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An Independent Family Journal---Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 2. ANDERSON, S. 0, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1867. NO. 52. bt hoyt & waiters, TERMS' TWO ;DOLL??S "AlTD A SALT PJ3B ANN1J?, IN UNITED STATES CDRBENCY. RATES OF ADVERTISING}. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. Liberal deductions made to those "who advertise by the year. Ugs? For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars .in advance. Letter from Hon. B. P. Perry. To the Editors of the Columbia Phoenix ; There is one important and vital fact which should be remembered by those who are going to vote for a Convention. The military bill makes it obligatory on the Convention to provide for unqualified negro suffrage in the .Mate Constitution. No discretion is left with the Convention, to adopt or reject this odious feature. They are not allowed to establish impar? tial suffrage, and require property or intel? ligence in the voter, whether white or black. Ail must vote who are twenty cxxe, years old, whether or not they have property, or can read and write, or are white or black. This fudamental error, this black "Trojan horse," full of strife and woe, must be introduced into the State Constitution. There is no help for it, if we go into a Convention. If the military bill left it discretionary with the Convention to form such a Con? stitution as they, in their wisdom, might see proper to adopt, then there would be some excuse in voting for a Convention. But when ordered and required, in violation of all right of self-government, to incorpo? rate so mischievous and degrading a fea? ture in their Constitution, it does seem that the people of South f.'arolina, prompt? ed by the spirit of liberty, should cry out "touch not, handle not the unclean thing!" They must know that it will be impossible to maintain a just, wise and permanent republican form of government where a majority of the voters are ignorant, stupid and demi-savage paupers^ They ought to see, too, that the peace and quiet of the State cannot be preserved where there are two antagonistic races clothed with equal political powers, and the inferior race su? perior to it in numbers. They must come in collision in their contests for power. In two-thirds of the Districts of South Car? olina, the negroes have the majority of voters. They may and will elect their sheriffs, clerks, ordinaries and tax-collect? ors. They will send their own members to the Legislature, and elect their own Governor and members of Congress. If we lived in a monarchy, or were to be continued under military rule, then both races might be properly governed and made to do justice towards each other. In a re? public, the people arc the sovereigns, and they must be wise and virtuous, or their government will practice the most revolt? ing tyranny and oppression. Look at Mex? ico, where: tfrey have had a republic fouud ed on a stupid, ignorant, mougrel popula? tion. Their Government has been nothing but a succession of bloody revolutions and cruel military usurpations. Without the highest virtue and great intelligence on the part of the masses of population, it is impossible tor a republic to stand. Eng? land attempted once in 1640, hue it was a melancholy failure, owing to the ignorance and viciousness of the masses. France has tried the experiment twice, and after wad? ing through rivers of blood, had to reek repose in despotism. In both England and - France, at the time these effo.ts were ' made, there were thousands distinguished . for their virtues and talents; but :he great . masses were ignorant and itninfonned, and were swayed by their passions and voices. But how infinitely superior were those masses to the freedmeu of Jioutli Carolina We have a toretaste of negro legisla? tion, assisted by radical canning, in the platform adopted at thdr Charleston Convention. Bet?re they have been ai lowed to cast a vote, or exercise the first political privilege, they bddly proclaim thatprojierty alone, and not persons is to be taxed. Remember, this avowal is publicly made by those who have no property to be taxed. In other words, the negroes are to pay no taxes towards the suppot o.f the Government; but all taxes are tobe paid by the white race! Next, they declare that their children must be educated at our expense, and their aged anl infirm parents must be supported by u:! We must support, too, their idle and vicious who become paupers! The heart', hale negro man, who makes his hund-cd or two hundred dollars per annun, and spends it foolishly, must not be ta.vd one cent to educate his own children or o sup? port his own father and mother! They declare, also, that the lands must bt divi? ded into small tracts, and that it 5 not good policy for one mau to own alarge landed estate. In other words, evev ne? gro must have a home. The ways and means of getting that home will b ex Elained hereafter, in the conventio or egislature. It would really seem, from thispro gramme, that the black race are to >c a sort of aristocracy in South Carcina. They are, by their superior number, to have the reins ol Government in ueir hands, and elect all the Slate and Dis-ict OmCCr? t? ma^e all et our laws, am to be exemptedfrom taxation, ulie ti.C ."dsl noble?se of France, prior to their refla? tion in 1790. The white man must clti vate his lands, nay the taxes of the (ov ernment, and obey the laws made by .he frecdmenj This ]s what friends of in? vention are innocently preparing for themselves and posterity ' What wese can a Black Republican "Rump CougiW do tor us ? But it is said that it is vain to thiulof defeating the eail of a convention. Tis is very true, whilst so many white pj gons are determined to vote for it, am a portion of the newspaper press of le State refuse to publish anything on ie other sido. If the white race were unild as they ought to bo, by every principlef j honor* patriotism and interest, they coid very easily vote it down. In the coi try, remote from the influence of vile, ra> cal emissaries, tho"freedmeu know vcr little, at present, about the right of 6i frage, and oare loss. They will not > out to register and vote, and many of the will vote with their cmployors. But th will not bo the ensu long. In all prob j bility, the white vote of the State will be larger at the ensuing election than the black vote. It will not bo so in another election. In the last State Convention, which as? sembled in Columbia, in 18G5, there were gathered together all the illustrious men of the State. It was a body of men un? surpassed for their wisdom, virtue and talents. Not one of them can be a mem? ber of the proposed convention. " Thcy are all excluded by the military bill, and deprived even of voting for members of the convention. The proposed assem? blage will be composed of negroes, North? ern men, traitors to the State, and a fow gallant and honorable young men, who may possibly consent to become candi? dates and be elected, in some of the up? per Districts. It will J.ie a motley, hete rogenous collection of whito( grey and black spirits around the political cauldron, into which is to be thrown the honor, con? stitutional rights, republican principles and departing glory of South Carolina. To the tew young men in that conven? tion, there will be something ineffably mean in knowing that the}* have obtained seats there by disfranchising and dishon? oring those whom they have loved and honored through life. But this disgrace? ful sacrifice does not stop with the con? vention. It must be continued in the Government of the State, and in filling all tho offices in the State. Every Judge on the Bench, from the venerable Chief Jus? tice down to the youngest member of the judinary, must throw aside his gown, and will no longer be permitted to adminis? ter justice in South Carolina. All who have served in the Legislature, or filled the office of Justice of the Peace, are ex? cluded from any participation in the ad? ministration of the Government. In the place of those Judges, Governors, Legis? lators and distinguished men, who are disfranchised and declared unworthy of holding office, the negroes arc substituted! It is not surprising that the radical members of Congress should wish to ex? clude from the councils ot the nation all representatives who are worthy of being regarded as Southern men. They have so long indulged in vulgar and malignant abuse of the South, that they would nat? urally feel unpleasant in having a true Southern man listening to their billings? gate. It is very likely, too, that Mr. Sunnier and others might not, from old associations and remembrances, feel ex? actly safe in uttering their calumnies. But that any honorable and spirited Southern man should consent to vote for such exclusion, is to me most passing strange. South Carolina, and the whole South, with one voice, rejected indignantly, last fall, the constitutional amendment which only excludes from office the leading men of tho Southern States, and reduces our representation in Congress. Jt did not disfranchise an}* one or establish negro suffrage. But now, both these dishonor? ing said fatally ruinous principles are es? tablished by the military bill, and the tho people are ready to adopt them ? What has produced this seeming craven and cowering spirit? It is urged that unless we vole for a convention, establish negro suffrage, and disfranchise our prominent men, confisca? tion will be adopted by Congres. A friend said, the other da}', that this ought not to scare us, for we were all broke and ruined pecuniarily, and had nothing left to confiscate. He thought it was too late in the day to dishonor ourselves in order to save**the remnant of our property. I think if any one will read the speech of Horace Greeley, in Eichmond, on confis? cation, he will see, as I have always con? tended, that there is no danger on this subject from Congres-*. Mr. ("ireeley says that Thaddens Stevens is the onl}' promi? nent member of Congress who has ever suggested such a scheme, and that he has never with all his ability and iafluence, been able to persuade others to adopt it. He then goes on to show that such a policy would not benefit the frccdmen, whilst it would entail ruin and starvation on the Southern States. But we are told that if we do not adopt the military bill and vote for a conven? tion, something worse will be imposed on the Southern States. In mj opinion, noth? ing worse than negro suffrage and a negro government can be forced upon us. It would be a thousand times preferable to remain under military rule and submit to all the exactions ol military authority. The officers of the army are generally honorable men?men of our own race, and intelligent men, who have some regard for the opinion of the world and their own reputation. They arc acting, too, under the direction of the President aud his Cabinet, who are wise and enlightened statesmen, and will have some regard for ittstice aud-humanity?which the stupid negro will not have, when his selfishness and pnsfOO!)s aroused. There are some who advocate the voting i for a convention as a means of controlling the negro vote. They seem to forget that the convention is bound to establish negro suffrage, aud that no discretion is allowed on this subject. In my judgment, negro suffrage is the we plus ultra of all political and social evil?. I have, in former letters, shown the fallacy of hoping to control the negro vote in the future, and will not re? peat what I have already said on this sub-, ject. j In all that I have said, I know that I am in a large minority at this time, as I was in 1860, and that I have been cen I surcd and abused now, as I was then, for j resisting ami fighting to the last moment, I what I believed to be the ruin and degra j tion of the State. Minorities which are so frightful to some, have no terrors for me. I have lived in them all my life, and : grown familiar with them. Indeed, I j have a great respect and siuccre regard ' for them in times of political excitement or panic. They have generally firmness and principle, which cannot always be sa'd of majorities, however large they may be. I will conclude this article with an ex? tract from a letter received, the other day, from a noble lady, of South Carolina whom I never had the pleasure of seeing, or correspondence with before. It was the spontaneous effusion of a spirited and patriotic heart. She says: "I believe I speak the'feeling of at least every woman in South Carolina, when I say we heartily endorse your views, and each and every sentiment you .express in your recently published letters. We pray you to continue your efforts to save us from such dishonor and such degradation, to which the pain of twenty violent deaths were preferable, and may Heaven aid you in recalling the manhood of our State to a sense of what is due at least their race." This is the entire letter, with the ex? ception of the address and the name of the writer. Such patriotic and spirited sentiments from one lonely woman fully compensates for all the criticisms and abuse which have been heaped upon me. I now repeat what I have said in my former articles. Let every one, not dis? franchised, go and register his name. This he must do, if he has any regard for the preservation of his life, liberty and property. Then let him go to the elec? tion, without fail, and vote for good men, endorsing on it, " against Convention." These are the words of the military bill, and must be used instead of "no conven? tion." Let him influence others to vote the same ticket, with the same endorse? ment. Having done this, he will have discharged his duly to the country and himself, and done all he can do to save the honor of his State. B. F. PERRY. -o Work First and Make Speeches Af? terwards.?The following letter lrom Judge Aldrich appears in the Barn well Sentinel of the 1st inst. It explains itself: Barnwell C. II., May 27, 1867. My I>ear Sir : 1 have been invited to address a meeting of the freedmen, and am perfectly willing to do so, at the prop? er time. At present, our greatest neces? sity is to secure the crop; notbingshould be permitted to interfere with this duty, so vitally important to our people, white and black. The sufferings of this year is a lesson that ought to sink deep into the hearts of our people. When 1 think how many families have not tasted meat for weeks and months?how many children have not bread enough to appease their craving appetites, and go to bed at night pining for nourishing food, 1 feel that it will be a sin in the sight of Cod, and a crime against society, to encourage any movement to withdraw the laborer from the work of the plantation and the farm. Let us first secure the means of subsis? tence, before we go into public meetings to discuss political questions. Such meet? ings now, will do incalculable mischief? will interrupt all the farm work, and may endanger the crop. I feel satisfied that no farmer or planter can spare his hands three days, until the crop is made. In many places, it will take a day to go to the meeting, a day to attend and a day to re? turn, to say nothing of distracting the minds of the laborers by these exciting i topics, and thus drawing their attention from their labor; meanwhile the crop growing vigorously. I, therefore, ask you to say for me, in your paper, that it will give mo pleasure to address the treedmcn on tho topic of their rights, privileges and duties, at any time and place they may appoint alter the crop is laid by. I suggest Blackvillc as the most central and convenient point on tho railroad. In the meantime, let every farm hand work diligently and faithfully to secure tho means of subsis? tence for another year. Pauperism is an evil that government cannot and will not encourage. We must work and help our? selves, to entitle us to God's blessing. Respectfully, your ob'dt serv't, A. P. Aldrich. Important Action uy the President. ?It is well known that the President maintains that the military commanders appointed under the reconstruction Act have no legal right to arbitrarily make and unmake governors, legislators, mayors and other civil officers, and he looks upon the action of Gen. Swnyno. in removing the mayor and police force of Mobile as a most flagrant violation of the law. espe? cially as that officer reports officially that there was no preconcerted arrangements for the late disturbance there, and that the only charge to be made against the police was that of timidity. It is gener? ally understood here that the President has at last decided to interfere in this case, and will revoke tho order ot Gen. | Swayne deposing the municipal govern? ment of Mobile, and will instruct Swayne to re-instate the mayor and till other offi? cers who have been interfered with by military edict. The President also main? tains that the construction of the law is judicially sustained; for the Supreme Court of the United States, in the Missis? sippi injunction case, held that the duties of the generals commanding the several military districts "must necessarily be ! performed under the supervision of tho I President, as Gommander-in-Chicf, for tho duty thus imposed on the President is in j no just sense ministerial?it is purely exc ; cut'ive and political." Members of the I Judiciary Committee say that they fear ? that tho President will not interfere, as reported, for in that case they declare that, his impeachment is insured.?Kcie York World. _ ? Gentlemen from Paris inform tho Boston Post that Napoleon has declared : the Exposition the ^rcatefit failure of the nge. Important Order from General Sickles. Charleston, June 3, 1867?General Sickles will publish, to-morrow, the follow? ing: Headquarters, 2d Mil. Dist., Charleston, S. C, May 30, 1807. [General Orders No. 32. 1. Any citizen, a loyal voter according to the requirements of the Act for the more effective government of the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and the Act supplementary thereto, passed March 23, 1867, is eligible to office in the Provisional Government of North and South Carolina. All persons appointed to office will be re? quired to take the oath prescribed by the Act aforesaid, and to file the some, duly subscribed aud sworn, with the post com? mander. If, All citizens asscsssed for taxes, and v, l;o shall have paid taxes for the current year, arc qualified to serve as jurors. It shall be the duty of the proper civil offi? cers charged with providing lists of jurors to proceed, within their several jurisdic? tions, withont delay, and ascertain the names of all qualified persons and place them on the jury lists; and from such re? vised lists all jurors shall be hereafter sum? moned and drawn in the manner required by law. III. All citizens are eligible to follow any licensed calling, employment or voca? tion, subject to such impartial regulations as may be prescribed by municipal or oth? er competent authority, not inconsistent with common rights and the Constitution and laws of. the United States. The bond required as security shall not exceed the penal sum of SlOO?one or more securi? ties being citizens, and worth in the aggre? gate double the amount of the bond, over and above just debts, will be sufficient. IV. Mayors of cities and other munici? pal and town officers, and all sheriffs, magis? trates and police forces, are required to be vigilant and efficient in maintaining order, and in the dischrage of their duties they will be expected to co-operate with the military authorities. V. Post commanders may summon to their aid, whenever the ordinary means at their disposal shall not be sufficient to execute their orders, such of the civil officers and as many of the citizens within the territorial limits of the military post, as may be necessary; and the neglect or re? fusal of any person to aid and assist in the execution of the orders of the com? manding officer will be deemed a misde? meanor, punishable by such fine and im? prisonment as may be imposed by a mili? tary tribunal, approved by the Command? ing General. VI. Xo license for the sale of intoxica? ting liquors in quantities less than one gallon, or to be drank on the premises, shall be granted to any person other than an inn-keeper; the number of such licenses shall be determined, and the fees to be charged for each license shall be prescibed and collected by the municipal or town i authorities, and appropriated exclusively for the benefit ot the poor. If any per? son shall be found drunk on the premises where liquor is sold, the license may be revoked by any magistrate. The tax j imposed by the internal revenue laws of the United States is an additional charge, and does not excuse the party from the observance ot local regulations, nor ex? empt him from the payment of such oth? er license fees as may be imposed by mu? nicipal or other competent authority. VII. All contracts hereafter made for the manufacture, sale, transportation, storage or insurance of intoxicating liquors, shall, within this military district, be deem? ed and treated as against the public policy, and no civil action, suit or proceeding, for the enforcement, of any such contract, shall be entertained in any court. VIII. In public conveyances, on rail? roads, highways, streets, or navigable wa? ters, no discrimination, because of color or caste, shall be made; and the common right ot all citizens therein shall be recog? nized and respected. The violation of this regulation will be deemed a misde? meanor, and render the ollender liable to arrest and trial by a military tribunal, to be designated by the Commanding Gene? ra!, besides such damages as the injured party may sue for and recover in the civil courts. IX. The remedy by distress for rent is abolished. Where lands are leased or let out tor hire or rent, cotton, corn or other produce of the same, when severed from the land may be impounded, but the same shall not be removed; and cotton, corner other produce so impounded shall be held as security for the rent or hire so claimed, ! and may be sold in satisfaction of any judgment for the same: Provided, That ! any unsatisfied claim for labor bestowed upon the cultivation of such cotton, corn j or other produce, shall in no case be post? poned to any demand for rent or hire; but to the extent of such claim for labor there shall be a lien on such cotton, corn or other produce, having preference over any claim for rent or hire. By command of Maj. Oien. D. E. SICKLES. J. W. Clous,*A. A. A. G. j ? It is stated that the legal advisers of j the Government in the Surratt case have I decided to abandon the indictment of ! murder found against Surratt. and to I have a new one found by the-Grand Jury ! of the Juno term of the Criminal Court, i charging him with treason and conspira I cv. It is tho knowlcd^o of this course, probably, that caused Mr. Mcrrick, one of , the counsel for Surratt, to incidentally de? clare in open court on the 29th ult., ar? ranging another ease, that tho trial of his client would never lake place. _Josh Billings says that he is ??'teetotal 1}' opposed to the uso of intoxicating li? quors as a boysrago, but for manufactu? ring purposes a little does taste r-ood.*' Speech of President Johnson, at Raleigh, N. C. President Johnson, on his arrival at Raleigh, North Carolina, was introduced by Gov. Worth, to a large audience, who greeted the President with applause, to which he responded as follows : Sir: Permit me, through you, to tender those here present, and the pcopie ot the State of North Carolina, my sincere thanks for the welcome tendered me on my re? turn to my native town. I confess that under the circumstances, and in view of the demonstrations which have been mado aincc I reached Raleigh, as well as on the way, I am inspired with emotions which language is wholly inadequate to express here in the language of another, and it is not worth while to attempt to improve npon it here in the city of Raleigh, where my infant eye first saw the light of Heav? en. Here are the scenes of my childhood; here is everything to bind man to his fel? low, and to associate him with surround? ing objects; here is where the tendrils of the heart had taken a firm hold upon eve? rything to which it is attached. In making my entrance into tho city to-day, my mind involuntarily wandered back to the time when 1 left her streets a penniless and inexperienced boy, to make my way in the world?[applause]?when, looking back forty-one years ago, and on returning here to-day, 1 begin to enquire, where are those I left behind, and, in the language of poetry itself: the friends of my childhood, where arc they? Echo answers where? Some have emigrated and gone to other lands; some have com? plied with the inexorable and irresistible call, and have passed to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns. I again ask, the friends of my childhood, whero arc they? Where are the Uarwoods, Hunters and Lanes? Where are the Pcarces, tho Roysters, the Smiths and Joneses ? Where is the long list of men who lived at that day, and who commanded respect for constancy of principle ? [Applause.] Under these cir? cumstances could I feel indifferent? I would be false to my nature if I forgot j'ou. And not to indulge in self-adulation, I caii say I feel proud of the demonstra? tions in my honor by the citizens of my native town. "Breathes there a man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said. Tins is my own, dij native land?" [Applause.] This is not the time or occa? sion to discuss tho political issues which disturb the public mind; but as allusion has been mado to my first going out from among you, I may say that ever since I formed an opinion as to tho fundamental principles of the Government, I have ad? hered to them and to the Constitution, the Union and tho Flag of my country. [Applause.] When I went out from among yen, and from the time I became connected with politics, I laid down as my rule a conscientious performance of duty, and adopted the Constitution of my country as my guide. (Applause.) And by these, whether in prosperity or adversity, I have always been guided and controlled; and come weal or woe, in high places or low places, with the Constitution as my guide, with my hand laid on the altar of my country, I will leave these great princi? ples for those who are to follow. (Ap? plause.) One of my leading tenets has been the prosperity of the great mass of the people, holding that as all persons, with? out regard to condition or color, should be esteemed according to intrinsic merit or worth, leaving each to rise on his own merit, courage and energy. Let this be the standard, so that to every one may be assigned his true position. I trust and hope, instead of discussing party issues, creating factions between iS'orth, South, East and West, that all will exert them? selves to the restoration of the Union ot these States, so that the flag may float over a united and prosperous people.? (Applause.) Let us, my friends, repair the brcccchcs made by the war. and re? store the Union. This being accomplish? ed, wo may then make such issues as the public prosperity and safety may demand. Let us etl'ace from our minds the memo? ries of the past; let us pour oil on the troubled waters, and restore peace to the States. This has been my constant ob? ject. But Met this pass. I simply came to this placo in compliance with your in? vitation to participate in another cere? mony, to confer an honor upon the memo? ry ot one who was, a lew years ago, in your midst. This has not emanated, as 1 understand, from any particular quarter or family. -?One word to you, young men. There is much said as to education, advantages, etc.. but if any of you wish to succeed, or, in common phrase, make yourself men. you will have to do so through your own exertions. I know some are familiar with the hardships and fiery trials through which I have passed, during the time that has elapsed since I loft you. It is not for me to say whether I have succeeded or not. Let that be as it may. My race h> nearly run.' I am not an aspirant tori anything, and the way is open for all.? Places of emolument and distinction are open before you. There arehcicatow of those in whose hands tho administra? tion of the Government is placod. We arc passing away; tho next wavo will bring yon, young men and women, into our places, and our work will fall into other hands; therefore, the greater should be your efforts to prepare your? selves for tho responsibilities that must in time devolve upon you. In conclusion, permit me to tender you my thanks for this cordial welcome ex? tended through your distinguished repre? sentative,' tho Governor of tho State.? i Though she sont me away penniless and j friendless, and did not then afford those " ? "^^^SSS i i.. j ?? ix Till The Intelligencer Job Office. Having recently made considerable additions to this department, we are prepared to execute terms. Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards, Handbills. Pamphlets, Label?, and in fact every style of work usually done in a country Printing Office. JEESf In all cases, the money will bo required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, will receive prampt attention. I advantages which you now enjoy, and though on returning, I cannot do so in tho language of the schools to tny alma mater, I can say with pride and satisfac? tion, she is my mother, and whatever may have then been her delinquencies, I love her still. Then, ladies and gentlemen, let me again express my heartfelt thanks for this warm and sincere welcome on my return to this my native city. -<? Alabama Republican Convention. The Union Republican Convention, ~ winch recently raet' in 'Montgomery, Ala., adjourned on the 5th inst. The following is the Platform which was unanimously adopted : . Whereas the loyal citizens of Alabama desire the earliest practicable settlement of the disturbed condition of the country; and whereas we believe that the establish? ment of justice is essential to enduring peace; that patriotism should be exalted as a virtue, and that it is the duty of tho State to cherish all its people: and where-. as those who assert these principles are throughout the Union called Republicans therefore, 1. Mesolvcdy That the Republican Un? ion party of Alabama declares itself a part of, and in an alliance with, the Na? tional Republican party of tho Union, and is the unconditional friend of the union of these States. 2. That we endorse the action of Con? gress on the question of reconstruction, and we will heartily endeavor to carry the same to its conclusion. 3. That wo will ondeavor to secure, by amendment to the Constitution and laws of the United States and this State, the equal rights of all men and the full en? joyment of the rights of citizenship with? out distinction on account of color. 4. That wc arc. the friends and advo? cates of free speech, free press, free schools and the most liberal provision by the State for tho purpose of educating tho people thereof - and henceforward there is to be no distinction made between the inhabitants of the State in civil and political rights on account of color or pre? vious condition. 5. That we discountenance all attempt to stir up strife and contention among the people, believing Buch a course to be in every way injurious to the country. G. That those men who stood firm to the cause of the Union arc entitled to that confidence which is the Toward of patriotism and fidelity in every land. 7. That we pledge our endeavors to effect the removal of the tax .on cotton and the State poll tax, and to establish as a rule in the State that the tax paid by every man shall be exactly in propor? tion to the value of lfis property aud uono other. 7. That wc recommend to the pcoplo of the State that they manifest their de? termination to abide by the prescribed terms of restoration by electing -'those men who can comply in all respects wfth the Acts of Congress of the United States, and to support for office only such men as arc true to the Union, and who prefer the Government of the United States to any other that could bo formed. -o A Despotic Order.?Under the above head tho National Iiti&*$?MCiui tf^Oixn day publishes General Schoficld's last or? der and says: It is difficult to restrain within the limits of rational discussion our indigna? tion at the extraordinary order of Gen. Scholield, whielrputs tho whole civil sys? tem of Virginia?the courts, tho police, the sheriffs, the constables, in a word, all the officials of the State?under the^ su? pervision, not simply of Gen. Schofield, but of his petty subalterns. A more des? potic act wc can hardly conceive of. If the Executive proposes to retain the respect of those who believe in "liberty regulated by law," he cannot much lon? ger refrain from instructing his subordi? nates as to the limits of their authority. Gen. Schofield may be a man of the purest intentions, and we certainly have no disposition to assail him ; but this or? der is uncalled for and iniquitous, and embodies the very -quintessence of despo? tism. "Wc cannot, however, enter now into a discussion of its bearings and an exposure of its offensive provisions. "Want of space compels us to defer that to a fu? ture day. *-o-. Another Order, euom Gen. Pope.? Gen. Pope issues the following Order: First. The interference ot the Post Commander ai "Mobile with the newspa? pers ofthat city is unauthorized, and en? tirely disapproved. He will at once undo whatever action lie has taken. Second. It is the duty of .the military authorities in thisdistriet to secure to tho pcoole the utmost freedom of speech, and of the press., which is consistent with law, and not to restrict either. No satisfacto? ry execution of the late Acts of Congress is practicable unless the freedom is se? cured, and its exercise protected by tho usual legal means. Third" No officer or soldier in this command will hereafter interfere with newspapers and speakers on any pretext whatever. If disturbance is feared from these sources, tho necessary precautions to preserve the peace will be taken in tho manner and through the agencies pre? scribed in General Orders No. 25 from these Headquarters. . . Fourth. Treasonable utterances are.not legitimato oxevciscs of freedom of'discus sion, but even in such cases whatever ac? tion is taken must be by direct orders from these headquarters, and not by any subordinate authority. By command of Brcv't.Maj. Gen. Pope. -o-? ? A woman in Detail has been ar? rested for r-muggling tm in'^hcr stockings.