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XXIV. CAMDEN, S. C? FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 30,1866. NUMBER 38.
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THE tOlHNEl.
BT JOHN" G. SAiE.
It was in my foreign travel,
At n famous Flemish inn,
That I meta Btouti9h person
With a very ruddy skin;
And his hair was something snndy,
And was done in knotty curls,
Abd.was parted in the middle,
In the manner of a girl's
Ho was clad inx^iequered trousers,
And his coat was of a sort
To suggest a scanty pattern,
It was bobbed so very s-hort,
A ifd h"s cap was very li tie.
Such as soldii-i s often use;
-Ajjd ho wore u p,ir of gaiters,
And extremely heavy shoes.
I addressed the man in Knglish
A,)U he answered in the same,
T hough ho spoke it in a fashion
That I thought a Iitt 1.- lr.rn ;
For the aspirate was missing *
Where"the letter should have been,
But where'er it wasn't wanted.
Ho was sure to put it in !
"When I spoke with admiral on
Of St. lVter's might}' dome,
lie remarked, "'fis really uolhing
To the sigh's we 'avc at "ontel
And glared upon his honor?
Though of cours , 'lw;s very queer?
Vl.ni l.n if tlm RnnimiK
\?d tlie hart of making beer!-'
Then we talked of other countries,
And he sn.d that he had heard
Unit Hamerieans spoke Hinglish,
Bat he deemed it quite linhsnrd;
Tet he felt the deepest. Ii interest
In the missionary"work,
And would liki* to know if GiOrgia
Was iti Boston or Xcw York
"When I left the tnaii in gaiters,
ll?-'was grumbling o'er his gin,
At tin* charges of the hostess
Of that famous Flemish inn;
And he looked a very Dritor..
(So, methinks, I seo hiftt slill),
As lie p.) k>'ted tlie Candle
That was mentioned in the hill!
*Tli Call Around and
Bay."
What a World of woe is contained in
these few words to the poor aitizau and
mechanic! "I'll call around and pay,"
says the rich to avoid the trouble
of going to his desk to get the necessary
funds, and the poor mechanic is obliged
to go lionic to disappoint liis ?iiiuiii(.ii,
and all who depend upon him for their
due. It is an easy matter to woik; the
only real glory in this life is an indcpcu
dent Idea of being able to sustain yourself
by the Jaboi of your own hands,
and it may be easily imagined what
rushing force there is in, "I'll call aronud
and pay," to the laboring man who depends
on that pay fur subsistence. If
those who couhi pay would pay at once,
it would place hundreds and thousands
in a condition to do likewise, and would
prevent much misery and distress.
Later from Europe by
the^Steamship Germania
The marked and remarkable impression
produced in Europe by President
Johnson's wise and statesmanliko policy
is a feature of the news. The Lon don
Times speaks of the President's
veto message in terms of the highest
eulogy, ana the French Empress, her self
possessing administrative ability of
no mean order, is reported as speaking
in terms of amazement of the ability
displayed by the tailor President of the
United States.
'ENGLISH OPINION AS EXPRESSED BY TEE
LONEON TIMES.
lie President of the United States
*has just refused his assent to a bill
^passed by both Houses of Congress,
rand has thus brought the Executive
'and Legislative powers of the Republic
into diroct collision with each other.
'This exercise of authority he has justified
in a long and elaborate message,
-of which it is not, we think, too much
~-to say that it establishes, completely
- and absolutely, the wisdom of his decision.
In the country the courge and
decision exibited by Mr. Johnson will
"confirm the respect in which his policy
has been held, and will entitlo him to
credit as one of the ablest statemon whc
-have ever conducted a great nation successfully
through a perilous crisis by
"Synness, moderation and wisdom.
A Reminiscence of the
Xearsageand Alabama
Fight.
A writer iu the Condiill'Jifa^rtsww, who
has had opportunities of conversation
with some of Semroes' old crew, gives
the following interesting reminiscence of
the fight between the Alabama and the ,
Kearsitgc:
"I thought you had been in the Con*
federate navy?" "I was,', said Aleck; "I
was with Scmnies everywhere lie went.
I was in the naval Drigade and blockade
running, and on the Alabama ail the
while he commanded her." "Cut not 1
when she sunk, I suppose," I rejoined.
"Well, I was, and was picked up with
him by the Dmhound." "It was a
pretty sharp fight, wasn't it ?" I suggest*
ingly asked. "It was that." replied
Aleck, but he didn't care about enlarging.
"I suppose that it was the eleven-inch
shell that did her business?" "Oh, no,"
said he, coming to a kind of confessional,
"we never bad any chance; we never
had lo gunners to compaie with the
Kearsage's. Our gunners fired by routine,
and when tliev bad the gun loaded
* - i Tl..* ?1,nn??A fll0
nreo it uuuu. mcv uoci buni>g?<i,
elevation of their guns all the fight,
and the Kenrsnge was working up to us
all the while, taking advantage of every
tune she was hid by smoke to work a little
nearer, ami then her gunner took aim
for every shot.'' "Then it isn't true that
the Alabama tried to board the Kear"
sage?" "No, sir; she did brr host to
tret away from lu r from the time the
fight commenced. \\ u knew well that
if we g??i in range of her Dahlgren howitzer*
she would sink us in ten minutes.
"Hut,' I asked, "dont you believe that
Senium* supposid he would whip the
Krarsage when he went out to fight
her?,* "No; ho was bullied into it, and
took good care to leave all his valuables
on shore, and had a tile presortcr on
(hioiigli the light. 1 saw him put it on,
and I thought if it was Wise in him it
wouldn't be foolish in me, and put on
oue too. When Seinmcs saw that tlie
ship was going d?wu, he told us all to
swim who eould, and was the first to
jump into the water, and we all made for
the l)ccrhotind. I was a long way ahe.td
of Sen Hies, and whcti I nunc up to the
IleirlmiHid's boat, they a>ked me if I
? l.iiftii-n tin>v would take rue
| ^ItlS ipi tlllli. r> |WIV
in. I that, I wasn't mitt then I hey
asked nib what'I was ontlie Alabama ''
Said I, 'no* matt' r what I was on the
Alabama. 1 shall lie a dead man soon if
you tlon't take me i?.M They asked me
a mi in if I was an officer or a seaman,
and wouldn't take me in until I fold them
that I w.'s uu < ffietr." "But," tnid 1,
'did the;.' r.ru ' y iifn e t?> pi. k up common
seamen, and letfvc them to drown
"Tlicy did Hm\" replied ho wrathfully,
and probably not very correctly ; '-and
as soon as liiey had Sei-mcs on board they
made trucks as fa-t as they knew how,
and left every'n.Iv ??lsr to drown or lc
picked up by the Kearsagc."
Remarks of Hon. A. Burt
lion . A. lh.it closed his argument in
the Stowers case with these words:
"My task is finished. I have done.
Rut I will not resist the impulses of mv
nature, hy auditing to say how earnestly
I lament the murder of that youthful
guard and deeply I regret that the'drama
of Brown's Ferrv was enacted within the
borders of my State. livery emotion of
my own heart tell tne it was prompted
by no animosity to the Government whose
flag whs borne by the guard, w un
their arms, the people of South Carolina
have laid down their resistance. A high
priuci]?Ie and a great cause have been
decided against them, by the last and
highest argument of nations. They acquiesce
in their fortune, and will abide
their fate. With a heart that was never
fa.se, and an honor that was never stained,
they have pledged submission to the
conqueror, and they invoke the God of
Heaven to witness with what faultless
fidelity it shall be rendered. Mercy is
not the attribute of thc^sword, and they
make no appeal and utter no complaint.
They crouch not to the conqueror with
prayers for pity. With no spirit of dc
fiance, but with no tone of despair, they
say to him : 'Strike, but hear.' You are
the representatives of a great and virtuous
Government, in a crushed and conquered
country. Your word is law, and
i ?..I nnwpr Remember justice
w... CM... ?
graces and equanimity adorns the ruler
of a mighty nation. We look with confidence
to one, and with hope to the
other."
The papers are almost all publishing
a statement directly the reverse of the
truth in regard to the orders recently
issued in South Carolina relative to the
lands granted for three years to the freed- (
men by General Slicnnan. The order is ,
that the owners may have possession (the I
title to stand as it is) where they make
with the freedtnen contracts, approved by
the Frcedinen's Bureau, to remain as la1
borers. If the frcedmcn refuse to make
' such contracts, they will be dispossessed.
' If the owners so refuse, the freedmen
will remain in possession.
Charleston Xorcs. ,
The Attempted Assassination
of Maximilian.
The particulars concerning the late attempt
to assassinate Maximilian are fur?
nishccl in a correspondence from Mexico
to the New York Heraldw follows :
''The day during Maximilian's last 80"
journ atCuernavaca, while walking about,
followed at a short distance by one of his
staff officers, the attention of the latter
was excited by the suspicions movement
of a man who appeared to be doggiDg
the Euiperor, stopping when he stopped,
and gradually approaching closer and
closer to him. Finally, when the incli*
vidual had got close to his Majesty, the
Btaff officer rushed forward and seized
him. Upon searching him a loaded r8volvcr
was found concealed uudi.r his
coat. He was of course arrested; but it
is reported that he was shortly afterwards
released by order of the Emperor, who,
as rumor hasjt, said to the Minister of
Justice, 'I do Dot think that my life is in
danger; the people of Mexico love mo
too well!' What a strange liallucina
fcion!"
Reverse of Fortune.
The effects cf the recent war in changing
the fortunes and relations of many of
our citizens, says the New Orleans Picayune,
are brought home to us every day,
in many striking and even romantic
forms. A few days ago, in a ease before
one of our district co .its, which involved
an inquiry into the solvency of a security,
one of the witnesses stated that he
knew the security was hopelessly insolvent
bclore the war, whereupon the judge
remaiked very seusibly and truly: "The
furlimes and positions of many of our
people had been reversed by tbc effects
of the war; many who before tbc war
were and bad been for many years
wealthy, were now hopelessly insolvent,
and many who had struggled for nearly
their whole lives against poverty and adverse
fortune, were now in easy and affiueut
cirerinstances."
A distinguished attorney engaged in
the ease, s'uted that he could cite an instance
within his own ex polio, nee, confirmatory
of the justice of his honor's
remark. iuiusel?_had. .been, quite,
easy and comfortable before the war;
but when lie returned to the city without
a dollar in his pockets ami applied to his
former m-h clients to pay some fees due
him, he found that they were as poor .as
he was; a/id the only person who <ame to
his assistance and promptly placed him
in funds was a man whom lie had known
as an insolvent for twenty years.
Masonic.
A* A..mm! f'.iinvnnntinn of the
XXb lliu ikjuiuwi vv?><
Most Excellent Grand Royal Arcli
Chapter of South C'aroliua, liolden in
Masonic Hall Wednesday, the 14th
inst., the following Companions were j
elected olficers for the Masonic year ensuing
:
Companion A. G. Mackoy, M. D., of
Charleston, M.\E.\ Grand High Priest.
Companion B. Push Campbell, of
Laurens, M.-.E.-. Deputy Grand High
Priest.
Companion Pev. T. S. Arthur, of
Greenville, P.\E.\ Grand King.
Companion M. P . Bartlett, of Charleston,
R.-.E.-. Grand Scribe.
Companion Rev. M. A. Sawyer, of
Bluckville, Most Rev. Grand Chaplain.
Companion C. F. Jackson, of Columbia,
R.\E.\ Grand Treasuror.
Companion Ebenozer Thayer, of
Charleston, E.\E.\ Grand Secretary.
Companion C. S. Faust, of Hamburg,
E.\ Grand Captain of the Host.
Companion II. H. Muller, of Charleston,
E.\ Grand Royal Arch Captain.
Companion Thos. Allison, of Charleston,
Grand Sentinel'
Companion It. S. Brune, of Charleston,
Chairman of the Committeo on
Foreign Correspondence.
The next Annual Grand Convocation
will be holden, Deo Volentc, in Charleston,
on the Tuesday after the second
Monday in February, 1867.
Notwithstanding the extreme destitution
caused by the march of Sherman,
our town to-day presents a business aspect
that augurs well for the future.?
Well filled stores are open in every
direction, and the urbanity of business
dispatch of our merchants are
really refreshing. "Hotel Range,"
" Gerig's Range" and " Bank Range"
are all crowded with everything, useful
and ornamental. The dismal scene
from the Court House to the Odd Fel-1
lows Hall is relieved by the lively in- [
terest imparted to what may be termed
" Old WinnsDoroy or loatpuruuuembraced
between the Market and the old
Post-office. Stores new, but orprimitive
style, are going up in the burnt
district. May their shadows never grow
less.? Winnsloro" News.
Two fellows recently crawled up under
the depot at Newport, bored a hole up
through the floor and into a puncheon of
whiskey drew off sixty gallons, which
they carried away with them, and tot the
rest of the fluid to waste. ^
The Emancipated Negro.
Mr. Munro, the British Consul at
Surinam, in a report to the Foreign Office,
describes the immediate effec t of
emancipation on the negro slaves in the
Dutch colony. On the 1st of July 1863,,
the freedom of the slaves was promulgated,
and, the right and privileges of
freemen were accorded to them. " The
negro population received the boon without
any great signs of exultation; the
day passed over even with more stillness
than'a Sabbath. The agricultural
laftortrs did mot so readily turn out to
work, and when they did, it was only
to work what they pleased, and that
generally was poorly done. Many of
the people, when the time of contracting
with the owners of the estates was
appointed, left their former homes, and
took to squatting in, the bush and abandoned
plantations and grounds, on the
borders of creeks in the neighborhood
of towns, where they led a life of comnarative
idleness, of little use to them
selve and less to the community at large,
returning to a state of gross heathenism,
practicing and enjoying the superstitious
African dances with all their immorality.
Their wants being but few,
are easily supplied from a bountiful
soil, forests teaming with game, and the
rivers and swamps abundantly stocked
with fish, which require but little exertion
to procure. The negro population
who have remained on the estates do as
little work as possible, which tells greatly
on the crops; they do little else than
reap the fruits of former year's labor,
planting but little for the future."
AmericaEDrst
Speaking of a grand masquerade ball
lately given at tho Tuileries, the writer
says:
The grand scene of the evening consisted
in a magnificent procession representing;
the five parts of tho world,
Europe, \ Asia, Africa, America and
Austria, each personified by a lady, and
followed respectively bv a gorgeous
train of all tfie different nations composing
eacbf division of the earth. The
cost and]-trouble of getting up such a
display were immense. A grand rehearsal:
by the chief actors took place
"the day previous. TUe Emperor ancl
Empress announced their intention to
arrive at 10 o'clock, and at 10 1-2 all
tno periormers were siimmuuuu mj ue
ready dressed and in their places, to
pass before them. All was ready at the
apimintod hour and the effect was superb.
Of all the group, that of America
was acknowledged to bo the most
splendid. America was represented by
Miss Cartir in emblematic costume, reclining
in the hammock borne between
two palmetto trees, and followed by a
long train of fair Americans attired in
over}- variety of nativo eostumo, and
among whom I cannot forbear mentioning
by name as most conspicuous for
grace and elegance of attire, Miss Torrance,
the Misses Mason, the Misses
Egerton, Miss Penuiman, Miss Beckwith,
Mrs. liiggs the Viscountess Fabriau,
(late Miss Phelan). Notliing could
exceed the' exquisite coup dc'ceuil of tho
scene; and on all sides loud murmurs
of applause greeted these fair representatives
of the New World, as being first
in beauty, as their husbands and broth
ers have just proved themselves the hrst
in vdlor.
Popularity of Gen. Lee.
When General Leo was in this city
a short time ago he sat for his picture
at Brady's gallery. The fact became
known, of course, and ever since Mr.
Brady has beou overrun with orders of
the picture. It would seem that almost
every family in Washington, and
many in Baltimore, wish to have hanging
in their parlors a representation of
the form and features of the great Confederate
chieftain, to judge from the
rush there has been for copies of the
portrait. The latter, of course, is all that
could be desired in the way of artistic
excellence. Straws show the direction
of the wind, and it is very evident that
if the time ever conies when the American
people will be allowed to manifest
the real feelings of their hearts they
will confer upon General Lee such a
testimonial of their affection as will put
to the blush the disgusting toadyism
that is lavished upon Gen. Grant.
The Northern Frontier.
Secretary McCulloch received a telegram
on Tuesday from the Canadian
Minister of Finance, requesting that the
provincial authorities be permitted to station
officers along the railroads on the
American side of the border to examine
baggage and freight destined for Canada.
The Secretary, in reply, sent the following
telegram to the Collector of Customs
on.the Northern frontier :?"Allow the
Canadian authorities to place officers at
railroad points on our side to examine
baggage and freight destined fur Canada.
It is undeastood that we have similar
privaleges in Canadu."
Lip-service is considered discreditable
to a Christian, but it is a delightful
thing between two lovers.
1 Extensive Confiscation of
Distilleries by the Government?Death
of a
Detective.
Owing to the suspicion for some time
entertained by the authorities, Government
detectives, under the direction of
Mr. Lewis, City Revenue Agent, made
a raid, on Friday afternoon last, upon
thirty distilleries in this city, and found
most conclusive proofe of fraudulent returns
in each. Suspicion was excited
by the fact that liquors have been retailed
for some time post in this city
for less than the ordinary duty per gallon,
and also from the fact that the revenue
receipts were not in proportion
to the consumption, great caution and
vigilance has for a considerable time
been exercised by the detectives in order
to insure certain discovery of the
actual state of affairs in this particular,
and their efforts have^so^far been
crowned with success. The Jtlon. v. u.
Whittman, Deputy Commissioner of
Internal Revenue came here for the
purposo of assisting, and brought with
him special detectives. The distilleries
seized aro located up town, and it appeared
that the practice of evasion has
been in existence for a long time. In
one case it is shown that at least seventy
barrels were turned out each month,
while the revenue returns only show
two barrels in the same time.
Various modes for evasion have been
brought into practice, and in one case
what was supposed to be a soap boiling
establishment turns out to have been a
distillery. There are in this city alone
upward of a thousand distilleries, nearly
all of which find means of defrauding
the Government to unlimited extent
During the investigation, an untoward
and horrible event occurred in the awful
death of Mr. W. A. Griffith, one of the
detectives. It appears that tho distillery
of Mr. Sauger, Abatior place, West
Thirty-ninth street, hod been seized on
a charge of defrauding the Government,
and that while making an investigation,
Air. Griffith oponed a trap door which
he presumed to lead to a cellar. Instead
of this It turned out to be a vat,
eight feet in depth and full of liquor.
' Immediately the unlhruiuaxe uffiiier mil
in and was at once suffocated. Deceased
lived in Jersey City and had a large
family, His body was recovered and
removed to the Dead House, at the
Bellevue Hospital.?New York Neica.
Names of months.
Tho names of the months were given
by the Romans.
January, the first month, was so
called from Janus, an ancient king of
; Italy, who was defiled after his death,
I and is derived from the Latin word, Ja'
narius.
| February, the second month, is derivj
ed from tho Latin word, Februo, to puI
rify, hence Februarius; for in tliis month
tho ancient Romans offered up expiatoj
ry sacrifices for tlie purifying of the people.
, March, the third month, anciently
the first, is derived from tkejword Mars,
i the God of war.
i April is so called from the Latin
' word Aprilus?opening; because in this
month the vegetable world opens and
buds forth.
May is so called from the Latin word
] Majores; so called by Romulus, in respect
toward the senators.
June, from the Latin word, Junius,
or the youngest sort of people.
July, the seventh month, is derived
: from the Latin word Julius, and so
i named in honor of Julius Caesar.
August, the eight month, was so called
in honor of Augustus, by a decree
; of the Roman Senate.
September, October, November and
' December, are derived from the Latin
j words, Septem, Octo, Novem/^and De|
cem.
Gen. Grant not a Radical,
but a Democrat
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,
closed his speech in opposition to the
President, a few days since, as follows:
"Two years ago, in a trying hour of
the country, we placed a great soldier
at the head of all our armie?; and he
lead the armies to victory,', and the
country to peace. Perhaps A patriotic
and liberty-loving people, if disappointed
in their aspirations and their hopes
may again turn to that great captain,
and summon him to marshal them to
I victory."
This does not imply a threat on the
part of Congress to use military force
against the President; Mr. Wilson is
merely looking about for a Presidential
candidate in 1868; and he looks of
course, into the Democratic ranks. Mr.
Wilson is the only New England man
that will venture to place at the head
of affairs a representative man of the
North-west, and the only radical who
will look for a candidate among men of
Democratic education and antecedents.
Think of Chase, and Stanton, and Butler
throwing up their caps for Grant?
Albm\y Argui.
A mcst^remarkable Case.
?A Body which lias beefl
in the vault for a Month : :
Still Wfcftn
The following is undoubtedly one of
the most remarkable cases that we have
heard o? and is creating considerable,
excitement among parties who have
witnessed what we are about jto relate.
On the 5 th of February last, Miohael
King, about seventeen year* Of..-age, .
was killed at Oakland, by Jjeing struckon
the head with:? stoke which wasdrawn
from the ground by an unruly
horse. Tw;o days after the fetal accident,
and when the body was about to
be buried, the relatives of Jkiag thqiyrhtf
that they noticed evident signh of life,
and the body wasTemoved to thehoifee,
where it was kept for several days.' A
report got into circulation at the time
to the effect that the body had .come to'
life. After keeping the body several
days it was removed to tSe lower graveyard
and placed in a vault, where it
now is, ana it nas oeen raitea by nun-'
dreds of our citizens. The body retains
its natural appearance, is limber and
warm, aft being dead and in-the
graveyan! one month. We have heard
no reason assigned for this strdnge
.phenomenon.?Louisville Democrat. : r
Brigham Young's Message.
;
Brigham Young persists in claiming,
the Territory of Utah as his own judicial
district, irrespective of the cuutrol
of the United States Government. He
calls it the "State sf Deseret" and under
date of January 22d, issues a document
from the "Executive Office"
which he designates a Message. He :
takes the ground that, although the
Territory has not been recognized as a
State by the General Government it r
will not be long before it will win its
way to place and power. Settlements
are continually extending and a; wider
traffic has been opened up. He leave* the
solution of the question as to how
long it will be proper for the Mormon* ;
to submit to have their constitutional, ''
rights and franchise withheld from
- Ul>oi?4a a TTl^liui DentiilJ^ 'mill ' """
era it an aetoif great injustice that the i
Territory should not be the recipient of
the same Government patronage that ii :
extended to other Territories of less i
importance. : ??t
Monthly Statement of
Trfiaaiirer Sninnfir.
The statement of Treasurer Spinuee
for the month of February, which was
sent to the Secretary on Saturday, exhibits
the total amount standing to hit
credit in the Treasury and with the sev- .
cral Assistant Treasurers and designated
depositories to be as follows:
Amount on deposit in coin, $75,870.878.18;
total amount on deposit, $165,878/237.99;
drafts drawn and payable,
but not yet reported paid, $10,625,587-..
77; balance subject to draft, $156,867,366.11.
The statement also shows that the receipts
of the Government from all sources,
during the month of February, were
$68,498,094.50, while the disbursement
amounted to $52,112,772.19, leaving an
available balance over and above expenditures
of $6,385,822.31.
? - The
New Hamshire Elections.
TU/i nlonfinna in Vow TTnmoliil'o Uofc
A irv V?VV*IWM? v ..
Tuesday resulted in favor of the Repubi
lican party. Governor Sraythe was re*
elected by between 5,000 and 0,000 majority.
In the State Legislature the Re*
publicans have ninejont of twehreUenatori,
and about one hundred majority in the
House. This election may be looked
upon as an endorsement of the act of thft
Stevens' wiog in Congress. The Demos
crats took a firm and decided stand ? '
support of President Johnson, and their
defeat is an evidence of the prevailing
sentiment in New llarasbire. It is rea*
sonable to believe that the remit Of thi?
election will Lave a marked effect on
elections in other States, and will also
exert much influence on the coarse of
members in Congress.?Charletfvn Ccn
rier.
Compliment to the Sex.
The late King of the Belgians gave the
following opinion as to the ability of a
woman to assume a different station
"I cannot but admire the natural facility
with which women enter into the spirit
of any part they may be called upon te
plav in the great drama of hnman life;
for to women to acquire taste, too, and
even talent, is as easy as to put on a new
dress; they are as unconstrained and as
much at their ease in the robe of koe
or of cashmere as in the russet
gown, and, within a month after her
metamorphosis, no trace of the homble
village girl will be seen in la grand?
dame de la Cour."
Wlien are soldiers like good i
Wten th?y won't shrink.