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?^??^-------^-^^^M Saturday Morning;, March 21, 1868. Vke Haw Prof940t? fa<'lrela?d. ' The Fenian rebellion Ireland and England seeps to lj?ve ended. It is several wefeks since tte hav^bad ?ny accounts of tht?ffe marvelous ex-" ploits in the way of capturing "Mar? tello towers," blowing up houses or exploding nitro-glycerine. We bear 3?? moro of assemblages o'f mon* 'for* -drilling iu the mountains, or of the danger of, an .uprising in Dublin, or of the discovery of secreted arms. The trials of those arrested foi parti? cipating in these movements, are mostly over, and about a dozen of them, who have been convicted, have been sent to prison. In the mean? time, tho English, nu th o ri ties are be? ginning te talk of clemency to the convicts. Fda* have beon released .on condition of returning to Ameri? ca, and it is reported that a number . of ,others, including General Nagle, wilj.jjjsp bo. liberated ou tho same terms. Those things, the New York '2mtes????K6, look as though Feni?fl isru, as a rebellious movement, bad fizzled out ; and they look as though the British- Governmsub were aware of the {stet and ready to act on it. The battle for Irish rights is now transferred to the floor of the British Parliament, and the leading cham? pions are English politicians, who have triumphed on .other fields, and -oom* to thia with the assurance of success. The great liberal leaders, with Mr. Bright in the foreground, ?ad a strong, brave body of mea .-srouiid him, aro determined to secure the abolition of those wrongs of which Ireland oomplans, and to se? cure her that justice which belongs, to her as an integral portion of "tho Bli^. Einpir?.. By abollsBlpft^he grievauco of the Established Church, by altering the ruinous system of laud tenure, by extending educa? tional advantages, bj enlarging the franchise, and by other reforms af? fecting the development of the coun? try, they propose to show tho Irish people that 'th? cour.se of England toward them has changed-aud that henceforth they will enjoy all the righto and privileges belouging to Englishmen themselves, and will have opportunities of political pro? gress ou equal terms with any other portion of their fellow-citizens. The subject is at this time foremost in the business of Parliament, and there is no danger of its disappearing be? fore the consummation is reached. We are not so much startled in these times as wo used tobo formerly at the way they do things in Mexico. A correspondent of tho New York Times, at tho capital, mentions that at the recent Gubernatorial election in the State of Puebla, there wero four candidates, ono opposed to the policy of tho party in power. That one beat all his competitors put to? gether at the polls; but the Legisla? ture, being in session, immediately declared the eloction to be irregular, and, without further ado, put in tho placo that one of the defeated candi? dates who had tho fewest votes. Even Mr. Thad. Stevens has some? thing to learn yet from Mexico. CONNECTICUT ELECTION.-Ou the ?th of April, the Connecticut annual Stale, eloction takes place. La9t year, tho voto stood: For English, Demo? crat, for Governor, 47.5?5; for Gen? eral Hawley, Republican, 4(5,578, being a majority of 987 for the De? mocrats. -? m A gentleman who has just arrived, at St. Paul, from Fort Ransom, Dakotah Territory, reports that the Indians about Fort Totten aro starv? ing, and that the garrison itself is on half rations. Thirty-six Indians aro reported to havo died of starvation .in the immediate vicinity of tho fort. Tit? Constitution. . . * r ^tftWBBrmv;'r* **** V TOI AN OX AND TAXATION. SEO. 1. The General Asiuuribly shall pr?vido by law for a uniform add ?5fjoa$ rat* oRj assoatniafct and taxation, ?nd ?hait prescribe such reg?l?tious as Bhall secure' a just valuation tfar tnt$ati<jji of all property, reel, personal and possessory^ ^except mines and mining ?luims, tho pro-, ceeds of which alono shall bo taxed ; and also excepting such property os may be .exempted, by bkWifur muni? cipal, educational, literary ^cierititic, religious or charitable purposes. SEO. 2. Tb?GenerolAsHpuaHyujaj provide annually for a poll tax not to et?e?d nb?b "ct?llAr on'"each poll, which shall bo upplied exclusively to the public- school fund. And no ad tl it io uni poll tax shall bo lo viel by any municipal corporation. SEC. ,3. Tho General Assembly shall provide for an annual tax sufh cient to defray the estimated expenses of the State for each year; and when? ever it shall happen that such or? dinary expenses of the State for any year shall- exceed the income of the State for snob year, the General As? sembly shall provide for levying a tax for the ensuing year, sufficient, with other sources of income, to pay the deficiency of the preceding year, together with the estimated expenses bf the ensuing year. SEO. ?. No tax.shall be levied ex? cept ia pursuance of a law, which shall distinctly state tho object of the same; to which object such tax shall be applied. SEO. 5. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to enact laws for tho exemption from taxation of all public schools, colleges and institu? tions of learning, all- charitable in? stitutions in the nature of asylums for the infirm, deaf and dumb, blind, idiotic and indigent persons, all public libraries, churches and bury? ing grounds; but property of asso? ciations and societies, although con? nected with charitable objects, shall not be exempt from State, County or municipal taxation: Provided, .That this exemption, shall not extend be? yond the buildings and ? premises actually occupied by such schools, colleges, institutionu of learning, asylum?, libraries, churches and burial grounds, although connected with charitable objects. SEO. 6. The - General Assembly shall provide for the valuation and assessment of all lands and the im? provements thereon prior to the as? sembling of tho General Assembly of 1870, and thereafter on every fifth year. SEC. 7. For the purpose of defray? ing extraordinary expenditures, the State may contract publie debts; but such debts shall be authorized by law for some single object, to be distinctly specified therein; and np such law shall tako effect until it shall have been passed by the voto of two-thirds of tho members of each brauch of tho General Assomply, to bo recorded by yeas and nays on tho journals of each Houso respectively; aud every such law shall levy a tax mi ii nally sufficient to pay tho annual interest of such debt. SEC. 8. The corporate authorities of Counties, townships, school dis? tricts, cities, town aud villages may bo vested with power to assess and Collect taxes for corporate purposes: such tuxes to be uniform in respeot to persons and property withiu thc jurisdiction of the body imposing thc same. And tho General Assembly shall require that all tho property, except that heretofore exempted within the limits of municipal corpo? rations, shall be taxed for the pay ment of debts contracted under nu thority of law. SEC. 9. Tho General Assembly shall provide for tho incorporatioi and organization of cities and towns, and shall restrict their powers o: taxation, borrowing money, contract ing debts, and loaning their credit. SEC. 10. No scrip, certificate, oi other evidence of Stato indebtedness shall be issued, except for the re demotion of stock, bonus, or oiuei ovidoncos of indebtedness previous ly issued, or for Bnch debts, as an expressly authorized it? this Con stitution. SBC. ll. An accurate statement o tho receipts and expenditures of th? public money shall be published witl tho laws of each regular session o: tho General Assembly, in such man ner as may, by law, bo directed. SEO. 12. No money shall bo drawi from the Treasury, but in pursuanc? of appropriation made by law. SEO. 13. Tho fiscal year shall com monee on tho first day of Novembei in each year. SEO. 14. Any debt contraoted bj the State ?hall be by loan on State bonds, of amount* not less than fifty dollars each, on interest, payable TTithiu t--tv mil uiier the tin al passage of the law authorizing such debt. A. correct registry of all such bonds.?halt be kept by the Treasurer in numerical order, so aa always to exhibit tho number and amounts un? paid, and to whom severally made payable. SEC. lp. Suitable laws shall be passed by the General Assembly for the safe keeping, transfer'and dis? bursement pf tho. State, County, and. school funds, and all officers and Other persona oh urged with the same, shall keep an accurute entry of each 'rfdm received, and'ot erteil 'payment and transfer; and shall give such security for the faithful discharge of such duties as the General Assembly may provide. And it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass laws making embezzlemeut of such funds a felony, punishable by line and imprisonment proportioned to the amount of deficiency or em? bezzlement, and the party oouvicted of euch felouy shall be disqualified from ever holding any office of honor or emolument in this State: Provided, homere); That the General Assembly, by a two-third vote, may remove the disability upou paymentiu full of the principal and interest of tho sum em? bezzled. ? . <,. SEO. 16. No debt contracted by this State in behalf of the late rebel-;1 lion, in whole or in part, shall ever be paid. ARTICLE XI. CHARITABLE AND PENAI* INSTITUTIONS. SEC. 1. Institutions for tho benefit of the insane, blind, deaf and dumb, and the poor, shall always be fostered and supported by this State,- and shall be subject to such regulations as the General Assembly may enaot. SEC. 2. The Directors of the Peni? tentiary shall be elected or appoint? ed, as the General Assembly may direct. SEC. 3. The directors of the be? nevolent sud other State institutions, such as may be hereafter created, shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the ?Se? nate; and upon all no m i nut i OD s made by the Governor, the question shall be taken by (be yeas and nays, and entered upoo the journals. SEC. 4. The Governor shall have power to fill all vacancies that may occur in the offices aforesaid, until the next session of the General As? sembly, and until a successor or suc? cessors shall be appointed and con? tinued. SEC. 5. Tho respective Comities of this State shall make such provision, as may bo determined by law, for all those inhabitants who by reason of age, and infirmities or misfortunes, may have a claim upon the sympathy and aid of society. SEO. 6. The physician of the Luna? tic Asylum, who shall bo superin? tendent of tho same, shall be ap? pointed by the Governor, by and with tho advice and consent of tho Senate; but all other necessary officers and employees shall be appointed by the Governor. REGISTER! REGISTER!-We hope the young meu of this city will not hesi? tate to oomo forward and avail them? selves of the last chance to be regis? tered. We regret exceedingly to learn that some of them aro hesitat? ing to incnr what they justly call the humiliation of taking part in the political action under existing laws. We confess that wo are completely at a loss to comprehend the principles which influenced them to such a course. We think no man has ti right to withhold his namo from the registry^ unloss lie is willing to see tho Stute perish. Wo all owe a sa? cred duty to the common weal, which, in view of our responsibility to God and our conntry, cannot be ignored. Whatever may bo tho con? sequences of action, every Southern heart should enjoy that consolation that ever flows from a consciousness of duty faithfully performed. Lei sa viy Lo keep ii.o power in oui hands. Persons who do not want tc bo governed by men who sock to array race against race, should regis? ter. Thoso who wish to preserve their political rights should register. People who do not wish to seo thc State Governments used as the agen? cies of plunder and revenge by the bitter enomies of our people, should register. Peoplo who wish to proteel themselves from political proscrip? tion and civil disabilities, should re? gister.-Cluwlcston Newa. The managers of a skating rink ic Cambridge Mass., havo excluded no groes from it. Afr lc ?n m. E. Charck. Thia body continues Us" session in th-ir ncTT ?hurcL, ?U Camden Btrcet. Many of the members from the more distant parts l)f the. District, arrived to-day, among the?a presidio g.elder G. W Brodi* S Sf Ttje Bfehojo'spolfo at lejogtb ot th^ absolute necessity of punctuality. Upon the question of printing, in one volume, the records of the first three years, of this Conference, ex? tended remarks wert; made by Revs. OB.IT, Carn, Tanner,; W?avessnd Brov die; all showing tho expediency of preserving the early history of the Conference. , . Conference resumed the disciplin? ary questions: Question 4. What preachers are admitted to trial? E. Mickey, F. Torrens, Wm. Ford, Alex. Owens, A. Wilhams. J. Wallace, S. Hicklev, M. Gilzar, E. Gibson, H. Scott, J. T. Baker, P. Kochel, S. Miller, A. Wes? ton, M. Latta, E. Gourdiue, J. E. Cook, D. Grey, J. Nieblas, M. Irwin, H. Tucker, Wm. Mc Claren, H. W. Norris, E. Williams. Admitted lo Local MembcvsJ?p.-J. White, S. Johnson, C. Simmons, C. Just, E. FergiiKou, D. Harris, F. Green, J. Singleton, J. Cook, I). Glen, C. Davis, G. If. Simmons, S. Gregg, J. McCall, J. Woodward. C. Jones, C. Bracy, M. Abraham, P. Dickinscti, A. Brown, J. Calliont, J. Puyne, P. Morehead, W Grey, ll. Ayers, J. Berry, A. Slater, J. Win? gate, S. Sauls. Question 5. What preachers n> rnaiu ou trial? H. Edwards, M. B. Solters, S. Leaf, A. Hamilton, W.'E. Johnson, J. Nesbit, J. Mitchell. A. Boston, B. Andrews, C. Small, B. EL Williams, T. Wilsou, W. W. Morgan, R. Locus, H. F. Pope, L. B. Gibson, E. Boon, W. Thomas, S. Speer. Question ti. Who are admitted with full connection? C. Sampson, W. H. Bishop, M. Alston, M. Campbell, W. L. Ball, A. Buss, J. Johnson. The following committee was ap? pointed on Bishop's allowance: R. H. Cain, A. T. Carr, G. W. Brodie. The commit leo on the literature of the Conference, was constituted com? mittee on publishing minutes. The candidates for probationary aud full membership, were publicly received us per discipline, j . We learn from the Western papers that tho spring emigration has already opened, and that parties arc moving from the Central State? Westward to tho Mississippi, the Missouri and beyond. An unusually large number of settlers are expected this year, because of tho hard times, tho stagnation of business, and tb? scarcity of employment in the East? ern States. Tho valuable property known ai the Kalmia Mills, with buildings machinery, etc., including 4,259 acre.1 of land, rioh in mineral deposits, wai sold yesterday by Messrs. Wardlaw <S Carew, for 8100,000. Terms-one fourth cash; balance in one, two ant three years. Messrs. W. C. Langley i Co., of New York, were the pur chasers.-Charleston Mercury. Mr. Wm. C. Small, a well knowi dry goods merchant in Charleston died very suddenly, on the 20th. OBITUARY. Died, in Columbia, on tho 15th instan! after a low hours illness, HUGH SMITH sou of Hugh ti. and E. A. Thompson, agc B?X years, two months and sixteen days. M3V Charleston Courier please copy. Two Dwellings to Bent. AHOUSE on Henderson street, Eigh ltooms; out-buildinrs in good cond tiou. Also, a COTTAGE, Six Rooms, o Barnwell street. Bent low tn an approve tenant. Apply to SAM. BEARD. March 21 stu2 TAKEN UP, AT my nlacc, about four miles from Cc luuibia, os au ?stray, a BED COW with a hell on. White forehead, marke with a erop and split in the right oar, an in tho left a bolo. Tim owner can ha* her by proviuir nrotwf? ?.?a saying OJ penses. " F. H. BARSH. Marchai__2 SWEET CIDER. 3BARRELS just received and for sal by tho gallon or barrel, by _March21_ OHO. HYMMERB. FRESH CRACKERS. MUSHROOM, Soda, Trenton Buttel Toa Crackers, Jumbles, Ac, for sal by GEO. SYMMERS. Maroh21_ BUTTER, &c. O FIRKINS Strictly Choice Orange Com ? ty BUTTBB, 1,000 lbs. Sugar-cured Strips, 3 tierces Extra Sugar-cured Hams, Standard and Fancy Groceries receive daily, and guaranteed first class in qual ty and reasonable in price. ' March 21 GEO. SYMMERS. ,_ Local J.toraat . THE BIBTH OF THE PHONIX.^To? ddy is tho third anniversary of tho incubation of ow "bdrdvotiflre," as it was batched in" thp little nest on Gates street, after lUftuy trial? and tribulations,'on the t? 1st- of March, 1865 -thirty-two days after the de? struction of Columbia. A poetic friend thus chronicled the event: "Kind readers, in tho darkest hours - Our city e'er has known, Her peaceful homes, her gardens fair, With wreck and ruin strown. Her commerce ruiued, aud her sons Bowed low beneath the rod Placed in affliction's obast'ning hand By an omniscient God. Her business murts, her gayest streets, .Were shrorided then lu gloom, And even stoutest hearts gave way Before the threatened do?tn. Grim poverty and hunger gaunt, Spectres, till then unknown. Stalked through our blackened, crumbling walls, And claimed us for their own. Twas then the fledgling Phoenix rose, - Aud mado its first essay On feeble wings, to greet with hope Tho coining, brighter day! Our city, 'Phcenix-liko,' will rise E'ou fairer than before; Our gardens and our pleasant homes Will bloom and smile once more." During these three years wo have overcome may di flic ni ties, and secur? ed a permanent place of abode for our bird, from whence it'is.daily sent forth with its budget of nows. Aud with this brief announcement of tho return of the natal day of the paper, we close the subject; bat with a gen? tle remind?r to the few defaulting readers, that if they desire to con? tinue receiving the visits of the afore? said bird, it is absolutely necessary that they should drop in and pay. The court of inquiry,- as to the charges against Maj. Lee, of cruelty to .convicts in the penitentiary, will assemble in Junney'a Hall, on Tues? day morning next. Over 100 wit? nesses have b'een summoned. Sergeant Bates will leave Nioker sou's Hotel, on Monday next, the 23d instant, at 10 o'clock, aud arrive in Winnsboro the samo evening; Tuesday, the 24th, he will reach Chester; Wednesday, the. 25th, lrort Mills-stopping all night int- each place; and Thursday, the 26fh, at 3 o'clock p. m., will reach Charlotte, N. C. From there be will walk to Greensboro, occupying about three days iu the trip; will then take tho cars for Haleigh, returning to Greens? boro by the same mode of convey? ance; and from that point to Dan? ville and Bichmond, and thence to Washington, will "ride shank's mare." Mrs. Oakes Smith persists in main? taining that it is "right, proper and delicate" for a woman to select her own husband and "propose" to the man thus selected, instead of waiting ^ for him to propose to her. . She war quite right in all this; but what will the man thus ".selected" think of it? That's tho question which men, in general, would rather "pop" than have popped at them. Out of regard for those of her sex less favorably situated than herself, Mrs. O. S. ought to toko this view of the case into consideration. MAITJ ARRANGEMENTS.-The post office ouen during thc week fror? G}^' a. m. to G p. m. On Sundays, from \% to 1% p. m. Tho Charleston and Western mails aro open for delivery at 2 p. m., and close at 9 a. m. Northern-Open for dolivory at lt?'.j a. m., closes at 1 p. m. Groenville-Open for delivery 5j.j d. m., closes at 8 p. m. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is call? ed to the following advertisements, pun? ished thia morning fur the timi time: R. & W. ?. Swaflleld-Tho Largest, kc. Jacob Bell-Citation. 8am. Board-Dwellings to Rent. F. H. Borah-Taken Up. Geo. Symraers-Butter, Ac. Nathan Davis-Ayegarth. Wm. Hood-lncomo Tax. - . . /