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Krim. I bold rc lotter In my band A letter from that lovely land Which bardo and minstrels praise Alas! no barp of silver tongue Hath e'er more wildly, sweetly rung, Than ber's, in other days! I would my sighs might bear me o'er! I'd rest upon ber emerald shoro, Nor longer caro to roam. I'd leave my native land afar. Low sinking, like a clouded star, Behind the western foam. I'd loavo the dearest spot on earth Tho sacred land that gave mo birth; For who would o i re to mark The faco more precious {ar than life, In daily passion, storm and strife. Grown hideous, stern and dark? I'd fly, and rent in Erin old; I love her bards and chieftains bold I love her tameless clans; Her heaven, through which tho sky-lark soars Her rooks, round which old ocean roars, Her wild, aca-troddeu sauds. But most I lovo her faithful heart, That no'or its Gaolic poise can part, Nor Gaelic passion chill But grasps its sword, and gnaws its chain. And rends ita fettered limbs iu pain, And bravos the Saxon still! THE TORN BUX+ It was in the spring of 1864 that the incidents which I am about to relate ocourred. I was at that time postmaster in the town of L-n. An unusual warm spell of weathei had carried away much of the snow, left the roads very muddy, and ren? dered the traveling very bad. ] thought of this as I closed the shut tors, about 9 o'clock in the evening, and also remembered that, as it wa: Wednesday, the stage from C was duo at 8, bnt owing to the bat Soing it was not yet in. I therefor? oterminod that I would, ns I hac often done before, lock the iron door and the door between tho inne and outer rooms, and leaving a ligb burning, go to sleep, trusting to th driver to wake me by rattling th door. It seemed but a few moments, s soundly bad I slept, ere I wa awakened by a pounding on tb door. Glancing nt the clock, whic stood opposite, I discovered, hov ever, that 4t was 1 o'clock in tb morning, and that I bad been nslee nearly four hours. As I hurried tt ward the door, I put my band int my pocket for the key, and found was empty. The two door keys an both the keys of my safe, all < which I bad when I went to si?e] were gone. Stepping to a rear doo in the lock of which I always ke] the key, I found that also locked an the key gone. This so surprised n that for a few seconds I remained c the spot, utterly unable to do an; thing to solve the mystery. Fro this state I was aroused by renew* pounding on the door. There w but one available mode of exit fro my prison, and that was through side window. Throwing up the sas I sprnng out, and hurried around where I expected to find the drive Mysteries seemed to have no end, f instead of meeting the driver, I cai upon an excited crowd of abo twenty. My appearance was the si nal for all to commence telling i the cause of their excitement, i lenee waa, however, at last ob tai nc and then the sheriff told me, in os fi words as possible, the state of a fla i It semis that one of the physicia of the town, Dr. Smith, was retui ing from a prolonged visit to a j tient, and when about a milo fr< the town, heard, in the road ahead him, a pistol shot. Hurrying on, saw the stage, for which I was waitii drawn up by the side of the roi and, in the middle of the road, I body of a man. Bringing his lank near the face, he found that it \ the driver, and that he was dead, b ing boon shot through the head, found tho robes, &o., of the team st tered around on the ground, and c the mail bag; but the latter bad b< unlocked, not cut open, and the c tents were gone. He lifted the b( up and placed it in the stage, i was just starting on for assist?t when be saw a revolver lying n by, which, from the fact that i barrel bad been discharged, he cided was tho weapon with which deed had been committed. Arri in town, he aroused the sheriff an few neighbors, and while some v despatched with the body, the sin had gone to my house after Finding I was not there, they come to the office, and just ns I j oi them, the body arrived. This was the substance of tho f related to me. It seemed stra that the sheriff should have gop. my house instead of after tho b< and I was about to so express my when he stepped forward, and, ing his band on my shoulder, sai "I arrest you, John Blanchard tho murder of Charles Smith, s driver." If he had s'rnck me, I should have been more surprised. I 1 to reason with him, but, althoug was veiy civil, ba was equally 1 and the result was that I spent remainder of the night in the Co jail, which building was situate . Li-, that being the shire t The examination the next mor elicited the following rather cu: facts: When the sheriff searched ray son, he was surprised to find no 1 and, indeed, no wallet or menu dum book. Sending to my assie iie obtained tho door key?, bu safe keys could not be found, and my clerk declared that I alway? carried them with me. Upon entering, they found that the letters were all gone, the money drawer empty, and a few stamps, which the clerk informed them we always left ont of the safe at night, missing. And no trace could be found of the safe keys. Supposing 'that I lind disposed of them in order that the trace of my guilt, which it was taken for grau ted 1 had concealed in the safe, conld not be discovered, they brought a lock? smith, and after much trouble, forced the lock. Thin labor served only to show them that the safe had been completely rifled, and that the sum of $3,000, which had been in it tho night before, was gone. I fonnd that the cause which led to suspicion being fastened on me were tho three following facts: First, the revolver with which tho deed was committed had upon tho huit sx Bil ver plate, on which was eugraved my name. The clerk took oath that thc weapon was mine, and that I always kept it in tho office. When they pro? duced it, I could not a moment doubt that it did belong to me. Second, that the bog was unlocked, and not cut open, showing that it must have been done by some one having in his possession a United States mail key. Third, that I had not been home during the evening, and that when summoned at the post office, I de? layed so long in making my appear? ance. To combat these facts, I argued that the state of the office proved conclusively that it lind been robbed; and that without doubt the keys and revolver had been taken at that time. Also, that no trace of any of the stolen articles was found about me, my house, or my office; and that, fur ther, if I had desired to rob the mail, I might have waited until it had ar? rived at the office, and thus saved myself the crime of murder. Agaiust the thii'd statement, I told tho reason of my remaining in the office so late*, and brought forward witnesses t< prove that I often did so on Wedues day evenings, in order that the mai might be delayed os little ns possible Further, that tho reason of my re maining so loug in tho office wai that I could not open the door, ant brought forward the fact thut tin keys wore missing, to sustain my do duration. Although these arguments were b; no means fully satisfactory to thosi who took tho ground that I wa guilty, still, they were so far so tba I was released on bail of $5,000 which I readily obtained. By con seut of the Post Office Department, turned the affairs of the office over t my assistant. I was thus left free t pursue every means to provo my in nocence, which I felt could only b done by discovering the guilty party I accordingly pluced the best c detectives at work, with orders t communicate to me the first auspicio that they entertained, for I foun that it was anything but comfortabl to be looked upon ns a murderei although I knew that I was innocent Thus three weeks passed witkov anything of interest occurring, an at the end of that time I could endui the suspense no longer. Therefor* I wrote to an old friend of mine, wh was then on the detective force < P-, at Li-, and together w sat about the search. A week passed without bringin more to light, and causing us 1 despond, for we feared that the mu derer had covered his track so that would be impossible to discover hin Wo had been to work two days i the city of G-, and being aboi to leave, I entered the hotel oflii to settle. Having no small bill there was considerable change bandi back-among it a two dollar b which had been torn ia two. As turned it carelessly over, I found th the parts had been fastened togeth with the margin of a couple postage sta; ips, which had print upon it "IC . 15-Plate," bat 'tl "No." and"Plate" had been cross? out, and substituted in their pla was "Mar." and "18GV making read "Mar. 15-1864," which w the day before the robbery and mi der. This may seem all comm< enough, but to me it was a ray light and hope; for the change w in my own baud-writing. I also i membered perfectly well making t change; also that I had placed ii initials on the under side, and tl: the bill must have been in the si at the time of the robbery. Calli my friend, we went into a side-roo and there carefully removed tho j per. On the under side we dis< vered, ns I expected, the letters ' B.," much blurred from wetting, I still legible. My friend agreed w me that it was a very important d covery, and in ordor to press forward, wo called in the laud'.c and questioned him. He remembered having recei> the bill thut morning, und rat! questioned it on account of the te On being asked to describe the rn; he said : "AB near as I can recollect, ho y about five feet ten inches in heig and quite stout iu proportion. ?as dressed entirely in black. 1 only peculiar mark that I noti was a deep scar running across face, and his left eye was gone Elace being snpplied by a piece lack silk, which he showed v plainly when he winked." I think 1 must have started very perceptibly when I heard this de? scription, for I recognized the man immediately as a runner for-the firm of Bagley & Nason, of Boston, who had been in our town for a week pre? vious to the murder, and had left the same morning. His own name was James Burnham. As we could learn nothing more from the landlord, save that lie had beard bim order the backman to drive to the Boston depot, we dis? missed him, and held a consultation. We both ?greed that it was best to ga immediately to Boston, seo Bagley & Nason, and, if possible, learn ol Burnbum'8 whereabouts. Carrying out this plan, we learned from the firm the following fucts: James Bnruhain was a good, relia? ble business man. Ho bad been ic their employ for about fifteen years, and they were willing" to trust hine with nny amount of their funds. H( was now in Vermont, whore he hue been siuce leaving L-, and hat not, to their'certnin knowledge, beet at G-. This rather perplexed us, but a hist we determined that he musthav? deceived his employers; and altbougl we did not think that we had salli cient cause to arrest him, still we dc termined to track him. With thi purpose, wo went to Vermont, au? fell in with him nt Montpelier. Fo a week we obsejrved his every motion but at the end of that time had dis covered nothing, save that he wonk stay in tho town about ono wee! longer. Feeling that jny friend wa fnlly capable of watching him alone I determined to go to Boston to se if I could learn anything new; an accordingly, on tho morning of th 21st of April, I left, having first nt rauged a system of cypher, by wilie wo could communicate with euc other, if occasion required it. Early ou the morning of t\e 22c I was standing on tho steps of til -hotel, when a paper droppe at my feet, apparently from one ? the tipper windows. Stooping dowi I picked it up, but discovered that was but au envelop, and was abo? to drop it, when the name upon caught my eye. lt was that of leading merchant of L-. Lool ing up at the window, I saw, to ni surprise, tho face of James Burnhnu rind that be turned deadly pale whe he eaw me. Feeling certain that 1 know my errand, I saw that it woul bo safe to let bim escape mo r longer. I immediately determine on having bim arrested at nil hazard Hurriedly writing n despatch, whie to the operator, would read, "Jo me in Portland, tt>-morrow. Imm diately upou the receipt of this, y< may close the bargain which I spol to you about yesterday;" but, ton friend, "James Burnham is iu Bc ton. Why are you not? I have clue. Shall arrest him immediately I sent it to the telegraph office, ai then hurried to the police statia Here I told my story iu as few wor as possible, and in fifteen minni more was at the door of the roc from which the envelop bad con A noise of some one moving rapic" about told us that the occupaut w still there. The door of the room was not fa eued, but as the officers approach? Burnham sprang to do so; but th were too quick for him, and bad e tered before he could get it doi As we came in, he stepped back, ai in no gentle tones, demanded t cause of the intrusion. In answer bim, one officer said : "I arrest you, James Burnham, thc murder of Charles Smith and t robbery of the post office, at D on the night of the 16th March las The effect was instantaneous, turned deadly pale, and sank int? chair near by, but, after a mnme roused himself, and said: "You have mistaken your m My name is not James Burnham, 1 William Chase. " We considered this, however, but an attempt to bully us, and was accordingly led away. 'J search which followeil brought light considerable money in b and a number of checks, many them payable to certain* merchn in L-, and some of them fi citizens of L-, payable to j. sons living in Boston. I immediately telegraphed tho j ticulars of the arrest to my frie aud be joined mo the next morni but, the strangest of all, James JJi ham came willi him, and then I that it was a caso of mistaken id tity. But it was not to bo wond? at, for I think I never saw two i look more alike. We also telegra ed to the landlord at G-, ' learned a thing we bad neglected fore,, namely, that thu man who ] aessed tho torn bill went by the ni of William Chase. Little more remains to be t I Tho man finding that there was hopo for him, made confession fi after his arrest. From this it app ed that be was a notorions 'cnmi who, after some bold deed, bad 1 lying for a time in tho country, that, while there, accidentally li ing that valuable mail matter w? arrive in the mail from C-, determined on a little professi business, and accordingly came L-. There be saw me recei largo payment of money on tbe of March, and bad that evening, ? I shut up, entered the office, ant moving the kf?ys from my poe and getting possession of the re? volver, robbed me as described, and made off with the booty, still retain? ing the keys, whioh we fonnd in his possession.* From the office he had Sone np the road, met the stage, and nding that he conld not accomplish bis purpose without committing the murder, and then opening the bag, had jost time to secrete himself, when the dootor came along. By a wide circuit he came back to Boston, and arrived there by another train on the same evening that I did. When I picked np the euvelop, he recognized me, and made up his mind that he had better leave, und was preparing to do so when arrested. A few days more saw me back to L-, my iunocence fully esta? blished; but I could not bo pre? vailed upon again to assume the duties of postmaster, and my former assistant was appointed. As for Wil? liam Chase, he was executed tho fol? lowing July. Bill to Foreclose Mortgage. Charles M. Furnian, Tm- ,ee, ve. the Green? ville and Columbia Railroad Company Order calling in Creditors. IN pursuance of the decretal order in tho above stated case, "tho creditors of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company holding bonds and coupons co? vered by the mortgage boaring dato 18th January, 1854, and referred to in the plead? ings, and all creditors having any interest under said mortgage," are hereby required | to present and provo their demands before me, at my office, in Columbia, on or before thc first day of January' next, "or that they ho excluded from all benefit of the decree to be rendered in this case. Those who choose to como in as parties com? plainants arc allowed to do BO, and those who wish to do so, mav como in as de? fendants. D. B. DESAUSSURE, June 2(> wsSmo C. E. R. D. RICHXAND--1N EQUITY. M. D. Wood, Adm'r dc bom's non, et ux et ?? ed., ve. Mrs. Ann Reek et al. IN pursuance of the decretal order in the j abo vi? stated case, the creditors o? the I late CHAS. BECK aro hereby required to prove their demands before me, within three months from publication hereof, ami ;?> file their objections to the prayers of tb?.1 complainants' bill. D. B. DESAU8SU11E, C. E. It. 1). 'July H_ mw3mo RICHLAND-IN EQUITY. Mrs Emma T. Hopkins, Executrix, vs. Henrv Caucionan rt <i!.--?JiU fije Sale of Heal Estafe. ?N pursuance of tho decretal order in the ?h ive stated ease, the creditors of WRIGHT DENLEY, deceased, an- hereby directed to establish their demands before me, in Columbia, on or before the first day of December next. D. B. DESAUSSURE. C. E. R. D. July ll_mw3mo ~ RICHEAND--l?ll^QUITYr Edward Kiusler and Henry O. Kinsler, Executors of J. J. Kiusler, deceased, vs. Amelia B. Kinsler et al.-Bill for Injunc? tion, Sale of Beal Estate, Ac. IN pursuance of the decretal ordi rio the above stated case, tho creditors of tho late J. J. KINSLER aro hereby required to establish their demands against tao estate, before me, in Columbia, on or before thc first day of Januarv next. D. B. DESAUSSURE, C. E. R. D. July 14_mw3mo Richland District-In Equity. Franklin H. Elmore and Albert R. Elmore, Adm'rs, vs. Grace B. Elmore el al.-Bill | tn Marshal Assets, Sale of Beal Estate, Belief, ?tc. IN pursuance of the decretal order in the above stated case, the creditors of HARRIET C. ELMORE, deceased, aro hereby required to establish their de? mands before mc, on or before the first day of January next. D. B. DESAUSSURE, July 14 mw3mo_C. E. R. D. RICHLAND-IN EQUITY. John W. Parker vs. John L. Boatwright, Adin'r, et al. IN pursuance of tho decretal order in the above stated case, the creditors of the late JOHN H. BOATWRIGHT ai e directed to render and establish their demands against thc estate, before me, in Columbia, on or boforo tho first day of October next. D. B. DESAUSSURE, C. E. R. D. July 14_mw3mo ~NOTICE TO CREDITORS. IN EQUITY-UNION DISTRICT. Joseph Whitmire and others, creditors of John R. R. Giles, vs. James T. Douglas and wife.-Bill to Marshal Assets. PURSUANT to a decretal order of his Honor Chancellor Carroll in this case, the creditors of John R. R. Giles, deceased, late of Union District, 8. C., aro required to render on oath and establish their de? mands before me, by the first dav of Octo? ber next. WM. M?NRO, Commissioner in Equitv Union Dist. Union C. H., S. C., June 20, 18?7. June 23 ftol Regulations for Registration. HEADQUARTERS 2I> Mit,. DIST., CHARLKSTON, S. C., August 1,1807. [General Orders No. Go.] I. Registration shall commence immedi? ately upon the promulgation of this order. II. Post Commanders will bo Superin? tendents of Registration willuri their re? spective commands, exorcising, in addi? tion to the functions hereinafter specially conferred, a general supervisory authority, looking to the faithful execution of the several Reconstruction Acts, the mainte? nance of order, and the protection of po? litical rights. They will euspend'registrars for malfeasance in office, neglect of duty, or incompetency, promptly reporting their action, with the reason? therefor, to these headquarters. III Thc Boards of Registration are em? powered and required to suppress all dis? orders interfering with the execution of their duties, t'i cause the arrest and con? finement of all person* falsely taking tho oath prescribed, all persons committing any breach of tho peaco, or conducting themselves in a manner tending thereto, and all persons who shall threaten or otherwise attempt to intimidate, or cor? ruptly or improperly influence any citizen offering to register;" and for this purpose, they may apply for aid to the Post Com? mander, and may require the attendance mid services of sherifls, their deputies, constables, policemen, and also of any citi? zen; and all State, District, County and town officers charged with the preservation of the public peace, as well as all citizens, are required to obey the orders of said Hoards, given in pursuance of tho authority aforesaid, and to perform all..me li acts and dutieB aa maybe requisite therefor. All arrests made as herein provided will bo promptly reported to the Post Com? mander, to whom also the prisoners will be turned over, with charges, for trial by a Poet Court, to be organized aa provided in i circular of May 15, 1867. from these bead- I [plaiter?, and any civil officer or citizen railing to respond to the call of the Board for assistance, will b? dealt with in dike manner. IV. Whenever any citizen shall suffer injury in person, family or property, while exercising or seeking to exercise the right of registration^ in audition to auy penalty prescribed by law for the offence, damages shall be awarded to tho injured party against thc perpetrator, upon bis convic? tion; and in case of default in payment of tho same, or of tho escapo of the offender, if it shall appear that the wrong was coun? tenanced, or thc offender harbored or con? cealed by tho neighborhood, or that tho civil authorities faih d to employ proper measures to preserve tho peace, tho da? mages shalt bc assessed against and paid hy the town. County or District. V. Offences perpetrated by white persons disguised as blacks being "of frequent oc? currence, the attention of atl authorities, civil and military, is directed to the device, as one adopted to escape detection, and to cast unmerited obloquy upon tho colored pcoplo. In all cases, when resort thereto shall be shown, tho fact will bo taken into consideration as aggravating tho offence. VI. Depriving a citizen of any right, benefit or advantage of hire or employ? ment, to discourage him from registering, or on account of his having registered, or having sought to register, ?hall he deemed an offence punishable by tho Post Court, and shall entitle tho injured party to da? mages against tho offender, anv clause in any contract or agreement to tile contrary notwithstanding. VII. Tho Act of Congress entitled, "An Act for tho moro efficient government of tho rebel States," and the several Acts sup? plementary thereto, will bo carefully ob turved by all Boards of Registration. VIII. Each Board shall, after having taken tho oath prescribed by tho Act of Congress of July 2, 1802, entitled, "An Act to prescribo an oath of office," (seo Ap? pendix, form 1,) choose one of its mem? bers as chairman, who shall preside at all sessions of tho Board, preservo order at its meetings for registration, and repre? sent thc Board, and announce its action in all matters coming befoio it. ' IX. Tho places of session of tho Boards shall be the voting places established by law or custom in each election precinct, unless for good cause otherwise directed by tho Post Commander. X. Each Board shall determine thc order in which ?tho registration shall take place in the several election precincts that may bo assigned to it by tim Post Commander, and tho time which shall be allotted to each-hearing in mind that tin; whole work is to bo finished before the first dav ol October. XI. Each Board . hall, forthwith upon notice of publication of this order, ana at least five days before commencing regis? tration, give notice thereof to tho Poal Commander, and the sheriff, and the mayoi of the city, ur tho intendant of tho town, nnd shall eau te written or printed notice? to bo posted in five of tho most public places in each election precinct, anuounc mg the time when and thc place where it: sessions will bo held, tho number of days (in no CASO less than two,) and tho houri of the c?a y tho Board will remain in sos sion at each place for the purpose of regis tration, and inviting all persons qnalitic( to vote under tho provisions of tho Act o Congress passed March 2, 18G7, entitled "An Aet to provide for tho moro efficien government of the rebel States," and tb several Acts supplementary thereto, to ap pear beforo tho Board for registration. XII. On the day and at tho hour desig natcd in tho notices for commencing ro gistration, tho Board shall, at the place announced, convene and enter upon it duties, and shall then and there post no tices ot tho time of final sessions provide for in paragraph XIX. XIII. Tho room used for rcgistratioi which the chairman shall havo prcviousl provided for tho purpose, shall be so ai ranged that the Board shall he separate by a har from all other persons who mu bb assembled, and thoso to be rcgistcrc shall be admitted within tho bar, one b one, and their ingress and egress so ai ranged as to avoid confusion. XIV. Two citizens shall bo admittc within tho bar as challengers, whoso dui it shall bo to challenge the right of ar citizen offering to register, upon any i tho grounds of disqualification enum ratee* in the Acts of Congress before cite but the general right of challenge shall I conceded to all citizeno present. XV. If any challenge bo made, tl Board shall, before final decision, examii the person presenting himself for regi tration, in reference to tho canso of di qualification alleged, and shall hear ai evidence that may be offered, to snbsta tiate or disprove' the causo of challen e and shall have power to summon and coi pel thc attendance of witnesses and adn mster oaths in any case of registration. XVI. In registering, tho names of whi and colored citizens shall bo entered alph bet ?cally, in separate columns of tho hst XVII." The following shall bo tho procc of registering: 1. Every citizen presenting himself 1 registry shall take and subscribe the oa prescribed by law, (seo appendix, form : which shall bo administered hy a merni of tho Board, and such oath shall bo pi served with thc listH. 2. His name shall then be entered in t proper column of tho list, and called c hy the chairman. 3. Any challenge made shall be noted tho proper column, opposite the nan with tho cause thereof. 4. It is recommended to Boards to dc the healing and decision of contested ca until the session for revision provided in paragraph XIX. 5. Whether or not there bo any eli lenge, the Board must ascertain, upon st facts or information as can bo obtain that the applicant is entitled to bc rei tered before marking his name as "acct ed"-tho oath not being conclusive. fi. Section 7 of tho Act of Julv li), li declares that no citizen shall bc t nt it to register by reason of any executive r. don or amnesty for any act or thing whi without such pardon* or amnesty, wo disqualify him from registration. " 7. Boards will take notice that it is acted by Section 0 of the Act of July 1807, that the true intent and meaning tho oath prescribed in said supplement Act is, among other things, that no per who has been a member of tho Logislat of any State, or who has hold any oxecui or judicial office in any Stato, whethoi has taken an oath to support the Const Mon of the Unitod st at vs or not, and m thor he was holding snob office at tho ci mencement of the rebellion, or bad hoi beforo, and who bas afterwards enga in insurrection or rebellion against United States, or given aid or comfor the enemies thereof, is entitled to be gistered or to vote; and tho words "ex< live or judicial office io any Stato," in i oath mentioned, shall bo construed to eludo all civil offices created by law for administration of any general law i St ate, or for tho administration of just 8. If there be no challenge, or if challenge be finally over-ruled, and Board determine that the applicant is titled to be regisiorod, the Board a mark opposite the name of tho applic n proper column, "accepted," and ho shall hereupon be deemed legally registered, 9. If the final decision of the board be hat the applicant is' not entitled to be re? gistered, the Board shall mark, in proper -olumn, opposite his name, "rejected." 10. lu every caso of a rejection, the Boar*! OIINII mako a note or memorandum, jetting fort!? the ground of snch rejection, 'ind return it, with tho registration list, mentioned in paragraph XX. XVIII. Tho registration, conducted as provided in paragraph XVII, shall be made in triplicate lists, two of which shall, ?liter tho conclusion of the first sossion, bo axposcd for public inspection, at conve? nient places, for fivo days; and tho third shall be retained in po session of the Board till after the .:< un j il et ion of regis? tration at tho meeting provided for in pa? ragraph XIX, when the three having been compared and verified, shall be certified in the form prescribed and printed at the end of tho blank registration list. XIX. Sessions for revising the lists shall be held in each election precinct, after said live days' exposure of thc lists, upon not ici i's provided in paragraph XII, and tin boards of 1Ucist rat ion shall have power, and it shall ho their duty, to reviso the samo for a period of two days; and upon being satisfied that any person not entitled thereto has been rcgistorod, to striko the name of such person from tho list. And the Boards shall also, during tne same period, add to such registry thc names of all persons who at that time possess the qualifications required by said Act, who have not been already registered, and who shall then apply to bo registered. XX. Ono of tho said lists shall thon bo immediately delivered to the Tost Com? mander, who will forward tho same to these headquarters. XXI. Each Board shall, at or boforo tho conclusion of registration, forward through tho Post Commander to these headquarters a recommendation of three suitable persons for inspectors of elections in each election precinct, stating thc name, occupation and post ofiico address of each person recommended. XXII. It is enjoinod upon all Boards of Registration to explain, carefully, to all citizens who have not hitherto* enjoyed tho right of suffrage, tho nature of tho privi? leges which have been extended to them, and tho importance of exercising with in? telligence the new and honorable fran? chise with which they have been invested by tho Congress of tho United ?States. XXIII. Boards will take notico that ac? cording to Section Kl of the Act of July 19, 18G7, they are not to bo bound in their action bj' any opinion of any civil officer of the United States. XXIV. Boards are instructed that all tho provisions of thc several Acts of Cougress cited are to bo liberally construed, to tho end that all tho intents thereof bc fully and perfectly carried out. XXV. The attention of all concerned is directed to tho requirements of Section 4 i>f thc said Act of July 19, 1807, by which it is made tho duty of the Commanding General to remove from offico all persons who are disloyal to tho Government of the United States, or who use their official in? fluence iu any manner to hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the due and perfect administration of tho Reconstruction Acts. The names of all such offenders will be reported through tho Post Commanders; aud all persons in this Military Distriot are called upon to aid and facilitate the execu? tion in good faith of the said Acts and the orders issued in pursuance thereof. XXVI. Tho Major-General Command? ing, in tho exercise of an ultimate revisory ? authority, will, in duo season, before tho holding of any election, entertain and de? termine questions assigning errors in the registry, and will, upon inspection of the completed lists, causo corrections of thc same, that tho true design and purpose of the laws be faithfully answered, and that all tho rights thereby guaranteed be fully and fairly enjoyed. By command of Maj. Gen. D. E. Sickles. J. W. CLOUS, Captain 88th U. S. Infantry, A: D. C. and A. A. A. G. (FonM 1.) I, ... ,of-County or_and State of ., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily horno arma against tho United States since 1 have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel or encouragement to persons en? gaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought, nor accopted, nor attempted to exercise, the functions of any offico whatever under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to tho United States; that I havo not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended. Go? vernment, authority, power or Constitu? tion within tho United States, hostile or inimical thereto. And I do further swear (or affirm) that, to tho best of my know? ledge aud ability, I will support and de? fend tho Constitution of tho United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to tho same; that I take this obligation free? ly, without any mental reservation or pur poso of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the unties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. Subscribed aud sworn to before me, af .., this .... day of.ono thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven. XOTK.-Registers will ho required to take thc oath proscribed by tho Act of Congress approved 2d July, 18G2. Plank forms of this oath will bo furnished to Post Com? manders, and when duly subscribed and sworn, will bo returned to tho Post Com? mander, who will forward them to District Headquarters. And if any person shall falsely take and subscribe such oath or affirmation, such person so offending, and being duly convicted thereof, Bhall bc sub? ject to tho pains, penalties and disabilities which, by law, are provided for tho punish? ment of "tho crime of willful and corrupt perjurv. (FoitM 2.) I,., do solemnly swear, (or affirm,) in the pre? sence of Almighty God, that I am a citizen of the State of.; that I have resided in said State for_months next preceding this day. and now reside in tho County of ..or the Parish of., in said State, (as the casu may be;) that I am twenty-one .Y<. :>-S old; that I havo not been disfranchised for participation in any re? bellion or civil var against tho United States, nor for fe.nuy committed against tho laws of any Stato or of the United States; that I have never been a member of any Stato Legislature, nor held any executive or judicial offico in any State, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against tho United States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies there? of; that I havo never taken an oath as a member of Congress of the United States, or as an officer of tho United States, or as a member of any state Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any Stato, to support the Constitution of the United States, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against tho United States, or given aid or comfort to tho ene? mies thereni; that I will faithfully support the Constitution and obey the laws of thc United States, and will, to the beet of my ability, encourage others so to do. So help mo God. . Sworn to and subscribed before me, ' this.day of. , 18G7. t