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THE FAIRFIELD HERALD Published Kvcry Wedneaday at WTLVNSI?BORO, S. C, BRY Desportes, Williams & Co. ----- TE1.MS-IN AD VANCE. ( no Copy one year, - - $ 3 ( 'ivo " -' " . - - 12 00 Ten ' - - 25 00 The Reforlit Campaign at Darlingloi. [1 aK DFATil 8TRU'oeil.t; OF I A DICAI.8M. On the 3Ist of Aupust., the Reverend B. '. Whittemore, with his confreres and associatea, held at mass mteeting 1tt Dr.rlingion C. II., in tiho interest of the Scott Iting. Several of the shiming lights of the concern were present. and Il the placr. was the adopted homne of b-rolher V hit.tenore, a very largi crowd was expecteal. 'l'he (ivgust of these worihi, however, may he more esily imagined than d"scribed when I inform you that there wero not more than two inmdre'd and i''ty colored people present and that thero was nono of that en limusiasm oxhaihiled, which they had hoped to excite. Scott's organ in that platco accounts for the slit attendance by saying th"at thr people were too much -ngngd willh their artaitg bus iess. The statement to "alightly inaeurate." The farmer has not yet begun an good earnest, or is just begmnning to gat.her in hio erops. Assio from the Union Reform meeting to day is an indication of the trite reason why the the colored peoplo were not ont in full forco on the 31at of A a gust. They are beginning to to have their eyes opened, to perceive that they have been hed by the nose by Whittemore a.id his brother Radicals; antd I think Icy have come to the de tetminat,ion to discard tho miserable pack forever. Mar the contrast I At the Scott Ring meeting there were 250 person.- present. At the Uniton leforn ineeting to-day thuro not less than 2,000 persoins it attendaitce, a larg.e mnajority of then heing colored. 1 had bon told by some weakkneed De.na.raatic friend in Sntt.r-The U;amo Cock Connt v that we would not have a cotporal'8 guard at our meet ing at this place. That tho whito peolplu were all despon dent, attd the colored pe.ple devotel to Whittemore. IBoth races have been ulandera'd. Darlington County will do as mtch for Rieform as iany county in the Statte. Tnl t. t EKTIN(I. took place. in a largo grove adjoining the Court,llowae, whee as-emblead about 1,500 pinon. On the stand were the mtemtibers of the.lReform a ExectiveC om mtttee, copinosed of white and colored mnen, together with the speakers. Col. I. W. I'tswards presided over than met ing, ande was instroduced as the first speaker (lENttAl. JOHN KFNNEDY, (if Ker haw. Gen. Kennady was present at the in it ation of .udge Carpenter and (leneral Buth-r, to supply the place of the later, who is abset t on a short trip to t h North western portion of the Sinte. He delivered a most able and eleqnnent speech, i the interest of the R-forn ovetment, alnd was freqitently tterrupeaa'd by applau.e. There are few auidienacea that ctn withstand the fire of thlis brave antd eloqutentt toldier, antd his taddiress mtade a very decided imta pressjin oat all classes of heanrers, iIe wvas followed by JUtuGl: cARl'ENTE'R, whao was listented to wath maarked Attena ttn. 1le tshewe'd a he colored peopleS thte ratscalitiesa atnd thieving expjloitsa of thte maiseratble Rtig that hitve hithierto made tools of them,at anad explaitned to thtemt tte broad plaitform of the Reformt Party-its gatarateel of egnal righats to all menct. IIle reviewied the admt'in'st ma ton, and.she wed them the necessity for ai relorma of existaing (evill. Oneo of te crew. (bIu!aney) was present, ad proitpted steverail persotts to iterruapt the speaker. When hais rascally tratns action wi h then Commtision wns showtn up, hec v:-ry wasa'ly slunmk out of sightt. The mewetittg broke up in the greatest htarmon'y, mtany olf I1.e colored people expressitng thteir det ernunaation to joint the lReforma Party. hIatt te stratngest featuren of tha daty was yet to cotmo. Int theo afternoon, a cotmpuany of Scott's militia paraidedi. IITended by a fiae anad drntm, theay maarchted to whore Judge Carpenter and Gen'eral Kenneudy were staying. Outr party were juast 'sta'rtitag for I th traitn. Thte tm'ihtam formed ahead of us, thuns formaiag AN ESCORT, and marched alotng witha us to thte depot, a distance of over half a mile. As onrm carringe rolled by them the oflice'rs saha, teal, anad as the train was leavinig the compatny shoualdered arnms atnd gave three ronsinag cheers. Tha I take to be a very encoutragitng sign. I. am not prepared to say that the Compatny turne.d ont for the erpress purpose of escortoitg uts, bitt thaay (lid so, and their whole conduact is ntot only in maarke'd con trasts to that of soame of their breth. ren, butt it was a certain evidence of the good haumor and kinad f'eelinag of the me'n. Let its hope thaat it is btut this preemtse'raf a better day thtat is dawnmne for tas, a daty whern, rid of the presence of thae ament who now phmttder our pabbae trensure, n haite mena antd latckc men shahl stand tapona one plaatfom firma' ina friend shaip, nnited for thte comamon good, and wvheni peacee anad prosperity shall ex. tend ov'er the length sand breadtha of our land. J. A. M. r('Cor. Chlar. Cco'rier. TitlAt "I"t.AUN rtNo T"I.AG.--Onr namaestake, a\Ir. h'. F. Stoke., arrived itt onr town ye.ierday and thtrew ont hais bannieir in fruant of friond Steen's hotel, inponl whieba weas inscrIbed - "he Na. tioal D)mocora tie part.y-foar Congrasa, Edwi'ardI I Stoke's.'' Mr. Stokes is a se'lf-naoniaa i-ne'amdate. Hie goes in fot' Ju F. Stokes atad the Detmocratio party thaut to"s. WVe htave no idea thtat ho will get otae hunamdred votes itt thti* Conagreaional Dist rict If frioand Stokn. will only "hold his horses "until the Ro"form party sands Scott and his ring hack to Ohio and other Northern Siate,r wh--re t helong. he may stand somt ;bancefor organizmga National Demo eratic party. What the people want now is roform in our State government, e I.e save the State from utter ruin. Al. ier that is accomplishied, natiornol politics; will be considered in our elections, but not before.- Union Times. 1 A FATAI. CIIALa:NO.-In Benton Township, lBenton County, Iowa, a low lava ago a young tr.an named Jitn Simp. 4on, who had been out on a hunt, dared t daughter of Mr. Sanders to fire his gun. The girl (fourteen year% of age) took the gun. Simpson told her to point at his head. She did so, it sud denly discharged, and laid Simpson doad at her feet. The girl,'n raising the :un, raised the hanummr also, which fell as he rihaxeed her hold. TuI: STATE OF MAINE DRYING ANn 13,ONIxo Ur.-A dispatch from Ban. gor, Me., dated 31st ult , says : Th weal her continues extremely dry and the country all about is suffeiring severely from fires. Passengers down on the Piscatnquis Riulroad, to-nght, report buiilingi on fire along the line of th roa,, and the whole neighbor hoods turu,d out lighting the fire. It, is reported to-day, from up the river, that the \Vebt Branch drive of logs, con taining 20,000,000 foet, which were hung up by the drought, are on fire. WINNSBORO. Wednesday Morning, Sept.14, 1870. He True to Ourselves. The destiny of the white people of this State is identified with the desti ny of the white race of the South, of which it forms but the thirtieth part. It is absurd to suppose that it will be separate in its main features, however much it may differ in the particular oircumstances of its devel mont. When Virginia throws off corrupt government, and Georgia, and North Carolina, and Alabama, it is our triuuph,and we have good reason to rejoice in it. The white race can not be degraded here, while it pre serves its tone and perpetuates its prestige there ; nor will the brigand flag float in perpetual insolence upon our little thirtieth part of the line, when it shall have been torn down by the strong grasp of our brethren, and traml,led in the dust in our sister States, united with us, as they are, in history, character and destiny. We have but to be true to ourselves, and time will cure our ills and relieve our sufferings. The Vile Suggestion. But, says Orr, the object of politi cal orguniznrion +s '.ucess." In get ting the t1i.-e'. Thi is the vile thought which is eating into the vitals of our people, and sapping the citadel of their character. But remember, it ls the base suggestion of the man who haajust received $25,, 000 from the Radical Ring for a dirty Railroad job. The object of politIcal organization, on the cooR trary, is to promote good governmient, and to do one's.duty as a citizen, whether it pays in the form of money or office, or does not pay at all. -It is to do justice to our own convictions of what is right and proper uinder our cir cumst ancts. ai.d not simply to get their votes, that the white p)eople are now offering t.o unite with the blacks on the basis of political equality. For the truth is, the blacks are so ignor rant, and jealous, and suspicious, and prejudiced, that we are compelled to llook bboyond them, and this side of them, to ourselves indepen dently, for the solution of the problom of our de.stiny. Thme destiny of the white people of the State of South OCarolina, may for a fe w years more or loss, run parallel with the destiny of tho blacks; but it is altogether distinct and independent of theirs, and will be worked out with them, if it can be, but above them, if it must. The atti tude of the far-sighted advocates of the Union Reform movement there. fore, is not one of feeble petition to the blacks, for the blacks can reject the best opportunity of scuring their own advancement ever made to any people, if they prefer to reject it ; but it is one of dignity and just ice, and of self..rolinice mingled with concilia tion and compromise. It is the atti tudo of a bravo and generous people, who, resting quietly upon their re cord, as it stands blazoned in charac. ters of living light, can afford to let thieves have the oflices, if it must be ao, for a much longer time than they will succeed in keeping thorn. Publec Dut tes'a 3.'riIvalege and an Opportunity. If every citizen would regard his life ais but a collection of cireumatan ee intended as a scaffolding to be used in building up the beautiful edi floe of manly individual charaoter, he would value more highly the- Demo cratic institutions under whIch he lives, and the opportunities which a ;overnmenut b he p o-l. fr. tbs. 40.ore4s fot peitonal instruction od improveinot. -. Our Agricultu. Al, Immigration and Political meet. ngs would be more fully attended. Jur papers would teem with >riginal contributions. Our whole ooiety would be alive and activo. yaoh individual would permit social nfluencos to play full upon himl), in. toad of withdrawing into a snail ike and unsympathetic isolation, and rould grow and flous il und4r their lumanizing power, as does the sturdy ak, rejoicing In every wind that fioely ways its strong branches from side to ide, but unmoved from its own firut oot-hold and individual stability by he fiercest storm that blows. ''he raaotive, heiathful i, fluence of conscientious discharge of publio lutiee, of voting, for luatanco, and of nducing othere to vote for the right, is not eufficiet.tly realized by our peo. lo. It will developo their individ. ial character and strengthen their in lividual virtue, eier to work for what hey consider right. But there is a feeling of desponden. iy amongst the better cl.siea in our 3tate at prerent, from an instinct of ielplessness, so much do they regard ,hemselves as in a minority. They forget that a minority, if ac;ivo and intelligent, often dictates a wise sourse to the majority, simply through their fear of losiug office, and often by sheer force of intellect ; for, of two sources that are indifferent, so -far as their personal interests are concerned, Jhoy take the better one for the cot inunity, to silence the soroasms and ridicule of the minority. Minorities save accompli,bed all that ever has been acoompliahed in the world, by patiently persisting in what they leemed right, until they became ma jorities. We of the supposed ninori y in this State should recollect this, xnd persevere in the course that we sonsider right. We owo this to our iolves individually, and we owe it to )very follow-citizen, not to desert him in his efiorts in behalf of public vir tuo and good governmen', until they kre crowned with sucees+, even if it take a century, and the combined strug gle of several generations. Speeches at time Union Reformn Meeting of Monday, ntht Sop tembcr, at Winasboro. Mr. B. E. E'lkin, on taking the Chair, said : "le trusted that we would go earnestly to work in or ganising for the cawpnign, and that his colored friends who were prosent, would be induced to give us the bone. 6t of their approval and as iatane. lie then called upon some gentleman to explain more particularly the pur pose of the meeting. SPEECH OF n. R. FrTuART. lfr. B. R. Stuart said, in response to this ecall, that th.e pur pose of the meeting wvas to elect a County Chair mant, and organize the party through out the County. That the State Ex ecutive Commnittee lhad called, through the public prints, for information as to who was the County Chairman for Fairfield, and had not yet received an answer. That it was natural to sup. pose that there must be somne expensil conkneetedl with the canvass and when meln exhibited so self-socrificing a spirit in b,ehalf of bet tor government for our State as our candidates were now (doing, working incessantly day after dlay. and spending their time, their money and their health, in our behalf, it was but proper that we of Fairfield should take our share of the burden of a cause that so deeply con cerned us all. It Is our duty to organize, and we to-day see the effet of a superior or ganisation brilliant.ly illustrated in the suecesses of Prussia over tile mtili tary Empire of France. In the short space of twenty-seven days lP,ance has been not subjugated, it is true, but moat completely whipped, and all owing to a most complete and admira ble organization. Ours is the party of low taxes and moderate salaries for the government, and of high wag es for the people, rand we fight againsi the party of high taxes, high salaries and low wages. Lot us organize for the fight in earnest. The truth is, Mr. Chairman, the ii sue before the State is not a question of politics at all, but of morals. It is a question, not of opinion, but of character. Every honest man owes it to himself to record hais pro'eest, by his vote, again.-t the dis'onaesty, extra vagance and corruption oif the govern ment, and his di-npprobation of a set of political speculators, jobbiers andl plunaderers, whose' priuciples of gov ernent arc bigh lazes uad loaw wages for the peeople, and fat ,alaries anid big bribes for tihe aeflice holders of then ring. It does not mnat-or whether we can elect our ticket,, r mot;solf-respeot demands of us a stern oppo?it ion to such debasing corruption, and an car. neat protest, by word, and deed, and vote, against its long?r co't inuanoe. It is you, my nl it. heareis, that I am particularly addressing. It is to the whites that I look for the reformation of the-governn.ont, Whby are you not emo act ive ? I will toll you the rea son. You believe the blacks have so little education and reason, that It Is useless to argue with their prejudices. Bunt I believe a great deal can be done by conciliation arnd coversation with them. If they knew and believed djat we do, there would soon be a abange. IIut suppose I am mistaken. sanno1a tha~t las in, th.rat th.w do pot wish to harmonize with us, have t we no duty to ourselves to perform ? d Should we not at least wash our hands oIean of all collusion with such cor ruption as now exiats? Should being in a minority too weak to obtain of-% fSoe, prevent our giving expression to c our indignation and reseutment.? No; z we shoul d unite as one man and op. pose it, until it is overthrown. Ate We to take Orr's advice, and make no pulitical move unless assured of su-e oess in getting office by it? Are we to do our duty only when it puts mon- o ey in our pockets? to success the e measute of our duty? Yet this feel ing of being in a minority, and that success is perhaps unattainable, is o abh+t hnampohs and paralysef our ac- n tion. It is this canker that is withtr ing the honor of the State, and spread- } ing e.trruption throughout our people. t It is this same vile suggestion of Orr's c that success is the only obj-ect of po- j litical organization, meaning by sus-, cess, money and office. But it is our v duty, on the otherhaud, to vote and t btrive for honest government, even if , we cannot just at present succeed in c getting it. t Purmit me to di;abuse your mind t now of a prejudice that persi-tent o slander lia perhaps raised against h our ctndidate, Judge Carpenter I 1 have been amused at the unprincipled d conduct of the other party in telation t to Judge Carpenter. Last winter, } they unanimously announced to the t world, that, after a most careful ex- q amination of certain trifltig charges, r '-they could find nothing to sully the t official reputation of Judge Carpen. ter." They lauded him to the skies e as tho, model of an upri. ht judge anti f learned lawyer, and contrasted him a and Chamberlain, the smoothest hy- f poorite of them all, with our native lawyers. We took thong at their word, 1 and nomtinatod this b ight carpet-bag t ornanent, this perfect specimen of what Repubiicanism can produce, for f Governor. When lo I they tut n ight r round, arid pile up a mountain of i abuse and slander upon him high I enough and broad enough to shut out a the light of the sun. Surely, th-n, e we are iight in this point at least, when we say that they are a set of i liars, whether Carpenter be pure or impure ; that it is,therefore, not a po litical question at all, whether they t should continue to rule us. They have c plainly lied, and it is a simple questiou of morals. The equal ineonsistonoy of two other of their positions is anusig. At first, they tried to spit contempt I upon our honest offer to unite with the t blauks, upon the basis of political t equality, in bringing about a better s government, as insincere. But to t prove insincorit.y upon' such a pure man as Kerahaw, in whom every body, black and white, puts such implicit confidence, a man as candid as a child, - and as brave as a limn, who would out off his right. arm sooter than dtceive, f was too difieult a job o en fur their t practiced impudence. It has failed. t They, then, tWuan reund at,d say, "Yes, t you are sincere ; but you have stolen our ptinciples." Mr. Chairman, the t vey day 1 lead this singular charge in the Republican, some one stole a t Bible out of my houre, and I remem- .. ber latughirng tend saying to myself, I a htoped lhe wvould also steal its princi- a phl s, fur, then, by searching the twen- ? tieth chapter of Exodus, Ihe might be 1 led to see the eighth cotmandment, arid I would get my bible lack again. What harm is there, sir, in stealing I principles, if the pe inciples be good f principles ? This charge seems to mne as if two men were di.-puting about tett dollars, aind at last the man who r di.-puted the debt agrees to pay it,i and says, "let us have peace; here is i your ten dollars,'' but thte other should a draw back and answer, 'I will not, take it. I have said all along the i teni dollars weio mine and you have a disputed it, but itow you have gonei and stolen my prin.eipleQ.. [i will now showy you what a fallacey the smooth-tongued Mr. Chamuberlaine's argument is', and need go no farther e to do so tIhan his own salatrv. But I fin1d I have been talking a long time, shall I go on ? Thtere are older andt better speakers present. (Cries of go or,, go on, let us bear it.) As a spe elmten of what this honest and eo nomnical model government is, what doues this Mr. Chambterlain, who is ,. ijiecimten of what Shukespeare means when lhe tells us, 'Aman may antile, and Rmile, Andi stilt uney be a villian,"' Whatt doe~s ho get ? Whty he is solicit or for the Charleston circuit, as his pre:lece.ssors were betore heim, arid gets I not less te an live t housand doellarsr for I services that sneh lawvyers as Petai grew, I and Bail,', and Rheett, and besgare, onte< very cheerfu'lly perfoirmed for ele'.en< hundred dollars. Thait's ec.onomy (ort you; withI a venige'ance. Andit besides this, nder pretext of clerk hire &c., heto ge.ts t wo thousands do,llars otc roi ! A tid I what des i he milat to: Catrdoza, get ? 1 W Ihy, fomr u lie sameic services t ha t were e onuce dne fori abtout eighteent hutnd red t d1o llarrs, he is pmaid here'e i houisai, five e h und red doellarr, atnd undtier pre'tex t. o,f I ersk hire. and dainig somethin rg elJet a which is of t lie essenice cf lihe dti ies of4t his c,tlice anyhtow, hie, too, gets two e thousanrl deillars mtore I A ndl whant does I our C'onniy School Commtissionter get J for the liiitIe work r lit lie hta dlone ? t WVhy, ono thousand dollars for woirk not t worth over two hiuntdred dellars, if that. t (Mr. G. HI. McMaster here rose anid r said, he once did the wtork for once Itunc- 2 dred dollars.) Butt I will not detain y ouv longer. It woutld take all clay to enut. e merate the extraviagant expentditumres of r our present State government. Ltet us f go to work to reform it, if peossible. I, ii thecrefore, r,owv move that wie go itnto an t eletoon for a Coutnty Chairnman of thte e Unioni Reform Party. And I beg t leave, Mr. Chairman, so nominate Mr. J. t B3. McCant.', and call for a vote uipon my a nomination, and I call unon the gentle. I an to address its on the issues of the ay. JJARANoUB BY S. I. SMART. The following is the harangue to rhieb Mr. Stuart objected as being ut of order at "a meeting of all citi ens white and colored who favor the ucooss of the Union Reform candi ates in the present canvass." It is with feelings of paramount im ortanee, that I ise to addi ess you a this occasion. hI matters not what pithet may be applied to me. It ay bo a spoonful of scum, dema ogue or fanattio, as best suits the alibre and moral status of those who tay ut ter it, yet I for one desire at il times a system of relief, whicb can e applid to all classes and condi, inns of society. I do not pload for olor or class ; but for down trodden umanity; wherever there is a heart to nifer, whether it throbs beneath a rhite or colored skin, thou I hold it a he our duty to apply every remedy rhich God and nature hath placed in ur hands. If we are really afrai.i of he large investments which organized tononolists will fatten U"ton whilst ur poor are turned out of doors, to loot thousands of those who had no oemes, together to become alike wan erers and serfs in the land. of their irth, at the biddi'ig of men whose uve of gold denies the noble aspira. ions of hunanity. Then we simply tultify ourselves and are not worthy epresentatives of the free people of his cotnmonwe.lth. It is not my rovinco to prodnee unnecessary ex itement. All I advocate i, to have a Air administration of Government, ndl our laws under the constitution ithfnily admiuistered. I de.ite at o t hat we lave our best anid uost re iable men to rer reant us and not hose who seek cfll:e in order to fill heir pockets at the expense of their t"llow citizens. I do not claim for iyself a preeniinenco of wisdom or irtu but I do claim that I h. ve fol. ued in the progressive advancement f the age, that I have been bold nought to trample obsolete and Utn iworehy preedjulices under f"ot and ope to be able to a-sist at all times a providing for the civil and political iterest of all men of every rank, sta ion or race, within the boi ders of our nee happy State. Who th-it reads lie stoty of the battle of Mlarathon, ,y thich the the liberties of Athens vere rescued from Per"ian despotism, tops to inquire to what party in thit tepublie Miltiades belonged ; who hat listens to the thunders of Demos henes as lie moves all GU ot e to re ist the common enemy, attempts to race his political associations ? So it il be in the futuro of this republic. )n neither picture will be observed thatever we of the pi esent time may udgo to have savored of the mere olitician and the partizan. We. rom our near proximity nay see, or hit,k we see, the ill-shalen rocks,and he unseemly caverns which di-igure he sides of these mighty A lpine eaks. When my eyes are turned to chold for t! e last time, the sun in leaven, may I not see it shining on he broken and dishonored fragments f a once gloaious Union, on States issevered, discor dant, lhelligoerint, or land rent wyith civil feuds, or drenich d as it has beeni with fraternal blood. iet may last feeble nad lingering lance, rather behold the gorgeous neign of thc republie, now known and onored throughout lie earth, still all high advanced its arms and tro hios streaming in their originad lus to, not a stripe erased or polluted, or a single star obscured, bearing for s motto no snch miiiserable interroga ory as what it is all woi th, nor thoseo thler wordIs of delinsion and folly, ,iherty tirst and union afterward; ut every where, spreadl over in char etors of living light, blazing on all te ample folds, as they float over the ea and over the land and in every rind undler the whole lleavenus, that ther sentiment dlear to every A meri an heart, "Liberty and Union, nlow nd forever, one and inseparable.'' The first revolutionary asFembly hat convened in Boston promulgated bie principle of the revolution of 688. "Resistanee to unju-t laws is bedienco of God," and( it becoame the vatchword throughout the colonies. Jnder that motto the colon ies (is nemberrd the British Em pire and reeted the Amearican Republ ie. At ni early day, it seemed that the abitual cherishing (if that principle, fter its great work had been consuma iiated, threatened to subvert, in its urn, the fr ce and benificient conistitai ions which efforded the hIghest, at .diable sercurity against the passage f unjust la ws. F?ellow-eitien, sonie fourc great men therefore add:essed hier.selves assidiously. to whiat seem 'd to them the duty of callinug the ~merican people back fromi revolun ionary theories to the formation of abits of peace, order, anid stubm is ion to authority. Tfhey iineuleated lie dIuty (if subia.ioni by States andl ttzens to all laws pa s-ed within the rovince of constitutional authority, tad of absolute reliance on ern'tit,u ional remeicles for correction of all rrors and( the redress of all injustice. say fellow-citizens, let it beo ou leasuire ais it will be our duty, to each those who come after us to imi. ate the private virtues, remnenmber lie public services, and cherish the eputation of these illustrious mten, tnd while we do this, let us cherish, ritch grateful rememabrance and lion St pride, the thought, that these great ten were not only lovers of liberty, riends of republican institutions, and atriots devoted to the service of heir country, but they were with sin ore conviction, believers in the chris en religion, Without this praise, lie Corinthian column of their cbar oters, would be deprived at once of Ito chief ornamont of i. amia au. the security of its base. My friends, "how are the mighty fallon," was the path, di lamentations when the lend, ers of Israel were struck down -in the midst of their soervioos and of their renown. Well way we repeat that na tional wail, "how are the mighty fal len." llis Ilonor, Judge Carpenter having been plaeed in an honorable position by tho Republicans of South Carolina, it was expected that le would not only maintain tho dignity of his judgriip but be an ornament to the State. IIis exuberant, and as we supposed reetified imagination, and brilliant literary attainments would never ptotnpt him as a true and pure man to di.card thoso who had elevated him to office. HaI has done so, and letting ambition get at cendeney, we have been able to trace his character and find for the defen dant that he is devoid of honor, and has about as much integrity as a faro dealer. lie has out the cards this time in the wrong place, and giving Gov. Scott both bowers and a handful of trumps and holding but few him self, he will find out the 3d Wednes day in October, that lie is non est in. ven1'r9, or more plainly, von comatlaibus in. swam,po. If,. fellow-citizens, you east your votes for the Jack plain, I hope it will be for him to go back where he came from to make wooden nut-mega to sell to those who have so mu1ch coniidcuce in him. In j ustice to the feelings of those I represent, 1 feel solicitious to east my pebble on the pile for honest and true Repu>li oans. Fancuil Hall is in Boston, and Boston is in Massachu;etts ; but the fame of those whose eloquence from those wall' fannol the fire of liberty in the hearts of the American Patri. ots, made tyrants tremblo on their thrones is the fame of the American people and we de,iro to. perpet uate that same. Fellow citizen., I ain willing to give justice to all, and in, doing so I hipe you will allow inc to ape.c the hottest, sentiments of my lie rt. Gen. Butler, we are obliged to ad mit i- it Irue representative o a South Caroiinta reutteinan of rare a.ttain n>ent.s, a lero in battle and a wise man ia council, but he is in the wrong pew. All,twiug Carpenter to be hitehed in front, and he (Carpen ter) stealing our platform from us thought by so doing that he could carry enough of the Iiepublicais to secure a victory. That being his pro gramme we are at least intelligent euiough to see the lottery at.d be gov ornedt accordingly. 1 say to-day wi, h out favor, fear, or affection, that the Democratie party called now the Citi zeds' party are farther off from secur ing the reigns of Goverunent than they were during the first canvass after the 'loso of the war. Vote for mini elect to office those who are hon est, upright and intell ient, search the acts of all our public me and be careful that you sustain no one who will not honestly and faithfully carry out the best interest of the State. An Irifh horse dealer sold a fine blooded mare, warranting her sound, wind and limb, and without fault, ''he purchaser, on her being sent home, found upon examination that thme sight of her eyes was quite gone, Upon this he waited upon the dealer, ando desired that slho might be takes back, and the purchase money return ed, remainditng the seller thast ho do elaurt a the nma~rm to be without fault, "To be sure, my dear, I di, replied Paaddy, "blindness is not tho poor cature's fautlt.," but her mnisf>rtune1 aid just so with thar Reforrn Party. When I spoke at Gladden's Grove, some one remaked that I wvas on the road to the devil, well I said it don't ma)itt.r mauch, I have got a return ticket. A waiter sweeping out a gentle man 'a room, found a 50 cent piece whieb hie carried to the owner. "You may kacp it for your honesty," said he, laugh ing uinder his chin. A short time after he missed his gold watch, and iniqauired of the waiter if he had soen it. "Yes sir," was the reply. "And what did you do with it T' "Kept it for my haonesty, sir." HIe grinned 01nd vanished. [coaMUN 1CAT ED.] Mrf. Editor : Ia looking over a late number oi the Charleston News, I olserved as aippeal to the public to assist in "ra is. ing the reqjuibite funds to ereot a suit a. ble monutmaent" to that great and good roan,General8Stonewall Jackson. I write to suaggest that an Auxiliary Memorial Association be formed is our little town, so that each patriot and admirer of this great ehi'-ftaia can add his or her mite to this noble undertuking. Who of us that does not remember witha what thrilling de light we used to read of lis deeds of darimg valor, and how sad amid east down we all felt wheon the news of hisi death reached us. Let us then en.. dleavor to adal our tribuite, however Arniall, it may be to portuato his mem ory. I would suggest that some of the gentlemnaa take the lead in this mat ter, and feel sure the ladies will o-. operate with them. An assoaciation should be formeud forthwith, and an agent appointed to receive conrtribu. tions. ONE oF nire ADMIREI(5. Sidney Smith bhad a a'rother distin gailshed for his talents, but exceeding ly 8edate, havmng mao element of wit or humor in his composition. Sidney said that "he and his brother contra dlicted the law of gravitation ; for his brother had risen by his gravity, and lie had sunk by levity." Olportunities are like flowers that inado at night; seizo them, therefore, while they last. Alttorney-Gencral Chtimberlaii and our Questiolls. We yesterday, in contmenting upon Mr. Attornev-Genernl Chamebo,lain's corr'espondence with President G rant, propounded to Mr. Chamberl.tin tho following questions. in the following words; We now ask Mr. Chamberlain, as one who den1-1 ands :rom the public that he ahould be considered an hongst, nstu and a gentleman, to say n hether hie could, if placed on oath, denv: 1. 'Tnat Governor Scott has abused the Irust confided to his keep ing? 2. That Governor Scott has specuel: ted in the Stocks and Bondi of tho Suace while Governor? .'. That Gove'rnor, Scott, having purchased the Stocks of the Stitl(, used imnpre.per inlluences to have them in. crease in vahe ? 4. That through his instrumetalit v the Bill to pay lhe interest in gold wits passed whereby Governor Sc,t reaped large fruits from his specilt tions ? 5. That Governor Scott was interest ed in lhn passage of the Bill for the, fnndirg of the bills of the Bank of the State, though te h ank bills were bought at abott ten cents on the dollar? 6. ''hat the Funing Bill, signed by Govorner Scott, was signed for improper purpose. ? 7. That the Land commission hill, signed by Governor Scott., has been a source of fraud upon the people of the Sitae ; and that the Advisorv Board, of which Governor Scott. and Mr. Chamn ,erhiin are both members, have been either guiiy as parties to the fraud, or guilty of grows neglect of their dunry ? 8. That Governor Scott. has meitmanat ng,-d the fiimiees of the State im the in terest of b mself and friends ? 9 That Governor Scott, having gone into olfice with but. litith money, has c during th t wo years in which ho has been Governor. armaec:aed :a fortune ? 10. 'hat. Mr. Chamberbin has d nonneed Governor Sco.t t t.nliIt for his posit ion, as f:lse to his friende, aiid as a corrupt piublic offlier. Vill htinerlint answer? A lliirst of Eioqtieure. W estern e"l,rlin-ne.e ce utnnrus to im,t prove. A \Vestern rep"rter seind-t tho following sketch. A Inyer was dI. fending a ha ndsodme young woman n ensed of stealing 'rom a Irge, enotc-ipie.ue dwelling int. the night, time, and thus ho spoke in conclusion : "Gentlenan of I lite Jury, I am done. When I gaze with enraptured eyes upon the matchless beauty of this peerless virgin, on whose resplend:nt charms suspic-ion never dared to breathi, when I behold1I her raliant in the glorio:is bloom of lustrols loveline"ss, which a" gelic sweetness might envy but, could not t.ehpse; before which the star on the brow of the night. grows pale, aid the diamonds of Brazil are dim, and then reflect upon tht tter madness and folly of supposing that so tutch beni.y would ex pose itself in the cold, dampd'ntd neight., when innocence like hers is hiding itself amidst the snowy pillows of repose; genth-men of the Jury, my feeling are too overpowering for expression, and I throw her inio your arms for protectiont against this foi charge which the out ro geons malice of ai d isa ppoinit ed scoundrel has inlvent.ed to blast the fair nme of this fair miaiden, whiose smniles shall be the teward of the verdict. wich I know you will give." The jury acquitted her without leav ing their seats. AN OPFicIAL PiHAYP.R FOR PCAcr.. of prayer while his own country is not engaged in the war. The form recoin meonded is as follows: "0 Almighty God, Kings of all kings, whose power no creature is able to resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be nmeroiful to themi that truly repent, assuage, we beseech T1hee, the horrors of this wvar, which Thoua hast permittod to break forth in Europe ; resutraint the passions of the comibatants; inspire the coquer ors with tmercy, and the vanquished with submission to thy will ; give pa tience to all who auffer ; prepare for the summons those who are called to die ; anti set to this warfare bounds whioh it may not pass. We pray Thee, 0 God, speedily grant peace to the nations, and so overrule, in Thy goodi providence, the course of all evetits, that our present anxieties may end in the bpread of righteousnes, enlightnment and true liberty; and thus Thy Kingdom may at last be established on earth. And this we pray through the merits and media tionls of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, the Prince of Peace. Amen.' iT has been too hastily assuifed that the Emperor Napoleon expeeted to be able to carry the war at one into the enemy's country, and to sue. essfulhly nct upon the offensive fronm the beginniig to the end of the oan-. paign. It, is tolerably plain that every one else in F1raince bitt the EmThperor did cherish thebe expeetations, andl it is equally clear that be alone did not cherish them. For it was his voice alone that uttered a note of. war'ning, andi from his lips alone came wijrds of sober caution. Hie, m.ost probahgy, saw more clearly thati any other man in Franee the difficulties in the paith on which he had entered. And it will not be amniss to rememibor that if the Emperor Is to be believed, it was not he that led France into the war, but it was France that drigged him Into it. "The country is slipptng out of.my hands," said he to an English-. mnan a day or two before war was de cla'red. "I could not control it If I should refuse to go to war." A graveyard inscription In Kenne dy, Maine, reads thus :"P'oor Jo I his head is level now if it never was before I"