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vT :v;y;:;-4-:'.v My- ypyp-pyl I ; . .. f , : I :ry -;v-" !.'.. y k .. py ':. 45 : W 'MM -.- ' . . - ' ' 'l ' . - M -" .- 1X VOL' 1. SO iU THE WILfflXGTO.V HERALD. t AUGUST 18 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. i ilmlngton and Ittanclieter Railroad. The first train through to Manchester, S. Ci, br the Wilmington and Manchester road is ad vertised in this morning's paper to leave here to-night at eleven o'clock, and will arrive at Wilmington in return daily at 4 a. m. This road will connect at Florence with the North eastern railroad to Charleston, and the Cheraw aod Darlington railroad from Florence to Che raw. Owing to the unfinished road between Columbia and Manchester there is no rail com- munioation established as yet, , but a line of sf Ares are now running between the two places, The jrreat advantages that the opening of thi road affords to Wilmington, at the present, hare been spoken of before. Being the first line of communication yet opened entire with the south, and running thro ngh a scope of country, the larger part of which is immensely rich, and which -heretofore has had no transportation for the produce accumulated, it must necessarily be of greater advantage commercially "than would at a moment be anticipated. Cotton and turi pentine lie in piles along this road awaiting this reopening, that a depot lor its sale might be es tablished here. The : majority of this' cotton is of the best staple being raised in South Caro lina, Georgia and the states further south, and will, in any market, command t the best and highest price paid for the raw article. Freight will be received, it will be seen by the notice of Capt. Drane, the superintendent, published elsewhere; at the Wilmington and Weldon depot on the wharf at this place, a si earner to connect will ply between the two depots on the arrival of one and departure of the other train. City ProTost Court, Aug-. IT, There was an oldfashioned assemblage before the provost marshal to-day such as was onthe docket every morning in days gone by. The charges were -about equally divided between white and bia'ck, giving'the assemblage some what the appearance of .th e negro's dream All dirty and black, with white spots in it, all about the outside and middle." Without .PaMM.-rTwo negro soldiers were the first disposed of. They were arrested in the city without passes, and under orders must go to post headquarters and from thence under, guard to their command. They went. Tipsy. A very respectable young man was turned loose this . morning " after being on a " srree." He wishes nothing further said about the affair. Being a good fellow there is not; Locked t.-Bur: Lamb, a negro with a sheepish appearance, from Burgaw, was put in the city jail for some offence committed in that neighborhood, the character of -which was not learned. In the jail great opportunities . are given him to gave his mutton. Obstroperout. Alex. Stokelen, registered from " Hanover county," was put in the city jail for drawing a knife on a guard- o.ux years of war in w. . 7m. ontrv sholid have taught ever . nnft that "when a man with rwWa man with a musket in his. hands wants' anything give it to him, and If it is not altogether right go to the proper peaces Shnwinff vour teeth does no good for redress. but a great deal of harm sometimes, " o -l when an I opposite course might fffect the reverse. ; UNrAVaABLaN IacPEESsioss. A citizen ; of a neishborine coast village, itself not bearing an uneicentionable character, was surprised on pntPrino- the citv to see what order and quiet was everywhere noticeable,; and . he remarked that the report had reached that town that our Pone were forever quarreling and fighting each other He was sure that we killed one or two men every day, and resorted to cannibalism so men every. Tjr. ,., M(.nA This is voracious was the appetite for blood This is another report, and aimosi. aa C4ux x j lnw f.fo.rona. The inenas 01 o- - . a ' . iL !. mIama m I ha I interior may rest assured that we scarcely ever kill and eat more than eight or ten huma,n beings per da7 no frnT will Hermit I 11 as la mo, w vt-" - r their keeping without a great deal of salt tne quantity will be increased to meet the necessi ties' of the demand. About Christmas there will be a grand frost and jubilee over the last car cass that is left in the city. Soberly,' however, if such an idle report has reached places outside where it originated it may do harm. A man from South' Carolina re a,o r.?c onttnn to this dace and car- x uscvi ivi uiiu.uiu - a ned it to Fayetteviue, some r - "IT wav. stating as his reason for the , act that the negro soldiers were killing all the white people. This is one known instance." The people can be assured that Wilmington is as healthy .as it has. ever been known, and under better control than at any time previous for the past two years. Another. About twilight yesterday, the mil itary guard passed along the streets, haying in charge two prisoners, male and female, and a ouantitv of glassware of the saloon character. It was said to have been taken from some place ainMiu I a r ,o where a contraband trafiic in liquor was located It is to;be regretted that women have to be dealt so harshly with, but a violation by a wo-; man is the same as by a man in law, and they must be punished the same. Three-fourths of the cases brought up before the provost marshal for liquor selling are women of low order. It 3 a shameful commentary upon the good morals of a place, but it is nevertheless a truth. "" PausisQ.-The shade trees, so long a refuge for the weak and weary at the corner of Front and Market streets, underwent rnn;lr.. ble pruning yesterday, much to tbe improTe ment of the appearances thereabouts. A clip. ping.or the l.ke character might be .ccompluh: ed with equal advantage, in other public places ; ahitd. The down train by the Charlotte road arrived "yesterday afternoon, with a good freight and large number of passengers, among whom was Hon. JR. S. French, of Lum berton, Robeson county. By theii, it is learn ed, that everything is perfectly quiet and peaceable in that section, and tM people are hard at work to meet the necessities of the times. The idle "report circulated of great ret crimination going on above here, and of which that section is a part," is by them said to be libellous and false. Everything is goiog .on smoothly and tbe laws as imp! I and obeyed as anywhere within the jurisdiction 'l f w I of tbe gOTernment. 4 lwo m Onit. The Nightingale opera Two Nights troupe will , open the theatre to-night with one nf thai ar, i - v 7 , , of their performances, which so delighted the fre"ur( Kwers ! some weeKS aeo. Hew attrae- tions are offered in the bills. , Tbey will give uui, wo penormances this and tA.rm.rrn evening. Warm Again. The weather was extremely oppressive yesterday quite as. much so as on any previous day-the present summer. " A yearning 'is felt for the coming of the fall months, when active employmsnt will not be so burthensome as the not weather necessitates ! ? Tns Poisoninq Cass. The jury of inquest in the case of poisoning noticed in yesterday's fsue met yesterday morning, but withheld their verdict until the arrival of an "important wit ness, now. absent from the city, y They meet again this morning. ; y ji ' Sailed. The steamer Starlight, Captain Pa drick, with mrchandi?e and passengers, sailed at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon for New York: She will probably arrive there about Sunday next. !'; ; The Elasticity of INew York, IFr&m the Phila. BaUetiruJ : " - New York is,- a remarkable, city in more senses than one, but in' none more so than in the facility with which it adapts itself to cir cumstances affecting the question of its popu lation. When the draft was the. all-engrossing subject the population of New York shrank at once to less than eight hundred thousand, and the city furnished 116,000 men to the army, against 93,000 furnished by Philadel phia. Each call for troops was the signal for Governor Seymour to rush into abstruse de monstration that the population of New York had been greatly overestimated, and we have : i iv 't.:- " v uo means ui gainsaying iiis calculations, wnicu may very possibly have been correct. But now. the question of representation comes up, and straiVhftra v Mew YnrTr - horiria tn onrall Tir I S :r 1 n Tl T 11 H TTl flHT. TTl li tTIl I IlI'MIl I TlrilTiflFFI T O : I Nothing less than a million will now satisfy ki: "ifii 'H-r".?:r- a.1 ULiinir irnn Liiau m iiiiuiuu , v 111 iiijw xi i isi v i her ambition, and by a demonstration no less convincing than the other, sha writes herself down one million, three thousand, two hun dred and. filty. It is a great p ty that there could not be another draft for some purpose. just to prick this bubble again and collapse it to its former 'dimensions. It is rea'.iv one of tbe chief wonders of'' Gotham, this .curious," elastic population, this human sliding scale that adapt, itself, with such happy facility, might say that hi all matters of this sort New York is a monstrous humbug ; but the more Dhilosoohic mind will forget the bumbuer in its admiring appreciation of the stupendous. . - ?iJ; and overweening conce anu impuaence 01 the pretensions of ther "Great Metropolis." 'Against Dram Drinlclng- ' JL Scotch parson once preached a.long sor mon against dram drinking, a vice prevalent in his parish, andlroiii oLItii,. refrort saidj he was not free himself : 1 - "When ye get up, indeed, ye may take a dram, and another just before breakfast, and nerhans another alter i but dmna always be dram drink inff. If you are out in the morn, you may brace yourself up with another dram, and perhaps take another before luncheon, . and some, I after, - which is not very blama- h b-t dinna be always drinking. ... . a n Naebodv can scrunie lor one just oeiore - '-m.-f 1 ' I X- 7- -. dinner, and vvhen the desert is brought in, and after it is taken away -y It may De iwa, iu uio com so ui iuo ohwuwu, just to keep you frae drbwysing or sooozleing. but dinna always oe dram unnaing. Afore tea, and after tea, and between tea and- suDDcr. - is no more but' right and goody but let me cantion you, brethren, not to be always dram anuung. Just when you . start for bed, and when you're ready to pop into't, to take a dram or two is no more than a Christian may lawfullj- But, brethren, let me caution yeu not to drink mora than I've mentioned or may oe Z" tr, hounds ef moderation? . Tlie Farmers' Barometer. . . Take a common glass pickle bottle, wide mouthed; fill it within three inchesr of the top with water ; then take n common Florence oilVjaask, removing the straw .covering' and cleansing the flask thoroughly rplunge the neck as far as it will go, and the barometer is complete. In fine weather the water will rise into the top of the. flask even higher than the mouth of the pickle bottle, and in wet and windy weather it will fall to within an inch r uL mh f the flask. Before a heavy of. wind th9 water has been Seen to leave Q ' : at iet Ai(rht J hours be fore the gale came -to its heights The inven tion, was de by a German, and communica ted to a London journal. - - : me uiaj? 46ov- - o " : Handsome We understand, Present II ejected. Bays the Alexandria Cra- ... si i. Dno. TTlTI Ka nld familv estate ot "li nin station in Cul- tne xauaierxua, w - - - pepper couoy.ya.. r!.E'in as a presem. i ji:,i t- I 'an. K in as in numerous otner r- to receive the offering. WnSMGTOS, BT. C, FRIDAY SIORXESG. AUGUST tfrilifiS " i .i ii I.. i - '' ' '-..'; LATER FROM EUROPE Tllfe 'GrCat EaStem TWO-ThirdS kr 11 ui 'iui; uuiauic ilCIU&S lllU Atlantic onhed inst. SIGNALS SIiGlJL,Ani.Y TISfCT. IS- Communication Again Disturbed New York, August 13. The steamer Moravian has-bassed Farther Point. '. She reports nothing' heard of the Grant . . . . eastern since noon of the isl Ausust. Averv uu v. v & 1 u c iicTuiio in a mr-B 1 flii 111 nil nrnu l .... . .. . r. f pecis 01 me Atlantic i cable. Ud to m d-dav on veanesaay, xi inst., the signals received were singularly distinct, and the Great East ern was then very nearly two thirds of the way to Newfoundland, bbe was in the deep. A. I .C .1 1 . . I - . ' . , tit i x . . . . .. . . . . test vmicr oi uie wnoie rou:e, is Deinsr nearly 2,4000 fathoms of a little over two and a half m a anA if. ot Ih is time that thft Rirrn! to Valentia became unintelligible, and cradu- ceaseu V xne iionaon neraia says the state ot art airs in connection with the Atlantic cable led to an advance of th Insurance premium from 25 guineas to 50 and 60. guineas. aiississippi aiAiTUBs. , miic UTA nYv,?.: v-rjAAAAViAO vjl jljlojl. JT Aumi- nent Men, j THEtR VIEWS OF THE SITU A TiOiir. &S.9 Sac. I" . -1 ....'Mvitrr.': : Correepondence of theN. T. Times. " - Jackson, Mrss.. July 22, 1865. s The canvass in Hands County, .which in cludes this city, for delegates to the Conven tion, doubtless fairly represents the senti ment of the entire State upon the ques ion at issue. I send you, therefore, the views of all the candidates, as expressed in published cards in answer t o the following questions : u Wheth er that Convention shall decUre by, a direct Tote the tntai urtd final abolition of slavery . in the State, and the. ttal extinction of all right to property in slaves held by any and all classes of our people whatever including mi nors, women, insane, those who have and those who have not participated in the rebel lion, as well as those w ho hav opposed it; and by their action . to cut on all parties trom all resour8e,right or claim for indemnity upon the Government of the United states tor property of which they may be invested.'' Judea Amos R, Johnson replies with con siderable sasracitv that it is for the interest of j the State to -ield to military necessity and accent as soon as possible the con as possible the conditions im- iwsed by the federal. Government, lie says 1 . w . " i 1 . the idea of compensation is delusive, and adds : rli.we oostinaieiy noiu 10 uie.ueau oouy 01 slavery, in any manner, it seems to me that we shall thus close and bar the only door left open for readmission into the Union, and thus enab'o.the radical party at the North, (uile we are chained down a a conquered province under-military rulej to consummate the work inf which they are now so earnestly engaged, fK tho. , f . iuffe. Everything ; wUh us depends upon the decided, rapid and enlight depends upon the dec ened, action uy the, greac assemble at Jackson. to The President of the United States is oppose to negro suffrage. Let us by all means, send our representatives to Congress as soon as possi ble, to aid in resisting the strong outside pres sure he feels on this question, and assist in defeating the; movement, yy. The Hon. Fulton Anderson, who nas oeen a member of the Legislature suace the StateJwhen tbe csU gere?ZZZl.'3: t$-&l.1i'. seceded, says ; I am anxious that the people should seize the only , chance which is offered to them, to release themselves, partially at least from the embarrassment of our present position. This can only .be done by taking the oath of am nesty, which has been presoi ibed by tde Presi dent ofthe United States, .as the condition upon which the right of voting and holding office miy be "exercised. I am ;of the opinion that the oath should be taken by every citizen, in order to qualify him for voting, and to ena ble "him thereby to exercise in the future some control over his own destiny and that of the generations who are to-come after him. "It is believed and urged iy; some that the taking of this oath created an obligation on him who takes it to support the proposition to abolish slavery by our own; Constitution. " f I entertain myself no such opinion, and shall feel perfectly free after taking the oath to vote against such a proposition, should it come before the convention, and I should be a member of that body. ' : "Mt opinion is, that if-thia great act of op- nression is to be consummatea, by which the r . i A A rfr. - Sbtithern people are to De deprived oi .uw, 000,000 of property without compensation, it should be left to be" recorded in history as the act of that Government whose first and highest duty is, as far as its power extends, to protect and guard with equal care the interests and the rights of the people , of each and of all the States, and I should desire tbatthe. people of Mississippi should not, by their action givet sanction to this enormous public wrong." j And yet Mr. - Anderson frankly -gives it as his opinion that if. the. convention does not "tamely submttte'the dictum of the 44central power,'' it will be dispersed by the military. Judge William Yerger, who .visited Wash ington t in company with Governor Sharkey t says "the State "should not fail to accept its present opportunity, les $f a worse fortune be fall it, -; i" ts.tl : y . By dorng so we assure the re-establishment of our State Government administered by men of our own choice. We as.-ure the reign of civil law. instead of military, licensa, once more in our State.- - We assure an end to the reign of anarchy-we; assure the speedy re moval of an J army from our midst we as sure the" restoration of our Senators and mem bers into Congress and with Represent. Se --. P....- . ' ' . . : : . . lives from other Southern States increased by the a !d tonal number if seventeen on the free t a?is of representation we e nr with f iJ f rWftiT Iputlt Z?'" 5 es ure with ic&ns ani Sute shall fch," w.JKune-.inipe future, as it was in the e fwr r uaying lorcea upon him the political equality of the negro. i :,; .r,; r; : J 1 !! If fopenwilon can ever be jUUined. it wid not be bj a touse that will exclude from CongTess the representatives of the Southern states, and which will plsce permanent politi cal power in the band j of thoseL who wish to gve and, if not checked; will giro in addi tion to the right of freedonv the ri-ht ol suf- B P !llcapa' ! the negro -No; I - ' ' v ' CI U,1UC. . n wlj uo ai I jnjt tu e day when th a.n cmr fool I n n rl i tt wui imiHi inn 110 acta l i . - -11 1 asjwr.ties engendered by war have ' jwd - - t z 0 J --t-' I t - 1 mv-whtn m r? r .l Jr-. 7. ".P JC5"U8 a v h v vmr n bn - a a mr m r . - h a r a- i uiucu--anu wnAn ttia h turncd- and when th Sfn.. uire possessed ot , tlicir proper ! shara of w..Mv. uwicg vuvg poiiiicai power with tneir mrmbm of t!n gessre-admitted to theirseats, can appeal to .wiiwra. peopie m Dehalt of the widow ana orphan whose homes have been desolated? and whse property destroyed, during, the progress of the sad war which has brought ,u,u u;iaery upon our country." j Judge John Robb eomes pquare r up w hjc 4uiuun ana aecwres : ' Since the Union must be restored whetW e win ornos; 8if-ce we must be one people ...... .uS w-t w u ercr. gi weai or woe s m store tor his na joq, we would be waniing to ourselves and faithlrss to the trust we noiaior our posterity did. we not restore it in rw. d,l7 w "y person in view of the idcz that he and bis are in the future to be affected ip all their interests by its fortunes. oe long in aeiermming, whether it shall be resBorea. with a view to its future tranquility, or whether it should be patched up, reserving within it all the seeds of futute discord and contention T Even if we could, I doubt whe ther it would bo desirable tp restore the Union as it was the question of State sove. reignty unsettled the question of slavery M0.Vu wuctui agmu a new. career OI partisan strife, and to terminate asain in a bloody internecine I war. Shall we be of 't.hn who will gather no wisdom from the past ; and while we now behold, as the effect of these disturbing elements, our cities in ashes, our fields desolate and our homes draped in mourning- while we behold the graves of bur slaughtered dead, and rivers running red wmi uioou as iuey;noac tneir corpses to the sea prepare the way for a ghastly repetition of these sights, in order that we may con- vince mankind of f our incapacity for self- government? No,I want it restored jn' good faith,, every elemeoty of future discord re- meved, and no inconsistent princieles admit- ted. I want it restored upon a firm and du- rable basis, and this, in my opinion, can only .be done by the convention declaring that here- after involuntary Servitude shall no longer exist, and that there exists no right or power in a State to secede from the Union, or to nullify its laws, and that such an act is revo lutionary, and only to bo justified upon prin- AFFAlUS M JS0 UTH CAUOLIIVA. Letter from General Hatch. DIGNIFIED AND SriSIBLFi DJEFENSE OF HIS POLICY. The Rislit Ulau In Place. The Right Private letters ftom Charleston have been received, from which we make the folio wing extracts': : ; ;L; Have you seen Gov. Perry's proclamation for reconstruction I It provides HJial all civil officers in South Carolina who, were in office suspended in May last, (except those arrested or nnder prosecution for trei son.) shall, on taking the oath pf allegiance &c, 'resume the duties of their offices &c. This is a clear recognition of ; the office i s of the late reqbel government. - What next?' ; : ' A correspoadent! gives the views of General Hatch, in his own words, in reference to the recent riots and the ' political situation. As they were called out by an extract from a pri- vate letter published in The' Journal, wi give them at some length : , " Gen. Hatch said that the letter published in the Boston Journal did him great injustice. I would not do tbe black man, he said, an in tentional injustice! As for the subject of sufr frageabout which 'you are all so.much engaged Pdo not-care a straw, and shall neither sup port nor approve jit. ! have ,ceer studieil the subject and am in doubt whether it would be a benefit or an injury to the countiy. I am for the country, not tor white man, black man, poor man or rich ya an. I am not ,,dic:. tated toby rebels.! I am civil to all" with whom I. transact business. The i only person in the city whose hospitality I have accepted is a "bed-ridden old lady, the widow of a - Union man. I have, however, invited to my. house and brought together freedmen'a agents, an ti 'slavery agents, teachers of colored children, officers of the army, Union citizens and rebels, and I think such; rubbing together does good, as all have good points which are displayed on sdeh occasionsall have peculiarities which they hide. . i .". 'y'y y:'v The riots were very much exaggerated. One black man was killed. This was th.e only life lost. Quite a number were beaten. The fault lay with.the, troops of lKth colors.' I do not think therS waa much difference. ; Each was ready for the fight. . The citizens of the lower class undoubtedly jncourfignd the white soldiers and in some eases got them drunk for the pupOse of bringingph trouble. The troubles commenced "Saturday night ? and fatted until Monday : noo.'i, t breaking, out - in 1. littla rows in different 'parts of thVcity.. It was really of but. little importance. Everything has been, quiet since. ;. ., t. . ' ' ; . . ' t 1' have done Jus'tice'.the ' Gener.ilc6ntin-, ned to both while inrn and blick' men since I came here, and -men who can: look opjn the state of things herecalmly, must acknowledge that I have never gone very far on the wrong PHICU FIVE CEXT I track, bu: I Of coure I hav made some mistakes, congratulitu nivself that I bave not made more Matter aw not looking as well. I know, as when Mr. (Brwick leff At flrst bla h all apjearodanxioujitobe lojal, but a react ion has tken place, and rata tery sorry that Got Perry course his not helped to increase the number oV loyal men. He ap pears determined to l,hr.iw the Sute into the hands of the very men who lead the rebellion. It U rumored that there is an intention to re move the troops. If it is done there will be a war of races throughout the lower country The planters have teamed rothing,' If thero is any difference the ill-feeling is increasing. We must hope that such , a policy will b adopted as will prevent bloodshed. It netds no prophet to te l that the black man will go t j tt e wall when the trouble des come. Had it not been for the 6 ere attacks made on me by tbe uiAcra' and loiwhieroui pe.-oone who i - . sent, repoits to H nhtngtn, .1 would nave asked before this to have been relieved from duty here. Man'e natural obstinacy makes roe desire to fight it out.' ; ? ' , Gen. IIa?c..'s recent conduct in disarming the Zouaves who behar.d so infamously to tbe colored people gives strength to the defense of his policy. - Great aitisfaction . has been given fn the Northern residents by the promotion ' of Col Ilbllswell, of the 52h Ms.. as Brevet Brig adier General. The ' Colonel Shaw Orphan ilouie'" had been removed to the princfly residence of Mr Memminger. It is devoted to co'ored orphans. .-. JW tmall po.x is raging in this city. There is uo appearance of the yellow fever. Who were gexuixe rebels. An Opinion In Itef errace to the Turenrr- Thomind Dollar CImuve -Letter from JohnJTI. IXotU to John-It Woods. : - !. Aublkn , nae JJaAair Statio.v,) ' f August 4. ( Mr Dear Sir: Your letter of tho SOth July, asking for my interprtatidn of the proo 1 tarnation of President Johnson of the 20 ih of I "al uaa urni rwiuu, anu A Bvail mvself of the first leisure u-Oment to answer It. 1 think it clear that the oath- of atnnestr and pardon is,' by that proclamation, offer- la'- 4 V. n . . : rc ered to an, with the exception of the fourteen different classes' of persons enumerated, and trom them the benefits of the amnesty eath are withheld until a special pardon is obtained. and this pardon, as I understand if, when ob i"uj "y inuia me penalties - mas. navo Deen nc J,r-d by those wo have endeavored to overthrow the government, withoot confer- TlDS a,,v political pnTilegoi whatever, which are controlled it some tnataneet by the enact ments of the Unite tatca Congte t, and in others by the provitous of state conatituUona ad state laws (as in this state), neither of which are or in be disturbed by the pardon 01 lne a resiaenu in retereace to IU0 tbir- teenth section, which reads: "All persons who have voluntarily vartiei- paled in said -rebellion, and the estimated value ot whose property is over, twenty ' thousand dollars This clause seems to be less understood than any of the exceptions contained in the proclamation; and mere are very many mix ing application for pardon who aso not at all ' embraced in the exceptions. Union and lojal men tnrougnout tne war, persons of adraned age, and others who have had no participaiion iu iuo i eueiiiun, truuf r Toiuuianiy orinvoiun larily, all seem to think that because1 their taxable property exceeds, "twenty, thousand lollars that it is necessarily liable to con fiscation unless a pardon is obtained from tho President, and by their numerous applications. are noi onir unnecessarily lncrcasinrr tne laborsoftbe President, 'Attorney General and. other officials in Washington, but are throw- ing away tneir own meais and time,, and making a harvest tor the Jawyera who are en gaxtd in that branch of bus.ness. It is man it'est that this thirteenth clause is susctible 6f ne such construe! ion. EToithoso who have not "voluntarily participated in tho re bellion this clause bas.no application what- e.'tr, no matter what amount of taxable prop- evty they may own ; and whether they have voluntaniy4 yStZcgZtS ma iter that must be best known to themselve ', for there may be other modes of voluntary par ticipation thin tht of act jail f beariicr arm ag.iinst the United SihUs; in other word, there were other inetns to be employed fr the oveithrow of the gOTernment than by earii g ..rtns, for" U e wor.-t of the seceaion isis wire generally those who were the ast and t her -least; willing, to take vup anna. These' contributed -all their means and energies. 'Some by ..investment in con federate stocks for the purpose of aiding tho rebellion, others bf running the blockade and other "bomb-proof occupations, as they were called all tor the' overthrow of the govern ment ofthe United States. All. this I should call voluntary participation in the rebellion. Hut you a$k particu arly whether detailed far mers, in my opinion,' would come under the clas of excepted ca es ; to which I should a swer, not necettarily. I know myself of a number ot cases in which the mort loyal men m the state became detaj'ed farmers only for ihe purpose of avoiding military duty .in the field and of obviating the necessity Ipr taking up arms against the United States authori ties ; and yet a detailed farmer 'might have done many things that would subject him to the exception; therefore, I think each partic ular case would have to afand upon ita own merits, as no gener al or universal rule could be applied. Every man best knows his own motives, and knows whether he did what be could, whether in one capacity or another, to aid the rebellion, and upon his own conscience must rest the necessity for an application for pardon. If he is conscious of having done nothing voluntarily to aid the rebellion, then I should say'it would be quite time enough to ask for a pardon when, steps were taken against him for the confiscation of his proper ty,; and in the meantime to save his time and money for better purposes than that of enrich ing lawyers and paid agents. .1 am, respect fully and veryw truly, yours; . - ' y J 4 .'.'Joini M. Botts. .The body of Alargaret Scan lan, a young lady about seventeen years of age, belonging in Bo;kport, and who has been mUsipg sinco the I7th ulLwast discovered floating in tho water n.ar Gully Point, at that p.'a;e. oa Sun- fi ! I