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Illfi J i) hh Aii ur ruiSKy oil: PC$WSBEX V1SBT PATCBDAT, AT RALEIGH. N. C., ' - iff - ; 3 - ; - -s - , r j . ZG3 O . stroscrciJ?Tib:Nr-iitf aPvance few: rffe I1 J. Q. -A. . , CE ANE . i o w a n d p d ii o ib its , " e d ito n , Devoted to the interests ef Jthe PREEDliEN OF THE fOUTH , And the . establishment and maintenance of JQUAL JIIOHTS .FOE ALL MEN, rega rdlesi of c'.ua , .. Gen: Bchencfe's Amendment. Gen. Schenck, of Ohio, . has proposed an irnendmciit to the Constitution of the Uni ted States fixing the basis of representa tion in the lower honie d of Congress on the number of voters and not of inhabi tants. . In the course of a recent speech oh this subject, he made use of the following remarks:: : V ' . ' " , Let us look into this matter, and I espe cially ask the attention of any . Democrats who may be present, . for I want them to answer whether there is anything anti Democratic or . anti-Republican in this ' proposition-; By the present three-fifths rule, supposing the slaves still to remain in bondage, the following were some of the results: " Maine, by the census of 1860, had a population of 626,959, and this population" was allowed five representatives. . Alabama had a population of 526,431, just 100,000 less thao Maine, but she was allowed, under the three-fifths rule seven members two more than. Maine. Vermont had a population of 314,386, upon which she was allowed three repre sentatives. South Carolina had a population of 291,-885-20,000 less than erraont, and upon ' that, because of the large number of her slaves, she was allowed six representatives twice as many as Vermont, though Ver mont has the greatest free white papula- tjon. - .-. Pennsylvania with a population of 2, 849,266, is allowed- twenty-four represent tatives: while North Carolina; SouthH Carolirfa, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana, all combined, have an aggregate free population, of 2, 829,785 10,000 less than Pennsylvania alone and yet they are allowed thirty nine representatives fifteen more than the same population in a free State. But let the Constitution of the United States stand unchanged, slavery being ex tinguished, and what will follow ? Why, that the other two-fifths will be represent- the slave States ? 1,580,2 12 more win be represented, wlffcn you come to add the other two-fifths. This will give to -the South, In addition to the great advantage she already fourteen more votes in Congress , Then j the : Southern States I have mentioned in cbnnecti.oij .tvith Ponn sylvania will have fifty -votes in Congress, to her twenty-four, while having only the same voting-population. " . By the adoption of . the amendment : to the Constitution that 1 propose, it is true that it may. become a. question with the people of Ohip whether thev will, in case the South enfranchises . its. black popula: tion in order to. get a representation for them, do the same for the colored people For njyself, I am willing to meet the South on this ground. If they can -afford to give the ballot to their millions, surely we can afford to give it to our thousands. But this is a question -for the future,atfd l'shall not discuss it now. Let ' us amend the Constitution so as to make it to the interest of the Southern States to have their negroes vote", if they think proper. Tn thft nrocess of time; as the negroes be- AAmA orlnnfttpil ntid fitted for the right of VVU V V C7 suffrage, if they wish to widen their repre sentation by giving them the right to vote, well and good. But, until thejr do that, they must stam where they do in regard to representation. This is the platform upon which I pro pose to stand. I shall not discuss the questionwhether we shall force upon the rebel States negro suffrage. I will not dis cuss the question whether we shall allow them to vote in any of . the States. I would simply so amend the Constitution in favor of freedom and in fttvor of equal representation, as that these people shall cpa it to their interest to let every intelli gent lover of freedom vofe, and give them Sie pri vilege of so doing if they choose. . In referring to - this " matter, the New Yort S Post, remarks as follows : the DiDosition has this merit ; it, re-i-fo 'o.st. but is based upon a -principle of general -application: sin tendecfto correct, anojo prevent ereafte . a very serious, evi . -Tn? ?swf J t'A AxMiiRivfi right to de- l: : oVi chftll , emor the r f Tt would not be easy to take this right Trom . them and transfer u to me . genera r . . . firantiftfthle?, would it be vu t Koan Knrrfcrestea that r.o- a Awl or a who shall be eieei- or lor PrPftidftht and Members of Con gress ; but this would be to leave-a matter s niton rn open to frequent, ana, arDiirary 4 "8 wnicn snocua oq once , iv ou""w-... Moreover, the exercise of this nght would be of doubtful authority, and in such am- tmrtftnt affairs it i better to have no doubts ; then the acquiescence of the peo dIa ia hftartv. If nothing is done, then a -part of the people of any State may at any time disfranchise the remainder and jet have the benefit of their residence, by . their enumeration as part of the represen Native population, r ' f flThe proposed systeni will still leave it with each State to determine who , "shall ote if hi any State the inajority think . Wcusaiy to disfranchise tte minority, Eqiaal Rights Before .tho. Law for all Men VOL. I. tney are at liberty to do so. But they will be the losers, in political influence in a r- i the general council of the nation, by the indulgence of their anti-deraocratic course and they ought to be-." 4 Thus we see that, as it is now held by som6 of our most eminent statesman,tbere would be'no change in the poweV of each State over the right of franchise. But the ambition of placo-seekers, and the lauda ble, desire of each State to have as much influence as possible in the national .councils, would, if the amendment were adopted, prevent the exercise of any snch powes assumed or not to the detriment of any portion of its citizens, the result would be the enactment of laws authori zing extended suffrage privileges, and haying in view the advancement, intel lectually,. of every citizen. On this point the; Post says : ('But, it may be urged, there may be persons in some States who are not capa uie oi wiseiy exercising me voting power. In, this case the influence of such an amend ment will be very strong, to induce the people to secure such training and educa tion, to this ignorant class as will make them trustworthy and intelligent voters. Now this is precisely the point which it is most desirable to gain the. spread of use- Uil education amongst all classes. At pres ent a considerable number of men talk of narrowing the franchise to exclude the ignorant classes in our cities. We have always opposed such a measure as unwise, J and contended that the trne remedy for an acknowledged evil, is to give more atten tion to the diffusion of education. The proposed amendment jwilL Unite the whole people upon this point. It will be to the mterest of every man in this State, for in stance, to secure for ourselves the largest voting population ; and because ignorance and vice are dangerous at the polls, it will become a matter of importance to our selves to the whole community to adopt such measures and such a policy as . shall extirpate ignorance and lessen vice. 'It may be obiected that n such, an amendment were passed the States would at once open the polls to every one.regard- ess of character, residence -or any other qualifications: : It is easy to provide limits' in the amendment to prevent the abuse of tho pow'er. The terns of citizenship, now declared in it. "The next enumeration takes place in 1870. Until then the representation in the South is upon the basis of three-fifths of the black people and all the whites. On the present enumeration only one more Congress will be elected. If the amend ment of Mr. Schenck should meet with favor, and be passed next winter, it would oe an inducement to mo leaaing men in the South to further the education of- the blacks, so as to make them, even in their oninion.caDable of exercising the franchise intelligently alter ioixr; anuuuBvuic -. H . 4 - , . . . 7 - . 1 might, by general consent, be counted in- me enumeration oi voters m our cuumci u States whose people desire to profit by do ing justice. But if any State should choose to continue the disfranchisement ofthe blacks, or any other class, that would not affect the rights or the position in the Union of any other State ; and could not, therefore, give rise to reasona ble complaints from other btates. Ntjcro Voting Hear both Sides. An eminent Tenneseean who, we hliftvft. voted to ratifv the Secession of his State, but has been loyal ever since she was reconauered to the Union writes us to say at muc l length that he very much approves all we have said in favor of Universal Amnesty, but ulterly condemns our advocacy of Universal Suf frage. Let us hear what he says to the point, as follows : ; "In vour nlea for Universal Amnesty, I agree with von, that it will best effect the great ends of peace, and be promo tiv of the best in'restsof, the country, If . few executions were made. I should rs rO-tipAf . . Rut. i v vour advocacy of Universal Suffrage, I think you go that much too far. The country is no$ pre pared for such a step ; nor are tne m fonfi1 recinientsof the high privilege competent to wisejy exercise that great power; xne uovernmem is oaseu upuu the supposed virtue and intelligence ofthe neonle. All men agree that the: negro f. o frA man : but who supposes, even, that he possesses : the virtue and intelli rp.nce to wisely ' and -understandingly ex- lw Titrht ? Bv such an: enact- meht, over 400,000 ignorant persons,who 1rw Via more of the genius and work ings of our institutions than they know nf tH freofrranhv ofthe moon, would be added to our great mass, already too large, of unlettered and ignorant voters. If any change is to b 3 made m the Elect :.."nC.'TtnTiiM, let it be restricted to those who have the intelligence to,w, and npt t...- n vi1e?e not by a property jpffer to rote at least to mow. -J www. fa "to'd'ia-oe, if you Kdd p- RALEIGH, SATURDAY, N. C, SEPT. 30, 1865. serve the liberties of our country, intrust power only to those who, when . they vote, can vote iinderstandicgly. ,- "I do not purpose to enter into a dis cussion of the many questions opened by this letter, but' merely touch on some prominent points. The negro now has freedom. . Let him take, that, and im prove hia situation, and at least wait for time and experience and the develop ments and advancements he may make, before he asks the Right'of Suffrage, The White man, even though he be un friendly tb"him, lis better prepared to liverers from the bondage of Slaverv : let him at least advance by degrees-r-try crawling first then see if he can walk. W'.en it is proved that he can stand erect, tnjoy and appreciate his freedom, and. understand its great principles its responsibilities then will be time enough to talk' of his voting to .make laws for the country and carry on the Government."' ' To all which thus responds The Tei bune : I. The country.not being prepared (as our correspondent avers) lor Impartial Suffrage, we are trying to prepare it. II. WeJiave over and again explained that we ask no exemption for Blacks trom any merely intellectual or literary test ot itness and capacity that bears "equally upon all classes. We will gladlv agree that none shall vote but those wno cau read or read and write or who pay taxes or who tollow some useiul voca tion pr to any other touchstone calcu lated to confine the Ri0ht of Suffrage to the capable and worthy. Why, then, do our antagonists coolly dodge our position and fight instead a man of straw of their own construction ? Can't they answer us without evasion ? or won't they ? III. We lack evidence that the Blacks ofthe South are exceptionably ignorant or stolid. On the contrary, we hold them fairly intelligent, while eagerly acquiring knowledge. We believe them in the average no whit less enlightened than the "Poor Whites," all of whom can vote. . IV. And it is clearly untrue that the extension of Suffrage we seek would in crease the power of ignorance in our politi cal affairs. On the contrary, it will vast ly diminish it. That Ower coheres not in the number oflhe ignorant voters, but in their ciamitslmesa iu Ko.f th nearly all vote one way. A million un lettered voters,, fairly divided between the two great parties, would do less mischief than One Hundred Thousand voting unani mously and steadily on one side. 1 And, if all the Blacks voted to-day, that cirenra stance would lessen, not increase,the power of ignorance in our party conflicts. Re striction of Suffrage is scarcely possible : not so with Extension, whereby the power of the most benighted and degraded por tion of oar W hite voters would be lessen- V- Our corresDondent asserts that "the negro now has liisreedom." Relatively, mis is true ; ausoiuieiv, ii. is uui. Aicgiy freedom in Tennessee (for instance) is not the genuine article. . ' YL If the Declaration ot independence was not based on a lie, one man or class can't legislate for another ; to attempt to do so is a mistake certain to result in calamity. Governments "derive their just power trom &e consent of the governed? says the Declaration. We have great re spect tof our correspondent ; out we navu mnrft iaim iq me ueuiarauuu uu xa au.- n a 1 fv 1 A.? . 4- avi- thnra. VII. The negroes have been "crawling" a tiresome while. They propose now to efanrl rprt.. for a change : and we would heln them to do so. - w VIII. Our Tennessee friend wanhi the Rebel Amnesty hurried up, but thinks Black Suffrage can wait a while. The Blacks sav, No ; it is "now or never" with them. Ami we believe they have a cor rec.t notion of the matter.. Give us Peace with Universal Amnesty and Restoration without Black Suffrage, and the great op portunity will have passed unimproveu. Th finnthern Whites will say, "Why agi- tateYor Black Suffrage now 7 Isn't all quiet ? Let well alone, and give the land rstl". And if any petition and agitate for the nVht. they will be stigmatized as difttTirherR of the Peace. . IX. We agree with our correspondent in wishing the negro to. be educated, and nnalififtd to teach, and fitted to enjoy and aonreciate freedom. But, in order to do so, he must have the real article to appre ciate. We teai Lv; is not likely to get it just yet. -" Where will they go To. The latest nAWft from the empire of Brazil, is that there is an ?Abolition party" making its appearance in that great country. What dreadful news for the Southern gentlemen who have contemplated emigrating to BraziL - They have no .refuge from the aAAiitiATi?Rts." itnpears, save in Daho mey. - . i in i " Att;;fiAn1(l fionterhfidi of Verona; IndM ;mj'JMniB.; has been arrested for cowMdinir his daughter until herbswAyiscarredbe HUV U m mtm i. ' Abrakaa Ltaoola. legislate lor the negro than ncis to legis- invention at rniiaaeiphia. Tennessee late for himself. He is now but "mew- had never joined the Episcopal Church of ling and puking" in the arms of his de- the Confederate States r and the Diocesan C 3 LjX)l Sooial Conditions Will Regulate Themselves. Reunion of the Protestant Episcopal Church. VV hile the overwhelming majority of me sjoumern . juetnoQists, uaptists and Presbyterians, are declaring themselTea decidedly opposed to an ecclesiastical re- union witn tne caurcnes ot the loyal State, the Southern Episcopalians obvious ly are favorably disposed to ward a reun ion, une aiocease xexu has already, by a formal vote, reacknowledged the au thority of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, and elected clerical and lay dele- ra A-' .11. . il ' yT - ga.es w aueuu ,ne impenaing ueneral Convention which, a few days ago, was m session in Nagjiyille, had therefprej no need of i or m ally rescinding a secission ordinance; butr, without any reference to the past, chose the usual number of dele gates to the General Convention. The Presiding Bishop ofthe Episcopal Church in the Confederate States, Bishop Elliot of Georgia one of the most ar dent champions of .the 'rebellion among the Southern Bishops has also declared himself favorable to a reunion, which, he thinks, will speedily he consummated. He objects, however, to the separate ac tion taken by the Diocease of Texas, and insists that another "General Council" of the Church in the Confederate States be held ; that by this Council a commit tee of bishops, clergymen and laymen be appointed to meet a similar committee'to be appointed by the General Convention of the Chursh of the United States, and tha. this joint committee mature a plan of reunion. The Bishop, in the name of the South, demands,' as a eondition of reunion, the acknowledgment of the of ficial acts of the Church in theGonfeder ate States by the Gtneral Government of Unid States. The bishops of Ntrth Carolina and Arkansas have declared their assent to the views of Bishop Elli ot. The Diocesan Convention of Geor gia has likewise endorsed these views, declared in favor of a reunion with the Church in the North, and authorized the Bishop to send, .if he deems it best, the delegates elected by the Convention as delegates to the General Council of tfie Southern Episcopalian Church, to Phila delphia td attend the General Conven tion of the United States. The Church Intelligencer, of Charlotte, N. C, which claims to be the accredited organ" of all Southern bishops except those of Virgin- support of this plan. Thus far, only two of .the Southern bishops, ' those, of Mississppi and Ala bama, have declared their preference tor the continuance of a separate organiza tion of .the Southern Diocese ; but they will yield to any resolutions passed by the approaching General Council of the Southern Church. That the majority of this Council will endorse the views of Bishop Elliot, admits of hardly any doubt. ion seems to be in favor of receiving back tho bouthern bishops and dioceses with out imposing any conditions or asking any questions. ' Still,' there will not be a unanimity, on this subject. There will be dele rates in Philadelphia who will take the ground that, with the views of tho Southern bishdps and dioceses on the Rebellion and on Slavery unchanged, it will be profitable neither for the churches in the loyal States nor 'for those in the late Confederate, to show an undue haste in consummating the reunion. At all events, the proceedings of the Conven tion at Philadelphia on this subject prom ise to be ot. a very interesting character. iv. Jr. Tribune. Patience. The most contradictory statements come to us from the South in regard to the sentiments of the people in that quarter of the country. The newspapers printed on the spot are unanimous in the state ment that all is peace and acquiescence in the results of the war. Nobody, they tell us, denies the authority of the Gen eral Government, or proposes resistance to its authority. On the other nana, the correspondents ot Northern journals, and tiie verbal reports made by travellers. concur in representing the Southern peo ple as almost universally suiien ana uis loyal in feeling: We have ; no'difficulty in conceiving that thhre is a substantial basis of truth for each of these represen tations ; and, indee'd, it would be sipgu ; lar if they were not both true , in the main. For," in the first placet he over whelming defeat of . the .rebellion' is? too palpable to the common sense of inen'to leave' a lingering ;ope p Tviring ihe contest.' None but madmen, therefore j or very silly women, . cherish a thought of Southern separation. "Cases, of indi vidual violence may arise, but it is true, as the Southern ' 'newspapers repressnt, that the whole South submits to the Na tional Governments and only hopes for relief from its present deplorable si tua ton through the process ot reorganiza tion under the constitution. In 'the second place it would be equal ly strange if four years of civil warj lp& equalled in the world! history fir th fitroe ce&fiil of hnnaa p&ssiosf and for NO. 1. the tremendous disnlav er, should be followed by the immediate conversion of the conquered party to the views and policy of the conquerors. It mi cxpec a miracle to ask such a thing joining ot the kind ever happened in uc uuo oi numan auairs, and it is the very error of the moon to look for it. We have a right to call upon the South ern people to conquer their prejudices : 1. i . .1 T . uui. wo muHj, give tnem a reasonable time in which to do so, and' in the meantime wr can only demand submission to the constitution and laws. A whole genera tion of Southern people 'has been edu cated to believe that slavery is a divine institution ; or, at any rate, that their honor, wealth and happiness were iden tified with its preservation. It is but fair to give them a few years in which to get rid of these "guilty fantasies," and and bring their minds to a realization of the tact that there are other forms of se rial life as good, if not better than that to which they had been accustomed, and which they had fondly cherished as the very fountain-spring of human happi ness. Nothing is more certain than that the fissions which brought about the rebel ion will. die out. AH experience of hu man affairs, and all the analogies of na tu e . sustains the conclusion But time will be necessary for the process of cool ing to take place j and it were as idle and preposterous to exnect a sudden subiii- dence of tides, or an . instantaneous con gelation of a field of molten lava, as the immediate restoration of the unirit At loyalty. W ashington Chronicle. . f hb Newspaper Appkiciatbd. Without my newspaper, life would narrow itself to the etail limits of my personal experiences, and hamenit be compressed into the tea or fifteen people I mix with. Now, I refuse to accept this. 1 have not a sixpence in consols, bat I want to know how they stand. I was never l never in all jikeliheod shall be in Japan ; but I have an intense cariosity to know what oar troops did at Yokohama. I deplore the neoDle who suffer ed by that railroad smash ; and I sympathize wuu iuo newiy marriea coapio so Deautuuiiy de picted ia the illustrated, as they drove off in a chaise and four, the bald old cent in the ha 1 door waving them a last adieu. I like the li ters of the correspondents, with their little grievances about uopunctual trains, or some un warrantable omissions in the liturgy. I even like the people who chronicle the rain fall, and record httie facts auout the mildness of the sea son. As for the advertisements. I regard them . . m - as the glass and mirror "of the age. Show me and I elag mysetf to gfve af sVelcPU current civilization of the period. Whit glimpse of rare interiors do we gain by these brief p ra- graphs! How full of susrzestiveness and story are they ! Blackwood's Magazine. Timk Wasted. A dreadful account must be given of all this lost and wasted time. When the Judge shall ascend His throne in the air, and all tho sons and daughters of Adam arc J.r::-:;:i-?y? uiG iuu iuu liiuh. wirn a inpnoann nnnnnnni. lies ana means of grace and salvation, and whai have you done with them all ? How many ser- " , . v,,r..-. mons have von heard ? How many seasons did T : e jj .. I verso with God and your owu souls ? Did you improve time well ? Did you pray ? Did you converse with your own souls and with God l ur aid yoa suffer them to slide awav in a thou- sand impertinences, and neelect the one thine necessary? . A fruitless and bitter mourning for the waste and abuse of time will be another consequence of your folly. Whatsoever satisfaction you may ike now -in passing away time merrily, and ithout thinking, it must noj pass away so for- rer. If the approaches of death do not awak- without pproaches en you, judgment will do it. lour conscience will be worried with terrible reflections on your - a a. w foolish conduct. Dr. Watts. Secesh Collaes. 'Let a e look at some col lars' said a gaunt; rough looking fellow, ad dressing the proprietor of a country store not a hundred, miles from Montreal. "With pleas ure, sir," was the response ; and the stock of collars was shown to lha customer, who fum bled them over, and then, with 4 gesture of contempt, turned away with' the remark that they were not the kind be wanted. ' "Whai kind do yoo want?" queried the shop keeper. "We have most every kind." Well, its secesh col lars : them's the style lor ma I . Walk right this way we bavo that kind tod,' was the re gponse, as the 6hop keeper unrolled about eight feet of hemp cord, and, quickly twisting it, into 1 c,u 7 7ip.f K , ' i ? - v jf8 1 1 A loop, held it up before the astonished, gaze oil the seoesher. He had no more to say, but quietly took his departure. Mississippi Fbeedmen. The Victsburg Journal says WiN early ten thousand acres of land have been lewed tocolored people ia the i- vicinity of Vickiburg t! present year, and that most ot it is in. pro cess ot successful cultivation, lucre aro about two hundred and fifty or three hun dred of these lessees, most of whom have to procure the means of carrying on their enterpnses. - Thx Charleston News is engaged ia the laadi- bb endeavor of perauading the late masters' to creservs and protect thd black r popaUtioa, Of ! course eoonomical adyantage, always attends truth aad justies, aad-great lots follows' eppre- I. I A. 1 Tt .1 1 . i I orougus Deiore mm, tne grana enquiry win ne, had been sentenced for eighteen years lor WhaL5rJ9Jr ?"ilh .H6 0fr nf hiway robbery. . Sylveater Irwin, the iu vonder world 7 Yon firpnt thirtv or fnrf v I 1 1 . . . mt - r- - - ' w t m tt m w-m wTn n -it n r v-nnn t I Oco j6ir,ttw,WMttMWWtMtMtwtHtMtttMt 4 OO Si mouth..... 2 60 i SO One months.... V AJDVEBTIHINOi Oo qare,on inierUonM..'....'....tw.....I 1 OO Eacb tutwqaent ' 60 Otfe-fonrth column, one month..,....;w....U 16 00 One-half u 5 OO One ',- 44110 .................. w . .. 'M M w A fair pereaaUffo wiU b deducted for yearlr.aod other contract!. . " ' All basinett communication ihoold be addrened to the publisher. BROOKS A CRANE. Abovt Hatti! Our national troubles have been of so much moment that our people have overlooked the civil' war which has. been raging in toe little negro republic of Hayti for somo time past. Yet, allowing for the thinness of the population there the contest has been pmpbr tiooably as sanguinary as our own Gcffrad, the ruling President, is a man of good repute to he outside world ; but a large minority, at least, of tho Ilaytians profess to believe that he is a minister of libertinism and cruelty. As hr has declared himself PresiJent for life; therei f no way of getting rd of him, except by revolu--. tion, and this is now being tried. By the latest reports it seems the insurgents bavo 'gained im- portant military successes, and there was a fair chance of their final success in clearing GcfFrard out of tho country . The revolutionists are led by a committee of tea chiefs, who -havvecut commissioners to ' Washington to lay vheir tide ofiU a arstion bo-' fore the United States Government, so that no action prejudicial to their interests shall be taken. As the Geffrard minister has been duly recognized, of course the rebel eommUsioners most be received informally, if at all. Tux Martyr's Grays. A correspondent ' writing from Springfield, III., says : The tomb of Mr Lincoln has been so often described thatho fresh words of ours will in crease the vividness of the' picture. The .re mains are still unbaried, and lie. in the reception house, just as they eame fro-n Washington water ed by the tears of a nation. A guard tent is pitched opposite to thn house of the dead on a rising knoll, surrounded by trees. Three sen trief guard the sacred remains night and day, aod the stone doors are kept open, so that the air may circulate freely through the place. An iron gate protects thtf renmns fro ji a close in trusion, although one can see the two coffins those of the father, and of the dear little son, who was carried here from Washington with him, to their final resting place. Th- grounds are very wild and beautiful, and capable of the greatest improvement, as t-oon as the tree landscape gardener shall appear. It is laid out iu roads tod lots,. and interspersed with p itches or green ery, nnd fine shrubs, and beds of flowers. Streams of delicious water run tbiough it, aud birds sing in the grand old forest trees tho abo rigines of nature. It is altogo her as beauti ul is the vale of Tempo, described by Anacharsis. All be "Well. General -Howard takes issue clirectly with General pox, of fTlilo-in regard to the arbitrary separation of the races. In an address before the Freed men's Belief Society of Maine last week he took occasion to . speak definitely against this attempt to revive the exploded folly of colonization. He said: lI think that all we have to do is to aim at absolute la... . . .a mstice to wnites ana blacks, watching tne r . r t signs of the times, and keeping a steady ffiflft. bui????--?!!! result." ting the best work that is now being ' (fonV in tjg country. Pro-Slavkby Agents. The mau who killed Rev. E. P. Lovejoy, the first martyr to an ti -el a very faith and practice, was killed in a bar-room hght, and the man who set fire to. the roof of his building died in the Ohio Penitentiary, to which he . 1 near Darrtown. Butler ' . ' . f. At fl10 .rirtK vt y drove t.ho negres away from Darrtown, 80mo ume aS " " ' r.7"' " " IT VX"j A6 l" y"" FP c.auueu vaen. wraut as fla?FnJS .the,r own Par.tj. Now the ",4,IU1W . uuu wnn us choicest epithets, accuses him of making I an election tour, and says he is inferior looking, and that he makes no speeches be- I cause he cannot. The Democrats are wel- come to all the party capital they can make by abusing General Grant. Loyal men of all parties honor him. Springfield (Mass. i RenuhJimn w 7 Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota vote on tha question of granting suffrage to colored men this I5tl TTT? . 1 m cau. yv iscousin nas rctuscd once to perform this act of justice, and it is to be feared that she will repeat her refusal. Tho regular Union. convention ignored the subject entirely in their held very soon which has been called expressly to ecrrect this error. Colorado has alraidV voted on the subject but the result is not known. Foolish Spiculations. Speculators are en gaged in buying up rebel currency, in expec tation that eventually it will have an appreciable value. The assertion is 'openly made ia Wash ington that inducements will be brought to bear upon some future Con er ess that - will seen . u6 ow M UJO P: porhead programme. r r 0 recognition of the rebel debt. j Tub number of men furnished by the South to rebel armies amount to 1,124,000, ' of whom 660,000 are dead or disabled. , These figures exceed by many thousands tho number of men between the ages of 18 and 45. : Both the new State Conventions -of Remth Carolina and Alabama are in session. A series of resolutions expressing discontent were voted down in the South Carolina Conveatbn. A cargo of corn arrived at Providence recent. ly from Virginia, the firs quantity imported , from. Sou for J6"- Mrs.; Nancy Blanchard, eiehtv-four veari old' hang herself at Northboa, Massachasetts, bit week. ; ; - ' , -;. : ; y, Xight gymnastb exercises are to bo introduc ed ia the pafclio schools of Philadelphia, r -' The dtiiens. of Vickiborg recently: riTt' a ' bzu to Qea. gloeua. .
Journal of Freedom (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Sept. 30, 1865, edition 1
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