She ?avoliuu jSpavtan. SPARTANIIUKG : 8s3s. ? ? - 1 ' t- '-li F. M. TRIMMIGR, EDITOR. Thursday, July 13, 1866. I. O. O. At an Election held for Officers or Morgan Lodge, No. 19, I. O. 0. F., for (lio ensuing term, the following were elected : Ai.k.x. ii. smttil, n. 0., Jxo. w. Garuktt, V. G., Jos. M. Elfobp, Scc'ry., Jam. 13. Ilistka.nt, Tbkas. I'ardonvd. Among the list of warrants of pardon obtain vu dj iiBuigs d. bunpoeii nnu ncnry utusi, whiloon a recent professional visit to Washington, and published in the Columbia Carolinian, we notioe the following named gentlemen of our district: Col. T. J. Moore, Capt. S. C. Mbaks and Rev. 0. P. Eahle. The gentlemeu who obtained these warrants of pardon give notice that they will be delivered, free of expense, at either of their offices in Charleston. Tlie Union Convention. A National Union Convention is to be held In Philadelphia on the 14th of August, proxi mo. to be composed of delegates from all the the States, nndfour from each one of the Slates at large. The official call for the convention requires that Buch delegates agree to the pro. position that "The Union of the States is in all ca*e* indissoluble and perpetual, and that there is ne right anywhere to dissolve the Union or to separate States from the GovernHocnt." Of course this is not to be discussed. This is a move preparatory to the organization, or strengthening, of a parly to contest the supremacy of the Radicals in the Government. We are called on to unite with a party we have fought for the last four years, because it denied thoso rights which we claimed as guaranteed to us by the Constitution. We cannotfecl that we are morC willing to affiliate with them now than nt any time previous to the culmination of tlio issues they wade against us. We are not willing to renounce principle* because of the pressure of might, and forsako the true democratic party which has been aud continues faithful to the Constitution as it teas, to unite with the one proposed, for the overthrow of thut radicul supremacy which bos grown out of the radical tenets of this Union party. Nearly all tho ultra Radicals sprang from the Uniox party, the cle nnnla af ?pU?aU wama ? t? u.v??>o vi nmvii ?u? |>viii'iiuj Harmonious until the madness of tho one was defeating the elfish, calculating policy of tho other. Thin party we are invited to- meet.is the one which forced us to the assertion of those priuoi; lcs ' for which we have contended ns for all that Would save us from tyranny aud oppression. In entering this Convcution upon the "official call," we humiliate ourselves by declaring that all we did was wrong, and that such rights as we asserted "existed nowhere." Aro we willing to do this? Is it not requiring a degree of humiliation we need not feel, unless we accept the invitation on suol. terms?though might has decreed against us. "The die is cast," hut it dees not alter our appreciation of the principles contended for. No, never ! We do not care to oust one party to make place for another which requires a public disclaimer of those principles which were held dear and are yet sacred in the heart, if not declared or contended for. If we are to resort to a means so lm miliating?make a sacrifice so great?to form an alliance with a party so obnoxious, we prefer our present in-aud-out position. It is itn possible for us, even in looking forward to the great interests of the future, to forget the past, and disavow our most cherished principles. If our condition is tobe even that of provlnciu! vnsaalago, we are not willing to sacrifice all principle,? to secure mere material prosperity. Do let us retain that one nnd inalienable privilege of feeling and thinking according to our honest convictions. We do not wish to >c regarded as refractory or "rebellious," in "accepting the situation." To this we submit, but cannot favor the open disavowal of principle iu order to secure fellowship with those who call this Convention, nnd will not, as long as a voice J comes irom mo worth itself, asking "Why should the democratic party ho forsaken, and its b'ave members left to rally under banners of their enemies. What good can come of giring up tho name?tho principles we havo fought for so long? The LaCrosse, Wisoonsin, Democrat continues; *'In the name of two million democratic rotors, North and South, we rise now to ask what good will come of for saking principles ? Wo dislike forsaking the eternal principles of democracy for an individ ual name. If Johnson, and Seward and others urc tired of Republicanism, let them conio out from the Rump disunionists, and stand up for the principles of that party which has no apology to make for the ruins our enemies hare strewn orer the land. We do not wish to cnlistunder men 'vho want us to fight under abolition and republican banners." In short, it | is not the business of the people of the South to take upon themselves (he work of reconstruction. Let those effect it whose avowed object it was to do so. flcneral McNeil, tho miserable wretch that i ' # t butchered Confederate pi inonorB in cold blood in Missouri, has publiehed a dcteuce of himself gainst the attack of Oen. Blair, who lashed him unmercifully. In his remarks ho not only throws the blame upon his superiors, but says; "A literal compliance with the orders of this military department for the year 1802, would have caused a s rien of military executions before which this ono would have faded into insignificance." What, l? the name of humanity, csn those orders have been 1? Nathvillc Di?pa'ch. i Our Grave Yard ' We are requested to invito the special attention of the citizens of our town to the neglected condition of our common cemetery. A visit , to that hallowed spot will satisfy the most casual observer that much of the ground containing the ashes of our loved ones is most sadly uncared for. The larger portion of the eucloI sure is wasted by briers, bushes, wcodB and grass, though a few spots, under the care of supervising friends, are in a state of tasteful preservation. Flowors that are planted by the i hands of love and affection are destroyed kby the trampling of cattle, aud to the hearts of those who thus mark with the embloins of love therestiug places of their dead, such desccra lions cannot fail to bring a pang. We hope this neslcct?not to anv diiilioiinrinir ?t#t? of things?shall exist no longer. For the Spartan. Female High School Continence nent at Reldvllle. A large assembly in tho Chapel at au early hour on Wednesday, 27ih June, gare cheering proof of public interest in the prosperity of the Institution, and in the cause of Female Education. After the melancholy lapse of the last Bcvcral years, it was truly refreshing to be present on such an occasion. And the pious, the patriotic, and tho lovers of learning mu-t have been strengthened in faith and encouraged in hope, with regard to our country, on seeing so large an auditory drawn together by a purely literary and moral attraction ; and especially so when considering the marked propriety of conduct, and the unwearied attention by which the crowded assembly expressed their unabated pleasure in tho exercises for five hours on a hot, summer day. It might prolong this notice too much, to ensure a general reading, to give the full programme with such comments us the several performances justly deserve; but it is hoped uothing essential will he omitted. The introductory prayer by llev. R. C. Oliver, wn? followed by the (Salutatory, and roadiug of Compositions by the young ladies. The subjects chosen displayed good judgment and elevated taste, and as well as wc could hear them, their literary merit was highly creditable to the writers, By the way, is there not some better plau practicable on these occasions, than the one usually adopted, of having the young ladies to read their compositions. Wc know there is n magic power in the living pretence of the fair writer, and there is a charm in the soft silvery music of her voice ; but after a!l do these thiugs compensate for the loss by tho audicuce of the connection, the thought au 1 rhetorical beauties of the composition which has cost her so much labor, mix iety and study. And all the more so when we know that tins surd murmur which is all that most of a l u ge audience commonly hear, is the result of either an iliability to speak louder, or of a lack of questionable courage to meet the demands of such a public exercise. The following young ladies constituted the graduating class, and after a brief address by the Principal, Ucv. It, II. Reid?an address, expressive of the most sincere anxiety for their welfare, the highest commendation of their depot tincnt during their connection with tlie Institution,and the Pcndcrcst emotions on bidding iheiu adieu?he then presented each of them with a handsome diploma. OKADr.\TB3 : Miss Maggie Rush, Miss Sallie Chalk, Miss Anuie Chase. Miss Nannie Cran ford, Mi^s Jezzie Westmoreland, Miss Corrie Coan, M iss Ella Chase, Miss Mat tie Keacham. Of these Mies Corrie Coan delivered the Salutatory and Miss Sallie Chalk the Valedictory. The Annual Address which then followed by Rev. E. T. lluist, Dl)., of Greenville, was certainly one of uncommon ability and merit. The audience had no ground for expectation of any other thau a good address from (lie speaker, with .whose reputation most of those present were no doubt acquainted. Nevertheless, we think we do not exceed the trutn, in Baying tlie address was superior to the expectations of many of the Doctor's warmest friends aud admirers, llis subject was the " Highest Cl'LTtBi"?its great necessity, and the high honor which it confers on both the indivic'.il and tho community. He explained, enforced and illustrated tho great les son which lie would teach, by a view of the physical, mental and moral departments of our nature, showing their relations to each other and to the world around?giving an instructive analysis of the intellectual and moral 1 powers, with reasons for the highest cultivu tion of each, followed up by striking examples of the value of such ussiduous care and cultivation drawn from individual life, and the history of nations. But we would uot veuturo to attempt a synopsis, and will only say the addicts was appropriate, was thought fully written, was the offspring of a mind well stored and n heart piously and profoundly coucerncd far I ho vmiMir noanln ??f nur /t annine ' ' 0 I 1--~ " WW...... J . VIIV , feature must not be left without special men- | tion, whicli was the eniphnsis and earnestness ! wiili which lie insisted on the necessity for i taking care of the health?saying among oilier | things, that a thoroughly trained mind in a j feeble body was scarcely an equivalent for a ; strong and active physical frame, though unblest with mental culture. After the address, the audience was entertained about an hour longer by tiio boys and young men of the Mule Academy, in charge of Rev. \V. R. Carson. They gave several specimens of declamation, and scvcrnl original speeches, and acted at the close a most amusing dialogue. The scene at Petersburg, by Mr Thomas, indicated a high order of talent in its youthful author. The eulogy on woman, by .Mr. Trias Westmorclnnd, and the tirade against her, by Mr John Westmoreland, were well written and spoken and "brought down the house." And the interview between "Uld Mr. Fickle uud his Son," which closed the ex ercises?was most admirably acted by Messrs. Chalk and Thomas, and made every one feel, "well after all, 1 am glad I have stayed until the latt." " Tiik Exiles or tiib Latk Wab."?President Johnson could not better promote bis reconstruction policy, or perform a more graceful act, than to pardon Ilreckinridge, Price, Maury, Early, and other " exiled Mar- | cellusea" of the late war. Their commanding talents, high character ana sterling manhood would he no small acqusition to the country in these changeful times, and if secured to the support of the Administration, would prove invaluable. Their prcsenoo would convince the South that, as far as the Executive was con ccrncd, she no longer rested under a political ban.?-V. y. Xerct. Two ranllen 6talks and a bunch of thistles are called a grove in the mining portions of Nebraski A very shady couutry. 41 ProT. llauckel's XLeport. We bare tlio roport 011 "The Colored People and Frcedmen or South Carolina," l?y ltev. J. Stuart Uaxckul, Agcut of the Diocesau Board of Missions, which is published by order of said Board. It is printed neatly in pamphlet form, and cont^uis much reliable information as to the true condition of freedmcn in the lower part of Uiis State. Prof. IIaxckkl l reports the freemen in a "frightfully demoralized" condition. Wo make the following extract from this report : "Another point worthy of uote, is the scarcity of labor (in the precincts visited by your agent) instead of the annreherwtiwl rnliin.l.nnn Very few planters have secured the nutnhor of bauds they require, and would he glad to employ, and all certify to a mysterious disappearance of the negroes, computed by hundreds or thousands. Inquiries at the poiuts whither thoy were reported to have gone, have failed to trace them in any direction. Disease has swept awny its thousands, the army has absorbed many of tlie able-bodied, many have swarmed to tliu cities, towns and villages, but a large number remains to be accounted for. " Next of mortality among the freedmen. Several intelligent planters gave us as their experience, that twenty per cent, had died in the past year, and that very few children have been born. On the islands where the super- i vision and care of the whites has been wholly { withdrawn, the mortality, there iscvcry reason I to suppose, has been far greater. A return to industry, in place of utter idleness and vice; to settled habits, in place of aimless vagrancy: to organisation and order, in place oi riot and misrule; und to that supervision and care from the whites to which they have been so long ac customed, can aJono avert (at this rate of mortality, with small or no increase) speedy cx termination.'' m ? ? From U'aslilngton. Washington, duly 9. The Tariff Bill was again considered and various sections adopted by tlie House. Ouc amendment adopted was to suspend the collection of so much direct tax imposed by the Act of 186I, as is uncollected, until Jnntiary, 18C8. Mr. Morril said he considered this one of the best measures of reconstruction. The Tariff Bill was reported from the Committee to the House witli many amendments. A motion was made to recommit to the Committee of Ways and Means, and nnoihcr motion was made to postpone the consideration of the bill until the next session, periling which the House adjourned In the House to day Mr. McClung, from the Committee 011 elections, in the case of Koontz, who contests the seat of Coffrolli, of Pa, reported Coffrolh not entitled to a seat, and Koontz was laid over for consideration. Gen. Sickles will be instructed by the l'rc cMuciit iu ooey me writ ol Habeas corpus, | which he had refused to comply with in the | case of fcjtowcrs and others, confined in Castle I Pinckncy, Charleston harbor, charged with j murder. Governor Hamilton and others, of Texas, have issued au address to those styled Southern | loyalists to meet here in September. The projectors of this scheme arc in the interests ot j the radicals. 1 Republican Senators nnd Representatives | meet iu caucus to-morrow night, looking alter ' their party interests, as well as legislative matters. There is scarcely a doubt the President will veto the Kreednicu's Bureau bill, FRft.ii Ct'B.\.?A revolt occurred near Porto Principe, the insurgents declaring for independence. Troops were sent against them J nnd a skirmish took place. Several cotnpan- I ies of troops went over to the Insurgents, who afterwards proceeded to the mountains. 2'XX) troops were landed upon tiie island, bearing i the Chilian ting Tho Cuban authorities had i m t made such news public, and it seems to ! require corroboration. Wasiunoton, Jane 4 j The Democratic Senators and Congressmen i have issued an address in favor of the National Union Convention at Philadelphia. They declare it should he tho watchword of every man, nnd they denounce the Radicals for pcrsisteutlv refusing to admit the Southern States, and say thai laws have bccu passed affecting their interest iu disregard of the fundamental principles of free Government. They urge free representatives from all States and Territories at the said Convention to work in a spirit of harmony for the purpose of resto* ing constitutional I r> >n, a ml for this purpose only. The Committee on Post Offices and Postroads have agreed to report to the House Senate's bill authorizing any Telegraphic Company to construct their line upon mail routes, whether a railro id, bridge or common highway ; also power to take any cable upon our shores, any laws of .State to the contrary notwithstanding. Washington, June f> The Committee of conference on tlie tax bill have recommended fixing the tax on cotton at ; <1 ccnis per pound, and giving railroads and ) gas companies the right to mid to their rates j the tn\ until the 311th of April. lKt'.T. It is understood that the Southern representatives will ^oon issue an address to the people of (he South, recommending the selection of delegates to the Philadelphia Convention. They regard it as highly important that the South shall ?o operate in that movement, especially, as it is understood that the Convention is only tor the restoration of the Sou h to the Union, and uot for auy party purpose. m ?? Con it pkb atfm sot Amenable to State Cot*uts.?A trial of some importance, growing out of events connected with the late war, has jtc-t been terminated at Knoxville, Tennessee, tiy the acquittal of the prisoner. The parlies tried were four in nuiuhor, and were, during ihe war, oflicera in the Confederate army. . They were charged with murder in having, [ whilst upon a court martial, caused certain 1 citizens of a Mate to he hanged, toward the | close of 18*>1. Tne charge ugninst them was! sought to be proved by bringing their conuec- i lion with this court martial in evidence beforo | the Court. The verdict, after along and care- J fnl trial, lias been to acquit the prisoners, they i all having been declared not guilty. This case is interesting, says the New York i I News, as showing that officers and privates of ! the Into Confederate army cannot he made ninenablo to the Mate Courts for acts commit| led whilst in that service which were in tho ordinary course of military law. When those I gentlemen were .irrrslcd a year ago, General Grant recommended their release on these grounds. The State authorities, however, refused to comply with this recommendation, and since iha* time they have remained in jail. It is gratifying to record, as we do in this ease, the evidences of a returning sense of justice ( on the pint of judges and juries in cases < wherein defenceless Confederates arc coucern1 ed I Terrible Coullugratlou. Portland, Maiue, July 0. A terrible conflagration occurred here yob" terJay, the wind blowing a gale at the time. The fire originated ou Commercial street and swept over a space of one mile and a half in length by a quarter of a mile wide, destroying everything in its course, including all the business portion of the city, exceping the heaviest business houses. Several churches and all the newspaper oflices were burned. Public buildings and many dwelling* were also desstroyed. Fifry bouses were blown up in the endeavor to check the progress of the fire.? The Custom House firc-prool building escu}el. The loss is so enormous that nt present it cannot be estimated. A thousand tents have becu sent to the houseless people. The destruction is so complete that pcisous cau hardly tell where their houses were. Another account adds that the details of tho great fire show it to have been terribly disastrous. All the newspaper and lusurancec oflices, bunks and hotels, eight churches and one convent, schools, lawyers oflices, includiug a valuable library, aud nearly every prominent busiuess house in the city were burned, as well as n great number of private dwelliugs. The number of bouses cousutued is two thousand. Loss estimated at ten millions. The churches not burned are appropriated to 4he houseless, and a committee are enKaaed iu en dtavoriug to alleviate the distress of the sufferers. The flaiites are still troublesome, and in different parts of the city. Nearly all the hose burttod und several fire engines were used up. New Ovluass, July 5. The Odd Fellows llall was burned list night. Loss IfllJO.UUO, insured lor $1'5,000. Important Declnlon. Baltimore, July 8. Judge Bowie, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals, rendered uu important decision under the civil rights bill, in the case of the Commonwealth against Souiers, for beating a negro. It was contended by counsel thnt, according to the laws of Mnryland, a negro was not a competent witness against a white man. The magistrate decided that the said law was null and void, and had beeu abrogated and superceded by the civil rights bill, and required bail, which Homers refused to give, ami was committed. Application was made to Judge Bowie tor a writ of habeas corpus, which he declined to grant, giving a written opinion sustaining the magistrate. lie admits that there are doubts as to the constitutionality of the civil rights bill on other points, yet not seeing clearly a breach of the Federal Constitution on a particular point bearing on this cn?e, following usage and the decisions of the highest Courts, he was bound to assume that Congress had not violated the constitutional obligations and passed an unconstitutional act. The prisuner was remanded to the custody of the officer. The statue of General Washington, taken from the Virginia Military Institute by Gen. Hunter, in his raid tip the Valley, two years ago, was sent bark yesterday by the Natioual Kxpress Company to Lexington, Virgiuia. Washington College ?A large number of persons attended 1he late commencement of Washington College, the fir?t smce 18G0. All tlic exercises were well sustained, but the great feature of the occasion was tiie address of the Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Richmond, before the Literary Societies. The subject was "The | Duly of tIn* Hour," and the distinguished ora- I lor passed himself. A more eloquent or j effective address has rarely, if ever been heard > on such iin occasion. The greatest activity now prevails in all ?le- J partments of the College, and it is confidently ' believed that a nfw career of usefulness and 1 prosperity is before it. General Lee is devoting himself to its interests with just as much interest mid atlVction as though it had been the single work of his life on which his whole reputation depended He not only exercises a general superintendence, but he gives careful attention to the details, both of administration and instruction, and there is not u atu dent or otlieer of the college who is not brought frequently with n the influence of his presence and example. He brings to this office the same unselfishness, the same devotion to dnty, the saute energy and the same ability which ho displayed at tho head of armies, and though in an humbler sphere, yet in still more striking relief, lie fully sustains the reputation of his great name. Tur. Great Emigration from Ireland.? The Pall Mall Gazette, in a late number, thus gives the English view of the Irish emigration: "Although labor is scarce and wages high in every part of Ireland, the exodus to America is rapidly on the increase. Front Cork alone an average of fifteen hundred einbark weekly, and from the other Irish ports the migration to the New World, by way of Liverpool, is proportionally rapid. The master wish of every Irishman belonging to tlie lower middle ami lower class seems to be to leave this country forever, an object which the Irish paterfamilias seeks to aituiu by sending forward across the Atlantic his hardiest and most promising sons and daughters, provided with all the money he can raise, to earn more for the transport of the family. In this wny, not only an immense nmount of labor, but also an im niPiivn ainttitni nf er\o/??n ?a I -#.1a~A I and acquired by America. The young and ilie industrious, the flower of the population, do part ?the old, and the feeble, and the sickly remain behind, awaiting impatiently the trnnsmission of means to follow. It is deplorable that this should be so, but so it is." Tiif. Stay Law in Gkobgia.?Tho Supremo Court, which lins been in session at Millcdgeville for the past five weeks, adjourned on Saturday last, We learn that the Court made no decision on the "Constitutionality of the Stay Law," which has been so elaborately argued before it during the session. The ense in which the question was argued, went off on another ground. It was a rule against tho Sheriff of Macon county. Tito plaintiff in fi fa in October, 1865, ordered the Sheriff to make a levy on defendant's property. The Sheriff refused, nnd pled in justification of his refusal the "Stay Law" of the previous legislature, which by its terms, was to operate during the continuance of tho war. The Court held that at the time the order to levy was given, there was no Stay l.aw" in existence, inasmuch as the war had ended, ami the Sheriff wan therefore liable undor tho rule ?Atlanta IlUtlltgcnctr. A fatal duel was reocntly fought in the environs of I'nris between two officers of the garrison One of them was killed on fbe spot; the other had his breast pierced, it is believed mortally. The doctor's horse, as ho was leaving the field, took fright, threw him against a tree, and killed him ou (be spot. _1 We learn from a foreign letter that Mr. Sale, the blind inventor of the method of making powder incombustible haa now invented a gun said to be more simple and rapid than any pre* vious breech-loader. Instead of revolvers he uses slides, each to hold a number of cartridges ?say ten each; ten slides may hold a hundred, and these may be fired in a minute. With a boy to fill the slides, a man eonld fire 6,000 shots an hour, and by talking good aim, put that many horn de combat. Ten men, with as many boys, would thus be equal to 00,000, and a hundred might kill off the whole French army, if tlicy would only staud still at a proper distance, mid not fire back or otherwisei in politely interrupt the proceedings. Mr. Sale proposes to adapt his slides to artillery, and by firing a series of shots with great rapidity, he hopes to batter the strongest monitor into small bits with bolts of very moderate dimensions. ^^1 Immediate Causes or thb W'ab m Euaor*. ?A cotemporary, speaking of the immediate causes of the war which now threaten to involve nearly all of Europe, remarks: "This war bclietj the old axiom of honor among thieves. Three years sgo, Austria and Prussia combined to rob Denmark of the elbe provinces of Uchleswig Holstein, the only instifieation heiticr Ik* ft.rman Un * wuvjouviva vi ?ucir pup* ulation; which is no justification at all ra the dynastic symptom of Europe. Prussia vented a good seaport, and induced Austria to join in the robbery of Denmark. England, the natural ally of Denmark, whimpered a few weak objections ; but the two plunderers went on, and by conquest acquired a joint jurisdiction. Then they quarreled about the spoils?Prussia modestly claiming the whole. Thts is the immediate cause of the war. e ?>? ? Mubdkk or B. S. Rhbtt, Sb.?We are pained to learn that this gentleman was found assassinated on yesterday afternoon, just after entering his farm on the race course. So far as we can learn it appears that Mr. Rhett was riding along a causeway, en the side of which the murderer had concealed himself, trader ^ cover of an undergrowth of brush?and that after passing a distance of ten feet, he was shot from the rear with a double barrelled gun, loaded with duck Hbot. Mr. Rhett was struck in the left arm and side, the shot apparently penetrating the lung. He rode but aahort distance before falling from his horse, and died where he had fallen, in about three quarters of an hour, lie gave no clue to the ennrderer. Drs. Mitchell au>l Geddinga, who were in the immediate vicinity, could discover no traoe of him. An inquest will be held by Coroner Whiting to-dsy.?Ckarleelon Courier. The radicals arc talking of calling a Convention in September next to make out a radical platform and put Gen. Grant at once in nomination for the Presidency, in the hopes of being able to obtain n popular endorsement of their obnoxious programme. It is feared in Washington, by the friends of the President, that should an issue arise between the votes cast iu accordance with the Constitution and the vole as prescribed by Congress, auattempt will )? The Legislature of Tennessee hare named the section of country around where Davy Crockett once lived, Croe**eU County, in.honor to that renownod settler and hunter. His Houor Judge Bryan, of Charleston, has issued a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Messrs. Stowersand Keyes, and arguments are now in course in Charleston.