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Legislature Proceedings. From our Charleston exchanges we gather the following summary of the proceedings of the unconstitutional Legislature now making bogus laws for South Carolina : COLUMBIA, July 13. HOUSE-Petitions were presented for open ing election boxes iu EJgclield District and the appointment of managers ; also, for the incorporation of* the Sumter Fire Company. A communication from General H. II. Pearce proposing to establish a daily Repub lican newspaper and do the--printing for the House was mado the special order for Wednes day. On motion a flag was ordered to be raised on tba. Legislative building. ? motion to commen?a ballotting for sena toii of long and short terms, to-narrow, wa* carried. DeLai'ire'oli-ired a resolution to appoint a c unmiite? to determine what legislative work was absolutely UMuired a'i.d w??at work could be conveniently postponed with a view to ?. bbnrten the session. Kejected. Bpsemao oilered a resolution that the Leg islature petition Cougrcss to remove the disa ^ bia ties.-of Geor.e Buisf, Probate Judge of Charleston District. Adopted. Nearie introduced a resolution tor the ap pjjntment of a committee of toroa to fix sala ries. Adopted. " Ou motiou of Moore (Democrat), five Hun dred exira o?p'?s of Scott's message were or dered Ni be printed. The following Bill validating, tbr; laws of Ce Provisional Geyernmei.t of the state pass ed its second reading: A !:lt.t. VAXTOATKO TUE LAWS Ol' THE PliOVI S10XAI. OOYEUSMES.T OF SOUTH ^4 ROM NA. ii-j it enacted by the Senate suul'House of Eepres-r,tativea ol'the State of Smith Caroli na, now mel and sitting in General A sem bly, and by lite authority of the .-ame, That ali Acts and parts of Acts of the ?ate Provi sional Govern ?nen: <.! iho State of South Car olino, not inconsistent with the Constitution ratified on the 14 h. loth and lCi?? days ef April, A-. D., iMi.S, ara her.-by adopted and declared to of torce until modified or re adulad l>y th? General Assembly of.tbe Siate of.Soutu Carolina. .\\ Bi RI. TO "OKKEKMINK ANO PK Rt'KT I'ATE THE HOMESTEAD. He it enacted by -the Senate and House of Representatives of the S:aie of South Caroli na, now mo: and sitting in General Assem bly, and by tic authority of the same, When ever.the rci?j csitae ol'the head of any family tending in this State i-bali br; levied upon by vu'ne of any mesne or final process issued froin any.CyartVif thc same be the family homestead ol'such person, the .Sherill'or ottjer officer executing said process shall cause a homestead, such as said person may select, pot to exceed the value of ono thousand dol lars, to be set oil' to said person KI the man ner following, to wit : He shall cau*e three appraisees to bc appointed, one to be named l>v the creditor, ope by the debtor, and one by himself who shall bo discreet vmd disinter ?>sted men, resident in tiie County, and shall be sw?i"n by a Justice of the Peace to im partiality, appraise and set oil", by metas and bounds a homestead of the estate of the deb tor, such as he may select, not to exceed the value of one thousand dollars, a ivJ the said appraisers shall proceed accordingly to set OMI the homestead ; and the set off and assign ment so made by the appraisers shall be re turned by the officor, 'Jong with said process, for record iu Court ; ano if, no complaint shall be made by either party, no further proceed ings shall be bad against the homestead, hui the residue of the lands and tenements of the head of thc family., if any more or other he shali have, will be liable to attachment, levy and sale ; Provided, That upon good cause shown the Court put of which the process is sued may order a reapprai s?ment and reas signment of the homestead, either by the same appraisers or others appointed by the Court; And, provided further, that should life credi tors yr debtor uegiect or refuse, after due notice from the officer executing the process, to nominate an appraiser, theu said officer shall ap poi ut the same. SEC. 2. Whenever the pe/soual property of the head of any family reading iu this State is taken or attaahed by virtue ol any mesno or final process issued from any Court, and said person shall claim the said property or any parfthereof as exempt from attachment on account of the same being the annual pro duct of his homestead, or as subject to ex emption under the Constitution, and the cred itor and debtor do not agree about the >ame, thc officer executing said process shall cause the same to be ascertained, and all exempted property set out by appraisers appointed and sworn for the purpose, as provided in the prc cecdiug section for setting out the homestead, subject to like limitations aud the residue, il any, be sold, which proceeding shall be stated in the officer's return of such proces-s. SEO. ?J The provisions of Sections I and 2 of this Act shall not extend to an attachment, levy or sale ou any mesne or final process ts sued to secure or enforce thc payment of taxes, or obligations contracted for the. pur chase of said ?ome stead, or obligations con traded for the erection of improvements there cn: Provided, thc Court or authority issu ing said process shall certify thereon that the same is issued for some one or more and no other purposes : Provided funner, the yearly product of said homejtciuis shall Lo subject to attachment, levy and sale to secure.or en force the payment of obligations contracted in the productiou of tho same, but the Couri issuing the process therefor sliall certify ; here on that the same is issued fer said purpose and uo other. SEC. 4. The estate or right of homestead of the head of any family existing at his death shall continue for the b ne.lt of bis widow and minor children, and be held and enj JV< d by them until the youngest child is twenty .one years of age, aud uutil the marriage or deatu of the widow, and be limited to that . period. But all the right, utie and interest of the deceased in the premises in which such estate or right exists, except the estate ol homestead tims c ntinued, shall be .subject ro die laws relating to devise, docent, dower and sale fox payment of debts against the es tate of the deceased. SEO. ft When a widow or minor children ure emilie*! to an estate or right of homestead as provided in tho. preceding section, the same may be set. off to tue parties entitled thereto by the Judge of the probate Court, who sha!; appoint three disinterested persons, resident in thc county, who having been sworn, snail proceed to appraise and sot out, by metes and bounds, such homestead, and make re turn thereof to him. If. no complaint shall be made against said appraisal and sotting out of tho homestead, within twenty days thereafter, by any party interested therein, or auy good ca'--><>. appear to the contrary, the same'shp.ll be confirmed byr the Judge, and ordered accordingly. SEC. <>. Appraisers appointed to set out the homestead, under this Act, shall receive as compensation three donara per day for such services, aud the sar.""! shall bc paid by the officer executing the process, ont of the prop erty of the debtor, or in case of the homestead set out to a widow or minor children, ou , of the estate of the deceased by the executor or administrator thereof. The following is a full fist of the remaining officers appointed by the Speaker: Doorkeeper-John Fitzsimons, of Richland. Assistant Doorkeeper-J. D. Price, of Charleston. * Messenger-J. A. Crews, of'Lanrens. Assistant Messengers-Nelson Hammond, j of York; Abraham Buffing of Sumter; end Samuel Johnson, of Anderson. Pitges-Benjamin Simons,of Beaufort; and William Nash, of Richland. Reading Clerk-F. H. Frost, of Williams burg. Assistaut Clerks to Clerk of House-J. H. Hendricks, of Lexington; E. E. Tucksberry, of Laurens; and James Just, of Barnwell. Janitor-A. T. Attaway, of Edgefield. [Who is A. T. Attaway, of Edgefield? Scalawag or Nigger?-ED. An v. j jj SEXATE.-J. J. Wright gave notice of ap bill for the punishment of tax collectors who j 1 inproperly convert the funds of the State. j ' T&iney offered a joint resolution to inquire 1 i the assets and liabilities of the State. motion of Wright) tho first K&qtioa i petitioning Congres for th? removal of politi- 1 cal disabilities from the people of the Slate was taken up, debated, and referred to the ; Committee on Disabilities. | Mr. Corbin, from the Committee on the Ju- ? diciary, reported a bil!t0 determine and per petuate the homestead exemption law. Also, i a Lill validating the laws of tue provisional government of S uth Carolina, which wore read and ordered to a second reading/" Mr. Corbin si.id the object of this legislation was not to destroy, but to buildup)-ii all laws were invalidated millions' of dollars of prop erty would be iuvolved in ruin. Hereafter he would move to annul in detail unnecessary laws, but thc proper coarse was to let the laws of the provisional government stand for the present. There is great excitement among the parti* sans of the would-be senators. The lie is freely given between the white and colored inetnb&ra, each threatening to Ifnock down tb? other. To-iiTght & meeting of the colored members will be held to hear a statement made"by Capt. Dutch, who was appointed to investigate thc customhouse affairs- lt ia said that his statements are supported by d'tfumontaiy evidence, aud will be very dam aging to Mackey. Tho Columbia correspondent of the Mercu ry, utder date of the 13th, says: u Outside of the Legislature this day has been signalized by that degree of acrimonious, discussion, und of eager canvassing, which is peculiar to the day previous to nu election. An incident occurred this morning full of po etic justice. Mr. Sam Dickerson, an exceed ingly black geiiilemati of colour, assailed Met ?regor Mackey, on the streets in the pres ence of a large number ot people of all con ditions, nnd all .-.orrs of political belief. Mr. Dickerson, whose lnugung? on the occasion was much more forcible than chaste, subjected Mackey io a torrent of coarse abuse, which the historic .' use is almost tempted to repeat. The dramatic propriety would have been complete, if Dickerson had only done what he threatened, and actually thrashed him. How poignant would have been the reflection 10 tht! philanthropic M ickey, as he winced under the lash, that the spirit of manhood, wh<ch he, as :i member of tho party of great moral ideas, had contributed to raise in the breast of the long oppressed African, should have made one among its earliest essays on .his own unfortunate back and shoulders. li Th-! elder Mackey, like Mrs. Gargery, is decidedly " on the rampage." It is reported that he made a speech this evening to his ad herents, in which he savagely deuonnced his opponents, and wrought himself up to such a pitch ol fury, that he almost did what he as serted the Carolinians would do to-morrow if hi- election should be announced, that is, f .ninod at lim mouth. He said that the white people of this State would foam at the mouth with rage, if he should be elected. He even condescended to come down from the sublime pitch of his usual moral elevation, so far as to attack tbc representatives of the press herc present, all of whom he asserted were the hired parasites of ."sawyer. If such be their choice, these gentlemen deserve at least some credit for the propriety of their discrimina tion, and it would be as well for the great loyalist to consider that where political prin ciples are the same, personal characteristics furnish thc only test by which to decide." The correspondent of the Netcs, of the sam J date, says : M E. W. M. Mackey carne very near being per-onally maltreated today by Sam Dicker son (black,) who denounced him in language which, I am quite sure, would not be pub ii-hed; words, for instance, you g-d d-d white livered spectacled son of a - gun. &c. A meeting of thc Mack ey i tes has been held to night, whereat the elder M. made one of his characteristic speeches and denounced thc entire newspaper tribe. St.wyer is deci dedly ahead, however, and unless the purse is brought into requisition, will win. .Thc feeling between factions b very bitter, ::nd in less than three month?; will lead to open rupture. I hear that several colored men in ibo Legislature have determined to co-operate with tho Democratic party. COLUMBIA, July 14. SENATE.-The Senate was called to order al ll o'clock. Hoc. Lemuel Boozer, Lieutentml-Govcrnor elect, appeared and qualified. ~ *~*~"\ The Standing Committee?? were appointed. Our Senator (?; the Hon. Frank Arnim (so called) is on the Committee on Public Build ings, aud is about thc only man in the Senate who is not placed on more than one of the standing Committees. Why so ? Under the previous order, the Senate then i proceeded to ballot for a Senator, to fill the unexpired short term in the Uaite i States Senate, with the following result : Thomas J. i Robertson received 23 votes ; Benjamin F. Perry 5 ; A. G. Mackey 1. Thomas J. Robertson having received th.. ; requisite number of votes, was declared the I L-hoico of thu Senate. Tho Democratic mern- ? bers voted for B. F. Perry. The Senate then proceeded to ballot for a Senator to Gil the unexpired long term in the i United States Senate, and came to a choice un thc iib h ballot, the vote then standing : I Por Frederick A. Sawyer 15 votes; A. G. Mackey il ; Mansfield French 5. In this election, the Democratic members i ill voted for Hon. J. B. Campbell on the first 1 ballot, but on thc second, changed their votes 1 in favor ol F. A. Sawyer, with the exception ] af Senator BietnSu, of Oconee, who continued to vote for Mr. Campbell, until the fifth bal- ; lot, when he united with his Democratic col- 1 "agues opon Mr. Sawyer, and so secured his : choice. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE-The roll was called, after which the Speaker announced the Standing Com mittees. The Special Committee appointed to con sider the matter of the protest made against Ihe admission of the delegates from Anderson, reported that they had d?.?ne so, and recom mended the House, as a matter of economy, and to avoid a discussion which, in committee, would bc fruitless and interminable, to take ; the matter directly under its consideration and, if necessary, send for persons and papers. Thc report was received and made thc spe cial order for Thursday, at 12 o'clock. i A resolution was then adopted to go into election, under the previous order of the 11 u-e, at 12 o'clock,/or United States Sena tors-the vote being first taken for the Sen?;- i tor to fill the unexpired short tertn. j After a short recess, tho House proceeded io tho election of a Senator to fill the upex?|| pired short term in the Senate of the ?nited i Stj.t-s, with the followiug result on the first ballot: T. J. Robertson received 107 votes; Li. F. Perrj 14 ; F. A. Sawyer*. Thomas J. Robertson having received the requisite number of votes, was declaredythe choice of the House. 3> ^*B| The Democratic members, Messrs. Bullock, Bryant, CUtmm?, Doyle, Field, Keith, Lit tlejohn, Moore, Sloan, Stewart, Smith. Tur ner. Wilson and Waller, voted for Hon. B. F. Perry. The Houso then proceeded to ballot for a Senator to fill the unexpired long term in the Senate ol the United States. Mr. J. H. Jeucks said he had the pleasing duty.?.to introduce to that body, and ask ita sfipport ot'one believed to be fully adapted to fill the important position of United States Senator-he referred to Mr. Frederick A. Sawyer-a Democrat after theschool ofAb-a ham Lincoln.iand one in every way qualified io Borve bis couutry in any department of duty. A. J. Hausier spoke at length in making ! the nomination of Dr. A. G. Mackey, using the most eulogistic expressions co ceruing that gentleman's devotion to the Union, the sacrifices he had made, and sufferings he bad ( endured. W. J. Whipper nominated Parson French, claiming that his record as a man was at least equal to that of his competitors, and that as , a Republican he was entitled to even more . at the hands of the party than tho other gen- . tlemen named. It was io Ins efforts in part that the ^colored men of South Carolina were indebted for the privilege of setting in this , hali to-day. The morning of his life had been i spent in disseminating Republican principles, j ind now, in the evening of his carder, it was bul fit that, having among the people and in the army everywhere advocated justice and J jquality to the colored man, he 6hould be re- ?" ?yarded. R. S. Elliott (colored,) seconded tho oorjr ' < nation of Mr. Sawyer in a strong speech, in which ho said he believed the success and per petuity of the Republican party depended on the election of Mr. Sawyer. ? We had enough of scallawags and carpet-baggers, and tbe fault was due to those who made use of these wan dering agencies to promote'their.own success. R. C. DeLarsre (colored,) seconded the nomination of Dr. Mackey. -Dr. Boseman (colored,) spoke in favor of Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. ?onlinsonrepresented with great earnest ness the claims and .merits of Parson French. R. Small (colored;) made a speech in which be said that Mansfield French was a Republi can, while Mackey was yet crying out "secesb." It was a noted fact, that he was a secessionist. Referring to a printed letter which Mr. Mack ey bad been circulating' purporting to come f.om General Fremont and endorsing Mackey, Small said be never wrote to General Fre mont, and didn't know why. Mr. Fromont wrote to*him. At best he bad a queer way of sending, bis letters, for this was handed to bim open after a copy had been taken for the newspapers. Gentlemen bad said Mr. Mackey was a good Republican. Ile certainly bad uot shown it, and if bc bad. be certaiuly bad been*re,warded. He held au office worth eight or fen thousand dollars a year, bas all his sons and relations in office, aud, in Heaven's name, what more did he want. For one, be, thc speaker, did not desire to see the State of South Carolina changed to the State of Mackey. [Great laughter.] The Honse then proceeded to ballot with .the following result: Dr. Mackey, 50 votes ; F. A. Sawyer, 34 ; Parson French. 24 ; J. B. Campbell, 13 ; B. F. Perry, 1. Whole num ber of votes cast 122-necessary to a choice 62. The Speaker announced that there was. no election, and tho House then adjourned. COLOMBIA, July 15. The two nouses of the General Assembly met to-day, at twelve M., and proceeded joint ly to ballot for a United Staten Senator, with no result. The vote was as follows : First ballot-total votes, 151 ; necessary to a choice, 7G; Mackey, 6n -. Sawyer, 49; French, 28; Campbell, 12. Second ballot-Mackey, 59: Sawyer, 51; French. 27;- Campbell, 14. Third ballot-Mackey, 59; Sawyer, 51; French, 27 ; Campbell, 14. Ft.urth ballot Mackey, (?0 ; Sawyer, 51 ; French, 25 ; Camp bell, 14. Fifth ballot-Mackey, 02 ; Sawyer, 51; French, 24; Campbell, 14. All parties were, very firm, and French showed no disposition to retire. Some of his adherents will, however, divide .tormorrow between Sawyer and Mackey. The chances are about even. Tbe colored men talk of cutting the gordian knot by running a colored candidate. Corbin is also spoken of and would be acceptable on all sides. Money and promises are circulating freely to-night. Sawyer is assailed by Mackey as being.a Democrat, but bis friend* stick. A plan is being considered for the payment of the interest on the State debt and estab lishing a financial agency in New York. Part or all of the State debt to be funded and a new loan to be mu le. Mr. Hood remains in charge of tbe State Treasury. The Governor is determined to do nothing in regard to either men or measures that will impair the credit of the State. The Republicans are very much incensed because he cancelled the bonds offered by N. G. Parker. Swarms of office seekers aro here. Some beardless boys are applying for positions as judges, solicitors, counsel to the Legislature, and tbe rest. Noihing has been done in either House, ex cept, the balloting for Senator. Caucuses are being held, at which the re spective claims ol' Sawyer and Mackey are being advocated. The latesl developments in dicate a combination of tbe friends of French and Sawyer-in which event Sawyer will easily be elected. COLUMBIA, S. C., July 16.-Thc two Houses met this morning a^d proceeded to ballot jointly for the election of a United-States senator for long term. Three ballots were taken with the following result : First ballot-Mackey, 59 ; Sawyer, 51 ; French, 27 ; Campell 10. E. J. Whipper then withdrew the name of Parson Mansfield French. Second ballot-Mackey, 68 ; S?w rcr, 0*6 j OttTapbcltf-VtVj Frcncb, 1.r Third ballot-whole number voting, 149 ; necessary to a choice, 75-Sawyer, 76 ; Mackey. 68 ; Campbell, 5-viz : Messrs. Doyle, Field, Keith. Sloan and Steward. There was great cheering when the an nouncement was made that Sawyer was elected. T. J. Mackey, the brother of A. G. Mackey, the defeated candidate, started this afternoon for Washington to enter a protest against Sen ator Sawyer being allowed to take his seat. The protest is based upon a charge that Saw yer \va3 engaged in blockade running during Lhc war. T. J. Mackey, before leaving the city, resigned bis position as private Secre tary to Governor Scott. There hus been great rejoicing to-day amongst all classes of persons who desired the defeat of the Mackey party. Along the railroad, where the news had been received by telegraph, there was loud cheering. Immediately after tho result was announc ed, R. C. De Large (bright mulatto from Charleston) asked four days leave of absence io go to Charleston to bury the Republican party. Mackey declares that the election of Saw yer is the first Democratic victory in South Carolina, and will give the Stato to Seymour and Blair. The feeling among his friends is rery bitter. It is confidently asserted by a gentleman from Washington, an agent of the Treasury Department, who has been investigating the affairs of tho Charleston Customhouse, that Mackey will be turned out of office in leps ibai sixty days, and that ihe institution itself will be thoroughly swept out and purged. Tim Hurley, the Coronor elect, went down to Ctiatieston, to-night, with Mackey. It is not known whether he antieipates(Jiolding au inquest upon his remains. COLOMBIA, July 17.-In tho Senate to-day Randolph (colored) gave notice of a bill to enabie those who contract to perform labor to recover their wages. On motion of Mr. Rutland, a committee was appointed tc ascertain whether the bouds of thc Slate Treasurer may not be lessened in amount. Mr/jC rbin introduced a bill to regulate appeals to tbe Supreme Court, and a bill to organize thc Circuit Courts. M|j|Maxwell gave nonce of a bill for the incorporation of the City Savings Bank. Tbo ntAestead bill was discussed and passed. W*W. A<4>ill validating the laws of thc provisional governtueut came up. A long discussion arose ?md the Senate adjourned. I; the House a long debate took place on the reportai Hie Committee on Privileges and Elections, requesting the House to.dtf?r?e whether tbe affidavits of the contestants in the case of tho Anderson delegation be re eeived. Mr. Moore, one of the ^eniWratic, mem bers, made a long and plucky speech. He told the House that be dared-them to ignore the certificates of General Cunby and tho managsrs of elections. This produced a great sensation. The Anderson delegates are anxious to se cure ?he ? UH a vi ts of certain witnesses, but the House was unwilling and decided against them. The probability is that.they will be ousted. A large number of members obtained leave of absence, and the House then adjourned to Mouday. A SUM FOR RADICAL SCHOOI.-BOYS TO CI PHER.-If it required a year for' General Grant, with two hundred aud twenty-two thousand men, well armed and well provided, 0 induce Lee, with seventy thousand men, poorly armed and worsd provided, to accept terms of capitulation, bow long would it have taken for Grant to subdue tho rebellion if the forces had been equal. -? An old n inister, a short timo Bince, isked a woman what could be done to induce ber husband to attend church. " T don't snow," she replied, " unless you wore to put 1 pipe ?od a jug of whisky ia hin pew?" THEffDVERTISER ' JAMEBT.BACOHTEMT?E. WEDNESDAY, JULX22, 1808. FOll PRESIDENT HORATIO SEYMOUR, OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, FRANCIS P. BLAIR, OF MISSOURI. Once More at Home-And Glad of it. We have returned from the tumultuous vortex of Now York to the dead calm of Edgefield-from wenlth and prospority to poverty and adversity from freedom aud law to ?lavery and oppression. And still we are glad ; for beautiful and truthful 'ia the old saying: "'Tis home where the heart is." While in New York, we wrote every day to our paper and to our people; bat so far ont of the world is Edgefield that it takes a whole week for a letter to come hither from the great metropolis. God be praised that the Columbia ' t Hamburg Rail rc dd will soon put ns a little further on the higbwny towards the living and breathing world I Our epiftloa oonoerning.tbo deliberations of the Convention, the nominations, the glorifications, tho prospects, tc, we have torn up; tEeir con ten ts, ten days after the adjournment of the Con vention, would appear supremely stale, flat and unprofitable. With two or turee, however, of more recent date and treating of more general subjects, we shall still beg leave to pester our indulgent readers. Yes, we are glad to be once more among onr "nativo mountains of HepFidam ;" for.New York, as it was lately, with its truly infernal heat and crowd, its exhausting political discussions and harrangues, its 4th July fireworks, its national banners and national airs, and its womens' legs clad in pink stockinet, waa truly not a pleasant place. By no means so pleasant as Edgefield with, its loving hearts and cooling watermelons! Reconstruction in Most Upleasantly Tangible Form. Our town is full of high dignitaries. To-day, two of our County Commi'sioners, Mossrs. Arnim and Kenned.., have been sworn in. The new Clerk, Sheriff, and Ordinary are all present, and will assume the crown and regalia in a few days Escape of Prisoners from Onr Jail'. This is an oft-told tale./ The escape of prison er.-; from Edgefield jail is of much commoner oc currence than rain. On Thursday night lait, eight took quiet departure. This thing ls equally culpable and ridiculous. A communication headed " Jail Deli-ei/," exposing this abuse of justice, law and oiaer, will appear in our next iisue. The Cokesbnry District Meeting. Cokesbury District, according to the jurisdic tion of the Methodist Episcopal Church, em braces the Districts of Abbeville, Newberry, Laurens, and Edgfield, with exception of Oran itevillo. Rev. W. H. Fleming is PresMiti* Elder over Cukosbury District. The District contains some fifteen or sixteen Circuits and Stations. The annual Meeting of clerical and lay dele gates from all thc Circuits and Stations of Cokes bury District, will begin its session at this place on Wednesday the 29th inst. On the evening of that day, Rev. W. P. Mou/.on, well known and so much admired and beloved here, now preach ing in Ab'-eville, will deliver the introductory sermon in the Methodist Church. Among the distinguished clergymen who will bc presett at this "District Meeting," we may mention Bishop Wightnun, Dr. Whitefoord Smith, Prof. Curlisle .and Rev. Mr. Fleming. The DelcgKtes, clerical nr. 1 lay, will probably number from eighty to one hundred. The Baptist Church har been offered on this occasion, and during the continuance of the Meeting, its pulpit will ba OMAnfUA Ug.rfr '. ??kt Clergymen. Our people are preparing themselves to main tain the ancient character of Edgefield fur hospi tality, brotherly love, and good cheer. Tremendous Mnss-Rntification Meeting in Aiken. We learn that a tremendous Seymour and Blair Mas3-Ratification Meoting will be held in Aiken early in August. And further, that Gonl. Wade Hampton and other proiainont men will address this Meeting. And further still, that tho hospitable inhabitants of Aiken aro making arrangements for thc enter tainment of strangers who may visit them on this stirring occasion. And yet again, that a Barbecue Dinner of pon derous capacity will bc provided for the assembled multitude ; and that a dance platform as woll as a political platform will be in readiness to be rati fied und adopted-with muric according-and all other ornaments of hilarity. This is as it thould be. No means whatever should now be spared to arouse the people to the importance of taking the most active port possi ble in thc coming elections. And wc are delighted to announco that tho Ccutrul Ex<cutive Committee of our own District recommend just such a Meeting hore (or elsewhere in the District) on the 4th Monday of August. By all means, let this Meeting be held. One Who Could ki Rend his Title Clear," " To mansions in tho skies." And who has lately entered into tho well-deserved rest which he will find in those everlasting mansion*. A man whose record in life makes a case so extreme ly rare as to be deserving of especial mention. One who roamed in life through eighty-four yetrs, and w?s known moro or less to all of bdgefidd. Ono whose daily walk and conversation, through all these eighty-four years, was ever approved by Hud and man. ROBERT BRYAN, Sonr., who de parted this life, at his residence in the Meeting Street vicinity, on Monday morning, tlc 2(1 th in stant. ^ The South Carolina Legislature Flying into the Face of Destiny. By not electing Albert G. Mackey U. S. Sera tor. Of course Destiny was reserving A. G. lor this place, and the placo for A. G. But tho S?rth Carolina Legislature has impiously flown into be fuce of Destiny i>nd instead of Mackey, Sawyer is the man. Sawyer and Robertson are the tro men whom glory awaits in the banner-spangltd Senate Chamber at Washington; And Mucker is lamenting aloud and refuses utterly to be com forted. And his brother has hied him to Wash ington to make malicious representation again; the triumphant Sawyer, and to induce the aug us Congress not to allow Sawyer to take his seal But Sawyer, though a far better man th au A. G, is still a hearty good Radical ; and Congress wil not lorbld him. Thorefore the time has come for us to bid i long adieu to Maokey, the exalted President o' the Great P.ingod-Streaked and Striped, theapos tto of progreiB anet of tbo negro, tbo boro, tb? patriot, the philanthropist, tho martyr. Depart, Mackey, into the wido realms of th? Great Disappointed. And tnko along with yoe the Rev. Mansfiold French. A goodly company awaits you in those realms. Salmon P. Chase b?8 just preceeded you there. Ile will meet you on the threshold with the Eagle of Freedom (toil! i drooping and head averted) in ono hand, and a i mourning-edged greenbock in the other. He ' will weop over you; and you will weep; and < Mansfield will weep. And you nra about the f only three that will weep. But don't die too hard ; and take comfort in tho thought that your name ^ will undoubtedly go down the tide of time with' ] thoio of Ashburn und Dill, and other very small , heroes of these magnificent days ! , . ^?**There WOB a row at Millican, Texas, on the 17th-negroes against white mea and sol* diers. RCEUU about 60 negroei killed ?td wound* \ ed, Nogrooa commenced tbo im, p Seymour and Blair. The Edgetield Advertiser bas been among the foremost papers of Sooth Carolina to hoist the above honored and promising names at its mast head. There can be no doubt that the great Demo cratic Convention did its. work wisely and well. Heartfelt was tho joy of all right-minded South ern people when, on the fifth day of tho session of the Convention, Seymour and Blair were un nonnoed as tho Democratic nominees. Having beon obliged to relinquish Pendledon, and tremb ling with fear and horror of Chase, how pecu liarly gratifying was the turn which resulted in tho choice of Seymour. He had more than once declined-and persisted in declining-tho nomi nation. And this he did magnanimously and with purest motivo and intent, let Radical men and papers say what they may to tho contrary. The necessity of the occasion and the persistency of the popular voice at last forced him to accept. And deeply rejoiced should wo be that ho did ac cept. Rejoiced that the Democratic patty should not have proved itself so flagrantly inconsistent as.to nominate Chief Justice Chose; rejoiced that we should be delivered from the unwelcome bur den of supporting Chase. Ex-Cov. Horatio Seymour of New York ba: long beon recognized as probably the leading statesman of the country. He is a thorough, consistent, old-fashioned Democrat, and a polish ed, highbred, dignified gentleman; one who in private no less than In publie will be an honor tc thc nation a.? its Chief Executive. His nomina tion wu? by no means an undeserved compliment; and, judging from what wo have latejy seen ol tho Democratic party, we should predict that thc people will endorso it in November next in fuel; a manner as to secure , his triumphant election. The nomination of Seymour and Blair goes forth stamped with every probability of victory. The Democratic star is iu the ascendant. The Demo cratic masses are thoroughly aroused. The Demo cratic nominees will unite all sections upon com mon ground, and the South may begin to rejoice that her day of deliverance is near at hand. And, lastly, let it bc no longer said in th? South, that tho South has but-little to expeci from the Democratic party of the North-; thal , we cannot depend upon them ; -that they care no' for us, but for themselves alone-; and that, ever if they could, they would do nothing to help us Suoh talk has been common in our latitude sin ct the close of the war. It does infinite wrong'tc the Democratic party of the North, the East, th< West; and infinite wrong to-us who utter suet sentiments. And this, we would wager any sum, is nov the honett opinion of nine out of ten of all th? Southern mon who hav* visited New York during tho session of the Democratic Convention. The Lion ol the Southern Delegation? The lion of the Southern delegations in Ne? York, during tho sitting of the late Convention was undoubtedly Genl. Wade Hampton. We do no mean that he was the lion among Southern peoph alone, but among Northern, Eastern and Westert people. It is amazing to contemplate the im menso popularity of this man. As regards om own State, Mr. Calhoun in his palmiest days nev er possessed the hearts of the people so complete ly. In Now York a romantic interest teemed ti attach to his very nome. Strangers rushed ant pushed and scrouged to catch a sight of him: ant the leading journals were garnished daily witl conspicuous paragraphs concerning him, and bi doings and sayings and antecedents. On Monday second doy of the Convention, after a spiritei speech by Genl. Tom Ewing of Ohio, who cam upon the floor with an address from the Soldicrt und Sailors' Convention, a call was made fo "Genl. Wade Hampton." This call was immedi . tely taken up by three thousand voicer, and th welkin absolutely shrieked with the ?amo o Hampton. But Hampton, despite the loudest longest and most persistent call, refused to be se duced into a speech. This was the wisest course Thc Southern men had determined to keep filen in the Convention, and most rigidly did they ad here to this determination. On two occasions however, after the adjournment, did Genl. Hamp fem address tho public; and each time with un bounded applause. We advert to those facts as matters of genera interest, for no where in the State, in a higher de gree than in Edgefield, is Genl. Hampton ad mired as a noble and chivalrous soldier, and ar honest, honorable and devoted son of tho soil. Ten Years Imprisonment at Hard Labor. Many persons will remember the barbarous murder of Mr. JAS. A. MARTIN, near Allendale Barnwell District, in April lust, by a crowd of in furiated negroes. Jacob Green and George Taylor. the two ringleaders of the crowd, the miscreant) who did tho shooting, have been tried lately it Aiken, before a Military Commission,-Maj. L WALKER, President, and Lieut WM. STONE, Judg< Advocate,-found guilty of murder,and sentence?] " To be hung to death by the neck, ut such time and place as thc proper reviewing authority may direct." But Genl. CANDY'S clemency has choat?d th? gallows of its rich dues, and the well-deserved sentence of these two black fiends is mitigated to ten years imprisonment at hard labor in Fort Macon N. C. Margaret's Saloon. Every body knows Margaret Lowe ; and how smart she is, and how tidy she is, and bow volite and kind she is. From this time until the end ol worm weather, sho will have ready, daily, at her well-known shop on the corner, lee-Cream, Sher bet and Lemonade, for all who may patronize hor. Nobody in tho world makes nicer and cleaner things than Margaret. That is a settled fact We thank her for her late civility; but we needod no new evidonce of her skill or taste. From ll A. M. till night, will be Margaret's Ice Cream hours. 2p?t- Demoreit'e Young America, an enterpri sing little Magazine which has already won so large a share of juvenile favor, enters upon its third year with the November No., and also in creases its si7.o nearly one half. This chango will effect a groat, though doubtless costly im provement, and is due to tho success which bas attended the two years of its existence, and to the determination of the proprietory to make it acceptable, not only to its present class of young patrons, bat also to 'hoir older hrothers and sis ters. The price will remain unchanged, $1.50 per year. Address, W. JENNINGS DEHOREST, 473 Broadway, N. Y. -4r Demoreit'e Monthly-ibo popular parlor Magazine-has won for itself on enviable place in the esteem of American ladies. Its usefulness, the amount furnished for the money, is only equaled by it H variety, its high tone, and general literary excellence. It is marvelous that premi ums of real and ?reat valu? can be added to a magazine of such cort and character, for three dollars per year. It only proves what is so often said, that books and newspapers are the cheapest and best educators in the world. Address, W. JENNINGS DEFOREST, 473 Broadway, N. Y. PLATFORM OF THE BOYS IN BLUE.-The following is the platform of principles adopted by tho Convention of Soldiers and Sailors at New York : Whereas, A national interchange of views between the members of this Convention and delegates to thc National Democratic Con vention have fully confirmed us in our pre viously entertained opinion of the purity and patriotism of that body, and fully justifies the belief that, in the election of candidates :ind ths construction of a platform, thc Con vention will ba governed bj the spirit of the iddress adopted by this body on the 6th in stant; therefore, relying unon this belief, bc it Resolved, That wo will support its nomina tions for President and Vice-President of the United States, and that, on our return home, ive will induce our comrades in arms to mite with us in yielding to them an earnest luppoit. Representatives from North Carolina, louth Carolina, Florida and Louisiana hive been \ idmitted to scats ia CoBgrcfi. Editorial Correspondence. NEW YORK, July 10. Yesterday, we Tar?te you concerning the upshot ef thc great Con ve at ion; and since, before, the.elec tion in November, we 8ba.11 probably bo surfeited with politics, and parlies, and- election ering Btruggles^we wil!? on this oeipj^on, write you a miscellaneous, rambling c pistlsf Jbr idle, summer Treading. -It is so,bot here, ahd'.so crowded, and so'fussy, that we suffer terribly all the^time with thc j im-jim.--, and under prcsont circumstances could not?possibly write any other tbah avjinV j am my letter. EnoEFiEi.D MEN IS NEW YORK. Our distinguished townsman, Ex-Gov. BOSH AU, is here, the recipient of mach attention from dis tinguished citizens and visitors. We have the honor to be in the same suite of.rooms -with the Governor, and h H own chamber, fronting on . Tammany Hall, is often thronged witb/hisfriends from all part; of the country, men, generally, highly distinguished in the political ?nd military ' world. But we should not have said that Gov. ? BOSH AM was here itt this moment, for be is at ' presenton a-visit of ? day and night to Gov. SEYMOUR of Connecticut, from whom he received ! a very warm and pressing invitation. He will ' retain hither to morrow. And as fur our friend and representative, Gen. GARY, he is everywhere, and knows every body. We honestly believe he knows well every man in tho Convention ; and if you attempt to walk with him one square on Broadway be will introduce you to no less than one thousand Confederate f Generals. He is also to bc seen at tho grand i hotels, in close communion with the ' dashing i d?mes da grund monde who frequent the same. Ho-ileparts to Saratoga after the adjournment of i the Convention, there to disport farther with the i -world, the flesh and thc devil. Not meaning, by - any means, however-, that our friend flirts with ? this trio more than other people. Wo ouTy mean ? that be dashes through life with a verre which is ! very striking. And there is still another Edgefield man here, > Dr. JAMES DEVORE. He is accompanied. by his i daughter, and nephew, young PRESCOTT. And t with this party we aro exploring New York and t its environs. Five o'clock in the morning and > twelve o'clock at night find us going. And fun . we have had 1 We have dabbed tho Dr. " the > Evangelist," on account of his frantic attempts > to convert Radical; from the error of their w?ys. In the hotels, on the steamboats, on the cars, on 1 the streets, in the gardens, in the theatres, in the churches, the Dr. attacks and confutes some ram ' pant Radical. Never have we been so amused ! - We have seen him drawing a picture of South ; Carolina under her present woes, and telling of the negroes and their doings, surrounded by a half hundred eager listeners. He comes down ' upon his antagonists in the most fearful manner, ' and, although they generally wag their tails and ' smile humbly, still we fear some big fel'ow (big ger than he) will lick him soundly yet Of course 9 we shall pitch in, tooth and nail, when our on ' thusiastic countryman brings on the final conflict. NEW YORK ITSELF ! ?.. Despite the long and terrible war, and all the predictions to that effect, no extensive grass crops were ever harvested on Broadway, nor did any 3 ships or steamers rot at deserted wharves. All * through tho war, New York was prospering, Bwell ing and oxulting. Nor was Now York over more 1 wealthy, prosperous, prodigal and light-hearted 3 than it appears at the present moment, The ' parks and drives swarm every afternoon with magnificent equipages ; the theatres and operas * are most liberally attended ; the jewelry stores blaze with trifles of fabulous cost ; thu women r fairly reek with rain bow tinted fineries ; and the groat dry goods stores are literally nnable to sup ply the demand for rare and expensive fabrics. ' But it is in tho up-town march of magnificent i mansions that we find the most substantial evi dence of the wonderful prosperity of theso people. Splendid architectural triumphs are arising as if by magic upon every block from Union Square to thc Park; and, indeed, all around the Park. '' So much so that the New Yorkers will soon have their groat pleasure garden (Central Pork) onvi ' ron.a ny a belt of stately marble and brown-stone palaces, compotont to rival, if not surpass, both ' in exterior beauty and internal comfort, the grandest family residences of the oldest aristo cratic honses in Europe. Republican industry ' bas fairly liken its place as tho successful rival of England's hereditary wealth, and New York has become a worthy exponent of the superb prosperity which has made this country, despite , the lute civil war, thc envy of all other nations. As an illustration of this phase of fashionable progress, we would refer to , STEWART'S HOUSE. , STEWART the great dry-goods merchant He ! is a Scotchman, plain, stiff, red-bearded, unorna mental, and unhappy. Doesn't live with his wife. , The latter is old, childless and blind. Poor old I woman; no wonder she is blind! The terrible and continual flash of the gold dollars is doabt , less the cause of it! And it is some com.ort (?) to know that no body in the South will become , blind from the same cause. The new and mucb talked-of marblo palace of Stewart stands high up on Fifth Avenue, and immediately attracts the Httcntion of all, though they may never have beard nf it. It is not quite finished, and the dry-goods man is not yet living in it. It is the most splendid specimen of refined and lnxurious taste we have ever beheld. It will have drawing rooms In the style of Louis Quatorze ; all ormolu, marble, statuary, sa'.ins and mirrors; pallors in' the severe but solidly handsome style of the Eliz abethan era ; breakfasting, dining, dancing, and smoking rooms, copied from tho latest models of Parisian elegance ; together with a spacious libra ry, lighted from a stained glass cupola above; a billiard room, provided around the WHIIS W tb cut-velvet sofas, on whicL the players mny le oline; losg suites of dormitories, bath and dress ing rooms, in which the rich and loveless Scotch man may make his friends happy ; and, in ad dition, extensive outbuilding? and garden im provements, embracing servants' halls and bed rooms, howling alleys, aviaries, greenhouses, fountains, and stables for cunntluss horses. And such establishments as thete-none quite so myal however-are tho order among the wealthy peo ple of New York. And now our pen almost involuntarily writes tho words. "TH? WniTB FAWN" AJCD " HUMPTY DUMPTY." Those are the two gorgeous spectacular dramas which have so long been enchanting the resident and transient public of New York. During the Convontion they were more than ever' crowded. People when they leave home and repair to such a place as New York, invariably throw np their commissions ano! go everywhere aud do everything. This is a melancholy fact, but indisputably and incontrovertibly true. Lately, here, thousands of people, young men and maidens, old men and children, attended the White Fawn nightly, who, at home, wonld have turned blue and livid at the boro idea. We saw them' With our own eyes, and we know what we aire saying ; and they were de lighted too! But of the White Fawn and Hump ty Dumpty we can write no description. Their gorgeousness and beauty defy all description. Not even ia dreams oan anything so surpassingly lovoly be oonoeived of ! The coup d'oeil on the stage, wbilo tho drama is going on, is simply a royal and magnificent glittor, with purple and gold, and crimson, and groen, and mother-of-pearl, and moonlight, and diatnond-fianh, shifting to and fro across the scene, whilo floods of pris matic light strike through from above a nd around, and lend, every moment, a now beauty to the bewildering picture. P"?.cns and dozens and do zens, ranks and regiments, of diamond-breasted girls throng the stage ; they are beautiful ; and they aro well nigh naked; if they were perfectly and entirely naked, they would be infinitely more decant. And here they whirl and float, under soft light and amid flowers, with the coolness of fountains and the beauty of fairy grottoes, to the %ound of music that sets your senses in a delicious whirl of pleasure, or saddens your soul with strange emotion. These women, many of them, are beautiful, their faces are soft, white and gleaming like pearl. And now, for a .moment, they touch ?.ne ground, only to undulate and b Irl tai float aga io, witb (bo ramio that plays like a wanton wind among flowers. Tho whole thing is dtingoronsly. beautiful. These women, h ting beautiful, know it ; and the j are as grace ful with tho confciouaness' ayfdJKpetaled flowers swaying on: their long^"stems, .ind rifled by thc wind. What a ?hinno -for ?.abralist! But if you are a man of he?r^y.ou.jii?r?feel deep pity for these weak beings/iand will withhold harsh words.. Who knows the?r n?isfortancs and their temptations.; who .can roadttheir hearts? "brit a blessed thing for us tba?G?d judgeth not as man judges ! All these dances, however, aro not po etically beautiful ; for instance, TUE "CAN-CAW." Thia Can-Can is danced nightly in thc White Fawn. It is beautiful, but very vulgarly so. The perpetrators of it oro two Germane, M'He Sohlke and Mon Vor naname. Each one of them waar s the very-am* jat:wodie*om of^clotbihg 'ffiKcln^ be imagined. The fig loaf of mother Eve were heavy winter raiment compared to the Cau-Can costumo! And fhen the evolutions !" 1 As we beheld them, we involodtarUy escia jaed .to our-, self: ifcis ? certainly surmounting the in?or mountablo and passing the impassable! The two dancers leap and vault and whirl, and mix their legs so cunningly togother that, as they revolve with the rapidity of lightning, it is to tally impossible to tell totter from which ; im possible to distinguish the female from the male legs. And then, to wind up, Sohlke achieves o' miraculously high-action .movement with .her right leg and kicks Von Hamme on the nose with thc tip of her toe, whereupon both spin and gyrate as if the galvanic battery had been applied to them, and Sohlke falls into Vpn Hamme's arms, with her right leg.still scrupulously maintaining the high-option movement And then comes a thunder of applause from thc audience. And Sohlke and Von Hamme smile and bow and kiss their hands as if they had done an extremely virtuous act And whioh is most to blame, dan cers or audience? Audience by all mean?. These dancers dance for money and applause, and if their audiences give them these for absolute in decency, they (tho dancers; will cort?inly be more and moro indecent P ?opie who* sit and applaud the Can-Can should certainly not bare the impudence to decry its immorality. I New York is absolutely in tho greatest possible need of respectable places of amusement We do not mean to indulge in any' pharisaical cant about the indecencies of the modern drama and spectacle, but the truth stands out, that with all her houses of entertainment (not for man and boast, but for pleasure-seeking men and woman) New York has hone io which retined, well brod people woold care to resort At least, such is undoubtedly the case at present. During the winter perhaps it is better ; for then Wallack and Booth do make some- show of maintaining the legitimate drama. As things go jnst now, there is not a theatre in the city thal: can claim'strict respootability for tho cntertainments'it furnishes. Indecency draws- better than anything else; hence it is kept on the stage. .'- i . ' \ ' And now, we turn almost naturally from the indecent theatres to the infinitely more Indecent MUSICAL-DANCING-DRINKING HOUSKS. The mania for these houses is very great; und there is scarcely a block on Broadway, or any other of tho great streets, but has one or two. Those, on Broadway ore not so openly and re voltingly immoral as those on other ft reo ts, nucb os the Bowery and other thoroughfares in the lower part of the city. Tho police, ever and anon, make descents upon these wretched places and close thom up ; but despite this, they flourish and abound without limit and without number. Most of them are underground, far below the level of the sidewalk; night is their, time. Wish ing to see New York, as to its crime, poverty, want, wo, wretchedness and degradation, wo have visited, in company with ff German friend whe knows the io.? and outs, more "than a doren ol theso bouses in different parts of the' city". And wo have boen terribly and ineffably shocked. Concisely stated, these Drink-Dance Houses arc breathing holes of hell, trap-doors of the bottom less pit. They generally consist of some two orthree rooms. You step from the street into a bar-room where flush mau and lewd women lurk and drink and carouse and blaspheme. Thc,women are the waiters ; they are dressed, in a shabby and dirty manner, after the style of the dancen in thc Black Crook and White Fawn. They expose their fascinations in tho grosse: t manner, anil thc men, be they willing or not, must sutmit to their blandishments and caresses. But this is not all. In many cases, there is a " saloon" back of tho bar-room. ' Along the wall of this room, a bench extends usually on three sides; on this bench sit the spectators. At thc further end of the room there is a band of musicians, and in the open space aro whirling and spinning more half naked girls. Many of these girls are pretty, but the majority of them have a most horribly worn' oat and debased look. A decent man, in tho full possession and equipoise of his fae al tics, can only regard them with sorrow unspeakable and pity too deep for tears. And in thi< ro?tn tho caresses and the blandishments are yet mere open and more demonstrative And at this point wc must stop, nltbough the half is scarcely told ! As we have said above, these houses aro .almost num berless. Our friond informed us that the average number of girls in each of these houses is about ten ; and that the number of girls who enter* them yearly cannot be far from two thousand. And now, until to-mormw or next day, we bid you adieu. J. T. B. -? -?- ?-' For the Advertiser. ? At a meeting of the Central Democratic Com mittee, held in the Court House on Saturday last, the following Resolutions were unanimously adopted : Rejoiced, That this Conimittco recommend to the different Democrat Clubs of Edgefield Dis trict the adoption of th J Platform of Principles of the Iste National Democratic' Convention in New York, and that they ratify the nominations thereof of Horatio Seymour and Francis P. Blair, for President and Vice-President Resolved, That this Committee recommend the assembly o?" tho citizens of Edgefield District, in MOM Meeting, on the 4th Monday of August next, to confider thc political topics of tho day. Resnhed, That a Committee of Three be ap pointed to invite Speakers to address tho said mooting.'. On motion of Dr. D. C. Tompkins - J Resolved, That notification is horeUy given* that a plan of Campaign for the Presidential- Election in November will that day bead opted. In pursuanoe of the third Itesolhtien, the fol lowing gentlemen wore appointed a Committee of Invitation, viz: Goo. M. C. Butler, Maj. Geo. Boswell and Dr. James A. Devore. B. C. BRYAN, Seo'ry. -----'.- .? TUE STATE TREASURER'S BOND.-ft was an nounced, a few days since, that the' State Treasurer elect, "under the new order of things," Niles G. Parker, had, after great tribulation! succeeded in securing the neces sary endorsement of bis official bond, and was abont to quality. We learn that he is not yet in thc promised land, as his Excellency Governor Scott discovered, to his entire satis faction, that the securities proffered by Park er, amongst whom was the candidate for the Senatorial chair, Dr. Albert G. Mackey, were utterly worthless, and ordered the bond to be cancelled, and Mr. Hood to retain possession of the office until a good bond has been sub stituted. Gome forward, ye trooly loi|"?ud help. Mr. Parker out of bis difficulties! Columbia Phoenix. O JUST RECEIVED, 'NE BARREL EINE SYRUP, - One Rbi. floe-MOLASSES, SUGAR, COFFEE, SALT, BACON and LAUD, SOAP, STARCH, SODA, OANDLES, CANDY, CRACKERS, SARDINES, Smoking and Chewing TOBACCO, Ac. S. H. MANGET. July 21_tf_JP Dry Hides Wanted. THE highest market prico paid for good DRY HIDES. W. D. RAMEY. July 21_j_tf . .iO Rice! Rice! J' OST reeeived TWO TIERCECHO ICT5;tti OLINA RICE. OHS AI HAM & BRUN ? Ol? -jnij ai tr For the Advertiser. MR. EDITOR,-A mating was held at Pine Pleasant Church, July 11th, 18?8, for the^ngpose of organiziDg.a Democratic Club. .Dr. D. SHEPPARO waa called to the Chair, W*. E. CLARY, requested to act as Secretary. The Chairman briefly stated the object of the meeting, and, on motion, a Committe of Fire, consisting of Messrs. Wilson Abney, M. W. Cole man, S. J; Crawford, It. W. Payne and M. Long, were appointed to prepare business for the meet ing. After a brief absence the Committee presented the following: ^ -.|; 'WHEREAS, We have been appointed to prepare businees^or.tho.me^^go? o^^?^f resent the following : Iietohed, That we fpm.ourselves .into an or 'W^^t^^imoWru 'the' Pine Pleasant Democratic,Club. ^-Raolvid, -ThaOh?VChiHr appoint a Committee of 'Fiv?^dirai? aVCo'n^^oiC J Resolved, That the Chair appoint a Committee of five to nominate permanent Officers. On motion? tho* foregoing resolutions were adopted ? ^"3 ^?mt?i^ . The fo?lowing_ gentlemen wero . appointed by the Chairman, os a Committee to draft, a Consti tution, ?is: Dr. John'.Maxwell, Wilson Abney, M. W. Coleman, C. Marlin and, C. Black. "Tn ?few minutes ^*wb?iit*d>h* (fellowing, ^hich wnaunanimously adopted: . <.i In order-to aid in-restoring Constitutional lib erty to the people jmd" Slaw; tad'^fo^United States, wc, th? members, cf t?'i? Club; ^o fully endorse the platform of the Democratic National Convention recently held in New Tort, and cheer fully agree to support iu nominee for President and Vie copr?sident./' J Art. Int, Tap Officers of this Club.shall consist of one President, th ree vice-Presidents, ono Reading and*CorrespondingSeeretei*;.?nd Treasu Art. 2nd, Tho President shall havo tho po to convene the dub upon any emergeaoy th he may think pr?p?r,'*ao'd~tjm'Hftial? 'constitute quorum TOT action. ? A. t. ard, We arc1 opposed to givinj' employ ment ^M^icali^^^^r;.h^?^^fi^e to ' abide by tho action of tho Central Committee for the State and Dbtrict, upon this point. ". Art. 4?AV Any maje^eightcett^yeara^f ago may become a member of thj| Club by signing the j ctrhBtitutjpn; " *. ?rt'Sin, This Club shall'hofdlts1regSs# mcet ing.ence in every month.^ ^ .Art 6'th, This Constitution ?jay bVlStonded by a vote of two- thirds of its members present. Tho following' gentlemen ' wero appointed to nominate permanent Otficors,Vii": P. JTt'dfcmai:, Thomas Ellis, Robert Wood, A.M. (&a?n?n, B. W. Jayne. . They reported Ah? following, and by acclama tion their selection's were confirmed : . Dr. D. SHBPPARP,. President.. , -.Dr. JOHN MAXW?ni^^loe*Pr?sid?nt. - . ^"W?CSOH ABHEY, * r *i < - ; fl - . * . . - P. J. COLEMAN, " ,g? W- COLEMAN, Secretary. . On motion, three delegates were appointed to attend the Edgcfield Central Committee to con vene on'the 18th at Edgefield C. IT It was moved and seconded th^t.^b? proceed ings of this call meeting be published in the Advert Uer. ? - Oh motion the h>ettur^%?jc4?rned'?to, convene on thu 25th, to he called thc fir*t regular meeting. is JIM ttB6mm?iw ife'ilT ill P. S.-The meethrg wal ably addressed by THOMASA. 1' LOYD, cf ..Ncwber ry District. The Northern Press and. the Fiomina ri fr-Tl U?ft?*":? tS I *?T? i ' -~ .'. j ? , From tho New liaren .Tournai/ Republican. Gov. Seymour is perhaps the ablest man in tue Bemocrittc "party. ' UV ha? the ad vantage of an education and of a life long ex perience io political chicanery. Had .he not been a partisan he might have been a Mates - man, but his training has been in that corrupt and selfish school of politicians that baye dis graced New York for \ quarter of a century. Of Gen. Blair it ia en?dgu to say that he is bis own worst enemy. From being a .Radical Red Republican he has gradually ' sank, with his failing manhood, into the ranks of tho Copperhead Democracy. Ile can go no low er, and it is improbable that be will ever rise higher." ? ?% \ *f 2 H lp ? From tho New York World, Dem. Tl is paper devotes two. columna to the nomination.'and compliments nighty the nom inees. It describes the wonderful en t basins ni which ntt-endcJ thc nominations, and says : In the first place, then, Horatio Seymour is, beyond nil qm siiqn or contest, '.lie first statesman in the Democratic party-the one vbo most-fully'represents its principles, who oas thc most cons?mate ability to expound them with luminous clearness, whose mind is the broadest, whose cultura is 'tb?*'~rhost thorough,'"whose dignity of character and hearing is best lilted to adorn a great station, and to magnify even the hieh office foi which be bas been nominated, fie possesses, in a pre eminent degree, every personal qualifica tion and accomplishment which befit the Chief Magistrate of a great nation. From the N. Y. Journal of CoL.mercu._ t . Tho choice was ultimately m ad e am id gre* t excitementand the most unparalleled enthu siasm, and it is pot for us to say that the Con vention has not chosen wisely. Governor Sey mour is too well known to need any descrip tion herc. Ile is a courteous, Chris'iau gen tleman, of good administrative-abilities, high personal character, and a consistent advocate and bright example of temperance: ""'Ar'sYew man, not long trained in party ^tramiaels, would, have drawu to the Conservative cause some who will now hesitate, and w?ald^ave encountered less opposition from long cherish ed feelings of hostility growing out of tb e po litical contests of former years. Aa aa onset to this, Governor Seymour brings to tfce4 can vass an established reputation and a host of ardent friends who will work for their leader with even moro enthusiasm than for the cause he represents. From the N. Y. Tribune, Rad. If the'Democratic Convention had been i u 'fen'fbn selecting that candidate for President least likely to win Republican votes and moat certain to arouse and intensify Republican opposition, it could not have 'hit the mark more exactly. Horatio Seymour has been tb e deadliest, most implacable enemy througaoat, of the'ideas which triumphed in the abolition of slavery and discomfiture of thc rebellion. No man ever beard of his uttering a generous word for the ignorant, lowly, down-trb<fd?ii African-all these he would disfranchise to morrow if he had power, while he insists that the South shall .be given over to the.kceping of hervb'aughVy ' rebels, who bold* thai they hayo committed tio wrong anl forfeited yao right in conspiring and fighting to destroy the Union. If this man caa be-chosan-Presi dent over Ulysses S. Grant, then the patriot blood poured out like water .at Gettysburg, Vicksburg,fission Ridge, and in the advance to Richmond, was shed in vain. From tho Louisville Journal, Deo. Whether or.not we shalj Jfcaye Mr. Pendle ton bi rosoli, we at any rale biive got his plat form, which ts. the best part of bim ; and in that sign, under any standard bearer whom the Convention is TyipaKe ^f. selecting, we shall conquer From the Utica Observer, Dem. . "Ketoprofen electrifies the nation, makes the home of Horatio Seymour glad beyond power of words to express ! Horatio Seymour, our ffillow-df?',n,\friend, wighbor, the pride of his city, his country, his State, and of the nation, h named the "next Pr?sident pf^Jthe United-States, by every delegate, from Mimo to California, and from Florida .to Qreg?h, ia the great National Democratic.?onven?on 1 X Tuesday ?aight, ..th? 1 Uh; mst, f pasture,'a medium sized LLACK heavy mane and-tail,, mane naturing* otf.?, side. I will giytf Fifty Dollara-for the Iod* of Maro and Thief at Edgeflcldtl. H?, or-fl Dollars for the mire alon*. . M?BTIN McCAfi?y. July 20 . - . - , -30 0