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S.z,: ?--J.. u . H M M ..? ...<.. .lM>.,!l,l?l.?.,i|.?I..M.?..............M.,..,...,.,,....."......?..?....'.?.....'...'u'..i?l.??<<?'?ilH...n,.l.,1MI.|.IIMM,i..Ml,n..?.,'I.MUll,.ll.'I.M|.M.?UMl.^M^I??l''..?'<?1 MtU?M?^l?i<?M?^l?l?MliNtl^t.?lJ?t^M?Ml)<^ .?ll?mill><ni".Ml?MU I? U< ?I ll 1 ?I > . DURISOE, KEESE & ?0. EDGEHELD, S. C., JUNE 10, 1868. MJ.?....lU.?..M'MH,,.^.W^W1..?MM..m.H.?MMa?.M,..MM,W^ .'.UM..?.,...?.,!?..........,.,. VOLUME XXXHI.-No. 24. PUBLISHED EYEEYWEDNE^DTTMO?ENING B T D??RISOE, KEESE & CO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. The ADVERTISER is published regularly every WEDNESDAY MORNINO, at THREE DOL LARS per annum.; ONE . DOLLAR and FIFTY CENTS, for Six Months; SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS for Three Months,-clwaya in advance. SS?" All papers discontinued at the expiration of? the time foi which they have been paid. RATES OF ADVERTISING. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. 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AUGUSTA, GA. wly Furnished and Refitted, Unsurpassed by any Hotel South, VWas/lo?Pene(i to tbe PuMic 0ct- 8> 1S6?. T..*- NICKERSON, Proprietor. *Jaa>l.' tf r BEEF MARKET. I WILL CONTINUE TO FURNISH GOOD BEEF and BUTTON to the people of Edgefiold on M?nday, Wednesday and.Saturday mornings . at reasonable prices,hut STRICTLY FOR CASH. A. A. CLOVER, Agant. Jo 22 ... tf 4 A Estate Notice. L-L r -sons having claims against the Estate ? of iV. E. MIDDLETON, deo'd., ara notified to uresent tho same to tho undersigned, without delay, and those indebted to said Estate are re posted to pay ^?^^^ Ma,or THROUGH FIRE; OR, AT HOME AND ABROAD. BT JASPER CLEVELAND. CONTINUED. Mrs. Seymour bad never spoken to Athlene so pointedly as at this time, and the haughty woman replied : " Since I have only the personal property of my husband belonging to me, I shall not hesitate to take advantage of the Mot so broad ly expressed. I had always thought the law gave to the el dest son the estates or his father." "No, indeed 1" replied Mrs. Seymour, "a man may leave his entire wealth to any per son, whether of bis family or not. Clarence inherited his share of my husband's wealth, bat as he was in business, in New-York, he preferred the ready money, to real estate, or bank stock, and received it. Clifton inherit ed the entire estates, and bank stock, but both sons fared alike, to a dollar. My share was separate, but liberal, so, in reality, I am only the nominal mistress of Seymour House, and when Clifton marries, shall be very hap py to retire from the duties devolving upon me, as the mistress of the establishment, and dwell with them in love. Agnes must be the mistress of Seymour House, and a dar ling little mistress will she be. Yet, Athlene, as the wife of my son, my poor Clarence, would gladly offer you a home with me, if you choose to remain." "Remain 1 and Agnes Merton my mis tress 1 No, I thank you !" she replied, scorn fully. "Athlene, why cannot you be agreeable, and make it pleasant for us all to live togeth er?" said Clifton. " You know very well, why I cannot live with her," she answered. The entrance of Mrs. Jackson with Mabel, put a stop to further conversation on this point. The child looked fresh and rcsy, from ber bath, and the seamstress had executed my orders, and purchased a complete suit of slothing, ready made, of a dressmaker of her icquaiutauce, who had them finished on the iay of the fire, for a little girl whose guar iian was wealthy, but knew nothing of chil dren. He therefore ordered a complete suit )f nice clothing for his ward, on the day of | icr arrival, and it was to be sent home, on he day of the fire. His house had been consumed, and he lost all his property, and hat of his ward beside. The child was pro vided'for and he was laboring by the day. So t was that the clothes were uncalled for, and he dressmaker sold them at a bargain. The seamstress bad taken her purchase to my .oom, and Mrs. Jackson had dressed Mabel, md now led her into tho parlor, with an air >f triumph. " Why, how handsome she is !" said Mrs. Seymour. " Come, and kiss me, Mabel," said I. "And me, also !" added Clifton. The child gave to each, a pretty kiss, aud aying her head on my bosom, wound her irms about my neck, anr1 rested there in si ence. She was indeed a lovely child: "Her ean'was-TTansparsn^ snowingrnie aci cate tracery of little blue veins upon the tem ;les, her forehead was broad, and white as now, and her hair clustered in heavy carls iboutit. Her eyes, large, deep, expressive )lue, with long, dark lashes, and prettily arch id brows. Her cheeks were fair, and dimpled, 1er chin rounded with exquisite grace, and a aughing dimple in the centre. But het nouth was the charm of her angelic face, imall, delicately curved, with little scarlet ips, and rows of small, white teeth within. Her cheeks were jtinged with pink, and ier form, well-rounded and plump. She was mly ci "ht years old, though the mournful :xpres3ion ot her face, led one to think her wo or three years older. She was the most jerfect specimen of child-beauty I ever saw, md remembering a day of orphange by fire, I ;ook her to my heart, and she had a place here, forever. After sho had rested awhile on my bo (om, I asked her, "Do.you not feel hungry V " Oh, no ! we had potatoes and milk for Jinner. I like it, and eat a great deal more than I can of oie or cake. Do you like pota ;ocs and milkV' she asked. " I do not remember to have eaten any, lear," I answered. She left my side, And going to Athlene said.: " ? did not kiss you! Do you like little girls? " Not very well," Athlene answered. " Then you are just like the 'ould woman' at Patse's shanty, she does not like little girls," said Mabel. " You must not talk to me, Mabel ! I do not like littlo girls to talk to me," answered Atbieno, crossly. ? Perhaps I shall forget, for Pm to live here always, Mrs. Mayland said so ; shall you live here always ?" " Perhaps so." " I hope you will not, for you arc n~t good, like Mrs. Mayland, and you do not look hap py. You look like the 'ould woman' at Patsy's." .' >. Mrs. Mayland, will you be so kind as to call your very interesting protejgj* away from me ?" asked Athlene, .Of me. Mabel returned to my side and toyed with my .curls awhile. " You must not say 'ould woman' Mabel, said I. u Why not ? please," she answered, won -iv. " "Sj5** ~<l k D0t l)??Per/' I replied, ,5?!?a5!J *"? 'P?ld woman/ and ber " Well, Patsy s;tj ?me is 'ould woman.'? . or0nuo<5?atioD, "She gave the true Irish . M b(jt j ted wc could not refrain irom laug- m idded, quickly, " Patsy is a very nice man, but he does not ipeak all words as I should wish my little ;irl to pronounce them." " Then I will never say anything to dis please you." She always spoke of patsy's wife, as " the little girls' mother," afterward. Clifton soon won her affections, and she never wearied of talking to him, or listening to the fairy tales with which bo amused her. Mrs. Seymour loved her tenderly, and even Athlene soften ed in her manners towards her. Yet there was never much love between Athlene and Mabel, for a child's natural keenness o? per ception between right and wrong, good and evil, forbade that. My burned hand and foot were fo nearly well in four weeks fcfter my arrivul at Clifton's home, that I could go about as usual. Very fair seemed life to me then. Reunited to my beloved Clifton, how could I fail to be happy? Mrs. Jackson had return ed to her home, and I was about advertising for a maid to care for little Mabel, when we had an unexpected addition to oar family. One afternoon in August, while we were all lounging m the cool back parlor ; our favorite haunt io the warm days, there came a vigor ous ring-at tho front door bell. Nota city ring ; but an unmistakable down-east-country riDg, a terrible knob dislocating, wire-break ing, ear-piercing rin?. Mabel sprang to her feet, to tho detriment of her tastefully arrang ed doll's house, which was upset by the hasty flight, and bounded to, my side. Aihlenc looked angry, and Clifton 'laughed. A few moments, and WQ heard a loud female voice in the .hall. ?' This is the way you treat your husband's relation, is it? Make me. w?it at tho door j in the hot August sun for half an hour, and then stare me in the face as if you never seed folks afore. JSe you Miss Seymour ?" a Faith ! an' is it the mispress, yee'a Walk into the drawing-room, and w her," said the Irish maid, as she thre the drawing-room door'; but the iroi replied:^ " No, Fll stay here in tho entry un Seymour comes to 6peak with me. I litenoss to open your own door when j lation comes to visit yon. I guess I what belongs to manners." Mrs. Seymour arose and went into ti remarking : " It is probably some stranger in tl who has mistaken the place." As s the stern visage of her visitor, she 1 and said : "I am Mrs. Seymour." ? " And I am Pricilla Cummins', from tick, and your husband was my father'i cousin. My father was Jacob Cnmmii married the second wife of your bus third cousin, Ezra Seymour. As I ht the orful fire in Fortland, I thought as would come up, and knowin' as how sious was orful high, I thought as he rutber stop 'loDg of my relations than nine shillings a week at a tavern, consi as how our folks has never lived on any. Here's my banZ il?o oe and a hair-trunk, and a long carpet-bag my every-day clothes in it, 'coz I thoug how, being one more in tho family, you want me to take hold and wipe your d and sich like. Here's a bag or all-firec portaters-regular long-reds-some dad ed, and I dug 'em, real early, the first ( Season. I thought as how, if you wen ing to have an extra one in thc family, might get short, and so I brought bushels." All this was spoken so rapidly as to Mrs. Seymour no chance to reply ; but i Priscilla paused for breath, the bewildere dy said : MI am glad to welcome a relative of late husband to my bouse, and thank yo the potatoes. Como into the drawing-r and remove your bonnet and shawl, andi order some refreshments, for you mus: very warm and tired." Shu led the ./ to the dsawing-room, Priscilla, taking oft'her shawl, folded it ( fully in thc creases, placed it in a-ckair, sat down on it while she removed her bo: and commenced to fan herself with it. j Seymour brought a fan, and thc bonnet deposited upon another chair, and Pris went on. " You need not get out your clean toi for me, nor tumble up your spare bed, for ?est as Hers sleep with you, seeing's how have to sleep alone, bein' your husbai icad. And 1 don't wan't you to put youi out to get anything extra to eat on my iouut. We are real plain folks to bum, ; generally gets pork and pertatcrs for brt Cast, aud fried pudding for the afterclap. T Tor dinner, we has boiled pork aud all ki: af sass, aud termatoes or sutntkin,' for iftcrclap, and for supper, wc alius eats m ind milk, though we generally aims to h i pic on hand, in case r ? ybedy comes, 1 mor'n half the time, the pie get3 sour. S 'ell marm that pie'dou't mouut to much, a aow." . "If you will excuse me for a few miuut [ will seo about removing your baggage r-our room," said Mrs. Seymour. ell you about the folks tu hum 1 Just ike as not I shall keep you awake half o? t light, you will want to hoar all about t folks so bad." Mrs. Seymour sent the servant to the tbi spare chamber with the ?ve band-boxe3, a the long carpet-bag, and afterwards to t sellar with thc potatoes, and then came uhe room where- wc were sitting to inform af thc arrival of Miss Priscilla Cummings Bostick. She said : " You must make allowances for her d fects in education and good-breeding, and e ieavor to make ber stay with us as pleasa it possible." While she was speaking, I heard t: tramp of the sturdy " bown -East" girl in tl hall, and a moment after, she appeared in ti doorway. "Take boarders, boy?" she said, survoy'i us, coolly. " Ob, no !" replied, Mrs. Seymour ; " tb is Mrs. Clarence Seymour, my oldest soc widow ; and this is Mrs. Mayland. This ge tleman is my only son, Mr. Clifton Se m?iir. Allow rae to make you acquaint! with your cousin, Miss Priscilla Cummings " Well, bow are you all ?" said Priscill I aiu't a bit stuck up ; for I consider city foll as good as 'Roostickers, if they ain't so smai 'coz I kriow that they have not the ad va tao-es that we has to study Natur. But ye are right smart od politeness, Miss Scj mour," " Wo looked at each otber. In all my fifi T had never met with jzuch a specimen of m sex. Priscilla, was not silent many mit utes, buf addressing me, sbe commence again : M This young 'un is yours, I lake it. SI looks a powerful sight like you. Just sue a face ; you both look like a pictur' of th Virgin Mary I've got to hum. Pretty f lightnin', though you wouldn't pass for muc 'count ia 'Roostick, you are so white and de! icate-like. Just likb* a pictur'; made only t look at. Where's your husband ?" "My husband is dead, but this child i not mine. She is one who bas become a: orphan by the late terrible fire," I answered " Du tell ! and you are a real Virgin Mar tew take care of that c'nild. Young 'uns ar a power o? trouble." Then turning to Mrs Seymour, she continued; "Where did yoi put things ? I've got a lot of seed cakes, gin gerbread and tomartoes, and artichokes, an< green sass, and one thing and another, stow ed away io tbem band-boxes. Seeing as how I was going to live on you two or three weeks I brought some stuff, 'cos you know I didu'i want to eat you out of houso andhome. Wber< ?iii you put 'em ?" m" tf? in your room. Perhaps yoi ij ri . -?fre?h yourself with a- bath month." " No, marm I I washed my face and hanu.' the Inst thing before I started, and combed my hair, and I never wash mo only oncea day, and that is when I first get up ; but if you will show me where 3rou sleep, I'll bring down some of the good things. Here, you young un,' jest run into the front room, and jit my shawl and bunnit, and parasol." Poor little Mabel looked up perplexed, and Mrs. Seymour said, " I will go for them ; Mabel might not find them." Priscilla followed ber, determined to wait upon herself, and Clifton, coming to ray aide, put an arm about my waist, and whis pered, ".How do you like your cousin-in-law ?" I* pinched his ear, and answered, laugh ingly, M lt is not too late to retreat now. But, seriously, she appears to be a very kind-heart ed woman." Tho saucy fellow snatched a kiss, and I really believe it was all be came for. He bad a habit lately of kissing me at all times of tho day, aud not regarding the presouce of Mrs. Seymour and Atbleno, at ali. We were very happy, and were fo be married the first of September ; it was talked of openly in tho family, and I had ordered my bridal robes. The wedding was to be quiet and at home. We were not to go upon any bridal tour un til late in October, when we would visit Italy, and remain there during the winter. I was to leave Mabel with Mrs. Seymour, who was tenderly attached to her. Presently Priscilla returned, remona tra ting with Mrs. Seymour about her sleeping room. ?s she entered tho room, she said : " It puts trie all onUto be made company on. I don't want to tumble your best bed. I can jest as well sleep with you or one of the girls, here." The pickled artichokes were here displayed, wrapped in several folds of brown paper. She took a large one, and after biting a mouthful it, gave it to me, telling me to eat the whole on it if I liked it, as she had got enough more. I thanked her and said, " You must excuse me, if I do not oat it at pr?sent. I never eat anything except at mealtime, unless I am very hungry." . u "Well, if you ain't going to eat it, you had better let some of the rest have it, for there'll be enough more on the supper-table. Here, you feller, you take it." Clifton took it, and while Priscilla was pur? suading ?thlene to eat. one he threw it from the window. " How did yon like it, mister?" said Pris cilla to Clifton. u It was excellent," he replied ; " of your oWn make, I presume." .' Well, I reckon I There ain't nobody in" 'Roostick as can make better pickets than Priscilla Cummins'. Have a ginger cake?" " Yes, thank you I" he roplied. But he could not dispose of the cake, as he had done the pickled artichoke, for Miss Priscilla stood watching him. With a heroic effort, he bit the suspicious looking cake, and pronounced it excellent, but protested that his appetite would be ruined if he took another mouthful before teatime. Priscilla urged us all to taste her tomatoes, b?t'we declined, politely, and she left the room, saying : u If.you will show me where your buttery is, I will set the rest of these things away till supper time." Soon after, tea was announced, an hour earlier than usual, tor Priscilla had said, " I hope you havo jour supper at five o'clock, for I'm used to eating at that hour." Our usual hour for tea, at this season of the year, was seven o'clock, but Mrs. Sey mour ordered it at six, during the stay of our. guest. As we entered the supper-room, Clifton managed so that he and I should be the last to enter, and with his arm about my. waist, was in the act of leaving a kiss upon my lips, when Priscilla turned round and happened to espy him. " Here, you good-for-nothing scamp ! to be kissing that girl, aud she a widder ! I'm ashamed of you, and you'd orter be ashamed of yourself, too, you bold minx. In 'Roos tick, a feller wouldn't kiss a girl unless he was engaged tew, her, without getting his ears boxed." I laughed, and Clifton answered : ' M Well, Cousin Priscilla, I am engaged to this lady ; have you any objection to ray kiss ing her, now ?" " No, if you don't steal it ; but you musn't get behind everybody to kiss her. Come on !" When we were all seated at tho table, she 2xclaimed, ,: Well, if you ain't gone and got out your DRSt things, when I told you not to make rae i stranger, and from the looks of thc table, I should think^you'd got al 1 yjour company vit ;n 'Roostick everybody what is anybody*htvs pie for supper when they has company to supper." Bridget at this moment entered .the room, in answer to Mrs. Seymour's ring. u Go to thc refrigerator and bring a Wash ington pie," said Mrs. Seymour. u Yes'ra," and Bridget disappeared, " Did you lock ray chamber door? There's no knowin' when anything's safe, if you have i pesky paddy round," and Priscilla looWd daggers, at tho honest Bridget as she return ed with thc coveted pie. Priscilla helped herself to everything upon the table, taking a piece of each ki*], and heaping it upon her plate, promiscuously, said, '"Pitch in! You need not stop to wait upon rae, for I allus .makes myself to hura, wherever I be. Dad says he haini got nary child so much like him as I am, and he's all go-ahead.. 'Koostick's the placo to raise young 'uus." CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. Appearance of the Army Worm in the Southwest. The Louisiana papors at different points, from the ICth to the 2Gth ult., are filled with announcements that the army worm has ap peared, and at so .early a stage of the season as to make it almost certain no cotton will be raised. They, are talking about plowing up the cotton and planting other crops. The appearance of the array worra so carly is said to be unprecedented, and portends tho worst results. Tho New Orleans Republican says : As a rule, the earlier tho appoarunpe of tba cotton worm thc more general and destruc tivo will it be to the crop. We know of sev eral fields of cotton on the lower coast that were completely stripped of their leaves in thc latter part of Judy, 1864, but put out again in a few weeks, and would have pro duced a late but full crop bad not the frost intervened. There were, however, excep tional cases. The early appearance of the cotton worm signifies disaster to the crop. Last year cotton worms roa.de their appear ance in June, in 1865 and '66 they first ap peared in July, and in 18G4 in the last days of June. The reason for their being so much more destructive in 1864 than in 1867 was that in the former year the cotton planting in Louisiana was confined almost entirely to the bottom or sugar lands below Baton Rouge, whilo in the latter but little colton was planted in the delta, but wa9 mainly cbn ti ned to thc uplands, where the worm is less destructive. The appearance of the" cotton worm in May is, so far as we know, unprecedented. It was.| known in tho South before the war, but as it rarely appeared before the last days of Sep tember, or in Octobor, its presence was .thought, to be beneficial rather than hurtful to the crop, in that the stripping off the leaves T00 .cm'*v1"Cvi to hasten the maturity of the napper Slater The appearance of tho cotton worm was-rarely mfntionod as an ele ment in tho annual estimates 6*. the crop. What now makes the matter worse is the *act that the cotton crop is moro backward than usual. Many planters have not yet finished scraping, that is, thinning out and cleaning the young plante from early grass and weeds. Some df them have replanted the fields-al ready ravaged by the worm in corn, a> pian which wo trust will be generally followed, as there ia yet plenty of time. to make a good corn crop. In some places in Mississippi, the farmers have become so infatuated with the present high price of cotton that they have ploughed up their corn in places and planted cotton. Now this is what wc call fool-hardiness, and if the farmer who acts thus does not feel the need of this corn before gathering time, he may feel"thankful. If the cotton you have in does not show a good stand, cross off the 'ground and plant it in corn, and let the cot ton " slide" for ono year at least, and in the pud you certainly will be the gainer. You cannot be loser.-Florence Index. Jg*** On Tuosday morning a r?spootahle white woman, from tho country, arrived in Columbus, and being entirely ignorant of tko-city, a negro man o tiered to conduct her tb the city, but instead of doing so led her into an unfrequented place and there robbed and ravished her. Remarks of Gen* M. W. Gary, AT THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT EEGEFIE C. H., ON THE 1ST JUNE. Fellow-Citizens: Jhere was a R?solut' adopted at tho Convention of a portion of t Democratic party of this State, in Columl on the 4th day of April, which I consider worthy of your serious consideration. T said Resolution reads as follows : " Resolved, That under the action of ti State of South Carolina' heretofore taken, \ recognize the colored population of the Sta as an integral element of the body politi arid, as such, in person and property, entitle toa full and equal protection under the Sta Constitution and laws; and as citizens South Carolina, we deolare our willingne? when we have the power, to grant them, ut der proper qualifications, as to property ai intelligence, the right of suffrage." I regard thia-Resolution as fraught wil grave consequences to the people of this Stat If acquiesced in, or adopted by the citizei of the State, it is the initiative steps to the future additional ruin and degradation.' am willing to concede to the emancipate slaves full protection to their persons an property, the same protection that the la* of this State gave to free negroes before*th war. I am opposed to giviDg to the negi the privilego of voting under any circumstai ces, and I here declare my unwillingness t giant it to him under any qualifications as t property or intelligence, either as to offices c the State or of the United States. I am i favor of " a white man's government a go^ ernment under the dominion and managemcn of .the sons of the Caucasian race, who ha? ever been the irresistible leaders of a refinei and elevating civilization. There has alway existed a conservative spirit as to the bestowa ofi the right of suffrage upon subjects, in ever country, ancient and modern. It has beei especially so in England, and in the States o th's Union. From the formation of this Gov ernment, the Indian and negro have been ex eluded from the exercise of this prerogative Tho Athenians were so jealous of this privi lige that if a stranger dared to vote, he was punished with instant death. The Constitu tick limits and restricts the rights- to natural ization to every one, except free white aliens TBis/ia tho highest evidence of the judgment ajBifeclings of those who formed it, in regard taJPle capabilities of the negro to enjoy this franchise. A century boforo the Declaration of Independence, or the adoption of the Con stitution, the negroes had been regarded as beings of-an inferior order, and unfit to asso ciate with the white race, either in social or political relations. The results of recent sci entific investigation, have conclusively dem onstrated the truth of his inferiority, and that scale of creation. That he has becu ever ex cluded from the social relations with the whites, is evidenced by the laws passed by the Province of Maryland as far back as the year 1717, and by Massachusetts as remotely aa 1786, prohibiting his intermarriage with th-j while race. This law was kept in tke? code of Massachusetts until 183G. The same laws existed in Rhode Island until 1822 AWI the exclusion of the negro has been uni - form in the laws of all .the States of this Union. This uniform legislation is the result of tho observation and experience of years upon tim capacities of the negro. It is evi dent that God has created these unfortunate people for different purposes, and under dif ferent circumstances, from those of the white man, and the attetnpt to elevate him to the social and political status of the white race is to tnfle with the decrees of Heaven. The history of thc world show's that the African negro race ?fter has belonged, or been acknowledged as belonging to.the family of nations, and that they have never been re cognized in any country as having a national character, or a civil or p ditical polity. The fate of thc Roman Empire should admonish the people* of this .Stale not to confer the rights of citizenship upon emancipated slaves: When Justinian set aside the distinctions which the Casars, hed so scrupulously guarded, in reference to citizenship, and at once made the liberated slavo a citizen of Rome, clothed with its privileges, he destroyed the national pride of the government, and the former, proud boast of " ci?is Romanas sim," be came an empty name and a withering sarcasm. That there exists a conservative and ex clusive sentiment in the hearts and minds of the American citizens, io regard to the exer cise of the elective franchise, is conclusively evinced by the recent " Know Nothing Party," which sought to exclude the Germans, Irish and other foreigners from participating at the ballot box with the native born Americans. Their party watchword was, " that none but Am?ricans should rule America." The recent elections in Qhio,. Connecticut,' ?few Jersey, "New York, Deleware, Pennsylvania, Michi gan, California, Minnesota, and Kansas, show that thia exclusive Sentiment, this prejudice against tho black race, ant} affinity for the white, has lulled into forgetfulness the bitter prejudices that bad been nurtured for years, and assuaged passions that had been stimu lated by a four years bloody war. The issue presented to those States was negro suffrage, without any restrictions or qualifications, and it was denied to the-negro. Shall it be said that the Democrats of this Stale will be satisfied with a lower standard of suffrage than the before mentioned States have adopted? Shall it be said that-the South Oarollna Democrats surrendered prin ciple for a degrading and ignominious policy ? When you surrender the prejudice and pride of race, you- surrender the whole question at issue. It is not a question of property or mental qualifications. It is-not whether the negro can read the Constitution, write his name, or is worth two hundred and fifty dol lars, clear of debt ; but whether you will ig nore tho distinctions of God, the record of your race, the teachings of history, and re ceive into the Caucasian brotherhood the Ethiopian that can not change his skin. I here enter my protest that this Resolu tion does hot reflect the sentiment of the cit izens of this S tate. This Convention was called upon short notice, and nine Districts were not represented, this District among the number, j It was not understood that they were going ' to lay down a platform-or elect delegates to the National Democratic Convention, w is to meet on the 4th of July in New 1 City; lam opposed to the delegates, pointed by thia" Convention, going with Resolution in their hands, pretending th reflects the sentiment of nine-tenths of people of this State. I am opposed to t .going with this Resolution, that differ principle from that of the Democratic pt of the United States. I am opposed to political color-guard unfurling the Palm Flag in that Convention, with qualified nc suffrage inscribed upon its sacred folds, will disarm the Democratic orators and tors, when the Radicals point to each ma Qenl. Wade Hampton, Gov. Perry?, Gov. and Col. Chesnut, who are willing to ace the "African auxiliary" and give qualii suffrage to the negro. The logical results of qualifi?e! suffr must lead to the platform of the Radical I ty. And if you will compare this Resolut with the first and second Resolutions of platform of the Radical Party, recen adopted at Chicago, you will see there is little difference ; the one being in favoi universal and the other qualified suffrage, one negro is allowed to vote, you might well let them all do so, for you have ci sented to make this a mongrel government to make the children of your former sla< the successful competitors of your childi for the honors of the State.. I do not qu tion the motives of the gentlemen who are favor of qualified suffrage. Their intentic no doubt are good; bnt it is a truthful pl verb, " that hell itself is paved with good i tentions." Good intentions will not sa this State, and the entire South from the cc dition of Mexico, and the South Americ Republics. There is no doubt that our political futu is a dark one. I can see but three ways relieve this State from the numerical negro s pre m ac/ that the unconstitutional Reconstrc tion Acts have fixed upon her : The intr ductiou of immigrants, the success. of tl National Democratic party, or lastly, a war races. We should hold ont every, ind?ceme; to white immigrants to come and settle wit us. We must act in modest concert and ha mony with the National Democratic party, is the only one that we can with decency a abate with ; it is the last resort. It won be the greatest of follies to inaugurate a w; sf races whilst the Radical party are in nowt ind control the Government, for the negro? are thc chosen sons of this party ; the ware rf the Government ; and to make war upoi bern now, is but to wage war upon the Goi sm ment. But so soon as the National Den ^eratic party is restored to power, the " R< [lights Bill will bo declared unconstitutiona the negro will be deprived of his unlawfi franchise, and the onus of inaugurating a wa sf races will rest upon him and his Radie? lilies. The final cause to the logical political aph jrism of Seward, " that there existed an irre pressiblo conflict between free labor and slav labor," has as yet not been attained ; this ir repressible conflict bas not stopped ; it stil continues, iu a conflict between the Caucasiai md African races, and will not be stayed un til the last negro is swept from this continent I trust, fellow-citizens, that you will no despair of tho Republic; every one float with ease upon the wave of prosperity, but i is only the brave and resolute that can sue ceesfully buffet the tides of adversity, if th< South Should ignominiously weaken and givt pray under the pressure of the con ]ueror's heel and tho proud sons of Carolina forgst thei: heroic ancestry, let old Edgefield, await hei doom with principle, not policy, inscribec upon her banner. She will die game to tbe last I -? ? * Por tho Advertiser. Dem Locus. . ?ly Oullered Brederin,-You heer dem lo DUS ? - Hab any on you seed um ? No 1 Der [ gwino tell you all bout um. Da.is sent beer fo sine, same like da was sent to ole Faroe .de king ob Egipt*. Da was sent herc too, long afore de war, and he cum den loi warniu-he hab den de letter W on be wing an ho ; warm all ober de land, and he say war, war, waro. Now do war dun cum and gone, and now he. cum agin for warn in. Dem Locus is sine to us cullered peeples, cause he black, head and body-ho bab golden wings, but he eye red same like glass bced, while he tail part is de culler ob brass button, and. as holler as a egg shell. He hab dat same letter W on he wrbg, but he now say-work, work, worko, work, work, worko. He golden wing cum for promis to dem dat woik-munny for buy meet and bred-munny for buy close for de wife an chillern-munny for all he want Dem locos is cum also for a warnin-he tail part is holler and look like brass. He cum for warnin us agin dem holler soundin brass Radicals, who promis us ebry ting to git our votes, i nd den laff at ns when we ax for what da promise. Yes, when we ax fer de forty acre of land-he laff an tell us go buy um. When tve ax for de corn and bacon we gwine to git for votin Radical Ticket-he say he dun gin it All out. When we ax for big offiee and want to go to Kongress-he say-0 no, dat will not do,-" cause de Konstitution say we no been citizen long enuff."-Den my cul lerd Braderin ef we no been citizen we was onr ole marster's property, and ef da rob ole marster, da gwine rob us certin an ?ure. Dem Locus is warnin us agin de wolf in de sheep's jacket-dcm same radicals is no moren a soundin brass and a lin kl in sheep-bel I? Our ole marsters is our be3t friends-da raised us on da plantation, wid da own chil lern,-wo all play togedder when boys-we all drink de same cows milk, and now is we gwine turn agin um jist cause we's free 1 No, no I Less all stick togedder at de South, like brederin, black and white, troo tick and tin-and when we vote less vote for our own folks and not for de holler soundin brass radi cals-dais what we Dimbocats wants-we only wants the people to make our laws and not let Kongress hab it all he own way. Now, my, Cullerd Brederin, when yung marster Loveless fust tell me I war sot free, I feel mity big-too big for my britches-r-but when I had to leff um we all cried togedder. Ho say, "Pomp-I wiah we cood lib togedder yet-bat I am now emashd. all to pie< cant sport my own chillern."-Den ] "Mars Loo-yon bin mity good to me ways bad plenty-bred and meet-dosi wife and chiliern-and plenty of.ehry and ef you ia* smash np, den we all amas togedder." Sb when I went to de resurei to patin my name, I sot it down Po ; Smash. Now my cullered friends, ef we all I South, bas bin raind by de Radicals, i you see,*as long as you Tote for dem, gives dem de power, to keep as raind. you dont-I das.. Yoarn to Save, POMPEY SM ASI From tho Colombia Phoenix, 80th. A Trip Over the Columbia and Angv Railroad. Yesterday morning, at half-past 7 o'cL duly armed with a free pass, famished us the gentlemanly Superintendent of the CI lotte road-Mr. Caleb-Bonknight-we wen our way towards the Charlotte depot, wbei train of six cars was awaiting the excurei ists, ready to transport them to Shealy's Leesville, to have a general good time. Si the whistle blew, and we were rolling ali over a most excellent road, nnder-the cone torial charge of Mr. Wolf. The Columbia and Augusta road, after intersection with the South Carolina tra presents a perfectly level appearance, a after one has ridden on the worn-out rf which are at this time peculiar to the Son era country,' it is really refreshing to gi over this road, without the usual ascompa ment of bumping and thumping. The bric over the Congaree is truly a noble specini of workmanship ; solid granit? foundatic and intricate network of iron supports, e tending in every conceivable direction, co bine to make it proof against all inrom whether of time or the elements. After se' ral stoppages to take on parties, at varie places on the route, a point opposite Lexit ton Conrt House was reached, where a' lar number of ladies and their gay caralie came aboard. The train then sped throng without interruption, to the termination the road-Leesville, where the cars were di gorged of their preci?os cargo, and a rom of festivities began. Leesville is nearly eqni-distant from tl two cities, and appears to afford a desirae location for an interior town. The surface the country is generally smooth, with bei and there a few gentle undulations, rather r lie ving-.the outline than otherwise. Forests valuable timber abound in the vicinity, at building could he accomplished with compa atively little expense. Unless we are great! mistaken, this place is destined, on the coo pletion of the Columbia and Augusta road, 1 be a flourishing town. Shortly after the cars were vacated, tl party assembled around the stage, under grove of young oaks, and were addressed b Dr. Addie, of Lexington, Colonel Johnsoi the President of the road, and General Pat Quattlebaum. Their topics were chiefly i connection with the state of the country, tb tb dil! utjgruW tran "a tonrinnsQoo ima tu Democratic party. Colonel Johnson, bowel cr, made a statement of the advantages to b derived from the road now in process of com pletion, and urged the people of the District through which it must pass, to give it thei cordial support. The speaking was then deferred until th party could refresh themselves. Tables wer bountifully laden with good things, dispense! by the hands of fair ladies ; and the employ ees of the road were indulged with a holiday and ample barbecue. While some were at tending to the wants of the flesh, the youth ful portion of the pleasure-seekers were amus ing -themselves by dancing at Mr. S healy', house, to strains from the well-known bane of ''Jim Mayrant," without whom no danci seems to bc complete. When the tables were cleared away, anc the old folks bad taken their siesta, the speak ing was resumed, and continued until th? time to. return arrived. On this occasion Maj. Henry Meetze, of Lexington, deliverec a lengthy and forcible address, on the meriti and demerits of the Republican party, anc the distinctions between the Caucasian ano African races. His speech was well received, and its delivery closed the exercises of the day, At 5 o'clock, the train started homeward, and. after a period of two hours, reached the city, all aboard appearing to have enjoyed themselves. Many returns of such days, say we. -? JOHN S. ASHE_On- Saturday evening last, with the setting of tho sun, passed to eternal repose all that was mortal of this chivalric Carolina gentleman. Colonel Ashe was born in 179.6 of wealthy parentage, whose ancestry could be traced far beyond the first settlement cf this State, and through the long years ot his brilliant and unexceptionable life ho demonstrated by his characteristic hospitality, unblemished rectitude acd earnest loyalty to all that was honorable in his intercourse with his fellow citizens the full fruition of inherited love for his native State, and her social customs and institutions. For many years he occupied a seat in tbe Senate of this State, and was a welcome com peer in the councils and domestic associations of the Hamptons, Haynes, Prestons, and oth er honored sons of Carolina- whilst in pri vate life he devoted himself to agricultural pursnts and the encouragement of material improvements. Generous, brave and accom plished, he gathered around him a host of friends wherever he went, and to them bis demise, though not unexpected-as Colonel A she has been an invalid for nearly twelve years-is an affliction wh:ch bears with it no palliation save the thonplt that it has given him rest from the pangs of disease.-Charles ton Courier. A REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT.-It has generally been considered that those who sway the destinies of a country should have some stake io that country. Let us see how it is, in this view, with the bogus State officers of reconstructed South Carolina. Annexed is the list, with the taxes paid by each : Governor-R. K. Scott, Ohio.$00 00 Lieutenant-Governor-L. Boozer.-15 99 Secretary of State-F. L. Cardoza, col. 00 00 Comptroller-GeneraL-J. C. Neagle,., 00 00 Treasurer-F. G. Parker, Macs. 00 00 AttyGeH.-l>> H. Chamberlain, Mass. 00 Q0 Supt. Education-J. E. JiHson, Mass. 00 00 A. end j. General-F. J. Moses, Jr.... 1 00 Total.:.$16 99 Under the reconstructed constitution of South Carolina, the annual taxes will be $2, 115,212-against $350,000 in unreconstructed times-and of the above $16 99 are repre sented "by the attenuated decimal .00000803, so that, if it may please the arithmetical read er, the eight highest officers of the recon structed State of Sooth Carolina pay to the support of the government over which they preside an average tax of one hundred thous andth part of a mill per annum.-New York World. jgfr* David Bryant, a freedman, living in Mon roe county, was murdered last Thursday evening, just before dary, while sitting in his oabin. Some one shot bim through a crack in tho logs "of his bouse, killing bim instantly. An inquest, was held and a verdict given' that be was killed by a negro named William Lucas. A Great Man. That man is great, and be alone, Who soires a greatness not his own, For neither praise nor pelf; Content to know ind be unknown : Whole in himself. Strong is that man, he only strong, ' To whose well-ordered will belongs ' For oervice and delight, All Porers that, in the {??oe of wrong, Establish Bight And free he is, and only be, Wno from bis tyrant passions free, By fortune undismayed, Hath power upon himself, to be By himself obeyed. If such a ?nan there be, whore'? , Beneath the ran and moon be fart, He oannoVrare amiss, Great NsUae bath him in her care j Her canae il bis. ' Who bolds by everlasting law, Which neither chance nor change can flaw ; Whose.steadfast course is one With whatsoever forces draw The ages on. If such a man there be, where'er Beneath the Bun and moon be lan, He doth not farr alone. He gee th girt wi tb. cohorts, powers, The monarch of his manful hours, Whose mind'' bis throne. He owes no hcmat-e to the sun ; There's nothing he need seek or ibu ; . All things are bil by right; He is his own posterity : His future In himself doth He ; His tool's bli light Lord of a lofty Bf? is he, Loftily living, though he be Of lowly birth ; though poor, He lacks not wealth ; nor high degree In stat J obscure. The merely great ere, all in all, No more than whas the merely small Esteem them. Men's opinion Neither conferred, nor can reeall, This man's dominion. Grant's Letter of Acceptance. WASHINGTON, ??ay-29. General Joseph R. Ha dey, President National Union Republican Convention: In formally accepting the nomination of the National Union Be publican Gon ven lion of the 21st May inst, it seems proper that some statement-ot views beyond the mere accep ance of this nomination should be expressed.. The proceedings of the Convention were narkod with wisdom, moderation and patriot' s rn, and I believe express- the feeling of the jreat mass of those who sustained the coon ;ry through its recent trials. I endorso their resolutions. . If elected to the office of President of the United States, it will be ruy endeavor to ad ^S^ii^Wtfritb> wi>J> fiTn<> At times like tho present it is impossible, )rat least eminently improper, to lay down4 i policy to be adhered to right. or wrong, ?rough an administration of four years. New political issues, not foreseen, are constantly irising;, the views of the public on old ones ure constantly changing, and & purely admin strative officer should always be left free to execute the will of the people. I have al lays respected that will, and always shall. Peace and universal prosperity its sequence, ?nth economy of administration, will lighten he burden of taxation, while it constantly re luces the national debt. Let us have peace. With great respect, your obedient servant. U.S. GRANT. Pendleton and Hancock. The contest bas narrowed down to Pendle ton and Hancock. Unless some third party should be taken np, merely as a compromise, Pendleton and Hancock will receive almost he entire vote of the Democratic Convention )n the second ballot. It cannot be denied that the War Democrats are making a despe rate effort te secure the nomination of Han rack ; and, in this effort, they are ably se conded by those who are manipulating the ?vires for the bondholders. Pendleton is still far ahead, but the Han sock men seem determined to relax no cfiort, to present the claims of their favorite in the strongest possible shape. The great masses jf the people-the real Democracy-are en thusiastic for Pendleton ; and we see nothing, is yet, to alter our opinion that he will be the nominee of the New York Convention. If iny other candidate is chosen, nothing but an andorsement of Pendleton's greenback policy will satisfy his friends in uhe West. In common with the entire people of the South we look forward with anxiety and inte rest to the assembling of the convention. Ita sessions may be stormy, bat we trust the dele gates will be patriotic enough to sink all per sonal preferences in the common desire to re store unity and prosperity to a now divided ind suffering country.- Wilmington {N.-C.) Star. MB. PENDLETON AND THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR THE PRESIDENCY.-This ia the caption of an article reprinted in this pa per from the Chicago Times. It deals ia a commendable spirit with questions in regard to which the truth is of the utmost importance tn the Soothero delegates to the Democratic Convention. It seems tb be settled that tb ey ire to. consult alone the success of the party in the Northern States, and that the opinions of Northern Democrats exe to be conclusive is to the requisites of th at success. But in the contest of conflicting opinions among Northern Democrats, the elements may be so squally matched that a decision in regard to the proper choice will rest with the Southern delegates.-Louisville Courier. lt will be a sad and sorry day for the Sou .li ara delegates that shall see them step in ta iecide a contest against that presidential ctn* iidate to whom the-hearts of the Northern ind Western Democracy s re turned, and up on whom they rely asa leadtr, to secure soccers* lt will be an awful, yea, u? may add, a fa.-tl responsibility. No true l rie no5, of the Sou !??, no man who desires her to escape from uoc cr the iron heel of despotism, could c?ntemp?.to for one moment her taking such a position. If it is offered her, it will bc for her intoni&t Lo indignantly decline il. The next Presi dent, if elected by the Democracy, will be chosen alone by the voto of the North, '.its Democracy, and it alono, are the judges ot the beat issue to pu-sent hi that section. The' South, by arraying itsolf for the candidate in. antagonism with the Weatern Democracy, ak it did in 18?0, would . postpone for years, if not forever, the hour of ita redemption.-C in cinnati Enquirer. IN LOVE.-An editor out West has fal] en ' in love. Jost hear what he says : - We love to see the blooming rose in irte ? beauty dressed : we love to hear oor-fnenda disclose the emotion of the breast. Wo tew to see the cars arrive, well laden, at our door; we love to. see oar neighbors, thrive, and love to blew the poor. We love to see domestic lire's uninterrupted joys : wc love tr> atUfc happy wife with ? lots of girls and.boy i A?tr > love all these, yet rar above til that ire. eyer said, we love-what every printer loves- to have subscriptions paid."