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From Richmond.

NEW YORK, June 15.-The Herald 5
Richmond correspondents says General
Terry has arrived there and assumed COM
mand Of the Department OF Virginia, in
place of General Ord, who goes else
where. M
General Turner has been assigned to
the Military District of Henrico county,
embracing Richmond. His first act was
to remove the rebel Mayor Mayo; who had
been rcinstated, with his negro hunting
rebel police.
A band of guerrillas 500 strong have
lately collected in Patrick county, Virgin
la, threatening the inhabitants with ven
gence. Four have been arrested and two
were at once tried, convicted and senten-
ced to be shot. The others were sent to
the penitentiary.
The Tribunes Richmond correspondent
says. The military authorities under the
command of Halleck, Patrick and Ord, in
connection with the rebel Mayor Mayo,
have inaugurated system of opposition
and outrage upon the colored people OF
Richmond, which has created intense ex-
citcment.
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Ir has been reported, not reliably, we
think, that General Lee is to be indicted
and tried for treason. Wecannot believe
the report, because such an action against
General Lee by United States authority
would be in utter violation of the articles
of surrender which he, as commander of
the rebel army of North Virginia, accep-
ted from General Grant. The faith of
the nation was sacredly pledged by those
articles, and they amply protect him and
all who observe them from any such dis
turbance by our authorities, either civil OF
military. The following article of the
surrender is very clear:
ssEach officer and man will be allowed
to return to their homes, not to be dis
turbed by United States authority SO leng
as they observe their parole and the laws
in force where they reside"
We trust that the authorities Of the
United States will scrupulosuly upheld
every article of the agreement between
Grant and Lee. A violation of them
would be utterly disgraceful, l,-Louisuille
Journal.
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Davis Defense.

It is said that Charles o Connor intends
to call as witnesses, in defense of jeff.
Davis, several immaculate patriots, inclu-
ding Horace Greeley, who argued the
right of secession to the fullest extent
Also D. s. Dickinson, Lyman Tremain,
B. f. Butler, and others, who aided and
abetted the rebellion, and insisted that in
Withdrawing from the Union, the seeding
States were exercising an undoubted
right. These gentlemen are all lawyers,
and from their speaches on record, and
letters from some of them to Southern
men, on 6le. Mr.. O'Cennor intends to
prove that Jeff, Davis was acting under
the advice of counsel.-Rochester ~. -
Union. ta
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:-This
is a good idea, and we would suggest the
names of other witnesses: The Cincinnati
Commercial, the Chicago Tribune, the
New Haven (Conn.) Palladium; the Co.
lumbus J Journal the Indianapolis Journal,
Salmon p. Chase, Benjamin +. Wade,
are among those whose names at this mo-
ment occur to US. All of them were
against the coercion of the South if she
withdrew, and it was, perhaps. upon the
strength of belief that they represented
the dominant party in the North, that in
duced the South to take the hazardous
step of secession. Mr.. Wade, in 1859, in
the United States Senate, was particularly
emphatic in assuring the South that she
could go in peace from the Union if she
desired. They took his advice, and then
he was the severest for their punishment
as criminals.
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TriaI of the Assassfns.

- As we foretold, the military commission
called to try the men and women charged
with conspiracy against the lives of Mr..
Lincoln and Cabinet, has come to be re-
garded by the public as melancholy
farce. We have lost through this absur-
dity all the imposing effect of solemn,
judicial investigation. and the punish
ment, if it comes, will be robbed of the
sanctity that should accompany execution.
Nor can any corresponding advantage be
adduced in fsvor of this grave violation
of law. The evidence we heard 30 much
about, as necessary to be kept secret, ,turns
out insufficient to justify the Government
placing any OF the prominentlleaders on
trial as assassins, or as men aiding and
abetting in the horrible crime. All that
has been sworn to might as well have been
published first as last. l9t AIti
In the meantime the officers called to
play the part Of judges, without judicial
training or any knowledge of even the
forms of law, have made themselves con-
spicuous in way anything but pleasant
when we recognize the responsible part
they are called upon to perforp. cit
would be laughable were it not SO grave
The reading public would long since have
broken into gufaw, could it forget tia,
this is an investigation looking to the ex.
position of horrible crime, and thatsir
its mode we have direct attack upon thc
safeguards thrown about the citizen by
the fathers of the Government. - CATHOLIC
Telegraph. s4ts s ...-s
The Catholic Telegraph is utterly op.
posed to the Democratic party; and hence,
is not obnoxious to the charge OF having
''Copperhead' proclivities. When jour
nalists of that description inveigh agains
military commissions it is time they wer,
discontinued, 5n4sn - iks sssssl
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LATE NEWS.

New YORK, June 1.-THE Times
Washington special says: The President
will soon issue the proclamation putting
an end to the purchase by Government
agents of products of the late insurrect-
ionary States, thus removing the 25 per
cent. tax and leaving the producers to be
only taxed under the general laws, as in
other States.
The Worlds Florence correspondent
says reconciliation has taken place bet
ween the Pope and Victor Emanuel, and
that the latter will be crowned Empero,
of the Romans by the former.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-06-21

SOUTHERN CURRENcY-A new paper
has been started in Columbia, S. c., call
ed the Phoenix. 1t is the size of sheet
Of foolscap, but abounds in loyal senti-
ment, the editor having been a Unienist
throughout He announces that for one
month subscription lie will receive eth
er ofthe following: One bushel of corn,
peas or potatoes, four pounds of butter;
five pounds OF lard; Eve pounds of bacon;
four head of chickens; eight dozen eggs,
or wood, vegetables, and provisions gen.
orally, at fair market rates. In some Of
the cities of Georgia, from the lack of a
more convenient currency, the newsboys
are selling their papers at three eggs
apiece.
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The New York Herald ON Hang
ing.

The New York Herald, in referring to
Gerrit Smiths position that Rebels should
not even be tried for treason, claims that
some should be tried; but as to hanging
them it avows this opinion:
We do not say that it is necessary to do
any hanging ofcondemned traitors. We
think, on the contrary, that even JEFF.
Davis, if found guilty only of treason, will
be most wisely disposed Of by eommu-
tation of the penalty to perpetual exile.
A very few examples of this sort will
suffice fol-. the present and the future as
our protection against treason.
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Reports of Gems. Meade and Sher-
iGare

New York, June 1.-THE Times
prints Generals Meade and Sheridan re-
ports of the operations securing Lees
surrender. BY Sheridan's report it is
made known that Warren was relieved
and sent to the rear for lack of energy,
and tardiness in the execution of orders.
Italso appears that Gen. Wright declined
to obey Sheridan's orders until directed
so to do by Gen. Grant. Sheridan's re-
port is exceedingly interesting, and the
multiplicity Of q&movements he details, their
rapidity of execution and effectiveness
are astonishing. 1t appears that he had
but one idea from the very commence
ment of the operations, and that was to
break up by piecemeal and capture Lees
army, and in this idea it is evident he was
in advance of Grant himself.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-06-21

THE THREE MONTHS EXTRA Pay
The following is published as informa-
tion received from an authoritative source:
"The order relative to discharging pa
rolled men with three months extra pay,
who have suffered peculiar hardships at
Andersonville, Salisbury and other rebel
prisons, is applicable only to men who,
at its date, were returned prisoners OF
war. Men who have been prisoners and
have returned to duty with their COM
mands prior to May 80, are not entitled
to its benefits"
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are measures which Mr.. Davis would
have saved it the trouble Of taking.

'S SofSo ~ the trouple ol taxing.
VIEWS OF THE COMMERCIAL oRGAN-wHY
DAVIS SHOULD NOT SUFFER THE DEATH
PENALTY.
From the London Economist.1
The capture of Mr.. Davis involves the
United States in great political difficult
ty. The act of which he has been guilty
is one which must be punished, and for
which, nevertheless, there is no suitable
or appropriate penalty. The head and
chief of dangerous rebellion must be
punished; not to punish him would be
dangerous bounty en- future rebellions
and yet when yeu come to settle the SEN
tence, it is difficult to say what it is to be.
The greatest danger to the Union would,
as far as can be judged at this distance,
be the execution of Mr.. Davis, What is
now desirable is, the speedy oblivion
through the South of the late passions
and the late hopes. Bat the best mode of
invigorating decaying sect, is to give it
a martyr. Even Mr. Davis might, per-
haps, be enshrined in the memory of the
South, if the North treated him with a
severity which dispassioned men can not
praise, and which his passionate admirers
would deem execrable.
The difficulty of settling his punish
ment still remains. A common punish
ment would be unworthy both the digni-
ty of the criminal and the magnitude ot
his offense. You can hardly "give man
ten years" for trying to destroy an EN-
pire. Perpetual exile is putting him in
the same position as if he had escaped
Perpetual Imprisonment is always odious
and would, in this case, embalm in the
best manner the memory of what ough
to be as soon as possible forgotten Or
the whole, perhaps exile for life, with tn,
loss of civil rights, of the capacity to hoit
or inherit American property, of all ben
efts from American political society
would be the best punishment on the able
rebel, who, for a moment, endangered The
existence Of that society.
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SIC TEMPER TYRANNIs. We have
heard of numerous ridiculous translations
of this Latin sentence uttered by Booth
Immediately after assassinating President
Lincoln; but the following, supposed to
have been given in testimony by witness
in the trial now going on in Washington,
is the latest:
Judge Holt-Mr. Murphy, were you at
Ford's theatre on the night of the assas-
sination?
Mr.. Murphy-I was, indeed, your hon
or
Judge Holt-Did you see J; Wilkes
Booth jump from the box after shooting
the President?
Mr.. Murphy-Bad cess to him, 1 did,
your honor.
Judge Holt-Did you hear what he
said, and if so, what was it?
Mr.. Murphy-I heard very well what
he said, your honor, and all he said was:
81 m sick, send for Megannis Sc Sic sem
per tyrdnais.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-06-21

There he stands, black, dirty, ragged, ig-
nerant, stupid, lazy, debased, would gem
orally rather steal than work, lives pre-
cariously from hand to mouth, knows
nothing and cares nothing for laws or
Constitutions, SO long as he iaallowed to
eat and not compelled to work. Do We
want such creatures to vote? to sit on ju-
ries? to hold Offices?
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The wool Trade.

The past week in New York was ex-
ceedingly quiet, buyers scarce, and hold
ers not disposed to make any further
concessions. The average of prices is re-
ported at 65 to 20, IS and so Ofor Ohio
wools, the latter price being asked for
very choice lots in fine condition. The
sales show 60 to 75c for Illinois, Michi-
gan and Ohio.
In Boston the prices ruled in favor of
buyers, with rates gradually settling
down. The sales of this week reached
near half million at range of 60 to 77c,
including choice Ohio at 70 to 77c, Mich
igan at Il to 721c, and Illinois at CSC.
In Philadelphia the inquiry has been
for medium fleece. a few lots of the new
New Jersey clip have been sold at so to
6oc. The range of prices during the
week run from IS for medium to 74c for
mixed fleece of better grades. aff
Here in Ohio there is 40 talk yet as to
opening prices, and no buyer is willing to
say what he will do, or whether he will
do anything. In many cases the balance
sheet of last years operations don't look
SO rose -colored, and even the old stagers
in the field are wonderfully at sea Just
now. There is no use in guessing at pri-
cessjust now, or even resolving "-and
the best and only advice we can give to
our friends is, don't sell too soon, and be
chary about contracts. Have no fears
that wool will fall below the first price
offered. A little nerve and little pa
tience will enable all to see show the land
lies. At the same time, remember grain
is down, pork is down, dry goods have
largely declined, labor is declining and
is down, and the wool clip reaches much
nearer the necessities of the country than
did those of the last two years---henee do
not build on too high figure. But again
we say-don't sell too SOON. Ohio Ear-
nscr, June 3.
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3.
BErThe Pomeroy Telegraph and other
radical papers are echoing the assaults
made on Sherman by Forney's Press
They profoundly regret that Sherman has
treated, chs superior in command" Mr..
Stanton, SO suneivilly as to publicly refuse
his hand. They are agonizing with grief
that the Generals hard-sarned fame has
been dashed to the ground. It is such a
pity, such wondrous pity, that he did
not meekly suffer himself to be bullied, ,as
others have done, by the insolent Score
tary. ,ee -
In the frst place Stanton is not Sher-
mans superior in rank or command. In
these respects. he is nobody's superior
He is simply the Secretary of the Com
mander In -chief. His orders, unless
bearing the sanction and authority of the
President, no private even is bound to
obey.
The crocodile tears over Sherman's s
tarnished fame are merely to conceal their
malice while insinuating ISLANDERS against
him. They. exhausted their lexicons Of
fulsome praise upon Sherman, and now
fearing he may at some time be candi-
date in the Democrats party, they would
poison the minds Of the people against
him, by assuming that be has deseryedly
lost all the fame he ever achieved.
Sherman is not down; he stands as high
to-day in the estimation of the people as
any man in the United States Stanton
could not bully him down, and Stanton's
toady 3 cannot break him 'down,by assum-
ing that he has fallen and shedding job
Trotter tears over him.
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CHEATING THE PENITRNTIARY.-The
Mt. Vernon Banner notices the case of
loyal Methodist parson. who was indicted
for illegal voting at the last October cleo
ton. an act which the laws of the State
make q penitentiary offense. But by
having friend in the person of the
equally loyal prosecuting attorney, ,parsop
Booth makes his escape for the time be,
ing, by the indictment being nollied, and
thus cheating the Penitentiary and State
out of his services. Knox county must
be paradise for loyol rogues.-Nc,oark
ADJ. - r.,se..,t.
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The Jackson Standard and the
Soldiers. A Heavy Fire From

the 'FRONT.' tf.1l
The editor of The jackson Standard
has received warning from the army,
that we venture to say has made his lan-
thorn -jawed visage longer and more jauh-
diced than ever. 1t is a center shot, and
reads as follows: a3hSF esE sa 81
HEADo'Rs 1sT BRIa1sT DIv. 17TH A C I
NEAR ALEXANDRIA, ", May 19, 65.
EDITOR STANDARD-Sr: Discontinue
The Standard to me at once, Gen. Sher7
man is neither crazy mad or .treaoher7
ous.a IF the editors of the North had
shared his campaigns and battles, and saw
for themselves, they wouldthink different.
AS the authorities at Washington ap-
prove or condemn, SO do editors tits
plain to every man of sense that e. NJ
Stanton is trying to stab Gen. Sherman
in the dark, with II. W. IIalleck assam
accomplice. Wait until the truth 10
known. issss asa sSsl
When read your articleto the soldiers,
they vowed vengeance on all such. =
WM. d. PHILLIPs,
Capt and A.; A. A. g.. g..
That wccall a model Of pointed brevity
-terse, direct, plain, homely English.
Mackley evidently does not know how to
take it, In his comments thereon he is
exceedingly restless, and grows apologetic
argumentative, and clustering by turns,
while through three dreary columns, he
aLike wounded snake, drags his - W.
Length along.
Nc Arthur Democrat >
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s@sherman spoke words of wisdom

when received in Chicago. Said he:-
"All is peace from here to the Gulf You
can tell what your duties have become
Instead of insulting, you must encourage.
Instead of dcstroying,you must aid those
who are willing to assist us in building up
the land. You must not expect those of
Louisiana and North Carolina to feel as
we do. All parties have their prejudiees,
and you must respect them, as they re-
spect yours. With that simple caution
there is no danger of the peace which we
now enjoy being disturbed during our
lifetime, and we can leave the future to
the future"
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IMMIGRANTS CoMING.-We learn from
Messrs. Barry & Co., that twenty -four
hundred and seventy immigrants have ar
rived at New York on the following nam
ed steamers: Monarch of the Sea, w. H.
Foster, Excelsior and Daniel Webster
They inform us that many of these are
bound for this immediate vicinity, and we
suppose that their friends will be on the
look-o for them at the Little Miami
Depot within the next forty eight hours.
GIN. Eng, Jnnc Ia.
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Trial of the Assassins.

New YORK, June 12.-The Times
Washington special says that Reverdy
Johnson's argument for the defense in the
assassination trial is mainly devoted to
the question of jurisdiction of the power
of Military Commission to try the case.
johnson makes further objection that cer-
tain members of the commission, includ-
ing Gen. Hunter, are mentally and NOR
ally disqualified for trying the prison
ers.
The Judge Advocate in reply to the
pleas of the counsel for the accused to the
Jurisdiction of the commission, rules first,
that upon the proclamation of the Presi-
dent of September %, 1862, declaring
that during Instructions, and as a neces-
sary measure for suppressing the same,
that all rebels and abettors and persons
guilty of disloyal practices shall be sub
ject to martial law, and liable to trial and
punishment by courtmartial or military
commission. Secondly-The Judge Ad-
vocate replies that were no such formal
power conveyed. the laws Of war, and the
necessity of the recent crisis, clothed this
commission with jurisdiction; that the
accused had forgotten their civil positions
and undertook to interfere with the op-
erations of.the army and with the Govern
ment in its efforts to destroy the enemy,
and they then so far became part of the
enemy as to clothe themselves with his
military garb, and thus make themselves
subject to the laws of war, and liable to
| its sanctions.
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To BE MUSTERED OUT-The 9th and
the 18th Ohio Regiments have arrived at
Camp Chase, and will soon be mustered
out of service. The 122d is at Washing
ton City, en- route for Columbus. ~
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Negro sufferings and Negro suf:
sssss4 0age.

The freed negroes of the South are in
a,state of great destitution. Instead of
going to the plantations, where they might
obtain remnnerative employment, they
Hock to the cities, and lounge about the
streets. Thousands of them are in con-
dition of semi starvation, while the far
mers are yainly offering high wages for
labor. Their Idea of freedom is, that it
means freedom from work, and that some
how or sothsr, their Abolition lovers viii
farnish them something to eat. bias
But these philaRthropists are too busy
with other projects to alleviate tie phys
ieal wants of their proteges- They are
now busiiy employed in scheming for ne
gro suffrage. The negroes clamor for
bread, but the politicians vastly more So
licitous to give him a ballot. This is the
practical result Of the fine spun theories
of Abolition philosophy. They gave the
negro his Freedom, to him mere abstrac-
tiop, but deprived him of home and Of
maintenance. Now be wants bread and
meat, and they would satisfy the cravings
of his stomach by giving him right to
vote
New England distractions and Aboli-
tion metaphysics are not well adapted to
negro wants. Instead of Massachusetts,
aGod given rights, give him Cincinnati
pork. Instead Of Abolition tickets, give
him Kentucky corn. It is of no use to
feed hog on nectar and ambrosia. Give
these to such ETHEREAL beings as Emerson
aud Phillips, but give the negro isome-
ihing he can appfeciate-hog and homi-
ny.
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The e1-SOIoan.

PHILADELPHIA, june 14.-Jay Cooke,
United States subscription agent, reports
subscriptions to. the 7-30 loan to day to
the amount of 81 1,69o,850.
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Soldiers Arms.

WASHINGTON, June 14-All the hon
orably discharged soldiers have been
granted the privilege of retaining their
arms at the following rates: Muskets OF
all kinds, with or without accoutrements,
ten dollars; all other carbines and revolt
vers eight dollars; sabres and swords, with
or without belts, three dollars,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-06-21

THE Charleston S. G. Courier gives a
gratifying account of the renewal of bus
mess there. Every day at least half a
dozen new stores. arc opened. 1t says
the burnt district will be rebuilt. -
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FoRD's Theater is still under guard, but
will probably be turned over to its propri.
etors in short time. lie announces his
intention to open it the 1st of September,
II not sold within the presentmonth. He.
holds the entire property at one hundred
thousand dollars, and isnow in negotia-
ton with a person who proposes to buyit
and reconvert the theater into o church.
A couple of weeks will determine his
course in this regard.
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The Atlantic CabIe--COnfidence In
its Success.

NEW YORK, June 14.-Private adyices|
from a prominent member of the Allan
tic Telegraph Company announces the
completion of the cable, and confidence in
having England and America in telegraph.
ic communication next month.