, 1865-10-02


scalps than they. It seems to be conceded all
around that none but those who hare served
in the rebel army u arc entitled to considern-
tion.'' l. e., to office, and the degree Of consid
Grafton Is proportioned to the extent OF the
service! No meaner rebel paragraph than
the nboye wns penned during the WAT. The
Ghoul Of Andelsonyille Soatd not have Fe
than this specimen Of GOV. SharkeY'a Union
i'm. ..-,-
Ata meeting in this city day before ycstcr
day, Richard Cooper, candidate for Attorney
General, said:
II was born in aeo.sia;m ~ 1hs a.st vote ieyeT
In ls5o opposed an a.tempt to bseak up he uaited
States Government aud in 1861 did The same thing.
I travelled In Alabama and Mississippi to opposs
tss tsees %sf. raa I'D RRg1s Il &g pe5, P e sfs i.
@ FL @ xgs I'd da ssai e ssta "a 9y s y's s. 81 a.
s.5rte. Believed IN seceabion while Il iastsi, ont
atn now a. rood Union man rs cxists, and an IN
faSpr Of breaking down old barriers aad mak ing
Mr, Cooper actually apologizcd for never
having entered the rebel army. Judge syl-
ysnus Evans, candidate for Congress, sald:
"In1ss1 l wzs 4 delegate from Lauderdnle
county W 70 he s;ate Convention, then, Is 70 1850,
ssns %ssa IL ny II
Tt1tstdined u until 0ss day Of Gs t1!Tenae, tctA az
my cody s"a :t' 4a: a &C. 81 81 sRRsbsi's sbs'
struggle determined whether I. vas abolished BY
10 show bY your action sAetaer is ,oas done to ri
tss ao" ~ l. iIaasaglo:: i Is al snSaFs n 10
auI1es the Leeislature 10 adopt. such lavsks will
protect tho negro In his rights Of rerson and prop
etty.
m q fo.: s,s st ] Il 4ssa ss "a st T ri ttsy aas1s
taatus 4houa do so bss sck nsass aaotg as o1s q
he rtquistts 70 our aissae,' 70 our original skaad'
Ing II Ms uatoa- To-day shs negro y a. eonps,
70 by the action Of the Convention !he eredlbilt-
IS Of Tho witness Is 10 be determined BY the jurors
and justices. Nyou refuse hls testimony, rs Is be;
is LOST, snd thoae who best know tbs negro will be
asad @ tss gs @ sg s5 gafsaF s Esp ppSR eee
faror Of hia testimony than yoafs; l ~ Opposed
aaea hs sps.kss ~ ssss IT. 'Rs on 5y
Old Constitution been abolished,'' 70 which M1,
..a a Pof siSe ad not AZ 9RpG sg
to submit 1t to 'hem and tss action IN the matter
SSasey va. destroyed taernauy betote As coane,
t%n rSn s ng g r. sas s s Seas:; % eg d na e.
Ths President and the ati.e element Of she
where nsfu1e places him, in spite or the fanatics.
Il Is hard TO accept the bet that orr slaFes stand
Is freedmen, 1nd that NE hare no more right TO d
rett theu1 II 10 hard to realize, but let us look
ii as it l., and act accordingly.
Althouch somewhat Ignorant Of the proceeding.
The fdst sesd o ;s1n r
ssft s e1 Iissisnpa q reeetr h<r ~, ar pa9ps
sa + o1 ss 81 'sas gs s9t & Msy ffe &c
10 appropriate money 10 assist the people to i'm
prose their railroads. rivers md assist IN like nev
| enteIpr1ees.
Another important question, that Of labor, be
lle!e can e::s sestied b{. legislation, Lde!tsr
10 y for Ae tAterksts ef tie peoph Of tho South
eorss eess ~ q so eestis@i :f: I'd aaess % <s a's "
minco "a nsyti repeased IN our midst. oslcy
siected, shall uFge upon the General Govc7nmea
i;ng a. d.ay n r. !, oesSrm%s9 :; ri ts,,s e q
o1 t1'' p,op,fy, oaa ia as9To<s w 4ao,d b rE,ose
where they an be dietincs ard By thcn,selTez. J
cethe1 for we sronld always be lhhfe TO outbreak
md blcoashed We muet either etiucatc them q
abolish them, for they know but little more nor
Vii vii look ont FOR Them. Though ftec, they canao
yet understand What Freedom Is, and IN many case
| Il il IN injury rather thsn a benefit II tcou4l ,
ts S;4t7 10 aa's 's'ft 'a'o' '' 10 ny a 'ss'a q
Another important point-a great debt hae bce
contracted by the Federal Government. The Hout
to . tepusdiation, snn 5M IN u jaror oT r.li<cGg Il
nv opponent Ar. West, contends thst AIssi.
ktppl must pay her ta1es.up to 1861. do not thin
md Ills e iha only ieans between u. Iony M
the Gore1sr7enf hds f71hf % tfry sueh tG., a.
eoea t s s9SHt tss3 af1 1st pp:s = M =
naulafioa ef that det@- Attbe time this debt y.
contracted, We were EecoEni1ed - bel1lgercnts an
That back ta1 can only Be collected oy special a
o, Congress, tn41f elected I aaa4 oPpoas any sat
} The President in hit Fpeeeh to The Southern del
! The tremendous tide Of the families Of the Mort
and That sutnage to - ths negro shall not be fofes
Ttisef.a tssn 1ea1tis eo-os<np.e NTH ns Pre,
de5lt In Ats policy Of for Tan bite,
opposfd koeont7rmg ~ rigat ef s41hage upon 4
negro. belie!e II to be the hight Of the states
, The Radicals Of the North now contend tha. h.
. have right TO confer The right Of suffrage o1 u
deni in approving that Idea; If not he viii be Owe
powered and thsi will be rhc re.ulf.
, Col. Partridge {rebel oillcer) was then calls
= tor. He said:
aHe was Union man before the VII. and a &C
dier IN ths wst He had Psffo1med III h. ID. cry a.
~. >
staff Al the close q the struggle, terminating
Il e1tions to speedily restore Mississippi to her (
:, | Convention had done this, in cntire accordan
With The views DO had entertained. and, ifeleeted
;, the Legislature, he should finish the woEk u !
9 sa,ue spirit and ca1rT out 11ly The policy ot
d | Convention"
y In the vicksburg Herald Of yesterday, y
Will find further reason why ali Of tho abo
:. candidates arc cordial In t.clr support
,, President johnson:
|. "REs7oaAnox or PHoPERu.-Welearnt that
tas fsssient e5 lie nts coajSsiss Satss, ieca
a,94 y sas g s99a%S5s MIA cd ss ~ s <y Fzasss q 81 6 & m
y "The property OF .13co5 1Aompson and Gen.
Is 8. fo1rtst kss never been touched at all"
T. This Is "making treason odtousl" Fro
. the same paper We learn that President Jof
=. son has directed the dfscontinuance Of
!. Freedmen's Bureau In East Tennessee, q
$. that negotiations are going on between CT
le sharkey and the authorities at Washingt
Q to abandon the freedmen to the local couf
y on condition That the latter receive the te.
lie mony Of colored men. The Hsrdd says:
st 1.-THE only question al ali dEstastesnl to any port
s. Of our people, Is the reception Of negro eylden
but this is only IN saaes u which ne negfG L. IN
n There ia no Issue of the: sort involved. Negro
~ t1nony Is already received. The only qne5ttou
" xhall this testimony be received before cur Q
~ State officers. or before The military tribunals
I, Such unmitiSated Jet unconscious me-
= y ness as underlles the above paragraph co,
se only be genernaed by slavery. It seems
e possible for the Mississippi whites to look
1e any negro question according to any stal
70 ard Of abstract right or mora1 principle. ]
;. question BnHyer ito what is he entitled a.
Of free man." but always "how much can
c. withhold from him without being punish
), for 1t by Federal bayonets, exclusion fr
T. Congress, negro suffrage, and the terri
y Northern Radicals" The Herdld Ia reply
question from the N. o, Pitayune, gives
h. following sketch Of Gen. Humphreys
II. sit says Is to be next Governor Of Misslss
., pi,' 1t will he seen that be has full re
d. qualifications.
~ uGep. Humphreys Was Union Whig, qnictly
,5s siding On his plantation when the storm q =,
~ sion swept over the Stats. Ha Was 20 polltici
ID hi friends Who were opposed to secession, :
G. ieir votes for him AGAINST the secession candid
be il 1850. when this act was accomplished. ana
r. came, however. be regretted ~ nesssss9, es @
Of stood ty ~ Pees he 60 ,1T h.,ta
and On fhs organization Of the 2fst Mississippi
Fa meut, Eas made its Colonel. In MS capaclsy
n passed through the battles around Hdcamona,
3 .na vas Nh ~ I'M ~ semenS S aens:sble ~ defs
IN. Of Fredericksburg, Mar1's Heights, Hett5seyg
~. | and NiIlipmsport. On the death OF the Gu
~ DaEksdale on the field Of Gettysburg, he ass1li
IN the command Of the brigade, eoon aitet being
lu- moted 10 The rank Of B1iE1dier General. u
ha | haSt1 fhr1rrh fhn tfIfHy EEe