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BY JAMES A. HOYT. ANDERSON C. H., S. C, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1866. VOLUME l.-OTMBER 48. The Intelligencer IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY A.T $s.50 per ' JLsmzrst9 IN U. S. CURRENCY. ?a. I, 1 - RATES OF ADVERTISING. Adver?sements inserted-at the rates of One Dol " lar per square of twelve lines for. the first insertion and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. Obituaries and Marriage Notices charged for at these rates. A Dutchman's Travels, Observa? tions and Opinions. '; The proprietor of the Brooklyn 2%7e, J.'Van Anden, Esq., of Kings County^ Long Island, has recently visited Virgin ia, and writes down the result of his ob? servations among the people. As he is ft Dutch man of the oldest andstraightest Knickerbocker sect, these notes on tho temper and tone of the Southern people cannot fail to prove interesting. From the first instalment, which we find.in. the New York\News,-we make tho annexed extracts: ? ''In-visiting Virgiania, and > especially Richmond, around which so many of the exciting scenes of the past five years were enacted, tny main purpose was to j note what appeared on tho surface, to mingle and talk, so far as I could, with the people, and to judge for myself the temper in.which the close of the war has ieft.them. If the reader intends to ac? company me on the journey, he must not expect to be introduced to prominent personages; to hoar any dissertations on the present political condition, of the State,, and he must be content to draw his own conclusions from the facts which fell un? der ray.observation. If the reader, like myself, has found his curiosity as to tho pronent condition of the South in no way gratified by tho voluminous reports which . have of late been published?and mainly to serve this or that political purpose official or unofficial?as to the condition of the negro, She temper of the people, tf?^sition in which' the war hits left them, their opinions and hopes as to the future, ho may find the narrative which follows all the more interesting from the fact that it is written to serve no. espe? cial purpose, and that those who have contributed anything to it by their con? versation were, altogether unconscious that they wore doing anything more than gratifying the not unreasonable curiosity of a chance visitor among them. If it be said that the* visit was a very hurried one, 1 would remind the reader that the Chairman on the part of the United States Senate of the famous Koconstruetion Cora mitt06' spent but a single day in Rich? mond?and a Sabbath day at that?and returned to Washington satisfied, in his own mind at least, that he knew enough of the condition of affairs and of the tem? per of the people to justify him in making up his mind as to the sort of government best adapted to Virginia for an indefinite period. Senator Howard, the gentleman referred to, had this advantage, however, that he had made up his mind before starting on his journey.. WASHINGTON. "When I last visited the National Capi? tol?the dullest city, it appears to me, on this or any other continent?civil strife was still raging, and the evidences of tho dread presence of war were noticeable at every turn. Few still remain, and none so noticeable aa the empty seats in both Houses of Congress, which still bear evi denco to tho fact that the breach is not yet healed. If Thad. Stevens.- has not had written over them tho ominous words: "The States'whose representatives sat here .are dead/' it is mainly because "there is a certain learned pundit at the other end of the avenue," (I am now quoting Mr. Stevens.) who insists that both the Union and tne States which con? stituted it, "still live." Another novel feature in the appearance of the halls of Congress is the number of negroes, whoj uridor the new dispensation, nnd leisure to honor its deliberations by their attend? ance. The presence of this class is so highly valued that a branch of the Freed rcan's Bureau is maintained at the Capi? tol, mainly that the necessity for earning their own bread end butter may not in . terfere with their attendance in the galle? ries of Congress. " ' " a distinction in color. A distinction between the-two races is still kept, but it is done in a sly and un? derhand fashion by the person in charge of the galleries, as he was half afraid that Thad. Stevens or Charles Sumner would catch him at it. The galleries are divided by a passage, and a separate passage is set apart for the use of tho negroes. Should the Caucasian visitor who is not familiar with this arrangement blunder toward the entrance of the colored side of the house, the usher notifies him of his mistake in terms like tho following : "This way, Mr., I guess you'll find a bet? ter seat on this side," or, "if you want a ?#at you'll find it in this gallery, sir." The .negro who tries to intrude himself on/the white side of the House is inform? ed ofhis mistake in an almost' equally roundabout way : "Here, Iriend, this way" Or, "this way, neighbor, there are eeats on this side." You see it will never do to be too hon? est about this business, and place in plain? ly printed letters over the entrance for white or colored folks as tho case might bo, for this might be need by some of the President's friends against Stevens or some of his followers. In tho midst of a peroration on the equality of all men as proved by the Declaration of Indepeh dence and one or two ether revolutionary manifestoes, it would never do to remind Stevens or Sumner that here under their very nose, a distinction was kept up. It might bo equally damaging to crowd the two races together in the same apartment just yot, and hence the nshers, by a sort of tacit agreement, "whip the devil around the stump," after the fashion I have mentioned. The Spotswood is the best known of the hotels in Richmond, but thoru is some question, I believe, as to its being the. best. For some reasons not apparent to the visitors, the Spotswood is deemed te be "the most Southern" of the hotels here. The house was kept open during the war, and was under the management of one of its present lessees. He has ta? ken a prominent Union officer into part? nership, so that both shades of opinion are represented in the proprietorship as among the guests. General Joe. John? ston is.numbered among the boarders at the Spotswood; among, his fellow board? ers are several of his former antagonists, Union officers still on duty at Eichmond. Thoro is no more promising sign of the future of the South than is shown in the alacrity with which the leaders in the last war adapt themselves to civil life. An incalculable amount of mischief might have been done by these men had they chosen to remain idle, lounging around tavorns and keeping alive the memories of an episode in our history which every man who wishes well to the country will be glad to see the Southern people, at all events, forget. TJhe war was no sooner closed than the men who figured most conspicuously in it, at once set about em? ployment in the ordinary pursuits of life. I That their example has had an excellent effect on the South can hardly be ques? tioned. Gen. Lee, as is well known, has accepted th3 Presidency of a college; Mosby is practicing law; Beauregard building railroads; Forrest attending to tho work on his plantation, and Joe. John? ston is here fulfilling his duties as Presi? dent of the National Express Company. GENERAL JOE JOHNSTON. From tho reports which reach us at the North, I expected to find General Loe the most popular?especially in Virginia?of all the men in any way associated with the late war. Joe Johnston may fairly claim to divido this honor. Johnston's ability as a soldier, and character as a m:\n. were mentionodin the verj* highest tcriua by every Southern man I heard mention his namo in Bichmond. John? ston's popularity receives the credit of having phmncd tho campaign which re? sulted in the discomfiture of McClellan's plans in 1862. He was in chief command, it will be remembered, at tho time, and was wounded slightly in one of the en? gagements before Richmond. His place was supplied by Gen. Lee, and there is a popular notion here that Gen. McClellan would not have been successful in reach? ing the James, if Johnston's plan had been earned out in all its details. John? ston is a stout, soldierly-looking man of about 50. Dressed in a business suit of grey clothes, he moves about the hotel? in which, by the way, the chief office of the National Express Company is. lo? cated?seemingly solely intent upon the business he has now in hand. He neither appears to seek nor shun the public gaze. He is a sharp, active business man, and to all appearance desires to be considered nothing more. Johnston could maintain a libel suit against the publishers of the photographs which pass for his likeness in the North. He is far a more comely man than these pictures represent him to be. The most noticeable feature in his face is his light piercing grey eyes, which seem to look "quite through" those whom be has occasion to talk with. THE CONVERSATION OF THE TEOPLE. Visitors from the North will seldom feel the need of an intelligent Southern man to converse with, if they are dispo? sed to take advantage of this method of ascertaining the views of the people. I would bo inclined to doubt, I am tree to confess, tho sincerity of those who made pretontions to loyalty before and all through the war; I am equally free to say I met hardly one of this class. The general views of the people are, perhaps, I fairly represented in the conversation of a business man, with whom one of my companions had some matters of a legal character to settle. "I was " he said, "opposed to the seces? sion movement. I voted, as did the ma? jority of tho people of Virginia, in tho election of 1800, for Bell and Everett, as the compromise candidates between the two great parties. I grew up in the be? lief that Virginia had tho power to secede from the Union when her peoplefelt that they could not retain all the rights to which they were entitled to within it, but I did not see the necessity for the exer? cise of the power because of Mr. Lincoln's election. But, when the State seceded, I went with my State, as I thought it was ray duty to do. Well, the question is settled forever, and I know no oje that wishes to disturb this settleme- .,. The South has lost nearly everything in the war. "We want, if we can got them, our old rights under the old government, and to get along under it at peace. The slavery question is settled, too, and though we may not think it was settled wisely, I am far from believing that, in the end, the South will lose anything by the abo? lition of slavery. One of the worst evils of the Southern sj'stcm of labor was the ambition it seemed to create in tho plan? ters for vast plantations and numerous slaves. The planter was never out of debt, and never cultivated properly more than half his land. He was continually adding to his acres and his nogrocs when ho could. The number of negroes and of acres was the accepted test of social dis? tinction at the South. The abolition of slavery will necessitate the breaking up of these vast plantations, for now the large planters cannot cultivate a tithe of their lands, and will be compelled to sell to secure capital to begin the world again. A more careful system of cultivation will take the place of tho slovenly system which slave labor necessitated. For all these reasons I think the South in the end will have nothing to regret that slaverj'- is at an end." So much for our business friend's opinion. a southern opinion of jeff. davis. At the Spotswood I fell in with an ex official of the late Confederacy. He was well informed of tho state of affairs Doth North and South during tho war, and was, by virtue of his position, in daily intercouse with the Chief of the Rebel? lion, Jeff. Davis. His opinion of Davis may be summed hp as follows : "Davis," he thought, "was a great man, but not the man the South should have chosen to succeed in a struggle like that which has closed. Davis was a politi? cian?a political leader?-and he had, be? fore the war, both his friends and enemies in the South. He forgot neither class. He rewarded the one at the: expense of the cause in which ho was the leader, and' if he did not punish the other, he ignored them when their services were needed. Joe Johnston was never a favorite with him, and hence ho took the first opportu? nity that proscnted itself of removing him and placing Hood, an untried man, in his stead, against the goncral desire of the people, who looked upon Johnston, from first to last, as hardly second in ability to Lee. In a hundred less impor? tant cases Davis pursued the sarao course." The cx-ofiicial thought it would be at once unjust and cruel to hang Davis. "He was about as guilty as. tho vast majority of us," he said, "no better and no worse. Ho served in tho positon to which the South callea him, and a million of men did the same thing. If it were not for his own folly he might have es? caped trouble himself and possibly have relieved the Government from solving what is at best a perplexing question." In explanation of his last assertion, tho ex-Confederate office holder gavo the fol? lowing interesting reminiscences of davis* flioiit from richmond. "On Sundaj*, dispatches were received from Lee, by Davis, while he was at Church, advising the instar.tdeparture of the Rebel Government, and the evacua? tion of Richmond. The Confederate Gov? ernment documents were hastily packed, and with them the personnel of the civil government hastily fled to Gordonsville. Breckinridge remained behind, to super? intend tho military evacuation. At Gor donsvillo, the party were preparing a late supper when Breckinridge arrived. Up to this time, Davis was not informed of Lee's surrender, and his purpose was to settle on some othcrpoint than Richmond for the temporary capitol of the Govei n ment. When the news that Lee had given up all hope was imparted to Davis he did not even then despair. His associates, however, felt that all hope was gone, and said so. An angry row between the par? ty ensued, in which neither Breckcn ridge nor Davis, however, took part. The offi? cials who had left their families in Rich-, mond desired to return and take thoir chances of tho clemency of tho victors. "Mr. President," said one of them, "you are on your way toward your home in Mississippi; my home is in Richmond, and I moan to return to it." Tho party separated. Breekenridge found no diffi? culty in effecting his cscapo. Davis sur roundod hiuiselt with his family and a largo party. They traveled by slow stages, and were captured, as Davis ought to have known he would he. Had he followed the example of Breckinridge and the others he would havo escaped to some other country, "and I think/'added the speaker, "it would havo been a reliof to all concerned if* ho had." It is perhaps worth restating here that President Lincoln was pretty much of the same opinion. When asked for informa? tion on the subject for tho guidance of our officers, he told one of his happiest anecdotes a6 illustrative of his wishes : "There lived," said*the President, "in Illinois, a very zealous temperance lectu-. rer. One hot and dusty day he was trav? eling along a road, and seeing a tavern, he stopped to get some light refreshment. He called for a glass of soda water. The. landlord, after remarking that the day was exceedingly sultry, asked the lecturer if he would have a 'stick' in his soda wa? ter. 'Well,' ho said, 'if you do put a 'stick' in it unbeknownst to mc, I think it will do me no harm.' "Gentlemen," added the President, "if Jeff. Davis should carry himself out of hero unbeknownst to me, I am not sure that any ono of us would havo cause to regret it." Our officers would probably havo been instructed to have acted upon the hint, if tho tragic occurrence by which tho Pres? ident lost his lifo had not intervened meanwhile. Death of the Oldest Citizen.?Mr. Benjamin Rawls, tho oldest citizen of Co? lumbia, breathed his last yesterday after? noon, at half-past 4 o'clock. At this late hour, we cannot pretend to give an out? line of his life. He was a man of strict integrity in every relation of life, and wo leave to somo one more competont and intimately associated with him to give a more honorable and deserving notice. He diod at the mature age of ninety-four years; and the letter we published from his peR, a few weeks ago, to Gen. Sher? man, shows that there was rto declension in his mental powers.?Phoenix, 10th inst. -? ? If three feet make a yard how many will it take to make a garden ? Meeting of Mr. and Mrs. Davis, A correspondent of the Norfolk Vir? ginian, writing from Portress Monroe, May 4th, says: It is now understood that Mrs. Davis, with her little child, had an interview with her husband at half-past eight o'clock yesterday morning. The inter? view lasted nearly two hours, and must surely have been extremely gratifying to both. In tho course of a twelve month many very noticeable changes occur. It was on the evening of the 20th of April, 1865, that the steamer Wni. P. Clydo. from which a few hours before Jefferson Davis had been landed, slowly set sail, and while the steam and smoke issued from her engine and boilers, she moved slowly out of the harbor. The sole pas? sengers on the Clyde were Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Clay, and her destination was Savannah, tho Southern port from which she came. For nearly a year Mrs. Davis has been refused the privilege of visiting her hus? band. The result of tho many entreaties oh her pai o, and those of her friends, has at last prevailed on tho clemency of President Johnson, and the desired boon has been finally granted. Your correspondent presumed yester? day morning at an early hour so much as to call on Mrs. Davis as she was awaiting, I in the sitting room of the Hygeia Hotel, j the presence of an officer from the For I tress. Sending in my card by the colored waiter in attendance, the desired object was at once acceded to. Tho sitting room of the hotel was never, by any means, been noted for its comfort, or tho cxpensiveness of its adornments. Entering the room, and passing through the requisite etiquette, occupied but a few seconds, and" the agreeable conversation with Mrs. Davis which ensued, was far more than a recompense for the courage it required to solicit such an interview. The manner and conversation of Mrs. Davis was that of one perfectly at home on all subjects, and extremely lady-like in all her remarks on the various topics of the day, which,perchanco, were brought up. She had been allowed the privilege of correspondence with hor husband, but of the exact state of his health she dared not hope. Tho favorable opinions formed from the occasional correspondents of Northern papers were often dissipated by assertions perfectly contradictory, and in the long time which has elapsed since she has seen her husband it has often been a mere matter of doubt, owing to the reti conce of Mr. Davis in speaking of the snbject of his general health. Of tho terras of her visit she was not aware, but hoped it would be her privilege to remain at this place until her husband's fate -was decided. After conversing for the space of ten minutes your correspondent retired much impressed with the interview. Mrs. Davis was accompanied by a large quantity of baggage. All of this was moved inside tho Fort last night, and it is confidently presumed that she has made her home at the residence of Dr. Cooper, tho Post Surgeon. [From the FayetlevUle Xewi, May 1.] Wo spread before our readers tho fol? lowing letter from Ex-President Davis, in response to one from the ladies of Fay etteville, enclosing a check for Mrs. Davis: "Fortress Monroe, Va., April 22. "Airs. J. K. Kyle, FayeUeville, N. C.: "My Dear Madame?1 have tho honor to acknowledge yours of the 14th inst., enclosing a chock to be forwarded to Mrs. Davis as a present from the ladies of Fayotteville. "Sadly remembering how your homes wero desolated during the wax*, I could not have expected you, in tho midst of the ruin, to have been mindful of the wants of those at a distance. Nothing could add to my admiration for the he? roic, self-denying, Christian virtues of my countrywomen, for the measuro was full to overflowing. Nor could anything in? crease the gratitude with which I will ever recur to their confidenco and sym? pathy. It only remains to assure you, and the ladies whom you represent, that 1 am most gratefully and respectfully your friend and obodient servant, "JEFFERSON DAVIS." -* The Last Volley.?Colonel John S. Mosby visited Loosburg last Monday on professional business. Because he hap? pened to wear a capo in these piping times of peace which had on it several brass buttons with the coat of arms of Massachusetts on them, the Federal Cap? tain in command there declared his pur? pose to arrest him and cut them off.? Being unwilling to submit to this treat- j ment, but disposed to do anything in reason to avoid a breach of tho peace, tho Colonel at the suggestion of a friend, consented to leave the burg. The Cap? tain with four troopers and sixty infan fantry, endeavored to intercept his re? treat, but was too late by several mo? ments to effect this object. When the Colonel rode upon the crest of a hill, ho looked back and saw the doughty war? riors make a furious charge upon a hay? stack which had served to conceal him from their view when ho made his exit. The spectacle was so ludicrous he could not repress an inclination to whoop. He did so, and at the same time raising his hat, he waived a parting adieu. The irate" Captain acknowledged tho compli? ment by ordering a leaden volley from sixty guns to be fired at the Colonel.? The bullets whistled closely but harm? lessly past him and made music which reminded him of by-gone years of strife. Wo believe the Massachusetts button is the symbol of treason, and are some? what surprised that the Colonel was so disloyal as to retain one on his cape at the risk of liberty and life.? Warrenton Index. From Washington. "Washington, May 9. The Prcsidont has approved the bill for encouraging telegraphic communica? tion between the United States, the West Indies and the Bahama Islands. , Tho House passod that section of the tax bill fixing the duty on cotton at fivo cents; and it has also been occupied in debate on the constitutional amendmont proposed by the Reconstruction Commit? tee. Several members delivered thirty minute speeches on the proposition. Mr. Raymond, of New York, was willing to accept the report, providing tho third section was stricken out. Mr. McKee, cf Kentucky, gave it his approval. Major General Sickles arrived in this city from Charleston this morning ac? companied by Col. Moore, Capt. Bassett and D. Smith, of his staff, and Col. Tot ten, Inspector General of the army. The General has been summoned from South Carolina to confer about hie mission to the Hague, which it is rumored ho will decline. Tne Department of State has received dispatches from tho United States Con? sul at London, dated April 21, wherein it is stated that the cattle plague is deci? dedly and rapidly on the decrease; and the expectation is general that it will soon wear itself out and gradually disap? pear. A private lotter from Newbern, N. C, says that at the United States District Court, now in session in that city, a white man has just been convicted of passing counterfeit national currency, a black man having been tho principal, if not tho only witness against him. The writer, speaking of such testimony, says : "This marks a new era in tho history of North Carolina, under the civil rights principle." It will be interesting to .the politicians of the country to learn that at tho re? quest of a number of public men of both parties, tho Clerk of the House of Repre? sentatives is now engaged in preparing a political manual, to contain tho leading political speeches, messages, proclama? tions, orders and vetoes which have been issued since the accession of President Johnson. It will be published immedi? ately after the adjournment of Congress. Washington, May 10. The House, by a vote of 128 against 37, passed the Reconstruction Commit? tee's amendment to the Constitution. Republicans of all shades voted in the affirmative. It prohibits any State ma? king or onforcing stauues denying to any porson an equal portion of the law. The apportionment of representation is to be according to number*, but is restricted to the extent that citizens above 21 years of age are excluded from voting until Ju? ly, 1870. It disfranchises all who volun? tarily adhered to the late insurrection^ prohibits the assumption or payment of the Confederate debt, and grants no com ! pensation for slaves emancipated. Chief Justico Chaso had a lengthy in? terview with the President last night. Hon. John Van Buren was a visitor at the White house to-day. I can say, upon good authority, that the President does interpret the peace proclamation as abrogating martial law in the districts where the rebellion is de? clared to have ceased in all matters in which the civil courts have jurisdiction. It is understood that a declaratory proc ; lamation to that effect will be issued by tho Prosidcnt in a day or two. Gen. Sickles arrived here to-day, and has finally concluded not to accept the mission to the Hague, to which point he was recently nominated, and which has been awaiting his decision of acceptance or declension. Some of those who voted for the Colo-1 rado bill are- industriously circulating a report that the President will sign it; but I am assured that he will do nothing of the kind. What is more, the bill can? not bo passed over tho veto, so the ques? tion may be considered as settled against the young Territory. Prominent members of the Reconstruc? tion Committee aro still affirming that they ,intend to adhere closely to tho amendment and bill as reported. A can? vass of tho House, however, has shown that the amendment cannot receive a two-third majority as it at present stands, and its authors are not quite so foolish as to jeopardizo the fato of. the plan by in? sisting upon what is clearly foreseen can? not override a veto. The whole subject will bo up this weok, when such amend? ments will bo offered to the proposition as to take from it its more objectionable featuros, and the probability is" they will be adopted. The final result of the meas? ure will hardly be known before tho 20th. ?Star. An order is understood to havo been received at the office of the Attorney General from the President, yesterday, directing that the dockots of applicants for pardon be cleared entirely, which is almost equivalent to the issue of a gene? ral amnesty, the leaders and promi? nent individuals being alone excepted. Certain it is, the issuo of a general order cannot now be much longer delayed. It is announced in a dispatch from For? tress Monroo that Messrs. Charles O'Con? nor and George Shea, of New York city, have been retained as counsel for Jcffer* son Davis, and that his case now rests in their hands. It has become proper to state the fact publicly, as Mrs. Davis, who is now with her husband, is constantly receiving letters of advice and inquiry,to which this announcement willbe sufficient answer.?N. Y. Tribune. Members of Congress who aim to pro? long the session are moving for an inter? mission of a fortnight in the latter part of this month. The intermission project will not be carried, as present indications The Senate is somewhat alarmed at the prospect of losing the post office appro? priation bill for the next fiscal year, by the adoption of the amendment to the bill, making it a condition precedent to the payment of any money to any ciril officer that his appointment shall be con* firmed by the Senate. If this condition be insisted upon, the President will veto the bill, for he cannot, of coarse,.- sign a bill that deprives him of. all his Constitu? tional power. The bill could not bo car? ried over the President's Jiead in either house. The consequence will bo that the Post Office Department will bo closed, and the postal service suspended. This would be revolutionary. Congress could, by pursuing the same course of Tisuspa tion, destroy the Government. The post office appropriation bill was once defeated by the obstinacy of a Sen tor. But as Congress was ready to. pastt the bill as soon as it met again, the de? partment was enabled to get along by is? suing certificates of indebtedness. But no one would trust this Congress to do any better at the next session than al; this.? Baltimore Sun. -?t> Oath of Postmasters. Executive Department, S. C., Columbia May.8,1866. Sir : I have received information from" tho Post Office Department- that orders " have been issued to discontinue the de? livery of mails, at an early day, at all offices in the State where there are no regularly appointed, and commissioned postmasters. This order will subjecn the press and the business community to very serious embarrassment, unless steps are promptly taken to procure the services, at each post office, of snch persons as can take the requisite oath as prescribed by Congress. I therefore recommend that some person be selected at each office who can take the oath and give bond. Tho petition may be addressed to me, at Co? lumbia, or to B. B. Vassal. Esq., Special Agent of the Post Office Department, at Columbia, where they will be endorsed and promptly forwarded to the Appoint? ment Office at "Washington. I append hereto a copy of tl> ? oath, and respectfully request that you give publicity to this note. Very respectfully, JAMES L. OKB. Julian A. Selbt, Esq., Editor Pkanix, Columbia. "I, ?-, being appointed postmaster at -, State of South Carolina, do swear that I will faithfully perform ajl tho du? ties required of me* and abstain-from ov- . erything forbidden by the laws in rela? tion to the establishment of post offices and post roads within the United States; and that I will honestly and truly ac? count for and pay over any moneys, be-. longing to the said United States which may come into my possession or control; and 1 further solemnly swear that I have . never voluntarily borne arms againttbc United States since I have been a citizon thereof; that I hfivo voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel or encour? agement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that 1 have neither ' sought, nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise, the functions of any office what I ever under any authority, or pretended j authority, in hostility to the United States; that I have not yielded a volun? tary support to any pretended Govern? ment, authority, power or constitution within tho United States, hostile or inim? ical thereto. And I do further swear that, to tho be-ft of my knowledge. and ability, I will support and defend the Con? stitution of tho United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of eva? sion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which am about to enter. So holp mo God." "Sworn before the subscriber,-, for the-of-, this-da)' of-, A. D. 186?; and I also certify that the person above named is above the age of sixteen years, to tho best of my knowl? edge and belief." The person who takes the oath should. sign his name above the Magistrate's ler tificato. This certificate must have affix? ed a five conts revenue stamp, which should be canceled by the person using.it writing on it his initials and the date, per Act of Congress of July 1,1862. . ? A newspaper correspondent teils.? hard story on Henry S. Foote, to the fol? lowing effect: W'hon F?ote was in the United State? Senate, ho fell asleep one day while Bald? win, of Connecticut, was prosing ^omo law-point. Wescott, of Florida, who was a great wag, waked him up and took him to the lobby, where he repeated to Foot? an invective whieh he said Baldwin had pronounced against Foote while ho was asleep. Foott returned to the Senate chamber in a great rage, and as soon as Baldwin had concluded, he sprung to his feet, and with the most extravagant ges? ticulation and fiery personal denuncia? tion inveighed against him. Baldwin listened with astonishment. At last Foote broke forth: "I will teach the Senator a lesson, when he calls me tho arch-repudiator and robber chief." Baldwin immediately arose and vehe? mently denied that ho had said anything; o? tlio sort "What 1" cried ^frote, "does the Sena? tor dony the fact? Does he dare to de? ny it, when I heard him with those ears I" Suiting the action to the word, and seiz? ing the attesting organ with finger and thumb, he dragged it thus visibly into court. He was greeted by roars of laugh? ter. -*-;?;?t ? ? ? Josh Billings says that :opera mono ha? no more effect upon him than cr?>ton oil upon-a graven image.