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State should ratify this amendment, and
enough of the loyal States join them to make
the necessary three fourths, with one excep-
ton. For any reason, Massachusetts,, be-
cause she was radical, or California, because
the amendment may most materially affect
her representation, could withhold her as
sent, prevent its becoming law, and keep
these States permanently out Of the Union.
Another feature Of this abortion plan is
shocking to the American sense Of justice
and will nstound the civilized world that II
was ever advanced in an American Con.
gress. Eleven States are allowed to change
the organic laws Of the nation, yet are de.
MED any share in the government Of that
nation. Eight millions Of people can vote
upon an amendment to constitution, affect
ing the interests Of thirty millions, while
under the some constitution they are de.
prived Of the right to represent themselves
or assist in legislating for their own people
or welfare. Common sense revolts at such
an absurdity.
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THE PRESIDENT AND CABINET
ON RECONSTRUCTION

1t is gratifying to observe, by semiofi-
cial report elsewhere, that Tue PREsIDESr
and the members Of his Cabinet, with the
exception of Mr.. HARLAS-who is preparing
to retire, and is therefore becomingly ''reti-
cent"-are in harmony upon the question of
reconstruction. They are all opposed to the
Congressional plan. 1t is gratifying to us
to observe that while The PRESIDENT and
Cabinet agree with the repeated arguments
urged in these columns in favor Of the i'm
mediate admission Of loyal representatives
from all the States, that The PREsIDEST also
points, with unerring directness, to the plan,
advocated in the REPUBLICAN on Monday
last, for final and complete restoration Of
the Union, especially If 1t should be deemed
necessary to amend the CoIstitution-by q
National Convention composed Of delegates
from all the States, elected directly by and
from the people.
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Of to Sea Again.

1t appears that the labors of the Recon.
struction Committee produced an imperfect
child after all. BY reference to our report Of
the House proceedings it will be seen that
two of the committee have already offered
amendments to the original plan What will
come of the wet nursing it is impossible to
foresee but would it not be better for the
committee to follow the example of the In,
dams who strangle their deformed children
at birth instead of vainly attempting, like a
bear, to lick the cub into shapeP
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-02

TUT OHco DePNftehts
allowing orders Mero issued YesterdaY

Tho following orders were issued yesterday;
Maryland - Discontinue the ONCE at Poplar
Spring, Howard county, tho postmaster being about
to remove. Papers should now DO sent to Lisbon.
Pennsylyania Once at Black Fox, Clarion
county Is discontinued. Papers should now go to
Millsr's EDDY
At Bait, Lancaster county, closed. A. RitI l.
appointed postmaster TO oil the vacancy oocasoned
BY the death Of Mrs. Ann =. Miller.
William W. Murray Is appointed postmaster at
Union Forge, Lebanon county, vice D. 7. Bordner,
resigned.
Jesse Laufsr postmaster at PENIS Station, West.
morsland county vice George Bussard, resigned.
Joseph T. Coughanour postmaster at Elm, Fay
ette county, vice John @. sherbondy, resigned.
North Carolina-0ffice at GAINESVILLE, Martin
county, is reopened. J. H. Bell appointed post
master.
Route 5l3I, N. O., drssnsboro' to Yanoeyvile-
W. J. MoCandles declining, contract with Robert
II. Stevenson. Of Greensboro, N. G., at $50 pei
annum,
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Highly Important Cabinet
Meeting.
Opinions Of The President and Members Of hi
Cabinet on the Congressional Plan Of
Reconstmction.


It Is understood that at the Cabinet meet
ing to-day The PRESIDENT invited an expires
sion Of opinion from the Heads Of Depart
ments respecting the propositions reported
on Monday last by the Congressional Com
mittee on Reconstruction. An interesting
and animated discussion Is said to have en-
sued, in the course Of which we learn
that Secretary SEWARD declared himself in
very decided and emphatic terms against the
plan Of the committee, and in favor Of the i'm
mediate admission Of loyal representatives
from the lately rebellious States.
Secretary MoCUILoCH was a. positive as
the Secretary Of State in his opposition to
the plan recommended by the committee
and expressed himself strongly in favor oil
an immediate contamination Of THE PREsI
DENTS restoration policy by the admission
into Congress Of loyal men from the southern
States.
Secretary STANTON was equally decided in
his opposition to the committees PROPOSE,
tons; was for adhering to the policy which
had been agreed upon and consistently pur'
sued by the Administration; and was graft
fed that The president had brought the
subject to the consideration Of the Cabinet
Secretary WELLEs was unequivocally
against the committees scheme, and was
earnest in his support Of The Presidents
policy, c9mprehending the instant admission
into Congress Of loyal representatives from
the States lately in rebellion.
Secretary HARLAN was rather reticent, and
expressed no option.
Postmaster General DESSIsoN was in favor
Of carrying out the restoration policy Of
The President, but expressed some doubts as
to the precise time at which loyal represent
atives from the Southern States should be
admitted to seats in Congress.
Attorney General SPEED was not present
at the meeting, being on visit to his home
in Kentucky.
The PRESIDENT was earnest in his opposi-
ton to the report Of the committee, and de-
clared himself against all conditions prece-
dent to the admission Of loyal representatives
from the Southern States in the shape Of
amendments to the Constitution or the pas
sage Of laws. He insisted that under the
Constitution no State could be deprived Of
its equal suffrage in the Senate, and that
Senators and Representatives ought to be at
once admitted in the respective Houses, as
prescribed by law and the Constitution. He
was for rigid adherence to the Constitution
as it is, and remarked, that having sustained
ourselves under II during terrible rebellion
he thought that the Government could be
restored without a resort to amendments.
He remarked in general terms that If the or.
ganic law is to be changed at all, 1t should
be at time when all the States and all the
people can participate in the alteration.
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Mischief.

A correspondent Of the New York Iims', for
what purpose We could not conceive, announced a
few days sinco that Mr.. WADE HAMPTON, who Ii
said to have been nominated to the Senate for
postmaster at Pittsburg, Pa, hA relative Of the
rebel General by the same name. A Pittsburg
paper says the statement Is untrue. The Time''
correspondent Is also informed that Mr. HAMPTON
is as good q member Of the Union party as the
editor of that pAper,
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UNITED STATES OF AhEn



-, do solemnly swear, in presence Of Almighty
God, that will henceforth faithfully support pro-
tect, and defend tho Constitution Of the United
States and the Union Of the States Hereunder and
that will, in like manner. abide by and faithfully
support all acts of Congress passed during the
istng rebellion with reference to slaves long aud
50 far as repealed modified held roid by Con-
Rrsss or by dsciJiOR Of the Supreme Court and that
'0iA in like manner, abide ~ and faith fully sup
port all pJoeLamatiOHs Of The PTsSisnt made during
The sristing REBELLION hauiRg reference TO Slaves 80
long aud so far as not modified declared void by
deciSon Of The Supreme Court. So help me God +"
As we read the second Of these forms, we
almost think we see the diplomatic Secretary
of State politely opening the door for the
admission Of impenitent rebels into the ma
tional councils. All the great acts of eman.
cipation are here left contingent upon changes
Of parties and changes an the high courts of
the nation. The officeholder can swear to
either Of these oaths; but the delicate rebel
will say, 81 pay my money and take my
choice!"
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oUrsIDE.-on the first page Ct our paper to-day
will be found interesting statement Of the organ.
iIAtion Of tho Paris Exposition, true version Of
Robert Dale Owens plan Of reconstruction, and
other matter. On the fourth page Is column Of
P, p, and 3.
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Hon. CLARENCE A. SEWARD arrived at
Wizards last evening.
GEN. BUTLER left the city last evening
for Lowell, Mass, having received telegraPhc In.
telligence of the DEATH at his own residence, Of
bis yife's sister Mrs HURD.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-02

The work Of removing the dead from the battle
field hos commenced under the supervision Of Lieut.
Col. NJ /. LUDMGrOH, QuartsrmASter Department
Of Washington. The remains Of about two hun.
dred OF the heroes who fell at that eyentful time
aud on the ever memorable banks Of Bull Run have
already been collected and will be rsinterred either
at Arlington or Winchester
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-02

TIE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM was last evening
received by the Navy Department:
NEW YoRE, May l, 1896.
Hon. gideon Wsiiss, Secretary If The Navy!
Valparaiso bOmbRrded March 81 and destroyed,
the American and English ships having retired
outside the hArbOr.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Bx-seeretary Of War
Hon. JOS. A GILMORE, Ex-Governor Of New HAmp-
shire,
Hon cHlUEoEY NJ DEPEw. lAtO Secretary Of State,
New York,
Hon. JAS II. WALTON. late Treasurer OfU. T. Mat
PhilAdslphiA.
Hoo. N. D. BRYANT, Boston, Mass.
o. o. L. rRAsK, Esq, nrm of BigeloW TrAsk, New
York.
THos COREY, ESQ, Arm OF Corey, Wilson 4 Co, BOS-
ton, Mass.
tLIJAH y. DEwING, Rsq, New Orleans, La
Major IL. o. BRIGHAM, late PSymGstST U. aA, wash
inRlOn, ID. U.
This Company offers greater inducements for invest.
ments than Apy Stock Company now In existence.
Tho object Of the Company 10 to afford css to the
impoverished Cotton aud Sugar Planters OF the South TO
grew and get their crops to Market always taking good
and satisfactory security by mortgage their plGhtA
lion and crops, for money advanced in procuring sup
piles paying labor and other necessary expenses incl
dental TO the development Of the soil.
CAPITAL AND LABOR
are the universal requirements Of the largest portion Of
SOUTHERN STATES.
and when JudicouSly applied no matter by whom fur
eoun!y to Its former prosperity and make the south all
that Mature designsdit,
THE GARDEN OF THE WORLD.
Subscription books have been opened In this city BY
JOHN w MA0ILL, Agent, at the banking House Of
LEWIS JOHNSON CO., corner Of PsnnsyISAnA
avenue and Tenth street. AP2SM
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IT NITED STATES MILITARY RAIL
u ROADS
oPVroa OF ASSISTANT auARrERNAsrER, |

$50 q Street, }
WAsHIN0TON, d c., April 2s, 1856
Sealed Proposals will bs received at this ONCE until
IL IN, MONDAY, May 81, for the purchase from the
United States OF all the Iron Work for nineteen spans Of
'Howss Improved Truss Bridges, consisting Of the
Rods Plates Bolts and bowels suitable for the for
en spans the latter varying In length from eighty to
one hundred and forty one feet
The Iron Is stored At the works Of the Cleveland
Rolling MIL Company, Cleveland, Ohio, and will be
sold by the pound.
detailed bill Of the Iron and length OF the spans
may be obtained on application al this ONCE
Terms; Cash, In Government funds.
The United States the right 10 reject all bids
II not deemed advantageous.
Proposals should be endorsed Proposals for the
Purchase OF Bridge Iron y. J. CHILLY,
Byt, Major and A. Q. n,
myl'tmyH U, Q, Army,
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INFAMY OF THE CHRONICLE.

The article below we place on record ex.
actly as it appeared in the Morning Chronicl.
Of this city, in its issue of April 9th, as q
specimen of the infamous falsehoods uttered
from day to day in that delectable sheet
which Mr.. THADDEUs STEVENS desires the
House of Representatives to send to our for.
eign ministers and consuls abroad.
We ask the reader to mark the statement
below with great care. The oath which the
editor of the Chronicle attributes to Presi.
dent LINCOLN, and characterizes as "clear
and explicit" is actually the oath drawn up
and administered, since Mr.. LINcoLs's death,
by President JOHNSON
The oath which the Chronicle says was
"put in use under the administration OF
ANDREW JOHNSON" and intimates that "the
diplomatic Secretary Of State" drafted for
the purpose Of "opening the door for the
admission Of impenitent rebels into the ma
tional councils" ,OdS actually dratOn up and
authorized by ABRAHAM LINCOLN, long before
the rebellion 0as put dotonl
Read the article below carefully and then
ask why the Secretary Of State struck the
Infamous Chronicle from the Legation" list.
Prom the Daily Morning Chronicle, April 9Th
LISCoLN's OATH VERSUS JoHSsoN's OATH.
The following is the test oath that was
sworn by persons receiving appointments
under the Administration Of Mr.. Lincoln:
"USITED STATES or ANERIoA.
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-. do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty
God that will henceforth faithfully support pro-
tect and defend the Constitution OF the United
States and the union Of the States Hereunder and
that will in like manner, abide by and faithfully
made during the existing rebellion with reference
TO the emancipation Of slaves So help me God"
Now contrast the above clear and explicit
oath with the following, recently prepared
and put in use under the Administration of
his successor, Andrew Johnson:
nusIrEp STATES OF AMERICA
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ISrERsAL RtysHUE REOEIPTs yesterday amounted
to $685., OsS.6O.
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SPECiAh NOTICES.
A. saia,.r., "a s.,lor.,
ORPHANS HOME ASSOCIATION.
Inc baay @.nasen. 2, ,h's As.oe'sion "'e pleasure
I" announcing 70 ,ne pubic 'nA'.hey nave ptoeufsdhs
services OF 'n' '"'nsn' e''eu"'hi'' anu Pa'f'oh
Mr. JIMRs X MuRpooH. rso
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fhohopAh A'hN""' mays
IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
H.. ~ nv pA s. WIZ ~ VIZ" sn '.s, -,
and woman ia the Di. triet
Tickets have been issued and can be procured At all
the book and music stores in the city.
Price Of Admission On. DoIlar mya
rhs ana Splendid steel EngravfnEs
OF ohNshAb ohohoh WAsHiseToN for sale. One
D0" $500, nson' esh' ffes' -
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apzS'iN f''s'on' Lursrne county, Penn
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sire to throw their Advertisement. into rhyme, for the
REPUBLICAN,, can be accommodated by addressing
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dhed oy hay VINO writes neat aud plain hand, By
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and tina toI,et No ana ,vho ,,l.ho. "a n,...rxa "a
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sale. vhoe.ale ana r,t.II nv K,nvs,, 4 ~. ph.,ns
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bankers and parasites Of al
classes are more sacred debt than tn
seven dollars month earned by the sol
Tiers OF Trenton. or those who, naked and
hungry, struggled for your liberties on the
fields Of Yorktown. md Monmouth, and
saratoga, or whether We, their degenerate
offspring. are m IRE wiling to be taxed than
Ihsy when they redeemed the continental
scrip with single resolve.
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Alexandria Advertisements.
SUCCESSION SALE.

Succession of Ninth Jndicia'
GEORGE W. BARRRErr, I pas; \ IS psn;,1. :,
deceased. State Of Louisiana
DY VIRTUE of an order issued by the
ID Honorable w. b. Lewis, Judge Of the
Ninth judicial District Court. Parish o.
Rapides. and directed to the Sheriff there
If, will be ssld to the highest bidder Al
the Court House Door, in the town Of
Alexandria, on
SATURDAY, the 18th dag Of JULY
. 1855
he following property belonging to the
said Succession. to-wit:
A certain piece or lot Of ground with the
improvements thereof, situated lying and
',sine on Front Street. in the Town Of Al
,xandria. Parish and State aforesaid, and
being lit 40. l, in square No. 3 with a
fr,nt of twenty seven feet on said Front
street and Ext nding back bptw Tn parallels
lines tw, hundred feet, french measure.
Another certain piece or lot Of ground
with all the improvements thereon, situate
lying and being on Front Street. in the
town of Alexandra, Parish and State Of
,resaid, and being lot No. 2, in square No,
3 with frort Of TWEEN J seven feet on said
Front Street, and extending back between
parallel lines tvs hundred feet, french
measure.
Another certain piece or lot Of ground
with all the improvements there IN, lying
md being in thu Town Of Alexandria. Par
ish and State aforesaid, in squire No. 4
fronting on the upper sire opposite the
;ourt House Sqlare, measuring sixty six
feet front on the said street. and extending
back one hundred fact, french measure
mare or less, bounded above on the said
street next to the Court House Square by
propertyof William Z. jams, and in the
rear by property Of Crnikshank & Hynson
Another piece or parcel Of ground stu.
ate. lying and being in the Town Of Alex
andria. Parish and State aforesaid, on the
Fifth street running parallel with the river
bounded above by the street running to the
river and below by the property ofJacoh
Walker, III square No. 81, fronting one
hundred feet on Fifth street with depth
,ftwo hundred feet, French measure, to
rether with all the buildings and improve.
nents thereon.
Also a certain tract or purcell Of land
situated, lying and being On the north side
If He'd river. in the Parish Of 2apides and
State Of Louisiana, on the Bay ~ Flaggon
about five miles north Of the town Of Alex
lndria. with all the improvements thereon
md containing three hundred and twenty
and 06-lD) acres. more or less.
Also three Confederate certificates ofde.
post in favor Of the sold deceased; one fol
two thousand FIVE hundred dollars. another
;or two thousand dJllars; and the third fol
ons thousand dollars.
4 warrant on the Parish Of Rapid. J.
lated January eth, 1860, transferred to the
said deceased for the uni Of s37 s0.
Also o lot of Household aud kitchen
furniture, consisting Of
| sofa,
2 atm chairs,
h ti,z Il, chairs,
center tuble, s.
hedstead.
2 side boards, s,
/ dining table,
| arnDir,
] marble top table,
washstand,
hur.an
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The Southern Flag.
From tho Metropolitan Record.l

L
aGossypia's" muse has been indulging in
\ patriotic fight. the result OF which VIII
u undoubtedly be very gratifying to the rea-
de-s of the Portfolio. We have rarely
seer, d better tribpte to the folded and
ri cherished flag Of the South than that now
osFsred by our talented contributor. Devo-
ton 10 the cause Of which that flag was
i'd the symbol, pride In the glory achieved I'm.
ril der Il. and reverence for the brave men who
I'D died beneath its folds, combine to make
eq Gossypia's poem one that will not fail to
eF securs the earnest admiration Of Southern
readers:
I'LL Flag Of my own dear land farewell,
I'd Flag of the honor'd brave;
Flag which the Southron loved so WELL
isss No more thy folds will proudly swell
~ Above the furious battle YELL
III Or DER the heroes grave.
4 IN thee no more the patriots eys
fdj Will greet the star Of Freedoms sky,
n Or-glory fairast birth;
n No more thy hosts in battle lead,
.. I Or FIRE the soul to generous deed
Thy doom is seald.-thy fate decreed,
al Our hopes are crush'd to earth.
Ell
lea In other days that standard way'd,
B The symbol Of the true and brave,
VINO swore u faeshou'd ne'er enslave
Their honor and their pride;
fsi mother days yon haughty crest,
"a which now bangs dfoopins to its rest,
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March IA, fsG6, sn.
Plantation for Rent or I4eas".

t1tHWt1SiOU tUF NFWt VI bS1HS
MY -EfH,i Id pIanfatioTs nine nile
rom .i.exa ,di, on bavan Rol~rt. n.
,niliiugs On the place. Plenty 81 ra,ls !,
.einir fences. The Jesse, can nay rent j
rubbing cabins, Gin, ete., II the work an
rived. Tie plantation il one 81 The hes,
n Louisiana. anl will be leased fI,r thf.
years. Forterns aIn'v To Intl,p Manning
TitfDS. O.. MOORE.
Alexandria, December eth, 1865. If