Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.k> -- >* ; ; 1 5i5jS pl JfatfsT7 >' ?' - ? ' ? -? General Gostis Lee has been appointed Professor in the Virginia Military InstiX W& to fill the ohair formerly oooupied by Genera] Jackson. We see by our Atlanta exohanges that the Confederate General Gordon who figured quite prominently in .the Virginia campaigns, is keeping a grocery store in . that city. Robt. Orriok, a colored man, has received the contraot to convey the mails between Leesbnrg and Winchester, Va., at 3225 per year. He is said to be the first colored man that ever reoeived a contraot of the kind. It is said that a proposition will be made at the approaohing session of the Alabama Legislature, to pension the surviving married soldiers of that State whose physi?' osm rlnrinc the late ?? uuMVWiuni n?v *uwu..w<w. D ^ There is good authority for denying the statement that General Lee is engaged , in writing a history of the war. He has , bad numerous offers from publishers on both i sides of the Atlantio to do so, but has declined >11 of them. The Abolitionists of Perry county, Indiana, recently held a meeting at Tell City, in that county, in which they passed a resolution opposing negro suffrage, and * *idelaring that negroes must not come to that county to stay. . ?? -?Secretary Seward, acoording to the Raleigh Progress, has advised Governor Holden of the good policy of adopting stringent quarantine regulations throughout North Carolina, so as to provide against the advent of the Cholera. < The Richmond Times says the negroes of Hanover have held a meeting recently, and published a characteristic speech delivered by one of the speakers. The sa|ble DamoBtheneB insists that his brethern (go back to their "masters," and work harder than they ever did. i ??-The Franklin (La.) Planter's Ban ner of the 19th ultimo says: "We have not the means of reliable information, bat we doubt if there are two hundred acres of su gar cane growing in this Parish- -Formerly the prodacewa&-tbirty~&r forty thousand aoiea^?rf3^nD^'ding'seed cane." < Recently, two boxes were shipped < from Fortress Monroe, one box oontained i tools, and the other a dead body. .'The address of the boxes cot chanced, therebv sending the corpse to the wrong party and the tools to the bereaved, friends of the de- eeased. A queer "mistake. ?r-vA large meeting of the oldest planers of La Fourche, La., was recently held, when they resolved to quit, trying to raise sugar. The report of their oommittee argues thatootton cannot be raised with the I present labor force in the Slate and they { recommend planters to turn their attention entirely to corn. The New York Commercial says: We hpr* the best authority for believing that tbe amount of speoie sent South, over- 1 land, has for late weeks averaged nearly ; one million of dollars per week. A portion of tire people there have not yet learned to ( esteem greenbacks, and will sell only for gold or silver. The Baleigh Standard, which is under the control of Governor Holdeu, is i requested to etate that contractors for carryin? the mails and all other oontraotOra nn- ' der the late Confederate government, by the I decision of the Attorney General of the i United States, are not considered as officers or agents, and are not required to make application for pardon. Daniel Andrews, late Postmaster at 1 Glencoe, Missouri, who committed suicide ] a short time Bince, left a confession, in < whioh he acknowledged having murdered j a returned Californian ten years ago, and robbed the body of one hundred and five 1 dollars. He also robbed the mails at various times, was the means of killing two of his children, and meditated the murder of bis wife.. The question whether negroes are taxable, was tried at Joliet, Illinois, a few days since. A suit was brought by the Street Commissioner against a colored man who refused to pay bis poll tax. The color* 1 ed man, whose name is Boone, plead that, under the law, he was neither a citizen, person nor resident, and therefore not liable to pay a poll tax. The magistrate decided he was not liable to the tax. ttt The track of the Charlotte & South Carolina Railros.d has been put in running order to tnis piace?tne cars arriving ror the first time since the passage of Sherman's * army through this section of country, lust evening. We have been advised that the trains will now be run daily to and from Winnsboro'; leaving every morning and arriving in tlie afternoon.? Winnsboro' Netc*, inat. The Secretary of the Treasury has decided, in the case of the recently appointed Collector of Customs at Georgetown, S; C.?who oould not take the prescribed oath in oonsequence of having participated in the rebellion?that he and similar appointees may perform the duties of the office without pay until Congress assembles, they running the risk of Congress providing for the^aymept of their salaries.?New York Herald. -The Richmond Republic says that after the surrender of General Lee, his son, Wm. H. F. Lee, without loss of time, repaired to the White House, determined, notwitnstaLvung tbe lateness ot the season, to attempt to make a orop of corn. Three young men, formerly of his eommand, attended him. A German and an Irishman and two freedmen were subsequently added to their force. They began ploughing on tbe 29th of April, and have made a splendid crop of corn, estimated at 1,500 bushels. The .next Convention of the*Protesfant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, will meet in St Luke's Church, in the city of Philadelphia, on Wednesday* tbe 4th day of Ootober next, at ten o'clock A. M. The meeting will be one of the most important in the entire history of the Ame- j rican Episcopal Church. According to Rev. Dr. John Cotton Smith, in his reply . to the Pastoral of Bishop Potter, an effort' ? will be made to introduce a new canon, intended to allo.w the Clergy of the Churoh more liberal relations with those of other denominations. The mov6ment will meet with Tigorous resistance as well as hearty support. The clergymen identified with it are well known for their perseverance and independence, as well as for a tendency to controversial discussion, while the course the Bishop adopted will be supported, it is said, by the vast body of the clergy. The return of delegates from the Southern diocess will be another and still more important feature of the convention, and there are questions to be considered which aid to make the occasion one of special interest. New York Herald. fit* ?fffcrilXf YORKVILLEa S. C. THURSDAY MOBNIN G, SEPTEMBER 21,1869. OUB TEEMS-IN ADVANCE. THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS per year; TWO DOLLARS for six months; ONE DOLLAR for three months?payable In "greenbacks." When payment Is made In specie, TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS per year; ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS for sis months; SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS for three months. Single copies, TEN CENT8. ? {ft?-Corn, Flour, Wheat, Bacon, Lard, Firewood, Ac., will be received for Subscription, Advertising or Job-Work, at market prices. (ft?- The paper will be discontinued on the expiration of the lime for which payment has been made. Subscribers who find a (X) cross mark on the wrapper or margin of their paper, will understand that tire time paid for has expired. {ft?- Mr. JOHN R. ALLEN, Post Master, at Chestor C. H., Is our authorized agent for Chester District. ENQUIRER <5LUB RATES. "IN GREENBACKS." 2 copies, one year, in advance,.,..9 G 00 5 ? ? ? 12 50 10 " 25 00 and an extra copy.to tke person making the olnb. After a club has been returned and the money paid, the person making the club may add as many more subscribers at the rate of the original club, as is desired. J@* We are under obligation; this week, to the following gentlemen,' for newspaper favors : Mr. T. C. H. Dukes, Charleston; Mr. T. D. Gh-?.espie, Express Agent, Mr. Charles Frazier, Post Master, an<> W. J. Yates, Esq., Editor of the Democrat, Charlotte; Mr. E. E. McCaffrey, Rook Hill; Rev. James Stoney, Mr. A. F. MoConnell, Capt. T. S. Jefferys, Mr. Et. B. Hayne, and W. E. Rose, Esq., STorkville. Haf At a meeting of the pew holders of ;he "Church of the Good Shepperd" in iforkville, on Thursday evening last, the following gentlemen were elected Vestry md Wardens. Wardens.?Col. W. B. Wilson, Dr. Alexander Moore. Vestry.?Maj. J. W. Avery, Col. A. Coward, W. B. Metts, Esq., W. A. Moorb^ Esq. W. B. Mettb, Esq., was at the same time elected Secretary and Treasurer. OTJB PAPEB. After a lapse of over four years the Enquirer appears before its readers this week is a fall size sheet. This is ia order to lay before oar patrons as much as possible of ;he news of the day. . In the dearth of newspapers, owing to the absoenoe of mail facili:ies, the majority of the reading pablic have,. alien in the rear, bat it is our province to post up tfiose in our immediate sphere, which we will do so ftr as we can. In increasing oar size we of course increase oar expenses, but we have "cast our bread on the waters" and look confidently for a return in due season. We have no promises to make at present, but are determined to let "our works praise us." The paper is put down to as low-a nrif>A ns wa can now afford, while no nains will be spared in its mechanical department. We have tried and been familiar with the credit system in connection with newspapers for more than twenty years, and as a rule, for the future, will require oash in advance for subscriptions, advertising and jqb work. The credit syBtem has been beneficial to others, but not to us, as our books will testify. THE AMNESTY OATH. Judging from the number of votes polled in this District, at the late election for members of the State Convention, a very large portion of our citizens had not, so far, taken advantage of the Amnesty Oath. We have endeavored to impress upon our people the necessity of taking the hath, at once, and we again urge it on them, for they may put it off until it is too late. President Johnson is a Southern man by birth, and has shown himself so in feeling. His course toward the South has been characterized by moderation, and, in fact, bo has done more to ameliorate onr condition than we have had any reason to expeot. Now, we would suggest the probability of his death, who would succeed him, and what would be our situation ? Lawrence S. Foster, of Connecticut, a most bitter Republican would become the ruling spirit of the hour, and that he would improve it, there is no manner of doubt. It would be too late, then, to olaim the Amnesty of President Johnson, when the Thaddeus Stevens parties are crying out for "confiscation," and that the property of the entire South^be sold under the hammer to pay the publio debt! Why men of sense will delay taking the proposed oath, is a.mystery to us; they oertainlj do not oontinue to believe that slavery remains in tact? If so, wo can only pity the obtuseness of their vision, and allow them to grope on in the dark which they seem to covet more than light. Many rfimors have been in circulation,. that the oaths administered in this District were declared illegal by military authority,whioh had no fonndation in faot: all Mag* istrates, Notary Publics, &c., haying first taken the Amnesty Oath, are duly author* ised to administer it, and, as there are a number of them throughout the District, we suggest they proceed at onoe to qualify for the purpose. No business whatever o&n be lawfully transacted by parties who have not taken the Oath, and whether the oitizen may desire to-vote, or'not, he should place himself rectus in curia. We repeat our warning, and trust to the oommon sense of the people to act advisedly. THE STATE CONVENTION.' -Up to the hour o? going to press, we have received nut utile news from toe Convention?neither letter or paper having readied as from Columbia sihoe ite sessions commenced, on Wednesday of last week. It is rumored that Chancellor Ward law, of Abbeville, has been eleoted President, and that the sessions of the Convention are being held in the Baptist Church. A dispatch to President Johnson, dated at Columbia, on the day the Convention assembled, and wbioh we find in the Baltimore American of Saturday last, gives* us all the jnformation we have as to the doings, of that body. The following is the substance of the dispatch. "The State* Convention has a&etabled with one hundred members present. It is v i j! . ii . _______ 1 i regaraea as me amesi Doay ever convened in the State. Resolutions of discontent wero offered and reoeived only five votes, and they were laid on the table, after a refusal to print them. The Governor's message strongly sustains the President's reconstruction policy." BUSINESS MATTERS. "The Fall has just set in on us, and our town begins to assume its old business appearance. Several new establishments have been opened,'and our old merohants are preparing to re-open with lasge and seasonable stocks. The amount of goods now in market, is very large, and with the steady inorease, we have only to hope that business will warrant the enterprise. There is no branch of business but what is now in fall operation; so we can invite oar oountry friends to come to Yorkville, when they woald spend their time and money agreeably. Goods are generally higher than they were before the war, but this was to be expected, from the difficulty of transportation and the -still unsettled state of the "currency." Oar people do not readily take to the "greenbacks/' bat we think they will in time, espeoially when heavy taxation begins to bear on as, and for which they will prove a ready panacea. We have lots of goods, we say, bat business is not as brisk as it might be?we expect in a short time to ohromcle a great "revival, and id the mean time refer oar readers for farther particulars, to the advertising columns of the Enquires. * ; MAIL SEE VICE. We are pleased to learn from an exchange that the Post Master General has ordered mail service on the following rail roads in South Carolina: From Kingsville, South Carolina to Wilmington, North Carolina; from Kingsville to Augusta, Georgia; from Florence to Cheraw; from Charleston to Florence; from Columbia to Charlotte ; from Chester to Yorkville; from Alston to Spartanburg; from Newberry to Laurens; and from Charleston to Savannah. .Proposal tor carrying tne mans in tms State and North Carolina from the first of January next, have been printed in pamphlet form and large numbers were sent to the Governors on the 6th instant from Washington, for general distribution. . - ? iiri ?? MEBE-MENTION. D. B. Miller, Clerk, advertises in the I Phoenix, that a Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions forjRiohlana District, will be held at Columbia, commencing on the first Monday in October next. The South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church -will meet at Charlotte this Fall. The North Carolina Conference will meet at llaleigk. The President, I on Friday last, pardoned J. L. Orr of this State,, formerly Speaker of the TJhited States House of Representatives and afterwards a member of the late Confederate Congress."** General Longstreet is in Washington, awaiting a decision in his case on an application for pardon. The Baltimore American of the 16th inst., says: "Gentlemen who left Little Rook,. Arkansas, a week ago, report that profound peace reigos throughout the State. Private citizens and soldiers can travel anywhere without molestation. The guerillas have settled down quietly and gone to work/' Samuel A. Hoey, has been appointed Postmaster at Shelby, N. C." The election for members of the Honven N ijt The Atlanta (Georgia) Intelligencer, in speaking of the improvements now going forward in that city, says it wonld be difficult to oonvinoe any man of their extent and magnitude who was not actually there to see them. Not to mention the buildings in contemplation, and for the construction of which oontraota have been made, the number now in actual proofs of ereotion is aatoniabing. Snob energy, it aays, was never seen before tberel The Poetoffioe Department is each day ordering tbe establishment of new poetoffices and letting mail oAntraots throughout all of tbe Southern 8tttes, as well as the Border States. Therein no want of candidates, for the position of; postmaster. Tte oon* tract rates for carrying tbe mails both by water and rail in thb South have been made thus far at greatly rpduoed rates, when compared with previous prices forthe same servioe. Some of the largest contracts are being let to Northernimen.~ 'The Charleston Courier of tbe 12th says that the President has pardoned Hon. William Aiken. The Virginia Congressional elections take place bn the 12th' of October. UTu TT a a -i -* ?v iu. a, psWAJtW) oouiovATjr ui State, sod and^daugpter, made a flying visit to Riobmond last (week. John C. BrecjkenridgE, foimerljrBecretary of War of the Confederate^ States, was in Quebec on Monday of last ,week^Orders have been issned'by the .War, Department for the immediate mustering oat of servioe of all regiments of oblhred troops enlisted in the Northern States/now serving in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. There are at present upwards of One hnndred major and brigadier-generals still in Government servioe unemployed, in addition to the large number mustered out of service recently. C. L. Vallandingham, is a candidate for the XJnitefd States Senate from Ohio. ; -"Gen. Smith D. Atkins, of tbe United States Aony, was married on the 23d ultimo, at Chapel Hill, N. C., to Miss Eleanor H. Swain, daughter of ex-Governor Swajn.* vThe Tennessee Episcopal Convention, in session at Nash-' ville, on the" 7th instant, nominated Rev. Charles T. Quintar? for .Bishop of the Diooese of Tennessee. He Was elected on the first ballot. Late advioes from Europe states that the Cholera appears to be reoeding to parts from whence it came. ;** Judge Halliburton, the author of "Sam Sliok" is/dead. **A man was reoently^arrested in Iowa, on a charge of attempting to murder his wife. After a preliminary examination, he was admitted to bail in the sum of five hundred dollars / Wives most be oheap oat West"" Major Wm. Laval, died at Greenville, S, C., on Tuesday of last week. He has here* tofore held various offices under the State government?Seoretary of State, Treasurer and Comptroller General.. At' the time of bis death he was seventy-seven -years of age. rose's Hotel is as fragrant as ever. "Oh, my love, is like the red, red rose."*; Several of our friends from Rook Hill have been in town this week and seem to bave enjoyed themsqlve? hugely.^-new adveetisements. joseph carter, adni'r.^-adminlatrator'a sale. floyd, dobson & co.?sugar. ? ? " ?coffee. u ? ? ?Smoking Tobacco. a ? ? ?Salt. Miles Johnson.?Bemoval?Saddles and Harness. Baum A Baruch.?Large Stock of Goods. " " ? Bofswax Wanted. ' " ?Skins Wanted. # At Stowe's Hotel.?Sewing Machine for Sale. J. A. Brown, O. Y. D.?Citation?J. B. Good?W. H. Good, ^deceased. Burrows, Blair & Co.?Dry Goods, Ac. S. G. Brown?Roads! Roads!! J. M. Anderson.?School Notice. * 1 # MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. Mississippi.?The readers of the Enquireb will remember that a paragraph published last week adverted to. a conflict of authority between the civil and military authorities in Mississippi. It appears that Governor SnARKEy ordered the reorganization of the militia for the purpose of suppressing organized bands of robbers in the State.' The* Governor's orders were countermanded by Gen. Slqcumb, the Federal qjficer commanding in the State, with the approval df the Seoretary of War.. Upon thjs, Governor Sharkey appealed to President Johnson, who sustained him and enjoined upon General Slocumb not to interfere with the organization of the State militia. President Johnson in a letter to Governor Sharkey on the subject says : "The people must be trusted with their Government, and if trusted, my opinion is, that they will .act in good faith, and restore their former Constitutional relations with all the n. . y"*' ?. i-' it _ TT )? /M t . estates composing me union. - me latest advices are tha{ .troops were arriving at Jackson, preparatory to the evacuation of the State. .The election in Mississippi'takes place on the 2d of October. Among the candidates for the Governorship are J.* S. Fisher, of Tallahatchie; Benjamin G. Humphries, of Sunflower; J. t. Harbison, of Louden, and Q. D. Stewart, of Hinds. E. G. Peyton, of Corinth, is the only candidate for Congress so far. An exchange has the following with reference to matters in the Mississippi valley; "W.e near from various points on tne Mississippi Rivey, as New Orleans, Vicksbhrg, Memphis and Cairo, of the great activity in steamboating and general commeroe that now exists there. The busy times before the war are now revived on the great river. Steamboats are plenty as ever ajuLeqnally fast, and somawhafc-i^sre'xplosiTe. They not only abound on the Mississippi, but penetrate as of yore all its affluents, carrying up supplies, bringing out cotton, and bearing passengers from poidt to point. The regions all along the river and its tributa ries are very rapidly, recovering from the effects of the war. In the great cities business is extremely active. The fleets of ships and steamboats at the levee of N<w' Orleans bring back by-gone daysj and mo^t of the warehouses that wore olosed for years are being re-opened. Vicksburg, in like manner, never was more bnsy, and Memphis never had such palmy days. The population of the latter eity is greater than it ever-"was; houses and stores are not to be obtained, and there is great aotivity in. trade and-commerce." Alaba ma.?The Alabama State Convention assembled at Montgomery, on Thursday last?about ninety members present. Ex-Governor Fitzpatbiok, was chosen President by acclamation. . The delegates oomprised many of the ablest and best men in the State. It is supposed that the action of the body will pretty closely follow that of the'Mississippi Convention. Governor Parsons believes and hopes that resolutions permitting negro testimony in the oourts will be passed. In any event, the doings of the Convention will be of a decidedly conservative tone. ,HEW UBLEAN8, Bept IZ. TQ6 'limes Montgomery special despatch of the 12th instant, says die State Convention adopted resolutions to appoint a committee of one member from eaoh judicial district to report an amendment to the Constitution in order to restore the State in her relations with the Federal Government. Governor-Parsons has recently issued a proclamation from whioh he should think there is some trouble throughoutihe State. Here is an extract: ^ "Crimes of all kind appear to be alarmingly on the increase, but especially cotton stealing. Men go in large bands, armed and disguised and in the night. Individuals come home and seek personal, redress of injuries, real or fauoied?taking the law into their own hands. Reports to this effect come to me from all parts, of the Rfufc " - KJ KMkVi ' THE NEWBERRY MURDER. On the outside of the Enquibeb to-day, will be found an account of the jperpetrafion of a horrid murder in Newberry, by a detaohment of United States Colored Troops. The article referred to "was furnishedTr^ ?-QQrrea^ndent to the Columbia Phoenix. The following,fWhlcb is- ajnoie oircumstantial statement, is from the Newberry Herald. . Killing.?The most of our readers are, ere this, in possession of the facts relating to the diabolical occurrences of last Friday morning, which resulted in the killing, or murder, of Mr. Calvin Crozer, late a member of the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, under Morgan's command, by the 38d colored troops, in command of Col. Troubridge. The faots, as we hear them are these: Mr. Crozer, long a prisoner, was just returning to his home in Texas, and arrived, at this plaee sometime in the night of Thursday, and had two yonng ladies under his care. A portion of the colored 83d had been hero several days, waiting for the remainder, which got here Thursday evening. An obstruction on the track near the depot, supposed to be done by some of these colored troops, threw a pyrtiuu of the train off.? Leaving the car for a short time, and returning, Mr. C. found a. negro soldier in there, in quoli close proximity to theladies, that he ordered Trim out, which tfie other, in a most violent manner, refused to goAn altercation ensued, in" which the negrn was out on the back of the neck. He then left. Sometime after "and while the oars were being righted, a squad of negro soldiers dame upjnnder a sergeant, in search of Crozer, and seizing by mistake Mr. Jake Bowers, in charsre of the hands, threatened to shoot him; the right man however, promptly appeared, and, deolaring Bowers innocent, gave himself np. A part of the sqnad were for instantly thooting him, whilh others objeoted and insisted on taking him to Headquarters, which was then done.? The report then is, that he was taken before the Colonel and acknowledged what he had done, and that he would do the same again; and that he was then told he must die for it. He was then taken under strong guard a few yards from camp, and a bole being dug, was ordered to kneel. At this point Mr. S. P. -Kinard, who lives near and who loaned the implements to dig the hole with, approached near the spot and saw tbe'flash of the guns as the'negroes fired upon C., who immediately fell. Mr. K. tried to get nearer, but was Warned by a sentinel not to do so, as the regiment was much excited and that he might get killed. He then went round and saw them jumping upon tbe-body, whioh was too large for the hole. All this time the regiment was in line, drums beat, and it was evident it was in readiness to move, whioh it did a short time after, a few miles down the road to wait for the oars, thus getting out of the way. Further than this we bcow nothing, but that an iDqucst. was held and much evidence elicited, which evideucej however, is withheld from us, as not being fully~complete, in .showing that the Cohtaei of these negro troops was fully cognisant of and orderod the killing of deceased. That it coald pos' sibly be otherwise' admits of considerable ! doubt, and as suoh calls loudly for examination and satisfaction. - We understand that the facts will be submitted to the Seoretary of War. The deceased is said to have beeri a most estimable young man, brave aud generous, as was clearly shown" in giving himself up when he might have escaped. During the morning of Friday our citizens Had the body taken from the hole, where it was only partially covered, and placed in a'neat coffin, preparatory to final interment, whioh was done in the afternoon, a very large and respectable, and sympathising procession of ladies and gentlemen following it to its final resting place ? the erave vard.- ." * . Election in Beaufort.?We take the following aceonnt of the election for a Delegate to the State Convention in Beanfort District; from the Hilton Head, New South, of the 9th instant: "The election hereabouts was quite a spirited aflair. The polls for this precinct were opened at the Sea Island Hotel, (which, by the way, is getting to be quite an important institution with us.) Eighty fcjro votes were thrown-?all for Mr. D. ^McGregor, our worthy Chief of the Blacksmith's Department, and Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, who leaves, this mor ? ^ ning, for Columbia. Wet-have not board what the other precincts of theParishhave done, but oar managers, who went to the oanal rendezvous where ail the boxesehould have been, found no one there, and,.-consequently, bad every thing their own way. St. Helena Parish has but two preoinots ?one at Beaufort and one at St. Helena. Island. In Beaufort thirty eight votes were polled?thirty three of which were for Mr. James G. Thompson, and'fivefor Mr. H. J. Judd. On St. Helena six votes only were polled, all for Mr. Judd. But as neither the. managers or the voters bad taken the Amnesty Oath, the other judges decided that the election at St. Helena was.invalid. Mr. Thompson is therefore eleoted from St. Helena Parish by a large, majority. It is proper to state here that Mr. Judd and Mr. Thompson Were the only eligible candidates in the parish. Every, condition of the eleofion laws of the State wae fnlfilM with them. FBOM GBEENVXLLE. A correspondent of the Columbia I 'V nix, writing from Greenville in this State, trader the date of the 6th init.', famishes that paper with several interesting items. ; We extract the following: "Oar election for delegates to the State Convention reenlted in the choioe of Lient. Wm. H. Perry, Maj. T. C. Boiling, Rev. tF. P. Boyce and Dr. ?J. P. Latimer. The number of. votes polled was small, not exceeding in all 850. This was owing partly to a -want of interest among the people rel* ative to the eleotion, and partly the revocation, by military order, of authority given by Gov. Peny' to magistrates to administer tho oath of amnesty,*for the purpose of enabling citizens to .vote. -The authority thus given Dy tno governor was reoognuea ana affirmed by a telegrapbio dispatch from the President, on Friday night before the election ; bnt it was too late for the people generally to avail themselves of the information. v This eleotion over, oar people are beginning to discuss with more interest that of Senator and members to the Legislature, and of Representatives to Cofigress. No candidates are out, as yet, for the Legislature, bat some have been talked, about. For Congress* it is probable that Col. Farrow, of Spartanburg, Maj. Boiling, -of Greenville, and Col. Reed, of Anderson, ?:n u. :? it.. .. win uc iu i-iie uoiu ; uuu uu auuiuuu tu uui Congressional District that may unite Abbeville and Laurens with us, will probably bring into the* list the gallant'and veteran Gen. McGowan, of Abbeville. ' ? Among our topics of local interest is the re opening of the institutions of learning for which Greenville has been so long and justly famous. The Southern Baptist Theological1 Seminary will renew its operations on the first of October, with its full corps of professors, .to wit: Rev. Dra. Boyce, Manly, Williams aud<Broadue?presenting a combination .of literary and religions talent no where surpassed. 'Many students are already awaiting its opening,' and many more will doubtless avail themselvCs of the advantages which it offers. Its tuition is frvn lu theological Btutltjtrto- of aifdemmrfnations. The tfurman University is to be re opened in February. The Female Col* lege, whioh has continued fo flourish through the war, is succeeding admirably underwrite superintendence of President Jttdson, who is unuuug arrangement lor buu nrcaor auditions to his already able corps of professors. The Gaiilard."School, for girls add boys, will also be re-opeued at an early day. Oar town newspapers, the Mountaineer and the Enterprise, are both flourishing. ' The publisher of the former has recently leased the upper story and a portion of the lower story of the old court house for. his offioe, to geet the increased demands of his ^business. He will .shortly issue a large weekly Baptist newspaper, to be conduoted by gentlemen of great ability, and whioh promises to stand at least amongst the first of its ol&88 in the South. He is now engaged in publishing a?booK called the 'Internal Revenue Guide/' containing about ejghty-four pages octavo, prepared by the Assessor for tbis Collection District,'and intended, for the information of all taxpayers, under the internal revenue laws of the United States." > FBOM WASHINGTON. We learn from the New York Herald of the 13th instant, that a large delegation of gentlemen from the various Southern States, who were in Washington, on business con* oected with the re-establishment of civil government in their respective States, called on President Johnson on Tuesday of last week, in a body,' for the purpose of paying their respects, "The President received them most cordially, and addressed them at some length. He alluded to the opposite course which he and thef had ta&en at the commencement of the rebellion, but 4as glad to see that the Southern people, after having submit-' ted their contest with the government to the arbitrament of the sword and lost, now frankly admitted their defeat, and were manifesting a disposition to again become good oitizens .of the Uojte4 States. He assured-them that every possible facility which he and the other governmental offioato nnnM cricA in tha nnrlr nf TAAfcnrinoi "fn them oivii government, would be promptly and oheerfally rendered, and he hoped to see them soon again folly enjoying their old position in the United. States. He said there was no disposition on the part of .the government to deal harshly with the South, and that, although he dreaded disintegration, he has strongly opposed to consolidation of power in Washington." / The ?eame evening, Secretary Seward had a reception, when, in addition, to the other numerous visitors, the principal portion of the-Southern delegation whioh called upon the President daring the day waB present. They Were received by Mr. Seward and other members of .the Cabinet in a mennnt* nnnalltr no dfFftVlta onsV A>entr ab a luuuuwi t*u wMtfi/iw JtBUft OH WUAb with which thc^ were greeted at theExecutive mansion. The tone of the Temarks of the Secretary of State was similar to that of those made by the President, and, while sta'ting that the governmentf$,polioy was to restore and improve the Sooth, not to injure it, he remarked, that at the' same time, sure wbrk must be made of preserving the peace of the nation. It is understood in Washington) that it is contemplated by the president to entirely | withdraw the troops from the Sooth, in short time, leaving the States lately in rebellion to re organize on the basis of civil government, precisely as they stood before the "late war, with the exception of slavery. This policy is said to have arisen through the good sense of the leading Southern men themselves, in aooepting the present position of affairs, as diselosed in the interview' with President Johnson. Thus the late slave States will hardly have a soldier left among them, save such as.may be required to garrison the several forts j and these, as in the Northern States, will be retained in active service only for the purpose of meeting any emergenoy that may arise from the action of . foreign powers. Washington, September 14, 1865.?I have authority, in which I repose the utmost confidence, for.asserting that another amnesty proclamation will soon to toned by President Johnson The manliness with | which tbe Southern people have submitted ' > to the conditions imposed on fortunes of war, as well as the eondition of that section, has decided the President on issuing aDQther amnestj proclamation, broad and geoerotls-in its provisions. He knows the people of theSoath,-andis satisfied that they wiir act urgood faith with the Fede^if Government. This ie also renderegjg?? ' sary by the vast number of petitions for pardo q, which 'haveaccaqjulated to that extent that it wonld require years to examine them. It is probable, too, that it will have been hastened, to some extent, by threats of impeachment by vthe'Radicate ; for Andrew Johnson, when angered, is not only obstinate, but dogmatic, He hates secession, but has a contempt for the-Abolitionists, The change in the policy as to abandoned lands, out of which the agents of the Fresdmeu's Bureau expected to make fortunes, was a .bomb shell into tUb Radical camp.?1 It Was a scheme for gigantic plnnder, '?d so soon as the President was informed of its practical working be caused to be issued jbbe order which restores property to ita lawful owners. There can be do confiscation without due process of law. The ?resideiit stands by the Constitution. The Radicate ofthe Butler-Wiboo school, who thought they oonld. mould Andrew Johnson to their bold) bad schemes, are bitter and revengeful over their discotttfitare. They will wage war relentlessly on tbc Bxecutive, but the people will sustain him in all the measures which will produce complete restoration, and consequently the ear- liest prosperity.?New York Ntios. '"J ?.?-?'? ?. From the New York Herald, 13th Instant. FROM CHARLESTd!K^2^ .Chablbston, Sept. 8, T86fi. . The result of the election, in this city for members of the Convention hue been an overwhelming defeat of the "Union ticket," and the triumph of the old politioiaoB. The aggregate number of votea.polled was eleven hundred nbd ninety two?about irabwird of the votes usually, caetat elections before the war. The bigbest number of votes received by any one candidate was eight bandrcJ and eighty one, which were petted tor the Hon. Charles Macbeth, former Mayor of the city. Colleotor Mackay, the principal candidate on the "Union Ticket,'- received but one hundred and thirty mpu votes. A marked feature in the counting of the votes was that nearly two thirds'of the tickets in the various ballot boxes were written, showing the " personal preferences of the voters:Election day passed off very quietly. No soldiers were permitted about the polk? General Bennett's orders to the officers of the day were that bo guard should be sta-*imtaA >>f ?mi nt' fKfl mftTAnuitnnti: nntcMa special request was madebythe managers. No request was made necessary. The citizens generally ane wry mttah pleased with the result, and deny that any issue of unionist or secessionist was raised , \q the selection and election of candidates. They claim that they are all Union aqd nothing else; and that all will cordially sapport the views and policy of the'administration. As an evidence of this intention they instance the election of P. J. Coogan, an open and avowed Unionist dafing the. war, who received a respectable and successful vote. On the other hand, the friends of Dr.lA* G. Mackey and the "Union tioket" view thq resnlt as a complete triumph of the old hookers and secessionists. The election of Mr. Coogan, they say, was effected by that candidate merging himself with^the secessionists. The Union men and former ftiefids of Mr. Coogan haye no confidence in any good resulting from his election. They also say the most .monstrous falsehoods, calumnies and slanders were heaped ujmmi Dr. ' Mackey's personal oharaotor to effect his defeat.- Ee was openly and uniformly denounced in street, conversations as. ^ (raitor to his native State in her time of trouble and distress. Many of the Masonio brotherhood opposed Dr. Mackey oh account of his visit North, which they characterised as a begging tour, notwithstanding that vfsit was made at the argent solicitationsof bisitprthern brethren. In faot, the Union men claim that all sorts of lies and tricks were resorted to for the purpose of keeping their candidate?the; friend of Unionism,* popular rights and progressive improvements ?away from the convention, fearful of his intellectual abilities and influence in ajtiftSfcing oligarchy uod aristocracy. Snob are the statements, yon. will" hear from the two sides at the hotels, in the stores, on the streets, or at private resi- . denoes. A report was in circulation that Collector Mackey was to be displaoed from the Custom Honse and the former incumbent,. Collector Colcook, reinstated. It was said Jliat this report arose from a letter received here, written by a member of Congress, stating that Collector Maoke'ys noininatiop would not be confirmed by the Senate. This repprt, raised immediately hofnre the election, also exoited the indignation of the Doctor's friends, who regarded it as another triok to inflame popular prejudice against him.? They believe in this case bis eneto&.will be defeated. The greatest objeotioflJcfDr. Mackey by the old fogies arises, his friends say, from the President having honored him with an office to whioht only the chivalry are entitled, fbrgetting'thatPresident Johnson; like the presentCpllector of Charleston, is a self made man. As an eviddhoe of this