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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. WILMINGTON, N. CV, MARCH 22, 186C. A Wortl To Our Friends. We have been sending our Weekly Taper to many subscribers on the books of the old firm, hoping to hear from them. Froni many we have received favorable responses. After the next number, wo shall send to none who have not at that time complied with our terms. Wo cannot afford to da a credit , business, and we hoie those who have received the Journal since it was re sumed on the 8th of February last, will let us hear from them immediately, should they desiro its continuance. We hope soon to have it in our power to an nounce the resumption of the principal portion of the mail routes, so that our paper can reach at least the most of its old friends with greater facil ity than at present. Will our oar friends in the country exert them selves a little in our behalf V "I do not like you, Doctor Tell, The reason why, I cannot tell ; But thi indeed, I know f 11 well, I do not like yon, Doctor Tell." Though the people of New England received support from the South in what was peculiarly their quarrel the revolutionary war ; though for years they were e nriched by their trade with the South, exchanging codfish, cheese, , ice, onions, and wooden ware for cotton, tobacco, rice and na val stores, articles in demand in every market in the world ; though the South furnished a genial home for many of their -surplus population, who year by year interpenetrated and became amalga mated with Southern society ; still they cherish a blind, unreasoning hatred of the South. No ar guments founded on facts or policy can reaeh them, though they be conclusive as a demonstra tion in Euclid, for " there are none so blind as they who will not sec." Puritan obstinacy when hate is its element, is incorrigible. They have 1 cen, for generations, educated in hatred of South ern men, nor has their gallantry revolted at teach ing hatred of Southern women. The school mas ter and "school-marm" have been abroad teach in' "the voung idea how to shoot" Southern men, while preachers, regular and irregular, now from the stump, and now from the pulpit, have dealt "apostolic Moms and knocks " at Southern heads. Is there to be no end to this warfare ? Does the prostration of the South, the wail from count loss stricke n hearths, excite no compassion, awake no generous sentiment V We fear not. They gloat upon our ruin with savage triumph ; they insist upon the Freedman's Bureau, because they know it to be a thorn in our flesh ; they send us school teachers, and commend them to our good nfliccs by the declaration "we do not send them to instruct white children whom we have made or phans, ana reduced to poverty, but to educate the blacks to self-assertion, and in conformity with the New England views; they urge that the large mil itary force encamped iu our territory be retained to keep us in salutary awe ; and they forbid the voice of complaint to be heard, by the exclusion of ur mciabcrs from Congress. No sane man, no intelligent observer, believes that there is in the South any disposition to excite a geeond revolt against the United States, much less any scert t organization, to eon trive mischief and plot destruction. Such an idea can only be, in verity, the spectre of a disordered imagination. New England pretend there is such a secret organ ization it is a part of their capital in trade as politicians, and may well pass current in a region noted for the success of "gift enterprises," "bo gus banks." sham philanthropy, and patent medi cines. If the fiction servo to defeat the noble aspirations and patriotic purposes of the Presi dent, thev are content. The rank and file of our late army had become, I eforo the end of the war, weary and disgusted with service-. The volunteer and conscript felt himself degraded into 'i'e mmmon soldier" by those who bore commissions, and even by city snobs. ( )flieers began to regard themselves as constituting a distinct caste; and etiquette forbade all so cial intercourse between the officer and "enlisted man," even though children of the same parents, and though the latter was not on duty. The sur geon who sat by the bedside of the sick soldier, 1 soothe by his sympathy, violated tho prejudices i his class, and became a lit subject for discipline. We once heard it objected to a gallant officer that "he kept company with privates. "' The soldier was badly clad, his rations scanty and inferior, because of the inability of the Confederacy to procure supplies, and the roguery of its agents, quarter masters, commissaries, A.c, while funds destined for his pay were often diverted to purposes of illicit gain. The soldier pined for home and the embrace of his neglected family. It is well known that in tho last year of the war veterans did not right with the 'dan' oi their earlier campaigns, and deserted their standards in numbers. Many could not con ceive any slavery more intolerable than service-to continue faithful to the end, as thousands did, re quired a virtue almost superhuman, and a patri otism which has never been excelled. Now these men, the rank and file, constitute the great bulk of our fighting men. They desire re pose; and so far from panting for new battle fields, to be contested with the soldiers of Uncle Sam, we do not believe a corporal's guard could bo mus tered among them to resist his authority, or to essay a new revolution. There may bo some few officers, to be regarded not as proceeding from the people, nor of the people, but as "adventurers," who lament the loss of rank, because of its emolu ment and consequence, and pomp, and who would gladly east their lines again in troubled waters, but they are powerless. We look eoniidently, hopefully to the future. It would be indeed, a sunny prospect were it not for the cloud that lowers on the horizon, sur charged with the wrath of New England, and ath wart which flashes ever and anon the yet harmless lightnings of Stevens and Sumner, and Fred Douglass. We have faith in the sober second thought of the people ; and we believe the virtue of a reunited and intelligent Democracy, the sun of our system, will soon dissipate its vapors, and leave not a "rack behind." The cry of the sol dier in the hour of our final defeat, in his despair and pride, may have been " Tout est jyerdu, sauf I'honneur," but we have left more than honor ; we still possess a region noted for fertility and the industry and intelligence necessary to stimu late its production to the highest degree. Our people in their adaptability to their changed con dition display a pleasing versatility of talent and flexibility of character. Gentlemen dignify the humblest employment by their signal integri and refined manners. Under the stimulus of ne cessity, manufactures and products, varied and numberless, are poured into our markets, j Wilmington exhibits a most gratifying vitality ; ! every store., and dwelling occupied, streets filled jwith an active population, wharves lined with 1 shipping everywhere the bustle jM srtar of pros jperous trade.: Some we know regard this appa rent prosperity btit as -the hectic which jirecedea dissolution, p'e think- differently. Admit tne SUitcs of the South fnlly and substantially into the Union, withdraw the Frccdmau's Bureau, and despite of losses, vexations and embarrassment, all will be well in the future. ... Tlie Civil RigUfct BUI.. This unconstitutional measure, which has , been pending before Congress for some time, has Anal ly passed that body and is now in tho hands of the President. The Republicans seem determined to provoke another veto, and we are glad to seo from Washington letter writers that it will soon be forth coming. . ... That tho President would veto this measure seemed a foregone conclusion, when we consider his respect for the Constitution and courage to oppose the overwhelming majority by which Con gress is controlled, as shown by his official action in his veto, and in his boldly expressed opinions in his Lite speech- Tho bill is a very proper one to Ikj passed by the present Congress. A party which has shown such utter disregard to all law and its determina tion to force negro equality upon the South, by .overridingall constitutional restraints, would hard ly l)c cheeked by one veto by the President, al though tho reasoning in that message will apply with equal force to this bill. It will be seen that this measure is but the second of a series of as saults upon the firmness of Mr. Johnson by the Ra dicals, and they will leaVc no means untried to carry out their purposes to its legitimate conclu sion. The President doubtless does not desire these issues, but come as often as they may, we beliove he will meet them all as he has the first. The question will become one of courage between him and tho radical leaders, the President supported on the one hand, by tho Constitution and the loyal people of the United States, and the Radical lead ers on the other by their conscious strength in Congress, and by northern fanatical majorities. So closely and unanswerably does the reasoning of his veto message meet the unconstitutionality of this bill, that it would appear as if it is passed j in order to hiimiliate the President by carrying it over his veto, or fearful of his popularity at the North, to force him into some position, they could use to his disadvantage and by means of which they could influence the ensuing elections. The measures proposed by the bill arc such as belong to tho jurisdiction of State governments solely, and have constituted one of the principal features of legislation in all the Southern States, trivring the past winter, with the exception of Tex- as, wnoso legislature nas noi yet convonou. ; auu such civil rights have been conferred upon the negro in all, as was regarded due them under their changed condition, influenced by an honest desire for their present good and future welfare, and as was warranted by their intelligence. The people of tho South are" more interested in j the negro than the Northern people can possibly be. They arc domiciled amongst us and must ne cessarily hero remain. Our lands comprise near ly the whole remaining wealth of the South, which will be valueless without cheap and reliablo labor, and self-interest alone M ould control us to grant what justice demanded for our laboring popula tion. The Civil Rights bill, therefore, is as unne cessary and hurtful as it is unconstitutional and factious. Soutlicru Tratle with Europe.' We call attention to the following from the Richmond Enquirer in reference to the inaugura tion of a direct trade between Norfolk and Liver pool. Our 2eople will surely not fail to avail themselves of the peculiar advantages offered by this bine, and by a timely support of the enter prise, sustain an enterprise of so much importance to us. Direct Trade witU Europe. The sailing of the splendid steamer, the Ephe sus," of three thousand tons, from Norfolk for Liverpool, on the 10th of April, as advertised in another cohvmn, looks more like the direct trade to Europe of wlrich we have long talked, and for which wo have Jong wished, than anything we have heretofore had the pleasure of announcing. Tho enterprise has been organized on a most sub stantial basis, British capitalists of the necessa ry energy and ample means, being identified with it. The " Ephesus " is the pioneer steamer; to be reinforced or replaced in the coming autumn by two steamers of the very first class, which will to gether constitute a regular montldy line in each direction, between Norfolk and Liverpool. The amount of tr ade between the present time and tho securing of the crops of the current year, cannot be very large, and the " Ephesus " is placed upon trie line at some nazartl of lull cargoes 111 tho in terim, in order to assure the people of its estab lishment as a fixed fact, and to give them famil iarity with it, ere the time arrives when the full tide of trade may be expected. Unusual accommodations are afforded by this line to fmall shippers. Even those who are with out foreign correspondents can ship a hogshead of tobacco or a bale of cotton, or articles of com merce of any kind, and the sale will be attended to and the proceeds invested as directed, by the agents. This is an advantage which will attract business to the line, and widen the circle of its friends. Arrangements have been effected with the rail roads leading South and Southwest, for moving cotton and other articles of export, with expedi tion and on the best terms, and every provision made which means and forecast could contrive, for making tho enterprise a coniplcto success. We bespeak for it, what we are sure it will receive, the universal favor and the patronage of our people. It is an enterprise of immense importance to us, in numerous ways; a truth which has been so frequently elaborated, and is so well understood, that we forbear at present to dwell upon it. St. Patrick's Day. The anniversary of the Patron Saint of the 'Emerald Isle,' was celebrated with much spirit on Saturday by the Hibernian Association of this city. A procession under the command of James McCormick, Esq., Chief Marshal, was formed at the City Hall, and preceded by a band of music, marched in fine style through the principal streetc, each member wearing a neat badge, and the Harp of Erin wavin g proudly in the breeze. They pro ceeded to St. Thomas' Church, where a finished oration was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Corcoran. At night the association, with numerous invited guests sat down to an elegant supper where twit, conviviality and generous sen timent gave zest to the entertainment, and all went " merry as a marriage bell," save when we gazed upon the emblem of Ireland's nationality and remembered that " The Harp that once thro' Tarra'e hills The soul of music shed, Still hangs as mute on Tarra's walls As if that soul had fied." However, it was a most pleasing and gratifying display, well gotten up and -well executed, and we are obliged to our friends of the Association fori try. May they rest in peace, is our heartfelt their courtesy and attention, 'tamMe prayer. 1 The Courts and the Freedmen Bureau. We have delaye4Sotking the interference by the officers of theJFreedmen's Rnreau, with the exficutionfot, the sentence of the Court of rieas and Quarter (Sessions for this county, on Saturtlay last, from no disposition to sanction what. we "are compelled to regard as a violation of orders on the part of those officials, but in order to do" them' no injustice by unnecessary haste. The letter of Col. Beadle, which we publish eke- where, makes it necessary for us, ,21s , public jour- nalists, to notice a transaction which we, in com- mon with our citizens,-greatly regret,- and which j will, no doubt, bo.eondeuiued by the authorities, when it comes before them for consideration. The facts, as we understand them, are these: ' There being several 'negroes to be tried'by Court for larceny, Wm. A. Wright, Esq. , the presiding Justice of . the Court, called upon Col. Beadle, specially in reference to their punishment, as did Mr. Holmes, the Staters Attorney, .upou Major Wickersham, for the same purpose. , Each were assured by these officers, that no interference would bo made by their authority, provided the testimony of negroes were permitted, and in case of their conviction, the same punishment would be inflicted as upon white . persons, for a similar offence. They were iKisitively assured by both of these gentlemen that such woidd be the case. And here wo will state that CoL Beadle must certainly have misunderstood Mr. Wright, in sup posing he called upon 'him to see if the necessity of whipping could not.be obviated, for that gen tleman knew what the law demanded as a punish ment for larceny, and his oath required him to execute it. The inquiry of Mr. Wright must have had reference to offences of less grade, the pun ishment of which extended only to fines and im prisonment, in order, if possible, to avoid what would be useless punishment to the abandoned creatures who fill our State dockets, and also to save tho costs of the prosecutions to the county. When the negroes were tried, one of the first legal gentlemen of our bar was sussigned as coun sel, aud he made an able and honest endeavor to acquit them. The negroes were granted the right, as has always been the case in our Courts, when negroes are defendants, to introduce negro testi mony, but in these particular cases, they declined to do so, and several of them were duly convicted of larceny and sentenced to be whipped. The sentence was executed on live of them, soldiers, negroes, and shortly thereafter! two armed followed by several highly excited marched into the Court House while the Court was in session, and upon the demand of the Chair man, stated their orders were to arrest the Sheriff, and tho written order being required, they retired, having only verbal orders. Mr. Wright, after consulting with the other members of the Court, immediately waited on Colonel Beadle at his office, and that officer sub sequently addressed a note to the Court, asking ii suspension of the punishment until he could re ceive further instructions from Raleigh. We are extremely gratified to see by Colonel Beadle's letter that Major Wickersham did not order the arrest of the Sheriff, but that his armed guard was only sent to direct the whipping to bt suspended, and we are still more gratified to learn that the armed men in the Court room, was not designed, and no intention to interfere with the operations of the Court was desired. It is sincerely to be regretted that the officers in question should not have been directed by the circular order from Colonel Whittlesey, under date of Feb'y 16, 180(5, which says : " To avoid all conflict of jurisdiction between the civil Courts and officers of this Bureau, the following instruc tions are pubuwueu : 1. In all canes of breaches of criminal law ly f'reedmen, no objection win be made to trial by civil (Jourrs, the tea timouv of cylorcd witnesses being by law admitted ; 1'ro rided. Thai punishments for crime are necessarily the same for whites and blacks,'' and to have permitted themselves .to be gov erned by an order, bearing date Jan. 12, 18GG, which prohibits whippings, and which is conse quently rescinded by the later order. It is to be recrretted further, that the officers should have acted so hastily, upon the false statement of a negro, who made the charge from the rumors afloat in an excited crowd, when they had been positively assured by the Chairman and County Attorney, that the negroes should have a fair trial and be allowed the benefit of any and all witnesses they might wish to introduce, which was only such rights as have always been accorded to tho negro by our law. We regret further, that the law was not permit ted to be executed here, as it has been in other counties of tho State. In Cumberland, Judge Buxton recently sentenced negroes to be whipped for a similar offence, aud the puuishment was in flieted without interference by the officers of the Bureau. I In Orange county, at the session of the Superi ol Court, held last week, almost under the eye of Col. Whittlesey, we learn from a correspondent of a T T 1 M A t M 1 1 A t tue liaieigu exnunei. " umt twelve ierson, two white and ten colored, were tried for larceny. 1 each case, the accused had the benefit of able counsel and an impartial trial. One only ( black) was acquitted, and the others, both white and black, recoived from 10 to W lashes each, which we will venture to say -will have a very ben cficial effect in securing our community from the many and vexatious annoyances to which we have been subjected. If the law should be as iinpar tially and rigorously carried out in other counties, the whclesome influence resulting therefrom, will soon restore the former good name which our State enjoyed for honesty." Wo cannot believe that it is intended that ue grocs are to go uupuished here, and are to be properly punished elsewhere, and are compelled to believe that the officers here, in the excess of zeal for the welfare of those committed to their care, have overstepped their authority, and we honestly think have acted contrary to the best in terests of the community and of the negro popu lation. And while we very readily accept the statement of Colonel Beadle, that he acted as he thought his duty required, and in good faith to ward the Court, we still flunk, that the matter should be brought to the attention of the Presi dent, for the interests at stake and the damages done are too great to be left to the uncertain construction of subordinates of any department of the Government. Mearev. It is stated on the outside of this paper that the remains of Edw'd Graham Meares arrived here on Saturday morning. They did not arrive until Sunday, and the funeral took place that afternoon at half-past 4 o'clock, from St. James' Church. We have the heart to speak the language of eulogy while contemplating the death of poor "Eddie." We knew him well but we can not do so without invading the sanctity of private life. We will therefore, content ourselves with . saying that he was one of eight gentlemen born to his moth er : and one of two who fell ficrhtincr for his nmin- We entirely and heartily concur in the SentineVs endorsement of the subjoined Board oSupervi sors for the insane Asylum. v 4 v The Legislature, aiTita latowssiorp in-order to the better management of fib TaneJAsyluni, passed ft bill placing thInsttJtiogdirejtly under thejnanagement of tebooraoHhd & Board of Supervisors; live in number, the Governor being ex officii the President of the Board. In accordance with the law he has therefore made the following appointment for tho' Board of Supervisors : Gecko e W. Moedecaj, Esq., "IT.. iTWie! ?nxch . .:!' " ... f Charles t Dewey; Esq.,- T. JL Seeby, :Esq.v s I n d .: 'i ':- Dr. E. BnEE Haywood, n ,v,:i ! Better selections, we think, could not haivo been made. . . t Almost a Difficulty. A good, dealvf ;Cxtcuieifc was occasioned yesterday afternoon , by the arrest ot two-colored soldiers, of the 37th IX, 8. O. by. our city polk, and tho demand uiado for the btiiTendcr nf;thc .prisoners by two oilicev of aid regiment. The whole affair, which bid fair at one time to become a conflict between tho two powers, originated, we may say, through a misunder standing on both sides The "colored soldiers were arrested- for violating one of the city ordinances and were' accordingly lodged in the cage. Shortly after being placed in' ?afe quarters a de mand was made for them, by two oftlcers of their regi ment, that they be turned over to the military autorities. Our Marshal, who, by the Way, is a very determined and gctlenianly man, and is disposed to do airy thing which is proper and just, but who believes? in doing his duty, ob jected to these proceedings unless proper written author ity was shown, neither of tliose oIViccj-js being in command of the post. To this they objected, eayiug that they did not &ee that they were called upon to produce the authority for their actions; but subsecruently a compromise was made by the men being sent back to the cell, while the ol'licers went to produce their authority. An order from the commandant of the post was finally shown to the Marshal, who cLeer fnlly released the prisoners to the military, who, we un derstand took charge of, and will prefer charges againet theiu, for conduct prejudical to good order and military discipline. Southern Itailvouil. The New York Watchman thus speaks of the great Hues of ltailroad running North and Sonth, through our citv : It seems that with tbo exception of about fifteen miles of staging between Branchville and Augus ta, (which gap is being closed up at the rate of 1 three miles per Aveek,) rail communication between New lork, Montgomery, Mobile, and all points 111 the South and South West, via the (treat Atlantic Seaboard Route, is now complete. The lloanoke river at Weldon, it is true, has to be ferried, but the arrangements are very complete, and but lit tle time is required. The bridge -.over that river at this point is about eighteen hundred feet in length, and will bo completed by the iirstof April. The iron-pile bridge over l'ee Dee Iviver, on the "Wilmington and Manchester Railroad has been finished, and trains now psiss over it. Tho iron-pile bridge over the Santee Kiver, on the Xorth-Eastern Railroad, between Florence aud Charleston, will probably be iinished by the mid dle of March, and the feniuge of the river obvia ted. A person buying a through; ticket can leave New York in the eight A. M. train from Jersey City, and go through with great comfort to Wil mington, IS. C, in forty-six hours, having choice of routes via Washington, lliclimond, Petersburg and Weldon, N. C, or by the Old Bay lane stoam ers from Baltimore to Norfolk and Weldon, se curing uu excellent night's rest and good fare there by. We are - told that the time is the same by either route. On the Wilmington and Weldon road, between Weldon and Wilmington, are' iw.ek?anl palace deepinij-cars as can be found on any road in the United States. The connections wjlh the Wil mington and ManchesterroadforCharlotte, Kings- ville, Columbia, and all points South are certain It is confidently expected that by the iii fc of April the whole route to ail Southern cities wili be un- i broken, and through ticket and baggage arrange- ' ments be effected. ! The bruise over Alligator Creek having been completed, the traiu on the "Wilmington and Manchester Jlailroad came through to the depot on Saturday afternoon The road in now complete to Kiug&ville, and lite delays heretofore experienced will bo avoided. We learu that an extra freight train will be put on the road during the coming week, rendered necessary by tho increased business of the road, thereby extending addi tional freighting facilities to lite public. PERSONAL ITEMS. Dead. Captain John C. Ward, of tho late Con federate army, died at his home, ii Bedford coun ty, Ya., on the fith inst. He commanded the l'jynchburg Rifles from the Spring of 1802 till the close of the Avar. Joseph Mayo, Ksj., for many years Mayor of Richmond, until tho last, when the Federals wouldn't allow him to be a candidate, has an nounced that he will accept the suffrages of the people this year. - . Nashvieee, March 10. General Cheatham was married at the First United Presbyterian Church to-day. A large number of persons were present, including (Jenerals Hood, Buckner, Maury and Anderson. Gen. Evans, who whs on the Confederate side at Manassas and Ball's Bluff or Leesburg, is in Texas, looking up a place for South Carolinians to 1 settle. The wife and children of ex-Governor Isham G. Harris have applied for permission to the United States authorities to join the Governor in Mexico. Mr. Montgomery, a former Confederate soldier, living near Sweet Water, Tennessee, was murdered by Uuiou desperadoes a few days ago. Rev. J. L. M. Curry, formerly of the Confede rate Congress, is preaching in 3Iontgomery, Ala bama. E. II. Scars has been confirmed by the United States Senate as direct tax Commissioner for North Carolina. Strong cllbrts are being made to get ex-Senator ! liwin, now a prisoner at Fort Jackson, released. It is stated that Gen. Frank P. Blair has been appointed Collector for the port of St. Louis. The Cholera. It looked, a few weeks ago, that the cholera would approach this country, if it came at all, by way of the Southern coast. After its ravages in the French West India Islands hal been somewhat allayed, it would seem that it leaped at ono bound from Guadaloupe to Domini ca; and it had not much further than the distance between these two islands to travel, to reach our Southern seaboard. Some, at least, of our South ern cities are paying close attention to quaran tine, and it is advisable that they should all do so. The Way to Select Floue. First, look to the color. If it is white, with a yellowish or straw colored tint, buy it. If it is white, with a bluish cast, or with white specks in it, refuse it. Second, examine its adhesiveness; wet and knead a little of it between your fingers; if it works soft and sticky it is poor. Third, throw a little lump of flour against a smooth surface; if it falls like pow der it is bad. Fourth, squeeze some of the flour in your hand; if it retains the shape given by the pressure, that, too, is a good sign. Flour that will stand all these tests it is safe to buy. lhese modes are given by old flour dealers, and they pertain to a matter that concerns everybody the staff of life. J J Keep in Good Humor. It is not ereat calami. ties that embitter existence : it is the nettv vexations. the small jealousies, the little disappointments, the minor miseries, that make the heart heavy and the temper sour. Don't let them. Anpva: is pure waste of vitality; it is always disagracefTil, except in some very rare cases, when it is kindled by seeing wrong done to another, and even then noble rage seldom mends the matter. NEWS SOIMAIty. Washington Items. There is cgn&iderablo talk ini Washington about a difficulty? between two prominent politicians', fcartscd By I the one kissing pie other'sife. f JWhe'thcrit will come to "coilee and pistols ' for two or not; remains for future de- Lvelopments to determihil.;x. - ' It is said that Secretary Mctuiiocn takes tne recent letter of Controller Clarke very quietly, and will pursue the course he has marked out without any reference to the letter in question. He does not consider that the letter calls for any reply from him. . lBpublican-Sanators-on- tho -Reconstruction Committee will endeavor to agree on a constitu tional amendment that will be satisfactory to the paity.- TSo savs a Republican dispatch from Wash ington ; r:"U '- : ; The President has approved of the act concern ing the "'withdrawal of goods from bonded ware- President Johnson has 'determined to have for ty thousand negro ''troops, now stationed at the South mustered out within the coming month. Tun ..Richmond Gold. The latest in regard to the gold of the Richmond banks is the following from the Washington Chronicle of the 18th inst : 44 The specie claimed by the Richmond., banks remains in the vaults of tho treasury department, and will not be surrendered until further proof is forthcoming. Important, testimony has been eli cited which will doubtless interfere with the claims as set forth by the banks, which are now making extraordinary exertions to secure what they deem their property. " r . liKDEMPTTON OF MlTTTIiATED Notes. An ollico has been established in Washington which will re sult in great benefit to natioual banks, in the prompt exchange of new for mutilated notes, and indirectly benefit the public, in keeping in circu lation perfect notes, thus lessening tho danger of the counterfeiter being able to deceive, as it is well knowu that their main hope to circulate bo gus notes depends very much upon the genuine circulating medium being partially worn out. National Express and Transportation Com pany. It is currently reported, that the headquar ters of this company are being removed to Balti more ; the reason assigned therefor beiug the fa cilities from that point for transportation of freight North and West. General Johnston and Mr. Fiekliu are said to be in Baltimore now. General P. T. Moore lias, it is said, resigned the Secretary ship of the Company. Mayor of New Orleans. A dispatch from Washington states that the President has author ized a telegram to be sent to Gov. Wells, of Lou isiana, requesting the latter to withhold the cre dentials of election from John T. Monroe. Mayor j elect of Aew Orleans, and thus prevent his as- smnpuion of the oniee, on account ol his disloyalty. alleged John Bell, of Tennessee, has declared in favor lec. 20, I8G0, Major Wickersham addressed a of negro sufirage, with a property qualification of communication to Col. Whittlesey, Asst. Commis 250; and also for the admission of negro tes.ti- sioner at Raleigh, upon this subject, and had re in ony in civil courts. He expresses the belief, ! wived m reply this endorsement: however, that the African race, in a state of free-1 uiS'J?1?' lr,:Ifn;x' &r" ' . IIl.uvh;akti;i:s Asst. Commissionek, dom, will, in time, become extinct. IJalkiou, N. C, January 2, 10(1. President Johnson was informed on Monday, i S' by a friend just returned from Europe, that his policy had the approval of intelligent American sympathizers in Europe. The President express ed pleasure at the information, and complained of the do-nothing policy of Congress. The Provost Marshal of the Norfolk district an nounces that certain articles of silver ware which came into the possession of tho military authori ties of that department during the war, will be returned on application to Colonel W. L. James, Chief Quartermaster and Financial Agent, Rich mond. Cotton growing last year was unusually lucrative in Southern Illinois. Jefferson County produced one-half million pounds, which at Western prices (forty-five cents per pound) is worth 225,000, while some of the counties below raised four times that, amount. The Recjteocity Treaty. In accordance with the official notification given by our government , : 3'ear ago, the treaty regulating trade between tl"s country and Canada, known as the Canadian reciprocity treaty, after an existence of ten years, has expired. j Lecture on Gen. Stoxewaltj Jackson. Gen. ! 11. E. Colston is announced to deliver a lecture in j Baltimore on Thursday evening the 22d inst., en j titled " Personal Recollections of StonewallJack : sou and a Critical Discussion of his Military Char acter." ! The Lee Fnpoavment Fund. - A considerable j amount of money has recently been raised in New j York by Rev. S. 1. Stewart, to enable the Trus j tees of Washington College to endow another J Professorship and otherwise enlarge the usefulness ! of that institution. Aijove his Business. Freeman Clarke, Comp troller of tho Currency, has written a very impu dent letter to the Secretary of the Treasury. He attempts to make it appear that Mr. McCnlloch is not fit for the high office he tills. New ILvmpsiijue Election. It seems from a published letter of Hon. Wm. Dennison, Postmas ter General, that the Republicans had the assist ance of the official influence of that cabinet of ficer, in the recent elections. St. Fattuck's Day in New Yoiuc was celebrated in a most extensive and magnificent style. It is estimated that the parade was composed of fifty thousand of the daughters and sons of the Emer ald Isle. Capt. Matthews, sub-commissioner of Freedmen at Magnolia, Mississippi, having made unfounded statements concerning tho treatment of negroes by white persons, has been published as a libeller by the citizens. Disixssko. An agent of the Freedmen's Bu reau, m Loudon county, lrginia, has been dis missed by General Howard for charging a fee for the restoration of certain property to its rightful owner. General Republican Islam! . Burnside will probably receive the nomination for Governor of Rhode On Thursday the steamship Etna arrived at New York, from Liverpool, with seven hundred emi grants. The India cotton crop is 40,000 bales short. STATK ITEMS. Majok Gee. The trial of this gentleman is still pending. Tho commission has adjourned until Wednesday, when the introduction of wit nesses for the defence will begin. His counsel have subpienaed a large number of witnesses, and the trial will consume some days vet. There seems to bo but little doubt of his acquittal. Judge Oseokne. The Charlotte Times says that this distinguished gentleman has returned to the practice of law in that "City." The Times justly says that the Judge is one of the first law yers in the State. Weldon Biudge. The re-construction of the bridge across the Roanoke at Weldon. wlnVl, be completed in April, will cost 9GO,000, one half the original cost of building it. A regular line of steamers has been established on the Albemarle and Chesapeake canal, holding daily communication with Newberu from Nor folk. The ladies of Raleigh are preparing a petition to the President for the pardon of Mrs. Ball. Patrick Muhfhy, Esy. We are gratiiied to learn that this gentleman, one of tho Commoners from the county of Sampson, who has been criti cally ill at the Exchange Hotel, in this city, for several weeks, is pronounced, by his physicians, to be now out of danger. This will be gratifying intelligence to the numerous friends of this gen tleman. Red. Standard. The best way to discipline one's heart against scandal, is to believe all stories to be false, which ought not to be true. What is love? A little sie-hine-. a IitA PTTrin or . md a great deal of lying. " 6' The Whipping on Katnrdaj-, - - ' - Bureau R. F. and A. L., r x ' Wilmington, N. C, March It). To tho Editor of the Wilminyton llei-ald :. I dcsi.iro to correct, through your columns, what may bo erroneous impressions arising from the interference by tho freedmen's bureau with the execution of tho sentence of public whipping up on some freedmen on Saturday last . The following is briefly the account of the mat ter as I understand it : .; On tho 27th ult. I received a communication from a committee appointed by tho Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, requesting further in formation upon the question of jurisdiction in cases of breach of criminal law by freedmen. Sonie timo thereafter, I addressed a reply to the communication of the committee, enclosing a copy of circular No. I, from tho assistant commissioneV for the State, of Feb. 10, 18GG. This circular states that in such cases "110 ob jection will be made to trial by civil courts, tin testimony of colored witnesses being by law jul mitted, provided that punishments for crime arc necessarily tho same for whites and blacks." Upon this information the court, at its session hist week, proceeded to try such cases, convictei I several colored prisoners and ordered punishment by public whipping. Before this punishment was inflicted, on Satur day, W. A. Wright, Esq., presiding member of the court, called upon mo and asked if I had any means to take : these punishments into my owii hands, and thereby, as I understood him, save the necessity of whipping. I replied frankly . that I had no available means of punishment, as the force at my command was not sufficient to afford guards. It was also mentioned that Circular No. 1 gave the court authority, aud I knew no order prevent ing it, and other conversation to the same gene ral effect. I was very busy, and gave the matter not so much thought as it probably demanded. As I was returning from dinner and passing the court house, I saw an excited crowd of colored persons, and was called by Major Wickerskam. who informed me he was about to stop the whip ping (then going on), lie meanwhile sent two orderlies (armed soldiers, I believe), to direct the sherilf to delay the whipping until the matter could be investigated, and I went into the major's office. The orderlies returned for written orders, and the major wrote out hastily a paper which 1 understood to be the same as the verbal orders that he was informed colored persons were being whipped who were not allowed colored evidence. This complaint was made to tho major, and re ceived his attention, just as all complaints do. lie did not order the arrest of the sheriff, but direct ed the whipping to be suspended until he could investigate the case. Major Wickersham knew nothing, or very little, of my communication to the Court, and nothing ()f the conversation with Judge Wright Ihe eor- j respontlenco was during Ins absence. servitude, arc regarded as pari s of the old .-lave code and will not be atlowed. Iy command of Col. YVlnttlcNoy, Asst. Coia'r. (igm d) I KED. 11. BEKCilEi:, Lieutenant, and A. A. A. ii. The Major was, at that time. Superintendent, and this order was unknown to me until shown to Mr. Wright and myself Saturday, P. M. This endorsement, aud the complaint before stated, governed tho Major, and he deemed it, (as I should have done in his place), his duty to inquire into the matter. It was unfortunate that the orderlies had to pass into or through the Court room, but this was not contemplated, and Mas not intended to interfere with the operations of tho Court. I immediately addressed a respectful communi cation to the honorable Court, through Mr. Wright, its presiding officer, enclosing a copy of the foregoing endorsement, and requested a sus pension of such punishment until 1 could receive dispatches from Ralegh. For those 1 wrote im mediately, and now await them. I regard the whole matter as unfortunate, but unavoidable, and defensible under the circumstances, and have cheerfully to say, as I did to them, that my action is not taken as questioning the pure motives which, I am sure, govern the honorable Court. WM. H. H. BEADLE, Brevet Lt. Col. and Superintendent. A. Sev Mililury Order. An order, issued by Colonel O. Brown, on the 12th inst., and approved by Major General A. It. Terry, commanding the Department of Yirginia, gives effect to the laws passed by the General As sembly of Virginia, at its late session, in relation to criminal cases and proceedings at law, or in equity, in which colored persons are parties. This order forbids, "until further orders," the trial of criminal cases "by any officer or agent of the Bureau in this State," except such as mav have been commenced before the date of the order. It makes it the duty of tho " Assistant Superin tendents" to attend such trials or preliminary hearings within their jurisdiction, to which a colored person may be a party, or iu which such person shall be a witness. The Assistant Su perintendents will not, however, interfere with the action of the Court, act as attorneys, or oiler ar guments. They are to "confine themselves to such friendly suggestions to colored fpersons concerned, or their cousel, as may bo necessary." It is made their duty to make " immediato report of any instance of oppression or injustice against a colored party, whether prosecutor or defendant, and in cases of the improper rejection of colored . evidence, fcc, A:c. It would bo premature to ofl'er any conjectures as to the probable operation of this I new order. We can, however, distinctly see where in it may be abused. Richmond Enquirer. Mr. N. P. Banks, (late Major General,) whose distinguished and brilliant campaigns iu the Val ley of Virginia, and subsequent achievements near Shrcveport, in Louisiana, are well remembered In cur readers, (and for whoso forethought as u col lector of commissary stores tho lato Stonewall Jackson always expressed the warmest admiration.) is now a member of Congress from Massachusetts. In this last capacity he delivered a speech a few uajaugu, uuocaung an appropriation to defray till! PAllP7"Ki tf A r.;.,,. 1 1 i. i n w tj A lllCi HI 1 il I II I II . 1111111 i-w n T tl great Paris Industrial Exhibition of lfif.7 In the course of his remarks he insisted that the civilized world was profoundly interested in the large and miscellaneous assortment of old shoes, boots, haversacks and other trumpery which the war has scattered in such profusion throughout the land. Among other things, he said: "A pair of worn out shoes aud tho dress of an American soldier, the shelter tent under which he slept, his bayonet, his musket, his knapsack, his cap whatever he has will attract more attention, draw a greater crowd of people, and hold them longer and faster in study and observation, than the crown jewels of England and France and all the European States combined." The idea of such an assortment of rubbish as the above atti acting more attention than tho crown jewels of all the European States combined is verv funny. If Congress shall decide to devote a portion of the space which has been allotted to tho United States in the-" great exhibition " to old clothes, we trust that Banks shall be put in charge of them. Banks must have worn out-a great many "boots " and " shoes " in his famous Valley campaign as well as during his excursion into the interior of Loui siana. Siege or Four Sumxei:. The Daily South Car olinian entreats those Confederate officers who were, at any period, in command of tho defences of Fort Sumter and Moultrie to put their facts, observations and opinions on record, that the fu ture historian may have the proper authorities be fore him. Let nothing bo Lift to oblivion, and still less to falsehood. Wo should like similar tes timony in regard to the nature of tho defence and the character of the struggle, all along out' coast, from Cape Fear to the Sa-vannah. To tho stricken mother, tho couch whereon her child lies dead is a lone island of thought sur rounded by a solemn sea of silence. Let your hair turn gray if it will, but never say dye.
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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