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College Chapel was fil|edt_to its utmost capacity/- and -l afcanding robni waiat*.liigh;^remioni. Promptly at 3 p. m., Senator Butler was escorted upon the stand by Pres ident Grier, their appearance being attended with deafening applause". In a few fitting terms Dr. Grier intro duced the- anhiversarj orator for ISIS. Senator Butler then advanced And said : MT. President a?id Gentlemen of the Faculij, Ladies and Gentlemen : I do not know that I can better - employ th e.time alloted mejby your distinguished consideration in select ing me as the orator of this occasion J-han by-^.presenting a fest reflections . : -?apotr '?*he ?DL?ty- -of : I0?edfenS? to Law." My mind has been so entirely en grossed since my acceptance, of the complimentary invitation of your . committee to address you to-day, that I have not had time to bestow upon the subject that thought which I de-. . s red, and.I must, therefore, apologize in the threshold for tue crudeness; inartistic arrangement and superficial ?.?laracter of what-1 shall say. Yo? Krill, perhaps, conclude, and justfy sc. t&at not beingable to speak* with that prapaf arion which th ."occa sion demands, I had he.tter not have spoken at all ; but I could spf resist' tim temptation which your invitation tojler?d of coming again to visit your ?harmi??immunity, partake of your bountiful o? open-handed hospital ity, krea.tjh.e on,ac more your moral, ;heal-th-gi<ting, purifying, atmosphere, and show by my pre.ss?ce (0 deep interest which I feel iii your noble wwk; even if I should fail to come xi\) ta the measure of your expecta tions arid not do justice to jou or to - p;tr"j?elf- in my effort tp entertain you Ami in performing my part of your p-ro^raift?ie. I feel, however, that . your amiability and kindness will credit to my good intentions what I shall fall short of in my perform ance. 'this subject is a very common place oas, affording little opportunity for rhetorical display or indulgence .of the imag?aa?o; : but. common piace as it is, plain *nd practical in ??li Us bearings and aspc^. hack neyed a?/j threadbare as it.has i>??^, \?e..c&nnoit iM) earnestly or too often study its lesso&s, and apply to our j daily life the jpgo?o#q4 truths involv ed in its proper ,\iade,r^tap4ing and observance,, that we may rete as a oeople the rich oles ings which ?ow pr??m a faithful practice and enlarged ,co?pr?rehension of its fullest meaning. Xs thea* anything which would more ^omplete^y conduce to the happiness .of ?ce.haman racfc, the peace, quiet .and well-ordered progress of human .society than obedience ?to /aw. "The Sovereign law that mthfiJUpcffti} will, 1 <y& thrones and globea elate, ?Sits JBm??***% crowning good; repressing ai; Smit by .sacred frown, "The fiend dit^eju*?on like a vapor sinks, And e'en th?) all .dalling crown Huies his fain' rays ami at her bidding shrinks." - ? "v. Xs chere any subject "which e*ay '"wore ^properly be. addressed.to the young iceu and women ofthe coun try?-they upon whom the mantle oi *. " governing is so toon to fall ?.-whe are so soon to take upon themselves , the responsibilities of society-, and tc jgKWrd and protect and preserve ?h.? .jsoctai tabriz JTlie, .young man ?: . evoma? who begins life with a well <uia.blisjhe(i reverence for law,- and a iiieart and mwui subordinated to iti j;?st'power and in^cenee, has made a ?rand stride in the tace here and Thereafter. The law is not an unjust mistt?s . and to do homage to her ii the very acme of human excellence, To wor ship at her thrine and abide her in junctions isamongthe highest achieve ments of human aspirations, and """hiving once reached the high plan' in life, little else in that regan Ttr.ouid remai'? for mau to do than im ,?O?rwe the laws for his government "^v^and /render'''easy obedience to th trorksM- .hisr-.own creation. That jDp.ar?.'may dwell together ii oeac? and vtifctyj rencTeripg cheerfu .obedience tqj'ust s>d lyjse laws, rarel - -requiring the enforcement of penn ~" jirovisiojus bp the punishment ?an (prevention/?jer?me, may be regarde . .?as the wild ?r-ea? ?i? an optimist c t,.ue illusive fancy of a barten idealis il'^-haps this may .be ao #s long e ?ma-? is as weak and wicked as hs ? I hut kii capabilities for elevation an "cmpiovetEf^nfi are immense and fai reaching, controlled, and limited an checked only when they reach th .- jponfines of Divinity itself, and thet thb_y may gather new power and ?J --Tpansic1*1 before crossing into the ut i ?now sea of eternity. Every eti^t therefore to reach tb ."height of fit a great argument, whether upotf *^c?-aions of ceremon Jike this, in the pep'tfm or upon t)j iiuatings, in the lectcift* /oom or i girivitr. intercourse betw??0 /nan aL in?n","or 'fr?nTt&f pulpit where God pist? ?0-4jy??n.tnessv.and,goociiVess ai HWp^itn48?d ly*^' piopuigated^ whet ?ever and wherever the grand trutl -.."duty--cf-obedience ..io ].HW,-" is ar - "mff?nctid ana-urged, a step i? mad j.u me r?gi?^-.'ii?e^tfaB' .cannot I -o^??'t?? ?espt?&?l^Jji .?Le great di ties of'life obedience to law is next to obedience to. God. Ip.fact one is involved iii the "other, and'in order to; comprehend the full force and meaning and bearing O? the< sugges tion, let.us inquire what law is-I mean bf* course, human law as dis tinguished from- divine or- revealed %w-^what it ie i h''its' application to-' every day; lif?, ?.bt? in.its .abstract, theoretical, metaphysical meaning as considered and ' .discussed by- ddctrr--j naries and" techin al. disputants, but as it is understood by -and-does or shonlpT af?ect 1 aym;eri| [those SJ-ho are not versed in its intricate, complica*, ted, ici entitle mysteries. : lt has been defined by one of its Pfj^i'?fcStriotel^'^j?i^^a to be a fiflllfl flfi iT'ffi conduct,..prescribed> by the supreme power of the State, com manding what-is-right.and: prohibi-tj tirg what is wrong." Simple, nar i-i.^?fTx** ^^llA^iti^ijpjfgy^t^f the I grandest of all "human sciences/ yet broad and'catoprahe'nsive enough for the purposes I have in view, and plain enough for the" simplest under standing. We all know what a rule of conduct"- is, a line marked ont to be followed-and'what'the " supreme powter of the State" is, that power to which we have all delegated-the right ? to govern for the common good-the government, and, aV Blackstone sug gests, it is not only ..the right of tue supreme povvc-r of the State to coin "f-mand what is right and prohibit what is wrong, but it is also its-duly to do fso, and we all know what i.s right and what is wrong. This is the whole question in a nutshell-magnum in "parvo-a guide for the bigest and ?owest. simplest and ablest. The law making power prescribes a nile. As certain1 what that rule is and follow and obey it. -j- It vtiil not be denied, I'think, that obedience to a bad or unwise or even, oppressive law is preferable to exist ing without any law whatever; f>:' without law, of some kind., we should have ?baos, which leads to confusion,, and Confusion leads to destruction or despotism and a loss of libel ty. ?>o -that, especially ina government like ours, which, was intended to be a gov ernment of law, not of force, when ever a bad, unwise or oppressive law isenacted.it should be repealed 01 abolished by the methods un i mean (devised and provided by'th? peo?lt when their government was establish ed and continued. So, too, when ? wrong is done by one to another, whether to his person or his proper ty, he should ncjb be a law unto him self and ..redrewi?;it. wrong by com mit ting:aTiothc;r^~..b?li.i:e should ap peallp-that"-J?t^f-tfic', ("/ul, whict m^b'?'s'iott*,. 'hal i i. is eu re and al! po,iv?rf?l,"?w?-'ampli:ia 'rediess any wrong.?"rr-.'th? catalogue. It will, m doubt,.ne said,;':bat- thi.'.:v'a very ?rit. j ccjjnmpn-place -suggestion, a truism. "So-at i?,-'and-yeriioiv^ftt a a i? .!*?> tegarded,.how prone mankind is U aVenga its ovin wrongs-, and how i' chafes and nets, under-the law's de lays P;n'r.'it is. much safer und bettei to wait 'thy .-cielitos'" pf the law than take-counsel'ot our own passions ami perhaps perverted ideas ol' what i due us. Such delays are often blessings in disguise. They help to give us urns tery over ourselves, and eventually accomplish for us the most diffiun't ol allrthe difliculties of life-the habit ot" t^f-^ontrol. In urging the dutr of obedieiice i? law, do not under stand me as inculcating that servile acquiescence yr that "-blind passion ate loyalty" which-believej " that the i "Kiri? can do no wrong." On thc . contrary a faithful obedience to the " rule nVeso?i?;c4 by ^he supreme pawer of the State" eiiouid go Land in hand with the most candid criti cism and strictest accountability of those who are charged with the en forcement of the rule, Mid with the most vigilant aud vital interest in the c?rnjuctof all public servants, and wj&ge^ and wherever the deadly r-'s 0/ "flMW^iy, ignorance, oppres sic. or 7??6 ?hov.'; *;?3 /pont, the in vincible-power of fe? ?i;],?;htened popular sentiment, asserting itself through regularly constituted, law fuL'agen'cies, should strike it down. flaveyou ever considered the fact, my KisH??. that of all. the govern ments, power? z;;? dynasties of the past that have arisen"out c/the ne cessities-or accidents cf mankind, not one of them was or is an exact coun terpart of our.'. They all differed in f sbrn? .';ess?ntia?: particular ; i'roin the ' Govv2?*.r?ept- of the United States of America,. 'fee ?sdera?jve republic established by dioses V??, its na ture strictly theocratic. Bi>t ?ilia theocracy, though very powerful, was not strong enough to retist the influ enees of wexlth, luxury and absolute i ? dominion. The va?t difference be-1 tween social station and preroga* tive riguts of j^Q piri sthood and peoJ pie of the other tribeb J?jd the l'oun,^ ddion of the monarchy wEii?h snd?< in the downfall, of the State. Tie I Greek repuLj^s perished because ?1 ?I the ayereipn ojf flfjp Gre^k citizen lo j all fixed form of government, and tie ; aristocrats features of the florin ! republic with the prerogative riots of Pt tricians and. separate oanteiol Plebeians, the wealth, luxury ind power acquired by military leaders ?j j ia foreign conquests, the domestic d and civil strifes cons?quent ? thjre j / unon, paved the way lor Ca-sar.ivho ir t. LS established imperialism upon ? the shattered ube^^of the Romanbiti zen. Our government is out a century old, but it has been in its brief txist ence a great blessing to mankind, be cause it waa modeled and bait by wise and accomplished architect), aid as a work of governmental ari it is unique, and without a pr?c?d?t or parallel. * * . . * * . * * :Hpw':^7?p.oitap.t is it. that we ?ould be, of an outers, ? law abidin? peo ple, arid in ' regulating o*r p?-onal relations, asserting or '.mainlining our personal rights, exercise tat for bearance and toleration hill ele vates and humanizes at pa titn(;p which comes 0 'ered Hcte?ligefK>. ,:TJie } ' ^ mon mistress, and sic *u jkJ mon arbiter. She I ^ I considerate, and } f/'^??-kuessa^aLlow . , , ?i 'shortcomings of 5 Show me a community where law3 are faithfully /obeyed and cuted, and I will show you a com nity .abounding in all that goe make life pleasant and happy desirable. We have known so thing of-lawlessness by persons high places iii this shattered old C mon weal th* oi ours, and when we member-the'great crimes which h disgraced th? past twelve years of I country Vhistory and cast their d shadows over the bosom of our mother, our hearts are troubled ? isorrawand indignation, and we aloud for the restoration of the ste seep!re-of the law, and seek, a she ourselves under it's mutilated ; .violated precepts. 'To ns, taite and outraged, perverted and shori its- prestige, the . old C?nstitatio .Chart has vitality.enough left, enoi ;of the spirit of liberty,left, to uaaki worth contending for still. We m summon again, and renew by fr resolves, that unlhgging faith in triumph of constitutional Jibe which has borne us so successfn through the terrific ordeal, and ga ?ring up the fragments of our i .honored Constitution and laws, erect them into a monument in ? midst, -building them higher a higher for future generations. ' "As some tall cfit!' that litis Its aw form. Swells from thc vale ami midway lea thc storm, fiio, ?rh round its breast thc rm" ll clouds -re spiead, Eternal sunshine settles cu i's head." In thc erection of that monumen pile, you, young geutleraen, will pl an important part. Prepare th your hearts and minds to make it structure worthy of those who h its foundation and designed its fort You will find that Uepublics nev fall from dermal pressure, from 01 side forces. The corroding, blastir 'withering power of interval corru tion, usurping monopolies and ince porated insolence, these are the e ments which destroy Republics ai bi nd-and build up despotisms. It against these you must set your, fae md gird your loins, and the bc weipons with which to combat ai defeat them r-.re the strong arm ai sword of the law ; and they ar? tl more formidable in proportion as \ understand and obey their un err il m indates. llapply, a new era has dawn? upon us. Tue trying crucible throuj which we have passed, the fear*! tes: to which our manhood and woma hood has been subjected, ha?, I tra; made its a better people. Surely y we wiser, and God has punished i for some good purpose. We Ino paid the penalty, and now let t move onward and upward, steppiri Al to the tap ol' th? enlightened pr ^re;s, and keeping step to the ha monies of well timed laws and coi .ititutional injunctions. Thiscountr can and will be just what We: biroo; to makeiK* NaM?re has touched .vith a lavish and gracious hand ; tl. generous soil responds with promp ness to the hand of the husband mau her hills and valleys embrace wilki .their folds the elements and sourci ot untold wealth-her history teau with the rich and sacred memories c uer glorious pasl-her bopom swell over the ashes of her departed chi Iren. No hinder sky or gentler lund scape,'or balmier air, or more fr.igran ?lora than that which delights th hearts and gratifies the lesthetic prid bf her sons and daughters ; and ye [ am afraid wo do not. appreciate th attractions and blessings ol' our cour try.. Nature has done her best. Let VJ do our?. Let us make it a countr ol' law, so that the law will Etan guard over the highest and the low est,watching like a ministering angt over the door of the hovel or palac of those who render obedience to law or frowning like an avengingGoddesi and punishing like an impartial mis tress, all who trample upon her au thfrity or defy her power. iou, young gentlemen, who ar juic entering upon the duties of Hf mist see to it that the laws of th land aie oijeye.4 and faithfully exe cuted. You emerge to-day frors th i glorious institution of learninj clowned not only with intellectua honor? and accomplishments, but im tiled with correct moral principle ;jnd Christian training. The speaker said, in conclusion that he had not thought it necessary jo address himself to the ladies pres ?nt in regard to obeying the law They always did that, and, moreover [they compelled their husbands brothers anei sweethearts iq do so too Senator Butler then related the cir camstance of an interview to which he was subjected by a female lawyer of Washington, in regard to woman'.' rights, during the narration of whirl he elicited frequent outbursts of mer | riment. The address was listened to will ' deep interest and attention, and was warmly and I've?;neatly applauded. V. H. UoK. - - 4 -? * ? V kr - - . - Several tickets are before tin? people ol Abbeville rot*the prr.-jiry elections. .1. C Maxwell, the present Senator, and (len eral S. Mcdowall arc c.uididales for State Senate. His Honor, Judge Pressley, in charg ing the jury on Monday m the case of an assault and battery in the road in front ol a man's house, expounded some law as tc ! Lbz privileges of persons ou the highway whicjVit may well to know. It is sim ply a rigj? oj way-a righi' [? the use ol highway for purpose of travel, etc. Thc Soil is the pro- Tty of the party owning tho adjacent lands, and any one becom ing boisleriojs or making himself object I ionable ia front of a nian's house in a pub I l.c ro.;d, alter being first ordered to leave, j may i e ejected a? a trespasser by thc use j of such force only as is necessary to get i him away.-Darlimjlon Nnes. 'Every visitor from the low couniry should visit C.-e-ar's Head before return ing. This is the sublimest mountain peak I m tba'?iou?ij or ttTesl of the Rocky- Moun , tains, and on ita foo IS a ??pfcQ4?<? liblai I kept by Dr. F. A. Miles. Mi-* Anna; only, daughter of the late Hon. Lawrence M. Kein, achieved thc ex i tia-irdinary success ut Staunton, Va,-of winning three gold medals. Tr. par?anle r ; pea vines' g-ow to the length ,or?$3dft- "fest*; 100 hvishel? raised, t Bf a-peck-bt seo I and that pea produces . T cro^s-wmually, . ...... IM. BENJAMIN F. PERK Written hy Gen. Waddy Thompson, J ,i j Minister to / Mexico. - j i "The Hon. Benjamin Frapk)1'1 1 ry, a distinguished member cl ! South Carolina bar, and still r<\~ distinguished foi; tire ability ark! . ness.with which he resisted the :ii tihWri' movement itf?Bd?t?aVfc o was boi-n November 2?), LS05, ii tl District pf ?er.dletqu.. ; Tfie childnood and1 youth of .' . : F. Perry were' ejient 'um id billa if moupta'?^s, ?lter'nat^ly?gqing.t(?) and working.on thc farm, ti I ""li . sixteen years old. During tba 1 nod-, he manifested i a :^re?-fr ?ji?l for books, and read everything i could lay his hands on, even l;o t/ American Encyclopedia ! This e and strong manifestation for'ie.nl. and learning." induced his uncle, Hoi S. C. Fbster, to prevail on his pr to. give him a classical, educ?tipilj x a profession. He coiumencei' study of the languages at Asheol! N. C.. where iie wet David L.,S ns a felluw-student, who was af go; wards Governor of North Ca.etii; and President, ol* Chapel "HUI V . eersity, between whom there sp:,i .up an ardent friendship, which ?oil tiuued through life. The Titi 'grammar was put into -his bund Tuesday morning, and such was Iii intense application, combined wit! remarkable facility for learning, he-memorized the whole ol' ic-helor the coming Saturday evening. Ii the course of te 1 months he read al the Latin and Creek books require to enter the juri'or class of the Soul; Carolina College. ~" tpMjfy Mfr r.erry entered ?S .la^-oilice qi . Juilge* Eaf?eV andrem only eighteen years old, he was tu abled toTurnish his mind with thos? rjch. storey ;;of general infprmatiov and literature which have since eh abled him to mingle with the hbo;, of a large professional practice vj w many able articles, to the peri?dica literature ol .the country. He vai t^jj his reading daily between law, histo ry, poetry, and novels. , He finisse il his course cf legal study in the cfi?ct of that eminent lawyer, Col. Jame* Gregg, of Columbia, and was ad mitted to the bar in 1S27. In commencing his profession al Greenville, lie had more than the usual severe probation of young law yers, for there was very little busi ness and an unusual number of erai neut lawyers a1; the bar on the West ern Circuit, which included Green ville. Mr. Perry has pursued the laborious study -f his profession evpn more assiduously since than before his admission, and has realized, by a cornual) ling practice on the circuit which he rides, the rich rewards ol emoluments amj r?putation to which *-taJA?**-?jLaJ;iii gr eatjabon and study, high personal" onTracTer. and speaking talent of a high order, so well entitle him. In the exciting and memorable nullification - contest of 1332, Mr Perry took charge :of Ute Editorial department"oi a newspaper then pub I ?shed in the town of Greenville, where lie resided. Nearly nil of his friends-.fudge Earle, Warren R. Davis, General Thompson, and others who would have been most likely to influence and convert his opinions, and would have influenced those of most any other young man-were nullifiers. Most of the young men of the State were on the same side as they are always apt to be on the side that seems to bc that of honor and patriotism, because perhaps it is the side of action and danger. But the opinions of Mr. Perry were fixed and undeviating in favor of the Union-?-the result of rautth reading and reflection, not crude and hastily formed. The whole theory of nullification, as set forth ! y Mr. Calhoun in his various publications, was, in the judgment of Mr. Perry, at war with the fundamental principles of our Federal Government, and impractica ble in its operation. But it was a painful struggle for him-to separate fr.qro, cheriuhod' ap.1 honored friends, and from a large portion o?" the em bodied chivalry and honor of the SUtc. Thc crisis was one, however, whieh demanded the sacrifice, and he made it, and firmly and resolutely did he pursue the path of duty as he regarded it, which is always the path of honor. The Mvunbiinccr soon be came a powerful and leading organ of the Union party, and aLl sorts of i ri ii Hences were exerted to bring over its talented young editor. Appeals to old and cherished friendships, to patriotism, couraye, interest and honor, to go with his State and friends, were all made in vain. In the course of this angry and exciting struggle, Mr. Perry b ?came invo'ved in a duel with the editor of a nullification paper published in the same town. His adversary was mor tally wounded at the first, fire. This, we have reason to know, has been the most painful circumstance of Mr. Perry's life, aU'uoijgli he has nofhiqg to reproach himself foi, in the cir cumstances whieh led to it. His ad versary wa? QpuiparaoivQly a stranger to him, a young man ol talent and promise, toward whom he entertained nothing approaching a feeling ol' un kindness. But under the circum stances of the case, the temper af the times, and the prevalent feeling in South Carolina, there w>is no alterna tive, In 1831, Mr. Perry was put in nomination by the Upioa party for por.rjress, and waa beaten only sixty yot?'u, ir, a pell of ci;: pp sp yep thou sand, (and this in Mr. Calhoun's dis trict,) by that highly-gifted and moil;' popular man, Hon. Warren P*. Davis Mr. Davis died before taking his neat in Congress, to which he had been rc elected, and Mr. Perry was again brought forward as a candidate, op posed by General' Thompson. Ho was soon after thrown from his cars ria^e and seriously injured : was cop j fined to his bed till after {.he ejr-etjqn, j and consequently General Thompson was elected by a large majority. Mr. Perrv now ' withdrew from I politics, as he liad long previously j done from the editorial ehair, and ?Jevoted hjmself exclusively to hjs ~ 5 profession apd g?n?ral lU?rtyq're ': ''' ' "' ' * ' ; 'X*, * ' ?* - ? w*' * . *- ? Ililli . : . in the State have en-, ey. j>?-*Hi rc more ftcrative prac sf ne.'Jiave v.:|?iibited more e. a.nd abilitv. . i . full of ? 1836, K Terry was I il /itho?t opposition, to a seaf.'j n outh- GkrolinaMjPgislat?r?.*! I laced on the -Jodi ci a ry Com- ' ii i the Committee on Federal & He siren unaly 'opposed : ih - " ion of the slaverv question, ii , a speech on.the} annexation )( eminently successful, which I '1 . very high compliment1 r . Pettgrew-? Laudare a \ lo' The Louisville and Ciu-j iilroad came up before the j L e at t'qs session, and Mr. j r ?ts warm ad*?r??hte and de * W^B? etis? to tuc i - - o ra^? .fft!^pTt?,eu iii)! ; if th' aiittee on Claims, 1 it r -a saved.the State j i' .,3 of dollars by his I >n.ti searching investigation ' j era presented to the House. , active business of the Leg id inall the discussions u'f Mr. Terry toole a .decided nent part. Ile broujltt rioui measures of reform j /erneut in our laws and | rn ment of the highest im Among them was the es .t of a penitentiary system, n of Governor by the peo ie election of Presidential . popular votes, the equal '.ion of the upper and lower the State Satiate, the elec ' .dges for'a term of years, 1 blending of th,o pouria, pf quit]. fie vyas opposed to dion between bauk and 1, in connection with Col. *er, advocated the winding ; State Bank. . ?rry was elected to a seat in; : Senate in 1S44. Ile was iced at the head of the Com: a Finince and Bank's. Dur bur Tears he served in the no member of that body took active and prominent part in debates and proceedings ol ly, 'Efe \yas in, th,e Senate lr. Hoar waa,, sent by Massa ? to South Carolina, and was ii ly Senator who spoke and gains; the expulsion of that ian fiona the Senate. Although niuority of one, he told the that ihis carried no terrors to id wliile conscientiously dis ig his duty as a Senator. 337, Mr. Perry was married in y of Chaileston to a lady con I jly younger than hiinseil, Miss eth P. M_c Call, c]aufjhter of : McCall, Esq , a njeqe :of G,oy liobert Y. Haync, a lovely and plished woman. He has had - children, and* only four, one. iter and three sons, are now ..ing. Mr. Perry . has always < i like a; gentleman, in a style ly combiirng elegance and lru * iii r, and only extravagant in the ?ase of books. He has the most (?ive 1 j urary jp the dipper coun l]e has 6 .yeti a competency, and has a handsome income from his profession. His person is tall - and command ing, with a face more than ordinarily intellectual- His manners are at the same time dignified, cordial and re fined His nature is frank, con titi ing, generous and impulsive-more quick to forgive and forget- than to take offense. In all the domestic re lations of life, he ia without fault. and without blemish., fis . a lawyer aHean? learned, in public pjjcee, as firm as'Catq"a;(d as'just ai Afiatidjes." The above'Mieten of the life and cnaf?ot'e'rof.'?ov. ferry wai /written by thc late Gen. W?Sf Thompson, in 1852, and ts so full thal very little space is left, for the continuation ol his life io tliQ.'Adocr/isc):,.. When the Sutes seceded, Governor keans' cam^^Qovernor perry a^V) fished, to.-j-nnr?, jy^aj. his pdprsej Wflnhltbo'. 'He-rpiicrd- ;? H I fm ve been trying t? pte*errt-t4i? sird' -issue for the last? 'ihiarty yem-s. You arel'allj now going to the devil, and I wi|(i|o ?CM'' If^V S^jofcisr^ require me ifejpj?];^ my: Stat?^ I IN F. PERRI OF GI right or/wrong. And I acknowledge the great principle proclaimed in the declaration of American Indepen dence,, "that all, governments derive j their just powers from the consent of the governed," and that ic is the p?o?le to alter or abolish them, and institute new , governments." He consequently urged his Union friends to stand by the State and volunteer in her defense. ILsson, William H. Perry, and all his young friends did en, ant] remained jn tho Confederate urtuy until they were killed, or until the surrender of Generala Johnston and Lee. After the close of the war, he was ap poi r.ted l-VovisiotiaT~~"Qoi ci uin-fe-y-* President Johnson, without any so- ? Imitation or knowledge on his \ . .<i | his friends. About the time of hi* j appointment, he made a very strong I Southern speech at a public, meeting j in Greenville, which was very severe- ' ly criticised at the Norlh, and wa> j the subject of a cabinet meeting. Ii j was thought strange fora Provisional j Governor to express such sentiments. The conduct of uovernor Perry &s> Provisional Governor reflects the highest credit on his character as a man and a statesman. It ie a monu ment of the magnanimity of his na ture and unselfish patriotism. There \v?;.q no effort at mere personal end He seemed inspired only by the nobb ambition of restoring to a ruined commonwealth order,' prosperity and contentment. He sought to build no partv for himself, to punish no old political enemies nor to reward any partisans. . He restored to office all who were in office at the close of the war, without inquiring what their politics had been. "Eyer since IStfQ, Qovevnor Perry j has enjoyed the undivided confidence of the entire body of the houest, in telligent citizens of South Carolina. His reputation has been co extensive .w i th the country. He has for nearly naif a century distinguished himself for his active participation in all the important measures that have been agitated in South Carolina, on one side or th? other. Ile waa the veaj leader j i of the:Tjnion p?fty io, tb,e State for : ; nearly thirty, years, all ho ugh he did not himself lay claim to the position, notwithstanding that party included such men aa Judge Huger, Judge O'Neall,; Legare, Poinsett, ? Judge David Johnson, Pettigrew, and other conspicuous and able men. He made more, speeches, wrote more' for the uewsnapera^ pomr-jled move ?t^tisti?a and information and with the masses j of that patty had more popularity anti influence, than any of them | These old contests are terminated in j South Carolina;, Governor Perry is j the only survivor amongst the lead- j era of his oki party, and' will" take j rank in history ag the moat efficient of his compeera, a<s Mr. Calhoun has) undoubtedly taken- the fir.t place! among the hosts 0f m^ ai his I own school of Jto?lft'?s.. Having declined to be ft candidate ] for Governor, the Legislature elected j him, almost unanimously, United j States Senator for six years. But like all Southern Senators, Governor. Perry waa not allowed to take his j seat in the Senate 0f the United! States-.. \\-hen the recoud reconstruction of the States was -ordered,- -Governor feerfy. opposed it jn a series of articles, which' were published g throughout the Southern States. jfjjjjj- though t4t better :to rjfettj mfa. a, military : W^^?^? ^at? be '8?verned' \ . . .1 .?. If ?< .::v.' . ..J* -, . ..- ! j. i .'. r,.':-:ibs^cra-ii ,?.yiiw^5t?<? f?suj i ?> ^-.O'J. -. ; .'.;?.-vj. y :iU rt* .>*.{? \ ? .;v?.?tit:* v.: .' ? .? .' :. ....>.: .-'.<:.-t-v? .%* i?vvt?"i,-. .. .?:...'?.)ci- J^iiv??i?? vTV^j;,-: ;. ?? -..??.-.:,** ft:",-.-?*%-i.:>.. : 1 '.?is.w i ?l?i-'t. t sta? .l^fci^rti* *>?*<.w-< t>: ?j-ol-yjqzv- J ,.-.?;.:: fUs?Olj liili?v" ' ' ' ' " n "' . \ . . .... ..*.'..; :.. . -i.' i ?EEPILLE. |I Governor Perry, preserves,: the dig nity and-courtesy of manner alway? ascribed to him.' He is remarkably familiar "with his friends, and accessi ble to all.. He is a capital talker, and-at the same time a .good listener. The stores of readihg; observation and anecdotesWhich he possesses are freely dispensed, and embrace, a wide range in science, literature and poli tics. He retains still much vigor oi constitution, and his firm tread and elastic step would indicate that he j? a much younger man than he is. O' large and commanding person, with striking intellectuality ot face, he readily impresses every one as being. Car nhnvo rho m.?fli^critjr of men, and one of nature's true noblemen.: i BRUTAL MURDER.-Wade Pressly, col ored, was committed to jail Saturday, charged with the murder of his son. It appears that the boy ran away from Lome, hut returned about the first of last week . His father gave him a thrashing anr ended by throwing him against a table. The boy's head struck the corner of th? table and he was killed. After conceal ing the body for several days it was brought out for burial, but was so offen sive as to excite suspicion and the crimi . was detected.-Abbeville Medium. FVIK ORDERS. There are 46 members of the An cient Order of United Workmen in this city. The de?th benefit is $2, 000. There are two lodges and .19' members of the Knights of Honoi and the death benefit is $2.000. Th? Royal Arcanum, with a deri'th bene fit of ijw.OOO, has 71 members. Th. Kuights of Pyihias have a larg? membership. The endowment is thi: Order is $3,000. A party belonging to ail .four of the Orders has. an in surance of $10,0,00 upon his-life, ann this at a cost of only a little over ont hundred dollars a year.-Augusto Citron, ti Coriki. -Mrs. Jenks'swore wildly, and ac cording to orders, but Weber has proven her statements to be false, and she is shown to be guilty of per jury in declaring herself the author of the Sherman letter. Weber's evi deuce also shftvys Sherman to be the, author of the letter, about which there has been so much fuss. Web?? says he saw. the letter, that his broth er received it from Sherman's cwtv hands. What will Sherman do whet all bis meanness is made public ? Exchange. A Girl's Eucouuter with a Rattle snake. . [From the Platte CHy Landmark.] A few. days since. Miss Mary Pleahman, daughter, of Perry. Flesh, man, living two miles east of Platte City, had a thrilling-adventure with a rattlesnake. She was riding on horseback alone through the woods, j when she dropped her glove. She dismounted to secure it, and as she was stooping to pick it up she dis covered a large rattlesnake, at least I six. feet lona, coiled and in thi act pf striking. It did strike, but it failed to reach her, and fell at ber feet. She sprang , back with a cry of hor ror, hut almost instantly the snake recoiled and struck again. This time the venomouB fangs stuck in the front part of her bonnet, and the hold tearing ont with the force of the blow and the weight of the snake, il- ' fell on the .ground at her feet. In stantly it reared up in. front pf h-x, , its venomous breath right in her face. Scarcely knowing' what Bbe did, she seined the snake just below tho head with both hands, and,hold?, ing it for a moment, with desperate ?n?rgyrshe slung it;fron?ih? and fled. .'.iv^w.^ ??j Hie Amusement of the Com IK liion s EXC?TEI) o\;yR TUE r. CONTEST BETWEEN Jim : -j . U ?: IR0.S?, /ote; for the ?riitch ?very Time! [Special Corrfcjp_o^den^ Ma.-E?iWE : The . cnps areJUid ?y; bo ti ey- b?e? are li um mi n iii"-1 lie 'orn'UsVel*, morning glories open to ,b,e.rising .syn,. the-, cotton patch is vliite.. with blooms ? and everything 'ives signs of peace and : jitehty in ibis delightful latid. It's * good lime now j'or a re??sfl ?ml..a I nolie,r arni >o tor our amusement the j oliti?al eau;-' paigti has opened the ball'in'the 7th -, . CongreWioiial District. , Th? j'sVhu is J untile up-^the fikirm??hin.' lias begun, th? i?liaonshooters . have been rput in position, lind before long you "will bear the .sound of heavy artillery reverberatin' all aver theta.. classic mountains. - I see you have gotten qp a side show in. Atlanta about whq organized the Democratic party, in -.Georgi* in IS67. , Well, reckon somebody did it, and now'thfcisahu' in Our District is whether that Organization" is or is uaLworth, .preserving: Radical? and Independents are-on one-side and; the organized Democracy on' the other. This is th? substantialquestion. There is nothing .else , in it that. I can see-no charge of fraud* or-.triek, no bribery, no corruption. The 'gaunt let has been f?ifly . tnr?wq dpwq," the wager' of battle.made.. Both aidi* are honest and- earnest', and have put out their boldest champions. They are men whom the "'people haye de lighted to honor. They are both of the same religious family; and- have served their country faithfully in war and in peace. - Above aj.l, Loth of them are gentlomen,. and the ight will be made in an open feld in the light of day," while 'the eyes of mill ions, asi Jl'? Brown says, will be look in on. The isshu isa tremendous one, " and I feel like getting upon.a moun taiu and "excl?imin, "Soldiers, 40 centuries are lookin dowu upon you from the nights of these pyramids." I tell you, Mr. ?ditur, its goin to be 3. Waterloo in this district r somebody "???cv'".?" Lt ^pht ?h?t wh? it ig T1L be blamed .if. 1 know. I ajnt got any ' 4 money to bet on it, shore." You see, the doctor has got the insjda track, becanse he's always in, and has done * thousand little things that makes a man friends and keeps era ; and the doctor is a ' preacher and' has the gift of tongue, as St.. Faul'says', which is a good thing for a preacher to.have. But, then, on-the other hand, Les ter has got a power of friends hissef, ind ue never loses any ; and he's elo quent and-mi.'y nigh as homely aa the doctor. Besides that* he's ? crip pled soldier and when h,e rises for ward before the .mountain tboya, and stretches forth onearm in the heigh th of his.argument, and the other flop* around loose in an empty sleeve, don't you know them boys will yell ?'.They ain't forgot Murfreesboroi not- Shilo, nor Gettysburg nor Fredetieksburg, nor Petersburg, nor any other bur?:. Willingham, thinks he- knows, and may be he does ; but I'm goin' to ax Harris. What he dont know ainc worth knowin'. Yo ti see its tho camp agin' the.cross thia tim?, square, out ; ?nd I wish.ryou- could hear COUS?Q John Thrasher upon that. There ate twp men a ru un in' .fer the legislator up at Central, where Cousin . John, leeds the travellin' people; aniVa man axed him who be should vote for. '.Why, vote for the crutch sed he, 'every .time; always vote for th? crippled soldier; don't ax - no .ques tions about him, but vote for hito. Ile deserves it, wh?ther he's the fit test man or not; no mancan Jo more tor his country than lie tried to do; other people may forget 'em but I shan't. I love 'tm, I honor "em, I clothe em., I feed em. I never charged one for a meal in my life and'so help me God I never will" and Cousin"John rose up ieacitedly and shook himself and hollered,, Joe, you black rasoal, yon; why-don'? you come along with that water?" Mr!; Waterson has struck the bugfc cote. He dared to tell the Union sol diers the other day in his big speech that he was for pensioning th? crip ples and widows and drphana ?! 'o?th sides, and they cheered him. li /ely ind shouted: approval-and it* will be done yet--you sae if it ain't. Them Radicals that howl so much ivaaent in .the fight, but the old. toi* diera are comi?1' tb the fifotitr md I ?n't agreed if an'emp^ sieeye or a scratch whether ita in- Congress, cr out of it;. Brave men*:are always kind ko* their" friends and hpilWabl?-to'their foes and if we 'cant ''trust' 'theta we can t tru8trnobo4y.-- APW^/; . .... -r ... J - .BH&wZ?fiP, - F:B -Wh?l? y?u -and 7p?Hfolks are inv.estigat??vah6nfwTio sav?'d our State Rig?toVnlSf?7p wisiryen would go back" a'?ittle ?nct ii?ir'?utM'oyt 'em itf 1^64*::' If? g^Jgtf?S? from drownV the who pushed him. vi 'f:<jVnyoody^can^hold