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General II. e. Lee.


We learn from the Richmond Whig
that Gen. r. E. Lee has accepted the
Presidency of Washington College, at
Lexington, Va. In his letter accepting
the position he says that at is the duty
of every citizen, in the present condition
of the country, to do all in his power to
aid in the restoration of peace and har-
mony, and in no way to oppose the policy
Of the State or General Government
directed to that object;" and that :" it is
particularly incumbent on those charged
with the instruction Of the young to set
an example Of submission to authority"
We are very glad to hear views Of the
kind from such . man, as it looks well
for the permanent organization of the
States late In rebellion on pence basis,
as we believe this example of Gen. Lee
will be respected and followed by those
who have still through various motives
felt themselves constrained to tender but
q ALTERING allegiance to the Govern
ment.
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What Is REQUIRED.

We publish below an extract from an act of
Congress of July 2, 1862, containing the oath
which is required of every United States officer,
on election or appointment to office.
1t will be seen that it excludes from such
Offices all persons who may at auy time have
sympathized with the late so-called Confede-
rate Government, as efectually as the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution of this
State would exclude from the rights Of citizen
ship:
THAT hereafter every person elected or APP
pointed to any office of honor or profit under
the GoyeInmen !. of the United States, either
the public service excepting the President of
tho United States) shall, before entering upon
the duties of such Office, and before entitled to
the salary or other emoluments thereof, take
ana supscrlbe to the following oath or attirma-
that have never voluntarily borne arms
against the United States since have been
citizen thereof; that have voluntarily given
no aid, countenance, consent, or encourage
thereto That have asether soas nor ny.
copied, nor attempted to exercise the functions
of any Office whatever under any authority or
pretended authority in hostility to the United
States; that have not yielded voluntary
thorty power, Or constitution within the United as
States hostile or inimical thereto; and do
further swear Tor afirm) that, to the best of
my knowledge or ability, I will support and
defend the Constitution Of the United States
against all enemies, foreign or domestic; that
same; that I take this obligation freely, without
any mental reservation or purpose Of evasion;
and that will well and faithfully discharge
the duties of the Office on which am about to
enter, SO help me God;''. which said oath, 60
10 nd cyn hall In ~vyoAo
the files Of the Court, House Of Congress, OF
Department, to which said Office may apper-
tain. And any person who shall falsely take
this said oath shall be guilty of perjury, and
on conviction, in addition to the penalties now
pfress;a s for that offence shall Be deprived
after Of holding any Office or place under tho
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spirit. Let me assure you have ami
madverted on their acts only because
they are the representative men of the
unrelenting party in the country, and I
want to show them that their heroes
have also need of amnesty. lam willing
they should have it. But on the other
hand, should like Judge Campbell and
Mr.. Stevens, and others who had erred
be forgiven-that our people should have
real peace and share In the Govern
ment their fathers founded, and which
they have to maintain. And I ask this,
not out of any feeling that the section 1
was born in was more my country than
any other. Free Government cannot
last long in either section with prac-
tical dismembernent of the Union, or
with the assertion of hegeneral Govern
ment Of greater powerover any one State
than the Constitution allows, or than is
claimed or would be tolerated in another.
The military subsection of the section en-
tails, in the end, orbitrary Government
upon both. Our eagle must expand both
its wings. Our national Republic must
poise itself ON both sections if it would
move safely on its glorious mission"
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~ UV VeTYVt5eWs
We shall commence in our next num-
Der the publication of an article, which
may extend through two or three papers,
embracing full and instructive descrip-
ton Of West Virginia, its location, pop
ulation, education, progress, state of Inn
provement, forest lands, climate, alti-
tude, temperature, surface and soil,
mountains, statistics reproduction, min
rails and political organization. It will
be found to be an article of much inter-
est, and Astounding in rare and valuable
information. We give this notice of it's
publication, that persons may preserve
the number containing it. 1t will all be
from the accomplished pen of j. r.
Dodge, except the closing section on the
political organization" of this State,
which will be from the pen of gentle
man of this county.
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The Richmond Republic of the 9TH inst.
says:
I'VE shall publish in the course of few
days some two hundred and fifty advertise
ments of property libelled in this city for con-
fscation. This Is but the first instalment,"
which will soon be followed by others as soon
as the Clerk Of the United States District Court
OF Virginia can prepare them"
We greatly deprecate such state of affairs
in any community, and especially in our sister
State Of Virginia, as tending to keep alive the
hres Of discord. TO prevent the outlay Of capital
for improvements, and as impeding the re-
organization Of the State, and we sincerely
hope that those proceedings will be stopped, as
We believe NO efficient steps can be taken for
placing the State on . proper peace basis,
until her capitalists are assured that they need
NO longer fear that any investment will be met
BY an attempt at Confscation.
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BY ire on tie 81 81 Ami S1S ss Ia % d Se
speedily revived BY 1essrs. j. A. Cowsrdin
and A. x. Ellison. Mr.. Cowardin was the
founder Of the Dispatch, and is editor up 10
the hour OF its destruction. M. Ellison has
10 extensivsay known throughout the States"
We are glad to welcome 80 able a cotempo-
saFy in the field. and cordially give 1t the right
hand Of fellowship. wishing II long life, and
prosperous career.
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Hon. George III. PesselZet0ss.

This gentleman holds conspicuous
position among the conservative states
men of this country. His acknowledge
ed ability, irreproachable integrity and
sound craftsmanship give to his opin-
ions marked influence wherever they
are known. We take the following ex-
tract from a speech recently made by
him before the State Convention of Ohio:
''The war is at an end. Many of its
effects can never be erased. The deep
burrows which it has left in our social
and governmental system can never be
smoOthed over. Its influence on the feel
ings and character of our people will re-
main. The relations of the people and
the sections can never be exactly restOr-
ed. The questions which it has raised
must be settled. The results which it
has brought about must be accepted.
We cannot recall the past. We cannot
undo what has been done. We cannot
re.establish exactly the old order of
things; but we can be just and true.
We can bravely and honestly meet new
issues, and like wise men, accepting the
unavoidable, yield to accomplish facts.
to old landmarks. and thus secure to
ourselves all the blessings of good gov.
eminent.
"Let the dead past bury it's dead,n
Let us forget the wsx except for the les.
sons which it teaches. Tef M hanish II
as the memory of horxid calamity. in
which the innocent and guilty. the pure
and the wicked, the unfortunate and the
undeServing, the cOnQuerer and the con.
Quered alike suffered q common woe. II
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U. s. Federal Court at Cyts2.kcsbsS2.0,
Vest Ti7'OiniU.

Vest T1TOimiN.
A letter was received here few days
ago from distinguished gentleman re-
siding in Clarksburg, dated August 18th,
1866, from which we take the following
extract:
The United States Court is now in ses-
sion here, and the Judge and District
Attorney are acting with great liberality
in regard to prosecutions for treason and
proceedings for confiscation. They dis
miss indictments for treason in all cases
where the parties have taken the oath of
amnesty under either President Lincoln's
or President Johnson's Proclamations;
and dismiss proceedings for confiscation
ty Oath under Lincoln's Proclamation. ]"
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AT Convention held at Winchester, ON the
4th inst, for the purpose of nominating can
didate for Congress, q which Hon. r. =. Con-
Rad received the nomination, . delegation WAS
admitted from Jefferson County, and Hon. ".
II. TRAv1Rs. Of that county, presided.
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now before you. Let your honest voices
be heard cut the Polls, repelling pro-
posed system of oppression and pro-
scription, compared with which, the
French DEGREES or the Irish Penal Code.
would be mercy.
A NATIVE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
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The Position Of Er-Re6els.

TIE Position Of EE-Rebels.
Below will be found an article from
the Richmond Republic, which, embraces
our views upon the subject treated, and
which we think very fully meets the
questions raised upon the point, and may
be held with profit not only by the peo-
pie of Virginia, but also of the new State
of West Virginia and we have no doubt
that our ext Confederate friends will ac-
quiesce in the sentiments expressed with
cheerfulness, as returning as they have
& from an active antagonism to the Gov
{ eminent to the position of loyal citizens,
I they cannot well expect to be placed in
positions of honor and trust to the exclu-
sion of those whose course has never
swerved from the right track. Though
we make no doubt, but that it is their
wish to become good citizens, and useful
members of the community, still it will
require time to efface from their record
those memories of impolitic and unwise
acts, in which they have been concerned:
ut must be matter of congratulation
TO al who love Virginia, that the press
OF the State, with singular unanimity,
The Republic has so long and persistently
given, to elect to the Legislature and to
Congress men who were in no way iden-
tilted with secession and the war. It is
not enough that this class Of citizens is
now loyal. We may be convinced of
that fact, but we are not the tribunal
which will decide their eligibility. We
cannot elect them without giving ground
to the suspicion that our professions of
loyalty are insincere, and are not verf-
fed by our practice. The Government
has clearly Indicated to the people the
only course by which civil government
can be re-established. In that course
there is nothing impracticable nothing
nnmanly; nothing Inconsistent with our
best interests. It Is not enough that we
ance of evil, and It Is unjust to ourselves.
and suicidal to our welfare, to expose
ourselves to misconstructiOn upon point
vital to our character and happiness when
we have within our reach q legitimate
means Of vfndicating our integrity to the
satisfaction Of the whole world.
We can bear with patience the unjust
and uncharitable aspersions which we
have incurred by urging this course upon
the people Of Virginia when we see the
evidence of its wisdom and reasonable
ness now sustained by the public opinion
OF the whole State. We venture to pre-
dict that, by the time of the elections,
every county and Congressional district
of Virginia will evince it's thorough 10y
atty and its enlightened regard to the
public interests by sending representa-
lives whose fidelity to the country is
above the suspicion even of the most
jealous observers of our conduct. In the
happiness and prosperity which will fol-
low such demonstration of the good
vindication of the course of this journal.
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'Ssseeoo AA0 AAsso ACOuetAAy VOAOuU3cI0O LII U1le
Army or Navy of the United States,
and been therefrom honorably dis
charged.
If this amendment is adopted who
can estimate the thousands who will be
driven from the State by its proscriptive
effects, and the loss of population, wealth
and enterprise which must result from
such disastrous policy? barely touch
upon these topicsin this communication,
intending again to recur to the subject
In an exposition of the blow which it
viii give to the moral, material, and
pecuniary interests Of the Common
wealth.
Arc yoa prepared, people Of West
Virginia, BY your votes to impose
upon any portion Of your feliow-eiasens.
this ahje9 condition Of vassalAge? Are
you prepared 70 declare them no longer
entitled TO citisessSips Are you pre-
pared to reduce them to lie coalition of
Fbreignrss Are you prepared by n
insane and suicidal policy TO strike down
the great material inteeestsegUnr Slater
II not, awake, I implope jon tothe issue
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for the GoIi0ans.

COR TIE HOLIDAYS.
Il The nni.rsigned oilers for sale at
WHOLESALE PRICES,
His iarge stock Of { ia MPAGNE. CLARET, BURGUNDY,
SAUTERSE, MUsCAI, SHERRY PORT AND MALAGA
WINES.
Al Good. warranted strictly PURE.
send for a Price LIT, apply TO-
J. MeMARTTN, Importer
No. 203 Pearl-st, " T.
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Ocean 9teamers.
DACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANYs
l. THROUGH LINE
TO CALIFORNIA,

10 CALIFORNIA,
TOUCHING AT MEXICAN Ports
AND CARRYING THE UNITED STATES MAIL
leave Pier No. ~, North River foot Of Cana at IL
the st llth and 2st Of every month ,exce Wien
those dates fall Sunday and then the preceding Sur.
day. for ASPlNWALL, connecting, via Panama Railroad
with OF the Companys steamships. from Panama N5
SAN FRANCISCO touching at ACAPULCO.
lst-HENRY CHAUNCEY. Capt. Gray, connectirr win
CONSTITUTION, Capt Farnssorh.
llth-ATLANTIC, Capt. Maury, connecting with GOLDEN
CITY, Capt. Bradbury.
2Ist-NEW-YOkk, Capt. Eorner connecting with colo
RADIO, Capt. Watkins.
Departures OF st and 2st connect at Panama with anerr
for SOUTH PACIFIC PORTS. Those Of Is. touch =
TuRoUGH PASSAGE RATES, IN CURRENCY
Firs. Cabin. second Cabin Steersse.
$40 $3.50 3125
discount OF ONE FOURTH steamers rates loveA
20 second-cabin eEd steernge passonges with families
One Hundred Pounds Baggage allowed each adult Bagza,s
masters accompany baggage through end attend to 4ds n
children without male PROTECTOR Luggage received he
dock the day before sailing from steamboats, railroads sA
pas,eng,Ts who peter to send down ssIly.
An experienced Surgeon board Medicines and attend
free.
steamer will be placid on tie Inc Jan. J. 1876 to run
from EEW.ORLEAES 70 AsPINWALL via EAYkNL
For Passage Tickets further Dormaion, spPY stths
Company. Ticket Oiice on he wnarl loot Of tanasst,
SPECIAL NOTICE.
RATES GREATLY REDUCED.
Net prices. through to San francisco, BY steamer NEW
''''''' Fii,t Cabin Second Cabin. steerege.
$500 SEQ S7J
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financial.

UNITED STATS TREASURY, kTTRrsT DEPARTMENT,
NKw-YoRK, Dec. 5, 1865.
DARTIES holding (30) THIRTY or MORE
COUPONS Of the three years aud threcrnth notes
maturing the 18th instant requeed TO hand them In
with eduier at any time prior TO the 18th inst
Holders complying with the above will have tAer coupons
examined and checks given for them the 4lh alter
o'clock p. IN.
Blank schedules will be furnished upon application al the
Coupon IateTeE. Department OF this Office
H. II. VAN DYCK,
Assistant.1reasurer United statea
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CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
STATE AID Bonds.
Interest az tie rate Of
SEVEN FER CENT. PER ANNuM
IN GOLD,

GUARANTEED AND PAID ny 1nE
STATE or CALIFORNIA.
Tie Bonds are secured BY mortgage on 100 mies oi
road from Sacramento TO the California Stale Line.
forming part Of the great PGclhc Railroad Route
adoptcd End aided by the United States Government
They are further secured by SnkH9 FHhd oi 100 ID
per annum reserved from the earnings 81 the road
and pledged Tor their redemption They are A's'
secrrv IN every respect and limited amount viii he
offered upon terms which render them very attractive
and desirable investment For igr;ler particulars Ia
quiIe al our oface, Nc. Nassaust
FISK q UATCH Bankers.
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CMPIRE AVID PITHOLE PETROLEUM

Umpire and PITIIOLE PETROLEUM
H COMPASY.
FIRST Dividend.
OyftcE oy ruH T4Pfns ASp PtTuoLH PgrRorgrs Co,
No. 26 FiBe-.t. y. Y. Dec. o. 1865.
The Trustees Of this Company have this day declared
DIVIDEND or 81 FIVE FER CESr payable aid
afr the 18th inst $500
The Transer BOOK. will be closed from The 18th 70 the 18Th
NJ, iaeusiv. J ~ PRENTICE. secretary.
OFFIck % The CHEscFyr PETROLEUM Ass0cisTioN or
kEw.l DIRK AND CANADA. No. ~ fISEsr Nav YORK y
NOTICE Is hereby given that the Board of
~ Trp.tees la. declared DIVIDEND OF s0 on each 100
share. the capital stock Of this Company. out Of h. net
earnings. PAYABLE at this ohca on and after JAN
UARY 800 The transfer books viii be closed from tho
z9th mat. to January ;, inclusive . . .
joins PERKINS serfetary.
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KcCeipts OF Produce.

Dec lo-35 se5 bbls Flour 81 bbls WHISKY 255 bbls
Corn Meal 1890 BASH Wheat. go pkgs. Ashes, qr6
pAes. Oh Cake, 1870 pkgs. Lard, 2OO7 pkgs. Butter,
2 10 pkgs. Provisions.
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DO n1bom II man Qonrern.

r OsT CERTIFICATES.-Not is hereby
siyen that application has been made to the Auditor
General Of Pennsyan for the issue Of duplicates Of me
The Issued by the Bank Of Pennsy TACT
ina Transfer Agent Of the IN the nsr. s o
IN England esquire and JOHN kERtICk Of Gdeston HAL
Norok IN England esquire, with benefit OF suryiyorhiP
which Certificates have been Lost, VIZ; . - ooo r..
No sri dated Nov g. 1882 Act Of April q, 1923 for
$1,000. - . IN m 1000 D.,
a4l dated Nov g. 1882 Act Of Feb 49, 1853 for 200
No 9t2 dated Nov 1882 Act OF Feb l6 1853 Tor b3Ooo
No 2T7s dated Apn p 1888 ACT oil June 10 i''' ''
5l29 o5. .,,-r,e ,oai n, aa 90
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Chances for Bnsincss Men.

A RARE OPPORTUNITY is now offered
10 .uy ,srprising Publisher bookseller purchase
good business with the following plates: l. Daweys Ten
penny Nove, being Is books. retail al lOc nasey-
New War Novel. II books, 10 retail AZ 2jc. 3 Dawsys
amp and Frssdc Library, nine boot to retail at i3c sni
come miscellaneous publications oil of which viii be sold
The os liberal terms and easy payments, the proprietor l.
dcsirou, Of going other business inquire Of the Pub
fisher, No i5 Park.Tow y Y.
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fjorses, Carriages, Sc.

CARRIAGES for SALE.-The immense stock
~ now IA the three large waFer9oms entrances 10. ~
duccd prices. go sets Harnss. ..yoa 'co and tAse
JVORSES KEPT for the Winter on first
< cA.. farm On Long Island Best Of city references
Address &. &, ga Wasmngion.st
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NEW YORK MILITARY AGENCIES

NEW 1UKk Mill NM HOI.. ', - -.
Established BY Gov Fenton pursuant 10 an act OF eS
lature providing further relief fot SICK wounded enu
CHARGED soldiers Of New.York. Claims for uncipe stae
srJ n bountv pensions and of pay attended 20
Srariton,ly SUPERINTENDENT Col ID. q: MORGAN, Albany
n Y Ag;n.s-tol r. X. Got RICH No. l55 r,sl. WIS.,"
York city; Msor AssoE o. CBYsrgh NO ~ NAN ST.
Bugao n Y Major II. ). RIcHARDsoS' No. % reys,ls
ST. Baltimore Md the Rev. JAMES DRbos NO. iV-i N"'
ut.st Philadelphia
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Dlpi0cn0 Notices.

PnttApElPniA AND READING RAILROAD Co,
OYYlcE 40 - sovTu forRTn IT.,
PHILADELPHIA Dec. u, 49, ,
nIyIDEND NOTlCE.-The Transfer hooks
, II ~. Cgmnsny vii be lo.ed On AACADAf, Dec
no. And rerpsncd on 0 CESpAY Jan. .. 1900.
4 DIVIDEND 4 TES PR CENT :. hereby declared n
IL Prfr.d.ra Common stock clear Of National and State
toe, rsybc 10 cash sioek a, PAL ~ the option
- tho holcs aud eher the .fth inst % TIE hca's
thereof sa stand registered on The b1oAs u 1r Com
taay on tao 10Th Inst All payable Il thla ollce.
4 BRADFORD, IfeafufrT
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SEcRErARYs OFFICE,
CLEVELAND AsD FIIIsBURGH r. II. Co,
CLEVELAND. Ohio, nov. 30. 1868.
yTNHE DIRECTORS Of this Company have
4 THIS DAY DECLARED DIVIDEND Of FOUR PER
CENT o. OF the earnings Of tie Company for the present
y.at payable ee Of Government tn) the 10th Of January
nat ~ the SiockhodsTs registered the evening ~ tie
~. OF December which time tue transfer books close, TO
open . the Sd Of January.
r. RICHARD, Secretary.
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G'RAVELING CREDITS on Mcssrs. j. s.
A MORGAN Co. LONDON tSucoc.sor. 10 GEO.
PEABODY Coz, available IN tie principal 't.e, Of
EUROPE and tho EAST Issued ~ DABHkI MOAUAt
Co.. No 50 Ercbang--pl4ce.
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rJTIERE will be MEETING Of the STOCK
l. HOLDERS ofths EAST BANNOCK GOLD and Sill.
YER MINING COMPANY on FRIDAY, Dec. ~, at the
Ofce 81 the Company No II Broads for tho Election Of
TRUSTEES. Polls will DO open from 10 by order
Of the board. J. Is. y. GRADY, Secretary.
, 1865-10-31
From tie Barbados West Indian, October 24.J
RIOT AT JAMAICA.

The news from Jamaica is truly dis
tresslng. No doubt the circumstances
are exaggerated let US hope so, at any
rate, in respect of the dreadful atrocities
said to have been committed by the mob.
1t is represented as an instruction of the
black people against the white, and fears
are entertained that Jamaica will become
another Haiti. We cannot believe there
is ground for any such anticipations. 1t
is more likely to lave arisen from dis
content and exasperated feelings, excited,
with or without just cause, amongst the
labOring class in the district about Mo-
rant Bay, from which it spread like o
confagfatlon into the neighbOring parish
of st. Thomas-in-the-Eas 1t is also re-
ported-we know not if it is more than o
surmise-that the dissatisfaction was oc-
casloned by IA reduction of wages. Ano-
Their report attributes it TO an increase of
taxes, and the imposition of an obnoxious
poll tax, or cattle tax, resented as a
grievance by the numerous small land
holders and tenants. We must wait for
further intelli gence and more detailed ac-
counts before we speculate upon the
cause or the result Of the deplorable out
RACES which we fear have been %unhappily
committed. No such atrocities, no VIC
lence attended with anything like the
same amount of bloodshed and display
of angry feeling between the whites and
the blacks have taken place in any one of
the British West India Colonies since the
proclamation of Negro Emancipation thir-
ty years ago. Strange that we should
now have to record such things for the
first time. How can it be explained ?
What is the value of the experience Of a
generation, the labours of Ministers of
religion of every denomination and the