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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-08

NAL 0HA " ASo
man with them l. unexoeptionably good or
ntolersbly wicked, as be may or may not serve
their purposes or promote their interests They
bsve no, the sense to see the mixed good and
evil in human nature which the philosophic
mind observes everywhere. II is deplorable
fact that nowhere in the world does the press
exhibit such a want Of liberality or fairness as
do our partisan writers. But these Bohemians
forget that their Hsttery or venom carries the
antidote with it, and that in the end the people
Judge rightly.
five could get at and analyzs the motives
for the attacks ON Mr.. Stanton we should see,
doubtless. that they arise in most cases from
personal dislike. disappointment, or some po-
litical maneuvering. We do not intend to ex-
anime these at the present time, but the truth
of history and justice to high public servant
call for some remarks from us.
All through the war we have freely criticised
the official conduct of the Secretary, and have
frequently condemned it. and no One will sus-
pect us, we suppose, of any partially to him or
Wl6Q W COUIb uIo I6vOIs A1O A0o aAA@N0 - 0AO"s
many mistakes; but we must consider theextrs-
ordinary circumstances Of the times and the
difficulties Of his situation. We do not excuse
his coarse manners and offensive personal bear
ing. In these he showed want Of refinement
and q hard, tyrannical, overbearing nature;
but were not these qualities, In some degree,
necessary part of such an inHexible character
az the country needed at the head Of the War
Department. We have passed through fearfully
rough times. Would q man less stern, more
amiable, and scrupulously nice, have carried
us through the storms az successfully It
required just such Q character, and the
eviN incidental or necessarily connected with
it are of little consequence compared with the
advantages. Nor do we approve OF Mr.. STAN
toms conduct in overriding the law and the
constitution, as he did in many cases, in making
arbitrary arrests without proper process, and
often without cause, and In gratifying his per-
sonal prejudices at the expense Of the public
service. For these and many other acts we
condemn him. Still, we can find some pallia-
ton when we reflect upon the magnitude and
diversity of his labors and the questions that
came before him. What an unparalleled war |
How inexperienced was he, as well as the coun-
try. in such q vast work And how, month
after month. during the unexampled struggle,
the mighty events were rapidly developed,
till within four years millions Of men were put
into the field and covered the continent like
locustsi Who can look at the immense labor
and skill required to accomplish all this, and
finally to crush down the rebellion by the
weight only, of such vast numbers, and not ad-
miro the Intellect that was greatly instrumen.
tai in the grand works c.. 2
After taking int account all other agencies
and giving due credit to the generals and
other officers who commanded tho armies and
TO the brave men who fought, and after. 90.
lknowledging. the services Congress and the
other departments of The government rendered
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-08

A FNAxuAL Movsxnr.-The New York
Chamber of Commerce resolved yesterday TO
memorialise Congress, at tho coming session,
70 authorize q certain percensage-ten or If
teen per cent-of the customs duties to be paid
In legal tender noteA Taking In view the fact
that the government has an accumulation Of
surplus coin 70 the amount Of forty-nve millions
Of dollars, this would not be an unreasonable
demand of the merchants, unless II should APP
pear that the Secretary Of the Treasury con-
templates partial return TO specie payments
within few months, which Ia not unlikely.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-08

ToAsrNo TIE ExrERoR.--A Texas corrs-
epondent Of the New Orleans Times says that at
Brownsville Opposite Matamoros, on the Rio
Grande), on the Gath ult, grand ball was
given in honor of Maximilisn's Minister, which
was attended by General Steele and other
United States officers, who had dinner with him
on previous occasion, and that General Steele
toasted the Emperor" Now, in reference to
this curious affair, we would respectfully ask
why this grand ball in honor Of Maximilian's
Minister Why wore these United States Oh
Gers present, and for what purposes and BY
whose authority was II that General Steele
toasted the Emperor" Perhaps Mr.. Secretary
Seward can give US the required information,
He must know that a. both the great political
parties Of the North are unit upon the Monroe
doctrine there cen be no trifing upon thia
subject. What hes Mr.. Seward TO says
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-08

The New England Agricultural Fsfr.
BosroH. ssvs. Z, Ices.
About ten thousand people preseu< yesterday 81
the New England Agricultural Fair now IN progress -
Concord, NJ a.. Among the special atssaoesoas wss
trottng match between stations for preniams u 90
hundred and Atty dollars hundred dollars ard my
dollars, mile heats best thres 10 Avs rhres horses
entered with the following result H.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-08

MUSICAL -Sgnor BaEh, who has bssn russscaasng =
oencovs and charming We rural disrots with oonsosa
of svess sounds he's returned 70 shs CITY end wth -
suns bis musical aabon he dsvoGcs ssptsnbsr - %
sobsr 70 giving lssoss. ssnor Bar ono Of ths besA
known ana nsD accomplished q cur city seschsss 80
~ mcoen WIN uanoubsedy be 10 proportion V hb ~
srsas usnsI M soquirsnsnss 60 great and b 3
ssasisss ypiss Il ~ sAAsra ass, y $1,000 - .
trssAsr SfxvAM Z
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-08

insurgent States, that the -work of Southern
restoration will 60 quietly and steadily onward,
with still increasing good win and spirit Of
harmony between whites and blacks, until, In
good time, even the right Of suffrage shall be
extended to the black race Everything in
order in this task of rebuilding the local insti-
tutions Of the South, but nothing rashly and at
q venture. Let us be sure Of our footing as
we advance, says President johnson, and this
is the general sentiment of the country.
The blacks Of Alabama appear to be doing
well, and exhibiting the right spirit in adapting
themselves to circumstances and waiting pa
tiently the course Of events. In North Caro-
lima the freedmen, or freemen as they prefer to
be called, seem to be more ambitious and
suspicious In regard to their political rights.
There was . mass meeting Of colored citisens
at Newhern the other day, at which resolutions
were adopted defining their political position
and providing for State convention OF the
colored people at Raleigh, on the 10th instant
In the resolutions o. this meeting the members
declare that they are not insensible to the in
security Of their freedom "without the elective
franchise TO sustain 1t - and that @our delegates
10 the convention BE- instructed to take
thoughtful consideration OF this most important
subject, and urge upon the minds of the people
and the convention for the reconstruction Of
the State that it Is their interest as we'll as
our own that they should give us the right to
vote"
Objection having been made to Raleigh as
the place for the convention, Mr.. Galloway,
the ruling spirit Of the meeting, said that be-
cause Raleigh was the place "whore the slave
code and all its horrors, thumb screws, &C., as
mentioned in the resolutions, were enacted, l
think it eminently proper that the first colored
peoples convention of the State should be held
right there. Besides, sir, am in favor of going
right where they don't want the negro to co."
Raleigh was adopted, and Galloway and three
colored associates were appointed delegates to
the convention from Newborn.
This movement is . new feature in Southern
politics, and We suspect that disorganizing
Northern radicals are not only at the bottom
Of il, but that they will follow it up throughout
the South. The orator Galloway said, awe
had great leader once-Abraham Lincoln;
but he was murdered. / then thought his sue
oessor would be Noses for us; but I have
found that be is not even Joshua" From
49, 1T - IT,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-08

KNusror. O. Wa HepA I, i50s.
,rhs steamer wsssssDvn, p'yts osssssa h'asaes ana
cans ypcsSt, caught nrv whils giAe u her whAr ~
Casa y,ucsut sbous two oclck thh mosnins. and wa
burned TO the waisr's edge, No lives lost gia
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-08-17

CoNFIscATIoN.-We publish quite a
long list of citizens of Virginia whose prop
erty has been seized for confscation. The
list is long, but it seems the work has only
begun in that State. As yet, Ea ere una.
Bile to see any local reason existing in Vir-
ginia to account for so much confscation.
Up to this time we have heard of no confs-
cation act in North Carolina. No process
has been ordered or commenced againstthe
property of any citizen, SO far as we are
informed. 1t is greatly to be hoped that
our citizens may continue to be favored,
and may continue to escape 1.-The agents of
coufscation. In Virginia there is more of
dissension and of i'll feeling, and every man
seems gratifed to inform against his neigh.
Dor and see him suffer. We hope our citi-
zens will be more prudent, more kind and
forgiviug.-Ra7eigh Standard.
Good advice timely given. We don't
see what the Government can gain in the
long run by confscating the property of the
Southern people. 1t will put but little
money into the National Treasury while the
innumerable nrnber Of petty oficeholders
will stuff their pockets. Confscation viii
engendera hate for the Government that
nothing can eradicate. Mean and low-life
indeed must be the southern man who
urges on the confscasion of his neighbour
property. We join the Standard in hoping
that the citizens of North Carolina may
maintain kind feeling towards each Other
and escape the confscation agents.-Cha
1otte Democrat. .s.--
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Washington, May 20, 1865.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, May 20, 1866.
Sir: A copy of the Presidents amnesty
proclamation Of this date is herewith ap-
pended. By clause in the instrument the
Secretary of State is directed to establish
rules and regulations for administering and
recording the amnesty oath, so as to insure
its benefits to the people and guard the gov
ernment against fraud. Pursuant to this
injunction, you are informed that the oath
prescribed in the proclamation may. be ta-
ken and subscribed before any commission.
ed officer, civil, military sor naval, in the
service Of the United States, or any civil
or military officer of a loyal State or Terri
tory, who by the laws thereof may be quail.
ifed for administering oath !. all II officers
who receive such oaths are hereby author
lied to give certified copies thereof to the
persons respectively by whom they were
made; and such officers are hereby required
to transmit the originals Of such oaths, at
as early day as may be convenient, to this
department, where they will be deposited
and remain in the archives of the govern
ment. A register thereof will be kept in
the department, and on application, in
proper cases, certificates of such records
will be issued in the customary form of of
fetal certificates. I am, sir, your obedient
servant, VIM. a. SEWARD,
Secretary of State,
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MExIoo.-It is reported in Northern pa
pars that intelligence from Mexico indi-
Gates that Maximillian will soon abdicate
the throne and return to Europe. It is
stated that President johnson is in favor of
officially notifying the Emperor of France
that Maximillian must be withdrawn from
Mexico, and in case of the refusal of Ma
poleon to comply, that U s. troops be di-
rected to cross the Rio Grande and advance
on the Mexican Capital. We.placs no re-
lance in such reports. ',.: - -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-08-17

TIE u s. HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIvEs-Byan act of Congress, May %,
1850, the number Of representatives was
established at 233 of which number was ap.
portioned among the several States in 1862,
upon the basis of l24,1S3 population
Several large fractions occurring, Congress,
by an act of March 4, 1862, gave an addi
tional member to each of the States of Il.
liuois, Iowa, Minnesota, Kentucky, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont,
Thus increasing the number to 24l. Ne
vada having since been admitted to the
Union with one member, the total is now
242. The present apportionmsnt stands q
fixed fact until the ,.3rd of March, 1873
The eleven States now in process Of re or.
ganization are entitled under it to the fol.
lowing representation
Virginia, 8; North Carolina, 7; South
Carolina, 4; Georgia, I; Florida / Ala
bama, g.. Mississippi, s; Louisiana, 5;
Texas, 4 !; Arkansas, B.; and Tennessee, 8,
Total 5S. ~ a..--- -. .aa :.
+ Elections Of members have been made
for the Thirty.ninth Congress III all the
States of the Union, except the aforesaid
eleven, and Kentucky and Nevada. Ol
the $50 members already elected. LA were
chosen on Lincoln tickets, and SO by the
opposition. 1t is difficult to make political
estimates of the future; but in any event
the Republican side will have clear ma
jority Of 4S in full House as follows:
..-. =, Republican. Opposition
% State have elected IA sc
2 (Kentucky and NeVada,) e.. ~
estimated 4 g
II Southern States So
Total =. l4S lOO
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by taking the oath herein prescribed, are In
military, naval or civil confinement or Gus.
tody, or under bonds Of the civil, military
or naval authoritiesof agents Of the United
States, as prisoners Of war or persons de-
tanned for offences of any kind either before
or after conviction.
Mirteenh.-All peraons who have vol
unfairly participated in said rebellion, and
the estimated value Of whose taxable prop
erty is oyer twenty thousand dollars.
Fomteentb.-All persons who haye taken
the oath of amnesty as prescribed in the
Presidents proclamation of Deoember eight,
A. D. one thousand eight hundred and
sixty three, or an oath of allegiance to the
government of the United States since the
date of said proclamation, and who hava
not thenceforth kept and maintained the
same inviolate ::
Provided, That special application may
be made to the President for pardon by any
person belonging to the excepted classes,
and such clemency will be literally exten:
ded as may be consistent with the facts Of
the case and the peace and dignity of the
United States. o.
The Secretary of State will establish
rules and regulations for administering and
recording the said amnesty oath SO as to in-
sure its benefit to the people, and guard the
government against fraud.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the Uni
ted States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, the
twenty.rinth day Of May, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty FIVE, and of the independence of
the United States; the eighty:ninth.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:
VIM. a. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
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sa> We have 10 announce compilation
of the Western and Atlantic Rail Road 10
Atlanta, making direct communieasion to
Macon and Angusta from the North sad
West We find that rad road entsprises
slloves the South ore being ssviFsa
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-08-17

WAS repealed after one ysar. This tsxs
Eighty cents on every hundred dolIAfs
worth Of land, valued BY the tax bo0kaof
1860. -. ~ -. ~ rs J.
This tax viii finally be eollsetsd ID every
county in the State, but q very libsrsl zine
WILDE given, 80 that all may have . chance,
to pay without Inconvenience. h s. s. I !.
:. Raleiqh Standard.
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PETITIONS FOR PARDON.

PETITIONS FOR PARDON.
Parties forwarding Petitions for Pardon
through the Governors Office, in drawing
them should observe the following direc-
tions - ........-.. .....
1st.-Address the Petition to the Presi-
dent of the United States.
2nd.-State the name, age, residence
and occupation of the applicant.
3rd.-State the general conduct of the
applicant during the rebellion, and the part
taken therein, which may render his prop.
erty liable to eonfscatiou. -
4th:-State, the clause in the Amnesty
Proclamation of May 29th, 1856, under
which he comes
5th.-State that the applicant has taken
the Oath Of Amnesty:as prescribed by the
Presidents Proclamation. Eof May 29th,
1855, and his intention to observe the same.
6th.-Sign the petition.
7th.-Attaeh to the petition, with. mn.
ciiage or waters, copy Of the Amnesty
Oath, sworn and subscribed to by the ap.
plicaut. =, ~ ,sze,ss=,f. 49, I 4
The petition should be written on large
size letter, or foolscap paper, and folded
with the lines of the writing. ...-
Make no endorsement on the back Of the
petition. BY observing these directions,
applicants will secure promptness in the
consideration Of. their petitions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-08-17

= CAUTION TO PERSONS SEEKING PAR.
ss.-A despatch from Washington gives
the following timely warning against that
class of persons who are springing up all
through the country as pardon brokers :
"a number of persons who have COM
menced business as pardon brokers' and
are receiving fees of various amounts. &C
cording to the ability oftheir clients to pay
for the services they are supposed to-render.
It is desired that it should be known that
such persons, Rhateverinauence they may
r:e.ssa &C have, cannot facilitate the pro
curing of.suoh pardons. On the contrary.
in. cases whore it is known to the President
that one Of these brokers has been employ
ed, it delays rather than hastens attention
to the application. - q
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-08-17

FoR THE SoUrH-A Washington cor
respondent of the N. Y. Ne,os communi.
Gates the following:
ga steady stream of white laborers from
the North and from Europe (for the South
has set in during the last three months
and this influx will continue to grow larger
for nine months to come. All the second
class trains on the Baltimore and Chic
Railroad running to Parkersburg on the
Ohio river, as we'll as those ou- the railroad
between Washington and Richmond, just
opened, are crowded with Irish and German
laborers. They are going down. the Ohio
and Mississippi River in steamboats, to vari.
Quspoints in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alaba-
ma, Louisiaqa and Arkansas; and to the in.
terror Of Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina" 81
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NUMBER is.


-. .....,sa .sss;7 ora -, !. TS;.s.s.;s
M;.h.I Tss sss go. - e,srv hura.sa I aolls,s, m 5
worth of land. valued by the tax bockaof
1860. ssss .s = Z. (.
This tax viii finally be eollsetsd ia every
county in the State, but q very lfbsai tfms
viii be given, 80 that ali may hare chance
to pay without inconyenieuoe. b - g .
:. .... ,S, ~. Raleish Standard.
= - ------.s..--- - - -
INTERNAL REVENUE pEcTsIoN.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has just made the following important de-
cision in reference to the duty on tobsrco
in the late insurrectionafy States:
Tobacco manufactared prior 70 Sept II
1862, and sold but never removed from the
plaeeof manufacture, % iiabletothe ratsof
duty, imposed by the act now in force. go.
baoco made subsequent % Sept. !, lS6z,
and prlor 70 June at, iso4, u q nas Reen
sold, Will pehaDle % tns rates q duty 1na-
posed by the act OF July 9 ! lSoz, M and the PC,
amendment ass @; ;Marsn 2, 1900, Enenss-
Ct ls is moved beyond tne insaTfscilonaly
STATES II u mas never peen g soaa, os gas u
still in possession Of the mannfactarer, thea
it will be subject, when aotd9 q semosed, 70
the rateS Oh GUY smposeo y 'ne lsa now
IN iofce: Manalacsarsu sopsSco, - sns
,nsuslseaonsly saes esa'ss Maas e pl.ol e aL.
!, tooo, am, ana no! oSasa y .ue malu.ac.u-
!er Wnen s0lo, el.nei S. = Ds !, eonsuMsa - y
I..o.ola1y S,a's, :. y ~ este - q
sa.u psses = .4aDls - .n' NJ MI. 80 = -.
sne ,'as q uvn = .o.os. 1872 s sl'
aanus u psio.asel aa icy - sC,u l1s-
ise,y Wi'nin tns ilSufieos,ouaty ''sssso VII.
ous pecomlug .iaDle 20 tne ta&; pussHaea
the same IS SOLO g % tsansportea peyena
), the limits MI 81 sald surrecnonary Ssasess u
becomes liable 70 the tax imposed ~ fhe
law IN 1ofee az the ame tne nrss sale @ tne
same tobacco was made hy tne manntactus-
or thereof. Tobacco from yirglnia cr Noftn
Carolina eannoss oe shipped ~ way g NeN
York to new Orleans, tnongn ,fne same
was made and sold prior to the establish
ment Of Collection Districts ~ said State,
without the payment Of the tax. The stax
would accrue on tobacco manntactnEed by
. hrm, should SAID urn, or being dissolved,
divide the stock on hand OF manufaetured.
tobacco among the individual menbess Of
the firm If sale Of said tobacco shonld
afterwardsbe be made, tosbe carried sbeydnd
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-08-17

TENNEssEE.-The excitement in. Ten.
nessee relative to the approaching election
still continues, though in modified form
on the part of the pro-slavery party since
the decisive announcement Of Gov. Brown
low that the laws shall be, executed at all
hazards. The candidates for Congress are
addressing the voters in different parts Of
the State, the seeessionists in their speeches
|impudently denounoing both the national
and State governments. In additionto the
troubles Of political agitation, several coun.
J ties in the central portion Of the State are
still infested by bands of guerrilla robbers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-08-17

WHAT THE People WANT.-The ~.
z. Journal Of Commerce very truthfully
says the people want peace, fraternsl rela-
'tions, reciprocal commercial intercourse,
reduction Of public expenditures, and q
restoration Of civil power in National and
State governments. The. negro suffrage
question, which agitates the minds of some
politicians anxious to ride into power and
Office, will hardly prove sufficient hobby
for their purposes. The people will soon
begin to think more of their taxes than
of the negro, and will look with little In
terest on this sphilanthropic abstraction. 1t
is time to devote more attention to the poor
white man and his children, and aid in
promoting his welfare. !.
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DIRECTIONS FOR ADMINISTER
=: ING AND RECORDING THE
AMNESTY OATH.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

The following official circular; has been
issued:
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4 a SENSIBLE 0BpER. Major General
Hartsuf, the commander at Petersburg,
Va, has issued the following erderin inrsgard
to the rights Of the negro:
Headquarters United States Forces, |
" = Petersburg, April "a, 1885. E