BKOFOBB. PA., raiPAT, MAY 15, IS6B STATE TICKET. AUDITOR GENERAL: GEN. JOHN F. HARTRANFT, OK MONTGOMERY COUNTY. SURVEYOR GENERAL: ecu JACOB M. CAMPBELL, OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. IMPEACHMENT. We expected to be able to announce to our readers, to-day, that the President ol the United States, Andrew Johnson, bad been convicted of "High Crimes and Misde meanors." or that he had been acquitted. Last week, when the case was closed on the part of the Managers of the House, by Judge Bingham, the (Senate determined to take the final vote, on Tuesday last, at twelve o'clock. 1 his was accepted by the country as the conclusion of the great trial, ■and the settlement of the political excite ment which has been manifest throughout the country. But all were doomed to dis appointment. Humor had reached us, time and again, during the trial, that there would be a number of Republican Senators who would vote for acquittal. Then again these reports were as -rrenuously denied. However it was generally considered that Grimes of lowa, and Fowlar of Tennessee, would vote against conviction. Up to la-t Monday it was generally acknowledged that, in the main, the Republicans would stand firm. During Monday night and Tuesday morning, the opposition to convic tion developed their strength and amongst the number was Fcs.-enden of Maiue, Trumbull of Illinois, and Henderson of Mis souri. This caused a feeling of depression only heretofore felt at the defeat of our ar mies. in the late struggle, or the assassina tion of Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Fessenden was not regarded at any time, as any to reliable. He has been ?n expectant, and somewhat soared, and he has no doubt lowed Lis sensitiveness to get the advan tage of his judgment; but why Judge Trumbull and Mr. Henderson should take this strange position no one com J divin . At twelve o'clock on Tuesday, when tht Senate assembled to east the final vote, Mr. Howard of Michigan, was lying dangerous ly ill in the hands of several physicians, who had been in attendance upon him through the night previous. Howard in Mated that, if the final vote was to be cast, he would be in his place in the Sen ate, if it should even cause his death. These facts were communicated to the Sen ate. and it adjourned over as a court until Saturdr. ••••z- Tt is claimed that oil a careful ci.'.ti-- of the vote, there is still a majority of two in the Senate, in favor of conviction, without the votes of Howard and Wade. This is very likely correct. What is to be said of those Senators b" so far forget the welfare of their couutry rnd the will of the people, as to vote for the acquittal of Andrew Johnson and thereby approve his usurpations? The country has demanded a conviction of this presidential criminal, and the man who. as a Republican, votes for his ac quittal under all the evidence which lir,. been presented against him, can have no lot with the Republican party, nor will he ever lo sustained by suy party. The. Democratic party, as ide of the few ofh cc - which it receives at the hands of the I'resident, despises hint as thoroughly as the Republican party dies. Let those .Senators who have dit -mined to eat their lot with Andrew Job : ton remember that the American people have branded him a train arid those who now s ust tin him :n L.s conflict with the people, will share the same fate. Oil SHAME! WHERE IS TIIY BLI NU! Hie professional American politician: vre mean the constant seeker after plats; and the preferment of the public: has never been re garded as th most righteous of the people, on the other hand, he has Keen generally classed with men of mean impulses, capable of doing,that which would be scorned and loathed by an honest and upright man. I here was a time vrhen the politician exor cised his ingenuity and shrewdness with great care, and dealt masterly strokes of policy, by which he moved the masses to support his cause, and thereby made his • calling and election sure,' but that day has gone by, in a great luea.vvre. The arts and sophistries which were then used rue no louger the resorts of the leaders of our huntings. Thcv are neglected by and useless to the skilful professional manipulator of the ballots of freemen, and it i> only in the hands of some one, who is not fully fledg ed, or wlwse conscience was early com mitted to the tender keeping of those who know not the wu\ of the world, that they arc resorted to. Aotc the unscrupulous demagogue fill- his pocket, with gold, or greenbacks: the one is as potent as the other: and stalks h.rth to corrupt the mass es, or iuto the deliberative bodies of the na tion and pours out his treasure to those who do his wishes, with an apparent boldness and shamelessness that should send the blush to the check of any honest 111:111. Bribery and Corruption arc no longer felons, hiding from the light of day in the secluded places known only to the abandoned and the vicious, but they arc popular characters, who live ; n style, patronized by the high and the low. and frequently are ap plauded for their virtues. Men of eminence bow to them and become their pliant instru ments. lovely women smile upon them and become their aecessries. and the advocates of morality and religion pas, them over in snence. "Ihe Prose, the great lever of the u"\ c world. lauds them and advertises tor the means with whiol , l 0 CI , aW(% , he|n to 3 g^ l ' ll their infamous end.". i , rRX ®e great power iu the ' People must be manipulated to cany the election of some... who is a mill-stone about the nocfc of the party. lands must be :U vl men bribed to eome to the rescue; if a measure is to be secured at the bands of the Legis lature. there are those, wearing the robes of Senators and Representatives who desire to know bow much money there is in it, and tai when the President is to be convicted of Uigh£rimv and Misdemeanors."' inac- people, money is called for by the million to corrupt honored and reverend Senators. Such is the history of the nineteenth centu ry and such the state of fiolitics in the lat ter part of our first century. Men set up and practice bribery, and recommend them selves on their expe-rtoeas, mammoth Rail Road corporations have Bribery or politi cal bureaus, with experienced politicians to run them, and the people are bought up to acquiesce. "Oh shame! where is thv blush?" What is the cau.-o of t his state of political morals? There is only one answer; the mercenary character of our people. Here it begins and here it ends. The desire to possess the almighty dollar is the true alchemy which does transmute politics, religion, and all the graces and virtues into gold. There is no na tion under the sun. civilized or uncivilized that presentiTsuch a terrible state of depravi ty in this respect as the American nation, and that. too. liefbre we have reached our first centennial anniversary. It is time that both church and State, high and low, were direc ted to this rapidly growing evil. Heavier penalties must be inflicted for the punish ment of it. and heavier rewards for its detection. But this alone will not put a stop to it. So universal is the desire tor gold, or its equivalent, that the most sanc tified and holy places tire not free from its influences. Men who desire to walk upright before the world, who would scorn the idea of taking that which docs not lioar upon its face "for value received," shave the church of the last penny to gratify their greed, quarrel with their neighbor tor half this amount, and allow their judgment to be biased for even loss. We have frequently regarded men, in whose judgment we have placed great confidence, in matters of this kind, and we have seen thorn for a trifling : interest, change their whole nature and in- 1 sist upon concessions of a few pennies. | which had it been the work of another, their judgment would have spurned it. and they would have condemned the author of itch paltryue,> as unworthy of confidence. We have seen the grossest wrong become 'all right" when it has worked a few dimes into the purse of some men. Here is the beginniftg ofthis terrible evil. When we see a man. for the mere Jove of money, impose upon his neighbor, allow his j judgment to !><; biased, and growl and grasp. ] without any other motive, we believe the keen eyes of scrutiny should follow him. I lis desires overcome his conscience and he forgets- to deal honestly with those around itiui. and he solaces himself with " It is my luty to take can; of myself and let others do likewise." We pity the man who is indif ferent to the grossest wrong, provided it ■'tings "grist to his mill. The man who seizes every advantage to lienefit himself, without any reference to the interest of oth er-:. i s the man to be improperly approached. He is ready for bribery; he only awaits the opportunity. Hie classes of men referred to above are the ones from which the poli ticians. with well filled pockets, reap their harvests. When men allow themselves to is-come slaves to the " beggar's vice " they generally become too exact to be honest. There is 110 reason though why men should not be able to transact business fairly and honestly, gentlemanly and scrupulously ex act, without becoming the mere shavers 'lid eneroaebers upon the interests of those •]io are compelled to deal with them. The 1 nut-actions of the community are reciprocal, nil every one can aftord to give an honest equivalent. If every individual were to a-k himself whether he is treating the person with whom he is dealing its he would wish to lie treated, and then do as he would wish to be dune by, there wonld lie very few in tin- community who would fall into the meshes of those who live by bribery and corruption. And, now. a few word- more in regard to • voiding the terrible fate which hangs over us. Because if bribery and corruption are t'i continue to role the actions of our leading men. woe must come unto us! First and foremost the cause of political regeneration must be taught in our schools: our text ' -xiks -hou'.d be crowded with it. then onr pulpits should resound, week after week, with the admonitions and cautions of those whose duty it is to pray for and administer uto the wants of the people, and then let the honest jieople trust only those who prove themselves worthy of confidence, and spurn the creature- who deal in bribery and corruption, and instead of rewarding nteu for their expertiioss in these crimes, let men be rewarded for their g'xsl and honest qual iti's. Frequently men are selected for p i-ition lieeause they can mure successfully e"i< at and defraud their opponents than (>• tiers who are less skilled, it is a common thing; it is the test of party fitness. What degeneracy! The tune has come to discon tinue such di.-repu* .le practices and to re e.novate our }Kilitical system. This alone will preserve our institutions and fierjietuate our liberties. THE LEGAL ABILITY' IN THE RE PUBLICAN PARTY The following statement is being exten sively circulated by the Democratic press, under the head of "Who Mr. Evarts is": "It i? a singular fact that very few really great lawyers are left in the Republican par ty. They cannot support it without stnlifying themselves. Its doctrines are so perfectly subversive of the Constitution, and of all law that no honest man. with a well trained intel lect, can tail to condemn them." 'IVi- kind of stuff may In; very palatable to Democratic ears, but it is as far from the truth a- the Democratic papers generally get. and this is saying considerable, as they seldom get near enough to Truth to be sure of her existence. On the other hand, there is hardly a judicial district in the United States, where Republican lawyers are not equal, if not superior, to those on the Dem ocratic side of the house- and there is not a Bench from the Supreme Court down to a Court of Appeals, but the legal ability of the Republican party stands out as favora bly as that of the opposite party, and it strikes us a little more prominently. Per haps this may not be considered as very mod est, hut we utter it partly in the same strain of vanity in which the above was uttered. We feel that we have a right to he proud of the splendid legal minds that to-day adorn the Republican party, uud that it is our duty to resist any such imputation as is to be found in tho above paragraph. We can not leave this subject without saying that we will submit the question of the relative ability displayed, by the Managers of the House of Representatives and the IVesi dent's Counsel, in the great Inqieadimcnt trial of the nineteenth eontury. to the judgment of the civilized world, without any fear of the verdict. And the United States Senate as a Court contains more le gal ability than is to be found iu tbe wlmle Democratic party, and there are only two or three Democratic lawyers in it. Let it also he understood that the gentleman who has called forth this vain and groundless boast. Mr. Evarts, is a Republican, at- the head ol the Republican party in the State of New York, and it will be seen how shallow is the premises upon which our Democratic ootemporaries base their assertiou.-. GEN. JAMES A. BEAVER, of Centre county, chairman of the State Convention of soldiers, which met in Philadelphia on the Bth of January last, has appointed a State Central Committee to take an active part in the approaching State and National elections. Lieutenant J. H. Longnccker, of this place, is the member for this coun ty. This is an excellent selection. Mr. Longenecker, who is now Chairman of the Republican County Committee, has some experience in running the political machine, and will make a valuable member. We are glad to know that the brave men who fought our battles and conquered our foes, are de termined to maintain their principles at the ballot box. Cot.. A. K. MCCLURE has modestly made his valedictory bow, and retired from the editotial control of the Franklin Repository. flic Colonel has been connected with this journal for a number of years, and made it one el the most popular country papers in (lie State. We hope that his retirement from the chair editorial is only temporary, and that we may soon hear from him in a more enlarged field of editorial labor, llis successors on the Repository are Messrs. J ere. Cook and T. W. Hays, oftheCbani bersburg Bar. THE Congressional plan of lie eonstiuc tion is working its way steadily into favor in all the seceded States. South Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida have accepted it, and will, in a few weeks, be represented in Con gress. Alabama, Mississippi, Texas end Virginia will soon follow in the ssiue chan nel. "My Policy" is no go. SOLDIER'S DISCHARGES. —We see that by an Act of Assembly, Solder's discharges shall be recorded free of tax. The future value of these papers to their holders, should make it an object to have them on record at once. Bounty lands, pensions ike., that most likely will be granted hereafter, can be obtained on these records when witnesses have died and the original papers have been lost or mislaid. LAV HE PRESENTATION AMONG THE METHODISTS. The following on Lay Representation in the Methodist Church, from the New York Evening Post, covers the ground so fully, that we take pleasure iu giving it a place in our columns, to enable those who have thought very little upon the subject to fully understand the reasons why the Church is ah at to depart from some of its firmly cs- I Üblishcd usages: "The Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States now numbcrsa million ofconi muuicauts, representing, probably, a popula tion of five millions who are under its influ ence. The Methodist Episcopal Church South, which has been seriously disorganiz ed by the war, had 750,000 members in 1860, and most of these will propably soon return to the parent church, from which they sece ded only on the question of slavery. The General Conference is the supreme ruling power of the Methodists. It is formed of delegates elected by all the annual con ferences of ministers, in proportion to their numbers: and meetsonce in four years, with full legislative authority over the whole church, and with appellate jurisdiction as a court over appeals from all its lower ecclcsi astieal tribunals. It also elects by ballot the bishops. Its discussion and actions are, therefore, rewarded with interest through out the country. This Conference is now in session in Chcago; and grave questions, affecting the whole system of government hitherto estab lished among Methodists, are likely to come before it for action. The most important of them is the project of "Lay Representation" in the conferences. From its foundation in this country, the Methodist Episcopal Church has been gov erned wholly by its clergy. They alone sit in the annual conferences; and choose from among themselves the members of the C< n ural Conference. The bishops assign to each congregation its pastor, and there is no con stitutional provision for appeal, or even for remonstrance or suggestion. Thus the clergy wield the whole power of the organization, I r scribing the conditions ofchurch member ship, directing the appropriations of -the general funds, admitting or rejecting can didates from their own body, assiguing each preacher to his people and his work, and thus controlling at once the dublic policy and the internal administration of the de nomination. For more than forty years this system has met with open an l loud opposition. The more radical minds have often joined in bitter abuse of the clergy, charging them with a determination to retain usurped and wrongful power; but those who made such attacks have usually seceded from the or ganization without making a deep inipres sivn upon it. The general conviction of the members appears to have been that no sweeping change was needed, so long as the power possessed by the pastors was used with wise moderation: and that the right of wi'adrawal by members at any time, and the certainly of its exercise by large num bers, if not ruled in the church with Chris tian prudence and justice, were a sufficient check upon abuses. The growth and prosperity of the main body, and the comparative failure of the se ceders to spread abroad their doctrines, has confirmed this view. Certainly, the success of Methodism as a missionary church in America has been a sufficient refutation of those who represent its government as a priestly despotism. Yet for many years the conviction has been growing among the leading minds, both of the clergy and of the laity, that a more elaborate organiza tion will become necessary, which will give to the pious laymen of the church the op portunity and the inducement to serve it more efficiently. The General Conference itself, which, for a long scries of years, re sisted the project of lay representation with a rigid conservatism which offended many, has of late taken the lead in preparing the way for this wise reform. Flight years ago the bishops presented the proposed change in a favorable light to the General Conference; ami that body recommended the consideration of it to the annual conferences and the laity. It also ordered a vote to be taken throughout the church on the general question, whether lay representation should be admitted in the General Conference. The vote, how ever, indicated little interest in the propo sition, and a decided majority aeinst the change. In 1864 the General Conference again approved the principle of admitting the laity to a share of government, but post poned action expressly on the ground that the church did not yet desire it. This roar, the expressions of opinion on every side have been more favorable to the reform than ever before. The resolutions of the annual conferences show that among the ministry, two-thirds of whom five years ago were opposed to it, a majority now de sire a change. There is no question that, in the large cities, Hnd wherever the laity are most capable of organized action in the church it is earnestly demtrnded. The weight of intelligence and of the hopeful | element of youthful activity in religious matters seems to bo more decidedly in favor of the movement than that of cumbers. An expectation prevails that the General Conference, now in session will introduce laymen into all the ruling bodies of the church, and perhaps constitute a second house, co-ordinate and equal with itself in the supreme government and consisting en tirely of lay delegates from lay oonstituen ! cies. Such a change will now he received with | general satisfaction throughout the Metho* ! di-t organization; and must be regarded by all impartial observers as uu improvement. I It will assimilate the organization of Metho ! distil to that of other Christian sects in this ! country; and will introduce into its govern ment the same principles on which our civil I institutions are founded. It will remove what many minds, and even some considera i ble congregations, have long regarded as a I serious obstacle to connection with a body, ; whose doctrines and discipline on the whole meet with heir cordial approval. It will ; thus strengthen for its work one of the im portant powers for good in our laud, and ; add to its already great prosiiects of useful ! ttess. DODDLE-I'ACE I). Martin Van Burcn once ielared that the ; Democratic party had a face for the South . and a face for the North—that it was Na [ tional only so far as it was ready to prosti tute its strength to the uses of all sections, the better to maintain itself in power. It is a long time since the Little Magician daguerrcotyped his party, but tho picture j still holds its resemblance to the life. Tno I Democracy have not changed. In its own | pecular sense it is still a national party, anl i has a face for the North and a face for tin South. Here is the proof of what w- I assert: Resolved, That we are opposed, both it principle and in policy, to negro suffrage.— Ohio Democratic resolutions , 1868. Resolved, That under the action of tin State of South Carolina, heretofore taker, ; vre recognize the yolor-ed population of thi State as an integral element of the bod* politic; and as such, in person and property : entitled to full and equal laws. And that, is citizens of South Carolina, we deelan our willingness, when we have the power t grant them with proper qualifications as t< i property and intelligence, tho right of suf I frage. South Carolina Democratic vetoln | lions, 1868. Resolved, That the right of suffrage-hali be limited to the white race in this country.— ; Illinois Democratic resolutions, 1,868. "A very large torchlight procession of \ democratic niggers arc marching through j :he streets while 1 write. 1 have addressed i a large audience to-night in tbe court house square —a large proportion being negroes. They carried transparencies with mo-t aj.>- j propriate democratic mottoes. Proclaim it j throughout Upper Georgiathatevervthing is safe—honor saved, peace seeured. le mocracy triumphant."— Lethe of B. 11. ■ Ili/I, a leading Democrat in Georgia, Az>rd 11 th , 1868. "YVe have a word for our colored citizens : who are anxious to vote for Governor at the ensuing election. Y our protested friends i have nominated a man of the name of Bui j lock for that office, and it is right that you ; should know tit-forehand what sort of a can : lie is who solicits your suffrage."—S-i< ' < I nah uYetcs, (Democratic, i April, Is. It does not require much study to being to a party thus accommodating in its doo ; trines. In the South, a Democrat can be an amalgauiationist, while in tho North a ' Democrat is hound to hate all negroes—and ; i yet both Democrats arc sound ott the goose | question. The practice is pay your money ( j and take your choice.— Stale Guard. The l'endleton Schemc~What it is? What the Pendletonian Greenback ' scheme really is can be described l>v none *o j well as its supporters. We have said it i was a scheme for flooding the country wfb \ paper issues which would speedily degenir | ate to worthless rags, destroy all valuis, I prostrate credit and business and lead di ll cctly to repudiation. That this is its 'Tie 1 meaning anl intent, we call the Chicago ; : Times one of Pendleton's most energttic j supporters —to prove. We call the La 1 Crosse Democrat, but our Democratic I eotemporary, the Post, has already shorn a i disposition to impeach the witne. - -il.ere | fore produce the following from the Chicago i Times of December Ist, DGB - first group contains the Cincinnati | plan (i. c. the Pendleton scheme.) The grand ' feature of this scheme is what is called 'psy nient of the national debt in greenbacks. It contemplates a new issue of greenbacks equal in amount to tbe bonds which it i proposed to redeem. Over twelve hundrtd millions of five twenty bonds will become redeemable before 1872. Five hundred m l lions are redeemable now. The way to psy them, according to this plan, is to set the printing presses in motion. So long as the rags and lampblack hold out wo will have j no trouble in paying the bond- at maturity. • When all have been thus paid, wc shall j have added to our paper money the hilling inflation of about $1,600,000,00;), making, i all told a circulating medium of $2,300,000,- fK)O. Then we shall have what are called "g"od times," "splendid times." Y\ heat , and greenbacks will be exchanged bushel for . t-ushel. A barrel of whiskey will he sold I for two barrels of legal tenders. Collectors of Government revenue will go about with j wagons having lofty and capacious recepta cles on them, like those used in handling charcoal, and will gather in the public taxes with pitchforks. To levy $5 in gold will re i quire one horse wagon load of greenbacks. \ I'ut the government bonds will he "paid." ; The only question will be how to pay the government greenbacks. This is something this plan does not contemplate. Specie payments under it will be reached— nevrT' Since the Times drew the above picture, it.has swung around the circle and joined the ranks of the PENDLETONITES. But its definition of the universal Greenback scheme remains as correct as ever. — Pittsburgh Commercial. President Johnson's Position. The jYational Intelligencer (President j Johnson's organ), in an editorial article on I Friday, says that President .Johnson's posi- j tion is "entirely misapprehended," and' promises for him that if he be acquitted by ; the Senate he. wiil not be guilty of ahy fur- | ther violation of the laws, will not commitj any "acts of aggression or retaliation," but will obey the laws, behave himself, etc., for the remainder of his term. It says: We can assure them that the President is wholly without excitement, passion or bit terness. Personally, we imagine he regards the proceedings of the impeachment with serene indifference. Public considerations unquestionably weigh heavily upon him. Anchored in solid convictions of constitu tional duty, conscientious in the opinion that he is entirely innocent of all offence, anxious only for the welfare of the country, he believes that an adverse decision of the 8-enate Court will inflict a deep wound upon the institutions of the State, which will be fatal to their future maintenance. If we have correctly stated the position of the President, the thoughtful will see in it an assurance of moderation and conciliation on his part when the verdict of acquittal shall have been rendered. What the public most needs is accommodation of political differences. The national character demands it. The integrity of the constitutional sys tem demands it. Patriotism pleads for it. \\ e owe it to ourselves and all our great na tional interests, to the past and to the future to compose our differences and strifes. We have a right to speak for the President in the matter, because he is the Chief Magis 1 trate of the nation, with but a few short ; months of service before him; and we know .fie would deem it the crowning glory of ■ Ins life to be able, on the Ith ofMarch next 1 to transfer to his successor an unimpaired I Constitution, in the keeping of a united, hippy and prosperous people. 3'hia is evidently a promise on the Presi dent's part that if the Senate will overlook lis past offences he will promise to do better !it the future. As a partial plea of guilty it nay have some significance; but as for the promise of the President, they maybe taken ! a- only meant to deceive and betray again if | mother opportunity is granted him. — Baltb I aore American. I'he It HI lor the Admission of Arkansas. The following Bill for the admission of Arkansas passed the House of lteprcscn tatives and wassentto the Senate Arkansas is the second State to ask representation in Congress: A bill to admit the State of Arkansas to representation in Congress. Whereat, The people of Arkansas, in pursuance of the provisions of an act entitled "An act for the more efficient government of the rebel States," passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto, have framed and adopted a constitution of State government which is republican in form, and the Legislature of said State has duly ratified the amendment to the Constitution of the United States proposed by the Thirty ninth Congress, and known us article fourteen : therefore. He it enacted by the Senate and Home, of Reprcsentatiri s of the. United Statet of America, in Covgreja assembled, That the Sate of Arkansas is (entitled and admitted to representation in Congress, as one of the States of the Union, upon the following fundamental conditions: That the constitu tion of Arkansas shall never be so amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or any class of citizens of the United States of the right to vote who are entitled to vote by the constitution herein recognized, except as a punishment for such crimes as are now felonies at common law, whereof they shall have been duly convicted. Negro Sullrugc in the South. The late elections have fully indicated the policy of negro suffrage in the rebel States. Neither the white nor black vote was cast all on one side. Taking the representations of the Democratic papers for authority, both were divided— not in the middle uor anywhere near it, perhaps —but some blacks went to the Democrats, and probably more whites went with the radicals—and tho division destroyed whatever ground there was for the clamor there previously had been about the whites being arrayed against a free Constitution, whereby five States will shortly resume their proper places in the Union, the election of loyal State offi cers and a large majority of Republicans to Congress. The loyal whites could not have achieved this alone. It was by re inforcing them with the no leas loyal blacks that recomtruction has been carried forward almost to completion, in the inter est of the principles of Freedom and Pro gress, against which the South rebelled. Herein was the necessity, and the result is the complete vindication of the policy of Congress. The negro armed with the ballot, has done a service of which nobody else was capable. The ballot was given to him as the musket had been—to help put the rebellion down. But for such a necessity, it is to be doubted whether the South would have seen universal suffrage. The previous condition of the blacks naturally suggested grave doubts; but the suggestion of the alternative, that is the supremacy of the rebels and the re-enactment, in a variety of' ways, of the slave code, instantly dispelled them. If the blacks were so utterly ig norant, they must have learned rapidly; for the result shows that avast majority of them have voted like intelligent men. The re sult proves everything. We have ouly to reverse the case and consider for a moment how it would have been had not the loyal Southern whites been thus reinforced. The worst element left alive by the war would be in the ascendency in the South. No loyal man would dare to raise his voice there, and all tho Southern States would j to-day be ruled by men bout on nothing so much as the redemption of the lost cause. ; All this was foreseen, and the country has j abundant reason for expret-ing its gratitude j to Congress for arming the blacks with the j ballot, as it armed theui with the musket in i the dark days of the rebellion. Negro *uf ' frage in the South has worked welt.— Pitt. Commercial. Dr. Livingstone—Letter from the Great African Explorer. A letter was received in Kdiuburg from j Dr. Livingstone, by a friend of the celehra- 1 ted traveler. The following are extracts: CfU'NTRY OF THE CtIIPKTA, Nov. 10, 1860. ; —lt has been quite impossible to send a j letter coastwise ever since we left the Rovu ma. The Arab slave traders take to their , heels as soon as they hear that the English are on the road, iam a perfect bugbear :to them. Eight parties thus skedaddled, j ana last of all my .Johanna men, frightened out of their wits by the stories told them by a member of a ninth party who had been plundered of bis slave-, walked off and left me to face the terrible Mazitu with nine 1 Na-sick hoys. The fear which the English | na no has struck into the souls of the slave ■ traders has thus been an inconvenience. I could not go round the north end of the ; la.ee for fear that my Johanna men at sight of danger, would do there what they actu ally did at the southern end, and the own ers of two dhows on the lake kept them out oi sight, lest 1 should burn them as slavers, and could not cross in the middle. Round i the southern end, wc got up to Kirk's range, and among Mangaja not yet made slave-sellers. This was a great treat, for, i like all who have not been contaminated by , that blight, they were very kind, and hav ing been worried enough by unwilling se phoys and cowardly .Johanna men, i f'ol | lowed my bent by easy marches among friendly, generous people, to whom Ito impart some new ideas in return for their hospitality. The country is elevated, and the climate cool. One of the wonders told of us in successive villages was that we slept without fires. The boys having blan kets did not need fire, while the inhabi tants, being scantily clad, have their huts plastered inside and out, and even the roofs, to make themselves comfortable. Our pro gress since has been slow from other and ess agreeable causes. Some parts have cen denuded of food by marauding Mazitu or Zulus: we have been fain to avoid these t.nd gone zigzag. < )ncc we nearly walked into the hands of a party, and several times we have been detained bv rutnois of the OACtuy in front. January. 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