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?1<ICH<IVI<I refeired without debate, to Committee on Elections reported ft At no person who h?d piven nhf or tl rrvfort to the rebellion should be nllow- 8 I jV^ewosr in ; but disloyalty of con 5 ituuiitn,j)r illegality of elections, should p iid oo* i!m tnhlar. *nd ordered to bo j1 r in led, a feftolution calling for the * ruction Wk > A f Tlh* BWiV SOO..UI nom> I ^ ft8', rrtWl pe^eri1 to send fu? * ofsorfv o??l pspar^, ba appointed to In- 1 ' pW>c*edtWlM. J mf*Vl*Hle oomidiltae ptolhiae the * >r^4cM9t 4f^Mr,ll0?M to accomplice* \ vlfff-hi^nkt^rebiy triad- ?ir setltenuedf J w^nM^glWviiNMrtO e^doocO. The ruinwN^tiplM^ tn>d the resolution 1 (ttiXff* O-gfiTVIW ?y<i leol : J -i'tt ' ? l^iBMyigW; n>? committee >f ^Nine. introduced iln? following bill : tre lb enacted by the Striate arut " Ilonsc of jQltprcscutativci of the United ^ Slates of America, in Congress astern- . Vled* That it i*> hereby declared to have J beeO'tho lute intent ehd meaning of the Aot'of ?be 2d day of March, 1807, en- * titliMhu-An Act .to provide for lite more 1 k "IlkiciUt gpeemmettt of the rebel Steles,'" * and of u>e Act supplementary thereto, " pasted.on tlie 28d day of March, in the * yefiiit t bee \he gover nmonrs tbeo cxisting ih the rebel Steloe of Virginia, <. North" Ciipeiine^Sooth {Carolina, (looi - 1 gin, Miaai-eippi, A'abama, Louisiana; r Kl6rida;'Tfxaai?nd Atkaosaa, were illegal and vfcid ; end tbat thereafter said govewmienit. if oonlinued, were to t>e a continued subject in all respects to the Military Commanders of the respective Districts and to tbo authority of Congw. Sro. 2, *Vbet the said Acts to which this ia a supplement, shall t>o constructed to authorise the. officer assigned to = i ho command of any military district, under aj|ul Acts, whenever ho shall deem it necossary to the duo perform- C nnce of bis duties under said Act, to re- n move or-auspend fiom office any mil- tl nicipal or State officer, or person exer- tl ci.-dng antbority under or by authority r of any so-called Strle Ooveinment ex t< isting in his district; and tho said offi ? cc*. assigned Co the command as nforesaid, hereby empowered to appoint j anhiUer person iu the stead of llio officer or person so removed, if he shall v deun proper so to do; and whenever v lie m^v deem it necessary as aforesaid lo.prohibit, suspend or set a^ide any Aqt,pi proceeding of any such $tato or 1 municipal government, or any act or r thing done under or by auilioiity of its authorities ; and all acts heretofore done l>y any 6Ueli officer in accordance bete* with, shall be deemed valid. &to. 8 That the Hoards of Kegislra n tiort tie several military districts cs , tnblisbed by the Acts to which this is e supplementary, shall admit to regi>tra , lion only-a'ich persons as they deem en , titled to be registered, by the Acts , aforesaid; they shall not regard the ? taking of the oath prescribed in the Act ( of M *rch 23, 1867, as conclusive evidence of the person taking it to be registered, but 2>r*nt<t fneie only ; and may receive such evidence under oath relrt- ' ing thereto as they may deem proper, , either from the person applying to be registered or others ; and either of the J members of said Hoards it hereby au- ( tnorized to administer oaths or affirms* 0 tions and examine witnesses, touching the right of any person to be register ed ; said Hoards cf Jtegistration may atiike from (he list of voters the name p of any one already registered, who, in ? their judgment, improperly took the <j oalb prescnbcd in the Acts to which j, this is supplementary, or as not entitled ^ by said Acts to be registered ; tbe reo 0 ord of evidence shall not be required by j; said Boards, to prove their paiticipation ?n the rebellion, but parole evj. dence shall bo sufficient to establish ll e fact of such participation; and said ? Boards of Kegistration shall not l>e ^ bound or governed in their action by jtny opinion of any oflicer of the United * States Government. Sec. 4. That no civil court of the Uni- w ed States, or of any State, shall have jurisdiction of any action or proceeding, cjvjl or ciiminal, against any such ^ J )istiict Commander, or any oflicer or ' person acting by his authority, for or T' on account of the discbarge of the du- 1 lies imposed upon him by this Act, or * the Acts to which it is supplementary. Rkc. H. That no Diitrict Command or shnjl be relieved from the command *' assigned to him under the aforesaid n' Acts, unless the Senate shall have first M ad % bed and consented thereto; or un? si ?__ ?r .. . ? i i lefts \>y Sr 11 if Vive <>? ? cum rt-in hi iih: ue l" Khnll be cashiered or dismissed from C serving in llie armv, or uuiosa be shall m convent to be so roiieved. tl fine. C. Thnt the time for the com- ti pletion of tlie registration of persona c< j.ropablv qnaiifii-d to vote, may be ex o< tended by orders of the raid several District ComiTiMiideis to any day piior to the first dav of October, Auno Domini 1807. at." * O Mr. Stephens accepted the following d hb ah additional section : ft Any person who shall attempt to 1* prevent the execution of tbese laws p shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, vi on conviction, shall be liable to a line M of $5,000. or Imprisonment for one year. ' \? The right of any person to bo registered | C as a legal voter shall in no respect be i changed or affected bv the 1 'resident'* pardon f??r participation in rebellion, j ?>c .Mr, Stephen* moved tho previous 1! |UO*lioti,.nnd the House rotes to"'or?'<' iow, t I t' " ' , ^ 5 , retired to take up ibe joint resolution, hanking Generals Sheridan, WeW?, ichofleld and Pope. Mr. Grime* Ss'SKaS? hey wore not euflioientlv informal ol w wiwt w nw ww. iU m w w udge ; formerly the thank* of Congreaa rere onlv tendered on extraordinary !?wwk>nV,-wwMt vem eowitdwed frail ompHmerfi to-Any one to reeeire them * >i*l if thi* kind of pwBedent ??i to Ire lit n ? - ? ? Mnoninw, ?wy *OuWtunl?*?4HMw ng thanks W the (jwmw*of?urne? Imum potuwioiM. Several other in* fFeetual effort* to introduce general egistalion failed, when the Senate ad < ourned. ? v. ?r?Hd i.< The following ie sodioa xdonti < ! be bUi repoi tod by llie Senate J u dietirjr Committee: /m *?? That the true intent end meaning o( lui oath preecribed in ?aid supplement jry Act i?, among other things that no >erson who haa been a u>?iul>er of the 'legislature of any State, or who ha* leld any executive of judicial oUico in my Slate, who haa taken an oath to upporfTtie.Comtlitmion of the Ignited itatca or not, and who has afterward* ngaged in insurrection or rebellion gainst the United Stnt$a, or given aid >r cjnifort to the enemies thereof, is cn itted to be registered or to vote, anfl he words, " executive or judicial office n any State," in snid oath mentioned, hail bo construed to include ail civil of icee c ten ted by law for tiie administia* ion of the several laws of the State. <?j)t jrntttjirrrt (gntrrjirisp. GKRfiNVILLE, S. C. THUEBDAY, JULY 11, 1*67. Washington Wows. There seeing ivery prohniiility that the longregs will increase llio roveriiy o| its lensures agnintt the Southern Slate*, to [lo extent of annihilation, forthwith, of lioir respective State Governments, for th.? aiuuvai 01 hi uincora woum be tantamount d lliat. The Commanding General to he iade supreme, above the State, the l'resi ent, and every suthorily but themselves t it fortunate for litis Slate, that they seem Ot inclined to change tho command# r.? ife might not get another so merciful.? Vliiht a sense of duty, humanity and patrU Ustu, rubs in the Commanding General, here need be no actual oppression o? his *>?. .,h J * , Registration. . According to tho order of Gen. SickiK' >ub1ished sometime ago, registration was a commence in this Slate next week, we ire, however, not Informed by the reghters, 10 notice of lime and places has yet proiseded from them. We hope our people itiiverenlly will register, except the few vho are prohibited, and, I e It remembered, hat all can register except those who filled onie legislative, executive or judicial office, hat required an oath to suppoitthe Contitution of the United States. Since the above has been put in type, wo sam from the Chrrleston .Vctr?, of Tuesday, hat the Commanding General has decided not o begin registration in this District nntil Confess has determined who shull bo registered, t is presumed that t will be the pleasure ol hingrcrs to extend tbc time for the eomplelion f registration until October or November. Death of Win. Van Wyok, Esq. The Anderson lutilligeiictr of the 3d inst., ys: " We regret to announce the death f William Van Wvck, E-q., at his resience in this village, on Sunday morning mi. - .1 ? - ? i.-i. mi' <i?-c?-itoeu wns n native or b'ew rork, we belie v>, but hn?l been n mi'lent f tlda District fur a great many yeai*.? le *ai n member of the Episcopal Church, nd *m highly esteemed by n Inrgo circle if friends and acquaintances!. At tho time f hie death, Mr. Van Wye* held the oflice f Assessor of the Internal Revenue for this Revenue District, and pave general satisistion id the discharge of delicate an J inu ortant dutit *. His health has been declin ig for some ii/oaths, aid when the summon* ?me, it was not unexpected, lie was robably over sixty year* of age." Mr. Van Wycr was an amiable and very itelligent gentleman, and we mingle nnr >grets with bin filende at hie loss. The ilellirjenerr is coirect in stating that he we* native of New York. He married a aoghtor of Mr. Samuel Mavkhic, senior* irmerly a well known citizen of Pendleton, nd dislingubhed in his day for his remark le practical good sense, and large fortune, r. Van Wtck was educated as a lawyer, ad, if we mistake not, was engaged in the rnctiee of his profession at one time, <n the ity of New York. He evinced great faillarlty with the laws and institutions ot iAt State, and bad much general informn on. In Ms eocial lnterconrso he wna ex >edingly Agreeable, and an instructire jmpnnlon. Tho Court of Equity. Chancellor J.Bsrayic was not able to reneh reenvllle till Monday ewemwg, n griat 1-aI of business ha? been disposed by h?s onor, who displays tine qualities as a nrned judge, and true gentleman, appro rlately combined, lion Boar, of Abbe ille, Solicitor Rritn, of Anderson, and lessrs. C. P. Sluuvax and W. P.Simpsox, of nurens, have been in attendance. The ourt will adjourn, U i? supposed, to day. JtsXT* Tho Next Tuesday Rvannsg bos'arc sfore the' Literary Club will be delivered by ev.Jobn A. Droadus, D. I). Subject Ibu Pory r.f Mr*. Browning, We committed a ir.ls afce RetXno flKk School a. M a /Wrr/>7?*?it wc,k. *oMtj OTi< NdoUcM^er eiait of the H^i??l Editor to Mekfvuie. in Spartanburg Dii 11ict. Our inter-at in (ho inatttutfona o\ Warning ot that plow iBrsoOHiWH by better t^naintiMo ?itkthoir originami ItiaU rJL ?n lh#?venlnpc}ft?t o<f <n*l TaoedSfr.JLa J&dUila p&OMiro ft. heaJLo vary (ntarnling addreea from the R?r. Mr twyfwwr^PM?r? IM wM wm '^SSSS too J^erTl f 1|y of the'-fdHtdeia of the SehOeta, ntid th< ?rlf MM Idcitig -??Mt of '(M H?t It fl lido, tfith trhnib the ntftorptto nritfnittVM We Hero panlHilerly hnprfeoM #(ih th< ' crn*ifey dtepMyed U the befelltiifngi^ Kv H?d Srd norfe+tvod ihe porpete odd pTlH of (he Otrtcrpriee in the Phil Of I860. I ' wo* dhuliwil privately oTdnng ? fee ' frieada. If too* hroeght boG.ro IhleiMI . Omgr* gallon for eonelderotloe. the Bret * January, 1867. le Jbne el the Mint year was mo mowing, near the present nit* o the Scliooli, to wonro lh? original eulieerlp lion of ton thousand dollar*. In October 1 1 ha eorner atone warn laid. Tho firtt 0 Febrnary, iHfcA, the Mat* School went tab operation. One year afterward*, the Fe male. We were somewhat surprised at whai has been nccomplUbed under the eircuin stanoes. ' Valuable buildings ami uppers t>i?, coating Kime twenty thousand d oiler* nn endowment fund for tbo benefit of pool orpliana.commenced during the wnr.lookinp ultimately to the rawing ot the autn of fiftj thousand dollars,and nearly ei cured, whiol would have plaoed the Institution cm \ cry safe basis, had the tiind survived lfa? general wreck of all financial matters In the Southern States. 8vuely, the people who have manifested euali seal, enterprise nnd iiWrality in the eauae of eduention, will noon, under the blessings of n kind Providence, repair ilia loser s nnd deatrtfetion resulting from the terrible woe through which we hove passed in the hist few yearn. The Kehoole are under the eon ten 1 of the Presbyterian denomination, bnt nothing sectarian is incident ed. A very librral spirit bns always been mnnifested by the Uoanl of Ttusteea. Tlie majority of thr teneheis have been from those of oilier f Or eonnions. Minor differences are loit siglu of in inculcntiiig the great religious trutlu upon which nil evangelical Chiieiians an agreed. :? ? We linve in the hls*ory of these School* a praetical example of the great subject o Progress, which the Senior Editor of tin Ktitrrpri$e bad the lienor to bring liefort the Hoard and the inte'ligetit auditory, 01 Wodtimlsy, Will. A people who pcrhnpi some years np? had been looking rather to< lltlicli In nAnnmttlulUw . f 1 ' ...?..?iu.hmv)i "i wi-nnn, una loc tit11<> nt progress, in which rises tn n liighei life, ahiglur cull lire, and erenler useful' neec. Tlie general 1?w of Prtvii)<iic<>, si shown from ili?- history of tl<o pent, I* tin uime with churches ns with nations, gov criiineiits and communities. Those cliwrch es which refuse or neglect to make progress in religion, science and culture, must pei Uli in the end. Nor do we think we are rev. ing too much ?hen we any that all audi on. lit to perish, for they hare d poite.1 fiom the llihle We tegnrd the Hilile ni the great reformer of Ihe character of oui race^lhu elevator of its condition. Clort in Ihe train of Ihe religion of the Hilile, follow education, morality, industry, tern perance, culture in the arts of civilised ami refined society. If a people are so recrennl to their greater obligation s and highest in ter.-sts, Ut ihtm We liave abundant evidence in the history of these Schools, ol a people, noxious to bear their pail in the great onward movement of society, not on' ly seeking to rise themselves, but to raise with litem the poor and d slitutc. Wcsome times tbiuk if cle-gymen would look less at their own comfort, nnd more at Chiist nn.l Ihe good of the people, we would hav< more instance of their Inking hohl upon llie under strata of society, nnd raising tlx whole nin?4 around then) intellectually, morally and spiritually. May the Urtdville School* meet with that consideration and favor front ? generous public Which they merit. Vt ? have thus fulfilled our promise ol Inst week, to give a more extended notice of lleidvillc. lit any thing we have said, wc have nut heen influenced by prejudice) of s< ct, the Senior Editor being of a differ ant denomination from that tinder the nus. piees of whieh the Ilcidvillo High School) are conducted. A parting word as to Mr. IIdid himself; Pots men combine great attainments in learning ami fine talents with so tnueh mo derty and genuine piety. We remember to have heen [ resent when he made his grad naling speech in the South Carolina Col lega, some twenty yours back, and shall nev^r forget the electrifying etfret of hie oration, and how earnestly many of the distinguished gentlemen of this State, then aootu uuiumiiM, rxprmfd the doiirt that llie gifted y?unK orator tliould devote In in ?li to the liar Mil lo public life ; lint ha tor nook all tl>* IhUUsring allurements held out to linn, nn l adhered U. ilia purjvoae pravioualy entertained by himnelf, with the advice of hi* religion* friwnde, lo proper* himself for the ministry, whinh he did nfuir wards, by a thorough enurso of theological ttudiee at lha I'raabyleriao baininnry In Columbia. i K?r. Mr. CiaKW. the head of Uia Mala ' School ia It.ddville, is a gentleman of tin# abilitwo, high order of aeholaiwbip, and a very abb- teaeher. We ehowld take great pleasure in hearing of ineraaaing prorparity in hi* &?hi><4. Amortm* it called to live donble column advertisement of O. II. MoOnby, in which x^bB PtimL Ito |?r? a (host IntarMtlbg MMMMMj of fiflr groat SoathCaroIiniao*. who bavo anSMS ytlg^hLSSBBBltiybSWffd KW*7*Calhou^K | Jadgo iligsr, CberN, tad Wa?. C. Prvslon, JsHQ allofIbam aro so maohassociated ?Uh JHM g oH^tCfcJuiT to tofro?iri?on?fr that ufl|Aj& l i|^u?r ?Md not fail tnnUTtkln highly M InMnwl tbo very largo and brilliant aass^E..^ ' My ?i /a^loatSyytlloKJn (mTUCTTW^PW 3 HSKt:. f DiitrieU, now attending tbo Coori of Equity in i (Iroonrllo, wo observed among the Hiteaera. 1 a n.? - ? ?' * a. . a . m r rm onuMwn ?MMM ?Nk wlM ? composed the lebttiue Mn all '< with, wwtiMiili, aiMtawfttoa, wlgilnliljr doi ttriM,*HhMghbrtalydotM Most of thoUo? , ttN ?ti ?bwnttn a?i?tU?U ud eonrersaf ilous, I*, which Ura speaka* hiwtelf had taken t utaa ptd. somewhat, ft# hvsnid properly, alter r the w.nnor pr IiO?WtSWW ?ho,hcid of all manner r >? PPMfpCh Uxi?? wf.^iwaqtwr. / . .-.Trr-v^?*f.frrT--rr~i . t* ' (ion before the* Literary cfub on Friday evening last, In presence of a fine assembly . In t,he Court Ilouo, the weallior provlhg f favorable. H?e subject at' education, vu trented In n, manner worthy the great ah^ inexhaustible tflOme. The intelligent auditory were very ouoli dolighted with the 1 Pooler's learned and brilliant leetnre. It ' was eliquent, abounding in sound Phlloaophy, and ge^g pf thought of purest ray #e' retio, and much of it, nlao, was of a very n prnetioftl clinrncter. The lee lure* are re' warding the efforts of the club, to proenro them, and the large aaaeinbliea that hear ' them, beyond even the most sanguine CX1 pool at lone. ? ? The Tire Company. The Palmetto Tire Kngine Company bed n I jtararie on Saturday afternoon last. The Company formed at tho Kngtao llouso, attired In , their now and neat uniform of red shirt end bleoV panta, end marolied down Main street , headed by tho Dross Dand. Tho Kngine had boon beautifully decorated with garland* and wreaths. After letting their Fngine a while, the procession returned. This turn out of the yrganixatioD was quite a creditable one, and | wan universally nduiirod by t!)0 citisens, who wore proud to think that the plncc could I,oust ?f so cxcllont an auxiliary for the preservation ' of the property of tho T'wn. Wo thiuk it .V.MVO Hicmnuw jivuvivo iu iuu rvm, Jii.ics C. Fmitii, tbo indefatigable President of tho whole fire dcpartinont in tJrccnvlllo, wo observed, took an active part in the pnrnde, in uniform, and deserves great ere dit for M' irarN.-M. Wo have been requested by hitn to state that the roll of tbo Company is not as full ns desired, and that ho would bo pleased to enrol the names of all desiring to become members. Dancing School. , Our readeis will observe Irom an adverliseinent that Moos. Hkhuks, of Charleston, has arrived in Orornvillo, where he will open a Dancing School. Ilis rooms will bo tbo upper floor of tho building formerly occupied by Mi-sera llt&ONXKM. it GoOn- | I.KTT. I'ersous desiring instruction in the art, have now an opportunity afforded them. Tun next monthly meeting of the Green | ville Literary Club will be bold on Friday | evening next, 12th inst., at the residence of | Tio-mas m. Cox, Ivq Gen. Ellison carkua , will introduce the rulject of discussion' which is Maximums.". ( ? ra Church Dedication. ' The Methodist Episcopal Church recently 1 erected at J.tckson Orove, 10 miles above I Greenville C. H., will be dedicated on the I third Sunday in this month, hy Rev. 8. M- 1 Grkex. The public are Invited to attend. rox rnr. sotTiirnx RXT?nniti?. t The Union League of Greenville, S.C. 1 1 Celebrated the 4th uf July, by mooting at 1 their bodge, and then marching down third ' Avenue to Main, up Maiu to Duucoinbo ' I Street, and tben out to Mountain Creek I ? Church, where they spent tho day listening to I I appropriate addresses, delivered by several I , gentlemen (white and colored) and In eating < refreshments prepared for tho occasion. Tho wholo procession marched ont to the i residence of the President, where three cheers | were giren, and then they returned, with the President at their head, to the abern named place. , The meeting woe coiled to order, by tho Chairman, and prayer offered by lie v. (i. Pool( ' (colored.) 1 The President was tben called ont, bnt bo did not speak any length of time. Ho said llia^ the time had couo for every man to show hiM I true colors, ami aet like men ought to act, who want to see pcoco and prosperity, restored to ,ho land, for it is folly to reject the terms offered by tho conrpicrors. lie also thauked them" for thoir respect' showed hiin, by choosing him for a President, aud promised to stick to thorn faithfully. Mr. J. M. Allen, was then next called out.? II.. !.l 41 .11 U? O?? * ... r?.u j..? ail aiM'W id III l DIB not a )>Ut>lic speaker) but I havo bcro eome good anil I useful advice, that may be of use to you, iu 1 your now position." J(o told them that if thero wore any present who bad cherished false hope* of foiling eon tsoated laud, that the sooner tboy got out of uch noti'ioa, thobutter it would bu for thorn, fir aueh notions, would oaly tend to create indolence. lie illustrated his views, plainly and foroibly. lie said that be wanted tho ponpto to know that their polities bad nothing to do with their labor ; for wrbon a man liirud another to work for bias, be only hired bis labor, aad aot bis polities) justtbe same ae if be had bought a pound of sugar ami paid the money lor it, neither party would bo uudor may obitgallon to the oilier. 11c told tbrin that he was a lle|iubliran, and Wax proud of It; because they are the poor j man's fViefed, rind look at a man's intellect, and j aot hie birth place or cdlor : and their Inehrn- ^ mentality, brought about the freedom, eo long docirvd by hie bearers. Ho advised tbcai to prone truo to that party, and to beware of the sin of ingratitudo. n * In llic whole, hid speech war Cited with good I C? 1Yj m V.. 'X m; aay plrit enough, to uDfanaPHnfrMHaH^BH nay Ma what ha redly I^BHBh||H| i dlaaetnbior, ia aot lit to IIto. I haeo no peraoaal maliee ajSH >ut I mm oppoaod to any MEtf* tld^|^^Bgjg9 id to take away my rigbfr,Stt aaoow^BfflH olar. rv??H I baro boon a member of tho cbuM^pil wenty yoara; but if My a)*n thlnka , toiag to lot him intuit or li\}are mo, on aeflMH f my acnlimcnta, ho wilt find that there til Ight In mo : for I am man enough to take oaro >f number one. (Chccra and laughter.) I am not hoping to got any body'a land, aithont paying for it; but I am hoping to aao bo day when tholoavon of Republioanlam, wlM tawa WfttwmKttn jwvntw.l nf tho w?k..ln ltimm Vaaaa inve all heard my reasons far loving tbo Re>ubllean Party, so I will not tiaaao then: now, toeaase I know thai yea have not forgotten my I rat a pe?cl?. n lie said that many haro tried to talk htm eat >f his Republicanism, but it only makes him itrougor. II o exhorted the poeplo to stick to thoir work tad lovo every body, miad their own business md try to do right by every body, und then bore would be no danger of any of tho great roubles spoken of by Mr. Perry and others. Lie said that they must not wish for confiscation, for it is best for a man to buy his own land. Mr. R. Williams, (colored,) then took tho ttand. ITe said that his heart was so fan of oy, that be conld not express blinsctf; but hey it!) knew his position, and hs hoped that dl would go wull with them, and that posee ind plonty would soon return to all, und tb* oootrr the better. Mr. F. A. Williamson, (colored,) was called >ut next. Ho expressed much plaaaurc for [laving the opportunity to oprak to eueh *n audience on such important matter.? A.nd he ndvtscd llient to aeek for tho right patl?, and be nnre to kcop in it lie said that he loved the Republican party, and thought it a great Institution, because it helped him to get his freedom, and he was going to stick to It, tight or wrong, and would own it nnywhi-re ; but he wanted to love all, if they would 1st him do It;the only thing that he regretted, was, that freedom did not corns sooner. He eaid the lime will eome, when nanny will wish to become members of ids party; he did not want any confiscated land, but thought Congress was wise enough to attend to its own business, without his advice. Rev. V. H. llulkiey, (colored,) being prea? snt, wns asked to spesk by the Chairman.? lie siid llmt it was somewhat out of Ida line of business, to make a political tpeeih, yet he ?"tdd give some advice, and tel' th-m what Itc thought of things as they are* its aeid that he was sorry to see that men wrre eo nara wo rrcognin ine tianri Of (i?il in this change, nnder wliicli wo wore now living; for tha tiinc had coma when men muat ho valued hy (heir ronl worth, and not ??y complexion, for, after oil, good conduot la worth mora to a man than a white akin, tlo anld Ilia ehnroh rafuael to let him preach the gospel, looaurc he had colored blood in him, but he waa glad that the church to which ha now belong*, did not examine hie tdood, hut lii* character, and he intended to preach a Jcaus that did not care much about color. He said that he was one of the free negroes that the State wanted to sell out beTore the war; hut he never was more glad in all his life, than to see tlmt the market it topped forever [bo'ud cheer*.] Ood, he aid, muft bo praised for it. But Ood used the party he saw tit; an) they have done a jood job, nnd it is human nature to admire and lore those who hring us gtfte, even if they do tome from a higher source. None e in deny the right we have to lore the Republican party, for they have opened the school house to our dear children, and the putpita to our fathers and brothers, and the world to ua all I Ood will smile on ua, if we are not ungrateful. We hone soon to see llil? fair land Mottom liko the rose, and all fear and love God, as ?he father of ua allMr. Iloyet, (white,) was introduced. He anid that he fully endorsed the sentiment* of Rev. Bulk ley ; and after somo remarks, in favor of the Union, he bade them God speed, and took his seat. The line was again formed, nnd the pro. eersion, with the band at the head, marched homeward in gr.od order. When they returned to the T-odge, a salute was given to the and three cheers for Oen. Sickles, and the officers of his command. The whole number out was about ten or twelve hundred. And all showed k'ndness and respect, without any regard to color. WAsni^oron, July 9.?In tho Senate, the Judiciary reconstruction bill will was taken uP and tho day cuusuinod in arguing tho point whether military commanders should he allowed to appoint civilians to vacant State offices Adjourned, without definite action. In tho Ifonsc, tho reconstruction bill was returned,nnd the rlith section modified by ttrikug ont tho worJs, "or unless he shall consent o be relieved," end laeetUng Instead, "or In unit, punishable with dismissal from the ar. DV. or dlsouelilUd k? JJ?? ? _ ?? -j ..vniiwv iruni ine pcriornuM of fall ilntla* | m<I (lie bill ptHed^TMH 117 : ngri. HO, vii: Adnata, Berne*, Kl<lri<l*c? itiir, UloMbrennea, llotebki**, Martbei, Me> Collougb, Morgan, Morriaaey, Mingen, Nl<lark, Nicolaon, Noel, l'bilipa, Kaudull, Hob11*011, Rom, Hitgreavee, Htcward, Blono, Tabor, I'uuDulaj), VeuTruuip, Wood. A^ourood. Tiirkk being* of the Wlmt-i* ii race, villi human voioee, but ooforod witb titir, Iihvc been fjutnl iu Mssouii. joaj crop. The lend m whwlS^niY^pHMj^PHH ku had nothh?g etnee a mall qtumtByeV' *' mnnnra pat on the prevloua eprlag, ta< hU v. made moderate crop of rweot potatoee. W. D. CAR80W. toidvilla, SperUnbarg, 8, 0% ^ Tor the Soithera Enterprise. ? Tho following lieeolutions were peaned at a meeting of the members of the Palmetto Fire Engine Company, hoM oa Ilia night of the 6th inet.: Kttolfd, That the thanhe af the Company be end are hereby tendered te the la* diee who eo kindly aeeiated ua ia deeorating oar Engine for the parade, and to llUla Miee LULA WELLB tor the wreath presented to ne while paeetag on the etreet. Kttoivcd, That we tender oar thanhe to the Greenville Brute Band for the muela eo kindly furnished for the oeeoelon. Rttolvtd, That the above reeolntiona be nnbiinlu'd in the mw *?t TW A. A. FOSTER, 8*?'y Palmetto Fir? Engine Company, Greenville, 8. C., July 0, 1847. [ Wasmkolon, July 0.?The prosecution in the Surrnlt case closed to day. Bradley, jr., made the opening speech for the defence. He reviewed toe teelU mony of the prosecution, to show the prisoner's presence on the 14lh of April; and said be could prove that moat of the witnesses were either infamous or mistaken ; he would prove that Surratt was not within 400 miles of Washington on tho day of the assassination ; and further, that it was neither Booth, Surratt nor Atlerodt who were in. firoot of the theatre that night; but that ha would produce the three men referred to ou lite stand, and. would produce the man who looked into Lincoln's carriage, and the tnnn who called the time, as well as the individual described as the villainous looking man. In closing hia remarks, Bradlev said be would also pre* duce the original agreement between tbe assassins, with their genuine signa> tures attached, and that neither the name of Mrs. Surratt nor John Surretl would appoar upon that paper. Fourth or July Ciiimcs.?On Thursday we appreciated full? for the first time that St. Michael's bells bed come to town again. From day dawn until dark the city vibrated with the echo of their tones. As u Taffy was e ill -1 -1 I* ' * ??uiciininn sirucK upon our waking cars, the sound teemed wnfted from the land of dreams laden with reoolleetioae of ruany a boyish holiday ; and 44 Ynokee Doodle" ringing out above the at an y (lag that floated far beneath, sounded strangely familiar from the brazen throat" ; but44 Dixie's Land 11 and 44 Bonnie BIuo Flag " were tunee the iron tongue* had learned M tinoe laU we beard their toothing chime.*' and as the last notea were borne away upon the golden hued clouds of the west, they teemed to any, " How many a heart that tbea was way, Within tho tomb now darkly 4 walls J And hears no inoro those evening bolts.'* [ Chnrletton Mercury. An Old Proverb iLLusfftAftl).? That44 a new broom tweept clean" la a familiar saying, and it teems to be applicable to freedom. To prove thit we aead not glance at the history of the Greek or Koiuao and other ancient repubttas, nor even study the Drotrrawt of * modern republic, which has net j?( existed quite a century. In fact it k ?t>ly necessary to compere the kkemS Celebration of Thursday laat, in tbiidtr, with that of the fourth of July, ISM. The falling off iu the number* engaged in the proceaaioo thfia year aa eon* pared with last year, was remarked by ell. There was greet diflkreaee or opinion, of course, ea to the exact proportion, but peraona who ah on Id bo well informed, estimated the nans ber ibis year at only on* fourth ea rnauy aa laat year. I Charleston Mercmry. Tna Fourtm ra Wiaaaaoao.?Tbay bed a kirWouo au<i apuecbifyiug la Wtenahaaw am til# 4th. Th?r? warn arte 1,<M* eeleaed peapi* iu tho prooaaaion. Tho New* aaya i The colored poopta of Falrfteld District hare elevated tbemeelvee lu tha ealkaaUoa of thair white frlaada, and all tha whtt* people ehowed a tba 4th mutant, that they were inch, 'tat ene diScalty occur red ) but, en the other hand, tba eoVired dtiaene of tha District shewed that tbvjr deecrrep tha confidence and as <M lot WBIIN. TM MfTNl <MM< thoir willingnex# to reeognixo tboir dVMfte ft well <m their right*. Tkoy uimUeited ft ptfrpftM to truit tbeir white friend* of Ihb Houtb.