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WINNSBORO. Saturday Morning, September 21, 1366. - T. P. SR, Esq., is the sole agent for this paper in Charleston S.C. OJ Mr. JAS. H. SMIT, formerly of this place, but now residing In Charlotte, N. 0. Is our authorized agent for.the NEvs. Mr. miT*H .can be found at the 2Yme Oce. "Iliad Words". For the Sunday School Children is the title of a neat little illustrated pe riodlal published monthly,by the Sun day School Board of the Southern Bap tist Convention. It has an attractive Searance, and we know is many times worth the unpretending price-ten cents a year in advance.- Address. C. C. Betting, Corresponding Secretary, Greenville, S. C. Legislature. It would take a London detective to -pursue our Legislature successfully -through all the convolutions of its proceedings on the subject 'of relief. It now appears that the Hotse has reconsidered the questionand reversed its former action by a vote of 55 to 46. It is also believed that the Seiate either has or will confirm this action. We publish to-day the debate pre ceeding the vote 'and record of the votes. State Money. The following measur% has bc en pro pared as a corrrective for the depre cia'on of our State bills. These bills have been issued only to the extent of about one-thifd of the estimated tax of the State and ate receivable in pay ment of all dues to the State and not -withstanding this are circulated at a rate of discount that reflects seriously upon the credit of the commonwealth. This measure if it becomes a law ought to,restore them to par value. The House of Representatives pass. -ed a bill authorizing the Treasurer of the State to redeem. the State issue by exchanging fdr all such bills an equal amount of Treasury notes of the Uni ted States, or the notes of any Nation al Bank, and further authorizing him to use for the purpose, any funds in the Treasury not odherwise unappro Iriat.ed. The Senate ' will doubtless follow the example of the House, and thus give stability and confidence in the mercantile community to the State bills.- Carolinian. - Editorial Correspondence.. COLUMBIA, September 19. If there is ever a time when men should feel keenly the weight ofTespon sibility resting upon them, it is hen they stand as the representatives of people in a republican government. A representative is emphatically a Conservator. He occupies a peculiar position. lietween the rights of his constituents olyone hand, .aud the re strietions of the .Constitution on the other, his position is one to call forth #11 the energtes of a sound 'judgmipnt, in order to keep from infringing too much tipon one side or the other. Now on which side is it better for hfim to err ? This is a nice point to decide. If he err in infringing upon the rights of his constituents without a violatii of the Conistitution, it is easy to sup plant him with.one who will prove a bett'er guardieni of those rights. But if he lnfringe upon the restrictionis of .Constitutio,% and be sustained in that .infraction by his constituents, he re Staine his place, but the and his conl stituents are better peeparcd for far -ther. infraetoryp of the boundary line - of constitutional limits, and the gap * being once thrown open, there is -no telling where the flood will stop. I am lead into these .reflections by tLe lamentable fact tha6 Illusion hasi . been made in this . General Assembly to the 'violatiots of the Federal Con stltution on the part.of Congress to .palliate the effort,4now making to .dis regard the,decision pf-the Cour~t of Er ,ers,-'-to otsp over the. -restr@tions. pt. our State Constitution. It is lamenl table as showing the crumbling away of that respect for constitutional law which once was the jewel ofouth Carolina. - 7 How mnch better for the credit and houor of oul little State had it been, if. instead of calling mectings to rebuke the Court of Errors, those meetings had been called to sustain in toto its decision, and declared that come weal or woe, the citizens of Siuth Carolina acknowledge their pecuniary obliga tions, and though believing they can never meet them all, yet they shall be met to the extent of their ability. . . MoC. COLUMBIA, Sept 20. The three most important n:ensures before this General Assembly are those in r6gard to the District Courts, to suspending the Fall terms of'tl% Cou.rts of Common Pleas, and to per petuating testimony. Two of these have been passed, that iu relation to the suspension of Courts is not yet an Act, although so reported in the Phm nix of this morning. The difference of the two branches of the Legislature seems to be Irreconcilable, as the fol. loNxing will show: The Bill originated in the Senate, was adopted by a majority of one on its second reading, and sent to the House. The House struck out all af ter the enacting clause, spbstitated their'Bill and returned it to the- Sen ate. The Senate refused to concur in their amendment, and sent back the Bill after striking out all after the enactiog- clause, and, substituting their original bill. The House again returned it amended with their amend, ment, And this morhing the matter stands in statu quo, The fight to%,day in the Senate will Ie to adopt or reject the House awendment. The vote will be so close tiat it will be impossible to foretell whether the bill will be come an act'or nots It may be that as'a last resort. a conference comiit tee will be appointed which may adopt some comprorhise acceptable to both Houses. P. S. Since the above was written the vote in the Senate has been taken to concur in the amendment from the Hous'b. It was 13 to IS:. So the President had to vote, and voted negatively. The Ious, asT expect ed, has by a Targe majority refused to recede from its amendment, and has appointed a conference Committee. But I cannot wait for the result, as* this must be closed for tho mail. . . McC. RUMoHs CONcERNING NAPOT,EoN. A strange rumor comes from Rome to ths effect ,that a conspiracy to'pomsbn the Emperor of the French at Vichy was discovered before lhe left that place. The poison was to have been ad minis. tered in a potion which the Emperor was maccustomed to drink after his* bath. It ja asserted that a man r.amed Valen titie was to have carried this design into effect; but when .it was discovered through a warning letter sent by one of the conspirators in Rome to the Empes ror, Valentine committed suicide.. It is reporte d in Paris that some time since N.ipoleeu, fearing a failure of the negociations for peace bet wenn Auistrisi arid Italy, wrote a letter ta King Victor E~manmhl-, in which lie impressed con the King ti.e necessity of preventing, at all haz.ards, the resumption of hostilities, and ot thesiarne time remarked. "To facilitate the complemnt' of Italian .antionality, I gives up asking Prussia for the compensation to whibh I would have 'a right in exchmange forYe, netia. it is,. in fact my great embarrase ment. ' The Paris corrpspondent of. the MYorna ing Star'eays tnat "these words- clearly indicate that. the Emperor NJapoleon re nlounces for the present the aggrandhisa ment of the French frontier on the tuorth and:yeast in the interest of. Iialy. It is also understood that on .the eaame occa mien -King Victor emanuel received the 'assulance that France wtould.m'ace no demand from Italy in exchange for Ve net is, thus showing that'4ie: reporte is to' the anneration of Sardinjia to. tfie French Elmpire woe utterlf devok4 .oi foundation. [rOa TH suMWu.] Massas. tDITORS: A public meet ing held to ascertain the sentiment of the publio, and to consult and advise for le-p ublio good is a good thing. The public consists of every man in a community,.and as every man has his own opinion there is consequently a great diversity of opinions in a com munity. The object of -consultation is to ascertain and determine vhat opinions should Be practically aban donod and what, practically adopted in order to secuethe grIatest p.orma nentgood to the greatest iumber, and so much is society entangled with dif ferent int6rests, conditions, pursuits, and inclinations that there are few questions of importance, the decision of which, in this respect, is not attend ed with great diffoulty. We are apt to form a notion of public sentiment from the opinions which we hear 'ex pressed. How important then in or der that a just notion be formed that the expression of opinion be genergl I Hence, when a public meefing is call Od it is proper that the subject or sub jects to be discussed be named in or der that they may be considered by the people and opinions formed so that they iany be able to vote with j'udgne'nt on,the summary embodied in resolutions; Hence, again, it is important that every man who feels an interest irs the subject relating to the public welfare, a part of which is his own, should attend when conve nient. In order that resolutione be drawn up witi strict reference to publio opin ion, would it n9t be well to discuss the subject before appointing a com mittee to draw pp re.olutions ? A 'e. ries prepared by a committee -after hearing the discussion would be ore likely to receive the approbatio& of a majority than one prepared before, and should this fail to be approvcd, men residing at a distance would be unwilling to wait fey a discussion of a second, Allow me here to present a few thoughts relating to the subject pro posed for the considdration of *a meet: i ng recommended to be held on the first Monday in October "1for the pur. pose of devising,some uniform plan to regulate the employment of free la bor,," it is the opinion of the writei that any plan that might be devised would be found impracticable, for the .uniformity must relate to the mado ol employment, the rate of wages, or the oharacter of contracts ; and any plan in regard to any of these would fail tc meet universal approbation, and con. sequently would fail to be obligatory in absence of the power of law whiot it must fail to receive ; for, -society, thro.ugh its agent the Legislature, has n'o more right to~ decide how a mar dhall employ.abot, for what wages, 01 by what contract, than it has to decide how he shall cultivate, for What prie to sell his products, or on what feed hli horse ; nay, than.to pass on agrariat law. The last barrier overleaped by a Legislature the danger becomes im. minent. Everything beyond its legit. imate range should be left to the con. ti'ol of the individuals of a comsmuni, ty. Resolutions, to adopt.unifortnity ii this matter, not carried out, would b< useless, but is this all?i Would nol .any public action that has the appear ance of a conmbinatiorabe impolitic a8 this juncture 1 1 am glaa that thl meeting has been galled, fpr it'wi give an opportuity for an expressiol and interchange of opinion,\ and .helj to form a publi, sentiment 4hich it fi pilghly inlportant to know. If there ar< any means by which the country oa; be redjeemed from fts sad conditio: no one would rejoice more at Its adop tion than'I ;if thete is none, the soon er we know it the better. I wJIl take the liberty of suggestinj a subject for the 'conhiderattion of the ,holders of large quantities of real q tat- Ittbese wopid -take into oon sidrsW%de*11 )of of lidf.h i mueohfI, I% i as theycrinb6 ~a profitably to ludusious immigrantse the terrs most proper for Auch' dispo sal, and the means of inducing- immi gration of a desirable kind, a coun i, it seems to me, the dictate of both in terest and patriotism, mnuch good might b6 the result. The- actors might live to see their country re deemed from desolation and ruin, and thQmselves surrounded by prosperity. The.writer is not able to do much in the inatter proposed, but makes the quggestion because his only hope of suceessful labor points to intelli gent and interested laborers, .-and of these the supply is to limited, and this his only, hope of increase. The subject certainly deserves the grave consideration of those who feel that this land is to be their home that-they are wedded o'l, '-in. MONDA Y, SEP T1 R 17, l 866. * SENAT,,. The Senate niet at 11 a. m. The Hous'e sent to the Senate the following House bills, which had been read three times in tihe House and twice in the Senate, viz: A bill to amena an Act entitled "An Act to make appro priations for the year . commencing in October, A, D. 1865." The bills were read a third time and their titles changed to Acts. Afrssrs: Sullivan, McCutchen, Thom son, Hemphill and- Dozier submitted re por.ts of committees. A' bill to provid. for the redempt ion of bills receivable by thi-s State received the secodd reading, was agreed to, and was ordered to be returned to the House of Representatives. HOURE OF REPRP,SENTAtIVIES. The House met at I 1a. m. A. bill giving authority to .o- City Council of Charleston to proceed in,the matter of a Pro loan. with a view to aid in building up the city aiew, and a bill to make parties. lilaintiffi and defen dants, in all cases, competent to give testimony in sulch cases in like manner as other witnesses, were everallv rena the third time, and their titles chaiged to Acts. Messrs. Wagenor, Warley, Goodwvn, Lord, Carlisle, Cavqpbell ard Richard son, Jr., inbmitted reports of commit. tees. The bills relative to testiniony, .liens and imparlancee.. and to iltise a fund for the necessities of the peo'plp, wore dis cussed till the hour of adjournment. TUESDAY, SEP. 1{. 1866. SENATE Thetoncto met at 11 a. tmi. The bill to provide for the establish. ment, of a penitentiary. received the third reading, passed and the title was changed to an Act.' A bill from the House, to make par' tie's plaintiffs and ddendanto, in all ease., competent to give testimony in such cases as other witnesees, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Thompson Made a report, from tihe Committee on the Jddiciary, on a bill from the House, to pirovide for the registration.-of t;rust deeds. of personal property; which was postponedl to the next session of the General Assembly. Messrs AlcQueen, Dozier, Sulli'van, Townsend and Arthur suibnitted reportt of committees. Mr. G. W. Williams made a report from the Committee on. thme Jutdiciasry, -on a bill to amend an Act entitled "Ar: Act to establish and regulate the domes tic relations of persons of color,, andl te amend the law ini relation to panlpe'r and vagrancy," whmich .waa postpondtd tc the next session. Adjourned.- - . ,- ROUSEs OF RE PRESEN'PATiVES, The House met at 11 a. mi. A joint resolttioeas agreed to pro viding for the adjourninaent' of.the LegIs lature on Friday next, at 12 mi. The Setnto -returned to the Hons t,he following Acts, which. were comlmit ted to the Committee on Engrossed At:An tot to an%evld a-Act eni tIed "An Act to make appropriatiomi for the yetr commrmmg- in October A. D. 1 865;" an det to inoorporate thi Phonix Fire Engine Company, 'o Darlingt.oe; an Atct to dedlare valid th~ recent eled tion fqr, Ir.nmlant and War dene of the tow t.ofDarlington ; an Act to le'galise the elections .of municipa officers of the'.town of Mouhirieville ant SMotat Pleaant ; an Act to incorporatE ,the Planter.' and Farmers' Relief &s soctation; an,Act to amend.an iiot, U lend'the cri<lit of the Stte to seouro oer - anbodo heS St ibarolina ta Act to amend and extend Ahe opori.Luii of an Act antale"An Act to 'Provide A mo& by which to perpetate tesfithox ny in selation to deeds, wills, chos 3i# action. and other pepers and reeor.t d. stroyed or lost during the recent wnr%" an Act. to provido for tho drawing of juie for the hext terni of the'Conrt of Common Pleas and General Sessions for' Darlington District; an Act to vest itd the city of Colimbia the right aid titl of the State in certain lots; an Act t' provide for the redemption of bills reeetv: able issued by this State. Mr'Trescot introduced a resolution, which was ordered for consideraiion to morrow, that. the Governor be.- ad he is hereby, authorized to contract for the purchase of 500,000 buishels of~corn, if he deem so much iecessary,' to supply the wants of the State consequent upon the loss of the food eop of this year. Adjourned. .- Local Items. New Advertisements. Cheap Goods and House and Lot bY R. White. Religions Services May be expected to-morrow as fol Iows : Episcopal Church, 11 A. M. A. R. Church, Rev. C. D. Betts, 1 1 A. M. and 4 P. NI. M. E. Chu1rch, Rev. A. G. Stacy, 1' A M. and 5 P. M. To Advertisers,-Orders for advertis" ing should ho landed in by. noon of Mondays, Wedne.sdays and Fridays, to secre insertion in the next day's issue.. 06MMERO I A L W N\sBono, Sept. 21.-Cotton 22 a 28, tax paid. Country.Flo-ir, *} a 0. Bal'iimoru Fioi $14. a 16 per barrel.. Lord, 27't.o 30c per pounl. Corn, $1.55 a 1.75 per bushel. Peas, *1.50 per bushel. Bacoti Sides, 27c per pound. Shoulder,;, 23e. per pound. Meal, *1.71. a .80. per bushel. Sorghiin, 8.c per gallon. Salt, *5. Vitri, $2.50 Blutlor. 25c. per found. Eggs, 12} a 15 per dozen., Tubacco, 45 to bI.1O per pound. Gold, 40. * CHAIM.OTT', Sept. 20. 1866..-Cotton. SIles light. but we noto ,a better feel ing and high prices. Middli- g 281 cents, tax phid. New Flour, $16.00.' Northern, $13.50 a 14.00 per barrel. - Bacort, 21 a 22c. per ppund. Corn, $1.50 a 1.60 p6r bushel, in do. Inand. Peas. $1.45 a 1.50 per buRbel. MeI $1 70 a $1.75, per bushel. Wllhe'It, $2.50. Oats, 75. a 80 per bushel. Surghm, .50c. Por gallon. Gold, S1.40. Silver, $1 .35., % Cot.uMntA. Spt.2 - -.Cotton, 17 to 20,.gold; 22 to 28, eurrency. Cohrn, *1.50 to 1.75 per bushel. Flour, *10 to 1 7 p.ir barrel. Oats, 90 to 1 1t per blinshel. Peas, *$2:00 to 2.25 per bushel. Hay1 $2 25 to 2.50. Rice, Rangooh. prime, 12 to. 14o Carolina I.5 to 16c. Tobacco, 40e. to fl.00 per pound. Com., gold 43 to $4. -SINGULAR \PP41% AT THE.DRYTo' TuOAS--Da. MUOo WONDED. - telegram..from Molbile 'on Saturday contaivis~ the folloiring atenishiing an$ nouneened "The Florid1a ee states that the Diry .Tortugas ,Isleads .was fired upon by astrangeecraft bear Mudd -who is confined thei-e, was se iously injured by the explosiofn 'of .A~ shell. The vessel was a aolhooner rigged stae,adpainted lead col.' or, with four gusneehbra', whi'ch were all dlischarged at the.dis tanoe of two miles (rors thie tMpand when the boatiput to sea/ The,Ilnitedt hiarbor at the time,: but,'rtot having of steaYu, was ungble to pursue)? asN Rent.-"-fhe corspodent 'of thu 2Wuneiving . an acco.u& of Qho great reform meeting afr ] ig> ton,u e, dese.sIbing.Jol4o Bright, the 1 u4hradtceI': ' 12 hetie. begit~ to sp'uk, the' tde derne slowly J 6 without hesit,a. Mihs4deliIty distino'ineis-of ee list woafd eremnd you of' haster"-*es bW was'sober.". # -