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The Press and Banner. ABBKVILLE, !*. O. Wednesday, April 26, 1876. THE INCONSISTENCY OF OCR NORTHERN BRETHREN. In there any such thius; as Social Equality ot the iiuces { While we believe it right that both races should be exactly equal before tlie law in their political rights and privileges, we contend that there i9 no such thing as social equality between the races. The black man always takes a higher or a lower staml ttiun the white man with whom lie comes in ' contact. A nuinbei of whites, from what motives we need not state, have tried social equality with the negroes, and, a.? far as we know, in no single instance have they succeeded. The negro met respect the white race until they be gin to associate together, but whenev er an intimate intermingling or asso ciation is accomplished, the negroes' respect for the white man is destroy ed, and he naturally treats him with little of the politeness common among gentlemen. It seems strange -to us, however, that while the negroes always have a high personal regard for genteel white people, they seem afraid to confer political honors upon gentlemen, and we believe there are thousands of ne groes ill mis coumy who nave never eas? a vote for hii educated respectable man for a county office. In all countries, except our own, some decree of qualitleatiou or fitness for office is deemed necessary, but in this country men of respectability, character and education are at a dis count, and are debarred from the privilege of holding office, simply be cause of 'he possession of these desira ble qualities. in the nominations heretofore, itet-ems that the necessary requisite has been a black skin, or if ;i white tuan was taten it seeius that it fav liim f<* Iip mi infMrini* UU3 Ul'VCWmj ?" "V ?%.. ....vt .w. specimen and an avowed traitor to his own race. lint ot late it scents tlmt the more intelligent and respectable black men aire becoming tired of their white po litical ailies, and the probability is, that they will at the coming elec tion eliminate from their ranks all the whites who have here tofore affiliated with them social ly or politically- If they would in their place put in nomination for office gentlemen who are respected by all classes, .the whites would have less to complain of, and be more disposed to submit to their rule. We only ask a fair representation, and to be accorded that consideration to illicit our num ber.-, our education, and our property entitle U6. While many Northern politicians seem exceedingly sensitive about the negroe's elevation ami happiness, there seems to be never 3 thought given to the fjoor down-trodden whites! who are almost entirely excluded from participation 141 tneanairs or me gov ernment. ' While iudividua.1 acts of personal wrong, by-a white man to a 11 eg roe is magnified and held up to the gaze of the Northern eye, to prove that the.whites, as a race, hate the Macks ami would, if possible, do them Any unkiudness, yeCuo act of oppres sion by the negroes against lb** whites is ever heralded before the Northern populace. It seems to us that the whites of the South, and especially of South Caro lina, have shown a wonderful forbear ance towards (he ignorant usurpers who are now filling the offices with such notably corrupt and incompetent, officials, and who are levying taxes which paralyze the entire business of the country, and which will eventual ly, at ihe present rate, confiscate pur whites, who pay thirty times as iuuch tuxes as the negroes, and who have been excluded from the offices of the govern11lent, shown a wonderful !br bearaiice in allowing this great wrong to be perpetrated in t!ie name of jus tice? Is it not wonderful that the whites do not rise iu their might uud hurl these ignorant and corrupt offi eials from office? Would they not be justified before the world in so doing? We believe they would, and we think it our duty at the next election to teach the usurper that the whites have some rights which should be res pected. Then in the name of all we hold dear, let us prepare for the con flict. Shall we remain submissive while the African keeps his heel on our necks and his hands in our pock ets? Will the children of the ('aufas sian who would not resist this wrong revere the memory of the sire? The honor of our women, tht pride of our character and the good name of our children cry oat to us to throw off this trailing yoke of negro usurpation. Ix*t them give us otu- right to repre sentation, in every brunch of the gov ernment, or let uh prove to the world that we ?reaspirited race who will not consent to he forever imposed on by an ignorant and overbearing usurper. With us we think further forbearance is no virtue, butevidenceofour degrud ntiou and dishonor. We ask uot for all the olHees, f?ut we demand a share of them, and wc intend to have a voice in the legislative department. We have been excluded long euoiigh. Tramp*. One of the great ulttictions of this country is roving tramps. Recently one of these worthies has made it full confession lo tue crime 01 murder in one of the lower counties of the Suite. We advise our people to he 011 their guard against these idle vagabonds who go from place to place begging their meals. The great ma jority of them areWugitives from jus tice and are really dangerous people who are ever ready for murder, theft, arson, or any other crime. We be lieve there should be a law authoriz ing and requiring our magistrates to arrest them wherever found. Last week there was a seedy while tramp here, who claimed to be a primer, seeking work. When advised logo to work on a farm, or to lay brick or to drive a jock plane, he was indignant, at thejilea of bis doing such work, when doubtless he had spoiigad his last night's lodging from some nonesl farmer, The people do themselves and the country a great wrong by feeding and taking such vagabonds in their houses. They are generally out casts from society because of tlieii idle and vicious habits, and we think any man runs a great risk in allowing them to go into their houses, or- in allowing them to loiter about then premises. There is in every neigh borhood a demand for all industrious luborers, and any man, tramping thfougn me country unuer pretext 01 looking for work should bo looked upon with distrust. The price of the Daily Constitutionalist is only six dol lars. The Couccrt of the Cornet Band. The entertainment given by the Abbeville Cornet Band on Tuesday of the past week, was one of the niosi hucecssful affairs of the season. Tlieii Hall, the spacious and commodious one above Aiensrs. Ward law & Ed ward's store, was filled to repletion. ami the brilliaut and entertaining performances of the evening kepi up the iuterest qf the audience to a late hour. Various selections from the best masters formed the attractive bill of the evening, and were finely ren dered, whilst variety and interest wen given to the exercises by some elioict music on the piano by some sWilfui lady performers of our town. A lea ture of interest was a touching sonj by Willie Cougler. The refreshments were served up by the ladies of tlx Baptist Church and netted the hand Komtfsuiu of $70?enough to complete the work ol' providing seats for tin Church. These entertainments are t< be given monthly, and the refresh ments are to be provided by the ladie; of the respective congregations. Tin next entertainment will be given on the second Friday in May, and as tin ball has been fairly set in motion, w? may anticipate a continued success foi these monthly re-unions. -O . When a man does not know tin difference between butter milk anc "Jloat," he is pretty far goue. Let us Publish a History of Abbe ville County. i An esteemed citizen lias promised ; to give us soi^ie historical facts i:i ref erence to the early settlement of the j Savannah side ol the County, which will no doubt be read witn great inter ' est. As there has never been any his Itory of Abbeville County published we think the ceiitennlhl year a good ! time to put all historical matters on I record, and any one in possession of matters of interest will confer a favor on the County by handing them to the i 1'rexx and Banner for publication. It . th** old people of each portion of the Ijcounty would contribute something ii we would be enabled to publish an in j teresting history of our county, and i! possibly at a future day we may plib it lish it in book form, that the history II of our county and the personal retnin j iscences of our old people might never i! be lost. Facts and circumstances ro ll luting to the lives of our old and hou iJored citizens would be treasured by . the present and future generations. The Reminiscence* of Abbeville by a former resident are, as far as we! i-....... pun>a.L-iiMv and are! i read with much interest. Let every one contribute something j by putting on record the tacts that may be known to each. tf Rev. E. It. Miles. We together with other members of j the eommunity have had the pleasure I of greeting the Kev. E. it. Miles, the j former esteemed Hector of Trinity ( Church, now of Grace Church, Cam den, who lias been spending a few {days with us, reviving old recollec I tions, and renewing old acquain tances. Mr. Miles lias been so long a i I resident of our town that he seems! j like one "to the manner born," and it I lis difficult to realize that he is not I still of us and among us. On Sunday! | morning lie pleached a very able and! I appropriate rmon from conniniuns j !x.\: 13, 14, lo, "And if Christ he not J ri.-en," &c., setting forth the great doctrine of the Resurrection as the! pillar and ground of the Christian ! faith. After ihe sermon the* coin-] j amnion was administered. In tlie: afternoon prayers were said by Mr. I Miles and an excellent sermon was) | preached by Mr. Kershaw. Mr. Miles j j leaves for home on to-morrow, and j Icarries with him the best wishes of J many warm friends in this commu-' i "ity. | m rWK had the' pleasure of receiving a I visit a few days since from L)r Win. Petiigreu, the agent for that sterling I paper, the Auyiusta Constitutionalist. j The Doctor has many friends and rela I lives in Abbeville, and needs no word of commeudation from us either in j his own behalf or the journal he rep resents. The Constitutionalist is one I of our most valued exchanges, and is one of the ablest and most popular of! the Southern journals. A prominent feature of the paper is its South Caro lina correspondence, and it presents asI many claims to tlie patronage of our I people, as those of our sister State. | i'o l>r. Pettigrew and his journal we J extend our best w ishes for success and | con ti n ued prosperi ty. Past Indebtedness.?Mr. Jones, the Chairman of the Board of County I Commissioners, and Mr. Tolbert, the j County Treasurer,, have both been busy during the past week, the one in j drawing and the other in paying checks upon the County fund for the settlement of its past indebtedness. The fund consists of some sixteen thousand dollars, and all the claims with the exception of some twenty five hundred dollars have been hand ed in. The money conies in at a very acceptable lime and will go far to re-i lieve the financial pressure. Coming to Grief.? Constable Hub-) bard is doing a good work here in fer reting out Hie scoundrels who have! been worrying this community with' [heir mischief lor the past several j years. If he succeeds in convicting "the thieves and house burners he will! be a public benefactor and will receive j the lasting gratitude of our people, be sides being pecuniarily rewarded for his ' services. House-burning and robbery here should be stopped, and we think Mr. Hubbard the inun to make this section a warm place for such pests. Rksionation* on Attorney Gen krai. Mklton.?Attorney General Melton has carried out a long cherish ed intention by resigning his office, in order to devote hiinselt more closely to the practice of his profession. Mr. Melton is a lawyer of ability, and we suppose has discharged the duties of his office with as tuueh efficiency as was practicable tinder the circumstan ces; It rt mains to be seen whether j his successor wil. be able to accom plish more. This I'ioNic on Friday.?The | 'young ladies of the schools of Misses! i White and Livingston, are preparing 1 for a pic-nic on Jordan's creek, a few i J miles from town on Friday next. The j occasion promises to he one of much) enjoyment to the young people, ami we have no doubt that they will have j j a good time generally. .Tun QiTAitTKRiiVr Muctixo of (lit* ( Methodist Church commenced hero on I Saturday lust, the Hev. Manning Brown, presiding. The occasion wa? j a very interesting one, and very able j and excellent sermons were preached by tho Presiding lSldcr, and llic Rev. Mr. Clark, and others. Wm. Pkkssly, ex-School Commis sioner, who was arrested under charge j of burning the store at Ninety-Six a j tew weeks ago, appeared before lriai Justice Bruce, wlio requested his ap pearance at the May term of the Court. Messrs. T. N. Toloert ami Joint E. Biadley became bondsmen lor Pressly. The Boston Pilot lias been purchas ed by Archbishop Williams and J. Boyle O'lteilly. They announce that, j with continued success, they propose to i pay every dollar to the poor people who deposited money in the hands of the former proprietors. It is understood that the lutier co-operates. Shefton Freeman, a vagrant ne gro i rani d who was arrested lie re, gave "straw bail," (not a bale of straw J iaud has "tramped" oil" from these I parts to u more congenial clime. Our i people should be more cautious wlieu I tramps are about. Persons in possession of historical I iaeisor auccuoies in reiticiia* n< i uv old people of Abbeville County, will coiner a luvor by communicating tlieuj to the J'rctix and Banner ollice. Mrs. Whitk Jias just received a large lot of the most de.-irable hats, ribbons, flowers, Ac., &c., at lier store over the Bank. Call early and buy the needed goods. Pretty leathers make pretty birds. Court will be held here on the third Monday of May, the io inst., and witne.-sea and jurors will govern them selves accordingly, 'l his term oi the Court lasts only one week. Mh. W. A. TumpJjKTON represent jed the Abbeville Young Men's Christ ian Association in tlie Mate Conven I iion of the Association which met last wi-t'k iii Columbia. Wk present to our readers an inter esting communication about tlie Mas sacte at Patterson's Bridge, which will l?e read with interest by all ol our peo ple. Thk store of Mr. C. A. C. Waller, ol Greenwood, was entered on Thuisday night of rhe past week and over a hun dred dollars worth ol goods abstracted. We hope to lie able to publish in book form a history of Abbeville County, and ask our friends to assist us wiin any facts they may know. This ii F.xr- nlu.inifnr tliP I ponds around your premises. A lit I lie work in this way muy wave a spell of sickness and funeral expenses. The store of Messrs. VV. D. Al'irs & Co., of Calhoun's Mills was broken into last week and one hundred lbs. of bacon and other articles stolen. Kemovk all offensive matter from about your premises before the warm weather sets in, and avoid typhoid lever. James D. Williams has been nomi nated as Democratic candidate forgov jcruorof Indiana. We have received a prospectus of the new Charleston daily, l\\* Journal\ of Commerce, which is soon to be is sued. | There is now less money in circu-.R lation than was ever known in Abbe-j ville. Mr. Rosenberg's store has had! souie additional improvements recent-1 'y- I Some weather profits are predicting! is a frost at the fool moon in this month, joi There were services in all tbe!?v churches on Sunday last. Dogwood is in bloom aud pic-nics in jyt 1} Monterey Items. si< Communion services will be held at j ^ Kuvkv River on the fourth .Sabbath in I ' |" Rocky liiVKKCun boast of some ol jsp ' tlie nicest auil prettiest ladies of thel.)' I county. ; Kkv. iMk. Pattkkson, of Lodi ! niout eh men, will preacli at Rockv Ittver on the ~d Sunday in May. ! tie a, cr bt The grain crop in the Monterey! tli section is looking finely. Lorn is coining up and cotton is being planted. Fok hospitable entertainment com mend us to tne people of Monterey. A vi>it to this section can never tail to be otherwise than most pleasant. We learn that an ett'ort will be made llu> Fall to put up a substantial fence around the grave yard at Rocky Jtiver, winch is now in a dilapidated condi tion. I'C re (k re a In w tv "t an m th ro CO th st On N a me nt a l.?The new rustic Cedar posts, in'the piazza of Thos. J. Heard's house, of Monterey, wa.? beautifully ornamented by an old pair i of piow gears on tiuuday. tjj A la kge Congregation assembled at Itweky River on Sunday last and heard a good sermon by Rev. H. ('. Ligoii, from the text, "Whosoever cometh uiiio me 1 will in 110 wise cast out." Young men capable of raising tunes and singing well, can get permanent employment at Kocky River church. The young people are speaking of em ploying a singing master this Summer. Mks. Haskell,, and her sister, Mrs. McCord, intend erecting a lieadstoue at the grave of their grand-father, Mr. Cheves, who was killed by the In diansin the early part of the "Revolu tionary war. The grave was known by some of the old inhabitants who pointed it out to their children, and it j is in this wuy they have been able to]?n find the spot, which is on Mr. A. J. Clinkscales' place, and marked by a "line tree." Fisii Fky.?Many of the nice young people of the Monterey neigh borhood went down to Clinkscales mill pond last Saturday and spent the day on the creek. At noon the fish that had been caught were "fried" which, together with the "basket dinner," made an enjoyable repast. While re tlirning from the pleasant scenea of the flay, Master Mac. Cater in making on utroiimt. ?<? lirnmnf, the "motive power" to ft greater speed, lost liis m balance and fell to the ground, both \V] wheels of the vehicle, containing aide bevy of ladies, passing over his body, ets doing but little injury. '> W< dr in; 1II so HI ill w I Antreviilc Items, (jr Black, of Antreville, has been thej lis happy recipient of a dozen or niorejftv April fools?all crammed full of love. \Y hat an infliction. Mk. Calhoun Hammjx has in vented a cotton planter which. 11 prove to be invaluable to the farmers, lie and 8am Knox will make and furnish them to order, riend in yourj orders. We learn that thestore at the Cen-|nt tre of Gravity has been entered several i C< nights by someone who no doubt car-Mr rit-d awuy some surplus change. 8uch I ir; neeuiremes are too frequent in our w? country and should be stopped by ali means. Bring the guilty party to jus tice. Thkkk is some hope of the Centre of Gravity now, Charley Kiliui^.s worth ha? subscribed to the J'j'C-hs and an it. si; sh pe lei Banner. u|l McAdams & Black have turned "e their attention to farming. "He thai ri by tlie plow would thrive must either ( hold himself or drive," and it seem* i, that they prefer'to do th* latter. Tiik crawfish are very had on my 1'' neighbor Fleming's bottom corn, amhth the screech-owls are also going lor it. jo JJauxes and (iot'.don have rented Lj( Wakefield's mill on fc?pear ereek, and!?a iuteiid lo uiakt a fortune soon grind- j^, iug lialtimore corn. |j?. The crows are setting on my new eii ground fence waiting lor the corn u>{"? come up, while the bud worms are V'1 inarching in solid phalaucks tip and |:: down my bottom* in searcw 01 furn. but it 1* not pianied. '1 hey have kill ed every briar and sprout aud haxej"1 coinmcneed on the old stumps and]1'* clods. To-day I counted seventeen M-' thousand in one poplar slump boring sh for I lie. Can't .some newspaper inuii give tye u rcceipt tor killing hud worms? perhaps the LaureunviUc llcrald man can as he reads ihe An trcville items. Buotiikr Clarke ims preached money, money, money, so much nil Shiloh, that the congregation do not seem to be interested or care a c<>nt. Oh! for one more good old gospel ser mon. Tjij-: neighborhood Sunday School is progressing finely under the super::i tendance of Wesley A. Black, ^ii is assisted in teaching by the supremely beautiful, lovely -and intelligent Mi>s Carrie Madison and Miss Mo)lie Iilack, whose amiability and kindness oi heart has become proverbial. They are doing their duty in training ui> the youths of the country in the way they should go. Your reporter has joined and a good many prophesies are made about it. .Some say that he is puerile, &c. Wait my good friends and you win see wnai proiopieu nun. Ninety-Sixes. We lake the following from the Ninety-Six Herald. | The municipal election last Monday resulted in the election of the follow ing gentlemen: Intendant?E. M. I Lipscomb; Wardens?W. B. Ander son, W. J. (liiffln, E. 8. llule, and T. j T. Beacham. Their installation in | office by the old council will take place on next Monday. Tradition asserts that the British, when evacuating the old Fort, threw their guns in the old well. We hope our citizens will excavate the samejc. and recover the centennial relies. I ill The farmer who raises his provisions ?i and supplies at home is a sensible \v th I ? A J ??? ???' "" l>J J V Ul J ? J I I I I I j have money in your pocket next! tli Christmas, and if you don't do mo you ; Won't have the money. Thai's all the I difference. '1 liink about it. Upon a strict count of noses, then-! were nineteen men who nuitl they I would serve this coronation as town marshal, and six more who didn't care tor it, but would serve if elected. A new street in ?>ne of the finest and nio*t elevated portions or town is pro jected, ami, we trust, will be opened, as the more streets we have the more houses there will be. The bagatelle table at Mr. T. II. Walker's still continues to bean ob Iject of attraction to some or our sports. There is some talk of getting a bil ' Hard table in town, in order to kill the^ dull summer. Let it be brought ar once. At the meeting qf the scholars of the Biiplii-t Kunday-sohool last Sun day, Mr. E. 6. llalo was elected .super intendent. The weather is quite cool, and fev eral Irosts have occurred, but we trust with no material-injury to the crops. We learn that Mr. W. C. (Jriffln has sold out his establishment to Air. F. Al. JPojie. A tin cun with a dog tied to its tail created a good deal ot' merriment as it tlew down street last Monday morn i"g. The Whiskey War. EiHINISCENCES OF ABBEVILLE BY AN EX-ABBE VILLI AN OF OVER FORTY YEARS. Jt will be remembered that about 12 an excitement began at the North it he subject of-Temperance, which us carried to the extent of legislation Maine to prevent the use and saleoi toxicating liquors, and in other ates similar attempts were made ithout the same degree of success. Ut UIC SUOJCCl pi OVOlveu greHl UISUUS an, ami probably much incidental Kid was the result. It "was accepted South Carolina as the successor of e Morns Multicaulus fever of is3s-i!>. 'ashingtuiiau Temperance societies irangup by magic nil over the State, idge O'Neal was the leader of the usade, the l'eter the hermit, (less the ruiit,) and spent much of his time id all ot his eloquence in the re uiting service. Ii gave alsrr many! iddiug young orators a subject and eine, in excellent time, to show >wers, and to such as had suffered in pule from frequent drunks, was evi rnce to trusting maidens of their form. #1 si all always believe it was good thing. I knew two men who id run a quart a day for two years, ho as "Washingto'nians" abstained n whnln vpsirs. mid thouirli thev eturned like the dog to his vomit, j ttl the sow to her wallowing in the! ire," less than a pint per diem served em afterwards to the end of a short! w. The economy and saving was nsiderable. Judge O'Neal, an en-j u si a* t and reformer by native in inets, was impressed with the great! iIs of intemperance?was the au-| or of a "drunkard's looking glass," id an advoeate of the Maine law for nth Carolina, lie was never per ips a drinker much, and perhaps ite<i the practice, and always lie """I lift* nr* iImti crui I a very old age, was shortened by e use of spirits. One of tlie happiest results of the mperance movement was the dis pute of drunkenness, and of the |Uor,traftlc. Before that time, gal-; nt young men thought it am art to j ow drunk before ladies at balls and .rties, ami some of the best men sre concerned in even the retail of irituous liquors. The exact effect of the Temperance use in producing the whiskey war 1843, requires for explication pow s of division and discrimination be nid the pretensions of the writer, it certain it was, that in the Spring that year, the dealing in liquor by e small, aud almost at all, had re rated from the public square, and| lien into' the hands of the "Great inhedrim," and another of like men-] I Ut)u monu CilllUlt', HIUUUUII'I auvj. icy had been selling under licenses anted on simple application, corn id fodder were missing, chickens uldn't stay at home and the negroes i ire drunk all the time, and the town 1 is twice within an ace of being I irnedby accident of drunken white! Iiich resulted in an attempt at self fence through the law. Two .tick-! s were run (or Town Council?thej vet" and the "dry." The wet ticket! eant that any man should sell liquor Ijo paid for the privilege; and the a public alarm, y ticket meant tlmt nobody should ive a license to retail if it could be oided. I do not remember who L>re run on tlie wet ticket, but the y, which carried by a considerable ajority, was: Dr. J. Jb\ Livingston, ilendant, and Isaac Branch, Addi n F. Posey, Joseph A. Hamilton id David Lesly, Councilmen. On the expiration of (lie licenses to tail, the Council refused to grantj em to anybody on any terms. The| x', public day found Abbeville turt House without anything to ink, and the''boys" from the conn f, with a due proportion in town, . re not prepared for so gr<,?at 11 dry d were ten ilily excited and put t< lint a sail trom i'ickens hove in ;iii, and being hailed, answered Until e had thirty gallons at forty cenu r gallon, and which soon found a iwiy cash purchaser. A company ol Viilry was organized, ill) in number, d the "liig Kuililicr" was sponta ously elected Captain. tH DAKUGL WAS l'h,\i;i.u i?> i.'M'KK OF Til IS I'UltLJC SCJL'AKK, I e head knock* d out, mid a ue bucket ami tin cup procured. io company drank at a hull mount, | en at a signal mounted and rode ii|>j Judge Wardlaw's, and went down; a trot in platoons to James fcjhil o's, and returning in single liie at a J Hop each leaped t lie barrel, and on' Judge Ward law's again. Return- j g "at will" |Jiey formed a hollow j ule around tiie barrel ami uraiiK ain ; then remounting the Vame ev itions were gone* through until late the afternoon, about six drinks each iug distributed. During the above described scene e "wet" men in town were very ultcnt, and often approached the lunciltuen, to be seen standing in I ties and Doctors' shops, and tapping j tin 011 shoulders remarked: "Didn't! tell you so, that you couldn't stop :cuieu from exercising their inalicn le rights? ' "Freedom's battle once! gun," <5ie. But the Council stood! m like knights with visors down d lances at rest. The "Sanhedrim" me ut them with a peremptory de-' and for a license, which they an 't*reu ny a jwrriijjjujry ic?u?ui. mvi fanhcdrim" sold anyhow, and for! jhtdnys the Council indicted him J e:y day. At the end of ten days, I iweverj he came at them with n law-! rin front of him, proving a sign olj ntertuinment of man and beast,"I eluding drinkables; that the ex-j ureh had been subdivided intoi ree apartments, to wit, one for thej inking salouti, one for the host, ami | ie for the travelers, al.-o iJmt lie had ills for two or more horses. They | ire aluo a satisfactory bond and the ritten recommendation of six fret Iders that tlie "Sanhedrim" was ustworthy in Ihe required particu is. The Council held debate with m'd doors, and after a short parley, rrenderud to the "Great Sanhedrim," id gave him a license. The man in e oilier alley, however, was not pre fj?r> uiii-iK 11 ?rr?i 1 ioiU?i? !lll(] kivtl ?*'* Hptt. VW.1.JMM...VW, j prepared to li^lit it out on some ie to he determined. on Mon ty morning lie called together acoun I of his friends, and the snhjeetol| s situation and their rightn was dis issed. War was agreed upon; but! hether upon the whole Council, or dy the most offensive members, or me one on tlie principle of vicarious d'nement, wus open for discussion. 1)R. MVIXGSTON, e Intendant, was the first di> iwuml \"dt ninr-li in liis fa Vol us said, but it was hinted Hint iat cane he carried had*a spear in it, td the apparent fulness in his vtvfi us produced by a brace of pistols, was aleo slated by one who knar, iat in hi* youngerdays no man dared confront him in anger. ?So lie was issed. DR. ISA AC1I BRANCH as next. An original Yankee 8 was and so voted, but he was le most combative one ever known lereabouts, and he pulled down jout 200 pounds, and was known have splendid muscle and action, id was afraid of nobody. So he sva issed. The next in order was OUS HAMILTON, ho was unanimously voted as strong ta lion, ready to*tight at the dropot hat and never knew when to ouii jilting, fcjo lie was exempted. The ext was i nnrcrtv r tjmc i/v U X OV/ *1 K A A ; was agreed tlmt lie wa-> the softest ise of the lot in strength? would no i?uht give the best fight lie had ; and L this point a member sprung to hi* ietami said l\>sey had loaned him louey in a light. and two others ad ed that he bad kept them out, of jail, nd his exemption was voted by ac lamation. I'lie next and last was DAVID LKSJjY, hose size was medium, he was an Ider in the church, was Judge oi Or inary and a peace oltteer? was an all ocate of the Maine law and had said ard things about liquor and drunk rds, and a whipping was the device gainst hiui. "Who will do it?" "1 'ill give $10," said one. "I will do it," sponded another," and just at this point a $10 bill was seen to fall on th< table, which was grabbed and pocket ed by the party accepting, who math | his way to the Court House, in fron i of which Judge David was standing | with a dozen others, and the first tin Judge kn?w lie was staggering frorr ! the blow of an unkuown Goliah. Re (covering he ran upon and struck hlti a blow in the pit of his stomach j which totally overthrew him for th< | time, and the next moment found '"ai f ? rr j and David astride him and pressing ibis throat almost to strangulation i Tlie excited crowd tendered him ope: i knives and insisted on his cutting bit throat or cropping his assailant; bm : the Judge's magnanimity prevailed land lie arose inviting his assailant t< jarise and go. On recovering his feel Goliah drew from his pocket a knif< unopened and indicted a severe woum on the Judge's forehead, and fled | The excited crowd pursued him, buf | his wind and bo'tom soon carried bin; beyond their reach. The alley, mar j and their adjuncts beat a rapid retreat j and thus ended the winsKey war. | Note.?All tlie members of the dr^ Council of 1843 arc dead except Posey, | who in supposed to be living in Ala bama. We have often heard him ispeak of the disabilities he incurred on account of bis action as Council man ; of bow a young woman at n ! country frolic refused to dance witli | him on account of his "temperance j principles," and of an old man, an lex-justice of the Peace, drawing him I into the bushes and speaking thus: 'Pose}' you arc a young man and ] like you. I knew your father and vonr trrandfather before you, ami clever men (hey were, and both liked their toddies; and do know what thf law says: "lie who refuses anothei man license to retail spirits must noi only be fined but confined." The old mail supposed that laws were the soul of wit and dealt in brevities. * * * ? ? <ji? ?. Don Pedro. We have corralled a live Emperoi sure enough?Pom Pedro and his wife, Theresa-Christina-Mariah, both ol Brazil. It is D<>m. not Don, Pedro, bceuu.se our imperial visitor speaks Portugese, not Spanish. The two ti tles are however derived from the same Latin word, (loinhuts, and mean lord, or a word to that effect. It i well to understand thig matter, for the emperor and empress may come thit way in looking over the country a? they propose to do. Already St. Louif is moving to tender them civic hospi talities, and our council may soori catch the fever. It is certainly time that Mayor Hammock began to con sider an address of welcome. Uom J'etlro li is no one-uorse em peror. The blood of the Braganzas the Bourbons and the Hapsburgs arc mingled in his veins, but he has pret ty big veins. He is a cousin of the present king of Portugal. He mar ried the daughter of a king?Francis I, of th? Two Sicilies, and Mrs. Pe dro's sister was once queen of Hpain They have two daughters, the prin cesses Isabella and Lepoldina. Tht Brazilian law permits the descent o the crown in the female line, and the first-named princess is the regent oi the empire during the absence of hei father, and the heiress apparent all the time. Th.e story of the dynasty in Brazil is briefly told. When Napoleon threat ened to invade Portugal, the king ol that country packed up aJl his traps j ^...1 .... I.:,. UmoU I,, aim IK'll LU 1119 |IIU1 Ull,v vi iiiumi. j . 1S21 liis eldest son Pedro was appoint ed regent. In May, 1822, eaine Bra zil's revolution, and Pedro was pro claimed emperor of the country. Af ter a reign of nine years he abdicated in favor of-his Hon who is now in New York, and who was born December 2, 1825. The old man had a home sick . ness that he could not overcome, anil so he went back to Portugal after hi> abdication of the throne of Brazil; drove out a:; usurping brother of his, and enjoyed a short reign lielorc hi? deatli in Lisbon. iJom Pedro II wn*> declared of nye at fourteen, and was crowned in his seventeenth year, on me 22d of July, ls41. lie has mar ried in 1S43. lie is the constitutional sovereign- ol an empire larger in extent than tlie United States, excluding Alaska. The territorial extent of the chief em pires of the world is thus stated in tlu latest reliable returns: Square kilometers, Russian empire 21,(Ktit72K Briti-h empire 2t).ij?o,08i Chinese empire lO.iSlO/JUt Brazilian empire .S,.515,8-11 United States (without Aska) 7,838,30C The vast empire Brazil is con stantly growing richer ami richer, an-J nur intercourse with it is increasing, The visit of the emperor may be ol incalculable advantage in widening the channels of trade that have begun lo How between the two countries. In person our imperial guest is ol herculean mould, standing over si.\ feel ami three inches in hi* stockings well proportioned and in I lie full viy <>r of life. He lias jusl passed ms m tielh year. lie isylso an accomplish i (1 man, a student, ami, says one wri ter, beyond doubt the most learned find liberal minded of al." the reigning sovereigns of the world. Hi.s reign lia> been an era of progress and pros perity. School.- have been establish ed, railways built, lines of stealers organized, vast tracts of counUy ex plored and sell led, and a sparse raw population converted into a compact and powerful nation. The firm and wise rule of At>m Pedro II has won fully promoted all these advantages in I irv?* Qn/'li > in 1111 ia nf course, loved and revered at home, says one of his admirers: "1 tellyju, Dom Pedro is a splendid fellow?luort of a republican at heart than many Americans, and much less of a snob and will be found out if any grand display is attempted in his special honor. He has a contempt for empty show and processions, and wouiu rather spend an hour in studying out a new machine, or in company with s li'erary or seientilic friend, than ii: acting as principal iigure in any ceie uiony. If he could give his neoph i lie right to choose their own ruler In would do so at once, mid if" he Jivej long ern.ugh, it is not unlikely thai jsonie provision will be made, at hi: instance for the founding of a greai I republic of Brazil.?Atlanta Contslitu > - Bees aie as useful as chickens, am as ea.-ily raised. They aflbrd us a lux urious food; healthy, and might bt cheap. Bees need little feeding, litth expense and attention. 'They wnnl only a comfortable' home, coverec from the storm and wind, and protect ed from the marauding miller. Thej will make their own living, and dc considerable towards the living of th< farmer. Not many swarms can b< ! . - -1 I * j kept prosperously in one juuui', um ?? cry fanner may raise honey for hom< use and h little to spine. Every gar dener, every villager might do it. A I single swarm of bees, well attended to ! will soon produce as many swarms m can he successfully kept in one place All that hces make is clear gain i'hey get their treasure from the flow eiv. VVe should have hces enough ii the country to have one always sip ping at ?. very flower. The flower i: ' 11 lihtlPV. Till I iliJ lilt" I Mill" I'll uiivi..., bee should all ilie time be gathering it II" wo had a bee all the time at even flower, honey enough would he pro dueed to supply the world. It is i uleunh of health, wealth and pleasure Let bees he cultivated; let every far nier have litem. They are as useful a: cows and far less troublesome. A lit tie attention will teach one to man age them.?Rural Sun.' *4?> The Secretary of the Treasury ha issued a circular instructing the As sistant Treasurers at Charleston, IS'ev Orleans, Baltimore, Washington am .St. Louis and several points North, up fVnsif J/ifm 1 /?n r Oil I lit' pi CSCII till It'll til IIIIblKMIH. V... rency in sums of and multiples not to exceed $100, lo issue therefor i like nmouiil of silver to in of the Uni ted .States, except dollar pieces. Tin Treasurer at Washington may issm coin or It is cheek ?>n either of the As si$tant Treasurers, at the option of tin party presenting currency, regardles of the amount presented. The Treas ry will pay charges on packages sen ny express. A lion t $150,000 have been received a Charleston for the redemption of th fractional currency. Abbeville Long Ago. EARLY HISTORY OF TILE CAL HOUN SETTLEMENT. The Fidelity of an Indian Girl. The Massacrc of the Whites at Pat terson's Bridge by the Indians. The Centennial year of our National Independence, is a proper time lor our fast age to pause'and look Lack. In the retrospect, the most interesting objects are the men and women of a hundred years ago, and although it may be somewhat mortifying to our personal pride, that we cannot truce our ancestry to the flood?ami |>crhujw|s,n(,( it would not be Haltering if Wecuiiu?| plaei . j we can dwell Willi pleasure upon Uie|?"wi I|characters and achievement* or' our 'lie i i j fciainl-iaUiers. who were (lie founders Mrs. i of a great Slate. Much of our history i 'lauy is unwritten?particularly of the up-|bytl per eountry. livery neighborhood j **<1 In lias its traditions "handed down from . .J<?hn sire to son," wJiieh if not put in ajdone more permanent form will he boon lost. To preserve what I have heard and seen, and to stimulate others to do the same for other sections of our county, I shall from time to time give you the early history of the "Calhoun Settlement." The war between France and Etig 11 laud commenced in 1764 01 17-35, and ,i both parties were desirous of securing ; the friendship of the Indians. Gov. I! (jilcnu held a treaty with the Chero l" kees in 1755 ostensibly f<rr that pur i: pose, but really to obtain a cession of ,I their lands and a liberty to erect forts . Us a harrier agaiust the Frerch. JJoth i j of these objects were accomplished. Fort l'riiice Cieorge was erected on the Keowee, a short distance from what is now known us Old Pickens Court Hou*e. The lands ceded includ ed not only the spot of ground on which the lort was built, but all the lands betwixt that unci a place called "Long Canes." This treaty opened ^1'11 to the whites a vast extent of country, | Gree of M fat lit hla. An 1 Edit Th was < dele;, sentt sider f? rin Kiev delef; o'clo ally Ordc o'clo J. V inter Urai pros] the beauty and fertility of wiucii iiu<J been long known, ami immigrants be gan at once to flow j?ito it. The first permanent sett lenient on the Long Canes, now known as Little River and Long Cane ereek, was in March in the { year 1750 by five brothers William,! ^ John, Ezekiel, James and Patrick Calhoun, Alexander Noble, John Luckey, and a family by the name of Swearingin. Mrs. CatharineCalhoun, the mother of the five brothers and of Mrs. Noble, came with them. The family of the Calhouns was from County Donegal, Ireland. They fet tled first in Pennsylvania, then in Prince Edward County, Virginia, j from whence they came to South Car olina. William, the elder brotherj' (settled on the east bank of the north J appo busii A i sessi cd in Ni the ( mitt' port disci argu Aikc cussi until west ftiric oi ljong uaue, now jjittiei Kiver, about one mile above Calhoun's j ''! Mills; on lands now owned by the'^easl estate of Alston. He was married j , ^ and had three children when he came j ., to this State. He was a man of good j sense, and quiet, unobtrusive man-j,n 1 ners. When Long Cane Presbyte- l>rc" rian Church, now Hopewell, wasorig- ?Ci inated 1783, he was elected a Ruling ?"ec Eider. He served through the Revo lution, was at th?3 battle of Eutaw Springs, and died about the close of the war and is buried a short distance from the spot where he settled. His eldest son Joseph, eominonty kuwvn as Col. Calhoun, and afterwards as old Col. Calhoun, to distinguish from a younger Col. Calhoun, was born 17.50, before his father came to this State. He was a man of great firmness, and integrity of character, of enlarged in formation, and for some time occu pied the high public position of representing this District in Congress. In religion the older Calhouns were Calvinisls. They"were active mem bers of the church. The ottiee of Rul ing Elders seems to he hereditary?hut I while they were prominent a.- law-|Ianl yer, politicians and physicians I never jloUS Ilearil of one of the family who whs a V01"' minister of llie gospel. Col. Calhoun |l*?1" , succeeded his ,lkther as tin Elder at|vlew Hopewell Church, lie whs the loun-1 cusfM <lff i.r "1'illliuun's Mills." and from i Loni deba Th noui ced i sj>ee< blisli Ablx liver opifli posi t by tl socia all cc. no di plan Com throi ' him tlie place takes tlie l ame, wliieli j Vr a' it luus alwuVfj retained under its vu- ,orl'1 lions proprietors. Ol. C'alhonn was "'X( twice married. He left one son b> his wus first marriflge, Captain Joseph C'al houn, who wasan ollieer in the Unit - ed Slates army in the war of is 12. '"wc j Another son, (.'apt. William M. (Jul-1! , ! houn. was an oilicer in the Seminole! > war ill .Florida in j* ' To four or the children of Wil- .."V I liam Calhoun there attaches a sad history. Borne Cherokee war I riors, who had been serving in the!.," Briiish army against the French and I, L? I" assisted in the conquest of Fort Du-i 'u ; guesne, returning to their homes in | j' i South Carolina, as they passedjJV. ' Ihrough Virginia, took possession of a I i.aif H number ofhor.MH, which they found jv 'J: running at large in the wooiis. The pfV, p Virginians pursued?killed a number V of t lie Indians, and took bullae prison-! "lu( , 'Iniw 'I'l.n I 11<t i*i ,iu u'iird v/rrw I '"O 'jenraged, when tliey heard of tliiM,r^! -1 and a j tarty of young men thirsting!111 J'.' I tor revenge detern:ined lo retaliate by r : iWSSACHIXG Tilt: whitj-.s o>" long ! 10 cam;. j 0ll The settlers wholly ignorant of what j q,..u I had transpired in Virginia, and hoi noul suspecting any hostility 1'roni their II it1*, would have fallen nn easy prey' but for a young squaw, who, learning their intentions immediately set out from Keowee town, to give them warn ing. She traveled a di.stauee of sixty live or seventy miles in the short time of twenty-four hours. This was in the latter part of the month of Jan-J J Imfo vnrinnu nm.l disgi ure pub! Beec ?;f 1) I umj I 1IU". J m??v IjI'Ul I tives assigned for this act of kindness; ! but think the most probable to have ! been that Attakultaknlla, who was .considered the w isest chief tlie Cher okees, and a steady friend of the Car-! Til olinians, and who had opposed thcjerw; whole matter, finding his counsels ery \ disregarded, sent oft'this young wo-jwhai man, that the whiles might make;gled their escape, and thereby avert a great I epoc calamity lrom them as well as from' his own people?but certain it is the settlers had notice. A hasty consulta tion was held, and fearing the full power of the Indians, and knowing that they could make no successful re- by 1 sistance they determined upon flight, lor c and as soon as they could gear up their horses and load their wagons, they set off for Augusta, Ca. They rendez voused'at Hopewell Church, and it was late in the afternoon before they crossed Long Cane creek at a ford a few hundred yards above Patterson's bridge, and probably would have made their escape, but on ascending the hill on the east side of the creek, one oT their teams stalled, which causcd considerable delay. The Indians in the mean time had visited the settlement and finding it desert ed, pursued the fugitives, and when ! they arrived at Long Cane creek, night hud sot in, and (liny determined iu im to give lip the pursuit and return, but j hold much to llu-ir surmise they heard the keys noife made on the op|iosile side of the are I creek, in lheir endeavors to urge theii igals. baulky h?i>w up the hill. The lu- l Tli dians, unobserved, quietly waited uu-1 ing t lil the others had ascended the hill, land encamped for the night, and while some were looking after the horses and others preparing supper they suddenly fell upon them with their wild war whoop. The attack was so unexpected llwit a feeble resist ance was made. The men became I anic-stricken. Mother's snatched up their children and lied to the woods und ocaped iu the darkness. TWENTY-THKKK OF THE NUMBER oil 11 form ably Thci from O (Jc smir chas not last mon to pi ! and. WKKK KIT.I,I D. Among tin* killed were Mrs. Catharine Calhoun, aged mother of the little colony, and two children of Win. Cal houn. Alter the murderous work was over, ami while engaged in pilfering the camp, the Indians found two little girls, Ann and Mary, iiged live and three years, dnuuhters of William Calhoun, who had coneenled them selves among some bed-clothing. Whether their revenge had heeti satis tidd, or whether touched with compas sion for the children, or whether with savage cruelty, to inllict a deepe; grief in the hearts of the parents than the certain knowledge of their chil dren's death would have produced they spared their lives but took them e:iptiv<# A few days after, the re mains of the murdered were collected and buried in a common grave, on the where tlicy were massacred, ic place of this massacre is in a about half a mile east of Patter j bridge, on the right of the old 1 eston road, on the plantation erly owned by Mr. Archibald iIcy. The writer visited the spot i years ago in company with Mr. Hoy; a substantial rail fence, erect id kept up with pious care by Mr. I ley, separated it from the culti 1 ground. A I.AKGK-IIEAI) STONK anite marks the exact spot, and] i this inscription ; n manor}! of Mrs. Catharine Cal :nf aged 7(3 years, who with twen wo others, was here murdered by Indians, the let day o/ February, . Bradley gave to me an-old (thing iron which he found on the I ! I made tin exact copy of the iption, pa.-ted it on the face of run and presented it to the lute Burt who was a great grand liter of the Mrs. Calhoun killed le Indian*. The stone wasereet i* Patrick Calhoun, the fathdr of i C. Calhoun. The lettering was by Andrew McComb, the father aj. John McComb, and the graml 'i* of Dr. John McComb, of l?'lor Intercsting Sleetins of Grangers at Lowndesville. or Press and Banner ': e County Council oT Grangers jonvened to-day. The number of I rates present and granges repre-l d was very good when we con the press of business on the s and the place of meeting, en granges were represented ; the rates began to roll in about one i'k and were promptly and cordi received by tlie members of the r. The Council convened at 3 rk in the Masonic Hall, President rardlaw I'errin, presiding. An esting report was heard from each | ige, showing its condition and ;>eets, the reports of Lowndesville. ell, Lebanon, Level Land and 11 wood, were very interesting, bid fair if properly carried out to lufionize the slipshod system of ing now being practiced in our There being no business be the house, a committee consisting [)I. I). VV. Aiken, J. T. Lyon, J. loncs and Joseph Young, were inted to furnish the house with uess to deliberate uj)on. motion was carried to have a night on, and the Council then adjourn itil S o'clock P. M. ght session convened at 8 o'clock ; Jhainnan of the business Com bo, Col. Aiken, presented the re-: ; first subject was taken up and issed, and an able aud eloquent ment was delivered by Col. mi on the proposition under djs on ; the Council then adjourned I 9 o'clock a. m. nirsday, the second day of the ion, wag the day for the ladies of ndesville to show to the delegates Lowndesville was abundantly to compete with her sister granges he number of accomplished and y ladies; tliey turned out in full , and their bright eyes had the t of seariiic Jones, - Pritehard, a*, Lyon, and others, out of the tes. e subject of co-operation wa9 an lced from the chair and pronoun men for discussion : a number of :-hea were made in favor of eata in^ a Co-operative Association at evHle 0. H., and Col. Aiken de ed an address, which was, in the ion of the writer fc^eoniplete ex ion of lho benefits to be TJwivtd^ le order from a Co-operative As tion ; it was maile so plain that >uld aee its advantages, and I have ouht but that in a few years the; will not only be adopted in the ity of Abbeville, but will extend jghout the length and brcadtli of Southern States. Other impor subjects which are of inomen importanee to the welfare of the try, was discussed and brought i an enthusiastic exchange of s. On (ho la.**t proposition dis .*d,C<>l. Aiken delivered an elo il and sou 1-ptiiling appeal; word. Ivice and warning were poured i like a mountain torrent, carry veryiliing before him. The effect so great that cheer after cheer out. and feet wer# brought down such force (lun the ladies in the r story trembled for the dinner was being placed upon the table, uckily for tl'e dinner and ladies, louse was built before President it and his friends set the example >ing poor work and getting large e discussion being ended, the ident announced miscellaneous uess in order. Mr. Jilack, dele from Level Land, toidially invi lie Council to meet at Level Lund ige on tiie 20th of July next, :li way unanimously adopted. ter a lew remarks by President in/thanking the Council for <;uiet gentlemanly manner in which had conducted themselves in the icration, he declared the Council .1 rned. nner was announced, and the del ;s iiltd below to see what was to und. going below we found a regular ige dinner?one that wan pro iced by competent judges tlie t dinner that the Council has with in its numen us meetings in 'arious parts of the County. >ur reporter did ample justice to ,*iand??and represented Abbeville ie best of his ability, and will remeitiuui- iv uu^ih jjuh u< ? were frequently liasbed upon luni. roe cheers for Lowudeaville ige! Way she live long and pros GIlANGEIt SAM. ? ??* - The Defamatory Epidcmic. lere are epidemics; but there nev us such an epidemic as this. Ev teriod has its idiosyncrasy; hut t age has furnished so many man ipulations? It is essentially an h of exposure and disgrace; of ace without exposure and expos wit hout disgrace. Already the ic sense is becoming blunted, her grows respectable by the side ubcock, and Belknap is comforted ,'endleton. The purest come in letraction, and Tilden is made to rith Bristow in corruption, whilst nip and luck between Hendricks Tliurman which is the greater e. Last we have the ex-speaker, , for the time being, is worst of Thus the confusiun of honest and thieves defeats the ends ot ce, and those who set themselves oseeutors become the instruments irruption. J'arlyism makes mar-j without much regard to questious ght and wrong. But for Belk a panic he would to-day he a mai ns Shenck and BabcoCk are. He aled, and he made a wreck of his case. Look at Boss Shepheid! ">del of sagacious acumen, who s his own and has plenty of fiun lo lick his hoot. Besides, there ?'obcson, Meiggs and liufus In ie newspapers are certainly carry he business of defamation, based iisufTicient ?nd irresponsible .ill ation, to an extent which is toler sure to bring about a reaction, e is now hardly a public man, such as Thurman to such as nor, who has not had himself nliml Tr iill?? l*l>lli:iillS. bl' llLJ a te as ice, as pure us snow, he .shall escii| e calumny. This can not without its iegitftnute rtsult? a ?dangerous state of indifference as ihlic morals than we have seen, by eonscqence, j: renter latitude to ires. Every lie that is lohl balan truth. Confuse the classes and cesof guilt nud, the standing he gone, the corruptionist becomes standard of the most upright.? icr Journal. ... . HOTEL ARRIVALS. ston IIousk.?Honry R McNallv, more; Col G MoD Miller, Ninetv G II Saunders, Philadelphia; W \Y i, Calhoun's Mills. ikb's IIotkl.?A. J. Sprolos Don *ilie; W C Oriflin and Lady, Ninety Col E M Seabrooks, Sumter; Col *D Jordan, Col SI' l'oozer, Greenwood; r T A Jeffords. Charleston; T A Jon, Greonville; W S Culp, C'hnrles W M Crooksbnnks, Atlanta; Edgar p, John T Jackson, I Howes, New i; Major H Bliss, Baltimore } J A )b?, Augusta. TIIE LIEN LAW. 'An Address Delivered Rcfore the # Lowndesvillc Grange, by J. P. Young. lino. Patrons: You have solicited j a ft;w reflections from nie upon the'] Lieu law. I feel incapable of doing | the subject justice, aud gratifying your I j expectations. I hope you will bearj\ with me by making proper allowance:! for a quiet farmer unaccustomed to! letters and speech making. We doubtless agree as to the object! . which brought this Lien-law Act into! vogue ; and that was for the purpose off i assisting the newly made citizens of suffrage and agriculture in setting up for themselves; obtaining credit by pledging the crop yet unmade for sup pi ies and means to make it. The ad vnnppr tnUinir the risks of short crops B from the uncertainty of t he labor sy.s- IF tern, ami all otln-r sources of failure, 1^ must need* add a I urge percentage to (j mlvmices made to secure himself. In U' this way llic responsible are made to ^ carryjihe d? ad weight of their irrcspon Mihle neighbors. For it if quite appa-j rent from the nature of the ca?e, in (jJ such great risks that heavy losses would occur from parties over-trading! E and failing to meet their demands, jj. In this way agriculture has been car ried on under this false system of credit, until the whole thing is stand ing on a fic/itious basis, and isquaking to its fomnifltioiis. Unfortunately for the old class farm ei*s, by the ravages of the war, their; property was wasted, and they too were made ready subjects to be led into j ? this vortex of ruin?the credit system jvj as worked by the latitude given by O the Lien-Jaw. 1 speak of it, in the phase in which it has so operated as to induce the planters to pure .ase the provender for their stock,-and bread for their mouths, whilst raising cotton to satisfy their liens. In the work of evil it is true to the principles of its na ture, in that, it has opened the way for over-trading, and prevent ed the necessity for diversified crops, in the neglect-of which no agricultural people can be prosperous. The hope for the planters la by so changing their planting interest as to better pro vide for their home consumption, thereby curtailing expense from pur chase, which is now going on at a ruinous rate; also by husbanding their resources, and using proper economy for the purpose of escaping the present dilemna of unprofitable farming; where the outlay is in excess of the income, provinga retrogradation to the planter. Let the store house and barn be tilled ; that will prove an pffiwhml fMiilirpl in the hand of the farmer, to ward olf all such snemies as the Lien-law with its ghastly look. Its glory and strength lies in the cotton bag; its efforts are single in that direction and deprive it of this, and death shadows would soon begin to settle on its brow. Consequently its whole avllable force has been brought to bear to stimulate the raising of that staple alone to the utter neglect of stock and grain-raising. Who as an advancer would be bold enough to run the risk of being made safe with theonly prospect for returns from the corn-fields. Backs and bags are too numerous and convenient in night trafic for him to run the chances at that p'oirit. H<s will risk it on cot ton, however, which is not consuma ble as food, more difficult to conceal, and much more reliable as an article of commerce to be changed into cash. Thus the credit system fostered and abetted by the Lien law In its work ing effects upon agriculture has been tightening its cords oRwant and strin gency year by year, apparently slow ijUt trtJnUeijting and sure; like the col] of the Anaemida around the body of its victim, reducing its bulk to a proper consistency to be~.gtf}|)?d with out an effort. Let us notice the cotton made uii* der a lien; the farmer at the end of I Vw* i'nor IjwSniv utiflr It- r?nit?i noiirlv lul """"8 ???* ?) i""v "- v ly the whole of his earthly possession?. . It has been the object of his time and ] toil for twelve long months through wet ami. dry, bent and cold?the most expensive and luliorioiis of all the cultivatible crops His provision stores arc empty, he bus bud n?> cure -1 or thought for that. The Lieu law J must provide the store-house and ti barn, which is done according to the g import oi 1(8 liltlllt'. luu mav ut x sure it is lean indued and ill-favored, t: reminding one somewhat of the spectre in Ph^roah's dream, which " came uj> and devoured the fat and the ^ good of the land, working like jx fain ! ine, the inhabitants sending abroad to j buy corn. But the cotton Is moved to satisfy J that which made it. It belongs to an | advancer who claims his own?a sad ^ j picture which takes o'rf' a farmer with out bread or monev, and is simply an _ I 1 1 A 1 I M^rxClllllII Ul nuit'ii riiuuiu ]i I ft fanner's fright; but alas loo true of ! Southern planters in the begin uing of ! the year of our Lord 1876. He might be appropriately xketched by 1'ome roy's artist in bohi relief with bare back writhing under'the sore whip lasli of the Lien-law. Whilst I am fully aware of the oppression from the body politic?and the corruption in high places?the .unsoundness in bu ; ttincss?the evil Influence over society, j Yet it,is to be hoped that the hard j lessons of the past, maj' prove proflta l bie for the future, and henceforth the i farmers will aee to it, that they pro j vide first of all their own provisions for both man and beast?that plenty may once more abound, and the Jeth roes wax fat and kick far under tkis new dispensation. 1 feel assured that no farmer pecuniarily considered, fcasr felt his keeping sufficiently, to practice the art of kicking from high living. Thus the agricultural engine has been running the downward grade at a fearful momentum under the pres sure of credit, highly fed by the fuel of the Lien-law. In the midst of thisjnncture of affairs the Grange or ganization steps aboard and survey ing the condition, lias commenced to apply the brukes and let off steam, unload credit, throw off lien freights, and stop the engine short of total ruin. She cails upon every farmer to join iii the task and reverse the en gine, and start it on an up-grade move ment towards the goal of prosperity. i mid to gather up in its way luucli i which has been lost, to wit, restore ; confidence, regain credit, integrity j fidelity, and good will to all, &c. May i her laudable undertaking bo abund iantl^fcuccessful, and a new career of I prosperity be instituted under the aus i pices of this grout Grange movement. Patrons, I will add, and attempt to enforce the idea, for the accomplish I nicnt of important ends, of the necessi ty for union in effort. For siiigle ! handed ami alone we shall accomplish : but little comparatively in life. It is I evidently the design of the Grange j movement to open up a wide field to I the planters for untold achievements. I And why may not the planters | by uniting in this organ iza i ti'on work out material changes for the L1 I better? Doubtless ninny ettorts win I be made bv their enemies to defeat I tlieui, but patient endurance, and de termination will overcome all opposi tion, and suceecd in the end. A1i?\ this older caieh an inspiration afresh for renewed eflbrts from the spirit I manifested in this centennial year for ja rational jubilee. These hands which so gently stroke the infant's cheek, can shake the lion's shaggy uiane and sul due his ferocity. In union of ef fort were the pyramids of Egypt built, j which have come down through een j turles as enduring monuments of a t former generation. It rented the I domes, towers Hiid cathedrals in won-j !der and grandeur of the old world; ; 11 ir invaded and overcame the forest a' j wilds of the new and transformed ill I? j into these beautiful farms and com- r* j fortable homes, the neat villages.I? towns and cites the abodes of civili-i [li/ation. By it the hoof of the iron I p i horse bus scaled the Rocky mountains J, and will yet speed the desert. It has' [disgorged the .bowels of the earth of j hidden treasures. And its struggling to successfully rise in mid heaven and ; make the wind its chariot wheels. In : night it builds, by force destroys. Let j Southern agriculture but disdain cred it wilh all of its concomitant evils, i and lay its ground-sill upon the firm basis of diversified crops, n? the cor 1 tier stone from which to build an abi ding prosperity. To this end let J union in effort be the watch word at it he Grange gates, and the mark with- r 'in it? halls. \ Express.?J J Leo, T C Perrin. G F SwincU, L T llurman, Miss MeConnell, S ! Dubruhl, 8 McCowan, R 11 Cade, K talhoun, T 8 Cozey, Geo Griffin, K D Iruce, J \Videmun, fcj S Perrin, Jano lodges, J E Brownloe, J F Calhoun, K O loll. Freight.?Bradley Jt Jay, Soal Sign <fc lobertson, S M Calhoun M D Dreuna'u, Vliite Brother*, Wardlaw <fe Ed wards, T Sukur, VV?F Anderson, George Speer. MARKET REPORTS. CORRECTED HT tarnwell & Co., Cotton Brokers and Dealers in General Merchatiqiae. FACfOHY GOODS. (Fish? olton Yarn8~$l.l5nL30. Mack c re 1.... Sl.7oa2.S0 suaburjJis lAi W' Old, jwr lb- 10a 13 Irtulriiut: 10ii l-j White " 10a 13 1 alu:calni{.... 12a 1/5 Salt, per sack 2.00aiia i'ltOViaiON*. Tobacco,? lour, i?cr It)...3 la 5' Chewing 75al,00 oi'u. uer bu... OOal.OO. Smukm; OUal.OO trail, " ..._l.10ui.i0 AMMUNITION, rist, per lb... ->lA& 5'Powder per tb 4ua M ' lUttni.25.Hhot. " I'Jo 11 at*, " ...? l.OOi Lead, " 19a 12 uuuii, bides... l.'ia 15 Cups, per box 10h w bh'drii. lla 121 liat'ORS. Hums. 13a 201 Corn whukeya2.00a3.00 ard l*a 201 French br'dy. 5.00a7.c? JiU 1'oUtoua. 1.7<3tt2.00 Holland gin.. o.OOaS.OO weet " ... 7Snl.00'Amerl'n gin.. a.OOatf.OO 15a 20lB'rbon wh's'y 8.00a4.00 lilckeua '-Wr 2SiWines U.OUuB.OO urkeys.... I.OOal.aO HARDWARE. utier - 2Ua '2.V Iron, Swedes. 8a 18 GROCERIES. I " English 7a 10 ugar, crush'djs 15a 16|Nails, ............ &u 8 A 12a 15i Cotton cards.. uOa 60 ' B 12a l'V Horse shoes... 10 ' C 12a L>| * " natls 35 M Brown 10a 12 LEATHER. nflee, uif> '25a Xj'Homlock.. $ 30a 35 M Laeu'aa 2>ia JfiiSolfileather... Wa 60 " Java...- 37a 40(Up'r leather- 60a 75 na l.OQul.W Hiir'ss " 40a 65 v-rup, cane... 75al.00'Calf skins 5.00a6.00 lolass.es, ?. h. 40a 4T?iKlp skins 4.5uaU.OO andles, sp'ra 40a 50| Dry hide* On 10 ndm't 20a 25,Green bides.. 5a 0 horse 20a 25 BAGGING, &e. nlons, per bo 2.001 ng, pyd 10a 18 tarch - 12a 15;TIes 7a 8 allow 10a 12 Rope, cotton- 40a 50 Ice, per lb...- 10a LMlope. ktoss... 25 Ahbeville, Aprils,?Cotton LIVERPOOL, April 24..?12 M?Cotton dull od easier?middling uplands iS%; Middling rlcnnu 0??; sale*) 8,000. NEW YORK, April 24.?12 M.-Stoeks ac ve; market feverish and unsettled. Cotton ulot?uplunds sales 191. w i I TT VATIV. Anril '24.?flottrm dull inilm. .or?middling 12%*; sales 280. CHARLESTON, April 21. ?Cotton dull and cav?yinlddllng ll!J#sl2%; salts 200. AUGUSTA, April 21.?Cotton qultet and oak?middling uplands KJ4@12jJ?; soles 000. To the Public. 0 rHE following tabular statement of receipts (by County Treas rer,) and expenditures of Publio ichool funds, to the first day of April, STO^is published as information. sEiSfSSSSfpffff H. jf ~ 5 p 5f? ? ? s ? 2 * ' PEFi^rf^M Sl ?5i 91 1 1! 1 ?: : 1* : : : i : : i ? ! 5 : : * 1 'i j i '; j l I I * 4 5 ? Local Tax t < I8S38SHSSS9SS8S9 Poll Tax. siato Fund. >1 r3f 'I s sssssssssisseaSsK Ka Rlux. ilflililsSIIsIlI Total.. <* ?* ? < ? ?<C *4 tv - Expended to April 1st. 5 i Balance on Hand. J. F. C. DuPRE, Co. School Com. April 26,187G-3-lt. M DOLLAR WEEKLY CONSTMUS POSTAGE FREE, TILL January 1st, 1877. I"T is the Leadinur PaDer of the South. L Red hot Presidential and Guberna ional Campaigns opening. Every Geor ian should talce tno ' PEOPLE'S PA \ER." Several Serial Stories, by dis inguisihed authors,-running all the time. The getter up of A CLUB OF 'EN will reeoivo the PAPER FREE. Daity, 810 per annum ; $5 30 for 6 mos.; 2 65 lor 3 months. Send in your subscription for this great 'QLITICAL AND .FAMILY JOUITNAL. 'ublislied at the Capital V. A. HEMPHILL & CO., Publishers. April 2*5, tf.J Atlanta, Georgia. Canned Goods lanned Roast Turkey* Canned Roast Beef, / Canned Corned Beef, Canned Salmon, Canned Oysters, Canned Tomatoes, Canned Fcachcs, For sale by BARNWELL & COu April 20, .1870, 3-tf NOTICE. CUE time for the collection of Town Taxes is ox ten (.led to THURSDAY, le 27th instant, after which time the enalty will attach. ROBT. JONES, I u tend ant. April 20th, 1870, 3-lt Mice Road Overseers. DOAD OVERSEERS are required to A> have their roads put in good order y the fifteenth of May or sutler tho con quenees. Defaulters will be dealt with xording to law. m ROBERT JONES, C. B. CM A. G. April 20, 1S70, 3t To Wheat and Oat Threshers. " DESIRE to contract for the threshing . of the suiall grain which may be pro uced on a farm of about two hundred nd twenty-five acre* of good land. Bids ill also be reeeivod lor haling the straw. .Aiinly earlv to I1VGH WILSON. Abbeville, April IS, '76, tf Smporium of Fashion. SPRING, 187 G l?IIE ladies will find our stock or MIHTNFRY ITlJLklMiAlJWll M ) )re&s Goods, White Goods, EmbiHDidery, .ID, SILK AND LISLE GLOVLS. CAlilS, RUJTLINGS, NECK RIBBONS, CORSETS, PARASOLS, TANS, TRIMMINGS, omcstsc Goods, Pretty Calicoes, FANCY GOODS, nd everything in their line norv coni lote in every department and all we ti>k >r lis inspection, 10 convince cur eustc iers that we are offering i ll g< ccl at the ery lowest cash prices. Samples sent by mail, and express aid on all hills amounting to Ten D<-1 irs and upwards. Respectfully, Jas. A. Bowie, &g't, Emporium of Fcwlnon. April 19,1870,2-tf Black Hills SOT,1) FTET DS! T02 QfliEE BCCS, JOT3, BATES. BltJIZS, *?.. SENT FREli to any aaris*, ipply toW. P. JOHNSON, Gon'l ]'??. At';. . C. ft. H. OlilcHpo, <t to I. ! '. RANrnijnl, n-vtllng A^t; 1. v. 1:. I'..