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The Legislature. Cotua,, July 21.-In the Senate, a bill to continue in force military orders was read a second time. The resolution requiring three month's notice to secure acts of incorporation was suspended. The bill accepting a donation of land for agricultural schools was passed. Randolph gave notice of a bill probibt fting distinction in any case on account of race, color or previous condition ; c also a bill appointing a board of land commissioners. In the House, Neagle, from a special eonetittW- reported-. bill for the re demption of the State bills receivable, Issued for the pv.of members. The bill 1 authorizes the treasurer to issue bills to the amoont of five hundred thousand dolar. t . In additi.on-to the tax nw levied, it t is prepose< to tax all cotton and rice raised iu 1868 at, the rate. of one cent c per pound on upland cotton, two eents . per pound on' sea island cottor., and F Speren and i half cents- per bushel on C rice. - If the tax is not paid before Janu- 2 - ary, an agent is to be appointed to ship S- the products to Charleston -for sale at jauction.- Neagle tried to - get. the bill _ - printed and acted on by his own .com mitee, but failed. The btil was ridi tu1ad by the House, -and th, members : derl4ed it to be a monstcosity It was faeally~-referred to* the Committee on Waye and Mesos. .5eaportas gave notice of a-bill suspen ding the functions of the Professors of the University. -The Agricultural College Bill was pssed. 'On motion of Crews, a committee was initrbcted to investigate whether 'inor porated compames were discharging their employees o ccount of their po H zcal prnctples. Hyde introduced a bifi invalidating a eales.of-property: by. Corfederate -ea d therity during the absence of the own era, wficti was referred. -" ~ Cowxiar, July 22.-lMr. Rutlani, from the speei$l committee, -reported a ,bill reducing the bonds of public officers, ( and . placing them at the following e ,moonts: Secretary of State $10,000; ,?optro/ter - General $10,000 ; -State 'treasurer $40,000'; Attorney-.General. $5,000 Soicitors $3,000; Clerk of the . -Vort at'Charleston: $20,000 ; in other -unties.$1Q 000; Sheriff of Charleston. $95,000.; t r Sheriffs 10.000; Probate Judge, Charleston,- .t.000 ; of -other. - eounties $W000; Coroner of Char&t P Ji,Oo0'; other counties 2,000. .Embez- d - tiement is to be punished by fine, and 2 ieprisonment or not iore than - five ,r. Cerbin introduced a t;ill to define I tbejjirisdictionof the Probate Ceout. I :The Trover&ier has instr acted' Mr. g * ~ tdhe Treasrer of the.State; to re- I -cave and <dishrse m pys. - .. t'RaTney(ce )~yisatbg Secre-6 Ebe.new taz bfll new being- matured3 ' s'intendeto tax equally all property of - every deeip'rion.'according to its valuea. - . Itia estimated te raise $800,000 without * .oppressing the people. * -- -July- 25.-br the Senate, :a petition ' onaI1Shre citizens of Greenville, asking f (er.aleaseofthe State Read across the a * ~ m3ada mountains, Greenville, to lien * Aderson, North Carolina. * Resoutier<requesting -the -er-Comp -troller-General.tr report his operations i~ * . . rm Oct.l1861to July 1868. * iAhinstifted he foldoing re.sontionj Resolired, That the committee on a - - Silroads be instructed to confer with - b~e. President of the Greaille and - -Colombia Railroad,. to inquire into th'e -et~ails; prospects and workings of t' rosA;and that they be authorized to K - prfoed alopg.the line of said road,.t K ascqgtan its -ceddition,. prospects and 1 - Aanta es to the State. -Montgomiery offered-thp fdiliowing yes olution, which was ordered for cpnsi4ler- ' ition to-morrow: : Reolved,That itbe referred -te the c Q9mAititee on Ilailroads, tQ inqir. -and -ep'ort at. the earliest possible day on -.he.expediency ana p5oliey' of~ at 4nce - thr,wing open th~e State to the .itrodue- s * oeaefen enlarged atd liberal railroad ( - ysteU,, by the~enactment o'f a free rail-. .- toad lawr; and that the committee have -* lave toreport by bill oroterwise. ' The bill "enabling persons- baving C - (worked under contract to recover pay - Ar'their labor, when-said contract is not qomipliqd. with," was taken up and re . jented. ThWe "bill to- organize the~ Supreme Court was taken up, read a second time, passed section by section,. The fofl6owing bills were. read a third 4ime, piassed and ordered to the Houseof * Representatives: . - A bill to determine and perpetuat,e the e homestead. N - A bill to regulate appeals and writs of 5 - rrto-tae Supreme Cort. - *A bill to orgauizs the Circuit CoOrts. p - 1* the House, thle ommittee to whom 2 * bed been referreil the investigation in a reference to accomitodation in t,be. new a -State House, reported that rooms could e - be made available at a cost .of $1800, e -enot inchiding painting, to cover the reef $2750, besides other 'expenses nec ' :spary for winter session. Steport was yeeommitted with instruction to report hilDy as to expense. 'ii memorial of Able GreenvilTe Railroad * wras p,resented. * 1J11 "to prevent discrimination be twelen persons carrying ona business re r guiring license, on account of race, color . 9( pvious condition." * lii.resolution r equiring three months' t eatioe-to secure - acts of incorporation, 1: inutaken up and agreed to. - Neagle offered a resolution, instruct- e lag the Committee of Ways and Means to.report as early as practicable what peA of the State taxes known as capita- i tion taxes was paid by colored people, I what it costs the State to collect it, and what amount of the. costs accruing in executions issued for >non-payment of ! such taxes remained unpaid. The reso lotion was adopted and the House then J adjourned CoL.MBIu, July 24.--In the Senate, a a resolution was presented and referred to Committee, that public funds shall beK deposited within five days after receipt ~ in some National Bank, and all drafts or < warrants for $500 or upwards must be countersigned by the Governor; also a bill to enable corporate authorities to lay and collect taxes on agricultural and - farms lands, and to provide three rates of taxation on real property. A bill redu eing the amounts of official bonds was in the House an unfavorable report was made on the bill regulating the elec tion of officers in incorporated towns and etties. After discussion the bill was tabled. Notices were made of bills to rand and intimidation at elections; an o repeal the capitation laws now ii Wrce. July 25.-Senate-The items of intet at this day-Coinmittee'reported favoi ,b y on. medborial of G..& C. R. R., an ecomu ended the passage of a bill, whic ras mae special order for Monday. .e Judiciary Committee bill, sub tute 'to resolution-, provides for th hection of Chief Justice and two Assc iate Judges on Wednesday. Montgomery's resolution as to fre ailroad law agreed to. House-Wooly offered a bill to protec hs.right of-suffrage. Neagle gave notice of a bill to create )an-of $1,000,000. Neagle's capitation tax bill, makes it aisdemeanor to attempt collection of an: ax or execution due, on any persoi eretofore denied the right of suffrage. The bill to provide for the redemptio f bills receivable by the imposition c ares on cotton and rice, is indefinitel; ostponed, the committee deeming it uM onstitutional. NEWBERRY, S. C. Wednaay Morning, July 29, 1868. FOR PRESIDENT, HoATIO SEYMOUR, of New York. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, FRANCtIS P. BLAIR, of Ml.sourf. Notice Newberry District that a Dem cratic Mass-Meeting is called for sale ay nez,t. A tate Convention of the South Car lina Democracy is called to meet i olumbia, on Thursda'y evening the 6t 1' August. The Conventiori will b omposed of representatives from eacl isjriet. By order of Wade Hamptor aairman Central Committee. *eath of Jage rost. . The Charleston papers announce tb eath of the - Hon. Edvard Frost, wh ied at his residence in that city on th lit afte- a brief illness, in his sixty Ighth year, Judge Frest 'was born ia 801, apd graduated at Yale College ii 820; and graduated in la- in 1822 o 3,-and was electedeircuit Judge in 1848 n 1.858 he. resigned -hia seat, and ha ne lived in retirement. Ho Again. ~Jas. T. Baron of tha Edgefleld Advej iser, who lately (did) Neiv York, and th envenftion, is home again, and is rejoic lgover it. He says he tras returne co wealth, and' prosperity, to povert nd adversity, from freedom-and law,t lavery and oppression, but yet, still, b glad, for "tis home where the hear ."Egefield with its loving hearts an ~atermelons is pleasanter far, than New tecinet. . 3ex Presidet. The New- Hampshire Republic i1 sakingtbe reepnt Democratic annmunce uent, said- the NErr President of th nited States has been unanignousla iminated by the National Conventior 'his rings out right, we hike the soon< f it. The next President1'it speak heeringly of victory, when tfie gres bemocratic party with Seymour an< lair at its.head shall discom6t and de troy the betrayers of their country, wit rant, Colfax, and the whojo Co. Gooi >r the "Republig," ad bully. Trul; il we Sey:nour (see -more) of Demc racy at Washington after Noverpber. --- -------- The Charleston Deinonstration. The demoeratie demonistration in Charlei n o the 24t,is described as grand ani cthsiasticin the extrempe. The attendane as immense, interspersed with a large nun er of lades'. The speakers, platform, wa ecorated with transparencie,bearing tb iseripitfens, "The Cpnstitutioa and the U ion-our Beau Ideals," "Blair," and "SN~ mar." The Ward clubs as they arrived roduced sensation, and headed by music earing everyvariety of appropriate trans arency and device. -and the discharge c e work, the effect was inspiring. A pro inent feature in thse procession was a ban f fourbmadred colored conservatives, wb hered lastily for Sampton. The apeaker a the occasion were Gen. Hampton, Hon .B. Campbe'll, Honi. C. HI. Simonton, an there. The platibrm of the democrati arty was heartily approved, and a pledg Ien tD an earnest, untiring support. Due West College distalogne. We are indebted- to the Rev. J. I. Bot er, President of Due West Female Col 'ge, for a neatly printed catalogue C enty-four pages,showing the conditiori ast and present of the College. Th iculty is an able one. The Catalogni mbraces a period dating from 1861 t 868, and gives the names of all th raduates in that time, and among th sts we notice several familiar namnesc oung-ladies of this district. The de artments are the PrImary and Acaden e First Class, Sophomore Class, an unior Class, and for the sessions of 186 ad 1868, number 116 students. Tb dvantages offered by the Institution ar many and very important ones, firsti eltby location, a comprehensive cours f study, and mn point of cheapness. Fe urther information address the Presiden t Due West. 1saac Russell, Depaty Sheriff of Savar ab, shot Win. Robt. Hopkins,.Tax 1i ever, killing him instantly, on the 224 t was a bar room difficulty. R. B. Bullock has been inaugurate lovernor of Georgia. He is in favor< egro suffrage. A salute was firedi snne of th@eavent. s d Farmer's Association of Anderson District. 3 We learn ty the Intelligencer that a large meeting was held at Anderson C. H., on th. 18tb, pursuant to a call, anda 1 Farmer's Association formed, whose ob h ject is the mutual benefit and improve ment in all that pertains to agriculture. At its next meeting which will be held on sale-day in August, its constitution will be adopted. Its officers are Hon. J. e L. Orr, President ; T. H. Russell, J. C. t Keys, D. M. Watson and R. N. Wright, Vice-Presidents; Jas. A. Hoyt, Secretary i and Treasurer. This is another right move, and we con gratulate the farmers and citizens gene rally of Anderson, in the formation of a Society which must prove wholesome in its effect. If the farmers of Newberry would organize a similar Association we . are confident it would be to their advan tage. Our Legislators. - A friend from the once favored and beautiful city of Columbia, but now dis figured and disgraced by the negro legis lature now sitting, in speaking of the scalawag assemblage and its doings, said the other day, that on the first day's ses sion, a burly, thick lipped negro arose and called out "Mr. Speaker," not being heard for the clamor reigning, he again yelled Mr. Speaker, and again, the third -ti.me stating that he wanted to speak. The honorable speaker (God forgive the honorable),at length hearing the cry said, speak. Just at this time our big buck member remembered that he bad forgot ten what he wanted to say, and after looking~up and down and scraiching his wool, dropped into his seat muttering negro-like, "I clean forgot what it was, but no matter 'twas nuffin nohow." - This is said to have been the first speech of e the session, and should be preserved. Another nig, at another time; hearing one of his white brothers ask for leave of absence on official business, which was granted, got up on his jay-bird heels and asked for "four days of de same absence en fishy business." What a sweet scent 4d party they are to be sure. And if the proceedings from day to day were printed verbatim, pnre and unvarnished, what a record would they present, And why should they not? Let it go forth to the world in all its damning hideous ness, that the world may know who are the legislators of the South. The contest for President may now be considered inaugurated, and, it is the - understanding of the democracy to have a fair. election in all the States, and -should a fair election be had, it must re Ssuit for Seymour and 'the Constitution. I But even then there is no way of chang > ing the political character of the Senate. * Their reconstenction policy will be com t pleted before -that time, and the host of I carpet-baggers snugly ensconced. An 'extract from a-Iate Ietser of Gen. Blirs SWe cannot, therefore, undo the Radi cal plan of Reconstruction by Congres sional action ; the Senate will continue a bar to its repeal. Must we submit to it ? How can it be overthrown ? It can only Sbe overthrown 'by the authority of the - Executive, who is sworn to maintain the e Constitution, and who will fail to do .his rduty if he alfows the Constitution to perish t1nder a series of .Congressional -eniactments.which are in palpable viola t ion of its fundamental principles. . If th-e President eledted'by the Demo tcracy enforces or permits others to eri -force these reconstruction acts, the Radi cals, by,.the accession of ,twenty spurious Senators and fifty Representatives, will i control both branches of Congress, - i his adudinistration wil be. as powerless as the present one of Mr. Johnson. There is but one' way to restore the government and the Gonstitutio'i and that is for the President elect to declare these 'acts niull and void, compel the army to undo its ~usarpations at the South, disperse the carpet bag State governments, allow the white people to ordanize their own governments, and B eleet Senators and Representatives. The House of Representatives wili contain a B miajority of Democrats from the -North, e and they will admit the Representatives -elected by the white people of the South, -an~d with the cp-operation of the Presi ,dent it will not be difficult to compel the , Senate to submit once more to the obli - gations of the Constitution. It will not ,I be able to withstand the public judg ,ment, if'distinctly invoked and clerly i expressed t.n this fundamental issue a, .plainly to the country. sThe New Orleans Times, speaking of Sthe compositit,.n of the Louisiana Legis e latozre, among other things sayi' two 8 worse- specimnens of presiding officers, than Lieutenant-Gov. Dunn, a tall, pow erfully built, coal black negro, fashioned after the model of Wendell Philips and the temporary chairman of the House, RL. H. Isabelle, a short mulatto, dressed in ill-fitting clothes, and with a cracked voice, would be hard to find even in e Washington. The Speaker of the House and President of the Senate receive twelve dollars per day, members eight, clerks sir, door-keepers, etc., four. And Sthat's the way the money goes. AN ELEGANT NU'MBR.-The publishers have sent us the July number-the first I of the new volume-of Burke's Weekly T for Boys and Girls. It is enlarged and e much improved, and is now, beyond all e question, the best of the Juvenile publi a lations of this country. - The present e number contains 25 beautiful engsavings r and 128 columns of choice reading mat t ter, nearly all original. Every boy and girl in the country ought to take it. Terms $2 a year. Specimen copies sent -free on application to the publishers, J. W. Burke & Co, Macon, Ga. Robertson and Sawyer are seated in the Senate, affidavits were read declaring d the latter ineligible, but Robertson > stood to his friends back, and the charges a brought against Sawyer were not be lieved. Do Large Negro scare. After twelve days of labor %ithout re sult, tke House, on motion of DeLarge, went into secret session. And a delivery of the following sensatioti was the: con sequence. Gor. Scott receives a threat ening Ku Klux, and in secret conclave it is read to -the frightened . crew. For the' benefit of our many readers who have not yet seen it, we publish the communication in full: NEwBERRY, S. C., July 13, 1888. To Gen. Seott, Hybrid Governor of S. C: SIR-Jn the midst of scenes pregnant with trouble, of an epoch in the history of-Soutb Carolina fearful to contemplate, you have repaired to Columbia, our an cient and time-honored capital, sur rounded by a rump conclave of hybrid niggers and reriegade whites, - and have assembled in a body to represent the people of South Carolina as a legislative body. You also, the Governor elect, have been -inaugurated, delivered your self of a mass of humbug, free-negro talk, as a message, and really attempted to put in execOtion the horrible, de spised and abortive, free-nigger loving laws enacted by an unlawful body of scalawags, representing South Carolina, il a "Constitutional Convention." In deed, it was a "Constitutional Conven tion !" 0 ! shades of Calligula, of Nero, of France under Jacobin rule ! The peo pie (only the whites) I will tell you, Governor Scott, of our poor, poverty taxed State would prefer absolute death to a government instituted and ruled by renegades and negroes. We do not (never,) with GoTas blessing, or by any power, intend -to b" in the least over ruled by an inferior race of negroes and imported scallawags, or despised Yankee emmissaries. 1 want you to understand this subject as plainly as I have- indited it. Never ! Neyer ! You are very careful to recommend to the hybrid assemblage a requisition up on the United States War Department for the State's quota of arms, with the view of organizing and. arming negro militia before the military protection is relieved, after. civil- government is re sumed. Well, this is. decidedly rich ; fully as much of the genuine Yankee of Pennsylvania as we could have expected. Negro militia ! You say "our govern ment must rest upon obedience to law, &c." But hiw, if you have common sense, could you expect "obedience to law," if there be- such a thing -in our State as negro: militia ? We cannot, and will not;* tolerate a miserable negro mili tia. Enforce the order,. if you will, sternly,.severely ; but we will not have peace, even such a peace as we now have, no longer than thetie brutal, delu ded savages-the negro melish-shall kave been organised. No never ! then you may expect-and you doubtless hope to see.it-a eollision between our people and.the negroes.. We will then have no coun*.ry, no peace, no fam iHy ties to prevent longer oppres~sion by a -relentless JEcobin enemy, God wit-, nesseth that our people shall forever af terwards resolve to destroy the vile des potic rulers of our country. You know, Scott, that yoy have no right to govern, or act as Governor of our dear State. And by the blessings of God Almighty, your- ,party in the whole Sonith shall be discomtitted, despised, and, I trust, de stroyed. The negroes could be made to do what terferences with them, under Radical in struction.. Democracy wil rule you yet, besides other help. to our people. We will,.never have a negro government over us. Here' is my name: WILLIAM H. MARTIN. ADDITIONAn WARNING. R. K. Scott, Bogus Governor, .not repre senting the,* white people of this -State-never : Sxa:-You may continue and fill the position of Gowe.rnor, under the impres sion that military law has done its work toe effectually for onr people ever to cast rt asidp, and undo .all reconstruction as well as all military laws; but in this view youa.shall be woefully mistaken. And I can but hope that all who have taken a conspicuous part in trying to hui miliate the people of the South, under negro Radical rule, will (not far in the futt.,re) be ryiade to feel the penalty of a sound constit'utiona' law, severely ad ministered by .true white men of the State and country. Your career will be. as short-lived as you could well 'wish it, and much shorter. Just to think, for a moment, of our present condition-a con dition rendered so intolerable, by inhu. man fiends, with negro abetters, as to. defy any comparison- with either ancient or modern cruelty. . A savage, cruel, in humane being-a negro-put ovei- and above the only rightful people of the State of South Carolina!l Great God!i Well nay we, the Southern people, the best of all people, desire to yet live (though under severe persecution,) to witness-the just reward in store for Scott an.d all of his co-adjutors, and of his party and ilk. We will then rejoice-and feel that the dy-yes, and year tooe-of jubilee has indeed come. Receive these warnings in time. Your negro militia will not keep our people from killing them fast enough. July 13, 1S86 W, ii, MARTIN. It is hardly necessary to say that there is no such person as W. H. Martin in Newberry,'and that the whole affair is a hoax, and is so understood by Goy. Scott. It would have been better had the indi vidual who wrote it tried his hand at smething else however. Such -letters are foolish and mischievous, and give the whole set of carpet-baggers capital to work on. That there was much wool raising we have not a doubt, and but for the kinky nature of the article, would have stood on ends like quills, etc., in lieu of which the brethren showed the whites of their eyes. Shouldn't wonder if DeLarge got it up himself, like he did that terrible Laurens affair. Sensible darkies call it De Large negro scare. CHARLESTON, July 24.-General Canby has issued and order, remitting to the civil authorities, under thie Constitution approved by Congress, all .authority con ferred upon and hitherto exercised by him, in the States of North and .South Carolina. There was a grand mass Meeting to night, to ratify the Democratic nomina tions and platform. Wade Hampton, Hon. J. B. Campbell and others spoke. Immense enthusiasm. General Meade has issued srn order, tprning the State over to the civil au thorities. eongresional. The latest on dit, the discussion as to a recess to third Monday In September, occu pied-the attention of Congress on the 23rd. The arming of the Southern States is evi, dently on the brain. Garfield was unwilling to adjourn till party friends in the South were armed. Washburne, (Grant's organ,) said Grant disapproved of it, on the ground that in ten days after the arms would be in rebel hands .Boyden protested against send ing arms, while Dewees, made a wild war speech; calling for arms. This .speech was deprecated by the radicals. The resolution .for a recess. prevailed on the next day, by a vote of 76 to 71. The Reconstruction Committee repor ted a bill for the more speedy re-organ ization of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas. Dilring the debate, Butler declared himself in favor .of the bill-hopeless, however, of its becoming a law. The resolution to adjourn on Monday would defeat it. He added, if the -Republicans lost the Southern States, they wculd not object to their being counted against them : and if the Republicans won them, the President had said their Governments were illegal, and their votes could not be counted ; and t-he President held the purse, the sword and the Senate, so far as heard from. The York World claimed that, if Congress adjourned, every South ern State could be carried for the Demo cratic ticket, and Butler believed it. Congress was simply losing time con sidering this bill. If the reconstruction policy could stand, Congress ought to protect it. They ought to protect their honor as legislators and themselves.. Butler's time Lxpired Beck appealed to the House not to' pass the bill ; riot Co consign tho-e States to reckless adven turers ; not arm a negro constituency against peaceful white inhabitants ; but rather leave these States under the pro tection of the troops of the United States. The bill passed by a strict party vote, except John Baker, of Illinois, wto vo ted with the Democrats. JLLY 25.-In the Senate the Bill pro tecting citizens abroad was resumned. Howard opposed-conferring power on the president, by which he could involve the country in war in six weeks. The bill passed 39 to 5. The bill securing Howard in office as commissioner of the Freedman- Bureau, passed. July 27.-The biU. re-orgahizing Mis sissippi,. Virginia and Texas, came up in the Senate. Mr. Buckalew took the ficor, to argue it, and in the course of his remarks, said it was useless to try to pass the bilI- and on his motion, it was tabled. The louse fillibustered on the tariff bill till adjournment. Both Houses have aijourned to the third Monday in Sep ten,iter. There is so riieh confusion,. that it is impossible to give-the positiort of several importan)t bills; but nll affecting the South, of an aggressive character, have failed. For the Herald. School Pic'Nic. On Friday Morning last, (nature seem ing to favor by screening from us the scorching rays of the sun,) we started on a visit to the n uch loved Dntch fork, and arrived at the appointed place near the site of where Mt. Zion Church once stood, and where some of that people once dejgh ted tworshig. On alighting Tromr ouor buggie there were ianous a7t tractions, such as a spring of cool watel-, a beautiful shady.gro^vi, a I ng barbecue pit, &c., as well as narny of our old friends and the fair ones-niany were the welcomed smiles and pleasant words which we heard, reminding us- of days gone. by,-until our attention was at tiracted by the approach of Mir. Dreher, (the teacher); and his pupils. Our first thought was, that w~e would not' bear much that would be interesting'from the many children, nn account of the size-~ thie .largest being but a small boy. But muich to our astonishment the 'perform ance in their Dialogues, Compositions and Declamation was such, that parsnts were well pleased anid highly gratified, and those from a distance stood with a cheerful gaze, and oftentimes .with their mouths wide ope.n, lest something should not be heard and part of the enjoyment lost. Such an exhibition speaks highly for the pro6ciency of the -teacher and gives evidence of the progress of the chil dren. -But it closed,'andl we repaired to the table and. found every thing necessary to satisfy the most dainty taste .as well as those fond of the substantial The barbecue ments. hash, pis,.pickles, cakes, &c., &c., did full justice to their reputa tion for high living, good eating, &.c. After our-sumptuous repast we re paired to the stand where we- had .been so much delighted, and heard one of the young students of Newberry College (Mr. 0: Schumpert) address the large as semblage on the subject of educa).ion. His remarks were well arranged and:his words well coined, often bordering on sublimity, making a strcng impression of the importance of the sutject, yet most too deep and far fetched for the youthful part of the assemblage. We then heard Rev. Prof. Rude talk to the children, and happy was the, effect produced on .all, old and youzng, bly the wise and impres sive remarks he made. Some of us returned on Saturday and turned aside to a very excellent barbecue in the neighborhood of Mr.. G. A. Slighs', and enjoyed a very social time and feast ed highly on the good things of the oc casion. . We hope that the time will again come when we may meet our friends and enjoy such pleasant times on a visit to Dutch Fork. A VISITr. Frog Level Club. At a meeting of the Democratic Club of Frog Level, held July* 25th 1868, the following resolutions were presented and adopted: Resolved, That we do approve the declaration of principles as set forth by the National Democratic Zonvention at New Yorks, and do cordially ratify the nomination of H oratio Sey mour, for Pres ident, and F. P. Blair, for Vice-President, and do pledge ourselves to support 'the cause and the men that the Convention have selected for our stand-ard bearers. Resolved, That no mnenlber of this, Club shall employ, rent'lands to, or pat ronize any Radical, after the present con tracts shall have expired. And that from this date, we will not give employ. ment to any freedmen who are straggling over the country as day-laborers, who cannot show certificates that they are members of sooe -Democratic Associa tion. Our Club numbers oine hundred and thirty-six, and still they 'omne. H. C. MOSLTEY, Rec'y For the Herald. Silver Street Democratic Club, MEssRS. EDITORS - This Club met on Saturday, 25th instant, in club room at Sil ver Street. The meeting being called to order. the chair appointed W. G.Peterson, Secretary pro tern. Proceedings of .last meeting read and adopted, Dr. J. W. Spearman offered the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted : Whereas, the colored people having taken a bold and deciied political stand against the Southern whites, forgetting -both principle and the common good of the country ; un mindful that harmony and peace should dwell in the hearts of all true and noble people, and that wealth and intelligence are the only sure bulwarks against political confusion and the rule of anarchy ; and, whereas, no government can be upheld and perpetuated where ignorance grapples for the sceptre and tyranny rules. on. every hand ; and since the colored people have been invited time and again to unite with us in restoring the broken fragmer.ts of a once glorious and flourishing republic; and they have treated our invitations with con tempt, and scorned the idea of our propo sitions-educational and property qualifica tions, to entitle them to a voice in the counsels of the nation-and since it is evi dent by 'heir manifestations that they in tend to continue to lend aVeaf ear to rea son and. common sense, therefore, be it Resolved, 1st. That this Club, in antici pation of the loss of la' or, which will in evitably follow as a result of the colored man's obstinacy,. do. agree .to form them selves into a society to be known as the Silver Street Immigration Society of New berry District ; the onject of which shall be to affiliate with, and render assistance to the Newberry Immigration Society in pro curitg immigrants for thtis District. 2d. That the President of- this Club be directed to appoin-t a committee of three to confer with the President of the New. berry Immigration Society, and sprtwure from him subscription blanks for the pur pose of enrolling the names of any person who may be in need of laborers for this or another year. 3d. That any member of this Club, de sirous of disposing ofr apart of his lands to relieve himself of oppressive taxation, first propose to the honest, industrious poor of his neighborhood, if any there be, who'are wishing to rent, lease, or buy lands, be lieving it to be our duty to encourage this class of people. . 4th. That resolution 3rd may not be con sidiered as in any way conflicting with fo reign iminagration. 5th. That we reiterate oz'r pledges to the colored people, if they -will yet join us in the march to victory and freedom;we,prom ise them support and protection when ne cessary. - 6th. That this Club would respectfully suggest to other Clubs of the District, those or -similacr resolutions, feeling -conlident that it steps-be now taken to encourage foreign immigration, that in a short time enough foreigners mnay be procured to help us in securing political ?oBtrol, and, in stead of' idle lands on which taxes are now paid, instead of scarcity whieh is now felt, we will have help to share our taxes, and bread in abundance. On motion to appoinit a'comniittee of three to confer withb the President, of the Newberry Immigration Sdeidty, t,he Chati appointed 'the followin&gmImbere-Isaa< uei-eranj~J. P. .Williams, ~Esiirs.,' anc Dr. J. W. Spearman. On motion of W. G. Peterson, Che peti tion of certain members praying a change of membership-to other plubs was g'rantdd. G. W. L. Spearman, one o f the delegatet from the Sourse Chappell.& Cross Romtde Democratic Club, presented certain resolu. tions, asking our consideration of same ; also thiat a committee be appointed to con. fer with their c;ub in regard to matters of interest arising in either of. the clubs.. .There being similar re.colutions belong ing to this Club, th a President prd'ceeded to appoint the committee asked for, which consists of 'the following gentlemen-J. B: Werts, G. H. Werts, Esgrs., and Dr. S. G. Welch. Motion being: in order, the meeting ad jorned to meet Saturday, August 15, 1888. 21CH / EL WERTS, Chairman. W. G. PETERSON, SeC. pro tem. For the Newberry Herald. Mussns. EDIToUs--Please publish the fol. lowing extracts from the- prbceedings-of the .Mass Meeting of the Immigration Society-os Newmberry, held. Wednesday, 22d inst, The following communication from the Ricbland Fork Immigration Society was read to the meeting: OmoEc "IMMIGRATION So. RICNZ.ARD loRK., Near K ingsville, S. C., July 10, 1888. REY. AND DEAR SIE-The following reso' lutions were adopted at the last session af the ExecutiveCoinmilttee of the Immigration Society of Richland Fork: 1st. That we gladly accept the proposition which we learn has been made, by the "Ima migration Society of Newberry, Mo. Ca.," for more concerted action among the Immlq gration Societies of the State. 2. That we hereby express our ea.rnest de,. sire to put ourselves, through the Rey.-T. S. Boinest, of. Pomaria, S. 0., in immediate connection with the Newberry Society, and through it with the Societie,s of the Stte 3. Tbat to us it seems expedient that there should he held.at Columbia, at as early a date as possible, a Coniteution of the Sqcte, ties of this State for the purpose of more united action. 4. That we earnest,ly request of the Riev T. S. Boinest any informatiou that he may be able to furnish us relative to the obtaini of Immigrant Labor. 5 That we respectfully interrogate him in regard to the probabiliry of our obtaiaing laborers of a superior kind, and at a cheaper price, by adding our orders for laborers to those Issued by the Newberry Society. Your early attention to the above resolue tions is very respectfully solicited in behalf of those whom I have the honor to repre sent. Please address at "Kir.gsville, S. C. Your Very Obedient Servant, HENRY Mf. CLARKSON, M D). Dom. Cor. Sec. of Imm. So. of R Fork. Rev. T. S BOINEsT, Pomaria, S. C. Whereupon the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the resolutions p assed by the "Immigration Society of Richiandc Fork,'' a co Dy of which has been politely furtmished by ita Becretary.UIeb ry M Clarksmon, Feq , meet our full and wa'rm approval, and that they be placed upon the Journal of this Society. Resolved. That the Imn.igration Society of Rtichlanid Fork be requested to call a convention of the Immigration Societies of this State, te meet in Columbia, at as early a day as practicaa b'e to be designted in the call, to whfch Con vention the reident of this Society is author ized to appoint delegates. Resolved. T hat the President of this Society be authorized and requested to exten'd to the Immigration Society of Richland Fork, and other Imigratomr Societies all other informs' tion in hid poason, which may aid in the pro sation of the object of such societies. SILAS JOIN SIONE, Seo. Grant don't like the stomp, either poHlicall or ciearetically. LOCAL ITZRS. Losr.-On Sunday night in or nest the Baptist Church, a pair of gold mount" ed spectacles. The finder will confer a favor by leaving them with Mr. Zealyj who will return them to the owner. RAN AND THE WEATHER.-Since last issue this section has been bountifully blessed with good rains, and a most magical change is already seen in the suffering vegetation. Everything whh retained life at all is now shooting .eur Corn, cotton, potatoes, -etc., hae 'tike a new lease, and we look forward, with the help of these latter rains, to a plentf ful abundance. We believe thstahbers are general. The atmosphere is now much pleasanter, and all of nature rs joices in the bappy: change froniae Jd peeederfted dry a4d heMed term to dne of seasonable showers and delightful temperature. DAY or FASTING, iSumLATO ASW PRATER.-The Genelal Assembty 'd the Presbyterian Church,-during the sessins at Baltimore, in May last, adopted she following resolution : "In viei of the general 'condtid of the Church and Country, be it '"Resolved, That the Thnrsday beers the .first Sabbath in August next, bes. pointed and set apart by this Asse y as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, to be observed in all our church es. Divine service may therefore be expect ed at Aveleigh Church in' this Aown; o next Thursday (July 8ath,).-at elevn o'clock, A. 3. Public invited to attend. AN INVITATION.-Mr. Julius Dre$er principal of the Mount Zion Acadeiy, and the patrons of the School, will es cept the acknowvledgments of' both the Senior and Jnior.of the Herad-fo the polite invitation "sagracefully.ste4eao" for either or both of us -to attend a school celebration and pic nic on Friday last. It would have. afforded us mogb satisfaction sould we have avalled of the invitation, but -unfort'unately otbi e# gagements prevented, and d6prived'is of the pleasure of attending and parti pating in the enjoymentlon thatL happy occasion. Our friends it has ti will please accept our apology 1g9- nos attendance, In another place wii .be f'ound an iunteresting account of the sele. bration, from the pen of a.visitor.' A Goon.PzcTUns.-The -Oenloairst e moment, half.ast nine, A. N., pseesu jubilating o'er a handsome counterfeit pm'. sentment of himsielf; taken by thomegrapias artism, the'Messrs. W.&~W. of Nairber. The picture Is of the large ?sbinet s,Aud is a very truthful ase mn of the art b' graphic. The artists walted patii upon the Sanior iratfl yesterSayfor a-martal6'staiat in his mustache to take on the froe gvey,setI the opportune time appearing they hAe 3se oured the shadowJ.a the nick of ere his locks me uilvet#fgqute. is pot so handisomue a gran~ good, popular and famH i~fren eeus, we mean Colonel Kere4;4 of Aug yet he will paasthrougbt cowd sei d-ea. the.man who:stEVek Billy Patterson, nr ehap that bet the bull off the brkdge,, bWt clever felkdw withal, one au loves hisftend and cat take a joke. Vive ls art pheter graphici Long live Wren & Whoseg ar permitting usato t,anamit the senior's '$ctur* to posterity. L!GHTfrtG SraOKs.-DOeing the- tate thunder Storm, we learn that a tree about thirty feet from the dwellingRonsh of Mr. Abney Reeder, of this district,wm struck by lightning, and-torn to pieces. It happened at-night, while the funmilf were in bed,' and lhe cotcicskIon uns sensibly felt,-and Mr. Reederg thank*u that no one in. the house experines burt, felicitated himself that the .mly' loss sustained - was a tree. But nett morning revealed a sight, sad and- ser-. rowful; of all the numerous chiciken of. which he was possessed, none remnained to tell the tale,'bot an old rooster, perded solitary and alone on a broken bradh, and who front- emotion, or perhape suffering from the terrible shock- wa unable to4ionor the morning with his accustomed cheerig crnw. The ,unfe. tunate tree was a favorite chick rb and singularly to relate, all of' its lodgese were killed bnt the old roestr. We sympathise with our good old friend, bef, will not now be able to visit him, until be raises antother lot of poultry. Frile ~thicken is a favor'ite dish with as. Psasonr,-Anong the delegates to the Baptist Convention in this town, wi wptn pleased to see Dr. J. L. Reynolds, who1a those stirring times which tried men's sek wielded so gracefully and eloquently the edit torial pen of the Confederate Baptist 'Dr. ft.amffered much in common with the ifS. sens of- Columbia, during .the perIin' umn tioned, and in tliesubsequent dreaffl bara lng. It warsa pl.easure to see him looking' well. Big reputation as an eloquent divine' is well known-stbi Sfate. We warps la ed tesee also in remarkable pre.ev*is Ihis able coadjutbrs in the publioatios c( thle Baptist, the &ev. brothers Durham. - The visit- to,oar sanetum of' the fth.. Walters, edifor of the Carolina baptist, pub lished at Anderson, gave as. pIeasuwe. We testify to the ability with whiCh the WaptIe is conducted, it being one of' oar most wel come exchanges. Judging from the hapg? appearance of its editor, we conclUde that the Baptist is erajoying a large and deservedl patronage, Iu appropriate corrnedtorr *e take pleasare in appending the following resolutiotr, peased by the Couvention: Resolved, That this Convention do earnst ly recommend the South Carolina BNptist te the patronsge of every Baptist' in tbe State, - and that ministers beiregested to aidlinim ~ circulation by acting as agents, sad by mne gaging an efficient person or persona in their respfective congregatlins toants alocat agent in its interests. The National camp-meeting at Jfat. baimn, Penn., is the largest ever know., Ther6 are np.wards of -700( tents, 5000 people, and about 860 methodist uwoni. ter on the round.