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On Friday afternoon the report came up
in the Senate, when Hon. George B. Loring,
the President, took the floor and delivered
an eloquent and powerful speech in advocacy
of the recommendation of the committee.
He eulogized Mr.. Sumner, and showed that
his motives were very different from those
that had been attributed to him. He cited
the fact that the Romans preserved all pos
sible silence over their civil wars, and such
also was the record of the armies of England.
He then continued:
This English-rule is followed in France.
No battle in civil war appears on any french
nag. The same is true in Prussia; nor mas
Austria any battle with the Hun3armns
written on her colors. The rule seems to be
universal. No battle in civil war can lind Il
place on the regimental colors OF united
pcople. This is the lesson taught by history
and by national example.
And may we not charge, moreover, Tic
views of MIR. Sumner on this matter, partly
to the spirit of reconciliation which has con-
stituted one of the most remarkable features
of the war and peace policy OF the American
Government and people. In nothing has our
republic manifested its conscious strength
more tnan in this. Without example or pre-
cedent we have conqured insurgents and then
forgiven them. Whether this is due to the
confidence which the American people feel IN
their vital energy and strength of their form
of government, or to the elevatinS influence
upon the popular mind Of the great l'hilih-
thr0pic resuAs Of the war, / will not under
take TO say. But it has borne along with
irresistible force, statesmen, and warriors and
people alike, and forms contrast to tDe
policy and necessity Of other nations III the
midst of civil war, Of which we have reason
to be proud.
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Aid s.s,I Comfort 10 the Encmy.

Three Or four years ago Mr.. Dawes, in
one of his vrtuous fits of independence
made very fierce attack on the Admin
istration for extravaganza, if not downright
corruption, on the eve of the New Hampshire
election. 1t was greedily seized upon by
the Copperhead Democracy, and that State
flooded with this Republican arraignment of
the Administration. So damaging did it
threaten to prove that Mr.. Dawes was under
the necessity of going to New Hampshire to
counteract its influence. The other day,
again on the eve Of the election in that State,
he made another speech in the House Of
similar turn, if not quite SO violent, and the
Democrats are again using it against the
party to which Mr.. D. belongs. Mr.. Dawes
is an able, and we doubt not, an honest man.
But in trying to show himself an Independent
one, he is in great danger of breaking through
the line that separates Republicans from the
mOngrel politicians who have rendered that
name Odious.
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Will the Civil Rights Bill be
Passed!

We are frequently askcd the above ques-
ton. We reply, it will be passed; this is
our belief; to think otherwise would imply
lack of confidence in our party, and that we
believe the party is not ready to break faith,
which it Cannot afford to do neither its good
name nor its interest dictate such Il policy.
The colored people are too unanimous, too
fully in earnest in the matter. The interest
for outragng the colorcd man does not now
exist; it was done at the bchests Of the
South; in the interest of slavery. The
Democratic party would not have gone to.
the extent it did in outraging the coloredf
man, had not a united South proffercd it
place and power for so doing. Parties are
imDortlnt to individuals in proportion as
they have regard for their rights and in
terests. These considerations present them
selves and give the conclusion above arrived
at. Every day the act of justice is post
poned, the party sends poisoned arrow into
our most tender feelings. We invite atten-
ton to the fact, and bcseech our party not
| to delay. We give notice now in advance,
| that if delay shall succeed delay and the
matter be laid over, that the colored people
cannot forget it; that we shall feel it our
duty to say to them, We called for prompt
action; that it promised US bread but gave
us stone. The country is prepared for and
| is expecting the passage of a civil rights bill,
including the school and jury clauses. Our
party is committed thereto by its platform.
1t IS admitted it may act; it has enacted a
civil-rights law which enters into States to
protect the rights of citizens civil rights
like unto those for which we demand pro-
lection. Justice, the common law. the Con-
stitution, the decision Of the Supreme Court
affirmed the act. We know of nothing that
exhibits more completely the hollow-headed-
ness, the insincerity Of the opposition to
granting our demand than the alleged reason
that the Federal Government cannot enter
| into States to have regard for the rights of
citizens in protecting their lives, liberty, and
happiness, when the fact that Republican
Congress, with the votes of Democrats did,
in March, 1873, make law by which the
United States marshal in the States were to
prosecute in the Circuit or District Courts of
the United States any railroad corporation
that did not have proper regard for the COM
fort Ct cattle, sheep, swine, or other animals
conveyed on railroads in the United States,
making it a penal oflense punishable with
fine for any railroad company in any State to
disregard the comfort and feelings of the
| aforesaid animals. Cannot Congress be
equally consideratc of Its citizens, human
beings, having reason and sensibllities. Has
Congress a greater constitutional right to
protect beasts than human beings?
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LO0k Before Lea ping.

Would it not be as we'll for colored poll
ticians to look a little before leaping into the
Grange movement? This movement may
be inimical to their best interests. and little
caution can do no harm. The dissatisfac-
ton which is evident among colored Repub-
lcans is caused mainly by the Indifference Of
the party to the claims of colored men for
positions. Colored men who have labored
zealously and effectively for the party, eX-
pended their money, and have well-nigh
reached the extreme of poverty because Of
their zeal and falthfulness for the party are
ignored. This is matter for the party lead
ers TO look into, as the nearly one million
votes of the colored people are worth more
than passing attention. As Republicans,
earnest always for the success of he party,
we hope that its colored laborers will be ac-
corded the same considerations as are the
white laborers. TO our friends we say look
before you leap into the Grange or any other
political movement.
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tween the trocha and the city. The Cubans
succeeded in getting possession of the train
and dispcrsing the Spaniards, capturing the
commanding officer. Colonel Montaner had
been particularly harsh to all prisoners who
fell into his hands. lie was at once removed
TO the headquarters Of General Maxine
Gomez. who at once ordered him to prepare
for death. On the 9Th Of January Colonel
MOntaner was led out to the place Of exc
cutjon adjoining General GOmez's head
quarters, where the Cuban soldiers had been
drawn up in line Of battle. The Colonel
was bound and his eyes were bandagcd. The
SIGNAL having been given he was shot BY a
niatoon of soldiers, his breast pierced by
several bullets. After the execution the body
was deceutly buried.
The Cubans in this city have also received
fall continuation of the report that Spanish
forging party, which recently vcnturtd on,
from Puerto Principe, has been captured b;
the forces operating under General Gomez
1t is understood that, owing to a want OF
provisions in the city, it became necessary
for the Spanish commander to send out "A
party in search of food. This band was
met by The Cubaus, and an engagement fol-
lowed. during which several of the SpaniarIs
were Killed, and the remainder were cab
turcd The victorious troops led their pri-
soncrs out to 4 place OF execution, and every
one was instantly shot. The Cubans think
that "the martyrs OF Santiago" will be re-
yenged more than a hundred fold before the
war is over.
\ Trijuac reporter on Saturday called On
the chief agent of the Cubans in this CITY,
in reference to the report that Gen. Jovcllar
had.demandcd 10000 fresh Spanish troops,
with which he intended finally to put down
the instruction. That gentleman stated
that at the present time the Spauirad5 have
not over II, 900 able lighting men in Cuba,
and it would require three months for Spain
10 equip and send 10000 men to the Antilles,
even II size could spare them. The fresh
troops under the most favorable circum-
stances could not be landed i'll Cuba much
before May; then they would have to
meet with their climatic cnemies-the yellow
fever and the rainy season-whch would
keep them fully employed until September
Meantime the native Cubans, acting as they
have recently bccn doing, would be gradu-
ally gaining strength and crppling the re-
sources Of the %nsniards by Il series ofde-
structiye r,i.!S.
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Not Yet Satisf ed.

The convicted traitor, Fitz John Porter,
is making another violent effort for new
trial. He pretends to have new facts to
justify him for his disobedicnce of orders, and
coolly remaining in camp for two days, within
sound Of the enemy's cannon, while he knew
the army under General Pope was being
cut to pieces. Perhaps ifhe could get another
trial he might prove there was nothing worthy
of condemnation in his deliberate purpose
to let the Army Of the Potomac be sacrificed
out Of hatred to General Pope, and sympathy
with the rebels. AT any rate several of the
papers which a year or two ago were so
fierccly advocating the duty of the Govern
ment to pay the wife of r. E. Lee for Airing
ton, are strongly in favor Of giving him the
chance. But we think the matter may safely
be left with Senator Chandler, chairman of
the Committee on the Conduct of the War,
who is thoroughly familiar with the conspir-
acy to slaughter Pope.
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The Duty on IrOn-Reducing the
Revenue-Crippling the Manu-.
fiscture-Diminish Labor.

The Congress of 1912, alarmed by the
cutlery "Revenue Reform" and other free
trade theorists were making about the
"grindng monopoly" iron manufacturers
were enjoying through the operations of the
duty Of 81 ton on that article, reduced it
to $3.50, being at the rate of ten per cent.
The same bill reduced the duty on many other
articles ten per cent, besides placing many
others on the free list. The result of this
attempt to appease the clamor of selfish and
unprincipled demagogues, has been to re-
duce the revenue of the Government to the
extent of over sa5,OOO,OO annually, ex-
elusive of the loss on tea and coffee, without
cheapening the price Of iron single mill !,
but on the contrary largely Increasing the
price. One would naturally suppose that
this remarkable result of the reduction
OF duty on iron would have suggested to the
financial solvers in the House the wisdom of
increasing the revenue and cheapening the
price by restoring the duty. But it has had
no such effect.
That those members of Congress who are
looking about for ways and means to make
up the deficiency in the revenue their own
injudcious action has caused may be certain
that our statement is fact, we compile from
very able article We find in the Chicago
Journal Of Commerce, statistics proving it's
absolute correctness. We first offer tabu-
lar official statement, exhibiting the average
invoice price of imported pig-iron, by months,
for four successive fiscal years, the calcula-
tons being made from the monthly reports
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section by holding out to it that larger fields
for operation are to be found in Africa. All
true lovers of their country must feel that it
needs all the civi!izing influences possible to
be had. The presence Of the colored man
as freeman and citizen in the Southern
States tends to teach the people of that part
of our country to respect justice, liberty, and
humanity; they resist the teaching at first,
but the constant presence there of the civili-
cation that it is to do SO much good in Africa,
will make its way against the barbarous IN
justice now true of the South, and make of
it as desirable locality as the colonization
lists hope to make Of Africa. Knowing the
fact that manhood rights are but little re-
spected in the South-such respect being the
first step in civilization who would
attempt to decrease the civilizing influences
that will lead to such respect, can but fall
into the category Of unpatriotic citizens and
enemies to the best interests of their
country.
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The African Colonization Society exerts
Itself to induce the colored American to
coionize in Africa under the plea that
Christianity and civilization will thus be
carried to that benighted land. This is an
admission that the colored people here are
possessed Of the desired article of Christiani-
" and civilization. We are glad that such
admission is made, and being patriotic, and
knowing that a large portion of our own
country is suffering and, to certain extent,
iapsing into barbarism, we most earnestly
protest against the African Colonization So
ciety or any other organization drawing
from our land persons who have so largely
the ability of farthering the cause of civiliza-
ton, as it is claimed that the colored people
have. The southern States have not pro-
crossed so far in civilization MS for it to be safe
to diminish the ciyilizing influences in that
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tain in their turn to be entirely excluded,
and the relations of the two races Will thus
be always disturbed. Major DELANY has
proved himself sincere and intelligent
friend of his race by the advice he has given
them on this matter, and we hope he will
nave the assistance OF such enlightened coll
ored men in his State as Mr.. ELLIOTT in the
task he has undertaken. II the negroes now
having the power will base the government
OF South Carolina on the whole people, their
capacity for public affairs Will never be de-
MED in the future.-N. y. Times.
The above from The Times will apply
equally to those States wherein the
whites have the majority, such for in
stance as New York, as to South Carolina
where the blacks have tie larger number.
Politically in New York State colored
man has no chance. South Carolina sends
two white Senators as do all the southern
States excepting now Mississippi and Louisi-
ana, and in the case Of Louisiana the north
ern Republicans coming from States wherein
co!ored men are hopelcssly in the minority,
have failed to follow tie prccedents cstab-
lished by the Senate, and to-daya colored
man bearing credentials not unlike those
recognized as good for white men in the
House Of Representatives is kept waiting for
admission to his scat in the Senate. When
Mr.. Bruce, the colored Senator elect, comes
up from Mississippi with credentials from
Gov. Ames we would not be greatly sur
prised if some Senator like the Senator from
Connecticut, who's opposed to the Civil Rights
bill, would first demand an investigation as
to the legality of the election of Gov. Ames
"A question upon which mach rancor and
bitter feeling were shown in tie state OF
Mississippi last lall-and to keep NIr. Bruce
waiting until the negro hatcrs Of the Senate
have exhausted their rhetoric on The subject
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Rates Of Postage.

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of the postal laws Of tho United States. We
advise our readers to cut this out and pre-
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One of the cOlored leaders in South Caro-
lima has written letter warning his race OF
the dangers which await them in the near
future, unless they now take measures to Sc
cure voice in affairs wherever the whites
are in the majority by the adoption of minor
ity representation. This advise is timely,
and it is to be hoped, in the interest of both
races, that it will be followed. Negro su-
premacy in South Carolina has not been an
unmixed blessing, and when the whites OBJ
shortly will from immigration, they are not
likely to be any more liberal in their policy
than the blacks have been. Unless the
blacks now permit the whites their proper
tionate participation in affairs, they are GER
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OF the mprompturcply If Hon. Richard II.
Cain, Representative from TIE Stato-at-largo
of South Carolina, { 1Ir. Robins, Of North
Carolina, the Detroit (h;ich.) Post says:
Another champion ofchivaly has been laid
low bya 'ngger" member OF Congress. The
champions name was Robbins, ofNorth Caro-
lima the integers" lame WAS Cain, ofSouth
Carolina. Robbins wasn't Ahci-u0tt0 spcal;
of-but Cain. before he got through with him,
made him think he might as VOL be; for
generally when The brains are ont the man
will die, and Cain very clearly proved Robbins
to be destitute those essentials tocoutinuej
vitality.
Robbins never opened his mouth gain an /
his friends feel that he probably never viii.
For Cain, reversing the history Of his name
sake, has made bis mark. which IS likely t.
stick so long as Robbins remains IN Congress
at least.
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Progress % "COnrikiati0n'

The other day we called attention to the
fact that the Conservative " Legislature OF
kentucky had, during its present session,
shown how perfectly the rebel element OF
that State had been conciliated" by the
concessions of Congress, and how completely
their love for the Union had been restored,
by refusing to raise the old flag over their
halls. The reconstructed " confederates OF
Georgia have recently given another striking
proof that they have been completely won
over to the side of patriotism by maguanimty
Of the Government towards them. On the
anniversary Of the birthday of Robert +. Lee,
the basest of all the men educated by the
Government, who betrayed it in its first hour
of danger, the National Guards, )" composed
of several regiments, commanded by rebel
officers, uniformed in rebel gray, but armed
with muskets furnished by the Government
from the Springfield armory, celebrated the
occasion by grand parade in Savannah, and
a grand review by the rebel general, Joseph
Z. johnson. But not satisfied with such
proofs of attachment to the Union as celebra-
ting with great pomp the birthday of one
who tried SO hard to destroy it, and as deck
ing themselves out in the same color of uni
form as they chose to distinguish them from
loyal men during the rebellion, they boldly
Haunted war-worn confederate" " battle
Ing in the face of the Government, and abso-
iutely refused to permit the stars and stripes
to be displayed during the day. This is the
return they make for the efforts of Congress
to conciliate them, and is the same bitter
hatred that was shown for it as during the
rebellion. And so it is everywhere through
cut the South, where they havn't personal
motive for suppressing their contempt for it
and their hatred to the Government.
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esg-What has become Of the promise Of
the Senate Judiciary Committee to report
Summers Civil Rights Bill ma lo more than
two weeks since?
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The negro State" ofMississippi it will be
seen BY our Correspondence in another col
unm has debt Of less taan two millions.
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Dissolution.

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this Gay been dissolved by mutual con-
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Announcement.

We are authorized to announce
JAMES r. RAIDER a candidate for re-
election To the Office of Clerk of the
County Court of Sullivan County.
We are authorized TO announce Capt.
7, II. DENNY a candidate to repr, sent
the people Of the ID Tennessee District
in The next Senate.
We are authorized to announce w.
II. GIEsLER a candidate for the office
Of Revenue Collector of Sullivan Coun-
~ at The August election.
We are authorised and requested to
announce Col GEO. r. MCCLELLAN,
Of Sullivan Comfy, as candidate to
represent the first Congressional Dis
lrict of Tennessee i'm the 44th Congress
Of the United States.