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V $mp mi Jarts. At Nashville, Tennessee, it has been discovered that there are five eaves undei > the city which have been used as the rendesvous of thieves, burglars, and oounterfetters. An exploration of these dens is now in progress. Among the inventions at the Ameriean Institute, New York, is an ingenious * arrangement by whioh buttons may be at* taohed to any garment without the use oi needle or thread. Baehelors and women with irritable husbands should make a mem. Milledge L. Bonham, of South Oar. olina, ex-member of the National Congress, ex-member of the rebel Congress, Ex-Governor of South Carolina, and ex-rebel Brigadier General, was pardoned by Presidenl Johnson on the 24th ultimo. The fiiohmond Republic says : "At the rate the work of rebuilding in the bnrnt district is progressing, scaroely a vestige of the great conflagration of the 3d of April will be visible a year hence. Go where you will, the sound of the hammer and trowel is heard, and the spirit of improvement, backed by energy and industry, is everywhere manifest." ?-? The Washington correspondent ol Philadelphia Ledger says : "What President Johnson will do, I hear, is to throw the 'Empire,' Louis Napoleon and the Monroe Doctrine upon Congress, and leave it for that body to say whether Max. shall be politely told to quit, or whether we shall do as all Europe has done, reoognize him as the constituted authority in that eountry." ?? Old stories of the war are constantly 3 epming to light It is stated that when Gen. Bragg was in command at Augusta, Ga., last winter, Jeff. Davis telegraphed to him "to hold the State at all hazards, stop up the roads, destroy the supplies, and crush Sherman/' At the close of the despatch the rebel President inquired "What is your available forge for this purpose V* General Bragg promptly replied, "Five proclamations and one brigade." ?? The republican government of Mexioo has placed upon the New York market, a loan of $30,000,000, bearing interest in gold at 7 per oent., and the prinoipal payable in twenty years, also in gold. The seourity offered is the faith of the republic and of the states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi, and a national mortgage on 5,000,000 acres of agricultural and 500,000 aores of mineral lands in those states. The fint installment, of $10,000,000, will ? / be offered at sixty cents on a dollar. ??-i The Louisville Journal is en&rely opposed to the importation of Coolies.? . It thinks the experiment we have had for two hundred years with one race of savages ought to be sufficient, and it is dearly of the opinion that the Asiatic .man is worse than the African. The Journal favors a resort to Europe for new laborers, as such emigrants would be he?'4(hy elements in the body politic, heaven save us from another "^^pressible confliot". to establish the rights of the Chinese ! The irrepressible African iasurely enough for this generation, perhaps for this oentury. The friends of Jefferson Davis are denying the statements made by the New York Herald regarding his approaching trial, on the ground that the Supreme Court, before whioh it was stated the trial would take place, baa not original jurisdiction in cases of treason. The Herald in reply-says, "that the case may be carried there by the slow prooess of appeal through the various courts, and also that Congress may, by apeoial aot, give the Supreme Court original jorisdiotioD in the case/' The artiole referred to, from the Herald, may be found on'the Outside of to-day's paper. It is gratifying to know that, now the oountry has beoomo entirely blessed with the maintenance of the noble Afrioan, a few philanthropic minds are speculating upon what it should and can do with him. Among the latest projects of this kind is one advanced by a reverend gentleman from Florida, who is now in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, and in waiting to see the President, whioh proposes that the nineteen millions of acres of public domain stretching in a vast belt through the centre of the above State, from the coast baok towards the northern boundary, shall be appropriated to the colonization of negroes? estimating that four hundred and seventyfive thousand can be furnished with homesteads of forty acres each by the grant sought for. By the law passed at the last session nf OniMrNUU. the CIIot-It nf tVio TTnn so hrtM. . ing over from Jhe last Congress, on reading . the roll of members qualified to go into the election of a Speaker, is restricted to "those only who shall have been regularly electee . under the laws of Congress or the severa States/' It is now said, upon radical re publican authority, that Mr. Mcpherson the Clerk of the last Congress, upon whou will devolve the initial authority, as its pre siding officer, in the organization of the nev House, has declared that he will not placi upon the official list of members, any persoi claiming to be elected from a State that ha been in rebellion'against the JJoTernment inasmuch as he regards shy such person a; not ooming within the pale of the a foresail law. If esbh is the deoision of Mr. Mo Ptrerson, we know where he belongs, am tn is t)ia r?i)i<is] nnndidnta fnmrp.nlun tiofi.?New York Herald, Old regular officers and graduate of WeBt Point have been laying their hesdi together for some time past, and the resul baa been the framing of a bill which wil undoubtedly be brought before the nex Congress and probably worked through, in asmuch as it is reasonable in every partic Jar. It provides for a standing army o seventy-five thousand iuen, whioh will re quire the addition of twenty-one regiment! of infantry, three regiments of cavalry, twc of artillery. Any increase in the staff de partments is not favored. The pay of general officers is to be reduced, and all officer? to receive fixed salaries, as in the civil ser. vice. The scale of pay contemplated bj the bill is, for lieutenant general, five thous and dollars ; major general, four thousand j brigadier general, three thonsand; colonel, twenty-five hundred, down to second lieutenant, who will receive one thousand dol m mm lure. These salaries are looked upon as tbe fair thing by old officers, although considerably reduoed from the old sohedule. An | effort will be made to oreate the grade of . General and hare Grant promoted to it; | .Sherman to be Lieutenant General, and , giving Thomas and Sheridan Brevets to , that rank. The war has demonstrated that a man does not need a West Point education'to be a commissary or quartermaster, and it is proposed to officer .the standing army by graduates who have been employed . as Buoh, and to-fill their places by old volunteer officers who want them. ' This is the state of the matter among the regulars, and a powerful effort will be made to push it ' through. _ J 2? ^ 1 A statement recently appeww* m ? ' New York paper, to the effect that the Post ' Office Department is making ap its aooounts ' for the next Congress, and from these accounts it appears that the deficit when the ' mail route services in the Sonthern States ; are resumed, will be $8,000,000. We a^ authorized to say that no snoh facts appears from -the aooounts now being made up in the Post Office Department, and this statement of the deficit is wholly unsuthoiiced. In 1.861 at the breaking out of the rebel1 lion, the costs of mail transportation in the seceded States, and other States where mail service oould not be safely performed, was - but $3,919,865, and in all the loyal States ' at the same time $5,800,883 89 in all.? 1 The truth is, as is stated in our dispatoh to ' the Times a few weeks ago, the mail service for the South, whilst it ifi based upon 1 and fully up to the necessities of the peo' pie, is less now than it was at the time of ' and for some time prior to the oommenoement of the rebellion, and all contracts recently made by the Postmaster-General have been upon an average of forty per oent. less than the oontracts at the commencement of the war. And farther, from all reliable souroes of information, it appears that the Post. Office Department will be . self-sustaining in the South as well as in the North. The PostmasteivGener&l's -estimate for cost of Southern mail service for the year ending June 30, 1867, amount to $3,410,700. The estimated receipts will 1 XT TT 7 TT JJ equal iuw num.?j.vew jlotk jaeraia. 1ft* fwftvill* YORXVILLE, S. O. . THUB8DAY MOBNIKG, KOVEMBEE 9, 1966. OT7B TEBM8?IN ADVANCE. THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS pet year TWO DOLLARS for six months; ONE JDOLLAR for throe months?payable in "greenbacks." When payment Is made In specie, TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS per year; ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS for six months; SEVENTY-FIVE- CENTS for three months. Single copies, TEN CENTS. . ft?" Corn, Flour, Wfcfeat, Bacon, Lard, Firewood, Ac., will be received ibrSubscriptlon, Advertising or Job- Work, at market pricey. ^ ft?* The paper will be discontinued on the expiration of the time for which payment has been made. Subscribers who find a (X) cross mark on the wrapper or margin of their paper, will understand that the time paid for has expired. {J&- Mr. JOHN R. ALLEN, Post Master, at Chester C. H.,is our authorized agent for Chester District. ENQUIRER CLUB RATES. "IN GREENBACKS." 2 copies, one year, in advance, ....$ 6 00 5 ...? " 12 50 10 ..." ? 25 00 and an extra copy to the person making a club of ten. After a olab has been returned and the money paid, the person making the clnb may add as many more subscribers at the rate of the original oiub, as is desired. _ Sffl X.. Subscribers who find a (X) cross mark on the wrapper or margin of their paper, will understand that the time paid for has expired. CASH ! We wish it distinotlv understood that , our terms for subscription,. advertising and ; job work are ca'sb. ga^. We return thanks this week to Mr. i E E. McCaffrey, of Yorkville; Capt. * 'W. T. Sealy of Chester; Messrs. T. C. 1 H. Dukes, E. F. Sweeqan, and the edit* , ore of the News, Charleston, for late papers. ? h1h ' fire! . We regret to Jearn that a fire ocodrred on Tuesday last, about nine miles South of Yorkville, on the plantation of Dr. J. Ru1 fus Bratton, destroying his gin house and between ninety and one hundred bales 1 of cotton. The Ore is said to have origin, ated from friction, while running the gin. 5 9 [ congressional election. j It will be seen by an advertisement in I another column of to-day s paper, that the . Legislature has ordered an election for mem, hers of Congress, on Wednesday, the 22.nd 1 instant. In- this Congressional Distriot, the following persons are candidates. Samcei e MoALrLLEY, Esq., of Chester District; i Col. J. P. Reed, of Anderson; and Hon 8 James Farrow, of Spartanburg. Col. J * D.? Ashmore has withdrawn from the can b j vass. GOVERNOR'S ELECTION. * There seems to be no longer any doab of the election of Hon. James L. Orr, a Governor of South Carolina, by a majority ? of six or seven hundred votes, although ac t curate retuhis have not been received. 1 Some days since it was telegraphed t< t Washington that Gen. Hampton wasprob ably elected Governor. President John ^ son immediately telegraphed to Governoi . Perry that in order that Hampton mighi s be eligible, he would pardon him imme' diately. A. correspondent of the Charleston News savs: ((that aa soon as it was annar. , tained that Gen. Hampton was not elected, . he (Gen. Hampton) requested Governor ' Perry to inform the President of the fact, in order that be might withdraw, if be should think proper, the pardon whioh has been . granted or has been promised, under the supposition of his election. As the returns amiiM m?in Jiiiniiniiiui??BHI are by no means positively correct, Governor Perry has determined to lec the matter remain in its present .position." LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS. ? We are nnder obligation to Messrs. Springs, Wallaob and RawmnsoN, for *snndry Legislative doooments. Amongst others, we are in reoeipt of a List of the members of the House of - Representatives for 1865. rfe find that the House is composed of 42 planters; 11 farmers; 43 law" . o k _?. yers , 0 aoosora ; o puyiuuutut), u nwtuuauu) , 1 lawyer and farmer; 2 editors; 2 mechanics; 1 machinist; 1 planter and mannfao-' tnrer; 1 physician and farmer; 1 auctioneer ; 1 banker, and one President of an Insurance Company. mil ' ; r -* .THE CHARLESTON NEWS. ^ , ft is especially gratifying to observe the evidences of prosperity in our State exchanges. In the. appearanoe of the Charleston Daily News is this very marked?the proprietors having found it necessary, to iooreaso the sheet to double iu former size in order to accomodate advertising patrons, and furnish its readers with the ourrent news of the day. The JVJfios is now the largest paper published in the State, and is conducted with enterprise and ability. It is published daily,"at $10 per year, by CathcJArt, McMillan and morton, all of ifhom are native Sonth CaroliniansJFWe will take pleasure in receiving alia forwarding subscriptions for the News. ELECTION OF SENATORS, &c. On Moaday of last week, Qoverner B. F. Pebry was eleoted by the Legislature, United States Senator, for the term whioh expires in. 1871. Oa the last ballot, the vote stood, Perry 109; .Manning, 24; Trescott, 4; Boyok, 2; Piokens, 3; Barnwell, 1. On Wednesnay of last week, Ex-Governor John L. Manning, of Clarendon, was eleoted Senator for the term ending in 1867. Col. Manning, received 95 votes, and Thomas N. Dawkins, of Union, 50. On the same day; Hon. B. F. Dunkin, of Charleston, was eleoted Chief Justice, having received 114 votes. Judge Withere received 14.. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. Hero don and J. Ed. Jeflferys? Election Notice. ' Peter McCalluro?Administrator's Notice. Alfred Moore?Executor's Notice. JobuA. Hkown?Houees for Rent. James Farrow?Candidate for Congress. J. A. Brown, O. Y. D.?Citation J. J." Watson?B. J. Patterson, deceased . . . Elijah Ferguson A Sons?WatchmnIdng, Ac. A. Weill A Co.?Dry Goods, Clothing, Ac. J. A. Brown, O. Y. D.?Citation?A. J. Devinney?Abrom Lamaster. London A Zimmerman?Dried Fruit Wanted. W. I. Clawson, Intendant?Ordinance to raise Supplies. E. F. Sweegan?A Card. J. A. Brown, O. Y. D.?Notice to the Heirs of D. McCal.lum, deceased. ; Joi n J. Pong?Administrator's Sale. Philip P. Mazyck?School Notice. Carroll, Clark A Co.?Wrapping Paper. " " " ?Carolina Belle Snuff. " " " ?Bridles and 8addles. MBBE-MEimON. The citizens of San Antonio, Texas, have held a public meeting for the purpose of inaugurating a subscription by the people of the-State, to provide a home and a competency for Gen. J. B. Hood, be being so disabled by wounds and injuries received during the late war, as to be unable to pro vide the means of living for himself. * A northern paper says that Gen. Beauregard is the Superintendent of tbe New Orleans and Jaokson Railroad. The Wirz Military Commission baa adjourned, and submitted their finding to the President. The result cannot be known until officially promulgated.* Joseph E Worcester, author of Worcester's Dictionary, died at Cambridge, (Mass.) on the. 27th Ootober, aged 81 A telegraphic dispatch to the Baltimore Sun, from Washington, says that Senator Wilson, of -Massachusetts, baa alledged that the Southern delegations will be admitted to Coogress. Thief, says the Charleston Newt, is strengthened by a similar assertion made recently by Banks, to a oitizen of that city. A petition foF the pardon of Jefferson Davis has been sent to the President by the Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Italy. A dispatch from Washington Bays that the War Department has decided not to restore the property of Ex-Governor Wise, of 'Virginia, whioh (has been libelled for i confiscation. Wise's house is used as a - school for the children of the freedmen, i and one of (he daughters of Old John i Brown, of Harper's Ferry notoriety, is , one of the teachers. Texas is now ; the only State which has bad no reconstruct . tion Convention. Gen. M. C. But. ler, of this State, has been pardoned by the President." Hon. John H. Reagan, of Texas, Postmaster General of the late Confederate States, and reoently ret leased from Fortress Monroe, is out in a 9 letter to the citizens of Texas, favoring ne1 gro suffrage. Late advices from Liv. erpool inform us of the death of Lord Palmerston. Col. P. C. Gaillard, ) has been recently elected Mayor of Charles. ton, over hiir competitor, General John . Sohnierle, by a majority of 246 votes.? mi r ,i iL . A 1J-. _1 i . r J 06 IOllOWiDg are iue Aiucruuuu ciout; t William Ravenel, John G. Milnoe, . Thomas Ryan, John R. Pringle, Jas. W. Brown, J. P. Earl, R" M. Butler, , Jacob Small, Archibald Cameron, J. H. SteinmUyer, W. L. Trenholm, H. G1jerdts, J. H. J3onoub, Z. B. Oakes, E!dwin Willis, E. W. Marshal, E. D. E.nston, W. G. Whilden. The cholera slew 70,000 persons in Turkey. 'Napoleon ib said to be secretly encouraging the Fenians. Fifty ~ t-T ?, ; , y; woman havevecently been appointed to poet tl offioeein the South. Artemu8 Ward, showman, is said to have received ?40,000 froaf i"rieh nnole lately deoeased^lfif*85^ tl don't brag on tbesizeof their babies out b there, bnt they are a moat nnoommon rare p ^ppp. In the Tialnsty of Sdraa, Ala., B< land is selling at eight and fifteen dollars 0 ? iijifliiwrtll11*! "'iwir^nni'>is an acre. ^President JoflNSON having m originally learned the trade of a tailor may ? reasonably be ."thought "sound on the goose."- -There were 23,000 persons U weighed on the sroles at the Boston's Me- ^ ohwio's Fair last week. The average J weight of men was 141 i poupds; average c ?? so ax. Tk* - IfiMoit ;< WOlgUb VI WVUIOB WMT urn .?? '~e " *' man weighed 298 pounds. The largest t woman weighed 274 J'. Secretary Stanton ? weighed 180* pounds, c THE 8. G.^ CONFERENCE. . ^ This body whiob oonvened at Charlotte, |N. C., on the 1st instant, adjourned 'on t Monday hpfe after a session of six days.? i Daring the session one hundred and fifteen members were in attendance. The next / annual session of the Conference will be * held at Marion Court House, South Caro- I lina. - We are indebted to Mr. Milks John- ( SON, of Yorkrille, for the * . - J LIST OF APPOINTMENTS. Charleston District?F. A. Mood, Presiding Elder. C Chartwton.?Trinity, E. h MeynanHe. I u Cumberland, to be supplied. - ' _ " Bethel, J. T. Wlghtman. I " Sprlng-st., W. A, Hcmmlngway. Cooper JL'eer?George ^V. Byrd. Suaunerville?J'. L. Stoudemire. , Walterboro'.?M. L. Banks. - ( Slack Swamp. -Abraham Nettles. -Hardeevillc?J. W, Coward. - .. t Black villi; District?'Thomas Rfiysor, p. E. Bladcville.?J. VV. Cobum. a . Bamberg.?Charles Wilson. St. BaHhotomato.?Alex. B; Stephens, J. J. Snow. ? JIUenialt.?i. W. McBoy. 1 Prince HlUiami?To be supplied. . ; Barnwell. -A. W. Walker. c Silverion Mission.?To be supplied. - f GranitevWe Miuion.?J. B. Pickett. ' 1 .liken.?A. J. Stokes. Oranoebcro District?A. M. Chreltiburg, P. E. Orangeburg?J. L. Slfley. ? Upper Orange.?L. M. Little. Eaztern Orange.?J. D. W. Crook. . C Providence.?J. ?. Conner. " St. MaHktwt.?WIBfltm Hutto. ' c Fort Molte Alitkion?To be supplied. f St. OtorgeU.?John A. Mood. JBiiitfp,?W. G. Connor, K. B. Tarrant. , t Lexington.?W. Canon, 3. K. Tucker. * EdUto for*?To.be supplied. ' t Marion District.?Jobn A. Porter, P. E. Morion?B. J. Boyd, Thomas Mitchell, (sup.) ' 1 , Circuit? J Jones, T. W. Munnerlyn. I n. ? ? . t\ twr a.?i b | JJUCK ^winiiy.?u. ?? o?w. Jkountvilli.?M. A. McKibben. * , , Liberty Chupely-^-J, B. Campbell. C Kingstrec Circuit and Mission.?Oliver Eaddy. Darlington.?W. A. Gamewell. 1 - ? Circuit.?L. M. Huncr, J. W. Miller. Black River J. C. Stell. C Qeargetosrn and Sampit Miction.?J. W. Murry, A.' Erwin. (rap.) V Conwayboro'.?M. J. McMillan. " Circuit.?Geo rye H. Mills, J. B. Piatt. . fc _ Waccamaw Mixtion.?Charles Belts. Columbia District.?C. H. Prltchard. P. E. C Columbia.?Washlngton-st., W. T. Capers. Marlon-st,, E. G. Gage. 8 LCamden:?T. J. Clyde. Waterce Mission.?J. L. Sbuford- ' r.- t tier?Samuel Leard. ' Sandy River.?E. A. Lemmoml. _ I Winntboro',?A- G. Stacy. m Fairfield.?A. J. Caathen. - I Columbia Circuit.?H. J. Morgan. Richland Fork Mission.?M. Brown. ^ Rocky Mount.?R. P. Franks..? Bphopvillc.?p.'F. KIsUer. ^ . I Sumter?D. J. Simmons. " Circuit.?Charles Taylor, S. J. Hill, (nom.) * Manning.?W. W. Wood. B Santce.?H. A. C. Walker, J. W. Wlghtraan, (nom ) Upper Santec.?To be supplied. * Chaplain to Lunatic Jisylum.?William Martin. .Coksbsort District?S-'H. Browne, ?. E. Cokesbirnj Circuit.?W. P. Mouxon, 3. B. Jones, [nom J c jtbbevilte.?T. G. Herbert, C. Tbomason, J. E. Penny 1 [nom.] Ninety Sis.?A. L. Smith. Upper Saluda River Mission.?AM. II. Lawton. . ?T H. Ttanlnl. J. Attnwav. fnom.l * Edfefieid'.-l. A." Clark * ' i Butler.?P.L. Herman, J Newberry.?J. W. Humbert. . / Newberry Circuit.?J. H. Zimmerman, J. B. Traywlck. V ( Laurens.?W. A. McSwaln, J. R. Little, A. W. Moore. ) Reedy River.?F. Auld. Pickeru,?J. H. C. McKlnney. Jlndcrton.?G. F. Round. Anderson Circuit.?W- A. Hodges. Pendleton.?T. H. Edwards. Mt. Zion.?J. M. Carlisle. Cokesbury School.?To be supplied. Wadesboro' District.?F- Milton Kennedy, P. E. Wadesboro' Circuit,?E. W. Thompson, J. C. Hartaell, II. J C. Par sona, fsup.1 3 ( Ansonville.?T. A. Boone. J Lcmet Creek.?Landy Wood. | Albemarle.?J. W. Puett. Concord.?T. J. Kilgo, W. 8. Haltum, [nom.] Monroe.?A. J. Stafford. Monroe Circuit.?L. Scarborough. Pleasant Grove.?W. W. Jones. Laneaster.?J. W. Crlder. Hdngtng Rock.?F. M. Morgan, G. W. M. Crelghton, [noni.j Cheraw.?M. C. Davis, R. R. Pegucs, [nom.] Chesterfield.?E. J. Pennington. Benncttsville.?T. R. Walsfi, A. McCorquodale, W. L. Pegucs. - ? Shelby District.?J. W. North, Presiding Elder. Shelby.?A. P. Avant. South Mountain.?To benupplied. Lincolnton.?S. Lander. " Circuit.?John Finger. Dallas.?J. C. Randall. Yorkville.?L. A. Johnson. For* Circuit and Mission.?M. A. Connolly. Rock Hill.?1. M. Cline. Pineville?James Stacy, A. N.Wells, (nom.) Charlotte.?W."C. Power, E. E. Land, (nom.) " Circuit.?B. C. Janes. J. W. Abernathy, (nom.) Newton.?J. P. Hughes, J. S. Nelson, (sup.) Happy Home.?R. R. Dagnall. South Fork.?John Watts. * . Lenoir.?G. W. Ivey. Yadkin Mission.?J. C. Crisp, (one to be supplied.) Moreanton.?P. G. Bowman. Burke Mission.?To be supplied. Danvenport Female College?J. A. Webber. Spartanburg District.?W. H. Flemmlng, P. E. Spartanburg.?Whltefoord Smith. " Circuit.?J. B. Massabcau. Rich HUl.?V. A.-Bharp. | Unionville.?O. A. Darby, C. Murchiton, (aup.) Cane Creek.-J. VV. Kelly. ' 1 Belmont.?J. 8. Erwln. Fair Forest.?N. K. Melton. Gothen Hill.?Henry M. Mood. ' Pacolet.?J. Emory Watson. Greenville.?W. 8. Black, B. B. Allston, (nom.) " Circuit.?R. C. Oliver, A. H. Lester, (sup.) ReiJville.?W. Bowman. Columbus John A. Wood. PicktnsviUe.?J. J. Workman. Keotcee.?D. D. Byars. Rutherford.?D. May, James P. DeP.vss. McDowell.?J. D. Carpenter. A QUEER FIX. The Columbia correspondent of the Charleston News, famishes the following to that paper: "The Legislature will not meet in regular session until the 27th day of November, aDd as the vote for Governor cannot be pounted until the first week of that sessiop, the election of the Hon. B. F. Perry to the Senate of the United States produces the following singular condition of things : The Senators must necessarily be in Washington by the first week in Deoembef, and the Provisional Governor must, therefore, of necessity, in the' present condition of the roads, leave Columbia about the time of the meeting of the Legislature, and not improbably before the votes of the Governor are oounted. In case he should do so, wbAt will be the condition of things in this State? Will Mr. President Johnson appoint a new Governor, or will he by proclamation deolare that the State is no longer in rebellion, and leave her to manage her own affairs ? The latter coarse is the one wbiob it is supposed by"!1 those best in position to know, will be followed. Heaven great that this may be so? for there is no man in this State who is not heartily sick of living under a government not of our own choice, even though that government should be administered as mildly and as equitably as it has been by the distinguished gentleman whose oonduct in 4 that unenviable office has been rewarded by (6 State with a seat in tbr-8enate of the nited States." .. * ' ,|^n _ ? ? THE STATE WAB DEBTS. Considerable" interest is excited just at lis time with referenoe to the stand taken y President Johnson in regard to the rendiation of the debts -oontraoted by the JTetal Southern States in aid of.;ih<f war. In the t jnt the following dispatch to Governor' [olden, of North Carolina : ? Every dollar of the State debt, created ) aid the rebellion'.against the United Itates, should be 'repudiated, finally and never. The-great mass of the people honld not be taxed to pay a debt to aid in arrying on a rebellion which they in fact. fleft to themselves, were opposed to. Let hose who bate given their means for the bligations for the State, look to that power hey fried to establish in violation of ltw, onstitntion, and will of the.people. They oust meet their fate. It is their misforl one, and cannot be recogqjzed by the peotie of soy State professing themselves loyal o the Govermentof the United States, and n the Union.. I repeat, that the loyal people of North Carolina should be exonerated, from the i&yment of every dollar of indebtedness reated to aid in parrying on the rebellion. trust and hope that the people of North Carolina will wash-their bands of every thing hat partakes, in the slightest degree, of he rebellion, whiob has been so recently rushed .by the strong arm of the Governnent, in carrying ont the obligations im " losed by the constitution of .the Union." On the 30th ultimo, the Provisional Governor of Georgia, submitted a dispatch o the Convention of that State which is imilar to the above, with the exception of he name of the Governor and State and the late. Also, at the same time, the followng dispatch from Mr. Seward, Secretary if State: "Your several telegrams have been revived The Presfllent of the United Stateslannot reoognize the people of any State as laving resumed their relations of loyalty to be JJnion that admits obligations and connote created by them to promote the war if the rebellion." It will be remembered by onr readers bat the Conventions of North Carolina and Alabama, have repudiated their State'war lebte in toto. The Charleston tfews says; ritb referenoe to Alabama, that a letter has leen received in that city from a merohrnt if Mobile, dated the 23d of October, which ays "that the State of AJabama repudiated be debt contracted during the .war under a nisapprehension that the President would equira the State,debfs, w well as her share if the Confederate debt, to be repudiated lefore he would allow her to regain her portion. in the Union. President Johnson inly required her to repudiate that portion if the Confederate debt which she had ajreed to assume." ~ Governor Johnson, of Georgia, who is apposed to be familiar with the views of President Johnson, in his message to the Convention on the subject of the indebtedless of the State, says : "The liabilities inourred before the war s in every sense a debt, and the State is )ound, by every consideration of good faith ind public morality, so to regard it, and to nake provision for the prompt and faithful lischargo of such liability. No reasonable ionbt ban b^ entertained that such will be ler pleasure and her action. But the lebt created during .the war stands on a ?ery different basis. It is of no legal or noral obligation, because it was created to lid in the prosecution of a war of rebellion igainst the United States. The purpose lought to be accomplished was uuconstituional, and all who participated in any wise n the effort to sever the country, were violators of law and oan, therefore, set up no ilaim, either legal or equitable, for money idyanced or for services rendered. Furthermore, these oontraots from whioh a liability i? said to result, were made with Georgia ' ? >? ?] t tmth nAAVMIO AO A IT* A vn VkAM ftlA lU lovuit miu uwvigiia no u uiuuiuui Ui vuo Confederate States Government. The Government to wbioh she then belonged has been overthrown, and with their overthrow ill Confederate* debts became extinoL? Georgia, as a component part of it, no longer exists, and her debts then inonrred have, in like manner, been extinguished.? She is now no longer in revolt. She is one cf. the States of the Federal 'Union, and, in ber reconciliation, ber allegiance to the Government requires that the aots of secession be cancelled, and all. other aots done ind performed iu aid of the rebellion, be declared void and of none effect. The ultimate redemption of the ourrenoy, both State and Confederate, was made dependent ?in fact and in terms?upon the result of * . % . 1 XT a. 3 tbe ratal Struggle. no one expected payment if finally defeated in our efiforts to secure independence, and, therefore, no plighted faith is violated by a refusal, on the part of Georgia, to assume to jiay an Indebtedness dependent on tho issue. Xhe currency ;and the cause flourished together srhile in life, and now that the cause has no being, the currenoy (hat sustained it may is well be interred in the same grave. "To oall a refusal on the part of the State to acknowledge or pay these eztinot demands repudiation, is but-a perversion cf the use of language, and presents an appearance of an attempt to sustain and uphold a desperate oause by a resort to odious wofds and opprobious. epithets. Our burdens are already great, and otrr strength greatly diminished. The assumption of such i debt will still add to our weakness, impair our oredit, increase our taxes, deter immigration, prevent capital from seeking in investment among us, and will embarass us in a variety of ways for years to come., m * '? /Moot nnnotinn fcn fcHfl ?*10 trBDSIVr IililO glQHV \|Uvuwtvu Legislature will be considered as a quasi endorsement of its justice. Tbe Legislature will have its own peculiar burdens to bed*, aud will be pressed with business beyond that of any one that has assembled in our day. It will be oharged with framing and,passing tax laws, police laws, penal ? -1 ? T> * T" ? ? ? ?* laws, lawa relating to contracts, and to all manifold relations of life. Saoh subjects will be sufficient to bonsaaie the tiaje and the talents of the most able and industrious of men, and the publio welfarp will deimand that to these snbjeots the members of thtf Legislature shall giyetbeirearneaf, best and ahdivided efforts. Let not that body, when in session, be beaeiged from day to day by claimants and their agents or attorneys, arging the assumption, in whole ? in part, , of these unconstitutional demands. _Let the 6dpe of reward in suoh efforts be enticely cot off, let this overflowing fountain of corruption be now and ferever dried op, and let thb'record of oar action on this subject discourage, in the fdtare, all premature efforts'to overthrow a long and.wellestablished Government. In a word, ordain solemnly and . deliberately, that no Legislature, now or hereafter, "shall, directly or indirectly, in whole or in partj assume to pay, in any manner, these demands rraconstitutional in their ereation, and many of them without even the coantenanoe of equity to support them " - THE S. C. LEGISLATURE. In the Senate on Saturday, 28th altimo, Mr, Shingler submitted resolutions, which ware submitted to the Committee on Federal Relations, that the continuance* of .garrisons of. colored troops in this State sob* serves no good purpose, while tbey exercise the most baneful inflaenoe upon the colored population. That, if any good .reason existed for* the rempval of the oolored tpops from the interior "of the State, where the white popnlation predominated, a much greater necessity . exists for their removal from that portion of tbeSute now garrisoned by them, whore the colored population predominates. And that his JBxcellendy, the Provisional Governor, be respectfully and earnestly requested to use every effort for the immedftte removal of the' said colored troops from the Districts in the lower section of the State, where theirpresence is so detrimental to the good order of society. In the House, the Speaker annonoeed the following Standing Committees : Privileges and Eleotions?Messrs. Wagen er, Campbell, Sober, Sheridan, Pressley, LietDer, Ball, Batler, Sessions, Tew.,^ Wlays and' Means ?Messrs. Bonham, Read, Ryan, Richardson, Cannon, Pqreher, Weatberly, Aikenj Scott. Federal Relations^?Messrs. Muliius, Saber, Tresoot, Hatson, Batler, Wallace, Carlisle, Barker, Alston. Judioiaiy.- Messrs. Dawkios, Campbell, Fair, Simooton, Talley, Hntsob/ WajrTey, Walker, Richardson, Jr. Colored Popalation.?Messra. Mulline, Read, Evans, Easley, Martin, Calbreath, Springs, Beubow, Flowers. Military.?Messrs." Garlingtoti, Pressley, Gayer/ Graham, Talbert, Warley, Wallace, Barker, Norton. Eogrossed Aots?Messrs. Fair, Moore, Bachman, Stokes, ljunoan. In the Housej on Monday, Mr. Milligau introduced a resolution, which was agreed to, that it be referred to the'Committee on the Judiciary to-inquire and feport on the propriety of exempting from levy and sale; or execution for debt, the homestead, or houseaod lot, and household furniture of any family bona fide citizens ofSooth flarolina; also, the working tools of ah artisan or mechanic. * Mr. Leitner introduced a resolution, that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, to take into consideration the foot that numerous arms of various descriptions, and ammunition in considerable quantities, are in possession of the free negroes.of So. Oa-nlino on/1 fhof. aoi/1 nnmmillflo fin in. etructed to recommend, if possible, to this House, -the- adoption of an oh measures as will secure the rendition of such arms and ammunition as are now in the hands of the said free negroes to the proper authorities of the State; and for the punishment of those persons who, in future, shall barter 01 in any wise furnish arms and ammunition to said free negroes; and also, in the future, prevent said free negroes from retaining in their possession arms and ammunition whenever or however obtained.*' Mr. J. L. Riohardson, Jr., introduced a resolution to abolish the offioe of Comptroller General. . Mr. DePass introduced a resolution, which was agreed to, that it be referred to the committee on the Judiciary to take into consideration the expediency of such legislation as will pnt a stop to free negroet keeping open shops and Other .markets ol barter, traffic and sale, -as tend to colleci numbers of idle negroes to the manifesi violation of good order, thereby btfeedtog idleness and crime, other tban sooh as arc necessary and proper. In the Senate, on Tuesday 31st n!timo] the President laid before the Senate a com manioation from Col. Sloan, Clerk of thi Convention, enolosing a copy of resolutions adopted by the Convention, requesting th< General Assembly to have the Constitatiot of the State, adopted by the Convention together with.the several ordinances ant , resolutions passedv published with the aott and resolutions of the General Assembly a its next session ; which was referred to th< Committee on Accounts and VacantOffioea In the House, Mr. Browning introdacet a resolution, which was agreed tb, that i be referred to the Committee on the Jndi ciarv to inquire and report if some legisia tion ia oot necessary and expedient to pre vent owners of plantations from allowing their former slaves and other free negroei from settliog upon their premises anil plant ing lands, paying only a nominal rent. Mr. Wagener introduced a bill for th< encouragement of European* immigration Mr. SiegiiDg introduced a resolution, whioh was agreed to, that the committee on Privileges and Eleotions be instructed tc prepare and report a bill providing, for the election of Eleotors of President and-Yice ' President of the United States in the State of South Carolina by the people. Mr. Pressley introduced a resolution, . which was agreed to, that it be referred tc the Committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries, to enquire into the expediency oi changing the law, in -this State, in regard to working the public roads, so is to have .L L U_ tue wux* uuuo uy uuuwovi. Mr. Keitt introduced a resolution whiofc was agreed to, that it be referred, to the Judioiary Committee to enquire and report upon the expediency of .inserting a clause is the Code to the following offisot, til; Tlul * servant has a certificate of discharge from 1 bis former master, the Judge of the Dis- jD trict Court or Magistrate, under the penalty . * M of one buudred dollars fine and six mouths * fl i' *** . Iu the Senate on Wednesday, November fl 1, Mr. Dosier offered the following reeolu- Hj tiou, which was agreed to, aud was order- 8 ed to be sent to the Houae '^fl ersi Aasemoiy, grave maiiers luvumug iuo fatare welfare of the State require that Una U session shall continue. ' St' Is the House, Mr. BstHfiwp was add* jq ed to the Committee cd /colored population, and Mr. Bhfok to the Committee on Ways !$B and Meaoa. I Mr. Wagoer i ntrodooed a resolution, pro- 9 posiag to edjourmon Friday oe?t; jrbicb flj was ordered for consideration to mdtrow. I Mr.. Mullins introduced a resolution of fl inqairy as to whether tftedfiidee of the Trea- fl surer of the Upper and- Lower Divisions ? have been abolished by the provisions of 9 the dcw Constitutions, providing a single 9 Treasurer for the entire State. - ? A Mr. Norton introduoed a bill to require 9 sheriffs, when requested tc do so, to pui |9 purchasers of real estate at their sales, in |1 possession within-onemonth, wheo'the par- ' I ty as whose property it is sold, or bis ten- 9 ant is "possessed; whioh w?^?d,tike first 9 time, and was referred' to tfce sonraittee on fl the Jndiolsry. ' ^fl Mr. Cannon introduced a resolution, ^0 which was agreed to, that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Meaoa. to ro-' ' W oommend to the House some plan by whioh fl the various tax oollectors of the State may |g return toe amount of taxes received by fl tbem in Confederate money iftfd their 9 possession, or in what way the sam$ ahall be disposed of so as to relieve sajaooueotore from futare liability oo that aooouot flj Mr. Barker iotcodne^ ? >bi!i to repeal M the usury JaWs ofthis-State. ** "*- *** afi In the Senate, oo Tbatsday, November fl 2nd, Mr. Wiosmilh offered the following fl resolatioo; wbiob was ordered for oooaide- H ration oo the next day. v--?* ( Whereas, the State House of this State 1 has been destroyed by aet ef tfa^Umtad I States troops; and whereas, the College A buildings are the only suitables ones in tke JB city of Colombia for holding the sessions of H the General Assembly; and whereas, said H buildings are now occupied, to a considers- H ble extent, by tbe United States troops.? H Be it/therefore, j ifli Resolved, That tb<j. Provisiotfei Governor be, and be is hereby requested forthwith to &? take sudi steps ,as may- be mpst likely to ||f procure a removal vtf- tkr 3United' States j|| troons, bv whom the "Golleee boiidiaitf are now ocoupied, and a transfer of Said build- M ings to tbe General Assembly, for tbe use 3gg of tbe 8tate. H Atone o'?lodicrthe Senate proceeded to ' H the considerstion of lbe Speeb^Onbr^be- $3 iog tbe reports of the ConflRittees^okthe |j| two Houses on the apbjeot of. supposed em- I barassments to legislation, growing out of J? the provisions iu the Constitation"ior the ym Executive veto. The Seoate first do'nsid- M ered the House report; Mr. TiH man offered fSS tbe fallowing amendment;. 332*'- ? Resolved^, That a message be sent to the M House of Bepresentatives, asking tWUbdy B for leave to amend the report of &e Joint % 1 Committee of the two Efooees, <?on Bomuch ?| of the Provisional Governor's Message No. 9 2, as relates to the Constitution of the State, JM and the embaroasments which some of. its g|B provisions are sapposed to throw aroand:the ?|fl legislation of the Geo era! Assembly, at its fl| present session/' so as to giiimilWn tolllie fl entire report the following Resolved, That all Acts passed bjr this fljj General Assembly, at the present Special Session thereof, when adopted by a taajori- 8S | ty of votes in is quorum of each House, jg and ratified as. prescribed . in the .'twenty- B ' third seotion of the firet artiole of.tW Cod- M stitatioD, can and shall become the lav of B| the State, without being presented to the ||E ] Governor elect, or to'the Provisional Gov- ,fl| ernor, for the approval of either oftiwm, nm and that this General Assembly can oootio- jrtGB , ue so to enact and ratify statutes, that will have the force of law nntil the fourth Man- m| day of November ensuing. 389 To this, Mr. Doiier, offered the follow- * ' ? ing amendment t < tH Resolved, That this General - A?)nn?bly H . recognize Governor. Peny as the Governor H i of the State, and authorized to exercise all F -the functions appertaining to tbat office on* fgjis t der the Constitution of- the same. -wrae* fajjj t Mr. Kershaw moved-that the amendmeut j|jj| r to the amendment do lio on the table, and *si| 5 the samaras ordered. SKM Mr. Johnson moved that the amendment mB . do lie on the table. and the same Was or dared. fc? ) Mr Dozief moved to amendcthe report by J|H , striking out the wofds "no Act passed by flfl ; this General Assembly can become the law HlB i of the 8tete xritbout boing submitted to the ?$? Governor for aoDroval," though in tfiiopin- . 1 ion of the Committee this was not agreed t On the qnestion of concurring in the rei port, the yeas and nays were oalied'fbrt and a&B . they are as follows : t Messrs. Beaty, !Boozer, Btdst^ 'Cbarlefl, jjtl Hemphill, Henery, Johnson, Manning, ' MM - McCutcben, McDnffie, Reid, Shingler, BS - Sullivan, Thomson, Hw,, J. H. Win. SH f and Wilson. * fig ) Those who voted in the negative are: fl 9 - The Hon. F. J. Moses, President pro tern.) iBB ahd, Messrs. Arthur, Bratton, Dtw^ Do* 9 j zier, Qrisbam, Kershaw, LswtoU, Skipper, Iffa . I Tillman, Townes and Winsmith. j$Mg In the affirmative, 17. In the negative, MM i 12- ISi The report was therefore concurred in, i and returned the House of IfcpreaeQlpdhres. i In the House, Mr. Keitt, introduced the ) following resolution, which agreed to.; sjH Resolved, That it l>e referred to the Mil* itary Committee to inquire into the neoea- 1 ) sity of an early re-organiiadon of the Mil-(1.? sfcL- *?.? . itia 01 .sow otate, .ana repon. : practicability of organizing a small military 1 police for each District, subject to the or- ||k I dere of the District Jadgp. rtlgirL H Pursuant to notice, and by leave of the i House, Mr. Moore introduced a Bill to re- Ira > strain Confessions of Judgment and Ast signments preferring Creditors; vrhioh was g|H i read the first time, and was referred to the |gi? i Committee on the Judioury. fl