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^ ?* ? W??mm*mrnmimm^ .. ... _i. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^ f-"'^2ff,^WSM9is?Ss5S^5!5??Sr^f^ ' _._ " - ' ' tag - tjM -, a' "* ' BY Wi l.LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE,; S. C.,;FRIDAY. APRIL 28, 1871. ; _;* ;.; ' VOtWC ^?'!. ? - - - * ? gg^?; : - ?% 1 : ( " j_ ~ ~ . : J " "~^ LAWS OF THE STATE. Acts and Joint Resolution Passed by the Legislature Session 1870 and 1871. ?? > (official.] AN ACT to Charter the Jacksonbon Ferry. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate And House of Representat ives of th< State of South Carolina, now met ant sitting in General Assembly, and by th< enf Af o Q m Q autuv/iiij \?i ?iv owmiv That the ferry formerly known a<* th( Jacksooboro Ferry, across the Fdist< Hirer, shall be, and the same is hereby Established a public ferry, and vested it .Thomas Grant, his heirs and assigns a term of seven years, with the priv of collecting the following r?ite.? PJH&of toll, to wit: For cach carriage and ^Tur horses, seventy-five cents; for eacl' carriage and two horses, fifty cents; foi each carriage and one horse, twenty-five cents; for horse and rider, fifteen cents; for each horse, five cents; for each head of cattle,'five cents; for each head ol sheep, goats, or hogs, two rents: Provided, That ho shall have the said ferry Jully established and in good working order within six months after the pass"ftfro r\ f fMo A ft' nrwl nrrtvi(]p<l. further. jth&t should the said Thomas. Grant, in the exercise of the privileges conferred Utfeh him by the forogoing charter, \vork WahWtg^W iHj'flty to an^' person "using wtVi, through hcgligei??e or dereliction of duty, iS *b*H beseemed guilty ?f -a misdemeanor, and upon eviction thereof, shall forfeit such chartered privileges. Approved March 10,1871. AN ACT to Renew the Charter of tJkC Ferry known as Ashepoo Ferry. (Be it enacted toy the Senate aud House' -of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Geatej*al Assembly, ami by tlie authority the same: }. . ? That the charter of the Ferry across Asbepoo River, awd .known as"Ashepoo -Kerry," be, and tbe same is, renewed rfor the term of fourteen years, and is .. hereby vested in Nathaniel Hieyward, this fa, executors, administrators and .ussigus, for said tenia .of fourteen years, . together with all the rights, privileges # and immunities heretofore incorporated in said'Charter. approved March 10, 1871. JOTNT RE80LUTT0ST io Provide far 1 the Payment of Mileage 'Certificates <if Mttnbetaof the Stat*. Bonrd of Edu. cation qflhc State of South Carolina. " \Vhereasf.8uclion 2 of an Act (entitled "An Act to establish and maintain a .system of :Free -Commou Schools ior t lie State of South .'Carolina," apprcruod i February.16. 1S7D, -iHefmetly sets forth j > i mill inemoers or uie (State ?joara ai Education of 'tine -State <of:South Caro.lina sljali fee oil tided, to receive a njilemye :&t >the .mte of twenty (20) *cents ywrmite. jollig to and returning from * i,he mtffetiugs of the-said .State Board of j Education, to be ;.paid by the State: 'Trcr.su rer on jirtROritution of a certificate wgmrti 4iy the (Chairman and Seoretary of-the 'Board aforesaid*; and whereas, meetings of the suid State Board of Education have been held in the city of Columbia, nomiy: on the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth days of Mach, 1870,jand'on -the tilth, sixth and Hevcnth days of Octobur, 18J0-; and whereas,'certificates of mileage, property made out and signed by the Chairman und Secretary -of the Board, were issued to-01 ootbers*4a attendance at the t<aid "meethigs of the said State Board of Educationand wlrcneas, the State Treasurer refused to <cai?b said certificates -of mileage, when presented to him for payment, giving as ub reason that?w specific *pj?w(p.rratiofi had been matte i /or Chat :and whereas, of Uic ;appa??priiiti<*n of twenty thousand (20,*>00) dollars for the pay of County Sehool Commissioners, as specified iu Section 4 an Act entitled "An Act to make appropriations and raise supplies for the year commencing in October, one thou* :sand eight huudred and sixty-eight," 2ipjH-oved March 23,1S09, there remains lit the State Treasury an unexpended balance of four thousand eight hundred and tweuty-two (4,822) dollarsand fortyone (41) cents; therefore, Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in CJenerul Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the aforesaid balance of four thousand eight hundred and twenty-two .(4,822) dollars and forty-one (41) cents, remaining and unexpended, of the ap propriation of tweuty thousand (20,000) dollars; lot the pay of County School Commissioners, for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1869, be, .vid the same is hereby, appropriated and set apart for mileage certificates of members of the State Board of Education of the State itf South Carolina, and the same shall be applied by the State Treasurer for j the payment of the mileage certificates ; aforesaid. Skc. 2. That this Joint Resolution 1 shall take effect from its passage. Approved March 1,1S71. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing A. | Ji. Taylor, J Learn Art/utr and otherx, j of Lexington County, to continue, for a Term of l\co Yearn, two Gate* Ercctcd ' " by them across the Old State Iioad, j in said County, at the Beginning and Terminus of their Planting Lands. Be it resolved by the Senate anil House of Representatives of the State of South j Carolina, now met and sitting in Geuer- i a! Assembly, and by the authority ot, the same: mat a. is. iayior, nenry Arinuranu others, of the County of Lexirigton.be, nncl they are hereby, authorized to continue, for a term of two years, two gates erected by them across the old State lioad, iu said County, at the beginning and termiuus of their planting lands. Approved March 2, 1871. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the JStatc Auditor and County Commamioncrs to Lery Certain Taxes. 9ia.it ?nrAl..,J t... ?!._ C< J. ,1 TT _ ? UJ lUCOL'UUlC UUU UUMCt of Representatives of the State of South Caroliua, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tj'ie authority of the 8:.me: That the State Auditor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to levy, | and cause to be collected, a tax not exceeding seven (7) mills on a dollar on all taxable property in the State, to meet appropriations for the fiscal year 1871; ana me county commissioners of the several counties in the State arc hereby authorized to levy, and cause to be collected, a tax not to exceed three (3) millB on a dollar on tlu> taxable property in the respective counties, for the fiscal year 1871. Approved March 7, 1871. JOINT RESOLUTION Directing Part of Certain Tax to be Devoted to the JCrcctiuu of a Court House and Jail in Manning. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General-Assembly, arid-by tho authority of tho same; ^ That two mills of the tax which the County Commissioners of the County of Clarendon are authorized to levy and S collect for the fiscal year 1870, shall be devoted to the erection of a Court House and Jail at Manning: Provided, so much shall be necessary. Approved March 7,1871. JOINT RESOLUTION to pay William. B. 2'immons Two Hundred and Thir? ty-threc Dollars and Forty-four Cents. . j ! Be it Resolved by the Senate and ' _' House of Representatives of the State ! < c of South Carolina, now met sitting in i i j General Assembly, and by the authority j < a of the same: j j " j That the sum of two hundred thirty ? j three dollars and forty-four cents be, 11 j and the sarue is hereby, authorized to i J ' be paid to William B. Timmons, late ? j | Sheriff of Darlington County, for the ' transportation of prisoners from Dar- 1 ' j lington Court House to Marion Jail, and < 1 f/M* iter thft toifl ni'icotinru wIiHa 1*11 t I ! route; the same to be paid by the .State j : Treasurer on the order of the Gov. eriior. , * I Approved March 9, 1871. ) ' f I 1 JOINT RESOLUTION to Extend the T Time for the Completion of Ike Fort J Itoyal liuitroad. j ' Be it Resolved by the Senate and | ? House of Representees of the State of i 1 ! South Carolina, now met and sitting in , | General Ai/:enib]y, and by the authority j' j of the same: j J j That the time for the completion of 1 the Port Roj-al Railroad, and every part f I thereof, is hereby extended for the period J j of two years from the passage of this * I Resolution. f v * | - Approved March 9,1S7K JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize C the County Commissioners of Kershaw ^ County to Levy a /Special ffoa: for the 5' Purpose of Building a County Jail. . lie it resolved by the Senate and 11 - . /-?, i n House of Representatives or tne state :J of South Carolina, now met and sitting 11 an General Assembly, and the authority of the saaae; j? That the County Commissions of Kct- s( sliaw County be, and they are hereby authorized to levy a special tax of two mills on the dollar upon the assessed A value of the real and persoual pro,perty ill said county, for the purpose of. erecting a counny jail at Cawdeu: v Approved March ItfTl. : 1 e | f * j * * r ' 4 5 v i 5 . JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the si Secretary of Mate to Contract with the Southern Jjomestic Gas Light Company for live Illumination of the State House ^ and Public Offieea therein. # Hie it resolved by theSenateand House A i of Iiepjx*sentatives of the.State qf South, | Carallua, now uict and sitting in Gener- " ! al A9se:uftily, aud by the authority of tJ thesatne.-: ' . *1 That the.-Secretary of State be, and he ?! is hereby, autihomcd and required to , oontruct immediately with the Southern ,n Domestic Gas JLi&ht Company for the construction of one>of Doty's Gas Generators, for the purpose of illuminating the .State House.and public otfices thereof, the cost therefor not to exceed two tij.'rasaiid dollars, and to fee .paid, upon * the order of said Secretary of State, out of any Moneys in i.he Treasury uot-oth- (* erwise appropriated. Approved 3?arch 10, T671. " AN ACT to A/moid cm Act cntiffed "An ? Act to Incorporate the Enterprise Rail- V1 way Company of Charleston, South ^l Section 1. JSe it enacted by tin* 8cu- f11 ate and House of Representative of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same-: j '*c The Enterprise Kail-road Company arc c.? l?ereby .authorised lo lay -thei* railroad i 'l1 track through ami along any street of , the city<?t'-Charleston, which maybe nec- [V essary, in order to coma-oct with the track -of the South Carolina JRailroad j c'r Company, and track o4' the Jsorj-hcust-1 V -era iiailroad Company, and to connect j East Bay Street with the Ash ley-Hiver. Six.. 2. The said company ave further j authorized to fciy their railroad track 1,1 and run their cars from any point or points on the Cooper Ri. ^er, to any point or points on the Ashley River, within ^ the city of Charleston, or within ten cc miles of the corporate limits of said city. Sec. 3. The said company are further ';c autliorized to issue seven per cent, cou- ^ pon bonds, to the amount of ten thou- ~ sand dollars for every mile of completed se railway. co Sec. 4. The said company are further c5 authorized to lay their railway track or :u tracks, should itj. be found desirable, Fe down to the water front of any of the 1o, wharves of the said city.' JSec. 5. The track or tracks herein au- Dc thorized may be used by said company ior carrying m'lgnis u?u jmssuh^-u, ?i cither, at the option of-said company. P( Approved March 9, 187i. m AN ACT to Incorporate the Champion P1 J look and Ladder Company, of i Cheater. * :' ' -. / I Suction 1. Be it enacted by the Sen-1 j.u ate and House of Representatives of 10 the State of South Carolina, now met j .cu and sitting in General Assembly, and ^ by the authority of the same, That Crocket Champion, Malachi Grayson, &( Theodore Boyd, ^Benjamin Walker, B. F. Michael, Harrison Bailey, John Lee, c? and their associates and successors be, and rc are hereby, constituted a body corporate f and pftlltic, undo;- the name aud style " of the Chnmnion ifook and Ladder Company, of Chester, with a eapital stock not exceeding the sum of five A thousand dollar*, with the right .to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded in any Court of competent Jurisdiction, j1' to have and to use a common seal, aud the same to alter at will and pleasure, and with all other rights, privileges and immunities that are now secured by law to like incorporated bodies. . Ji SEC. 2. This Act shall- be deemed a J. public Act, and shall remain in force "? for a term of-fiftectj years. be Approved February 28, 1871. cr .. ti' AX AQT to Incorporate the JRock Hill so Hook and Ladder Company. y< Skctiox-,1. Be it cuactcd by the tli Senate and Ilonse of Keprcaontativos | of the Statft of South Carolina, now j met and sitting in General Assembly, sj ; ajwirby 'the authority of tho same: p; That Captain A. E. Hutchinson, Cap- p< i tain Iredell Jones, W. M. McCully, M. 13 1 I). Steele, It. H. McCush, Charles E. I Cobb, P. G. Keesler and J. H. Wither| spoon and their associates and successors, be, and they are hereby, constituted j a body corporate and politic, under the j name and style of the Itoek Hill Hook and Ladder Company, with a capital | stock uot exceeding tho sum of five j thousand dollars, with the right to sue ; and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, j in any court of competent jurisdiction, ! to have and to use a common seal, and s j the same to alter at wilt and pleasure, tl ! and with all other-rights, privileges and Ri i immunities that.are now secured by law b I to like incorporated bodies. 8uo. 2. This Act shall ue aeemeu ? {; I public Act, and shall remuiu iu force d t for the term of fourteen years. j C Approved February 28,1871. I n : < - ? AN ACT to Incorporate the Whippcr h G'narcU, of Christ Church Parish. ? . o Section 1. Be it euacted by the Ben- h ate and House of Representatives of the (j State of .South Carolina, now met and i Bitting in General Assembly, and by the i authority of tlic snm$j . t>! That A. Smith, C. F. Nerthe, T. Asli burn, Enoch Menall, Loyd Beckett, F Robinson, B. F? Scott, and their success ors and Associates, shall be, and the; are hereby, incorporated made and de clared a body politic and corporate, ii deed and in law, by the name and styl of the Whipper Guards, and, as sucl body politic and corporate, shall havi power to make, use, have and keep i common seal, and the same at will t< alter; to make all necessary by-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land and to have succession of officers am members, conformable to such by-laws md to sue and be sued, plead and bi impleaded, in any Court of Law o Equity iu this State, and to have, usi Hid enjoy all other rights, and be sub ect to all other liabilities incident t( 3odies corporate. Snc. 2. That this Act shall be deemcr ind taken to be a public Act, and shal continue of force for fourteen years fron he passage thereof. Approved March 1, 1871, VN ACT to Incorporate the^Salamandn Hook and Ladder Compa <y, of Gcorr/e own, S. C. Section 1. Be itcnaeted by the Sonde and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met ant; itiing in General Assembly, aud by he authority of the same: That A. H. Dorril, Frederick Arnloiter, Murray Prior, and t-lieir associ.tes and successors in io office, be, and hey are hereby, constituted a body cor>orate and politic, under the name and tyle of Salamander ilook and Ladder Company, with a capital stock which hall not exceed the sum of five thouand dollars, with a right to sue and be ued, to plead and be iinpleaded, in any ,'ourtof competent jurisdiction, to have nd to use a common soal, and the same t) alter *t will and pleasure; and to iftw fiinl pniov nil nfhr>r ri'rliJM ni'ivl ~ ? J"J ? -v?" -O T *' -?jgcsand immunities that are now, or lay be hereafter, secured by law to like ncorporated bodies. Skc. 2. This Act shall be deemed * ublic Act, and shall continue in force >r the term of fourteen years. Approved March 1,1871. lX ACT to Amend the Charter of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, qf Charleston. JJe it enacted by the Senate nd House of Representatives of the tate of South Carolina, now met and tting in General Assembly, and by the athority of the satne, That the char:r of the German Evangelical Lutheran ,.r in 10.11 IJUll/U, KJ L X/Jiail^lMCI, ^lailivu 111 lU71t id renewed by an Act of the General ssembly, ratified the nineteenth day ' December, A. D. eiglifJhundreiLand rty-five/is hereby extended' and ; feonuued in force, and so amended-as to atiioriae-said corporation to hold prop ty, real and personal, to the amount ' one hundred and fifty thonsaud dol.rs. Approved March 9,1S71. N ACT to Provide for the Government of the South Carolina Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind. ' '' fcETiox.1, Beit eiyictedby tlie Sone and House of Representatives of the ate of South Carolina, now met and tting in General Assembly, and by the ithority of the same: T-!?Lfc.*Hia Excellency the Govern nor, e Comptroller-General, and tlie State iperintendant of Education, be, and ey are hereby, constituted a Hoard, to known by the name, style and title the Board of Commissioners of the }af and Dumb and the Blind, and arc ire by vested with the supervision and ntrolof the affairs and tmvernmeni of e South Carolina Institution for the Juration of the Deaf ami Dumb and e Blind, located at Cedar Springs, ;iar tan burg County, S. C. The Gov nor shall be ex officio Chairman, and ic State Superintendant of Education, icretary of the said Board. Sue. 2. That the said Board of Comutiwtf nnnilflllr /til till* rst Monday in November, at the office ' the Governor,?and .atsuch other times ul places as the Chairman of the t)ard shall direct. Said Board shall reive no compensation for their services. Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of ? t /vf* onifl 11 r\c% ?/! f/-\ flui iv; viaij uj duiu ijvai u lv tuv )utli Carolina Institution for the Ertu,tion of the Deaf and- Dumb and the lind at least twice during each school ssiou thereof, in order to notice tlic ndjtion of the Institution, the efflcienr'and faithfulness of the pupil-; thereof, id to submit to-the paid Board tyrtfren ports of such visits. He shall be alwed actual travelling expenses incurrI in making such visits; tho same to ! subject to the approval of the other emberg of tb,e Board, and b? paid om the funds appropriated for; the sup >ri or-me m&muuon. Skc. 4. That the said Board of Comissioners shall have p'ower to appoint n incip.il ami such teachers ana officers ie Institution us they shall deem relisite, and to fix their salaries; to csblish conditions, forms and regulations r the admission of pupils to the Instiition, and to prescribe such rules and Maws as they, in their judgment, shall em necessary for the management and >od gouernme'nt of the Institution. Sec. o. All Acts, or parts of Acts, in nslstent with this Act, are hereby uealed. Sue. G. Tliat this Act shall take eflect 0111 its pnssaire. ^ Approved March 7f 1371. N ACT to Incorporate the Young Men'sBrUlwx};) Association. Section1 1. Be it enacted by the Sene and House of Representatives, of io State of South Carolina now met ?d Pitting in General Assembly, and'by ic authority of the same: .. . That J. G. Allston. William S. Cole. icob Gaval, N. S. Wayne, John Brown, Taylor,' J. ~Hayne and J. R? FincKr ?y, arpi tbc^r; associates, aud auccessqra, *, mid they are hereby, declared a body >rporatc and politic, by the -panic-and tie of the "Young Men's Brotherly-A*iciation," for the space of fourteen >ars;and that.they have power, by ieir corporate name and style, to sue id be sued', to plead and be Impleaded, ? nuvu auu iu u?u uit'ii uwu strui, uiiu i make their own by-laws, notihconstent with the laws of the land, with >wer to purchase and hold real and ?rsonal estate to the kmountf of twen' thousand dollars. Approved March 7,1871. } L*J X ACT to Release the Lien of the State upon a Lot of Land in the City of Charleston, owned by the South Carolina Institute for the Promotion of Art, Mechanical Inr/cnuity and Industry, and take a similar Lien upon the yew Hall erected bu said South Carolina Institute. *uSection 1. Be it enacted by the cnate and House of Representatives of le State of South Carolina; now met nd sitting in General Assembly, and y the authority of the same: ~ That the lien of the State of South arollna upon the sum of ten thousand ollars appropriated by the Act of the feneral ASs6ml>Iy entitled "An Act to lake appropriations for the year, comleneinj? in October, oiie thousand eif^lit undred and fifty-two,"- uitified ou.l&tli f December, 1852, be, and the same is ereby, -released, and the Comptroller tenerti? i$ hereby directed t^ente* satisictioB upon the morttrapre off the.lot ihd^ituatc on tTfe east side of Meefin?* >rect, in the city Charleston, executed i- by the South Carolina Institute for the \ promotion of Art, Mechanical Tngenuity and Industry, to William Laval y Treasurer of the Lower Division of the - State or South Carolina, to secure the ti' said appropriation: Provided, however, e That the City Council of Charleston ) shall also release its claim against the e South Carolina Institute for the promoa tion of Art, Mechanical Ingenuity and > Industry: Provided, further, That the , said lot be sold at public auction, after , ten days' notice, published in the daily 1 papers of Charleston, and the proceeds , i thereof appropriated to the payment of i j the cost of the new hall recently erected r j on the Washington Race Course by the ; j said South Carolina Institute: Provided, : Thnfr flin Qtnfrik r\f Qnnflt PnPA-, 1 J1*' Wiw f X 1IMV Villi UlllVV V* vx? V ) i Iiua shall have the same lien and claim, j to the extent of money realize'! from I | the paid sale, upon the said new hall 1 j erected as aforesaid, that has heretofore t j existed upon the said lot of land. Approved March 7, 1871.; AN ACT to Incorporate the Brewer Gold Mining Company, of South Carolina. SecTtoN 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the ; fetnte of couth Carolina, now met ana I i sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That Thomas S. Cavender, Charles J. Andell and Joshua Clendencn.and sueh persons as now are, or hereafter may be, associated with them, their successors and assigns, be, and they arc hereby, constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Brewer i Gold Mining Company, by which name and style they are hereby made capable in law to have, hold, purchase, receive. I work, sell, mortgage, lease, enjoy and : ] retain to them, their successors and asi signs, lauds, tenements, mines of all charcters, and chattels of whatsoever J kind, the.f may deem conducive to the j object and interest of the said corpouij tion, which are mining and working for gold and other minerals, and manufacturing the same, in Chesterfield County, land other parts of South Carolina, and I of sending the same to marlfet. Sro. 2. That the said corporation, by their name and style aforesaid, may sue nnrl ho cunri nlpnrl nnr? Tip i rr?n1pfwtad in any Court of this State, make and use A common seal, and -alter aud change the same at their pleasure, and make and establish such by-laws aud regulations, and such alterations, and amendments thereof, not in conflict with the Constitution or laws of this State, or. of the United States, ae they shall deem proper. Sec. 3. That: the capital stock of the said corporation shall be twenty! thousand dollars, with the right to increase the same by the vote of a majority of the Directors, to any sum not exceeding one million dollars; that the said corporation shall commence business within sixty days after its capital stock shall have been "subscribed, and the stock maybe paid either in money, real estate I mining leases, machinery, or any otner ' kind of property, the same to lie divided | iutvi such number of shares oh the said corporation may determine, and the shares to bo assignable and negotiable ! under sucli rules as the said corporation i may "proscribe. j. Sue. 4. That there shall be annual meetings of the Stockholders, at such i time and place as they may designate, 1 for the. purpose of choosing a Board of : Directors, to consist of not less than 'three nor more than nine, each of : whom shall be a stockholder, and a ninl nlluir tvttifU'tHOf tlu> Sllld corporation, who may bo membersof Ihc I : 'sai<l Board of Directors, to iriauage tlieir i afFaire. | Sec. 5. That the said corporation shall | keep an office at their principal mine in ; ChesterfiehJ County, which, for all judi- j ; eial purposes, shall be deemed their , location; and also one in Philadelphia, [ or New* York, if they -choose ; and all j ! meetings of the Stockholders and Direc- I tors maybe held at such places, in or J out of the Stnte, as may be directed by the by-laws of the said corporatton. ! Skc. 6. That the said corporation shall j have all the rights and privileges granted by law to other Gold Miniug Companies in this State, and all the psoperty 1 rteal and personal, of the said corporation, shall be liable for their debts, and the private property of the Stockholders | shall be liable fo'r tfifc debts of the said j corporation to the amount of stock subscribed by them respectively, and not actually paid in mbney or in property, 1 at the time of the commencement of the suit against them. I Sec. 7. That the said corporation shall | lmev u legal cxistance from the time of the passage of this Act, and this Act shall continue in force for the term of * thirty years from and after the time of I its .passage, and the privileges and fran- j ehises granted by this Act shall not be ! i withdrawn during that term. Approuect -Marun v, isa. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled11 An | Act to Revise, Simplify and Abridyc ; Ihc Iiuto, Practice, Pleadings and ; Forms.of the Courts in this State. Section' 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the j authority of the same: i That the first subdivision of Section 23 of the Act entitled "An Act to revise , Hunttlil'y,4inU abriU^ethe Rules, Practicc | Pleadings and Fqnns of tlie Courts in | tIfiHc State," approved March 1. A. 1). 1870, be amended so as to rcaJ as folI lows: The Court of General Sessions at i j Green vi Wet forihe County of Gretfriville ! on the first Mooday of-January,- May j and September; fand the Court of Com- j mon Pleasat Gteennvjlfe, for the Couu- j j ty of Greenville, on tlie first Wednesday ; j after the first Monday in January, may j : nnd September. i 1vi ?) fPlm r'nunfv nf \fiiinnri ia horri. ! by trauftferrted from the Fourth Court to ! ''the Third (jlreuik i ? j. ^ Ji Sec. 3. Section 20 of an Act entitled | j "An Act to revise, simplify and abridge ! ; tha -Rules,-Practice, Pleadings and Forms of the Courts in this State," is i > hereby amended by the addition of the! folllo\v#ng subdivision: .The Ci>urt of j Genial- SesfiiOiis at Marion,'for the | County of Marion, on the Third Mon- ; day after tlie fourth Monday of January, \ May and October; and the Court of Com ; mon Pleas ut Marion, for the jDounty o/ Marion, on the first Wednesday after ; i the: third Monday after the fourth Moiij day of January, May aod October. I;' Sec. 4. Section 20 of> the Act men 1 tinueil in the third Section of this Act is hereby amended by striking out the third subdivision thereof, and the fourth subdivision shall hereafter be the third subdivision, and the tifth shall hereafter be the fourth. r - or. C " 'PU??V A IV. Vv^nnaeoAB n* ,1 V?? 1 "*?? 4?>.i 'j'i triiis i?nu * recognizances"or every kind, whether respecting juries, witnesses, bail, or otherwise,<which relate to tlie Term* of the* Courts 6T Common Pious ami Wen eral Session,, as heretofore established; and.njade returnable to said Courts, as lieretoTore established, shall be returnable ami applicable to the Courts, as os-, -tabllili^p.Sy this Act. I Approved March 9,1871. AN ACT to Empower, Authorize, and Jiccjuirc t/te County Commissi oners of Orangeburg County to Build a Bridge. -| Acrtm thq-j North Fork of Ed i hog m ' Riveri artd establishing a Itond tJ- Tfin^efrortt to the - 'Town ' of Branch' ville. Section 1. Bo it enactcd by the Senate and House ?f Representatives of t State of South Carolina, now met ai sitting In General Assembly, and by t aathorlty of the same: That the County Commissioners Orangeburg County be, andareherel empowered and required to build ( early as practicable) a bridge across t North Fork of Edisto River, and to < tabiish a road therefrom to the town . Branchville, in said County; and, if n j cessary for said purpose, they may ar shall have the right to levy a special U for the purpose aforesaid. Approved March 0,1871. AN ACT to Incorporate the Pleasa Grove Baptist. Church, in Darlingh Covntyt South Carolina. . ftk'nTfAV 1 Uti It onanfnil Kxr fVio fin A A. JL/V. IV ViKIVVVU bllV W ate and HouSe of Representative of ti State of South Carolina, now met ai silting ill General Assembly, and by tl authority of the same: That the members of the said socie be, and are hereby, incorporated, ai are hereby declared to be a body corp rate, by tliat name and style shall ha succession of olfleers and'members, ar shall have a common seal. Sec. 2. That the said corporation shn have; power to purchase, receive, ar hold any real or personal estate not e: ceediiig in value the sum of twenl thousand dollars,, and to sell, convt and dispose* of the same, and, by its co porate name, may sue and be sued'i any Court of this State, and to mal such rules and by-laws; not repbgnai to law; as it may consider necessary at: expedient. Sec. 3. That this Act shall be deem( and taken to be a public Act, audsha continue in force for thfc term of twei ty-flve years. Approved March 0,1871. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitle "An Act /or'the Better J'rotcction i Migratory Fish." : Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sei ate and House of Representatives of tL Stateof South Carolina, now fiiet an sitting in General Assembly, and by tt infh.ii-iMr nf Mia onmi? That an Act entitled "An Act for tl: better prwtection of migratory fish" t amended'as follows: That at no tin during the yearshall there be any pe manent obstructions, of any kind or m ture whatever, in any of the inlan creeks, streams or Waters of the State I the free migration of fish, and . on an after the passage of this Act there.pha be a close tiirie ill all the creeks, strean' and inland-waters of this State froi the setting of the sun each Saturday ui: til the rising of the sun on each'Mo i day, during which time all seines, net wires, or any plan or device for the stoj page or catching of fish "which obstru< more than two-thirds of any stream other,,'than a dam for manufacturin purposes, shall be removed from sai creeks, streams or waters, and'the oWnc in whole or in part, of any auoh obatrQi tion, plan or device shall be liable to fine of twenty dollars for eatih and ever offence, one-Iialf to go to the inform* and the other half to the use of tli County in which such obstruction j found. . .! .. Skc. 2. That all manufacturing coti panics or persons who have erected, < may erect, artificial dams across the ir land creeks, streams or waters of thi State, Which prevent the migratory fin from ascending the same, shall, iinm< diatcly after tjie passage of this Ac construct proper fisliways over the sami and should such manufacturing com pi nies or persons refuse or lail so to d< they shall be liable to a (ineof five thoi sand dollars, recoverable by the Count in which such (lain has been or may I erected, in a Court of competent juris diction. Stcc. 3. That should any person orpei sons cause to flow into, or be cart int< any of the creeks, streams or inland \v? ters of this State any impurities that ar poisonous to fish or destructive tothei spawn, such person or persons shal upon conviction thereof, be punishabl with a fine of not less than five bundle dollars, or imprisonment of not les than six months in the County jail; th fine to go one-half to the informer, an the other half to the County: Providcc That the duties assigned by the Join Resolution of January 19, 1870, to th Board of Fish Commissioners, be, au they are hereby, assigned artd ttamsfett ed to Commissioner of the Bureau < Agricultural Statistics. 6ec. 4. This Act to take efl&Ct ou an after its passage. Anmreved March 9,1871. AN ACT to Rechartcr Maxwell Bridge, over Seneca Jilver, in Ocont County. Be it enacted by the Senate an House of Representatives of tli State of South Carolina, now met an sitting in General Assembly, and by th authority of the same: That the bridge kuown a9 Maxwell Bridge, over Seneca River, in Oconc County, be, and the same is hereby, r< chartered for the term of fourteeu year.and the same vested in Mary L. Ma? well, Marion Maxwell and Annie Sloai their heirs and assigns, with the saui privileges and rates or ton as luose uen toforc allowed by law. Appioved March 9, 1871. ^ Adjournment of Congress?An Exti Session of the Senate. The first session of the Forty-secon Congress closed yesterday after com pie ing the work to which it had limited i self?the passage of the Ivu Klux an Degeiency bills, lioth these measure have been signed by the President an arc now laws. The session just close has done little good, except negatively The Ku Klux bill cannot be Calk* either a wise or a necessary measure, ur til the experiment, of general amnest had been found Incapable of securin the aims it contemplates, and a defieier qy bill, in the very nature of things, i an evil. The greatest good to be tract1 to tht} session just expired is the hegi tive one ofrallowing the St. Doming business to drop into oblivon. The startling invectives which M Summer and Mr. trchiirz Jaunehe against tlie President and. the fra tenure of existence by which the repuf lican party now hangs are the startling ly significant effects of that really jnsij niiicaut measure, and the manly disi vowal of auy desire to enforce his polic against that of the people, which tii President made in his message tram mitting the acanian report, oi me o J)orningfl Commissioners, is the brigh est point in connection with it. Tli first session of the Forty-second Coi gross, therefore* not being respoiwibl for the introduction of that measun deserves great praise for having cxtii guislied it. It built better than it kuev perhaps, for the republican party ma owe many years of new life to the saga* i fir ?if itu !1 f> f. The session that had been productiv of little good ended in a turmoil that bound to be productive of excessive evi Ben Butler yesterday made his lon^-di layed personal exphfnatiort. which lun oif ont to be personal toward Garre Davis and General Farnsworth and e: planatory of uothiug... He drew dow upon himself in consequence such ii vtsotive from Farnsworth that even h tliiek hide winoed and smarted. The Mr. Beck, of Kentucky t us best frieu for the absent Senalor from that Stat lashed Butler again, a id in the midst < ascctic in which indecorum, nbu c nr he disorder were alone l^cognizame, u nd session was declared adjourned. i> lie The President has issued his procl raation calling the Senate together 1 of extra session on the 10th of May nes iy, it is unt'e stood, to Jake action upon ti as proceed,n^s of the Joint High' Commi he sion, a report of which will probably 1 ;s- ready for submission by that time.?J otj Y JIeraUL u ?i ?; . e? r i^i j i: i 1(*. Very beautiful and touching- are ^ 1 following lines from 'Madge." Tlu will bring tears to the eyes of evei mother who lo6kti: into an empt ^ j cradle.? Vicksbxerg Herald. ! "She used sometimes to have tt n-1 strangest fancies?tb heal* her children lie voices about the empty house, to ? id , them moving in her room at night."?. 1)6 Brave Lady. a x AiAJLftLp. ?r iu l To-night, In the grey, glooming tw o-j'- 'light, * ve When the shadows aro falling wlthou id , I fancy I see little children :. | Hiding and running about. - '< ill 1 Beautiful, sunny-haired children, id With eyes IHrtPthe purple sea waves ; s- And yet it is years si nee.I laid them ty Asleep in their still, little graves. >y v ' - ''' * r- My children, my precious, dead chi in' ' drenl, ,, . ie J seem to couht cach little head; nt j You are thronging and playing abor id me-. ' , 11 can not believe that you are dead I id And yet i n tin? bitterest sorrow 11 I've seen all my beautiful four, Q-" Taken up, in their tiny, black coffins, And rev'rently borne out the door. ' *, j ::: ? But to-night you are all with you d mother, n " ^ Despite of these desolate years, Anu my heart slowly beats;with a raj i" ' tur*, '? Untouched by the ehrisra of tear#, d My Lou, and my Guy, aiid ray Alia ie My David, the youngest and last, Are laughing, aim' flitting aroun ,e me, j ?e As often they did in the past. ie t ' -? >?M , r* The years fade away into nothing* ; 1" Since, here, in this very same room, d T Unlit U*Ha T An tm ho* or.?Hf ' ' X livm lip.IV XiWU y VIII IIWl C|/K J V t % Went o?t in the whjverhig gloom. : d Aiid there in the low willow CtydJe* '1 "SVliteh long Has been put out of sighi >s One dimpled arm tossed on the pll 11 low, . , My baby Is lying to-night. 3> My Guy; with his sweet, boyish 'laugfi 5" ter, Impatiently springs to tiiyside, ii And hold*, for hi smother's undoing. A top string all knotted and tied. .! Ana Alice, my two-year old?Alice, !r. With eyes that are dewy and rare, ' * Tiptoes' till her soft, yellow tresses ft Just reach to the back of my chair. y , ;r I kiss my boy's.azure, vciued,tern \e pics, . And riote, with an anxious surprise, A wearied took creep o'er his. fee tures, , 1 >r And languidly sit in his eyes. }" "I'm tired, -mamma: won't yon tak 'e me? . " I couldn't play top if I tried." ;';Ah^Guy, my little sou! thou wei t, "tireil!" *5 I knew It next day when he died. . . J? And, Ali<je, my fair little daughter, l" How well I remember the day, y When they brought to your grief-strick ,ei enjuother ' Her little girl drowned in the bay. | Yet to-night you are standing besid r" | mc, ' As I've seen j*ou so often before, L~ ] Your snowy white robes half unfas e J tened, | Your little bare feet on the floor. e I >r.'. j i flktMran ? j iUJ X/ttViU . IUC IftOll Ul lilj VU UUi v tJ The prt>tide?t and merriest one, ^ Iscnunting Uis gay-coh>red marbles? ? My beautiful, brigut little son! ; ? I His curls in ft soft, golden tangle, Drift over his poor mother's knee; ^ His eyes, full of tenderest loving, Arc smilingly lifted to me. ri Alas! all these beautiful visions Are sent but my sorrow to mock; d My arms fot- long years liavd beei u empty? Their cribs have forgotten to rock. But 1 patiently wait for the future, , When, after this sorrow and pain, ; My God, in liis infinite goodness, Will give me my children again. d ?^ e ! INTERVIEW WITH A RED REFUGES lli . 1 I Commnniers not Commuaists?The Par ?s is Revolutionists not Socialists, bu e Republicans Contending for Discec *" tralization?Tiie Church Robberie !< Exaggerated. - . (I Events passing in Franco lend an ab j. sorbing interst to everything conuecte< with red republicanism. The view presented in the following article an those of the leading men of the party Accompanied by a red republican friend ? a World reporter called upon the chie j of the Reds in New York, a geutlemai who for four years was a member of th< 1 Assemblee Coiibtituante and of the As d ; sembleeLegislative, until.thecoi/jud'eta l-' forced him to seek refuge, in America l- j The picture of this terrible sana culott d j offers a strong contrast to tlie popula '? j idea of the red republican leaders d ; There was no mounting of dark am d | diny staircases to the garnt of the aus r'? '.tele republican, on the contrary the re d porter and his lriend were at once ush i- ered into a largo parlor furnished witl y taste and giving evidence of the posses g siou of wealth by the proprietor. How i-! ovpr the most: atrikinz .feature of th ia; parlor study was a large collection .0 (1 valuable books well-bound, and arrang i- ed in capital order; The ex-member 0 0 Assemble^, M. Pelletier, a hale and .vig orous fookmg hia'u about fifty years 0 r. age, had been engaged in examining th d proofs of a journal published iu the in il terest of the democratic republic by th >- French societies of the United States After the usual compliments had beei exchanged, the World reporter inform 1- ed M. Peiiitier that he would like t y know what were the real views am i?? objects of the red republican party li <- i France. t. ! M Pullpf.'pr?T Rlmll hf> inmt Imnnv t t- i give you every information. No on e j kuows better than I do the real senti i-! meuts of the rouge party. The leader luj iike Felix Pyatt, Cretnleux, and Gen | erul Ciausert, are my intimate friends i- j with whom I am in continual corres j pondenee. You will excuse hie if I aa, y that tha journals in the United State cziiibit a profound ignorance both of th j cauaea and aims of the present move y j meiit. >s Keporter?The American people hav no sympathy with the socialistic thee s* l ies "which are attributed to the Reds. M. 1'.?That is exactly one of the mis tt j takes made by the journalists at thi c-; side and the correspondent in France ? j The socialists, who desire to have every l thing in common, form but a smalle i* J section of tlie revolutionary elemenl n | The adherents of the Commune are id'! however,, very numerous, and includ e, I the ablest spirit of France.' The strue [>t* pie is an old oue, and was begun so fa id tuck as the twelfth ccntury, io th le reign 01 *ung itobert, Bat the term communist, which is applied to thie a- party, is incorrect, as there is no inteiitn tion to interfere with the rights of proit, perty. The object of the commuhierB, ie which Is the proper terra, is to decen8. iralize the governing power, so that the >e French people may direct their own y. affeirs, Paris desires to control her own xaurifcfpal taxes, to elect her mayor and municipality; giving to each great centre and to each commune, the same right 18 It is rtotqirue that the Commune desire -y to make itself independent of thd gen y eral government.. What this roiigt v party want is that Frenchmen maj exercise the same right, in almost tb< same way, as to the American jjeople ie They do not wish to have corwe# *b tenmunicipiotixetleTnaire," answering ;e to your Mayor, and Common Council A appointed by the, government. Whai woQld the people of New York say ii the government at Washington were tc appoint the Mayor and Common CoUfrj. cflj,without consulting the wishes,a ; . opinions of the people? Would thej t not rush to arms to defend f their' rights ' from invasion? If this! usurpation would be tvraBic in New York, fit can not be just at Paris, and yet this injustice has contirruediu Finance for twentj years* The rights of the people have M been ignored, and . the nominees of the government have taxed the people with|. out their consent*: and!dispose#of the taxes without rendering an account to the tax-pnyei?. yi^u R,?A Very bad ^npression wrs produced in the United States by Ihe Com muhe taking up arms against the Assembiee Nationale, which cerfainly represented the people. M: P.?It i i hot correct to .say that the Commune took op' arms against the Assemblee. Sp tong >as the Assemblee recognized the rights (f the people the Commune obeyed the orders* of the government but wh^a the butcher Vi"11 oy was sept to command the .army a1 Pauls, And to disarm the/ National Guard the oeoole bee&n to fear treaehdfr. The , suppression of, the.republjcan journals, *' and the dispeipion or.publio meetings, d gave unquestionable'proof that an attenlptito overthrow the 'ferrubHc was about to be. marie by the military congpiritqrs. who in;'4&had delUged-Franqe in blood,;. It ^aa onlywhen matters arrived at this'point that the Commune " resolved t6 take the necessary precautions against anothfe*' coup vtat. The Asseinblee had violated the trust Of the I people by attempting.to.deprive them of II the in^henflble^gbts; of ^jreeifleo, to meet in piiblio to discuss all matters toU^hfng'the general ^elfrire j' tb' express through 'th(P medliim' bf1 the press their opinions: andLtoicarry arms /or tho. protection,of their.Iiberty aga|nst all reactionists. ,'It is absqrd.Jo imagine that because in eh art'delegated for cer - tain will-defined duties to & national assembly they have the' right"to ^uslave the peoplo whose creatures they are. The moment & Representative assembly attempts the liberty , of their constituent^J its legal chtlra3fet,''6ease8, and all its acts become noll and void. Let .mre " take one more; illustration, from. Ameri? can institutions. What would the ped: pie of New; York say if the' representatives whom they send to Congress should pass a law forbidding the citizens tc hold a meeting in the Cooper Institute; and should order the disarmament of ^ trr u ? ^ i. ikv tne xsauonai uuaru c vvnuiu not iu? ,, people of New York regard thfs action as insolent usurpation falling foi prompt and vigorous resistance? It is to be regretted that M. Theirs never visited this republic, wnero he might have learned that the people can be trusted with the possession of arms. Ais views on this matter are of the old monarchical stamp. The people must ? submit blindly and without question c to the rule of the government, it was not until the government of Versailles attempted to disarm the people of Paris that blood was shed. B.?What explanation can be offered " for the murder of Generals JLecomte and Thomas ?. ' M. P.?The killing of the.generals was not the act of the Commune, and in the case of General Thomas it is supposed to .have resulted from< a personal resentment. , General Thomas took the epaulettes from the shoulders of General Courteand spat iu his faoe because he refused to order his, soldiers to fire ou JO J tlie people - 1U 'to, uuu muuc uiiuovji many aud. bitter enemies, among the republicans. ,Had two red republicaa officers been arrested under similar circumstances at Versailles. thfey - would have been shot.at cnce. without attracting any special attention. But the lieds are treated as were the Jews long ago; they have no rights, and if the party of what is called order chooses to shoot them down, the worid Ms silent. I Thus, when in '48 Consideraut issued a proclamation of amnesty, signed by , Cavaignac, to all the republicans who would lay down their arms, faith was t broken, and the unfortunates who sur1 rendered were massacred by the soldiers 8 ! or transported tq.C¥ue. But as these i butcheries were committed in the name ] of "order;'.' the public conscience 01 tne I world was not at all offended, and the - culpaitfc bccame heroes and saviours of society.' ' s. . It.?Hoy do you account fortheaction e of the Beds towards the priests, which i9 ft direct negation of those, principles >. | of iiberty which they profess? I j M. P.?I believe these stories to be II untrue, and circulated for the purpose e | of creatiHg effect. Take for example the I Archbishop of Paris; he was imprist1 oned, then scourged, and finally killed ; but he Jiow turns up quite well at Verc j saillcs. So it is with the stories of plunr I tier?they have no foundation; any one j caught stealing would be at ouce shot. | Tne republican party is composed - ! principally or wording men, aiiu torui - ; the most respectable portion of the eom"inaunity. They we fighting for prinei11 pie, not for plunder, and seek to give -1 eqimltYeedom to all. At present France - [ is weighed down by ignorance, which ^successive' governments have imposed f | on the French people in order the better : to exploit them. The red republic f; sleeks to extend' education and teach -! men the knowledge of their rights, and f! though the republic may fail to-day, ' 1 ---Ml - ~ tv?? ??? ?% ftvun u j SHC will III 19V pUICA illJU SH/iUiigv;* <>V... " j the struggle. We represent progress, e j and our ultimate success is assured. ' | Attuis point the interview terminated, 11 ;?ud the reporter, thanking M. Pelletier " for his kindness, withdrew. J j [Ar. Y. World. 11 I *" * j Over 40,000 canaries arc brought to o : this country every year, And probably e ! 10,000 more are raised for the purpose of i- sale. The numberof bulfinches, thrush's es, robbinsand larks annually imported i-! rise as high as live or six hundred to j, each variety. There are fully 3,000 Java 1 -???. ? lirmiirht to the Uuited States y by vessels from tlmt region, and fully as s | many parrots are yearly sold in New e York alone: Wax bills and other min1 ute varieties are scarce, and seldom arI rive in quantities of more than 100 01 o 1 200 each year. Paroquets and love birds i- . from Australia follow parrots in their j relative importance. 3 " ^ I Noiseless Smoking.?A burly Tnu" tou, whose taste for beer could not be r disputed^ entered an omnibus one day ' with a huge meerchaum in his mouth, - and taking the only vacant seat, proe ceeded to roll forth full volumns of >- ?moke. The coi:du ;tor, seeing this vior !ation of rule:*, ftepped up to him, and e aid, "No smoking allowed."?Th? L 1X3 CCD man, casing uis pipe irum uis i mouth with an air of astonishment, thus replied to the politeconductor: > "I don'tmake no'noise venlschmokes." ; : SODTHEEiToRATOBS, , . > - a r V? , Press; thus alluHeB^some^^Southerti men In Congress, ia the years just | prior to the rebellion: . The South' always predominated in ? fascinating. and plausible,, rhetoric.? Winter Davis of Maryjand, was,-at onco ? a logician and a declaimer. His sharp umor voice* ws incisive, aentetices and ; jeady wit^ hU.fine figure, were,< admirably reinforced by acute reasoning pewV ere and admirable legal training; ' i A rare specimen or the aame .^nalitiea : was" Judab P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, c now a* practitioner before the Queen's ' Bench lu London. His^andaome Jewish face, his liquid tones and easy unun- ciationr, contrasted well-with his skill r as a debater, and hia; accuracy as a stu' dent. 1 * , -z ^ ? 1 tpldrre Soule, a' Senator froartHe same ' State, was * different, yet a? peculiar a / type. His swarthy, complexion, black, flashing ey?s, rfria Frenchtflea dress * and speech made hi aa one of th* attrac! tions of the Senate. He. is'^ow, in his " rrfn* *' offflt*' o 1 effonVTotir' Airnntfiil otiH giUT V| ?IWA ? OViUU^V/lJ VIVIJV1UI UUU novel.career. He was an artificial man ?brilliant in reparte, yet. subjectr to fits of ' melancholy?impetuous,' ^et re8enfed-*?roud, but>polite-^m a'word, such,, a contradiction as Vi,otoj; rHugo, with a vast' fund of. knowledge and a ' depbsifc^of' vanity ^which wis'^fi'eVer ex, hausted.; He was ? ready-made seces! xl ' i m * % Hiuiiiub wuen me reoejuion . came, aim yet hi^light shone-feebly fa that dark ' conspiracy, ,.. ; c)'*.i'?vAri Virginia always bad a supply pf good speakers. TKos. TE. Bay ley/with his c gold spectacles and ambrosial locks, and [ his Southern idiom) a conjponadof the negro and ' scholar1 ; Charles James r Faulkner. wUhhispleaBantMblltytlandy i dress, and flowing. phra^jjJanpas M. Mason, with his Dombey ^fiction and . pompous pretence; if.- M!c4fr"I$anter,with his quiet and. careful conservatism.*; Roger At Pryor, with hla.liiipetnods and dazeling temperament? tft&$ were all flrat-olays speakere,,though as djistyact as their, "own frees.1 ' % i The noisiest 'man Immediate antc:W?r Cojpgre^a jwas George. 8.-Houston, of Alabama: the most quarrelsome: wasKcltt, bf Soflth Ckrofiha: tfie best I tempered'Orr,of: theraaihe"State:; the rpost acrid, Geoixe. W,;Joms. . of ?Ten' nesseej'ttie Jolliest; Senator J&fe Cle mem% of AI&bama^^theimo8t iup^w cil^. ious* Senator Slide] !, of,JjoiiJalana^ the most gerifa^SfenatorAnthofty Kennedy, of Maryland; and tftdtioldest and fcoair> sest,. \yigfull,of tcucus; *.-??,. .v;"? ' 'Br^cknfridge waa, In many,respeits, a trte^Titor; and' ?eenrW5 Ho- <&py- much. - tomjslay afvd.c^ueuden^ t .Jefferson Davis waa always, a capital dialectician;totit'fttrmlgii* argument; but alwaysjitem in convictions, ^all Hammond,of South jCaroU^a,. pad a '} good preseuce aml: a persuasive tone', but was not a great; maa.Kc t i * j .Tombs, of Georgia, was a 'etoraay pe~ ( kWI, often grand as a'declalmdr^and alii ways i n tolerant;, dogmatic, and e&ctitme. r He wcs as violent ln?iS5'JL when .hp, was ; a Unionist, as he'was in 1660 when he ft RARMStODifiL !</ i j !,':v-?St ' ? s i\ - A SPIRITED TOBML 1 15(1 . ' " An Anecdote of Wflfiam E. Matty. f Proctor's Bench and Bar coiit&lns the following anecdote of William L. 1 Marcy: 1 "There was a debating1 society'connected with the Adams Academy, iu Leicester, Massachusetts, to whicl> young Marcy belonged.'; Though" very young, he was one of the chief diapi*trtry+o Knf fho rvOfHaan conh'monta nf tlm lAUVO| WUV KUW J/UI VlUMli DV1IMUIV1IW Vk fcJLIU principal (Mr. Adams) prevailed iu the society. In the discuaaion, Jefferson ami nitf principle? Ver^ 'Often "assailed with great bitterness. The youqg student admired the riyfng' statesmen, and he repelled these attacks single-handed and alone. The ability which he displayed in his tiefed8e began to exert an Influence in tlie institution. At length several of thestudents united with hfrn, and Marey foun* himself the centre of a.small increasing party. Dr. Adams saw this, and deemed it his duty to interfere]' 'Accordingly, he summoned the young man before aim: for the purpose of expostulating with him on the course he was pursuing in advancing' his' dangerous political, sentiments. To hi? surnrise. he found the younjr Democrat as firm and unflinching In hfs presence- , as he was In the debate. It Was in* vaiu that the gc oi doctor reasoned, threatened and cajoled. He was met with argu- ^ mentB which ppzzled him to answer and which, were firmly but ;mode*tly maintained. Atlength Mr. Adams taw that matters must bol-brought to a decided point "Am 1 to understand, then," Baid he, that you are determined to" openly advovate the cause aud the principles of that infidel, Jefferson, here in this institution ?" "If I hear him or his principles openlyattacked I shall certainly defend them, ff, however, you will forbid all alldsion to politic here, I- will mostcheerfullv - <>- - j..: it. - ? i ._ ?i i.i * suusunuu iu iu? r.uicsr siuu , "It is rty?duty,"sir, to expose*error and wickedness in all ways, and in every manner, and. to. toaph njy pupils to do. the samej and", therefore, cannot establish such a rule here," said the doctor. "Then sir, if you allow one class of students to discuss politics, you should give others the?ame privilege," said the young man. '''No, sir; not when one side proposes to advocate infidelity and all manner of evil," said the doctor. "Who is to be the Judge ns to what ' ?I Ol'U Q1*rn>1?kAI?U H'ftolrAil I political pnuw^ivoiiiv ?oa\u Marcy. . . ..., iii , "I am, sir; and to be plain, you must abandon .all public utterances of your sentiments here.""And if I do not obey this order, {t'bat is to bo the consequence?" "Vou will be expelled from this institution, sir/' said the doctor with some warmth. ' "This is bigotry and- injustice, Dr. Adams, and I shall leave your institution. "My father will sustain me in refusing.to stay where free discussion is not tolerated; where narrow, bigoted sentiments can be advanced in the hearing of those who differ with them, and where the privilege of replying Isl forbidden ; and as for Mr. Jefferson, hid memory will be venerated long after | his tradueers are forgotteu,^ the deep , glow fn his cheek and the fire in his eye evincing the depths'of the feelings . which prompted this answer. The next | day lie returned nonie ana faithfully '. \ related to liis father all that had oc! currcd between himself and Doctor . i Adams. "You did right, just right, my boy," said the father. "JSever furl your banner to the enemies of Thomas Jefferson, and never turn your back ou the Democratic ship, which, under bis conunaud, is bound on a long and prosperous voyage." Marcy soon after entered another ; academy, where he completed his preparatory course, and then entered Brown's University, -at Providence, I Rhode Island, where, in July, 1808, be ( graduated.