Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, March 29, 1866, Image 2
Scraps aad Jfarte. 1
Distrust all those who love you extremely
upon a very slight acquaintance,
and without any visible reason. Be upon
your guard, too, against those who oonfess,
as their weakness, the cardinal virtues.
A negro named Nelson, at Montgomery,
Alabama, was tried and convicted recently
for a murder committed when he
was a slave, but the Supreme Court of the
State reversed the deoision and discharged
him on the ground that there was no law in
foroe in the State applicable to his case.
Newborn is a city ; Wilmington is a
city; Charlotte is a city, and Raleigh, as a
oity, has lengthened her oords and strengthened
her stakes; and Salisbury, too, we see
in the papers published there, is some times
called a oity. Surely the towns of the Old
North State are coming out.
There is a girl in Troy whose lips
ar? an awpof that thev stick together everv
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morning by the honey they distill, and she
cannot open her month until she has parted
her lips with a silver knife. She will be a
treasure to her husband, not only on account
of her sweetness, but because she
can occesionally keep her mouth shut.
An advertisement
-jwpvrj -prvuntnog on the receipt of twentyfive
cents, to send a receipt to keep water
in wells and cisterns, from freezing, a man
in a neighboring city forwarded the currency
and reoeived the following answer,
whioh may prove of value to some of our
readers: "Take in your wells and oistecns
on oold nights and keep them by the fire\
Governor Humphreys, of Mississip^
pi is, it is said, promoting a movement for
the collection and preservation of the re
cords of the Confederate army, and calls officially
for the preservation of documents
or "details of robberies, conflagrations and
vandalism," "to be transmitted to posterity
in vindication of the troth of the history
and the rectitude of our (the Confederate)
cause."
The city of New York contains 311
churches, of which 61 are Protestant Episcopal,
43 Presbyterian, 35 Methodist Episcopal,
32 Roman Catholio, 29 Baptist, 25
Jewish synagogues, 19 Dutoh Reformed,
9 Lutheran, 6 United Presbyterian, 5 Reformed,
Presbyterian, 5 Congregationalists,
4 Universalist, 3 Unitarian, 3 African Methodist,
3 Friends', 1 Methodist Protestant,
and 18 which oome under the head of "miscellaneous
"
In a speech at Washington, on Saturday
of last week, Tbad Stevens made the
following prediction, whioh we should oall
cold comfort for his radical friends : -"To
you who do not desire these reforms or any
of them, I say frankly it is of no importance
by whom, or when, or how reconstruction
is effected. For in three short
years this whole Government will be in the
bands of the late rebels and their Northern
allies."
In 1791, a child was born at Lubeck,
named Henry Heinecken, whose preoooity
was miraculous. At ten months of age, he
spoke distinctly, at twelve learnt the Pentateuch
by rote, and at fourteen months
was perfectly acquainted with the Old and
New Testaments. At two vears he was
familiar with ancient history as the most eradite
authors of antiquity. SausoD and
Danville only could compete with him in
geographical knowledge. In the ancient and
modern languages he waB a proficient. This
wonderful child was unfortunately carried
off in his fourth years.
Burton N. Harrison, Esq , lately
private Secretary to President, Davis, has
been released and has returned to his home
in Oxford, Mississippi A Mississippi paper
is informed that he gives favorable accounts
of the present and growing sympathy
of the Northern people for Mr. Davis. At
times, he says, the quarters of the President
(Mr. Davis) are thronged with viBi
tors, bo great is the crowd that they stand
for hours about the doors, and when they
can't get in themselves, send in their compliments
and assurances of regard and sympathy.
This is especially the case with the
officers of the army.
Recent advices confirm the sad intelligence,
published by us some weeks since,
that almost the entire crop of wheat in this
estate, norm or James river nas oeen seriously
injured by the severe cold weather of the
past winter. In some neighborhoods the
yield will be scarcely equal to the quantity
seeded. Two successive failures of the
wheat orop must fall crushingly upon the
farming interest. We are glad to hear that
there is a very general movement on the
part of farmers, in consequence of the failure
of the wheat, to plant tobacco extensively.?Richmond
Times.
The former collector of customs at
Newbern, N. C., in reply to an invitation to
return to the government the amount of
money he "had on hand when the State seceded,
replies that the money was deposited
by him at the time with the depositary
at Wilmington, and encloses his receipt
for the amount, 81,025. The funds were
afterwards confiscated by the Confederate
Government. The reply does not satisfy
Commissioner SargeDt, who has directed
proceedings to be instituted for the recovery
of the money. Similar proceedings, it is
stated, will at once be commenced against
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ail poDiic omcers in toe ooutu wuo m iue
commencement of the rebellion had government
foods in their possession and failed
to return them to the Treasury.
Quite a commotion has been raised
in the Paymaster General's Department
within a week or two. A young clerk named
Johnson declined to pay an assessment
on his salary for election purposes in New
Hampshire, as requested per circular of
Hon E H. Rollins, of that State, and attempts
were thereupon made to have him
removed. The President was informed of
the facts, and on learning that the clerk
was yet a minor, although an honorably
discharged soldier, and had strong testimonials
as to personal character and clerical
ability, directed the Payuiaoter Gcucral 10
retain him and give him the earliest possible
promotion for his independence. Politicians
would do well to make a note of this.
General Sborman, we perceive, persists
in the assertion that the city of Columbia
was destroyed by order of General
Wade Hampton. Hampton joins issue upon
the faot. The onus probandi rests upon
General Sherman. He must produce
the orders of Hampton and substantiate the i
charge. Unless he can show that Hampton j
contrived, even while he, Sherman, was in {
fall possession of Colombia, for more than
twelve boars, to introdaoe five thousand of !
his confederates, clothe them in Federal '
uniforms, and keep them busy, with toroh j
and combustible, flying from house to house,
in the presence of five thousand witnesses,
all his asseverations muBt be in vain. His
crime is patent.? Charleston South Carolinian
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The New York Post of last Tuesday
says: "Prices of goods of all descriptions are
falling. The decline was great yesterday, '
though some kinds of merchandise were i
held by owners with considerable firmness. ,
So muoh effort to make sales has rarely
been put forth, and the disposition was
everywhere manifest to cIobo transactions, '
and to "realize." The concession in dress 1
goods is large?it extends to prints and all t
fine fabrios; on standards and woollens it ,
is lightest. The fall in one month, on the ^
basis of some of the prices of goods sold
at auction yesterday, is reported to be fully 1
one hundred per oent., but this is, of course, <
no criterion whatever of the market. The (
average decline may not exceed twenty or (
twenty five per cent, in that line. There
ia a very general feeling of insnnnrity in
business circles, amounting almost to a pan- 1
io in some quarters, and this adds to the '
depression. Nobody questions the policy .
of selling, but the public, and particularly j
the men in business, do not readily buy.
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YORKVILLE, S. C.
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BEPBESENTATION. t
Some ouriosity is manifested by the coun- t
try towards the great efforts made by Congress
to fix the basis of representation, and
the singular want of unanimity apparent ^
among the members. The facts are simple Q
and easily explained. ^
1st. The Constitution apportions repre- a
sentation according to population, but allow- r
ing in the slave States five slaves to rate as ?
three white persons. In the other States G
raViora flio norvrooa tvora oil frao f Vt or? mnlr. T
IUS cS "??< > lauded
as white population in the basis of representation.
2d. The result of the war has emancipated
all slaves, and the entire black population
of the South will, under the Constitution
as it stands, be ranked ns free white
population. The negroes do not vote, but
in the calculation they count alike with the
whites. The result will be an increase of
two-fifths in the House representation from
those States where slavery existed. [
3d. If Congress confers the right of suffrage
upon the negro, so as to secure his
influence to the Republicans in Congress,
it most be done by amending the Constitution.
Such an amendment must be general,
and confer the right of suffrage upon
the negro North as well as South. The
Northern people object to this. They are
willing and anxious to see the negroes in
the South at the polls, but, the rule must
not apply to them. Hence the third obstacle.
4th. Another proposition?that of basing i
representation upon the actual number of
voters?is equally objectionable. The North
would by this, lose its count of the immense
foreign population that almost daily flows
into her seaboard cities. For everv one
that now arrives, or has been in the country
for the last five years?whether naturalized
or not?goes to make up the quota for
representation. Amend the Constitution
so as to inolude only voters in such quota,
and they are excluded for five years, or until
the naturalization laws of the several
States admit tbem to the polls. The South
has but a smal' population of unnaturalized
citizens, and w^uld gain thereby, what it
would lose by the negroes not being included
in the count.
The question is too knotty for even
Tiiad Stevens to unravel ; and the wing
of Congress over which he holds sway, is
ready to give it up in despair. After four
months of discussion, and division, a member
last, week arose, and offered a resolution
to instruct the Committee on reoon- 1
struotion to construct an amendment that 1
would instruct and please everybody. Un- 1
fortunately, the resolution did not prevail. (
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GREENBACKS vs. GOLD. (
The upper districts of this State have
been, in our opinion, guilty of a great fi- ^
ancial error, in disposing of their saleable
products for gold instead of currenoy. The ^
loss to the community by suoh transactions
amounts to a large per oent upon all the
sotton or other products disposed of for gold.
At the close of the war, the people of .
:he South were distrustful of a paper currency.
The unnatural expansion to which
;he Confederate paper money system had .
reached, and its constant depreciation, had
furnished to them practical evidence of the
mcertainty of a paper ourrency; and conlequently,
without examining the basis up- ,
3n which the present currency was supportsd,
they became distrustful, lest it too,
should, day by day ponsb id their hands,
ss its unfortunate predecessor bad done.?
rhe enormous revenue of the country?
imounting to upwards of $600,000,000? '
its wealth and resources?and the anti-repudiation
sentiment of the country, was (
left out of the question. Reasoning from
the single example presented by the Confederate
notes, without seeking a better *
logic, the verdict of opinion was that the *
ational currency would, in time, become
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correspondingly worthless.
This mistake was unfortunate, andN^
have paid a dear price for our distrust.?
For example: the Southern merchant
nought his goods last fall in New York od t
credit, to be paid in currency at, say sixty g
lays. Gold was worth $1.60, and a differ- t
snce of 50 per cent was added to his bill b
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jeen. The retail dealer opens his wares in f
lome Southern town, andfindB that the peo- t
)le have nothing but gold to buy with. He n
8 compelled to take 50 per centless in gold h
han his retail price in currency. But bis
ixty days expire and bis New York credi- b
or must be paid. Gold has fallen to $1.33; s
le sells to a broker and pays out 12} per s
sent more gold for Greenbacks than he li
pould have done at the time his goods were o
lurchased. The difference between the c
irioe then and now, is a clear loss to the ti
southern dealer, and consequently to the ti
ountry. The profits of his industry have ii
seen swept away at a single dash, simply 1<
ecause he was obliged to accept gold for il
lis goods instead of currency. But the c
oss is not his alone. It falls upon the con*, a!
unity of whioh he is a part. Twelve ii
ud a bait per oent ot tne capital ot tbat
ommunity has been wasted ; and there is ti
ust that amount less left to mert the de- a
uands of trade. The gains have .gone to si
few York merchants. Their goods were p
old originally at a paying profit, on sixty u
lays time, and at its expiration they get d
nother profit of 12A per cent by reason of o
he greater value of the currency at the t<
ime of paying than the time of selling.
But if the country dealer has been un- 11
ortunate and fails to moet his paper when l'
si
lue, he may get an indulgence for 30 days ^
aore. At the expiration of 90 days then, p
le is compelled to sell all the gold he has u
ocumulated at 81.26, in order to get cur- ai
ency to meet engagements made wheo gold .
ras worth 81.50. Here is a loss of 18 per e
ent. of the money resources of the country ! f<
It is a loss in actual cash, and not merely
peoulative. Had the farmer sold bis cot- 0
oo for currency at 45 to 50 cents per pound,
nd expended the proceeds in buying, ?
he retail dealer from whom he bought tl
rould have held the currency to meet obli- "
;ations that he knew must be met in cur- ?
P
ency. The sacrifice of his gold would
lave been spared; and his earnings would
lave contributed something towards the advancement
of the community about him.? ji
rhe farmer would have saved 18 per cent C
if the money he retained on hand by the \
idvance in the value of currency; and eve- S
y man who held a dollar so distributed, a
vould find it worth 18 per cent more now li
han when received three months ago. s
Another important feature in the choice b
nade by tbe people in the selection of gold t
or their currency, was, perhaps, at the time o
'orgotten. rI heir dues to tbe Government e
n taxes, licenses, &c., are now to bo paid r
>ut of the pocket of tbe community. The 'J
government makes no distinction between u
;old and greenbacks. It accepts either, de- b
Danding dollar for dollar alike, of which- b
>ver may be presented to the Collector.? a
[f there is not currency enough in a com- b
nunity to pay itB taxes, gold must be paid g
)Ut in its place, at a loss to the tax-payer of b
25 per cent, difference of value. In many f
nstances this will have to be done. The b
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stale taxes are aiso to oe couectea id a t
'ew weeks, aDtl the same rule prevails with o
he State oollectors. If the tax-payer has p
lold his cotton for gold and locked it iD his t
soffers until now, he will be obliged to part s
yith it in order to get tax money, and lose o
he margin prevailing at the time he dis- y
posed of his products. In fact the demand c
'or greenbacks will be so great when the e
solleotors begin their work, that the differ- b
snoe between them and gold, will, in all I
probability, be reduced to a mere nominal y
igure. y
We shall recur to this subject next week, fj
SOLDIERS FROM YORK.
Believing that this District and State
vould gladly perpetuate in some form, the
mmes of those who fell in the late straggle,
ve design opening in the Enquirer, at an
?arly day, a roll ' for this purpose. To effect
this object we ask the assistance of all
jfficers who commanded companies, and
ithers able to furnish any information, in
furtherance of the design.
To all commanding offioers of Companies
from this District, who are willing to assist
is, we would say, send us the name of
;he Company and Regiment to which it
jelonged ; also the roll of the Company,
ncluding the names of all who were ever
members of it. Mark on the margin opposite
the names of those killed, the battle
n which they fell; and the same of those
ffho died from wounds, reoeived in action
?name all those who died of disease in
lervioe?in each instance giving dates.?
rhe roll should, as far as practicable, be a
jondensed history of the Company from its
jrganization to the close of the war. Wo
ill either publish the rolls in full, or sach
acts from them as will be important to perjetuate.
We earnestly ask the assistance of the
>f?oeT8 of this District in this work. Its
>bjects are important, and nearly every
amily treasures the memory of some name
hat should live in the future. The roll
vill be a historic record of the soldiers from
bis District, and as a matter of referenoe
done, will be invaluable. Give us your
lelp.
"THE SITUATION."
The affairs of the country wear very much
he same aspect presented heretofore. Con;ress
still moves with painfully slow steps
owards the completion of the great work
lefore it. Stubbornly adhering to its orig al
programme for the Sooth, and unable
rom the division of sentiment in the Senate
o carry the various Constitutional amendaents
presented by the joint committee, it
langs fire?wont move in any direction.
The formation of a new party upon the
asis of the President's polioy, engrosses
ome attention. Its authors are working to
ecure a union of the conservative Repub[cans
and Democrats, with a scattering of
thers favoring some of their principles, and
onsolidate the whole into a new organiza
ion, that it is predicted will be able to conrol
the country. The President and Cabaet
are said to favor the design, and are
;nding their advioe and influence to secure
:s success. The projeot originates with
ertain ^ew York politicians, and bears a
hadowy bow of promise for OS somewhere
a the indefinite future.
The resolution for amending the Constiution
offered by Stewart in the Senate
nd referred to the Committee on Reconduction,
is attracting much comment. It
roposes, in effect, universal suffrage and
niversal amnesty ; offering the South paron
for all past offences and the complete
bliteration of all its old sins if it will agree
) do certain things, which are :
1st. To do away wiitb all existing distincons
as to civil rights and disabilities among
tic various classes of its population, by rea
3D eitner oirace or coior, or previous oonition
of servitude; 2d. To repudiate all
ccuniary indebtedness which said State
iay have heretofore contracted, incurred or
ssumed in connection with the late unnatral
and treasonable war; 3d. To yield all
laini to compensation on account of the libration
of its slaves; and 4th, To provide
jr the extension of the eleotive franchise
3 all persons upon the same terms and
ODditions, making no discrimination on
ccount of race, color or previous condition
f servitude : Provided, That those who
rere qualified to vote in the year 1860 by
be laws of the respective States shall not
e disfranchized by reason of any new tests
r conditions which have been or may be
rescribed since that year.
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ESCAPE OF STEVENS.
The Fenians in Ireland and America are
ubilant over the exploits of the Head
Je&tre of the organization, James Sterns,
in effeoting his escape from Dublin.
Itevens was arrested by the authorities
ome months ago, and imprisoned in Dubin
Castle. By some means he managed
hortly afterwards to effeot his escape, and
lis friends spread the information abroad
hat he had arrived in Paris. It now turns
ut that he bad never left Dublin after his
scape from prison, but quietly and secretly
emained to fan the flame of Irish revolt.
?he police, however, could not be deceived,
nd in time ascertained positively that he
lad never left Ireland. They were soon on
> i a trnnl' n rw3 f/-? flinio nnhirel nirrllonrtQ 1X7 O a
no uuta uuu ikj IUUU uaiuiai nuo
dded the double inoentive of Government
>ribes, favors and honors to him, who
bould secure his person. The trail soon
?ecame warm, and at last he was tracked
rom house to house, in the city of Dublin,
iut the detectives, always arriving a few
lours after their prey had left. Finally they
btained information of bis intended delarture
from Dublin, and while digesting
ho report in council, the objeot of their
earch was riding through the city in an \
pen carriage on his way to a point from
whence he was to take shipping to another
ountry. The game was successfully play,
d, and Stevens is now probably enjoying
timself in quiet in the metropolis of France,
i'cnianism in America is reported to be
ronderfully exhilirated by the exploit, and I
nil be satisfied with Dothing less than a 1
,ght.
\ CONFEDERATE DEBTS.
As the rule established by the Convention
of South Carolina for the payment of
debts contracted in Confederate money is a
matter of general interest, we herewith
publish tbe Ordinance referring to the
subjeot. It will be seen that where actions
arise upon suoh contracts, tbe value'of the
consideration reduced to the present currency,
is matter for a jury to decide.
"That in any way action arising on any
contract, whether under seal, written or
oral, made between the 1st day or Janaary
A. D., 1862, and the 15th day of May, A.
D., 1865, it shall be lawful for either party
to the actioD to introduce testimony
showing tbe true valuo and real character
of the consideration of such contract, at
the time it was made, so that regard being
had to the particular circumstances of each
case,8uch verdict or decree may be rendered
as will effect substantial justice between the
parties."
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Andrew Jackson?To the Tax Payers of York District.
W. White.?Charleston Hotel.
Daniel Williams and P. W. Lindsay?Administrator's No
W. J. Kaincy?Administrator'* Notice.
J as. Hutchinson & Co.?Great Gift Sale.
Wyatt Lipscomb.?Tliickcty.
Win. C. Dukes St Co.?Factors and Commission Merchants.
J.L. Sutton.?Horses and Mule for Sale; Freedmen Wanted,
and Land to Rent.
Dr. John May?Drum, Perfumery, itc.
< ? ? ?Craicn's Chemical Cold Water Soap.
Homcsley St Asher?New Goods! New Goods!!
J. F. Wallace, C. C. C. P. ?Darwin St Jeffreys, ri. Burrows,
Blair St Co.?Attachment.
Rc*s. J. M.St R. U. Anderson?Yorkvllle Female Seminary.
U. S. Revenue License.?In addition
to tho olasscs mentioned last week, as liable
for license, we have been authorized by
the Collector, to add the following:
Owners of Jacks and Stallions, Butchers,
Tanners, and Millers. Parties interested
shotUd attend to the matter at once. '
// MEBE-MENTION.
Both Houses of the Georgia Legislature
have passed a law to punish horse stealing,
and burglary by night, with death.
Negro laborers are going to Mississippi and
Arkansas, from Georgia, by hundreds.
In Wisconsin everybody is for John- '
sod, the Democrats and Republicans oor- (
diallj uniting in his support. The 1
dullness of business in New York is almost
unprecedented Mississippi has all '
her "freedmen" at work, and a big cotton 1
crop will be the consequenoo. The '
Freedmen's Commissioner at Charleston has
issued an orderaffirming the validity of laod (
grants made to freedmen under Gen. Sber- 1
man's field order. Rev. J. L. M. 1
Curry, formerly of the Confederate Con- 1
gress, is preaching in Montgomery, Ala. 1
The New Orleans Times says there '
are in that city not less than sevcDty-five '
iU A?nnn J a C fVvA IlknVA^A/l 01 Q OfiQ
tuuuisauu ui buo nuuiavou mu?v*o.
The Raleigh Standard has ceased as a daily
paper, and is ooly coming out now triweekly.
Ex Governor Yance has oom- i
menced the practice of law in Charlotte, :
N. C. The U. S. House of Repre- i
sentatives passed a resolution to adjourn I
in May. There is but little probability I
that the Senate will concur. i
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From the Leesburg (Va.) Mirror.
A Hypocrite. j
Served Him Right.?Chaplain James |
J. Ferree, who had been serving as agent 1
for the Freedmen's Bureau in Loudon <
county for some months past, was last week i
ejected from his position for malfeasance in (
office. Chaplain Ferree is a Minister of s
the Gospel (!)?made loDg prayers in the 1
open air?probably thanking God that these j
ungodly rebels were not like unto him ; (if (
so they render a hearty amen.) Chaplain
Ferree was paid by the Government of the j
United States?the same as its other offi- i
cers to look after the interests of the freed- \
men ; but as his mission was solely in the t
interests of humanity, we understand that |
where "Cuffee" had business with him he <
was invariably charged a "small fee to keep <
up the offioe."
A week or two ago an order was sent
from Washington to Chaplain Ferree to be ,
* i -l . mi _ tit n i s
delivered 10 i nomas yv . rewards, r>sq., restoring
him his property which hud been li* t
belled for confiscation. Here was a fat }
"reb," and a good chance for a perquisite ;
so when Mr. E. called for bis papers, he
was reminded of this "small fee for keep- ,
ing up the office," and as the weather was j
cold, and Chaplain Ferree had to be kept
warm, a load of wood was fixed upon as the
contribution. Mr. E. demurred?had no J
wood to sell. Chaplain Ferree was fond of
buggy-riding?who is not when it can be [
done at other people's expense?and was 1
1 v.;n ~t fin I
UWiU? a oujati vui ui Vf.fUj nuiuu
Mr. Edwards could pay. ThiukiDg by this
time tbut be began to smell a very big
"mice" under the parson's cloak, Mr. E.
again demurred. Presumed if tbc charge
was fixed by law it was a specific one, and
that he bad better pay the money, take a
receipt, and let the Chaplain pay-bis own
livery, which was agreed upon. Alas!
Chaplain Ferree. The receipt was forwarded
to General Howard, with an explanatory
letter, and here's what came of it:
Bureau It. F., & A. L. Hdqurs.,
Assistant Commission,
Washington, March 5, 1866.
Respectfully forwarded to the Commission,
with reference to endorsement of
Chaplain Ferree.
The records of this office show no authorization
whatever given to Chaplain Ferree
for such a fee. Chaplain Ferree has been
relieved as Superintendent for Loudon
county, Va. 0. H. Howard,
Brevet. Brig. Gen., Ass't. Com., D. C.
War Department,
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, &c.
*i7 u a i Qrtrt
W ASH IN U'l'UW | i'luruu u, iouu.
Respectfully returned to Thos. W. Ed- ,
wards, Leesburg, Va., whose attention is
invited to the endorsement of Gen. G. H. '
Howard, Ass't, Com., hereon. '
By order of Maj. Gen. 0. 0. Howard,
Max Woodiiull, Ass't. Adj't. Gen. !1
General Howard's summary ojectment of ,
an unworthy officer increases our admiration j
of the man, for while it assures our people i
of the honesty of his purpose toward them, |
we hope it may serve as a warning to evil j
doers in every department of the servioe j
throughout our wasted and desolated land, j
Many things are done nowadays in the '
name of the Government, which, if kuown 11
to our rulers at Washington, would bring a j y
blush to their check, and no doubt receive ; I
the same condemnation that was visited up- j t
on Chaplain Fcrree. <
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. S. C.. MARCH 26, 1866.
Freedmen's Schools.
These institutions are in full blast in
Columbia. We propose to give some facta
in the way of details upon this matter in a
week or two.
Poetry.
An Italian named;MARJONi has recently
published a poem in the style of Virgil's
Georgics. Marjoni's poem is called Midwifery.
"Good Lord,"?etc.
Small Pox.
This contagion still keeps a firm and obstinate
hold ; and our people are waking up
to the importance of vaooination. There
are probably not more than a score or two
of cases in all; but some of these are ugly
ones.
The Southern Guardian.
We rejoice in learning tbatMr. Pelham
is at work in a way that will soon have the
Guardian out. The day for its re appear
ince has not been fixed upon, but we are
assured that it will be forthcoming ere long.
Hymen.
A member of the Thirteenth Regiment
of Sooth Carolina Volunteers informs us
that sixteen of the members of bis company
have been married since the war. We
do not know how many of them returned in
all; but we presume not over thirty.
This looks like being in earnest in this
re-oonstruction business.
The End of the World I
Dr. Gumming predicts that the end of
the world is to come in 1?67?next year. <
A cotemporary is of opinion that the Reverend
Doctor's stomaoh is out of order;
and his vaticinal ravicg arise wholly from 1
that cause; and recommends the water-cure 1
treatment. 1
Our owa opinion is that if our tenure of i
life were as secure as that of the world upan
existence, we could snap our fingers in
the Lean Fellow's face for many a day yet
Yet Dr. Cumming will have hundreds to
believe him. No prophecy however ab
jurd, so it be bold and alarming, but will
bave some believers
If some person of high position?such a
jne as Pope Pio Nono, for instance,?were
to predict that on a certain day in the future,
a Shetland pony would eat up the
moon, thousands would believe him ; especially
if he were to "nail't wi' scripture"
3y stating that Balaam's ass ate thistles, and
thistles were emblematic of the moon !
So it goes.
Venezuela.
Col. Bryce of this city, who was Some time
igo announced as a Director in the Venetula
Emigration and Land Company, has
recently issued a card saying tbatat present
ae cannot accept tne Directorship in ques- ,
;ion j and refers parties, seeking infornaation j
apon tbe matter of Venezuela Emigration, j
o Dr. II. M. Price, of Scottsville, Alber- ,
narle County, Virginia flnl. JiaXCE P10-poses
"at bis earliest convenience to submit |
iis own views either by printed circular or
ay publication in the leading newspapers
>f this State, as to the mode in which tbe ,
nerits of this grant?so liberal io its terms, ,
smbracing so large a territory abounding in (
inch immense materials of wealth?may, (
ay an intelligent and oareful inquiry and j
provision, be truly ascertained and its se- ,
iuctive promises be fully realized." ,
Thus the Venezeula matter rests for the (
present. Those wishing immediate infor- (
nation may write to Dr. Prjce j and those (
vho wish to make more careful inquiry and ,
:o get more thorough information would (
setter wait till Col. Bbyce be fully inform- ,
id. ' ,
3pring. 1
The birds are singing again ; and among i
)ur ruins here in tbe city it is peculiarly I
>weet?a miDgling of the sweet and the
plaiotive When tbe heart is full of hope
;his bird-music is altogether sweet; but
when the spirit is wounded the sweetest
:arol is a burden of plaintive wailing.
Earliest among the vernal dowers tbe
violets and the hyacinths have been bloom*
log amongst us for a couple of weeks.
The trees are greening with bursting buds
ind tiny leaves.
Tbe mellowing atmosphere paints our
mnsets in dyes of unusual softness and delcacy.
Yonder, aoross the Congaree and
oeyond those Lexington pines, these balmy
sveniogs, there blush as glorious sunsets as
jver charmed a lover's eye beneath thesoftjst
Italian sky that Romeo ever raved about.
Our land is desolate, it is true, and our
jity in ruins, but we have The Beautiful
with us still. Birds usher in our day with
jongs; the flowers make our day-path lovely;
and gorgeous sunsets imparadise our
ilosing days.
Auili ormlH nnf. tnnnh iTiahp
rho Unionville Times.
Wo take pleasure in acknowledging the
eceipt of the first number of this weekly,
rhe interest and design of a district paper
s to a great extent local-; but the Times
lirns at a broader field. It comes from our
friend Robert A. McKnight, formerly
)t Columbia, and an elder brother of Asa
[lartz. Those who appreciate the humor)u8,
will find this department liberally and
successfully attended to.
We are decidedly pleased with the Sautatory
of the Times. The Editor says :
<We have no position to define; no political
opinions to ventilate." ,
That's a man after our heart. Those ^
ire the principles we have always held.? j
We are opposed to positions?all positions
)f all kinds upon all subjects. And as to j
Dolitical opinions, we have none, never had ,
inv, and pray to be delivered from them in t
ill coming time. We long ago gave op the f
:rade of saving the country. The country
:ame precious near saving us, however, a .
'cw years ago !
Success, we say, to Friend McKnioiit
ind his Unionville Times.
Dismissal of Treasury Aoents.?
rhe dismissal of Treasury agents in the '
Southern States is said to inolude many
who stand charged generally with corrupti- t
aility in their cotton transactions, and the c
iction of the Government is looked upon as i
equivalent to an abandonment of trial, or i
even farther inquiry into their respective
cases. The troth is, I am told, the malfeasance
extended, iu numerous instance, from
the head down to the meanest subordinate;
but so implicated was one with the other,
and so complicated were the transactions all
through, that the whole set would have
had to have been punished together, in order
to give justice her due. It is possible
there ma; be exceptions to the sweeping
dismissals, soot free; but the suits, if any,
will be few, and perhaps eod only in an extra
bill of costs to the Government.
[ Washington cor. Philadelphia Ledger.
? <1 ?? ? The
Bureau in Alabama?The following
is au extract from a letter to the
Hon. H. T. Blow, member of Congress
from Missouri, published in the New York
Times:
"The Freedmen's Bureau is a perfect
humbug. I have watched its operations here
closely. No use for it in the world. Any
two good oitizens can witness negro contracts
as well as offioers, most of whom oannot
read. Besides, they are making money
out of it, charging two dollars for every
contraot. There was a lot of negroes called
on me a few days ago to write them a petition,
and they would get all to sign it, and
seed it to Mr. Somner, to have the whole
thiog abolished The negroes in this country
have beard of Mr. Samner. They think
he willand can do for them anything they
want, but he told them it was useless, aod
they abandoned it."
Destruction of Columbia, 8. C,
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE 1
letter from gen. wade hampton.
On the outside of this issae of the Enquirer,
we print a' letter from Gen. Sherman
to Ben j. Rawls, of Colombia, charging
upon Gen. Hampton the burning of
uoiuniDia. we cop; tee loilowiDg letter
From General Bampton, published nearly
i year ago, in answer to the charge, preferred
by Gen. Sherman at that time :
Columbia, S. C , Jane 19,1865.
To the Editors of the N. V Day Book :
Gents: In your paper of 6tb May, I
have just seen General Sherman's official
report of bis march through the two CaroUnas.
As this report misrepresents me in
:he grossest and falsest manner, I trust that
you will not deny me the right to vindicate
nyself. It is due to history, if not to me,
:hat the falsehoods of General Sherman in
reference to the destruction of this city,
jbcuid be exposed This shall be done in
;be briefest possible manner.
The report says: "General Wade Bampj-in
nrhn omnmnnrlorl fho (In ri forlorn to roar
*uard of cavalry, Lad, in anticipation of
iur capture of Columbia, ordered that all
jottou, public and private, should be moved
into the street aod fired to prevent our making
use of it. * * * Some of these
piles of cotton were burning, especially one
in the very heart of the oity, near the court
bouse, but the fire was. partially subdued by
the labor of our soldiers. * * * Before
on* aiu^le public building bad been
fired by order, the smouldering fires set by
Hampton's order were rekindled by the
wind, and communicated to the buildings
irouud. About dark they began to spread
md got beyond control of the brigade on
duty within the oity. The whole of Wood's
division was brought in, but it was found
impossible to cbeok the flames, whioh by
midnight, had become unmanageable, and
raged until about four o'clock, A. M., when
the wind subsiding, they were got under
control- * * * I disclaim, on the part
af my army, any agency in this fire, but on
Lhe contrary, olaim that we saved what of
Columbia remains unconsumetl. And, withaut
hesitation, charge Gen. Wade Hampton
with having burned his own city of Columbia,
not with malicious intent, as the
manifestation of a silly 'Roman stoicism,'
but from folly and want of sense in filling
it with lint, cotton and tinder. Our officers
ind men on duty worked well to extinguish
the flames.'
It would be difficult, if not impossible,
to express, in an equal number of para
graphs, a greater number of falsehoods than
are contained in the above extracts. There
iB not one word of truth in all that has been
quoted, except the statement that "General
Hampton commanded the Confederate rear
guard of cavalry." He did not order any
ootton "moved into the streets and fired."
On the contrary, my first aotion on taking
command of the cavalry?to which 1 was
assigned only the night before the evacuation
of Columbia?was to represent to Gen.
Beauregard the danger to-the town of firing
the ootton in the streets. Upon this reprejentation,
he authorized me to give orders
that no cotton in the town should be fired,
which order was strictly carried out. I left
the city after the head of Sherman's column
sntered it, and I assert what can be proved
by thousands, that not one bale of cotton
was on firo when ho took possession of the
city. His assertion to the contrary is false,
ind he knows it to be so. A distinguished
citizen of this State?whose name, were I
it liberty to give it, would be a sufficient
voucher, even at the North, for the troth of
iay statement made by him?has given to
;he public a minute history of the destrnc;ion
of the city.
From this document which is too long for
insertion in yoar paper, 1 will make a few
extracts, which will show how true is Gen.
Sherman's solemn disclaimer of "any agenjy
in this fire," and his ol&im to have "saved
vhat of Columbia remains unoonsumed."
rhe Mayor had been informed that he
vould be notified when to surrender the city,
tnowing that ineffectual resistance on our
iart would furnish the excuse for all law*
essness on the part of the enemy. I would
tot allow my troops to boootne engaged in
;he city, and they were withdrawn on the
morning of the 17th of February.
At nine o'olook A. M., on that day, the
Vlayor, at the head of the deputation from
;he City Council, went out to meet ttene al
Sherman for the purpose of surrender
ng the oity, whioh he did io the following
etter:
"Columbia, S. C., Feb. 17, 1865.
'To Major.General Sherman:
"The Confederate forces having evaouaed
Columbia, I deem it my duty, as May>r
and representative of the oity, to ask for
ts citizens the treatment accorded by the
isages of civilized warfare. I, therefore,