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0oin;on Of Slepnen {, Douoias,

In the discussions bslore the people of Hi
nois just previous 20 ms last election to the o..
s Senate, Judge Douglas said
81 hold that Negro is not, and never caaht
TO 0e a citizen of ine United States I hold
that this Government was made apon white
basis by white men for the benefit of white men
and their posterity forever, and should be ad-
ministe-ad by white men ana none others |
do net believe that the Almighty made the Ne
gre capable Of self government.
''Now | say to you. my tellow-citizens that
IL my opinion, the signers of the Declaration
Of Independence had no reference to the Negro
whatever when they declared all men created G.
quail. They desired to express by that phrase,
white men of European birth, European de-
scent, and had Ito reference 70 the Negro, the
savage Indians or other inferior or degraded ra"
ces. At that time every one of the thirteen
colonies was a slave-holding colony, and every
sisner of tie Declaration represented slave.
holding constituency, and we know that no one
of them emancipated his slaves, inuch less Of
tered citizenship to them when they signed the
Declaration"
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a Disastrous Fire at Augusta,

The freight depot of the Augusta and Savan-
nah Railroad was burned last evening. The
flames were discovered about half past o'clock,
and notwithstanding the great exertions of the
firemen, their progress could not be stayed until
the building was totally destroyed A port;on
Of the wall next the street fell down. The
building at tnis eld of the depot, occupied as
offices, WAS only partially burned.
During the fire two SHELLS exploded. This,
together with the rumor that there was a
large number Of this kind of ammunition iu the
building, caused a scattering for awhile.
The loss occasioned by the fire is about $751;
600, although it would take more thar that a.
mount to repair damages at the present time.
The fire was evidently the work of an incen-
diary.
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Getting Sick Of It,

4 number of i;n0i;blican i,,,;rnals are % Wo.
fer the restoration Of civil law The iaa;n t,,'. y
ca s;o ro,, of ,to d,.,s.;-.,, s,an5 80 -
by military commissions and colrts-nar,;si ;si'
While the frenzied Drunkenness OF fanat;e l. ,,.a
SION was unon that norton of tbo nress ..l,;J:
tarv law was we'll enouoh hut tbev can't s,a-1 .,.'
the raarrion Tie Va,y Yorl, T,gj,,os co.'s. s'''-
I'VE iovfgllv hear and believe that the Pro-.
idcnt will shortly issue a proclamation re.to.
ring tie privilege Of hq6sqs .3rDps and order
ine very general clearance af the military
prisons. T5e couotry ia swiftly rs,urniog =
tto WAYS Of neace. or4er thrift and Iag,.rns-l.
ed GUorfv. ,et 5 ho,. tnaf the acrr,s,,.,nr
Fourth Of .TrIv will So ali mr. l.-.-.. :
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The Trial Of Jefferson Davis.
From the Washington Star

Notwithstanding the published statement
that Davis has arrived here or is on his WAY :.
is quite certain that such reports are nrema
tu1e. 1t is not contemplated to bring him 70
this city until the conspiracy trials are over
which viii probably be in week The Gov,
e.nmcnt authorities, Or at least most Of the csb
met, are favorable to delivering him to the civil
authorities that-he may be tried on the indi,t,
ment for treason found by ythe grand jury Of On,
Criminal Court Of the term about to be eoncI,.
ded, and it is probable that at the June term
which begins on Monday, 10Th inst. the ,a..
will be one Of the first called rhe in6iotrna,,
was found On the 2G.h ul:., and on the 3lst r.
May the clerk of eur eJart ,R. J. Meigs, Fsn
received letter dated May 18th from 4 n
Gillette, Esq, formerly Of this city, but CT Nap,
LebaHon, Columbia county, New York. stain,
that he had been retained by some of the friend,
of the accused as counsel. MIR. Gillette Is well
known IN this city, having practiced some wear,
before the Court Of Claims. the f9Ji,g
of the indictments against Davis and 3recken2
ridge the grand jury for the March term closed
their ia5or5 and were discharged The ip1oos
of the Supreme Court of the District Of G..
lulnbia who preside il the Circuit and Criminal
Courts are Hon D. X Garter, Chief Justica
formerly Of Ohio; Hon. A. d. DIN. formerJ,
0f New York, Hon. G. P. Fisher, formerly of
Delaware. and Hon. Andrew Wylie. focroerlg
Of Virginia, associate Justices; and It IS prob.
ablr on this trial the tour judges will sit. Its
understood that Mr.. James @. Clephane, tba
official reporter Of tie Court, has retained q,
his assistants MIR T. =. Lord, reporter If IN.
War Committee, and official reporter Of tbe
House of Representatives, ANA Mr. 7. II
Smith, reporter of The Committees Of t4s
House of Representative, in order that tie fal.
lest and most &C cuI2!e report TaaY b. malg 9f
this very Iu1portan.. trial The place where he
is to be confined has not YET beea made public
although it has been stated that he would eitEer
occupy a cell II the peldtsntiary building or in
the Old Capitol. Possibly, however, he will
be put on the footing of ordinary criminals, and
confined in the county jail
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The New Plank.

The Republican convention Of Allegheny
county, which met the ether day, declared EN-
phatically in favor Of negro suffrage 4 milk
and-water resolution was also passed upon
President Johnson, but the biggest kind of a
puff was awarded to Secretary Stanton. The
latter individual now constitutes the only link
between radiealism and power.-Should he be
lost, by resignation OR ticket -of-IeaFe, radical
ism and negro suffrage would be sent peremp-
torily to "the hub" from whence to report,
ike Banks and Butler, only when called for
There is evidently great fear existing among
4he radicals-especially the offce.holders and
contractors-lest they be Tylerized in Preei-
dent johnson. His reputation of the negro
sufrage abomination and his declaration in
favor of State sovereignty, added to ths Dem
ocratic endorsement and commentator of his
reconstruction policy in North Carolina, have
30 infur lated the radical element that they can
And no other relief than il declaring for negro
outrage in opposition to his policy and views
and throwing Stanton in his face as their
champion on that plank. How far the STAN
son whip is to be applied, and how effective it
may prove, is yet 70 be determined.
Il sIruty amusing TO aots tae doa5lings
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Notes of Third Series of 7-30a now ready.

Notes Of Third Series of 7-30s now ready,
TheSlemand for the Second Series of the 7
80 Notes was so great that the Treasury De-
partment was unable TO print them with suffi-
c;ent rapidity to FIJI the orders 1t viii be re-
membered that a hundred millions were sub
scribed and paid for in single week. The
printing presses nave finally surmonnted the
difficulty, and on Wednesday June 9TH, the de-
Everes Of the Third Series commenced, and
Will be continued with the same promptues8
that marked the supply of the notes of the first
and second series. 1t has been this Interrupt
ton Of delivery at the time OF subscription
which has given an appearance of falling
Oft IN the popular taking Of the lOan,--the
great body of small takers being unwilling to
pay their money unless they receive their notes
right IN iiand, to carry them home. It is ex-
Pected that after this week the daily subscrip-
tons to the Seyen-ThirtieS will run up into
millions, as they will undoubtedly be stimuIa-
ted By the opening Of the farmers wool mar
kets East and West. 1t is not ct all likely that
the Government will ever again offer so desra.
bic a security as these notes, and about two
hundred millions only remain to be taken.
With the close of tie war the national ex-
penses vii! be vastly reduced, and investors
must look foT . sharp reduction in the rate Of
interest as soon as the present loans become due
and can Re paid off There Is no reason WHY
tie United States credit for money should ever
again fall beiaw its credit foT courage. The
same spirit that preserved :Ae geographical in
sesrity Of sne country viii place its pocuniary
integrity on par with that of tie laost favor
ed nations-aad that viii represent rate of
interest under rather than over four per cent.
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Negro Outrages-0rganized Crime in Georgia.

From the Macon Telegraph, Mag Is.
A series Of outrages were committed in Tai
BOT county, few days since, which have SCI
dom been equalled for atrocity. We find the par
ticuars in the Sumter Republican of Saturday
On the night of the goth ultimo, William
Alridge, formerly o: Atlanta, who belonged to
the Sixth Georgia regiment headed a company
of negroes, consisting of forty seven, went to
the residence Of number of citizens OF the
county, and demanded their gold and silver
They burned the gin-house and twenty-eight
bales of cotton, the property of Mrs. German,
widow lady; the gin-hotise and twenty five
bales of cotton OF Major Samuel Baldwin; the
clubhouse and sixty bales Of cotton of Hiram
Knowlton together with d large quantity of
wheat, peas, &c.
Besides this pIundering and burning, several
of the negroes committed the most atrocious
outTages upon the persons of number of la
dies They threatened to return the next night
and destroy everything thay could lay their
hands upon; they, however, were prevented
from carrying out their diabolical schemes by
Captain Mckinney, who, with company of
citizens, went in pursuit of them. Alridge and
several negroes were arrested at Iazwell the
others escaped, and, it is thought went to Ma
con. Alridge and four negroes were shot, the
three who committed the rape burned, and one
hung. The negroes belonged to Major Samuel
Baldwin, William Searey, Hiram Know!ton,
and James Little.
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THE NEGROES IN SOUTH cARo11N.

Parties just arrived from Charleston, with
the intention, they say, of not returning to that
city, for many years at least, give the gloomiest
account OF the state of affairs in that region.
In their estimation the Palmetto State is threa-
tened with social revolution which nothing
but the permanent establishment of a strong
force in several localities Of the interior can pre-
vent. They represent the negro as perfectly
unmanageable, full of pretension and insoenee,
unwilling to work, and addicted to all the vices
which idleness engenaers. In the rice districts,
where the black population is 10 the white as
four to one, threats have been preferred by the
former against the latter which have induced
many planters to leave their property and come
North, from whence they intend to sail for Eu-
rope. have spoken TO half dozen, who
have all held the same language and manifested
The same approximations Their fears, it is TO be
hoped are but the result of frightened inagi-
nation. 1t Is impossible, however, to deny that
they are in earnest and really anticipated the
evils which they fear
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and twistings Of the radicals resolu.
tions present the appearance of very badly
arranged sandwich--frst, huge slice of olea-
ginous Stanton, upon which rests big hunk
OF unctuous negro; upon the top of that sticks
a thick slice of "colored suffrage" and the
whole topped OF wish very thin spread of
Andy Johnson. We have very great doubts
whether this radical hess will ''set'' we'll upon
the popular stomach As the time has gone
by when it could have been washed down with
copious draughts of official patronage, it will
have to stand, like one of Monsieur Blot's euli-
nary mixtures, upon its own peculiar merits.
But that rsdicalism shall prove as successful as
Monsieur, in humbugging the people with its
cunning mixture, we doanot, by any means,
believe. .-Fatr1ot & Usioa.
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o. +. SHANNON,
Chm. Dem. Co. Committee.


At the last formal meeting Of the Democrat
&c State Central Committee, it was resolved thc4
the State Convention should be called to meet
at Harrisburg on Wednesday, the 21st day of
June inst. But having since learned from
majority of the Committee, and been advised
by many other leading Democrats Of the State,
that postponement to later day, would, on
many accounts be acceptable, aud is generally
desired-I hereby give notice that the next Dem
ocratic State Convention of Pennsylvania, VIII
convene al the Hall Of the House Of Represen-
tatiges, in the city Of Harrisburg, on THURS
DAY, the oath day of August next, at one
O'Clock, p. N. c. l.. WARD,
Iowanda, June l., 1865. CiatrmGa.
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Democratic County Convention.

The Democrats of Bedford county are here
by requested to meet in their respective election
districts, On SATURDAY, the 18th DAY OF
JUNE, NEXT, for the purpose of electing del
egates to the Democratic County Convention,
10 DE heid in Bedford, on
Koaday, the 18Th day Of Jane,
next, at o'clock, P. NJ, which body will piece
IN nomination County Ticket to be supported
by the party at the ensuing general election
Under the rules, each district is entitled TO Two
delegates. The Democrats of the several dis
tricts are also particularly y'requested to choose
Vigilance Committees for tho-con,ing year and
to return their names to the Chairman of the
County Committee.
0. +. SHANNON,
Chm. Dem Co COMMITTEE
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EDITORIAL MEL LBNGE.
-1rowinc-lha corr and thinrs.

egCrowing-some folks still Sin the woods. I"
GUnsettled-a good many Of our subscri-
bers bills.
egDitto-the radicals opinions of Johnson's
administration.
esrMrs. Sigourney, the poetess, died last
Saturday at Hartford Connecticut.
egThe Liberals in Mexico have captured
Pacambaro, with its garrison and artillery
|ReliabIe information from Macon and
points north of that, represents that the whole
of Georgia is in a starving condition.
GEPresident Johnson has moved his residence
to the White House, of which he has now full
possession.
CTR. H. Gillette, Esq, of New Lebanon,
Columbia county, n. Y, has been employed as
counsel for Jefferson Davis, along with Charles
O'Connor.
egThe people of Harrisburg, irrespective of
party, have made arrangements to celebrate the
Fourth Of July. That shows the proper spirit.
GaIt is said that the indictment of Jefferson
Davis was drawn up without consulting the
President OF any leading official.
eEThe persons who have been ON trial at
Westminster, Maryland, for the murder of Mr..
Shaw, editor Of the Sentast, in that place,
were acquitted on Tuesday. ~
srFresident Johnson has refused permis-
sion for q colored picnic 10 be held in the
grounds adjacent to the Executive Mansion.
The locality is to be kept free from such as
semblages- Right.
ez-New Goods. Our neighbor j. NJ Shoe
maker has just received a splendid assortment
of new goods which he offers on the most fat
tering terms for-''eash or produce"
|. ez-''Cheap Corner" Our ''Mutual' friend,
J. B. Farquhar, has just returned from the east
with fine LOT of Dry Goods, &c. Farquhar's
goods are well ''iled" and of course, are rapid
ly slipping out of his hands-into customers
Call and see.
eg See the last great reduction in IEariley's
price OF Mowers. Only a few left at that price
Nearly every day we see farmers hauling home
Hartley's Mowers. Order soon If yen want
one.
eE~The County Convention o,eets on Mon
day, 18th inst. Candidates for the following
Offices viii then be nominated; District At!or-
ney, Associate Judge, Treasurer, Commissioner,
Poor Directors, County Surveyor, Jury Com
missioner and Auditor. A list of candidates
for the different offices will be found in our ad-
vertising columns.
egOur enterprisipg friend, L. R. Gettys, has
just returned from Philadelphia, bringing with
him the most splendid assortment Of Phota-
graph material ever offered for sale in Bedf I'd
county, and, really, we can see no reason why
any person should wish to nave pictures put up
in the cities when they can be executed by Mr..
Gettys as well as the best Of city operators,
and far better than the majority. He has a
large and beautiful lot Of gilt and rosewood
frames and albums and frame mouldings of va
rious kinds, and with his improved cameras he
can beautifully fill them with lif9-like pictures
in the finest style of the art He also has for
sale large number of excellent portraits OF
President Lincoln, of all sizes, together with
interesting views of localities rendered famous
by the war. Call and see them and you can
not fail to be pleased by your visit
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Disastrous Fire and Explosion at Ghatta-

CINcISNATI, June 10.-The Gazette's Chatta-
nooga dispatch says that the ordnance building
had exploded setting fire TO and consuming
the warehouse filled with Government stores.
The loss to the Government is $l50,O0O Be-
tween ten and fifteen persons were killed and
wounded. The explosion was caused by sparks
from locomotive
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EsRED-

ERITZ.-On the 5th inst, in Junata town
ship, Mrs. Matilda Fritz, in tho 35ta year Of
her age.
LEADER.-At Berrien Springs, Michigan
on the 22na day Of May, 1865, Maj. HEysr
LEADER, aged rs years and moutL- For
many years he isa been devoted ChristiaE,
and died rejoicing in tho triumphs Of living
faith.
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Surrender of Rebel Forces in Texas--Ar-
rival Of Commissioners from General


Magruder.
New YORK, June 6.-New Orleans advices
to the 3lst ult. are received. Col Ashbcl Smith
and W. 2. BeIlinger, commissioners sent by
General Magruder to settle the terms for the
surrender of the Rebel forces in Texas, had ar
rived When they were sent, Magruder knew
nothing of Kirby Smiths surrender. They state
that they represent fully the civil authorities al
SO. General Candy told them that he could not
recognize the civil authorities, but would grant
the commission an interview. They say they
represent the people of Texas, and will return
10 the Union without the least reservation
That they do not desire to set up any barriers
between themselves and any other States, east,
west or north, and they are anxious to return
to il, as it Is, without claim upon the past
and accept ''the 8ituation," pure and simple.
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To the Democracy q Bedford County.
hereby Withdraw ny candidate fer
tie Office Of Associate Judge, owing TO unforeseen
circumstances, and particularly there is cand-
date for Commissioner in the same township hose
claims strong.
June l6, 1868. GEO. SM0USE, JK.
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vi 4 1 RsE

MCLEERY-HULL the residence Of
The brides father, on the 9Th inst, by Rev. B.
Il. Hunt, Mr. Henry M'Cleery and Miss Cath
arine D., second daughter of John W. Hull
Esq, all of Napier township.
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exABsESr.-The editor is again absent,
which win account for the lack Of or usual
variety.
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Destructive Fire a. Nashville.

NASHVILLE, June 9.-At about two o'clock,
this afternoon. the extensive building used for
quartermaster and commissary Stores, at the
corner of Summer and Broad streets, known as
Tayler's depot, was discovered TO be on fire
The flames are supposed to have been caused by
sparks from locomotive. Aoout half # the
building was destroyed. The other half, COM
prising the commissary stores, was saved.
The loss Is estimated at between four aud five
millions. Several dwellings near the scene of
connagration were destroyed, with their con-
tents. So great was the heat, that all approaches
to the scene were impossible. Two or three
employees are supposed to have persisted in the
flames,
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The destruction of property ct the great fire
to-day, it is believed, will cause loss of between
eight and ten millions Of dollars. Within its
walls were stored sufficient to supply an army
Of $4,000 men for two years. he quantity of
rope alone consumed was valued at one million
dollars. The building was the largest of the
kind in the country, being 500 feet front by 200
feet deep.
Fortunately the buildings were separated by
fire wall, and the largest part of the front
was, by this precautioD, saved from destruction
Various rumors are aaoat as TO the cause Of
the fire, some maintaining that it was the work
Of an incendiarJ, and others of accident, A
Court of Inquiry will investigate the matter
The combustion Was so rapid, that the building
was one sheet Of fame before the fire department
could work on it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-02-25
Death o. a Miser.

On Saturday morning, William McllvaIne,
somewhat we'll known niser, was found dead
in his room, in New York, corner OF Duane aud
Rose streets. The circumstances connected
=. u,;rh his history and life are extraordinary
remarkable and reveal a phase IN whlch
human nasure seldom presents itself. Neil
ns;na If annears. was born in New Jersey,
and was probably only thirty five or forty
y. airs Of age at the time OF bis death lie was
very respectfully con, ected, his father being, a
mar, Of some property, but his oWa misery
habits and apparent choice OF such a nny
stye Of living, as would be misery 20 Of her
nersons. appears to have separated hliE from
those who would have been Ills friends.
The miser had sort OF dur S""''>To'Fa a
j the place before mentioned where IL '1sed ~
sleep at night aud from whence Ea TcHi's sa'i1
forth every day and collect from t:le stsetSs
such bits Of old junk, hats, and n" IKE: - ne
could repair or turn 10 account ii - WY
He wasaso noted connoisseur 10 osf! aE<s rare
hooks and would spend much Il re III the VA
rions old book. stores, looking over 80 s:'tl'
times buving the Oldest be ouu!d lad, Is
never seemed so happy as when he :"nn6
some ancient tome dating back +. I.t.:i>.4~~s .:
years and could take it to lis SOLITARY room
and peruse il by the light OF q taow DIP
The b ,oksellers who knew lin, g5tse,aI 'e
garded him as monomanile c. - 1iii>->S, g o.
Old books.
The miserable roam he occ:- pee. ~ y
brick building used tor some klad Ct g saoso ),
and the landlord keeps a grocery &c tie cof' or.
McIlvaine repeatedly Boosted TO :.'.a 1aAt he
owned large number Of hoG3es Il LauE us
street and that he often earned irom IS to 50
ner day renovating old hats that he vonE5 col
iect on bis daily expeditions. It is stated that
the Laureos street property is in litigation,
and that about s2o,oo0 worth depends upon
the issue of the suit. Notwithstanding his
boasted wealth, the grocery keeper repeatedly
assisted him, out Of pity for bis miserable
condition.