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COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, March 6,1866. Cor? und Cotton. Wo trust that tho high prier? of cotton will not cause our people to ignore entirely the cultivation of corn. We must have corn for man and beast; and if all the land shall j be put in cottou, tluni the price will j be so reduced as ?0 makei-fe-?io^l?jr^ thing after all. C)a this subject tl o I Norfolk Day Bodfc says: "Wo regret io learn from gentle? men of this r ity who recently visited North_Ciro]?na. that many planters, ? "n?l?lf UflTrrythe high prices of cotton, are about to give their chief atten? tion to the culture of this staple, ig? noring to a considerable degree, or wholly, tho produ ;tion of cereals. . This course is certainly unwise. It will not do in the experimental era in which we find ourselves, to count too confidently upon a certain yield of cotton. Ours is an uncertain region at best for the growth of this ! staple, besides, labor may be wanted j when most needed, as when the grass | is rank in the field, and if not to be had then, the crop is doomed. The seasons may not be propitious and worms may sally forth like j. i< 'illas, blighting whatever they touch. ' Tt is just as well to prepare against any evil contingency, rather than take a gambler's hazard of fortuitous re? Bults. We have for some time urged upon our planters to try a cotton crop, but we never dreamed that t he cultivation of corn was therefore to be abandoned. "If but a small crop of corn is to be raised in the South, wo gravely, apprehend partial famine in the year to come. "This section has been for mauy years considered one of the great granaries of the South, and annually had a large surplus of corn to sell. But matters have greatly changed within a few years, and if tho few laboring men we have left are to bo devoted to the cultivation of cotton, to the exclusion of corn, verily, we can see nothing but trouble ahead. We are in a 'bad streak of luck,' and famine may be in the list of our future trials, if we do not heed. We call upon our planters to weigh these suggestions and act upon them, if they aro worthy of consideration. ' 'The immediate result of the cotton mania amongst our planters is to put up thc price of corn in this market. They propose to held on to their corn and live off it, through this year, hence they must stop shipping at once." THE FEXIAXS.-There is great ex? citement among the Fenians in con? sequence of the news of thc .suspen? sion of the writ of habeas corjms in Ireland. John O'Mahony has issued the following order: . HEADQUARTERS F. 13., NEW YORK, March 1, 18GG. BROTHERS: The hour for action has arrived. The habeas corpus is suspended in Ireland. Our brothers are being arrested by hundreds aud thrown into prison. Call your circles together immediately, and send us all tho aid in your power at once, and, in God's name, let us start for our destination. Aid, brothers help for God and Ireland. JOHN O'MAHONY. God save the "Green." All circles of Fenians are to meet in their halls and armories on the re? ceipt of the above order, to take ac? tion on the news just received. - THE NEW YORK MEETING.-The New York Sun, speaking of tho Johnson meeting in New York, says: "It represented the business, the wealth, and the financial influence of thc metropolis, rather than any party, clique or faction. The men who were instrumental in bringing about that meeting, by appending their names to the call, and those of their class, who otherwise* endorse it, are to a great extent the same who were most active during the rebellion in supply? ing the Government with the neces? sary means for prosecuting thc war." Tho Post Ollico Department lately advertised the letting of over 700 routes in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia, but only 184 were let, ami on 5lfi routes the people are still destitute of postal facilities, because the test oath is in tho way. ? '? ? ?-?-?- ? A special despatch to the '\ u-les ton News, dated Washington, ] .arch 3, says the Joint Committee on Pte construction have decided that the State of Tennessee is entitle"! to representation, and tl^ey will rc ort in favor of admitting her delegation to Congress. Considerable alarm exists in Peters? burg in consequence of the proposed disbandment of five thousand negro troops at City Point. The city coun? cil have sent a committee to P?eh mond to confer with tho Governor. It is said the troops are to retain their arms, and it is feared it will result in serious breaches of the peace. ! ' ? ! < Terrible Conflagration. The following special despatch to the Louisville Courier privet ari ac? count of a terrible conflagration and heavy loss of property, which oc? curred in St. Louis, on the 27th ult. : Shortly before midnight last night, the alarm was sounded from the steamer Pey tona, lying at the wharf, at the foot* of Walnut street, which boat, in less than five minutes, was enveloped in a sheet of flame, which spread so rapidly that all efforts to ^subdue them, or stop their progress, The sl?aDl?j-^Lnna, lying above, and the great LeviaUian^nnd Dicta? tor, lying below, soon TelLan easy prey, and in less than ten minut?s" from the time the fire alarm was given, all four of the boats were en? wrapped in a sheet of flame. The origin, as usual in such in? stance, is beyond conjecture. Some are of the opinion that it was the work of incendiaries, but the true cause is not known, unless it be from neglect. The flames were first discovered near the cook-house of the Peytona, in which there was a fire a few hours previous. The total loss is over $700,000, only a trifle of which is covered by \ insurance. Since yesterday noon, the malleablo iron works, flouring mill, school ! house and engine-house, have been ; destroyed bj- fire, making, with the steamers' losses, over 81,000,000 i worth of property destroyed by the i fire-kinf?. COTTON STEALING IN THE SOUTH.-A New Orleans correspondent of a Cin I cinnati paper thus refers to the ad I vent into that city of Messrs. Chau ; dler and Watterson, who were sent j South by the Treasury Department ? to look after cotton frauds. These j remarks were substantially reiterated ! by one of the parties in that city a j day or two ago : * ? "A few days ago, there arrived in j this city, Messrs. Chandler and Wat I tersbn, who were s<vit by the Seere i tary of the Treasury to examine and i report upon the alleged cotton frauds of Government agents in this section, i Thewe gentlemen have made but a ! partial investigation, and have re ! ported to the Treasury Department \ that it would require a dozen Her? cules to perform the duty assigned to them ; that if they had been instruct I ed to inquire if any Government i agent had abstained from cotton j stealing, their mission would have i been a brief and easy one. Their re? port might have been embraced in a ; few Scriptural words-"No, not one." ' The extent of the peculations in this ' linc exceed anything ever recorded in the history of official corruption and i robbery. The Government cotton, j wkich exceeded 8100,000,000 in value, ! has been swallowed up by its own ' agent??, and it is confidently stated ! by those who ought to know, that ! the compensation to officers and agents, "and other expenses for the agents of the cotton bureau, will ex j ceed the amount received from the i sales of all cotton received by the j Government. Some of the most pro I minent Federal officers have been ? deeply implicated in these frauds. ! In Mobile, ono of them was fined 890,000 and imprisoned until he I could pay the fine; he threatened to peach on his confederates, if they did , not pay up and get him released. A pony purse was made up for this pur? pose, the line was paid, and the rogue ; released ; but it was soon discovered ; that the largest contributor to pny this fine was the Collector of the Port, a suffering Union martyr, named Ma zlogut, wiio paid 810,000 on this ac i count. Mazlegut was removed; but this was all. He had managed to place 8500,000 in safe place." Tin: NEWFEDEKAL JUDICIARY BILL. i -The bill in reference to the Fede? ral Judiciary, winch was introduced the other day by Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, and referred to tho Judiciary Com? mittee, of which he is chairman, enacts that hereafter the Supreme Court of the United States shall con? sist of one chief justice and eight as? sociate justices; tiiat the first, second and the third Circuit Courts shall remain as now constituted. The Districts of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina shall constitute tin; Fourth Circuit; that thoDistri ts of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi? ana and Texas shall constitue the Fifth Circuit; that the Districts of West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland shall constitute the Sixth Circuit; that the District of indiana, Illinois, Ken? tucky and Tennessee shall constitute the Seventh Circuit ; the Districts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Mis? souri, Kansas and Arkansas shall con? stitute the Eighth Circuit, and tho Districts of Californio, Oregon and Nevada shall constitute tho Ninth Circuit. Pneumatic railways for the despatch of maus messages and light freight, aro increasing. We have heretofore mentioned tho ono in London, and now perceive that another has been laid down in the city of Berlin. This extends from the Bourse or Exchange to the Central Telegraph Office. It is rather more than half a milo in "length, and the tube is 4% inches in diameter. Mes ages are carried through this tube from the telegraph office to the Bourse in ono minute to a minuto and a hftlf. T?? Na; lon Called to the licscue. The speech of the President of tho United States to tho vast concourse of citizens, who assembled around him on the 22d of February, has fallen upon the ears of the American people as an utterance of portentous significance, lt points ont the yawn? ing gulf, upon the verge of which the liberties of this people aro hang ing, and solemnly warns them of the imminent danger which threatens the institutions of the country. Men who love the Constitution and the Union, men who have any pride in the American name, and the true spirit of patriotism in their hearts, cannot fail to give their earnest, hearty, unqualified support to the President in the _great issue which is now joiuecTat the-bar- of public opinioD. ~~- - Names and professions will no longer do to hide falsehood and treachery from the American people. Things now have their designation, and the agents for their consumma? tion have been named before* the world, in their own hearing, at the capital of the nation, at th a baso of the monument to the Father of his Country, on his birth-day, under the invocation of his spirit, by his suc? cessor in the highest office in the gift of a nation. Under all the responsi j bilities of the place, the occasion, his I statiou and his oath of office-under I these solemn circumstances, the Pre? sident announces to the American people that we aro almost in the midst of another rebellion; that an irresponsible central directory are assuming nearly all the forces of the Government, without even consulting the legislative or executive depart? ments of the Government; that au I attempt is made to concentrate into I the hands of a few the power of the i Government, and thereby bring j about a consolidation which is equally I dangerous and objectionable with ?separation; that the Government is to be changed and revolutionized ? without going into the battle-field; : that the substance is to be taken j away, leaving only tho form and shadow. The joint committee of fifteen upon reconstruction, which, by motion, has been clothed with all the powers of legislation, is the instrument of usurpation which has stolen away the constitutional right of the respective branches of Congress to judge of the quabfications of their members. They now assume that laws must bo passed, I and an act of legislative recognition passed, before the States of the Union : shall be restored to their right of rep ! resentation under the Constitution, j They assume that the Union is in fact j dissolved, and their purpose is to per I petuate the dissolution. The Presi j dent declares that tho States are in I the Union and entitled to represeuta I tion, and that all men who in good I faith acknowledge their allegiance to the Government and swear to support the Constitution, are entitled to par? ticipate in the councils of the nation aud to be represented in passing its j laws. Here is a plain and obvious j test of fidelity, so clear, so simple, so obviously just, that no man eau mis j take it. Those who array themselves I in opposition to it are the enemies of j the nation; those who support it are I its friends. Hy it, as a touch-stone, I we aro to determine actual treason I and actual patriotism. By it, we shall j distinguish the Unionist from the dis unionist-the supporter of the Fede? ral Constitution from its dangerous enemy. On oue side stands the committee of fifteen and the fanatical majority in Congress, branded by the Presi? dent as the enemies of the nation and the Constitution-on the other side ' stand the people, upholding, with j uuited voice, the Executive who i warns them to rescue tho Constitu ? tion and tue Union in this hour of j their great peril. Those who have I heratofore been divided in opinion, i who have been separated and es i tranged, are now called upon to bury jail their past difference; to think I only how they can best defend right.' which are dear to them all alike; tc make upon the altar of patriotism a .willing sacrifice of every existing pre? judice and of every bitter recollec? tion; to trust one another, to co-ope? rate with one another, to encourage one another in an earnest, united, unfaltering effort to restore tho in? tegrity of our institutions. The nam? of partisan, the thoughts can have nc: place in the renewed struggle for free dom to which all arc summoned In the warning voice ot tho Chief Ma? gistrate of the nation. Patriot is thc name, and patriotism is the inspiring thou ght. Already, as the lightning telegrapl has scattered the news, tho enthusi astic heart of the people is respond ing. The countenance of every trient of restoration is radiant with hope and joy; men wear tho exulting loo! of freemen, who hail the glad sum mons to battle for the right. Meet ings in honor of the President anc the noble stand he has taken have been and are being called, in wirier, the pledge of faith will be freely giver to stand by the President in his effort.' to restore the States to their right o; representation, and to vindicate thc integrity of the Union under thc Constitution; in his purpose that thc Constitution shall no longer be en croached upon ; that it shall be un folded and re-read in the hearing ol the nation; that whatever violation? it may have suiTered, it shall, in thc future, be tho solemn guarantee ol every right and every privilego which are inscribed upon it-the priceless inheritance of the American people. What part the people of tho State of Maryland will take cannot be doubted. [Baltimore Sun. A SIMPLE CALCI LATION.-Congress authorized a national bank issue of 300,000,000. It will require an issue of 200,000.000 more to give to tho Southern States and the new States on the Pacific side of the continent a fair and proportionate amount with that which tho Northern States has. There is already an application to Congress foran act to give 20.000,000 additional to the latter. Both justice and necessity will demand this equali? zation of the national bank currency if the system is to be continued. This currency is not based upon specie in the vaults Of the banks, which would yield no other interest than that which the notes representing it would bring-, but upon interest bearing bonds o? the Government. From these bonds "?Tie banks draw six to seven per cent, interest. Thus, the interest on tho capital which-lies as_ a deposit, together with the double interest on the same capital which they derive from the use of the cur? rency issued to them, make an in? crease of twelve to fifteen per cent, at least on the amount invested. The national banks will draw from the country, when they shall be all in operation and equally distributed, an income of 00,000,000 to 75,000,000 a year. Whether we look at this as a heavy tax or draft upon the industry of the country, or as a stupendous moneyed despotism and political machine, it is equally objectionable. Now, instead of giving the currency to these so-called national banks, sup? pose the Government should issue the same amount as greenbacks, based solely on its own credit, and retire or withdraw a corresponding amount of the bonds now deposited by tho nation il banks, or, in other words, buy up these interest-bearing bonds with the greenbacks put in cir? culation, it would save 25,000,000 to 30,000,000 a year to the country. And who would not rather have a uniform Government currency based upon the credit of the Government? Who would not rather have greenbacks, which are good as long as the Govern? ment shall last, than tho national bank currency, which in a financial crisis might not be worth fiftv cents on a dollar? Tho 25,000,000*to 30, 000,000 a year that might thus be saved to thc country, if used as a sinking fund at compound interest, or applied upon that principle, would extinguish the national debt in less than forty years.-y eic York Herald. A story is told of the gallant, Gen. Hoke, of North Carolina, who made for himself a name in the army ol Northern Virginia, to the effect that he was lately traveling ou tho cars from New York to Washington. Or. the seat in front of him sat a negro and on that immediately opposite twc United States officers, one a general. Soon after leaving New York, Gen Hoke saw a man who was walking through the car, pick up from thc floor, near where the negro sat. wha he, at the time, supposed to be i ticket, and when the conductor cami around and was told by the negro tha he had lost his ticket, but that lu had bought and paid for one and had a check for his baggage the General was satisfied that th? man he had seen walking through th< car had found the negro's ticket, an< so informed the conductor, who ac cepted his statement, and went oi marking the cheeks ol' other passen gci s. A change of conductors takes plac between Washington and New York and when the second one, on hi: round, was told by the negro that h had lost his ticket, he said that wa not his lookout, and that the far would have to be paid. Gen. Ilok then stated to him what he had tol< the first conductor, but instead of rf ceiving and crediting thc General' explanation, he, in a pert and imprj dent manner, remarked that neithe black man nor white man should pas by him without paying, and that th negro should pay or be put off. Th Gi'lierai, then rising from his sea! and shaking his fore-finger in front r the conductor's face, informed hin firmly and deliberately, that for th past four years he had been fightin for the negro, and that, though di feated, he would not even now allo one to be maltreated in his presenci that the negro had paid his fare, an should go through. The eondiietc slunk away, the negro came on 1 Washington, but tho United St;<t( officers never said a word. NEW POL?TICA' ORGANIZATION. number of our leading citizens n cently assembled for the purpose t considering President Johnson's vol of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill an the policy of tho Administration i respect to the unrepresented State This meeting resulted in the forms tion of an organization designate "The Union Restoration Associatio of the City of New York," with tl motto, ' 'No Taxation Without Re] rcsentation." Tho object of this a sociation, as expressed in its const tution, is "to strengthen tue polic of restoration, as avowed by Pres dent Johnson, by the holding of pul lie meetings, distribution of pan phlets, and l y tho organization < similar clubs throughout the com try."-Nae York Netcs. Queen Victoria has written an ai tograph letter to tho Tope, thankin bim for the instructions he had give to his clergy in the Fenian matter. Gen. G rani. The New York Herald says: Gen Grant, since the close of tho war, ha! j been presented as follows: By citizens of Philadelphia, with i house and furniture, valued at 830, OOO; by the citizens of Galena, Uli nois, a house, furniture and "tha sidewalk," valued at Si5,000; witl swords and equipments to the vahu of 810,000; horses, 810,000; librari by-citizens of Boston, $5,000; in casi from the citizens of New York, $100. 000; total, $170.000. The total of this sum is less thai the annual income of the estates pre sented to the Duke of Wellington b; the British Government and people It will doubtless be remembered that after the battle of Waterloo and tin fall of Napoleon, the English Par liament voted an estate to the Iroi Duke to cost ?200.000, or S 1,000,000 (not in greenbacks, but gold.) Th Duke was to select Intestate. Seve ral were offered him. many of then pfit?eely. Among others was ou offered by an old nobleman who ha< two, and who prided himself on th extent ami condition of the on> which he would be only too proud t< have the Duke accept. The Duk was invited to examine it, and pro mised to do so. When he came dowi from London for that purpose, tin old lord happened to have a sever? attack of the gout. He sent expia nations and mauy apologies to th Duke, and said that, as he could no come himself, he had sent his stewart or head man to show him tho "farm. "Very well," said the Duke, "al right;" and off the pair started to se it. Several hours after leaving hi lord, the steward returned, covere from head to foot with dust and mud and panting as if he had made th tour on foot, instead of on horseback He explained to his lordship that h had started off with the Duke an his orderly-"That is," said the stew ard, "the Duke started off, and and his orderly managed to kee; within sight and hailing distance < him, and that was all. I don't kn o what he thought or how he liked th estate, but the last I heard of hil was his shout to me to tell your lon ship that he would take it." Grant and the Iron Duke ha\ certain peculiarities in commoi Neither will .ever be noted for L quacity. Like Wellington, Grai says little in return for the gift pro fered him, except that "he'll tali it," and goes off about his busbies Ex-Prccltlrnt Ravi?. FORTRESS MONROE, February 27. "I see the Government naval steam Conemaugh, on the anniversary Washington's birth-day, fired a gi for all the States, North and South remarked Jeff. Davis afterwards the officer of the clay. "It is stranj the Administration," he continue "did not issue an order to ignore tl States of tho Confederacy." Thc two remarks of .the quondam augu ruler of the Confederacy, though no special importauce, show tl much, at least, that his once bu brain is still keenly alert to note pas ing events and make his commcr upon them. In his further observ tions, I understand he gave credit President johnson for hisrecognith of the late rebellious States, whom, from first to last, ho has ; ways spoken in terms of hight praise. I am informed that since, has been most plainly outspoken coinniendatioii of the Presiden Bureau bill. Quoting these remar of Jeff. Davis, reminds mo to say tl the order issued some time since, fi bidding officers in attendance on h to speak to him or hun to them, 1 been rescinded. Few men can more pleasantly garrulous than 3 Davis, when he is in the mood tol? and this renewal of a privilege a enjoyment of which he was only tc porarily, and, as many think, vt stupidly debarred, is greatly relish by him, as well as by the officers the fort, who never fail to find in ] conversation a most substantial fe; of reason. It is noted, however, late tiiat he makes no reference to trial. He talks of polities, of 1 war, and rumors of war beyond I sea, of affairs in South America, new books and new inventions, a gives racy sketches of his old G gressional days, interspersed w rich and rare reminiscences of 1 men ai:d measures of those days, runs over, in fact, the whole cn logue of conversational topics, a neither exhausts the subjects, : himself. I have stated that he ta emly when in the mood. At tic only monosyllables can bo extrac from bim. His spirits and vivac are gone. A mantle of impenetra gloom seems to overhang him. one essays to prolong those mono; labi?s into sentences, to rouse th spirits, to lift that overshadow vestment of sorrowing despair. "Vi so gloomy ho i ever tells, whet concerns spiritual or temporal State move and sway him. His j) sical health is good, and iii the j: few days of balmy air and bri, juushine has shown marked imprc ment. Meantime the search of \ ?els coming here is still kept up tho look out for possiblo par coming for his rescue. [Correspondence New York Heroin - - OLD ST. PHILIP'S.-Divine sen was held on Sunday last in this ve rabie church, for the first time si Sovoniber, 1863. But a few mon igo, tho building seemed a mass ruins-having been struck by ut lc ?even large shells. Iiooal Stems. I CASH.-Om- terms for subscription, ad? vertising ann job work are cash. We Sop* all parties will bear this in mind. ROBBERY.- WO learn that a baker why . had just been paid off, was knocked down ? and robbed of fifty dollars .;. Saturda; i night last. ! Tuc IhraNiso or COLUMBIA.. -An inter? esting account of the "Sack and De.-trnr 1 tion of thc City of Columbia, S. C.," ha? just been issued, in pamphlet form, from ' the I'luenis ?-.team power press. Ordern can bo tilled to any extent. SUPPOSED FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.-Wo 'regret to state that a difficulty occurred yesterday morning, in the store of ?lr. A. Riley, between a Mr. I.. >rick and a freed . man, named Henry, formerly slave of H. . Max;:.,, Ile-.] iii which Mr. Riley received a ' shot through the groin, f ?";::.. z. pistol in the hands of Henry. The freedman was ; arrested, but afterwards succeeded in making his escape. Mr. Riley's wound it is believed will result fatally. PR?STINO TAPEK.-Wo are constantly re j cciving letters of inquiries from our co temporary with reference to printing paper, and take this method of giving the information. Messrs. Milla.', Plummer & I Co., 107 William street. New York, and T. Tupper & Sou, of Charleston, (who are '? agents of a Northern house. V furnish the ; article, at very low ligureb for cash. J. W. : Grady, Esq., of Greenville, S. C., ?fters to . furnish good paper, at as low figured as ' can be obtained elsewhere. The average : prie* i-> about 22 cents a pound. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is cali ; ed to the following advertisements, which are published this morning for tho first time: Darbee .V Walter-Cottage to Rent. Applv at thia Office -Estrav Cow, D. B. DeSaussure-Sale of Real Estate. Fisher & Lowrance - Spring Calicoes, &c. .T. .M. Eason-Vinning Machine. I li. S. Rhett- Super-l'hoapliate of Lime. ; Hopkins A Brown -Occupation at Home, j Mrs. S. A. ?Smith -Spring Millinery. ! Clarkson A- Talley -Cotton Seed. True Brotherhood Lodge-Meeting. Levin ,fc Peixotto-Cottage for Sale. THE RADICALS CAVE.-Among a few credulous persons, the notion j prevailed, that whatever the vices of ; the Republican faction, they were, at , least, possessed of pluck and a reso? lute determination to push their prin : ciples into practical effect. Hence i on tho part of these individuals a confident expectation of a rupture between the Pres'dent and the Re? publican party. In a manner not to be mistaken and not to be endured by a high-spirited adversary, be hurled defiance ut the leaders of the faction, and challenged them to mortal com? bat. Now, mark how meekly they resent the affront. Even Sumner is silent; and the pugnacious Stevens digests the insult with Christian mag? nanimity. Instead of the fierce mea : sures of retaliation with which the President was menaced by the radical majority in Congress, lie is caressed ami cajoled by every affectionate blandishment. Even as the surly bull-dog is subdued by a vigorous employment of the lash, so are the radical leaders in Congress tamed by pungent application of the Presiden : tial rod. In the Cabinet, the same submissive temper is exhibited; and ; the resignations with a rumor of which the country was recently ex hilerated are substituted by Mr. Ray-, monti's assurance tliat the pious Har i lan and the fiendish Stanton are ; equally earnest in support of the ' "President's policy." So the radi? cals decline th combat. Subjected , to the altern: e of exit from office ' or the renunciation of principle, they , choose to surrender their convictions rather than sacrifice tho favor of the I Executive.-New York News. HON. F. P. BLAIR AND THE SCF FRAGE OATH QUESTION IN COURT.-On Monday morning, in the Circuit Court, now in general session, tho case of Francis P. Blair, jr., vs. Ste? phen Ridgeley and John S. Thomp? son was called, and, after some ex? planations by counsel, was set for trial on thc first Monday of March next. This interesting raid important suit originated, as will be remember? ed, iu the refusal of the defendants, who were judges of election in the Eastern Precinct of the Sixth Ward, to receive Gen. Blair's vote in thu election of the new Constitution, last May, full particulars of the incident having boen published in the Rep uh \ Hean at tho time. The judges de? manded of Gen. Blair, as a condition of receiving his vote, .hat he should take the oath contained in the third section of the new Constitution; in other words, exacting from him a j compliance with the new Constitu? tion as a requisite for voting upon : the question whether the new Con? stitution should bo adopted, and thus become the supreme law of the State. Mr. . Glover, counsel for plaintiff, promised in court, in tho course of remarks made on both sides, when the case came up on Monday, that ho would print his argument, and have a copy of it delivered in advance to C. 1). Drake, counsel for the defend? ants, so aa to afford him every posi? ble facility for answering it. [St. Louis Republican, 21st ult. A Northern coteinporary, address? ing the people of tho South, very properly remarks that ho can be no true friend and supporter of Andrew Johnson, North or South, who, in so auspicious a moment ns this, would utter one word or do ono single act to spread dissension and ill-feeling among the two sections of our com? mon country.