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........H.,.u..".........., ,.,.H...?....I......I........i.......??....^.......................^..?...--..".....,.?^...U?W^.H,.....?UH...".,"....."V..."........".."?...'.'. BI DEBisoE, REESE & co.^ . - EDGEFIELD, S. C., SEPTEMBER 5, 1866. VOLUME HXI.-N.. 3?. . J, L. -*J ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICI TOR IN EQUITY, EDGEFIELD a H" S. C., Office in Law Range. ? May 22, tf ""21 * M. L. B<M?LAM, Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Equity, EDGEFIELD, S. C. Office formerly occupied by EJIAET SEIBELS, Eeq. U ? - .-? v . Jan 29 tf 5 . Professional Card. HW. ADDISON, ATTORNEY AT LAW . and SOLICITOR IN EQUITY for Edgo fieia and adjacent Districts. Edgefield, S. C., May 22 4m 21 DJ DENTISTRY. 'R. H. PARKER respectfully announces that he is weH prepared to execute in the best maaDcr and promptly all work id tho business, -and at greatly-reduced figures. Having acquainted himself with the late ines timable improvements in thc profession, and se cured a full stock of materials, ic, Jio warrants good and satisfactory work to all who may desire Kis services. Edg?field, 6, C., Aug. 1, tf 31 Dentristy. DR. J. B. COURTNEY respectfully in. forms his old friends and thc public general ly th*t he U ptepaied to do Lil work in the DENTAL LINE, in tho best manner, and oh short notice He will wait on parties at their residenco when requested to do sp. Letters ad dressed him at Edgefield .C. H., or at erraeite ville, wdl receive prompt attention. May 22 3* rn* 21 For Sheriff. The Friends of Capt. A. P. WEST respectful ly announce bim as a Candidate for Sheriff of E Igefield at the next election. ;jor 7; v *''"' ' :''toJ ' - 45 ??f~ Wo have been ?uhori?ed by the Friends of Capt. H. BOlTLWARE to announce him a Candidate for Sheriff of Hdgefield District at the noxt election, i ' Apr 12 te* ? -16 For Tax Co'tKctor. The Many Friends of D. A. J- BELL, Esq., respectfully nominate him as a Candidate foi Tax Collector at tho next election. Oct 18 te 43 For Tax Collector. TBE many Friends ot Capt. JAMES MITCH ELL respectfully nominate him as a Candidate for TAX COLLECTOR at the next election. SALUDA. Dec 6 to* 50 jJ5i?*We have been authorised hy the many friends of Capt. L. YANCEY DEAN to an nounce him a Candidate for Clerk of the Court "of Common Pleas for Edgefield District at the next election. fo?e-gO. . _... " to_27_ CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY. - EDGEFIELD, S. C. ~ THE Snbscribcrs respectfully announce that they aro now prepared to do nil5work in tbe COACII MAKING and REPAIRING BUSI NESS that may bo entrusted to them, in a work manlike manner, and with neatness and dispatch. We have on hand a few CARRIAGES and su perior BUGGIES, of oifr own manufacture, which w? will sell low. All kinds of REPAIRING done promptly and warranted to give satisfaction. ^SrAs wo sell ONLY FOR CASH, our prices are unusually reasonable. AU we ask is a trial. SiWTII & J?XES. _Mar^7_tf_10 FISK'S PATENT . METALLIC BURIAL CASES AND CASKETS! TIlfE" Sab3cribor has just received an assort 1 ment of .ibeso beautiful' Rosewood finish METALLIC BUdtTAL CASES and CASKETS Air-tight and indestructible-for protecting and pre-erving the Deadr-which he will sell at buta m i Uratc advance on original cosiand transporta tion. Wherever introduced >hcse Cases haye the prjference overall others. : ESTOrdors promptly fillod. Terms, of course, strictly Cash. J.M.WITT. Edgefield, Mar 13_? tf II MW STABLES! I. k TEAGUE,' EDGEFIELD, S. C HIS lekiod ?he Whitaker Stable*for thc por poso-of conducting a gun eral SALE.AND LIVBK? STABLE BUSINESS. HOUSES loft in his charge will receive thc Le.it attention. BUGGIES, CARRIAGES and HACKS, and goid gentle HORSES, to hire whenever called fq'r. -'- ' ~ ;. - DROVERS wiU find ample accommodation at my Stables. ?S^.Torms reasonable. Feb U . __tf_r_ SEE O-P ACTL?? S For Qld and Young III AVE cn.ha.nd a large -andekoicc varicty-of SPECTACLE'S, ineluding'Patbnt Porescopic L EMS and conu?ne Scotch PEBBLES'. Also, EYE GLASSES, EYJ3 PROTECTORS, &c. Give mo a call. I Can"suit ycur Eyes. D. F. MCEWEN. Oct 81 'f A Handsome'Residence, -wwr-lTH ETGHT OR TEN ACRES LAND f V attached, at Curry ton, JO mi'es from Au gusta. A very desirable locall>n for a physician or other" There arc nine rooms in thc House, well finished.-Good out Guidiugs nt inched. One fishing moro land cari1 purebitfc it, as there is a large body of land around it- for sale. ' For further information address MRS. ?. A- ROPER, . , . - Edgefield, S. C. A?*t___JH_IL No Excuse Now ! ?30R I havoNEW CASTINGS on my MILLS, F from bottom to top, New Smut Machine and Now Bolting Cloth. Therefore, breaking ?wn has played out, ana ap torte Flour I make, ask th os that have bad Wheat ground, lately at my Mills, and there will be uo usc in my saying any thing about it R. T PARKS. Aug. 8, 3t_32_ ; Public Notice, rTHHE Undersigned' will continue to-. R?IN J. WASONS from Edgsfield 16 Augusta, from on? to three teams twioe a week if desired, and bring es c?rry frei .. Lt at 75 cts. per hundred, .payable on-?P,dlyery. Extra charger wj?l be nude ou Packaij'j*we?gbjDg lean thai> 1<!0 .pount?t^V? again ?p*umo tho usual responsibility ufa wm; mon carrier. An experienced- and careful white maa will always-accompany thcJteam. 3L & L~ CORLEY. Ann ?* '?? *i Ht 'i-, K??ft4 ! Some days ?go Mr. John F. Wilkins, a. teacher of music ia ihc^city of:NorfoIk, noa arreated by order of a Major Stanhope, and sent prisonorto Richmond,; for having allowed, his little daughter to recite, at a juvenile concert, a poem called tho " Conquered Banner;" another child slowly furled np Jtamall flag of tho Con/ederate -pattern. Mr. Wilkins was'at once rcleasod by; Major-Qeneral Terry, and at the request of several readers wc re-produce this literary gem which caused bb arrest : Our Conquered Banner. [The Bfcv. A. J. Ryan, Catholic Priest of Knox ville, Diocese of Nashville, Tenn.] Furl that banner, for 'tis weary; ' Round its staff'tis drooping dreary ; Furl it, fold it, it is'best ; 1 * 5 ' ' ' ? ' For there's nota man to wave it, And there's nota sword to save it, And there's not ono left to lave it In the blood which heroes gave it: . And its foes now scorn and brave it : Furl it, hidcit-let it rest. Take that banner down, 'tis tattered ! Broken is its staff and shattered ! And thc valiant hoste are scattered, Over whom it floated high. Oh ! 'tis hard for us to fold it Hard to think there's none to hold it; Hsrd- that those who once unroliod ii Now muat furl it with a sigh. Furl that Banner-furl it sadly. Once ten thousands hailed it gladly, And ten thousands, wildly, madly, . Swore it "should forever wave" Swore that foeman's sword would never Hearts Ijkc theirs entwined dissever, Till that flag should float forever O'er their freedom or their grave ! Furl it ! for thc hands that grasped it, And the hearts that fondly clasped it, Cold and dead are lying low : And that banner-:(.ia trailing; While around'it toondi thc wailing. Of Kl peoplo in their woe. For, though conquered, they adere it! Lovo the cold dead hands that bore it ! Weep for those who fell before it ! Pardon those who trailed and tore it ! \ -e But, oh ! wildly they deploro it . Now who furl and fold it so. Furl that banner ! truo 'tis gory Yet 'th wreathed around with glory. And 'twill live ia song and story, Though its folds are in thc dust ; For its name on brightest pages, Penned by poets and by sage?, ? hall go sounding down tho nges Furl its folds though now we must. Furl that banner, softly, slowly, Treat it gently-it \% holy For it droops above the dead. Touch it not, unfold it never, Let it droop there furled forever, For its people's hopes arc dead ! ( A Reyly-^o thc tiou.juered Banner. ny sir. nr.snv HOUGHTON K.VHT. At the request of many readers we re-produce thc following : . . "Gallant nation; foiled by numbers, Say'not that your hopes aro find, Keep 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, Furl it now, but keep it st ill ; Think not that its work is done. Keep it, lill your children t:'ke il, Once again lo hail aud make it, All their sires, have bled and fought for, All their noble hearts have sought for, Ble'd and fought for all alone, All alone! aye, shame the stury, Millions hore deplore thc stain, Shame alas ! for England's glory, Freedom called, and called in vain. Furl that banner, sadly, slowly, Treat it gently, for 'ti? holy, Till that day-yes furl it sadly, Then once more unfurl it gladly ! Conquered Banner, keep it still !" KATE DOUGLASS. CHAPTER I.-. . " ??hc w!?lks in beauty, like tho night, Of cloui'IeFs climes and starry skies, And all that's good, and best, and bright, Meets in her aspect and her oyes." Well might this have been said, of Kate Douglas's, lor a more .bewitching beauty'waft seldom if ever seen. Her ojes'wAre of the darkest hazel hue, whose every varying ox j.prosion wore the impress of lier soul." --Her hair ol the jettiest black, she wore it simply parted over her forehead, and tastefully ar ranged, displaying the finely moulded features io the best advantage. She was a tall, splendid figurp, and moved with a queenly grace. She wns the last of the noble and wealthy family of Douglasses, aud the 'immense estates belonging to the different branches of the family were concen trated in her. At thc time when our history commences she was hut eighteen, had just completed her extensive edncation, and was one of the most acccmplished ladies iu London. As the sole heir of u wealthy family, she was the most brilliant star in the large circle in which she moTed, and as such was courted and flattered by all. But not the ardent vows and vehement expressions of her wealthy suitors could wm the heart of our fair heroine -she, too, well kh?w that hef wealth was the greatest attraction, and deprived of that, she would be deprived of their adorations. Kate Douglass possessed, besides her many attractions, a fceart of uncommon loveliness, and virtues of thej-arest quality. Her warm and all'ectiormte heart was'disgusted with the cold formalities of a eily Hie, and she deter mined to seek in some retired spot that hap piness which a child raiecd in tho city knows little of, and where she would be loved for herself alone. .CHAPTER II... But come with me, gentle reader, to the retired Tillage of N-, about one hundred miles from London. Just in the outskirts ol' the village you will see, half hidden by the foliage which surrounds ir, a beautiful white cottage. Let us, without an intrusion, take a peep within? There, scated in the midst of a youthful groun-of happy faces, is a young lady whose.face I think is somewhat familiar. Yes, ibis is Kate Douglass; when we last , saw bei-, she was the belle of tho highest cir 'cte in London, admired and flattered by all. She carried lier determination into effect, anc sought happiness iu training the minds of -i. few-innocent gills, aud devoting ha-time anc talents to their ed u cat ion. Although iu this new sphere of usefulness 'and natural worth she comes nearly to ber. l?ca of happiness, yet tbe reality is. not with in her grasp. There is a great real want ic : werf tooan heart, which a alone to te cat isfied with true love. "Love is our heine's . end ?nd aim." So fearful waaK tte of losing this best of Heaven's gifts, by the deception of some heartless fortune hunter, that she de cided to lay aside all the advantages of for tune and affluence, and depend alone on ber natural gifts and graces of character to at tract and secure the affections of one who was destined to become -her futur-e husband. Under a disfigured'name, attired in the simple dress suited to her situation-which cannot, however, conceal the surplussing beau ty and loveliness-she has won.the hearts of all who knew her by her amiability and gen tleness. Her praises, and the recounting of her many and generous acts, rs the unremitting theme of her loving and beloved pupils. CHAPTER III. In a splendid mansion in London, in a rich ly furnished apartment, sat a brother and sis ter, clad in the. deepest mourning. Near them lay an open, book, from which the young gentleman had been reading to his lilt}? sea ter, but seeing the tears stealing" down her pale cheek, he had stopped reading to cheer ber'lonely heart with such words of tender ness and love as can only be spoken by an older brother to an only and orphan sister.' Though few wer? the years that had passed over the heads of these young people, yet their path through life had been one of sorrow and bereavement. Scarcely had they followed to the grave ope endeared.parent when they; were i calle'd upon to perform, the same sad office for thc other, which had left them alone in the world. Edward Lee had all the advantages of the best education which England could-afford. He possessed all the noble qualities which make a.. gentleman both in heart and mind. All the finer sensibilities. of his nature had be?n guarded and cherished by an ever watch ful and affectionate mother, .and when de prived ot her guidance, ho could not forget her kind counsels; they made a laffing.im pression on his memory, ^uch was'the char acter 0/ one in whose sole guidance was left his . sister Lucy,, how;* niue .'years old ; aud though surrounded '4\ff. al] that heart could wish, with respect to'wealth and,luxury, he still longed for ono moro capable than him self of instructing her young aiid tender mind. Ile did not wish her to be reared amidst all tbe temptations of a ?ity Jiferas he too well "knew the effect it would have upon her simple heart,. .. He^Thad ji?ar.d of a school in the village* of N-??-, not far distant from London, and it was spoken of in the highest terms, ho thought that would be a suitable place for Iis .sister, where she might have the ac1 vantages.not only oP-pursuing her studies, but of regaining her health which had been so much weakened by such trying circum stances. But leaving them to'make all neces sary preparation, we will change the scene. "_ s CnAPTEP, t$ ' ' The arrival of a new scholar is always a theme of excitement, but especially would jt be in such a school as the one of which wo have spoken before. Miss Brendan, or, in other 'words. Miss Kate Douglass^ had finished her daily routine of school dutiesfand retired to her own room for the purpose r f reading and spending a few hours alone. fjc?--n.***--U^A^? A;R\? . were TTrsrvrng un-thc hvwn, when their atten tion was attracted'by a largo travelling car riagc which was coming up the avenue. Miss.Brendan had scarcely become inter ested in her book, when a bright eyed little girl, the pet of the circle, opened the door, and exclaimed. " Oh I Miss Kate, there is a traveling car riage before the door, containing a gentleman and little grl, bothdressed/in deep mourning. Oh ! don't you think she is a new giri ? But, perhaps her mother is dead. Poor little creature. If" she is, you will be a mother to her ; won't you, Miss Kate ? You arc so kind and good to every one." One of Kale's sweetest emiten wreathed her face, as she imprinted a kiss on the glow ing cheek of the little pet, and sent her down stairs, where she soon followed, with her usual grace and dexterity of manners. After thc 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 that.with her his little sister would find a friend, and be happily sit uated in her little circle, and bidding her good night, he promised to call soon again. When Mr. Lee left his sister, he thought that he bad never seen a more, bewitching fact1, combined with so much dignity of man ners, ap that presented by Mi<s Brendan. She could not have been reared in this place so far from-the world. Her beauty and grace alone fit her for a higher station in life than that of a schoolmistress in so secluded a spot us this, thought h? to himsolf. It is a pity that one so well (?tied to grace the highest circles in scaety should waste her charms in such seclusion. The image of Miss Brendan could not be effaced irom his miud ; and evcu, when sleep visited his pillow, her graceful forai still hovered near him. But to return to little Lucy. When her brother left her, a feeling of her. loneliness so overcome' her that she could not restrain her tears. Kate, thinking it best to allow her to give full vent to her feelings, left her alone for a few moments, and theu returning, with her usual kindness, told her not to feel lonely, as she would find a friend in' her, aud loving companions in her pupils. She soon became calm, and taking the hand of her teacher, ac companied by tho pupils, they wont to a lake near the house, where a delightful sail in.tlie boat brought smiles to her lace" again ; and, as if catching the infection of happiness from those around her, 6he soon became one of tho merriest of the" party; ana when they, re turned to the house, her eye Eparkl'?d.brigkter, and her cheeks wore a richer bue than they had for many months. .Miss Brendan advised Lucy to rise early in the morning arid take a walk, as she thought the fresh morning air would be beneficial to her, promising to be her companion \ and, in 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 the earth, they were prepared for their walk ; Lucy enjoyed it very much, as everything was new to her. They had not gone far when they met Mr. Lee. Lucy was delightc1 to ?>?;o her brother, and id compliance W- h A??6S Brendan's polite invitation, he accompanied them to the cofage und breakfasted with them. Kate presided at the labio with so much case aud cordiality of manners, that she completely won the admiration of Mr. Lee, arid.he fho?ght how happy it would make him td raisonner to her true sphere in society; Mr. Lee was fearful that the pain of sepa ration would be too much for the feeble, state of Lucy's bfclth," and determined to spend several weeks in the village, no became', therefore, a frequent visitor at the cottage, and accompanied.his Sister and Miss Brendan not only in their walks, but in many excur sions on horseback through tho blooming country, being every day moro'entangled in tho net spread for him by Cupid. But their happiness could not stay tho realUy of time 5 and Mr. Lee soon began to realise that thc timo was rapidly approaching when he must return to the city, and not until then wt:s.he aware that thc presence of Mies Kate waa es sential to h''ti happiness. One evening he called as usual to see hie aigtcr, but ?nding her prevented from being down stairs from a slight indisposition, he determined to take advantage of tho opportu oily to open bi? tait to Mud Sile, ?stu I our readers are doubtless familiar with such ' scenes, we will pass this over, leaving it to the imagination. ..Suffice it to say, that Kate-'was happy to find one who would love her for herself alone, and she determined to allow Mr. Leo to re main in ignorance of her real station in life. ? Before his return to ,tho-<?ty, it was ar ranged that their marriage should take place tho following spring at the white cottage, where they had just known each other. Kate ' informed her pupils that this was to be her last session, as she intended to make, a change in her course of living at'the end oftbat time. They were aH very.'mnch distressed at this intelligence. * But she soon brought the smiles to their faces again, by "promising to visit them frequently, and saying* that she inten ded giving a party at-the cottage at the close of the term. . sa Little Lucy was almostjbe?ide herself with joy when she- became acquainted with the fact that ber dear Miss Kate was soon to he her own sister. CHAPTEBTV 1 ? Winter passed away withi nt any material change to the inhabitants of the cottage, but th'ey all looked forward with anxious hearts to spiing. j At lenq-tb. the close of ?ho ?cason drew near) and the. girls eagerly anticipated the j long promised party. Their relations were arriving from all part?i'nf thVcountry to take them, hom a ; and they, too,: were to share in tho festivities of the occasion. The eventful evening came, and Miss Bren dan, taking several.pf*Jhe hjcrgest girl.s.tp her own room, dresred. .them all alike in white, suited to the scene in which they were to act as bridesmaids. . She, too, was dressed in the greatest simplicity ; but in addition, a snowy veil fell in gracefal folds, ever her beautiful shoulders. The girls were ail curious enough to know what was tq be done, but Kate looked YCi'y'wise and said nothing. L'ttle Lucy could with difficulty .keep the secret with which she had been entrusted, until they proceeded down stairs,, where they were met by Mr. Lee and several gentlemen, who had ?ooompanied him from the city, who, taking Miss Kate, and leaving the gentlemen to se lect a lady from the group of astonished girls, entered tho parlor^..where a' minister was waking to perform" the'eeremony, and before tho'amazed company -half "understood the joke, Miss Kate was- Mrs." Lee. Again wc will let the curtain fall, as- it would not be very pleasant to see the parting of Kite with her scholarSi ' . . . CHAPTER VL . Come with us now tothe same house in London where first introduced Mr. Lee and his sister. The house of mourding i<* now turnecLjnto the house of rejoicing-the splendid saloons are brilliantly i'luminated, and the wealth and beauty of the city are . collected there. But the brightest of the gay throng is Rate. Though her lovely face seemed somewhat familiar to some, yei none dreamed of her being tho beautiful. Kate Douglass whose presence had added such charms to their society and whose' strange absence had been so unaccountable. All were anxious to know the true history of the lovely bride of Mr. Lee; and the numerous balls and soirees vr '-^-"-aCher presence, added to his pride m beinpptW^"J?_-LCTOU neu ajuvvurr Time passed rapidly away, when one eve ning, ia the third week of their married life, Mrs. Lee asked her husbands company in a ride to visit the Douglass Park. The eve ning was a beautiful one, and Mr. Lee enter tained his wife,and the joyoua little Lucy with an account of thc budden and strange desertion of the beautiful heiress of the im mense estate. He bad scareelj' finished, when the}* arrived at the splendid mansion, and were ushered into a superbly furnished parlor, where Kate throwing herself into u chair, and laughing^ as st.? only could laugh, said ; ?'. And how would you like to see this same heiress, Mr. Lee ?*' "Extremely, but T had not hoard ol'her return" " She is hereto my certain kuowledge," said Kate : and making a polite courtesy to Mr. Lee, said, " Allow mc to introduce you to Miss Douglass now Mrs. Lee. You have brought me lo your city home, permit me now to present you mine." Before Mr. Lee coi 1 reply, lvilocontinued : "I have had my day ol' happiness as Miss. Douglass r1 ? Miss Brendan, and anticipate a happly con .don as Mrs. Lie."-Saturday Evening Mail. Fidelity to One's Stato. In a letter to the New York'J'Jcenijii/ /'av/. Montgomery Blair relates thc following. The preliminary remarks show th:-t ho iu still ignorant of the true character ot' the goces sio.u rr.oveinout in its commencement ; but his letter manifests a common sense anda practical philosophy as to thc nature of the issue afterwards, that we look for in vain in most of his school: f * * But when the war came, in spite of all appeals to sober-minded patriots to stay its fury, when the thunder of cannon had begun, what could thc lovers of peace' i.. either sectiou do but submit to thc forces with wh'iclr they were surrounded, in the States to which they belonged ? (Jen. Lee said to my father, when sounded by him, at tho request of President Lincoln, about tuking tho command of our army against tho rebel lion,then hanging upon the decision of the Virginia Convention : " Mr. Blair, T look upon secession as anarchy. ly owned the four mrllions of slaves in the South, I would sac rifice them all to the "Union ; but how can 1 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 Itichmoi.d, probably to arbitrate difficulties, and we see the result. It is hard for a noble mind to tear itself from home, kindred, friends and native soil, and go into opposite ranks to crush them all. ri This was tho case of Stephens as weil as Lee. It was tho ca-<e of nearly every eleva ted soul in the South. * * *' As the South grew weaker and began to stagger tinder the heavy blo?s of the gigantic North; all lier brave spirits rallied 'lo a man in her support, ? Even the slaves were moved by tho natural instinct; for when all the white men, young and old, had left their homes, their women and children, to be protected and fed by their superior strength, they would uot desert to our conquering army as it marched through theehnnking South, but fled with the panic-stricken families and gave them aid and comfort. In this did not the blacks provo themselves a loyal people ? Would not the ivhite man hate proved himself a recreant, jf, under such circumstances, he had gone^over to the invaders ? . LIKCOIA'S " O LU Hoss."-On the 22d ult j the family horse of the " late lamented," otherwise Abe Lincoln was sold at public auction in Chicago. Thc highest sum offered by the crowd for the equine of tho dead-and gone, rail-splitter was $G0, so.lbe owuer, whe calculated to mako a good thing out of public sympathy with the " animilo," bid it in foi ?G5. This little incident illustrates the esti mation in which tho defunct Abraham is now held by his admirers. Two days after hit death, any Lincoln mourner would havogivee $65 for a hair of bis horse's tail ; now the animal's whole carcass docs not bring anj more M stamps" than would John Smith's, Pi any other man. "How have tho inightj feilen?"-Ia Cms? Democrat. Anderson Soldier's Aid Associatio 'An immense meeting of the Soldiers of lato Confederate States, of Anderson Dist: assembled at Anderson C. H., according previous notice, on thc 18th Aug., and j ceeded to business by calling Lieut. Jas Hoyt to the Chair, and thc appoinfmen Messrs. W. W. Humphries and Jno. B. Mc Secretaries. Lieut. Hoyt, upon taking the Chair, plained the object of the meeting in a : appropriate and well-timed remarks. A resolution was then adopted for the pointment of a Committee of twelve to j pare business for thc meeting. The 'Cb made thc appointments,- and thc Commit retired. Tt having been ascertained that Cen. Wi Hampton was in thc village, upon motior Committee of three consisting of Maj. J B. ".Moore, Col. Sam. Pickcns and D. Breaseale were appointed to wait upon o invite him to attend aud participate in 1 meeting. After an absence of a few moments, t Committee returned, escorting the Gener who was received with enthusiastic applau The Chairman having introduced him tba assembly, before taking his seat, G< Hampton delivered a most appropriate a '. beautiful speech. He said : i - Brother Soldiers of Anderson : I deem m self fortunate that accident has given me t pleasure of mcctiug with you to-day, and participating in the laudable objects contei plated by your meeting ; and that pleasure greatly enhanced by seeing around me ma; of the brave men whom it was my good ic tune to command during-the wai" The mountain regions ."gaye t,o tba armies of ll South some of eur best soldiers, and it is di to them that 1 should declare, what I do he with infinite gratification, that I had in n ranks none better, braver or more devoti than the men of thi?: and the adjoining Di tricts. In your presence I desire to tender them ir.y heartfelt thanks for their condu a3 soldiers. They have thc proud consoiou noss of having performed, their duty to tl State, and this will be some compensation 1 them for thc result ol tho war."' And, broth, soldiers, whilst wc acquiesce in thc result, 1 us not admit that the cause cf it was unjust fiable or wrong. I accopt the terms upc which we laid down our arms, in good fait and it is our duty to observe'these terms fait! fully j but whilst I. do th?3,1 shall never sa that we had not right on our Eide-I sha never hold my State as "guilty or her sons : traitors. The cause is not to bc judged I success or failure. Success does not incvit: bly make right or truth or justice, nor dot failure always imply evil, wrong or falsekooi If thc justice of a cause always insures succ?s Poland, Hungary and Ireland would not no groan under the heel of thc oppressor, nc would the South be reduced to thc sad cot dilion in which she hods herself, 'rc-day. Bu sad as is thc condition ?f our beloved, lam we iriust not forsake it. She has need of a her sons. You know that in years that ni just parsed, you regarded it as your bigbe: duty to stand by your colors. So now it i your duty to stand by your Sta.to. Her co ors are nailed to the mast, and let us stan or fall with her. Give her all the aid yo can, and if she sinks, at least let us go dow with her. For these reasons,. I have discouraged en ?gration. I believe it.is our highest duty t rn.pgfnldislirripnl^nf law, OrdC .peace ; to help thc wtuow.s auTrnrpnanrTTirsrts by the war, and to endeavor to raise our pro; trate and bleeding country. We may not b able to* do mu.ch towards alleviating the sui tiering and sorrows of our people, but we ca at least take our share nf then., driel luna !igl rui the general .burdon by distributing amongst us all. To ibo accomplishment c those .objects-the highest that patriotisi can inspire-I invoke your earnest co-oper: tion. it will require all your energy, al your strength, all your endurance, lo rester hope to our poople or vitality lo our Stale. We can expect nothing from Hie Govern mentof the United States, whatever part; 'may be in power. Tho Convention at Phil? delphia-where thc North and South, bury ing thc past, were to re-establish liberty equality, fraternity-has declared, the plal form upon which the ' conservatives propos to enter the next canvass. In the d?clar?t io of principles which compose thal platform, .-x-e it announced that tho brave soldiers aw sailors who snpnreraed Ike rebellion are cn titled to the thanks of th? nation ; that th debt incurred in that hely crusade is lol) sacred, and that all Confederate debts ar null and void. Wc pension the men wh forged our felters ; but the soldiery of. th South-men with empty sleeV^O)! jin ertliche .such as aro seen around mo now-.are to b branded a* outlaws, rebela and traitors. Nj fostering hand of a paternal Governmcn soothe, or cares for their widows and or plums. Thc country and thegoverniuenl for whicl they fought, like their hopes, aro dead, an? they are rhrown on thc cold charity u! thi world, lt is our duty lo open oar hearts atv our hands lo cur brave disabled soldiers, am care for the families of those who fell in on defens?; Whatever nfay have been tho icsul of thc cause in which they foll, remembc that they.died for us, fighting) as they hon cstly believed, to make us free. They ofter ed up their lives a willing sacrifico for th^i country, and shame upon the utan who wouh not help those who have lost thair all in ou behalf. I shall never turu my back upon an] brave soldier,, who stood, by his banner to Jiu last, though that glorious banner may be for ever furled : though now " There's not a man to wave it, And thero's not a soul to save it. And there's not ?no-ir?t to lave it In tho blood which heroes gave it.'1 'Tis true that wo baye but little left to us thal we arc impoverished ; hut we can a least share our pittance with those who havi lost all. . To record thc names of those who fought for us ; to perpetuate thc history of the gal lnnt troops given by our State to the com mon cau.^c ; to extend aid to thoso who an disabled, and to those wh-^seprotectors fell ir thc.war, are the noble purposes of. your pro posed Association. I wish you God-speed it this good work. I congrat?late myself tba i. have been permitted to participate in fliest holy objects, and I pray that God may bios; them to thc fullest extent of your wishes. ] thank you, pentlemcn, for thc courtly yoi have extended to-me, and for the kindncst wiih which you have received mo. - Upon the conclusion of this speech, al present, who had;served in the Confederad States armies from Anderson District, wert requested to enroll their names, rank, Com and Ilegt.,iWith tho Secretary. More than twt hundred came forward and enrolled theil names.. ,v The committco appointed to prepare bust noss, through their chairman, submitted th< following resolution?, 1. Resolved, That it is the sense of tb h : mc-dting that we organize ourselves forthwitl into a permanent society to be known by thc name of the "Anderson Soldiers Aid Asso i dation." - -? - ?.? ' . . i 'f 2. That each soldier present desirous of be ' coming a member of tho Association bo 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 onsuinj ! year, fo consist of one President, five vice ' Presidents, one S? ellary ?.nd ono Treasurer 4. That all soldiers, who have been unabh i to attend this meeting, be requested lo enrol * their names as opportunity oilers. 5. That a committee of seven be appoint by tbis meeting, to draft a Constitution a By-laws for the government of this Assoc tion, to report at some future meeting. Col. Wilkes in support of the rcsolutic and thc object of the meeting, deliverec most characteristic eloquent speech. TJpou motion, .thc Resolutions were th adopted. The following gentlemen were then elect permanent Officers of tho Association, viz: For President-Gen. Ellison C?pers. For Vico Presidents-Col. Samuel Picker Col. W. D. Wilkes, Lt. J. A. Gray, Col. E. Harrison, Dr. T. A. Evans. For Treasurer-Col. J. N. Brown. For Secretary-Lt. .1. A. Hoyt. The following Resolution was next offen and adopted : Resolved, That Captains, of the diff?re companies from Anderson District, be r quested to furnish the secretary with a con plcte Roll of their companies from the begi ning to the close of the war. Upon motion, it was ordered that whe this meeting adjourn, it stand adjourned meet on Tuesday alter the second Monday i October next. . Upon motion, the meeting then adjournc? -? ? ? From thc Southern Enterprise. Messn. Editors:--There is no doubt that large majority of our people-a majority a? proaching unanimity-desire the adoption < some measure for thc relief of those in dcb If something is not done, there will, ineviti bly, result a wide-spread ruiu and sufferini such as no people haye ever been subjeetc to. It is absurd to apply general maxim! jost, and right iu ordinary times, to such universal and crushing convulsion as tba which has passed over our country. The pee pie of the South, of all classes and interest; were in favor of secession. It is, therefore oidy just and fair, that all should suffer in th disastrous consequences of failure, and uo that the debtor class should be sacrificed, aui the creditor class benefit ted. If thc collec tion bf debts is enforced, thc creditor, wil purchase iwcnty. lini?.Vas much property, (i his""debtor ha-i il.) as he could -haye done le foro the war. > A ?nan ?worth Illly (housani dollars, twenty thousand of it real cKatc, au< owing twofthousar.d, his lands will not pa; hi.-: debt. But, as I have said, our people ar nearly unanimous that something must bi done, if'practicable/ What, can be donc? I present and effectual measure will ie for th Legislature to enact that no Court, _for tin trial of cases arising out of contracts, sha! be held for two years ; make.ail cases of tor indictable, with power to avoid restitution o: indemnity. : A more radical and better course, would h to call a Convention : let that Convcntici scale all debts contracted before thc close o the war-say ono half or three fourths. Tbesi d?lits were based mainly on negro property that has been swept away, and the'value o the lar.da impaired, together to at least thrci fourths. Thc properly of thc State wai worth, at thc beginning, of thc war, five huu died millions, lt is not now worth ono hun drtd millions. Has a Convention power U do this ? The Convention has done this vcr} tking/as to all debts contracted during tb< war. Why may not thc same iking bc don< as to all debts ? Let thc distinction bc pointcc ont. It was as much <; impairing" the obli gation of contracts ?H thc one case as in th< other. The words used in the- Constitution "*"""7 '. i "?y'.n tim aldhzajipu of contracts,' not "destroying or ainiuH?iiijj)"- ~-s--. Thc words used in our State Constitutor are, "Thc Legislature ^ !? : Vi ! plass jio law im pairing tho obligation of commets." S It v clear thai lhere un nothing In our Slate Con stitution lo restrain .". Convention, lt migh well have been con>?dcred that ii would not have been safe to trust-such 'a power in thc hands of a Stale Legislature to" be exerciser as a matter of.ordinary legislation, but . tba1 it did abide in thc (?copie in* their . c.rii'iua elementary character. Tho wo; d.s ol' lile Con Ptltutioh of the Uiiiied States arti: " Mi Statt shall pas-, any law impairing," ftc. *. Ts the acl of a Convention a law ? Has it over been sc called? Tho U-.-ma used as to acts nf n Con vention ato .. ordinance," " constitution." . Il is a settled principle, that in construing t Coiustitution or law, words shall be under stood in their ordinary acceptation. Has tht tenn " law" over been applied ?o thc act of a Convention? Thc Convention, which is thc people assembled in council, ran do anything lt did thc most important act which a people ran do-changed tho Government/ It could have established a monarchy or abrogated one and ali of our inst tution.s, as il did abro gato ihe most important ol'-them. If itconlo deprive one man of his negroes, why nol de j prive another cf the deb?a due him ? Thc pJople in Convention abolished slavery and thereby impaired tho ability of debtors topa) their liabilities. Has ?,Convention not, there forej the power to reduce commensurate!} those liabilities ? Mr, Lincoln's proclamation of emancipation did not abolish slavery, and ho bO thought himself, and oppressed thc Ophion that ihe proclamation would 'DC de clared void and iuelfcclaal. The Convention therefore impaired thc ability of debtors Tc oav, and a Convention has th-j right, :u^d it i. righi; to reduce those liabilities. Il has. been "decided that a public ollicci fleeted for lifo, holds his ellice under a coir tract with tho State, and therefore that con tract caunot ho violated or impaired by ai ordinary act cf tho- Legislature. But thc tenure may bo changed hy a Convention. I a Convention can impair the obiigntion of thc contract in this case,- why not in other <*ises S Mut a Convention of thc | er.ple is mt a State If ten thousand men, assembled on a desert island, were living in a slate of nature, with - ou? a Constitution, laws?or government of any kind, would i hoy constitute a; State? Thc ! people of a Territory are not called a State : but they are the elements out of which c State may be formed.' In conclusion: If those views are*correct, I such an ordinance would not he tho act of n State, and therefore not forbidden. . It would noL be a law, and. therefore not forbidden. The Slate Legislature may provide that thc Conns may be held every three months ; why not also enact that they be held every two Ol three years? -" Another reason for niling thc Convention, is to reduce the number and Eulal ie's of public olfir^V?. we are all reduced to extreme pen.': ury, even to actual want? ' Why should thc salaries" of public cfliccrs remain as large as they ever were, and much larger than in oth er States, except two? These views are bripf/ thrown out, having neither lime nor room to elaborate them. SENEX. -. .^s, ABOLISHING TUB BUREAU.-Referring tc Gen. Howard's recent order Btopping the de livery of rations from the Bureau, Forney's Chronicle says : . v. .?. ~ x"~ * 5' It will be seen, from the order of Gen. Howard,': that thc President bas determined to abolish the Freedm?n's.Bureau. _ This is, no doubt, ';the first .stqp'Jn'thatl'coKp d-elai ' which is to result . in tbe establishment of o 'dictatoBsbip.' . Possibly,' thc President only intends to starve out the ' mean whites' of thc South, so ns to prevent their attendance at I the convention which meets in' Philadelphia ' September 3." r " " A colored man and bis wife, a wbito wo . man, had a quarrel at Chicago, and tho woman 5 t in a fit of anger, set tho Iiouso .on fire, which wm II entirely destroyed, an infant perishing in tb< . flames. -.j? ;jwfla 4 - ? Horrible Criirfe. Correspondence- of Detroit Advertiser. KALAMAZOO, Aug. 13, 18CG. During the late hours of Sunday eveniug and tbe early hours of Monday inorniug, a. Mrs. Reckard, cf thc town of Oshtemo, in " thia county, committed a most horrible mur der, and ended the drama by self-destruction. She got up in tho night, telling her-husband she was nervous aud could not sleep, and that she would sit up for awhile in an adjoin ing room. She proceded to write some let ters, and her husband waking up about an hour afterwards, inquired how soon she was coming to bed, to which she -replied, u in a short time," and he again went to sleep. It seem?; sooq after she went to an adjoining room,- where two of her children were sleep ing-Willie a..boy of six, and Etta a girl . eight-and with a razor cnt their throats. With such a horrid desperation was tho deed done, that only tho hone prevented the sev ering of their heads from their bodies. Tho struggles and thc 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 tjje matter, and was told hy 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 : hues, and thea cut her own throat. lier struggles again awakened the lad np stairs who, becoming alarmed, aroused his . father, who got np and went into the sitting room where be found tho kerosene lamp turned down low. Turning it up, tracks and smeara of blood we're discovered all around, and a suspicion of the terrible deed flashed across his mind. Going to the children's bcd room tho most ghastly .sight met his eyes, bis two children lying side Ly side, weltering in their blood and his wife lying across thc foot of the bed with ber throat-cut from ear . lo car. The bed was flooded with blood, and it was running upon the fioor in a stream. ? It would seem that she did not cut ber own throat at the children's bed-side, but after she had murdered them, walked into a bed- , room adjoining. After turning down tho lamp in still another room-for tracks of blood w.ferc . seen all over thc floor-and taking thc razor which she had used upon her children, she 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 iuipos.-ible to comprehend, while the-blood was rushing .in torrents from tho wound, made her way out of this room into that of ber children, and laid herself careless ly down upon the same gory bed, as if to sicep. Both children lay with then.* faces to tho wall. Onec?' them had evidently strug-, gled while the knife was in its vitals, for thc blood was spattered over the clothes, and thc mother's ht-.nd and arm were ensanguined with thc precious life current. This sad occurrence tock place at the Osh temo side track, about six miles west of this place, on the M. C. R. R. The unfortunate woman was the wile of Alexauder Reckard, a well-to do farmer. A coroner's inquest was held this after noon, and thc verdict given was ia accordance . with thc ahovo facts. She was undoubtedly insane. -She appeared weil 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 eveniug .be fore the commission of this terrible fleed, she gave away to different members of her family i irrn-ttjiianv articles, trinkets, fcc, though, curious enougti," no'snsTrroroM ' . , I_t^Zi_? Thc letters found on the stand aro well writ ten, both ns regards penmanship and lau guage. She directs hov/ ber two oldest chil dren shall be brought up, confiding them to the care of a relative. "Etta and. Willie," she says, " I shall take with me." . Nc?ro Vagabondage in .NcW-Xork. The Southern jn'osH could do no better work in behalf ol' tlie unfortunate negroes thc victims of Abolitionism and emancipa tion-than to warn them i;f thc folly of com ing North to seek a livelihood. Whatever tho negroes' capacity for work ii< a condition of slavery, the sense ol "fresdori." makes them lazy and indolent and .degraded. Here iu ' this city they are idlers and eyesores, doing r.otbiiiir, friendless, and without a future. At . lirst, wheo thc services of a ;; contraband 1 seemed to bc r. sort of providential dispensa tion sent to do away with the labor ct' "Irish servant girls, thc negroes were taken into [families in th'., ci fy to ..perform tho work of ? the household. In uinety-nino ca?esout of a ? hundred, they have been found wanting, and have i'crn turned adrift by their employers, and arc now leading vagabond lives, with no one to direct them and no one to take inter est iii their welfare. Experience hus proven, that the industry of one Irish servant girl is worth that ol' a. dozen negroes, and in conse quence, thc latter, notwithstanding thc loni ctamor in their behalf hy interested politi cians and hypocritical people generally, a*e out of employment everywhere, and il :. il homos, in rare cases, whore Southern fatnilics, for tho. s:ike ol' old memories, rescue them from their -squalor and give thom, work lor their hand.i. The negro's habits of .insubor dination.' unless controlled by a m aster, his indolence, and bis general worthlessness, arising Cram his cruel gilt ol' "freedom," have mado him au Ishmael to-day Lu the North. And if any of our Abolition friends would wish to test thu, lot 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 iu a week to resort to their life of vag.iboa- . dago, which seems the ehi-a? " righi" which ?lie negro, left to himself, appears to caro to enjoy.-New York News. -. ? ? - THE PAY OF WAH SOLDIERS REDUCED. The law under whi?h thc pay of the enlisted men in the army ?md the marine corps was increased to SI <*< per month, provided that' such increase should be paid during tho con-, ti nuance of the war. The proclamation of thc President declaring the termination of the' rebellion nullified this law, and reduces thc pay.lo its former rate ol' Sdi per month"" GROWTH OF CATHOLICISM IN THE TXITED STATES.-^-AI thc laying of the corner stoue 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 hut sixty thousand Catholics and twenty-five priests in the United States, while ' now there are four million four hnndred thousand members of thc church, and 'two thousand five hundred priests, and 'that 1he present bishop has founded no less than six churches, and hus added forty priests during his ministration. A Mississippi paper has tho following : " Thc falso cal vcr aro rendored necoss&ry bv the new stylo of ' tiltmg hoops' which go very far toward, exposing what was before only dreamed of, or existed only in imagination. In tho lan guage of an oxchungo : "'These calves*aro not a flcoting show, For man's illusion rrivon, They're filled with bran or stuffed with tow, And swoll about a foot or so, And look first-rate, by heaven.'" Thc falso boseins are made of fino wire, in tho i shape of a bird's nest, with a small spring to.th.em, and really look and feel quite natural. The plumpers aro faatoned to the teeth in:tuch . - a manser as to make the face , look-round and - , j plump, and are calculated to deceive the unsus I I peeling. Young gentlemen need hive a"b fears as ? ) ; regards tho indies in this sccticn-they an all ; M?ht, and need no artiacial ?xins. - " % .*^g^'-,-.. a. ,7. m