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.1o Desportes, Williams & Co., Proprietors.] A Family Paper, Devoted to Science, Art, Inquiry, Industry and Liteau.Eer--$OOprAnmIndvn. VOL. 1.1 WINNSBO013tO, S. C., WEDNES DAY MORNING, JNE5 87 N.5 in ni s I IM" UW11------ - - TIIE FAIRFIELD HERALD 18 ''1.1U -:ISH W .K K L Y BAY DESPOlR1'ES, WILLIAMS & CO Tcrmrs.-Tii, llrn.umi is published Week ly in the TowI of Wiansboro, at $3.00 in vareably in advpace. Ic-Y" All transient advertisements to be paidi il advance. Obituary Notices and Tributes $1.00 pei square. Selected Poetry SOMEBODY. Somebody will be at (lie Fair to-night iSomiiebody (lat loves Ime well And her heart will th:ob, and her chck grow bright, As the rose in her native dell. Scmebody will be at the Fair to.night, Whose eye will seek my own, I ithI a holy trust, and soft delight, Which tLey give to nlinie alonae. Someboly will be at the Fiair to-night, Witih a Ieart. whloso lidileni key I fonii conceilaled oie iiooiliglit night In a rose sho give to me. Somneo-bly will be at lie Fair to night, With ia heart, to ime as (rie As hier fagrat, flowiniig robe is white As hter rihbois bright iare 'dine. While ap0art from thlae reCless crowd we Wii it smile of love divine, nomtebody will necstle a little hand, t.ike a liet dove, in mine. Dear litle hand of lie soft, caress, As while as filie Io:Iun of the sea IL ilses, si delicata, all 'ontfess The love sihe wouiki hide from ie. 8omieldy will be at tie Fair o-iiglit, Withi a rose in her silken hair, And her le:aat as fresh as its l'tals white, Anl as pure as an angels pre.yer. Soiebody will war to (lie Fair to-night A kiss on lie lip)s for mue, Love's: ormoneniii, so liirly iright, That only a lover miay see, When (lie rose buds dream of Oh drbitiif May, And awake to find her near, A iwl thlue zoepliyrs coil inl tle tree tops play, And (lie tttle love's voice we hear. Wlen the tender buds and lentlets green Float il tihe waian spring 4 ide, And a Hummer's dream i' the sky is seen, Somellly will he m1y bride. Lotter No. 3, from Major 'P. W Wnd ward, To he Erdiltr tf tie Winnsbmao Neias 1 am siiirprised, ail I coinfvss somiaewhat moritiied, by .tbe persistency displayed by Sout I C iroliuians inl their elforts to "Write down" Mr. Perry. I ai not ffraid that they will do it, fov I think, so far lie has shown himself in intellectu'l giant. amonigst( pigtiies, but. 1 am mortified to see wrier in the papets who actually seem -' y to recominend a convention, ":n all its dire conIsequenicesiits asome ,g grattful to their feelinigs anid who,. only ado not regret.' contn enw '.nt ave hlappenled, consign. ositionl mor, menal (han thbat ed by the serfs if Wissia or any e Ipolo tle ilSt igaioble in history, mut actually employ Iliemiselves in framing excuses for our oppressors-anl resort to arguient to convince us that we have been (lie recipients of a generous magianimity from tihe Radical party. I can ice low good men may lniest-ly go for a convention iid recomiiame, it as a clhoicea of evils-wo are in (lae iiiidt. of soro trials certainly, trials, calomlated to make us willing to (to anything, tliat. proliises relier, bitt, sir, I for One, anrd I think I can say for the "fow othiers" alluded I o by you, make at great die ornc btvtiwoon th po'nd thern womex buringht and asainatlons, hori atempts todiinesedval fnsur(leutroutionswe hr tecountry. Ihvahadhstutn mohsomstarvati "roa fouhernen" and nwthathe at. lou hall passe awy boeianii yar selnce, andst yober undiminshed alfortea ubye diestrco of myti ofyonnthrats Upon whom hseth "grat. obangoo "been xeiroodN?" oeof e Sout was itupn you And ae yo twoh, whelie raise avoice n self sten t wit hyour counry i beig inndaeby redsaoe layiingpan fote u tin o yor ot? Womeni ofSutaasi r-r yuand ts iat herahis tat gnte blitled of not, womaniit on 3toi' han oriai venablet inl (ie ey pe nts of thes tassemble reat,-ond good men iioft thiskit peo e togroesfte wath lth enros anol her ysature his genera Itdeen butevnmin ce a' ther' hat-an (ta li here is a nronlittes a af waeecntso orneour citstn. o tam unabe, tohndth rel S seiapits onethif t lenldrm meof-coert en t ly must. whilnk i, cnind tos thein wrier sTher.ee iaoyther~ fetroa in youenr lie ther Its ya feroliusesan yo ateo numdse ciial lil s ts y 'odcaieiin iour Thuttrsday's 'commflenuts on Mir. P'erry's third tant ecedent s,"' my '' ipulsivo nature,'' andh in yurn last, my "'guinea fowl'" priopenity so cotipliimenitally dlone. ump, was most excel, lent, but my dearshv, whiat/ has t his to de a subject. me to (lie oiai'ge of inon-sistency too,. whna I tell you that not withstanding my etmire to you on the subject. I an1 g~ring to imitate a certain distInguished in dividiual and toll a little anecdote myself. Ini our own. <adet little town of Wina boro, sonie years ago, there dwelt, a man, well known for- his punctilious honesty anal general benaevolence. Hoe could be seen al. miost any day upon the street, and was al. ways recognized by (lie benievolence of Isi phlysiagnomry, the rotundity of his corporo. siiy and1( the lony railed linen sack coalt thero are yet living many, Iwho shared 'vitli hiin the contents of his ai miple eribs nit smoke house, who will cobo a heart relt re. sponse when I say, peace to his aslies. This old gentleman had a dog, a large ulack dog, by the name of "Porter." Por. ter was perhaps the worst dog for, barking that you ever saw, he could beat Bill Arp's stumped tailed yaller dog and give him two in the gatue. It was his peculiar delight to bark furiously, throtigh each in dividid pailing, in front of (he house, up and down, frequently two or three times, every time any one passed along; and you doubtless recollect, for we were boys, too, at the time, that the school boys from old Mount AZion noticing 1ort er's peculiarities, and that: there was a good palling between them, frequently camo by for'I fhe pur pose of raking a stick iong the fence, which always caused Porter to cut up soie of his choicest shines and (10 some of his loudest bow-wowing-in fact any once would have mupposed that lie would have torn in piece 15 or 20 boys if he could ohly get out.; well sir, this state of things 'vent on some time, until at last. I concltil ed to make common cause withli 'ortoer, (you have alr'eidy noted my foidiness for dogs) especially as we ilnhaibited tle same place so one evening just as some of tlie bad boys of lie town (and there were Yume in those ILays) hatid cuiatneucedl raking it. the lower ond of tle pailing, intending to pass along by tile gate, I slipped out of tlie house, well providel witi a poek et full of ro-:lks. antd opeicd lie gate slyly, iidhuig to rush out Wilt Port er, niid at. least break the boys 'trom sucking eggs," if I conld'nt stop Ihieii from rikiig the pailinigs. ( Oni lCy cante, uiCeoneiots 0t aty prIeitmed' lit ated malice. Ol Porter ripping and sLAining to his best. Well jttst us they got u) to ithe gate and saw that it was: opetn-there was let-h ips sonic of tle best. skeltaddliing on record, it would have beeti creditable at "ull Itun." Thilnks I now's your litine Porter, pitelh in, I'll see you thbrough, bit sir, imagine moy cla.grin, when Porter plinges past. the open gate, and til to tle other end of tle pailing. and back past tlie open: gale to the other end, atll up aind dowit a tiie or two iitore, passiltg t Ie op-n g'ate each tfiei, seeintig to hiasve no disposi tion to go out and lay hold of tie material matter. Le not. yout temper be rtiflfed when 1 yilhat your Thursday's commenits . Perry's letter reminded-me so mtuch iot bld Porter oii this particular occasion, that. I could not Suppress mily thoughts. You have rushed Up and down, rounmd andI rounid, bow-w.wiig thriioiugl Ole pailings in tIe neighbourlh ood ot Air 'Perry's letter, hut you have not. laid holdi upn tlie real substanuc'e of' it. You have situlioutsly shutitnned lose quarters with i0m, whilt youi have roveo/. everybody else troimni "\oses," through Iienry Clay,'" even down to the old ''gtintea fowl" himself. It 'ti t 'r e v is w -pn.- as to I ',i-' i" "' - to be ta'ken ty the ite, cotInvice its by cool, dispassionate argueme-not by tnak. ing side issues and assertions whiih are certaldy not etlitled to molure consileratiott than his assertions to the colitrary. 1h a-3 you "trust tle Major will bear witi you in making a few running coninemits on his ltter, I trust you will heat' with Iie whilst I make it few cery running remarks on your' aditorial. Yea argue that Ir. P'er", is in ''dihicultics'' because lie writes tir'ee leiers ini a brief period. It is more reastontable to imagine that Mr. Perry is lion estly impressed with tle niagnitudo of tle issues at stake, and that he is really at. tempting to avert what seems to him to be calaniti ies. You say that "Ienry Clay destroyed his chances for the Presidencylby letter writitig (i. e ) wrote himself down." Mr. Perry need apprehend no such thing for lie ro hably is aware that lie is not eligible just now. But the idea advanced hero by you I commend to your own consid'erat ioi-per haps you hiad better not write too many letters, for the sane reason-for there is a rumor amongst us, t he clod hoppers of i lie country that there is ati aspirInt, in lie District for a seat of Congress-perhaps pou are the man-if so, one or two more attempts will unquestionally "write you down"-I am not very orthodox ott Biblical history and will the Major anid yourself to settle "antediluvian" matters for youtrselves -the Present, at proeset eingages all my spat'e lImo. We now conmo to a more im-. portant assue between thte Mtajor and your self-which is his assertlon that Congress has given no guarantee that, we will be ad mitted &c. if we havea convention, &c.-and your assertiont that Congress has given such guiaranteo -I don't utuppose that Mr. P'eriry intendhs to convey te idea that, Congress intends to keep us out, ad in/ini/um, whilst you admtit your doubt "as to wchen we will be recived by saying it is true. that Con gress has not said (in so tmany wordls.) 'Te Union shall be rest oredl before the next, P'residential election, btuit if," &c., I say to both of you that Congress many or maiy not receive as. if we have a convcntion aid negro--radloalize outrolvyes sufficient ly to bo of service to the radlicals, so as to itnure the over-throw of the Deniocrats by clectinig a radical prcesideitt, I feel sure that we will he admit toil as suoon as possilhe, and Ihey03 miighit even with a show of magntanimitiy re tiove the iron -clad oath and allow its to send whom we please, for' withI a tradlial P'rcsi dlent, the preostnce of our membhers will be of nto really vittl advattago asi the radlicauls woulid still have a miajor'it y, anid thbetr wotuld bo nao demtocr'at ic Precsidet to v-ete itnfamous meastures-req uirinug a t we thbird-i voute to miake1,uiw. lhit en thie other hand it' we shotuldl succeed itt itnducitng ouri colored brthrenitot to htarmnoii wiith its, andl i-etc totr real Southern ct men of SotIherrn prtinciples antd thereo was a probability of' our eaintg to (theteratic side, t hey could and would keep its out uti l aft or lie elect iont afteor whicb it nmat ters little to t hem antd in tmy opinibon little to us teo when we get in. And sit', I say Ihant the cotingencey intvolve'd, is not only, wheothier or not we have a eon venttin, butt also whether or not we are rchiealkzed by a cotivention. T1htey can easily keep uts out fuor yearus evein it' iwe have doneall thaut is rquired. Fort inistantce by r'e ferr'ing it to the Jitdiciary Commit tee, as to whether or ntot our members were0 qual.. fled to take the oath of office, and they might take a year to report, for they cr taumly (10 butsines leisurely. 'I hien It might be referired to the Commuittee on eloc tins to say ivhthter or itot they hadl beent elect ed as per r'equtiremetnts of the Sutpple mtentitry bill, they mIght take another yecar to report atit so on. There-lu no use In try inig to deceivo ourselves, as inidividuals, we feel, as a people we ktnow, that we are to have on handi~ in this government, unless we coin. tribute our: votes aind influence to the radical side, and if there is a full blooded whtite mian int the Soutth whto can lay hand upon his heart tand say Itat lio desires it upon thoro term'is-l wIll only say that I shall lily nequaiit ance not to vote for him. I find that. to answer your piece inl detail as I had intended will Iloiopolize your. paper. I shall close by noticing Your last stricitire on Mr. 'erry, you charge him with invon. sistency because havinig gone to the 'Duvil 0100" lhe dCecinimes to acomIpAniy you oin Ia secowl trip. I have heai it, said thit burnt, children dreaded the fire. .lr Perry has no doubt learned a practical lesson by his experience, on the trip alluill to. T. W. W oonw.ultil. Synopticajl Statcient of tho Opinion of tho Attornoy-Gonoral upon tho lautos of the Military Acts' Reforring to Vot ing and Holding Offico. The following is a synoptical analysis of tie opinion of Attorney-General Staiberry ni11 sTRATION. 1st.. Qualification or disqualification is 6 xed by registtui u. 2d. No pmwer is given to any other board or alLy othir au hrity, after registral,ion is completed, to change the rogisters t and persons whose na mies ar1.0 aliniited to reg istration are entitled to Vote and niole ot Ith ers. 3d. The registration inutt be completed iefre Septeiber 1, 1867. At that timi, the funetws ol the boa id is a boarid of registration ceenSe, and nater 1Jht, it .s dit ties are limited ts hohling iad siperin emiiung electiois and inaiilng I lie reiqiuired return;s. .\It ii' AT)!io t i n(ts5tt.rlTrOX. 1. One year' re-idcie in the State at. tle lite ot re.-israionim is iot n ;eceary but if' a elorsol who has bmeeii (iu1ly m'registcr. eL has not at. iihe lihing tof any Shi" n *ent. eletioni bCe Ia rVideit Or the a m Wtne y,ear, counting trom6 I i" thle day (oti i:ti melectinm, the peron so egister l cainiot vote !t :-ueh electi7on. 2. By the nts, the runblie:niOn to regis. tration is citizenhip of the t'it md Swinas and of t he sh wie; Ithe 10hrase h, ing int end - ('d to inchd oily ich as are boih citizels Uf tlie United State:.. uiiol et a State. Aliens, not. Citizells of 1i1 iiit l Sittvs. c. unot salfely taI hotihi' rtlnired'c.alb ; lout Ihi.. board of regi'tu Iul it'n have only :st hority I o ad lIister tlhe p s rb d o;11h, andI fr.tniint relIlire Itm urier p i t, so ti:ht 11 alieni 1)4 I ciizen i ly l:ake life u il tit Ili. jI 0 it ali day tIailIt aplies for 0eg)ilinat0)). 3i. s '.\NC i is Fi raN i. Undi'er tile \liililary actsv, tle flIlowinI Causes wOrk (israuenisenent : Trensn or participtioin in rebellion ; cmlnission K it Colony ; muemblerdhip 4A, tasy lStateLe. ture, titr tenure of' any ext-clt ive oir jndicial ine - in any I wit'heii O h 0 r .t . - ilhell 311 11stirretion o v fi vtio ,or it giving of aid and comforl to iny enllemy of the Unite I States ; ih taking of ani oatI, as it miemtber ifl o:engresxs or oilicer of' tie United States or as a Imeibher It an .\- tate Leglaulie, 1r 114 al11 e'XI'tillivo fir j Ctiiciil itiouer ot any stito, to supwiport tihe Consti. tution of United States, with susnquent engagement. in insurrecti n or Ivillion igainst, or time giving aid md colf'rt to tle elnclies o, the Unaitel Sttes. Upon these grave muilstins, the Alouney-Generil (f'ters the ollowilig olilionS ; bull it. will a'.vways be borne ih mind Ihat. the exclusion as to holding oilice is all coinprehensive as to time, and aphiIes, limit only to thoe who weo in olice whie tile reelIlion commen col, but to those who beh ip prohibied olioces at ainy previous time, iit hon gl t hey may itvo ceasel to hold such oilieui anm indefinite nituier of years prior to time re bellion. 1 Tiu:.ASoN (ilimv. The commision if felony for th partici-o pitiont in rebtlIlion does not, of' itself* work d isfralcisemllent.' It. mlIst be atseertailed byjudgimicint ofCourt Ul' legislitlive act Pa1:41. ed by coIpeenIt atmhority; al the dist'ran.. lisement depends oi i convielion in the courtis ither of ilho Unilted Mt ales or of a State or on declaration fit1 thelaws of eilher. Th'ie Uniited States laws do not work dis. fr'anlchisementi), as at conel~'lliunc ofi coni'iO tionl of t reausoni orl conspiracy to) commiiit, treson ;~l nor ill Ih ii enm Sonit hern'I Stes1 isi there)' anty slatute' in) iree exeolpt, perhapsa, ini Viginlial, declares disfrantfchl~iment hly force oif the act itself. So lbhat. in tis S tate, dix ranmkchimient for treas~on or felony dnpends e/bsolntely upon a prctiouts conl'iction ofthe oence in thec St'ate or thec Federal All mlemnbers of Southecrn Stato L~egisla ires iad nembersl~i of Uqagress who, atfter' wardsi, engaged ill inlsurruect onl 0or rebellion, or gave aid or comfort 10o11he ehnemies of lime Uinitedi Stat es, arceclearly diusfra nchisedct. All iniembelrs of legislative bodies which passedl ordminlances of secession 1are disfran-~ clhsed ; butI it is doublt fmul whether01 iple1l iiemmersip of a comrei'iionl bekb for thea sole purp'lose ofamedin'l g the ceons) tin)tion of a Statec, woul, in itself', work disf'ranchiiso mcnelt. 3 s'rAra, Ex~IctUTIvl: on .ii9:wc.11. OrrICcu.. All miilit a oilicors, as such, are not. is fr'ancisedi, as lbhey are not in thle t erms "iiecmutive anmd judiciail oilim'ers of' a SI ate."' 1t0t this freedmoma lfroiiml di.franich ise menit.)t'.l re emoly to the1 class oif mnilitia odli cm'rs who we.re such prior to liihe rebelionmm, anmd not1. 1o',that ess who liecaie mlil itamy otliicr'durlinimg lthe rebmellionl, ivho are liuabie to dis'rancieinenlmdIt.tl onconict imon of pnari Go mvrniorl, St ato Amtor I), Tr'Ensurer('l, Secre. tary and otlicials proper, who execise func. lions at. the seat, uaf gover'Inment, and1( State .Judges of commts whosm~e jurlisdi'l ion ext emlla over Ithe Unmiled Stat es, nye idistranIChiised; but1 thie Attornley-*Ienueratl Is not prepared)('l to say that oinly lt iorinCO g comei. l wih. in the term iexecutive and judicial ohi.. eel's., ~Muicipal ollicers, - such as oifieers of cilties, townms, vibages ail suibornminmlei mu nicipal div'mistini, whielher thieir fuiuctimons are executive or jmuiciai, or' both, are not, as wuohi, disfi'ranchisedl. In addlit ion to thioso officers before men. lioned, wh'io clearly do ori dlo lnmt. come withI iln time term of the act. as to "judmicial or~ executilve oli's,"' there remains a vast number of olicrs whose status is undemhfied. 'Thlese are known as county, township and prooiinot ollicer's. The Attorneiy Genotal is collect ing iinfomaition concer'ninlg thIis class, which inochidos aherifl's and juticest of lihe county courts. and will istuo a fartl her opin Ion with regard to thmom. . All other exooutivo andl jldeial officers who are not-, In popular langiuage, charace of- Mr. Stanberry, come unider the disqunli.. fyi'in clause. Persons who exercise or otercised spacial or occasioni publio duties re not inoluded as SW a e iitlicrs, atn8l such nI the following a] . ih erfore, not disfranhised; cominii s sio, ors or Vtibicj works, dirictors of' Sta to nsyluams, visitors oftState universaries, Stato directora of banks or other corpurat ions, special Commissioners or n01ts ippointed by1 Shatti authority, (1) perfornt special iut ies as exmi ners or banks, Notaies Public, and Comnissioners o' Dleeds. d. O.rIs or orriesi. Any person who hins tnke an oath of ofice o1 silllor he 1Constit'ition of the1 United Slates and ias iolat that oath l find eniiaged in rebellion is *is'franehised. I This ch111"0, nts far as4 (ho exmultive or.itidi- I cial otlicers or the State tro ceicerneil, does not eialirge tIe Class subjed. to disfran.. chiseieti.i, because (lhe oilioer breaking the oalt iist also ho " a judiciati'lr execuntivo o(ti-er" of IL Stite, niecordi:t, to ti1) r'n0o hereinhefonoa mnitionied. Tia a militia olirer or a Not ary Public, whl.o had taken i Ite saiid oaIth, would! not ho disi -.Llhised ll der I his cusI u'e, beemanse ho is I-- held to be IL St ate ji licial ot'execit ive Oli' 'r. All otlicers of the U nited St a:, both civil 1 and military, who have violatedi their oaths, are of' course di.Si'ahi ed. U. i:NtAGING IN INS U ltini:e'O. 6 it 1t ii...1i oX AND i t IUNH All) AND 01.1 FoUr. These, wtihotit conettrrpit h ..ding of otct (it thle desigiated oi otice. C':O 1ntied41 by I lie taking of the oath 1 of olice. 11 not work disrnnchienltet. Tlle two lonenil'ts must f.m-nc, : i il fhe order Il i i tue t ned, fr74. a p-o whmiIV o h a~s heb a des 1 liiglna11",d ollic11and lIol tiakeu the oath an.d had int(: afterwarIS lit iel ate tin a IOebelion, miday vrely take the linihd .Stat li'h~ ever beil engaged. A pern, Itheref"oro, who ve 9. aki Cot fort to thek eneiets or Ihle Unite, States inl tui war u i'h Greai in mn Of 1Wi r in the war with .\exico in I 17, wouhi ie dispml i itited. All persons who 'lid any over! act. eiiter indi-vi'laaly fir L'tticially, or in a1 eiv;l oIr mill-y apacty.in rtvherata.3 Of or foir th:c 4Ao pr o.Itin I$h., reb I-: lioni, didl, Soldikrs compllettki lo service b11cner; tion, and ohlaves :lervig' or nii g ly ti e commind or 1 heir inns, erm, or b imilli aryi rdert'not "engage in I.bllio, a r11. nut. ilt'1ranc1hi. Id. ' Oilihes whv. IurinI ihe relj'lon, di en.rg .llicial d'iie not ineb, tI o 0 114 the itU-, bilt inl pr iei on of or"; i nd 11'd iut I it' of ivw, :11- not to be cottvider el ;1,.4 eleg~rginig in rcbtrllion. i' Ipiiiis I u all hiCeS of at prlvcvil. oaue r, alf ot hersor like nat uro, which wvere not (treated for fihe furthernince of fihe war orI theI 11101' 0110ctual carrying6 Onl Of host(ili-I ties. Some direct overt act, done withi intent to fiurt her th iebullI, i nCCCssary to b ring te p arty within (lhe pro'vison and iltellning U! tihe law ; and 1i1e ielrsoln apply ng For regitirattion Li nt, therefore, re 11ired to clotr himielf fromi anly taint of ikloyalty inuirred by mere disloyal scnti ments1 or, ex pression. 3wee :n s or eeninion hunmanity ort chari ty are 1:1 prt icipaltion in rebelllioin, nor, tire forced C.)ntrIibutions or I he comlpullsor-y pay-U ient of taxes in nti- of' the rebellion ; but vliiary ClintiriWhtions, subscriptions to loans. and even lorTanied coutibutitos of' fool or Clothing Or tecessary supplies. ex. co0pt. or a stictly sanitary character, ire to be cl uiasd with tns a hich disquali fy. PUt:Is AND Powits Or YIEGIFTRATION nio.\i1IDa. No olier oath can I reqired of, or ad. miisterd t'1tlo, any appliev/'t for regisiration hut 1litcontained in /0 tI SIipiemlntii ary act. A ny of her would be extra jlicial antd withou aut herity, amd falo swearing could not be assigned as peruT upon isch una thorizl oa th. No iauthority is given to enter upon aniy et otside inir'y into tine guali tication of' thie pe-son~ plroposoing to regisa er, for thie oatit- L sell' is thte solo and Oly' test. f' thie quailti-< cat ioit of' tho applican t. If the take that I OathI his nme mu(st, go upon thei i'egistry; the board canniiot iniquire whelither he .has; swor'n ('eisely or truly ; I tatinqunil'y muit.i be reserved to t he courit which inay' atfter-C wardis hatve jui'isdictijon to try himl ont an itndictmet1 foir p01rjury. in supteiritenid ing the dc elelios it, is t he duty of the bo0ar'ds to i'eceive the votes of'1 (lie persons whoso' namies are upi for irgis traition, and11 to reject all others. Troiis 1 no provisioni aniywhtere to sitrchar'ge 01' falsi- 'l fy3, or to add a single namto to tine r'ogist ra (ion, 0or to eraso0 a single tnmo wvhich ap pears uponl it,. 1'is'ior.s ANi) goFH-n C'omuIvArA I W~ouxumo.- A propostsessing young iiady. re' siding ini wost 'Thirt~y-sevenlh street, New Y'ot'k, commaiundiedl the at tentions oi't wo young awn, one1 a Cuban, whlo is clork in an imaporting hotuse, anti (lie other a st udent., t i'esitding witth his parents. Piying their' visits to (lie y'ong lady, ninny pleasant nciiounltersi took placettiol w i'c rsubed in a h~ostilhe moeeing otte evenling last wcok in a billiard satlooni on rioaid way, which was nid~j istie bly a proposafl to meiet thte yountg i-tly, whto by ihe wvay, is a Jewess, andu haive hter fial assuranlice on th htnparnt (ties lion. She gave cegnal assunrance to ooh ots!)y appIoinlted the samte htouri for' both to see tner' againi on thne f'ollowing day. 'The ri val lovers fell uipont eacht otheri rat tier unxetdy, 0and 0110 of' thIem bteuoi t e xcitted taool use of expre'ssionis which pro. v'okedl at chaillonago, and1( ttme and pelace weore tppointed4 to atbitrato thie mtter't by thue1 puistoI. Yesterda1:y mrnuing, shortly after sii'ght , botht [patties let tin . city, one Icrow'ing by thle ,1 i'soy City fe'rr'y and the o4ter by Ii t ho lokent ferry. (tho latteor re mning i at Atlati c Ilot el a boonI Ii hoies. lie til'ormr prtoceding dire'ctly ho thle locai-i ly marikedl out, which is Snaitke l1ll, a spot .1 iiort distnce fromi~ th tounitty iabastiouse. Seconds were inl requisitionu, antd wit hiot mantiy prlim~limle.< c hot h meii took thecir' pa' sit ions, facing each other. An effort was imao to lfect on amticat Io set tier:.ent, but it failed. T1hto word wits given, botht men fired, andt te Cuban fell pier'ccd by ia ball in (lie necok juQt over theo shoungler blade. It was found, howevor', thant tie wound was not fatal, and on the tetur ttft ath tparties to Now Yor'k the ball wias extracted. The otler comlt'atant escaped unhturt. A b)ooksellerC bemng asked for ia copy of the (lousultuttion, replied, "1 koop no worivl-l'uk' Iho Question of Rogiatration--A Lettor from Judgo Aldrioh, l1A lN% wl:iu,, C. It., !!3d May, 1867. TO the 'ditor o/ t/e lercury : San-- I lave beaou asked if% (ie peoplo <hall Irvitr? I answer uIiihesilatinlgly, hal. every ra:n who will be prmiNlt edto 'ogister his umnmeao as a voer, shold do so. h'lae quest ion is, 111t. it' lio al,1l Voe at tile u*iing elec(!tiona, blt if II 4hall secure to minisel' (lie privilego of voting at all ? h'lerae are o hOr mat ters to be passed upon by (lhe co-untry, under 0 le Military bill. )emsile who shall bre membors of the Con 'ention. The cons titution In bo fh; ramed by lint convention is to be oubmilitted to tle People for their approval, and tnless (lhe wivilege of voting is secure by registration, le pover of LIa Country may be seized by lesigning and, unscrupulons men. My otinsel, therefore, is IthAt it will bo a fa1al dunder not to scuren tHis high privilego I *tia n register., le is not obliged 10 ole ; if he fails to (10 80, le Will not be or( litted to exeviiso this great, frati hiso. I th:nk the Military bill is harsh, oppres Ive and tinn , it u iust Coll1-1111 y bear in minl, that it is law of tle l:and in aiob we live and which we are compelled o obey ; we must also remeiber our con. ition aal not. re'ise to exercistle (a rights hich remain because wO have been do rived of many tlit we v'auo. LOt us pa iently endure atad oheerfutlly acquiesco in hat which we c11ann1ot avoid, until al oppor tnity tIots iself to take advaanago of a hanige inl pIblic opinion I) Letter our* Conl itiona. U nl:ess we scenc'e tle right to vote, ,- will not he able to oambl'race tho "golden WoVet. It is m. sou nd philt"ophy to be t.ilu :-I, nI inls-live in tinwls of at~iet son and rreYion: let us du all Lhat we can do, to reserve the iNs itulions of' the country anl exure all the constintiional liberty left. I ave heard good mllen s:y, ''what is tho Iso 1tIry, WietO ('a11recipiered people"', I tn1chta rfer 1t 1ear them, in (lh lanliguag' of the1 Mat'e'iajm1, ch,'1arhilly smay. I w'ill "dn may u1y ini tha'at slate of life il.to whielh It shall lease (;il t4 call mile." That is all-do your uity and li patient Very re-pecitolly, Your obe dient .eorvanit. A. 1'. AiDICL. Pnai-r. T utt:s 1H. Pilrmtsrs.-This hontor el and anul es(eeme1d gentileanat, a1s we trio: th .\ehvillo Xwsecetly a1 0n1-1 ahlio E"xai:.ina:lion aild Comiaitience wint of (lae llolston Con ferncico lFemiale !!e:e,:A' .shiille, N. C. Thla great iora Itt ribute Ut the snifprme 1em, lich oligha in the happiless (if itelli OW livings, is lm*st beatiatilly shadowed a)rt!h ian tih life and labors off this benevo. ,'at gentleanaaa. llis consaint Care to proa e, he" h nmins rind wlfar of ore, Sot. o tIne ltt 0inu r r ueor i .., in VoW';>rd Colledge, for whenever hie colle i11 dulies perllit. we find hlli going broad anl casting oi file waters tint 1.'.0l whi'lh givelh life, lighat. and beaulty a Ihe soul. The xetws thus speaks of his r.aenee t 'here : "The annual commenecement caine oil' on Vednesihny, the 811h. At 11 o'clock, A. m., 'rf. .1. It- Carlisle, of WofTord Colledge, C., was introduced to a large audience th.' College Chapel, who proceeded to dlo ver tIle usual oration. We cannot give a ynopsis of the address. but feel warriated a saying that. it evinced they very highest rdler of intellect on tle part of tle accomI. lhliohd orator, and gave entire satisfaction 3 the hearers. Prof, C. is a gentleinan of xtraordinary talcnls. Ilis aim wits vi ellly to be praclicaile, and 110 fully suo aeded, and yet. his pointed lessons to flhe ear'netd incollegO life were inC0epCrsed rith lhoughlt of brilliancy and beiuty. .ong many he live to bless his country with lis iaellect and his heart.-Carolina Spar "n. M--- ----------- * &. .. A Pua 'n's Arex'yre.-The following xtraodinrty but wel'-authenticaed state ent -111 apear in lie London Medical Times : "The eclebrated Dr. Fordyc1'dinod every .ay Fur more linn I.relay yors at Dolly's hop-hoiise. liis re.'searoles incolnpar4aliTo inatu01*ny lauae! led: him to c3oludel thlat man11 bro'ugh customa eats offtener thani nature re-* Luirecs, ione meial ai daiy being sallieie.nt for hat1. noblo)1 naimal thea lion. A t 4 o'clock, uis acenlstottned huar foa' dinaninag, (lhe doe. or r'egularly took the siat at a lablo al says :eserved for' imu, on wichl were lo (d a silvea' tankard full of str'ong ale, a 'ot tIe of port., aind a mneasuro containing a 1tar1ter' of a pinta of' bran tdy. Thela amomnat lho waiter :annaounaced hin thie cook putL a eundt a half of' rump siteak on lte gridir'oa, ud ona the table some dleliCalte trifle as n 'boa ouchle to serve nuttil the sleakc was rondy. hais w"as somectlines half a broiled chIcken, omol~times a latro of' fish. Wheni lie. .had al en t his lae took onoc glams4 of b~randy iada heon proeeedoi to dlcevour his sleak. Wheop e lad lii llael his theal, lao -took thae re sablador of his baindy, havIng dulrlih is tinnero~ drunk thae tamnkalrd of ale, and .after. vlard(s t he bot tle of laor, ile tas daily 1en1t, t ani' anda' a half I of hais timno, a-nd hen~2 a'etued to his house in Essex-tlree't 0 give his six o'clock hlcnre cn chomnistr'y. le mado no ot her' meal, until his retur'n ext day at. four' o'clock to Dolly's." T'.:nn imc TutanIu-8-ront.-T.st Tues lay, the 14th inst., 0our lown was~ visited by bomabardmaent fr'oai '".he red1 aartiller'y onl igh,"' whlich alarmedl tanaay of' 0our cai'Aens, specially thos52 of' delicato nervous librm' aid well amighat t hey be, for' .lth'frquenat lashtle.a of l ightniung, closely accoaapaniled fil eafo'ening reptsl'a of thiunder, very :lainuly inicatedil tla danger was n tot. dis atl * lie maoare 1) whe icawe ar'e ianfor'med hat. the town was stitmek in fourn' 6 Isve laces, and onea negro killed~ anal other's omea:ltt injuredc~. 'Thler is nch ele to :0 hearan, aiboutt theo eccenfricities . of light. :lng; tall. uapright objoots iln explOSed plao v's, so ofeni e'scainag, anad smtallpr. Ones' noriio pro'ete ren,'t iIn waai, ata'd 'torn to .t ells by thle haiumiliatinug thihtderbiolt. We mdrado'11( ibisi~ was thet cfaso, iln the0 recont tiormn, which seemend to expenad atch~ of'it s lury ian its transu~it over our town.--eorgd 0 a Tims.. The Comairer-in''.Ii.chief of DVietrlci. No. I has issueji an or'der through Oouer'al 'wayte for'biddittg the polico for'ce of M10 111e wearing a unifai-nmI irrauifat ion of that vortn "by (ho lato reobel ariny" On friday tast. the tiy Councllpased lthe followiAg uIah suhbiect: "TI:at; a commait.teo of Iwo n'-ambirs fromi cacti hoard, 1o which his Ihonor the Mayor shall be addeid, be alp pointed to represenat that the uniformn in tuest ion is nlot.'p:'a'nedl after a rebel uni f'aor,' btt is a capy of the Unaiforml of thle [:entrlal Park police of theo oity of New NOT OPPOSED To AsiNG FOn A PAUDON. Th' Washington correspondent of the Now York Herald writes: It is now said that Jefferson Davis is not averse to petitioning President Johnson for fl a pardon. The stateuent published before, to the effoot that tho ex-rebel President. was n too proud to acknowledge the error of his 0 ways, and too lofty to stoo) to the hutnilia. tion of a petition, would, thereforo seem to be erroneous. I ani informed that Air. Da- I vis lately told a proninent Louisianianu that. he would gladly sue for pardon, if he could nr only think hit effort would prove a success. Ir<.sident Johnson, it is believed. wo11l wilhngly grant a full pardon to the fallen ? chief on the representation of a proper peti, tion. I have to day seen a copy of a peti- ft lion, signed several Southern men of the p Sharkey Monroo stamp, praying Executive olemency in behalf of Mr. Davis. No radi cal names attached to the paper, all the W leading Seuator . and Representatives hav. U hig refused to havo anything to do with the a movement. President Johnson, It is said, cares nothing for this otpission, expressing to the opinion that ho alone has the power to t decide the mntter, and that lie intends to do.just as his own convictions of Justice 41 find propriety dictate. Paul Bagley, tho ti out husiastic pardon manager, who ins tra veled all over the country for the purpose of V1 agitating the question of Mr. Davis' pardon, has forwarded it, to Canada, with the hope ol Af obtaining a special petition from tit L chief party interested. of T1n iooTil DAuY---l iir A Fogamry ? It appears to be very dillieilt to got to thet bottom of the 3ooth inystery,-if mystery it be. 'Thae puliblilkin of ite Booth diary s8 w-as takL-n as direct 1.roof that Booth Ithim- W ill' atd not his double, had hoen hunted .lown, shot and privily buried; but now I. rrespondntil. oh' the New York lWerld Wv boldIly a*!erts that the affecting diary is W iiscelf a forgery. Accordinig t.o the idea of v( Itis correspondent., it was written for Dc- en teelive laker by sonie newspaper corros- a pondent, for '"it is absurd to suppose that a the real Booth woul d have written such i thig." Every second of time was of in- w Iealculable vialue, "yet hooth1 sits down to t wri. e several hundred words of inaudlin II The correspondent snys one of two thiigs is true. Either Baker & Co. killed the e" a-rolig, or. killing tle riglt man. they forg- at 3d their diary in order to nignify lie lim. fe pofiance o' their deed. Ift the first suppo- N sition he correct every imysteriucis cirm -nn9 stantep is explained; inld Baker, the forger of the story about t ho attempted suicide of W Wirz aind Conover, the convictel perjurer, is watil'd not lie iiijiredh in character or fortune if on more nalicious fabricatiou ow ned lihiii as its parent . Lovr.-A complaint of the heart grow Of ing out of an ingrlilate lnging . f'l or -hoime. hi hilng dit1ll0u9 11 ubant. ianokn po,u.m C of both sexes, generally between the ages to of fourteen nid thirty; sone have been known to have it at the ago of sixty. Symptois-Abseneo of mind; giving hinlgs wrong namies; calling tears nectar, ti md sighs vephyrs ; gazing on the moon cr ind stars; toot liacho: bleeding at the nose; of I )sS of appetite; neglect of business; a hmthing for ill thIings-save one blood shot eye, and a constant, desire to sigh. ( Eifects-A strong. headacho; pulso high ; gi t1uid4y olbnpuent. eyes; sleeplessness and at ill that. sort of thing. At limes, the im- is uginatinu bright., bowers of roses; winged -upids, and butered peas, an4 then again. W oceans of despair, racks, tortures and hair- W triggered pistola. . n] Cure-Get married. If that don't ouro 'S Vou it. will at least open your eyes. We have already mentioned the handsomo N donation by the A ppletons of half a million fo of their school hooks to the Trustees of the h: I'vabody Edicational Fund, for use in the a Southern States. This has been most ap propriately followed by Messrs. A. 1.a Barnis & Co , with a donation of 6,000 d4 volumes of thcir Tencher's Library, and p1 25,000 of sohool books intended for inter- Y8 mediato classes. Mr. Winthrop, President of the Board, makes avery cordial acknowl edgment of this munnificent donation. No i says that "lin con neetion with the noble gifa Cl of the JMessrs. A pplet on, t hey will go far tc toward suipplyin g the immediate demand for fr< publications of this chuarnot or, and wilt fur- re nivh an exanmle which will not, be forgo'tten as onr work advances." The New York'/Times (lie publican) says : wV "Ij we send men to the South who wan- is lonly insut and exasperato tlho Southern t~i people, we must, li tolerant in Judiging of. the temper in wIen their insults are re selved. We do not assert the oright" of the i South to resent, thorn, but we do den-once as as unmanly, ungise. and unspatriotic, the spirit which prompts uts to inflict themw. A nd r it, Is fur better for uo to be rigid in~hioldmng ac the Mlortlhir men, whowilligo South, to thme fitfl'responsibitity of thoh' sayings and (10. LE ings, than it. is to be: 'overqtiuk toresent, re rud punish. Southern ment for resenting in- re sulta, dien w'hen It Is their duty to aeptt them in silenoe.......- , p t A Nicn Lu'r-rr.n BY-PLA -We it-erstand P1 says the P'homix, that Columbia and Atwgus- ia ta Rtailroad, in conformity with'their char terv, intended to lay a crosshig over the South Carolinia Railroad track, on Wednies daty, 20th The oticials of t he latter corn pany (as a soiL is pending as to the validity ti of the chrarter- of the foriner, infringhig- Lr upon thme vested righjts of the latter,) have adopted a novel procedure to baille thmeof Li forts of' ie-new comnpany In lajIng down their crossing connectilef. Narly Wednes.I dauy miorniing, they started an etngiine- near 0 the disputed point, and singudas enongh, si it played all day, but, never out of sight of the aforesaid inutendpdl intersection-. Both parmties, we learn, are itt ear-nest, and the - result will be hoolked to willth nteati. Alludinig to the- failbe of Fraser, Tren- L hinli:V& Co., 'thuoeew York Indespden says i itat "from. the known large assets of thne 0 ltin ini thi4 countr~y, it is very gener-ally ex- b pectled thiti t he suspension wilT 110 only tern- om porry. Tihe firm bought immense amnoutls of proporty in l rieston, and lat-ge tracts of I nd in South Car'alina, (luring the was, I payitng for' thmem in -Confederate- ouirreney, andm ini this way pequtired vast wealLth for a o merelj itomintal consideration. It'is assert. u edi that from cite half to two thirds of Charleston is oiwnedl-by the tinm. Reports also stato thint, last year, they paid laxes upion,,$l4,000,0J00 proper-ty in South C;aro. a Ii na."e "Let. me alone, you good for nothing ~ elow I'" e xcelaiimed ai bri-ght gm-l scat oed by the silo of a dlull lover ''Why, I ain't a touchiit' of you.'' proiestedl ihe ast onishied youit h. ''We'll, you might have (lone it--f I vont liked." we rh i uggenliv te.u.. . RBeonstruotion in this State, The Richmond ,,'1zaminer has an ar, ele on political affairs in this State, om' which we extract: Such off the people of South Caroli a as feel called on to possess political p)ilions, at this time, are dividing them. ilves into what may, nerhaps, be called to Orr and Perry partios, npon the iestion of reconstruction-both agree-, Ig in the defensibiditv of the Polandi. ng bills, but the one counselling t. co. eration with the Republicans in carry, ig themn out; whilo the other-the flowers of Qov. Perry-proclaim ther reference for perpetual military control rer the Haytian Government with hicl South Carolitina must be curse4 ider the practical working of these ,ts. It appears to us, with all deference tho views of the very distinguished Aders of these two parties, that they e wasting their energies on a questioi at has not yet arisen. We are called on to consider very triant propositions at different stages this great political revolution--ques, >ns so entirely independent of each her that it is not only unnecessary it altogether inexpedient to consider em together, A man inay very well take the necOs, ry aups to insure his right of suffrage ihot. ever designing to exercise it. e may resolve, also, to exercise it, thout, at this time, determining hether he will vote for against a con, mion, much loss for what particular ndidate Ie shall cast his hallot. And lthough a convention be agreed on, be ty very well resorvo the quest' ll hat action he shall take on a constitu, > i, the provisions of which no living In can o Mmiany reasons con ire to commend the application to our re of the maxim, "Imake Iate slowly," id chief among thom is the very manI. A reaction that is taking placeat the orth. At present, the people of tho mth have but one matter connected ith reconstruction to consider, and that the propriety of registering. A. naturn! indignation at the entiro stemn-tUe disgust which every free an must feel at its flagrant infractions alnost all the rights which the world is regarded as peculiar to our of politi i fanJainaII tion, and, lastly, a desire avoid all responsibility for the anar y that inmpends, have driven mnany en to the zcsolve to decline registra >n, and thus formally and finally sev, their connection with the defilementa mob polities. it is impossible to imagine a more tal delusion. It is worse-it is a dis aceful one. It is throwing down our ma in the presence of the enemy. It a wicked abandoning of our Irionds, ho have resolved to fight with what eapons they have for freedom. It is aying into the hands of radical in. Let us be admonished by the case of , ew Orleans and Washington. In the rmer city, the apathy of the people id given the absolute contiol of the )to of almost every ward .o the blacks; id nothing but, the order of the Presi mt to prolong the time of registration evented the consummation of the out. ge. In Washington, however, the mischief completed, and it is beyond the pow of aiy authority, s it, would appear save thbe white voters of that city mn thme ennsequientces of thteir foolisih solve to dechnte a register. If this is not to be the fate of tho uth, every citizen, old and young, ho is qualified, should register, whop entitled by leave of our miasters to cat privilege. Register, and yofu are se to vote or not, as you please, and ive thae further,. the gr-eater freedom 1ime will shiow, to rise your power hen you desire to nse it. Ref'use to 'gister, and you can never help your' If, your friends or your State. ~The ne i coming, in t he- progress of this volut ion, when t he solid vot e of the spectablo people of this State may row on Congress the responsibility of perpetual military government, or actical disfranch.ioemont. for Virgin. When that day comes, every voice id vote will be needed ; but that is a, iestion of the future. Suifice it for e present to say, t hat without regis y you are as inpten~t as the dogs at auir door to strike a blow here, or help 0e friends wvho are battling for your eedom elsewher'e. Surely no demand ' right or honor salls for so fatal a Lcrifice. Th ree iminmenwe R.ail road Companica -the Grand Truanlo of Canada, the Ljon an, Dover, and Chusthmam' (fmnding itv irmimus in the very heart of Liondon,) to Atlantic aind, Great Westeau, have ne by one, gone down into the gulf of' anikrnptcy.. 'LEbt Grand Trunk, on an s~pendturoe of some $5i0,000,000, is w a fancy stock on 11,e London mar. et at twetnty cents ont the dollar. Thie otion, Dover and Chatham, on cost. r $35,000,000 or $40,000,000,is spec hated in at the same-figure, whiho the atntie and Great. Western, with one mOrtgage debt of *310.000.000,. a. large mount of other oblgatione, aind a very onsaiderable a mount of' paid-up' ca pitallI tock beside, cannaot, fnd. pn,-ohasur4 an~ ny price. MaximIlian is a prisoner in tla andsi of .Juarez. So the curtain falls ni tho Mexican Imperial drama.