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-. - . - -?'- ? ?-- ^ * Dfootcb to Itexoo, politics, 3ntc lligmcc, nob tlje 3mpvoomfnt of tlje &tatt nob Coutttnj. JOHN C. & EDWARD BAILEY, PRO'RS. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCHK, 1871. YOLOME XVII-wi ir HtjaScntrvio* Two Dollar* per annum. ADTBiruMMTi inserted at the rate* of One dollar per equer? of twelve Minion line* Sthla sUed type) or leaa for tbe flrat insertion, fty cent* eaob for tbe eecoud and third insor?i<>oe, m! twenty-Are cents for subsequent insertions. Yearly contracts will be innde. A)l kdvcrtlscmcntr must bare the nu?nl>er of insertions marked on them, or they will be Inserted till erderod out, and charged for. Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements will Invariably bo " displayed." Obituary potioes, and all matters inuring to to tbe benefit of any one, are regarded a* Advertisements. CJ 1_ ... ... . ?official. Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by th<* Legislature?Session 1870 and 1871. AN ACT TO ALTER AND AMEND AN ACT' . NTITI.RD AN - ACT TO ALTF.lt and amkxti tup. ptiaiitpu akh VXTRNP THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA," APPROVED FEURU ARY U, 1870. Stcriow I. Beit ftiarltd l.y lliePrnale ?mi House of Ueprcf* ntative* of the Stole of i-onth C.iroliuit, now met and fitting in (>c > eral A-a-mhly, ond bythe aiith??rl'y of ilie eaire : Tliot tile Mux or mi l A'drmeu of Hie City ol Columbia are hereby nuthorixd ftnil cmpow?rcd'lo inei>rpor(t? llm territory added to the former turrit..ry of the City T>f Columbia, by on net of the O.-nernl As* eetnhly <>( this State, entitled 'An act to alter mid amend tl.e chatter and extend the limit* of the City of Columbia," a|>|>roved Februory 26, 1870, into the present wards ?f the raid city o? tliey^ ore now laid out, by extending the line* thereof north and east, to its present not them and eastern boundaries; and the en d Mayor and Aldermen, nt the lime they incorporate the raid newly annexed territory Into the rxWtlug wnrds of the raid City of Columbia, are beieby authorised and empowered to con tlnua and exteod the mid (tree's in straight liflift lllfi.tltflt ll?? laH/l* ? ?- ? ~ ? ....... U. |xnnn or y>ersou?, companies or corporations, to the | resent noi l hern and eastern boundmiis ot lite si.id cily, of llie same width of lite old streets: Provided, however, That In carrying out tit? first fiction ot litis net, in extending tliu wards ol'the raid City of Colunihia, ani lit lite extension of the s're<te thereof, north and mot, to tlie northern ami *?mw . ? i !|t< >flj i an,j Aide nr. en shall confoim to the I went y-lltlrd section of the first article of the ConstlmI tion of this State, now of force: And. provided further, Tlint the set of the Onnral Assembly of Ibis Slate, entitled "An act to declare the manner by which the lands, or the right of way over the lands, of perrons < or corporations may be taken for the co t. struct ion and use of railways and oif.e. works of internal improvement," ratified on the 22d day of September. A 1>. 1668, ah*H be in all ropt-ci* folio we I and ob served. Sao. 2 That when the said terillory ?h>?ll have teen incorpotaieil into the present .! wards ot the re id ciiy, the inhabitants thereof (hall he entitled to all the rights ami privilege*, and be subjected to all the dulier rand liabililiea w^|ch now peitaiu to the corpora'oia of lh? raid City of Columbia, or which may hereafter be created by law. Fxo. 8. That in all cases iti which by exirtirg ordinance or ordinance* of the mid city, which may hereafter be pawed, the Mayor and Aldermen thereof, or the Mayor alone the:eof, hare power to impore fine* . for the viol ition of the rime, the raid May or aod Aldermen, or the said Mayor alone, or any Alderman acting in hi* steal, arc ' hereby authorized and empowered to im- j po*e the alternative punirhment of impri* onmenl or confinement at hard labor in the workhouse, whenever such workhouse thall b? erected : Provided, however. That live term of imprisonment or confinement at hard labor ahall not exceed ten daye for apy single offence. 8tc. 4 That al! perron* liublc to taxation ball make discovery, upon oath or affirmation, of their taxable pro|C:ly within the a?l<l City oT Columbia, and innkc payment of tlu-lr luxes in tlioobrk tml Ucisurer of aid City of Columbia, according to hia nsaea*ed value thereof; and upon llie failure to niuko auoli return and payment aa required, the p?V > afauli shall be tub Ject to a ptpftffy of tea per cent., to be col kot#4 in U?a manner barelnafUr iu lliiaaeetfctt> prwii.t.-d for lb#' eollection oI lax-a, Ahe* and I cen**4; and whenever It ahull JbrrdWe" j>?a*Pnryr to itsoe astcu'i in? for ! ibe-eoHeettnn of ia*#i doe to the aaid City of Columbia, and to aell tin reunder the real properly of the defaulling taxpayer, in order to collect lha tame, the aale theieof a'tall take plaea in tl>? aume nunoer, and aahjeet to the anne regulation*, at are applicable to mIi i of real eitate by the ahertfT of Riehlaod County, under execution* leeu. ?ng oat of the Cireuit Cou.t of Common flea*. And all execution* to enforce the payment of tax a, flue* ami license*, *liall ba taaoad under the **al of aaid City ?f C<> lumbla, and may ba lodged In the office of the sheriff of Riohland County, and may t>e directed to the aaid alteriff or to the uhiefol pollae, or other person annainud k? ?k. Mki Major and AM?rmen to aolleat end re ?ivo the same, with eoaU. aa ia euoh osrea made an I provided by Uw ; and all property upon which lax ehall ha levied and aeaeaaed ia hereby dealst-ed and made liable (or the payment thereof, In pretermea to all other debt*, except debt# due lo lha State, whiab ehall l>e flretpuld for the term of onp year from the lime at whieli the aanoe may be aeeewdand levied, and thai all |ai?* and lieeneee impt-aed by the Mayor and ..I M m. - - - a - - - ? hiu vuf ui toiumoia Hall be payable in advance on or before lha I6lh day pf Mar?h |(Ur ih* assessment of said Uin, bf lha parlies liable f??r tha same; and, on fsdlare of payment of lbs seat*, llieir pi oparty shall be Heb|e as in msssw sad form first brloie suited. And for tha purpose of pnttis| the purchaser of said real ry su lata the quiet end immediate possession w?r*oi, ii iv o? neeeetary to to do, the May. 9T Of Ihe eel J City of Ovltmbio I* hereby j i ? authorized end empowered to Issue hie war rani ot rJooimcDt, directed to the chief of police, or any other officer of the city, againal the raid defaulting taxpayer, lite tenants or lersort, and all persons whomsoever oconp) Ing or holding the said proper* ty : Provided. That ?he said real properly shall not be sold, or the owner of the fee therein deprived of the tame, for a longer period than two years. Szc. 6 That the Mayor and Aldermen of (he said City of Colunilria, are hereby vet* i I led with nil the power nod authority over the poor wilhtn the Cily of Colombia which by ilie law now belong, or may hereafter belong, lo the county commissioners of Richland County over the poor of (aid county.- And for the put pose of raising fund* to provide for the support and ?<>mfoi t of the bwid poor, the said Mayor and Aldermen tnny asaest and collect a poor tax on the taxable property of the said city, in ihe Si?me manner as they assess and collect tax.-a theron for the eupport of the city government: Provided, That said tax shall' hot exceed ten per cent, on the amount of taxes thereon paid to the said city : Provided further. That the taxpayers of the eaid City of Columbia shall nut be taxed for tbe support ? f the poor outside of '.he corporate limbs of the said city. Hkc 6. That when any fine imposed by the said M iyr and Aldeimen, or by the an! I Mayor alone, h>ra violation of any ordinance of the said City of Columbia, pass ed pu'suant lo law, exceeds forty dollars, the same shall be lecoveiuble in ihe Circuit Coint'of Common Pleas for Richland C< Mhty *,and when such fine shall bo for forty dollars or leaf, tbe satne shall be re coverahln before the said Mayor sud Abler men, or bcfuie the said Mayof alone : Pro vided, That in all cases ths parly so fined l>y the si.id Mayor hull hove the light of I p-nl lor a hearing to the said Mayor and Aldeimcn in Council assembled, on giving pioper security to th? Ci'y of Columbia to prosecute raid appeal Sac. 7 That the twelth section of an act of the General Assembly of this 8h<te, entitle 1 " An net to nl'cr and amend the churtcr of the Town of Columbia," ratified on tl.c 21at day of Deec ober, one tho-<sai>d el^ht Imndrd and fifty-lo ir, which authorize* the Mayor and Aldeimeo of the said *?i*y w* Lo ioui: nn exe utiou against the body of every person for any aum ol money imposed by way of fine, tax or exemption for street or unofficial |?o',iee duty under the circura*'ai.o>s therein named, be, and the same is hereby, repen'ed. The suit) Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Columbia shall have power lo nt>ate and r. niov - alt nuisance in said city, and it shall he Heir duly to keep all roads, ways, l-itd^'g ntul streets whhin the corporate limits of the said city in good repair; and for that purpose I hey are invested with nil the | eis of county commissioners or com mis*h>ners ef loads for and within the rotpornte limits of said city , and they may lay out new sheets, close up, widen or otherw ?e alter those now in use; subject, however, to tb? I w? provisos contained in the first section of ibis act : and shall have norsf to class nnd nirange the inhabitants or cltl sons of mU oily liable to sireet, road or I oilier public duly therein, and to force the performance of audi duty, under eueh pen altiea as are now, or ahall hereaftef be. pre. scribed hy iheir ordinances, passed pursuant to lnw ; nnd they ahall have p >wer to compound ?iili all persons liable to work the streets, w?yi and made in said eity, up on such terms as lh?ir ordinances may ea tahli-li or their rules and regulations require; and nil persona tefusing to labor, or Catling t<> pay such commutation, shall bt liable toaueh fine, not exc>-?ding twenty dol laisfor any one yt-ar, as the raiJ Mayor nnd AMerm n may impose ; and they shall have power to enforce the payment of such fine in the same m inner as it provi led in the sixth action of the act for the collection of oilier fii.es. And anid Mayor and Aldermen shall hare power and authority to re* quire all peiaois owning a lot or Iota in said city to cloae in, and to make and keep III ffoi'd renair sidewalks in (runt, of aatd t?i ?r l?t? wherever il>o am* shall front or ad j'lin any public atrert ofeald cliy, If in their j- dgm-nt, such sidewalks shall he ncceaeary ; the width thoriof, aud tha manner of construction, to be designated and resultled* by the aaid Mayor and A'denn.n ; and for default or rcfusa1, after rca> enable nolie, to make and keep in good repair inch idewiilks, and to clo*e in aumi lot or lot?, the Mayor and Aldermen may eaute the tame ?'o be done, and require the owner to pay the eoat of the work ; and the Mid or May ar.d AMermen arc hereby empowered to eue for and recover tho aame by action in any court of e< mpeleot jurisdiction : Pro vidd, That the contract ba let to tbe loweat rerponeible bidder. Set;. 8. That the anid Mayor and Ald?r> men arc hereby empowered to rcquha all peraona and corporatlona now engaged, or who may hereafter become engaged. In hne* Ineea or avoaationa of any kind whatever within the limit# of the City of Columbia, to take ont a lieenae from tha Kayor and Alderman of the a?ld oity. who are hereby cut hoi laad to ImiMU a MttnnahU .Vi ?,?. or Us for the conduct of itic Mine. Sac 9. Tti?i all that part of Section 10 of n act of the Oeaaral Aarembly of thU Stat# entiilad - An act to altar and amend the oherter of tba Tovo of Columbia/* batifiod od the Slat day of Daa?-a?t>ar, in lha y?-ar of our Lord on# tbaucand alght kindred and fifty foor.ae re la tee to the impost tion of tern on elavaa, Inm ncgcoaa, roulattoea or oeeatia-aa redding within the llmie of tboaaM city, and all othar acta and parta of aata of lha Oanaral Aaacmbly of the State relaitn? to the eaid Chy or to tho aatd Town of Colombia, )>efo< * It waa incorporated aa tha City of Columbia, wharf in arc dlaarimination* for porpoaaa of taica, or fob any other porpoae whatever on atoouat of rhaa or color, ba, and tha aama ara heraby, rapaalad. 8so 10 Tint the Mayor Mi?y, as often at vceativu may require, or whan r? quelled o la do. In writing, l?y three AhUrmee, onun>n the Aldermen tonemliU in Coon ell, end th- uM Mayor end Aldermen ehall line*, and they are hereby treated with full and ample power, from lime to time, under I he:r common real, to make all aueh ordlnanoee, relet and regohttione relative to the *ire?ta and mar kale ol the raid city re they may think proper and neeerrary, and to e* tahllah aoeh by law*, not Ineoneletent with the law of the land, ae may (end to] preeeivejthe qgiot. peace, aafeiy'aod good order of the inhabitant* thereof; and the said Mat or and Aldermen, or the aaid'M j or alone, may fine and impoee fine* and penab ties for violation# thereof, which may be recovered in * rammer; manner to the ex. lent ol forty dollars I ?fore them in Counoil, or before him alene, sul-j- ct to the tight of appeal, as herein before piovidi-d, front tlio Jicisinn of tlte said Mat or in the premises ; and the said Mayer and Aldermen, separately and severally, ere hereby att thorlxcd to administer oaths, command the peae*,'dispers? riotous assemblies, and with* in the limits of the said eity are rested with til the powers and wkinh pertain *o the officers ot the peace, in these and like respects throughout the State: Provided, ntrertheU**, That all such ordinances, by* laws, rules and r>gu'ntiors as are herein mentioned, when so made, shull be duly piomnlgnted, and that no such fine in any case, and fur any single offence, shall exceed the mm of fifty five dollars. Sxc. 11. That every description of propperty, rral and personal, situated, ured or occupied within the limits of the said City of Columbia, wliich is now taxed, or liable to be taxed, or wbiah hereafter made be made liable to taxation by the General Assembly for the support of th? State Govern incnt, shall I e, and ie hereby, made subject to taxation by tbe Mayor and Abler man of the said city for the snpport of the government thereof. Set. 14 That an ordinance entitled ' An ordinance to rig date licenses for the year 1871." passed and ratified by the Mayor and Aldermen of the said City of Columbia, in Council a#*ernliled, on the 30th of Dee-mhnr A D 1870. t?e, and the same is hereby, de clared valid, and ol full force to all intents a?.i |otr|>o?.-e, nco -rung hi the Tert?r, tenor nnd iff et thereof, except so much of tho raid ordinan as relates to licenses for c"tton gins, ginning for toil or p?v, dealers, re tail, i i good*, wire* and merchandise, including ulatilled spirits, hotel keepers, livery and sde stables, the ltdense for which slial' he as followsCo'ton gins, ginnirg for toll or pay, $.10. Dealers, retail, in goods, wares and merchandise, excluding distilled spirits, who** annual sile* exceed $5,000, and do not exceed $10,000, f 20. Dealers, ret a I, in goods, w,r c? and mc chniidi'e Including dlst illed spirits, whose annual saI.s exceed $10,000 and do not exceed $20,000 $10. Dealers, retail, in dry pools, ware* and merchandise, including distilled spirits,, whose annual antes exceed $20,000 nil I do not exceed $30,000. $30. Dealers, retail, in goods, wares and merchandise, excluding distilled spi-lts, shuic *onual sales exceed $30,000 and do not exceed $50,000, $75.? And every ad Htional thi>u?and, per thou* sand, 50 celita. Hotels enpatde of accotn* modeling 100 persons, $50. Hotels caps!.la of accommodating less than 100 and more than 60 persons, $35. Hotel* capnhle of accommodating more than 26 and less than 60 persona $80 Stables, livery and sale $75: Provided, That there shall be no tax upon incomes deiived from factorage, employment and professions: And provided farther. That no penalty imp >*ed by said ordinance shall attach thereto until thirty days after the ratification of this act. Sko. 13. Hint all act* or parts of acts in consistent with the provisions ot this act, hs and the same are heiehy repealed. In the Senate house, t h is 28lh Jay of Fehi uary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred *nd seventy one. signed) AboKzo J. rre?id?*nt ol the Senate. (Signed) F?amklin J. mo?s?, Jr., Speaker llouae oi R?-prv*ent?ti ves Approved the 2d tWy ol March, A. D. 1871. (Signed) ltobKRT K. Scott. Governor. ? . at w1 _ 1 1 imi eiwwiflf??o?ibomhi TllK BaSK8T Ingratitude.? Every editor can Appreciate the following pungent truths, which wo find fl.ating around, and in his heart will fondly wish that every reader might realize the force of these practical and timely reflections : 44 It is strange how closely people read the papurs. We never say anything that anybody don't like but what we soon i ear of it, and everybody tells us about it.? But, if once in a while, we happen to say a good thing, we never hear that?nobody seems to notice that. We may pay some man a hundred compliments, and give liitn a dozen putft, and he takes it as a tribute to his greatness and' never thinks anything about it ? never thinks it does him any good. But if we happen to say something that this very man d- n't like, or something that he imag ines reflects on him or his charac ter, see how quickly he flies up and pets mad about it. All our evil is duly charged to lis, but we never, apparently, get any credit for what good we do." . It ha* come to light that there is a huaiiUSit : ? o ? - YT i in v^jiiirai new York who hat about twenty lovers who do nothing but rob aud steal for her benefit. I That Conference. Upon invitation by His Excellency tbe Governor, several of t!?e prominent citizens ot the State assembled at the Capitol, On Monday evening, to consult upon the present disturbed condition of affair? in the upper portion of the State. Among those present were Col. Sitncon Fair, of Newberry, General McGowan, of Abbeville," Mr. Hemphill, of Chester, General Kershaw, of Camden, General Easlev, of Greenville, Colonel Wallace,^Colonel Connor, of Spartanburg, Messrs. Simmons, of the Courier, Pope, Scibels and hzeU, ot Columbia, and several others. The contercnce was free and pleasant, and the present condition of affairs was freely discuss ed The principal object of the conference was to arrive at the causo of the existing trouble*, and, if possible, suggest a remedy. Wo were present, and lU'enea to tho conversations throughout, and confess to being agreeably surprised at the crencrnl ton? nf tlm ??IV IMVVI li'U. Tlio principal cause of the trouble, ns urged by nearly ull these gentlemen, was the organization and arming ot one class or race of citizens as against the other. It was argued, with considerable force, by every gentleman who spoke upon the subject, that placing arms in the hands of the colored men gavo a feeling of insecurity to the whites, and caused a feverish feeling of alarm to pervade every community. Whether this feeling was well grounded, or otherwise, made no difference to the fact that such a feeling actually existed, and so long as that feeling existed there was imminent danger ot a collision upon the slightest provocation. It was further urged?and not without sotneshow of reason-rthat tho arming of the colored militia was regarded 1>>-1 thu nn dangerous to peace and irood oritur ? * 0 ?. , I.mu, miCICaj, OO* | fore Bitch nnning was done, men could go to bed in pv acc and security, without fenr of molestation, now they were compelled to go armed themselves as a measure of self-protection. The debate upon this eubject was long and exhaustive, but the conclusion reached by all was, that the arming ot the colored militia was at least an unwise mcii8iiro. Another fruitful source of c >m plaint, and one which we have regarded as lying at the very root of the whole matter, was the profli gate and irresponsible manner in which the Legislature performed its work during the last session. It will be recollected that we ro peateoly warned the Legislature that the people were watching its operations, and that dissatisf^d constituents would hold derelict members to an account for their Stewwrdshin r. "UI, UIIU poilll 111 all the argument struck us with more force than all others, and that wa.?, that the present system was one ol i4 taxation without representation." This fact cannot be | denied, that, practically, the Legislature is a body that represents but a very small portion of the material wealth of tiie State. Many of the gentlemen admitted that the per centum ot taxation was not exorbitant, but tbo assessments were o.. igcously I disproportionate and unjust, and that taxes were, in many instances ten times us bigli as they ought to bo. Tbis arises from tbc incompetency ot the Assessors, tew of whom actually know anything about the value ol property, and many inoro being governed more by personal spite than by a des're to do justice. Tbis is no doubt true, tq. a great extent. These were the two nrineinnl points discussed, although others were incidentally mentioned. Wo were highly gratified with the manly and dignified positions taken by General McGowan and Colonel Fair, and, while wo liavo no particular objections to offer to the remarks of any of the gentle men present, we regard the stand taken by the two gentlemen named as pre eminently just and dignified. The meeting had no political significance whatever, for }x?litics wore not mentioned, except incidentally, during the entire conference. That the meeting will re suit in good, there is every reason to believe, as these gentlemen can return to their homes impressed with the belief that tho Governor really desires to protect tho interests of nil classes of citizens, irre gpeotive of party linos. That there are certain abases in the Legislature which must be corrected, thoro is no one foolish enough -to deny ; and, so long as these abuses exist, there will always be a fruitful cause for complaint. Most of the gentlemen, who took part in the conference, retnrned to their homes yesterday, f Columbia TTninU- 1.WA Tta# Income Tax. ] We have not hitherto said anything in theso columns in reference ^ to the income tax, though we have t had our own.opinion about it.? (We have expected that the tax u would be abolished very soon, be* e cause there is a great clamor raised ] against it, especially in that sec \, Hon of the country where there is t the greatest amount of wealth, t and at the same time, the greatest N aversion to paying a lair Bliare of taxes thoreon. t t It the income tax ia abolished, Q the effect will be, like all the legis* r lati.tn of a Radical CongressTto ,, relieve New England from its just j share of taxation and impose still c heavier burdens upon the West 4 and South ; for the amount will be , made up iu some other way. We j said 44 just share" inadvertently, j The truth is, Massachusetts now, with $77,000,000 more property t than Ohio, pays $7,000,000 less t tax. t "It the income tax is abolished, r it will reduce the amount of tax t collected from Massachusetts more r than one half, from Virginia about ri one thirty-eighth, from Rhode t Island tnoro than ouc-half, from v Illinois less thai one-fifteenth.? 0 Vermont will have her taxes ro- a cuccd more than nine-tenths, Ohio B one fourteenth, Maine more than r one half, Kentucky less than one- c twenty-third, New Hampshire tl nearly two thirds, Missouri le89 than one-eleventh, Connecticut ? more thau one half, Indiana less v than one seventeenth. ( 41 If the income tax is abolished, the six New England States will t I pay $3,161,198 as the lull amount fl I fit tlinir inlorntil lovno utl.Xl.. ?l? ....... .M?v>ai?it iMAVOf nilllO IIIC Q three Western and the three South- ? ern States nnined will pay $50,318,- . 891. And woof the West and South 8 are congratulated upon this happy n state ot things by the represents- ^ lives of the millionaires, the repre { sentatives of the bond-holders, who Q arc not even taxed upon the prin- fcipul of tlieir bonds- They, too, lc congratulate the toiling millions . upon the fact that the bond-.'iolder , is to be relieved from tho paltry j tax upon his income, and that the tax which the bond holder now c pays will soon be paid by labor." , A tax upon incomes, we believe, c may be so arranged as to bo the j; fairest of any that can be laid aud t the most acceptable to the great ? macs of tax payers.* Taxes upon renj estate and upon certain personal property are often burdensome, especially when t o proper- t ty taxed is nearly or quite tin pro- j ductivg ; w hile a portion out of an ^ actual income can always be % spared without inconvenience ? We would have liberal exemptions j allowed in favor of those of small or moderate incomes; but the man J of largo income should pay an in- t creasing per cent in proportion to the amount of bis ability p?y. }1 For instance a man with an in ^ come of $50,000 could live more f oaauy oil $*d,UUU man a man with J an income of unlv $3,000 could 011 $2,070. ' ; Let the former, then, be taxed ten per cent, and the lattei one per r cent on Ills income. Let the per cent of tax vary from one to ten por cent according to the income. ^ The exemptions might be something as follows : t irst $2,000, * with an addition ot $500 or $000, c if married, and a further addition ^ of 6ay $250 for each child under f age in tlie family ; then the amount j actually paid for rent of dwelling, for ordinary and necessary repairs ot dwelling and for taxes thereon, and amount paid for schooling. Of course, the necessary ex penses of carrying on any bi siness j tnust bo deducted in determining t the taxable income from that bust- { ness. The great object should be g to reach those persons who have ample means to pay taxes from ( largo net incomes. The great cap- o italists, the millionaires and the * " bloated bond-holders," will of ? course ol>ject to nil this ; but the ? day inay yet come when these principles will be carried out, to the joy and relief of the poor and J the inoderato in circumstances, _ 1 .. 1 who now pay a disproportionate and bnrdensotno amount of taxes. [Sumter Ne\e*. t . ?*?>? ? Jkna Avknobd.?Here is where | the shoe pinched the Prussian | foot. The battle of Jena, latal to the Prus ian monarchy, was j! fought on October 14, 180ft.? ^ About twenty thousan d t'russians c were killed in that battle, and y more than thirty thousand taken prisonere. Tlte king fled from the Held, the Duke of Brunswiok received his death wound upon it, all the principal fortresses surrendered to the victorious French, 7 who, on the 25th of October, 1806, 1 entered Berlin, into which Kapo* * leon 1. made his triumphal entry on the following day. History n has tbns repeated itself, with in- t! [ erBionJana jena dm neen avenge*:. J a Sxtellemoe ef the Funn i Life. Agriculture correspond? to that legree of exercise which h the test preservative of health. It re[uiree no hartfitl fatigue on the >ne hand, nor indulge* on the othr indolence, still more hurtful.? >ttring a throng of work the dil- j geut farmer will sometime* be arly and late in tlie field ; but liis is no hardship upon an active pirit. Agriculture is equally salutary 0 the mind. In the management if a farm, constant attention is required to the soil, to the season, ,ml to the different operations.? 1 gentleman thus occupied beomes daily more active, and is laily gathering knowledge ; OS his nind is never suffered to languish, le is secure against the disease of ow spirits. But what I chiefly insist on is, lint laying aside irregular appeites and ambitious views, agriculure is, of iftl occupations, the nost consonant of our nature, and lie most productive of contentnent, the sweetest sort of happi less. In the first place it requires hat moderate degree of exercise i-hich corresponds the most to the rdinary succession too rapid; ngliug produces a succession too low. Agriculture corresponds lot only more to the ordinary sue* cssion, but has the following siglal property, that a tanner can lirect his operations with that depee of quickness and variety fiiich is agreeable to his own rain of preceptions. The hopes and fears which at* ended agriculture keeps the mind dways awake and in an enlivening legree of agitation. Llope never ipproacltes certainly so near as to >roduce security ; nor is fear even o great as to produce anxiety ind distress, llence it is that a gentleman farmer, tolerably skillill, never tires of his work, but is a keen at tbe last moment as the irst. Can any other employment torn pare with farming in that res>ect 1 No other occupation rivals agriculture in connecting private utere8t with that of the public. Every gentleman farmer must >f course bo a patriot: for patri>tistn, like other virtue, is iinprovid and fortified by exercise. In act, if there be any remaining pariotism in a nation, it is found lunong that class of men. Intemperance. It is with a kind of reluctance mil we approach this subject.? tfot that we have any conscienti us scruples about the duty of adocating temperance in all things is a Christian grace ; but so much ?as been said and so little done to )romote Bible temperance, that ve almost despair. We are ready o advocate utmost any scheme that eems likely to promote sobriety imongst the human family ; but it loes seem that the work of re prmation must commence further >aek than most of us think. Does iot the church need reformation villi respect to this thing? The hurch must, we think, use more igid discipline with rogard to Irunkctincss. We do not mean iynods and Conferences and Assoiations must issue edicts on this object. We have had enough of hese already. Those who are the onstituted rulers in the house of Jod?the guardians of the Chrisian congregations?must regar/1 utcmpcrauce in the light in which t is presented in the Bible?a sin faiu8t God and ruinous not sitny to an individual's estate, hut to lis soul's etei nal welfare. To be >lain, tbo church must censure hose who indulge their sinful apeitcs and thus bring disgrace upon he church and ruin uj?oii themelves. It is no use to abnsc the poor lebriate, or to vilify the keepers, t drain shops, so long as the pro essed people of God pursue the ame course unscathed. This hing of judging a man by his proession is not scriptural. Those vho patronize dram shorn are real y the perpetrators of all the crime vhicli originates in them. Drunkenness is ruinous to soul ind body, to the individual and to ho mass. Most of the political ivils which we are now suffering >ad their origin in drunkenness, t is doubtful whether the guns pven to the colored people by the ulers of South Carolina, have tone more to make a foul of the olored people, than the vile wbia;y which is vended by thoee in ?ower for electioneering purpoaea. [ YorlcvilU Enquirer. War ia a very faahionable onng lady liko a tree! Beeaoae er trnnk is the moat important tart abont ber. Burlington, Vtm with a pop1 K AAA I I I i ictvivru vi OA|^uuru i?t>w ban $18,000 last year for public choow. How to Make a Place Prfcaporou* There can be 110 greater sign of prosperity- in a community than a disposition to help one another to lift a little when a neighbor's wheel gets stuck in the nmd. 1 knew a place where a man's barn, with all his winter stores of grain and hay, was consumed in me night. Immediately all ilie men ot the country side mustered and hauled up timbers for a new barn, and then a big raising came oft* After that the sound ot twen ty or more hammers were heard ujitil the whole was shingled and sided, 15ut their deed of kindness was nut done yet; one or two oifer ed to take a head or two of In* stock and winter them for him, thus greatly reducing his loss, and assured his heart of the more durable riches of brotherly love and neighborly good will. No one can compute in money the value of one such example ot noble liberality in a community, vspecitdly in its influence upon the young. Where this spirit prevails there is sure to be progress in a place, even it all improvements are in their infancy. People will like to come and settle in a place which bears such a good ua.no. Now it you desire to see )our place a growing, popular one, do what you can to show yourself a good neighbor, especially to those who need a little extra help. If a man starts a tin shop or a blacksmith's shop in your place, don't harness up uud drive otf live nines to buy your pans and get your horses shod, just because you have been in the habit of doing it. Patronize the new comer, when you wsnt anything done in his line. SSpettk encouragingly to hiin, and well of hint to your neighbors. Little words of approval or censure go a long way, and when once you have spoken them, you cannot call them back. Help the sick, especially if they are poor, for poverty and illness are iudeed a heavy burden. Perform all acts ot loving- charity which fall dny by day in your path, remetnberi..g who it is that has said " Ye shall in nowise lose your reward."?Country Gentleman. Tub*, modesty of the femalo sex is not as carefully and tenderly guarded as it should be. Ladies should not be in the streets, without protection, afrcr twilight. A prudent parent should not allow nis daughter to stroll at night to proiueuudc* and places ot amusement under the guardiansbip of a youth, who, for unglit he knows, may be a wolf in sheep's clothing, n..W ...U~ ' miu iiw) uuuse lite trustiulness ol llte inexperienced girl. A respectable society should not endure what are called round dances, which nro nothing more nor less than public etnbracinge of ineu and women?a freedom with the person and a passion of voluptous movement which fire the blood and stain the heart, and arc often referred to, ^afterwards, in some jovial coterie, in such terms as would cause the lady and her husband, or her father, to tremble with indigent shame. There are dark, sad facts whispered among scandal-mongers, and some of them, in the knowledge ot lainily physicians and private detectives, which, could they be mentioned here, would give a terrible weight to our warning. [ Morkhig Chritstid'i. ?? M a a k i a o if.?Voltaire raid : " The more married men you have the fewer crimes there will l>e. Matriage renders a man mot e virtuous and more wise. An unmarried man is but halt ot a perfect being, and it requires the other half to make things right; and it cannot be expected that in this uii|>unuci sraie can keep the straight path of rectitude any more than a boat, yiih one oar can keep a straight course. In nine cases out of ten. where married men become drunkards, or where they commit crimes against the peace of the community, the foundation of these acts was laid while in a single state, 01 where the wife is as is sometimes the case, an unsuitable match. Marriage changes the current of a man's fceilings and gives biin a center for his thoughts, bis affection* and bit acts." A crnzFN of La Crosse, Wisconsin, bas been arrested .for swindling a countryman by selling him jujube paste for sole leathor. How sweet a thing is a love of home 1 It is not Required ? it i* a feeling that has its origin elsewhere. It is born with us, brought from another world, to arry us on with joy in this. py Subscribe for the Ehrutrams, $9 per year in advance,