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              ;tUi'iU.;ili l. ..... .... . . - 7 llt S J i ; C - - YOEUiVrE XXIX. NUMBER 13 . . - ' . ; . - ,..,.,&. gtmotralit- jfjarawr. " tOS'On''VB'LtBiVBfl KTlRT SATCSDAT MOKSOTG BY - -L. HAEPEB. - Offle In Woodward Block, 3d Story. $2.50 per anhntn,' payable strictly in advance I cr if payment1 m delayed. - T -These term will be atriotly adhered to. '(F!INAffrOIA.E. U. S. 7-30 LOAN. $230,000 00V "' tjy ao oV'Ay p? the Secretary of the Treasury, the unuersisned, th'. General Subscription Agent for the sale of United Stated Securities, offers to the public the third series of Treasury Notes, being seven and three-tenths pr rent, intercut per annum, known as : the:-" " ' . 7-SO T.OVIST. These notes are issued under date of July 15, ISC5, and are payable three years from that date in currency, or axe convertible at the option of the holder into - U. S. 5-20 Six per cent. QOX.S-BSAZlIZO'a BOX7DS, The Bonds are now worth a handscme premium, "" and are exempt, as are all the Government Bonds, rom State. County, and Municipal taxation, tek ick nddt from one to tree per cent, per annum to their value, according to tho rate leviod npon other property. The interest is payable semi-annually by Coupons attached to each note, which may be cut off Bad sold to any bank or banker. The interest at 7.30 per cent, amounts to One cent per day 011 a $50 note. Two cents $10O Ten $500 20 f $1000 $1 ; ' $5000 Notes of all the denominations Hatted will be promptly furnislie.l np..n receipt of subscriptions The Ootes)l th i Third Scries are precisely similar ia form and pri-ilexes to the SercH-Thirtics already lold. except that the Government reserves to itself the option of paying interest in goldfeoin at 6 per ient-, instead of 7 3-lOths in currency. Subscribers will deduc" the interest in currency up to July 15th. at the t n when they subscribe. The delivery of the notes of this third scries of the Seven-thirties will commence on the 1st of June, and will be made promptly and continuously after that ' late. ' :-' . The flight ban ire made in' the condition of this THIRD SKRIE5 affects only the" matter of interest. The paymeht i!l sold, if made, will be equivalent to the currency interest of the biglrcr rate. The return to specie payments, in the event of which only will the option to pay interest in Gold be J availed ef,-would so" reduce and equalize prks that purchases made with six ; per cent 4 n gold would be fully equal to thne made with seven and three-tenth per rent, in eurrency This is ' THE OXLY LOAN IN MARKET Now -.ffered by the Guveruincnt, and its superior ad-vanr;;eB muke it the .. - . Great Popular Loan of the People. Less than $2.iO,H)0,tl0u of the Loan authorized by Conlrrer- are now on the-nrarkct. This mnount, a1 the rateat which it is bein absorbed, will all be sub- r 'v.i 'vt within sixty days, when the notes will n i .eliy command a premium, as has uniformly :.,,. th' rnsc 'n ' closing the subscriptions-, to other r .xt citizens of every town and section ol j .-1 e afforded fafili ics for taking the i n! Hanks, State Bunk?, and Private t 'i..nt the country have generally f r.r eive subscriptions at par.. - Subscribers t,;.:eir own aafents, in whom ihey have con- m-1 who only are to be responsible for the ar: w. uC'iver ;ht. uoe for which they receive orders; -. -.. v , JAY COOKE, SabcriptirinAyeit I'hila. Subscriptions received by the Firet A'ationnl Bank 0 Mount Vernon, and JCnox Cimnti National Bank of 'Mount Vernon. June 3 -Certificate of Authority...;.: . r" TO TUB Knox County National Bank of - - Mount Vernon. .. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, " Orrica ov Comptroller ok the Currency - ' " - WAsniitotos, April 25th, 1S65 ; VTT"nEREAS, by satisfactory evidence presented YY to the undersigned, it has been made to appear '"that ".The Knox County National Bank of Mount Vernon In the City of Mount Vernon, in the county . of Knox, and State of Ohio, has been duly organized under and according to the requirement!! of the Act of Congress, entitled "-An Act to provido a National Currency, secured by a pledgeof United States Bonds, and to" provide for the circulation and redemption thereof," approved June 3d, 1864, and has complied with all the provisions of said Act required to be complied with before commencing the business of Bankiaz. under said aet; Hw, therefore, I. Freeman Clarke.'Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby -certuy that The Knox County National BnnV of Mount Vernorr," In tie City of M unt Vernon, in the County of Knox, and the State of Ohio, i Authorized to commence the business of Banking under the Act aforesaid. In testimony whereof, witness my hand 8KAL Uad seal of office, this twenty-first day of 'April, 1884. . tarHSIa.AH CLAKK, . . May l3-60d Comptroller of the Currency. : iSTEW STOEE. ; -. :'; E, J. :" STILES t ' . SI1LEB , . . ". Mf3TS & SHOES, 3rtOSlEliY AND NOTIONS, Ifaim Street, next door toJ.dk W. George, ML Vernon ' ' A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT, OV X adicaV:Oeat-'IIi88es andJDWldrcn's Ait s r- t Always on hand . -Af.0; A GREAT VARIETY OF QloToa,' X NealcTias, i -Tn n2 ?? RBBndarB ymxniHii-luinuwgi Ol vt- la to agent fer-tte UNI VERS AL PAfc ooltAB. ' - 'IS J. STILES -Mt. Venio,Marelili;i8M. : . - JktadseBlikforialatBtoaiOtfto4i 11 n aimer EEMAEKS ' -v . : ; OF ' ' -w GEN. GEO. W. MORGAN, PRCCKMXO TBE BEASIXQ OF" THE : Declaration of Independence, JULY 4, 186. ' '..,'' The pleasant duty has been aligned tome, my friends an J country men, of reading to you on ill i the anniversary of our Dational exis tence, the unanimous Declaration of tKe Inde- penletice of the Thirteen United States of Am'etica, proclaimed on the 4th day of July, in the year of Our Lord 1776. THE DECLARATION " DOES NOT EXCUSE ; SECESSION. But inasmuch as two opposite and extreme factions have by false conetTUCtion made the principles enunciated in that document, the pretext for he parricidal conduct which involved our beloved country in the horrors of a civil war,, which after many brilliant- deeds, heroic sacrifices, and dayB of gloom and sadness, has been happily concluded by the overthrow ol the rebellion, and the're-establishment of the supremacy of the Union flag ; it is proper that I should submit to your unprejudiced consideration, a few biief remarks concerning the true spirit of that immortal instrument.A few ambitious and designing men, in cer tain of the Southern States, thinking alone of individual aggrandisement, had for a long time resolved to destroy the Union, and establish an independent government. Tc excuse this act of attempted parricide, they pointed to the example of our fathers, as a justification of their conduct. But, my countrymen, only" a moment's reflection it necest-ary to convince every candid citizen that there was no analogy between the causes which lead to the American Revolution, and those which produced the Great Kel.ellion. Our Fathers were the oppressed children of Great Britain denied liberty at home, they sought and fouud it amid the eavage wilds ol America. Settlements were formed, and as if created by the magician's wand, towns and cities sprung into existence along the coast, and iu the bo6om of thedark forest. With pretended affection, Great Britain followed tier exiled sons, and to give position and emoluments to certainof her nobility, granted charters for what she did not possess, and appointed Governors over a people, who of right no longer owed her allegiance. With out tbtjrr nwt-inr lerfe rem them rrcras taxes, wbil be denied -therfr a representation in pnrliament' ; and by the arbitrary will of the king's Governors, the legislatures of tlie colon ien were - djourned or suppressed with out the authority xl law, and in defiance of the remonstrances of the people. There were other causes, but it is unnecessary to enumerate them these were sufficient to justify an appeal to arms. Having glanced at the events which preceded the revolution, let us for a brief moment turn our gaze upon the condition of our coun- try immediately before the rebellion. The const iiutional party of the Union, was yet in power ; we had a majority in both branches pi x "origret-9. and it was our proud . boast that every law which stood upon the national statute book, was placed thereby democratic votes. The people of every state of the Union, were represented in the national legislature ; the supreme court of the United States was conservative in its character and the mighty valleys amid the rocky mountains, were rapidly filling up with' a people- whose great heart loved the whole Union, without animosity towards a single state. It is true that in consequence of the.'secession at the Charleston Convention, for which souThm politicians were responsible, a sectional and a minority Presi dent was elected in accordance with the prescribed letter of the Constitution. But had the southern states kept their representatives in Congress, their rights could not have been violated. They chose the dread issue of war. and in a great measure the . responsibility of the resuWs caused by the war must rest with them. . ': It is true, as I believe, that war might have been avoided by enligTitened statesmanship in what was miscallfed the Peace Congress, but the unw?se and unpatriotic action of that body, whicfi has left to posterity so dark a fame, "was no excuse for rebellion. An appeal to arms should be the last resort, and when justly made, it rarely ikilsof triumph. However,- the battle is over ; the laurel crowns the brows of our heroes.who have returned tQ gl&ddea the hearts ol the loved onesal home ; peace smiles, upon the land, and gentleness and conciliation must smooth away the furrows and heal the wounds , made by war. From'the lakes to the guff, and from ocean to ocean, we are one great people composed of many estate united together uuder the constitution ; and generosity and courage, magnanimity and true greatness are hand-maidena, and alwajt keep each other company. The people of tUe south, the majority of whom were always true to the Union, are bar countrymen and brothers, and as such yjey should be welcomed back to the national fire-side. . . : .. . CJVIL WAIt PRODUCED BY THE EXTREME : ; MEN, NORTH A-NB SOUTH. tfut ihJ.&t&foEj&'-taUffaiiitt the meaning of tfc-e '.'Beclaratiou of Independence,1 so there is also a cfagy of persons in the north w hoaj jrsistentl j andnr dangerously . mis- represent it true spirit, and by ixctt;dfatep resenution they did their fall share to pisngt dor country ipto ct'vii war! ; ' - '"i-'-'' ;'- ARE ALL RACES OF MEJT CREATED EQUAL? They Bajr thato7 meo are ereated equal, and 1: quote the ."Declaration oC , Independence",' to iustal 5 tteir aesertion Now;, tbt cbraa'all I men are cteateM equal," either applies to the whole homao, family, or else it was sed in , a H'tmited and restricted aenpe, tncaninz a peonle I of common origio the: descendants' of .uroprans. xi me pa rase 09 true 10 a getter al sense, then this Robl Digger" of the Rock . Mountains, who has no intelligible ' language,T but chatters like an ape, is the created equal of; the Englishman, the German, the Irishman, the Scotchman or the A merican.' And ifuch is true to the census of 1860, only, twenty-three thous-of the "Root Digger," it is equally true of the and and twenty-one negroes, with a white pop-Hottentots of South Africa. Does any sane nlation of nearly two. and a half ' millions ? man believe that such is the fact? If so, why is it that the "Root Dfggera" and the "Hottentots'' have never risen above the lowest grade of barbariem ? Does any one believe that the East Indian is the created equal of the - Brit" tdfc ? I f so, how happens it that more than Oue hundred million East Indians were crushed and conquered by less than sixty thousand Brittons ? And the American Indian, is he the created equal, of the White Man ? If so, why is it that all attempts to civilize him have proved melancholy failures? And the negroes of Dahomey and Congo, from whom the negroes of the United States havV descen ded, are they, too, the equals of Americans ? The king of Dahomey has at this moment his human sacrifices, and luxuriates in Lis bath of human blood. . If the neero race was eoual to the European, or even to the Asiatic race, would they not, at some one period since the birth of Ilatn, their first progenitor, - have emerged from the barbarism which enshrouds them? After the overthrow of the Roman Empire, religion, civilization and- literature were obscured by the centuries known as the dark ages ; but the intellect of the white race at length broke forth, dimly' at first, but after wards with an effulgence which illumined the world. Not so with the negro, for relatively as he was thousands of years ago, so is he now- and ep must be ever remain, for such is the law of his being. But it may be taid that the negro must be taught to read and write, and thus be made a good citizen. Education is a good thing,' but where there is native intelligence, is it indiepensible to constitute a good r.itizen ? - When the sturdy barons forced king John to grant them the Great Charter, not one among them could write his name yet they ltid the foundation of English liberty. And where there is not native intelligence, knowing Row to read and write are not suf ficient qualifications for citizenship. I am not actuaUd by any feeling of unkihd- ness, and I trust by a higher motive than vul gar predjudice, when I oppose conferring the rights of citizenstiip upon the --negro. To be a citizen, is not alone to have the right to vote, but to become judge, juror and legislator, for thes are rights which belong to citizenship. Bui jtwjll J)eSixLthat iLthe ntgr wootcoin. petent for these high duties, he will become so 1 here are tree nezroes now livin? in the United States, whose grand fathers were free efore them, but the grand child of to-day like the grand-parent of a past generation, is in ferior to the wLJte man. Before the rebellion, there were half a million free blacks, tell me, he who can, the names of a dozen who have become remarkable as mechanics, farmers, poets, painters, or orators? An emigrant ship, on the other hand, arrives from Europe, perchance with persons on board who can neither read nor write. Mark the effect of a single generation. The child is an American! it learns to read, to write, to think, to act like an American, and, in fact, is an American. Such was the case with Andrew Jackson. His father was poor, ignorant and destitute: necessity drove him from the shores- of Ireland, and his first born boy after,reaching -the United States, not only became President, but took rank among the first statesman of the age. But it is said that the war has proved the capacity of the negro for self government his right to become a citizen. In what does the proof consist? Is it in the fact that negroes, free or slave, could not be found of sufficient intelligence to make lieutenants, and that all commissioned officers of black regiments, are white men? Does that fact prove the equality of races the right of the negro to become a citizen ? Was his capacity for self-government proven by th0 conspiracy at Charleston, to murder their white officers, and all white citizens, out of gratitude for being made free? Or is it to be found in the mutiny of the neero troops at Memphis, Norfolk and Portsmouth ? But it is said that the negro has wielded the musket, and is therefore ent itled to the ballot. ; Now I assert that a victory has not been attained, which would not have been achieved, had there not been a negro in the service. No; my countrymen, bad it not been for the nejrro. theviebellion. would have perished in 1862, and a quarter of a million of lives, and (nore than two thousand million dollars would have been saved. v- . - - v-- SELF-GOVERNMENT. - The capacity of man Yor self-government has long been a fruitful subject of discussion ; and Belf-government is still regarded as an experiment. In Great Britain, witlr her thirty million inhabitants the entire real estate is owned by thirty thousand persons", who" wrthra themselves ooDtitnte the government, and yet thai government is regarded as, andperhape is, the most liberal in Europe'. Yet the great mass of that population have no more to do with legislation than have the cattle which browse 00 England's green meadows. ' ' - ; . Free instftutions cannot be more surely over-throivn, than by-the degredation of the ballot. Debase suffrage, and it ill be either abolish'-ed altogether, or controlled, as in Great Britain, by corruption.-. V ": . . -: :: ' WHY DO NEGROES SHUN THEIR PROEESS- .; : .: ed friends. ? ' -c-.. ' ' V is. .a' fact suggestive of reflection, that tnose communities which have in their midst the sasileBt number of negroes; areihe tnost strenuoui ad v ocates o( negro suffrage; Tbos, MasacL,ueetta,with-her nine thoueand colored popolatioD; leads (b e an-'as the cbamptos; of black .citizenship. But is it? not strange that the negro should shun his sincere and sym Uathizinir'fHenda in lfai.).ntt.'' .n 1 s 'uome among- the. people of Maryland and v irginia, wuo ar th cuku is lour . W9re enemiest Is there not something siDgular i&the f act that New England, with all Iter disinterest' ed philanthrophv, witb allter fraternal regard J for "the sable eon of Africa' had, according While the slave State of Maryland, with a wbito population of less than half a million, had a population "of seventy -four thousand seven hundred and twenty-three free negroes! And, indeed,' that census shows that New England and all the free Western States, from Ohio to the Pacific, contained five thousand, four hundred and twenty-five fewer free Macks, than the slavefstate of laryland alone ! And Virginia, with her fihfte population of less than nine hundred thousand, had fifty-four thousand three hundred and thirty-three free blacks; while Massachusetts with a white population of five hundred and eighty -one thousand eight iiundred arid thirteen, ha . only thirteen hundred and fifty six free negroes. Why ?I this ? How are we to reconcile the conduct of the black man in sbunning his white brother of New England; who is" so full of words in expressing his fraternal loVe for him ! Is it the instinct of the colored man, which teaches him that the men of New England are- not his' friends that they do not wish to 6erve the colored man, but to be served by him ? That if the negro wishes for kindness and happy homes, that, he must seek them elsewhere than bf the icy shores of New England ? Or, will it be said that' the black man cannot en-dure a cold climate ? Il such be the fact, then it is proven that he is not the equal 'of the white roan, to whom all climates are alike. The sturdy New Englander, the hardy sons of frozen Norway and Denmark for mj prosperous colonies in Texap, Mexico and Brazil, while the mercurial children fti sunny "France for centuries havejseen established in the jCana-das ; and thay are acknowledged to be the best guides employed amid the-snow drifts of the Rocky Mountain?! ' ''- ; v ' TRUE INTENT OF THE DECLARATION. But does the Declaration of Independence, fairly construed, mean that' all men, without regard to race, are equal ? - To interpret a doubtful part of any instrument, the intention of the writer must be ascertained ; it mu6t be considered in connect ion with its context jtbat ia, with reference to what precedes or: follows the doubtful clause or sentence, tile true meaning of which i sought t& be ascertained, and the clause itself must beeonsidered with ref- rancs to tlie"ubject rtfiSfJ The "D'eclaration'7 cenawiieuces. by . saying, 1 that when it becomes necessary' for one people to dissolve the political bands which have con-H nected them vith another people, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind pequires that they should-dectare the causes which impel tliem to the KeparationC Jfbw, to what one people does the "Declaration" refer, when it says that a decent respect for the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to separation ? The States were occupied by a white, a red and a black people does the expression "one people" refer to. the white, black and red people, or to only one of them . tll&d the negroes of the Colonies any political relations with Great Britain ? No; for under the authority of Grea1 Britain, tkey were bought and sold as property. Hence the negroes were not a part of that people who dissolved the political bands which united them . to EnglandW as - - the position of the indians, in a political sense; -dif ferent from that of the negroes ? No, because the British government regarded the indians as niere savages, who were to be cleared away with the wolf and the bear. Then as it was neither the indians nor the negroes who dissolved the political bands which united the colonies with the mother country, it must have been the whites who did so. Bui this is rendered certain from the facts that the colonists were the direct off-spring frbfn Great Britain, while the other races had different origius ; and neither the indians, nor the negroes were represented, directly or indirectly, in the Congress which published the ,Declaration.,?-r Hence, - then, it is conclusive that "the word "people" was ueed in "that instrument in a tpecial sense, to mean white peoplef or the European race, from which the colonists sprung. 1 Again, the clause of the declaration already referred to, says, "a . decent respect" for- the opinions of mankind, requires that the causes which lead to the separation should be made known.". Now, the word" "mankind" taken in its general Sense means the whole human family, but it is evident that such was not the meaning Of the framers of the ''Declaration," for copies of that instrument were sent to the nations of Europe, but hot try any other people. Then the word "mankind" as used in the "Declaration" refers exclusively to the European race; for had it- been intended to mean the people of China, or Egypt, or Morocco, commissioners would have been appointed to hate; cbtnm'u'nicated' the ''Declaration' to them, as as well as to the nations of Europe, which was not done. . It- is clear then that the words, "people" and "mankind'.' -tire used in that instrument in limited, and not in a general sense. :3.. 4-. ;;v. j .':::.-?H'-j-1vi.;J: 'VT-hs 'Declaration'ithen goes on to say; we bold these truths, to- be self-evident, that-all men are created equal ; and in a general 1 tense, the rior&i "H men;"- like the; word "mankind," erobraiceer f&f wBole - Iranian 'family But was such thetwferUwrf thi fratareff of that paperf: - A inoment'i reflection muBtsatTs- everjr one that the words AfaU men like the word 'mankind' was mljf intended 4toappIj to'the European race, acid have no- reference either loin egToof Md.indrans. When - tti e Declaration was publish"euVVery one of the thirteen states held stares,' apd the author thai ie.vu hhaseU 'BvehQlderV Is it, then, reasonable to, stppAse thav w fathers s.un ,v to. . t,. they bought and sold as property, were created equals with'tbernselves ? On the contrary, by the Constitution -which" was afterwards formed, negro slavery was not only recognized, but the importation of negro slaves from Africa, was authorized in express terms untrj the year 1808.' r - . - : 0 - .' . From causes unnecessary here; to discuss, slavery has ceased to exist, and the statesmen of the south declare that they do not desire its resusitation. . The black man is free, and his life and property should receive the protection of the laws. But let no false phflan-throphy reduce our country to the condition of Mexico, by the . degradation of the white race to the level of the black. After the con, quest of Mexico, by Cortes, the Spaniard committed, the fatahmistake of blending his own blood with that of the negro and indian, and the resuft is a debauched and mongrel horde of seven million people, who live in a state of chronic anarchy,; and who have lately- been conquered by a paltry column of thirty thousand Frenchman. To day, our country; occupies the front, rank place among the- nations, and if need be can resist the woild in arms. Let us beware, then, how we sell our birthright for a mess of potage, and resolve that the white race must remain, as created by Deity, unadulterated and supreme. Friends of General Sherman, Head the l following: From The Circlcville Uniun, April 2S, 1S64-"We publish in to-dav'a Union, Jihc ofiicial accountotSHERMAN'SINFAMIGUS SUR RENDER to Joe. Johnston and Jeff. Davis. No act of equal ' atrocity has been committed by any General during the war. .''Sherman has been guilty of a gross usurpation ofjtuthoritv, and ought to be CASHIERED. It is no longer safe to intrust - Such a man with the command tf the arny. t ."Sherman's military career has been glorious and brilliant, and it is sad to contemplate his disgrace. Like Lucifer, Son of the morning, he . has"fallen. to rise no more.. II he had surrendered his whole army to Johnston, he could not have more poropletely ruined himself.". - ; ' :- - - - . - " -. ; . The Circleville Unien 'is the . organ of the Abolitionists of Pickaway county; and, although the. foregoing language in relation to General Sherman may be considered outrsg-eous, the comments made by the Abolition Press of this ; State about that time, in relation to General Sherman, were similar in character. -These 'sauie journals' that then so shamefully abused General Sherman, are now exceedingly anxious to receive his indorsement of their State Ticket, and of their revolutionary doctrines. Statesman. , 3..;. The Former- Home and Family of Hen- ry Clay. A Kentucky correspondent of the Ciucin-nati CbmmercialAeUe the following melancholy etory of Ashland, the late homestead of Hen ry Clay, and the-history of his descendants: The old homestead of"IIetiry Clay is now occupied by the family of Hon. Thomas Clay, one of his sons, and present Minister to one of the South American governments. It is owned by the heirs of Janies B. Clay a" degenerate son of tn great statesman who, it will be remembered, died in-Canada about a year ago. The house in . w Inch Mr. Clay 1 i ted when at home, was torn down some years since by James, and a magnifi.ent structure erected On its site, and there is nojliitig now about the place to remind one., of li tin wtio once owned and honored it, except 1 11 e lamily "buggy in which the old - man his wile uned 10 drive about, and the oak trees in front of the house, beneath which he used to fit and talk with family and frier.de. Mr. Clay had five sons. Four of thefn survived hitu. One, who bore his father's name, was killed in the Mexican war. Thomas, as J have said, is uow a Government Minister. John is living in one-half of the old homestead (now divided into two fatmsK. Jamesidied a fugitive iri. a for eign land and Theodore (the oldest of the fam ily) ';is, ."and has been for twenty five years, an inmate of an mpane asylum, still avowing to every one with whom be converses, that he 13 yie original ueorge w asnington, ami reiut-mj to feibond to a call by any other name. Mr Clay had no " possessions of any kind at the time of his death, with tbe exception ot Aen-land. which was. of course, worth a consider able sum: but even that was very heavily mortgaged, and he thought at one time he would be compelled to abandon it to bis crea-itorw. until one day when he entered the bank to bav one of his notes, he was told that he did not owe a cent! Kind aud generous friends had taken his case in hand a?id lifted the pe cuniary burden from his shoulder3.' A Flock of Drunken Pigeons; . A San Francisco paper has a' curious story about a flock of inebrate pigeons. A- farmer living on oneof the ranches in the vicinity of that city, was recently sarpriaed to eee'ajarge flock of pigeons, after flying around Ins barn' yard a few. momenta, suddenly fall to tbe ground. Wondering at the pjienonicna, he concluded to watch theiu. Antiquated Thom as cat, perambulating the yard, seized one of the young pigeons and made a hearty meal of it. Soon after, Thomas cat commenced stag' erinftlike intoxicated, and falling over gave up the ghost with a dismal howl. . ; . The farmer's wife, who had picked up s number of the pigeons for the purpose of ma' king pies of tbeiii, on learning 01 tbe poor gnmakin s fate, thought the birds were pots n'ed. and threw them down.: The - farmer gathered up two hundred of tueffl, aftd threw them into an old out-house. In the morning bis wife found the pigeons alive, and roosting on a wood-pile. Inquiries were made and it was ascertained that a near neigubor,shaving been troubled by frequent visits of rtgeoua, had soaked some grain in whisky, and scatered it about his premises, eo . that the pigeons -be came intoxicated, in met dead drunk.. They recovered, however, but poor pues became a victim of alchoholie- stiraulents, imparted by infected pigeon meat, t r .'The War d Failure.! . ;- Some journal of the A bolition: persuasion has had something to say about somebody de- who havet dohe'anythltig of thfaTsortiate'r are the a66lftfonf8UVwho are clamoring for' tbe extension 6Qfrrage & the Southern Blacks. Theveaf -that tuiless euffrage sbU be bofer. ed on the i$taclcs, the War will have , been failure.' According to their logic, the supnfesk sion of the Rebellion is" not an . accomplished fact.) Statesman. - ' " - ;; " End' of the Conspiracy Trials. -.. THE ntlSONEK? FOrXD CJUILTV Execution of Atzerott Payne, Harrold; and Mrs. SurratL '- Dyinc Speeches of (he Prlsoaerm. VVashixgtov, July 7. On the .petition of Mary E. Surratt,; through her counsel, . Aiken and Clampilt. Judge Wylje, of the Supreme Court of the District, directed an issue of the writ of habeas corpus to General Hancock, commanding him to produce in Court, at 10 o'clock this morning, the body of Mr3, Suratl, with cause of her detention." " . -' The writ was served on General Hancock at the Metropolitan Hotel, at 8 o'clock this morning, by United States Marshal Gooding. He immediately consulted with the Attorney-General and the Secretary of War; At half-past ten o'clock the General had not obeyed the writ. Tnis fact was brought to the notice of the Court by the counsel, but the Judge said he had not the power to enforce the writ. At an early hour, to-day, guards were placed all around the Arsenal ground.t.- to -prevent the intrusion of persons to the scene of execution, none being admitted excepting. those previously supplied with tickets byMajor-Geiier-al Hancock, v . ; The relatives of Mrs. Surratt and Harrold spent several hourn with them during the forenoon, and they were also attended by their spiritual advisers, as were also Payne and At-zerott. . A few minutes after 1 o'clock, the outer prison-door was opened, and Mrs. Surratt was supported on her way to the gallows by two military officers. Perhaps several hundred civilians were present, an-xious : spectators of the solemn scene. One of. the priests, attendant, on Mrs. - Surratt, repeated a short prayer, to which .Payne, who. was seated next to her, listened attentively. The minister, who has been administering to. Payne, expressed, in the name of the latter. his Bin cere thanks to General HartrauflY, aud the officers and soldiers who had charge of him, for their personal kindness. They had not uttered an unkind word, nor given an unpleasant look or gesture, ecemcd com passionate in his misfortune. . ' ". Next followed A tzerott, Harrold and Tayne, accompanied by a guard another respective ministers of the (joeoel. Front cat8 .were provided for thera on the platform in the following order. Mrs. Surratt, Tayner Harrold and Atzerotthe. officers intrusted with the execution and ministers occupied intermediate positions. Major-Genezal Hartraufil, who has been from the commencement in charge of the prisoners, came forward ami read the-order of the War Department, already published, approving the sentences, and ordering the penalty of death to be. inflicted. A heavy guard was stationed on the walls surrounding the ground, while below, 6oldiers were formed on two sides of a square. ' .. The minister then uttered a brief prayer, asking for Payne the forgiveness of all bis vine; tnfcyi4,i out f -tb4s worM-i eto the joys of heaven. ' ."---': - " - ,; - The minister who attended Iiarrold also return ed tbauks for the . kind treatment of the prisoner, and offered a praver that God would receive his; soul. Harrold was affected to tears. , ' r .' .' ' The minister who attended Atterott alsb returned, for him, thanks to General Hartraulft aud bther olHcers for kiud attentions, and then invoked . the mercy of God upon the prisoners. The condemned were then required to rise from their seats, when he chairs were removed. They were now all on the drope; their hands were first fastened behind them, and their 1-gs bandaged, ..both below aud above the knees, and white caps placed over their bends. "r Atzerott. while bpiiig prepared for the execution. ex--lnii, Geriil.emen. firewell; take good care; gool-bv. Now. before we " . On? of .. he rlprvmen titntvlinij iiear exclaimed: vMav we all meeE In the other .world!" A eooii h' tlie nones s placet! a round earh n eck. M if.. .Sutruti . Lei ng the last. one adjusted, -the. .Section f the plntforni on wliic.h they had been ntaiidiug. suddenly fell, and ti e culprits were bang' n e eeveral feet from the ground, Mrs. Surratt Anil I'avne scarcely . moved a muscle. Atzerott exnibi.ed no;ie twitching;, but Harrold show td more nervous sensibility than any of the others. . ; .- ' . " 1 he;.bodies hung Until life was extinct, and werejfferward given over for burial, the rough cotSts bcine already at hand for that purpose. : The arrangements for the ex ecution were p rfect. Major-Oeneral Hancock wai present throughout the proceed ings, v... "-" ; . It is Baid Payne, last night, made a state ment. in behalf of MfS. Surratt, exonerating her from compliciti-; and that another per son" sultscribed to an affidavit impeaching the testimony, of an jm j-'orfint witness against her. - ,;.; ' -- . - mi . fke Wild Bill Parity. Citizen Bilt-Corry, of Cincinnati, an eccen trie, visionary, hair-brained gentleman,, who imagines he has a mission to .perform in converting the Democracy of Ohio to his peculiar and crotchety ideas, and, Billy Munnell, a chan who has only been, in the Deuoocratic party a,few.vears, and. who is the man Fri &aj of Bill Corry, are very much disgusted at the Democratic State Central. Committee, and the pemocrats generally, because of some of them embracing a platform longer than Kob ert Dale Owen s argument iu favor, of negro suffrage! .The gentleman propose to hold a Convention to nominate a ticket! The three tailors of England are to be - e61ipsedl A convention composed of such men as Bill Corry will be a rich affair, and if "J., 3$, Free" has no other engagements', could they not engage him to "choose and vigorously support!'" Hail, all hail to this trreat eplit," rejoiced over eo much by tbe aboliltoa press of ObkI Farewell, Bill's I Sweet William's ! Pain Dealer: - - v.. -: .. fTf. ' ' . -" . . Knocked DowS. Johnson Anderson (a . man of color) ran against a gentleman on the' street yesterday, and knocked him off the -curbing.; The "gentleman immediately gauued 'the sidewalk and knocked the negro down. - He (the negro) got up and walked ' off to the' corner, where he joined some men of bis color, and after relate ing what had faoppened to ' mm, ms eompn-fons asked hint what be was goin; to say Or do about ths matter, when he said: . . " What I gwine to do or say about de matter is dis; dat if dat is what you calls freedom ; I don't Want no more of .Jjoyisv'dle Journal; . A Suggestion- . ;Aoe;vMuw5-"w""! w Tmocniditi-Oieli: coiinty 'sssemiles, wheq they eiet:dteee to the JState 'fentor J shoiild refraierfrpm makingrptat that work hadettf lt torhe State Con ventiosr. " ' THE PEESIDENT AHD SVUSZR - SUMITE3. P)jdP0SEI TO GIVE THE PltESI-1ENT A PIECE OF ms SITXT) TTII AT HE GETS IN r.F.xritx! - ' " . A friend at AVashingtou assures us tint: a few weeks since an interview took place Le-tweea President John6oa and Senator Sumner which was substantly as follows- 4t Good evening, Mr. President,' said Senator Sumner, hast week, upon entering the President's room in the White nouee. " Good evening, Mr. tnator," replied tlie President. ' Please be seated for- a- moment," until 1 finish-a letter to an ohl irieud,". - The."letter hc:ng fiaishcd, the XVcsIdeni turned to Mr. Sumner,. .whsii.tLes. liUr said; Mr. lresident, I Lave called ivpua yea for the purpose of expecssiajj .: to jou the views of bur people on the subject ofreconstruction.".- . ' ' Well, sir." replied the President! ""- .; . : Mr. Sumner: co:niiinced by eayiug: "Sir your Korth Carolina Proclamation does not meet the approbation of the. icople, and they will not eubarit to Iiave the great results of the war thus thrown away." - " What people are yon representing, sir ?'v asked Hr. . Job naoii. " ' - " The whole -.'crtlicrn eo.i, ' said Mr. Sumner. . . ' ' I apprehend rou will 'find you but repre-baut a small portion of the Northern people," replied Mr. Joiiiieon. - . ' Then," paid Sumner, " we must take your North Carolina Proclamation as indication of your policy, are we 1" . - ". ".Yes, sir," replied the President. . - " Then. Sir." said Siimncr,"yott do not intend to enfranchise the black man V " I have nothing to do. w ith the-snbiect; iiiai. cAciuaireiy ueioiiga to ine fs.ti would certainly think it an usurpati part if I attempted ta interfere ia qualifications of elector iu Masss tliat exclusively belongs to the States, lou ation oa rnr fixing the quauiicatione 01 elector iu jriassacuusetts. " But," replied Sumner, " Massachuselts has alnay3 beeira loval StJite." --- t :. ' That may be," replied the e:':l!entJ,-, but the loyarmeu pit the South liava mads untoltl sacrifices for their Uuiou seutisfs, while Masachusetts baa -uaa Je humlreds of millions out of her loyalty, and it would be a joor return for Southern adherciite to the 'Jccm-ment, .if the latter sbouM in-viola lion.' qT; the Couetitution, thru6t upon tlieia local la'vts ju opposition to their n'ishes." - - v At this reply of the President Mr. Siimner bccaiiie impatient and irritable, and rejoinc-1 by Paying, '."I am sorry to see you evincing eu little sympathy vith 'that 'clement that jlaced you in power."; . ,' . . . .. At this, the color flashed fo tuc rresideut's face, and he added, emphatically, "You and I might as well understand each other now as auy time. You-are aware, sir. L have no re-, speet for a secession iat; but, as much as I despise them, I Rti'l have a greater detestation " aud contempt for a fanatic." ' ; Good evening," said Sumner, and left iu. a huff. Cm. Eng. - r . , How Deacon - White CoHtrted tSe Wti' 1 . f . : -ow. t -. - The beacon's .wagpai stpppeJ dne tnoraing, before Widow Jones' door,, aud he gave the, usual country sign, that he wanted somebody, in the house by dropping the reins and sitting double with hia elbows on his knees. ; Out tripped the widow," lively as a cricket with tremendous black ribbon on her snow-while cap. "Good morning" was said by both sides,' and the widow waited for what was further to be said. ; . "Well, Ma'am .Jones, perhaps ,yoa-don't--want to sell oue of your cows, now, for nothing, any waydo you?" v .1 . - "Well, there, "Mis ter Smith, you couldo' have epoken my mind better. A poor lone woman like nie does not1 know, what to do; with eo many cretins, and 1 should be glad lo" trade if we can fix it" j - . , So 1 hey adjourned 4.6 the rueadow, Deacon Smith looked at Roan then at the widow. at Brindle then at the widow at the Doi-' ingow then at the widow agaieand so throujzh the whole forty. . - . The same call was made every day for a week; but the de:con could not decide which cow he wanted." At length, on Saturday, when the -idow Jones was in a hurry to get through, her baking for Sunday and had "ever so' mn-h to do in the house," as all farmers' wive and widows have on Saturday she was a lit tle tmpatient. Deacon Smith was irresolute as ever: . . -. ; "That 'ere Downing eowis a pretty fair crt'j-tur," said he. "but" he 6tpppcd to glance at the widow's face, and then walked around her not the widow but the cow. , . - "The Downing cow I knew beore the. late'' Mr Jonas bought her." Here he sighed at the allusion to the late Mr. Jones; she sighed and both looked at each other. Il was a highly interesting moment. . .-;-.'"" . "Old Roan is a faithful old miJch, and so' it; Brindle but I havekuown belter." A lqa . stare succeeded his sjeech the yrause was grt-tiiig awkward aud at la.st Mrs. JoneS broke out - . "Lord! Mr. Smub, -if I'm IhecbyWw'aTit; do say so!" v - -" - - : The intentions of the Deacon and Hiii "wybV were published the n.ext day. , . -', . - - flelanoholy Accltteat. -r-' ' ;:. Tht& raorninfr, Mr." George -AndrtVsJ . young man of twentj-ouejearB Of a2e,.rtVM? ing on Quitman street, came to Lis ihralh w der the most melancholr circnmtlancta. , - tweeufour and ffve o'clock yestetday nror'nir!. v a boy handed hits a small pistol, rVijqefeting ' him to load it. He dTd so, putll wrmld eu, go off, and he returned . H to . tbe boy,-telling " him there was sometbing.. wrorg about it, ami to be very careful in.using it. The fcoy VZdlz' it, and struck the trnt of it against aomethlii; for the purpose of foreing the pWifet InlaCa tube, whea the pistol went oflV till fcill-CtfRJ-f ing the back of yonne Andrews ad CrjralF out in the groin. , He lingered UxUil two rJtIt3rk: Ihiai morning. ,Wiren ' death jmt an Vnd to laC snffering. - lie was s most estimable JTrtlBj man, and his sudden and cotimely dtoih iisx overwhelmed, the afflicted family with pfi'cT.-v" Dayton Ejirc. . .- s-: ; y ' Camp Meeting Anecdota. - r y i- At a campnieed'ng a nnnibeT of ladiA eoo-tinocdsuiBdingoii theteucb.otMiCh8lapd-, ing the frequent hints from the miuifiter to ait. don. A reverend old ulcruanr; noted (a,.; his good hdmor, arose aoa said:" J ; ' ' ! think if those" ladles standlnr; oa- the - benches knew ihev-had holes ia, Ihehr etocVV ings, they would sit down . f --- ' - -This addrera had the iilewred xefTect ther was an-immediate sinking into the.scats. . . . vo'une riVinieter sfanJiiic: tehiud LimVaci - A vnunc F1?, brother, how could you say ILatl' ; A raet-.U'theriiaiia't holes ia-tlir'. ttsckir.-,-. i l ke tokuow how the'y cialJ 11:- onJ;' :"' "' 1 " s' '." ";""-; - ; - il there isTruer ' clT j Virginia tobacco on hand in tht coautrr rebout Lynchbcrg than Lai lees' afificlpaltil "