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Position Of Mr.. Bolts.

/ Anumber Of unfeunded stories relative to
Mr.. Bolts position on ths present Gov
eminent Of Virginia, the division of the
State, the Alexandria Constitution. etc. ,
haye found their way into the newspapers.
The following, from the Washington CA,on.
Gle, we believe entitled to credit:
eve have had a pleasant interview with
he Hon John NJ. Bolts, Of Virginia. lie
denies the accuracy ola statement. published
in letter from Richmond, that .Mr. Bolts
says that the people Of Virginia would have
bad no objection to have ,reteised Mr.. peir-
Epoint as Provisional Governor. but that
there is decided disinclination to acknow
ledge him as the Executive of the Com
monwealth." What he did say vas, that
T he could not approve the manner in which
the Alexandria Constitution was forced up.
on the people OF Virginia, it having been
framed by eleven men and adopted by four
or live hundred voters; but that Governor
Peirpoint was elected under the Constitu-
tion Of 1861, and is. therefore, the legi.i-
mate Governor Of the State. Q
''Mr. Bolts denies that he has eyer dis.
puted the validity Of tie West Virginia
Government, as has been alleged by some
newspaper correspondent. lie insists. on
the contrary, that the people Of the West
did right to set up a loyal government, and
admits, the legality Of the act Of separation
from the East. Hc would prefer to see the
old State reunited ~ many accounts, but
he regards the question as finally settled.
In respect to slavery, Mr. Bolts admits
that slavery is destroyed by the events of
the war; and, although he would have pre-
ferred more gradual process, he now &C
qulesccs in the practical result, and thinks
the whole people Of the State would consent
to the incorporation of prohibitory clause
in the Constitution.
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Reconstruction Under Governor Holden
in North Carolina.


From North Carolina we learn that Gov
ernor Holden has taken possession of thu
Governor room at the Capitol, and tntsf-
ed upon the general discharge of his duties
IS the Provisional Executive of that. State.
Il is proclamation lis :saon to be Issued hut
from an article Published liz paper lately
under his oootrol, and FROM the known
character of the new Governor, MANY i'm.
portant features tau, be- foretold. "A co.'s !;
vention will undoubtedly be .sus gcsted, and
hopes are entertained that the State NAV he
represented in the next Congress. A SEP.
aration is to be made of the acts of the Leg
lslatures which met during. the rebellion
those referring to the so-ca led Copfedera.a
Governmental be declared void, ard those.
referring to State and domestic matters only.
-ssuch as the appointment Of. magistrates.
who have solemnized marriages, &c.-to
be retained as far. as possible. Gen. Scho,
field has issued an order calling upon all
officers and soldiers of his command to as
sist the Executive in the. discharge; of bis
duties. Applications for pardon under the
terms of tie Presidents amnesty proclama-
ton are already quite numerous--Ne,y
Yorl; Herald.
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| A WEST VIRGINIA view OF PoLrr1cA1
AFFAIRS IN EASTERN VIRGINIA. The Wheel.
ing lVa.) Iuteuigenccr-the leading paper
in West Virginia-has. a long editorial up
OH Governor Pierpont and affairs 10 Eastern
Virginia. 1t says the Governor is rad
ieal' man. but
$50 far as it represents any spirit of re-
vcugefuluess, the Governor is conserva-
tive in the. true and unabused acceptation
of the term. He realizes that the couptry
now demands craftsmanship, not partizan-
ship, ct his bands hat@it is desirable not
to perpetuate government of bayonets ind
! drum head court martials-that the true
leader 'and reformer of the hour is he who
builds bis, hopes and expectations Of govern.
'nent upon the consent of the governed,
and upon no other foundation. The chief
difficulty in his way is the restoration of the
elective franchise On the one hand he is
urged to use his influence to have the Leg
islature that. recently sat in Alexandra,
and that will meet again in Richmond, ex-
ercis, that discretion confidcd to them by
the new Constitution, which allows an cx-
tension Of the right of suffrage beyond those
few persons in Virginia who we're not i'm.
! plicated in the rebellion. He is pressed to
a recommendation of this sort by reason of
the chaotic condition Of the counties. As
matters sand, no man can record deed.
hold court, administer an oath, celebrate
a marriage, grant license to do business,
administer on an estate. or. do any other
act that requires court organization. I'm
less the people can vote, they are hopeless
.ly stagnated, and their only, refuge is to
leaEethe State as fast as they can sell or
sacrf,ee their property. This is one view
that confronts Governor Pierpont at the
start in the work Of rganzing and restor.
ing Virginia"
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j. NJ EASTMAN, Cnf. Cab Of Dept.


'scowards and.laggards mutilate the dead, and
exut over prisoners-Lrore men nerer d.
This sentiment is expressed in late let
fer Of General Shernan's, and is worthy
the man who uttered it, 1t procainls hin.
NATURES NoBLEMAy Actuated by the i'm
pulses Of really patrician nature, he is
ever magnanimons to fallen foe. The
same is equally true CT all the great chief.
,aina of ancient and modern times. The
Greeks and Romans were both conspicuous
for their magnanimty and their respec: fol
the rights of hospitality which they never
violated. The captive Prince Porus was
treated by Alexander like king" Ever
the atrocious Sylla found an asylum in The
house of Mal'us. Tue ex. ression of Napo.
leon, after one of his most signal victories
as procession of wounded Austrians pass.
ed by, "Honor to unfortunate courage, ii
familiar to all Aud still fresh in the rec
objection of all, is the langu- &c of Genera
Grant to Lee, when the latter rendered hin
his sword the old hero, deeply affected by
the occasion, his eyes Swimming with tears
keep thy sword, General Lee-No braue1
nan cun ,rear it
These are sentiments cherished, and thu
actions of really brave men, who have beer
christenel by the fire of battle fields. Mcr
who face danger ard death in Thousand
, forms, with upllanched cheek and steady
nerve, UT can possess the tender sensibili
! ties and refinement Characteristic Of the true
woman. The Sir Hudson loves of histor.
stand out in unenviable contrast. Tn
man who proved himself totally destitute o
feeling. overwhelmed himself, his govern
,nent and his .posterity with disgrace. i
the persecution Of a helpless prisoner o
the barren rock of ST. Helena. will be re
membered by every Freuchman. aud .hel
up to, the seorh Of all ages. How true
| is that
..The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the darirg.'
Mtcon Telegraph, Of the 3rd
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How the New system Works.
Macon Tetnrranh. lst.l

Although general regret was at first felt
when the settled policy Of the victorious
party was announced, we have already wit
messed many manifestations of relief. on the
part of those who could scarcely realize the
stern fact that the negroes were free
They have not found the hardshps involved
to be half so grievous as was. anticipated =
In making estimates Of the question of dol
lars and cents involved, many find that they
have been paying dearly for what W as real
ly an incumbrance. The result Of an loves
LEGATION Of their profit and loss accounts has
startled many. and convinced them that
what they have been. regarding blessing
was burden. aud that, BY giving remune
ration for such labor as they afs Actually
compelled to have done, they will make q
saving. =
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From Mexico.

me liberals Gaining Ground There 1,
not an lmpe,alist IN some, Of tic States.
! The New York Posts Vera Cruz CORES.
pondence of June says the Emperor il
still on his pleasme-tour through the coun.
try, while everything is at "a standstill III
the capital awaiting. his return.
| The Liberals have gained more ground
during the last month than they have lost
during the last year. =.
General Negrete still holds Monterey,
Salt'llo, and all the country between the
cities and the coast.
The attack on Matamoros failed owing to
the threatening position taken by the, Reb-
els at Biowsyille when the Liberals APP
preached Matamoras.
The whole State Of Tamaulipas, with the
exception of Tampico aud Ma amoras, is in
the hands Of the Liberals.
In the State of Michoacan the Count de
PORTER has been badly beaten BY the Lib
eral troops, nnder General Regules, and 10
the States of Tobasco and Cbiapas !. Dot a
Frenchman nor Impcrilalist is 20 re found
I.he veteran General Alvarez still holds his
posltionas Governor of the State of Gutrreor
The whole coast south of Vera Cruz. except
Campeachy. remains in the undisputed pos
session ofthe Juarists. The French despair
of paclfying the country unless fifty thou !.
sand more French troops are sent there.
Or Gwin'has arranged his Sonora project.
1t only awaits Maximlian's signature. lie
goes as Director General Of Emigration to
the States of Sonora. Chihuahua. Durango
and Tamaulipas. Eight thou and French
troops, 60 with him to protect the emigrahts
and tortlty the frontier against the excnr
sions of the dreaded Yankees. DR.. OWNS
son is to get all the railroads Of. Sonora -
Of course no emigrants are to be, admitted
except picked Confederates, and all North
erners are excluded. The French Admi-
raj has gone to persuade Maximi Ian to
purchase the Stonewall at Hayanch, with
which he is confident he can defend the
coast against the whole American feet.
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The Freed Negroes.

In the local department. Of the Macon
Telegraph We notice the following item:
On Sunday information was received BY
Colonel White, provost marshal, that a
large number of dead bodies we're in the
river, just below the city. A detail was
despatched to the place for the purpose of
taking them out of the water and burying
them. The squad fund no less than fif-
teen bodies of negro men within the space
Of few hundred yards. They were lodged
in drift wood and along thc banks OF the
river. No marks of violence were reported
as having Been found upon them. The
bodies were buried on the banks Of the
river where they wers found Nothing
4 whatever is as yet known as TO-. how they
came to their death.
| Commenting upon the foregoing. that
piper says Of the 'suferipgs which the un-
lfortunates Ohe negroe~) VIII, focksd to
Macon since the army reached" that city,
that call the time they have been suffering
terribly in every conceivabl" shape. and we
have information that many hundreds have
died from starvation and disease tho g
4gregato reaching total that seems almost
incred ,lous.
This is indeed Horrible Thus far It has
not been the case we mean death by star
walton or disease--in this vicinity. though
how soon we may be forced to make sim
liar record, we know not. At present the
indications are that we shall pass for with
all the humane efforts of the military au-
thorities at this point, the sound advice
given to the negroes who have abandoned
their domestic voluntarily return to them
and resume work on the abandoned farms,
there to be fed and cared for. the unhappy
creaturcs-men, women and children - still
flock to and remain in our city. some Of
them, it is true, begging for work to earn
their bread. but most Of then, begging fol
bread and not for work: some seeking fol
new homes, and but few returning to their
old ones.
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$ tlttieh = ottrg
The Pert Of Youth
BY sEwALL FLY.

There's beoutifu' port on the shores of time,
Where the waters are clear ard deep,
And the winds and Waves of that sunny cline
Would not wake an infants sleep.
And daily and hourly the slips 90 out,
To traverse the waves so blue;
But they never return, whatever. 1hc;r route,
To anchor and land their crew.
They may coast in sight of the beautiful port,
And along where lie watch towers frown
Dst alas! cen there by the rude winds sport,
Full many bark goes down.
And some, perckance. may forget for while,
The port whence they sailed forth,
And, touching at many sunny isle,
Take new supplies Of lnirth.
But sooner or later. rs years roll on,
To the watchman's din old eve
With mastwin splinters, and sails all torn,-
shattered bark goes by,
And all who may read my rhymes will say,
That what have written is truth;
For none who launch on life's sea to-day,
Can re enter the Port Of Youth.
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Provisional GovERNoE OF ALABAMA
The President has finally determined to.ap-
point udge Parsons Provisional Governor
of Alabama.
Instructions to Provisional Governors
will be- determined upon at the. Cabinet
meeting tomorrow.
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A Resell Quartcrmastcr's Farewell Adj
dress.

A Retel Quartcrmastcr's Farewell Ad.
A Friend, says the Nashville Union
sends US the following humorous order issued
by Rebel Quartermaster 1t makes some
very fair hits:
HINEoUARTERs CHEATuM"s. DIV
Near Greensboro ~. c., AprH 26, '65. !
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. L.
Cubs of the Guar
termaster's Department of these Hindquar-
tiers heroes of thousand mud holes, and
mary fight : after four years arduous
service. marked by unsurpassed ink sling.
ing and unparaI'el hard c'srsing. your Chief
bows to the edict ofthe Generals Command.
ing, and declares these. Hindquattcrs mon
comatibus in sHanpo.'
need n tell MY ga1!ant mule stealcrs
who have to the last braved the danger Of
being kicked to death, that | have no,
'i,oustl'essly given up ibis good egg OIL
consented to the resait from any distrGSt Of
their abilities, tut feeling that it was worse
than useless to steal against snch superior
rank. I have this day caritulatcd to the
Corps he ,dqaal ters.
l!y the terms Of the agreement you can
,em,n a home until exchanged Cor steal
yourselves into the penitentiary. J taking
with you all private properly, such as muies
C Tee sugar and ''spnn truck /" [ wou!t
suggest that my cubs take as rncll suga,
and cnffee as pos ible, or it will be waste
t'y being issued to the troops.
You will take with you the satisfac iol
that proceeds from "A consciousness Of /;
''nesf well fcathered, aud [ earnestly pray
that "o1l Frank" may got catch and b1es!
III, as you deserve, for your noble aDt
sclf-~acrGcing conduct
Mary have sought glory at the cannon's
mouth and she'd their best blood upon the
affairs Of their country Though this glari
oas pris i'cge has been denied you. yet yor
have ever h ID the first picking at the spoiIs
and i'll the hour of bsttla have ever foune
you at your posts : far in the rear
With an increasing admiration for the
aJhesiyeness Of your H,gers to Government
property. and the wonderful SCRATCHING
qualities of your onscienccs-coupled will
grateful remembrance of the many things
your .'affi lazy" IS enabled me to put OF
abstract Fl bid you a sorrowful fare
we'll. G. J. c..
Chief @ NJ, Lhcatham's Div'n.
Official:
j. NJ. EAsTNAN. CAT Cab of Dem
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o. lie Uinditator,
v, II. II. LYNN. Editnr e. Pronrietor.


The .tyINDlCATOR" is published weekly, al
two Dollars year: (par funds) IN AID
VANCE, or Three Dollars il paid at the ex
piration OF tho. year.
ApvR,r IsEafNrs inserted at ONE DOLLAR pei
square Of ten lines Cor less) for every insertion
PAYABLE in adva nee.
zD- The number ofinse rtions should be marked
tho manuscript. Otherwise they will be inserted
until forbid and charged accordingly.
~ Obituaries, Marriage notices, Annonn ce-
mcnt of candidates and all Communications or No
tees OF personal or private character, or intend
ed calculated to promote any private enterprise
or Interest, will " charged for as advertise
ments.
~ Parties, sending us advertisements APP
words line and remit according terms,
"a advertised above.
Mg> Ulice on New Courthouse Street, oppe-
slte Brandsburg' Old Stand, ant pear the Va.
Hotel.
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AUGUSTA County Gari Clerks o6ice to ui'

AUGUSTA County N'ari Clerks o6ice to lcit:
gTHREE ESTRAy CATTLE.-Takpn up by
L William ID Anderson on hi. land the 4th day
Of January 1865 of the following description to sat
lst. Steer OF black colnr. crop and slit in left
and in right ear white under the oelly, tw" years
ota ext spping. and appraised at 500.
End. A Steer of red color. sli ii both ears and
crop off the left, white back and belly white on
end OF tail, star in fore head, two years old next
spring. and appraised at $500.
3rd A Steer of red and white spotted color,
underkYel in both ears and crap off the left, nhe
year old and appraised at 5000 bv James Craw-
ford. Samuel Cline and John S Mo orman before
William Crawford J p.
Extract Testa.
WM. \. BURNETT, Clerk.
Feb
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Railroad Notice.

OFFICE VA. C&N TRIAL II r. O..
RICHMoND, October llth 1864. (
A ItTICIES Of Freight shipped to Waynesboro O..
"A Fshe.sville or stanton must he remov ed
from the cars immed lately their arrival as the
Company has no depot at either point and will not
be responsible for losses after their arrival des
tinatons can goods DE suffered to remain in
the cars for storage.
r.. WHITCOMB.
Genl. Super't
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WE arc prepared to execute, with neatness and
w dispatch, JOB WORK, such as
PAMPHLETS,
BLANKS,
POSTERS,
CHECKS,
CARDS.
LABELS,
BILL-IfEADS,
&C., &c.
~ Terms CAST! for ali job Work, on pELiv-
June 2 1865.
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WAGES or CotNrn4 NEoRoKs "A meet
ing of the citizens of District No. 1 of Am
,herst county, was held on Friday last. to
take into. confederation tile subject of negro
wages, and to adopt some measures by
which uniformity of action might be had
relative TO the new relations between the
negro and his former master. The meeting
was attended by a number of the lealipg
and influential citizens Of the neighborhoed
and series Of resolutions were adopted
with entire unanimity One of The respln-
tions fixes the price to be paid for an able.
| Bodied negro man at FIVE dollars per month.
he to clothe himself, and pay his doctor
bills and taxes Another resolution de-
clares that no land will be rented to negroes
under any consideration. 1t was further
determined that 20 negro would be employ.
ed who had voluntarily left his former mas
ter, without satisfactory reasons should he
assigned therefor, and not then unless tho
nngro should exhibit certificate of RECON-
mendation from bis late master, as to char
(acter, Sc.
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JAMES SNEED.
A Attorney. Ganeral

:. Nj Guinness, the great Brewer of Dub
in stout, has been knighted. His beer
b tiles will henceforth bear the title of ST
Benjamin. ].
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EM1oRATIoN rKou EURopE The New
York correspondents Of the Philadelphia
Ledger writes on Monday: /. ..:,,
"Nearly two thousand English, Irish
and German emigrants arrived here this
morning in the steamers Germania and Citv
of Cork, and if the letters. from the packet
agents on the other side can be relied upon.
we mvy expect an average Of about four
thousand week from row till The fall
With the restoration Of peace in America.
the impression is said to be, almost univer-
sal throughout Germany that there Is a bet~
ter opening for labor, than ever before -
Hundreds Of families were selling out, at
various places, to emigrate in body. They
expect employment as farm hands in tho
Western States. The English, Irish and
Scotch enigrants, who oome Via Liverpool.
Eseem to entertain like expectations as to the
demand of labor. but they differ from the
Germans as to the locality it is best to set
tie down in, and hence, while the latter
proceed to the country as speedily as possi-
bic after their arrival at Castle Garden, tho
former, as a general riie, prefer to take
their chances for employment in the CITY
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VIRGINIA -
1t Rules hill IN the Clerks
Office of the Circuit Conr for augusta
County, the 9th duy Of fthrmry 1865.
JANIS NJ Srour, Pltff.
ROBERr WHITLocK, Dcft.
The object of this suit is t" attach a:opt so acres
of land in Augusta County. adjoining Hunter,
Harris and othets, bought of Chapman. Arthur
and others belonging to absent Defendant, So
.satisfy a debt due Pftf -
The Defendant Robt Whtlock not having en-
tered his appearance. and 1t appearing by salts
factory evidence that he is not resident of this
Commonwealth: II is ordered that he appear here
within one month ter due publication of this no
tice and do what is necessary to protect his in
tercst.
A CoPY-TEsrE.
X TRoUr. T. @. JOS \ RYAN, Clerk.
Feb l7-4t.
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APPLICATION EoR SPECIAL PARDcN UNDER
rnsN AMNESTY PROCLAMATION Attorney
General Speed has issued the following cir
cular for the beueft Of those classes making
application for special pardon under the
Presidents amnesty proclama ion:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
i, Washington, june Z, 1865.
BY direction of the President, all persons
belonging to the excepted classes enumera>
ted in the Presidents amnesty proclamation
of May 20. 1861 who may make special
hereby notified that, before their respective
applications will be considered, it must be
shown that they have respectively taken
and subscribed the oath or affirmation in
the said proclamation prescribed. Every
such person desiring special pardon should
make personal application in writing, there
for. and should transmit with sueh appica-
ton the original oath or affirmation as taken
and subscribed before an officer authorized.
under the rules and regulations promulga-
ted by the Score airy Of State, to administer
the amnesty oath prescribed in the said
proclamation of the President.
! JAMES SNEED.
Attorney General
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS In the Po'
tomac Congressional District of Virginia
stretching from Alexandra to Frederick
county, and South to include Fauquier
three candidates are already in the field
Lewis Mckenzie. Gilbert s. Miner anf
George Rye. The name Of George p
Senssney. for ten years editor Of the Win
chester Republican. a sterling Wing paper
hes also been suggested. All are consld
cred Unconditional Union Men. but, as III
field is large one. it is probable ohe
names Will be presonted.-Notionol Intel
|iiyen5er.
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"A. WEsONDONCK,

"A. VESONDONCK,
RICHMOND, VA,
Broad Street, lGl, between eth and 7th
Conanaig sion Merchant
for the sale Of
LARD,
BUTTER,
APPLE BRANDY,
and all kinds Of country produce:
Feb. eft.
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PRESIDENT JOHNSON ON NEGRo SUFFRAGE.
"A delegation of Friends from PhiIadel-
phia had an interview with President John
son on Wednesday, and made him speech
on the subject Of neglo suffrage:
''In response. President johnson said
he would not make a speech, but would
talk to them in the spirit Of friendship and
fraternal regard. Tie wished to talk to them
as though they were all members Of the
same family. He told them Of the difficult
tiea. in tie way Of comforting the right Of
suffrage as they desired, and gave them
many instances Of his experience among
the Slaves Of the South, whose habits and
feelings be professed thoroughly to under
stand. But one great act might be sad to
have been fully accomplished by the war
after the restoration Of the Union, AMI Cha
is tic complete abolition Of slavery. There
were many other things that would require
time to accomplish. and among thes, nigh
10 the question Of suffrage"