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may wish to become teachers.
SEC z. Institutions Tor the benefit OF all the
insane, blind and deaf and dumb, and such
other benevolent institutions as the public
good may require shall be established and
supported by the State, subject to such regula
tions as may be prescrib i by Jaw.
SEC. g. Provisions shall bs made by law, az
soon as practicable, for the establishment and
maintenance Of State Reform School Tor 1u-
vcnile offenders.
of the State shall make provisions, as may be
determined by Law, for all those inhabitants who I,
Inv reason of age and infrmitles, or mlsfor-
tunes, may have claim upon the sympathy and
aid Of society.
SEC 10. The General Assembly shall provide
for the maintenance Of the State University,
and, as soon as practicable, provide for the
shall appropriate the land donated to this State
FOR the support Of such college ny the act Of
Congress, passed July 2, 1868, or the money or
scrip, as the case may be, arising from the
sale Of said lands, or any lands which may
hereafter be granted or appropriated for such
purposes, for the support and maintenance OF
such college, and may make the same bIsncn
OF the State University, for instruction 10 sgrl,
cultuae, the mechanic arts, and the naturA
scieSees connected the eTlth.
SEC. ii. All The public schools, college and
uniyersliea Of this Stste, supported BY the
nnhlic funds. shall be frea and open to all the
Children and youths of the State, without re.
gard to race or color.
SEC Ia. The proceeds of all lands that have
been or hereafter may be granted by the Unit
ed States to this State, and not otherwise ap-
propriated by this State or the United States,
and of oil lands or other property given by in
dividuals, or appropriated by the State for like
purpose. and of all estates CT deceased persons
who have died without Leaving will or heir,
shall be securely invested and saerealy preserv-
ed as State school fund, and the annual in
terest and income Of said fund.- together with
such other means as the General Assembly may
provide, shall be faithfully appropriated for the
purpose OF establishing end maintaining free
public schools, and for no other purposes or
uses whatever.
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Market Reports.

NEW YORK, February 4-Noon.-Gold 4t.
oldBonds 11la; Virginia Skies ~ Tennessee
ex-coupons 6; new COZ. Flour 5a1Oc. lower.
Wheat dull aud dropping. Corn 1a2c. lower.
Pork heavy at s22 so. Lard steady at 14a144.
Cotton dull at 10. Turpentine 5sa59s. Rosin
firmer.
EyENNa.-Cotton firm sales 2SO0 bales at
10. Flour heavy; State s8 s5a1O rs; Southern
sIOa15. Wheat heavy. Corn declining South
ern White 81 Goal 80. Pork heavy at s2 80.
Lard firm. Naval Stores firm. Freights lower !;
on Cotton by steam, to 1. Gold active and
firm at Ali. Governments active.
BALTIMORE, February 5.-Cotton dull. Flour
steady. Wheat firm; prime to choice Southern
50 7Os2 IS. Corn more active. Oats better, at
7Sa76c. Rye, nothing doing. Provisions more
active. Clear ribbed b. ID 1Sa1S{.,
AUGUSTA, February 5.-Cotton frmer; sales
ss5 bales; receipts $40; Middlng tic.
SAVANNAH, February 5.-Cotton opened dull,
closed active and advanced; Middllng 17ac.;
sales $500 bales; receipts 1920.
MOBILE, February 5.-Sales of Cotton 1000
bales; closed firm; Middlings 17c.; receipts
1898 bales.
WILMINGTON, February 5.-Spirits Turpen-
tine advanced, and firm at 5S. Resins, lower
grades in good demand; strained 81 20; No. 2
s225. Middling Cotton at 1Tc. Tar 50 20, ad-
yancad &c
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Conversational.

Congressional.
ropFrr111RE OF RAILROAD LANDs-MoRE PRO-
TEcTIoN FOB GRANT & 90.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-N THE HOUSE
Representative Beatty, of Ohio, was sworn in
and took his seat.
The bill forfeiting Southern railroad lands
after being amended 80 as to except the Nash
vile and Decatur Road, was passed by a vote
OF eiehty-six to seventy three. The bill de-
clsres forfeited to the United States all public
lands granted in 1856 in Alabama, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Florida 10 aid in building rail-
roads. and declares such land open to home
stead entry and settlement under the laws OF
1886.
The consideration OF the bill regarding the
rights OF American citizens abroad was re-
sumed.
A Joint resolution, authorizing the Secretary
of War to employ counsel to defend Generals
Grant, Meade and Rugec, and other officers
and persons entrusted with the enforc ament OF
the Reconstruction acts against any suit or
proceeding in any court in regard to their Of
fetal acts, was passed. Adjourned.
In THE SENATE the joint resolution referred
to in the House proceedings was passed.
The Southern Railroad loan bill was referred
TO the Committee on Public Lands.
After further consideration OF the Recon-
structionalii1 an executive session. the
SSaate aes~-
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presidents. The several editors in attendance
were chosen secretaries The best spirit pre-
walls, and many of the ablest men in the State
are here.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, February 5.-The relief clause was
passed in the convention to-day by yeas S2'
naus As. 1t denies jurisdiction to the courts
over all debts contracted prior to the surren-
der, but leaving it discretionary with the
majority of the legislature to confer 1urisdlc-
ton in all cases as to the purchase OF slaves.
Richardson, the member OF the convention, VINO
was shot by Timmony on the Sd inst.' IL iS
thought by the physicians, will not recover
the ball having passed through the right lung
MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, February 5.-The convention met
and adjourned, to give way to the Republican
nomination convention. There is full at-
tendance of this latter body. B. B. Eggleston'
President of the Reconstruction Convention, Is
nominated for Governor. The convention ls
still in session.
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Our Warrington Dispatches.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ooRREspoN-
DENCE.
WASHINGTON, January 5.-Eleyen set speech
es we're delivered to-day on the Reconstruction
bill
The Committee on Reconstruction will report
fayorably on the bill removing the disabilities
Of Governor Patton.
The House discussed to-day the Grant-John-
son correspondence, but deferred action on
the subject. -
The Revenue to-day, 81, 900.
General Howard has issued circular that
officers under the rank Of Major that we're mus
tered out but retained in the Bureau shall be
paid $3.50 per month.
TIE RESIGNATION OF MINISTER ADAMS REcEIV-
ED-No PROSPECT OF A wAR WITH ENGLAND.
WASHINGTON, February S.-The resignation
of Mr.. Adams, Minister to England, has been
received, and his successor decided upon. The
change in the mission is not on account OF any
dissstisfaction as to the course Of Mr.. Adams
in his conduct Of our affairs in England, but it
is done on the voluntary motion OF MIR. Adams.
This action has no reference to the settlement
OF the Alabama claims, which are to be prose-
cuted vigorously to finality.
The report that the President will declare
war against England, should the answer OF
that government be unsatisfactory, is utterly
unfounded. The Executive does not assume
that he has the power to declare war, and there
is no reason to apprehend hostilitIes between
ENGLAND and the United States.
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By "a transposition OF figures in our reference
yesterday to the resolution Of B. Byas, of
Berkeley, providing for the payment of certain
wages due to the freedmen since January 1,
1868, We made it read that all males over
12 should receive $40 per month, and al under
II should receive So per month. The figure
was little behindhand, that's all; the age
should have been 81.
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AIabnma EIeetions.

MONTGOMERY, February 4.-Eleven hundred
votes we're polled to-day; six white men voted,
FOUR OF them candidates. The election is pro-
crossing quietly.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Our European Dispatches.
aAR1pALp1 AND FARRAaUT.
CBY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH

GAR1BALD1 AND FARRAGUT.
LONDON, February 4.-No marine disaster has
been reported from Saturdays storm. A gale
of Cork blew up the telegraph. The wires
leading from the city have been cut, and the
activity of the police has prevented any de-
monstrations.
The advance guard Of the Abyssinian expedi-
ton has reached Autala.
The government candidates have been re-
turned from Lilies, France.
Garibaldi has written Farragut congratula-
tory letter on the occasion of the United States
encouraging, by the presence OF fleet, the
natural aspirations of the government.
LONDON, February 5.-John Bright pleaded
the wrongs of Ireland at meeting at Birming-
ham.
LONDON, February 4.-Noon. -Consols 99{a
93l. Bonds 71s.
LONDON, February 5-Evening. g.-Consols sse;
Bonds III
LIVERPOOL, February S.-Evening.-Cotton 8.
closed quiet; Uplands III; Orleans 8; sales
10000 bales. Manchester advices unfavorable.
LIVERPOOL, February 4 4.-Noon.-Cotton
quiet and steady; sales 10000 bales. Bread
stuffs generally quiet.
LIVERPOOL, February STANDARDIZATION 3
closed firm sales 1900 bales; Uplands TIA
I'D; to arrive I'D; Orleans sastd. Sugar quiet.
Naval Stores quiet and unchanged.
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Voting on the Alabama Contributor
MOBILE, February 5.-Th-ee thousand five
hundred and seventy-two votes we're polled
Yesterday and to-day, Of which three thousand
five hundred and thirty-six were colored, and
thirtY-six white.
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General Grant a md the President.

WASHINGTON, February 4-The President
ard Stanton had neither written nor personal
conversation since August 18th. The Presl-
dents letter to Grant, on January 81, contains
this paragraph 'You had found IN our hrst
conference that was desirous Of keeping Mr.
Stanton out Of Office, whether sustained In his
suspension or not. You know what reasons had
induced me to ask from YOU q promise. You
also knew that, in case your views OF duty did
not accord with my convictions, it was my pur-
pose to fill your place by another appointment.
Even ignoring the existence OF q positive un-
derstanding between US, these conclusions
were plainly deducible from our various con-
yersations. 1t is certain, however, that, even
under these circumstances, you did not Offer
to return the place to my possession, but, ac-
cording to your own statements, placed your
self in position where, could have antlclpa-
ted your action, would have been compelled
to ask of YOU what I was compelled to ask OF
your predecessor in the War Department,
namely, letter Of resignation; or else to resort
to the more disagreeable expedient of suspend
ing you by q successor"
Ctra0G 3 l6ttol, VI poUIuAy alluoIu5 w VIZ
Presidents letter Of January 81 and the news
paper articles, says: cit is a statement some
what more in detail Of the many and gross
misrepresentations contained in these articles,
and which my statement Of the facts set forth
in nv letter of the 28th ult., was intended to
correct: and here reassert the correctness Of
nv statements in that letter, anything in yours
in reply Notwithstanding.
Tho Reconstruction Conventions.
VIRGINIA.
R1cHMoND, February SIN the convention
the fifth section Of an ordinance on the Execu-
tive was adopted, with an amendment requir-
ing the assent Of two-thirds of the members OF
tba legislature to call an extra session.
NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH, February 5.-The convention has
been occupied for the past two days on the re-
lief measure; it passed to-day after considera-
ble opposition, nearly as it was reporte by the
committee.
The Conservative Convention met at Tucker
Hall to-day, some fifty counties being repre-
sentsd by about three hundred delegates. E.
r smith, Esq, Of Halifax, was chosen tenn
norsry chairman. The Hon. William a. ara'
ham. Of Orange, was elected permanent chair
man of the convention, with thirteen vice.
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To old Line Wings.

George D. Prentice says: If there be
q solitary human being within our reach
who, by some whimsical hook or crook
of heart or brain, has got on the wrong
side of the line-of- battle-particularl
if he has been an old Wing or Union
man. and considers it a sort of duty to
90 against the Democrats-we entreat
him to pause and reflect upon what he is
about to do. Why should he 60 with
the Radicals; and what reason can he
offer for not going with the Democrats?
All the issues over which We used to
fight are dead. The Democratic party
itself is reorganized after division which
completely destroyed and recreated it. In
1860, it fought within itself as resolutely
as we ever fought againstit. Times have
changed; men have changed; issues have
changed. Clay, if he we're living now,
would be Democrat. Webster could
be nothing else. All the reputable old
line Wings that remain are Democrats.
from Fillmore to John Bell; and God
knows, if these can afford it, there is no
one Of their followers in the by. gone
times who has any excuse to hold back.
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s~The editor sof the Athens Messen.
ger, MooRE's Know Nothing and BanE
organ, dspreoates using abadinage and
so6rrility."
In, the same paper, 9th ult., there
were six articles devoted to the "Spirit,'
in which we discovered the following ele.
CANT passages:
"a liar cornered'. .'sdemagogue". IA
Dog" .ssmissrable fellow. That its au.
thor is wilful liar !. !. 'falsehoods" -. :.
sgripniDg dsgils". .. ignorant gulls" ehe
Democracy Of Monroe. .. ."besotted poll,
sticians."
MooRH's gold and the above express
sions from the addled brain Of the Mes
sengsr editor are expected to convince th.
voters Of this District, and especially o
Monroe County, that MOORE is grea
statesman aud the editor great ninny.
hammer. The former will never be be
iieyed BY the voters and tax payers, while
the latter is known by everybody.
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Senator Sherman, in his Hillsboro
speech, after advocating the. Funding
Bill rascality. said :
"But the Funding Bill had trouble
some voyage, was mutilated in both
Houses, and finally lost in the pocket Of
Andy johnson. But l have no more
doubt that every provision of the orig,
incl bill will be the law Of the land, than
l have Of the election Of General Grant.
This is an important admission thas
can not be kept too prominently before
the people. We charged it upon she ,
Radicals at the time it. failed that they
designed to pass this Funding Bill nextf
session-that it only failed BY an adj
journment of Congress. They denied it,
and pronounced it dead. But it is livs
issue. The Chairman of the Finance
Committee declares that it will be puS
through next session. e.se esT
It's bill gotten up by the bondhoi,
ders and the National Bankers. Senator
Sherman contends that the fise.twenty
bonds are now payable in legal-tenders.
This Funding Bill calls for their pay
ment in gold coin, thus adding $500, ,000-s'
600 to the National debt. 1t, gives up
the power of taxing the bonds by law Of
Congress, which we now possess, BY
which we might derive revenue OF
|Sl2, 200, 900 year, and thus mako the
bondholder pay his taxes as we'll as 9TH
|er people. 1t makes the debt q perma-
uent institution for generations to come,
aud adds in the total amount Of interest
thousands of millions to our liabilities.
This is the measure withwhieh We are
threatened in the event of Radical sue
cess. Can any laboring man, can any
tax payer, not bondholder or National
Banker, favor it?-Cln. Enq.
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Written for the Spirit.
ssSIC SEMPER TYRANNES,o

The L. L. pegged out in deal Of hurry
And impeachment subeit,ed in mach Of a furry;
Biological Ashley, Thad. Stevens, and Ben,
The magnificent sroon-thief, will never again
Their country disgrace. Neither old rufian
Wade,
Whom Ohio, last fall, put away in the shade
Suraner, the eunucb, will go tho same way,
For the witoh-burning region at length has seen
dar.
Drunken, blood-i6.tirg Chandler will follow full
soon,
Ind foul. diseased Yates, Will take up the sane
tune.
They "re passing away. the Jacobin crew;
They have done ell tho rlischief they ever can
do.
Bin CHAM never again can hang Surratt,
Nor Butler afumfosd Oh 10, we've stopped
that.
Tbsnks to Pondleson, Grecnbacks, Ho,atio Sey-
mour,
vallandigham, Voorhees, and all the brave
corps,
Who told lincoln, the tyrant his power they
defed,
And the Old Constitution he ne'er could DER
ride.
Rise, Democrats, 20 who in Fort Lafayette
Wero confined for no crimel To work while
there's yet
Ono thief, cut-throet, still left in high place!
Up and at them! Destroy theml Let not them
disgrace
Fair Liberty's temple, by Washington reared.
Strike! for the boundary Of ruin we've nearodl
Down with the bondholders, smokers and drink
ers,
Up with tho greenbacks, statesmen and thinkers
We want no more "jokes," no more nigger rules,
No more General Orders" from shoulder-strap-
ped fools.
We've had plenty Of nigger and 'iokes" and
sold clothes," -...-.--
Since Radicals first to the surface arose.
'Tis true Grant excels as a drinker and smoker,
Is a tanner, and horsema1l, can also play poker;
But still he don't suit US; we fear he can't run
The machine-for like Lincoln he's too much
for fun.
He might have nigger pic-nics, and If we'd re-
fuse
To attend, we might fare as once did the Jews.
Give us brains before buttons or bright golden
stars;
Brains before whisky or fragrant cigars;
Brains we must have, and no National debt
Give US these and We go in to win, "you may
bet"
The mechanics are with US ell over the land,
And the plow-holders also along with us stand;
The widows and orphans are ranged on our side,
And God our good cause will Let no i'll betide.i
The bright star Of Austerlitz beckons US on,
And points US to victory soon to be won.
Quatre Bras, has been fought, and now in full
view
Lie the plains of victorious, renowned Waterloo.
Charge the dark legions! Let this be the grave
Of the Radical hostsl and let infamy wave
Der the plague-spot, her dark plume, our chill
dren to sayel OD.
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Over a Thousand ID 0ilarS per HIM
ME. s

This is what Mongrelism costs you,
farmers, mechan les, workingmen! Every
minute that you labor, every minute that
you rest, costs you over thousand doll
lars, to carry on the "reconstruction"
and other acts of the party in power
You may cease to work, but time don't
stop, nor do the expenses that are fastcn-
ed upon you by the rainous policy Of the
friends of Grant and Colfax.
A THOUSAND A MINUTEl -
Aud what for?
To feed negroes who are two lazy tS
earn victuals for themselyes--to keep an
army in the South to prevent the people
from returning to their agricultural and
mechanical pursuits by which they would
be. enabled to pay share of the taxes
that are levied upon you-to pay gold
interest to men who have robbed the gov
ernment and invested their riches in gov
ernment bonds because they were cx-s
empt from taxa:ion-to pay assessors and
collectors who are stationed in every city
and town in the country, and who hang
Pike teaches to your purses as long as
they contain cent--to enrich national
bank controllers who charge you twelve
per cent for money for which. the. gov.
ernment pays them fourteen per cent-to'
make negroes votes aud Office holders
in the States of the South-to destroy
the government founded BY our fatherst
and to enslaye you? .rtTs
CAN YOU STAND IT? tF@
If SO, vote for the party that has run
the expenses Of the government up to-
this fgure-that believes in making you
slaves for niggers and bondholders- and
that now asks you to support Grant and
Colfax, the representatives Of the mon
who are charging you to benefit themssl.
yes. -
tbo.eo.J 1,,Jyo~. o,o,. a., 80. W. -
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H. s. LANE,
SCHUYLER COLFAx,
Speaker II. r. U. s.
GODLovE S. ORTIZ,
GEO. w. JULIAN.
The Public Debt.

Some Republican papers want to make
their readers believe they are reducing
the Public Debt. 1t would, indeed, be a
gratifying circumstance to the people if
this were true. But it is not true. The
aggregate Of the Public Debt on the 1st
Of August, 1868, was s12,22s,054 2s
more than it was on the lst day of Au-
gust, 1867, and the debt bearing gold in
terest was, within that time, increased the
extraordinary sum of S409, AGA, ,83S 90
This makes an actual increase in the
Public Debt to the people Of about thirty
millions of dollars. Call you this de-
creasing the Public Debt9
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from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bogus Ontrages In the South
UDOn Northern Men.


Edward T. Wilson, of this city is now
travelling in Texas as agent for promi-
nent wholesale establishmentin in Philadel-
lphia. He writes letter to the CONNER
cial from Austin, Texas, which is pret-
ty good commentary upon all the stories
Of Southern outrages upon Northern men
with which We are RECALLED in the Radical
speeches and papers. Mr.. Wilson states
that he was always an Abolitionist, and
was one Of the first to enter the war from
this city, and was Major in ! fne caval-
| ry regiment at the oloss. Since the war,
and until recently, be adds, he has been
an uncompromising Radical. So much
for his antecedents and present position.
Now what is the testimony of this wit
ness? Here it is:
''Since my soiourn ir Texas 1 have tra-
versed most Of the State, travelling q great
deal alone, on horseback. and have pass
ed in this way through many of those
counties which are said to be most rife
with 'lawlessness and crime On no oc-
casion have I attempted to conceal the
fact that I am a Northern man, yet have
met with nothing but kindness every
where.
Shortly after arriving in this State,
xhilo riding along dismal, lonely road,
through portion of the country which
bears quite reputation abroad for mur-
ders and robberies, imagine my surprise
at meeting solitary horseman, wearing
the uniform of United States soldier.
He was riding leisurely along without a
weapon Of any kind. My good fellow
l said, ARE you not afraid?' Afraid Of
whatT he asked, evidently surprised at
my question. why, to pass through a
place like this with those blue clothes on,
alcne and unarmed.'
"'Well, pardner,' drawled the down.
easter, for he was one, I've been knock
ing round extensively in these parts, and
no one has meddled with me yet. You
see l am not a carpet bagger.'
"The horrible murders of Union men,
q which we hear SO much, seem to be
gotten up by the men sent to Austin for.
the purpose OF framing constitution,
but who have done nothing but send to
Washington lists Of outrages never COM
mitted." .... lh7
While Mr.. Wilson has been treated
with great kindness by the whites, he
gives very unfavorable accounts of the
negroes. He states that no wages will
induce them to work steadily. They talk
politics during the day and get drunk at
night. He gives an amusing instance of
the feeling of the blacks, their idleness
and bitterness toward the whites. This
letter, Mr.. Wilson remarks in conclusion,
is written from a sense of duty, and he
begs other papers to copy it. 1t effectu
ally disposes of one Of the main staples
that enters into the composition of the
Radical party ammunition.