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VOL. XXI WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1S71. NO. 49. : DEVOTED TO L1TER1T11RE, MORALITY AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. The Sumter Watchman, {ESTABLISHED IN 1850.) IS P '.' 1 Ir 11 tt 2 D B/KRY WKDXKSDAY 9IORNIP ? AT SUMTER, S. C., BY GILBERT & FLOWERS. Ooe year. Sis munlus... Titres mouiIii Terms. $? 00 . 1 50 . 1 00 ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the r;.te of ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS per squire for the first. ONE DOLLAR tor the second, and FIFTY CENTS for each subsequent Bserctou, for any period less than three moni hs OBITUARIES, TRIBUTES OF RESPECT and all cointnucications ?hieb subserve privt-.te n wrests, will be paid tor as advertisements. DEMOCRATIC ISSUES IN 1872 Will the Party Array Staelf Against Negro Su (Tra-e. A remarkable letter and speech of .lodge Linton Stepheus, brother of Alexaodar Ii. Stephens, of Georg1 u, have suddenly revived in the Deu.ocrt tic press, North and South, a discussion of the reconstruction questions, which, for the lour years succeeding thc sur? render of General Lee's aru.y, were the engrossing political topic. We are willing to have these questions revived, and think it fortunate that the discus? sion has been sprung earl j in 1871 in? stead of being postponed until 1872. The questions are likely to be settled and finally disposed of bj the prepon derant public sentiment of the Democra? tic party in such a way that they cannot be a disturbing element io the next Presidential canvass. We fully understand the Democratic sentiment of the reconstruction ques? tions; but oar information is not so trustworthy respecting the views of the Southern Democrats. We are accord? ingly watching, with some solicitude, the manifestation of public opinion in that great and interesting section of our common country. The extracts which were printed a few days since, from the Atlanta True Georgia?, asserted that Judge Stephens is merely an exponent of his owu views, and not a representa? tive of Southem Democratic opinion. The True Georgian stated that "four fifths of the Southern Democrats" re pudiatc Judge Stephens' "extreme views." If further expressions by the Southern press shall confirm this es? mate, the reconstruction measures m?,y be dismissed, by common consent, from thc political arena, lt is desirable that the Democratic press, io each Stale, should express trie views of those whom it represents, when an easy comparison will determine what the great body of the party i?gards aa "live," and what as "dead" issues One of the ablest and most representative organs of the New York i >f mucr.-C), has just made what we believe to be a perfectly authentic statement of thc public sentiment of thc party in this State Wc refer \o the Albany Argus, published at the State capital ; a careful and guarded journal which is always faithful to its represen-i tative character, and maintains close and confidential tekations with the State ? govern m'tit and t he rural Dcmocritic press. The following extract from a well-weighed editorial in ^ssaasjaiflBt1 may be regarded as expressing the dolibetute and settled judgment of the Democracy of the Empire Srate. It seems to be geuerally conceded that the Democrats cannot be beaten in 1872. except by their own mismanage? meut and folly. Thc most sagacious and farseeing Republicans have little confidence in regard to the future - And yet half a dozen hotheaded im? practicables can foredoom the Democra? tic party to a defeat as utter and overwhelming as that of 18G8, if they are allowed to put the organization on thc extreme cour<e which then caused our i ownfail. We apprehend no such result, however ; fur the serious lessons of the past few years will not be lost on thc party, nor will the sound conservative statesmen, who are entitled to dircc*. and control the movements of the or? ganization, shrink from the poor responsibility of repressing the turbu? lence of facrion and refraining the movement of those who seek notoriety irrespective of the general welfare. They are certain obvious facts that can not be overlooked or forgotten. The political situation is determined and unmistakable. There is to be no revival of obsolete issues-no reactionary movement or recurrence to the past no recouM'deratioo of measures that the people have decided upon. We resisted the three amendments to the constitu? tion so long as opposition was of any avail; but they are row a fundamental law, and it is worse than useless to discuss their character^md tendency, the means by which they were carried, or the effect produced by them. The provison embraced in the thirteenth and fifteenth amendments are now in operation, and in such a form that they cannot be abrogated except by another j revolution The first of these amendments gave ; freedom to the negro, and we hive neither the inclination nor the power to rtmaod him to sotvitude. The Demo? cratic party cheerfully accepts this as one of the consequences of the rebellion, and has r o desire to reverse it. The fifteenth amendment secures privileges of a voter ?o the negro, and this provi-j sion having become incorporated into! most if the State constitutions, negro suffrage would remain, even if the amendment to the Federal Constitution was rescinded. This issue therefore, cannot be forced upon us. An act of Congress granting universal amnesty as an act of justice to tho South, equally wise and humane, will be one of the first measures of the Democratic party on coming into poweTsod that will re move what is objectionable in the four teen th amendment. The chief wisdom of a politician ia zo "understand his epoch." The states? man or politician who is not gifted to discern the rising ami tho receding tide, who cannot distinguish between the, evening twilight which foretokens darkness, and the morning twilight which heralds the dawn of a new day, wac not born to be ? leader of meo. A second or third rate politician may ac? quire transient importance as the representative of decaying issoes, and his temptation to play such a role is ta proportion to his newness io the p*rty with which be acts. To illustrate by examples: General Butler and General Sickles are exotics to the RejrttWicaos onqm;s tioos which tb? oountry ii growing j where:* meo like Gratz Brown audCarL Schurz, who were identified ??til the Republican movement from the begin? ning, are ander no necessity of giving such proofs of their party orthodoxy. It commonly happens that recent prose? lytes to a political party are its stiffest uhraists ; this seeming the most obvious method of atoning for past oppositioa and establishing the reality of their conversion. It is therefore never safe for a political party to accept its new converts as leaders. It is only the old and tried leaders, who have always been in its counsels and identified with its interests, that possess sufficient moral authority to be safe counselors and guides. If it is necessary to carr/ the party forward, they aione can lend such a movement without exposing their fidelity to suspicion. Some of the old Whigs and recent Republican recruits who now act with the Democratic party are the most rio lent extremists arnon?; us. This is a reason why the party should lean upon its old leaders, whose consistent fidelity protects them against suspicion when they counsel the abandonment of dead issues. Fresh converts are seldom safe counselors. Having ti new character to establish and a new confidence to gain, they are tempted to put on clothes of last year's cut and fashion as an atone? ment for not wearing them when they were thc prevailing style of the party. Stripped of irrelevant accessories, which ouIj cloud and confuse, the real questioo is, whither the Democratic party will array itself against negro suffrage in the next Presidential elec? tion. It is inexpedient to do so for this plain reason : that in the next Presi? dential election the negroes will all vote, and on such an issue every one of them would vote against the Democratic can-' didate. If tht-re should be in the National Convention any Democrats who de-ire the party to make an ac ti-negro suffrage platform, they will come from States where the negro vote is so large that thc platform recommended by such delegates would certainly lose their own States. Any candidate who tries to get nominated by appealing to that kind of sentiment, will solicit votes io the con? vention which do not represent electoral votes among their constituencies. Any candidate who should get nominated on this issue would be booked, not for an election, but a defeat. The important question is not who shall vote, but what measures shall be adopted as a result of the voting. The Democratic party wa*2ts a sound curren? cy, reduction of taxes, retrenchment of government expenses, abolition of the protective tariff, non interference with thc reserved rights of states, and a foreign policy consistent with the national dignity and honor. If these great, objects are attained, it is of little consequence whether they are attained with or without negro votes. Certain it is, that the negroes will vote in the next Presideutial election. If we ein elect our candidate in spite of their votes, negro suffrage is nothing very formi? dable ; but if negro suffrage is an insuperable barrier to oar success, how are we ever to get power to abolish it? j To make that an issue now would be an act of political suicide.-New York World. HIGHES. nigher ! it is a word of noble meaning -the inspiration of all great deeds the sympathetic chain that leads, link by link, the impassioned soul to its zenith of glory, and still holds its mys? terious object standing and glittering among the stars. Higher! lisps the infant that clasps its mother's knees, and makes its feeble eseay to rise from the floor-it ia the first inspiration of childhood-to burst thc narrow confines of the cradle, io which its sweetest moments have pass? ed forever. Higher ! laughs thc proud school boy at his swing, or as he climbs the tallest tree of the forest, that he may look down on his less adventurous companions with flush of exultation, and abroad over the fields, the meadows, and his native village. He never saw so extended a prospect before. Higher ! earnestly breathes the student of philosophy and nature; he has a hoist of rivals, but he must eclipse them all. The midnight oil burns dim, bat he finds light and knowledge io the lamps of heaven, and his soul ia never weary wheo the last of them is hid behind the curtains of morning. And higher ! his voiee thunders forth, when the dignity of manhood baa invested bis form, and the multitude ?a listening with delight to his oracles, barning with eloqaenee and riogiog like true steel in the pease of freedom and the right. And wheo time has changed his loc-s to silver, sod world wide is his renown; wheo the maiden gathering flowers by the roadside, and the boy to the field, bow in reverence as he passes, and peasants look to bin with honor, can he breathe forth from his heart the food wish of the past 1 Higher yet! He has reached the apex of earthly honor, yet hts spirit bann ss wara as io youth, though with a stead? ier and paler light, and it would even borrow winga and soar ap to high hea? ven, leaving its tenement to moulder among the laurels he has wound aroaod it, for the never ending glory to ba reached ooly ia the presence o? tbs Mast High. ?Sj . s> I -Profanity never did any man the least good. No aao it tba rieber, or happier, or wiser for it. It commends oo ooo tc any society. It is disgusting io the refined ; abominable to toe good ; insulting to those with whom we associate; degrading to tb? mind : en profitable/seedless, 'ind iejarieos to |soeietf. . % .: -. sn? s ? .....?il I - A tiling of beauty is a joy forever. LETTER FROM GEH. BLAIR. WASHINGTON, March 18th, 1870. To M. to Cooke, Editor of the Montgom? ery (Ala.) Mail: PEAR Sia-Yours of the 11th inti: hae just;been received, I frm flattered by your request that I should endeavor to compose the "dead issue" controversy among our friends io the South, and might be tempted to proffer my advice to them if I thought it would oe effective. But our:people, don't like to be advised. They prefer discussion aod to form their opinions on public question* by that process. I have contributed io that way and shall continue to do so to the utmost of my ability. Io my judgment the actual issue of j the campaign is the broad one, whether we have a Federal Union on a constitu? tional basis, or ao absolute Government, with power io the hands of those who possess it, to proloo? its own existence indefinitely. . This draws io review tbe past aod continuing process by which the arbitrary Government of to-day bas been established and is to be maintained, and the reconstruction acts and the, amend ment* roust necessarily figure io this re? view ; but the question of whether they went through the forms that entitle them to be put on the statute book is really ao immaterial one. It docs not ?bange the argument a particle, whether the forms were complied with or oot, aod it does oot affect our ability to put the Goveromeot io the bands of the people; if we carry the election, whether ] they are valid or oot. The maon er in which these amend? ments were adopted, and the stfll more significant measures psssed and proposed for their enforcement, ought to satisfy men of all sections and parties that liberty itself is at stake to the coming conflict. No thoughtful observer ot the present aspect of public affairs, who does not, from timidity, wilfully shut his eyes to the cooelosiocs of bis reason, can doubt that those who, to grasp power, have subverted the orgsoic law, in defiance of the known will of the people, will fail to adopt any other measures of fraud or violence which may be found necessary to maintain them in the possession of it, and that our only security against new and greater vio? lence than has heretofore been practiced is by the timely awakening ot the peo. pie to the real dangers which surround them-so that a spirit may be aroused which will overawe and disitubark those daring enemies. Not to see, or to affect oot to see, this danger, and to engage the public mind in tbe discussion of j ecooomic and civil service measures, and to belittle the iron mao wbo so lately brought that Senate to his feet which bsd his piedecesso* pleading at their bar, is to cry "peace when the.e is no pease," and so contribute to betray the country. if our friends would unite io an earnest effort to arouse the country, ail wilt be well. And to this ead it is only necessary to let the people see what the real issue is. Nor have I any fears that they will fail to see it. They already see it in spite of the mistaken efforts of some of our friends, who council what they think is policy, as if it was a matter of convention among public men what the issues should be aod not a natter of fact, which they cannot cootrol any more than they can the adventr of the seasons. They may not see it so plaioly, either because they do not observe with sufficient attention, or because they shrink from it from feebleness and apprehension. Let us go to the people, fairly and boldly, and I invoke their judgment upon the record > Radicalism has made for itself. All the ' contrivances by which the Radialis have sought to trammel the people and fortify themselves io power can thus be effectually swept away. The differences among our friends to which you refer are oot serious. They arise, I believe, chiefly from the mista keo idea that those who eootioue to assail reconstruction aod the amend? ments ioteod to abolish negro suffrage. This ts oot tbe object, aod it is a very inadequate riew of the subject This suffrage really depeuds very little OD the amendments; because, among other things, it has not accomplished the object of those who imposed il (which was to give them the* control of the South), and they have beguo, them? selves, already to dispense with it io the District of Columbia, where it was first started. Bat the States which have adopted it do oot propose to revoke it, and will not, I am confident, unless after a fair trial it is shown to be necessary for a food Government. The 15th amendment will, to thia event, be easily disposed of, for the Radicals, who ha? e already ceased to have a motive to maintain it, will have s anet j to nant on the subject. It is not, therefore, to get rid of negro suffrage that we ecrrtioue to assail aod refuse to acquiesce, in usurpations, by v'hich thc -governments of the people have been, aod will eootioue to be, wrested from them. The contest ts oot to take sway suffrage from the negroes, bat to preserve that wise distribution of the powers of Government, without whieh all suffrage is bot a mockery, tad to prevent that control by the national functionaries which is sore to create i mperiaUsm, sod will inevitably degrade, impowrfeh ?ed ?rim the -toilbg drove mooroo the- dtUd coan try," said Michael, the ot&eVaay) "for my father for bia, and frequently toe mac*. A BOG IN G?tJBCB-A? A.TIC SC ERB. He waa a little flustered co fm teriug tbs chapel-so utan y people t and ail sitting sb quiet. ID this i waa something awesome for Our and wheo out of this unnatural they rose suddenly to sing, Our waa frightened, and would have ru of doors, only the doors were closed soon recovered himself. They only folks alter ali-such as he every day in street and house. Ile began to recognize ooe after other. He tried to get up a sociability with them, but they took or uo notice ot him. Everybody sei strangely constrained and altered. Dog is a pet, and this cut bim. bia is a self-reliance, recuperative ture, so he threw himself on bis resources for amusement. Ile delightfully ignorant of the propri of church or church service. The c is seperited from the congregation by a slightly raised platform. On walked Our Dog. Again there was singing. He s first of the organ ; he then smelt of organist and wagged his tail at bin The organist looked with an amused kindly eye, but be could not stop. Dog theo smelt of .the basso profut he ?melt of the tenor; he smelt tl first oo one side and theo on the ot j 'ibco he weet back aod resmelt thee over again ; also the organ. That a little curious. There might 1 j chorus of dogs iuside, and that ma the keys tormenting them. To bia j aoy rate, it was not melody. He wal arouod it, and smelt at every crack corner to get at the mystery. Ile t: to coax a little familiarity out of i choir. They seemed to be havii good time ; of course he wanted a h or paw iu it himself. It wat? of no i He stoud and looked, and wagged white, bushy tail at them as hard as could. But, selfishly, they kept their pleasure to themselves. So be the choir, and came down again atui the congregation. There, sure eoou were two little girls on the back seat lie knew them; he bad enjoyed mi a romp with them. Ju?t the thing ! he jumped with his paws on that bi seat; yet even they were in no hut for play. They pushed him away, i looked at each other as if to say, "1 you ever see such conduct io church It waa rebuff everywhere. Our C would look clouer iuto this matter. 1 congr?gation were all standing up. be walked to the open end ol' the pc jumped on it, and behind the pcopl backs, ?od walked to get in front of t little girls that he might have aa exp nation with them. Just then the hyi ceased. Everybody sat down with t subdued crash of silk and broadclo Everybody on that bench came ot sitting on Our Dog. It was a turril scramble to get out. Still he kept employed. There wa line of chairs ia the aisle. In one these deliberately sat Our Dog. everybody would do nothing but sit st and look at that man in the pulpit, would he. But somehow he moved o hind leg inadvertently. It slipped ov the chair's edge. Our Dog slipped ov with il, and came as near tumbling ae being with four legs can. All this ma a noise and attracted attention. Li ti boys and girls and big boys and gil soickerea aod snorted aod strained, OD ly people can snicker, snort, ai strain where they ought oot to. Ev some of the eiders made queer faces. The sexton theo tried to put Our Di out. But he bad no idea of going. I had come with our folks, and be was n going until they went. The strange man grabbed for bit and he dodged him time and again wii all bis native grace aod agility. Th was something like; it was foo. Tl aextoo gave up the chase; it was mic iog the sermon. Our Dog was sorry I see him go aod sit dowe ; he stood at distance and locked at bim, aa if to sa; "Well, aiot yon going to try it again ! No ; DO more ot that. Nobody wi doing anything save that man in th pulpit. Our Dog would go and se what ill that was about. So he marche ?p the main aisle, aod as he did BO h waved io a majestic aod patron iain sort of way his bushy tail, and it seemei to say, "Well you -can sit here, glut and silent, if you've a mind to. I do n such thing. Tao a dog ; I need ooo of yonr preaching ; Tam superior to a! that. Things go easy eoough with mt wsthoat oom i og here once a week to si silent, std, melancholy, and stupid, an? be bcolded at by a man whom you pa' for it." Theo, io an ioooceet aod touching ignoraoee that he was violating all th< proprieties of time aod plaee, Our Do; weot boldly np on the pulpit-stairs whili our minister was preaching, aod stooc and surveyed the congregation. Indeei he appropriated much of that congre? gation's attention to himself. He stooc there aod surveyed that audience witt a confidence and assurance which, toi nervous and inexperienced speakei would be better than gold or diamonds He didn't care. He smelt of the minis ter. He thought he'd try aod see il the latter ?ere io a mood far any so? ciability. No; ho waa nosier than an j of the rest, The stupidity aod silence of all this crowd of people who ?at there and looked at him pusaled Our Dog. He could awe no seme in it some little boys and girls did smile aa hs stood there; aotmingly those smiles were for him. But ax) soon ai he re? ciprocated the appearcot attention, so soon as he made for thoa, the smiles would vanish, alie faces become solemn. And so, at last, with a yawn, Our Dos Hang himself em the aisle floor, laid hts bend on has ihre paws, and cou a ted over ?m feeef bones ho Had buried during .orson, toothed hm ; it weot clear over S? henel ?AN EDITOR IN HEAVES." "Such id (he caption of an article which has been goiug the rouuds of the papers for some time, and which appears to be'something new "under the suu." Just as if editor^ were not in the habit of going to Heaven. We'll venture to say that a greater proportion of them go to that home of those who have per? formed their mission of mercy on earth, than any other profession or calling that poor mortals fill. "Asa editor in Heaven !" There's nothing staange about that, at all. It's almost a moral as well as professional impossibility for them to go anywhere else! Once upon a time, after the dismise of a member of the "corps editoral," he presented himself at the gate of thc "Holy City''and reqnested admission. The door keeper asked him what had been his occupation on Terra Firma. He replied that he "was an editor." "Well," said the Watchman, "we have a crowd of your kind here now, and they all came in as 'dead hruds.' " If you can pay your passage you can come in, if not you must place yourself under the control of a personage you "ruled" tyrannically down below (meaning the devil). Not having the "wherewith" togo in, our brother of the "quill and scissors" posted off and presented bim sell at the entrance of "Clootie's" dark domains. A very dark complexioned gentleman stood se ti tn, and asked in a gruff voice, "who comes ?" "An humble disciple of Faust," was the calm reply. "Then hold on, you can't be admitted," exclaimed the "Gentleman in Black," evincing considerable agitation, and fiercely scowling on him. "Why not," demanded the "typo," who began to get some what "huffish" and looked around lor a "sheep's foot" with which to force an entrance. "Well, sir" replied his sable Majesty, "wc let one of your prolession in here many years ago and he kept up a con? tinual 'row' with his former delinquent subscribers, and as we have more ot that class of persons here than any other, we have passed a law prohibiting the admirion of any editors, only those who have advanced our interest in their papers on earth, and even those we keep in a separate room by themselves. You have published many things that opera ted against us, and always blamed the " JJevil" with every thing that went wrong, so you can't come ir.. We en? force this rule 'without respect to per* sons,' for our own peace aud safety. ?Tou Can just travel." basting a droll leer at the outside sentinel, our typo? graphical friend started off a^aio, de? termined to get in "up above." This time he took with him an o.d file of his paper and presenting it to the guardian of the Celestial City, requested that it might bc carefully examined, and they would see whether he was entitled to a free ticket. In due course of time thc conductor came along and took him in telling him that he published many good things, aud had been a martyr to the cause of human improvement, and that resolutions had been passed to admit all members of the "art preserva? tive" who had abused the "Devil" while below. He added that as they were punished enough by their being with the "devil" all their lives, their future punishment was commuted. He further stated that not one delinquent newspaper subscriber could be found in all Heaven A LITTLE STORY ON GRANT. The Roanoke (Va.) Times publishes the following ; A good story is told by one of the Me? thodist ministers now in this place at? tending Conference. We do not recol? lect ot ever seeing it in print, and we think it too good to be lost. It is as follows : During the war a "Confed," was captured by the Yankees and happened to be taken to Geo. Grant's headquart? ers. After being questioned by the Genera], the old "Confed," asked him where he was going. "I am going," says Grant, "to Rich? mond, to Peteisburg, to Heaven, and it may bc I will go to hell." After eyeing the General for several moments, the old "Confed," said : "General Grant, you can't go to Rich, mond, for General Lee is there ; you can't go to Petersburg, for General Beauregard is there ; you can't ro to Heaven, for Stonewall Jackson is there ; but as to going to hell, you mny gel there, fori koow of no Confederates in that region." THINK OF TUB POOR. How muo'i of true religion is with the poor. Christ seems to have taken them under his special charge. His Gospel was preached to the poor; and this was one of thc signs which he sent to John the Baptist in prison. With his own blessed hands he fed the poor by a creative act, hartog compassion ou them when they fainted. His miracles, we have reason to think, were in a laage majority of instances, wrought upon the poor, and "the common people heard him gladly." The apostles at Jerusalem were always anxious that Paul s!.ould remember the poor. And when Christ shall sit on his throne of judgment he will make inquisition concerning all we have done, or failed to do, in regard to the hungry, the naked, the stranger, the prisoner? and the sick* and will regard tis as baring done, or failed to do, all thia to Himself. There are powerful motives to make os (bink of the poor. Wheo it is well with os, we should remember them ; when we hear the storm beating ; upon our habitations, and yet ar? securely sheltered, warmed, fed, sitting over out books or among our children, we should think of the poor. m? - - "Hew to the lin*, let the chips fall where they will." AFFECTING SC EKB* When Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Randolph was buried the other day, the following scene was witnessed. We quote from the Charlottesville Intelli? gencer : Thc body had been committed, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust: then followed a touching a od affecting scene. As Col. Randolph, the husband of the deceased, stood at the head of j the open grave, his former alares gather? ed aiouud him and sang with feeling ? and fervor that beautiful hymn of Dr Watter "Am I a soldier of the Cross A follower of the Lamb And shall 1 fear to own BU cause, Or blush to speak Iiis nama. It was the last tribute of respect and affection they could pay the memory, of their old and beloved Christian mistress, and this scene caused macy a tear to flow iu sympathy with them. A GOOD KORAL CHARACTER. There is nothing which adds so mach to the beauty and power of man as a good moral "character. It is his wealth -bis iuflueucc-bis life. It dignifies him in every station, exalts him in every condition, and glorifies him at every period of life. Su?,b a character is more to be desired than everything else on earth. It makes a man free and independent. No servile tool, no crouch? ing sycophant, no treacherous honor seeker, ever bore such a character. The pure joys of truth and righteousness never spring in such a person. If young men but knew how mnch a good charac? ter would dignify and exalt them, how! glorious it would make their prospecta, even lo this life, never should we find yielding to thc groveling and base-boru purposes of human nature, which de stroy body and soul. H?IUE AFTER BUSINESS HOCHS. Happy is the business man who caa find that solace and that poetry at home. Warm greetings from loving hearts, fond glances from bright eyes, and welcome shouts of merry-hearted children, the many thousand 'little arrangements for comfort and enjoyment, that silently tell of thoughtful and expectant love, ti; ese are thc ministrations that reconcile us to the prose of life. Think of this, ye wives and daughters of business men ! Think nf the toils, the anxieties, the mortification and wear that fathers un? dergo to sceure for you comfortable homes, and compensate them for their toils, by making them happy by their own fireside. FORMATION OF CHARACTER.-Have you noticed an icicle as it is formed ? You noticed how it froze one drop at a time, until it was afoot long or more. If the water was clean, the icicle spar? kled brightly in the sun; bet if the water was slightly muddy, the icicle looked foul, and its beauty was spoiled. Just so our characters are forming. One little thought or feeling at a time adds its influence. If each thought be pure and right, the soul will be lovely, and will sparkle with happiness ; but if impure and wioog, there will be a final deformity and wretchedness. srane TBJDE. \^\T CROQUET. Complete sets from $3 to $20 per set. RA SK BALLS. AU the different kinds at reduced prices. FISIiINU TACKLE. Of every description. TRAVELING BAGS. For ladies and gentlemen. FOREIGN FANCY GOODS. GUNS AND PISTOLS OF ALL KINDS AND PRICES. AMMUNITION. SPORT.MEN'S GOODS. Goods shipped to any part of tb? country pe: exprcus. Thc sume careful attention giren t? order? by mail a.< tu persona! purchases. Prices for our goods baned on gold at par. POULTNKY, TRIMBLE & CO., 200 W. Baltimore Street, Msrrb 22- _ BALTIMORE, MD._ W0FF0ED" COLLEGE. SPA UTA NBC It G C. H., SO. CA. FACULTY: REV. A. M. SHIPP, D. D.. President soc Professor Mental and Mural Sci nee. DAVID DUNCAN, A. M.. Professor Ancien Language* and Literature. REV. WHITEFOORD SMITH, D.D., Prcfassoi English Literatur?. WARREN DD PRE, A. M., Professor Natara Science. JAS. H. CARLISLE, A. M., Professor Mathe matias. REV A. II. LESTER, A. M., Professor flisfor; and BiHieal Literature. The Preparatory Schcol, under tbe immediati supervision of tho Faculty, Jno. W. SIIIPP A. M., Principal. Divinity School-Rev. A. M. Sbipp, P. D Rev. Whitefoord Smith, D. D. ; Rev. A. Ii Lefter, A. M. The first Session of the Seventeenth Collegial! Tear begins on <be int Monday in October 1870, the .?ccond Session begins on the first Moa day in January, 1871. The course of studies ?nd tb* standard o scholarship remain unchanged, bat th* Facu'n now admit irregular students or thats wbo whl to parvee particwlar studies only. Thc Schools also open at tb? same tim*. Tuition per year, ia College Classes, inelndio) contingent fee, $64 inCurreney. Tuition per year, in Preparatory School, inclue ing contingent fee, $44 in currency. Bil's payable on? half ia advance. Board, pt; Month, from $10 to $15 in currency. For farther partiealars address A. M. SIIIPP, President Sept 1?_1y_ CHARLESTON HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. Ibis well known and popular FIRST-CL A El HOTEL, si twa rad ia rb* centre of tb* city, am also ia tb? centra of the Wholesale Basin?* Boauta?, afford? facilities, comforts ?nd ait?ntioi to Travellers for Pleasora aad Merchants oi Basia???, sacoad to BOB? ia th? United State*. '?.1 U I Sss Dr. Tutt's EXPE CTOKANT Coughs, Colds. &c. For the Speedy Relief and Per? manent Cure of CONSUMPTION, Bronchitis, And all Diseases of ihc Lungs, Chest, or Throat ? I^HE EXPECTORANT is composed exclusively of U?rbal and Mucilaginous prodaets, ?hieb Permeate the very Substance of the Lungs causing them to throw otf thc acrid matter which collecta ?u the Bronchial Tubes, and at the same time forms a soothing coating, relieving the ir? ritation which produces the cough. The object to be obtained is to cleans? the organ of all impurities; to nourish and strcsgth en it when it baa become impairod and eufeebled by disease; to renew and invigorate the circulation of the blood, and strengthen the nervous organ? ization. The EXPECTORANT dues this to un astonishing degree. It is active tut mild and congenia!, imparting functional energy and natural strength. It affords Oxygen to vitalize th? blood, aud Nitrugeu to assimilate the mat? ter It equalizes the "nervocj luflueuce," I producing quiet and composure. o TO CONSUMPTIVES It is invaluable, as it immediately relieves thc difficult breathing aud barrassing cough which i attends that disease. -o FOR ASTHMA It is a specific-one dose often relieving tho dis? tressing choking, atid producing calm aud pleasant repose. FOR CROUP No mother should over be without a bottle of the EXPECTORANT :u the house. We have' numerous certificates of its having relieved. ' almost instantly, tb? little sufferer, ?hen death 1 appeared almost inevitable. MOTHERS BE ADVISED ! Keep it on Hand ! This dread disease requires prompt action ; as soon as th? hoarse, hollow cough is heard, a?;ply the reined/, and it is ?asi! y subdued ; BUT THE DELAY IS DANGEROUS! ^SBv The properties of the EXPECTORANT are demulcent, nutritixe, balsamic, soothing, and healing. It braces the nervous system and pro puces pleasant and refreshing sleep. It Exhilarates and Relieves Gloominess and Depression. Containing all these qualities in a convenient and concentrated form, it has proven tu be thc MOST VALUABLE LUNG BALSAM ever offered to sufferers from Pulmonary diseas? es. Prepared by WM, H? TU TT, AUGUSTA, GA. eSold by Druggists everywhere. 16 8m The State of Sonth Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER-COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Augustus R. Tatum vs. William E. Plow den. To WILLIAM E. PLOWDEX, Defendant in thu action : YOU ?re hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action. winch is filad in the office of tho Clerk of tho Court of Common Pleas f->r tho said County. an>J to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribe at bis office. Sumter, South CWrotiaa, within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exclusiva of the day uf service. If yon fail to answer this complaint within the tim? aforesaid, the plaintiff will take judgment against yon for toe sum of twelve hundred dol? lars, with legai rate of interest fruru the first day of October, on? thousand eight hundred and seventy, and costs and disbursements necessary and incident to this action. Dated at Sumter. S. C.. Fehnarv 7, 1871. E. W. MOISE, Plaintiff's Att.rney. To the Defendant, "William E. Plowdcn : Take notice that the Summon* and Complaint in this action wee filed in thc offiVe of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter Coun? ty and State of Sonth Carolina on the seventh Jay of Febuary, 1871. E. W. M<?IsF, Plaintiff* Attorney. Febnary 15,1871._ The State of South Carolina. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COU.NTY OF SUMTER. Daniel E. Keels vs Wdliam E. Ptowdcn To WILLIAM E. PLOWDEX, Defendant in this action. YOU ara hereby ssmmoncd and required to answer (bc complaint in this action, whi'-h is tiled in tb? office of the Clerk of tho Court ?I Common Pleas for tho said County, ?nd to serve a copy of yonr anster on the subscriber at his office, Sumter, Suuth-Caro'.ina,, within twenty days after the service of thia summons on yen, ex loaive of the day of service. If yon fail to answer thin complaint within thc time aforasaid, the Plaintif will take judgment agiinst you for the sum of Pour Hundred a?d Eighty Oae Dollars, with legal rate of inter?s from th? twenty sixth day ol January, on? thou sand eight hundred and seventy one. and cost? and disbursements ncccessary and incident to this action. Dated Sumter. S. C. Fehnarv 7th. 1871. E. \V. MOISE, Plaintiff's Attorney. To the Defendant, William E. Plowden : Take notice, that thc summon* and comptait;! in this action were filed in tho office of thc Clerk of the Court of Common Plea* lor Sumter C?An ty and Slato af S?nth Carolina, on ttl? ravctoth day of February, 1871. E. W. MOISE, Plaintiff's Attorney Feb. 15 ?t A Hearty Old Virginia Welcome AWAITS YOU AT HEWITT'S GLOBE HOTEL AUGUSTA, GA. W. C. UE WI TT, Proprietor. Jan tf THE MILLS HOUSE. PARKER & POND, Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. HAVING been recently ?nd thoroughly ren? ovated and repaired, in now the mu? comfortable and luxurious establishment Sont! Now York. Nov 9 fa FOB HISTING and BLANK BOO? MANUFACTURING and BINDING ina,: ittbranf??*, go to KDWAltD PERKY. 1st Meeting-street opposite Chat katoa Hotel JOB WORK O F EVERY DESCRIPTION PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT TUR OFFICE OF The Sumter Watchman, - ra TT:E - Highest Style of the Art. "SOUTH CAROLINA'" Central Fwail Road Co? CHARLESTON. S. C., March IC. 187!. THE NI\TH INSTALMENT OF FIVE DOLLARS PER SHARE, will be payable. on 15th April, proximo. Io Chark**.?rt?-.it tho Office of th? C-iupunv, No IO Broa-I ?trert. In Sumter-To Major JOSEPH JOHNSON". In Clarendon-To Pr ?. A I.I.KN HUGGINS. WM. II. PERON NE AU, Treasurer. March 22 ('heraYT ac;! Bariiagtoa Kai. ?tari ScrcstiXTEXi r.NT's On icc, "j CBERAW A I> DARI INGK>N I?. IL Co.. > CHERAW, S C.. Janwary 21.1571. j ON AND A FTE? MONDAY NEXT, tr.e 23d in-t., tho following S' il ED I LE will be run by thc Trains on this Road : oaw\ TR uv. Leave Cberaw nt.R.45 A. M. Leave Caph's at.7.15 A. M. Leave So??ely Hill at.7.6? A. M. Leave Dove's at.S .35 A. M. Leave Darlington at.9 lo A. M. Arrive ai Fiorei.ce at.10.90 A. M. CP TRAIS. Leave Florence at. ."....6.00 P. M. Leave Dari ia gt on at.6.:">? F. M. Leave De**** at.7.?0 P. M. Leave Society lliilat.S.K) P. M. Leave Cash** at.6.45 P. M. Arrive at Ch raw at.9.1a P. M. Other Trains make cI?.<o connections at Florence wi'in the Tra?na to and from Charleston, and to and from Ringville. Pakensers tor Wilmington and t!:o North will remain at F oreccc from lu A. M. until 5. 45 P. M. Fe bl. {.refavilie and (olusib?a Hail Read. COLUMBIA, S. C , MAi-.cn l,IS71. ^ u 1 ?- "-'-' a On r.nd after th's date, tlic following Schedule will O?* nm daily, Sundays excepted,connecting wi'b Night Trains on South Carolin* Railroad ap a .d down : als* with Trains going North and Sonta ou Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta R..i!;oad: UP. Leave Colombia at. 7 00 a. m. " Alston. 'J.10 a. m. " Newberry. ll 15 a. m. Coke-bury. 3.00 p. ni. " Relton. 5."0 p. m. Arrive al Greenville. 6.?0 p. m. DOWN. Leave Greenville al. . C> 15 a. m. ?. Rel;on. S 05 a. m. " Coke-bury.10.07 a. m. '? Abbeville. S 15 a. m. Newberry. l.'O p. ra. . " Al.?i-n. 4 05 p. m. Arrive Ht Colombia. 5.55 p. m. M. T. BARTLETT. General Ticket Agent SHAW'S COTTON SEED HULLER. 42 ?Senls-BRQihE & IO., Factum ami Commission Merchants. CHARLESTON, S. C. Mardi HO _ _lr '"TOALE, CHARLESTON, S. C. - ' -io-J?, * / L?r,re*t and m??t complete \ .v-?. ' Mao? aetorv <.'. I; SJ.5*K ?. , , *j Ri nd-. Mnul lin;-. Ac, in ;!.... ? u*? V Southern State?. J I ?SE?* Printed Price List Defies Comre*ii:on.""t3E5 IJ3?P" Scud :. r o,:c "U?3v ~?il~ Sent Fi -c on A, plieati.:r..-"V-~ Ap? il 6_ ly PA VIL 1 OS KO I.KL, CSlStXSTGX, s. ( . BOARD. PKR DAY, $3 00. ROOT. H.VSM.T )5, M?t?. H L. B?* I ? KUTI KI.D, Sopcrititer :. f.". Proprict r Oct 5 I>1 A X HOOD? HOW LOM\ UOW UKSTOilKD. J?i?t publt-ho'. anear edition of Dr. CULVER WELLS CELEBR \ I Mi? 1.--.W rb* ,."/,."/ .Hf (a ?tb? ui t:i, ii' iii?.) o? S;-i:?v\i"it::n<K\or seminal Wea' i..--. !..? iluotsry Semi.al I..>.?(?-, I tJtrotKSCY. Kt ..' i! and Hiy-'<-.! lit apa?-?!y, Iu j pee ?men*.? :o V.,ri ace,?rte; ?!-'>, t'??*fM"3nio-f, Er uror, an i !'.??. iad?.?-* i hy aciMad algetic* or i"CX'ia>: extra? a?.i:;f. .IPif Fri. e. in n. *c?I.d . 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