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jFron the New Yo:k Worl", 2 Ih i:S1tn The Terture of y son Davis. It is no lo!ger a n ixtr 0 newspaper runmr that the treatinent wch h Je!%rson I-is has re teived during hii- :r 'in , re's Mon rme has been sn:h as to b': ow:: hiS constitu tion, aid to p:n hi ae ::h of pro traeted u'in, n ofh Upon tle recomN ien : tW e Secr of the Treasurv, theO Preshie: o the t S ,ecently ordered the Pst:rgon at 'rr. Monroe t, m>ke a cre ul an thoroneh repor! bpan the cond-ion of Mr. Dav 11':h That report has been made and :ow cannot be read by any hn1onrble an r:t mi"d ed American, no mattter sctional 1 - fn,s or his political opinions may be tiut a sickening sensasoon forhs em" ab ngfshof indignation agan' : pr< 'V. have prostituted their ' p t h upon the Amerian aba:id oi disgrace by tie w n 1 - " oeu mrtu"rC of 9 xn inva.id lyinZ a h; p.h,at*r m t to est fortrcss o. the i". The report of the-- P -rgeon Coper is aII the more dam-nng i that it is pcreel n and formal in tone, and that it l onv v.ith the strictly medical aspect of the invSt"iation which its author wc.s crdured to ma*e. Ve 1ear not: ing for exmIple, fm S-!rgeLQon Conpcer of the stories whIch have beon OVer an1id over again, in all varietie s of tono, u: Wit I aSinZU lar consisteuey in the main detailz, by correspon ,det.ts of all shades of op:ion, ii regard to the petty insults heaped upo., J:ferson Davis in the rontine of his daily i!c. The refusa!, by express military orders, of the common courteses and simplest decencies of to a man wlho for four 'ears wielded te resources of ulevc n beligerent States against the whole power of the Union, whike it would be lnse:,kabiy igracefni to author*ties perpetrating it, migt be o verv ittle consequence either to the health Or the s : of the captive at whom it was aimed. A man of strong and self-sustained ciaracer. t be an noved, indecd, at finwing Iihimsel in te hands of persecutors so pairrv, but they wculd searcely be able to ditu)r his di0stion or i:is sle . The American people shoul tiese stories prove to be true. will hare a serlous account to scle with. the functionaries who could thms isrepre sent and be.litt them fli t -Ihe eceof Chris:endoml and of history. But the ervini result cfS,ron Cooper's report, the resu,t which demands the most prompt and emp-atie expression poSSi'b, of the proper indignation, if we are not to be written down all of us as accomplccs in the vile transactions which is reveals, it this, that the health of Jeffe!rson Davis, ich was notoriously poor at the time of his eapture, has been syste matically broken down by P. cruel and deliberate perseverence in app!yin- to him one of the worst tortures known to humanity. If the members of the G;ngressional majority 'Wat Washing-ton are not ')er and more wicked men than the s:ernest of their political opponents -.would willingly believe them to be, they will compel a prompt exposnre of te antnors of tIs shameful thing, a prompt exposure ancd a p.intit ment as primpt. The President has done his de - ty in laying bare the facts, and will do his duty we doubt not, in arresting at once and sumn-i ly this continual outrage upon tile national ch ir acter. But we live in an epoch of Congressional Sinquiries into national scandals and national ru mors of all kinds ; and the conscienee of the co~untry will bold their present Congress to a dread I-esponsibility if it shirk or evade in any way a duty more impor:ant to tur nationalhnonor than any which it has as yet assumed. Radicalism Decaying at the Root. .There are pleasing aspects in the political fir miament. IIere ..nd there, the dark clouds seemn to break and permi:t a glea:nl of sunIine to ccome through, or expose to view a 'W4.e patch iarge enough to make a pair of pants" which, in olden' times, the weatherwse<on:klrred a snrec prog *nostic of fair weather. Let us hope that these signs may not fail ; but that te a ei el * - - =ity the harbinger of brighter days in store fort Already has Staunton left the sining ship of Ra&dica'!isin and! taken refuge inl the staunch ves seI of which Andy Jonson is the pilot. With him is Seward, the wiiy, and McCullough the as tute: and -unon comes over the Radical Gov. Swan of "Maryland, my Maryland," and, "dhe cry is still they come." Lane, theC virulent, of Th'diania, declines to be a canidait:u--for re-e!ee tion to the Senate: the eletion of others of the samne hue, in other States seems dioub:ful, and to erown the evidences of deCyV and approach ing defear, the "Coustitu: ional Amendment" of the so-called Recotns:ruction Committee is illd in a caucus of the Radical Senae These are, ideesi, hopeful signts; but they are only the grumiblings of the disunt thunder, the1 indications of thle teribl'e .popular tupheava l which is slowly but surely con:ing to -crush tihe dynasty of tyranny and injustice at Washington, and to sustain the President in his wise and con stitutional policy. It is reported that our Minister to the Cour t of Potugal, Mr. Harvey, has written to President Johnson , advising him to "dis; erse Congress at the point of the bayonet."- Tins may or mnay not he true ; but we do not deem it necessary. A free Government wants no bayonets to sustain it. Whatever crushing out is dlone must be by the popular will and popular action; and we be lieve that the time is now rapi "v approaching when the people of the who!e Umion are begin ping to understand that the policy of the ILidi cals is not to effect any good for the country, but simply to establish themselves in power, and to secure its patronage and its spoils unto themi -selves. This is the reason why they crush out debate in the House of Representatives ; anid this is the reason why they persist in keeping South ern Representatives out of their seats, and eject ocservative members from theirs. But the hand-writing is on the wall. The day of retribu tion is upon them; and beneath the clamo s of an insuhted and infuriated populace, these un wise legislators, these revolutionary iconoc' ansts Imust give way ; must either repet their err-ors, and prove their repen:tance ritcere by thei? acts, or else vanish into thin air. Let us hope for th e best. The signs are propitious. R-adicalism i decaying at the root, and mtust soon tumhje to the ground. Courage, Conservatives! D)emo . crats! Patriots ! "There is life in the old land yet !"-A ugusta Prenm. Trt: EFFE-rs o'r AN Eunorn:n Wan-As I' sea begins to be tr-oubled won.e the storm is I: at a distance, so the cottmmercial world is sh ikin at the thrcatening a ppr:oach of war, the first bla of which has not yet been blown. IL -seems pretty certin, however, t hat the tempest must hurst ere toni. Napoleon, who might it lhe chose, throw oil u'pon the rising waters, seems rather disrosed to whistle ttp the r.indS. Eutropeani c-atalists and Europeat finahcees may weil fe-I con'cernted. PBut what neCe~ssa tvi the~re for anxiety upon oar part ? At aSuh we arc safe in our povetrty. wvhile the N orth may~ ibok ratner to be bene-!itted than iju re,i by the .inarr-el abroad. As the contest wax, he r comn mer-ce will be greatly increased, andi a great Eu ropean market will be at once opened for all that she can pr-oduce in t:he shape of. br-ead st -s military stores and wearing~ apparil. Nor is that all. The war- will furi, ...u United Sta'tes with ant opportunity for building up tuch an~ American international system as will ren;der ti. Wes:ern continent forever independent of EurIopea'n in nuentce. Maxiiia wll~ pobabig'~ be stripoped of lais troops by Austia,-'~'' whon:l ne - -vr man seecan raise to en-l i er- to' hohl her owna and the first y'ear of the contest miy see the Monroe doctrine ex cuing i''elf Iwitnout anyv cost of Yankee blood or- Ya hee ttreaure. Brother Jona th'tn, however, teed not be told the-e thintz. He kntows whiat's what. At this very momenIt, he s p-s sated no no (uI inakmeastwar'd. of an nweror mt m io-:or:! tile.rt w ione tt!1r m ust cilter wii;h terror at thc thou-ht of a great Eiropean war, whieb n--t sweNep I Frllnce! and1 sri into its sang,uinary vcrtex. Wo *r4r of1 course, to Ma \1 !ili:, ;b- brief CaIre as An, lepror ends with th,e fE hock of the con ilit in Eu1ro1.p. The ex of tlh ipproa'i con"Cest will not per m eitcr Aa!: ia or F, e,cc to spire m a hav11on110t CTr I Udoir, and he c1U.e,t rely upon tr.e fije,itY of a'-i'l regint of' Mexican soldiers. I)''i of t uport of Napoleun and Joseph, Of Aust,,Maxmia wouIldC not have sti-encit to pItent the b.LA tt and geei!!aO ot "his empire' from pillaging the r carriage. in which hemo attempt to escape the c"nnry. As soon as t'.i-t f-mn of tIe im pIir: con'E et is fired, Sihe is a s Iie -a, will colleet : I eben s I! !i c:t hastily !ather up, lo-ad pram:" stones, a1d lave under the escort of hlie recallol Fnc troops. If lie elays, hEis fate i, ;cled ; for S t:a Amia, or sone other mIrV revolutionlit, wiill gobble himi Ilp i1 the t: k ling- of an eye. Thy 1have a vile habit iL eio I ho. n d.. i e Eiperors and Presi (ent, which is, no d , a very wise precQazton in.t tiewischief of' dsappo:inted mnbition, b-,t i1 , neverth;llezz, a very barbarons practice. nfor1tunae P for Ma\., he Somle m1oiths %go, -sud a most savag-e prolAmation, stating that it was 11 purpoS3 to shoot everv "Liberal" who aV:IS caught w ith arms i his h!and-. This pleasant tiation will prob)ah!y be remiembered by a p'ople who art- not (stingush,cd for the Christian virtue of forgiveness. Franec nid Autria havingz unscrup'ul0"Sly niiled thfemelves of tie long civ*i % war in thi.s couItrv In diSrega.ding and ignorin the Monroe oc0t.ten', need not expect that Pr. silent Johin,son wil b!e Slow in" availinr hiimself of t general w ir uEml o-pe to establish t c dotri n e of this conUr Iy o .ar as the Monroe doctrin- is concerned. We will, as i matter ofcourse, press every adv;ntage Wi-b a -cenral war ill Erope wi*ill give us. A proiraeted, exlans:iz Furoptan war would 0dctrine, ill al plobability, the fate of the 'sick man" of the We.tern H inisphere inl a maner peculialVy satisfactory to tihe pople of iT'cimond y imees. A No-:. DAY'S WoRK.-On Monday last, the people of Rlichmond, Va.. turned out ca wio, by previous appointm +t, to repair the neglected graves of the Confedera:c dead interred at lIo!lywood Cemetery. More than 5,000 graves were renovated-manry of them so much sunken that they were scarcely distinguishable. We earn front the Ricbraond papers that ach grave %I s nCwIV mounded, the spaces intervening etween emlevelled and clearel out, and the al1:s cleaned of rubbish and levelled. Seventeen itary orgama17tons were represented, and lie lrge w~or i"'g force continued their pionis labors. Eroml the iong~ repaort of the Richmond Timues we exract the tolloing "The work be gun wtithr ;ious zeal was prosdeutcd ii th such entuia:eand weN-directed ener'gy, hat before the shad.es oferening deLscended,mnore han two-thirds of the vast task n as accomplished. ever did the Artr of Northterni Virginia, in the our of greatest pei il, wield the spade and shovel with a sturdier will or with more effect than hese ex-Confedecrate soldiers. Never before has he cemetery presented so liusy a scene, and more mesive of refleetion. .Iere; in close proximity, ere comades-in-atrms who had fought side by .ide on nianv a banlec-field. Some were living ; m14ny were deatd. The hundreds that were visible, ~ul of vouth and life and vigtor, were adorning ard (10ng holrnor to the th,ouands that, hidden eneath the sod, slept the sleep that knows no0 akting on: this earth. The scene, and the memo res aind reflections it evoked, will never be orgotten by those who bore a part iin the day's poeedings." Yesterday was appointed by the Lidies' emorial Association of Richmornd to decorate the renovated graves with flowers. A pleasing eature in the proceedings was that two United tates soldiers present on the occasion worked with zeal in tire restoration of the grraves. Tnm Editor of th'e Athmria (ChrisitianlIndez pays he following touching tribute to a worthyv lady. It is our painfu inuaty to recordu tIre fact that on onda-norning last, at 4 o'clock, Mrs. Mary An Brantly wife of our much loved brother, the Rev. Wmn. T. Brarntly, D. D., an1d daughter of that emninient saint, tAe late Dr. Wmr. II. Turpin, f Augusta, departred this life. We have no language to express our grief. She was one of Ie dearest friends we ever knew. Save .those to hom we are bound by tres of conunrron blood, none ever occupied a higher place ini our esteemr, r nr our aiFeations. For many y'ears she hiadbeenr ike a sister, reciprocating, we are happy to say', our var'm regar'ds ; and now that she has gone, e feel bereaved. Another heart-ache hras been dded to a heart already sorely smij:ten,-and more tears must come to eyes accustomed to sheddingt them. Our teniderest sympathies are excited for our affBicted brother irn this houmr of iris cahmnity. le, too, is borurnd to us by rno common tics. .Forty ears ago we were schcol-boys together, we grew up together,we went down into the waer together, nd were baptized on the samec day, by his~ fathrer, ie ever honored Brantly of former days-and in latter years the friendship of our yourth has ripened into mellowv rmaturity. We have rejoiced1 in the success which has run parrallei with his ie, arnd now inl his afilietion we are affileted. One comrmanid we find it easy to obey-to "weep i themr that weep." Mrs. Brativ nas a :nest su:perior woman. Aruable anri elegarrt, accompulished and gifted, devout arid hionoraible, gentle and lovely, it is burt edomr that hurman nature appears 1-n forms so attracive. And now she has angelcic naturre!I We thank God for thrat assturarnce ; and if we have ne less friend on earth we have one rmore in heaven, arid it miay be that as sore as this term porary bereavement may seem, the gain is more than the loss to us who remain, no less than to the blest spirit remc ed fromi our .comrparnionship to that of tihe angel5 anid of the Saviour. Rr.Etzsc STu:rs.-We priblish the following front the New York /!cral1d, of the 20thi instanrt, which settles the question whlether or not it i cessary to affix a stamp on all receipts of moey O'ver twenlty dollars. The case was tired before thte Umnited States District Court, New York. Judge Benediet presiding SSUING MONEY rmPE'TS wITruT TnlE PXiOrEI ST.AMPS. The United States vs. Daniel P. Peters.-T his was an action under tihe Internal Revenute law of :30th Junre, 18S61. Thre defend:ant, proprietor of a hotel on Broadway corrner of Tiwenty.first street, was charged wi th having at several times issued seven separate receipts for the paymrernt of moneyC~, without aflixinig the ntecessary reecnune st1mp. A witnss testified that the receipts were acceptedl .>v him iuder protest, but that Mr-. Petet's said h'e would be damned if Ire would put on ainy stamp or pay any rio:1ey to support the Lincoln govermrenlt. The dlefernce was that defendant had no intent to evade the Ii w, artd it was put on testimnony that Mr. Peters was in tile habit of keeping stam ps on han:d, but it wias not shown that he cver made use of them. The jury rendered a verdict for the Govern ment iln $ 1,41 l, the f..dl am:nountt of peniilties ~in seven cases in which the defenidant was charged wih hiving evaded tihe lawi. For the Govern ment, Mr. Phelps, Assistant Unitred States District Attorner. For defndnt teen & Rynuert. Mr. John Gr'ay, wiho lives in Nob'le Township, Noble Coutnty, Ohio, about four miles East of te village of Cumbe~rlandr , G uernsey Corntyv, Ohio, ,without any~ doubt, a r'evolutionry soldier. ie has been a nmember of thre Protestant Metho TLE W EE L Y -ERA.L1). NEWBERRY, S. C. 11'et!inesday Ho-NinZ June 6, 166. Unavoidable Change. Owing to tiechange in thesclhedule, andhaNing regular daily mail, we find it necessary to make a slghlt clan,ge in put ting our paper to press. Sub- 1 scribers will see the necessity and bear the change-c with pitlencec; after the first two or three num bers it n ill work as naturally as the present plan, with the important addition that one day's later Ma.Iil will ie gained by it. Our friends from the country therefore, who now receive their papers on Tueday wvil hereafter call for them on Wednes dy, at as early an hour as they please, while by Iil it wNill be sent on Wednesd.iv. Plcase bear t thiz in mnd friends, and after this week look for the p:iper on WiVednesday morning instead of Tues cay U t AdvcrtlSers will he Cd enough to bring in I thieir favors by 9 occkon Tues,;day mornings.I e e t "Wars and Rumors of War." The "siluation" in Eirope is quite complica ted. Austria has massed heavy bodies of troops in Venitia and lohemia. An army of occupa ion confronts Prussia on the Elbe, and another menaces Italy on the Po. The continent is po% erful!y swayed. PosBibly cre inany days the til iags will come that a million of armed men are planged in tihe abyss of bloodly, relentless war. The German States are all in foment, and on a war footing. It would seem that the beautiful valley of the Flbe will again become a bisin for time criinson streams of human gore. War j on the continent now, must soon become a very deluge or conflagration of strife. Who could foresee the end. Where would partition cease ? what the frte' of Turkey ? The Russian bear looks %ith a Ereedy eye upon the splendid city of Cons'a,ntiEople and the famed Dozphorns. What of the elete, dismembered States of HunI gary, Poa nd, &e. Would England be drawn in the vortex, and Ireland rule in her own Parlia m-nt-ItLlv become united-the temporal power pass from the Pope, together with the Divine Right of Kings ? Europa struggles in an imbrog lio. England sways with financial storms and reform agitations, while France prep tres to dis pute tihe treaty of 1815. What bold and start ling design does Napoleon foster ? Wars anrd commotions in the E.tst and in the West. Spain engages Chile. Paraguaiy, Brazil and Uraguay are involved in revolution. Rumors of a descent on thre West Indies from the Carib-1 bean are rife. Mexico, from-constant battle and murder, hastens to become a 'nation of widows.' Like a flash the Fenian furor comes agzain. This time they will succeed or ignominiously fail. Fenian regiments are reported marching on Mon treal and Kingston. Great excitement prevails. Telegriaph lines, raihvays, canals, reported cut. IIourly accessions are made to their ranks. Col. Cortio, late of Mosby's command, is said to lead a regiment of cavalry, arid it is affirmed that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will command the entire cav airy force of the inlvad]ing army. Verily, the temple of Janus, is thrown wide open. The D)aily Amecrican' Patri-'t.-W e have re-n ceived the first number of this excellert paper published in Columbia, by J. T. Britton, Esa Price $6 per annum.( Thke CJamdlen Journal by J. F. IIersh man, Esq., is an old, substanti andl -ell-sustained sheet. Penian Mvements. NEW Yong, May 29.-Congress Hall, at Sara toga, was entirely destroyed by fire this morning. Only ar snmall part of the furniture was saved. Los's, :320y,000. No other hotel injured. The controversy betweenl the Fenian leaders continues. President RotnnTs hlas had an inter view with ST:-r'rEss, the latter requesting him to discontinue tile movement ngainst Caniada.I Rourrntrs replied that he was determined to persist, 1 as he believed in fizhting. Sn:t'ress then asked him to desist for thirty days, which was declined. The leaders arc now open:y opposing each other. TonoN ro, June 2-il A. M.--This morning a force of volunteers attacked the Fenians encampedt near Ridgeway, when tile fighting became gen-1 eral and a nluber were killed. -The result is yet unknown. LrrEn.-BTFmo., June 2-11.30 A. M. Thet Englhsh troops are occupying Fort Erie. It is notr known whether the reported fighting at Ridgeway is with the Fenians who landed yesterday at Fort Erie, orilanother party-probably tire former. There is a report that thne English troops are re treating from Ridgeway, but nio particulars have vet been received. TOonTO, June 2.-The .allowing is the Britisht version of the fight at Ridgeway :Tire attack was made by thme British, who drove the Fenians. A number were killed on each-side. Tihe volunteers' were expected to hold their own, urntil reinforce t ments should reach them, which were m2omentarily a expected. t American neutrality is severely censured, and the people declare that the Covernmcnt is in coalition with the Fenians.t Nxw YonK, Jtune 2.-The general impression is that tile present movement is to cover the real point of at tack, which will be on the lirne of the St. L.awrence River. 45tj,000 rond.s o,f ammunition were shipped from Colu:rnbus, Ohio, last February for Newa York, 1 5{y,00 for Chicago and 3o,nQt0 muskets for Buffalo. They are supposed for use of the Fen'an s. Steprhens hlas issued a manifesto at Ph,iladelphia, protesting against thne nmovenrent of Sweeny, onr the~ ground that it is not dlesirable to commit anyr breach of nieutrality by which tire country might be compromised. YNw YOnK,M:ay 1l. -LaTn;sr Fonr:ics NEws. Thre steae Cuinc ost a Rtica, fromr I'uniiima, br'iop upwards of $-:; 0J0 in gold. Ex-United States Minister Nelson, from Chili, was one of thme pas sen gers. Thel Spanish squadron left Callno disgrac ed, and is reported to have sailed for Moritevido. Admir al N unez addressed r bombastic note to. the Br iib Cr onsui , statin rg that havinrg chastised the Peruviana, now lie leaves tile Pacifie, ready to retu'rni if P'erm' became inso'ent. Gunatenmala, Salao'r and Costa Rica declined tIhe Ghilean Pertu alliance. W tt\uTscoN May 2.-THlE Ta BIL..-Thre ta bill which passed the IIonse corttains a pro ison foran export duty on cotton of five cents ca lpounid. T he. War Department will refund the amount coleted by order of General Daxa as a mrilitary tax of tw1o~dollars per hundred on cotton at Menm phis, Te nn. Restitution will be made to the p ir tis or thecir legal heirs or representatives. W AstmNG'ToN, May 29.-NarrA.zE FaEsCir CmTzucss -The Department of State has received dispatchues from tire United States Min.is:er at Paris, whiclh mentions thalt Frenehmten whro have1 been n1atu~ralized in tire United States, and wiho mray be ini Fran.ee, are liablo to conscript ion, but ifre~ l. report,. to the donarimlent in u hich For the Herald. The Stay Law and the Court of Errors. MR. EDiTor--To prevent the sacriice of pro y2rty, the General Assenil)y of this State, it [861, enacted a law to prohibit the collection o lebts, commorly known as the Stay Law. Tbn )coplC of tlh: Sate assem'led in Convention, it september last, for the purpose of reorganizing )f laying down, solid and deep, the fmndamvntal he orgauic, the constitutional law of the State )v a clause in one of the ordinances specifizall, yointed out, and continued in force, this law Imtil modifid, altered, renealed or avoided bi >roper State authority. TLis law was, therefore a full force, having been so ordained by tht 'Ontitutiol, wheii the last General Assembli net. That, honorable body c laims no part in thc miactment of tiis law,as it was h:uided to them b) lie Convention. All they claim is th it they al ered it so as to conform to the requirement4 m.d necessities of the country, which power wa pecifically conferred upoi them by the Conven ion. Had they not touched it, it would. hav< iow been in full force and effect by the will ant )wer of the people of this State, as expressed brough their delegates in Gonvention. Jusl wrc a very potential que-tion presents itself foi olution. This being a law ordained by the Con rention, does it come within the power or juris lic:ion of the Court of Er ors to pronounce upot t. Tile people under our system of Governmen s the origin and source of all power, and througl heir delegates in Convention, they have or lained and promulgated this to be the law of t<i olate, subject alone to be modified, altered, re )aled or avoided by.proper State authority. Th( )IV question here is what is meant by prope1 "ate authoritv. Certainly it does not mean tht idicial department of the Govern-nent, for i loes not belong to them to modify, alter oi re )cal laws. It does not refer to the excentive foi t is his province to enforce the law. It re!er hen to the L sgisliture, which is the only othei lepartm.nt of the Government. That depart nent did its duty to the fullest extent by alter ng and so framing the law as to meet the presen rgnt necetsi'ies of the country, and so far a ve have been able to learn, the law in its present 1hpe, has given almoQt universal satisfaction he jadiclk0 department, being simply a creature ti pronoiineg upon t.he act of their creator, ti enple in Convention, have transcended their ju -isdiction, and should be held strictly accounta Al fol i.t. The Stav Law, as it came fromthe hands o he last General As.sembly, gave as full, nmuina >rotection to creditor and debtor as could be de ired. It prevented the sacrifice of the debtor': >roperty, giving himl a fair chance to develop th< n:esent system of labor and pay his debts. I uspended the statutes of limitation and require< )ne tenth of what is due each creditor to be paih o him on or before the 1st of December next ~nder this law nll cou . live. To -what con dition the recent decision of tih< ?ourt of Errors of this State will reduce the ~ountry, now almost prostrate imdelr the calami les of the late war, from which we are jus moerginig, uo mortal tongue een tell. Masket >atteries are now being preparied in every city own, village, hamlet and even private residene ir the State. The entire country from the muoun aiuis to tile se:-board,l will be one broad field o 'tiga tion. Wit a splendid harvest for the law :rs and officers of the courts. One neighlbor vill be forced, in the majority of cases, 1o su< mother neighbor, by being sued himnself, hou nuteh soever he may regret it. The paternia ~sates of our noble sires, whose hoary heads- arn divered byV the frosts of sixty winters, ani vlich they have uinerted from a long line of an. ~estors, will, in many cases, have to go unider the herifis hammer, a nd through no fault of thei.rs, The noble Uarolina mother toot who bid her ond husband go forth to the battle-fields of hi: ounitry, where lie fou:ht and fell, andl bled and lied uponi her ensanguin ed plain, may now be ii en peniless, withI her little ch ildrien elus ter ng around and clinging to her knees, from the ist roof that covers her head into the~ cold and eartless street, by some callous creditor. Is here no remedv for this terrible condition ol lingd? Yes, there is a remedy if the people vill it. They are the origin and source of all >ower. Let them call nmectlngs in every district brotughout the State, and instruct their menibert o tile Legislature to abolish all the hiighler.Courts af this State, anid reorganize them out and out. )ur taxes are hea vy, aund we are paying entirely oo many chalncellors and judges. Let the entire tate be re-districted, and thle nuniber of chan liors an~d judges be redtneed, and a corps ol hem electedI who will sustain the will of the col,as exp.ressed through their delegates in onvenitionl. At the same time the n.embers of lie Legislature cant be instructed to pass such nws as will give mutual protection to creditor nd debtor. As it has been very generally un erstood that we are to have an extra session of he General Assembly, it would be well for the cople to miove in this matter at an early day. UERACULES. Fo th Herald. May Party. ME.ssnS. EnItRs: We had -.he pleasure of at. ending a May-party at Wake Forest Academy, IIonea Path) on Friday last ; truily it was a rare reat.. The School marchied in procession through he viltage at 6 o'clock, their ftaunting banners .d gaily decked May. Pole carried me back intc he long ago, when I too participated in such fes ive scenes. After the proccsden. all resorted tc he churchb whuich, festooned with .fowers andI dra cry glitem in g in the lamp-ligh t looked lik e a fairs alace. The programme was read by Miss Mag. ie McNinch (the jmiior teacher,) the introdluctory ddress was then delivered by Miss Alice Grubbs, fler which Miss Bigby was crowned Queen o: fay by Miss Moore, maid of honor. The sceptem tas presented by Miss Shirley ; each addressed thc( lueen in a most becoming arnd appropriate man ter, to which she responded with all tile grace o oyalty. The next day despite clouds ant howers I joined the school and went pic-nicin; yn the banks of Saluda; gaily sped the boats o'ei he placid water freighted with their lovely bur Cene. As the last boat receded in the distance thai ;ranld old song burst on my ear in thrilling strains 'Maxwellon's Braes arc bonnie." Never have I card it sung with such pathos atnd cadence, bu .1 pleasures have an end. So lengthening sha lows and the muttering thunder warned us home. vard, and we left the pie nic grounds with th( >leasant thlought tliat it had been the happiest by of the season. FABIAN. Wrsr PorsT, May 2t.-DEvrrtoF G.. SCOTT. ~ient. Gen. Sectt died at 11 .5 this morning. Hei cs out on Saturday afternoon, ,'pd( showed then to signs of early deiSe. On Sunlday, he began iiling fast, though the physicians did not an icipi te death immediately. HIe wvas entirely onscious until the mnomenCt of death, although he~ ost his voice two hours previous. Hie recognizeJ lie chaipiain of the post ten minutes before der.th. m.d clasped his hand in silence. Exr:ccrivE M.tssros, WASFINGTON, Mty 29, 186. The President, with profound sorrow, an ounices to the people of the United States the , -l .., -C Wi:-ieu Sot 1.,te Lieutnntn LOCAL ITEKS. A fair friend at Honea Path, will accept our thianks for-a iicec piece ofcake. Cail on Riser, at his snug little Bazaa:-, f you want delicious Ice Cream, at any hour of the day from Monday morning to Saturday night. The sales, at Mr. Bythewood's auction room, of furniture, books, etc., ill be continued next Monday morniing. Happening in Lut. Ziegler's ofice on business recently, we were pleased to note his adininistra tive ability. Ile isa courteous and polite officer, and discharges the manifold duties that belong to his ju-i.Ldiction, iith despatcli and satisfac tion. Andy sells candy by the yard, pound or quart. lie has it in hmps and sticks, drops and cakes, All flavors, qualities, kinds, sizes and quantities. IIe gave us a chink of it the other day, big enough to inalke a walking stick for a lilliputian. SA LS-DAY came in showery, and passed away quietly, with nothing unusual to note. Trade tolerably lively, auction sales moderate; the fact money is scarce, judging by the few persons who found their way up into our regio4is. TTIE WEATUER AND Cnops.-After a short seabon of drought in this immediate section, the weather is agaiH propitious; warm and showerv, vegeta tion will now stretch out with new life. The crops pretty generally, (excepting cotton which is so;rv in the extreme,) are doing well, but we fear that too much eotto-n, and not enough corn has been planted. Farmers are cutting -wheat now which promises abundance; it is long since such fields of wheat have been seen. The storm of Saturday though violent lasted but.a short time doing very little damage as heard from. RoBBERty.-We have been informed that Mr. J. EdwaTds of Herena, was most cowardly attacked and robbed a few nights ago, while on his way and near home, by five foot-pads, who stepping out from cover, halted and collared him. making the demand of "your money." Our friend Joe tried a little moral suasion and showcdi surprise at being suspected of having any of the article, but the~rascals were too well posted for that, and immediately one of them--inserted his hand into Joe's side pocket and brought out the desired object, which amounted to about $lt0. The community will symnpathise with Mr. Ed wards, who is quiet, peaceable and industrious, asnd can little afford such a heavy loss. It is to be hoped that the rascals will be detected and brough t to justice. Br o N'rc.-Pic nics~, fish niics, and.'old nics'hav'e had, an-d still have their day, but They will all be thr-own into the shade by the Big Nic proposed tehIe given on next Saturday, at Ilarmor?'s mill, by theJ.Til-pianis, Bostonians, Pagesviin, ad rysLatreites. Oh dear, what a time thgey'll have Sto be sure ; earth, air and water, will produce of terandance, fishAesh, fowl, vegetable, and al the combinations-natural a-nd artikiial that a be concocted will preponderate largely. The preparatinis will be lavge, buwas it is cxpccted there will be many unfortunate bachelorr, and maidens, who have no keepers, or anj one to provide for them, in attendance, the more fortu-* nate will of course tae well filled baskets along, to guard against a famine. ST6PPED AT LAST.-Much Interest wiIl be felt in the announcement which it is our happy privi lege this week to inake, and. it is long sincecwe have had one toani-ake which will give such gen er:d satisfaction. The ladies hereabouts and else where also, will give vent to a sigh of relief on learning~that the depredations of that piratical, fast-sailing, brigantine, th.e N. G. are about to be stopped. This vessel has of lato become no torious, and the destru~ction among commerce inj hearts and affections terribly effective. Penetra ting all waters, sailing into all seas, and success fully preying upon weaker craft, whereev~er found, it is fortuinate that it has been stopped. It is be lieved that a number of ''yatchs' have for somec time past been in active pursuit of the N. G., who Ideluding the.m by false lights, colors and signals, invariably led them astray. Encountering 16u1 weather latterly the N. G. put into an inlet for repairs, anid while there not loolking for an attack' was surprised int.o a surrender, and strue:k colors to a rakish looking little craft, which carried on her bright, blue pennon, 'no quarter for pirate bachelors.' The surrender was unconditional,I and nothing short of death was looked for, but the little bright-eyed commander came to, con quer not to kill; life was spa e d, but liberty cur tailed. It was conditioned that lie sail.undcr dif: ferent colors, change courses, and taek abouit im mediately into the sea of matrimony, previously taking on board a first-mate, under who.se guid anice and control lie should be bound to remain. -We are happy to say that the conditions were accepted, and tha't the redoubtable, killing slayer~ of hearts is staved 'from further mischief, his wings are 'erapped,' and young ladies aid widows can sport in meditation fancy free, nor dread his further approaches. We sympathise w.ith the dear little victims, but console them by saying that it might have been worse with them, and that there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught. When the affnir will be consum mated is not yet made known. Bhasiness Notices, Baown & ScRnME.-This enterprising firm oTer a large quantity of superior rice, flour, po tatoes, provision corn, besides a large assortment of crockery, in conveieint lets to suit purchasers. All orders sent to them at Columbia will be pr'omptly filled. WOOL CAnmmN.-Persons "aving wool can have it carded in superior styl at the factory of Messrs. John Bomnar & Co., Bivingsville. Tg'eir advertisement in another column will be read with interest. T. P. ABRAMS-Advertises a fine mule sS stolen from him. Look out for it. To the fortunate finder who will say to him "here's your mule" a reward of tifty dollars will be given. NEWBERRIY CoLLEGE-Trustees notice that a Semi-annual meeting will be held on Tuesday the 2Gth. Ags ar wanted frth a le of Improv'ed$20 Only a German could have patience to count the hairs of the human head, which have bee* commonly supposed to be "without number." The results are sufflicientiv curious to reward the investigation. The hair j'rwn the beads of four women, weighing about 14 onnees to the hea, was taken, and on the head of the blo de were found 140,412 hairs ; of the brown haired 49,440 of the 1.ack-haired 102,tW2, and.of the red-balr woman S2,744. N;W OnLEAXS, May -I.--The country paper give the most disastrous accounts of the floods and distress. A tornado swept destructively over Jackson, Miss.; and injured the State House. Litle progress has been ma*e in-buiffing the Louisiana fevees. BALTIORE, My 30.-The. Episcpal Conven! tion of Maryland Diocese met to-day. Bishop Whitingham was nolt present, owing to ill health. Bishop Adkinson of North Carolia- was present at the opening session. A New Orleans papbr cries ^out against the gigantic increase of prostitution in that city, and says that the "most promisng meu in the co01 munity are being enfolded within the hideou grasp of Lhe monster." Two- counties in California are expected to produce, five fears hence, a wine crop doa6le the entire yield of thi United- States in 1860, which the last eensus put at 1700,000'gallons. ProvirnEcE, Zay 3W.-Major General Burnside sras inaugurated Governor of Rhode Island -o& yesterday. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL CH" Readers will remember that our market* qltations a-re in currency, -u&less otherwise specially stated. COJJ1ER CIA L. NEWBERRY PRIM9' CURRENT. TUESDAY, Jun 4, 186. Cotton.-The transacrios last week wercamaU, at prices ranging from 2@28c. Apples, dried, per bushel,............$1.6 Bagging,. Guarny,.;........ ..........4.. " Durdee,................. Bale Rope, Manij, per lb,....,.. ;...35 to 40m. 64 Hmp,....... ... 2 Bluestone.... ..... ..... ...... .....2ft. CoTee, Rio, per pound,...............87. " Java, " Candles, Adamantine,.. .. .. 04- c. " Sperm,.............. ...60 to 600. Cheese,..... .... 3.... 5 -to 400 Corn, per busbel,..................... .O. Gold ............... 3 Meal, pr bushel,.......... .... Mackerel, its, ... . .. ............ ..($0 Molasss, sorghum, per gallon,..........s.25 Nails, per pound,.................... aa Rice, per-pound,.......-.............-.S - Sugar, brown;'per pound,.,........ 18 to 20c.. Salt, iverpool, per sack,I.... .-......~..40 Produce Market-Prices frmWaan. 'Butter, perpound,...................,. Beef, per pound, d..............J...10 to 12 Bacon, per pound,.... ...........2e Eggs, per do.,.0' ..................2 . Flonr, per bb1.,. . ................415 Lard, pe-r pound,. ;......-...20 to . Peas, cow, per bu.shel,.:......... ..-g1.50 to- 1.75. PIougih'-Stek... . .-..... -a... .. 1c f1. S. Iron......,.... .....2 e Swveed. lIron. ......... .... d...2 . NEw YQR, June 2-Catton -quiet; sales 100 bales .at 3S@-39. G.ld 41). Niew ORL FA3,. June 2.-Co.on diil, sales 200. at 33@36. -(old A2k. .CIIAL.EsTON, June 1.-Sales small,at 35@3.. ArCGusrA, June L--farkec quiet, qtuotatione~s' 2@32; Gold in good demand@8@3~9. LI;wrni>ooL, May. I 9.--Sales of cotton 5000 bales. Middling uplands quoted 12jd. SpeciaI Notices. TIlE STAY AW having been removed, by those having the power to do so, and there be. ing a great probability that many people will be distressed on account of debts made before the war, and that I may do something towards mitiga. tng that distressq, I make the following .propn.. sition to all those who will-settle with me before the first of October tiext:- First, those who owed me and were kijied in the vwar, leaving families, f[will settle with their Executors-at one-haif; 2d, tose that have been disabled, at a discount of >nefourth ; 3d, with all that were in the - war, at idiscount of one eighth ; 4th, with all o'hers, by aking notes that I can use in liquidation of my >wn indebtedness, or produce of an: kind at the highes maret prices. ' H. H. BLEASE P. S. I hope that all who are indebted to me vill come forward and make some arrangement ibout these old matters immediately." You must >ot expect me to call on you, for it is impoesible or me to see every one ; so after ~the time for he abov'e compromise expires, you find yourself ettling with the Sheriff; don't say that you were ued without proper notice. Those indebted to -ne in adjoining districts, please take notice. May 23-20-4t. H. H. B. C-akesbury District-4rd Round, 1866 Mapieton et,,,Republican, May ]2, 13;.Ander on sta. and et., Anderson C. H , May 19, 20 ; Kewberry sta., May 26, 27; Pendleton and Mt. on ets., Wesley Chapel, June.2, S; Suluda Riv. M isson, Soule's Chapel, June 9, 10; Pickens et., irvie w, June 16, 17 ; Edgeaeld et., Bethlehem, June 2.3, 24-; Butler et., Bethlehem, June 23, 24p aurens and Reedy River cts., Pisgah, June 80, uly 1; Ninety Six et., and saluda Riv. i., reen wood, July 7, 8 ; Newberry et., Ebenezer, tly 14. 1 ~: A bbeville e. Smy?na, July 21, 225 Xkesbury et., Cokesbury, July 28, 29. SiDI Hf. BROWNE, P. L. P.- S. The members of the Conferences of bo*l dgfield and Butler, it will be seen, meet at the sae place and time. If so arranged, and tl iotice bc given me, I will meet the Conference f any charge at 9 a. mn. oni the-Gaturday belongv ng to that Cor.ference. .a May 16-2. MFssRs EnTroas: You will please announce .1 D. SLlTUH, as candidate for the office of Tax Colv ector, Newberry District az d oblige May" ,18G. MANY FRIENDS. MESsRS. EDITORS :--You will oblige the friendu of [a. W. J. LA KE, by nominating him as a candidate for Sherif' ofYewberry Distriet.' Apr 11, 14. . NEWBERRY. Essas. ED1T0as :-You will please announce N. F. JOUNSON, as a candidate for.. Sheriff of Nwberr.v D strict, and obligo A pril 4, 14 MANY FRIENDS. The friends of Capt. THOS. M. PAYS1NGER -espectfiilly nominate-him as a smitable pandidate' 'or Sheriff'of Newberry District. YOTERS. MIss1xaI MEN.-Information wanted of the fat. r whereabouts of C. W. ARTICR, who was iw .he first 3Mississippi regiment, Confederate Stats. irmy, and D. S. ARTruR, of Virginia Trooper ondcat S,t,tesiarmy, regiment unknown.