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COI/XJMBIA.
F iday Jtorning, July ISO, 1806. ?
Thc Kow Bwtim Bin. g \
We publish, this morning, the ne-v
Freedmeu's. Burean bill, just passed
by the radicals of Congress over th?
. Preshtent** veto. "We do thia simply
for the information of oar readers,
t.?iat they may fully understand tho
iniquitous programme embraced in
its provisions. It would be of little'1
use to comment at any length, ou the
unjnst and oppreaoive'featnr?s of th e
" bill, or to dwell upon tho unfriendly,
not to say utterly hostile, spirit winch
manifests itself in every sectiou and"
paragraph of the measure. It would
bo of no use to tell our readers that
-it eontai?s the radical principles of
spoliation, confiscation and plunder,
of the publie "treasury--this, by a
perusal, they willsee for themselves;
and, farther,"it would be of no use to
do so, now that it has become a law,
requiring' our submission, and that in
our present coudition we are power?
less to have it repealed. Under these
- circumstances, were we to undertake
to denounce the main features of this
bill, we might be told, as Secretary
Seward told Governor Perry, that we
were-"qaerulous," and therefore we
drop it, commending its perusal to
all interested, with the admonition
that it is now a law of the land, and
that, as good and "loyal" ci li zens,
they must abide by it.
There may come a time-and como
it will-when the Southern States,
restored to their rightful representa?
tion in the National Legislature, with
tho aid of the conservative represen?
tation from the North, will be able
to expunge this Act from the statute
books of the country. Until then,
abide the issue; if not cheerfully, ak
least with patience, fortitude an d re?
signation, and personate ;that great
Christian virtue, charity, which, the
apostle tells us, "beareth all things,
believeth all things, hopeth nil
things, and endureth all things."
^We had hoped to give our readers,
this morning, the antitode with the
hunty, but, owing-to the failure of the
Richmond and New York papers, we
have not received iu time for publi?
cation, tho message of the. President
. ' vetoing this bilk
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This Picture anil That.
Major Johnson, of the United
States army, as we learn from the
Petersburg papers, who is now super?
intending the removal of the Federal
dead from along the lines around thal
city, whenever he has come across tht
gravo of a Confederate soldier, he
lias had the body disinterred, placet;
in a coffin, buried in a* spot adjoin
ing the Federal grave-yard, and had
the grave marked. Some hundred ol
our dead have thus been removed, ant
Major Johnson will soon furnish n
Hst of them for publication.
Sach noble conduct stands out it
pleasing contrast with that of otho
offic'als and meddling radical letter
scribblers, who think of nothing bu
treason in the very simple ornament
and emblems with which our ladie
chose to adorn the graves of the nobl
dead. But there is good and bad i;
every condition of human life, and
while we are bound to condemn th
folly of the latter, we nre alway
pleased to commend thc generou
deeds of the former, no matter wher
found. In this particular instanci
Major Johnson gives us proof, if vi
had no other, that he must be a brav
aud true-hearted soldier.
TAKE CARE.-The Wilmington p?
pera inform us that the ladies of thi
city have set apart Saturday, the 211
instant, for the purpose of decoratic
the graves of the Confederate des
who have found a resting place i
Oakdale Cemetery.
. Uno ladies snould see that they c
not drive this "political eugine" b
yond the "loyal" speed, and let the
beware of radical newspaper corre
pendents, lest their mottoes and 1
nocent emblems be construed as h e
sonable.
A bill has passed Congress, increi
ing the pay of memliers of Congre
to $8,000 a year, and mileage t
teta! r*enta. As the members evident
insider themselves as good ns t
^^Hft?'>resident, why not increswse u
S25,000?
The work of rebuilding has vig<
ously commenced in Portland. ;
less than 1,500 workmen are e
ployed in clearing away thc debt
and lumber ana brick are bei
brought to the ground in large qui
tities.
^rV t^rj^?, <3^1^^frj>- mor&ng?
to i men(la^^cor^ip<>?3?6nt djf ji(b?H
"Kew Yox^?7?!??t??s,4wba indulged ltira- j
?e?f in insulting ^he :Vot?ten <^h,V
Sou tl). We now lum with pleasure
to the letter of another curresponti?
ent of that paper. Mr. B. C. Truman,
who 2ms been traveling in company
wi Ut Generals S teed ru au and Fuller?
ton. Mc Truman write* fcrojn
Charleston :
'- **i have not been in South Carolina
lou]; enough, may be, to get a correct
irles ?? thc people. Bnt from what
I have seen of the peojdo at the
hotels, aud on the streets, and at
other public pinces, 1 do not hesitate
to declare that they are as loyal ae
the great body of Southerners tp be
found in any of trio seceded States.
Although they aro not strictly a
- Yankee-roving people, yet they obey
all laws, pay their taxes,'and have
lorever renounced all hopes, if not
all inclinations, indeed, of a separate
rationality. ??These people eau l>e
trusted-there is na mistake about
them. If our politicians ?nd oditors
of a malicious stripe, and theirs ditto,
would cease war, we would be as
strongly united in feeling as we nre
by law-tho latter of whioh there ia,
of course, no question."
It is evident that this writer WAS
long enough in the State to form a
correct opinion of tho position and
sentiments of her people. His im?
pressions aro exactly right, and very
truly pbotogi-aphthe views entertain?
ed by tke mas? of thc people of Sou tl.
Carolina. Ile says that the author;
of those innumerable letters from tht
South, who charge.the Southern poo
pie as disloyal, are "bud, scheming
eharaotcrs, with no fear of God ir
their hearts, or humanity in theL
compositions," and asserts that ?1
their statement>< ure "unmitigated
falsehoods."
He says the writers of those letter*
?re :
"Freedmen's Bureau officers, wh<
h a YO got a good thing, and want U
keep it; officers of colored regiments
who dislike the idea of going back t<
tape measuring; purchasers of pro
porty at the direct tax sales, sutler'
clerks aud others. But what is mos
strange, is tho fact that many of ou
people believe these stories, all o
which aro base falsehoods, and con
coe ted for base purposes; most of tht
authors of whom ore heartless adfeu
tnrera, who eke out a nefarious exist
ence by gouging the freedmen am
misrepresenting the whites."
lt is refreshing in theso time*
when the press of Stevens' party i
so very much prostituted to part
ends, to turn to the record of a truth
fnl writer, whoso very utterance
and language carry with them tb
convictions of fairness and tm tl
Tho honesty of this writer cannot b
doubted, for lin admits that he toke
his views from a republican stan*
point, and acknowledges thai he w;
one "who gloried in the dostructio
of slavery, ami the whipping of th
Southern people;" but he emphat
cally Kays that he has failed to disci
vor that "uniform disloyalty" ati
thoao "nest of traitors" so msc
spoken of by "Treasury agents, ?/.'?
cotton thieve?." That is right; 1
persons as well as things bo called 1
thoir proper names.
CONFEDERATE DKAD. -A cone
pondent <>f the Charleston Court
furnishes tluit paper with u list
Confederate dead of this and adjoi
ing State's buried .it Edgehill Com
tery, near Charlestown, Yu. The ft
lowing are from this Slate:
Clark, Capt. J. 15., (in Episco]
Grave-yard.)
Bacon, lt., Corrpauy B, LM lle<
nient.
Beerlv, J. W., 1st.
- Buck* A., 21st.
Burns, E., Company F, l'Jth.
Culler, N. W., 14th.
Darby, W. L., 2d.
Bent* L. T.. 12th.
Ciili, G. W., 20th.
Johnson, Lieut, lb \Y., Compu
H, 7th.
Joanes, E. A., 12th.
Keely, J. M., Company IL, 2d.
Keels, Capt. Elliot MoF.
. Kellet, J., Cum puny K, 21th.
Lawrence, C. C., Company J, 7
M-, W. Cb, 12th.
McCrea, J. T., Company K, 8th
Moody, O., 1st.
Mullikan, J. F., 2d.
Neville, li. F., Company K, 2d.
F-, YV. J., 12th.
Stone, C. W., 21st.
Toney, Edward, Company H,
Tolbert, Lieut. J. S.. Co. K, 71
Walter, J. W.
Wright, ,T. S., 2d.
PENNSYLVANIA.-"Druid," Wa
j ington correspondent of the >
, Tork Neies, says:
"Thaddens Stevens ?inti ot
Pennsylvanians lier" havo rccei
intelligence from ?ill parts of t
State to the effect that the viii
defeat of tho iarilT, by the Sen;
will enable the Democrats to ci
Pennsylvania nt tho fall elect?
I The fact is a most important one.
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_ Connrctlui; tike S??t?? ami "*V>?t. j
r W? notice, with gt??*Npa*t?ncatiorj,
tho various enterprising efforts being
made to brin?- this Stato4njfco oonnec*
ti on with the great produce markets
lit the'West, and have seen with inte?
rest tue report of the Joint Commit?
tees from the City Corm Oil of Charles?
ton, from the Chamber?* Commerce,
from the Koa rd of Trade ol the same
! city, and from the Blue Ridge Rail?
road. Thew committees have re
1 cei div visited Louisville and Ci nein
I nati. Their report is favorable-and
, having been successful in enlisting
' tba sympathies and efforts of the citi?
zens of these cities of the West in
their efforts to make tho proposed
connection between them and the city
of Charleston, by means of tho Blue
Ridge Railroad, there is great encou?
ragement that this enterprise will Ix?
in time completed.
Again, wo have auother enterprise
tending to the same end, which wo
hope will not expend itself iu "talk."
One of our exchanges informs us that
tho people of Virginia are talking of
building a city at Newport News, in
' that State, which shall rival, they
say, the city of New York, at least for
the trade oi the grout West. Near
j Newport News is the mouth of the
James liiver, and ii is stated that
j from that splendid harbor thc dis
j tance to Cincinnati is shorter by 193
j miles than from Cincinnati to Balti
more, and 21X1 miles shorter than
I from the furnier eily to New York,
j It is argued, in behalf of this con?
nection, that the travel along the line
will not l>e affected by.the inclemency
j of winter. In addition to all these
advantages, the prospect for the en?
terprise is promising, as Northern
capitalists have furnished tho - moan."
to finish the Covington and Ohic
Railroad within three years, and o
French company has deposited witli
Hie State Government ?3,000,000 a^
security for thc completion of tin
James River and Kauawhu (.'anal.
We. earnestly trust all these mag ni
ficent enterprises will bc pushed to i
successful termination: for if any twr
sections of ouriconntry, viewing tin
subject either politically or with re
gard to the advancement of the mtv
teriul interests of both, should becomt
commercially united, it ought to b<
the great produce markets of tin
West and tho Atlantic sea port citin
o? tho South.
STATE ^CONSTITUTIONS VS.? vn
RiuHX&Binn.-A negro having beei
Brawn ;is a juror at Virginia City
Nevada, tme of the counsel objected
on the ground that the Nevada Con
stitution did not allow negro jurors
The opposing counsel claimed that th
civil rights bill annulled any conflict
ing provision of tho State Const itu
tion. The Virginia Enterprise, says
A very animated discussion en
sued between counsel, both exhibit
ing considerable warmth in thei
arguments, and the point was iiuall
submitted to the honorable judge fo
decision. Judge Burbank said h
should in this matter endeavor to d
justice to all purties concerned, ll
was liable to be in error in hi
opinions. " He had been before, an
he might be on this occasion, il
ably reviewed the points at issue, i
presented by counsel on both side:
He would give no arbitray deeisio
in thc, matter of civil rights bill, bi
did not consider that it annulled tb
provisions of the Constitution of tl
:->?ate of Nevada. He was of tl
1 opinion that, as far as the qualifie
tions of jurymen were concerned; tl
people o? the Stab: of Nevada cou!
t?nly be governed by the Constitutic
of the State, which clearly declare
colored men disqualified from servil
ou a jury, lie therefore discharge
Mr. Brown, v. ho at once took h
i leave. The court room was crowd<
i with interested and attentive spect
tors, this boing looked upon as n te
, case, and the concluding remarks
his Honor were once or twice co
siderably applauded by thespectato
present.
VICTOR EMANUEL'S CHIEF SION.
OF??OEU.-A Norfolk paper says ti
principal signal ofiicer with Viet
j Emanuel's [Italian forces is Color
Victor Guerson, well and favorab
known as a member of the Iudepe
de nt Signal Corps, Confederate Sta!
army. Mr. Guerson entered t
. Confederate States service asavolu
i teer in the First Louisiana regimei
sod was transferred to Captain Smol
First Company Signal Corps, on
organi/alitu. in this city m Apr
lisb'2. Victor Guerson was born
Piesse Cassel, isa German .Tew, a
master of several languages. It
; more than probable ho left for Euro
with Gen. Beauregard, as ho return
to Louisiana after Lee's surrender.
On all sides, it is now*admit?
that the President will take the li.
' as soon as Congress gives hin
chance, by adjourning. Ile is ?
, pected, by all parties, to muke a gei
, ral sweep of radical office-holders, c
Thc Late Fin?an Attempt.
* T?l?V followin;:. which wo extract
from; an article iii the New York
Citizen, throws more light on thc late
Fenian movement, than any authen?
tic account wo have heretofore seen:
"We have just had a lengthy conver?
sation with a high officer of the army,
who was employed in suppressing the
late Fenian demonstrations along the
Canadian frontier. .. .
What he said was of much interest,
and we shall give it as nearly UM pos?
sible in his own words, while still
fresh in our not unreliable memory.
"The Fenian attempt," said our
informant, "was far more formidable
than is commonly believed. They
hail, so far as I could judge, certainly
nut less than 25.000 men on the scene
of their proposed notion. They
claimed to havo twice that number,
but tlioy were not visible.
"These 25-,OOO men were chiefly
veterans of the late rebellion-a few
thousand ?rom the South ; but a great
majority from tho lovel Irish soldiers
of the North.
"Their arms and uni munition were
abundant und excellent, 1 had a
room twice larger than thia"-the
spacious shief office of the Citizen
"filled with my captures of such
material.v Their wen pons wore
chiefly Spencer rifles of the best
qiudity, and their ammunition to cor?
respond.
"That they could aud would have
takeu Montres!, there, can be nc
doubt As little, that 20,000 Eng?
lish veterans, at least, would havi
been required to stop them. * Tl?
Canadian militia were a Ctinaille-n<
better than the "reserved militia' oj
youug boys and old meu, we met ix
the South during the lab-r years o
the recent struggle.
"The officers were nearly all
veterans of the Union armies, ant
behaved as weil as could be wished
They gave uo trouble when notifi?e
of arie'st, but did their utmost tr
secure obedieuoe from their men ti
the summons ol the United States fo
their surrender.
"Th? country people, aud indee*
a majority of the troops sent to sup
press them, were warmly iu favor o
tho Feui>u enterprise. The cou ?tr
people lent tl:nir wagons, horses am
personal services to carry away an
hide thc stores o? the inte mic
raiders, so that I had much diffit ult
in many of the capt urns.
"lt was ia tho Eastern portion c
St. Lawrence, Franklin aud Clint o
Counties, idowg the frontier, that th
Feuiau depots were chiefly located
and in these regions all the peopl
were Fenian sympathizers, ami the
able-bodied ?'ere only one line r<
moved from becoming Fenian soldier
"I believe the attempt will 1
renewed this tali; and told an En*:
lish officer-who appeared astonishe
thereby-that, in my judgment, th
Calindas could not bu held with le:
than 2*>,00?or 30,000 British regular
XJie r?.'gnlacs that were there, wei
mOBtly green soldiers and could in
liavo withstood the Irish veteran
The militia would have run like f
many frightened sheep; in fact. ;
they did run in the few sligl
encounters that were had.
"The mistake of tho Fenians wa
that they allowed too much talkil
anti wiiling about their contempl?t'
movements. Tht y should have c.
lected all their men uud material aloi
the frontier-their equipments we
plentiful aud good-without alio'
one wend to leak out of what tin
were doing. This, taught by exp
rience, they promise io do next fa
and if so. their success cannot 1
doubtful."
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SUMTER.-The Watch man bas tl
following items:
An outrage wa*? perpetrated, by
negro, upon a respectable lady of tl
District, a few days since. T
wretch came up.m her whilst upi
tho roal, and afterwards made 1
escaj>e, and is now at large.
Lieut. Dorhity, Cor pauyH, 8th
S. 1 tegul ivs. arrived tu this place, <
Sunday ln>t. with a reinforcement
leis command, and has taken chat
of this post.
Since our last, partial rains ha
fallen upon portions of the crops
this .section, but much suffering fri
drought is still being t".-lt. Never 1
fore have we had accounts so ?lise?
raging as those we received from t
lips of our planters on Monday hi
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The Paris correspontleut e>f 1
London Ti>u<.<, writing on the 2.'
ultimo, says: "Thu opinion seema
bc gaining ground that 'active' int
vention on the part of France
not have to be waited on ve-ry lo:
indeed, it is affirmed that it is aires
decidt-d upon. Prince Napoleon i
an interview with the Emperor j
terday, and it was noticed that
came awaj in quite a joyful mo
What passed between them can o
be surmised; but tin' surmise is I
he has obtained all he wanted. I
said that M. Benedetti, the Frei
Ambassador at Berlin, is about
come to Paris, ostensibly on leave
absence-really to be the Ministe.)
Foreign Aba: rs, in place of M. Pro
do l'ltuys, who was the Foreign
nister for peuce; whereas his succ?s
an intimate friend of Count Bisnn
would be a war minister. Moree
M. Dronyn de l'lluys is not alw
consulted in very delicate nfT?
Should intervention bo the ordei
the day, it would probably be um
taken not long after the t han
separates. Humors aro current
Paris that the arming of the Ten
squadron has been ordered "
? II iT r i - 'Yaam ir titira^IIutf ur
A huge practical joke, which w?l
last a year, was lately J played at
Buffalo. The Republican mayor being
abeeut, tho Democratic council elect?
ed a mayor prtrtem., which latter gen?
tleman withdrew all thc mayor'? ap?
pointments, and made new ones from
the Democratic ranks. Tho council
confirmed ail thc new appointments,
and the mayor pro tem. confirmed the
proceedings of tho council - >?
- A destructive lire, involving the
loss of six or seven stores and cVw?il
ing-houses, valued at 650,OOO, orcar
red in Richmond, Ya., on tho morn?
ing of the 17th inst. The fire broke
out in the shoe store of L. Wineberg
er, on Broad street, near Second, and
consumed half tho block.
Concha is said to have carried away
So\0<KJ,000 from Cuba. Dolce, who
left recently, made upwards of ?1,
000:<)00 during bis captain-general?
ship, nod was presented with #25,000
in cash .when he left, ff niue w deco?
rum Oil fro patria, et vetera, but O
how much better to live'.
For nome time past, the health of
thfl Pope has appeared to be failing,
and bis condition causes no little
anxiety to the Cardinals, with whom
ha speaks frequently of his approach?
ing end. A few days ago, he was
suddenly attacked by an alarming
illness.
Senator elect, Patterson, and Rep?
resentatives elect, Cooper, Campbell,
LenVich, Taylor and Thomas, have
issued an address to the people of
Tennessee, urging them, to send dele?
gates UJ the National Union Conven?
tion, to assemble in Philadelphia, on
the 14th of August.
We are happy to learn that a very
favorable change has taken piuco ir
the condition of Bishop Karly. H<
is now able to leave bis room anti
enjoy his meals with Iiis family. Ht
doc? not suffer near KO mueh pain
ami seems to b*i rapidly recovering
from his injuries.
A ni*in.- named Samuel N. Pinker
iii", who pretended to lie a Govern
ment detective, bas been arrested a
AHiaiieo, Ohio, on a charge of heiu{
a counterfeiter; 83,31)0, in bogu:
twill ty-fi ve and fifty cent pieces, wen
f ami in his possession.
The bondsmen of Head-Centn
Stephens, in the suit of P. H. Sen
not, ?it Boston, en Saturday, snr
rendered the latter to tho constable
nm1, ho was Committed to jail. Lat?
in the evening, other securities \vcr
procured, and he was released.
Buffalo is to l>e lighted wit]
natural ^as, brought from the Geta
ville Oil Wells, twelve miles distant
where it is now wasted at tho rate c
40,01)0 cobie feet every tweuty-fou
hoius. A company has been forme
foi tin -purpose.
Thc Desmoines (Iowa) lieyistt
states that Rachel Byers, a resider
oj Boone county, in that State-, i
report cd to be 114 yearn old. She
a native of Georgia, and represente
to lu-baie, hearty and pret ty goo>
looking.
The gin-house of Mr. John Join
son, near Ri is' Turn-out, Chest*
District, was t< A\y consumed on tl
ltitli inst. In addition to tho entii
crop of wheat, the building con tail
ed twelve bales of cotton, one gil
thrasher, &c.
In Shirley, Massachusetts, a fe
dnys ugo. a boy got into a hole in tl
saud, and was covered up, bead ai
all, by his companions, ?nd left
that condition by them. Resnlt
funeral a short time afterwards.
.V Louisville despatch Kays that
great Southern Telegraphic Compai
ia being formed there, with a capii
?f $r,000,f)?O. Cen. Kirov Smith
President, and General Don tkirl
Biiell, Vice-president.
The Governor of Florida has f
cured control over tho education
tim freedmen, in that State, and Re
Mr. Duncan has been appoint
General Superintendent.
Mr. Jas. M. Lanham, who
lately returned from Federal imp
BOH nient in Charleston, died at 1
residence in Edgcfield District
Monday last.
The Georgia Railroad bas redne
its tariff of rates on the "nccessari
of life" from ten to thirty-three y
cent. The reduct ion takes place
and after the 21st instant.
In the present Congress there ?
five Senators and twenty-eight R<
resentatives who have been soho
masters.
The street cars in New Orien
lmve recently been attacked by bar
of negroes, and several ladies ridi
therein badly hurt.
That part of Niagara l-'idls kno
ns the '.Horse-shoe" is changing
shape, larg?; masses of rock havi
given away at t in. centre of the cur
The Indian council at Fort La
mic has broken up. It was a cc
plete failure, the Indians refusing
make peace upon their own terms.
A public meeting is to bc held
Chester, on the 23d, for the purp
ot appointing delegates to tho St
Convention in Columbia.
The North Carolina Cintrai B
road has sleeping ears attached
their night passenger trains.
Kirby Smith is in Lexington, K
tucky, the guest of Cen. Willi
Preston.
Gen. Lee thinks he will have,
students at Washington College r
session.
ft was reported that Sir Ed?
Bulwer Lytton was to bu raised t
peerage as Lord Lytton.
-i nil n ? firm iim-i-in ? linn im.?i uni
ijooal Items.
We aro indebted t o the Southern Expr?*i?
Con; nany for papera ahead or tho ta*??.
Mortgage? and Convey ant.-.- ol' beal Kr
tat? for sale at thin office.
Tan BUBSLKO o? COLCKUIA. -An uacr
Chtiiic; account of the "Sack and Defini?
tion o? UKI Citj^e* ^oiiMaldu, H. C.." a?
ji\?t1>??CTi itemed, in pamphlet form, trotu
th* ?*/u?*?/'*-power pren*. Ortb'l> filled to
any extent. Single copies 50 cents.
MAH. AnuANOKJIKXTS. -Thc Post Office in
open duriag thc week from 8 a. m. to 1 p.
m. and from 3* p. m. to 7 p. nj- On"Sun?
day, from 8 to 9 a. m.
Northern mail open? 8 a. nu; clo#e?2>T<Tu.
Southern *' Sip.m.; " *.? p.m.
Charleston V* 5gp. m.: *' 9 p.m.
Greenville lt. Ii. " 8" ?.m.; " 8ip. m.
Edgefield " 8 a.m.; " ?|p. m.
All mailt* close ou Sunday ot 2 p. m.
KKW AJ>VKr.TisjufENTS. -Attention ia call?
ed to tire following advertisements, which
?re nnbtwhed this moruing for the lirbt
time:
Governor Orr - Proclamation:
X> illjam Shiver-Notice.
riauahan it Warley -Hay, Corn afldBicc.
V.. Sill-Medica] Diwpeni?ary.
Mary A. Flanigau-Adm'x's Sale.
SEU-BETUAYED.-Tho little cliqao of
dentista who wonld fain disparage the
Bozodont, bctrav, bv their own foolish
fretfulnetMy the fact that the preservative
properties of this puro vegetable anti?
septic are ita real offence. It interferes
with businesb interest.*, that's all.
A WOKTHY EXAMPLE.-Mr. John
L. Marye, of Fredericksburg, Va.,
at the request of tho negroes of that
place aud vicinity, addressed, them
on the 4th. He is a Southerner of
dimity and chnraeter, and in com?
plying with the respectful request of
the colored people, set an example
that is worthy of imitation through?
out the South. The late srAve-own
ers are to be the trne and best in?
st motors of the freedmen. The other
educators who have nndertaken the
work have tailed to improre the con?
dition of tho negro. They have, in
most cases, filled his mind with false
notions sud pernicious doctrines, and
have not been over-scrnpnlous in
wringing from him his hard-earned
wages. While there may be honor?
able! exceptions, the Bureau agents
who have come from the North have
done him nothing but an injury.
They have filched his purse, in a
"legitimate" way, instilled into his
mind false ideas of his duty and re?
lations to society, and laid tue found?
ations for future trouble that may
have the worst results.
The negro cannot stand std!-like
the rest of mankind, he must ad?
vance or retrograde. "We wish him to
advance and on the right road. Just?
ice, kind treatment and proper teach?
ing will bless and prosper him, aud it
is the ditty of tho Southern people to
sec that he has all of these.
[ITasJiviUe Union. '
TRIFLES FROM THE NATIOXAL RE
FTBLICAX.-Every one who visits
Washington, now-a-days, is "warmly
welcomed."
ANALOSTAX ISLAND.-Where did
she lose it?
CAUIXET CHAXC?EK.-The less haste
the moro Speed.
EFFECT or THE HEAT-An iron rail
missing in front of our office.
"Teach me to feel another's woe,"
said an omnibus horse, yesteiday.
Hydrophobia ought to be at a dis?
count-muslin is cheaper than it was
last summer.
lt is h> be hoped that the Illinois
farmers will send no more bulls to
thc china shop at the East end of the
avenue.
Those who desire to shuffle off this
mortal coil, may save themselves the
trouble of shuffling; let them stand
on the avenu., and it will melt off.
There is some talk of giving to
Forney, the champion dirt-eater, the
contract to chaw a tunnel under the
Mississippi river, for railroad pur?
poses. This would settle the bridge
question at once.
A trial has just been mode at Flo?
rence of a cuirass in aluminium,
which is as light as an ordinary
waistcoat, nearly as flexible, and ca?
pable of turning a musket ball, fired
at the distance of thirty-eight paces,
and of resisting a bayonet thrust from
tilt heaviest hand. Each cuirass
cos s only twenty-five francs. Two
regiments are, it is said, to be imme?
diately provided with them.
A gentleman .in Boston, who re?
turned a very large income for 1865,
ha" since the publication of the fact,
received about twenty letters from
all parts of tho country, asking loans
of sums varying from"?10 to ?50,000.
He was recently requested to lift the
mortgages on two churchea^jnd tin
mercury was 91 in the shade
TnE NEEDLE GtJK MAX.-The
fortunate in veut or of tho explosive
material used in the Prussian needle
gun cartridge is kept under guard to
prevent him from imparting the
secret of its preparation, which is
only known to him. He'll be glad
when this cruel war is over.
"Terrible weather, this!" said
Quilp, wiping his brow. "N?ver
saw any weather too hot for nie.. " wan
the derisive reply. "Good for you,"
said Quilp, "I congratulate you on
being prepared for your ultimate
dostiuy !"
A man, in Troy, for endeavoring
ta peer into a lady's face, on the
street, was mortally stabbed by her
escort.