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lit'o. It is said that tie Etipress of the Fr-enich is ngtin <nelvnte. T'1 iiiuimers in Ruti.i an A erica last about ti wetly miiinuos. Never relato your oniort niiue, atl never grieve overt wihat yoil cannoit I vi- ut. There i. a prospet a i largo etigration frontj Newi% 11hani1.hiretoSot Catrolinia. Newton, N. J., and they are :illid to be eu perior to 1t0 1b, t tallo". .1 is n i-ertainl. th.: feiv neni were kil1. cil and twenty wounded during the riot i Dr. JAhinson, being once he whute' he0 ias in the habit. of say iog hteater or ni-her, very laconically repltied, nay-thur." A Tennesieo paper anys that PIiuoh Drownlow will not. dlie until thej ::chool fuit of tha $1ato tis ctomptl!, tely exhatted. )iamlionts of tie very first water have been found i ll all coutay, Georgia. So says an exetatnge. Ana ignrt1u of aln apothecary k ille a poor ninit in Pitstsurg, P., onl Fid,13 by giving lim' orpino in I.lIe qui inieQ. Tho colorod nilitay orgatin,,ttions!u inl lItone, ia., htave beun disbanded by or-11 r of th muilliary inuthorittes. Tho conmmtittIec inl fie INtassallchutet Iits Logisltatutre, having the tiqutor ainestijont un ,der consideration, tu presenteI a tajori ty report. in favor of it license lIa. While tho (mi;ratitn of Irish to this coutttlry itriig Ite past tow years hat tn nually ditiim in2e1 pci-er veht., it unitetr of Geroinl emrraa as teld A thenttiei-l (lais.) doe .tliister u1ponl him1 while un1'ler itsL inlIinene~e. The lhatrford4, uf'n.) pulihrshve issuled 1,2.,i00 viht ner; of I Q11i in i , jnet-" 0-1Connee I With Ohe Late W31r, 0:1. v~tue of which wa -1.:, !,. I! lli !nolvek 111nd Ohw 'ilel A e .l se Mo1.)lley roIoinedltghrlo ee~lya: AtL iterOilutit 1111ve. Ity, 1113d [alght each1 other Ithe lan u i th ir nt:! ivo couttn.. Ities. i't1tI i' te el e iil' in up IatS ol ,tu . rin s. ! wa I c t i e l1 0. V, I i S. The I ttIt.- A c ittl i t y I: tive bl.. <ptet+1 W,'all sizes, lil.1 eiheenl crownsi a( the elo. t- oi t ev ii Av . heilnuel 8. liah ;t ha - d line-I It) nti it nt yorally ,,' Tuient.hin, .\ht, to which he Nw;a appoiniedt by tin.1-vl (.0 fill Oi e ivutI: II-y oct,ionel: b I he Iliny I 01, Nlayor- qlo.,. A larmer inl (a1f1Co1y, New York bus tl aietiabrl co'niing 1 nu inahd aatd forty five pittit oft h leit , itl er wh ic-i h e oih - hio i :st tibit. ie .oubit lift it with i i::y - i t . e pouo.int on it. A% lig t'Iin In, d or, th U lh t lac mpii, p tsoved t t.I. tains t a ha der-.vtroke, in I rtoettne'cf ot bietin I iitnni 1ted in a citeen o iater linted with 1,01 landal ement ithit o at a nbi ta ture (e.-: t f t ('ur t'te imp iity atilk: 1ro a liue I 'et'alk on 1he Ashurin1b ntail ; Ii p e, it wi re it wvill flow away. The first chitteo' hit e ll in .lnerica Iwas prescutediel to Christ Chiu1-ch, Salvinl -A. -0, itostikt, onti hun111dredt It iid ( ettity -thr t te years ago. '1ho beli exists in t i.ot state of t'rr.,crvratgo. 'ITe i'un cript it po the titO bii tor readl "e re he it int' toft hels catct l'ort the y Uri thatmr in oth Aieria, bA.i v. 177 ." we orae ioy lo learnv t l'g e h'iI''jt~ i~ i m 'illt i e it is f'tt u-tt l in t , hit . 'l'he stil iL)nu I.~ toeso If hitts iii lal f:~l 11it, as~1 tttr nm ear h-c ane i ug p wlster-~ Ituly aich, t ist e th:t al iirmiasti ngo,) Ctt even Uthe Cstoiuftt heartt ut ItS ild totn'itt. iitckttd h W t in Wfin alliatie may t e .ngreszen ia bed-otg erhey Incait wih -t cl qu-a tlity ols~hru a -l ath ~i waytttttr ia e ctritS1 in a metal selv praovidl ig't ,vit heled I to ednetss. n't' Ta hoilcolotealme tof Ammits tption P-tu-ish listaiu from :It11 natural claim as the elnet iat, th4e leki-d synpathy, tho 'or:il stuilo, ih ichocked t0ic'onversiation, he tuting cmpiliantie, the well-of 1 " to) apt to unmifet,-.t to tho.se a Ilt tlec "Wil, Nith wili colaiparionl or' ill elleet and prlhwile(4 of %irtue, they rT41itii(ly ,illk into init iusign iIicanev. WINNSBOR,, Is. 0 Weduvday Mhbif;, May H.9, 1067 ii . 11. 31e imr xiIt !-. p lvei'i T, Eu mon. ti T UR~ l'OR H. R AI.D. T IN.I iiil. % r. per e-wr : TMI DOL A\RS 6rsix 111-m'hI:: 09N11 DL 1.i l 1--r thret' maim lt - m i ll - in m n ibxek,"' :;n !a 1-1p-e Tenl ('*-lats. 1 , " Th pil r n i ll ch'i-ont titiald oi the tel r- o thu r. -neiiiI S et wh yiv ty 11ent bi v bei'lt mine.'' ilb it erwr< t h i it cross uimIk ui. the wrn ppr w i),r - of Ch-- r 1. t ecr, willI sme n thatt the thnu . l e h- e , e iei i~r, .l a bv I :i Hit %l I T .r.--Onue Dol lar per m i ieli -r th liirit, iid Si mgiety five cv its lime suii bic. t i' t. e se tiot A~ ,llimim r .! i:i e 'li 'i jahe l eite a Mi.~~~jc..'rI te rye spaa Ltt': totCUhen le 1el e vi. t t h ai l te. O1la I*ATl*..; - 0~ evi, 4 lw. year 'Twe uty-five -a it i - reI t" i I' I'rsua r ixiir g updi th -.u l..n r Il-- 1-- .nin t ry, V-67. Sj " W ithillnt P1" I'ilt-n 'l'r I I) Itsl n ClItIII re ticino ,u 11 thi s is ti thid frs Milt Ihe bh b. tm !i n t i it i listr l' tiu - the 'it tti i t'' rate. it We iI l is tl.at 1y l -ir (-l yth i ti ein '' for cle ti t' ini jti. d j Ltrk tiro M- ijor Pryt Le tter to the Phoenix. It ha:.l :..aid b'y somei one (anld wve tIlink ,hi-mwilly said) that wdhen. aI mni ;AA to writig letters ie *tis apt to in dilliyulies. IT this be true wo ifine that Major Perry is ll in"dilli cultics," for this is the tird letter hie has given U4 eon the ".ituation" with inl a very brvief perioid. It wa: a thiat dteiury Clay, whel he vwats tiad -t ettle idate for the Proi deney, thtroyved his ek"neo for the t.i b wriin l ; in Other w lr mit wrIte him f elf o n. Wt think tht .1jo IPrry iA in dangtr it tin th same~tt W tth ii wihout the (INeI'lis ' of b ing aI caulditiatc fl0r the. W 0 v'. * tr w i the TejI t v. aIl eor wit h 11 in li e iity comii. ents mot this IrA md lat lWier tip to Aaik, which. 1:4 si-lm blin: !ike the third he t llr n ac ; ha e af1rc. ( ie i fi two hItr beenc, relm! l-ahe weak, we k ! N I ,w t al i " dIle IieIutll o (li()itol .1,. wh'..ed udIru,;"ta of 3 jer Perry. Wo ne i t( :iure tthat, the Major wuila hlavo loaie Il!!"!. 1.tilld chanr t. :- it Ins ee Il Iti a aint (.(, the enl cor iap' :entt~ ie him b y his i allant al'!,(!t Ty. vW%. Woodward, who like int a til h / roi forward u.1 itnh nho will h biae tll t hac aiMain. In ti h lir art o thet litter tr .t ui t lir lfee li k ledge ol b ryto whoic we ia to o prhte .\ er - i' :.with aI -orl t of hly al t s "it Wi for us to neetae the "stain"ho vahnly rem-Ilarks "There ti, thig in thes hi,try o al to the o carth Nr the i t. iix tI Wmmuu yearsl Co~luparahl to it, in iolly .n euae This runs. back to 2thoutmd cc, ther tan oui lariiled2e o hidor11~y ete~ndo. Weci thd nt lutaw .ltill tiOhe ao tld uint bu t smpiig"oprble to adnit, i m/ul lin at eui o int anscttileii)m eing;es t tWeyould be wt iei the te I ajor wouh a eft r atuai to hiiiauthorvit. for ti blofroad aor ib'e'. to nks do ard sted'hion asiti the imi-aienth hsto-. folain. MaIs trall't i a (Andy~ 111I Jm n said n ab'touteI thle ipe nof th PiCaol fin "hugg. tingll it tyrannye andopesin p1yW to lth''etrt. b ioss and thekingi the ro 'tht sm o te then &c.~ hifie th enta jo. r h ai h~ o e 110 e --x f's/ he e-- ro lt duce atll t t lid aenleintstof that. th sinya ond theac iiajo~ ~t th at Lajr'l s ealy hon. mt) Wer ofi fet divi de. teir w Lparty, atlI enable us, with the aid we would get from the North, to crush thont out of Cxistonce as a party. Tiho world-yea, even the ladical party-k not entirely lost to truth, honor, and virtuo. They would not, daro "to do this thing." ' Tje Maor admits that tho purpose of thle lq)IIilicani party iats not bee Solely t of revoo'e, for if it had, says he, "they could have institutvd, aii over ti h coIt r-, prosecuting for rO~eam, and! by inilitary comutimia tions or' negro juries have brouglht any prominlent. mil to thle gallows."' If they had undertaken to rook their vengeaneo in thi.A way on i" ineit ien'' of the South, who pamrticipated in the robellion, the Ma jor hiinself would have been In somo daniger. But Ie still lives to hurl de fianco at them, and to refuse to bo "re-construct.d" except on his own term. The fact is tihe lIepublican party thus far has exercisd greater forbcar aliee towaris us tlan we hiul a right to expect under all the circumstances. It is true they aro handling us a little roughly, but not to the extent they have it in their power to do, and we should be thankfal for all the suf feri!ng they lLVO spared us which they mlight and could have inflicted. The Major Soulins entirely to have ovclOoko'l the fact-the great fact that we are aI conquered, a subjugated leople, and insists on his dictating to his cotiiuroril his own terims of con cilliatiln :and recoistruction. This looki li!:e "putting on airs." But, what dhoes Ie adv;ise us to do Ie sav.:-"if we will have ptience, ani bear our wrongs liile Ch ritianms 111141 patriots, our deliverance will eolmic, but hiede (11A t tell uts when or how. lay 1 le tlil uk that s m c Mos4es will ,pring up among ussome Fome day, Inid l us out of bondago to smue prroisediu land ,onlunrhere. Thei Major. .oeems to think if we canki succeed in defeating the call of I Con vention at present that the matter will ond there), ati that. Smalh Caroli na, by that manIs will save her honor, atid that we shall in that way escape thel "humiliation" and "dogradation" of Icing ruled by our former slaves. las it never occurred to him that the - Radical; aiil negroes can re-construiet lui without tht) a id oi conre-Clt of the white population of' thiis State ? And just assure as we follow Major l'erry% advice, so sure will tlis be the result, sible mode of I.Bil ical izing the State. The Major takes tle position that ifI lero suifrage is allowed it will be "gi Ii up self t-governmeni ct, re pubIi Can priii'ples, constitutional liberty, the rights of the States," &e., &c. It seems to us that the very rever'se of' all th is is t rue. [1 the negroes are free ciizensi s of 11:ec South I (and Majo r Per ry) ;almits that they aret) is it not, antli-r'epltican to re fuse theu (lie rightu of'i huirage ? Is it not niaant by "aelf-go.,eiineint,'' thuat every lreemuen whi blhe Iives ? col it be callod elf!-g..venilinenlt whlero a lmnority ruls tom thme excl usion of' the majotrity? Such would( he-thme ease in this Stato if' thle negro were deniled the right of snu'rage. We havo aulways been taught tocalil this style of' government an aist ocracy. H ow is conistitutionial liberty d~e st royed by gr'ant ing to every citizen thie right, to vote 'i Th'le Ma:ijor .says "when South C'aro l ina~ abolished slavery, shme h:il an as sur'ance, too, that she would be f'or'th with restored to the U nion, withI all heir constitutional rights unimipaired."' IWe don't r'ememuber to hamvosee11nay such assurance. Whmen, and by whom was it made? It miust have been made by President Johnson to Govern or Perry privately ; and1( it' so what does it amount to ? it certainly was not by Congress. TheI Major has a groat deal to say about dlishonoring himself and the Statoibyivot ing for a convention. As to all this we can only say our views dif for widely from those of tho Major on this branchl of' the subjet. No man can dishonor himself by acting under at necessity. Theu Major writes like lie was angry-as it' ho felt enr'aged at something tho Republicans have done to him 'persionially. Hio scoums to bo irreconoil ibl. We imagine ho frets a little about the political inconsistences which aro charged againust him. The argument ho resorts to,. to acquit himnselt'fo the charges is rathzer amusing. Ito says, "I r'egarded i tmny duty, imn pose~d by honor, and( patriotism, to a id 8,000,000 of my fellow citizens, who had uni11ted, whether wisely or Iuwise ly, ini their attempt to establish that sacred right of selhf-governmoit pro claimed in the Declaration of indopen dece." \\e nicaima if itf la 1ec ..l eight mon imstead of eight iillions, he would not have assi4ted theni "wisely or unwisely" to break up the Unlion. liut Can the imposing llagnittide of numbers count'wrong into right-error into truth ? Surely not, yet Maj. Pcr ry argues as if he thinkls so. The Major tell us that when South Carolina Seceded fromt tihe Union, Uov. Means desired to know thio:eourse lie intended to take. lie said to die Gov e-rnor "that lie State was going to 6he devil, and he was going vit h her." lie thinks sho is "'going to tho devil"' again if she votes for a coiveition ; but I swears he'll lnot go with her this time. Is ilot this a little inceon sistOut ? WC should like to have the Major's company, and hope, after he reflects moro upon the subject, ho will conclude to go with us. Tho Jongrossional Plan of Feconstruc tion. If every man of and over twenty. one yearsof a, in S-!Ith (Carolinia, untderstood ex'ietly the trie import of the Acts of Contgress, under whiel an opportunity is given to their State to resume its Federal rolation to tlie United States Glover.nment, we believo every tnai, both white dind colored, would agree that to unite harmonious ly to carry out the provisions of those Acts, as far as that power is entrust Cd to us, will be the itost effectual way to remove the anoiylous power by which the State is now governed, and restore her to a condition of law, C(iity and jiust ice. With a view to opetn the eyes of our readers as much as we can uponi the real situat.ion, preseit and o.isi ble and promised, of South Carolina, we will present tho record by whieli we are governed and to be guided in our co ure, with such running comn ments as the presentation may in our judgmet require. I this resUnt it will be unnecessa ry to quote the whole of eacht law to which we appeal, as will be obvious to every reader. --The ictfe!wture t which atten tioi is called i6 found in the preamble to what is coatinuily called the \I ili tary Bill, ot, as- exactly delined, "An "Act to provide for the iore Meieti "go)Vermniieit of tle rebel 3tates," which Act was passed over the Presi dent's veto on the 2nd of Mareb, IS 67. In quotlig this preamble we will use it in the sing lar number, as thoutAh its sequel were applicabl only to or Iadequate protection for life "Or property now exists inl the rebel S'tate of * * outh Carolinia "4 * * *; and whereas, it is lecessa ("ry that peadd and good order should "be enforced i_ said State untI i [a] "'loyal and Republic~an State Govern mntCanl be legally established: T hieref'ore,"'&c. A mnore ingetniously devisedl pr'eam ble, we have never seen befoure. T.t Onitainms the very pith of the view.; anid /prposes of the victorious North. W\' ask~ the r'eader to learV' (Yje tlh cnd of thlis SCiutuice, to refer back to thle preamble above, and read it over very carefully againi. If the reader has done this, hte will perhanps have d iscovercd the fact dihnt the Northernm iew's therein cxpr'essed ,of the coni ditioni politically of South Carolina, is, that hers is not a "legal State gov ornmiient;"' andt that the Northern pur' pose is, to miake ours a "loyal and Re puibilia Goennu. And to etf feet this "it is necessary that peaco' "andi good ordeor sh'ul be enforced"~ i South Carolinia "unitil'" such ai gov. er nenit "cani be legallycestabl ishied." -Such is tho p~uripOo of the United States Congress, and it has thec powe, booanso it has the backing of millions, to cO'ect its puroso - -So muoh then for then preamble. Nowv for the important part of its so quol. The first section of the Military Bill div'ides the said reboel States into five iliitary districts, of which districts South Carolina forms a part of the second one North Carolina is the other part of thme same, Woaro all fully aware that section has boon exactly fulfilled. -The second sectioni gives the President the duty to assign to the comimand of each district a general of ficer. This too we know and feel has been done. Rlemember, the President ve.. toed the 11i11, but hie IS nlow scrupu lously executing .all its provisions. The Supreme Court has not yet decid ed upon the qutestioni inivolving the constitubionality of the Bill, and Caln not now, (because it has adjourned,) alnd will not, though it be adverse to the Bill, until ai/cr the whole law has gone into effect. Does not coven a de cent restpect for law made by the Gov ernment which we acknowledge has the power over, us, dlemand that we shall faithfully observe its proviso until they are lawfully modifled or repealed. But objection is mado an this point, on tihe ground that there is suilicient option left, u; to enable us to control the power of' Congress. We will show incontrovertibly, before we havo fill ished this review, that nothiig, is further from the real ficts of the sit ation. It will be worse than usoless for any man to roll suci a ihope as a sweet, morsel under his tongue. It might eventlly "bite him) like a se'r pent" or "sting him like an addoer." Wo entreat tilei not to be doceived in this part ieular. The third and fourth sections in part detine the ditty of the Command ing (eneral and the liabilities of the people. -Thic fifth and sixth sections are those with which we are mo1wst inotte diately coneerned. The fifth wo will now quote entire, as its provisions are so important. It is as follows S Irc 3. And be it further enacted, That when the perp!o) of ally of said rebel States shall form a constitu tion of govelrmnllenIt ill Conformity with the Constitution of the United 'States in all respects, fraimed by a convent ion of delegates elected by the male citi zens of said State, twenty one years old and upwards, of whatever raoe, color or previous condition, who havo beeni r'esidenit inl Said Stato for 0oe year previous to tie l day of such clee tion, except Snehl as may be disfrial CIsed for part iipat iotn ill tle rebel ion, or for feo.y at comlinon law ; aiil Wu suCh con4st it tit ion 14n1 I'.ro vide. that the eletive; franchiise shall be enjoyed by all such person s have the < ltalili.-atius hereini stated for electors of dleptes: ; and wtvihenl2 ruh conslituti .shall be ratilied by a ia jor-ity ofthe p(r1 ms v~ ot in ontie in tion [it' ra4 i icot iica o who (are quali i mI as electors Or delegates; and whenl sueh Constiti.on shall have beenl submilitte d to Congress, forexamui lmtion and appr-val, and Con141 rugre.ss shall ha alproved the saite ; and when the aid4 State, by a vote of' its lIegishiture, elected undr :aid consti ut 1ion, shall hav adopted ti he amend Illenit t) tle Co.stittit on of the United States, propo(1d I y the Thihirty-ninth1 Co.gre, andl kiown as artile fourit teen ; and when said artide sdhl have heco4ine a part of the consetitution of the United States, ail S(atv shall be dchlred entil td to reoplta41t-lttion inl (1gr1, mo'I Senatos-; n liadHpreell taf.ives shall.1 be adimitted tIer'sfr'omAi , onl their taigthe with presc ribedl by law ; and then 11and thereafter the pre ced ing sections of this act shall IC ill operative ill said Statc. Provided, That to person excelided from tle privilege (if holing ofic.e by Said1 aiiend ment to tile cnlist itut ion of the iJuitel States shall be eligible to election 14.as tj itoillu r Eif the coniveil r 1 1o l'4**. L.- , wL .'it1(4. l l 104- aly said rebel States, n11or shall anly sueli per ')nte for ueibers of Suchi COl -We hope thei reader Will not. re gard us too prolix in this ilatter, for we regard it andl the(y will r'eal ize it, to lbe of ye ry great impllortane. We are likely to extenid this r'ev'iew into two or thriee Copjies of the NIews, anid if anly ireader' regairds the series as of' sailicienit im lportanice to keep4, wec hope he w.il 11(1 so, until all the numilibers of the seiali pr1esen1tatio 1 ar1 e publ141ished. Now it wiill be discov'ered by the at tenthive r'i~eade of the above section that. thero14 are1 thirteeni 20. [conitios upon which(1 S uth Carolina14 can be admlitted into the Untioni. Wor willh close Ibis1 artiele by a succinict statemewnt of t hose coniditions, I. A\ C!onusfitiun formned inl conf ormi ihy wvit~h the Conistitutjin of the tUnted Slatecs in all r'epcts%. 2. It mu.st be f'rame'd byV repre'senita taves of' all [lie people, both wilte andi colored, oft[went y-one aund up1ward.s. 3. Recep'yt such) aEs nw y 1be dlis/,anchsed4 f'or particpaton in- the2 rI'.llion, or)'b /'c'ny at commonvn law). [WVho aro disfr'anchiise~d does not yet fully appear ; but. will, as soon4 as At.. horney Genecral Staurry's opinion is putblished.] 4. And this Constitution must p~ro. vudo for a ftull enljoym1ent~ of the ele'ctivo franuchilse by both white 4.nd colored. 5. That Constitution mullst be ratified b~y a majority of thie persons1 allowed to vote.' 0. Suchh Conlstitultion nmust be suibmait ted to Congress for approval. 7. Congress mu4.st applrovo it. 8. Thel( L~egislaturoe of South Car'olinar, elected under this app~lrVOed Conlstitui4.1on, mulist adtopt the "Consitutional Amenold. ment." [ We wvill give this Amendmenit inl its proper~ pla~ce.] 9. Said Amencldment must be aL part of' the Constitution of the United States. 10. Then South Carolia will be on titled to r'epresentationi in Congress. 11. If the Rlepresentatives can take thlo oath known as the "TIest Oath." 12. Then all tho military govern ment of South Carolina ceases. 13. Provnled 1no One disf'ranchised either holds office, or votes for thiose who (do. -Wo will conltinue this subjet in our nort. Ronan, Author of' thQ "Life of' Christ;" lion. 1'K (t cRaanton; .mis Muha i withstanding; and the sooner the white people of the South definitely decide tlia stubborn fact, the 6ooner will wo become secure In "our lives, liberty, proporty and honor. PniLL'. L('OMM'% UN WAED.vn Ex-Governor Ferry's Lotter, Mr. Editor: in a former oommunication, some of the inconsistencies of the position assiumiied by (tov. Perry In his letter were oxposud, and it is now proposed to go some farther and point out the evil elfects of the issue ho presents. It will have been observed' in oxatnining his letter, that, whilst. Gov. P. urges upon the people not to vote for a conventionh 1hats in no wise set forth any good resubl consequent upon voting down the proposi. tion. lie does not proposo by this course to roconstruot the government; upon the Con trary, he only IoldS out the protise of military rule, uniil a Radical Congress shall have retraced their steps and acknowledged the wrongs perpetrated uiot us. Ite does not promiso us that a passivo resistance will kave the elfoot to reconstruct the govern. mont in a man ner to ensure t ho ascendency of the whito man, but only lits us to undor stand that such a course would leave us ''staiu quo" indefinitely. lIe does not. pro mnise that, his advice taken, will ensure for us peace and the full enjoyment of our pro perty, but. proposes that tie act, of uonfsca lion wore better done by others tif our selves through the power of thu n* co ita jority. The only point of consistency iiado in his letter, was that which related to thle "'honor and dignity" of the people of South Carolina; now is this point well made, for that honor and dignity so miscalled of which he speaks amounts to nothing morn or less than foolhardiness, and has cost us muore than a century of wisdom can even regain. But Gov. P. does not show conclusively, that there will be 60,000 black votes against 40,000 whites, and that the issue between the two must be made in the election for a convention ; but we were not told how the -10,000 whites were to out vote the 60,000 blacks ; a very important. considerat Ile did not tell the people that ti k Republican party had adjourned in Ch.les toil to meet-in Columbia on the 24th1 July, nor how to prevent the introdluctiont ot' Black Republican emisaries amongst us to direct the negro vote. These are all impor tant considerations, an4 should be well pondered by us in the present crisis of our affair.i. Having shown that Gov. P. proposes only a passivo resistonce and points out no reni dy for thO evils complained of, let us look at the eflects likely to be produced by this letter. It should be well understood, that, if not already dono, the black people will bo tight, that to register and vote is tIe high. ost duty they owe to themselves. To un dertake to persuado or deter then from lis cause will be as unwise as futile. That, they will voto for a convention is also per, foctly certain, and the efeoct of Gov. t's letter will be to form two parties ; tho ono for no convention, composed of it few whites, the olier for a convention, composed of black and white. Tie majorijyer blacks iglornilt and suspicious, willit on0o say, that tile anti-convent ion party meani no good to them, and may bo. induced to sits poet others who sincerely desire their wel fare, find the consequence ill be, that no white man can intluenco hlis former servant or presenlt laborer,'to vote rationally. liiis luttur., if' iit has tho etffect 1h0 desires, will produce an~ antagonismit betwveen tile blackc and white races uiih no0 time can over app~oaae. And will Gov. 1P. or any other man say that this is a state of' things to be desired ? On the cont rary, shouldl not every fair and honorable etfort, he madoie bring about harmony, to live together in peace, itad 10earn the black man that, being a South Carolinian, his~ intterest, and that of the white is identlead *? Old party tines anid plat forms must be ignoredt, andl newI issuC5es autiously made, or 0o11 couttry will only have seen1 troulble in its infiandly. Once wage the war of races, only array ourselves omnnoingly, at this time, aginslit the negroes and black re publicans, and no moan ean predict, whtt a scenes of strife andi bloodshed this ago may present for the futulre historian. If followed out as Mr. P. desires, this will 14e the efl'ect of his advice. The whole teller of' 0ov. P's lotter points to division. In alluding to those who fa voured recolnstructionl, lie <:ould not refrain from thrusting it at t hemi, that, they were secessionists before the war and would be come r'epudliat~ionists and agrarians. Sucht epit huts comec with an ill gr'aee from an ox. Confederate Judge. Hie would hlave tile world believe himl the persoiifation of con sistencey, although he0 caught, secession by the tail and hoel on untIl she made her leap). -t. was found, hoeever, that the tail hold was relaxed at the proper timo and whoa thle Governor made his spring, his foot, was plan ted upo n an oflice for life wih good salary ; but, "Manners with fortunes, humors turn with climes, Tenets with books and principles with times." Goy. P. says, that by voting for a conven tion (or whicoh I, the safte, for r'econstrue lion) we disfranchise m any of our ablest, publie servants, &o. Now this is a dodge wiche no fall' mlinded statesman should use for it is wveil knowvn that their ineligibilityb has already boon etfected by the aot of Coni. gross, and the votes of the people have nothing to do in this behalf. Any argu..4 mont, with some, however, is better thian nothing--and sineo thme applIcation of the epithets above alluded to and such decep tive laegunage used as argument, it would be well that. parties were reminded thlat, the Governor and some of his. adhiorots are al ready disfranehised, hence, haumn no voice in, the matter of reconstruotion, thiey might, wish all in the Wfamne catagory. .it should not1 be entirely forgotten, in viewing'thais subjoet dispassionately, that, men, even politicians, are not, entIrely free frorm solfishness, they have been tie from the beginning of time, and someo, It is feared would even play dog ini tho manger to grati fy soifisi or ambitious moetites. IL Is plain, that the issuo is to be made between the while and bhack races, If pos sible; and Godl avert the calamity, Pu1LLWr. autlhor of'J-oseplh 1. and hi4 Court ;" Madaune Pf'eifer, author of "LFashion, the Cricket ; Phrenological Theory of all's Organ izationi - Metaphysical Absurdities ; Shakepeare's Supernatu ral Characters ; How to talk to ladies; Plain words with big boys ; Abprigi na'l Legends of America ; the Gospol among Animals, by Rev. Dr. Osgrood llealth at lio ; Whoni to Elect; Our Next President ; Our National Military Systemul-The Navy ; Pope's Essay on Alan, given in the Phreno logical Jouirat0 l for Juno ; now ready. A new Yoh11ne begins with the next itilwber. 'Three dollars a year; sin glo iuiibers 20 cents. Address S. R. Wells, 389 Broadway, N. Y. "For a Convontion" or "Against a Con vention." Thoso who road caroftlly tho. Acts of Congress upon Reconstruction can not fail to discover, from existing facts that the Convent ion will be hold. 'PTosc facts are that the colored popu hatioullnldertald that a convention is to their interest, aid as they ire in the majority, the convention will be 11141. Now ihall we go into the Conven. tion and aid inu 'raming a Constitution for (he )enlit of us ill, or stand aloof ? Sound judgment, sasys "go in." [mMUN IUlrE.] Ex-Glov, Perry's Lotter, Mr. 7diinr : The letter of t Ik gentleman, deserves n little dissectiona, as its glring illoonisist en. ciei liy )ossilIly escape the peoplo tiunob, Hiis coistcncy prior to anid during th< Wa1r1 wa ctaendable, but it is out of tiU now to remind the people of tle fact, and advise tle,t to a couirso of lction tentlinig to the very worst conse,1uences. lie says that we 1110 going to enfranchis< 0,)(0)0 black votes, whilst in the Stato ti whito vote amnounts to .10,000, and yet ad vises the whites (o veto "110 convention, thu 1111mking at issto at OniCO witi the no groes, for the black.A, ein masse, will ftRvor 11 coiveantiol 1111d will have helise enough t< suppoliart.candidttles Ilvorlblo to wiat thOY conccive to lie their interest. 'Ibis poini Gov. Perry concedes. Agini, he say s-"just als soon as genera Sifrage is givenl to the leglro in Soutt Carolinaa, lie will feel his nunerical strengtl :1 id ioner itIer iucer tile vile lead 0; llack liepublicai emisaries seizo the poli. tical power ot tle State, anl1d exercise it It oppiress al i pluader tile whito raco, &c.' ItI this be Ie case, h1o'v mutach more it, be hooves tile while to conliliale thi mijority antl etideavor to convince them, that we ar< the better friend to them ihan the Bilack Ro. publionnt. So far as the white people o: tiho South are colcernIed ticy have nothinig to do witI the granling negro suffrage, that has beeni already done by the Congress, ai we are reqired t 0114aew eg 11un .le fact. One Ih ing is Very C-rt..'.a, that, if tlie no gro is left alone to fraane his own govern muent alnth ile whites refrain from action it lhe prEaises, we will laltve truly a sweet coluntry indeed, ani wvith the assistancc o1 Congresi'S conftiscatio.1 Will take place thoiigh Goev- Perry thaiunks there is no dlan. ger f'roma Conagress. A momeant's r'eflect iot w ill coinv i nco any mnan, thatt if the policy o1 iamacionci prevails with the whites and th< t60,0tn) negroe~ts ol' South CJarolinat frame *r ionstitutlion, they wvill be admiait ted by Con. gres andi iia et it ionl of' thisi 60,a0 whla wiil have comiedwt h eiieet that bodly will assuraeidly have some11 weighat GJov. Perry' scoems to dahink t hat. if' fhu wh lites whio ard in a large iniilaty vote "mu univentioni,"' there will be no Convention. anad consiequentaly 0our livesl, honor, and pro par'ty will be safe, but thec 00,000 v'otors o A taican decent. will by a two-thirds vota haoltd a conivenutionl amaongsit themselves, aum give tas the liakest, Itopublican governmlen on earl h. The tue policy for us5 to adopt is i< conciliate and haarmionize 0our intecrests witI thle negroes, by which a very large mnajori ty of' the convention and legislature will bi whlite people, miay of' whaom, though no beiang disfancihisedl, will show thecmselvca not1 greatly infecrioar to thae ex-Goveraor i1 .all'the neces:.ary elemnents of trtue states Gov. P'erry objects to being "representei in Congress by negroes, Black Rtepublicamn or porjulred Sontherners ;" lhe says, a! others are excluded by the ''iron clad oath.' Now, notwithlst andi ng tho G1overnor'j show- of consistency, there are many otherni iln the State whlo have proven themoselve; still moe consistent, can lake thle iron chat andI with more consistency still, may ba able to) go to Washington and take thiei seats ini Conagress withiout being sent bach hlomea on acceount of deficient Union qualifi cat iins; andli yet canl reprecsent the Statt thecre withl as much01 honor, if not ability as any disfrl achisedl politician in SouthI Caro, linia. Gov. Perry highly commnends the policy being purlsuecd by the Goevernmors of' Georgia, Mississippi, and othlers in attempting to ob' f'rom tihe Supremoe Uourt ant acknowledg. meat of flhe tuneonstitutionality of the mill. tary bill. Now itf the efforts those gentle. meln could ecifect the objeot~ of their desire, their couarso wouhtl be very very commienda. blo, btut does it not Ooccur to the ex-Ocover. nor, that the efforts now being made ens only virtually amnoutlt to the.1 same, which was eflccted by the decision in the test oath ease. The amount of good arising froma this decision was to give n, few law. yers the privilege of'practising in thae U. S. Ciourts, furthler thlan this, no political point was gained, and if the Supreme Court renl. ilers a decission favorable to the Southa, there wvill be no attention whateve,' paid to Thae trulth is, the enactmonts of Congress rare the suiprenme law of the land, the eon itit ution of the United Stat os, and a,11 de. Masions~ if th Iliurts to he a nary... - - a