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WNNOBORO. Thursday Morning, September 17, 1866. T. P.. SmAt R, Esq., is the sole agent for this paper in Charleston S. C. Cp- Mr. JAS. H. SMITU,. formerly pf this place, but now residing in Charlotte, N. 0. is our authorized agent for the Naws. Mr. SITH can -be f6und at the Times ofiice. The Ouniou of. Dourti. We will give the friends of the above-named meusure credit for-moan ing well in their action to euspend the Fall term of the 'Courts of Commoi Pleas, bnt the right and even the poll cy of such action we must tell them candidly, we doubt. How stands the case ? Why, in the first place the people are brought di rectly in collision in their sentiments with the Jfidiciary.' -Their iepresen tatives..have given them an example not to respect the decision of the high est Court in the State. What may be tho eonseqience? That popular clam or may call for reorganization of that Court. Supposo this action of the Legislature lead eventually t8 the elec tion of Judges by the people. What in all gcod conscience would become of tliathigh dignity of the JtLdiciary of South Carolina? - It would become subject to the mocre caprice of preju died partisanship. Suppose the faith of creditors in the Legislation of the State b6come shaken by thia suspen sion of the.means of justice for the benefit of classes, will any one be sur prised that at the very first opportuni ty those same eeditors will yield to the pressure of their doubts as tQ how long that opportunity will last, and press their suits with a vengeance un known in the history of litigation ? In a word, will not the effort at the session of the Legislature to relieve' debtors. only prove a burden which will compel them to cry out, "save us from our friends." If any doubt this Will be the effect, we advise them to hold themselves in readiness to watch the labor of lawyers next Spring, provided the regular Session of the Legislature does not suspend other Courts. The late Aot of Belief for Debtor., The extra Session of the Legisla. ture was called by the Executive'. for two specific purposes. Neither of these was that to which most of the time of that body "was devoted. The pressure from their constituency influ enoed the representatives of the peo pie in their official capacity, to discuss and finally pass upon measurcs of re relief to the financially distressed. The Governor, tnahis first message, plainly expressed his acquiesgenen in the deoision of the Oourt of Errors on the constitutionality of the Stay Law, but recommended seine mode of relief to which thero would no6 be the same objAetion. When the Liegislature met, it was very soon evident that there was less disposition to act upo'a the mes sures mentioid in the ball fi1 the %xtra sessiow, then'up$n such as promised relief to the debtor claus of the SIte. Various t#*heblea were 'deviAed for this end. TlJie :oiary' and the Es oentive Departmints of State Govern.. meut had pronounced upon certain Acts of thme -Legi;lative . Department, and yet there was 'a - voice from the constituents erylng'for aid ,to defend the doebtors from thieeal attacks of the oroditors. T.iat this- lstter: pres sure was considerable, no one who watched the proceedings of the extra Session of the Legislattre could fail to discovers. Whether it -were well to hee'd thmat voice in this' pattcmlgl in the matu6r alrea'dy inade linows, is a question the,1mpotance of whiobh tile present' eo.6,determnine, Between the'demandgof the con' etitution and tias of tfe Constitue$ cy, it 'was the lot of thoeh represerita P . tives to fall'uPott'ytgtImn..: While there was a universal ispositiou to af ford relief to the debtors there wayo wqy known by which it cou'4 be6 et ed without running afoul of the aon stitutional ob'tructioah. Ifil-ally a scheinwas devised against which, lit erally, onstitutional objections'could not be i'r6iglit.'The'cfri'ends oft'his plai challenged .liqir- opponeta to point but one objeotionable . f6iture on-that scre. Solne of these latter yieldc.d th4t point, but. doubted the oxpedion ey or policy Auch a measure, but at 'the mine tim'e' challeng6d the adv6 Oates of the scheno to dbny if they 'could that this plan was intended to efieet that very end for which the 0An constitutional- Stay. Law had- be6n adopted, and was theieforo doing by ind irection what they f6ared to do di rectly. The only reply to this was, that those against the bill had no right to go behind the record and impeach the motives of the friends of that bill. Strange lcgislatioTA! When forced oonstructionis of th-e Constitution are seriously put forward, it;is, to*say the least of it, very disingenuous legisla tion'. Section twenty-second of the first ar tiele of the Coust itution says, "Evry Act or Resolution having the force of the law shall relate to but one subject wnd th<t 'shall &e e:j?ressed in the title." Mark the words italioised. This Act of our Legislature now under con sideration has plainly a Iiteral consti tution support, but it is rather far fetched. A violation of one clauso of the Constitution is made to appear coqstitutional by being cloaked-with another clauAe of the Constitution. But the great objoetion is not so niuch against the disingeIuousness as, against the tampering with a principle of vital importance. But of this again. South Carolina Bank Notes. For the information of our readers who may have on hand any notes upon the Banks naned below,. wo give tho buying rates paid in Charlotte for the salmo. Bank of Canden, -5 Bank of Charleston, -21 Bank of Cheiter, 21 ]lank of Georgetown, 21 Bank of .1amburg, 17 Bank of Newberry, 58 Bank of South Carolina, 15 Planter's Bank, 15 Bank of the State of S. C., before 1861, 22 Commercial Bank, Columbia, 18 Exchange Bank, Columbih, 17 Farmers' and E.change, 5 Merchants' 'Cheraw, 21 Peoples' Bank, -46 P lanters' and Mechanics' Bank, 21 Southwestern Itailroad Bank, 55 State Bank, -5 Union Bank, 60 Georgia, --5a60) Virginia, about 25 G EN. GRAN.- Western writer says there is one thing connected with Gen. Grant, that *l.1 roll-dw through history like the pea1 of a g rand old Cathedral bell on the Sab bath air, That is his speech at In dianapolis, when called upon 'to tuake a speech to the crowd that had jost re-' fused to hear'the President umd -See retary Newttrd, and other distinnish ed gentlemen. Hie apppaored' on' the balcony--a sitenee likeNorth -feil en ,theovast eofieourse. 'He1saldh , S"f1dntiletner 1iitn ftska-rned of you! Go hozno and be 'ashamed of y9ur Ai~~tj STJUCa'T. DiJSoQvRaKrD ENOLAND.-Ner Basingeu>oke, in, Eng land, the ancient Jtoan and flritish capital- of Southern England, .some or: cavations have, recently been made which have laid bare a Roman street, with an other smaller one runnmng from it.- .Two lnrge Roman thouses with tesalated pasvements, and site of an amphitheatre, and a portion of tho alhe surrouriding thte.anetent capital, have also been dug out. Several coins of periods anteribr to the Christian era ha.ve boon fotina, a'rida 'brick wikh parte of th inscriptmyn pon i. EnNnd"ls, h mn6y parts, ~rjd the exposu o n b : V :ctf711 cu;riewIit of' th dagt of the Citsnis. Tbe:wahW cf the efty,' a p6rtioni of whfelh Hj~ veben "ep'sed, dre qaid to hn be~en three miles -in eirctrmference. AT Aot' To Droi.tait TnE 'iHTS OF. BERHSONS 4ATICLY KNOw. S JA v 8 AND .AQ ;?nas 1Etn8ON.BF CoLotj. t. Be ii enaced by the Senate Hou'se of Representatives now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority or the same, That all persons. hitherto known in law' in this State as slaves.-or as free persons of color, shall hav, tie tight to inake and anfor'ce,4on. tracts, to slie, be siuwi, to e affliant', and give evidence, to inherit, to purchase, lease, sell, hold,. convey - -and assign real and personal propcty, make wills and testaments, and to have full Wnd equal benefit of the rights of personal securi ty, personal liberty and private proper. ty. ant qf all. remedies and proceedings br the enforcement Sand protection of., the samo,' as white persons now have and shall no be subjected 'to any other or di(Terebb punishlient,. pain or pell.alty for the cmtssjon of any act ot offence. than such as arb .prescribed for whiLd persons commiting like awts or 'olTen ces. If. That all Acts and' parts of Acts specially relating to persons lately slaves and free persons of color contrary to the p'ovisions of this Act,. or inconsistent with any of its provisions, he, anl([ tile same are hereby, repealed : Provided. That nthing herein contained shal be construed to repeal so much of the eighth section of an Act entitled "An Act t> establish and.regulate the domestid*Ya tions of persons of color qnd to'amend the lkw in- relation to pauprs a'nd 'va. grancy," ratified the t'wenty-firatday-of December, in the Vear of oAr Lo'rd one thousand eight hundred and sixty fiv#, as enacts that "marriage bet.ween a white person-and a person of color shall be illegal and void." In Ithe Scnate lioitse, the twenty-first day, of 8eptember, in the year of otir Lord one thousaud eight hun dree and sixty-six. W. D). Port;h. A Presdent of tho' Senate. r ~U. H1. SINONrO14, Speaker House of Representatives. Approved: JAmns L..Oart., 0oloItor's. Offioo, IUMITED STATCS INTILSAY, R1VINUS, 81co.,41 SoUT dAtoaiNA, C 2ao, ptember 21, 18'6. Cotto from 4Ao Collection District ore a ducd i - either of two Tnode fully F . 1. Upon plyh:4tAt of the tax of three cents per pourid, the Collector or Deputy Collector will allix to each- bale 'or package the aot llto stamp hititetq used _o 0ienotv tax paid cotton, al'i asepo h a permit fi- the removal of ihe cotton, whioh peraii muon Ptate thea'mount and payipt, of tIhe tal', the tithe and placa of payment. std the marits, oiumbers and grosp weight of the; lbalen 9r pao4oges, so that the same I'ay at all t imes 1;e fully identinedi fp .the permit, under'the proper headng, the Collector or Dep4ty Col0ctor sholF Ids0tt the letter and fitmrlbers of the Ahitiis or thgo. On presenttion of this permit the cottln cor. respoading to the defpr.1pt)pa and dily tagged, can be removed fr9pi.the Collection District. 2. When it is deAlrbd to rempvq o9tton without payment of the iax ,It, is neossary to apply to the Collector an make in entry on aftrrm'pirepared f0the.1uirpole, and which will be furnished by. te Collector, and exeoe a bond for the payment' of the ax to the Coleofor of tp Pap-r-p to. which it is proposed to transport, thieeotion,'wkthin ninety days of the date of Lbe bond. Urpon the execution oftthis bond, the Colleeter certif,es the facts to the AsesoWand the lat ter gives a permit for, the reme~val. l'orsons remuqving or attoppiing to resqy cotton except on these den 1t91s, reader themselves-liable to heavy nose 'and pebal ties. .- U 'Cotton may, however, b'o removed m1y-' where within the limi-ts of the Colleotion District whore it. is prodoqe4 ',ithbout, per nmlls or either A ssessor or delot or,. FaF.DEnicK A. SAw'rEa, Collector. TEXA S REJECTS 'TH E AMENDMEWI'. -The Texas Legislaturer fhrough the action of the:. CJoiiitnittee- on' Federal J1elations, has respeqtftully rotlsret to the GoV,ernmrent thh Oonitituthin' amend ment, doolining its firthef~ cour~ sideration. The gro if assigned i thuA exprtsced in 'the 'ef$ort' Article thirteen, a tions"ons a two, have the honoi t report' asf lows: * et The"people of, Tea in Convention ossemabled, have alread , by their or' dinance, ackno'wledgod the.snprerpacy of the Constitution 'the Uinited States: in's which' -C stltton , the abonamed. article thli en is,emnbrac ed, as part of the sam 'the conr' 'of law so hold and admnini er said'artiple 'thirteen. - The Legislature luas o authority in this ynatter; any 'actio 0446h6 same' *iould be surgliani, i(nDtintrasive. ,The committee, th tre,' kto 1W' excused from thiefmt 4~pdrti 'f the sante; anat ' ,wti. rej 'United States. - 'A .,Tr ; gtb . TW4 04#I.Pteimber 24.-The Preside tri 'ippoiiited A. L. 8now. de, Chief -Coiner of the United States Mint,at Philadelphia. He has been eonneated wt-tti -Secretary Sdiwvd ,' at. 4bte Department @to- isclia is official dii(Ibs. . Dr. 11. C. Farrow,. of Atlanta, ..GA has been tpp9inted Exariliins .S6 goon by the Comm1nissionor of In'sion era.-- -- -r--- ---- - The Orpgon Ro'Us of Aepresvqta tiyephts passed te,,Cpnotitutiona} Amnenidinnt by. a voApro(25 to 22a. Win, Byeroof Arkansas has been appoiatd Southern Supprintodet of Indian Agency.., Nr-W Yon, -Sppt eiber t24.-Iiio blaoks of the .Union. League t-day celebrated the ALniveksary of the oumancspatiqu of the 41aql race at the South, by a procestiouthrough Broad way, and addresses at Myrtle Park, Brooklyn, e rod, EWy ORLIJANV3. Septel) ibr, 24. Mataio'ra adyi0s st.ato that Qopoles had,!mpTisoned L,Qpez, tNe NewGov ernor appoiu.,de., by,.Juarc, depqsed Qra Josa gud assumed oomouiI4. un er Ortega. M4ximilian was in Sag luis Potosi, where Vicliaurri.and Mejja bad niiko thousasd inqA...Great, eonstoratiov prevailed amopg the Liberals at Mong terey, wg.l wero4e.xpecting thei there. 'The' Markets. .N'w Ypmnc,.Septembor 25,-Cotton firm, at 3839 ,aalen of the y,ol 20, 000;;reeipts 14,0Q0,; cxpqrt8. 4,791, Flour Eriper. Wheat 3a5 cents . bet ter' ork $32.87. Xard dull at 1la 18. MOBILE, Septeiber 24.-Cottou sa4ws.to-ga, 399 its; kiddlijg *; *iha et Grig. Sc ?W ORLFAN.s, * tembor 24..-.. Cotton firn; svle#'.gf 1,200 bales, Low Mid4ling at23aS : Qold 14. VORTREss IoNoE; Sepepner 2 -The stetnuer City... of AlIbny re lJorts having spokon offThe Capes t'i8 Morning, steamer .. J. &Knight,. from ilmgton. N. fC., whilch r6porti a larg ?ttner ashorp on Body Island '70 eilq soutk' of dip: Henry, signal Ing In 'distrcss, but owing to -heaj da and breakerb was upable, tprepdoany assistance.' Death, of e 90 sWna. NEW Yon 'September 25..-John B. 'Steele, Ex-Congressman, was thronfrom a wagon in-Kingston yes ,terday and killei. . Talo0 X a.ls. NEW YORK, SEpiember 25.-T.io ibuwl special says, the trial of Mr. Davis oannot take- plabe in October, and its postpond6onb Is a legal necos, eity4 conkequent.upon irreglaritibfisan the adjo xrnsunt of the $Jircu.it ourt, at Norfolki-asti April. - : . . ' Chief Juskied Chae announee him-. self,reAdg. tb.dIll a, spedial-sesuion l'nti pr'oceed with thme trial. TheBJerda sye that a .treaty 'has been nade hbe ,wed1l Brasil, .Buenos Ayres and Uraguay, agreeing to over throw the present legal authority of Paraguay and-institute a aoverei,gnty, Peru, Chili and .Bollyia ,have indig nantly~ prote.tegl.-againat 'the p9ojects NAsui'r.L, T ANN.J30t-$ b eases Qholera .foii24 hour, endi0 i rs ter'day.a Feery bodyse,1avinkt S *city thatgto able; busiosa togoant.4 the Produce Bank, *rith 'the .dev op pients, oauses greoat serisa4one'- 'a bilities nearly $2,000,000;. assets $111,000 .inoluding four riotes for $243000 oaeh. N,ew Xonx,sSopt. :284.Yra Orua intelbigavne to -theu 194. has bton res .The French .are .'ereoting foriSem tion, on the land -'ide' 'of the' ely whic mkus1,6 afIab 1 co.Th h rr Mcend'"Ba3Tn' hi fii et istriod 44tifae tl1tai jt ko The %ieAAn .lfnister 11omro: has ad v icos stating that Juarez and Cabi- - net are about to remov6 from Chifiua- - ha tc.hrlt?erav. to 1ccupy, a4 tho" European VwM DRESDEN, Sept.'21.-P'ace tas'cor e, 14 pt%ve 8raxoy. at AutAria has sent Chargq 4' fairi nl/rNii Sept,-2A.-Thet K-ing. .has **ued a-deqree-of amnesty fbr t sundry offences. ARiI,. 8ept. U.-Napoleon has gode~ t9 Darier . fre in w ~taik-Loss of Life. NEw ORK, Sept. .24.-A four story tenement house, corner Avouxle A tuid 13th stroot,' was destroyed by fire yesterday. Cornelius Rittetiger, his wife,and thro'e, lvildren porishod. Two men- who loa'ped from the fourth sto.ry jihdow' not expected to live.' Three others jumped dowriibut -were caught,on be's- and Iesoaped serioup injury,- -he fire is setpposed to have oo the work of an incendiary. Arrest of a Mail Agent on the Oharge of Murddr Ootninittd *hfle Actfig as Pro v6st Marshal. C1So NN%T1. September.- 22.-The, teimdi Oeher4l itioll, mail 'paket be tween tii city and Louijville, was boarded ni WarIaw, RnruckI, night before lalt, by two oi three hiundred m'en, who forcibly seized: C. N. Perris; Tifited States .mail agent, and took him ashore. Ferris was Provot' Marshal at Varsaw durng tie wqr,' and was 11trinental 'in. the execilion -of. twds guerillas by ordor of Generad Bilrbridge. .."iw c'ude and Ctmmrcial say ie soradstdd "lithout, a. warrand,.while the engineer affirms that a true bill had be"6n found'1g.in *t himby -the griand juri of Carroll Coun:tV for inuder. Jom. ashigton. WASUIxOTON, .September 22.-The. president. has decided that in 6onise. qience of the pressure of public busife'is he will hereafter be obliged to- declitie receiving kuy committee or delogationt whoUe priniple ,objei.t is to present pro. grainies for removid.liad appointments. to (ofice. ,All such business ist neces sprily be referred. to #.hw appropriate de. - irtiuinta 6f the Govugmient for atten. By,General Order No. 77 from the War bepartment, the headquarters of the. Department of Tennessne is transfer. red from Nashvill Tennessee, to Louis. ville, Kentuckyr revet Mojor General Robinson, commanding t.h Departmeit of Viorti Carolina, having been granted leave oftabsence, line transferred the command.temporarily to-Brevet Briga,'. dier General,N. IGof, Colonl 7th. Regitient United States Colored Troops. Janies I Hood; formerly ol the Obiata. - nodga Oaeue, line been appointed See retary toClorado. Territ6ry. The difliaelty between the United, ptates,'Brazil and Argemine.Republie, n rf.stecetoMr. Washbttrn, -our inister to. Paraguay, passiig through the military lines-of. the allied army, has beeni adjutsted.. The United States Government noi fled them if they persisted jn their refid. .sal it would be regarded 'Nva .violatiQul of internation. custom and courtesy. ~These repiresentations had -'the -desire eiect, -.and . aishburn -was allowed to proceed. A large numbei- of promineit support oe sof the- President's poliCy,- from Maine and. New.HaImpshir. are here, urging ,ta6 Frsidernt to remoute certain tQV. ernent. o00legrs in jiioee States who -are hitterly opposed .te his ademiiaration. *POOKE~T ND TAELE. IRON, STEEsd NAUis8 BELLOWS, ANV s ept2T.-2 -FWo 0N1. rserne OiNI ~Ad RNE0S. %d4Sbt. - TCllN, ,AR1t&c