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But it was a vain thought. Early II the
morning of theday on which I expected
to give my testimony, | received = note
from Chapman, the Judge Advocate, re-
quiring me to surrender my SUBPOENA.
refused, as it was my protection in Wash
ingtOn. Without it the doors Of the Old
Capitol might have opened and closed upon
me. | engaged, however, to appear before
the court, and did so the same morning.
| still refused TO surrender my subpoena,
and thereupon the Judge Advocate in
dorsed on it these words 1.-THE within
SUBPOENA is hereby revoked; the person
named is discharged from further attend
ance." | have got the curious document
before me now, signed with the name of
up. n. Chapman Colonel" etc. l intend
to keep ii, if l can, as the evidence of the
| fret case IN any court, of any sort, where q
| witness who was summoned for the defense
was dismissed by the prosecution.
! fastened to depart, confident that Rich
mond was safer place for me than the
metropolis.
Some time ago a committee was appoint
ed by the House of Representatives to in
vestigate the treatment of Union prisoners
| in Southern prisons. After the appoi Mt
ment of the cOnmittee-the Hon. Mr..
Shanks, of Indiana, being its Chairma n
| | wrote to the Hon. Charles A. Eldridge
and the Hon. Mr.. Mungen (the latter a
member of the committee) some of the
facts herein detailed. Both these gentle
men made an effort to extend the authori-
ty Of the committee, so that it might in
quire into the treatment Of prisoners North
as well as South, and especially that it
might inquire into the truth of the matters
which had alleged. All these attempts
were frustrated by the Radical majority,
although several Of the party voted to ex-
tend the inquiry. As several thousand dol
lars of the money of the people have been
| spent by this committee, will not they de-
mand that the investigation shall be
thorough and impartial? The House of
Representative have declined the inquiry !;
let the people take it up.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
RO. OULD.
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LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON DISPATCHES
Land Office AHairS-FractiOnAI Car
reney Received, etc.

Land Office AHaIrS-FractIonaI Chr
reney Received, etc.
WASHINGTON, August 22.-The Com
missioner of the General Land Office has
transmitted TO the Governor Of Delaware
one hundred and sixty-three pieces Of Ag-
rieultural scrip, issued under act Of Con
gress, approved July ID, 1862, and It's sup
plements. Said scrip embraces 10000
acres, being the full quota to which that
State is entitled under the law.
The General Land Office has received
from the Surveyor General at Denver, Col
oradO, two contracts for approval, one for
surveys in the vicinity of the head
waters of the Bear and Boulder creeks,
and in the vicinity of Central and
Idaho cities, including valuable mineral
and timber lands, and the other for survey
in San Luis valley, including large num-
Der of American settlers on Sawatich creek,
the Mexican town of Conejos, and the
Mexican settlements near the same. These
contracts have been approved by the Com
missioner.
The fractional currency received from
the Printing Bureau for the week Is S469, :
$50. United States notes shipped, 500, 900
national bank notes issued, SIS, 900; amount
in circulation, $299,917, $50; fractional
currency destroyed during the week, S527, :
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tHdiRn OutraEes Confirmed Vigorous
Measures 90 be Pursued

WASHINGTON, August 22.-Secretary
Schoteld has received dispatch to-day
from Gen. Sherman, dated Omaha, August
2lst, in which he announces that he had
just received dispatch from Gen. Sheridan
IN which he confirms the press dispatches
about the Indian Outrages. Gen. Sheridan
says the oulrages are too horrible 10 detail.
Gen. Sherman orders Gen. Sheridan 10
continue the pursuit and drive the savages
from that section Of the country, and when
captured TO give them summary punish
ment.
The Secretary Of War communicated the
intelligence to the President, who acqui-
esced IN the stringent measures with winch
the Secretary Of War and Gen. Sherman
were taking in that matter.
The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office, in making up his annual statistics
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1868,
has asceFtained that 1915 bounty land
warrants for military service, have been
satisfied by locations covering an agzre-
gate Of over 5t2, 900 acres Of land.
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WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
RumOrs About the SquRbbIe Between
MeCuIIOch and ROIl1ns-The New Or
leans COIleetOrshiP-GranG Unman.
ageable-NeWs from Maine.

meCulIOch and ROIlins-The New Or
leans COIleetOrshIP-Gran Unman.
ageable-NeWs from Maine.
Special to the Louisville Journal.
WASHINGTON, August 21.-Tbe dispute
between Secretary McCulloch and Commits.
sIoner Rollins, over the many desirable
vacancies to be filled in the Internal ReYe-
nue. Department, is thought by knowing
ones to be for the purpose of closing the
eye of the public, and making a show of
requiring something more than adhesion to
the Radical party az a condition precedent
to appointment. These two worthless, it is
said, have good secret understanding be-
tween themselves, and are only endeavor-
ing to get up a cheap reputation for closely
scrutinizing everything pertaining TO their
official duties.
The New Orleans Collectorship has not
yet been filed. The name of Hon. Harvey
NJ. WattersOn, of Tennessee, is most prom
lnently mentioned in connection Herewith.
He is not an applicant, but will probably be
offered the position, which he declined last
winter.
The Democratic meeting ia this city last
night was an immense affair. The most in
tense enthusiasm was manifested Among
the many features distinguishing the gath
ering from a Radical meeting was the fact
that it was composed of intelligent white
men, while the Radical "oulpourings" are
usually made up Of ignorant negroes i'm
ported from Maryland and Virginia espe-
cially for the occasion.
The fact that there is some foundation
for the rumOr Of Grants Withdrawal from
the Presidential race lie proved by the We
hemence with which it Is denied by the
Radical organs hereabouts. 1t is we'll
known that when the matter was first sug-
gested Grant did not receive it with favor,
knowing his unhlness for the position,
and the terrible excavations and Ventilla-
tiOns he has received at the hands of the
Democratic press have made it necessary
to bring strong pressure to bear to keep
him on the track. The Radical managers
know that their only hope lies in Grants
military reputation, and he will be induced
to make the canvass if tears, applications,
entreaties, brides, and almost threats will
effect the object.
The election in Maine comes of on the
Sth Of September, and both parties are
making great efforts. The Radical major
ity at the last election was over ten thou
sand. The Democrats hope to reduce this,
if they do not remove it altogether. Hon.
George II. PendletOn is there making
speeches, and several other distinguished
gentlemen are going, including MOntgom-
cry Blair, and, perhaps, Henry A. Wise.
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TILE rEoPI.K nnYrNG.

The Hartsville Tedettc Of she 22d inst
gives tho following cheering news
There Is no doubl Of the fact that both
Smith and Macon counties will give Sey-
nour and Blair handsome msjorities.
Jackson, Overion and Putnam are equally
certain. In fact the people Of the hills
and valleys are all OF one mind on the
great question Of the white mans apFem.
acy.
immense mass meetings are being held
All over The upper cOunlies-those adver-
used A. New Middleton, Smith county, on
The z9th Of August, and at Lafayette, Ma
con county, on the 9Th Of September, are
expected 20 be the largest ever held in
either Of those oounties
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WHLE We hear Of outrages and deeds o
blood being committed in the various coun
ties around IA. IL Is seldom indeed that We
are called upon to chronicle anything Of
this sort in Rutherford. We are proud in
the conviction that Ours is the most orderly
and law abiding community in the State.
The records Of the courts give conclusive
evidence of the correctness Of this assertion.
The criminal docket is made up almost en-
tirely Of petty thelis, committed by those Of
the "troo!y loil" faith; and We certainly
cannot be charged with disloyalty in bring
ing to trial those who have offended against
the laws enacted by oar Radical masters.
We fear, however the powers that We are
inCeused because We do not violate the
laws, and thus give them occasion for
further acts Of oppression. ~ NuJreesboro
N0ait1r. Aug. -.
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ST. PETERSBURG, August 22.-The gov
eminent is in receipt of late dispatches
from Bokahara. The Emir had signi6ed
willingness to accept the terms of peace
offered by the Car, with the exception,
however, Of the duty of building fortiica.
tions.
LONDON, August 22.-The dispatch an
nouncing the attempted assassination of
Queen Victoria in Switzerland, was re-
oeived through the regular news channel.
The foreign Office here has received no ad-
vices of the affair.
PARIS, August 22.-The proprietors of
the Larterne, the editors Of which were re.
Gently sentenced TO pay a fine of 10,O00f
for violation of the press law, yesterday
attempted to resume the publication Of that
paper; the police, however, we're notified
and the entire edition was seized and contis-
Gated it before it left the office of the prin-
ter.
QUEENSTOWN, August 22.-The steam
ship City of New York, from New York,
arrived this evening.
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LONDON, August 22.-The International
race between the American yacht Sappho
and the English yachts Gender, Onnana,
Cawbria and Alive, Is postponed till next
Tuesday. The race Is subject TO rules IF
the Royal Yacht Squadron, and the course
is once around the Isle Of Wight. No
square sails are allowed, but other sails
and crew unlimited The Sappho which
is registered in New York at PA tons il
entered at 80 tons.
The North German government is about
to institute inquiries into the circumstances
Of cholera aboard the emigrant ship
Liebentz
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for the payment of the bonds With h law
I9t money of the country. William. NJ
1aall' young Radical lawyer Of this place,
VINO once embarked in the Confederate
army and then left without papers, is the
eLeSS'or' whose duty it will be to spread out
anu carry over the district the Grant ban
despotism. VI Va
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DR. JoHN 5 PErR, Of Upton county
who has always been n Union man, and
who was appointed delegate to the
Radical Congressional Convention at
Brownsville, publishes a letter in the Cow
ington Record, in which he comes ont
from among the foul party" and takes
position with the friends Of the Cons.itu-
ton and good government lie says
''From the signs Of the times, I am Of
opinion that the colOred vote alone will
give Seymour and Blair handsome ma
jority in the county OF Upton"
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General John f. Milford is personally
| cognizant of the truth Of most, IL not all
| the facts which | have narrated. He was
connected with the cartel from its date
until the close Of the war. During a por
ton of the time he was Assistant Agent of
Exchange on the part of the United States.
/ always found him TO be an honorable and
| truthful gentleman. While he discharged
his duties with great fidelity to his own
government, he was kind, and, / might al
most say, tender to Confederate prisoners.
With that portion of the correspondence
with which his name is connected, he is, Of
course, familiar. He is equally so with the
delivery::made at Savannah, and its attend
ing circumstances, and with the offer |
made as to the purchase of medicines for
the Federal sick and wounded. / appeal
TO him for the truth of what have written.
There are other Federal corrobOrations to
portions ofmy statements They are found
in the report of Maj. Gen. 3. f. Butler TO
the Committee on the Conduct Of the
War" Abont the last of March, 1864, /
had several conferences with Gen. Butler
at Fortress Monroe in relation to the diff
culties attending the exchange Of prison
ers, and we reached what we both thought
a tolerably satisfactory basis.
The day that | left there General Grant
arrived. General Butler says he commu-
nicated TO him the state Of the negOlia-
tions, and "most emphatic verbal direct
tiOas were received from the Lieutonan-
General not 10 take any steps BY which
another able. bodied man should be ex-
changed until further orders from him -
81 al 1874 -
telegram from General Grant, ito receive
all the sick and wounded the Confederate
authorities may send you, but send no more
in exchange" Unless my recollection fails
me, General Butler also, in AN address 10
his commitments, substantially declared that
he was directed in his management Of the
question Of exchange with the Confederate
authorities, 10 put the mstter Extensively,
for the purpose ofpreventlng an exchange.
The facts which have stated are also we'll
known to the officers connected with the
Confederate Bureau Of Exchange.
At time l thought an excellent OPP
portuuity was afforded OF bringing some OF
them 10 the attention Of the country. ! |
was named by poor Wirz as a witness in
his behalf. The summons was issued by |
Chapman, the Judge Advocate Of the mill
itary court. | obeyed the summons, and
Wa ia attendance upon the court for some
ten DAYS. The investigation had
taken a wide range a. IN the
conduct Of the Confederate and Fed
eral governments in the matter Of the treat
ment Of prisoners, and 1 thought the time
had come when could put before the
world these humane offers Of the Confed-
crate authorities, and the manner IN which
they had been treated. 80 expressed my
self more than once-perhAps too publicly.
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MIX. PENDLET0N IN MAINE

On Thursday last, Mr. Pendleron
was received at Bangor, Maine, and ado
dressed large concurse of people in one
Of those admirably compact and forcible
speeches for which he is distinguished
Our limited space precludes its publicao
ton entire, but the nrraignment Of the
Radical leaders on the charge of conspi-
raey against the Constitution, contained
in the subjoined extract, should be read
and re-read by every man who appreci-
ates the form of government we have so
barely escaped losing under Radical
rule:
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BUFFALO, August 22.-Mr. Patrick ]
stanton, George and Levi. Allen, State
ConmissiOners 10 inquire into the cattle
disease, met in this city a. . o'clock this
morning, and we're in conversation with
The municipal authorities.
PHILADELPHIA, August 22-Last eve
mig Miss Isabella Smith, aged seyenteea,
daughter Of Gen. Smith, United States
Consul at Panama, vas accidentally
drowned At Forestdale, on the Delaware
river. The body mas not yet ibeea dis
covered.
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THE RADICAL PARTY ARRAIGNED.

And yet, my fellow citizens, the Repub-
lican party desircs TO change this great and
good government, and substitute one OF
their own creation. They hate the Consti-
tuition "A their adversary, they hate the doc
trine Of States rights. They hate the Con.
slitution IA their fathers made il, and have
deliberately conspired for its overthrow.
They want a consolidated government, they
prefer stronger government They in
tend. il they can, 20 break down the bar
riers which the States, with their reserved
rights, meant 20 interpose, and to erect on
the ruins a government 80 sensitive that IL
will follow the least impulse OF popular
will. and 40 strong that it will execute that
will. They believe this will he better and
frcer government than the one our fathers
gave VA.
Hence since the close of the war; they
have used all the powers which the pos
session Of the gOvernment-both State and
FederSl-has given them, 10 amend the
Constitution, and in each casv the amend
ment has been IN derogation OF the sub
stantial, recognized rights Of the States. BY
the irsl Of these amendments, the power Of
the States TO own slaves was abolished. BY
the second, citizenship in the States il made
10 depend upon the will, not Of the States,
bat Of Congress, aud the exclusion Of ne
groes from the right Of suffrage il punished
by the laws of reconstruction. The Con-
stitution has vested in the President The
powers of a separate department, aud made
him responsible for the management Of She
armies and for the execution of the laws.
The Republican party has stripped him Of
his constitutional powers, deprived him Of
hi- patronage, aud taken his right TO select
his Cabinet and appoint his officers; and,
finally, IL was chiefly through the indomi-
table irmness and Justice Of one OF your
own Senators that they did not depo7e the
President from his office, aud puttheir own
lcadrr Ia his place.
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22.-The fall meeting
Of the Laciede Racing Association will
commence September 2Sth. The purses
and stakes amount 10 $4,000. The horses
that will be present will include Planta-
genet, Pat Malloy, Shutdown, Allavela,
Banshee, Ruth, Frank, Wolford, Victory
Ontario, and several other famous ones.
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RIHerrl.le I.nrk rne.s.

BosToS, August 2l.-The annual fair at
Riveraide PARK, closed to-day, with race
Tor horses that had never beaten 23j.
Ihere we're i've contestants. The chestnnt
mare, Belle Strickland, owned by Feander
Carney, Of Fltchburg, won in three straight
heats. Time-2.26, 2:23, 2.32 aud 2.3l.
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FIRST RACE-YouNa AMERICA Sr4KE-for
two year olds, dash Of a mile. Subscription So
play or pay. Association ~ add 800 Five OF
more to FILL Closed with the following nomi-
nations.
Z. Bissicks. names b. f.. years old. by Uncle
Wick, dam Young Gipscy By imported Mercer
Also; eh. +. years old, by Uncle Vic dam Maid
of Monmouth by Traveller.
Also. b. G., years old, by Bill Cheatham dam
by Lexington.
A. Kesne Richards and John RiIgour names
ch. T., 2 years old, by imp Mickey Free dam
Blonde by imp. Glencoe.
Also. b. T.. year, old, by imp. Young Faro
letto, dam dlycera by imp. Sovereign.
ten Thomas Duncan names CHI c.. years old
by Lexington. dam llilariut by imp. Glencoe
Also. b. e., 2 yoars old, by imp. Bonnie Scot
land. dam Wootbine by Hamlet
A. Barnes names Wm. n. Barnes b. x. DerinFer
years old, by Jim Rogers, dam sunshine. by
Engineer.
Also. b. f. Mamie DougIas. years old. BY Jim
Rogers dam by WAGNER
W. h. IhOWhs names b. o.. Louisville . vears
old, by Lexington. dam Mary Newman by
Boston.
James NJ. Hinton numos ch o.. Signal Light. 2
years old. by Ban Choath1m. dam IsgI.sf
Light by Childe Harold.
+. A. Smith names b. G.. years Old. hy NandnI
dam Magnetic by MahOmot
ten, W. e. Harding names b. f. Brilliant
years old by Bin Cheatham, dam G,lenl. by
ChIlde Harold.
A. Turner names b. T. Soda YEAR OLD. BY Jim
Rogers. dam by Ambassador.
~ = FL
by Bulletin. dam Sonora Love BY imp Lcvia-
than.
SECOND RACE-CuuaERLt AND STAKE No. l.
For three year olds Mile heats. Subscription
S5li play or pay. Association 90 add $500.
Three or more to dll
J. V. Grgsby names Minnie Milton. years Old.
By Lexington. dam Miss Morgan by York
shire.
Theodore Alcock names ch T. years Oh. by
John Morgan dam by Ch0rister.
Con A BulOrd names br C. Grassland. year.
old. b. Lexington dam, pedigree unknown.
A. keeno Richards & John KilgOur names b.
{ Bette Boy, years old. by imp. Australian,
dam Bette Ward by Lexington.
A. keene Richards names bl. f. KITTY Free 3
years old, BY imp. Mickey Free, dam Brown
Kitty by Birmingham.
r. A. Smith names Queen OF tho Wogt years
old. by Bonnie Scotland dam Alam0de.
4. BIssIcks names b. C. Hazard. g yoars old, by
Lexington. dam Heads I Say by Glencoe
Williamson h Patterson names Oh. e. Wigen-
hunt. years old. by Sherrod dam By John
Hunter.
THIRD RACE--AssocftTIo PuasF S2DO-
Dash Of mile and a qHarter
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never change the rule of suffrage. Do
charges I have made? Are they not surely
and rapidly sapping the foundations Of the
government and changing its form and ma
ture Are they not accumulating power
in the Federal government and taking 1t
away from the States ? Do they not de
clare openly, and make it the basis OF
their creed, that Congress has all
power over the right of suffrage IN ten
States, while ii has not such power IN the
other States Why il it they build up these
governments upon the basis Of the negro
vote alone Ny friends, divest yourselves
of passion look at this work carefully. is
not the stolid ignorance of the enfranchised
/ slaves too narrow q basis for prosperous
State, possessing equal power with the State
/ of Maine? Why il it insisted on The rea-
| son, the whole reason is, that they believe
| they control the negro vote; that, by this
| vote, they can secure the election OF the
President, and Senators, and members Of
| the House, and Governors, and legislators,
! and Judges, and 80 WELD for a longer time
| the power of the government. l know
many Of these men we'll. They are men OF
intellect and daring; they are men of firm
resolve and lofty purpose, and are not actu-
ated by low greed of gain nor love Of the
emoluments and honors of office. They
have the true spirit Of fanaticaI reCormers,
and they seek power that they may over
turn this system of government and build
up another system instead.
THE ISSUE.
Ny friends we are engaged in no sCram-
bic for office. We are stimulated by no lust
for power. This struggle touches the life
of our political system; it involves the
question of union or unity. 1t will decide
in the far off future the destiny of our coun :
try. If our opponents succeed, we will have
first unity and then despOtism, and then
revolt, and then separation, and then what
| ever God in his wrath may deem proper to
inAict. If they fail, we will have the Con-
stitution obeyed, the Union maintained,
liberty enjoyed, prosperity unbounded,
peace everywhere, and all the glories of
our past career will be but as the early bud
compared with the blooming beauties OF
| the luIl-bIovn flower,
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RECONSTRUCTION.

The State governments were in full vigor
before and during and after the war. Dur
ing the war the State government Of Nir-
GINA was called upon 10 give III assent 10
the creation Of West Virginia into a sepa-
rate State; aud members OF Congress were
admitted from Louisiana ~ soon n the
Federal army obtained loothold ia that
State. After the war the States of the
South we're invited 10 ratify, and did rati ~
the thirteenth amendment 60 The Conslitu-
ton, abolishing slavery, aud to-day that
amendment derives its validity from their
assent. The Republican party, by the re-
construction acts abolished these State gov
ernments, aud, in their stead, enacted mill
tarY governments, which no man will pre-
tend were in the constitutional power Of
Congress. BY the aid Of the army, they
have built up other governments, not &C
cording 20 the will Of the people, but ac-
cording 10 the will Of Congress; and they
have founded them upon the exclusion Of
the intelligence, the wealth, and virtue OF
the white race from the right Of suffrage,
and npon the admission Of every negro to
that right: and they have given these ne
groes, 10y their exemption from the inter
ference Of the army and their recognition
~ States and by the ratification OF the
fourteenth amendment control OF these,
and they pledge themselves that they will