THE WEEKLY SOUTHERNER
TARBORO', NORTH CAROLINA.
WJU A. HE
EDITOE3.
i.
WM. BIGGS,
1 Tins Government of ths United States,
13 OVB ONLY GoVEEKMENT, AND IS ITS
1IONOEI AND GLORY, MUST WE WSD OURS."
TnriiSDiY, -
FEBRUARY 21, 1S67.
The last pillar of the vast fabric,
erected by the genius and cemented by
the blood of the heroes of '76, was
tern down and its fragments scat
tered' to the winds, never more to
be re-united, when the House of Re
presentatives, by a vote of 109 to 55,
passed the Bill handing one third of
the people of this Country, over to the
tender mercy of Military Satraps..
The provisions of this atrocious
measure are so antagonistic to.- every
principle of republican government
So grossly iu violation of all the rights
and interests of eight millions of citi
ns of this Country, as to mark with
the distinctness of "the hand writing on
the wall" the point to which, the head
long fury and thirst for vengeance on
tbo part of Northern Jacobins has
brought the late Republic.
The whole civilized world will view
with abhorenco and stand aghast, in
this enlightened age, at the barbarity of
meD, who substitute for law the ca
price of an officer, who abolish the
decision of a Judge for the more speedy
action of a drum-head court-martial ;
who wantonly trample upon the freedom
of speech, the press and right of free
assemblage ; who, denying the right of
the people to bear arms, sacrilegiously
abrogated the inestimable privelige of
trial by a Jury of one's peers; who
laugh with scorn and derision at the
grand prerogative of the Executive
Head cf the Nation and trample un
der foot the authority and influence of
the Supreme Court j who, under the
garb of legitimate power boldly an
nounce and carry out the rankest trea
son. Such is declared to be the will and
resolve of a body, in whose hands now
rests the destiny and future prospects
of the Country.
The hopes, so sanguinely entertained
by many among us of a speedy and
amicable reconstruction, are thus, dash
ed to the ground, and black, gloomy
despair has usurped its place.
XTot a ray or nope or light pierces
the ominous darkness enveloping our
future, which is sadly proven by the
general stagnation of every kind of
business, reported from every portion
of the Country, a sure indication of the
coming stoim.
While the slightest prospect remained
to the Southern people of even a ghest of
justice being meted out to them by their
Northern oppressors, enterprise and
energy pervaded all ranks and classes,
which was rapidly making green the
waste places, caused by the four years
desolating strife J but now satisfied of
the uselessness of any further action
on their part, a general apathy has
seized them and despondency reigns
- supreme.
With the passage of this Bill, perish
es the last hope of the friends of con
stitutional liberty on this continent,
for while ignoring the rights of the
South, it strikes a fatal blow at the few
lamnants of freedom still retained by
the North, and prepares the way for
the complete overthrow of the present
form of Government, and the substitu
tion of an irresponsible dynasty in its
stead.
As for ourselves, it matters little
how soon the chaDge ?s effected. Any
chance of an escape from the present
galling despotism TfcrHsei over ns
would be most welcome, and in this in
stance, the grand lottery of life might
plaee the reins of power in the hands
of one, who, for the sake of his own
advancement and security would hold
the scales of Justice evenly balanced
between the two sections.
Since writing the above, the Senate
has refused to concur in the adoption
cf this Bill in . its original shape, and
has passed another, but little better.
We are still placed under 6trict mili
tary rule, with the power of appointment
of officers resting with the President.
Sentence of death requires the Presi
dents approval and the habeas corpus is
not suspended beyond, that all interfer
ence of the State authority with military
authority is nullified.
It a-'s provides, that when the people
cf any one of the said rebel States shall
have formed a constitution? of government
in conformity wilh the Constitution of the
United States, in all respects framed by a
convention of delegates elected by the
male citizens of said State twenty-one
years old and upward, of whatever race,
color, or previous condition, who have
been a resident in said fitate for one year
previous to the date cf such elec ion, ex?
cept ,snch as maybe ; disfrai.chised for
participation in the rebellion, or for felony
at common law ; and when such constitu
tion shall provide that the elective fran
chise sh.dl be enjoyed by all such persons
as have the qualifications herein stated
for election ot delegates ; and when- such
constitution shall be ratified by a mnjofU
ty ot the persons voting on the question
of ratification who are qualified as elec
tors lor de'egat' s, and when such consU
tution shall have been submitted to Con
Cress for examination ar;d approval, . and
Congress shall have approved the same ;
and when said State, by a vote of its leg
islature elected under said constitution,
shall have adopted' the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States pro
pose! by the Thirty-ninth Congress, and
known as article 14, and when said artis
cle sha'l have become a part of the Coh-
stvu'ion of the United Siates, said State
shall be declared ea'itled to representa
tion in Congress, and Senators and Repre
sentatives shall be admitted therefrom on
their taking the oath prescribed by law,
and then and thereafter the preceding sec
tions of this act shall be inoperative in
said btate. . .
From the National Intelligencer of
Monday, one of the oldest and best in
formed Journals of tho country, we
copy the following, as giving a more
correct insight into the political -situa
tion, than any thing we could probably
offer.
"We confess to relief from a heavy
weight of depression by the action of the
Senate yesterday upon reconstruction.
Not that we are in lavor of its bill in the
abstract, or to its proxissioi s in detail ;
yet as an alternative to the blooJy demon
strations in legislation of the House, it
goes to the latter as an admonition.
"In the respect that it forever consigns,
as we suppose, to utter darkness the hid
eous House bill to establibh nero supre
macy over whites in Louisiana, which
would infallibly instigate the initiation of
St. Domingo horrors, lighting up the lu
rid fhmes cf wholesale butchery, burning,
r.ipaci'y, and all other forms of crime, we
are thankful for the action of the Senate.
Nothing less than this can be said in
view of the horror that seized upon all good
men ot tolerabl3 intelligence, reason and
humanity upon the announcement of th;
passage by an almost unanimous party
vte, of a measure that so thoroughly
and shamelessly illustrated the a! jectness
of servility lo the behests of rancorous
dictators of party, and chilled the very
currents of heart and soul by its brutal re
quirements. "We will not despair, will not cease t )
hope for legislative ac ion that may lead
to an adjustment which will bring that
reconciliation and restoration of frater
nal and political relatiors that might set
the ship of state once more on the voyage
of an assured prosperity.
"The Senate bill is now before the
House, and there is yet opportunity to
improve upon it. Jo this end, time
should be had for the response of the
country through the press, and for calm
consideration by every legislator, under
the obligation of his solemn oath, and his
unquestioned responsib lity, in respect to
the dire necessity at this time for acts and
duties in the direction of an oxalfd spiiii
(if self acrificing patriotism. Whether
ihe national legislature acts in this way
or not, we invoke upon the part of the
S )Uth a coitinuance of disposition to
await the consummation cf events here,
and until then to calmly consider them in
consistence with their generally expres
sed view to bear wilh fortitu le the inflic
tions that may bj imposed, and to deter
mine iu the end in accordance with a full
sense of what, ad things considered, comi
ports with honor, principal and policy.
We notice that our exchanges along
the line of tho Hail lload, are loud in
their praises of the excellence of the
fiting up, and general arrangements of
the eating car, a new idea, just intio
duced on the road by the efficient and
popular superintendent.
We notice also, that parties interest
ed in the road stockholders are op
posed to running such a car over the
road. As for ourselves we see nothing
recommendatory in this thing, and we
set it down as another of the impracti
cabilities of the times.
We therefore condemn the restaurant
car, and question the propriety, all
things considered, of its introduction.
It looks like a monopolous spirit on the
part of the railroad managers, and is in
truth nothing short of a monopoly.
A similar action on the part of the
other railroads connecting at Goldsboro'
must inevitably break down the hotels
at that point, and prove the destruc
tion of other similar and necessary in
stitutions throughout the country, and
we reckon, first class hotel accommoda
tions, as vastly preferable, to the con
veniences of a travelling restaurant.
We alluded last Week to the dilapidated
and worn out passenger coach used on
the Branch from this point to Rocky 31 1.
and it seems to us that an enterprising
and accommodating spirit on the part
of the management, would have sug
gested tho placing of a respectable
coach on this portion of the road, be
fore going so far in other, and unne
neces5ary directions.
Congress has various "investigating"
committees at work; but the one that
is investigating frauds at New York has
mtt with an accident the peculiarly
"sharp" citizens of that place having
stolen a great part of the evidence
which has been taken. The committees,
however, intended to call the witnesses
over again, and will "investigate"
vigorously as ever.
as
Consrrcssfonal Snmmarv.
WnrvwivW 1K
" - - ww. r-. i
n the Senate the Judiciary Committee
reponeu a oiu regarding appeals, ii re
. in f i - i I
moves limitation in cases arising m re-1
bellious Mates, and, extenda the .time a
jcat iiuuivua tge ui iue ..
A bill wa3 introduced providing for the
removal to tne JJistrict tourt any case ot
over $uUO when one of the parties live m j
uie uiirefiresemeu oiaies.
Air. vv imams movea 10 taite op oiev
r liT-ii' 1 , ri . i
en's bdl
Mr. Sumner hoped that the Louisiana
bill would take precedence.
Mr. Wade favored both, and was indif
ferent which came first.
Stevens' bill was re id. -
Mr Williams withdrew his amendment,
fearing that it would endanger the bill.
He hoped it would reach a vote to-mor
.
row nignc. - .
ictiu.urm.,
Mr. Jhnson offered Williams' amend
ment, whioft is known as Blaine's amend
me. t.
Mr. Stewart regretted Williams' change
of mind, lie would not vote for it unless
amended. Did not care if be stood aloue
He would not vote for no bill leaving no
escape for the people of tne South.
Mr. Wilson moved to amend Blaine's
amendment by giving equal rights in pro
fessions, schools, &c -, to all classes Ha
favored the bid as it came from the House
but if amended, he desired thi3 addition.
He regarded the battle for impartial suf
frage as foujrht and won.
Mr. Howard oHcted because the
amendment acknowledged the validity of
the State governments.
Mr. Williams moved a recess until 7
o'clock, when he expected the Senate to
sit till the bill was passed.
In the Hou e, tho bounty bill was re
sumed. I's provisions exclude prisioaers
who joined the. Federal army. In the
couse of the debate the West was arrayed
against New Engl md and considerable
bitterness was exhibited. An amend'
ment provoking the discussion, was de
feated li to 85 the bi'.l then passed.
The estimates ol money required to pay
the bounties range f om two hundred and
fifty to six hundred million?.
Washington; Feb 16.
Sfnate. The proceedings in the Sen
ate were very scattering on Blaine's
amendment.
Many amendments were offered. The
po'nt on which the Kepublicins split is the
Confederate vote. All favor the black "vo'e,
but sime seem to abhor the idea of dis
franchising the whites and placing the
States at the mercy of the blacks. O ti
ers are d termiued to disfranchise the Con
federates as a punishment, and others be
cause they k-ar their influence and votes
will be dangerous to the country.
Tn the course of the debate, Mr. Doo
little said the South would not accept
universal suffrage, but would prefer mili
tary rule-
Mr. Wilson introduced a bill declaring
the amendment rat tied and a mrt of the
Constitution.
Stevens' bill va3 resumed.
Mr. Doolittla said it was a declaration
of war ajrainst ten States. Mr. Doolittle
closed at 4 o'ciocd.
Mr. Sauisbuiy took the floor, and the
senate a reoess.
Washington, Feb. 17.
Sherman's substitute, which is substan
ly Bl line's amendment, passed the Sen
ate this m rning at six o'clock, by a vote
of 29 to 10.
The bill will meet ieh serious opposi
tion in the House. Several Repubhca' ,
including Stevens nnd Brandt-gee, are in
diguant that the President should appoint
the officers, and approve the death sen
tence, and that the Federal c urts should
be allowed to issue writs of habeas cor
pus. The friends of the bill apprehend a
veto from the President, and that the bol
ters will defeat the entire measure.
Three Democratic Senators voted nay
on the motion to substitute Sherman's
bill for Steven's Messrs. S.iulshury,
BucValew and Davis.
An amendment which proposed that all
punishments made under Sherman's sub
stitute, should be according to law, was
defe ated ayes 8, not s 29,
House. The concurrent resolutions ot
the New Yotk Legislature, approving the
Dis rict of Columbia suffrage bill, were
prescntd; also the alleged corruption of
members, involving the - honor of th
TfonsP. av:rl nrnmiVno- nnM H rt;
a - - " -
n,;n.ifth Tr0.;,in .,1 u;
, r. J-1 v v vv..UKt
' o'J 4. ivomvui.tuoiiru ilia uuiJiV,
fimhrftpinw wbn thA mpn,w r,
carried messages between them and the
President, were referred to .a select com-
mittce of three.
Two and a quarter millions of dollars
.a .
were appropriated lor the revenue cutter
service.
Four millions eight hundred thousand
dollars were appr priatcd for river harbor
improvements. The South o-ly gets
$200,000 for the improvement of the
mouth of the Mississippi.
A bill providing for a President in case
of vacancy, was passed. First, pro tern.,
the President of the Senate, then the
Speaker of the
House, then the Judge of
urt to Succeed.
the Supreme Cou
Washington, Feb. 18.
A resolution was offered declaring that
the President wa3 oniv empowered to
pardon after conviction and that pardons
heretofore granted was null and void.
Beferred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Committee on the District of Co
lumbia was instructed to report a hill pro
hibiting the sale of liquor in the District
Sherman's substitute was next consid
ered. Stevens moved a non-concurrence and
asked for a committee of conference.
Mv. Boutwell spoke in opposition to
Sherman's substitute, and complained
that the bill gave more power to the Pres
ident and functions of reconstruction to
rebels. We onght to remove from the re
construction business in South Carolina,
the Orrs and Pi kenses.
Jlfigrath's bill leaves a work open to
any one who may dare engiged in it.
We entrust rebels with the work of re
construction of which we are a afraid or
incapable.
ir. Stokes opposed the bill, because
he saw in it universal amnesty and uni
versal suffrage. He did not understand
language if it did not enfranceis.' every
rebel in the South. He preferred the de
feat of the Congressional reconstruction
measures to this bill.
Mr. Stevens took the ground that the bill
usurped the power of a future Congress,
and afterwards uttered his usual bitterness
against the President and Southern peo
ple. Mr. B'aine favored the bill, contending
that it gives no more rights than Congress
gave to the rebels of Tennessee.
Mr. VYilson, ot Iowa, abstained the bill.
. Mr. Bingham "made a b.tter hit at Stev
ens snowing rore wjin, "S
r l04T, n -,r thai hill which wac nrt. o nno
r,ma nrw irvnr-d fcv the Rpmnstmo.
tion CommitUe.
""'" I J "
Scbtnc. of Ohio, favored the bill.
After futL(V argument,' JHr. Blaine de-
rnsnded tha previous ques ion. Seconded
va tn fi '
A mn,:nn tw th whnlo snhit
la;d 0Q the t!e waa -ncgatived-40 to
MIS
Washington, Feb. 19. Senate. Tha
action of theILuse on Sherman's bill
was reported. 1
Mr. vViiliails moved teat the senate in
sist on its ameudment.
Mr Counesi objec'el. . He thought it
too important to entrust to committees of"
- - .1 1 v
comerence, uu u.uerc.
two Houses was a fundamental erne A
conference committee could give no furth-
. t,a,t n...,.
arose irom oau iuuii oa ms pr,ui me
friends of the measure. He was in favor
of laying it Qn the table and taking up the
Louisiania bill, ahd.'appiy it to all the
Southern States.
Mr. Howard slid there should be no
compromising or tracicing on sucn an
important matter.
Me. Sherman keid that they could not
reconcile th-J ,ffouse without abandoning
the principle of the bill. That ti'e op
position C3fh irotn the extreme sides
one hoi ifhg ;itt the States were now en
titled to t represent tion, and the other
that it was too libera!.
Mt. Hendricks did not think the Presi
dent w uld shruk from acting if the bill
reached him.
Me. Pomeroy repeated the belief that it
could not become a la-v this session, eith
er by to- ferenct or otherwise.
Mr. Wade thought the matter was too
grave to entrust to a committee at this
stage of the session. Ha prefer re 1 begin
ning the matter agtiii. Ia allud ng t
Mr. Fesseniei. Mc. Wale said Fessen
den's coar-e bsirg silent herd a- d then
going ta the house to try to defeit the
bill, might be , honorable, but he (Wade)
did not like
Holsk. Tie galleries were full and
crowded.
Mr. Banks itro3uccd a rescluliou al
lowing a natitnal vessel to carry contri
butions of c'dhirg and provisions to the
destitute of tj South,
Mr. Spaldingobjocted, less debate should
fol w. j
Shermau'sLill cime up. A motion to
lay the who'ematier on the table was 1 st.
Mr. Stokesattempted to read th tele
gram had received from Tenncsse but wa3
cried down. ;
The vote m a motion to concur was 73
to 98, and tit motion for a Committee ot
Conference was agreed to without a divi.'
sion. Jcssn. Stevens, ShelLbarger, and
Bl -ine are tip comm'ttee.
The reporiof the Committee cf Confer
ence on the tfnure of oflico bill was adopt
ed 113 to 40. It includes cabinet ofii
cers as among those whom the President
cannot rem .ie.
Passace cf the Negro Suffrage Bill
by the Tennessee Legislature Th
N;shv;lle Uion and Dispatch thus de
scribes the assae of the Senate negro
fiuffrae bi 1 by the House of Representa
tives of the Tennessee Legislature last
Wednesday : t
Tite gal'erus were crowded with ne
?ro; s, while pll the vacant seats in the
House were 1 11 wi h spectators, laii s
ai:d gentlemJii the interesting occasi on
had called togei In r. The vote went o n.
Tiie cleik caled each name clearly and
distinctly, a: the response of aye " or
" no " wa3 g've n the same way. The en 1
of the roil a" length reached. The
vote was coiuted and the Spe'ktr an
nounce! theVsult affirmative 09, n-ga-
ive 25. ThtbUl was passed, and thous
ands f regi'es were by tlip House at A
o'clock mailt cit:z-ns, and Vial given the
powerof he fnuchise !avv,the hishr st right
that belongso mm in a republican gov
ernment. When the vo!e was announced
the scene tlt followed bc-ggars descrip
tion. Loudand vociferous 3"ells toilo ved.
repeated am' prolonged. Men clapped
their hanas, stamped their feet, and hal
loed and thiered. till the verv walls of
the capital aid its fluted columns, mas-
?'?e .as iey ire, seemea to tremble, tie
InC,nna" azeUe corrsP' nJcut gnsnea
i : i i i c l f l
over in uie itaud' ranee 01 nis reeim-s
I 1 1 , 1 t 1 1 1
ana pwu k rns cat rounu nis neaa anu
. i : i -i i -i v t
cheered uioH lazily: while those who
?vorea U1C mafure Jtepiup inecnecriug ;
ue ncSrce, 11 u,e Z vauSai tne m
lection, ana sampeu, ciappea tneir nauu
a"d Jelle( a'a niendous rate. on the
arnnt rnnnli fill nrf f ri atyi nrn nf ll'i In
e
cuv ,uuv"" " f":''li-
Sees
than are exfcndcd by any State in the
North. Tho grand capitol had never
witnessed suii a scene before, and few
sucn scenes e'er iranspirea in any capiioi
where men O dignity had convened tor
grave and intortant purposes. It was
euougn to call the dead Stricklann from
his cofined riehe in tho wall, and give
him the powOr of Samson to tear fiown
the pillows oftLe capitol, and .end the
noble eificJe tmUinS upon the heads of
those who darfl thus permit its rude de
secration. Tfe usurpation wa3 consum
mated, and ta vial jess and loud buzz is
rang out fronj the capital building, where
the vestige cf Tennessee's consiitutional
liberty was struck down. Tho eve:.t will
not be forgotten nor will the undigniGed
scenes following its consummation.
Another Atlantic Cable The pub
lic have for some time been awae of a
project to lry another ocean cib'e l etvveen
this country and Europe. The line is to
start from some point on our coast say
at Cape Charles running thence to the
Bermuda Islands, from that point to the
Azores, and finally landing at Lisbon, in
Portugal. The company have made their
contracts for a c iblo of superior construc
tion and material. It is claimed that the
laying of the line between the points men
tioned involves much less labor, expense
and risk than that of the Briiis cjmpai
ny. That there is but little danger of
failure in tht3 respect is evident ircin the
fact that established companies agree to
complete the work, taking the responsi
bility of failure. Another advantage ia
this line will be hat if one seciion cf the
cable is broken the others are not render
ed useless. The company have also com
pleted their arrangements with the g v
ernmenta in authority in the islands torm
ing the way stations, and abo with that of
Fortuga!, so that the work of laying: the
cable will soon begin.
The total cost of the Central Park,
up to this time, including cost of land
nd improvements, has been 10.000.-
r r s - '
Er. Stereos', BB1.,- r.,,.:
- The following is a copy of the bill re
ported from the Joint-Committee on Re
constrcction by Mr. Stevens, as it passed
the House of Representatives on Wcdo.es-day:;-
:-V 1
A bill to provide for THE MORE EFFIs
CIEXT GOVERNMENT OF THE INsCKllEC
TIONAKY STATES.
Whfras. the pretended State govern
mentg of the late so-called Confederate
Slates of Virginia, Nrth Carolina, Geor
gia, South Ca. olina, Mississippi, Alabama,
Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Arkansas
were set up without the authority f Con
gress and wi'hout the sanction of'th
peop'c ; and whereas, said pretended gov
ernments afford no adequate protection
for life or property, but countenance and
encourage lawlesslesa and crime ;
and where a, it is- necessary that
peace and goodord r should be enforced
m said so-called States until loy4 and
repub'ican State governments can be le
gailv esiahli-hed : therefore,
Be it enacted by the S vaie and House
of R'.prcs niaiices of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, Tnatsad
late so-called Confederate Siates shall be
d vided inti mihta-y districts and made
subject to the miliiary authority of the
U- ited States as hereinafter prescribed,
and for that purpose Virginia shall con
stitute the first district ; North Carolina
and South Carolina the second district;
ueo! g;a, A labama and Florid i the third
district; Mississippi and 'Aikansas the
fourth district, aud Louisiana aud Texas
t :c fifth district.
Sec. 2. And le it further enacted. That
it shall be the duty of the General of tne
army to assig 1 to the coaomaud of each of
said di-jtricrs an officer of the army, not
below the ra:k of Bi ig-idier General, and
to detail a sufficient military force to enable
such onicer to perform his duties and en
force Lis au; hoi Uv within the district to
which he is assigned.
Sec 3. And be it farther enacted, That
it s' all be the duty of tarh officer as
signed as aforesaid, to project all persoi s
ia their rigiJts ot per on and property, to
suppress i?isuirec i m, disorder and vio
lence, and to punish, or cause to be pun-
l-hed, all disturb rs of the public pece
;nd crimma.s, and to this end be may al
low local civil tribunnals to take jurisdics
tion of and to try offenders, or, when in
his judgment it may be necessary for the
trial ot offenders, he shall have power to
orra';iz3 r.ii!itaty commissions or tiihu
na's f r hit purpose, anything in the Con-
stitr.tion and laws of any of ihe so-called
Cor.lede ati States to the contrary 1 ot
withstund.ng ; and ail lesisla ive or judi
cial proceedings or proc sses to prevent
or control the proceedings of aid military
tribunals, and au mte. ference oy f-a d fire-
tended Sn e g ivernments with the exer
cise of military au horirv under this act,
shall he void and of no effect,
Seo 4. And be it further enacted. Th.tt
courts aud judicial office s of the United
States saail not issud writs of habeas cor
pus in b -half of persons ia military cus
tody, except in cases in which the person
is hrld to a-.swer o;,!y for a crime or crimes
exclusively wiihin the jurisdietio i of the
courts of Hie United States within sais
military (list icts, and indictable therein,
r unless soma commissioned cffic.r on
du'y in the district wherein ths person is
retained (shall ei. dorse upon said peti i n a
. t liernent notifying upon hoaor that he
h is knowledge or itifortuation a t ie cause
a .d C.rcurns a aces of the alhg d lielen
tion, .in J that ho bdieves tho snm: to be
wrong a.1 ; ar-.d furlhcr. t at he beik-ves
that t endors h1 pe iti n is pr furred in
good fai h and in fu lurince cf jus ice,
and i ot to injureor del iy the puni.-hm -nt
of crime. All j-eisons put uiid -r ir.iiitary
arrest by virtue of this act s all bj tried
without unneces-ary d- ay and no duel
or u .Ufua! punish rent sh ill b? i:.fiicsd
h:E(j 5 And be it further enacted. That
no seiifcnce cf any mil.tary commi-sion
or tnbu ial li-reby author zd, ufuc ing
the li le and liber'y of any jers n, shall be
executed until it is approved by the officer
in command of the district, and the laws
a d regu'ations for t' c govcrmeut oi the
army shad not be afl-c;ed by this act, ex
cent in so far as thty conflict wuh its pro
visions. PaE-inEXT Swain's Lectdrk. At th
solicitation (f friends ot the University,
President Swain delivered a Lei-ture in the
House of Commons, on Saturday n gh
last, to an apprc-ciative aud inieres'ed
aud ence,' The Senate had agreed to a
night session, but alter consideiing a few
private b.lls acijjurnedto hear the Lec
ture. It embraced a very sucrint but nect s
sarily brief history of this veiierb'e in
biitution, b ginning with its inciidency
I when the State Convention incorporated
in the Constitution the requisition upon
the Gene al Assemb y to inaugurate ar.d
susiain one or m re Universities. ' he
fathers of ihe Sta e gov rnrnent were the
founders and pa'rons of it. It had been
th' pride ( f the State through ail its stag s,
h:d sent oui large numbers of men who
had contributed largely in a'l s-ctious to
she progress an i giory ot the country.
The University, with pride and p! asure,
had, to the extent of its means educated
free of cosr, numbers of y ung men who
hi d done honor, aud in doing t! is, she
had more than lemur.erated the State lor
all it hail done for the Utdverity. She
had been prosperous then all were proud
of her; but now emharra-be 1 by causes
bryond her e.on.ro!, she neded help, and
the Legislature had extended help, but not
to the extent of her m cessiti. s. It had
granted her the Agricultural scrip that
was right ; but it had a so required of the
Univtisi'y in con'iden.tion of the interest
to ba d-nved from the scrip, to give tui
tion and room reut free to one student
trom each Louiny in state, lhat was
also righf.
We are not prepartd to give such pn
account of the Lecture as we desired. It
was listened to wiih marked attention by
many citizens and mem hers of the Legis
lature, who manifested great interest to
the end. Ral. Sentinel
There has been a considerable migra
tion of negroes from Georgia to Missis
sippi. The Columbus Georgia Sun
learns that considerable . numbers of
theni Were coming back on foot from
Mississippi to their former homes.
The West, it seems did not turn out to
be the El Dorado they had imagined
or been taught to believe. While it
wishes no harm to Mississippi, the Sun
expresses itself gratified at this news.
It says the number of negroes has
greatly decreased and that net asiogle
large farmer has sufficient laborers
ForcJga Intelligcae;
The Atlantic telegraph supplies but brief
particulars of the Fenian liprising in Ire
land Judging from the meagre accounts
permitted to be made puhlic by the Gov-,
ernment, it is not seriois, and will so n
be suppressed. The rising is Kaid not to
be general throughout Ireland, but Son
fi ied to Kerry and Cork counties. The
telegraph wires are, however, admitted to
be cut in all directions. There appears to
be two bodies of insurgents One of them
is said to be about eiht hundred strong,
and to hae marched toward Killarny un
opposed by the British forces. The other
b idy, pursued by a command under Colo
nel YVorsford, had taken refuge in a woods.
The pursuing force was too sm .ll to foN
low ttieoi, but waited for reinforcements,
wilh the design of surrounding the woods
and rapturing thtf insuigents. It is an
nouuetd in Parliament that the authori
t es in Ireland bad a&surcd the Govern
ment that the r s ng was totilly 8tped,
and tne 1 ttes desp-itcoes say thut the in
s rg;n:s Lad dispersed, a d the outbreak
was e:ided
TheE.nptror Napoleon, in his ppe ch
at the opei ing of it e French Legislative
Cuamber de.ivered s me oracul-r senten
ces on the condition cf affairs in almost
ill quarters of the world. Iu the events
that have transpired iu Europe during
the year ! e sees " almost tne lullilliug of
the gret Napolojnic idea to u .ite all the
great homoe ious nations heretofore se
parited." Efeuts iu, Germany and Italy
have paved the way to i', but do not dis
turb France. The great wok undertaken
in ilexico, to raise an ancient Empire,"
failed through ah " inauspicious occur',
rence of circumstancts " With reg ird
to the Eastern qu.'Siio a, the E nperor pro
poses that the reat powers act in concert
to satisfy the C ristians, protect the rights
of the Porte, and prevent complications.
The settlement of the Roman quibtion has
placed the Pope in a new phase," in
which he is to Le sis aimd by his own
STeiiiiih and the veneraJon of the great
powers, who will sustain his temporal
power against demagogues." Finahy, the
E.nperur is assured that the peace of the
wond is uoi to be disturbed, and " is sure
of the present and confident of the tuture."
Passage of tli Bankrupt Bill by the Senate.
The Washington correspondent of the
Baluoiore Sun, writes under date of Tues
day :
The bankrupt bill was passed in the
Senate to day. When it was br; ught up
Me. Sumner again insisied in tha iuo4
vehement manner, that his test-oath
amendui. nt should be engrossed upon it,
and reiterated his stale chuig s against
the Southern people, of cruelty to the
negro-s andperseoiit:on cf Uiiion men.
lie declaimed so long in-ihis sirain that
tinally he wore out tiie patience of his
own friends, forcing the lather uncompli
mentary remark lrum Mr. Comets that
the Senate was sick of such stuff and
would nut submit longer to be bullied by
he Senator from Jsuchusttts into the
support of his foolish notious.
Mr. Sumner having openrd the subject
of the polr.ieal condition of the bou.h. he
was seconded by his cohe gue, Me. WiU
son, and M:. Howard, o -V.cliigan, who
drew such fearful pic.ures ol ihe anarchy
and tr me now running liot over the
south, as was enough to make the hair of
timid peopiy s.and on e:jd, and generate
tiie apprehension lhat this- pandemonium
woul i oon envelopj the wnole c.untry.
In support of thete statements more anon -y.nous
letters were read.
Me. Dixon, amid considerable sensa
tion, plumptly pronounced such waole
sale assertions I'&lst hoods The discus
sion ran on in this train f r tome time,
when Mr. Lane got he 11 or and proceed
id to di.cuss the subjo t, which was prop-s
irly before the Senate. lie oppos d all
bankrupt bill-1, and declared that he h id
to the ant;d luviau doctiine, that when
men o.vtd debts they should pay them.
T.-e vote was at l'st reached. It was
known that it would hi very clone, and as
no lit le f; ling has been e gendered du
ring the debates on the bill, and there be
ing bitter opposition on sha part of Wes
tern members to this species of legislation,
the progress of the call was watched with
much interest. When all the Senators
present had been called, it was fou .d tht
the vote sto d 20 for t 19 against.
The Cha r (Mr. Harris) then proceeded
to annou: ca the passage of the b il, when
at this juncture, M. Patterson en er d
the chamber and addressed the chair,
wit-lung to record his vofe. The chair
ei her did not, or would r.ohsar, and tiie
bill was declared passed. This did not
satisfy the opponents of the measure, and
ihe point was successful v made iht Mr.
Pa tertou's vote must he rec iv d Mc.
Patterson voted no, which made a tie
'It is killed," was now heard from tvera'f
with a chuckle, but as the votu was being
a second time announced, the two New
Jersev Senators, who had bejn sent for
po-t haste, came in and deman ttd the
calling of their name?. They b th voted
aye. and it now stood 22 to 20 : t-o the
bill was , passed b-y nd pera Ivtnture.
It has now to go to the House for concur
re.ice in the amendments.
His Fxcellency, Gov. Worth, was
informed by letter to-day, by Edward
Bright, K.-q., Corresponding Secretary
of the Southern Relief Commission of
iNew lork, that the Comci'ssion gave
orders on the 11th inst., for the pm
thase of 3,000 bushels of corn of the
best white or mixed, to be shipped from
New York to Wilmington, to the care
of O. G. Parsley & Co. At the
desire of the Commission it will be
distributed under the d'rection of Col
Bomford, the gentlemanly Distrtci
Commander, in this eify, aLd Governor
Worth, amocg those who are in want
of food, "without respect to race or
We can assure the Commission' that
its request will be strictly complied with,
jnd we tender it in behalf of the needy,
their warmest thar.ks. While these acts
of charity and good feeling are being
displayed, which caute joy to hundreds;
if the Southern people could see the
same spirit evinced by the Congress in
affording relief from our political needs,
and re-assuring us that its aims are
peace and good will it would send a
thrill to the hearts cf miilioL&.
Sentinel, Ibth inst.
. It would see rri that the radicalism of
Governor Urownlow and the Tennessee
Legislature is nct quite up to the
standard of the faction in Washington,
who are annoyed at the delay in adop
ting negro suffrage. The action of tho
Tennessee Senate .on Tuesday, in refus
ing to allow negroes to sit on juries or
hold office, is -denounced ia unmeasured
ttraas, as being a step backward, and
Governor I3ronlow has been notified
that this halting in the rapid "march
of progress" will not do. $
New . Advertisements
0RAXGES ! ORANGES 1 1 3
ECEIVED BY THE LAST TRAIN,
a large lot of ORANGES which
are offered at the lowest cash prices.
Call at ASPIN KOW and-test the
same. . ' . . - - - feb 21 -
' NOTICE. "
LL PERSONS HOLDING CLAIMS
against me will fflease present them
for immediate settlement. - - -
feb. 21. 12 tf REUBEN COBB.
1VILL. B. EODJIAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Will attend the Superior Courts of Edge-
. combe.---;.,
feb 9L "" f 12-tf . -
NOTICE.
S HEREBY GIVEN THAT
all persons, are forbidden to trespass
on our landed Estates, by hunting or fish
ing either day or night.
EDWARD ZOELLER,
L. L. DANCY.
feb. 21st, 1867. 12 lm
Special Notice.
FATENT HAIR CRIMPERS TWO
SIZES. For crimping and waving
ladies' hair. No heat required in using
them. Send fifty or seventy -five cents and
et a pair by return mail. Address all
letters to the manufacturer, ,
CD. WILLIAMS,
Box 702, riichmond, Va.
.feb. 21, 18G7. 12-2t .
NEW CROP CUBA MOLASSES.
IRECT FROM CARDENAS.
260 hogsheads, 1 Bright New Crop Clay
G4 tieces, - ed Molasses
45 barrels, J In Prime New Packages,
Daily expected, from Cardenas direct,
per Sehr. SUSANNA.
For sale from the wharf at lowest prices
for CASH, by O. G. PARSLEY & CO.
feb. 21, 1867. 12 2t
TO THE FARMERS AND PLANTERS
OF
Edgecombe aad Ajljoining Counties.
ZELL'S
RAW BONE PHOSPHATE
AND
SUPER PHOSPHATE OF LIME,
ADAPTED TO ALL KINDS OF CKOPS, ESPECIALLY
TO
COTTON,
AND
PerBiaffcntly Improves the Soil.
E
-OIl THIS VALUABLE FERTILIZER,
we oidy ask a trial, side by side, with
any in the market, to attest its superiori
ty. Every farmer should give it a trial, as the
cost is more than repaid the first year, and
its beneficial effects lasting.
R. R. COTTON, Agent,
fob. 21. 12-tf Tarboro', N. C.
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Dissolution of Co-Partnership. .
rmUV FIRM OF D. D. HASKELL &
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for said firm.
Tarboro', N. C, Feb. 7. 10 lm.
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BOOT & SHOE MAKER,
TARBORO', N. C.
WOULD RETURN HIS THANKS TO
t ? the public for the patronage bestow
ed in the past, and respectfully inform th
citizens of Tarboro' and surrounding coun
ty, that he is now prepared to execute in
the most speedy and satisfactory manner
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