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Gelegrapgie Wehs.
NORFOLK POST DESPA TCHE
FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Dec Is. The findings
and sentence of the Naval Court Martial
for the trial of Commodore Craven, for
refusing to fight the Stonewall, have been
published. The Court sentenced him to
be suspended for two years, which deci-
sion was reiterated upon returning the
sentence by the Secretary of the Navy
disapproved. The Secretary then dis
solved the Court, and ordered Craven to
return to duty. ,'aat
The United States Supreme Court was
to-day crowded with attorneys, to hear
the important argument of Mr.. Carpen-
ter of Wisconsin, advocating the read
mission of Mr.. Garland of Arkansas, to
practice, on condition that the President
pardoned and restored the petitioner to
all hisciviland political rights. Although
he, Carpenter, sustained the President
in suppressing the rebellion, now that
the war was over, he was perfectly
willing to take his reconstructed bro
Their by the hand. He contendcd that
the test oath was unconstitutional.
Attorney General Speed in replying
argued that as Congress has right to
qualify for office-that though a pardon
removed the consequences of crime, it
was not key to unlock the Govern
ment offices. Garland was no more re-
stored to practice than were those who
took part in the rebellion.
Reverdy johnson will continue the
argument next Friday for petitioner.
Indiana officially notified the Secre-
tary of State to-day of the ratification of
the Constitutional Amendment.
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GENERAL WILD.

1t is a great pity that the bullet which
severed this mans arm from his body
had not mustered him out of the service
altogether. He is an unreasoning tyrant
and the black man IL his idol. He was
in command of Norfolk for while, and
gave us few touches of his quality as o
military governor. He arrest ted men
for non-attendance.a church, put negro
soldiers in possession of the houses of
private citizens, and did other acts of
military necessity, which should have
been reported to the War Department,
and caused his dismissal. He has turn
ed up now in Georgia, as foolish and
fanatical as ever. The correspondent of
the New York Times gives an account
of the reasons for the removal of Brevet
Brigadier General Wild Of Massachu.
sets from the superintendence of the
Freedmen's Bureau in Georgia, as given
by General Stedman, military comman-
der of that department.. He says:
He Wild was, no doubt, an honest
and conscientious man. But there was
no practicability in him. He proposed
to redress the multiplicity of slumber-
ing wrongs which had been spent for q
century upon the unfortunate blacks /;
he was inclined to instantaneously
square up for the innumerable and in
calculable cruelties inflicted upon this
oppressed people for an age-in fact, ht
fallaciOusly and mischievOusly went t.
work to educate and elevate the blacl
man, with an utter disregard of til.
feelings and rights of the white race
who, at least, had claims, If only q!
equals. He mounted a body of BLACK
men, who rode at large over the country
and committed excuses of the most in
famous character. The people gene
rally suffered ut the expense of every
man who had black face. A perfect
reign of terror was rife; everything be
came unsettled, and an implacable
hatred between the two races was the
natural offspring. He not only did not
cooperate with the commanding gene
raj, but he zealously worked to clog his
efforts in all particulars. j
1.-TWO outrageous acts Of Gen. Wild
are brought to notice. For some alleged
reason or other he caused an old gentle
man, weighing over two hundred
pounds, to be tied up by the thumbs
until the entire flesh was torn from the
bones. Only few days before General
Wild was relieved he arrested two Of
the first ladies Of the county, and had
them stripped naked and had them ex.
amined by two colored women, an in
dignity / have never heard of before
during the war. When General Tilson
took charge, the direst disorder pre-
vailed, and nearly sixty thousand indo'
lent blacks were being kept and sup
ported by the federal commission. He
issued an order, the enforcement Of
Throughout the whole State General
Tilson has but little over Thousand
paupers, and most of these are sick In
hospitals. He says that he is bound
that all able-bodied negroes shall be
made to work.
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WHAT BROKE Our THEN!-The Lon
don Times, speaking of the late excuses
of the blacks in Jamaica, so inconsist-
ent with their previous habits and appa
rent disposition, says: 4
1T was Africa hitherto dormant that
had broken out In their nature.n saf
Will any one tell us, when the Eng
lish authorities revenged the crimes Of
the blacks by an indiscriminate inassa-
ere of both sexes, hanging one thousand
to the trees in the same hour, what was
it that broke out in their natures s-Pe-
tersburg Indeg.
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MEXICO.

VERA CRUZ, Dec. 2, 1855. We, have
received here, by latest steamers from
New York and Havana, news In rela-
ton to military affairs on the Rio
Grande and Bravo, in fthe vicinity of
Matam0ros, which we are not able to
confirm by anything we have from that
quarter, and which we are not prepared
to credit. On the 2Sth ult. we had pri-
vate and official statements, dated the
Sd of November, which represented
very different state, and sufficient pre-
paration to defeat the bands Of Cortina.
murderers, although they are charged
with having the personal aid and service
of some hundreds of United States SOL
diers, with national. uniforms and arms
on their persons and in their bands.
They charge, also, that the lombard
ment of Matamoros had been effected by
the heavy ordinance of the United
States; that shells which have been re-
ceived in the city have the initial ma
tional marks of the United States; and
they speak in no flattering terms Of the
peculiar neutral conduct of the military
authorities on the other side of the river.
Enlistments are publicly made in the
streets of Brownsville, and inducement
offered to Americans, black and white,
to sack the city of Matamoros as soon
as they capture tia result which
we do not anticipate. Many United
States soldiers, negroes and whites,
with their arms, have been captured.
A conspiracy for the assassination of
General Mejia had been discovered, in
which four Federal officers were COM
promised two of them captured with
full proof upon their persons Of the plan
and the price to be paid for their services
on contamination of their crine); the
other two escaped to Brownsville, from
the gallows; the less fortunate have paid
the death penalty. They were, possi-
bly,, discharged officers and soldiers
colOred as well as whites-which filled
the ranks of Cortina in the attacks upon
Matamoros. VI
HAVANA, December 8. The French
steamship Nouveau Monde, Commander
De Valency, has arrived here from
Nozaire, with six hundred and five pas
sengers, of which five hundred and fifty
licensed soldiery, for Mexico, to fill the
losses in the French troops. What is
most singular, there are butfour French
men among the recruits, who are Prus-
SLAMS, Belgians, &C., and under the COM
mand of French officers of the line staff,
who are only charged with the delivery
at Vera Cruz, and are to return by the
same steamer
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FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

RALEIGH, Dec. Is, Governor Worth
took the oath of office to day before the
members of the two houses of the leg
islature and a number of citizens. The
Governor elect delivered q short and
modest address on the OCCASION, claim
ing that the people We're well disposed to
act and decide on the restoration of the
Union.
The Legislature will adjourn on Mon
day morning at ten o'clock.
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DucKINa WOMEN. The Legislature
of Virginia, in the good old days, two
centuries and a half ago, enacted the
following law for the punishment of
women:
"At grand assembly held in James
Cittie, in the year 1915, were passed
may acts to the glorie of Almightie
Majestio's cOlonie OF Virginia." Among
them was the following, entitled: "WO-
men causing scandalOus suits to he
ducked''
"Whereas, oftentimes many babbling
women often scandalize their neighbors,
for which their poor husbands are often
brought into chargeable and vexatious
suits and cost in great damage:
"Be it therefore enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, that in actions of slam
der occasioned by the wife, as aforesaid +,
after judgment passed by the damages,
the woman shall be punished by duck
ing; and if the Islander be so erroneous
az to be adjudged at a greater damage
than five hundred pounds of tobacco,
then the woman to suffer a ducking fn
each five hundred pounds of tobacco 80
| adjudged against her husband, II he re.
fuses to pay the tobacco"
If similar law was to be passed now
what an uproar it would cause. The
negro question and restoration" would
sink into insignifcance. A 4
f.ili --------~ - 49,
The following letter from Mr.. Lin
coin, in relation to the freedmen in
Louisiana, has never before been pub
lished.
"RxKcUTIvR MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. c., /
"March LIST, 1865. +
"Mr. Thomas W. Conway, General Superintendent %
Freedmen, Department Of the Cuff: !,
SIR-YOur statement to Major General
Hurlbut of the condition of the freed.
men of your department, and of your
success in the work of their moral and
physical elevation, has reached me and
given me much pleasure.
"That we shall be entirely successful
in our efforts firmly believe.
1.-THE blessing of God and the efforts OF
good and faithful men will bring us al
earlier and happier contamination than
the NEST sanguine friends of the feed
men could reasonably expect. ff
"YOurs, A. LINCOLN.
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ORAToR1o. The members of Christ
Church Choir, under the direction of
Professor p. III. Mase, assisted by several
gentlemen and ladies' of other churches,
contemplate singing aselection of Sacred
Music on Thursday, 2lst December. The
selection will consist of Choruses, Solos,
Quartettes and Trios from the works of
the great masters. Programme will be
given in future advertisement.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-16

Ifanybo,ly in Norfolk, or in Virginia,
or in the South, wants to pass through
the year 1865 cheerfully, let him SUBJ
scribe for the Boston Post, which is adj
.vertised in another column. 1t is as
sensible and readable a journal as it's
Norfolk namesake, and that is all that
need be said in praise of it. 81 f
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NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Dec. Is Flour advanced
&c. southern $T.75@l5.OO; Wheat adj
vanced 2@Sc. /; Corn advanced lc. Beef
dull; Pork heavy; Whiskey steady
Cotton declining-with sales OF 400
bales al 49@ soc. Sugar and Naval stores
quiet Gold 465.
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FROM NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 The remains of
Brigadier General Morris arrived here
this morning, and was laid in state i'm
the Governors room i'm the City Hall,
at one o'clock. The remains were es-
corted by detachment of one thousand
regulars to Trinity Church, and, after
the performance of the usual ceremo-
MES, were deposited in his family vault.
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.

RICHMOND, Dec. Is. The Legislature
passed bill recognizing the Public
Guard, and adopted regulations recon-
mending the pardon of JEFF. Davis and
other political prisoners, and restoring
the privilege of hdbeds corpus.
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The EBAY Line Steamers (" will not
leave for Baltimore hereafter on Sum
days. Notice to this effect came to our
office yesterday evening, after the out
side forms, containing the company's
advertisement, had been put to press.
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The following general order has been
issued by General Grant:
GENERAL oRDERs-So. 100.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENRRAl's 0PFIcF, |
WASHINGTON, Dec. ii, 1865.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE
WASHINGTON, Dec ii, 1865. !
Commanding generals Of military
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will discharge
all civilian employees within their COM
except clerks, in the various de-
partments of the army, and substitute
for them, when necessary, extra duty
men detailed from tho army. Depart
menf commanders will see that no UNI
usual or unnecessary number are so en-
ployed, and that every facility Is given
for properly and efficiently guardingand
protecting the public property.
By command of
Lieutenant General GRANT,
b. ID. TOWNSEND, Asst. Adj't. Gent.
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Chalk and Ivory Heels and shine
sambo's glory now begins
DO way, white man. You don't know
How to vote right--dat IL so.
Yaw, yaw, yawl-Yaw, yaw, yahi Il +,
Dc happiest day l cher saw
Whar's de tickets Fotch 'em straight!
votes ear?y-I votes late
Ivotes early-I votes right
rs noignoramus white
Man and brudder--equal born
De Makers image lin horn
De glory of dc risin' day
De Guild cuss from Africa
Oh, kinky, minky, stinky, OIL
II dis amt glory, tell me so
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Golden hair is at presant oil the rage
with certain description of fashionable
ladies. Very likely those expensive
females will next take to curling their
hair with bank notes.-[ Punch.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-16

Reds Express, the National Express
and Adams's Express have our thanks
for papers, and Governor Peirpoint has
our thanks for copies Of his message.
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Advertisers requested to hand In their advertise
msuts before six o'clock in the evening, previous to
publication.
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Newsmen and newsboys desiring papers will please
have their orders at the counting room the svvning pro-
vious before slx O'Clock. iiiN 2 tatfFi pa
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Mayhem "a Brothers. booksellers and statleners, are
authorized agents TO sell the Norfolk Post and al orders
lt with them will be attended to the same a. II left at
the ofHoe Of publication an'f a#tad 3- 9itt1
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The dignity of journalism may be
illustrated by the following, which we
crave pardon for copying from the Rich
mond Enquirer of yesterday:
800 UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
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s. NJ. Pettergill Co., are authorized Advertising
Agents for the Post in New York and Boston.
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All Communications relating to business matters con
nected with this paper should.be addressed 70 NJ M
Brown, Norfolk Post All communications pertaining 70
Editorial matters and all correspondence intended Tor
the paner s,ould be addressed John Clark Bditor
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pilCotos iOiSOb Viz GU
visers of the crown said | intended mas
sacre of the Protestant clergymen. Some
of the writers of our enlightened press
said that did. Now, with respect to
the charge of assassinating the landlords
the only thing that gives even the
shadow of color to that charge is the
letter signed, alleged to be signed by Mr.
O'Keefe. Now, assuming, but by no
means admitting, of course, that the let
ter was written by Mr.. O'Keefe, let me
make statement about il. know the
facts am about to state are of no prac-
tical utility to me now, at least with re-
spect to the Judges. 1 know ii is of no
practical utility to me, because cannot
give evidence on my own behalf; but it
may be of practical utility to Others with
whom wish to stand well. I believe
my words will carry conviction. and
carry much more conviction than any
words of the legal advisers of the crown
can, to more than 100000 of the irish
race in Ireland, England, Scotland and
America. Well, deny absolutely that
ever entertained any idea of assassina-
mating the landlords, and the letter of
Mr.. O'Keefe assuming it to be his let
ter, is the only evidence on the subject.
My acquaintance with Mr.. O'Keefe
was of the slightest nature. i did
not even know of his existence when
The Irish People was started. He
came after that paper was established,
in few months, to the office, and
offered some articles; some were reject
ed, some were inserted, and l call the
attention of the legal advisers of the
Crown to this fact, that among the pa
pers which they got, those that were
Mr.. O'Keefe's articles had many para
graphs scored out in fact, we put in no
article of his without great deal of
what is technically called "cutting
down." Now, that letter of his to me
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-06-06


TRE Beait ii Vl.llurs invited by the
Sec.etsry 9: War,, tn aztsrG the sxamina-
riOu of ths Uas.ea gs aas Uaited States
Military Asa.su! teiI month, consists of
the following ssuIIemen:
Dr. Dsnisl d. Bingham, of Alabama; A
W Campbell, OF West Virginia.; Col. F. a.
CouknDR, OF New York; DR.. Tomas Colt.
man, of Louisiana; Lieut.. Governor Cox,
of Maryland; Hon. John F. briggs, of
Michigan; Col John NJ. Feesenden, OF
Massachusetts; Ambrose P. Kelly, Esq, of
Maine; Right Rev. H. W. Lee, of Iowa;
Hon J. D. Lyman, of New Hampshire; DR..
A. q. Muckey, OF South Carolina; Senator
]. W. Nye, OF Nevada; Col. Alfred P. Rock
well, OF Connecticut Gen. Robert O.
Scheuck. of Ohio; Gov. D. L. Swain, of
North Carolina; J. B. Thomas, Esq, of
California; Hon. NJ. J. Wilkinson, OF Min.
nesOra; Wylly Woodbridge, Esq, OF Ga.
General Sherman is expected to stop at
West Point for few hours at least, on his
way to Ohio. Secretary Stanton and Lieu
tenant General Grant have siguifed their
intention to be present during the exami-
ns'ion, which will continue about twenty
days.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-06-06

CONVENIENT has recently obtained the
original Virginia ordinance of secession.
1t was intEusted to German printer, then
a resident of Richmond, to be lithOgraphh
ed. From some cause or other-the main
one being that the printer had not the
material with which TO do the work-tbe
document remained in his hands I'M
until Lieutenant General Grant captured
the stronghold. The Richmond printer
came North and gave the paper to Phil
adelpbia friend, from whom it was obtain
ed by the authorities. Mr.. Stanton has
also received the Alabsma ordinance OF
secession, which was secured during Viii
sens raid into that State, and forwarded to
him by newspaper correspondent. These
will prove valuable souvsaus Of the great
slave boldsrs' rshsEI5aar Aa& bzEai.h con.
elusive testimony Al "a. me guiZs cE rxstCus
leaders
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We see it stated, although we have not
seen the letter, that vallaudigham has
written one TO the Young Meme Democratic
Association of Lancaster, Pa. in which he
acknowledges his errors as to the rebellion,
r'jOices that slavery is destroyed and the
Union saved, sees no reason why the Dem.
OCra's should not give a cordial support to
President johnson, and declares that, with
freedom, the South will become more pop
ulOus, prosperous and powerful than any
other section. This is very good, from the
man who was lately the prince of copper
heads.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-06-06

GREAT dissatisfaction is said to prevail
among tho soldiers at Harrisburg at the
order Of the Secretary OF War reducing the
bounlies of such organizations twenty, i've
per cent, The Pennsylvania State author
tiles are making strong efforts to have the
order reoinded. The men claim, justly, that
the excuse of the War Department that
they were mustered out of service before
the expiration of their term is untenabIe.
They enlisted III good faith for year, on
beiug promised certain bounties by the
war authOri les. The fact that their serv
ices are DOW no longer required is no
reason why they should not receive the
bonus held out to them as an iuduoement
to enlist.
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a LARGE atet of thirty or forty vessels
some of them the finest in the service, is
now under weigh for Texas to reoccupy
and possess "certain forts and places re.
Gently abandoned by the rebels. The Zee,
has been organizing at Fortress Monroe for
some weeks psst, and the land forces
i'Hy COlOred troops, are under the com
mand OF Major General Godfrey weitzel.-
The fleet will rendezvous ut Mobile Bay
for cOaliUg purposes, and thence proceed
TO its destination.
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GovERSoR BRowN, OF Georgia, who Was

GOVERNOR BRowN, of Georgia, who Was
brought to Washington under arrest has
had several interviews with President
Johnson, on matters relating to the Ees'o-
ration of law and order in his State. BE
has since teen released on parole, and is
now at large in the national capital 1t
appears that President Johnson, in order
10 sssertain the tone of feeling in, the
Southern States, makes it part of his
business to confer with men of all shades
of political opinion who are in position
to afford any information on the subject,
l. is alleged that these interviews have
frequently modified the previous opinions
of The President aud Cabinet, and led to
the adoption of broader national policy.
Like President Lincoln, Mr.. johnson likes
to confer with representative men of all
classes and conditions in life, and has faith
in the intelligence of the people.
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sEORErART STANTON, according to a
Washington dispatch, has resigned. This
FumOF ne have had several times before,
aud may OF may not be true, though We
are inclined to think the report well found.
ed. His position, for some time back, has
certainly been very uuenviable one. Aside
from the duties of bis office, the difficulty
he has got himself into With General Sher.
man. would make his retention of the of.
fee longer anything but agreeable.
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N o T I G e.
SALE OF ARMY MULES
ouAAEERnAsFER aEurnA1,s oII1uII


WAsHiBGFoH. D. O., May 49, is65
M ANY TaOUsANDS OF MULES are balm; Ola.
IL u, tosed OF at public auction at Washington.
Toe sales will continue q til the number Of ant
th Is reduced In proportion 70 the reduction Of
thS aFmte9, now going on rapidly -
TheIe are In the Grmies of he Potomac ~ .ta
55ee1nSases and Of Georgia, probably FOUK fHoU-
SAHD oklrHE FINEST sIX-MUHE TRAMg TN
a, Many OF them were bought In the beeinnips, ~
80 VAT Is young mules accompanied the afr9ies
n e. ~ tnSr marches and camps and are thorouS nv
SSoken, hardened by exe,cise, gentle and ismiiar
'S ~ peng 90 long surrounded by the soldiers.
me whole South IL stripped of farming stock ava
the North also has Suffered IRON nc dSain az
MS rD taken to Supply tho armies.
MI nSsS animals are sold q public auction: THY
M MILh NOT BRING ANYTHING Like 'THEIP p
- " VALUE and such opportunities for farmer
10 st WORKING animall to stock their iermS. and
!yE growers and dealers In stock to make rood s6s
%a % By purchasing them and aiSpoInF Of han
~ ths souths will never oScur again 1900
80 o.. NJ O. MEIGs,
$40 .,noo QuartermAster General
S'H - BFeVet Major General
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Tu1 government has decided 10 retain
the provost msrshals in all the States sx
CePt Rhods Island. and thepreseut Oticets
will hold their places in every Congress
siOnal district Fho same system win be
extended to the southern States and Off
GERS of the government apprehend tina.
it will be year befOrei it can be relipuuish.
ed.
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The famous blockade ruuuer Deubipb
has at last been destroyed BY Federal anS
boats, The captain and crew escaped.