The Weekly Standard from Raleigh, North Carolina • Page 1

J. Hemry Ilmrris. Esq. of ITortk Carolina. The Sentinel notices the proceedings of the Turner meeting in Hillsborough, but prudently suppresses the resolution in which a wish is expressed for the death of Hon.

Thaddeus Stevens. If such men as Pell, Turner and Vance had supreme control in I J. W. HOLIJKN. Colored Meeting oa Easter Monday 7' A friend has handed us copy of the foil lowing handbill, which is being circulated in this community PUBLIC MEETING OF THE COLORED PEOPLE OF WAKE, ON EASTER MONDAY.

if On Monday the 22d of April, a meeting of the colored people of Wake will be helff; i We stated in a recent issue that' while the Sentinel, would not admit -publicly in his paper that colored men were entitled to bold office he was nevertheless jen-gaged privately in making overtures to leading colored men, to detach them pom their principles. Mr. Pell declafes it is not true that he has made propositions, 4f either directly or indirectly," to "any colored man The Republican' ReeoastnetioB Con J- ventioa. was our good fortune' to be an eye-witness and a participant in the late Republican Reconstruction Convention at the capital of tpe Old North State. We felt that it 'was good to be there.

The two days1 deliberations were fraught with questions of the deepest solicitude, and of paramount interest and importance. But the men there assembled were equal to the importance of the occasion. Impressed with the responsibilities resting upon them in taking a bold and manly step in the right direction for the re-, formation and redemption jof a wayward and prodigal State, they seemed to be anima-ted and fired up to the work by the surround- Among the many distinguished men lately in council in the Old North State, none have a finer record reference to the -issues of j' our great Cause, than the gentleman whose narne heads this article." -t James Henry Harris is a North Carolinian byl birth, and long before Freedom and Rights came td his State, he was, 1n hk owi way battling1 position for his people. through schools ana other mora and social appliances. He himself engaged in (Upholstering,) and when he felt be oagbt to, he moved bis family and business North 1 1 i 'V- We met him; first at Oberiin, that educa- i Majors, or Captains, or Colonels of your color in their army t' i The war was not waged for you, but against us.

It was for no love of you, but. on ac- count of their hatred to us. When Yankees come to tell you how much they have done for you, ask them how much -it cost them. If they had have had to. spend five dollars a head for you to procure your freedom, you would never have gotten it.

They say they want a Republican Govern-! ment They want you to vote for Radicals that is what they want; they want to form a new party here, by which all of the old and respectable citizens of the State will be driven to the wall, and to be able to elect a Radical for the next Presidency. A man named Wilson here a short time since to teich us political toleration. He ib a monster of impudence. If he cornea here again he wont find himself on a bed of roses. He will be met by some one, General Schofield permitting, and things will be told him that will shut his mouth if he is not made of brass inside and out.

The above is a fair specimen of "the speeches on the occasion and the same tone; will pervade the speeches made by such men everywhere. i tional hire, Ifcnd formed an acquafntaftcc which has ripened into personal friendship. When the demands of our Cause urged that help be sent further North, a few as responded, and again, is a new spbena. amid frosts and snows, did weffad ourselves to-j, getber laboring fof onr people's vpliftiog. i sin the whirfof events, we were called apon 1 to" separate; we going to Foreign countries, and he furthef -Southward, still engaged In 1 the same great work of moral and iDtellectoal i improvement! When the clouds of War rolled from tha at'-, land, we, having returned here, found oar 7 brother once Jm'ore in his 'old at tba same good work, but more intent than ever for the political elevation of himself and friends, and he traveled over a large portion of his native State; mainly at his own ex penae; to stat the and disseminats tha -principles uaderiying and upholding oar Cause, -k 7 7r But hi9 urbanity and cotirtety, which, he exercisecE as any of sense woak)r who 7 knew the people and his work as well, ta 7 won to himself notonly good will, bat hearty' co-operfttion-i-and the secret of the higbY' Ii position which Mr.

Harris held, ami of zha i influence whjeh be exerted, in the great On- vention whose Report we publish to-day, 7 was owing the fact that the people, tha whole people, bad confidence in him. i 1 It is an honor not to be despised, to be esteemed abroad, away from the domlcils of i those who khow us best, but it is far higher honor to be jln the hearts of the dear ones it i home, of those related, of the neighbors and friends whbi are apt for no cause to make good the saying of the Savior "A prophvi is not withopt honor, save in his own eoMa- try and amefng his own kindred." In January, we again met Mr. nan is fo the capital of the country, ne and an aged Worker, Mr. Lockett, cams to a National Convention then called and there be, already representing the State Equal Rights League of North Carolina, was elected Depoty-Pres- ident of tho National Equal Rights League, and appoin eda member ot the Executive Board. It was then that he bad that famous inter- view with; president Johnson, to which so many imperfect reierences have been made by the newspapers.

It is fair to President Johnson to. say, that notwithstanding tha warmth of the' debate between Mr. II arris and himself, (into which, by the way, ha drew Mr. Harris.) the President was exceed- ingly kind, offering any courteso in his1 power, to make the stay of Mr. Harris and his friend Mr.

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ugLUia Holder, I naieign, Taey Stoop to Conquer." The following-extract from a late number of the Weldon State, one of the organs of th oligarchs. wiH furnish an idea of SB the feeling with which these oligarchs condescend to court the colored vote. The jStofosays: i- We know that it is ferj hard for the fastidious Southerners to acknowledge to themselves that it is right and necessary they sboukl acknowledge, by their acts, even the nolitical eauautv of their former serfs, we are veil aware of the si udder of disgust which thrills through a Southern gentleman's frame when he contemplates the contingency of sitting in convention, and arguing and debating with those whom his education, his associations and the promptings of his nature hare always taught him were his inferiors by. the infallible decree of Almighty God." 1 i Just think of it" the of disgust which thrills through a Southern gentleman's frame when he contemplates the contingency of sitting in convention and arguing and debating with those whom his education, I Lis associations and the? promptings of his feature have always taugat him were his in- ferhv by the infallible decree of Almighty God." And the Lynchburg News of a recent date says: Littie effort will be required to convince the sensible and intelligent amongst them that the destinies of the two races are most intimately connected that the prosperity and well-being of one class is directly dependent on the other that if the employer prosper he is able to increase the' wages and the cumber of his employees, and that the well-being of both blacks and whites depends more on cultivating a feeling of mutual respect and confidence than in the indulgence of vain feeu'ngsof prejudice and in- 4 i aignanou on me one uum, or or vinaicuve animosity and fancied antagonism on the other. The influence which can be exerted, on this race by the well-directed and earnest efforts of high-toned gentlemen can never te counteracted by the insidious teachings of the low-flung and despicable.

The negro, as has long been understood and admitted, is, in his nature, his tasteflj and his feelings, aristocratic to a degree never dreamed of by these with whom he has not been brought into direct contact and this attribute of their character will prompt them to look with partiality on a party composed of the gentlemen of the rotate, when contrasted with one composed of such men as cutt, and Ward well, and Lipscomb." Well, the men who attempted on account of office to destroy the Union, and who, on account of the same love of office, refuse to stand aside and permit! the true men of the Southern' States to restore the are now stooping, as they say, to their former serfs," and going through the shudder of disgust" in order to obtain the colored. vote. The Virginia gentlemen? as they style themselves, are hard at work in this ness. They are so in love' the colored rote that can not bear to see low-flung andj white Unionists take any part in consulting with of or addressing the colored people. The Virginia gentlemen? called a meeting oi the colored people in incnmona a few days usee, to test their strength.

We have the proeeediags before as in the Richmond papei'Tha race ting was a signal failure. But few colored people concurred with them, though a large crowd attended from curiosity. The speakers were constant' ly interrupted by thejeoIoredV people, 'and ui7 repuea wens aaaoe oy persons in the audienee, which, though brief and in the wsy retorts, were capital answers to. the speeches. The meeting resulted beneficially to the Republican eaase, a it thoroughly exposed the hjpocrisi.

of jtjhe Virginia oli-grha, asd showed, fiat they bad no hold the eoufideoce of the eolored Nearly all the speeches taade by these Virginia gentletncnf were" ill-aatnre4 to- "ards the government and Ifarihera people, ana mere or less rebellious. Xmemz other t'jiags, j'Daaiel, Coxnam wealth's Attorney, aaidj I -y "Ton wereemaropated, set beeswe they loved you, but beeaase they hated -and thought by aettiflg yon free we eoald not ise aeppliea for one armies aal far our jPptoat horae. iThey dealt us Ma. inej said they wanted yen in their army to mP iuj Mi nm4, alter while taey pat gnos your hands, and pushed you "to the imminent deadly breaeh fA rote they did'nt drive" ua. Were this country, and had such men as Steven's in their power; they would torttire them to death with the same spirit of deliberate vengeance with which the prisoners at Salisbury and -Andersonville were starved and shot.

Native Union men here would be driven out from their, possessions, and would be shot like rabbits in the woods and on the public roads. The negroes might be spared, because they would be reduced again to slave ry; and would be as valuable in that condition as formerly. Brother Pell would think all this was the will of God, and- he would repair to the Church, at the ring of the bcH," as he did in-1865, to give thanks for new victories and to pray for a fuller and richer harvest of vengeance on his enemies. When. the spirit, of secession enters a man like Pell, once a Unionist, and the man thus sins against his conscience and becomes a (Conscious traitor," he is lost to all self-respect and to i every emotion of pity.

The evil which such a person will do is limited only by his 'Capacity and the power that is over him. i Tucker's Hall. This large, commodious and imposing building, on Fayetteville street; in this City, near the Capitol, is rapidly approaching It is the most important addition yet made to the business portion of our little City, and will reflect great credit for many years to come, on the enterprise, liberality and good taste of its owners, Messrs. W. H.

R. S. Tucker. These gentlemen, natives of! the City, have accumulated their estates in this community by their spirit of enterprise and their attention to their business and they are among the foremost in expending their means to improve and build up the City: The dimensions of this building are as follows Width of front on Fayetteville Street is 43 feet 4 inches, running back 120 feet, with an area in front 6 feet, covered with Hyatt's patent light work, to give light to the basement which is 40 by 60 feet, 9 feet pitch. The first story or store "floor is the entire depth and width of the building, 117 feet 4 inches, by 40 feet 8 inches, clear of walls, and 15 feetpitch, and finished in a style that would do credit to any Northern City.

The walls are to be hard finished, ornamen-jtal plaster cornices at the ceiling. In the pentre there are eight iron columns of the Corinthian forder, to support the centre of the hall floor. There will be two counting rooms at the back end of the store, 9 by 14 feet, with ground glass partitions eight feet high. The finish at front end of store will include two entrance doors and two windows, and entrance in centre to floor. The hall is intended for Concerts, Balls, The hall will include 4 rooms at the front end, parlor, saloon, dressing and ante-rooms for musicians, At the back end there will be a stage extending across the width of the building 40 feet 8 inches by 27 feet projection, including 4 private boxes.

Gal leries on the sides and across the front end of the hall will seat about 1,000 persons. In the roof there are two large skylights, finished with domes to light the hall and store. The whole building will be thoroughly ventil- lated. The principal feature of the exterior is the front, which is of iron of the composite order, furnished by Messrs. Haywood, Bartlett fc Baltimore.

The whole building will be lighted with gas. The cover ing will be mica roofing. This imposing structure has been erected by Mr. Thomas-Coates. contractor, whose taste, energy and skill as an architect and builder are well known.

We presume that in the course of a few weeks the building will be nearly completed. Ashe County. A friend writing us from Jefferson, Ashe County, says: The loyal people of Ashe are rejoiced to think that Congress is alive to the rights of the loyal people of the State. They think the time is soon coming when Loyalists, with federal soldiers at their head, may carry the star-spangled banner through the, streets of Jefferson unmolested, without witnessing the painful spectacle of seeing it torn down. The Loyalists in this County are organizing, and will soon be ready for any emergency.

The rebels have managed to obtain the control of the Courts in this County. The first Legislature, with Mr. Carson as our member, appointed Justices of the Peace so as to give the loyal men control; but at the last election a rebel was elected to the Legislature, and went to Raleigh and had appointed thirty 'odd more," aU rebels, which gave them a majority, and they elected a full Bench of rebels for the special Court. The Rebs now have all the offices in the I. Some four or five months ago, some Union men raised the American flag It Jefferson, when it was torn down and insulted by a band of rebels.

We have not heard that these rebels have been arrested and punished. There is one consolation, and that is, intend that thit State, in aUite departments from constable up, thaU he purged of treason. This will be done, no matter what time it may require. The State will neverbe restored to5 its place in the Union- until it is whit: whole" as a loyal, Union-State. Let our loyal friends in Ashe take Theirs cause is in safe hands.

Tms Traitors Rebuked. It twilt'Jbe seen by the telegraphic dispatch in our pa-per to-day from Washington, that the Su preme Court of the United States has re fused to entertain the bill, filed by Governor j. Sharkey to restrain the President from enforcing the Sherman act in Mississippi. The traitors therefore stand rebuked by that au- gnat tribunal. on the Capitol Square in Kaleign, comments "cing at 11 o'clock, A.

Mn to hear addre from gentlemen on public affairs. His Ex-' cellency Gov. Worth, Richard H. Battle, and Major Seaton Gales have kindlyi consented to address the people. may also consent to do so.

All citizens, both white and colored, are, respectfully invited to attend. MANY COLORED VOTERS. Raleigh, April 18, 1867. "-i understand, the report, has gone ou that Mr. James H.

Harris; colored, concurre to state that there is no foundation for this report. Its object is apparent, It has been put out to induce- the colored- people to attend. The men who, are engaged in ths business of inflaming the public mind, dividing the colored people, will hesitate pjt nothing to advance their purposes. Th involved this people in war by iying te grams and false appeals, and they are deter mined that the same means shall be employ ea to perpetuate disunion, unless tney are permitted to lead in taking the -State back." and po hold all the offices, as they do now after it gets back. Gov.

Worth is to address the Will he tell the colored people that in of his messages to the Legislature he propp ed to "distribute" them like' so many cattle throughout the country to drive tjfcm from the homes of their -fathers am strangers, in the cold, bleak regions of he North Will he tell the people that in same message he pronounced the Congs of the United States an body the same Congress that, passed Sherman act, and gave to the colored fli rierh't tr, vat Wilt An thia 1 'M And Major Seaton Gales has "kindly sented" to address the Wherelid he get his, title Will he tell' the peple that on the 22d dav of FeBruarv, 1866: the flag of the Union was stretched ov.erlibjs pavements of Raleigh, he proposed i friend to go home by a1 back street, to aftid walking; under; the flag That flag is symbol of freedom to the negro. Strike It down, add the colored people will fall again instantly into hopeless slavery. in the Sentinel of October 13, 1866, the'colfred people are spoken of as the God-eursedo of Ham. Who wrote tht article declajng the colored race under the special curs- Uod Major" liaies or air. reu it nces no difference who wrote it, both, of them are responsible tor it.

We predict that this meeting ydl pWe; as thorough a failure as the Richmond meeting did. The colored people are RepuWi-cans, as Mr. Lincoln was, 'and they will not abandon the party that gave them freedom; to follow the false lights of seces sion and treason. The Mississippi Bill Field, Washington, April 18. In the Supreme Court, to-dav.

Hon; Rob ert Walker filed the amended bill in behalf of Mississippi against Secretary Stanton and Gens. Grant and Ord. A 'The Attorncv General moved to dismiss both this and the Georgia bill, tor want oi jurisdiction. And it was agreed Dy Counsel that the motion should be-argujed' on the 26 th. inst.

The Chronicle states that persons ar; in Washington froni Arkansas and Virginia, making arrangements to file bills for those States to stop proceedings under the Sherman act Call you that submission to the national will Verily, Rebeldom dies hard. Meanwhile members of Congress are watching these proceedings. Congress will re-assemble in July. If that body should wipe out the existing rebel State orgfcpita-tions and tighten the strings generailyfwlio wilt be to blame for it 1 The proceedings of the Senate on the ilth were not important That body is expected to; adjourn in a few days. It has been embarrassed by the persistency of the yresi-dent in-nominating his copperhead friends for office.

The registration of voters under the Jilfer-man act commenced in New Orleans on the 15th. A majority of the officials are blacks; We presume the voters in North-Carolina will be enrolled.during the months of? May, June, July and August, The election for delegates to the Convention will take place in October or November next. We see no necessity for being in a hurry. Thejwerk should be well. done.

i. i -r- Registration of Voters. The last Gal veston News says vf i It will be Been, by the letter of Gen. Griffin to the Governor, that the military power intends to make no distinction of color' i in the appointment of Registers in the varivns portions of the State. We are 1 informed, that wherever colored men can be found in Texas with the requisite qualificatjons'i'ia those counties possessing i any considerable portion tf this population, they will be asso- ated jwitlf the white 1 Registers, and work in connection with them? This seems to us to be wholly An Electric Gbn.

A gun has Vented 3 in France, in which electricity js very ingeniously applied to the ignition of the charge. Two small electric batteries are enclosed in the stock, 7 the Conducting' wres of which emerge at. the surface, near ithe breech, and ty a irery simple means are don-nected, at pleasure, with a fine platinum isjrire within the charge, so as to render incan-' descents and thus ignite Cartridges thus prepared cannot, as those con-. taining fulminate ofteii do, explode of themselves but it is: not probable that will ever be more than a scjaiitifie curiosity, unless found to answer Jo artilter; about being a candidate for the Convention. We repeat the statement, Mr.

Pell has made such propositions. He sent two colored men to a leading (colored tnant with this Wei could obtain the statement of these colored men to this effect, put we do not wish to drag them before the publics- Mr. Pell knows what we say4o be true. We state furthermore that Mr. Pell is constantly after Mr.

James H. Harrisi He wants 'to. talkwith him, and (giye him advice. He bones" him nearly, every morning on Market Square, and no doubt tells James, as he calls him, how much he the colored people. We learn that, a few nights since, in the African Church in thisCity, Mr.

Harris referred publicly in plain, terms to Mr. Pell, and warned the colored people against his teachings and Will Mr. Pell deny that! During the rebellion Mr. Pell had charge dry. He his coagre- of the African Church in this -drew much of his support from gation.

When the Union armies here he' abandoned his congregation. He denounced the whole colored race, in his paper last October, as laboring under the. special curse of God and he evinced no interest in them until he saw they were Jabout to become voters. Now, however, he is their particular and the white Unionists are demagogues, clowns, buffoons, pretenders, and men of immature judgment." Recently, in the absence of the regular Pastor of the African Church, he found his way, somehow or other, into the pulpit of the colored people and we learn that he was so hot to get at his po litical enemies that he could not locate his text, but told the congregation it was to be And then he he "limed found somewhere in Jeremiah, told the colored people how them 1 Mr. Pell might as well abandon the idea of influencing the colored people in political affairs.

They want no such instructor or leader. If he will let politicjs alone, apol ogize to the colored people for having deser-. ted them as soon as the Union armies arrived, and lead a new life of charity and good will to all, he may yet regain his influence as a Minister of the Gospel with both races. Those who have been wishing for kingly government have got it let them- en-' joy it. Sheridan who reigns Louisiana, is, as might have been expected trom his antecedents, the most oppressive of the "fam-j ily." He has put even Governor Wells under the hatches, and allowed to make no appointments or removals without his special consent.

Rich. En. i If we are not greatly mistaken, the Editors otthe Eiiquirer, while publishing' a paper under Davis during, the rebellion, advocated the abolition of all Courts, thd suspension of habeas corpus, rule. If this statement is not true, the Edi ors can easily deny it. frr It is well known that the gorernmcnt of Mr, Davis was the most grinding despotism that ever existed oyer a civjlized people and the purpose of the leaders was, if they had succeeded, to establish a kingly govern ment on the ruins of States rights.

Mr. Da vis was to be king, with the succession secured to bis eldest son. For this conspiracy against American liberty, if for nothing else, he deserves to suffer death. If we have "kingly now, we had the same under President Johnspn. His Provisional Governors I were clothed with arbitrary power.

They were limited in their action by either institutions or laws. We think the military commanders are the right men in the right pTaces. They will protect life, liberty and property, and that, is what we most need just now. After a time we can not tell! when-we shall get back to the Union, and then we shall.govern ourselves. Self-goveijnment will be new to us when we begin it, as we have not enjoyed that luxury for the last six years.

Mr. Pool's Address. A highly intelligent friend writing us from the Easter part of the State, says: Mr; Pool's Address is a document which should be in the hands of every voter in It is. a true type of the times'' from I860 to the present Its truth, its logic and palpable hits render it one of the best documents on the state of the country now in existence. I repeat, it should be in every voter's hands-the good and rightly to aid and encourage them in the-right way; the bad -and rebellious, that he may have the truth before him and be self-condemned in his evil, purposes, and acts.

Though prejudice is strong, yet give the people light, and in the end good will result." U. L. A. Each number of the Great Republic will contain information of interest to the members of the one or more copies should be 1 subscribed for jby every Council of the Order.i -s The oreranization is now being rapidly extended over the 'South, where it is most needed, and, with the support of friends in all sections the triumph of loyalty; may be confidently predioted. in the, reconstruction' of the Southern common The Great Republic is a large and handsome weekly paper published in Washington City, at three dollars per annum; .1 Tie Greatllpnbtie JttieT Official national of the Grand Army'of the Republic and the Union League of "McHenry Grafton, a leading Merchant of Baltimore, died on last Thursday; morning.

ing Stars and Stripes which decorated the i i TT-ii -4 'm oiu Vommons nan. un tne lag lmmeui-ately brer the Speaker's were inscribed in large letters the 'following words-Union; Liberty and EquaHty. The motto thus inscribed characterized the proceedings of the Convention from beginning to end. Every face beamed with courage- and hope. The object in calling this meeting was to make it preliminary the calling of a Convention to restore the State to the Union under the provisions of the Sherman Reconstruction act.

Fortunately, however, at the earnest solicitations of the Unionists in Washington from the unreconstructed States, Congress passed the supplemental act, ad- the necessary machinerj for carrying out the original act, thereby relieving the loyal people of the responsibility of takiug control of the work by devolving it upon the General, commanding the The meeting thtis relieved, deemed it important to proceed and deliberate together, and take such steps as would aid Gen. Sickles in restoring the State to the Union and ta adopt a platform in accordance to the declaration that all men were created tree and equal," and "that just governments derive powers from the consent of the governed.1' The resolutions adopted speak for themselves, and embody a platform upon which all good and true men can plant themselves, fully as sured that it is based upon the everlasting principles of Truth and Justice. 7 We have said this was a meeting of great importance. The earnestness of one nun dred'and fifty of the leadim? Unionists of the one hundred white and fifty colored, representing fifty-six eounties, meeting upon the same floor, on the same tooting. and co-operatmsr the most cordial ana harmonious manner, was a spectacle well cat' culated to arouse emotions of gratitude and patriotism in the bosom of the most callous minded lookers on.

I he ttall was crowded to its utmost capacity, both in the gallery and on the floor, and the deepest interest pervaded the whole assembly. The earnest nessj honesty, fervor and eloquence of the participants of both races were of such an impressive character as to expel all mten- tipns-if any existed to mar the feelings of; or to interfere with the proceedings. The Convention was a strong and able body strong in grappling with the great questions of the day, without evasion or subV terfusre able, because it was honest and in earnest. It was composed in the main, of deep; unaffected, honest, earnest, patriotic, fire-tried loyalists, who had gone through the furnace of rebellion untarnished. It was determined by, the Convention to nail to their flag-staff the banner of the Ke publican party.

Only by a strict, adherence to Republican principles can we overcome, the mighty barriers and impediments that will beset us on eveiVi hand. Onward and upward must be the battle cry of Union, Liberty and Equality of civil, political ana religious rights. With these mighty wea pons of Truth and Justice, a glorious victory awaits our cause, ne toyai ana union lov ing 'people of the old Democratic and Whig parties, have struck hands in good faith, and have flung the glorious banner of the great Republican party to the breeze. Renublicans of the blue mountains of North-Carolina, we summon you to your dutv to vour country. Come up and plant yourselves firmly under the folds of the ban- ner of our party, upon the everlasting prin- 1 tt; I rr aA Tn.4iA.

Ciptes oi union, Ajiuciij, kuui uu iiuuwi. Henderson fioneer. I The Tax on Cotton It will be seen by the following that the reduction from three to two and a half cents in the tax on cotton, does not take effect until the first of September next who do not fear other loss in consequence thereof will, bv holding on until after the first of September, save half a cent per pound on thier cotton: Assessor's Office, Internal Reveue, 1st New Orleans, March 18. Gentlemen As an erroneous idea obtains in relation to the tax on cotton, for the in formation of the public, I would ask the publication of the following extract from the Internal Revenue act of March 2, 1857 That on and after the first day of September, 1867, a tax ot two and a half cents, ber pound only shall be levied, collected and paid on any cotton produced in the Uni ted 7- It will be seen that the rate of taxation on cotton will continue as at present three cental until the first day of Septemberprox. Respectfully, JAMES READY, 1 1 Tax Assessor.

a bpcena Issued by the Supreme Court. Washington, April 16. The subpoena issued by the Supreme Court yesterday, reads thus; i The State of Georgia tomplatnant, ts. Edwin M. Stanton, Ulysses Grant and Joan Pope, defendants.

7 7r The President of the United States to Edwin Stanton, Ulysses S. Grant and John Pope, Greeting For certain causes offered before the Supreme uourt tne United States, holding jurisdiction in equity, vbu art hereby commanded that laying all ther matters aside, and notwithstanding any excuse, "you be and do appear beiore tne said Supreme Court holding jurisdiction in equity on the first Monday in December next at the citv of Washington, in the District of Columbia, being the present seat of the Na- tional Government ot the United States, to answer unto the bill of complaint of the State of Georgia in the said Court exhibited against you whereof you are not to fail at your Witness The Hon. salmon cnase, Lniei Justice, etc. Registers rjr Bankbvptct. Chief us- ce Chase has determined that only one reg ister of bankruptcy is to be nominatedTlby him for each congressional district, and that they must be counsellors at law, recommended by their respective Congressmen and by thejudges of the district Miss Nomer was asked if they had cha rades and rebuses at a party she attended the previous evening, Oh, yes," she replied, especially refru nearly all the young Bien kissed the girls twice." But this movement seems to have aroused the Republicans of Virginia.

A great Republican State Convention of both races as-, sembled in Richmond on Wednesday last, more than two hundred delegates being present, representing fifty Counties. This Convention will speak as the Republican Convention in this State spoke. It will place the loyalists' of Virginia fairly and squarely on the Republican platform, and will give assurance that the light of a new -day is dawning on the old Common ealth. Virginia can be restored to the Union only by such men as Botts, Pierpoint, Chandler, Wardwell, and Hunnicutt, aided by the loyalists of the two races. 44 The festival (Tombola) held at Columbus, resulted in a net profit of between three and four thousand dollars, all of which will be at once forwarded to Mrs.

Jefferson Davis." If the Georgians can raise so much money for the wife of the head rebel, let us xee how much they will contribute for the starving wives and 'children of their lesser rebels. Jersey City Time: As a suitable commentary on the above we quote as follows from a letter just receiv- i ed from the poor widow of a Confederate soldier in Wilson County, in this State Mr. IIoldkn I am a poor soldier's widow, and have no assistance at all. My bus- -band was conscripted, dragged off to the war, and killed. He left me and his children without a The place where I live has been sold, and I am to be put out of doors, and where to go I know I have no money and scarcely nothing to eat.

My -work will not support my children. I was told by a friend to ask you what to do. My husband was a loyal man, but he was poor consequently he was bound to obey." Would that it were in our power to relieve this poor woman. Mr. Davis himself is liv- i ingin fine style, and thousands of dollars' are raised for his family, while the victims of his ambition are groveling in ignorance and want.

There are scores of proud and defiant rebels in Wilson County, who are, living in ease on their thousands of acres of land, while such aa this poor woman have no shelter for their heads and no bread for their children. The manumitted slaves have no place where they can lay their heads, and call it their own. -And yet! it is said they are free men But Justice only sleeps. The end is not If the rebel leaders are wise they will catch with swift humility at the provisions of the Sherman act. Like Lot escaping from Sodom, they will tarry not -in all the plain," but, looking not back to the flesh pots of treason, they will make haste to take shelter from the impending fires.

The Sentinel ia mistaken in supposing that we are anxious to sell" copies of Mr. Pool's Address. Mr. Pool is quite able to pay for any edition we may print, 'l Hit estate is in no danger of confiscation We are constantly handing out and sending off this admirable document. It will be distributed free of cost to all who may want it.

The Sentinel is not very; well pleased with the Address on account of the manner in which Mr, Poof photographed the Editors. He very truly says The time has fortunately come when a Union man in North-Carolina may despise the aspersions of a Hireling press, whose ed having little character or ability, are dependent on the favor of their employers for their daily We learn that the good Lord is sending a large number of fish into JUr. Pool's nets. Brother Pell was once, like Peter, a fisher of men," but he has unfortunately, abandoned that holy calling. and gone to, bobbing his cork in the Devil's waters.

By the way; have the Editors of the Sen-' tinel read Mr. Pool's Address Let them read it. It will do tfoem good. Col. Frank, commanding at Wilmington, has given; notice that he has assumed control of the police force of that City.

The Marshal of the City will hereafter report to Col. Frank for orders. All removals and ap-'l apointmento will hereafter be submitted to Gen; Sickles. It would be a good thing if Sickles would appoint a loyal Marshal for the City of Wilmington. -V -i The Bankrupt Law.

We shall publish this law in pamphlet; I form, together the Sherman act, the supplemental act," the Howard the Congressional test-oath, and the last order of Gen; Sickles, in the! Standard to-day. This will be a tiseful pamphlet. Prior, t5 eents per popy Wholesale, at reduced rates'. The Sentinel repeats its; statement that certain leading- Eepublicans recom mended '1 Gov, Vance's pardon. In the first place, we do not believe this: nad.i if true' the names must have been obtained by false -representations.

I -r i i A I I since then, we have- met Mr. Harris In 2 and here, at home, in this great Metropolis The influence be exerted In behalf of the recognition of tbevights af his People, wajs roost salutary. Hie first men of the community took him by the hand, and ha went back to North Carolina cheered and more confident than ever, that tha Work is to be properly done and that the People long "scattered and peeled" are to arise into a political as they have heretofore formed a power in the land. We agam expect to see Mr. Harris, Nerlh, for his wef-k here is not yet accomplished.

It is due tp himself, the Cause, and the Race, that he agin visit us, and give information upon the state of things in his District. Mr. Harris left us, with a promise to return nd -though wf know he will be useful anywhere, we hope soon to meet and greet him here, as -we esteem hirn one of the bravest men of theSouthjoneoftbenoblest.wisestdfenderi of the Race. ZunCs Standard and Weekly Review, ji-. ir Colored Sentiment in Alabama.

At a meeting! of the colored Union League, oi Decatur; Alabama, held -on the Hit following resolutions were unanimously adopted, They undoubtedly express tho sentiments of a large majority of the intelligent freedmen oltheSonthj i i Resohed, That we return thanks to Al- mighty God and to the loyal people of the United States as His instruments, for our de- liverance from bondage, and for the Inestimable privilege of sharing equally with other loyal citizens the right to choose our rulers. Resolved, That as an evidence of bur grat- itude to' the honored tepnesentatives of tha United States for enacting such laws as have secured to us and our posterity tha same civil aadl political rights that white men en joy, we hereby declare it to be our solemn duty, as Well as our purpose, to rots for none J'1 for office! but those who have been the tried friends bf our race and the, friends of the General Government. t-' 7 Av.wiiu4 17iVBTra. 4 1 MtM .4.4.. that thirty -six counties of Alabama have white majorities of population, and sixteen counties.have majorities.

The total negro majority in the latter, is and the totalj white majority la the former 211,958 i actual white majority in the 81,484, 1 Estimating the voters as one la seven, the majority of white voters yiii) The, TRepuWican Unionists count eighteen; thousand white voters, untainted wuu vreason. icn. mousana more probably cooperate with them, This, wlthi the loyal colored vote, should put Alabama Bquarely on the Republican line, with Ten. nessee and the loyal The opport.a nity open to our friends in Alabama a great one, and we' hope they will not fail to improTe it -And we. have the best priraie assurances that the.

opportunity is pprecia-( ted bv the Union men. and that thev ara t. hold unitedly and earnestly Msmph ii" Always Against rNcoRa Cop-', perjohnson rebels and vc ted against hiegro enfranchisement in Connecticut voted in Congress against colored suffrage in the District of Columbia and In tbe non-reconstructed States and in the Lezit- latuie at against negro VDtinr ii Tennessee and in Ohio. ana. New: againstistnkmg the word white out of their State Constitution and in PenniTlrac! against allowing negroes to ride In the ct cars.

They are always openly, against aa negro, Except when they set a trip to cxtcix his 7 Mankind should leara temperance tc.i the neon the fuller she gets, tie kicrkf her horns become, .1.