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well-known face of wy John Smith. Eureka ?M cried ?. Allow me to inquire your wife was Melinda? the eldest daughter of my father's great uncle ? She wa?," said hc.jgrasping my hand ; "and t ara delighted to see you. Bu?, confound it, you needn't ha va come at a Ml ow so ? " #ut I must cut my story short. He took me home with him, and I had a good ?Ult, I saw fielinda to my heart's content. Kay, more, I mer, and wa* properly introduced te Hattie Smith, and-w?U. I am having a new auit of clothe* n ade, and in due time they will ba married, myself in tbtm, and the young lady just alluded to. ~TBE LEADER.^ CHARLESTON, S.C.t Saturday. Dec? 24, 1865., lcTaoiozi? ASEXTS: william Dart, Paul Foinsett tasaos. L. Bennett, of (bari*?toa; Wm. B. 5a*b, .alombUi D?an Dttdky, iostou, V?a?*.; Ker. A YTUdW, Pattnuab i A. G. Baxter. Georgetown. THK L*ADta ea? be obtained at ibe store? of T. W. Cardo??, earner of Henrietta and Elizabeth Street* ; ani at Slaaoni & Deau>? Mark? t Street, opposite An son? , _ Loyalty and the Freedmen. Last week we wrote of the planter** loyalty, introducing some resolutions that were adopted at a meeting of planters tn the District ot Marlboro, that they might speak for themselves. No one can read thrse rv.solutions in the light of the Constitutional araendmeut forever pro hibiting AH very and involuntary servitude in the United State*, without discovi tin* disloyal sentiments. But they l ave obtained .sufficient notoriety, and we hasten to not;ce the pleading contrast which the conduct of thc fceedutn evinces, We have yet to learn cf thc first Union pii soner escaping from ins ? reith?d tsj'tivi:) during the war, who d.d not find friends among the colored slave.-, willing to secrete him by day, and direct his stt-ps hy night, to the Union lines. The prayers of the slaves for ihe suc cess of Massa Lmcum's 8<>jVr?" cannot be numbered, their tears shed lor the dear old, Union never known. Aud then how soon did they lake the rnu-kct when opportunity was oifered, and lay thur lives upon the altrr of American tiberfy and Uuiou. The stories ot Fort Pillow, Oulustee, aud lottery Wagner exhibit a history w hich hie will not obliterate - a loyalty which tyrant fears and traitor cal umniations can not tarnish. A dark skin was always considered syuoniruou* with iojalty. Whence coin? s this quaking fear, this mortal dread of a rising of thc freedmen to indiscrimi nate slaughter of the whites ? I' liiws to us from the fountain of slavery, a legitimate stream whose waters are turbid with treason. . Constant fears are expressed by former slave masters of an insurrection among the freedmen. They are extremely anxious about the holidays, and want military sent to eveiy part of the State to over-awe trie anticipated msurrec?on- ^ l&f?-AK.^lJ0X ?rfl.9VK \ thev have fanned a fl ?me wmcn they now Year is to consume them. But . they need not tremble. God has beeu merciful in preserving then from utter annihilation b) the government, against whose constituted au thority they iait>< d the bloody hand of war. And all that now remains for them to d? in order to enjoy ihe blosings of H b* m fie? at and magnanimous gov?.minent, is to abide by the caths they have severally taken to be loyal sub jects of the United States. We do not know of any truly loyal men who entertain such fears. They have generally proceeded from those who have taken the oath of allegiance with a mental .reservation. Acts of injustice like the holding of our fel low men in slavery, very naturally suggests lo guilty parties fear of retaliation. Trie same dreadful forebodings which now disturb the slumbers of the chivahy, peivaded this com munity the last 4th of Juiy, whtn Gen. Hatch Xept the military under arms all of the previ ous night, with patrols abou: the city, that the fir.*t outbreak might be speedily quelled. The colored people, however, wt nt to rest as usual, and their sleep was as sweet as Dundan'? in the castle of Macbeth. But they awoke in the morning to observe the anniversary ot their nation's independence. The freedmen have never uttertd a disloyal sentiment in public, and we do not believe that opposition to the powers that be" ever enter* into their thought?:. Nor do ihey ch? ri>h a spirit of revenge against their fot mer oppres sors, as the folio wing resolves adopted by the Colored People's Convention, will plainly ihow : - Resolved, Thal, as the old institution of slavery ha* pa?sed away, we cherish in our hearts no mal ce or hatred toward* those who have held our brethren as slave*: but tnar we extend ?ne ru?ot nan-i ot leiiowship to ?II, ?nd make it our special aim to establish unitv, peace, and love arnon;* ah men. Resolved, That we encourage among th?* freedmen industry, economy, and education. The difference between these resolutions and those adopted hythe planters, is just the dif ferencejn the loyalty of the two cl****. The shedding of blood is revolting to thc generous sympathizing nature of the freedmen. They hate rebels, because they love th * Union r a? d what h yal man ??oe* not? But we know of Southern gt ntl? men who have been connected with the rebellion, seeing ile error of their way, have come out squarely upon the side of the Government, ?hum the freedmen dearly love. Nothing short of H d?-l.ht late alt? mpt to re-enslave thin, can ever create an insurrection, and aa any tu ch attempt would be treason, the freedmen would still be found loyal to the Government, In reference to the ltnd question, which is as suming- some imponai.ee as this time, we re free to state that the freedmen desire that the pledge of Gen. Sherman's order should be held inviolate, and that all instructions issued by Gan. Howard, in furtherance of that order ahould be faithfully carried emt. The order was not intended as a temporary affair, issued asa military necessity. U had the sanction of the war department before i* w?S promu.pated, and [ was calculate! to be perj*^ w }U opCration. It would be an act of base ingratitude for the government to go back upon this promiae to the present holder? nf the lands. But it the order is *o be ?et aside, the freed men will n??ke no resistance to the lawful au thority which shall make claim for-the land. They m ill then prefer io buy or Wse the land nt 9 fair remunerative price, and would thrive upon it; N?-xt th y will work the l?nd upon shares, and under an equitable contrae, would Secure a comfortable living and enjoy the bene ti's of education and Christianity. And aa a dernier resort, wo think they would work for wages just as other people do, and remain en tirely loyal. Another evidence of their loyalty is found from th*ir membership in the Union Leagues. All of the freedmen have there taken an oath which but few white men in South Carolina can .ake; and ir was not compulsory. This organ nation can al wa va be relied upon a* loyal men and devoted subjects. Xo treason evtv enters in o their deliberations. In carefully summing up all the evidence up on the subj -ct of loyality that bas com* ut>d<~r our observation, me hesitate not to say that the frecdn en cnn be trusted as the firm friends and faithfuhdefeuders of the Union. And that the secessionists art to be watch? d with a jealous eye, and their fear? and stuteraenta considered in connection with former treason end act? of diabolism. Congressional. In the Senate Mr. Sumner's bill has been con sidered, calling for information as to whether there were not persons employed in thc Treas ury Department who have not taken the oath of allegiance, and whether there are persons em ployed in offices not provided for by law. Mr. Wilson called up Senate Bill to repeal all lawg in lately insurrectionary State* based on distinctions of color or race, aud, i:i some brief remarks, advocated its immediate passage, giv ing his reasons therefor, whi h were, that certain Srutes had passed laws inimical to the rights of the freedmen in those States, and it was neces sary that Congress shall take some immediate action upon the subject, to annul the action of the Legislatures of thosts Sutes, lie therefore opposed its reference to any commiree. Som-- debate occurring upon the hill, Mr. Wil son further stated that he did not present it throug i any feelings ot bitterness towards the Southern people, for he regarded them all as his fellow-citizens, but to give protection to every. body. IL stetted that armed men were travers ing the Southern Sta es, murdering and destroy ing, and that the Governm nt is pledged to pro tect the freedmen of t.iose sections. Ile said that so vc of t:;e States recently in rebellion have passed laws reducing the freedmen to a worse condition than the j were previous to the war. The bill regulating the selection of non-jurors in th- I) strict of Columbia WHS passed. In th; Ilou-e Mr. Henderson, of Oregon, ;n tr*~ddced the following resolution : R soared, Th it treason against tbe Government of mo United Sutes is a crime that ought to be punished. Mr. Sumner has been m iking a speech to the Senate, in which he ra ult it plain from public and private do:*ummts in his possession that Congress ought to provide for the free lom of all the iah*bitnrifH, regardless of color, a* it wa? an undeniable f^ct that 'ht spirit of rebellion still existed. I the House of Representative* Mr. Stevrns introduced a bill to d mble the pension-* of those who were mad * pensioners by thr casual ties of the l*te war, to pay dim s ge* don?* to loj al m n by the rebel g >vern neut and the re bel raiders, and to enfurc . the confiscation Nw* go as to pay the same out of the confiscated, property of the rebels. The CotMcre^s is working surely for the fu ture security of the nation against f??es from within or withou*. The leading rn-n are press ing their cl?ims for suet enactments as will make iepuhlicam;?m permanent as the republic. Both Houses have adjourned until af er the holiday*-, and upon their re-assembling we an ticipate quick and earnest work will be tccom pli>hed. Dodging the Question. The play ot the " Artful Dodger" has many good hi'*. Not so with the Dodgers of South Carolina. What rniRht have past for .smartness in this State before secession, is uncurrent now. , When the colored people sent a petition to the | Constitutional Convention of the State, taking that th?-y mi?;ht be remembered favorably in the new Constitution, then being for*r.rd, their peti tion was unceremoniously put under the fable. Some nf the members said that tlirir rights would ke considered by the Legislature when it should convene. Well the Legislature assem bled and produced a political monstrosity called nie :<carro C?>a<y .nj ?t?ci? liait mc amtilusli in? d<-n?tanor to characterize it as a code for the projection of the colored people. A?? the colored people could not see any pro tection in the code, the Convention lately held in this city, agreed upon anothar petition simi lar in form, and pi ??sented it to the Legislature. It wa* referred to ? Committee on Colored Pop ulation, and the Committee have considered the petition and a>k to be excused from further con sideration of it, as the Legislatur? has no juris diction in the premises, it properly belonging to a Convention. So the Convention send the question of auf tr*g<* and ?quai rights to the legislature, and thf L ?i.^laiure says it has no jurisdiction over the MI? j ct. ands? nd it back. Perhaps the white p? opie think it vt-ry smart, but we happen tQ know nhich class is smarting most in conse* quince nf such legitdaiion, and they will con tinue to smart, until it becomes generally un derstood that a r pu diem form of government is the only government that ia hereafter to be sanctioned in the United States. Such legislation is against the colored man, but it is also against the white man, because it is against justice. But the right will prevail and truth triumph in the end. The Mississippi Ir??slat ire ha- finally passed a bi 1 admitting negro tetvi anny in court incases where white persons are s >t concerned? Merry Christmas; Monday next 26ih mst... is the day which 2hr?!?tendom recognizes as an anniversary of the birth of Jesus Chriat. the redeemer and savior af the world. Many are the sports which enter into the celebration of the day of hts nativity, tn which the children tah? a merry part. And we like to throw aside for a season the cares of mature liff, and enter again into the full enjoy ment of that harpings which merry Christmas brings to children of a* Christian home. For we remember that it is a celebration for tn? one who loved little children, and aaid that of such is the kingdom of bestell? God sometimes fills the heart with special inwsrd rejoicing*. He is liberal, but not squandering. We pray that holy aspirations and reneged sacrifices may enter largely into our Chrwtrna* rejoicings. And though our cares may be many and our labor wearisome, this day brings to our minds one ot low degree? who toiled on Calvary's rugged steeps and sweat drops of blood that the poorest of Qa?'? children might pase to perfect peace on earth and joy forever in heaven. The Christmas free will fine its place in anny households and the mistletoe an*d eve .gre? a decara'e the tabernacles of worship. And while appropriating to such outward demon stration*, let-us not bs uaoiuifdt of those Christian cnarm a anti kindly act}?, which will keep our inner lives ever fragraat and green. South Carolina Legislature. Emigration has been ar. important topic before the Legislature. Mr. Warley had no special fa vor with the German 5. He did not want to see them here because he had seen them elsewhere When he was a prisoner, Gen. Seymour ?aid to him, *. Wo will whip you because we have all Germany from which t ? enlist ; " and he acknow* ledges that they had lought and whipt the rebels, mid so he would not care to have the? emigrate here. Gen. Early thought that emigration ought to he encouraged, and the only obstacle in the way was the impoverished condition of the State fi nances. His argument was that we needed Ger man labor, because the labor of a free colored mau would not produce as much as the labor ol ;i slave. So they still cling to the ?idol of slav ery* But the most important ac ti >a of the Legisla* tute was its adjournment, which took place on the 2lst. 1 - Affairs About Home. THE COXCERT given at Zion Church on Mon day evening, Dec. 18, in cid of the Mission Presbyterian Church, was not so successful at? tt ought to have bein. The attendance was ?mail, owing to the inclement weather. Some &f th-- music was vii y fine, and other part"? not nf the highes* order, though wt will not parti cularise. We find fault with the hvenene of the hour at which the concert commenced. PutiC tually is M mart er ot nome importance, even in the concert room. Half an hour is a Ionic time to be in anticipation. The noisy demonstration* at me cio*e oi <?cn piece were ent reiy but or place, ana disturbed the harmony of tht enter tainment. It is u nuisance which we huve no ticed many times at such places and at lectures Applause i* proper and deMrable, but let it he by the clapping of hands or some other mode rate manifestation. The bang and clat'sr of sticks and canes ttgaiusr the sides at seats, and the lt ud stamping of feet, and boisterous .-h<>u t in::, is a subj, ct for amendment. A genteel concert nevrr ought to be subject to such un? cou1 h exhibitions of rowdyism. Many reforms have b.vn instituted, and a reform in this re spect is desirable. FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS.- The Freedmen'- Bank at Beaufort, which hus heen in operation about one y*ar. hts received oa deposit the sum of two hundred and foi ty thousand dollars ($240. 008). Favorable opportinifies would alluw others of the same class to make aa favorable an fxhihit. Th? formar master? no sd not fear but what they can take cart of themselves. TABLBATJX.-The Tabh?ux st Union Lennie Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings wer? bcamtifally rendered, The "Goddess of Liherty" was perhaps the bast representation. A large audience was present to wimesnthe ex hibition, and will bear testimony to thc justice of this nat ice. The proceeds are for the benefit of St. Marl Church. UxiTABiAtf CiciCH.-The Rev. Cal-in Steb bins and the Rsv. Mr. Menardie, were both annoance? rs tonducc religious services at the Unitarian Church l**t Sabbath, at the seme hour of ths day. A miliHry order gave Mr. Stebbins th? right to occupy the pulpit. But apad-lock upon th? gates prevented him from preaching. The advertisement for Mr. Maynard ie appeared io two daily p ipers of Saturday, ??nd lt Sunday raoraing paper stated th** it had been pruitt * by mistake and yet published rle u?Virtisemsut making the sam? mistake. The papers ofMon day also corrected th? rai*tske. BARBSCCW.-January first, Bmsmctfuion dwy, will bs ewl??rat?4 by a frocessioa of lie dur ant orgaii?itioms ?f ihs city. A bar lee te will be had at some conieaieut locality daring the day. July 4th is the anniversary ol our nation?! independence, Jfcuary 1st is the anniversary of our ?atioaal fteeaom. Ii ia the ?ay we o?4e bute. GsOBGBTOWTf.-A Mass M*-??iug of th? citi zens ot Georgetown was held on Tuesday after noon laj?t. A large attendance was present. The consideration of the condition of the color ed people in the future, was the obj-ct of the call. Kev. C. H. Corey, Bap-ist missionary, addressed the meeting at some length upon the importance of education, general industry, and faithfulness to the obligations cf contracts. The rreeamnn are in a rery comfortable condition generally.' Only fifty-eight ratious are now U ?ued for their support. PHOTOGRAPHERS. - Messrs. Knight & Ran dolph, Photographers and Arabrotypisfca, have published themselves at 339 King Street, whe>e ;hey are prepared tJ take pictures in as good rtyle as can be obtained iii the cit v. .. Secure the ibaJcw m Ito latafturo feta." PUBLIC MEETINO.-A rrfeeting ot the freud, of freedom was held at Zion Chu** on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Mr French made an addr?s* on the f?ture of the freedmen. He spoke encouragingly of Congres, and the other efforts now being made for the cause pf freedom. Und question was allude?! to, but no additional light thrown upon the subject. Gen. Saxton ad dressed the meeting in favor of a Freedman. Bank, and the Rev. Mr. Alvon* advocated the same, and took measure? to institute the Bank at the cloie of the meeting Gen. Saxton and other Government officer, were suggested as Director.. Several colored men were to consti tute another Board. Freedmen's Banks are wor thy of .upboft. The philosopher Benjamin Frank in gave as a method . for m iking money plenty the following: '-Spend one farthing less every day than thy actual gains." Whatever is saved from the earnings of th 1 week, if put into the bank, will amount to considerable in the course cf a yea*, and the interest, constantly ac cummulating, makes tile sum greater every year. LVCK.HDUBISM.- A store .t the comer of Ma non ano Jasper Street, was fired on Thursday morning, about three o'clock, and the entire building, with the two adjoining ones, were cou ! sumed. The store was occupied by Mr. T. W. ! Cordoxo, who had moved in hts stock Of grocer ies tho d ?y boforo RETURNED.-R. H. Magwood, Pr-sident ot Council No. 1, U.L.A., hai returned from hi* tour of inquiry, and represents the affairs of the National Council in a flourishing condition, lit has visited the cities o: Boston. New York, Phi ladelphia and Washington, and found the order firmly established. CONVINCING. - A column of items devoted exclusively to accounts of violations of law bjr men of color, happening from Maint to lesa*, to ?how what freedom has done for the N %ro race. Suppue we should print twa columns ot outrages perpetrated by whiten in the State ot South Carolina j as an evidence of wnat slaver} had done for the white race. Would it not be Considered special pleading? Nxv SALOON.-It gives ut pleasure to call attention to the fact that a first class saloon ba been fi ted up by the M -ssrs. F >d a n, un Meet ing St. The saloon i* tastefully arranged* and the v;ands excellently i.ervifd. No better pNce in ih?? ct'y to obtain an honest me*l. CAMDEN.-Rev. Wm. J. Cole, missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Camden, is doing a good work in budding up a society there, ile obtained permission of the military authority to occupy th Court House for Sunday ?enrices, but, upon go ng to the place, found the loors (which had not been locked for a lotux dmc previous) closed against bim. Not to be dis courasred by trifles. Mr. Cole preached ironi the Court House steps to a lar^e congregation, who were willing to hear the words of Christian trutii and holiness.' A Letter from a Slav^-holder. . *' Commet? Imploring dian* e of time an.l state?. Brandinh your cry??ti.l tresnes iu rhesky.7* ? pT???f <*b:m(f? IM*? tit Vi?!! pl in th?g fiXUrHrr. Tiit black man has chang d his political skin, and now as a Freedman, under the amendment tutti.'* United States Constitution, adopted hy tin* State, he stands irrevocably? the 'political equal win other den. What now I Cromes thc duty of the white man, the former owner of these m mummed slav-s ? What is bis duty to himself * and what is his duty to these fellow mortals, soddenly re leased from bond itfr and elevated to Pre?- men ? And what is the duty of these people to them selves and to their former owners, and to thc cymmu'iity at large ? These are the topics I de sire to occupy a place in your paj>er, if you deem mv remarks of surricieht cons quencc. "Th?v are jrivrn with honest intent, and 1 trust may be pro perly appreciated, at least the tuon* e. I am a Southe n man. born and b-ed ; have be*?n a slave? .older, ami I ti ink I can say with truth, a kind, a very kind one. And wishing t,.e freedmen wei!. I propose in a few short essavs, to endeavor to point out to the whrc and the col or d man. a wise courge of policy, by which old prejud;ces may be abandoned on one side, and on j tne Min-r. oansiartnui w.th the pr^s-nt gr^nt ? cbanjte, ?nd a will lignes- ( vhiUt looking focer tam cnn*umatton of their privata*??) tn ?hide ! the time, and allow the rulers, in w i>e del;bera tion, unbiased by prejudice*, to adopt >uch ? eo .rse in this S'ate, as will, remove the former landmark between tne races, and bring rhimi to murga! dependence and confidence and mutu-il act on fbr the pablic good. D"c. 15. 1865. ?D?AR. We shall b" glad to give t* the public the, V?PWS of ?. E Igar" u4.on the much vex^d que?, tion of the relation which white men should as sume towards their fortier slaves. We want light, and why not reason together upon rht? subject.--En. 8TCDBNf A STD SCHOOLS ATE.-. This popular | juvenile mastx?ine Ihr Jaauarv, 1866, han b*-en rtceite<l. It i. an interesting numbat, contain ing choisie reading for tae thiidren of a house hold, ant should find its way into the many home? of thc South. Joseph II. Allen is {he publisher, ot 119 Wt-hmjton 6?., ?^-t,.". Mc--. Oiiw Is^ic rs the editor. Subscribers should eomcjrenee with the January number. Tc? L?ivDES has bon published about three moastis. Wc ate anxious* as are oar mety ifield* in Charleston. st? have it appear oftener than once ? Week It could much better serve thc cause in which it is engaged, and we submit that ita course has been consistent with the inter ests of freedom and general reforms. lt st.oal I ts> sustained by the friends of freedom atti ja* tfce. SotJt dtsuic M SM BB RS.-A gocd many of #V? Soul hern aspirants to seats in Congress hare left Washington. Toe Tennesseeans still hold out. The Virginians w^re to meet in caucus at the E>bit House, to consider the question whether it would ba more profitable for them to go or stay; but for somo reason they did not ?et to gether. They are not likely, however, to bear up much longer against high prices in the hotel??, and hopes of admission indefinitely deterred; Mr. Garison was most Happy to find in his Western tour but ort? sentiment prevailing among loyal men? respecting what should be done wuh tne so-called reconstructed States; and that was. that they should not be admitted m?o the Uaion at the present s-s<ioti <if Congre** no matter what parchments they may presen sr ptotn?*. vo?lto i COMMUNICATE. ?SSS?SSS"-*' bu td? Sot Mid uumlre.T. numbai luuj -? 7 JontuW? tor their sentiments. CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec 20th, IStS Editor of LBADKR. ^ ?Sis I noileed in jour issue of the 16th an ar aderelative to a presentation which took place ti a meeting of the U. L. in which it is stated t^e Sta ion address was delivered by me and Oned nianv noble sentiments winch would be ?to be made public Now, Ido not know turton of the address that statement 1pm Si do riot mattet ?hat I had expressed ny entrent that I considered ^lawful, nor tr.?t I would be ?.hamed or ?tratd to expre? oubliclv. Now I ara ready td admit that it might not have been expedient to make it pub; lu fas a part ind parcel of the proceeding of J hat bodv), but there is a goodly amount of d.f-] tence between expediency and lawf?lnes*. And >uch a s?rement, I fear would give the publica wron? construction of my sentiment. I humbly desire that it be so corrected that I may fee placed in a proper posion before, the pubic. Very K- spectfully. your ob t. sert t.. HUBS KT B. ?BTSO?. The hnguage emp!*yed in the article uferred to by our correspondent is not susceptible of j any such construction as he seems to fear the pubiicmayput upon v; stdl we are willing that ne afiould correct it to suit hira?e?f. Wei dui not say that the sentiments were unlawful, but. on the contrary that they were noble. We simply said that it would be uni?-* ful for M to make them public- and we submit that no mem ber of the U. L. who h?s taken the obligation rf the order han a right to make public the f>e. culiar transactions of any Council. Not that any law of the land would be violated, but the laws of the Council. Letter from New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 1?, 1865. N?a. EDITOR.-?our corn spond- nt being de sirous of a lew hours* relief ti mn the bu*?le of ihn* metr?poli-, took the f.'iry-ooat jest^rday morning ar seven o'clock for the city nf church es (BrookItu), and; aftfr traversing the main portions of that beautiful ci'y, the tolling of the bell* announced thar the hour of r. ligious services had arrived. I rhen-fore hurried to Plymouth Church where I had the pleasure*of hearing the eloquent and learned Beecher ex pouii'i to an audienc . of three thousand per sons th?* following text i King"*. 6 h chap . 24'b verse. After s? rvic?-!*, I rt paired back to the city of bu>y lit"-, and this morning, with some of the fair sex. ? paid a visu to the liayu?-n war strainer ...Grataren/* now lying in tl I- harbor. She is indeed a fine vessel, with an armament of elevi? Perrott guns, of from 30 to 100 lb-, ea!inr< and fifteen hundred tons regerer. This Vessel, with ?o ne four o'her*, hire bern pur ! ehas-d by the lt tytieo G ?vetnuViit from ?ncle ! S tm. The two governments happen, ju t now. tr;rt man) vessels of war and the former not enough. This eveiitng I ar tended a public meer jug of the colored people of New Yolk, and had the pleasure of hearing sp- eches from some of her lesding no n. A large collection wa* taken up and the emhu*U*m th*- existed delin eated rbat the people o tOeE upi?e Ci'y are alive to the momentous questions of th?* day The folio wing resolution WHS pres? nted hy Professor It ason aili unanimously ad?*pred: R solved. That in our opinion it is the du?y and the interest of moralises, ?n i of all concern ed in the nation's material prosperity, to aid v<-ry c<m?i*fent aueney which will tend to se? c?ire im?n? di*< ly to the colored man . quality before 'tif law, (hit 'Ur t-accin^e KU*.J ?ci iiiHv not convulse the nation as it will otherwise do. GroRoa STATION, S. C., De -. 15 1855. MR. EDITOR.-I aro a colored soldier who Mtic across the sea to serve in ?he anny of the Unit, d States. 1 off-oed my sei vu-es and have ser vt d ruo years. When my rime is out I am willina io s?-rve rhree Vears more if necessary. But I think that the Southern States have got e lough of Union Colored Troops bv the wav they act. The Un on men will bc sorrowful when we depart, and the Rebels will rejoice. We feel, however, that we have done our dutv, and ?tn im portant service to the country, ami look not tu be rewarded by any thing save the rights which belong to the citizet's of America. Corp. HEX it r JOLLT. GEORGETOWN. Dec. li, 1865 To the Editor of the South Caro ma Leader-. Un Thursday of last-week the colored mern hers of the Baptist Church formed themselves into a new organization, to be called the Beth sad* Biptist Church, Georgetown A council having been previously called to assist in ordain ing a pastor. Kev. C- ii. Corey, of New H imp shire, was chosen moderator,*and Kev. James Il ?milton, of Philadelphia; clerk. Edward (i. Kue of this place was unanimously chosen Pas tor, and ordained as such; Kev. Mr. Corev preaching the service, and Kev Mr. Hamilton making ?he p ayer of ordination On Sunday inst, at the same church, there was quite a large attendance The Kev. Mr. Hamil ton, of Poi uv lei ph ia, made a very im,Tessi rc ser mon appropriate to the occasion. Thc Kev. K. G Rue of Georgetown, performed the duty of! immersion, which was ?iou . in a deliberate rn in ner. Twenty-seven nun anti thu ty-seven women wer? in due solemnity immersed.* The afternoon service was performed by Kev. Mr. CoTev. of N. II. and the I?rd's Sup-?er administered.* An im pressive sermon was also delivered bv Mr. Corey in the evening, which had the desired"effect, aa a goodly number of converts congregated around the altar to bc prayed for A, G BAX LE*. SCM.VTBRVILLB. D C 21. 1^5. Ma. T. HuRLBT.-Sir:-Ir IB with pleasure that Irrite to fjrprns to you the feelings of many friends in regard to the success of your pHper. Do. if you please, print ? few words that I may write for your paper, rfcnt the boys of th*: 33th may read. The ?oldter* are very much pleased indeed to flhd their own sentiments so fulh published iii the Leader. We *nh>ted in th? year 1863, w.th the intention t,f doing our whole dury, to the African Tb#e as w#l| M ?he white race We belie? llut We hafe fauh. fully performed our ^fvice ?S Didiers, and are entitled to the rights of citixens. My own blood Us flowed tor the Access of dur cause, ana, while suffering under ihe pains of honor able wounds, my consolation was that the free dom of my race was at hand. And if the Gov ernm nt wants ahy more fighting in the field to defend its lonbr, it can rely on the 35rh. I close by saying, three cheers for the Vni'ed State*"; Serft. WM. GARDNRR. MORRIS ISL \ SB, S C., Dec 2?, ?865. EDITOR op LEADBK: - Bv an order of the' War Department thc 83rd C. S. C. T. is to be mustere<i ont as soon as possible. The major portion of our men h?ve been in the service sev en months over their time, and Co. A should rightfully have been discharged last Mav. This regiment is the pioneer eolored regiment of the late war ; and, although we have faithf ?Uv used our guns in the service of the country, vet, by special instructions from the War D?pannent, wa are denied the privilege a<-corded to honorably mustered out troops generally, of being allowed to purchase our arras! Is this act of the' War Department intended as homage to the Negro Code o? South Cufptita ? Tar 9s?i wr. j Special Items JThe list of jurors compiled by the city t$. thornie* of New- Bedford, UM., ?nd publicly posted in the-city, includes the names of HYpQ colored persons. 1 he colored mf n'? petition, asking for soffr?-, iii the Dtatiict of Columbia, has b< en sttbttjttM to Congress. It haa over ?eren thousaua ,^ natures; The Cabiii?t rneetir?g on Monday was sota?, what protracted. The presence oT Gen. Grin* throughout the session in connection witb fefc second expedition South, is suggestive of fa matters under considecatxon; A batch of papers, telegrams, *c. from one ?.J. Madison Weis." styling himself "GoTfr. nor o*f Louriana.'* were presented in the Srmie on Wednesday hut not eren read, as the $Pfttte did not recognix* tny Mich person among th? Io> ?1 Governor* of the St?te?. . There was a lar<e audfeiice m the Saprfae Court at Wa>hin*toa to heajr tn? *fganjen'i oa the constitutionality of the Congressional oath. The question excites the greatest murts* among all partie*. The colo-rd garrisons in Xorth Carolina hare oren withdrawn to the imports, General Thomas hts rescinded the order pro hibitin<ciri?cn>of Nash ft Ile fr ora carrying Cause-the p'reTalenCe of highway ruubrry t? that city. The Montgomery (Alabama) Ledger ra2eS with great violence oYer the ratification of the antislavery amendment. They mildly remark as follows. We admit the importance of gft?ug squarely back imo :he Union; bur it is of tm time!? more importance to puf the negio to work, and keep him in l<ia place, than ?o .secure the boori of the Union. WT* can well afford to nay out of the Uniorr for twelve month-, if t.j w doing, we can make a crop next j ear. The question of the admission of the Southern claimants to seats in the House of Repr?senta* tires, it is now considered, has been fully deter mined. The vote in the House adop ing the Su. vens resolution by two-t!iirds, is regarded as conclusive evidence that they will not be adm* ted lhis Winter. Gen. Palmerha* issued a proclamation de lar.' ing that slavery ha?? ceased to exmt in Knnjdty, a ti d advises the colored people (o apply prompt ly to the cdurt for redie** if owner* ot pubha convetsnCes >hali disregard th'-ir rt^ht r? travel, ar pleasure, provided they conform to any re* son?ble rigulau?>ns. SPECIAL NOTICES. ty COL. SHAW ORPHAN HO?SE The undersigned horeb, desi; es to expr?s* his thanks to the audience assembled at Zion Church, OD Mun day eveuing of this week, for the very grB?TOUI con tribution taken up hi ?id of th? Colored Orpbn House. The munificence and philanthropy of North ern Freedmen'* Societies have done much toward establishing and suhtaimug th? ms'itution, and::, managers now confidently look to ?he benevek? citizens of Cnarlesfon for its continued mpport. M?y they feel the importance of the work, and find thefr reward in the comforting assurance that he who grm to the poor lends to the Lord. i>. BEDFAT?, Dcc21slw,2 Superintendent. \3T ? M O LA N I) ER'S EXTRACT BUCHE? eure? Kidney Disease. SMOIANLKR'? Et TRACT BUOttU cures ltheumHtitfm. SMOLANDKK'S tiTRACT ?l'CHU cun-s l'rii.ary l)?^ca^?.li. SMOLAMiKK'S JtXTKACT Bl'CUU cures Grate!. SUOLANDEK'o EXTRACT BUCUU cures strictures. The best Fluid Extinct now before the public ii <-*I?? ola iicloi**e?. *'or the dite**** nam? d aborr, and U>r Weaknewses ?nd l**tus la the Back, >*. male complaints, and Di*ord<r*. arising from excesses of ?ny Kind, ?ud is perfectly invtilu Uble. Sold by all Apotuecarics. i'nee one dollar. Try tt. I>. Hame* & co. New York, *ud Barne*, Ward, & Co., New Orlein?, Agents for the South ?nd West. BURLEIGH k KOOKitS, boston, Maw ,Oeii eral Agem*. DcC ~3' lT? VX (ET EVENING ADULT SCHOOL-Thc Morris ? reef School 1 a Idiug will be canned tn 31onday ? vening, Uec; ll. Itf?5, for the pat pow el running cl.is.-e* of instruction i'or the men snd wo men of the city. The public jreurrally are mviM t?i "tteud. A. II. FOliKES TKK, Teacher. Dee 9 1?- :tf A Man of a Thousand. A CONSUMTIVE CURED 1 DR .H.JAMES, M retired physician o? zr**[ ! eminence, discovered, while in the Es>t Indi?", s j cert?tin cure for Consumption. A*thtna, BronibM*, Coughs, Colds, and General Debility The remedy * was discovered by him when his only Child a d?cg!:t? r was gtveu up to die. Iii? Cftihl was rured, sud it alive MIII well. Desirous of benefit lng bis leiiuwioor tala, he will seud to tnose who wish it tnc recipe, coritaintag full directhitis for making and suoew/ui'j usinjf the remedy, free, on receipt of th*ir a??i<*'r with twp stamps to pay expenses. There is not ? single symptom ?f Consun.iiOu fhat it doe* nut ?f once tike hold of and dissipate. Night sweats?ptrvi-fc ness, irritation of the ueives, failure of ar-?ur?: dif?vult exp? ctnration, slurp pains ia the lw, ??rf' throat, chilly sensatious, nausea at the ?toinsch. ? action of the bowels, wasting a*a> oftfic tauacht. KT The writer will phase state the n?r.irOt paper they vee this advertisment in. A'idre#j CUXDDOH kW-, . 1032 Race Street, H>i/idrfpa?. JVaa. tsr n*. R. A nosiPviA^ tu " V. ss. C. T.> h?s taken up his resident? ta UU?ClV! with thc ?Vt of enWinfi. in thepractic* st and Sargery. yor the- present, he will be 1ou*d ?t >'o. 35 Bokard Street, near Uutl&ge. ?ffi? hsnt? from 8 to li, a.m., and from i ta 7, p.m. Nov 29. 3mJ_ . GT A COMMISSION has been appoint! J to proceed to Washington with the 44 M ettie* W,M anJ to use their efforts to secur* our rights. The coh n-J people are therefore called upon to contribute to thu end. A subscription list may be fwuud at Kaaorr k Farrar's, 46o King SUeet, above Johm 1 ct fvery man. woman ?nd child put in their mite. Dec!?,lwM GT ? ? VIS'S PAIN-KILLEK j has won for itself a reputation assarpatied in tilt ' history of medical preparations. lt is well known in the trading perts of India China as in New York and Cincinnati ; and its rost?a Bally iucreasiug demand, where it has been long**! 'A known, is one of its strongest tecommendationa as? best advertisem? n s. It began- io be farorabiy knova in A D. 1839, and has ever since been gradually gro* lng into public favor, till, ki thousands of families, :{ has come to be considered an- article of fach uecxe?l | that they are never without a sunply of it to to in case of accident or sadden illness, it it ??f s unfrequently s^id ef it - ** We would as sosa tatt of b< ing without flout iu the bouse as withoat W \ , Kn wat " It gives immediate relief in case o? or ourff, aa well as m the sudden attadk of Diarrh*3, dysentery or ocher similar affection of thc b?*::! and, being entirely a vegetable preparation, it ?.15 safe as it is reliable. The promptness and eertaia^ - with which it acts is relieving all kinds o? p1* makesit eminently worthy its nam?-FAIN K': LEK-a name easily underbtsod, aad BOC fa?ij'c:' ?QtttS.