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HOB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor, ft ^ A. Thompson, W.H. Ho?c?mbe??R..'Xo?n^ |. ;l>HPl;HIJ3TOns. TR H t\f?.-r(?Ti? Dollin'und Twenty-fi-rV-Genla fyi- six iftonihj?, i? udvauaei... Provision abo taken in payuiont, nt thu market ratos. "V?j1**. .yd.vertisanionta insertoilrat $1 pur fcqnafe for thu tjrst inaortion, and ol) couta for oath suOSo? nuont, Utsortlon, oaah or provision. . ? 5 . . . .., '?^f* Obituary Not-ioos exceeding Avelinos, Tflh uloa of.RcapooH Oolnim?niualioiiri of- a poraonal ?pk ar noter, ant ?unouucauiouts' of Candidates, will bo ohargod for a? adverliaoineuts. y .> ? r. . ; .. . Job Priu.tiug ?x'?putod with noati)cyo und despatch, for.cash or/provision. "/*, fljgy^'Noooii Uy oompels .ita ? to adhdro'stvlctly to. .tho requirement'of cash payment. ? ttgjgftflg!_Irtj?gBW_I. -i-JLl. ' !? PICKKNS C. H., S C. : 8ft tar day Morning, Juno 23, 1800. Tho name bf.' tho post b?lico in this District, known ns " Clayton's M??I3," has been changed to Hunicr'n MM*, mid Captain W?O. IIUNTKW. appointed Postmaster. ?S$r Lnst week was remarkably.worm. This Wcok hus been, remarkably coot-tho thcr ino noter indicating a temperature of IS de > grecs. . ' jf?&Tho Sheriff's of Spartanburg and New berry advortis?) ih their respectivo Districts?, .. -lands, and personal property for salo. JgW Tho " G loenville Eutcrpfiyo" learnB. that 05,000 govornnicut. rations aro on thc way to that District, for the inditfont nod suf fering poor. . . . . IQ?* Tho price pf gold, is unsettled in Now York. It baa been aa higli as Go,, but on tho lOlh it was quoted at 52}. Cotton, dO. ; ?- ? 'ip -- Tho Conference between tho European powers has boon'abandoned, and war is conaid ercd'inovitnblo. Austria is blamed for tho pres ent stato of affairs. A general European war ia contomplated. 4???*?en. Lewis CASS died ut Detroit, Mich igan, on tho 17th instant, n?ed 84. Depart d. The 15th' Maiiio volunteers, on duty in this District, havo been ordered away to bo mufi* tcrod' out of service. Our readers will be glad to learn that we arc rio longer to have a gar . rison in this District. . ... .mviiiiuiiuii ia . J. nat .o.ti.iy a few points in tho Sttitc-^tho const, Columbia, and Anderson--arc to bo garrisoned for the future, and these by regular troops. ' Stale Taxes It is a pleasure to sec with what earnestness ?ur people arc endeavoring to raise money.to pay their taxes. Already, thc collector- has taken in about ?8,000. This is evidence, if any wo'ro wanting, that our people havo u proper veneration and regard for the govern ment, and intend to support the laws of thc land with their usual fidelity ; notwithstand ing, aome-of their touchers qr loaders ord con-' tinunlly harping on thc propriety of their ta king the " law info their own bauds," and meting out justico, according to their owii pe culiar notions, to "all thc world and the rest of mankind." Infanticide. - A horrible caso of infanticide occurred in tho Di?trict last week. Mrs. SARAU CAL HOUN has beon arrested and committed to jail' on tho oliargo of drowning her own vchild, which was only some seven or eight days old. A freedman, floyd, was arrested on a charge of complicity in thc crime ; but be was either rolcnsod by pr carried off with tho garrison re cently on duty nt Walhalla. The hoad of tho child had becu "scalped" or disfigured to" pre vent, if possiblo, its color from hoing identi fied... Gpod citizens believe that Floyd is guilty "of,conrfplicity.in tho oyimc, and that he Rhould not bo allowed to escape merited pun ishment. An inquest was held on the body of the child, but no return of Uto proceedings therciu has boon made. Mr; Burr's Speech. -, Ari agreoablo moment may bo indulged in rending the very excellent speech of C. CI?AUN O?Y BURR, Esq., of New York, which may bo found on our first pago. If Mr. BUHU could lind an audience for Chis spoooh in'thd North, wo may ?till have hopo for some of these people. PIRK.--Thora was a torriblo fire, in New berry on -Monday morning about 3 o'clock -' - About two'pty-fivG houses woro destroyed, prin cipally stores. ' Soarccly a store survives tho desolating flames. . Wo understand that tho old ?lotol was burned*, and also tho offioe of tho ". Newberry Herald." We sincerely sym pathize with our ciator village in this torriblo calamity.-Atnierson Appeal, 20lht - \ .?*-WjfcMM-k. * SEVERAL deaths havo ooourred from phole ?4> i? NoWiXor^*o? th^dUea?jS li spreading,: ' %; ? Improy?mebtr* ' ' ^0?Vava-.'/:d06p?irud of. tl?o K?pubH?," 'v&Uove pot, Uko u?nny ot^ors, given over this fair ^oolloo of ours^to tko Occupation of .."bat's and owls." Ou tho ooutfury, wo lia ve Jot uo . opportunity puss for onooUrogiug our people to redoublo their onorttW^$hrpw off tho blight of impending troubles-and move Stead ily forward in tho discharge of all tho rolo tious of lifo, and ropujr what has been lost*.7 With an onergy and.earnestness; worthy..of all praiso, nur oitizens havo gouo to work, olobrihg up the wreck-" putting their bouses, in o.rdpr, .not to die, but to live.'-. Nono luis contributed, tu a .quiet and unostentatious manner, moro to this, end than bur fcllow-citt zep, Dr. Lv B. JOHNSON; of Walhalla. Ills Land Ageney has given an impetus to trade and business; and lie baa now in contempla- . ,tion the erection of -a new.and commodious dwolling in that flourishing town. Mr. BITCH ; FOttl) ls also preparing to build there, njid we ? hoar of others-who intend to take up tho line I of improvement, and extend .its nrosDormi? branches iu tho various -sobomcs of industry. \ The Aottou of Congress. Both Houses of Congress have passed, by a two-thirds vote, thc proposed amendments tu tho Constitution, which- we published last week. When those amendments have been ratified by tho requisite uumbor of States, they will thou become a part of thu organ io law of the land. Wo reproduce tho'most important section, and' refer readers to last week's pa per for tho remainder : Sec. 3. That no person shall bo a Senator or Representativo in Congress, or elector of President and Vieo Prosident,-or hold any of fice, civil or military, under the Unitod States, or under any State, who, having previously taken nn oath us a member of Congress, or ns jin officer of the? United States, or as a member of any Stale Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of thc United States, shall have engaged iu insurrection or rebellion against the same, or g;,"Mi aid and comfort to tho en-, ernies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds pf each House, remove suoh a disability'. Our only hope, which rests on a slender recd, is that tho requisite number of States will not recognize these proposed amondmonts. Segar Manufactory. When at Walhalla a day or two ago, wo stepped into thc Spat..Man?ifitMorV of. "Mr J AUTIS trV KllNECKK, and was gratified to learn from tho proprietor that he was doing a thri ving busiuess. . A liberal samplo of his Segars enabled us, ou trial, to pronounce them first rate. Such evidences bf improvement; in tho condition of our people, afford us np small degree of satisfaction, und aro, we-trust, but the beginning of brighter, happier, and more prosperous di.ys. The Execution of tbe Laws. Thc factious spirit of Congress, in ignoring thc action of the Secretary of the Treasury in appointing Southern men to execute thc.rev enue lows of thc United States, is having its effect. These gentlemen aro resigning their ofiiec??, and wc suppose the Secretary will pro ceed to appoint those who can take thc oath. These men must, ns a general thing, oome from thc North ; and it will rcquiro all the pnttonOO and fortitude that our people havb left, to submit to u degradation from which there is no present escape. Where one of our own respectable oitizens can conscientiously tako the test oath, and is competent to discharge the duties of tho office to which ho may bo appointed, wc trust that no obstacle will bc thrown in the way of Iiis doing so. It appears to us that it is imprac ticable for Northern men to collect tho tax in our midst, although some sections of the State are thus circumstanced. . gpg~ Mrs. Ttobort .Toomba, who has re turned to her home in Georgia, siys her hus band's advice to the young men of the South is that they remain in tho South, which he Still considers a country much preferable to Brazil, Mexico or Cuba, and, by patient en durance and active industry, rebuild upon the ? surest of foundations their own shattorod for tunes and that of their native land. i .jj??y* Tho "Charleston Courier" remarks that Udgcfield District, in this State, contains moro than forty saw mills in operation, a largo cotton factory at Vaucluse, .ono at Granite villo, a porcelain factory at Kaolin, <a paper mill at Bath, whilo another cotton factory is building which will acoomuiodnto ? thousand" looms. *A11 of theso factories are worked in an aroa of twelve square miles. A San Francieoo despatoh says tho result of .tho Oregon election is doubtful. Both panties claim the State by about 600 major ity;. The returns of election from Washfng ington Territory show large Domocratio gains. Thc entire Domocratio ticket was successful in nine counties,' and is reported tc?1 bo tho s?me in fewrmow '.* '"''fe*. * "?he Topip of the Pey. ? Wo publish i??'another column, by request, ahscditorial tVoui the " South Oaro.lj.niun," oo iu Tho Stay Law#O?r llolp.'j 'ThtfobjBct ?f .tito.-article- is efldontly to givc-^-Jst. Tl\.o. views of tho editor f and '2d,. Tp- ludiente' a course of aotiou for the State , T.b 'subjoot-"tho pay mont?of debts--ls en gaging, with great earnestness, thc minds "of tho SontUern people; audit appeard to bo omincntly right and proper, that the pross.iuid people should giro freo and full cxpresaipu to their views,. with fairness and oanflbr, ort u' "subject of such grave and lasting importance. -. '4 There is no difference of opinion in re 'gdrd to the conation of the country-*-Us sub jugation-^tho destruction of property-and thc almost universal insolvency whioh' per vades alt clauses and conditions of society.'-' Thc only bonO.of contention ?" is in escaping these evils-ov?j? which wore brought ou Us hy a general oujjnnity, whioh all tho manhood, means, statesmanship, and constancy of a 1)6 r??i^?u, could not avert. ' . 2, The discussion bf the. question of "re pudiation,-' in tlii? connection, wc regard as a foregone conclusion, inasmuch as we are the dependents of a government, one of the con stitutional requirements of which is, that no State, by ordinance or legislative.enactment, shall " Impair the obligation of contracts." Having reached this point, fortified beyond the hope of successful assailment, wo are loft free to consider what can be done, by Fedora! or State euactments, for our relief. ' 8. The Legislature, in 1 St ? 1, in tho oxer ciso of its wisdom, enacted a " stay law,' which, owing to the then condition of titi country, was very generally acquiesced in although not a few of ouK*Wiscst and best mei were opposed to it, and predicted the ruinou consequences whioh it would entail on th? country. Thc war, which.gave tho law birth ceased; leavingus in thc deplorable conditioi described iu the first point made in this arti ele. \ 4. Thc State'C'onvention, which convene? in 18(55, could ^ot, under thc requirements e tho Ecdorul constitution, give relief, eithe hy "repudiation1)' or "scaling old debts." Th. Legislature, which assembled soon after, dit cussed thc " stair law," together with the otl cr measures of ielicf presented for its consk oration. Finally, the old law, with a provii :-?t~^t.-a, r?qu\\'tv-? oiio-tonth of all debi to be paid annually was gassed. There wi decided opposition to the lay : i thc Louisl turo, which soon manifested Itself in u su brought, in Charleston, to tea* its oonstiti tionality. 6. Judge ALDRICU; of the Circuit novn before whom tho case was tried, pronouns thc law constitutional. Thc case was .th carried to tho Court of Errors, comprising thc Judges and Chancellors of tho State -t highest judicial tribunal of thc commonweal! Tile Court of Errors decided that tho law w unconstitutional In the discussion of tl question, this Coiirt comos in for full sh: of comment and animadversion. Tho nu charitable construction placed on its acti was thc impolicy of promulgating its dcoisi promptly, bringing with it us it did, thc re: za'tion of all tho accumulated troubles a misfortunes of the five preceding years. C high opinion of the integrity of the Court duced us to abstain from comment.. That serve, we now throw off, and wo wish to justice to its members, for making a decis promptly, which, although the law, they kl) must bo unpopular at tho timo. .Thc Co of "Errors was conscious thrt the decision mi by thom was correct,, and wc honor its nu hers for doing their wholo duty in a most t ing poriod of our history. This aot of thi should remind us, that, if wc have lost else, tho highest judicial tribunal of the Si has preserved its high character and iutcgi untarnished. 6. Legal action, intended for thc relief thc country, has failed ; because timo proven it illegal. What then, can be doi Can tho Legislature, if.called together, dc a law that would bo constitutional'? A our experience in this respect, have wc o thing to expect, from tho futuro action of Legislature ? . Whilst we aro perfectly will that everything reasonable or practicable i be resortccf^ir,-jyo liavQ very slight belief i the Legislature ean^vby onactmcnt, afford country rolief of a practical tuUlU'Av 7. Ono plan put forth is, that tho Legi turo, when it moots, may clqso the Cir Courts, which course would givo time, tho Suporior Courts could d^elure the law constitutional. The revolulvmary oh?ra of this remedy is so apparent, as not to c mend it to our approval. , Anothor is, t tho State should borrow money, and loan i tho people upon mortgages of their roal est so that we may thoreby meet our obligath and tctain our property and homes, fl would afford relief to many, if the Sta.te t'edit ou w?iioh to burrow} but, unfortunate; ly for-'us, tbo Stat?, like it? citizens, is with-' out menus, j&u? i\)i?b without credit ubjroad;\ .8. Wu'aro, thou, hedged in wilji ?nany' a?id seemingly insurmountable difficuUic?-^obatij cles, which almost sink thc stoutest heart into tho slough of despond; ^ad as il is, however, wo-seo but ono way?-otto,hope--of escape. Wc miisffnco Ou? manifold trophies and dif lioulties witlv manliness and hopo... Hope is tho sheet, anchor of thc soul. -^Vc must corn? to settlement, and roly Upon our own people, to whom wu ?re vhiefly Indebted; for relief. . Q. lt may bo safely assumed'that tl*o eouiw try cannot liquid.ito its- indebtedness'by '.pay ment. lt is tho intorosl of debtor vu d oredit or, thorcfore, to meet ?HC? to face. .' Make a fuir and oaudid exhibit of their condition, and theil do that which is best for all parties. In cuses of insolvency, let creditors act as be comes higliMniiidcd, honorable men -prepar? to live themselves, and permit, by their acts, thoir-lcss forluuatc neighbors, to do thc same. Where HO compromiso can be mude, insol vents v...., hy ?ced of assignment,-set apart their property-.tor-"*;- u"neiit of their credit ors, without resorting to tbt; Courts, Mu'i iUVVr litigation and expense". Where persons arc solvent, and only ask time, it is so manifestly to thc interest of creditors to indulge, that we cannot anticipate action on their part, willoh would not only bc disastrous to thoir-own in terests, but entail on'tho Country tho jnpst perfect ruin. * 10. Congress, it is believed, ?will, pass'? general bankrupt hiw," tho provisions- o! which will conduce to tl speedy suttle'u.ent bc tween those who may bc arbitrary and tinnier oifttl ; andonee more place.the whole'country in a few years, on the high-road to prosperity Ordinarily, a u bankrupt .law " would'find Iii response in our heart; but, now, we ure fo any thing legal which will free us front th incubus and burden of bankrup|cy and ruin Whicli will tend to tho growth, and d?volof] incut of tho energy and rcsoiircos of our STU. noble bid State, and thereby give us the ad vantages of education and refinement, and tba primo usefulness/ which is so pre-cniincntl thc characteristic of tho.Southern "people. Tho "Iron-Clad" Oath- . A friend, who is in Washington on bus ness, writes to us sensibly in relation to tb test oath, "so o?lled." We commend b view of thc caso to our readers. Ho says : "? hope, however, that yon will be ab among those nt present contracting .for nia service, to find some who oan take thc require oath. And in this connection, I ask your a tendon to the language of thc oath. '. Porsoi who have voluntarily homo arms, who hui h?J.d or sought to bold offices, are clearly c cluden, mid no man .cab doubt as to whoth becomes Wubin-these clauses; but "'void turily given no a\d, countenance, counsel encouragement to persons engaged in anni hostility thereto,1' is laiig'ungo?onpablo of wider construction. The Department?oro t idently willing to.construe thia language li orally, or I should rather say fairly. I r satisfied that there is a class, not ' pcrhti large, of quiet, intelligent, worthy citizci who can conscientiously take this oath, w remained nt hourn, discharging their duties paying taxes, voting for members of the L islaturc to tho best of their judgments on th general diameter, obeying the laws of \ State, and waiting patiently the result of I contest which they did not help to iuaUj rato. Of course, if a man in casting his v did it for tho purpose of supporting a poli or if he urged his son or his brother to eui or ho expressed strong and honest sympa with the Southern onusc, this o?anse bara li Hut, if he morely pevformod acts'of humor to his kinsmen and friends in tho wai", if did his duties as a citizen just as they lay fore him, if even with decided opinions agai tho policy of secession, ho submitted to de facto government in tho way of coiiso tion', eco., I think bc may safely takctbiioi " And I consider that wo who djd take active part in tho strife of thc last five ye and, who have lived to sec thc bitter frui our honest but disastrous counsels, she place no obstacles in the way of such pen as cnn now usefully and conscientiously f the requirements of tho government, ls of these persons aro not at all anxious to i the small oflioos whioh aro BQihfabv** J ^ e ,\ ? ^unfrA?trtJsjary tb business W-tiakountry, but not importan them individually ; and I really think tho all such casos, publio opinion should rccog tho sevvico/whioh they aro doing. ' " I woiuu'be tho last mnn to ndviso ono, whoso conscionco was nt nil uneasy subjoot himeolf to the painful oonsoquenc doubting his own honesty, or being doul by'his neighbors; b?t Ihoro is, I nm Ufr a disposition to think hardly of mon who rtblo to take this onth. ' ' ' ; " " this, t think, wrong. iyf0 contempt is ' ty; -m j,ujzi?j?y)>T}>?i?us! jxxf.??S'.:...:'. .^ui^u'jiiu^juirt!! atrong for tho mou who uow attempts to hid? from th? consequences of1 lils owu actiou'$r|to piofltjto/day by opinious ho was afraid to ox press yesterday. BuV whoro men. \|ho nu'vo lived blntncicssly among us, hol^fpg It?oir own ?onvi?tionaquietly, doing the duty which tjio State imposed upon all ils citizens, without regard to their- opinions ; dischargitfg- kindly the obligations.of kindred aijd ueighborhood,. cnn tuke'oflico under fcb'o U. S. Government, L for one am willing to 1 enamor thcul tho con sid?ration duo to those who teodor efficient service lo tlio Stute." . nv HKQI;J??<'I\ [Vr?Al thc Daily .South Carolinian.] tho Stay Law-Our Help. Tho decision of the Co?rl of Appoala ha? placed fairly beforo thc minds of the people their insolvent condition. Thc abolition of property in negroes bas destroyed tbesolveucy of wholoCommunities. _ When two-tbirds of thc wealth' of tho mass lian thus been blotted . out by ii strobe of the pen, any other condition". * than-that of insolvency could not. bc expected. When the (.'ouveution pronounced property in slaves, " no property," tho 'Convention ' "?iS*V1d have devised some measure whereby what, pri.poi., ."" ?$ sl(0uU1 hnv0 boo|J . tainvd as compensation , . ",ilt. ,v|||ch h|,j been destroyed. The whole weight of indebtedness, bas?v. on property in negroes, and u.oro or less iden tified with it.^nght not to reston depreciated real estate. The- Convention should have had an oyo to the good of thc" whole peuple. The effort of tho Legislature to relieve them lins proved abortive. As matters now stand, tlio poor tuan is about to be made poorer, and the rich man, if he may be so called, is about to take t hc poor man's place. J Ltd the Con vention engrafted into thu Constitution, j tho measure of one of its distinguished members, exempting front execution nnd sale, real es tate, or in other words, a Ivunestead featuro, such as-..exists in Alabama and Mississippi, wo should not be in our present state of litigation. One thing is .certain. Tho people mus* take this matter in hand. What has not been done for you, you must ?Io for yourselves.-? 'Cbc time ha? come ! You aro about to bo sohl to the speculator and tho-Yankeo 1 lint there is redress itt one of throe mea?-' ures that may be adopted by ameudiug the Constitution. ? . First--Kxompt real estate from sale and ex ecution. This will induce debtor and credit or to compromise their accounts. . Second-Createn Homestead Law scouring to every man hie. hoiise,- lot of three or four hundred acres of land, and all tho appliances tie mn jr W?vo tor working it, and t?i those per sons whrise property is in invesMnuut.s, tho right and title, free from levy, to ?7,000. Third.-Create a Court of Adjudication willi power to graduato tiro debt to the pres-' cut vulno of property, and to say what propon tien of it shall by paid. , Wo believe that O,,. following will be the result of legislation Hoarding to cithor plan suggested : 1. ? livery man will know %>>mt be owns. Ho "will not bc burdened with ?. consuming indebtedness. Ho can go lo work v'ih hope and cheerfulness. % Conscience and integrity, will not \.o, thrown away in tho scramble ti) wive some thing, and tho mun who has nobly done hts) ditty in tho.wnr. will not with his family bo turned ont of-doors by tho mau who has taken care of himself. ii- Good mon will not seek now homes and landa ai?d leave our uu tilled- fields to tull of our woes. 4. Wc shall be saved the sad sight of Hoe ing our homes sold to Northern men for a mere song. Wo repent, then, action for the relief of tho people wno staked everything on the late war, is imperative. They arc feeliug deeply. The anticipation of coming trouble hus n lodgment in thc heart of the widow and orphan ; of the young husband, and aged father; deep in the hearts of men who, fresh from *ho buttlo-field, whero they listened to-the tramp of annies, upw in tho distunco, bear the tread of ?*/*? Sheriff. h , Lot tho.peoplo of the country agjt&te this matter. Call your publio meetings, create public opinion, and as you have a right to do, while providing for jtistico to the oreditor, ex* "aot justice for yourselves. From Washington. WASHINGTON, Juno 12.-r-Tho Senate was engaged, to-day, in the consideration of tho Legislativo Appropriation Bill; The F?OUSO was cngagod, on tho Senate Bill in relation to tho bounties of colored volun teers. Thc.Houso also pawed a Bill log?li vsiug oplorcd marriages in the District of Co lumbia, and for othor purpose?. The Bili wu? passed. Mr- .Niblack, of Indiana, presented -tho memorial of tho Florida Legislature, relativo to tho proposed tax on cot ton, wbihh was pr in-. -fc^L-tttid ordered to bo referred to tho Commit* J?? R?1& ?*\ ricans. ?7 tee of Ways ail i ?^Wjr ..Mnjor-Ger.orhl I ho enquiries pmdo T>y , . s *q Meado aro not yet complete, but r* fei? J have gopo thoy.do not confirm tho report that tho Canndian or British forcos crossed i tho boundary lino, or thnt any Fenians liaVe boon Hilled by thom op tho Amerionn side of tho frontier. ..... \ . WASHINGTON, June 13.-SteedmnD's and 1'ullor.tou's deport of FrceduionV Baroah af fairs in South Carolina and Georgia has been received, . v j ?h?y ?ay tlio faithful ?genta in-Carolina have been ?greatly .aided by oit??ns; whilo iu competo.ntand mcddleaowt? agente bavciarouiod