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ANACT T PA T. Be' it enafcted int the Sew& rawl He rr Pepresentativ, w mwt awIl iii:;;(,;it Jr(i Assembily, andha air: r 3x Ta the Executive Deparanent of thz I h declared to consist of, tie J*!o\i:z olletr, that is to sav: The G iv,.-o avr ' an:-Gover nor, the Secreta-y of tic 'tiheTrasurer of the State of South C0;olina, am. ,e Attorney-Gen eral and Solicitors. TIHE CoV EIR-N 0 '- TA F ST. r:-: I'r m c:, :ONn. II. The Governor h ba a Prvate Secretary, to b- poited .y h h ha re cei"oan'zi1.a al Sa;'ry to be 1i Y b G.en eral Asseniblv, and whose duly h the direction of the Governor, to keep an ccu rate record and minute, under pr,)per d es of ill transactions, opinions, and ot!xr oeil a it.t ters and acts occurring diiing hs per -f o fce, which said record and in41ute . :ao , Undi certain restrictions, be open to the i ion of the members of the General Asembli ihe Governor shall be turnished with a iale of flce, to be called the Executive Chanber, iA which all petitionu, niemoriis, letters, :d a;l other o6cial papers and docni iits al*,-0-.r;- to Or rceived by hin shall he ne:hmi a!!v ar ranged and kept, with proper indexes tiherefor. He shall keep a proper record in opo.r hoz of all hs messages to the General A1semb!l, of all applichtions for pardon made to him, of all such par;oo! as may have been granted by him, and of all comninications to tihe General Assenm bly relating thereto ; of all bills presented to him in obedience to the provision of the Consti:ution, and of all objections he may make to aniv o them; of all tficial conunun:izcat1ons, proelima tions and orders issuing from Lis ollice; and of all other matters which the Governor may think it important to preserve. The Governor shall be entitled to receive out of the public Treasury, as a compensation for his services, the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars for each year. THE LIEUTENANT-GoVERNOR. III. The Lieutenant-Governor shall be entitled to receive out of the Publie Treasi;ry, for eis ex pences during his attendance on, going to, and returning from the General Assenibly, 'en dol lars for each days attendance, a.d twemy ents for every mile af the ordinar- ro.te of travel be tween his residence and the capital, or other place of sitting of the Gcneral Asseu:bly, both going and returning. TE Si:CrETART OP TRE STATF. IN. The Secretary of State shall, d:ing the absence of the Governor from Columbia, be rlaced In charge of the records and papes in the Ex ecutive Chamber. le shailt, as soon as practica ble, collect, deposit and keep in Columbia all the books, records and papers heretofore kept and deposited ia Charleston shall be removed to Co lambia, under the direction of the Genera As aeeibRy, he shall keep a deputy in Charleston in 'harge of the same as heretofore. He shall re ceive the same salary, discharge the samo duties, and be subject to the same liabilities as are now provided by law. V. That the persons now h,tding the offices of Commissioners of the Treasury shall continue in office and discharge the same duties hereto fore required of them by law, until the expira tion of the terms for which they were respec tively elected; and that upon the expiration of the tprm for which the person comnmonliy called~ Treasurer of the Lower Division has been eieet ed, the duties imnposed and the rights conferred upon him shall hereafter be imposed upon and vested in the person holding the office common ly called the Treasury of the Upper Division, uin til the expiration of the term for which he has been elected, for which additiona! duties hereby thrown on him he shall receive the sum o: six teen hundred dollars, ineluding the hire of one or more Clerks each vear, besides thec sum now allowed to him~ as Treasurer of the Division lately known as the Upper Division, and shall enter into a bond of sixty thousand do!!ars with two or more sureties, to be approved by the Gov ernor, conditioned for the faithful performain ce of the duties of his officee, and at the expiration of his term of office an officer shoAl be elected to be called the Treasurer of the State of South Car olina, who shall, before entering on the duties of his office give bond, with two or more good and auEient sureties, to be approved by the Gover nor, with a conditio-n for the faithful discharge of his official duties, in which he and his sureties shall be jointly and severa!!y bound to the State of South Carolina in the penal sum of uinety thousand dollars. lie shall receive an annual sum of three thousat?d dollars inclnding the hire of one or moe 'Clerks, payable quarterly. It shall be t4he'duty of the Treasurdr, as soon as may be 'practicable, to collect, deOposit and keep all the records, books and papers heretofore be longing to the Treasurer of the Upper Division and to the Treasurer of the Lower Division in his offiee at Columbia ; to receive all the assets and other property of the State in the possession, power, custody or control of the said Treasurers of the Upper and Lower Divisions, and to give proper acquittances therefor. All payments made by the Treasurer shall be either directly by the treasurer or by draft or cheek upon the Bank of-the State of South Carolina or its branch es, or any depository of the treasury. Hie shall diseharge all the duties, and be subject to all the liabilities heretofore provided by law for the Treasurers of the Upper and Lotver Divisions. i9 TTO15EY-GENERtAL A%'D soLICIToEs. I. The Attorney-General and solicitors of the several Circuits shall continue to be appointed in the same manner, for the same termt of office, shall discharge the same duties ; and be subjee t to:the same liabilities as already provided by In the Senate house, the twenty-fifth day of Decemnber, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. W. D. PORTERi, Presiden t of the Sen/fate. .C. H. SINTON, Speaker Hlouse of Represeiauves. Approved: JAxEs L. URR. AN ACT TO REGULALE THlE DISTILLATION OF SPIaRTUOUs LIQOcons. T. Be it enacted by thte S&uate (and Ilouse of' Rpreentatires, ntow met and sittin g in Gene ral Assembly, and b'y the authority of the same, That hereafter it shall he unlawful for any person in this State to be engaged in the ,detiilation of spirituous liquors from or out at any grain or other substance, except raw' -srhtn and the.ordinary fruits in their sea son, withouxt a license therefor fr-om the Com missioners of Public Buildings of the Di trict in which such peson shall be so enga ged. II. That before the license htereinbefor mentioned shall be granted, the person or persons aipplying for the one snaIl pay into the bands of Commissibnzrs of Public Build ings of the District in which such application shall be made the sum of two hundred dol lars, on and for each and every still, or other apparatus used in the distillation of spiri-uous liquors, except fr-om fruits, aforesaid ; which license shall not be granted for a longer pe riod than twelve months. III. That a violation of any of the provis ions contained in the Act shall subject the person so offending to indictment as for a high misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, such person shall he lined in a sutn not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dolla:s, and i:nprieoned not less 'than three months nor more than two years; two hundred aind fifty dollars of which fine shall goto the prosecater, who shall be a competent witness on behalf of the State. In the Senate Ihouse, the twenty--irst day of December, in the year of our Lord oneC thousand eight hundred arnd sixty-five. W. D). POR TER, Fr!esddent of the Se-nate. C. I. sDIMt) rUN, Speirker of the House of Reresetatives. Annroved :J.v.t: L. O;m.t C"sim o.11 toa a . The Sand/y erra says dtches ha bWen recoivedk mn New Y,rk frmtePac'!'o, Ib: the ovral rouw, i e cV:nts of i :eh, i given to ti! p .bliol e e the lnost intensl GvKr in the i O viol. n ans. money will in a vcry A ort .pa e of ti:0lo, be brought nt< active operaon. Despatches have as.1o been received bv specia envoy from HeAd Centre St!eve.s, and !o impor tnt weie te c ie President O'Mahlonv ha he at ce ordered that they shold be lah btiore Gen. Sweenev, w:h a v .W to have thei regerement co:npie wi:'h at o(c'. We are, ib a poimon th e. e'' call for p,.,:npt am, decisi ve 1'::n:Te crisi*s: 1, near at hlandl. Head Genlre :evens is not in j1i, Vor i: !!k likelv to be for some timw. Tih next, timw ho i: herd o , it i, v will he in a pozitio: to dem 1and an exebal2 ( 1): o1. 10 is tk terminvd, it is said, tima :!wm AR h no kile as Ar a4 he is conmTned. H1 1 ! tt lN has n1h t.e Pu my p:t mr aim:s ; tL11itl 1s elong with a !uccess .st him in throwIng <Awn thea gnaKet. Thm in has the mnns wIS nS praOp, it h dpoi trea NAr do 4 no e to - acCcompl I: thed lIng obje t* i :e, he t.els as e.ident as that ho live to-day. He s hM enured his gi n:n eom1j'4d hi mnad cal .1 ate his.ean Could we co:.Fikelyo g've to the PUhil all weC kfi:.w on :hi. subjet, the blood of manv wou r:m iairm, wily that of othis WOUld chr! in their ve"ins. This much% we can -ay, look out foi stirrin news from more parts cdf tho world that one, aln within a 'hort time.. -S'eveni is not im jail ; lie is where he d-igned zo be, and hope that the promise o the lip m io l an honest plac in the hearts of :tl who swore their alegiacnce. The fo!owiuz is a HA of tle CIlicers of thi. Fe:ia,i -War Departmentil : we1 'Cr.or-en2 F c AND STAFF. X jor-Genen! Thunmas W. Sweeney, as i k::orn, i--at tle head1 of thWdl Depilirminent. IlIe has hd egihtl years' practical experienCe in the U I otaies serv ice. Iis tafT is as ful lows : iniir-olenera1 C. CarMoll Taevis a graluite of( West Point, served in the Turlish army under iner 10sha, in the French service, in the Crimean campaign and inl the late war. lie was colonel of cavalry and Hilitary governor of' 1'a!ti:nore. IIe has 1held ten conniiisions, a1 has several decorations for gallantry in foreign Colunel Mlhctian was for two yecas conn:eted with the Unitd States (Coast Survey. lie ia also a graduate of West Point. Colond C:i Booking is a gradulate of the 3e gian Military Acaden, the inventor o the Are thu.St incendiary shell and hand.] grera de, and a la:e major of artillery, United States Army. Major S. Trevel,iav, late chief of* engineers of Majim-General Logan's st di le served throui the late war; inventor of the railroad battery, Colton bridge and wooden mortars, !o eft'ectively used at the siege of' Vickburg and Mobile as to be spoken of in the hizhest terms by Lieutenant General Grant and Major-GenerAls McPherson, Sherman, Logan, Leggett and Force. M.jor Euiene J. Courtney, late guartermnster of Mjor-General Weitzel's Staff. i served throu1gh.the emtire war in different positions. Captain W. M. O'Re.lly, late of the Uniited States Navy, served an ail the naval baittles to bei opening of the Mississippi and at the. capture1 ot Galveston, Te xas, ini October, ]Sa li Iher heC as taken prisoner. For the last tnree years, lie as been connected with the proof and tn pecteon f powder' at the United States Ord 1 c 'te al, B3ridesburg, Pennsylvanda. The Trial of~ Mr, Davis, The following are the resolutions intro dced in the House of Representatives on Tednesday, in regard to the trials for treas n. They were offered by Mr. Lawrence, of )hio, and on his own motioln laid on the ta ble and ordered to the prin tedl for future ac ion: Reso7rcl, That pub lie jus:tice anid national ecurity demand that as soon as it may be racticab!r, Jefferson Davis,a representative an of the rebellion, should have a fair and mrpartial trial in the highest apprtpriate ivil tribunal of the country, for trem - n Ingrant - n character by him comritted, in order that the ConsttUdon and the laws may be fully vindieated, the ruth clearly established and ntiirmed, hat treason is a crime, anid that the otfece ar' be made infamous; and at the 2amle tune hat the guestion may be j udicially settled, fially and forever, that no State, of its own ill1,~has the right to renounce its pliace in the mnon. Reso7led7, That public justice and national ecui'y (demand that in case of the con.xic in of~the said Jefferson Davis, the sentence f the law should be carried into effect, in rder that the Constitution and the laws may e fully vindicated and faithfully executed, nd the truth clearly established that treason is a critme, and that traitors should be pun ihed. ResoledJ, That in like manner-, and for like ensns, such of the most culpable of the hief instigators and conspiirators of the re ellijon as inay be necessary to satisfy the de >ands of lublic justice, and furnish security or the future, and those crminally rePsponlsi Le for the murdler and starvation ofthie Union risons of war, should be tried and p)unished or the high crime of~which they have been uilty. Rcsolved, That justice should. not faii of its urpose, and that all who are guilty (If or are esponsible for the amassination of the late President, and thme gr-eat offenders during the ecent rebiilon guilty of and r'esponsible for be mnrder and starvation of' Unijon prisone.rs f war, as well as those guilty of or r esponisi e for other unparalleled violat-ions of the laws oIf warfare, are 'amenable to and should e tried, convicted and puniished by a ii arv tribunal authorized by law and sane ioed hv the common law of war and the sag'ies oI' civilizal nations, whenever and so ur aus may ' be necessairy to secure the ends of jastce. J oed, That the Committee on the Ju uiciary~ be instructed to inquire what legisla ion, if any3, may be necessary to provide ju ies for ti ials for treason, for wi ts of error, nd to carry into eff'ect the pupoe of the >rgn resolutions, and that said commit tee report by bill 0or otherwise. D.ucGn or Too Mre C irotN nm R.u vASn. 0)2: readers will -hiare w'ithI us the su rprise and1 1!esr. le wi th o hieb we iea d th e follo1w:ingI para rprh fromi the Mon11tIl) oer (A]h.nal) b :;ir. t sure.ly is rood news to us to hear thiat, so fur trom thi'e coto e(1 rop provi:g~ to be a failur.e et year, lhe only danger against which it is tought necessary to warn the planters 's an ver-rop. The mania for greenbhacks and the high prices that cotton has been lately bringing, we fear will nduce tihe planters of' the Southi to put too much ad in cottonl next yecar. The ordlinary calculam tioins of pruidence and soun d reaso1ni ng should premPonIilh tlhem~ agatinstr s teh a policy. Why Vis it that ect:cui s!!s at suchl enormious :-ea now; ? Plainl C EceauSC of its scariIty. Antd the price w'ill inevttabi: :line as tile pro( uetiont ineceasec. Messrs. Nei 1, hiolters & Co., f New Orleans, well known for the acculraicy of their st.a tie .s reprig 01 ot((tt ni, (>:I1112 t he11 resent stock of cotton inah I': L12iredStatos, oll d new evcrop, aLt someit I ig overici twio milin >alei s. If tis1 be true, whichl we do0 no t doub t t, a large crop next year' 5:ay four muillion hales, rottid uinquestionlab!y bring down thle prie to nt-war' rates. Oni th other h'anid, a crop) ol half thlat amlounit would probably' not ma.lteri&:lly eercase the pice. W\ould it not, tlCen0 be bet er for tU:e nleople of the Soorth to tse onily two n!ii!ion halhs whiOch would bring thema as mu1!ch nonv in1 the mtarkets oIf the world as four md s a 111 (101 11' this. Ililt 1:1 :'gei\ iii the ceror Is. ceeds would be consumed in the purchase of -ne cessary supp,ies. Death of Rev. W. A. YcSwain. The announcement of the death of this dis tinguihed divine, though his precarious situ ation was known to many, cannot but carry a ipang of sorrow to the learts of his many ad miri~ friends and to t Methodist Episco"al chtrch at large, of which'he was an eninent and lOV(di pator. Our r 6e1ers will remember that, some ee , Mr. Mcwan, unfortunately, id i hI,-g broken, byjumping from his bug , in 'pprension of da-nger fr o an Un rulhorse. Ile suilercd intensely with the broken limb, but his physicianls think the broken bones wouLd have heal- d, had not a diarbo(ra fell upon hi'm, which running into a typ 1id d isenter, wt the inflanmation at ten-ling the fracture, proved more than his system Could bear, and which terminated fa tall Y on Monday morning last, about I O'clock. . 'IcSwain had been an active and etli cient prent1her for over twenty-five years, hav inn serve d a an iteneran11t in almos;t every cornor of this State. IIe was, for a time, Pi~ingl- Ehler of tic Cokeshury District, ain! was, at the tine of i is death, an ii.eir ant preacher on this circuit. No one, in our knowledge, had a greater faculty for attaching and retaiing the friend ship and esteem of men. - his many great virtues could not, and did lot, fail to attract hosts of admiriing friends everywhere and niany will sincere-y mourn his loss % ith his illmediate family. In his ueath, a great man in Israzl has f !en, the country has lost one of its bes t citizens, socety one of its purest ornaments, and his familv the best of fathers. In the pulpit, this great a.d good man was at home, and wa.i ah!e, elopit and convineing. IHis ITrutation, as a preachcr, was not con fined by State lines, and whoever had once !t inder hi.; voico c,uld not forget his fervid, Zealous eloquce for the s:lvation of souls. Inl privatk life he was Iot less esteemed. for he Wa sociabl)e, tendei, Cleef ul, and, at HIis. bodyv was bnriLd with Vasonic honors by Palmetto Lodge, of which he was an hon orable and Iovedl imemniber, in the viilage grave Yard, or y m la;1IC- t. May our lust end be like his ; for he fl to sleep sweetly, quietly, happily, and, we bmieeve, into the arms of that Mlaster, W11011 he lad so zealouly and dlevo.itiy servedl. --am! .se///C ceii. Tiu Sroci oF FjLnuu.-A New York letter of ThIursday says: There was considerable trepidation caused among flour merchants by the revelation that the amount of flour stored in New Yo:k amounted to a million of barrels, which is the larg-st quantity ever in this city at this time of the year. The informati,n created a gene ral fear t): t the prices would shortiv decline, and a dleYire to ship was the consequence. Many ship loads were offered for Europe, but the rates demanded by ship-owners wore con sidered. so hiigh that but few cargoes were shipped. C .u Gasa.-The Salisbury GTaetfe says: T he c iizns of Salisburv owe their thanks~ to Colonel Cilley, Superintendant of the Freed meni's Bureau here, for his felieitous idea in establishing a chain gang for the negroes. Mr L. P. O'Neil has been placed in charge of this gan, and seven or more negroes, who haeoutraged the laws, may be seen drag ging their halis and chains, andlaoighr upon the streets. Col. Cilley seems to be earnest in his endeavors to prevent crime amoing the freedmen, and his bureau is one of. service to the commniity in this respect. Glen. Milroy has ecid,at Nsvle Tenn., a collection of human, remains found stone cofirs made of sTabs, put up in the saeof a box, without cutn or ewing and none of them exceeded twenty-fourmiches inI length, tihe average being fifteen or eight een inches. There are acres of these graves at ditierenit pobis, an~d there is not a large skeleton to be fond. Rev. Mr. French, lately agent of the freed men's Butreau, at Charleston, S. C., dlenies the charges of R1ev. Dr. Bach man, of that city, that he stole his pictures, beddings and other things. He says whlatever furniture he had in his quarters was left in pos.sesion of the gov ernmnent, whicb i.s responsible for themi. Mr. French also dienies that he married freedmen several times over, for the saike of the fees, or that he ever took fees for more than two of the many ho married, STEAM Pn.ow.-The Galve'don News has been furnished with an account of the new steam plow recently invented by Robert Crewzhar, of A ustin. With two hands it will thioroughly cultivate 120 acres of cotton, in cluding the breaking up of the soil, and mnch oth.r necessary wo: k. Corn and wheat may be cultivated by this machine in a very supe rior style. The following is given as a good specimen of Western eloquence andi wit :"Where is Europe compared to America ? Nowhere. They call .Engla the mistress of the sea. But what makes the sea ? The Mississippi m;k'es it, and till we've got to do is to turn the Mississirppi in to the- 2:ammoth111 Cave aind the EngzEli navy will be floundering in the. mud." Marriages seem to be the order of the day. We have heard of seven within the last two (days. Millinery shops are running thriving trades. The ladies are looking lovelier than ever, w ith the "come and take me," speaking~ from rosy lips, whi!e eyes look love to eves that speak aznin and the world wags joyous on.-Cooum Nul, 7th. The Judiciary of Sonth Caroli na is compo sed as f.ollows iHon. 1>. F. Unnkin, Chief Justice ;lHons. 1). L. Wardlhny and J. A. In 'lis Asolate Jus-tices of .\ppeal Courts; hanr-coors, Honii. W\. D. Johnisoni, of Marl or o, 11on. 1. I). Lcsesne, of 'Cha-rle'ston Law Judges, H1on. F. .J. Moses, of Sumter; Hion. A. P. Aldrich, of Barnweoll ; lion. T. N. Dawkins, of Union. A Northern paper says -"A\mong the re cent acquiisiti'ons in Washington City, is Mrs. Kingr, of Charleston, S. C., a daugzhter of the late Jamets L. Pet igra, and tie authoress of 'Busy Moments of an [dle WVoman.' Mrs. King has been ruined by the wvar, and is now in the serv ice of the Treasury D)epartment. 11er leis tire hours are devoted to correspondence with the ress in Charlestoni and New York." A. it tle giri ini Pennsylvania was lately re provedl for playing out (doors with boys, and infored that being seven years old, ''she was to i for that now."' But with all imagina b e inaonce, she replicd: "Why, grandma, tue biggem -we grow, the better we li-ke 'em." G~randmia took time to thiuk. T~here is nothing in military literature or history compijarale with tihe report of Lieut. Gen. L. S. G rant. It is more compact than C aesar, more lucid thani Jomini, imore pun gent than Napier-. So says the NKew York THE WEEKLY 11ERALU. -NEWBERRY, S. C. Wednesday Mornifg, January 10, 1866. " Look out for the cross , mark. Renew your subscriptious. O Now is the time to subscribe. r A good time to pay arrearages. Good motto-pay as you go. 7 Advertise liberally-and gain largelv. At an election held on Mon, y, for Intendant and Wardens, the following gentlemen were electid: Ia0da)t-W. G. Maes. 11'7rdCn-John Coate, Wm. Langford, Jas. Gauntt, Jas. Crawford. Masonic Elections. At a regular communication of Signet Chapter, No. 18, held on the 11 ult., the following comp:nions were elected to serve for the ensu iner Masonic year: Comnp. JAMES B. DROWNE, m. E. ii. P. Cump. D. SlEPPARD, K. Comp. ). JONES. S. Comp. W. G. MAYES, C. H1. Comp. J. B. EDWARDS, P. S. Comp. C. BLACK, R. A. C. Comp. E. C. SMALL, G. . aId V. Comp. T. DUCKETT, G. 31. 2d V. Comp. R. S. WIIALEY, G. M. Ist V. Comp. J. LARKIN 1, Secretary. Comp. N. B. KNOX, Treasurer. Comp. W. C. JOINSON, SentiCl. At a regular Communication of Amity Lodge No 87, A. F. M., held on the 4th ult., the follow. ing brethren were elected toserve for the ensuing kasonie year Bro. W. G. MAYER, W. M. 13ro. M. J. JENKINS, S. W. l"ro. E. (IRISTI.AN, J. W. Bro. N. 1 KNOX, Treasurer. Uro. JAMES LA RKING, Secretary. Bro. J. 0. PEOPLES, S. D. Bro. WV. KI1N D,-I 13rr WK'ND ?Ste wards. Bro. R. H. GlFNE2KER,Stwrs . V. C. JOINSON, Tiler. The "ills House. By reference to card it will be seen that this popular hotel is re-opened. under the eficient mangement of Mr. Joseph Purcel!, long con. nected with the establishment,assisted by a corps of gent!en.n who will do credit to any house. From a ::otice in the Courier, we learn that it has beii entirely and handsomely refitted, at a cost of 5(,(00. The ladies ordinary, 65 by :2 feet, with a ceiling of 18 feet, has been refitted w ith su rpassir:g heauiity and gran de ur. The wh~ ole number of roomns in the Mills House, is two hundred and fiftyv. and have each undergone most thorough repairs and emnbellishimecnt, and that lo tin. inl tpin ofe'omfort, convenience and elegance has been left undone to render it as of~ ol, one of the finest hotels in the South. To gether with the polite assistants, Messrs. Geo'. B. Wel's, and C. B. Burhans, already well kno-in to the travelling public, have been added the ser vices of Messrs. 1B. C. Webb and T. Sterling, pleasant and agreeable gentlemen. Our friend T. P. Slider is also connected with the establish nment, thou:.h in what capacity we are uninform-. ed. Sumila it he is a host within himseIf. PLANT PnovismoNs.-Thie Columbus 6:quirer thinks that one of theC greatest dangers before the South is the rnl its thea?- ms . negIeof ife Thising of provisions an d devot e too nmuchi attention to the plaint.ing of cotton. There Is too munch reason to believe the d inger app?ehenided w il be realized to a great ex:ent. TLe evil which will result from such a course n~ ill be calamitous. We gaither the folludn lg it.teresting items from1 a recent lettre by "Leo," the able Washington correspondent of tihe Charleston Courier: WAstUINGToN, December 28, 1865. The President and Mr. Seward have both give anxious inquirers as to the peace of the country the strongest assurances that there will be no war with France andi none with England, and none oin the Mexican border, it the Government is strong enough to restrain the arm .of our own fillibusters. The Executive Government is now adniiniister ed with more regard for the future interests of the country, and less for the immediate interests of demagognes, than:iit has been for some tine There is n-o danger of a war to he sprung upon us by the demagogues in Congress. it would not be difficult to obtain from ongress,as now con stituted, a declaration of war as against the po er~ of Maximilian in Mexico, which wvould lavolv e us in war with all Europe-and especially in a naval war with England as well asF-rance. Pres bdent Johnson has something better to do than this. Hie intends to resfore this country to the path of pi-osperity and power from which it hal been temporarily thrown. We cannot afford a war any more than Prance can. The 'story that Grant is goin~g to the Rio Grande to inaugurate hostilities is without foundation. lHe goes, if at all, for a very different purpose-to see how far our forces can with safety be reduced. iln numbers. Still wile we have a large standing an my, thousands of oflicers and men are interested in promoting a war spirit. They call now for war with Indians ; war with Utah ; wvar on an.y account, if they can be employed. The obstacles to the reduction of the army andl to the withdrawal of troops from the South, are caused as much by persons interested in the mlaintainiance of a standing army as by poli ticians. it is believed here upon a elose scrutiny of the Senate Reconatruction Commnittee that the ma jurity of the members will reject Mr. Sumner's doc tri.es an d1 prop)ositions. Tun AlItissboN oF Sout-TERN IiEFREsENTA TvEs-WaV shington, January 3.-It is rumored t at President Johnson, at the meeting -of Con gre's wilih send.in a special messtge in regard to the adlmission of members of Congress from the Southern States. The course of Henry J. Ray mond, it appears, has somewhat alarmed the ultra radicals. It is understood that Mr. Ray mond hasi publicly expressed himself .as holding th.at, since the rebellion has ended and slavery is abol ihmed, thme North and South should have equal represen:ative powers in Congress. He argues toat in the North, under the Conatitution, has no right to legislate foa the South unless the South is represented in Congress. IIe helieved that the majority of the Southern members have beeni legitimately elected, and should be admit ted to seats. Mr. Raymond, despite the machi nations of the ultra-Stevens party, when Congress gets to work, will be an earnest supporter of President Johnson and the leader of the House. SGsOF RELIEF.-From all we can gather from our Northern exchanges, we beliese that the admission of the members elect to Congress from the Southern States, will probably be effect ed very shortly after the re-assemblhing of that body. ~There~are so . any repo-ts and rumors, all tending to this conclusion .of .alairs, that we are constrainied to p)lace confidence in them. With the Uniotn restored, our Senators and Representatives in their seats in the United States Congress, we have little to apprehend 1rom the ultra radicals. The Untion reconstructed as it w ill be-with, slavery aboli-hed, and the right of~ State secession crushed by the power of the LOCAL ITEMS. The individual who will bring, or have brought to us, a load or two of wood, will have tie blcs sings of many hundred human beings showered upon his lovely and charitale head. All the subscribers of the Iferald will sing -Pns in his prrise, and call him bics,ed, advertisers too will take up the crv,until the st.1l cold air is rent with the strain, 'blessed is he who saved the Herald from a pitiless death,' in the last terrib!v cold snap; whilst we will place his name high up on the hon orable record in characters of printed gold. A melancholy chill runs through our vitals as we contemplate the rapidlv decreasing wood pile, so small, so scant, and each stick as it disappears through the hungry jiaws of the stove, car:ies with it a vesuvius sigh, deep, intense, awful. Bring in a load, sonieody, and be irimmortalized. Bring it, or senl it, ere we rerih in the cold, and hu. dreds be deprived of the Herald. Reovi:y.-We are grailled to l,arn that our friend Capt. Jas Cureton is recovering from the wounds inflicted by the brutal and hellish assault of a number of freedmen du ing the holidays. We regret however, that his son, who thou;h out of danger-has lost the use of his limubs by a spinal afl,ction. Uz.vy Ronm.:ny.-Our townsman, Lambert Jones, Esq., we regret to learn, suffered the loSs by robbery, a few night's since, of sixty pieces of meat. The Spring Session of the Newherry Fem le Collegiate School, Rev. Joo. J. - Brantly, princi pal, will be:i. on the 12th of Februarv next. This School is already so deservedly pa.pkir that we need only call attention to its reopening, to secure for it a large patronage. -We have, here tofore, had occasion in this connection to speak of the qualifications of Mr. Branth- as a teacher they are too well knoii for our feele recon mendation. Parents and guardians are invited to read the circular in another column. No. 5 ?.ollohon Row Is now open, and M4r. G. D. Smith, with his gentlemanlv ass stant4, invi e attention to their varie LkortMent of goods, such as )rv Goods, CW ,ng, Croceries, &e., which have been selecteiMrom the best Northern m:rkets. As a weil iiformed and succes,ful mercantile caterer, Mr. Smith is already weil known, and %e need only say that lie is ready and prepared to receive his customers and friends. I. M. Suber & Co., advertise in tls isue, that their slock of L;Idies'. Gentlemen's, Bmses, Ros, Youths and Children's Boots, Sh:wes, Gaiters,&c , is now complete. Mr. 1eD. .1ett-, who repre sents the house of Suber & Co., is a prartical shoe dealer, takes pleasure in invitn cilizers of lhe town arnI country- to an i nmeetion &f their c.oice, strong, substant i and 'bea Utul stock. No. 3 Mloion Row, we are pleast-d to 5'Ye is open with a wel! selected stock of Ha:rdw:re, Guns, Pistols, H ousekeeping A rtic les. Wooden Ware, selected n ithi the nie-est cn-e and joigme:cnt byv S. P. 8oozer & Co. W~e notice a mc.ng the good th'ngs the figure of J. 0. P'eoiles. MIessrs. Cr-awford & Miller, Fa'.ctrs and Comn mission Merchants of Columbia. We invite at tention to their card, and ree-mnend themr to e eOns:derat;Oli Of thle business pilbJte. Anly husiniess en;trus:cd to their care n ill be promptly ttended to. Adamrs, Froast & Cn., factor: and commiission nle-rchanIts, AOer's North Wharf, Charleston, sail be ha ppy to r'eceiv e conrinmeniits and i at te: i to all u p-coun try wantIs in the ir line of b usi ness. WVe cheer-fuilly recommuend thte:n. Persons deriring to( rent handls for the pr-eunt: :ear w i have an oppotnity of doing so by at gnPzthe puble retLXi1r-a th Ci ef- '- - Iamblirror- i, or-cer on O1 st 'donAy in Fecbruxry ext. See ad rertisement. Fumidga ted, cleansedI and relieved, of o or ifer mus comln> :.nd, filth and contr:ibandl matter,th an ncerv of Mir. 8ieriel i s once-in oreC safely opel - or buciness, nid he w ill tan as hcrctofore. Carpets, oil-clot hs, mn- min g, as well as Tailor-' rimings, are offered to the trade at Nr. York obbing prices, by C. D. Carr- & Co., Ch:arlestou. Blanukets, do you wanat the a rtiec ? call on J. kern who is se-li:ng out a une lot below cost, to lose out stock. Estate sale-P'ersoua! property of H. Wt. Gary, lee' d. Ia Equnity-S-ale lands of Je!fferson Dtm:.rdt, e'd, on lirst Mond(ayv in Feb)ruar-. Pratt, .JL.res & Co.-Fresh Gardeur Sec-ds. Notice-R. R. Ilohtnan, GnEELEY IN a G'ooD IMot.-Thle New York Friba ha s a Chiri t mas ith-le con ra t mat in g( hne country upon01 the peace fai a;-ner in wZiib lie h-roes oft he war (on eithi:r side) have be aken th~emselvyes to the ordu;i-vr puusnuits of lifei. he allusions to the Sotirhern soldier?'speak well for Mr. Greeley's liberality of feeling. Here arec onme of them-V "Look at that vast multit-tde ofriouted, beaten, , isomfitted meni, whose valor has almost atoned ~or the sins of rebellion !""Our gal!ant greyt rothers are even now elamioring around Wash ngton," &c. "So with the Generals of the re eiion. The greatest of themt alLis now a teach r of mathematies in a uni.versity. _Sherman's ~reat antagonists are in the express and r-ailroad - >usiniess. The.-once-dreaded Beauregard will sell out a ticket from New Orleanus to Jackson; and, fvon want to send a couple of hams to a friend n Richmnond, Joe Johnston, once conimanider of reat ariies, will carry them. The man whose soc ks Grant moved upon at Donelson edits an ndifTerent newpaper in Newv Orleans, ilie the :omander of the stebel cava1ry at Coriizh is his ocal rep)orter. Marshall lpractices law in New )reans.; Forrest is~ running a saw-itmill; Dick Tay or is now havinig a good time in New York; oger A. Pryor is a daily practitioner at ourt ~ourts ; and .o with thte rest of this bold, vmndic ive and ambitious race of men." The following note says the Ihoam-x, was re ~eved from ex-Governor Perry, enclosing the lespatch from Secretary Sewar-d, relative to the -elieving of Gov. Perry1 fi-rm his duties as Provi onal.Governor. As the despatch has been pub ish'-d already, we merely give Gov. Perry's corn GietszCzJNVILts, December 24, 1865. I Messrs. Editors: I enclose the very important lesatch just ireceived from the Hon. Win. H. eward, Secretary of Sfate, which you will please mbli. It wi ould seem from the despatch, that he nmilitary authorities ar-e no longer to control he civil authorities of this State. "The time has arrived when, in the judgment f thre President of the United States, thie care nad condition of the proper afairs of the State )fSoith CarPoli)/ may be remitted to the con ~titutionial authorities chosen by the-peopie there f, without danger to thie peace and safety of the nited States." -Xoirs truly, &c., B. F. .PERRY. WASHItNGToN, Decermbe r26, 1865. It is a settled matter, so -far as -Congress is ~oncerned, that negro suffrage shall be per.aitted n this District, as an examipleto the rest of the - Lnin. Members frota Eastern and Western tates, that have repudiated free black suffrage - t honme, v-ill vote for unreserved and uni-estricted C ~uffrage in this District. The object is, no doubt, o0 familiarize the Northern people with the C hange ; but it is also adopted as an expedient to atisfy the demaainds, for the present, of the radicalC .ving of the Republican party. It is "a tub to the hale." If fanaticism is made con-ent by it, for fer mn . l.g, .here wil b s much time saved Lieutenant-Colonel C. S. Brown command. er of the Military District comprising the Distikicts of Anderson, Abbeville, Greenville, Laurens and Pickens, appeals to the people "to prevent confusion at the end of the pres ent year, to give employment to the freed people, to insure support and comfort for all -to establiih order in the system of free Ix bor-to secure ju,tice to all-also, to hasten the withdrawal of the United States troops it is very im,nirtant to make contracts at oned for I YGt." Lieutenant-Co!orel Brown further says "The free people are among you, and must be protected arid receive a support; they are able and willing to work-your lands are suf ficiently productive to give employment, co fort and profit to all, but they -need cultiva tion. Will you allow the freedmen ahd we men the privilege of cultivating your lands ? Are you desirous to -have order, quiet an in distry again restored ? Let the number of contracts formed this month ahster;"! We do not ruite understand this order, but perhaps this is not Culona Brow&aAult, We deny that the freed peoplre iling to work"-oothing but force 6r-. n ity will produce so d-irable a ft4u1t.' e are glad to know that the freedaien ate to "bW protected and receive a support." Both are necssary, but Colone: Brown vgust kno* that they will not "receive a sup1Ort," either by the management or labor of the white pio ple of this section. We trust that Colonel Brown, who is so exceedingly wide-dwe as to the- interests of all -white and bla6k-will mnab-e suitabie preparatiuns, by the first day of January next, to take charge of his El. pliant !-YAee Courier. T-: TRIAL OF MR. DAvTs.-The Presidedt rill ,end in a message, on the assembling of Con.ss, in reply to a resoltion of the House, statrthe reasons why Jefferson Davis hasnot b4-ne . I[n substance, it will be the same as cowsi$ed i i is first MeSsage. Ile elaborttes uponf .h 66mat :er somewhat by showing that he has already*op. ,osed his trial by military commission, and g;ves d; reasons therefor. As soon as the neessary egislation is completed by Congress for toe h,.ld, n1g of a'United States Court in Richmond, the ri-d will be immediately proceeded with. The Pre-dent is as anxions for the deci6ion in the ase as any mewiher of Con;ress can be. The Indiana Legislature adjourned on the 21s ilt. A resohution against the pardan, and for the iediate hanging of Mr. Jefferscmn Davis, WAS :ahed by a handsome vote. The Demot a( he State are to hold a Convention on -the las Iarelb, ind the R!,publkaus n the 22d Februtry, 2rox. Jonathan Worth,. the Governor elect of Northa ,arolina, took charge of the Execentive of&e o he 29th uit., reheving the Provisional Governor, X. W. lolden. Goxernor Worth has telegno. d to Secretary Seward that .he has assumed tbo luties of his office. ___OEIT U ARY. ofa:inof the atomuach, Mr'rv CAfniirsr, v(ouugest daughhr of. W..C. &'E. John'se age4 yeVars, 3 months and 23 days. The gentle Kais elis Onr children'.io Fis-breast, Hie fo!ds uthem in his gracious grms,; IIu:se if de.c:es thena blest4 i Let them approach he cries, .Nor scorn their humble clai.,i, -; The heirs of bege'ne are such as4heke, For such as these I came. NTICE H En E r Y i p ahir. W. A.. LESL1R, say hItw.ful a;:ent and wrorney, to. trans/ctfal1 uieS~ for me during my) absence in the WVes. .Jan. In 3 RI. B. RO(LMAN. TWARDEN SEEDS For Sale at ~RA TT,J AM E S & IDRUG STO RE .Jdn 10, 2-tf. - The~ Sate oS South Carolina. NJ'.WLDERRY DISTRIUCT-IN EQUITY: )vid Ui. Brzhar it. Adozr., with wifl annexed, it Ca:hazrine Bunzhardt, Sarah Jones, et a!. G'l to .! '1 Jroperty to aidl in papn7Jant. o'f debts J )Y order of thbe Court, I iwill re-sell -on-the' ) fist Monlui;sy in F. bruary 1866i, before -the A)ourt LUouse at Newberry, a1t ;mublic auction a raet ot landl, belopgig tothe eei.te &f Sy rei'erson 1luzharilt, 'deeased, , "situtet za fewery- District, on the waters of Onison's Jrek, on thre north side, containzing two hundes~t d one asal forty six one hundredths ace 2n1 10- uoo) anzd bounded by lands pf Renry lfaere, E.,tate- of N. G. G.alman, Estate of Dr. . W. Thomnp<on anid others. TERM$-Tlhe i.urebas.r will be required to ire bond with at least twe good soreties, and a nortgage of the premnises, to secure ihe pay ent of the puirchmase mloney ptaable inona wo years, with interest thereon from 1st Jaa uary 1866. - S Co:s's. Omeie. SILAS JOHINSTONE. Jatrmary Sth 1360. C. E. N.. D. Jan 1it, 2-tt $12. Estate Saa UTYp.ermission of the Ordinary d Newi?er7 Dsrc,Iwillsell on, Wdnesday, 24th January, Inst., 'a. the .!ate residence of U. W. GARY, deceased, o miles above Nen' berry on .Isaurens R. R.,. a he per.c nail estate of said dee'd. Consisting of IICUSEHiOLD FURNITURE, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, FIVE BA LES COTTON, CORN, FODDER, BACON, FLOUR, hORSES, MUILES. * HOGS andsI1EEP. The -focst thorough bred SHORT HORN )URHAM BULL, in the State, (brought frorm entucky,) and herd of DURH AX CATTLE, bcg Terms nade known on day of sale. SARAH C. GARY, Ada'r. Jan 10, 2-2. N0W Full aid Complete4 DUR STOCK OF Ladies', Gentlemen's, Boyfs ~outh's, Misses .& Children's OOTS,S88O[SJ GAIUR k [S now full and coluplete. Consisting oftevery Ivariety and style of Goods, ici our line, a4 f which were made, 'especially to ordel, by the crv best mnanufactors, 'q'herefore, we feel conI ent that we can, and will sell a better shbe he same money, than any other house this iqe f PhiladelphIa. We cordially iari5e a call ber' re yo~u buy elsewhere. ai. st. opsitE, Cor lbq.