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are bound to take notice of its decision,
and to follow it," would seem, in view of
the fact that Congress, &c the political pow
err" has, or soon will decide, that these
States have d" changed their governments, !"
that il law and in practice the question
was settled against us beyond the power
of appeal.
During the war; certain citizens of Vir-
ginia, affecting not to recognize the power
of her people to withdraw from the Union,
and declining to obey her constitutionally
elected authorities, met in the city OF
Wheeling and organized a rival govern
ment with Mr. PEIRPoINT as Governor
The "political power r" recognized this
new organization as the lawful government
Of Virginia. Under the decision in the
DoRR case, above quoted from, the Court
held that under the article of the Constl-
tuition which requires Congress to guaran-
tee to every State republican form OK gov
eminent, "it rests with Congress to de-
eide what government is the established
one in State" The decision continues :
State republican government, Congress must
necessarily decide what government Is establish
| ed in the State before it can determine Whether
! it is established or not. And when the Senators
and Represent atives of State are admitted to
| the councils of the Union, the authority OF the
government under which they are appointed, as
well as its republican character is recognized by
the proper constitutional authority. And its de-
csion is binding upon every other department OF
the Government, and could not be questioned in
judicial tribunal"
Under the government of Virginia, thus
established, Senators and Representatives
were "admitted to the councils of the
Union land the authority of the govern
ment fully recognized. By its consent the
State was divided, and West Virginia,
from this origin, stands tie acknowledged
equal of the other States up to this time.
Yet this legally recognized and judicially
established government was overthrown, al
though with the admission of its members
in Congress, its recognition was binding
upon every department of the Govern
ment."
This, then, is the practice, and it is utter
follv to consider this question in any other
way, and with these presidents we see no
difficulty in Kidding the South of the illegal
governments with which her States have
been saddled. It will be impossible for
these "carpet-bag" governments to survive
unrecognized by a Democratic President
and House of Representatives. The Senate
will find it impossible to keep life into
them. Without the moral. if not physical,
support of the Government, they would fall
through their own weakness. Otherwise
they will become such destructive cancers
upon the body polite, that ordinary pru-
dence will require their early eradication,
and we opine that an imperilled people will
not stop to consider whether the surgery
by which they are removed is entirely
secunduno aTtena.
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and records and public property ia the hands of
Ordinarias will ha tranaferred to the TrODAt9

and records and public property IA the nands OF
OrdInaries will be transferred to the fropate
Judges. hu
9 In like manner, until otherwise provided Dv
law the powers and duties OF county Commls-
siorers in South Carolina shall include the pow
ers and duties heretofore pertaining to Comm,s-
eioners of the Poor, Con mlssloners or ROADS
Bridges. Ferries and Cuts, commissioners OF ~
lie R1ildiD ga. and Commissioners to approve tne
Bonds of Public officers; and in discharge tnereoi
said County Commissioners will be goVerneo as
far "a practicable by the laws and usages reSula,
ting the functions OF the Offices the peMetb e1n
duties of which are hereby conferred upon tneln.
TO- It shall be the duty of each or the PoaLus
of County Commissioners in South Carohna llihe
diately after their organization, 10 appoinS d
Treasurer to act until otherwise proVlueu ny "a"
who shall lie required before entering upon his
duties To enter into bond to the Board, with su-
rites TO be approved by the Board, and In amount
to be fixed by the Board condlIoned Tor the ialth,
flu! performance of his duties, Wnlch bond shaIi
ha fIed with the Clerk OF the Court for the coun-
tv. and such treasurer shall safely keep and dis
hnrse all funds belorg ing to the Board; and for
his services shall be above commission TO De
fixed by the Board, on all sums received and PAID
ayay but no commission or fee shall be allowed
on. the transfer of funds to the treasurer from his
predecessor nor from the treasurer to his success
or nor shall the commission allowed to the treas
urer exceed the rate OF two per cent. on none!
received and two per cent. on moneys paia
away.
IL The Circuit Judges. who shall be chosen by
the General Assembly, shall, until otherwise pro-
vded by law be authorized to exercise In suits In
equity hereafter commenced ali the powers mere
tofore pertaining to Chancellors. subject to rules
of procedure to be fixed by Justices OF the gu
Irene Court; and until the adoption OF such rules,
the existing rules of chancery practice shall be
followed.
By Command of Bvt Maj Gen. ED r. s. CANDY:
LOUIS V. CAzIARC,
Aid de-Camp,
Act'g Asst Adj't Genl.
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Of the two hundred "anxious and aim
less - who went to Washington Territory
two years ago, all but three have secured
the object of their matrimonial ambition.
Senator Sumner is franking thousands of
copies of Senator Yates fulsome speech in
praise of ''t the honorable gentleman from
Massachusetts.
The Spirit of the Times says that George
Wilkes never bets on horse races. He has
probably learned caution by his impeach-
ment venture.
A San Francisco husband pitched his
wife out of the window the other day, on
account of difference on a question of
household economy. AS her neck was bro
ken it will prove expensive.
E. L. Davenport opened in San Francis
co with "Hamlett" to a crowded house
that wouldn,t allow the play to proceed for
some time with enthusiastic cheering and
applause.
An incredible rumor is noticed in foreign
papers, to the effect that Austria asked Rus
STA and Prussia to join in an allegiance
against France, and that Bismarck told Ma.
poleon OF it.
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Judge 81 Jones.

We are informed that Judge (?) E. Wiki
ms Tones. of the new judiciary of the
State travelled from Goldsboro' to Weldon
during the present week in State OF
beastly and oblivious intoxicatlon. his
condition of Weldon was most deplorable'
becoming very offensive to the olfactory
nerves of the guests of the Hotel. His stu
alton appealed to the sympathies OF gen.
tleman who "abated the nuisance with
soap and water. North CarolinianS must
how their heads in shame at this dishonor
to her judiciary. o, how its ancient pres
tige and virtues "plead, like angels, trum,,
pet-tongued, against the deep damnation
of this disgrace
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From the National Intelligencer.

From the National Inteligencer.
In this country 1Cheaae0e1' negroes are capG
BILE of erciting q sensible influence on idtr
making, they are prescribed from sharing IN
Government. We demand concession or
successful contradiction.
But this is not the whole scope and sig
nifcance of the truth. That this unques
tionable rule of American self-government
is founded on principle not made by
men, the energy and persistency of which
is impossible of restraint, witness the tire
menduus and otherwise unaccountable de-
monstrations and recent elections in North
ern States. Connecticut, while governed
by Radical State administration, leCisla-
tive and executive, the State which led in
time as in zeal in abolishing slavery in
New England, rejected the proposition to
mlngle with her hundreds of thousands the
feeble voices of few negroes. Wisconsin,
too certified her disgust, under extraordi-
nary practical inducements to suppress il,
and not one to indulge it if it could be
choked down. Ohio, with the thunder OF
her millions of tongues, shook the noun
tain of hypocrisy with her irrepressible H.
dignation when invited to mingle the drops
of negro will with the sea of her own white
one. And lastly, Michigan, State i'll
nine-tenths of whose election precincts q
and into whose severe and cloudy eli
mate but five hundred of these be-
ings have ever ventured to go, has declared
her detestation to be so great, that rather
than tolerate the bare uame of negro cit-
zenship she would abjure the party which
had carried her III its pocket, as it were, and
forego the adoption of a beneGcient constl-
tution-the work of her own hands-tor
her own local needs
What mean these astonishing facts p
Do they not write determination" all over
the entire system of the so-called recon.
struction laws, eliminating now in the
present measure Do they not declare
that it is criminal to subject white men to
the government of negroes That such
scheme is as certainly doomed to terrific
retribution as nature is fixed IN her laws
The voice of Michigan is the protest OF
Alabama, of Mississippi, OF all the South
ern States themselves gagged and dun.
geonei by hideous tyranny. People OF
our sister States, how say you Shall JUS.
tice be done to the enslaved white men OF
the South ?
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-10

The venerable and excellent man, whose
name heads this paragraph, departed this
life, at his residence in this city, on yester-
day. after an illness Of only three or four
days duration. The announcement will
cause deep regret throughout the State
for few men were more generally known
and esteemed.
Mr.. Freeman had attained the advanced
age of 70 years, and his life was as useful
as it was protracted. He had filed many
positions of trust and responsibility, and it
may be said of him, with entire truthful
ness, that he was competent, honest and
faithful in every public duty which he was
ever called upon to discharge
He was for thirty five years the Clerk of
the Supreme Court of North Carolina
There never was a more efficient and uni
versally acceptable officer. The Judges of
the Court had the most exalted opinion of
his eminent integrity and capacity, and the
Profession, with which he vas brought into
constant and close relations, had, not only
the most implicit confidence in him and re-
gard for him, as an officer, but, also affec
ton for him as a man. It is very re-
markable and touching coincidence that he
should haze died on The gerry day, and almost
at The identical hour, that the old Supreme
court Of North Carolind.-which he had
served so long and faithfully, and of whose
name and honor he was proud, to degree
that had made the fact proverb, ended
its existence. Felir oppor7u,aitate norris
Gould the good and we'll tried old Clerk
have had the choice of the day of his de-
parture from the scenes of earth, he could
not have selected one more fitting or more
signally appropriate.
MIR. Freeman was man of much more
than ordinary ability. He was possessed,
indeed, of remarkably clear intellect and
rare powers of discrimination. His heart
was large and generous Few men were ever
blessed with kinder, more tolerant, or
more loving spirit and temper. Genial. ever
cordial and affable, the friend of old and
young, amodel gentleman of the olden
time. in all the kindly elements Of our ma
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Our Raleigh Correspondent.
RALEIGH, July lst 1868.

We are glad to announce that we have
secured the services of regular correspon-
dent at Raleigh, and our readers will be
fully advised of matters at the Capitol. He
Yields one of the readiest pens in the State,
and his position enables him to know what
is taking place in official circles. The first
of his piquant letters appears this NOR
ming
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OUR RALEIGH CORRESPONDENCE.

- Black Spirits and White Mfnsle Car
pet"Baggers In the Ascendant-Govern
o. Observation-Disclosures of the LegisIa-
ture--Senator Galloway-Lieut Cow
ernOr--' We're at Home Now THE
Holden-Abbott Bargain and Its Fruits
Plato Durham-Sambo and the Clerk
sh1p-The Personnel of the LegisIat ure-
Governor Holders Inaugural.
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Decea SeG.

Colonel Phillip S. White, we'll known II
Philadelphia and to considerable extern
in the Southern States, died IN Phlladel,
phia on Thursday. He was a native Oh
Kentucky, born November 25, 1867. he
was very popular as public speaker ana
quite effective. From 1860 to 1868 lie was
a prothonotary of the District Court of the
county of Philadelphia.
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Governor Worth's Protest,

We give below the manly protest of
Governor WORTH, on surrendering the Of
fee of Governor of the State to Mr.. Hol-
den, the Provisional appointee of General
Candy:
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

den, the Provisional appointee of General
Candy:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, J
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
RALEIGH July 1st 1863 J
Gov. W. W. HOLDEN, R LEIGH. \. c..
.Sr:-Yesterday morning, Was verbally mott
fed by Chief Justice Pearson that in obedience to
telegram from Gen. Candy, he would to-day, at
10 A. NJ, administer to you the oaths required
preliminary to your entering upon the discharge
of the duties of CiUu Gouernor of the State; and
that, thereupon, you would demand possession
of my Office.
intimated to the Judge my opinion that such
proceeding was premature, even under the re-
construction legislation of Congress, and that
should probably decline to surrender the office to
you.
Col. Williams, Commandant of this Military Post,
an extract from the General Orders, No. 100, OF
General Candy, as follows:
HEADQUARTERS Cd MILITARY DI, TRICT,
''CHARLEsroN, s. c., June 80, 1868.
GENERAL ORDERS,
''No. 120
IEx1KAoT].
''To facilitate the organization of the new State
Governments, TIE following appointments are
made To be Governor of North Carolina, W. w.
Holden, Governor elect, vice Jonathan Worth,
removed to be Lieutenant Governor of North
Carolina Tod R. Caldwell, Lieutenant Governor
elect to fill an original vacancy-to take effect
July Let, 1863, on the meeting of the General As
1 do not recognize the validity Of the late cleo
ton, under which you, and those cooperating
with you, claim to be invested with the civil gov
eminent Of the State. You have evidence Of
your election, save the certificate Of Major Gen
eral of the United States Army.
regard all of you, as, in effect, appointees Of
the Military power of the United States, and not
as ' deriving your powers from the consent of
those you claim to govern" knowing, however,
that you are backed by Military force here, which
could not resist, if I would, do not deem it
cessary to offer futile opposition but vacate the
Office, without the ceremony of actual eviction,
offering no further opposition than this my pro-
test.
| would submit to actual expulsion, in order to
bring before the Supreme Court of the United
States the question to the constitutionality Of
the legislation under which you claim to be the
rghtful Governor of the State if the past action of
that tribunal furnished any hope of speedy trial.
1 surrender the Office to you under what deem
Military duress, without stopping, as the occa-
sion would well justify, to comment upon the sin
gular coincidence that the present State Govern
ment is surrendered, aolthout legality, to him,
whose own Official sanction, but three ears ago,
declared 1T Gala.
I am, very respectfully,
JONATHAN WORTH,
Governor of North Carolina,
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ture, he goes to the grave mourned and y
mented by this community, in which a" a.
had lived so many years and to whose = t.e
terests he was so much attached. AZ
Raleigh I0ent;ao,
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From the Raleigh Sentinel.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
FIRST Sc sSION.

BY AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS.
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"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. !"

WEDNESDA1, July I, IOOO.
At 10 o'clock, the House was called to or.
der by Judge Pearson.
Col. J. T. Deweese then administered the
oath of Office to Judge Pearson, as Chief
Justice of the State.
The oath was in accordance with the new
Constitution.
Judge Pearson then administered the
oath of Office to Judge Reade and r. P.
Dick, as Associate Justices, and announced
that, as the other Associate Justices were
absent, he would administer the oath to
Governor elect, Mr.. Holden.
The oath required by the new Constitu.
ton was then administered to him.
After the oath was taken, there was faint
applause ip the Hall.
Judges Pearson and Dick then proceeded
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-09-03

defiant have bean the threats and tho si-
forts of tho Democratic party to keep the
national credit at the loasli possible
point. that tho money. y.lcudsfS Of rEusOpo.
who would chaOrfully take aay American
loan at ps, cent, rofuSG lsES Il ex-
copl at u per cent, FOR thar is Rhatws
are now paying. according to the New
York Eeeaiay POs. our gold dollsr be-
log equSltO only eighty osHIs in Euro-
pean coin. The resalt Is that We arc
now paying 10 fact ! per cent rot inter-
set and 81 per cent. as au insurance
against reputation Of the debt by ,ho
Democratic party. We pay ela6. 900.
900 annually interest. when, Il ruPudia-
,liouisls weto siIeacei, tho Nkoio Out-
standing debt could bs taken up with a
usebO4J st bp little over half che pres,
en-! rate Oiin.ereVt. We pay City MILL
ions OF additional interest annually to
cover the risk that the Democratic party
will gain the power aud rspudisls the
public dObt.- Chicago TdJua.
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UNION REPUBLICAN,
PLATFORM. -

LaA O@~N
This week we publish the NatiOnAl
Union Republican Platform at the urgent
solicitation and especial request Of WIN.
H. TOMElSsor, Esq, the great champion
of the Wade Hampton Vallandigham'
Democr'tie. Conservative party. We
trust that ii mag do him good;
The National Union Republican party
of The United States assembled in Ma
tional Convention in Il City of Chicago
on the Goth day of May, 1868. make
the following declaration Of principles;
I. We congratulate the county on
The assured success Of the reeonstrucIion
policy Of Congress as civilized by the
adoption in majority Of the States lately
IN rebellion Of Constitutions securing
equal civil aud political rights to oil.
and regard ii IS the duty Of the Govern,
ment to sustain these Constitutions and
prevent the people Of such States from
being remiil0d to a state Of anSreby or
military rule.
Q. The guarantee BY Congress Of
Equal suffrage u all loyal men in the
Souih wss demanded by every considsr.
alton Of public safety, Of gratitude and
ofjustit0, and must be maintained. while
ne question Of suffrage in all The loyal
States properly belongs TO tho people Of
those States. you. H'
8. We denouucs oil forms ofrepudia
tion as . rational crime, and national
honor requires the payment Of tho pub
| lie iude6tedaeSs io::ths utmost good faith
to ou, creditors q, hOma and sbtosi,
o OF cnly according TO the letter but the
spirit Of the laws under which 1t was
contracted.
4, ILis das TO the labor Of the natior
that nxuliou should bS eaUaliEsd aud re
dOoed S,rOPidly as national faith vii
permit.
Is. The national ds6t, contracted Su |
has been for the preSerVaion ol tn,
Union Tor oil lime to come, should b
extended over fair period for redemp,
ioO. cad il 10 the duty Of CongrsSS 10 70
duco the rate Of interest thereon when
ever il can honestly be done.
Q. That the beat policy 10 dimini'l
our burden Of debt is 90 to lmprov
our credit that capitalists will seeI
to isnd uS money At lower rates Q
in,sfsstS thSa NO new pay, aud mus
continue to psy, SO long sS repudiSIIou
partial OF total, oPea OF covert, is threat
Oned.
I. The Government Of tho Unite
; StsteS should ba administered with I'll
,tsicteSI economy. Tho corruption
which have been 90 shamerully nurSe.
and Voitercd by Andrew johnson. ca
! loudly for radical reform.
; g. We profoundly dsploro the untimG
lily and tragic death Of AOr'hAu Lilo
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JUST WHAT 1T MEANS AND JTST
asss HOW II WILL END -l.

10 his remarks at Washington Hall,
Wheeling, last Wednesday evening, the
the 18th inst, Hon. Renj'niu Stanton
said: ~ l- rss7-. smof,tlqga d
There is. beyond all question, con-
!smplsIion on the part Oftbe Democracy
Of the South, that is participated in here
that il they are defeated int this election
". are TO have little moro blOodletting.
| want to call your attention to on0 or Two
propositions 10 this connection.
You can have no peace, nc order. no
protection 10 persouS and propOry, uu-
less you have q Government lhst has
power. &c decide eli cOnrovsROd quss'
lions, and whore all the people are bound
to abide BY lis decisions. There will, In
every government and 10 every country
bo constantly arising contrOvOr'ed ques'
lions about which the people will didor
II iI therefore q matter OlimPeratiVs and
overriding necessity ,hot there should
be some tribunal provided by the conS'i
tuition aud laws Of the country who Shal
settle these controversies and in whose
docisiouS the whole country shall bo con
tent 10 aoluie,ee, TO maintSin aud sup
port L. The Constitution Of tho UnilOt
provides for tho mode Of casting the vOt'
for President and Vice PreSideAt Of thI
United States. and for counting Il ant
declaring the result II is IN absolute
necessity. nyoa dO.uOt Intend that thi
Goycsumsnl shall bO q mere Asxicar
affair and dsgsssralO isIO Shser .OnSrohJ
Iifyou do not intend that all Presidential
elections shall bO simply reSOr! 10 brut'
loro-that the whole people shall sub
nit to whatever is declared to bo the 10
sulI Of that elsction by the tribunal Gro
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THE DEMOCRATIC POLE RAISING
m AT WEST COLUMBIA.

In the town of West Columbia,
Aday ortWo ago,
The friends Of Blair and Seymour
p Tried hard to make 4 show.
They got some poles Of "hickOry,"
Perhaps some theee or four,
And laid them on the einders,
Just near to Byrue's store.
They got fist rate workman
Tolead the working van,
Iu dressing and in splicing
On the Democratic plan.
They before had sent out papers
To call the friends all there.
TOses the pole erected
For Seymour and Blair.
ThOY sent ihsir King for speakers
Whilst the brotherhood did wAiA
10 doubtful expectation
TOSeo the pole made straight.
AtlasI they made faSttoit
Their guy lines and their shears.
And made a move to raias it;
Then crash fell on their ears.
She had broken; then they lowered her
To cut and splice again,
Whilst the shouts for Grant and COlfax
Did make the Welkin ring.
They made another effort
To set the pOlseon epd
When they had got it mendsd,
But, OF you may depend
She oSce more crashed, but louder.
whick sicksncd every friend.
Whilst the ehesn for Grant aud colfax
Most eheeringly did sound. .f
Ere this the Clifton Radicals
Had reared their pole so high.
With Grant and COlfax banner. O.
1t almost made them cry
To hear the cannon roaring
For Grant and Coliax there.
While here in West Columbia
They were working in despair.
They cursed the stars that ruled them
In silence and in grief,
To think their pole wa broken.
An emblem of Iheirchief.
AT lcnga again twas mendod,
The splinters being saved;
They got the d--dest pole up
From which their banner waved.
iEhnss there yss & soFos. ts5.,
That the Democrats SO pure
Could find no better candidates
Than. Blair and Il. Seymour, 81
WEST CoLunBiA, Aug. "a, 1868.