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ThhPiresident's Message Re
viewed.
The Senate, it pppears, refused,
after a few paragraphs, to hear
the message read, and the House,
instead of referring it, as' custamn
ary, to .h'le Committee of the
Whol4 d.it-upon the table.
T .df- discourtesy to
wards " et Jo-rrson, can
can n6 ' him in public es
timat - -diparage tiie - truths,
which he declares. They cannot
prevent his ut erances fi om' bar
ing theie,Tu*-weight with 'an im
parti;,itSory. The trw.t h is not
thus either to be stifled or sup
pressed. WINIre wilI be no injury
eith lr Johns,n or to the
causeM pogses, fr'M this course.
The S8 te nd lonse. have only
condemned- themselves.-. T h ey
have ,thihited a wanit of common
courtepatd. degree of 1 artisan
ship, wb chzefkets. credit neither
upon thsi statesmanship or patri
otism.-; t -e:rayed a petty
spirit nd, a short sighted policy,
which jill eaedemn them in' the
judgment 4f every right mind.
Pre4t JQbnson states but
what alt contemporaneous .history
allirms, when he says that. by the.
applica ni9of the simple, yet ef
fective iion* Qithe Constitu
tion, the Executive Department,
with tfe 'vduntary aid ut" the
SoutherwStas; had when Con
gress asseled at the close of the
civil Sefa W in December,'- 186,
brought the work - of restoration
to the verjke-ge .of completion,
with the p}ot eirtaint prospect of
early and satisfactory adjustment
of all exising .dfi&uhies. -
And of this there can exist no
doubt. The whole country are
witnesses of this truth. Posterity
with its unbiased pen will record
this fact to his honor, and to the
justice of his administration.
* But as the president forcibly
puts it: "Congtaa intsvened, and
refusing -to p6rfet the work yo
* nearly consummated, declined to
admit memj from -the unrepre
seated tes-.adopted a seri'es of
measures idiek~ arrested the pro
gress of restoratiob;'frustrated all
that had -been sadeesfully' accom
plished, and after three years of
agitation and ANty~has -left the
country farther from the attain
ment of union and fraternal feel
i.ng, than 'at the' inception of Con
gressionDceastruction."
Here, a. few anid concise
words, we b ve a statement.of the
truth in ataforce and vigor. - It
is brief,b none'the less forcible
or convineing. No wonder that
Congress shut their~e'ars to this
clear con<ffnination, and endear
ored to eespe, 'before its enunei
ation ! TQgIabled it, and thus
is was untggin full by them
selves. The ostrich bides his head
in the sandsand aipposes his body
unseen. Congress buries thbe Mes
sage upon the table, and supposes
that it willinbus. be neither heard
or red by -the- country. They
have thus placed themselves on a
level with the ostrich for wisdom.
President Johnson is magnani
mous where he calls upon Con.
gress to repeal the tenure of office
Dill, which, while holding the Ex
.outiue accountable for the con
duet of affairs, disables him from~
the power of appointment and re
moval in accordance with the
original design of the Federal Con
stitution.
And again the same elevation 01
.ind is d.ispad where he in
vokes the revocation of those pro- I
visions which interfere with the 5
President's constitutional fune
tions, as Commander-in-Chief of
the army, and which deny to the
States of the Union, the right to v
-protect themselves by means of 2
their own militia. n
This last act was clearly an in- t
fringement of the Constitution, o
that "a-well regulated militia 'be- c
ing necessary to the security of a d
free State, the right of the people o
to keep and bear arms shall not t
be infringed." -e
With the knowledge that the, a
Radical party has prevailed against ii
his counsels, and elected a Presi- S
dent of their own choice, he yet c
asks from the common country a
revocation of those acts of part isan
legislation, which, "can be produe- I
tive of no permanent benefit to ti
the country, and which stand as t
so many monuments of the defi
eient wisdom which hascharacter- y
ized our recent legislation." t
While president Johnson has p
encountered danger and trouble ii
with tranquility and firmness be c
has shown a quality of mind which e
h.as raised him above revenge. He n
invokes fhr General Grant that f
which has been denied to himself. e
His call for retrenchment and p
his appeal arrais st profuse expen- j
diture is well timed. 'I he expen t
ses of the Government a're at this t
day (over three years since ho- 0
tilities have ceased) three hundred g
and seventy-two millionsofdollars. ti
In other words, the national ex- t
penses am unt. in proportiin to t
the population, to nearly ten dol- 1)
lars per capita.
This is certairly a remarkable Z
statenent,and one well calculated '
to challenge the attention of the o
country. t
We concur with him that some a
arrangement should be made- to c
control the public debt, and to i
prevent its becoming a permanent e
feature of, and an increasing incu
bus on the Government. t
As for the resumption of speeie t
payments, we have but little fiith a
in the various theories proposed. t
We believe there is but one way C
to really accomplish this desired '2
result. That is in the quaint V
words of another, "The surest way i
to resume, is to resume." - I
We regret to learn that the t
commercial and industrial pursuits
of the country are in a languish- t
.ing condition. The cry conmes up,t
however, from all parts of the land. C
Weo cannot but think that this is I
in a great measure owing to the I
effects of th1e "-injudicious legisla- e
tion of the government since the ~
war."
As for the acquisition of Cuba,
San Domingo, and the Islands ad
jacent to our coasts, with the con
sent of their respective Govern
ments, this would doubtless add to
the power of the country, but as a c
whole it is not so clear it would 5
inere ase ei.ther its security, or hap
pinless.
KPresident Johnson has illustra-t
ted in his Message every subjectr
of pu'b.lic concern. It does him in-(
finite credit as a statesman. It is
a clear justification of I is -course I
now. It will prove more effectual,
hereafter. The time will come.
and thait at no distant day, wheni
his accusers will be condemned,t
and when posterity will hear andf
commend those sentiments to ':
which the Senate and House, un- f
der the influence of party passion.
have defiantly stopped their ears.r
Fi,rry NEGKOEs IN EDGFFELD JAIL.
And a" out-age it i., upon the countr !
Fifty pairs of idle vici.'us handa, and
ifty idle hungrv mouth.'! And the de- t
cenit peophle of the conuntry- heing taxe .I
to keep them ivl idleness, and fted them-i.
Humiiianit y, justice, decency. our ownf in
terest, aill demnd that these negroes 2
shou1l he brougrht to speedy tri:al. WhyV
do not Magis'tra,te, net ini the minor causes t
as they are' antherize-d to do ? Are' tbe. 1
not nteglectingi ti.eir bounden duty', to
the damaige of thle pI)blic~ weal ? If pOs
sihl-, let this ne.'t of fl 'ns he cleaned
out?. The State Penitentiarv is a bette'r,
1safer, more hieathf~ul place f.'r them than
the Edgetield Jail.--Edgeiield Adverti-1
Nhat we Need and Should Do.
!'he Probable Relations of Genera
Grant and the South-An Inpor
tant Letter.
The following letter at this time
'ill be read with peculiar interest.
Iow as heretofore, we uphold the
ecessity of friendly relations with
lie freedmen of absolute ireedom
f political opinion, of greeting
or(tally all honest men who cone
own to us from the North, and
f Joing all that we properly may
r win the eonfidence of the got.
rnment. We hope that the views
nd remarks of Mr. Boyce, who is
t a positii)n to know of what he
peaks, w ill receive a calm and
arefal ci,usi:eratiou
Wa sm! w ;roN, December 9.
Col o;i c;.J. P. Thomas-DEAR SIPR:
n pur.suaciie oi my promise. briefly
) give you my impressions as to
he poliiical situation.
I did not, sooner comply with
our reque"t; because I thought
be titme was not propitious. The
assions engeodered by the Pres
lential election did not permit a
alm consideration ofevents. The
lection of Gt,neral Grant settles
uch of the past, and opens a new
iture to us. General Grant's
lection is the ratification by the
eople of universal suffrage, sub
ct to the Fourteenth constitu
ional am :.tdment, and establishes
e legality of the existing State
rganizations South, which have
rown up under the Reconstruc
on acts ofCongress. Such being
ie case, I think our people ought
accept these results as accom
lished facts. The election of
eneral Grant means yet more.
'he convietion exists North, with
lie majority of the people, that
pinion is not free South, andihat
be political action of both whites
nd blacks is sut ject.to duress, pro.
eeding to the extreme, in some
istances, of actual v-lence and
en political assassinations.
The election of General Grant is
be protest of the North against
bis alleged condition of affairs
nd means that all the power ol
be -Federal Government will be
x'erted to put~it down. It is the
anger ar-ising' out of this matter,
r hih strikes me as t he most alarm
ag circumst anees of our political
iture. Unless this cond(ition of
hings is s upp)ressedl by the volun
ary action of the Sout hern States
e muost decided measures -wil .I
hink, bie reso.rted to by the Fed.
ral Government to cure the al
aged evil; and General Grant, as
residenrt, will, I have no doubt
norce these measures of repres
ion energetically, with military
[rce. This would naturally pro
uce more revolution South, and
ts results-might lIe a series of th(
nost deplorable consequences.
In view of this state of things
think it is a matter of the great
st importance that the Southerr
tates should make t he utmost ex
rtions to remove all alleged cause:
f complaiant on this subject, and
bus anticipate and render un
mecessary the action of the Federal
lover'nment..
As additional inducement to thu
ne of action on your part,]
vould remark that.what you want
bove all things, at the South, I:
nternial harmony. If you hac
his von would receive a large in
lux ojf wbit e population and capital
'his wouiI he of incalculable bene
it to yC u, lioth in its influence or
our material interests and a~
elievin yo( u from the appre
ensions arising from universa
uffrage.
Tlhie obstacle to your receiving
his ppulation and capital nowv
s the ai,prehension which exist:
s to 1he anarchial condition o:
our11 society It is a striking fael
hat both the great political par
es of the country have though1
t to be their interest to represen1
southern society as in a conditior
>fchronic insecurity and violence
he Democrats, in order to shov
he nvils nf'nniversal suffrae : ant
the Republicans, to illustrate the
disloyal sentiment of the people,
and tlheir consequent unfitness for
any part in the control of the Fed
eral Government. Between these
two sets of representations, the
movement of population and capi
tal to the South is almost entirely
checked. It is your policy to have
it believed that order reigns su
pre South. Hence you ought
to do everything in your power
to make okier the fact, and to
promulgate it. You should, I
think, keep several ideas promi
nently in view as your policy:
1. You ought to regulate the
relations between the whites and
the blacks, so as to have as much
harmony and gor,d feeling as pos
sible between them. To this end.
nothing is so eficacious as kind
ness to the blacks.
2. You ought to have perfect
tolerance of political opinion. Let
every one, white and black, vote
as he pleases, and trust to your
tact and natural influence for a
just share of political power.
3. You ought to cxtond a cor
dial and a kind welcome to the
North.ern people to settle among
you, without regard to their politi
cal opinions. Oiee you did this,
the troubles of the future would
be largely overcome, and your
material progress would be won
derful. See what immigration is
doing for the North-west, in spite
of its austere climate.' Think
what immigratiOn would do for
the genial South.
4. You ought to seek to concili
ate the Federal Government. Re
member the Scripture injunction,
"Agree witithir adversary quick
lv." The Federal Government for
the present. and for years to come,
means the Republican party. Do
not wage a frantic war against
this party. Remember that the
Demor-ratic party is not strong
enough now to be of any service
to yon. Be calm and conciliatory,
and wait the course of events. It
would be fortunate if you were in
that independent condition that
both parties North would bid for
your support.
5. General Grant will, I think.
earnestly desire to inake his ad
Iminisiitrationl national,, and to re
store real peace and harmony to
to the late heligerant sections. A
moderates coniservat ivg cor rse on
the tart of the S<mth wilt faicilitate
his p)olicy in this direction.
6. In conclusion, the thing you~
waunt is peace. To get pec.-o
must procure it by peaceful means.
Let the Repubheans and Demo
erats North wage a .bitter war
aainst each other, if they choose ;
your cqndition calls for more re
serve. Yours, sincerely,
WILLIAM W. BOYCE.
WmISKEY AND NEWSPAPERS.-A n
exc'han ge paper, in discussing the
relative mer'its and estimated va
Iue of these two articles, says: A
glass of whiskey is manufactured
perhapsfromaozen~grains ofecorn,
the value of' which is too small to
estimate. A glass of this mixture
sells for a dime, and if of a good
brand is considered well worth
the money. It is drank in a
mnute or two. It fires t he brain
sharpens the appetite, dleran ges
and weakens the physical sy'stem.
On the same sideboard -on w hich
the deleterious beverage is served
lies a newspaper. It is covered
with half a million of types--it
brings intelligence f'rom the four
quarters of' the globe'. The news
paper costs ha-s ihan the glass of
gro-t he inuice of a few grains of
corn-but it is no less strange than
true, that there is a large nunm
ber of people wvho think corn juice
Icheap and newspapers dear.
A elerical friend of the Talbotton, Gn..
G,zete iniforms it thait ninleout of the ten
of the Taibsit fair:ners have mxade mnore
than envongh corni anTh meat to (10 themi
anIother year. On every hand hie flild.
full bairns and smoke houses, indicating
a th if't hig'ily flattering to the indistry
of the planters and laboring popula
Public Meeting on Monday.
The expected meeting took
place in the Court IIouse, on Mon
day, to consider the labor ques
tion, and a large number of plant
ets participated and showed an
active interest. The special com
m-ttee to whom the subject had
been referred, submitted their re
port. We would be glad to fur
nish it in full, but we haven't
been supplied with a copy. So
far as we could gather, it covered
these prominent points: That
prominent Radical negroes should
n.t be employed as laborers: that a
laborer should be employed for
the year, and all his time subject
to the call of his employer; that
white labor should be encouraged
in preference to Radical negro
labor; and that those colored men
who acted with the planters in
the recent political election, are
entitled to their earnest support
and sympathy. There was no
antagonism in the meeting to the
su{)statnce of the report. After a
protracted discussion, in which
many gentlemen participated, the
meeting adjourned wit hout action.
After all, this subject of labor
for the Southern planter and farm
er, involving the political and ma
terial future of this country, must
be regulated by higher laws than
mere resolves of cross-road and
county meetings. One idea, prom
inent in the discussion, was that
negro labor should be diminished
gradually, but should commence
at once, and steps should be taken
to supply the labor dropped with
intelligent white labor. Our
Southern products must not re
tard, but advance, in amount. To
this end, let the political neigh
borhood societies. be converted
into farmer's clubs for encourag
ing; immigration, and to unite
with the State Immigration So
cietA which will be formed in
January. Let us not sleep, but
be awake to participate in every
movement of progress. to devel
ope the wealth and independence
-materially-of our State and sec
tion.
:By-the by, in the discussion of
Mondahy, a proposition was sub
mitted to regulate the sale of ag
rieultural products, by a certain
class of persons who are supposed
to be inspired with the spirit of
old John Brown anid New Eng
land nmorats, and who have ideas
ofC?meum et tum? niOt always r'ecog
nizedl in old fahioined courts om
justice. Eminent.ly proper.
In the case of laborers, the
same rule2 of requiring certificates
of ebaracter, should apply here
which anphes in old England, and
even in moral New England,
where every man, woman and
child, black and white, is supposed
to be as honest as the days are
long. These practical matters
should be regulated by rule in
every locality, and hence the ne
essity of a District fatrmer's or
ganization as well as local clubs.
(La urcnerile Herald.
LazlNEss IN 13IBL1E READING.
Thme following confession and
Israyer by Rev. Dr. Thomas Fuil
Ir, it is fe2ared, covers the case of
many others besides himself:
"Lord I discover an arrant la
ziness in my soul. For when I
am to read a chapter in the Bible.
before I begin it, I look where it
endeth ; and if it endeth not on
the same side, I cannot keep my
hand from turning over the leaf,
to measure thb length thereof on
the other side ; if it swell to many
verses, I begin to grudge.
"Surely, my heart is not rightly
affected. Were I truly .hungry
after hevenly food, I would not
coimplain of meat. Scourge, Lord,
this laziness of soul. Make the
reading of Thy Word. not a pen
anee, but a pleasure upon me.
Teach me that as among heaps of
gold, alIl equally pure, t hat is best
which is biggest, so I may esteem
that cbapter in Thy Word the
est which is the lnget."
Goverroi's Mes.sage No. 4.
CoLxuL.1, I)teenibn r 1, I 6(8.
The Ionc rahie th< Speaker of lie Hlouse
of R"erescittaticen.
Sin: In r,eepotise to a Ie,ohitit n of
the House of Iepreeitative., of the 7th
inltit, as f, liow s :
Resolved, That His Exe'lleiicy the
Gmsernor be requested to inform the
House of Repre"eistatives "hether the
Circuit Judges elect of the several Cir
cuits hase ciuly qualitied, if so, when.,
mad t he,tber tnty or any of them have
faih-d, and .f ,o, hy, to t tter upon
the dii,ch..ire f (heir itntit's as requiredI
by section littteei of ait Act entwilcd "At
.ct to orgainize the Ci cuit Cetnmnis,"
l"a%sed the 20th day of August, A. D.
186$8.
I have the honor to state that, while
it is known that the Judges for the sove
ral Circuits, with the ex:epti n Af lion.
1). T. Corb in, since resignel, took the
oat'h of ottice", there is ito official recod
of the date on - Aich they w etc qualified
in thi" denartuient. CcAmis.,iois were
i.--ised to thiem re*pectively as follows:
lion.. Zi"phaniah Piat t, Second Circuit,
Augut 21; lon. Jitnes M. Rutiband,
Fourth Circtuit, Aigrist 31; Hon. John
T. (Green, Third Cireiir, September 1;
IIon. ). 'T. Cornin, Fir.t Circuit, Sep
teniber 2; Ion. T 0. P. Vet t on, S-vtenII
Cintnit, Se"ptenler 18; lIoa. W. M. Tho
nas. Sixt.h Cit cuit, Septcn: er 30; lion.
Lemnosel Bc tzer, Fifth Circnit, October
2; Iions. James L. Orr, Eighth Circuit,
\ovembier 5.
No (irect info rnatiort has been rec, iv
ed at this departrte.t -is to whether tlk.
.Ju,dresi have entered upon the dichatrgc
.f their dutties, Ritt the exceptiotn of
.Jidle ihit, of the Second Circuit, and
Jnudge Buoz<r. of tie Fifth Circuit, aild I
have rts" cot to to believe that these are
thte only Circ"nit. in N lich Courts hav
btet.n lteid. No explanati..n has been te
ec"ived frt m or on behalf (if the .othei
.Judges fur the delay or neglect of con
meneing their official duties.
The nleces,ityI of holling Courts i,
iery great, aipl the delay is highrv
detrimental to the public interests and a
-rieveous wrt oni to those' awaiting trial.
M-lnv of the jul& rre hlled to ovtrffl"tt it,r
-t ith prisoners, involving a heavy ex
t.cse for thei: sui.=ttence, andt jestpat dh
zing their safe keepingt. Ini ssve:al in
,tatc1es they have beete aa'iling thi
trtal ft r a lngter pierind than a 0uic:
p rob.a ly hxae' been allotted to them a.
I urnishletnt, had the' e"n found guiitt
.f the offon s i+it7'ied ti) thein. Tint
Constitution gt.Tarantees to every actse'
person a speedy and public ti il-; and
that es'rv pe-rson -ii jured in ui< lancl.
rood. p:rsnn or reputation slil h:vt
remeti, by dlite tcour*e of lax, and jIistirt
adtle.i':iste"red without nnleceSsary delai.
I, there-fore, ekrne'.tly invoke .%our at
t""ntituio ti le necesoity of suclh legisa
live act ion as, in your t pinion, tht
"'xi^"riec of thi 4 case detuttaads, Vere
especftlly,
ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor.
..s"
MAn- IAGE OF l).AF M'TES IN .\IEMPRIS
-Thle M mp l,:,is Avalancihe, cf 1hiior,ciat.
,ats: '"Y e-terday c itnes"ed, at ihi.
eond Presby te i:i (;hureb, the m1ir
ing of Mir. HlpeTry J. lliight, cf Ne
Xerk city, toe M~s,ollie L. G hioch:
u,.,ghter- of Capetain atnd Str-. C. L
'lhi:< h, of this eiti', thecyr omi a md thi
d:i-eithi be-i fl notes. Thle .rTerieo
' ax perfoe nned its the sign langueage hsr
he her. l)r. Gi lladie.t, reetor~ cf th,
\nn'si Chmeh -l, in New~ Y.epk, whoe esta
S>uthe feer the p;e:r:...oe. T'he hiide res.te.
.n the arm of her Faith- r, :ined M s
hirebccilii ;n;h-rmt sf thee bcrjdextoonic
1'ue icea-i o cf the a~i-Ic. was,' sp:mtned'i 1;'
.)n- iiul aIrch-- av of imar ,and thc
,-icred deesk amr canel-blra on~ ithe
ide w e-re.taste'fuill c dre'd ini wreaith
-- eve-rgreen anid rare' lion'.ers. Whein al.
'.ere iin the-ir ptlace.', the Rev. Dr. Gjelbi e
let began teo read the unrna:g servie:
At the conclubiohi of each se-ction he re
peated the samte in the signu laigom'ie t
the mutes, and the respoinses were mcadh
m like."
rtHE FoRTY-FIRs'T CONGRtES..-AlthmI:l
Shejpro aciig se,s:tn ofI the Feortie;
Conies, w. ill lat hntthree mths~t i, ther.
will, it is stated, he nio croc'. ding ofl legi
thes con the 4th eef Maurch n:ext, as a ill hee
ee fr< mn the folli'. ing~ which is ihe ir.-t
~etionl of the Act p,sedl at thie secoend
es5sion eof the Tihirty nitjieh ConegLre-s, ,ani
approcvedt .Jnuary -22, 1 i;T. It is eni
uh-d "ii''tn set pi otiding for thce mleetin;:
sef (;ongresst," andc r.:ads.::s focleo-e
Kie it enracted, &c.*, That ini addition tc
II-. prlesent reenlar time of te umeetincg
of(.ngrewi., there .shall be a mneeti- g 0
the Foertiethui Coengress of the Umite
tate's tand < f e-i-h suicce-.ie Ceen.;re.
te ecif e-r at 12 clo]cck M., on the 4thI
day of Mat chi, hle tday cen which the tern
be,. ins lice w ien the (oe.gre,s'is .eetctd
except that when the 4th eef March oc
rurra on Sunday the mueetinig shall ttke
place at the same hour on the next suc
eeeding day3.".
GEnEIAL GAnaT's Vwws.-Mr. Boyn
tonf, the Wasin gton cerrespondenit ofl
the Citcininati Gazet*e, says:
In spite of Genereal Ge at's reticence,
enough has leaked cout eoncereiing hiis
view..s of the peolitical si t:ation an
relation of p-irties toc efTe.ctuzlly ctheek thce
peidict ionr that Grant ws..uled di<apcpceint
the Repubclicanis, wvhichi slipedc SO glhbly
frct contse.rvautive lips a ferminight agco.
He has talked ficeely regacrdincg peoliticar
miatters '. ith se'.eral preinntt Repub
lians, and w. hile', of course, no potlion of
his coneii'rsationf cani hei pulishied, itit
not toes tamich to say thazt these peersocn,
have bseen str'uck, bioth with the clear andi
cmp;rhentiv~ie views '.' hieh t he nie'. Presi
dent takes of pubclic affiris and poelict,
andii also thc.rouighly satis.tied w.'ith the
earest ness a 'hieh he supports the genteral
teatures of Repubelicain policy. T h e
enremen thns natisfied are"Rdcl.
How To RAISE TWENTY I)oLLAA
FOR RELIGoUs PuRrosEs. -AY
I reacher in a frontier settlement,
had been collecting some money,
for some church object. There,.
was still some $20 wanting, ad: .
after vain efforts to make up the
deficiency, he plainly intimuated,,
as he locked the door of theeburt:lr
one day after service, that he in
tended to have the said $20 before
any one of t hem left the house.
At the sa'n.e time he set the ex
amlple by tossing $5 on the table.
Another put down a dollar, anotber
a quarter ofa dollar, a fourth a half .
a dollar, and so on. The person
read out every now and then the .
state of the funds :"Thar's sevei r
and a half my friends."-"Tbar's
nine and a quarter." Ten and six *
bits are all that there are in the
hat, friends and Christian breth- +
ren." Slowly it mounted up.
"Twelve and a half." "Four
tecn."-"Fifteen." "Sixteen and
three bits," and so on until it
stuck at $19.50. "It only wants
fifty cents, friends, to make up
the amount. Will nobody nuoktit ; !
up?" Everybody had subscribed
and not a cent more was forth-" *
coming. Silence reigned, and how
long it might have lasted it wad
difficult to say, had not half a dol
f" "
lar been tossed through an open
window, and a rough explanatory ,
voice shouted: "Here, parson,
there's your money ; let out my =
gal, I'm about tired of waiting fbr
her !
At about elcven 'ciok P. M. Wednes
day last, tour rulfians, di guied s-ne-r
":s. e .ared the dwe'ling .f Mr. Bejt. -
't. gerCV, ti o miles from Griffin, Ga.,
,d htt htum through the body, "earched.
he premises for plunder, obtained tw
t,-41 altches and a cansuderablesum of .
.nttney in specie They then took Mi.-z
Iscstn, hi. iriece, into the peach orchsr4,
nd chked her to mak, her tell 'where
o'ther vailna'sh s conld be found. From
:atnne-alarrn thet turned Mtss Tucon b+ot;e
tad (-eam!pe<'. Mr. .r cy, at last aceouns
Vas alive, t ul there is no chattce for his.
rec.ve-y. Their ohject was to aet the
noney at ising frott a sale of the Ty"' A
property, a few days previous. Tii t
tev did not secure, as it had not been
paid over.
LoND.s, l)c. 11.--in it-s commentA
n the nessage, the News (radtrali says,
P, e-i-ient Johnsou'., per,istentt opp. -
sitton with the .:ati.ar, is the cause of
tie pnrtial faime of the reco'nstrteion
nesutr5e. Tee is no. hop;e oif resterra
:ison, unit' an:d psease until Grant's sc-. *
e.i.n The stasnd:sd (consservative) .
.,tronal2V dereetes the Sente's 'rfusa
:. hsear the mue-,n:e. T'he Herald (cern
,eslf' to ever' hsosv insteres-ted in Aireti. ,
,ni nijir<, as a warning pro)test and
Secti.n 7B of th. A,:t of Jul 20, 184A6
-qutire e ery dealer js mnas'utarured - *~
hrt.sco b ivns.g on hands miore- than twenty
.unsds, ansd every de4Ier in swauf hiavitng
.n hand mosre' thaun te-n pounds4, to maske
a d deposi' inuunedintely i' ith the A'et.
E-sewer- o.f the prosptr dItv.istonf an in
eny, taken under oath, settin;g forth -
t be amstuiut o.f sneh tobacco and snuf
secively, and to mat:ke and depo.it
- ike intesntory with th&e Assi,tant As
,essor ont the first of each umonith- thre
ifter, as proi idedi by la w.
tTEID S-raTEs -NAVY.-The araa -.
-epms to. the Secretary of the .N. YI .
,bw. the totai sunhet of eessel~s ': o,
s.0s the naVy h,t tar be 2nt6, car rvung --
|74:3 gluts. eins-tied as f. llsows:-Ves..
-.1, of the fir-st rnte, this y-five, wi h -
2 gsitn,; 'scond rate, t hit tv-even, 483 - '
'hese? fittwlo are i.on-clads, carryinog
12) gsus. -
A gorrd ex-imple. ofr cotton4 rlanting has
heen eie by Mr. L)nsil Dick.on, of
Iilmnork COsunt i, G'e'sgia, who will
sake ti<i Vear eight houdedl4A hates onl
sight hsundsred nere s of hssd. The net
r-solte- will 'se a f.sllosw s: Eight huindred
ba!es of co:ttons $81 nt(O ; les.s labor 20,
.4n( ; 11n:1:9tes ,$1n.nn0tt ; contis.gents
$8000O; net receipts. $42,nnt0.
A Nn--hs'ide editoir has discovered the
oricin of senlaw:ags. In a dream he was
transportedl to where. things were mad.e.
.,n-d in one rotm they were tmaking dogp,
-inu the soihl dogei were turned over
for ->n'r'.n--- to nsV'tscEe On,s and they
made scalawags of them.
N.'t quite a quarter of an acre in Gads
l.n Csoty, orida,. realized .in wino
this year, from the Senipperniong grape,
in the prop'ortionl of two thousand two
hundred gallons io the acre.
We are badly whipped, rna are waiting
rnatiently for some newspaper wit to say
that the detmocratic party feels like
Lanzaru, wheni he was "licked by the
dougs." It will come.
Tribsune. A nd 'a terri"le blow it is to the
nat ion. It has given liberty a black eye
and knocked the TTnian on tbe had.