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iITUBBDAY, JUNE 22, 1805.
All communication- .Muting «« I**"* mutters coti
,„,t,-,l wit* this paper ■hanU be addressed to P.. U.
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slid Bo tea.
RFOLK POST.
rpose of the proprietors
o Post, in this article,
. They say, only, that
i in and hope toestab
! - -is newspaper. To this
rchascd, »t war-cost,
rrofn inefficient newspaper
, season of eongratula
i,.... »c birth-day of a new
■■■i. • kit awhile, nnd see ir
ral or political agent,
•ulated to ai<? in the
lie resources of tbc
il prove a useful in
lay bo fitting that its
•leads shall unite in a
have n tendency to
ri 1 : i indeed, the entire
. '•< ie • - ' -shall have our ready
■t '. And If we can, in
ringing about, once
i rood feeling" among
ll■■ of the nation, there
■ ■': , )ii enough in the re
turn at harvest time.
• . inly, to all our read
fTerences, and to unite
for a re-establishment
*
ri ility, the old Union,
been so wonderfully
•vents.
1 he. ■ ' slavery, which has
' yean the cause ol
1 nil strife, is, Ly CORK
» osed ufj and there is no
- t i ■ her debate upon it.—
ant point* sstui hinge
ip . Its be met by the Exc
. tional legislature, anti
urcs, too. The work
, i uidcomplcx; but with
trance, we can over
c.
\ fetending words, we
•on the Held of jour
.--—' : , . r' ■, as we ever have,
i i v >od will to man. If
j . j,... ic v shall be fruitful of
•; I be cOfeiplete and our
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;..,. if belligerent rightsN
•■>•■ he British Govern
ially announced to
p reporting the fact
he Navy, Secretary
I t that, as the twon
; not been rescinded
tt> istomary courtesies
by our vessels to
'f ' tavy.
i : i ■' Tion takes place in
No 'ay. We have been so
• oncernments incident
; <>f ti new paper, that
■ '• jme to scan the merits
i '• ' «c parties. However, the
' i o'OLU&IN is open to the
ill can l»e heard, "pro and
• mm ——
. <- living been selected by the
•Stafo as the journal In
passed by the last Con
'tblishcd in this city, we
»• plated an instalment
ii ; fourth page; and we
i.\i-.- mblish tKe balance as
li, cal resource*and space
i' ■'.
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~ a bill was passed by
tVlt dature yesterday "oii
o vite upon all persons
riviicges of the Presi
i U-ocluuiuUou. . Should
and officers of the late
•, nnder a certain ini,k
'j i •• officers elective by the
another column a re
spired between a dele
' >iid colored men and
'' ~ at the White House,
ems to us, Mr. Van
d ' it'tliemannerin which
•■ ■ r »treated is overdrawn.
■y.
£ Ids 'uorning, trie mes
' - >r Vitrpoint, wh-ch was
■ r :nc Legislature on Tues
| read with some interest
of this section of the
#' " ' ] '.
or/i is iidvertisprl in
t is. beyond dlsput.'
•r- tbilny, and whether
ordisagrees with the
ill cannot
It. ill
Ur* of GovpTs-
Win extra session
aaf,-
THE PEOPLE'S COLUMN.
We shall keep open in the /W, what
we denominate "the People's Column,"
in which all matters tending to the pub
lic weal, may be discussed-m ortfcr/
that is, in ■ spirit of decorum and can
dor. For the sentiments and opinions
contained in t"is class of papers, of
course, no one expects us to be responsi
ble. It is enough, thai we give all men
an opportunity to go before their fellow
citizens, upon such questions as may
artoev-whether polities, agriculture, me
chanics, literature, music or the fine
! arts. In this way, the citizen can, if
he chooses, "speak in public" without
going on tbe stage. It is desirable, of
course, that all communications intend
ed for this deportment should be reduc
ed to the smallesl limit consistent with a
i fair illustration of the topic in hand.
* I——
TWO PICTUEEB.
There was once v happy land, ami in
thai land a happy homestead. Peace
. with its sunlit smile blessed it by day,
and by night, enfolded it ib ■ guardian
shallow of security. But the tempest
fraught cloud of civil strife gathers and
bursts over that oncehappy land, and
i as the months and years go by, one by
one, the lights of that homestead arc
. dimmed. All, at length, is shrouded in
thickest gloom; wont, destitution, sepa
ration by imprisonment, follow in sor
• rowful succession, and yet the mother's
heart bears bravely on. Her stay In life
, is liikeu aWOV, but she can still fold her
children to her bosom and rejoice that
' they, at least, are safe. A little while,
' and the tramp of the victor is heard,
■ the experiment explodes, the rebellion is
. at an end, ami that i'amily, like thou
sands of others, sees before it nothing
but ruin and desolation. Even the last
' sad solace of sufferings shared .11 com
mon must be resigned; they must sepa
, rate till better days .arc at hand. The
youngest, a lovely babe of ten months, is
entrusted to a stranger guidance, in the
• fond hope of sparing it hardships fore
seen, inevitable. It is carried to a netfaV
l boring State, and brought here to the
. city of Norfolk. But in crossing the
boundary line of Carolina, it does not
leave sorrows behind it. Three weeks
of neglect, of hard usage, of starvation,
almost, and it fulls dangerously ill. Its
, humble guardian, a colored female, sees it
drooping, and, at last, in desperation,
she carries it abroad seeking pity, trust
ing to find humanity amongst the more
■ favored of fortune. But pity is a rare
guest in the breast of the powerful and
prosperous, and so the helpless little
stranger would have died unrelieved in
' her arms in the street, had not a benign
1 Providence been watching over it. That
■ Providence directs it »» •" abouo ot
, charity, rtis received into St. Mary's
Asylum, and no effort is spared to revive
the crushed blossom. Neglect has ob
scured, but it could not destroy the
' charms of (hat infantile countenance;
.it is lovely in 11 wretchedness, in its
; rags in its unwonted surroundings.
The other Picture: Alight sheds It
radiance over an apartment whose ap
propriation is betokened by various ob
jects of devotion. It is a chapel, and be
i fore the altar lies the form of a sleeping
Cherub. A coronal of pure white flow
ers enwreathes its lily-baby-brows; while
' the tiny fingers are clasped over buds
1 and blossoms, emblematic of sweet iu
[ nocence. Yes, the child-angel has been
■ claimed by Death. But the ruthless De
stroyer is less cruel than life has been,
since it snatches its tender prey from
suffcri'ig, lays it amid flowers, to sleep
• tjie skep of peace, and gives it bright
sister spirits to sing its lullaby. How
' Is the lovely little one transformed as
it lies there, glofhed in robes of spot
less white, with the smile of the bea
tified hovering over its almost speak
ing features! But, oh! how more lovely,
far, iritin its little soul, for the christian
rite has santified It to God, sealed it as
His child! It entered that house of
.Mercy- a stray waif, au infant of exile
and sorrow; a few brief hours, and it
i wings thence its flight, an angel, to yon
pine upper sphere.
But these two pictures—are they not
suggestive of reflections salutary, practi
cal and most fitting to be remembered in
times such as ours? Under the image of
the hapless infant, friendless, cast upon
the world's cold charity, rejected aiid for
loru, may we not behold the type of many
abrother reduced lopenury,helplesß ( af
flicted? True, they have erred. They
have wandered from the homestead of
their fathers. But now that the nation
al tumult is stilled, now that the great
family of our beloved country is gather
ed once more to its ancient halls, the
abode of union and peace and sweet secu
rity, shall we not stretch forth a friendly
helping hand to each rettt mcd wanderer?
Shall we not complete tho similitude of
the child-aiigrl? .shall wo not repeat
merciful dei i thai lavishing results
uiav likejEJ* to i, peated?
—-^^a
- Tit* London Post of the 27th ultimo,
;stot< Chat "if the American nation de
clare Jellersoi. Davis worthy of death,
they trii], by medication, admit that
George Washington would justly have
been hauged by us if h« had fallen into
our hands." There Is not j n the first
place, any analogy between the situa
tions of George Washington am Jeffer
son Davis. One warred against English
tyrants and a brutal King: the outer t
followed in the footsteps of South Caro-1
Una, -and contended, without cause,
against liberty, equality aud a govern
ment that protected and conferred great
honors upon him. In the next place,
had th© revolutionists of 1770 been, un
successful, and had Washington fallen
iiu » Englisfh hands, he would most cer
k"3Jy hi.\v been hanged. It seems to j
us that i?»,. London Post is answered.
The Etfj. i M i journalists have done
t 1 ir part to sV>etrov this government,
Without for a benefiting the
Southern people, a»d now we advise
them to mind their ovv'i. business. Jef
ferson Davis will be triea, jf con .
victed, he will, in all probability flnd
in the Presldi :j! of the United
firmness enough to execute tbe sen ten a
of the JatT.or to pardon bis unfortunate
attempt to overturn the established gov
ernment, of his country. At any rate,
Lord Palmerston's organ can rV.naer him
no service.
AKDKEW JOHNSOir.
It seems to us that it is the duty of
every good citizen to do all he can to
help and sustain the President of the
United States. No ruler on earth has,
in any degree, responsibilities so great
as those which rest upon the shoulders
of Mr. Johnson, and no ruler Is better
entitled to support; for he is but the
agent of the people, aud all he proposes
to build is to enrich them and strength
en the republic. We trust, therefore,
that the people will contribute what
they can toward strengthening bis
hands and the hands of those of his
Cabinet whose purposes are just. For
ourselves, we eschew all partlzanship,
and shall always stand ready to do jus
tice to theintt.-iitionsandactsofPresident
Johnson.
aaa 1—-
President Johnson has issued two im
portant proclamations, which are pub
lished in this morning's Post. In one
of these the President appoints the Hon.
William L. Sharkey, Provisional Gover
nor of I he" State of Mississippi, and di
rects that he proceed, at the earliest prac
ticable period, to take measures for call
ing a convention of the people, the dele
gates to which shall be elected by the
iiit<|iialiliedly loyal only, for the purpose
of altering or amending the State consti
tution and taking such other action as
shall be necessary to restore the Com
monwealth to its constitutional relations
to the National Government. This pro
clamation is similar in its instructions
and provisions to that appointing Mr.
Hidden Governor of North Carolina.
The ((tialiliciitions of electors after the
reiiistitution of State government is left
to be fixed by the convention or by the
Legislature, and the Secretaries of State,
Treasury, Navy and Interior and the
Postmaster General and District Judge
are directed to take the proper steps for
putting in force the various laws which
fall within the province of their depart
ments.
The other proclamation of the Presi
dent is supplementary to those hereto
fore issued regarding the removal of the
restrictions on trade in the lately insur
rectionary States. It declares the remo
val, with certain Specified exceptions, ol
all restrictions on trade—internal, coast
wise, domestic and foreign—in and with
ports in the States heretofore pronounced
In rebellion, east of tho Mississippi river,
after the Ist day of July next. The Pre
sident also proclaims that, the authority
of the United States being undisputed
within the limits of Tennessee, all disa
bilities and disqualifications attaching
to said State and its inhabitants arc re
. moved.
» • *
; Oerrernor Ho/ilen has issued his firs!
proclamation to thapeopbaofKnrth Caro
lina. Hcinforms them that aconventior
to alter or amend the State constitution
to provide for the election of a Governoi
and Legislature, and to put the civil ma
chinery in full operation, will be held ai
as early n period as
doubted loyalty to the national govern
ment will be required of all delegates in
this convention, and of all persons win
vote for them. Those desiring to vott
will be requited to take the oath of allu
glance, and to prove their good will tt
! the national government. Magistrates,
whose duty, among other things, it shall
1 be to administer the oath of allegiance,
and other civil officers, to act temporari
ly, will shortly be ap23ointed by him foi
the various districts throughout the
State. The Governor appeals to the peo
ple to renew their cheerfulness, theii
usual pursuits and their interest in the
prosperity of the State and nation, re
minding them that all of welfare and
happiness that they have or that they
can "hope for, for themselves or theii
children, is indissolubly bound up with
the Union. The colored people, in an
nouncing to them that they are now
free, he informs that it rests with them
selves to prove whether this freedom is
a blessing or an injury, and counsels
them to cultivate habits of order and in
dustry.
*.«♦_
The written arguments of the counsel
for four of the persons charged with im
plication in the assassination of Presi
dent Lincoln were read before the Wash?
court martial on Monday.
The argument of Hon. Heverdy John
son, counsel for Mrs. Surratt, was con
fined almost exclusively to an effort to
show that a military court could have no
Jurisdiction in such cases, but that the
accused could only be legitimately tried
in the civil courts. He an ami need that
it was not his purpose to make any re
view of the evidence, but stated that it
was unreasonable to suppose that a wo
man of Mrs. Burnett's character could
have been engaged in so wicked a plot,
and intimated that the testimony of the
principal witnesses against her indicated
that they were much more likely to have
been cognizant of the conspiracy than
she was.
Mr. Stone, the counsel for Harold,
while admitting that his client bad
aided in the escape of Booth, contended
that there was nothing in the evidence
to show that he was in any way engaged
in the assassination.
Forthe prisoners Arnold and O'Laugh
lin, Mr, Cox, their counsel, maintained
that tbey were not in any way en
gaged in the conspiracy, and demanded
their acquittal.
—i at asaa
TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
As soon as the bridges on the line of
fhe Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad
shall have been completed, it is the pur
pose of the telegraph company to put the
wires in order. When this Is done, we
shall receive the regular associated press
dispatches, and publish them simulta
neous with the other members of the
telegraphic news family.
— <s<sW ' —
What an Irishman Heabd and
Saw.—An Irishman named foullivan,
whotsvas at Ford's Theatre (April 14) the
night of the assassination, gives this ac
couj»l of what he heard and saw on that
occasion: "I was sitting in the parquet,
right forninst the President's box, when
I heard the report of a gun, thin a man
Ie i*. out of the box on to the stage and ran
across, Vie held in his right hand an ad
equate casTtwa knife, and shouted— 'l'm
Hick—Send Jar McManus,' and shure
em r " ~"?bttn<-*'' ,, """wa«vt P Tyei] ( i»
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THE EXCHANGE RATIONAL BANK. j -
We call attention to the advertine- J
ment of the Exchange National Bunk ,
of Norfolk, in another column. I
This Bank is organized under the Nit- i
tional Bunking law, and it* a designated J
Depository and Financial agent of the ,
United States. The Stockholders and ■
the Board of Directors are of the solid '
ami substantial men of the city, some of J
whom have been long known to the old- ,
est citizens of Norfolk, while others have
but recently selected this city as their [
future place of residence. The officers J
of the Bank are thoroughly conversant
with the business of banking, and the
Teller and Book-keeper will be recog- <
nized as gentlemen who have for many J
years occupied like positions in the old ,
bunks of the city and who are ready ami t
willing to serve their old acquaintances '
as well as to greet cordially the enter- J
prising business men, whether from the ,
North or the South, whose steps are be- .
ing turned to this city. '
This Bunk has been established with
la the pust month, and its doors have on- ,
ly been opened for business for a few i
days. We are informed that it haw al- j
ready a long list of depositors and its
! success is established beyond the possi- ,
■ bility of failure.
We wish it, and ill like institutions '
i which may be established in this city '
■ for the benefit of the people of Norfolk
i and for the purpose of extending facili
ties for the transaction of a legitimate
1 busiiiess, every success.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Tub Local Historian at iiih PtsE Auain.—The Local
' Historian of passing events, the chronicler of the times, is
again at bis post, aud greets his numerous readers with a
' kind salutation. Peace has dawned upon our country
' since last we met aud held discourse with tho good people
I of Norfolk. Oentlo pence with her white wings covers and
" protects us, and we hear M more of war's dread alarms—
. horrid war, by mother's detested, for It feeds upon their
young—fattens upon their ftrst-horti. No city in tho coun
try feels more gratefully tbo relief from the crimson
flood of civil strife than Norfolk; aid as a youthful giant
- long chained, but whose fetters hare been stricken from
his paralyzed limbs, bounds forth and revels in his newly
rocov, i j liberty, so this fair city springs forth lo renewed
' life and happiness. A bright 'future opens before her—a
' glortoas career of prosperity. H«r geographical position
- is not equalled by uuy other cityiu the country, and her
(-• natural advantages are uiisui-passtd. Stationed as she is,
nature evidently intended her for a queen of commerce—
o4great metropolis—the centre of wealth and power; and
1 if her people be but twe to their nm interests, und mind
-1 fill of the stern and unbeudiug ,'aws of ile&tiuy—the un.
yielding demands of energy, btdostr*/ and liberality—it
' needs no great amount of fornight to predict that In a
very few years her commerce, vaalth, anil population will
.' treble what they wore in i'ornifr times. The outlet to tho
\ trade, and tho depot of supplies of tbo great Htato of Vir.
ginia and tbe rich products of ber teeming valleys, und
tho doorway to traffic with tbe most fertile regions of
3 North Carolina, what a bright aud glorious prospect opens
- before us! The skies are brightening; the clouda of ad
versity are fast being dispelled, and if the old people of
this city will but act with liberality, and be governed by
. common bcusc in their dealings with tho rest of mankind,
there is no reason why they should not enter
""" "v u " tuia b'-pcr era of prosperity. But. In
1 order to accomplish tlus, they must cease all child
ish repinings, and let the dead past bo buried by the
„ dead past; accept cheerfully the new order of things, and
do the best thoy can under the changed circumstances. —
And especially ought they to see to it that they do not
t irreparably injure themselves and their city, and drive
. away willing and anxious capital and enterprise, by the
exhorbitance of their demands lor rents and their high
prices for real estate. We are informed of most fabulous
rents being demanded for bouses, and prices for lots that
) would uot bo acceded to lv tbe wealthiest districts of our
most populous and prosperous cities. Wo must pursue a
liberal course ; encourage men of capital aud public spirit
from all purls of tho world to come and cast their lot with
J us; and, above alt, we must get rid of our childis-h and,
, we may say, vulgar prejudices against certain claesis of
J people and nationalities. A good man is a valuable ad
dition to the strength of a community, no matter whence
' he comes or who he may be. Prejudices against classes or
individuals, on account of their birth-place, or political,
1' or religious opinions, are too petty and puerile to be In
a dulged in by men of common Intelligence. The untutored
mob, which 1* incapnble of taking a reasonable or com.
mon sense view of any matter, whether it be political, co
r rial or religious, are wont toindulgeinsnchfoolishantlpa
? thies; and sensible men commit a great wrong when they
. lend encouragement and give countenance to this fickle
i class. Let us, then, pursue a libera] curse in all things
connected with the complete restoration and tho future
augmentation of our commercial prosperity, and our city
r will soon be second to none upon tho continent. She will
. take that rank which her central position and splendid
facilities for commerce entitle her to hold nmoug the sea
ports of the Atlantic coast.
The education of tho jfAith of the city, too, must no*
- be neglected, and we are glad to know our schools are well
4 attended. The iruo philosophy of good government con
sists In the liberal education of the people, and the best
safeguard of our libortles is an increased intelligence
' among the masses. Teach tho people to think rightly and
reason correctly, and we shall have no more terrible wars,,
devastating rebellions, direful tumultanrdisgraceful riot*.
I Let us have universal and thorough education, and make
. liberal provisions for that purpose. Let all be educated
without distinction, regardless of race or couditlon.
Business, it is pleasing to see, is vorybrisk in the cily
and port, and is daily on the lucretujo. The flno stores |on
Main street, (and there are many as magniflcent eatab
. lisliments as wo have seen In any othor city), are crowded
with customers, and the handsome salesmen aro kept
busy attending to the fair shippers, who throng the thor
oughfare and have plenty of money to spend. Tho hotels
i are doing well—the Atlantic is nlways ftill and tho Na
, tinnal is iv about tbo samo condition. These houses aro
,as well keptju! any first class hotels in the country, and
for politeuess and affability, and a disposition to accom
' modato guests anil visitors on the part of the officers and
1 servants, they are slporior to most of the great hotels in
other cities.
Trade and travel aro brisk, and tho port is Uept alive
with the almost constant arrival or departure of steamers
and vi-ssels for the Northern or Southern ports, crowded
with pussongors and bunlenod with goods. Tho tide of
travel still seta towards Kichmoud, but it ebbs and flows,
for people ilo not remain long iv the mined city. The
wharves aro in good condition, having been recently im
proved, and tho facilities afforded to commerco aro all
that could he desired.
Our markets aro supplied with luxuries In the shapo
of fruits, vegetables, |ionltry, fish and meets of all kinds-
Iv the fj uit line we have everything from an egg to an
apple, and fresh fish, alive and kicking when tossed into
the frying pan, an, abundant. Plumbs, blackberries,
whortleberrieicrraspbemes, cherries, apples, red, green
and yellow, flue vow pobxtoes, cucumbers, green com,
everyth.ng that the appetite can crave, is to be fonnd in
superabundance at the market, cheap, very cheap. It is
plcaannt to walk through this great centre of attraction,
alsittt five o'clock In the morning, and view the luscious
fruits and fat meats, and listen to lire haggling of exact- ,
ing hucksters and butchers with economical housewives, .
or parsimonious patrrfamUias. Much of human nature
can be seen in a market house, and oure is such a clean,
tidy and pleasant little place, that it is worthy of frequent
calls. We have never seen a place that showed more signs
af l»eing well taken care of, or under better police regula
tions.
I
Since we lost the services of the Provost Marshals, the i
police has been put on duty. Xhe force is not very large,
but thou their duties are light. We attended the court
house yesterday, and witnessed the trial of some half-do- I
sen colored individuals, mostly named Smith, for assault 1
and battery. Tho Judge found it difficult to decide the t
matter, as each party declared that he was not to blame, g
and when we left, the case hail bcon postponed for further ;
testimony. The dispensing of justice is a very light bust- t
neas In Norfolk. To use a familiar expression, a short t
horse is soon curried. i
The suburban portions of tha town look Iresb and gay *
with the soft verdure of the fields, the deep foliage of tbe *
shade trees and the tali ti .were that everywhere bloom in
the gardens. Tht voices of happy 'children join in barni"- v
n.v with Ho. songs a, f birds and content and joy asssm to go A
hand lv hand. A thriving and contented peoojfc are ever j
happy. • '
To the clrcua SVr>i,ody goes tc the olrcaa. The (St
fondness for lionw and atltastk exercises is general' *
among all classes of our people; and aihilv many will u,d m
visit a theatre aud take do pleasure m the opera ur ctjicci iJ-
I «... initially 'ielißHt in tho riporfe of tho ring, the mad hh-
I tim ami ihviT jt»k(H of tho Aram, the dttriisg feats of tha
bolil ri'lorn, tho evacoful atliludosttf tho litil.v \iln> riih'H
Mm dMihing white bona, the fearful art* of tha "two
brothers'*—they're olwu.vh hrnthern— on tbe doable tr/i
--l»oze, the woinlerful prifunnaueeM of tho mot* wowl* Tf'ul
an well n* most boiuitiful oi white honea, whose iCtkm
bespeak fur him B||n than mere instinct, ainl .no very
elusely allied to reanon. We have BO bositntii.ii iv )>ru
iiounciriK tho circus of Mr. Nixon, tho moot complete kttd
best that welmv. OMf witni'ShM. AcCBSMM ir »■...«»b-<I
every night, a goodly KOfffttal of the aiiiHonco ooMMtflg
of tho coloii'il psti-iilrttiun, whtttake t<» such pttknukWOm
an ntitumlly aft a fish leeJu the water.
But we have uheiitlj lengthened out t>ir ♦j-enmiks ami
record lteyonil the alloted pjiiico and must clobo, plO>seh>
iiiK to a|M tfunpi a general Htirring up freqrf9Rtly antl
keep the f.icts before the people.
BCnrmtfl at the Cm Hall—N«*ho StiFßAne.—There
wat quite a atlning time at the City Hull last evening. A
nuiuherofp;entli-ui'ii,\vithMr.ftii'hleickerat thiirheiid,iuft
for the pin-pone of organi/ini; a party in Norfolk to ad
vance the cause of nagpo suffrage. Theio wore hut about
twenty-five white porsuus pneent, aud these were inside
the bast*, but the colored population ort>*JHW the lobby to
Buti'ocating deiist'iu'ss, and won- viv enthusiastic in their
applause of the speaker*. The meeting was i.rganizod by
calling Mr. rVpper to tho Clinic, who made a
npeech, urging tht> claims of the BOgPBM to the right of
duffrago, and ledding tltnt the Htato was iv danirer nilleM
this great privilege were concedod to the colored ikco
He was not, howevor. in favor of iutrodin-iiig any tent
with respect to (his <piention in the approaching content
foreity officers. Ho thought the cbftTfar election of very
little imm-.rtance, politically speaking, but the CoiigTes
-1■ ■ 11 n 1 coutcHt would bo tho great and pamno'uut .MM in
which ifr. would havo to bo settled. He -fJi eertaiii that
Cougrena had already been CeWVUted ami WM in favur of
the project) and Tn'Mident .Mii.mi.i, though commtttod to
a diffeivnt jiolicyat present, he felt iiKfiinil. would in time
come to favor universal «uffrogi:. He f« It ruirc it would
eventually prevail, because "it WW the will of God."
Mr. Schlelrker arose and proposed threo I been for Mr.
Pepper, which were given with a hearty will, the colored
, people joining and giving expression to their satisfaction
In a very marked manner.
fH-vcral -gontleiuttu were called upon for iponobl. hut
declined, notwithstanding, Mr. Sehleieker Into*tod with
much earnestnesa that somebody shoiihrsity sonn-thing,
and tinally snid MUii'-thing himself. Tho most important
remark we heard from him was that the negroen were bet
tor citizens and more entitled to the franohbo than the
aecessionistti. Mr. Horn.li, of Portsmouth, wna called
for, and by way nf apology, mado a few remarks,
the burden of which wm, that he was iv favor
of every man, black or white, voting, whethor he could
read or write or not. They hud tried to organize a party
on this basis in Portsmouth, but, thus far, it bad provod a
failure. Mr. Boats 1 followed, und favored the Vow York
Herald's programme, and fjoomed to* think something on
the probationary ordor would ba the host for the negro.—
lb did not, ]«' said, i 'aim anything like .social or mental
otpiaiity for tho negro, but thought lliem entitled to dpial
political rights with tho poor foreigners of New York, who
Veto not m apt_ or (Kick in loitrning their alphabet or the
art of makin;>: pot-hooks as an African.
One or two other gentlom, n, one of whom wad Mr.
Dear, made a few remarks in the same strain, andthen
' I committor. WM appointed to draft resolutions—pending
their absence ourroporter and most of thetnopting retired.
Another mooting, at th' 1 same time, wue going on up
stairs. The delegates in favor of Colonel Solomon Htone
met for the purpose of Betf ttfiLtg th-dr ticket, and tillin : ;
nip some blanks-, which duty they performed to the enfire
satbhiction of a majority of their nunihtr. Tending
which, in humble, imitation of Dickens' liltloman, our re
porter " walked throe tiny ■*• round tha caravan, lad then
" retired."
P. S.—The following is a list of the officers chosen for
the provisional oig'nizatinn of tlio negro suffrage, party,
for WUob we are indebted to Mr. Peter F. Schlincker:
ProMoont, 0. L. Mann; Vico-Presidents, C. Pepper. I. It.
Boush, W. A. Woodbury, S. IncUiimou, B. Wi Bond; Socro
! tary, R. 0. E. Johnsui; Secretary, T. L. P. Ba
kerjCorrospondingS'vrutai'io-), J, A.IV-ar, l\l/\ Schlieckor.
. ♦■♦«» ■• ~
t}Uam*o Tiie.vtrr.-~Tiiu thoatrical scanon, which dosed
on Saturday lltfbt, must have been tho most protiacted
. und most profitable ever known in Norfolk. Mr. Mlonn
has taken pains to bring ■boat this gratifying result,
The stars introduced during the WMOO w* M Miss Avonia
Jones, Mrs. P. P. Bowefs, Sn. Mary niadstane, Mrs,
Kinma Waller, Mr. and Mrs, Watkio., Mj«i Helen Wee
ton, -Miss Lotto (Crabtroel, Miss Charlotte Thump-on,
i
Madame Milium Schtdler, Mr. George C Charles, Miss Km-
J ilic Melville, Mr. Joseph Proctor, Mr. J. B. Roberts, Mr.
F. S. Clianfrau, Mr. Yunkco Roberts, Mr. Dun lotohaU,
Madame Marietta Ravel, "the Seven Sisters," aud othors.
Mnny expensive 'pectacb* wore also put upo» tho etaga,
. as for instance the Naiad Queen.
, In addition to the "stars,"' Mr. Uleunhad a very efficient
j. 6h>ck conijiany—MMurs. Taylor, Fannin, Fisher, Marston,
Canoll, Bates; Mrs. Meek, Mrs, Carroll, Bin. Bates, Mrs.
Marstou:, with a good corpse of smalb r candles. Holt ol
these ladies and gentlemen will give way to a new com
. pany, which has 1-eon engaged for the no*t MMOQ.
' The theatre is to ho improved during the nuiumer
mouths. The ntngo accommodations are to be enlarged,
and tho auditorium is to bo painted and decorated anew.
In short, Mr. Oleun proposes gnat things for the next
campaign.
It is but just to Bij* that the pfrtormanco of "Black
" i Kycd Susan," on Tuesday night, Juno la, by the dramatic
crew of Her Britannic Majesty's Ship "Styx," was a very
Creditable bit of play-acting, so fir an the conception o(
the author was concerned. All the chain/t»is were pus
, Waal by men, including a he-Susan. Shk, it must be
Owned by tho lovers of what is called the fair sex, was |
little heavy. The William waa excellent, and tho Trial
Was better dressed and better done on this occasion than
t ever before in this play. [We ani indebted to Mr. Mulli
, gan for four liaskcts of V< dropped in the course of the
performance bjr thoso tar-actors,] Notwithstaading the
heavy rain, the sailors were greeted ley a full house.
!, —» i
Pebsonal.—Anions the rfci-ul military jiruruuttons are
have tlie pU-iumre of noticing tho namo of Caiitujn A. P.
'I '.Vliiut, Quurterimislcr of tbc post of Norfolk, lo tbo rank
of Colouol by brevet Colonel Blunt itaaaiisil tha real
iblnp:, iiujlonil of the brevet, for no offlei-r hal pSrtbnzM
more nub .-, MM or dk-linrge'l tloni more faitlifiillv.
He first went into tbo servico in ISCI, n,i Ailjiitant oi Ibe
U Vermont rtgimentjnaras soon after appointed Lleuten
aiit Oiloucl of the Oth Vermont regiment, aaef from that
ft-gltnent, ufter much valuable service, was promotcil to
tfto Colonelcy of a niuo months' regimout, which ho com
uißlnleil with ilistingnisheil ability dtiring its term of en"
llstinent. fJo next goes into service as Qimrtermtister
with the rank of Captain, anil his works, MM than bis
recent promotion, attest bis fitness for this position. So
long as tbo government requires a Quart eraMter, it
woulil be folly to dispense with tbo services oPTolonel
' Blunt,
I .a»a>o
i Dsath or Ma. Jamls J. Moore.—Wo regret tlioearly death
of Mr. J. J. Moore, tho well-known auetiotioor of this city.
. Ho was in bis usual health on Mouilay, and held a very
. Urge sale of oats: Indeed, to the amount of 1*22,000. Tv
I the afternoon he drove to Deep Creek, where bis family
■ were staying temporarily, and at four o'clock Tuesday
morning, he was aliacked by congestive chills. After
I much suffering, he died at four o'clock, V. M. His funeral
took place yesterday, and it was attended by tho Mer
chants, the Masonic orders and tbe Odd Fellows. The
religious ceremonies were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Arm
strong. Mr. Muore wus n nativo of Norfolk and had
reached the age of 41 years. He was a man of most gene
rous nature, and, as his pastor filly r, marked, was always
ready to help the ]s>or and needy. .Ho will be much
missed. He Paves a wife aud five children.
1 -■■» ♦
Wilt thk KidiU. Killed. TH*. I..van.—'During the early
days of the rebellion, there was stationed, for tbo defence
of Norfolk, near Ward's faj-in, a ;\giiuent *>f Alnbamians.
One of the men killed a lanil,, belonging to Mr. William
Ward, and flen. Mahone, up,m hearing of this, sent for
tbo offender. Oeueral—-Why did you kill this lamb?"
The soldier—'• Why 't Why, General? Because bo tried to
' it" lue." On another occasion, tbe General sent for a
Norfolk soldier, who had impaled a gander, iv the vicinity
of the Entrenched Camp. The uian had overstaid bis leave
arid was ordered to do double duty, and hi* explanation of
the murder vf the fowl was, "that while executing the
sentence which Gen. Mahone bad imposed, tho bird came
along and hissed him. and (hat in a moment of temper, he
dispatched him." These aro specimens of soldier defences.
.as
"TbeCoexer"—"rnE Poti'a CoajfEß."—The corner of
Bank and Main Streets, the very handsome store of Mssisrs.
Wkbart a Masai is Me attraction of the city. It is,
beyond question, tho most attractive etore to-lay in Vir
gisi' Tj Iwsand ssmtlesaee) will find at trrts establish
jbS I , ''... variety aud *t. th- T «'st quality, of famishing
goods. The prvpii.-t■« are nairtaaaa, geatl, tuuijy. md»
their aids are all that aids need bo. M** w U* ente: ,i
aiiilcess to Loekbarf 4 Htiner, and to ail others who, like
them, have the tact and enterprlae to go ahead. Those
gentlemen will make a t.-rtuiw at the cernor.
ABnassAfa CARt Otttn iko,—TeslenUy afternoon
the aeggage wagdn of Mr Dnni'-I fiuowlea, porter t.f tbe
Atlantic Hotel. horaa and-all, bui-keil jop) the dock at Die
Bajtimote Bleamer's wharf. Fortnnately, there was noth-
Mj vat a ralise in the wagon at the time. It belonged
•*> MY. J. Joseph, of Baltimore, and cnajstned cheap
watches and i heap jewelry Tho hotte was taken out
badly Injnrnl, the harness and wagon were much tsroken,
and the valise was flatted out witsi anmryster rake. Lan
Jose I di'" 11 ■•" la trifling. .
.
Military Affairs. —General Torry *uptTet»lcs (Jeiieral
IliUhck fin rommamlcr of the Viicrlrii.i department, und
General John W. Turner succccilr, Onl iv the cottt"
uihihl of thi- city of Richmond. BfjMOD llnlleck goai (<>
OtlifurniH, ami General Ord goen to Orejron. Hrigiuli-r
Ouncral flenrii" H. Gordon was relieved af the command
of thisdißU-i-'t, and <>p.i i.,| V report ;»t hi* homo Bol
ton. His left in the Geofga App«> <>v Tin- lay, M,..i >i
General Charier? K. Graham wm relieved oh Monday, and
will report at N<-w Vurk. fl?nerul flrahnmha, won great
dintinctiiin during th*> *«i\ and has J'.-fii mer :tnd ..v.-t
promoted f<«r his valor, lit* has been irtnairi MVtnl
times. General Graham i* well known in this tilvand in
Portsmouth, and ho will long ba rctnemhered as a eour
teuuu gentleman and an intelligent officer. WeunuViMiiml
tliat a MiitaMe muim-nto is to Ik* preheated <•> him by luh
admirHrt of Norf-dkv Colonel \V. 11. Howard 11 mm in
iniiimiintl of the IbroM of this district. Wo trust that he
will avoid thi- foot-prints of hW "illustrious nTinlirrmnr.'
und remember that civility und courtony aro nhltn
-
A Village Slanderer N b npttinrti (hat ihoold be
abated. W< have a OMttttM Of tliii lOfi in Norfolk, who
grow* in bizo of hotly—for intellect there never wan any
to build on—iv thin employment. Before the evacuation,
hit wore a rosette and sought public ollice; wli'ii Hi.- na
-1 tiona! flftf went vi), he fawned: feigned obedience toffee
natioiml law, ami Mood ready to persecute every man who
was not no expert a jumper as himself. If this emivicted
alanderer and OtnWd mint have this sort of reiVcdiineni,
1 let him umlerNtand tliat'it may ttttMM OttMlNli
Ili Why Hhould : Ht thou hato men ?
They never flattered thee: what hant lin.ugi\en?
If thou wilt cuihe, thy father, that poor rag.
-Must he thy suliject.''
lie, in spite, compounded with a ih-lbiggftr. whu begot
" a rougue here<litary.
1,, , „
i MESSAGE OF GOV. PIERPOINT.
The Virginia Legislature Msembled
,at Richmond, on Monday, ami on Tues
day Governor I<\ H. l'ierpoint, sent in
• the following message:
( Ucntlemen of the Senate and Howe, of
Delegates of Virginia :
I Nothing but a pressing exigency, in
' my opinion, could Induce me to call you
'■• together in extraordinary session at the
' present time, when only ten days re
• main of the term for which you' were
II elected. At the time of the ndjourn-
I incut of the last session the country was
' still disturbed by the domestic violence
'' which had existed for nearly four years.
II It was Impossible for me to foresee, or
y you to know, its sudden termination,
■ and to provide for the state of afl'airs
k now existing. I llnd further legislation
" necessary to meet the emergencies which
" have arisen, I regret that 1 cannot
'' preface my message with the set phrases
' of my predecessors during the halcyon
• days' of the Republic, congratulating
• you upon the enjoyment, by the people
of our Commonwealth, of "Peace ami
'"■ Prosperity."
" Our State has "been made the seat of
• domestic violence. In the conflict a
'' large portion of our public works have
11 been destroyed or rendered useless. Our
"' hanks lire worthless to the State—our
; literary fund is gone. The business part
L ' of our beautiful capital city is in ruins.
• Other cities und villages, once flourish
"" ing, have been stripped of their orna
" merits. Many fine mansions hard been
rendered tenantless, while others have
• been consumed by devouring Haines. —
y ' Whole agricultural districts, where once
were the comfortable homes of Virgin
inns, now present a waste of desolation.
"; The land is billowed with the graves of
14 American citizens. Tens of thousands
r of our own people have found nn un->
timely end, and we everywhere behold
the habiliments of mourning.
The force of the violence- in the hat
-1 tle-iif-ld is now exhausted. Many of
. those who participated aotlveb in the
" strife, whose lives are spared, have re
turn etl to their homes. Numbers who
fled to other States to avoid the fury of
' passion and strife of bailie have also re
• turned.
i Thanks to a merciful God, Peace,
" blessed Peace has come again to our be
' loved old Commonwealth.
Doubtless it would be a blessing to the
n people of the State could each one blot
:i from his memory every act of the past
• four years; but this is impossible; the
. f laws of mind remain unchanged ; and
it is our duty as an enlightened people
to adapt ourselves to the circumstances
which surround us, learn wisdom byex
a perience, and turn to advantage all thai
v ' is left in our power for future happiness
J and prosperity.
A tew months before the Inauguration
t of the acts to which I have referred, and
/ while peace and prosperity reigned, I
am satisfied that the great' mass of the
I people were ardently attached to the old
Union and the Flag of our Fathers. -
This opinion is abundantly proven by
"j the sentiment expressed iv the Preslden
', tial canvass of 1860, and the popular vote
. for members of the State Convention in
I 1861.
c I shall not here enter into a discussion
■j of the causes of secession, but will state
gome of Hfe political results of that act,
and, inTWing so, I shall quote freely
~, from one of my former messages :
In April, 1801, the State Onhvcnlioii
k passed what was called an ordinance of
~ secession, pretending to absolve the peo
,, pie of the State from the duties and ob
r ; ligations of citizens of the United Slates,
', and therehjtto destroy our nationality.
~ They attenrpted to transfer the allegiance
j of the people to a pretended foreign na
,, Hon. This action was opposed h.V the
~ loyal men of the State as unlawful and
,- revolutionary, holding Unit the Const! tu
,. tion of the Ijnited States was adopted by
, the people of the United States, anil
, could only be alteretl or amended by
, them, acting in conformity with its own
i provisions for its amendment of altera
tion.
The executive officers of the State
1 having joined the insurrectionists, the
■ loyal people of the State were thrown
■ upon their original rights as citizens of
' ihe State and the 11 nihil States. They
'" called a convention, composed of the
1 members elected to the General Assem
' lily, on the 4th Thursday of May, 1881,
1 and, in addition thereto, doubled the
' number of delegates that each county
' was entitled to in the popular branch of
" the Legislature. The capital of the
1 State being in the hands of the insur
" gents, the Convention assembled at
' Wheeling, on the 11th day of June, lstil,
'to hike into consideration what was best
to he done for Virginia.
Among the first ordinances which
they pasted was one to declare the offices
'of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and
■ Attorney General vacant, on account of
' the incumbents of said offices having
taken an oath to support what they
deemed a foreign government; and the
Convention proceeded to elect officers to
fill their places for the term of six
months, and until the loyal people of
', the State, by order Of the General As
sembly, should elect their successors.
The Governor, thus elected, Immedi
ately notified the President of the Uni
ted States of the domestic violence exis
ting in the Shite, and of his inability to
• suppress it, and called for military assis
tance, in accordance with the provisions
of the Constitution of the United States.
To this call the President of the Uni-
Ited States, through his Secretary of
"War, responded, both by promising' aud
-ending military aid, also expressing his
knowledge of the acts and purposes of
lvi Contt'derutionsss.Tbe Executive of
•the State, thus reoßgnlzed, immediately
call etl together the General Assembly.
of the State. Messrs. Hunter and Ma*
son, the U. 8. Senators from Virginia,
having also joined in the rebellion, the
Legislature thus called proceeded to
elect two United States Senators to fill
their places. The Seuators thus elected
were admitted to seats in the United J
States Senate' '
The Wheeling Convention made but
A
a single alteration in the Conslitutjionof
the Slate, which was to reduce thenum
berof membersln each HouseoftheOen
eial Assembly necessary to constitute a
quorum to do business. They directed
that the scat of government'should be
tor the time being at Wheeling. Before
the state wsj divided, the Legislature
passed an act directing the Ksecutivo,
upon Hie organisation of the new State
of West Virginia, U**establtoh tlie seat
of government within the State ai sueli
place aswJie might deem lit. I cause
The authority of this proceeding-issja*
rived from- the fourth'section of the
iimrth artier* of the constitution of-the
United SUIe-, \\ li'i-h is as follows :
"The United State* shall guiitfflbW to
every Stale in (his T T nlon ft republican
form of government, and shall protect
each of them against invasion; and, on
the application of the Legislators orof
the Executive, (when the Legislature
cannot be convened,) against domestic
This clause was Inserted in the Fede
ral Constitution to protect the minority,
or the parly weakeriu available strength.
Mr. Madison, in the y-WrV/vy'/V, speak
"At first view it might seem not to
square with the republican theory tc
suppose, either that the majority have
not the light, or that a minority will
have the force, to subvert the govern"
nt'enf, and consequently that the Fede
ral Interposition can never lie required
but when it would be Improper. Bui
theoretic reasoning in this, as in most
other cases', must be qualified by lessons
lof practice, Why may not illicit coin
liinations for purposes of violence ht
formed as well by a majority of a State,
especially a small State, ashy a major!'
ly of it county or a district of the sunn
Among the Advantages of a confederate
Republic, enumerated by .Montesquieu
an Important one is, (hat should poptt
li 14 Insurrection happen In one of tht
I siates, the others arc able to-quell It
Should abuses creep Intoone part, thej
are reformed by those That reniali
The Supreme Court of the I'nitct
stales, iii the ease of Luther v*. Borden
which grew out of the Dorr InsurWctlot
in Rhode I land, fully construed thi
clause of the Constitution. In anelaA
orate opinion giver! by Chief .fustici
28th, 1798, provided "that, iii case of in
i tirivetion in any State against the gov
'eminent (hereof, i( shall he lawful to
' the President of the United siates, on at)
I or of the Executive, when the Leglstt
j turc cannot he convened, to call fort]
! such number of the militia of any othfl
stale or stales !w may l>e applied for, n
I he may Judge sufficient to suppress sucl
"Itythi- aei, the power nf decidlnjj
Slates is bound to interfere, is uiven f.
the President, lie is to act upon tb
' application of the Legislature, or <>f th
I Executive! and, consequently, he inns
I determine whal body of men constitut
I the Legislature, and who in Oovemoi
In regard to the form of govern men
I named in this clause of the Constitution
I the same indue, in the same case, says:
"Uiiderthisarlielcol'the Constitution
it rests with Congress to decide whs
II government ht tin established one in
] State. For, a-life I'niied States glial
anlcc to each State a republican govern
ment, Congress atust necessarily decid<
> I what government is established in th
state before it can determine whether i
Is republican or not. And, when th
Senators and Reprew ntativei'oi a Slat
an adii.itied into tint councils of th
I Union, the authority offliegoYerniuent
under which they arc appointed, as wel
| as the republican character, \tm o^friset
I by the proper constitutional authority
Audits decision is binding oneveryotb
er department of the government, urn
cannot he questioned in a Judicial tribu
mil."—[7 Howard, UniieWStatei Repori
The Chief Justice, iii the course of hi
decision in the above case, repeats th
idea that determining whether the lorn
lof government is republican in a state
I ami when it is proper for the Unite
I States lo interfere lo protect against in
111'aslon or domestic violence, ana purely
I pnliiical questions': the one to be decide
by the President, according to an act c
ICongress passed iv 17SW5; the other tr
, I Congress; aud, when decided by then
| (authorities, the decision , is ..conchauv
and Incapable of reversal or alteration.
The President of the United States, a
1 have already slated, has lvcognized th
! executive of the restored government-a
Virginia as the rightful Qoyerpor of fchj
! 1 State. Both Houses of Congress ljayi
adinittcd to scats in the council
lof the Union Senators and Represehta
• lives hearing the great seal.of the Stat
under pay si:.', a manual. Thfii, as far a
the law and (he Constitution. of tht
United Stales his interpreted by the Su
promts Court) and the Rets of the Mai
and the United Slates are concerned,thi
restored government of Virginia, #ses
' I tahlished by Ihe Convention which as
I sembletl at "Wheeling on the tljhj[ajfjfl
June, 1 Kill, is the rightful and iaW-to
government of Virginia.
The only question which remains ft a
I discussion is, w;is tho establishment Q
this restored government in accordnrici
with justice and the spiril ol'rtnH't-pnb
lie.an institutions'.' I maintain that if
The natural condition of civilized i cm
is in orgauffced government- \li.:. tnci
' to the government is a natural duly ol
(he citi/en, and he has a natural right
IroteeUon by the government. Thi*
ectUm extends lo his property, Jim
i tat ion, his person, and his life.
s right of protection belongs to him 1 ,
only While on his homestead,'in the
iiuofhis family, bid where\cr. he
■go. Allegiance and protection an
paxably connected; and, as long a=
citizen is true lo his goyajninvnt.
government is bound to protect him;
obligation and the duty arc red pre..
When the citizen denies or ueg«
i his obligation '" supporl the gov
nent, or the govcrnmenl ils tb'ity to
ectthe citizen the InfMelity re.'i'hfs
very foundation of society -md iliac** 1
derreigns supreme | property lift-.ant]
liberty lie protrtrateDefqrolicentiousnei|S|
The rights of an American viti/eii mm
State are various, auiongvriiich are the*
under the Constitution and tavshof tan
United States. Included are ids claiind
to redress of any wrong done Kirn in any
of the States of the Crrton or in Iwelgl]
nations as well a- the immuutties itsl
privileges of his dUzeilTlupj.byth of tti.<
State and the United suites. These .are
asserted or redressed through the.agctv-.
cies created by the United State*, (aider 4
the Constitutiou and lawn a.~ a-Uaiiou. 1
In tho State where he n-aides, hisiigie|»
are asserted and hi-, wrong* rodrosss?d
unjlerthc nuinii ip.-il laws ~r' pjs Slate'
l'roicction by the government embrdwef
in its broadest senst tin- fret a-* of all'
the agencies creut- " " ' •'*»*■
Federal goveruuici
nienec, the welfare
the happiness of th
pertains to him. tf
citizen is bound to
tribute to support
serf it,« rights wht-r i
ite enemies.
f According to thi
government in in
citizen's right can<
edby the exercise t .. *>
