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BY ?TO THINE OWN SELF BK TUUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS THE IIOB'T. A. THOMPSON & CO. iummMmnmt?i?fm*?m)?mm i m j '-_ ^ M I I - - rn Milli II I I I I i i n II irn?ri?. m.mi mniii PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1801. NIGHT THE DAY, THOU NO. 5& POETRY. Tb? Laad of th? South. Iv--ow ye * I ind whora geraniuinn and ro.?es In profusion ure scattered by Flor.?'? own hand; Where the Violet in innocent beauty reposes. And (lie orango un i lemon their fragrance ex pand ? 'Tis tlic lund of (ho cypress, magnolia and pine, Whero the beech and tho ode ia their majesty el ?nd ; 'Tis the lan i of the olive, tim myrtle and vine. 'Tin tlio lund of the .South, 'tis my own sunny lund. Ah! yes. 'tis thc land where thc mockingbird mimics The varied note songs! er?. sosweet and so bland; Where glide oil the waters iii? while crested cyg net.-?, And the wild curlew screams from her own na tive Hi I'? lld ; 'Tis the Imbi with tho sky of the rescato hue, And plains rich in Tenture ?nec?ssnily fanned Ky thc zephyrs replete with (lie fragrance they drew From th? flowers that deck my own fair sunny land. 'Tis the land of affection, nf honor ?nd (nilli. Where sincerely is odored hy frieiidshiphcr hand; 'Tis the hind of fair maidens and generous youth. Who compose na accomplished and virtuous bund. 'Tis ih*s land where Xi'en fairies would love, to din port, 'Twould require no (ouch of (heir magical wand, To msko. perfect the scene for the fairy queen's court. In this Un i of the South, in this bright sunny laud. 'Tis the land where our God has been boiuileoii', in | giving To freemen a h?ritage, so glorious and grand, Where death is prolVrred lo ignoble living. And graves thal arc honor'd li slavery's brand. Our star-circled banner shall wave fvoui .Moimi Vernon To whore in its pride flows tin swift Kio Grande; While .. In trmnufie" will he thc proud guerdon. That shall lno.-s with its pence our own suiinv lind. VARIETY. SUrtliRg Exposures. Thc Washington correspondent of thc " New York Herald," writes : When President Johnson was on his Into trip in thc Wost, a United Slates Senator and two Mnjor-Gcnorals ol' thc anny, who belong ed to his party, were approached at Indianap olis, by a prominent conservative Republican who had been colonel of au Indiana regiment during thc late war, and who is now a captain in the regular service, and who made (bc fol lowing Martling Maternent : He had been making speeches for the Republicans in Indi ami, in August Inst, and by request of Hov? crnor Fletcher,of .Missouri, visited that State, und made one or two conservative speeches, lie was told by Governor Fletcher that his speeches were too tame ; that tho most radical o? declarations wcro wanted in Missouri ; that thc people must be told that tho Republicans had decided that the rebels should not vote, and that the State was to bc carried by force of arms if necessary. Governor Fletcher also told bim that ho bad 80,000 muskets in thc State in Loyal hands, and (hat (bey should bc used, if necessary, to carry thu State. Thc Indianian told Governor Fletcher that bc was a Republican in principle, but did not approve of such measures, mid would not advocate them. Governor Fletcher thought him mere ly weak-kneed, and answered him that he would come into tho harness after awhile. A few nights subsequently, ho was present, on invitation, at a secret meeting ?if radical leaders, at the Linden Hotel. About fifty prominent radicals were present, including Governor Fletcher, of Missouri) Governor Ogloby. of Illinois; and Soimtor Yates and John A. Loir in, of Illinois. The whole plan of the impeachment of tho President was discussed, even to thc arrangeaient of tilling Washington willi an armed force of " Roys in ' Hine," lo protect Congress, and also to decide; who shall .-ucee- d .Johnson in case. Vice Pres ident Foster, ns his successor, should not prove equally positive and pliable to tho wills of thc Jacobins. Huller, Governor Motton, of In dialla, IIIKI others, wcro discussed. Huller was looked upon as lacking in courage, and Morton was feared is being too ambitions for thc purposes of the conspirators. General Grunt was mentioned as too conservative,and Sherman was scouted ns a copperhead. Fi nally, Senator Yates was decided upon as pos sessing moro stamina and less scruples than any ol lier available man. If President John? son offered serious resistance, mid Foster did not act vigorously, YTutcs wus to be put in con trol of a fla i rs. When he was about leaving St. Louis, the informant in tho case was requested by Gov ernor Fletcher to nsk Governor Morton, of Indiana, what number of artus ho could sparc to Missouri. Governor Morton replied, when tho message was delivered, thnt ho could not sny that he hud any to spnro ; that there wcro about 100,000 etand. willi plenty of ammunition, in tho arsenal; ho would sec what could bo spared, and confer with Gov ernor Fletohor. Out of this oorrcupondenco grow the conference of ?ho Governors ut Phil adelphia, which, iv is now woll known, was for the purpose, among otb on, of dintribu ting anus throughout tho country. Outside of thc statcmont of thia officer, there is indu bitable evidence iu thc hands of President Johnson of thc secret distribution of large quantities of arms throughout tho North-west, on various pretests, ail of which, however, arc legal and plausible enough. While the startling character of this story causes it tu be incredulously "cecived hy many, thc character of the officer making ibo state ment, the known desperate characters td' the leaders implicated in the scheme, ami much corroborative evidence received, cause it tu be generally believed among the President's ad herents. Advice to Freedman Delegates from different portions' of North Carolina to an educational Convention (d' col ored people, met at Kuleitfll, last week. On Wednesday, they were addressed hy Governor Worth as follows : " I have come hero, upon your invitation, to give you, by my presence what countenance and encouragement I could, having under stood that all your proceedings were conducted in a boeoming and orderly manner. I was not not ilii il that any rem irks were expected from me, till your President just informed mc. Thc few words J shall say aro unpremeditated. " lu the li rat place, let me assure you that [ nm disposed to do everything I can, as a citizen and as Governor, to protect you in all your rights, and to encourage you tol e indus trious, to educate your children, ?nd to make yourselves respectable and happy ; und while you may expect my protection while you do right, 1 -?h ill be equally ready to luve those punished who do wrong. " You are very poor. Your first caro should bo, by industry und economy, to provide good supplies of ItiCat and bread, and devote all you can spare to educate your children ; and re member that it D the common interest ot' both races that no enmity bc allowed to crow up between them. Aa far as [ know, thc gene ral feeling of your late mat-tors is k td towards you. The whites feel that ihoy OtvO von u debt o" gratitude for your quiet and orderly conduct duriuo; thc war, and you should en deavor so to set as to keep up this kindly feel ing between the two races. .. Let me advise you not to meddle in go vernmental affairs. You know how few nf your race are now capable of understanding matters of this sort, and you sec the strifes and troubles in which party polities have in volved the whites. Avoid polities. Practice industry, virtue, ami cultivate the kindly feel ing which now exists between the races, um) you will thus acquire competence and elevate your condition." Nr.w YORK, October 28.-Tho Secretary of St itu has addressed a letter tu Sir Freder ick Hruee, in behalf nf James Lynch and John McMahon, recently convicted ill a Colo nial Court, iu Canada, and sentenced to deuth, upon a charge that, being citizens of the Uni ted States, they were actors in the assault made in tho mouth nf June last, nt Fort KHe, in that colony. The Secretary says that the United States Consul at Toronto has been in structed lo procure for the in format ion of the Government a copy of the record of thc trial and conviction of Lynch and McMahon, and also of all further tiisls and convictions of a similar character which shall take place in Canada, 'i bo Secretary says : Tho Presi dent direct? me to assure you of his confident hope that her Majesty's Government will not only cheerfully oom ply with the request thus made, but that they will think it proper, also, to examine the judicial proceedings nforer.?id with a careful regard to thc rights of tho Uni ted Statics and to the maintenance of g' od re lations between the two countries. For this reason, it. will be very gratifying to the Presi dent if you should be ab!? to give mc an assu rance that the execution of the sentences pro nounced upon convicted persons will bc sus j pended, if occasion for delay should arise in thc manner before mentioned, to make it de sirable, lt is the opinion of this Government I that sound policy coincides with the bes-t im pulses of a benevolent nature in recommend ing tenderness, amnesty and forgiveness in st'ch o isos. Thc " Herald's" Toronto special says that despatches ure coming from all parts of thc provinces, demanding that no mercy bo shown thc convicted Foil tu US. It is doubtful il' th? Crown can find evidence strong enough to coil' viet Rev. Mr. Lumsden. Tho threats math hy the New York 'Amians to avenge tho deatli of thoso convicted aro doing great injury U tho prisoners. Petitions aro to bc cireulatetl and sent to thc Governur-Gencral to forward to tho Home Government, to have tho sen teneos commuted to imprisonment. David Windor, Patrick Norton and Daniel Drum mond have boen arraigned. Fears uro ox pressed that the prisoners moy escupo, ns then aro in tho city over f>00 unemployed I ri ul Americans. Tho Fenian prisoners at Corn wall arc to bo indicted, on Monday, for higl tronson, and tried on tho following Wcducs day. CONTEMPLATE tho works of God, ant thou wilt loam thino owa insignificance. A Herald Prediction Thc " New York Herald,'' disposes of the i present politic?! crisis iii the following off haud Pudsnsp manner : | I A political revolution faust, however, Uke place shortly that will ntnrk thc lines of thc J pa rt ic? for thc next quarter of a century in this country. In tho Southon) Slates, there will xpiing up two distill'-*. faotionR-^thc ono. opposing the constitutum^-'>tiv\\$i?iQhlFWct thc other favoring that scftjciiicnt of thc qucs tion of restoration. ThO'TorUierwill embrace all the old lire caters ami.Vorn out political hacks who arc set a ide by the constitutional amendmont, and who desire still to tigurc on thc public stage und fecd'ut the public crib. The latter will comprise tile new generation - thc young men of the South who went into thc war through reckless gallantry, anti the quiet, respectable citizens who desire to sec peace and prosperity restored to their States. Thean parties will contend'for a political mas tery at the South among.themselves, and it is easy to predict willoh side will win. In thc Northern States, the lintis will he drawn bc twecu thc radical Jacobins and tho Kopub luaus. Thc former, probably at thc next ses sion, or certainly in tho Ucxt Congress, lcd by Mutier, Phillips and Stevens, will proclaim their programme of ubmjshing the Constitu tion, placing thc exocifiiYc as well as legisla tive power in the hand i}f Congress, and seiz ing upon thc Governments of all the South ern Stales and holding tnctn subdued prov i n iuces. The ltcpublicun$,W?ll draw oft' in a dis tinct conservative p:irty?gainst thc Jacobin radicals ami the late Deijrjpcrats, totally demol ished and wiped out as Op organization in the elections of this year, wl?' select their places io one or other of thesonow divisons. Kven ttiaily, tho Southern C^U't?tutional amend incut party will combinouh thc Hepiiblican party and form thc great 'national organization that will elect thc next Jwesident and rule the nation for thc next quarter of a century This breaking up and'Irefortnalion of polit ical organization will bo more complete and dis tinct than ailyllitiig nf<si^M4i<i thal has occur red in this country sincl-'Mte formation or itu oid Republican and Federal partie?. It will be greater and more sweeping than that, as thc nation is more powerful and thc U?ucs moro vital than they were in those curly days of thc republic. This is thc re volution that is in store for us. lt will bc a peaceful one ; but who can estimate the importance of its results '{ TIIK CITY RAILWAY is progressing with surplising rapidity t, ards completion. Scarcely two weeks have clipsod since thc ground was broken nt tho corner of Calhoun and King streets, und already thc track has advanced to St. .Michael's historic corner. Il the work is to bc prosecuted to thc end with like energy, the stockholders may well con gratulate themselves on the success of their project. In all thc cities which have thus far established street railways, these enterprises have uniformly proved not only of vast public Utility, but financially considered, a most for t?nate investment, and it ingratifying tn know that ilu; gentlemen to whoaO publie spirit and activity wc owe thc const ruction of the Hail way are, at length, about to reap a fitting rc ward. Wo regret to learn that there arc sunn who arc inclined to murmur?t thc temporary inconvenience of a partial obstruction of tin street along the route of this great city im provement. It ?sonly fair, however, that ful and reasonable time should bc allowed for th completion of the mil way, before utterance i giren to complaints of this character. Th Railway, us wc all know, is in charge of som of our most reliable and competent busbies men-men who have a deep and histing inlet est in our city's welfare, and who will tak due caro that no needless or prolonged i neon venience to our people shall occur during th progress of the work. At the rate at wide thc laying of the track is being pushed, w limy reasonably expect to sec thc cars ??lidin through our streets before the ides of Dcccii ber.- Charleston Courier, iii) th Ult, HANK OK TIIK STATU NOTES.-Thc tu lowing decision by thc Supremo Court < of New York will bc read with interest: A New York telegram of thc 25th says : Belora Judge Ingraham, in tho Su pron Court to day, three cases were tried nuain the Hank of the State of South Carolina, 1 cated in Charleston, S. C., which wero of \ tal importance to owners of Southern Ibu bills, which have hitherto been supposed vu uolcss. Thc plain ti IVs uro owners of bank not issued before and during the rebellion, ninon ting to $53,000. Thc defence set up that tl bills were void, having been issued by tl bank during and in support of the rebellion, violation of publio policy. Tho Judge ovc ruled tho dofence. and gnvo n verdict for tl plaintiffs in tho full amount, with interco*. NEW YORK. NI v. 2.-Col. Roberts issui nn address to tho Fenians, calling on thom work and organizo into regiments; ?tran events he i?ay3 are in tho near futuro nnd y< know not how soon you may bo called upon otriko for Ireland. The 8tntc Back Notes. "Wc confess that we were much pleased with the decision cf thc Supreme Court of New ? York in relation to the bills of thc Rank of the State. Unless thc State intends absolute ly to repudiato this form of her Obligations, these notes aro worth doihir fur dollar, which I the denomination of the bill may c.dl for on its face. What security had tho comparative ly poor btll-hotdyr for tho redemption of this paper obligation to pay ? Nothing whatever ! but thc credit, honor and plighted faith of the Slate. They had no property of private stock holders to fall back upon,.and every poor hold er of live or ten dollars of these bills regarded il as equivalent in value to gold or silver. South Carolina has never tarnished er honor or State faith by anything that savored of repudiation, anti, although she may have thc power now, through Acts of the Legisla ture or otherwise, to refuse to redeem these bills.yet this refusal will tell powerfully against her credit in every stock-market, cither in this country or Europe. Should she repudi ate thc payment of these notes, she would not bc able, und on very proper grounds, to bor row a dollar on any exchange in the world. Uer new issuo of green back shin-plasters, dubbed bill* receivable, being liable to thc same contingency of being repudiated, would immediately full below par, as nobody would take nhill that might be refused payment to morrow. No; let thc State show her baud, and, if she will not pay these notes, let thc people know it, and our word for it, their new issues will be rejected at every desk and coun ter in the State. - Cu'itmliUi. l'?uxnix. BALTIMORE, NOV. 1.- It is not yet ascer tained who arc thu new commissioners. It is rumored that a new force has already been or ganized and v?ill make their appearance in thc course of thc day Thc old Commissioners have their fell force out and will resist thc demand of thc new force for the surrender ul thc Station UoU?CH und .M.;r.-!t..!'? office, etc. A body of four hundred dismounted cavalry who urrived herc yesterday to embark fur 'lexus arc now at Foil Mcllenry, and rumors *?.y *i,_y "?u j... cotait,od herc in ca>c of an emergency. 'lhere is constuci?t?K i*.i;..r manifested, some approving and others bitter ly denouncing thc action of thc (J o vernor. HALTIMORK, NOV. 2.-(Jen. Grant returned to Washington last night. Ile bad an inter view with both the old and new boa rda of com missioners. There was a very large force on duty last night. Special | oliccmcn were sworn in and thc station houses strongly guarded. Ilcyoud an assault on u policeman lhere was no disturbance. Thc new commissioners have not yet appeared, nor have they applied to bc .?worn in. .Mayor Chapman refus"s to recog nize the new board. WA I.TIMOHK, Nov. 2.-James Young and Wm. T. Valtiatit have been commissioned as new polio,: commihsioucrs and were sworn bi . fore Judge Martin of tho Superior Court1: there was no opposition thereto. The counsel for thc commissioners decided that they would oiler no impediment to their taking tl a oath ; thc old force yet remains on duly und tho po lice stations ure strongly guarded. All quiet but much interest is manifested as to thc rc suit of the is?-uc. Mr. Young is President o thc Consolvative City (ronvcution. WASHINGTON,Oct. 29.-Hon. Ll). Camp bell. Minister to Mexico, left last evening, ci route to Mexico, accredited to thc Juarez Gov cr?ment. Thc withdrawal of thc French troops wil commence next mouth, ?nd is expected to b accomplished at once, instead of extendi? over .4 year, as at tirst arranged. This government, in view of thc complica lions certain to arrive upon thc withdrawal o Maximilian, and thc necessity of establishing a stable government, will, in certain coiitin gcucies*, guarantee tho Juarez government. I other words, our army ott thc ll io Grande an fleet in thc Gulf of Mexico will bc ready t assist Juarez should it be necessary to estai tish republican government in Mexico. T insure intelligent exercise of this po-sibl armed intervention, II military officer of big rank will accompany Minister Campbell, wit power to act in the emergency referred to. Licut. Gen. Sherman is now spoken of in thi connection, and also Major Gen. AV. S. Hat cock. No troops will bo inowd into Moxie except in the contingency referred to. and is hoped that tho nttitude thus publicly ni sumed by this government in support of J m roz will induce a general submission of thc vi riuus factious iii Mexico, und obviate thc nt ccssity of nny such notion. In consideration of this friendly nctior th J Juarez government agree to cede to th United Stutcs tho territory heretofore state ;.s agreed upon, and wc shall thus gain tli whole of tho Peninsula of Uowor Califonv and tho valuable portions of the States of Si nora and Chihuahua, thus scouring their ric mineral deposits, tho undisturbed nnvigatit of the Gulf of California, und a shorter rou to tho Pacific coast. G en iiral Shorman was called to Washing!* for the purposoof succeeding Mr. Stanton the War ^Department, but aa he manifesta rcluctuncc to assume tho duties ot" thot office, it is probable bc will bc assigned to thc impor tant duty indicated therein.-Baltimore Sun. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Sanford Conover, olios Charles A. Dunham, was arrested io New York yesterday and brought to Washing ton to day, lie is charged on tho affidavit of Wm. II. Roberts of having fraudulently pro cured Robcits tu commit to memory and swear a falso statement ucforc thc Housc'Cohiinitteo mi thc Judiciary as to matters implicating Jefferson Davis in thc murder of President Lincoln. Conover it will be recollected gave secret testimony before thc military commis sion on thc trial of thc assassination conspira tors. WASHINGTON, NOV. 2.--Four negroes who murdered Mr. Ly I es in Prince George coun ty, Maryland, in July hist, were executed to day in Upper Marlborough. They confessed their crime and acknowledged having been implicated in sever; 1 robberies about thc dato of the murder. Ho MR, Oct. iii.-Thc Pope hr.s delivered an allocution condemning thc conduct of It aly, and declaring his readiness to die in de fence (d' his rights, and if necessary will seek thc free exercise of his ministry in another land. PAUJS. Nov. 1.-A decree has been issued, appointing commissioners for rc organizing thc French army. Napoleon will preside over thc commission. LONDON Oct. 31-Tho Turks claim great victories over the Christians in Candia. Largo submissions were Leii?ir made by thc Christiaus to thc Turkish authority. SOUTH CAROLINA Sot.on.US.-Thc follow ing South Carolinians have been buried around thc Mantissas battle-field : Lt. Allen. M. II. Edwards, Scrg't. Easder by, Lt. R. Naebols. J. C. ?rant, J. II. Cope land, E. W. T.. Hampton's Legion ; W. L. h., II. L. ii., si. Grover. C. W. II., Levi Shelor. Co. II ; W. H. Todd, Co. II, Charles ton; H. Wrede, German Light Artillery, Charleston ; J. C. linker. Co. C ; J. W. Col lins, Co. H., 17th ; lt. Crowder, Co. H ; R. A. McConncr, Co. K ; W. A. Owens, Co. II, Ulh; Lt. J. Vi. Knott. CO', rv, ISL, r*. ?. Luurimnrc. (Jo. E; W. T. ?iud J. McCaw, O. lt. R ; J. M. Adams, Co. K ; Lt. W. E. Da vis, Co. H ; T. J. Ryhard. II L. Crawford, M G. Adams, Lt. W. A. N.. L. D. Kallery, Co. ll. 11th ; J. J. Palmer. Co. K. P. S. S; Sergt t?. S. McS., Co. R; D. T. Rcorden, J. N. IL. Co. C ; D. W. Moore. Co. D; \V. W. Cheathatn. H. S. IL, Co. Oj J. L. Capers, Co. K ; Whitefoid Smith, W. N. Keene, col or Scrg't L Messer, P. S. S; A. N. Askew, 2d ll. R; J. Munro. A. 8., Y. Holley. - Pairctt, killed 1801; H. White, Sib; H. Williams, Geo. Dritt, Co. E, Otb ; Maj. J. M. Whilden, Capt. P. ll. Seabrook. S. C. V. ; A. J Dixon, Otb; J. Canad. Co. E ; Lt. May, died in hospital; J. II. Iluimie, T. T.. Otb; Scrg't R. Jackson, R. W. Jackson, A. T. J., S. L. Moats. S. G. Hay, S. C. V. ; A. G. D., Col. John Moore, T E. Maxwell, Orr's Rcg I imciit ; J. W. Hyhard. Orr's; - Pc nd lo? I ton. -Kline, died 180'. ; three of 0th . Regiment, killed 1801 ; a large grave contain ing thirty, itumclcss. WK regret to announce a heavy loss sus tained by Mr. C. T. Haskell, of our District, in thc bttrnir.ir of his barn and adjacent build ings, containing 1.200 bushels of corn and other produce, besides 20 bales of cotton. Tho fire was thc work of nu incendiary. Throe negroes have been nrrestcd and lodged in jail, against whom tho circumstantial evidence is very strong. Wc trust that thc guilty parties will bc brought to speedy punishment. [ .-1 bbc t ille Press. A LETTER from Fort Union, Montana, da ted October 1. says a party of miners, descend ing thc river in a Mackinaw bout, encamped for thc night at tho mouth of Milk River, and were, attacked by a band of about fifty Siou~ Indians. After five hours hard ami bloody fighting, thc Indians were driven off, with a loss of twenty one killed. The whites had four killed and several wounded. One whito man named Kent shot ten Indians, nndkillcd three others with his knife. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 2-Rio Grande pa pers of late dato say negotiations for thc sur render of Mntamoras were progressing. Ca nales wa? willing to surrender to any Lut Cor tenas. Gen. Cnpistmn, Col. Cerda and Col. Otero refuse to receive thc gang of murderers depredating all along tho American side of thc Rio Grande. All have boen captured, shot or hung Their lender, Col. Young, for merly chief of scouts for Sherman, waa hung by rancheros. PERU Ars So.-Tho Iiishop of Wurtzburg once nsked n sprightly shepherd boy : " Whntnrc ydu doing here, my lad ?" "Tend ing swine." " How much do you get?" Ono florin a week." " I also nm a shepherd," continued tho Bishop," " but I hnvo u much bettor salary." " That inny all bc, but then I suppose you have move swine under . J0U? caro, innocently replied the boy.