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*ith this morning w'e commence the run of special messengers to the Cataw ba river and back, on the C. & S. C. raitroad, tri-weekly,, by which 'we dre eniabl.ed te furnish our paper to those de siring it,-on the day of its publication in Winnsboro. Those of our friends living north of Winnsboro, who. may desire the paper sent them, will please send in their or. ders. Ve cart, by the arrangement we have entered into, deliver our paper punctually to those who may order iA. We are indebted to Mr. ROBERT WaIT, for the use of the Charleston coburier of the 7th inst.. Col Jos. AiKEuN will please accept our thanks *for copies of the Charleston Courier of-the 6th and 12th inst. . Notice the good things advertised in to-days papet by Mr. 'L. W. DUVALL, at No. 3, Bank Range. Housekeepers would do well to httend1. See advertisement of Mr. I. WIrrTE, of a new arrival of fresh 'goods, &c., for sale at tfie store of Mr. D. B. Mc. -.OBETGHT SLo I the Poor" Freedmen. A Macon exchange says : "We are informed by a. physician that there is great snffering among the negroes- that have congregated around the city. Many are dying, and m6e ere confined by sickness. They are destitute of all comforts, not being able to procure medical aid, nor even the absolute ne. qssaries of life. 'Numbers are crowded into small rooms, which renders recovery very improbabk.. It is stated that in two small rooms there are fifty of these miserable wretches crowded. This, ex. cesiive hot weather.ii bringing disease of ever, character among them. Unless theie are steps taken soon to relieve them, they w.ill die by scores. Little sympathy is felt for these poor creatures, for they are mostly from the county ; and had they acted wisely, they would have stayed with their masters, until provision, wa made fbr them. The government has no' means of helping them at present." Sentence of the Conspirators. 'Northern papers announce that on tje.5th of July the President made pub. lie his approval of the findings and-sen tences of the Military Court which wias convened for the trial of the assassina. tion conspirators. The sentence as ap proved is as follows : "Payne, the would be assassin of Stc. retary Seward, to be hung ; Harold, the accomplice, and companion of Booth, to be hung ; Atzeroth, who attempted the lif'e of the Vice President, to be hug ;. * O'Laughlin, ome of ~Booth's accomplices, to be conused in ths Penitentiary for life at hard 'labor ; Dr. Mudd, accony. plice of Booth and Harold in their at; *' temnp(ed esca8pe, to be conifined in thme Penitentiary, for life; Spangler, also an accomplice in Booth's escape, to be i plisdned"for six geoars 'at har'd labor ; - Mrs. Surratt, conyicted' of using her house as a rendevous for the conspira. tfors and assisting in, Booth's escape, to - be h n .. -Itsportsnt Deoison. *The" reader of evrery class, says the OQfumbi agijs, will do well to note the fbllowjng important decision, copied -froan the Richmopid Whig, of May'26. rThe~ prmnoiple laid downwill, as a matter 1i of coure, regulate all . the relations of * debtor and creditor, .ts well as those of 'landlord or ten ant : Th Cu yesterday tielivered, its writen olafo relation t etat nreito . yveen landlord end ten. Ptheobasis of Oonfedermte money. Retitde p~Ilr fo 4pril 1865~ and not' ld, is to be ~si .n Feder'al cur spraaat&a ant rnt * bsrotgl time th e Ap 1 80& ipm'te for - term is foi- 4delling home, fi * i.e~s in 181. an'd fo of or-e and FP business ondditio off 6Win inet Giles. This ese was dide, so far as concerns the rent, in accor4aioe with the prindiplo abote aiinounced. The rent in 1860, as a dwelling house, was $300. If used and rented then for' a place of public busi. n10s, as a portion of it now is, the reit would have-probablv been $400. Add to this latter fifty per cent., and the rent is ascertained which the tenant shall pay. I Benjamin F. Perry. Esq.. the Provi. sional Governor of South Carolina.., President JOHNsoN, on the 1stof July, appointed B. F. PERRY, Esq., of Green ville, Provisional Governor of South Carolina. When the South Carolina delegation waited upon the President to suggest candidates for the important po. sition, the name of Mr. PEnaY was sug. gested, when the President remarked, "I know Mr. PERRY very well." The public are not probably so well acquaint. ed with the career of the gentleman, and we give the following facts regaiding him, condensed from a sketch written by .Mr. JoHN LIVINGSTON, which we take from "Eminent Armericans:" Governor Perry was born in Pickens District, South' Carplinn, November 20, 1805. He is descended from the saine Massachusetts fahnily which produced Olivl!r fl. Perry. His father, Benjamin Perry, fought in the army of the Revo. lution; After the close of the war he removed to Charleston, where he mar ried a Miss Ann Foster, daughter of Lieutenant John Foster, of the Revoli. tionary army, and became i planter. The son of this marriage, Benjamin F. Perry, spent his youth in the district in I which he was born. He attended school in the same vicinity until seven teen years of age. ITn 1824 he entered the law office of Judge Earle. but finish ed his law studies' in the 9flice of Colo. pol G'regg, of Colbimhia, and was ad mitted to the bar iii 1827. During the memorable nullification contest of 1832, Mr. Perry.edited a news. paper published in Greenville, opposing the nullification doctrines qf Ualhoun with much ability and great persistence. Among other interesting arguments which ho was forced to deliver was a bullet. in the fieart ofta nullification editor who had challenged him, and with whom the mistaken principles of chival. ry compelled Pe;'y to fight.a duel. HeI was a delegate to the Union Conven. tiori. which assembled at Columbia in August, 1832. In 1834 lie was defeat. ed by a majo.rity of sixty votes only as the Union candidate.lbr Congress from the Anderson, Pickens and Greenville Distriota. ..For the two years following thia defeat he devoted himself to the law. In 1836 lie was elected to the State Legislature without opposition, and in 1838 was again returned; While hol}. mng this office the second time he became prominent with Memminge, lately rebel Secretary of the Treasury, in cIs. Irg up the connection between the State and the banks. which had existed. In t 1844 he was el'cted to'the State Senate. Hle was ihe only member of that body who voted. agiist the expulsion from the State of Mr. Hoar, the. Massacbu setts State agent. It is noteworthy that afemminger' was the only memb'er of the Lower' House who voted against the same resolution.' In 1850, when the disunion feeling' again rose bigh, Mr. Perry established a Uinion paper at'Greenville, and perse. vered in its publication,. though at great personal risk. A speech which he made mn the0 'tegislature was widely published throughout the' Noi'h sud Sfputh, aid was hailed as the first ray of light from benighted South Carolina. Mr. Perry's speech anda President Jackso is's action had-a ivonderful ef'ect in 'kilhi g off so cession in South Caroliraandvhen in 1851 an election was beld, f .a State convention to dissolve : the Union, no body but thp Union moen ,yoted, and the State did notcde.* ,The career of Mr.. Pery slince Maia pe. rnod we are not famniliar with. Hle has, alwaya maiintained his pogition in oppo. iftion to th i fecsin. In:1860 he la~uge' ide# of 'douth Oserolk na swedbig * tIige, and ekiesed the opinion that lie should hlive *oee the Stateo"qpfthe smoet there go ing ,17 ion Statqqpf fhe republio.. On th ijto : fshe. conventiop ~qigh. ou t~(~~wjtold tihat o ry the 6th~) tu ball yet ',lte As too~ er.. He *rth believe, the tj~ . hnd thht, as Veiery atid the it is welitha i is ajQ ho a tat should perishb it re * i Vlted States DirectTaxi Inrieply tq the nmany enquiries doily nade of us as to 'the character &. of ,he U. Q: tax, we :copy the following rom the Charleston *Courier. Frora an )ther source we learn that this iax, if aid within the sixty days from the iine of notice, is eight dollars on. -the Jhousad. dollars of. -valuation. We 'resume that real estate in this State vill be taxed according to its real value tnd not at the arbitrary valie hereto 'ore fixed by the State for the purposes )f taxation ; but, on this point, we are iot confident : The United States tax now being col, ected by the commissioners in Charles. ,en is levied by an Act of Congress, ap. )roved August 5, 1861, and is part of a tax for th6 year 1861 upon the etire reai estate of the nation. The quota of the States then in rebellion not having been paid, an Act was'passed in Juno-. ipproved the 7th-1862, extending the provisions of the- tax law 'to "insnrrec tionary districts." - It is under this lat ter Act, as atnended February 6, 1863, md March 3, 1865. that, the commis iioners are now proceeding. By it.s provisions, as soon as the na. tional military authority is establishud >ver any political sub-division of a Stato, the lav is to go into effect. The >ommissioners are directed to assess a ie pr9portion of the tax upon each piece of real estate, whether in town or >ountry, open an office, 'and give notice ,hat the tax is payable and they are pre. pared to receive it. The assessinent is -o be based on tl latt valuation' made by the State prior to January -1,- 1861, yr in- default' of that, upon. such oth -r valuation as the coniniissionere may Lie best able to ascertain. The ax is to be received sixty days from the ziving of the notice, withoit interest; ifter that period, interest attaches at the -ate of ten' per cont. per year from the irst day of Jnly, 1862. Each' tax payer is to appear at the >rlice of t.he commissioners in person, or, n case lie "annot so appear, then by his. ittorney either in fact or legally appoint Ad, atid the'attorney must show that Lh person whose tax he npplies to pY Aither has not engaged in thie rebellion voluntarily, or .has taken the oath of al egiance to the United States. On the expiration of the six' days, ill property on which the tax is unpaid S considered forfeited to the United States, and Lte commissioners may sell ;he same by giving thirty day's notice. But the tax may be paid at any time be 'ore the day appointed for sale, by pay. ng the interest accruing as above-stated, nd in addition,. a penalty eqUal to one. alf the tax, which attaches as soon rs he property is AdVertised for sale. - .The interest ift Charleston became Jharge'ale agei the 6th init. The pefi ilty will not 4o- begome,'trobably, 'till qovember nON beforb whieltime it is bough't, no .adverthinont 'of tax sales vill be ninde. After the' ali,'sixty days is allowed ort redemptioriopi 'payment of puraluase nioney, wvith' interest, at 'the rate of.-'15 ser cent. por'7est from time of sale. Ady person' caft :redeemi within'.-this irae. Aftr ist, fordonsg'paving loy mity may rdeem at any- timrwithins ,eriod of from one to two years; .VirY ng in length according" to 'thei' clJass, vhethier as persons beyond seas,. minor., ~to., and according to thediscretion .o ,he tax commissuionere. An apajs ia made from. tha, decisio.oftjhe tax ~ommissioners to -the tiedSap Tihe eertificates of ,salg ,hiowevpr, is. med b~y the commissionere, .a-e af. 'oted in only one of titrwow1ys; leit, by showing nprwsege~able~ 2d, by showing pa*d ta r e :empton of pre r , Abecomis ne!? ar senpowered to biajn~ under oprtain regilations, pto. pertyfor the T~Link fhths at the tax males.' Thle J4perg eg bjd in jmay a'f, berwlrds be resol4 an gaan'lities not to iut 320 acrosi 4 de nopralvser. At iese . asc ' 4). Mly erved iin.b& rfly,:n11faar ma w rinu4 &rpseof ther tmuitd Statdo10not epthan thr~ . oighs, ier ''enttled to a ypy aiM e prhase e crt h e h niitad) $1u osedbut by ah the srggr, for t a e of 'the 'A frida nores ePihes". rac " ben sld- lo sa*11 114At; x it twenti a iore e 10 te , and at the nomina~ ice 9f oue 'dollw anl a half an acre. [From the Charl9tte Democrat.], A Diftonity in the way of Office Rold - er..-e A new difficulty has been discovered in the way of Southern men holding offico tinder the U. S. - Government. The Raleigh Progress calls attention to the matter and shows that whi)e the follow. ing Act'of Congress is in force' no con scientious man who lived in the South during'thq -war can qualify as a Federal office holder : be it -enacted, &cf, That hereafter persons selected or.appointed to any of. fice of honor or profit under the Govern mont of the United States, either in the civil, military.or naval Departnmonts of the.public service, excepting the Presi dent of the U. S., shall, before entering upon the duties of such offlees and before Eeing entitled to the salary or oher emolitments thereof, Lake and subscribe the following oath or affirmation,:' 1, --, do oleninly swear (or afllrn) that I have never voluntarily borne arnis'against the U. States since I have been a citizen thereof ; that I have 'vol. untarily given no aid; countenanee, counsel or encouragement of persons en gaged ,in arinmd hostilit.y, thereto; t.hat I hjave neither sought nor acdepted nor attempted to-execise. the functibnq of any otlieu whatever, inder any autheri ty,.or pretended anth->rity, in hostility to the United Sttes ;- that. I have not yielded a volmwtary support to aiy pre, tenILed Government, anithority, power or censtitution wit im rhe UniteiStat'es, hostile or inimical thereto. And I'do. further swear (or affirm) that '.o Lhi bpst mt owledge and ability^I will sap.. port and deenfd -lie Constitution of tld Unitud States ngainst all eneinies, foi-eign and domestic:r that I .will bear ti-ne faitha and allegiice tQ the siame ; - that I. will take this obligation freely, without tiny mental reservation or purpose ofovasionm. So help me God.' And any person who shall falsely take the said . oath shall he guilty of pejury, asyI on conviction. in addition to the other peunnties now' prpscribed for that offlence, shajl be deprived of his office, and rendered incapable forever after of holding any offio'or place under the United States. Approved July 2,. 1862. We. do not see how' any man (Iwhmo hved within the Cunfederate lines at least) can subseribe to the first clause or Rentea3 of the- oath. Th'e ProgreAs says that R. P. Dick (a unan who. hp, always been- for lte Unloh) and who was recently appointed U. S. District J;udge- in this State, "will not (ialify o1i account of the reqtiirementi of the above Act, and that if he' be forced to takthe oaths of- office with thitinexistence and force, lie will decline the.appoiftnent tendered hire.' - - - *We liepe sone arrAngem'ent, vill -be made to-tat Mr. Dick cai'accept the of fle",for we believ'he will 'makejust and upright Juie *' ' The' -h'e rekse I lle fo0 the 'epeal of of the Act nd reiairk., - "W~e think that we ertE us loyal to the goverguveit'of the IU. 8: Wi *ny maa in -Nortli Curalina, 'that~ie'aroes sgood a ;Unionma'n ag.the best,'ad yet we woul8 no~t take the nuove patW :tb hold1 aniy of. flc'eih the. gift~f the Preeglant, ;.ad for' the siple-reuson thAt'e could pot sali' it wih hut'Iiemluf "Tur do 'webelieve 'that'their4 is.aniau irt o~,E s6t with sotilaienta pysnttnoo6. t* t e probable th~t..he will bd dptIle gi~~~ position,-that can." -e .A Washington' corepondent-.oftih(e N. Y...Tril une, speaking 'of the, effect of tigAct, sayS;' ", 'IThis act plays ' havao . amlong -the Southerrn'aspirants -for-edice fnader the, gtvoimment, It. will :.btlaes''e a bar to. nanmy gopd mne specialy jn Nerth' Carolmna, where~fie tesjtr hernment' dluring. the fhst tliree'ye~s of they rebelv liong,~1ae in the hansds~of the anti-secee sidnsa. Thme efiadt rthea discoveilyof this teet oath, Wimh t seurmlted leguuis o ofdthree s t~~u ru'as po4~l a' ':r~.da wy~ of Governomr'$d w fe' wbioly theEr Moo0 1bnd d e paarwthea * self 'e t Caroliar. haa' 4 e . ~ of lthyiig ji -raf ar o iiisal . ' hh Cbnfederioy. If the tebus an'.' o saved, where sball h6 Ug rebet nd original secbs Sidists appir ? .It is to' be regretted that such Mien are excluded from -omeo under the General Government at such a time, but there is no help for itAhile the law r'einains on the statute hoprr. The Ap00niment of Governor POtMP -of Sonth Ca8dl1i1a. The interest in South Carolina: affiirs began to jan'guish a week ago, bt here was still a considerable am6unt of latent feeling on tile stigect, daveloobj frpmt day to day by the varions rui4ryut afloat by the friends of conflictingpolicies. Dr. A. 0, Mackey was geoerally. accept ed as the real representative of the gn. i-no Uiidn inen of the State, and, he was also understodd to be opposed to ,he'appuintinent of either of the persons , named by the delegation as certain to. be acceptable -to the people .at large..T members of the delegation were op'en to the charge of having been active seces sionists throughout .the w'r. The Cabi net was' helieved to be nearly evenly divided in opinion'on tho propriety, of making any ..appoitntt at. presut. Many. inflitl lasons we're urging upon: the President and Cabineo, thitt inas much as South Carolitna hNd been foremost and ateadfraE in her, adherence to the colederacy, retribuitive justide demandod that dhe be corpelld to enidure a probationaryperiod of milita-y govermnent before the reins of civil an I hority were citristed to her -citizens. To add to the complications. stories were itidustriously circulated thial. wide spread secret organization existed among tle whito inalihitiumts to compel a'll negroes to leave thei Stete. This and similar. absurdities were retailed around hotel lobtbios and stroet cornorsi, and served the niischicvous ptrpose of their origiuators by inciting outside pressure against the appoiiment ofra ivil gov ernor. laippily' wiser counsels re vailed, and on Saturday the President d., Lermined to end all ieiss' ulion by the appointment-of Mr. Perry, it gentleman ofi acknowlelged ability. Further Cabi net disoussiona could have begn produc tive of no good. Differences of opinion were honestly entertained among its memberp, and the responsibiliLy of ation would have fin'ally devolved upon Mr. Johnson. By -the appointment of Mr Perry, ho has unoisttkoably manifested his determination to adhere to his origi. inl, policy of reconstruction, and to su. pers'edo. Inilitry by civil' nuthority throughout the entire country. Those entertaining the strongest . convictions against- the wisd6i) of the President's policy, accord him undoubted honesty of intention, and Acquiesce cheerfully in his -redolve to make the trial of govern ing-the rebellious S.t es by civil law; [. Y .tHerald. . Thie NEro Vote, Druid. the corespondeilt of the Now * Yorks .World, says of Prosident, John ot' intqntions upon this point: I can assure your readers that, he lisa' fio idea of permittilig the future political And. social status of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, or any other Southern State, tobe, determined by n, lot of calculatiieg,. speediatiiig, anid maeddlesonio the'orist* fi: Masgehusettp 'and Connecticu.. Mr. ohdsn iswollgrouinded ini terkio oratfoe~pnnciples.s , H'e will see to i4 tbak no traitor or disoyal persro. be aIlorved tq vote in any State. He will see~tyat 'work andd .geg are provided for the .ne groet. sut- ee ievsn thnjtl oardinal slochita~ af h derjodvioparty, ,thqu e } rgh6underi .the genIe Sto isoh 'interhbal ?4#y, a:E lihe iisee to ithe~it each' 91teof othe So4thern State.is scured in ihai'riqht. I have these fgets from high autho an4 your v|eidiers nayay clep'ed heii correctmess. If' the 'legal '. *ny Siuthern State djoide Nigroes vote,- thpre will be position on the pars of Presid 4 , son, But ho will sariCtion 3no ltiated by p0r sons frosi r ng a4 States'or other 1efiter whioa will deprive. a~i~ ite mn in e Soc.8uth of a he A mayt&or,wy le1,,ili force iy8out149or State a constittution, ant to theo WiiJhs, f a anajort,y a tal vdt Tn' plain words tlent Johnsuo 'hliered thit in giv. ingt the ,,,uljil~tIeir free~lom thims. ti ~ii~.7rahow orthe *~4 ef' theyr racb. 97i ghfafo gaap. seygoer eiup . of if1 ow. any lv n o that thu edsr yr