GEN. RAWLINQS'S SPEECH! Gen. Grant's Views Reflected! UNION--LOYALTY--EQUALITY (From the Chicago Tribune.) We published, on Saturday, the upeech of Major General Rawlings, to his old friends and ne'ghbors at Galena, upon the present condition of political affairs. This spoech has a peculiar significance. General Rawlings is the Chief of Staff to General Grant. He was Gen. Grant's personal friend, and Chief of - Staff du ring the entire war. He shares the con fidence of the General of the army more than any other man in the country, and he merits that confidence because of hi« ability as a soldier and an executive officer. The speech of General R&wK ings is a careful and deliberate the political history of the last six years, and, while it will excite especial interest as coming from a gentleman of his stand ing and attainments, it will not be less interesting when accepted by the public as an exposition, to some extent, or the views and opinions of General Grant. General Rawlings's speech will be welcomed by every Republican and Union man, North and"Soutn, who wishes order and peace restored on right principles, the Union once more in harmonion oper< ation, and civil and political equality enjoyed by the whole people freely, and without partiality or obstruction. It is the voice of the army calling for that peace and union whieh its valor conquer ed, and for the extinction of every trace of the rebellion whose armed force it subdued. It affirms : 1. The power and duty of Congress and the President as the law making power to protect and guard the Ameri can Union, and to preserve inviolate the Republican form of the National and State Governments, and the rights, lib erties and property of this whole people. 2. That the condition of the country after the close of the war, and the refusal of the provisional or temporary governN ments to secure and protect the lights and liberties of the freedmen, demanded of Congress the enactment of the Civil Rights Bill without which these people would have remained subject to all the disabilities, with none of the protection of slavery. 3. That the rebellion was undertaken to establish a Government having as its basis the perpetuity of human slavery. That in dealing with the rebellion the United Slates, with great forbearance, during nearly three years, omitted to strike slavery, as it might have done, and then when it did so, it destroyed the chattel character of the slave, made him a full freeman, and as such, entitled to an equality in political and civil rights with all other freemen. To have given the negroes freedom, without political equality, would have exhibited the anomaly of four millions of freemen, neither citizens nor aliens, subject to the flaws and yet not entitled to their full protection. 4. That the governments instituted by the President in the rebel States, having failed in almost every essential to adapt their constitutions to the republican fcrm mado necessary by tho change in the political character of so many millions of the people of those States, it was tho dnty of Congress to inquire into these'or ganizations, and, finding them both ille gal and to refuse them representation. That it was in the power and it was the duty of Congress to sweep from existence any and all governments in any States which were anti-republican, AS these governments in the rebel States were, and to provide for the establish', ment of other governments therein, on the basis of republican equality. 6. That Congress was correct In its decision that any governments in these States denying suffrage to all freemen, without distinction of race or color, were illegal and anti-republican, and is justi fied in denying representation to those States nntil they do grant suffrage to the people without such distinctions. 6. The right of suffrage is the only secure means by which any person can protect his liberty, and that it cannot be denied to the colored people, who, in most of the States, if not all, constitute the ta»jority of those who proved stead fast to the Union, and fought in the ranks of its armies, without a denial of the republican principles upon which th; Government is founded. 7. That the Constitutional Amend ment proposed by the last Congress, was an indispensable necessity created by the war; that Congaess did right in propo sing it.and in making its rati 8 est ion a prerequisite of the recognition of any Government in the rebel States. '• That the amendment in all its parts—the dec laration of citixensbip, the limitation of representation of those admitted to suf frage, the inviolability of the national /lebt, the repudiation of the rebel debt, the disfranchisement of those rebels who liad added official perjury to treason— was wise and just, and of its necessity there can be no doubt. 8. That the Reconstruction Acts of the last Congress were the result of a wise exercise of the unquestionable power of the law making branch of the Gov ernment ; that the military provisions of the acts are no more violations of liberty than the employment of the army for the suppression of the rebellion, and that the Sonth must accept the situation fully and unreservedly. 9. That reconstruction and restoration of the whole Union are eminently desi rable ; that it must be accomplished be fore there can be a full return to all the blessings of a wise and economical admin istration of the affairs of the Govern ment ; that them is no portion of the people who more earnestly desire such restoration than the army generally, or the five commanders of the military dis tricts ; that the Union thus restored upon the broad and enduring bas'u of the political equality of all freemen, the fu ture glory and safety of the nation will be secured beyond danger. 10. That all Northern States which have not established impartial suffrage should do so without delay. This is the eomprehensive platform embodied in the #Me speech of General Rawliqgs. It will meet with a hearty response from the whole American poo nle. It is not open to doubt; e„ch point is clearly stated and fortified with iai > pregnable arguments. It is the platform of the army, it is the platform of the Re publican party, it is, emphatically, the platform of the country, and it is, unques tionably, the platform of Genera! Grant. (joblVnsTtann'd. The expedients resorted to by Demo cratic teachers and leaders, to compel their deluded and defeated followers to eon form to their will and to incite them to action are various, and some of them rather amusing. They puzzle their brains to invent perils and aangers, very much after the fashion of nursery maids, vexed and worried by petulant and per verse infants. Bridget calls to her aid fierce goblins and ugly ghouls. Iler otherwise intractable charge, affrighted by the suggestion of a visit from these evil spirits, holds tenaciously to her leading strings and yields & prompt obedience to her will, whatever it may be, whether to close its eye 9in enforced slumber or close itsnouthin constrained silence. Bridget's strategy is closely copied by Democratic teachers. Every now and then they summon to their aid some terrible hobgoblin, and parade it in all its hideous deformity before the imaginations of their followers. The negro ia their favorite ghouls. No elf or fairy was ever half so potent in the nursery as the negro in the fold of the faithful. A single threat that this hid eously ugly fellow will thrust himself un, invited into the family and social circles-- has always constrained the Democracy to yield an implicit obedience to general orders. A belief in elvea and faries seems incidoat to ohildhood. On* gen eration repeats just what was done by that which preceded it. The children of to-day accept these evil spirits as reali ties, just as their grandames did before them in their childhood, and tremble just as much when they think them near.— Humanity don't seem able to outgrow this weakness. It is becoming so with Democracy in regard to the unfortunate descendants of liam, and artful leaders practice upon their fears as regularly as their conventions meet. The last conven tion that met at llarrisburg vatied the thing a little,hut the prominent face in the ficture they drew is decidedly African.— t has the thick lip. flat nose and crimped hair thai are so frightful in Democratic eyos- but the manner of his visitation is changed. Heretofore he has been repre sented as half ape and half demon, striving to find a place among the families of men, and to compel a compainionship that would be worse than death, prevented from the attainment of these ends only by some efficacious action on the part of the noble and godlike Democracy. In this latest pic ture his personal peculiarities are not chang ed, but the danger is represented as more imminent, inasmuch as he is furnished wi'.'n an ally, strong, indefatigible end uriscru pulous, who to torment and vex the sons of men is bending all his energies to secure the ultimatu success of this natural mons trosity. The picture is frightful certainly to woak minds and weak nerves. It will oparate like magic upon the faithful and incite them to a noble effort. Thev ar» promised safety if they will only exert ','iiem selves. Bridget feigning intense anxiety and concern for her infantilo charge; fright* ened almost to death by its nurse's stories, snatches it nervously in her arms and con» ceals it from the advancing goblin behind the folds of her gingham. Judge Black, feipning great solicitude for the purity, horuogenitj and social supremacy of his rnee, calms tht. fears of his followers, ex cited bv bis own devices, by resolving among other things, that if his followers are only faithful'—this, of course, is implied—that "we," meaning himself and the rest of the at>ostles, " shall resist to the last resort the threatened measures of the le.viers of the Republican party, to interfere by acts of Cmgress with the regulatingof the elective franchiso in the State of Pennsylvania." Kind Bridget! Considerate Judge I You shall both be hild in grateful remembranoe by those you have so befriended and pro% tected. Yon need not wait long years for some manifestation of this gratitude. It follows speedily, even while the danger still threatens. The timid, frightened young ster all the while thinking the goblin at its back imprints its kisses npon Biideet's hand. "We bail,'' says the Spirit, fright ened ont of propriety, liut somewhat relieved by the kind interposition of the Judge ' with special commendation this resolution of our Convention." Submissive child I perturbed Spirit ! Bridget and the Judge were only in fun. Cruel fun you say, bnt you will laugh at it some day. There is a time coming, wo hope, when you will have out grown your childish weakness, when the throughtof a goblin or the eight of a negro can neither blanch your check nor scar your eyeballs. Take hope. Franklin Kepoiitory. nick I ndamnent. Among the numerous instances in which the high judical character of the Hon. HENRY W. WILLIAMS, our candidate for Jndge of the Supreme Court, has been recognised we quote the following from Judge WOODWARD the present Chief Justice, in deliver ing the opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Barr vs. Todd, report ed in 5 WRIGHT, page 213: "In McClourg vs. Croghans's Ad ministrators, (1 Grant,s Cases, p. 307,) this subject was greatly discussed upon the authorities, and it was held by Judge William's of the District Court of Allegheny county, that the breach of contract to sell land, and that the measure of damages in such a case as the price paid for the leases and its interest, and not the value of the bargain. "The price paid for lano, whether upon lease or sale, is the value of it as between the contracting parties; so that Judge Williams's ruling wag not inconsijtent'witli the doctrine in 8 Ca sey. That the same rule prevails in respect to parol contraots, was abund antly shown in Malaun vs. Ammon, (1 Grant's Cases, p. 123,) afterwards approved by the whole Court IlertE ogg vs. Hertzogg, (10 Casey, p. 418) and Dumeors vs. Miller. Ib. 319." It is so rare that the judge of an in ferior court is quoted as authority by the Supreme Court, that such an oc currence is extraordinary; and it is but reasonable to say that the unan imous acceptance by the Supreme Court of Judge WILLIAMS as high Judicial authority, is conclusive proof of his qualifications to be the succes or of the Justice who pronounced the compliment cf the court upon him. — PitUburgh C'ommertial. guunirnu Cittern. The Largett Circulation oj any Paper in the County. PTE. ANDERSON, - • Editor. BTTTI.BR PA. WF.DSESDAT, lIILT 17,1807. and Union, Now and Formr, Ont ■nd 'meparable."—D. Wobaior. Union Republican State Ticket. BUPBKMB JUDGE. Hon. Henry W. Williams, Of Allegheny County. Union Republican County Tioket. ASSEMBLY : JAMES T. M'JUNKIN, JOHN EDWARDS, [LAWRENCE co.] GEO. 8. WESTLAKE, 1 „ DAVID ROBINSON, 112 M » CER co TREASURER: HUGH MORRIBON. COMMISSIONER : CHARLES HOFFMAN. JURY COMMISSIONER : CHARLES MCLUNG. AUDITOR : J. CALVIN GLENN. Nummary. Congress has completed its labors in re gard to reconstruction. The Bill as agreed upon by the Conference Committee was. adopted in the Senate by a vote ol 31 to C. The Bill in full as agreed upon will be found on the 2d p»ge of to-day's pa per. It is said that President Johnson is preparing his veto against the Bill.— His labor will be in vain, for Congress will pass the bill by a two-thirds vote. I The news from Mexico itt«;eases in in terest, and is assuming additional impor tance every day. In Europe, the shoot, ing of Maximilian continues to be the topic of remark and special interest. It is said that Austria is about to send for the body of the dead Prince, and France will demand the surrender of I>ano, who was the French Secretary of State under the Empire, whether dead or alive, and to that end will send a fleet for him, and for the purpose of resenting any indigni ty to him. The London rimes expresses the opin ion that tho United States will be com pelled to take Mexico in hand, secure to her a stable government, and redress tho wrongs she has committed. Onrexchanges represent affaire in Mex ico as truly appalling. Madness and ter ror reign supreme. What the end will be, time and transpiring events only will tell. The downfall of the Empire, the execution of Maximilian and others, and the shooting of 1500 men in colß blood, are indictive of the bloodthirsty spirit of the Mexican people. It is impossible at present to see what will be tho end of these fearful events. liCglslatlTeCenfcrecs. The Republican Legislative Conferees from the District composed of Mercer, Lawrenee and Butler counties, met at the Leslie House in New Castle, on Friday the sth inst. The following named gen tlemen were present: S. 11. Miller, J. D. Kirkpatrick, D. F. Houston, of Mor eer county, Dr. Amos Lusk, John Mitch* •11, H. £. Wick, of Butler eounty, and David Sankey, A. P. Moore and John Elder, of Lawrenee county. On motion of David Sankey, Dr. Amos Lusk, of Butler county, was chosen Chairman, and on motion of 8. 11. Mil ler, D. F. Houston, of Mercer county, Secretary. G. 8. Wcstlake and David Robinson, of Mereer, John Edwards, of Lawrence, and James T. M'Junkin, of Butler coun ty, were placed in nomination as candi dates for Assembly in the District by acclamation. The Conferees, having performed the duties enjoined on them, adjourned sine di «. AMOS LUSK, Chm'n. D. F. HOUSTON, Sec'y. Report of Committee on blow ing Match. We, the undersigned committee to make te ing for a controversialist to contempts ously treat his opponent. The pnblic» then, wil! pardon me if I do not reply to an article found in the citizen of July Brd, over the sigiaturoof ffm. Allen, in his style, and with his animus. It pur ports to have been written at Allen Dell. Webster says dell means hollow place.— This article, then, found Its birth at Al len holion place, near Whitestown. It is strange that Mr. Allen did not give us the point of compass and number of link* from the aforesaid Whitestown. And then the aforesaid article was born on the 28th of June, "in the year of Christ 18C7." Ido wonder where Mr. Allen found that word "Christ." I can assure you that he did not find it in House's Psalms, and that if ho is a consistent Psalm-singer, he never sung that blessed | name in his life. Now, 1 have not in this done any thing inconsistent, for fair controversy allows me to say what I may think proper, of any man's proiluctions ; but it does not allow me to bemean my opponent. The intent of Mr. Allen in his last article is to show that the authors of many of our hymns are men of bad moral character. He does not tay ths, but there is no doubt but that this is his purpose. Now, if history does not per vert faett in a moat glaring manner, no one of the Poets mentioned would snfiei in the least, by being compiled with Rouse, in point of morality. Ido not except Robert Burns or Tom Moore.— The difference between Mr. Allen and mjself is this : I do not parade the pro ductions of these men mentioned by him before the world as tho " word of God," while he cUims for Rouse'# effusions the infallibility of intpiroiion. I flatly deny that Rouse h»u the ability to translate the Psalms at all , or that he oven at tempted to do so. He only attempted tc put the English version into metre, and he made a miserable failure at that. Il is conceded by the learned that our prcs ent version of the Bible is as nearly oor. rect as any version ever was, or perhap; ever will be- We propose to give a few specimens of Rouse's intallible transla tion, and compare them with tho prose version. PROSE VERSION. ROUSE. Re thankful unto His name alwayi him and bless his praise, laud and name. • bless, For it it tcemh/ to tc do. Which sing among Which do among the the branches. branches sing With delectation. God hath spoken in God in his holines: his holiness. hath said, Herein I will take pleasure. I thought on my I thought on my for ways. mer ways And did my life \cel try - My »oul breaketh for My soul within me the longing it hath. breaks, And doth much Joi nting ttill endure. Their heart is as fat Their hearts, thro' as grease. j t cor Idly ea*e ami wealth. ! As fat as grease thej r I be " In the following from Rouse, I putin Italics all the words not in the proso ver sion. Thou art the God that wonders doat, By thy right hand moit strong. ■ Their ensign they set up for signs Of triumph thee before. A man was famous and was had In estimation. They set their mouths against the heavooi In their blasphemous talk. And they a passage had Ev'n marching through the flood on fool Surely when floods of water great Do iwell vp to the brim, They shall not overwhelm hit soul, Nor once oome nigh to him. The above is but a specimen of manj of Rouse's Psalms. It ean be reavily ob served that one-half of the above wordi is Rouse's own invention, or, in othei words, human composition, that is il Rouse himself was human, yet tbev arc palmed off as the "pure word of God. If any one will take tie pains to examine for himself, he will find as many words added to the prose version by Rouse, a* will make forty-five Psalms as long as the 117 th Psalm, and let him extend his re search a little further, and he will find that there is left out of the original as many words as would make forty«five more Psalms of the same length. Hence there is a difference of ninety Paalms be tween Rouse and our prose version, that is. Rouse, in putting the Psalms into me tre, uses ai many uninspired words ai would make ninety Psalms as long as the 117 th. This is no chimera of the brain, but is absolutely true; and yet Mr. Al len and his coreligionists wsuld pack ev» erybody off to the Devil that will not fall down and worship Rouse's Psalms as the " pure word of God." I therefore ap peal to any and every intelligent reader of this controversy whether he is willing to accept Rouse's Psalms as a correct translation of the Ps*lms of David. The best translators of tho scriptures scoff at the idea of calling it a translation at all. It is not a respectable paraphrase. It oo curs to me then, if we arc to sing human productions, let us select the best of such productions and not have our sensibilities grated as in the following : My mouth I have wide open - ed and panted earnestly, While after thy command - a - menta I long'd exceedingly. Consider mine affllo - ti - on in safety do me set. I need not multiply examples, for the kbove is a fair specimen of a great major ity of Rouse's Psalms, without the sing ing of which we are threatened with the sword of the Lord. Mr. Allen informs us that if we sing any thing like the fol lowing : Thou, O Christ, art all I want; More than all in thee I fiud : liaise the fallen, cheer the faint. Ileal the sielc, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy name ; I am all unrighteousness: False and full of sin I am ; Thou art full of truth and grace, we are in danger of something worse than Adlington's knife. All he has to say about whiskey, and water for baptism, and lambs, &c., &c., I cannot understand. I confess I tried hard to see the relevancy of his allusions there, but I could not see it. I hope he will be a little more explicit- He accuses me of deceit. I will suggest to him that hon esty would forever prevent me from af firming that Rouse had given to the world a correct translation of David's Psalms. He thinks I would do well to learu to read Hebrew. lam sorry lam compel led to indite the following for it may ap pear egotistical; but I will read Hebrew, chapters alternately, with any Covenanter in Butler county, at any time or place my opponent may see fit tojmeet ioe, and then I will debate publicly tho Psalmody question with I'ne same one, or any other Covcnnnttr in any place, or at any time possible for me to comply with. If any thing else should happen to be born at that hollow place, near Whitestown, I hope it will not have " seven heads and ten horns," or have any resemblance what ever to tho last speoimen brought forth, " June 28th, in the year of Christ 1867.'' Not that it is dangerous. It is only ex ceedingly unseemly. W. 11. Tmni.ES. For the American Citiien. Ma. EDlTOß. —According to a mutual arrangement made between the 11. P. and 0. S. Presbyterian Sabbath Schools of Centreville, they assembled at the church of the latter on the 4th inst., at 112 o'clock, M., to celebrate the day in a manner appropriate on such occasions. Long before the hour appointed for meet ing, groups of children could be seen going to the place appointed for meeting, with joyous expectation depicted on their countenances, which suih occasions always excite. At the hour named, the scholars, teachers, and others present, were formed into procession by W. O. Rrackenridgo, Chief Marshal, assisted by 11. 11. Vincent and J. W. George, As sistant Marshals. The procession num bered about 500, and was headed by a band of musio. Each school had very beautiful and appropriate banners, which were mado by the ladies, and to whom great praise is duo for tho skill and taste displayed by them in this, as well as in all other departments assigned to them. The procession proceeded to tho grove seleoted on the farm of Mr. Wm. Rig* ham, adjoining the village ; but soon after getting there, a storm came on, when it was thought advisable to return to the church, by which time the storm was ended, the air was cooler, and the sun shining, which contributed much to the enjoyment of the occasion. After reassembling in the ohurcb, the following list of officers was read, and they took their places. Prof. Thomp son, President; Nathaniel Cooper, Wm. Bigham, Geo. Reed, and Wm. Vincent, Ksq'rs., Vice Presidents; Jas. M'Knight and H. S. Hingham, Secretaries. According to the programme made out, the exercises were opened with prayer, by Rev. Mr. Williams, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The choir then sang the piece entitled America. The Declaration of Independence was read by Rev. Mr. Williams. Singing by the choir. Prof. Thompson, chairman, addressed the audience in an able manner, showing the increase Bnd progress of Sabbath schools in the United States from their origin to the present time. The address contained much interesting information, and was listened to with marked atten tion by all. Rev. Dr. Walker, of Plaingrove, had been invited and was expected to be present, but failed to come, when llev. Wiliiams was called upon, and responded in a short extemporaneous address to the children, in which he succeeded in gain ing their attention and keeping it to the close of his remarks. He referred to tho interiuption of the proceedings, caused by the storm, and showed that we are sometimes disappointed in our expecta tions by the providence of God, yet we should not murmur; and that Provi dence overrules all for our good, and in the end his providences always result so. The remarks of the speaker wero very appropriate, and, without doubt, left a good impression upon the hearts of all. At the conclusion of the address, tho refreshments, of which an abundant sup ply was provided by the committee, was served by the teachers and others ap pointed for that duty. After a few remarks by the President to tho children, the exercises were closed by siuging a doxology and pronouncing the benediction. On motion, the proceeding were order ed to be published in the county papers. Had those persons been present who c'oubt the proprioty of having such meet ings as tho ono described, and witnessed the orderly conduct, earnest attention and delight manifested by the large assembly of children preseut, we think they would not only cease all opposition, but would exert their influence to have such occasions moro frequent in our midst than they are. They would ap prove of the following sentiment: Let thera exalt! their laugh and song Arc rsroly kuown to laat too long , Why should we strive, with cjrnTc frown, To knock their Ihirj castles down ? " W. S. BIGHAM,) „ , J. RIcKNIfIHT, j Seo rs (>r»nd Plc-Sllo. In accordance with previous arrange ments, a basket Pic nic was held in St. Clair's grove, in Centre township. The following named persons acted as a Com mittee of Arrangements: Rlisses 8. Weisenstine, M. Johnston, B. Walker, E. Allison, M. Hoon and M. Badger. Also, Messrs. G. F. Weisenstine, T. C. Snodgrass, 8. Johnston, J. Allison. L. Blain and A. Black. The young men of the neighborhood contributed handsomely to aid in procu ring tna necessary sweetmeats and re freshments. The committee are deserv ing of the highost praise for the manner in which they performed th'eir duties. At an early hour the the people began to assemble in the appointed grove. When nearly all had arrived, and the necessary preparations had been made for the diss play of some literary talent, a large cloud could be seen floating rapidly from the West, and from all appearances, we were to have a heavy shower of rain. The audience, therefore, withdrew to a Inrgo barn that was situated near by, and re mained there until tho much needed and highly beneficial shower was over ; after which they returned to the grove, where a table was soon covered with all the delicacies and luxuries that mortal man could desire. Everything being arranged, the large crowd were soon pleasantly enter tained with a good dinner. After dinner was over, the crowd betook themselves to such amusements as they thought proper. Everything parsed oft' pleasantly, and each one appeared pleased and gratified in being permitted thus to spend another 4th of July in the land of the free, and the home of the brave. SPECTATOR. Kiippleniciit»l Uccon*trn«'ti«ii" On Saturday Congress completed its i labors regarding Reconstruction. Tho following is the bill agreed upon by b)th Houses : SECTION 1. Tint it is hereby do clarcd to have been the intant. and uioamn g of the act of March 2, 1807, that tho gov ernments then existing in tho rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Car olina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas nnd Arkansas, were not legal State governments, and that hereafter said governments, if con tinued at all, were to be oontinued sub. ject in all respects to the military com manders of the respective districts, and to tho paramount authority of Congress. SEC. 2. That the commander of any district named in said act shall have power, subject to the approval of tho General of tho army of the United States, aud have eflfcet till disapprored, when ever, in tho opinion of tho commander, tho proper administration of said act shall require it, to suspend or remove from office, or from tho performmee of official duties and exercise of official powers, any officer or person holding or exercising, or professing to hold or exercise, nuy civil or military office or duty in such district, under any power, election, ap pointment, or authority derived from or granted by or claimed nnder any so-called State or the government thereof, nnd upon such suspension or removal, such commander, subject to the disapproval of the General aforesaid, shall have power to provide from time to timfl for tho per formance of said dnties of such officer or person so suspended or removed, by de tail of some competent officer or soldier of the army, or by the appointment of some other person to perform the same, and to fill vacancies occasioned by death, resignation or otherwise. SEC. 3. The General of the army of the United States shall be entrustel with all powers of suspension, removal and appointment grauted in the preceding section to district commanders. SEC. 4. That the acts of the officers of the army already done in removing, in said districts, persons exorcising tho functions of civil officers, and appointing others in their stead, are hereby confirm ed j provided, any person heretofore or herealter appointed by any district com mander to exercise the functions of any civil officer, may be removed eitber by tho military officer in comuiaad of the district or by the General of the army, and it shall be the duty of such com mander to remove from office as aforesaid alt persons who are disloyal to the Gov "eminent of the United States, or who use their official influence in any manner to hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the due and proper administration of this act and the acts to which it is supplement tary. Ssc. 5. That tho Boards of llegistra tration provided for in the act entitled " An act supplementary to an act entitled an act to provide for tho more efficient government of the rebel States," passed March 2d, 1867, and to facilitate regis> tration, passed March 23d, 1867, shnll have power, and it shall be their duty, be fore allowing the registration of any per son, to ascertain upon such facts or infor mation as they can obtain, whether such person is entitlod to lw registered said act, and tho oath required by said act shall not be conclusive on such ques tion ; aud no person shall bo registered "unless such Board shall have such power to examine, under the oath to be admin istered by any member of suoh Hoard, auy one, touching the qualifications of any person claiming registration ; but in every case of refusal by the Board to reg ister au applicant, and in every case of strikiug his name from the list as herein after prescribed, the Hoard shall make a note or memorandum, which shall be re turned with the registration list to the Commanding General, for the ground of such refusal or such striking from the list; provided, no person shall be disqual ified as a member of any Board of Reg istration by reason of race or color. SEC. G. That the true intent and mean ing of the oath prescribed in said supple* moutary act is, among other thiogf), that no person who has been a member of the Legislature of any State, or has held any executive or judicial officd in any State, whether he has taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United State* or not, and whether he was holding such of fice at the commencement of the rebel lion, or had held it before, and who has afterwards engaged in rebellion against the Un:ted States, or given aid and com fort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to be registered or vote; and the words''ex ecutive or judicial office in any State,"in said oath, shall be construed to include all civil officers created by law for the ad ministration of any general law of tho State, or for the administration of justice. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted. That the time for completing the original reg istration provided for in the said act may, in the discretion of tho commander of any district, be extended to the first of October, 1807 ; and the Boards of Reg istration shall have power, and it shall bo their duty, commencing fourteen days prior to any election under said act, and upon reasonable public notice of time and place thereof, to revise for five days the registration lists, and upon being sat isfied that any person not entitlod thereto has been registered, to strike such name from the lists, and such person shall not be allowed to vote, and such B iard shall also during the same period add to mchi register the names of all persons who at that time possess the qualifications requir ed by said act who havo not already reg istered ; and no person shall at any time be entitled to be registered er vote by. roason of my Executive pardon or am nesty for any act or thing which without! such pardon or amnesty would disqualify him from registration or voting. SEC. 8. That all members of said Boards of Registration and all persons heroafter elected or appointed to office in said mil* itary districts under any so-called Stato or municipal authority, or by detail or appointment of tho district commander, shall be required to take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by law for the officers of the United States. SEC. 9. That no Distract Commander or member of the Board of Registration, or any officer or appointee under them, shall be bound in bis action by any own ion of any civil officer of the United States. PEC. 10. That section four of said last named act shall be construed to authorise the Commanding General named therein, whenever he shall deem it oeodful, to re move any member of a Hoard of Rogis* tration and appoint another in his and fill ai*y vacancy in said Board. SEC. 11. 1 hat all provisions of this act. and ot the act to which It is supple mentary, shall be oonstrued,liberally to the end that all the intent theroof majj fully and perfectly be carried out. Xcmperancp ( onveßilon In New ( untie. A convention of the friends of temper* ance was held in New Castle, on Thurs day last, under the auspices of the lnde pendent Order of Good Templars.' Dele gates werepresent from Lawrence, Boawsr and Mercer counties, and much interest was manifested in tho proceedings. The Committee on Organization, through Rev. Cowden, recommended tho organization of a permanent District Temperance Union, auxiliary to the Stats Uai >» ew> bracing tho before mentioned, counties. A committee, consisting of, Rev. Dr. Brown. J. 11. Stevcnsfto, W. W< Walker R. Cwvan and Wm. Y. Cowden, were appointed to druf't constitution and by laws. Resolutions were adopted setting forth that experience and observation proves the use of intoxicating beverages is tho occasion of innumerable private and public evils, and that citizens of all ranks, especially magistrates, leislators and teachers of public sentiment, should combino to secure its suppression; that the practice of total abstincnco from all intoxicating beverages is the only safe basis for a permincnt temperance re-* formation; that the traffic in intoxicating beverages should be rendered illegal, either by direct prohibitory laws or by empowering the peoplo to suppress the traffic in their several municipalities, town ships and boroughs. The Convention was ably addressed by Rev. \V. A. Davidson, State Lecturer of tho Good Templars and by others. A resolution was adopted calling upon the citizens everywhere to organize temperance associations. After the adoption of the constitution, the Convention proceeded to the election of officers nnder the new organization: Prcsideut—Rev. Dr. Audley Browne of Lawrence county. Vice President—Col. Taylor, of liearvor county. Secretary— J. Harvey Stevenson, of Lawrence county Treasuer—Richard Carvan, of Merecr county. Executive Committee from Lawrence county—Mr. W. W. Walker, Rev.J. Alexander, Rev. T. W. Winter, Mercer county —Rev. Rice, Wm. S. Bailey, Rev.JJ.R. Butlor CQ., —C. E. Anderson, lion. Pillow, Rev Dr Young. Beaver county—Rev. Morrow, Mr. John Carter, Mr. E. A. Barpes. The place for holdings tho annual meet ing of the Union was fixed at Sharon, Mercer oounty, and the time third W'ed-. nesday of September next. —Cincinnati has 95U drinking houses. —Porcelain boqueta arc a feature in the Exposition. —New Orleans drinks threo thou* sand kegs of lager daily. —lt is said the Indians in the West are busy collecting their poll They take it out in hair.