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, 1866-04-12

y lts own e1ees.es. II America, liberty creates
intt,tutlona- With Us It destroys them"
~! ia easy TO perceive the great interest Mr. As
,,s's b9ok ohs.s: i sil not only tn,truss those
The ain Of The author L. higher He selected ,hat
srh1ect leg for the Americans .hem.el!e: thsn for
their religion. II Is the history OF belief be saa
Cd 10 make; il amonueut erected to Protestant
!sm. and, better fhll, to the Gospel
Liberty ha1 bad name IN some countries OF Eu-
sope It Il known only Of the ruins II .ds, BY The
outraeee It has tpReodered; but tho-t Outrage,
shoee mittaSes, those crimes eTeu, are they 10 be
CHARGED 10 liberty nr the mcn uho have used that
~a9sd nsne to dithonor III The example Of Amer
ca Is there 10 give u guile another idea Of Liberty
and 10 teach rs to respect and to love 1t:
Let us recognize tbs tree by lis fluts let us under
siapd lhat religious. politics.. social aud individual
s,lesty Is the daugn'er Of ChnstAnism IN *scad 81
q1aIted with her. End pehsps u seeing neF divine
Le4uty 70 near, ~e shall have her N the end and
lake her a. BRIDE. We shsl] give her pllce nea1
our hearth, and sLail d. vote our uholc life to her
Ii is whs america has done. and The haa found hap
piueee Ia that uuiou. Let US f'1.oW her example
Aay ono nith and one love CART the civilization q
both the Old and Nex World to the same future d
nence rood vii! hud prosperity"
, 1866-04-12
Honest men can afford to die In dcfs

Honest men can afford to die In defence Of q
principle. but for rogue to die as matter
Of policy Is rnrc mistake. : Yet this Is Just
the mistake Senator Doolittle has comu1itle ed,
in sustaining the Presidents course. Last
fall he insisted that nobody but the Chicago
TRIBUNE opposed him. Now, by a vote of
eighteen to eleycn In the Senate Of Wisconsin,
and by vote Of ttty two 10 twenty eight in
the Assembly, the Legislature that elected
him REQUEST him TO resign his seat. Only two
Union men in each House vote to sustain him.
lie bcars
+The narty1't pans, without the palna.r
Should the doctrine OF translnisratson Of
souls be true, and should the ghost OF Doo-
little, III lis earthly wandelings, ever again en-.
ter into politician, we may be permitted 10
suggest that in its next experiment 1t should
Tic to principle and not to nan-even
though he be President.
, 1866-04-12

"a A Georgia correspondent Of the n. 7.
Wars says that "the people OF the South feel
that they have already been deceived into
making too many unavaling concessions.
Among these concessions WAS the repudiation
OF the honest debts contracted BY the States
during the war, and the ratification Of the
constitutional amendment abollshtng slavery,
neither one OF which would now be made
with the present lights before them" No
doubt Of that! twas only Federal bayo-
nets that brought them back 10 the Union.
1t will be the part Of prudence for them not
to uecessitate further use Of the bayonet to
keep them in 1t. As the "present lights !"
are the ouly ones they will see for long
time to come, they will do well to steer their
course BY them. Any other light is false
one, and Will inevitably lead them neainst
the same Federal bayoncts they have been
cnccunte1ing for four years past. They can
Judge Of the result from past experience.
, 1866-04-12
TIE PnEslOENr CIRCULAR.


The President attempts 10 make some DO
litical capital by issuing Circular suggesting
to the various departments the employment
Of discharged and disabled soldiers. Congress
Lad already nude such course obligatory On
NIL the officers OF the Government BY the fol.
lowing joint resolution passed March s, 1865 ::
nEsoLrs1oE 10 encourage The Employment OF
disabled and discharged Soldiers:
H0eoTfl 6T TIE Senate and House Of Rtprsseaf1-
tirts Gf lt Enftd S:dt<s ef A1neT1cd, tn Congress
-Gtsetted That persons hcnornhly dlschace ed itpm
the military Or naval service by reason OF disability
resulting from wounds or ticEness incurred In the
line Of duty. ehoul1 be preferred for appoIn ments
to civil o.es, provided they shall be fourd 10 pos
tess the business copscy necessary for The proper
Discharge Of thf duties Of fueb Offices.
SEE. And oe i fs7aes Resolred That, in rr1tc.
fnl recognition OF The services. eaerifces, and suter-
tary and uaya service Of the country, by reason OF
wounds. d3eease or The expiration OF terms OF en-
nstmeut- ii e respectfully recommended 10 bank
err merchants, manufacturer, MECHANICS. farmers,
and persons engaged IN industrial poru.s, to rtre
them the preference for appointments to 1cmuner-
a,he t1uation[sl and employmeuss.
APPROVED, M2rch 5, 1866.
Probably the most conspicuous departure
from the spirit Of the above resolutions has
been In such Federal appointments as that
made In Southern State, wherein the pelso.,
appointed swore that he had never rendered
aid or comfort 10 the rebellion In any manner
Except as Captain In the army OF thu Con
fedcIate Statcs of America.n
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they had eps,aycd their African fellow.mu,
and strore, t1.st By Pcrverbe State legislation,
and next by open warfare against the uation-
al authority, to clay tho prophets who were
sent to warn. them Of. their fnlqriles
ua1ipe been worsted in battle, they now
abuse the magnauimity which We have dis
played toward them, aud strive to restore the
"sum Of all yillain}es," and TO resist the
Christian spirit Of new Congressional and na-
uonal enaetments, which seek to enforce the
Law Of the New Testament In favor Of the
dowh-troddcn and oppressed The saying Of
Christ " render unto Cesar. the things that
are CHsar's', has been often quoted n ao fndl-
cation Of the sav.our's intention not to inter.
fere with the rights Of earthly masters. In this
country. there IS no other Grsar bnt the peo-
pie, and in h,s civic capacity every native or
naturalizcd American citizen is Cesar In his
own right. But to the same extent that he
is invested With sovereign right, should he be
imbucd with Christ's hnmanItarian injunc-
nons, lest he overlook, In the exercise OF bis
prerogative, the same omnipotent and prac-
tical Christian law Of love, which be worships
thco'ogically as member or attendant Of &
church Popular Sovereignty which makes tbs
1ealty to the ssviour's teachings the essential
condition Of worthy citizenship, is beginning
TO assert itself In France and in the old world
generally. Since our national birth aud re-
generation are In great measure hallowed
By religious convictions of right and truth,
VIC should rejoice TO see the new European
fabric Of civilization. still ut war with the old
degrading systems Of King and Pdcstcraft,
also built upon the rock Of primitive and
practical Christianity, and we hail with
pleasure the activity Of the. French !. lnde-
pendent Morals Movement" in SO Ear us It
may continue faithful to the moral spirit of
Christianity.
The barbarous c.n of political dcspotism
and Of Papacy has asgzln culmipated, as of
yorc, in France and In other parts OF Europe,
In the gaggiug and debasement Of the press !;
In the degradation of intellect in social de
mo1nlization and in the worst excuses Of
scerlicism, cgotism, frivolity, debauchery and
recklessness- The =" Independent Morals
Movement" Is the herald osa new and nobler
era and paves the why for the progress Of
Christian civilization Surely we In America
afe not disposed Ia 60 backward while old
Europe is advancing. Let us, on the contaly,
gather new Inspiration for our own progress
In This at;cmpted 1egen,ration Of the old world
morality and civilization, and LET Congress
and tho people Iersist with increasing energy
In the mission Of making our fres and humane
institutions, once more hallowed and bap-
t{st by the blow Of tour years war, historic
yerities nl over the lind, so that we lnny
never ccaAe to be, what We arc now beacon
CT hope to humanity.
, 1866-04-12
Great Storm In Rienland County, Wis.
-lmmense Destruction OF Property
FTeaka OF tho Lightning.
fCorrSpondeuca oc tbs Madf: on ;Inuznal


One Of the most destructive storms that
was ever known In this State visited US on tho
1st instant. The rain commenced falling
about nine p. H., accompanied By the most
terrific thunder and lightning. The ground
being frozen, ail the wafer found It's way In
to the valleys, aud nj daylight the waters in
streams wns at least eight feet higher than
ever before known. Every bridge IN Rich
land County, Us far rs heard from, Is carried
away or rendered impassable. Many cattle,
hogs and sheep were drowned, by barns being
inundated hundreds Of rods Of fence were
totally carried away-all the mill dams have
been so badly Injured that II will require weeks
to repair the injury.
The lightning created much havoc, esueciaE
ly In the town OF Buena Vista. VIM. Krous-
kop's barn was destroyed by fire !; two valn-
able horses and two cows perished In the
flames, one reaper, one mower and / 800 BUSH
els OF grain were Iu the burn loss, 900, in-
suEed for SEQ. ]. W. Southard bad three
horses standing side by side The best horse
standing in the centre stall was struck aud
Killed, no Injury being done to the othera or
to the barn
The new two-story school at Lone Rock,
which was being repleted for the spri0S term
Of school, VAS totally destroyed; loss, r, 800.
The bahnce Of the town, Tor short tine,
was In great danger from flying cindess, but
through tho persistent Efforts OF the citizens,
and the assistance Of the heavy rain which
WINS falling, no further damage was doue. The
loss to this section of the county cannot be
correctly estimated, but Is immense
, 1866-04-12
FROM MACON, GA,

The Frcedmen,A DureAu-Ordee by
Gen. uillson-In,poftxA1 Mexican
Nrvs-Lute from New Orleans-Eho
City Inundated.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tnhpae-]
MACON, Ga, April TO-
Cen. Davis Tl1lson, ASH. .tAnt Commissioner Of tho
Fteedmen's Bureau for Georgia, has Issued an
order which, aler rcciiu. recent euactDents Of the
Georgia Legislature eonte1ring civil lights On
freedmen, rays that IN consideration ofthete enact
ments the officers Of the BAreau sill cease to excr-
else the Judicial functions conferred upon them BY
The law estabt1shtng the Bureau and BY previous
oruer..
4 smallpox hoepltal near Ta1batnn was recently
burned nnd negro boy twelve years old coz
Cotton a savannah on The sth inst. ordinary,
no fale. low middlins 3sGatc; Dlda1ipe st,s{b
nis .,st n,dalins sss seSa 70 "a nIddt,Rs; e
slightly better than bat week, md stE1es to good
m:ddlipgs ray be quoted nj 5llslc
Il is somewhat rssy +" send Mexican neTs no.a
this point, hut .hink the following IL the very
hicst intelligence trom the Rio GEande. !: y ; r
ported Brownsville liberal authority that ~,
Dupln took force nom Victoria GU san FefassTo s,
hey sere Cleaning .h"s weapon, eoos!sa stna r.
IN bodily The captured party uas y eotom1nn ..
Ju.us Cara, nephew OF Gen. ,..1int. sai hehini
shont 1 M n rouTisP u from san Fernando confirms
she mnr1ier ar lesus prlsedos b. Jran Eafnnas and
thc execution Of Pe,acios tous. to h-s.s5n .ts ts
u ~ ~. enemv's Iotce al san Fernando TOOK
ppiste. cor,inss had Gel and his whe.es1outs weEe
an11ou.ly Disguised. Gen: LspTs Mlta !afse .oree
S.roet Nontrrey, Ii was understood that upon
his sTfssl 1t Monterey aetive campaigning would
ne De- Mcnmmenced. Among osher thihcs, it stated
ths1 the towns of Chlu1 and cnuargo ate p.eti1J
10 &c ' oecupNd and fortified rs Monterey and Mats
ME- r. eeuauon rSS M o New or.ean. /. becoming de
, 1866-04-12


The investigation by the Royal Commls-
siopers into the alleged insuTec,ion, and the
consequent horrible massacre In Jamaica, Is
drawing 10 close Governor Eyre, who, In
his first o1ljcial report, stated that his opinion
that there was general conspiracy was based
on "a multitude oi evidence both oral and
documentary" which he said be received
from cuktodianR and other gentlemen OF prop
efty and influence In the country. But on the
Investigation the Governor could, not produce
line Of documentary evidence, and had en-
tsrelS forgotten ftoE whom the oral evidence
had been obtained.
II Will be remembered TINT the sole basis
for charge ot conspiracy aud rebellion, was
that some poor negro owners, who supposed
they had bought gocd title to their BONES,
were about being elected from them by
court, In favor Of a coulio importer. they
eattcrcd around the court in q large com
, 1866-04-12
Terrible Storm ut New Dfleans-The
ssitY Overf3usEed.
IN. o. Correspondents Mobile Adyertieer.1

NEW ORLEANS, Apr71 e. 1856
One of the most terrific thunler-storms
ever witnessed III this section passed over
this city night before last, performing a few
fantastic tricks, but doing no material DAM
age The thunder pea1s we're terrible, and
produced almost one continuous roar, uke-f
one might use such feeble comparison-the
roar oi oiartillegy heard during great battle.
The lightning flashed along the streets IN
perfect sheets Of fame, aud ono could smell
Tho sulphurous discharge almost as: strong
as gunDowder, In teyernl places in the city
the electric fluid rnn down lightning rods
and chfmncys, knocking things about In
houses, tipping over stoves aud playing the
very deuce with clocks and crockcry ware.
One Of the church spires was struck and
twisted considerably, while the tin roofing
Was torn into shTeds. Nothing Of the kind
wascvcr seen here before. Occasionally there
then the rain poured down in torrents, COM
pletely flooding the streets and filling the
canals to oyerlowlng. In the morning people
were b1ockaded In their own houses, and many
oF the stores down town were closed until a
very late hour. because the propfietoEs could
not get out with the keys. The banguettes
were covered with mud md sand TINT had
been deposited by the streams than ran over
them during the night. For some time the
weather has been very dry, and people have
been wishing Tor RAIN. but this night 1t came
IN rather larger quantities than was necessary
to supply the demand. The leVees are sight.
The mud along them is nearly knee deep, and
dtscharging clerks are having . glorious time
of II.
Sometime ago gentleman who formerly
resided In this city, came down the river, and
upon his arrival informed me that he was Ger
tain VIC should be overlooked before the year
WINS out, and that serious crevasse would
open the first rise In the river. From the
evidence presented to his observation he FORM
cd this opinion, and so much did it impress
him that he took the trouble to communicate
with the authorities. Now 1t seems as II bis
predictions would prove true, for by late &C.
counts from mp the river, We learn tnat
large c1eyasse has opened near Baton Rouge,
at what Is called the Glenly leTee, ana thnt
It had already advanced TO 3 distance OF
three hundred feet Wilson'S leVce, at Mrs.
Hereford's plantation, is also considered
shaky and a break Is rnomentnrlly expected.
Senrer hy ve hare creya5see as the Orfeaus
plantation, six miles below Agiers, which
fss o., ened about sixty feet, with the break
ipcre es,tE hourly. There il great scarcity
Of ;nlore rs, and the commissioners find 1t no
easy task to get men enough to work upon
these breaks. The truth is, our whole 1eyce
system needs d thorough repairing. In some
few places Ecw entertainments hare been
made, but they arc OF thu most fiimsy charac-
ter, and tan be washed away with the great
est case should the waters ONE get headway
uEpn the eMbankment.
, 1866-04-12

JEFFERSON QUOTED ON RECON-
ETHECTlON.


The New York World in doing the heavy
ornamental for the Copper-Johnson party,
quotes u great length from the writings Of
Thomas Jefferson to show that In his view the
object Of the Federal Constitution "was TO
" leave with tue States all authorities which
respected their own citizens only, and to
transfer 10 the United States those which
"rc>pcctcd citizens OF foreign or other states.'
Now, Gays the World, The object of Presl-
dent Johneon's policy Is TO leave with the
Southern States nil authorities which respect
their own citizens only. therefore, according
to Jefferson, Johnson's policy Is constitu-
tIonal.
There arc several answers to this position:
l. Jefcrson's view wes always IN ultra rad
ical view, and never represented the average
rlcw Of sound Statesmen on the point.
2. No man would hare abandoned The
estates rights" theory quicker than Jetler-
son bimself. could he have lived to see It
mnde cover for slavery which he souudiy
h1lcd- -.
5. JcGcrson's principles on this point, M
expressed in the celebrated Virginia and
Kentucky resolutions, hare been the cuncr-
ktsne Of Democratic platforms for twenty
five years. and they have always been under
stood ly Southern politicians as justilyfng
secession. However valuable, thcrcf ore, Jet
fcrson's opinions on other points NAV bc ON
the question of the relative functions and
sovereignty Of the Federal Government and
the Stairs, his doctr rines are exploded by the
war, and he Is no longer aD authority.
4. The Constitution which Jefferson com-
nlent,d on Is not 1hc same Constitution wenow
HnvN an srf 1,o
, 1866-04-12
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA,
General Mark ". Gnry aud Others
loyalty.

(toncspondence New York Wo1ll.l
CHAnLgs1oy. March 81. :
Your correspondent Informed you some
TING since that In consequence Of the report
cd ottragcs committed on freedmen in the
Edgcfeld District Of this State. General
Sickles contemplated the nrrest Of some OF
tue most prominent citizens thereof, and
making al example which would improve the
morals ofthe citizens of that District. The
Information was correct. A few days since
House from Augusta, Ca, which is but few
miles distant, and arresting ten citizens, took
them to Columbia for trial. Among the par
ties arrested IS General Mark W. Gary, dis
tlnguished In The cavalry service Of the lnte
Confederate States. What the specific
churges to DC preferred against the parties
nse, has not yet transpired. The authorities
at department Headquarters say that they
possess evidence ngnfnst them of a most &C.
r1ous character, and I Infer that 1t Is with
reference to the cFueltics said to be practfsed
on the freedmen of the district. It Is not un!
likely that general charge Of disloyalty will
be made. There il no doubt that much dis
order has prevailed in that section Of country,
but It Is attributable to the lawlessness OF q.
tgw unharnon1zcd disorganizers, and not to
the general sentiment OF the community,
Nor does this condition Of things exist
only In E0.,cleld. It Is more or less.
true with reference to tho districts Of Andcr-
son, Abbeyyille. Pickens, and the other;
northwestern sections Of the State, where
the mountains afford safe retreat for
the bands OF desperadoes who prey upon
their nelghbors and lie as outcasts Of society.
Ever since the close Of the war there has been
band Of men fnfesting that region Of the
State who have made the lives and property
Of their fellow citizens unsafe, aud haze set at
defiance ail the authorities, civil and military.
It is through their acts TINT the stigma Of
t1sa1 na$ fntx -nf,{
, 1866-04-12


SCENTS ton the Gsnblcrs-PoIlsicaI,
Theatrical nnd LtteFary-FaAs buy. .
From Our Own CORES poIdrntl
''''' Bos7os, April S, 1866.
THE BUREILL CASE
One Of The largest and most Important law
suits in the history of. Boston or Of New Eng
land, has just been virtually decided. Tho
facts OF the affair are 80 simple that can
convey an idea OF it to your readers in paza-
graph. In the dark days of 1864, when the
end Of the war seemed long way oil, when
volunteering was st an end, md the draft im-
minent. the city OF Boston was called upon
for about SIX thousand men. A draft was
al~ aya abhorrent 10 the population here Of all
casscs, and d'smay relgned supreme. Money
WAS given like water for substitutes, and the
price of men ranged from $500 to s., 600 each.
At this ti1neione Charles Durrill consulted
with the municipal authorities IS to
the best means Of filing the quota,
by procuring repentant rebels from
he prison camps In the West and by bring
ng to light credits not heretofore nllowcd.
The Mayor signed paper promising to give
him S125 for each name obtained. With this
paper in his POCKET Mr. Burril1 hurried to
enlisfmrnt, nf rehrls in thc Wexf snd devote,f
h.s encr1,ics tn rcttinr men Who wero aireailv
enroljej in tfs nayv creiitcd arn,nst Tia tis
quota. A bill introduced into CONGRESS for
the purpose WIS opposed BY the Western
mc1nbers. Mr. BurTill "took measures"
ieDce their opposition and secure their
votes, The biIl passed. lie nosted
back to Boston, and copied from the books Of
lie receiving shin Mt the Charlrstown Navy
Ypra the names Of about six thousand men
who bad. enlisted there, giving this city as
credit oi lhc city on the books Of thc provost
ofIjcers. the onota Vos GlIed. aud Boston was
saved from daft.
The Tcfofrinra os the c,tr aufhor;,,es over
this preservation were inteTnnted i,r the
presentation OF Mr. EuyrilPs bili. Sis for
Each name whicl, his eYertinns tad ohtafned
an1ouutiop to ubout .tbrce uuarters nj n mil
Inn RI Money. Thr confroct piven viii, the
hone that ia MIGHT enjfst hunfired men
seemed 10 stand couallv rood now thst az
ti,nnsantl names had hccn otta,ned at cost
choon n fnr efnrIn rccr,,iis b,,t onno1in,r II IL
nt-yrernfes The Maynr. in drsncir Wished
thai 81 ihc sacrifice Of Ills entire fortune. he
had n,,rcd The ts1 M nsver Pow Peo,,os,tinns M rS nf
compromi5e were made. aud Mr. EnrrIil vas az
shaved m ornnnnt Witch ronId ~ ..an"5a
him wealthy to relinauIsh hts cjain1" fIc d.
msn6cl the whale ann. however and wcrII
mi ahafe a fot. Cons1,it .tionq w;th ~ 1owva,s
fo}loxeds The cIfv amthoritias toni hcart
and determtped to fIehI lie casc ~ n ~
conr,s. An imnostnE orrav of cnnnsai .ui
wns cnooped On hoih sidps cenarsi
paD;,min Rnt1er neadrr~ ~. ,,1e;1t;Je.
to1ca mo tr;a1 was hcrnn jost ~ VA a4's ame,
IL Rrrri1,;s t'.st,nonnv wns oii,n tx tafand
onts osted the cnnTt "a lake the - - from ,hc
t,,,- ~, 1,,osttSs ~ 'aw a. Ia iosfdsa ~ .s
Mi honch AS'ar some huoIs of or~.,r,c,,r ~
,h;s ,sas s,,,a en;7 a,t1,ongh ~ conrse ti,a a.
n;.io, a1as ~, anaf ~ i,nr-ifi,s c1,;rs 1e,
which i've w dsys aeo be would not take i've M
hrnd-a,, thnn.sn5 Joi1sr. ,s nnyv wnrfh no,h-
;nn NJ al 'A Tbc noint 1nsds hr n" defend.
, 1866-04-12

posaoss D eonsequenes of As hra,y r,tn. md r,se
a.,bsS .sd x.a psnsss s,as e da d.stng.
The heaYens weEe hung black viii rioMt' oos, II.
levses 1ese fEoaen through With crrSsse,s suoss s
,,n snn soaen p.s9tas1ons Hs'e o1eraoasu, md the
Peopfs ~eze ursbis to get TO ehnreh s.an, u 'tn -,