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Arms for the south.

On the bill providing for battery OF
artillery and two thousand rifles to be
sent to every congressional district in the
South, which came up Thursday, Mr..
Boyden, of North Carolina, Conserva-
tive. entreated that arms should not be
sent South, and warned the House that
Il would lead to bloodshed. As this is
what the Radicals aim at, his remon-
STRANGE is without effect We have rea'
son for believing the design is to stimu-
late the negroes to violence and bring on
collision, SO that the government of Ten
uessee, and the provisional and
scallawag governments, can make
case to call on General Grant, and
give him as full excuse as possible fol
welding the sword in his own interest
If this is so, it is hard to see how mis-
chief is to be averted. All we can do il
to act prudently and keep in the right
But there is that which cannot be sub;
mitted to. And whether we should sub
nit to be governed by sixteen thousand
rifles and battery Of artillery in the
hands of seventeen thousand scallawag
and black militia, is matter to be de-
termined on.
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preparInr for the worst.

The Knoxville Wing, edite35oy VIII
liam g., slias Governor Brownlow. says;
The reason why the Governor has not
attended to correspondents and to other
matters with his usual promptness, is
that he is engaged in preparing his mes.
sage to the extra session of the Legisla-
ture, and he is able this hot weather to
do but little else.
1t seems, however, from the following,
which his paper slso contains, that he
has time enough to stimulate his follow
ers to violence. This he does in every
word he writes or speaks or breath be
draws, at the same time assuring them
that killing rebels is no crime, and will
be pardoned. See the following:
A portion Of the rebel friends Of the
late Col Ashby are openly bossting that
the fighting is not all over yet, and thai
they intend Camp shall bite the dust
Camps cause is the csuse of the Union
men OF Knox county, and II be shall fell
| let the loyal men Of the town and county
fall with him. Let every loyal man ia
the town, white and colored, arm himself
and be ready for the conflict. Let ouI
friends in the country, when they CONF
to town, come prepared to defend them
selves. Let them act on the defensive
but mete out justice to their assailants
and to oil who contribute to bring on I
conflict. SENIOR EplroR.
Such is the fend who rules in Teunes
see, and keeps running newspaper Il
lie in his interest.
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wAsHINGTON.

wAsnrSoros, July 25.-The Senate was
In session till hslfpast eleven o'clock
last night. To -day's session was spent
in consideration Of the treaty between
China and the United States, which was
ratified, with amendments. ~ tg "
After the executive session last eve
ming, the Senate agreed TO report on the
bill to establish line Of steamers from
New York to Europe; also to report
from the Conference Committee on the
Alaska appropriation bill. la9r
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported substitute for the
House bill relating to babeas corpus aud
regulating Judiciary proceedings in GER
tain cases. The substitute extends the
provision Of the acts to suits brought
against common carriers for loss or dam
age to goods when perpetrated by the
late rebels or by the forces of the United
States; provided, the contracts of insu-
rance companies which covered war risks
shall not be affected thereby. TheSenate
then again went into session and after
ward adjourned. t'ata ail
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FOREIGN.

LIVERPOOL, July 25.-Cotton, Uplands
lOfd; Orleans, lOsd; sales, 5000 bales.
QUEBEC, July 25.-Hon. Jefferson
Davis and family ave here, and will re-
main few days.
New YORK, July 25.-The Herald
Mexico special says great alarm prevails
in the republic by the reports of intended
movements of fllibusters from the United
States. and extraordinary precautions are
being taken at Vera Cruz and elsewhere.
The rebels are mastering at Ppebla
and Queretaro, but no fighting had YET
occurred. Escobedo had hanged three
spies. Robberies of stage coaches in
creased daily. Many commercial failures
had occurred, and the country is perish
ing rapidly.
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Fay Up Your Black MAIL.

The following circular, frapked by
Congressman Broomal to postmasters, is
designed for ell otLer officers Of the Gov
ernment All Radicals should pay up.
The call is for only Eve per cent of the
salary, whatever il may be. OF course
Democrats in Office viii not submit to be
blackmsiled-only the scallawsgs will
submit to the pitifuI thing:
IcTtcuLAn-l
For Prssidsnt-U. s. Grant.
Tor ies-Prssidsni- Schuyler Colfax.
UrIox REPuBLTcax CONGRESSIONAL Cox,
wksHrxeros, d. C., July 10. ls6s- }
Postmaster:
Sra: The Republican National Com
nittee aud the Union Republican Com
mittse being profoundly impressed with
the importance Of vigorously prosecu.
ting the ensuing political campaign,
apply 10 you fer an immediate contribu-
ton Of twenty-five dollars
All in sympathy with the purposes Of
the Republican party will readily under.
stand that expenses must be incnrred for
organization, documents and speakers,
in successfully conducting Presidential
campaign The funds contributed viii
be judicio1sly expended.
CoumunioAtioas should be addressed
TO Thomas l. Tnilock. Secretary, Wash
ington, d. G., aud will be promptly &C.
knowledged
William. Clsfin. Chairman. William +
Chandler, Secretary, Repuhlic4n Ma
tionai Commiftss; Edpin d. Morgan
Chairnan Union Rep. Congressiona
Cen; Rnhert 9. Schenck, Chairman
1hos l. Tullock. Secretary, UnioI
Rep. Congressional kx Con.
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INC psmocratic Nominations.

The Boston Herald, independent in
politics, has the following sensible arti-
Gle under this head.
The Democratic nominations for Pres
ident and Vice President appear to be
entirely satisfactory to the Republican
press; also the platform. They say it
can easily be defeated and will be. They
intend to carry every State-not a ghost
Of chance for Seymour, etc. They are
good single takers and good at brag, but
the race is not always to the swift They
NAV sing another song, and laugh out OF
the other side Of their mouths when the
people come to pass Judgment upon the
| impeaohers in Congress aud the Constitu-
ton destroyers. How about taxation and
the extravaganza Of theRepublican party,
amounting to an annual expenditure OF
four hundred million dollars, when it
should not exceed three hundred mil.
lions? All of these things will be looked
into during the canvass, and the people
viii ask She season FOR being taxed one
! hundred millions extra to support the
| Freedmen's Bureau and large standing
army in tim.s of peace. The fippant
CRY of copperheads and rebels =
will deceive none but those who give ut
terance to such small talk. Congress has
committed gross outrages upon the bx-
ecutive and Judicial Departments of the
Government which the people will re-
buke. f
The Republicans should not lay the
ha.teripg junction to their souls that they
are going to walk over the course sup.
posed. They need not think that the
military reputation Of the candidate for
President will cover up the swindling aud
gigantic wrongs which have been perpe-
trated in high places by the Radical
party. They need not think they can
divert the attention Of tho people from
the great issues before the county 10 the
merits and dement's Of the candidates Of
either party. Men are nothing, but meas.
ures are everything. The welfare and the
prosperity OF the country--nay, the very
existence Of our form Of government are
involved in this contest, and II behoove'
the people to look well into and investi.
gate thoroughly before theY deposit theli
ballots in the hallot-box. Pay no atten-
ton TO the loudmouthed talk Of patriot
ism and loyalty, which is used 70 covei
up swindles upon the Government Treas
ury and fat contracts in the shape O
land grants for railroads and other pur
poses. SO far as the Herald is concerned
We intend 20 ventilate some OF thes'
chaps Who think they are not under.
stood, bnt who imagine they are nicell
eusconced IN q corner We would urgl
upon the Democrats and CONSERVATIVE
! 10 organize thoroughly at once. Let III
? work begin Immediately. Hold the Stat
!, Convention early. Close up the rank.
] pat forward strong men 9o- iccsl nom
!. nations. and give 70 the work that tim
D and attention which viii sloDe insur
success
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That Radical Howl.

The RAIDS are making jackasses of
themselves by bowling over the presence
of Forrest, Wade Hampton and other
rebel soldiers in the Democratic Conven-
ton. AS if that were not the the very
thing the American people have been
longing for since Lee laid down his arms
at Appomattox Courthouse, and Grant
declared the loyalty of the South genu-
inc and complete e At
Do these noodles suppose the Ameri-
can people want Union restored with
the Southern leaders left ont7 Do they
suppose it can be restored if they are
left out, or that their places can be filled
by blacks, caspst-baggers and traitors to
both North and South, like Joe Brown,
Of Georgia. at Chicago NJ Y. World.
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CHARLESTON.

CHARLEsreN, July 25.-Gen. Candy
has turned the States Of North Carolina
and South Carolina over to the civil
authorities.
The effects Of the new government
upon the prospects of the State in gene
raj are satisfactory. Governor Scott is
represented to be liberal and con-
servative, and the assembly, being
composed mainly of the poorer classes,
appears willing to favor any State i'm.
provements which will give the natives
work. The colored members have
snubbed the Northern members, and are
determined hereafter to put natives only
in Office.
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From she New York EprsssI
Vhy did the Radicals creato the Freed
msn's bureau? Who make the con-
tracts for the negroes2 Tho reedmen's
Bureau. Who carea Tor the Destitute, the
aged, the infirmf The Fresdmen's Bu.
resu. Who educates their children !
| The Freedmens Bureau. Who casts
| thcir vote? The Freedmen's Bureau
Who did all this before the war The
masters. These people are not able 70
make their own contracts, aud know not
the value OF their own labor for q day, q
week, month, year. Congress has
declared by a two-thirds majority tha'
the negroes are not able 10 do these
things, and created the Freedmen's bu-
reau to do il for them. II you say that
these men are able and willing to take
care Of the dependent, the aged. the in
firm, you differ with Congress, for that
body has created public charities with
out law or authority, and the Freedmen's
Bureau do il for them. II Is said that
these people are able and willing TO at
tend TO their own educational interests.
We differ with the Congress of the
United States, for that body has created
public schools without law or authority,
and the Freedmen's Bureau do It for
them. lftII aAi Of
1t is said that these people are incapa-
BILE to make their own contracts and are
not able to secure the value OF their labor
for day, week, month or year. Fer
these reasons we have the guardianship
Of ,he Freedmen's Bureau and notwith'
standing all this, are perfectly able, it is
said, to cast an intelligent vote. Although
they do not know how to make their own
contracts, they are perfectly able to judge
of the contract between the bondholder
and the nation. Although theydo not know
the value Of their labor for one day, month
or year, they are perfectly able to vote in.
diligently upon the question of national
finances which determines the value Of
any days work done through the length
and breadth of the land. Although not
able TO attend TO their own charities, they
are perfectly able to mete out by their
votes the pittance of national bounty
vouchsafed to the widows and orphans of
the white man that fell, that an inferior
race might dominate their posterity.
Although too ignorant to take charge Of
their own educational interests, they are
perfectly able to cast intelligent votes.
Congress taxes US millions upon mik
lions to support the Freedmen's Bureau,
and justifies this tax by assuring
US that the negroes are not able to take
care Of themselves, but turns round and
at the same time declares that, although
they are not able to take care Of their
own interests, they are perfectly able
to take care of the great national inte-
rests of the government. to guide its des.
tiny in peace and war, determine its re-
lations, foreign and domestic. and to
stand before the people as the great
guarantee for the future prominence Of
the republic. 1872 aiilg1
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for the benefit Of the rich. To DO the hr't
drives capital FROM the city, and as the
consequent and inevitable result takes
away the employment and reduces the
wages Of labor. To do the last viii
drive population from the city, aud Is
only to do directly what oppression to
capitalists does Indirectly. The policy
of depressing any Is suicidal 10 all
Better sink the cityiu the depths OF the
sea than do deliberate injustice to is
richest or poorest, its best or its meanest
inhabitant. To argue that any one shonld
be exempt from sharing in common
burden for a common benefit because the
property Of somebody is supposed to be
particularly benefited, is to argue that
the taxes for all public improvements
should be laid exclusively on those who
happen to be most benefited by them,
and that all oihors should escape taxa
ton altogether. though the interest and
benefit to them individually be nearly as
great To say that paving in front Of q
piece of property will increase its value
"a hundred fold" is simple nonsense,
which the editor-in-chief ofihe Appeal is
incapable Of uttefine. and would not at
temptgto defend. Arguments should be
addressed TO the reason, and not TO the
prejudices of the people on this subject.
The lsboring classes cannot afford to
destroy the city by making capital I'M
productive and driving that away from
our midst on which their employ
msut and living depends. Equality
of taxation, justice to all, and fair
race to employers and employed,
is the true policy. Live and let
live. The laboring men of the city
should favor a tax laid equally on all
property to pay this paving debt and
then what they get for their work will be
worth more to them, and the work will 60
on at least as soon as it is in our power
to pay for it, either with credit or cash.
1.-THE city is too poor to pay for the work,
and all its citizens cannot doit, how is it
expected that a portion can be singled
out with ability to do it? 1t tyranny
which wigl5s resisted successfully at Law,
and will be better desisted from, both for
the pocket and character of the city.
What is unjust and inequalities unwise,
and benefits nobody.
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Mississippi.
The following is Wilson's bill, intro

The following is Wilson's bill, intro
duced into the Senate on Thursday;
Be ii enacted, et;., That the present
government Of Mississippi being pro-
visicnal only, and subject to the para
mount authority Of Congress, 1t is hereby
provided that all the Offices under said
government shall be vacated on the pas.
sage of this act, and that the persons
voted for at the recent election for the
ratification of the constitution. and
for the election Of officers under
the same, who received maie.ity
Of the votes cast, shall enter upon
the Offices for which they were
voted for, aud shall constitute the Pro-
yisional Government of Mississippi until
otherwise ordered by Congress; Pro-
vided, that where any person voted for at
the said election cannot take and sub
! scribe 10 the act entitled IAN act to
prescribe an oath of Office, aud for other
purposes" approved July 2, 1862, the
duties Of the Office for which he was
elected shall devolye on the person re-
ceiving the next highest vote.
2. BE II enacted, etc, That it shall be
the duty Of the military commander Of
the district Of which Mississippi forms a
part to see that the provisions Of this aeI
are carried into immediate effect
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Nrw Yoax, July rs, 1870 p.m.-dold,
l4si; $40 coupons, 81. llSa; 81. li4ii
'6i. llls; '65, li2li b-2os, new issue
100; Of 81, 1904; io-40s. 1851; 1905
second and third series, ios; Tepnes'
sec bonds--old, IS; new, g. Govern
ment bonds, strong. '''--.' =
Cotton, dull and tending downwards.
BurrAIo, July 25.-The Fenian Con-
gress is still In session here, but Is ex-
pec,ed to close its session to-day. All
that Is known is that they have been In
close communication with military men
from various sections of this country
also military representatives from Can
ada, A spy found his way in, and was
summarily elected. iili A1f aaf.a.t 4
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Washington.

A bin will be reported from the Re.
construction Committee placing Vir-
GINA, Texas and Mississippi under a
provisional government, giving them
power 10 control FEDERAL troops. Iii
sarmised this means to manipulate these
States so as to cast their votes for Grant,
but this is erroneous
One reason is the Radicals fear that
the whites will hold an election for Pres
ident, and demand tina, their votes be re-
ceived in the electoral college. These
States are conceded to be Democratic,
and this measure is 20 pat down such
action By force Of arms.
The revolutionista fear johnson Will
supper. the whites in the movement
named. therefore they viii meet in Sep.
TENDER TO checkmate him IL he attempts
IL Schenck openly avovs they Wish 70
be in session TO defeat anything that the
Ku Klux, as he terms them, may Try
10 do.
Efforts are making 70 dissuAde RsverdJ
johnson from allowing Mrs. Lincoln q
accompany hiu 10 England, where sas
proposes % visit the Queen Il i thosEhi
her freaks Of insaHity should Re conhnec
10 her own country.-L0ufsrfite C0uriei
! spccial
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A remarkable fact is, that while few
old fogies are trying to stop the progress
of the Nicolson pavement here IN Mem
phis, in other cities the people are clam.
oring for it. We hope our City Couscil
will pay no attention to the old Jogy ele-
ment who are trying TO stop the improve
ment that is the making of Memphis
Let the good work go on. Ifthe property
holders cannot afford to pay few dol
lars for an improvement that increases
the value of their property an hundred
fold, let them sell out to those who can.
Appeal 9a aEH
The above is in keeping with the
arguments commonly used to force on q
class of citizens the whole burden of a
great public improvement for the COM
mon benefit of all. Why, il the paving
of Poplar street is wanted, because il
receives the travel of the great State line
road, which pours into Memphis, and
because the merchants and all the citi-
zens of Memphis will be benefited by it,
should not all help pay for it, as well as
all contribute TO aid railroads, which do
the same thing? If there was gap Of
aauarter Of q mile betwees theCharleston
depot and theMississippi river, why should
the owners of property opposite that gap
foot the whole bill fer closing it, when il
benefits the city and county and State
alike, and greatly. and the owners of the
property comparatively little. lift "ben-
efts the landlords property" how Wilt
be with the widows, orphans, minors and
poor classes, who have no property
but their homes, and when the nice
~ paved street, for the benefit
Of the merchants who ship heavy
freights, the railroad and omnibus lines,
etc, will be worn out by their use aud
rotted out BY the time these persons have
done paying for it at the rate Of sixteen
dollars per hundred feet 'front.' Is it old
fogyism 10 obey the letter and spirit G
the Constitution, apportion all taxel
according 10 the value Of property and
the ability of the people to pay and .
oppress no one, while BY great public
improvement you benefit all with th'
smallest and most equitably laid ex
pense 70 aIlf II that is old fogyism, tb'
sooner we turn old fogies the bet
ter. II there is q man or voma'
with q heavy. unjnst tax TO pay
he or abe viii favor just that sort o
old foeyisn. II there is one Who voel'
do justice to al and opprsss none, b
uiI Be in favor Of il, ~hether be hA'
tarss TO pay or not There are man,
poor 70 Be oppressed By this pl.n Of pay
meat for he psvinE bJ the frOnt foot
And no jusi nan viii cypress The mel
Cor The benefit Of the peer, or he poo
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The New War.

TheLtorch and turpentine brigade is
about to be organized in Tennessee, but
the campaign, if there should be one,
will be short We do not counsel armed
resistance to anything but actual, immi-
nent, personal danger, and this we do
not apprehend. The election may, per-
haps. by force and fraud, be carried for
Grant; but this and the robbery Of
chicken roosts, and perhaps the burning
Of a few rebel barns, will be the extent
of the new war. 1t is better to submit
even to this than at present to resort 10
arms. Brownlow's term of Office ends
on the 4th of March next, and whoeve,
may be his successor, his absence will
cause an amelioratlon Of our condition,
-KnorpiNe Press and Herald.
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The ednss d the Loyal LeaEuers are
not few, Almost every paper We take
up coming from the Southern States
contains an account Of some new rob
bery,rape or murder, committed byblacks'
scallawags and Iesguers. There Is not
one instance Of violence in ten charge
able to th1supposed Ku-Rlux. Aud II
any cases have existed they have been in
answer in many cases TO crimes porse
nan murder. II all the Loyal League
ou,raees are mentioned under the proper
head, the Radical papers will make little
capital with their accounts Of more hu-
Klux outrsges."
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SAN FRANCIsCO.

3 SAN FnAscIsco. July 25.-Gen. Cook
has had o satisfactory conference with
the Indians. He says that while there is
no doubt that depredations will still be
committed by rowing bands to some de-
gree, peace may now be expected.
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THE NEWS:

By direction Of the President. the Secretary
Of War viii soon issue general order reorsan-
king the existing military districts Of the
South, and a number Of officers now on duty Ia
those districts will be relieved from duty and
ordered to other points. ~
There was heavy rain at Baltimore yester-
day, that part Of the city adjacent to Jones
Falls being inundated. and stream Of water
rushing through. carrying hogsheads. bales Of
hay. etc., before it. Holiday street had water
four to eight feet deep. with number Of other
streets. The wharves. south Of Pratt street,
were covered. A city car was swept of with
number Of passengers. Whether any were
drowned Is uncertain in the conflict Of state
meuts. No such food was ever known before.
Hundreds Of stores were submerged. buildings
undermined and destroyed. and an immense
amount Of property lost. The damage was very
heavy on the Northern Central railroad. A
telegram from EllicotVs Mnh fePVfto sao eAe1
ite mills carried away and sixty lives lost. DR..
Owens whole family, except himfelf were
drowned.
Virgins. City Tax Collector Of Richmond.
has been removed. A resolution was passed
petitioning Congress to remove the political
disabilities from every citizen.
The New York Sun publishes letter from
General Hancock to General steadman. dsted
July 4. stating that he was not a candidate tor
the Vice Presidency. and would not accept the
nomination for that position.
Three incendiaries were sentenced at Buffalo
yesterday as follows: Nicholas Smith and
Martin Robb. each to the State prison for
fourteen years. and Phillip Feiss for seven
years.
The Columbus prisoners will be released on
S90 900 hail each
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BOSTON.

y BosroS, July 25.-A large elevator
on Broad street fell through six or seven
stories to-day, killing three men.