I'll have
to introduce you to two or three little
friends of mine. Make your best bow, or
drop your most graceful courtesy, if you
are polite children, while I make you acquainted
with Freddie Pierce, Charley
Morse and Chris Thompson, all, to my
thinking, remarkably nice boys. They are
not perfect, for perfection is not easily
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some another. As a general rule, it is not
best to see faults too plainly, much less
talk of them, except with a view to mutual
improvement. Those are long words, but
I imagine you'll understand them.
Fred's fault was good natuved selfishness.
At first you may smile at the term,
I think it hardly a correct one; but if you
carefully examine it, you will find it is.?
Fred loved his own way, his own pleasure,
and his own ease. He was not cross about
it; and his bright, jovial way of constantly
appropriating the best things, made it appear
sometimes more like a joke than a disagreeable
reality. Occasionally, the remark
would be made, spite of all his pleasant
ways, that "Frbd took good care to
look out for number one," but he was so
quick to acknowledge his error, that half
the sting was taken away. He was an only
child; his parents wealthv, and he had
been so long indulged that he hardly cared
to yield, ana in fact, didn't without a struggle.
His home was the most beautiful of any
in the vicinity, and the admiration of all
the country round. Right back of the
house was a grove of native forest trees,
and in among the leavy branches the large
swing was hung. Every summer, for several
years, Freddie had a pic nic. Geneerally
stawberry time was selected, as these
berries grew in great profusion on the
place, and with the richest yellow cream,
almost smothered in the whitest of loaf sugar,
formed a tempting addition to the pic
nic supper. After that came the crowning
enjoyment of the day?the ride in Mr.
Pierce's favorite boat, "The Fairy Star,"
upon the river. The pic nics were never
very large, so that each boy could have a
ride.
Early in the Spring, there came to the
village the widow of a soldier, with one
child, a boy of about Freddie's age, a brave
little fellow, but rather quiet ana reserved.
Hugh Prentice was, indeed, his mother's
comfort. Her means were too limited to
allow her to dress him in any thing but the
plainest of plain clothing?exciting the illnatured
ridicule of Tim Saunders, one of
the ringleaders in all mischief, who nicknamed
him "Shoddy," on account of the
coarse material of his coat. This, at first,
was a great cross to Hugh, but he bore
it patiently and nobly, and showed so much
manly independence, that after a time,
even the roughest and coarsest grew ashamed
of themselves, and abandoned their
mean taunt. Hugh was to be invited to
the pic nic. 'Mr. and Mrs. Pierce was sensible
people, as well as true Christians, and
they wisely judged few little boys would
have a better influence upon their son, than
Hugh Prentice. The afternoon came, as
bright and beautiful as it could well be.?
Nothing seemed wanting to complete their
happiness. The strawberries, as if in anticipation
of the event, glowed with a deeper
crimson, and nestled among the green
leaves, as if saying "We're waiting for you
to gather us."
"What a merry time they had! What
shouts of glee that made the woods ring
again; and the old swing went patiently
to and fro, never once getting tired, nor
kinking up in bad humor. There was one
thing, however, that caused Freddie's father
serious regret, and that was that his
little son's back ached very hard if he
pulled the rope for the others to swing;
but he forgot all about backs, the moment
he was comfortably seated himself, which
he took care should be as often and as long
as possible. Mr. Pierce determined to try |
what could be done to cure the boy of his
selfish habits.
Still all went on smoothly till the longwished-for-boat-ride
drew near; then when
they came to get in, they found, pack
tightly as they could, one must stay at
home. Who should it be ? Fred, in his
funny way, said, "Of course, he must go,
or there would be no one to see that they behaved
themselves but Hugh spoke up and
asked if he might stay behind. His promptness
made the blushes come to more than
one cheek, and then the struggle was, who
should remain with him, or in his place.?
But Mr. Pierce settled the matter by saying,
that as Hugh was the first to make the
generous proposition it should be accepted
"and, my boy," he added, "you and I will
have a boat-ride together some day, and
take our time to it." This was a good
deal for Mr. Pierce to say, and the offer was
fully appreciated.
When they reached home, Mr. Pierce
met them, and taking them into the parlor,
spent some time very pleasantly in games.
As the hour drew near for them to separate,
Freddie's father said: "I made up
my mind this little meeting should have an
object for improvement as well as pleasure.
God placed his creatures here not only to
enjoy, but glorify Him. Not only to enjoy
themselves, but give pleasure to others.
And in order that we may do so, we must
become more unselfish, and more Christlike
; for He was the embodiment of unselfish
love. I have watched you closely,
to-day, and with a purpose. Yesterday, I
purchased a set of books, and made up my
mind to present it to the one who should
show the most unselfish?and the most
Christ-like disposition. Before I decide,
however, I will put the vote."
Instantly all thought of the boat-scene.
Freddie's cheeks glowed like roses, and his
head hung down, but Oris spoke up,
promptly, "I vote for Hugh Prentice, sir."
"That's right, Cris," said Mr. Pierce,
pleasantly, "next to d^'ng a good deed
oneself, is acknowledging it in others.?
Does any one second the motion ?"
"Every voice said "Yes," but Fred's was
faintest of any; indeed, I'm very much inclined
to think that nothing but the desire
to appear well made him vote at all, for
that very set of books was one he long had
coveted, and, seeing them in the library,
took it for granted they were destined for
him. It was quite a downfall for his expectations.
Well, Hugh went home with a light
heart and full hands. As his mother prayed
that night, she thanked God for the
blessing of a son, who had made the golden
rule his guide through life, and learhed to
love his neighbor as himself.
As for Freddie, it was a hard lesson, but
one he never forgot. At first, he felt nothing
but the loss of the coveted books; but
after a time, his eyes were opened, and his
parent's prayers were answered. Freddie,
is learning the selfishness of his own heart,
learned his own weakness, and the gentle
Saviour heard- his prayers, and taking the
penitent child in His tender arms, led him
from the wilderness of sin into the pleasant
paths of peace. Thoughtful, where he
before was so thoughtless, he was loved
more than ever; and by his example, others
were led to follow in the way he had chosen.
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REGISTRATION.
Head Quarters Second Military Dist., \
Charleston, S. C., Aug. 1, 1867. j
General Orders, No. 65.
L Registration shall commence immediately upon
the promulgation of this order.
II. Post Commanders will be superintendents
of registration within their respective commands,
exercising, in addition to the functions hereinafter
looking to the faitjrfuPexecutioiTof the several Reconstruction
Acts, the maintenance of order and
the protection of political rights. They will suspend
registrars for malfeasance in office, neglect of
duty,' or incompetence, promptly reporting their
action, with the reasons therefor, to these headquarters.
III. Boards of Registration are empowered and
required to suppress all disorders interfering with the
execution of tneir duties, to cause the arrest and
confinement of all persons falsely taking the oath
prescribed, all persons committing any breach of
the peace or conducting themselves in a manner
tending thereto, and all persons who shall threaten
or otherwise attempt to intimidate, or corruptly or
improperly influence any citizen offering to regiso
ter; and for this purpose they may apply for aid tthe
Past Commander, and may require the attendance
and services of sheriffs, their deputies, constables,
policemen, and also of any citizen; and all
State, district, county and town officers charged
TTrlfl. fLo nrflcflrvntinn nf t.hfl nnhlic neace. as well
as all citizens, are required to obey the orders of
said Boards, given in pursuance of the authority
afr Asaid, ana to perform all such acts and duties
as n be requisite therefor.
All arrests made as herein provided will be
promptlv reported to the Post Commander, to
whom also tne prisoners will be turned over with
charges for trial by a Post Court, to be organized
as provided in Circular of May 15, 1867, from
these headquarters, and any civil officer or citizen
failing to respond to the call of the Board for assistance
will be dealt with in like manner.
IV. Whenever any citizen shall suffer injury in
person, family or property, while exercising or
seeking to exercise the right of registration, in addition
to any penalty prescribed by law for the offence,
damages shall he awarded to the injured
party against the perpetrator, upon his conviction;
and in case of default in payment of the same, or
of the escape of the offender, if it shall appear
that the wrong was countenanced, or the offender
harboured or concealed by the neighborhood, or
that the civil authorities failed to employ proper
measures to preserve the peace, the damages snail
be assessed against and paid by the town, county
or district
V. Offences perpetrated by white persons disguised
as blacks, being of frequentoccurrence, the
attention of all authorities, civil and military, is
directed to the device, as one adopted to escape
detection, and to cast unmerited obloquy upon tne
colored people. In all cases, when resort thereto
shall be shown, the fact will be taken into consideration
as aggravating the offence.
VI. Depriving a citizen of any right, benefit or
advantage of hire or employment, to discourage
him from registering, or on account of his having
registered, or having sought to register, shall be
deemed an offence punishable by the Post Court,
and shall entitle the injured party to damages against
the offender, any clause in any contract or
ngreoment to the contrary notwithstanding.
VII. The Act of Congress entitled "An Act for
the more efficient government of the rebel States,"
and the several acts supplementary thereto, will
be carefully observed by all Boards of Registration.
VIII. Each Board shall, after having taken the
oath prescribed by the act of Congress of July 2d,
1802, entitled "An Act to prescribe an oath of office
(gee Appendix, form 1), choose one of its members
as chairman, who shall preside at all sessions
of the Board, preserve order at its meetings for
registration, and represent the Board, and announce
its action in ail matters coming before it
IX. The places of session of the Boards shall
be the voting places established by law or custom
in each election precinct, unless for good cause
otherwise directed by the Post Commander.
X. Each Board snail determine the order in
which the registration shall take place in the several
election precincts that may be assigned to it
by the Post Commander, and the time which shall
be allotted to each?bearing in mind that the whole
work is to be finished before the first day of October.
XI. Each Board shall, forthwith upon notice of
publication of this order, and at least five days
before commencing registration, give notice thereof
to the Post Commander, and tne sheriff, and the
mavor of the city or the intendant of the town,
and shall cause written or printed notices to be
posted in five of the most public places in each
election precinct, announcing the time when and the
place where its sessions will be held, the number
of days (in no case less than two); and the hours
of the day the Board will remain in session at each
place for the purpose of registration; and inviting
all persons aualified to vote under the provisions
of tne act or Congress passed March 2d, 1867, entitled
"An Act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States," and the several
acts supplementary thereto, to appear before the
Board for registration. _ \
XII. On the day and^at the hour designated in
the notices, for commencing registration, the Board
shall, at the place announced, convene and enter
upon its duties, and shall then and there also post '
notices of the time of final sessions provided for in
Paragraph XIX
XIII. The room used for registration, which
the chairman shall have previously provided for
the purpose, shall be so arranged that the Board
shall be separated by a bar from all other persons
who may be assembled^ and those to be registered
shall be admitted within the bar, one by one, and i
their ingress and egress so arranged as to avoid \
confusion. ' # # i
XIV. Two citizens shall be admitted within the
bar as challengers, whose duty it shall be to challenge
the right of any citizen offering to register,
upon any of the grounds of disqualification enumerated
in the Acts of Congress before cited: but the
general right of challenge shall be conceded to all
citizens present ;
XV Tf anv challenge be made, the Board shall,
before final decision, examine the person presenting
himself for registration, in reference to the
cause of disqualification alleged, and shall hear any
evidence that may be offered, to substantiate or
disprove the cause of challenge, and shall have
power to summon and compel the attendance of
witnesses and administer oaths in any case of registration.
XVL In registering, the names of white and
colored citizens shall be entered alphabetically, in
separate columns of the list
XVII. The following shall be the process of registering
:
First. Every citizen presenting himself for registry
shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by
law {see Appendix form 2), which shall be administered
by a member of the Board, and such oath
shall be preserved with the lists. _ (
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 j
cause thereof.
Fourth. It is recommended to boards to defer
the hearing and decision of contested cases until
the session for revision provided for in Paragraph
XIX.
Fifth. Whether or not there be any challenge, .
the Board must ascertain upon such facts or intor- 1
mation as can be obtained, that the applicant is j
entitled to be registered before marking his name 1
as "accepted,"?the oath not being conclusive. ,
Sixth. Section 7 of the Act of July 19th, 1867, 1
declares that no citizen shall be entitled to be reg- J
istered by reason of any executive pardon or am- ,
nestv for any act or thing which, without such
pardon or amnesty, would disqualify him from registration.
Seventh. Boards will take notice that it is enacted
by Section 6 of the Act of July 19th, 1867,
that the true 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 in any State, whe 1
1 * <-1 x
tuer ne nas lasen an oarn 10 support me constitution
of the United States or not, and whether he
was holding such office at the commencement of
the rebellion, or had held it before, and who has
afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against
the United States, or given aid and comfort
to the enemies thereof, is entitled to be registered
or to vote; and the words "executive or judicial '
office in any State" in said oath mentioned, shall
be construed to include all civil offices created by
law for the administration of any gener J law of a
State, or for the administration of justice.
Eighth. 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 thereuDon De deemed legally registered.
Ninth. If the final decision of tue Board be
that the applicant is not entitled to be registered,
the Board shall mark in the proper column, opposite
his name, "Rejected." #
" Tenth. In every case of a rejection, the Board
shall make a note or memorandum, setting forth
the ground of such rejection, and return it, with
the registration list, mentioned in Paragraph XX.
X VilL The registration, conducted as provided
in Paragraph X VII, shall be made in triplicate
lists, two of which shall, after the conclusion of
the first session, be exposed for public inspection
at convenient places, for five days; and the third
shall be retained in possession of the Board till
after the completion of registration at the meeting
Erovided for in Paragraph XIX, when the three
aving been compared, and verified, shall be certified
in the form prescribed and printed at the end
of the blank registration list
XIX Sessions for revising the lists shall be
held in each election precinct, after said five days
exposure of the lists, upon notice as provided in
Paragraph XII, and the Boards of Registration
shall nave power, and it shall be their 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 Boards shall also,
during the same period, add to such registry the
names of all persons who at that time, possess the
qualifications required by said Act, who have not '
been already registered and who shall then apply
to be registered.
XX. One of the said lists shall then be immediately
delivered to the Post Commander, who will
forward the same to these headquarters.
XXL Each Board shall, at or before the conclusion
of Registration, forward through the Post
Commander, to these headquarters, a recommendation
of three suitable persons for Inspectors of
Elections in each election Drecinct. statin? the
name, occupation and post-office address of each
person recommended.
XXIL It is enjoined upon all Boards of Registration
to explain, carefully, to all citizens who
have not hitherto enjoyed the right of suffrage,
the nature of the privilege which have been extended
to them, and the importance of exercising
with intelligence the new and honorable franchise
with which they have been invested by the Congress
of the United States.
XXIII. Boards will'take notice that according '
to Section* 10, of the Act of July 19,18(57, they
are not to be bound in their action by? any opinion
of any civil officer of the United Stales.
' XXTv. Boards are instructed that all the provisions
of the several Acts of Congress cited, are
to be liberally construed, to the end that all the
intents thereof be fully and perfectly carried out
XXV. The attention of all concerned is directed
to the requirements of Section 4 of the said Act
of July 19, 1867, by which it is made the duty of
the Commanding General to remove from office all
persons who are disloyal to the Government of the
United 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 be reported through the Post Commanders:
and all persons in this Militaxy 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-General Commanding, in
the exercise of an ultimate revisory authority, will,
in due season, before the holdjng of any election,
entertain and determine questions assigning errors
in the registry, and will, upon inspection of the j
completed lists, cause corrections of tbe same, that
the true design and purpose of the laws be faithfully
answered, and that all die rights thereby
guaranteed be fully and fairly enjoyed!
By command of Major-General D. E. Sickles.
J. W CLOUS, |
Capt. 38th U. S. Inft, A. D. C. & A. A. A. G.
Official : J. W. Clous, Capt 38th Infantiy,
A. D. C. & A. A. A. G.
APPENDIX.
(form l.)
Oath prescribed for Members of Boards of
Registration.
1, of County of and State of ,
do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never I
voluntarily borne arms against the United States
since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have
voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or
encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility
thereto; that I have neither sought nor ao- 1
cepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of \
any office whatever under any authority orpretended
authority in hostility to the United States; that
I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended
government, authority, power, or constitution
within the United States, hostile or inimical. ,
thereto. And I do further swear (or affirm) that,
to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will tapport
and defend the Constitution of the United
States, against all enemies, foreign or domestic;
that I will bear true faith and allegianoe to the
same; that I take this obb'gation freely, without
mental reservation or purpose of evasion: and
that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties
of the office on which lam about to enter. So
help me God." , > $
Carolina, | ?
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a ,
this day of ??, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-seven.
Note.?Registrars will be required to take the '
oath prescribed by the Act of Congress approved
2d July, 1862. Blank forms of this oath will be
furnished to Post Commanders, and when duly
subscribed and sworn, will be returned to the Post
Commander, who will forward them to District
Headquarters. And if any person shall falsely
take and subscribe such oath or affirmation, such
person, so offending and being duly convicted thereof,
shall be subject to the pains, penalties and disabilities
which, by law, are provided for the punishment
of the crime of wilful and Cc.rupt perjury.
[FORM 2.]
Oath prescribed for Yoters.
I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm), in the I
presence of Almighty God, that I am a citizen of I
the State of ; that I. have resided in said I
State for ??months next preceding this day, I
and now reside in the county of , or the parish j
of , in said State (as the case may be); that I :i
am twenty-one years old; that I have not been dis- i
franchised for participation in any rebellion or civ- I]
il war against the United States, nor for felony . fl|
committed against the laws of any State or of the n
United States; that I have never been a member
of any State Legislature, nor held any executive or
judicial office iu any State, and afterwards engaged *
in insurrection or rebellion against the United I
States, orgiven aid or comfort to the enemies there- I
of; that 1 have never taken an oath as a member fl
of Congress of the United States, or as an officer 9
of theUnited States, or as a member of any State 9
Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer 9
of any State, to support the Constitution of the I
United States, and afterwards engaged in insurrec- 9
tion or rebellion against the United States orgiv
en aid or comfort to the enemies thereof^l^ 9
will faithfully support the Constitntion 9
the laws of the United States, and 9
best of my ahQity, encourage others so tor99Pr 9
help me God. 9
Sworn to and subscribed before \ fl
me, this ? day of?,1867. ) Pfl
VALUE OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY. 9
A NNEXED is a table showing the value of "Cpn- 11
/A. federate currrency" in United States currency
tor the last four years?deputed from the average ffl
monthly rates of the respective currencies, in gold, ? 1
it New York, Richmond and Augusta. ij
As the rate of stamp duty upon documents exe- B
suted during the late war is based upon the value B1
of the consideration in United States currency, this '
table will be found very convenient in flying that %?
valuo. 9
TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE VALUE OP "CONFEDERATE"
AND IT. 8. CURRENCY FOR FOUR YEARS. *9
MONTH. ? ' 1862. 1863. 1864. 1965. \ 1
Value in Value in Value in Value in ; II
f Con. cor- Comcur- Con. cur-lCon cur- 111
SX&ro.wite.tei li
cur'cy. cur'cy. cnr'cy. cur'cy. j I
January.... $2.00 $13.60 $28.90 11
February 2.19 13.79 25220 I
March ........ 2.93 14.67 84.90 |J
April? 8.23 12.38 IB
May 3.87 10.65 M
June 1 4.85 8.12 19
July 6.89 7.79 ' II
August. 10.53 8.85 |B
September.. $2.19 9.71 10.50 11
uctodot 1.95 9.70 12.80 I ]
November.. 2.29 9.90 12.55 > 1
December... 2.28 12.60 18.20 _ a 1
To ascertain the value of a given amount of Con- I
federate currency, divide the number of dollars bv 8 I
the figures' in the column opposite the date sought 'J M
for, and the quotient will be the amount in United 3 n
States currency. _ J 11
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