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urn M3a??dtBBMBaB?i?mmaMnMB . - - -"? ? *- - - - ? ~ -~~z ir^w had been made and hallowed bv such meit as li-iU?dge, Pinckney, Mtriouand Slim ter. We vero required to ab dish slavery, which hid existed for two hundred years, and waa inti mately, interwoven with the wbc'kt social, i" dii .' and ii tancial fabric oL/nfe Slate, We o?-:, 'i Whou tte Legislature' assembled; we wiuv required lo ratify the C institutional amen I tuen t abolishing slavery in tho United States and were made, in parr, instruments '?> complish that result in IContWky, rind J). I:.-, ir?, when those State* hid r-.-f?&d U do so of their own volition. Wa obeyed. lu addi ti-vi 'I thi?, ali ti.e ci: iz'.'i?.? o? Sooth Caro lina, with acaree!y an exceptio:), tonk the amnesty oath, wh eh r quired them to sustain ,anti support ail ihe proclamations aud laws made during tho War, ano particularly those . tclatijpg to Um abolition of -slavery. These oaths have been"Observed by the great mas3 crt'the people w,ith sjugular. fijfility,.and, every 0 s?i.lia! attribute tf a true and thorough Ibyal'y-to thc - Co!i?titiit:on and Union has 1 cen i xh.Sited r.nd practiced. In addition to i.H this, iii? ?erier?l Assembly of the Stits has liv solemn enactment, accorded tb the i.meli race all this rights of perron and prop 'crtv enjoyed bv ?Hie white rabi?. They can I.uv ard stil; gt?ir, cbnvi-y and devise. If thea* parson or personal rights are invaded. v,tho samt) ?jmlferal tribunals yindrti-ate them. TKCT go un >'nTn? wiruo&i stand and tekily'j they are periuiifed io t&stify in their own cas s. even when on trial for th ; gravest offences. - . il nv r:ur:y i f rh-.'S'a?es now enjoying a re-. preset Aa tti?n itt that Congres's wln^b pfopo?es . " tnrs aT??Hor:he"it t .. ns fir' ratih'&ti?ii-a'ccord by th'.r:r bwt: Vi tvs"' the Same general ri^htM and* privil?giai to t:ie bia. k man ? They Have but a meager number cf negroes in their midst; and if allowed to vote, 'heir ignorance and depravity would produce no appreciable eifect upon thc result, bjin^' letfS than one anJ-otie eighth p;;r cent, of the voting popu lati in, whereas tb *ir relative number here is ?s f irty one blacks to thirty white*. Do sen sible, fair and just men at the North desin thst these people, witnout information or ed ucation-steeped in ignorance, crime and . A ice, sbou'd sro to the polls and eJe^t men to Congress w ho are to pass laws taxing and goveriug th-tu ? X)*\ that ail this has bam done, weat further or iii/Ler pledge of hon orab!e obedience eau be given by one people to atio'Let'. Do.-s ti;e majority who now tule Congress expect to make us bet er wen or twtter dtizms-uiure serviceable-to the country in p.*aoe and in-war, by further bu imiutbig and degrading ti* ? Notwithstand ing a i lye e pie Iges and co::ce.ssii>ns, it i.? . sought still further fo humiliate and degrade the South. E - vi-n of the. Southern States, including South Carolina, nra deprived ol their representation in Congress. Although their Senators :wid&?prcsentative.s Luve been duly 11. eted, and UAVC presented themselves for thu pnru>>sAJ ?.f laking their credential . . have, in ur ?st. instances, befcu laid up^n thc t:ibie without. b.-??_r re;?d or IwiV! br-en rt-. (erred TO a commut?e, who have Culed tu ut ?kb my report on the sui j ct. In sh-rf. ... Co:.gr .si Ls.sre'u?el to.exercise i-s C ??'-'i , luiiu uJ itinclhms, and Jecide^eithi-r t;t? .n th?' election, 'he return, or the q'-'ij. ii\.ti..n ol lause Elected by Ehe poop!? tn represent ti?. S mie of the Sr nu? ors and Iw-preseutatives from the Southe ru S ates were prepared lo take the test oath, but e.\cu tlu-se bavtc bsen persistently ignored, and. kept out of ?be seats to which they were entitled u-.der the Con stitution and laws. Hence this amendaient has.not. been proposed by ''two-thirds ol bo'h II JUNC*'' of a legally constiiuieu Con gres3, and U not,. Cunsiijuiiona'.ly or le^iti mately, before a ?ingie Legislature for rati fi "aiton. Waving this poinf, however, is it compatible with tho intermit, .or consistent with tho honor, n: this St.ite, t ; r?titj that ameudment '! Do uot it?; hrs', ?nd hist sec tions, if adopted, confer upon C <::gr ss the absolute rigtit of ?.S^teriniiiirig who .-La l Lo citizens of tiie respective Stite-*. a-fi who i shall exercise the elective Irancbise and en joy any and nil ?d' the ridiN. privileges ai;d immunities of ciiiz inskip ? The ?ec i >.i.s iv farr?d to not only dj ibis, but tit y subvert fae theory ami "practice of the G?.iv>-rnmet>; s'-nce its louti.iittion, by abn gi'i vg the right of fixing the elective franchise conferred npon the ivsp.'ctive State Governments, ami by giving the representatives of Oregon or California in Congress the power to declare what shall constitute the measure r>f citizen nhip within the limits of South Ciro'ina or Georgia- Who most likely to ex rcHso this power judidbrx?ly-the ciizei'sof the S'.ata wherein the n g titrion is to bc made, or non residents, who are entirely ignorant of lb population, the intelligence, necessities and resources ?br which legislation is undertaken? With this amendment incorporated in tb . Constitution does not thc Federal Govr-rn ment osase to be one of. 'Uimiie pokers" in all of the es?erjtia! qualities which constitute sue t a f.?rui of Government? Nay, more; does not its aloption reverse tb-' well approv ed d-^ctii"''. that ibe United .-fu*?..s s::uli ex ercise co powers, unless.expressly del<-gited by the Constitution '.' The third section, if its spirii were carried oat, would not only disorganize the State Government hi all ol *its departments, but would render it nearly impossible for the poople of South Carolina, at - ?east, lo re-hr ganize a government until Congress, "by a two-thirds vote i?i the wiie of each individual p.Tsoti, removes iho di-abiJity. And this, j ibr tb'j rccson tbat when secession was deter- : mined u* o:i by tue Convention of the Staig, South Carolina trlny bo truly ^aid to have been a unit in sustaining tbe doctrine, and iu ear nestly and z?alomiy prosecuting ?w war, wbe:>, therefor*1, every citizen who, at anj time prior to Feeession h:id taken thc oat!. "to support thc Constitution of this Slate, and of the- Cni ed States," arel who sub-e quently aide?1, and abetted the war, fs exclu lied ?rom every official positron, State av Well as Federal, the magnitude ot' tho disability is unveiled. Every officer in thc-past of thc State, civil an-1 military, wai required, before entering upo? the- discharge of thc duties ol bisofnee, io subscribe to such an catii, from the'Senatcr ir; Congress tb thc lieutenant i:. the b;at companies. iVhothen can bc mcdo Ju-lges, Conscre^man, Legislators, D:>iriet Officers and Magistrates? It is to be observ od, thcre'fore, that tis to this State, the adop tion nf the amendment will necessarily result in perjury on the part.of those who attempt to fill such offices, or to anarchy, if they are not lilied. Congress, violating another estab . lisbe l principle of the Con: itution. confers upon itself the rigb; of Ihe |iard?n'r?g pon er, when tb-; Constitution vests it, in tie Pr. -.i .ieat. How long would it occupy tbj ruten lion of th-tf boily to remove the disabilities Imposed, for a sufiicii nt number of our cit: .?sr.? to fill the respective cfiices in South Carolina alone ? Is anarchy VJ .pervade ciety until it suits the interests, tbc.preju iJieic-s, the pa?sion or the caprice of Con gress to proclaim such acts of graf*; and .mercy ? There an? other objections of a trrave char r ctcr wliich miu'itt be urge-l ; and among lh-.se ?? may be mentioned, that if the amendment is adopted, wo not only have ne guarantee thal nor representatives would be admitted io emerys, but.lhere are unmistakable indira lions rhat ih ?y would still tts excluded. It is unnecessary, hewe vcr," tfi dwell upon a su1 ?ect which bas been so f;r decided- by the public opinion bf the ?people of the State, thal I am justified in saying, tuat if the Constitu tional amendment is to be adopted, let it be done by the irresponsible power of numbers, nod let ns preserve our own self-respect, and the respect of our posterity, by refusing to be the mean instruments of our 07/n shame. T t.-n-ler to yob; gentlemen, my cordial Co operation in discharging tho gnve duties and responsibilities devolved npon you at this critical ?nd eventful period in nur hi. tory. Von buve the glorious remihtscensea of the p iot to stimulate, atei the precious hope* of thc firnr*" t > ?nc*?uragey?n. in m^etinir these jii:i>? Tvit'i torti'ii !e, e-'tm?ee und dift're i t.', it' .! t"'j iii7 upon the support and p otcci m ut th? all powerful arm of n gru c.r.ns God, ymir pHtr?/,r.ic rff)rts to restore the bli^htfd prosperi'y and reclaim the bro ken (brion** of a g:,n??ro,j'', no'de and con fidiog constituency will be crowned.with grate ful success JAMES L. ORB. --?--e- .f Wonld not bu s woman/ for then t ?ol lev? htf," ?*ft Montagne, bsey M. Yf. Moc?agao lay? i ? *?h? ?aly objecilo.n I har? j im ba a aaa? is thal I abeold taca h&T? tc man? j THE ADVERTISER. JAKES X. BACON, EDITO H... WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, I8G6. .'." j Wc Toot Onr Own Trnnpet. And truth to say.il ia thc fashion o?' tho day. A fa-hion which, although it may b.ivc ita good of fCVs, wc most heartily despise. . It in neither our e io ru>r our practice tn loot tho trumpet at tho bea I 0.r our own .columns. Dut th.s frock, our paper id .-"J large, ^ml so'full uf matter cn'culatcd to interest, io.-truct, mid amuse its readers, that v.-j cannot forbear calling attention to the feet: snd hiuiiiig to our patrons that wo ntend to en ! -.rgo lb:? Advertiser after new yoar, ind to work, tooth and nail, for their benefit and entertain ment Indeed if they smile upon the Advertiser, und bold ?tin their memories, as kindly in the fu turo as in tho past, we _ will have nc. .occasion to c miiuit tho ungenteel act of tooting our own trumpet. Land Sales. Monday the 3rd was Salo Day. Lands lying iu different parti of the Districtwure cold hy tho Sheriff and CoDini'.s-iouer. Wo givo some exam ples. A tr.tet of 33rt acres, wirti valuable im provements, sold fur' $700. 0;i? of 131 acres-, with- nt improvement* Ter $115. One of 131 acres, for ?fl 10. Ono of SSO acre?,'.fur $590. One of -100 acres for $S60. One of 135 acre?, for $500 Gee of 527 arre.*, for 3510, One of 25 acres, foi S;'0. 0.ie cf-470 acres, fur $2300. A house and 1<>: in t-wn, fur $245. Auo'.her house and lot in cowa, fr.r $?25. Most of those, for ?pecie or its e [ui'- akn:. Letter from Columbra. We invite at'entiou to tho clear and interesting letter, concerning tho Legislature anc! Legislative proc-?edings, from our friend, Capt. THOMAS JONES, ODO of Edgefiold's present Representatives. {'.ow Orr's .liessage Civ. OKK'H Message to the Legislature now in Session will bo found on the outside of our paper of to-day. Like all oilier papers from Gov. OHR'B 1 cn, it is forcible, well-considered, and, in most respects, conclusivo in argument He condemns the Constitu ional Amendment IN tote He urges tho enactment of a{ homestead ?aw, and a law providing fur an incroa-o of property 'o bo ex empt from l<-vv and sale. Ile gives good advice unon the subject cf supplying corn for the in di,-ont people of ihe Stat*. And bo discourses upon rhe w ty in which wo sh oui il sot towards the frcedtu-in, iu a mv.n>-r which does eq ia! credit to his wisdom and his enlightened humanity. His recommendations concerning tho Di."trict Courts bro perfectly fair. Give th< m oue y ar's trial, arid if they aro not foond tu answer the purpose, abolish them U./oti most points v/e feel sttro thc people of ihe ?tate will endorso thia Mossago of 'Guv. 0??n.. iili*s Uuie's Noble l-'ndertakiitf. A'uiost cverj ?nc in our part of thc -world knows wb? Miss M.A. L'UK i*. Sile is bette known as ti.u " Soldier's Friend." And truly h-rwrks of zea! aud charity duriDg the war honestly entitle her to that high au 1 honorable designation* * Upon ' ur Supplement this week u ill bo found an rrrtitt.-. from the Charleston Cour i r, concern ing Miss Brit: and ber present very noble under lak'iug-tho establishment of a school for the c-.lji-aii^n of orphans of deceased sullLr-. Miss Brm his ?r'rttn us a letter upon this gu' jeet, a letter which confirms us iu the opinion, ling bel J, that ih-s ?sn woman of inherent good boss ?nd patrio'is'n. X.-xt week we'will publish .Miss Dem's appeal to tho people. She wants help fn-m Edgt-field. lie'p towards tho care and prott-oti ?n of our destitute orphan?, mada such by tv: v. lor and patriotism of our fallen brave, who left ih>iir comfortable homos, their wives and little ot'cs, to repair to tho hardships of the tent ed field. Alas! how many of those s'alw.irt fathers ?rc now sleeping on the fields of Gettys burg and Shilo, around Vicksburg, Fredericks burg, Kiel/mood, aud in the Valley of Virginia, which may truly be called the Shadow of Dea'h: while their little children aro left penniless and a ono. Think of this ; not lightly, bttt seriously .iii-1 conscientiously. Admitted to the Uar. Cut of a huge list of gentlemen, ex imioed be fore th? Court of Appeals last week, and admit ted NI prn?tiee in ibo Law Courts of this St\tc, we pick the following, as b^-ing from, or closely c -nnected with, Edgefiold. Mr. WM T. GARV, a y luog-r brother of Gen I. M. W. GAIIY. Mr. 0. X. BUTLER, n younger brother of Goal. M. C' BUTLER. Mr. JAMES (j. CULBREATH, f son of our lellow citizen of Saluda, WILLIAM CLLEKEATII Esq. And .Mr. Jons F. SPEARMAN, of Newberry, who has l-etn pursuing his. studies in our midst for a ye ir past. Infrequent Arrival of thc Constitution alist Thc ?untt?ttdi'Unliet of Augusta is uo immense' ?arorite i-j our onleo, and an immense favorite in Edg-jfield generally, where, if wc -mistake not, it has many subscribers. When it does not reach tLi- po'.nt at the .appointed time, there ??'absoluto gnashing of tooth from annoyance and disappoint, ment. F.?r a month past, its arrival has been extremely irregular. We respectfully beg the C'tittiituttouuUit io soe to thi.; matter. A Totally. Neiv Subject. Jack Frost. We have long scented winter in ibu uir. Wo have heard Jack Frost in every (igh af thc breeze; and h.ivo soon evidences tf bis near ipproach iu tiio falling loaves aud thc cloudy .-kies. And now he is herc-with his glittering regalia. His coming does some good. It stire up toe venom of flannels and wood-buyers; and readers wood-venders both active and richj and [mobles (he little nigger wood-etwters of thc streets to earn an ox tra penny for fii o crackers. All hail to Jack ! It' ho has a bluo nose, he bears rosy check?. If his hair is white, it is liso crisp ind curly-indicativo of health and longevity. After all, he is a very welcome visitor. Ho car rie.", as comparions, hilarity and reciprocity of | ?j .?>! feeling. He ls tho prime minister of social i ly?. If Lc dui : pinch and oppress the poor a lit tle, he urges the rich (-by bestowing so miuy com forts up n them) to undo all that he does in the way of inflicting suffering. Wc extend a hand of | welcome to you, gray-haired Jack Frost, although you i/o put ui to tho expense of overcoats, and mtike us buy wood at enormous cost. Frost is better than cholera or fever. So frcczo tiway, old fellow, and tho deuce take him who cannot shiver without grumh?ug. fiSf* A St. Loni* dispatch says that Governor Fletcher, Gratz Brown, Henry T. Blow and other prominent radicals, have inaugurated a move ment in that city looking to the rejoclicu of tho Constitutional Amendment by the MisBoiri State Legislature, as wwii as tho adoption ol amend utouti to the Stato Costitution, abrogating Con fed?rate dufrnnebbement and substitu ing DO gro suffrage. HS?" A dispatch from Montgomery, Ala., of tho 20th, says : " Tho House this mornin 5 passed a bill granting a charter to a companv which proposes to build a railroad from New Otdcans to Mobile, anl from thtneo to Chattmojga, tho road to bo. commenced in two years, und coa tis.cl in six, or the charter forfeited." piSr Edward M?<ttcf, Esq , an old and respected citizen of Charleston died of apoplexy in that city, on Tuesday. CIS?" Returns from all the counties o' Wiscon sin, uiosr cf them blSoi.il, make tho Ro tublican majority 23,300. t-xT The cotton gin of Maj. r Andre? Hamil ton was burned down at his rcsidencn mar Wil iiamiton, on tho 17th ultim?, causing tho loss of some six bale? of cottsn. A ue?ro boy wai; burned np wi?.h the house. j&g- The term for which Governor 3iacaing wai eloctod Sen "Uir for the United State! tc rep refont tho E?He, wlil expire on the 4rh o ' .March ceac, and tho daty wi!' bo devolved tj.cn rho nteioburj cf tlie projet ?t&cral Assembly ta elect a Senator for South Carolina for ?ix /?xrj fros that dat?. ? j 'Three Cheers for This. On Thursday Inst, in thc l?ouso of Representa tives, ?Mr. WARLEY*, of Darlington, offered tho following Resolutions : Resole* I, That this body desires to express to Jefferson .Davis their doepegt sympathy, their profound respect, their combined pomonal attach ment, and their enduring remembrance of bis virtuos as a man, and those great qualities of mind and heart' which, in the cabinet and on tho field, in prosperity and ndvorsity, while in power, and from his prison-bousn, call forth and receive from them tho 3atno acknowledgment of lovo and regard ns when ho was the acknowledged head of a gallant people, contending against overwhelm ing odds for freedom and sclf-govcrumont. Resolved, That tho niouibers of thij House re giird tho continued imprisonment of Jefferson Davis as unwarrantable by tho Constitution, and as tyrannical, oppressive .-md unjust. Resolved, That this Hou-o is prepared to make appropriations to defray a part of the expenses necessary for tho defence of Jefferson Davis by able and learned counsel. Resolved, That this Huuso commend the family of efferson Davis to the kindly sympathies of th/sir constituents, und recommend that contribu tions bu made in every District for their susten ance and support. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions bc sont to the Senate for concurrence. An Honored Sou of Edgefield. One of ?Le uio*t houurtd, mott popular, rao.t useful men in Ab.baiiui is tho Hon. JOHN R, TOMTKINS of Mobile. He is at prescut nn influ enti il member of thc'Alabntna Legislature from the Mobile District, having beaded tho ticket at the last election. From tho Montgouit-iy Daily Mail of Nov. 231, wo clip tho following. We found it in an account of thc balloting for United States Senator from Alabima, which.balloting resulted in tho election of Ex-Oov. JOHX A. WISSTOX : Mr. Goodwin, of Franklin, of thc House, nomi nated Hon. John R. Timpkins, of-Mobil-*, as a compromise man, and ono whom he boliovod ac ceptuble'to thc majority of tbs Legislature. Mr. Tompkins in thu most positive terms de clined the nomination, and requested Mr. Good win to withdraw tho nomination, which he did. What is meant in this paragraph by " a com promise min" wo do not' know. Perhaps one for we can think of nothing else-who ie in favor of the new Northern Democratic tladg? of uni versal suffrage for universal amnesty. Ile that as it may, however, we hope, and fully expect, that the,time will soon erne when our well-re membered countryman and school-fellow will not dcclinesuch a nomination ; but will accept it, and bo elected. " War Poetry of thc South.'? This is already a celebrated book, and destinod to bo more so. It is an cxtremoly beautiful vol ume of four hundred pages, containing over two hundred poems. It, is published by that finn so popular in thu S'>utb, Richardson A Co. of New York. Its c mpiler a:id editor is WILLIAM GIL? vo'itK Siitus of our own State-a pillar of lit ra ture-a writer who ranks in the poetical world of America, r.nd most justly, with Bryant, Hulleck ar il Longfellow-and a man who, personally, is tu bo admired and beloved. " War Poetry of thc South" contains all the bj?t joutry (connected with the war) which was wrutcit in Mic South during thu war. Much of it is very beautiful. Wc ?iavo received from the Editor, or the Publishers, and prue it very highly. It can bo seen at any time upon our ta ble. The work merits a place in every Southern library, every Smthern household, every South ern heart. We reiterate this, becauso wo mean literally every word we say.* GILMOKE SIMMS'S '. War Poetry of the South" merits a place in every Southern library, io every Southeru house hold, in every Southern hoart. Our District w'.ll bo canvassed for subscriptions to this important w irk ; for it is to be ?old only by subscription. We bespeak for it universal patronage. The llurp of n Thousnud Strings. Again we touch ita chords. GIIAY, MTLLAR KT ? Co., of Augusta. We have frequently called the attention of tbo public to the princely ef-ablitbment of GRAT, Mi-Luntr, <fc Co. It was never in a better l'aie of readiness for tho accommodation of tho public than nt prerent, and for thc holiday season. Tiie merchant's direct road to public confidence is to buy goods of uncqualed'cxcellcnco and sell them for the lowest living profit, and never to permit a customer to go away unsatisfied. This straight forward course has given to (JUAY, MOX IC v <& Co., a reputation that pervades not only tho city of Augusta, but almost Ibo whole of Georgia and Soatb Carolina. In another column will bo found a bran new advertisement from GRAY MULLARKY ?? Co.-one which is worth c ireful perusal. M Thc Lund Wc Love." Tho November number of Gen. HILL'S Maga zino is full of useful and approp:iate matter. Among ?ti contents, literary and editorial, arc several pupers of great merit and interest. Of these, the most interesting to South Carolinian* will bo tho conclusion of an artlc'.o entitled " Tb? Low Country of South Carolina," and another entitled " The Barnwell? of South Carolina." The " Land Wc Love" bas a large circulation, but de serves a much larger one. We again exhort the people ->t thu South-to its support. -? -?- ?. " Feed My Lambs." From almost every part of this broad Southern I.md wc bear thc samo disgraceful tale of pastors un i preacher! not being supported j of tboirbcing obliged to live on that most unn?nritious diet, a nominal salary. Ono of the chief injunctions to the shepherd? of men was, " feed my lambs." And, in our country at loast, these shephords are doing as-was enjoined upou tbtm. But aro they fed in retutu? Answer it, ye who aro concerned. From all wo seo and henr and read, we should say they nro not. 'Tis well for them that they have a kingdom promised them above, for certainly they aro not having an uh audanttitne hore below. g^^Xows from Washington up to the 30th, represents the President as immovable in his poli cy. It is said that tho idea of impeaching the President finds littlo if any favor. Congress as sembled on Monday last, but as yet we have re ceived no news of tho first day's proceedings. Guns, Pistols, Cutlery, Ammunition, and Hunting Paraphernalia. We cnn with tb? utmost confidence commend to the particular notice of our readers the estab lishment of E. A. Rogers, 245, Broad St. Augus ta. Read Mr. Rogers' advertisement. He takes very particular care rcspcotiog tho quality and' manufacturo of bis goods, and from his thorough knowledge of his branch of trude is ablo to offpr superior articles at prices heretofore unexampled for cheapness. B3T From the Ocula (Fla.,) Runner we cull thc following items : -On Monday night last a negro boy was caught stoaling a bolt of cloth from the store of S. Agnew A Co. He sontonccd himself to re ceive twenty-five stripes for his rascality, choos ing a stout negro to enforco it; and hs did it well, in tho presence of a large crowd of whites and blacks. -From close enquiry and tho most reliable sources, ?re learn thnt at least one hundred fami lies havo passed through this county, on their way to settle in South Florida. Tboy wore prin cipally Georgians. -A colony of New Englanders aro arriving nnd settling nonr Now Smyrna, in this State; so say S?IDO of our exchanges. -Dr. Elihu Toland", the bigamist at Quincy, has been rclensrd from jail by giving bond for tho amount of Hue and expenses ot trial, und is new in the same community. flff A Aro broko out in Greenville, about half past flvo o'clock on Tuesday evening Inst, which dostroyrd MCBKP.'S Hall, two stores under the building, occupied by Thomas Steen, grocer, and Dr. Westmoreland, and an adjoining building, occupie* as a drug store by F. A. WALTER. The po?t'jflire caught tire, but was extinguished. The Ara waa the mult of accident, . 2)37" faring tho past year th? postal lefflce in th? eleven ??ceded fltafu hu paid for iUul?, j ?Hi >?U*i *2?LM0 pt**k j Grand Revival of the Fenian Excite . ment. Since their failure in Canada daring the past summer, tho Fenians hare been by no means idle. On the contrary they have been working like bea vora. The great Head Centra, Stephana, has very recently left this country, whore he labored for many months without ceasing. 'Tis supposed he is now in Ireland, whero a Fenian outbreak has, lately occurrod. Arms and officers from Amrrioa precoded Stephens to Ireland. Tho telegrams concerning this outbreak aro so meagre and un satisfactory as to lead to the belief that tho Eng lish Government is exorcising a censorship ovor tho Atlantic Cable. British troops aro swarming tn Ireland. Arrest J aro heiug tu ad;- far and wkle. England Is in a blase of excitement. And not only England, but Canada, on our side of the wa ter. The Canadian Government is on the qui vice day and night. The Fenian;, who now seem to be thoroughly united and unanimous, as was not thc case last summer, are evidently deter mined to continue their efforts for the indepen dence of Ireland. The -condemnod Fenians in Canada are to Lo respited for three in on th i-, to await tho Tcstilt of their appeal fur new tiwi. Why Should we wi?h the Negroes to E migrate ? Congress, as is well known, han i-ppropruted millions of aures of laud in Florida, us well as in Arkansas and other Western States, for the benefit of tho lately emancipated negroes of the South. Thsso negroes can, if th?y wish, emi grate to 'herc landa and, up-in ccrtaia ca*y con ditions, become possessors of valuable farms. It is thought thats largo emigration of blacks will take* place from South Carolina in ike course of tho present fall and coming winter. We cannot think that this is particularly desirable. White lab.rers have not eome among as yet ; and, as far as wo can see, are not likely to como soon, ?that is, io any considerable numberB. At al! events, South Carolina had bettor not lose one class of laborers before she is certain of gaining another. We have lost tho wealth which was invested in slave proporty. And this is the greatest pecunia ry loss that any war has ever, inflicted, or that uny people has over suffered. If tho Courts of tho country sholl ultimately decide that the emancipated slaves > hal I be paid for, wu shall bc rejoiced ; but we tiave little hopo of it. We be lieve that right and justice, law sad equity, de mand that they should be paid fur. Eut all questions of this class, in this country, and at this time, aro boclouded by uncertainty. We have this consolation flowerer, that what individual* have lost in property, the country has gained in population, properly considered. The negroes were not properly population hoforo ; they aro now. And, in proportion as they become settled, rel'iablo, and productivo as free laborer*, many advantages will accrue to tho country to counterbalance, In Borne degree, thc disadvanta gos it has Mjp'ircd. In proportion as they become succe5sful laborers and producer.-, it will have tho samo effect upon tho c-iuntry r.s the (ree labor and production of ju-t so many white people. It is true we cannot yet determine a-- to what stand ard of reliableness and success (hoy will reach as laborers and producers; hut we have great hope that, upon the whole, free black labor will provo a reasonable success. At all events, let us give tho blacks every chance and every encouragement Wa uro not iaolined to think thut they will prove themselves totally unworthy of liberal ?pportu nity and enlightened encouragement. Wc have boen forced tJ yield pur ownorship of negroes. They aro now to us no longer, in any sense, chattels. Let us take another step, rendered necessary hy thoir freedom, and regard them in a higher senso than we did of yore ; as human be ings subject to the ?arno impulses, in some degree, governed by tho sumo influence?, and, on the whole, very much like any othef human beings in tho same position in society. It behooves us now to give the negro a porfvetly fair chance, and let Lia. -prove whot ho is capable of. And reasoning upon tho basis of successful free black labor, how much greater will be the material prosperity, say, of uny of our rich plant ing region?, than it has ever been before! Take a vicinity whore there is not more than thirty or forty whito families, and perhaps a thousand black familios. Under the old system these white families constituted the only patronage to any merchants, mcclianics, schools or churches, in that vicinity. And that patronage was W?rth little or nothing. The plantors rpent their money where they plea?ed, and generally whore it did nothing toward the development of their region of country, except in the way of enlarging ils few plantations. Now, howover, tho mouoy which will bo made la such a region will bo distributed among a population of a thousand families, instoad of thirty or forty; and the most of it will ho spent whoro it is made. Thc offect can ut once ho ?eon. Stores, dry goods and groeory establishments, blacksmith and carpenter sh?p*, shoemakers, churches and schools, und all thc cmploymonts and vocations necessary to so large a population, will at onco spring up. Tho money which was once taken out of tho country, and never brought back, being spent in distant cities and watering places, will be retained in the country ; and will foster the different departments into which lis in dustry is divided. And not only do the blacks becomo population in tho true sense ; but their becoming population, and tho retention of their money in tho country, will be thc meuns of adding largely tu tho white population. Many kinds of business will bring whito people hither fruin abroad. Not oaly will business flourish, and tho waste ?ands, held by largo property owners, to thc great injury of the country, bo settled and cultivated, but lunds, and property of every kind, will risc in value. Pro duco of every kind will Ard a markot at home; and the production of all those minor necessaries, which onr country is so well calculated to pro duce, and which, under tho old system, wero so negleoted, will be wonderfully stimulated. These effects aro already being witnessed in many parts of tho South. Let us "accept the situation and make tho m"?t of iL" We may regret the loss of tho old cltilizution. Let us console and compensate ourselves, as muchas may bo, by availing ourselves of the material prosperity which tho new situation offers. Mexican Affairs. Maximilian has abandoned the capital of Mexi co, although he has not yet formally resigned the crown. Ho is living in priva-sy at Orizaba, tho French officials refusing to allow 1 im to leave the eountry until he- shall havo first distinctly ab dicatod. Alas ! whero is the divinity that is said to hedge kings and princes ? Wo could name a doten or more, besides Maximilian, who have, within the courso of i few years back, rctirod, and not voluntarily euuor, to the shades of privato life. While Maximilian plays privato gentleman at Orizaba, Marshal Bazaine, head of tho French army, plays Regont or Protector in tho City of Mexico. Tho adherents of Maximilian are said to hold but four or fi vo towns. Tho rest of Mexico is in thc hands of tho Liberal party. By this time Mr. Campbell, Plonlpotontuty from the United States Government, and Qenl. Shorman, his military adviser, havo probably ar rived upon the soil of Moxico, and are changing tho complexion of affnirs. Meanwbilo it seems to be a matter of groat un? certainty a? to whether Louis Napoleon will re move his troops or not. Ile promised to remove tho Ont detachment in Norember. lie has not done io. Secrolary Seward is pushing bim up sharply. Tho French Ministor in Washington says that all the French troops will be gono from Mexico by the middlo of January, and that the press of our country need not endeavor to repre sent that there is Any complication between the United States and France concerning this matter. The Memphis Bulletin speaks of Wilda Hardinge, who wai lott on tba Ewing Star, a? the "fourth husband of the no'.:d Bello Boyd.*1 ? I IhU li s nUUk?. Boll? csrsf had but on? hus- j1 hand/ sad oh? stated not loaf age that ski waa j j wrry tfcat <&? kM mt* &*A ?my. A Most Fair and Honorable Insurance Agency. Fire, Marine, I', i vcr, Railro?d and Accidental. We call attention to the advertieemept of Jos. E. MAnstiALL,_Agent, No. 2071 Broad- Street, Au gusta. Proper precaution in the matter of insu rance would rob many a calamity of its bitterest features-a fact which is being demonstrated more and moro every day. Colombia Correspondence.' IIO?SB OP BEPRP.SBNTATI VKS?, 1 COLUMBIA, Nov. 28tb, 1868. J Dear Advert Uer 7 *Wtit knowing tho general desire of tho people to bo informed in reference lo the proceedings of tho LegUlature, I shall du ring the session give you a weekly epistle to keep the ' sovereigns" of our good old District in formed .aa tu thc progresa of cvcnt< at the Capi tal Both branches of the General Assembly met in their respective Halls on Monday evening, the 25th. Nothing was done in either House over and above tho usual preliminaries. On Tuesday, tho 27th, nothing was done but' the reading nf thc Governor's Message and noti ces of various Dills, the Presentment of Grand Jurors, the IMtrring of Claims, Ac. Tho Mes sage was read in bulb House*, and its varied con tent- referred to tho appropriate Committees. It is a very comprehensivo doaumout, and doubtless contains many wise and judicious reeominondo tionii, while some of its suggestions are not adapt ed to our condition. On Wednesday, the 28tb, the various notices of Bills, Petitions and Memorials were presented in numbers, and a direct vote was had on Mr. Bus sell's Bill, of tho Extra Session, giving the Elec tion of Matters and Commissioners in Equity to the people; this Bill was lost in the House by a deciJed majority. That matter consequently bas ies quietus for the present. A Bill is before tho House, originating in the Senate, investing in married women all the prop erty they had previous to marriage, not subject to the contracts of husbands, without the wife's consent. I think this Bill, with some amend ments, will pass the Houje. The House a?journod on Wednesday evening, to meet on Friday, the intervening Thursday be ing Thanksgiving Day. I have thus given you all tbat has has been done np to this timo. And now I will vonturo a few thoughts of a prospective character in refer ence to tho progress of legislation. The Debt Question will bc up again, and a stormy time will mark tho discussion. Several of tho Dis tricts of our State have recently held elections to fill the place of Senators and Representatives who have accepted disqualifying offices; in near ly ovcry such case tho candidatos favoring reme dial Legislation were elected by overwhelming majorities. I hnvo no doubt but that somo fur ther remedial Legislation will prevail, as the Re lief party is strengthened, and the Anti-Relief party weakened iu tho ramo proportion. What manner of Belief will be adopted no one can tell, as there arc many plans to be submitted. I think the most popular plan is to call a Convention-of tho people, and -ubmit tho wboie matter to the puoplc. This certainly is the most rational and republican ?cheme that has bees snggested. Some ai? in favor of postponement of the sittings of the Courts, for all causes Ex Contractu, until 1863; whilo others ara for throwing open the Courts and submitting everything to their deci sion. The District Courts, which are so justly ob noxious to the people, will be thoroughly over hauled ; and were their creation not engrafted upon the organic Law of the State, they would bo abolished. Th? Penitentiary and its details will ocoupy somo time. The Amending of the Criminal Law will like wise receive considerable attention at the bands of tho present Legislature. The procuring of Corn for the indigent of the State will again be thoroughly discussed. A firm in Charleston pr?poses, if the State will loan them $25,000, to bo aesured by personal security and mortgage on city property, to furnish 60,000 bushels of Corn per month, and a larger quantity if thc State will furnish them means in propor tion, charging 2} per cent, commissions; invoices to be inspected by a Cmmittee appointed by the Legislature. I think this tho most practical thing that has yet been proposed on the subject. Tba Tux Bill, when it is reported by the Com mittee of Ways and Means, will create much dis cussion, as there ie a great diversity of opinion in reference to thc commodities to bo taxed. Nearly all professions uud callings, Farmers, Lawyers, Merchants and Mechanics, wish to protect their respective interests. I think I oan safely premise tb.it tho Dug Tux, which was always unconstitu tional, will be expunged from the now Tax Bill. By au examination of the Comptroller's Beport, I fin i the laxos have not been much maro thuo half paid in many of tho Districts; but I am proud ta inform you our District in the way of prompt tax paying will compare favorably with any Dis* trict in thc Su to. Discussion ai to the finishing, -temporarily, of on? wing of tl:: new Capitol, for tho preservation of tho archives of thu State and tho accommoda tion of thc Legislature, will occupy some of tho time of the present session. Our old fellow citison, CALKS WATKIRS, Esq., has a proponiii m bofore the Comm i Uso on Publie Buildings to perform tho work. Adieu for the present. In my next I hope I will bo able give yuu something moro dofinite and eutcrtaiiting. THOS. JONES. P. S. Tho Constitutional Amendment I do not believe will find a single friend iu either branch of the Legislature of South Carolina. T. J. Thc Central Georgian. A handsoms ; aper with this name made its first appearance in our sanctum during the past week. It is published in Sandersvillo, Ga, by Mussrs CATERS A GILMORE. Hr.:u<r D. CAPERS; Esq., ia its Editor. Tba number before us displays ability, taste and exporienee. Nor is tba Central Georgian a no.r thing; it is full of days, being ibout to close iii twontioth volume. We welcome it right cordiuiiy, and wish it continued success. Henry Cbeatham, a negro, was executed it Anderson cu Friday last, in the presence of | tn immense crowd of whites and blacks. He was ruarded to tho place of execution by a detail 'rom the company of brevet Colonel Smith, com nanding the .pest. It will be remembered that ?heatham, in conneetion with Dan Johnson, bru ally murderod a white youth named Geer, near Anderson, last January. WMENEAL. _ MARRIED, on 22d Nov. by Rev. D. D. Brunson, Hr. JAMES WILLIAMS and Miss MARTHA, laughter of Mr. WILLIAM SEIOLER. By the same on 20th Nov. Mr. BOB EB T S TAL ?AKER and Mrs. MARY WILLIAMS, all of | hil District. OBITUARY. DEPARTED this Ufo on the 30th November, 3MMIE LEE, infant daughter of Moses and tMARDA C. HARRIS, aged 1 year, 7 months and ll days, (lone to the celestia! gardens which mow no blasted flower or withered bud. Gone, vhito-robed and innocent, to lead the way to Heaven. DEPARTED this life, Oot. 10th, I860, Mrs. MA 1Y PAUL, relict of the lato J. PAUL, in tho 56th rear of hor aga? The aul'ject. of this notto?, naturally dollcato, lad long been trained in the school of affliction. Surly in lifo she joined tho Methodist Church, of | vhich she remained an exemplary m om ber to tho ] lay of her death, ns attested by a remarkably ionsistent Christian life. Some of tho Christian traces she possessed in an unusual degree, and ispeclaliy that " meek and quiet spirit," which he Apostle declares, "is, ia the sight of God, if great price." In 1362 sho buried a teador and levoted daughter, and of flvo children, throe urvivo to mourn the lon of their kind and utico ionate mother. But few of God's poople hare so strong and 'orven t a lure for Zion st that felt and manlfinted ty the deceased, who wai indeed a mother la Is. ?aol. But she is gone to reap her reward in heaven i . that ?' rest that raaaiss for -aa people of God." j Me Large Additional Supplies! 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