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An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 3. ANDERSON, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1867. NO. 5. ~ BY.HOYT & - W ALTE E S:. .. , TE\RMS: i .. \ , TWflr' ilOLl?BS AND A BAEf PEE 5 ?^NITM, IN UNITED STATES ?C?BRENCT. EATES '' OF' ADVERTISING?. ' ., . . ... ... . '? . ? . ? ? ? ^dTer?semontB insert ed. at the rates of Ofie-Dol? lar pier squafai>f:twelvc lines for.ihe first insertion and Fifty .Cents for each subsequent insertion, liberal deduction? made to those who advertise by the year. jgggr For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars -in advance. . Congressional. - v ? ? Washington; July 8 . In the ^ouse^a large number of bills " .wire"Introduced and referred without de? rbste:-The Committee on'Elections re? ported that no.person who had given aid ^or comfort to the rebellion- should, Deal: "lowed toswear'in; but disloyalty of con? stituents, or illegality,of elections,.should ? hot "prevent members from holding cer? tificates and swearing. The report "was laid on the table and ordered to. be print? ed. A ?'resolution' calling for the prqeeed ings- ,in .the Gabinet ort- reconstruction ? passed?103 to 26, - Mr. Butler m'c-ved that; ? special com? mittee of. five- with, powers to send for , J>er9"prisand-papers, loo., appointed to in? vestigate, /the assassination proceediogs,. arTdothatlthe committee promise the protec? tion.- ofv the ~ House to. accomplices who < have not -been, tried. c>r sentenced, who. ma'y.givevaluable..,evidence; -The rules . were .suspended and the resol?tiori passed. Mrv Stevens, from .the Committee of ? ISTine. introduced the following bill : dared to. have been Ihe. tr.ues intent and \ Weaning or the Act of-the .2d-day of ?March, 1867, entitled /'An Act to provide ior'tbe more efficient .government of the . ?rebel-States," and.of. the Act supplemen? tary-thereto,-passed on the ,23d day "of IS&reh, in tbe^year~l;367,, that the govern? ments then existing jjj the rebel-States of Virginia, .NdrthJJarolinav South'Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama) Louisiana. Florida, Texas and. Arkansas) were illegal ? . aud~vord;;-"tind that thereafter said gov? ernments, if-continued, were to be con? tinued subject in ail. respects to the Mili ?taVy Co m man d erstt^ the; r^pectrvo. Dis? tricts and to the^authoritlTOf.jpongres?;' '' -" ?seo.-^.;\Thatvthe.:said Ao^Xb-which this" jfi^-supplemcmt, shnil.be construed to au? thorize- the:-"officev assigned to the com? . mand of-any military district, under said. ; Ants,: wiienever he shall .deem. Jt nScessar ry.to-tho due performance of-his duties under . said. Aet, to remove .or suspend ?from office an}"' municipal or State officer, . or person? exercisihg* a?th'ority under or by. authority of any'.so-called State Gov? ernment existing in his district; and tiie ?^|dJ;dfSce*r assigned to -the - command as aforesaid, 5s hereby empowered to appoint another person- in -the stead of the officer or person-:-so ?veinoved, if he shall'deem proper so _co do; and whenever he .may "deonj it.necessary as afbresai&to prohibit', ' suspend or set aside "any Act^or -proceed: ' i;*g bfft'ny such Stajto or municipal gov "erumehtj-or'ahy-act or thing done under, or by. authority of itsauthqrities; and all acte heretofore done-by any such-officer : in itecord?hee herewith, shall be deemed. ? Valid, ".- .-: ???-?','- . . . -SecV3. That - the. Boards, of - Registra? tion' "of the several military districts established by the Acts tp which this is supplementary- shall udmit to registration only such persons as they deem "entitled to"bo registered,.by the Acts aforesaid; they shall .not regard the taking of the oath prescribed in the Act of March 23, ?I'867y 8s conclusive evidence df the person. . faking it to be registered, butprima facie only; and may receive such evidence un? der oath relating thereto as they may' deem.proper,_either' from the person ap? plying to .be registered or otnerS; and eithecof the rriembers of said Boards is hereby ??t-horifted' to administer.oaths or . affirmatibis and examino witnesses; touch? ing the right Of ?ny person to be" i'e'gis .lered-; said .^Boards of Registration may strike'frdril.the list of voters the hamo'of' .any on& already.registered; who, in .their judgment, .improperly took the":oath prfr - 'scribed in the Acts to-which this is sup plementaryj or as"not entitled"by said ActsrtcJbe' Registered; the record of evi d?hce^shall not bc required by said Boards, terpr?ve'their participation'in the; rebel? lion,, but parblcievideiiceshall be sufficient to. establish the fact of. such .participation; and said. Boards of Registration shall not . b&bo.undpr governed in their action by any opinion of any officer of the...United States Government.- - . Sec. 4.' That no civil court of- the tj?U . ieti States, or of any State, shall h.-.ve jurisdiction ; of any. action or proceed ing,-civil. or.criminal,.againstany such Dfstrict G.ommtlnd.er, or any officer or person acting by his. authority, for or on account of the discharge of the'duties im? posed.upon him-by this Act. or the Acts to'which it is supplementary. . *. -Sec. 5. That no District'Commander shall be relieved from the command as? signed to him under the-aforesaid Acts, ? unless the Senate shall have first advised and consented thereto; or unless by sen? tence of a'cburt martial he shall be cash? iered or-dismissed from serving in the ?rmy, of Unless be shall consent to be so relieved; Sec. 6. -That the time for the comple? tion of the registration of persons proper? ly qualified to vote, may be extended by orders of the said several -District Com? manders to any day prior to the first day of October, Anno Domini 1867. - Mr. Stevens accepted the' following as -an additional section: . . Any person, who shall attempt to pre? vent the execution of these laws shall be **uiityof a misdemeanor, and, on convict tion, shalf be'liable t? a fiue of |5,06b, or imprisonment for one year, The right of any person to be registered as a legal vo? ter shall in no respect be changed or ef? fected by the President's pardon for par? ticipation in'the'rebellion. -Mr.- Stevens moved the previous ques: tion, and the House votes to-mOrrow,'at 1 o'clock. Adjourned. In the Senate, Mr. 'Trumbull, from the Judiciary Committee, introduced a bili ou reconstruction. The Senate, by a vote of 36 to 5^ re? fused to take up the joint resolution, thanking Generals Sheridan, Sickles; Sdhp^ field and Pope. . Mr. Grimes thought it would be very premature to pass these re? solutions at this time. They -were not sufficiently informed ot the merits of the case, to be- able to judge ; formerly the thanks of Congress were only tendered on extraordinary occasions, and it was con? sidered ? great compliment to any one to receive them ; but if this .kind of precedent Was to be established, they would next be tendering thanks to. the governors of the territories- and to the governors of onr riew Russian possessions. Several other ineffectual .efforts to introduce general le? gislation failed, when the Senate adjourn* eck ;. 1 -? The fblldwirisf is ^section second of the bill reported by the Senate Judiciary Com? mittee: That the true, intent and meaning of the oath prescribed insaid.supplementary Act is, among other tilings, that no person Who has been a member of tbe Legislature of any State, or. who has held any executive or judicial office in any State, who has taken an oath" to support the Constitution of.the United States or not, and. who has afterwards engaged in insurrection or re? bellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled/to be.registered or "to vote, and the-words, '.'executive or judioial office in any-State," in said oath mentioned, shall be cbnstrued-to include all civil officers | created by law for the administration of the severallaws of the State. Washington, July 9. In the Senate, the Judiciary reconstruc? tion bill was .taken up, and the day con? sumed in arguing the poin*, whether mili? tary commanders should be allowed to ap? point civilians to vacant . State offices. Adjourned, .without definite action. In the House, the reconstruction bill was resumed;, and the sixth. section modified by striking out. the words, "or unless he shall consent to be relieved,'' and insert? ing iustead, "or in arrest, punishable with dismissal from the army, or disqualified by-sickness from the performance, of his duties;" and tht^ bill passed?yeas 117; nays, 30, Viz! A??ms5. Bar'n?Sj Eldridge; .Getz, Glossbreriner,- H?tChkis9j Marshall, McCiillough, Morgan, Morrissey, Mlrigfcn, Niblack, Nicholson, Noel, Phillipsj Ran daH, Robinson, Ross, Sitgreaves, Steward, Stone, Taber'j VanDulan, VanTrump, Wood. Adjourned. -Washington, July 10. ?In the House, tho time for taking evi? dence in the Kentucky-election was-ex? tended to December. A committee of five was appointed to inquire irfeto the treatment of Union prisoners, with power, to send, for. persons and papers. A bill was introduced extending the provisions of.the homestead Act to Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, which was referred to the Reconstruction- Committee. The Com? mittee on Foreign Relations was directed to inquire whether any American citizen -had been arrested and convicted in Great Britain for words spoken in America. Mr. Watson stated that the Judiciary Com? mittee had requested him to say that they were not ready to report on im? peachment. Mr. Boutwell offered a con? current resolution to adjourn to October next, eliciting a warm debate, which was interrupted by the announcement of Den nison's death. After eulogies, the House adjourned. . Tn the Senate," the consideration of the Judiciary Committee's reconstruction bill was renewed, and an amendment giving Commanders power to fill vacancies, by .appointing citizens or detailed soldiers, watv-adOp'ted by 2'J to 15. Tho following .was'added to-.the sixth, section : ''Where .holding siich office at the time of the re? bellion, or before;'.' Donnison'sdeath was announced aiid eulogies pronounced. Ad? journed. / Wxshin?t?x, July 11. \ ? In the Seriate, Howard withdrew his amendment, which specified certain Classen entitled to register, with the re? mark, that as there was a large share of judicial power left in the hands of district commanders, it would, perhaps, be as well to leave them to determine the matter. The fourth section was amended by ad-, ding* that any person appointed by a dis? trict commander may be removed b} him. Drake introduced all amendment, demanding somo additional guarantee's preliminary to the admission of represen? tatives-; but it was ruled out ot order Drake appealed from the Chair. The Senate sustained the Chair by 24 to 13. Buckalew offered his amendment, making the vote for Congressmen cumulative, and giving each elector as many votes as there were Congressional Districts in the State; and allowing him to cast all his votes for one candidate, or divide them at pleas? ure ; which was ruled out of order?22 to 7. The Senato continues in session, and will probably not adjourn until a vote is obtained. In the House, flfter unimportant busi? ness, the consideration" of the concurrent resolution of adjournment was resumed. Elaborate arguments- with regard to im? peachment ensued. Finally,. Stevens moved the previous question on the res oliition that tho Judiciary Committee be ordered to report partially this session. The demand for the previous question was not sustained. Wilson moved that the committee be ordered to report at the next session, and that it be allowed to print 1,500 copies of the report. There wns a demand for the previous question, which was sustained, and the resolution passed. Stevens then said ho abandoned the matter, and moved that the resolution [ lie on the table. The House adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock this evening. At 8 o'clock, the Senate passed the bill and adjourned. -o-? ? The ladies, .many of them^drive their own equipages in New York. Rumor says tbey go at a very fast rate.. Tennessee and Brownlow. I -The NeiV.Y.ork World is photographing i Tennessee since the surrender. The reader familiar with the history of the last two or three years will readily re? cognize the truthfulness of the picturo from the few glimpses furnished below : A month or two prior to the surrender in 1865, under thu auspices of this military government, a convention of the people was called to re-organize civil govern? ment; and under an amended constitu? tion?the chief of the new features being tlio formal abolition and prohibition of slavery?-the people elected a Governor and Legislature. Simultaneous with the inauguration of this government was the surrender at Appomattox Court Efouse, and in the course of a few weeks, the citi? zens of the Stnte who had been absent in the rebel armies, and in other ways had become participants iriHhjB act of rebellion, returned; The men composing this new government were for the most part ob? scure and illiterate, filled in many instan? ces with the bad passions engendered by four years of neighborhood strife, and some of them rare types of villany during the W,ir.. Of its head, nothing need be mentioned but his name?Brownlow. It is the synonym of personal and political infamy; The wretch, before the war, was notorious as a politicaljlangwhanger, who disgraced the pulpit from which he pro? fessed to teach. There was not ? decent man in the church, or political party to which he was attached, that did not know hiih for" a IoW-minded, impudent charla? tan. He was then barely tolerated; but he was the filthiest of the scum that rose to the surface in the civil war. The posi? tion he has attained seems to have inten? sified all the meaner and more malignant qualities of his nature. It is very severe, but it is really almost just to say that the large majority of the Legislature were fit associates and instruments of this mis? erable creature's ambition ; and. the citi? zens of Tennessee (Uuion men and rebels alike) have been misgoverned by this scoundrel and his faction ever since. Un? der them, speculation of the public funds have rivalled robbery of the people by taxation until tho State is on the verge Of bankruptcy, and the people are impov? erished and enervated by despair at the wretchedness in which they wallow.? Good men have been proscribed irom of? fice, tyrannically thrust out, if by chance they were in, effectually excluded by a franchise law which intends to permit none but the myrmidons and retainers of this oligarchy of both colors t? vote.? Felons of the blackest djTe have been par? doned, and crime opsn.iy advised and pa tronized by official proclamations. This faction utterty destitute of political prin? ciples, pdrhapa too ig'tiohlnt to compre? hend them, and certainly too depraved to abide them, if an opportunity wore offered to sell themselves for office, have placed themselves under tho control of-the Radi cal leaders, who are manipulating the Southern territory for "decisive and trustworthy (Republican) majorities" in the Presidential election of next }ear. The}- are liberally supplied with money by the Loyal Leagues of the Northern S'atcs, and are using it through oath bound agencies of the same kind in that State, and through the Fr.eedmen's Bu? reau. They have organized a 'doyal" militia to harrass, Oppress and terrify the people from the polls, and by every des? perate and high-handed measure that po? litical knavery is master of,-are seeking to make sure their own ten uro Of -office, and do the will of their masters at Wash? ington. -<, The Execution of Santa Anna. The New York Times assumes that the reported execution of Gen. Santa Anna is true, and says : It is but a few weeks since Santa Anna left this city in a very mysterious manner to raise the flag of Iiis own ambition upon the soil Oil which he has been such a prominent actor during the last half cen tur\\ He had raided in this vicinity since last summer, baying taken up his residence here as a more advantageous place for his operations than St. Thomas, where he had lived ?s ?ii exile for the greater part of the time since hi3 down tall from power twelve years ago. As our readers know, his lauding at Vera Cruz last month was prevented parti}' through the intetfereiiccof the American naval of? ficer; and the vessel in which he was a passenger having left that part of the coast in despair, was overtaken by a Mex? ican cruiser near the coast ot Yucatan, and he was lauded at the port ol Sisal, where,- as we learn, he was speedily exe? cuted, doubtless by orders, special or gen? eral, that had been issued by tho Govern? ment ol Juarez. Tho eagerness of Santa Anna to get back to Mexico has been even greater during the last few months'than it was during the palmy days of Maximilian's empire. It Was ostensibly to uphold.the empire that he attempted to get to Vera Cruz three years ngo; and it was osten? sibly to uphold the* Republic that he at? tempted to reach Uie sumo point now. But what he actually sought in both cases was mcrel}' the opportunity to gratify his own ambition by placing himself in a position where he might seize tho reins of power in one of tho upheavals which are forever repeating themselves in Mexico. He was actuated by no such motives as moved Maximilian when he established himself in Mexico; ho was laboring under no such delusions us overcame that unfor tunute prince; he was the victim of no such circumstances as led the Austrian first to a throne and then to * prisotvand death. He knew the character of the Mexican people, and their condition and I their institutions, and no man had a bot J ter opportunity of knowing tbeir will and their purposes. He knew that the Juarez Government, which is now enjoy? ing the bloody revel of a Mexican triumph, regarded him as an enemy, for he had been directly Warned of the filet; and he knew that he was repudiated by the Mexican people of both parties, for all his attempts to curry favor with them had resulted only in rebuffs and insults. He went tO Mexico fully aware of his chances of meeting the reception Which he actual? ly got, and perfectly conscious that he was inviting the fate which he has suf? fered. He has gone the way to which he himself has condemned many of his oppo ncntSj and to which doubtless mahy'of his executioners will, in their turn, be subjected by successful rivals. In his death, Mexico has lost a dangerous man, and the fact might be matter of congratu? lation to her, ?were her soil not still swarming with others of precisely the saffle character. -?-O Letter from Gen. Sickles. The annexed letter upon the subject of reconstruction, and urging a general am? nesty, is addressed to Senator Trumbull, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Com? mittee. We copy from the Charleeton News ; My Dear Sir : 1 have decided not to begin registration in this District, until Congress determines who shall "be regis? tered. I trust, therefore, that it will be the pleasure of Congress to extend the time for the completion of my registra tration, until?say, October or November. If I proceed now, and disregard the wish? es of the President; my action would be rega ded as insubordination; if I follow his intimations, many would probably be registeied not eligible according to the true interpretation of the A^ets of Con? gress.- TM > r If it is meant that all who have held any office?Federal, State, or municipal? having taken an oath of office to support the Constitution of the United States, and afterwards engaged in rebellion, or given aid and comfort, etc., are disfran? chised, this should be expressly declared, otherwise, if left to construction, it may be held that no other officers are included than those classes enumerated in Article VI. of the Constitution, and that even as to these, a full pardon removes the dis? qualification. If it is meant to exclude lawyers, they should be expressly mentioned, or eise de? scribed by some classification; as for ex? ample, alter the word "office," add -'li? censed calling or employment or profes? sion." Otherwise, if the eligibility of lawyers be left to construction, it may be held that a lawyer is not a public officer, although a functionary of a court or oth? er judicial body. The truth is, we have How in operation two distinct systems of reconstruction, originated by Congross, and engrafted upon the President's plan ol reconstruc? tion. The first Congressional plan is ex? pressed in the Howard Constitutional Amendment,- leaving suffrage to be regu? lated by the several States, and imposing upon certain classes of persons disqualifi? cation for office, as a punishment for re? bellion and as a safeguard for the future. That plan having been refused by the rebel States, Congress passed the Recon? struction Acts, which - form a second Scheme of reconstruction, entirely distinct in principle and plan from the former. In the second plan, Congress assumes con? trol of the question of suffrage, which is extended to all who can take a prescribed oath, and also enforces the disqualification for office, which would have been the pe? nal and conservative feature of the first plan. Now, it seems to me that the true conservative guarantee against reaction is in the addition made to tho loyal vote by the enfranchisement of the colored poople. That being done, the occasion for the disqualification clause ceases. Hence, the true solution, I believe, is to declare, with universal suffrage, a general amnesty ? naming the exceptions. A more liberal amnesty is, in my judgment, essential to the success of tbe Congres? sional plan of reconstruction. It will en? large the range of populur choice for the inipof'taf/l jddieial, executive, and legisla? tive deptfftfnents of tho State govern? ments, otherwise inconveniently confined to classes very few of whom are fit to hold office. The people can surely be entitled to judge and select from those who took part in the rebellion, the men at once qualified and sincere in their adhesion to the now order of things. Such men, be? ing eligible to office, will have motives to identify themselves with reconstruction, and to support the views of the majority. Now, more than e?ef,- mefi of ability and experience in public business arc needed for the State governments in the South ; and it is truly unfortunate that at such a fiiomcnt, nearly all who know anything of public affairs,- and especially those who could fill judicial stations, are disfran? chised. This exposes the experiment of general suffrage to needless hazards. If the experiment fail, it is most likely to fail from the inability of the people to put in office those who could arid would as? sure success. It would have been advan? tageous, perhaps, to have removed many disaffected persons, especially Judges, Sheriffs and Magistrates, in the execution of the Sixth Section of the Act of 2nd March, if competent successors could havo been found among those who are eligible to office. A<id I would regard the posses? sion now of a wider field of choice for civil officers, as one of the most effective instruments in the execution of the mili? tary authority conferred upon the Dis? trict Commanders. As it is, I find my? self prevented, as will the people by and i by, from securing for the public service men of aptitude and character, whose re? pentance is as certain as tho devotion of 1 the most consistent loyalist. In truth, the zeal of some of the converts outruns the discretion of many of the faithful: With reference to Other practical sugges? tions, it might be useful if Congress, by one of its committees, interrogated the Commanding officers of the several Dis? tricts upon the operation of the Recon? struction ActSj and the further legislation required. Very respectfully, D. E. SICKLES. An Eloquent Address. On Wednesday evening, 27th ult.,Hon. James T. Beady delivered the following beautiful address at the Academy of Mu? sic, New York, during an entertainment for the benefit of the destitute in the Southj given under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity of that city. The programme consisted of -music by distin? guished artists, in connection with this address, which we find in the last number of the National Freemason : Ladies And Gentlemen : Such is the ordinary language of courtesy when a speaker presents himself before a mixed assemblage on public occasions; and hav? ing now dismissed that phrase, permit me to address the gentlemen present by an application more endearing, and which in its present connection falls from my lips for the first time in my life, "Brother Ma? sons." And I must say, so tar as the gratification of a mere personal feeling is concerned, I wish I could add something more beautiful and graceful, and say "Sis? ter Masons." (Applause.) I have been informed by gentlemen connected with this most venerable and honored institu? tion that it has not forever been diverted of this grace in its organization. Two I women have at least in its history adorn? ed it by being admitted as members. OnCj Lady Walworth, the daughter of Lord Doneraile, at whose father's house in Dublin a meeting of Masons was held, of which Order he was a member; There had been some repairs done to the house, and a little unfinished space was left5 to which the ingenuity of woman might be applied with the aid ofthat familiar Imple? ment, a scissors?(applause)?with which she managed to make a little hole through which she could get a limited view of the ceremonies. She was, however, detected.. It has never been known up to this time what prompted the act, though some slanderous historian suggested it might be curiosity. (Laughter.) But no rea? sonable person will say there was any warrant for that. (Continued laughter.) But she did make the examination, and as it was not absolutely necessary to take her life, Which no Mason could possibly do, she was admitted to the Order, and from thenceforth with her apron, a very appropriate garment, she went through the city devoting herself to the education of the young orphans of her native city. The next woman admitted to the Order was Madame Kirkeneau, a distinguished French woman, who excited the satire and provoked the sneers of the famous critic Voltaire, who taunted and reproach? ed her with having connected herself with this institution. She answered him by saying of the institution "that she loved it because it demonstrates the beauty of doing good." In a beautiful piece by the dramatist, in one of whose temples we now stand, in that beautiful play of Shy lock, he introduces to ?s the great advo? cate, who figures in one of his passages second to none in eloquence, persuasion and power. He illustrates the character of Portia, and she comes to m}- mind in virtue of that beautiful speech placed upon her eloquent lips by the orator, where she speaks of mercy : "The quality of mercy is not strained Ii droppeili as the rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed? It blcsscth him that gives and him that takes." And in a presence like this, one to-night naturally inquires why this large assem? blage of persons of the Order, of men whose brotherhood extends all over crea? tion, and which has come dotfn in majesty and beauty through centuries? Why is it graced by the presence of Indies, who frequently, for domestic reasons?reasons no doubt of love towards husbands, fa? thers.and brothers?hav? felt inclined to speak harshly and judge partially of the Order? ^Nothing is more appropriate than that the delicate sex should be here und everywhere where Masons are gath? ered together; for there is no order of men on earth who have established in their institutions such sacred and loyal obligations for the honor of their sex. (Great applause.) I regard these women there to-night as encouraging to us to come forward for one of the noblest pur? poses that ever stirred the heart and ex? cited the motives of men to a direct ter? mination of the purposes which benevo? lence can attain. It is most gratifying tome that lam permitted to enjoy tbt grand privilege ol speaking a few words in the cause for which we arc convened. On the ticket scut to me 1 saw printed these few eloquent, pathetic, tearful ter? rible words: -The cry of the poor. I his is no catch of the pen ; it is no sketch of the fancy?it is a solid, stern truth; and while I stand here before you to-night here are those who have been brought up at the South, delicately fostered in the arms of mothers who bent over them with | smiles benignant as that heaven to which in childhood we look up towards the Master of the Universe?men, women, and children educated and nurtured in the lap of luxury, are to-night suffering from' the pinching want of the commonest necossaries of life. Wo are hei*o to-night j that those who cry for bread, as if in the ; wilderness, may have manna sent to them 1 through the agency of this mooting. We The Intelligencer Job Office? Having recently made considerable additions to this department, we are prepared to eiccute In the ricatest style and on the most reasonable terms. Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards, Handbills, Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact every style of work usually done in a country Printing Office. JSST" In all cases, the money will be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, -will receive prompt attention. are here to answer the cries of Tarnishing women and children, and of strong men so impoverished and debiliated as to bo" unfit to Ubor for bread for their little ones. Weare to vindicate the high char? acter of the Order, and to show^hat no men can surpass it in noble and charitable deeds. (Applause.) This is their mis? sion, arid they are ever true to the princi? ples, precepts and practices of their Or? der; and it is their pride always to be en? gaged in that work which the great American poet, Bryant calls '-the labor of good to men?unpublished charity; un? broken faith." Healing shall come fr?ai them on the wings of the wind; even to the Pacific. and to the frozen regions of the polo. It is peculiarly interesting to. contemplate our duty to the South, in view of the grand circumstances devel- . oped during the war so lately brought to a close. When it broke out. from its very nature it disrupted families,- arid severed the ties of personal friendship. It made' faces accustomed to look at each other radiant with smiles, turn to looks of hate. It obstructed the government, and made it topple to its very ruin. It may be even said to have struck at the very founda? tion of religion. But through all this it left Masonry standing in all its grandeur perfectly intact. Masonry, that had de? fied empires and emperors, monarchs and sovereigns of every degree, foes of every kind, high and low, weak and powerful.? still comes down to us beautiful and per? fect at this hour. It illustrates that when it was founded it was founded in strict adherence to the principles of love to the Deity, and proves to-day that now, as it . has ever done heretofore, it adheres to the great Master through all time. And now to-night, when it is represented here for the purpose of obtaining means to Send sustenance for the life of their fam? ishing brothers and sisters in the South, may God come down as if by direct in? terposition and enter into our hearts, and come to the tabernacle of our' souls, and fill us with a spiritual determination that -? to-night, Und to-mcrrow,- and for weeks and months, arid through the year, we shall contribute to tho relief of these suf? fering people. And our example shall be imitated all over the Union?aye, all over the world. Wherever the cry of their distress may be heard the Masons will gather together and send aid and comfort to our afllicted brethren. That I havo been appointed to take a part in this great work, that L have been made the humble instrument to you to-night, has given me the most intense gratification. I have had in past years an intimate ac- ' quaintance with a large number of that ardent, spirited and proud race who are I now bent in anguish, over ruined hopes and ambitions prostrated ; and I fear that gomo of them will not permit us .to do all we wish for their improvement. I would not speak in reference to political ques-'. tk>ns, and, in asocial ftoint of view,.I wish to Heaven the men of the South, putting questions of reconstruction aside, stretch out our arms for their protection, and see? ing us would rush to us, and putting away all political and groveling impulses, ac? cept our hearts and hands, and press as that we might help them to sustain lifo and preserve the remnant of their pride. Yon, my brothers, stand on the common I platform of humanity; we are all way | rarers towards a common doom, approach? ing the ultimate judgment seat of our . Maker. Therefore, my brethren of the South, we need not ask you to cease any debate or agitation which; in a political sctiso, riiay secure you what you value and recognize as yor.r right. Do unite with us Masons, and we will devote our? selves to support every person, under the sublime dictates of charity, kindness and benevolence. -?-<?-; ! Faith;?Some time ago a boy was dis? covered iu the street, evidently intelligent; but sick. A man who had the leelirig of kindness strongly developed, went to ask him what he was doing there. "Waiting for Gocl to come to me;" . "What do you raean?" said the gentle? man, touched by the pathetic tone of the auswer of the boy, in whose eyes and flush? ed face he saw the evidence of fever. "God sent for mother and father and little brother, and took them away to his home in the sky; and mother told me when she was sick that God would take care of me. I have no home, nobody to give me anything, and so I came out here, and havo' been looking so long up in the sky tor Qod to come and take care of me, as mother said he would. Me will come, won't he? Mother never told a lie." "Yes, my lad," said the man, overcome With emotion; "he has sent me to take Jcare of you." .4 You should have seen his eyes flash, and a smile of triumph break over his face, as he said: . ? . . , "Mother never told me a lie, sir; but you have been so long on the way." i What a lesson of truth ! aud hovr this incident shows the effect of never deceiv? ing children with tales. Woman's Will.?Dip the Atlantio' ocean dry with a teaspoon; twist your heel into the toe of your boot; make post-mas? ters perform their promises; and subscrib? ers pay the printer; send up fishiug hooks with balloons and fish for stars; when, the raiu comes down like the cataract of Ni? agara remember where you left your um? brella ; choke arausquito with a brick-bat j in short, prove all things hitherto consid? ered impossible, but never attempt to coax a woman to say she "will," when she has m&de up her mind to say she "won't." 1-o ? Sir John Irwin was a favorite with! George III, who once observed to him.: "They tell me, Sir John, that you love a glass oi wine." "Those," replied Irwin, "who so inform? ed vour majesty, have done nic.a great in? justice?they should have said a -bottle."