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An Independent Family JournaI---Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 3. ANDERSON, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1867. NO. 24. S.Y SO YT & WALTEB S. TERMS; S ?ND A HALF \ .IX UNITED -STATES CDHEENOT. . TWO DOLLARS AND A HALF PER ASWOTK, ' ?'? ,- RATES OF ADVERTISING. -Advertisements inserted at the rales of One Dol? lar per square of t-wclve lines for the first insertion *. -and Fifty . Cents for each subsequent insertion. ? Liberal deductions made to those who advertise "by . ^ .-the-year. : " -?- "j 'fiSS0"' For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars in advance. ^ ' Judge. Chase and the Presidency. y-ManYoX ocr Conservative and some of i-*.-*our Kudieal exchanges have made procla Yjrjfoation since -;he Ohio election that the ?*:dele;it- of tho JRepublica'n'-party in this jr^-State?for"the less of the constitutional ^*"?*nmendtnGnt-and'bf the? Legislature con '...? stit?tes substantially: a defeat?cads now 'rind forever the Presidential - prospects of '" "-v'iiidge Chase. Perhaps it does; but there -V rare some poiuts in. fact that should be con? sidered, and we propose 10 name thorn in rV**the hope of producing wholesome rcflec v -fc taon. Tu*.the .first place, notwithstanding - r*"tke~great; reputation as a Kadical that r' I Judge .-Chase has, he is, in temperament ?^?.jand convictions, one of the "most conserv L^*^t3yet.men in the .country.' He was the -y r first public man, after Hie closoof the war ^'?J.ahd the death of Lincoln, to call tbe.at -v,tentiou.of the President to the only solid basis of reconstruction;?that is, the en ^-franchisement of everybody?suffrage for i'^ttltslaves,- amnesty- 'for all. rebels, with, perhaps, half a clozen named exceptions. Thrills what we must all come to. The wisest-men of all parties have admitted ? -; it. The policy is that- of Judge Chase, ; ^And was urged upon President Johnson -V. "some time before the date of the North ?VCarolina.proclamation. As for the schemes ?f vengeance in the form of the confisca? tion-of the lands of Southern white men -'i^and' their division among the blacks, 'r -rJudge Chase discountenances them en / tirely. The notion that Congress should ?^>ctze upon the President and thrust him, with blows and maledictions. Out of office, ^,-;bas , never been .encouraged by Judge *f -*Cliaso. On'thd"Contraty, it was his opin X;"-Sbn:that no little "mischief was done du . ring the".late political campaign by the wild"threats of summary, impeachment ?j^that were freely made. Judge Chase is - T.eld.responsiblc for the presentation of , the negro suffrage issue in Ohio during the last campaign. Ho never urged it. ivT'JIe-_reb6giiized the fact that while iti the Southern States^ where the great body of loyalists were black, negro suffrage was ?v^ci3manded by considerations of the pub? lic safety, no such demand was made in the "North", and that-the Southern whites .^?"rnn^ht in a great degree have, their prcju ^rdices. conquered by coupling suffrage with . . amnesty, whilp there was no such induce - Tnentin the North.to make application of it iaso 'especially defeated in the failure of -/-..'the constitutional amendment. That amendment was embarrassed bjT"a clause disfranchising two classes of person's, and ,~ that was'opposcu to his policy. He was :t; ^solicitous, as tho is3ue-was before the pco pic of 01iio,"that it should be decided in i'avor of tho enfranchisement of the ne . ;.gro, as it would tit any time be easy to remove .the restriction proposed upon ?"$$irebe!s and deserters. As to those com mitted to this doctrine of negro suffrage, : nine-tenths of the Republican party of ? Ohio arc committed to it as decidedly as V^udge.Chase is. If he is to be. discrimi hated" against on account of bis principles, so a;-e they. Do they .propose that the one-tenth are to be made the rulers over the entire household, or shall.the majori iy rule? Injurious imputations havo been . case upon,Judge Chase in connection with tho national banks. To be sure he es t.tb?shed them, and they who do not ' --know that he did so, under a national pe? cuniary necessity, and that he accomplish cd the great object of establishing uni fortuity of currency, and of giving the Government a command of the currency ' thatjt needed, and that was of Very great " "Utility, are but ill informed. The banks areto bo dealt with now under different circumstances. No. doubt the nationa :-banking system needs revision, and adap . tation to the changed situation of the ?'."/country. Wo presumo it is bettor than -': r'n dbzon irresponsible systems would be, and that we would do well in process of :. reformation not to destroy it. On the x>:^reeubaek question, as it is called, Mr. Chase has boon held responsible for the ' administration of the Treasury Depart ment since he left iL We may say on this point that ho is not in favor of paying the national debt in greenbacks as a primary proposition, nor is ho in favor of Secreta? ry McCulloch's policy of forcing rcsump ? tion of specie payment by reducing the : volume of the currency. His policy would be-to settle the affairs of the country, re? duce the expenses of the Government, spread, abroad with amnesty and enfran? chisement, confidenco, peace and good will; and thus to invigorate the public credit and make the greenback as good as gold, when the question of the payment of the national debt is at once solved, as it- becomes a matter of indifference to both bondholder and taxpayer whether it - - is paid in gold or greenbacks.?Cincinnati Convncrciai. . - .-o Couldn't He^i? It.?In a certain town on the Ponobscot river lived two worthy men?neighbors and friends; but they - could never agree on political questions. In disputo one day, one of the disputants lost temper and called the other a "liar/" *? -"fool," "knavo." and so on. This was his weakness. Ho easily lost self-control; i ? then was very abusive; and then repented. On the occasion referred to, ho was so -chagrined at the exhibition he had made of passion, that he soon called upon his neighbor, penitent, and purposing an apol? ogy. "We give, in substance, tho apology: a,'I am ashamed of mysoJf tor being so abusive in my talk to you. To think I -should call a neighbor and friend 'liar,' 'fool' and 'knave/ I am sorry; and I ' have come to apologize. Forgive me.: 1 know not why it is, that in my talk with you I lose my temper. But tho fact is, | you always talk bo much like a?jaokass j Ican't.helpitr > The Alabama Convention. The following is the article on the elec? tive franchise, as finally adopted by the Reconstruction Convention of Alabama as a part of the now Constitution : Sec. 1. Every male person, born in the United States, and evcry# male person "who has been naturalized, or who has le? gally declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, twenty-one years old, or upwards, who shall have resided in tbis Stato six months next pre? ceding the election and three months in the County in which he offers to vote, ex? cept as hereinafter provided, shall bo de? clared an elector. Provided, That no soldier sailor or marine in the military or naval service of the United States, shall hereafter acquire a residence by reason of being stationed on duty in this State. .Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Gen? eral -Assembly to provide, from timo to time, for the registration of all electors, ,but the following classes of persons shall not be permitted to register, vote or hold office: First?those who, during the lato rebellion, inflicted, or caused to be inflict? ed. an}7 cruel orunusualpunishment upon any soldier, sailor or marine, emploj-cc or citizen of the United States, or who, in any other way, violated the rules of civil? ized warfare. Second?those who are, or may be, disfranchised by the proposed Constitutional Amendment, known as the fourteenth article, and the Act of Con? gress passed March 2, 1S67. except such persons as have aided the plan of recon? struction proposed by Congress, and ac? cepted the political equality of all men bet?re the law. Provided, The General Assembty shall have power to remove the disabilities incurred under the last clause. Third?that those who shall have been convicted of treason, embezzlement of public funds, malfeasance in office, crime punishable by law with imprisonment in the penitentiary, or bribery. Fourth? no idiot or insane person shall be permit? ted to register or vote in this State. Sec. 3. All persons, before registering, must take and subscribe the following oath: "I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will support and maintain the Con? stitution and Jaws of the United States, and the Constitution and laws of the State of Alabama; that I am not excluded from registering by any of the clauses in section 2 of this article; that I will not coun? tenance or aid in the soeession of this State from the United Slates; that I ac? cept the civil and political equality of all men, and agree not to attempt to de? prive any person or persons, on account of race, color or previous condition, of any political or civil right, privilege or immunity enjoyed by any other class of men ; and, furthermore, that I will not, in any way, injure, or countenance in others any attempt to injure, any person or persons, on account of past or present support of the Government of the United States, the laws of the United States, or the principle of the political and civil equality of all men, or of affiliation with any political party." Resolutions were adopted, expressing entire satisfaction with the military ad? ministration of Maj-Gen. John Pope, and tendering him the thanks of the people of Alabama, for the firm and impartial course which he has pursued. Three votes were given against these resolutions. Several branches of the Const itution were considered and adopted, involvning unim? portant changes in the old Constitution, except the creation of the office of'Licn tenant-Governor. The Convention will probably complete its work this week. -,-o Tue Cotton Tax.?An Augusta cor-] respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial says: "A few facts concerning a grand scheme which has for its object the recovery of all tax that has been paid upon cotton have como to my knowledge within the last few days, whhh no doubt will he of considerable interest to the public, from tho fact that there is a great principle and an immense amount of money involved. H?rschel V. Johnson, of this State, in one of the principal parties concerned, and is in company with other prominent politi? cians and lawyers. "One of the influential friends alluded to by Air. Johnson, in tho circular which he is scattering over the North, is Charles ?'Conor, of New York.. They already have about ?5,000,000 of these claims for the refunding of taxes paid upon cotton by parties in this State alone, while their col? leagues in Alabama have upward of 820, 000,000, and confidently expect to have 080,000,000 collected together by the timo Congress convenes, when they will pio sent the matter, with all of its merits, and offer a bonus of 8o0,000,000 to carry it through. In the event of success, they will return S-10.000.000 to the tax payers and retain the'other ?10,000,000 for ser? vices rendered. Should this scheme prove successful, the result can readily be fore? seen, and the entire amount of revenue which had been accrued from that source will have to be refunded. The crop of cotton raised this year is larger, no doubt, than any yield since 1801, and that fact, with tho increased foreign production, has so reduced thy price (it only being worth 12Jc. to-day) that many planters say they will be utterly unable to meet their obligations, and seem to anticipate nothing short of bankruptcy and financial ruin, as, in almost every instance, their crops have been pledged to tho commis? sion houses for tho payment of advances made early in tho season, upon estimates greatly in excess of tho present prices." -o ! ? An inebriate correspondent wishes to know if young ladies who like to Bee their own reflections in the mirror are proporly described as being "a little too 1 fond oi their glass.". Georgia Conservative Convention. South Carolina has alrcad}' held a Con? vention, composed of the conservative, and, we may add, the patriotic white ele? ment of that State, now threatened with subjection to negro and Radical rule. Vir? ginia, the "Mother of States," is moving in the same direction, and will hold a similar Convention on the llth proximo. Georgia, it is now understood, will do tho same. Tho Conservative Press of our Stato were never more united upon any political movement than they are upon this. The error of inactivity must no lon? ger prevail. The white race inhabiting the State, from tho seaboard to the moun? tains; from the Savannah to the Chatta hoochee; from centre to circumference, embracing every acre of land within its wide limits, must remain no longer inac? tive spectators of tho iron chain that is being forged to bind them to negro and Radical rule. They must unito to resist tho monstrous outrage?unite to resist in such lawful manncras may be deemed advisable after deliberation in Convention. Tho errors of the past arc naught but warnings for tho future, if they teach, or aro designed to teach, any useful lesson. Had there been any organization, any un? derstanding, between the opposcrs of the Sherman-Shcllabarger Military Bills in? habiting tho different sections of our State at the lato so-called Convention election, the result, in all probability, would have been different. But there was none. In? action was the policy in some sections, while fatal action prevailed in others. We must prepare now for the final struggle. The mongrel concern that will soon as? semble in this city will make a Constitu? tion for Georgia. Viewed in its most fa? vorable aspect, that Constitution no one having any regard for truth, will attempt to deny, will embrace every provision of the military reconstruction cnactmcrjts of Congress. These of'themselves will fas? ten upon the State negro supremacy and Radical rule. How^mueh further the mongrel concern will go remains to be seen. That it wdl attempt still further to degrade the white race of the South ; to cajole to its supporiL&s>me of them, while it will despoil others,^ is evident from the lights before us, and we must prepare, when it is presented to the people of the State lor rutitication.-by united action, to prevent its ratification. Hence the ne? cessity for the proposed Convention to meet in Macon on the 5th day of Decem? ber next. Wo trust that every county in the State will bo represented in that Con? vention by a delegation composed of good and true men, wdiose manhood and whoso blood have suffered no degeneracy; who still assert the supremacy of tho white race, and maintain, what is true, that this is a white man's Government, and must remain so, or the home of their fathers and their own home; can no longer be their dwelling places on earth. Let, then, the several counties in the State proceed at once to hold primary meetings and nominato delegates to the proposed Conservative Convention ! The sooner this is done, the better. The orror of inactivity must not be repeated. Says a Virginia cotcmporary, writing on the same subject: "Errors arc never entirely poweriul unless thejT become the rule of conduct, and the orror we committed in that case (tho case of the Convention election in Virginia,) may be turned to good account, if it. teach us by its facts to avoid its repetition." And so say wc; let us profit by experience, and pullingall together make one more effort to save the State from negro domination and Radical rule.?Atlanta Intelligencer. -o Fjjjialk Clekks.?The editor of the Albany Knickerbocker is iu Europe, and sends the following account of the genial employment of females : The women, by the way, do nearly all the trading iu Ireland. At our hotel a woman shows you to your room, you pay your bill to a woman, and you are politely bowed out of the house by the house? keeper. It is rare to find a retail store in Cork where a female is not behind the counter. We are told that the same thing prevails throughout the British provinces. The reason given lor employing them is that their follies are not only less numer? ous, but much lower priced. Females may sport fifty-dollar mantles, but they never go on fifty-dollar "busts.'' Females never spend a whole week's wages on bil lard tables. Girls never "put the party through," kick up a row, and get dragged to the station house. Fast horses they avoid, and roulette taldcs and game cocks. Who ever saw a female hanging around a gambling table, or betting her last five dollars that she can tell where tho "little joker" is? Whoever saw a female clerk, after the store was shut, rambling up Broadway, "raising thunder," and break? ing things? Whoeverisaw a respectable girl knocking over dry-goods boxes and standing "P. M.'s," on their heads? 2>'o one, and yet, respectable yonng men do these things nightly; When "was females ever arrested for having a "suspicious character" locked up in the store with them after midnight? In view of all these facts, is it any wonder that the merchants on this side run to female clerks ? A Goon Hit.?An editor who seems to have lost his temper, gets olf the following well merited hit: "Those fellows who' don't take their home paper, watch them ! they are always on the alert on publication day, and when the papers come around to place of busi? ness, are the first to Snatch it up; failing in this, they read it over your shoulders, too impatient to demean themselves in a respectful manner. Spot these fellows. They are the small smiled, stingy handful, who go through tho world on other folk's i money." The Democratic Party and the Constitution. Tho Democratic party havo now a most favorable opportunity to earn an enviable and historic fame, by adhering with scru? pulous fidelity to the Constitution, faith? lessly violated and treated as a dead let? ter by the Radicals. A re-action in pub? lic sentiment, as manifested in recent elections in several Northern and West? ern States, is sweeping over the land, and, if the Democratic party be governed by wise counsels, they can render that re-ac? tion available for tho restoration of their ascendancy and harmony to the Union. Tho Radical programme to perpetuate or secure their domination, by negroizing tho Southern States, and rendering Congress unconstitutionally supreme over a patri? otic and resisting President and a subser? vient judiciary, has revolted popular feel? ing and met with popular condemnation. Let the Democracy then plant themselves uncompromisingly on the Constitution, as formed by the white race and for the white race, and uphold the rightful su? premacy of that race, as founded alike on its great predominance of numbers and superiority of intelligence; and they will, ere long, seal the destruction of Radical? ism. The obvious policy of the Democra? cy is to rally to the support of President Johnson, in his wise efforts, to restore the Southern States to tho Union, with their constitutional rights and equality unim? paired, and in his manly determination to maintain the independence of tho execu? tive branch of the Government against the attempts of a usurping Congress to belittle and degrade it. It is the avowed purpose of the Radicals to render the ne? gro element subservient to their continu? ance in power, although ruin to the South, agricultural and financial, and incalcula? ble woes to both the white and black race in the South, and a shock to the general welfare of tho Union, be the inevitable result. Let the Democratic leaders im? press this truth on the Northern mind; unveil the selfish and atrocious designs of' the Radicals; show that their success in? volves the overthrow of the Constitution, the destruction of State Rights, and a substantial change in tho whole framo w?rk of the Federal Government, trans? forming it from a limited into a consolida? ted and absolute Government, supreme over tho States; and demonstrate that whito disfranchisemcnt and negro supre? macy in the South is not only inconsistent with the Constitution, but with Republi? can government itself, and is an intolera? ble oppression and iniquity, rendering ut? terly hopeless tho restoration of an harmonious and prosperous Union?let them do this and all may yet be well?let them do this, and the doom of Radicalism will be pronounced?it will be weighed in the balances and found wanting, and sink into insignificance and infamy. In closing this article, wo once more allude to the interpretation, put by tho Radicals, on the Constitutional guarantee of a Republican form of government to each State in the Union, viz: that it im? plies the right of Congress to impose ne? gro or manhood suffrage on the several States. Yet the same Radicals have vio? lated their own construction of this guar? antee, by denying the right of suffrage to numbers of the white race in the South, and by providing for negroized Conven? tions in the South, which ma}' perpetuate the denial of this invaluable right to the white race, largely outnumbering the colored race in all but two of tho South? ern States. The success of tho Radical policy cannot fail to render tho Union a curse, and hateful, as well as baneful, to the white race ot the South, and make of them, however powerless to resist op? pression, discontented subjects and politi? cal slaves, instead of loyal citizens and constitutional freemen.?Char. Courier. A Noble Tribute to Southern "Wo? men.?Jefferson Davis pays the following eloquent tribute to Southern women : "If asked for my sublimest idea of what woman should be in time of war,I would point to the dear women of my people, as I have seen them during the rocent strug? gle. The Spartan mother scut forth her boy, bidding him return with honor?ci? ther carrying 11 Its sword, or on it. The women of the South sent forth their sons, directing them to return with victory, to return with wounds disabling them from further service, or never to return at all. All they had was Hung into the conflict? beauty, grace, passion, refinement, the exquisite frivolities so dear to the sex, were cast aside; their songs, if they had any heart to sing, were patriotic; their trinkets were flung into tho public cruci? ble ; tho carpets from their floors were portioned out, as blankets to the suffering soldiers of their country. Women broil to every refinement of luxury wore home? spun made by their own hands. As nur? ses of the sick, as angels of charity, as patient and beautiful household deities, accepting any sacrifice with unconcern, and lightening the burden of war by their art and blandishment, and labor proper to their sphere, the dear women of the South deserve to lake rank with the highest he? roes of the graudest days of the groatcst countries." --o ? A young buck of the soap lock or? der, who woro an unshaveu face.becau.se, as he said, "it looked foreign," lately ac? costed a Yankee as follows: "1 say. fel? low, somo individuals think I am a French- j man, and some take me for an Etalycan ; now what do you think 1 am ?" '-Waal, I think you're a darn'd fool," replied Johnnthan. ? "Ts it not astonishing," paid a weal? thy individual, "that a large fortune was left mo by a person who had only seen mo onco r" "It would havo been more nstonislnng,'\jMj0taHU^Hf ho had left Constitution-Making in the South By the proceedings of the Alabama Convention the nation may see the re? sults of radical rule?first, to drive from the governing councils of a community all learning, all discretion, all regard for the stability of society, all qualities that men respect; and, second, to replace these qualities by ignorance, savagery, and the most intense spirit of revenge. An as? sembly to mako a State Constitution is composed of men unknown to tho people of the State, or where known, "known to bo men of indifferent character." Its prominent white men arc political adven? turers, who were the scum of Northern politics, and commended themselves to nigger voters by the extravagance with which they expressed hatreds with which the nigger felt an active 8)*mpatby. In some degree the Convention is made up ofthat class whose principal qualification is that it has always been under the white man's foot, and been contented with the place; whose qualification lor law-making is its slavery, because it is supposed that slavery has filled it with a bitterness that it will put into the law. Here are Con? stitution-makers who not only cannot write their names, but cannot always tell what their names are. * * * * All the barons of England becamo con? stitution-makers in another age; and now all the niggers of Alabama are to givo the subject their lofty consideration. Madi? son, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Ja}', were constitution-makers, and they have their successors. Sambo, Cuffee, and Pomp, are the names that our age adds to the illustrious list that, beginning with Solon, comes down to Story. Constitution-ma? kers were the wisest men of a nation, and now they are the men whoso learning consists in the ability to distinguish be? tween pork and possum, nappy age! Tho direction and tender cy of this Ala? bama Convention are obvious. Its first move is to get the State government into other hands than those that now hold it. This measure receives the support of "the negroes and the extreme members." Another proposition is to go behind the records of courts in cases of alleged crime, and pursue some private feuds in public law. Ono moro measure is supported by "very violent speeches." This is a meas? ure of wholesale proscription and disfran chiscment, and the Convention has de? termined, by a vote of sixty-throe to twenty-two, that it will havo some such measure, and will not leave disfranchise ment whero it was left by tho military bill. * * * Remember that in Franco, when the great revolution was made, the men who made it knew where it should stop, and desired to stop it there. All the patriots would have preserved order when they had secured guarantees of public libcrt\T; but this did not satisfy the factious. The Sumners and Wendell Phiilipses of that time urged on ignorance, brutality, and barbarism, and the revolution became a war of classes and a slaughter. This is the course marked out for us. * * * This is tho plan that has put the law making power of the South into the hands of a race that in its native land never met in convention for any other purposo but to roast and cat its enemies. There is but ono remedy against Lhe evil inherent riri this plan, and that is tho immediate re? peal, as soon as Congress comes together, of the infamous laws under which these Southern conventions aro to meet, and upon which the one in Alabama is now acting.?New York Herald. I Removal of Cotton Under Bills of Lading. The following regulations in relation to the removal of cotton have been issued by the Internal Revenue Department: "Under section 4, of tho Act of July 18, 1866, cotton may bo removed from the district in which it has been produced to any other district without prepayment of the tax. under bond or other security, to be prescribed by the Commissioner of In? ternal Revenue, subject to tho approval of tho Secretary of the Treasury. "It having been found by experience that the furnishing of increased facilities for the removal of cotton without prepay? ment of tax is inconsistent with increased security to the Treasury, it is determined to substitute shipments to revenue olli ccrs. under bills of lading for the bonds heretofore required. '?Accordingly the owner or other holder of cotton which he desires lo re? move from the district of production to another district without prepayment of tho tax will hereafter bo required to ob? tain a bill of lading in duplicate sighed by a well-known, regularly established and responsible transportation company, con? signing the cotton to the collector of the district of destination, lor delivery to the factor or agent of the owner, after pay? ment of tho tax. "The transportation company signing such bills of lading will bo required to furnish to tho assessor of the district in which is tho receiving port or point of destination, immediately alter arrival, a copy of their manifest or way bill. *o far as it relates to any cotton transported by them, and staling therein whether the cotton is class A, B3 or C, as hereinbefore required. "Each assessor will keep an account of all cotton entered upon the copies of man? ifests ami way bills bo furnished to him. "Should any transportation company refuse or neglect to furnish tho assessor with a copy of manifest or way bill as abovo required, tho assessor will immedi? ately notify all the assessors on tho line of such transportation company of such neglect or refusal, and thereafter no per? mit for tho transportation of cotton by such company wdl be granted by any as? sessor without pormission to do so being obtained from the commissioner of inter jial revenue." Tiie Intelligencer Job Office, Having recently made considerable additions to this department, we are prepared to execute miMmt ?ff mmm In the neatest style and on the most roasonable terms. Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards, Handbills. PampLlets, Labels, and in fact every style of work usually done in a country Printing Office. BS?** In all cases, the money will be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, will receive prompt attention. "Legality of the Present Session. The Washington correspodent of tho New York Herald writes, under date of the 17th instant: ? "Considerable controversy has arisen on tho subject of the legality of tli3 addi? tional session of the fortieth Congress. On the 4th of March last, the thirty-ninth Congress expired by constitutional limita? tion. In view of the absence of any ne? cessity of calling together the fortieth Congress, which power is vested alone in the President. Congress, without any au? thority, either in law or usage, upon their solo action, ordered an immediate opening of a new session. The Constitu? tion is clear on that point. Congress shall meet at least once in every year, desig? nating the first Monday in December as the time, unless they by law appoint a different day. By tho law authorizing the assembling cf the irregular session, which came together upon the expiration by limitation ot tho preceding scssioo..a' different day was not appointed. While recognizing the eontSiuanoe of the cus? tomary annual meeting, a new and extra? ordinary session, not recognized by the Constitution, was inaugurated with the fortieth Congress and made a portion of each succeeding session, designating the 4lh day of March as the day upon which it should begin. By acknowledging the continuance of tho original sytem, it is asserted by good constitutional lawyers here that the session which assembled on the 4th day of March last was in direct violation of a very explicit clause of the Constitution. Congress did not appoint a different day, but established an extra session. There was, it was argued, no national calamity nor prospect of imme? diate trouble requiring the President to call a meeting. Congress, to accomplish party ends, met on a law of their own, determined to undertake the impeach? ment of the President. The meetings which have been held since the 4th day of March have been, it is said, at variance with the terms of the Constitution, and the coming together of Congress on the 21st inst. is no less illegal. Since tho - publication of the late opinion attributed to the Attorney-General, members of tho Senate and House have discovered some doubts as to the legitimacy of the extra sessions. The subject is now being pretty generally canvassed. A number of members of both houses now admit the unconstitutionally of their meetings. Although this fact is acknowl? edged, it is believed no opposition will bq' made to the approaching meeting" By a flourish of trumpets, it is expected Con? gress will endeavor to divert the public attention from a question of such vital importance and so emphatically subvor-' sive of the political piety the radicals are continually preaching. Respecting the legality of the organization of the House, the question is put whether Mr. Colfax is really the Speaker of the House' of Representatives, or chairman of a self- ? constituted legislative tribunal." -e A Terrible Story.?In one of the Cincinnati papers we havo a story which,' worked by a master hand, would make a thrilling dime novel, and we recommend it to tho masterly hand of the cheif in that department of literature, whoever ho may be. Two girls, one sixteen and the ether eighteen, handsome, accomplished, and of spotless reputation, left their moth? ers house, and were not heard of for sev? eral days. They were at length found ia . . a house of ill-fame and taken to the police office. Here they displayed what the pa? pers characterize as a cold effrontery, but what seems to us the coolness of despair. The elder, lately a teacher in one of the public schools, spoke for both, and in eve thing that she said, her sister appeared to sustain her. She stated that she had had enough of the school-rooms?that her mother had abused her for years, and that sho had taken this last step delibe? rately, and did not intend, to retrace it. She would not, under any circumstances, ? go back to her home. Her sister could d? so it she desired to. The sister appeared to be offended that a hint of such a desire on her part should bo uttered, and finally stated that sho would follow her elder sister. From the Chiefs Office tho girls were ' taken to the office of the School Board, where they were confronted by their grey haired mother. They met her coldly, and responded to her tears and entreaties by . reminding her that since their father's death, and up to tho hour of their flight, she Intel abused them, and had frequently said she did not care how soon the elder one left her. Cold as icicles they sat there before their weeping mother and half a dozen men and adhered to their terrible choice. They were threatened with the House of Refugo, and finally with being locked up all night in jail. It did not move them. Shame, prison bars, anything seemed pre? ferable to the hon?? t-e-nd^ivd hateful by years of abuse and ill treatment. Was there ever a more terrible slory than this? Is it not a fearful lesion ? Parental restraint and parental guidance are necessary. Without them children are apt to go wrong, and the parents neg? lecting them may find all hopes wrecked through their false indulgence. But there is such a thing as pulling the bow too tightly, when the string breaks, and ruin follows.?yev: York Courier. _ <*? _Prentice, of the Louisville Journal, tenders this advice to the public: "Nev? er buy goods of those who don't adver? tise. They sell so little that thoy havo to self dear." ? "What is that ?" stud a Sunday school teacher, pointing to the letter 0. "Dun no," said the urchin. "What do you say when you stump your toes?" "Damn it," was the preoooious reply.