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Scraps and Rafts'. There is a girl in Fulton county, Indiana, who speaks four languages, chews and smokes tobacco, plays the most difficult music on the piano, swears, dances superbly, and takes whisky "straight" The acting French Consul in Richmond has had so many applications from ex-Confederates who desire to enter the French army that he "has been compelled to announce through the public press, that he has no authority to accept their propositions. We notice in our exchanges that a planter in Louisiana recently sold his growing cotton crop at fifteen cents per ponnd all round, the cotton to be delivered at Vidalia, opposite Natchez. The transaction took place between representatives of substantial'business houses and extensive planters. Havana correspondence gives a sequel to the famous Oviedo-Bartlett diamond wedding. The senor died leaving no will, and his American widow gets nearly ?1,000,000, while ?3,000,000 is divided among his fbrtyfour children; most of whom are illegitimate and free persons of color. Every French soldier carries a piece of /tatlTtAM aIvam^ ^TTA 1/miv ktr I wwivaoo auuui juvc iuug uj iuui </* vwmj and a stick; when two of these pieces of canvass are joined together they form a shelter; when six are built up they constitute a tent closed at both ends. The French soldier is thus, for his house accommodation, independent of baggage animals. The youngest elopement on record took place at Hudson, Michigan, last week. Master Frederick Tubbe, of that town, aged five years, took Miss Schermerhtfrn, aged three years, combed her hair, put the doll's things' in a box, and proceeded with her to the depoj/' where they got on the rear platform o?/tne western bound train without being noticed, till the conductor received a dispatch for them. They were put off at Ossco, and returned on the next train well pleased with their trip. The Griffin (Gvl.,) Star says: "The colored population all through this section are dying oft at an alarming rate; not, however, with any contagion or epidemic, but solely in consequence of voluntary exposure, interaper-' ate hourSs, consequent sickness, and then, for the want of the attention they jeceived while they were slaves, die for want of medicine and proper attention. Who is guilty for this sad * state of affairs ? Are the colored people able to answer ?" A very singular freak of lightning occurred recently, during the storm, at Independence, Kentucky. Eight men were at work i 1 -v 1 1? _1_ in a Held tnresmng wneai, wnen ngnuung struck the machine they were handling, stunning them all quite severely and prostrating four horses. When the men recovered their consciousness three of them found that their tongues had been blistered, as if they had been touched with a red hot iron. The spots on each man's tongue were exactly alike, and all near the front ?? Some days ago, a negro member of the Georgia House of Representatives, named Claiborne, was killed by the negro door-keeper, and the usual honors were paid to the deceased brother. A resolution to pay his per diem to his widow was referred to the Finance i Committee, who reported Saturday last, begging to be discharged from its further consideration, as the deceased had so many wives and the applicants were so numerous, that the subject was one to be determined by the courts. 7?rThe Democrats of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, have blazoned the following political creed upon their banner: "We believe this to be a white man's government, formed by white men for th^ benefit of white men and their posterity forever; and so be: lieving, we are opposed to thefifteenth amendment, which was conceived in iniquity and adopted by force at the point of the bayonet, in opposition to the wishes of the people and in violation of the Constitution, not only of the State. nf Pennsylvania, hut of the United States." * ? A remarkable physiological discovery bas been made regarding the properties of marrow. M. Gonjon has won the prize of 500 francs, granted by the French Academy of Sciences, for demonstrating that the marrow of bones has the same power of reproducing bony substances as the periosteum?that en- _ grafted elsewhere in the body it possesses the extraordinary quality of reproducing bone, as the author showed in a rabbit, in which bow?' had been made to grow under the skufr by^ne transplantation of some of the animal's marrow. The census returns are making sad havoc with the pretensions of mo3t of our great cities as to the number of their inhabitants. Chicago, for instance, which has been boasting loudly of having four hundred thousand people, is shown to have less than three hundred thousand, possibly not over two hundred and fifty thousand. New York has been claiming from one million to a million and a Suarter. The Tribunehaa been cyphering up te returns, and confesses with humiliation, that, "unless there is some serious error in the figures thus far given, we shall have to be satisfied with from 850,000 to 875,000." The Newberry Herald says: "The Rev. Jonas Byrd, colored, made another happy speech on Thursday last at Bush River Church. It was not generally known that be was to speak, or that a meeting would take place, yet there was a large and gratifying gathering of black and white citizens. His talk was of just such a character as will open the eyes of his own race; and one immediate effect was seen the next day in the fact that the colored people who heard it, and who had . 1. 3 _ _ x. . T> _ J! __ 1 1 1 intenaea going to a xvauicm uaruecue meeting near Longshore's, all kept away from it, and attended to their work like sensible men. We are told that one bigoted obtsreperous fellow? and the only one?who endeavored to create a diversion during the speaking on Thursday, was effectually converted and went away convinced. The Bev. Jonas Byrdls a power? let him continue to speak." <; The Charleston Courier of the 12th says: "Last evening there was one of the most delectable riots in the Loyal League that has ever disturbed the lucubrations of that political hot-bed. A dispute arose upon a division of the house on a question at issue, which ended in a promiscuous row all over the hall,! in the course of which benches were over-j turned, lamps broken, and clubs freely brought | into play. Mr. Justice T. J. Mackey used some knock-down arguments with a loaded cane, striking County Chairman W. H. Mishaw and John J. Hardy on the head, the latter falling under the blow administered. In the melee, a man, named McPherson, received a stab in the wrist. The riot lasted half an hour, and, finally, the meeti% was broken up amidst the greatest confusion, ts movements bein^ accelerated by a squad of police, who repaired to the scene of action, under Lieutenant Taft, of the force." "Our Fritz," as King William, of Prussia, in his dispatch to his Queen, calls the crown prince, is the fortunate General who will get all the credit of defeating General McMahon. There are two Prussian princes in the field. Frederick William, the crown prince, who married Queen Victoria's eldest daughter in 1856, and his cousin, Frederick Charles, known as the prince royal. The crown prince, Frederick William, son of King William I. and heir to the Prussian throne,' was born October 18,1831. His Qtt&in, the prince royal, was born March 20,182?P They ' both received thorough military educations and have figured conspicuously in the Prussian wars. The prince royal ranks somewhat higher as a commander than the crown prince. The latter, however, is regarded as a verv able and skilful General. It was his timely arrival with fresh troops, after his cousin Prince Frederick William had been engaged all day with the' enemy, that decided the battle of Sadowa. General Changarnier, who has gone in1 to service under Napoleon in repelling the invasion of the Prussians, has been placed on the Emperor's general staff. He has been an exile for eighteen years from France, residing in Brussels. He is now seventy-seven years of age, and is the man who in 1848, was called "the third power in the Statewho,; ere the close of th^, short-lived republic, came to be designated as "the sword of the Assembly," and whom Bourbons and Orleanists were willing to regard as their future dictator.? He was, equally with General Cavaignac, a species of rival to the Prince President One of the first acts of Napoleon on the eve of the coup d' etat of December 2d, 1801, was to arrest Chan gamier and put him in prison. In the present needs of France, however, he forgets every thing but the single fact that he is a Frenchman, and hastens to place his talents and his life at the disposal of the man who wields the destinies of the nation in its hour of peril. Ik IJtttferilk (Jhujttiw. YORKVILLE, S. C?: THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 18, 1870. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising aud jobwork, are cash, in advance. . \ i t-irryj?_ T T ? - f* T ^ ( v THE UNION refobm. . Although we have heretofore taken no at tive part in the political campaign now going on in this State, we have closely watched its progress and we now deliberately express our opinion that it is the duty of every voter who desires to secure an honest and respectable government for the State to use his influence and vote for the election of the Reform candidates. As we understand the situation, we think the use of the term "party," as applied to the Reform movement, is a misnomer; for it is a movement to which members of both the great national parties can give an earnest support, without sacrificing their principles or /liPo/\lTrinr? v\a/lAnnon+lAnfl TKa PAH UIOOUI V liig CUVXX j^/WA VJ VVUUWVVIVUWI AMV VMM didates were selected without reference to their sentiments as to national politics, and the platform on which these candidates stand looks solely to the internal administration of affairs in this State. It is simply a contest concerning none but citizens of South Carolina, and there is no good reason why South Carolinians cannot unite in this movement, and at the same time adhere religiously to their respective national parties. A support of the Unipn Reform movement in no wise transforms a Democrat into a Republican, or a Republican into a Democrat. With this statement of our view of the situation, we declare in favor of the election of Hon. R. B. Carpenter for Governor, and Gen. M. C. Butler for Lieutenant-Governor. the public meeting. y,' As will be seen by reference to anotharljolumn, a public meeting was held at,this place last Friday, for the purpose of taking steps to secure a nomination of suitable candidates fox the county offices. This meeting was attenaed by persons from all portions of the county, being gotten up in the interest of no man or set of men. The object was to secure a convention representing all sections of the county, composed of delegates who reflect the sentiments and wishes of their Respective precints, and to guard agiinst anything?like a packrf convention. .Wh think the plan adopted tpe very best possible to ensure hn unbiassed selection of candidates acceptable to the anti-radical voters of the whole district. It is earnestly hoped that the several precincts will respond to the call by holding meetings and sending delegates to represent them at the county convention. / carpenterTnd butler. Before another issue of the Enquirer is p'ublished, the nominees of the Union Keform party will open the campaign in our county. Hon. R. B. Carpenter, Gen. M.' C. Butler and others will address the people at Yorkville on Monday next, at Rock Hill on Tuesday, and at Landsford on Wednesday. We hope these gentlemen will meet with a welcome from the people of York worthy of their cause, which is that of South Carolina. They are engaged in an earnest and manly effort to redeem the State from the swarm of bloodsuckers which have for two years been squandering and appropriating whatever their hands could seize upon. It is but due to the standard-bearers of Reform 4hat the people should give them a cordial greeting. We trust that the friends of the Reform ticket will turn out en masse, and that its opponents will also have the fairness to come out and hear what they have to say. THE EUROPEAN WAR. V Later accounts represent the losses of sides at the battles of Saarbruck, Weissenberg and Haigenau as much more serious than had been supposed. The carnage was fearful, and it is probably on that account that there was a suspension of the fighting, as both armies were too much encumbered with wounded to be ready for active hostilities, 'it is more than likely, however, that news of another bloody battle near Metz will be received before we go to press. The effect of the late reverses is dangerous in the extreme to France, as it has roused a spirit of discontent toward the imperial government, which may result in its overthrow. Olivier, the prime minister, was interrupted with cries of* scorn and deri' * ' ?- 1:? l?t. u v Sion, "\\ jQHC uppcilliug LU llltJ UllillllUCl VI ucp" uties for a unanimous support of the government, and the ministry was compelled to resign, a new ministry being announced with the Count de Palikao as premier. Thiers, the anti-war Statesman of France, is said to have declared that the empire is ended, and from what we fen make out from the dispatches, the empress has her baggage in light marching order, ready to leave at a moment's notice. The emperor comprehends the situation and has declared that he will return to Pari? either victorious or dead. But though the French people are dissatisfied with the emperor's management of affairs, they are unanimous in the determination to defend their country from foreign invasion. All parties are uniting for this purpose, and some who have been for years banished from the empire are now volunteering their services to their country's armies: Gen. Changarnier, a distinguished Orleanist exile, is the most prominent of these volunteers. He has been assigned a high command in the army. Other changes have been made in the organization, Marshal Bazaine having been put in supreme command, with General Trochu as second. All things considered, the Prussians are not likely to win an easy victory on French soil. The Latest.?The latest mails bring the news that the French army evacuated Metz on Sunday, retreating towards Paris. The Prussians followed, coming up with the French at the river Moselle, where a partial battle occurred. Both parties claim the victor}'. The present status of the belligerents seems to indicate that the decisive battle will be fought in the vicinity of Paris. The Frrnch army has no defensible position to occupy short of Paris, if it was unable to hold Metz. " The evacuation of that city renders Strasbourg untenable, so that the Prussians have a clear road- to Paris. If other powers do not interfere, the probability is that Prussia will be in a position to dictate terms of pdace within four weeks. "** * '" THE COUNTY CONVENTION. Our readers will please bear in mind that a County, Convention of Delegates of the Heform party will be held in Yorkville on salesday in September. A full representation of the whole county is desired, and it is import 1 a1 -A 1- VA ?A*\Mnannfnd VvTT ftk/V. ani mat e&un section ue xcpicoviuvcu uj vu?sen delegates. It is the intention of the resolutions adopted at the meeting on Friday last, that none but delegates, duly accredited, shall participate in the proceedings .of the Convention, as the assemblage is not to be a public meeting, in the common acceptation of the term. It is desired that each section of the county shall have a full opportunity of expressing its preferences through chosen delegates. ?i In order to secure such a convention as is desired, a full attendance at the preliminary precinct meetings is essential. These meetings are to be held qn Saturday week, the 27th instant, and we urge it upon voters, to be sure and turn out to their precincts. This move is intended to ascerfoiq the choiqjb of the whole.cfunty for the various, nominations, and a hearty co-operbtion of all sections will ensure "harmony and make it a success. fWe annex a list of all the precincts at -which meetings will be held on the 27th : Yorkyille, Bethel, Bethany, Blairsville, Boydton, Clay Hill, Coates' Tavern, Fort MUb McConnellsville, Pride's Old Mill, Rock Hill, Wylie's Store. SELECTION OF DELEGATES. Each precinct is requested "to send six delegates to the approaching county convention. The probability is that each delegate will be entitled to one vote, and if the voters of any precinct wish to be fully represented, they should select six men who will be certain to attend.' The convention will of course adopt'1 its own rules; but so far as we understand the purpose of last Friday's meeting, It is to guard against anything like a management of the convention by one or two men with a cut and dried programme. We believe it is desired that the work of nomination shall not be turned over to a committee, but that each delegate shall express his preference, either by ' ^ Ab ?? ~ ~ J ih/vnn nAMAVVO Daiioi or omerwise, aim wai* muoc pciouuo shall be the nominees who are thus plainly proved to be the choice of the convention. It is important, therefore, not only that the delegates appointed shall attend, but also that they understand and represent the sentiments of thejr respective precincts. JTERE-MENTION. The English mails just received note the most active preparations for war in all partsof Gree t Britain. The "first bale" of new cotton raised in Georgia has reached Savannah. The first Colored Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance in the United States was organized in Baltimore on Thursday last"; Pomeroy's New .York Democrat has been sold to Gideon J. Tucker, of New York. The motto, "Democratic at all times and under all circumstances," has been dropped from the title-page. A lady in Vicksburg, Mfes., requested on foer deathbed fltatsheWi?lit oeburiedIn a Pompadour jAaht, out "biased." There are ah an u factured in the United States each year one million five hundred thousand scythes, at a cost of about the same number of dollars, employing not far from one thousand five hundred hands.' A new method of testing one's sobriety is suggested. If he can distinctly pronounce "veterinary surgeon" he may consider himself sober as a judge." The. election in Utah has resulted in the success of the Brigham Young party. It is stated that the Mormon women generally voted. It is estimated that the European war will cost each nation engaged from thirty to fifty million dollars a month. The peanut crop ~ ? -a-J _x MA AAA of Virginia, tnis year, is estimated ?iiw,uw bushels, while Tennessee raises 300,000 bushels and Georgia and the Carolinas from 150,000 to 175,000: A girl in Albany attempted to commit suicide because another girl would not marry her brother. The "coughing hoss" is the Indian name for a locomotive. There are eight girls in the Michigan Agricultural College, and they work in the field three hours daily, the same as the young men. Belgium, a little kingdom of 11,382 square miles?about the size of Maryland?gives comfortable support trover 5,000,000 people, or about 500 to the Square mile. Illinois and Iowa stand at the head of the wheat-growing States. An Indiana clergyman recently married his 466th couple. Connecticut contains nine pin factories. One can make 7,000,000 pins per day. ? PROVIDE FOR THE FUTURE. The prevalence of war in Europe, with the uncertainty as to when it will end and the possibility of other nations being drawn into it, is more than likely to have an injurious effect on the price of cotton. The war may end so soon as not to interfere seriously with the commerce of. the world; but the present aspect of affairs is against such a termination. France is in a very unsettled condition, her armies having met with serious reverses, and her people being dis^tisfied with their government, ou account of these revei-ses, and almost ripe for a revolution. It is well understood by all parties that another defeat for Louis Napoleon means the overthrow of his empire. And it is also known, from experi-, ence, that a revolution in France involves all Europe in a convulsion. With such momentous changes in the political world staring us in the face, it would be extremely rash in the Southern people to base their plans for providing the necessaries of life on the expectation of a high price for the growing cotton crop. True, the price may be remunerative, but it is just as likely that cotton may be for awhile altogether unsaleable. The safest policy, then, is to make provision for the support of man and beast, independent of what cotton may be worth when it is ready for market. Fortunately for our people, the growing corn crop is unusually good, although there was entirely too small an area planted. But it can be made to answer the demand, if there is a sufficiency of fall crops sown suitable for food. The hog crop of the West, we are glad to see, bids fair to be large. But a continuance of war in Europe would, by interfering with agriculture there and by the waste incident to war, most assuredly run up the price of meat and breadstuff's, however plentiful these may be in America. All these things should be considerd, in making provision for the necessities of the future; whence it follows that the farmers of i the South, being without the means of buying, I must look to their own soil for whatever they consume this winter. Anything that can be substituted for corn as food for stock, and thereby make the supply of that grain last longer, wiUbe that much money in the farmer's pocket; for corn is far more likely^Jjan cotton to command money. Our agriculMm3v exchanges advise that large crops of turnips be sown, and also that rye, barley, wheitt &c., be sown for winter pastures. An additional inducement for pastures of this kind is tfifit, when stock is turned off the pasture, a crop of grain can be made with no additional work, which can be turned into money during the ] summer, when money- is usually scarce with 4 farmers. The sowing -largely of oats ifl another expedient for relieving the pressure-on j the corn crib, though not immediately, which f is worth the attention of those who have much j stock to feed. It is our firm conviction that i all these expedients, if used extenMvely, Will * prove of immense advantage to the chantry, ( as well as others that will suggest themselves t to those who have a practical knowledge of Southern farm resources. ' 1 There is, however, one other subject in thid < connection to which we will call attention, j and that is waste. This is perhaps the great j fault of Southern forming. Few plantations g have the buildings required to properly starcf the crops made on them, and the consequence 1 is that a large proportion of the products of < the form are lost after they are actually Jnade. | Fodder, hay, oats &c., are stacked J shod way, where the weath^Ncan thrkl oftlfeii' value, while com Ma wq0sP|P y| put away in the most accessible places pdssv! * ble for the -support of an army of rats, which t annually cost the former at least double the ? amount of his State and county taxes. And * in feeding stock, there is also a large amount of waste which could be avoided with a little- . trouble. This year, at least, it is the part of nrudenoe to stOD as many of these leaks as ? I * m possible; for it bids fair to be a year when the i South will be thrown almost entirely on its ' own resources. ? I editorial"inklings. "f' i County Assessors. . 4 ' Governor Scott has made.the following j appointments of County Assessors: j York County.?Stephen P.'Sutton, Thad- 8 deus K. Bates, John G. Enloe. Lancaster County.?J. T. Copeland, D. M. Feltz. Union County.?Joseph M. Scott, Lemuel K. Fowler, Thomas W. Giles. r Public Meeting at Chester. ' ?- A meeting of the Union Reform party was held at Chester on Monday of last week, ^ at which delegates were appointed to the Fourth] Congressional District Convention in ! Columbia, and a county nominating convention was; called for sales-day in SeptemJw;. Senator Lucius Wimbush, Radical, was al- * lowed to address the meeting and, after a . speech against Hon. R. B. Carpenter, left the , meeting, followed by all the colored men present. Hon. S. McAliley spoke in reply. ! Reform is not Treason. ? We understand that the Union Leagues , have, pronounced it treason for any of their members to support the candidates of. the Union Reform. This we consider all nonsense; i for the friends of Reform have never scrupled* ( to nominate Republicans whom they considered honest Now if the League objects to honest Republicans for office, the inevitable inference must be that they want dishonest Republicans. Union Leaguers are therefore placed in this dilemma: They must either y oppose honesty in office or. acknowledge that "* ' 1 * 1 - i I In Al, l.?OiV?Ue~-?UUUi?orMiip ' III ^ ->^ " proj^i- qualification of'offidfe-licyuers. '-Wrah 1 horn of the dilemma will they choose ? ' * Grand Tournament. , A grand tournament is to be held at \ Glenn's Springs, Spartanburg county, on the t 15th of September. Young men from all , parts of the State are invited to participate, j The rules are as follows: Length of track one j hundred and fifty yards; lance to be nine ( feet; three rings, two inches in diameter, forty feet apart; time to be made in nine seconds; j knights initiation fee $10. The prizes are a ( fine horise and bridle worth $225, a fine gold ] watch worth $75, a fine pair of boots worth ] $25, and the usual tin cup of inestimable , value. The entertainment will conclude with j a grand Ototume ball. Knights wishing tq ( participate in the tournament are required to have their names enrolled by the 1st of -Bef tember. ( Political Discussion at Chester. . < ?There will be a discussion at Chester i to-morrow (Friday) between speakers of both i political parties. It is the day appointed for", j Messrs. Carpenter and Butler to address the j people of Chester, and at the request of Sen- ] ator Lucius "Wimbush, the Union Reform party consented to allow Radical speakers also to ( address the crowd. The Charleston Republi- i can announces that several distinguished ] speakers of its party will be present, so that a ( full discussion of the issues at stake may be J expected. An extra train will pe run over ( the King's Mountain Railroad, leaving York- i ville at the usual hour, for the convenience of c those who may wish to attend the meeting with one fare for the trip going and return-' j ing. . j . /] A Vnlilo Snfrli- 4 It is pleasant to note, amid the scenes j of blood and strife in Europe, some conspic- 1 uous traces of that generous compassion whicH* ( makes the whole world kin and proves that t there is still something noble in human na- j ture, fallen as it is. It is stated that Frenqh, prisoners passing over the German railroads < meet with nothing but kindness at the valgus, < stations. The citizens and- i them refreshments, cigars, &c., and ] ter the cars and, going from man to man, ofvi fer them pencils and paper and volunteer to i write to their friends for them. As to the ] wounded of both nations, the Queen of Prus- < sia has assumed the personal charge of them,-' and announces that their treatment shall be ^ identicaL \ ' This magnanimous treatment of helpless i enemies reflects more glory on Prussia than' i all the brilliant victories her armies have won, ] and will do more towards conquering a peace 1 /ikuralrAiio PfATipli Tiflf.inn "NT/vrrpr Wll/il llii& OIU T Ull VU'J ? . -V.MWMI VT w* was there a better illustration, of the truth that Tt "Ttie bra vert arc tlic tenderert, the loving arc tlic daring." "The War Between the States." We have received from the "National Publishing Company" a copy of the second volume of Hon. Alexander H.Stephens' great work The War Between the States, which is a constitutional view of its causes, character, conduct and results. We have not had time to give it more than a hasty examination yet; but from what we have read, we feel co*. /inccd that it is as impartial account of the war as will ever be written. It is destined to lx^n authority for all future historians, as it deals largely with what may be termed the sc6ret' history of the war, that portion of it which was kept from the public at the time of its j occurrence. To those who wish to get a clear ^ and comprehensive view of the war, with an t understanding of all the hidden machinery 11 # vhich controlled the great panorama, this vork will be invaluable. The general readei nil find this volume more interesting than th< irst, which contained less of detail and mor< Apolitical research. It is illustrated with gooc ikenesses o? Stephens, Beauregard, Toombs t)ouglas, Lincoln, Davis, Lee, Johnston ant jrrant This work is published only by subs#ip ion, and the publishers desire agents to sel t in every county in the country. Person lesiring to engage in this business will ad Iress the National Publishing Company Philadelphia, Pa., or Atlanta, Ga. General Bntler versus Gov. Scott. General Butler having drawn up a se ies of charges against Governor Scott, in th< brm of an indictment, the Charleston Re rublicari drew up what it termed a "countei ndictment," consisting of absurd charge igainst General Butler. In reference to thesi :harges, General B. writes the following lettei o the Columbia papers: "In the course of the remarks which Ihavi lad occasion to make in the present politica ?mpaign, I have felt it my duty to make cer ain specific charges against Governor R. K Scott. Those charges I have made deliberate y, and, in my own time, I expect to product pacifications and proofs. "Pending these specifications and proofs, f ihird party intervenes and makes certaii sharges against me. Who this third party is [.do not know, but I will say en passant, foi lis consolation, that if his charges against mi ha tre$ and I am the fn ouster which hi PlgiH^ferbave muiwerpJLa* many colore* Jeople as he pretendsj-have committed th< irimes which he lays to my door, Governo: Jcott is a very derelict Governor, else hi rould havewhad me arrested by his constabu ary, tried, convicted, sentenced and hung if they are not .true, the author of them t imply a liar. Which horn of the dilemmi vilf Governor Scott Select? i "But, Mr. Editor, my charges are mad< igainst Governor Scott, not against a paic iditor of a newspaper of doubtful respectabil ty. Why does he not answer them? His re possibility to the people of $<>uth Cardinal enfold greater than mine; my fight is agains iim. 'will he meet me on the stump, befon he good pebple of the State, and reply t< hem ? Will he meet me in the public prints ' challenge him, and have no idea of allowing iim to make his fight by-proxy, either on thi tump or through the press. "Very respectfully, "M. C. BUTLER." STAUEMTEMS. ? The census takers ,of Abbeville county lave found two women over one hundret rears of age, oue of them white and the othe :olored.. ? Rust is reported in the cotton fields o lumter county, and in spine parts of it tb )lants are shedding many bolls and squares n consequence of too much rain. ? A government inspector made the round |f the tobacco market in Orangeburg las veek and seized two lots of tobacco, ten boxe n all, for violation of the revenue laws. ? A tfhite man, hailing from Ohio, mar ied a negro woman, in Newberry, last week rhe Herald, alluding to the' circumstance ays that the respectable colored people an 'quite indignant." ?The Sumter Watchman says: "Ou foung friend, Samuel M. Thompson, son o 3ol. Jesse Thompson, brought us, the othe lay, six large and w?ll filled ears of corn, th product of a single stalk that grew in hi )atch." ? On Saturday night before last a passen jer train _on the Charlotte, Columbia an< Augusta Railroad ran into a large wagoi yith four mules attached, which had baulkei All. nvAauimV tko noar "Pirift HVmofi Hr IVJliQ klV401?K M1U IM^Vn .VMVW ?y. was felled insfc^nujr, ami An iher so badly injured that it had to be Killed ? The correspondent of the Charlestoi Courier says tpat Governor Scott is still arm ng the colored, and still refusing to accep he white militia. Two regiments of whit nilitia were tendered him from Union Coun y, and they were not received. The sam ,hing may be said of almost every county L he State. ? The Unionville Times says that that vil age was visited on Tuesday of last week b; me of the severest storms of rain, thunder an* ightning seen in many years. A corner o Mrs. Meng's house was struck by lightning -vhich tore away a clapboard but did no fui her injury. Partial showers fell in differ mt parts of the county during the week. ? During Judge Carpenter's remarks a Qnionville, he stated that Governor Scott ha* JFered a colored man of Union County, whos ionservative principles were well known, $80 lot to speak or work against him (Scott) du ring the campaign; but - the man, true to hi irinciples, scorned the bribe, and has pledge* limself to devote his energies to the Refori liuveiuciiu ? On the 9th instant, Mr. F. W. Dawsor )f the Charleston News, went into the office c -he Republican for the purpose of inflictinj personal chastisement upon Mr. Myron Fos me of the editors of the latter paper. Afte Mr. D. had struck two blows with a ligh ;ane, the parties were separated, the polic ,vere sent for and the assailant was bourn >ver to keep the peace. ?A correspondent of the Charleston Rt oublican, writing; from Chester, denies tha Mr, Ai S. Wallace has been legally nomine ?d as the Republican candidate for Congres n this district, and' says he knows that Mi W. cannot get one hundred votes in Cheste Jounty under any circumstances. A conver ion was held in Greenville on the 13th, t lominate another Republican candidate. ? The Newberry Herald says: "We regre /) learn that a violent storm of wind and ral occurred some seven or eight miles below thi jfrmliuili H'ljik, blowing cbwn trees, unrooj ng hogpes, Ac., and that Mr. Ambrose Moi is had his collar bone broken, and was othei vise seriously, injured, a portion of his hous iaving been unroofed, and the timbers fallin m him." ? - ? New Kind of Cotton.?Mr. C. F. Wa ;ers has exhibited to us a new species of col ?n, the seed - of which was procured from i foreign country, and which he is cultivatinj n his garden m this city. This is the' secom i^ear only that he has had possession of it, hav ng but a few stalks, and which differ in seve al respects from the plants of the commoi rariety, the bloom retaining its whiteness ue il falling off, and the leaves are also of ligh ;olor where they are red in the common sorl Mr. W. says competent judges declare thi aiinnn'ni* +/\ fT7Q PlAtlPfl fij JUHU11 IU UC vctjr oupuvi tv vuv itu.vww ?< niliar to us, its fineness of lint approxiraatinj ihat of Sea Island. We hope he will succeei in its propagation.?Oreenville Mountaineei ? Reform.?We had a conversation las jvening with a gentleman who had just reach id the city, and learned from him that Re form is really making substantial and endui ng progress in the country. The idea tha iiose who attend the campaign meetings g< ;here, prompted simply by an inquisitoria spirit altogether, is wrong. The people, botl vhite and colored, are in earnest about thi natter, and now that they have heard tb xuth of our political Condition, unhesitating y avow their determination to steer clear o Radicalism. A" common interest in the ill hat affect us, with an earnest effort to remov* ^jem, will give the finishing to the cause, ant ender it invulnerable.? Charleston Courier 3 NORTH CAROLINA CORRESPONDENCE. r ' Whitk Sulphur Springs, Near Asheville, N. C., August 8th, 1870. THE MOUNTAINS. A | To the mountains, ho! I am sitting this ^ hot August day under a sweet shade upon a | high hill, overlooking all the adjacent country for miles and miles away?north, east, south and west. I am at the White Sulphur Springs, j five miles west of Asheville, N. C. The va- G ried scenery of this country, its cool waters, high mountains and good farms, together with the pleasure of having my whole family ' at my side, and a couple of pleasant travel- * ing companions, Mr. and Mrs. McS., cause me to conclude that I did right in dropping \ everything and running away to the moun- ^ 3 tains. ^ The only improvement that remains of this jj celebrated watering place?the builrfings hav- v ing been burnt some time ago?stqnditon the ^ top of this eminence, in the midst of charm- e ing highland scenery. Though not unaccus- v tomed to mou' : is, I must confess I never e ? .tire of crazing -upon von distant, sweet, blue mountains, as they roll up in majesty and grandeur against the sky. llie landscape . now before me, picturesque, wild and grand, y of field and forest, vale and mountain, near and far away?so far as to make one think of ^ 1 eternity?I never weary of drinking in the j 1 sweet inspiration. No wonder Christ .sought * a mountain on which to pray. I can scarce j 3 " see a mountain, without thinking of God and ] 3 admiring his wonderful*works. ^ i 1 ,i.We have been in this, elevated region noy ? ' long enough to test its invigorating climate ( ^ on a hot August day. We have been out as j " far as the Warm Springs, but not'liking j. things in that quarter so well, have come 1 3 here. The Warm Springs, though a delight- j i ful bathing place, are so shut up in a deep canyon that one feels in a sweltering dog-d^ * 3 sun, as if he was in a brick-kiln, or in</oed ( * under a double blanket Here, at the \ \ White* Sulphur, it is so high, so open, so , 3 breezy, I felt like a new man when I got { t away from the deep gorge, the frowning, 3 rocky clifis, and roaring, dashing waters of \ 5 the lower French.Broad. I think our travel- E ' ing party are all delighted with the change. ( ? Mr. Henry, the once wealthy proprietor of- ( these Springs, is very accommodating, and we feel much at home. The sulphur water is ] good. I would venture a hint to some enter- ] prising capitalist to come and purchase these j ? Springs (they are for sale) and refit them as i * a very good investment. Railroads are fast ] r penetrating this mountainous qountry, and j such will make this a great place of resort \ f The Western Extension of the North Caro0 lina Central Railroad has driven down stakes ( '? right through this fine farm, and within four ] hundred yards of the spring. 1 s *' . "August 10th. ' 9" A DAIRY FARM. Yesterday, I and Esquire McS. and little ( w Jimmy, escorted by our courteous landlord, i * Mr. Henry, walked out two miles to the > French Broad, to see the farm of Mr. Tenb nant. This Mr. Tennant was before the war engaged in merchandizing in Charleston, in r the firm of Courtney, Tennant & Co. When f the war began he went into blockade running, r shipped cotton to Europe and amassed a fore tune. He remained in foreign parts till the 8 close of the war, when he returned, purchased a fine farm here, on the French Broad, above " Asheville, built $ fue residence and barns, i where he repos& from toil in otium cum 1 dignitate. But all his wealth cannot ptov, 1 chase exemption from disease. This monly^ h ed prince lies up in his country seat Inculable subject olf gout! ?4 -m '"1 For the first time in my life I saw daira I pastures and fine droves of milch cows. Mr. Henry hurried' up to get there early, sojhat we might have the pleasure of seeing the ope eration of morning milking. But when we came in sight he announced that the milking e was over. We were too late. From II er cliffs we got a fine prospect of the fifrm. Down at our feet were the cattle racing in the pastures. We counted thirty-eight cows. f Walking among them, our cicerone pointed J here and there to a fine milker, and gaye us I the best marks by which to judge the qualities ?? of a good cow. Some of these I had never, heard of before, vizu the curls in the hair about the flanks above the bag. Some of these cows were fine in their appearance, others not ,fc any better than you may see in South Caro-. * lina, feeding on our old, worn-out broom6 sedge hills. From inspecting the cattle, yre ? passed over the river to the residence and. l" barns on the adjacent hills, crossing a wide 8 bottom of fine meadow land,apd corn and * clove? fields. I)iner can; jje seen nowhere, I' II suppose-. Such barns, with their various fixtures for horses, cows, calves and pigs! I l? wish that some of my well-to-do farmer friends ^ in York would come up here and see what 5 carl be done to make a poor cow or calf comfortable in winter, and to economise all the r wastage from the living things about the fc farm. I say living things, from a man to a e turkey or chicken. The barn is very capa- a ^ cious for receiving and stowing away a vast j amount of provender, with rooms for farming < 'r utensils, rooms fo,r long forage and for cut \ provender. A machine was moving at the ' b~ time, requiring the attention of four hands, j 8 cutting oats. This machine was driven by a r* horse on a tread-wheel. I counted seventy i r or more stalls for larger cattle, besides open l" sheds, calf-stalls and horse-Btalls, which I was i 0 not particular to count Exploring this vast 1 establishment, we come in one place upon a j ^ fine thrashing machine that measures up the < Q clean wheat; at another turn, we stand beside j 8 a, mower or reaper, and_ turn round and a huge four-horse grub-piow with'its five sub- < soil cutters is before us, which, with the forks, ^ and various implements for the field and j 6 manure pile, &c., amazed me. ^ From the barn-yard, mine host conducted ] , us into what some of our readers will say was " >-1 not a very dignified place for a grave squire ' ^ | and a preacher to be prowling in, viz:: the hen- 3 a , roost. I have read of fine poultry establish- ( |! ments, but never saw anything like this. ^ r. | Two great objects seem to be the aim of so j !-! much trouble and expense, namely, security < a ! to the fowls from thieves and vermin, and 1t l"' economy in saving their deposit. One large 1 *: chamber, with a steep inclined floor, is the ? | roost This floor gathers all the droppings to 0 ? one end of the chamber. Another roon^ is j e devoted to laying and brooding, with the; a necessary fixtures, all whitewashed. We j " walked through the garden and fine, highly- j 1 fertilized corn-fields that will yield jOrn abundi antly, as you may suppose, when I tell you !- that one field, through which we walked, had * received over one thousand loads of manure. t This field contained only nine acres. We j omitted to ascertain the number of hands emj ployed in milking night and morning but e the work is. done by men, and the milk haul3 ed three miles to the factory, where it is con" verted into cheese. With this I close, intending, if spared, to 3 give you an account of a prospective visit j i our party intend making to the cheese-Fac-! : tory. E. E. B. j LOCAL ITEMS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Lpplication for an Art to Incorporate the town of Yorkville. M. Dobson <ft Co.?Public Meeting?Defaulters?Cheap?Ladies' Dress Goods?ReadyMade Clothing?Remnants?GeptB' Hats?. Spectacles?Notions?Good News?PrintsGloves?Suspenders?Jaconets?Tk readCot ton ad es?Ladies' Hose?Salem Jeans? Shoe Thread?Cove Oysters?Table Covers, ieorge H. O'Leary?My Thanks?Home Made \ C. Harris, Judge of Probate?Citation?Geo. B. Anderson, Applicant?Wm. H. Anderson, Doctosod * \ Happerfleld ?k Co.?Yprk Matble Yard. L Lathan, Sohool Commissioner?Election notices for School Trustee* In Rock Hill and Ebeneservllle districts. V; H, McCorkle?Mule for sale at auction. . CORRECTION. We learn that we were in error last week a stating that the negroes shot by-Dr. Avery rere "seriously" wounded, We have since >een informed that the negroes were distapt xceedmg one. hundred yards when the shots fere fired, and that the injuries they sustaind were of a trivial character. . PETIT JURORS, i On Thursday last, the Sheriff and Clerk of he Court drew the Petit Jurors for the uext erm of the Circuit Court for York county, yhich commences its sitting on the third Mon* lay of September next The following is the ist: J.#W. Leech, Curry Adams, James Nelson, Uron Moore, J. W. Kuykendal, J. R. Schorb, 5eter Watson, J. A. Ervin, Peter Seapaugh, Y. A. Moore, W. A. Aikens, J. K. Good, LA. Harrw, Joiml N. McElwee, Joint Smith Broaa river)', W. E. 'Errwj James E. Wilon, Charles Jones, A. J. Martin, David ?ratt, Wm. White, Wm,' Caldwell, N. M. iandifer, C. J. Pride, J. E. Current, R. J. Withers, R. M, JBurris, Nathan White, Geo. kdams," Gilb^rt Dillard, J. A. McGill., ^ EDUCATIONAL. This place, which has for many years been conspicuous as a place of educational resort or the rising generation of our State, Is still lushing forward toward a higher place in the ield of educations The Yorkville Female Collie, now under he control of the Rev. James Douglass, himlelf a teacher of experience, is about to start >u its September term re-inforced by a fall corps of talented and experienced teachers. The services of Miss M,,?r. Moore, late oi Richmond, Va., as also, of Miss Clara V. Dargan, of t?is, Stete, have been secured for he future. Prof J. D. Muhler, par excel'encc in the mnsical department, and Miss Marie Wardlaw, are still retained, We learn hat other assistance will hfi engaged before he session openi The College building is now being improved and extended for the accommodation of a large number of boarders. We bespe^for hp institution a share of the patJron$? fy.gc well deserves. v : _ . FJttUIT JAIU. We have examined, several specimens oi he "Pet" Fruit Jar, manufactured by A. J, rrr i no ct ? .1 a. j a.- x yy eiaener, oo ouuui oeyuiiu oucet, x uiiauu: phia, which we think, without pretending tfl iny very great knowledge of fruit-preserving, will be a favorite with the ladies. * This jar h dl glass, with a slightly wedge-shaped glass 30ver, fitting closely over' an India-rubber ring, and fastened with a coil of brass wire, the whole pressure of which is on the centre )f the cover. The advantage of this arrangement is that if the fruit slightly ferments, the gasses formed will lift the cover ind pass off without injury to the fruit or the jar. Another advantage plaimcd is that the fruit can be put in the jar and sealed while cold, and be afterwards cooked under yVe havialso s^eil specimens o^MrTwelcfmers Jelly Cups, which are glass tumblers with pasteboard covers lined with gum sheh ac, which, by being put on while the jelly is varm, melts and, hermetically, seals the cup 1 ^PUBLIC SLEETING. A meeting of citizens, representing nearly ivery voting precinct in York county, was ion veiled, at the Court House in Yorkville on Friday last, 12th instant. The meeting was irganized by calling John R. London, Esq., a the chair} and the appointment of Lewis M. Grist as Secretary. The Chairman explained the object of the meeting to be the appointment of Delegates ? represent York county in a Congressional District Convention which assembled in Columbia on Tuesday, the 16th instant, to nommate a TJnion Reform Candidate for Congress from the fourth'Congressional District ilso, to tale necessary steps for calling a Convention to nominate candidates for oounYm-k county. Under a resoltftion iiftwduced' by Jaities Mason, Esq., and adopted, by the meeting, the Chairman appointed Col. 'R. G. McCaw, Dr. John G. Black, Col. A. B^ Springs, Dr. A. P. Campbell, and ^ftios. S. Neely, Esq., a Committee to'dominate delegates to the Congressional District Convention. ITW - n tl. .Mm*!.... IDC va)111LU11 lee louicu uuui iuc meeting, md after a short absence returned and reported the names of Dr. L. A. Hill, t. M. Grrist, Maj. A. A. McKenzie, John S. Bratton, Esq., Dr. J. G. Black, Iredell Jones, T. B. Withers, Col. J. M. White, J. J. Wylie ind Dr. A. P. Campbell. On motion, the report of the Committee ivas unanimously adopted. Dr. John G. Black submitted the following preamble and resolutions, which were seconded and unanimously adoptedi , Whereas, We are desirous of securing an bonest and faithful administration of our State government, and that our county offices re filled by honest and competent men, and Whereas, the active co-cpeiution of every ntiim?whi^e and colored?is earnestly.'solicited to unite with the Union Beform party if South Carolina in their efforts to secure his end, therefore,, be it. * : v, Resolved, That a Convention of Delegates be held at the Court House in Yorkvilfe, at 11 o'clock, A. M., on the first Monday of September next, for the purpose of nomilating Union Reform candidates for County ifficers and members of the Legislature. Resolved, That the voters of every election precinct in York county be requested to hold lublic meetings at their respective precincts, m Saturday, the 27th of August, instant, for ;he , purpose of selecting six delegates for each irecinct, to attend said Convention. Resolved, That the proceedings of this neeting be published in the Yorkville iuirer.- / *&" A colored man named Limrick Thomas, vas nominated for the Legislature by the Reform Convention of Union County. But, is the Times says, Limbrick did not feel that le was competent to fill so important a posiion, and requested a friend to say to the contention that he felt it to be his duty to himtelf, his race and the State at large, to decline be honor they had so cordially conferred. 3e requested that some more competent man >e selected in his stead. Nothing could inluce Limbrick tp accept the nomination. He iaid he belonged to the reform party, and vould roll up his sleeves and work hard for hat party, if they would put honest and inelligent candidates in the field; but if they vere going to put up ignorant office-seekers, le didn't see how we are to get reform, and le might as well go over to the Republican >arty at once. ? - ?s Vv? ^ U1VIOIV REFORM. i ? WHAT IS OUR DUTY 1 |. The Georgetown Times asks, What is the i duty of those who, like itself, doubted the expediency and policy of the reform convention ? This is its ansr. er: ' "We'speak for ourselves, and say, we see but one course open to us, and that is to give a hearty and cordiil support to the Reform movement Considerations of interest alone, if no higher motive prompted, should move every man who has the honor and welfhre of South Carolina at heart, arid who has anything at stake, to use every effort, and do all in his power; to drive from place and honor the greedy and insatiable vultures who are devouring our substance and soiling the fair fame of the State. Whatever scruples some of us may have had about the platform of the Reform party, should be hushed into silence by the common dangers that threaten us iq^the success of the present men in power. The platform upon whicn Hampton and Kershaw, Butler and Conner, Kennedy and Bonham can stand, can"bring no disgrace, dishonor or reproach on any man. No breath of suspicion has ever,' or can ever, attach to. the integrity, honor or patriotism of either of them. Slander, with its foul mouth who spares so few, has never dared to burl one of its darts frtehjier of them. XT nr. In TnUnm fliAW AOT1 mOV Ki^aafnlv A iUCU lU VTliUUl UjUKiJ W??u VWUIHW *JL++mj MV OW*V4^ w trusted without any apprehension of fear that, either the honor of the State or th6 interests of its people will suffer any detriment whenplaced in their keeping/ We, therefore, call: upon all honest men of all parties and all colore to rally to the support of Carpeaforv*nd BuUerr for it? an issue of honesty, againstdishoceety, of truth against falsehood,-of doesfi-' cy against sharaeleas profligacy, of good government against a venal and Corfupt government; that is -now on trial Federal politics have nothing to do with the issues involved in: the present contest, and the efforts todrag them in is the desperate device of the King to distract the attention,of the people from foe real questions before them. This effort will avail them nothing. Every part of the;State will be canvassed, and the veil which now rests on theirdark doings will be lifted, and,their venality and corruption?their selfidraeea and plunder?exposed in; all their enormity to -the: indignant gaze and denunciations of a deceived, plundered and oppressed people!" The Reform Party?The speeches of Carpenter and Butler, delivered in. WaLhalla ; on the 28th ultimo, had a salutary effect in smoothing down foe prejudices of oar pftopJb ?to the Reform movement. -,They begin tp re. alize there are but two partiesrepresented in . the State by candidates, and they must choose between them. It is not difficult to perceive on which side honest and intelHg^t yoters will cast their influence. Whatever' be their ' political viewsand personal preferences,,foot: good sense points to Carpenter and Butler ad; men to be preferred .over Scott apd Ransier. , They know their condition canno? be render, ed more burdensome. A change must ana! will be effected.?Wdthalh Courier. 'l)i f; ; ' - U ' I I : fijJ ife i C'Ji/lil * h A correspondent of the Charleston' N?m< it gives a glowing account ofJudge Cerpenlftr'e f speech at Alston; last Monday. .' The effect t , produced, was reflected m:>. convention. . which he heard between two-colored men, as they were retiring from the ground: "WeSl!' 1 Sam, How did you like foe *Rjstu rate, first-rate. I teUyou Jim I'm dofle-with 1 foe League. I mean to vote for that Judge, i and, .if foe Lord spares me, L mean to esxry. . a hundred votes with me/'Thatwas fohi spirit kindled,, ami tnat is the spint or tne " ' mountains everywfcere, I .. .... >f\.l . ' " ^rfie Newberry Herald says : "The Reform; tide increases in voldme and toower) and we 1 shall soon hear of scores and hundredstcrn ing their backs on the Scott Ring, and their ; feces to the Re&rmpnrty. Accounts from r other districts are emrnlly, and in some greatly more, cheering. Xei every white man con' stitute himself a speaker; ana htrttoiniole one [ 'sensible yoter, and frho makfeiminftaresewn, ( keep his hold till the gaMent breaka." -> ' ?' + #>'! r ' 'if . . V POr the Yorkrflte 'f " PIC-HIC IT WALKCT OROYE. It was our good luck?our. peculiar pleasure?to be one; of themauy who composed S.the picnic party at Yffdnut Grave in Yorfc apunty, on t^e 9th instantTwasa bright, i clear day, the sunK^miing h*,ightly dftjati ; through ether "deeply, darkly, beanfrifajjly i blue." .At anysarly hour, your correspond^ , was at: his post to await the goingforthof , i the three+j^. hL train. A pleasant ride, to pass over the loquaciousness of t?e conduct- * i or and the in media* res appearance $f . i his friend running a dilapidated. mule train t jnst>rfore, of some eight or fen uj^es, brought, * . us to our point of destination?Walnut Grove.: . Nature, in her every "charm supreme^" could jj not haye found a more suitable plape; for such occasions, ,?he gxo^ the. .gruff ni#. [' composed entirely of walnut, and its shad* is ; certainly the mopt lovely we eyer had the pleasure of reclining in during a hot summer day. In addition to the above enviable1 ati traction there is a &oi& mineral spring near , by, the water of which is saic^ be good for the cure Of ennui and love-.on the brain. We would recommend, therefore, to those thus afflicted, to test its virtues, remembering, ' "physicians mend or end us, tecvndem ariem?' The hour for "appeasing the inner man" having arrived, the gentlemenj^ritl^ an avid ny wormy no Deiier cause, proceeaetvw rnuo every arrangement adequate to the appetising tastes of the young ladies: We shall not go into detail, however, concerning the sumptuous repast and the et cetera8 therewith conne<#ed, > which all enjoyed, as such things dan'be i better conjectured than described. Theevenn ing, as the morning, was spent pleasantly. On our reti n home, we stopped a short time in the rapidly-improving and growing, town of Rock HilL Broadway presented a ' lively, animated appearance, as if, indeed, Rock Hill citizens were awake to their intfr: ests. In speaking ofthis-thriving'little -town and its busineae-likei appearance, we * take this method of returning our aic^ece thanks to Dr. J. W. Fewell, of the Rock Hill * drug store, for his appreciative kindnegs in ftii-mshing .us with cooling and copious dratfghts of soda water Item his seemmgly exbaustless soda fount We were'how admonished by the declining rays of $he setting sun to beat a hasty retreat to our homes. RHEDARIUS. Fellow Citizens of the Fourth Congressional gg District. Two facte in the political world have been wrought out and accomplished by the late war in the United States, and are verities: 1st | The perpetuity of the Union; 2d. The eman cipapon of the negroes. The people of the |- United States are a unit jn mindf, jn heart and ! ofmscience in the support of these two great Jesuits of the war. The Union of the States? ! it must and shall be preserved. The foot of ' a slave shall never again tread the American : soil. These two facts are indisputable, and dro anHlorl Ktt +Via nnnwnt a nrl o^niiioflponnc nf > M*V UVUUAVM UJ VUV WUDVUV (*UU MV^UiVWVUVV vr? i the whole country, Nortlyfiouth, East, West ! The National Democratic- party of America has ever been a defender of the Union and . the Constitution, and is a supporter of univer! sal freedom. Thus far it goes and no farther. ! It repudiates and denies'a third fact asserted ' and maintained by the Radical party, as set; tied by the war?negro suffrage. Negro suffrage is not acceptable to the American people, and was forred upon them, and now exists in violation of the letter and spirit of the Constitution of the United States. I am, fellow citizens, a member of the National Democratic party of America,' and am now bearing its banner in the Fourth Congressional j District Democrats, do not desert your colors. Respectfully your obedient servant and fellow citizen, EDWARD F. STOKES. ? Vu t