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' ? n "": C"~r !> ' i.'r - ? ? ^? -Prtjot^rb to Tilem, Pohtks, Jitfdli&w.t>% Improvement of fyt &tate CourtifU, JOHN C., * ..ED1TARD BAILEY, PRO'RS. ..^ZZ- GREENVILLE SODTH CAROLINA APRIL 14. 187L ~ ; ; ZZTrV? ? , _iu?JJ_ ._ . .. . ... ... it . i ? .3*5*7%--. Musaowimo* Two Dollar* p?r annum. I L. wl.< ?J '* M ' isrittiiimiin Inserted at the rates ol on* dollar per iqiut* of twelra Minion liuei (lb if <1mJ <yp?) or leas for tb* flr?t Insertion, A fly eaat* ?Mb for tb* aeonud and third Insertions, Ml twenty-Are ocnU for lubuqueol Insertions. Yearly contracts will bn mode. AM advertisements muat bar* tb* nambai of Insertions narked on them, or they will b? tna?ra*d till ordered oat, and charged for. Unlesa ordered otherwise, Adrertiaetnonti will Inrariably be ** displayed." Obituary notices, and all mattera Inuring to to the beneBt ef any one. sure regarded ai Adrertlsements. . _ Correspondence of Greenville Enterprise. .QRANI> Junction TKNK , i . March 88ll>. 1871. ( Kdilort of Eut*rprlu?Orotl>m?n: I Spired at thla place this morning, at 6 o'clock, (torn Canton, Mlae, and having to atop ortr till this nlternoon. 1 hava o?n?lu<t?d to pase away part of lha tin a by writing to y?n. 1 with my funrly,*l?ft Greenville, 9. C., Tueedav, M*h inat, hound for Corinth, Miss^ The P. eaideni of tha Greenville and Columbia Railroad paaa ad ua over that Road at half tore, for which lia has our thanks On our arrival in Columbia, wa learned that lit* train for Au> gusta wo a gone. Went to the Minion Hotel, where we lemainrd till 10 o'ehck,? B?iigt<t emigration tickets to Memphis, T?-nn., for ,$17 78 <acb. Took tha train at 10 o'alovk 1*. M., and arrived in Augueta, early next morning. Th > children mticli delighted with the ride, towna, eitica, and V big rivet a." Tha ride from Attgtiaia to Atlanta, on Weduetdny, waa pleasaul and Inl/irna*I*.*? H .? *- *? * 1 1 * ?..w~. 1.!^. \*U| IV MIC I.nvrr o O ClOi'K, nnd had to remain till 10 o'clock, a* in Co~ lumbia. 1'aaied oTur tha road to Chat La* firoga. Wednesday night. arriving about aun riir. Had a good vl*w of Lookout Mountain, on ike left, and the Teuneaaee It iter on ike right 1W - *nd |>ltiln oc^ght to our mind the oallle ecenei and hardahlpi enacted and endured tl.ere In tha fail of 18651. railing the rhadow of ih.it great rock, our ey?? gazed with wonder upon tha intended* * - i..f ... <ru. W?SU?3rjr P|?rrnu uui UCIUI o IMO <> 'KK; tno'Hilitnr, on either hand, towering into the heavana end alre'ching far away in the distance; the nn?j?iti? IVnneatre Kivr * moving with client m?jc?ty, the nngnifi* a?-iit farmi (u tlie i ieh valJey : our iron liorae moving eauliourly, with hie train up<10 the Iron trestle nne hundred and ? x'y I ret ahoVc the tippling streams, girgling from the hnee of the tn> tintain, and leaping joyfully down lhi-ir pebbly bed*?all t?g<thcr ptescnud ? eceoe awfully grand an I ?ubJitne. AH caught thf ln?pbatiou of the scene and the children, on lip-toe, gaging nut the windows, gave ultnanca to all the wonder phrairi they could Invent- Thie pa??ol, wc enteral lha beautiful country of north Alabama. Fr. in llunUville to Tueet nibie ia the pretlbal and mn?t desiruMe region of countiy I wer eatv. Tble day'* travel ?Thursday?was the rno*t'interesting of all. Wi airivad eafely In 'Corinth, half pa?t J2 o'clock, Thursday night, the good angel of the I otd having enenmped round atioul tie and secured uc from h nn all the Way. Stopped at the Sortigg Houoe. whose d<tora ate open, free and wide, to me and family. Jbirljr next morning, Deacon ( ?1alian cauie ind took tn> nil to Hro'her Fleming's hospitable held', whcio we nil eijoy I n special breakfast, prepared for nr.? AH ?t"od tha trip well, an-i are tryinir li'>w we like our new homo. We hsv* rental ? computable eot'ago, with tlx r>'nm?, n good gatden, and wall of good water, ,'or ? 18 parmo'nih. It la largfed about four hundred ymU? from the Court ll<>u-c. a> d envri icnt ia oliurch and school. Fikliy and Saturday wet spent in "setting up hoose keeping." Sunday entered the children in Hubbath aeliool and preached twice. Monday ititiodtioed them into the free day chool, Thia school combers one hnndre t and Afiy. 11 aa four tea<'her?, two melt and two female. It la composed of both toya and gli Is?white. The male teachers are paid fifth. and the female f60 ra-h. per moblli. Mr. ?. A. [iistly. county sdu ol commissioner, wants o numl er of competent t?acliers from booth Carolina. Those wishing localities aa teachera, will addiots him at Corinth Oil* of your f?How townrmen bar written me, pripokiig to buy our Greenville farm and Itome, and tenia to know what wa will take for It? ca?k I We aia uot quite ready to eell vet Want to And a home out liar* fit at, and try the country and people, and they and It oa. Our price for the land, including Improvements, la $12 per acra??>00 aerea?$6,000. Oo examine it. a Tbe Memphis (rain going east, will roon ba hrfe and I muat close, and lake It lo Corinth. Heavy raina last week waslnd away much <?( tbe railroada. We get on |ha Iratna pervh, eat, and Buffalo fish, weighing from three to twenty pounda, l y paying from 56at# to $1 60, eaeh. I look a 12 pound eat, far tOcts. Will welt# you gtlo. T. D.'OWIN. General AmnestyV. a,l, lU UlAaUa . I the proceedings of ilia UpiUd HiaUab'an ta on Tuesday. Slat Maf.h, In wMeh bolh at the tJenetnrs fr?tn ihta Rialr advocate rooit earnestly th? paaaaga ol a Mil ?a?erlag general amnesty lor paal political of' ftMvi: Without farther dehsto Mr Bawye? *1>an took tha floor and moved, ?s an amsndmenflo tha pending resolution, to Inrlada tha consideration at thr pre?snt s?e*lon of tha Genarpl imnaaty bill, lately reported from tha Committee on DtsabilhWa. Ua P'(W. wmmm ??? of this hill Would do *! to r*M?ra ktrmonjr and oMltnt at la Ui? ftoutfc. 21a rrfrMt?d that iha a(raao|iU?i??nt of tba n*?ro<t in (ho r?? oaatructlon low* bad hot bwn aooo apa nUd by ganaral amnrWj to Hit whlta paofU. Tha iidluenca of this polioj, h? bo. ifr?d, woulJ ba powarfollj Mt ia r?mo?I - ? * ^?????^ anu conciliating ana bar ' moulting all tha paopla. Mi eh haa leea aaid It-re and eltrwhrre aa to tha loelioation of the Southern paopla to enter into another rebellion ; but he would aaeure Sao. atnra thara waa not one word of truth In i euch reprerentatione. Tha remembrance ol | their maimed eone, desolated haartU-etonee and deeaatad field# pi collided tjie poaill.il ily of their ever again entertaining the Idra 1 of a rebellion for a moment. He did not thipk tha dWturltanera in the South originated from hostility to the general government, but that Ihry were inspired by die?ffeet|un to tha loaal government#. Tha reaeon for tkla waa, that tha man moat fitted by eduoaiion and poaltion to take part in Lite affairs of tha Slat# were rxeluded f, ..... -II ' ?- ~ ...? ... f... i.v|nuuu uirrnn. WW1IIJ IO thi* c?js? m-o ol an iuftriur moral aad intellectual stamp had bren elevated to publio position. If It waa tru? thai tha colored members In tha ttoutbe-o Legislatures did occasionally givo way to indueamcnta to vote in a pellicular way for a eonslderalion, they ahould not l<a too boishly condemned. Their former helpless Ignorance ahould not ha forgotten, nor tha fact that the more Intelligent and etparlenced legislators of the Northern State# were nit free from aitnllnr chnigea. But sound pulley imperatively dietut- il that all puhllo pluoaa should he tlirown open to all citizens alike, and all political disabilities and dilcrhoinalive legislation wiped from the statute hook. With respect to the Ku K'ux organ lxalIon, which, he.raid, weie dominant In some of the oountlea of the Carolina*. Mr. Sawyer urged that the most oompte'e and thorough measures ha instantly adopted to repieaa their lawless deeds. Bat the runt die! legislation must not bei 'O. lint -* - * * Ctent. K.r. Robertson (Republican, 8 0.) advocated geaornl amnesty, because he wish ed to see peace or.d hunnony restored to his country. Nothing was to be gained h? the continuance of legal and political rilsahlll li?a. lie had Lean a continent upholder of the Union and a friend to the eo'ored man, nnd lie now desired to confer upon lite u Idle men of the South all lha rghta of clt xenahip now enjoyed hy tho colored citizen. lie appealed to hie political n-aoei ate* in the Senate to prove to the white men of the Soulh'lhat the Republican par tv was not opposed to the white people there, tut was their friend. He would restore to our erring Southern Lrethern all their rights. lie carneily pre*sed(the pese ago of 11.Is general amnesty hill as ealt uls* ted to do more to pael'y the South this eny cot-reive act that could be passed thin station. - ? Letter from Senator Robertson. Senator Robertson has add rested the following letter to Gen. J. B. Kershaw, Ucn. M. C. Duller, Col. J. II. Rton and (Jen. Butnael MeGowon, all prominent and influential eltitens of this State. Ho invokes their aid and assistance towards the restoration of order_ and obedience to civil authority among all classes : Washington, March, 1871. Gentlemex : Tbe disturbed condition of affair* existing in certain localities of our Stat* has cnosed me the greatest concern. Sincerely desiring tbe prosperity of our State and the happiness of a II our people, I would consider it the most auspicious act of my life if I could bo productive of any good as a pacificator. It is unnecessary fur roo to enlarge upon the terrible evils which threaten the State if the antagonisms of our society are not rcpressod. My idea It that the true road to peace is by peacful means, by justice aud kindness to all classes, so that none may feel themselves alien from the Government. I sin not sanguine of -the effect of laws unless they arc sustainod by public opinion. My object, then, in addressing you is to ask your aid in arousing and concentrating tbe opinion of all good oltisens in favor of law and order. Knowing your intelligence and good ntentions, I venture, though not of the saino ploitlcal orgunlstlon as yourselves, to invoke your aid in the premises. My suggestion It, ibat you put yourselves in communication with tbe loading cltisc is In the respective Counties of tbo State, so as to oriranisc and combine the moral nower of the btate in favor of peaca, good order and obedicneo to the low. I cannot but believe tbat the happlert roealta would follow your exertion*, and harmony, good order and general contentment would oon re-vlelt oar dlefaeted 8tote. Adoring yon of my earncet deeire to cooperate ia thla mUaton of perea, which i* intended ta eeeure the right* of every eltiion, I remain, with blgheet regard, your obedient errant. T. J. ROBERTSON. i -w.?aw.? WriKKi.ka'e Cavalry v*. Ku Klux?Our ?ld witr rnmrade, Itill Wyatt, of th* 4th Georgia Cavalty, m*do a tenet rlke %f>e other day. lie eapturxd three of the Ku Kl.tx that Governor BuWoek ha* h< cn advnliaing for. eairird Ihrm to the Chattooga Court lioofe, got them convicted and im teiioorf to lli? penitentiary for **r?n jenra, nri'l then earn* down on Bullock (or th* prlc? tn<>n*y,|S.0t1O forth* flrat and $1,000 ?*?h lor lb* balance?making $7,000 In *11. Bullock paid HP "Ilk* a Utile ro*n," nod Wyatt w*nt ltoma happy. Thin amount of monay in Chattooga Count y, all at en* tin.#, will *r*?t* a tremendnua eieltrmnnt. Th# he#?tjr of t|i* wliol# affair la. thaaa Vu K III# were #on, men Jludirml Ihinf, and Were playing Ku KIok to aovtr their stealing opeiation*. Moon of th* original Boms fUU Ku Kiux hav* ever bono arretted y?t. or aeer will ba. Bill Vyti ia on* oi th?m himself. Bully for Wh?eler'* aavalry l They *an beat Ika world far aharpnata ? QrifU Stmr. 1 - ? - T?s 8t?U agcnl Km !>? * among m tor lit* purimaa *1 galKartng op tb# f?w riflaa wtiUh *?N dliiflbUi abroad a ??ar ago among it-a nrgrora la thla a*attoa. W? Uarn ih?t aftar dillgaat a-arch h# armaaadad la finding about twrnij-lhraa cut af alnafy dntrlbutad.?Motion Orncent. \ * . v*< '* W ; " t Clerks of Courts Eligible-An Im portent Decision by Oosgms* " IISLL or TU? HMil or lpltllltTATtTII, I WiliStTM, D. C., Mmk, IW?. | Editor Oomtihttion i I mm ilnMl al o?<t daily by p?rtou who WM Mm iOw ? CUrk of tho OwK pnTtow to. tko *w, to queatlng to kave tbekr disabilities reqpuved The question of the disability of suob personi E hot boos adjudloated favorably br the House and X an now persuaded that it is assessor] to offer bills looking to the removal of the dls abilities of those who were Clerks of Court previous to tbe war. In tbe e?se of lion. A. M. Waddull, ropre seating the Third District of North Carolina the Hons# of Bcpresentatlres, at the begin nlng ol this session, settled the question wbetb or olerks of eonrte of law sad equity In th I 8outh rain a >ni? *- ?? "aO ------ ???u miwa 01 in* I4tl I AvtBdaiii Cvluntl Wtddell tu a Clerl I and Master of a court of equity in North Oar ollna boforo tb* war, and afterwards a Lisa teaant Colonel in th* Confederate army. When be came to bo sworn in, Mr. Meyaard, oi Tennessee, objected, and made an argument to show that he was disqualified ; but after s reply from fudge Kelly, of Pennsylvania, (a leading Radical,) denying the disqualification of Colonel Ifaddell, the previous question wee called and ho was admitted by a Urge majority Although no decision has yet been arrived at in regard to Postmasters, It Is the opinion of many leading Republicans that they are net disqualified under the 14;b Amendment, Yours, Ac., W. P. PRICE. . Cheerful View. Daddy Cain, who is nothing if not metaphorical, does not scene to sbhre the gloomy forebodings with which some of bis brother Radicals profess to regard the detcrminaltnji tnore tnxis until they are fairly represented in the Bute Government. In the leading article of the Mitiionarj/ tttcord of Saturdav last, ho takes a rather Jubilant view of the situation. Hear bin : ' These commotions in our Stata are the best sijrns of progress. If this ' bottom mil business continues there will be a reversal of the laws of nature. ' llottoo rails' never sustain a fence when on the ground, how much less when on top J The winds that are now blowing la this State, are but those which purl!/ the atmosphere and prepare for a more prosperous era. These commotions are the preludes to a mors Jo/ous song, which is to usher In the coming purlfictlou and ultimate triumphs of truth, Justice, law, order and good government. As the muttering thunder heralds the storm, as the storm precedes the purification and rvjuvineseence of the earth, so are foreshadowed our brighter da/, a rapid march of Justice." The Reverend Radical ma/ take heart.? The " bottom rail business," to which he so feeling!/ alludes, has had its da/. Better times are, indeed, dawning. [C\ai Iciton JVsws. ? -4<SW'S IIow vo Paosrsa is Business.? In the first place, make up your mind to accomplish whatever yon undertake ; decide upon toifcp particular employment and persevere In it.? All difficulties are overcome by assiduity. Be not afraid* to work with your own hands, and diligently, too. " A cat In gloves catches no* mice." lie who remains In tho mill grinds, not he who goes and comes. Attend to your business; never trust sno'.her. " A pot that belongs ? aujt U ill-stirred and worse boiled." Be frugal. That whleh will aot make a pot will make a pot lid." " Have the ponce and the pounds will take care of themselves." Be abstemious. " Who dainties love shall beggars prove." Ki?e early. " The sleepy fox catches no poultry." " Plough deep while sluggards sleep, and yon will bare corn to sell and keep." Troat every one with respect and civility. " Everything Is gained and notbiog lost by courtesy." " Good manners Insnre success." Never anticipate wealth from any other sonrce than labor > especially never place dependence npon besoming the poscasor of an inner nonce. ii? wno wane lor amid men a sboce iuny Lave to go k long time barefoot." " lie who run* after a shadow bath a wcariioae race." Above all tbingi never despair. Quel Is where be ie. " lie belpe tbote wbo truly truat in IIIn." Tun Mexican Pbbsidsmtal Costbst.? Tba period for aoother revolution eeemi to bo epproacbing In Mexico. The npponenta ol Janret for president bnve obtained n victory In congress by tbs election of their spanker, Lamacnna, and be bss made a speech, openly ehnrglng the present disturbed condition o1 the eountry to the abuses of the administration. Tho sentiment in congress agalust Jaures baa tecum* so titter, indood, that an impression gains that a law wilt bo passed prohibiting his re-electloo. If dona, u |a believed Janrea will ignore it. Ou tho othoi hand it it asserted that if sack a law be pass d, a revolution will follow anyhow. Ia oilhai aaa, Jauret, with tba power of the govern ment In hia hand*, haa toe advantage. Mr, Nulaon, the United State* minlater, ha* teci quit* generally charged by the oppoaition preai of Mexico " with annexation project*/' or account of hi* friendly eoerae toward* tba Jaurlat eeuee, bat thia charge la denied b| that geotlrniaa'* friend*. Woaa iw Yew wocld Ri*x.?Richard Burke being feand la a reverie, ehovtly a flat an exraordlnary dlaplay el pewer* la tha lloure of CsaDOBikr hi* brother Xdnaond. and questioned fcjr Mr. Mnlone u to the cauae, reviled, " I ueee heea wondering haw Med kn contr I red ?e leonopl lea all the talaaU of the fan tip, bat, then, again, I re wr caber, when we wtr< at ftmff ha wee elwejr? at ward." The fere< af tha aneadeta la laareand hf the feet thai it lobar4 Barhe waa not aopildemd Inferior ii aatnral telenU to bU wore dUUi>gul*he? brother. Tat tha owe roee la geealnaea. wbih the ether died NnperiUvrijp abaoare. f>ea' trast |a po?a gee love, jrowag waa, IT pat would rim I Ul w?k t mork / / work !! ( " m m !)! ???<-* At alllaaaa botwoaa tko Wttaiegtoa, Otot IrHto tad ftnlhorford Railroad aad tk Altai Soatboro Railroad, froao Cioctanatt la Iko At Italic, U bolof eonrldoTtd. 4 'H< Vtl'h ^ , . Second Letter from St-Oor. Ptrrj to Governor Scott , Grsemviu,*, March 28,18T1. . To hi$ Excellency Gowruoe Scott t f Sta?OTour Excellency will par don the liberty I take hi address* ' ing a fecund letter to yon. 1 wm 1 in hopes, from your wowsags to fr the Legislature and your recent . consultation with your political i opponents, that ycni were sincere ly of opinion some change iii the politics of I lip St at o was absolute 4 ly necessary to preserve the peace una qmei me excitement in South Carolina. But your application [ to Hie Presidont for a military l force to bo eent ltere to crash out . sit opposition to tho odious tegisla. tion which disgraces the Stato, i has induced me to doubt your sinf Cerity. Let ir.e assure yon that 1 this is a step in the wrong dircc1 Hon, if you are sincerely desirous of preserving the peace und promoting ihe prosterlry and welfare of tho country. If your object is to establish a despotism in the State, and force the wealth and in telligonce ot tho people to submission, under the rule of ignorance, oppression and rascality, thou your course may seem n safe and judicious ono. It will not prove such, however. The President l.os been induced by 3'our application to issue an absurd and most ridiculo.us .oroo South Caroling To disperse and rctui n to their homes ! Tids procla mation is intended for tlio North, and not for the south. Wo all know in South Carolina that thero is no oiu boil i men t of force here, except your negro militia, and has not been since the war ended; Not an in tnnce has occurrcd,~in all of our recent troubles, of any resistance to the law or to public officers. The gentlemen nrrestod at Laurens and uiJior places, charged with riotous conduct and murder, inudo no resistance, but submitted themselves quietly to the laws of their couutry, and will ever do so. When your Federal tfoops arrive here they will find the country in profound neace?no unlawful assemblies to disperse, bnt every ... i i- - ? -> ' uiiu in uuiiiv 111 ins unity avocations. These Federal troops cannot keep a watch throughout the State, over every midnight incendiary or nssnssin. It is iinpoesiMe tor them to guard every bam aud gin-house, or prevent secret retaliation, where they have been destroyed. The^eaoifeticcs cannot be prevented by an army, howev er numerous. They must be sup pressed by the vigilance and virtue ot the citizens, the civil law and courts ? f justice. Ami here permit me to sny to your Excellency, that the good people of South Carolina have been greatly outraged, titter prosecuting and convicting notorious felons, t< see them patdoned as soon its they reach the penitentiary, und turned loose on society once more, in or der to save, as you say, their civil rights, the right of voting, giving testimony in courts of justice and sitting on juries ! When guilt goes unpunished, retaliation will follow. Ulid ftucitttv Iniwi-i into a envage slate. The condition of South Carolina is indeed, a most deplorable one, and calls loudly for the sympathy of the good and virtuous every 'where. The government of the /State is in the hands of our former slaves, and vilo adventurers, who have come . here from the r North to prey on the vitals of the ' country, dishonor the State and rc' turn laden with stolen wealth.?r The intelligence and wcaltn ot the State are powerless, incapable of holding onice, and crushed into , the dnst by ignorance, paupciisni I and rascality. Taxes are levied i on them by those who pay no ' taxos and own no property. All ' the offices of the State arc filled r with negroes, scalawags and ear' pet baggers. Is it to be expected j ttiut a high-toned, brave and itou , ornble people would be quiet un, der the circuinstances, and see , their property destroyed by ro' guish and ignorant legislation f Several of onr most important railroads have fallen into the I bauds of Northern adventurers.? > By the grossest bribery and cor1 ruption the Legislature have been 1 induced to release the lieu of the State on tbc*o roads, amounting to [ millions of dollars, arid have is, sued $4,000,000 of State bonds i tor the rftine companies, with the t privilege o! idling them at any price aud pocketing thu money.*? 1 Ag*i|)? the Legislature have or * dei ed $0,OOO,UuO of State bond* 1 to be issued, which (hey call n 1 sterling debt, end which hi e to be exchanged for tho present bonds ot the State. It has been shown i that this exchange of bonds, if . boneatlv made, will coat the State over $1,000,000. But this is not * t n *0 I *' # 'i all. The frAud and stealage which may be practiced in issuing these sterling bonds, cannot be foreseen or calculated. Four hundred thousand, dollars before ' the war paid the whole expenses of the State government. This 1 yenr tnxee te the aftiount of $4 ;000,000 have been levied by j the Legislature for the same pur' poSo. And the county commissionI ere will have to lovy $1,000,000 1 more for county expense*. llow can these enormous taxes !|-bo paid? A ooor man in county bad to (oil, the other day, his only milch cow to pay his taxes. The tax hooks ore closed tor Greenville County, and more than one-half ot the taxpayers 1 have been unable~to pay their taxes. Th<> poor man tofd n?e that lie .formerly paid . fifty cents taxes on his land, and this year he had to pay $15 on the same land.? Another tax is called for m No vetnber. The last year's crop has been exhausted in paying tho present taxes, and, until another crop is innde, the people are utterly unable to pay the taxes called tor in November. The State bond fraudulently issued to fund tbe State bank bills, which were purshased up by Nortberu^capitalists at ten cents on tho dollar, should be repudiated, and also the railroad bonds, with Let tile purcnttocrf 01 tmese'uouUs iHjwuro oi what Il?ey arc doing.? There is no moral obligation on the part of the taxpayers to redeem bonds fraudulently issued and stolen. I would urge on the people ol South Carolina to be quiet, and by nil means preset vo the peace of the State. The Radical party is going down rapidly at the North, as is proven by the New Hampshire election. Any out break at this time, in any of the I Southern States, wonM bo a God-1 send to that party. It the Southern people will only be prudent, the next Presidential election will result hi tlie dethronement of General Grant and the election of a Democrat to the Presidential chair. Thc?? iliuo tw.p/t for the republic. Tlioso unnrinci pleii adventurers from (lie North, who have stirred up had feeling be twecn the colored and white race, will flee, like criminals from jus lice, with their stolen wealth.? The scalawag traitors to race and country will so< n follow, and 'he negroes will live in harmony with the whites. J3 u t if General Grant can stir up u bloody strife in the South by sending hie nrtnies here, he stands a chanco of reelection, by appealing to the hatred, passion and prejudice of the North and West. This military President says that he sends his army hero *o prntact tl?? prop erty and lives of loyal citizens, when it is a notorious faot that nil tho property which has been destroyed in South Carolina since the war, (and it has amounted to million*.} belonged to those whom he would stigmatize as "disloyal," distrnnchiseU, white Democrats. (Every week and every day we liear of lionses, barns, gin-houses mnd stores being destroyed And robbed by the midnight inccmliury, whose loyalty General Grant would not dispute. Hundreds of thoi>o 44 loyal citizens " are now in the penitentiary and well protected. Some tew ot them may have been hung by the neck, by way of retaliation for their incendiarism. But Grant's army will prove una bio to prevent the crime or the retaliation. B. F. Peaky. Eight to Sixteen.?- Lord Shafts bury recently stated in a public meeting in London, that, from personal observation, he has ascertained that of adult male criminals of tfiat city, nearly all hud fallen into a course of crime between the ages of eight and sixteen years; and that it a young man lives an honest life up to twenty years of age, there were forty-nine chances in favor of one against him, as to an honorable lite hereafter. This I ia m. flint nf uiumilai- iiuiuirlmiM /. father* and mother*, ami *hows n fearful responsibility. Certainly a parent should secnro and exercico absolute control over the child under seventeen. It .cannot be a difficult matter to do this, except in very rare cases*, and if that control Is not very wisely and efficiently exercised, it innst be the parent's fault; it is owing to the paiontnl neglect or preniissncss. Jlence tho real source of tdnetyeight per cent, of real aritno in a country hko England or the Uni led fiiates lies at tho door of the parents. It is a fearful reflection. Tba prtMntation *i im om> Domingo n> part baa k?H po?tpon*d ta Ik* neat mm ton of Ooi|mi. ' i % ' ' i- . . . ( I I I I i < II A Marriage Ceremony. . A jolly fellow, somewhweJo J1* linois, having been appoint $?* tjee of the peace, *94 cajled npun to nerfortn a marriage ceremony, - and thus relates how he man aged it: Having been appointed to Hie desirable 44 posish " of justice of J the peace, 1 was accosted on the 6th day of July by a sleek looking young man, and in silvery (ones requested to proceed to a neighboring hotel, as he wished to enter into the holy Ironds of matrl fnony. Here was a u squelcher." I baa never done anything of the klud, had no books or forms ; vet I was determined to do the thing up strong, and in a legal manner, so I proceeded to a hotel, bearing in mv arms ono copy of the Revised Statute*; one ditto Webster's 'Unabridged Dictionary, one copy 1 huge sized Bible, a small copy of the creed and articles of Faith of '.he Congregational Chntcli, one copy of rope's Essay on Man, and a sectional mapot the part where the victim lived. Having placed a table in the middle of the room and seated myself behind it, I, in trumpet tones, called the case. With that the young man and woman, with great alacrity, stepped ] up betoro me. Having sworn them on the dictionary to answer well and truly all the questious 1 ii'no nlvrtut t" ??l? ' 1 J * C * I entire stranger, I should have to ask liitn to give bail for the cost. Having heard this so frequently in court, I thought it indis|>etisable He answered if I meant the fee for performing tho ceremony, ho would deposit it then and there. As I did not exactly k..ow what 1 did mean, I magnanimously wuived that portion of the ceremony. 1 told him it would be necessary; to give bail to keep the peace. | This ho said ho was willing to when lie arrived at home, and I then waived that point a'so. " Having established to my satisfaction that they wanted to got married, and that they wore old enough to enter into that state, 1 proceeded to tie the knot. I asked him if he was willing to take iuml .u...? ?- i. ...: ? <|? sui 1 lie \vii8. I told liiin I did not require haste in the answer?tlmt he mi<;ht reflect a few minutes if he wished. 1 told him she looked like a fine girl, und 1 had no doubt sho was, but it the sequel proved ho hud been taken in, I did not want to be held responsible. 1 said he must lovo, honor and obey her ns long as she lived. He must not be " snappy " around the house nor spit tobacpo juice on the floor, ull of which he promised faithfully to heed. Now," 6nid I, * Georgiana," (her name was Georgiana,) ' you hear what Humphrey says. Do you accept the invitation to become his wile?will you be leni cot towards his faults and cherish his virtues?will you never be guilty of throwing tnruiture at his head for blight ollences, and will you get three meals a day without frumbling?" She said sho would, asked them if they believed in the commandments, and they an J il ^!J 11 --J bvvuiuu nit-j uiu. uaving reau the creed and articles ot faith, us aforesaid, 1 exclaimed: "Hum phrey, take her, siie is yours; 1 cann t withhold my consent.? Ucorgiana, when safe in the arms of your Humphrey yon can defy the scoffs and jeers of the world." I then read a little from the " Essay ou Man," including that pass age, "Man wants but little here, bvlow, but wants that little long." As a finale t > the scene, 1 delivered the following exordium : "Go in peace, sin no more." The gen erous Humphrey having placed a fifty cent check in my unwilling palm, I bid the huppv pair a final adieu." ? a 44# a A Valcabi.k Hoy.?"What can you do} asked a traveler ot a country urchin who was in front ot a farmer's home tickli g a toad with a long straw. "Oh, I can do trior's considerable?I rides the turkeys to water, milks the geese, cards down the old rooster, puts up the pigs tails in paper, to inake 'em curl, ham string the grasshoppers, makes fires tor flies to court by, keep talIv f?>r daddy and mammy when they scold at a mark, and cuts the buttons off daddy's coat, when he's is ai prayer in the morning." * ? m < >m mm Akk the pictures which rot! brought heme from Europe all landscapes !'' said an artist to Mrs. 8hoddy one day. " Lord bless von, ?no!" replied the iudiguaut lady they're ils paintings I" A fouao Miss in a recitation in geography, informed her astonished teacher that the " mammoth caravan in Kentucky, is the greatest living curiosity, and lias been exploded t^n miles from itf mouth < vtfvav AMIV LULL-1 II. . UiJ '1 . < "ini'l l -J L - i Tke Tan. J , TI?o Orangeburg News, a paper who e politic# is toroowhat diffl: cnlt to define, by region of its changing hand# ovary few month#, is on t in an editorial denouncing the heavy taxations. It very sensibly observes: The hard-working farmers of the country have Itoriie patiently an ontrageons burden of taxation for five u>ng years now. < Unable at first to bear ir, yet as constant promises of futnr? ? - w nuru made, lliey quietly submitted and paid reverence to tlie mandate of the law, in the enactment of which they had no voice. But these promises, so often made* have lost their power to induce,in the bosom of the tax payer** any hope that there will be a better administration of tiie Government, until the State is thoroughly purged of the corrupt officials who riot, and revel out of the treasury of the people. Promises have been made to them, but to bo broken, and hopes that have arisen are rudely destroyed by the prodipul hand of the corrnpti >nist. Tax after tax has been paid, and yet the burden is inhumanly heavy. The very life blood of the people is being sucked from tlietn. Their homes at e beginning to look n sadness more desolate titan ever before, so completely destitute of ?t V*/ <6 )* ? w % f ? ??* <4 4*. ? M children are suffering in eomwtjuenco of the utter deplotion of tlie little treasuries of their parents. The cause of education, ot religion, all feci the effect. Fathers cannot send their children to school, because it takes ull they can make to meet the taxe.-*. The treasury opens its month to receive their little earning-', and re inorseleshly shuts in till they have, Nay, it receives it with a ficmlh?lr chuckle. But err tulk will avail nothing IKVU' Tl.o " " 1 ........ M. ?IV? inAvn mv nvavy ; 111deed, tlicy are infernally so, and wo need scarcely Iiojkj tor any remedy just now. Onr lies with the people. To that mighty tribunal wo should begin even now to make a strong am] con. iimSn. t <it liir '** ere, and the honest men ot all pRi-ties, resolve now that a chango shall take place in the next election. Let each good citizen gird on liis strongest armor, and keeping fresh in his mind the evils and curses of to day?the conduct and history ot a rotten Legislature ? *^>w to put honest men* into office in 1*72. Against corruption and disonesty, lot the cry be victory or dcutlu lietxM. Lucerne makes the earliest green f.i.'d tllrtt pnil Itu Itarl on/I l.n/.n,.. I - ??? wm * unuf iinu un |'|?j in Ito vi-ho has n little hit i-t it troin which to cut tor his entile and working stock. Few person* in this section have ever sown it, or seen it; but for all that, it is rich lv worth what it costs. From the middle of March to the first ofJuly, it yield* bountifully the sweet* est and richest green, and may be cut over clo6e to the groom- four or six times Once established in good soil, it tuny last for twenty years or more with the least at tent ion. Don't try it nnless yon have rich ground, idetity of manure, and will plough deep and pulverize. It* roots are large, and go deep. Drill the seed shallow, ten pounds per acre, cover lightly, and keep it . I . I* 4 * * reonounoiy ireo trom wcedH and grata, efl|>ccit\lly while young. 8?>w any time from middle of ,[miliary to middle of March. No plant or grass can grow repeated crop* of luxuriant green, without rich flnd deep Boil to drflw frofn< Lucerne com -8 earlier, and i- moat grateful and beneficial to all sort# of stoek that have pawed the winter on dry forage. For horses and mule* it is a capital alterative, and bring* on a new coat of hair very finely. For milch cowa and brood howb it pa)8 in the abundance of rich milk. Lucerno is of the clover tribe, and likes clay or lime soils, but proper manuring will secure a profit from it on even very light sand.?Banner of the <outh. - ?? An exasperated church member in Newport, Pa, is denouncing through the press the naughty girls who won't keep still in church. He say a they 44 clwittso and smirk, and bob their empty lmu/)a alvAnl ULA 1 iujo vv*viv n ??n i n V ??vl*nv 'vnn II lUtt key*, and and twiat tbeu hw witching bodien an thnagh ike bcncho* were cu?hu?n?cT with cheatnut hurra." Thk worat thief yet ia that Miaaiaaippi chap who stole the heuvieat carp??-bag he could find in tho depot, and!, carrying it half a mile, opened it ami ipond that 4t contained half a baahot of bibles.