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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. WILMINGTON, N. C, APRIL 12, I860. Passage of tlie Civil Rights Bill in the Senate over tlie Veto. On Friday last at 3 o'clock, P. M., the Civil Eights bill was called up, and the discussion up on it was continued by Mr. Doolittle, in favor of sustaining the veto. Daring the speeches, much excitement was manifested throughout the cham ber and in the galleries. A running debate of some two hours duration occurred immediately preceding the vote, characterized with more than ordinary feeling, and Senator Davis, in the course of his remarks, said : "Pass your Frcedmen's Bu reau Bill and Civil Rights Bill, and henceforth I am 't.G enemy of your Government, and will spend the few feeble remnants of my life in efforts to over throw it." During this discussion, it began to be whisper ed about the Senate chamber that Senator Mor gan of New York, who had been regarded as a Trimul of the veto, would sustain the bill. This produced constornation among the friends of the veto, as Mr. Morgan's vote was necessary with Mr. Dixon's who was sick, to sustain the Presi dent. Mr. Dixon ascertaining that Mr. Morgan would vote for the bill, concluded not to risk his health, by comming out of his house to cast what Avould have been a useless vote. We gather from our exchanges the following incidents upon the passage of the bill : About half-past six the Presiding Officer called up the vote upon the question : "Shall the bill pass the objections of the President to the same notwithstanding r" Here tlie vast assemblage was hushed in breathless attention. The result now depended upon the response of Mr. Morgan, and as the clerk progressed down the list and ap proached the name of that Senator, all eyes and tars were bent toward him, and when, in re sponse to the call of his name, he answered "Aye," a tremendous round of applause, mingled with exclamations, vent up from the galleries. The call went on, and directly the President announc ed that by a vote of u.) to 15 the bill had passed. Here again thunders of applause arose, somo of the Senators joining. Mr. Wade and a few Re publican members of Congress then upon the floor, attempted to .shake the hand of Senator Morgan, but that gentleman shook his head dis approvingly and declined to receive their con gratulations. We give the vote by which the bill v, as origin ally passed, and also the vote by which it passed over the veto : Yr..vs rinsT 1'a.s.s.voi:. Anthony, lirown, Chandler, Clark, Connc-, I'ragin. Dixon, FessciuVn, Foot, Foster, Grime, Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirk wood, Lane, Ind.,) Lane, (Kansas,) Morgan, Morrill, Nye, Poland, l'omerov, Kamsav, Sherman, Kpragne, Stewart, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade," Willcy, 'Williams, Wilson, Yates. All Unionists. Nays -First r.-i-voi:. Uucfcak w, Cowan, Davis, Gntli rio, Hendricks, Mclugald, Nesinith, Norton, Kiddle, Salisbury, Stockton, Van Winkle. Thru- Unionists ami, nine Ihi laterals. Nor Yotino. t'rcswcll, Doolittle, Harris, Johnson, Wright. Three I 'i tioi; isls iiii'Jifo l';micral.. Yeas on the Yeto. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Conness, Cranio, Civswoll, Ldniumls, lossendcn, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane, (Ind.,) Morgan, Morrill, Nyo, Poland, Tomei-ov, liamsav, Sherman, Sprauc, Stewart, Sumner, IrumbiuJ, Wade, Willey, Williams, Wilson, iates. AH Unit is!. Nays on the Ykto. Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Doolit tle, Guthrie, Hendricks, Johnson, Lane, (Kansas,) McDou- frall, Nesmith, Norton, Kiddle, Salisbury, an Winkle, Wright. iVcc I'lifonifls ami l ill i uiorrat. Nor Ytin;. li:;on. of Connecticut. In the Yeas. Mr. IMuiunds appears hi place of Senator Foot, deceased. Stockton" k seal is vacant. Immediately upon the announcement of the vote, on motion of Mr. Trumbull, the Secretary of the Senate was ordered to communicate to the House a copy of the veto message, togethor'witli the result of the vote above given. TUc Effect of lic Proclamation. Tho Vrosidcnt has jicconiplished his work. The ntvintin linmoso und consistent action of the i i j. Executive is now apparent. Independent of the nnwoT of factionists: in tho face of the false , representations of tho state of society at the South, and contrary to the smooth-tongued sensation ists amongst us, the President has finally placed the great seal of State upon our proved loyalty. Faction has refused to aid him in the great work, many officers of tho government have worked incessantly to retard him, and some designing men of the South, under the disguise of "pecu liar Unionism," have labored to the same effect. But to no purpose. Tho South, by ernest, truthful submission to law; by an honest desire to return to the old relations under the Constitution ; by giving "Satisfactory evidence that they acquiesce in this sovereign and important revolution of the national unity," have had restored to them, by a magnanimous and just President, their rights and immunities as States of the Union. Subalterns may think we are not fit, and will not be, for fifty years to come, to be readmitted, but the great Commander-in-chief of the armies and navies of the United States, has is Aied his solemn proclamation, in the exercise of a power invested in him by the Constitution, declaring the equality of the States as members of a common government, the subordination of the military to civil authoiities, and the restoration of the right of habeas corpus that great light of liberty, ob scured for a season, by the clouds of war and an archy. What the legal ell'eet of this iroclaination will be, is of isiieh vast importance to our people, that we very readily insert the following well consid ered, and forcible argument upon this point, from that sterling paper, the New York "World: Trial of .T ft". Davis. Wo Irani from the Washington papers of Wed- - v m. ncsday, that reliable information was received there that day from Richmond, to the effect that a movement is on foot to obtain a writ of habeas com us for tho release of Jetl'erson Davis. The a. writ in question may issue cither from the United States District Court, Judge Underwood iiresid ing, or from a State Court. It is not likely that a man of Underwood's i)rejudiccs would grant a writ for such a purpose. Tho Washington papers say the civil trial of Mr. Davis will now be strongly urged. He can be held, it is added, in the Dis trict of Columbia, under the indictments pending against him in the Supreme Court of the District. The correspondent of the New York Times tele graphs to that paper, however, that after further consultation upon this subject, it had been agreed by the friends of Mr. Davis to abandon this move ment for the present, because of the embarrass ment it would bo to President Johnson at this time. We have had the pleasure of welcoming to our sanctum, Mr. Wr. A. Hearne of the Wilson Nortii Carolinian, and Captain Benj. Robinson ; of the Fayetteville News, during last week. They repre sent their bnsines prospects as very flattering. They certainly have our best wishes for continued and increased prosperity. "Whither are we Drifting ? It is just one year since Gen. Lee, at Appomat tox Court House, surrendered the army of North ern Virginia to Lieut. Gen. Grant. With his de feat and surrender the last hope of the Confeder ate States perished. Our authorities and people accepted this' event as final, and the other forces of the Confederacy surrendered in rapid succes sion, and tlie people returned with quiet and hum ble submissioi to renew their allegiance to the United States. Slavery, the great and exciting cause which lead to the war, was unanimously abolished in all the States four hundred millions dollars of property, from the little left remaining to our people was cheerfully voted away and re garded as a paltry payment for the quiet they thought was in store for them by the withdrawal of this question from the arena of party politics. The debts contracted by the States during the war, in which oar own people invested largely, especially the widows and orphans, for the faith of the State was given for their payment, and that faith had never yet been pledged falsely, and at the bidding of the people of the North, it was re pudiated as being tainted with the "rebellion," and by this means, we have left widows and or jihans dependent upon their own labors for sup port, or upon the charity of an impoverished pub lic. This also was submitted to, fraught as it was with terrible injustice to innocent holders, as a meagre installment for the grtat benefits to be de rived by our rcadmission. Our legislative records are but the daguereo tyxied wishes of the Government as expressed through the Executive, and our statutes for all time to come will mark the time and nature of our conquest as visibly as tlie date of the Norman con quest, is engrafted upon the laws and customs of England. We had thought until recently that our singleness of purpose, and honesty of action, would have been rewarded by the present Con gress under such terms as would not require of us a sacrifice of honor, all that has been left to us untarnished by the blighting effects of the war. But in this we if ave been sadly mistaken. More hostility is felt for us to-day than this time two yours ago, w hen we were in arms against the au thority of the General Government. The President, because he believes in our loy alty and objects to unconstitutional measures, be gotten in hate and urged by fanaticism for our punishment and disgrace, is threatened with im peachment and denounced in iublic prints as a least and debauched BUiTooN, and guilty of trea son and BiUBEKY. Congress has become the nurse ry of sectional hate, and under the influence of party drill, its deliberations have degenerated into a carnival of National dishonor and personal de grcdation. The rights of persons and the sacred -ness of laws are trampled uion and sacrificed for party success, and the President's, veto, fortified by the Constitution, is powerless to check the vio lence of party malice. In the mean time, the great Conservative ele ment of the Government, unable to stay the terri ble storm, begin to utter fears, less in its head long fury, it may destroy the Constitution itself. Conservative journals and imblie men are utter ing words of warning, and sounding the alarm of danger. That great Conservative paper, the Journal of Commerce, in a late issue, says : The President is environed with pitfalls dug ly men who, in the disappointment of their mad ambition, would at the name time dig the grave of our political system. Wo believe that the period i critical beyond precedent. The National lntcligencer, ever hopeful, always loyal and never hasty, gives utterance to its delib erate conclusions thus : We warn the people that at a very early day tho coun try will ho startled with a sudden advance step in the pro cress of the revolutionary scheme, unless the traitors be in the meantime discouraged by popular demonstrations or constitutional loyalty. During the recent discussion upon the passage of the Civil Riglits Bill over the veto, among other warnings uttered upon the floor of the Senate we notiee the following, from men who have and still are the great conservative leaders of that body, and who give to President Johnson earnest and enthu siastic support: Mr. Saulsbury (Del.) took the floor, and said : I rise to say, Sir, that in nry judgment the passage of this bill is an" inauguration of revolution. It is well Sir, that the American peeple should tako warning and set their house in order, for it is impossible that tho people will patiently submit to it. Heaven knows that wo have had enough of bloodshed, enough of mourning in every household. There are too many new-made graves for any one to wish to see more. Attempt to exercise this law within any State of this Union, and in my judgment this country will again be plunged into all tho horrors of civil war. In my own State an humble State in point of numbers, but a State of gallant sous -your law will never bo observed by the judiciary, most of them of the Republican party. There is not I say, a Republican judge we never Lad a judge so dead to the great luminaries of the law as to at tempt to enforce such a flagrantly unconstitutional law or act as this. In conclusion, Mr. Saul3bury predicted that the passage of this bill would lead to bloodshed, war, and disunion. Mr. Davis (Ky.) in concluding his remarks said: "If the bill now before the Senate becomes a law, he should be compelled to regard himself as an enemy of the government; and to work for its over throw. ' lie wanted no bcrcauracy to govern this country." Mr. McDougall (Cal.) spoke of this bill as revo lutionary and unconstitutional one of a series of revolutionary measures now before Congress. Still the tornado of party madness increases in fury. The telegraph announces that the veto mes sage of the President has been swept away in the House of Representatives, and nothing is now left to oppose it. Tlie conservative and patriotic citi zen can only look on in gloom and despondency, as ho watches the track of the storm marked by its ravages. The people of the South are powerless specta tors of these scenes, fraught with so much good or evil for them. Excluded from representation in Congress, denied a voice in the enactment of laws which will have direct inlluenco upon their prosperity and happiness for all time to come, and their every word and action watched with jealous anxiety for evidences of disloyalty, the Southern people must wait with unmoved patience, tho conflict for their political existence, able only to cheer the President by manifestations of their unanimous approval and sympathy, their only hope being that his firmness and courage may be rewarded by the favorable verdict of a great peo ple. Altx. II. Stephens. The Hon. Alexander H. Stephens had an inter view with the President on Wednesday, and one also with the Secretary of State. Both interviews, says a correspondent of the New York Daily Seir.s, were of the most cordial and pleasant nature. The President expressed great satisfaction at the pres ence of Mr. Stephens in Washington, and said that he anticipated much good to result from the influence of Mr. Stephens with the Southern peo ple. Mr. Stephens was called upon during the day by many Senators and Representatives, Re publicans as well as Democrats. It is said that he made a most favorable impression upon all, and his cheering accounts of the condition of public feeling ia Georgia haye had a most happy effect. I The Great Southern Fair. The very great interest iur people naturally feel ' in the Fair now in progress at the Maryland Instir tute in Baltimore, will justify us in giving up much of our space to-day, in extracting from pur Baltimore exchanges, the more interesting features, in addition to those already given. The sale of season tickets $2 each) on the morn ing of the 5th instant, the fourth day of the Fair, had been upwards of 10,000, while the visitors on special tickets (50 cents each) were estimated at about 11,000. The sales of articles at the same time had amounted to about ten thousand dollars, The value of the stock on hand is estimated at about one hundred thousand dollars, and there appears to be no diminution of articles, for as one is sold another takes its place. Hotels and private houses are crowded to their fullest extent, and the retail trade of Baltimore is very much increased by this throng of visitors. Among the multiplicity of articles on exhibibi tion, and objects of interest to be seen, we select the following : AN EGYPTIAX BELIC. Among the many objects of interest in the fair there is one which, on the score of antiquity at least, in without a rival. It is a sarcophagus containing an Egyptian mum my. This relic of the ancient norld was procured in Egypt some years ago, at great expense, being one of the few that have escaped spoliation by the treasure-hunting Arabs, and contains a perfect and untouched mummy, still swathed in the wrappings in which it was enshrouded perhaps in the days of the Pharaohs. The mysterious characters inscribed on the sarcophagus, if deciphered, would no doubt give a i-luo to its history, and the rank in life of its occupant ; and it is probable that there may be papyri in tho interior containing further records of re mote antiquity. It is said to he the intention of the owner to procure, if possible, the scientific assistance of a dis tinguished Ecvptolocrist to unroll the mummy and deci pher the inscriptions, in which case the public will be duly noti.ie J. This great curiosity, belonging to the passages, was Yesterday placed in the picture gallery. BEAUTIFUL, TAPESTHY WOBK. There are two pieces of " tapestry " on exhibition and for raffle one at tho table of the President, Mrs. 13. G. Howard, being a copy of surpassing excellence of Sir Ed win Landseer's celebrated painting styled Her Majesty (jneeti Victoria's Terrier Islay, with Macaw Birds and Spaniel Puppy," the other at the table of Miss Louisa Hoffman, one'of the er.ecutive committee, being a copy of the celebrated equestrian statue in bronze, at Berlin, in Prussia, of Frederick thu Great. The workmanship of these, in worsted, is admirable. They were purchased ten vears ago at Jjcrlin; Prussia, where they were pro- lueed lv celebrated artists, and brought to this country by Mr. Samuel K. George, who has recently had them ex pensively and most chastely mounted as parlor screens. for the express and liberal purpose of presenting them to the fair, where they are now conspicuously exhibited at tlie above tables. They will command admiration at a glance, and will improve upon the most critical examina tion. JACOB'S WELL MI'.S. CONNER'S TABLE. The Jacob's Well, attached to Mrs. G. W. Conner's ta ble, heretofore noticed, yesterday and last evening contin ued to be an attractive feature on the east side of the hall. This well was built and donated by Mr. Hugh Sisson, and material for the cool and refreshing beverage is abund antly supplied now by citizens, principally of the East End. Last evening it was presided over by Miss E. Sweeney, of Washington city, and Miss Alice Trippe, of Baltimore, ami many were the young Jacobs that called to quench their thrist. These ladies have on their table for sale some beautiful donations received from Boston among them a silver cake basket, a silver cross, and some line paintings. They have also a tine and costly cape, pre sented by Mr. Linelon, of Broadway, New York. TOUCH AND TAKE. Mrs. Kimmell has also tinder her charge, a " Touch and Take " table, where, for 25 cf nts, one never fails to get the worth of his money, and not uufrequeutly much more. Miss Alice Bowman, of New Orleans, if the expression may be used in such connection, "runs the machine" very successfully, and though it may be never so novel, it is a question if the fair and rations is not more attractive i than the " Touch and Take " itself. One thing is certain, the crowd invariably lingers around tins peculiar lnsti tutiou," apparently loth to leave. TUt WEIOHlNti Of VISlTOllS. The line platform svale presented by Mr. Jesse Mardeu is on the left side ot the hall, under the immediate super vision ot jMish Morrison, lwo accommodating young gen tlemen, Masters v. !. loung ana uavid Landis, act as weighers, and they are kept pretty constantly employed, It .will be impossible to state tlie precise number ol per sons weighed until the tair closes, but up to the last even mg the total receipts amounted to about 130. TDK AOKICCLTUnAL DEPARTMENT, The agricultural department under tho immediate su perintendance of Mr. E. Whitman, yesterday roceived sev eral additional donations, and more still are on the way, llns department promises to vieid quite a handsome sum Mr. John Mavher, corner of Plowman, and Front streets vesterday sent a very linely finished cotton giu of the latest improved patent, valued at $ 100, and 31r. George Records, 125 North Calver street, a washing machine and wringer valued at f'2o. lJllAUATIC TEUTAIN M fcN T. The dramatic performance given at the Concordia, on Thursday evening last, m aid of the lair was well attend ed, and the excellence of the acting is really deserving of mention. Goldsmith s hne comedy of "She Stoops to Con oucr" was the nlav presented, and although the performers were several amateurs of the characters were filled in such a manner as would reflect honor on professionals of more than ordinary talent. Miss Chestney's personation of Miss Hardcastlc was capital, and her distinct enuuciation aud evident thorough study of tho part, gained for her gener al approbation. It is to be hoped that the dramatic talent which this lady has exhibited on more than one occasion will not be suffered to remain further undeveloped. The parts of Mr. Hardcastle. Young Marlow and Tony Lump km were also admirably filled, while Mrs. Hardcastle. Miss Neville, Hastings and t)iggory came in for their share of praise. Tho whole performance was tho source of much pleasure to those present. donation rnoM wits. PRESIDENT JOHNSON. A beautiful trihute, denoting graceful approval of the fair and HViimfttliv with its beneficient oLieeta. wu re ceived from Mrs. President Johnson yesterday morning. Thrtugh Mrs. Uol. right ltives, Mrs camuel l. Williams, Mrs. Frank Rives, Miss Julia Hives, und Miss Nannie Maury of Washington, she dispatched to the fair a mag niliceiit and fragrant basket and bouquet of natural flow era, iresh.y cut irom the conservatory at the White House. Tho embossed card attached to it bears the in scription, "Mrs. Andrew Johnson, to the Ladies of the Southern Relief Fair." The exquisite collection of exotics has been placed in the "floral temple," under the charge of Mrs. Win. Kimmell, and was an object of much interest to visitors. During the day the ladies who brought the flowers from Washington visited the fair, and were offi cially received by the lady managers. They spent some time in an inspection of the many curious and interesting objects on exhibition, and after being suitably entertained, lctt in the evening tram tor Washington. A GEN'EIIOCH PROPOSITION. A liberal minded gentleman of this city proposes to bo one of a hundred to contribute tl, 000 each in aid of the funds of tho fair, or he will be one of five hundred to inve $500 each for that purpose. me uanus ot tne city vie witn eacn otner in honorable rivally, in entertaining the visitors with delicious music, and the whole city and country appear alive with excitement and interest. The faithful reporter of the Sun very well remarks, in giving the proceedings of the third day: "Another busy and exciting day was experienced at the Institute liall yesterday, and last evening the crowd in attendance was as immense as on the preceding evenings, l he great southern nenei a air lias certainly proved a more than successful undertaking. The noble efforts of tho devoted women of Baltimore, and of the State at large, are being ably seconded by the stronger sex, and many a sinking heart in the impoverished " and war-stricken sec tion will be made to feel glad by tho timely aid rendered by tho exertions or Maryland a fair daughters The Southern Kair Again. We give room for the following very interesting letter from the special correspondent of the Pe tersburg Index, in relation to the Baltimore Fair, which is a better resume of the week's work than we can gather from our Baltimore exchanges. It will be seen that the fell spirit of fanaticism is at tempting to injure an undertaking, which should be protected by its unselfish charity and christian aims. We expect to see it soon pronounced dis loyal and dangerous. - Gilmore House, ' ) Baltimore, April 7, 1866. f lcir Irulex: This evening closes the first week of the great exhibition, and its success is a fixed fact. I have not undertaken any record of the articles or names of the managers and contributors, because the city papers con taut fuller reports on these points than I could possibly gather, and my attention has been directed to the noting ot matters of interest coming under my observation, which wi 1 probnWy escape the notice of the resident reporters in their search for statistics. there has been since my last no decrease in attendance j on the Fair, the interest or rather enthusiasm of the citi zens shows no sign of abatement, and every train from the South comes loaded with visitors. On each successive night the assemblage has been larger and more brilliant. Dressing is carried to a perfection here not dreamed of in our section, and the elaborate specimens of the latest styles in fashion ai e to be seen lending to and borrowing adornment from thi beautiful women and handsome men who throng the halls. Here, by the way, let me inform our Cockade exquisites that they are behind the times in two very prominent points of costume tall silk beavers are the universal hats of the fashionables here, and tingle breasted frocks are the thing for full dress, a coat other wise cut oeing a rarity only seen upon toe back of some yisiung ana sunpiy ciaa oouuierner, Last evening, in addition to the . , M J ?flZ the Institute, a grand concert was tear band compoaed of the bet niwiciaicf Baltimore J 1 beautifully threat pro- executedas fine as I have ever heard from The receipts were .greatly increased yesreriiaj, S$SiS$Mf l v. i? Tin first. nt. th l&dies' a blank check: to oe filled up at their own discretion, out men aeucacy reu insj to name the amount of his donation; he filled it uplor the above magnificent enm, and returned it rith the re quest that if they needed, more the Executive Committee should draw upon him. " " - . The list of subscribers of $1,000 each which I reported van hinr mud a rm. i said this morning to be nearlt com pleted. It is very hrd to form any approximate idea of the receipts.so far, as tnere are so many agents tue swaie from two to four hundred thousand dol lars. The noble generosity of - these people, is beyond fraise, and yet, to the eyes ot radicalism, not even cnari y covereth the sin of suspected humanity. The following extract is from Friday's Baltimore Amer- We do not find among the list of managers of the Fair the name of a single loyal lady, nor among its gentlemen managers and promoters any of those who took an active part in rurnisuing iunus ior me oamiary -oiumiasioii, which dispensed its blessings alike to the sick and wouna d of the Union as we 1 as the ; Rebel army. On the con trarv. wa find that tho irreat ma8 of those who have ta ken part in it, iave been, and still are, active and persis- tent in tne sentiment or aisioyauy. ai a letvuio gicn m aid of it the name of Stonewall Jackson was greeted with immense applause ; Mosby, tho guerilla, was surrounded and complimented ; a song of " Wearing the Gray " was enthusiastically encored ; tho American flag hissed, and the "Stars and Bars " applauded to the echo. Tableaux have also been presented insulting to the Government and the loyal neoule. We hone that the Southern Fair may raise a half million of money for the relief of the Southern people, and that all Southern sympathizers may spend their money freely and contribute largely to its treasury. They owe these deluded and stricken people much aid and sympathy in their present forlorn condition. They coun tenanced, encouraged and urged them to enter upon their . . . ,4F 1. 1 w... 1 ,1 t .... fvAi1v flioit rcliof ' 1 We are assured bv nersous i esident hero that there is not one word of truth in these statements, although it may be pretty safely stated that none of the managers or participants are raaicais. By the way, speaking of politics, reminds me of news- papors, and in that connection 1 have neglected hereto fore to mention that under the auspices of the managers of the Fair is published a daily paper called The Fair Journal, a chronicle of the contributions, results of raf fles, and incidents of the institution each day. It is ably conducted and its editorial tone aecviediy conservative ; supports President Johnson, and thinks the whole South too good to be uuraea. Sampson County. We have had occasion to refer to Sampson coun ty, in a recent article, in reply to a misrepresenta tion, as injurious as it was false, which appeared in a Northern print. We then said, which we now repeat, that the people of Sampson county were more loyal and would sustain the President with more earnestness than many, at home and abroad, who made louder professions. The people of that county have always been or derly and law-abiding. In 18G1, they took up arms as cheerfully and enthusiastically, in obedi ence to the call of the State, as to-day they earn estly and truthfully abide by the result of the war then inaugurated, and the laws passed in conse- quence of their defeat. Sampson is peculiarly an agricultural county, and in proportion to her wealth was as largely in terested in slave property as any in the State Besides they suffered very severely by the unne cessary and lawless destruction of property by por tions of Kilpatrick's cavalry, and other commands of Sherman's army. Notwithstanding this, they have gone to work with revived energies, and will ere long recover from the terrible loss and destruc tion of property which they have suffered. Agriculture being still the principal source of wealth, no county is more interested in the success of the experiment now being made, of cultivating our plantations by free negro labor, and to accuse them of ill-treatment to negroes, or of conduct to them not warranted by law, or made necessary for the welfare of the freedmen, would be to regard them as ignorant of their own interest, as well as heedless to the demands of humanity. When we denounced the article in question, we were no better satisfied of its untruthfulness than we are after reading the extract from the letter given below which has been handed to us by a friend, and was written by one of the most intelli gent gentleman of that county, and who as Cap tain of tho local police, would have official cogni zance of all matters complained of in the letter from which, the extract was furnished the North ern papers. If officers connected with the Freed men's Bureau and Freedmen 's Schools, would al ways labor as cheerfully for the real interest of those under their charge, as has characterized the action of the County Court of Sampson and its Police, the negro wotdd have cause in the future to thank these officials, and the country would yet owe them a debt of gratitude. The extract is as follows : Clintox, N. C, April 8, 18G6. My Dear Sib : I have had it in contemplation for some timo to address you as regards matters in our County, being confident you foci an interest in every movement which may be made for tho happiness and prosperity of our citizens. My dear sir, it is consuming time for me to eay to you, we are a law-abidincr people, as vou know it already. VVe are de termined to prosecute all legitimate means to restore jus tice, good order, peace and harmony. The Police and citizens of this County have manifested a strong and constant disposition to persevere until those terms were fully obtained, satisfactory to. all thinking and discreet persons. We have been maliciously slandered by persons completely destitute of all feeling and sensation. The finger of scorn and ut ter contempt should be pointed at them, and punishment of some other stripe ' enforced grievously on them. These scoundrels have ho principle, founded on justice, honor, virtue, or one single noble trait of character, which can ever make them valuable members of society, or even respected in the company of a miserable wretch wno is trying to pass on for a gentle man. l am diligent in the pcrtormance ot every duty comme under my jurisdiction as Captain of the Police, and nothing will deter me from attending strietly -to every: advance ment which will benefit and instruct us. There is no con cealment hi me. I have a clear conscience of having dis charged mv duty. Justice is my motto. We are obedient to all orders, rules and regulations laid out for us, and in tend to pursue a straight-forward course in the discharge of our duties. Every effort has been made to injure this County. We are determined to be firm and act in accord ance with those principles which must and will be respect ed by all truthful and virtuous citizens. Congress, I am fearful, will do nothing for ns. President Johnson is our only hope. We will yet bo a great and noble people. T w T If The Cholera. We have on more than one occasion referred to the threatened approach to our shores of the chol era, and we refer to the subject again with no de sire to give unnecessary alarm. That our warn ings were not ui-aavised, our telegrapnic dis patches of the last two days will attest. In addi tion to the fact that the cholera has committed terrible ravages on board of the steamer England, which has lately arrived from Liverpool at Halifax, we clip the following from the Richmond Exam iner of Tuesday last: . A genuine case of Asiatic Cholera is reported to have occurred in Richmond yesterday about noon. The viVHm was Nellie Palmer, daughter of John Palmer, Esq., tho present Public Printer, a beautiful young lady, possessing many accomplishments. She came from Winchester du ring the war. She was taken mysteriously ill at the resi dence of Mr. David J. Saunders on Sunday nierht and died yestefday morning. Dr. Coleman, who was early . caUed in. pronounced it an undoubted case of cholera, the dread ed visitor we have so often heard of in our far-off borders. We trust the physician is mistaken in the character of the disease ; but " forewarned is forearmed." rhe subject was alluded to in the City Council last evening. This disease, which appears to be the least un der the control of the medical facnltv of ftnv rvf . j - the terrible scourges which visit mankind, is not only abroad in the world, but is threatening our own country, and that it may visit us is certainly very probable. Like other fearful enemies of man it gives warnings of its approach, with notification to prepare for it The summer will soon be here. and if we are to be visited by the cholera this season, the time is at no great distance. 1 : T Certainly it behooves ns to make preparation, nd at once, .for. its approach. Preparation . will b it of much of its terrors, if not entirely 'ward pff the Oisease; To theremtist The music was admirable, well selected and bo a voluntary, intelligent andctive50-operatiori j the eity authorities! ftnd pnvatS !individu- . ajs;. The bead.oi tne iamuy suouiu see mat IbbngWyfdeansed, and our officiate should have an eye upon the condi tion of the food, which: 13 sold to our citizens. Decayed vegetables and fish, and unsound bacon will engender disease more rapidly than any other cause. We are fully persuaded that our Mayor and his associates in the city government will not fail in their duty, and we invoke the people to do theirs If the cholera does - visit us, and our city becomes again the . abode of, the angel of death, let us feel that at least we have done all in our power to prevent it, and that the harvest will not be so abundant as if we had been careless of our fate. WTe have a communication from "A Citizen," upon this subject, which we hope to have room for to-morrow. " The Preedmen's Code. We publish this week, the entire Code of Laws passed by the late Legislature, having reference to our changed relations with the negroes, except " An Act to establish Work Houses or Houses of Correction in the several counties of the State," which we will give in our next. Some of the Results. The Petersburg Index says the refusal of a justice to many a black man and a white woman ; the refusal of a hotel keeper to lodge or feed a negro ; or of a church to sell a pew to a negro, subjects, by the Civil Bights Bill, the "offending" party to a fine of $1,000, or im prisonment, or both. The discrimination by any State between whites and blacks in any of its laws, remits the aggrieved black to the courts of the United States for trial. So that, under the Civil Bights Bill, the Federal courts will have cognizance of murders, rapes, ar sons, robberies, and many other crimes heretofore cognizable exclusively in State courts. The Charleston Courier. This very valuable exchange has resumed the publication of its tri-weekly edition. We are glad to chronicle the continued success of thievery ably conducted journal. Coming Financial Storm. The National Intel ligencer says there are everywhere seen mysterious and alarming portents of a coming financial storm. The excess of an irredeemable paper currency has done its work by an exaggeration of prices, by an accumulation of goods and merchandise, and by promoting enormous speculations and hazardous engagements. Paper money is as forest leaves. For once, Wall street admits that money is easy because there is little employment for it. The following beautiful sentiment closes a long article on Amnesty and Rebellion, recently pub lished in JDeBow's Review Had usthelionor, says Mr. Gayakke, of approach ing the President, we would take the liberty of saying to him: hollow this example, respected sir. Jrust without fear those men who hare fought to the last for the cause which they loved, and which claimed their fidelity. Trust those rebels who come to you with clean hands, and after having deposited the keys of their loyally on the dead body of the oouthern Confed eracy. - A Special Meeting of the County Couut of New Han over county was neiu iu tuc court House in tins citj' on Saturday April 7th, for the purpose of levj ing a tax for county purposes. Some other business was transacted at this Court, among which was the appointment of several committees, on public road3, bridges, Ac. Mr. Owen Fennel, Jr., gave bond and iualihed as County Trustee. Uelow wo give a list of the taxes levied by the Court for county purposes, a majority oi .magistrates uemg present : Under Schedule " .1." On Ileal Estate as per section 1, 10 ets. on $100. On every taxable Poll, as per section 2, tl. on every rerry, as per section 4, l per cent, on gross re ceipts. On every Jack and Stud Horse, as per section i, $25 each. On Gold Watches, Silver Ware and Jewelry, as per section iu, l per cent, on vai ue. Under Schedule " fi." On every company of Circus Riders, as per section 1, $75 eacn. , On everv Side Show as per section 1, $25 each. On every company of Theatrical Performers, as per sec tion z, zu eacn. On every company of Singers and Dancers, as per section 3, 5iu eacn. On every Insurance Company, as per section 4, $100 each. On every Agency of do. incorporated out of the State, as per section b, per cent, on receipts. On every Hotel, Restaurant or Eating House, as per sec tion 5, 150 each, On every Gas and Telegraph Company, as per section 5, lh per cent, on gross receipts. u On every Agency of a Bank out of the State, as per sec tion 7, $250 each. On every Money or Exchange Broker, as per section 8, $50 eacn. On every Express Company, as per section 12, 2 per cent. on gross receipts. On every Billiard Table, as per section 13. 50 each. On every Bowling Alley, as per section li, $25 each. On every Liverv Stable, as ner se.eh'ou is 2J5 av On every Retailer of Liquors, as per section 16, $50 each. On every itinerant Dentist, Portrait or Miniature Painter, as per section iv, iu eacn. On Riding Vehicles for sale, as per section'19, 2 per cent, on sales. On Auctioneers, as per section 20, I per cent, on sales. On Merchants, &c, as por section 21, per cent, on pur chases. On every non-resident Merchant or Drummer, as per sec tion 22. $50 each. : . . . .. r . w On dealers in ready-made Clotliing, as per section' 23, per cent, uu purcnases. - - - - .v vu rairem lueuicines, as per section zi, o per cent, on saies.- ; ..... On Horse or Mule drovers, as per-rection 25, J per cent. On Pedlars, as per section" 27 $25 cacki On Iightenknj Rod menj as per section 28, $10 each.' On distilling Liquor, as per section 30, 10 cents per erallo on. ju x whuuo xcjicio, oc, ao per suction 01, zu eacn. AN ACT. An Act to Improve the Law ol evidence. Whereas, The enquiry after truth iu courts of insti is often obstructed by incapacities created bv the nrfisp.nr. law, and it is desirable that full information as to th facts in issue, both in criminal and civil cases, should be laid hefnrfi Hi A rfirnrri n.TYrrirfWI in AaiAc nnnn tlmm ,1 il. .1 x p.a . uwiuu ujuu hucju, auu w&t such persons should exercise their judgment on the credit 01 me witnesses aaaucea, ana on tho truth of the testimo ny ; now therefore, , Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Nortlt Carolina, and it is herebu ennttil ?.., thority of the same, as follows : That no person offered as a witness shau hereafter be excluded by reason of incapaci ty from interest or crime, from iriviue evidence, either in Pe$fn or by deposition, according to tho practice of the court, on the trial of any issue joined, or of any matter or question, or on any inquiry arising in any suit or proceed- uik, civil or criminal, in anv court. justice, jury, or other person having by law authority to hear, receive and examine evidence : and every person so ouiiu auuuucu iu give eviuence, notwithstand ing such person may or shall havo an interest in the mat ter in question, or in the event of the trial of tho issue or of the suit or other proceeding in which ho is offered as a witness. Sec, 2, On the trial qf any issue, or anv matter or mix tion or on any inauirv arisiner in anv unit w,. ceeding in court, or before any judge, justiee, jury or oth- "j w ouvuuiiij wj near ana examine evidence, the parties and the person in w hose behalf any except as hereinafter provided, be competent and compell- oui.il wine yioceeuin may De uroup-nt or riff.niri d.DH wasavs i-w V lUvLitUt CI III til T I T (l Tff0 fr hv ffanAuitiAn ccordmpr to the practice of the ocnrt in ii.air ,r ,w. or any of the parties to said suit or other proceeding. ? tl" ""is comainea m the second section of this act shall render any person who, in any criminal proceed ing 18 Charged With the mmmisdnn nf fence, competent or compellable to give evidence for or against himself, or Bhall reader anv person compellable to answer any question tending to criminate himself or shall : j reuuiug m uuiuuitio Limseu or snau in any cnmiii&l wowfifiinf rundw T)Ti,n,an or compellable to give evidence for or against his wife or any wife competent or or compellable to give evidence 'for or against her husband. BEC. 4. Nothing contained in the second snail apply to anv snit or nthpr wiirii ;n attn court of law or equity, instituted in consequence of adul tery, or to any action for breach of or for criminal conversation, and nothing contained in the first section of this act shall apply to the attesting witness- 68 to Wills. ".'( ... Ratified the 12th day of. March A. D. 1866. ' v 8. F. PHILLIPS, ; ' r v Speaker House Commons. C. 8. W1NSTEAD, ' - ; Speaker Senate. English Sympathy Weed received .a letter lw ia last BtimQ ! 41, XT 4 . tt . . K -v. iium llSi11 w mmseii, ana & lifcA; amount frnm SUV HT- Pptn fey m t tr iet(yQr the Reedmen's Boreau. ;J STATE ttEWSr FuNEBAIi Coktege. The remains of the L'all i., Col. M. T. Smith, who. fell at Gettysburg, passed through the city last week, en route to the family burying ground in North Carolina. We suppose there iJ an error in this announcement. Tho gallant officer to whom reference is here mad, is, wo think, Maj. T. M. Smith, 45th Regiment N. C. T., who fell at Bethesda Church, on the Mechanicsville road, about nine miles from Richmond, May 80th, 1861. Maj. Smith was a citizen of Charlotte. Eds. Jocrnal. Hertford County. Murfrcesboro derives it.s name from Harry Murfree, who resided in this county, and was a Captain in the Revolutionary war. History informs us that Hertford county was named in compliment to the Marquis of Hert ford, an English nobleman, a friend of liberty, and elder brother of Lord Conway, who, in 17;i; moved in the House of Lords the repeal of tli(' Stamp Act. He was embassador at Parris in tho reign of George III, and afterwards Lord Lieu tenant of Ireland. Heartford is a name of Saxon origin, and signifies the Red Ford. Thompson dedicated his immortal poem, "The Seasons," to tho Marchioness of Hertford. Among; the distinguished names of former daj-s, aud v,h, stand enrolled in tho history of this county, m,. General Thomas Wynne and Hon. William llanlv Murfree. Both filled posts of honor in the legis lative halls of the State and United States. The agricultural interest of this county v ill very well developed this year. The planters nn busy and forward. They have secured abuiulaut help, and large yields are expected. Cotton seems to be the leading product. Larger fields will be planted than every before. Corn is selling at $4,50 per barrel. This high price is not owing to the scarcity, but, as a great many f amies pro duced a large crop last year, they do not wish to dispose of it, but keep it to servo them another year, so that they may bo able to cultivate a greater quantity of cotton. Et is thought by well informed men that the determination of planters to produce all they can of this staple commodity, that breadstuff's must continue high. The fisheries on the sound are doing a large business. Cor. Norfolk Virginian. Tarboro'. At an election held in this Town on Monday last, for Magistrate of Police and Com missioners, the following were elected : Magistrate of Police L. D. Pender. I., : i TT T T IIT.-Tl 1T i vuinmissionurs xi. i. -oryuii, wmio arson, II. A. Dowd. Winston. On Monday last, an election v;is held in the town of Winston, for a Mayor and seven Commissioners, with the following result : Mayor. T. T. Best. Commissioners. D. H. Starbuck, Thomas .7. Wilson, J. Mil'er, John D. Tavis, G. II. Benign r. N. S. Cook, J. S. White. Edenton. A friend furnishes us the following result of the recent charter election in the town ol Edenton. The election was hotly contested by the radical sympathizers, and an issue was distinctly made with the friends of the President and the Union : For Mayor T. W. Hudgius, Union, 11 ; II. A. Bond, Radical, 15. For Commissioners X. S. Pt rkins "'.), Win. Padham, 38, F. S. Roberts 37, J. R. B. Hathaway 37, J. A. Woodward 21), R. G. Mitchell 20, S. f. Bond 1G, C. E. Robinson 15, T. J. Bland 15, Geo. W. Smith 15. The first five named gentlemen were the anti-radical candidates. Sentinel. CiiAitLOTTE. The following is the vote in Char lotte on the accejtance of the new charter : Whole number of votes, ll!( Adopted, 112 Rejected, 7 Personal. Wo had the pleasure of meeting with Hon. R. R. Bridges, who stopped over in the City on Thursday. Mr. Bridges is now President of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, and to his indefatigable efforts and superior administra tive ability, the Company and the public are in debted for a very rapid improvement in tho con dition of his Road. He has, without a financial basis to begin on, succeeded in procuring for his road six new and splendid engines, a number oi' passenger coaches and freight cars, and has, also, got the track of the road in a good and safe con dition. Standard. CoixNicii W. L. Saunders. It affords us much pleasure to see on our streets again, our old friend and highly esteemed fellow-citizen, Colonel W. L. baunders, late of the 46th N. C. Regiment, Wo regret that the Colonel has not entirely recovered from the effects of the severe wounds lie received in oattie uuring tne war. W e welcome him to our city, and hope that he in here to remain. Banner. Maj. John Moore, one of our patriotic sons, i now writmer a work lounded on the late war. which, it is said, will be well written and relleet credit upon the author. It is now ready for tin press. Major Moore, is a gentleman of fine attain ments. He graduated at tho University of the State in 1853, and will be remembered as com mander of a battalion of Artillery around this cm during the war. Eds. Journal. Released. We are advised from Washington that Monroe Davis and Thomas Wilford. citizen- of North Carolina, who were recently sentenced by a military commission to four months impris onment, have been released by the President. Pensions. Dr. Marion Roberts, late Phvsician and Surgeon, U. S. Army, has been appointed Lxamining Surgeon, at Washington City, D. ('., for Pensioners and Pension Claimants in Western North Carolina. He is located Hi miles north oi Ashville, on tho Burnsville road. Religious Matters. While the revival at the Baptist church continues in full operation, as tho dense crowds, 'who nightly assemble there demon strates, we are pleased to hear that an interest in the- same direction is manifest! n? itsplf in tlu Presbyterian Church, Rev. Mr. Atkinson. Pro- yress. . Morehead City was thrown into a fever of ex citement yesterday by the unexpected entrance mio tne naroor ol tliree of tho huge monsters ol the deep in the shape of whales. Two were, im mediately captured, and when last heard from, the people were in eager pursuit of the other. -We shall be able to-morrow to givo something more definite in regard to the visitation. Querv. "vtTU i. 1 lii, Wnat brought them into the harbor V Querv -Why had Wilmington only one whale ? v Aewbem Covwiercia'. Acquitted. After our naoer wont to nro.ss n terday, the jury in the case of the Commonwealth against Zilla Thornton, a necrress. for arson, re turned a verdict of not guilty. ' She was thereup. n released. Hon. S. K. Rogers appeared in behalf of the State Hon. Thomas Brae," of this eitv. Hon. b. P rhillins. of Oninco. .T. U Alwd smd S. III. Smith, for the dnfnnsn The crime was alleced to havn boon pnmmitti -1 in Johnson county. Progress. Raleigh and the Pee Dee. Wo learn that th-' mail route from this city to the Pee Dee region, via Fayetteville, has been restored. U. S. PosTOITICE. The Government is nrenai- ing a handsome Postoffice building in Raliirh. on the lot upon which formerly stood the Lawrence Hotel. Weldon Improving. Mai or John Ferrell ha- established at Weldon, a hotel, with accommo dations of the first order. The next session of the Baotist Stato Covc-u- tion will be held with the church in Raleigh, u?j1 mi tit -i i . . o- , al commence on Wednesdav. befnrn f.li fourth Sabbath in May. t ,,T , Painful Acciednt. We regret to learn that U'- vid Lee. Esn.. on a nf Uo0 rint. i -r -i . xu& iL, ttnu severely 11 not mortally nurt. jh was-onhis way to town, and comincr to town creek. . 1 . , . . . , "II stopped to water his horse, with tho reins lyiim' loosely in the foot of his buggy, when somo oiu" rode up, which frightened his horse, who sprang forward, throwing him from the vehicle. He ws taken to the residence of Mr. A. A. N. Taylor, in this city, where he is at present, speechless and in a very critical condition. Charlotte Times. IU UK J.U. L S J iKlL) UUT. -VVe ICi To be Mustered Out. -We learn, from the papers, that the tmo now at that - 1 1 1 v ' x 7 ,11 piace are to u musierea out, ana mat mey ' 'raobably be succeeded bv regulars. j U '