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r X / GENERAL NEWS. From the Charleston Mercury. Richmond, May 13.?The United States Court was packed this morning and a military guard Tpaajstationed around it and a strong^police inside." About twenty ladies were among the spectators, also fifty negroes. At *11 o'clock, Mr. Davis was brought in and took a scat next to the prisoner's box with General Burton and -the - Marshal. A servaut accompanied him. Mr. Davis sitting by an open window remarked, "It is a little cold is'nt it?" and he was then removed to a seat near his counsel in front of the Judge. General Burton's return to the writ was read and the Judge complimented him oh obeying the laws, and relieved him of the custody of Mr. Davis. The Marshal immediately served a bench warrant on Mr. Davis to answer the. Norfolk indictment. O'Connor spoke of Mr. Davis' long imprisonment and feeble health, arv.Lasked that he be bailed.There being no opposition upon the part of the prosecution who "fixed the bail at $100,000, the Judge an nounced his readiness to accept t.'ie bail, stating at the same time, that responsibility of the delay in bringing Mr. Davis' case into court, rested upon the government, not upon the District Attorney. . He also said that half of the bail should be given by ? --persons residing in the State of Virginia. The sureties then came for' ward, Horace Greeley being' among the first, followed by Schell, of New York; Jackman, of Philadelphia; and others..-' A number of gentlemen, residing in Virginia, offered their names as bail. Mr. Davis was congratulated by several friends, but there was no demonstration or noise of any kind. After giving bail to appear at the November term of the '. court, he was taken in a coach to the Spots wood Hotel. As Mr. Davis came out of the Court House and entered the carriage, after ? his release, there was a loud cheer from the crowd of negroes outside, : and about fifty cf them gathered around the coach and shook hands with him. He has remained quietly in his hotel all the evening. He will visit Canada in a day or two to lee T-? ' his cuuureu. The first name signed to the bail bond after that of Jefferson Davis is Horace Greeley, then Scliell, of New . York, and Jackman, of Philadelphia. A little lower down is the name of John Minor Botts. The Virginia residents who signed were prominent citizens of Richmond, merchants and lawyers. There seems to be a general feeling of relief among the citizens and authorities that Mr. Davis is at last at liberty. It is stated that the grand jury has indicted Vice-President John . C. Breckenridge, Judge II. W. Thomas, of Fairfax, and four others, for treason. Richmond, May 13.?It was de. cided to-day by those having Jefferson Davis in tneir immediate charge, that he should be conveyed to the . t. "A/mi na nvlvnt aIv at: nnssihlfi. WU1 I 1 VJUi UU W.y ^vvv.?.?r j In the hack with him were General " . jBurton, Dr. Copper, and Major McV.ISlrath, and in the other hack were Captain Millard, who was a Union officer during the war and is now one of the courteous proprietors of the Sporfctwood Hotel, and Dr. M<;Gill and the Rev. Dr. - Minegerode. On the return to the Spotswood Hotel, Rev. Dr. Minegerode, in the company of Mr. Davis and his family and a few personal friends, offered up prayer in thankfulness for the release of his friend and his restoration to the bosom of his friends and family, and for hi3 future protection. A large number of visitors were afterwards received by him. The following telegram was was received by Judge .Underwood in the court room to-daya short time before he admitted Mr. Davis to bail:' "Washington, May 13? ATfii Y*A nf nimo. -UUQ.^5 UIIUtTWUUU A>gn?isvi v_? ? ley. Remember Libby Prison, Andersonville, and Belle Isle. _ Fifty millions arc looking on and expect you to do your duty, while three hundred thousand patriots' graves cry aloud for revenge.. Your friends." Jefferson Davis, on his release, telegraphed his brother Joseph C. Davis, in Mississippi, the fact, and informed him he would write from New lrork. Mr. Davis and wife visited .the grave of their son this evening late at HollyWood Cemetery. Deluge in Wilmington?The Tlood.?But once or twice within the recollection of the oldest citizens has onr <Jity been visited with such a del* ' A as inundated the streets yestcrTt may be truly said that the of Heaven were opened flood-gates oted teids Bu(. the upon our ' -ere rejoicing in the ^TofXsun^nd^terdaj: gemal r?, ed the ey(f, For what a scene^ ^ , gear's the the first tine i? |a9 en(j??. property of our eit bjectcd t0 g?-ed by adeluge,^ of drains atid injury from the overflo ,the city gutters. Every portion v'-.~ s ) * ' * * ' * ?ai?????? bears marks of the general devastation, and the repair of the streets alone seems a Herculean task. The store of Messrs. Stolter & Bremer, corner of Market and Second, streets, was waist deeja jn-jva'ter^durhig~oiiexportitfn of the day, caused by.the closing of the drain in the lot adjoining by trash and barrels,which floated to its mouth and there interrupted the passage of the water. The extent of the injury sustained by these gentlemen we arc told is great, their loss reaching several hundred dollars. The preiuesis in this locality were also inunhatcd, and the basements of the buildings filled with water. In every quarter is damage apparent, and in all parts of the city are the effects of the inundation 'observable. Many of the stores on Yv ater-street served for the time being, as a passage for life water, seeking its way to the river after having overflowed its usual boundaries. I WiL.Dispatch, May y. . Active Emigration from Ireland.?The emigration from the South of Ireland has already set in k)n an extensive scale. In tho second week of April one thousand emigrants* all of whom were persons of some means,-left Queens town for the United States, and the- Cork Herald says tha-t berths have been secured in the out-going Ininan steamers b f\ one thousand andthreejhundred others. From Km*y aJsa-the^cxodus has been very great, and nearly all the southern counties have suffered more or lessfrom the same cause. The great emigration has already crippled farming operations in the South of Ireland to a serious extent. The Herald remarks: With, the present enhanced prices of labor it-will be difficult for farmers to. struggles on without a reduction in their rents, which in mo'st instances have been based on a low SLauuu.ru vi HMgw. Texas.?Gen. Griffin has issnccfan order forbidding ex-Confederates in Texas to sit on juries. ' .TheHouston Telegraph says:' The truth is, trial - by jury in this State, either in civil or criminal cases, is now in the hands of the blacks almost entirely There are hardly enough white men in the State who can honestly take the test oatli to make a grand jury for a Curcuit Court. More than half the blacks cannot honestly take it. Not only will most of our jurymen be blacks, but many of the blacks are themselves shut out. . I A Sole.mtst scexi:^r-xoat<>i^ttjbeing the anniversary of the Ladies' Memorial Association, the ladies visited the ccmetary and church buryin g-gr tun ds, and silently and solemnly decorated the graves of those who fell in the lost cause." There was no pompor display", of addresses; but simply-a quiet discharge of agacred duty. The flowers that'-were strewn upon the graves of the fallen soldiers will .wither and die, but thn remembrance of the worthy dead can never be erased from the hearts of our countrvmpn. Tim ladies were their true I friends wlien tlicy were in the tented field, and it is the ladies who now pay the honors due the soldier-dead. ' Col. Phoenix. May 11. ???-? Old Kaintucjc.?The Louisville) Courier says, among the other ques-1 tions settled by the people .of Kentucky; last Saturday, at the polls, was that concerning the proscription ! of men for their'antecedents. Hereafter no one is to be banned merely | because of his action or sympathy with the Confederats cause during the late calamitous war. Both wings of the opposition insisted upon that test, and tlie.'people of the State have entered their protest by an overwhelming majority. Tiie Wesleyans in England.? The Sunday schools of the "Wcsleyan denomination in England are receiving increased attention. The last educational report shows a total of more than 5-13,000 children in the schools, the number haying increased by 127,000 during the past ten years; whilst in the same period the church members, now numbering 331,000, have increased by 07,000. Pu T.nn letter savs that some -LilU utuuai v iv j ? Southern planters i.'ave purchased land in the District of Champinas* and are attracting the attention of the Brazillians by using the plough and other implements, and the dealers in- these articles are driving a j brisk trade. Those Americans who ! settled on the coast South of Rio have erected saw-mills, and are now supplying the Rio market with excellent timber. Jerusalem.?The British counsul at Jerusalem erports that the population of that city in 1866, was 18,000, of whom about 5000 were Mohammedans, 8000 Jews and the remainder Christians of various denominations.' c v J ? ? Two lines of telegraph-cbnnect Jem-,, salem with Europe. "The chief native industry is.tbe' manufacture of soap and what is called Jerusalem ware, .consisting of chaplets, crucifixes crosses and the like, made principally of mother-of-pearl and olive wood, and sold to the pilgrims who annually repair to the Holy City to the number of from 6000 to 8000. The principal imports from England are cotton and colonial goods. Of the former, some three or four hundred bales, of the value of from <?16,000 to <?20,000 are imported annually. The Abolition or Slavery in Brazil.?A cable dispatch to the New York Herald from Rib Janeiro," by way .of London, announces that slavery has been abolished i:j the empire of Brazil by an imperial decree of Don Pedro II. The -decree provides that all children born within the limits of the empire after the 8th day of April last shall be absolutely free, by birth, and that in a period of twenty years thereafter slavery and involuntary servitude shall forever 1 "RivitJI lvnrl n. nnnnln,- I tion of 7,077,800, of which it was estimated that 2,000,000 were whites, 1,121,000 mixed free people, 800,000 civilized Indians, 600,000 mixed slave population, and 2,000,000 blacks, or African slaves. Heavy Failure in Havana.? The special correspondent of the NewYork Times writes the following in a lct-tter dated April 27?th: . The long expected financial crash and failures auiong the merchants and planters are about' commencing. In my last I informed you of the failure of the largo'provision house of Lopez. Trapaga & Co.,. and now the list lias been swelled 'by the failure of the merchant and planter, J. A. S. Argudin, well known in the United States. Mi;. Santa Cruz dc Ovedo, whose, "diamond wedding" created such an excitement several years ago, has made an arrangement with his creditors for about 4250,000 which lie was unable t'vpay,, but lie has been enabled to make the necessary arrangements to prevent him from becoming bankrupt. Several more failures arc expected within a few days and things look yery squally. This ?catc of afairs, the general stagnation in every branch of business and the new tax law, make commercial operations very f* -1 difficult, as there is no commence among the merchants. Qualifications of Voters in New York?Distinctions on Ac-. -eorrrr or Color.?The New York. Tribune, which hasfbecn instrumental in forcing unqualified negro suffrage on the South on Friday states as follows the conditions of suffrage in the State-of New York: The qualifications of white voters arc that they shall be twenty-one years of age, and citizens^f the United States for at least ten days, and residents of the 1 State for a year-next proceeding the election; of the county four months; and of the election district thirty days. Colored men, besides" fulfilling these requirements, must have been citizens of the State for the last three years, and he posessod of a freehold estate worth $250, over and above all debts and incumbrances charged thereon, and have paid taxes on the same.? But no one can vote who has been j convicted of an infamous crime (unless I subsequently pardoned;) who is dircct! lv interested in anv bet or wager upon the election; tvIio took part in or encouraged the rebellion; who deserted from the military service, or who left the State to avoid the draft. Singular Dream of a Young Lady.?The daughter of M. Edwardr i White, on Ilarnden street, whose remarkable illness was mentioned in the Express two or three days since, spoke ) and received nourishment yesterday for the first time in the last twentyone days. We learn from the esteemed minister, who has been in constant attendance upon her, that she expressed herself as having been perfectly sensible of all that passed, around her during her illness. She mentioned several scenes and events that occurred at the bedside, which," at the time, were of painful interest to her, though she was unable in any way to express, or even intimate her recognizance of them. This is one of the most remarkable cases that has ever occurred in this community. Pet. Ex. When Mary the wife of William Prince of Orange was asked what she intended her husband should be if she became Queen, she answered. " A.11 rule and authority shall be vested in him." There is but one command which I wish him* to obey; and that is Husbands, love your wives. For myself, I shall follow the injunction, Wives, be obedient to your husbands in all things. There are twelve thousand colored i sehools in the South. I THE JOTBNAJL ~ Tl?"rsday, May 16, 1867. Registration. . We publish in another place the registration order of Gen. Sickles, announcing that on and after the third Monday in July next ho will proceed to register the voters of South Carolina in accordance with tho reconstruction laws adopted at the late Congress. Tho importance of every voter regis-' tering his name cannot.bo too strongly impressed' upon our people. It will not do to sacrifice the right to vote, in obedienco to a sentiment of disgust and indignation, which many entertain at the requirements of those, laws. Our people uro conquerod aud have no rights but at tho will of tlio conqueror. We must accept his terms and adhere the more tenaciously.to the limited, rights s'ecui-cd'to us under those terms,, because they are all-that are leffc?to ns, and must form tho basis of any restoration of our liberties, possible in the future. Tho class of our people excluded from the registration for parti ipa tion. in the war, is not large. Judicial, legislative and executive officers who embraced the cause of t'io South and followed her fortunes voluntarily, alone can bo excluded. The' opinion of theAttorney General, at Washington, who has-this mattor now under consideration, may. still further rcsvticj^his exclusion. Let" it bo'as wide as it may, the number .excluded- in South Carolifrom this cause, will bo inconsiderable. Thoso * who aro excluded will not bo without their influence in the elections. It would' not bo unreasonable to suppose that each ono of them may- turn at least one vote, by ihe force ofliisopinions. It is no hopeless struggle upon which wo enter. The thing to. bo accomplished is to break down .the attempt now being mode, to separate- the two races. If wo enter tho .contest in the spirit of peace, and use the weapons of truth and justice, wo m ust'succeed. There is nothing moro certain than that neither raco can prosper if justice is denied to either. Let justico to the full extent of existing laws be done, and harmony, security and prosperity in V?n? fvnin. On fVio nt.llfir UiU JIVllU ?T XXX 1VUX UU1U. VM W4.V hand, if prejudice and passion rule the day, a common ruin will involve the land, from which will emerge but one race of people, from M^ne to Texas. Wa_cannot suppose under the prpvidenco ofGod, that any such doom awaits us and therefore, we are. for entering upon this scheme of reconstruction heartily, hopefully^ fearlessly. "We annex the remarks of the Charleston Mercury on this subject: "The whole frame work of our State organization and ovory right in,the community is involved in the action taken by our citizens in this business, and it I requires no reflection .to arrive at the vital importance of every one registering \jlio is entitled to vote. For weal or for woe, for conservation or for Radical rain, this matter is going to docido the fate of our people. If ruined, they are to have a voice and hand in their destruction, and either apathy or timid apd hopeless time-serving will accomplish the end of making ".lie country unendurable?without security fur life or property, and with a disgusting and degradiug war of races. It is incumbent .?x- xi 1:..~ UpOH US 10 rise WJ tue ie.iu/.iuiun ui uui true position; to understand the dfficulties and dangers by which wc arc surrounded, and to shape our course with wisdom and discretion, no less ; than with courage, fidelity to ourselves, and the vigor and energy-of a community striving for existence?for every interest, and every right, and every hope, which makes life valuable. However unpleasant and humiliating the the dirty work of canvassing and electioneering, it cannot ho avoided, and must bo done. Wo have faith to believe that the people of tfto State will do their part honestly and actively, with a manly patienco and good sense. The State can and will be -saved from tho Radical inundation and overthrow which otherwise is likely to prevail over our rights, property and civilisation. In this givat impending emergency South Carolina expects every man to do his duty No good citizen \v o can voto should fail to register; and wo trust that such men will be appointed to conduct the registry that no suspicion of party trickery or foul play can possibly rast on the results of the ballot boxes. This seems clearly the intention of General Sickle's order." Convention, or no Convention. Governor Perry lias publishod a lotter in his worst stylo and worst tomper, urging the people of the State, to voto against a convention.- We can sympathize with andifully comprehend the bittfer disappointment and all its train of irritation?,'suffered by this gentleman at having. snatched from Iris grasp, in the very piomont' of their fruition, the luscious Harvest of his labors and his hopes. But ; how can Mr.. Peer v fail to see in the political doctrines .of the day, consolidation and universal ;suf-:i frage, the logical-sequenceof the idels '/ which placed him so long, so ho'nesily and so fearlessly, in opposition to the old South Carolina Democracy. But ^vo liavo to do with the future and not the past. Hr Perry says that -, we are led by our fears of confiscation, j to adopt a policy which will lead to-, confiscation and the suiTOudor of the j~ Stato Government into tllo hands of tho | negro race. Wo think thero is no { reason to .fear confiscation in,eithertontingoiicy. CongTcss has not the powor to confiscate lands,- nor has aStato or a people under tho constitution. Article Fifth of thcr amendments / ,1 i*, ? .7*. 1 "flA .1 . 1 * or mo constitution ox x t cu, ueciares. tliat no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property, -without duo process of law. So long as we remain undortho military law of conquest, to which permanent condition Mr. Pjjunr would consign us by his counsels, we'are npt under the .constitution and not; protected by its provisions, but the- moment we enter into a ntate government , legally authorized, tho.. mantlo of its protection is thrown over us, and no person can bo deprived of. Jiis. life, liberty or. property, but by due process-of. law. It is f r this protection, that wo en:-'; tor earnestly upon tlie work -of reconstruction, on the only terms accorded us:' Upon a conviction of treason, , it is. true/ tho property' of the few unpakdon^d rebels in the State, might bo- forfeitedto tho United Sta'es, foi-tbe lives of-the offenders, but this would hardly be sufficient to excite the cupidity of the lawless in a reconstructed Stato, while the readiest way to iacito to tho prosecution of such cases, would bo to a 'opt the contumacious course proscribed by Governor Pf.hry. Now, if Mr. Pkhut. has any reasonable ground to hope that the State can bo -carried at tbe next elec tion against a Convention, how .much more reason is there for hoping, as .wo do, that we can carry the election'for members of a convention upon a sound and safe platform, which will secure a just and moderate constitution and. government, offering due protection to all the people of "the" State. Mr. Perky twits the quondam secessionists with leading off in favor of a convention.? AYe accept the imputation, and thank him for the valuable testimony he thus bears, to the wisdom and moderation of that long-suffering and much reviled people?of whom some "day. it'will be said " those are thoy who com9 out of great tribulation." ' I? cleave cf Mr. Davis. ,f _i. AYe have tho gratification of aniioun- . cing to our readers tho welcome, in-, tolligcnee of the release of Hon. Je?- | ferson' Davis on bail?after two long years of a cruel and unjust imprisonment?tho particulars of which, will bo round in another column. 1 A Hew Trial. Tho Court of appeal; ha3 granted a new trial to J Irs. M.\i:c.varr Klckr..vni), ami lior two so.is, Powklt. and MdR.in Tvinicr.anr> couvictccl of murder at the Into term of our Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas. They have been brought back to Camden'and are now in Jail. A Ivlean Thie? . On Saturday night or Sunday morning last, a man calling himself Capt. G.\inks, and hailing from North Carolina, stole amnio from Col .Wm. Dixon, of Liberty Hill of this District, took it a few miles below Camden and on Monday last, sold it to "Washington* Anckcji, an honest, industrious frcedman, for one hundred dollars in gold, and a silver watch valued at thirty dollars, thus robbing tho poor man of the last dollar he possessed-a sum saved perhaps, from years of toil and , r> i iy 11: 4.1., n. ....... I irugaiity. snun^ uw muw u.u.>w said Ixo intended taking tltc cars for Sumter, whero ho hail demands for tlio two other mules lie had sold, but tho probability is that he took some other route. Uo carried with him an army saddle and bridlo. Gainks is described as about five feet seven inches in height, light sandy hair, blue eyes and florid complexion, and has a slight scar extending from the forehead to near the right eye. A reward of fifty dollars is offered for his arrest. Editors in this State and North Carolina will confer a favor on a worthy man by giving tho rascal a passing notice. * Public Meeting'. A meeting ctf firs' citizens of-the Towtf of Camden, regardless of color, was" hold on Saturday evening the 11 th inst., at the colored Baptist Church, the object of. it being to discuss inxun . informal way, the political condition, of f ;; our . common - and to ;. take friendly coun s el together as tpr what' . cptfraeitJib.eh'oo'Yes usgns"good^atizions' to' pursue, .finder. the circumstances.- . Though theTa'otice j^iv.en had, been so" , brief that the meeting might almost bef i considered an ex tempore,one, the (Jhurcnr 1; * was filiod with an assehiblage. of'both v 6exe3. ; ' ; Joiix'A, Cnnsycr briefly, hut 'perti-r' nently defiued the object of the* meeting> Capti Sjlmdel Place,.o? tho'Freedmea'ffv ' Bureau, whose fair and impartial con-' . duct towhrds^//the citizens of the Dis-^ twet.'dimm* .the hasfc vear.-has elicited^ l:'-" ~ ~~~ ^ IT. ~ 7 f ,v i?----^ V.--Wthe praises pf. all, tfesj^addresseid ".thtf audience iri tis usual happy and forcible manner,. proving*.-*conclusively dn*y \ ring the'couxso of his reumrks, that*'v; :' the interest c^oiKi^jBLaro^ identical, ian.4-att4hjrt is neceSsary for our ooEw^'/aSiff.; friends to do, , is to practice honesty and industry, and afiain education in bider ' to fit themselves to assume their proper, position as free citizens'of. a. free coun-.. +ry ' ' ' u' r/'- ^ tf-'-.r Brief addresses were.; aftervvards;de- '; . liveredliy Dr,.D. L. Des-iussuue, X' k. \ >WiThEnspoos, J. A. "SCHIIOCK; . "W-' E .TrrnxEu, Jonx a; 'Chessst,- Bev. Bet. Lawsox, 5ley. AfoxROK-BoTKra' and others, ' in Tvhich,'-as was to be expecte^!,^* ?onie\ slight diversity of opinioir^wtis I 'v'v. expressed,-' yet . aU argued that no r ^v,' .',':' ground for antagonism existed 'between - us, and 'that; it" was thbduty of all .to: " . si's*. . ' .: work together with the.yiew of/restor/ ing prosperity :tb this imj?ver^ed5^^. section of our country/ 'The remarks' ;4 v of the Eev.'Be>\ LawSoh. -wereiparticu^, ' la'rly appropriate. Ho has tho;happy " tadenfc, possessed ;by '6b few,/speakera) ofr carrying his. audience: along withv him, and is a striking eiridbneb'of tlie -/ '.1 e-w.t +Vn fvh AWdrnATi h.avf> mnlv to oh- . taineducation to enable fljein td make "7 '< ". '*. ' " ' '? *'<m% ' ' their mark, high, and * to' attain, to. .if! > ;'!.% * Excelsior should be their motto. . ^ The meeting -was a most harmonious-. ,r' ; one, and doubtless has had a good ef- >? : feet ill dissipating many^ a groundless prejudice which e:ristcd in the minds of .,V. both races towards eacli other. S. ^ ' .Dismissed* ^ The petition "ofcGeorgia; praying for : ; an injunction against tlie execution of the-Reconstruction: Acts, has been diemissed by the. ^uprcme. Court, Dn the alledged :grbun|-or wantof j urisdiction. The Mississipph'jetition which is said to <fover the AihadSas case of Treasury seizure, -is - yet to be argued; It will . jcrdbfthly.-.^di^b^od^of in the same wov. riSyfgffy. r . v '\.~ > jottiuui,. CoLxfkiJUj .S. C., Iftiy 10, 1867. ^jfitfvBDfxba.:*' Believing that the "friends of the Bible in this S.tate should know -what tho American Bible Society has done, during the past two years, for the spread of the Holy Scriptures in South Carolina, permit to make the following brief" statement through tho columns of the Camden Journal. By tho request of tho Bible Societies, Bible committees and reliable voluntary distributers in tho various districts, the Board of Managers ofthg American Biblo Society, through my instrumentality, sent into South Carolina, donations of Bibles and Testaments for tho year ending April 1st, 186G, 18,078 volumes, value $7,021.-16 ; and for the year ending April 1st 18G7, 24,585 volumes, valuo $10,505.49. Applications for donations of the scriptures continue to bo received by mo every month by persons in the various Districts, for distribution among needy whites and frecdmcn who caa read. As it is the earnest desire of the American Bible Society that every destitute persons in South Carolina, who can read, irrespective of color, should possess a copy of the word of God, the society is prepared to supply all Bible onmalioo onfl mic*?r*nciT?1o_ noTsnna in this State with donations of Biblea and Testaments for distribution. Those reneeding books for distribution, must, apply to me as State Agent at Columbia, S. C., and it will afford me pleas-, ure to endorse all requests for books . and to forward them to the Bible House at New York. Applications for books must reach me before the middle of each month, so that they may be for* warded to the Bible House in time before the meeting of the Board of Managers which takes place on the first Thursday, iu every month. All busir ness v connected with the America^ A