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- .aturdri s g, "I m .100 In anothwtr ilutun ai T C an ititer* esting circutar to the freedriren 'of the District contiguou's to, Charlot te-from Capt. BARNETT, Assistant Superinten' dent of the Freedmilen's Bureau. It is an earnest; clear-headad,'unvatnished and eminently sensible lecture to'the negro. Uninflbtenced either by the timual predi. lections it favor of this cla'ss or prejudice . against their tormer masters, Capt. BAR. NETT has scritinized then with an inde. pendent eye, and, really, has suet-eded in portraying Cufty with a fidelity ind 'p. preciation almost, amusing .- It it a pity ideas like these, conveying stuch whole sonme adcvice 4nd practical suggestionis, could not he hamnieiirlst into the Comrrpre hension of every oie of' th.m in te land. It w.1ld bte the biest iipipral ve in tithe world for tie harmonions oprganizatino. of labor for tire ensuing year. Eledtion on Wedne d i W te anex tie results of thw elections held on Wednesday last : FOR CINERK OF THIE COURT. Sani'l Clowliey 451 votes. * J. S. Stewart-, 57 " FOR ORDINARY Capt. Jas. Johnston, 251 votes. Maj. Sami'l Barkley, 243 FOR TAX OOLLEOTOR. R. f. Jennings, 494 votes. Mr. JENNINGS had no oppositiorn. Message of Governorferry. 'the following mer'ssage was com. municated to tie Legislature, y'ester. (lay, by his Excellency Governor Per. rv: ExECITrvE DEPART.tCNT, SU-uB'T CAno.NA, November 27, 1865. - 7t the lf'>nora>le the Senate and Iouse of Iteprescntatives. -GENTIMMEN : In ohedience- to. your irections, I forwarded to tie Serr'tarrrv i of State a cerlifie l copy of .0th raiiica tioni of Ihe *Crvrg/ 'ssiona9tl am-nrmbrnw'rt. of 1h1 "14Ca.ttaut: i of elm U6t1ed ntates aboli.sh'ling sla try. 1 had previously telegrapied . \r. Seward tiat, tihe aetrndt fienlt had breen adopted by you, and in Teply bi- siated that "tie Presidrt: andj the whole cuuntry are gratified that. South Carrilina-slia accepted tire Con gressional amendlent to the Cuistitu. tion abolishinrg slavery." I have likewise conrmunicated to the Preslent. your resolutions in referenca to tihe postponement of the sales of lanids in Beaufort. Distnict. and have the gratification of informing you that. I have heard, Lhroeigr our agent at 'Washington, Ihat, these s:les have.been Counerimanded. In reply to rmy let.ter to tie Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the State f Soutth Carolina assrinning her .porion of tie direct tax, and gi.ving her bbncd for the samemi iave been informed that -llis cannot be don(- "unless sanctioned by an Act ofCopngress." Ihe letter of the Acting Secretary of Staiie is here. with stint yoru. I have received two communications f1romn Lonrdon in reference to-the.bonds of South Carolina dune in En'gland; whlich -re herewith sent you for your considera. tiron. Tire bondholaere. propose otbat -thei whole arrears and the di.sidentds -t Jariuairy, 1865, inclusive, sheulrd be fun dd inrto a bonded 'debt, carrying t0i% it' s'ame rate~ of interest as tire bonds or stocks, on which the arrearr .have ac crued. -That a'sinking frund shall be es j tablished (atcumulative) of two per * cent. per antnum, which, en a five per cent, stocks. will pay off the debt .in t wenty'1te and thiree-qruarter years, eand on' a six per cent stock, in twenty. * fouir years." You will probably re ceive a commuinication from -'tire Southr Caroliria Iailroad Company in~ conec. has-endorsed two' mnilliunis of the borrnds * of that Con p~ which fall dur" in 'Jan tnay next, and'iho'provision .ra habeeb raddle for 'their pua ment by the -dom~ - J fttr'ward yoti few the .resignatIohn of ~he State Additor, Jam'tes Tupper, Esrq., * with bis views ina to' thb contmuancerof t. o0de" E~ejhinks the offe'e 'n a~r ,lapd at-som. future' time. he will u1a arepQerie vaious5 paets opy vsh ap~t ai arly-' 4 & by ibe 4 gitri, .h~~l bav to leave here lot ti hidis e n r by the ,*si dent. " sremain in the exerdise. of iy fuil'ttiode aa Provisional Govertnor .un.. til kI-Ived by his expess direction."' But iifter the Governor elect has qualir fled,.Ishall recognize hkn as the Chlif Magistrato of the State, and make all of my communication's to him instead of the Legislature. B. F. Pnay. Circular to the Freedmep of Western North Carolina, and adjoining Die. triot of South Carolina. H.ADQUAItTERS, FREEDRENs BUREAU, CHAnLT-TE, -N. C., Oct. 1, 1865. Knowing that many of 'you have wrong impressions relative to your free. dom, I send this Circular that it may correct many erroneous ideai which are operaiing very much against your i'n. te'rests. I have learned that many of you have foilish ideas that at Christmas You are to receive landp, horses and fia rming utensils ; that you 'expect the United States Government to give you a portion of yourzt naptieri' . property or plantation. As to this, let me say to yoiai flhnt the Government has uo innd in this portion of the State, and that. all plaitationa and property of all kinds (except the negro) helong to your masters as heretofore-the Go'vernment having no claim upon them whatever. Any of you having such expectations, must at bnce and forever abandon such prep ,sterous and absurd ideab, and any person or .persons trying to make ydu helieve anythin2 of the kind, are either fools or knaves, and are imposing upon your ignurae'ce. - The Government has given you your freedoin, and yol niust not expect any thing further from it. The Govern. ment, expects you to labor and work oat your salvation, aud unless you do, you go back toslavery or a condition far worse. Any property that you may possess hereafter you must acquire by labor, industry and honesty. At the md of this year, those who have re Tftined with their former masters and worked faithfully, will be paid liberally or their labor, and will be able to pro. ride clothing and food for themselves and faumilies fir another year, and will, i the meaitime, if they higve so con. lucr ed tlhimselves as to gain the confi. lellee ittld resveetpnof,. ploy-ere, t, ile to' feta l 'heP places for another vear, or to obtaiii of others goed situa.. Aogs and good pay. Many of th,o'e vho have left; their former homes and dled-away tvhe proper. oeason for the making of crops, will at the efM of the rear, find thenselves deatitute of food mnd clothing, and in a situation far worge than slavery. A long winter is efore you, and unless you iprovide for ii t tine your fa milies must suffer-yea, niny must perish. Many of you are under the impression hat t he Government will feed yon. rhie is not so, Government will not feed iny who have had an opportunity and lre able to Jabor. You have had four months of freedom, and all. that wished 1411uld t' work for, themselves; 'and hose o haie not imsproved the past rour meths of their freedom must abide by the corsequences. Er;Ti'ng the troops will be withdrawn from the St You :will be .eft to pirovide for ani pro .of yourablves. By your labo'r you pro'vide, and by yoyr good behaviouri uwill secure protection. You must thatt your freedom has taken away at intereqt which your .former musstes~had for you. WYhen in slavery you were their prc4by ty-they. valued you as 'dollars anb cant 'end it was their int.erest to. feed, clothf,Mfnd nurse in sickness ; but now that interest has :gone. The reuluonsi balities that then rested nipon theip, now fall upon you and you only. Yobr first step now shoulid be to establish for your selves a character for industry and in. regrity. and uniless you do. so, your fAte will h~e thAt. of tiue North American Iti dian -your race will pass away and then you .will be known onl'yJh tiaude. *Thpn let'me estreit yog as a frie'ad, ere it is 'gas ate. to think' of fthese thing tlo l mipk n '-"ti' Ao 'sit is, a gto mak k ud eend a fAace in this 'thd4 k~'r .nhi gularatted t yot er (sitta privilegea. Is ihs.;ri you wj be proteotd Your V 4ni a freddoin $ nak wn rot, to'received os~r 4 e hede yout em oe~ to lc.p*d gove'rn c ow .enfrto e r~to Sfoutchilq hind to .so iflp 0d11At9:y poi4;a yh I~i at youtuA fts, o tehdio y'ur enployers, :fulfill and respect all contracts, to - bold the marnage9as sacred, and to - o onduct .and.do t yourselves as to win the rd :pecta ponfdence of all men. Ful fil, thei these requirewente and all will be %'ell. Reject them, and your condition will be a far worse one than you ever experienced when in slavery. It is true that there are some bad men that will take advantage. of you.t igno. rance and impose upon you. Some may try to d6fraud you of your wages, and a few are wicked and cowardly enough to revenge their losses ppon you by violence ; bht haive patience, and ere long these matters will regulate them selves. But good behaviour on your part will ever gain for' you the respect and protection of good and just men. Since I have been among you I havi discovere: that a majority of you look upon your former masters as your ene mies, and upon the "Yankees" as your only friends. In this you are mistaken. I am from the North, and know well the feelings Qlat ex' towards the ne. gto. I lnow t ma ity of tire Norther people Kingly con sent to 34ur beco* titizens among them. Tie Government througb a mili. tary n eessity, has n you your freedom,'and m that fkm the people of the N rth will ever protect you. un. less you ecome un*otthy of their pro tection. The uth is your natural home, and Souther men will be your friends. The ma' rity of you were raised, have growfN -on the same plantations with your for er masters, and I know it to be a fac there is a feeling, a sympathy, exising etween you that does not nor never c exist between you and the people the North. If Southern men are you nemies, it is your bad behavior that ha made them so. The fact is that yo know not how to appreciate your fr om. and have grossly abused it. Beco e respectful, obedient and hon. est to v r employers, and you will find them t in paving the way of your future Ifare. To becoma a prosper. ous and utelligent people, many of you will ha .to pursue a far different course from th of the past four months of your.fr om. It is true that. some have r lized the respondibilities that freedo has brought upon them, and hive b faithful and obedient to their eplo .. But many of you have be. ;.W toidim, *ay ana disrespectful to those to hom you must look for yout support. Many are idling aed loanfing away th r timo around toes and camps, w ile their families are A ffering for food i d clothing. and many with~ut shelter., ou alone are accountable for the sadifs that awaits you. Since I me among you I, have learn. ed the f that As a people you have very Iittl eg4a for the truth. - In fact, I have lot all oonfidence iSn your veraci ty, and k w uot when or whom to be. heve. I d tl at you are disposed to utter fals a n, phe truth would answee y pu e better.. Herea . th e coming to me fqr the purpose ofgeuin -justice in oases be. tween the elves d employers must come with *he trut ; if not, they aust n o t e x p e c t ,m e -to - is t th e m ir . th e ir difficulties. Such I as your tellbre not .only imposLions u me, lut upon. the public and oust be a pod..' I have assert'ained at many of you object' to the sfatem *rittenoontracts. Thist is ,notler evid of .your igno. ranoe ,of freedom. ritten contracta av >:tbo ionly safeg as to fee labor. I is.s ly the blindm f two or 'mere parts fulll a- vot4 ry agreement as agreemehta between esaselves and ,.mployers. These con ta are In no way connected with sla, , but a aye. temn adopted by free la very where. By making contracta mn riting you bind yourselves to do certa labor ; the same contract obligates y employer to pay~g for that labor, contract advise tat' alr ag nsi lwwlever ee"~'7uh ou 'ght..- For another y this ptm. and by complym ,wl a reement yu*iE haven ao e in colcig your jidueas., ,It has been, r.potemo Wie Dalaa rtdese your pre~ie situation, It would be a moITa to you-yotiwould be as so many tools in-Qe han4 bad a*n ke'pok' ticians. So dreaim not, talk nt, of things that at this time would be to your disadvantage and to your injury. In conclusion, let mie say that this cir. cular is sent to you for your good, for your own benefit. Live. and govern yourselve, by it, and ore six months you will thttlk the :fok the ' adi'ice and in struction c'ontained in it. You must do for youtildus, or I can do but little for you. '4he opportunity is' now offered you of becoming a great and prosperous people. In order to accomplish this yoNftiust labor, live honestly, uprightly, and in the fear of God. JOHN EJARNnTT, Capt. and Asst. F. M. B. General Wade Hampton. 'he Washington special correspond. ent of the New York Expri4s preseuts the following sketch of General Wade Hampton General Wade Hapton, who came so near being elected Goveasor of South Carolina, is a grandson iof Brigadier General Wade Hampton, of the Revolu. tion and War o(.1812, and a son of the late Colonel Wade Hampton, well known throughout th6 Union to the pa, trons of th4 turf. %. Wade Hampton the elder was a native of Prince George County, Maryland, in the vicinity ot Washington, anid of ob. scure.parentage. He entered the Revo. luti.%nary army as a wagon-master,. and from that humble position gradually rose to the rank-of Colonel. Afer the war he emigrated to Suuth Carolina, and be came a plantqr, anq, on the acquisitiorq of -Louisiana, made such investny ut' in that teritry, on the Mississippi, near New Orle6, as to render him, op his dvath In 1430, one of the richest men in the country..' On the br. king out of the rebellics, the present Wade Hampton wps regard. ed as among. the richest nien qt the South. He was originally opposed to secession- frankly confesaed that lie saw nothing in it but ruin to himself and his relatives; but when the war commenced, embarked in it with all the impetuosity of an ardent nature. and by his gallantry and skill as a cavalry officer,. soon at tained the rank of Lieutenaint-General. In pefson he .is debi.flid' is one of the most strikingly elegant men of the day very tall, with classical features, and a Magnificent black -beard - altogether, quite a Cavalier of the Bayard order. His officers and men gere devQtedly atatLied to him,-.not more for his daunt. 4 less couragein the field than for those rare qualities of head and heart-for which he is equally distinguished. At the celebrated conference 'between Generals 8herman and Johnston in North Caroli. 1 na, I am-intarmed.tlhat Wade Hampton, as he sat lgon his horse, 'formed alto. f getlier the noticeable feature of the occa. c ston, *.nd attracted the unwearied ad. 4 miration of the. Federal soldiers who. were present, to whom he had' been I previously uglnowo. A% 'one' pf them remarkedanferwards:-"Ilampton loik. t ed as if he had step'pe, horse anS all,t A out of a canvass by Titian or Velas. A ques.' . . * Wade Hampton is about furty yead of age, and-wth the exercise of pru. 1 dencer ani moderationi, will nbt unlikey, unless, destitute of apnbitier, fill a - ve'ry promenent place in the future history of the South.... ''ThefLondon mesrn, of OctolNe si, gisee a amnary of the statistis of the j rindorp.tyn.England. It says: "At length we have got. some statis tics of the oattle plague, and a ghastly , look they wear. Upward of~ 14,000 animals are known to hayv, been attack. ~ ed by the plague since its Grespappearaince and of those nearly 32,000 have died. TA be surel more than 5,000 of these victims rpre killed We 6ve curlpg, but they stell'tLe total'.loss -of #te06k. As t h'e'reeoveries, there, are jiqtred' 0which would.,be orI~ n i% hoIe attae ;~tqinb ptilqtonUcan, of een* p ~~a~ he n(Gber of sthu1 per ohave tua ly ej I 1b eu las en.4 / .4 ' lIner thec to Matet* JWU T* ,AA0Xl1XA-. )ONDA, NOrMBIR 27, 1865: SEWATE. he Senate met at. I1 A. M., pursu i to adjournment. .The Clerk called the roll, when six: een Senators answered to their nam"e. Seventeen being a quorum, and that' iumler not being present, the messen ger on motion of Mr. Johnson, was do. ipatched to require the attendance of uiy Senators who might be in Colum. na. The Messenger reported that he had )een unable to find any additional Sena. ore. On motion of Mr. Arthur, the Senate idjourned at I P. M. ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES At the howe to which the House was idjourned, the Clerk called the roll, ivhen. he Speaker took the Chair. The Journals of the proceedings of November 13th and 25th were read. Mr. Simonton presented the. petition )f the Vigilant Fire Engine Company, A Charleston, praying a renewal of char er. of Incorporation. Mr. Tnlley presented the petition of' 1. A. Black, Comptroller-Genernl, pray ng to be refunded certain oxpenses in :urred in tramportineg the records of his. affice from Chester Lo'Columoin, ". C. Mr. Willian Wallace presented the report of the Agent to collect. and record .he names of deceased. soldiers fromA Bouth Carolina. Mr. Bachman presented the report of he Regent of the Lunatic Asylum of' Bouth Carolina. The Speaker laid -before the House .he report of the Couptroller-General a. o the tondition of muniedbonds lodged1 in the Treasury Departmenrt. The Speaker laid before the House a ommunication from the Secretury of State, Win. R. Huntt, Esq., transmit ing the returns of the election for Gov irnor and Lietenant-Governor Mr. Scott introduiced a resolution with reference to opening the proceed igs with prayer ; which was agreed to. General Grant and Mexico. General Grant. continues, to receive rarked attentions .In New York. On Wednesday evening lie and Mrs. Grant visited the op6ra, acmonipahied by"Major 3enerals Meade, Inrals, atil frtobri. md, and Admiral Riuggul. Subseque.. tly, he and his frieans repaired to the [Jion League Club rooms, in Seven. eenth street, where Benj. B. Beekman, q., one of the vice preeidents of the lub, welcomed the Lieutenant General n the following. ADDRESS: LIEUTENANT GENKRAL GRANT: We id ) ou welcomen here riot for the first. ime. You hive honored us as Your riends with .your presence when yOi ame-here fresh frpm your victories. ;e hank you now for the victories of peace -for the 'wondorfil'and rapid' return to he workshop and the farm of ydur Sol. lier, who without.tumult or insubordina. ion have fallen into their old places at ofe as promptl and quietly as you aught them whi.e soldiers to form in ime of*ar in line of battle. TheJ have mt'imitated their great captain, who mows . how to refrain from seeing,. the. Apital lie had conquered, and hass never ret entere Richmond since its surrender. ['he rebellion you have crushed had for ta object the estahmnent of an-.e'mpire 't was the foe of republican inatibujbons hough disguised in republican form. Grasping at the, hopeful opening made. y he temporary' success of those con.s piritors, European ambition has striven 0 establish another empire over a sister lepnblic. Maximillian, by strangde ring, has been forced upon, her brane ad unwiling people. Fouler wrontg ever outraje human annals than,tbp resett ~c~pation of Mgxlco by th, 'rench. We yapathise witboh 1 er Rp ublio in her day ty nd 0#l beliey, Ir inq 4pfiver, ace. A hiesitap *" t il yet re. ort his ootatr' pou have savec 6wn. 4 k he pw~v~mdid1 eresie eat ekonge the ~* i~ea ef roraf and seeb test yw ca selIpse ukh naght, heas obaee indassa Th General rosea amtthe moset ttas Iteens cheelag e, said: :, o0rillwooe fr ethki a a le , Da th # 4tes whic