rita extract and the jury, itr nvtkinf up their ver
Set shall take tht lime ioto consideration an J deter
mine the sloe of id eoutrtrt in present -mnyr
tcJ render their vertUci kctoruuigiy.
16. An act to legalize the official ictt
of Sheriff.
Legalixea the act of the ?aef Shf& was war
in office prie V) March tat, 180$, end their deputies.
I2f. An act for the collection of Reve
nue. Penan appointed to take list ef wxablee at first
court after 1st of January, should the eoort fail to
appoint, thioo jastioes mar appoint on or before 1
of April.. Lists to be tsken oo the second Monday in
April, to be returned to the clerks befo the fourth
Monday in May, Delinquents miy make return to
eourt until the first Han Jay in October. Clerk to fur
k'uh compteeJer aJWraet on or before the 1st Monday
in July. Cleik shall deliver duplicates to sheriffs on
r before the 1st of iuiy. No new valuation until
1867. .. itr;- - 1 v;-
128. An act to- establish the rate of in
tereit and repeal chapter 114 Revised Code.
Allows persona loaning money to charge eight per
eent ipterest for contract; pii pei cent ihoeever,
stilt the ordinary regal rate ofinterest.
, J9. An act tejutjhociie. (he cbainnan
of the County Court of 'AJatwicc county
to sell real estate',1'
130, An act to-reduce; the bonds ef Sher
ifft and other placer. "
BeJacMtoth saine lenJ f fe required U Re
wediCode. , n..
131. An. act to amend the charter of the
Williamston and Tarburougb Rail Road
Company, anil foe ether purposes-
131. An act to extend relief to Robert
Christy and ethers."
133. An act to amend sec. 64. chap. 60,
of the Revised Code.
134. Revenue act. ; ...
Lay a lax of tea cenu cpen tho tVllO walaation
of land, valuation of 1860; $1 oa poll. Ths ojjjsr
feature Jo not differ very much, from-Uje ecf in force
befo the war, except that a general jcom 1 is
edited. ' ... ' t' ,
135. An act to re -"enact chap, CO Rem
id Code, entitled militia., ami to amend
the same.
1S5 An act to regulate the sale of spir
ituous liqanrs in the torcn cl Silein, For
ty the county.
Ah act to- enable the Banks of the
State to close their business.
136. Aq act to establish a scale of depre
lUiion of Confederate currency.
Captions of ths Resolutions in our next.
Frora the National Intelbgrneer.
THE. THIRD HOUSB F CONGRESS THE
8TAR-CHAM3ER UXTOSED.
We cannot forbear recording our delib
erate conviction 'that the object of institot
105 the Joint Committee of Fifteen, usual
ly denominated the Reconstruction Com
mittee of Congress was work a revolu
tion. We Lave repeatedly argued, in sup
port of this opinion, from the acts and de
clarations of leaders, as we had public ac
cess to them. In the following commum
cation, an ad Utiorul and mot important
insight is aSTorded into the method where
by an artificial public opinion in the North
should be manufactured, such as would
render more plausible the preconcerted
reasons to be assigned for a series of mea
sures fatal :o the liberies of the whole
people.
Fiomlhe Hon. William A. Grainm. Sen
ator e:ed from IYprta Ciroilna.
Tor the National Intelligencer.
The debate in the Senate, on yesterday,
upon the order to print ten thousand cop
ies of the report of the Joint Committee
on Reconduction," detailing the evi
dence taken before that committee as to
the condition, of the political sentiment in
the several States of the South, and their
1 honor of our State and) the fair finTc ef her
people. Seeing that an order to authorize
the committee to send for persons ami pa
pers had passed the Senate, on motion of
tts chairman in that body Mr. Fessenden,
of Mainea proceeding" understood to im
ply that evidence is to be takes,1 and a
searching and thorough "wavestigatioti to be
had I applied for leave to be present at
the examinations pertaining to the State of
North Carolina, as will be seen in the let
try s following; ; '"Ml"
Hillsborortgb,iy (?., January 17th, 1866.
Hon. Wm. P. Fasemkn, Senate United Stqtes t 5
Sir: Observing that you are first-(tanned
in the Senate' branch of the committee
upon the admission into Cwigress of mem
bers from the Southern States, and haying
forwarded tr the President of the Senate,
to- be laid before that body, my com minion
si Senator from North Carolina; perceiv
ing, also, that the cotwuittee has been au
thorixed to take evidence in the matters
submitted to-it, by settling for persons j
and. papers, I take the liberty of respect
lully suggesting through you to the com
mittee that it will be btK justice, in the
conduct of its proceedings in the premises,
to tyrrait the delegation, elected troth each
State to be present at the reception, of all
evidence touching ucb State or any of i(s
members, with the privilege of croes-ex
amininy; witnesses and of introducing crqn
ter evuence, if tney snail ueem u proper.
asa la a Si
Anu, tor myseii ami my couengu.es, 1,
with defeieuce, requfst the exercise of this
privilege in relation to all evidence having
reference toUe Stale of North Carolina or
any of her members, elect.
1 am, with the highest respect, your obe
dient servant. W. A. UIUUAM.
My residence here is within twenty-four
hours' journey of ihe Capital avid 1 will
attend there at any lime oa police fiom the
committee. ,
' Waihinstan, January saj1866,
Dxaa Sir: It is not customaiy ta allow
4 cross-examination nt wituev.es before a
committee appointed to report 011 a subject
invujviog individuals. The conunittee is
supposed to be desirous to ascertain the
truth and capable of making all the exam
inattQiv uecesMLry.
'VHe com mil tee is quite willinr, however,
to examine anv witness tht may be pro
duced, having a knowledge of tlie subject
matter, 10 soy reasonable extent.
rent view of the subject on tire part of tfte
committee, or from inisappveljension on my
part, I fcave been disappointed n the ex
pectation of being; allowed to hear whiUwas
imputed to oy Staters Ueinerjt, and of
. ' . f. ;r . ...I.I - r
coutiieracung it, 11 icuum misv irum
which some injustice has resulted. My in
ference, Horn the correspondence, certain
ly was that the committee, when they
should reach the matters touching North
Carolina, would notify us of the points on
which evidence was de$ired, nd ieu4d af
ford an oppormnity to apply to adverse tes
timony ihe ordynry tests of truth, as well
as of combating it, if in oar judgment pro
per tube done, by witnesses called by uur
selves.
f I was. therefore, surprised, a few days
since, to learn that the craraittee bad mh
report of the evidence taUn by them, and
b mined an order for its publication 1
proceeding which, in a legislative body, as
in a court or chancery, xprescme, implies
that all the evidence has been taken (hat it
it designed to receive. This inference is
confirmed by the application for and adop
tion oflhe additional order to'prfitt, 10.0UO
eitra,' copies. It imprts that the ease, as
to the facts, js fully made up, and that up
on these it is to be submitted to the judg
ment of the two Ileuses of Congress au
the still higher arbitrament f public fpi'i'
Now, I most respectfully protest,
IOU.
that if. upon any thins contained in all thi
evidence, the people of the State of North
Carolina shall be condemned, or kept in a
state of condemnation, it will be a condem
nation without a hearing, whrn she was en
titled to be beard.
Of all the testimony received by the
committer, there is but a ftingte affidavit
having any specific reference t her and
there is room for hope that, Irout the ab
sence of other evidence, slw was not cuim
derrd involved in any great drgree f de
merit or criminality, and it was not leem
e4 necessary to prosecute hclnyestigation
any further'on that account. But it ranpot
escape observation, that in aStte of a mil
lion of inhabitant, the only witness called
to speak of her condition, the smti nenu
nd ruling motives of her people, should
be Lieut. Col. Dexter Clapp, from one uf
the Kattera States, an officer of the Freed
men's Bureau al Raleigh wko ata4e thi
he is conversant with the people in som
twentv counties out of eishtv-seven 1 so
journer filling an office for which there will
oe no necrasiiv m a anon nnr i nmr.
to
iu .r .t
ape creuenu.ie m gcoueiorn cicimin? . nfftn : fc th-t , . ffoternmfllt
- . -is - .
O I a a I
ua c-uaion iiaie noi ue reierreo 10 ... e:.. :n .1-
, , . 1 . Mint Pill ""I nl U" J'nuvs
this couirttee. and there is no probability :n thfir nrwJCOn,! iti,.n of free-
lCm. 1 do not design to imneach the In
tegrity ol th gentleman, lie is pKen
thai they will be.
Vows, very respectfully,
W. P. FK33KNDEN.
Hon. W A. Crahax.
HilUborough, IS. C. Jan. 27, IM66.
Dean Sui: lam mucli obliged by juurs
si i.ie 4lh inst. I had supponed the pro
vince of your committee to embrace that
of a Committre of Election and Privilege,
before whicfi I take the rule to be, without
exception, that persons claiming to be
members are permitted to twar what may
be adduced against their claim, and to.
bring torward counterviilmg evidence. Il
this supposition be n t correct, by reason
of the fact stated by you, that the creden
tials of gentlemen claiming to be Senators
lue n-t been referred, the question will
recur, whether the right 01 a state lu rep
resentation is not entitled to an equal pri
vilege ol defence by thoe whom she has
choen foe that office.
1 know not what, if anything, may be al
leged against Die right in question n the
nirf nf ili State f:f N'urtK (,'aridini. 1 am
fitness for representation in Congress, ini,,,: t;,lt 0t!i..g 4n be alledged taat
which alluiion was road to the course f- ought ta prevail ; but until the objections
sued by the tommitlee m reference to tlie tnJ pTIUJt are known.it is not Double le
State iif VirlK Ciiiilini ati.il nn ,nnl ir . I .1 a? .. ... ,...
- -, -rr-,v- canvass I'lem, or to oner contrauiciorv cvi
tioa submitted by iroj that her members 'fence. Ml sole purpose is to aid the'com
elect s ioild he permitted to hear wbal : raiUfei , Ur tt ti,e state is concerned, in
inigm uc ai e;ei u ner prejuaice, ami, u
they deemed it proper., to cross-examine
the witnes?s aamst her, if any, and to
adduce other testimony, render it neces
sary that I ak of you the favor to publish
. 1 r 11 - a
me loiiowiQg correspondence, it was in
stituted solely for thn attainuient of truth,
and thereby, a I trusted, to protect the
character aud rights of the Stale and peo
ple 1 was deputed in part to represent.
The President of the Senate, at my re
quest, had done in e the honor to present
toy commission as a Senator elect. Though
it. was laid on the table in couf rmity to
precedents in, o:her cases, and I was not
admitted to the 'terete of the functions it
contemplated, it till, in my euiception,
devolve J oo me tlie. duly, in conjunction
with my respected coiitaws electel to
both 'Houses, to observe the proceedings
of the public authoriim-, and when ucca
aiu'i mifii eei to iuviU or justify it, to
interveu fr eiplnatinf so far as it might
Is allowed, m defence of t interests and
the ascertainment of truth, and to guard
ag4inu tz parte testimony from unknown
or irresponsible sources. If, therefore, the
committee will at any time furnish- notice
of the points on which evidence is desired,
or of prejudicial testimony which it is ne
cessar y to meet, in; colleagues and myself
will I .idly avail ourselves of its permission
to otfer such relevant proof as may be in
our power.
I am, very respectfully, yours,
v. a. Graham.
Uon. Wau P. FcskEDis, Kenale I'uited 9uie.
To prevent misconception, I esteem il
proper to remark that in giving tiie let
ters to the public, iioeUction is inti-mld
on the motives of the committee, inuc', le
on those of it honorable chairmm io the
Senate, a gentleman with whom, through a
personal acquaintance of nuuy yeai, I
nave ever maintained the kindest and most
respectful personal relations. Hot it is ob
vious that, from inadvertence, or a diffe-
of in terms of high respect bv person ol
our common acquaintance. It has so hap
pened that I ha not met hsro. Hut sore
ly his opinions, loosely expressed, as they
are in hi afolasit, and nothing more ful
ly illustrates the importance ol crovex
amination liun the want of precision in the
language of bis statement, formed by in
tercourse, a he admit, among let. than
one-fourth i the people of the Slate ; his
vague statement of a design to repudiate
the rebel d'bt, fwhat is meant b thii I do
it comprenena;j nis sweeping a-ruon
nt 'Union men and freeJmen stand a
poor chance for jesiice in the Sute courts,"
(an aspersion upon the judicial eflucra ol
the State recently chosen ty a i,cgiiture
elected under the restricted system of suf
frage o.-da'med by the poclaoiation of the
President and Proiool (icriMr, as
welt as an inju-aice to lite gvueral senti
ment of l'iJ people.) re a'S toi s-tlfl tie
and ur.suppittril to serve a the fojrwl ition
for any action or course of policy on die
part of the Government toward the peo
ple of an entire State. Had I been so for
tunate as to have had the attention f the
committee, even after this affidavit was ta
ken, I think I could at once nave more
than neutralized all the diNpanginj te.i-
mony of Col. Clapp, by requesting that
there might be summoned another officer
of the Freed iiKnV Bureau some time on
duty st Fajetteville, North Carolina, who
had equal opportunities of observation, and
I judge as much capacity for improving
them. This is M gor Lawrence, of IHionis,
(I am told a brother of the chief justice ol
that State,) whose letter recently publish
ed on these topics I hope to append to these
remark, as well as the statement ol Col.
. r
Clapp.
I had no dctig'i or wish to be rxamined
as a witness myself. I should have consi
dered myself ruber as occupying the place
of council or advocate of the Sate. Aid
if the Committee had intimated a wish for
such informstion would hsve taken pies
urr in furnishinz them the address of gen
tlenien in every seetion of the State whose
armaintsnce. whose integrity, whose in
telligf nee, whose loyalty and interests, and
jidentificAtiua with the county, qualified
tbe-or tn speak of tht condition ir aflajr ,
and the . ptate pf feel'mg and opinion to
wards the Government of the United State
with full knowledge j men whose ambition '
has been chastened by the Ires of advexiL
Ity, whose afilictions wvd sacrifices would
aiiaie Keinrous vt, wuuse- ueire if in
re-establish the constitutional relations of
all the States with the Federal Union and
as preparatory to-this, to disarm the spirit
of revenge and the remorseless passions 1
engendered in ft great revolution, which
by reason of Its want of success, many are
unable to distinguish- rvn a ptty rebel
Kwn.
. And before dmgress and the people to
which this evidence is submitted for their
verdict and Judgment, I respectfully claim
that the State of which I am a citizen and
a servant is not to be affected injuriously
by any evidence received by this commit
tee. She has in good faith submitted her
self to all tuerequireuKut in that scheme
of policy prescribed by the IVesidentfrpni
theP'ttouMC to the Rio'Grando i is obedient
to every law of Ji Union J is with heavy
aerifice pay ing the arrearages of taxes of
former years to the United States, as well
as present levies, and not arrogantly, but
confidently appeals to that sense of justice
nil thoe remembrances of ancient friend
ships which shall restore to her the full
fruition of her rights as a State of the Ame
rican Union,
. A. GRAHAM,
Pd.iu lljose, Wesasogtao, Msec IS, 1 310. ,
jpisufliDutjjr If tutor.
HILLSBOROUGH, K. C.
IFcduekdaj, .Marcb 1SCG.
r SoWrilr in arreais for the Roeetder are
irwlr rri Jesled tnske paymn t A II f ear eu-
kiiniHi4'i3 require psjenent io sdvseee, and we are
ni l ne.-.?y thso they. If mmey caonol he had,
lirm u fosjjons. .
Il is our deire U eaJaice our wtt Io somrthine
like its former sire ; bat la ensVeus to d t w
niu-4 ks a Bj supply ' 'yr. snd thsl esntvtl bm
ksd wsthmil issstf. 0 jr sutsertOer will tlae lo
ua S 'tice of ihi.
f 3" fa 1B2J of tliiaeo Pfralvlrrv will
cossiMsxe al 2im llapf Chowa on Wednrsdsy "he
IIIW04JOI .pfW.M 14 OltKS, ss. .
KCLHiKll'H NUTICE.
Preackiaf assy U eitteted ihe let lsth in
AfMil at Cedar first.
SAML'KL PEARCK.
I V Avntian U istsiiej U ibe advert ir meal of
Mr. S. A. Tatrsniine, in saowi r eotumn.
' " n0m,
rot'Ncn. or f?TATE.
Coveraor Worth bas sum mooed the Coeniil of
Stale lo merl in thrity of Rleh. e Slardty, lav
1 4th day f April eeit. The Mlmlnf (tntlrmen
conslitat th Council:
llestrs. Wb. A. Wright, President, New Hsaover;
Je-M J. Vesttsf Heitfof J, W m. Esiort. Jr.,of War
ten, UsoirtL. Rss-ll, tr, of B'Bnswick. II. A- Im
ly of Party lie, CJ'tn J. Cof WJvrs, R. ro
nton ion I red' 3.
Tbs IJj's Do- k for April bis been received. I?
is uaneceoKsry le repeat that the oarboiuu enrav
with which it ie eraaroonwd are eiecu'.cd in it
CM sttt of the art t and lhl lh bietary maiie wih
which its psjes are filled are net etrellcd by any
eiatilar p!licliori io the coiofy. The great popu
larity which il baa maialsiosd fer s loaf; eerie e(
er lestine it wonb. The t'ke is only three dol
Ivs per ennem.
The Georgia House of Representatives
passed the stay law bill over the Govern
or's veto-by a vote ol lid to 7.
The Standard of yesterday says, so far
as we hate examined the peach treen in
the gatdens about the city, the peaches are
all dead.
The Newbern Times says that the woods
were on fire last week, across the Trent,
opposite Newbern, and that great damag?
had been done to the turpentine botes, and
many houses and feascs had been burned.
COXGUra.
March 13. In the Senate, the bill fof
th admission of Colorado was taken up.
After debate the Senate refused to pan it
to a third reading yeas 14, nays 22. Col
orado excludes negro suffrage.
TIms House, by a vole ol 100 against S'J,
pastes! the Senate bill, with amendment,
that all persons born in the United States,
and not subject to any foreign power, ex
cluding Indians not ta'ted, are hereby de
clared to be citizens of the United States,
and sach citi..ins, withn jt regard U any