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Subscribe you cannot lose a cent' Why should you be afraid ; For cash thus pad is money lent , On interest four fold paid. Go then and taktf the papers, ,s And pay (o-day lior pay delay, And my word lor it is interred, Vou'll lire (ill you are gray. An old neighbor ot mine, While dying from a cough) Desired to hear the latest Dews, While be was dying off. 1 took (he paper and I read Of some new pills in force, He bought a box and is he dead ? No beany as a horse. I knew a printer's debtor once, Baked with a scorching fever, Who swore to pay her debt next day, If her disiresss would leave her. Next morning she wan at her work, Divested of ber pain, But did forget to pay her debt, Till taken down again. 1 Here, Jessie, take these silver wheels, And pay the printer now !' She slept and slept, and then awoke, WHth health upon ber brow. - I knew two men, as much alike, As e'er you saw two stump; And no phrenologist could 5nd A difference in iheir bumps. Oiie takes the papers, and his life Is happier than a king's ; His children all can read and write And talk of men aud things. The other took no paper, and While strolling through the wood, A tree fell down and broke his crown, And killed him, "very good." Had he been reading of the news, At home like neighbor Jim, I'll bet a cent that accident Would not have happened him. Why don't yoa lake the papers? - . Nor from (he printer sneak, ' Because yoa borrow of bis boy A paperevery week. For be who takes (he papers, Aud pays bis bills when due ; Can live in peace with God and man, And with the printer too. 1 Point of Order. una ot the members of the Lower House ot the legislature of New York, rejoiced in or blanched, slender, and weak. Depriva the name of Bioss. He had (he honor of tion of light has a similar effect on the hu represeuting the county of Monroe, and if man frame and is naturally more marked his sagacity as a legislature did not win for and more disastrous in childhood than io him the respect of his associates, his eccen- maturity. Light evidently aids the devel tricitiea often ministered to their entertain-? opement of the different parts of the body, ment. One day, in the midslof a windy j and the occasional exposure of its "whole barrangue that bad become intolerable for "t surface to the action of the solar ray is very its length and emptiness,a"gas8y" member favorable to its regular conformation. from the metropolis sloped to take a drink . . . cf water. Bloaa sprang to bis feel and cri- - Dr.Guthrie sayr. '-We have a great many d : things taught in the schools now physio ! , "Sir. Speaker, I call the gentleman from ogy. philology, craniology, geology; and New York to order." . what the better is a girl for it all when she The whole assembly was startled and becomes a tradesman wife? She cannot tilled; tbe member from New York stood darn her stocking!!, bake her bread, boil a aghast, with the glass in Lis hand, while the potato, or light a fire. When I see a ser Spaker said 5 I vant making two or three attempts to light "ice gentleman from Monroe will please . Biaie nis point or order," To which Mr.BlosSjWith great gravity re plied : " ' ' ' ' ; ' "I submit, sir, that it is not in order for a Windmill to go by water." . . It was a shot beyond wind and-water; the verbose orator was confounded, and put Limself and glass down together. Ay Irish glasier was pulling a pane of glass iato a wiadow, when a groom who $vas standing by, began joking him, telling Jain to put irf -plenty of patty. The Irish rnaa bore the banter for some time, but at Jast silenced the totmenter by m . 'Arrah now, be off wid ye, or else I'll psS a pain in yer head widout any patty! " "You'll have to bear the responsibility." 3ia a moicer to a engm-eyea .young dangbtar of out acquaintance, who thought cf carrying without the maternal approba-, tioa. "J expecf to bear several, ma," said Fanny. . " ' ' VI wcKzsR what cakes my eyes so weak," raid a fop to a cn'!cn:sn. "You needn't tlsy zi3 in a rrt-ak place," replied BLOOMS BURG. COLUMBIA The Rational Monument at Gettysburg. The design by James G, Patterson, Hart ford, Conn., was hccepied by the Board of Managers, for the monument at Gettysburg . It is to be executed in marble or bronze. The following is an "an is lie description" of the monument. The superstructure is sixty feet high, and consists of a massive pedestal twenty. five feet square at the base.and is crowned with a glossal statue representing the Genius of Liberty. Standing upon a three-quarter globe, she raises with her right hand the victor's wreath of laurel, wiih her left she gathers up the folds of our national flag, un der which the victory has been won. Projecting from the angles of the pedestal are four buttresses, supporting an equal number of allegorical statues, representing War, History, Peace aud Plenty. War is personated by a statue of an A merican soldier, who, resting fxora the con flict,relates to History the story ol the battle which this monument is intended to .com memorate. HisTOBT,in listening attitude, records with Stylus and tablet, the achievements of (he field, and the names of the honored dead. Peace is symbolized by a -statue of (he A merican mechanic, characterized by appro pria'.e accessories. Plenty is represented by a temale figure, with a sheaf of wheat and fruits of the earth, typifying peace aud abundance as the soldiers' crowning triumph. -The pacela of the main die between the statues are to have inscribed upon the.n such inscriptions as may hereafter be deter mined. The main die of the pedle is octagonal in form, paneled in npor. each face. The cor nice and plinth above are also octagonal, and are heavily moulded. Upon this plinth rests an octagonal base, bearing upon its face, in high relief, the national arms. The upper die and cap are circular in form, the die being encircled by stars equal in number with the States whose sons con tributed their lives as the price of the victory woo at Gettysburg. It is stated that Home, the Scotch Arner ican medium, has been requested to leave France and never return to the country. It seems that .the Emperor, one evening re cently, expressed to Mr. Home a wish to see Louis Thillippe, to which Mr. Home, having consulted "ile spirits," replied that Louis Thillippe consented to "manifest him self" to the Emperor, provided the latter would go with Mr. Home, into an adjoining corridor, without any light. The Emperor accordingly went, with Mr. Home, iato the corridor specified, and had no sooner enter ed it than he received a smart slap on (he cheek. The reception of the slap was cer tain, bu( the question of "who gave tbe eiap is Vila IU WHICH 9 OllllCUil tO give a certain answer. The Emperor greatly displeased and not quite 60 firmly convinced ol the reality of "spirit hands" as he had been accused of being, felt sure that the blow had been administered by the medi um." Mr. Home, of course, asserted that he bad done nothing in the mailer, and that the slap had been given by the late head of the House of Orleans. Bat despite all that Mr. Home could say, the Emperor persist ed, it is said, in regarding the outrage as (he act of that gentleman, and caused it (o be intimated to him (hat the French Em pire could very well dispense with his presence. Light and Growth. Light is just as es sential to a child as to a plant. When the latter is kept in -the dark, it soon loses im shane. flavor an 4 cnlnr-h.mo. .,;nt,..ji t -- w--.wiuwoiiviaC V-A-vl a fire, I am attempted to say. My good mend, let me try and do it for you. I do not, remember, dispise these ologien; but I am for siitchology, bakeology,. and boilol- ogy A soldier in New York, named Charles B. Hudson nsed tbe following language: '?Abe Lincoln is killed, and I'm d d glad of it." A military court sentenced him to rffree years io the Albany penitentiary. Wanted by a bachelor jeweler a wife with a neck of pearl, ruby lips, "brilliant" eye,golden hair, a silver tongue, and a perfect jewel of a temper. 0 v A young man advertises for a situation as son-in-law in a respectable family. Would have no objection,' he -says, to go a short distance into the country. There are some who write, talk, and think so ranch abo1! vice and virtue, that they have no time t j practice either the one or the oiher. v . , . Time is the transitmt and deceitful flaller er of faUehood.but Ifca tried and final friaad Temperans leklnrj J. Billings. "Be ye temperate in anl things." Mr Fellow Beings: How are you ? How iz your wile and interestin family? Miotjectin addressing you at the present junk(ur,iz tew impress ipon yure minds, the fata! necessity of temperans not excloos ively a whiskee temperance, nor a jamaka rum temperans, but alzo, that kind ov a temperans which should prompt a man tew go 6lo in awl things that air disposed tu bee slipperj. Bee yee temperate in cloths and patient leather, for verily I 6ay untu ya,ihat a man can git drunk on broad cloth and lite botes, sune az be kan on gin and merelas sea. . Sekondly Bee yee temperate in affeck shen. Dont go in to fitz over a rat larrier bekanse he haz been bred so fine that yu kaot cee the last three inches ov hiz tail in a kloudy da without the ade ov a looking glass. Dont luv a hoss so much that yu have tu giv yure noat for him, and aint nev er able tu tak up the noat till it 6piles Dont fall in luv with every wuman you se, and kantblepe, unless yu hav yure bedrume shingled with fotografls ov painted-girls, with pewter eyes, and pudding baggs fall ov black tow, and ded rats on the back ov thoir bed; and bi awl means dont git on such a IoaJ ov religgin az will make you round shouldered, before ya git hail wa to heav en . Thirdly Bee yee temperate in anger.thai eats like rust in luv that feeds on the hearts marrow in ambishuu, (hat envys j the thrones of the gods indespare,tb.tt mil-j dews the soul in hate, that begets, aud 6uckles revenge in censure.tbal folters and faints not, on the trail ov a bruther. Fourth I) Bee yee temperate in polly tricks lerbackbr, and petroleum dont vote, chew, nor I org, tew excess, and if yu du f iike ile, strike from the shoulders like a man, and doot set up for a nabob until awl the sunk ov the grease gits out of clothes. AT. 1'. Mercury. your Fate of Republics. Justice Story, ir, his "Commentaries on the Constitution," a! ludos to the downfall of Republics, and fur nishes ibe following food for tbe digestion of the people of today. Is it too late for tie lesson ? Perhaps not : Many reflections crowd upon the mind at the moment, many grateful reflections of the past and many anxious thoughts of the future. The past is secure. It is unaltera ble. The seal of eternity is upon it. The wisdom which it has bestowed, cannot be obscured, neither can it be debased by hu man infirmity. The future io that which may well awaken the most earnest solici tude both for the virtue and permanency of our republic. The' fate of other republics, their rise, their progress, are written but too legibly on the pages of history, if, jndeed, they are not conticually before us in the startling fragments of their ruin. Those re publics have perished ; and have perished by their own hands. Prosperity had ener vated them ; and a venal populace con sumated their destruction. The people, al ternately the prey of military chiellains at home, and ambitious invaders abroad, have sometimes been cheated out of their liber ties by servile demagogues sometimes be trayed into a surrender of them by false patriots ; and sometimes tbey have willingly sold them for a price to tbe despot who has bidden highest for his victims. They have disregarded the warning voice of their best statesmen, and have persecuted and driven from office their truest friends. They have listened to the counsels of fanning syco phants or base calumniators ol tbe "Wise and good. They have revereoced power more in its high abuses and summary movements than in its calm and constitu tional energy when it dispensed blessings with an unseen but liberal band. They have surrendered to faction what belonged to the common interests and rights of the country. Patronage and party, the triumph of an artful popular leader, and the discon tents of a day have outweighed, in their view, -all solid principles and institutions of government. Such is the melancholy les sons of the past history of, republics down to our own. An intelligent vote is to be respected, where the ballot does the peopla'a will as lightning does the will of God : hence Mas sachusetts makes intelligence the basis of ber vote, whatever 6he may recommend .'or others. In Odweitry, Salop county, Eng., the following election scene lately trans pired: First Free and. Independent Elector i ri J' v a itn t now cm c f vvnicn way din e going to vote? Second, ditto "I dunna know1 we anna had the orders we ban." yet. I'll tell 'e when An Old Bachelor's 'Remarks dpon Wombs. If you don't marry tbetn they dispise you II you do tbey abuse you. If you don't let them bate their own way, they hate you If you do they ruin you. If they see a bet ter looking fellow than yourself, and take a fancy to him, why, ten to one, they run away from you. Get married! Not if 1 koow. . 1 "Where do yoa hail from?" queried a Yankee of a traveller. "Where do yoa rain from?" "Don't rain at all," said the astonished Jonathan. . Neither do I bail, to mind business." your own It is the ordinary way of the world to j keep folly a', the helm, and wit)n?rji'r,. COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1865 SPEECH OF GOV. PERRY OP SOUTH CAROLINA. Deprecations of the weakness of the Confederacy Eulosy on President Johnson as n South er a Man Treason to the State as well as to tlu United Slates Praise of General Lee and the Southern ' Soldiei sAibilraiy Pio ceedings. Mr. Chairman : This public meeting of the citizens of Greenville is one of deep humiliation and sorrow. A cruel and bloody war has swept over the Southern States. One hundred and fifty thousand of our bravest and most gallant men have fallen on the fields of battle. The land is filled with mourning widows and orphans. There is scarcely a house in which there has not been -weeping for some loved one lost. Three (housand millions, of dollars havb been speut by the Southern State in carry ing on this war. And now we are called upon to give up four millions of slaves, Uworth (wo (housand millions of dollar more. Our country has been ravaged and desolated. Our cities, towns and villages are smouldering ruius. Conquering armies occupy the country. Tho Confederacy has fallen, and we have been deprived of all civil government and political rights. We have neither law nor order. There U no protection for life, liberty or property. Everywhere there is demoralization, rapine and murder. Hunger and starvation are upon us. And cow we meet as a diraced and subjugated people to petition the con queror to restore our. lostjighls.' Such are the bitter fruits of secession ! How different, Mr. Chairman, in tone, spirit and character, was that meeting of the citizens of Greenville, just fi?e years ago, in this same building, which inaugu rated (bis most fatal, bloody and disastrous revolution. Then all was joy, hope, excite ment and confidence. Seated in my law office, looking towards this court hoose, I saw a crowd of persons rushing in, com posed of college boys and their profest-ors, merchants, mechanics, doctors, lawyers arid idlers from the hotels, with a sprinkling of farmers and planters. Soon 1 heard the public speaking commence, and the air was rent with tbe wild and rapturous applause to the excited audience. The mnr pi. travagant the denunciations of the Union, the louder were the shouts of applause. I repeated, in my heart, the memorable words of Christ: "Father, forgive them, they know not what ihaydo!" My mind was then filled with the worst foreboding o as to the future, I thought I foresaw all the evils which haro since befallen our beloved country. But my political iiifluenca was gone, and my voice was powerless to stay the angry and excited feelings of rcy fellow -citizens. How was it, Mr Chairman, that the Southern Slates failed in iheir rebellion ? It i true tbe contest was a most unequal one, . eight millions of persons fighting against twenty-two millions ! The ope hav ing neither government, army, navy or manufactures ; and the other having all these, with an influx of foreigners and Southern negroes (o increase their strength. The Southern people are an impulsive, en thusiastic people, but they want the energy and perseverance ol the people of the North. I said (o my friends, at the beginning of this war, that my greatest apprehension was, that our soldiers would get tired of the war and quit. 1 did not believe it possible to hold in subjection eight millions of peo ple, scattered over such an immense terri tory as composed the Southern States, il Jhey were disposed to make any and every sacrifice, as the Dutch republic did iu their war of independence. But, sir, the great causa of our failure was that the heart ol the Southern pecp'e never was in this rev olution! There was not a State, except in South Carolina, in which there was a ma jority in favor of secession ! Even in South Carolina there were oiany districts in which one aif- ol the voters did not go to the polls Mr r Chairman, I will h?rg fraiit'y myt as re often said during the past four vcars. , I have pai i3or years, : .v- it that there was not a man ifl UJO Urine J Suies who more deeply regretted the seces- j sion of the Southern States than I did at tho b?-innitig of the revolution : and i,ere is noi now m the ouiUeru Ma-cs-any oae who feels more buierly Ihe humiliation and ileR- I radation of going back into the Union than ! I do. biin, I know that we etiall be more prosperous . K - . and happy in (he Union than Il has been (oo common. Mr. oui or ii. it nas ceen (oo common, Chairman, to attribute the failure of this great revolution to the President of the late Confederacy. This, sir, is a mistake. The people were themselves to blame for its failure. They were unwilling to make ihese sacrifices which were essential (o its success. Many who were moBi prominent in the movement never did anything for it after the war commeuced. Instead of seek ing their proper position, in front of the battle, they sought ,:bomb proofs" lor them selves and their sons. There were others who got into "soft places and official posi tions," where (hey "could speculate and make fortunes on government funds. In Tact, toward the latter part of ihe war it seemed that every one was trying io keep out of the army, and wan willing to pay anything and make any sacrifice to do so. When General Johnston . surrendered his army, he had on his muster-roll seventy thousand men ; but only fourteen thousand to be carried into battle ! General Lee's army was in tbe same condition. Where were the absentees ? At home, cn furlough, years of (he war was there more than one third of the army ready to march into bat tle ! How was it possible for (he Southern people to succeed, acting thus? Congress, loo, Mr. Chairman, is greatly to blame for their exemptions. All between'the ages ot eighteen and (orly-five should have been forced into the army and kept there. It mattered not whether be was doctor, law yer, preacher, politician, editor or school teacher; if an able-bodied man, he 6hould have been sent to tbe army. But strange to say, the (hree classes of men who were mainly instrumental in plunging their coun try into this mad revolution were all ex empted by Congress from fighting! I al luu'elo (he politicians, newspaper editors and preachers of the gospel. This was not fair. The man who gels up a fight should always take bis share of it. It has been said, and repeated all over (he Southern States, that the South has sustained a great loss in the death of President Lincoln. 1 do not think so. President Johnson is a much abler and firmer man than Lincoln was. He is in every way more acceptable to the South. Iu the first place he is a Southern man, and Lincoln was a Northern man. He is a Democrat, and Lincoln was a Whig and Republican. President Johnson was a slaveholder, well acquainted with the institution, and kr.ows what is proper to be done in the great change which is taking place. Tresideut Lincoln was wholly un acquainted with slavery and Southern insti tutions. President Johnson is a man of iron will and nerve, like Andrew Jackson, and will aJhere to his principles and polit ical faith. On the other hand, President Lincoln showed himself to be nothing moro than clay in the hands of the potter, ready to change his measures and his prin ciples at the bidding of his pariy. Presi dent Johnson has filled all the highest and most honorable offices in the Slate of Ten nessee, with great ability and satisfaction id the people. There is no stain or blot on his private character The ablest speech ever" delivered in the Sena:e of the United States, on the issue between the North and ihd South, was made bj President Johnson. He voted for Breckinridge in the presiden tial canvass of 16G0. Judging, then, from bis antecedents, the South should have ev ery hope and confidence in him. Mr. Chairman, the future to my mind, is not so gloomy as some would make us believe. I have no doubt that in ten years the Soulh- ern Stales will be bappy and properous again, and we shall and that the loss of slavery will be no loss at all to our real comfort and satisfaction. The planter and farmer will find lhat hi net profits are greater with hired labor Jhan with slave labor. Every landholder can rent his farm or plantation for one-third of the gross pro ducts. This is more than he now makes net after subsisting his slaves. In truth, very few farmers in this region of country make anything except by the increase of their slave. These are divided among his children, at his death, and they pursue the same course of (oiling and struggling thro' life, to raise negroes for their children. And thus the system goes on, ad infinitum, wilh out profit or remuneration. The lands are worn out, and the country remains unim proved. If a planter or farmer is enabled to save anything after supporting his estab lishment, il is invested in the purchase of more slaves. Hence, increased wealth adds nothing to the enjoyment of life, or to (he improvement of the country. The idleness and vagrancy of the negro in a free state may be a nuisance to society. It must be corrected in the best way we can. I have no doubt in nine cases out of ten freedom will prove a curse instead of a blessing to the negro. No one should turn off his ne groes if (hey are willing (o remain with him for (heir victuals and clothes and work as they have heretofore done. They have had no agency in bringing about the change which has taken place, and we should feel no ill wi.I towards thorn on lhat account Mr. Chairman, as much as we feel ttie hu- miliation and degradation of our present . oitoation, and deeply lament ihe ! .... . ... . losses which har hpf i!!en tha Rnntlm Ct.-, yet we should be happy to know thai (his cruel and bloody war is over, and that neace is onca mora re.siorP.t m nnr nnnr,,. This is a great consolation amidst our wants, distresses, and humiliation. The husband will no longer have to leave his wife and . children ; the father and mother will not be called upon any more to give up their sons as victims to the war. It is to be hoped that in a very short time civil government will be restored in South Carolina; that law will reign once more supreme over the Slate, and that life, liberty, and property will be protected etery where, as they here (ofore have been. The resolutions submit ted to this meeting express a hope, on the part of the people of Greenville, that the President will enlarge his amnety procla mation, and grant a pardon to all who are liable (o prosecution. The secession ol the Southern Slates, was far greater and very different from a rebellion proper. Il was organized by constitutional sovereign Slates, acting in their sovereign capacity, and not by unauthorized assemblages of citizens. Treason may be committed against the Slate of South Carolina as well as against the United States. After South Carolina left the Union all her citizens were liable as (raitors, in the State courts, who took sides with the United States, and fought against her. If they were liable to be pun ished as traitors in tbe United Slates courts for taking side with tbe State, then all were or the other government. This would, in deed, be a most cruel and lamentable con dition. Death was their portion,' act as they might. To stand neutral (hey could not, and to choose between the State and he United Stales was death. Surely a principle so monstrous and absurd cannot be enforced. There were thousands and hundreds of thousands in the Southern States who deeply regretted the secession of their Slates, but after the State had se ceded felt that their first allegiance was doe to (he Slate. But, Mr. Chairman, the seces sion of eleven or twelve sovereign States, composing one-half of the territory of tbe United States, was something more than a rebellion. It was legitimate war between two sections, and they acted toward each other, throughout the war, as recognized belligerents, and were so (reated and rec ognized by foreign nations. Prisoners were exchanged between the two belligerents, and none were treated as traitors during the whole ol the four years' war. Hundreds of thousands of prisoners were thus ex changed. The highest generals, as well! as the humblest privates, were treated as cap tured soldiers by both governments, and exchanged. Surely a general officer who has been exchanged while this gigantic war was waging, cannot now be demanded as a traitor, tried, and executed aB a traitor. There have been few national wars in Eu rope in which greater armies were carried into service and on the field of battle. In all history (here is not a more perfect model of a pure and great man (save Washington) than Gen. Lee. That he should now be hung as a traitor would be an act of nation al infamy that would shock the whole civ- ihzed world, and render (he name of the United States odious in history. While I do not think, Mr. Chairman, that the whole people of the Southern States have behaved well in this war. and done (heir duly at home and on the field of battle, yet there is a very large proportion of them who have won immortal honors, and whose glory in war and wisdom in council will illustrate many bright pages in history. They have been unsuccessful in their revo lution, but (his should not, and does not de tract from their heroism and gallantry on the field of battle, or their statesmanship in the cabinet or halls of legislation. They will be remembered and hoaored as heroes and pa triots, not only 'at the South,, but in the North, too, as soon as passion subsides, and sober reason and calm "reflection assume their sway over the public mind. I cannot, and would not, Mr. Chairman, ask my fellow-citizens to lorget the past in this war so far as ihe Nort h is concerned. There have been deeds of atrocity committed by the United States armies which can never be forgotten in the Southern States. But I do entreat them to become loyal citizens, and respect the national authorities of the republic. Abandon, at once and forever, all notions of secession, nullification and disunion-. Determine to live and teach your children to live as true American citizens. There will be in the future, if there is not now, as much of pride and grandeur in the name of "American citizen," as there onci was in that of "Roman citizen." The re public is destined to go on increasing iti na tional power and greatness for centuries to ( come. As soon as the ferment of the revo lution subsides, we shall be restored to all our civil rights, and be as free aud republi can as we ever were. There is no reason why there should be any sectional jea!ouy or ill-feelings between the North and the South. Tney are greatly necessary to each other. Their interests are dependent, and not rival interests : and now thai slavery is abolished, there will be no bone of conteo j tion between the two sections.- I thought Mr. Chairman, that when (he Southern Stales seceded, (here was an end to republi ' can institutions, that the great Ametican ex , periment was a failure, and lhat we should I soon have, both at the North and in the South, strong military governments, which j would be republican in name only. But, . sir, my hope of republican institutions has revived with ihe restoration of the Union It is a crying shame to thirk that mankiud free and enlightened, are not capable of governing themselves; lhat they must have a master, a ruler, in the shape of a king or monarch, to govern them, who may not have as much sense or virtue a the hum blest of his subjects. If civil government is once more restored in (he South, and the ship of slate gats fairly under way again we may be assured of the perpetuity of re publican principles. In all of the seceding States except South Carolina and Florida, provisional governors have been appointed with a view to the restoration ot ciii au thority in those States. This has not been done in South Carolina, because the people have not yet given sufficient demonstration of their willingness to return to their alle giance to the United States. As soon as this is done by the people in (heir primary assemblies, a provisional governor will be appointed by the President, with power to call a convention of the Stile, for ih pur pose of reforming the constitntioa and abol ishing slavery. When this is done and (he Conf-titntion approved by Congross, the State will be allowed to resume her position again in the Federal Union. The people will elect their members of the Legislature, and govern themselves as they heretofore have done. The military authorities will be withdrawn and civil government restor ed. . In North Carolina all loyal citizens are allowed to vote for members of the conven tion, who were legal voters there previous NUMBER 41. frage, afterwards, will be regnlated by the Legislature of each State. Tbe resolutions which I have had the honor of submitting for the adoption of this meeting are similar in porport to those adopted at Charleston, Columbia, Abbeville, and other places. They simply expres our willingness to adopt the terms of the President's proclamation, and to return to our allegiance. We ' like wise ask for tha appointment of a provision al governor and the restoration of the civil authorities. There is nothing in these res olutions to which the most sensitive can object. If a man is in a loatbesome dun geon there is no impropriety in asking to be released, no matter how guilty he may have been. Nor is there anything wrong in bis promising to behave himself if restored to his liberty. The resolution likewise pro vides for sending some one to represent tbe situation of the country to the President. This has been done in other Slates, and in other districts of this State. It may have some influence on the action of the Federal Government to have a free and full confer ence with the President in reference to tbe condition, wishes and feelings ol the Slate. It is reported that President Johnson receiv es kindly all suggestions which are made 'a reference to the reconstruction of the Slates. Ccd. Harris and Professor 3IcC allongh. The rebel General Harris and Professor McCullough arrived here last Monday, and are behind the bars at the Arseual. Harris is a "jelly cuss," and is the life of the pris on, he being an iucessact ta'ker,and having a ptantif jI supply of jokes, squibs and sto ries, which he rattles off on (be tlighteit provociitio;i,or no provocationat all. Harris and McCullough are allowed some privile ges not enjoyed by those under sentence, and they make good use of (hem, speeding a considerable portion of (heir time in this yard. Harris is forty years old, or over, of stout built, about five teet eight or nine in ches, tair complexioaed, dark brown hair rapidly turning gray, grayish whiskers, and has o scar on his nose made by a cut. He is dressed iu a dark 6uil of clothes, of the fashion prevalent just before the war, and wears a panama bat. McCullough is about 35 years of age, five feet five inches bigh, sandy complexion, dark hair, sandy whis kers, sharp features, Roman nose, weighs 135 or 110 pounds, and is of a nervous tem perament. He dresses in dark pants, light gray coat, and gray shirt, and wears a straw ' hat. He professes to be at a loss to know why he is confined. He seems disposed to talk, but is quenched by the perpetual gab ble of Harris. Harris takes things as tbey come, and uever complains, but frequently says be would like to see bis wife. Since be has been here he has expressed a desire to see no other person. A day or two after Harris and McCul lough arrived, Harris said he wonld like to know where he was. The reply made was that be was in the Penitentiary of the Dis trict of Columbia. Harris remarked in re ply, "This is a d d pretty place for a i man to land after four years oi revolution." He calls his prison the "Stanlon House." ' McCullough and Harris were in conver sation a day or two since.when McCullough remarked lhat he did not know but that good would grow out of the rebellion, as it bad learned the people Noith and South what kind of people they were, aud (bat the European nations bad no doubt learned how strong we were; he was not sure but that the rebellion bad done good to the peo ple individually. Harris said be did not be lieve a d d word of it, for co good bad come to him yet, and he thought he was as deserving of a shard as any body elso. Washington Star. Scene in an American Court. There was a buh in the colice douri room as the red- nosed Judge look bis seat upon the bench, and in a pompous tone of author ity 6houted. "Brin:;ihe prisoner into court" "Here I am, bound to, blaze, as the spirit of turpentine taid when it was all a fire," said the prisoner. "We'll take a little fire out of you. How do you live?" asked the Judge. "I hain't particular, as the oyster said, when they asked him if he'd be roasted or fried." 'We don't want to know what the oyster said, or the spirit of turpentine either. What do you lollow ?" "Anything that comes in my way, as the locomotive said when.shs ran over a lit:I nigger." "Don't care any thing about the locomotive. What is your busines?" ''That's various, as the oat said when she stole (he chicken off the table.'' "If I hear any more absurd comparisons, I will give you twelve months." ."I'm done as the beef-steak said to (he cook." "Now sir, your punishment shall depend on the shortness and correctness ol your answers. 1 suppoe you live by going round the dock.' "No, sir, I cant go round the docks without a coat, and I han't got none." "Answer me sir ! How do you get your bread ?" "Some times at the baker's, and sometimes I eat taters." "No more of your stupid nonsense How do you support yourself ?" "Some times on my legs, and sometimes on a chiir." "Huw do yoo keep yourself alive?'' "By breathiog sir." "I order you to answer this question correctly. How do yoa do?" "Pretty well, I thank yoa judge. How do yoa do ?" ' I shall have to commit you." "Well, you've committed yoorsell firsr, that'a one consolatioa." The prisoner! went cut of court with a jerk, and was hastened to jail. American Joe Mifler.
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