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v ^ ipr- - ''" The Preepect Ahead. The political situation is anything but t cheertnl. The signs are gloomy. Yankeedom is showing its radical hand, ii Maine belongs to the Freed man's Bureau a and a tar colored Congress. The other t New England States may as well be sur- 11 rendered to the same powor. The West n era tonr of the President has developed c the vengeful hate of the m >ases of that ii section. Respect for the man and his of * fice appear to havo been swallowed up in t a tremendous effervescence of popular opin- v ion wnton snows tne tout character oi flic p substance beneath. Unimportant as the t circumstances may appear at the first tl fiance, the defection of the New York a lerald, may also be regarded as a danger ti ous symptom of the power which the op- d ponents of the administration, by fair a means and foul, are preparing to put o forth. ti Wc may well look with alarm upon the ? consequences of their success. 31orc spite- g ful than before, and secure in their revenge, the Radicals will seek to utterly destroy v every vestige of property in the South; t State lines may be obliterated, citizens dis- a franchised, negroes permitted to vote, lea e ders in the war punished, and a more rig- ji id military surveillance be exercised than e we have yet knowu. Re. edy, we have & none. Politically, wo should cease to cx y ist There would be scarcely a tie to bind p us to the soil. Nature herself would rebel " at the barbarism and in the absence of e power to redress, wo could only linger ti here as in Poland, the down trodden, do- li feated dependents of the Russian Czar. t! To ono hope only could wc turu iu such o an emorgency, namely, to that re action ii among the strong men oi the North, which 1 would induce a rally to tho support of the u administration, and the assertion of the o supremacy of luw over faction, cveu though g there should he invoked the power of the ( bayonet itself. Let Gen. Grunt put his b armies in the field tor such a purpose, uful c the world would not wuit long to see Gen ti Lee at the head of his own well tried le- ii gions battling again for right, although this time under another name and banner, b [_(Jarultnian. v tl The reeent elections in Vermont and tl Maine may be considered a fuir index ot ti what the result will be in the coming con s test. They are the beginning oi the end tl They had large majorities before; now they p te overwhelming. How ail this came f; about, we profess we cannot very well uu- V derstand. Take Maiue, for instance. Lust si year the Republican majority was about d 23,000; this year it is reponed at 350UU. tl When it is remembered that many who tl then voted with the Republicans now cast u their suffrage for the JohoBon-opposition candidates, it is difficult to comprehend whence came this great increase of Radical votes; for we, of course, assume that ail w who voted the Democratic ticket before, j did so again. There is a mist ke in the "sum" somewhere, as the "answer" most ll Indubitably shows. \ New Jersey also has spoken ; not in an oleotion, but not the less unequivocally, by t, her Legislature, in passiug the Radical j, batch of Constitutional Amendments. New ti - Jersey heretofore has never been iully iden u tified with the Radicals; during tho war ti she was much abused for her alleged want j, of loyalty. But the fanatical cry "Great c| is the Diana of the Ephesiaus" has been ^ kept up so long and so loud, till even the w very eleet have wavered aud despaired of ]*, the faith. T Tho Governor of Texas, Mr. Throckraor w ton, in his recent message to the Legisla j tore merely alludes to these amendments, b saying that he lays them before that body, m but does so with his unqualified disapprov- [ al. Governor Orr, in his message, makes w no mention of them at all. In this we do g( not think he acted wisely; inasmuch as it tj is better for the people to kuovr, to the w fullest extent and at the earliest moment, what is before them, and what is expected Q| of theui. The Legislature of Tennessee, sj "packed" and "gsgged," as will bo vemembered by our readers, is thus far the ouly ni Southern Stato that has adopted these rj amendments. w For tho information of our legislators sl and the public at large, we will again give sj the substance of tbe9u amendments, which d( wore passed in Congress near the close of j; its late session; against which President Johnson entered his solemn protest; and icr wnicn, uc 11 niso remembered, J Had. Stevens and ethers of his ilk voted with great reluctance, inasmuch as they fall lar short of what they want; but thc> supportcd them, they said, because for the time V being, this was all they could accomplish. The New York Herald?all along a bit ?' ter denunciator of these amendments?has, " within ihe last few days, once again chang 0 ed front and now advocates thoir adoption )v by tho President and the whole country 1 The first of these amendments is. That 111 all persons born or naturalized in the Uni- at ted States are citizens thereof and of the States in which they reside, and on a foot- . inir of equality in regard to their civil rights. Second. That the enumeration of the people for representation in Congress ahull be abridged in proportion to the abridg- ^ jnent of the right of suffrage?ninles above ^ the age of twenty one years?in nny State ^ on aocount of race or color. Third. That a large schedule of persons, civil and military, engaged in the late re- M bellion, shall be ineligible to any federal offiro hereafter until absolved by a twothirds vote of each House of Congress. Fourth. That tho national war debt hall bo held sacred, and that all rebel , debts and obligations shall be utterly re- * pudiated and held illegal and void. ' _ Fifth. That Congress shall have power o enforce the provisions of this article. It is now thought by many Conservatives 11 the Northern and Middle States, as waM s by the weathercock in the Herald office, hat the prompt adoption of these amend dents u.one can stay the rapid onward uaroh to a complete triumph of the Kadiuls. We have recently conversed with intelligent gentlemen, just from New York, .'ho had much and free intercourse with he thinking clans of that city, and who, ihile there, daily mot people from every art of the North and West. These say hat at prescut it is thought the uioss ol he people of tho North will ucquicsce in restoration of the Union on the basis of hese amendments; but that if the South ocs not adopt them, 'he Radicals, flushed ritb success, will adopt the Jacobin code f Thud. Stevens and his tribe, endeavor o confiscate tho property ol the entire iouth, and to make negro suffrage the sine ua non of restoration to the Union This is perhaps taking too gloomy a iew of the prospect. It is certainly not lie product ot mere causeless nluun. Look I t the conduct ei the masses all along tho ; xtensive route of the President's late j uurney. Disgraceful, lawless, disgusting . ven beyond all expression; a most biting atire on popular institutions. "These be our sovereigns." It reminds one ot Aaron Hinting at tho molten calf and saying: These be thy gods, () Israel." But howver unfit this scum of the earth may be iir the exercise of such power, it is a pain ul tact that they and such as they hold he reins of power, aud our fortune, and ur destinies, for the present at least, are a the firm grasp of their unwashed hands. 11 taking a survey of th>s field and looking t the tu'ure, it will not answer to consult ur inclinations, and with instinctive dis ust withdraw from the unsavory subject. )ur masters may not be to our linking, ut such us they ore. unfortunately we aunot shake them off. We must look ho luets sternly in the face, take the bear ngs, and shape our course accordingly. That civil war is impending, we believe; ut we also believe that if our people bo igilaut and fully alive to their interest, he fury of the storm will speud itself in he North, and wo shall pass through the rying period unscathed. Itoui all the igns in the political horizon, wc are on he brink of a great revolution which, in oint of sanguinary earnestness, may nut ill fur short ot thedavs of 1703 in Paris. Vhoui (L>d wishes to destroy he first trikes with madness. Certainly the conition precedent is fully established. It he lladicals in tho North are not "mad," ien we do uot kuow what constitut-s lalncss in a mob, u rabble or a nation. l_ U'ti'j A cut. A Woman Branded?Europe has often ept over the imaginary woes of Southern aves ; to all such we commend this true lie of l arisian life. In the biography of 'ietor Hugo we find the following : "At I'aris, in ISIS, on a summer's day, wards twelve o'clock at noon, I was puss ig by the square of the Pulaise d?- Jus ce A crowd was assembled there around pest. I drew near. 'J'o the post was ed a young female, with a collar round er neck, and a writing over her head. A liafiog dish of burning coals, was on the round* before ? her ; an iron instrument, ith a wooden handle, was placed in the ve embers, and wa being heated there, he crowd looked perfectly satisfied. The oman was uuilty of what the law called omestic theft. As the clock struck noon, ehind that woman, and without, being >en by her, a man stepped up to the post, had noticed that the jacket worn l>y this oman had an opening behind, kept to ether by strings; the man quietly untied icsc, drew aside the jacket, exposed the Oman's buck as far as the waist,seized the on which was in tho chafing dish, and [tplicd it, leaning heavily on the bare toulder. Both the iron and the wrist of le executioner disappeared This is now lore than forty years ago, but there still ngs in my ears the horrible shriek of this retched creature. To me, she had been thief, hut. W-iS now n nifirlt/r I iroo . ? ~ * J * """ ??wtl . xteen years of age, and I left the place,! cteriniued to combat to the last day of my fc these cruel deeds of the law. It is reported on conservative authority lat the Radicals on Sunday killed S S [eadlcc, presiding elder of the Methodist lunch in the Springfield district, because c insisted upon preaching without taking ! le oath, The story is that a band of 80 tued men prevented him from preaching 1 i his church, hut promised to allow him i pioceed upon his own farm. After ards his congregation proceoded towards is land, but after going about half a iilc, wcro overtaken by several of tho med men who Ind galloped after them, id one drawing his revolver, fifed at ?lr. [t-adlee three times, each of the balls takig effect, two in the body and one in tlic m. Mr. lleadlcc died atubout 10 o'clock lat night. Among the passengers who ariived at ew York, < n Wednesday from Europe, t the Steamer Fulton, is the lion \V. 1 apier, brother to Lord Napier, late Minter to the United Stutes. lie intends settle permanently in the Uuited States ' i a farmer. A Frenchman who had been in India' eaking of tiger hunts remarked : "When zo Frenchman hunt zc tigare, 11 zo sport is grand, magnifiquo I but wen ^ tigare hunt ze Frenchman, out I zere is | cry devil to pay I" A Hoonler In the Engine Room, i A specimen of tho genius "Hoosier,' ; was found by Captain of tho stca- ' mcr - , in the engine room of his boat, while lying at Louisville one fine morning. The Captain inquired,44What was be doing there ?" "Ilare you seen Captain Perry 1" was the interrogative response. "Dou't know him ; and can't tell what that hns to do with your being in my 1 engine room," replied tho Captain, angrily, "liold on; that's just what I was getting at. You see, Captain Perry asked tue to drink, and so I did; I knew that I wanted to drink, or I wouldn't have been so very dry. So Captain Perry and I went to the ball; Captain Perry was putting in soino extras on one toe. I sung out, ''(jo it, Captain Porry, if you burst your biler." With that a uian steps up to me, says he, "see here, .stranger, you must loive." Says T, "What must I leave tur?' Says he,' you are making too much noise ' Says 1. "I'vo been in bigger crowds than this and made more noise, and didn't leave, nut her.' With this he took mo by tho nap of the neck and the seat of tho breeches and?I left. As 1 was shoven down stroet, i met a lady. I knew she was a lady by a remark she made. Says she, "Young man, I reckon you will go ho ne with mc ?" Politeness wouldn't let uie refuse, so L went. I'd been in the house hut a minute when I heard considerable knocking at the door. 1 know'd the chap wanted to get. in, who ever he was, or he wouldn't have kept up such a tremendous racket. By-aud-by, says a voice, "Ef you don't open, I'll hurst iu the door." And so ho did. I put on a hold face, and says I, "Stranger, does this woman belong to you ?'* Says he, "she does.*' "Then," says 1, "she's a lady, I think, from all that I have seen oi her." With that he came at me with a pistol in one baud and a bowie-knife in the other, and being a little pressed for room, I jump ed through the window, leaving the bigger portion of uty coat tail. As 1 was streaking it down street, with a fragment flutter iug to the breeze, I met a fiiend. i knew he was a friend by a remark he m ide. Says ho, "Bo it, bob tail; he's gatniu' on you" An' that's the way I got into your engineroom ; I'ui a good swimmer, Captain, but do excuse me, if you please, from taking the water. "There is one thing sute," s:iid Mrs. | Partington, "the females of the present generation are a heap more indepemien ter than they used to he. Why, 1 saw a gal go hy to day that I know belonged to the historical class of society, with her dt ess all tucked up to her knee, her hair | all buzzled up like as if she hadn't had time to couth it iur u week, and one of Iter grandmother's old caps, in an awlul crumpled condition, on her head Why, laws honey, when 1 was a gal, if any of the lei lows come along when 1 had my clothes tucked up that -'ay, and my head kivercd with an old white rag, I would run for dear lile, and hie out ol sight. WjII, well, the gals then were innocent and unsofiisticatcd critters." A man in Illinois recently ohtaiued a divorce from hi> wife while she was a!? sent from home visiting eotne friends ? When she icturned he received her as usual, said nothing about the divorce, and they continued to live together for some time. At length he informed her for the first time that she was no longer his wife and had not been lor some time. 5 lie complained to the authorities, but the bus hand avoided arrest hy keeping out of the way. A gentleman living in this county by the name ol .Sol Mettles, some filty yearold, &uu not a huge man, ate seventy tlm-2 ! raw eggs in town iast Saturday lie con- | tractcJ with a family grocery merchant lor ; as many eggs us hecotilu suck, agreeing to pay twenty live cents lor the meal. lie ate all the merchant had, and said "he would like a lew more," hut yet did not like to 1 rou I do the merchant to go out and get them ?lit.tun ( \ iir.'et ? ? Professor Newton, of Vale College, who has devoted much time to the investig ti<>ri ol the character of meteoric showers; funis that a prodig'ous flight of meteors, the most imposing of its kind, will make its appearance, probably for the last time in this country, on the morning of the 13,h or 14th of November next. A jcaious husbai -i being absent from home, went to a elait oyunt in London to know what his wfe was doing. " Ah," cried the clairvoyant, " I see her?she expects some one ; the door opens ; he comes; she caresses him lutidly ; he lays bis bead on her lap, and"?husband mad with rago ?" he wags his tail." It was the dog. "How many rods make an aero ?" a father asked his son, a fast urchin, as he came home one night from the town school. "Well, 1 don't know, governor," was the reply of the young hopciul, "but I guess you'd think one rod made an acre, if you'd get such a tanning as I did from old vinegar faco this afternoon " The girls in Michigan are taking decisive measures with the undecided young men. A girl asked a young man when lie intended to marry her. The young man said ho was not on the marry, and the girl broke a teapot tilled with hot water over his head. " I shall be at homo Sunday," remarkid a young lady, as she followed to the loor her beau, whoaeemcd to bo wavering in his attachment. " So shall ]," was the brute's reply. . SOUTHERN DRUG JgQUSE. T/"TATn c_ n i cicimnTr JVLIMl (SI) UAB&lUCJI, U IIOM> VI.li DRUGGISTS, 151 MEETINO-STItEET, (Opposite Charleston Hotel,) Ciiurlc8(on. 8. C. E. D. KING, M. D., North Carolina. ( J. J. 0A3SIDEY, J Sept-0 31 Iy SHERIFF'S SALE. T)Y virtue of sundry writs of fieri facias to I B ute directed, 1 will sell before the Court House door, in the Village of Spartanburg, on the 1st MONDAY in O TO BE It next, the following named and described property, to wit: One hundred and thirty Acres of Land, more or less, bounded by lands of Daniel Mcliam, Ilenry Turner and others. Sold as the prop erty of J \V. liayncs, at the suit of J. A. Vtt? limits. Also, Seventy-five acres of land, more or less, bounded by lands of A. Brannon Tlionrts Chapman, and others. Sold as the property o" George llclcher. at the suit of J. T. Cautrell. Alsi. On> h lied acres of land, more or less, i > 1"itds of Mnuerva Smith, icha ! , i uhers. Sold as the proetiy ol ? - . 'in ilf.rdy, at the suit of A. Tollesou. Also, Tit: hundred and fifty acres of land, more or less, bounded by lands of Vina Turner. William Dalton, and others. Sold as the property of Dr. Lee !,. Smith, at the suit of John Wheeler. Also, One lot containing one and a half acres of land, more or less, b >uuded West by Laurens street, N >rt i, South aud East, by lots and land of Dr. J. J. Boyd, Mrs. 11. H. Thomson, and others. Also, one lot containing one acre ol land, tuore or less, bounded North, South and Eaai by lots and land of Dr. Hcin? it-h, and West by a street, both of the above named lots, situated in the village of Spartanburg. and are sold as the properly of John Thomson, at the soil of Jolin IVlioolo Also, I he interest ot" Mrs. Mary B Walker iu oue lot. coutuiuing four acres of land, more or less, mid the Hotel known as the "Walker House," situated iu the village of Spartanburg, and bounded North by Main street, South, East and West by lots and land ot Mrs. II. Ii. Thomson, Govan Mills' estate, and others. Sold ? ? the property (in part) of Mrs. Mary 1). Walker, at the suit of Caleb King, Ex'or. Also. Fifty acres of land, tnoro or less, hounded by lands of J a 'ies Page, acksoti. and others. Sold as the property of Berry Pearse, at the suit of 1). F Bales. Also, Hue hundred and thirty-six acres of laud, more or less, bounded by lands of Fielding Cantrell. John Kptou. David Miller, and others. Sold as the properly of Jesse M. Caution, at the suit of Fielding Canirell. Also riiree Hundred Acres of Land, uiore or less, bounded bv lauds of Andy Duncan, An drew Elmore and others, Sold us t lie property of .las. A Suoddy, at the suit of Phillip Bonis and others Also. One Hundred and Seventy-six Acres of Land, more or less, bounded by lands of Win. Scruggs, Winston Williams and others Sold a- the property of Jacob Price, deceased, at the suit ot So. Ca. M inut.icturing Compauy, vs. Caroline Price. Ex trix. Also. One Lot, l'.U feet front on Cliurcli-St., 3b feel deep, depth hounded by lot and brick building of H. Mitchell hi the South, and lot uid brick building of H. H. Thomson on tho North* Said lot contains the brick building leiw used as a post otlieo in the village of Sp it tauhu.v. Sold as the property of Lee 1,. South, :u the hitit of II. II. Durant and others. Also, i ?no Bey Marc, live years old. and one Sorrel Mure, eleven yearn old Sold us ilie properly of Thouias Burgess, ftl the suit of Stephen Kirby. Tllll MS of SALE?Cash, purchaser to pay for titles J. H BLASSINGAME, S. S. D. Sheriff's OtOco, ) Sept. CI, 1 Stiti. j I IART& CO., (Successors to S. N HART 6c CO.) South East Corner King & Market Streets, CHARLESTOX, S. C., IMPORTERS OF Foreign & Domostic Hardware, CUTLKRY, GUNS, CAR IRON, TIN AND PLATED WARES, Will receive orders tor It. IIOE & CO'S Circular Saws, and GEO. PAGE & CO'S Portable Saw Machines. [). I). Coiibn. D. S. HART. P. Moroan. March 1 6 ly A. ILLING, Millinery and Fancy Goods, AT NEW YORK PRICES. 262 KING STREET, Opposite Rufain Street, CHARLESTON, SO. CA. March 1 5 if ROBINSON AT NELSON, |T] Wholosiile itncl Retail Dealers In IFiEOTIiiS* TRAVELLING RAGS, Ao. yotl KING STREET, I Nearly opposite Victoria Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina. j J. B. ROBINSON, A. NELSON. 51 COMMISSIONER'S SALES. I I2S EQUITY?SPARTANBURG DISTRICT. Elias Wall, Adm'r. of Rial B. Baay, dsesa?d, I ?. Mary M. Nolan, Wm. B. Nolan, SaUlo Saay and others. Bill for Partition to pay Debts, Dower, Ac. JN pursuance of an Order of the Court of Equity, the following Reel Estate of Rial Seay, deceased, will be sold at Public Bale, at Spartanburg Court House, on 8ALE8DAY in OCTOBER next, said lands being situated on the Howard Gap Road, abont Fire miles above the town of Spartanburg, bounded by ' lands of J. O. Mabry, Wm. J. Smith, Henry Gnult and otners. LOT NO 1 (the homestead lot) containing 85 ACRES more or less, on which are valuable improvements w LOT NO. 2 (the Gault lot) oontamlng 61 ACRES more or less. TEIIM8 OF SALE: ?Coats of these proceedings to be paid cash on day of sale, the residue of the purchase money to be paid in twelve month* with interest from date, the purchaser? giving bond with at least two approved sureties and mortgage of the premises to secure the same. T. STOBO FARROW, C. E. 8. D. Oom'rs. Office. 1 8ept. 10, 1866 / Sept 13 83 tds ft mmissioDfr's Sales. IN EQUITY?SPARTANBURG DISTRICT. T. Stobo Farrow as Commissioner in Equity for Spartanburg District, ?, Oliver II. Moss as Ext'r. of Mrs. Rosa C. Smith, el. al. Bill to Enforce Lien. IN pursuance of an Order of the Court of Equity, the real estate described ia the pleadings in this case, will be sold s* Publio Sale, at Spartanburg Court House, on SALK8- { DAY in OCTOBER next, boing A TRACT OF LAND, purchased at Commissioner's Sale by Mrs. Rosa C. Smith, whereon ahe resided up to the time of her dcAth, and now in possession of the Defendant J. R Frey, situated on Greenville Road about six miles above Jpartanburg Court House, bounded Ly lands of O. H. Mow J. R. Frey and others, containing 319 Acres more or less. TERMS OF 8 ALE:?Costs of these proceedings to be paid cash on day of Sale, the residue of the purchase money to be raid ia twelve months, the purchaser giving bond with el least two approved sureties and mortgage of the premises to secure tho same, with interest from date. T. STOBO FARROW, C. E. 8. D. Com'rs. Office, ) Sept. 10, I860. ] Sept 13 38 tds COMMISSIONER'S SALE>. IN EQUITY?SPARTANBURG DISTRICT. Jesse Hamraett, vs, Wra. M. Champion, Bill to tjreclose Mortgage, &o. IN pursuance of an Order of the Court of Equity, the Real Es ate referred to in these It l?<hitin it. will h. -> T>..Vl:_ Q-l- - o ^ < wv ov?v* ni * uuuv wniv? Bi OJjartaiiburg Court House, on 8ALKSDAY in OCtober next, being A TRACT OF LAND, whereon the Defendant, Wra M. Champion resides, situated on Island Creek about 17 or 18 miles above the town of Spartanburg, containing Twenty Acres more or less, whereon a GRIST MILL and COTTON GIN are located. By consent of the Complainant, the crop growing on said Laud will be sold separately l'rotn the Land. TERMS OF SALE One half of the purchase money to be paid cash, the residue in twelve months from day of sale, secured by bond of purchaser with at least two approved sureties and mortgage of the premises. T. SrOBO FaRRU ft, C. E. 8. D. Com'rs. Office, \ Sept. 10, 1806./ Sept 13 83 tda RANGES, FIRE BRICKS &c. ADAMS, DAMO.\ A Co , n\VB REOPENED BUSINESS AT TBBIK OIjD STA.NU, 16, Broad Street, Charleston, 8. C.? .<? J L- r* * at.. if -? ui/rt?iu/?ny on irons COOKING STOVES or TUB LnteNl Improved Patterns, Rouge's Grates, Marble Mantles, Tinners' Machines and Tools, Plumbers' Materials, Iron and Ilnss, deep well Force and Light Pumps. Sheet Lead, Lead and Iron Piping, Railroad Force Pnmps. Also the Great Labor-Saving Washing Machine and Wringer. All Order* attended to with 3upatch.,^gf Mob 1 6 lj WILLIS & CHISOLM, FACTORS , COMMISSION MERCHANTS AID SIfIPP/.V? JMGEJYT&1 Will attend to the purchase, sale and shipment to Foreign and Domestie Ports, of Cotton, Rico, Lumber and Naval 8tores. Atlonlio Wharf, Charleston, 8. C. E WILLIS, ALEX. R, CHISOLM. Mch 1 6 tf jaconet, dotted and plain SWISS, NANSOOK AND MULL Muslins, A NEW SUPPLY, at CLEVELAND, WALKER ft CO. CORN* FLOUR, BACON TjAR.ID, just reccired by CLEVELAND, WALKER ft CO.