Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The collision of extremes ' and the lust of partisan rule seem to be ! that cauac. We arc passing over from one form of society to another and antagonis- 1 tio form, and it is but natural that much 1 misunderstanding and confusion should at ' tend the process of transition, Hut the ' American people in the North and in the South have common sense, nnd they arc already accepting the necessity and adap- ' ting themselves to the new order in affairs. 5 The Chief Executive of this nation is a representative man ; and he has qualities 1 which arc characteristic of both forms of society. Horn among slaves, he learned to * support himself by his own labor. Not < recognised by the ruling class in the com < mencement of his career, ho has, step by step, attained to the highest dignity in the 1 comnionweath. It would be interesting to 1 analyse the character of a man who has ex 1 pericnced such vicissitudes, but 1 shall not ' undertake to do so now. It is sufficient to > say that his patriotism and personal integ ' rity arc without reproach, and that his most ' implacable enemies have never questioned ' his official purity of life and conversation > lie has beeu accused, however, of incon ; sistcncy, of capriciously abandoning his I "party," and ot turning his hack on his i original friends. 11c does not deserve '< these reproaches, lie was called suddenly I and in a crisis to administer the affairs ot the nation, for which lie could nut have prepared himself, because the public annals < offered no precedent for his guidance. 11c ? was compelled to make out his own chart; | and with trust in God and reliance on the \ people he endeavored to fulfil his duty in I conformity with the Constitution. For the general principles of his admin ; istration I know of no better authority than | 31 r. McCulloch's speech at Fort Way no in ( r\ s.i -i* a * - ? vuiuuvr ui lasi year. -*vt me lime tins was I ttttercd there was no "flagrant war," as i some term it, between a portion of Con- \ greas and the Executive, nor was such rup t tura apprehended. It had been alleged, t indeed, that certain individuals, known as i "l'.adicals," had attempted to dictate to the t President the policy which was to control i > him in lho reconstruction of the Union t Their prejudices and not his views were to s be the criterion of equity towards the re i hellions States. The President, however, considering himself a co ordinate and in- < dependent power in the Government, dc- ' tcrmined on a course consistent with his j own conscientious understanding of his I duty. These Contradictory views were 1 clearly stated by Mr. McCulloch iu these t words: I "I know that many doubt the wisdom of Mr. Johnson's policy ; that many are of the opinion that by their Ordinance of Seces sion the rebellious States had ceased to be States under the Constitution, and that no thing should be done hy the Executive in aid of their restoration of State (jovcrn- I ments until Congress had determined on what terms they should bo re. torcd to the j Union which they had voluntarily nhau- | doncd and attempted to destroy, that as the people of these States had appealed to r the sword and been subjugated by the sword, they should be governed by the sword until the law making power bad dis- , posed of the subject of reconstruction ; that no State that had passed Ordinances of j j Secession and united with t lin BA.Atllloil I Confederate Government should cvor bo t Admitted again into the Union, unless in . its preliminary proceedings all men, irre- , upectivc of color, should be permitted to , vote, nor without provisions in its Consti- | iution for the absolute enfranchisement of < the negro. Some go even further than this, and demand the confiscation of tho , property Oi all rebels and the application , of the proceeds to tho payment of the na- \ iional debt. j "These arc not, I apprehend, the views i of a respectable minority. I know that ] they aro not the views of a majority of the i nl? of the North. Tho better opinion i at the States which attempted to ac- < cede never ceased to be States iu tLe l'u- t ion ; that nil their nets of secession were of no effect; that during the progress of the revolt the exercise of the Federal authority was merely suspended, and that there never was a moment when the allegiance A the people of the insurrectionary States was not due to the Government, and when the Government was not bound to maintain its authority over them and extend authori ty to those who required it. When the rebellion was overcome, the so-called Confederate Government and all Slate Governments which had been formed in opposition k> the Federal Government ceased to have even a nominal existence, and the people who had been subjected to them Were left, j for the timebcin^. without ativ irovcrniuont whatever. The term of the Federal offi- j ecrs had expired, or the offices had become . racant by the treason of those who held them. There were no Federal revenue of ! Goers, no competent Federal judges, and r.o organized Federal Courts. Nor were t e ! people any better off so far as State authority was regarded. When the Con fed- , eracy collapsed, all the rebel State < Jovern mcnts collapsed with it, so that, with a few , exceptions, there were no persons holding 1 civil office at the South by the authority of j any legitimate government. "Now, as government is at all times a necessity among men, and as it was espe- 1 cially so at the South, where violence and lawlessness had lull sway, the question to j be decided by the President was this : ! Shall the people ol the recently rebellious Slates be held under military rule until Congress shall act upon the question, or jhall immediate measures be taken by the Executive to restore to them civil government ? "Alter mature consideration, the Presilent concluded it to he his duty to adopt .he latter course, and I am sutisiicd that in ioing so he has acted wisely." The plan of reconstruction thus attribu ed to the President has been confirmed by J he present Administration. The Prosi- , lent has never sought to interfere with the j cgitimatc authority of Congress. In veto- j ng the Freed men's Bureau Bill, he simply ! lid what he believed to bo his duty I lis I motives have been, by a lew, arraigned, but ! 10 one has shown that the President there j 11 violated his oath. ll he had so trans? ! he welfare of this great llej<uhli<\ - , grossed, the Constitution prescribes a mode I or inflicting the due penalty. He can be j in penciled by the I louse of Representatives mil tried by the Senate?the Chief Justice iresi .ing in the trial. "In the work of restoration," says Mr. McCulloch, "the 1'resident In* j aimed to do >nly that which was necessary to be done, 'Xercisiug only that power which could be jropi-rly exercised under the Constitution, ; ivhicli guarantees to every State a Repub icon form of Government. Regarding ; slavery as having perished in the rebellious states, cither ty the proclamation of his predecessor or by tho result of w^r, and I letcriuining that no rebel who had purged , limself of his treason should have any part j n the restoration of the civil governments | ivhich he is aiding to establish, he 1ms not ; lonsidercd it within the scope of his an- I hority to go further, and enfranchise the icgro. l'or this he is censured by many rue men at the North and a few extreme lien at the South, but 1 have no duubt hat he will be sustained by the people, tml that the result will vindicate the wisloin of his course." The opinion thus expressed hv Mr. Me 'ulloch in October last, wits a predietion. rite 1'resident has been sustained by the pcodIc, and the wisdom ol his course has jeen vindicated. No one desires less than ic to see deliberate traitors or leaders in ho late rebellion udmitteJ to seats in Con ?rcss; but is there any good reason why uen, always loyal anil able to take the "tost )?tli," should he repelled merely because ' hey have bccu elected by citizens of a j state lately in rebellion ? Ought not the ilection of such a Reprcscntstivc to ho considered evidence of repentance and of a jona fide intention to obey the Constitution ...,l .1. . I .1. f-:-- 'j iiiu me liinn ui ilie l uiuil { It is ullegod by those opposing their ad nission that tho successors to these disloy- ' il men will be disloyal, and that the next Congress will be tilled with representatives rum the seceding States, who will coalesce witli the Copperheads, mid again embarrass, I I iiot overthrow the (lovernment. lint lufliciont unto the day is the evi! thereof. Let us do justice now, and restore the I'nion as soon as possible. The people ol I is country need not b; afraid to do right. ?Thero is a Providence who thwarts the clottings of had men. Let the loyal rep csentatives Iroin tho late seceding Status le duly qualified and take their seats in Jongress. If disloyal men be sent from these States, dint the door against them, no matter viiotlier they present their credentials du? iug this or any other Congress. A majorty sufficient to rejeo; such an applicant nay always be relied on. The loyal people overy where will sustain Congress then is heartily as they sustain the President aow, and all the powers of the Government nrill harmoniously eo operate in promoting Tl?? li\ orkN about 1'eleriburK. A correspondent of tlic Washington National Republican gives a brief description of the present condition of the famous line of works around the city of Petersburg, lie says: Fort Steadman, " The Crater," " Fort licit," and other prominent points on the memorable lines, arc still nearly the same in appearance that they were just after the " evacuation" of Petersburg by the Kvbol army. The boiuh-proofs jand other works, the construction of which required theu.se of.wood, are being demolished by the owners of tho land, who were cutting up the wood for the Petersburg market. And I may here say that nearly all the fuel, in the shape of wood, burned in this city comes lioni the fortifications. It is the best fuel in the market, as it is so much belter seasoned than any other. Hut the moat interesting spectacle one beholds at present along these lines is the large number oi colored persons who make a living in digging and searching for the lead, bullets and other implements of war so profusely scatters d about and hurried in these ticlds of death. Did you ever go a " huckleberryiug" way down in iankccdom, "just in the nick of the season?" If so, you can form a good idea of the view of the visitor from the mouth of the " Crater." \ was at this point a few hours ago?1 mean the place where the mine was exploded. From this point you obtain, by tur, the best view of! the entire lines Hast of the city. This point is the nearest to the town, and is so elevated that you call distinctly see the celebrated " lookout" of General Fuller at Dutch gap, on the James river, twenty miles distant. As far as the objects arc visible we discern the color d people of all agos and both sexes, with a spade, hoe, shovel, or ; pick, and all busy as bees digging fur 1 " minnies." Hy the denser squads of these people it is easy lor the stranger to know where the " iron hail and leaden rain" fell thickest. Hut the " darkies" aro everywhere?some on the embankments, and j some in ojieu fields, each with a haversack or small suck slung over the shoulder, and 1 every now and tluo a sir * rv.nnic l?a!l or a shell cap, or piece of shell is transferred from the earth to the bag ol the digger. j As near as L could ascertain a day's work to a good digger was about 81 b!J to ?'- ' though many fell short of that. The lead j is sold to an enterprising junk dealer in i this city, who pays seven cents p r pound. j As about fourteen minnics make a pound, I the anxious digger can, any time during the j day, i>y counting his balls, learn liotv he is ]>rogre sing in his day's work. And it'you meet any ot them toward night on th?ir " winding way ' toward the city, as you usually may see them in droves, any of them will tell you " zacly" how much money lie has made during the day. 1 am sorry to say that tho remains ol the numerous dead who lie huricd all over these lields ol death are often disinterred, and the head boards, placed by caretu 1 comrades, often taken away by the less scrupulous of these diggers. As 1 may have something more to say about the dead of these fields, I will reserve comments on this matter f r another letter. While 1 was watching the oj orations ol I ;ad gathering to day, a negro hoy threw up in his spade a silver pen case and gold pen. It was found at a point where one hundred and fifteen ot our brave men, nn dor Burnside, met with death in the crater aud were buried in a common grave. A very learned and compa?i mate Judge in Texas, on passing sentence on .fohn .Joncs, who had been convicted ot murder, concluded his remarks as follows : ' The fact is, Junes, that the Court did not intend to order you to be executed before next spring, but the weather is very cold, our jail, unfortunately, is in a Very bad condition ; much of the glass in the windows are broken ; the chimneys are in such a dilapidated condition that no fire can he made to render your apartments eoiufortahle ; besides, owing to the great number ol prisoners, not more than otic blanket ean be allowed to each. To sleep sound and comfortable is out of the ijucs tion. In consideration of these circutu stances, and wishing to lessen your sufferings as much as possible, the Court in the exorcise oi us humane compassion, hereby orders you to bo executed tomorrow nn ruing, as soon after breakfast as may be convenient to tbe Sheriff and agreeable to you. ^ -Ki.kmn (loon Humor.?It is not great calamities that embitter < xistcnce ; it is the potty vexations, the sin^ll jealousies, the little disappointments, the miuor miseries that make the heart lioavy an 1 the temper sour Don't let them. Anger is a pure waste of vitality ; it is nlwa\s disgraceful, except in some very rare eases, when it is kindled hy seeing wrong done to another ; and even then uohle m;re seldom mends the. matter I A Shrewd Editor. Ala Welsh celebration in New York, I>r. Jones told tho following amusing anecdote : [ The speaker said the editors arc like other shrewd men who have to live with I their eyes and ears open, lie related the story of an editor who started a newspaper in a new Tillage in the West The town | was infested with gamblers whose presence was a source of annoyance to the citizens, ^ who tol-l the editor it he did not come out j [ against them they would not patronize his paper. He replied that he would give them i ! a 'smasher* next day. Sure enough, his 1 next issue contained the promised'smasher,' i I and on the fullowing morning the redoubt- j able editor, with scissors in hand, was seated in his sanctum cutting out news, when ' in walked a large man with a club in bis j | band, and demanded to know if tho editor I was in. 'No, sir/ was tbc reply, 'he has stopped out j take a scat and read the papers ; he will return in a minute.' Down sat the indignant man of cards, crossed his legs, wiili his club between tlietn, and com meneed reading a paper. 1 n the mcautime the editor quietly vainoos"d down stairs, [ and at the landing below he met another excited man with a cudgel in his hand, who asked if the editor was in. 'Yes, sir/ was the responso. 'You will find him up stairs reading a newspaper.' The lattet, on entering the room, with a furious oath, commenced a violent assault on the former, which was resisted with equal ferocity. The fight was continued until they had both rolled to the foot of the stairs, and pounded each other to their hearts content. Joined To theiii Idols.?The Baltimore Methodist Conference, in session at Alexandria on Thursday, voted unanimously to dissolve its connection with the Church South. Rev. Mr. Register, in a speech on the occasion, thus explains the reasons for this stop : "After five terrible years of hardship, toil and suffering, they had, through the blessings of Almighty t?od, been gathered together to do what they proposed to do in 1SG1. To Almighty Cod he endless praises for his over ruling cnrc. In taking this step he hoped that they would all rise above feelings of retaliation or ill will to any one. As a body of Christian ministers, representing a membership of about twelve thoust mi, they realize that conference iudepen dency is impractical; they find that they cannot with self respect unite with the Methodist Episcopal Church. In casting about they find the Church .South in organization, doctrine and discipline, all they can desire, harmonizing with their own views They propose with all due solcm nity to unite to that church. The question hail llfl'll f??l 111 wlnt wniit.l I.A till. bounda ies of the Conference. He had (he J leasure of attending the Virginia Conference of that church at Danville, and had received assurances that all that this body could ask as to iL> present boundaries would be accorded. In doing this they looked to a future which may be cloudy, and in taking this course they may lose much. Many of tin m had lost all except their honor and religion. The future was, however, bright, and trusting in Cod that He will defend the right, he was ready for the movement." [ Huston Journal. ? ? im ? Fuii hi tit i. Effect of Absinthe.?A correspondent relates the following strange story of the horrible effect of absinthe which was recently presented before the Paris Courts: " A strange spectacle of tho horrible effects of ubsirithc was recently presented hi fore the Paris Courts. A negro only \oars ol age was arraigned ; he seemed to be at least SO, and a completo idiot; his vacillating eyes wandered restlessly and listlessly over the nudienec, his emaciated hands and his lips (juivcred with nervous trembling. 1 le was sixteen years in the Post office and rose to a high post when the demon of absinthe took possession of him, and he began to steal for stealing's [ sake. He stole objects of no value, and he stole so ninth that when hi.s house was | searched, the objects found filled two hundred and twenty-two boxes, each as much I as a man could carry." ^ 0 ? A Hkautifi'T. TiioronT.?A writer, I wlnsc li'c has passed its meridian, thus eloquently discourses upon tho tiight of time: ' Forty years once seemed .1 long r.nd weary pilgrimage to make. It now seems but a step ; and yet along the way are biokcn shrines, where a thousand hopes ! are wasted into ashes ; footprints saored under their drifting dust, green mounds where the grass is fresh with the watering of tears; shadows even which wo should not forget. We will garner tho sunshine of those years, and with chastened steps and hope push on toward the twinkling, where tho waters are still and storms never boat" 1 The Oldest City in tiie World.? ? Deinascus is the eldest city in the world; Tyre and Sidon have crumbled on tho shore ; Baalbcc is a ruin; Palmyra lies buried in the sands of tho desert; Nineveh and Babylon have disappeared from the shores of the Tigris and Euphrates. Demascus remains what it was before the days of Abraham?a centre of trade and travel, an island of verdue in a desert, " a predestined capital," with martial and sacred associations extending beyond thirty centuries. It was near Deinascus that Saul of Tarsus saw the light from llcavon, above the brightness of the sun ; the street which is called Strait, in which it is said he " pray? cth," still runs through the city ; the caravan comes and goes as it did one thousand* years ago; there is still the sheik, the ass and the waterwheel; the merchants of the t Euphrates and the Mediterranean still oc? .1 >/ :.i. *t._ t?:? ?j- -i a..:. cupy muse wmi mu uiuaiiuuu ui uiuir waiters." The city which Mahomet surveyed from a neighboring heighth, and was afraid to enter, " because it is given to man to have but one paradise, and for his part, he was resolved not to have it in this world," is to this day what. Julian called the " Eye ol the East," as it was in the time of Isaiah " the Head of Syria." IIog Cholera.?The Petersburg Irtelligcncor, says the following recipe, new for the first time made public, may be re- * lied upon as a specific for hog cholera. It has been fully tested and tried, in the hogs of a gentleman of Amherst, Ya.? The remedy was given iu all the stages of the disease : J "Beat up an ounce of assafoctida and add about one ounce of whiskey or other kind of spirits, and give to the hog two tablespoonfuls. It produces an immediate relief, and speedy and permanent cure. The effect which the drench had on the hogs spoken of, was to cause them to vomit the most disgusting and loathsome mass of mat* - ? ??? ?? kl/? P?rv ?1? A flfAtnonh tpKnn <k icr UUIlCClVaUIU IIUUI HIV DIVU1BWU| nuvu M moderate reaction took place, and the hogs were carefully cured." cornered.?Covetous people often seek to shelter themselves behina the widow's mite, and to give a paltry suui to the beiicvoh-nt objects under cover of her contribution. The following incident has a moral for all such : A gentleman called upon a wealthy friend for a contribution. "Yes, [ suppose I must give my mite," said the rich man. ' You mean the widow's mite, I suppose," replied the other. "To be sure 1 do." The gentleman continued : "L will be satisfied with halt as much as he gave, llow much are you worth ?" "Seventy thousand dollars," he answered. "Give mo a check, then, for thirty-five thousand dollars; that will he half as much as the widow gave, for she gave all she had. It was a new idea to the wealthy merchant. Why Men Fair.?A young merchant, who had just failed in business, having spent in four years a legacy of ten thousand dollars in addition to any profits realized, was met by a thrifty young mechanic, who had formerly been on terms of intimacy with him. Poring the conversation which cusucd, the merchant said to him : ,flIow is it, Harry, that you have been able to live and save money on the small sum which you receive for services, while I found it impossible to live in my business with a good round ten thousand dollars to back me?" tn VI 99 1 it 1 _ // ?1_ _ A !. !1_ " mi, saiu me inccnanic, -uiai is easily understood. 1 have lived with reference, mostly, for tho comforts und tastes of mys?Jt and family while you have lived mostly with reference to the opinion and tastes of others. It costs more to please the eye than to keep the back warm and stomach full." ? - m * Tims Hkautifui. Would.?Ah, this beautiful world ! Indeed I know not what to think of it. Sometimes it is all gladness ami sunshine, and heaven itself lies not far off. And then it changes suddenly, and is dark and sorrowful, and tho olouds ?hut out the skv. In the lives of the%id? dest of us there are days like this, when we f< el as if we eou'd tuko tho great world in our arms. Then conio tho gloomy hours, when tho liro will neither burn in our i. . i. .i.? . ?...i ?ii . iitMi us iiur uu uui ucuiuis , uuw mi niuiuub ' and within is dismal, coll, and dark.. Kvery heart has its secret sorrows, and oflen times we call n man cold when he is only sad, Hero is the pithicst scrrr.on ever preached : "Our ingress in life is naked and bare ; our progress through life is trouble and care ; our egress out of it we know not where; but doing well here wt shall do well there ; 1 could not toll more by proachiug a year." ^hoppiu^ is woman s only consolation when she has no money to spend.