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?2* BY D?RiSOE, REESEJt CO. ED&EFIELD; S, C., SEPTEMBER .5, 1866, .M... I.'>,!.!,> I, |.|,.,.'?.?? I. ?../'.,' I.?' VOLUME XIXI.--NO. 3C. J. L. ?DDISO? ATTQRNEY"AT LAW AND SOLICI TOR IN EQUITY, BDGEFIELD C. H" 8. C., Office ta Law Range, -.^?ij^ti May 22, tf 21 . M. L. BCMKAM, Attorney at Law and Solicitor iii Equity, E D G E FIE L D, S. C.' Office formerly occupied by EAI?IET SE;BELS, Esq. g j?IIS?lr " Jan2? * ^^B^H^ W . 5 Professional Card. HW. ADDISON, ATTORNEY AT LAW . and SOLICITOR IN EQUITY for Edge fieia and adjacent Districts. S -. tY Edg?field, S. C., May 22n _4m 21 DENTISTRY. gser ci ?R. H. PARKER respectfully announces that he is weH prepared to ox?ente in the best manner and. promptly all wort iii tho business, -and at greatlyjcduced^jtires. Having acquainted himself with the late ines timable improvements in thc profession,, aad se cured a full stock of materials, ?c., J10 warrant? good and satisfactory work to all who may desire His services. Edg?field, S.*C., Ang. 1, - . . tf 31 Dentristy. DR. J. B. COURTJ{EV respectfully in fora? his old friends arid the public general ly th*t he U prepared to do ail work ic tb? DENTAD LIME, in the -best manner, and ?.? short notice He will wait on parties ai their residence^ When requested to do so. Letters ?g dressedjhim at Edg?field. C. H., or at Sranite ville, will receive prompt attention. iMay22 Zkxa*' 21 For Sheriff. The Friends of Capt. A. P. -W?3ST respectful ly announce him as a Caaiidato for Sheriff o? j E lgcGeld at the next election.-' *' gort' x " ; ^i"* : I5 ??3" Wo have been authorised by the Friends of Capt. H. BOtfLWARE to announce him Candidate for Sherjff of Edg?field District at the noxt election. e , ' Apr .12 . te>- 16 For Tax Collector. The Many Friends of D. A. J. BELL, Esq., respectfully nominate- bim as a Candidate foi Tax Collector at the next election. Oct 13 te 43 For Tax Collector. THE many Friends of Capt. JAMES MITCH ELL respect fully nominate bim as a Candidate for TAX COLLECTOR at the next election. SALUDA. Dee 6 te* 50 ??t"Vfe have boen authorised by the many friends of Capt. L. YANCEY DEAN to an nounce him a Candidate for Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Edg?field District at the next election. . __^ to_27_ CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY. - 11 TIE Subscribers respectfully, announce that they are now prepared to do artwork in the COACH MAKING" and REPAIRING BUSI NESS that mty be entrusted to them, in a work manlike manner, and with neatness and dispatch. Wo have on hand a few CARRIAGES and su perior BUGGIES, of our own manufacture, wbicb w? will sell low. AH kinds of REPAIRING done promptly and warranted to give satisfaction. ?SfcAa we cell ONLY FOR CASH, onrpriocs are unusually reasonable. All wo ask is a trial. SITCITIT & J??ES. Mw 7_ tf_' IO FISK'S PATENy , METALLIC BURIAL CASES CASKETS! I?E" S?bscribor bas just received an assort 1 inent of tbeso beautiful' Rosewood finish M-ETALbtC BURIAL XJASES and CASKETS Air-light and indestrtjotible-for protcetftrg and preserving the De^dr-wbich bc win sell at but a m J I orate advance on.original coal and transporta tioa. Wherever introduced ^?os? Cases hayo the preference overfall others. . ESP'Ordor-s promptly JHl?d. Terms, of course, strictly Cash. ? "V X J. M."WITT. Edg?field, Mar 13 tf Tl I.'rY.?TJBAGlJE,' ? EDGEFIELD, S. C HIS leased the Whitaker Stable^for tbe pur .poM^of conducting ? guncral SALE. AND LIVERY STABLE BUSINESS. HORSES left'in bis charge-will receive the heit attention. ?BUGGIES, CARRIAGES and HACKS, and" go^d gentle HORSES, to hire whenever called fer. DROVERS wi|l fiad ample accommodation at my Stables. ' .. CST-Terms, rcaso'na'ole. Feb ? . ? ' ? ' 1 : . tf 7. SEEGTAOLSS For Qld and Young.. III AVE aa.hand a large landcfcoico varictyof SPECT?C Lin-, i ncl udi n g ' Patent Peres copie LENS and get-aine Scotoh JrEBBLES". Also, EYE QLASSES, EY-E PROTECTORS, 4c. Oive mi a call. I<ran*suit yonr Eyes. D. F. MCEWEN. A Haiids?m?' ?lesi?s^ Wif H EIGHT OR TEN ACRES LAND attached, ?.rCuirytoa, 10 mi'cs'from Au gusta. A very desirable lotatj'in for a physician or other" There aro nine rooms in thc House; well finished'.-Good out buidiugs attached. ' Ona wi?hing inore land can1 puri-haso lt, as there is rv large'body of fand around i^ for sale. ' ' For further in {or m'aticrn address - MRS. S. A. ROPER, . - . , . - Edg?field, S. 65 Anrt j ?g_^ Ho Excuse Now ! I3OR I hafo NEW CASTINGS on my JULIS, J; from bottom io top, New Smut Machine and Now Bojtfpg Cloth * Therefore, breaking ftwti bas pu^e4 ant, and ap to,the Flour I make, ask thos?(hat bave bad Y^hcut ground lately nt my Mills, and there will be no uso in my savin? any thing about it. R. T PARKS. Aug. 8, _3t_32. Public Notice, F?tHE Undeviigrrbd' will continue to PUN X- WAGiJNS from Edfcfcficld t? Augusta; from on? to three teaju? twice a week if desired,-. andbring or carry frcizbt at 7b cts. per bundroil, ?payable on d?livtrry. Extra cbarpe? witl be tunde ou"package* weighing lee* than HU) pounds- :*Vo ogain resnm? the usual reBpcnsibility of "a^coaai. mos caj?rler. - An experienced and careful wb)te-J ! will alw?ys accompaby ibo'tcam. ! . . . ? - . JJ.-*- L. COKi?y.. j fera * er x ?t?i. Some dal's ago Mr. John F. Wilkins, a- teacher x>?.mus?c.j? 'tho-city ?f^orfolk, was arrested by order of a Major Stanhope, and sent jirisonorto Richmond,.- for having avowed, his little d?nghjtor to recite, at a juvenile concert, a poem called tho u<3?nq?orod'Baaneri" another child slowly furled up a ?mail dag of tho Con/ederate pattern. Mr. Wilkins was'at once>clet??d by; Mirjor-Qeneral Terry, and at the request of several readers we re_-procrace .this literary, gem which caused his arrest": Our-Conquered Banner. " [The Btv. A. J. Ryan, Catholic Priest of Knox ville, Diocese of Nashville, Tenn.] Furl that banner, for 'tis weary; ^ ' Round "its sfafT'tis drooping dreary ; .j .- "Furl it, f?id'?V?f ts besV; ' 'C'- " }' ? 'Eppthere's nota man to wave if, s* ^A?d there's hotOi'sword to 8avo it, And there's not one left to lave it In the blood which heroes gave it: . And its foes now scorn and brave it} . . . Furl it, hidejt-let it rest, .5 " .* . ?'" ' 3r\ . Take that banner down, 'tis tattered ! Broken is its staff and shattered ! And tho valiant hosts aro scattered, Over whom it floated high. Oh ! 'tis hard for us to fold it Hard to think there's none to hold it ; Herd- tha?hos?~who[once unroliod it - TS* Now mast furljt with a sigh. Furl that Banner-furl it sadly Once ten thousands hailed it gladly, And ten thousands.wildly, madly,. . ' ' IS wore it 'should 'forever wave Swore that foeman's sword would never Hearts Uke'theirs entwined dissever," Till that flag should float "forever ' V_. 'O'er their freedom or their grave"! . ' Furl it ! for thc hands that grasped it, . . And the hearts that fondly olasped it, Cold and dead are lying low : And that bonner-if?ia trailing i, While around'it sounds the wailing : -Of its peoplo in their woe. For, though conquered,"they'?Sere t! Love the cold dead hands that bore it ! Weep for those who fell before it ! Pardon those who trailed and tore it ! - - v -.?- . . . . But, oh ! wildly they deplore it . Now who furl and fold it 60. Furl that banner ! trio 'tis gory Yet 'th wreathed around with glory? And'twill live in^eong and story, Though its fold?sre in thc dust ; For its name ou brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sage?, Shall go sounding down tho ages Furl its folds though now we must. Furl that banner, softly, si >wly, Treat it gently-it h holy For it droops above the' dead. Touch it not,-unfold it never, Let it droop there furled forever, For its people's hopes are dead ! - A Bejt?y-^o the_ C.ou.juered Banner. BY SUHlESrV H0CQET0N CART. At the request of many readers we rc-produce :he following : - " 0 allant nation ; foiled by numbers, Say "not that your hope? are fled, Keop that glorious flag, that slumbers, One day, tq, avenge your dead. Keep it, widowed, sonless mothers, Keep it, sisters,.mourning brothers,. Furl it with an iron will, Fori it now, bot keep it still ; Think not that its work is done. Keep it, till your children t:'ko it, Once again lo hail aud make it, All their sires, have bled and fought for, AH their noble hearts have sought for, Bled and fought fur all alone, All alone ! aye, shame the story, Millions here deplore tho stain, Shame alas ! for England's glory, Freedom.called, and called in vain. . Furl that banner, sadly, slowly, Treat, it genjjy, for 'tis holy, Till thatday^-yes furl it sadly, Then once more unfurl it gladly ! Conquered Banner, keep it still !" KATE DOUGLASS. CHAPTER I. " She walks in beauty, liko the night, Of cloudless climes and starry skie.-, And all that's good, and best, and bright, . Meets in her aspect and bar oyes." ?Well might this have been said, of Kate Douglas's, lor a rubre .bewitching beauty'was ..seldom if ever seen. Her cyes'were of the darkest hazel hue, whose every- varying-ex . pression wore the impress of her soul."'- lier hair of the -Jettiest black, she wore it simply parted over her forehead, and tastefully ar ranged, displaying the finely mouldod features to the best advantage. She was a tall, splendid figurp, and moved with a queenly grace. She wns tbe last of the noble and wealthy family of-Dougjasses, and the immense estates belonging to the different branches of the family were concen troted in her. At (he time when our history commences she was hot eighteen, had. just completed her extensive education, and was one of the most accomplished ladies in London. As thti sole heir of a wealthy family, she was^ the most brilliant star in the large circle in which she moved, and as such was courted and flittered by all. But not tho ardent vows and vehement expressions of her wealthy . suitors could win the heart of our fair heroine --she, too, well knew that hef wealth wai the greatest attraction, and deprived bf that, she would be deprived of their adorations. Kate Donglass possessed, besides her many -attractions, a jjeart of uhcobucu loveliness, ?-and virtues of the jarcsfc quality. Her warm "and affectionate heart was1 disgusted with the cold formalities of a eily life, and sh;j deter mined to seek in some retired spot that hap piness which a child raised ki the city knows Jittle of, and vidiere she would be loved for herself alone. fcii. . -. 'll- % CHAPTER II.... But come with mo, gentle reader, to the retired village of N-, about one hundred miles from London. Just in the outskirts of | the village you will see, half hidden by the foliage which surrounds ii, a beautiful white cottage. Let tis, without an intrusion, take a peep within*" There, seated in tbe midst of a youthful group-of happy faces, is a young lady whose Pace I think is somewhat familiar. Yes, this is Kate Douglass ; when wo last saw ber, she was the belle of the highest cir ' cle in London, admired and flattered byall. She carried her determination into effect, and .sought happiness in-training the minds of-a few-innocent girls, and devoting her lime and talents to their education. . . L Although iu this now sphere of usefulness 'and natural worth sbo comes nearly to her. ' ?Bca of happiness, yet the reality, ia.not wjth-: in her grasp. There is a great real want in ; every boone heart, which ia atone to be vfrJ - ; .'..' : ... isfied ?with" true love. "Love is oar beir and aim." Sofearfhl waaKateof losi this best of Heaven's gifts, by the decepti .of some heartless fortune hunter, that she < cided to lay aside all the advantages of f< tone and affluence, and depend alone on I natural gifts and graces -of . character to* tract and secure the affections of ono w was destined to become -her futurchusbat Under a disfigured' name, attired in t simple dress suited to her situation-whi cannot, however, conceal the surpassing bec ty and loveliness-she has wbu?the hearts all who knew her by her amiability and ge tleness* .-? Her praises, and the recounting of h many and; generous acts, is the unremittii th?>me or her loyipg and beloved pupils. vs,-* - . " CHAPTER in. In a splendid mansion in London, in a ric ly furnished apartment, sat a brother and si ter, clad in the. deepest mourning. . Nci them lay an open.book, from which the your gentleman had been reading io his littb s; ter, but seeing the tears stealing ' down hi pale cheek, he had stoppen'reading to chet berlonely heart with such words' of tende ness and rove as can only- "be spoken by a older brother to an only and orphan sis te Though few, wer? the years that had passe over the heads of these young people, ye their path through life had been one ot sorrp' and. bereavement. Scarcely hac^ they foUow? to the'grave ope endeared.parent when the were i^cailpd upon to perform, the same sa office Tor thc other, which hod lett them alon in the vrorld. Edward Lee had all the advantages pf th best education which .England cc Laffurc He possessed ali the nobie qualities wbic make a,, gentleman both in heart and minc AlfthO finer sensibilities r of hi3 nathre ha be?n guarded and cherished by an ever watch Pul and . affectionate mother, .and when de prived ot her guidance, ho could not forge aerkjnd counsels; they made a losing ?rn pression on his memory. S^uch wast.be chai icter 0/ one in whose sole guidance was Iel bis ; sister L^ey,".' now" nine .'years old > an? though Surrounded all *th.a,t heart oouli wish, with respect to* wealth and^?u^ury, h still longed for one more 'bapable than him ?elf of Instructing her young .and tender mind Hedid-not wish, her. to be reared amids ill tbe.. temptations of a city life^a's; he toi ?veli tnew the efiect.it would have upon he ?mple.b?ar^ H.e^fjnad^Varjd .of .a school ii ?ie- village* bf- N---, not far distant iron London, and if was spoken of in the highes terms, bethought that would-be a suitabh i?a?e" foriis*sister, where she might have thi tr1 vantages.not only of-pursuing her studies int of regaining her health which had beer ;o much weakensd by such trying" circum ?tabees. But leaving them to'make all heces ?ry preparation, we will change the scene. ?s.; " ." . ' " ___ ,CIIAPTE.P, If. " The arrival of a new scholar is always z heme of exciterbent, but especially would ie in such ? school as the one of which" wt lave spoken before. Miss Brendan, or, in other 'words, Miss vale Douglass^ hud finished her daily routine tf school dutiesfund retired to her own room br the purpose -f reading and spending s ew hours, alone. -Hui- ? ti*-?*--U~?A 'nf n-jrl vero *pia)iiig -jtr-ire hewn, when their atten ion was attracteu'by a large travelling car iago which wa3 ooming up the avenue. Miss.Brendan had scarcely become inter ested in her book, when a bright eyed little ?tri, the pet of the circle, opened the door md exclaimed. " Uh I .Miss Kate, there is a traveling car ?iage before the door, containing a gentleman ind little gjrl, bolh.dressedin deep mourning Dh ! don't you tbinkshe isa new giri? But, perhaps,' her. mc tiler is dead. Poor little ?reature. If'she is, you will be a mother tc iier ; won't you, kiss Kate ? You are so kind md good to every one." One of Kate's sweetest smile? wreathed uer face, as she imprinted a kiss or. the glow mg cheek of the'little'pet, and sent herdown stairs, where shs soon followed, with bei usual^groce and c!e\*tprity of manners. ' After- the usual preliminaries, she consented to take the little Lucy as one of her pupils. Mr. Lee, charmed with Miss Brendan's man ners, was satisfied tbat.with her-his little sister would find a friend,, and be happily sit uated in her little circle, and bidding bei pood night, he promised to call soon" again. When Mr. Lee left hts sister, be though I that he had never..seen a mora, bewitching face, combined with so much dignity of man ners, as .that presented by Miss Brendan. She could not have been reared in this place so far frora**lhe world. Her beauty and grace alone fit'her for a higher, station in life thar that of a schoolmistress in so 'secluded a spol us this, thought he1 to himself. It is a pity that one so well' (]tlcd to grace the highest circles, ia society should waste bei charms in such seclusion. The image of Mis* Brendan could not be effaced from his mind and even, when sleep visited his pillow, bei graceful form still hovered near hi n. But tc return to little Lucy. When her brother lef her, a feeling of her. loneliness s> overcome her that she'coqld not restrain her tears Kate, thinking it best lo allow her to give full veut lo her feelings, left her alone for ? few moments, aud then returning, with bei usual kindness, told her not to feel lonely, a< she would find a friend in' her, and lovint companions in ber pupils. "She scon became calm, and taking the hand of her teacher, ac companied by. tho pupils, they wont to a Ink near the house, where a delightful sail imtbe boat brought smiles to her face* again; and as if catching the infection of happiness fron those around her, she soon became one of the merriest of the" party; and'when they, re turned to the house, her eye sparkled.brighter and her cheeks wore a richer hue than the had for many months. Miss Brendan advised Lucy to rise early it thc morning arid take a walk, os she though the fresh morning air would be beneficial tc her, promisiog to be her companion ; and, ii compliance with her promise she tapped light ly at the door of her little charge, and before the sun had shed its first bright rays upon thi earth, they were prepared for their walk Lucy enjoyed lt very much, as everything wai new to her. They had not gono. far: whet they met Mr. Lee. Lucy was delighted to see her brother, and in compliance with Misi Brendan's polite invitation, he accompnmec them to the cofage and breakfasted will them. Kate presided at tbe tn bio with se much ease and cordiality of manners, thai she completely won the admiration-of Mr Lee, andihejttho?ght howhanpy itirould make him to" raiscTier to her true spheru in society Mr. Lee waa fearful that the pc in of sepa ration would be too much for the feeble state of Lucy's h*ftlth7 ?nd determined to spent several weeks in the village. He became therefore, a frequent visitor at thc cottage and accompanied his sister and MissBrendat not only in their walks, but in many excur sions on horseback . through the bloominr couutry, being every day moro '.entangled ii tho net spread for him by Cupid. But:theil happiness could not stay the reality of time and Mr. Lee soon began to realise that the timo was rapidly approaching when ho mus return 4o the city, and not until then was. he aware that the presence of Mies Kate was es "sential to his happiness. Oue evening he called os usual to see hil siSter, but finding her prevented from- bein'{ down stairs from a slight indisposition, hi determined to to Le advantage of tho opportu '?Hy to ene? ?ii heart to ?uss Kate. Bot sn . .;".. ' ". ' & ; ".. -' . our readers are doubtless: fan."riar with such scones, we will pass this over/leaving it to the imagination. .-Suffice it to say, that Kale- was happy to find one who would love her for herself alone, and she determined to allow-Mr. Lee io re main in ignorance of lier real station in life. . Before his retut? to jho<rG?&y, At was ar ranged that their marriage should take place tho following spring at Jthet. white cottage, where they .had ju9t known each other. Kate informed her pupils that thia was to be her last session, as she intended'toinake, a change io ber course of li vi jg . ait; the' end of that time. -They were all veiyfmuch c??tressed at this intelligence. ' But she soon bipbght tho smiles to their faces again, bj^otaising to visit them frequently, and Baywg* t?at she inten ded giving a party at tho cottage at the close of tim term. . - : - -r; . Little Lucy was almost.be?ide herself with joy when she- became;' acquainted with the fact that her dear Miss Kate was soon to he her own sister. CHAPTERTI Winter.paffcedaway withi ut any material change to the inhabitants oi the cottage, but -they ail looked forward .wit i anxious hearts I to Bpi ing. -. . . j At lenuth' Ute close of 4hc s'eason drew ngar, ano) the. girls eagerly anticipated the long promiaecPparty. ^^Hitgr relations were arriving from all pari?*of the country to take th em. homo 5 and theyy too/trere to sharo in j the?estivities of the occasion, f ^The eventful evening camet and Miss Bren dan, taking severaUof^Jhe hjcr^gest-girls to her own room, dresred, ,them all alike in white, suited to the scene in which they were to act as bridesmaids. . She, too, "ivas dressed in tb? greatest simplicity ; but in addition, a snowy veil fell in gracefal folds over her beautiful shoulders. The girls wera all curious enough to know what was iq be gone, but Kate looked yery'wise and said nothing. L'ttle Lucy could with difficulty .keep the secret with which she. had been entrusted, until they proceeded dowu stair3r where they were met by Mr. r<ee and several ^gentlemen, who had aoopmpanied him from the city, who, taking Miss Kate, and leaving the gentlemen to se lect a lady from the group of astonished girls, intered^ the parlor^, wher? a minister was waiting to perform* th'e'ceremony, and before thc* amazed compa^'ha?^?hderstood the. joke, Miss Kate wte-' MrsTLee. Again we will let the curtain fall, tSr' it would not be very pleasant to see tfce-pari?ng of K*cewith her scholars. . ' .-t--.>.-. -. OH APTER. -7L Come with us now to the same house in London where first introduced Mr. Lee and his sister. The house of mourding u now turnc<Ljnto the housse of rejoicing--tue splendid saloons . are brilliantly ?Muminated, and'the wealth and beauty of the city are. collected there. But the brightest of the gay throng is K^te. Though ber lovely face, seemed somewhat familiar to some, y pi none dreamed of her | being tb.3 beautiful.. Kate Douglass whose ' presence had added stich charms to their society and whose'strauge absence had been so unaccountable. All were anxious to know the true history of the lovely bride of Mr. Lee; and tho numerous balls and 6oirces r'^^^-afii?r presence. added to bis prideln beitrg-rh^L^"i_--s. ?0 neu ujyivun Time passed rapidly away, when one eve ning, in the third week of their married life, Mrs. Leo asked her husbands company in a ride to visit the Douglass Park. The eve ning was a beautiful ono, and Mr. Lee enter tained his wife ..and th? joyoi?i little Lucy with an account of the- Budden and strange desertion of the beautiful heiress of tho im mense estate, ile had scarcely finished, when they arrived at the splendid mansion, and were ushered into a superbly furnished parlor, where Kate throwing herself into a chair, aud laughing, as sh.c. only could laugh, said ; 'j And how would you like to see this same heiress, Mr. Lee ?" Extremely, but T had not hoard of her return" .* She is hereto my certain-kuo'wledge," said Kate ; and making n polite courtesy to Mr. Lee, said, " Allow mc to introduce you to Miss Douglass now Mrs. Lee. You have brought me to your city home, permit me' now to present you mine." Before Mr. Lee could reply. K ute con tin ned': <; I have had my day ol' happiness as Miss Douglass and Miss Brendan, and anticipate a happly conclusion as Mrs. Lie."-Saturday Evening Mail. Fidelity to One's State. In a letter to the New Y ork'U ce nijiij 1'onl, Montgomery Blair relates thc following. The preliminary remarks show IL:\t ha i? still ignorant of. tb.e true character of the seees sio.u movement in its commencement; but his letter manifests a common sense and a practical philosophy as to thc nature of the issue afterwards, that we look for.in vain in most of his school: ? * * lint when the war came, in spite of all appeals lo sober-minded patriots to stay its fury, when the thunder of cannon had begun, what could tho lovers of peace'in either section do but submit to thc forces with which' they were surrounded, ? in the States to which they belonged ? Gen. Loe said to my father, when souuded by him, at tho request of President Lincoln, about taking the coinraaud of our army-against tho rebel lion/then hanging upon the d?cision of the Yirginja Convontion : " Mr. Blair, I look upon secession as anarchy. I^J owned the four mHlions of slaves in the South, J would sac rifice them all to the \Jnion ; but how can I draw my sword upon Virginia, my native .State ?" He could not determine then ; said he would consult with his friend, Gen. Scott, and went on the same day to Richmond, probably to arbitrate difficulties, and we ceo tho result. It is hard for a noble mind to tear itself from home, kindred, friends and native soil, andgointo opposite ranks to crush them all. 4 This was tho case of Stephens as well as Lee. It was the case of nearly every eleva ted soul in the South. * * *' As the South grew weaker and began to stagger under the heavy blow? of the gigantic North; all lier brave spirits rallied 'to a man in her support, - Even the slaves were moved by tho natural instinct ; for when nil. the white men, young and" old, had left their homes, 'heir women am: children, to be protected and fed by their superior strength, they would not desert to our.conquering army as it marched through theahrinking South, but fled with the panic-stricken families and gave them aid and comfort. In this did not the blacks prove themselves a loyal people? Would not the white man have proved himself a recreant, jfj under such circumstances, he had gone^over to the invaders ? A,-*-*r-*-' LINCOLN'S u OLD Hoss."-On the 22d ult j the family horse of the M late lamented," otherwise Abe Lincoln was sold'at public auction in Chicago. Tho highest sum o'ffered by the crowd for the equine of tho. dead-ami gone rail-splitter was $C0, soothe owner, whe calculated to mako a good thing out of public sympathy with the " animilo," bid it in foi $65. This little incideut illustrates the esti mation in which the defunct Abraham is now held by bis admirers. Two daya.after hit death, any Lincoln mourner would have giver $65 for a bair of his horse's tail now th( animal's whole carcass does not bring an j moro " stamps" than would John Smith's, ?i any other man. "How have the might] fallen?"-La CrossO Democrat. Anderson Soldier's Aid Associatio 'An immense meeting of the Soldiers ol lat? Confederate States, of Anderson Dist assembled at Anderson C. H., accordin previous notice, on thc 18th Aug., and ceeded to business by calling Lieut. Jas Hoyt to the Chair, and the appoinfmei Messrs. W. W. Humphries and Uno. B. Mi Secretaries. Lieut. Hoyt, upon taking the Chair, plained the.object of tho meeting . in a appropriate and well-timed remarks. A resolution was then adopted for the pointmeht of a Committee of twelve to i pare business for the meeting. The *C1 made the appointments,, and the Commi retired. It having been ascertained that Gen. W Hampton was in the village, upon motio; Committee of three consisting cf Maj. .1 B. ".Moore, Col. Sam. Pickers and D. Breaaea?e were appointed to wait upon i invito him to attend and participate in meeting. After an absence of a few moments, Committee returned, escorting the Gene: who was received with enthusiastic applai The Chairman having introduced him the assembly, before taking his seat, G Hampton delivered a most appropriate a ! beautiful sgeecb. He said : - Brother Soldiers of Anderson : I deem n self fortunate that accident has given me I .pleasure of meeting with you to-day, and participating in the laudable objects conte plated by your meeting ; and that pleasure greatly enhanced by seeing around me ma of the bravemen whom it was my good ii tune to command during-the war. " Thc mountain regions^gay? .to the armies of t South some of eur Seat soldiers, and it is d to them that 1 should declare, what I do hi j with infinite gratification,' that I had in i j ranks none better, braver or more devot than the men of this aud the adjoining D tricts. In your presence I desire to tender , them my heartfelt thanks for their contle I as soldiers. They have-the proud consciot ness of having pirformed. their duty to I State, and this will be some compensation them for tho result ol tho war.*' And, broth soldiers, whilst wc acquiesce in the result, 1 us not admit that the cause of it was unjus fiable or wrong. I accept the terms upi which we laid down car arms,. in good fait and it is our duty to observe'theso terms fait fully j but whilst I, do this, I shall never SJ that we had not right on our side-I s'jr never hold my State as'guilty or her sons : j tiaitors. The caruso is not to bc judged 1 success or failure. Success does not inevit bly make right or truth ar justice, nor do failure always imply evil, wrougor falsehoo Ifthe justice of a cause always insures succ?s Poland, Hungary and Ireland would hot no groan under the keel-of tho oppressor, ni would the South be reduced to thc sad eo: dition in which she dads herseU ic-day. Bt sad as is the condi.li.cn ?S our beloved, lan we njust not forsake it. She has need o? a her sons. You know that in years that ai just parsed, you regarded it as your higbc duty to stand by your colors. So now it your duty to stand by your Sta,to, Her co ors aro naile * to the mast, and lotus stan or fall with L"? Give her all tho aid ye can, and if she sinks, at least let us go don I with her. '. For these reasons, I have discouraged en igratton. I believe it.is our highest duty t I r*r? in_'V ,rn rr'"h1igl)mpLrrLi>L law, orde '.peace ; to help tho wiuow.s adit O? purni s moe by the war, and to endeavor to raise our pro trate and bleeding country. We'mav not I able to do much towards alleviating the su fering and sorrows of our people, I ut we ca at least take our.share nf them, ar d thus ligl en the general -burden by distributing amongst us all. To the accomplishment < these .objects-the highest -hat patriotisi can inspiro-\ invoke your oarnest co-open tioh. xi will require all your energy, a your strength, all your endurance, to restci hope to our people or vitality to our State. We can expect nothing from the Coven mont of the United States, whatever part. 'may be in power. The Convention at Phill dclphia-where the North and South, bury ing thc past, were to re-establish liberl) equality, fraternity-has declared, the pla form upon which the conservatives propos to enter the next canvass. In the declaratio of principles which compose thal, platform, see it announced that the brave soldiers an sailors who suppressed thc rebellion are eil titled to the thanks of lim nation ; that th debt incurred in that holy crusade is lo b sabred, aud that all Confederate debts ar null and void. Wo pension the men wh forged our fettor.s ; but the soldiery of- th South-men with empty slebvf^?i: ou ertliche such asare soon around mo now-ave lo b branded ar, outlaws, rebels and traitors. N fostering hand of a paternal Governmcn soothes or cares fur their widows and oi phuus. Thc couutry and thejiovernment for wilie they fought, liku their hopes, aro dead, an they are Thrown on the cold charily of th world. It is our duty to open our hearts un . our hands lo cur brave disabled soldiers, au care for the families of those who fell in ou defense. Whafevcr nfay have been thc* rcaul of the cause in wbiC-h they fell, remembo that they .died for us, fighting, us they hoi: cstly believed, to make us free. They ofter ed up their lives a willing sacrifico for Ib?i country, and shame upon thc man. who wo'uli not help those who have lost thojr all in ou behalf. I shall never turu my back upon an; brave soldier, who stood by his banner to J in last, though that glorious banner may be for ever furled ; though now " There's not a man to wavo it, And the'ro's not a soul to save it. And ?bore's not ono left to lavo it In the blood which heroes gave it," 'Tis true that we baye but little left to us thal we arc impoverished ; but we can a least share our pittance with those who hav lost all. .'. To record thc names of those who fought for us ; to perpetuate thc history of the gal lant troops given by our State to the com mon cause ; to extend aid to those who an disabled, and to thosowh.-seprotectors fell ii tho.war, are the noble purposes of, your pro posed Association. I wish yon God-apeed ii - this good' work. I congratulate, myself tba i have beeu permitted to participate in fliest holy objects, and I pray that God may bios; them to thc fullest extent of your wishes. '. .thank you, gentlemen, for thc courtesy yox have extended to-rae, and for the kindnesi with which you have received me. . g Upon the conclusion of this speech, al present,, who. had; served in the Confederad Siates armies from' Anderson District,.wer? requested to enroll their names, rank, Com and Regt.,?with the Secretary. More than twe hundred came forward and enrolled theil names.. , . ? Tho committee appointed to prepare bnsi ness, through their chairman, submitted tbt following resolution?, i. Resolved, That it is the sense of tb ii i . .eeting that we organize ourselves'forthwitl . into a permanent society to be known by tht : name of the "Anderson Soldiers Aid Asso ! ->R2. That each soldier present desirous of be ? coming a member of tho Association be re . quested to enroll his name and rank, witl ' the company and regt, to which he belonged i 3. That we elect at once after enrollment i the officers.of this Association for the ensuing J year, to consist of. one President, five vice f Presidents, one Secretary ind one Treasurer r 4. That all soldiers, who have been unabli h to attend this meeting, bo requested to enrol ** their names os opportunity offers. ri . > ' -jr.:-. *...' ?. ..--?-i.?-'f % 5. That a committee of seven be appointed by tbis meeting, to draft a Constitution and Bylaws for the government of this Associa tion, to report at some future meeting. Col. Wilkes in support of the resolutions and the object of the meeting, delivered n most characteristic eloquent speech. Upon motion, .tho Resolutions were then adopted. The following gentlemen were then-elected perjnauent Officers of the Association, viz: For President-Gen. Ellison Capers. For Vico Presidents-^Col. Samuel Pickens, Col. W. D. Wilkes, Lt. J. A. Gray, Col. R E. Harrison, Dr. T. A. Evans. For Treasurer-Col. J. N. Brown. For Secretary-Lt. J. A. Hoyt. The following Resolution was next offered and adopted : ' - . Resolved, That Captains, of the different companies from Anderson District, be re quested to furnish the secretary with a com plete Roll of their companies from the begin ning to the close of the war. Upon motion, it was ordered that when this meetiug adjourn, it stand adjourned to meet on Tuesday after the second Monday in October next. Upon motion, the meeting then adjourned. -+- ? ?-; Prom the Southern Enterprise. Messrs. Editors .--There is no doubt that a large majority of our people-a majority ap proaching unanimity-desire the adoption ol some measure for tho relief of those in debt. If something is not done, there will, inevita , bly, result a wide-spread ruiu and suffering, such as no people havo ever been subjected .to. It is absurd to apply general maxims, "just, and right iu ordinary times, to such a universal and crushing convulsion as that which" has passed over our country. The pee pie of thc South, of all classes and interests, were in favor of secession. It is, therefore, only just and fair, that all-should suffer in the disastrous consequences of failure, and not that the debtor class should bc\sacrifieed, and the creditor class benelitted. If thc collec tion of debts is enforced, the creditor, will purchase,twentyj i mes'as much properly, (il hi?'*debtor has it.) as be could -haye done be fore tho war. > A man ?worth fifty thousand dollars, twenty thousand of it real estate, and owing two'thousand, bis lands will not pay his debt. ; But,, as I have said, our people are nearly unanimous that something must be done, if practicable. ' What can be done ? A present and effectual measure will be for the Legislature tu. enact that no Court, for the triai of cases arising out of contracts, shall be held for two years ; make.all cases of tort indictable, with power- Lo avoid restitution or indemnity. A more radical and better course, would bc to call a Convention ; let that Convention settle ail debts contracted before thc close of | the war-say one half or thre- fourths. These debts were basel mainly on negro property ; that bas been swept away, and the'value.of | the lar.ds impaired, together to nt least three fourths. Thc property of thc State was worth, at the beginuing, of the war, five hun dred millions. It is not now worth one hun dred millions. lias a Convention power to do this '.' The Convention has done this very tking,*as to all debts contracted during the war. Why may not tho same thing be done as to all debts ? Let the distinction bc pointed out. It was as much '" impairing'' the obli gation of contracts in the one case as in the other. The words used in the* Constitution, ~gntJ-' ' i ' 11 rt '?'llir-allrtn of enntrnrt"," not " destroying or aimuiliuf^w-- . ...jr-r Thc words used in our State Constitution are, "Th? legislature .?hal! pass -np law im pairing tho obligation of'contracts.''"?It ls clear that lhere is nothing In our State Con stitution io restrain a Convention, lt might well have been considered that il, would not have been' safe to trust, such a. power in the hands of a State Legislature to' he exercised as a matter of ordinary legislation, but. that it did abide in ..the people in* their ; orjgiaal elementary character. Thc wo; ds of lli? Con. slit inion of the Unite.! States are: " No State shall pass any law impairing," cte * Ts the act of a Convrnliou a law ? Has it ever been so called ? Tho terms used as to acts nf a Con vention are u ordinance,1'-'' constitution." . It is a settled principle, that in construing a Constitution or law, words shall be under stood in their ordinary acceptation. lias the term " law" ever been applied ?o thc act of a Convention? Tho Convention, which is the people assembled in council, can do anything, ft did thc most important act which a people ran do-changed thc Government.' lt'could have' cstabliaucd a monarchy ? or abvoprated one an.l ali of our institutions, as it. did abro gate the most important of-them. If itconlo deprive one man of his negroes, why not de j juive another L( the debts due him. ? Thc people in Convention abolished slavery and thereby impaired.thc ability ot debtors to pay their liabilities. Has a.Convention ucl. there fore, the power to red neb commensurately those liabilities ? Mr. Lincoln's proclamation of emancipation did uot abolish slavery, and bc so thought himself, and ok'pressed thc op'rhion that the proclamation would 'oe de clared void and ineffectual. The Cjinentiou therefore impaired thc ability of debtors ;to nay, aud a Convention has thc right, ai^d it is right; to reduce tho;c liabilities. It has been decided that a public officer cleoted for lirc, holds his office under a con tract with tho State* and therefore that con: tract cannot be violated or impaired by an ordinary act cf the* Legislature. But the tenure may bo changed hy a Convention. If a Convention can impair the obHgntinn'of the contract in this Caso,- why not in other Ases ? But a Convention of tho -.copie is not a Slate. If ten thousand men, assembled on a desert island, were living iu a state of nature, with out a Constitution, laws or government of any kind, would they constitute a State? The people of a Territory are not called a State ; but they are tho elements ont of which a State may be formed.' -* In conclnsion : If these views fire"correct, such an ordinance would not be the act ?f a State, and therefore not forbidden. . It would not be a law, and, therefore not forbidden. The State Legislature may provide that the Courts may be held every three months : why not also enact that they be held every two or three years? ^ . . '^ Another reason for calline tbe.Convention, is to reduce the number and salaries of public officers. Wc are all reduced to extreme pen ury, evento actual want? ' Why should the salarics'of public officers "remain as large as th ty ever were, and much larger than in oth er States, except two ? ' ' Those views aro briefly thrown out, having neither time nor room to elaborate them. SENEX. . -**M-;- ?& AnoLisniNC TrtE BUREAU.-Referring to Gen. Howard's recent order Btopping the de livery of rations from the Bureau, Forney's Clironicle says: - <**.. ? i* It will be seen, from the order of Gen. Howard?.that tho President has determined to abolish the Freedmen's.Bureau.^ This is? no donbt^th? first,stQp'Jn'tlTat^OMjj d'c/al which is to result j in the Establishment of e 'dictatoSBbip.'.; Possibly," the President onlj intends to starve out the ' mean wb*h_*B* of thc South, so na to prevent their" attendance Al the convention whfch moots id' Philadelphia September 3." A colored man and his wife, a white wo man, had a quarrel at Chicago, and tho woman in a fit of anger, sot tho houso .on fire, .Wbich wa entirely destroyed, an infant perishing IXL ti' flames. - ; ri -.-v-t'TrK . . >** j*r* .?-..> * A Horrible Cri rife. Correspondence) of Detroit Advertiser. ] . KALAMAZOO, Aug. 13, I860. During the late hours of Sunday evening and tbe early hours of Monday morning, a. Mrs. Reckard, of the town of Osbtemo, in this county, committed a most horrible mur der, and ended the drama by self-destruction. She got up in thc night, telling her husband she was nervous and could not sleep, and that she would sit up for awhilo in an adjoin ing room. She proceded to ?Write some let ters, and her husband waking'/'np about an hour afterwards, inquired how soon she was coming to bed, to which sho .replied, " in -a short time," and he again went to sleep./ t It seems sooq after she went toan adjoining room,-where two of her children-were sleep-, ing-Willioa,.boy of six, and Etta a giri eight;-and with a razor cut their throats. With such a horrid desperation was the deed done, that only tho bone prevented the sev ering of their heads from their bodies. Tho struggles and tho hard breathing of the poor children, unabIB to make a loud noise, awak ened a brother of fifteen who was sleeping up stairs, who inquired what was tb.e matter, and. was told by his mother " nothing," and was bid to go to sleep. She seems then to have gone back and forth between the bed-room of the children and her sitting room several times, and then cut her own throat. Her struggles again awakened the lad up stairs who, becoming alarmed, aroused his father, who got up and went into the sitting room where be found, tho kerosene lamp turned down low. Turning it up, tracks and smea73 of blood were discovered all around, and a suspicion of th? terrible deed flashed across his mind. Going to the children's bcd room the> most ghastly sight met his eyes, bia two children lying side by side, weltering in their blood and his wife lying across tho foot of the bed with her thro?&cut' from ear . to ear. ; The bed was flooded with blood, and it was running upon the floor, in a. stream. . .. It would seem thafrshedid not cut her own throat at the - children's bed-side, but after she had murdered them, walked into a bed- . room adjoining. After turning down thc lamp in still another room-for tracks of blood were - ieen all over thc floor-and taking the razor which she had used upon her children, she i drew it heavily across her own throat, laid the bloody weapon upon the pillow, and with a coolness; deliberation and fortitude which it. is almost impossible to comprehend, while the-blood was rushing .in torrents from the - wound, made her way out of this room into that of her children, and laid herself careless ly down upon-the same gory bed, as if to sleep. Both children lay with then- faces to the wall. One of them had evidently slrug-, gled while the knife was in its vitals, for the blood, was spattered over the clothes, and the mother's hand and arm were ensanguined with tho precious life current. This sad occurrence took place at tho Osh temo side track, about six. miles west of this place, on the M. C. R. R. The unfortunate' woman was the wife of Alexander Reckard, a well-to do farmer. A coroner's inquest was held this after noon, and thc verdict given was in accordance . with thc above facts. She was undoubtedly insane. -She appeared well and cheerful on . .Sunday afternoon, and was out walking with her husband and two children. But there is reason to believe that she had' -meditated the act for some time. On the evening .be fore the commission of this terrible fleed, she gave away to different members of her family ?^-c3TOtjnanyi'kriicles1 trinkets, kc, though, 1 curious enough, nrr gu q. ? _ j_ The letters fopnd on the stand a re. well writ fen, both as regards penmanship and lau giiage. She directs how her two eldest chil dren shall be brought up, confiding them to the care of a relative. "Etta and. Willie," she says, " I shall take with me.:' : Negro Vagabondage in .New A'ork?. The Southern press could do no better work in behalf of the unfortunate negroes thc victims of Abolitionism and emancipa tion-than to warn them of the folly of com ing North to seek a livelihood. Whatever th? negroes' capacity for work in a condition of slavery, thc sense of " fresdom" makes them (assy and indolent and ?degraded. Here ii?, this eily they are idlers and eyesores, doing nothing, friendless, and without a future. Ax iirst, when the services of a ': contraband 1 seemed to bc r. sort of providential dispensa tion sent to do away with the labor of Irish servant girls, thc negroes were taken into families in this c ly to.perform tho work of flic household, in ninety-nino oa'esout of a hundred, they have been io und wanting, and have been turned adrift by their employer?, and arc now leading vagabond lives, with no one to direct them and no one to take inter est in their welfare. . Experience has proven that the industry of one Irish servant girl is worth that of a. dozen negroes, aud ip. consc ience, the latter, notwithstanding tbe loni ctamor. iu .their behalf by iuterest?d politi cians-rind hypocritical people generally, ave out of employment everywhere, and find homes, in rare cases, wherc?outhern fanj'lics? l'or the .sake of old memories, rescue thom from their squalor and give them, vork foe their hapds. The negro's habits of .insubor dination,' unless coutiolled by ? master, his insolence, aud his general worthlessness, arising fr?m his cruel gift of freedom," have made him au Ishmael to-day in the North. And if any of our /abolition .friends would wish to lest this, let them advertise for the services of a single negro, and,., they- would receive applications .from a. thousand-all of . whom, if-employed,- would bc turned adrift in a. week to resort to their life of vagabon dage, which seems the chief" " righi" which the negro, lett to himself, appears to care U> enjoy.-New York News. THE PAY OF WAK SOLDIERS REDUCED. The law under whlsh the pay. of the enlisted men in the army and the marine corps was increased to ?10 per month, provided that" such increaso should be paid during the con-, tinuancc of the war. Thc proclamation of thc President declaring the termination of the" rebellion nullified this law, and reduces thc payfto its former rate bf ?11 per montlit GROWTH OK CATHOLICISM ur'THE UXITE5 STATES.-WU thc laving of the corner stone of a new Catholic Church in Detroit, .Michigan, or thc 22d inst., it was stated by Rev. Mr. Kilroy in his sermon, that eighty years ago there were but sixty thousand Catholic's and twenty-five priests in the United States, while ' now thefe are four million four, hundred thousand members of tho "church, and ''two thousand five hundred priests, and "that the present bishop has founded no less than six churches, and has added forty priests (hiring his ministration, r* A Mississippi paper has tho following: " The falso calves aro rendered necessary by the new stylo of 'tilting/hoops' which go very far toward, exposing what was beforo only dreamed of, or existed only in imagination. In tho lan guage Of an ox:ht.ngo : , "?Theso oalve?are not a fleeting show, For man's illusion given, . i, They're filled with bran or stuffed with tow, And swell about a foot or sb, And look first-rate, by heaven."' Thc falso'bosems are. mado of-fine wire, in the shapo of a .bird's nest, wi:h a small spring tflthem, - and really look and feel quite natura).: ' The plumpers uro fastened to_thc teeth in Tech . a manser as to make, thc face , look round and - plump, and are calculated to deceive thc un ins pecting. -Young gentlemen need have no ?'ears-as regards the ladies In this seclion-rt&oy ere ail ,'ight, and need no'artificial fiziufl. - . ... tfS?s?v.f. iyf^jf?aB?g oui* *b ,**:.: ?.