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Jfaapsi and ?farts. j
Gov. Brownlow lately pardoned two thieves, <
who hav3 since been detected in digging up the ,
treasure which they were sentenced for stealing.
Prentioe says: "It is announced that Gene- i
ral Grant's father is to be the author of his life.?
We thought that he was the author of his life fifty
years ago." m
The Mississippi river at New Orleans is only
three feet below die high-water mark of 1862, ana
a crevasse is threatened eighty miles above the
city, in a wide sugar cane region.
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, is paid
ten cents pier mile, constructive mileage, for summoning
witnesses. He received sixteen hundred
dollars for telegraphing to Rousseau, and as many
other witnesses hve at a great distance, he will
probably make a good think of it <
The great Gaines Will Case, which has been 1
in the courts for more than a quarter of a century, i
has at last been decided in the United States Supreme
Court in favor of Mrs. Gaines. The decision
makes her the wealthiest woman in Amer- ica.
,
Fish spawn, it appears, can be transported
without injury by mail. Recently a package of
one hundred trout eggs, packed in moss ana enclosed
in tin, was sent from Mumford, New York,
to Bellows Falls, Vermont, and on being opened, <
but one dead egg was found in the lot
Correspondents in Ireland write that the ex- ,
odus from that country to the United States has :
again begun, and that all the steamers coming to i
America, and also numerous sailing vessels are i
filled with emigrants. The various ports of Ireland
are also filled with emigrants awaiting passage,
and the majority are saia to be from sixteen
to twenty-five years of age.
At Sterling, Mo., they have a temperance 1
society on a novel plan. No man can join unless 1
he has been an inveterate toper. The President (
and chief officers were selected on account of their 1
prowess in convival circles. For every offence a- :
gainst total abstinence, clearly proven, the culprit
is to be dipped into the river as many times as
there are members in the organization.
A startling rumor comes from Washington,
that the Radicals there are speculating on making ,
all possible capital out of the remnant ofThad.
Stevens' life by assassinating him, and creating
the impression that the murder is a deed of the 1
1 'rebels'' They argue that this would but shorten <
his Kfe by a few useless days, while the benefit to (
"the cause" would be incalculable. I
Said an old preacher once: "Fellow sinners, ]
if you were told that by going to the top of those ,
stairs yonder, (pointing to a rickety flight of stairs ,
in the church) you might secure your eternal salvation,
I really don't believe any of you would try it.
But let any man proclaim that there were five dollars
in gold for you, and I'll be bound there would
be such a getting up stairs as you never did see." <
The New Orleans Picayune recommends 1
General Hancock to the Northern Democrats as <
a candidate for the Presidency on the ground that i
his war record is a brilliant one, while at the same i
time he has shown abilities as a civil ruler which
command the respect and confidence of the South. .
The Picayune, therefore, thinks that he should be 1
equally acceptable to both war and peace Demo- '
crats. ]
George Alfred Townsend writes from Washington
: "Boutwell is the black-haired energy of
this impeachment; Bingham holds the helmiButler
is in the main-top, with a carbine to pttSk
the enemy off byglib shots; Stevens is the admiral |
dying on deck; Wilson and Williams are the han- ^
dy seamen; Logan is the boatswain, who can yell
the loudest; but Boutwell is the steady wind. 1
blowing strong aft, to carry the vessel into action.' *
At a concert given by Ole Bill, in Washing- ^
ton, on Saturday, to aid the Lincoln Monument
Association, the novel feature of prayer was introduced.
Rev. Dr. Sunderland filled this part of the
programme, and, as a matter of course, introduced
his extreme Radical politics, calling upon "the
Saviour of the world to strengthen the hands of
his servants now sitting in council, that their verdict
on the questiion before them may bring comfort
and joy to the 'loyal' hearts of the nation."
The New York TYibunc says "the name KuKlux
is said to be derived from the noise of the
cocking of a rifle, and is significant of shooting at
sight' Whereupon the N. York Times observes:
"The man who drew that name from the click of '
the hammer of ? rifle must have had a fine and ac- t
curate imagination. Is the Tribune sure the name c
is not derived from the clucking of a hen, and sig- ?
nificant of matronly satisfaction over the condition ,
of her brood? It sounds much more like it. We
wonder the Tribune did not recognize the sound at 1
once." ^
The Memphis Appeal, which ought to know, 1
? ?~ ^ ? ITlftn in n T-Tnkmnr form onrl if f
bays . JLVU IViUA l\iau iOlO u XAWVl^n i^iui) HUU m not
found in the Talmud, is met with in a very t
old Jewish work, entitled. A True and Authenticated
History of the Great Rebellion of the Hebrews
against King Pharaoh, B. C." In'this ,
work the orthography is thus: "Cu Clux Clan," {
and is interpreted in the English language, the ?
"Straw Club," which is supposed to allude to the t
fact that Pharaoh required the hod-carriers to fur- j
nish their own straw; and also to the proverb,
known to be of ancient Hebrew origin, Straws
show which way the wind blows." ,'
The Jews are everywhere noted for their }
kindness to their own people. It is against Jewish
principles to allow aDy of their poor to come
upon the public. All the sick in poverty are cared
for, and provisions is made for widows and orphans.
Efficient societies, liberally provided with ]
funds, supply the poor with food, help the old
people as tney need, and bury the dead. Some
of the free hospitals in London have Jewish wards,
hut all the expenses of those wards are paid for
from the treasury of Jewish organizations. If any
able-bodied persons are out of employment ana 1
need help, they receive no gratuity, but are ac- <
commodated with a temporary loan, and the cases (
are said to be rare in wtiich these debts are not
fully repaid.
Hon. A. H. Stephens, since his return home,
has expressed himself as having been profoundly
impressed with the general quietude, not only of }
"Washington City, but the whole 'North. The <
Radicals, he says, are serene in the conscious pos- i
session of almost, if not quite, absolute dominion.
The Democrats are passive under afflictions, deemed
inevitable for the present, and only hopeful of
the future through the instrumentality of a peaceful
ballot in November. Fighting is about the '
last thing thought about on either side, the one '
party tranquilly usurping every department of the '
government; the otner party tamely submitting, (
and, like Micawber, complacently hoping for some- j
thing to turn up.
The New York Herald, of Saturday last, ,
says: "Private intelligence from Fort Jefferson,
Dry Tortugas, state that Colonel GrenTeldt has ,
escaped from his prison,-and left iu company with-J
some soldiers for unknown parts. It will be re- 1
moml-ior/vl fViof whn wnQ formprltf nn i
officer in the British Army, participated in the ,
late war as a colonel in the Confederate service,
and was sentenced to imprisonment for life, on conviction
of conspiring with others to burn the cities
of Chicago ana Buffalo and effect the release of the
rebel prisoners confined at Camp Douglas, Chicago.
Grenfeldt is connected with an influential family
in England, and Lord Stanley in 1864-5 exerted
himself to secure his release, but the guilt of Grenfeldt
was so apparent that his efforts were unavailing."
The complete weakness shown by the impeachment
managers from the very commencement
of the trial, is a subject of general remark in Washington.
The correspondent of the New York Her- 1
aid says that "the opinion is rapidly extending that i
the trial will certainly result in a failure, in spite of ,
the terrible threats and denunciations of Radical
leaders and journals. How the matter is regarded
by members of the high court in general of course 1
cannot easily be ascertained; but certain it is that 1
that portion of the outside world which is not 1
maddened by prejudice and hate regard the trial
so far as a magnificent farce, which is likely only
to damage its authors. There are those, however, i
who still persist in saying that the Radical majority
in the Senate are determined to remove the
Presidential 'obstacle,' and that the value of testi- 1
mony and justice of the measure will not have the
slighest weight with them in deciding that this
Radical majority have entered upon the trial solely
to make a show of doing the tning in conformity
with the constitution, not for the purpose of legal- '
ly testing the guilt or innocence of the accused." 1
Pure and arrant copperheadism appears in
an editorial in the Springfield Republican, relative
to the discussion about the Confederate dead. The i
article was provoked by a recent speech of Colonel i
Rush C. Hawkins at the rooms oi the New York (
Union League, in which he made a violent attack (
upon a member of the club who had expressed i
himself in favor of a common burial of the Union
and Confederate dead. The Republican says: '
"Out upon the thought that the rank and file of 1
the Southern army were traitors and criminals I
They fought honestly and earnestly in a bad cause,
enduring in many cases privations of which our own
troops knew little. They marched barefoot when
our boys were well shod. They went hungry when
ours were filled. They disputed every inch of
ground with desperate valor, and yielded only to
destiny at last They proved themselves in life
foemen worthy of our steel, and their mouldering
bones may well rest in peace by the side of our
bravest and dearest Their differences with.us were
all settled when they fell together with ours on the
field of honor. All that is left of them now is only
human. Vengeance need not follow them into the
grave. Patriotism may cover their failings, remembering
that they were children of one mother,
and their valor sprang out of the same heroic
stock. Beauty may strew flowers upon the green
mounds that hide such courage and high resolve.
And CoL Rush C. Hawkins may mind his own business,
and be ashamed to wage war more fiercely
on a aead than he did upon a living foe."
mt fariuitur wtfmm.
YORKVILLE. S. C.:
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1868.
Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that
nur terms for subscription, advertising and job,
work, are cash, in advance.
X.?The paper will be discontinued on the expiration
of the time for which payment has been
made. A Subscriber finding a (X) cross-mark on
the wrapper or margin of his paper, will understand
that the time paid for has expired.
AMUSEMENT AT KOCH HILL.
The attention of our readers at Rock Hill, is directed
to the advertisement in another column, announcing,
Charades, Tableaux, &c., in that place,
on Tuesday evening next. The entertainment has
been gotten up by the young people of the place
for amusement, and with the view of applying the
proceeds to benevolent purposes.
KING'S MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD.
We have been informed by Mr. F. M. Galbraith,
the Conductor, that the train over the King's
" * *?-?.??i 1
mountain ivauroaa iLiases eiuse uuuucuuuug mui
trains on the Charlotte Road?North, and South?
pn alternate days. By leaving Yorkville, on Tuesiays,
Thursdays or Saturdays, persons can go
through, to Charleston, without any detention.?
Persons desiring to go to Charlotte, can go through,
without delay, by leaving Yorkville on Mondays,
Wednesdays or Fridays.
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THE ELECTION*
Voting commenced here on Tuesday morning at
5 o'clock, and continued quietly until late in the
iflernoon. The poll was crowded to overflowing
2arly in the day, but towards the afternoon the
tide began to ebb, and the Sovereigns of this Great
Republic were quietly departing to their homes.
The number of votes polled the first day approximates
: Whites 275, colored 264. We have not
been able to obtain definite information from other
precincts up to the hour of going to press.
On Tuesday, 460 votes were polled at Rock ^Ul.
REGISTRATION RETURNS.
Through the kindness of the Boards of Regisration,
we are in possession of full returns of the
ecent revised registration in this District. As
emarkable as it may appear, there is a tie between
;he whites and colored, each numbering 2133. The
Allowing is the state of the polls:
Whites. Blacks.
First Precinct, 73 39
Second Precinct, 2 4
Third Precinct, 51 38
126 81
Original Registration from
Official returns, 2007 2052
2133 2133
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CONSERVATISM.
A number of colored voters who had been mem)ers
of the Union League at this place?convinced
hat their welfare and future prosperity and that
>f the State, depended, to a large extent, upon the
election of intelligent and trustworthy men to
'rame the laws under which we are to live?came
lp on Tuesday and voted with the Conservatives.
These colored men have adopted the true view of
he situation, and ought to be honored for their
idelity to principle. Let the people see to it that
hey are cared for.
The conduct of these colored voters is the more
praiseworthy from the fact that a number of insoent
colored men, of the opposite party, hung apout
the polls during the day, and endeavored by
hreats and intimidation, to prevent such persons
rom voting independently.
CONSERVATIVE UNION CLUB.
A Conservative Union Club was organized here
Wednesday night, of last week, by the election of
he following officers:
President?Col. R. G. McCaw.
Vice Presidents?Col. Wm. A. Stowe and I.
I). Witberspoon.
Secretaries?J. S. R. Thomson and B. P. Boyd.
Correesponding Secretary?Maj. J. F. Hart.
Treasurer?A. F. McConnell.
Several meetings of the Club have since been
leld, and the membership includes a large number
>f the Conservative voters of this town. We hope
)ur friends in the country will exert themselves in
jstablishing such associations in the various neighcorhoods
in the District. "In union there is
itrength," and a firm organization of this kind,
vith a local centre here, will prove the most effi:ient
protection to the interests of all classes, that
ve can now think of. /
MEETING ON MONDAY NIGHT.
The Conservative Union Club, of this place, an
jrganization only a few days old, but wonderfully
rigorous, held a general meeting in the Court
House on Monday night last, to which all classes
of Conservative citizens were invited. The building
was compactly filled, and among the audience
was a considerable number of colored men, who
seemed to take an interest in the proceedings.
Col. Wm. B. Wilson first addressed the meeting,
in an elaborate and convincing argument in
favor of the unity of interests of the white and
colored races?the dangers attending the disruption
of these?and the certain consequences, fatal to the
weaker race, should this growing hostility ripen
into strife. He was listened to attentively and
applauded during the course of his remarks.
Hon. George W. Williams' name being called,
he responded in a brief but stirring appeal to the
reasoning faculties of his colored listeners, to tear
themselves away from party shackles that now con
iruueu uieir vuica uuu ujmuuus, uuu tu turn iu
those who had been their best friends, and who
would continue to be so, if they but permitted it.
I. D. Witherspoon, Esq., being next called upon,
entertained the assembly with an able, eloquent
and most convincing argument why we should be
united.
Maj. James F. Hart was next called for, and
responded in an address to the colored persons in
the meeting, warning them of the dangers of their
folly in following the lead of unprincipled men who
were deluding them with false promises.
Rev. R. Lathan, in a capital off-hand argument,
brought down the house in frequent storms of applause.
His speech was plain, practical, and to
the point.
Rev. W. W. Carothers, being in the meeting,
was called for and responded in a few happy remarks,
and was followed by Rev. T. R. Gaines, in
i definition of what had been his feelings in regard
to the colored people, and of the sentiments that
now animated him.
Colonel A. Coward responded to the call of his
name, saying that the lawyers were first called on
to discuss the law, the preachers to tell us how to
}bey it, and he being a teacher, was perhaps callsd
out to teach men how to vote upon it He
was not a teacher of men, but of boys, and, thereore,
could not assist persons in determining how to
rote. He closed with some admirable and sensi-1
ble reflections upon the duties and responsibilities
we owe to each other.
The meeting, at 11 o'clock, adjourned to meet i
at the call of the President. <
rortherpTelections. (
Within the past ten days, general and special el- ,
ections have been held in several of the Northern
and Western States, and in nearly every instance
the result has been in favor of the Democrats.?
Connecticut has elected a Democratic Governor by
a majority of 1,735. The Legislature, however, is
under the control of the Radicals. The new Constitution
of Michigan has been defeated in consequence
of its negro suffrage clause. The entire
Democratic ticket has been elected in Sandusky,
Ohio, by 200 majority. The Democrats have carried
the elections in Keokuk, Iowa, and the town
of Evansville, Indiana?the latter for the first time '
in several years. The Democrats of Cincinnati
have elected the City Commissioner and Wharf
Master. Last year the Republican majority was
2,100.
Full official returns of the election in Rhode Island
show that the ReDublicans polled 10,038
votes,and the Democrats, 5,731 votes, a Republican
majority of 4,307. At the election in 1867, the
Republicans polled 7,554 votes, and the Democrats
3,346, a Republican majority of 4,208. There is,
therefore, this year, an increased Republican vote
of 2,494; an increased Democratic vote of 2,385,
and an increase in the Republican majority of 99.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Mr. Johnson's Chances.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette,
writing from Washington, under date of Thursday
last, says :
"A very intelligent Radical, who is on terms of
great intimacy with many Radical senators, remarked
: "Curtis is delivering a great speech, but
it might as well be addressed to the Pawnee Indians?the
case is judged now." And such seems i
to be the opinion entertained in well-informed circles
here of both parties, despite all the attempts
made to create a different impression. Under that (
terrible influence of party pressure, the backbones
of those senators which needed "stiffening" are
being gradually braced up, and no fears are entertained
that they will be able to toe the mark when
the day of pronouncing the verdict rolls round."
Chief Justice Chase's Position.
There has recently been some speculation as
to the political status of Chief Justice Chase, and
his name has been spoken of in connection with
the Conservative nomination for the Presidency. ,
A correspondent of an Ohio paper lately had a
talk with him, and reports Judge Chase as saying:
"I wish that all men of all parties would leave.my
name alone in connection with a Presidential nomination.
I do not seek the Presidency."
The correspondent says that he went on to say
that as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the 1
United States he had necessarily to abandon party
politics. When he went on that bench he assumed
an obligation recognized in his oath, but anterior
and superior to it, to do impartial justice under 1
the Constitution and laws ot the United States. ;
JIe could not be a party judge, or allow himself to
>e swayed by party feeling, without violating that i
oath. And he.regretted that newspapers of both ,
parties had connected some of his recent actions
with party or perverse feeling."
Gen. Grant on Impeachment.
Some days ago, an article appeared in the .
New York Tribune, to the effect that Gen. Grant ,
has expressed the opinion that the only hope for .
the peace of the country is in the success of the
impeachment trial, and the prompt removal of the ,
President" This declaration of the "man on ,
horseback, "has created quite a flutter. W ith ref- (
erence to the matter, the Washington correspon- .
dent of the Baltimore Gazette, says: (
"Giddy from the height to which fortuitous circumstanoes
have elevated him, and crazed by a ,
seeming near approach to the Presidential chair, ,
General Grant is not only prepared to speak fool- ,
ishly, but to act rashly. Without mental calibre, ,
he is left a prey to an inordinate ambition with
which he has been fired by his Radical keepers, (
and there is no telling what he may say or what he ,
may attempt He is but the mere tool of the j
Jacobins, and may be induced to attempt the role
of Robespierre ; but, as the Senator alluded to
said, he had better keep a lookout for his own
head. It is understood that a court of inquiry is
being talked of in official quarters. Grant's com
mission is only held during the pleasure of the "
President." ,
White and Illack Vote in the State.
The military authorities have at 'ength fur
nished to the Charleston papers, an official report
of the registration in South Carolina, and the vote i
on the question of Convention. The report does
' not include the five days' registration just comple- '
ted, which, so far as we have noticed, has had the j
effect to decrease the colored majority. The fol- ;
lowing is the table as furnished to the Charleston
papers: ]
|| For and Against"] " J
Revised Recapitula- Convention, ;
tion, I From Canvass !
March 31. 1868. !l Returns.
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Districts. s! o > "j > \ > o ,
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Abbeville 1,74?' 3.413 5,160 j 2,920' 2,920;i 2,240 <
Anderson 2,046. 1,418 3,464 l,364i 79 1,443 2,021 ,
llarnwell 1,924 ! 3,696 5,620 ( 2,472; 2,472 ! 3,148 1
Beaufort 1,2841 6,540 7,824 i 4,118 2 4,120; ( 3,145
Berkeley .... 1,131:8,265 9,396 ! 7,464 1 7,465,! 1,834
Charleston 3,471 5,418 6,869 . 4,338 1 4,339 ' 4,550 1
Chester 1,130 2,188 3,318 1,843 199 2,0-l2|| 1,276
Chesterfield.... 1,089 835 1,924 i 877 245 1,122 ; 802
Clarendon 765 1,555 2,320 1,241 lj 1,242! 1,078 I
Colleton 1,405 ( 3,922 5,327 : 2,775; 1 2,7761 2,551
Darlington.... 1,606 3,029 4,635 ! 2,873 . 3 : 2,876 1,759
Edgefield 2,532 4,382 6,914 i 3,811 1, 3,8i2[ 3,102 ,
Fairfield 948 2,449 3,397 ; 2;046 7 2,053 1,3-14
Georgetown.... 450 2,737 3,187 , 2,444 12,444; 743 1
Greenville 2,216 1,304 3,520 ( 1,571" 290. 1,860, 1,660
Horry 1,105 512 1,617 1 402 21! 423l 1,194
Kershaw 874 1,796 2,670:; 1,433 ! 1,433; 1,187 i
Lancaster 960 881 1,841 883 324' 1,207 634
Laurens 1,683 2,376 4,059(! 2,153 ; 6 ( 2,159 1,900 I
Lexington 1,484 984 2,468| 1,060| 169l 1,228 1,239 ,
Marion 1,871 1,752 3,623,; 1,474, 1( 1,475 2,148
Marlboro' 937 1,216 2,153 1,387: 131 1,400 753
Newberry 1,36" 2,088 3,456 1,958; 11 1,969; 1,447 !
Orangeburg.... 1,6^ 3,399 5,025 2,991! 36 3,027' 1,998
Pickens 2,038 1 807 2,845 , 663 25-1 1,1171 1,728,
Riehlnnd 1,253 2,849 4,102 2,329 24 2,353 1,749 1
Spartanburg...! 2,766 1,471 4,237 1,644 ! 510 2,154! 2,083 j
Sumter ! 1,242. 3,467 4,709 3,035. 10 3,0-15 1,664
Union .1,390| 1,810 3,200 1,669 61 1,730 1,470
Williamsburg.. 823! 1,768 2,591 ! 1,5741 1 1,575 ; 1,016
York 2,007 j 2,052 4,059 j 1,757; 7j 1,764'j 2,295
Total 147,171,80^791127,550, ,68,768^2^78,71,0-t6j 155^798
The Charleston Neics, in reviewing the table, ;
says:
"It will be seen that in Anderson, Chesterfield,
Greenville, Ilorry, Lancaster, Lexington, Marion,
Pickens and Spartanburg, the whites have the
majority, and that in some districts the black majority
is not so great as to prevent the whites from
carrying the elections. One curious fact shown by
the table is that out of a total registration in the
State of 47,131 whites and 80,379 blacks only a
total of 71,046 votes were cast at the convention
elections, showing that 8,000 voters more .than the
total number of white voters in the State kept away
from the polls altogether. The following table
shows approximately the number of registered
colored men who did not vote at the convention
elections: Abbeville, 500; Barnwell, 1200; Beaufort,
2400; Berkeley, 800; Charleston," 1100; Colleton,
1200; Georgetown, 300; Laurens, 200;
ATot-Inn 400 Orontrohiirfr JtOO 7Unhlnn<l. 600 !
Sumter, 400York,?300. '**'
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Declination.?Hon. W. D. Porter publishes
a communication in the Charleston papers, decli- ,
ning the nomination for Governor of the State, on
account of ineligibility. He says : i
"The office is not one to which I have aspired at
any time; less than ever would it be desirable now. i
Nor, in my judgment, was it necessary or expedient
to name candidates for State officers at this i
election. By the second section, eighth article, of
the proposed Constitution, I am disqualified from :
holding office under it; and, although I am not in- :
sensible to the compliment of the nomination, I
cannot properly consent to be a candidate. But
this is of little real consequence, for if you can e- i
lect your candidate, you can defeat the Constitu- i
tion; which, after all, is your great object A vote i
'against the Constitution,' in the form proposed in i
that instrument, will answer all your purposes and '
satisfy your whole political duty under existing cir- <
cumstances." i
MERE-MENTION. I
Three thousnnd post-offices, closed in the South
era States by the war, have not yet been re-opened.
The Supreme Court has decided that a :
contract interrupted by the war must be completed
on the return of peace. "The Franklin Society
of Lexington, Va., has been discussing, for some
weeks, the question: "Docs the negro belong to
the Adamic race?" Stanton is giving splendid
dinners to his friends in the war office, as if the
concern was a hotel or a private residence, and he
owned it "Scallawagerie'' is the latest Southera
term for a reconstruction convention. An
attempt is to be made to unite the Episcopal and
Presbyterian bodies in Ireland.'" "The voice
of the night''?those blessed babies. In Linn,
Missouri, a paper is published called the Ununified
Democrat. New York is to have a company
for the insurance of plate-glass windows a
gainst breakage."" General Sherman is reported
to be opposed to the conviction of the President
"The Wilmington (Del.,) Commercial
thinks it possible that Beast Butler will be Wade's
Attorney-General, and as such prosecute Jefferson
Davis. Of over 36,000,000 inhabitants in the
United States, less than 25. ,900 earn enough to be
liable to income tax.
FEW 1DVEETI8EMEFTS.
Thomson <ft Jefferys, Assignees?In Bankruptcy
?In the Matter of Joseph M. Adams, W. C.
Owen, Jeptha Gwinn, John J. Garvin, and
Dr. John May.
See Here! See Here!!
P. C. Harris, O. Y. D.?In the Court of Ordinary.
J. H. Clawson, Special Messenger?In Bankruptcy?In
the Matter of Wm. J. Cherry, Jas.
L. Boyd, Isaac McFadden, John J. Slagle.
W. B. Williams, Deputy Collector?Sale of Whiskey.
For the YorkviUe Enquirer.
BETHEL PRESBYTERY.
The meeting of Bethel Presbytery, last week, at
Allison Creek Church, was an interesting occasion.
The usual amount of business was transacted, and
several things of special interest occupied the attention
of the body. Amongst the items of special
interest was the examination and licensure of
Mr. C. H. Strong, of Cheater District, as a probationer
for the gospel ministry. Mr. S. is a young
man of more than ordinary ability, and manifested
a degree of mental culture, and an accuracy of
knowledge truly creditable to himself and most
gratifying to the Presbytery. Mr. Strong is a fine
scholar?has been engaged in teaching, and expects
now to teach and to preach as opportunity may offer.
We predict for him a successful and useful
career, if his life be spared.
Another item of peculiar interest, was the "Memorial
Sketch" of three of the Ministers of the
Presbytery, who have passed from the scene of
their earthly labors to that of their heavenly inheritance
and reward, viz: Rev. Robt. L. Douglass,
Rev. Jas. A. Davies, and Rev. Robt Y. Russel.
Phis "Memorial," according to a previous order of
Presbytery, was prepared and read by Rev. J. E.
White, of Chesterville. Those who are acquainted
with the writer of these "Sketches," and who
also knew the deceased Ministers, will hardly need
be told that a deep-felt and solemn interest was
connected with this incident in Presbytery. The
deceased were men of eminent piety and great
usefulness?most excellent members of society, and
ornaments in the church of Jesus Christ And
this tribute to their memory, in the fine style of the
writer, was just and faithful, and affectionate. It
was a noble theme, and most happily was it elaborated.
It was alike creditable to the head and the
heart of the brother who penned it, and honoring
to the memory of the dead, whose "praise is in all
the churches." It was not a false and fulsome
eulogy, but a firm and faithful delineation of the
virtues and excellencies, the labors and successes
of these men of God. Rev. W. W. Carothers
and Maj. J. F. Hart were appointed a committee
to ask of Mr. White, a copy for publication, so
that it may be pat in convenient form forpreservation
and future reference, and we think we but utter
the wish of the Presbytery, and of the large
audience who heard the memorial read, and of the
entire community, when we express the desire that
a copy of the Memorial will be furnished for publication.
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For the Yorkville Enquirer.
THE BAPTIST UNION.
This body held its regular meeting with the
Baptist Church of Yorkville, in their new house of
worship. The meeting commenced on Friday,
27th of March. The Introductory services were
conducted by Elder T. R. Gaines. The meeting
was organized for business by the election of Elder '
A. L. Stough, Moderator, and T. J. Wilkins,
Clerk, pro tern.
The names of delegates present were enrolled,
rhe following Churches were represented: Enon,
Sugar Creek, Pleasant Valley, Yorkville, New
Prospect
After the appointment of committees for fixture
business, and the appointment of Elder A. L.
Stough to preach at night, adjourned to meet at
9 o'clock to-morrow.
Saturday morning.?The meeting was called to
Drder by the Moderator. The former clerk being
present, was requested to act as clerk during the
session of this body.
~ " ? -.I? -e-n?i 1 1.??
delegates rrora me luuuwiug euureuea ncic uu" |
ied to the roll: Mill Creek, Union, New Bethel
and Catawba.
Reports of committees were then called for and
received.
Subjects for Essays were then taken up and discussed.
The subject of the formation of a new Association .
Df Baptist Churches, in the bounds of York District
and the adjacent Counties, was brought up.
Committees were appointed to arrange for the
meeting of a convention of churches to organize
said body?the convention to meet with the Union
Church, near Yorkville, on Friday before the 2d
Lord's Day in July. The next meeting of the
Union to be held with the Sugar Creek Cnurch,
commencing on Friday before the fifth Lord's Day
in May.
After the appointment of committees, and the
persons to preach?adjourned.
Sunday?Dr. Reynolds, of Columbia, was prevented
by sickness, in his family, from filling his
appointment to-day. Elder A. L. Stough was appointed
to preach in his stead.
Elder P. Nicholson preached at 3Vclock, P. M.
A collection was taken up to aid in building the
new house of worship/and $25,00 raised for that
purposed Elder T. R. Gaines preached at night,
after which the church celebrated the Lord's supper.
The meeting then came to a close, being one
of harmony and interest
A resolution was passed by the Union on Saturday,
tendering to the citizens of Yorkville, their
thanks and best wishes for the kind hospitality
they have shown us during the meeting.
Z. D. SMITH, Clerk.
Waking Up.?The cotton lords of New England
are at last seriously alarmed at the results of
unfriendly legislation and the general policy of the
Radical majority in Congress towards the South,
upon cotton production in the United States. We
see that a cotton manufacturers' convention is to
be held in New York, at the St. Nicholas Hotel,
on April 29th, to consult on the general interest of
their business. The call for the convention is issued
by six of the leading cotton manufacturers of
Massachusetts, and the object of it is said to be "to
observe legislation with constant care, and with all
proper influence to guard against enactments hurtful
or erroneous, and promote those which shall be
right and beneficial; to collate, digest and disseminate
among the members all the attainable information
and statistics that shall be accurate and
trustworthy; to promote cotton cultivation in our
country, and a recognition of the identity of interests
between the cotton grower and manufacturer;
and generally, to accomplish by associated efforts
whatever may be found right and expedient for the
common good and within the sphere of the association.
''? C harlaton New.
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COLUMBIA OONTRIBUTORIAI
BY JA0. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. 80UTH OABOLIHA, 13TH APRIL, 1868.
Politics.
The war of parties waxes warm.
An immense Democratic Mass Meeting was hel<
last Thursday night, in the street, at the Cour
House.
Col. J. P. Thomas made a telling speech.
Capt J. K. Bachman?the party nominee fo
the Legislature?followed in a practical address.
James G. Gibbes, Esq., also a party nomine
for the Legislature, gave the negroes such a plain
practical talk as they are not likely to forget sbon
Col. A. C. Haskell, of the University, in th
concluding speech of the evening, urged modern
tion, affiliation and caution, on the part of the ne
grocs.
These speeches were addressed almost exclu
sively to the negroes.
On Friday afternoon a large Mass Meeting c
the Radicals was held, in the open air, in front c
Janney's Hall, for the purpose of hearing th
Great Impeach cr Ashley, of Ohio, and Dr. A. G
Mackey, the President of the Negro Conventior
Mr. Ashley spoke over an hour, and was concil
tory, affable and gentlemanly. He addressed th
whites almost exclusively; and was far above th
heads of the negroes. He gave us nothing new.
vided by law, to rent the land for the period of on
year: Provided however, that if the proper ta
payer shall, within the said thirty days, pay to th
Treasurer the full amount of the tax due, togetht
with all the costs that have accrued, including n
cording in the Clerk's office and in the offices (
the Treasurer and Secretary of State, and twenty
five percent, upon such full amount, then the sai
deed shall be canceled upon the exhibiting of
certificate from the Treasurer that such paymer
has been made; and all the foregoing proceedin
shall thereupon be of no effect: And Providec
further, That if the same shall not have bee
so paid within thirty days, then the owner c
the fee shall be entitled to redeem the propert
in like manner, within one year from and afte
the day of sale, by payiug all of said amount an
costs as aforesaid, together with fifty per cent
penalty; and that if not redeemed in one yea
from the day of sale, the Legislature of the Stat
shall be authorized to determine by law the cor
ditions upon which the same may be redeeme
by the former owner during the remaining term c
the seven years for which it was sold. And it 1
further ordered, That when the Sheriff shall hav
completed his duty, and forwarded the deed to th
Treasurer, he shall make out a bill of the cost
that may be due to the Tax Collector, Sheriff an
printer uponjbe execution, and its correctness cei
tified by the Clerk of the Court; and upon foi
warding the same to the Attorney-General, if th
bill shall be found to be correct, and the taxatio
of costs in conformity to the laws of South Care
lina, the Comptroller-General shall draw his dral
upon the Treasurer for payment of the same, an
he is hereby authorized and required to pay th
same when due.
By command of Bvk Major-General Ed. R. ?
Canby.
LOU13 V. CAZIAEC,
Aide-de-Camp, A. A. A. G.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Underwood's mongrel grand jury, has, after a
incubation of more than six months, at last hatche
a new indictment against ex-President Davis. ]
covers more than fifty pages of foolscap.
The indictment states that in 1861 he armed an
equipped troops for the purpose of levying war i
gainst the United States; that he took forcibl
possession of the city of Richmond, and exclude
therefrom the forces of the United States: that h
armed and equipped military forces forthepurpos
of levying war against the United States in th
States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Caroli
na, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louif
iana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennesse and Missouri, an*
that he gave to the said forces information, cour
sel and advice, maliciously and traitorously to af
sist them in levying the war aforesaid. And a
Manassas on the 21st of July, 1861, with a num
berof persons amounting to 50,000 or more, armed
equipped and organized as military forces with th
usual weapons of war, and maliciously and traitoi
ously fought against, killed, wounded and capture
officers and soldiers of the United States army, andestroy
and captured munitions and materials c
war, the property of the United States ; and tha
he, with Robert E. Le?, Judah P. Benjamin, Joh
C. Breckinridge, William Mahone, Heniy A
Wise, John Letcher, William Smith, Jubal A
Early, James Longstreet, David H. Hill, Ambros
P. Hill, Gustave T. Beauregard, William H. C
"T1 *'* 7,1 1 a??-? Q-^maI Pnnnor .Tnc
uniting, j&awara opamm, uumuu VWW^v*j vvo
E. Johnston, John B. Gordon, 0. F. Jackson, an
T. 0. Mooro, did, maliciously and traitorouslj
conspire and levy war against the United States.
The remainder of the indictment consists of
Dr. Mackey followed in an abusive, l'oul-moutt
ed tirade against the Democratic Party; again;
South Carolina, and against almost everything i
it A voice in the crowd asked him?how abot
that. $1500 he 6tole from the Masons. Dr. Macl
ey declined to give the desired information; in faci
he did not seem to like the remark.
The rain interrupted these speeches severs
times, but only for a few minutes at a time.
Thomas J. Robertson presided over the meei
ing.
Beverly Nash sat on the platform, with his hs
on while the president kept his off.
The crowd numbered over a thousand; anc
consisted of all kinds of folks, a large proportion <
negro women.
The meeting ended with a challenge from th
Radicals to the Democrats, to answer their unar
swerable arguments; which challenge was accepl
ed and 8 o'clock that ovening appointed as th
time. v
Eight o'clock came at the regular time; but th
Radicals no where appeared. Ashley was not, an
Mackey was not; and Robertson let the Democrat
"take the consequences" in his absence.
A few negroes enlivened the scene late in th
evening by exploiting their ignorance and ba
grammar. DeLarge, Whipper, Chamberlain an
others, spoke, as only such fellows can speak.
The Democrats returned the compliment b
holding a Mass Meeting on Saturday evening nea
the Court House again.
TAX SALES.
Gen. Canby, on Wednesday of last week, issue
the following order in reference to land which ma
hereafter be sold for taxes. It is designated a
No. 63:
For the better protection of the interests of th
State of South Carolina in the matter of real prop
erty bid in on behalf of the State on sales unde
executions for collection of State taxes, it is 01
dered.
That upon the land being exposed, the Sheri
shall announce that the land is to be sold for th
term of seven years, and shall thereupon bid for i
the whole amount of the taxes and costs then due
including the costs of executing, stamping and re
cording the deed; that if there be no higher bid
the Sheriff shall thereupon proceed to convey th
use of the land by deed to the State of South Care
lina for the term of seven years; that upon th
conveyance being executed, the Sheriff shall in
mediqjely procure the same to be recorded in th
office of the Clerk of the Court of the District i
which the land is situated; and shall, within tw
weeks' time, transmit, the original deed to th
Treasurer of the State, who shall enter in a booi
opened for the purpose, an abstract of the dee
and the amount of the consideration; and the sam
shall then be filed and recorded in the office of th
Secretary of State; and that authority be given t
the Governor of said State, empowering hin
thirty days after the deed shall have been receive
at the office of Treasurer, and until otherwise pre
j recapitulation of the battles of the war, the charge a
. that Mr. Davis appointed and commissioned per- fa
sons as follows: "That during the whole period of
: the said rebellion by reason of resistance to the ex- n
ecution of the laws of the United States, and the v
- interruption of the ordinary course of judicial pro- t<
ceedings, process for the commencement of any ac- g
tion, civil or criminal, against the said Jefferson g
1 Davis, or for his arrest, could not be served, and fc
t the said Jefferson Davis could not, by reason of t
such resistance of the laws, and such interruption
of such judicial proceedings be arrested, or served, i
r with process for the commencement of any action, (
civil or criminal, within the intent and meaning of p
e the statute of the United States, in such case made
i? and provided. E
e THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. 1
i- The counsel of the President commenced his de- ^
(- fence on Thursday last The impeachers are not t
so confident of his conviction as they were ten days t
i- ago, as some members of the party heretofore sup- ;
posed to be in favor of conviction, without regard ^
.e tnlnw and oridpnre nppm disnosed to break ranks. .
(f What will be the final result, it is impossible for us
e to determine with any certainty. It is conjectured
that the trial will be concluded within ten days. Wo
i. make the following extracts from the telegrams to
i- the Associated Press:
e Washington, April 9.?In the Senate the court
e of impeachment was opened as usual After reading
the journal, General Butler called up other
i- witnesses, among them Mayor Blodgett, of Augus>t
ta, Ga., who testified regarding his removal from ]
n the postmastcrship of that place by the President t
it He knew nothing beyond the fact that he had been (
> suspended. Butler asked for a certificate from, j
t, the Senate that no reasons had been given by the
President for the suspension of Blodgett The
U defence made a point that Blodgett's case was
outside of the charge made against the President
At a quarter to one o'clock Judge Curtis began i
his argument in behalf of the President, and spoke i
lt until near four o'clock, when, at his request, the |
hall being larger than he was accustomed to, the 1
I) court ajourned without a division. I
>f Judge Curtis was listened to throughout with <
marked attention, especially by the members of <
e the court. Some of his points were startling. He i
' left it to the Senators to say whether they we^e ac- ]
ting in a legislative or a judicial capacity. He said '
e that the substance of the first of the eight charges !
against the President was based upon the state- i
e ment that the removal of Stanton and appoint- I
d ment of Thomas was, or was intended to be avio- j
a lation of the Tenure-of-office aet and of the Consti- 1
tution. He denied, both propositions, and among :
e other authorities quoted the statements of memd
bers of the Conference Committee. Schenck, in
d making the report to the House, used the words
"term of service." It might as well be said that
y a king completed the term of his predecessor who
J had died, as to say that Mr. Johnson was serving out
Mr. Lincoln's term. 1
T.i/Inn Pnrtio nrraopHpd tn nhrtw that the heads ^
, of departments were the voice and hands of Presdents.
He argued that the heads of departments
y did not, in fact, and could not, constitutionally,
9 come under the provisions of the Tenure-of-office
act, and that their exception was well-understood
6 by senators. 'He noticed the absurdity of charging
the President with high crimes and misdemeanors
r for having acted in accordance with the publicly
expressed views of senators themselves. His ar_
gument that the President's action was in accordance
with precedent and- the constitution, is too
,? compact in its elaboration to admit of condensa|
tion. Arguing the necessity of the power claimed
'' by the President, Judge Curtis instanced the displacement
of Mr. Floyd by President Buchanan,
' when any delay would have led to the most deploe
rable results. In arguing that it was the PresiH
dent's duty to maintain his prerogative, he said
e that a trustee would combat any unconstitutional
l" law which worked injurious to those whose rights
e he had in trust, and that it was much more the
n President's duty to guard the trust placed in his
0 hands by all the people.
e Recapitulating his arguments to prove that the
^ President could not be impeached foran act designed
to produce a judicial decision, he quoted General
e Butler, to show that that the managers admitted
e this view of the case. General Butler had said
0 that the impeachment in itself was perhaps not an
*1 impeachable offence, if made for the purpose of
producing such a decision, and not accompanied
by a defiant message to the Senate. Curtis said it
c was a matter of taste how the Senate should be nox
tified. He then, until the adjournment, argued to
e prove that, under the rule of estopel, the things
Ir the President had said and done in these matters,
did not apply in this case. *
Washington, April 10.?Nothing was done in :
r~ either house previous to the impeachment trial.?
In the Senate Judge Curtis proceeded with his :
a speech, and concluded at half-past 2 P. M.
In the course of his argument on the theory t
j and practice followed in vacancies and appoint
' ments, Judge Curtis claimed that the evidence ,
1 * J? !it *
^ would sbow several instances corresponding wuu
those of Stanton and Thomas. He insisted that j
^ Thomas was duly appointed, the appointment re- j
j quiring the President's nomination and commission, j
. He characterized the allegation that no vacancy ex- j
'* isted as begging the question. The legal vacancy j
e existed the moment Stanton received the letter.? t
( Recapitulating his argument, Judge Curtis olaim- j
^ ed that the manngers had failed to show that the }
^ President had violated the constitution and laws,
k He then preceeeded to argue the charges in relation
to conspiracy. The fourth and sixth articles
e charge violation of the laws of 18G1. He read the
^ law, and said its provisions applied to the States
^ and Territories, but were inoperative in the Diatrict
of Columbia.
He did not, however, rest on this technicality, .
but argued that in law the preliminary movements
n of a principal or his agent, to bring before a court ,
} a private claim, purged their actions of conspiracy.
Judge Curtis claimed that this was applicable, in a
^ broader sense, to public rights. The relations of a
superior and an inferior officer also precluded the .
idea of conspiracy. He would answer the fifth and
I seventh articles in connection with the 10th, in
neither of which was the President charged with i
violation of any law. The ninth article was disproved
by the testimony of General Emory, who i
swore that he had introduced an objectionable topic,
and had drawn out the President's opinion,
n It would be shown in proof that the President ,
d sent for Emory for a different purpose from that ,
;t alleged in the article. ,
In arguing the tenth article, Judge Curtis dis- j
d cussed impeachable offences. Without vexing the
t. ears of senators with precedents from the middj^ ^
e ages, he would refer to the provisions of the odnd
stitution, whose framers knew Jquite as much as (
e the men who lived in the times of the Plantage- j
e nets. He also cited old English laws and the Fed- ?
e eral sedition laws, showing that truthful utterances, s
i- however offensive, were not punishable. The pe- j
culiar manner in which this charge was brought r
d- showed that Congress had resolved itself into a E
i- school of manners. Judge Curtis insisted that }
telling the truth about officers was not an offence a
,t against the law, and that truth had not been ques- 6
!- tioned in making this case. j
I, When Gen. Thomas was called for the defence, c
e he was stopped by the prosecution while descri- a
- bing his interview with the President, when the i
d orders for the removal of Stanton and his own t
d appointment were handed him. The objections i
if were elaborately argued, by Stanberry and Evarts i
it for the defence and Butler and Bingham for the t
n prosecution. Chief Justice Chase submitted the c
question, and the managers were defeated by a t
l. vote of 42 to 10. Cameron, Chandler, .Conness, i
e Craighan, Drake, Harlan Howard, Nye, Bamsay, i
i. Fair and Sumner broke ranks for the first time on <
j. this question.
d The testimony of Gen. Thomas elicited nothing |
r, new, beyond that the President had not instructed <
him to use force. When he (Thomas) was arres- i
a ted, he went first to the President who said that j
ras right, for the case was now in court, where
e wanted it
Washington, April 11.?In the Senate, the
lanagere asked for an amendment to the rules,
rhereby each side might speak without limitation
o members. Howard objected, and the motion
oes over. General Thomas was again on the
tand, undergoing a perplexing cross-examination
y Butler. General Sherman yraa on the stand;
he managers object to the evidence.
Stanbery, Evarts, Butler and Wilson participaed
in the debate to-day. Stanbery called on the
Ihief Justice during the debate to stop Butler's
personal aspersions.
In the course of the examination of General Thoaas,
the fact was elicited that the President's
raids to him were "go and take charge of the War
iffice," instead of ttpo8sea8i?n the War office."
General Sherman was examined concerning his in*
erview with the President in December, relative
o the War Department. Mr. Stanbeiy said he
vould prove by General Sherman that the Presilent
wanted him, Sherman, to take the War office
o secure a judicial decision of the question. Buter
objected, but Chief Justice Chase ruled that
he question was admissable. The ruling was then
ippealed from and rejected by the Senate by a
rate of twenty-three to twenty-eight Gen. Shernan
then testified that the President had tender
jd him the War Department on two occasions?on
he 25th of January, and again on the JOthof Janlary.
During the examination of General Sherman by
Vlr. Stanbery,- the Senate refused to hear the answers
to all the most important questions put to
he witiiess. Pending the examination of General
3herman, the Court and the Senate adjourned.
RICH, RAKE AND RACY.
A citizen of this State (says the Charleston
Newt) writes to General Scott, under date of April
1, as follows: "On the 16th of March last, I hired
i man from that time to the 25th December, agreeing
to pay him $40, he to do all kinds of work
required of him on a farm; to work from sunrise
till dusk; to pay fifty cents for the first day, and
roe dollar per day thereafter, lost by absence without
leave, and twenty-five cents for lost days by
jickness, I to furnish- him <with two and a half
pounds of bacon and ono peck of meal per week."
The writer complains that the freedman did not
teep his-contract, but, without provocation, ran
iway; and wishes to know "if thereisany recourse
to law in any court of the United States for damages,
or to bring the man bade to a proper sense of
honor and justice." Gen. Scott replied on the
11th inst., as follows:
Headquarters Assistant Commissioner! \
B. R. F. and Abandoned Lands,
District op South Carolina,
Charleston, S. C., April 10th, 1868. .
Sir: In reply to yours of April 8th, in which
pou recite the terms of the contract between yourself
and Jerry Scott, I have to express my sympa
:hy with you in your trouble. Four dollars per
south, with two and a half pounds of bacon and
me peck of meal per week, and only one dollar per
lay deducted for absence without leave, and twenjy-five
cents per day for lost days oh acoount of
richness, is surely all that any able-bodied man
ihould ask as compen ation for doing "all kinds of
rork required of him on a farm from sunrise until
lu8k." I am not surprised that you should feel
greatly outraged that this man has been induced
jo withdraw from a contract so'liberal and just as
he one you have described I regret that I am
mable to arrest this man and return him to yonr
service, for it must be evident that a man who refuses
to avail himself of your liberality is either deicient
in gratitude, or totally unable to care for
limself. Your statement that he was always a
'fireedman," will account for his want of appreciation
of your generous intentions. It will be unnecessary
for you to forward me any certificates as to
four own character and integrity, your recent communication
being all the evidence I shall require as
to those particulars.
I am unable to say whether you will be able to
'recover any damages" from the man who has
hired him (Jerry Scott), or whether you "will be
die to bring him to a sense of honor and justice."
[f I knew as much about him as I do of you, I
night venture an opinion on this last point
I have, in accordance with your request, anade
in early reply to your communication, and regret
hat I cannot make it more satisfactory to you.
Respectfully,
[Signed] R. K. SCOTT,
Bvt Major-General, Asst. Com., S. C.
The Man on Horseback.?Curious whispers
ire circulating in Washington society regarding
Jen. Grant In spite of his reticence and lack of
irilliant qualities, he is said to unite in his characer
the ambition of Napoleon and the heartless stoidity
of Cromwell He is said to entertain the
nost sovereign contempt for civilians in all condiions
of life, either as governors or governed It
s affirmed in high places that nothiug can prevent
lis being President; thai even if the vote goes a
gainst mm, measures uave aireauy uwu luaugunied
that will render the election a nullity, lie
Presidency once secured, he will hold it during
ife, or as long as he can keep concentrated around
rim that terrible power?the army. The New Oreans
Times -calls attention to many littlealmoet unloticed,
strategic movements in connection with
lis designs. The continued garrisoning of the
rVar Office, long after all such necessity has ceasid,
and the concentration of troops and war mateial
at the capital, are not withont a purpose. Vaious
motions and singular bills of as yet unnoticed
fignificance lately proposed by his creatures in Congress,
such as that by Washburne, to abolish the
jolioe in the District of Columbia, on tlTe score of
sconomy, and subtitntein their place United States
roops, are now asserted to be component parts of
l gigantic soheme, in which the central fignre is to
)6 the "Man on Horseback," foreshadowed six or
leven years ago by the New York Herald. Grant's
nost ardent admirers among politicians are Banks,
vho long ago affirmed that republican government
n this country ended with the war, and Stanton, the
neatest adept in the exercise of despotism the
vorld has yet produced. The blind endorsement,
by officers of the army, with few exceptions, of *
jverything he says and every move he makes, is
ikewise a very significant fact. In this country,,
vhere men's opinions, always diverse, have been
jonsidered as their own unassailable property, this
eady and total sacrifice of ideas and feelings to the
will of one man, neither renowned for jndgtnent
lor talent, indicates either a settled fear or a setled
purpose, time alone will determine which.
THE KU-KLUX-KLAN. >
Montgomery, April 6.?General Shepherd,
?nmmandinc thft Snh-TKfJtrifit of Alabama tn-daw
ssued an order in relation to the Ku-Klux-Klan,
trdering that the various sheriffs, mayors, marihals,
magistrates, oonstables, chiefs of police and
>olice shall be held accountable by the post comnanders
of the respective districts for thesuppresion
of the iniquitous organization and the apprelension
of its members wherever found. When
apprehension is made and the code of Alabama is
ilent on the subject of the offences for which they
lave been charged, the prisoner will be turned
iver to the commander of the proper military post
md a written statement of the officer be made givng
dates places and witnesses with a view to
rial by military commission. All placards and
lewspaper cards of the Ku-Kluz-Klan arc prohibted,
and ignorance of their existence will not be held
is an adequate excuse, it being the business of the
dvil and military authorities to know what apperains
to their duties. Citizens not holding office
will likewise not be held guiltless, and further outages
will be received as evidences of neglect of
iuty.
Augusta, April 6.?General Mead has issued a ?.
general order, directing the civil and military offi?re
to arrest and bring to trial all persons who
may hereafter print,-publish, or in any manner
jive circulation to incendiary publications of an