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irr^T TTUff IT_N?TMRER 1259. CHARLESTON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. COLUMBIA. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. Sleeting of thc Radical Central Com? millet. [SrECI \L TELEGRAM TO THE NEW3.1 COLUMBIA, February 25. In thc Home tho following bills passed and Were sent to the Senate : To establish Haltiwang er's Ferry over Broad River; to regulate the fees of probate judges and clerks of courts and tris,! justices. A bill to provide Tor a slating fund, ?nd tfie management of Ute same; a bill to restore es? cheated la.id, in Sumter, te Isaac Hitchcock: a bill to authorize the reissue of State storic to Richard Buck, Martha Pyatt and A. ll. Abra? hams, had their titles changed to acts and were ordered to be engrossed. The following bills were read a second time and ordered to be engrosser.!: A bill to amend thc diancr of the Columbia Bridge Company; a bill to regulate the taking of bail in criminal cases: a Senate joint resolution to authorize the Attorney Gencrul to Institute proceedings against the South Carolina Railroad Com? pany for violation of its charter; a bill to incorpo? rate the Rock Hill Hook and Ladder Company; a bill to incorporate the Young Men's Brotherly Association: a bill to Incorporate the Town of Midway; a bill to authorize and require thc pro? bate judges of the State to take charge of certain of the bonds and records in the offices of the late commissioners in equity; a bill to extend the lim? its of the Town of Camden. In the Senate, Hayes introduced a resolution calling fur a report of the commissioner of agri? cultural statistics, in order to tlx the apportion? ment of members of the next General Assembly. It was laid over till to-monow. The Sonate was occupied most of the morning session ia the discussion of the Election bill, and the hill providing for the construction and keep? ing in repair of public highways and roads. With? out final action on either bill, the Senate ad? journed. The Executive Committee of the Republican pony met ia convention this morning, and re? solved on calling a State Convention on the 26th of Joly next; also appointed a committee to rai ie a fund to erect a monument to Randolph. TSE GENERAL AS8EMBLT. COLUMBIA. February 24. Ia *he Senate, to-day, the following House bills viere read a first time: A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to -regulate tue manner of drawing jurors; a bill to .fix the per diem and mileage uf the members of the next General As? sembly ; a bill to farther determine and perpetu? al tne homestead. The Committee on the Judiciary reported favor? ably on the bill "to provide a mode by which to perpetuate the testimony in relation to ieeds, wills, choses in action, other papers and records. de>troy-ed sr lost during the recent war;" also unfavorably, with a substitute, upon "a bill to prevent official misconduct by county offi? cers." The Coraraittre on the Jndielary, to whom was referred a bill for the better protection of la? borers and others under contract for service, re? ported back the same, with a recommendation that the bill pass as follows: "Strike out the 8th and 9th sections. The scheme for casting the burden of such suits opon tl>e counties le aa un? wise tn every res; ec: as lt is unjust. The facili? ties afforded to suiters under the provisions of the code of procedure are great, or at least as great as ls consistent with a proper administra? tion of right." The Committee on Finance reported back a bill to alter and amend an act entitled "Aa act to provide for the assessment and taxation of prop? erty," with a recommendation that tl.; bill be amended bv the addition of the fallowing section, and the bili eo amended ?lo pass: SEC. 4. The treasurer of Charleston County ls hereby authorized to appoint three deputies,whose duty lt shall be to assist in the collection of taxes in-said county. Said deputies shall receive as compensation for their services the same com? missions as are paid for the collection of taxes to the county treasurer : Provided, that the total amount paid to each deputy in any current year shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars : And provided, further, that the duties of said dep? uties shall be confined to the collection of the simple taxes, and shall not Include the collection of taxes with penalties attached. Said deputies shall give such bond for the faithful performance of their duties as said county treasurer shall re? quire. The bill to provide for the next general election was taken up and postponed to the evening ses? sion. The enacting clause of thc bill to change the county seat of Barnwell County from Blackville io Barnwell was stricken out. On motion of Nash, the vote whereby the Sen? ate agreed to Indefinitely postpone the further consideration of a bill to enforce thc provisions of thyOivil Rights bill of the United States Congress, and to secure to the people the benefits of a re? publican government in this State, was recon? sidered. The question then recurred on agreeing to the amendment proposed by the committee on the Judiciary to section 2, as follows: After the words "like case" in the seventh line, strike out the balance of the section and insert in Ilea there? of -shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, orbe con tl ned in Jail for not leas than three months, nor more than one year, or both, within the discretion ol the court." DoBp.i-.tson moved to amend the amendment of tr* committee ai follows; To strike out of the eighth ?inc. printed bili, the words :lOh? thousand," and insert in lieu thereof the words ..five hundred;" to strike out of the same line the word "al30" and lnaert the word "or;" on the ninth line, to strike oat thc word "five" and lu sert the word "one;" on the eleventh line to strike out the words "for not less than six years." After debate, participated In by Messrs. Corbin and Donaldson, the question wa* taken on agree? ing to the amendment to thc amendment, and de? cided in the affirmative. Hayne moved to amend section 3 by striking out of the tenth line the words "one thousand," and inserting In lieu thereof the words "? ve hun? dred;" to strike out of the same Une thc words "and also," and Insert the word "or:" also, to strike out of the eleventh line, before the word "year," the word "three." and insert "one." The amendment was adopted. Swalls moved to amend the amendment to sec? tion 3, proposed by the Committee on the Judi? ciary, by striking out the words "this section shall take effect on and after the Ont duy of May next." Pending debate, participated in by Messrs. Corbin and Wimbush, Rainey moved that the Senate adjourn. On the question of agreelntr to the motion, the vote was : Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bleman, Cain, Duncan. Greene, Hayes, Montgom? ery, Maxwell, Owens, Ralney. Reed, Rodgers and Swalls-(13.) Nays-Messrs. Barber, Corbin, Don? aldson. Hayne, 'johnston, Lunney, Nash and Wlmbush-(8.) And the Senate Rdjourned. A*, the night session, a bill to determine the criminal jurisdiction of trial Justices received RB third reading, passed, and wa* ordered to be sent to the House of Representatives. The unfinished business, the "Civil Rights" bill, was then taken np. The question recurred on agreeing to the mo? tion to amend the ameudment or the Committee on the Judiciary to section 3, by striking out the words "this section shall take effect on and after the first day of May." On motion, the further consideration of the unfinished business was sus? pended. In the House, Messrs. Javan Bryant and Claude C. Turner presented their protests against the passage of "an aet to regulate the manner of drawing jurors." Mlxon offered a resolution to rescind the former action on the resolution :o adjourn March 1st. Jackson amended the resolution by striking out tlie words "until the business of the General As? sembly shall be gotten through with," and writ? ing March 15,1870. The amendment was accepted, and pending the discussion of thc resolution the House adjourned. At the nigh', session the concurrent resolution was laid on the table Tomllnson introduced a bill to aid and encour? age cotton and woollen manufactures In this State, and Feriter introduced a bill to provide a mo?e of compensating persons whose property may be destroyed by mobs, which were read the first time and referred to the Committee on the Jndielary. A message was received that the Senate refused to agree to the report of the Committee on Con? ference on "the Code," and asked a Committee of Free Conference, Donaldson, Swalls and Cain being appointed on the part o? the Senate. The House agreed to appoint a committee of five. A Senate bill to provde for a slnKing fund, and the management of the tame, was put upou its second reading. iThe amendments recommended by the Oom? mittee on Ways and Means were adopted. Ji nks moved to amend section two, by striking out in the fourth line all the words after the word "time" where lt occurs the second time, and ln elu<*>g the word "State" in the fifth line, and In? sert in lieu thereof, "thirty days' previous notice having been given In the public journals of this State." On motion of P.aa-icr, thc amendment wes :n definitely postponed, and the bill was read the second time, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. A bill to declare thc corporate privileges of the Camden Fridge Company at an end. and to vest said privlfcges In the County of Kershaw, and a Senate bill to incorporate the Plymouth Co n gregatienal Church of Charleston, were read the third time and passed. CUBA. HAVANA, February 25. 'De Rodas has issued a decree freeing two -.housand negro prisoners or war, who had beca hired out by thc government. The Captain-General is about issuing a decree rorramg special courts for the army, navy, churchmen and foreigners. Eighteen members of the Cuban Junta at San? tiago have been executed. Sugar is buoyant, with a large speculative in? quiry at 8)4'a8>a' for No. 12. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Tho Mormon preachers have been driven from East Meadows, Long Island. Thc Louisville Courier-Journal has been mulcted in two hundred dollars for calling Mary Evans Hall's establishment a bawdy house. Mary wanted twenty thousand. Dispatches from the Lake Superior region state that the Indians in various places are starv? ing. The Methodist Convention at Syracuse tabled a resolution favoring further overtures for a re UQlon with thc Church. South. The free mail delivery or letters has been suc? cessfully established in New Orleans. The West Virginia House of Delegates votes to strike thc word -'white'' out of the State Consti? tution, and to restore the suffrage to rebels. The London Times predicts favorable results rrom General McClellan's management or the affairs of the Atlantic and Great Western Rail? road. The Cuban General Qncsada has arrived at St. Augustine, via Nassau, leaving Jordan io com? mand. He left Cuba on January 27th. The Texas Legislature has adjourned sine die. Hamilton, one or the senators elect, said he pre? ferred emigration rrom the North and West, and Europe, to emigration from the late Confederate States. The Virginia Republicans are aboat to try to consolidate. THE COLD SNAP AND THE CROPS. [FF.OM Otra OWN CORKESFCNDBNT.J PENDLETON, February 21. Last night was the coldest we have had this winter, and. so far as I recollect, several win? ters pasL On Friday and at night we had rain, cleared off Saturday morning after soma spits of snow, with a cold wind from the mountains, which were covered with snow. Sunday a high, cold wind from west southwest, which lulled after night. This.morning thermometer down to 14 degrees, four degrees lower than we have had this winter. The morning opens bright and encouraging for better weather tban wc have had throughout thc month so far. "When we have rains so frequent farmers are thrown much behind hand in thc preparations for crops, and in Bowing oats; very few have even commenced sowing spring oats yet. Only for some cold snaps from the first of the month, (the 3d, thermometer 2G degrees ; 4th, 28 degrees ; 5th, 27 degrees ; 9tb, 25 degrees ; -10th, ?5 degrees at sunrise.' our peacn and plum trees would have been fully In bloom. I saw the first peach-blooms out yesterday. It is said that peaches are never entirely killed In March. If that be true, which I have not ob? served through a loDg Hie, we may yet have some left; but I very much fear most are this . morning "dead in thy bud," as they are much swollen and petals nearly ready to burst ouL Very little gardening yet done. S. PERSONAL GOSSIP. -General Lindsay has been appointed com? mander of the forces in British North America, -Margaret Stuart, of Philadelphia, hits struck Billy Patterson for $15,000 in a breach of prom? ise case. -General Beauregard's matrimonial engage? ment with ?irs. Haas, of New Orleans, bas been announced. -A tantalizing old fellow in Nashville has left six widows $5000 apiece upon condition that they shall never marry. -General Wade bampton is ona visit to New Orleans, and receives the cordial atten? tions and hospitality which are due to his character and genial qualities as a gentleman and soldier. -The negro senator Revels, ''of Mississip? pi," has ceased to be the eighth wonder of the world. He crawls daily inti the Senate Chamber, skulks into a corner, and sits quietly without molestation or oven notice. -Now, just as Paris letter-writers of lorty years ago were wont to mention, M. ThierB carries his head proudly, his fiery eyes shine through gold spectacles, and his coat is worn buttoned to tue ?liiu, -General Grant walks about the streets of Washington in an unbuttoned frock-coat, ill fitting pantaloons, n stove-pipe hat well down on his head, and with his ungloved hands clasped in thc small of his back. -Here ls a bon-mot from his Holiness. Some one showing him a Marseillaise article advocating the abolition of capital punishment for all but sovereigns, Pius rejoins, "I thought that, by the principles of 1798, all men were de? clared equal." -The late Duke DeBroglie was passionately fond of fishing, and when Minister of Foreign Affairs he found the best places on the river constantly occupied by a young man. One day his rival did not appear at the usual place. The Duke had appointed him Vice-Consul in the East, and ordered him at once to his post. -The salary of the Paris correspondent of the London Times has been very materially reduced. When the former Paris correspon? dent was informed ot the intention of lils em? ployers to give him only two thousand pounds a year, and not to allow bira anything for house aud office rent, and only to pay his car? riage bills hereafter, he immediately telegraph? ed to London that be would resign his posi? tion rather than submit to such terms. -Here is the account which the young wife of M. Emile Ollivier, the French Prime Minis? ter, gave to one of the editors of the Courrier des Deux Mondes about her courtship and marriage : "I came to the watering-place, and he came to the watering-place; I was little, and he was great. Next year, when I was again at the watering place, I had grown a little, and he was greater. In the third year, when he met me again at the watering place, I was nearly grown up, and he was great great enough for two. He drew me up to him, and, O happiness ! I became his wife." -The recent duel between the son o? Count Bismarck and a fellow-student at Bonn, Prus? sia, provokes much comment. On leaving Bonn, the fond father handed the surgeon at? tending his son six Friedrichs d'or. As the case had given the medical man much trouble, and kept him up every night, he expected something quite magnificent, and was more than taken back. Being authorized to de? mand a thaler an hoar, he made out a. bill for one hundred and sixty hours, deducted the thirty-four tinders received, and asked for the balance. Payment was refused on the ground of exorbitancy, an 1 of improper treatment ofHie wound. Noted clrrurgical celebrities, however, having pronounced the course of the surgeon proper, the 1:11 was paid. WASHINGTON. CROSSING THE RUBICON. REVELS, TFIE COLORED SENATOR, TAKES HIS SEAT. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.} WASHINGTON, February 25. ARcr a discussion histing five hours, in pres? ence of an Immense audience, Hie Senate, by a strict party vote, admitted Revels, ttie colored senator from Mississippi. Revels was escorted to the desk of the Vice Presideut by Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, and took the ' iron-clad"' oath. There was considerable agitation in the galle? ries, but no open demonstration. Thc credentials of General Ames, another sena? tor from Mississippi, were referred to the Judi? ciary Committee, and there is considerable feel? ing against him among thc senators. [FROM THU ASSOCIATED PRESS.] WASHINGTON, February 25. Thc Georgia Conservative Republicans are making their fight before thc Senate; thc Radicals before thc House. It is stated that the majority o? the Senate Ju? diciary Committee favor the seating or Hill and Miller. LATER.-The revenue receipts to-day are $340, 000. Tlte Judiciary Committee will vote on the new Naturalization bill on Monday. Secretary Koutweil bought $2,000,000 bonds yes? terday, and sold $800,000 gold. CONGRESSIONAL. In thc House the appropriation clause, appro? priating $14,000 to the Educational Bureau, passed. Thc Sena'e is considering a bill to divide Texas into one State and two Territories. LATER.-A territorial plan Tor the government or the district was reported in thc Senate to-day and referred. A bill establishing a national educational sys? tem has been Introduced. The Committee on Ways and Means are Instruct? ed to inquire of reducing the tax on spirits distill? ed rrom fruit. The Legislative appropriation bill finally passed. A bill for the readmission of Georgia was re? ported and referred. It ls precisely like the Mis-' BiSBlppl bill. In thc senate, Wilson Introduced a bill placing prize fighting under the jurisdiction of the Fed? eral Courts. Penalties heavy. In the Senate, the motion to refer the creden? tials of Revels was defeated, and the administra? tion ol the oath of office was ordered by a strict party vote. Thc credentials of General Ames, as senator Irom Mississippi, were referred to the Judiciary Committee without debate. THE WUITTE3IORE BUSTS ESS. Animated Scene In thc House of Repr?? sentatives-WUittcmore Gain*Time to Resign-Another Cane in View. A Washington dispatch of Wednesday, to thc Baltimore Sun. says: At no time since the impeachment trial, or since one year ago yesterday, when the elec? toral vote tor President was counted, has there been such a crowd assembled within and without the hall ol the House of Representa? tives os was this day witnessed. As soon as the House met at noon the spacious galleries commenced to fill np, and lor half an hour be? fore the hearing of thc question of privilege involved in the proposed expulsion from his seat of Representative Wlilttemore, there was not Btandlng room in the aisles even, while thc reporters' and diplomatic galleries were over-crowded by those who had obtained special permission to enter them on this occa? sion. To such an extent was this carried In tue diplomatic gallery, that foreign representa? tives could not obtain an entrance, but availed themselves of admission to the floor, where, In some instances, they were invited to occupy the members' seats. The reporters' gallery was about halt occupied with ladies. On the floor of the House, members of the Senate, employees of both Houses, and probably several hundred other people who were not privileged filled the vacant spaces beyond the desks and chairs, even extending to the cloak rooms. All the doorways on the outside were so block? ed up with people that the police had to se? cure ingress and egress for members and offi? cers of tho House. The dense masses packed into the galleries were not moved during the entire sitting of nearly five hours. On the floor, nearly every member was in his 6eat. That of Mr. Whittemore, on the right of the central aisle, near the main door, wits noticeably vacant for some time, until a buzz ran around thc spectators' galle? ries, as diagrams of the floor were nasti? ly consulted, when Mr. Burr, a Demo? cratic member from Illinois, sat down in Whit temore's sent,and was taken by strangers to be the nottible member arraigned al the bar of the House. But at the precise hour of 2 P. M. fixed for thc case, Whittemore did appear, holding a bundle ol' papers in his hand, and walked almost unconcernedly to his. seat, A sensation ran through the hall os this part of the programme was filled, for it had been generally circulated that he would not put in an appearance. Opera glasses were levelled at him from various quarters, and for half an hour everybody looked at Whltttemore. But 1er and Poland went over and talked to him. Dockery, of North Carolina, who sat in the next seat, chatted away with him, and to all intents thc accused seemed full of self-posses? sion. This, it afterwards appeared, was founded a good deal on his belier that the Hons?.; would not at least succeed in expelling him to-day, but that he would succeed in securing a postponement on the affidavit which he had made, asking for more time and for additional witnesses for his de? fence, which was presented by Mr. Butler, who stated, by the way, that he appeared as his counsel, and which was followed soon there? after by a resolution, offered by Jud^c Poland, to postpone for further Investigation. The moment Mr. Logan rose, as chairman of the Military Committee, to debate the resolution of expulsion, appeals were made to him by Messrs. Butler and Poland lo yield for a post? ponement. Mr. Butler became quite irate at Mr. Logan's refusal to yield, and, thumping the desk with his tint, while his face grew rea? der with every thump, thundered out: "I am here now as counsel for this man;'' and he went on to characterize thc Military Commit? tee as public prosecutors, which Mr. Logan as vehemently repelled. At this point the House got into one of those annoying parliamen? tary muddles, which lasted nearly an hour, as to what should be thc particular order of proceeding in the case. Mr. Butler and Judge Davis, of New York, made several among the many points of order that were submitted as to the rules that governed the courts in opening and closing cases; but these were for the most part overruled, the Speaker informing the gentlemen named that this was a parliamentary body and not a court of law, and going farther, and stating that Mr. Whitte? more could not deputize Mr. Butler as his counsel. Finally the Speaker brought down his gavel and brought up Mr. Whittemore, who, as he rose to his feet, met the eye of everv person in the assemblage. -Does thc gentleman from 8outh Carolina desire lo be heard ?" said the Speaker, to which Mr. Whit? temore replied, UI take the floor and yield half of my time to the gentleman from Massa? chusetts," (Mr. Butler.) "The member has forty live minutes remaining ol his hour, fif? teen minutes having been occupied by the reading of the affidavit," added the Speaker. "Is that all the time I am to have ?" inquired Mr. Whittemore. in an imploring tone of voice. "That is for the House to decide," replied the Speaker. There was at this stage another wrangle as to who should speak first, during which, amid much merriment, Judge Polaud finally got his resolution read to postpone Oie hearing of the case, and to continue the investi-ration ou the de?eace v:\ up in Mr. WUtteawrVa aJMafiU Mr. Logan denied that he had yielded the floor to have that resolution read, but as it got in and was pending, it was agreed that the de? bate should go on. General Butler opened for thc defence, and spoke nearly an hour. He d?tend cd Mr. Whittcmore, denounced the case against him as one of black mail, pitched into the newspapermen as compost a lying rabble, and urged postponement. Mr. Logan replied lor an nour in a vehement strain, claiming that nothing could be gained by a postponement, that Mr. Whittemore did not deny receiving the raonev for lils cadctship, but only put in a plea that he did not use the pro? ceeds for any private purpose, and that the use he had made of thc money was no fact in mitigation ol the evidence that he did sell his official trust and receive momy. At 4.30 P. M. he concluded, and the House agreed to vote at once on the resolution to postpone and reopen thc case. Amid the most intense Interest throughout the hall the roli call proceeded, and it only took twenty minutes to show that by 39 for to 155 against Hie motion, the House refused to reopen the matter. It was now evident that the next vote would expel Whittemore, and the excitement gathered force. He became flushed, jumped out of his seat, walked a few steps in the aisle, and U)A went back to his seat again. Mr. Logan rose to demand the previous qucsllon on the expulsion, which was carried. Whitte? more then excitedly arose and asked for time to reply to-morrow, not to-night, he said> and without a word, amid a scene of painful silence, it was accorded him, and thc House adjourned till to-morrow noon, to let bim make a tarewell defence. Of course the test votes showed that he will bc almost unani? mously expelled, and his request, it is said, was merely to gain time to resign as a mem? ber. The Immense crowds were slow in get? ting out of thc capitol, and full of disappoint ment that thc great 6ccne of the day had not been completed by the expulsion. Mr. Whittemore to-night telegraphed lo Governor Scott, of South Carolina, tendering his resignation, and it has been accepted. He will appear in the House to-morrow, make a farewell defence and announce this fact. Thc military committee are prepared, it is understood, to report in favor of the expulsion of a Tennessee member, charged with selling a cadctship, against whom the evidence is as strong as it was against Mr. Whittemore. THE OCUMEKICAL COVNVIL. Dogmatic Formulas Submitted to thc Assembly. [Prom thc Pall Mall Gazette.] It will bc remembered that among the propo? sitions submitted to the Council by the pre? liminary commissions was aseries of dogmatic iormulas. The first twenty-one of thcsQ arc issued, and have now reached us. The Clvita Cattollca, Hie special organ of the Pope, has lately published a series of articles which are now considered as having been obviously in? tended to prepare the Catholic world for the appearance of these canons, of which thc fol? lowing is a translation : THE CHURCH OH cnaisT. Canon L Whoever says that the religion of Christ is not existing and expressed In any community established by Christ Himself, hut that it can bc rightly held and exercised by each individual for himself, and without re? gard to any community which constitute the Church of Christ, let him be anathema. Canon II. Whosoever says thc Church lias not received from Christ any positive anti un? changeable organization, but that it is, just like any other human organization, mutable and transformable according to thc changes of thc times, let him be anathema. Canon III. Whosoever says the Church of Divine Promises is not an external and visible community, but a purely internal and invisible one, let him bc anathema. Canon IV. Whosoever says that the true Church is not a body in itself, but consists of different and dispensed denominations, and la diffused throughout thom all; or that the dif? ferent communities opposed to each oilier in their professions of l'ai th, and divided In their spirit equally form members or parts of the one common Church of Christ, let him be an? athema. Canon V. Whosoever says that thc Church of Christ is not an institution absolutely nec? essary for reaching eternal happiness, or that men can arrive at the blessing through the ex? ercise of any other kind of religion, let him be anathema. Canon VI. Whosoever says that thc author? ity with which the Catholic Church proscribes autl condemns all religious sects "separated from its communion is not prescribed by Di? vine right; or thal about religious truths only opinions, not certainties, can exist, and that therefore all religious sects arc to bo tolerated, let bim bc anathema. Canon VII. Whosoever says that, this very Church ofChristcan fall Into darkness or error, and so deviate from the Holy Truth in raith and morals, and fall away from Its original in? stitution into depravity and corruption, let him be anathema. Canon VIII. Whoever says that the present Church of Cnrist is not thc last and highest institution for reaching eternal happiness, but that there is another to be expected through a new and more complete effusion of the Holy Spirit, let him be anathema. Canon IX. Whosoever says that the infalli? bility of tlie Church ls restricted only to things contained iu the Divine Revelation, but is not extended to other truths which arc necessary to the integral maintenance or the Revelation, let him bc anathema. Canon X. Whosoever says that thc Church is not a perfect institution, but merely a corpo? ration, or that it is of such a nature, with re? gard to the civil society or thc State, as to be subject to the temporal power, let lim be an? athema. C?ilon XI. Whosoever says that tho Church, divinely instituted, ls like a society of equals, and that thc bishops, having ofl?ccs and duties, possess no governmental power bestowed upon them by Divine right, and which they freely exercise, let him be nnathema. Canon XII. Whosoever says that Christ, our Saviour and Sovereign, has conferred upon tlie Church thc power te direct only by advice and persuasion those who turn aside, not to compel them by orders, by coercion and by external verdicts aud statutory punishments, let him be anathema. Canon XIII. Whosoever says that thc true Church of Christ, out of which there is no sal? vation, is any other than the Holy Catholic and Roman Apostolic Church, lethim be anathema. Canon XIV. Whosoever says that the Holy Apostle Peter was not appointed by Christ a* the first ol the apostles, and as the visible head of thc whole Church militant, or that he had only the honorary supremacy, but not the true and real jurisdiction, let him be an? athema. Canon XV. Whosoever says that it is not ac? cording to Christ's own will that St. Peter luis permanent successors in lils supremacy over the whole Church, or that the Roman Pope ls not the successor of Peter In this primacy by Divine right, let him be anathema. Canon XVI. Whosoever says that thc Roman Pope has only the office ol' superintendence and direction, not the liighestand fullest power of jurisdiction over the whole Church, or Unit this power is not direct and legitimate over the whole of tlie various churches, let him be anathema. Canon XVII. Whosoever says that the inde? pendent Church autliorily, as established by the Catholic Church and bestowed upon her by Christ, and the supreme civil power cannot exist together, so os lo preserve the due rights ol both, let him be anathema. Canon XVIII. Whosoever says that the power necessary for the government of a civil State does not emanate lrom God, or that one is not bound by Divine law to submit himsell to such power, or that such power ls repugnant to the natural liberty of men, let him be anathe? ma. Canon XIX. Whosoever says that all rights existing between men arise from thc political State, and that there is no other authority be? sides that constituted, let him be anathema. Canon XX. Whosever says that the supreme rule for public and social conduct ls in the law of the political State, or In the public opinion of men, or that the judgments of the Church concerning what ls lawful and unlawlul do not extend to such actions, or that there may be something allowed by civil rights that is not allowed by Church rights, lethim be anathema. Canon XXL Whosoever says that the laws of the Church have no binding power, except so lar as they are confirmed by the sanction of the civil power, or that the civil power has the rijiht, consequent on its high authority, to Dronounce judgment or decisions lu matters .?re?fc.v-, i.? ulm be anathema. A WORKING-MEN'S ADDRESS. OPENING THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE NA? TIONAL BANKS. Thc Foreshadowing of a Kew Porty .Platform-Kicking ont the Politicians ami Bankers-Nothing bat thc Nation's Money as a Circulating M< lum. The National Labor Union's address to thc people bf the United States sets out with the assertion that the legislation of the whole coun? try is in thc hands of a single class-lawyers-^ and under the supreme control of bankers, monied men and professional politicians, to the almost entire exclusion of thc productive classes, who are the real sources of all our wealth. The authors of the address have no hope in party politicians. They have been tried and found wanting. The address goes on to say: Alter one hundred years of their administra? tion we lind ourselves in possession of a na? tional debt of $'?,400,000,000; State and local debts ol equal amount; the public domain largely wasted; much of the most fertile land in the country in the hands ol railroad compa? nies and other monopolies; statesmen, editors, financiers and politicians clamoring for return to a specie basis, a system which is self-de? structive, and has produced universal commer? cial disaster every ten years, thus demonstrat? ing its utter incompetency; a monied aris? tocracy; disorganized labor; a blasted com? merce*; aland foll of murder, suicide, prostitu? tion, arson, robbery, poverty, public corrup tlonjirivate vice and intemperance; a divided interest, atid a divided people ! All these and more we find, and therefore demand a surren? der of the powers so lODg abused In making this demand we have no compromises to offer or accent. Wc mean no bargain and sale of our high mists or the people's interests for the benefit ol' any party. THE NATIONAL BANK CONSPIRACY. It Is undeniably true that if the government had Issued 1300,000,000 greenbacks In Hen of the bonds deposited to secure the redemption of the bunk currency, lt would have saved every dollar of the interest on them except the one per cent, tax on the circulation, and at the same time it would have furnished the peo? ple with a better currency. The bankers, not satisfied with this enormous bonus, have the effrontery to demand the withdrawal ot Ute greenbacks now in circulation, and the sub? stitution ol their own currency. If successful, we shall soon have as much as $1,000,000,000 of currency In circulation, and then, when thc profits arising lrom furnishing the currency gc into the vaults of the banks and pockets ef thc usurers, wc shall hear nothing more about in? flation until the next breakdown. TnE WORKINGMAN'S CURRENCY. We are In favor of dtechartrlng that portion of the debt heretofore contracted, which is by the law authorizing its creation made payable in gold, in that commodity, and ot liquidating Hat the earliest practical moment; but wc Insist that all other forms of indebtedness, includ? ing thc five-twenty bonds, shall be paid at thc earliest option ol the government in the legal tender paper currency or lawful money of the government; that the bank currency and thc present legal tenders (greenbacks) shall bc withdrawn from circulation, and there shall be issued in Hen thereof, as the exclusive cir? culating medium of the nation, paper currency made a legal tender In the payment of all debts, public and private, duties on imports included, and declared the lawful money ol the United States, and convertible at thc plea? sure of the holder into government bonds, bearing interest of three per cent, per annum, payable in lawful money. Thc bonds to bc likewise convertible into this lawful money al thc option of thc holder. A SQUARE DEAL POR I,ADOR. Such a currency, being under the direct con? trol of the people, they will be enabled to pre? vent the high and fluctuating rates ol interest, and the violeni expansions and contractions of the currency which have caused the mone? tary crises and commercial revulsions which have hitherto so frequently prostrated ad legi? timate enterprise 'and productive industry, deranged commerce, lowered the standard ol commercial Integrity, and made us little less than a nation of gamblers. It will likewise en? able us to effect the equitable distribution ol the products of Industry and enterprise be? tween capital and labor, thus removing thc necessity for the excessive toll which ls now over-tax'ing the mental energies and physical powers of the producing classes, and afford them the time and means required for social enjoyment, intellectual culture and moral Im? provement. wno PATS TUE INTEREST. All Interest paid for the use of money-na? tional. ??tate, county or town bonds, railroad, manufacturing, and all other corporation bonds, bank dividends, or for any purpose whatever-must in .he end be borne by labor, and is as much a charge on labor as thc taxes paid for the support of the government. When thc rate exceeds thc aggregate rate of increase in the national wealth, the Inevitable result is to centralize the wealth or property in the hands of the few non-producers and to impov? erish and degrade the wcjjilth-produclng class? es. The government is bound to institute mo? ney so that it shall distribute products to non producing capital and productive industry ac? cording to the service or labor performed in their production. Therefore, all interest paid beyond such Just rate as will effect thc equita? ble distribution ol' products and properly be? tween capital and labor is a legalized fraud on the producing classes. THE SfliC?GLE POR THE MASTERY. Our monetary laws, unlike our government, are founded on thc aristocratic principle that tho few should rule the many. The many toil for thc few. Their history, from thc founda? tion of the Republic, is one ol repeated wrongs and usurpations, all having a direct tendency to the subversion of Democratic-Republican institutions, and the establishment of a mon? ied aristocracy to rule over and despoil the producing classes of their substance. After gaining our political independence, we unfor? tunately engrafted into our system ideas ol money derived irom the aristocratic govern? ments ol Europe, and ever since this monied aristocracy has been striving for the mastery of the government and people. The breaking out ot the rebellion afforded the occa? sion for the full exhibition of the Insati? able avarice of the money autocrats. Having, through unwise and vicious legisla tion, to a great extent control of the money interest of the nation, they seized with aviditj this opportunity to render their power ovei the government and people absolute. Theil first act made it manifest that they did not in? tend to share with the patriotic industrial classes the burdens and sacrifices necessary for the preservation of the government, bul to enrich themselves at the expense ol thc people. REMEDY KOR EXISTING EVILS. The address, remarking that lt ls thc cheat capital rather than the cheap labor of Europt that our manufacturers need protection against, proposes that the nation shall extin? guish the debt, and then supply its own money without interest, for the people, fhe addres.1 is signed by R. F. Trevelllck, A. T. Cavia, C Kiihm and others, officers of the Nations Labor Uuion. FAILURE OF TUE AMERICAS^COI.ONIES I? BRAZIL.-A correspondent of the Buenos Ayrci Standard writes from Rio Janerio, under dalt of December 15: Emigration to Brazil as yet has been a fail ure: out of the thousands who came from tin United States, there are very .cw who havt been successful; these few are Texans who set tied In S-n Paulo, where they have success fully planted cotton; the prospects of this pan of the country are very good, and colonist* who have been settled lhere a year or elghteei months are now sending for their friends ant relatives. These are the kind of people we re quire-men who not only bring labor into th< country, but capital along with them. Then seems to be a bright future In store for this Tex an colony of t^nn Paulo, while those of the sea board have dwindled away one by one untl there is not a remnaut left of them; either thi colonists have moved up among the highland or they have gone back to the States. There are also over two thousand Germai families in the province of San Paulo, who ar. inducing their friends to come out and settf there. GOVERNMENT BY NEGROES. [Prom the London Pall Mall Gazette.] In thc interest of both history and of politi? cal science, il is much to be wished that more were known of the nature and effects of the system of government which is on Its trial in tlie Southern States of America. The experi? ment is without precedent, and is of vast im? portance whet her it succeeds or falls; but there is an almost entire want of authentic informa? tion as to the facts. Tlie most careful exami? nation ol the American newspapers fails to produce any effect on the mind except abso? lute distrust of their statements about the South. If the Democratic writers arc to be believed, the system imposed by the Recon? struction laws has no parallel for cruelty and folly. Men of the same race and educa? tion, and mainly of the same historical tradi? tions as their Northern masters, arc said to bc under the heel of debauched and illiterate savages, guided by a handful of white scoun? drels who had made the black-alums o? the great Northern cities too hot to hold them. The pictures of the courts of Justice and leg? islative hails ol the South which these jour? nals give are the counterpart of thc scenes which are enacted hero by Ethlopean Serena ders and Christy Minstrels. Black men in ab? surd dresses are perpetually talking ungram? matical nonsense, interspersed with idiotic Jokes. Rut thc story ot the Republican press may be described as the direct contradiction of these statements in every single particular. It represents the South as governed upon the most approved constitutional models, by a population of primitive innocence lcd by vir? tuous political missionaries. Schools and churches are said to be rising everywhere; and the material wealth of the country, dally Increased by the labors of a rapidly multiply? ing pealan;* proprietary, is alleged to be stead? ily rising to the standard which lt touched before the war. The sole drawback on all this moral and material prosperity ls said to be the terrorism exercised by white conspira? tors united in secret societies with grotesque names. There is evidently on both sides a settled practice of inventing or distorting facts, which is not likely to be abandoned until party heats have cooled down much more than tiley seem likely to do for the present. We may add that the few British travellers who have visited and written on the Southern States since 18C5, have added . but little to our Information. Their interest seems to have still centred on the war of se? cession, and they were apparently only anx? ious to pick up facts confirmatory of their theories as to the past. This scarcity of trustworthy information is thc more provoking because it has become ! clear that the Congress of the United States ; ls not trying government by negroes as a _ merely temporary arrangement. The act which it has Just passed for the settlement of . the affairs of Georgia shows that lt Intends , to watch continuously over Its system of re I construction, and to insist on it being ap , plied in Itt integrity whenever lt is acctden ; tally or totally deranged. Georgia had com? plied with all the requirements of the general Reconstruction law, and military govern? ment had, therefore, theoretically come to an i end. But the Legislature elected for the ? State contained a majority of white men, and ! their first step was to disallow the election of : all the negroes who had been returned. There . was some sort of legal pretext for this vio - lent and ill-judged step, but its legality was i doubted, and the constitutional point was re* . ferred to tlie courts of justice which decided i against the expulsion of thc colored men. ! The negroes would, therefore, have been i probably allowed lo take their seats. But I this did not satisfy Congress, which seems to ? have speedily made up Its mind that measures i of far severer repression were required for i the whites of Georgia. The new act of Con I gress directs that the Georgia Legislature shall ' reassemble exactly in the condition in which ? lt found itself before the expulsion of the ne , groe.?; 'J hat nobody's election shall be disallowed tor reasons of race or color; that all persons i returned sholl take an oath denying in lan , guage of minute precision that during the war they gave assistance of any sort to the Seces? sionist Govern; .eat of tho Slate, otherwise "limn under physical compulsion," and that ' the Federal (and not the State) courts shall en ' tertain prosecutions for perjury In falsely swear? ing to this effect. If lt had been generally un 1 derstood that the North did not intend at any time to relax its grasp upon the South, there would have been nothing .very wonderful In this measure, considering what the conduct i of the Georgia State Legislature had been. But Its formidable character arises from the contrary assumption having been made, and . from Its having been supposed that, when the general Reconstruction law had been literally complied with, the reconstructed Southern States would be left to themselves, and their public acts submitted for allowance or disal? lowance to the law courts exclusively. It must now be assumed that if the experiment tried in tlie South fails anywhere to give the results expected by the Republicans, the Congress of the United States, so long as that party ls dominant in it, will interlere to correct the miscarriage. Except in the case of the Uni? ted States, there has been great uniformity in the history of the suppression of rebel? lions in modern times First, lhere has been severe and offen sanguinary punishment inflicted on tlie chiefs of the revolt; then has succeeded a period, during which the success? ful pfnplre has enforced strict obedience to it? self from its subjugated dependency; and finally lias come a strong desire, growing sometimes out of policy, sometimes out of a sense or justice, and sometimes out of mere emotion, to win its affections, or at all events Its voluntary acquiescence in accomplished facts. England is just at present feeling an almost passionate wish to bc reconciled to Ireland and to bc beloved by the natives of India; Austria has done her best toc?me to terms with Hungary, and there arc signs that the sufferings of Poland are beginning to cause discomfort and compunction even In Russia. The United States seem destined to an experience of a different kind. On the morrow of the conquest their treatment of the Southern leaders was marked by a gentle? ness which will always be remembered to their honor. But in the next stage of their relations with the South, the necessity for combining despotic rule with something like the forms of local self-government forced them to adopt a policy which has more than made up for their abstinences iroin bloodshed. No? body whose intelligence has not been Impaired by the habit of repeating formulas about uni? versal suffrage can doubt that the punishment inflicted on the Southern whites ls far the severest which one community has ever in? flicted on another. England governed Ire? land through a minority, which thc mass of the Celtic population, however it might hate, never dreamed or despising; thc United States rule the South through a majority or negroes, contempt for whom was almost a religion with the planter before the attempt at secession. We are not considering whether the punishment was deserved, or whether the Northern States could possibly help inflict? ing lt; we merely say that, after' the capacity of thc negro for Improvement has been rated as highly as possible, and aller all possible de? ductions have been made from the credibility ol' the stories published by tlie Democratic press, the fact remains that government or white men by colored ex-slaves ls the acutest rorin or moral torture which has ever been ap? plied to a community. How unfortunate it has been that the punishment ol the South has taken this shape the United Sutes are not likely to feel until the time comes (and it will certainly come) when the people ol' the North will be animated with the strongest wish to be reconciled to even the most obstinate zealots ol'secession. We should bc sorry to lay down that tlie United States would have done well to shed blood like water in the first moments of triumph If only they could have devised some less degrading contrivance for the provisional government of tlie South. Yet lt ls quite certain thal bloodshed is easily . loreotten; personal outrage with the greatest difficulty. The Hun? garian nobles appear to have forgiven thc Em? peror Francis Joseph for his wholesale execu? tions ot their brethren, but nobody can fail to see that the "irreconcilability" of some of the most eminent of French politicians is greatly due to recollections of the personal dishonor to which they were subjected on the memorable morning of the coup d'?tat. At the present moment, we are all well aware that nothing seems less important to the great majority of the Northern people than that the experiment which they are trying in the South causes ex? cessive discomfort to a parcel of rebels, but they will probably hereafter view this experi? ment with other eyes when there comes the inevitable waking to sympathy and pity, and when, much about the same time, lt appears that Hie negroes, who are the instruments of Eunishment, have become not only a Southern ut a Northern power, weighing heavily in the scale whenever a national decision has lo bc taken. THE ORE AT COCK FIGHT. South Carolina and Georgia ra. Ala? bama and Tttncnte. The Augusta Constitutionalist of Friday says: Colonel Thomas C. Bacon, of Edgefleld, South Carolina, and some gentlemen ot this city, recently concluded a grand double match with Dr. Gee, of Selma, Alabama, and his as? sociates, to contest for the belt of victory be? tween the representatives of the game fowls ot Georgia and South Carolina and those of Ala? bama and Tennessee. The parties were each to meet in this city on the 22d Instant, exhibit twetay-one cocks, and match tor the decision of the first half of thc double match, the re? mainder of which is to be fought at Selma on thc 27th of March. A stake of $100 was laid upon each tight, and $2500 on the result of the main. Pursuant to agreement, the gentlemen above alluded to met at Lafayette Race Course on Tuesday with their respective coops, con? taining an aggregate of over 100 cocks. They succeeded in matching over 20 cocks, and one fight was decided on the first day in favor of Georgia and South Carolina. On Wednesday nine fights were decided-Alabama and Ten? nessee winning 5, and Georgia and South Carolina 4. Yesterday, the remaining teri fights were decided-Alabama and Tennessee winning 4, and Georgia and South Carolina 6-the Empire and Palmetto States thus being crowned the victors In the main, by ll to 9. There was a large attendance on the spot, and a considera? ble amount of greenbacks changed pockets on on the result. THE RECENT RIOTS IN FARTS. A Paris letter to the New York Times says: The scene in the Salle de la Marseillaise, when It was known that the lampooner Roche fort had been placed under arrest, was highly theatrical. Gustavo Flourens; the chosen president of the political meeting, stalked bold? ly Into the ball, pistol in hand, followed by some 300 men also armed to the teeth. The police had fled and there was no one to oppose. In his frenzy. Floureus. drawn sword in hand, rushed at the Commissary of Police, seizing him by the arm and shouting-"I arrest you; If you stir you are a dead man," say? ing which he dragged thc officer after bim, all the while bellowing like a madman. The crowd followed to the Rue de la Vii le tte, enter? ing on their way all the wine and beer shops; at each step the number of the rioters aug? mented. Arrived at the Faubourg du Temple, the mob passed in front of the infantry bar? racks. At all the windows were the soldiery gazing out. "Vive l'Ann?e !" shouted the peo? ple, and on they went their numbers increas? ing all the while. Om...buses were descried, and the passengers requested to get out; the horses were unhitched and handed over to the drivers, and then crash ! the huge vehicles were upset and at once the barricade was be gun. Meanwhile two brigades had been dis* patched to arrest the course of the rioters, and they performed their duty faithfully and quietly, marching up to the barricade at a quick step, 'and, without firing a shot, drove the people away, righted the omnibuses-, and drew them away. At 1 o'clocc in the night, Paris wore a singular air. By this time the news of the riots had circulated, and from all sides came crowds of people lo the scene of violence. But by this time the authorities had become aware of the danger, and a most im? posing display of military force was being made. The Garde de Paris, picked troops, were charged with keeping order, and well were they able to do so. The mobs under? stood, when these troops came Into the streets, that it was either quiet or fight, and by de? grees the rioters retreated, not forcing the troops to fire upon them. By 4 o'clock in the morning everything was quiet enough, and poor Rochefort's first attempt at revolution summarily nipped in the bud. L ITEM AT VRE AND THE DRAMA. -Queen Victoria is said to be writing her autobiography. ?? -The author of "Red as a Rose is She," ls now engaged upon a companion work entitled, "Green as a Cucumber ls He." -Jenny Lind's eldest daughter, who is be? ing educated for the operatic stage, ls sold to have os fine a voice as her mother. -Carlotta Patti, the celebrated prima donna, now elect illy lng New Orleans, is to appear in Atlanta on the 4th and 5 th of March, proximo. -It is said that the title of Dickens' new se? rial has suggested to Charles Webb another travesty, to be called "The Mysteries of Edwin Booth." -Senor Emilio Castelar, the eloquent Libe? ral leader of the Cortes, In Madrid, is at work upon a history of the Spanish Revolution of 186S-'70. -Signor Reyna, who ls playing Mephisto? pheles to Miss Kellogg's Marguerite in Faust, In New York, ls declared by Mr. Greeley to be a "lovely devil." -"Why Did He Marry Her?" is the title of a new love story. Probably because he was afraid if he didn't marry her she would sue him Tor breach of promise. -A new journal has just been established in London called "Food." It is intended as a review of social and sanitary economy, and a record of public lood and health. -A ballet is in preparation in St. Peters? burg, wherein the stage is to representa piano? forte key-board, on the keys of which Lydia, the heroine of the ballet, is to go through her steps. -Two of Tom Taylor's plays, "'Twixt Axe and Crown," his latest, and "New Men and Old Acres," are being performed in London, tte latter having had quite a long run at the Hay? market. -Elenor Kirk, in her book, "Up Broadway," conveys her idea ot marriage about as follows: That lt is the same as renting a house-If the roof leaks, or the chimney smokes, all you have got to do is to rent another. -The Philadelphia Ledger inveighs against the loner waits between acts at theatrical en? tertainments, and says : "Sometimes a good part of the 'five years supposed to elapse' really does elapse before the curtain rolls up. -Victor Hugo's Lucretia Borgia has been reproduced in Paris after thirty-seven years M. Rocheiort, who was in a state box with the Hugos, Gill, the caricaturist, and Mme. George Sand, was enthusiastically applauded. -One of the daughters of Donizetti, the il? lustrious composer of "The Daughter of the Regiment," Lucia de Lammermoor," and "Lu crezla Borgia," is a school ma'am at Novasa. and the other keeps a coffee-house at Brescia, -When Milton's great work first appeared, Edmund Waller wrote thus concerning It: ?Thc old blind schoolmaster, John Milton, has published a tedious poem on the fall of. man ; if Its length be not considered a merit, it has no other." -A New York correspondent laughs at the way people use the "book of the play" when they go to see Booth's Hamlet. "As soon as they are seated," he says, "they straightway find the place and bury their noses in the book, and follow every word of the piece, de? lightedly exclaiming to one another, 'there, he left out that .word,' or, as I heard one intel? ligent creature say, after Hamlet passed from the Bcene, 'He didn't say exit, did he ? and it's down here for him to say lt the last word." . ?* J. SCHLE PEGRELL, SO. 37 LINE STREET, BETWEEN KING AND ST. PHILIP. LUBBER of every description and BUILDING. MATEKUL. Urne and Plastering Laths, Paints, Oils, classes. Shingles: also Groove and Tongue Board?, Ac., constantly on hand at the lowest marte*, prives. octll imuslyr