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:! Al "? TW?A^LY4'?TADVASOB. Tao ADVERTISER; ia" published re^arl^cYv cry WEDsTSDAir?ottsix?, at XBREE/DOLLARS per annum f ONE DOLLAR 'and FIFTY CTS. for Six : Months-; SEVENTY-FIVE- CENTS for "*,' * Throe Mohth'j,-^-?riP?y? ?u itdc??f'e. .^^AlVpaper? discontinued at tho expiration .of the time- for wb?c >y^lravo":5?en paid. BY DURISOE, KEESiE & CO. - 'rt - . .. y. uti v. ^1J ' r " ?A*ES OF ADVERTISING. EDGEPIELD^src" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22^8657 AdrertUojncntsjrin.'B? inserted at the rate of . ONED.OLLAR aaa JHF^Clfc^S>r Sqaara ( 10 Mia ion linea or losa,) - for tho firat insertion, and 0 NE ..DOLLAR for o ach sn bsequeu t insertion ?Z9~? liberal discount will be undo to thoze wishing to adfertlse^y tha^b?th.or'year. .' . [ ' "?onoanc?o'i'Candidatesiit?ffn advance. I'm Growing Old. V*?? ?Y J^i. SAXE. . ?.....?rtMy?duys po^rploa?ft?tly away; ". ?j jMyiiigfbtrariblcdt with sweetest sleep; I feel no symptoms of decay ; JT. ha veno eau se to mourn nor weep; My foes aro impotent and shy? .. . . l'y , -M/-irte?"ds ai*e seither |?b? n<fr cold, J^^An^eief lsi?; I often sigb>? ^ . I'm growing old ! My growing tall: of olden times, My growing'.thirst fer early news,' " . : \ Mj^g^winj?. apa?^'tcirhjmes^'; My growing loro of easy shoos, My growing hate of crowds and noise, . My growing' fear of taktrrg^?bid, . ..* ? ' . AU" whisper in the plainest voice, ^? ~jr* yrje^i. .rj?*I^1 gwwing old ! I'm growing fonder nf "my start; . fj J'm growing diramer Ja tba oyes; I'm growing fainter in my laugh ; I'm growing deeper in .my sighs ; I I'm growing careless pf my dress ? . I'm grcVing frugal o^ I'm growing wise.; I'm growing-yes I'm growing obi ! I see it in my changing taste ; . , I see it in my changing hair-; I see it in my groWmg waist; - j I seo it in my growing heir ; ? thousand signs proclaim the truth, ' As plain as truth was over .told,.. That oven in.my vaunted youth, " I'm growing o vd ! - Ah me !-my very laurels breathe The tale in my reluctant enrs, And every boon tho Hoitrs bequeath . Bat makes mc dobtor to the yours ! - ' B'en-Plattery's honeyed words declare v . The secret she.wonld faja withhold, And toll me ia " IIow young yon are V ?SfMM! : ;1'?.sevTs?ld' - ' : - Thanks-for 4be years!-whose"- rapid flight My sombro muse too sadly sings; Thanks for the glcama of golden light ~ That tint the darkness of -their wings; The light that boa'nis from ont .t^tJsky, , Those heavenly mansion's to'??dd, Whcro all are bloat, and none may sigh, - * Im growing old!" The Negro Code; w% $ . a .Under a reEolu??u of tLe late Convention, Judge WARDLAW and lion, ARAISTEAP BCRT, both of Abbeville, were apiwnted by Gov. PURRY io jmne a Code of Laws for the reg ulation of labor, and/tue protection and gov ernment of the' colored population ; and for tile-constructing of a wise syst??i of labor upon the ruins and "with the fragments of tlat which has been so rudely and abruptly - swept away.- Th.o.lwo able and eminent gen tlemen in question have-performed their duty very faithfully; and their report cannot but aJtljhe .Legislature.ycry much in the framing ot tho laws, which, under the new order of things in this/State, it has become necessary 'to* enact. This cod? of Messrs WARI>I.AW and BURT is long and elaborate, comprising four bills, viz ; * A Bill Preliminary lo the Legislation '- Induced by tho- Emancipation of Slaves;'.' M A Bill to Establish, and Regulate thc Do meiitic Relations of Persons of: Color, and to amend the Law in. Relation to Paupers, Va grants and Bastardy ;" " A Bill to Establish District Courts and "A Bill to amend the Criminal Law." These bills embrace such legislation, concerning negroes, as the emer gency requires, and will no , doubt receive the earnest consideration of the Legislature. Aa tho Code.is much too lengthy to publish as a whole, ..we will endeavor to give such a synops?8~as will put our readers in possession of some ol the most prominent features of the legislation recommended. When h be comes a law, however, we will certainly pub lish the Code infull. Important provisions of tho first bill above mentioned, are these : t ?3.- All free negroes, mulattoes and mesti zoes, all freedmen and freedwomcn, and all descendants, through either sex, of any of those persona,, shall be known as perso?i* of color, except that every such descendant who may have of Caucasian brood seven-eighths or more, shall be deemed a white* pers?u. 4. The statutes and regulations concerning slaves, aro now. inapplicable to" persons of color ; and although such persons are not en titled to social or political equality with white persons, they shall have the right tp acquire, own and dispose of property ; to make con tracts; io enjoy the fruits of their labor ; to sue and be Bued ; and to receivo protection under ..the law in their persons and property.-. 5. AH vights anrl'remedies, respecting-per son Op property, and all duties and liabilities under laws, civil and criminal, which apply to whito persons, are extended to person's of color, subject to the modifications made in this Act, and the other Acts herein before mentioned. , . The relations between husband and wife are amply-provided for.. ... 1. The relation of .husband and wife, 'amongst persons of color, ls .established.' X Cohabitation, aud reputation or recogni tion of. the parties, sbaH.be ovideace of- its existence, in cates criminal and civil. '3. Those-who now livens such ero declared to be hus1 abd and wife. 4. In cases of one man having two or more reputod wives, or one' woman two or more reputed husbands, the; man shall immediately hereafter select'one of his reputed wives, aod the woman one of her reputed husbands, aod the ceremony of .marriage between them rer spectively Y&al I be peribr ni ed. 5. All children heretofore born are declared to be legitimate. ' : G. Malus under twen?y-one and female-; under, eighteen years of age, shall ?ot be competent fo marry, and it shall be a misde meanor, in any person authorizad. to solenw iza marriage, to perform the : ceremony of marriage between them, if either of the par tie? is ander the age herein. prescribed. The following, are the recommendations of the Code regarding - the apprenticing of the children rf freedmen. 15. -A child pf colored parents, or of parents of whom one-shall b? a person of color, over the age' of two years, may bc bonnd by the-) father, if bo be living' in the District, or in ' case'of his death or'ab?cnce from the Dis trict, by the mother, as an apprentice to any espectable white or colored person, who is competent to- maleeja eontraCt^a^malc, uni he shall attain the age o? twenty-one, ana* female Timi 1 sheahali attain, tlie'age-of eig teen years. '...-.?-. Vii ? JG, I Ilegit?male children, within .the agi above specified, may be bound by the mothe 17. Colored ' children" betw??ri "th? : sg< mentioned,' who have'neither father nor moil er, living in the District. in which they^ai found, or whose parents ~are paupers, or uni ble to afford to them .a comfortable maint nance, cr whose parents are .not tea chic themvhabits pf. industry and. honesty, or,ai perscms of notoriously bad cTiaracter, or at vagrants, or haverlieen convicted of infamjM offences, and colored children in all case where they are in danger of mrcal contam nation, may be beni nd as' apprentices by th District Judgef c?*an*?i UwMagTstratos, fe theTafbresaid. te?m* , s. .->?? . (?. f. * ?8. Males :of .the age of twelve years an females of the age bf ten years'shall sign th indenture of apprenticeship, and be bou.v thereby. 19. ' When the apprentice j? under thc3 ages, and in all caieVof compulsbty apprcu ticeship wheie the infant refuses assent, hi signature shall not bo.neccssary to the.validi ty of tho apprenticeship,' and th?~ master' jbligation ot apprenticeship shall be execu t?d in the presence" of the District Judge,/) ine of the Magistrates,'Certified by him anc ?led in thcoffice of the Clerk of the Distric S?w-ti?Lf ?'.;" jf . ?*, ;. 20. The indenture,, of voluntary apprentice .hip shaltbe under *s?ai, and 'signed' by th< ?nasfer, the patent and- tho apprentice, anc ittested by two. credible wi.tnesae37.and ap irove.djiy .tho District Judge, or .one of, the Kaigiitrates>i;V-:<- . . $ V 21. All instruments of apprenticeship $hali )e executed iii duplicate, one of which shall >e retained by the master, and' tire "other-bc iled -in the office of tho -Clerk of-ihe Dis riet Court. 9 22. The master or mistress shall teach thc ipprentice the business' of''husbandry} or ?MU?other useful" trade, profession, otbusi k???^hich-shall _be spe?ifij?d; in- the in6tru nont of apprenticeship ; shall furnish him wholesome loud and suitable 'clothing, teach iim habits' bf industry, honesty and morality, .nd govern andi treat him with humanity and liscretion, andy if .there be a school, within a onvoniehf -d??tancoV in which colored chil ren are taught^ shall send him to school." at ?ast six weeks in., every.-y ear of his appren iceship, after" he shall be of the age of en years. ' ,': '? Concerning contracts'for service-th? most nportant matter of the whole affair, to most f our readers-we give tho annexed import wit provisions : 32. All persons of color, who make con racts for service* er labor in, husbandry, aalt be known, as servants, ?sd those with hom they contract,, shall bc known as tasters. -33. Contracts, .between? masters: and ser ants for more than one week, shall be in vicing, aid httested by one .white witness,; nd shall oe approved by . the Judge of ? the .istrict Court, or by one of the Magistrate! 34. The period of service, shall be expressed Llhe_ contract: but if it&e not exores s e d, i t^ mil bo untilThe twenty-fffth" day bf 'Dcceiii:. er of. thy year in which it is mode.. 35. If th* rate of wages bc not" stipulated y the partias to the.'.contact, it shall be xed by the District Jndge, or a Magistrate, n application by one of the parties, on notice 0 the other. . . 30. A person of- color who has no parent iving in the District, and is ten years of a^p,-. nd is not an apprentice, may make a valid ontract for one year's labor or service. "37.' Contracts between masters and servants any be set aside for fraud br unlnirncs*, not withstanding they have-'been approved. 38. Contracts between masters aud servants barf be;presented for approval withiu twenty Lays after tlieir execution. ' 3D. Contracts shall not be binding on tho ervant unless they are in writing, and have ?eeo presented-for approval within the time ,1'oresaid. 40. For any neglect of the duty; to make , contract as herein directed, or the evasion if that duty by the employment- of persons if color, from day to day, on his premises, he party offending shall be guilty of a mis lemeanor, and be liable, on conviction, to' ?ay a sum hot exceeding fifty dollara,land tot less than five dollars, for-;each person so ?mploycd. 41. For the approval of a contract, the fol owing- fees shall bo paid down to the Dis pict Judge br the Magistrate, as the case nay bc: For a contractor one mouth or less, Ur ach servant, $00150 cts. ' For a contract not exceeding three months nd more than one month, for each servant, ' JlUK). As regards the relations between Master nd Servant, the Code provides that 47. Whan tho servant shall depart from he service of the. master, without good au?e, he shall forfeit the wages due him. .'boservau t shall obey, all lawful orders bf he master or his agent, and shall be honest, ruthfnl, sober, civil and diligent in his'busi less. The master may moderately ^correct er va nts, who have made con trac "s and are mder-eighteen:1 years of age. He. shall not re liable to pay for any- additional orextra-; irdtnary services or labor of his servant, ua es3.by hw express agreement., * 48.' The ma?ter may.discharge his servant br wilful disobedience of the lawful order of limsolf or hhj age ct ; habitual negligence, or ndolence in business ; drunkenness ; gross, noral or legal#raiscpnductj habitual want of aspect and civility to himself, Mr family,-, ruests or agouta.. 49. For any acts or things herein declared 0 be cau-^e for the discharge of a servant, or brany breach of* contract or dutyl^by.lum, nstead ot discharging tho servant, th? mas er may complain- to the --District Judge cr me of the Magistrate?, who shall have power, jh being satisfied, of th? misconduct com plained of, to inflict on the sen-ant such cor poral punishment as isiawful irftli? army or imvy of the United " States, for similar mis conduct or neglect of "du tr; or bripose npon bim such pecuniary fiuo as he may think fit, ?ind immediately rei.^"?-'! him to his work,, which fine shall bc deducted from his wages, if not otherwisejpaidi 50. If a. mister has rhad? a valid contract with a servant, such servant '.may be com pelled by" tlie order of tho District Judge br a Magistrate, to observe his contract, by in fliction of ;the''pn nish mont Or imposition, of the line, herein authorized in the case above stated. . * 51. The master shall riot bo Habl? fer the voluntary trespasses, tortsor misdemeanors of his'tt-rv?nt/ Ho 'shall riot be liable for aiiy contract cf -bis servant, unies* J?mde by hrs express authority; nor for his acts, unless they a halite doue within the scope-of the authority entrusted to Jjirn by the master, or in 'he course of his employment j ia,-which excepted c^ses the master shall be answera [ ble fcr-tho^ra?di negligence or-want of skill ? of his servant. * The 'master's right'.of self defence. shall embrace his s?rv?nt, and it sKall-bc his duly to protect him from' violence by others ia his presence, and to render him moral aid ?nd assistance, in obtaining redress lor injury to his rights of person or proper ty. ' 52. Any person who shall deprive a master of tho service'of his servant, by enticing him away, or by harboring and detaining him, knowing , him to be a servant, beating, con fining or "otherwise injuring'hjm, or. by sedu cing or impregnating a female sei'vant, .shall be liable, on conviction thereof,'to .a.-?nev?ot ef?eWing'.two;.hundred dollars, and not less than twenty dollars,, and to imprisonment or' hard.labor, .at the discretion of the Court and also to au action by the master to recov er damages foe loss of service. :. 53. The rules and regulations prescribed for master f.r.d servant, apply to personR in servic? as household s?rv?nta, conferring thc L same rights, imposing the same duties with the following"modifications': . Servants, in the various duties of the house hold, and in all the' domestic duties of the family, shall, at allhours-of therday or night,7 ; andern- all' days of the week, promptly ans wer ali calls and ?bey-and execute all lawful, orders and commanda ef the, family in whose service.they are.empl?y?d. ' Masters and their' families shall; after ten; o'clock at night, and-on Sunday, make no calls on their servante, nor exact, any service of them which exigencies^ of the household or family do not make necessary ox unavoid able. . , 5C. The wages of household servants shall, in the absence of rmy'agreement, be fixed by the Jut'ge of the District "C??lrfc-or a Mag- ? istrate, - and ba payable at - the end of e?ch month.. . ? . . ' - 57. It is the duty of thia class or servants to be especially civil and polite to ..their mas ters, their families and. guests, and-they shall . receive juat and'kinri treatment.. 58. In all contracts -between-* master and servant for serviceythe foregoing relations shall be stipulations, unless it shall be other wise provided' in" the contract. 59. A person of color, who wishes to pur sue qr pract?ce.tho'itt,, trade pr -business o? an artisan, mechanic or shop-keeper, or .any other trade,"profo8sion, .employment or busi ness, besides that of husbandry, on his own. account, and for his. own 'benefit, or iri.co p?rtnershipti'ith ,? white. person, ?shall apply, 1 by petition j' to the Judgo of tho District ? Court, for a license* therefor, who, upon being j satisfiod of the skill-ahihfitness of the appli- ? cant, and of his good moral character, shall , have power to grant him license upon the 1 payment of ten dollars if a male, and three i dollars if a female, to the Clerk of the Dis- j trict Court for the aame. . , A Toncbiug Appeal. ? We find in the.Lynchburg Virginian of thc , I Otb, an appcaf from a number of slaves to their, former masters for aid to enable them . to cmlgra't?' toXiber?? in Africa. The Vir- j jiniah vouches for Ihcm as respectable men, j ind worthy bf any help that may bc exton ledJo^them-r_ . _-_^_4_^-_ LYNCHBURG, 'Oct." 17", 1SC51 . - i To our Forma' Masters : We, a portion of y?ur former slaves, have formed ourselves into a society, known as the African Emigration Society, for the sole pur pc.x-: ot migrating to L;bcr?a, on tho west ' :oast Of Africa, to convey the light and. civil isation that wo have received hore, even in a state of slavery, to our heathen brethren on that benighted and long-ncglect?d'continent, j We expect to leave this city on tho. 1st of November next for. our fatherland ; and leave , you all for no reason but the one above raen . . vt .( liooed ; none of us will carry with us the j prejudices and ill-will that might arise from uur being hold in bondage .by yon, as your slaves. We know that you have been our best friepds, and we leel it now the more, though we are free. Yon all know the peen- . liar situation thc termination of thc late war has left usjn, so, therefore, we call upon you to aid us ia our enterprise. - We know your generous and sympathetic hearts will not let 1 you stand aloof Irom us in our endeavors to do good for ourselves anff people. Some of us are capable of conveying ideas of thc me chanic arts ; some can unfold to them, in our . poor way, the marYelous light Taf the gospel, : and point the way to God. We aro uot go? ! ing to try to elevate the people of Liberia, ( because, ^rom what wo can learn, they are far our superiors in intelligence, wealth and learning, but Africa generally. Some of us have a good common education which wo think will.bo bf value to those who have no ??rt. You know we are very poor ; the smal- . lest sums you can afford to contribute to our scheme will be very acceptable to us. We call upon you fceiause we know the kind and generous impulses of your hearts, and you, on tho other hand, know our situation and wants. Givo us, ol the abundance of your wealth, a small sum, and ive believe that you will be rewarded by Him who says, " ile that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord." We think this will be our last request from your hands, 60 join and help us in our efforts to do good to our race. - . We sre over y?ur friends and ob't serv'ts, ' The Louisville 'Journal, urging the impor tance of producing a large cottou crop next season, advises that the negroes should - be made to work, if they will not workvolantarily, or as a last resort, white labor should be ob ainod on the bea t terms possible. The Jour nal says: - - " Tho present crop in the South will amount to little, but next y cor a great effort ought to be made to.raise a ?argo crop. Prices for a year or two to come, at least, aro likely to rule high) probably not much less than forty cents. Now, if four million bales could bo raised during 18CG it would amount, at that price, to the enormous Bum ot $640,000,000, or about One-fourth of our natiohal debt. " This simple statement ia sufficient to show oj* what importance a great crop of cot ton next year will be both to the individual wealth Ot tbe country and , to the. Govern ment in the payment of the national" jlebt Such a crop would send miw life and activity through every channel of business from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, ' "Thc rcv?nUeofW' Government .would! be of course, correspondingly increased .and the httVdens lifto&from thc shoulders cf the people. . Every manufacturing village in the? extreme North- fe3WterC8ted fri* i ho cotton; croppf next yearWwf?l-'?s every'farm in the NortK?'^" .*1 ' ' ' Emigr?t?onvrr?d.DeBow's Letter. The South,' atpresentj stands'in need of ^^iW^^fJ^^ niccnanica-:tne j former teing' ^parti?^?'r?y. wanted... Their speedy introduction by organized effort should engage-the attention ;of. every .man- who de sires the quick restoration of prosperity, and the development of the great resources which nature has bestowed' upon ns. Much of our former system of;f?rking the soil will have to be ch?nged;'j?h|'tfie scientific firming sys tem, practiced at^?he North, and in the. best cultivated ?Qunlries- of Europe, bo substituted. Should not our districts immediately organ ize emigrat?ro -a^??ationsi which-should ap point agents' t? proceejPt? tte North, Scot land,'England, B?|gmm'^'??d Gcrmaiiy, who should be empowered to .offer inducements to Farmers of good character to como and.scttle on the soil of South Carolina ? The agents should bc men -thoroughly conversant with the soil and climate, and such as would pos sess the energy* ^vi^t, the farmers at their homes, and to set^bpfore them the-great ad vantage of ap .irradiate settlement-in the South. .Our former ?cllow-citizeri, Mr. J. D. B. DcBowT has betn" writing atfoTticlc in tho Northern presspand-nddressed - to Governor Perry/ favoring' :^h?gr?tion" tov thia section. rn-thVfolIhwihg statement, ho exhibits, by facts taken'from'' thc ^Census of 18J??,. thc rapid prides of th? North and West as com pared with,. thejSputbi I which difference was largely <>wipg--to emigration. Ile says : It followed" that whilst the Northern and v7es(em-State?/''fttrrh the constant stream of bardy'and indu?trtS?a' iminigrants who were poflriug in, exhibited miracles -of progress ind dev?lapmemVtbet South, with .vast -ntdu cal resources "OT raming; - man?fac?n'res and agriculture, advanced" in but the'slow ratio of its'natural increas?j;;?ird immense dominion?, capable of contributing ' untold 'treasures to the commerce of .the world, remained her ; . ',, - y-r?-~~zr y .. y - - ~ ' metically sealed.* |r4. The census of the. United States,.was con clusive upon, thia ppjnt, and I-quote from tho :ompendiura of I850,;page l70 : . . Improved ct. Vol; por hero. New England S lat oS^^.jSuV $30:27 Middle States'..:.M '? ? - . . 2S 0B Southern S:atCF.:...^.,A'1o " ' " ' '"' "6.3-1 3ou'thw*rtcrn State^iipno t * "CS'S; S'orthwe?tcrn S?ktJs^>fcl3 . - 31.39 Speaking of thc polrcy necessary to bc pur-' ret^-^fui^uj^?*^ her im nense resources, lie remarks that .the South" nuat throw her immenao uncultivated do nain into tluTmarkct at a low price; reduce "he quantity of land held by individual pro prietors, and resort to intelligent and vigo rous measures at the earliest moment, to in luce an influx of population and capital from ibroad. This is entirely practicable. That the landed properties of the South bave been, i- general, too large, and that -"?t/hei* .t would result to the proprietors t?y tiispensing, fit low rate3, of the Surplus, ian scarcely be considered open to argumen tation. Several years since I caused thc re turns of tho United States census, of which I ?vas then in charge, to be examined upon the poiut, and the result for the number.of farms, which were selected at random, waa as followa : Farms., Over 100 acre.-1. Kentucky. 943 , ? 83 Louisiana....1558 407 South Carolina.9400 - 271S Michigan.3181 30 Ohio.1055 19 Pennsylvania.1044 17 Rhodo Island,........2250 ? . 16 ' The staples of the .South are of such incsti-* mable value to the commerce of tho world that they have, in the post, and promise be ro'nd all contingency in "the future, .to come j into triumphant competition- with those of avery other country upon the face of the earth. Sugar, cotton/rice and tobacco, hemp and naval atores, aro all.articles of universal and almost unlimited demand, at prices which, considering the coat of production upon cheap land, will yield results to agricultural labor for which there is no parallel. But beyond^ these staple growths, the climates and soils of tho vast regiou which stretches from the Po tomac to the Rio Grande, are favarablo to every product upon which industry and cap ital aro expended in any country. The vast mineral resources which geological surveys have divulged, which no hand of induitry'has yet attempted to develop, and the .infinite number of manufacturing sites, all present the most tempting baits to enterprise, and will open np results for it, which .nothingin the history bf the times has equaled, dazzling and magnificent,as haye been its past achieve ments. Mr. DeBow makes the following .valuable suggestions io. reference to the mode in which capital and labor,should^be invited to come here t . .. , In what roanne^then, shall we proceed-to invite capital and population to the South ? I answer : Consult and abide by, thc experi ence of those States and communities which hive grown populous and rich by the success which attended .their efforts to secure immi gration. . . And first I would suggest the appointment of ono or two commissioners from each of thc States, who shall meet at some central-point, say at Atlanta, Ga.,*or at Montgomery, AU., aud,- in order that no" time may he lost, I would biggest that tho commissioners bo nominated by the Provisional Governors. Thp.object of the commission would bo to advertise tho world .that our people are fri earnest in the matter and in accord," and'it would tend to secure such harmony "bf action betwecu the States aa would be moat condu cive to success. Thc commission should bo a-permanent bod j, and sbould.-at?once;open correspondence Witto .oyery section .and district iri tho several States, inviting information upotfthe charac ter astid va?ne of soils', an? the quantity avail.1 able' for settlement, and 'the' lowest cash and credit prices of the same.' This :infprmati?n: ?ughE .toljegiy?n to the public in the ftrm of circulara and addresses,.translated, into 'Ger man and. French,- and'- ciistributed abroad throngh our Consular agents;^ -' ' ' ? .'. i abe impoTtatfctfof eliofg^etic'actioTl anri our . rapacity for future prosperity, is" thus "alluded to.: . . ( i f j -c If three ever w'as,;then, ? period inthe? his^ ' Lory of a peoplej when-it .became, necessary (br them to- be, aroused., as ona man, into ac tioa, and to put-their shoulderrto thc wheel ind-with-energyand spirit and With "the de termination to make a gianfrartd master sirug ;l?, that period has comefor'the South'; With : i country wasted by lbng, and devastating" 1 war, with'' habits of labor/br.oken: upA with' the "l nachinery of industry destroyed, and a>great- ? ?oc'ral and industrial problem to be solved;-.J mder an extraneous pressure, xvhieh at times. -J s most unreasoning and unreasonable, "the .ondition of the South has scarcely a'parallel J n modern times. But'dark as is tho pictony 1 hero is a rede?mjng feature. All is not lost vbere the unconquerable,WjilL is-, left... Thc 1 ?iant convulsion which^haB just shaken ;tho. .] and to its centre, has - not'.been 'without, ita J leneficial effects. . It has* stirred np a' new -I md higher ?tpirit. The energies which were ( irought intb play by arms, and the intcllec- 1 uni resources which were called forth/ and' ] xhibitcd themseives in thc thousand appli: '.< aces and resorts to which a people .without, "j oacbiner , without preparation, and withbufe 8 ccess to thc exterior world, were drivea'fc*!^ nppport a'conflict with tho' most powerful' 1 ati?n lipon earth, each and all arc the* har4' "] dingers and augury of a future for the Sofa th ? rom which she need nqt s liri uk. _ Resuming er place ia the mighty,empira.of -States,.no } on ofbfcrs.will have reason to .bc^asbameo^ .1 f her place in: the picture. . ' *'- .-, J " . - ' ? - <-'?t-'??- ... . Death of Judge Withers*??? ; ?j Tho Sumter, correspondent of thejCharles^ jj oa'CW-ier announces the-deal h of Hon. . IV . ? r. Withers, at hos resioY-nc?Tn Camden, br. ? ist Wednesday thc 8th. Th? Ccnnncr says : , We have just received the sad'intelHgeace % f tho decease of the Eton. T. J. Withers', one' \ f the Supreme Judges of the State of'South" \ landina. One of the. brightest intellects.o? ? bc Commonwealth has thus- passed, fr?jol \ imo to eternity, feeble., as ha& been his v ealth forborne period,;it was hop.ed tflathe t reuld.yethe preserved,formanyyears to..?he \ thcrwise. His example, nnd memory will s et remain. : .. a As a member of thc bar, Mr. Wishers, both ? y his personal qualities and tho fitness, foi c is profession, so.on roso to distinction. Elec- D cd by the General Assembly.the ;?olictor )r his Circuit, his reputation incr?osod with v be-responsibilities of his position. As a n rosecnting officer ho bad-"ib- superior. Im- t ressed with a profound sense of right and a 3 eon abhorrence of wrong, he administered c ie duties of his offico-witb fidelity to the c tate and 3 et with pc-rteot jitstico to thc ac p used.- His sole object was the-ascertain- ifc lent of truth. "1 He was soon after transferred to fhe Law f tench, and from thence to thc Court of Ap- b eals. In social and private .life, Judge' % tr;th:rr was genial, kind and brilliant. Pq- e tically, his whole heart and miad was devc- t ea urf b? intereats and honor.of the State, : ,1 nd yet he was ever conservative in'his viewF, g f her relations to tho Federal Government, g Ls a jurist, he was* eminent and respected, -t Io regarded thc law as a great nobb.science, c nd when properly administered,* as one ol f he foundations and safeguards of society. 0 Ie reverenced his profession.- His loss'wiil, c ip severely felt. His record-isone of in teg- ? ^ ity, character ai?d ability. Ono of outmost 1 istinguished citizens has pa;sed away in he maturity bf his years, but his many vir ues and talents yet survivo to commend 1 homselves to posterity. , _ t : TnE PAUDOKTXG PROCESS.-One most in- J ?resting anecdote, witnessed by .our/infor nant, will show in what light the President 1 irws the meu cowardly enough to iwnwear heir past. . .. * i At one of the laut receptions held by the : ^resident for the purposes of inquiring into ": >very case 'of pardon, two men presented , hemsefves, whn; under the twenty thousand lollar clause, were applying for. relief. ..One . vas a young man, not ever twenty-five yearc, ^ jeariug on his shattered frame tho evideuces a. >f inauy a hard fought field. -The other, ol- . j lerr but,still bale and powerful Bothfr?m. . ho same. To the first, the President atked 'j mw, so young,'he carno to join? the rebellion. Bfe replied, he; had done it from honest and ' rincere principles, and could not, junder . any . circumstances,'say that he.repented or: w- r ?rected it. The President then inquired how' .ong I.?) had served, where and-how often he ??? bad been wounded. Tlie youth*-replied, modestly but frankly, poidting. to his^-.scar?. * Well, well," replied the President," /' I see you have had enough of tlilf^,'? and.instantly brdercd tho pardou. tb be grauted. ,Ihon, turning to the other, h?.listoned patiently to a long story of ardent, bat concealed, JTJnioD feelings, and repeated assurances cf past, present and. future devotion." When thc party had.mado.out his .caso - the 'President sternly inquired of-him in what regiment bf the Union army he'hid: "fought, and on .re ceiving foran answer that ho had'never jolnX ed'any, hTj"co?d?y'"replica :-"".rwill tuke your case under advisement." ., ' So favorable are, in short, all the reports which reach us of the President's intelligent 1 ' po)icy. ixn?, nobie bW't> tbs^^e^?oo?ftrwbich radicalism is attempting ;to ,throw ?ver the prospects of recOTrtruetioij isppldl/dispell ed ui?er th? genial sun of his^bcrajity. r''The^?V Y?W'Wortd, ot\t?Wt ' sajs. We are/pennitted to copy, the following cx fracts-from-a-letter-received by a merchant of?,Cbi6f--?ix^V#ox?"??B^ftt>iV J&?bAx?s^ by way is re???qs $iew Yorkj jan : gil no ive heard ol the unsettled: state of . j. cauara.by the disaffection/Of the o wildest rumora prevail here in flin* the*reported atrocities of interior sect?ons-'df??fne is se the blacks are in re own .Government, re mains to be ascertain". : Ia Jamaica, aa yon ?re aware, the colored people have'tho- pre ponderance, bolb in numbera and" influence. Ike Legislative ?ssenibly/^cwe^Bi?feg to ^?r^C?ngress, is yiHu?Jly^ a?i^lo.^1^- pur poses a negro assembly, .as pp? .more,, than >ne*fiftk of^the memhers bel?pg.ioi'th?t: des pised white race. The .black population of lie island outnumbers thc - wMte. -tweoiy to )r?e> ~ The Maypr of Kingston is"'a -c?lorod nan, althot?gh he is befieveffto disagree with .he msjorityjofthe colored lpedple".in,'"their anciful and visipnary.^theories. .More...than ;kree-foucj?s<pfr the Magistrates And, officers >f the ColouiaPGovcrnment are colored Jnen, . ind. fi e v oral -of "tho ? best educated - -and m oat ir)5n^hcurt.|oiirh ?ifs*s;^.>h? ?Blihl?r- ?'rT; also ^'u?$ ; ^^fejjr^^rally .disused f?on^hput the.'?P*^^Wte;?fl?ems to ie aa life?n?l fcclmg c^^^^.vdjsi^yed>tosrard ibe>;?ite>rajtnoi?ty, ?n^-lbe* jori r-of .tho ne groes, ?i v^1-.?' Tho-princ^al'cauSe of tt?sfetel?DgT-toward iffwBit?.?h?'n, is'si?d'Vbtf; tfae'i&t'rod?ction )f a number' of ^fi^^^-ij?Mi^^'hom ?M? Northers pniUo^'.^ imong. the ha?f-sducatcd ?o? ?e^tsed blacks, iistilling-falae and pernicious Ideasipto^ ih? ?rauiums'o? their toe-willing, hearers.- These ; co ?nd rel s preach thedoctrinccfa-?recnnd nd'epefld?nt negro repuhlic*, io'- who??^Kef- ; nagistracy they wo??d.relevate the* brutal jbulcoue (at pirese.nt'-resldjng'at 'Kingston), ir some ?f his &ushroom^bUity\ W? have ilso in^ourjmit?;a.lar|e ai^T>ee0/ negroes,' gnorant and brutal in-, their.-Justinos,, from he neighboring island of- St. -DommgO, who rould not fail, in case of a gcneftili?ntbr?akj, 0 foll?w'?n the; footsteps ofthis inhuman ' : ' !yn&:ml1 xarniro-pbpji>_lhat the ?^bjWJW1'^ eut a petition detailing toeirnnanolaT gt ter-: ncea to the Queen nome time ago, tromplain Dgx>f tho higbiateu)f .provisions and other leccssaries of' lifoy'?nd'- demanding some loans of relief. - . " - The answer from'; the Home' Government ras, in.substancej^go'tb work j" buUhis'did ot please' the half-barbaroua descendants of he. Maroons in the interior of thc island, and ince then, there have been mutterings andsc retplottings, on the part of tiebacks,- _en o.uraged audfomentedyas^aai'- avaro from lersonal experience^ by men who should know letter, -fromdJ?eir.Tnt?ll?gori?e and ed?cati?n. .here aro a gr??t -humber of helplc-s white anVilies^Wilh? at the more renaote^sectip?s '-0%, the island, ?accessible to all assistance in. case cf-an Itieulc. Jn.KiDKstopJ,wo4epend.foi'onit^e y upon a fleet of war vessels,, a .'hattdfar-.-of rhite troopa,ra:id- a ??gbn?nt-of African7 ne groes from-the Gape of ;iGbod H?p?/ %wo trongiyovinctf-byibeir br?V?ry^d'ti?nrTuit,' ho ?ame feeling of hatred "tb Ward! the Cplor d native's of the island that the latter, mani est "toward the vb|tep.opuiaUon..,..La?ase/of. . universal rising all over the island I anti ipatc an indiscriminate massacre -cl white romen and -children' as in former insarfefc ions. ..wwi.? * . '* * * '# ? - * -V - V?V?-.'TJ d?ttf&tt Wff; As I am, abd?t .to ctese.thhv lctte?, Ibjrvtko nail, I bave received some very bad i a forma - ion frcm St. Elizabeth parish,. through our igen't lhere. He states that there has already leen fcarfol work-in orie:c-r'rwo '?f^the^par sh?s.- Sever?l-white 'men havo' hewf m?r lered in cold blood by the infuriated negroes, tD.tl their bodies mutilated in .a shocking banner. , It is also rumored that three ac :ompiished young ladies, belonging to one of ,he beat families-in. the pariah, have- l>een irst tortured td ascertain the whereabouts of ralhabldsj and then murdered in^moit?en Itsh1 maiine'ri " Terror re?gns snprem?'ia ricinity of Black River',''.ana fdie. planterti and aw-abid:ing citizens aro preparing themselves br the Cual struggle by arming and barrica ling -tbiiic. .dwellingSr. -My vfjuniry,'+as lyda mow, reside in- the-vicinity of-the oatbieak, md I am in dread anticipation of receiving sews of their il?nghtef every mdment^I tnus'tr close my letter,Tor I am unfit" to irate anyfarlhcry;; \ .? . ", ~ .V^.E.T. . ::? PB?KDMA.K wlio ;KAS DKBX TACGET ,TO RE?D TU;E. ?APXRs.-r-The j -Raleigh ?{NV C.) Progress mention's tho. foliowingUttie* Inci dent aa occurring in th'fratreets-ofthatclty% few days since j. ?i : . '* . ArmyChaplain-" My yotrflgtblor?d friend canyon reid l? '" ' ^ ^ritr?bano^Yes^?:;- ^;;*^;;;%^ Army Ohapr?tn-?^G,Ipd to hear iL Sha? 1 give yo? ajpaperSgJ / . Coutrabaud^''Sartin, maesa, if yon p?8ase,V Army Caapl?ln-V Vory good. - WhatT* per.;woald iW:6hg9?3* t>r y '?? .: *-OtWrfD*n*Xw Well,' ma?aa, if you "chevrs, The chaplain looked at the contraband, and the contraband at the chaplain ? (hon (he latter sighed, and passed po,