The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-07-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Government of the United States, but the admin
istration of the Chief Magistrate. He appeals TO
them to take the amnesty oath, and observe it in
good faith. He argues that slavery is now dead
forever. As to his slaves he will Immediately
emancipate and treat them as free, giving them
a part of the crop or wages for their labor. To
those who cannot support the Constitution of
this Government he suggests emigration from
the country. " .-..
The New York Heralds Washington special
despatch says that several reports received at
the Freedman's Bureau from Alabama, represent
that the planters are entering into labor con-
tracts with the negroes in good faith, and but
little persecution is complained of by the negroes
At Selma, however, an assistant commissioner
found 1t necessary, in consequence of absurd sto-
ries having been promulgated TO call q meeting
of planters, which was largely attended, and the
system adopted for the regulation of the future
relations between the negroes and planters by
the bureau, was plainly expounded, which had a
good effect. In louisiana the system is working
well.
- A Texas letter to the Herald states that
treaty had been entered into by Col. Matthews,
of the U. s. army, and Gen. Standwatie, of the
Cherokee Nation, by which all the tribes for
merly allied with the rebels, will return to their
, homes and keep peace with the United States.
Reports show that there are occasional seizures
and confscations of goods struggled in the Uni
ted States from the British Provinces. The eff
eient measures adopted by the commissioner of
customs, Judge Sargent, have, however, pre-
vented to considerable extent, such violations
of the law
1t has been ascertained, on inquiry, that the
legal limit of $780, 000,0 900 of national bank cir
culationis nearly reached, and therefore the Gre
alton of but comparatively few additional insti-
tutions under that system will be authorized
The entire number will probably reach sixteen
hundred.
The complimentary dinner rendered by the
Plasterers' Union of Pittsburg to the delegates of
the National Convention, at the Lanahan House,
on Friday afternoon, Was an exceedingly pleas
ant reunion, and one which will be remembered
with pleasure by all who participated. After
dinner, which was gotten up in a highly credit
able style, the cloth was removed and some
time spent in speech making, after which the
company separated. The convention finally ad-
journed to meet in Philadelphia, on the second
Thursday of July next.
The Charleston Courier complains of the FREE
quent occurrence of riots and breaches of the
peace, saying that people cannot walk the streets
at night for fear of being killed. This condition
of affairs appears to have arisen from the dis
tinction of color maintained there. The negroes
attack white citizens, and white citizens attack
the negroes. The white and black soldiers also
attack each other.
Mr.. Barnum, whose museum in New York was
destroyed by fire, announces his intention of
Immediately erecting new museum. He says
that he can nearly supply the places of the revo-
lutionary and other relics which have been de-
suoyed, and he shall send an agent to Europe
on Saturday to collect curiosities.
Information received from prominent citizens
in the Southern States ives assurance that the
work of restoration is progressing more favora-
bly, than was anticipated, aud that the unfriend-
ly utterances of some of the editors are not in
dicative of the spirit Of The people, which is
pacific. e...
The New York Tribune having been taken to
task by one of its correspondents, for declaring
that the Confederate soldiers paroled by General
Grant and other Federal commanders are not
amenable TO the civil authorities, thus replies -
tNow, then, we defy you to bring forward one
single Major General now in the Union service
barely one-who will back the opinion that the
paroled Rebels may be arraigned, tried and pun
ished for treason without breach of faith on
the part of the Government. AND we back this
challenge by confident averment that, if our
Government ever does so treat Them Generals
Grant, Sherman, Candy, and others of our most
illustrious commanders, will Immediately resign
their commissions. And this, we believe, some
of them have already decidedly intimated.-
Would your "profcients" wish prosecution
pressed in defiance of such intimation ~
There are 2, 100 patients in the Hampton Gen.
eral Hospitals at the present time, (mostly coll
ored.) During the past fourteen months there
have been admitted into these hospitals &c, 1919
patients, of which number lib have been re-
turned to duty, 1927 transferred to other hospi-
tails, died 2,os5, discharged 2,977. The balance
admitted were rebels or civilians. DR.. Eli Nc
Clellan has had charge of these hospitals for
nearly three years, and has been recently relieved
from his responsible duties here and ordered to
Philadelphia. DE-. u. F. FranH is ordered to
duty in charge of these hospitals He was, until
recently, in charge of the Balfour HOSPITALS. at
Portsmouth, until they were discontinued
Governor Brownlow, in long address 10 the
people of Tennessee, announces, that the new
Constitution of that State was the work of Presi-
dent Johnson, and that the latter will sustain
his model scheme of reconstruction at the South
with the application of just SO much force and
in just such a manner as may be necessary.
Gov. Brownlow also declares that the act limit
ing the elective franchise to loyal men will be
enforced on the day ofelecton by military author
ity, and that all elections effected by illegal