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kT~ Gentlemen and journals of Copper
head proclivities throughout Missouri and the
country were jubilant with the impression that
the radical party in that State were hopelessly
broken and disorganized bv differences grow
ing out of the new Constitution campaign.
To rebels, and claybanks, and Cops, this final
and fatal s'spiit' was consummation de-
voutly to be wished. We are glad that they
are doomed to disappointment therein. The
meeting of Thursday night at St. Lolis in
ratification of Gov. Fletcher removal of the
rebel Judges. was an immense and harmonious
one, and brought upon the same pla form
those that differed upon the adoption of the
new Constitution. The St. Louis Ne,cs says
Our friends in the interior may rest assured
that there is no division in the radical party
| in St Louis. This was demonstrated BY the
monster meeting on Thursday night. Though
we have differed on some provisions of the
| new Constitution and its accompanying ordi
| nances, when the question comes up as to the
enforcement of those ordinances our party is
unit in St. Louis.
Gen. Mcneil, who was Jealous opponent
of the new Constitution, was one of the
L
| last He cordially endorsed the action oi
| Coy Fletcher, and will sustain him in the
enforcement of the laws to the death. Thou
sands of others who opposed the Constitution
at the polls attended the meeting called tc
endorse Gov. Fletcher, and by their presence
androws, fixed their status unalterably for
sustaining the action of the convention, and
for enforcing its ordinances.
| The law breakers and would-be revolu
tionists have been taken by surprise. They
| look on with amazement. They had supposed
that the vote in this city against the Constiiu
ton, was a test of the radical party strength
on State policy. In this they have been sorely
disappointed, and, like enraged Cooper
heads as they are, they have turned upon
themselves and are inserting their poisonous
fangs into their own already fostering bodies
So be it. Let them die by their own hands
and then there will be no redemption fol
them.
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Ew YORK, July I.
The Tribune New Orleans correspondence
says Maj. Gen. Sheridan, after visiting Gal
weston, proceeded to Brazos Santiago, and
from thence to Brownsville, remaining but .
short time in each place. He is hourly ex-
dected to return to his headquarters in this
city, which are established at the Strong Man
sion.
Gen. Weitzel arrived at Brazos Santiago a
few days since, and temporarily estsblished
his headquarters at that place. Il is thought
he viii proceed to Brownsville in few weeks
or as soon as the debarkation Of his command
has been effected. 80
The Tribure's Washington special says the
following dispatch was received in this city to-
day:
NEW ORLEANS, July 4.
Gen. Banks delivered an oration at Union
celebration here o-day before an immense
and enthusiastic audience, and in one Of the
most eloquent addresses ever made in this
State, asserted the justice. right and necessi-
| ty of comforting the elective franchise on the
colored people of the South.
Hon. John Covode has been investigating
affairs here and left for Washington yester-
dav
The celebration wound up tonight with g
magnificent Freedmens' torch-hght process
sion.
Brig. General Russell has been ordered to
proceed with his command to Indianoa and
ten. Cole with the cavalry brigade has beer
ordered to Corpus Christi. The remainder oi
the corps will rendezvous at Brazos Santiago
At the writing Of this dispatch there are al
least 10000 men of this command on board
of the various vessels comprising the expedi
ton who have been detained from landing b,
various causes. Some are at present in the
city receiving supply Of coal and water
others are in Mobile Bay detained for the
same purpose, and in order to give the officers
ON board an opportunity 10 clean up the yes
sells and attend to the sanitary condition oi
the troops on board, while others are detained
of Brazos effecting the arrival Of lighters with
which to debark the troops and necessa,
army material
The 4th corps arrived here on transports q
few days SINCE from up the Mississippi river
and are in camp on the old Jackson battle.
ground, about six miles from the city. Ii il
| understood they will be ordered to Texas Al
soon as Gen. Sheridan returns from Browns.
| vile.
| 1t is supposed the strength of the force
| about TO occupy that country, including the
cavalry, infantry and artillery, will be at leasi
5000 effective men, a much larger arm,
tnan sheridan had under his COMMAND whef
| he inflicted the disastrous blow on Early al
Winchester. from which the apple brand,
| General never recovered, and which eventual
| ly gave us the central part of the valley
Cen cusiar is still at Alexandria, on ths
Red river. His cavalry corps is expected t.
start for Houston in two columns, one from
Alexandria and the other from Shreveport
in few days.
| The I'd Indiana heavy artillery, Sd Wiscon
SIN and It'll Indiana cavalry arrived a, Alexan
dria few DAYS since They will form a por
ton of the gallant Custar's command
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NO. los.
Latest fronn Newherne.
.NEwBERsE. N. c., July

NEWBERNE, n. u, July 3.
]. T. Bridge, A. G.. Hills and Henry G..
Burr, of Boston, have associated themselves
with G. NJ. Perry, planter of Newberne, for
the purpose of establishing factory to extract
tar, turpentine oil and pyrolignious acid by
the new process of destructive distillation OF
light wood. Other factories of this kind are
to 60 into operation here, where there is an
endless supply of rich material.
Gov. Holden has appointed commission,
consisting of Col. ]. N. Heck, P. Battle and
others, to proceed to Washington to confer
with the authorities on the subjecl of confs-
cation.
The tide of emigration from the free States
having already set in, and as maay important
sales of real estate are pending the settlement
OF the confiscatlon question, the best interests
of the State require that an understanding
should be reached as soon as possible. Since
the departure of the commissioners it is, how
ever, believed there will be no confscation
in North Carolina.
The negroes are making two or three dollars
per day at rewashing the dirt in the gold
mines, from which gold has been once ex-
tracted.
The negro who was hung up by his thumbs
for forty hours, near the railroad depot in
Raleigh, on Friday last. died soon after he
was taken down.
Newberne now contains large Northern
element in its population, and has become the
business centre of the State.
Cotton and other products from all parts Of
the State are daily arriving here in large
quantities for shipment North, which gives
the port very lively appearance
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simply contend that the right of suffrage is an
inherent right of male citizens of full age.
Society and the state, in all Christendom,
bave settled the status of married women and
children under the age of manhood, as it is
settled in the scriptures, as one of subsection
to the authority of parents and husbands, as
well as under their protection. And SO, as a
general rule, they are not accounted as free
and independent actors, either politically or
legally. Whether the scripture doctrine is
sound, and whether society has done wisely
in adopting it, We leave others to argue. We
simply accept it as an accomplished fact, and
have no disposition to disturb it.
The Indian tribes in this country have al
ways been regarded as separate and semi-in-
dependent nations, with whom our Govern
ment holds treaties; and they have never, as
a general rule, been regarded as Of our peo-
pie, besides being expressly excluded by the
Constitution from the enumeration In the
clause fixing the apportionment of represent
atives according to the population, among
The several States. Still, where the Indians
have become civilized, ceased to affect a
tribal independence, and paid taxes, they
have been admitted to the rights of suffrage
IN New York and other States, we believe.
As to the case of foreigners. the Congress
If the United States regulates the time and
node Of their admission within the pale OF
citizenship, under the express provisions of
he Constitution, whereupon they become le-
sal voters for all purposes.
The only real exception to universal man
hood suffrage in this country is found in the
.ase of the colored man; and he is excluded
violation of right, of reason, of justice, and
Of the fundamental principles of free govern
nent. simply because his race has suffered
outrage of its rights and oppression of their
persons at the hands of the white man for
centuries. Shall we now have the honesty
and independence to plant ourselves on the
,orner stone of free Institutions, and stand
boldly forth in practical support of the princi-
Piles of or fathers, or will we, doughface-lik
.ower before the copperheads as they shout
their last rallying cry in behalf of the trait I
oligarchy of the South, and the British tories
across the water?
We insist that the right of suffrage. to
which We hold all the people Of the Unite d
States equally entitled under the principles OF
oar Government. should be secured by law
eventually to all men to whom it rightfully
belongs.
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Bennets Reply 10 Ben Wood.

Under the head of Three Very Black
Crows" the New York Herald has the fol-
lowing:
"A secesh editor at Richmond, who has
not yet forgotten the infamous lessons he
learned during the rebellion, recently put
forth the ridiculous statement that Mr.. James
Gordon Bennett, the editor of this journal,
wrote letter to JEFF. Davis at the commence
ment of the war. offering to support the
Southern Confederacy in these columns for
the sum of fifty thousand pounds sterling
Ben Wood Of the Daily Ne,rs, at once
adopted this statement as sort of offset to
the $25, 200 which he il said to have received
from the assassination fund in Canada The
Bohemians of Belmont and Barlows organ,
the World, dished up the same story: adding
a little stale lettuce and onion of their own in
the form Of hint about corroborating evil
dence. An evening paper, which is now con-
Quoted by the drunken Bohemian who dis
graced the Times by an essay on the elbows
of Mincio, swallowed these three black crows
feet, feathers and gizzards-and contributed
his mite to the calumny. Now, we pronounce
the whole statement, with and without the
emba2 a2lishments it has received, an impudent
lie aId = seandaleus fabrication
II HH r
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Burning of the william Nelson.

Afp@NAhtAA- "Glf q.
The pGrser Of the steamer Morayian makes
the following statement: The ship William
Nelson. from Flushing for Philadelphia OF
New York, was destroyed by fire on the
banks Of New Eoundland The fire origina-
ted from red hot bolt being put into tar
pot between-decks. Most ut her people were
taken to ST. John by the steamer Meteor.
-Four hundred people are missing; some may
have been saved in the boats.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Captain Orton, Of the Moravian. gives the
following account to the Associated Press:
The boat Wave, at Cape Race, reports that
the steamer Wilmore, belonging to 5. and W
Stewart. arrived at Jolma on FRIDAY with for
" of the passengers and crew of the ship
William Nelson taken from the burning
wreck on the banks of New Foundland The
William Nelson sailed from Flushing for New
York with German emigrants on board Be
fore they reached the vessel all the boats had
put off fall of passengers and the crew. bu
none Of the boats had been heard OF, as fal
as Captain 0rton could learn. There were
upwards of 400 passengers on board when tht
vessel sailed.
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From Hilton Head.

NEw YoRK, July I.
The steamer Arago has arrived from Hilton
Head.
Generals Little and f. Z. Parker are pas
sengers.
Gen. W. T. Bennett has assumed command
at Charleston in place of Gen. Geary, re-
heved.
Gov. johnson addressed large Union
meeting at Savannah on the night Of the lst
He was about to leave for Augusta, Atlanta,
Macon and Milledgeville, and would address
the citizens at each point.
The Republican says large majorities of the
people OF the interior have expressed a desire
to renew their allegiance to the United States
Government.
The steamer Kankakee has arrived at Sa-
vannah from New York with Mr. Andrews,
special agent of the Treasury. to open
Southern ports. Col. Reeves, the new Col
lector of Pensacola, and others, are among
the passengers.
The exports at Savannah are increasing.
About 1000 rebel prisoners arrived there,
en- ropte home.
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Mrs. Caroline d. Hall writes to the Boston
Advertiser: ssIf were wealthy would inme
diately establish school to teach poor rough
women to wash common clothes well, and TO
clean house without doing mischief, at fifty
cents . day and their board. At this price,
far better wages than these women now earn,
hundreds of mechanics families in every
large town would hire at least two days work
q week. Then would train class Of girls
to mend furniture, to repair veneering, to put
on bolts, locks, ETC., to hang windows and set
glass. The farmers wives in the country do
these things themselves. They would gladly
pay to have them done. OF the more skillf.l
workers, would not you or - glad to fnd .
r1eft, tidy woman, who could hang paper,
|neint mock boards, patch broken graining,
lean brasses or silver to its very best?--
Grind mot some vn n,. ike some men in
France, make : peee1sion Of the packing ol
trunks, of chiaa, psc11res, books, and 70 On,
~ =; ia I'll y ~ - y WI
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From Vera Cruz.

- s@,s - sszs. NEW IoRK, duly {. 8
! The steamer Manhattan, from Vera Crus
on the 28th, via Havana on the Sd, has ar
rived. The Spanish troops evacuated San
Domingo and were continually followed by
refugee Domingssns, Who are afraid to re.
main on the island.
The revolution in Hayti vas making head
way. Although Jeffrard took his place at the
head Of the troops, he has suffered several re-
lverses. Many Dominicans have taken nr
nuagainst MIN. Gurexa had been in q
eef fssige, and was recaptured BY the gpv.
anent troops after desperate fight, tht
febols being obliged to evacuate. II
! Mexican news is to the effect that
MILAN win soon issue decree ceding
Domingo and Sonora to the French - 80
rity for the war debt due France.
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: .Army Censelidatien., J,

The Washington Chronicle Of the 1st inst,
in an article under the above caption, viii
reference to the new arrangement Of the Nil
itary Departments of the East, says:
The Middle Military Division is abolished
and new department created, consisting O
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, AM
Western Virginia, Major General Hancocl
commanding, with headquarters at Baltimore
The Department of the East remains as it is
but Major General Hooker win succeed Ma
jor- General Dix in his command, headquar
tsrs at New York.
HAND ON HoasK-TMIEvRs.-The Lat iseu
u he Topeka, (KAnsasl Triowns makes men
ben AnnG q that viciniiH wiffia Snonfa,
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I@ The Declaration of independence

@ The Declaration of Independence is
troubling the great and little copperhead or
gans again. The New York World devotess .
lengthy editorial to its griefs there anent 1t
thinks the Declaration was copied from
LOCKE; that it refers to men in q state of ma
ture; that it is unmeaning, contradictory and
ridiculous; that the 'glittering generalities''
of the introduction have no connection with
the body and purpose of the document; that
it is very illogical, and very incorrect. 1t is
a great pity that the declaration of the wrongs
perpetrated by the British Government upon
our fathers should have been preceded by the
PRONUNCIATION Of the rights of mankind, which
caused the locofoco party so much unneces-
sary trouble, and is not likely to bring the
copperhead party and their rebel allies to
grief again.
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NEw YoRx. JULY Z.

NEW YORK, July Z.
A special to the Herald. dated Washington
eth, says Brig. Gen. Richard B. Lee, Frank
Harger, S. S. Lee, Maj. Gen. j. G. Brown.
Of Tenn, and A. h. Allison, the last rebel
Governor of Florida, have applied for par
don.
The commander that last went in command
Of the James River Division, has been found
guilty Of neglect of duty in not preventing
the raid Of rebel gunboats At that time, but in
consideration Of his long and faithful service
is recommended to clemency. Secretary
WeHes has disapproved Of the finding and or
dered his release from arrest.
The rebel General Price, it is supposed,
will 60 to Mexico and engage in mining ope-
rations.
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Fatal Accident.

WHREIING, July I.
A most distressing and fatal calamity oc-
CURED here about nine o'clock last night, re-
sulting in the death of Captain John List, an
old and prominent citizen of this city, and
thewounding of Major McPhail, Chief Quar-
terrhaster Of this Department. A squad of
the Provost Guard were in pursuit Of an esr
capped prisoner, when an order was given to
fire; which was obeyed by one of the number,
the ball taking effect in the thigh Of Captain
List severing an artery, and passina through
the foot Of Major AcP PhAa, producing paia-
full flesh wound.
Captain List died in about an hour after re-
Dceiving the wound. The affair has caused
deep feeling through the community.
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VIEW oKK, July 4.
The Heraids Richmond corresponden,
says:
Gen. Terry, commanding In Virginia, re.
eeived an order from Washington on the Sd
instant to muster out all troops in his depart
ment whose services are no longer needed
The matter Of the mastering ont i left II
Gen. Terry direction. and as a large mum
Der of troops are still needed in the State. j,
is thought his force will not be materially re
duced.
Governor Pierpont has abolished the old
Virginia Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Pierpont expects to have civil govern
ment in the State in good running order by
the LIST of August
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NEW oRK, July I. A
The Merchants Exchange of this city bull
letins the following: 4
The ship William Nelson, Capt. Smith,
from Antwerp June 4th, of and for New FORK.
with passengers, was burned on the banks of
Newfoundland on the lst inst. About thirty
Of her passengers were picked up and taken
to st. Johns, n. Z.
The bosts with the crew, &C., are missing,
and it is supposed that four hundred lives
have been lost.
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Money Order Omcrs.

On the LIT day Of November last, the Post.
Oaics Department of this country sinstituted Z
Money Order Depaytmeat essentially modelled
on the English system. So perfect is the se.
curity cf this plan, that Of the vast nusnber 81
orders obtained in Great Britain last year, bu,
two were paid 70 others than the right parties
ders it Impossible for the finder 81 iost drHf
to obtain its value. Originally inisaded "a,
the accommodations Of the workine classes. 1
y g admirably slapped for basineSs Sspu1pc.s'
that 1T has become the great BAAIine Hons
Of kag1aad. Our system having been tie
ior eight months il 1l1 olices, and workinl
1peeecfly, 27D moEe oGIcos Aap6 49, nn6n3
~ q n ~ aessss .ssassaA q q
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NEw YoRK. july Z

The Posts Washington special SAYS strong
efforts were made this morning to induce the
President to reprieve Mrs. Surratt by her
counsel and the Roman Catholic clergymen
who have acted as her spiritual advisers, but
TO NO purpose the President was firm in his
decision while hearing the arguments, cour-
teously refusing to alter or modify the wa-
mans sentence.
1t is reported Mrs. Surratt has written a
statement or confession which has been handed
to her spiritual advisers.
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PHIrAnrIPHrA. Ink

The Bulletin announces a munifcent en-
dowment of half million dollars By Hon.
Asa Parker, of Mauch Chunk, Pa, for the es-
tablishing of college near Bethlehem, to-
gether with fifty-seven acres of land.
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Coming West.

NEW YORK, July Z.
Col. Burnett, Government Prosecutor in
the assassination trial, accompanied by Col.
Treat, Commissary General Of Gen. Sehofield' $
Corps, and Colonel Cox, Adjutant General of
the 2Sd army corps, arrived here yesterday.
They leave for the west in few days, after
enjoying their first fnrlough for three years.
Col Cox is a brother to Gen. Cox, the
nominee for Governor of Ohio
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FsE NbW AUA1t Suly = F7-
Ihs PIT ststes that the steamer Hatteras
Is advertised to leass this port tomorrow fos
Richmond, commanded by Capt Parrish,
who surrendered the steamer yorktown to TIE
rebsas and endeasored topesuaads bis crew "a
join the rebels. The Yorktown wns alted
wands MON plated BY the rebels, and ms
sssnmend ef Parrish took pase in The ane
ment between the Merrimac and M0nil =
The frst mate Of the Hstterss Il Robert Rob.
erts, Who Was Captain Of rebel tng boat.
Iee nnsssfas belongs to Livingston Z Co., d
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zen. Gordon Granger, commanding in
Texas, in a recently issued order, gives the
people of that State distinctly to understand
that slavery has ceased to exist there, aud that
this result involves an equality of personal
nights and rights of property, between the ne
groes and their former masters. At the same
time he connsels the colored people to remain
on the plantations and continue work, and
warns them against idleness.
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HARRlsRrRG. .Inlr Z

Gov. Curtin has signed the death warrant
of David, George and William Hopkins for
murder. They are tn be executed on the
llth of August, at Philadelphia.
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b6y- HENRY WINTER DAYS. made Fourth
of July oration at Chicago and is reported to
have announced himself in favor of negro
suffrage in the South, in words to the follow
ing purport:
There was yet an alarming amomt of dis
LOYALTY in the South, and in the policy of re-
construction our Government should care
fully guard against its usurpations, and SO
distribute the rights of citizens as that loyal
men, of whatever color, should have at least
an equal chance with the disloyal. 1t would
not do to trust the whole matter of reorgani-
zation to men of doubtful loyalty aud strong
secession proclivities. Peace and its bless
sings had been purchased at too great price
to be bartered away by blind confidence in
those who were not trustworthy. There are
to-day but very few genuine white Union
men in the South. If General Robert E. Lee
the United States tomorrow, he would re-
ceive every electoral vote Of the Southern
States, and possibly of one or two in the
North. sfsM
aiThere sc0s class of men in the South who
were always loyal and true-the celofed pop
ulation. They should have the privilege of
throwing their votes into the scale; and, if
this we're allowed them, no fears need be en-
tertained of the result. We had made sue
cessful soldiers of the blacks. If they were
fit to fight for us they were fit to vote with us.
They were equal to white rebels on the bat
tle-feld; they should be equal to them 1t the
ballot-box. Whether we looked at this quss-
ton in the humanitarian light or otherwise.
the safety and perpesaity Of eur tree iastitS
tons required that the elective franchise
should be extended to all men, regardless Of
color, who were loyal to the Government and
the great principle Of human liberty.