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Hon. A. II. Stephens Before the RcCOn,.
StfuCtiOn Committee,

WASHINGTON, April l6.--Among tho
testimony reported to-day from the Com.
mlttee OH Reconstruction was that.
Alexander II. Stephens. He said that.
he had conversed freely with the promi..
nent men of Georgia, and met with q,
great many prominent and influential.
men at Milledgeville, not connected!
with the Legislature. He gave it as
his decided opinion, from conversa,.
lions and correspondence, that an over.
whelm'ng majority ofthe people of Geor-.
gla are exceedingly anxious for the res.
toratlon OF the Government, and for the.
State to take her former position in tho.
Union, to have Senators and Represcn.
tatives admitted to Congress and enjoy.
the rights and discharge the obligations
OF State under the Constitution of the
United States as amended. He believes
The sentiment OF the people Of Georgia
IN the exercise OF the right Of Secession,
was resortcd to from y desire 10 render
their liberties and institutions secure.
and the belief on their part that this was
absolutely necessary for that object. Ho
turther believes that their opinion now
is that the surest if not the only homo
tor their liberties is the restoration Of
The Government under it. He believes
the people are sufficiently satisfied with
the experiment never to resort to that
mode OF redress again by force; what.
ever their abstract views on the subject
they have come to the conclusion that it
Is better to appeal to the forum of reason
andjustice, to the hall of legislation and
the courts, for the preservation of the
principles Of Constitutional liberty than
the arena of the army. The idea of
Secession is totally abandoned.
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WASHINGTON, April o.


The instructions to the United States
Judges in the States where the Civil Rights
bill is to be executed will be issued, under
the Presidents directions, by the ATTORNEY
General We shall soon see these instruc.
tions after the House shall pass tho bill by
wo-thirds vote, as they certainly will do
the PRESIDENT will. at least, see that suita-
bio men are selected for office under the law
--thatis, respectable citizens of the States
where the law is to be executed. But no
respectable Southern citizen will accent the
Office of paid spy and informer and prosecu.
tor. ANY man who will accept an Office un-
der the law has already been declared in the
Senate, by Dir. Cowan, TO be thief. The
army or commissioners who are to execute
this law cannot be raised in the South. If
they are detailed from the North thew must
have military support
The law will give rise to dangerous and
exciting conflicts, and that is just what the
Radicals desire They pretend that the
South is still in instruction. Thoy would
be glad to prescribe il to give some proof of
the allegation. Some Of tho Republicans
say that the law will not be applicable in
Georgia, ana thus other States will conform
their Legislation to it. But this is improba.
bic. Cases will soon arise under the law
Whlch VIII Dpng test question, Of its con.
stitutionality before the the United States
Supreme Court. Congress has no right to
declare who shall be citizens This cues
ton will come before the United States Su-
prone Court, and, if decided on its merits,
the law will fall through. The Radicals
must then resort to constitutional amend
ment, which they can only obtain, if at all,
by denying the eleven Southern States the
right of voting upon it unless they ratify
It,. This dodge was to have been tried if the
veto had been sustained.
very remarkable warming has been
given to the Republican party by Radical
Senator General Lane. of Kansas, to-wit:
That II that If they did not restore this
Union the Democratic party would rise
again and do it. Republicans are afraid of
such victories as they recently obtained in
connecticut. The masses of the people de-
sire restoration and will have 1t. They NAV
still hope that the Republican leaders with
whom they acted, ip support of the move,
will do it; but if they fail in their duty this
year, and at this session, there will be an
uprising In favor Of peace and Union, as
great as that which occurred in 1861 against
disunion and rebellion.
A few symptoms of an impending fnan-
cial crash occur daily. The New York TSi-
Dune says we shall have more Of them before
midsummer. Financial blunders, If they
occur viii be attributed TO the proper
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-SSNtioal nssocfations growing

sOUFCB--pJ!ItlUuI NSsOV1utIOnS gTOWIHB OUT
of the factious' position of Congress-.
The House has just now passed the Civil
twenty-five to foriy!one more than two
thirds majority. Theconservatiye vote was
thus increased from the original vote on the
first passage of tho bill by three votes.
The negative was thirty eight.s We gain
three votes: At the same rate of gain,
should we continue, it will take forty years
to change the relative vote of the two par
ties in Congress- This time corresponds
with the number of years passed by the Is
raelites in their march to the promised land
Probably our "Moses" may have tho good
fortune TO sec it. KAPPA.
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| ir6R THE NEWS.
Dead List of Company CO. 9Th 5. G. In.
fantPy


4 Mesas. Editors: feel confident that o
listofthe Gallant DeadN, Of Company sc, =
8ths.C Infantry, Bratton's Brigade, viii
be interesting to your numerous readers in
this District. You are aware that this Com
pany left Winnsboro' on the 10th of April,
1861, for Charleston, and there Witnessed
the fall Of Fort Sumter On the. 10Th of
July it was carried with the 9th Regiment)
to Virginia, and arrived at Manassas on
the 2lst July, just in time to see the enc,
my leave the field. We were then attached
to General Longstreet's comma and, and sery-
ed with him in all tho battles in Virginia
and Maryland, as also that memorable cam
paign in the mountains Of East Tennessee,
during the winter of 1868 aud 1864
Below will be found list of these brave
Carolinians, who laid their lives as sacr.
fec upon the "altar Of their country" and
poured out their blood upon nearly every
battlefield from Sharpsburg to Chatta-
nooga, in which LongstreePs Corps was en-
gagged, and surrendered with him at Apo
matox, G. H., April 9th, 1865.
Those marked "K," were killed in ac-
ton. Those marked Cd W." died from
wounds received in action. Those marked
3D." died from disease:
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The Fenians.

The latest news we have from tile.
Fenlan movement, wo find in despatch.
es to'the Augusta Conststutionaltst Of
Sunday.
A British war steamer went to sea
suddenly, on the 18th, from Eastport
1t is reported that fifty oftle crew mu.
timed and were put in irons.
A fight occurred on the 18th, at
Calais, between II party Of Briti.h sol
dlers, no had crossed over from St.
Stephens, and a number OF Fenians.--
The former were driven back over the
river. No lives lost. The citizens cen.
orally aided the Fenians.
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TELE CIR AP HJC.
Later from Europe.
ADVANCE IN COTTON.

New YoRK, April l6'-The steam.
ship CITY Of Ne,o York has arrived.
with dates to the 5th inst. Cotton had
advanced Id, but the Improvement had!
been partly lost Sales in two (2) days.
eighteen thousand (lS,OoO) bales.
Consols unchanged. United States,
5.2o's, 724 to 72a.
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Exhibition.

Let all our people remember. that the.
exhibition will take place tomorrow,
Friday evening. We can guarantee to
all disposed to attend, a highly pleasant
entertainment.
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Congressional News.

WASHINGTON, April l6.-Thc busi.
ness transacted in Congress to-day pre-
sented nothing especially interesting.
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entertainment.
The Dead List of Co. &c" 9th South Caro-
lima Infantry,
AZ before promised, we present to.
day the above list. We desire to
| make record of the names Of all citi
zens OF Fairfield District who fell during
the War. Will not those who have
the necessary statistics of each company
formed in the District, aid us in this mat.
ter by sending in for publication at once
the names Of deceased soldiers, tho date
Of their death and the cause ?
Who is Responsible for the Non.Distribu.
tiOn Of the Last Acts of the Legisla.
ture
We are authorized by the Public of
Fairfield District to sound the note of
warning to certain officials derelict in
duty That Public was credulous
enough TO believe that it had something
to do with making the Laws of the
State that it was an integral portion Of
that State Authority that directed its
agents to discharge certain duties.
Not the least important of those du.
ties is the one enjoined upon somebody
to distribute the Statutes at Large" Of
the State, wien they shall have passed
through the hands of the Public Printer.
Can the Columbia Phoenir enlighten
US? Not one man out of seventeen
hundred in this District knows what
laws were the result of the last meeting of
the General Assembly. There were
certain tax laws enacted, and if
other "Publics" know what it is to "go
it blind" and be taxed, they will well
and truly appreciate this demand from
the Fairfield Pablo to have the lat
Acts OF the Legislature sent up from
Columbia, in order that they may have
lights to go by.
There is at least one copy of the Acts
of 1865 in this community, although it
is an ollapod of Acts, Reports and Reso.
lutions series of pamphlets, each
with its own beginning ard ending of
pages, and therefore unfit to bo incorpo.
rated with the regular file of former
Acts, and used as standard reference.
Military Law Still Extant.
The following Associated Press Dis
patch, which we find in the Augusta
Constttutionalist will explain itself.
! WAsuINGroN, April l2th.-An or
der has been issued by the War Depart.
ment to all the Assistant Commissioners
of Freedmen in the Southern States, in
structing them to inform the people that
the recent proclamation of the President
did not release them from the operations
and government Of military law. 1t is
cautiously worded, and, while not declar.
ing martial law in force throughout the
late insurrectionary States. is calculated
and intended to create the popular i'm.
preston that such is the fact. The or.
der is kept close and not allowed to be
given ont for publication.
"SroLEN AwAY."--A gentleman Just
returned from the North says that on a
bell in Jersey City he read the following
inscription: "This bell was taken from
the plantation of Jefferson Davis."--
One who did not believe that the end
justified the means, added as follows:
"Do tell.
Suppose you let it ring spell;
Clapper and tongue will seem to say
All over the land, by night and by day
Stolenaway, stolen away, stolen awayl"
E----------4> Z. $Ds,---
Rumor at Fortress Monroe whispers
that jeff. Davis is to be removed to Rich.
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New York Market.

NEW YORK, April l6.-Cotton firm,
with sales of seven hundred bales at 3T
to 3S cents per lb. Gold 25S.
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w TLd ~ s. S1s q kxS
Thursday Morning, april 10, 1856.

q gs5TT; P. SLIDER Esq, Siss the
sole agent for this papsrin Charleston,
s. G" &'t'h. "'-.T'N'' y
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A band Of 100 gipsies, with a regu.
larly appointed queen, who was ap.
pointed two years ago. to serve for sew.
en- years, are located on the dividing
line between East Cambridge and Som,
erville, Mass. They get their living by
horse etrading and fortune telling.
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. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Capt j NJ Phinney-K
(" j NJ Brice-K
lst LtJ r Milling-K
I'd LtJ G Ketchin-D w
NoN-CoMMIssIoNED OFFICERS.
1st Sergt ] W Sloan-K
!" @ 7 Robinson-D W
ID =" Jas Robinson-D
I" " j W Rabb-K
4" w d McKinstry-K
Corpl s Y Camack-K
j g Rains-K
{" D w Campbell-D W
Vim Miller-D
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pRIVATES.

Aiken, II SD w
Ar,edge, Moses-D
Arms, rong,s ,sWm-D
Austin, j W-D w
Boggs, 7 Ak
Brown, Thos-D
Brown. Peter-K
Brice, WIND w
Boney, j Sd W
Camack, Jas-D
Cotton, I'D
Douglass, A C-K
Durant, Thos-D
Elliott, j Nd w
Elliott, J BID
Ellison, w Ak
Fraser, a C-k
Fife, Jas-k
Finch, j Ak
-,
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TIE TRIAL OF MAJ. GEE.-The mill.
tary Court, now in session at Raleigh,
trying Major Gee, having determined TO
continue the trial. notwithstanding the
proclamation of President johnson, the
friends of the Major have obtained a
writ Of Habeas Corpus from Judge
Fowle, returnablo tomorrow. Tie
writ has been served upon Gen. Ruger.
What will be the issue, we know not
but will promptly advise our readers.
A BIG MAN Miles Darden, of Hon
derson county, Tennessee, was, beyond
all question, the largest man in the
world, at least since the days when
there were giants in the land. His
height was seven feet six inches-two
inches higher than Porter, the Kentucky
giant. His weight was fraction over
one thousand pounds. He measured
around the waist six feet and four inches,
and it took one hundred feet of plank to
make his coffin. He was SIS years old
when he died, full ofhumor, and posses.
scd offine sense, though very sensitive
on the subject of corpulency. We
knew Mr.. Darden fifteen years before
his death. He then weighed only 400
pounds, but continued to increase as he
became older"
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Washington Letter.

Correspondence of the Richmoad Examiner.
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IJammison, Cock
Kennedy, J R--K
NIicklcr, WIND
Matthews, J XXX
Miller, Lewis-K
Miller, j C-K
Melton, Wyatt--D W
McGraw, Henry-D
McCreight, j TX
Mcdowell, j W-D
Nelson, Calvin-D
Powell, Porter-K
Richardson, Jno-D
Robinson, J Tx
stevenson. WIND
Shaw, j W-D
Timms, David-K
Thinker, r A-D w
Weir, j. J-K
Weir, II CD
Weir, W SD
w. II. W.--O. S.
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Rumor at Fortress Monroe whispers
that jeff. Davis is to be removed to Rich.
mond on writ Of habeas corpus. Fears
are entertained that he cannot live
through the coming summer if not re.
leased, as his health is growing worse.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-27


THE LieroR QUESTION Next week
cur court convenes and number Of appli
cations for license to sell intoxicating liquors,
as a beverage. viii be made 1t is needless
to rehesrse the fearful ravages Of this bane
Of humanity. among all classes of society.
Judge King nobly took the initiative in
checking the violation (alas TOO commonl
Of the laws, at the last court by declaring
that licenses would be withheld from all
persons disregarding the laws, whenever he
was advised of such disregard either by IN
formation or petition Let any person
knowing of violations of the law by parties
applying for the granting Of new licenses,
make information Of the same. Where
these violations are known to the communi-
ty let those who desire the peace and vel
fare of their people, protest against the
granting of license to those who have here
tofore been guilty of violating the law, or
who by their own intemperance are render
ed unfit to be entrusted with license. Here
is an opportunity for some person or per-
sons in nearly every community or village
IN the country to perform work, for which
every good citizen VIII be thankful but
which few have the moral courage to under
take. Where are our Good Templars? Who
viii take the initiative? The work, once
begun, will be half done, only LET us have a
beginning.
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THE LATEST RADICAL OUTRAGE.

The Radicals have been guilty Of many
Wanton acts outraging the sensitive feelings
and invading the Constitutional rights of
the Modern Democracy. The latest evi-
denee oftheir unrelenting and cruel malig-
nifty is thus related by the Eretag Post:
We agree with the Horld and the DAILY
Ne,cs, that the Constitution is going to ruin.
The Republican party, whose fendish hatred
towards the South is well known to the
readers Of copperhead journals, has at last
succeeded in inficting upon its democratic
opponents an almost fatal blow. The coun-
try shudders at the malignity, the horrid
and brutal hatred, which is seen to animate
the Republican party and its representa-
tives in Congress, who actually, few days
ago, by close party vote, banishsd whiskey
from the Capitol-the buildings in which
this rump Congress is permitted to hold its
sessions.
',Could anything be more outrageous or
unconstitutional than this? Was control
over Congressional whiskey specifically gran
ted by our wise forefathers to the general
government? MOI And if such control was
not granted, must it not therefore be count
ed amongst the sacred reserved rights of the
states? We do not marvel that the World,
the Daily Nelcs, the Cincinnati Eaqaarey,
and other eminent democratic journals
denounce Congress as a 'Rump' and call
the Republicans disunionists Mr. Garret
Davis of Kentucky is probably more deter
mined than ever before to become an alien
enemy OF the United States, and to do all
he can TO destroy the republic; and no doubt
he will find jealous ally in Dir. Salisbury
ofDelaware
After such an atrocious act of tyranny
and usurpation as this exclusion ofwhiskey,
we suppose nothing more is needed to con-
vince southern politicians that the Constitu-
ton they so dearly love is shamefully yiolat-
ed by the runIp Congress, and that the
Republican party, which continues to gain
all the elections in the northern states, is
animated by sentiments Of the most ferocious
and unrelenting hatred towards the whole
southern people. =
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name from Sherman Valley and Broad
Top railroad company to the Pennsylva-
MA Pacific railroad company, with all the
former privileges and restrictions The
second section reads thus:
That the Pennsylvania Pacific railway
company shall have authority to extend
then railway westward to the State line Of
aIarylan ard Virginia, if the directors
thereof shall 50 determine.
This. it seems to us, is about all that the
company could desire. 4 further supple
meat approved the 18th day Of February,
1852, p. i. for same year, page lis, ex-
tends the time for the completion Of the
road for fye years from the thirty day
of March, ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-four On the lst day
Of April 1868, P. L. for same year, page
2o6, further supplement was passed; the
first section repeals certain acts changing
name, and the remainder Of the act reads
thus:
s'SEcrIoN ?. That from and after the
passage of this act, the name OF the said
Ntt kt4kAlpU s4dlt bG tLC A2QutAi-A SAtt,f ~ q
nia Railroad Company, under which name,
style and title the said corporation shall re-
tain all its franchises, immunities and lia-
bilities heretofore conferred, or imposed, by
law
SIC. 3. That the president and directors
of the South Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny may, for the purpose of completing their
road, aud its extensions, increase the capi
tai stock of the said company in further
amount, not exceeding one hundred thou
sand shares.
BY a close investigation of the acts of As
sembly, We are satisfied that the route we
have been discussing has all the Legislation
that it requires, unless it should be in re-
gard to the eastern terminus of the road
We earnestly urge the Reading railroad
company to secure this route without delay.
At present there is no other practicable
route, unocerpied, to the great West that
requires so little, if any, Legislation. The
people along this route will subscribe to the
extent Of their means, and should the road
be built, the Pennsylvania Central, we are
satisfied will have rival worthy of her
steel
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THE SUNDAY QUESTION.

Having failed to obtain from the Legisla-
ture of the State an enactment legalizirg
Sabbath breaking, the Philadelphia Passen-
ger Railway Companies have resorted to a
new dodge for the purpose of defying the
moral and law-abiding citizens, not only Of
the city, but of the commonwealth. It is
announced that by a contract between the
Post Office Department and the Union
Passenger Railway Company, boxes for the
reception of letters are to be placed on each
car and the Railway declared mail route,
in order to enable the company to defy the
laws of the State and outrage the moral
sense of the community. We had no rea-
son to expect anything better from the Rail-
road Company, but it is a scandal and dis
grace to the nation that one of the Depart
ments of the Government should prostitute
the powers delegated to it, to the encourage
ment Of immortality, aud the assistance of
an unscrupulous corportion to crafty its
avarice. by defiance of the laws of God
and man.
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THE SECRET OF OPPOSITION.

Many reasons are assigned for the bitter
opposition which the Civil Rights Bill
meets with at the hands of the Chiyalry,
and their Northern allies, conferring, as it
does, merely civil, without any political
rights. The most satisfactory solution we
can iud, is that the Chivalry, notwithstand-
ing the nfenority Of the negro and his ex-
clusiou from political rights, are still afraid
Of falling behind in a fair race if they are
obliged to start even. 1t may be bad for
the Chigalry and their friends, but it can t
be helped They viii now have a chance
to show their boasted superiority and if
they fail it viii be their own fault Toe the
mark, We Chivalry Come to time. The
negro is eager to obtain education and glad
ly welcomes schools, books, papers and
every means Of acquiring information. Let
the Chivalry go to work, establish free
schools, introduce and circulate newspapers,
and educate their people or the negro viii
get the start So much for the foolish fear
of negro equality. IF the Civil Rights By
forces the Southern people to ezsEliisb
schools and educate thaE;5t,3,2gas - Vol - tbe
rich, it viii have f. ~ ,,,oro p - ronono.ato
tle.l.-- 4'arle' - >ton0 iiioi ~ io1onSi Sie''s
he south than all the legislation Of the last
half century.
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TAVERN LICENSES.


The following named persons have taken out
petitions for Tavern License, and will present the
same to the next Court Of Quarter Sessions 10 be
held at Bedford, the 30th day Of April, 1865,
fer allowance:
Joseph Foller, Buena Vista.
Bern. 0,Neal Cbansysyille.
Joshua T. Shoemaker, Bedford borough
William I'll. Cornell, Cleargiie.
Daniel Ritchey, Hamilton Station.
Joseph B. Stoner, Bloody Run.
Valentine Besserer, Stonerstown.
Catharine Thicker,
John C. Black, Bloody Run
Valentine Steckman, Bedford borough.
Aaron Reed, South Woodberry.
Peter Amick. st. Clairsyile.
A. J. Snively, schell5burg borough.
John L. Grove, Bloody Run.
Isaac T. Grove. Bedford.
John Hafer, {" township.
Charles Bush Londoaderry.
Jonathan Feightner Paio Alto.
Henry Weaver, st. Clairsyille,
John Cessna, Centeryille.
J. a. Raum, Saxtons
Samuel M. Sleek, PleasantYille.
John p. Weayerling, Vast Providence.
Henry Fluck, Woodberry.
Thomas Reighard, Union township.
Joseph Cessna, Foot of Dry Ridge.
A. j. Pennel, Rainsburg.
Abel Dull, Beuna Vista.
Joseph Mortimore, Snake Spring township.
Thomas Price, North Point.
a. c. Allen, Bedford township.
G. w. Figard, Fairplay.
Geo. M. Colyin, ScheIlsburg.
Samuel Miller Coal Dale.
Aprl6. 0. E. SHANNON, Clerk.