Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Saturday Korning, Tly 22,'188. WANTED, at this office, one or two newsboys, to sell papers on the Charlotte & South CarQlina railroad. None need apply except those of an industrious and enterprising disposition. A change of 3ommanders has taken place in our town and District. Capt. 13. MOCONNAUGnT has been releved and Brigadier General JAs. D. FEssEN DEN assumed command, as the order in another column gives notice, of Western South Carolina. Gen. FESENDE.N's office is in the Court House, where those who may. have business with the military will find him ready to attend to their calls. "The Whistle of the Engine" may be distinctly heard every morning about seven o'clock on the C & S. C. .railroad. Soon, we .ope, our com munity will be enlivened by the daily ar 'ival of the cars in our town. The road is now completed to within a very few miles of our villa,--three.and half to four miles. "Hot, Hotter, Hottest" is the general -cry now. The weather is exceedingly warm, with but little prospectofa change. SOhl! for some cool and pleasant climeo! Some think it is to be found in Brazil. The Returling Braves. 'In most of our Southern exchanges we .notice paragraphs calling upon the citizens to give to the Confederate pris oners who are returning from north. ern prisons to enjoy the peace and -;quiet of their Southern homes, food, i raime,nt, &c. This is as it should-be. These men, who have per. .illed life, liberty and peace, for the wel fare of4heir own sunny land, should not be allowed to suffer. They have come from - prison destitute of everything. They have no money wherewith to make themselves comfortable on their honieward bound trip, and it is but little 'that the -people who have remained at home whle they were absent braving the storms of war, can do to alleviate them from hunger and suffering. Do not. let the "returning braves" -pass your'door when it is known they are in hunger and thirst, but divide with them the-erust, that they may go on their way rejoicing. Bemomber that athey are bone of our bone and flesh of on flesh, !that they have suffered for . ou, and that it is your duty to give to them that sympathy and help that their ,caso demvrnda, %Let it not be sabtthat Southern men bave refused to help the returning sol. diers whomthey. sent forth to battle but let it .herplded that theyr have met *with the kindest treatment on their homew bound voyage. d to see the press of the this matter in han~d. teven in far olf New York pr1ae been made and ao depte . . ring for the Confederato 'ddes o have. to pass through that isy. 'In Rich'mond, Petersburg, Ral cigh and other places relief committees har'e been organized to care for our~ - ,oAro-woi-n ,veterans. Humanity de 'munds it, and wo' Lrust the Southern people will' but do their duty in giving to them ahe'had The Puture of the Negro. The mortality going ons among the freedmen of the- South ii'frightful, and here arek ia e woeI anthentic~ted facts freile oeh 1ooliti. Uf'irlhaed. t-Oa, fronm.nos to onekhundred i the - kc M4 fsaiulstries are k&l~'negro*s Itig prprent an aatwnding result in regard to this utfbrtunato race. The mprtality, from all, ac'onutis incieasing. The n. gro in tho South is- noted for great inat tention to all the necessary precautions for health. The master, interested in him as property, always watched him with grant care, often warded off disease and cured severe attacks by bringing to his aid medical skill. But the negro, thrown upon his own resources, becomes negligent, careless about habits, and droops and dies, oftentimes without any apparent cause% Such at least is the testimony of Southern planters. and such are the conclusions to be derived from the official datain Washington, which have accumulated since the commence. mont of the war.. These facts are so overwhelming that they have led many of our public men to the conclusion that in less than a century the colored race will be no more numerous in this coun. try than the Indians are at present. From all accounts the negro bids fair to disappear with greater rapidity than the Indian ever did- Facts are stubborn things, and we commend this view of the negro to the Abolitionists of the North. * * * The mortali ty among the negro soldiers in the Mis sissippi valley has been proverbially large One regiment of eleven hundred strong raised in one neighborhood, every man of which passed the surgical exapiI nation and was pronounced good, able bodied and free from disease, were placed in camp by themselves, inl the very lo cality where they had been raised, and in less than six months over one-half of the number were under the sod. These men were placed at'no severe work, were not engaged in a battle ; not a nian was killed through the casualties of the war. They were simply required to drill and perform the usual work of a soldier in camp, and had all the care in respect to cleanliness and protection from the weather usually allotted to soldiers ; but they dropped off one by one,.until over one-half of their number were bur ied, and that, too, without the appear ance of an epidemic. In addition to this, Jeff. Davis, in alluding to the mortality of the negroes, about eighteen months before the collapse of the rebellion, an nounced that the exposure which the slaves had been subjected to, and the casualties among them since the com. mencement of the war, had reduced their numbers at a fearfulrate." The' declension of the Negro race in New York city is one of the events in its domestic history. Thus, as is known, they have been as free there as anywhere, and they have "been sub ject 'to no drawback except that which is the natural result of difference between the two races. They have been able to gratify their tastes in every way that their means would justify, just as fully and freely as white people in the same financial circumstances. But what is the result ? Thirty-five years ago they performed the duties of scavengers, hod-carriers, porters in the stores,. hos tIers and coachmen, servants in private families, hotel waiters and barbers, al most to the e jsion of the whites. They could the4e seen promenading Broalway every Sunday afternoon by the hundreds, foppishly dressed, and with all the display of the aristocracy. No -arbitrary laws have since been ap p lied to them. On the contrary, the leniency towards them has increased. Yet thoy have gradually disappeared. We now find but comparatively few em ployed as family servants or as waiters in hlotels. The Irish and Germans have taken. their place. They no longer monopobize our barber shops, but are al most superseded by the white classes. We ouily see now and then one connec ted with the livery of our aristocracy ; nor is the black man to be seen perform. ing the more severe manual labor of the hod carrier. At one time, having the rponopoly of labor, he has been unable to keep pace with the times or maintain his position,,but is obliged to rnake way for other-s. . Like the Inidian, before the msarch of civiliuation, they hale been gradually dilap gftom all putenilt and decreauinglpnumbere, as the record shogs." . SPAINgw ONup~J-From our late newsfroitathe ?acifo .it would app.. thAl'there is a probabilitj of .wa be. Upeain a ihile, following ont the ioi3ftqrPoivoe Wg estg tQYefusa he? ihsskt of4h *h.T . ll DOI* v~ The:Twenty Thoess )ell President Johnson wassited on,40 8, by Messrs. J. K. oines. It A. Lancaster, M. N Roiall and J.,. Apperson, representatives of merchants and otheis, of Virginia, who wished him to amend the .amnesty proclnmation by taking out the $20,000 clause. Thev represented that this feature interfered with the development of industry by binding up capital, and in this way op. pressed. the poor, and when -they at tempted to borrow money in the north ern and middle States, they ver! at. once met by the objection that they had. over $20,000; and that if they -had, accommodation could not be extended, so they were .unable to give work to the poor who called upon them. Tie President reminded them that the amnesty did not cause this distrust: it was the commission of treason and tho violatian of law that did it. The amnesty proclamatioti left these men just where they were before. It did not add any isability ; if they had commit ted treason they were answerable to the confiscation law, which Congress 'had passed, and which he, as President, pseul not alter or amend. In the amniety proclamation he had offered pardon to some persons, but that did not irure other persons. Would they like to hive the amnesty rgmoved altogether ? Would they feel uny easier in that case? One of the deputation answered, "No; but it would . asist ts verylnuch if you would' extend the bened os to persons worth .over .twenty thousand dollars." The President replied that, in makin exceptions, lie had acted' on. the natura supposition that men had aided the re bellion according to the 'extent of their means. Did they not know -this ? - One of the deputation replied, %"No; I did not know it." Tie -President-."Why,. yes yon do know perfeetly well it Was tihe realthy men of the South who- dragged. the. people into secession, I lived in the South, anid know how the thing. was done. Your State was overwhelmingly opposed to secession ; but your rich men used the pre.ss and bullies, and your little army, to force the State. jnto secession. Take the twenty thousand dollar clause: Suppose that a man is worth more than that, now war is over, the chances are ton to one lie made is ont of rebellion contracts, &c. We might a- well talk plainly about this. I don't .hink von are so very anxious about relieving the poor. You are very ,eager to help the poor I Why don't you take. the surplus over $20,000 you own and give it to them ?.In that way you will help them and bring yoursIves within the beneflt'e of the proclamation. I am free to say I think some of you ought to be taxed on all over'*25,000 to help the poor. When1 I was military governor of Tennessee I assessed such taxes on those who had been wealthy leaders of rebellion, and it had good effect. One ot the deputation-It so happened that none of us were leaders. We staid out as long as we could, and were the last to go into the rebellion. President -- Frequently those whio went in last were the worst after they got in, butt be that as it may,' understand me, gentlemnen,Idon't say this personally I am just speaking of the generalwok ing of matters. I ~know there has been an effort made by some to persuade the people that the. anesty proclamation was injuring them by shutting up capital and keeping work from the poor. It does nao such thing. If that is done at all, it is done -in consequence of vio lation of' law and the commission of treason. The President concluded by saying lie would look atn he papers p resented but so far had seen no esnfor refimoy. ing the exceligion. - ----O~L~....S,......-. tam Murnozg'us A UtaoMJiSs-G,JV Rolden has autherised the announce. ment that heItoasmade aragernetet wihtemiliagwtorities by whioli mtesnbe tkta ftuctious. On apphication to that effc he will appolit 'tayos 1 9fcotus e cifat ly{ S*Ilb4 Stooklh~~t& ~us [Nrespndsn 6ofthe elseuntt ~muh'er.) Intervihr ed a0tor Uunne* A fiend a 11i1 I6n. assures us. that a fQw weeki iunce interview took place botwoon President Johnson and Senator Sumner; which was substantial. ly as follows: "Good . eveninf Mr. President," said Senator Sumner, ast week npon enter ing the President's room in the White oise. "Good evening Mr. Senator," replied the President. "Please be seated for a moment until 1 finish this letter to an old friend." The letter being finished, the Presi. dent turned to Mr. Su'mner, when the lat'er sid : "Mr. PresidelNt, I have called upon you for the purpose of expressing to you the Views of our people on the subject of reconstruction." "Vell, sir," replied the President. Mr. Suminqr commenced by saying, "Si!:, your North Carolina proclamaton does not meet the approbation of the rope, and they will not submit to have the great results of the war thus thrown away." - "Wbat people are you representing, sir ?" asked Mr. Johnson. "The whol Northern people," said Mr. Sumner. "I apprehend yon will find you but represent a small portion of the North ern people." replied Mr. Johnson. "Then," said Sumner, "we must take your North Carolina proclimation as an ndiation of your policy, must we ?" "Yes, air," replied the President. "Then, sir, said Sumner, "you do not intend to onfranchise the black man ?" "I hive nothing to do with the sub. ject ; that exclusively belongs to the States. You certainly would think it a undpation on my part if I attempted to interfere in fixing the qualiieations of electors in Massaohusette. "But," replied Sumner, "Massachu. 3ette has always been a loyal State." "That may be,"replied the -Presistent, "but the loyal men of the South have mailo untold eacriflce* for their Union ;entiments, while Masachusetta has made hundreds of tuillions - out of her loyalty ; and it would be a poor return ir southern adherence to the govern ment if the latter should, in violation of the constitution, thrust upon them local laws in opposition to their wishes." At this reply of the President, Mr. Bnmner became impatient and jrritable, and rejoined by saying, "I am sorry to ee you evincing so little sympatliywith Lhta element that placed- you in pow. At this the color flashed to the Presi sent's face, and he added emphatically "You and I might as well understand. ach - other now as .any other time. You are aware, sir, I ha've no respect For a secessionist; I still have a greater ietestation and contempt fota fanatic." "Good evening," said:Sumner, and oft inl a huff. Serious Afair Xa the Earlt. On Saturday evening'a very serious listurbance took place in the market, ausIng a great deal of excitement, and ~esulttl an the killing of one , man ecclored and woaunding of three others, i ouave and two colored men. The articulars. as reported, are as follow,: A small squad of Zouave, had been nrdered on police duty at the market. )ne ofthem, while patroling the middle narket, -came into oollision with a party rotasisting, it is said, of a number of he 21st U. 8.. 0. T'. and the 54th Liassachusetts Volunteern, (colored,)in iddition to a number of outsiders. he douave sent for assistance, wheb 'the quad came up, and afterwards the whole ompany on police duty arrived fromn heir quarters, when the 'harket was slA. In the melee b'Ioh occutrsed ~revious to the arrival fte 'Cor he colored soldiers 6le a'volley D)i h~orowd; killing as te-knowu epos le olored maeti aned Japds ,adly wounding in Vie a Bietry, of the and usounding two oth'e IQt .h* ,soe wshd y used Maidaee ii'tn -r- ~o isersa&s.bk. Dur. A NashvyIIe, Jrmmb10, 1865. It habeen made known 164 Tue" ti iFlany parts of Middle andi Western tenceee, thoee who' Iae been lately in rebellion agaist th6 Unli. ted States, with friends and sympathia. crm-and wth hmda yet red wihh tho' blood of our loyal .pv t-ae bithfr openly defying,-or indif ttly etdnkat naught, an important la f the ]anJ, And Whereca, It is made the duty of the Governor,. by the Constitution and his oath of office, "to take care that tho, laws be faithfully executed :" .'Therefore, I'William G. Brownlowd Governor oi the State of Tennessee, do proclaim that the act of the General As. ambly, passed on the 5th day of June,. 1865, entitled "An act to limit the Elec. tive Franchise," having been deliberate. ly passed under tn express authority delegated to said General Asembly by the Convention of the 9th of JAnuary last ; which delegation of powerywas solemnly ratified by-; the people at the - ballot box, and proclaimed'by the Mili. tary Governor, on behalf of the United States, as the organie law-Is the au Iremo law of the land, and will be tigid. enforced ; and all who. shall band t $niselves together for the purpose of, defeating the execution of said law *111 be declared in rebellion against .the State of Tennessee, and dealt with a rebels. And-I do pfoclaim that no peison is entitled to vote at any election by the people of this State, unless ho shal first actually prove by testimony, under oath, that he comes within the provisionh of the first section' of said lAw ; ,and shall obtain a certificate of registtation as prescribed in- said law, upon such proof in fact made. And that t votes of all persons and all counties contraiy to the strict provisions of this law; will be thrown- out, and will not be taksi in to account in- this office of the Secretary of State;. Anid'T do further proclaim, that saia lku requires that every candidate for offie shall take the oath prew d by the Seventh section of. set act ; an - person is or can be a candidate uaMil be shall have properly taken ind a ubserib d said oath ; and I do declare that spf person preteUding ,to be a canididate for Congress, or other offle, who shall fail to take and subscribe said oath, and Ake the Paime in -the office of the Seeres-. ry of State, or'bfore the third day of AuguL next, will not be treated as a ca4ndater and all votes for such person will not be taken into accpunt.. And 1 call upon the civil authoriip througlios the State to arrest rn.1 brin to justice al peons who, t pre tence of being candidates for Odng esset othet office, are travdhin.t 6iyes. the State denouneing 1nd ' in' the Constitution and lawn of the and Tpreading sedlitions and a apirit're o. lion. I ales command all elerk of the County Courte, and Judge" of, leotiqs, faithfuly and s4rictly. to perorm npo to evade the responsible trt con66393 to thern by said law; and I s6lei'ninly warn them thit they will be held to'a strict account for any failure in this re. [n tetimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed rny name and caused the [L. 8.] sea ofthSt obe are at the Department in Nashville, this 10th day of July, It. D. 1860. Wx. G. Bno1W5rLpw. By the Governor : A. J. Fortis, Secretary oftt SINGUL~Ag DRAIB.FROM Tsanog..,. A t the fight which took place near Muap tills. lip. in September, 1861, the Un on foume, Sd Iowa Volunteetu Were ~co'o~sped by one piece of ger e. 1 pound gurk belonging to Sohwarts 3ettery. Th 'eaem early I oe loadst eaethe n it Mtwa qornpe1e4 , withr 7losf~ dousnded. . h o af afrife thbew h the~ ga had our podseulon, when a an.the battery, named Slelein, rys d standing with at apm - and, undonIOlIU@oue bis d him. . 11e 'b y -f - hold, I*reitable~ u'- si ftup. ab he arrigMin this 'ty h~ass 1 ism 06Mgit~e nor argsa sans.