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0 LKTTEll OK HON. W. W.13OY0E, p: Mr. Editor: The following letter P will, no doubt, bo of interest to the public?I baud it to you for publication. c; It gives the views of one who, by virtueofhis residence in Washington, is a fully posted as to thp political scnti- 11 ments and agencies which concern us 0 of the South. The writer is too well h known here for inc to say more than that his views will receive a most re- ,! spcctful consideration from his old con- c etituents. Your's Respect full v, I J. P. THOMAS. 1 Washington', December 9. . c S Col. J. P. Thomas?Dear Sir : In pursuance of my promise to you, I propose briefly to give you my impressions as to the political situation. I did not sooner comply with your * ^ ?Li ? iimA TTT n a request because itnougu*/ iu? muc not propitious. The passions engender ( ed by the presidential election did not ^ permit a calm consideration of events. ( The election of General Grant settles , uch of the past, and opens a new fu- } ture to us. General Grant's election . is the ratification by the people of uni- , versal suffrage, subject to the fourteenth , constitutional amendment, and cstablishes the legalitv of ihe existing State , organizations South, which have grown , up under the Iteconstruction Acts of , Congress- Such being the case, I , think our people ought to accept these results as accomplished facts. The elec- , tion of General Grant means yet more. . The conviction exists North, with ; the majority of the people, that , opinion is not free South, and that the . political action of both whites and blacks is subject to duress, proceeding to the extreme, in some instances, of actual violence and even political assassinations. The electron of General Grant is the protest of'the North against this alleged condition of affairs, and means that all the power of the Federal Govcrnmcut will be exerted to put it down. It is the danger arising out of this matter, which strikes me as the most alarming circumstance of our political future. Unless this condition of things is suppressed by the voluntary action of the Southern States, the most decided measures will, I think, be resorted to by the Federal Government to cure the alleged evil; and General Grant, as President, will, I have no doubt, enforce these measures of repression energetically, with military force. This would naturally produce more revolution South, and its results might be a series of the most deplorable consequences. In view of this state of things, I think it is a matter of the greatest importance, that the Southern States should make the utmost exertions to remove all alleged causes of complaint on this subject, and thus anticpate and render unnecessary the action of the Federal Government. As additional inducement to this line of action on your part, T would remark that what you waut", above all other things, at the South, is internal harmony. If you had this, you would receive a large influx oi wnuc popuiauou and capital. This would be of incalculable benefit to you, both in its influence on your material iuterets, and as relieving you from universal suffrage. The .obstacle to your receiving this population and capital now, is the ap. prehension which exists as to the auarchibal condition of our society. It is a striking fact, that both the great ' political parties of the country, have thought it to their iutercst to represent Southern society as in a condition of chronic insecurity and violence; the Democrats, in order to show the evils of universal suffrage; and the Republic j cans, to illustrate the disloyal sentiment of the people, and their consequent unfitness for any part in the control of the Federal Government. Between these two sets of representations, the '< the movement of population and capital < to the South is almost entirely checked, i It is your policy to have it believed, 1 , that order reigns supreme South. Ileuce ' you ought to do all in your power to ( make order she fact, and to protnul- <' gate it. You should, I think, keep se- i veral ideas prominently in view as your '> policy. < 1. You ought to regulate the rela- 1 tions between the whites and the blacks, < so as to have as much harmony and < good feeling as possible bctweeu them, t To this end, nothing is so efficacious as < kindness to the blacks. * 2. You ought to have perfect tolcr- ] ancer of political opinion. Let every ' one, white and black vote as he pleases. < ' ??.J /n waum f o e?4- ftnr} n ro 1 'infln 1 auu UU3L KAJ JUUJ lUVb auu iJUtuiui i?Juuence for a just share of political pow- t er. 3. You ought to extend a cordial and * a kind welcome to the Northern people 1 to settle among you, without regard to < their political opinious. Once you did i this, the troubles of the future would I be largely overcome, and your material s progress would be wonderful. See what t immigration is doing for the Northwest, * in spite of its austere climate. Think 1 what immigration would do f'orthogeui- t al South. . s 4. You ought to seek to conciliate Fed- u eral Government. Remember the Scrip- t ture injunction, "Agree with thine ad- e versary quickly." The Federal Gov- ( ernment for the present, and for years t to come, means the Republiaiun party, t Do not wage a frantic war against this. <3 party. Remcfnber that the Democratic t party is not strong enough now to be of c any service to you. Re calm and con- " ciliatory, and wait the course of events, u It would be fortunate it you were in i o tWt independent condition that both 1 ~JPL^O?L?? * bii? II? TTT~ ip- consdcrablc towns of the State, including rj Richmond, had been searched by the rn- father in person, aided by the police. Z7 ra- The daughter in clerkly disguiso then III icc explained, as best as she could between = 2C sobs^- and it was "the old story told rse again." She had loved and seeu her < ate love thwarted by parental opposition, ^ the most relentless and unfeeling. Her - - - ? - i fav artics North would bid lor your su ort. 5. General Grant will, I think, eai stly desire to make his aduiinist on national, and to restore real pe; nd harmony to the late bclligereut si ions. A moderate, conservative cou n the part of the South, will facilit is policy in this direction. (3. In conclusion, the thing you w; 3 peace. To get peace, you niustp ure it by peaceful means. Let i Icpublicansand Democrats South wi litter war against each other, if tl :hoosc; your couditiou calls for more crvc. Yours, sinccri-ly, WILLIAM W. BOYCfi THE CASE OF JEFF. DAVIS Richmond, Dec. 3 In the United States Circuit Coi Uhief Justice Chase, on the bench, ;ument was couimenced on a motior juash the iudictment against Jeff, ris. Robert Ould, counsel for Da irgucd that the fourutecnth amendui punished Davis by di.sfranchisemi ind this punishment was chosen by voice of the Ameuican people, as a r ciful substitute for the penalties of d( and confiscation, contained in the (. stitution. That the punishment at pis commenced upon the date of adoption of the fourteenth article, he cannot now be punished in any ol way. That the latest expression of svill of the people, in their Constitut is the law, and it repeals all former visions made for those who engagei rebellion. That the fourteenth, art is that latest expression?intended prcssly for, and covering cases o engaged in the late rebellion, and no man can be punished twice for same offence. 11. H. Dana, couusc the United States, said Ould's proj tion was, in the nature of things, en ly new, and was unexpected to the ( eminent counsel; and he expected to the Court. The Chief Justice the argument of the counsel was unexpected to (he Couit?it having posed, after the announcement that inotiou to (|uash was based on the f toenth article, that this line of argun would be pursued. Time was given Government counsel to confer, and court took a recess at noun. 3 P. M.?After the rc-assemblin the CourP, II. II. Wells and Disi Attorney Beach for the Government plied, contending that the fourtcr amendment merely created a disab and not a penally, which is the sub of judicial sentence, and was not in sistent with the act against treasot The amendment was permanent prospective, and could not rcasonabl construced as intended to repeal e: ing .punishments 1'or past and fu treasons. The Couit then adjuur: Dana closes to morrow for (lie Gov mcnt, and O'Connor Tor Davis. Richmond, Dee. i In (lie United Stales Ci.cu't Cc this niormiug, the Chief Justice j a certificate oi division of opinion, on motion to qnash the Davis indictm The* case of Davis in this Court then continued until (lie May tern order that the motion to quash may decided in the Supreme Court he the ease is called again here. The C directed a renewal of the hail huu the prisoner to he made. A RICHMOND ROMANCE. Commission houses and their cot ing rooms have little of romance al flint n nrifl dnnstifinonf 1V l.llOV :iri> fhn places where the world looks for tlu mantic. Rut very recent devclopnn in a Richmond establishment have v beautifully illustrated that line ofV ter Scott's, that "Love rules the camp, the court, grove," md sheds its iufluence uutrauimlei the sunshine, investing with its wari md brightness the darkest and u uninviting places. Two months or more ago, a vac clerkship in the house refeircd to applied for and filled by a youth aj rently about sixteen years of age. applied in response to an advertisem jf the firm?Wanted, a youth who write a good hand and come well rcc aieuded. Out of sixty odd applies iur hero (or heroine) took the palm die neatness, legibility, and regula )f his chirography, was scut for, ] seated himself, and was installed in position of entry clerk. lie displa remarkable aptitude for busiuess; juick and accurate at figures; c^er re; ;o run on an erraud, or lend a hand tuythin g that was to be done. In it ners he was polite'; blushed when loo it or spoken to ; wept when chidcd lis employers, or chafed by his-fell :lerks because of his pccliy cheeks, fi nine figure and general girlishness icarance. Time wore on. The bi ieasou came, and brought with it ag leman from beyond the Blue Kid vho had occasional dealings with i louse. Desiring to examine the st< ho entry clerk was called from tool and instructed to show the geul nan over the floors. Their eyes m hose of the strange gentiemcu aud I ntry clerk?the gentleman stamurei 'Great God !" and staggered into ase he clerk blushed scarlet to the ear ti hen burst into tears. Then.came t lenouemcnt. The gentleman explain hat he recognized the lost daugb >f a citizen of his ccuuty; that she 1 way in August last, and had be uourned by her parents aud friends lead, as they could gain no tidings Lcr whereabouts or fate, though all t int lover, youthful as she, being aiso op- ? ivo posed by parents, left home soon after, pei the and came to Richmond, where he was wjl ige not long in obtaining employment. A ley secret correspondence was opened be- . rc tween the two, aided by other parties. 0 This lasted for some time,and strength- o? ened the cord of affection, drawing the twain nearer each other, though separatad by the misty mountains and many miles of cruel space. At last in one of aj't those fatal moments of a girl's weaknss, urt, she resolved to give up all for love? ar- home, and heaven, too, if need be? CCI 1 to and left the houso one evil night, when hn Da- the family were absent, equipped in ap vis, her brother's Sunday suit, determined mt ent to rejoin her lover in Richmond. This j cnt, she did ; and though he, timid boy, was the at first freghtencd at the step*his sweet- riJ ucr- heart had taken, she, by artful stories C;ath of the treatment at home, infused into wi ?on- him a manly spirit, and heboid bpy, jia Da- resolved to become the protector of in-t:t 1.- nf et< inc noccnce, win it; nu ummu and her sex in his own bosotn. Efetook her SP :her to his boarding house and procured for of the hern room separate from hU own.? ion, It was agreed between theui sne shonld pro- preserve her incognito, and~*ink her ' J in sex aDd identity in male appearel.? a?: icle Thus, with his assitance and in this fu ex- disguise, she had sought aud obtained ki f all the position as entry clerk in the estab- m that lishmcnt, where she was first discovered ^ the as we have related. ~ I for AVell, having told her romantic sto- 'K )osi- ry, the girl, who shall, be nameless, tu tire- gave the address of her lover, a uics- m ?ov- scngcr was dispatched for him, and lie aj( also came lie made a clean breast, confess- . said ing all. They had both been industri- 1 not ous, working hard in their situations, yc sup- with the one object in view, and that the was marriage, as soon as they had ac- be our cumulated enough money to obtain a tent a bridal* tronssou, rcut chambers, and the sot to housekeeping. The respective ' the parents of the truant lovers were in form- ai cd by telegraph of the siiuation of af- co g of fairs, and they telegraphed back ut once, re tricw "marry theni and send them home." to , ic- One day last week witnessed the rc mtli f urn and reconciliation beyond the inoun ilily raiii3. May the couple who have at'ain- ni jeet cd the fruition of earthly bliss through lit con- such tribulation have scores of children, vj J.? and live to celebrate their golden wed arc! ding! y be w sist- 13'.;5tioi> Davis.?We learn from the P1 turc Wilmington (X. C.) Journnl, of yester- di tied.' day. the Right Rev. Thomas F. Davis, rn Kpisc- pal Dishop of this State, preached ^ in St. James Church in that city * o n 3. Sunday morning'.est. The Jonrrldt, in urt, speaking o * tlie sermon of this ttcncr- d< jive able i'aihcr in* Israel,says': "The sor11 lie niou was exceedingly ar .u ncnlive and j( ent. very learned in its character, and was was :sp cially adapted fo the occasion, the i, in first Sunday in Advent. It was deliv- u' be creil by the venerable Bishop from his it fore chair. his feeble health rendering it iin- in ourt possible lor him to stand so long. His d of voice, though evidently weakened front . age and sulfcting, has in it at times something of the power of youth. The to town of his nativity feels her pulse beat el iut- wa,LU wit'1 affcetiun aud pride at the rc miit sight of so eminent a son and go dis | tiuguished a father in the Uharch. i rojuts " There are in California sixty-two -cry thousand Chinese, nearly all arc en\ral rolled in six clubs, corresponding to tlic uC six districts from which the emigrants the come. On the arrival of au emigrant ship, agents from the clubs take charge 3j ,l3 of tliose who have come from the dis- ^ iuth ,r'ut,d represented by their companies. Josl At the elub house tlieemigrant is boarded and lodged at a small cost until iic sh ?in? has obtained employment. Should he ' was be out of work at any time afterwards ' he is permitted to return, and should he be sick, lodging is provided for hiui. enj In case of indigent, sick or disabled, the can c'u'r?> ^ they should not be provided P? for by private coutiibulions, find lodg- '<>' mts 'nos' Puy doctors' bills, and in cases where i t is necessary for the patients to . return to China, dofray the cost of their ire F,SM3*' The name of eveiy member ^ is inscribed in a book kept for the pur- 00 ved I)03e> u?d to prevent the absconding of t01 was defaulting debtors, all persons pr-opo- as Oliino avn Knntwl ts\ L MU^ IV ICIU1U WU \J uiuu niv uvuuu wv/ Q(? [at reporttheir intention to the committee of the club, who only allow them to deked Palt W'1CD they are satisfied that in do- je i ing so they will leave no just claim un^ settled, in most of the club houses a room or part of a room is set apart /'or the wa L worship of spirits of deceased members. aP There an altar is erected, on which arc t ^ placed the offerings of friends aud relatives; while behind it is kept the length- jj 2 ' cuing, meluucholyr roll of those who , have died in the laud of their exile. ?r? c.k Tr his .je. True to Life.?The Georgia cot- rec ct respondent of the New York Times, to the photographs certain parties in Georgia, pe -e(j after this fafhion : pr A- mL^ f.A* ta onrl Jf ic oc wnll frv or1_ I :utj X I1C 1UUU 13, auu IV 10 t?.j vv, j. ^ ps, mit it frankly, the enterprising indi,he viduals called "carpet-baggers," who ^cr icd lead the Radical party in Georgia, aro out tor not as scrupulous as they might be, fes' au and it would not be too rank injustice jjn en to say of them that they are a leetlc , as more selfish than patriotic, and that if to of trouble pays better than peace they '1XS he would very generally prefer trouble. legi j l ME JOURNAL. |l t mrsday, December 15,1868. v . P TO POSTMASTER^ t Our List Book having been destroy- ? with tho office, we have to ask the or of Postmasters to distribute pa to subscriberii-at their offices. They I also greatly oblige us by forward- J r us the names as far as practicable, i those who receive the paper at their t ices. < TO OUR READERS. . ( In re-appearing before our patrons* er a temporary severance of ties, lich have so long eonnected us, we ue with our hearts in our hands, acowlcdging with fervent and heartfelt precistion, the generous aid of the iny friends who have enabled us, after e total destruction of our press, mate- , lis and bookfi, again to renew The vmden Journal?a paper identified th old Camden, and its interests for , If a century, and dear to the Propri irs. bv the associations of a lifetime, - -~J * cut in the kindly appreciated service this community. In times like these, when all our ople are impoverished, this generous sistance of our friends is doubly grate1. Where the motive was personal ndness to us, an overflowing heart ust yield but silent thanks.. Where e motive was a desire for the re-pub;ation of a long tried political, agriculral and news friend, the desire added uch to the gratitude created by the d; but when ihe motive was love for e "old Journal," wo felt that we were ;t living among our brethren. O O We do not purpose to launch our irk anew, with sails distended by fair omises of performance, but we must y fliac we'fccl, in thekindly confidence id interest of our friends, a higher inntive than ever, to earnest effort, to ndcr the Journal an accptable visir. The politics of the paper will remain ichanged; they arc based, as we be:ve, on principles of public and private rtuc. The antagonism, which exists i fhis community, against this pnper, e as confidently believe, is based in ublic and private vico and plunder. It id not strike the assassin's blow, only icause it deemed the hidden path and culihy tread of argon surer and safer, [anhood forbids any terms of eurrcnjr to such a foe. Wo shall, to the extent of curability, jrote ourselves to all that tends to Ivaucc our community materially, morly and socially, and to that end, we ivite communications from the muoy felligent pens in our vicinage. With hope, and confidence in t1 e iwning future, with kindly feelings wards all good, people, erf whatever ass or condition, we wish all our patins "a merry Christmas" and "a happy cw Year." MUNICIPAL 0 FF1C EUS. The following are the municipal ofBrs of the town for the ensuing year: l?f. A. A. iuoore, Jntenuant. Wtlltam D. M'Do wall, Henry C. almond, Joiin R. Goodale Wm. aa&H, Wardens. 1 Wm. Clybuun, Recorder and Maral. J. T. Nettles, Clerk of the market, i TAX COLLECTOR. ] Dr. D. L. DeSadssur.3 has becnap- , inted and commissioned Tax Collocr for this District by Gov. Scott. CLERK OF THE COURT. ' Mr. C. Shiver having been duly j imuissioacd by Gov. Scott, has en ed upon the discharge of his duties Clerk of the Court, to which office was elected in June last. A bill to amend the Charter of Cam- n was introduced into the House of ^ (preventatives ori Monday last, and 1 s read the first time. I a FURMAN UNIVERSITY. ? I f M U Ittl UD^UI UU, Di'JIO bIMi UUUlII VM1- ? na Baptist, tbat our readers will be t itified to know that the Board of c UBtecs of Furman University have c :ently held a meeting, and resolved o open the University on the first of ^ binary next, with a full Corps of a ofessors, such, it is confidently be- o /ed, as will secure the entire confi- i' ice of Baptists and all others through- f ; the State. The names of the Pro- r <ors will be announced in a short g le. We are exceedingly gratified u earn that Professor C. II. Judson p consented to leave the Female Col- o 2, and take hta position again in the u Inivcrsity, We arc also satisfied that he Faculty, as at present organized, till command the confidence and supiort, not only of the^Japtists, but of he people of South Carolina and other States. nobs. The Greenville Mountaineer notices ,he passage through that town of 'seveal droves of hogs on their way to narket, the selling price being nine jcnts gross. We have no doubt a drove >f good hogs could be readily disposed )f in this market. ( orrespondence of (lie Journal. Columbia, Dec. 16, 1$G8. Dear Journal: As the scenes e acted at the Capital of the State are necessarily of interest to your renders, and the vicissitudes of life bring me bere for the present, I propose to give jrou a few thoughts as they occur tc my miqj iu the intervals of business. The progress of reconstruction is hero visible to the most casual observer. The races arc brought into most intimate contact, and it is easy to sec thai changes in our sociul structure, vital and irrevocable, have already been wrought. The best specimens of tin cultivated man of color arc seen in close and familiar intercourse with officials ol nil degrees, and people of all classes anc pursuits. Yetitis very rarely the cast that this intercourse assumes the aspect of an easy social character. It seems chiefly to be connected with business, politics or electioneering. This wo saj is easily perceptible, but one may altnos a; easily see, that the amalgamation o .'odcty is far from complete, and that .* vast gulf yet remains to be bridgec over before the various elements of di organized society can be blended in har monious concord. Take an analysis ol their elements, and wo fii.d they consist Firstly, in the fjrtign clement, tin carpet bagger with the army of advcii turets, following in his wake, to whon he himself is to a lartro extent sub-cr vient, consciously or unconsciously.? The term adventurer, is used in no re proachful sense, but us a general term indicating that class of men who havi come among us since the war, to javai themselves of the various facilities af forded by the dist urbed relations of so ciety and business* to better their con ditioa. When it is said that the carpe bagger, (by whom wo mean tbepolitica adventurer) is to u large extent, undei the control of the othei class, it i; meant to indicate that the nnut DOWCrfu and influential of all the elements hen are to bo found in those flnancia knights errant, who by shrewdness tact and monov. give direction to pub lienneasures, so far as they affc. t thi success of their adv .-ntun s and invest nients. On the other hand, we hav< old citizens of the State, dignitaries am worthies of the past?the battlc-scarrei heroes of the Lost Cause, with thoii bright and eager 6ons, whose hot young blood and game young .spirit, cause th< nerves to tingle and the bright eyes t( blaze with indignation, at every sighi and sound*suggcsting the humiliatior to which their honored sres have beer subjected. In short, the old regime. Behind the first class, stands the loya! league republicai s that motley horde, into whose hands the power of the ballot has been placed, and upon whom the whole machinery of State Government now rests. Prosperity and contentment, if they jver bo restored here, can only come to is through the establishment of some jomiuunity of interest and toleration of 'eeling and opinion between the old aud he new regime. At first view, it would ippcar to be almost hopeless, to ex)ect in any degree, to harmonize the ,wo, even to the most limited extent. The prido and prestige of the former, ins been so deeply and cruelly trampled n tho dust, and the prejudice and susjicion of the latter, so constantly aud vaotonly manifested, that ho would be i bold prophet who ventured to predict hat such a consummation could be atained by tho present generation. It :annot bo brought about by persecution m the one hand, or proscription on the ither. Every bitter speech or act of 'iolencc on the one side, every wanton nd insulting act of aggravation for pprcssion by those in power, will delay t. It cannot be done by defections rem the ono class to the other, and ewardiug the social treachery by the ;ift of offices, high or low. But it lay be done, and it will be done by tho roccss of time and tho natural progress lallaira. .Nay, it is now being done uder our eyes. There is a better feeling, a greater spirit of toleration prevalent | on both sides, than heretofore, and it f will Continue to increase, unless retard- \ ed or preventcd by intolerance, persecn- ' tion and mis-representation, those one- i mies of peace, practiced perhaps, un- # consciously, by both aides. The causes ?1.{j unrvrAfrn/l fnAlimv orrt trorlnno - Time is the great peace maker, and his gentle hand is felt incessantly soothing the irritations ofthe past. Then, again, when men arc brought together, they form justcr opiuions of each other, and find that a common-humanity underlies all the dcvelopmcVts of character. It brings, us to view charitably, and to make allowance for those errors which* are common to man, and which all feel they owe to human infirmity &?d the accidents of birth pi tee, condition and oducation. But, nfter all, the great moving cause of human action, so far as it affects public affairs, is self inter( est, and this is ao agent, now working and we hope to work for the restoration of our prosperity as a State: , The class to which I have referred as . possessing the controlling power here, t, consists of capitalists who are investing 1 tbetr money in securities, resting upon i the prosperity of the "State and its good > government. , This should make those > parties tho national allies of the laud * holders of South Carolina. Many of 1 those who hold high position* iu the ; present State Government, are largely t interested in these securities. Their ( friends North, are daily investing iu , like manner They arc inducing visits > here from those who are seeking to t. better their condition Jay emigration.? f These visitors are obliged to see the i superiority of our climate and soil,'and 1 the al undant field afforded for cheap 0 # - investments, and i jm'g rt on mtistand will conic, wiili that, mutual tolcraF tion which brings a fading of security . to the settler. But that feeling of se-' ? curity can never oonie so long as the f Chief Magistrate of the State minifies i every act of folly or of. individual violence, mto a rebellion, while arson, rob bcry aiitl theft stalk boldly through the Yind w taoot punishment or reproof.? , I: t :e powers that bo, r ally desire to b rostor^ prosperity and peace, there must 1 he toleration and conservatism in Iegis1 latinn, and competency and tidility of . public officers. There must bo a culiu,^ firm and impartial enforcement of laws, t a id not a constant\appcal to prejudice 1 and passion nnd threats of martial law, r based upon exaggerated, communications s made by timid or interested parties. 1 ! MOKE ANON. g j foll the journal. ( }[r. Editor: We always bail with pleasure the "fa- b miliar faceofan old and rcspacted friend - alter a long separation. More especialb ly are our feelings drawn out and ioteosi1 lied towards such a friend, when he has 1 been uuder the cloud of misfortnne, and '* r* buffeted by the sharp storms of adversi- } ; ty. Stfch has been our experience, and \ ; we believe that of every true citizen of ) Kershaw, when the welcome' information ( t reached us, and the bustle of preparation > i assured us, that' the timed honored t , Cauidcn Journal was once more about * * .to show its welcome face in our dwel| lings. But wo arc not moved simply by considerations of disinterested frieDd. ship. Self-interest enters largely as an , clement. We have heard many cora. plain of being behind the times and not knowing what was going ' on in the outside world, since their weekly sheet ceased coming.' There arc large numbers of persons who live out of the centres of commerce, and beyond the reach of the railroad and telegraph whose means and employment do not permit them to read the leading political organs. These prize.very highly the weekly rexvme oC news, foreign and domestic, which was-, given in the columns of the Journal We have been left completely in thedark us to the conditiou of all parts of the District. So that the District, (or not to be (h'sloj/nl, County,) newspaper is a great institution, which we did not. know how to prize, until w'e were d&? prived of it. Mr. Editor, we have passed through a great phase of the prcscut revolution, since the suspension of ycur paper. At the tiiue of j our last issue we wore on the eve of a great oonflict. In all sections of our country opposing political parties were marshalling their hosts, counting their numbers and stirring up their men for the combat. Great vital issues were at stake. On one side were arrayed the friends of the Constitution, the government under which America { became great and influential, believing J that on their efforts depended the futuro J