irrn. im th- i _L ?_B?S?BS?S
Montray Morning, July 17, 1866.
God Sends th? Food and the Devil
Sends the Cook.
Snt-h is the old proverb, and we accord?
ingly introduce you, dear reader, lo a cer?
tain Mr. Clarence Cooke, a contributor to
the Independent, a quasi religions paper.
Mr. Cooke is the prophet of misoegnation.
Ile undertakes to enlighten the white race
as to the.qualities of th? black. He gi vos
us to understand that tho white race is
something of a failure; a great, mistake,
perhaps, in which we could never l>y any
possibility get right or set.th; down in ?mr
tine Malus, itnless a certaiu thing shall
happen, ifrhat is that? you ask. lt is
wiseegnation-the amalgamation <>f tho
black with thc white bloody thet alone
shall save the while race fruin perdition.
Withou t" this amalgam, we aro to reaf:l>.
no high condition in art or civilization.
"Wo must owe ii. all lo C?fico and tb o
daughters of Cuffee. "Jmetruc philosopher
will now take a uegro wife, and become a
proper heir of grace and a typo of superior
excellence, l'util .this incorporation is
complete, a fig for all j our Saxon, Gothic
or Celtic performances. Great- painters
and great poets you are not to expect, nor
groat philosophers. You will need some
three generations under this benign dis.
pensation of miscegnation, before you
shall develop to thc perfect standards ot
Mr. Clarence Cooke, whom, from ?us bo"
niirn impudence, we suspect t<> be a urn
latio of the dirtiest brown. Anglo Saxon
dom gets no credit at his hands. lie gives
yon a new creed, thc anieles of which
will irritate the bile of John Bull, even
through the hide of Lord John Russell,
lleai- the oracle:
"But now, America, though indisputa?
bly of English stock, has liad in these lat?
ter years her Norman invasion 'as well as
Hie mother country, though 'Paddy Mc?
Guire' and 'Biddy O'Flanagan' are not
as high-sounding names exactly as 'Do
Lacy,' 'Percy' and 'Dc Arere.' And if the
English owe any of their excellence in art
and literature to thc infusion and mixture
bf the blue t\'tiu blood with their Saxon
red-why we, after a few years of misery,
only less than that wln -h England sullVrcd
by lier Norman 'help,' s mil show Howers
enough on our gnarled and crabbed stock.
The Norman-Celtio infusion has no doubt
civilizedftrefined and spiritual ize Jmngiaud.
The Iris]; Celtic will also, wh :n ?<... fairly
intermingled with us, add. in valuable,
qualities, lt will give us much tJrat we
i,mst have before we can |\roduce the best
fruit. Jfb race in good alone. God meant
them to bo combined, and He knows best
lune, ia His own i^ood time, to crush all
these grapes id lifo in his royal cup to
make a wino moot for thc lips of tho Lord
of Life to drink.
"i3ut, so fur, we are only shown I" be
the equals of England in her advantages.
We brought from her thc stock, already
somewhat mingled, ofSaxon and Norman.
Wc have seen that, in our dav, it h i- suf?
fered a great infusion; but t bo future
holds a more noble mixture still. Celtic,
this, ns the Ii bb i-, but grander by nature,
moro heroic, n. ire intellectual even, yet,
higher than this, more spiritual, move re?
ligions. I moan the negro race. .A race,
in tho first place, <d" high qualities-faith?
ful, earnest, deeply believing in God.
Then, tried as by tire In thc seven limes
heated furnace of slavery, suffering nunn
a.ined wrongs, with an unimagined pa?
tience, nud through the fierce-it trial that
ever human beings endured, without
weakness, without cowardice, without
l'ait..vin-:-holding fast to God's hand and
biding his time.
**This rave basin it the seeds of a s weet
.-ind riclrand generous culture. It shall
he mixed with curs-is being mixed, hi
deed; an i in the future, we sha!! sc i
iruil nf art, of literature, of social lift?, tin
product of this groat engrafting, such ni
lias not yet been seen in the World, lt i
paltry in us to hold-our eyes so close li
thc present, as if in the lap of God then
were not years of purer gold, more jewel
rich, moro crystal-clear, to delight th
eves, to ehe. ?' tho lu-arts, to inspire til
advancing souls of mvn. The race thu
sball people this splendid continent is nt
yet boru, it is in the womb nf tune, th
eyes of this generation, nor the next,sha
not know it, but they may prepare th
way for it. and bc-iiovo in ita coming."
Here is philosophy and prophecyenoug
to stultify thc Angel Gabri d. Tho rac.
ave to become of one blood. Theresita
be a delightful state of fusion. Tho ii
ventiot: of a New Orleans bar room coir
bar '.ly bring together caore opposites in
composite designed f<>r a summer bev
rage. We are all of one blood, orv
must become so. Very good. Trees a
all of one sac; but- that does not preVo
the oak, the hickory, thc beech, the pah
the maple, from asserting their scvei
iooividualtii -5 to thc crack ot' doon-! ll
bii ls rarely improve either race concern
in the amalgam. So far, experience at
.h? Cooke prophecy are nt variance, iii
aa our lilli i ud ?catea,;th? devil gout's
Cooke's. Mormonism teaches very- indul?
gent doctrines, and accords' to the true
believer a very large margin of privilege.
M?6?.egual??>n extends these, privileges. By
this eade, you may got only have twenty
five wives, but you will imp: ove the stock
by taking them each of a dill'erent color,
shade, hue, complexion. Black and white*
bv thc way, aro not colors, but the grounds
for color?. And, in our delicate mincings j
of speech in this connection, we arc de?
stroying lang'.inge. Bnt this does not |
trouble Coolee. lie feels safe in his pro- j
pliecy where he fails in his philosophy. |
Yet thc monkey will fi ?ul followers. He j
wiil, no doubt., lead a party for a season.
Ku will delight ibo brethren; he will as- J
tonis'.i the sistcren? he will take up collec?
tions in money, by which to achieve thc
impossible; and hi? cloven hoof will only
become perceptible after he has sufficient?
ly lilied claw and maw. And, alter him, !
thrrc will come another and another, and j
all shall be cooks provided by the devil. I
A chronic fear of French aggression j
prevails among mon of n\l parties in l>el- j
gium. 'J'lie recent words of M. Von Bis- |
marck abouti "France seeking compensation j
for an extended. Prussian frontier in an?
other direction than that of Germany, are |
eons!rued to imply some species ol' under?
standing between the Goveriinie'its ot"
Paris and Berlin. Ten years ago, the
Catholic party in ihe Belgian Chambers
were more than half disposed lo palter
with the idea of annexation to France,
believing ns th.-y then did that Napoleon
UL -was tiie chief prop mid slay of thc
Pone's temporal power. But that dream
luis vanished, and neither they nor their
Opponent,?, the radicals, are now inclined
to press the Government factiously, being
restrained by the predominant distrust of
French ambition.
"CONJCOAL FKI.K ITV."-Dr. Hubbard, of
Paris, says that out of IDO persons, Go
marry, three of those get divorced, eight
leave their partners without iii it formali?
ty, fourteen sl ick to the marriage relation,
but light ali the time, ?Q vegetate, and
perhaps lit out of the 63 live ai.d enjoy
themselves
The Emperor of t h? French is going to
give the Parisians something novel in the
soldier way to pi.iv with. The idea siru lc
him while he was in Algiers that ho would
have a redimen?, or two of blacks of th? j
most inky color that could he found, and j
al! to match.
The Roman Pontifical Academy of Ac- j
neology hus decided thai th-; colossal I
'.taine of Hercules in gilt, bronze, disco
vercd ia the ruin.s of the theatre a: Pom- !
? o?. shad henceforth adorn the Vatican |
arid bear the name of Ecoole del Musial, i
in memory of Fins IX.
The hens in one portion of California t
aro. having a hard time. It is reported j
that at Vallejo, WOT.' there is a Govern- j
ment artillery g rt . mid and the firing of ?
heavy gima is common, eg^s cannot b
hatched.
The original estimate for thc "New j
Houses ol Parliament," not yet completed, j
was ?700,000; the post so" far lias been I
close upon .??:'.,000,000.
il. Thiers is now writing a history of!
Florene... Ile professes to hine taken up i
the subject roil, amore, as next in his alice- !
lions to that, of France.
Fully ninety per cent, of lin inventions i
lately patented are of labor saving ma- |
c'.-.ines. j
The Crescent regiment, (Confederate,) 1
marched from New Orleans 1,100 strong. 1
It now numbers ii 1.
There aro eight hundred shoe blacks in I
New York. Most of them have money in I
the bank. " j
Change of Schedule.
CP "*?'.' 'JO PASSEN CHORS for Kingsville
and Charleston are informed,
that in eor.-i ("euee of a change of sched?
ule on the Wilmington and Manchester
Itailroad, the CARRYALLS from the Shi?
ver House will leave Columbia hereafter
'on Monday, Wednesday and Frida}', ut ?
p. m. july Pi 5*
Change of Schedule on the Wil?
mington und Manches ter Eailrcad.
. a ???". -- a -_. w ? - -? -"? ' r.
SUMTER*WI:LY 10, 1S05.
ON and after July 10, trains will run
tri-weekly over Ibis road, as follows:
Leave Kingsville cverv Tues lay, Thurs
I day pnd Saturday, at 4 Iii n. m.. for Pee
? Decaed ail stations ou the Ch. raw and
Darlington and North-eastern Railroad
I passengers reaching Charleston same night.
Returning-Arrive at Kingsville efcrv
i M.mday. Wednesday and Friday, at K-P2
j p. m., hom any vi the points indicated
: above. HENRI' M. DRAKE,
i ''".>" 11 ^ General Superintendent.
Gen, Stin ts O??ee C. Sc 3. C. E. E.,
CHESTER, Jtn.v ;:, 1S65.
?f KTIL further notice, iran?s will be run
.J daily on this rou,!, a* follows:
Leave Chailotle at S a.m.; arrive a'
1 Adgers about I p m. Leave Adger's a
j 7 a. m.; arrive in Charlotte about .1 p. m.
! July G l'Z ANDERSON, Sup't.
Agricultural Developments Qt South
Carolina.
The spirit whit wnich our sugges?
tions in regan! to tho agricultura! in?
terests'and development of the Statu
has been met, induces us again to
press thc matter ou the minds of our
landed proprietors. The present is
the time for action. The interests of
all demand that thero should be a
prompt movement.
In a short time the 1*27th New
York Regiment, who have been domg
provost guard duty in this city st nco
its occupation by the Union forcer,
will ho mustered out of service. Many
of them have expressed a desire to
settle in mir midst. We hope this
desire will meet with proper encour?
agement from our citi/'.uis and land
owners. They are a hod}' of intelli?
gent, educated young men, trained to
habits of industry and economy. Their
gentlemanly hearing ?nd conduct have
earned tho respect and good will ot
all. As residenfs they would readily
assimilate with the citizens, and be?
come a valuable acquisition to society
and the State generally. For every
ono of Hie l27tb soldiers induced to
remain, wo may safely predict another
energetic son of tho Kin pire Slate to
como hither in a dinrt time. Thus
the interests of New York and South
Carolina would become imperceptibly
blended.
Thc old Kngl'sh -system of large
landed estates, with a numerous ten?
antry, must give way lor tho wan* o!
capital to sustain it on tho part ol* the
pro j-.lie! ors. in ; lie end this- will b<
not only ,i gain, out the means ol' re?
generation to the South.
When thc tiller of tho soil possesses
an interest in it, tho care and attetitiot
bestowed on its cultivation are in?
crease.', and the lands j carly enhanced
in value.
Then the planters will realize that
it is more profitable to have five hun
dred or one thousand nene; of lan
yielding an income of twenty-five 01
thirty ppr cont, than twenty* five hun
fired* or three thousand aeres, upot
whie.h he pays the .-ann- rate of ta::e.
yielding oniv ten or tvvtlve per cen'.
Another "advantage is gained Iv,
dividing these large tracts into smal
farms. A claw? of sterling g ?od ott.
J: ns. possessed of intelligence ant
gradually becomes moro thickly set?
tled, villages ar.d towns grow up. nev
channels of trade aro. ononed, nc
railroads built," and increased LVilitic
of trav.d aflbried with al! sectku s. /
system of drainage in the low eountn
won!.', bo adopted, similar to timi i:
tho Northern and. Western Sta".es. It
the course < r a lbw years this won h
entirely destroy the pois* ?u?::*. mulari:
r.ow arising from tho ?ow lands. ' Titi
was the case in many ? ort:? us of th
West, now perfectly h :aitiiv, whim
ten years ago, were pei hunt-ally vi-ito.
by that great curse of a new country
tho 'asme,' proving in mauv cu es a
fara! as the yellow fever. " Th. re
chid is unknown at promeut", and th
nigh', air no longer brings disease an.
pestiier.ee. The reason i~, the lend
are not only dry on tho surface, but b
thc system of deep drainage the md
turo is drawn from the earth to such
depth that it no longer permeate
through thc surface, to produce a mi
asnmtic vapor. All stagnant poo!
aro drawn ol! into running stream*
and waste lands ure male availabl
for grazing and agricultural purpose
Ti;e wild g/assgives place to tholCei
tucky 13iue, or the Orchard, or tl;
Tim..'hy-material aids iu destroyin
malana.
Tue North is ready and willing t
;. i.-tiiu South, i v send 1 ? active an
energetic young t.' - i as residents an
eil izens, hy advancing capital to rr
build desi: >v. 1 railroad.*, or to pu
chase products of cotton, rice ar
tobacco. lint sh? first desires to s<
the different States arouse from the
lethargy and '-bow an energy in he!
ing themselves. Lei South Uarolii
move at once in the matter. S:?e w
bo astonished al her own powers
! recuperation. Lol us beat work" wi',
ouj, delay.-rCfiurlcslon Courier.
iiiey h :?v ? .i Japanese dog in i JO
I don taut has ti black tongue, mou
i and throat, b ack skin, and, for all li
I is known, is black ir.3ide and out. I
j may be called radically- black, li
I :.otuc partisans her?.
Headquarters United States Forces, j
CITY OF COLUMBIA, S. C., j
JULY M. LSIS5.
GENERAL ORDERS HQ. f..
\ LL Permits issued from these head- !
ill quarter?, i:; accordance xv iib General j
Order? No. -J, to sell intoxicating liquors j
j to citizens Uv t ii s buttle or otherwise, arc I
j hereby revoked, and all sal ? <>f such I
I liquors are si rielly prohibited, ? xcept upon
j certificates bl uecessity from respectable!
curgeons'or plivsieiaia and special pennis j
sion from tliesv headquarter. This mea
sure has b?-pn rendered necessary by the
constant abuse ot' tue privilege heretofore
granted liquor sellers, umny of them leiv
i ing repeatedly vi.uir.t~d ii c order forbid
ding tile cal*? ol' liquor to etdUti'd mon of
the United Slates army, as ..-.!! a? !?> ne
groes and ciliz-.in- >.i a di.*"ri,j.!.i? ible cha
racter. By,orrier .d'
Lieut. Col. HAUGHTON,
\ 25th <>. V. V. I., Cmomandg Post.
I J.-tis WALTON, IV Adjutant, jnlv lat".
Hea.dq.rs United Slate;; Forces,
! COLUMBIA, r C., Jut A li, IS??.
I GENERAL ORDERS Xv. 10.
Vi' li KKK Ats ?nforma'tion ha . ! en teceived
? at th?s- Headquarter; that cattle ai: !
? other stock have been turned into Sidney
Park without authority fro JU the Relief
Committee nf Columbia; abo, that thc
hydrants about the city have ?..-iii opened
and left open by uu.-iuthotdz 1 persons,
whereby large quanlitic; ni v.:.t r have
b-eii wasted:
IL is, tn ere fore, ordetvd that hereafter
no ? orson "-hall'bo pcrniitte i tn turn cat?
tle, hogs, horses stock nf any seri. into
the pound of Sydney Purl: i or in destroy.
I remove or pull -iowa any pr-.rt. the
fencing or enclosure < f said Petk. without
authority from tin; Uelief :'??:?.. .i ?>r
j tiom these Headquarters. , .Nor hall .t ty
j person or persons, except fhe, Fire C-.mpa
; nie?, nr persons duly ant .aol i by sae'
j 1?..-1 i.-! Committee orfnun these Headquar?
ters, he permitted lo open any hydrant
I within this eily; and any person .>:. pt-r
! sous offending herein, or. being r?-? i-rtci tn
. these Headlquaruu will b? pu:i with
i t!-- extreme renn- of the law. Cv nrdi r
j of Lieut! Co!. N. 11A Ft J HT? ?N,
j July 15 . " ?
! Headquarters Military District cf
Charlesion,
! CHARLESTON, S. C.. 'rtv ''., lc?:>.
I rVA'A ERA I. ORDERS X" tV.i.
! 4 ;\V ..ticer nr ?oldi.T ba-, ing ii. !.:
j A possessio,, eapluivd or abandoned
propeit\ ut any description, w ill, on the
j demand of T. C. C.\LLIC<">TT, )'..?;.. Sup.
Sp'l Atreut U. S. Treasury Hep ir?r.i?ul, d
I liv-r the -ame lo him.
Moans of Transportation held by the
Quartermaster's Department, the i.?.;
! sar;,- Docks, St o rein ms. * i >"?ie.rs, with
, th? Furniture r>?rt-?;?t?iii? to ihe .: one, w ?ii
j he. retained by the Military Executive
Departments. "Ry com it ia ml "of
Brevet. Maj. Cen. JtiHN P. Ll \TCII.
I Li?oxAKi? B. Piatr.v, Ass't Adj"l Gen.
j July l i G
i JHcatluartcrs Kilit?.rv District cf
; . Charleston,
j CHARLESTON, S. C., JULY 5, ISO 3.
j CI Rt ULA R.
i TV" OTU':-: i- hereby given In ali con
: LN eerie-.!, I hat ali claims for I he :-s
sion of property, whet her real or personal,
j in temporary usc ?*d the miiilary nulimri
: ties nf thc United States within this Dis
i trie:, will be adjudicated hv li.- Courts t.,
j be established under C eh eral Orders No.
i 102, Headquarters Department of the
h, wit ii a i. ::al anneal to toe C
1 mander <?!' the Department. Special atten
! tion be, paid tn claims for personal
! propcvlv, such as carriages, harness, horses,
I etc. The Government s r:ot desire tn
i retain possession of the t roportv of loyal
citizen.-. Rv cominan ! of
i Brevet Maj. Gen. JOHN Is. HATCH.
I.KoxAf.n B. I'Ei'.r.Y. As?'r. Adj't Geni,
i Official: JOHN WALTO:.', Lieut, ead Post
Adj*:, Columbia, S. C. July ll G
; Eeadq'rs Northern District Depart?
ment of the South,
! COLUMBIA. S. c, .Ti:NE 27, 3S03.
I CENE!:A L ORDERS NO.
ON and after the date of dis order, ai!
telegraph lines in this Distict arc
placed ender the control of thc military
Any telegraph operator failing to give
precedence to military over civil de?
spatches, both in receiving and transmit
\ ting lit-: same, will be consideredtrui'ityof
I military misdemeanor, and punished by
sentence of a militaay court, or at Ih?
j discretion of the nearest military t?;.i
I mander. liy command of
I Brevet Maj. Cen. J. P. H ATCH.
(Signed.) LEONARD B. PERRY,
Jane 2* 15 Ass't Adjutant General.
THE TEEMS OF PARDON.
Proclamation by ibo President ci the
U-^ted States of America.
Wheres the Pr. .?] lent of tho U nitpd
I States, on the Sdi day nf I>ecember. A. D.
j I?.'.:;, and on thc 2?di day of March, A. I>.
1864, with the object io suppress t':e ex?
isting rebellion, to induce ali persons* lo
return to their loyalty and lo i er tor? :'ic
authority of the United Slates, issue pro?
clamations offering amnesty and pardon tc
'?certain persons who had, dircct.lv or bj
' ! implication, participated hi ther.aid r bel
i linn; and 'vher -a" mmv norien0., "1 - hat
so engaged in enid rebellion, have, since
the issuance of ?nid proclamation, failed
or neglected to :.ike tlje benefits offered
thereby; r.nd whereas manj persons, wlio
have been justly deprive 1 of a1.! fiann to
amnesty and pardon then tinder ? y r. :. wi
of th'-i'r par.ictpation, direct!;.- os- bv ?rn
plicati?n,'hi ?aid rebillion and continued
b' .tibty to tho Cov?rmnvr.toT th ? United
state ainee-thc -bite <.!' said proob.i lation,
now desire to ap; ly fbi* ami obtain menes
ty and pardon:
T-? the end, therefore, that tb- am-wity
ofthe "Government ol tb? United" States
univ be restore*.!, and ihr:? peace, order and
i frVecotn may bu established, I, Andrew
Johnjfor.. Presider.t ol the I nit.-d Sister,
! do proclaim and . that I herrb\
j grant to all parsons v.-h o baveVdrectly ?';
J b. duvet ly participated in the exi ting
I amnesty a.id pardon, with restoration of
j all right? of property-, except as to slav??,
I a:.d except ta cases where legal proceed -
I tugs, under the laws ol tue United States
I providing for the couii;eatio:i <d' ? roperty
j ol persons cnga?r<.d in rebellion, linvnbeen
j instituted, huton the condition, rteverlhe
l ?ess. thal -voryi ueli person shall take and
subscribe lin? Yb lio v.-?ti g oath or alKrmft
\ tior-, a ad thei =.. .'-'. .vni'.I b< ?;. and maiii
? tain st id oath in vobit", 'and which oath
? sin.M bo rcgist-ivd :. ; permanent preser
vatio -, and .-hall bo ? f tlio tCT.or and effect
following, 'to wit":
nfiirm. in pr.-senee of ., ?t i:-. '.' v God, that
1 will hen. . ?..?'b fai: bfiil?v :"'uppoit and
.'..?.-i. ! tho Cot.stiUlPoi! of ?the Unit..!
ui?li-r. at.d t! ?:' t ubi in !"'.>. n aimer
j and ? r?clam?t ?eis which have boen made
I during th? .?.?.? ling ioho?ion with reb-r
I e??<-.? t.? th?? emancipation of slaves. So
I i h.- following.. ls? of persons aro ex
! pr-i.-ti l. it < :v.! or uipmtuaue oaieers. or
j "to.-i ? is?-, ?.'... ., ie >.- io.". .- ". ' ' l'* *
? ^ *.;.!. All who b-l't, jud'n-ial sta!ions under
I .".il wi.o shall have been military or
! naval f.iHfitr.s of said pretend.-! Oafedo
j i ito Government above th? rank ol colonel
! in th*; army or li-uronant m the navy.
I -?th. AH*\vh<? loft seats h the Comm ss
j of the Unit?!.! Staten t?. aid the r- hellion.
lob. All who h:-. v.t-?-:i:ra.'.- I ia
j 71 h. .'.;! p.-r.-ons wb" have-been or at*-?
j ?.?rpoW^ \T T
j (rf: ?.?All military nm: naval officers ],-.
i tb,. (?overninent in the Military Academy
1 ?i Wi'-1. Point or the United S ta los Naval
Academy.
I Otb. Ai' persons who I? ?dd thc pretended
o fates of Governor ?d' States 'in iusttrroo
H'th. Ali persons who left their homes
? within the pirisdiciion and protection of
j t '.-: !". derate Mates ?"or the purpose bf nid
I 11th. Ail persons wno have icen en
1 u';.ired in tho destruction of tho commerce
j of the United States ir..on tie-high seas,
j and who have mad .- raids into the United
j States from '.'ana.bi, or boen outraged in
i destroying the commerce of tho united
? Stages upon the lakes and river^'thatsepa
i rate the British provinces from thc United
1 ?th. All persons who. at thc timo wit -n
tb-y sock to obtain the benefits hereof by
I taking the omh beroi : pr'-.'s?r?hcJ, arc in
military, naval or civil confinement or
j custodv, or under bones ??' the civ il, ini'i
5 tn ry or naval authorities o? agents?!' the
' 1 ailed States, as prisoners of war or per
sons detained for offences of arv kind,
either before or alter conviction.
18th. AH persons who haye voluntarily
participated in said rebellion, and the esti?
mated value of vi: ?sc taxable property is
over t went v thousand dollars.
Ht h. All persons who have taken the
oalh of i'.mitcsty as prescr-heJ in the Pre?
sident's proclamation of December o', A.
I>. lSC?, or nu oath of alegianec-to the
Government of the United ?St ates since t ho
dato of said proclamation, and who have
not 1 :..->i v. :. . Jk?-?. t und maintained
tho same inviolate.**'
Provided, io.it special application may
be made to tho I'rcsUh-nt b>r pirdon hy
any person be'onging to the excepted
classes, and such clemency will be libe?
rally extended r.s. may lie consistent with
i the facts o? the ease and the peace and
dignity of the United States.
! The Secretary of Stale will establish
I run - at:d regulations for administering and
I recording the said amnesty oath, so as to
insure its In nelit to the people and guard
j tho Government against fraud.
1 lu testimony wheret-f, I have hereunto set
. my hand and caused the seal ol' the
United States tc. be affixed. . .
j Done at tho city of Washington, tho 20tli
. day ?ii May, in the year ol' eur Lori
. j lsr..">. and of the independence of tho
. j United States the. eiclrty-ninth.
. j ANDREW JOHNSON.
T'.v th. President:
. I WM; H. SKWAtm. SeereUrv nf Mv>