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. } - ' <i-cuiunnij. polite ^J^iiit. politics, ami tin (.Current flcics of the pa?. VOU 'XIV.?New Series. UNION C. H.. ^TJTI^AKOU^lj^^KMHKIt II. ISs:;. NUMBKU Cotton Buyers 4KE IM Higher Pric( THAN IS PAID AT ANY POINT I STATU . HUMMEL, LEADE IO CL' i o o rj . Dry GoimIm, Motions mid Fancy <> \ol (a be Fqnailed i FOR LADIES, CHILD / Dress Goods, Woolen effects, (it\ 10 and 1 Dross Goods, Woolen, (it) 15c. and 20c.., v Desirable aud New Foreign Dress Goods n Pi . Gilberts (v4 PlaaQ04-8uitTtf?, in Myrtle G Shophferds Plaids, Aruiures. Mohairs, &o. Black Cashmeres (it) 50c., 65c , 75c., 00c, Colored 4-4 English Cashmeres, Superior Black Velveteens, best grades, 50c., 75c. Colored ' " "21 inch wi< ! BLACK SILKS, Compare Samples of iliese with any bo superior in Width, Quality a j IIOSIKltV, KNIT (JO From cheapest to best goods in this line. Si Full Regular Knglish Hose iu lilack and Colors. Ladies' Mixed and All-Word Under Vests, Sil -Cashmeres and Berlin Gloves, all colors. Mo Bootees. Jersey Waists in Black and Cardial. Magnificent ltep. Dolmans, Klaborately Trimmed -== PRICL NO HUMBUG IN THIS. YOU CAN GUT WH. ATFD 11 FRF IS tialicocs. (ioo'l Quality ami Stylo, 5c., lies; ( Kentucky Jeans, 12^c., 15c.,'20c., 25c., to til Keil Flannel, 15c, 20c. 25c., to yard wide Sli All Linen Towels, lUc., 12jc., 15c.. 20c,, 25 " " Napkins, 55c. to 2.50 per dozen. " " Talile Damask, 00 inch wide, i!5c. Fruit of Loom, 10c., Londsdale, 10c.. Wainsi Cottou l'laids. Factory Ilumespun, Ticks, Si All Wool lllankcts 10-4. 11 4 and 12-4. 25 ji Mr. Benj. F. Sims, of Union, is with me, t Oct. 19. 4'J NEW STORE! : :o w. c. w llns opened up a Stock of Goods in the UNION 1 DRY GOODS CLOTHING . BOOTS AN (; iz o c i?: it i i?: s a n crockery, sad] Scraping the Teeth, IlXCKI'Tby a Dentist. sliotiM never lie <lone, | J as the enamel once destroyed never reforms. Ail stains ami discolorations of the teeth ean he readily removed by the use of WOOD'S ODONTINE, which contains nothing harmful, hut on ilie con* trary polishes the tcetii, hardens the gums and makes the breath pure and sweet. It is prepared from a formula of Dr. Thus. T. Moore, and is rcccommcnded by him ns a harmless and efficient dentifrice. 'Joe a llox. Trade supplied by For sale by W. (1. FIS11KK. Dtt. J. M. OimsKS, Wholesale Agent, Union 0. 11. Columbia, S. C. March 1) 10 ly NEW GOODS * At Drouth I >ri<?es. WH take pleasure in announcing lo our friends that our fall stock is now open and ready for inspection. All are cordially invited to call and examine our goods before buying. Our prices are as low as I Ii<- low<>m(, and we take pleasure in showing goods, renu'inher tlint. Samples cheerfully ;;i.nt to parties not able to come to make their selection from the store. Doiite and courteous attention guaranteed to all. Very Truly, J. 0. IIUNTKU, \ Co. Oct 5. 40 (f I' 1 people ore always on I lie lookl/ll I iii""' for i'lmncc9 t- increase WW >LK^JL>4 tlioir earnings, nml in time become wealthy; those who <lo not improve their opportunities remain in poverty. We offer a great chance to make money. We want many men. women, boys ami girls to work for ns right in their own localities. Any one can ?lo the work properly from I lie first start. The business will pay more than ten times ordinary wages. Expensive outfit furnished free. .No one who engages fails to make money rapidly. You can devote your whole time to the work, or only your spare moments. Full information and all that is needed sent free.? Address SriNsoN & Co., Portland, Maine. Feb 23 8 ly I Surii'tMm. Dlk L. E. MKADOU, a graduate of the llaltimore Dental College, offers his professional services to those who may require Dental Surgery in any of its branches. I Being amply supplied with the best instruments and all modern improved appliances, he fee's safe in assuring perfect satisfaction. He will be found in his office over Dr. Posey & Bros', Drug Store on ?M days. Office hours 8 A. M. to l? P. M. July n .10 tf L'WIk iwv*? - - rtr. i i> rou l lvll I. MM, McKlrec's Jewelry I'ulacc, I King St, Charleston, S. ('. Largest Slock. Low. est prices in tlie Souili. Kepairinjj^ iv specialty. Semi me your wale lies. 1 at Spartanburg IYIXG A 3 for Cotton V THE UPPER SECTION'OF TIIE RnuTnwpmr.F.s 11/ \/l J TT .1. AKl V -I J ' jLI NG oi>(I>4 Very I.OTT. in Fact at l?rico> 11 tlais Ssinic1! lection. REN MISSES. !2}, forth ?5 ceots. * it popular prices. ? roy, Brown, Wine, Navy Black ami Mixed ami 61.00. Quality ? 50c. , ami 81 00. le, 81.00. l_ I 25AND $1.50 PER YARD, i ! market, for you will find thein to j ml Lustre. All Dure floods. | ! ~ \~ ODS AND ULOYMS, iperior Quality Silk Hose in lllack and Colors Kxtra Qualities and styles in Woolen Hose k and I.isle Gloves, all colors, MousquctHtrcs iiR<|Uctaires. Knit Socks, floods. Mittens ami Satin Dolmans and Circulars, Dia-onol Wraps Walking .Jackets. Cloaks, Sic., at low prices. IT 1 X UV'I'll I'Ki.' i.'iri<i>vn>iiiv/i ..v........ .. . jKiiiii i III.MJ ri.^u.ill'.u IN MY STOCK. Quality, tl-4. Do. laker (7t) 00c. o., to 7oc., each. iitln. 12.} Irijies, tunl at: Dome?tic Goods, at bottom prices njr cent, loss than last season. md will be ploascd to wait on his friends. L. M. HUlfiMEL, Spartanburg. S. C ! -in. NEW PRICES ALLACE lOTKL Store, consisting of , NOTIONS, AND HATS, D SHOES, 1> ii ak ? av ii 10 , DLERY, &c., &c. Musty & Bamcii, CHARLOTTE, N. C. offer rxtrardinary inducements to people who , are doing tiieir trading ry mail. our mail order department is so arranged tiiat "shopping" by mail is rendered easier and is often more satisfactorily done than in person. lkttkrs of inquiry auk promptly rkspoxdkp to. samplks sknt and kstim ati's (; j v kx. wk 0 u a h axtkk satisfa("j*ion?dkliykii pack auks for oykr tkx dollars ix amount frkk of kxprkktf or mail ciiaruks. wk k kkp kykrytiiixo that is xkkdkd to clothk mkx, youths and boys, ladiks, missks and ('hildrkn, ixclu dixh a complktk link of lad!ks' and missks' uxdkkw kar, and hay k tdk rkst drkssm aklxh esta rush mkxt ix tiik south. skxd its a trial ordkr. Y/ITTK9WSKY & BARUCH. \?K 17 ;;;; r??. OLD JOHN BROWN." i The true Char ft- r <>t the I ilhi no us 01 Murderer. There has beeu a growing impressh | that the deeds of John Brown do not \va | runt ell the eulvgies that have heeu pr< | iiouuced upon him. Kiners m spoke of hi ! as the "saint whose martyr loui will uiul i the fallows glorious like the cross." j quoted in Kedp ith's "Bile of Brown." paj t j 4. The present writer would be glad j know that Kuiersou did tiot use jns. th 4 j language ] Thoreau said, "lie could n< have boon tiled by his peers, For his pee did uut exist." Theodore Parker wroi from Route, 4,llrowu will die, I think,* lib a martyr and also like a saint. * * None of the Christian martyrs died inAaii uud from Stephen, who'was stoned fit Jert ? salem. to Mary Dyoa. yhpui our* handed on a bough of 'the -treat tree* n Huston Common, L think there have hoe | few spirits more pure ami devoted tha John Hrown's, and none that gave up the breath in a nobler, cause. Hot the Auior ean State hang his body and the America Cluireh damu his soul, still the blessing i such as are ready to perish will fall on bin and the universal juticoofthc inlinitel perfect Ood will take him welcome liotti The road to heaven is as short from t! callows as from a throne ; perhaps, also, : easy." These men were the Radical A hoi tionists of the time, to he sure, but the words and sentiments were adopted durili ' j tlie war period by the entire North, an j since then largely by the civilized world. Hut to the average citizen of to*>duysue extravagant eulogy of a doubtful eharaeti is distasteful. The mention of the nam of John Hrown no longer brings down tl house, nod r.ir two nr three \e-nv. I w?\ir ofdouht has been slowly spreading ens' war from Kansas whether the uiati deserves nil eulogy whatever. .John Krowti was a di: turbing influence in Kansas IVoni the firs 11c went to the Territory not as a settle but to light. His voice was always fi . war, and lie probably was more anxious t light Missouri than to make Kansas Ire Those who had ?oii? to Kansas to mak homes uud build a State naturally felt vet different lyr. 'J'hey would light if it hecatu necessary in support of their principles. < in le-fcucc of tliuir rights , hut a gencr tvar with Missouri > r tlte South was la and least among the tilings desired or hope for. It will be rcuit inhered that the fin J'ciritorial Legislating was elected i'r.iudi lently by voters who actually lived in Ml >ouri. This hotly of law-makers assemble first at l'uv.l) in .1 u 1 v_ 1SY>"? hut imm diutely moved to Shawnee Mission. no; the Missouri border, where liiev enmplot. their labors in :? pro>slnvery atmosphere an in the mo>t shameless pro?la very fasltio ?establishing the entire code ni' Missott as the laws of Kansas, and adding whatevi beside they could think ol'that they believt would aid in the estabt:shm<nl ol'siavery i the Territory. Those were the boons ' lav resisted :rotn the lir>t by the Free Sta: party, but they received in due time tb approval and sanction id" President Fiurn Then it became a very serious nuestio what was to be done. A lew extremist i were in favor of resistinj; there law> to t!i bitter end. even to the point ut li-litin I' 11 it oil States troops. lint, the wiser an more moderate noliev of sohii.itiiii.r tV.i-ili r..... j - - " * " present, ami fighting out differences at tli ballot box, finally prevailed, bavins a along bad the support ot' the best citizen even the most earnest Abolitionists. Job Brown was among those who scouted tli voting policy and urged armed roi-t nu to the fraudulently enacted laws. Not tin bis voice was beard in the councils of t!i time, as be was tbcti an unknown an unnoticed man, but it was aiteiwai< remembered that be had always been nun bored among the revolutionists. '1 l;e lea< ers oi tins fighting party, so fur as it ea be called a party, were not citizens, gene rally, but correspondents of Ivistern news papers, and p teple who, in various way lived upon money sent from the Bast to h * I make Kansas a Iree State. On the 21st of .May, 1850. occurred wit. is known in history as the sacking of Lav fence The ITec..State Hotel was sh< tl.r ugh with cannon balls and aitenvart burned. The two Free State print in offices w Te destroyed, tnatiy private Iiikim piliaged. and that of Dr. H. H tbison, tli? Jovernor," according to the Toprka i Flee Slate faction, burned. This was d.m by a band of nearly eight- hundred met partly I nitt d States troops commanded h j l'Vdetal ofiiecrs, but largely a mob of me ] from nearly ail the Sontliern Stales, wli j had roine on their own account to * \vi| . nut the abolition town." There was n i i - . . . - , n-.-M.-i .mi', ami 1111111M1 V WHS K1IICI1 eXCCpl ll accident. A pence policy hail bc.en resolve upon, mill was strictly carried nut by tli Krec-Siato incii, tiioii^li it enst tlnm Kcavil that day While these events were taking place i Lawrence, two companies of riilciucn wer lieinir organized in t lie adjniniu^ counties i franklin and Miami to come to the deictic j >>f the illdatrd town. These were the < )saw tmniecompany,commanded l.y a Mr I>aytm ami the I'otawatomie company. whose cap 'ain was John Urn n Jr. leitli C 'liipaiin started Tor Lawrence, ami tiiey met mi ill way and cmitiuued their march ail nioh <)niho nioriiiiio u|'the 2lM old John llrow was with these armed men near I'alinyr: within twelve miles of Lawrence. It not i|iiite certain whether he started wit one of the companies, or whether he nu them ou the way. On this'Thursday mornin I hey heard that Lawrence had fallen on th day before, and wi re undecided most of th I day whether to l'<? forward or return. 1 j was toward the cveniiiir of iliis lav il 1 crimp of 1?is sen's company on (>(triw.i < 'ivel j that "I'l Join: lliown called I t v eiini.-.-, "to heein lh>- w ir in earnest." lie u ml'' i rills 1 i.iv' men, :i11<I in 11 v. h i We'ilil n'oi | lii 111 implioity. w;?s hardly any res? : j ponso to tfiii ea}^ verbaps not a single man ; answered.* Ho biflrAre sons present and a ! ,n ?on-inJaw ; ibetoJlfleast, lie could eouir> ' mmd. John. JriJlbwevcr protested against tlie movement, Mrjnp 'bat the men could i in rot bo spared, wBboy were not near the i ie eucuiy. Then thl?J>tl>er four sous, Owen ts liia wu. Watson HSoiru Frederick Brown e and Oliver lirownj Aid the son in-law Henry , lo Thompson, went itj^ifcatup by themselves, j is ' with their fathor amclptain, and spent most : Kt i of the next duv (F"bfty) in grindim; their r# sabres. , About wBft'Ud Johu IIrow a went j to to a man by theuafuiot James Towmdey. , te who was in onet^ of She rifle companies, j * who had a wago wSfcl? team, and asked him ' Uj if he wo?ld, i^fhjMfragou, take ? compauy is -of uaen back to t^UJ^otawatomie tlmt after- i i> non'o. Tow^jde^Jj^jJjo wo, pot know t hi ii:g what was to bcuone. e?o at about 'J < ii o'clock they started, with their rillcs and ii revolvers all loaded and their swords newly ( ir sharpened. It is said that they wore cheer- ! i* cd on their departure by the rifle company, j n j which is not unlikely, as the nature of 1 i ,t | their expedition was not known. .John j i i, j I>rowu, .Jr., however, said: 4 'Father, he |y j careful ; do nothing rash.'" Townsley had j in nis wagon only the Brown family, in ] ic eluding the son in-law, Thompson. There I is was another man in the company, whose |: i. name was Winer, who rode a pony. Whether I ii- he had volunteered and agreed to obey or j g not wo do not know. It is not probable ! J tlr*t any of the men at that time knew ex? ' aetly what they were goinir to do. It was h the Brown family obeying their father, as r in duty bound, with a teaimter in their ems ii; pi >y and a neighbor joined to the expedition. ie probably because it was going toward his it 'home. d When they camped that night they were iy near the I'otawatomie crock, and here old s*. John Brown revealed his plans for the t. ' war." He asked Townslcy to guide them r. up the cp'ek eotno lour or five miles, into the )v j neighborhood where he lived, and show 0 j them thohouscn of all the pro-slavery men, i>. saying that it was his intention to sweep the ;e creek as he came down of all the pro-slavery v men living on it. Townsley rcfosod to be,o eouie. even the guide of any such expedition. >i- On account of this rofu'al the party stayed il in eainp all that, night and the next day, -t talking the matter over. It seemed to ,J Townsley, and probably also to some of the other young men. that this sort of killing was murder. Old .John Brown urged that i i? it \va- necessary as a w ir measure ; it w is j s. time for the war to begin in earned.; war d there nuist he to abolish slavery; (.Sod had foreordained liitn to begin it. Once a deeiir sivn blow was struck, the fatal peace policy d inaugurated at l.awronce would be at. an <i end, and the lroo-Stuto men would be i , obliged to unite and fight Missouri. The 1 j end of the matter was. that late on Saturday ;r evening Townsley yielded, either to three or d argument, and acted as guide upon an cx:i pedition much less extensive than had bee i < origin.illy planned, but sufficient, surely, to j e vor the name of .John Brown with itifuiin l .. ' 1 10 j mrever. L.. | The first vict ims of this murderous foray 11 | were found in a family named Doyle, re | J siding on Mos<|ui!o ('reek, wliiclt cnipt'usj 10 : into the Dot ivvaloniie. Ilern Townsley. i ^ ' Winer and Frederick Drown remained out,| ! side tin- house, while the capt tin and t le i(> I rest of his family entered and brought out ic | .James I'. Doyle and his two sons, Drurv 11 j and William. These "prisoners." wire tav. j ken along the road toward "Dutch Henry's" ii for about two hundred yard". Here the i,. ! eaptain gave the order for their slaughter. .e hut it wa-either misunderstood or disobeyed .( j Old .Jo' ". Iirown then himself drew his ii< ! pistol at. 1 shot the father, .fames Doyle, in ,'i the forehead. Watson and Oliver Drown I-, then fell upon'the younger Doyle, and WiN j i. j lie in fell dead at the first cutof one ofthose {. j murderous heavy sabres. Drury I>.?y!<- j i, started to run to tile house, hut was overt ai ken by bis assailants and cut down. There - ! was a younger hrothe; of the Davie*. thi n I s j sixteen years of ape, in the house, whose j Ii j lilV was-pared at his mother's tearful en* j j treaty. it j From this place the "Northern Aruiv." j v- ; as the commander styled the little hand, u proceeded down the ereek to the house of ' Is ' Allen Wilkinson, which was entered in the ; g! same manner and by the same men. Mrs j s j Wilkinson was at the time sick with the j n ; measles. When the men rapped at the do >r j r | Hie hepped her husband not to open i!. ie The i n outside asked him to .eotne out ' and. show them the way to Dutch Henry's V i He replied that lie could tell them just a< e 1 well without opening the door. The i io i Drowns then eomtnanded him to surrender " | 111 t!ii' nam of the "Nnilhern Army, ' ami ;?? | t?? open the door er they won hi break ii y i open, 'l ite door was opened, and four men \ d entered and searched the house lor arms, I < ] takintt a trim and a powder-flask. 'l in y ' y then told Mr. Wilkinson to put, m his ] j clothes and ?o with them, lie protested. J l> . sa\intr that his wile was siek and that lie | ! would remain at home and he ready to at.s j d j wer any charge against him whenever , 'e ; wanted Mrs. Wilkinson entreated, hot i j tho captain said ' It matters not." audi t. | marched her husband away, without even , ; trivit??r him time to put on his hoots, lie j s . was killed tihont one hundred and filty 10 I yards from his house by the ynuno'-r t. j ISrowns. aetin?r under the captain's orders. ii i At about 2 o'clock in the morning the i, j party reached hutch Henry's crossing and is | knocked at the door of a house where were j It j lour men sleepino and a woman and children ] < The name of the iik-ii wero James llarrii. ! r ' William Sherman, .!? rome tllanville, arid a ' John S. Whitcman The "Northern Army" , jiutioiuiCed itssll as usual, commanded surs if render, inquired about pro-slavery men, about arms, saddh s. horses, and wh ther c. th" men jtrc-ortl li id ever aided pro slavery ri in roinifio to tic? Territory, or <|..m ifo i 1 i" i -Slate 1 >.irIy t'l'V li mn. 01 intended to j ( un i? :??iy harm. Satisfactory answers were [ riven by Harris and \Vluf<*n? in. and they , were allowed to ri'tnaiii whore thoy were t found. William Slier.nan was killed in tin* ; Mine manner as the younger Doyles ami \\ ilk in son The horrible "ashes made by the broad sWorus or sabres of'the Brown*! j?ave rise to the story hat the victims were mutilated ; but there was no reason to think that the bodies were hacked or out aft- r hie was extinct. The Northeiii Arntv * | now. with a single prisoner, .l. rntne titan viile. retraced it> steps to the camp of the | previous evening, where the wagons ami t horses had been lelt. TlieV break lasted | there.and remained it) eatup ti'i nearly no<?i?. j As the early li^ht ?.f that Siiml iy morn | ritr. oiay Ifs.iti. ehtne over the new Intnl. ! so lately a wilderness, showing horo anil ( thorn at wide intervals a cabin with a little field o^nUnied r'li ' llil"* 'lit 1 ,kv? ghastly widows, with their fatherless ehihlren were weeping over their dead. They knew then what the world does not know even yet. that this was the work of John llrown. And the same. morning li^'ht found the stern commander of the army of seven in natnp with his nitti and prisoner. As he ii!t.-> his hands to beavc'i to ask a blcs-inir on the food ttit: ''dried blood ofthu t ictittis is seen upon them by tno prisoner. The prisoner was set at liberty during the uiornitm;, hut was a little too free in what, he said about the Urowus, and wa s sbot not long afterwafd> near Ill-ink Jack, while on his way to Kansas city in a vva^on. The eomiuunity w is at first startled and shocked bv the renorfs nl ituw.. n.i.lnmlii murders. ()l?l John Drown ami liis com pany of seven arrived at the catnp they had left on Ottawa Creek about midnight between Sunday aud Monday after the assassinations. The news was known the next innrnin^, and John Drown, Jr., ini mediately resigned his command of the rifle company. mounted his horse and rode away home. He was soon after arrested lor this crime and severely rsed, it is said, being driven, chained, many miles in the hot sun, until be became insane. His father used to show the chain in the Hast on his moncyr.aising excursions, and showed great cino lion in narrating John Junior's sufferings and consequent insanity. Ho may well have shown emotion. That s.n suffered for hi** father's crime, which at that very tiuio lie was hiding and denting. * 1 ; Thy effect of these murders was very great upon the community and on tin; fortunes of Kansas ; hut it was not at all what the commander of the '"Northern Army" anticipated. lie expected In precipitate a revolution, hut instead of this, tins Al?oli_ iioiiistsof Lawrence, even, almost istiani>1?iI|nIv doiiowncod ihe tlnol, I'nbUr- T?* ??>hitions were passed concerning the matier. lamenting it as most unfortunate. The Mi? souiians, however, came on, inflamed v.ilo i igliieons wrath, hunting oid John Drown and hi.- buys, ready to slto.it tliein at sight, Frederick tliey did shoot thus, and they burned the cabins of all the Drowns Mini ail their kin. drove away their stock, and tool; vengeance upon them in whatever way they eouid. Brown's resistance, and how In; fought at Black .Jack, fire wt:l! known It is in.t gen-tally understood, however. that ail I lbs Ii*_i111i11at t huwatoiuic and iJI.M'k Jack grew not of tin; I'otnwuto.. init' assassinations. The impression was really made in the Hast at tin; time, and iias prevailed since, tint tin; I'oiriwatnini allair was in ictalliatiou f>r these abuse." aml outrages committed upon the Browns liy the border rufli uis. * * The efl'oot of this crime upon tin; character and career oT old John Blown was peivasivc, decisive, overwln lining. Alter that night he knew that his iil'c was forfeit; and ho fought, and begged and planned with a desperaleiicss horn of his danger lie could not live in Kansas, ho could not live in safely or peaceful ly anywhere. lie must light on to the end now. The lSuhicon was passed lb cut oil his long heard, prohahy as a disguise, ... .1 .. I . i I. :. v ? i v > 1 . I miii-hi 11i i| iii .>i -w ijii^iaiiii, reeitinjj the woes of l?is family. but concealing their c ms" 11 is despora'e earnestness won flu; confidence and tin; hearts of some nl' \i w 1 hiulmid's greatest and m bK >t iiu ii. Mail (hoy known lully wliat In- was and what lio had d"lU', or even what lu; inti n led llu v U'liiiJd not havi; armed and helped iiitu as I hoy did. *' 'I he real ln.ro ol'tli !Slack .1 .ok wis Cant. Shore. < >-avMininio was not a victory, Init a d lo.it ot t'no Free State parly and no particular brav. iv was shown by anybody Old .John i'rown ran away in time to save bi- life, which was all well enough ; only there is a popular impression that ho did trrca' t!ii:ios at, the Infll ? ( (),a vato iiic." That '< li,;ht, the pill :ji and the biiiniiur, wore in o .asouUi noc ol' his crimes, and lor lit whole he deserve* oensure rather th ill praise. At the time o!" lirown'.s execution in Virginia. which was ealle 1 in Huston h's public iiuii - | der, while the deluded Ahoiiimoists were cxaltiiur to the skies a man they 'lid not know, a Free Stale paper, the Ifrrahl of / '/ "'i'urn, oi Lawrence, w.a> printing the plain unvarnished truth about him, and , hei!tritio the K-publieans ol A no i iea not to J make a hero ol him. x * Ilia real | ubieet, I'roin the fatal niolit on the 1'olawatoN I 1111?* till hi* ileal It. w i.i to provoke t lit: Smith | itnl to comniit tin* N'ortn l<> violence and i bring on ? war. 11 o <1 id not do it. ; and. disp issinnately weighed alter twenty yearn, the verdict i t t houghtful in ;n must be that In- influi nee in bringing on the war that ni'terwariln came was infinitesimal. The war iv:ih brought on by Nothern votes and ! Soutlicrn suoo?>ion. The war 'cmimcnt caught up the name of I'rown and glorifi d it. hut t.c maiihimsclf was all wrong in principle and practice. I l is principles were those of the Russian j Nihilist--first, make a clean sweep of the j nil-eni < viliz iti ui. and lot the future build m?has it can. Surely such a man is not a j pr j r In : > li i the you ill of our country t worship, ami we believe that as his true 1 history. too loin: contv.ilcil, In i'piiio known, ailmirtiiion f.<r I ini will be ehntjii d h> ?li>? "ii-t, am) to nn^or, t'lal wo li:tv?r Won so lottj* Jcivivcil. ^ Proceedings of tho Lepislatnro. \\ i i.nksoay, 1?k(o:miih; ISSd. SENATE. The Senate im*l at l'J in., ami wusopncd with prayer hy llov. William Martin. Mr .1 T Monro presented apetition from 1 ,fiO(> oiti/.ons frmn IItoo.unitios of Spartanhni jr. I'nioii ami H irn wi ll. praying for the prohibition of the distillation of ititi .\icating liijitors in SoittliCarolnia. Mr Monro?A hill to ntucm! i lie charter of the town of I'nioti. Mr Simmons?A hill to amend section 8"?7 of the General Statues, relating to the duly of Trial .Inst ices. The hill to provide a punishment for bastardy I y s niiii rs Meiidercnn n^n Tho further consideration of the bill was <lcferri il. IIOUSK Or KKl'KKSHNTATlVK8. Tho House met I -day at 10 a. m., ami was opened with prayer by lie* Mr Power. The session was exceedingly doll, ami no tueasiires, apart front the bill from the Millicit) t'oiniuitteo. were of any ureal importance. '1 he memorial of the Presidents anil (Jenernl Managers of tho rail mails was recti veil to ilay. Il sets forth the grievances of the railnmil companies ntuler tho existing railroad laws, hut makes no recommendation as to their own relief. Il ask.-, for such relief as the Central Assembly may deem proper, Mr Mclvor reported, on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture, a majority report in favor of the repeal of the lien law, an 1 a minority report against I be saute. The Senate and House met in joint assembly at half-past 1 for the purpose of electing a Commissioner of Agriculture, two members of the board of Agriculture and two members of tho Hoard of Directors of the Penitentiary. Mr Molver nominated Col A I' Ihillcr for reoloctiou to the otVice ol Commissioner of Agriculture. The wbolo vote was 14*J, all being cast for the nominee. Mr l'carcc nominated Mr W I) Johnson, and Mr buist Mr S .i Perrv f..r -J ?vi?UCIO HI llio Hoard nf Agriculture. Mr Johnson received 1I17, Mr I'crry l."17 and Mr ( Vilcuck 1. Mr Massoy nominated Mr 1) F Rradly, and Mr Simonslon Mr John XV XVillinmson for members of the Board of lYiiitcntiary Directors. Doth gentlemen rece vod ld2 rotes. Necessary to a choice ?iH. I lie following hills mill resolutions received their first reading by title aud wore referied to the proper committees. Mr ('illp?A hill to entitle John Johnson, I.nurft ituii l.ulit Sprousu, children of John Spronxo ami Carolina Hprouso, to all the rights anJ privileges of lawful legitimate children, tho same as if they were horn in lawful wedlock. Mr Allison ? A joint resolution to provide for calling a Constitutional Convention. Mi bubo?A hill to nmoml Section 1740 of the tjcaeral Statutes. r?.laiiii?? *? * - ? *w. granting of license for the sale of intoxicating lupous. Mr Crews?A hill to regulate drainage in the County of l.nurens, an.I to define the duties of the County Commissioners in regard to the same, Mr Vandiver?A hill to prohibit the sale of unsound meat. Mr tlary ? A hill to amend tho Cicneral Railroad Law. Mr Roykin ? A hill to further regulate the sale of seed cotton. Mr Hall?Rills to amend section lOI'.l of tho (letieral .Statues, in regard to the beneficiary cadets attending the South Carolina Military Academy : to provide for .State aid in the higher education "f the girls of the State of South Carol na; to encourage the cultivation of sorghum t:;uir nun me iiiaourncturo or sugar from llio same. Mr Croft?Hills to amend section 1131 of the tiencritl Statues of South Carolina, relative to the tieneral li.tilroad I.aw , to prescribe the time in which the return and assessment of property for taxation shall he made. The following important hills were read the third time and sent to the Senate. A hill to require butchers and all persons who may hereafter be engaged in the business of hny> ing and selling live stock to keep a record of the flesh and ear marks of the same, the date of purchase and the name and place of rcsidcnco of the persons from whom purchased. A bill to secure tho payment of phosphate royalties. \ bill to declare it a misdcitieanor for any person to lake arid use any horse, mare or mule without the consent of the owner and without int-mt to steal the same. ? 111 hi, Auc's l it wksci vino.?Thanks* g.ving day served n double purpose at my 111ittso. for it was the birthday of one of our hopeful children, and ire surprised hint with a in iv pun. and id'course he wanted to go out .-Mid kill something right array. lie brought houio a partridge and a yallor hammer and a rabbit and made the feathers lly out of a fiig hawk. These boys arc always u nking the feathers lly, and they kill iiiiiri-birii< llioo fv.n'r ~l--? ... v.. - , ?..v J V uma (IIUII VMKll tfiey do lind. (iive aboy a dog and a gun and he is Itappy. Those birthdays couio mighty thick in my family and Mrs. Arp thinks a heap nn.ro of 'oin than i do; but. poor folks' children ought to all be hern ou the iilhh id' h'cbrn try and 't ley wouldent coin ; around .so ol'tJii. Nevertheless, wo must, do the lu st we can tor tli j offspring and be thankf ul. Tiir NT i r Tkiai..? I Tiiontown, Pa., !>eeember f?.?The session of the Court tosday was entirely occupied with the examination of jurors in the Nnttcase. The panel embrace* eighty jurors, fifty ol whom have been examined and l.nt one secured of that number. Counsel for the prisoner aft <1 this morning that they would haso t oe defence entirely open the theory of emotional insanity, ami they summoned a long number of witnesses to prove that the prisoner has hi en peculiar 1'iom infancy, and rle.t Ka ?r .a ;.aI..,a,i ". h n ..v ???n naiwuvu null 4111 UliUtMIl I (JllillMC tl? sire to take life. The trial promises to he protracted ntul exciting. A change of the venue was finally made to Alleuhany County, and it is thought a trial can he had in two or three wesks. A v Assassination in Ai.aham a.?Chaltanoon*, November'21.? \ special from Talladega, Ala., atates that this morning while Richmond Simmons was ut the breakfast table with his family at assassin fired a *:n>i through the window, he bail er rshin/ through Mr. Simmon*'* temple and killing hint instantly.