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lewis m. g-rist, proprietor. | | unpenitent Jfamilg ftefospaper: Jfor tjjc promotion of tjje political, Social, ^gricnltural antr Commercial Interests of tj}? Sontjj. | TERMS?$3.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. VOL. 31. YORKVILLE, S. P., THURSDAY, JUISTE IP, 1875. \ ^"Q- Q3. * I?? :? TKa fa*- lavied bv JMt Original Written for the Yorkville Enquirer. THE SEVENSISTERS OF YORK CHAPTER IV. Virgilia's position in her family had been from childhood, a somewhat isolated one Dorothea and herself were nearly of an age but they had never really been companions for they had but few ideas in common. Doll; was amiable, but essentially commonplace giving more thought to her own ease thai anything else, and totally unable to sympa thize in Virgilia's eager, restless pursuit afte higher things. The twins always kept to gether, and so did the two younger girls; an< the only one of her sisters to whom she se cretly clung with intense affection, and to whom she would fain have turned for sympa thy and companionship, seemed too far re moved by difference of years ; and, moreover was all unconscious of this yearning desiri on her part to effect a closer bond betweei -v? wi? Lueuj. y\ lieu men muiuci uicu, v ugmu perhaps, felt her loss more keenly than any o the rest; for Mrs. Vaughan, with her gentle sympathetic nature, had always made it i rule to throw herself into her children's pur suits, and to her they had all been wont t< speak freely of what most excited their inter est and engrossed their thoughts. Deprive< of her loving counsel and support, Virgilia then a nervous, sensitive, high-strung girl o fifteen, looked to her eldest sister to supply her place; but this Edna could never fully do though, doubtless, had she more thoroughly comprehended the younger girl's feelings, shi would have met her advances with a warme response. Virgilia, finding her first effort unnoticed or misunderstood, shrank withii herself, too proud to make any farther at tempts. Edmonia was, in her eyes, a model of per fec^ion. From her infancy, she had alway regarded her as the embodiment of all tha was beautiful and good ; aud though hersel by far the cleverest of the two, she considere< Edna's opinion as of more importance thai anyone's else, and Edna's approval was be highest meed of praise. This made her dis appointment, at her failure, all the keener and what cave it additional bitterness, was th< fact that Edna, while she manifested no unu sual regard for her, showed the most unbound ed partiality for Claribel, lavishing upon he; a depth of tenderness which she displayed t< no one else. It seemed to her a gross injus tice that the wealth she coveted should bi squaudered upon one who appreciated it s< much less than she would have done. Bu how often this is the case! We crave som< blessing, and see the object of our desire be stowed where it is lightly valued and woult be little missed, while our thirsty hearts cal out for it in vain. Yirgilia's secret devotion to Edmonia, how ever, instead of diminishing, increased, if pos sible, in fervor as years wore on ; and in pro portion as she saw her youngest sister pre ferred and caressed above herself, did she be come more moody and reserved, more fond o solitude and addicted to reading and study until from her habits she came to be regardet aa nno nnnrf-. frnm tha nthpru who liftd n< sympathy with them and could expect nom in return. Not that there was any opei estrangement between them; outwardly, i more united family it would have been diffi cult to find. But the subtle invisible distinc tiou was felt, though not acknowledged?fel deeply by Virgilia, by the others, with per hap3 a passing shadow of regret, and a senti ment of pity for "Virgilia's odd ways." They would have pitied her still more, an* perhaps have withdrawn from her in feai had they known that she was cherishing ii her heart a demon whose power over he grew daily and hourly stronger, making i more and more difficult for her to resist it evil sway?the demon jealousy, which wa gradually casting a deeper shadow about he path, darkening her perception of purity am truth, and weaving a snare into which sh must eventually fall, drawing others as wel as herself into an abyss of sorrow, from whicl it would be well-nigh impossible to escape. Perhaps of all the passions which rend th human soul, this one is the most dangerous ii its results ; it distorts the judgment and per verts the heart, bringing envy, hatred an< malice and all uncharitableness in its train until, like a sirocco, its blighting breath with ers our fairest affections and destroys our no blest aims, and replaces the sweetnesses o life with wormwood and gall. They whi drink of the cup it offers to their lips, taste i draught more bitter than the waters of Mara and more deadly than serpent's poison in it; effects. Naturally fond of study, Virgilia founc companionship, in her self-imposed solitude in books which possessed little attraction fo the generality of her sex, and seemed singu larly inadapted to one of her years. Scien tific works, particularly those relating to thi faculties of the mind, aroused her attentioi and incited her to diligent research. She ven tured boldly into the arguments of philosphy and worked out abstruse problems with ai energy and perseverance worthy of a mor profitable cause. So far she did herself m V?orm kilt fkor^x woo onrttKor pIqsq rf??rlin< "??UI y UUV VUViV 1IUO WllV/VUVt V1MWU V* *VMUIU| to which she had lately become much addict ed, which was by no means so harmless in th results. Treatises on spiritualism and the su pernatural acquired an attraction for he which led her to penetrate into depths ii which many clear minds, losing their balance have become hopelessly engulfed. The "righ side of Nature," replete with shadows an< i mystery, presented a field for speculation an< inquiry which she could not refrain from en tering ; and having entered, each step possess ed a fresh fasciuation to draw her still farthe; onward. Often when the rest of the fainil; had retired, and Dolly, in her bed in th room they shared together, was serenely sleep ing, did she sit up poring over books lik these, until her excited imagination lent j ghostly warning to every blast of wind tha shook the casement, and an unearthly whis per to the tinkle of every falling cinder 01 the hearth ; or else her brain would ache witl the vain effort to fathom what was so far be youd her grasp, and she would turn with i weary and dissatisfied feeling to her rest sometimes casting a glance of envy at he placid sister, whose mind was disturbed b; no such vexing thoughts. She was not awar of the perils which encompassed such a search nor of the difficulty of shaking off those spell in which she was suffering herself to be bound she trusted to the vigor of her intellect- to dis tingush between the false and the real, and t - "refuse profane and old wives' fables," accept ing only that which, while marvellous, raigh yet be true. But those who set out on i 1 quest like this find that truth, indeed, lies hid j den at the bottom of a well; and fortunate ar I they who do not lose themselves beyond re '; demption before they turn into the right pat! to find her. ' On the afternoon of the day in which Ed ' na:s letter had been received, Virgllia set ou \ for a solitary walk across the fields, thinkinj ' that fresh air and exercise might have a salu tary effect in soothing her ruffled feelings, am helping her to forget the slight over whicl i she had brooded until she had magnified i j into an almost unpardonable iujury. As sh was taking down her hat, in the hall, she en countered Edna, whose heart, overflowing wit! ; haDDiness. promoted her to smile on every on who came across her path. | "Going out, dear?" she inquired in an affec ^ tionate tone. "Yes, I am going out." 1 "For a walk!" J "Yes." "How fond you are of solitary rambles; ^ wonder that you don't get some of the othe girls to go with you." "Will you go with me?" asked Virgilia prompted by a sudden impulse, j "I ? Oh ! no. I have something particu lar to attend to." ? "Nevertheless, if Clarie asked you, yoi would not refuse," said Virgilia, her voic 7 trembling and her face flushing crimson, a ' she spoke. It was a rare thing for her to be ^ tray her feelings, but just now they were ver; highly wrought, and it seemed as though the; must absolutely find some vent. 8 "Virgilia!" "Would you? Now tell me the truth Edna; would you not go with Clarie, if sh wanted you ?" "Clarie would not want me. She and Jen s nie always go together." ' I "That is prevarication," said Virgilia, al 1 most fiercely. "But of course, you would d it. You would cut off your right hand t 1 serve Clarie. It never matters what 1 wanl r I am a fool to care. I ought to be well accus tomed to it by this time. But when I se ' such cruel partiality?when I am slighted am e neglected at every turn?" "Virgilia, my dear child, what on earth ar you talking about ? I have done nothing t r make you angry." 3 "Oh ! no, it is nothing, that you take he into your confidence and leave me out?tha B you tell her all your secrets, and keep me ii 3 ignorance of what most nearly concerns you? 1 I am not thought worthy of knowing it?I? e I who care so much more than?but neve ~ raiud?it does not matter how I feel. It is o no use talking?you can't understand." "What is it that I cannot understand ? I you would only explain, Virgilia?" But Edmonia's appeal was unheard, fo * her sister was gone, closing the door hurriedl; " after her. "j "Poor Virgilia! she gets more difficult ti *1 understaud every day," murmured Edna wit! f a sigh as she turned to go away. ? "What is the matter ?" asked Claribel, jus * then coming down the stairs. 5 "I can hardly tell you, my dear; Virgilii B is in such a singular mood?she has just gom 1 off, quite angry, and I am sure without cause 1 as far as I am concerned. She reproaches nn * with want of confidence in her." Edna di< not add that she was jealous of Claribel, fo 1 she thought that would be au unwise revela '* tion to make. "Did she mean about your letter?" "I do not kuow?it may have been that ^ but she did not enter into particulars." '? "Virgilia gets into such queer moods, some a times." r "She makes herself very uuhappy," sai< 1 Edna, gravely. "I am distressed to see it 8 but it is difficult for me to counsel her, sh 8 holds herself so aloof. "Why don't you tail r to her, Clarie?" ^ "I ? Oh ! that would have no effect. e don't think Virgilia would pay much atten 1 tion to any counsel from me" ^ "I did not mean you to counsel her, so mucl as to get her confidence, and find out reall; e what is the matter." 3 "I don't know," said Claribel, musinglj '* "There has never been much confidence be 3 tween Virgilia and me. Sometimes I almos i think she does not love me." "Oh! Clarie." "Perhaps that is going too far ; but certain f ly, she does not seek much intercourse wit! 0 me." 1 "Nor with any of us. I think, perhaps, i ., is constant solitude that is hurtful toiler. . s should have made an effort to break up he habit of keeping away from us, and to indue 1 her to be sociable and unreserved." :, "She loves her books better than our com r pany, I think." "I believe so, too. But, oh ! Clarie, I wa - near forgetting?I was just going in searcl 3 of you, to ask you about something;" an< u putting her arm around her younger sister - she drew her into the parlor, to ask her opin , ion about the putting up of some new cur a tains, in the discussion of which question, poo e Virgilia, and her troubles, quite-passed out o 0 the minds of both. * Not so easily did they pass out of the rain( of Virgilia herself, who walked along at i e | rapid pace, fanning her face with her larg' i- straw hat to cool her burning cheeks, unti r ; she was out of sight of the house. Havinj a reached a pleasant nook in the woods, just be s, yond the field she had crossed, she sat dowi t on a stile, in the shade of a large tree, neai 1 j where a little brook ran bubbling amid tin ] ; grass. i- The girl's soul was in a tumult, and fo i-1 some time she made no attempt to still th r tempest that was raging within her. She wa y \ mortified at herself for having betrayed he e weakness to Edmonia. "What a fool, what i i- i baby I have been," she exclaimed, "to revea e i in a moment of auger the feelings I have beei a j so careful to conceal! It is not as if shi t! would care; but she will not. I dare say b; i- this time she has ceased to think about it; o a perhaps she is discussing my failings with he a paragon, Clarie. My 'unfortunate temper'? !- yes, that is what I overheard her say one day a when she was talking about something tha ;, j had happened, and I was crossing the passage r Temper! Yes, I have a temper; but nobod; 171 used to provoke it when mamma was alive e | Mamma loved me dearly, and never showet , any difference between me and the other chil 8 1 dren. She never looked coldly at me, am ; i then turned to Clarie and kissed and pettei i- her, to show how fond she was of her. Oh! o if I had her to care for me now! But nobodj e cares for me?I feel alone in the world. I f( t almost wish I could die." d a Virgilia, had she paused to weigh her words, I- would haveseen that she was doing injustice a e to her sisters, who had never shown any want n !- j of affection toward her; but because 3he was v ti deprived of that ardent return to her love s< that she longed to receive from Edmonia, she c [- chose to consider herself neglected and put w t aside. She could not help this spontaneous g g i devotion to her elder sister, nor could she ti i- i help her grief and anger that it was not re- n 3 J ciprocated. She was no doubt unreasona- c h ] ble, but she was beyond the pale of reason? c t. she was the victim of a consuming passion e ! that nothing could allay, and she was as help- a i- less under its influence as a fever-stricken man d ti | in the grasp of his disease. Her mind was p e j diseased; and sickness of the mind is a far g ! greater misfortune than sickness of the body? !- for none can minister to it against its will. " It was a pleasant afternoon ; a soft wind a was blowing, delightfully refreshing after the j c oppressive warmth of the day; the air was li heavy with the perfume of the wild-flowers o I . that were abundant in these woods, and the d r little stream, as it prattled on, made cheerful f< music to the ear. Gradually, Virgilia yielded to the influence of the soothing sensations in- spired by the surrounding scene; her pulses ? - ceased their violent throbbing, the hot flush C faded from her cheeks, and a tranquil, though ~ x melancholy feeling succeeded to the feverish e excitement which had agitated her. In this 3 altered mood, a few tears escaped from her i. eyes ; but they were gentle tears, and relieved ? j her overcharged heart. y "I am afraid I am a wicked girl," she murmured, penitently; "I allow such dreadful thoughts to come into my mind. I wish, oh! i, how I wish I could keep myself from thinke ing at all; then I might be happy, or at any ? rate contented. But after all, it must end w i- some time or another, so why should one care ^ ! so very much ? If it were not that I am so I [- very bad, I would be glad to think that the a o time would come to-morrow." a o Then her mind strayed off to other matt. ters; and presently she became lost in a reve- 11 i- ry, which so completely absorbed her that she D e was quite unconscious of any one's approach, ^ j until a voice near her startled her by saying, "Excuse me, young lady, but will you ^ e kindly direct me to the road which leads to u n Dr. Curtis' house ?" u She hastily raised her eyes, and saw, at a e r short distance off, a gentleman on horseback ; * t he had lifted his hat from his head as he spoke, i and now sat regarding her with a look of quiet ^ - scrutiny, while waiting for her answer. "To Dr. Curtis' house!" she repeated, in 11 r some surprise. "Why, you are entirely out w f of the way, sir; the road does not run in this * direction at all." n f "Is that so? Then I have lost myself, it seems. Is there any chance of my being able 81 r to find the way?I mean, by being directed P f from this point?" 11 "Yes, sir. You will have to ride a good 3 way rouud, by the field fence first, until you a i come to a path which takes you across the next field ; then you can see the road." t "And which way must I turn then ?" TTtttMiltn AMAfl Paw a m Am Anf ! ^ V ugiiia tuuoiucicu iui u. iuuiu^uv? i "I believe you then turn to the?to the i S e right. No?I think it is the other way. i w i, How stupid I am," she exclaimed, in a pro- 8< b vokedtone. "I have actually forgotten which 1 I direction you take?I am so unused to going " r ; from this side?but I would know perfectly if 1 I were only there. You see there are two ^ roads?" ? "And between them I should find myself ; ; puzzled,"said thestranger,courteously,though 81 j looking amused at the same time. "I should ^ !-1 not like to spend the night wandering about I | in these unknown woods. Is it very far from u i | here to the road you speak of ?" t I "About half a mile. I should think. I can e ' walk round that way just as well to go home, P k ! and if you will follow me, sir, I can easily di* i rect you after we get there." r' I "I am extremely obliged to you, but I could h not thiuk of giving you so much trouble." 1 Virgilia assured him that it would be no h trouble; and with repeated thanks for her C y kindness the gentleman finally agreed to the ^ ! proposition, assuring her that it was only the 11 r. S strait that he found himself in which induced >.' him to allow her to inconvenience herself on a t j his account. He then dismounted, and led a his horse by the bridle while he walked by 11 Virgilia's side. He commenced talking very - pleasantly about the beauty of the woods in [i i their summer garb, and the charms of a coun! try life, which, he said, he had never been ^ t! able fully to enjoy; he had lived principally '] I j in large cities, but now he was anxious to set- 11 r 1 tie down in some quiet place, where he could Cl e ! devote himself to reading and to agricultural j " ! pursuits. He spoke of Rome, Vienna, Lon- ! ? - don, Paris, Constantinople, of the Nile and | C the Pyramids, and the Great Desert, in a tone ; s< s of familiarity aud acquaintanceship which ' ^ n betokened extensive travel and research, and j " i 'XT' i i , n i . ! a. r iv a v lrgina oegan to ieei exceeding respect ior " ", one who had seen and learned so much. Then 11 the conversation turned ori books, and he dis- b '* coursed of philosophy and science, of German n r literature, of poetry ancient and modern, of Jc f | French novels and English dramas, quoting tl aptly from many of the works he mentioned, r| i and proving that his reading had been as d i' varied and as extensive as his travels. Yir-1 a e gilia at first listened in silence, only answering w I in monosyllables, but presently on his appeal- tl I iug to her for her opinion regarding a certain tl i- philosophical theory which he advanced, she w 3 forgot her reserve, and launching boldly into ? r the subject, argued with a readiness and fear- n e lessness which excited his admiration and sur- j 11 prise. ; k r "There are few young ladies who under-, tl e ! stand the subject as well as you do," he ex-! V a Hsiimed. "I doubt if there is one in a hun-! tl r dred who has ever given it a thought?per-; c< i haps not one in a thousand. Do you love lit- ! 01 1 erature?" i | '-'-It is my life," replied Virgilia, with enthu- v e ; siasm. tc f j "Ah ! it is so charming to fiud one of your ; si r ; sex w-ho appreciates such matters. Ladies in j T r ; this country are not studious, I think, as a el - general rule?they read novels, but that is te ,' all. But it is easy to perceive that yours is ; w t no ordinary mind." I e< i. ! Here they reached the road which branched j tr f off toward Dr. Curtis' house. i ir I !. j "This is your way, sir," said Virgilia, stop-; h 1 ping as she spoke. "You just go right for- tf - ward until you come to the gate?a large ti 1 white gate with a cedar tree on each side, m 1 You cannot miss it." T "How can I thank you for your kindness ?" xclaimed the stranger. "May I be pardoned ir asking to whom I am so greatly inebted ?" 'My name is Vaughan," replied Virgilia, nd at that instant, there dashed across her j lind a consciousness that she had been conersing too freely with this person, who was > entirely unknown to her. She blushed rirason, and drawing up her slight figure dtb a sudden assumption of dignity, bid him ood evening, politely, but with coldness, and irned to go away. The gentleman once lore thanked her, and mounting his horse, antered ofl' in the direction she had indiated. " " 1 T. .1 _ _J i Virguia renectea uu mis nine uuveuiuie, 8 she walked home, with a feeling of some issatisfacticiD.. She feared that she had dislayed too much unreserve, and almost reretted having undertaken to act as guide. "But he might have got lost," she argued ; and he seemed to be a perfect gentleman? fter all, I think it was nothing but an act of ommon politeness on my part. What pecuar eyes the man has. They seemed to draw ut my thoughts, when he looked at me?I on't remember ever having such a singular jeling before." [to be continued next week.] listorg of J>. Carolina. Written for the Yorkville Enquirer. HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE arly Settlement of South Carolina. by bev. bobert lathan. (continued from last week.) In 1691, Colonel Philip Ludwell, of Virinia, succeeded Seth Sothell as Governor of 'hat was then called the Ashley River colony. >u the death of Sir William Berkley, Philip aid well married his widow, and was, in 1689, ppointed by the proprietors to succeed Sothell s Governor of the Albemarle colony. About tio timA t.hp. nrnvincp hepan to receive the ties North Carolina and South Carolina, but 0 fixed bounds were established for many ears after. In 1729, the province was ordered to be ivided ; but aothing was done respecting it ntil 1732. The dividing line was not run nlil the year 1735, and even then, was not xecuted with anything like correctness. It ras not until 1763, one hundred years after tie charter for settlement was granted, that y order of George the Third, King of Engind, the dividing line between the two secons of the province was established. This 'as found to be incorrectly located, aud it 'as not until 1801 that the line was perraaently established. In 1736, the year after tie province was divided, a silver medal was ^ruck to commemorate the event. This ledal was found, in a cabinet of curiosities, 1 the city of Philadelphia, in the year 1845. The fir3t line of separation between North nd Sout!i Carolina, wa9 very different from !ie present dividing one. The line, in some ? /? . i ,1 il._ laces, was mucn rartner soum inau me resent.. York, Chester and part of Fairfield, Dgether with several other counties, were rearded as being in North Carolina. The line ras, at one time, regarded as being as far iuth as Rocky Mount, in Fairfield county. Ve have an old document in our possession, rhich bears date, April 24th, 1772, in which tocky Mount is stated as being in North larolina. The territory which fell to the tateof South Carolina, by the correction of be dividing line, was called the "new acquiition." It will be seen that up to 1729, the olonies of Carolina had a common interest, j 'hey had different Governors, but the charter j nder which they were settled was the same. So much has been said respecting the diviing line, in order to avoid confusion in oint of time, we have anticipated events, lereafter, we will drop, only when necessity equires it, the titles Ashley river colony and Llbemarle, and adopt those of North Carolina nd South Carolina. From 1685 to 1695, the colony of South Carolina was in a most wretched condition, 'he English settlers were disposed to treat, i an unrighteous and persecuting manner, he French settlers. Persecuted at home on ccountof their religion, many men of wealth } * /i it it 4. nd innuence naa sola out ineir pussessiuua i i France and removed to England, and from ; hence they came to America. The proprieors instructed the settlers of South Carolina o receive these immigrants kindly. This rovernor Ludwell did ; but it is evident that lie English settlers were disposed to be hosile in their treatment to all immigrants ex-! ept those who came from England. This ; 'as demonstrated by their treatment o^the j cotch settlement at Port Royal under T.)rd I lardross. The French emigrants generally | ittled in what was called Craven county, on , le Santee. They were men of more means , lan the English, and one reason why they ! ere disliked, was simply because they coraleuced their settlement under more favorale circumstances. Some of the English were, o doubt, in fair circumstances, but the ma- j irity were poor. Envy moved them to hate j le French because they were comparatively j ch. Such is human nature. The rich look own with contempt or disdain upon the poor; j d ou the other hand the poor view the rich , ith an envious eye. The great reason of; lebad feeling which the Euglish bore toward '? Trench wft* that national animositv Iiich the two people bore toward each other. Io good feelings were cherished by the two ations. The arrival of a colony of French- j len, considerable in numbers, of itself awaened the hate-which had been slumbering in le bosoms of the English on the hanks of ^ando. They had no disposition to grant lem equal rights with themselves. On the jntrary, they determined to regard them nly iu the light of foreign citizens. The proprietors were more liberal in their iews than the people. Instructions were sent! ) the Governor to allow the French colony x representatives in the Colonial Parliament. ; 'he English settlers declared that the propri- 1 ;ors.in granting this, had gone beyond the let ;r and spirit of the charter. Governor Lud-1 ell, who was a kind and humane man, receiv 1 the immigrants who came into the coun- j y, with marked civility. He did everything i his power to make South Carolina an asy- j nn for those who had been forced to leave !1 leir native country on account of persecu-j on. He exerted himself that they might i ot be disappointed in their expectations. < hey heard, in Europe, that America offered < a home to the persecuted of every creed, and an asylum to the oppressed of every nation. Governor Ludwell did all, perhaps, that he could, situated as he was, to make South Carolina what report said it was. The stubborn English cared little for what report said about America, or the world thought of their action. They determined that the French should have no power in the government of the colony. Hence, here in the wilds of the New World, they commenced putting in execution the English alien laws. All this, at this day, seems strange; but human nature is a stranger thing. The Puritans of New England, who had themselves fled from persecution, inaugurated a system of persecution. The "uniformity act" had driven '' c?' *? on/1 tVion tn A mprifla. LLieUlj ursi tu JLJLUliauU) auu vuvu ?v ? One would be ready to conclude that men who would not submit to a "uniformity act," would be the last men in the world to establish a "uniformity act." Such, however, was not the case. The Puritans banished Roger Williams from Massachusetts, for the same reason that the Puritans were banished from England. No doubt, many of the first settlers of South Carolina were mere adventurers, but the majority of them had come to America that they might escape the sufferings of a "Popish succession," as it was called. In their fear, they were correct. James the Second, with Lord Chancellor Jeffreys and Colonel Kirk as tools, brought a stain upon old England, which all time cannot wipe out. To avoid the terrible events which brought about the revolution of 1688, many had left England and come to South Carolina. The French, on account of the revocation of the Edict of Nantz, by Louis the Fourteenth, had came to the same place. The same cause had brought both people to the same place. Hence, we might have reasonably expected that they would have embraced each other as brothers, and lived together in perfect harrao ny. We might have expected that a similar history would have filled their hearts with sympathy for each other. Such, however, as we have seen, was not the case. That which distressed the French colonists most, was that in accordance with the English alien laws, they would not be able to dispose of their property when they died. They felt that they might labor during a long life and overcome any amount of obstacles and accumulate a competency for their children, but they had no surety that their natural heirs would ever be permitted to enjoy it. The French brought their own clergymen ? Ta +VlOQ?k fllov Willi UltJIli JKJUi JL 1UUUC. JLU i/uvuu wvj were devoted. One of the strange and most unreasonable demands made by the English population, was that service should commence in the French churches at the same hour that it did in the English church. This betrayed a persecuting spirit in perfect harmony with the times; but an unreasonableness which is a disgrace to the human family. Both French aud English were Protestants. In their creeds and mode of worship, there were some minor points of difference ; but as far as men can agree, they were one in faith and one in practice. We are sorry that we are called to record -these facts, but they are facts. Although the attempt certainly was made to deprive the French settlers of Craven county from sending representatives to the Colonial Parliament, it was not effected, at least not permanently ; for in 1692 six members from Craven county came and took the oath of allegiance to William and Mary, the successors of James the Second. To relieve the French settlers with regard to their fears concerning the forfeiture of their estates, and also to correct the ill-defined notions of the English settlers, the proprietors wrote to the Governor and their deputies in the province that the French settlers, in many instances, had bought the lands on which they were settled from them, and, consequently, in case it was forfeited, it would escheat to them, and the English settlers would in no way be the gainers. One of the grounds of complaint which the French, had was that the English declared that since the French parents were not married by regularly ordained ministers, that is, by ministers of the Church of England, their children in the eyes of the law were only bastards. This was, the proprietors declared, contrary to the spirit and even the letter of the constitution which granted liberty of conscience, and it was even higher ground than had ever been taken by the English at home. "We have here" (in England) say they, "persons who have been married in Dutch and French churches by ministers that never were ordained, aud yet we have never heard that the children begotten in such marriaees are reputed unlawful or bastards." Ill this connection, we must not omit to notice the glaring inconsistencies which were, at times, manifest in the actions of both proprietors and people. In May, 1691, during the administration of Sothell, the Colonial Parliament passed a law by which all French and Swiss immigrants were made free born. 2 Statutes at Large, No. 65. This law, because it was passed during the administration of Sothell, was, by both people and proprietors, repealed. It does seem that a spirit of contrariness often had full possession of both people and proprietors. There was no concert in their actions. A bad state of feeling had been engendered, and it was determined by both parties to keep it up. It would be a difficult matter to give a correct picture of Governor Ludwell. By all, he was regarded as a gentle and humane man ; but there is not wantingevidence that he was, at least, oa certain occasions, a harsh man. When he first assumed the government, the Assembly petitioned him to exercise clemency toward the offenders under the previous Governor. An act of "free and general indemnity and oblivion, and confirmation of all judicial proceedings in the late government," was asked by the Colonial Parliament. This Ludwell refused, in rather a harsh manner, to grant. Governor Ludwell seems to have been a man whose greatest defect was a want of firmness. Sometimes he was on the side of the people, aud at others, on the side of the proprietors. The proprietors were very careful to caution him, lest he should fall into the same errors with Colleton. No .Jacobites, nor Goose-Creek men, were to be taken into his employ. He was to concert with the deputies of the proprietors, aud not to expect to gov- j em to the satisfaction of the people, who j were to be convinced, by his actions, that the ; Grand Couucil had the power to pass all bills. He was also instructed to punish all offenders during the former administration ; but in the event the number was too great, or if, in any other way, he was unable to punish the whole, he was to grant a general pardon, except to a i few of the more notorious, and to punish those so as to make them a public example. None of these items of instructions did he fully carry out. No doubt he was, by nature, unfit for the emergencies of his situation. He tried to please both proprietors and people, and really pleased neither. During the latter part of his administration, a band of pirates came into Charles Town. These he apprehended and brought to trial. This greatly aroused the indignation of the people. The pirates were cleared, to the undoing of Governor Ludwell. The people and the proprietors now began to wrangle. Right or wrong, the people were openly inclined, as heretofore, to shelter and protect the pirates. The proprietors seemed to be determined to punish them. The difficulty respecting the punishment of the pirates having commenced, other and no less conflicts between the proprietors and people noon followed. Governor Ludwell, no doubt from a want of decision of character which was sometimes mistaken for mildness, seemed to take part with the people. He even went so far in favoring the people as to propose to the Parliament a "new form of deed for holding lands." This the proprietors would not bear, since they claimed the sole right to dispose of the land. On account of this popular act, he was removed from office in 1693, and Thomas Smith was appointed to succeed him. Governor Ludwell went back to Virginia, glad, says an old historian, to get rid of his charge. (TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.) ipsMtanwuis ?taditf0. From the Charleston New* and Courier. TAX BILL-WHY IT SHOULD BE VETOED. The articles of the Union-Herald on the Tax Bill of 1875-76, which bill is in the hands of the Governor, and will be vetoed by him, have been reprinted for general distribution, and we trust that they will be widely read, in order that such a public sentiment may be created as will ensure, next winter, both the sustaining of the veto and the pasA ^ M Tow Dill A?ftn fllfl aKJo/? sage Ul LUC lieTY XAA j-/m ugg iiuiu wiu wwjwwtions which make the present Bill grievously oppressive and unjust. The faults of the Tax Bill are general and particular. It levies a State tax of thirteen mills, the highest tax ever levied in this State, and, in spite of that, there will be a deficiency of 8120,000 or more, because of the unequal and unwise way in which the tax is distributed. On the other hand, a tax of ten mills is enough for every proper purpose, and can be so arranged as to leave no deficiency to be met in 1876-77. This we shall show by examining the Bill in detail, availing ourselves of the information furnished by our Republican contemporary, the Columbia Union-Herald. The first section of the Bill levies a tax of one and a half mills to pay the "salaries and contingents" of the Executive and Judicial departments. This is too small, as the tax will not realize more tharn8180,000, and the amount appropriated is 8233,000. A two mill tax will be necessary this year, but the salaries can be, and ought to be, cut down. While wages fall throughout the nation, the /n 1 11 A. 1!1 1 Ji. A. _ omcenoiaers must, jiaewise, suumit tu a reduction of pay. The second section of the bill levies a tax of H mills for "penal, charitable and education institutions, exclusive ofcommon schools." This is too much. The Insane Asylum can be reduced to $10,000, the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum to $10,000, the Penitentiary to $30,000, the University to $30,000, the Agricultural College to $5,000 and the Normal School to $5,000. Total, $150,000, which will require a tax of II mills. (The amounts named are, we believe, ample, and, if not, must be made sufficient. The third section levies a tax of 2 mills for the common schools, in addition to the poll tax and district school tax. We do not object to the tax, but we insist that the amount which may be raised by a district tax shall be limited to a fixed percentage of the State tax, and that legislation shall be had that will ensure the economical expenditure of the entire school fund. At present a dozen persons can assemble and tax a school district five per cent, if they choose, for the body of the taxpayers rarely attend the meetings, and a great part of the school fund is wasted or stolen. The work done is out of all proportions to the cost. The fourth section levies a tax of one and a quarter mills for legislative expenses. One mill is sufficient. The salary and mileage of members are fixed, and 8103,000 will pay both. One mill will raise 8120,000, and the remaining 817,000 are quite enough to pay clerks, pages, &c. There is no reason why the whole legislative expenses should exceed 8100,000. The people will not believe that the Legislature meaus reform unless the reform begins in the Legislature and with its members. The fifth section levies i mill for the public printing of 1875-76. This will produce 860,000, of which 810,000 will go to pay the dedeficiency of last year. A careful estimate indicates that the whole of the necessary printing can be done for 830,000. The sixth section levies a tax of two mills to pay the interest on the public debt. The section has this proviso: "Provided, That the proceeds of the tax levied in this section shall be used, first, for the payment of the interest which may fall due upon the consolidated bonds and certificates of stock within the fiscal year for which the said tax is levied; second, as a'surplus fund,' which shall be kept'separate and apart' from all other funds?this is, a distinct fund? which shall be applied within the fiscal year for which it is collected and created to the purchase of the bonds and stocks of the State issued in accordance with the provisions of the act entitled 'an act to reduce the volume of the public debt and provide for the payment of the same, and for 110 other purpose." This is a bold and shameless attempt to divert the interest fund ; and a similar provision was found in the bill to amend the Funding Act, which bill Governor Chamberlain vetoed. The two mill tax will realize $240,000, which will pay the interest on $4,000,000 of Consolidated Bonds, equal to $8,000,000 (including interest,) of old bonds. The entire debt, when the consolidation is complete, will be $6,000,000, so that the tax of two mills is under, and not over trie marx. jout tne real object of the section is to use, in purchasing bonds, any amount of interest money not called for during the fiscal year in which it is collected. This would be a palpable breach of faith, inasmuch as the holder of old bonds has the right, under the Funding Act, to come in at any time, fund the principal and iuterest of his bonds to January 1,1874, and receive j j in money the interest for as many half years ; I as have passed since Jauuary 1, 1874. That j is a right of the bondholder which he can enforce. We think it competent for the Legislature to limit the time for funding and for the accumulation of interest, but, as the law j stands, it is the duty of the General Assera- i bly to levy every year a tax sufficient to cover I the interest on the entire Consolidated debt, I aud whatever interest is not called for, be- i cause the whole of the debt has not been con- i solidated, must be held in trust until the con- I HUUUailUU 10 vuuipiekei ?uv ... j section 6 must be relieved from the clause as to the application of the surplus. The seventh section levies a tax of one-half mill ($60,000) to pay claims passed at the last session. These claims are very fishy, and it is believed that they were not passed in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution. The very word "claims" has become synonymous with fraud, and the public have a right to demand that not a single claim shall be paid until it has been separately examined and passed in a constitutional manner. The eighth section levies a tax of threequarters of a mill for the eternal and intolerable deficiencies for public printing for 1873-74. This will raise $90,000, out of which $75,000 will go to pay for the immigration report which has never seen the light. Printed or unprinted, it is worthless. This section should be stricken out. The ninth section levies a tax of one mill for balances of unpaid appropriations of the fiscal year ending October 31,1874, and for certain claims Dassed by a joint resolution in the session of *1873-74. It is likely enough that these are honest claims, but they call for no special consideration. They should wait and take their chances with the rest, under the programme of instant and thorough investigation and gradual liquidation. The tenth section levies a tax of two-fifths of a mill to pay the past due indebtedness of the Lunatic Asylum, the State Penitentiary, and the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum. This tax will produce $50,000. It is asserted that the State is not indebted to these institutions, and a law on the Statute books makes it a felony for any State or County officer to contract for or expend more than is appropriated for their use as public officers, or to use the money of one year to pay the expenses of another. Not a cent should be paid until it is shown that the debt was lawfully contracted and for proper purposes, and that the State is liable. The eleventh Bection levies a tax of onefifth of a mill to meet the appropriation for the payment of interest on bonds of the State purchased for the Agricultural College. We are under the impression that the State, by its agreement with the United States, is bound to provide for the iuterest on the bonds, which _ interest, however, ought not to go to a sectarian anomaly, like the "Claflin University." The twelfth section levies a tax of two-fifths of a mill, $48,000, for the State Normal School and Orphan Asylum. These concerns do not need the money. We understand that an earlier appropriation of $20,000 for the Normal School has never been called for, and the Orphan Asylum is in the same condition. For purchasing a new building an appropriation of $20,000 was made. The trustees have bought the Elmore place, near Columbia, for $7,000. The appropriation for the fiscal year is $15,000, and $10,000 will be abundant. The trustees have a surnlus of $7,000, inclu ding the $2,000 to be received from the Joint Stock Company. Not a dollar of the proposed $48,000 is needed, that we can see. The thirteenth section levies a county tax of three mills, besides additional taxes for past indebtedness, &c.: Pickens, two mills ; Aiken, one and-a-half mills ; Beaufort, one mill; Kershaw, three mills ; Newberry, one mill; Sumter, two mills ; Barnwell, one-half mill. These are in addition to special taxes ordered in previous years. For instance, two years, ago the Legislature authorized "the County Commissioners of Beaufort to collect a tax of two mills annually until her debt was extinguished. Should this Tax Bill become a law, Beaufort will, therefore, pay a county tax of six mills. Kershaw is in the same condition. The county debts and county expenses are enormous, and the debts should not be paid until they have been scrutinized by others than the men who made the debt and own it. A rigid investigation is in progress in Charleston, and as much can be done elsewhere. When the legitimate debt ia oaportainpd if. will he time enough to Dro vide for itsi payment. The county machinery is too costly and cumbrous, and should be cheapened and simplified. The fourteenth section levies a tax of one mill for the deficiencies of the year ending October 31, 1875, which will be about 8120,000. This is the smallest deficiency ever reported in this State since 1868. That is praise enough. The p'an of making separate deposits in bank of the different funds, as proposed in the Bill, could not easily be carried out, but there is an excellent provision that the Treasurer shall not pay any money or any appropriation which has not a balance to its credit. The manner of collecting the tax as prescribed in section sixteen, and section seventeen states the kinds of funds in which taxes shall be paid. It may as well be borne in mind that the receipt of bills of the Bank of the State for taxes cannot be evaded, let the Legislature do what it will. As we have shown, the Tax Bill is objectionable, because of the amount of the tax ; because, in some cases, more money is provided for than is necessary, while, in other cases, the levy is insufficient; because provision is made for the payment of doubtful and fraudulent claims, and because it proposes to interfere with and stop the accumulation of an interest fund required for carrying out in good faith the provisions of the Funding Act. Gov. Chamberlain has determined to veto the bill, and we trust that it will be so thorough ly discussed that, when the General Asseraniy meets in the winter, the members will be ready to carry into effect the wishes of their constituents, and give the people a Tax Bill which shall bring the tax levy for State pur* poses to ten mills, or less, and include no provision for any claim or debt of doubtful validity or propriety. To accomplish this the people must Agitate! Agitate! Agitate! Then will the members know what to expect if they fail to do their duty. ? Have You Enemies ??Go straight on and don't mind them. If they get in your way, walk around them, regardless of their spite. A man who has no enemies is seldom good for anything; he is made of that kind of material that is so easily worked that every one has a hand in it. A sterling character is one who thiuks for himself, and speaks what he thinks; he is always sure to make enemies. They are as necessary to him as fresh air; they keep him alive and active. A celebrated character who was surrounded by enemies used to remark, "They are sparks, which, if you do not blow, will go out of themselves." "Live down prejudice," was the Iron Duke's motto. Let this be your feeling while endeavoring to live down the scandal of those who are bitter against yoii. If you stop to dispute, you do but as they desire, and open the way for more abuse. Let the poor fellows talk ; there will be a reaction if you perform but your duty, and hundreds who were * ** mi n _i_ i i_ a_ once alienated irora you win noes. uaes 10 you and acknowledge their error. Jfar An eminent clergyman in Trenton, sat in bis study, some time ago, busily engaged in preparing bis Sunday sermon, when his little boy toddled into the room, and holding up his pinched finger, said, with an expression of Buffering, "Look, pop, how I hurt it." The father, interrupted in the middle of a sentence, glanced hastily at him, and with just the slightest tone of impatience said, "I can't help it, sonny." The little fellow's eyes grew bigger, and as he turned to go out, he said in a low tone, "Yes, you could ; you might have said 'Oh.'" There was a sermon in miniature,