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/. my : ;' ' /> _ , . ; . . . . ffff?^jggfjjmgmfi?_; ??BjWBSjBC? ffTM^^?." J. "2j|?"^...J_L.ll^J?n.-1.1''?^"J Jit- >?????-m?yii- i-ijrii r - - mmmi r ' J "tf'T-^ '?'?"?-' ' -ir-rr r ijilgr-, i- , j j- II IJ .im i_ ..j'UJ 1 L 1 * '1 ."****g****B?i?"y " ' " ' ' 'f*'" """i??'.-?*1""1*. >*I!!^W*!*****^^,*''* " Tn (ni tic own self bc (ruc, and it mu ^ ^^^^^ us r/ns night thc dug, thou can'tt nat then be JaUe to uny man." M ROBT A, THOMPSON & CO. P1CKKNS COURT HOUSE, S, C, SATUB|AY, SEPTEMBER 21,1867. VOL, ll,.NO. 52. m." . . --.??- ?? tmmmmmtmimmmHmtmmmmmm*. i ni WM*.?^^IIM>.?W>IIII L^WIUIIHIUH-, - ? ? ? - ? -^, ?"M>MM^_ - . . ^ . .?i^iwini M ???.??? MIMHIW ???- ? ? - - - - . _. - - . _ What It Heble ? Wlint ls noblo? To iihirlt Wealth, cst a tc, and ?Mud degree? Thcro must be some ofwr merit Higher yet than thceofor nie. Something greater iarh&l enter Into Ure'? majestic fptn J Kitted to croate and center Truo nobility in nun ! What ts noblo? 'Tis (be finer Portion of our mind and heart. Linked to something ititi diviuor ' Thin moro language ein impart ; Ever prompting--ever seeing Sonio improvement yet to plan; To uplift our fcllow-beiog, And, like man, to f?ol for man! What is noblo ? Is tlc sabre Nobler than (he humble spade ? There's a dignity in Ubor Truer than o'er ponp arrayed ! Ho who seeks tho m'ni's improvement, ^ Aids the world, in ?iding mind ; Every groat, commanding movemont Serves not ono-but oil mankind. O'er tho forge's heat tml ashes, O'er thc cngino's iron head, Whoro tho rapid shuttle flashes, And tho spindlo wk iris its thread ; Thcro is labor lowly tending Each requirement if the hour, There 1? genius still extending Science-and its wovld of power! 'Mid thc dust, and speed, and clamor, Of tho loom-shed mid the mill ; 'Midst the clank of wheel and hammer, ( Gront results nro trowing still Though, too oft, by Fashion's orcaturcs, Work and workers may bo blamed, Commerce need not hide its features ! Industry is not ashamed. What IS noble ? Thal which places Truth in its enfranchised will; Leaving steps, like angel Taces,' . Thnt mankind maj foll.w still Even though acorn's malignant glances Prove him poorest of his clan, He's tho noble-who advances Freedom and thc cause of man! POLITICAL. [From tho lian ncr of Liberty.] Tho Two Platform* CHOOSE VE WHICH YOU PltEFKU. To onablo readers to distinguish between things that differ, wa print in juxtaposition, thc two platforms, adopted by tho Domocrot io and tho bondholders' party at their respec tive conventions. Ono, thc Dcinoeratio dec laration of principles, is outspoken, emphatic and comprehensive; it presents sq uaroly to the people thc several issues in which they hove so largo an intcrost. Tho other, tho Jacobin bondholders' platform, glitters with gonorali ty and evades tho important questions that concern tho masses of the people. livery vo tor owos it to hitnsolf to? e?air?iin<5 tire two platforms, and then determino for which be will cast his suffrage Ho not only owes it to hitnsolf, but to his country. Let no ono take tho statements of p??Lisnu newspapers, whioh aro too apt to praiso what ever omanates from their patty friend?, aod to declaim against ev ery thing from their opponents'. We there fore furnish the reader with the means of de termining, caoh for himself, the relative mor ita and demerits of both platforms. This scorns to us tho honest method of enabling readers to make up their minds; one thing will strike the attention of every reader : tho groat constrast existing between the platforrcc bas never boon paralleled. ON THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT. The Doniocratio platform says : That, as over, wo aro inflexibly opposed to edi moasures, tho ton?onoy of whioh is to load to consolidation of all "power in the hands pf tho agent? of tho federal government, be lieving, ns wo do, that tho happiness of tho whole pcoplo and preservation and continua tion of our union as a republic, and ita free institutions, depend upon maintaining ?ovio j lato tho great principles of tho equal sovor I r.r? . ' " "' * -1 nil tho States i v?gu*y uuu equality 01 eauu ?uv? -subordinate to tho oxoroiso of tho just and clearly granted powors of tho fodoral govorn mont-in all their just righta and constitu tional privileges as integral mombors of tho federal Union. From this declaration it neoossasily results that wo aro now, hove boon, aud will bo un alterably opposed to all tho various moasuroB of tho two last Congrossos, whioh, uuder tho ri arno of reconstruction ni o a su rca and other spoolous and doooptivo titles, sook in effect, to ostoad and porpoturto tho powor and domi nation of tho prosont ruling party by foeoo and fraud over tho pooplo of what should bo ton equal States of this ?nlon, and tUoroby main tain their prosont inquitous supromaoy, and nader the guiso of military protectorates, thoy bavo uooomplishcd in a time of profound pcaco what their prinoiplos hhvo ever tended io, and whioh the armed; host? of tho tfebelr lion foiled to aeoomplish-diho practical dis memberment of i_ .?f?deral' Union and tho subvorrdou of 0ur. established system* of pop ?J?T govor?mo?? '.WieJacobin platform says : * Ttye Republican .forty of Illinois) continu ing their contest against tho political.1 action! Nfhloh .ou.u?mtoil in open 'rebellion against ^|^??tititmi and/ {\\o la**, and which now WiTBnimij<i>T .r_ neck? to save from tho wreck of robel creeds | and rebel, armies tho seeds of future wars and more intolerant despotism, do hereby appeal to tho people in tho following resolves : ON THE QUESTION OP SECESSION. Tho Democratic platform, says ; That wo regard tho Union to day, under tho constitution, as unbroken, M it was con fessed to bo by every department of the fed erul government nftor tho armies of thc re bellion bad hurled their power ngninst it for more than four years ; and uow, when poaco has onco again visited tho land, wc impera tively demand that all tho rights, privileges and obligations of tho federal constitution bc once more reiustatcd to their full forco and effect. Thc Jacobin platform says : That wc congrat?late tho country on tho assured success of tho reconstruction laws of Congress, as evidence by tho return of six of thc eleven seceding States to thc union un der constitutions securing equal, civil and pol itical rights to all. Wo bold that thc policy of Andrew Johnson, supported by tho D?m ocratie party, which proposed to confor a mon oply of suob rights upon conquered rebels and discontented slaveholders was fraught with tho greaten perils both to tho peace of tho nation nnd the freedom of individuals. ON THE NKOUO SUFFRAGE QUESTION The Democratic platform says : That tho right of suffrage shall bo limited to tho white ruco in this country, and, while wo unhesitatingly declare this shall bc thc law in our own State, wo fully recognize tho right of thc people, in oaoh and every State, to de termine this question for thomsolvcs, from any power whatsoever. That the intended and designed political effect of the so-called reconstruction mensures of tho present and last Congress, is to deliv er over tho political control of thc Southern States to tlic lately emancipated nogroes resi dent therein, and t.h<m. I^i their aid, ?...J thc uttor prostration of thc whito men, citi zens thereof, to retain thc lease of power tho ruling party have so long held, and which they havo so flagrautly abused ; all of wilie* wo will resist as freemen, by using every means which is givcu us by tho constitution of tho country. Tho Jacobin platform says : That it thc duty of Congress to restore thc latoly revolted States to their practical rela tions in tho Uuion on a footing of cquulity with all tho other States, whenever thc con ditions imposed in thc reconstruction laws shall Irarvo been complied with. Tbi)? menus negro equality in tho South, but not a word of negro suffrage in Illinois. Oft THE GREENBACK IS8UE8. The 1 Vcniooratio platform says : ? That tho present dobt of tho country, con tracted in puTsufetfoe of law, wo aro in favor of discharging fo the uttermost farthing, that the national honor financially io our hands will remain Unsullied as it over has boon in all other respects ; that tho present debt was contracted in a paper issued by tho federal government, and which' was declared to bc lawful money by the legislative author ity of tho country, and which, while accep ted by the government for tho larger part of its assessments, and paid out to its eoldtara nnd othor defenders, should bo, ns By its terms- it \ ls receivable in satisfaction by th os o holding ' the plodged faith of tho government, in ali cases except wherein a diff?rent standard of valuo bas been stipulated for; that thc vast bulk of tho indebtedness of tho government known as five-twenties, aro lawfully pay ablo in tho legal tender notes of the govern ment, and should bo so paid, as tho said obli gations 9*0 within tho powor of tho ' govorn .A disoliar"o i that whoro tho mont to retiro ?uv. ~ faith of tho govornmont is plodgod to pay in gold, wo will so fulfill tho obligation, Qty! be yond this we will not go. Tho Jacobin platform says : That wo denounce, all forms of repudiation of a national orimo ; and that national honor requires tho paymont of tho publie indebted ness in the utmost good faith to all creditors, at borne and abroad, according to tho lotter and spirit of tho laws under which it was con tracted. That it is duo to tho labor of tho nation that taxation should bo equalized and rcduood ns rapidly as national faith will permit, and that any surplus whioh may romain in the treasury after economical nnd necessary ap proptlattroos, should bo applied to tho rcduo tion of tho prin-olpnl of tho publio dobt by purchase in opon market. That tba burden of tho national debt should bo oxtondod ovor a fair timo before rodomp tion, and that it is tho duty of Congross to ro duce tho rate of interest' on suoh debt whoo Over and however it oan bo lawfully done. ON THE NAT?ONA?i INDEBVEDNBSS. Thu De moya t?o platform says : ? That la im management of tho finances o tho opuutrAnd lp tho vari?ub mcaauvos pvc iU_ . ^. - '.ti&JhsU posed and tboso already ennotcd into laws by tbo party in power, thoy have shawn their ut ter incapacity and unfitness to control tho leg islation of a great Country ; In tho first placo by so arranging tho taxes and burdons of the government, thoy fall alono upon tho labor and industry of tho country, and by exempt ing the accumulated wealth from taxation, they thus cast, upon tho toil of tho country what should bo borno by each ivnd every per son in proportion to his accumulation?, iu ac cordance with thc fundamental law; and sec ondly, by their profligato expenditure and criminal waste of thc money of partizau ng grnodizemout. Tho Jncobin platform says: That as it is probable that no form of gov ernment indebtedness will bc presented for paymontfor many years-thc principle of thc war debt being tho heritage of tho future it is premature to consider thc question of calling in the loans ; that leforc tho issues of such indebtedness becomes payable, tho cur rency of thc country will bc equivalent lu value to gold, uuless tho enemies of tho pub lic credit shall meanwhile destroy it. ON THE NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM. The Democratic platform snys : That thc present system of national banks cnn nud should bo nbolished nt once, and thc notes of said institutions retired, and their place supplied by the non-interest bearing notes of tho government, thus saving annually to tho people over twenty millions of dol lars. Thc Jacobin platform says : Noth in g : ON THE QUESTION OF TAXATION. The Democratic platform says : That all the wealth of tho country wheth er invested in government securities or other wise, should sustain its full and &?r shnro of taxation, thnt the present ??--orin?os nnd ox travngant expenditure ?f tbo government iJi.mJJ ko QtWffcW. il'll VaAuotlaa bo ri,ni?(i tn every depo'^ent of thc same, and particu larly should this bc dono in tho charges sus tained for tho army and navy; while in thc administration of tho present system of inter nal revenue a reform is loudly called for, and which in our judgment, can only bc effected by expelling from place thc present horJo of bhioves and plunderers, who for years have rioted and fattened on tito substance of thc people, and who, under thc pretence of col lecting revenue for tho govornmcnt, have only succeeded in enriching thcmsolvcs ot thc ex pense of the pcoplo. Thc Jacobrtf platform says : Nothing } ON TIT? T ARI ito Q???TION. The Democratic platform says : That thc present tn rift' system is an unjust and unequal tax levied on tho consumers of tho country, and which1 ndfe if'nth peculiar and ouorous severority upon thc" s'gVtcultu'nd pcoplo of tho West, and, while ostensibly de signed to bring revenue into the treasury, yet, in many instances, tbV?' government is in no respect benofiftcct1 ??frcroBy, and merely servos tho purpose of onhanoing tho prouts of thc manufacturers of a small seotion of the Un ion ; that wo are opposed to all such protec tive mid sectional legi station, and demand that trade shall bo porfeotly freo, subjcot only to tine imperative necessities of tho government, that by the- present system tho west is spoiled to onrioh tho manufaoturors of another sec tion, whilo in tho present forced politi cal subjugation of tho South, industry there is paralyzed, and thcroby ono of tho great markets for our produco is wholly dostroyod. Tho Jnoobin platform says : Nothing ! ON THE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS. Tho Domooratio platform says ! .\!111T% ?ttomntcd impeachment JL hat ino piooou? t >f tho Prcsidont of thc United States exhib its to tho world tho malignity of tho represen tatives of a party part of whom wcro repudia ted by tho constituents at tho last expression )f their viows, aud who, to seouro a partisan ?dvantago, would dostroy, if iu thoir power? i co-ordinato branoh of thoir govornmont. The Jacobin platforms says : Nothing I , ON OUR NATURALIZED OITIZBNS. Tho Domooratio platform says ! That recognizing tho dootrino that allego anco is oUonnblo, our national govornrnon should protect American . citizens abroad whether native Or foroignborn, andanoutrag committed on tho poison, of an Amoricnn eil ixen by forolgn govornmonts should bo rosla ted at every cost and at all hazards. Tito Jacobin platform says : That' tho right of Expatriation is a rmature and tohoronC right, and indesponrfble to th onjoyment of lifo, liberty and tho pursuit* happiness ; thW while tho oitUon owes alb glance to the govornmont j tho governmoi owosiroteotion te* the oititen, and that it i the duty of the government of tho Unite Btatt^ so protect all U$*?W?r<?n?~-mttoo ber ? and naturalized-in tho full enjoyment of tholr right? as oltizons of tho United States, whenever and under whatovor oolor or pre tense those righi* rvvy bo inv^cd. The (lawton of Finance the Most v lttu One. Ther" in u0 subject of more vital iutereat to the jubilo ?han lh?k of fiimuce It is tho shrewdest intolloot who is goncrally selected and appointed over tho caro of its revcuuo. Men oft great ability arc required-to guido Stato n vttors, but their skill, however well directe to keep thc machinery of govern ment iy operation, will amount to naught if its finances aro not in good condition. Hence, tho mi Ltor of tho first consideration with n goven lient is that which relates to its reve nue How this revenuo is to bo derived, or from vhat sources it is to bo collected, causing tho bi don of its payment to bo tho least felt in tho community, is thc subject that calls f r^h tho bigest degree of mental appli cation and tho greatest ability in its solu tion, W( caro not to what systom or government or to vliftteyer ago of tho world you may look, tho forgoing observations will bo found to apply Ind hold good to any and all of them. Tho! disbursement3 of Louis XVI. in the assista'^ ho gave to thc struggling thirteen colonie, wcro trifling in comparison to tho lavish (iponditurcs of tho United States Cov ei timer, since tho advent of tho Abolition aduiini tration ; but limited ns they wore in amount they were thc first oausc in thc em barrass lont of his finauccs that ushered in tho ltfrolution. If Louis wore asked what combination could po inserted in a lock so as to give se crecy ll tho turning of thc key in it, bc would undoub odly have been roady to give thc an swer, aid, if necessary would havo addod a practiotl solution thereto, for ho wa* consid ered* a master mind in thc locksmith business; but wl'.*n ft??????*t troubles cairn; upuil Min, -ft? wot? completely nt sea. His only rofncdy for such was change of minister, but neither Turgot, Necker, Calonnoor Dc Dricnuc could save him, and bring order out of thc financial chaos into which - thc revenue of France bad fallon. His coffers were ompty, and how best to fill thom up was thc problem to bc solved Thc people to whoso pockets ho must at last havo recourse wcro uot in a mood to open then without thc consent of their representatives in a meeting of thc " States Geucrnl," which for over a ocntury had not been called together. Thc assembling of thc thrco Estates did consequently take place, and in that conven tion, if it may bo so termed, thc representa tives of the Church and tho nobility, the privileged clnsscs, commingled with those of thc " tiers-ct.it "-tho people. This mingling on an equality loworcd tho pride of tho representatives of thc vppor clas ses, but it afforded no financial romedy. What it did effect or bring about was the rev olution. Tho result to Louis of that popular eruption, followed by tho reign' Of tenor, and ending in military dictatorship, aro now mat ters of history, worthy tho perusal of all. Tho1 exxwohi'eht of our war was attended by a neglect of that publio scrutiny into tftie lavish expenditures and speculations of the Abolition administration', which should' never havo been relaxed. After its oloso othor ques tions arosO that engrossed tho attention of tho people Now tho leap-year oauipaign for tho election of a President, is about opening, and this will, as it should, direct tho publio mind to party suouuso, wherein othor issues, asido from that nc finance, will demand tho atten tion of tho pooplo, whoo it should bo mainly dirootod to this ono great subjoot, tho " na tional debt," and tho sources from whioh tho rovonuo is derived for tho payment of tho in torcst and tho general espouses of tho Gov . ? . i ornmont. To suppose tnat '?COp?o wl?l forever re main silent, and bo ovor roady to moot tue demands of tax-gatherers without demurring, is simply absurd ; nor is it probablo that tho silence will be Of loug continuance'. They will at last inquiro into tho purposes for whioh tho taxes aro levied, and iu what manner thoy aro oxpondod^ Thoy will talk of those things, and as that talking will not bc confin ed to a fow. thoy will at last understand how thoy aro oppressed, and with ibis knowledgo will follow their opposition to oppressive tax ation, and tho not improbable repudiation of tho orushing burden.-Metropolitan Record. | AN lNPF.nF.NOK.---A ohwgyman romarkod to a servant, who had boon a long timo in my sorvioo ; I daro say you aro able, to preach a sermon aa woll a? I." " On, no; sir," said John : " but many an ioforoncohave ? drawn from yours." " Well," said tho clergy man, " t will give you a toxi out of Job ; lot me hoar whol yon will mako from it : '*And tho asses anUffodiji? tho ottet wind." "Well," replied John, "tho only inferouoo that \ can draw is tb?a, that it would bo a long timo bo fore they WbuVd' grow fit upon "fr," DHHH gaga- i i _L-1_i ? View? of Chief Justioo C hate A telegram ia tho " Herold/ professing to originate with a person ontoylug int?mete relations with Chase, represents that Obese would only aeoopt the nomination for the Presidency when tho nation was in the ut most, .jywril, nnd thon nt tho antxnttaa +f Uln honest convictions. Ho admits that tho rad* ioal party and himself differ widely, and. as tho parties are noworganizod, hois with tho Democrat. Ho differs with thom only on ono point-that of un i vernal manhood suffrage but agrees with them on nil other great issues, and says, that if clcoted, by that party, ho would certainly curry out their policy. Thc deplorable condition of tho Southern States demands proper Congressional consideration, and also material aid from tho Government. There is no Constitutional authority for hold ing these States in subjection. It is alike un wise and unjust. He favors enfranchisement, and removal of. political disabilities from eve ry white man in thc South. Ile thinks frco dom ft od manhood suffrage arc unquestioned rights, but controverts any other power than thc States themselves tocoufcr the right, thc general Government having no control over tho matter. Ile is opposed to political disa bilities and proposes gcucral amnesty ns a re lief. Ile regards general amnesty os abso lutely necessary, and urges liberal aid to Southern railroads and navigable livers. Ho thin li s thc Government should build levees from Cairo to thc Gulf. Ho also urges an carly return to specio payuionts, and conde mns in strong tdrins tho triul of c/tizcns by military commission during peace. The hope is expressed, that if MY. Johnson reorgani zes his Cabinet, bc will appoint a due propor tion from thc Southern States. Replying to a question, Mr. Chase said Congress bad no authority to abridgo tho Prcsidfent's pardon ing x>owcr. * rue income Tux TTn constitutional4. That wo aro a patient nud submissive peo ple is made clcaror overy day. Most of our readers have, doubtless, paid their income'tax-, as ordered by tb.e law, not, perhaps, without grumbling, but without thinking to call it in question. Do thoy considor that tho Consti tution is a dead letter, and has been violated so ofton and in so many ways during tho last seven years that it no longer stands os tho su preme law of thc hind ? Do they consider this tax aot, as woll us that; mtfkinjg pftpbr money a substituto and a legal tender for gold and silver, still binding as a military ne cessity. Let us soo what tho much neglected and half forgotten Constitution says. In section 2d, olcu'so 3d, we road : " Rep resentatives and diroot taxes shall be appor tioned among tho KC vc ra I States which may bb rubiuded within this Union, according to their respective numbers/' lu section 8th, clause 1st, it says : " AU duties, imports and exoises shall bo uniform throughout thc United States." Section 9th, clause 4th, provides that " No capitation or other direot tax shall bo laid, Unless in proportion to tho census, or enumer ation horeinboforo directed' to bo taken'." *Now, it needs nev lawyer to see that our whole system of direot taxation, and especial ly the inoomt. tux, is tn utter violation of tho Constitution. Th oro. is no equivocation or ambiguity in thc expressions which wo quote, and thoy aro foundod upon reason nnd' expe rience; whore this privilego of suffrage is freo, it was wiso to pr?vido that taxos should fall where tho voting doos, and thus hold all sections and all classes responsible. It has been said that some strong and wealthy pcoplo (good Ropublioans, o.ud loyal, of course) have novor modo n return of thoir incomes, dofying tho assessors to tost tho law, and that tho test has novcr boon made. This fact was stated last year ih t}ho Now York n Journal cf Q^rotaeWo/' without, so fas as wo know, Ung denied. It is very natural that while tho Uttlo fish are caught in tho taxing not, tho big ono? break through and go oloar. As tho pooplo nt lurgo aro uot vory flush ol monoy about this timo, wo may expect thal somo attontion will bo glvon to these matters. Tho burthon ohiofly falls upon what is oom mooly oallod tho middling intorost. . [Moston Courier. .FATAI/ ACCIDENT.-Wo loam that Mr RHETT J. MARTIN a son of Mr. SALATHIEI MARTIN, of this Distriot, mot With a fata acoidont at Abbovillo last Monday afternoon According to a atatomont in tho Jiannet whilo noting as ogont of a aowingj madlin manufacturer, ho called upon a ottfoon of tha Slaoo, whose rcsfdbnb? is ncccssiblo by alon ight of stairs. Having transacted his bus ness, ho attempted to descend, lost his bo anco, and fol) owr the railing to tho groom a distanoo of about twonty faoflf hts hon striking a stone, which prbduood congostlo of the brain's, Medical assistance wa? nt ono rendered, and ovory offort mado to nHcviai his suffuvings. Ho lingored in great pa: Until Teusday morning, about 2 o'elook, who he died. [Greenville Mountaineer. .fro? Washkgto?, WASHiNG-ion, June tr.0tAn*&\fi ceptlon attracted an immcnso orovr'd. usual' proceeding? oeurred, in tho Senate, Mr?. Elk* Potter, of 0! te?,- 8; jwtltionR ?olmnni^in/^ UW eipchdeoloy tho support of^uioii pi oners by horself nnd family daring the war; referred to the Committee on Claims. The omnibus admission bill waar resumed. Ala bama was added to the list, by a vote of 22 to 21. Tho motion to strike out the' provis* ion nullifying the Georgia relief clause ?ni discussed all day. Adjourned. In the House, Beaman reported! a MU from the Reconstruction Committee, dividing Tex as iuto thrco States ; ordered to bo printed. A bill inaugurating Southern- State' officers was read three times and passed-*!?5" to 81. Tho Committee on Foreign Almira was dir rcctcd to inquire whether tho establishment, by Mexico, of free ports at Matamoros and o fli er towns on tho llio Grande, Was not contrary to tho coinmcroial rights of thk country. The tax bill Was resumed and discussed to adjournment. WASHINGTON, Juno 10.-Tho complica tion of municipal affairs still uuchangod. Bow en is iu possession of tho Mayor's office, and still bolds on to tho city postmastorship. In fhe Scnato, thc oitizeus of New^ 'Jferk petition a repeal of thc kw provontiujg writ? against revon?o collectors. Tho omnibus admission bill was resumed, when thc nulli fication of Georgia, frjoni tho relief clauses was confirmed' by a largo majority. Tho amendment permitting thc relief clauses to operate for thc benefit of loyal persons Was de feated by a largo voto. Tho amendment or- * dering tho inauguration of State officers with out unnecessary delay, and' declaring elected officers excluded by Federal laws or provision of the fourteenth article, ineligible,-was adop ted. ThtB amandmant, flmfrodi CbUyid debate, from which it np; will vaoato all offiioos to/$aJoh lWmp?mf. persons have boca eJceted ; bat ail'clefted, who accord with Cotogrocs, wi? Bb rOndewfdv1 obmpetont, in' nroplo tinto, by tho' romoial of. political disauilitics. ^??^jt In thc Ilousoj the;Committee of \\rajft [ ^ Mean's' rcpbrtod' a bill to inor?lua? V?venuo and cqualizo imports and oxpbrts. A bill relieving several Arkansions clocVad to office, passed by tho necessary tWothirjtk. The tait I bill was resumed'. No important progress made' last night in tho tax bill. It is stated' that Boossbock k Considering a letter' frota1 President Johnbob', tendering I him ?W TrefesSfry ?&oreia?'you?pl G?nerai Meade is opbsod' to ?kbtmUi'ri* admk^ioo. j THE ELECTION.-Returns; Sb'far as reooiv ed' from tho several boxes in' tliiir District, up to tho houV of going' to press; indicate the success of tho cowservative tibket by a largo majority. , The voto will probably bo" a small one. The following k the volo at thc ?ovo named boxes oh Tuesday :' Clby IH11-Conservative; 200 ; radical, 8. Bethel-Conservative, 70 j radical -I?. Hick ory Grove-Conservativo, 121 j radical, tt;*r Yorkville-Conservativo, 480'j radioal, 60. Wo have been unablo to "obtain puai ii ra returns from o th br boXx&, lint hear of cots- / sorvat?Vo majorities from sbVctal. [TorltVm JSbquirer, GREENVILLE.-Sufficient returns of the rec?ht oleotioh havo bein rcboivod to indicate that" tho District has ^o?bo Democratic by art aggregate majority of nearly 300. AnnEviLLE.-As far ar hoard from, aro ns follows: Democrats; 1,214; radicals, .1,06 Pe moe va tie majority, 148. MARION-Tho Sheriff and Clerk of tho -'j. Court, bbth Domoorats; aro oleotcd. NEWBERRY.-Wholo number of vote* JJ^-v. 080. Kleot'od^-T. Pnysingor, Sheriff; T.-f Lako, Clerk'of Jourt; J. Y. .peterson, Prov \ bato Judge; William Summer*, School Com jmissionor; Gcorgo Brown, T.i M. JonVtud, 'ind Sam Dugau, colored, County Commis I aion?re * We presume tho above was a ? ticket. Now AND THEN.-At Riddled bb'*, Lexington, tho vetos stood, in April-B?idloak^ 108 ; Democrats, 48. Radioal mojof#}y, 00. Now it stands-Radioak, 82; Domooraie^i^. ' Majority for radioak, 8. . Six Whites vote**' tho radical tiokot, and six colored voted th Domootitio tiokot; -. *.-" J NATURE and history curiously approved! oaoh othor's reoords in tho ?foso of un old .trt?d; out dowu in Boston tho other day, towV rooord shows that tho elm wai ?lani by voto of thc town of Boston in,l,yk$l 1788-that is, 134 you? agu j nod th al layers or rings of tho W, oouatod t,o tho number of 188, t corresponding with tho.'dato nt wWohii planted, lt nppqgp that y""J? dents of h"i3tory are tru.4 worthy