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---1 r, i t, y ri MA ?? '" , .[.. xxj rm ^^?DNESDAY MOR? pl "1-, y IrMai1 m w a iriiii . ' ;"? if : :n fly vit^yg ri ?Ii ? 'J.OtwytllSiilW^T.^pRE. MORA Wi li t. \t, *. <i M U ??foti b?l tc:. 1 s ? - Ul :? Kiri . .1 h? ii;.:; ?? ' ? WEDNESDAY, MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1S?0. T "HS?Ttri w iriiK"UKI ' ' '?r rsc NO 3l. ^#WJ<1X)^I?^Xl]RE. MORALITY AN? GENERAL INTELLIGENCB U ^mmm???????km?kW?mawm??ki??m The Sumter Watchman iK?TABUSUK? IN ISM.) Tarma One year.......JJ dU 'ii't.iij... . .* Stir?* mumba. L'V'ii^t.-i i b.N 1 o ii??ruu "'.jj^?'''1* THE Al EMORY OF f$f? MEETING OF C0NF?t7Ett*rM ' //MX Y.m&tm Y .IT/// Speedie? ay BaHPre^ajt gtytak.<>..? erul? Gordon, I'rul.tn, Nil? Oilier wUtllnnUhtJ ORGANIZATION OF TUB LKli MONUMENT) ASSOCIATION. The} meeting oT Co^ifccl?y.ltc soldier* anil H*l??r% Wm? a*thfriirtw Presbyter?* an Cliut ch lust night wan very largely attended. Indeed, thu crowd. wiu?- viv great tbut muny were turned 'away "for luck ut aecomodatioiiB The body ul the chute* ->W o&ufimfy ^?^d^?W.id BuMoTiA Uwd lft^)f>?ir\jri?^j^lWr>??pe?tu turs us arrived curly enough to scenic scats. .Ut, . TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION. Atii^o'u^Uijb? njawjipgjjwua-called-, to order by %en4ttiadtej i"?duhn?wiV who proposed the lol Wm mg teiuporut*> organization : . **" ! 4 President.-Muj Geo. Jubal A Eu Hy, ofVi/giuii. ,r,l..~~G ? Heefcturics. Capt.*'-0. 'C.' -Lawson.' Capt. George Waiker, and ?et-euot U eurg? L. Ch list.Un y , f, R|,,. Tin st; 11 o in i n u i ions were received with applause, and unanimously cur? ried (Jeu. Early (lien took tho chair. He wan dial! ju the <d(j'?oi"i|$dffii;?ie< grays, which be hutt never forsakeu since tli'e Ooiilederuto flag wautniown ut.. Appo? mattox. **vJ I***1' i*J G fc. Mi ll AL KARLY'S ADDRESS, ? He '?pille? as" follow?':* "Friends and.,(/fflradet : When the in lor in ut tun iii I he deaili nf mir illustri? ous commander wus flushed over the lel egrapjjjo w ires to .all. .puru ol' Ute civiU ?Zed World, "nod men everywhere iiinurn ed thu loss ol' bj Ul ^htt'.iii; lips wus the noblest ezetuplur of his times, ot all that is good? und n ue, und great ip human nature ; un'd'b cry of a tige i sh wus wi ung front the heuria-of every true X'uoledur ate soldier, which'was equalled only by that which cullie up li om I he hume heart when the lue> waa'.)realised that the sword ot' Rollen E Lee was sheathed lorever and the banner to which his deeds- ad ?iven such lustre was furled amid the gloom nod disaster. Aller the flrst burst of y ri td hid subsided, thc inquiry arose in the breasts of all. What can we du tm-manifest our esteem und veiierulioii for him we loved so well ? It wus but liecessury ililli the suggestion should lie. u,?nie lo elicit au explosion ol" the general sentiment. 1 ihoilglll thal leonid luke the liberty ol making that Suggest io? to my old conn adi's and 1 therefore made the cull under which you ure hero assembled Although Illunie that call ns thc former senior in rank ot all thy officers ot tho Army ol Non hern Virginia now li vj ti g in the State, I de? sire to say to you that ar the tomb ol General Lee nil distinctions"!'r mk c ase The private sold er who io tau. red uni form and sore and bleeding feet follow . ed the haulier upheld hy Lee and Junk son, and did not desert or skulk in the hour ol'danger, hut did his d ny to the und ol'I he war. und is Dow doing h s duty by remaining true to the princi? ples for which he fought, is the peer ol of the most renowned in fame or exalt? ed in rank nuning the survivors. He hus an equal share in the proud herituge left us in the memory of the glorious deeds and bright virtues of our uren! chieftain. All snub 1 meet and welcoim hore, claiming them as my friends, com rudes, and brothers. My friends, if if is expected i hat 1 ahull on this occasion deliver a eu!- gv on Gen Leo, you will be disappointed 1 have not the luugiiage with which le give expression ol my estimate of the greatness and gondne-s of his character I will say. however, that us oxul cd u.? , is his lame, the world at large bas not fully appreciated the transcendant ubi li ties ol'Gen Lee. nor realized ihe per? fection of his eharacter. No one that hus not wituesscd thc affectionate kind ness and gentleness, and often playful ness, of his man Tiers in private, his great sell control and dignity in dealing with important public affairs, thc cxhi bition uf his high and unyielding sens* ot duty on all occasions, and tho mu j es? tie grandeur of his action and appear? ance amid the shuck ol bailie, can furn more than an approximate estimate ol h is real character. Monuments ol marble or bronze cur add nothing to fhn fame of General Lee and it is not necessary to preserve i that such should be erected. Hut fbi student ol' history in future ages, wh? shall rend of the deeds and virtues o our immortal hero, will be lo-t in amaze nient at the tact I hat. such a mun wem d .'.'ii lo his gruve u disfranchised ititi zen by the edict ol'bis contemporaries which infamous edict hus been forced ii be recorded on the statute hook of bit native Slate by thc flat td un inexorahh de -pot ism. We, my comrades, owe it to ourselves at least to purge ourselves of thu lou s fa i II by cradling an enduring monu? ment to htm, that will bo a constan protect, for all time lo come, against tin right toni ness of 1 the judgment pro flounced against him, without ?rra i ?rn ment, without trial, without evidene and without justice The exaot looalit; of that monument Ido not now propos to suggest. When we are in a ooudi tion to erect it, ii will, in my opinion be the pr?po> time to Kettle definitel its locality ; where it will be aecessibf td all 'Kia buys and their deaoandaot?. Something has been suggested will reference 10,4bp flnaj jfjtip'aoo ol al ?hat was mortal of our beloved commun der This is n question at thia tim solely for the determination of the im mediate friends of General Loe. Let u respect the feelings of those who hnv sustained so torriblo a bororavinent. ynjure luum soldier* who followed lW through sSioh dreadful trials will JHjgggy^ylftr >w* ?Uh?* "f th??* no [me Tir?ni (a matron who, being allied to WairhiugVfybjeis bf cp Hj^ohiu?e<> bosom companion' through the litV hf Le?. ? j \A nmyrje- iha^t - gratified at the fact ?nat the jtre?f ^rutest?iafl and pu>'e putri ot who presided over thc dentin ?es of the Lee to lead her armies, and ;?avehiin Kis.tatue confidence throughout all Ilia glorious earner, ia here to minglo hin uja?^a^b-vuravand tu jo? ?a i?ayin*. ?wtift*j ti? the memory ttWt ^*im we. mourin" v? ?** * ~* ># These remark* were repeatedly inter rupt-ee) l.yjaf planne, und ono very en? thusiastic ex<-Cunlederute deliberately arose whenever particularly pleased and WHved-hTa^irit iiri(V"?nn?er ^h^DltjM nioir to Mr?. rl>e waa recoived^-irifh more noticeable demonstrations of ap pinoso, ?nd wb?n re 1er noe wo? tnnde to the presence of Mr Davin, the npplaune yjyn?* hjud. huiir. and almost d*';'. fy (i i og _ L iUlt-.P'. Minnit?eiode was then cnll ed to the pulpit mid offered upa fervent, (arid o'tnioeiiily appropriate prayer [Ie th inked Hie Almighty tor huving given 10 awmid the noun try one 80 great \n Aaery virtue and (trace, se tl'Vljltf ?his (ind ami hi.-* ooo ?try. and that we have reason io believe timf he had been translated from 'his world ot sorrow to God'* own presence He thanked God for the lofty character and noble life now before southern youth im an ex ninple ol all that is gund and pftut, and Ihr the elevated reflections everaucom paining our jopollections o/ this son of ^Virginia'? ? .IJ?. prayed, cjuiroestly that the great lifflie ion be sanctified to this mourning people, nod that we may fol? low him ns he tollowed Christ. PERMANKNT ORGANIZATION. .' \ After un ab-enee ufa few minutes the Committee on Permanent Organization returned, und Gen. Terry, the chair? man. . presented a report reacoitinuud ing,tbe following net manent organiza? tion : For Prexiilr.nt. - Jefferson Davis FtV.-e PreiMsnt*. - Maj Gen Fl?rh ugh Lee. nj Gen John B (Jordon, Maj Gell Kdward Jonnson, .Maj Gen J li Trimble, Brig Geo NV ll Talia ferro, Brig Gen Wm N Pendleton. Maj Gen Wm Smith, liri};'Gen ll A Wise. Ung Gen J L Imhoden, Col ('halles .Marshal), Col Woher II Taylor, Co! W K Perrine Col Peyton N Wise, Gen M Ransom ('upi Hubert Peg ru m, Gen L L Lomax Col Henry Peyton, Col J M French. Col Xi VA W ii luis. Mal Wm N Berkeley ol Wit Willis. Col Wm Preston John son. Licit Munn Pag". Privates Wn C Kane, ol' Lou sa county, Vu . timberi .Marlin, ol' banquier ; G Hough; ol'Bul tim?te, and ti Kitler ol' Mttuyluud, nut . crgennt W Wirt Itohinson. M'cretaries.-Capt li S Gregory Seru't George L Chr'-8*iun, Cupi C li I. wa ui. Serg't Jumes P Cnwurdin. Cup W A Anderson, Piivute Abner Ander Mm. Capt S D Houston. Capt. Georgi Walker, ami Maj Wm B Myers The report WHS unanimously adopt et amid g le a I applause. REMARKS (IF PUK8IDRNT DAVIS. As Mr Davis mose to walk to tin stund every person in the house rose ti his kel. mid lhere followed stielt it stunt ofapp'iiurtfl us seemed to shake the ver foundation^ ol'the buihimg.-while. ehee upon cheer was echoed from thc throat.? ol'veieruus salutiug one whntu they de lighted to honor. Mr Davis spoke nt length, and witt his accustomed r n ri 111 n *r., moving clo quenco. We shall not attempt, ut tin lute hour at which wc write, . tu give lull report of his address He addressed his hearers os "Moldier lind sailors Of t e Confederacy, comrade and friends." : Assembled on ibis sui , occasion, with heurts oppressed with tb grief that follows thc loss of him wh was our leader on many a bloody buttle field, a pleasing though mr lancho! spectacle is presented. Hitherto, an in MII limes, tuen have been honore when successful, but here is the case o one who, amit) disaster,, when down t his grave, and those who wcru his com puni?os in misfortune have assembled t . honor bis memory. .It is as much u , honor to you who give as to him wh receives, tor above the vulgar test < , merit you show yourselves competent t discriminate between him who co j oj and he who deserves success. Robert E. Lee was my associate an ? friend in the military academy, and w were Iricnds until the hour of bisdeatl , Wc were associ?tes und friends whc he was a soldier nnd I a congrcssuiur j and associates and friends when he lc , the armies of thc Confederacy and t presided in its cabinet.- We pusst I through manV sad scenes together, bi I cannot remember that ibero wa-? evi r aught but perfect harmony between ti if over flier?! was difference of upi Iii? it was dissipated by discussion, ai ( harmony was thc result I re peat, t ? nr.or.r tllmgrertl, nod I may add lhat , never in my life saw in him 'he.-Huh e tendency to self-seeking. If was n his to m ike a record.-it was not his I shin blum- to nth r shotl'defS j but fc was hts w th un ey fixed upon tl t welfare ol' his country, never I'a'ioiin to lollow the li' ts of ?Illly tn the sod. His ?as the heart that brave I eve difficulty; his was the mind th p wrought victory out of defeat. He has boen charged with "want K dash." I wish to say that I never kui Leo to falter to attempt anything ov man could doro. An attempt bur al J boen tuude to throw a oluad upon I character because he toft the army tho United Stutes to join un the strugf I, for tho liberty of his State. Will o 11 tten.chiog ?tall upon politics, I deem , my duty to say ono word in reference c this charge. Virginian born, descend I from ? family illustrious io Virginii |H annals, given by Virginia to the servi . I of the United States, he repr< sented t II in the Military Aoadomy at Wost Foil He wa* not educated by the Federal Government but by Virginia ; fur she, P?W(her full share for tb??sopu^rt- ot that instiraiiub. ead was ed titled to de?. .?and in return the services of her' 'sons. Entering the ^nvfof tit? United Slates, ho r? presented Virginia there also, and nobly. On ??aoy a hard fought fiele*'t? w'av cooaplMeVh, 'WlingJdr his native Sta?e as muoh as for tbe Union. Ile came, jr^ra Mex/t?o crowned with honors.'covered by brevets, and recognized, young as we was. as one of ...the ablest of hi*.^country's, ? sbloiers.-T And to prove i hat ho was estimated * then aa snob, let uetcJI yon that when Lee w?iV:ca}itai^ofveu'gineera stationed in liait i m ore. the Cuban Junt??u New York selected him. to be their leader in i lien- native country They were anxious ' to seoure his services, and- offered, bim every temptation that ambition could desire-1 Ile thought. the j tuotter over, and, I re in em ber. cam? to Washington j .to consult me as to .what j he should, dp, j and when I begin'to dis'ohss tho' 'emu plications which wight arise from his ! acceptance o4 the' trust,' he gently T0 ! buked me, saying that thin was not I he , line upon which ho. wished my advice, j the simple quotion wan, " Whether it was right or not " Ho had been edtic-.a ted by the United Slates, and felt wrung j to accept place in the army of a foreign ! power Such wus his extreme delicacy, j;such wits the nice settee of honor of the j gallant gentleman whose death we j deplore. . Hut when Virginia withdrew -the State to whom he owed his first ! and lust allegiance-the same nice sense .of honor led him to draw his sword und ! throw it in t lie aculo l'or good or tor evil. Purdon mo for thia brief dtfeuc* of my illustrious friend When Virginia joined the Confedera oy, Robert Lee, thc highest officer in the little army of Virginia, came lo Richmond, and not pausing to inquire ll hut would be.hih rank in ibo service of the Confederacy, went to Western Virginia under thu belief i hut he was still un officer of the State He came buck, oui rying the heavy weight of de leut und unappreciated hy the people whom he served, fur. . they could not know, as I know, that if his plans aud orders had been carried out the result would have been victory rather thun retreat. You did not know, for I would not have known it had he not breathed it in my eur only ut my earnest request, and begging that nothing be said about it. The' einnor which theu arose loll.>wcd bim when he went to South Carolina, so that it became necessary on his going to South Carolina to wiite a letter to the Governor of that Stute, telling him what manner of mun he was. Yet, through all this, with u magnanimity rarely equalled, he stood in silence, without defending himself 01 allowing others to defend him, lui* he was unwilling to offend any one Wo wus wearing u sword and striking blows for tho Confederacy. Mr Davis then spoke of the straights to which thu Confederacy was reduced and of I be danger to which ber capital was cxpn.-cd just aftet the buttle ol Seven Fines, und told how General Lee had conceived aud executed the desperate plun to turo their flank and rear, which, afier seven days of bloody battle, was crowned with the protection ol Richmond, while the enemy was driven fur iront the city. The spcakei referred ulao to the circumstances at? tending Geucral Lee's crossing thc Potomac und the march into Pcnnsylva nia He (Mr Davis) assumed tin responsibility for that movement. 1 he enemy had long been concentrating hit force, und it was evident that if they continued their steady progress thc Confederacy would be overwhelmed. Our only hope was to drive him to th? defence of bis own cupital, we behm enabled in the mcuniim ? to reiuforci our shuttered army. How well Gen Lee carried out that dangerous ex peri ment need not be told Kio mond wui relieved, thc Confederacy was relieved und time was obtained, if other thing: had favored, to reinforce the army. But, said Mr. DU?MS, 1 shall not at? tempt to review the military career o our fallen Cbieftian. Of the man, hov shall I speak ? He was my friend, ant in that word is included ali that I couh suy ol uny mun. His mora) quulitici rose to the height ot his genius. Sell denying-always intent upon the ont idea of duty-self-controlled to on ex? tent that many thought him cold Hi feelings were really warm, and hi? Lear melted freely at tho sight of a woundci .soldier or the story of the sufferings o the widow and orphan During the wa be was ever conscious of the incqualit; ' of the means at his control ; but it wu never his to complain or , to utter doubl -it Was always his todo. Whet iii the last campaign he was beleaguer-' ul Petersburg, ?nd painfully aware a ? the straights to which we wcro reduced ' be said : "With my uriny in the moun tuins of Virginia I could carry on tin war for twenty years longer." Hts tue exhausted and bis supplies failing, ti 1 wus unable to carry out his plans. A - untoward event caused him tountioiput ' tlio movement, and tho Army of Nerti i ern Virginia was overwhelmed. Hut i ' the surrender ho anticipated condition ' that have not been fulfilled-ho expec 1 ted his army to be respected and h paroled soldiers to be allowed the eunc ' joymenis of life and property. Whethc ' these conditions have been fulfilled, h r others say. ' Here bp now sleeps in the laud h ' lovcil so well, and that land is not Vii * ginia only, for they do injustice to Lr 5 who believe he fought only for Virgint He waa ready to go anywhere, on ar 1 servio<i for; the good of hi? country, an * Ai? heart wa? a* broad a? the ftft< > \ State* ?tiuggling for th* princrpU* tin 1 our forefather? fought for in the RevoU RI thu of 1776 Ile is sleeping in tl r ; same soil with tho thousands who fougl * under the same flag, but first oflored u thair litis. Here the living ?re asaem bled to honor his memory, ?nd there the skeleton sentinels keep watch over his grave. This eitiieo I this soldier! this great general ! this true patriot ! left behind" bini the erowaing glory . of a true Christian. His Christianity eoa {?led him in life, nod.affords us grounds or the belief that he is happy beyond the graft*. .. ?"' But, while we mourn the loss of the great and the truo, drop we also tears of sympathy with her who. was his help, meet in life-the noble woman who, while her husband was in the field lead ing the Army of the Confederacy, though an invalid, Herself, passed the time in knitting socks for tho marching soldiers ! A woman fit tu be the moth ?sr of heroes-and heroes are descended from ber. ; Mourning with hor, we can only, offer th? c<jrjtfo!attun of a .Chris? tian, Our loss is not his, but he now enjoys the Towards of a life well ppent and a* hover wavering trust iu ? risen Saviour. This day we unite our words bf sorrow with those of the good and great throughout Christendom, f^r his fame ia gone over the water-his leeds will'be remembered j and when tho monument we build shall have crum? bled into dust, his virtues will still live, s high i?s'Jc! far thc imitation of j{?fu erat ions yet unborn. We have given brit a faint idea of the eloquent thoughts and chaste ora? tory of the speaker. His words wem heard with profound attention, and re ceived with frequent applause. MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS. Col C. S. Venable then presented tho following report of the Committee on Resolutions : Whereas it is a high and holy duty, as well as a noble privilege, to perpet? uate the honors of those who have dis* played eminent virtues and performed great achievements, that they may servo as incentives and examples to the latest gene-ation of their countrymen, and at? test tho. reverential admiration and af? fectionate regard of meir compatriots And whereas, this duty and privilege devolve on all who love and admire General Robert IC Lee throughout this country and the world, and in an es peciul manner upon those who followed him io the field or who fought to thc hame cause, who shared in his glories, partook of his trials, and were united with him iu tho same sorrows and ad? versity, who were devoted to him in war by the baptism of fire und. blood, and bound to him in peace by tho still higher homage due to tho raro and .?rand exhibition ol a character pure, (md lofty, &ud gentle, and true, under all changes of fortune, and serene amid the greutest disasters. : Therefore be it 1. Resolved, That wc favor an nsso ciatiou to eruct a mounment nt Rich? mond to the memory of Robert E Lee,' as an enduring testimonial of our love and respect and devotion to his fume 2. Resolved, That while donations will be gladly received from all who lecognizo in the excellencies of Genera) Lee's character an honor and an cu? courngement to our common humanity, an I an abidiug hopo that coining gen uerutiuus may be lound to imitate his virtues, it is desirable thnt every Cou federate soldier and sailor should make some contribution, however small, to the proposed monument. H. Resolved, Thut for thc purpose of securing thc efficiency and dispatch in i he ereo'ion of tho monument., an Exe cultive Committee of seventy five, with u president, secretary, treasurer, audi tor, &o , be appointed to invite and col U et subscriptions, to procure designs lot said tnouumcut, to select tho best, tc provide for the organization of central executive committees in other State; which may serve as mediums of com mun ?cation between the Executive Coin mittee of the association and tho local associations of these States 4 Resolved, That we respectfully invite tho ladies of the Hollywood As? sociation to lend US their assistance ant cooperation iu tho collection oi'subscrip ptious. 5. Resolved, That wo cordially ap? prove of tho local monuments now pro posed to be erected by other association! at Atlanta, and at Lexington, his lat? homo, whose people w< ro so closely united with him in the last sad years o his life. 6. Resolved, That while wc cordially thank thc Governor and Legislature o Virginia for the steps they have takci to do honor to the Memory of Genera Lee, yet in deforenoo to tho wishes of hi loved and venerated widow, with whoo we mourn, we will not discuss the quos lion of the most fitting resting place fo his ever glorious remain*, but will con tent ourselves with expressing tho earn cst de-tire and hope that at somo futun proper time they will bo committed t the charge of this association. After rending theso r?solu* ions Col onel Venable spoke briefly bu eloquently of his own affection for th departed hero, and related an inciden oonneotcd with tho last hours ol hi first death at Appomattox. At o'clock on thc memorable morning c the surrender, when our. last hopo seem i ed to have forsaken us, General Lo sent inc forward to tho gallant Gordo i to know whoi her ho could hold out long . er. I will give General Gordon's repl 1 iu his own words. "Tell General Le ; that my old corps ia reduced ton fruzzl and unless I um supported by LoilgJtrct i heavily I do not think that wo can d anything more." I returned to Goi i Lee, and delivered the message ll . thou raid "There is nothing left bi r to go to Goo. Grant, ?nd I would rat lu ? die a thousand deaths." In the sud an i tearful consolation which ensued, ono < I us romarked."''What will history sn of our surrendering it' thero M on s possibility of escape ?" Posterity wi i not understand it." ??Yes, yes," \ i rejoined, "thoy will not understand ot situation ; but that is not the question. The question in whether it is right, and it it is right, I take the responaibiiity." Colonel Venable then spoke of the proposed monument to Lee, and heartily seconded the proposition that it should be erected in Richmond, where his knightly anoestors lived ; the objeotive point of military operations unequalled in history, and where rest ao many of those who at his bidding marched gaily to death ; here, where their eyes olosed on tito eily they defended, and where, when their eyes aro unsealed on' the resurrection morn, thoy shall first behold the figure of their beloved chief tain. OTHER EULOOIE8. Qen. Jno. S. Preston,ofSouth Carolina; Gen. Jno. B Gordon, o? Georgia ; Col. Marchall, of Maryland ; Col. Wm. Pres ton Johnston, of Kentucky ; Gen. Henry A. Wine, of Virgiuia, and Col. Robert E Withers, of Virginia, wero then sue cessivbly introduced aud spoke in eulogy of the distinguished dead. We rogret that the lateness of the hour ?reoludes a notice of any of these efforts ut more particularly ot* those of Gens Preston and Gordon, which were master pieces of eloquence ORGANIZATION OF THE LEE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION. The resolutions having been adopted, the organization of tho Lee Monument Association was effected with tho fol lowing officers : President-Lieut. Gen. Jubal A. Early. Secretary-Col. T. M. R. Talcott. Tiea8urer-Col. Wm. W. Palmer Auditor-C. R. Allen. Executive Committee-Walter H. Taylor, Bradlev T. Johnson, Robert Stiles, R. D. M'inor, R H. Maury. The meeting then adjourned. IIO.lI Ii POLITENESS IN LI rr 1.1! FOLKS, "Truo-wisdom, enrly sought and gained, In ago will give the ri nt ; Oh. then improve tho morn of life, To make bs evening blest." Parents, as soon ns your little ones begin to totter about, and speak, snj lispingly, "ma" and "pa," that verj instant teach them courtesy, good man? ners, to use correct language, chaste delicate, refined, avoiding everything vulgar, uncouth, clownish, indelicate or ungrammatical." Even buby lips can be taught refine ment, courtesy, politeness of manners things delicate, tasteful, beautiful heavenly-tho little word-? "please" anti "thank you," when favors nre conferred and far easier will they learnt then than older children What is termed baby talk, when ad dressed to children old enough to un derstand and imitate it, is detestable; The parents must remember that whet tho child can comprehend one word it; education is begun. The mother, es? pecially, ia called to efficiate as profes sor of languages in tho domesiio uni versify. But who, ia teaching i foreigner the English language, wouli say to him that until he becomes luth? er advanced he must call a horse i "horsey," and a dog a "bowwow," am that for tho present ht 'ill address hi material parent as his modder?" Thi seems sufficieetly rediculous; but thi is not all-it would be unjust to th learner; it. would teach him pronuncia tions which lie must unlearn as labori ously as ho learned them. You wouli thus, in fact, double his task. Th fully anti injustice arc the samo when yoi teach a littlechild to speak a distorted manfitcd, bui lesquc language, of whic it becomes ashamed, when older, an tries to unlearn it. Littlo folks should bo taught corree language as carly as possible ; not a sli of tho tongue should pass without cor reefton. Wc advise all young people to acquit in early life the habit of using goo language, both in speaking and in wri ing, and to abandon forever thc use < slang words and phrases, cha the un fot t?nate victim of neglected educatio is very probably doomed to talk stan for life. The first infantile lisping should b marked with critical precision. Everj thing vile, vulgar, clownish, iuipolit uncouth, ungrammatical, immoral, a slang phrases, should be soduous avoided, and all things true, hones just, pure, lovely, inculcated. All h.tl its, once formed, arc formed forever ! "Fill first tim lui -bri w ih the wheat, With wisdom-food for soul" lo n it ; Then nhaff, thc fiction of tho day, Will find no plnco ?nd blow away." Parents, the habits formo I now in tl hearts of your offspring will be life lon It was a principle with the old ?I?sui -that if they might have thc first sc vt years of a child's lifo, they oared tn who had thu after training. In teaching your children these lilt sweet countcsics of life, you must rope over and over the same lessons for tl first few years. It requires lino up< line,j.nd he not discouraged, even alt seventy times repe'ition. Tho rewa will come at length, and you rejoice seo the littlo child you hare taught laboriously acting voluntarily on prim pie-* you have instilled, requiring prompting or correction, foi* courte lins become habit. In no place is thc distinction bel wc tho refined ami tho ilUbrcd mc marked than at the table. If your chi dren arc not early taught polilotii hero, you must prepare yourselves a 1 them for a thousand mortifications futuro lifo, and must look to soo tlx 1 regarded as annoying and di?agrocal '? by those whose good will you may tm ' desiro to secure. "A child loft to hi I solf bringet!) his mother to shame." However humble your position in Ii though your family gather about table of pine instead of mahogany, y?. I I childi-.o? may mid should bc taught t . j ?anio lesson rf respectful behavior. ' is a duty which God requires of y< unchecked manifestation of disrespect or disobedient* yon ?How in jour pres? ence. Let you* children learn to ?it quietly astil all older than themselves are helped, and do not begin compromis? ing with some little insurgent by a lump from the sugar-bowl. If you do, it will by no means be "tho beginning of the end." As they advance in jean, en? courage them to join pleasantly, ?but ] always modestly, in the family conversa? tion around, the table. La&jtbc mealtime bc one of the most ehcerfu%|nd hes-en ly hours of tba day. Como to the festive board with something good to com? municate, edifying, administering grace tn those present-that every thought, word and deed may be "apples of gold in pictures of silver." The table epread with heaven's choice bounties is 'the appropriate place to incalente order, I sobriety, courtesy, politeness of .man? ners, gentlemanly deportment, strick temperance in all things ?The family is a tittle book, Tb* children ?re tb* leave?, The parent* ar* .tba cover, that Protecting beauty give*-" [Author of??Applet of Gold.** FASHIONS. As marriages ar? nnw ?be order if j the day, or rather of the night, it will probably be interesting to our lady friends to read something of the late style of WEDDI.NO DRESS or WHITE TARLETAN, made over tarleton petticoats. The skirt | is trimmed with one deep and full plait? ed flounce around the baok j thia flounce is deeper at the sides, and narrower! again in frout, where it forma a curve, and has a heading of narrow tarleton, which stands up, and a puffing of tar? leton with orange blossoms and myrtle, mingled with the puffing. The heading to the flounce extends all around the skirt, but the flower ornament ia .only in front ; ti second flounce on the front, made in the same way, surmounts the lower one ; a quilling of white ribbon extends from the waist to the lower ruching with flowers. Plain high waist made with points back and front, with Louis XVI. knots of ribbon. Long sleeves, with full plaited ruffles and molt? ing above thom. A very fine tarletan veil is also suggested, whon obtainable, luce should always have the preference, as tarleton, at best, is apt to be stiff, while laoe has always a "wavy grace." Tho huir is to be dressed with myrtle and 01 ange blossoms. - An undertaker thus greatfully responds to a friend who had done him a favor : "If you ever want a coffin ca 1 on me. I shall be happy to bury yourself and family at the lowest cost price." * Spriggins (grinning) : "Well, I think I'll take a rule nisi." We know not whether he obtained the rule, but we saw him rush from the shop with a nice eye, t liat confined him to his lodgings fer a fortuight. -Suspcuding his Judgment. Brown, speaking of Robinson to Jones the.other day,sujd, "His virtues may be summed up* io a single line." "Certainly." replied Jones, "if there ia a noose ut the free end." -Ought to be rc named -We learn from a contemporary that an inhabitant of Grave, in Holland, has recently reg*? intered the Liri li of his thirty second child. So prolific a locality should bc eli ris; cued Cradle rather than Grave. - If running after the women be a sin, it is one which is very easily chock? ed. All that's ueccessary is for the women to stop ruuniug away from the men. PROVISIONS. TT IS* VY CITY MESS PORK, Dry Sailed .-li'millern, hlidf. and boxes; Dry Salted Rides, Illida, and bi.xes; Booked Werlern Shoulder?, h lid*. ; Smoked Western Rib Side?, dh ls. ; Breakfast Strips, Hams, ov erud und nuked. LARD -Pure Prime Nrilural and Extra, in tiereos, libls. ami tubs. EMM Pine Table Duller, tubs. Desi Puetory Cheese. SUNDRIES. CO FF E KS-Juvfi, Lnguyra, Rio, all grades, FLOU UH-all grades ; 8 UH A RS-all gradas ; MOLASSES und SYRUPS-all grades; CRACK ti S-nil kinds, in bbl?, and boxes I RAISINS, Choice Lem? ons and Oranges. Untiled Ale ?nd Purler, English A Amcricnn, in casos nod barrels ; Chewing Tob?ceo, caddies, quarter and hall boxes ; Catawba Winn, Choice Srupper nong Wine, California Hock Wilie, Claret*, R>i><|iberry Syrup, Black? berry Hr i tidy, .Tollies, Essences, and Grocers Drills, Lye nud Putush, sud a general ns sortiuvnl of Liquors, Groceries, Segar?, Tobacco, ?kc, For sale, nt wnolemle only, by AIMlAIN A VOLLRH?, Nov 2 Wilmington, N. C. NEW BOOKS" PRESCOTT'S CONQUEST OF MEXICO. Phillp 2nd. " Ferdiiinud and Isahella. Mavne Reid's Works Completo, IS vols. lilith .Miller's " .? V ? , Dickon '* No vols complete for $9.00 Sunday Sohonl Rook? al low prices. LongkingV Questions on the Uospcl*. I " Notes .' " " I .l iv's Morning and evening exercises. K|dsrt>p:il Pru) er Dooks. 1 Hymn Dooks of all denominations. \ MULE* AND TESTAMENTS. [ Family Dildos with Photographic Leaves. Work lloxcs, Writing Desks. Tollu! Sen?. Hair Brusher. Tooth DniKhos. OHS ile Soup, ele., at Char lesion Pric?s. : We will supply Sabbath School Rook* to anj Church of 4ny Denomination a low as they eat P bo bought anywhere. , Purohustrs of nnytblng in our line, give us i , i call and ??ve money. ' A. WHITE A CO. ,.' Nor. J r , WCCK83?R TO P. ?? OTTER, S C. 'yyr-OULD mpoetfalt? inform kt? friends ?nd th? publie of 8u m ter, and adjoin! np counties, th? th? ka? recently received ? eh o! oe ie tee ttoa of ...i . . LADIES' A *? P. ?ENTLEMBNS* "\7\7* "to lies, JEWELRY, SiLVERWARE, SPECTACLES, &c, &c, nt* ?teak enbrnoet all tba latest styles, and w IU be told at roaaonabla ratai. f. . . AM P. HALTOM [FOLSOM, CO M O o ?J ? Watchmaker and Jeweller. SUMTER, 8. C. Calle the attention of the publlo to his.assort ment of Watebes, Clocks. Jewelry, Spectacles, and a Fina Article of SILVER PLATED WARE, Bridal Presents, A?. Persons purchasing of bim ean rest assured of getting amalea as represented. Ail work in my lina neatly repaired ?nd guaranteed. Barrett's Building, South West Corner Alain and Ziibertj/'Streets. Oct 5 C. T. MASON WATCH itJAKHIt AND eTlIS^V^IESX^ESIElL SUMTER, S. C. Has just received and keeps always oa bund New and Besutiful Styles of JEWELRY, FYE GLASSES, &C. WATCHES, CLOCKS and JEWELRY RE PAT KED WITH DISPATCH. March SI_ CHARLESTON HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. This well known and popular FIRST CLASS HOTEL, situated in the centre of the city, and .Iso in the centre of the Wholesale Businos.? Houses, uffbrds facilities, com I or ts and attention to Travellers for Pleasure and MerchuntK on Business, second to none iu the United States. Oct 26 6m THE MILLS HOUSE, PARKER & I'OXl), Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. HAVING been recently and thoroughly ren? ovated and repaired, is now the most comfortable and luxurious establishment South or New York. N?v 9 Sm D. A. SMITH WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL OEALER IN Parlor, Chamber, Dining-Room, Office and Library IT1 TLiirxx iture Mattresses, Window Similes, Sash, Blinds end Doors. Granite Iront Buildings, Sept U-Pm] WILMINGTON, N. C. WILMINGTON Iron and Copper Works MACHINS SHOP, FRONT STREET, BELOW M Wt K KT, WILMINGTON, N. C. Dealers and Manufacturers of Steam Engines. Poa Nut Machines, tingal mid other Mills, Gio Gear, Cotton S crews und Preuves. Turpentine Stills, ?nd ?ll kinds of Castings and Machio.M Y made <>r repaved. Also, Packing tad Bel lng, Wood Moulding- Br iskets, Newell POMS, Suit Railing, Ac, of the latest paneros. ll ART & ti AILEY. Sept 14 ?tue . P. HEINSBERGER, BOOK SELLER, STATIONER - asD Blank Book Manufacturer. nati.BR ia Pianos, Organs, Melodeons, Guitars, Violins, Chromos, Ac At N??w York and Baltimore Price*, .yep* N - *n>*I*?r*rr7? fr. t\ PROMPTLY kXkicUTKD AT tW V v An' ?v^ruAv^v I ..? >>t* .'. > ?1**0*01 The Sumter Watchman, H?t?ftJ'lSfifr1o .?????' Art:' MARBLE f/vf?D TUB undersigned would mo?! r?sp . ?fully announce to iii? rteopU'of SnttiOi arni ?Ur? ouuding country ha? li? have JUKI revived ? sr LUX I) II) LOT OF ivr ar"bi o ? ind la now prepared to receive and ox?ente or? lera of all kinda lu hi* line, with noutuos* and liapatoh. [RON RAIL!Nfl Fl'RNlSllFO TO ORDER. Nv??? 17 W. P. SMITH, 8UMTr.lt. S. C. NO. a GROCERIES. TUR ONLY STRICTLY Grocery and Liquor House IN TOWN 'pim D N DE lt S( 0 N R O . '"-xs leuve to L cull tho attention of his friend* und tho liublio g?ner.illy lu hia NEW AND ??KUi SJ.!.FA,T?'.D STOCK OK Heavy andFancy Groceries Which ho offers low for CASU OX LY. ^ft. All unities warranted as recciai;iu|>'.lo T-*r Pure Modkinal Liquors kept constan to hand. J. H. EDEIillART. April 13_tf SAFETY X.ABSP. PERKINS fcHOurr.^ NON-EXPLOSIVE KEROSEN!" LAMP IS absolutely sale both from lb c.-liing and K*. utoeiun. Gives twice UM m.ich I,' ns ordliinry Lamps, and uses SS per cent, less Oil. 'j i voa off no oder, and last* a lifoliiuo. For sale by JT. P. DROWN!?, No. 136 Meeting street, and No. 51 Broad Street, Charleston, S. C. Agent for Stato of South Carolina. GIIEEN & WALSH, Agents for S um for. Sept 5 ?ni FVDI? Sale*, rp UK PLANTATION ON WHICH I RE* J. SIDE, containing about Three Thousand Acres. -ALSO My Plantaron in Cltircndun County, contain? ing about Two ihousaud & two hundred acres* Either of the nhovo will bo sold us ii whale, cr divided to suit purchuter*. I also offer for aale the rosi lenco of ' Tre. Julia 5 Friersun, with ; TUREE HUNDRED ACRES LA:, i". 4 making it oompuct and desirable Furn .< JNO. X. FRIEKSON, Aug 10-3m] Stutoburg, S. C. , EXEC?TOirS SALK 0 Hi KT 23 . ; BY CONSENT Ol' TUE PARTIES INTER? 1 EST ED in the Heal Emulo ol Mr?. MAU- M HARRT McLKOD. deceased, according io mo W terai.? ol'her will. I will etil et Slimier Couit J House, on stiles-doy in November next, n I met M of lund belonging to suid Estate, in tho Conni y fl of Sumter, tn the Simo of South t'iiri>!luii. - on- A 1 <ining TU lt EE IIUXOKED AX I) TM EX TY. i F VE ACRES, moro or lem, bon nib d X ' by 3 laud of John Mouifromuiy nun Sunni I X? 3 Ltieoslc, Ensi by lund of.I. Il Wilsi ii. ri nih 1 y \ bind af Deni Wi'son.nud West, 1*3 lund ol I MIHH i of Moses McLeod 1 'I Kit.MS: ono hulf <*nsh nnd tho lula ncc ? credit of twelve luoi?bs. willi iiiieie-l, ill p.l.V. j ?neut in he secured ht ll H il ol il.- vu ..-er J with mortgage of tho promises. . Purchasers lu p:iy for papera n?ui stn in ?. (1. M. MlLEOD. Ext 'nior. Od ld General Life and T?ixot mum \wwi SU .MT KU, S. r : JL IIB following Companies huting c ut p'le willi lite Law, mid depoaiivd $2<.',< IH en,... ... ni. \ ? hu Comptroller Oencn'1, oller i i. :n>u*uhold* ngu'mi'l loss or ?lulunge hy ? rv : Phoenix Fire liiMiirunoi! ('.'ilni-ui" , of ;iiuwkl)ii, N. V. CHMII AJMC'*, .vi.7 J !,'.:<' >jj Southern Lifo riiflitrmici1 (.'oin j my, of I \ i Imita, On , (jin. ?I, I'., iii . I,I ,v, Provident, M. C. .Mounts, S i-'iy, Sonority Firo Tusiir incn I ? . is?j...?> v of ? Now York, Acol?n, ft?.'.i|y..v<j?j ? ' 0 or limn Firn 11.-mn HIT* ( "I.I. . ?.-,.V nf* Mew York, AMMO!t?., I 0')V>.')?i ?J!. Door g in Hourn Iii*nr:ino:' C !?. i.-, t mv,^ Columbi!*',O?., As'iMi.?, l'i^.T?'l ?> llinhnion I Blinking liisiirniif;c Cu., ? f Virginia, Angelds, ?70.640 .-'J , o A? WI UTK? .Tune- 22 [Two Dwelling Houoos in Town, and a Farm ?N1C AR SU MT KR VOW HALM \ HOUSE willi Av? ll.t nui! f ?ni Mtii ul! n'j.'ss .>n W ishlliglun .-? I rt el. v HOUSE ??iii rout it-.m.- nn i ouihu?iiting? \ on ,-u aler Sireei. Also a Small Farm Fifty Acrcs,| within |W? miles of Son... I. (Terms e.i?y, A j pl \ lo O..I .S I'M AS f %'CT .' V i ItOBKKT KK.rU.Y. Architect, County Surveyor? - A M. j Mechanical Engineer J WILL AT KM) T ) n i r v ] -: 1.1 I fil SI C. I lo him (Villi oeil., ^ ; ,.d ,1,,.;, . . jj H. fe?* lo FOES IJK K ' ' l?v, A . Itu?, M ?li>ii*l i. 4. v Ort? M