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now see that the republican party i l.tionoilawaiid I TOE PBESIDMCY. amaaaaaaM i i a-aa a- mu 1 iiiid kWA www i iUa i.aa fAwifl inr 1.11H n.Vmm. write upon the records Gevernor Seymour'. 1P and who was assigned, in ldership for the occasion, moved a sub stitute, and at once, with I. b.

Mdered hereby i oi a maud or the troops HnMooa. whichsuch apalon us moved tne previqua -7, -1 tion. Nota Bene, You just ougnt this man Seymour. He is xne uon of I i inm-m Aasnminff. wiwiuuk brains impudent, without a 1 oQal QI mental all the noisy i 1 rr enftnmsn- ot ne88ofanoe.

Mis utteranu food which! his wife mil ui Waaiatai State their own infamy-W trrte RestoraUi 1 Tenaewoe. vr-oWill Union of the 2d instant XllO -t afrrmllt OI an extenaea uu nMvNMdin of ex-Confederate genera officers at a meeting held asuvm. -nA an interview with the military comu-- of the iJeguiww r. lot. in fit Ant.

Ekv I -hich the following ex-oomeuex cers were present uenerais ju nhpatham. G.J. Pillow, B. R. -o Tof0 8.

R. Anderson, u. TTT I noorce W. Gordon, W. A.

ivfuiryn ni" Thomas B. Smith. G. G. Dibrell, John a Brown and Josepn At meetinc of officers held preiiminarjr Vo4nt-rviaw with the mUiUry committee, -i-i chairman, and a I uen.

xorrcoK yr memorial to the Legislature was and signed by aU the officers, at was emphatically denied that they shougnt 11 the overthrow of the Kove to ress it through its third and nnai reaa- and three whites. It was with some auu-nor did they believe that there was any or- nothing but the lateness of the Calty that the blacks were persuaded to i i 'L J' hi that condition that it (cannot carry out a wise and peaceful policy, whatever its tao- It is a misfortune not oniy to the country rmi io a covemincr nartv itself, tfrhnn ft a tion is unchecked by any form of opposition. It has been the misfortune of the republican party that the events of the pafit ItJW JOtUB uaTDgilou ay aw uuvu UH it has been able to shackle the Executive to trammel tne juaiciary, ana to carry oat the views of the most unwise and violent ot V- I TT7V. 1 Vvia alat. ius inr.iiiucxp.

'j ucu i uiw ro vi iniogg exists in any party, it has ever been found, that the sober judgments of its ablest leaders do not control. There is hardly an able man who helped build up the republi- pB5b IIUDO JCUIO WttlUCU lli BgtUUSt lt excesses who has not been borne down and forced to rive nn his nnnvitiftna what the interests of the country called for; or, if too patriotic to do this, who has not been driven from its: tanks. If (his has been the case heretofore, what will be its action now, with this new infusion of men-who, without si decent respect for the views of those who had just given them their po. si tions, begin their legislative career with calls for arms demands that their States shall be regarded as in a condition of civil war, and with! a declaration that Ihey are ready and anxious to degrade tho President of the United) State whenever they can persuade or force Congress to bring fot-ward new articles of The republican party, as wellaaVe, arici intArefiiArl in rwittinb ioma check UDon thtr violence, it must oe ciear to tumi6 ing man that a division of political power tends to. check the violence of party action and to assure the peace and good order of society.

The election of a'democraiio Exec, ntive and majority of democratic members to the. House of Representatives would not give to that party organization-: the power to make, sudden or violent changes, but it would serve tb check those extreme' measures which have been deplored by 0 best men of bbth political organizations. The result would mobt certainly lea to that peaceful restoration! of the Union and re establishment of i fraternal relutionbUip which the couhtry djesires. I am sure the best men of the republican party deplore as deeply as I do-the spirit of violence shown by thoso recently admitted to Seats in Congress from tho South. The Condition of civil which they contemplate must be abh orrent To every right thinking man.

I have no mere ai a' A 1 I personal wishes which misieau my juug ment in regard to the pending election. -No man who has weighed and- pleasured the duties Of the oflbe of President of the United States jean fail to be impressed with the cares and toila of him who is to meet-its ii 1 It is not merely, to float with popular currents withbut a policy or a purpose. On the contrary, while our cofastitution gives just weight to the public will, its distinguishing feature is that it seeks to pro-', teet the rights- of minorities. Its greatest glory is that it puts restraints upin power. It gives force and orm to moso and principles of civil noerty ior wuicu iuo martyrs of freedom nave struggled through ages.

It declares the right of tho people to be secure in their persons, 1 houses and papers against unwarrantable searches and seizure, that Congress shall make no law respecting anfestabliahment of religion, or the free exercise thereof, or abridging tho freedom of speech or of the press, or tho right of the people! to petition for. redress of grievances.j It secures the light of a speedy and public trial by an impartial jttry-. I I I No man can rightfully enter upon tte duties of. the I Presidential office unless ho is not only willing to carry out tbe wishes of the peoplej expressed in a' constitutional way, butds also prepared to' stand up for the rights of minorities. He must be ready to uphold the freej exercise of religion.

He must denounce measures which would wrong personal or home rights or tho religious conscience of i the humblest citizen of the land. I He must maintain, without distinction of creed or nationality, an ino privileges! of American citizenship. The experience of every pablic man who has been faithful to his trust teaches him that no one can do the duties of tho ofiico of President unless he is ready not only to undergo the falsehoods and abuse of the bad, but to suffer from the censnro of tho good, who are misled by prejudices and misrepresentations. There are no attractions in such positions which, decive my judgment when I say that a great change is going on in the public mind. The mass of tho Republican party arc more thoughtful, temperate and just than they were during the excitement which at tended the progress and ciose oi tuecivu war.

A a a enorirv bf the Democrtio party springs from theirjdevotion to their cause, and not to their candidates, I may with propriety speak tho fact, that never in tho political history of our country has tho of a. hodvbeen hailed with such universal and wido-spread enthusiasm as Trior, nrninn iihk i imi i niiuwii au aviuhuu the position of the National Democratic Convention. With this the candidates to do. Had anyl others of had nothing those named been selected, this spirit would have been perhaps more marked. The zeal landl energy of conservative masses anrinir from a desire to make a eAa era in the Tjolitical policy and from confidence that they can carry out their purpose.

Injthis falth they are) strength1- ened by the oo-opbration of the great body of those who served in the Union army and navy during the war. Having given niarly 1C.000 commissions to officers in the army, jl know their views and wishes. 1 They demand Union, for which they fought The largest meeting of these gallant soldiers which ever assembled was held In New York, and endorsed the action of the convention in words in stinct with meaning. They called on the government to stop in its policy vt hate. 1lOvvfta HiaAAvn Tiii ii iNiiiiiiiii.

niiu au arfa uio wv vid eloquence demanded a rest the richts and liberties of the oration of American neonle. 1 1 Wlion iKtra in Rnh arrord between those who proved themselves brave ana self-sacrificing in and these who arc thoughtful and patriotic, in council, I can-1 not doubt we shall gain a 'political triumph which will restore our aion, bring back peace and prosperity to our lahd, and will give tas once more the blessing oi a wise, economical and honest govern- ment. I am, gentlemen, truly jyours, i Hobatio SETirorn7J To General committee, O. W.r Morgan and othera COMMISSIOHEBS i OP NAVIGATION. -V learn that Holden has appointed a new Board of Commissioners of Naviga- tion and Pilotace for this port Informa tion of this fact reached herb yesterday -j morning.

The new lioard is said to follows Silas Nl Martin, Chairman, James tL Chadbourn, George Z. French, 1 x. kj. joaies, Albert Adams. The German nobleman who went abroad to proenretho restoration of bis estates, returned to New Haven unsuccessful ami was jilted by his sweetheart in consequence.

Hon. Thaddeus Stevens is seriously ill. and unable to leave Washington jor home. here is thy blushr order. detained by severe 3 did not xeach Halifax A Jnr Wednesday two no .1 of submitted to ir, "7 -anrhter for the kiUing4 his messmate.

The Statte asked a ver 1,, ninat the other. The ratMnWh( home at BYlUBUOT uwuk, iiu nnk. he insisted on appro: childrePj who had not designed lot eir childrep, wn nner. 'iM wiie remuu' "rryuTro, that he would WniCU lUC soon ntjr. xxo mcu 1 tt aaV own ms loaded 'gun ofl the racx, ms wu otinrt.

tima henred, the loaa seateaiu his little daugh entering her mother. ,1 detth. The noistd that the dis prisoner a wwj-ova was i accidental, ana "rrg? this mercnui composed of nine blacks Mom in nroes. to-wit An- Baker; James Thomas and George were put upon heirtnM ortne mu AT LTf 1 The prejudice against the prisoners oh both colors was very greavso great, mdeorranem the murder emea, u. inKOKsfmnsn nv snmn ni iub ciuiouo niuuun urmeared.

witn uenerai- vox, for the State. A special A snecial venire of one nundrea Was exhausted without getting a At length a jury was empannelled, composed of eight whites aud four blacks. It seems that on oaturaay nigut, May last, tho prisoners, JBaKer, jluuwim and Ditcher the deceased, were playing cVrds in Gus Biker's room, at the "old hotel in This old hotel was oc cupied by negroes, and had been so occu pied lor some time. a snoii, utuc vlUo were heard, when Baker remarked; "Boys, let us have no loss here let us go down to the od dining-room." Thereupon they went out, came around to and on the lront porch, and immediately at the front door Rairar tuirV "Diteher. vou did not win xuuui ij that money if airly." The latter replied, Ole Gus before you get this, money DacK 1 ii 99 'fl 1r vou must Kin me.

meicuuu .1 xi j. A struck him with sometniug iuau handle, and the deceased fell with his head on the door-sill. Tnomaa tooa thfa same jnsirnmeui auu o.iuua -si Bay line, whom the witness put on the acene at this the first time, il strnck him again, and said. owe him a tap too." and strucK. him with the same instrument.

i5Ker then told them to search his pockets, nrhip.h wasi done. The prisoners then dragged the. deceased, who was yet alive, through the whole length of the entry and into Baker's room, where the witness lost sight of them The above tement was deposed to by one witness um v. pad cuaraeter, suppressea mo luuts in tflstimonv before 0 tue wwuci a flio StatP. nrovpd besides, that this jw -r c- AoKnaaoA waa last seen in com- liinu, buo uvvwwv pany, on Saturday night, with the prisoner lUOIIllW.

XUUII KlJJ rtanj vuuv room, on the steps leaaiug out oi uia twin into an alley way through the alley way into the old dining room of the hotel, and lUo flnnr of tha diainEr as if a bleeding body" bad lain there. That a very Ion-1 quarrel ana cursing ws(uciuu 3 o'clock Sunday morning, when it ceased, that these men were seen going sowaras tne river and soon returned. The State ur- ther Droved that the body of Ditcher was found in the Roanoke river on the Wed nesday following the night of the alleged murder that the body had several Druises if ami nna tnntinrL hptween tne eves. as if given by an axe or nammer, auu. bujxi-cient to produce death.

i Borne minor points were aiso pruveu the State the defence did not introduce any witnesses. Ditcher was a nsnerman. xne piuro m-oietaA fhaf. when the three men were seen DM vvva going towards the river, it was to cat loose Ditcher canoe, in order to auay suspiciuu his absence. That the body lav in the dining room all day Sunday, wid was thrown into the river on ounaay mguc, and further, that the witness as to the actual killing, had told the truth.

The defence insisted tnat ii tne nomiciue UaA honn onmmitted at all. it Was commit ted during the bad and very angry quarrel deposed to by the witness for the State, rA if thpn committed tne lurv were as ixu- erty to infer a killing upon a nght arising from a sudden quarrel, and tnat tne onence thus committed would not be murder, but manslaughter. The defence further insis ted, that the principal witnees am not ieu 1,. Tn-r tho vpftfsnn inai mere wertt tiv muuu, iu hlnnd at the vlace where she de posed the Jiomicide had been perpetrated, and no marks of ovooa in me enwry inruuyr she deposed the body had been dragged. The case was opened ior me prisuuera uj Wm Tl PnhA.

who was followed by Gens. Ransom and Cox, for the State, who were followed by Messrs. uonigiana anci Krlrmrm fnr the nrisoners. The Judge charged the jury, among other 1 I 1 1 1 A. matters, that if they oeueved tne mam wit tipss t.h a Tirisoners were erumv oi i inuraer TVia inrv retired, and.

in a short time. brought in" a verdict of guity as to all the nnannflrs. This case' may be worth the space given to it as an illustration of among the ne-frrnoo TIia rasfl has been in charge of General Ransom since the discovery of the a 3 1 I murder, and yet, although ne naa usea an fko UTOrti'nnfl that dilicence and honesty LUU I oould suggest, although many other active citizens aided him aitnougn neany every negro man and woman in Weldon had been examined, and aitnougn me wuoib tragedy was enacted in the very heart of. Weldon, not one witness could be found to testify as to the throwing of the body into the only one could be found to testify as as to the main facts. And this, too, when the old hotel was at the time of the occurrence inhabited by negroes (from "cellar to garret." a a 1 A.

Daring the whole wees, jl suppose no-less than one hundred able bodied negro men were lounging in the Court grounds, besides a large number of women, girls and and boys. These people are, naturally, vagrants. I 1 1 The prisoners moved an arrest of judgment on the ground that the Court, as constituted, had no jurisdiction of the case. The motion was denied, and the case anneal. HATiTTAT.

0" tr sr Superintendent of PrjBLic Woeks. The compensation' 6f this officer $175 per month, until his salary is fixed by law. He has already been in office one month. All that the! public know of his services thus far, is that he superintended, the construction of a platform for a partisan celebration on the 4th of July, for which the tax-paying people of the State had to foot the bill, and that he escorted a file of soldiers to Chapel Hill to take charge of the University property including the private property of the two literary Societies 1 Rumor however has it that he will soon fence the 'Baptist Grove" and. sow it in clorerl--Baleifi VSs' of I of to I the Democratic RomIntlonKmdor-mct or the etc.

18G8. n.Tmrr When in the city of New York, on the Uth ultimo, in the Pfnce a vast mulUtude, on penaii o. i n.MAAM tirt fVTvAntion- vou ten dered to me its unanimous nominauonasuo candidate for the office of resident oi rrifoi RtftiAs. stated I had no woras (nThTAU TY1V ffTatltUdS I Or VUO t- rA will and kindness which that body had shown to me." Its nomination was onrl nnexneefced. It was my am uuowuua IT ll 1.

faVo an aM.iv a nart from which lxwvu avr M. am now exdudea in tne great bwuK8w ts" inc on for the restoration of good govern- ment, or peace and prosperity out try, but I have been caught up by the over whelming tide which is bearing on us to i vAof rniiiiAftl chancre, and I find mysel: av.iA resiRt its Dressure. Ton have olcMt mvon me a. conv of the resolutions put forth by the convention, showing its positions upon all tho great questions which a a a A. A iVhA-.

vMioOiinfr now agitaie tne country. a.a uio f'tb nffifcr nf ihftt convention I am familiar Wiuu with their scope and import as one of its -i rrru members am a party to meir lerms. xuxsj ar-a in oAAnrd with mv views, and I stand npon them in the contest upon wmcn we i are now entering, and snau strive io carry Kt nnt in fntnro wherever I may be placed, in political or private life. fl I then stated that would senu you wo acceptance in a letter, as is the customary form. I see no reason, upon reflection, change or qualify the terms of my approval of the resolutions of the convention.

have delayed tne moreiorraai ui wui-mnnicating to you in writing what I then publicly said for the purpose of seeing what light the action of Congress would throw upon the interests of the country. Its acts since the adjournment of tho convention show an alarm lest a change of political power will give to the people what they ought to have a clear statement of what has, been done with the money drawn from them during the past eight fhrmorhrfiil men feel that there have been 'wrongs in the financial management which have been kept from tne puono Knowieugr. The Congressional power has not only allied itself with military power, w-hich is to be brought to bear directly upon the elections in many States, but it also holds itself in perpetual session, with the avowed nnrnnRA of makinsr such laws as it shall see fit in view of the elections which will take place within a few weeks. It did? not, therefore, adjourn, but took a recess to meet-again if its partisan interests shall demand its reassembling. Nevr before in the history of our coun try has Congress thus taken a menacing at titude towards its electors, tinoer its influence some of the States organized by its agents are proposing to deprive the people ol the nght to vote ior presiaenuai electors, and the first bold steps are taken, to destroy the rights suffrage.

It is not strange, tnereiore, mat. ul men 'see in sucli action the proof that i a i 1 there are with those wno enape tne pouujr rt tne rennhliean nartv motives stronger and deeper than the mere wish to hold the political power that there is a areau. ot snmfl exnosure which drives them on t6 acts so desperate and so impolitic. Many of the ablest leaders and journals republican party have openly deplored the violence of congressional action and its tendency to keep up discord in our ponn- tT. ,1 The great interests oi our union ue-mand peace, order and a return to those indhRtrial nrrrsnits without which we1 can not maintain the faith or honor of our gov ernment.

The minds of business men are perplexed by uncertainties. The hours oi toil of our laborers are lengthened by' the a 1 1 it 2 costs of living made oy tne airect auu iu-Aym. AYftetiona of government our peo ple are harassed by the heavy and frequent demandsjiJLthe tax gatherer. witnoijtujiH- tmccionw artv ttiern iuuub in favor of that line of action which shall restore order and confidence and shall lift off the burdens which now hinder and vex the industry of the country. Yet at this moment tnose in power; ub thrown into the Senate chamber and1 Con gressional hall new elements of discord and vinlonffl Men have been admitted as representatives of some of the Southern a 1 A 1 1 1 AC mmav.

4liav lino otaies wim me ueuiantuuu Af" thai t.hev nan not live in the States they claim to represent without military protection. These men are make laws fpr the North as well as the Sjmth. These I men, who a few, days since were seeking as sup- pliants that Uongress would give mem nnvnr wiihin their resrtective States, are to-day the masters and controllers of the aotions of those bodies. Entering there with mmds nilea with passions, their first demands navoi Deen that uohgress snau iook upon mo ow from which they come as in conditipns of civil war that a majority of their populations, embracing their shall be treated as publio enemies that military forces shall be kept up at the cost of the people Of the North, and that there ahall be no peace and order at the South save that which is made by arbitrary power. Every intelligent man knows that these men owe their seats in Congress to the disorder in the South.

I Every man knows that they not only owe their present positions to disorder, but that every motive springing from tbje love ofpower, 6f gain, of a desire for vengeance, prompts them to keep the South in anarchy. While that exists they are independent of the will or wishes of their fellow-citizens. While confusion reigns they are the dispensers of the profits and the honors which grow out of a government of mere force. These men are now placed in positions where they cannot only, urge their Views of policy, but where they can enforce them. "i When others shall be admitted in this manner from theremainingsouthern States, A A A 1 although they win nave in iruia no constituents, they will have more powerin the Senate than a majority of the people of this Union, living ia nine of the great States.

In vain the wisest members -of the republican party protested against the policy that led to this result. While the chiefs ofhe late rebellion have submitted to the results of the war and are now engaged in the usual pursuits fr the support of themselves and their families, and are trying by the force of their example to lead back the people of the south to the order and industry not only essential to their well-beincr. but to the greatness and prosperity of our common country, we see that those wno, wunout aouny influence, have been thrown by the agita tions of civil convulsions into posi tions of honor and profit, are strv- iue to- keep anve tne paatuous to which, they owe tneir eievauon, auu they clamorously insist that they are the only friends of our Union a Union that can only have a sure foundation in frater nal regard and a common desire to promote the oeace. the order and the happi ness of all sections of our land. Events in Congress since the adjournment, nf the! convention have vaaCIv in creased the importance of a political victo- 1 1 1 A 1 ry oy tnose wno are seeding pnog AAnnomv.

aimnlicitv and instine in the ad-. ministration of oar national affairs. Many a republicans have heretofore clung to their party who have regretted the extremes of violence to which it has run. They have cbeiished a faith that while the action of their political friends has been mistaken, their motiiea hare Jweagood. TJiey must THK WILMINGTON JOURNAj wiLMixQToy.

y. SATIUDAT. AUGCST 8, 1S68. ysiDEXT HORATIO SEYMOUR OI-NEWYOBK. F0i? XICE-FnESIDXXT GEX.

FRANK P. BLAIR, OF AITSSOPBI. Tins New York World puts the case neat-It, thns: "Tennessee is reconstructed. "Tennessee is bankrupt. Can't meet her interest.

And wants troops. Can be carried for Giust without 'em. Let us have peace." Allen md Sedition Uwi It is almost impossible to keep pace tL acts of tyranny by which the Radicals of this State are attempting -people into riot and bloodshed. Having by the power of Federal bayonets, seized the control of North Carolina, they will endeavor to seal their possession at the expense of the prosperity of the State, and in the life-blood of its best citizens. The work of the Legislature is entirely devoted to new offices with large sala-nes, and creating unheard of offences heaw pains and penalties, and nrmintr ono portion of the population n.int.

th other. We do not see the pas ufirro laws looking to a just, equitable and economical government wo see noth- ing intended to develop and promote iu resources cf the State nothing to add to its wealth nothing to provide the means iiecessary to meet its increasing expenses nCtLing to promote agriculture, commerce, immigration and internal improvements niothing to foster the natural advantages in which North Carolina is so rich, and which, i properly! developed, would make her great and prosperous in short, nothing is done in the interest of industry, quiet, social prospeiity and peace, and everything for idleness confusion, internal disorders, ruin and war nothing for North -Carolina, bnt everything for the Radical party. Tyrannical and oppressive police brills are followed by Pedition laws. Crimes nre established, punishments adjudged, "aWl offices, executive and. judicial, are created to suit the purposes of party.

In way the most odious and offensive distinctions are drawn between different portions of the people of the State, seem- icgly with a view to create tuscora ana turmoil. It we are to judge by the acts'of the present Legislature, North Carolina has no enemies moro to be feared and provided against than those of her citizens most distinguished for their intelligence, virtue and wealih none who seek to destroy her prosperity bo much a3 those htre, i And to tho maimer born." TliA T.pmsl.atii-e proceedings record 1 nothing but a warfare waged upon our best 1 citizens with "all the mendacity and iialignity of fiends, who labor in the interests of their master with demoniac love. These men do not anticipate, as they do not deeire, a prosperous and peaceful solution of our "present difficulties. Born amidst tho throes and convulsions of the State, and nourished by the diseased and disordered condition of society, they desire to prolong their evil importance by anarchy nd revolution. "We have heretofore published in full the Military Bill, introduced by the nerere.nl Welker.

We give below the Sedition Act, presented by another warlike preacher. Reverend -Blythe. This jrill has been.referred to a select committee, and ill doubtless pass in this or some similar shape. These men are indeed organizing hell in North Carolina an act to rrxisn coNsrnucr, sedition, in- KUIUiECTION. REBELXJOX, iC i Whzbeas, '1 here are believed to exist in this State treasonable orsanizationa in.

which the spu-it rhUinn it inr'nrpd and cherished, tbe purpuee of wbich is to create and enatain a spirit Irt oar State and National Got- hv ibrpftt and intimidations, to pverawe the freedom of elections and of speech: and whereas, there are in many, parts ofoorHtate a licentious abuse of the freedom of the press in viritiiicr a BDirit of disaffection, sedition and iL- surrecuon against the National Union and the LojalPtatoi GoTernment of North Carolina, as was done in the year 1S61 Therefore, to protect the poplo of ihis State from the Horrors or war, rapine and cruelty, and the reign 01 terror wmcn Sec 1. lie it enacted by the General Assembly of Lcrfl larvitna, mat 11 any person, uy epiu8, writi g. printing, or in any other means, shall lun.Uavi.r cxpitA mnnteniDee. or enconrace. anv rpirit of rebellion, sedition, disaffection or ti.

thn state (iovernment of North Caio- iin tn thn administration of the laws tfi Government of the United States or any law thereof, shall, on conviction, boimprisoced at hard labor for not less thtn three jars nor more than ten years, and be fined not exceeding two thousand doliars. tsec '2 lnat it auy person snail, Dy mrci, m-iimidation, or in any other way attempt to prevent any citizen from voting his honest sentiments, or to compel him to vote againstjus sentiments in any election, or who shall leave his home and ehU atumpt in the night time, to intimidate, frighten, or alarm any peaceable citizen of the State, every such person, in any of the ways aforesaid, thus offending, shall, upon coa i'viction, be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twelve months nor more than three years. And be lined not exceeding five thousand dollars. I bee 3. That if two or more persons shall con-- spire together to overthrow, or pat down, or to destroy by force the Government of the State of North Carolina, or to Ipvy war against the Gov-r rnnient of North Carolina, or to oppose by force authority of the vernment of North Caro-' or bv force or by threats or intimidation, to prevent, hinder, or dlay the execution of any law of the 8 ate or North Carolina, or by force or (fraud to eeizj or tnka possession of anv firearms property of the State of North Carolina against 'the wiU or contrary to the authority of said Mate, every person so offending in any of the ways 'aforesaid.

sh4ll be guilty of a high crime, and upon convii-tion thereof in any Court having shall be imprisoned for not lees thu three yeara nor more than ten yers, and be 'fined not ex ceding five thousand dollars. Sec 4 If any p-reon shall incite, set on foot, 'assist or engage in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of th mate of rth or the laws thereof, or eh ail give aid or thereto, each and ery person so offend. ng in any of toe ways aforesaid, shall be guilty o1 a high crime and upon conviction thereof in any sTVinrfl' havinm lnjittiin aholl Ka nnntohBrl Kv ua um lug ui lOUlt liUUy DU sua uuki.u imprisonment at hard labor for. not less thn rive years uor more than fifteen yars, and be fined not 1 i .1 3 11 'iaun uuui icu luouaaou aouars Caaby' Frcvrll It gives us pleasure to publish the final oraer of tbe Commander of this Military District. We 'may need the presence of 'the military to p.beek the revolutionary of the Radicals, and if so, vre trust I i we may be favored with an officer and not partisan a soldier fall of honor and jus- 1 1 a A a 1 anu not tne 1001 01 designing and bad man Headquabtebs 2d Miutabt Distbict CH A RT.F.HTOV 8.

C. Anont r. No. 160. In obedience to General Orders No, from th it to IU District cf the ncrl on duty at the T1 rvat Dittrict wui repori St'rimoandinK the Departing.

of Brevet Major-General, U. B. A. OfficUl In the face of the moat significant and warnings, the Radical majority of AmfliafnM inatiffated by the Denl our licgio'-i o- and iaiauy ueu i a ftlaaa of our Citizen bermuieu the other. With a majoruy -r onnrnUhinCr IWBUhJ nf the entire Executive voies Tpnartmenta of the govern ment in possession of two-thirds of the county civil organizations," and with every Mvnmtirm in the Stote under officers appointed by their Governor, and rBtitntion of their own'frammg arid laws of their own making, they declare absolutely necessary, beyondthis.

to arm preserve the peace, xne fntation on its face. Nothing carries can be plainer than thai the leaders desire use these arms to intimidate vote nn strife and disorder in the SUte. OM i' At the late election, although there were not a tithe of the troops proposed now be organized and armed in North Carolina, in the face of the' numDeness juu hallot-box committed by the Radi- U. there was not a single instance bf dis throughout the length and nf the State. We have never yet thA slightest interference of Radi w.

a a.i nmpaxinna. nor oi tne cai meeiiugs uu tct inlAnrta offered to any man, however l- YT-ra rA aFI UliCUoi auu lit Anrt and his speeches. Our people mnaiarv may nave submitted to disfranchisement have seen their governments torn down, ana bastards, the offspring of Federal bayonets and Yankee impudence and negro igno nM At no in their stead; have seen their well-known and well-beloved leaders KannMi ftnd Droscribed are ready to respect the laws of this usurping govern ment have paid, and stand reaay 10 pay, the taxes which have and may do npon the property of the State by mendi cants now in office. For no good purpose, therefore, can these men find excuse to place arms in the hands of their partisans. The white citizens have, many causes for irritation and excitement, which they have wonderfully confined within peaceful bounds in order to secure the general good, and it is the height of folly and madness for these causes to be increased beyond the point of reasonable and safe endurance.

It was to be hoped that our Governor and Legislature would heed the lessons which cotemporary governments are teach ing them. Compared to Louisiana ana Tennessee, the quiet condition of North Carolina is to be envied. THe outrages and crimes which occasionally occur in our State, and shock the ear with their horrid recitals, have their foundation for purposes of plunder; into which idleness has led nrrrAi in certain portions of the State. But in tbe States named, secret political soci-1 eties upon the one sidehave given life tothose upon the other. TheUnionLeague Has given birth to the K.

W. C. in Louisiana, and the Ku-Klux in Tennessee, and assassinations and violence, lawlessness and disorder have been the result, until there i al most open warfare. In Louisiana, with at least more show of reason than with us, it has been proposed to arm tho militia, but the Radical carpetbag Governor opposes and desires to avert this movement. 4 The organization of the militia," he says in his communication to the President, "is of very questionable expediency, inasmuch as it will be, under "the present excited state of mind, one "political party armed to support the "Government against the other." He closes his anneal for aid by a recommen dation that all secret political societies be broken up, which he regards as the source of all 1 the trouble.

With us there are no secret political societies, except those in the interest of Radicals. Loyal Leagues among the negroes, and Heroes of America among the whites, constitute the only oath-bound, se cret societies in North Carolina. JLneir influences are working much evil, and will yet be the fruitful source of much more. Unarmed, they have not been able to provoke riots and bloodshed; but place arms in their hands, and protect them by laws and a biased Judiciary and Executive, and how long will peace be maintained Elsewhere we publish an abridged 'account of a meeting of ex-Confederate officers in Tennessee, in the interest of good order and quiet, and to prevent, if possible, the arming of the militia, as has been recommended by Brownlow. The members of the Legislature agreed that the arming of the militia was attended with many dangers, as had been shown the year before.

The conference has done much good and there is a hope of a peaceful eo lation of their troubles. The latest advices represent even Brownlow as enlisted in the cause of peace, and there is even some hopa of his recommending the enfranchisement of 'the eighty thousand whites now denied the right of suffrage, which is the pregnant cause of all the trouble. Without the causes which operate in those in the midst of great excite ment, unattended as yet with violence or outbreak, when, the best portion of our people are chafing under insults and hu miliations; when strangers are usurping places of honor and profit, destroying the ofdst highly cherished institutions, and tramplinsr upon the most sacred feelinirs of the heart, it is gravely proposed to arm and equip six thousand men, uncontroled except by their own licentious wilL and responsible only to those whose evil emis saries they are. These men who thus blast saries they are. has at tee rw th all of drawling, and his manner ciowu.

on rfsincto address the 1, Wnnse. is to clap his hands a posteriori, il I in searcu -f iAaa ihfp 1 1 i naer ino i operation of the previous question, can 1 i v.v tii for which was, of course, sustains uy of Holden and Caucus, tne throueh wo readings, in tyra nrnstitntional uuuuuw i reqaisition that all bills involving appro- rtion8 shau be read three several times dajg; An eort was made nd the fimbustering tactics of the opposition prevented its being ione 0n Wednesaay. pruuip. 3- -o- sbort spac0 0 onAor in which dis- ongs itin vain dxa iney pruuwb I lhei tie a -n fl. Here it was that Argo, and talented young member from 1 -t 1 1 ia) for that, l.ir III I I 1, 1 A Li-lvJ U1U iWAiaiv the Black 1 i.3 on tl ill-concealed LlUUllUtAA UV A.Kf..

lvt. -mica rose and moved its re-consiaera- the wen nr. r.n voie. muu aiku Ti.ic nonr.KH. ooened the long- onrl sliamffleaalv-denied held OI UWClr- a 1..

nnHtnefifed defttit of nheir baseness they "Rfflrl ami mortified ac tniH consented to au adjoiirnaient until Tr Aran nn lie floor. I4t "-a. Well, on yesterday me quesuou uttiuu -war a a. X-rt. t.Hrt vote bv which the 0111 passeu 11s tunu icu- t.

ill ltAnf rr-v-l I Ml A. M.I aA iuT. It wouiu nave uuu juui ucw mvfl hoard 'the successive eiwiiunuu? the infamous scheme, and its more iufaruous authors and supporters fn-rn Holden down to tho rnost dirty, sniv-llJiug, contemptible scalawag that licks the i.v dirt from his boots and caiia it guuutv-a Tn turn Messrs. Arco. Durham.

I'CIVCU. J-J-I i-l lne.tt. Davis and binclair laid 7. bare the atrocities 01 tue measure, 4u manifest purpose to carry the elections by the DUrpose to carry the elections uy me bay0et, ihe low and cowardly revenge it th craven and disaust- ui v-a r-' i- ir.MtirrH if. and the lear- riwh lriHtioratfifl it.

and the fear- ful consequences to which it must lead. All lho while Holden and several of his pimps were in the lobbies, strengtnenmg the overawing the refractory and nursing the wounded. But why prolong Aftr the Black Prince had descended to the floor, and, in the name of his sable and paternal'highness, command- allegiance, the motion to reconsider was laid on the table and thus ended tne hisfcorv of this measure of blood in tne nistory 01 tuis iwovu. House, at least lor tue present. I bee pardon tor trespassiDg bo long fa 1 i.u: uuu -v.

but it is right for your readers to have the kuow that, with your fearless pen, fao i hiQ Jful conspiraoV a8 vour patience wiiii uanamTo, upon juui T. rn -r -it a i-l- it deserves, wm oouu fcwHjf'v couv cf luQ bill, that you may see its tern- ble portent KJ a la 7 wav ted appliances of mbn (uegroes) and treas- nre (if it can be oorroweu, io ue aiwiwuiun replaced by the taxes extorted from an oppressed people.) It will provoke counter-armed organization it will bring on collisionit will draw blood. Wo to its authors and agents if the programme is uunuuio snnrrht to do carneu. uui uui Carolina -but not so poor in or so crashed by suffering, but that sll8 wjn fin SOme means of escape from the 1. ua r1av1 hnnn her bv an VUilU buujjuu uu.

4 son. and pinned on with bavonets. placed in the hands ot semi savage nejnroes by an alien and mercenary jjorde of infamous Yankee adventurers hVft n.lread made this letter so long i ko mnaf. HpWr mfintitfn oi otner mai nriinn nnm mv ters, wnicu uuuui uij auuuu, rr1Vft T.oiJialaturo wm vrooaoiu aa- innnu atl invitation is -t nr nonr nr fnr an rtff interim Visit 10 iirwo 7" -v. iiijum a ii a fti i luiiLuiiuu TCailmAd Presidents.

E. R. UlvliO aAAvv va. Stanly and the man who oomeci- erate deserters with dogs, it would be well if the meridian of Baleigh could be purged of their presence about the time ot the Democratic Convention. Let the mon grel nnrtion of them co to old ocean and mnch it mi tnfl wjiters oi ie jiuuo uu accomplish it-some ol their mm; anaiettue nuou cood and truo men remain behind, ex- chance ereetinsrs witn meir oreiuren wno wiU hA heroin lorco on inursaay.

nexi, unfLreeoive from them the plaudit, Well lnnA crond and faithful servants Sneakinj? ol KaiiroadS' ana tne JLemo- cratic Convention, I hear, on all rr cj rfonoral in ifTTmtion at the DUnV mallCe Of Wm. A. Smith, the so-called President of k.vuw&m --r- m. the North Carolina Tiailroad, in his'eflort to prevent a large attendance here on the occasion. He 'and 'his sympathizers will I rifn 1.MIMII I I 11 i I vvaw 4 dfeappointed.

The Convention will be the largest political gathering ever held in the State, and the citizens, I am informed 1 .1 making ample arrangements ior tne mmodation of all who may attend! But au reroir. Dot. OCR HALIFAX CORRESPONDENCE. Ltegal Jail Delivery Negro Population isabondiiiu and Crime Judge Mitchell -Dlantlaaghter-Details of the Crime The Wade Ditcher MurderThe Evi dence Life Among the Negroes. Halifax, N.

August 7, 1868. Messrs. Editors: Variety is the spice of life," and a few paragraphs in your columns, wholly disconnected with poli tics, may not be disagreeable to your readers. As you are aware, a Court of oyer and terminer was held here last wee.K, lor tne purpose of "a general jail delivery." The a expense to the county of maintaining the wards of the nation gratis in the public jail was so great the Court in question was resorted to as the only means of obvia tine: it. In this county we have, I am satished, as large a negro popoiauou wew xau 1 i- XT nwr.

nr uraven. a.t lease ono-imru vt this population are vagabonds not more than one-half are engaged in steady work. The idlers are guilty of every onence known to the criminal law, from murder down. They are the most incorrigible thieves in the world. Nightly they eteal our hogs, cattle, poultry, rob our gardens nd orchards, and break, into our corn cribs and houses.

These are the I men ho weto be orgwuzedxntoa po- TO 1 1 I canization in Tennessee, pumic or secret which has such a purpose, and pledging their influence to uphold-and suppor, the laws and aid the authorities in tue execution. At the same time tnjy re fully suggested that a removal 01 vux, icdisabiliUesrestinguponsomanyoitne dtizensofTennesseewouldheaiinewounu, the State and restore tne union auu mitr of the people. In their inter-, rmr 1 Mntiments were reiterate" "i Clan Hmvn. Gen Forrest, Col. iocne, 1 I Cheatham, Gen.

Quarles and otuer fficAra. CoL Posser, of the military com- made a soeeoh. expressing confi Ua tions of the ex-; aence iu iuo nnnfederate officers, but said that lawless ness had been committed which must be -aaaA hv moderate means if possible, but, if necessary, by extreme measures thA same time he added At I believe, gentlemen, yoa are sincere. I know yoa as soldleVs; your fidelity and courage displayed on hundred battle-fields, which, however Jw ko i now apart of the hiuirv of our country, batisfie me that are sincere: I am certain that I xPbs ientiiuent of this committee and the epubhoan arty when I say that a speedy bringing about of the result or enfranchising tbee people 1. desired 1 thia is done the better.

If people in this btate, aesisri. out tZ thm -iv of enfranchisement will be removed Similar sentiments weio Capt Williams, of the military committee. nf Kimiiar Rflntiments were expressed oy A -r 1 9 11 if a Mviiria iniii iit wu i the Legislature, it would be auspicious 01 the happiest results. It is inevitauie mat aimh a state of things as that in Tennessee, begotten of the passions and opportunities of war, cannot be permanent in auy civn- irfid commnnitv accustomed to freedom. The consideration of what is right and jast to othet men will assert itself in honest re publican minds, and lead to the removal of inequalities brought about by those who took advantage of times of public trouble and pern to wcvn who differed from them politically from the wno oinereu wrou common and immortal functions of Amen- rt flTft the exclusion ot those can ciuzeno.

A Tho fnllnwint? is a copy of the Memorial which has been referred to the. Legislature THE MXHOEIAL. To the Honorable Legislature of Tennessee, now in rJrmmlinary session The rieht of petition and remonstrance being conceded by all classes this country, ana ieei-in. as we do, a deep solicitude for the peace and -a State, and belonz- uuiei 01 our kicb IDE Ulll oFgamzaUpne yield to Astn 1-elimtohoa nv aome oz ita iuiuufa Si wScipiUtion of the crisis, which is acknowl- i.V.in.minant TtMns' regarded as identi- a fied with that large ciass suppooeuiu." hMids our feehncs and intentions in declaring fa him late message that we seek the overthrow ot the State government, or io uo my "i wTinuuyuKj u0 i.m uviAmi mRini. uoiiuci nu.uui those with wnorn our pas u.

associated contemplate auy aucu imuumo frtn nnrdowebehevethereiBin ienneeseoaDy oreanization. either tmblioor secret, which has nnmX.a Amlif there be. we have neuner BUbu a hoim.a eympatxiy nor amnauon viicfowiiu. franiAtion of a military force by your honorable A tha nmta nnR null reuuuD buo ui- body, and respectfully submit that such a nieas- tronelv tend lo bring Timmnt rolliMlODS than tO COD tk. Vi.nnniiT a.

nil POOd Order OI 1116 country. And inasmuch as the sup-posed 4a hum nf the State is aDcrehended iaaa rf fhA c.nmmmiitv with which we Monfiflftrt. as inducement and reason your honorable body not to organize such military force, we pledge ourselves to raam- tain the oraer ana peace oi mo dww ha nnaapsii to nnhold and sun' a.n1 the constituted authorities i rnatinrr that a reciorocation of these sentiments from vour honorable body will m-oduoe the enactment of euch laws as win remove all irriUUng causes now disturDing so--I? i remembered that the laree mass of white men in Tennessee are denied the right to vote or hold omce, it is no wouubuui nnn.inni thrA nhotild exist moije or less dissat- t.f.otivn imnn? thfim. And 1 wo beg leave re anectfully to submit for your consideration that opwMu-j Kn tlm Tin.Tt. of th nromns ana emuwui.

uuu the KHAKAa AnthAVtMAS TAr H. rr.IIlIIffiUi ll wAiw uwuwvm pivuifa -7- jv political disabilities resting upon so maAy ot our peopie; UlUUOI A bUV4 IMWW would heal aU the wounds oi out owe aua uiaA 11a once more a prosperous; conienieu, auu umieu people. I i Xiespecwuuj, jruuj. N. B.

1'orrest. William B. Bate, John Brown, Thomis B. Smith, Jnaonh Palmer. Bushrpd R- Johnson, O.

W. Gordon, B. F. Cbeatham, Gid. Jj Pillow, 1 H.

R. Anderson. William A. Qaarles, G. Q.

L)ibbreli, GeorgiManey, XashvMe, August 1, 1863. OUR RALEIGH CORRES OSDENCE. th Tafamnm Leeialature And the Police Dill Seymour, the Carpt-bKger-Mr Armn ot Ormnare The BlaCh. Prince and his Sable Hlgnneas illainons and Dan (erom Legislation Imminent the State Proposed Visit of tl latura to Morchead City forth Carolina Raiimaii mnd tbe Democratic Conven tion. Raleigh, August 7, 1868.

T)mt Journal: So far as the "House of Representatives" is concerned, the damna ble iniquity has been consummated I he Police-Militia Bill goes to the Senate this after having, on yesterday, finally passed the other branch of the infamous Legislature." Iet that be its soubriquet of shame for all time to come I i perhaps it will be best for me to give a briei resume of the proceedings relative to thia piratical measure since my last com- munication. On Tnesdar. "when the that introdaoed by bid Praise-God- Bara-rvmea Welker in the Senate) came up I i i i I i 4 1 I I i I1' TheMaeawhotlrrablj-rtim the prospects of p'iLnd toipiiiW irw 1 "Wt-twnrIio tails irom 0Tea; iti tho jihe nauseating r. a i I i.