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POEtRY.
Nearly Homfi.
A bTMM DT TUB LATE FBEBE CABY.
One sweet solemn ihonght
Comcs to me ?' ? ?"A
I'm nearer my home to-day
Than I ever have been before.
Nearer my Father's houte.
Where the many manelona be ;
Nearer the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal eea.
Nearer the bound of life,
Where we ! ? one knnl?ii< -
, ?... wnuvua uwmi |
!N>?rer leaving lh? ero<?,
Nearer gaining the crown.
But the waves of (hat silent sea
Roll dark before my sight,
That brightly (he oilier side
Break on a shore of light.
O, if my mortal feet
Have almost gained the brink,
If it be I am nearer home
Even to-day than I think:
Father, peifeot my trust,
Let my spirit feel in death
That her fe-t are firmly set
On the rock of a living faith.
REMINISCENCES
of
PUBLIC MEN.
BY EX governor-B. F. pebuy.
[continued from last week.]
edward frost.
Tl>is most amiable and excellent
gentleman was for many yeatM one
of the Law Judges of South Carolina.
He did what very few judges
have done in South Carolina -voluntarily
resigned his 6eut on the
Bench. I remember, some year6
before Judge Frost 6ont his resignation
to the Legislature, Mr. Iiob
crt W. Barnwell, speaking of the
life of a Judge, said it was surprising
that Judge Frost, who was
a gentleman of fortune, and fond
of his family and domestic life,
should continue.ou the Bench, and
spending the greater part of his
life at dirty taverns, holding courts
and taking down tbo testimony of
rude and ignorant men. That a
distinguished lawyer should aspire
to the highest honors of his profession,
is very natural and commendable
; but if ho has a fortune,
it is a little remarkable that lie
should continue to perform, in his
old age, the laborious drndgery of
a Judge. Most of our Judges in
South Carolina have been men in
moderate circumstances, and felt
that they could not, in justice to
themselves and families, give up
their position and its salary.
Judge Frost was born in the
city of Charleston, and graduated
at Yale College. lie read law and
was admitted to the Bar at an
cany age. lie bad a fine practice,
but left to hie partner, ae I have
heard him say, the entire settlement
ot all tees, as well as the
Amount their clients were to pay.
jLle had no taste tor making charges
and collecting fees. Whilst a
very young man he was elected a
. member ot the Legislature from
the city of Charleston, and contin*
ued in that body till he was elected
to the Bench. The first time I
*" ever saw J udgo Frost, he was making
a speech in the Iiooee of Representatives,
on some local queei!
- -r? - - - -
M"ii conuectea witn the interests
of his constituents. Tlio opposition
to hirt measure seemed to come
from the tipper country. lie was
very much excited, and spoke with
great warmth of manner and evient
sincerity. Elo thought those
who were opposing him did not
undei stand the question, as they
were from the country. Lie taunt
ingly said that they could not seo
the propriety of the measure, for
they had in all probability "never
smelt salt water." This expression
greatly amused the House, and be
came a by-word afterwarda with
some of the members from the upper
Districts, ihey would say, in
addressing the Bpeaker, that al
mongn they hud "never smelt salt
water," they knew certain facts to
be trne, Ac. This qnotation was
made so often, that the yonng
member became a little restive
'fcndef It..
I served in the Legislature many
years with Judge It root, and nev.
er knew a more pnre, upright,
conscientious and honorable roan,,
lie told ine, whilst he was on theHench,
and when the question of
separate secession was first mooted
in South Carolina, that he had
yielded bis conscientious convtc,
tions of propriety to tbq judgment
, of Others, in our Nullification gtrug|
gle, end that be was' resolved be
would never do so again.
r After be resigned bis Judge*
* ship, be was elected President oi
i the Bine Ridge Railroad Com pa
} ny, and devoted himself for 6ev?
i eral years to the great interests oi
that Company. During his presi
dency, the Company was involved
in a most tedious and harassing
' litigatiou with Bangs St, Co., who
were contractors on the Road.?
The suit was brought in Georgia,
and the Judge had to attend the
court fpr some time. He told me
that after the adjournment ot court,
every day, hm counsel and himself
would repair to his rooms at the
hotel, and take a drink of some
good old brandy which he had
brought with him from Charles
Inn Tlio -?*?i
?.. a..v wuiioui bu^^uoiuu one
day, that he should invito the presiding
Jndge to go with them aud
join them in a glass of brandy.?
Judge Frost replied that he would
be very happy indeed to "have the
pleasure of his Honor's company,
bnt he doubted very rnnch the
propriety of such a step. In South
Carolina it would he regarded as
indelicate, and that he had never
heard of such a thing as treating
the Judge who was trying an im
port ant case, either whilst he was
at the Bar or on the Bench. The
counsel assured him that there was
no such delicacy existing in their
courts. Thereupon, the J ndgc was
invited, and went with thein legnlarlv
to his rooms. Judge Frost
said his brandy 6oon gave out, and
he had to send off to some groce
ry ostnb'iehment to get a fresh Rtipply.
His counsel and his Honor
did not perceive any difference in
the liquor. They continued to
praise it, and said it was tar superior
to anything of the kind they
could get in that region of conntrv.
At length Judge Frost got tired
of tiio presidency of this railroad
i company, and wrote me a very
kind letter, stating that his puri
po6e was to resgn, and said that he
and his board ot directors desired
i me to accept the presidency of the
road. 1 wrote back to him that
my life had been devoted to law
and politics, and that i was now
i unfit for anything else. I could
not think of accepting a position
which I was wholly unfit for and
knew nothing about.
During the civil war, Judge
Frost resided at Pendleton, and
after the surrender of Glen. Johni
ston, a Yankee raid came through
that part of the country, and the
citizens armed themselves to rei
sist. The Judge .shouldered his
rifle and marched out to meet the
raiders. lie then returned to
Charleston, which was in ruins,
i and pocially in a state of chaos.?
Thcv were without civil government,
and determined to make application
to the President for the
appointment of a Provisional Govcrnor
for South Carolina. The
Judge and four or five other gentlemen
were requested by tho citizens
to proceed to Washington
uiiu a?K an interview with .President
Johnson on this subject. They
did so, and eeveval natnes were
suggested to his Excellency, mine
amongst them. The President
asked J udge Frost if I was not "too
much of a people's man to be acceptable
to the city of Charleston."
The Judge assured him that my
nomination would be altogether
acceptable. He called agnin, and
the President assured hiin that my
appointment would be made.
Judge Frost was a member of
the State Convention, which assembled
in 1805, to frame a new
Constitution for South Carolina.?
He participated largely in the de
bates of that Convention, which
wag composed of the ablest men of
the State. It is donbtful whether
any assembly ever convened in
South Carolina surpassed it for
tAlente, wisdom and ability. But
their labors availed nothing. Another
Convention was ordered by
Act of Congress, to make another
Constitution. This Convention
was the opposite in all respects of
the former one, and was the dig
gracefnl beginning of that corruption,
ignorance and roguery which;
have governed the State ever since,
and aishonored every department
of its government.
Jndge Frost made a very admirable
Circuit Judge; always pleas
ant, good natnred, polite and coijr-1
toous. He despatched the busi
ness of his CJnort promptly and
with ability. A more pure and
upright Judge never sat on any
Bench. Judge Frost may havo
had persona) enemies, bnt 1 never
heard ot one. In his porsonal appearance,
he was prepossessing,
and hie manners were those ot a
polished gentleman. I heard a
gentleman say, who had seen Lord
Brougham seated in the Iiouse ot
Lords, that thorc was a striking
likeness between him nnH Jtii/lrso I
*vj
Frost. Sn^Wlien the Lord. Chancellor
rose to gddfess the House
ofLords, he discovered that he was
i a much talker man than the Judge,
and a great deal taller than any
i one would snppoee him to be see'
ing him seated.
Judge Frost was most sensitive
to any seeming impropriety. He
' was once trying a very trifling
sum. pro., and one of the parties
I litigant was put upon the stand as
; a witness. He shook bands with
i the Judge, and reminded him that
11._ I._J J
no iuu serveu m tne Legislature
i with hira, and voted for him when
i he was elected Judge. After court
i adjourned, the Judge said to me,
' t hat beast of a fellow had the in*
F delicacy to tell me whilst trying
i his case, that he had voted for me
i in the Legislature when I was
elected to the Bench 1" iiosecm
ed to think that this was said to
influence his decision in the case ;
but I told him he must attribute
it to ignorance rather tlian to impurity.
[continued next week.]
FARM AND HOME.
Thoughts for the Month.
The "turn of the year" has
now been passed both as icgurds
seasons and crops. The sun has
commenced his journey southward,
and the conditions of vego
table growth dependent on him,
are changing. The main crops of
spring and summer have completed
or are completing their growth
?their cultivation is about over?
their harvesting alone remains to
be done. A little respite is now
furnished for thinking and planting.
The vacation is however
very short?a new 6et ol opera
lions must soon boffin. involvhnr
, r-> ? - ? ""ft
perhaps even more skill and jnug
ment than the work ot the first
half of the year. A different set
of crops must be prepared for and
planted?crops which though heretofore
largely ignored at the
South, are looming up in large
proportions. We allude ot course
to small grain, grass and clover.
AUTUMN UAHV1CSTS.
Everything that can facilitate
the gathering of the cotton crop
and i'6 preparation for market,
should bo looked after now. A
set of good baskets provided,
good bags or pockets for tbo pickers,
6trong and conveniently ara
ranged ; slight hindrances, in getting
each hand ful picked into a
bag, will count up largely in a
day's operations, where so many
hand-fulls have to be emptied.?
The gin and gin house running
gear and screw will all properly
need some attention. The gin
may have been moved to make
way for a thresh. See that it is
put back "true," so that the
hands will work properly and secure
it firmly. So that its boxes
and journals are in good condition
and properly adjusted. The saws
may have rusted, some ot the
teeth been bent, or the latter may
need a little sharpening. The
lint room may need fixing up.?
The running goar will almost certainly
need over hauling. By all
means see that the band-wheel
runs 44 true "?that its cogs and
those of the horizontal wheel plav
properly into each other. Thore
is time to attend to these matters
now?there will not be when cotton
picking presses.
In preparing a cotton crop for
market, nothing pays l>etter for
the outlay, than convenient arrangement
for sunning the cotton
as it is picked. Let the scaffold
be larue, so that all may bo 6un- j
ned as fast as picked, and nothing
get belaud hand. It is rarely the
case that lagging at one point,
?n- i :? --
HMD ?w UilllBU '"Kg"'!? Bl TflQfiy
other points. Kxa?-:ine the pres*6
?it' it is not in the best condition,
don't say " I'll make that do."?
I'll muke that do," has been and
still is a great curse to Southern
farming. In the great majority
of cases, labor is much dearer
than tools or implements or machinery,
and in 'die great majority
of cases, it is cheaper to buy
the best of implements than to
work with poor ones. If your
press is ont of order, fix it or got
a new one. Yon cannot afford
to loose time with a poor one,
when your cotton field is white,
and every hand stiofftd be in it to
j>ick it over before raiu comes.
i'ho loss arising from beating rains
I njmn white cotton fields, is often
sufficient to buy a new press.
oats.
I?rocu|*o the brown rust proof
variecy. It passes under various
names in different localities; in j
this part. of Georgia, it it called i
tlio Florida Camp Oat?in other
localities it receives the appella
tion of Mexican oat, <fec., &c.?
The seed is large, with a stout,
stiff bristle arising from the mid
die of the back of the grain?the
color of grain varies with ex-,
poeure, &c., from yellowish brown
to chesnnt brown?the Bteui and
leaves oi'teu ussuine a reddish cast
beforo maturity, appearing at a
little distance, to a casual observer,
as if tlioy were rusted.
Provide from 1? to 2 bushels
for each acre you iuteud seeding
down. If any of your ootton
fields are to receive another
ploughing, sow oats in thetn just
before ploughing. ' We have evi |
| aence enough now, to authorize ub
to command this plan without
reservation, in soils and climates
like those of Middle Georgia. It
not only insures a good oat crop,
but serves the scarcely less important
work of keeping the bare cottou
fields from washing. Consult
the article of Mr. Alexander on
page 260, July number. In his
experience, even twenty-five bush
els of cotton seed applied to same
quality of land, could not bring
the yield of the Jauary sowing
to that of the August, put in nt
last plowing of cotton without
any manure!
Spring sowed oats are more
liable than fall sowed, to rust and
to be cut off by drought. Fall
sowed runt proof oats have another
special aavantage over the
Spring sowed, arising from a peculiarity
of the oat itself, one
which is perhaps its greatest do
feet, viz: a low Imhit of growth ?
on poor soils and dry seasons not
stretching up high enough to bo
easily harvested. Now in our experience,
this oat, sown in the fall,
lias never failed to grow high
enough for the cradle.
Oats grow better on land that
has been recently cultivated, than
upon 6edge or other old fields.?
They will grow very well, however,
on the latter, if they are prop
orly prepared. They should he
turned over at once, to give the
soil an airing, and tho vegetable
matter time to decay. If the turn
plough is followed by a suhsoilcr,
all the beltur ; but it is well to run
the turn plough pretty deep, so
ti at tho vegetable matter may not
bo disturbed when covering the
oat seed. At seeding time, (from
the 1st September to tho middle
of October.) scatter the 6ecd, harrow
them in, and then go over the
field with a %t Bmoodier." When
oats arc sowueo very late, a ridg
ing of the land is desirable?tho
plants in the hodows being there
by protected from the cold, and
the freezes throwing loose dirt into
the hollows, cover the plants
more or less, and prevent their being
lifted out of the ground. Tho
drill leaves land ridged, and this,
for tho reasons given above, is
claimed as ono of the many ad
vantages of that machino.?
Where the condition of the land
permits tho employment of that
implement, wo prefer always to
uso it in seeding down to small
grain or grasses. Any land
which has been well turned over
with a good two horse plough to a
depth of 4 or 5 inches, and then
harrowed and tin arty rasped down |
with n smoother, will he in a condition
to be seeded down with ft
drill. Stumpy and rocky land
only, therefore, need be cxcopted.
CLOVER AND GRASS.
As September is the best mouth
for fall sowings of clover and
grass, preparations therefor should
lie started at once, if not already
made. It is hardly necessary to
state, that clover delights in stiiF
clay nt:d lime soils. It may however
bo grown on comparatively
light, eftndy soils, if well manured
with dissolved bones arid some
form of potash. There is no ditb
culry in growing it upon bottom
lands of almost every description.
Ibpo clay bottoms, which are difficult
to work and not very productive,
may bo seeded down .to
clover to very great advantage.?
All that is necessary here, as in
nil other cases, is to get tits land
well broken, the surface soil thor
J ooglily pulverized and a dressing
of fertilizers, stable manure or
18iineriili(isi>hat? am.liort rw
r_.r , , vii
all, except very tortilesoils, clover
needs some assistance in the way
of manure, during the early
stages of growth. Of course, like all
other crops, it will produce most
heavily ou highly mauurpd land.
But most of our red clay lands,
will grow very good crops of
clover with very little manuring,
if applied when the seed are
sown. Ten pounds of seed to the
AAi*a ia tfin oinulloo4
<V> V | > Iiiu Dinniicak IJIIIIIIUIJ' llim
should bo sown. If the land is
not in good condition, the quantity
may be advantageously increased
to 15 or W lbs. If possible,
sow on freshly ploughed and harrowed
land, and covor very light*
Jy with a brush.
GKASS.
The same general directions for
preparing land, time and mode
of seeding clover, apply also to
grass. The manure used, should
however bo ammoniacal rather
\
than phosphatic. Peruvian i
guano, Sulphate Auitnonia or 1
Nitrate of Soda are the best ooin- i
inercial fertilizers for this purpose; I
130 to 200 lbs. of the first?100 ]
to 150 lbs. of the last two, per i
acre. If a permanent meadow is <
to be ui&de, quite a variety of <
grasses should be sown. Within 1
our observation, Orchard and i
Herds grass are the hardiest and j
most desirable varieties for the i
South?growing well on rather ;
poor land : Timothy might be added
to the list where the land is
good, and clover qhouM likowise
j be included if the soil is stiff.?
lhe clover will take the lead at
1 Kiif ?" a 1. ? ^
?>, uui. in mruo or iour yearsI'
wilt yield to the grasses. NVherer
clover and grass are sown togeth- 1
cr for hay, snch grasses shonld be
selected as come into blooin at the
same time as clover. Orchard
and Tall Oat gross 6iiit admirably
in this respect. It is always best
to seed heavily?let overy spot of
ground bo occupied by the grass
and clover plants, so that weeds
and other foreign growth can find
no room to edge themselves in.?
Tho following quantities for one '
acre, will givo good results : Red 1
Clover, 8 lbs.; Orchard grasB, 12 1
lbs.; Herds grass, 12 lbs ; Timothy, J
0 lbs. If possible select land free
from stnrrma Rt\rl iwolfo on '
mowing machines may be used.? '
These machines are of very great 1
value, not only for cutting the 1
grass, but for cutting down tho '
weeds and keeping them under, 1
before tho grass has become fully '
established and taken possession 1
of the land.
BARLEY AM) RYE.
Good, largo patches of these
should bo prepared for winter
grazing and spring soiling. The
laud intended for them should bo
well ploughed this month, and
large amounts of manure thoroughly
mixed with it. It is better
to have one acre really rich,
than two acres halt manured. A (
well-fed plant will resist cold and ]
make growth, when a halt starved ,
one will perish or lemaiu dor.. ,
i mailt. In this case what is need- <
ed, is rapid growth when it is still <
cooi, ana manure should take the (
place of heat, as far as it possibly *
can.?So. Cultivatory for Anq.
Letter from Hon N- P- Banks ,
Boston, July 31. i
My Dear Sir : I have the honor ,
to acknowledge by this note, in c
addition to our conversation to- ,
day, the receipt of your invitation j
ta address the citizens of Lynn, f
on Thursday, in suppoit of the re- 1
election of President Grant and 1
the policy of his administration.?
No invitation could have greater 1
weight with me from any part of *
the country, nor from any portion v
of my fellow citizens, and it gives (
me great pleasure to assure you i
that nothing could be added to your ?
! suggestions as the representative of '
I the citizens of Lynn to induce me '
j to accede to your request. Their *
kindness to mo many years since ?
is a continuing life remembflrsnoo
and nothing would give me great- a
er satisfaction than to renew my ^
associations with theiu, but i ic? a
gret to say tliat I atn not in ac- o
cord with them in regard to the r
Presidential Canvass. Against 0
my wishes and iny personal inter- f(
osts, I am compelled to believe 1
and to say tha' the perpetuation
ot the present policy of govern n
munt is not for the advantage of c
the country, and that it will not 0
tend to establish its former good
and prosperity, nor to promote the I
interest of any class of citizen*.? i
No personal teelings of any form d
or character enter into this judg '
ment. It is in view of geuerul b
principles and public interests "
alone that I am led to this conclu *
sion. The uniting of the masses 0
of the people ot all parties, sec- t
tions and races in support of the ?
grand results of the war is indis
pensiblo to the permanent estab ti
iishmcnt of the general rocogni- p
tion of thoso results. It can bo k
secured by no other means. We T
shall all be forced to this Conclu- *
sion soonor or later. United ac- ,
ti,.. ??.?- i? i -L 1
WWII uj'vii mm iiiw uueil IIIO U0|)0 (|
of' my life. I fervently desired it (l
during the war, and in the recon- ei
struc'ion of tho States subsequent t*
to tho war. I believe that it*is u
now tendered in jjood faith in the c
nomination of Mr. ^(iroeley, and **
now for one 1 cannot reject it.? ^
It is what I desired, and its con- a,
summation, although sudden and M
startling, does not alarm mo. My
duty to myself and to my country tt
rcquiros me to give hiiu my sup- C
port. .? i '
I cannot advocntp before yonr *
friends a different course, which il
neither my judgment nor my
noun approves. ^
It grieves me most deeply to fc
separate inyselt in thought or ac- ti
lion from any one of those with 0)
whom I have been so long a^soci- a,
sted, and to whom I am ao great* 01
ly.indebted, but 1 believe that the *
result will justify my action, give !)
to tbe country that peace and m
prosperity which ia tbe object of "
ill our labors, and to secure to n
3very citizen civil and political ti
equality^ and the freedom which u
was won by the sacrifice of so i<
many valued lives. Accept the *
assurance of my .lasting friendship
and esteem, and believe me u
yours, &c., N. P. Banks. *
To Jas. 8. Leweis, Esq., Lynn. t
For tha Greenville Enterprise- *
My Dear Enterprise : Among *
the many friends ot talent and po* %
litical acumen, for which South
Carolina ia reuowned, we must cer- *
tainly be safe. I would hope so. ?
It will take groat unity ol action. n
and as St. Paul says to the Chris- j p
nans, so say I, 4t I beseech yon, *
that ye a'l speak the same thing, *
and that there be no divisions |
among yon : but that ye be per- ,
Fectly joinea together in the same t
mind, and in the same judgment."
Now, what die! the meeting do *
last Saleeday ? Well, a good deal 1
of talk, and not much action. The *
first thing that should have been n
done, was not done at all. That "
Townships are to meet and elect ,,
delegates to a future Nominating b
Convention, is a fact. Would it d
not have been best had the meet r
ing set forth a platform upon which I
delegates could be instructed by 1
their constituents tostaud? 1 think c
so. Are we to appear upon the 1
Grant-Orr Reform panacea, that L
we all be dipped in Scott, Parker, *
Moses & Co.'s styg'an pools at Columhia,
and come out yelloioish? <
We would, wc should, we can, we i
must do better. ]
Nix Cum Arouse. <
Letter of Senator Sumner, to Speak- t
er Blaine- I
Washinqton, August 6, 1872. I
Drar Sir : I huvo seen the letter addressed '
:o me by you, through the public prints, and 1
t notice especially that while animadverting i
ipon my support of lloraec Greeley, you say /
lot one word in vindication of that compound t
if pretentions known as GrantUm, iu contra*
listinction to Republicanism, whioh you would 1
nstoll anew in the Government. You are \
[reatly concerned about the company I keep. j
To quiet your solicitude, I beg leave to say fc
uai, in joining ino ucpuuncans, wno brought
orward an original Abolitionist, I And myself E
rith so many others doroted to the cause I
lave served always, that 1 have not missed .
rou, until you hastoned to report abfanoe; .
lor had I taken neoount of the Southern soessionists,
who, us you aver, are now co-oprating
with me in support of this original ?
tbolitioniat, except to rejoice that, if among 1
briner associates some, like yourself, hesitate, 0
heir place* arc supplied iu an unexpected B
jusrtor. '
Yon entirely misunderstand me when you S
ntroduco an incident of tlio past and huild on c
t an argument why I should not support Ilor- t
,cc Greeley. What has Preston Ilrooks to do )|
rith the Presidential election ? Never, while 8
i sufTcrer, did anybody hear me speak of him j,
n unkindness ; and now, after the lapse of i
aore than hulf a generation, I will not Unite ,,
rith you in dragging him from the grave, f
vhero be sleeps, to aggravate the passions of
I political conflict, and arrest the longing for
oncord. And here is the essential difference
etween you and me at this juncture. I seize '
he opportunity to mako the equal rights of
II secure, through peace and reconciliation ;
ut this infinite boon you would postpone,
leven years havo passed since wo laid aside 0
ur arms ; but unhappily, during all this pe- 1
iod, thoro has been a hostile spirit towards
sch other, while the rights of my eolored
allow-oltiscns hare been In perpetual quesion.
Seven years mark a material period of butan
lifo. Should not the spirit bo changed
rith the body ? Can we not, alter seven years,
ommence a new life, especially when those
nee our foes, repeat the saying, " Thy people
bull be my people, and thy God my God f"
declare my preference for an original Aboltionist
as President, and you seek to create a
(version by crying out that Democrats wil'
apport him ; to whieh I reply, so inuoh the
ettor. Their support is the assurance that
tie cause he has so constantly guarded, whethr
of equal rights or reconciliation, is acceptd
by the Democrats ; and this is the pledge
f a true union, beyond anything in our hisDry.
It is a victory of ideas, without which
11 other victories must fail.
To intensify your allegations, you insist
hat I am ranged with Jefferson Davis and
lobert Toombs; bnt, pardon me: nobody
nows bow the former will vote, while Kobert
'oombs is boisterous against Horace Greeley;
nd with him are Stephens, Wise and Mosby. ^
nn is on vary poor, ami 1 mention it only to
Kbibit the character of your attempt. In
to aome spirit, yoa seek to avoid tbe real laic,
by holding up the poaRibtlity of what you 0
ill a Dcmooretle administration, and you 8
era tho courage to assort, as within my knowidgo,
that by theelaetioa of lloraco Greeley, a
ongress ia banded over to the control of the m
Irty who have positively denied the rights of i
io blaok men. Fou say that I know this. j.
Ir. Speakor, I know no suoh thing, and you ?
li ... aa .1? u?c..t ?.
IVM (A n IHWUIWIH/ lUUUgUMUl UOl Vti a <? (
irt it.
I atn entirely satisfied that a can rata like
te preaen t, where the principles declared at F
iacianati are openly accepted on one aide, 1
i)d not oonteated on the other, muat reault in *
larger number of oongrcsaional represents* T
rea ainoerely devoted to the rights of the
>lorod oltiaen than ever before. The Demo- a
-ate will be pledged, aa never before, to the. S
iling principle?that all wen are equal be- d
ire the law?and alao to the three oonatilu- h
onal amendments, with the clauae In each p
npowcring Congroaa to onforeo the same by c
ppropriato legislation. Dut, besides Demo- e
- 1?Itfl
rata, th?r? will b< Liberal Republicans
!edged likewise, and also your peculiar uiu?
alee, who, I trust, will not betray the cause,
a a to re aed Representatives, calling themiIvm
Repeblleaos, bat* been latterly In a
irge majority la both beam*, bat the final
leisure of elrtl rights, to wbieh yon refer,
tough arced be me *!??* *-? l-"-J
_ , - .....,, umm imiflU
> bwom law; ten, I fear, frum Democrat
I opposition than Rapablloan lukewarmness,
ad the want of support in ths Prssldont.
Tba frsat issue which the people ara celled
> deatde in Norenhsf is on the President ;
nd nobody knows better than yourself that
he Uonse ot Representatives, ehosen at the
awe time, will naturally harmonise with him.
lo it has ben in our history. Now, harmony
rith Horace Oreelsy Involves what I most deIre.
With snob a President, Congress will bar
banged. Por the flrst time sinee the war, ther
quel rights of all will have a declared rapreeotative
at the head of the Government,
rhose presence there will be ef higher signiflanoe
than that of any vlotor in war; being
ot only a testimony, but a constant motive
owor in this great cause. Opposition, whethr
opau hostility or mere subtle treachery,
rill yield to the steady influence of such a re*
reeentative. Therefore, in looking to the
'resident, I look also to Congress; which
rill take its character in large measure front
dm.
In choosing Horace Qrccley, we do the boat
re can for the whole Government; not only
n the executive, but in the legislative branch ;
rhile we decline to support nepotism, repayaont
of personal gifts by official patronage,
eizure of the war powers, and indignity to
he black republio ; also, the various incapactios
exhibited by tho President, and the rings
y which hs govorns ; none of which can you
iefend. You know wall that the rings are steady
condemned by the American people,
tar myself, I say plainly, and without besitaion,
that I prefer Horace Greeley with any
tangress possible, on the Cincinnati platform,
0 President Grant,.with his pretensions and
is rings, a vote for whom involves the sup>ort
of all his pretensions, with prolonged
tower in all the rings.
Tnere must be another influence and an
ither example. The Administration, in all
ta parts, is impressed by the President?
.et bis soul be enlarged with the sentiment
if justice, and quickened by industry; and
lot only the two Houses of Congress, but
,he whole country, will feel the irresisli>le
authority overspreading, pervading and
lermcating everywhere. Therefore, in pro**
lortion as you arc earnest for the rights of
he colored citizen, and place them above
artisan triumph, you will be glnd to sup.
>ort the candidate whose heart has always
hrob bed for humanity. The country needs
uch a motive power in the white house,
t needs a generous fountaiu there. In one
void, it needs somebody different fiom tho
resent incumbent; snd nobody knows this
letter than Speaker lllaioe.
The personal imputation you make upon
ae, I repel with the indigoation ot an lionet
heart. 1 was a faithful supporter of the
'resident until somewhat tardily awakened
>y his painful conduct on the island of St.
>omingo, involving the seizure of the wsr
ower, in violation of ths Constitution, and
udiguily to li e black republic, in violation
if international law ; and when I remontrated
against there intolerable outrages, I
vns set upon by those acting in his behalf,
luch is the origin of my opposition. I
ould not hav? dmtiA -1'1 * '
?iuioui raiiure in
hal duty, which is, with me, the rule of
ife ; oor can I doubt that, when partisan
enliraenta aro less active, you will regret
he wrong you have doue me. Meauwhile,
appeal confidently to the caudid judgoent
of those who, amidst all present difercncea
of opinion, unite in the great oh*
ect, far above party or President, to which
ay life is devoted. I nni, s;r, your obedient
ervaot, CHARLES SUMNER.
To Hocorable Speaker Blaine.
Mr. Win. Janes accidently killed himself,
>n the 29ih ult., in Spartanburg county, by
he discharge of a shot gun.
The buildings of the Spartanburg Female
lollege are to be used as the Orphan Home,
rhich has been located at Spartanburg.
Baltimore having organised the "Ida
Ireeley Greys," Cincinnati responds by
tartlng the "Nellie Grant Blues."
Aiken County has twelve candidates for
heriflf, two for Stale Senator, four for pro>ate
Judge, fire for elerk of court, fifteen
or representatives, and live for school comniasioner.
A detailed account of operations by the
Ipanish Iroope in Cuba, shows that lJt.OOO
ebcls have been killed, and 70,000 sub*
rttllo.t innwi ?
.......... v,wv uurnee, o.uoo small arm*
md 8,000 sword* have been captured.
Willie Weikerl, a eon uf Mr. J. It. Wei*
tert, of Spartanburg, was severely injured
>y a kiok from a mule, ono day last week.
I'he wound ie upon the bead, and although
i very painful one, ie not likely to prove
atal.
The New York Tribune, of a recent date,
ays: The great Southern mail route hue
nade a Urge reduction in the price of firnt
lass passenger fares between this eity and
he important Southeru points. The cause
>f the deolino is competition with the
teamor lines.
The first bale of Alabama cotton was rc>
eived by A. <fc. H. Straesburg, of Montgo*
aery, on tha 6th lost,, raised by B. W
tryant, Lowndea County; weight, 670
>ound?; bought at aixt}' cents, and was
hippsd to A. Proskaver <t Co., Mobile, at
mee.
Oerrilt Smith has visited Ilia Ku Kin x
irisoners si Albany, and urgea clemency in
he esses of .Samuel O. Brown, aged sixty, ,
rhople.ded guilty under bed e,dvicc, an d
lezeklth 1 orter, aged nineteeu, who Is dy
tig, end also Devid Collins. Mr. Smith
sys, la his letter to Piesident Grant, tha t
hotwsll, one of the North Carolina men, la
Viianv MO Moroi pardoo, and ie aludying
i?. Mr. Srtiith, however, auggeata tbraa
ardune should ba postponed until after the
leatioa, aa it might be thought that clem*
ncy waa prompted by interrrted motive