The tri-weekly news. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, June 24, 1865, Image 2
WINNSM04
SATURDAY MORNING, .UN, 24, 18o.
Mij. JaEs R. AIKnN iwill please
accept our warmest thanks for a fine
roast of veal, sent us. yesterday. We
enjoyed the treat very much, and thus
return thanks to the Major for his kind.
ness.
CapLJNo. CGORDERo, will please accept
our thanks for a late Columbia paper.
We learn from. Superintendent Wi.
LE, of the Southern Express Compa
ny, that,. commencing' with Thursday
next, there will be a 'semi-weekly mail,
via.Orangeburg, 'rom Charleston to Co
lambia, and that it is probable that a
semi-weekly line will also be run from
White Oak, connecting with the other
ane at Columbia. We hope the latter
may be so.' Tiis is done by the ener
getieness of the managers of the Express
Company.
The cars on the Charlotte and South
Carolina railroad now make daily trips
to White Oak, a point eight miles north
vf oar town, arriving there at about 2
p. m. and leaving half an hour the same
day. Passengers going north lie over,
at Chester one night.
The Hon. W. W. Boyce.
In another column will be found an
article taken from the Columbia Phownix,
0suggesting the name of the lion. W.
W. BoYc for Governor of the State of
South Carolina:
We endorse .the suggestion of the
Phenix' correspondent, and hope that
this gentlemen mAy be elevated to the
position of Uovernor of our State. I1e
is well qualified, as A statesman, to car
ry the sbip of State safoly through her
present trying ordeal, and, in our opin
ion, could do more good in restoring civil
law and political right, with the re-es
tablishment of our State Government,
than any other inns within her borders.
Our Northern and. Richmond exchanges
give the opinion, editorially, that Mr.
Borct: will be appointed 'Provisional
Governor of our State-the Washington
correspondent of the New York Hrald
intimates the sa-no thing-and we can
see no good reason why President
JomsoN could not give the appoint
ment to one so well qualified to fill the
position as the Hon. gentleman referred
to.
It will be monthslence before it will
be necessary to speak of the election.of
a Governor for our State-in the mean
time, with the meetings that have been,
and will be held, in our State, for the
*purpose of having the re-establishment
of the Government of the 'State go on,
- we would like to see Mr; BoYoE- made
. the Governor'of the Statt.., at least, uan
til one shall' be clioseh by our Legisla
ture, at its regular session.
If he is chosen fb.r that position' by
President J~ndNaoN, we will lend him
our warmest support in the administra
Lion of the tiffairs of Stato.
,Proclamaations,
P'resident JoufNsoN has issued tw~ ian.
portant proclamations. In. one ols
the President appoints the Hona. WnL
LAux L. SnARKICY, Provisigal GQy
er-nor of the State ot Mississippi, and di
rects that he. proceed, at the earliest
practicable petiod, to take measures for
-oalliag a convenutIon of the people, the
delegates to 'wiya abaji be elected by
the unqttalifiedly loyal only, for the pur
pose of shering or amending the State
constitution and taking suchother action
as shall be ueoeseary to restore the (Join
mionwealth to It. constitutional relations
to the nationmgl goernment. *'This pro
* clamation is aiwilar'in its instructions
*and pr'ovisions to 4Itappointing Mr;
lI~o&DEN Goveoo- f North Qarolia.
-The qtxali ations.* rtdx hie
is Iktto 1b -fireul;era ~ o
by the Lggs~torer anad the det ie
Sof State,' aeey, Isia~rnd Ittoe
~ a he -Po.tjastar Gsetal aind Dia~p
- - ~ J~ are d sooet take the prer
steps for -putting in force ther~ -l*lui~w
r~h, h. dwithin the provinee of
theit delnrA td.
-The othe Froclaination of the :Presi
dent is supplementary to those, hereto
fore isued regarding the removal of the
restrictions on trade in the lately insur
rectionary States. It declates the re
moval, with certain specified exceptions,
of all restrictions on trade-internal,
coastwise, domestic and foreigh--in and
with ports in the State heretofore pro
nounced in rebellion, 4ast of Mississippi
river, after the 1st day of July next.
The President also proclaims that the
authority of the United States being un
disputed within the limits of Tennessee,
all disabilities and disqualifications at
taching to said State apd its inhabitants
are removed. ,This- proclamation we
publish in this morning's NEws.
The Blackamoor.
The above is the title of one of Ae
sop's fables, ~ written more than two'
thousand years ago. It is No. CLXIII
in Dr. Croxall's collection; and reads as
follows:
A certain man having bought a black.
anoor, was so simple as to. think that
the color of his -kin was only dirt and
filth which he had contracted for want
of care, under his former master. This
fault he imagined might be ,easily re
moved. So he ordered the poor black
to be put into a tub, and was at consid.
erable charge in providing ashes, soap,
and scrubbing* brushes, for the opera
tion. To work they went, rubbing and
scouring his skin all over, bult to no man
nor of purpose : for when they had re
peated their washing several times, and
were grown quite weary, all they got by
it was, the wretchd blackatoor caught
cold and died.
. Resume.
Bishop Paine, of the Methodist Epis
copai Churci, South, has delivered
an address at Aberdeen, Miss., in ,which
he said that the war for independonce
hasbeen a failure, and the triumph of
the . Government is complete. The
Southern people, he said, should recog
nize this fact, and adapt themselves to
their changed condition. The country
hiss, already suffered enough in the loss
of blood and treasure, and every attempt
to maintain the contest, by guerrilla op
erations or otherwise, will only recoil
with fearful and fatal effect upon those
who make it. The Bishop earnestly
urged the ministers of his denomination
to \betain from the discussion in the pul
pit of such topics as are calculated to in.
flame the public mind.
George Bancroft, in the Atlantic
Monthly,. shows that in 1787, tie vote
of New Jersey only was wanting to
sustain the-proposition of Jefferson, by
which Slavery would have been exclud
e4aot paly from territory in possession
of the United States, but.from all they
might subsequently gain. The, present
politicians of that State who oppose the
Constitntional amendment, are th~refore
only true to her history,
The Chicago 'IWbune says that the
first negro who ever testified in any of
the courts of record in that oity was
examinmed -as a witness for the people in
the Recordefs Court on the morning'of
the 15th nit ina case of horse stealing,
hi* ovidenebeai-ing strongly against the
prisonra. The same negro was formerly
a coachman in Mr. Lincoln's famiily.
.'.t appears from, astatemeirt of Secret
tary MiCoLLOOn, of the Treeneury D~e
partnent, the national debt on -the 1st.
June was oer two d-tou~and aix hun
dret and~ thirtyive 'niillions,, vhioI~
befor~f he end .f thlefiscal yea~r, in 180$,
't'il.l no 4oubt heswelled to, thh-er thous-,
and taillions, with an i'oterest -df one
h~ndr~d aid filay tnilionsin gtld and our
retboy to pay snally.
~f n. Uudlo, allows pagefdr vesal
dsiig 6oyqe fbet of~wtds, A'd liew
regolat$fnusid y sueh st~n oaim and
9tbaer crgt sa o not dra- r b
4%4thI. X'hA~ proved eve arh~ig bnta
utoloe 6 ntetyriite, and in tb
'tafr highyraya Richo h
Iafget.uias of iedel): whiq4hrd,
I 1's Bieten idd a' thist isea
79,
o-thton6 of thed.ase the nained
havig~f nud on tiback is the i:Ecpt~f,
"Ca4ti from .ne'imory by a Mxicai
soldier 61tptured by. Col. Davis, Buena
Vista." The relic was found on a man
tiepiece in the mansion lately occupied
by Jeff. Davis, and at the present time
occupies a conspicuous position, wrapped
up in a small Confederate flag, and sus
pended by the neck.
A Richmond ltter says, a member of
the English Parliament has offered Gen
eral Lee a splendid residence in LondoA
and a sum of money, the interest of
which would support himself ind family
for life.
The Alabama delegation who have
been in Washington for several days, re
turned home last week. President John
son repeatedly and emphatically refused
to allow them to have permission for the
Rebel Legislature of their State to reas
semble.
General Grant is making a general
cleaning-out of the military prison about
Washington. He has already released
all the Rebel wounded in the Capitol Prip
on who are willing to take the oath of
allegiance. Some 6,000, who have
already "taken the oath," will soon be
set free.
Large quantities of cotton and tobac
co have been brought to light, at Mont.
gomery, and a brisk trade is being open
ed. The steamers are running again
between there and Mobile.
Society in Texas is in a fearful state
of anarchy ind demoralization. In the
principal cities scones of violence are of
constant occurrence, and the better class
of citizens are anxious to secare tie pro
tection of the United States.
Persons attending the assassina'tion
trial at Wasihington assert that they re
cognize Payne, the man who attemptes
Secretary Seward's life, as Richard Lee,
Von of the rebel Admiral Lee, .and ne
phew of General Lee.
It stated that mapny of the large Vir
ginia plantations, formerly worth $150
per acre, but now commanding only $2
to 2 50, are to -be purchased by North.
era capital, and cut up in small farms.
It is stated by a Montreal paper that
ten Southern rebels have ten millions of
dollars deposited in bank'in that city.
(LAm WASHING'Ow NEwS.-Wash.
ington despatches, of June 8, contain the
4nnexed news.
It is hot the intention of our Govern.
nent to abandOn or abate the demtind
upon England foi damages done to our
commerce by Anglo rebel pirates. The
disbanding of a portion of our army is
no evidence of a cowardly or vasoillating
policy. gnongh will be retained to en.
fo-ce the' Oemand on'. foreign Govern.
ment. If neeessary,-the' veterans that
have been mustered out will be speedily
suminoned to retake the field. It is
understood that prelhninary measures
have alreay been taken in - reference to
the enforoernent of the Monnwe. doctrine.
Notification has. been served on Napo.
leon. We lhave settled onr fatnily affanrs;
anid-will oft' subtnit to European inter
ference wtVour neighbors of Mexuieo.
Intima Ii has'been' given to Napbleon.
that lie tist not' od.y -not send more
troops to Afexico, but must withdraw the
French a hdrAm~erican troops now there,
and lertv4 the people to decide for them.
selves be wen the Empire andl Repub.
'lie; othier ise, it will be our duty to see
that the Republicans have fair play.
CoxxdTTEEC FOR WAst!INWToN-e'
low will be foond the-naui'es of the gen
tlemen appointed by the citizens' of
Oharlestotf tp visit the President 'of the
United $$azes and present their petlttew
for a Pmuviaional Governor ror our State,
also prai' gtbr the release from parole
of Ex- *i- Aiken. Jud~ge Edward
T'rost is (airman of this Comnmit tene, a
lisme en4 .$to 'every Carolinian for
his emiintlga ability and 'goodness
of heart/ W pe 'to high respecta
bility ao'e Wieqn composing. this.
Coinmittbo wil bave it. *eight, And his
Excellen 'gft)ant the earnest pray
er of o'7 l*bzcivil go#Prnmept.
The foll hjar 1i~ames of the lom
mnit4e :1 W rd~ 'ro.V Chsaid ;'.
E.WHol I Ka Rv -,
of thv' ~dYWt~
(Commutdeate o the Col~mia'aPhonti.)
son. W. W.-36yoe.
Z|ditor. of the P)(oiX.-Sst: It is
the opinion ofmany that the Hon. Mr.
Boyce is more likely than any other citi.
zen of South Carolina to receive the ap.
pointwent of the President of the United
States as Provisional Governor of the
State. It-is, we believe, the desire of
the greater portion of our citizens that
lie should receive the appointment. He
is, in brief, their preference. He is ours.
We regard him as one of our most sen.
sible, considerate and prudent statesmen,
moderate in opinion and politic in ac
tion. It is well known that, while as.
sorting all the rights of the State
while, in fact, a State Rights man-he
yet weighed the question of policy, in
the late secession movement, in connec.
tion with thnt of abstract right, 'and de
cided against our action on the first
election of Lincoln. It is now to be re
gretted that his prudence did not prevail,
even against .and over the instincts of
an eager patriotism. But all that is
over now, and regrets are idle. It is
enough to know that Mr. Boyce posses
hes all the requisite of statesmanshi
and is adequate to meet the deman ds
which thu'business before us is likely to
make upon the wisdom of a Provisiona
Governor of the State. Whether he
shall receive this appointment or not, we
are yet for putting forward the name of
Mr. Boyce as that of the person who
should fitly receive tihe honors of the
Fxecntive, whenever we shall again en
joy the privilege of voting for a Govern
or. We beg to nominate him accord
ingly, and trust that all friends of good
order and a wise dicipline, all who seek
to begin a march of steady internal im
provement, regulated by good sense and
good conduct, and enlarged and whole
some vi--we of State policy, will keep
his name before the country as that of
t'he favorite nominee for this high posi
tion. V e must not now sufer 6rselves
to he deprived of the ability and worth
of such a citizen, and it will .be our im.
perative duty to seek out such citizens
for all the oflices of the country. Our
people owe it to themselves to be espe
vially heedful in the future, how they
throw away thei#. votes on the on
worthy. They peril their liberties and
prosperities in every case where they
trust.power to the hands of the und9
serving and iiconipelen.L We repeat.
Mr. Editor, that all friends of order and
of. the future good and happiness of the
State will keep the name of Mr. Boyce
before the peqple as that of next - Exec.
tive. B. G. A.
Wno is PAYNE ?-Payne, the would
be assaasin of Seward, is the subject of
mAny sensation articles in the Northern
journals. The following from the Wash.
ingtn &nr. is a fair specimen:
It will Le seen that on Saturday Mr.
Doster, the ccuisil for Payne, alias
Wood, alias Hall, alias Powell, asked
that the Commission would give the
defense an opportunity to pro'mnre the
attendance of George Powell, father of
the accused, as a witnoss; and, in ansiver
to a question by the Court, gave it to be
understood that tho real name of the
prisoner is Powell. . Payne has given no
intimation as to who he is, and what he
is, outside of what lhe may have com
municated to his counsel. Since his
coiyasel set up the plea of insanity, he is
eten-more reticent than before, It is a
mattei- of' report that Payne says, in
answer to questions concerning his an
tecedents, "I don't know ,my name, I
was stolen frqm my parents, when qmuite
young."
Some days ago acolored wdmani who
stated- that she was formerly a slave of
the Lee family was in the Coitio .O~
and on seeing Payne shlbtirst~ibto tear.
She stated that she had been Pye a
nurse: that 'he was bom~ anid rqp~ it
Virginia; and was a eon of the br~tiro
Gep Robert E. Leesmo VWa *aoou
of the navy, andi who,
previons to tho ebol ai
pity. 8lhe safe ful R n
the prisoner' was iMt1 r~
One ofieer-who yiie the ofr
purpose, declar.dthat th s~pr a as..
qutentl another au~r~h$
with t areord fthet &sandl
knows the ma taa~yqd
the Court rasp n ~~e~o.~
that Payine as pMbe Aee. 1
:If Is fatkgr~ig a fortda Powel
possible tht ie hepay be tan
pection of - cousin
Mati, . - a y
er hai 4*
Pro.ematoP-of the Pi'eli6rnt !eaov
iui Restrictions on Trade m the
Bothero States.
Whereas, by my proclamation of the
20th of April 1865, all restrictions upon
internal, domestic and commercial inter.
aourse, with hertain'exceptions therein
specified and set forth, were removed in
such parts of the State of Tehndasso Vir.
ginia, North Carolina, South .Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabai Mississipps
and so much of Louisiana as lies east of
the'Mississippi nveras shall be embrated
within the linee of national military oc.
cupation; and whereas, by my proolama.
tion of the 22d of May, 1865, for reasons
therein given,-it was declared, that "cer
tain ports of the United States which had.
been previously closed against foreign
commerce should, with certain specified
exceptions, be reopened to such com
merce on and after the first day of July
next, subject to the laws of the United
States, and in pursuance of such regula.
tions as might be prescribed by the See
retary of the Treasury; and, whereas, I
am satisfactorily informed that danger.
ous combinations against the laws of the
United States no -longer qxist within the
State of Tennessee;'that the insurrection
heretofore existing within said State has
been suppresd; thait within the bound
sries thereof the authority of the 'Uited
States is undisputed, and that such offi
cers of the United States as-have beoe.
duly commissioned are in the undisturbed
exercise of their official functions.
Now, therefore, be. it known thatI,.
Andrew Johnson, President of the Uni.
ted States, do hereby declare that all res
trictions upon internal, domes.ic and
coastwise intercourse and trade, and
upon the removal of products of States.
heretofore' declared 'in insurrection-re.
serving and excepting only those tela
timg to contraband of war, as Iereinafter
recited, and also those which relate'to,
the reservation of rights of the United
States to -property purchased in the ter
ritory of an. enemy, heretofore imposed
in the territory of the United States
east 9f the Misissippi river-are annull.
ed ;,and I do hereby direct that they be
forthwith removed, and that on and af
ter the first diiy of July next all restrio
tions upon foreign cnmerce with said
ports, with the exception and reservation
aforesaid, be removed, and that the coin
merce of said States shall be conducted
under the supervision of the regularly.
appointed officers of the customs pro
vided by law; and such officers of the
customs shall receive any captured and
abandoned property that.may be turned
over to them under the law by the mili.
tary or naval forces of the Unit9d States,
and dispose of such property as shallbe
directed -by the Secretary ofthe Trboanry.
The following articles, contrabird of,
war, are exceptee from the effect of thia
proclamation:-Arms, ammuntion, all
articles from which ammunition is made,
and gray uniforms and 'lath.
And I hereby also proclaim and de
clare that the. insurrection, so fl a it.
relates.t and 'ithin the Stt ' e -
nessee and the inbabitants of the ajd
State of Tennessee, as reorg#' aud
constituted under their recently adpted
constitationt and reorganization; aU w
cepted by them, is'suppressed; and herae.
fore, als9, tlat. all disabilities knd,dis
qu~alifications attaching to said Stat. &
hmaoitants thereof, eongpeijn .
any proclamations issued by virtue of the
fifth action of the act entitled, "a.ao
further to provide for nollectioni ogi~ties
proved the thirteenth day of ilii1
arererboved. B~ut noithing..bereipdeon
tamed shall be considend or eenA~a
as in any wise chian ong or imp
of the penalties an for(oItpreqS
son heretofore incurred nadpe the'~w
of the Urnited Statesy o ae ~otwpor
vIsioqp, restietions-ofd e
tMtlu -inf proolareatn eas date'
the'2ta day 45ggggg pg
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liosofsh a b-e at exe
osifmiitiry lawa r-ese .o it -
shill be neeeessar*oi
sylaws
haeraio duly
4 prov eo FMenm or .y pro
rdristdby imduring
whether ofpeos' e ty ;
lanitlons Ieretofsor. sad issued
areexressys& debre~dto
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