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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& FOETID Y. Dream Kot, but Work! Proam not, hut work ! Mo hoi 1, be brave ! l ot not n I'oiviivd spult ornvo F.scapofrora tnpk;) allotle 1 ! Thankful for toll mid danger bo; Duty's high call will make thee lice Thc vicious-tho besotted. Think not Ihy share of strife, loo great - Spoed to thy post, oreel, elate : Strength from above is niven To those who combat sin nial wrong; Nor nsk how much, nor count bow long They willi the foe have striven ! Wage ceaseless war 'gainst lawless might ; Speak out the truth-..ct out the right : Shield thc. defenceless. Pe firm, be strong-improve the time Pity the sinner-but for crime, Crush it relentless ! Strive on, strive on, nor ever deem Thy work completo, ('are not to seem, Hut be. a Christian true; Think, speak, nod act 'gainst mean device ; Wrestle with tho c who snerifice The many to tho few. Forget thyself, bul bear in mind The claims of sutfcrlng humankind ; So shall the welcome night, T'nseen, n'crlakc Ibee, and thy soul, Sinking in slumber nt the goal, Wake in eternal light ! _i ? _ _1 _.? J I 1 1 " 11 ..-. ORIO-IN AL. Letter from Dr. Folger. PlCKKNSVH.?.K, S. C., April 1 Ith, 1SI37. DRAU SIR : I regret that T cannot accept your invitation to be nt our Court House at A meeting tobe boldon tho 15th instant. I have growu gray in tho service of-suffering humanity, and now, that oge forbids such in- I cessant (?oil, 1 would gladly serve my country : in any capacity, requiring less physical labor, j and more mental energy ; but circumstances | boyond my control, preclude the possibility of my being with you on that day. I think, with you, that wc should act prompt ly and harmoniously in accepting thc late proposition made to us by Congress. In a national point of view, wo need a Convention,? ?nd wo need ono to adopt somo plan, if possi ble, to ameliorate thc sufferings of the people. We have passed through a fiery ordeal ; ami HOW, that a brighter day is da win og, it ho. comes our duty to avail ourselves of thc pres- I ent. opportunity of saving our country from ? irretrievable,ruin, as this nitty b< the last suit able occasion (?lb red us, Have not those, once nailed une tummies, offered in moro llinn we have any right to o's poul I !'? asking ns to adopt tim Constitutional ?\ mond mont pro posed a few months since, they only required tts to curry out that principle PO plainly and : fearlessly enunciated in that sacred instru- t ment, drawn up and signed on tho 4th of July, 1776, and reiterated in our present State Con stitution, where it declares that slavery shall rxfft no longer among us. When wc so un wisely rejected that proposition, instead of passing a law forthwith, to confiscate our prop crty, depriving us at once, of all the means of support, those men with all that charity, al! that magnanimity, characteristic of true greata ness, have again opened their doors to ns. They do not force us, as did our Legislature 'in 1800, to have ? Convention. Lut give us nmple time for discussion, and siy we may have a Convention to adopt u Constitution which shall be left to tho people for ratification. Shall we now bo guilty of self-immolation '( Shall wo reject the last proposition also, un der tho wretched delusion that wc were made to command, and they to obey '{ History does not furnish an instanco in which thu van quished wero permitted to dictate terms of settlement to the conqueror; nor was the at tempt ever before made. Wc aro told that if we accept the Amendment, wo reduce the white man to a level with tho black. On tho contrary, if wo educate thc black man, allow him to read, speak, hear speeches, voto, and exercise tho privilege of a FRISK MAN, it dero gates nothing from our own character ; de tracts naught from our merit; but raises him towards a level, at least, with us. We can not, consistently, call tho black man freo, and deprive him of any legal or political right which we enjoy. No law can bo passed to equalize tho raocs morally and socially. This deponds entirely upon the people themselves. If, however, wo take thc blacks by tho hand, establish for thom schools and colleges ; in ftruct thom in the arts and sciences, and ele vate them in tho scalo of humanity, so ns to prepare thom for future usofulnoss; it would mest assuredly injure not us ; and should wo fail ia making them our equals, tho attempt would be noble. Whilst intelligence is power, it evidently lessens crime; heneo it becomes our duty as patriots, ns well as humano phi lanthropists and christians, to improve the minds of th blacks by eduontit n. While wo thoa endeavor to develop or im prove the minds of both races, by a general system of instruction, let us not forget to train our own children to some kind of manual la bor, that they may not be deficient in musen. Isr powers, but bo blessed with sound minds and vigorous constitutions. Tho history of a FRANKLIN, a Sn KUM AN, a CLAY,, and others, proves to us tho advantages resulting from tho early training to habits of industry. Teach .Otolibor, improts ovory mind, sud such ? un i versal intelligence and gond morals, and ? I such prosperity und happiness, wo lin TO never 1 ; beheld, ns will greet the eyes of our posterity | I long after we ?hall have passed away. Au ? important change hus taken place amongst us within tho past twelve months. The heart of tho truly christian patriot must throb with emotions of delight to see tho secessionist and | unionist meet together ns BKOTIIKR8. Let us cultivate this fraternal feeling, nnd if we bc politically diseased ; if thc baneful j influence of that disease bc widely diffused, permeating the most minute ramifications of j our political organization, let us seek the cause, j remove thc same, and endeavor to restore our body politic to a sound and vigorous state of health, hot. ns promote to ollice those most noted for talent, intelligence, and VWT?E, and Heaven will smile upon their efforts to restore our beloved South to a high state of prosperity. While we cultivate feelings of friendship among ourselves, and while we welcome the foreigner to our shores, let us not forget that we have nuKTMUKN nt thc North, nnd encourage tho ingenious artisan, the learned barrister, and skillful physician, to *ott!e in nur midst, whether he i? a native of Maine or Massachusetts. I spent neut4 three months of last year at thc North, and I assure you that I was not only treated with universal respect, but often with marks of true affection. The patriotic and good men of thc North sym pathise deeply with us in our distress, and are ready, with their ample means, to come to our relief when we show to them that we are true to ourselves, our country and our God. Thc recent course pursued by Senators W??.SON and Sn KU MAN, and Mr. GHKKI.Y, nf New York Oily, ought to be sufficient to satisfy ev ery unprejudiced mind of thc truth of this. 1 was brought up in thc school of Jefferso nian Democracy, tonk an active part, at the early age of seventeen, in the State elections of 1828, and in the Kail influenced nil I could (both h/nrfc ?md white) to vote for Old Hick ory. I continued to vote with that party un til 1 came to this State in 1817. From my arrival here ("finding the distinctive features of the Democratic and Whig parties totally ob literated.) 1 have hoon identified with thc Union party. If I now understand the menn ing of the tenn Democracy. T can certainly lind ?nmr? ns pure Democrats in the Republi can ranks of tim North, us cn,n,bo found io the T)i'mn~v?f?o party. 1 rejoice that I have' never been influenced hy sectional prejudice; nnd hope tho day is not distant when overy man among Its will feel (as I ever have) that the wliula United States is his country, and every part of thc Union his IIOMK. During our late eventful struggle, I never could con eeive it my duty, while declaring secession wrong, to exert all my energies of mind and ! burly IN PRRPK'PUA'PI Nfl THAT WRONfl j and my heart hied for those among our brave young mon who sincerely believed that they were in the army fighting against the true in terest nf South Carolina as mueh as Musw ell uart ts. Thc dire conflict is over which has fifled our country with widows nnd orphans, and reduced many worthy families from a state of afiluencc to absolute want. May th? dread scourge have a salutary effeeb upon us as a nn tlon. Hlind indeed must that man be who fails to see thc hand of God in what we have pissed through. Wo are again enjoying the halcyon d vs nf pesco -bloused, soul n ni mn ting I'KAOK. ': Till-: STA \\ SPA Ntl MOD N10I5 " is nguiu Heating in tho breeze. M hy it continue thus to float over as throughout time, that after tho. hand which traces tiiese lines shall have been pnralyzocV in death, my youngest prattler, who is now playing around me, may (if ho so desire) have tho opportuni ty of planting it on rwy tomb, there to< wcivo o'er my silent ashes until its last filament shall bo wafted away. I have written you, my dear sir, n long let ter. .1 have expressed my sentiments freely. In speaking thus phi italy, I have only oxer ciscd that spirit of candor which I hope htis evcr been and ever will be, a prominent trait iu my character. May ti e spirit.of Him who rules tho Universe, brood over your meeting on tho 15th, that you may in your delibera tions, pursue that eon i so calculated to impress tho humane officer now commanding North and South Carolina, with our just apprecia tion of tho kindness manifested towards us by those who were so reoontly in deadly conflict with us, and of tho purity of our intentions ; that he may speedily onll a Convention, and all will ho well with us as an entire nation in future. Truly yours, AL PH RD M. FOLGKIt. Letter from Texas. ACTON, HOOD COUNTY, Texas, ) March 17, 1807. J DEAR SIR : According to promise, I avail myself, this morning, of writing to you and my many frionds, through your valuable pa per, thinking that all who wish to hear from me would vory likely get your papor. I do not expect to describe tho Stato of Texas, hut merely Hood county, ns that is nil that I am well enough acquainted with to givo a fair de scription of. At the outset, I will state that I am very well pleased with this oounty, and would not bc back in Dickens again upon no considera (ion. Hood oounty is a now county, taken off of Johnson ?nd Erath Counties, with the Brazos Ki vor running through nhout thc center of it, containing about os much water, in oom m rm time, ns the Keowee in your District. The channel of thc River is deep and wide enough to contain nil the water in time of thc highest freshet-therefore it never overflows the lands on it-runs very rapid and very crooked, re sembling thc trail of n crawling snake ; tho outside of thc bend is a very high and stony bluff, the inside is perfectly level valley, of the finest kimi of lands, some open Prairie, but the most of it is timbered ; always timber on the River hanks, from ono hundred to two hundred yards in width-the valley* differing in size-some containing ns much as five hun dred acres. Thc soil is of a dark yellow col or, a little sandy-thc saud very fine; the river water is n linio salty Tho smaller streams aro beautiful clear limestone water-. very pure-rennin!' on gravel bottoms; thoy also have deep, wo.o channels, sufficient to contain all the water in time nf freshets, so that none of the farms suffer from nn overflow of water: The most of the valleys on the small streams are black land, inclined to be sandy, and very rich. The open Prairies arc stony bluffs, gravelly ridges, and rioh valleys of black, stickey soil-tho best of wheat land. You may sow one field in wheat for ten years in succession, producing the last year un equal crop with thc lirst year. Tho lands here are adapted to corn, wheat, oats, rye, cotton, and vegetables of all kinds. Thc vegetables aro not so sure a orop as thc corn and wheat ; the carly and fall vegetables are the surest crop,' owing to tho dry months in summer. Fruit is not very good herc ; there are some poach es, but no apples. There has been spine years that the corn erop almost fails, but when well worked, it yields a sufficient supply for consumption. When tho seasons are good the average yield is about forty bushels per acre. The wheat crop is o very sure one, av eraging fifteen bushels per aero. The people hore live on flour bread. Cotton is not much raised here. It is a now settled country, and we have no cotton gins yet. There was some cotton planted last year, which yielded eigh teen hundred pounds per acre. Thc quanti ty of land being prcpnicd for cotton this year is lorger than it was last. Pino country for sorghum cane. The people make their own syrup. At least three-fourths of the lund i.n Prairie.' The timber is very short and Rorub hy, mostly postoak ; thc consequence is, we live in small cabins, unless we build stone bouses (stone is very plenty) or haul lumber from Eastern Texas, ?.bout one hundred miles. Hut hauling is cheap; we haul in thc sum mer and fall, when wc do not feed our teams, but let them live on grass, hitch up from four to eight yoke of oxen to one wagon, and haul off a load of flour, and return with n load of lumber. There ure plenty of mills herc some water and some steam mills. We have excellent society for a now country, nnd it is improving very fast, flood schools here. Hr. J. N. !)OYLR is teaching school-making some seventy or eighty dollars per month. We have good churches. A large stone building is now being ereoted in thc neighborhood for thc purpose of a Masonic Hull and College, and will bc completed th's Spring. Thc land here is worth from ?2 to 85 per nore (im proved) and rising. There is plenty of va cant lands yet not located. According to thc laws of thc State, o man is entitled to one hundred and sixty acres to .""Ule it. He can choose hts settlement on vacant land. There is a lino range for st"ek here, and will be for many years. No kind of stock is fed hero ex cept thc stock used on the farm ; they should be fed, hut can manage without, by having two sets nf horses and work them one day at a time. There arc many grown horses herc which never atc a grain of oonv. The grass hero grows large and fin?-sufficient to mow if you choose, but it is never done ; it seems to cure where it grows, and stook-livc on it-all winter; hut somo old and young stock get 7?ry poor by tho tinto oreen grass springs up, which is generally in Mareil. Steers- from four to six years old and upward1, keep fut? nil the time-sonic of tho Guest beef your eyes over beheld. 1 have given my views of Hood. County, Toxns. I will say to my friends in South Carolina, who want good homes, if they are able, to move to Texas, for there is some parts of thc State that will suit them I have said nothing concerning the health of thc country. I seo no local causd for sickness ; tho people sny it is very healthy, and their oppctironco goes to prove thc fact. Game is pretty plen ty. Wo sob from ono to twenty deer in a hunch, and turkeys up to ns high as one hun dred in a gang. Please givo this publication for tho benefit of my many friends; and perhaps you will hoar from me again after wo are satisfied of the yield of our crops. Your friend and well wishor, D S. 8TIUBMNG. WOMAN SUWRAOK IN mn NORTHWKBT. -Wisconsin takes tho lead in tho woman suffrngo movement, tho Sonate having con curred by n voto of 19 to 9 with the Assom bly resolution, proposing to amend tl <> Con stitution so as to extend suffrage to all persons ovor tho ago of 21 years. Tim Afriosn s?avo trado still flourishes. Ovor six thousand have- been landed' i ir Cuba, within a few months-. BETRAY no trust; divulge no secret. Important Orders from General Sickles. ?1 EA nu's 2D MILITARY DISTRICT,) Ch II ri cst on, April 12, 18?7. j In reply to several communications ad dressed to these headquarters, in reference to the proceedings of the omi authorities of j South Carolina in the collectiou of taxes, the j following letter of instruction from His Rx j cellcncy the Governor to tho Cotnptrollor j G noral is published for tho information of all ? o moor ned : KXI'CUTI VK DEPARTMENT, S. C., ) |*3 Columbia, February li), 1807. J ; lion. S. L. Lrajdturt, Comptroller-General. SIR: Upon conference with several of the Tax-Collectors, ns well us the Attorney-Gener al. I nm satisfied that the enforcement of the Acts of the General Assembly, according to their technical import, will bo very oppressive to thc poor, who arc unable to pay choir taxes and have no property, and who, in snob con tingency, arc required to be arrested and con fined in jail until they do pay the execution; and it will impose a ruinous burthen on thc State to pay for dieting all who may be ar rested. When once placed in jail, there is no power to release thc delinquent until the Leg islature meets. In the present straightened condition of tho finances of the State, it must bo avoided, and you arc hereby directed to issue a notice to the Sheriffs of the several Districts, instructing them not to arrest and put in jail any delinquent in a tax execution, unless such Sherill', upon inquiry, shall ho satislied that he or she is fraudulently con cealing property, or withholding money be longing to bim or ber ; and that, in every case where bc believes the delinquent is una ble, for want of means, to pay, that thc exe cution shall be so endorsed, and no further proceedings taken upon it. I have thc honor to bc, very respectfully, yours, ?fcc., J A.MKS L. Oil lt, Governor. L Tho Instructions of tho Governor will ho carefully observed by Sheriffs and all other officer*. Sh cri lt's or other officers charged with the execution of process for the collection of taxes, will be required to report to the com manding olliccr of tho post in which their du ties are performed, thc names of all parties imprisoned for the non-payment of taxes, thc 'amount ol' tax duo, nun thc amount of costs and fees, together with thc evidence showing that bc or she is fradulently concealing firoperty or withholding money belonging tn tim or her." Post commanders will see that the require ments of this circular ure observed. " Uv command nf Major-G en. D. F.. Sickles. "J. V,'. Ct.ovs, Capt. 88th Inf'try, A. 1). C. and A. A. A. G. IIKAIIQ'RS 2D M i'M TA RV DISTRICT,") Charleston, April ll, 1807. J Genna, Orden No. 10. The general destitution prevailing among thc population of this military district cannot bo relieved without nffording means for the development of their industrial resources. Thc nature and extent of the destitution demand extraordinary measures. Thc people arc borne down by a heavy burden of debt ; thc cropi of grain nnd garl?n produce failed last year: many families have been deprived of shelter: many more need food and clothing ; needfu implements and auxiliaries of husbandry an very scarce ; tho laboring population in nu moroua localities arc throutoocd with atarva tion, u'des? supplied with food by tho CovoU! meut of the UnUcd States j thc inability of T large portion oflho people to pay taxes lcavef the local authorities without adequate moaiu of relief ; and tho gravity of the situation ii increased by thc general disposition shown by creditor. to enforce, upon an impoverished people, the immediate collection of all claims. To suffer all this to go on without restraint or remedy is to sacrifice the general good. The rights of oreti i tors shall be respected ; hut the appeal of want and suffering, must bc lveed ed. Moved by these consideration,!), tho fol lowing regulations uro announced. They wil continue in force, with auch modifications ai thc occasion may require, until tho civil gov cr?ment of thc respective States shall'bc es tublishcd, in accordance with thc require raents of the Government of thc United States Tho Commanding General earnestly desire and confidently believes that tho observanci of these regulations, and tho co operation of al persons concerned in employing fairly am justly tho advantages still remaining to them will mitigate thc distress now existing; ant thnfc tho avenues of industry, cntcrpriso ant the organisation thus opened, will oontributi to the portminent welfure and future happi ness of tho people : I. Imprisonment for debt is prohibited unless the defendant in execution shall be con viotod of a fraudulent concealment or disposi tion of his property, with intent to hinder, de lay and provont the creditor in tho recovery o his- debt or domand'. And tho proeeedtog now established in North and South Carolina respectively, for tho trial and detepu?inat?on o such questions, may ho ndoptedl II. Judgmonts or decrees, for tho pnymon of monoy, or onuses of action- arising botweci tho 19th of December. 1800, and tho 15th o May, 18flf)y. shall not bo enforced by oxecu tion against tho property or tho person of th d?fendent/. Proceedings in such causes of ac tion, now ponding, shall bc stayed, nnd no sui or process shall bo hereafter instituted or oom menecd for any such causes of action. Iii. Sheriffs, coroners nod constables are hereby directed to suspend for twelve calen der months tho sale of all property upon exe cution or process, on liabilities contracted prior to the l?th of December, 1800, unless upon tho writton consent of thc defendants, except in cases where the plaintiff, or, in bis , absence, bis agent or attorney, shall upon | ? oath, with corroborativo testimony, allego und i ? prove that the defendant is romoviug, or in- ! tend fraudulently to remove, bis property be- ! yond the territorial jurisdiction of tho court. The sale of real or personal property by fore closure of mortgage is likewise suspended for twelve calendar months, except in cases where the payment of interest money, accruing since the 15th day of May, 1805, shall not have been made before the day of sale. IV. Judgments or decrees entered or en rolled, on causes of action arising subsequent to the 15th of May, 1865, may be enforced by execution against the property of the de fendant; and in tho application of the money arising under such executions, regard shah ! bc bad to the priority of liens, unless in cases where the good faith of any lien shall be drawn ill question. In such eases, the USUtd mode of proceeding adopted in North and South Carolina, respectively, to determine that question, shall be adopted. V. All proceedings for the rccoveiy of mon ey under contracts, whether under seal or by parole, the consideration for which was the purchase of negroes, are suspended. Judg ments or decrees entered or enrolled for such causes of action, shall not be enforced. V. All advances of moneys, subsistence, implements und fertilizers, loaned, used em ployed or required for thc purpose of aiding the agricultural pursuits of the people, shall be proteoted. And the existing laws, which have provided the most efficient remedies iu such eases for the lender, will be supported and enforced. Wages for labor performed in the production of the crop, and .payment of the crop shall be a lien on the crop, sud pay ment of the amount due for such wages shall be enforced by the like remedies provided to secure advances of money and other means for the cultivation of the crop. VII. In all sales of property under execu tion or by order of any court, there shall be reserved outof the property of any defendnnt, I who bas R family dependent^ ?pon hisr or ber labor, a dwelling house and appurtenances and twenty acres of land for the use and occupa tion of thc family of thc defendant, and nec essary articles of furniture, apparel, subsist ence, implements of trade, husbandry or oth er employment, of thc value of five hundred dollars. The homestead exemption shall in sure only to the benefit of families-that is to say, to parent or parents, and child or chil dren. In other cases, the exemption shall extend only to clothing, implements of trade or other employment usually followed by the defendant, to the value of ono hundred dol lars. The exemption hereby made shall flo* be waived or defeated by the act of the de fendant. The exempted property of the de fendant shall be ascertained by the cheriff or other officer enforcing the execution, who.shall specifically describe the same and make a re port thereof in each case to the court. VIII. The currency of the United S'ntes, declared hythe Congress of tho United States to bc a legal tender in the payment of all debts, dues and demands, shall be so recog nized in North and South Carolina. And all cases in which thc same sba =be tendered in payment, and refused by any public officer, .?til be at once reuortcd to these headquarters orto the CVunaiiuin" Officer of the Post' within which such officer resides. IX. Property of an absont l?sbtor, or one ohnrged ns auch, without fraud, wlietiiefcorp 8?st?ng of money advanoed for the purpose of agriculture, or appliances for the cultivation of the soil, shall not be taken under the pro cess known as "Foreign attachment;" but the lien created by any existing law shall not be disturbed, nor shall the possessions or the usc of the same be in anywise interfcrred with, except in tho exooution of a judgment or final decree, in cases where they are au thorized to be enforced. X. In suits brought to recover ordinary debts known ns actions cx-contntctu, bail as heretofore authorized shall not be demanded by the suitor, nor taken by the sheriff or oth er officer serv'mg the process. In suits for the trespass, libel, wrongful conversion of property, and other cases known os notions cxdelicfo. boil na beretoforo authorized may bo dofuanrded and taken. The prohibition of bail in eiises ex contractu shall not extend to parties about to leavo the Stato; but thc fact of intention most bo clearly established by proof. XI. In criminal proceedings, the usual rec ognizances shall be required and taken by the proper oivil officers heretofore authorized by law to take tho same : Provided, That upon complaint being made to any magistrate or other person Authorized by law to issue a war rant for breach of the peace, or nny criminal effence, it shall bo tho duty of suoh magis trate or officer to issue his warrant upon tho recognizance of the complainant to prosecute, without recruiring hun to give scourity on such recognizance. XII. Tho practico of carrying deadly weapons, except by officers and soldiers in thc military service of the United States, IR pro hibited. The concealment of such weapons on the poraon will bo doomed an aggravation of lit? offence. A violation of this order will render the offender .amenable to trisl and pun ? ishmout by military commission. Whenever wounding or killing shall result from the use of snob weapon, proof that the party carried or concealed a deadly weapon shall be deemed evidence of a felonious intent to take tho Hf? of tho injured person. XIII. The orders heretofore issued in this Military Department, prohibiting the punish ment of crimes and offences by whipping, maiming, branding, stocks, pillory, or other corpora) punishment, are in force, and will bo obeyed by all persons. XIV. The punishment of death incertain cases ni' burglary and larceny, im posed ~ta??Aau? existing laws of thc provisional gojertnO',* p||g| ; in this military dibtrict, is abolished. JB| , I person convicted of burglary, ./ot larceH r:-[h'; when the property stoleu is of the value ? >, twenty-live dollars ; of assault and bnttc?/ -'.'; with intent to kill ; or of any assault wVisH deadly weapon, shall, be deemed guilty ot feHBT' ouy, and shall be punished by imprisonments at bard labor for a term not exceeding tensW years nor less than two yo^rs, in the discretion ---^f of the court having jurisdiction thereof. Larceny, when tho value of(the property sto len is fess than twenty-five ^dollars, shall be punished by imprisonment it hard labor for? terni not execediugono yoaLin the discretion, of the court. XV. Thc Governors of North and South Carolinn shall lin ve authority, within their jurisdictions respectively, to'reprieve or par don any person convicted and sentenced by a civil court, and to remit fides and penalties. XIV. Nothing in this order shall be con strued to restrain or prevent the operation of proceedings in bankruptcy, in accordance with ^ the Act provided, nor with thc collection of any tax, impost, excise, cr charge lovicd by authority of thc United States ov of thc pro-j!, visional governments of North and South Carolina; but no imprisonment for overdue taxes shall be allowed. Nor shall this order, or any law of thc provisional governments of North and South Carolina, operate to deny to minor children, or children coming of age, or their legal representatives, nor to suspend, as to thom, any right of action, remedy o~ proceeding, against executors, administrator*, trustees, guardians, masters or clerks of Eq uity courts, or other officers or persons hola- - ; inga fiduciary relation to tho parties or the subj oct rtiniVer of the action or r)W0e?e^in?R? . . XVII. Any hw or ordinance heretofore i?yj$$\ force in North or South Carolina, inconsistent with tho provisions of this general order, ii hereby suspended and declared inoperative. Dy command of Major-Gen. D E. Sickles. ,P. W. C1.01;?, Capt. 38th U. S. Inf'try, A. D. C. and A. A. A. Qr_ lvhe" State Convention. The advioe has been given by prominent citizens of thc State to thc people, to exercise the privilege which is conferred by the mili tary bill, of voting against a convention, with thc hope of thus securing a continuance of mil itary rule, as an alternative preferable to that presented by a convention. Such a course wa til ink ill advised-futile in effecting the objects contemplated, whilst it delays the res toration, which can alone give pence and civ il government to the country. Wc concur entirely in tho viows which are presented io; ?hs' following oxtract from the " Charlton News" : We may" /ely upon it that those who hold power will not allow us to usc the machinery of the Reconstruction Dill as an obetruotioiU Tlve registration of thc?oga! voters of tho Stat? rs'a preparation for action, and if when regis tered they do not act no man who looks et thc facts beforo him can doubt that action wili be taken for them.. The insertion of this ob ligation t,f ? paular vote in thc bli! *HS sim ply for tho purpose of obviating tho inconsis tency of certain radical Senators who had eon tended in opposition to Mr. Johnson's policy, that a State could only organize of its own free will, and to oall a convention .by military authority without tho expressed will of tue people, scamed to contradict this declaration. Liko tho ilcotion of the Frnnrdi .Fr?tfvvw, if was a for n necessary to keep tho record tech nically c >rrect. Tho North has no interest, and no desiro to keep up a military government at tho South. What it reilly wants is reconstruction. The popular mind had bcon taught that such recon struction conld be ofToolod. Then, as they doubted whether that suffrage would be no-* ceptcd, they established a miboory government to protect and inagurnto its exercise, and to keep order through this dangerous transition state. HOTEL SCENE-" HnVo you ft good strong porter about thc bouse ?" Clerk-" Yes wo hato the strongest one - about the plaoe." Stranger-" Is ho intelligent ?" Clerk-"Oh, yes, sir, quito intelligent for ' a porter, we think." Stranger-" Ono point flqpre. Do yow con. sidor him fearless-that is bold end coura geous ?" S Clerk-?' As for that tnattor, I know he . would not bc afraid of Satan.himself," Stranger-" Now, Mr. Clerk, if your por ter is intelligent enough to find room No. 117, fearless enough to enter, and strong, enough to get my trunk away from tie bedbugs, I. would like to have him bring itt down." IT estimated that there is 8^,600,000 of counterfeit m un ey in circulation in this coun try, f ' . .J /' \ 'li