THE ?EANGEUURG NEWS, PUBLISHED WEEKLY '*t '' ?"? AT ; OllAFGEBURG, S. C. , Offihc of Piiblieatioh oji Market-Street over the . Post Office. : SAMUEL DIBBLE, Editor. VIRGIL C. DIBBLE, AsBooiato Editor. CHARLES H. HALL, Publisher. Items. In Ehuirn, New York, a Radical Mayor was elected by 75 majority. ? In Troy, New York, the Democrats have car ried the charter election. Judge Moody, of the St. Louis Circuit Court, on trial boforo the joint session of the Missouri Legislature, has been found guilty. The citizens of Boston have subscribed 810,000 for tho relief of .the destitute at the South.'] ' In Tennessee, Brownlow has* issued an order to organize a volunteer force to serve three * years under his command, and act. as military 1 police to preserve peaco and protect the people. ^Admiral Raphael Sennncs has assumed ' the position of editor-in-chief of the Memphis JSnl-. ' letin, and will be assisted by the former editor, Colonel*L. J. Dupre, -Jenrtl from the -Kcoiccc- Courier that Perry Durham, who has been under the sen tence of death'1 for the murder of Colonel Thos. Miller has had his punishment" commuted by Governor Orr to imprisonment in the 'peniten tiary for life. A colored man has been made a clerk in the Treasury Department at Washington, lie was formerly President Lincoln's barber, and his appointment is believed to be* the first instance on record of a colered man's obtaining a clerk ship yndcr the Government. Any ono, says the Augusta Constitutionalist, who has over taken au oath to support the ? Constitution of the United States?no matter ?.when?that advocates the Sherman Bill, which fras been passed by both Houses of the Thirty nii'tk Congress over the President's veto, i3 morvlly guilty of perjury. A "Washington dispatch says : "Surratfc will doubtless' prove an alibi on the night of the assassination. He" was unquestionably implica ted in tho original conspiracy for the abduction of President Lincoln, but that was changed to an assassination plot but a few hours before the bloody deed was Committed. The Now York Stock Exchange held a a meeting Friday morning and passed the fol lowing resolution : ... "Resolved, That a donation of $5,000 he -made for the purchase of^ food and, PJtjlfir. tut* |h5S8RrTCs'ot iirc1 for the atiffe.ring poor of the L South, and that the same be nlaccd for that purpose in the hands of the ?Southern Belief Commission." We learn from a private tolcgrar.i received in this city that Brevet Major-Genera.1 B. O. Tyler has been confirmed as Assistant Q'uarter lnastcr General of the Department of the &.>uth. "We arc also informed that General Sick les will leave Washington on the 5th for Charles ton, and that he will assume command of the Second Military District, lately known as the Sovereign States of North and South Caro lina.? Charleston Mercury. The Charleston Mercury of the 2d inst says: .'?The negro Horace Grecly suffered the extreme penalty of the law at half-past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, in the yard of the jail in this city. Besides the officials only a small number of persons were present. Grcclcy made no confession, and died with scarcely a strug gle. His body was not claimed, and was inter red on yesterday afternoon. Grcely was at tended during his confinement by the Rev. Mr. Quigley. We loom from tho Charleston Courier that on Saturday evening a lady while walking in Laurens-street was accosted by a negro who re quested her to change two dollars. She refused to comply and walked on, but was considerably alarmed when her arm was jerked and her reticule forcibly taken away. Three negro men who wore together- were seen to run oil', but on account of the lateness of the hour no pursuit was made and they escaped with their booty. From the Columbia Carolinian wo learn that the bills receivable are somewhat firmer than they have been during the past month, owing, no doubt, to the fact that taxes arc be ing paid, and a considerable amount has thus been withdrawn from circulation. There also appears to be Jess apprehension than formerly with reference to any change in our State gov ernment under tho new law by which we arc hereafter to be controlled. Th New York Assembly, on Wednesday, says the Express, voted down a proposition to let negroes hi that State vote for delegates to tho Constitutional Convention. Yofca majority of this same' New York Legislature are in favor of thrusting negro suffrage upon their country men in the South:?and not only that, but, in favor, also, of keoping them out of tho Union until they consent to it. Tho, xpueetlon of accepting the proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution was l'submitted, at the opening of the session of the Massachusetts Legislature, to a special com mittee ? f that body. Tho majority of this committee report against tho amendment. They say, at the outset, that "it is not enough for a Massachusetts Legislature that other States have ratified a proposed amendment' ''Massachusetts cau afford to stand alone upon her convictions, but she cannot afford to 'fol low tho multitude to do ovil.' " ? The bureau agents have so educated tho frccdmcu in Texas, that they will neither work, or do anything but gather about tho towns and cities in idleness. And when tUo vagrant laws are enforced 'against tho uuistlncc they havo thus been instrumental in creating, said agents immediately raise a howl over "cruelties to the poor negro" and fill tho radical papers with misrepresentation and cxagoratiou thereon. Iu Atlanta at a large public meeting, to con sider the condition of the country, resolutions approving Sherman's bill and the course recom mended by Governor Brown wcro rejected. The meeting then divided. The minority will hold a meeting to-night. The majority reor ganized, and passed resolutions counseling quiet submission, characterizing the bill as harsh and unjust, and approving the noble course of Pres ident Johnson. Tho resolutions declare that tho Southern people should not barter their honor and rights by accepting the terms of the bill, and they further recommend that the Southern Governors take steps to test the con stitutionality of the bill. THE ORANGEBURG NEWS. SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1S?7. The Military Bill. ' P . , ? ? . As usual, the overtures of misguided South ern men for a compromise with the Radical party have had the cfi'cct of all previous conces sions on the part of the South. The hands of the fanatical and unprincipled majority in Con gress, have been strengthened, and the result is the Bill which has just been passed over the Presidential veto. This measure virtually re educes the Southern States to the position of conquered provinces, and subjects us to all the frigors of martial law. The Brigadier-General who assumes command of the States of North and South Carolina, is by that law authorized [to dispense with courts of justice, and establish I Military-Commissions and Provost Courts in jtheir stead. lie has in his hands the life: (liberty and property of every citizen, denizen 'or resident within the limits of his military district. lie is clothed with all the powers of a despot; and no Eastern Satrap ever exercised more absolute sway, than is accorded to the commander of a Federal Brigade. Under this state of affairs, what is our des tiny? We cannot read the future, but, "Coming events cast their shadows before,'' *and we may prejwro^ PjU^gglySS trt** BXPCCJfc tho i.worst. The faction in Congress, powerful in their numbers, are prepared to override all Constitutional bounds, and to sacrifice all tho interests of the Nation, and the Union itself upon the altar of party. If the Military sys tem works to their satisfaction; if they find in these governors of their creation ready and willing tools tor their nefarious designs, wc may expect confiscation and impeachment of the President to fellow in the train of these events. With such convenient courts of judi cature to decide in their favor, as Military Commissions like those which murdered Muh ford in New Orleans, and Mrs. Surratt in Washington, under the forms of martial law, they exu accomplish all their fell designs. Upon a conquered people, powerless to resist any spoliation, deprived of all privileges except that of being taxed for the support of their conquerors, the concentrated hatred of North ern Radicals towards tho South can now be let loose with impunity, und desolation nnd'dcstruc tion ride rampant over our devoted land. I And to avert these evils, what can wo do? i Absolutely nothing. Wc ca?i only submit with tho heroic fortitude of despair. To this ex tremity have the results of unsuccessful war reduced a brave and noble people But one 'thing all the machinery of tyranny cannot ac complish. It cannot compel us to tick tho (hands that smite us, or to lend any co-ope.ration Uo tho achievement of our degradation. It cannot make us give our consent to the investi ture of frccdmcu with the rights of suffrage. We have dipped the proud escutcheon of Carolina in the crimson of bid tie, and though conquered, it is untarnished with any baser hue; we will not defile its bright colors with the sable bar sinister of an inferior race. No! rather let its whole face be blotted out, and write upon it as the motto id" our desolation?Vak.YictIS. -???>??? ? ? Is Cotton King? In tho first days of our late fruitless attempt to vindicate our rights of self government, one of the many banners flaring to the breczo amid the booming of tho cannon and the shouts of the* enthusiastic people, bore the proud inscrip tion?"Cotton is Kino." During the pro gress of tho war which followed, in many a gloomy hour, a Syren hope whispered of "For eign intervention" and repeated tho words so gratifying to our self-esteem,?"Cotton is Kino." And now muco the return of a ?n7i? tarypeace the tame sound is buzzed about our ears, the same acclamation is borne on the breezes of popular favor, tho Cotton is enthroned in tho hearts of and his snow-whito favors aro. souk eager and blind devotion. And purpose is this court paid to tli*j staple of our- Slate ? In the day^ cultivation of cotton with ;sluyo hil exceedingly lucrativo business to ot and then it was with reason that" ? people turned their eyes towards tltl production as of the most vital in? prosperity of our State. But now,1 the serious consideration of the 41 i(T King iur people, ;ith an li good Ice-great old, the was an planters, 10 whole nrticlo of it to the demands frriculturul- I than to it into ffpenses icy and and ex community whether it is not much.y^re impor tant to raise the cereals in profus! raise cotton, and then alter turui uionoy, and paying commissions a*?. on it, to bo compelled to take that I buy corn from abroad, and pay frcijj penscs on that also. How much better to raisojho corc"JRt home, and in such abundance, as to alw^Hgtvc some to .-pare, which c an at any lime h'--Wonverted into ready cash. We earnestly caleRe tten tion of our readers to this subjecfc^Wet thorn make the calculation for themselves fEnd they will come to the same conclusion nffffre have done, that Cotton, though formerVfKino, is now bereit of his royal power, and ciJi no lon ger sustain his subjects in their lilcgiance, while Cohn is rising into a position o%itnporial power. 1 AU hail, then to the crops!of golden corn! But the seed in the soil, pronto kind Heaven for prosperous seasons, and the yellow harvest will briug smiling plenty to the land. YVasliiiiglon News. FKDRUARY 28.?In debate in tli^Sonato. Sumncr accused Secretary McCulloen ^ni' false- j hood in his statement of his inability ;to\bcure Revenue officers in the South who wcfWalle to take the required oath. Sherman retdiftedpas sionately, characterizing Sumner's lanjjuaso as not particularly gentlemanly and totally false. Chandler echoed Sumncr, and iudulgcujiu epi thets that were characterized by Fessendcn as foul-mouthed abuse, 'flic scene grew out oft he amendment striking out the pay of Southern officers. J. D. B. Bellow, editor of Oelioio^t Jfcvictr, died here to-day. aged forty-seven ye^ij MARCH 1.?The Senate took up the the Colorado Hill, but failed to p iss it veto. The consideration of the Tax Bl then resumed, and the vote on rcmoyiij Cotton T?x>flStj?ost by?.a tie. /The Ho"mc. iv\iBomJuittQR^_ theT)'cf?*lujmy Bill, adopted a provision tmit no alain.iS be considered frotn these who participa ted in the rebellion, and rejected the appropri ation for the White House. An amendment, appropriating ?.~>0,Ot)IJ to Liberia, was next oil'ecd. A proposition to withhold it. until white men were allowed to vote created considerable merriment,when the whole matter was post posed. The President has proclaimed Nebraska a State in the Union. MAlton 2.? in the Sen-to the Bankrupt Bill passed, and was sent to the President. In the House, the veto message, on the .Military Bill was read, and the Bill was passed over the veto by a vote of Lb) to 47. MARCH 8.?Tho Tax Pill, as finally passed, fixes the Tax on Cotton at 2-1 cents per pound. MARCH I.?The Bankrupt 1 >i11 is a law Colfax is Speaker of the Mouse again. [The New Congress assembled at 12 M. without members from Couiicticut, California Kentucky, Khod: Island, New Hampshire and Tennessee. The last Congress bad one hun dred and eighty-four members; twenty-nine id' these scats in the new Congress arc vacant by reason of the States above-named not yet hav ing held their elections. Of course the South ern States are unrepresented. It is supposed that after a session of a week or two, an ad journment will take place until the middle of May,by which time elections will have been held in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.] March 5.?It was formally announced lo both Houses of Congress that the President had no communication to make. Hoyutou wan clouted chaplain of the House. Among the nominees for that position was Carson Hrown low. I'hc New York JfrraM's special says there is a delegation from South Carolina already here, cou'erring with the President relative to tin Brigadier Bill. Congress will push the impeachment investi gation, Alexandria negroes claim the rieht lo vote in to-day's municipal election under Sherman's Hill. Tho Chronicle of this city urges them to vote, and threatens those who, by violence or mistaken apprehensions of the law, shall pre vent them. The Election Commissioners sent delegates here to consult the authorities. Cameron said in response to Seword, that if Johnson had have been a wise man he would have signed the Reconstruction Hill, and thus have gotten himself back into his old harness, lie might then, perhaps, have been forgiven some wrong done during the last four months, but it was now too lato to forgive him. MAltCII (>.?Sherman's and the Tenure Office bill wore officially published by tho State De partment to-day. In tho Senate, Mr Suninor introduced n bill , to guarantee a republican govornmont that would protect loyal people of tho South. A joint resolution declaring the municipal offices of Alexandria vacant in consequence of disobedience, was passed. In tho House the Utah delegate was sworu in. Butler and Logan favor special committee on impeachment. The Ohio delegation caucusscd, subject unknown. The New York delegation favored the reference of impeachment to a special committee, und favor a recess until May. [CONTttlliUTED.] WhiJl's and Whims. No. 3. Yes, the proper study of mankind, is Man. So sajs Mr. Pope,?that's just what I say. too: but that creation is such a queer, paradox ical animal. Bid you ever understand the un feathered biped? Au il hin character could be learned:?his nature biassed by any rule? We hear of man through books, wo see the writer s ideality of man; we stand aside,?admire,?re I vcrc-?and love the standard,?model being. And thus the uninitiated look at man,?so uo ble and generous; so strong and yet so gentle. Conio now, let us peep behind tho scene, and take the scalpel with us. Yes, Squire Lcc, you men arc awkward: admit it, won't ?you;' We women (though*! say'it, who should not)? manipulate with greater ease. We draw,? we''Write,?wc run the gamut so frequently, that*our lingers acquire celerity; and f. had al most forgotten those long pantaloon seams that give us .ample practice, and thc?c darrit soc/m that demand our attention., Cive*us an affir mative, won't you? Men arc more aiclnrard!! And what says the Squire.?Well, you women think so, because you are so conceited!?Von You don't understand Spanish and so I say? vCorissima !" Who would have thought? The fault to which ourselves arc prone, We think that others also own. ? Squire Lee, that paragon of a man. to say that tronnn were conceited. l*urilouucz moi; j mcthinks the boot is on the other legv 'Women conceited :?poor dilapidated mortals, as if their fathers, brothers and husbands would tolerate them iu any such guise; they'd^soon learn the folly of such .pretension. The idea of their entertaining a notion of talent or importance beyond the hotels of the kitchen. Venturing on any gift, not at the option of those lords of creation, I'roilii/ons! Tremeujus! Blow your trumpet gentlemen, toot aieay We'll hear you after awhile ; and we'll unite. Incomparable Beings. More's the pity, there a'tenot more of them as honest as the Squire. 1 like every mother's son ofthein, the ibetter, for owning an err r; and thus by sug gesting their shortcomings, give us another in-_ Ltj^t falfe UApnLi-frnl.hii Ihn , ni i j r l&it I ft 'li Who would have remembered that theif were conceited, bad not that taunting remark un folded tin: truth. Ah! friend Lee, you must not accuse others lo excuse yourself. Wonder, if I'm cross to-day ;?it's excessively cold, and I will only remind you: those who lice in ofass houses, need not throe: stones. DAISY DALE. Www VYkw. Our Charleston Letter Chahi.kstox, March 6, lSi>7. Mu. Kurn.ti : As was anticipated. Sher man's Military Hill, despite the President's veto and the silent protest of'tllC Constitution, received last Saturday, the requisite vote of both Houses of Congress, and became a law. The President will, of course, be compelled to execute its provisions,and the Southern States, to-day, theoretically military provinces, will soon practically realize in all their force, the control of the bayonet, and the horrors of ah irresponsible despotism. What a sad commen tary on our waning Republicanism ! Ten States, seven of them occupying prominent po sitions in the Revolution id' '7b. and participa ting in t'ae original formation of the Govern ment, deprived by the liat of an external fac tion of their ancient civil rights and sovereign ly, ami converted into satrapies: ??() Liberty! what crimes arc not committed in thy name!" The new.-was received here by the white population with an equanimity bordering on indiUcreilCC. No one was disappointed, and besides, the discipline of the late war. and our political sufferings since its closo, base devel oped our powers of stern endurance. The ne groes, however, have exhibited l. i symptoms of indifference. The Radical cmissnriiw in our midst have probably fully instilled into them an exalttid appreciation id' their new c Uidition, and they more than realize the dignity of en franchisement. Their churches have been dressed with garlands of evergreen and laurel, and to-day they convened in enthusiastic masses, as an old negro said, "to praise God for suf frage." Of the sentiments of the whites in regard to accepting as a filial antecedent of reconstruc tion the terms of this Act. and passing the re quired Constitutional Amendment, 1 cannot reliably inform you. 1 have beard some who were willing to make the concession of pride and principle, as a matter of expediency, while others with whom 1 have discussed "the situa tion." still believe in maintaining a passive dv? nicanor. Tho Dnilt/ iVcws has taken ground with the first class; the Mercury throws its in fluence with tho opposition; the Courier is non-committal. The proposed call for a Convention will, I suppose, soon be made, but iu what shape, or from what source it will emanate, in my lack of pro-science 1 am unable to say?when it is I made, and the issue is brought squarely before I the people, the entire subject should receive tho .careful, earnest and dMpassioncd'consideration which it deserves. ? ? " , There is "one measure, of which, iu view of political power how in tho hands, of tho newly franehiscd clement of our communities, I j do ? not hesitate to declare myself .an advocate. It is this: our people losing bo opportunities must exert themselves to the utmost to retain or regain the entire coufidenco of tho negroes and thus guide their suffrage. This is policy, this is our only salvation.' Jf'pride revolta at this, pride must he sacrificed. ' l'ho negro in his ignorance and inexperience,* will appeal to the whites for guidance, and the question for us'to answer is this : Shall we direct them, or shall the agents of tho Radical party :' -Uu^?t our control, their exercise of suffrage will he harmless, under tho direction of our enemies it will convert our South into a pandemonium, and render expatriation a necessity. { The United States troop's in our State .are about to bo reinforced. Two regiments of colored Infantry, (the 40th and 44th,) arc now on the way here. Colonel Miles, who, at, lo jrof tho Rcconstru [Iouse>t. ten luinu Icrnoon. It wan li ?ntion. hi dent's vetojon thl graphed to the WAaiiiNoroN^ the President's wnfc begun in thoj two o'clock this With respectful oj i Tho uiessag6' olns'Very mildly, apt Congress as a putintio body, aud asscrtit State GoycrnineiH in the South arc ya\ in operation, j \ The President ftieu proceeds ^to del the biU as coere-%, -witnout prcCcdout ,trary to*"1 the CotBitution and to hut and despotic. Hdlrgucs at length agaij luilitary part of tnjjlnll, declaring that ( turns which imposamilitary governmontsfi^on the States lately ii|rebellion would estftfuh an absolute despotiftu, reducing the whoU ulationofthe Sou|h to abjoct and degtjjjed slavery. J He goes on to cdpparc tho condition ofttho Southern Stutes, Under such a law as|jiBt with that of IIunLry, Poland, and Irclfcd, and of the oouuilics under the rule ofihe French Directory;{ and further declares Jat there is no "power Under the Constitution o United Stixes toddfjptor.cxecutc Buch a niej as this. \ The bill, he sayt| reduces the Sout people to a condition of vassalage, yet it] been passed in a time of peace, when all laws of the United' arc enforced and ol There is no foreigjB/invaSion, no dotnesticj surrection, therefore there can be no law. He then quotes the decision of the Unit States Supremo Court in the Mulligan case, ai the minority report of Chief, Justice Chase" the same case. > The United States, he says, must guaranty i all the States a RopnbMcan form of government but this bill abolishes every vestige of such government. | The President utters a remonstrance ngaii Africanizing the southern part of our territory? and contends that the purpose aud object of this bill is to change the entire structure ai character of the State Governments. The .grous. he says, have not asked for the priyih I of voting, and do not know what it means; a he adds that according to this bill the constiti tional amendment has notyct abolished He then recommends tl\e immediate admis sion of loyal representatives from Souther States to seats in Congress. At present, he says, the Southern States aroij denied the right of .representation; and when] uhe next Congressimeets, sixteen States will bdj [without a voice. This he argues, should induce Congress to pause! in a course of legislation, which, looking solemnly to the attainment Oi political ends, fa Us to consider the rights it ions it imperils. (" TAXNOTICE T ) THE TAX PAYERS OF ORANGE PARISH. IWILL ATTEND ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS, nt the followiug places, to Assess nnd Receive Re turns of Taxable property, and all other returns, in clu'ding Capitation, as required by law: On Monday, April 1, nt Felder's. " Tuesday, 2, " Four Holes. " Wednesday, 8, " Juuiison's. 4, f>. 6, 8, ?, 10, 11, 12, 1??. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, ' Friday, Saturday, Cdurt week, Monday, Tuesday, " F.lliott's. " Zeigler's. " Dull Swamp. " Gleaton's. Brown's. " Tyler's. < " Holies'. " CorbittsYtUe. " Eastcrlin's Mill. " 16 to 20th at Orangcburg. April 29, at Cedar Grove. " 80, ? ltowc's Pump. Wed'y .V Thursday, May 1 & 2 Branchville. I will also utteud nt Orangcburg daily, during the weeek ending May 11, when the General Tax Books will he closed, and those failing to niuko returns will he Double Taxed. The following is a list of Taxable Property, Re- i turns. &c,: Lands, Lots aud Buildiuga, Articles I manufactured in this State, return to be made by manufacturer Spirituous Liquors made and sold, buggies. Carriages, Gold and Silver Plate, Watches, . Jewelry and Pianos, Professions, Employments, &e., including Newspapers, Insurance, Express nnd Tele graph Companies, Photographers, Incomes from Salaries, Rents, Interests, &c, Saw, Flour and Grist Mills. Hotels. Restaurants, Butchers, Billiard Tubles and bar-Rooms, Ferries, Public Hacks, Drays, and baggage Wagons, Dogs, except one for each Plan tation or inhabited Lot in Town or Village, a Capi tation Tux on all Males between the ages of twenty one and fifty, and on nil Sales of Goods, Wares and Merchandise made from the 1st day of January, 18G0, to 1st day of January, 1807, and from 1st clay of January, 18(17, to 1st day of January, 1H08. Returns of Spirituous Liquors and of Goods, Wares and Mercb???h'se. sold since 1st January, 1SU7. will ne made for the Quarter ending with .March, and paid at the expiration of euch Quarter. The final Returns of the Quarterly Tax will bo taken during Court Week at Orangcburg, and tho books will bo closed on the 20th of April. Every Employer will make Returns of the names of all Persons that are employed by him. All Returns of Property will be made in person and under Oath, and paid in the District whore tho Properly is located, and no returns will be received hy mail, or otherwise, unless sworn to according to law. Taxes will he paid only in Gold nnd Silver coin, United States Treasury Notes, or notes declared to ho a legal tender hy the Government of the United Stales, or notes of National Banks, or tho bills re ceivable of this State, or pay certificates of Jurors and Constables for attendance on tho Courts. JfHSf" Residents of the Town of Orangeburg are requested to make their Quarterly anil General Re turns on Wednesday and Thursday of Court We Wardens of the Town of Orangcburg in Coun cil Assembled, That hereafter any Transient Person or itinerant Salesman offering or exposing for sale, any goods, wares and mcrohondl. . \*y himself or agents, with, in the Corporate Limits of the said Town, at Publio Auction, shall be subject to a tax of three percent, upon all Sales so roadc. I.) be used for the benefit of the Town of Orangcburg, uforetflid. Ratified this 5tW dny of March, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight .hundred ami sixty seven, and in the 01st year of the >'