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Wed^esda^J4omng2_Jime_5. {pgy- All papers Utswoiilinuea' at ibo expiration of the time for "which" they have been p?id. Jjgjf-'K? nahe entered upon the books unless the money accompanies the order. k-a'h jggjr A cross-mark indicates that I he'-subscrip? tion is about to expire. gg|r Specimen copies always sent,, npoa appli? cation. . .. _? THE ?TTOKNEY GENERAL'S OPINIOH. We publish in another column an analysis of the opinion.of .-Altorriey-Gener*! Sta.nbeiuiv, udou the clauses of the Military Act. referring to voting and holding oSco, ' All persons entitled to vote are c?mpeteut tobecoine members of the Conven tion'rand only those are, entitled to vote", under the provisions- of this Act, who register their names'in accordance with the instructions of the military upon the question. The order provides for the completion of the registration by the first of September, and'in not.less than thirty duys af tcrwards'the election for members of tho Conven? tion will be holden. If you expect, to vote,, you taust-regisicr before tho first of September. .'_ ''-?-<v?;-? .. A-NEWSPAPER SUPPRESSED. - :Tkc telegraph iuforms us thar tho National i?e-. jmbUcan, published at Mobile, Ala. was suppressed on tho31st. ulu, by order of. tho. Commandant of the Post, and that a guard was placed over the office,.preventing any-future editions of the paper, until the "proof sheets were submitttcd t o, and ap? proved; byfthe officer in command. _-. The order of suppression, says: "The paper wasTondered" amenable, ; by the last paragraph of General Orders, May 19(b;- prohibiting the publica? tion of articles iuciting.riat,: violence, or public use of incendiary language." The anicle, which occasioned the suppression of Che paper, was oue-mstruciing the frecdmcn when, and how to use firearms. ? ?.--o - BLUE RIDGE SAILSO AD. The contract- with the' Greenville & Coturabia Railroad Company, by which that Company takes a lease of the Blue Ridge Railroad, and all its roll? ing stock and appurtenances, was approved by the meeting of the stockholders of tire BTae Ridge Road, held" in Charleston at the Mayor's office on -tho 21st nit. This arrangement went into etfect on theJirsk of this month, and there are now daily trains running from Anderson to Walhalia. This arrangement is a great .convenience to the people at Walhalla, and along the lino of the Blue Ridge "Road., and'will doubtless be aw advantage also to the Greenville i Columbia Road. . The report of the President of the Blue Ridge | JRoad during the pas'ryear. shows an encouraging ' at&te,Of affairs, and authorizes the hope that e're long we may expect renewed efforts to be made to effect athrougu 'connection on this road. ANOTHER POLITICAL MISSIONARY. - "Wo. learn frontTour exchanges" t hat Judge Suel i-iDAKCKR, 'of Ohio, will very soon enter upon a stumping tour through- the-Southi, for-tue express? ed purpose of enlightening the colored men as to their duties, tightd and interests?but tor the real purpose of addtug stretigth to a political party. This duiinjuiahtd gentleman will be n-membered as Among those, who. figured extensively in the recon? struction bill, and os'one who seems unusually de oirous-that peace be restored alone upon tho degra? dation of tliose who chance to live in the South-. -Uhe* onlyknew it, he might save himself much trouble, and attho.same time, do ls no harm, by remaining at home. ? However, we have no objec? tion Jo bia- mission, as we feel sure that he caunot make.things much worse. ._- If these nogro lovers ere so anxious for, and so diligent to'see that they have every right and enjoy Overy privilege of treemen in the South, why is it that they are denied those rights and privileges in Northern States ? "v ?' ~ . ;?":<?- ? SPEECH OF GOT. ORB. ' At tho earnest toltcitation' of many friend's, his Excellency Gov. Jamxs L. Onn consented to ad? dress the people of the District on last Monday, in the Court House, upon the political coaditiou of tfip country. After reviewing the various plans presented since thewari for the reconstruction of the government, he earnestly .insisted'upon the acceptance, by the people of South- Carolina, of the plan of recon? struction now proposed, aa the only means of pre? venting the administration of the affairs of this country from passing into the hands exclusively of the ignorant,, and.consequently the barbarian and the tyrant, aud as the. only hope of making this " country -even tolerable. He showed, from the . ceneas of -1860,. the.great preponderance of colored over white voters in the State, aud our utter ina? bility to defeat a Contention, or to protect our eelTes whenever we make an issue directly with the colored people. Aeeording to the.ceusus of 1860, St appears that there sre sixty thousand. colored voters in the State, while there are only forty thousand white voters, leaving a majority of twenty tbouesad colored votcriH Jx is true, perhaps, that there;are not as many colored men :u South Caro? lina now, as"in I860, but it is almost sure that the proportionate decrease lias been much greater , with the white than with the colored men in the State, since the commencement of tho late war. Gov. Ona insisted upon the cultivation o: the most cordial and kind relations between the two races in-the South; and the formation of no alliance with thetwo great political parties of the nation. The speech was altogether timely, considerate and forcible, and we feel sure that our excellent governor was actuated alone by motives of love for . hie native land, in thus earnestly invokiug his fel? low citizens to grasp the only means ot preventing anarchy and ruin to our already down-trodden aud desolated laud. * , ?. ??-: The Fin-asciai Tbocbi.es of the Cou.vtbt.? The New York Times says: The financial and industrial prob'Iem threatens ooon to absorb' aii'otiier questious, and is an ele? ment which must seriously disturb political calcu? lations. With an exhausted treasury, it is certain that divers Congressional appropriations- will re Main unattended to. There can be no lavish pay - menta of bounties, if there be no means in hand wherewith to! pay. But will a summer session : m&nd matters? Will it remove the depression of trade ??or the poverty of the great body of pro - .ducers??br- rite-discontent which pervades in? dustry, everywhere, and seeks vent in strikes ? or theVwand-oi faith in the "sagacity of the Gov? ernment, _whicti ts .visib.e in every financial circle ? It may be "easy to authorize aa -increase of the debt, but can the national credit endure the strain? It may be equally easy to enact heavier taxation, but is it probable that the country, tirxed to tho verge of exhaustion, as it already is, will consent to carry an augmented loud ? Thesv are questions which the ultruists, who ?hink they can manage affairs according to their sweet will and pleasure, eiould try to auawor belore they go umcii luv* her. XDITOSIAL NOTES 03? TBAVEL. Whenever an Editor lcave&The sanctum, albeit for pleasure, recrcatiou-or business, it has become n ctiHtom for huh to jot dovrrfhis experience while i absent, for tho b'enotit of his readers; Whether this custom be most honored in^tlic. breach }h'ia the observance, let others decide; It is our ^for? tune, kind ireadorV to be "over thb'hills and far away" from the perplexities end toil of an editor's life, and this will account for tho infliction' upon your patience of such thoughts and ideas as may have occurred to us during this absence. Starting from Anderson upon, .a bright May morning, with * determination to enjoy every rfld meul of leisure, and every scene of interest, we arrived safely'at Newberry about noon, and sur* -rendered unconditionally to the genial-hospitality and kind, treatment of an estimable friend and his "gude wife." Along the route, .however, we noted with pleasure the fine appearance' of the growing -crops,- and an improved aspect of affairs generally. Human nature is seusibly affected by its surroundings, red most assuredly the people of our impoverished section begin to wear a smile of gratitude, that a beneficent Providenco seems about to remove the veil of despondency, and open to our visions once more a plenteous harvest! Men whose straileued circumstances forced them to pay! $2.25 per-bushel for small lots of com, in order that their'stock might not perish during the early spring, have found consolation in the fact that the flattering prospect of the wheat crop has reduced tho price of corn, in some measure, and thereby approximated the demands and necessities of their slender purses! The settled gloom upon the' faces' of such men has relaxed its hold, and now they respond to jour inquiries after the crops with a smiling face aud tempting satisfaction. Before reaching Niwberry, we met many friends and acquaintances upon the cars, and at the vari ous depots. We will mention one of them, a gen? tleman whose face is familiar all over the State, and whose services before the war are intimately connected with our defunct militia system. Step? ping upon the platform at Ninety Six, we took by the haud that courteous gentleman and whole souled friend, Gen. R. G. Mr D?nsovant, former? ly Adjutant and Inspector General of old South Carolina! He is looking remarkably well, and in a brief, chut wc ascertained the fact that he is quietly pursuing tho life of an humble and inde peudeut farmer. Such men gave to tho Palmetto State her prestige in days that'nro past, and they illustrate in their conduct that her downfall has rendered her name doubly dear to their hearts. But it was not alone upon the field of holiday pa? rade that Gem D. 6hone conspicuous. In Mexico, when the "stars arid stripes" were defended with alacrity and vigor by Pulmelto boys, his services were marked and honorable. Circamstancos pre? vented this gallant old hero from obtaining due regard in the late unhappy conflict, although he was promptly enrolled among the defenders of his uative State, and at. one time held a Colonelcy in the Confederate service, we believe. May he live many years, blest with a numerous host of friends, and an abundance of the "filthy lucre," if desira? ble ! But we had already got to Newberry, and en? sconced under tho wings of an earnest welcome, when, we turned back to write of the crops and our distinguished friend. We will not detail the gratffyingt experience urnler the roof of our New berry host nnd hostess'. StTfETo'e it, that this part of the programme will ever remain1 "a bright oasis in the desert;" that the bost was a funny mau, and knows how to gratify an editor's tates and inclinations. We observed that the rubbish is being removed, and that new and tasteful build? ings are being erected in the portion of Newberry destroyed by fire last summer. Business is dull, merchants idle, and loafers pleuty, yet we could detect the enterprise aud spirit of improvement which have rendered this town one of t lie most prosperous in the State. Of course, we called at the sanctum of tho Herald, and chatted with the brothers Gbe.s'sekeb, whose wit and- vivacity are only equalled by their industry and perseverance. Their excellent paper is liberally supported by the people of that section, we are glad to know, and we trust that their efforts may always be appre? ciated. Our destination being Laurens C. H., we Rave" neglected to say heretofore, it was. necessary to take passage npon "the hack" for Jalapa, 7 miles from Newberry. Leaving the latter place about ten o'clock a. m., wc had a jolting aud unpleasaht ride until the cars were reached. The Laiircns Railroad has always been the subject of much de? rision and ridicule, but we are free to declare that, upon this occasion, the train was welcomed with delight. This Road has been leased for a term of years by Dr. B". S.' James, its former President, whom we met upon the route. The Doctor had his left thigh brokeu last fall, (occasioned by a collision, we believe,) while in the discharge of his duties as lessee, and is yet upon crutches. His untiring efforts, however, have accomplished much, and since we came over the Road, the trains have run through to Newberry. Under the super? intendence of Mr. Jo. Chews, the enjinetrarc be iug overhauled, the track re-laid and repaired, and other improvements steadily progressing. Although the train can scarcely be called "light? ning express," we are impressed with the idea that the Road will prove a great convenience to the cit? izens of Laurens and adjacent country, as it most certainly is to persons living at' a distance whose busiuess or pleasure will attract t?em irr this di? rection. All things earthly have an end, and onr journey did uot prove an exception. We have been in Laurens for an entire week, and have met scores of familiar faces, but alas! there are some missing. Here our boyhood was spent, and the very rocks bear the semblauce of friendly recognition. In years gone by, we were familiar with every shaded nook and grassy knoll in this viciuity ; memory clings fondly to tho scenes of our boyhood, and brings ap to present view the companions and friends of those haicyon days. Whero are they ? Snme quietly repose in the village grave? yard, with marble shaft or simple flower designa? ting their resting-place. Others aro buried on distant battle-fields, where their young lives were offered upon the altar of their country, and they now sleep in nameless graves; Here and there however, are still others left to engage in lifo's conflicts, and perform the duties of citizens in this emergency, Biit we draw the curtain over this picture of the past, for the reader will perchance find u'o interest in the earlier recollections' of one whoso life has not yet reached meridian! A Bad affliction has befallen one of our friends here, and w? must be permitted to mention it be? fore cloMng. The amiable :md accomplished wile of Mr. T B CttEws. of the Laurcnsvillc Herald died on Monday night last. Her disease was con? sumption, and for months her friends nnd rela? tives have been prepared for the finul dissolution. She was the only surviving child of Mr. and Mrs. Kance, of this villngo, who have outlived fourteen children ! In their old age. this last earthly gem is taken from them, and they can only bow humbly to the decrees of an Heavenly Father. "Not my j will, but thine, 0! Lord." Tie deceased possess e.l a lovely disposition, and w?? the centre, of an admiring circle of friends. Hor bereaved hus? band, after more than ten y?am of union with this pure Christian woman, cun ti .;'y declare that her life was beautiful, and that her iv'Jgion was ?kin | to the lieSivenly. She leaves live children1,'- of ten? der years, who will scaroely remember a mother's love and a mother's tenderness 1 We-decply sym? pathize with him upon whom this dispensation of Providence is sent. May he find consolation in the thought that "she is not dead, but slcepcth"? gone before to that bright laridwhere sorrow comes nbt, and happiness is never ended. . .'? A. H. ? May 31, 1867. -;f.Vpf;.-? BOARDS OF REGISTRATION. As frequent inquiries are made as to the oath to' which Registers will have to subscribe, we re-pub? lish so much ot General Order No. 18, dated Char? leston, May 8, 1867, as refers to this subject. Para? graph four of this order says: "All persons appoint? ed to makesthe said Registration of voters and to conduct said election Will te required, before en? tering upon their duties, to take and subscribe the oath prescribed by the Act approved July 2d, 1862, entitled "An Act to prescribe an oath of otfice." 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 tho crime of wilful and corrupt perjury. The form of the oath is herewith published, as" follows : ? "I, A. B? do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United Stales since I have been a- citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given iro aid, countenance, counsel or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither Bought nor accepted, uor attempted to cxc'rclso t&e func? tions of any office whatever under any authority, or pretended au:b'osity, hr hostility to the United States ; that Hiave 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 bf.-st of my knowledge and abili? ty, I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, against all enemies, foreign or domestic ; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation fFeeIy5 without any mental reservation or purpose of eva? sion ; and that 1 will well aud faithfully discharge the duties of the offrce on which I am about to en? ter. So'help me God." It wilr ahso bo borrre hi" miud that managers of election for members to the Convention will be required to subscribe to the same oath as Registers for voters -<0 For the Inldliycnar. AH EXCURSION. Messrs. Hoyt & Walters : One of the most bemrtiful features, of what we call this old and barren District, is the magnifioent forests-of oat which shade some plain and tablelands, and crown some ridges and hills. I was lately impressed with rhis feature. Having recently passed through some vast and gloomy scenes in lower Districts, 1 was prepared to enjoy the views of uative forests, especially in this season^ when the face of the earth is renewed. My short jh'niif extended to the northern border of our District. On the upper fart of the Six-aud tweuty, is tr place possessing nrach natural beanty, and susceptible of great'improvement by art. The low-ground, spreading out extensively, for so small a stream, iscuvrounded by gentle hills, yet covered wilh dark woods. This farm is occupied by Col. Jami>on, who seems to be an energetic farmer. He is said-to have produced here, last season, the noblest field of corn in the District. A few- miles further, is the McCann place. This farm is now cultivated by industrious- freedmen, under the direction cf Mr. J. W. McCann. In rear of the dwelling was'a'grove of oaks *snt t-wo'yeura since by a frightful tornado. This was cleared last Fall, and sown with oats, clover, blue and orchard grasses. It is now a greeu field, which would not disfigure Maryland or Pennsylvania. The manner in-which corn'and-other plants are cultivated on this place is commendable, but I will notice only a field of wheat-. This field was brought into cultivation, before the memory of any man now living. It produced'a crop Of corn and1 peas last snmtner. In the Fall, wheat, and oue hundred and eighty pounds, per acre, jf gimno, were sown broad-cast. Corn stalls and pea vincii' were turned under with twister, arid the bof'lcfa of each turrow of the turning plow, was cut three or four inches deeper into the clay, with a subsoil plow. The leu acres promise, without disaster, about two hundred' and fifty bushels of wheat. There is, also, a promising crop of clover, to rise above the stubble, after harvest. These exhibitions of tho primitive art, are ominous of good'. F.VREL. -o Washington, May 31. The report of ihc Mobile riot has' been publish? ed; Gen. Pope says everybody apprelieuded a disturbance during Kelley's speech ; it cfc'tistires the Mayor for not being present, with an adequate force. He removed the Mayor and police, riot only for criminal misconduct, but because rhere was no confidence in security while they retain' office. SvTayno says the affair was not apprehe/lded'ur' de? liberately framed. Shepherd", speaking of Mayor WUtiers-, say?*: "Ire is, I believe, the only man in the city qualified7by disposition to temper with proper discretion his official acts." Internal rerenuo receipts to-day amount to $081,000. Hie President is to attend the Boston" Masonic celebration, June 21. Richmond, May 30. General Schofield yesterday published an order for the purpose of giving adequate protection to all perSO?3'in their rights of person and property in cases where {tie civil authorities may fail. He directs the appointment of military commissions in sub-districts hereafter to be defined, giving them command of the police, sheriffs, and constables, and clothing them with the power of- magistrates. These commissioners are to take jurisdiction in all cases where they may have reason to believe that justice has not been done. The order concludes as follows: "Trial by the civil courts will be preferred in all cases where there is satisfactory reason to believe that justice will be done, but un? til tho orders of ihe commanding general are made known in any case, the paramount jurisdiction as? sumed by the mi?tary commission will be exo:ui I sive. All persons, civil officers and-other?; are re? quired to obey and erecuto the lawtul orders of tho military commissioners to the same exterit that they arc required by law to obey the 'writs issued by civil magistrates. "Any periou who shall disefbey or resist the law? ful orders or'authority of a military commissioner, upon conviction shall be punished by fine and im? prisonment according to the nature and degree of the offence. This order will not be construed to excuse civil officers in any degree from the faith? ful discharge of thei. duty. It. is intended to aid the civil authorities, mil not to supercodo thorn I except in casoc of necoesity " OPINION OF THE ATTOENEY-GENEEAL IN EE- : GA?D TO VOTING, HOLDING OFFICE, &C. The following is n synoptical; statement of the I opinion of Attorney-General STASHEnnY, upon the j Military Acts referring to voting and holding) office:.. REQISTUATlOS. 1st; Qualification or disqualification is fixed by registration*. 2d. No power is given to any other board or any other authority, after registration is completed, to change the registers ; and persons whose names are admitted to registration arc entitled to vtke and none others. .3d. The registration must be completed before September 1/1867. At that time, the functions of the board f?? a board of registration cease, and after fhaf, its duties are limited to holding and su? perintending elections and making the required re? turns. QUALIFICATIONS fCTR EEGISTBATION 1. One year's residence in the State at Jlie time of registration is not necessary; but if a person who has been duly registered has not at the hold? ing of any subsequent election been a resident of the State for one year, counting from the day of that election, the person so registered caainot vote at such election. * 2. By the Acts, the qualificafiorr to registration is citizenship of the United St?hes and of the State; the phrase being intended to1 rnWiide only such as are both citizens of the United States and of a State. Aliens, not citizens' of rhe United States, cannot safely take the reqrurrcd oath'; but the board of registration have only authority to admin? ister the prescribed oath, and cannot require fur? ther proof, so that an alien not a citizcu may take the oath at his peril and subject to prosecution. 3. No person is entitled to registration who is not twenty-oife yews cf ngc on the day that he ap? plies for registration. ' DIsrBANClIISEilKNT. Under the Military Acts, the following causes work disfranchisoment: Commission of a fehmy r membership of any State Legislature, ot tenure of any executive or judicial bffice ill any State, with subsequent engagement in insurrection or rebellion, or the giving of aid and comfort to any enemy of the United States: the taking of an oath, as a member of Congress or officer of the United States or as a member of any State Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to sup? port the Constitution of the United Stales, with subsequent engugcrcent in insurrection or rebellion against, or the givirVg of aid and comfort to th'e en? emies of the Uniied States". Upon these grave questions, the Attorney-General ofFcrs the follow? ing opinions ; but it will always be borne in mind that the exclusion as to holding office is all com? prehensive as to time, and applies not only to those who were iu office when the rebellion commenced, but to those who held the prohibited offices at any previous time, although they may hrte ceased to hold such office uu indefinite number of years prior to the rebellion : 1. tbeaso.v or teloxy. The commission of felony or the participation in rebeMion doos not of itself work disfruuehisemcut. It must be ascertained by judgment of court or . legislative act passed by competent authority ; and the disfranehisemaut depends on a conviction in the courts cither of the United States or of a Stale, or on a declaration of the laws of either. The United States laws do not work disfranchiscment, us a cousequence of couvictiou of treason or conspiracy to commit treason ; nor in the teu Southern Slates is there any si tute iu force except, perhaps, in Virginia, whichdvclares disfranehisement by force of the act itself. Sc that iff this State, disfran? ehisement for treason or febny dejj5endL".TbMt)hnely upon a previous conviction of the offence in the State or the Federal courts. 2. MEMBERS OF STATE LEG IS LATE ees AX I) SKMOERS OF CO NU 11 ESS. All member;* of SbUlhcrn State Legislatures and members of Congress who, afterwards, engaged iu insurrection or rebellion, or gave aid or comfort to the enemies of the United Slates, are clearly did franchised. Ail numbers of legislative bodies which passed ordinances of secession are disfran chised ; but it is doubtful whether simple member? ship of a convention held fov the sole purpose of amendiujy- the cuiistiiulion oi Hr Stale, would, in itself, work disfranchiscment. 3. STATE, EXECUTIVE OR JUDICIAL OFIt'CE'tS. All militia officers, as such, are uot disfranchised, us they arc not included in the terms "executive and judicial officers'of u'State/' But. this freedom ft'om dittfranchisembst refers only to the class of militia officers who were such prior to the rebellion, und not to that class who became military officers during, the rebellion, who are liable to disfran cliisement on conviciion-of participation in it. The Governor, Lieutenaut-Governor. S'ttte Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary andStaic officials proper, whti' exercise'fund ions ni the sent of government, and Siat5 Judges ot courts whose jurisdiction extends over the United Slates, are disfranchised; but the Attorney-flenerHl i> not prepared- tony thnr cnly' the foregoing com* wiihin the tl-rrii ''executiveiaritt; judicial officer^." Municipal officers; Puch nf officers of cities, towns, villages and subordinate municipal divis; ions, whether their function's art'execiJtiv'c or judt ciiil, or both, nre atft' as .?tick, disfranchised. In'addition to these officers before mentioned, who clearly do or do not come within the term of the act as to "judicial cf esecutivt" officers," there remain* a vast number of officers whose status is undefined. These ay known as county, township and precinct officers. Tho Attorney-General is collecting informal ion-concerning this class, which includes sheriffs and justices of the county courts, and will issue a further opinion- with regard to them. AH other executive-and" judicial officers who arc not, in popular language, characterized as county officers, do, in the opinion of Mr. Stnnberry, come under the disqimlifying-chuise. Persons who exercise or exercised special or oc? casional public duties, are uot included as State officers, and such as the folldwiitg- are, therefore, not disfranchised; commissioners of public wofks( directors of Stale'asylums', visitors of State univer? sities. Slate directors of hanks or" other' corpora? tions, special commissioners or agents appointed by State authority, to perform special duties as ex? aminers of banks. Notaries Public, and Commis missiouers of Deeds. 4. oaths ot office. Any person' who has taken an oath cf oQce to' support the Constitution of tho United Slates and I has violated that oath' and engaged in rebellion, is j disfranchised. This' clause, as far as the cxecu i tive orjudioial officers of a State are concerned, I does uot enlarge the class subject to disfratiehise mcnt, because the officer breaking the oa'b must i also be "a-judicial or oxecutive officer" of a State, according to tho- rulo hereinbefore mentioned. Thus a militia officer or a Notary Public, who had taken the said oath, would not be disfranchised under this clause, because he is not held to be a State judicial or executive officer, i AH oificeri-of the United States, both civil' and military, ?who have violated their oaths, are'."of course disfranchised. 5. engaging is ixsrr.r.tcTioN or rebellion and GIVING AI!> AXl) COMFORT. Theas, without, concurrent hui-iirig of one of the designated offices, accompanied by the taking of the oath of office, do tibi work disfranehieemcrit. The ! tWo elements iaust-concur, aud in the order* men tioned, for H person who has held a designated of? fice and had taken the oath and had not afterwards participated in a rebellion, may safety take the registration oath". The cfa?se, however, comprehends every rebel? lion which has Jtaken place in the United States; and every foreign war in which the United-States has ever been engaged. A person; therefore, who gave aid and comfort to the enemies of the United Stales iu the war with Great Brita'rrt of 1812, or in the war with Mexico in 1847, would be disquali? fied. , , All pereofts wlVo did any overt act, either indi? vidually or officially, or in a civil or military ca? pacity, in' furtherance of or for the purpose of pro? moting the rebellion, did, under the law, engage in rebellion. Soldiers compellci to service by conscription, and slaves serving or aiding by the command of their masters, or by military order, did not "en? gage in rebellion," are not disfranchised. Officers who, during the rebellion discharged of? ficial duties not incident to the war, uUC n? the preservation' of Order and" cd'minist'riH'i'on of lrrw, are not to' be c??sWered as engaged in? rebellion. Trn'ts applies to all officers of a purely civil charac? ter, such as county and municipal offices,- otte alt others of like nature, which were n<ot created far the furtherance of the war or the more effectual carrying on of hostilities. Some direct overt act, dotfc With intent to fur? ther fhe rebellion", kf r/cceesnty fo bring the party within the provision and meaning of the law ; end the person applying for registration is not, there? fore, required to clear himself from any taint of disloyalty incurred by mere disloyal sentiments or expresssion?. Mere acts of common' Injmarfrty or charity trre not participation in rebellion, nor are forced ebrr tributions or the compulsory payment of taxes in aid of the rebellion ; but voluntary contributions, subsciptions to loans, and even organized contri? butions of food or clothing or necessity supplies, except of a strictly sanitary character, arc tobe classed with acts which disqualify. duties and powe ks" ct re"cistb.v7?oj? boards. No cTher oath' chtf be reqhlirecr of, or sdmrATs tcrccf to, ar-y applicirrrt for registration but that ; contained in the Suppicrsentary act. Any other would be extra-judiowT and without authority, and false .<wearii>g could not be assigned as perjury Upon such unauthorized oath. No authority is given to enter upon any outside inquiry into the qualification of the person pro? posing to register, for the ostb rrself if the s"ofe and only lest of the qualification of the applicant. If he take that oath his name must go upon the registry ; the board cannot inqnire whether he has sworn falsely or truly ; that inquiry must be re? served to the court which may afterwards have ju? risdiction to try him on an indictment for peijury. Jn superiatciKling fh3 cfetTi&nTh is the dtiry ef the toardsto receive fhe votes of the persons whose" narr*; arc up for regiVtratiotj', arid reject .ill others. There s no prov;jioh anywhere to' surcharge or falsity, ?rto-'arJd'a' single name to the registration or to erase a single name which appears upon it.? Uharictlon Mercury. The ErrscTs or the Failure.?The National Intelligencer says ; The failure of Fr?ser, Trenholm & Co., of Liver? pool,^ firm largely concerned in the cotton trade, was caused, it is said, by the late decline in the value of cotton, as was the late failure of (he cot ion house in New York, Watts' Crane & Co. The Ciiiied States Government has demands on the Liverpool firm, growing out of tlk?f ngertey, cnatr cial anil so&iucrcial, for the Confederate States, wliicti claims ate in suit. The Government has ample security, however, for full payment of all its claims, should they be legally established. The failure has unsettled the cotton and gold markets, and it may be the forerunner add cause of other failures in the cotton traue.' Bills drawn against shipment of cotton to Liverpool! ?tf!,* wHll undoubtedly be returned for non-payment. M*ich of the loss wiil fall upon business men in'SV^f York. It is not improbable that failures from the". 'snrllfe cause will be numerous among persons con? nected with t?lc cotton trade abroad. The shipment of go!"^ during the last week for Europe amounted to nearly 50,099,000, and $2, O?Oj?O? about to be exported. The" large disburse? ments ot gold from the Treasury, in payment of the interest on Government bonds equal iter amouuis sent abroad. Gold has risen to 168k, on account of the demand for shipment, and the loss? es' incurred.' in cotton shipments. These losses mhst'b'6 inhdc'goo'd in gtJl'J'or in'the United States bonds, or more cotton at deprecriafid rites.' ? Mr. Richard'C. Washington died at his resi-' deittrc in'Washington city on Friday in' tire'sixty fourth yehr of his'age. He was a direct' descen? dant of Lawrence Washington, the cider brother of the father of George Washington, and was born in ftestmorel'ihd1 County1, Va: He had been a resi? dent of thai city for many*'years. and occupied, at the time of his death, the position cf Chief Clerk in the Appointment Office cf the Post' Office Depart? ment, and*had been connected with' that Depart? ment for over twenty years. ? The Boston Post says: The property con? fiscated, purchased and enjoyed by the distinguish? ed Judge Underwood is likely to revert to its proper owners, aud the Judge, probably, will be obliged to find new quarters for his repose. The nice house he oceupies?worth twenty or thirty thousnnd dellars and which was sold for about one fourth of its value?will- soon- shelter another tenant. Our members of Congress? Ktjoper, Al? ley, Ames?bought some of Underwood's confisca? tions, we understand. The investment may not prove as profitable as they expected. _V-'Ireh Attorney-General Slanberry is next called'upon; says t'f? Lyhthbury Republican, to'de? liver his lcrlrnfed' opinion on'registration, recon? struction, dlsfranchisement, or anything else, we hope hff'will send for us to help him. We engage' to put his views" Within one-tenth the compass of the "opinion" he setft us on Saturday night and' Sunday, without any iujury to its'sense and force. _\ Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune shows that the expenses of tho War De? partment, including the Freedtnen's" Bureau, for the last'two months and seven days amount to wiltnu a fraction of twenty-six millions of dollars, or, lor'the year, from a hundred and twenty to a' hundred'and filty'millions. _The Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia, thfe Emperor of Austria-ami the Sultan, arc all to visit the Internntion'af-ExhibUion of Paris. Thoir visit is liketp'tb'be'connected with'a new'attempt to solve the Eastern question, which,.after the re? cent solution of the Luxemburg difficulty by the London Conference, is said to have assumed a more ecriou3 aspect.' j ?ES?lIIKGa FEOK OTIS EXCHANGES.' _The W?shington Chronic!* is authorized to state that Chief Justice Chase has completed, ex? cept in four or five cases, his nominations and re? commendations for registers in bankruptcy. The whole power of the appointment is with the courTs to which his nominations and recommendations have been addressed. It is useless, therefore, 16 adJress any further communications on' this sub? ject. . , ? At a freed man'a meeting in Greenville, Ala0 ? few ^days ago, William Murphy, a sensible col ored man, defined his position in the following style, Which is a platform good for white or black: i'l a* in favor of all hands going to work and' making plenty to eat, and koep less noise, then al\ will come right. I tell you the South is the greatest country in the world. I now propose three cheers for the South." ? We find an item taken from a Glasgow paper,' stating that St. John's Lodge, of that city, has re? cently celebrated the 809th anniversary of its ex? istence, it having been erected by charter from King Malcom, in 1058. We should like to see the' muster-roll of that lodge, beginning more than eight centuries ago, and runniug along with the ages to the present time. What kings and king? doms hare risen and fallen since the gavel was first sounded in its East. How the world has changed, and what progress has been made in jj science and a*t !? Eight hntodred' years in the life? time of a lodge*. ? Congressman Kelley of Philadelphia, refrained from speaking in Augusta, becuuso" Of" an intima ' Cion frcnr General' Pope' that tbcte had* fr*en con? troversy enough in his line. General'Popc said that he deemed Kclley's "utterances productive-of : much harm." ? Tli e Grand Master of Masons in Minnesota1 has issaed an earnest appeal' to" the brethren of his juriscfictrtfa, to' contribute money for the" relief of the starving people of the South, the amount to b* forwarded to the" Grand Masters of the different States for distribution. ? A- correspondent of tne' Cincinnati Gaitltt af? firms that a distinguished- .Kentucky Senator' i boarded with a colored family while at Washington. The corfc?phndeut obtained his iuformation from? the cook, with Whom' he was on terms of intimate relationship. ? The Wilmington Journal says: "Capt. Johtr N. Maffitt, formerly commander of the Confederate si earner Florida, arrived in this city on Wednes? day night, and is now the guest of his relatives? an'd' friends. ? A correspondent states that mV. Peabbdy was satisfied, before he . left the United States, thai what he has done for London will be surpassed by two of his opulent friends for the city of New York. ? A majority of the managers of the street railroad cars in St. Louis have decided to admit: colored- people to all their cars on an equality with the whites-. ? The Washington Star says, that "the radical committee with whom the matter waa left for .de? cision, have come to the conclusion that there is no necessity for a meeting of Congress in Jcly." ? Gen; Sherman has been obliged to abandon? his" proposed trip to the Mediterranean, his pres enWc-n' the frontier being necessary during the prevalence ot to^'Kdia?-htjstilities. ? There is a wobbks KvH^ceirr' AsfcevilTr:; now*' 40 years old, who has a pe7fcstly formed body! bh? neither anus or legs. Her narae ie- LSsster &&s*yc _The divorces in Connecticut ihs jt?s=3 year number one for every ten marriages. ? Registration papers in Xew Orleraw are ! hawked about the streets by negroes for sale. The r'ilu"a'"f price is two dollars. ? A' young woman residing in Burlington, YL, has husbands living in' Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut?the effect of divorce laws. ? Emigrants, generally from' Brtf*fE4o?'s do? minion, are daily passing through' 2ic?fe:Jfi**?-?i considerable numbers, bound for t5tij'"far WesL" ? T. P. Spurlock, a prominent lawyer of West' Tennessee, died at Jacksonville on the 20th inst. ? The Registry of New Orleans is required to' identify the features of each negro that is regis? tered. , . . ? Gen. Joe Johnston has been" re-elected Presi? dent of the Se"n5k;:2t'ome,.and'?alton Railroads. ? The commitVee" of the Unitted Stales Senate on Indian Affairs" have postponed their proposed trip to the plains until the middle of September. ? The following arc announced as eandidrttes for GV/wior of Alabama: Alexander B. Clit herall, of 7?bntgomery, Alexander McKihstry, of Mobile, and the" present incumbent, Gov, Patton, for re-eiection. .... _-.?. Carriage for S?le. A NO. L Two-Horse Carriage, new and neatly trimmed, for'sate cheap for cash. For particulars enquire at this office. Juce 5, 18G7 51 2 LOST!: ON Stnilay evening, 2nd instant, between Dr. T. A: Evik's'.aftS' Mfj.' B>;.E..'.Wh>tntr,8 residences, one Heavy Gold Watch Chain, with twisted links and without a hook. Any one finding this Chain, calling and leaving it at this office, will bo suitably and handsomely rewarded. June 5, 1867 51 1 Superintendent's Olce G. C. R.< B.; COLUMBIA, May SO, 1867; ON md after Saturday. June 1st, Trains will be run ever tho Blue Ridge Railroad, between An? dersen and Walhalla, daily, Sundays excepted,'asf foilovs.' ... , . . - Leave Anderson, 6\10 p. in. Arrive at Pendleton, 6' 4t' Arrive at Walhalla, 7 50 " Leave Walhalla, 4 15 a. m. /rrive at Pendleton, 6 32 44 leave Pendleton, 5 40 44 Arrive at Anderson, . 6 80 44 Comections made with the trains of the Green-' ville-le*d, up and down, every day, Sundays ex- .. ceptei. B. SLOAN, Superintendent. Jum 5, 1867 51 Jgjf Keowee Courier please copy. kAUBENS* RAILROAD. ISex? Schedule. OrrifcE Lauress Railroad, "i Laurens C. H., S. C, May 23, 1867. / ON anl after Monday next; 27th inst., the Trains will rrtr as follow^, urffit further notice. The Road: havin'r been completed through to Newberry, freigh and passage will be considerably reduced: Lesre Laorcns at 6 o'clock a. m., on Mondays, We'dntsdays and Fridays, and arrive at Newberry at' baf past 10 o'clock. Leare Newherry at 25 minutes past 1 o'clock on Tuescays, Thursdays and Saturdays, thus' con nectinr with'.both the up and down trains on the G. &."(. Railroad on the days "above mentioned. JOSEPH,; CREWS, Superintendent. Jure 5,1867 51 LO?K AT THIS ! ALj persons indebted to me, cither by NOTE or'" ACCOUNT, must come forward by1 the 1st July, - I86?,and make settlement,' or paycost,' as-tajt-Ac-'' coune will be handed to a lawyer on the 2d'Juryi* ? i m. LESSER, Agent." ? I Juio 5j 1857 ' 51?2r