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^COLUMBLfv Saturday Morning, joly 28, I&Q6. Something to bc TUankfnl For. Tho people of tho United States have reason to he thankful this morn? ing, as, before the close of tho day, they will be temporarily relffcved from ono of the greatest evils which has ever befallen them as a nation since tho-foundation of the-Govero ment, to be found in. tho adjournment of the radical 'Congress, which, for months past, baa- bee* heaping np a pile of such iniquitous legislation ns has never disgraced tho annuls of, any legislativo body, and from tho incubus of which the country will be a long time recovering. It would bo a BUperflous work to review, inl detail, the ^legislation of this rump Congress, and our readers would scarcelythank us for doing so, as they have been kept pretty well posted. In every branch of legisla? tion they have not hesitated to violate .tho Constitution they had sworn to Support; they have overridden almost every articlo of that instrument, and have rejoiced] andjgloried in their perfidy and shame, they have disre? garded the admonitions and remon? strances of the patriotic Chief Magis? trate of the Union, and tho halls of Congress daily rang and were' dis? graced with tho most foul-mouthed denunciations and abusejof that dis? tinguished head of the Government; they have destroyed the equality of tho States of the Union by taxing the people of eleven of _them, while de? nying them representation; they hove levied various taxes on the peo? ple and wasted and squandered the immense revenue derived therefrom for their own political ends and party hatred; they have defiantly set al naught the opinions of the ablcs! jurists and wisest fstatesmen of thc country; they have trampled on thc rights of the people ;n almost cverj Act they have passed, and on this the day of their adjournment, thej leave their country groaning ant bleeding from their unjust and ty? rannical legislation, and in a worsi condition than she was when sin emerged from four years civil war. Thesoitems only give a portion o the heads of the reeord of infam; which these men leave behind them Were we to go into detail of th amount of wrong and injustico in flicted on the whole country, am place it on permanent record, th readers of the succeeding centur would not believe that such a catn logue of offences against the Consti tution of their country, and agains the laws of humanity, virtue an honesty, could be the written recor of the acts of professing Christi* legislators in tho century just preced ing theirs. They would look in vat for.a precedent or parallel in an, country, and would blush for the rc creaney of their immediate ancestor from the glorious principles of th founders of the Government of 177? The accusation we bring again! these men is true to the letter; the are revolutionists in tho worst seus of that word, for they war again! the Constitution and laws, and, b atrocious enactments, have sought t est.ib!i?h a fearful despotism-a de potisni of party-upon the ruins ( thc republic. They have been tin far, in some measure, thwarted by tl firmness and unswerving patriotisi of one limn-Andrew Johnson, am whatever of evil they have left Ul done in the hideous chronicle of tho legislation, is mainly attributable I his indomitable and unflinching coi rage set against their mad and cl structive schemes. Whilst wo are thankful then, b day, that these men have ceased the nefarious labors, even for a sho time, let us solemnly resolve, by u means in our power, to sustain tl President of the United States in li efforts to restore the ancient lan. marks of the Government of the f thors of tho revolution. The rece of this cabal is a most important se son i or tho great work in han While wo of +ho South have ilone o share up to i,his time, so far as ^ aro personally interested as actoi yet there is still much work to do, conferring* and co-operating wi those who, like ourselves, areSn et nest in making the attempt to resc the country from tho grasp of thc men whose blackened records wo hu attempted ito sketch. This glorie work to which wo are invited as < laborers is not less important th L^' m M r 1 I ? BS trm"f ? fcfe&t which the sires bf '7C> undertook, when tho/ threw <jflf the yoke ci Eng? land's tjSanny, for w? conscientiously believe ?hat if this uadieal faction te tain the legislative power orttid Go vernrncnt.'tlroy will establish a worse despotism than that with which George the Third attempted to rule his American colonists. Those are no idle word?, for tho j congressional record for the past eight months corroborate- and con? firm their truth. Then, once more, as is r?ow the duty of every journalist in. tho"-lund, we write the words of: exhortation, to be steadfast and -wigi lant, until the gKeat work of restora? tion shall bc a cc om plishecL Anot tu* r Mwiagr. v ? We publish, this morniug, the message of the President accompany-. iug his signature to the joint resolu? tion for the admission of Tennessee. " The President is again master of the position, and the radicals have been caught iu their own trap. "While the joint resolution was the vital, impor? tant point, tho preamble was iuteuded tb cunningly mid apparently obtain the President's assent to the asser? tions mndo therein. But they have been completely foiled, and the preamble has only given the Presi? dent the opportunity of reiterating his opinion, whioh he has twice be? fore sent to Congress, ou the subjects recited therein. But, besides this, while, test hu might appear to throw any obstacle in the way of the admission of his own State, he distinctly tells the fac? tion which sent it to him, that the joint resolution itself did not require his signature, as each house o? Con? gress was the judge of the qualifica? tions of its" own members, thus ex? posing the desigus of tho party. Thus, while haying repudiated the preamble, ho approved the resolu? tion, making it incumbent upon them to admit the Tennesseeans. In this brief message, the Presi? dent has once more, and very neatly, showed up the chicanery of the radi? cal party. As the Richmond Dispatch says, it sounds ns if it came from un entirely contented gentleman-one who, in a contest, had gained a tri? umph. No President ever prepared dissertations upon themes such as the radicals force upon him, in ix style so clear and yet so well popularized for the general reader. Ho shoots the needle-gun-ho doesn't waste powder-and tho sharp crack of his weapon is terrible in itt; effect upon his adversaries. THE NEW YORK TIMES. -This paper, edited by Henry J. Raymond, a Republican . member of Congress, occasionally puts iu some sockdola? gers against the radicals. The fol? lowing paragraphs are strung along together in last Monday's issue of the Times: Progress, with the abolition lead? ers, means, first, emancipation; next, suffrage; and finally, amalgamation. Tho first step cost more blood and treasure than any nation ever shed and expended iu any one war. While the struggle for suffrage and amalgamation is progressing, the emancipated negro will perish. FAIB TLAY.-Was it frank, fair, or mauly to ask the Southern States to ratify the Constitutional amend? ments abolishing slavery, if wo in? tended, after they accepted that con? dition, to keep them out of tho Union? THE GOVERNMENT AND UNION.-The people devoted ?3,000,000,000 aud 200,000 lives to keep States in the Union; Congress hus consumed eight months and other millions to keep such States out of the Union. WHY?-Why, if we aro to remain enemies, did we stop the war? While our armies were in the field we could have completed the subjugation of the South. MONEY ORDER OFFICES.-On the 6th of next mouth, there will be in the United States 7?U) money order offices. By this system, money can be sent from ono office to another without danger of loss. The rates of commission are: On orders not ex? ceeding $20, 10 cents; over 820, and not exceeding 850, 25 cents; no single order issued for more than 850; but persons desiring to remit larger sums may obtain additional money orders. THE MONARCH OF THE SSAS. -Tho hopes entertained for tho safety of this vessel, which left the Mersey for New York on tho 19th of last March, with 030 cabin and steerage passen? gers ou board, have boen at length dispelled by the discovery of a Inuit, pitched up on the coast of Kerry, on Saturday, the 7th instant, and which is believed to have belonged to the vessel, together with a number of dead bodies. The prevailing opinion among experienced captains in the New York trude is that she foundered among the icebergs. .? Tic AdmiMtw agg?ayh^gB we M?8RAGK FROM TOS>BS8rrr>3SBTi ^ Thof olio wing message waa received by the/House of Representatives, on Wednesday, ftom?tbe President: - To the House of Representatives: ? ~ . - ' Tiie following ^jnin* resolution festering Tennessee ter her relations to .theUnion." was ' last evening pre^ so ted for my apprttvn?: ? ?? Whereas, in the year 1861, the Go? vernment of the State of Tennessee was seized npon ?nd taken possession o f by persons in hos tility to .the U ni ted States, and tho inhabitants of said State, in pursuance of an Act pf Con? gress, were declared to be in a state of insurrection against tho'Uuited States; and whereas, tho said State Government can only be restored to its former political relations m the Union hy the' consent of the law? making power of the United Strtes; 'and whereas, the peeble of the said State did, on the 22d day of Februa? ry, 1865, by a large popular vote; adopt and ratify a Constitution and Government whereby slavory was abolished, and the ordinances and laws of secession, and debts contract ed under tho sam?, were declared noll and void; and whereas, a State Go vern ment has been organized undei said Constitution, which has ratifi?e thc amendment to the Constitution o' the United States abolishing slavery and also tho amendment proposed bj tho Thirty-ninth Congress, and bai done other act? proclaiming sud de uot?Dg loyalty; therefore, . Bc it enacted by Ute Senate and Hons of Repr?sentatives qf the United States in. Congress assembled. That the St?et< of Tennessee is hereby restored t< lrer former practical relations to th Union, and is again entitled to b represented by Senators and Rep rc sensitives in Congress. The preamble simply consists o statements-some of which are as sumed-while tho resolution *5 merely a declaration of opinion. 1 comprises no legislation, nor does i confer any power which is bi nd iii npon the-respectivo Houses, tho Ex? cutive or the States. It does not ac mit to their scats in Congress th Senators and Representatives froi tho State of Tennessee; for, nortwitl standing the passage of the rosoli tion, each House, iu tlie exercise c tho constitutional right to judge fe itself of the elections, returns an qualifications of its members, may, ? its discretion, admit them, or cont nne to exclude them. If a joint res? lutiou of this character were neceas ry and binding as a conditio precedent to the admission of men bera of Congress, it would happen, i the event of a veto by tho Executiv that Senators and Representativi could only be admitted to the hal of legislation by a two-thirds vote i each of the two Houses. Among other reasons recited in tl preamble for the declarations co tained in tho resolution, is the rati: cation, by tho State Government Tennessee, of "the amendment to tl Constitution of the United Stat abolishing slavery, and also tl amendment proposed by the tliirt ninth Congress." If, as is also cl dared in thc preamble, "said Sta Government eau only be restored its former political relations in tl Union by the consent of tho la making power of the United States it wonld really seem to follow th the joint resolution which, at this la day, has received the sanction Congress, should have been passe approved and placed on the sffatu books before any amendment to t Constitution was submitted to t legislature of Tennessee for ratifie tion. Otherwise, tho inference plainly deducible, that while, in t opinion of Congress, the people o State may be too strongly disloyal bo entitled to representation, th may, nevertheless, during the suspe sion of their "former practical re ; tions to the Union," have au eqna potent voice with other and lo; States in propositions to amend t Constitution, upon which so ess? tially depend tho ability, prosper und very existence of tho nation. A brief reference to my ann message of the"4th of December hi will show the steps taken by the 1 i ecutive for tho restoration tc> th j constitutional relations to tho Um of the States that had been affected therebellion. Upon the cessation of tive hostilities, Provisional Govern were appointed, conventions call j and Governoi-s elected by tho peoj Legislatures assembled, and Senat and Representatives chosen to Congress of the United States, the same tiara, the courts of United States were re-opened, blockade romoved, the custom-hou re-established and postal relations sumed. The amendment to tho Consti tion abolishing slavery forever wit the limits of the country was i submitted to the States, and tl were thus invited to, and did part pate in ita ratification--thus exor iug the highest functions pertain to a State. In addition, nearly al these States, through their Conv I tions and Legislatures, had adop I and ratified Constitutions "of . vern ment whereby slavery was a fished, and nil orclinances and law secession and debts contracted un the same were declared void." So fur, then, the political existe of their States and their relation; the Federal Government liad b fully and completely recognized acknowledged by the Executive partment of tho Government, ; the completion of the work of ?pSSi?Mpi .? adorations ; whick liad progressed'so fa.vc?*bly, was submitted to Congress, Upon Junien devolved all qtutotions pertaining to the admission tb their seats of tho Senators and Representa? tives chosen from tho States whose people had engaged in the rebellion. ' All these steps had been taken, when, on the 1th day of Deeember, 1SC5, tlie 39th Congres?.- assembled. Nearly eight months have elapsed since that time, and no other plan of restoration having been, proposed by Congress for Cite measures instituted by-the Use eu ti ve, it is now -declared? . in the joint resolution submitted for my appr?val,- '^h?Vthe State of Ten -nesse? is hereby restored to her for? mer proper practical relations to the Union, and is again entitled to be represented by Senators and Repre? sentatives in Congress.** : Thus, after' the lapse of nearly eight mouths, Congress proposes to pave the way to the admission and to tho representa? tion of ?ne of the eleven States whose people arrayed themselves in? rebel- , lion against tue constituted authority of the Federal Government. J I Earnestly desiring to remove every cause of further delay, whether real or ininginary, on the parteo! Con? gress, to the admission to ?eats of kryal Senators and Representatives from the State of Tennessee, I have, notwithstanding tho* anomalous cha? racter of the proceedings, affixed ray signature to the resolution. My ap? proval, however, ls not to be con? strued as an aojmowledgriwnt of the fight of Congress" to pass laws pre liruinary to the admission of duly qualified representatives from any of 'tho States. Neither is it to bo eon si der ed as committing me to all the statements made in the preamble some of whieb. nre, in my opiuion, . witlfont foundation in faet, especially the assertion that th? State* of Ten? nessets has ratified tho amendment to* tho Constitution of the United States I proposed by the 89th Congress, No ?official notice, of sn oh ratification has been received by tho Executive, of _fiMd in the 'Depart ment of State; on the contrary,, unofficial information" from most reliable- sources induces the belief that the amendment has not yet been constitutionally sanc? tioned by the Legislature of leirnes see. The right of each house, under the Constitution, to judge bf the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, is undoubted, and my approval or disapproval td" tho resolution could not, in the slight? est degree, increase or diminish the authority in this respect conferrer! upon tho two branches of Congress. In conclusion, 1 cannot too ear? nestly repeat-my recommendation for the admission of Tennessee, and all other States, to a fair and equal par? ticipation in national legislation, when they present themselves in the persons of loyal Senators uud Repre? sentatives, who can comply with all the requirements of the Constitution and the laws. By this means, har? mony and r?conciliation will be effect? ed, the practical relations of all the States t? the Federal Government re? established, and the work of restora? tion, inaugurated upon the termina? tion of the war, successfully com? pleted. ANDREW JOHNSON. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 21, 1866. Tcuncurr. The Nashville Union and American, in publishing Forney's telegram to Brownlow, announcing the admission of Tennesseo members, says: ft has already been decided, by the only judicial authority which has passed it iu review, that the members who pretend to have adopted this amendment acted upon that and all other subjects, except, adjournment from day to day, beyond their powers .iud without authority of law. Tho Governor's telegrams to "Wash? ington, therefore, conveyed false in? formation to his radical friends, and in admitting the Tennessee delega? tion, Congress has done nothing mor? than it ought to do in the ease of the tuer Southern States that have- held out no pretense of ratifi? cation. Wo are forced, therefore, to con? clude and insist- . 1. That there has been no ratifica? tion of the proposed amendment of the Constitution of the United States by either the Legislature or people of Tennessee. 2. That Congress has admitted the I delegation elect without conditions of auy sort, and it is equally its duty to I admit the representatives of all the j other excluded States, without fur ? titer delay. WIHEWOKDS.-Hon. Edward Bates, of Missouri, who was thc Attorney General under Mr. Lincoln-an able I constitutional lawyer, and a pure, ' upright and conservative man hos ? recently written a letter to the editors j of the National Intelligencer, which j closes with the following paragraph: "No man can be truly loyal who willingly breaks the Constitution, (which is our only sovereign.) We ! can gain nothing by strained and j ambitious interpretations of the fun? damental law. And I am fully per? suaded if President Johnson will, with energy and courage, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, and faithfully execute the laws, (to do which I doubt not his gotnl inten? tions,) that a glorious triumph awaits him over a reckless faction which bold]^ usurps the Government, and claims to rule th? country by its owu nu re will. Y- nt?** it?m^ S SPA^AXBrjijp.-"?e following g?ar t?emcri hriYe been appointed delegate?. t? theX?oav?ption r? ? Cm3. (^PooL ?oa> G. Canntk, Capt. J. "WT Carlisle, Col. N. Evin?, T. J. Moore, Dr. J. Winsmith, A. B. Woodruff, Dr. Wm. Curtis, W. A. Wilkins, CoL T. S. Farrow. Tho Express chronicles tl?? destruc? tion by fire of the residence in that place recently ocoupied by Rev. J. Si HsnckeL , LANCASTER.-"Lancaster ?ends the f?llowirfg delegates to the Conven tiou :.. ?a . . James R. McGiE, N. B. Vanlan dighain, John B. Erwin, B, J. Wither? spoon, J.. T. IL Belt, Robert M. Sims ?nd John C. Foster. The Ledger says: The drought still continues in this vicinity, and is most distressing in its effects npon the-crops. The most serious apprehensions axe expressed for the future. We have heard of light showers in. various portions of the District, but there lias been no gen ?fal rain for over five weeks. CKJSBTKR.-Wo clip the following paragraphs from tho Slanttatuk - ' ' The gin house upon the estate of Dr. I. Mcteley, deceased, situated about nine miles from this town, on the mad reading t/> Columbia, was totally destroyed by fire on the night of the ?q?d inst The building con tainecVbetween .40?w?ntl 500 bushels, of wheat, a thrasher, fan, cotton gin and agricultural implements. L?ss estimated at 83,000. No insurance. Thc continued repetition nf these outrages hus created great -aneasint-ss and apprehension among ?mr citi? zens. Tho intense h??rV and continued drought of the- past two weeks have put the finishing stroke to a large portion of the eom crop, much of which is dead aud beyond any hope of recovery. The yield of cotton will be extraordinarily light. In this extremity, and with the now certain prospect of -a coming winter of un? usual scarcity, wo again urge upon our planters the imperative necessity of economy and the planting of everything still likely to make food for- mau and beast. Forewarned, forearmed. ANDERSON.-The LdeUigeneer says: In many parts of our 'District there is great anxiety and suffering for lock of rain, some sections having been without a "season" for five or six' weeks. It give-s us pleasure, however, to learn that there are a few farmers who have a smiling prospect before them, and in all probability will mi.?Jo an average crop. But, "like angels visits, they are few and fur between." Almost every one complains of the drjught, and the rain on last Saturday was limited and unsatisfactory. Another rain on Tuesday perhaps effected more gene? ral good. We hope so. DA nu SOTO N\-The citizens of Dar? lington have appointed the following delegates to the Convention: Col. John W. Williams, Oran D. Lee, R. W. Boyd, W. B. Timmous. The pleasant weather of the past few days has had a slight effect in preventing any further increase of the cholera in the city. The number of confirmed cases, Sunday, was fourteen; one of them was a man who was discovered dead on Cham? bers street. The epidemic is increas? ing on Governor's Island. There were two deaths Sunday, and more than tho usual number of cases. It appeal's that, of twenty-four cases on the island, all were boys from sixteen to twenty. On Hart Island, the cho? lera is severe, the average being from twenty to thirty daily, with a propor? tion of from ten to fifteen per cent, of deaths. Diarrhoea prevails among the officers and men to some extent, and the greatest care is required to prevent it from merging into the cholera. - New York News, 24///. TERRIBLE TRAC.EDY.-Bud Ham? mond, a son of M. C. Hammond, of Atlanta, Ga., was brutally murdered by two negroes on Satnrday last. A slight altercation liad occurred be? tween young Hammond and a black boy in the employ of his father, but a settlement had been made, and no further difficulty was anticipated. At night, however, as young Hammond was in the rear of his store, he was seized by the mother of the boy, a stout woman, and held firmly, until his throat had been cut by her son. Both of tho parties have been ar? rested. BANKRUPT DAW.--Tho Senate of the Uuited States Congress have settled the bankrupt law for tho session by laying it on the table. It hud been hoped that a law would have passed the present session establishing a prudent general system of bankruptcy; but Congress has striven to prove its true character in eveiything it has broached-its im? potence for good and its power for eviL The President, on Monday, par? doned A. E. Maxwell, of Florida, Confederate ex-Senator, on tho re? join mendations of Senators Wilson md Foster, John W. Forney, and >tlu-r radicals. George Davis, of tforfch Carolina, Attorney-General of the Southern Confederacy at the time >f its collapse, was pardoned by the President on Tuesday. r? BLANKS ?OB 8\LS AT THIS Omca.-Let? ters of Administration. Declaration ou ^ond ot Sealed Not?-, Mortgages and Cuii ?*ey?Rce? off -Real Tic-tate. ."?CuPirrF.HF.KCE.-The fees of the areld- * tects of the new market were stated to l>e $609.60, in yesterday's Phoenix-the amount should have been $409.89. We have boon reqncstod by a prumiueut merchant to recommend to tb? business men of this city the adoption of the cue totnWprevalent throughout the Routh, of closing wp places of bu nine? s at-5 p. m. Who Till move m the matter? Tire Commissioners of Free Set oula for Richland District- th-. C. H. Miot, Eli Killian, T. B. Clarkson, John Stack, J. I*. Henry, Richard Parker and J. E. Reese are requested to meet ai tho office of the Clerk of the Court on Monday, August 6, at 10 o'clock a. m. Business of importance Wfll require a fall attendance. SUSPENDED.-Wo notice in yesterday's lasue of our cotemporary, the American Patriot, published .io this edy, that ita publica: mn will be suspended nntil farther notice. We have not learned the cause of the Suspension, as the cotice- merely an? nounced the fact. We wish the entarpris - ing proprietor success in whatever position he "may occupy in future. BOLO ROBBERIES.-The dwelling-houses of Messrs. P. B. Glass J. K. Hessford, and Mrs. M. Hogan, were entered, early yesterday morntng, and Tobbed-money, in each instances apparently being the only object deemed worthy of attention; as a gold watch, which WAS on the bureau, in Kr. Glass' ko use; WAS not disturbed; and,-in Mr. Seisfurd'a, a coral locket, with goM clasp, was thrown carelessly aside. In consequence of the extreme heat, Mr. Sessford was sleeping on a pallet In the door, and, from appearances, the thief "must have stepped over him, to enter the house. The pockets of all parties, in either boase, were thoroughly searched, and whatever of money they contained was a hi tractcd. Cannot something be done to put a stop to these depredations? Wo know of nothing butter than to stop tho career of one or two/ of these prowlers with a little lead-if it can bc done. NEW AD VET. I ISI . M KN TS. - Attention in call? ed tr? the following advertisements, which are pub libbed this morning for the ii mt time: W. Shiver- Bar-Room for Rent. Jacob Bell-Citation. Reduction of Board at Shiver House. L. W. McLenna-Mill-stones for Salo. Chronicle of thc AVar. Tho following brief chronicle of the war, taken from the Memorial Diplomatique, shows how much may be accomplished in a short space of time in these days, and to what a high degree of perfection the art o.f destroying life has attained, with other arts concomitant upon our su? perior civilization : _ Juno 14.-Federal execution de? creed by the Germanic Diet. June 16.-Entry of the Prussians irfto Leipsic, Giessen and Cassel. Occupation of Eoban. - June 17.-Entry of the Prussian General Vogel into the Hanoverian capital. June 18.-Occupation of Marien? thal, Ostritz and Lauban, in Bohe? mia, by two Prussian regiments, and occupation of Bernstadt by Prussian cavalry. Occupation of Dresden by the Prussians. June 19.-Evacuation of Fort Wil? helm by tile Hanoverian troops. Prince William, of Haynan, made prisoner. Cavalry encounter be? tween the Austrians and Prussians upon the Bumbnrg Road. June 22.-Nixdorf occupied by 7,000 Prussians. June 23.-Occupation of Bumbnrg by the Prussians. June 24.-Armistice between the Hanoverian and. Prussian troops. June 2C -Action near Jungbun zlan between the Austrians and the Prussians.^ The Prussian troops oc? cupied Reichenberg, Trauteuau and Aicha, (Bohemia.) June 26.-Engagement near Tur? nan. . June 27.-The army of the Crown Prince of Prussia fought the battle of Nach od. Engagement ab Oswie oim. Fight between the Prussians and Hanoverians near Langensalza. General Steinmetz throws back the Austrian corp* d'arm?e (Ramming) upon Josephstadt. Engagement of the same corps with the 6 th and 8th Austrian corps, under the Arch-Duke Leopold. June 28.-Action near Traatenau. The troops of Prince Frederick Charles engaged near Muncheng?wWr June 29.-The Hanoverian army surrendered at discretion. Capture of Gitschin by the Pruseian'army. Juno 30.-Actions at Kort, near Turnan, and ut Chw?lkowitz, be? tween K?litz and Kolingshot. An Austrian army corps under General Glam-Gallas compelled to retire upon Koniggratz. July 1.-Action at Gitschin. July 2.-Arrival of King William at Gitschin. Junction of the Crown Prince's army with that of Prince Frederick Charles. > July 3.-The battle of Sadowa. THE F ann ELECTIONS.-Tine first election this fall takes placo in Ken? tucky, but not for members of Con? gress. Vermont and Maine follow in the early part of September, with Pennsylvania, Ohio and other West? ern States in October, the elections ending "with New York and Massa? chusetts in November.