Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 13, 1869, Image 1
BY Di R. B?BISOE & CO.
EDGEFIELD, S. Cf MBAHY 13, 1869.
VOLUME XXXIV.-N?. 3.
To the ?'itizeas or South Carolina
SJfTE TWENTYF1VEPR CEiNT
BY PURCHASING AT
THE EZVC-F'XRB
BOOT, SHOE AND TRUNK
HOUSE.
RoBERT CARROLL, formerly of Cobb's
Legion, Hampton Command, takes this method of
informing his old Comrades and Friends that ho
bas oponed ono of tho LARGES'.? STOCKS or
Coots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises and
?tts?
Ever before offered in this Market, AT PRICES
WHICH WILL SATISFY THE PURCHASER.
All Goods Sold for what they are RcprP
sented-if not the Money Returned.
No Humbug. No Shoddy, or Paper Stuffed
Shoes. ID short, Nothing but Straght-For
ward Fair Dealing.
The above is my Motto, and I am convinced,
after an experience of Twenty-Five Years in the
Boot and Shoe Trade, that I will merit the pat
. ronngo of my old as well as my new customers.
Among the Stock will bo found
Gents' D. Sv WATERPROOF 300TS,
Gents' P. S. DRESS BOOTS,
Ladies' Button. Glovo and Calf Polish BOOTS,
Ladies' Large Front Lace BALMORALS,
Men's Congress BALMORALS,
-iiTOTTISG BOOTS and BROGANS,
PLANTERS' SHOES in every variety of stylo
and price,
And in fact, ALL KINDS OF BOOTS AND
SHOES made by thoso celebrated Manufacturers,
Miles, Benkert, Rodgers, Burt, Evans and Wood.
A call will con vinco the purchaser that a Saving
of Twenty-Five Per Cent, will bc mado by those
purchasing from us.
j2$rThis House keeps no Drummers. Oar
customers will receive the benefit of tho Fifteen
or Twenty per Cent, paid to such for bringing
them into Stores to Jo.
?2f~Rcmember thc Name and Number.
ROBERT CARROLL & ?0.
Augusta, Doc 1 ZmiO
WMTAND JEWELRY.
ESTABLISHED 1850.'
THE Subscriber would respectfully inform the
Citizens of E Jgcf.cld and surrounding coun
try that he has just returned from Europe, where
he selected with great care an EXTENSIVE
ASSORTMENT of
WATCHES,
Of the best Manufacture, which ho will offer at
lower rates than any House in the City.
In addition, will bo found a large Stock of fine
GOLD JEWELRY,
Set with Diamonds, Rubios, Gamets, Coral.
BRIDAL SETS OF PEARL,
NUPTIAL RINGS",
. WATCH CHAINS, CHARMS, ic.
SILVER WARE.
Also, SOLID SILVER WARE, consisting of
FULL TEA SETS. WAITERS,
Ice md Water PITCHERS,
CASTORS, Berry and Butter DISHES,
"?rd RECEIVERS, C:.rd and Cn kt BASKETS
Cordial STANDS. GOBLETS, CUPS,
FORKS and SPOONS, and everything in tho
Silver Wara line.
GUSS AND PISTOLS.
Fine Single and Double Barrel G CNS,
Colt, Smith A Wesson, Remington, Cooper,
Sharp and Derringer PISTOLS, and many others
of the latest invention.
Fine CUTLERY, SPECTACLES, WALKING
CANES, PORTEMONNAIES, and FANCY
GOODS of every variety to bc found in a first
class Jewelry Establishment
We would biso remind the public that we keep
a Special Establishment for the REPAIR of
fine Watches and Jewelry. AU work entrusted
to'our care will be executed promptly, neatly,
ncaand warranted for ono year.
A. PRONTAUT,
IO?. Broad St., one door bel?w Augusta Hotel,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Dec 7 ly 50
7000 Southern Grown
COMPRISING TWENTY OF THE BEST
..^LEADING VARIETIES OF APPLES.
Root grafted, one year old, from four to six feet
high.
A few thousand PEACH TREES. All
Budded. The best early market varieties.
p?f Price List sent gratis to all applicants.
pii-For reference apply to Mr. F. M. Ntcuo
LAS, at SKTZK'S Store, Broad St, Augusta.
Address
WU. K. NELSON,
AUGUSTA, GA.
' Nov 17 3m 47
GEO, C, ROBINSON,
GROCER
COMMISSION MERCH'NT,
267 Broad Street,
AUGUSTA, Gr A.
OF KY KUY DESCRIPTION,
J\.? tin o Lowest I?rlcos,
* STRICTLY FOR CASH.
GEORG? ROBINSON will be found with bis
Sou, at tho above Store, and will always be ready
and delighted t> welcome and wait on bis old
Edg'licld friends and customers. - ^
Augusta, Nov 2.'1 ly 48
E. S, MIMS,
W ITH
JAS. G. BAILIE et BRO.,
DEALERS IN
GROCERIES,
BOOTS AND SHOES, '
BAGGING, ROPJE AND TWINE,
Wines and Liquors,
Ac, dre, Ac,
2?O. 205 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Oct 20 tf 43
WANTED.-I want a man to tako the
AGENCY for Lloyd's creat Double Rt voir- j
ing MAB? of Europe ard America, with th?4,000
.county colored in.ip of the United States <-n the
back, issued to-day, snd needed hy every family,
school and library in the land, with patent rever- '
*ers, by which either map c?n be thrown front |
Euch map is 62*61 inche* Itrjre, *'?'h ribbon !
binding and double-faerd roller* ; cont $IA6,0('0
?nd iii rec years' labor. Price $5. worth ? 50. A
?mall capita! will do to.sturt with. $10 a copy
can be got for thoso ere at maps. Sf nd for circu
lar, terms. Ac. Twenty now maps under way. J.
T. LL0,rD, (P. 0. Box 122) ATLANTA,
GEORGIA. j
HJV, SI Im 4$
po Yon Hean to Propose T
Tou catho very offon-'tis all very wei! ;
You're a very fine man, and you cut a big swell
You've a very good heart, and a very long nose,
But now to the point-do you moan to propose
The houso is besieged by rich.and by poor,
Who knock all day long at grandmamma's door
They tura up their eyes, and they tura out thoi
toes,
But what is all that, if they do not propose ?
You say that you love me, but love al! alone
To unmarried girls is a thing quito unknown ;
You sigh and look down, and present me a roso
But that is all stuff-do you mean to propose ?
I am not so hardhearted as I may appear ;
Why stop and look sheepish ? There's nothinj
to fear.
You men aro each gceso ? Only Beelzebub know
The trouble you give us ooforo yon propose.
'Tis almost two seasons since I have buen out;
You simper and smite, and you whirl mo about
Bat this is not business-tho horrid time goes ;
Another will havo mo if you don't proposo !
You tako ul! tho airs of a man I'vo proferrod ;
You keep off the rest, and you don't say a word
This is not fair play-sure a follow who shows
Such uncommon devotion, should speak and pro
poso.
T want to be married-do you understand ?
You'd givo mo a world-only give me your hand
Ooo can't go on always with cons and with pros
Never come herc again-or be frank and propose
-? ?
TUE WILL?
' AN ENGLISI? STORY.
4*io two persons were ever more un
lila .each other, than were old Richard
Syxnnions and his brother James. Rich
ard was the pattern of what wc are ac
customed to call a .' true English heart,"
and his looks bore out the character
well. A ruddy countenance, open as
day, yith locks almost entirely white,
hangig around it like snow around a
Chrisinas rose, and au erect, firmly
knit frame, formed the material case in
which;was enclosed as kind and gener
ous a ipi rit as ever existed. Very dif
ferent from the hale, hearty appearance
of hu brother, was that of James Sym
mons,'' and as different were his mind
and character. James was a hnnx, a
curmulgeon, a miser ; so, at least, said
the whole village of Springwell, and
the villtge had known liini long, and
had forcked its judgment from deeds as
wed as looks. Shrivelled, shrunken,
squalid H aspect, James might be corn
oared to ? bottle of thin beer that .time
had soured into vinegar ; whereas Rich
ard, like more generous liquor, had only
been mellowed and improved by age.
James's pinching parsimony, it was
said, had broken his wifes heart, and
ha'' driven his son, his only child, from
th? door-io wander *yer the earth, it
may be, a homeless outcast.
But these latter matters v>??re partial
ly foraotten_ at* thc" time'/^Mtvrritaa ot,
having pa>.seTna -yoyo m?nyyears be
fore. As time had run on, the pecu
liarities of James Symmons had not be
come softened, but on the contrary, in
creased in strength as be grew older.
Though he had amassed considerable
property, he lived in thc meanest and
most wretched way, keeping house, or
rather hovel, alone, and denying him
self even the necessaries of life. Most
unlike this was Richard's'way of living,
rle had been in business, had earned for
himself a comfortable competency, and
be enjoyed it in comfort. Richard had
never been married, but he was not,
therefore, without a family ; for he
had taken to his home and heart a
widowed sister, who had been sudden
ly thrown destitute upon thc world by
her husband's death. And this sister
had a daughter, wno had became the
apple of old Richard's eye. She had
come to his care a child, and each suc
ceeding year, as she shot up into come
ly womanhood, had bound her more
firmly to the good man's love. As she
tripped up ano down his dwelling, his
affectionate eye followed her light and
graceful motions with delight, and it.
was his chiefest pleasure to select for
her with hi.s own hands till those little
adornments which he thought would be
come and gratify her! Then would he
say, as her pretty rosy lips thanked
him with a kiss on such occasions, " Ah,
Luce ! I am just giving thee a staff to
break my own head. Thou look1 st so
handsome now with that bonnet and
those ribbons, that till the -young sparks
must fall in love with thee. And what
would thy poor old uncle Dick do with
out thee, girl !" At other times he would
aver, in the fulness of his heart, to his
special crony the schoolmaster, as they
sat with, a mug of ale and the back
gammon board' before them, that his
" Luce was fit to be a duchess, and that
she had repaid what he had done for
her a thousand? times, over and -??*e*-r
though he had done nothing bift his
duty, by his poor sister and her child,
neither."
But the worthy old man fell in-be
came^ sick almost unto death. Illness
was a thing Richard had scarcely known
in his lifetime, and this attack reminded
him forcibly of what health too often
make* men forgot, namely, thc necessity
of arranging his affairs so that things
might go as he wished after his donath.
His property lay chiefly in houses, ?and
fie wished to give his sister a life-tenure
ot part of that property, and to consti
tute his neice ultimate heir to all. With
out a will, this disposition of the'prop
erty could not be made, as Richard's
brother, who was heir-at-law, would
otherwise bc entitled to all. Richard
had no enmity at h'm " poor miserable"
brother, as he called the parsimonious
Janies, but he knew that thc latter had
much more wealth of his own, than he
ever could, or would use. Accordingly,
tb provide for his dear Lucy and lier
mother, was Richard's object, and in
order to accomplish this, the schoolmas
ter's talents were put in requisition; for
the schoolmaster, as is the case with his
class in almost every parish in England,
was a will-maker-at least he had acted
in that capacity frequently, andi the
honest man thought himself very per
fect in the calling. To attain perfection
in it. indeed, after his fashion of going
to work, was no very difficult matter.
He had one form for all cases : and, ac
cordingly, when Richard Symmons com
municated his wishes to him. the school
master drew up a will agreeably to this
form. According to his friend's wish,
thc schoolmaster himself was nominated
executor-a post which ho held in nine
I out of ten of all the will-cases wi
f which he had to do.
When the schoolmaster came
old Richard's bed-room with the wi
to have it signed and witnessed, Lu<
sat by her kind uncle's bed-side, an
to use the beautiful language of Sha
speare,
-like the watchful m'e?tes to the hour,
Still and anon cheered up the heavy timo,
Saying, "What lack you!" and "Whore li
your grief?"
Or, " What good love may I perform for you !
Her mother also was in che room, ci
gaged in knitting what she hoped In
brother would yet live to wear, Neithi
she nor Lucy knew of the commissic
which Richard had given to the schoo
master; and when it was communicate
to them, they were moved to tears, pal
ly of affectionate anxiety. " Oh ! der
uncle,"" sobbed Lucy, " you will 1
spared to us yet," "A little whil
perhaps, Luce darling," said the ol
man calmly, " but not long-not lon
now. The blow has been given, an
the first high wind will bring down th
tree. But come, let us have this matte
settled, and I will bc easy in mind.
The invalid signed the will, and, unde
the directions of the school-master, Lu
cy and her mother put their names t
it, along with his own, as witnesses.
After thc completion of this deec
Richard lived several weeks in the en
joyment of tolerable health. But
second attack, of the same nature a
the first, terminated his days. Th
shoolmaster, as executor, spared Lue]
and her mother the painful task of di
renting the funeral ceremonies. Fo
the first time for many years, Jame
Symmons entered his brother's house
on the occasion of the burial. He hat
become more squalid than ever, ant
though evidently verging rapidly to tin
grave, still grasped at, wealth with ai
keen a hand as ever. Some though;
they observed on his countenance gleam!
of wild eagerness breaking at times, ai
if unconsciously, through thc show o:
gravity which he? wore, as he followec
his brother to the tomb. Certain it is
that his disappointment was obvioui
to every one present when the will o:
the deceased was read, though all the
village anticipated the destination of
the property. The countenance of the
miser fell when he heard the deed gone
over, his knees shook, and he glared
with his dark cunning eyes on the inno
cent inheritors, as if they had robbed
him of his treasure. He had so much
self-restraint as not to break out into
abuse, but he would partake of nothing
with the other friends of the family,
and left thc house with a drooping head,
and with mutterings upon his lips. His
oharoctci aim ppc^ii.u how wert'T&o Wt'H'
Known io his widowed sister and his
niece for them to feel surprise at his
behaviour.
About a week after thc funeral, the
schoolmaster, in his capacity of execu
tor, waited on Lucy's mother, and in
formed her that it would be necessary
to prove the will in thc Prerogative
Court, and proposed that she and Lucy
should go with him to a friend of his,
fti attorney, in order to get the matter
completed. Of course this proposal
wa?: ;:~uiv'liately acceded to. On reach
ing thc attorney's chambers, the special
will of Richard Symmons, drawn up
and signed as already mentioned, was
shown to the legal practitioner. He
had not looked at it a few minutes,
when he discovered it to be totally use
less and invalid ! By the established
law of England, every devise, in such
a will, to an attesting witness, is void,
and of no avail. Lucy and her mother
were placed in this "position through
the consummate ignorance of the person
who had undertaken to be their guide
in the matter. When the attorney, with
a grave face but kindly tone, intimated
this sad error, the heart of the poor
widow sank within her, as she looked
at her daughter, and as the recollection
of the heir-at-law's character came
across her mind. And, for the school
master, who was really a worthy, kind
hearted man, his self-accusations Vere
bitter exceedingly. But lie tried to
reassure himself and his friends with
the hope that thc flaw would never be
known, and that, if it were known, Jas.
Symmons could not beso cruel and unjust
a? to take away what it undeniablywas
his deceased brother's wish to give to
those who now had it. The attorney
shook his head at the latter observation
of the schoolmaster, and said, that
" secrecv, to say the least of it, was
much the stronger hope of the two."
To the preservatioh of silence ^on the
jmLje^t-, h'? at once pledged himself, and
trusted that the flaw mightrf?ot be heard
of. The schoolmaster then departed
with Lucy and her mother,-all three,
it must be confessed, somewhat depress
ed in spirits by the unexpected intelli
gence which had been conveyed to them.
Lucy's heart, already sad for the loss of
her.?kind uncle, was now still more sad
dened by the fear of her mother having
to'encount.er hardships in her declining
years. The mother, again was grieved
at the thoughts of the effect which the
discovery would have upon the pros
perity of her daughter's whole life. And
self-reproach was busy in the breast of
the schoolmaster.
Alas ! evil news spread fast. -Whether
James Symmons had himself observed
the circumstance of the signatures at
the reading of the will, and had after
wards discovered the legal consequence,
or whether some other person had de
tected tho error, and promulgated it,
we are unable to say. But tho flaw did
come to thc knowledge of James Sym
mons, and the cold-hearted miser, re
gardless of his brother's undeniable
wishes, lost not a moment in taking ad
vantage of it. Thc widow, within a
few days after her .own discovery of
' the fact, received a letter from an agent
: employed by her mean and cruel broth
er, which informed her that Mr. Sym
! mons having learned that the will of
j the late Richard Symmons was improp
I orly executed, was resolved to claim
j restitution of his just and legal rights
! as hcir-ut-law. The letter concluded
1 with a base hint that the will had been
' extorted from Richard by improper in
1 fluence. This was the only colour
which *"hc miser could invent for his
unnatural proceedings.
On receipt of tin.? comtiunicatic
the widow again visited the attorn
alluded to, and consulted him respcc
ing the probable issue of a legal attem
to oppose the claims of James Symmor
The attorney candidly told her that ]
believed all men would allow the inte
tions of the testator to be correctly re
resented by the will, but that those i
tentions most certainly had not be*
made good in such a way as to Stand
contest in a court. Lucy's mother n
turned to her homo, with the intentic
of giving all up to the greedy claiman
as soon as the few movables whic
were her own could be taken away, an
some arrangement made for providin
herself ?ndher child with another hom
This resolution once taken, and notifie
to James Symmons, her mind beean:
more easy, and the cheerful Lucy soo
lightened the mother's heart still mon
.by detailing all her little plans for thei
mutual sustenance and comfort in fi
ture.
.'. few days passed over, and th
widow and lier daughter were seal
ed in an humble dwelling in a retire^
corner of Springwell, and Lucy hai
taken in needle-work. They hai
removed in the morning from th
late Richard's house. But let us leav
them, cheerful and resigned, and tun
to the miser. This day he has addei
another half, at least, to his .wealth
and still he is in his old wretched hovel
Though the night is one of winter, hi
ha.-? no fire, but he lies in bed with hi
clothes on, and all the rags in his pos
session heaped above him to keep hin
warm. Yet this night all will not do
for he shivers incessantly. Ever ant
anon, however, the thought of his new
ly acquired wealth sends something
like a glow through him. Lying in bet
saves candles ; this is also a part of hii
creed. Ha? he no remorse for turning
a sister and her child to the door? Ii
is hard to say what are his tl oughts
but of late days he has seemea excited
though apparently more with joy thar
with any other feeling. But, hark
there is a tap at Ids door. It is unheed
ed, and, in consequence, is repeated
again and again. At last the niisei
cries, " Who is there ?" " It is I-I am
seeking shelter-do you not know me ?"
" Yon can get no shelter here, whoevei
you are!" returns James Symmons,
" Father, do you not know me? It is I,
Charles Symmons-your son !" Thcro
was silence Tor a time within, until the
same words were repeated, when thc
miser growled, " Go away-I do not
believe you !" " Father," cried the voice
without, " the night is very cold, and
J in want ol S1W?1?A*-Yu? mwalv
KiiO'\ liiy 'Vo>c,?. " Ftp^n the door, ;nrnl
you will see that I am Charles !". " Who
ota ? you r, (jo away," cried thc in
mate in still huskier tones ; " you can
get nothing here." After a few more
words, thc colloquy ended, and all was
again silent.
On the following morning, a young
man. genteelly dressed, and with his
handsome countenance dee?Oy browned
by sun and air, called at the dwelling
of the widow and her daughter. As
soon as thc latter saw the stranger, a
glow of surprise and pleasure rushed
over her checks, and sheening forward
a ste)) with extended arms-but checked
herself. Thc stranger, however, made
the rest of the advance, and caught her
in his arms and kissed her. "Cousin
Charles !" exclaimed Lucy. " Ay, hy,
Luce," cried the youngman, as he gave
the same salutation to her mother ; "you
used to say you could know me a mile
or two oil' when we were children, but
I think you had some doubt just now."
Warm was tho welcome which the youth
received from his aunt and Lucy, for,
when a boy, he had always beena great
favorite with them, and was wont to
fly from his own unhappy home to theirs
for peace. He told them his story ; he
had been irtet?ie Werft Indies, und had
been prosperous. He himself was the
the first to enter upon the disagreeable
subject of his father's conduct, which
had been detailed to him by the land
lord of the inn, where he had slept.
His visit at night to his father was also
described to them ; " he had gone," he
said, "to try if his father would permit
him to bc a son o him, but had found
his heart as jealous, as cold, and as
hard as ever." though the circumstances
under which tho appeal was made were
purposely chosen as the likeliest to have
moved his heart. " But fear not, cousin
Luce," eaid lie : " thou shalt have all I
have, though it j? not much after all
but thy mother "and thou shall be com
fortable. And who knows, but when
he sees mc in thc light of day, the old
man may relent after all ?"
He did not relent. Things were so
ordered that it could not be. When
the old woman who had brought him a
light every morning for more than ton
years, entered his abode on''the morning
after thc occurrence related, thc misera
ble man was dead-cold as ice. An in
quest, which sat upon his body, declared
him to have died from cold, though it
is probable thtjfc sickness of some Kind
or other had a share in the production
of the event. However this may be, it
excited a mighty sensation among the
villagers of Springwell, who, as usual,
perferred to give a supernatural rather
than a natural solution of the occur
rence, and connected it with the legal
ized outrage of feeling, which he had
on the preceding day committed".
His death turned the fortune of his
kind Old brother once more into the
right channel, for Charles Symmons was
not a moment at ease till he had seen
Lucy and her mother" reinstated in
Richard's comfortable mansion. As to
other points-Charles married his sweet
cousin Lucy, and the junction of thc
two properties put them, as the saying
is, " above the world." We are happy
to have it in our power also to record
one other fact of importance. The wor
thy schoolmaster suffered so much in
mind from his share in the misfortune
j that befell Richard Symmons' lasttesta
I mont, that he resolutely declined will
making In future, and advised all par
ties who made application to him on the
J subject to betake themselves to mon
who had fitted themselves by their study
1 of the law to be advisers in such mair
" frpwngly r?cbYntaerid'a similar
forbeaVfinco to all his brethren who-wield
parochial ferules,, and we also counsel
; all who wislbto leave wills behind them,
ilrawnjnp in unimpeachable correctness,
to remember this trae story. It is not
always, that the mischiefs incident upon
??cn mistakes are thus happily,obviated.
-? -i
Thc Position of tbe South.
j The Washington correspondent of the
New York Express writes : *
letters from the West state4hat the
stringency in commercial circles there
is ?eater than it has been since 1857
that'the country is over-st?cked with
goonand that the farmers refuse to.
??el?^Ip?n grain to market* in conse
quence1 of the decline in prices since
A#Jfe? South the aspect is more cheer
ful. ,'The high price.of cotton will put
$25??C$0 OOO, for that product alone,
intPSro pockets of the " reconstructed"
of tht section, to say nothing of large
amorots' for tobacco in Virginia, North
Carolna, Maryland, Missouri and Ken
tucky and for wheat and corn in the
sajm/States and in Georgia and Tennes
see! [.The whole value of the surplus
cr/oofthe South this year cannot be
lea than $300 000,000, of which prqba
blj $100,000,000 are paid to the negroes
ii/4he2shape of wages, and $50,000,000
ufureSif the shape of food.
/ Another year of equal prosperity
^?oiild put the South in a comp?ratively
sound condition, although, of cours?,
there .are and must be for many years
ttamerous cases of individual suffering
-As of persons in advanced life, total
ly ruined by the war, thpir houses and
furniture destroyed, and all their in
vestments of money completely worth
ier. When we consider that the accu
mulated savings of two hundred years
hiiv.e been destroyed at the South, we
Cannot cease to wonder that her re
cuperation should be as rapid as it is.
Of the immense importation of for
eign goods, cloths, silks, velvets, laces,
prairy, wines and other costly mer
chandise, the South now takes compar
atively little. Her consumption is main
lyr'confined to the necessaries of life,
?ni will be for some years. Hence her
recovery from losses will be more rapid.
TIID Southern people, with few excep
tions, never were a luxurious people, in
the sense that the New Yorkers and
Parisians are. They cherished for the
mo?t part the homely virtues of their
ancestors, and lived well upon the pro
duce of 'their fields, their forests and
theirrivers-content with roomy houses,
woodrfires and old-fashioned furniture.
iffeactf?yn their present d?proRfjed cpn
tlition, 1 hoy SH! m6TS uuiitcntockthr.n a
stranger would suppose it possible for
them to-be, We hear of few suicides
there,-and thc number of insane per
sons in Virginia is only half the num
ber in Maine, regard being had to pop
ulation.
In'its best days there was very little
money in circulation in the South. Now
there is still less. In the commercial
panic which seems to be approaching,
the South will therefore sutterlcss than
the North from any contraction of the
currency that may precede thc restora
tion to prosperity. In thc South there
are no real estate speculations, even in
rhe environs of the cities ; no artificial
values given to town-lots or embryo
Palmyras or Babylons. Festiva lente
? eminently the rule there, so far as
leal estate is concerned. They aro not
i gregarious people, but love elbow-room
?hove everything. Cities thev regard
as necessary evil?, ard as such not to
le encouraged unduly beyond mode
rate dimensions. For the greater the
city the greater the evil.
lt is very evident that business at
the North is overdone ; that there are
t?o many non-producers lhere, too many
merchants, too many traders, too many
ttgeni*, -tw- many lawyers, too many
persons, in short, who stand merely as
intermediaries between thc producer
and thc consumer. One of the New
Yprk journals estimates that there are
tvfo hundred thousand people out of |
work within sight of the spire of Trini
ty Church. Within an equal distance
otjth? State House at Boston there arc
doubtless fifty thousand more, and an
other fifty thousand in the interior of |
New England. Most of these unfortu
mie persons are anxious for employ
mint, but cannot obtain it. Even the
hijth tariff, which so enriches the, great
manufacturers, docs not put a morsel
of bread or an ounce of meat into their
mrfcths.
That visible outlet to all this sur
pluj labor is afforded, unless at thc
South ? The West, for the present, is
prejty well filled up witk laborers of
all descriptions, and thousands of these
are ptit of work. The South, then, is
the only vacant field easily accessible
on this continent for the unemployed
masses of the North.
CONFLICT OF RACES IN THE SOUTII.
The news that comes to us almost drily
from! the South about conflicts between
the whites and negroes shows an un
promising state of things. It indicates,
indeed, a ^conflict in the future between
the two rafes as irrepressible as that
whieh existed between the North and
South on the subject of slavery. And
wltat is the cause ? Radicalism. North
ern carpet-bag radicals, with a few rad
ical Southern scalawags, make the de
lude^ negroes their tools, and bring
aboiit these conflicts. Tho mass of the
Southern whites everywhere desire peace
andWJ^VC in harmony with the ne
groes under thc new order of things.
They are aware that their own welfare
defends upon this, as well as that of
the ?oloi-ed folks, and Btrain every nerve
to-ljiaintain friendly relations with the
negroes ; but the radical fire-brands
mn not permit that. If these conflicts
continue they will assuredly inaugurate
a general war of races, and in that case
the negroes must go to the wall. Blood
' is tticker than, water, and the whites
{ will rally to M thcr against the blacks,
i In gael a war the sympathy of thc white
people tho North, too, must be with
t/icir own race. The pretended radical
friends bf thc negro are really his worst
enemy and are preparing the way for
tTie extinguishment oF His race * in this
country.-Now York Herald.
A Letter from Gem Longstreet.
The Atlanta Nexo Em publishes the
following letter from General James
Longstreet :
LYNCHBURG, VA.', Nov. 24.
My Dear Sir-Many of our South
ern men seem to have lost sight of the
fundamental doctrine-trie interest of
the people-in their zeal to maintain
their ideas of consistency, which consists
in ..adhering to old truths, whether they
work for weal or for woo. I regret that
I am not better prepared to meet your
wishes for information in regard to .the
future policy of our new President. Al
though I have had the pleasure of sev
eral interviews with him within the
last few, years,. I have not sought to
learn his appreciation of political ques
tions of the present or of the future. I
regard his past course and decided char
acter as the surest gurantee of his fu
ture course. The floating idea that
has attached itself to the minds of the
many that ho may yet prove to be a
Democrat, is like many other specula
tions that gain circulation and credence,
but only serve to deceive those who are
credulous enough to indulge them. If
wo recall to mind the events of the laet
two years, we shall remember that Gen
eral Grant's position at one time was
such as to insure his nomination for
President by the party that he might
choose as most in accord with his views
of public policy ; and subsequent events
indicate that his personal popularity is
such as to have turned the balance in
his favor. It seems to me unreasona
ble, therefore, to expect to find him, at
this late day, seeking alliance with the
old party. His antecedents clearly
mark him as a national man, and of
such he gives assurance of his adhesion
to the party whose basis is the Union,
and that the influence of his adminis
tration will bc applied to its complete
and prosperous restoration. A fair
minded people must know, however,
that no individual, unaided, can accom
plish this great purpose. He must needs
have the assistance of the North, of the
South, of the East, and of the West,
Having assurances of co-operation from
other parts of the country, ne only wants
that of thu South to complete the com
bination which will give to his admin
istration a happy advent, and comforta
ble anticipations of its salutary progress.
That thc people of the South desire
practical reconstruction, there cnn be
no doubt ; but it seems to be difficult to
dcvuhjpc- that sentiment so as to pro
duce prac!kal results. Drifting mortg
in the channel into which chance seems
to have thrown me, I begin to find my
self, like many others, ready with- my
theory. As it may interest you, I give
you a concise statement of it. If you
find that you can make it useful, you
aro at liberty to do so. Thc wealth
of the South lies in its soil. If this
proposition is trite, its sequents are
equally" so.
1. Labor is essential to make that
wealth available. 2. To command la
bor, laws must encourage and protect
it. Also their co-sequents. To encour
age and invite labonj evidences of pro
tection must bc made manifest through
the operation of law upon thc la*Uor that
we haye. Hence, it appears that the
value of our lands depends upon our la
bor, our labor upon thc law, and the
law upon us. A failure upon our part,
therefore, to enact and enforce proper
laws, will be as fatal to the interests of
the owners of real estate as confiscation.
And yet all tliaf. Congress asks us to
do is to avail ourselves of thc only means
by which we may avoid serious depre
ciation of our material interests. Thar*
is, this will bc the practical result of re
construction, under national legislation,
I upon our interests. The moving cause
ol' that legislation, probably, was " se
curity for tho future." Here, we may
discover the line that should mark our
connection with reconstruction. It be
gins and ends in our care for home in
terests. It will be time enough to be
gin to look into tho future when we
have provided for the present. The
politicians of tho old school seem anx
ious to impress upon thc minds of our
young men the importance of rejecting
all propositions coming from the Re
publican party, or else they dishonor
their own blood, and the blood of their
fallen comrades. But gentlemen should
remember that they only dishonor their
comrades when they dishonor them
selves, and that there cannot bo dis
honor in ready obedience to law and a
proper care for our own welfare. On
the contrary, to discard the law and
expose ourselves to unnecessary diffi
culties is near akin to dishonor. It is
true that many worthy persons are dis
franchised under tho law, but the read
iest nieans of relief are through the
law. I conclude, therefore, that inter
est and duty and honor demand that
we should place ourselves in a condi
tion to support thc laws of Congress.
When we have done so, we shall receive
abundantly of help from the Executive,
and from the other member of the gov
ernment. I remain, very truly yours.
JAMES LONGSTREET.
Mr. JOHN H. DENT, Cave Spring,
Georgia.
A negro philosopher, discussing the
relations of races, said: " You know de
turkey he roost on de fence ; an' de goose
he roost on de ground. You pull de
turkey off dc fence and he get up again.
You crap his wings, but somehow or
nuddor, he gwinc to got back on dc
fence. Now, you put de goose on de
fence, an' he fall, oil"; he don't b'long
dar. De turkey am dc white man.
Hceze down now but is ewine up agin.
De nigger is de goose. Ile botter stay
whar he b'longs."
A STREAM OF MUSIC.-A little boy,
on coming home from church, where
die had seen a person performing on
an organ, said to his mother: "Oh,
mammy, I wish you had been at church
to-day, to see the fun ! A man was
pumping music out of an old cupboard !
Fro?T7%'eNitrion.
The .authorities ?a South Qk?
seem' to have ni ugiilar notions as to
to strengthen ihorfr.edit ol' their Si
if we. may judge "by the following
mge of tile Govt-mor "s Message :
" P recoin men J to the Legisla
that some carly action be taken to
yent the Courts and officers of the B
ol the State fro^L. wasting and mi
plying ita assetsftd the payment of c
jf Courts,, attorneys' fees, and the s
ries of officers and agente. If thc '.
lers of the Fire ...Loan Bonds are de
mined to pursue thejpolicy of dispai
ng the credit and resources of the St
ivhen it must be apparent to them t
io State of the Linom is more solv<
)r has a fairer prospect of prom j.
meeting all her liabilities, they sho
i)e compelled h carry on this litiga!
it their own expense..- I have rea
:o believe"thai?^^?^a__t^1 sixtv.th
land dollars in'golcTnas been sqff?ftTc
?d and made away with for salarie!
)fficers and agents who are perform
io necessary duties, fees of attorn
vho are employed for the purpose
winging the credit of the State into c
.epute, and for other objects of equa
questionable propriety. The holders
;he Fire Loan Bonds should be plac
)n the same footing an other credit
)f the State, and they should be h<
iccountable %. all damages the St
ia3 sustained, or may sustain, by tn
lnwarrantable litigation."
One is surprised, after reading tl
ulmi nation, to learn from the statem?
)f Mr. Kayne, the counsel of the pat
ittacked, that the State is a debtor
lefault with its debt past due ; that t
Fire Loan Bondholders are creditors c
itled to certain collaterals pledged
;he State when the contract was made
L838 ; that in 18G5 the Legislature
:he Bank being insolvent-confirm
;he pledges of 183S, and appropri?t
;he assets of the Bauk of the State
;he holders of the bonds, and, final]
;hat all the litigation that has ensu
?rew out of a suit instituted by t
iii/holders of tho Bank, brought in 18C
seeking to set aside the Act of thc Le
islature in favor of tho bondholdci
ind claiming for themselves these t
jets which the bondholders of the Bai
supply defend, and that it has cost litt
Dver $30,000, instead of $60,000. . ]
1868 the Legislature passed aiv Act di
regarding the Act of 1838, and repea
ing that of 1865, and requiring the Go
amor to 2 seize the whole assets of tl
Bank, then a deposit in equity, and
plaee thc funds in the State Treasur
lu the same Act, satisfactory projyisi*
was made for the billholders wno beg;
the litigation, and none for the bon
ho\c\t'n?-.wUo ar? d?fende?.
It docs seem rather hard, on the
facts, that people who advanced thc
money thirty years ago to help rcbul
the .city of Charleston, should be threa
ened with being made accountable f
,; all damages the State has sus tai U(
by their unwarrantable litigation." V
do not pretend to go into the merits i
the case, but suggest that these meri
be left the courts, and that comme
prudence would suggest that distal
bondholders, waiting for their rnone
long past due, at a time too when tl
Governor tells them that " no State i
the Union is more solvent," should I
made to feel that every facility is a
forded them by the State to defer
rights which they at least believe to 1
Jh^dotrbtcd. South Carolina Cannot a
ford, either as a matter of money or
character, to.daraage its opening earci
of prosperity by any other course, ll
fact is, too, that the holders of the bani
bills, for whose benefit this extraordin;
ry interference with the action of tl
courts is talked of, have bought thei
up for about eight cents on the..dolla
and, we fear, are adding another to ll.
number of " rings" by which tho countr
is now infected..
? -?- ??
Going- Into Debt.
In a recent lecture, Horace G reel oj
with much'good sense said :
" Half the young men in the country
with many old enough to know bette:
would " go into business," that is, int
debt-to-morrow if they could. Mos
poor men arc so ignorant as to envy th
merchant and manufacturer whose lit
is an incessant struggle u'ith pecuniar;
difficulties, who is driven to constan
" shining," and who, from month t
month, barely . evades that insolvency
which, sooner or later, overtakes mos
men in business ; so that it has beei
computed that but one in twenty c
thom achieves a pecuniary success. Fo
my own part-and I speak from sa<
experience.-I would rather be a con
viet in a State Prison, a slave in a ric
swamp, than to pass through life unde
the harrow of debt. Let no man mis
judge himself unfortunate or truly poor
so long as he has the use of his limb
and faculties, and is substantially fre<
from debt. ^Hunger, cold, raij^ han
work, contempt, suspicion, unjust re
proach are disagreeable ; but debt is in
finitely worse than them all ; and if i
had pleased God to spare either or al
my sons to be the support oAiy dedin
ing years, the lesson which I should
most earnestly have sought to impress
upon thom is, never run in debt ! 1
repeat, my young friends, avoid(pecu
niary obligations as you would | pesti
lence and'himino. If you have but fif
ty cents, and get no more for a week,
buy a peck of corn, parch and live on
it, rather than owe any man a dollar !
Of course, I know that some men must
do business that involves risks and must
often give notes and other obligations,
and I do not*' consider him really in
debt who can lay his hand directly on
the means of paying, at some little sac
rifice, all he owes. I speak of real debt,
that whieh involves risk or sacrifice on
the ono side, obligation. and dependence
on the other ; and I say, from,all such,
let every youth" 'humbly pray God to
preserve him ev?rmoro ?"
-? -?- ?
Virginia Rports are lively and ex
citing. A hunting party in Augusta
County, recently killed thirty-one deer
in a five days' campaign, and the fol
lowing incident is communicated to the
Richmond Whig: " When" Mr. Kelly
killed the big buck, tho animal fell as
if (leid, and lie hurried, knife in-hand,
to cut his throat. Nu sooner did ho
catch hold .of the buck's horns than the
animal, with a desperate -effort, rose and
made a lunge at him. Dropping his
knife, he seized the horn, arid was
rolled-with him down the precipitous
mountain side a distance of fifty yards.
The deer died hi his grasp, and the
bold huntsman sustained only a few
trifling bruises."
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The Business Prospects of ?liarlcs
. ton*
Thc holiday season has closed. Wo
have entered upon anew year and wc
hope to' witness an increased activity '
in the' business marts generally.
There is no better market than Char
leston^in which the planter can dispose
of his produce. Its prosperity is essen-'-,
tial to that of the State. .Its^prosiLipu
fromdoeation and eoisy shipment', pres
ents reau^\idvaiitage^br^
rior and the adjoining States. . Chrrn*
ton has now her lines of steamers ply
ing regularly with'England, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and other perls.
She thus presents facilities both:for
sale and shipment, which should be
heartily encouraged and embraced.
Neither is there any market in which
the planter and merchant can purchase
their supplies with more economy or on
more favorable terms. The -stock of
goods are of the best quality and of ev
ery variety.
Oar banks have .been somewhat re
stricted in their operations of late on
account of the scarcity of small bills.
We learn, however, that this difficulty
has been obviated in' a great degree,
and that they will be able in the fu
ture to render more enlarged accommo
dation.
The deposit balances in the two banks
yesterday amounted to one million and*
a half dollars, thus shewing that there
is no scarcity of money for business pur-'
poses. ._<
In the middle and upper parts of tho
Statecrops have been good, and every
department of life is prosperous. The
crops have not only proved sufficient to
pay expenses, but left a surplus for in
vestment. In the lower sections of the
State the caterpillar has impaired the
Srospects and seriously aff?cw)J}y*-?
ucc of thc soil.
But -?iewed as a whole the energies
of our people have developed great re
cuperative power and strength. They
have accomplished great results con
sidering the adverse circumstances'of an
untoward fate. AV^ii-Jiave faith
race and people. There
happen to us politically or mat?k
which has not already occurred. \Tc
have nut succumbed to these, and we
look forward to the future with in
creased confidence and hope.-Charles
ton Courier.
Advice to (he Married.
Zchokke, in one of his tales, gives thc
following excellent advice :
In the first solitary hour after tho
ceremony, take the bjiJegroW and de
mand a solemn VOW Of him VodjffiyP .'_j
him a vow in return. Promise each
other, sacredly, never not even in jest,
to wrangle with each other-never to
bandy words or to indulge in the least
ill-humor. Never-I say, never ! Wrang
ling in jest, and putting on an airof ill
humor merely to tease, becomes earnest
by practice. Mark that ! Next, promise
<>aeh other sincerely and solemnly, nev
er to keep a secret from each other, un
der whatever pretext, and whatever ex
cise it might be. You must continu
ally, and every moment, see clearly in
to each other's bosom. Even when ono
of you has committed a fault, wait not "
an instant, but confess it. And as you
keep nothing from each other, so, on
the contrary, preserve the privacies of
your house, marriage state, and heart,
from father, mother,- sister, brother,
aunt, and all the world. You two, with
God's help, build youruwn quiet world.v--v
Every third or fourth one you draw in
to it with you, will form a party and ^
stand between you two. That should
never be. Promise this to each other.
Remember the vow at each temptation.
You will lind your account in it. Your
souls will grow, as it were, to each ot li
er, arid at last will become as one. Ah, 3
if many a pair had on their marriage
day, known this secret, how many a
marriage were happier than, alas, they*
are?-aural New Yorker.
STEPHEN ALLEN'S POCKET- PIECE.
Among the victims of the Henry Clay
disaster, was Stephen Allen, Esq., au
aged man of the purest character, for
merly a Mayor of New York, beloved
and esteemed by all who knew him. In '
his pocket book was found a; printed
slip, apparently cut from a newspaper,
of which the fellowing is a copy : ?
" Keep good company or none. Nev
er be idle. If your hands cannot be use
fully employed attend to the cultivation
of y our mi nd. Always speak, tire trullw^t^^^
Make few promises. Live up to your
engagements. Keep} your own secrets, if
you have any. When you speak lo a per
son, look him in the face. Good company .
and good conversation are the very sin
ews of vii tue. Good character is above all
things else. Your character cannot be es
sentially injured except by yourownacts.
If any one speaks evil of you, lot your
life be so no one will believe him. Driiik
no kind of intoxicating liquors. Ever
live (misfortunes excepted) within your
income. When you retire to bed, think /
over wliat you have been doing during
the dary. Make no haste to be rich if
you would prosper. . Small arid steady
gains give competency with tranquility
of mind. Never pLy at any 'game
of chance. Avoid temptation, through
fear you may not withstand it. Earn
money before you spend it. Never jun
into debt unless you see a way to get
out again. Never borrow if you can
possibly avoid it. . Do not marry until.
you arc able to support a wife. Never
speak evil of any one. Be just before
.you are generous. Keep yourself inno
cent, if you would be happy. Save
when you are young, to spend . when
you aro old. Bead over the ?hove
ma-yms at least onco a wetk."