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FROM THE PRESIDENT,

appointment Regulations in the Vdrt-
rious Departments -Honordbly Dis
charged Soldiers and Sailors to be
Gipen the Preference.
,.. WASHINGTON, April 5.
FL The President has just issued the
following circular to the heads of de-
partments in reference 10 appointments
TO Office 'r5aa fri .e.Il
1T is eminently right and proper
that the Government OF the United
States should give earnest and sub
stantial evidence of its appreciation OF
the services of the patriotic men who,
when the life OF the uation was imper-
lied, eutercd the army and navy to
preserve the integrity OF the Union,
defend the Government, and maintain
and perpetuate unimpaired its, free in
stitulions. 1t is, therefore directed:
H. In appointments to Office in the
several Executive Departments OF the
General Government, and tho various
branches of the public service conncc'
ted with said Departments, preference
shall be given to such meritorious anc
honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors, particularly those who have
been disabled by wounds received OF
disease contracted in line of duty, al
may possess proper qualifications.
~. That in all promotions in sale
Departments and the several branches
of the public service connected there
with, such persons shall have prefer
ence, when equally eligible and quail
fed, over those who have not faithful
ly served in the land and naval forces
of the United States -..
[signed1 ANDREW JOHNSON.
"Executivo Mansion, April Z, 1866
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Beg~ The Fenian farce is about play
ed out. The Head Confer" in lrc-
land, after sllulking in holes and cor
ners for time, has fled from the island.
The army, ready to rise when he stamp
cd his foot, has not appeared. The
suspension of the writ of habedS corpus
in ireland was followed, not by the
fighting which O'MAHoNY predicted,
but by the fight of the flock of Col
onels who proceeded from this ccun-
try TO break up the British empire
The RoBERTs party, whose plan of
campaign was to invade Canada, were
to undertake their job in the winter,
when communications with England
wcrc comparatively interrupted, The
great fact to be considered, and that
was duly discounted, was the conquest
of Canada, before the leo was out OF
the ST. Lawrence The warm airs and
sunny skies of April arc upon us, and
Canada is still under the flag OF Eng
land, and the Fenians make no sign
Gin. CON-
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UThe New York Times, a STEADY

0The New York Times, steady
supporter ofthe President, says:
"The question of thorough protec-
ton for the freedmen Of the South in
their civil rights is one which is no de-
gree affected by the Presidents last
veto. These rights must BE- secured by
wholesome laws. The people of all
parties here are agreed upon that
point
"The question with honest mon of
both parties in Congress- is simply how
far the South ought TO be trusted
The ruling class there have not gener-
ally been found blind 10 their own
interest. They are, on the whole, as
we'll "posted" in regard to what is
likely to rebound to their special ben
eft as most other people. And con-
slderng that of the old class of slave
holders there can not remain to-day
more than three hundred thousand,
there does seem to be no very terri.
bic rsBin trusting something at least
to the mere self.interest of this minor
ity for II guarantee against the enact.
ment of local laws bearing uujustly
against the freedmen. Be this as il
may, fair compromise ground can and
must be found between the President
and Congress before the session closes
Such ground can not be found unit
men of strong and honest purpose
come together i n frank conference"
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At u largo meeting which convened
at Knoxville, on the I'd instant, Gov
Brownlow made speech severely de-
nouncing President Johnson, and warm.
ly endorsing the Radical policy
Among tho resolutions adopted, We
find the following:
Resolved, That as the people of East
Tennessee now are, and ever havo
been, devotcdly loyal to the Govern
ment OF tho United States, while n
large majority Of the people Of the
other two divisions Of the State are in.
tcnscly hostile to tho national Govern
ment, rather than submit TO the
domination Of traitors, in the event oI
tho defeat Of tho franchise bill nov be,
fore the Legislature ofthe State. We are
in favor of the formation ofa new State
to be composed OF the Eastern Division
Of this State, and to be called the STATE
OF East Tennessee.
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Honesty OF the President.

Mr.. Byington, of the New Haven
Palladium, now chief of the New York
Tribune'S corps at Washington, writes
thus candidly to his own paper in ref.
erepce to the purpose and spirit of the
President:
Whether the President is right or
wrong in plans of restoration, il is not
doubted by those who know him best
that he is perfectly honest and sincere
in his propositions-that he believes
he is carrying out the views of his i'm.
medi tte predecessor as well as his
that he is not tenacious of any plan,
not hostile TO any, provided they do
not conflict with what he believes to
DO the fundamental principles of the
Constitution which he has sworn To
support. There is great misconcep.
ton OF his plans and purposes. He is
as positive and ardent in his aims and
wishes to distinguish between LOYALTY
and disloyalty as are the most detorm.
ined on that subject. But for the truly
loyal, for those who have suffered all
but death from their love for the old
flag, he has an abiding affection, q fel.
low feeling that makes his heart ycarn
towards them as did Josephs toward
his brother Reuben; and he cannot
appreciate, for one moment, the force
OF any of those theoretical distractions
about States out of the Union, States
in the Union. dead States, conquered
Territories, &c, that would deprive
such loyal men of full fellowship with
their Northern brethren in the enjoy
ment of mutual rights and privilege
under government which they mu-
tnall y defended in her hours of fgloom &
peril. When the people fairly under
stand the Presidents attitude upon
this subject, they will not only be sat.
isied with it, but applaud him for it. u
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THE GREAT TORNADO.
Several Persons Killed and Wounded
Terrible Destruction OF Property.

A correspondent of the Chicago Re-
publican writing from Shelby, Illinois,
says:
On Wednesday afternoon last, about
five or six o'clock, the citizens of this
place saw a singular, dark, funnel
shaped cloud, which passed about five
miles north of this place, going from
west 10 east. This seemed, on inquiry,
to have been very unusual whirlwind,
which had started fifteen miles west
(that being as far as heard from in
that direction) and passing north of
this place over space varying from
quarter of a mile 10 mile in width,
and going east. we know not how far,
but widening and extending as it went
Literally, nothing was left in its track,
except the drifts of timber and other
things left in the way after being
whirled and tossed about in every di-
rection. Houses, trees, rails, timber,
horses, cattle, sheep, and men, women
and children, were picked up by tho
storm and dropped down in that mys-
terious manner, which none but the
God of the'storm understands. Trees
were pulled up by the roots and car
ried away, while others appeared to
have been twisted off and borne along
in the current. The ground is des
cribed as appearing as if it had been
swept, but occasionally the hurricane
seems to have let go its hold and un-
burdened itself by leaving immense
quantities of timber in its wake, look
ing like drift wood in river bottom.
1t is impossible to describe such II
storm, or to estimate the extent of the
damage dono. Suffice it to say that
literally nothing is left uninjured in its
track, except in isolated instances
There were some strange instances,
however, such as lifting stable up
and carrying itaway, every stick OF it,
the horses remaining in the stable un-
injured.
Persons looking at the cloud at q
distance describe the scene as terrible
in the extreme, Occasionally por.
ton of the cloud would shoot of, like
aurarm, for n mile. ...
1t is said that the 0kan river, which
was high at the tSne, was swept dry of
its waters, and the smaller streams
were also emptied of their contents
1t is said that even tho grass was some
times carried away, and hugo timbers
OF immense weight were picked up and
dropped down, us chance seemed tc
dictate, chaos, or worse than chaos
|, seemed to reign supreme.
A farmer by the.name of French wa'
among the sufferers. His house wal
torn down, and his son, who was thlr
, teen years old, was killed. He seems
, to be the victim of the storms, having
lost one son before by lightning, abou
; a year ago, and another son killed il
a storm about two yearsago, making
thre deaths in all in one family By
similar providential occurrences. An
other farmer by the name of Niles los
one of his children, who was mortal.
! wounded, and has since died.
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The political position at the present
moment is not very encouraging to
those desiring an early adjustment Of
the question relating to reconstruction.
Congress, under the lash of n few
shrewd and talented radicals seeks
the accomplishment ofa desirable end,
with apparently but little regard for
tho constitution, or for public Senti-
ment. On the other hand, the Presi-
dent seems to be suddenly seized with
symptoms of Constitution on the brain,
and sports tho Constitution as tho
Southcrner formerly did the revolver,
to be drawn on the slightest occasion.
Between the two, there is some danger
Of things remaining about as they are,
until the voice of the people can be
be heard 1T the ballot, box.
That the interests of the whole coun.
try demand an early adjustment OF
what the war unsettled, no thinking
man can doubt; and the people will
endorse neither Congress nor the
President in tho foolish exhibitions oil
personal ambition and bad temper that
seem to have locked the wheels of leg
islation upon all questions relating tc
the status OF the States lately in rebel
! lion.
Congress passed a Frccdmen's Bu
rcau Bill containing provisions unwar
rantcd by tho constitution, and in ilf
general spirit and tenor calculated tc
crush Union sentiment and develop
hatred to the Government throughout
tho South. The President vetoed this
billand wo think did right. In the
same message conveying the veto, he
exhibited bad taste in proceeding tC
read to Congress an irritating lecture
upon reconstruction, The leading
radicals in Congress retortcd by use o
abusive and unjustitiable epithets. Th'
next day in an address to Washing
ton mob, tho President responded il
low personal slang unbecoming any
man in high official position.
Congress then passed the Civil Right
Bill. The bill was in the right direc
ton. Its professed aims were to OK
tend tho jurisdiction Of the Fedora
Courts, to afford protection to person
denied the use of State laws and Stat
Courts. That some such measure
absolutely necessary is very evident
But tho radical element of Congr"S
must again show their impracticabilit
by tho introduction of somo section
clearly unconstitutional, and others q
clearly impoltc, and we think mora
' ly wrong. We were perfectly willin
that the President should also veto thi
D bill. But in his veto message he pre-
0 ty clearly indicates his determinatio
to favor no measuro calculated to IL
sure the freedmen their freedom, or
afford them any protection against tn
cupidity and vindictivcness OF their la'
rebel masters. Ho even seems to taxi
the broad ground that such protection
unnecessary. that the laws regulatin
!, capital aud labor may safely be relic
upon to furnish full and ample prOtc'
ton, and solve all the difficulties col
nected with tho interests Of the Free
men.
!. Thus matters atpresent stand, IT
n late rebels, whose hands and hear
are red with the blood Of our sons an
brothers, and the Northern Democra
Q who sympathized with the reboIlIC
i. during the war, and did all in the
power to destroy the credit of the Go
Il ernmcnt and tho efficiency of our q
,. my, are loud in their praise of Il
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Telegraphc Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, April 8.

"The Civil Rights bill is the law of
the land, the objections of the Presi-
dent to the contrary, Notwithstanding
was the announcement made by the
Speaker of the House, this afternoon,
after brief, but very exciting session,
The notice given on Saturday thata
vote would probably be taken to-day,
attracted immense crowds to the Cap
itol The spacious galleries of the
House were crowded BY the time the
session convened. The floor of the
House was also we'll filled with distin-
guished spectators, including a num-
Der of leading Senators, prominent
among whom was Mr.. Trumbull,. au-
thor Of the Civil Rights bill. Whilc
there was little or no doubt of the com
ing result, the immense crowd seemed
even more excited and impatient than
over the similar scene in the Senate on
Friday. The Speaker several times
suspended business until the House
could become qulet.
At one o'clock, Mr.. Wilson, Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee, sta
ted thatas forty speeches had been
made on the bill when on its passage
in the Holse, he was not disposed to
allow any now on the veto, and ap"
pealcd to his friends to sustain his de-
mand for the previous question
Tho Democrats then commenced to
mako dlatory motions TO adjourn; to
postponeit; during which the Speaker
made an elaborate parliamentary de-
cision that a motion to lay the bill on
the table was in order This motion
was therefore made, but lost thus dc.
veloplng tremendous majority in IA
vor of the bill over the vetv. The
Democrats then agreed to let the ques'
ton come to II vote. By this time the
reporters were nearly driven out o
their seats by the ladies, while on the
floor every available bit of space wa'
occupied. The yeas and nays were
taken directly on the question of pass
ing the bill, and, as every name wal
called, the greatest interest was mani
tested to hear the responses. There
was q murmer OF excitement as Dayi
, and Hale, of New York, and Delano
Of Ohio, conservative Republicans, 70
ted for the bill and against the vcto.-
, The result was received with prolong
ed cheering on the floor and in tn
, galleries, in the midst of which excite
ment the House adjourned.
Those elected as Republicans VIII
: voted with the Democrats against tn
bill, are Latham, of West Virgins
, Phelps, of Maryland, Randall, of Ken
tucky, Raymond and Rousseau.
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THE NEWS FROM EUROPE.

The late news from Europe is unu-
sually interesting. The military pre-
parations in Prussia and Austria are
going on uninterruptodly, camps arc
forming, armies organizing and plans
of operation under discussion and Eng
land, Franco and Russia are medita-
tinS-apparently without any useful
result. Austria stands upon the defen-
sive, refusing all accommodation, and
it is reported that she is preparing for
possible troubles with Russia. The
semi official Russian journals have
taken up the recent proposition to give
Austria tho control of tho Danubian
Principalitics, and therc are indica'
tons of the growth of a bad feeling on
this point. In fact, ono writer posi-
lively asserts that Austria ard Russia
arc likely to become seriously embroil.
ed before tho adjustment of the quarrel
between Austria and Prussia.
Napoleon has replied to an address
from the Legislative Corps in a strain
of self laudation, which bctrays his
vanity. He dwels upon the emission
he has fulfilled for eighteen years, and
was severe in his censure Of those
Vain theories in seductive garb,
which tend "to undermine and over
throw government'-meaning, o
course to express his decided disappro
baton of the plain language lately
used by some of the leading men o
tho opposition. ---
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President and Of the course he pursues.
The President may be intoxicated
and cajoled for time by this flattery
but unless we have greatly mistaken
the man, he will yet'seo himself as 9TH
ers see him. Is it possible that An
drew Johnson, who so nobly stood by
by our government in its darkest days
so bravely defed traitors and treason
in his own State, will now join hands
with those who sought his destruction
and his country's overthrow? Can he
leave the councils and association of
those who fought and bled with him
in defense of our country, and take his
abode with rebels and their Copper
head sympathisers? WedO not believe
it. Andrew Johnson will not forsake
those who crushed the rebellion. We
believe hs heart is still with us,-and
his head will be when passion has sub
sided He knows the rottenness and
hollow-heartedness OF the Confederate
Democracy. He knows that they are
politically bankrupt, and ready to ap-
prove or disapprove,-pr praise or curse
both him and his policy, if thereby
they can establish hope Of restoration
to power What they want is office
and power, and they will blow hot or
cold, be white or black, union or dis
union, patriots or rebels, anything for
Office and power. No one knows
this better than Andrew johnson, and
we have faith that he will yet arise in
his true manhood, shake off his new ad-
mirers and show himself the patriot
and Statesman indicated in the early
part of his administration. s
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-12

The President, Saturday, signed the
bill providing for tho punishment OF
certain crimes against tho United
States, such as forging, making, alter.
ing, &c bonds and other securities OF
the United States; also, the bill grant
Ing relief to tho officers of the navy
and marinO corps who may lose their
pCrsOSal effects by any casualty to The
vessels on which they are in service
alec, the bill providing for tho transfer
OF the library of the Smithsonian In
stitutc TO No Congressional Library.
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ESy The Charlottesville (Yirginia,)
Chronicle has purged its visual orbs
sufficiently to see that
"Mr. Valrandgham, Mr.. Pcndleton,
and such men, and the party they rep
resent, cannot become ascendant in this
country. The old Democratic party
can not recorer po,cer, and the mdtnten-
ance of it merely perpetuateSthe 'cretched
condition Of the South"
The Chronicle must reserve its opiH-
ion till it can get sight Mt the DEM
ocratic slate, The political mathema-
ticians of that party of great expecta'
tions will demonstrate for the ten
thousandth time, that few more such
victories as the Uuionists have gained
this spring will be tho death OF them
Gin. Com,
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AYEro VETOED.

y sn.r n NGKV
] For the first time, We believe, in the
history of the Government, an impor-
tant measure has been enacted into a
law by Congress, AFTER having been
returned BY tho President with his OBJ
jcctions. A synopsis Of the proceed
ings Of each House on tho occasion of
the final passage Of the Civil Rights
Bill, is given elsewhere.
This measure must now be received
as tho law of tho land, at least until
the adjudication of the Supreme Court
upon its provisions, or its repeal by
another Clngress. All should &C
quiosce in so regarding it until it is
removed from the national statute
book by regular constitutional process.
In the course of the unnecessary and
lamentable conflict between the Pres.
ident and Congress, the latter has now
had its triumph, If that body shall
follow up this victory with moderate
and iudicious counscls, and not allow
the excitement OF success to tempt it
into measures still moro extreme, and
of moro doubtful constitutionality--
and if the President shall not allow
passion and resentment to betray him
into the course which tho enemies of
the country are everywhere urging up.
on him-all may yet be we'll But pre-
cipitate and ill,adyised acts on the
part of either Of these parties may re-
suit in an all-pervading convulsion
such asthe country has not yet dream
ed Of. Not once during the war OF re.
bellion did Republican institutions
stand in such peril as now, because then
dependent merely upon the proponder.
ance Of arms and physical resources
whereas now their preservation seems
to hang on the result Of a struggle be-
tween human passion and human rea
son, as the one or the other may pre-
pondcrate in the action of tho Lcgisla
tive and Executive branches of The
Government.
The President, ana all parties in
terested may we'll calmly await the
action of the highest judicial tribuna
of the land (before which the question
will no doubt speedily be carried) upor
this important measure. If that tri
bunal shall affirm its consttutionality
all may rejoice that desirable end
has been attained without any infrac,
tion of tho constitution. If its dscis
ion shall be adverse, as frorN the we'll
known opinions Of tho present ChieI
Justice there is reason to apprehend
it will be, then it will be equally th,
dniy of all In how In tho denisinn, nne
to unite in the framing ofconstitution
al measures for effecting the good OBJ
iects had 10 view In the bill Just on
acted into a law.
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The Spring Elections,

Beside tho State Elections of New
Hampshire and Connecticut, Elections
have been recently held in the town.
ships, towns and citios of several Of
tho States for various local officers
The general result shows virtually un.
broken ULion column throughout these
States. 1t is true, there are few in
stances of considerable losses and gains
on both sides, but these appear to have
been caused by temporary and loca)
influences. Tho old Union fortress
has proved itself imprcgnablc against
all assaults up to the present time.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-12

A Convention of Kcntscky soldiers
met at LOuisville on Friday. General
Thos. l., Crittenden was elected Pres
id,nt He declared himself for gen.
eral amnesty; particularly presenting
the claims of Jefferson Davis and John
G. Breckenridge to Executive clcmen'
cy. Tho resolution indorsing the poll
cy Of President Johnson was laid upon
the table. General Palmer said that
action ought to bo taken to preserve
Union soldiers from persecution the
courts Of Kentucky were now wholly
in rebel hands. Governor BramlcttC
spoke at leugth in defense of tho poll
cy Of tho President.
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ed two thirds vote had become a
law, but subsequently corrected him
self.
On motion of Mr.. TRU UMBULL( the
Secretary of the Senate was ordered to
communicate to the House n copy of
tho Presidents message, together with
the result of the vote above given.
The Senate adjourned at $50 P, NJ,
to meet on Monday next. -I
HOUSE.
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