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The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-08
The Richmond Elecfion,

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The Richmond Election.
"The New York Ne,rs is well pleased
with the result of the late election in
Richmond. 1t puts precisely the interpre.
tation upon the voting that every other
candid person must do The election,
in its view, shows that the people Of
Virginia delight to honor those who
fought the invader. Indeed, this elec.
tion is full Of significance. 1t proves
that the people of Virginia have no re.
gard for halfway men. They like hon.
esty, candor, principle"
We copy the above from the Rich.
mond Republic, which paper copies it
from the New York -Ne,0s. The Re.
public, in n long leader following, sneers
as the recent election, which it bitterly
opposes. The annexed order of tie
Major General commanding at Rich.
mond, prohibiting the organization Of
those elected, is taken from the Peters.
burg Express
HEAD QRs. DIsT. OF VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND, VA, July %, 1865.
"Captdin Hager, l4h q. s. Infantry,
Provost Marshal First District t:
"CAPTAIN-"By the above notice Won
will see that the officers elected at the mu.
nicipal election on 25th inst, as members
of Council aud Aldermen of this CITY,
are to meet to-day at p. m. at the Coun-
Gil Chamber for the purpose of organ.
izng. You will present yourself at the
Council Chamber, and notify them that
the said organization is prohibited, aud
that no action looking towards an or.
ganization will be permitted.
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JNo. w. TURNER.
Brevet Major General, Commanding"
BY the tenor of letter Of the CORES.
pondent of the Petersburg Espress,
written from Richmond, and the para.
graph selected from the Republic, giving
the opinion of the New York Ne,rs in
reference to the. election of the men Sc
lected to compose the City Council of
Richmond, taken in connection with the
military crdes shske,, forces the opinion
upon us that Is more at the bottom
of this mattel Dan has been brought to
light. stssse ~
AS aSioyal citizen of the United
States, having, in good faith, taken the
oath of allegisnce to support the same,
we claim the fight to express ourself on
the subject, giving our convictions as
to the course Of the military authorities
IN annoil'ng the recent election, and the
tendency it may have to keep up hostile
feelings between the people of the South
and the Government of the United
States. 1t appears that the principal
objection Of the military commander to
the validity of the election, is owing to
the fact that many of the officers elect
were formerly secessionists, or at least
participated in the rebellion in different
capacities But, it appears, neyeTthe-
less that, their eause having failed,
ths5, like good citizens took the oath
to.sappcst the Government from which
they had rebelled. Living quietly at
home an election was ordered by the
Governor Of their State for Mayor and
Aldermen, and other officers, of their
city they were nominated to fill the
vacant positions and were elected, bat
not allowed to qualify or organize, by
the order from the Major Gensral:oom.
manding, as copied above.
TIE infl',eylcs tisi 4Bis .,i;n,. II i,
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-08

TIE Inaperialists have evacuated Ca
'margo, falling back to Monterey, sban-
doning the entire coonty. They were
much annnyseh on tffs ,ardh ~ O..
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-08

The Federalss recently captured 500
bales ofcotton and q large wagon train
'iaderwith quinins ssltpetrs ard ether
The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-08
WINNsBORO.
Tuesday Morning, August 8, 1855.
To Correspondents.

Our correspondents, Ms communica.
:ion he's heen nnayeidahly crowded out
of this issue. 1t shall appear in our
next.
The communication of Zone of the
People," has been received and we will
try and give place to in our next.
"G's" letters have also been received.
We will give them due attention.
We learn by the Columbia Phenir
that J. c. JANNEY, Esq, has been APP.
pointed Postmaster for that city. The
appointment is an admirable one.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

TIE WEST Ponr ACADEMY IN DAS0m-
A clause has been attached to the Military
Academy Appropriation bill In the lower house
Of Congress repeating the fourth section Of tho
act approved April i, 1854, which provides that
cadets found extremely deficient at any exami-
nation "shall not be continued at the Military
Academy, or be reappointed, except upon the
recommendation Of the Academic Board" As
the repeal of this provision would strike .
heavy blow at the discipline Of West Point we
trust that the Senate may have the wisdom and
sense Of public duty to strike 1t out II the
students having strong political influence are
informed that, even though found grossly mat
tentive or incapable, they can still be reap
pointed without the concurrence Of the Acade-
mic Board, the present strong incentive to un-
firing industry will be taken away, and pro-
tracted education at West Point will no longer
be any evidence of intelligence and good
habits. The Academy is now doing admirably
under the care of General Collum, Of the
Engineers, and its rigorous discipline should
not be interfered with. Letting anything which
is already very well severely alone is not
bad policy. The decisions Of the Academic
Board cannot be improved by the intermeddling
Of politicians.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

Of their liberty and independence" We cam
not but smile at such q weak device and small
display of ingenuity as this. Instead Of firing
the Southern heart this story viii chill 1t
still more; for II win convince those South
erners who believe 1t that JEFF Davis is totally
implacable; that he would rather see them all
murdered than relinquish his despotism over
them and that nothing but determination Is to
be expected under his sway. They will natur-
ally inquire, Why where not such terms accept
ed il offsredf They viii naturally desire to re-
turn to the Union, in which, as the rebel organs
solemnly inform them, anything, everything
that they can ask or think will be freely grant
ed.n Thus the rebel organs have again over
reached themselves, and at single blow the
Northern peace patriots are annihilated and the
suffering Southern people are supplied with
now incentive to return to the Union.
But there is another development Of this
futile scheme to fire the Southern heart which
deserves attention. The trick in regard to the
Monroe doctrine, which we exposed few days
ago, is now boldly played. at has been sug-
gested," say the rebel organs, "that the
United States will acknowledge our inde-
pendence provided treaty Of COM
MERGE and league offensive and defensive for
the application of the Monroe doctrine TO all
tho States Of North America can be agreed
upon" This idea is paraded as another reason
for standing firm, and another proof that we are
getting tired of the attempt to restore the
Union. But who suggested this ideai Why,
the rebel leaders themselves. No Union man
or Union paper has ever mentioned it for q
moment. It is new light in which to view the
Monroe doctrine, truly. We should be Excess
sively wise to recognize the South as separate
nation in order to get rid of Macmillan, should
we not? Letting 60 the bird in the hand to
secure the birds in the bush, is not precisely
the characteristic Of our craftsmanship. If the
rebels seriously imagine that we will let them
go in the hope Of selling Canada and Mexico,
they are very decidedly mistaken, and we must
disenchant them. We would not let them 60 if
they could give us bond for Canada and
Mexico, and throw the whole of South America
into the bargain. There are no possible terms
upon which we can acknowledge their indie
pendence, and as they have rejected all terms
for reunion, according to their own canard,
nothing remains but to fight it out. Blairs,
Jewetts, Singletons, Greeleys and Jacqasses
may flourish for a while, but the HERALD holds
to it's opinion that our generals and admirals,
soldiers and sailors are our only practical peace
makers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30
Firing the Southern Hcsrt-The Monroe
Doctrine In n New Light.

The men of peace at the North are exceed
ingly unfortunate people. In vain they argue
and write long leaders in favor of the rebel
cause; for the rebels take malicious pleasure
in upsettng all these arguments and multiplying
all these leaders. II has been the favorite
theory of the peace men that the rebels were
only fighting for their rights, and that we were
greatly to blame for not giving them their
rights without further war. Let the rebels have
their slaves and their old constitutional guaran-
tees, say the peace men, and they will return
to the Union, from which the wicked abolition
lists have driven them. But now, according to
the Richmond organs, just such terms have been
offered by Mr.. Blair and were Indignantly re-
jected. We do not believe word Of the story;
but the Richmond rebels assert 1t, and the
Northern rebels are therefore bound to credit it.
All Of the rebel organs agree substantially in
the statement about Mr.. Blair's offer. "The
enemy are willing to permit Ms to dictate our
own terms" they say, provided only we will
not dissolve tho Union. Any guarantee for
slavery, any constitutional provision for Its
protection and extension, full compensation In
grcenbacks for all the negroes that have been
carried of during the war, anything, everything
that we can ask or think, will be freely granted,
II only we will consent to reunite with them"
Now, what was the answer Of the rebels to this
marvellously liberal offer made, as they tell MS,
by Mr.. Blair They spurn it; they rcvile it;
they will not accept II. They assure rs that
they are fighting for independence; that they
are willing to give up slavery TO accomplish
their independence; that no terms short Of
independence will satisfy thom. What do
the peace men and the stcklers for South
ern rights say to thati Upon what
ground that Is not reasonable can
they now oppose the wari How can they con-
tinue 10 maunder about concessions and COM
promises, when, upon the authority Of the rebel
papers, every concession and every compro-
mise has been thus contumellously refuscdi
We have already said that we do not believe
this story about the terms offered by Mr.. Blair.
We know IL TO be untrue. The rebels have
concocted II 10 fire the Southern heart with the
hope that we "are beginning to understand
that the job Is too big" and are at last giving
way. Consequently they cxhort the Southern
people TO "stand firm now" and assure them
hat they "shall soon rejoice in the endowment
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

the work win DO well done, and done DO soon
that though the three hundred thouA and men
now called for viii undoubtedly take Ae held,
1t 10 not probable that they win see battle.
Let the government send fifteen or twenty
thousand more good six foot peace negotators
to Grant within the next twenty days, and Il
win soon be easier to convince Je6 Davis than
Blair has found It
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

FATE OF THE REBEL LoAN.-When the news
of the capture of Savannah reached England,
confederate" scrip fell four per cent, and
United States securities wer. up. When the
intelligence OF General Buffers failure to
take Fort Fisher arrived, sudden reaction
took place. This was to be expected; but
when the news that the Fort is in our hands,
and Wilmington virtually at our mercy, and
that three valuable blockade runners have
fallen into the possession of Admiral Porter,
what fearful panic there win be among the
blockade running gentry and the holders Of
rebel scrip. They will sec at once that there Is
an end Of running cargoes to Wilmington, as
they will only become q prize Of the United
States Navy; and us for the rebel scrip, 1t will
become instantly worthless, for the means Of
paying the interest will be cut of, as no moro
cotton can be shipped from Wilmington, upon
which the stability Of the rebel loan was based.
We may, therefore, calculate that the last
chance Of European loan, and European
sympathy, Is gone with the forts on Cape Fear
river.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

THE HUDSON RIVER RAnEoAD.-The intro
duction Of small cars on the Hudson River
Railroad in this city has proved very unpopu-
lar, and we are strongly inclined to consider
It illegal Certainly II il . violation Of the
contract with commuters, since II compels them
to pay more fare for worse accommodations
An advance Of fare is wholly unauthorized, and
Is swindle upon the travelling public. There
is now no certainty that passengers from the
lowor part Of tho city will catch the trains at
the upper depot, and the delays and incon-
veniences to which they are thns subjected are
utterly inexcusable. The railroad seems to be
mismanaged in every possible way, and II ap-
pears to BIO conducted only for the benefit Of
stock speculatorA The people Of this city allow
themselves to be imposed upon by corpora
tons in q manner TO which no other people
would submit They arc robbed and cheated
without mercy by any company that pleases to
outrage them. Ii there no remedy for this
state OF thingsf And why ID not Q remedy
applied
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

BRITISH FAIR PLAY.-The latest news from
England informs us that q Peruvian man-of
war was lying in the Thames waiting for the
declaration of war between Peru and Spain, in
order to prey upon the commerce of the latter
Power and that her commander had been ar
rested by the English authorities for violating
the Foreign Enlistment act. This is oil very fine
in the case of Peru; but when did the British
show any such eagerness to stop the enlist
ments for rebel privateer? Spain Is in league
with England and France to make raid upon
South America while we are engaged in civil
war, and therefore tho captain Of Peruvian
privateer is arrested so soon as he sets foot
upon British soil; but the rebels are engaged in
doing the dirty work Of Europe by Gripping
this republic, and therefore the captains Of rebel
privateers are feted and feasted, their ships
armed and provisioned, their enlistments en-
coulaged and the government arscnals opened
to them If they desire to purchase Armstrong
guns. After our civil war is over we shall
right all these wrongs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

IMPORTANT military TMAIs-ihe military
commission, Of which Brigadier General Fisz-
Henry Warren IA President, and Major John A.
Bellies, A. s. c., Is Judge Advocate, has com
menccd the trial OF George Anderson, charged
with being spy, and taken prisoner At the
same time with Captain John Y. BAIL tBolD,
alias Baker, Of Lake Erie steamboat seizure
no,oriety, whose trial is to be resumed next
Wednesday. Captain Kennedy, alias Stanton,
one Of The parties accused Of New York hotel
burning, has been arraigned before the same
commission. and his trial assigned for Tuesday
next These trials will be Of the highest int
rest, and MAY lead To important daveiopments
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

comparative helplessness Of many families and
friends Of soldiers suddenly deprived Of their
accustomed support
We would urge the wealthy and charitable
of the city to 60 personally In search Of these.
Make 1t an occupation, and let 1t introduce an
object Of interest into life that will otherwise
pass In idle and elegant wretchedness. The
lady who has no occupation but to decide
whether the one more unnecessary dress shall be
cqfx ou lat or CUR color, will be better satisfied
with the result II she, in person, spends that
extra hundred dollars on the twenty-five
floors Of i've tenement houses and up the
wretched alleys that run between. The filth
that she gets on her dainty CATERS will wash
away; but the tender stance of human sympa-
thy that 1t develops in her beautiful eyes will
stay there, and the horror that she will feel
over her own wastefnlness will not be lost; nor
need those who have only five dollars to spare,
or even one dollar, stay at home and SILVER
over tho register. An invalid gave, in his other
Christmas gifts, to little girl Eve dollars, that
she was In turn to give to poor and hungry
family, where 1t would not probably be spent
for rum. 1t was a good gift 1t has not yet
passed out Of the little girls hands; but it has
already done more good than any one would
suppose was in five dollars; and before it does
go out other hands twill do more good than ever
did any fifty dollars given to society. Is such
family 80 hard to find that the little girl has got
the money yeti Perhaps 80; for in the lives
and misery Of tho city poor it is very hard to
tell how much is due to rum. But it is good
to send little girl and her grown up acquaint-
ances in search Of snch family. For even
where their conscientiousness will not let them
give the money, they give twenty other things
that relieve wretchedness even more certainly.
They send comfortable meals, and perhaps
clothing, to the little children and to the half
sickly half degraded mother. They breathe on
the glimmer Of better nature that perhaps still
lives in the drunken father, and they send the
voice Of pure women, laden with cheer and en-
enlargement, into the soul of the grown up girl
who does not see what there is in life, and who
just trembles on the threshold of the brothel.
We recommend similar attempt to spend five
dollars to the rich and idle who have charita-
BILE natures, in the certainty that the contact 1t
will necessitate is the only means to open the
eyes of the rich to the miserics Of the poor, and
thence the only means to stimulate real and
effective charity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

TIE QUorA OF New YORK CTY.--The quota
Of this city has been increased by the Provost
Marshal General; he has refused to reduce 1t
upon the circumstances of Supervisor Blunt;
and all that we can do is to enlist all the men
possible and stand draft for the balance
But, at the same time, we protest against the
fragrant and outrageous injustice which has
been shown to this city both in the enrolment
and the apportionment For no reason that we
can discover, except the fact that the city voted
for Mcclellan, we have been made to endure
four times our fair proportion Of the hardsAips
Of this CONSUMPTION, while other and more
favored portions of the State and country profit
by our unequal burden. New York oity has
done more TO sustain the war than any half .
dozen Of the loyal States Her men and her
money have been at the service Of the govern
ment whenever required. She will furnish her
quota now; but she will not forget those whose
objectionable ignorance or gross favoritism has
caused her to be thus imposed upon at this
time.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-04-07
THE NEW ENROLMENT LAW

/ The amendments to the Enrollmeat Law.
| finally passed Congress on tho day before the
/ adjournment TIE bill makes some itnpor,arls
changes, and as everybody is interested in tbia
matter we annex synopsis o. tha leading fsa-
tures of the new law
All volunteers, substitutes, representatives,
OF otherwise, hereafter mustered into the mill
tary Or naval service, shall be credited 10 The
ward, township, precinct, or other enrollment
su5-disiyic;s where such persons belong by act
ual resiaonce--if having residence within tie
IJaltei States. III other words, every man is
ccunted as The property Of some community
sevf attached to the soil
Soii-conmissioned officers and -privates who
enlisted il 1882 and 1853, for the unexPircd
terms Of companies, regiments and baitalioDs,
shal, be mustered ont Hith their respective or
ganizations, and SUCH as have been detained in
service since the organizations IN which they
enlisted were mrsIe I'd out, shall be mnedia.e-
y discharged
Tie States, districts ard soh-G.stricts shall
be credited respectively fer all men furnished
since the commencement Of the war, ior any pc.
flot o! seg. ice uct less than three months, re5u-
cling tie 10 years; bet suci. credits siall not
he applied 10 Ire call c! December Il, 1861.
Tor four years III Tie United States previous to
arr,yioe AT inc age Of q, shall ba enrolled and
subject 20 draft.
Substitutes, when mustered in, exempt the
principal fcGua service for the period for which
he was drafted
\ person drafted for one year and furnishing
4 substitute for three years shall be exempt for
tie latler period.
BJnnty brokers must procure Z permit from
the Secretary OF War, by fling proof OF his
loyalty end giving abonf to the s'nolnt e $50
0JJt0. Recruiting agents who enlist ,nsana
persons, Sonvicts, or persons under idic;ment
tog felony, sbal be punished by fire ard i'm
prlsonment, and any officer Knowingly muster
ing III a deserteT, insane or intoxicated person
or :, ninur without consent, shall lie dishonor-
ably dismissed Principals who p,,, in INSULT
cieut substitutes shall be notified within thirty
days. SO that their places may be properly
Supplied:
III addition 10 other lawful penalties for de-
sertion frem the military and naval service.
ali tieserters WHO shall not report themselves
to provost marshal within 60 days shall be
deemed TO nave vUluntu..ly -~I:--~r-;~l.~I sha
rights OF citizenship and their rights to become
citizens This also applies to ali persons who
depart the jurisdiction or 90 beyond tne limits
Of the United States, after being enrolled, with
intent IL avoid any draft ordered.
The President shall appoint assistant provost
marshals, with duties intermediate between
the Provost Marshal General and district pro-
vost mar@hal,,
Recruiting in rebel States is prohibited.
The act to take effect after lis passage, but
not 10 postpone or interfere with the impending
draft.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-04-07
VOL. 8, NO. 36.

poleon, and remember these words when it is
too late 10 recall the act that no words of mine
can prevent"
Napoleon gazed almost in terror at her who
stood like a prophecies gazing Oh: with eyes OF
ire upon the heavens, ard thea With heart
clouded almost to sickness, he turned away and
and left the room without word.
Ten days passed before he had nerve 10 strike
the blow tha; broke The golden Cham that Bound
them. and from thai moment, as lie afterwards
confessed ng ii. Helena, the fall of Napolaon
begaa, iii I.a died .. broken hearted exile upon
an island III ni,i-oceaa.