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V_A_BI E T Y^ A Northern Estimate of the Confederate * . Leaders Wo extract the following from a long re view of tho late war iu flio " Now York Oiti aen," a Republican paper, edited by Colonel Halpiue, late of tho United States army : DAVIS. Lot those loyal goutlemcn, disciples of Mr. Abbott, who worship the character o? Bona parte, make some consistent homage to thc brilliant directory of Jeffersou Davis. Both were men of destiny, and tho personnel of the survivor ia by far tho nobler. Of the fallen angola whoso dark plumage .swept from our Scuate Halls, he made the most courtly adieu. . Of ull the traitors he was most entirely in earnest. Ot' all decision his was the sagest, thc promptest and the most enduring. He, only, of the conspirators, felt that his quarrel with thc Union was irreconcilable, and stood by his capital till the last, and has never yet advised submission. His captivity has been belittled by uoncof Bonaparte's querulousness. Blind, and grey, and wasted, his dominions are narrowed to a casemate^, while the Repub lic he would overthrow reaches to thc silent oceans. LKK. lu Robert Lee the same austere Providence, to purify our republicanism, shattered out faith in traditional respectability. The heh of Washington went with the rest of the new chivalry, and with ten times thc talent of that great Fabius, crushed tho armies of our own lesser respectabilities, till he has met in Grant a man without a pedigree. He was the equal ' of Wellington in maneuvering great bodies ol troops upon small interior for?es. The Duke at Waterloo fought his whole army upon r milo and a quarter arc ; but Lee, at Cold Uar bor, for live days presented a solid line of bat tie wherever wc sought for him, till his whoh forco seemed, manumvercd hy the wink of hil eye, aud every salient that wc touched was ; corps. While the fortifications of Richmom stand, his name shall evoke admiration. Tin art of war is unacquainted with any defenci so admirable. Splendid as were the triumph) .of his euginecriug, the victories Of his infantry were his best monuments. But over thc gio ry of his talent fell, a shadow as eternal as hi: memory-tho frown of a resolute Democracy whose sacrifice was longer than his art. STUAIU'. f I stood in tho oomotery of Hollywood at th gravo of Stuart-a space without a shaft. Il revolutionized the cavalry tactics of our time and was in dash and dissoluteness thc Princ Rupert of the West. Forrest and Stonomat] Morgan and Grierson, Mosby and Ki I pa trio were his imitators. He inaugurated thc gran raid which taught Sheridan the notliingrie of distance, and emboldened Sherman to tea the continent like a pocket map. The fervid imagination of thc Souther people, demonstrated in feats of romance, 1 ile Stuart's, made them, during the war, th groat suggestive captains. They built th first iron-clad, made the first of the great ride: and 'under Stonewall Jackson executed''th earliest of the infantry marches. But th colder adaptability of the North developc every hint from the Soutk into a perfect sy tem. The experiment of tho Merrimac lu grown to the Dictator, the Dunderbergond tl Ironsides. The engineering assiduity of Beat regard, imitate^ hythe North, has marked tl camp of our armies, as if the "protecting mom tains had followed our columns. Rut it mr be doubted that any division commander ht yet arisen to rivahtho splendid infantry genii ?of Jackson. ? JACKSON. As Loo was master of manouvre, Jacksoi AT as the great captain qf 'aggressive warfar Ile combined tho cunning and the boldness Napoleon. To cover his great, moyemcut 1 flank in 1802, ho did not hesitate to fig Pope's whole army with a division, and tl celerity of his march up the Shenandoah, appear again on the field of Bull Run, w only equalled by tho energy of his attack. He moved infantry with the speed of hors and 'having hurled three great commande back from tho Old Dominion, died before, tl , lustre of its arms had diminished in that flu of victory when rebellion had assumed, indee the^proportionsof a nation. He was the UK republican of rebels, stern and simple as al Roundhead, and this is why we hold his moi ory greener than that of his companions win defection to tho Union? was augmented their treason to popular institutions. Thcro were other personages identified wi this grand historical defence, but these i tho great statures-Davis, Lee, J ackson, Si art, Beauregard. A LITTbK girl was lately reproved for ph ing otit dooijs with boys, and informed tl being seven years old, she was " too big . that now." But with all imaginable \iu cencesho replied: Why, grandma, tho b ger we grow the better we like 'om." G rat ma took time to, think. Or thc dead and absent sfienk well, or i at id!. j The Works about Petersburg A correspondent of tho " Washington Na tional Republican " gives a brief description of tho present condition of the famous lino of works around the city of Petersburg. He ? snvs : . j Port Steadman, "The Crater," ?Fort Hell," ? and other prominent points on tho uymiorable I lines, arc still nearly the satue in appearance j that they were just after the " evatKuation " of ' Petersburg by tho Rebel anny. The bomb proofs and other works, thc construction of which required tho use of wood, are being dc j molishcd by tho owuors of the land, who were , cutting up the wood for tho.Petersburg mar I ket. And 1 may here say that nearly ail thc ; fuel, in tho shape of Wood; burned in this oity j comes from the fortifications. It is thc best ! fuel in tho market, as it is so much bettei ' seasoned than any other. ! Bub the most interesting spectacle one be holds at present along these lines is the largr ! number of colored persons who make a living ' iu digging and searching for the lend bullet* i and other implements of war so profusely scat i tored about aud buried in these fields of death Did you ever go a " hucklebcrrying " wa] ; down in Yankeedom, "just in the nick of th? j season ?" If so, you eau form a good idea o j thc view of tJho visitor from the mouth of tin ' " Crater." I was at this point a few hour; 1 ngo-?-I mean the plaeo where the minc wai , exploded. From this point you obtain, b] 1 far, thc best view of the entire lines Fast o tho city. This point is thc nearest to tin j town, and is ^o elevated that you can distinct ! ly see thc celebrated "lookout" of Genera : Butler at butch Gap, on James River, twcn.t; ..miles distant. As tar as the objects are visible wc disccri i the colored people of all ages and both sexe* ! with a spade, hoe. shovel, or pick, and al I busy as bees digging for " minnies." By th denser squads of these people it is easy for th stranger to know whore tho " iron hail air leaden rain" fell thickest. But the "darkies1 arc everywhere-sonic on the embankment.* and some in open fields, each with a hawrsac or small bag slung over the shoulder, and e\ [ cry now and.then a stray minnie ball, ?tr she cap, or piece of shell is transferred from th earth to the bag of tho digger. I As near as 1 could ascertain a day's wor tb a good digger was ?'bout$1.50 to $2, thong many fell short of that. The lead is sohl t I an enterprising junk dealer iu this city, wi pays seven cents per pound. As (Incut fou teen minnies make a pound, thc anxious dil ger can, any time during tho day, by countiti his balls, learn how he is progi casing in h day's work. And if you meet any of tho toward night on their "winding way" towal the city, as you usually may sec them i I droves, any of thom will tell you " /.aqly " ho S much money ho has made during the day. I I am sorry to say that thc remains of' tl i uumorous dead who lie buried all over the: I fields of death aro often disinterred, and tl j hoad boards, placed by careful comrades, oft? takon away by thc less scrupulous of the i diggers. As I may have something more say about tho dead of these fields, I will f serve comments on this matter for auoth letter. While I was watching the operations of let gathering to-day, a negro boy threw up in li spado a silver pen ease ?and gold pen. I ii mediately struck a bargain, and am now wt ting this letter with that saino pen. lt w found at a point where one hundred and fiftei -of our bravo mon,' under Burnside, met wi death in thc crater, and were buried in a coi mon grave. . THE NATIONAL 1)EIIT.-?The national dei in round numbers, isfthrco thousand milliot which,, divided among thirty millions of po plo, is about ono hundred dollars a head ; t State debt is about fifty-one millions, whie divided among four millions of people, is ne; ly thirteen dollars per head ; ?od our ci debt is forty-one millions, or about forty-o dollars per head. This makes a total of o hundred and fifty-four dollars a bend for ea man, woman and child in the city of N York. As not over ono person in six is a borer, or creator of wealth, it follows that ca actual producer is saddled with a debt of o thousand dh I lars, upon which he must pay tcrest for tho rest of his life. Thc prospect not a pleasant ono for tho laboring classes. [New York World. [? ? THE following characteristic case of arist j racy is recorded as having come oft' at Stai ton, Va. : " Ono of tho Northern 'school-marms ? M is there employed in teaching tho 'freedrhe told a sprightly negro girl that she must j call the woman with whom sho lived mistre that she was just as good as anybody. Pi ty soon tho girl asked her teacher what bi noss she followed before coming South to tea t I was a bonnet-maker,' was tho reply ' Well,' said.thc girl, gathering up her bo/i and making for the door, %* I'm not goint sucinto wid you any longer ; you say I is e to my mistress, an<\ s]ie don't sociate wid b I net-makers.' " * . - -? ? ... - i Yield not to misfortunes, but surmount th [A Radical's Description of the President His Great Power and Ability Conceded. Tho lion. J ohn I). Raldwiu, mein ber of , Congress from .Massachusetts, writes this de j scription pf Anducw Johnson and his late I speech. Raldwiu is of tho Sumuor-Stcvcns ! stripe politics : j * * J* ?.What thc President said is I before tho country. How he said it, my poor j words may fail to toll. For the first time, I I stood ucaraud looked closely on the man. In ! the course of an eventful lifo, I have seen ma ny men of wilful power and force, ,but never ? before have I locked on one so thoroughly em bodying thc evy spirit of revolution. It will not do to.underrate Mr, Johnson. Ile is ter ' ribiy iu earnest, and, withal, most vindictive ly cool. A thoroughly-paced demagogue, his inconsequential logic, his egotism", his repeti tions, his thorough belief in himself, and his popularity, are all elements of strength, when he faces such assemblages as wero arrayed about him yesterday. Andrew ?Johnson is an able mau-how a bl ti, I never realized till yes terday. All results aro involved iu his policy. Had he a Cabinet as able and as desperate, the dire results which the/near future would bring, could hardly bc named now. We stand on tile verge of a fierce strife, to meet which the country should gather its strength and gird up its loins. This man is no weak lhic hanan, and he means to crush Congress or be crushed. "Mr. Johnson is a man of stalwart mould. Just above middle stature, he is so. broad shouldered, firm-set and deep-chested, as ni . most to seem below it. He has a large head. It IS a compact home for his ftc ry will and brain. His face is ?parked, strong oval out line, powerful un der ?jaw j well defined, but rather sharp ehiu ; a wide, straight mouth : full, flexible lips ; skin, coarse in texture, but finn ; complexion, swarthy ; hair, coarse black, streaked with grey ; a nose small at the*root, but full and large at the nostrils, which ex pand ayd lift as he speaks ; broad, roomy fore head ; beetling, bushy eyebrows, beneath which area pair of thc coldest hazel-grey eyes P oversaw in a h um ail head;4 these aro the outlines of Andrew Johnson." An Indian Legend The legend of the Florida Indians, as to the proper place for the negro, is correct. When old Duval was sent to that, territory many years ago as its Governor, he assembled the chiefs und bra voa, nd mudd th (Mn a apoeeh. They listened with the greatest decorum and respect, while he told them that they ought to quit their wild, roving habits of hunting, get books, maps, charts and philosophical instrn> merits, study them, and become great and in tellectual. 1 i leo their white brothers. At the conclusion of his address, the chief replied that the suggestions were so grave, and con templated sucli a complete revolution ?in their mode of living, that they would take until the following day t> consider them, whereupon the meeting adjourned. Assembling again at the appointed time, thc chief arose and said to the Governor that they had duly considered the propositions, and respectfully declined changing their mode of life. " We have a legend," said he, " that after thc Great Spirit had created the earth, he attempted to make a niau. His first effort he did not like, and that was thc negro. He made another effort, and still was not Satisfied) that was the Indian. Ile tttod th", third time, and mudo the while man', with w. bc was perfectly satisfied. Three boxes were placed before them. The first contained books, maps, charts and philosophical instruments; tho second, bows, arrows, fishing tackle, traps and nets ; the third, shovels, axes, hoes, plows and man} ether implements of labor. To the white man he gave tho first choice. Ile passed by the first box without looking at it; but when ho canie to*the one containing bows, arrows, etc., he looked at it a long time. The Indian trembled, for he had set his heart upon that box. Rut he finally took the one with books. The Indian at once toole the second, leaving the negro to take the one with the shovels and hoes." And saying that ...WO do not' wish to change thc order in which tho Great* S pi rit started tho three men into the world.'> tho council adjourned, stn? elie. * G KN W. Pi RiciJAUDSott, commandant at Darlington, S., C.. writes a letter to the "Cin cinnati Commercial," in which ocours tho fol lowing passage : <s " My district is composed of nine Counties, "(Of Districts, ns they are called here,) in the North-eastern part of the State, and a most hopeful state of affairs exists. The freedmen are all employed at fair wages, and-are work ing/ according to the statements themselves, much better than there was, for a while, any reason to anticipate. I have labored diligent ly to rcstoro relations of mutual confidence between the planters and tho. freedmen, oh the principle that, as these people were com pelled to live together, the interests of both' parties would bc promoted by the relations between them being harmonious, and I hayo Succeeded beyond my expectr*ions. Planter? exhibit their confidence -in tho freed inch hy planting to t he full extent of their ability, and the freedmen, by their good conduct and in ft ? ' ... *t - A-~ ---jw ! clustry, seem determined to convince every ona j that they may be relied upon in their new j condition.'' " FAITH and shuro," snid Patrick meeting 4 an engine, " that's the divil." " Ooh no," s suid Mike, " it's only a steamboat hunting for / wathor."_ j State of Sou ?h C arolina. IN OttDINAHY-CITATION. VyillCRICAfcJ. Sarah, li. Chapman hath applied lo H me tor letters of administration upon tho calato 1 of Wm. A. Chapman, deceased, late of the District of Dickens and State aforesaid : Tho kindred and 1 creditors of said deceased, are, therefore, cited to MipcAv before me ai Vieren? 0. II. on Monday tho 20tli day of Mareil, I860, to shew cause, if any ~tliey can, why said letters should not bo granted. Given under iny hand and seal this 12th day of March, 1806. W. E. HOLCOMBE, o.r.u. State ol', ?OMtDa Carolina. IN OllMNAKY--CITATION. . 0 WHEREAS, W. D. Denton hath applied to mo for letters of administration upon the estate of Hebert Spencer, deceased, late of the District of Dickens and Stato aforesaid : The kindred and creditors fd' said deceased, arc, therefore, cited to ri I?pear before linc at Dickeys C. H. on Monday t ho 20th day of .March, 1806, to shew cause, if any " . , they can, why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal thjs 12th day of Murch, 18?0. _ W. E. HOLCOMBE, o.r.o. THE COL UMBI A P^SFt . TB IE DAITLY 1?I8?ENIX, * Price, ?$1?.U0 a, Year : or $1.00 per Mouth. THE TRI-WEKI?LY BaBI*S?2?BX, Price, $7.00 u Year ; or $8.50 for-0 Montos. TUB H'lSGKLY ?IRAKER, Price, $l.00-n Year; or $2.06 for 6 Months. . THESE PAPERS arc published in Columbia, S. 1 C., by Mr. JULIAN A. Stn. HY ; and contain tho latest intelligence, and well selected miscellany. ?Advertisements inserted at the usual rates-. Feb. 12, 18GG 22 J tf rho State of South Carolina, PI ?k EX H-IN ? lt DI N A KY. John Ross \ '\ vs > Petition for Partition, Jesse R.Ross & others, j? . IT appearing to my satisfaction that LunsfordM. .Ross, one of thc defendants .in this case, resides without the limits of this Stale: lt is ordered, ??therefore, that, the snid L. M. Boss do appear in . tho Court of Ordinary, for Pickens district, at Dickens Court Hou.se, on Monday thc 80 th day of April next, to object, to the division or sale of tho Beal l?state of George F. Ross, deceased, br his. consent to the same will be entered of record. W. E. HOLCOMBE, o.n.o. Ordinary's Office, Jan 27, 18G0, Sm TUE STATU OK SOUTH OAKO?NA, l?i?KciJS-III Equity. Mary A. Fired, ct.als, } vs. ' Bill for Relier, kc. Alex. Brsec, Sr, et als. J . IT appearing to my satisfaction that. Milton Black burn, one of thc defendants in this case, resides without the limits of ibis State: On motion, by Norton. oolnplninnntsV Solicitor, it is ordered thal * said absent defendant do appear in this Court, ei-' titer personally or by, attorney, and plead,' nns\ve<', or demur, to'Complainants' said hill of complaint, within three months from thc publication hereof; otherwise, au order pr> oonfosso will bo cuicred against him. ROBT, A. THOMPSON, c.K..?.n. Com'rs Office, Feb. 8, 1800 Sra, ? f THE STATE OF SO UT lt O:\UOLlNA, Bu' Eqst?iy-S.*ic3i<oias. . Ex Parto. ) " , , T. . i - Ku.c lo show.( anse. Daniel Broom. j IT appearing to tho Commissioner that. Daniel ' Broom, Trustee of Barbara Kelly, is without tho limits of this State: lt is ordered, that the said Daniel Broom appear in this Court, within niuo months from thc pnblicatioirof this notice, and show cause why bis office of Trustee shall not bo revoked, nod suit instituted oh his official bond. ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, -o.K.r.n. Com'rs Office. Feb. 12, 1866 ibu ~TAKB DUE NOTICE, " AND Govern Yourselves Accordingly. I N CONSEQUENCE of tho death of W. H. Dendy, 1 one of thc firm of \V. li. Dendy & Co., all per sons indebted to said firm, either by NOTE ot* A Or COUNT, are requested tb call on DR. A. E. NOIL ' MAN, Walhalla, and mako settlement ; so as it will enable me to govern'myself. Failing to do so. . ? will employ some one to cai! on you, whose ex penses you will have lo pay. N. K. SULLIVAN, one of tho above firm. Nov io. isor> io tr State of S ?tl III Caa'oS?ifta. IN nani N AU v-OITATION. \U HEB EAS, Rob't. A. Thomjison, c.K.r.n, liath M applied to mo for loiters bf .administration upon the estate of B. F. Madden, deceased, lato of the District of Dickens and, Stato aforesaid: Tho kindred and creditors of snid deceased, nre, therefore,, cited to appear before mc at Dickens C. H., on,Monday the 26th day of March, 18GG. lo shew cause, if any they can, why said letters should not be granted.. Given under my" hand and seal this 2d day of February, 18GG. _W. E. HOLCOMBE, o.v.p. Notice. Ill ?RE BY forwarn aB'per'snns from trading for twdfeNotos of band given byrne to Stephen P. Barron, or bearer, each for thc sum of $87.60? both dated nth February. 1800; one payablo 25th Do : oem her, I860 I and tho other payable 2">th De cember, 1807. 1 (fo not intend to pay these Notes, unless compelled by law, as tho consideration flor . which thov were given has failed. ' WATSON COLLINS, r I Feb. 27, 1866 . lid ?f- .