The tri-weekly news. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, December 09, 1865, Image 2
WINN~a m.
Saturday Morning, Pecuiber 9, 1866.
New Advertisements.
Rf'e ntier-~i "Me t---- r's' RoT
Ak,-o "-lahionabhl- Dri-s- Mtakinig "
Ron. W .Bye
About ten days Ago, this distinguiish
ed citizen took his departir-' fr enm
Winnsboro' for W4ashinigtol' -
de-ignt lIocating hini-ll iii
of his profession of lan.. Thi -nt,
torifitiutiig as it d lk, hi - -it iI-shlip 411
the State, tand his rebtion wi Ih het polil
I
tics, nifirils the occasoto: for the addrt .
which we lay before our reader. thi.
Inorn g,
It it an atble and] inst ritepive nid pil
osophieil rovie'w of hi1wh..- pulilic ca.
reer awl1 all expositio)n of whlmt Mr.
1B y e.: cn,idr-rs'th' l1 nd.-rs a1d-irrors
ime!t idei. 1id t n il einilina ted inl, Ohw
disrrii"" "ir. lie Governm.-ut and I te
late enalaii'en.c. wril,
iatitint ai this liette-r dos from ,a
profound thinker aldn states 11:1n1. ancI nn
activi participant ii all w .h- ir *-q -
tions and issues thiat have agitated tih
country for many years, it will he reni
with intere'st by dl, however, disposei'd
many may be, to dissent from particular
views.
It is the law Of iih p ciiim -to en.
gender opposition and ennsitV, and mic
represeitation, andi Mr. Boye's's career
furnishes no exeelpicon to this principle
in respect. At . Itest. to ono or Iwo pas.
sages to which he toichingly allhles.
But whatever asperities may have hei'n
created by the aniagonismn of polities
and idcas, we are sure, our whol State
like him will re-nember only hi.s omi.
nent services. an.l will recognize in hi
public life a large and comprehensive
ability, great forecast, unblemished pa.
triotism and devotion to her interests.
Govornment Stock.
The anneked letter was handed to u.
by a gentlenan of our town and wt
theerfully give it ptiblicity for the bene
fit of such of 'ut, citizens as may be af
fected by it. he views of GenI. Gu.
mornS as stated by Gov. PEnny are ex
actly witat common fairness and eqiity
demind. It has all along struck im
that the seizure or compulsory delivery
and sale, of stock abandoned by the
United States army as sick, broker
down and useless, and in many cases re
surrected -alqost from lie. dead .and ren
dered valhiable and efficient by the cart
and attention and at the expense of citi
zens without coinpensatiot, or pecuniar'
acknowledgement of'any kind 4t an ex
traordinary procedure and palpably tin
jgst. The importance of the subject i.
recognized when it is recolleted that th
stock embraced in this description eon
stituttes an important proportion of uthe
numenhir onmpledi in the agrietlrore ic
* the District.
COI.O~fnt A. S. C., 3d, Dec. 1865.
DPARn SIRa: I haveo seen your let-ei
to my son and in; reply hlave to say, that
Gen. GIt.LORons wrote me encelosini
military orders, expressty -stating thal
-horses avid mules broken down (b th<
airmyv,) migd roerniteid hv t he planters
were' not to be taken lhj thei T reamur
Agents.
When'ever losses of this character oc
cur, make the issue and .appeal to th<
high military anthorities.
I have writn to the President in re
gard to the conduct of thee agents.
-Yours, &c.
B. F. Panay.
The London papers publish a long ac
counv of the ftnernil of Tomn Sayers, th<
~.pugihis'. w i uaflfir wouna up with
grand .ilc-t t het woee.n t he p dir-e and j ie
roaghis, im whibh tihe f'orimer, afli'r a diis
pernlte struggle, were asiccnsctful. A fee
,bie skir'niAb the 'emterv' grou:1d~e pre
sepitedi the appearance f quito'an gaten
Aive hattIe nd..--woitded, alan lay
ang aroutn. . e'try direction It was
disgraceful afthir thsroutghont.
imalan, in a speech -maatle las
,,saidl, "I may iis, bitt I wH
~ot of our glourioa banner, fol
niencfe a~ba
w ,Ordnfec
To the Citizens of York, Chster, r.
field, Richland, Sumter and Kershan
Districts,
TI tAking leave of political life, I tqqs
may not. ble considered inappropriat6
fir ine to ioldress a few parting wyorh
to you, having beon for . for so ny
years associarmed .with voti in the inti
miatte relation of. representa'tive.' In
185) 1 took atin active part in oppsition
to sicession. Wheti I irst took my
seat. in Washington we had a friend in
Ithl presidency, a majority in tihy House
of Representatives, and it the Senate
there wereouly fontr metinbers.of .the
free-soil party. The first great -rror
We comittmitted was in re'pealing the Mis.'
sonri compromise. I shared in that,
error and may the more freely refer to
it.. Tits unfortunate step opened anew
tite sLvery agitation. I became natis
fled iefore the Kinsas controver'sy ha d
come to an end. i mat we of tile South
had male a mistake in going into the
struggle for Kansas. I saw that Kan
sas was obliged to be a free State
Whien therefore Kanskt apphed, or tp.
peared to apply for adtnis;sion tnder the
LricomIIpton colstittition, I sought an in
terview with Senator lunter of Vir.
gnia, for whose judgem-nt I had the
highest respect., and proposed to hi m,
that we should reject Kanskts, and thus
take the wind ont, of the sails of the
Republican part.y. I took ' ground
against the annexation of Cuha, mainly
because I did not wish to add any more
fuel to tho anti-slavery agitation. I
agitated the subject of free trade, in
order *o organize parties upon a Icss
dangerons issue than' slavery, and to
cenwti. an alliance between the South
and great. North West. I took ground
against the proposition tb revive the
African slave trade, because I thought i$
impossible, inexpedient and cnlcuated
only to net as a firebrand. 1855. being
deeply inpressed with the dupger of
the Federal Government passing. tito
the hands of the Republican party, and
atnxious to avert, this calamity, I wrote
a letter and published a speech delivered
near Rock Hill, in York District, to a
portion of my constitteuts. In those
publications ,ntdertook to inaugniate a
a new li'n' of policy for ouE State, I
said our great object then, 'was to du
everything possible to prevent the elec
tion of a Republican President, that to
accomnphsh this, our policy was, "mode.
ration, moderation, moderation." I
said "our policy consists in the greatest,
possible degree of moderation in the po.
litical movetnents of the South." 1
then advanced.a doctrine on tlt subject
of slavery in the Territories, which no
public man it this State had before ven
tured to put forth On this point I said,
"As regards the .Ierritorial question. I
think it at thistime a speculativo question,
because tle Territories of the United
States opeid to settlement are impossible.
to slav'ery." It is unnecessary for me
to say that I deeply deplored the dis
rnption of the Democratic party at
Ch..rleston and Baltimore. I thought
that th; Sotith -in pushing the Territor.
ial question as far as they did,.in these
con.vent ions committed the greatest po
sible blunder. If tley succeeded on
the Territorial question, they .gained
nothing, because there were. no Terri
tories possible to slavery. If they broke
down the Democratic party, they anr
the risk of a -:onvulsion from which &hej'
might lose everything. In the summer
rof 18i6 in reply to a call for my 'opin.
ten, I advocated secession int case of Mr
Lincolnt's election. Thouse who can re=
for to that letter will see thtat I stated
seesston would lead to otie of -three re
suits, a stntisfactory adjustmnent),a peAce
ftul separation, 'or war. I was perfootly
certain it would lead to a satisfactory
adjustment. I believea there was. sutf
ficient conservatism and* prudence 'out
side of the State, both North and Sdutn
to settle the question at isetde. I. was
coteident that Georgia,' Alabama udns
Loliisiatna would exhaust all ea'erts for
a peaceful settleptent, before breAing h
the Union. -Some persenid have ak
me, why opFosing seicessioi so warmly
in 1852, I yet natored$ i 1860. '%g
answer is, tht't I thtought the timed4ad
come to get a definile settlement .( tlg
slavery question, and I' thougliit ggch'
seulemtent certainlfattainable 'in, 180.
B esides, a publio,wnitis'obliged, in ordpir
to preserve atiy'p'fluen&e -to coupilki
temtper of his pieopte. 1t wias impuostbio
r-mu 1880 to oppoge~.cessottin thtig ;
and preserve attfitold bn pub (~ t
iont. My purpose ~vas t'o use seoea on
like nulliifcatios haileeni used in 8
tto obtain a good aet4lement. [
.her 1860 I went on to Wa
-While thure ~ok evefy step' t
available~for t sin my altn~ii
e ilate a sttle 'ent. I e(4itpj
rmy ideas in thistregrd to are~f
mten triere as we.Is ds64 jo'
thathinen 4wo ot ertW~ sr
J ohnlon, then Snator frem esse.
-. 1 l a co iblentia iiitercourme wit
Setnator Dougll:as, to a'ecoutiplish i settiL
ment. He was sanguine of such a r
sult if the South were prudent, , gav
timi and avoided war.- rhe result
miy consul.ation with him was, that A
his instance I called otn Senator Day
of Mississippi, to invite hini teto a -cot
fidential cnfereice with'Senator Dont
las. Mr. Douglasi said he.was satisfie
if Mr. Davis could agree upon a ph
gramme of setlement, everything coul
be harmoniously ahangod. I wrot
from Waslingt6on to Mr. Williani E
rvles, a member of out Stato Convot
Lion from Vairtield, urging upon him L
the strongest terms, the avoidance a
every step tending'to a collision wit
the United Stutes authorities. I wrot
in thl sanie strain to a high official i
our State, and to Mr. Keitt Wie
our conmtissioners, Messrs. Barnwel
Orrantid Adams, arrived in WashingLo
I called tipoti them and urged tlie'snm
line of- policy. I wrote to a gentlema
in Now York, Mr. Pell, at the sam
time, awt stated'mty ideas of a compr<
mise. I proposed in, this letter to M
Poll, an extract from which was publish
ed nt the time, in the New York Even
ing Post. hat tle Souith should give tn
slavery in the Territories, and the Nort.
slionld, by an amendment to the Const
tuttion leave slavery in the States to th
RCtioln of each State. In this letter
also aslyd for the Sonth a bhltnee o
power, principle to . be inserted i
the Cotnstitution to protect the Soutiher
section., . I would not, h6wever. hav
made this an nht imatum. It was wit
most profound sadness that I heard <
the attat-k on Fort Sitmter. I th'nghi
it was a great mistake, and opeued
future of indefinite horrors to my view
I did not, think the authorities at Wash
ington or Richiond either, had sufY
ciently exerted tlemvselves to avoid
collision. Mr. Seward was evidentl
impressed wili the great. policy of 'con
ciliation, which was obliged to be mtic
cessful, bIt 4w u as overborno by, th
pressur' in his own party. After th
first battle of Matassas, I threw out th
suggestion inl secret session of Congres.
that we should send the prisoners bad
At the. same time I nirged -that propos
tionsfqr penoe should be - mide. Afto
Gen, McClellan was driven from Rich
mnd, I wrote to Mr Benjamin, thei
Seeretaryjof State'. ndit urged.mpon htu
the policy of openinig liegotialionls wha
Congress assetle I dual. I 11mle this pol
cy the suibjet uf a re-.'solAtionl anl. an It
gent address in-secret sssion As son
as I saw hows eartest the Njrth:r
States were in proseouting thie war,
saw it was impossible for %he 'Sout
even to have a p-innent. peace, whil
the Mississippi flowed in iIt pres.t
channel. I was satisifi-d the otly sai
factory soltition whs peace thr-:ntghi tI
agency of the cotservativq porti n
the North il possession of ti Gover
went. I moved a rasouttion 'jfk Il
pubject of peace again ill saecte Rses
inl the winter of 1864. Uneed' it-it
for to my leter in Seitemnber 1864, I
President Davis. -with- which you a
familiar, for it created grreat oppositio
tojnme, anu opposition *hjch does not di
ont, even no.v- Whten Mr 43lair can
to lichnoid on his pacao emfbasy,
did everydliug I cotild to make hio e
for.s smiccessful. I shoild - also add tti
that during the war I 4fwaystrged il
mont humane treatmnent 'possible to th
prisoners, as tentdin~r to bpn'efit the cg
ditionof our own soldiers int the htan<
of the United States, and leavtng tI
door to conciliation as opten ns'possibl
A few words as to our present poliej
and I will have finished. Your rehabil
tation is objected to by 'a party pt ti
Northl, on the grounod that you are na
loyaf to the Union. .To doid the o
jection you shtould dloeverfthing in' y
rower to mnanifest the sincerity bf yoi
devotion to the Union. And this is a
difilonk in your positibu, for nothit
else is posstble but th&.Union. TI
only possible way to presgrep free ins
tntions is by clinging to tes Unhign,
wile people never seekt, t~fWpasb
they nmake the best' th(yvt out'$f a
attiihable. * .
Atother objection is ypg will tro a
justice to the emanip.atd 6 cks Y
ust goe. over this Ob~4att1Ol se-u l
dou #a b'y doing. ortinfj'
pssible, donsistenI wi ~tit odVvesl
. togive theptpn fd nify q
toe tfre' isp T
,~iv;
wofr 4 say, o s4 de
9th t th tlif
Jo n ihri or
tinan k
** n
P hI
a
h I f'ture I should .-ay, the first. i.hing fo
the South is white iimigratiQn, the se
.cond thing is white immigration,; the
e thkird thing is white immigration. Vot
it should do ev.ery.thing in- our power tn
It invitto a white population, both by
s' your legislation, and favorablo publi
. sentiiet.. Receive immigrants fron
- Europe and the Unittd States witl
" open armn. The danger inl the future
i. in a collision of races, your safety, i
r] inl the closest, symplithy -with your own
e race in the United States. You neei
. the friendship ot the American people
. tae every step,to obtain it,
n Another objection to .re-coistrnctio:
f is that 4te national debt will be inl dani
Ih ger of repudiation from your votes
o This would be a fatal policy on you
n part--sustain.the nartiolial debt as a fun
in damental article of your policy.
I, And now fellow citizens pernit me t<
N take a kind ihrewell. of you, and to re
e ttayn you mlly -sincore .thanks for you:
ni genero*us support for so many years
k! Had the State ne.dud* Iny services :
should have shared'her fottnes to thi
-(nd. But I now feel at liberty to seeh
elsewheroeto festoro . my fortmnne, shat.
tered as it has been by the war. I slial
p remembher nothing but yqur kindness
I and will loue no opportuniiy that maiy
be in mty power, to sdvance your inter
ests.
I With great. respeco. &c..
I . Wu.imt W. Boycs.
(Communicated.J
L A Plea for the English Latingunge,
1 "Companies are already being organ
ined," &c. Such are tie words whici
form a part of a setntence front Gov
Orr's Inaugural. Tie three words itali
cised for this ccasion forit a dellectior
of the verb not only unpleasaint; to th<
student of grammar, but wholly unwar
ratitable. It. violates the taste forme<
front the stuly of the best writers in th
C English language. It owes its birth t<
e nwpaper liternxtnre, anld its utsi
more to our care-lessness than its.- legiti.
macy. Ouir language will not suffe-r b)
throttling the fouidling at once.
r If it be asked what form of expres
S'ion Cal be ulbstituLtte, it 11a1v be ant
swertba that theuro are two methods o
a voiding so chiusyi a phrase. If it i
not devsirable, n1otr convenlient, or ever
inmossibl. to Use th.- uctive roce, wh%
there is iut (ni'lith in using a pre ent 'Sc
It
tive paiticipl.' ins a passive sense, for ith
Ih cui'tornl of hiErarv nio sanction
"Companies Are ir ' n izi ng"-has pre
It priuety, uhphtony, c otci.ntess and1. cle'ar
neswhich "compantuS are himg or
gatizud" never c:.in claim. I. it aiskinoj
- too mtch ('or .he welflare o)f oui iingung
C to insist Jip'uni the imimnediat rejection o
n thi objectionable phrase ?
1. , SPOT.
luporlait Circular.
e publishh the following circular, a
e itcontains information of considerabl
mnterest. at the present tungi :
f- -IEIADQUARTERR,
Lt A cT. A S'-T Cost. Itir.Au R Er-uo :s,
o .F IRREDMNIi AND6 AnANDoN IIAN[I
0 ' D ISTRICT W VSTERN S. C. .
-. Coixuai, S..0. Nov. 22,185
s Circular-: . ,145
* '-ini o'der to avoid the ev'ils thtat muns
e- nneasarily follow a faibttru on thle par
'of.emtployers endi freedmen to enter int
cotitraets for the enisning year,. it ha
'Cbeen 'determinedlto require that contract
ht e made'imxmedliately. Tl he accompany
-V ing form htas been adopted and will b
ir observed,
ir It tskop~ed that the stipulation in thi
)t form providingfor the conttinnaitce e
Sthese contra.cts after the restoration .c
eO civil authority,' under uicht rules aw
'regulations as may be adopted by th
Aesgislature of this State'will prove sat
eJ. istaectorf to ai) parties., It is recomme
ded-thtat, ae far ia. practicale, ini drde
aot to break :pp:their hines.. for th
ho presemt, freedmen be employed b
sx anid m'ake eontracts with 'heir formt
4 masterend that care be taken to pre
is ieJo fot' thenmainten'anco of'Ihe helploa
e, ~tid'infirm 'This end will be usost eas
14 et~Ad br'fin the freedmen fc
ei tai abor inlothmig, food and shelti
in mtedio19ttendance, and, such additigi1
fio wages itt money-as 1nayple agreed uapo
pa 6 man~ndigffler at each court- bone
t ie . Dgh strefeto nct as agen& fe
rMtbe Freed mab's Bntvau, and sto tak
as Ghargeyf thittakig 6feon'tr, Thi
a cefrpape*iad - 'tv o c4tI ng of th
I'tary Distrit it~r .if.Ahk
t0b OhidneA . a uto a boar
de the pro a 40'O Qf~~at No.n
un~t~tr of the ~ureau. I
r triiplotar nd.Mr'edn~e
~ee R)he ~~of% g
i tro~~after a arefttl< exatmn
. 9
'inution of anl the facts, will fix the ierms,
-The two citizens, (menbers -of the
board) shall be, paid threow- lard per
i (lay for ,the time actnially eti 6d tn the
> discharge of their duty-the account t
be certifliel to by the , ;licer" assocuttld
with them and approved by the Sul.
i District Conmnnding.
To deta)y the necessary expenses 14
liese proceediigs, a fee of fifty centg
shall be charged and collected for each
freedmen so employed in cases wfire
teln or iless niinher are employed; ir
more thi ten, twent.y-five cents, will
be collected for ieach additional freod
i man, so enployed. These fees will be
collected by the officer in charge, and
accounted for to the'Sub-Assistant Coi.
miesioner. No disbiursenewits by hin
will be allowed, except th.0 per dIem of
tihe tissocia to members of the board, up.
oi approved accounts. A weekly re
port will be made by him to the *Sub.
Assist-int, Commissioner, which 'will be
accompained by. a correct copy of .all
contracts entered into.
Sub-Assistant Commissioniers will re.
port weekly to these headquarters the
mumber of freedmen contracted with,
I and every other matter of importance or
interest connected with this business.
They will also, to the full extent of
their power. enforce the faithful perform
ance of the conditions of these contracts.
The interest.s of freelmnen will be care.
fully gnarded, ind their rights in every
respect protected, but,at the same time,
they must be compelled to fulfill their
greemont, iand, if idle or vicious,
n1pst. be punished.
No elfort should be spared to correct.
tho erroneoims impression that prevails
among the'freednien in regard to a di.
visioln of land ; that. it is not necessary
for them to make contracts, or that they
will be permi ted to leave their present.
homes. an~d go in great imbers to iny
other part of the counrry. b .
RAwn1i Ei.Y,
Brevet Brig. Gen. Acting Ass't Com'r.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 22, 1865.
P5irrevet Brigadier General Ralph&
P11,, Acting A4ss't -Conar B. Rt., P.
a nd A. L.
Si : Bv anthority of the Assistant
Conhtinissiqner, you ard hereby direfted
to assume chargo of the' affairs of the
Bureau of Refnigees, Freedmen and
Abando;ned Lands. for. the District of'
Western South Cacolina, Yith Head.
quartMs at C(Alumbih, SQuth Carolina.
S'nhordirito A ssislant Connissianers.
within this District will l& subject to
sueh eneral regni tiona'. as you may
publis4h1 in accorlance with orders from
die Assistant nmnmissioner for Soth.
Carolina and Georgilt.. I am, Genera
very resp(dctfully, your ohdieit servant
C. H. HoWAnIQ,
Brevet Brig. Gen., Tnsp'r Gen.
And Chief stif
VMOMASTER'S HOTEL,
WINNSBORO's si C.
TIllS old and favorably known
IHOUSE is sill kept by the
widow of JoAn McNas.ter, Esq., do.
censod.
The patronage ot old frlends and of e,.
public aro solicited.
dec 9'65-law4
0& The Columbia PhWuix and Chnlotte
'Tine will copy once a week for. four weeks
and send bill to this offce.
Fashionable Dross Makingi
ItRS. 3. M.. ELIOTT is expecting a
i.Arst, class dress maker, at~d will capse
ron fashionabl&' tiress making in the bese
moat of lher residlene. She has. alsojuet
opened a neat and fashionable seleetion' bf
a all Wool.1Delaines, Freneh Merinoes Silke
Poplins, Bllack and Brown Debates .audi.
Blockc Alapaesi. Also, whiteKtd Glve
Collars, and Dress Triiassings, whieb she~
will lake pleasure in showijig ,to eer.p
trons'. dee 9'6-,4O,
t auhoit irm h Coo Ordiset,
cry at the late residenee of Jolt Gis
(jeceased, on Tuesday, the aeth 1tVsWM~
lot - -
s CORN, ' -'nji U ,
r PEAS id
belonging to.th estate otyple ,
loa ng to .tsad'estate,~
LAGRANOE.' )
dee 6'6--1 , .
SA LLproni.. dag ds aglnAt,
e ed, will utnder 3hdm lw properly syged
r withoA iddlay. AAll das1wdebted a',.
B said estate arexequgste, tovafay 1minediate.
a setess #1 they wMvpked. -
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