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Freedmen. Bureau.

We are under obligations to Col. Churr,
of the Freedmen's Bureau, for the following
extract from the Report for February. 1t will
be seen that no outrages by blacks against
whites have been reported, while on the
other hand nine cases Of aggravated outra-
ges by whites against blacks have been re-
ported.
HxTRAcrFRoM STATISTICAL REPORT FOB FEB, '67.
"No outrages by blacks against whites have
been reported, while on the other hand, nine
eases OF aggravated outrages by whites against
blacks have beenrepor:ed"
Z. No arrests have been made by the officers Of
the Bureau Offices. This is not the result howevek
of society SO well regulated as to make such
action unnecessary, as some have been led to be.
lieve, but arises from there being no authority
DO to do" gas ~
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Rates of Advertising.

Ten lines or one inch space to constitute 8
square.
One square, one insertion. .:....$1 90
Each subsequent insertion. so
Liberal deduction made by special contract, to
large advertisers.
Court advertisements will be charged 25 pre-
cent higher than the regular rates.
SPECIAL NOTICES charged SO per cent. higher
than ordinary advertisements.
For advertisements inserted irregularly, % pei
cent. higher than usual rates will be charged.
No paper in the South has advertising facilities
superior to the Standard.
Letters must be addressed to
W W. HOLDEN, W. W. HOLDEN & SON,
w HOLDEN. Raleigh, N C.
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RALEIGH, N. c., WEDNESDAY,

4 "
registered and qualified electors in the State
had an opportunity 10 vote freely and with
out restraint, fear, or the influence of fraud,
and if the Congress shall be satisfied that
such constitution meets the approval of a
majority of all the qualified electors in the
State, and if the said constitution shall be
declared by Congress to he in conformity
with the provisions Of the act to which
this is supplementary, and the other pro-
visions of said act shall have been complied
with, and the said constitution shall be ap-
proved by Congress, the State shall be de
clared entitled to representation, and sena-
tors and representatives shall be admitted
therefrom as therein provided. .li3,lss
SEC. 6. All elections in the States men
!, toned in the said Act to provide for the
more efficient government Of the rebel States,n
shall, during the operation of said act, be
by ballot; and all officers making the said
registration of voters and conducting said
elections shall, before entering upon the dis
charge of their duties, subscribe anoath faith
fully to perform The. duties their said Office
and the oath prescribed by the act approved
July 2, 1862, entitled " An act to prescribe
an oath of office" Ps0oided, That if any
person Sllalt huoWiuSiy dAu idioCiy tono anu
subscribe any oath in this act prescribed,
such person so offending, and being thereof
duly convicted, shall be subject to the pains,
penalties, and disabilities which by law are
provided for the punishment of the crime of
wilful and corrupt perjury.
Sec. Z. That all expenses incurred by
the several commanding generals, or by vir-
tue of any orders issued, or appointments
made by then, under or by virtue of this
act, shall be paid out ofany moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 8. That the convention for each State
shall prescribe the fees, salary, and compen-
sation to be paid to all delegates and other
officers and agents herein authorized or neces-
sary to carry into effect the purposes of this
act, not herein otherwise provided for, and
shall provide for the levy and collection of
such taxes on the property in such State as
may be necessary to pay the same.
SEC. 9. That the word article I" in the
9th section of the act to which this is sup
Elementary shall be construed to mean sec
tion."
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THE BANKRUPT LAw.-It is stated that
Chief Justice Chase hase decided to appoint
only two Registers in each Congressional
District, and in all cases, where one Register
would be acceptable to persons in the Dis
trict, to only appoint one. 1t is declared to
be the intention of the Chief Justice to con-
suit o. S. District Judges in regard to the
appointment of these officers, and also mem.
bers of Congress in all cases where they are
lawyers. The Chief Justice has also stated
to numerous applicants that he will make
no appointments under the Bankrupt law
until May.
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Troops.

We learn that two companies Of colored
troops have been ordered to Wilmington,
under Gen. Miles. One company of white
regulars is coming to Raleigh, under Col.
Frank and one company of the 9th infant
ry, Capt. Charles Snyder, has been ordered to
Goldsborough.
Troops were needed at Goldsborough.-
We are glad they have been sent. It will
teach traitors a lesson, and render life and
property in that locality more secure
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NO.13.,s
Pennsylvania.
A REPLY TO THE NoRrH-cAHoLlaA lEsn-

REPLY TO THE NoRTH-cARoLInA Lrsn-
The following il the message from Gov.
Geary to the Legislature of Pennsylvania
relative to the call of North Carolina fora
national convention to amend the Constitu-
ton of the United States: $3.50
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
HARRlsBuRa, March IA, 1867.
TO the Senate and Houss Of Representatives
Of tho CommonpealtA Of PsnnsylpanSa
GENTLEMEN:--A letter dated 9th inst,
has just been received from, Hon. Jonathan
Worth, Governor of North Carolina, cover
ing set of resolutions adopted by the Leg
islature of that District, both of which, hc-
cording to his request, are herewith trans
mitted to you. 3l'ss tlttis
"a The object of the resolutions is to invfts
"all the States North, South, East and
West" to q national convention. fer the pur-
pose of. proposing, in exact conformity with
the Constitution Of the, United 6tntes, such
amendments to the Constitution that the re-
suit will be such mutual conccssions as will
lead to restoration of our former happy
relations" yips, ssf
Under ordinary circumstances Iwould be-
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loloea,anoe necoss.y aupa.s !nss.fs ssa.' A. ~
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hoera.lng upon snis lmPol.an. su'yscs, :
woeld recommend ina. iocal .es,ngs as auu
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mlnation W pr0mote t',s PupnI ws1s Ms.,.
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ea,oina, invislns .ni. asseho,ys a.s ~, .s. -
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.sey nave peea ior many Ses,s ~ .ns naTl. ~
Oh looking WIN gray inuineleloe upvn sue
na1lonai interests aau " 'o,cla.ing uls.oyar
| "! tnae throagnout 'ls nc. .nllning alu san-
gulnaly wal VI .ne ,eoelou sney .:NA useu .ue,'
utmost e1or!s @ 70 aessroy sne IonssisulHn :,a
ano tne Onios, anu 70 es.aoish : nos.a,e s'
government Y oi ~ !nels own 'na. 1ney iscensly
reluseu W la.liy .ue i,u aau wl,oleSVne I,s ~.
amendmen.s 70 1ne Oons,,su'ion =, .,.as Uon.
gress py tne passage VI Ing. i:oonssl uot'Jn o:l
act mas naue salus"iy Plovls,o. ~, 'nelI
iuture miltary governments anu ,or tnat =,
tue o1ne! refractory aislricts aee'y engage%
IN iepeiilon' not ing P,esunP,'on WIN
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Gen. Howard on colored Suffrage.

Gen. Howard on COlOred Suffrage.
We make the following interesting extract
from an address recently delivered in Wash
1ngton by Gen. O. o. Howard, giving an ac-
count of his observations on one of his
Southern tours:
A meeting of colored people, held at Mont
gomery during my stay at that place, was
remarkable one A large room was filled
with men from the city and from different
parts of the State. After various speakers
had depicted to me somewhat in detail the
poverty, suferings, and ill-usage to which
they had been subjected by proud, naughty,
domineering selfish men, I asked them sud-
denly" What's the remedy 2" Some an
swered, Give us the right to protect our
selves" I then said :"Do you wish the col.
ored people to vote9" With one voice they
said eyes" But one of their number, very
intelligent, educated negro, stepped to the
front and said 81 don't want the colored
people to vote for five years, for want the
Radicals to remain in power. Here, and for
twenty miles away, they'll vote right but
farther off they'll vote for Mass. William
and Mass. Jehn, to get their good will. ~
Hereupon an old negro, with gray hairs and
deeply furrowed brow, with broken, pro-
vincial speech, called out with great energy
"Every creature has got an instinct-the
calf goes to the cow to suck, the bee to the
hive We's poor, humble, degraded peo-
pie, but we know our friends. We'd walk
fifteen miles in war time to find out about
the battle; we can walk fifteen miles and
more to find how to vote" The question
was put, when an overwhelming majority
voted for immediate and universal manhood
suffrage
Several called out (" What does the gen.
eral think2" "What does the general
think 2" answered, as do now, according
to the strong convictions of my Judgment,
reinforced lately by the complete success of
the Georgetown election, believe the bal
lot is the poor mans protection" However
humble, however simple, however friendless,
it begets for him quite modicum of inter-
est-an interest on political capital offered
him by every aspirant for Office embraced
between the Presidential candidate and the
town constable. With the ballot, his neigh
bers are sure to recognize in him the ele-
mentsi of manhood Without it, certain of
them are apt to derive him directly from the
monkey and the baboon. But it is asked,
edo you believe in ignorant votinga" No;
but the remedy is to remove the ignorance
remedy which every true-hearted American
will work for.
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speaker colfax upon Reconstruction.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1857.

WASHINGTON, March 9, 1857.
Editors Missouri Democrat: =
noticed in the Demorat, of the 9th inst,
an editorial, in which you say that "evsn
Mr.. Cofax, on his return from his California
Journey, talked strong Johnsonism.p Your
memory must certainly have been at fault,
for know you would not do me injustice in
tentionally. / returned home from the Pa
ciic early in October, 1866. The next month
at Washington City, fortnight before tho
organization Of the Thirty ninth Congre1s,
1 delivered serenadc speech, which Mr.
johnson has always denounced as the. initiA-
tion of the Congressional policy which an.
tagonized with his, and ! remember that the
st. Louis Democrat, in common with our
leading Republican papers West and East
specially indorsed it. While conceding that
the Presidents conditions TO the rebel States
were judicious as far as they went, thst
speech insisted on additional conditions, -
guarantees for the Union and for the proteo-
tion Of the emancipated, whom it declared
should be called ffeemen and not freedmen.
And it also declared as the true policy Of NJ
construction, /" Make haste slowly. II va
my first speech after my return.
Yours truly SCHUYLER C0LFAxs
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Gen. Scho6eld, by a recent order, has
abolished whipping in Virginia, and has
disbanded the militia of that State. " No.
l p" begins to realize what was lost by the
rejection Of the Howard amendment.
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The municipal election at Fredericksburg,
7 Va, has been suspended BY order Of Gen.
Schofeld. It is probable that he win do the
same all over District No. 1, and the old OFF,
.Irs will hold over.
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Fractional Currency.

- WAsHHaroN, March -, P. NJ
Gen. Spinner has received letters from the
South, enquiring when the short currency win
cease to be valuable. He fears that the people
are imposed upon, and gives assurance that all
issues Of frsstionsl currency win be 1sdeemed.
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Andrew Plaster adycrtises his horse in the
Charlotte Democrat as stolen. He ought to
have stuck to his horse,
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MARYLAND.-It is we'll known that the
rebels excluded from voting by the laws Of
Maryland, took the oath and voted contrary
to law at the last election,whereby disloyal
legislature and an exceedingly doubtful set Of
Congressman were chosen to Office. This
thing was accomplished through the advice
of Mr.. Reverdy johnson and the treachery
OF Gov. Swami, who expected the place of
U. s. Senator. GOV. Swami was recently
chosen Senator, but discovering that there
was danger that he would be ousted from his
seat in the Senate, or not permitted to take
it in the first place, he prudcntly declined
senatorial honors, and held on to the office
of Governor. Mr. Phillip Francis Thomas
has since been elected to the vacancy.
On the 18th inst. the CREDENTIALS of the new
ly chosen Senator were presented, when mo-
ton was made to refer them to the judiciary
committee, which was elaborately diccussed.
In the House on the same day, q resolution in
structing the Judiciary committee to enquire
whether Maryland has constitution, which
Congress can consistently recognize as repub-
lican, was presented and adopted.
It seems, therefore, that Congress is deter
mined to enquire into the affairs ofthe State
of Maryland. The movement will produce a
great futter among the copperheads in the
Northern States. sl
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Bishop Soule and J. D. B. DeBov were
buried in Nashville, Tenn, on the 9th inst.
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To those who get up clubs of five or more sub
scribers, one copy, gratis, will be furnished
A cross d mark on the paper indicates the ex-
piration of the subscription
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D1srREssMa.-The accounts which reach
us from various sections of our District, of
the actual and the prospective suffering,
among the truly poor and helpless widows
and orphans, who have been reduced by the
ravages of war from plenty to penury, is
heartrendering.z Scarcely day passes over
our heads but that some new tale of woe is
brought to our ears and what makes the
matter worse, it is confined to that sex who
have no earthly means to avoid the sad con-
sequences that must ensue. e.-Londcaster s.
G. Ledger.
There are thousands of rich rebels in South
Carolina, who are responsible for these pangs
Of hunger among the women and children.
1t would be good thing if their estates
were assessed to . sufficient extent to feed
these suffering people. Let it be done.
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The Portland daily press., 1867-06-25

nEAIEKs in Groceries, Flour, Grain, Country
Cproi,,ce. SC, No. rs Portland street, corner OF
Portland and Green streets, Portland, having made
tbe necessary arrangements, are now prepared to
soil oil articles in their line at low prices when Of
h same quality. as at any other store il Portland
o. vicinity, keeping constantly on hand good as
sortment of Flour, Teas, Cofees, Sugars, Spices,
Soaps Rasins, Vinegar, Kerosene Oil, Nails, Wrap
ping Paper, rwine, Paner Bags, Brooms, Brushes,
Wooden Ware, and at the proper season, Grass
Srefs Garden Seeds, Flower Pots, Fertilizers, such
as Bradley and Goes Superphosphate of Lime,
Ground Bone &C., nj manufactures $ prices, togeth
grocery store. s
Goods exchanged for country produce at fair prices
Country produce sold on commission and quick
urnsmade. apr 11-d&weOd3m
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Varieties.

1t turns ont after all that Queen Victoria's
gift of couple of million of dollars to endow
an hospital, is narrowed down to very shabby
limits. An English paper says: at appears
that Her Majesty has only agreed to give the
word royal to the convalescent hospital, and
that some benevolent person. not identified,
will bestow a large sum not specified on the
charity-a very different story"
JEFF Davis writes that he has only post
poned for a brief time the pleasure of re-un-
ion with his old friends in Mississippi.
The body of Artemus Ward was shipped
as statuary to humor the superstition of Eng
lsh sailors.
The Bishop of Dublin, formerly Dean
Trench, of pathological repute, is about to pub
iish three sermons recently preached by him
before the University Of Cambridge, under the
general title OF "Shipwrecks> of Faith"
"A box, containing Government Bonds,
mortgages, certificates of stock, and other val
uables to a large amount, deposited in he Ma
tional Mechanics Bank of Baltimore, is mys-
teriously missing. 1t contained nearly the en-
tire fortune of young lady. The bank is not
responsible, as it was deposited by courtesy
"A fiery color now worn in Paris is called
"Bismarl angry"
The first celebration of st. Johns Day In
Boston was in 1879. Joseph Grcsn, one of the
poets of the day, wrote some rhymes about the
affair which were full of local hits. The ceie-
hr,t;on was on the 26th; the postponement Is
thus referred to:
-"June, the oath, was Sunday,
And Gov Belcher fasts on Monday,
So for the sake of eating dinner,
They trick d the Saint to please the Sinner"
There SEEM to be grievous backsliding OF
late among the Latter Day Saints in Deseret
Two of the elders came out against the holy or
dinance of poygamy, and Brother brigham
was forced TO visit them personally and KEEP
them quiet. The government train lately took
a large number of families out from "the pleas
ant valley of Zion" back into the States ara
of course, into the comparatively single bless
edness Of ordinary married life
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Terms Ea0"t D0HorsI per annuna, ~ o8renc..

scends upon our people, and wi,h the srni.r of
promise points 10 prosperous and banDv r,.-
ture, may not the Angel Of Mercy visit 'bLe
wise the grim dungeons OF thuse MISGUIDED
~ ~ 'h, anu ie'up@ down the bars which shut
TN I'm from the cOmpdnonship of their fellow
men bid them sin no more and set them fres9
POSTAGE.
The Postmaster General of New Brunswick
In his annual report, recommends to his eav-
ernment that the Provincial postage be reduc-
ed from five to three cents. 1t is not to be
supposed that any alteration will lie made in
tine law at present, seeing that the postal de-
partments of the different Provinces will all
come under one head aft:r the first of July,
when Confederation will become fixed TACT.
'.iii. the recommendation of the NeT Buns
"i'N postmaster General cannot fail to have
Sol,' eheet on the Federal Postmaster Gem
eral.
"A oon'ehsi'h OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Associations of Canada has been in ses-
sion at Montreal the past week. The assem-
bly, is large, numbering about nine hundred
delegates besides others in attendance.
A ST. John paper, an ardent advocate of
confederation, calls attention to the very sua-
gestive circumstance of the marked decline in
hour as the birthday OF the New Dominion
approaches! In view of the fact that the
birthday of the Dominion" occurs in July,
when new harvests are coming in and the heat
often makes old flour drug, the simplicity of
the above is certainly delicious. "What dust
we raise@ cried the fly ON the carriage wheel.
Tourists through the Canadas will be glad
to learn that unusual facilities for cheap trav-
elling have been furnished this season on the
Lower st. Lawrence and the Saguenay
1t is reported that in the township of Lake,
c, W., new and valuable discovery of gold
has lately been made. A Quebec paper re-
ports some big nuggets from the Chaudisre
mines: "The first OF these weighed 4s ounces.
the second, found by Kilgour and party in
March last, weighed 81 ounces; and few
days ago nugget, larger than either of them,
we Ching Is ounces, valued at S27O, was found
IN allnViai washinss by two miners, named
Mckenzie and Morrison"
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Secretary Seward in his great part Of
i.l % tst..sr .sMark Tapley.o

'sscretary Seward in his great part Of
f.y oJ 1s...-. 'sNarlk Tapley.o
Mr.. Stewards speech in Boston, Saturday
night shows that increasing years do not i'm
pair his extraordinary talent for being ssiollv"
The greater his disappointments and failures
the greater his desire to "come out strong"
"it will be all right in sixty days" quoth he,
q on the eve ofa four years war. While the
. fate OF tho nation was yet undecided. and VIC
tory declared now for the patriot and now for
tile traitor, the pleasant old gentleman solaeed
himself with the music of his Tlittle bell"-
When he found himself at length the premier
of pOwerless executive, instead of throwing
the greas 4 seal into, the Potomac and
retiring to his sweet Auburn" in disgust, he
ceoaly purchased Alaska and was happy. The
deep mental joy attending the accomplish
ment Of this last feat continues, and enables
the Secretary to present pleasing contract to
his superior's somewhat gloomy walk and con-
versation among the Puritans Of the New Eng
land metropolis. 1t strikes us that the Pres-
dents brief remarks. when called to address
the people On Saturday night, are not altogeth-
er free from the appearance OF having been de-
livered while unpleasant remin sciences of for
mer like occasions Were arising in the .presi-
dental mind. There is something of injured
innocence and implied rebuke in the expires
sion of The feeling that the time was coming
fwhen he could utter and proclaim the great
sentiment, that the world is our home, and
thst every nation is made up of our brothers"
What in the world could have prevented that
excellent gentleman from giving utteranoe to
so aoble truth, and one which is SO peculiar
ly acceptable in the modern Athens" we are
at loss to conceive. Is he under duress? Is
there paddock on the Chief Magistrates lips,
the key to which, Randall keeps in his own
custody? BE this as 1t may, Mr.. Seward was
not SUBJECT 10 the same grim duenna, but was
permitted as usual to pant everything eouleur
de rose "One simple naDIt'' is All We need to
learn in order to secure the possession of the
American Continent and the control Of the
worid--proyIded Always that the hero of Wal
russla can have his lite extended u further pe-
rlou OF .tJsy yeara Unhappy people that we
afet, We inignt perhaps learn ITO acquiesce
IN the Choice of president we ourselves make
ior the sake OF a eonsumnation SO deyouIly to
DE wished. But how can We REASONABLY expect
to have Mr.. Seward among us until he at
talins The age OF one hundred and slxleen years?
We Go NOT understand that it is q conuitlon
precedent that he shall be Secretary of State
all the while; and it may he that he intends 20
submit to desIcc;ltion after the manner OF the
'Min with the Broken Eur" whom M. About
mas recently introduced to the American pup
lie. In tint case Can quietly sieep OUT the
remainder OF the present century, ami De r. >
,torea, jo,iy as ever sometime uuring the tirsl
Quarter OF the next 7" i..-...r. .,--..i. .. .
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"Haying Tools !!
ReUOlvi1ag Horse R0Ees
BUCKEYE MOWERS,

in large quantities; go dozen Plimptons two and
three tined Hay ForAs 235 Palmer's Horse Hay
Forks: Rifles, Whetstoles, FOX Handles, &C., Sc