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.
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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<t of Machines, at a trial held at
Butler, on Thursday the 11th inst., hav"
ing made an examination of the differ
ent Machines, were stopped short by an
accident to the Dynamometer, by which
the draft of the different machines was
to be tested; wc are tehrefore unable, and
decline making a general report, as only
half of the machines wore partially test
ed as to draft, and even the test in mow
ing was not sufficient to enable the com
mittee to decide in favor of any particu
lar machine. The machines generally
did good work.
HENRY SHAFFER, "J
WM. ALBERT, ! R
SILAS PEARCE, J" V
J. J. WEST, J
€ommutticatiou&
Fu* TBI CiTisßsr.
Psnlmorty.
A reading public will not forget the
fact, that slang and billingsgate ore the
last resort of a vanquished opponent.—
However severe men may be in argu<
ment, it manifests a want of good breed>
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.