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From Mexico,

| Semi-otficial news from the City of Mexico,
says the National lntellgencer of the 9th,
under date Of the 10Th November last, has
been received in that city. b&H
Macmillan remains in his capital, while
the Empress has gone to Yucatan
| Langais, the Minister of the Treasury that
Napoleon sent to Macmillan in order to ar
range the finances of the so-called Empire, has
declared that it is impossible to succeed in
their enterprise, as the budget amounts to
$40, 900, and the receipts do not quite
reach the sum of $15,000,0O0
There is no confirmation of the reported de-
feat of the Liberal forces under Ugald and
Fgueroa
The French are concentrating their forces
in San Luis Potosi, City of Mexico, and on the
Rio Grande, where they expect to fight the
| Yankees
| The abandonment of the States of Sonora,
Sinaloa, Chihuehua, Nuevo Leon, and Goa
huila by the Imperialists, is officially COZ
Armed in late advices from Mexico
The Liberals are daily gaining ground, and
the number of their forces is daily increa-
sing.
| General Diaz defeated an Imperialist force
in the State of Puebla, and afterwards went
to see General Alvarez to combine decided
movement against the French
The Iturbide family have renowned their
rights to live in Mexico, and all political
claims they may have to the Mexican throne,
for the sum of one hundred thousand dollars
apiece. Mr. Angel 1turbide has given up bis
own child to Macmillan, and the boy, only
two years old, has been adopted by Maximl-
liam, and made an Imperial Prince. Mrs.
Iturbide, his mother, has been the victim of q
NEST infamous plot She has been taken
away from her son, and from the City Of
Mexico, by force, and compelled to sign
paper renouncing her right as mother. They
thought of sending her to the insane asylum
to get rid of her, and finally it was decided to
send hel abroad atG
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OFFICIAL DEPARTURES.

Inc lion pie monsieur Alfred Paul, Consul
of France, for the State of Virginia, at Rich
mond, gave on the 30th Nov farewell din
ner at Richmond, before leaving the U. States
for France. BE is, no doubt, to be promoted
to the rank Of Consul General, which his we'll
known administrative abilities fully entitle
him to. ,-------
MIR. Paul is high-toned gentleman, and
extremely courteous in his manners, and has
been some II or Is years as Consul of Virgin
ia His sudden departure will cause pang
of regret to the many warm friends he leaves
behind him in the Old Dominion.
Our best wishes attend him to whatever
position it may please the French government
to assign him.
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The NATIONAL INTELLIGENcER- This old
and valuable paper appeared on the 9th inst,
in new typographical dress, and was filed
with interesting matter. e+
In former years, the Inteligencer had many
readers in this section of country, and we beg
to assure them that they will now find this
paper conducted with the same ability as here
tofore, with considerable amount Of vim +"
superadded.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The House assembled at IL o'clock, M.
Prayer by Rev. j. B. Jeter, of the Baptist
Church.
STATUS OF JEFFERSON AND BERKELY coUN-
| TIES
! Mr. Woodson, from Rockingham, from the
special committee on the subject, reported a
bill repeating an act of the Alexandria Le-
| gislature in relation to the annexation of JEFF
ferson and Berkely counties to Western Vir-
ginia.
| Mr.. Woodson explained the character of the
bill, and novel a suspension of the rules, to
enable the bill to pass through its several
readings, and go to its passage without de-
lay.
To this the House assented by vote Of
two-thirds-and the bill was accordingly
passed, and sent to the Senate.
The bill is as follows:
SECTION l.. Be 1t therefore enacted by the
General assembly Of Virginia, That the Sc
cond Section of the act passed on the 18th
day of May, 1862, entitled can act giving the
consent of the Legislature of Virginia to the
formation and erection of new State, within
the jurisdiction of this State" be and the
same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, that
the act passed on the 31st day of January.
1863, entitled, can act giving the consent of
the State of Virginia to the county Of Berke-
ley being admitted into, and becoming part of
the State of West Virginia" be and the same
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. And be it further enacted, that
the act passed on the 4th day of February,
1863, entitled can act giving consent to the
admission of certain counties into the new
State of West Virginia upon certain condi-
tons" be, and the same is, in like manner,
hereby repealed. ssta
SECTION f. And be it further enacted, that
all consent, in any manner heretofore given,
or intended to be given, by the General As
sembly of Virginia, to the transfer from its
jurisdiction to the jurisdiction of the State of
West Virginia, of any of the counties mem
toned in either of the above recited acts, be,
and the same is hereby withdrawn, and all
acts ordinances aud resolutions heretofore
passed, purporting to give such consent, are
hereby repealed. This act shall be in force
from and after its passage.
The balance of the day was taken up in the
reception of petitions and resolutions, all Of
which were appropriately referred.
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RsSr The Suez Canal is still prosecuted with
perseverance. Serious obstacles to be sur
mounted before the canal can realize what is
expected Of it, are mentioned, and altogether
its success is very doubtful.
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From Washington.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The President to-
night received the following dispatches from
Milledgeville, Ga:
To HIS Ercellency, A1dre,o johnson
The Legislature has adopted the Constitu-
tional Amendment, and will pass laws suffi-
Gent to protect the Freedmen in the right of
person and property, including the right to
sue and to be sued, and to testify in the
Courts. .t.-.
(Signed) j. E. Brown.
SECOND DESPATCH. ..
MILLEDGEvILLE, Dec. 6.
To HIS ErceHency, Andreec johnson, Presi-
dent:
The Constitutional Amendment has passed
each branch of the Legislature. s-a
The House passed resolution instructinQ
the Judiciary Committee to report bill pro-
tecting persons of African descent in their
person and property, and also allowing them
to testify in cases in which they may be In
terested.
(Signed) J. JOHNSON,
Provisional Governor
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General Assembly of Virginia.
SENATE.

RICHMOND, Dec. 9Th, 1865.
The Senate met at noon, was called to Or
der, and the reading of the minutes being dis
pensed with
Mr.. Crockett offered a resolution authoriz-
ing the President to invite, and take measures
to procure the daily attendance of some of
the city clergy, who shall open the sessions
with prayer.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Robinson, of Norfolk, asked leave to
introduce bill amending the Sd article of
the Sd section of the Constitution, and that a
committee of five be appointed to consider and
report on the same.
Leave was granted, and the following gen.
tlemen were appointed committee for that
purpose:
Messrs. Robinson, Gilner, Carter, Lee and
Meade
Leave was granted the committee to retire,
and on their return,
Mr.. Robinson announced that he was au-
thorized to present bill, identical with the
one now before the other House, and the rules
being suspended the bill was ordered respec-
lively to its first and second readings, and Or
dered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Robinson asked leave to introduce a
bill to amend an act concerning Indian Pole
Bridge, and another to incorporate the Norfolk
City Railroad Company. Granted.
message from the House requested the
concurrence of the Senate in the passage of
bill entitled
An act to repeal the End section of an act
passe on the 18th day of May, 1862, enti-
tied :" an act giving the consent of the Legis-
lature of Virginia to the formation and erec-
| ton of new State, within the jurisdiction of
this State" Also, repeating the act passed on
the 31st day of January, 1868, entitled " an
act giving the consent of the State of Virginia
to the county of Berkeley being admitted into
and becoming part of the State of West Vir-
| ginia" Also repeating the act passed on the
4th day of February, 1863, entitled an act
giving the consent to the admission of certain
counties into the new State of West Virginia,
upon certain conditions" and withdrawing
consent to the transfer of jurisdiction over
| the several counties in each of said acts men
toned
The bill was ordered to second reading
Mr.. Meade thought the bill one of vital i'm
portance, and moved that it be read a third
time. Agreed to.
Mr. Gilmer stated that he had carefully
studied the bill upon which the best legal
talent of the State had been exhausted, and
upon the correctness Of which he would stake
his reputation as a lawyer and a senator.
days delay might cause the loss to the State
of two wealthy and important counties
Mr. Mercier withdrawing his motion to lay
upon the table, the bill was put upon it pas
sage, and passed without dissenting voice
Mr. Robinson moved suspension of the
rules for the purpose of communicating to the
| House the passage of the bill and the rules
being suspended, Mr.. Robinson was appointed
to wait upon the House with the communica-
ton.
On motion, the Senate adjourned till ~ M
to-day.
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New York Markets.

Ne,o York, Dec. 6.-Flour declined $40 :;
Wheat declined from 2 to 8 cts; Corn de-
clined l cent; Beef dull; Pork firm; Lard
dull; Whisky steady; Cotton dull, sales Of
l 400 bales at 49@59 cts; Naval Stores firm +;
Gold 474
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Baltimore Markets.

Baltimore, Dec. 6.-Flour quiet, sales of
500 bbls. Howard street Superior at 80:
Wheat dull and unchanged Oats firm; Clio
yer Seed, 81 Corn heavy Provisions neg
lected; Sugars dull; Whisky dull.
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aeg- Mr.. r. H. Fox, of the National Ex-
press Company, will accept our thanks for
Richmond and Petersburg papers in advance
of the mail
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THANKSGIVING. - The President having
appointed to-day, the 7th, as a day of thanks
giving, we shall not issue paper from this
office tomorrow
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MARKETS.

Cotton sales for the week amounted to 51.-
900 bales, market closing at decline of I'D
on American sales On Friday the sales
amounted to 10000 bales, the market closing
firmer and upward. Middling Orleans god.
Breadstuffs dull and declining.
Consos closed at London on the Doth at
894@895 Five-Twenties 644.
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Provisional Governor.
Foreign News.

Portland, Dec. 6.-The steamer Hibernia.
from Liverpool the 28d ult., via Londonderry
the Oath, has arrived wl
Stevens, the Fenian head-centrs escaped
from prison on the morning of the 25th. q
The cattle disease is reported on the in
crease in England M
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LATEST NEWS.
By TELEGRAPH.
FOR THE DAY BOOK.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IMP ORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
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Arrival OF the steamer Hibernia |

FROM KENTUCKY II
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LATE URoPEAN NEWS
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GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

We publish below further extracts from the
interesting message of Governor Pierpoint;
THE PUBLIC DEBT OF VIRGINIA.
The amount of State bonds regis
tered and bearing interest at six
per cent. $2l 1858 1893 38
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VOL. 1.-No. 1s4>

no means to come to the assistance O
the public. Money, provisions, ahel
ter, and every other requisite or ne,
cessary, have been furnished with a
iberality which must call forth the
praise of evesy honest person. Many
very many-of the inhabitants are
deserting the place altogether, and
every steamer carries away great num-
bers of the Constantinople people,.
The French steamer which left yester-
day was 80 crowded that the agents
were obliged to refuse tickets. although
a very large boat.
July 81 am sorry to say that
since my last the cholera has greatly
increased, and I am afraid that during
the Last two or three days the cases
must have attained the number of
eight hundred odd daily, although, for
some reason or other, the local papers
do not give tho number of attacks.
The mortality is about thirty to thirty
five per cent, as near as I can learn,
although some days it reaches fifty.
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THE CHoLERA-ITs FLIGHT WEST
wARD.-We have dates from Gibralter
to August +. Cholera appears to be
cropping Westward. The towns on
the Eastern coast of Spain, in their
dread of the introduction of the cpl
demic, are imposing quarantine on
each other. The following are ex-
tracrs from letters. dated Constdnti-
nople. July 27:
During the cholera, many people
don't come to town any longer; many
villages on the Bosphorous have been
deserted. Our Stock Exchange Con
sol;de Khan) is open for only about
two hours and a half DAHL I don't
remember eyer seeing such gloom,
and Well may people fear, after the
example Of Cairo and Alexandria At
the Galcata Tower, we have two pro-
visional hospitals, Up to the present,
I believe, we are On the increase, and
although the number of attacks has
only been 500 odd per day, which,
with populatan of more than one
million, is not a very great number,
vet, as no one can tell when, where
and how it will finish, it is natural
that the algm should spread. The
greatest nusnber of deaths has been
1870 per day, but of course this may
bo doubled in the course VI q few
hours, or it may be reduced as much.
One pcculiarity is tnat up to the pre-
sent moment, It has, with one or two
exceptions, BEEN exclusively confined
to the poorer and INDECENT classes
1t must be admitted, in Justice te
the GovernWent, that it has spare
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w. r. ROBERTSON.
WINNsBoRo, Aug. 23, 1865.

GENERALS LEE AND GRANT AS HrsTo-
RIANs.-The following we clip from an
exchange: !
The two leading generals Of the late
war, Lee and Grant, are now engaged
tn writing up the history of their
respective campaigns. In both cases
we suppose that the histories will be
almost purely military in their charac-
ter Lee, however, will have some
advantage over Grant, i'll that his his
tory will not be made in the form of
an official report, and hence he can in
dulge in greater discursiveness of
statement and q greater freedom of
style than is customary i'll official
Grant is very close and accurate
writer, and we may say that Lee in
general has the same characteristics.
The last of Grants campaign, of
which thus far he has given us full
report, WAS that which was crowned
with the splendid victory at Chatta-
nooga in the latter part Of 1868; and
we have always considered that report
Us the master piece Of military writing
and military philosophy that the war
has produced. The last full military
report of General Lee thatwe remem-
ber to have seen, is that of the battle
of Gettysburg, fought two years ago.
Leeas report Of his campaign will be
confined entirely to operations in Vir-
ginia, while Grants report will be of
battles fought and won over half a
continent. From Belmont to Vicks-
burg, from Donelson to. Chattanooga,
he campaigned in the Southwest;
from the Wilderness to Petersburg,
and thence around to Louisa Court
House, was his battle MARCH in Vir-
ginia; while during the last year OF
+. the war he directed, combined and CO.
= ordinatcd the movements Of all the
forces Over all the States OF the South.
It.will be interesting to read the re-
ports of Grant and Lee of the great
operations during the last year of tho
war, when the two great masters OF
the art struggled with each other ii
Virginia.
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Lynch Law In the Press.


We hope the courts now in SESSION
in Washington and elsewhere will not
allow themselves to be influenced by
the current of public opinion and
feeling which has been excited by the
major portion of the Northern press.
So strenuous have been the efforts of
journalism of late that we doubt if q
sworn jury of twelve men could pos
sibly be assembled in all that region
We take the following just rebuke from
the New York World:
Rebellion is bad thing, and. bush
whacking is worse; but there are
worse things yet than .either bush
whacking or rebellion, and one of
these worse things is the trial and
condemnation of rebels and bush
'whackers by irresponsible newspaper
correspondents.
There is absolutely nothing to choose
between Lynch law administered by
vigilance committees in Alabama and
Lynch law administered through the
columns of the press in New York. The
Journalist who clamors for the blood
of captured prisoners not yet tried
and denounces them as guilty of tre-
mendous crimes on his own or any
| other unjudicial authority, is just as
distinctly murderer i'm the eye of the
law and of Christianity as any ''regu-
lator" who ever ran UP a suspected
''abolitionist" to the first convenient
| tree in Arkansas or Texas.
! Crimes of this sort have been so
common in the press since the rebel
lion was crushed that whenever the
most conspicuous rebel prisoners now
awaiting trial at our hands shall be
brought into court, American justice
itself will necessarily be put upon trial
with them.
Without dwelling upon the news
paper prosecutions of jefferson Davis,
and more recently of Capt. Wirtz, the
telegraph yesterday informed us from
Nashville that the ''noted guerrilla, -
Champ Ferguson, now in prison in
that city, had an interview on Thurs
day last with his counsel, being the
first interview he has ever had with
him, and that he utterly denied the
most atrocious q the charges brought
against him. These charges have been
sent broadcast over the country for
weeks on weeks; the prisoner who now
grasps at the tardy chance of exculpa-
ton held out to him was long ago tried
upon them at the bar of public opinion,
found gailty without hearing, and,
morally speaking" put to death.
Were he to be executed tomorrow
without the semblance of q trial, the
telegram announcing the fact would
be accepted without thrill of interest
or inquiry by the whole community,
so thoroughly has the public mind
been imbued with the conviction that
he has committed pretty nearly every
crime. of which it is .possible for a
human being to be guilty.
Yetths man may be innocenti
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COnSClCut1O0 OF the OnlCeQ states eX-
pressly provides as follows: cart. 1,
Sec. 2. No State shall pass any law
impairing the obligations Of con-
tracts
This clause absolutely and positive
~ closes the door on any such legisla-
ton in the Convention. The 9th
Article of the United States Constitu-
ton also says: ''This Constitution
shall be the supreme law of the land,
and the Judges in every State shall be
bound thereby, anything in the Con-
contrary Notwithstanding" How,
then, can the Convention ordain repu-
diation of private debts, or contracts
in any form, when such provisions rs
I have just cited IN the United States
Constitution stare it so boldly and
unqualitiedly in the face?
Whatever can be done to amciorate
the condition of debtors will .devolve
upon the Legislature Perhaps q
practical plan for the Legislature to
pursue in this regard would he to bor-'
row money on the credit of the State
and loan it on time with ample secu-
AAoy W tuOSC VIII, ny l'o1AUACc4 NtSAooI-
tudes, find themselves more in debt
than their present ability to pay.
would heartily approve of any
policy which the Legislature might
pun suS to aid the debtor class within
the scope of the Constitution and IL
wise foresight. Pass a liberal insolv-
ent debtors law-home:*ead lawAcx-
tend the stay law, or any measure that
would afford relief TO debtor, will
! meet with a hearty concurrence on my
part.
1 am not without hopes, too, if the
Southern States manifest wisdom and
moderation in the present ;uncture of
our affairs, that the United States may
! be brought to reimburse, in part at
least, the owners, for tho cmancipatcd
slaves.
It is well known fact that Mr..
Lincoln proposed, in the peace con-
ference Mt Fortress. Monroe, to pay the
South Tour hundred millions of dol-
lars for their slaves. [ don't despair
but that some such measure as this
may yet become the law.
x X
w. r. ROBERTSON. (.
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Brass Foundry.

HNHE subscriber, thankful for past patron
Il age, would inform his friends and the
public that he is still prepared to furnish all
kinds of BRASS CASTING in workmanlike
manner and with despatch.
.. ROBERT MCDOUGAL,
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

NNHE next session of this institution
Il (Which was never discontinued during
the wary will commence, as usual, October
/, 1865, and end July 4, 1866.
The institution is organized into elecen
distinct schools, with as many Professors.
Six OF the schools are Academies, (besides
that Of Chemistry, which is also Medically
four bel6hg to the Medical and one to the
Law Department.
The College expenses, for the gsession of
nine months, will be from $500 to $3.50, cx-
elusive of text books, Of which sum about
s2l5 will be required upon admission, and
the rest between that time and the 1st of
April. For farther information, apply to
s. MAUPIN, Chairman Faculty.
Post Ofice-"University Of Virginia"
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