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INTERESTING LETTERS OF GEKERAIi CRAXT AND CEXERAL SHERMAS. The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the "War have just issued their report in an immense ) volume,' containing re norta bv Generals Sherman, Thomas, Pope and other generals. ' The volume 1 contains many documents nevei ycu published, and among thein the two fol lowing letters : Private. Nashville, Tenn., March 4, 1864. Dear Sheemah The bill reviving the grade of lieutenant general in the army has become a law, and my name has been sent to the Senate for the place. I now receive orders to report to Wash ington immediately in person, which indicates either a confirmation or a like lihood of confirmation. I start in the morning to comply with the order, but I shall say very distinctly on my arri val there that I accept no appointment which will require me to make that city my headquarters. This, however, is not what I started out to write about. While I have been eminently successful in this war, in at least the confidence of the public, no one feels more than me how much of this success is due to the energy, skill, and harmonious putting forth of that energy and skill, of those whom it has been my good fortune to have occupy a subordinate position un der me. There are many officers to whom these remarks are applicable to a greater or less degree, proportionate to their ability as soldiers. But what I want is to express my thanks to you and Mc-Pherson, as the men to whom, above all' others, I feel indebted for whatever I have had of success. How far your advice and suggestions have been of assistance you know. How far your execution of whatever has been given you to do entitles you to the re ward I am receiving you cannot know as well as me. I feel all the gratitude this letter would express, giving it the most flattering construction. . The word " you" I use in the plural, intending it for Mc Phorson also. I should write to liiin, and will some day ; but, starting in the morning, I do not know that! will find time just now. Your friend, U. S. GRANT, Major General ;- Private and Confidential. ' Near Memphis, March 10, 1864. Dear General I have your more than kind and characteristic letter of the 4th. I will send a copy to Gener al McPherson at once. You do your self injustice, and us too much honor, in assigning to us so large a share of the merits which have led to your high advancement. I know you approve the friendship I have ever confessed to you, and will permit me to continue, as heretofore, to manifest it on all proper occasions. You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a po sition of almost dangerous elevation. But if you continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest and unpre tending, you will enjoy through life the respect and Jove of friends, and the homage of millions of human beings that will award you a large share in se curing to them and their descendants a government of law and stability. I re peat, you do General McPherson and myself too much honor. At Belmont you manifested your traits, neither of us .being near. At Fort Donelson, also, you illustrated your whole character. I was not near and General McPherson in too subordinate a Capacity to influ ence you.' Until you had won Donel son I confess I wa almost cowed by tht terrible array of anarchical elements that presented themselves at every point; .but that admitted the ray of light which I have followed since. I believe you are as brave, patriotic and just as the great prototpye, Washing ton ; as unselfish, kindhearted and hon est, as a man should be ; but your chief characteristic is the simple faith in suc cess you have always manifested, which I can liken to nothing else than the faith a Christian has in a Saviour. This faith gave you victory at Shiloh and Vicksburg. Also, when you have completed your best preparations you go into battle without hesitation, as at Chattanooga no doubts, no reserves ; and I tell you it was this that made us act with confidence. I 'knew, wherever I was, that you thought of me, and if I got in a tight place, yon would come if alive. My only points of doubt were in your knowledge of grand strategy and of books of science and history ; but I con fess your common sense seems to have supplied all these. , Now, as to the fu ture.., Don't stay in Washington. Hal leck is better qualified than you to stand the buffets of intrigue and policy. Come west.' Take to yourself the whole Mis sissippi Valley. Let us make it dead sure, and I tell you the Atlantic slopes and Pacific shores will follow its des tiny as Bure as the limbs of a tree live or die with the main trunk. We have done much, but still much remains. Timeaud Time's influences are with us. We would almost afford to sit still and let these influences work. Even in the seceded States your-word now would go further than a President's proclama tion or an act of Congress. For God's eake,' and your country's sake, come out of Washington. I foretold to General Halleck, before he left Corinth, the in evitable result ; and I now exhort you to come out west.. Here lies the seat of thejOoming. empire; and from the west, when our task is done, we will make short work of Charleston and Richmond and the impoverished coast ""of the At lantic.'' :' Your sincere friend, :- ' T' SHERMAN. Jhb Cobs Grub. The corn crop has several, formidable enemies to contend with,' and among them is the grub, -which sometimes literally destroys whole neias, or aamages tne crop seri ously. 1 One of the best and most con venient remedies perhaps the very best ever'.siiggested is the application of salt&s fioon as the plant makes its ap peajranjCe above ground, , prepared and useiiajbis way; Take one part com mon sal and three parts plaster or gyp sum, and apply ..about a tablespoonful arointi each hUL It will be found to be assure ' protection. ' The mixture should" not. come in ' contact with the youfig Plants, as it may destroy them Sit method, has been triedover and ove!'ain,by some of the farmers of pSflvania; Delaware,, and Jersey, SX wriy applied, has never failed o be perfectly successful. We hope our farmers, who have reason to fear the depredations of the grub the tresent reason, will try this mixture, eavingafew alternate rows of com with the " Bait, and communicate to us the result. . RADICAL MEETIXC I5T YICKSETBG. . A meeting of the loyal citizens of Vicksburg was held at the A. M. E Church on the evening of the 8th inst. Dr. George St. C. Hussey, of Natchez, Miss., was introduced, and was greeted with a hearty welcome. The Republi can says: He revieTed the military bill, the civil rights, and the emancipation proc lamation, and what they had each ac complished for the colored people. He told them their duty to registsr, vote for a convention to amend the constitu tion of the State of Mississippi, to cast their votes for men whom they know will so amend it as to be acceptable to Congress. Jlle asked them to remem ber who were their friends when eman cipated, who fed and clothed them, who had and are still donating funds to ed ucate thein and their children, in doing all of which hundreds of thousands of dollars have and are still being spent for these purposes. He advised them to act in union and harmony together, and not to suffer themselves to be turn ed aside by sympathies or intimidated by threats. The doctor received throughout the warmest expressions of approbation and endorsement, and took his seat amid, a storm of applause. Major Castello, from Natchez also, was then introduced, and delivered a speech of great power, in which he ad vised harmony and unanimity, and concluded by advising them to stand by their friends, and support none but unconditional Union men. Mr. A. Mygatt, an old citizen of Vicksburg, who is well and favorably known throughout that State as an un compromising friend of freedom, ad dressed the meeting at length. He said that he was proud to hear the gladsome shouts of so many enfranchised men, and he hoped that they would demon strate by their conduct the wisdom of Congress in conferring upon them the blessed privileges which now enjoyed. Other speakers addressed the meeting, and were listened to with marked at tention. It is seldom that we have witnessed a public meeting conducted with so much unanimitv and decorum. Every heart seemed to beat in unison to the time and music of the Union. DESTITUTION IX GEORGIA. The following graphic letter was written to a gentleman of Philadelphia connected with the Pennsylvania Bible Society, by a lady teacher in the schools ot the American union Commission, at Atlanta: Atlanta, Ga,, April 4. I will try and give you a short histo ry of this day's work : Early this morn ing an old auntie came to my room. She is in poor health, is a true Chris tian a real mother in Israel. She had no supper last evening, no breakfast this morning, and in addition to that had been ordered to leave the room she and another aged sister were living in. She said she could not pay her portion three dollars of the rent A widow owned and lived in a por tion of the shanty. She was poor and must have the reut to get bread for her children. While talking with the first two other old freedwomen came to ask for only a little meal to make a cake for their breakfast. Next came two little girls (white) who attend our free schools ; they told me their mothers were sick in bed, and that they had not had one mouthful of anything to eat. 1 went with them and found, on reaching their home, that things were worse than they had repre sented. I found an aged couple be tween seventy-five and eighty years old, their two widowed daughters and six children without a morsel of food, and nearly all of them sick. What could I do ? I had nothing to give, but I could not leave them without a prom ise to try and do something for them. I went to see the quartermaster; he was absent. I went to the bureau ; the house and pavement in front were crowded with hungry, haggard looking women, both white and black. They had been told there was nothing to is. sue, but they stayed ; hoping that a lit tie might yet be given. I went in to see the officers, who told me they had nothing on hand ; I continued to plead their case as earnestly as I could, and finally received an order for a small amount of meal and bacon, which I took to the commissary and saw filled. Returning home I found a man wait ing for me ; he was a very genteel look ing person; with a trembling voice he was ashamed to tell his business, he had never been a beggar till now, but he had a sick wife and six children ; two of the children had been taken to the hospital, the others were starving, Tears rolled down his cheeks. My heart was full of sympathy, my hands and purse were empty ; it was too late to go to the commissary, so I stepped into a neighboring grocery and bought him a peck of meal and two pounds of bacon ; he tried to speak his gratitude, but. could not. . After he was. gone I learned that in 1861 that man was worth over forty thousand dollars, Such scenes occur every dav : but I have given you an account of one day only, and every day the want increases. We know not what may be in store for us, but I hope never again to be called upon to-witness so much extreme suf fering, destitution, and degradation as l nave seen during the present year. Business of all kinds is very dull. Last Monday mominf? there wpfa in Atlanta five hundred mechanics out of employment. All classes are an flfarin a and all, except a few blantant politi cians, are aispinieu, ana Know not what to do. , i EDTTCATTOW OW ' CuT.OBW.Tl PufYDTTj. Georgia. From Richmod to-night I learn that the Committee ou Education from the Grand iurv of Glvnn conntv. ftenrcria - IN ommend appropriations for educational pur- fwoco w ins miuuucu mine to nil CiaSS8 people, not to the Whites alone nnrl hf colored people ot the county should share equally and impartially, without discrimin ation, in all the benefits of the distribution oi iue iunas now in tne treasury raised oi hereafter to be raised for the purpose of edu cation. . v.-i- . . . The Striped Bug. Every gardener mows that this is a most destructive in ject among melon, cucumber and other young vines, sometimes damaging 'the: crop serionsly. ;j Many remedies have been suggested, some ofthem, no doubt, good in their way, bnt troublesome.-s--Now we have tried for several years an other, which has proved with us a com plete success. Instead of aiming to drive away the insect by soot, ashes, &c, we pet it, or rather furnish it with food better than the young melon and cucumber plant. We sow around each hill at the time of each planting a few radish seed, and coming up about the same time the tops supply pasture for the bug which it much prefers to the vines. Lettuce will also answer, but radish is rather liked the best. While our vines are untouched by making this little provision for it, the young radish tops are completely perforated. We can recommend the remedy with confi dence. Germantown Telegraph. A Good Example. Along the road between this place and Monroe, Union county, we saw several wmie gins in the fields ploughing. In one instance we saw two girls about 16 years old managing a plow with two oxen attach ed one held the plow handWs and the other drove the oxen. Such conduct, on the part of females ought to put to 6hame the scores of men who are idling away their time doing nothing, and who seem to consider it a disgrace to pull off their coats and go to hard work. Charlotte Democrat. Gen. Pope is in command of the Military District embracing the State of Georgia. Mr. Charles J. Jenkins was made Governor of that State nnder Mr. Johnson's plan of Re construction. Gen. Pope directs that Jen kins, and all the sub-Jenkinses, shall remain in office, and administer the Government, subject to the provisions of the Reconstruc tion act of Congress. Jenkins sees fit pub licly to counsel the Georgians to' treat that law as invalid and try to have it set aside. Gen. Pope tells him that that won't do ; if the Governor is to remain in office under "the Military bill," he mustn't advise the people to defy and seek to subvert that act. If be chooses to try that policy, be must not do it as his (Gen. Pope's) appointee to the Governorship. Horrible, isn't it ? Yet what else could Gen. Pope do unless he should sec fit to resign and take himself out of Georgia t 2. Gen. Schofield is Military Commandant of the district which includes Virginia: headquarters at Richmond. The Timet (ex-Rebel) of that city sees fit to speak of the attitude of those Biack Virginians who incline to act and vote with the Republican party in these words : " it is a proposition which implies that they are ready to grasp the blood-stained hands of the authors of our ruin." Gen. Schofield says he desires the utmost liberty of speech and of the press, but thinks this allusion to the army and loyal people of the United States not the thing. In short, he just endures this outbreak, and won't stand any more such. Isn't he a Hay nau t 3. Gen. Sickles finds that the firemen of Charleston, S. C, right under his nose have contracted the bad habit of disfavoring the flag of their country. They had a great parade last year, wherein they displayed a great variety of flags, but that of the United States was not among them. He remarked the circumstance, but was assured that it was an inadvertence, so he let it pass. But last Friday they had another grand annual parade, and their long lines displayed all manner of flags bnt that which was shot down at Fort Sumter, and would n't stay down ; and now he could n't help seeingthat the insult was intentional and deliberate. He was fairly forced to try conclusions with the unchanged Rebels, and determine wheth er they were or were not his masters, So he gave this order to Gen. Clous, his Post Commandant : " I desire that yon will at once send for the Chief of the Fire Department, and inform him that the national standard must be borne in front of the column ; that an escort of honor, to consist of two members of each company present, will be detailed by himself to march with the colors ; that the colors be placed opposite the reviewing personages on the ground designated for the re view ; and that every person in the column shall salute the colors by lifting bis hat or cap on ar riving at the point three paces distant from the colors, and carrying the cap uplifted, marching past the colors to the point three paces distant from the same. " The Mayor of the City, the Chief of the Fire Department and the foreman of companies will be held responsible for the observance of this or der, and they are hereby authorized and required to arrest any person who disobeys it. You will take such measures as you may find to be necea cssary to insure the execution of this order. D. E. SICKLES,, Major-General Commanding. That order brought the matter to a focus at once. As the procession was forbidden to move till it was obeyed, they soon found a U. S. flag (it had been pretended that they couldn't get one.) placed it and guarded it as directed, and were then allowed to " pro ceed in order," as they say in Congress. N. T. Tribune. Affairs in Alabama. A Mobile corres pondent of the Tribune says: In a word, the existing Civil Government, undoubtedly a fair representative of the dominant social sentiment, is hostile here to the blacks as hostile as ever. Every day it is the business of the police to hunt up black men and women, who, being arrested on the most trivial grounds, are soon to be sentenced. The Court of the Mayor has got to be a regular Ethiopian tragedy, and while justice holds no scales in the lower courts, if appeal be resorted to in the upper courts, a negro's case is no less sure to kick the beam. Indeed, what else could be ex pected when even the United States District Judge himself lends his countenance to preju dice ; for the Civil Rights bill is a dead letter in Mobile, not a single Commissioner having been appointed by Judge Busteed. It is confidently claimed by the Radicals in Mobile that they hold the balance, not only in the City, but throughout the State, and that if Registration is fairly conducted, according to law, they are certain of victory. And thus they reckon : the average white vote has been about 100,000. The number ot new voters is estimated at 80,000, and 23,000 white loyalists (quite numerous in the Northern Counties) are claimed, while a close application of the disfranchisement will clip the Rebel vote to a helpless minority. Therefore, Rebels in this State will make strenuous efforts to split the colored vote. But the Radicals claim to have an organiza tion in every County, down to one tier be low the capital, and even in the southern counties an attempt will be made to inspire the blacks to elect their own color. Indeed, the party here is said to offer half the can didates to the negroes throughout the State. There is no doubt of the course of the .negroes wherever they have a few white Rad icals to lead them. Wherever a Rebel may be chosen by negro votes.' the choice may be safely classed as one of Mr. Hobson's. A single thistle,- dock, or mullen,- if al lowed to perfect its seeds, and to dissemin ate them without hindrance, broadcast over the soil, will entail a task of work which it will require much painful labor to perform. , Tor the Standard. To Rev. L. L. Hendren, ' ' -' P. Kof Raleigh Did., N. C. Conference : , My Dear Sir and Bbotheb irL.. am strongly attached to the .Methodist Church. In its communion my parents lived and died. I was early baptized by the now'sainted Thomas Crowder. At an early age I sought the priceless pearl of its altars, and then found peace and joy in believing. I am trying to live a Christian and want to die a Methodist.,... . -. r .. ; For you as agentleman, I have the high est regard for you as a Christian, a sincere affection in you as a minister of the holy gospel, the utmost confidence. .For theso reasons I address you. : ,' - The rules and regulations of our Church, as framed by Mr. Wesley and his worthy successors, are very stringent, and have no doubt gone far towards promoting the glory of our Heavenly Father, and in planting Methodism so widely and firmly on our con tinent. Those stringent rules and ancient landmarks cannot safely be set aside, and it is to be hoped that the custodians of our church government and discipline, of the present age, will not ignore the noble pur poses of our fathers. The Methodist church has been distin guished for the devotion of its ministry, the piety of its members and the strictness of its discipline. " But in what contrast to all this, let me most respectfully to yourself, ask, is the course of one of its prominent ministers in your district. For years a member of our Conference, holding an elevated position therein, until he had gained an influence by that position that might have been exerted for untold good, then suddenly deserting the position he so unfortunately had attained, to sink into the worldly avocation, to say the least, of a political editor ! Is the course of the Rev. W. E. Pell, at present, such as is calculated to promote God's glory and bring sinners to Christ? Is it compatible with the spirit of Methodism ? He was regarded as a pious man ; is not his course such as is likely to lower the standard of piety, his bitter Dartizanshiu likcl v toiniure thechurch, and his manifestly improper temper and dis position calculated to mke the impenitent infidels ? Our Church recognizes a local ministry and the propriety of its ministers engaging in other pursuits than the exclusive work of preaching the. gospel. But does it comport with the spirit of the Dicipline or the Bible, that a veteran minister should engage in party politics at a time like this ? Is the spirit manifested by the Rev. W. E. Pell to wards his political opponents becoming ? Should not some church action be had upon his case ? With the highest respect for your self and the Quarterly Conference of Raleigh Station, I Mould suggest that bis case be well examinel, and that no ' interest be al lowed to conflict with prompt action, when the cause of Christ is suffering, and immor tal souls are perishing through his incon sistency and unfaithfulness. - Affectionately yours, E. For the Standard. Messrs. Editors : I can scarcely express the pleasure I had in reading the address of the Hon. John Pool, to the people of North Carolina, to see that we have some great and good men left to defend the truth and the long abused friends of the Union, Peace and Liberty. It may truly be said of the un wavering loyal, that "they have come up through great tribulations." If we could have had enough of such men as the Hon. Jno. Pool in our country, just think of the thousands that wo-ild lave been saved and now mingling with society, as hopes for the future, as well as joy to the present, instead of being sacrificed on tlie wicked altar of madness and folly forced on by the blind secesh and pretended Union leaders that were in power ; and now we are under military rule, on account of the imprudent rule of such pretended Unionist as are in power, I would to God that the blind opposers of restoration would read the Hon. John Pool's Address and at once come to their evesisrht They appear to be given over to blindness of mind and hardness ot heart to believe a lie and be damned. If they had feeling of con science and eyes to see, tbey would weep and lament over tne destruc tion ot human life and property that their folly produced; but instead of that you see them passing laws to pardon the most horrid crimes with as much impunity as if they had been killinn snakes or dogs, and then trying to build a " Hell," (as they call it,) for sach as were steadfast in their adherence of the Union. I would to God that the Legislature were prevented from ever meeting again. Although there are a few worthy members in it, they, to gether with the Governor, have well nigh uxeu me uiiiainiig seui ui our ruin. I have been a regular reader of the Stan dard since 1859, and can boldly say you have tried to keep the truth before the people, and you have suffered much for it And when I think of, or see the poor widows and orphan children, and bereaved fathers and mothers that's in the land, I then with a sad and bleeding heart, think of the pity it was that your advice could not be heeded. But then, as now, blindness begets blindness, and error begets error. Many that we once thought were sound Union men have gone out of the way and joined hands in oppo sing to the best interest of the State and de faming the truly loyal. I want a govern ment, I want Liberty and Union, I want all destructives and their sympathizers out of power; and I want men that can think and reason like men, put in power. I am glad that Congress is moving for us, and I do hope that that body will never cease until we are placed as on a rock, where good people can be respected and traitors and deceivers will have to stand aside. May God sustain you and keep you as harmless for the future, as you are of the blood of the slain, and of the shamful fall of our country and its present degradation. GRANVILLE FARMER. Registration. We learn Gen. Sickles will soon appoint the Registration Board tor each county in the Stale, whose duty it will be to register the voters in their respective counties. No one will be appointed who cannot take the "iron-clad" oath. In our humble opinion, a great deal of trouble and embarrassment can be avoided if the proper men are appointed Registrators. Loyal Union men should alone be appointed to fill this important office. Men of firmness should be the men for this business. No man should be allowed to register bis name who is not every way qualified under the Re construction Act. We hope the leading Re publicans in each county, whose attention we call to this important part of Restoration, will take this matter in hand, and see to it that none but men of outspoken loyalty are appointed Registrators. Hutn. tstar. . , , : i Doss and Sheep Bells. An experienced breeder of sheep says, that a number: of sheep in any flock wearing bells will keep away dogs. He allows ten bell sheep to every hundred. When sheep are alarmed they run together in a compact body, and the ringing of all the bells frightens the dogs. In Great Britain and Ireland bells are used by almost every owner of sheep. They are useful for keeping off dogs and foxes, the latter being very destructive to lambs in places where this precaution is not taken. Canada Farmer. . The Wheat Crop. The growing wheat in this part of the State never looked better, and we are authorized to say by the oldest farmers that they never saw a better pros pect. - But it must be remembered that the crop is not safe until' harvested. Charlotte JJem. , , if'.',. SigaificaBt Indications of Public Senti . ment in Sonth Carolina Pnblie meet ing in Pickens.' The citizens of Pickens district held a public meeting on Monday, 15th instant, to take into -consideration the : situation of political affairs. Colonel R. A. Thompson was called to the' chair and addressed the . meeting, advising the people to accept the -terms prescribed by the conqueror as a means of restoring peace and quiet to the country. A committee of sixteen, with Major J. M. Adams as chairman, prepared business for the meeting, and submitted the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopt ed: - - -' - T r (" !' Whereas, we have but lately emerged from a long and bloody civil war, which has left us prostrate and ruined at the feet of our conquerors, and in which all has been lost, save honor and a small pittance of property ; and whereas, though it may be humiliating, it cannot be degrading to submit to the terms imposed by the conquerors, however hard they may seem to be ; and whereas it must be evident to all thinking minds that any further resistance on our part, direct or indirect, to the powers that be, must result in bringing upon us additional evils and humiliations, and serve to change our con dition from bad to worse, and place in serious peril of confiscation the remnant of property now left us, making beggars of our wives and children ; and whereas the Higher Law makes it imperative upon us to provide tor those whom nature, has placed under our care, the more especially when plunging ' them into irretrievable ruin can dp us no good ; and whereas the party now in control of the Government at Washington is sus tained by a large majority of the people of the North, is overwhelming in its power, decisive in the annunciation of its princi ples, and peremptory in its demands, which are only heightened in severity by our delay to accept them; and whereas the Demo cratic party, with which we have hitherto acted, represents no feasible policy or prin ciples, is corrupt in its organization and management, and is supported only by a respectable minority ; and whereas a grand moral and political revolution is sweeping over this country with irresistible, force which is but a portion of that great ground swell of progress, the effects of which are ' being felt throughout the world, and it has in all ages and countries been found vain and futile to oppose such revolutions; and whereas we are convinced that the party in power do not wish to destroy us, or even to drive us from the country; and whereas it is no longer a question whether the frecdmen shall be admitted to vote, but the question really is, whether the white men who aided in the war against the United States shall continue to exercise that great privilege; and whereas the colored vote in South Car olina outnumbers the white vote, and will inevitably defeat it "if the two should be brought into antagonism ; and whereas there is no natural enmity existing between the two races, but, having been raised together, their sympathies are in accord: therefore, be it " Besolced, By us, the people of Pickens dis trict, South Carolina, in mass meeting as sembled, that in good faith, and without re servation, we accept the plan of reconstruc tion laid down by Congress in the Sherman bill, and the bill supplementary thereto. 2. That it is the duty of every good citi zen to come forward and in good faith lend his assistance to the reconstruction of the State under the Sherman bill, and thus put an end to the evils of our present condition. 3. That we will jointly and severally use our best exertions to enforce the laws, and to secure to all persons, irrespective of race, color, or previous condition, full protection for life, liberty and property. 4. That every respectable Northern man, or foreigner, who brings physical strength or capital into South Carolina, should be re ceived its a friend and treated as such. 5. That in future no qualification for of fice, from the lowest to the highest, will be exacted among us, save that of merit. 6. That the security of our political insti tutions demand that the highest facilities for securing elementary education to the masses of the people be guaranteed by con stitutional provision. 7. That constitutional provision should be made for the exemption of every man's homestead from levy and sale, that our pop ulation may become fixed and permanent to the soil. 8. That the laws of this State require modification in many respects, but more es pecially should they be so changed as to do away with imprisonment for debt, except in cases of fraud, and corporeal punishment for crime or any other cause. 9. That we congratulate ourselves that, ' being under military authority, we have placed over us that humane and enlightened soldier and statesman, General Daniel E. Sickles, the commander of the Second Mili tary District, who is disposed by all proper means to soften,' as much a3 in his power may be, the unavoidable severities of milita ry rule ; and that in carrying out the ardu ous and important duties of his high office he will have our good-will, co-operation, and support. 10. That, deprecating anything like party feeling and disavowing partisan motives, we invoke the aid of that God who rules the universe speedily to bring order out of con fusion, and pray Him to send His richest blessings upon our whole country, that we " may once more bo able to utter with truth and fervor the sentiment dear to every true American heart " Liberty and . Union, now and forever, one and inseparable." . . PUBLIC MEETING IN LEXINGTON. A meeting of citizens in Lexington dis trict, irrespective of eolor or previous con dition, was held in the court-house on the 8th inst . The meeting was largely attend- . ed, and was presided over by Judge L. Boo zer, who declared himself where he had always been, in open, avowed, and persis tent opposition to the dissolution of tne Union, and ready and willing to adopt any and all suitable measures for its speedy and permanent restoration. At the conclusion of his remarks, a committee of nine citizens, six white and three colored, was appointed to draft resolutions. During the absence of the commitee, the meeting was addressed by Col. Moore of the 6th infantry, and several 1 colored speakers, who were vehemently ap plauded. 1 The committee to draft resolutions report i ad the following, which were unanimously ( adopted amid great cheering : Waereas, rne i;ongress ot the United States, by an act entitled " An act to pro vide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,' " passed . March 2, 1867, and to facilitate restoration, has provided for the reconstruction of the Union upon a firm, just, and permanent basis, and for the admission of the States lately in rebellion against the Government of . the United . States. : Resolved, That we, the people of Lexing ton district, gratefully and cordially accept the terms offered by the aforesaid acts, and and that we will, in good faith, so far as we are able, give effect thereto, and earnest ly and faithfully endeavor to re-establish the Union all the States. - Retohed, That it is the duty of all loyal citizens to unite in their endeavor to restore the Union upon the terms offered by Con gress in the acts above mentioned, and to this end we hereby pledge our earnest, aW cere, and undivided efforts... V, ..i.-.-. v Resolved, That we he hereby pledge our-" selves to oppose any and all efforts to pre vent the restoration of the Union upon the principles set forth by Congress in the said acts. , , 7 : . . u i: . ; . . Itexlved That we are ready to co-operate with the loyal citizens of the State in all their endeavors to carry out . the principles of the said act, and we will exert all means in our power to prevent the interference of disloyal men in - the restoration of the Union. . 4. - j . t - -Betolted, That it is the duty of all loy al citizens to come forward promptly and register as voters as soon as an opportu nity is offered, and to carry out in good faith the objects of Congress in the afore said acts, in order to restor the Union. Ketolved, That we will sunnort no man for a seat In the proposed convention, or for any other office, who dbes not cordially and in good faith endorse the principles embod ied in the foregoing resolutions. Georgia. SPEECH OF EX-GOV. BROWN AT AUGUSTA. Ex-Gor. Jos. E. Brown addressed a large meeting at Augusta, April 27, and in the conrse of his speech presented the following ai lemma to those who opposed reconstruc tion : Gentlemen: None of us can claim con sistency in this matter, unless it be the man who was from the start a per le Union man, and one who stood to it. I fear none of us were very consistent. Gentlemen, we failed upon the issue that we made, and when we did we were left in the condition where we must expect to return to the Government of the United States in good faith, or leave the country. At the end of the war, no man who was not under arrest was obliged to re main in Georgia if he did not want to. If you were so much wedded to the doctrine of State sovereignty (and 1 confess I was wed ded to it,) and so bitterly opposed to the Government of the United States that jou could not afford to live under it, you had an easy way to get rid of it. v All the avenues were thrown open at the end ot tne war, and you could enlist under any flag you pleased, and live under any monarchy.. Why did you remain here, then ? . Some did go, and those who have gone have most of them re turned to their native land. After the war a man had no right to remain here disloyal, and yet claim the protection of the Govern ment It is not honorable. If we remain here and become citizens, it is our duty to try and build up this Government again. because we have readopted it we lost our rights by the war. and an appeal to the sword, and as we did not leave the country, we are bound to accept such terms as are offered us. Suppose we now adopt the rule we then stood upon, and if we are out of the Union, we have no rights, and they have the right to readmit us upon their own terms. Now take that horn of the dilemma, how do we stand ? Having failed by the sword, we became a conquered people, and the Govern ment had a right, according to the laws ot nations, to dispose of us as a conquered peo ple, by imposing such terms upon us as the conqueror chooses to pnt upon the conquer ed. They might keep us under Military Government for years to come. There is where we stood out of the Union an inde pendent State, said Georgia. Then they conquered Georgia. What right has she, then, to claim a right, or claim to appear before the Supreme Court, or any other privilege of the Union t None. We will now take the other horn of the dilemma. Suppose the Northern view of it was right Our act of secession was void. If we were still in the Union, we were in rebellion, and each of us who took up arras was guilty of treason, and liable to be banged, i his 13 so if we are still in the Union. There is no escape from it Not only so, but being guilty of treason, our property would be subject to confiscation our personal proper ty, at least. Then, if this is true, what right have we to dictate the terms upon which we are to return to the United States? We either did go ont, and the Government had the right to deal with us as a conquered peo ple ; or else we did not secede, and we were Rebels and liable to be dealt with as Rebels. Peace Conference in Africa. A curious exhibition Human tkuU for afoot ttool Victim fatten by the ObriiaHow the terms of peace were discussed. Mr. Chas. Livingstone, British Consul in the Bight of Biafra, has published an ac count of a recent interview, with the King of .1 , " T . ... ' . me uariKa country, wun a view 10 stopping a war between that country and New Cala bar. Many chiefs were present The King's audience chamber had no .light except through the doorway. The narrative says ; Masses of human skulls hang from the walls, and numerous rows of skulls cover the roof of a sort of altar. In front of this al tar sat the jujuman, having a foot stool of human skulls. The Okrika had eaten the victims whose skulls decorate the juju house. The old man who accompanied us spoke with evident gusto of the different cannibal feasts he bad partaken of, and mentioned the parts of the human body which he con sidered the sweetest Mr. Livingstone discussed with them terms of peace, and it was finally arranged that Fabia should send down two of his chiefs to meet the chiefs of Bonny and Calabar and settle the differences. The consul adds : " The session lasted tour, hours and a half. Never before in Africa have I seen such pow erful looking men as the Okrika. .-1 could not but admire their physical strength. As they ssit before me chewing bits of chop-stick to clean their teeth, and gazing earnestly at me the thought occasionally flashed across my mind, ' Are these cannibals wondering how a piece of roast consul would taste, and which would be most savory, cold consul or hot V On parting, Fabia made me a present of about a cart load of gigantic yams, two goats and a fowl.". . m m .Alabama... THE DESTITUTION AMONG THE PEOPLE. Montgomery, Alabama, April 80. The destitution is yet great among the poor. Between here and Atlanta I have seen peo ple selling their bedding for corn. Gen. Swayne is doing what he can, but more help is needed. The Civil Superintendent of Bureau distribution says - the destitution in Alabama is as great now as at the surrender daily rations are served to 60,000 of the most needy. In addition, he says there are about 20.000 who are on the verge . of distress. The Military Superintendent on the other hand, thinks the present system of charity liable to abuse. Counties refuse to pay the transportation on the corn furnished, and order the agents to sell part of the foreign charity for the purpose. - Again, some of the agents are accused of prostituting the chan ty to politics, these agents being civil ap pointments. :i r Gov. Walker of Florida has delivered a speech to the colored people of Tallahassee, in which occurs an abundance of counsel and no congratulations. The freedmenhave to thank him for a rather patronizing hope that they will not in the course of time, be extinguished, and a very anxious hope that in the meanwhile they will not fail to con ciliate the white people. On the other hand. the Governor has no apparent disposition to ask the white people to conciliate their col ored fellow citizens. It may have been part ly in consequence of this that his colored hearers passed a series of resolutions affiliat ing themselves with the Radical party. , The, Markets.. , ,'r New York, May 4.-. i Cotton dull and lower, 2737$. , , -'. Gold$l,30J. ... ... , Liverpool. Mav 4. ; Cotton firm. Uplands . Orleans llf io,uuo naues. . , M .... rKp Richmond Times Prompt aad Pro, R.k.t. .r . v . uPrl " e. Bcbofield The Richmond correspondent ot the Tf York Herald says:" The Richmond Times has , - ... uv.i4 a Qnm tonous prominence of late for its blood ia thllnrW artinlo. . "UU . .igaiuo. icvuuBiruuimn. y.n ami huh oi oiuer imaginary ill. which affect the Sonth excited brain of its editor, are enough tl 't.io weeP "DQ vongress bid its head for shame. ftn S.i,fii,i .v 0 proving of this obnoxions' and com'bnstil,. o.jric uuiuuic, hub auuresBCCl t He follow ing order to the editor, in which is embod" ied a uaracranh from. TPfifirrin' . . illustrative of the unreconstructed snirit r w pJcr. mo people .oi KIClimond dij. approve altogether of this obstructive and incendiary policy of an organ which claims to possess their confidence ; and as for the pcopie oi me Dtaie, iney utterly repudiate newsoaDers of this t.mn a ... . course political fanatics and worn out fae-. uoniais sun aonere to tne tuicuial doctrines of a dead and dpfnrl nartv r, i - , . . . r T 'direc tion of which is certainly beyond all pogsj. uuiLj. iue parugrnpn auuueci 10 nas refej. ence to the efforts of Senator Wilson and Similar Northern noliticiann. whn aneir s. . unite the colored with the white race ot the soutu in one great Kcpubiican party. IId'q'r.8 Fikst District, ) State of Virginia, C Richmond. Va.. Anril 27 isfi? Mr. Charles H. Wynne, proprietor of th munniona j tines, Kicnmond, Va.: Sir The commanding general directs me to call your attention to an editorial article in the Richmond Times of th headed, "A Black Man's Party in Virginia';'' nuu to Bay mi wnno ne desires not only to permit but to encourage the utmost freedom of discussion of political questions, the char acter of the article referred to calls for se vere censure. Especially the follow-in words: "It is a proposition which implies that they are ready to grasp the blood stain ed hands of the authors of our ruin," are an intolerable insult to all soldiers of tlie Uni ted States army, and no less so, to all true soldiers of the late Confederate army, as they have long since extended to each other the cordial hand of friendship and pledged their united efforts to restore peace and har mony to our whole country. The efforts ot your paper to foster enmity, create disorder and lead to violence can no longer be tolera ted. It is hoped this warning will be suffi cient Very respectfullv your obedient scr vant, S. "T. CHALFIN, Asst Adj't General. To-morrow, it is expected, the Times will come out with an ingenious retraction ; but its guiding spirit is sure to make himself heard again in a similar bombastic tone. Special Correspondence of the Herald. Disloyalty in Lynchburg Rebel Toasts at a Wedding Dinner Insults to United States Officers The Registration, Ae. Lynchburg, Va., April 27. Lynchburg disloyalty displays itself in quise a different way, yet effective enough to make it quite evident that it is not very ' " odious" down here. On Sabbath last, the daughter of Mr. Norvell, of the Norvcll House, was married to Mr. Frank Lee, of the late Confederate States army. On Sat urday the whole wedding party had assem bled, and at the dinner hour the room to gether. : In the room at dinner were several officers of the Twenty-ninth United States Infantry. The wedding party had had champagne, and when the clinking time came around, the first toast was, " Confed erate States of America." This was drunk standing. The next toast was, " To the soldiers of the Confederate army ; and may the dust of those who have fallen never have to mingle with that of the Yankee, while those who live may they always be able to keep separate from them, as if a wall ot fire was between the two ' nations.' " The next toast was to a secret society, the character of which is entirely unknown. The words ot the toast were spoken loud enough to be heard all over the room, and were intended to insult the officers who were present General Wilcox, the district commander, having heard of it, wrote the parties a note, asking an explanation of their conduct, and informing them that if they meant to insult the government they would be arrested. They replied that they were only expressing their conscientious convictions or feelings ; that they did not desire to wound his feel ings, and that he could just accredit the whole matter to champagne, and that they hoped he would forgive them, and thus the matter ended, much to the humility of the brave officers who were compelled to sit and listen to the taunts. . .... On Sunday last the quartermaster of the Twenty-ninth Infantry and a citizen friend roade out on the road a few miles from town, when they were met by a party of mounted citizens, who stopped them, and one of the party, named Musgrove, poured a tcartul tirade of abuse upon the quarter master. The quartermaster and his friend were unarmed, the party of men were armed, so he was compelled to swallow the insult, and returned to camp, and reported the facts to Lieutenant Colonel George P. Buell, commanding post, who sent out a guard and had the gentleman arrested. As it was late when the guard started, they did not return until after Colonel Buell had started into town (the camp is a mile out of town ;) in consequence of which the officer of the guard was compelled to confine him with the soldiers who were under arrest. Colonel Buell did not reach the camp Monday morning until about ten o'clock, and in the interim guard inspection had taken place. When Colonel Buell arrived he sent for the quartermaster and the prisoner, and after requiring him to apologize, compelled bun to sign an oath to the effect that he would always in the future deport himself in a re spectful manner towards every officer of the United States government- The teiiow, glad enough to escape, took the oath and left, it is to be hoped somcwliat recon structed. . ... The registering officers have been assign ed to the several counties, and are now se lecting their assistants from among the citi zens. Great difficulties exist in some of the counties in finding men who can take the oath, and satisfy the officers of their lovauy, although there is no want of applicants, as the office pays from four to six dollars per day. . m i Georgia. HEPCDIATKW OF GOV. JENKINS'S POLICT. At a public meeting of the citizens of Bartow County, Georgia, the following reso lutions were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That we view with astonishment and deep regret the attempt of C. J. Jenkins to renew the difficulties and invite further legislation by the United States Congress. Resohed,. Th&t having seen the desolation and suffering caused by such advisers in the past, we are determined, by the assistance of our worthy District Commander, Gen. Pope, that thi people in the future shall ever sbx a willingness to abide the decisions. tf majority of the voters of the United States, and obey the laws given to then fcy our Congress. . . Resolved, That the class of poUtfcians who have brought ruin upon onr coeotry. are longer worthy the support of a fiee pcnp? that their suggestions are on!$ equaled m impudence by their former attempt at se cession, and that in the futur we will tar our destiny in the hands alone of such i ui as are truly worthy of the confidcncB of tM J Government of our fathers.