, 1866-12-10

WAsHKoroN, December q.
WHAT XAKE8 vAon1S1 II oEouoIA
Tic prime object Of the yagrxnt acts, which
were passed In all The Southern States imme-
dfs:ely ailer The ratification OF the amendment
ahulIthinE slavery, is well illustrated b. tbs fol-
lowing: Rev. William Frncher, 4 colored mia
siouaEy, Who WAS preaching 10 and teaching peo-
p.E OF his own taee in Pike County, GeoEciA, and
Who has I eA,asJ OF k;1 per month. paid By tho
GcorEia Equal Rights Association, which receives
its tands troui Northern benevolent eocicue4, Vas
ar1ef.ed As 4 vagrant and sentenced 10 the chain
gang for twelve months he hAr now been In
the chain gang abont SIX months. When
arrested And convicted. lie WIS In receipt Of bis
eaiary. Was Independent In hi4 elrcnmstance4, and
was doing much good I preacher Of the Gospel
Ind teacher. his case WAS c4rled from one court
TO another, and his conviction WIS affirmed by thu
highest courts TO which the case wcnt, the court
holding that the North bad right TO scn't
money South to par for such services. and that
.rch support made the one who wss dependent
rpon It migrant. Iheee facts arc matters Of Of
1ctal record, and vii be brought to the attention
y! Congress In 4 few days.
ApMsAoN cu1onAoo.
Another caucus Of Union membots Of the Senaso
will be ht1d lhif week to toutfdef the Colorado
question, the attendance On Monday afternoon b..
Ing small that the 6enaoss elect not ssti.-
ted with their hearing. 1t has been known that
in the early part of lsst scsalon the President Il
~ored the admission OF Colorado, and WIS etrons-
" inclined to recommend It tn bis naeaesse. 1t ia
EoH asserted In The most positive terms, by tbs
uimats personal and political friends Of Senators
Chaace and Ersus, that atses the rasasgo of the
bill, Ia etx hours conference with these gentle
me,. ho indicated willingness to sign The bin II
rhey would sign I written agreement. drawn up
ny bis Secretary, to support certain xneasuros OF
his policy. This they refused to do md hence tho
veto.
TIE scHnAyT o4aK.
Tte JudIaa8y COMMITTEES hkse had 4 meeting
on the SurIatt capture eAsa. lhe solution Of
"Eat IL unknown concerning The assassination
VAS informally discussed. While the members Of
tie couluatttec are convinced hat Davis iso-
plieated In the conspiracy. 1t csnaot bs estab-
tthed before eoust- It Is believer thai lh= dit.
eovexy Of Su1r1H may lead ia nav Developments,
nI11a1ors eEns1css.
The Hall OF Representatives was crowded to IT,
utmost capacity this nosntnc, on The qeeaaioD u
th= opening religious 4eryices foe tho seaslou,
The sermon Of the chaplain WIS upon tho ralut Of
OUT nationality, aud the nacans Of preserving IT,
HoK. Z. b. wAkHHuRx1.
It may be sna with rrferrnee to th4 Chicago
Time" Springfield despatch. rtaltng that Hon +.
u. NrshbuEne Will b e1LdtdAte for The Senate
assins: Judge Tsumonll, that A1. Washbusns
au'ho1iEes in dEed and emphatic denial.
TAntET. '
AiH Nla D 3nofo VINO arc In position to he wr,l
informed, that ths ta:i6 bill which II In course
or Preparation b. tpeelal Cnmmts- inner Wells,
TIL! RI The d0fJ On ~ool IN competition <ttn
American hecces II six cent? TASTE id Of ten centa
and ten per cent cd p1}drEu7, - provided II The
tionse LII Of 1zt1 session. It IL ALEC asserted
that hc Will recommend 4 general reduction of
dotte. on taw nnttertal.
OHIO 4t11A1r Aokxr.
Ar. Westnosc, Ohio Military Accrt he.e. ha..
during the past two months, died 500 cls,ms,
snd transacted business foc four lhou. md sevpn
hundred correspondents,
AFoNINENT Or fAIMA8rKns-
WARRINGTON, December 0.-NAjor Il. r.
BsoNn. prtAent Asslstant r3ymsxtcr 1eoe5sl, Ind
Daniel Mcclure Of indiana, have been appointed,
Generals. John r. 'Aenrath d Missouri, eui
william u. johnson Of Oslo, haye boon appointed
rsyHfstcrs in The regular army. 4 nuudcr ofva-
nese+ n tae - P!Tanssss, = and Qa.ss
OF n.y. faImssseEr, and the Colonies 1ud Lenten-
5.1e eS!oqe.s S N ,hc Quarteruasess Department,
il stopping At t6e Ebbios: House" ' @ao
! v..1,. nt1Sa o. 7nx SOUTHERN nExrxns.
na's tnE for consultation 1ast eYraInr' Ann
thn'c present wese Gosc.no7 sta-Es1@oY u..'i'.
tipil; Governor Parsons ma H.. Fn.,s, ~ 81.
ReTsersutaitsea Epher' on, lf TeTas' G,as,ss.l ~
ing the few Southern msmbtrs prsssn. ~ IT:
!rgton, no definite eoatse of acuou wns a.-erd on
tbc souihcFn teptcssntatives may b eaifsa e.1. ~
:. sc. asof JOHN Pool, Of North caso1,n,.
iina. Ans aI1ived Senators Burnett and Ropstfs
Eeee;.Iy Browning, p eon.idee f1dian 1ei.tioas
Ia The Southwest, With v1ew 10 sa.tosiac IT,