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lewis m. GitisTi:Proprietor.J |itkjjfnknf Jfamilg fttfospaptr: % promotion of % political, Social, ^griralfaral anil Commercial Interests of l|e jJont|. TERMS?$3.00 A TEAR, IN ADTANCE. YOL. 23. YOEKVILLE, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 10. 1877. ^O- 19 Jto Original J>t0rj?. Written for the Yorkville Enquirer. JULIAN MORVILLE'S BRIDE; THE POWER OF LOVE. CHAPTER XIV. THE VERDICT. Mr. Gilford, the defendant's counsel, evidently made a favorable impression upon the majority of his hearers. His speech was listened to with profound attention, and many a moistened eye testiBed to the softened feelings it had awakened, while kindly and sympathetic glances were., directed toward the prisoner, as well as toward his wife, who leaning forward with tightly-clasped hands, listened, with emotions impossible to describe, to the contending arguments of the case. Shrouded once more beneath the concealing folds of her veil, her face was not visible to their l-. .L- i? QUI IQ6 unyi gJILLIpSCJ U1 IV) IU IW ^WWIIWH ic beauty, which had been revealed to them, had touched every heart and excited the almost universal hope that for her sake, if for no other reason, the verdict would be given in her husband's favor. The judge then addressed the jury in the usual form, but as concisely as possible, beiDg apparently desirous of bringing the case to as speedy a termination as he could. Evelyn had watched his Honor's countenance with the most iutense interest, feeling, poor girl, that if his sympathy was on her side, there might be more chance of a favorable decision ; but there wis nothing in his cold, unmoved expression to excite hopefulness, and his terse, mechanical phrases fell like lead upon her heart. The jury retired to agree upon the verdict, and an iuterval of tedious waiting ensued. Major Lyndhurst was earnestly desirous of persuading Evelyn to leave the Court, promisingto return himself to learn the result of the trial, and immediately bring her word, but nothing could induce her to move. "I must stay until the end," was all she would say, in the mournfully resolute tone he knew so well; and Ending argument hopeless, he ? was obliged to yield to her will. What an agony of doubt, of alternate hope and fear, racked her breast in that dreary half-hour?for it was no more?though it seemed as if hours must have elapsed while Bhe sat waiting there. Presently the door! opened, and the jurymen once more came in. j The final moment was at hand. She held her ; breath to listen, as the momentous question was asked? "Gentlemen of the jury, what verdict do you find for the prisoner ?" And like a death-knell to her hopes, sounded in her ear the dread response? "Guilty." The room seemed to swim round. Something more was being said, but she could not take it in. It was the judge's voice, but it sounded far off and confused, as in a dream, or place where echoes were answering each other in every direction. Then suddenly the necessity for forcing her attention occurred to her, making her bring her thoughts back, by an almostsuperhumau effort, from the point they had wandered. The last closing words sounded frightfully clear and distinct, amid ? the universal and breathless silence which prevailed, as the sentence was being pronounced, on which hung Julian's fate. It was the sentence of death. There was a wild, despairing shriek, which rang through the court-room, piercing every heart to the core, with the shrill anguish of j J?o Then T^velvn'a insensible form was borne in her father's arms from the room, closely followed by the trembling Rose. The prisoner had. apparently, not ventured before to look in the direction of his wife, but at that cry of despair he turned, and stretching out his arras toward her, uttered her name. It seemed, for an instant, as though he must break through every barrier,overcome every obstacle, to follow her. Then as the door closed upon her, his extended bauds dropped at his sides, his head sank upon his breast, and with a white, rigid face, be . turned and was led away. . i How Evelyn got through the rest of that day, and many successive days, she never knew. A sort of stupor possessed her, bluutE^n ing her senses to the reality of her position, and casting a merciful veil over the ghastly spectre of her woe. ;;At last, however, a messenger came, bringing her permission.to visit her husband. Her father, though inexpressikl*r dpAoi^ino kKp this interview mijrhfc j.j ....... 6 ~-o~produce upon ber, dared not, nevertheless, refrain from Informing her of the message, which he did through the medium of Rose. The result wa9 electrical., She sprang up with renewed vigor, her cheeks flushing and her eyes kindling with eagerness, and with trembling impatience began at once to prepare for the visit. She was soon ready, and her father, having procured a carriage, placed her in it and drove h/3r to the jail. A few moments more, and she stood in Julian's presence. The door closed upon thera, and with one low cry she sprang toward him, and was locked to his heart. There was a long silence, for at first neither of thera could find utterance, and that mute embrace seemed to express, more fully than aught else could have done, the yearning to which they could give no vent in words. "Evelyn," said Julian, at length, as he led her to a seat," I had dared to hope for a hap pier meeting than this; but God's will be done. I am inexpressibly thankful that I am at least allowed the privilege of seeiDg you again. And I have reason to believe that your visits here will be permitted, from time to time, until ?" He abruptly broke off his sentence, and looked long and earnestly into her face. "You are pale and worn, my love. Have you been ill ?" he anxiously asked. She shook her head. "Don't ask me about myself, Julian. I don't know how I have been. Everything around me now is confused and unreal, and sometimes I think I am going wild. I wish the end would come?for me!" she passionately added. "It i6 such a weary thing to live." "Poor Evelyn?poor child !?what can I say to you?" he rejoined. "Words seem so idle; they have no fitness in thera. But you are so young?you have not begun life yet. Happier days will dawn for you by and by, and all this will seem but a dream." "A dream ? Oh, God, if it were but a dream ! Do not mock me, Julian, with speaking of happier days. For me there can never be another happy hour on earth." "Then I am indeed most miserable, if the evil I have done you is so irreparable! Evelyn, I know your love for me. I know its purity and depth ; but I feel that I cannot ask or expect your forgiveness for my cruelty to you. The thought that through me you are made to suffer thus,is the bitterest drop in my cup You and yours have, indeed, reason to curse the fate that ever brought me to your door." "Hush ! If you, indeed, believe in ray love for you, never say such words as those again. I would not blot out those short happy weeks before we were married, when our future seemed so bright, and I was so blest?oh, so blest I Julian, even the memory of that time is something to live for. Dearest love, don't let thoughts like those you spoke of just now, add to your suffering. I was wrong and aelhsh to make you pity me so much, when there is so much else to think and speak about. How long will they let me be here?" "For an hour, I think. I fear they won't extend the indulgence longer." "An hour?and I had so many things to say ! I don't think I can remember- half, in such a short time. Oh ! what was it I wanted most to ask you?let me think 1" She pressed her hand with a look of pain to her brow. "I remember now, there was one thing; Julian?she lowered her voice to a whisper, "tell me, is it quite certain?will there be no change in?the decision that was made?" "In my case, do you mean ? No, my Evelyn, there is no chance ; or, at least, so faint a one that I would not have you delude yourself with the shadow of a hope. My counsel has moved for a second trial; but even . I ' should that take place, I look for no better result. This is only what I had a right to expect ; but, of course, I could not quite prepare myself for the final blow uutil it actually descended. One can never realize these things beforehand, I suppose. My dearest, it is best to face the worst at once. The inevitable mutt be met, struggle against it as we may. What I think of, is the disgrace?for you?" He broke down here, and covered his eyes with his hand. She clung to him, soothing him with tender caresses and whispered words. It was her duty now to assume the part of comforter, and, thinking of him, she tried to put the thought of herself aside. "Dear Julian !?darling Julian!?we shall be together, again, one of these days. We shall be where no one can part us any more. After all, that will be the real life. It does not matter so very much what happens here? though it is hard at the time ; we must look forward, and that will make it easier. We shall be helped to bear it?I know we shall? if we try." And the two young hearts beat together again in another space of silence?plunged into an abyss of love so deep, of emotion so profound, as for the time shut out every thought, every fear, and wrapped them in its painful ecstacy alone. Swift to Evelyn's paind there sprang a sudden hope. She raised her head, and looked up, with kindling eyes, into her husband's face. "Julian, there ie a chance! No matter what the verdict has been or may again be. The Governor can grant a pardon, can he not ?" "He can, Evelyn ; but it is not likely he will, in my case." "But why not iu your case? He has done it in others." "Yes, and has been severely blamed more than once for doing it. Did you not hear what Mr. , the prosecuting attorney, said in his speech that day ? The cry now is to make an examp'e of criminal offenders, so as i to save the country from ruin. Too many | have escaped justice, for any more to be peri mitted to escape; and why should I hope to bean exception to the rule?" "Why, because there are so many circumstances?so many reasons why they should re| gard you differently from common criminals. Didn't Mr. Gilford explain it all ?" "Ah ! but Mr. Gilford was arguing on my side. Of course, he put everything in the most favorable light We cannot expect the community at large to share his views." "But the Governor is a kind-hearted man ! I have heard. If I go to him myself, and ex plain the whole truth, he must be convinced. At allt; eyenta, I mean to try. I will setoff this very day, if I can."., ; . . . Julian shook his head. "There is no need for such haste, Evelyn. Besides, I must see Mr. Gilford first. He is to visit me this evening, and let me know definitely about this second trial. For my part, I put very little faith in it, but, of course, I must accept his judgment. If it were not for you, I don't think I should care to make much of a struggle?I should be inclined to meet the end quietly, and have all my troubles over; but for your sake, ray dearest, I must leave no means untried. Life without you would be little worth fighting for, but with 1 your sweet presence to gladden it, it has become too precious a boon to throw away." j They had but little farther opportunity for conversation, for their interview was presently interrupted by the entrance of the guard, who informed them that the hour allowed for its duration had expired. Major Lyndhurst, at his own desire, came in and exchanged a few kindly words with the prisoner. The old man was too greatly moved to say much, for the sight of his son-in-law revived his old feeling of attachment in full force, and to see the young pair together, was almost more man be could bear. He hurried through the parting, retniuding them that they would, before | long, be permitted to see each other again. | Evelyn took leave with a new feeling of hope; fulness, looking far less ill and wretched than . she had done a few hours before. Her scheme ! of seeing the Governor uow occupied her ! mind, and she was feverishly impatient for the 1 time to come when she might set out on her jjourney. j She communicated her plan to her father, who promised to help her and accompauy her on her journey, but advised her to see Mr. Gilford before making any definite arI rangement. There was more waiting, more suspense to be endured. The second trial was to come ' off' in a few weeks' time, aud the lawyer was ; hopeful of the result. Should the former verdict, however, be sustained, he advised that Evelyn should then, without delay, carry out her plan, as in that lay their last hope. In the mean time, she was allowed to see her husband on several occasions, and this privilege was an unspeakable consolation to them both. i It was now the middle of November. Win ter had set in early, and with unusual rigor The mountains were covered with snow, ant in their neighborhood it was bitterly cold Major Lyndhurst was compelled to return t< i the ranch for a few days, to attend to sorai 1 business, and while there was exposed to a se 1 vere storm, and fell extremely ill. On hear I ing of this, Rose immediately went to him : but Evelyn decided to remain where she was | unless they urgently desired her at home ! She could not tear herself away from Julian' neighborhood, and thus lose the precious op portunities of seeing him which being then afforded her. The mistress of the house ii which she was staying was a quiet, respecta ble woman, who had taken a great fancy t< the "poor young creature," as she called her and under her protection the forlorn gir placed herself, sending Roger home to taki care of everything, and 611 her father's placi while be was laid aside. Major Lyndhurst's illness proved more te dious than any one had anticipated. Thougl not dangerous, it was of a very painful type and required constant nursing day and night Rose would have found it impossible to giv? ? *.i ...1 *n t turn tne necessary attention witnout rvuger aid, so that there was no chance of either o them returning to Evelyn as long as the pres ent state of affairs lasted ; and though thei anxiety concerning her was great, they wen forced to content themselves with hearing, oc cisionally, of her welfare. Time passed on, and early in December thi second trial came off?with precisely th< same result as the former one. It seemed ai though Justice at this period had assumed it severest aspect, thrusting Mercy altogether ii the background, and judges and juries every where were resolved to make such example of offenders as should deter others from fol lowing io their steps. The popular mind wa: stirred up by the recollection of the murder which, at the time it occurred, had occasion ed so great an excitement, and the temporary flush of sympathy, which had been arouse* by the melancholy condition of the prisoner'i circumstances, gave place anew to a desire foi vengeance, for the innocent blood he hat shed. When Evelyn heard the verdict, she di( not, as on the first occasion, yield to despair She felt that the time for action had arrived and immediately set about making prepara tions for her journey. [to be continued.] VV rfi' HISTORICAL SKETCHES " OF THE Early Settlement of South Carolina, BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. SURRENDER OF FORT GRANB Y. The attentive student of history cannotbu be struck with the precarious nature of everj human state, condition or circumstance. "Al is well that ends well," and present iudica tions are deceptions. He must be stupid, in deed, who does not discover in the terminu! to which transpiring events are tending, tin hand of an all powerful providence. From the fall of Charleston, in May, 1780 to the latter part of April, 1781, South Car olina lay prostrate beneath the heel of th< British. It is true, there were small and in significant partisan corps operating in various sections of the State. These corps were com posed of as self-sacrificing patriots as evei lived, and they were led by as brave officen as ever drew a Bword ; but such were the cir cumstances by which they were surrounded that they could effect little more than checl the ravages of the enemy. The British thought and said the State was subdued. Th< great mass of the people in several sections o the State, had given up in hopeless despair The wonder is not that so raauy despaired but that any retained hope that the Americar cause would ultimately prevail. The mo ment, however, that General Greene enterec the State, the condition of things seems t< have assumed a new aspect. The report hat been extensively circulated that Cornwallii bad annihilated Greene's array. The peoph generally did not understand the movement! of the American General, and as men usual ly suffer their hopes and fears to control theii ' judgment, the people concluded that Corn wallis had driven Greene out of the State The return of ,Greene corrected this false no tion and infused hope into many sad hearts The battle of Hobkirk's Hill, the firs fought by Greene after hi9 return, was a fail ure. Rawdon gained a victory; but it wa a sad victory. He lost more than oue-fourtl of bis army, and the single announcemen that General Greene had met the British a Camden, inspired the Whigs in every sectioc of the State with a fresh spirit of resistance In the course of a fortnight, Camden, For Watson, Orangeburg and Fort Motte, were ir possession of the Americans. This was no all. The British officers, no longer coufiden of success, were despondent, and instead o believing that the State was conquered, wer< ilMtAMiml** nnriAita fnp f*lio ooPoftr rtf fKa R rifial 1UICUOC1J aiiAlUUO XV/I UIIV oi*ivwj VI vuv x/nwot troops stationed in the State. Sumter, as We have already seen, had lef Col. Taylor at Fort Granby to prosecute th< siege, whilst he would hasten to Orangeburg This post fell into the hands of the Ameri cans on the 14th of May?four days aftei Sumter commenced its investment. Sumtei immediately began his return to Fort Granby Lieutenant-Colonel Lee, however, set out foi the same point so soon as Fort Motte surreu dered. The distance from Orangeburg t< Fort Granby, is, in a direct line, about fort] miles ; from Fort Motte to Granby is abou twenty-five miles. On the afternoon of the 12th, Fort Motti surrendered, and during the early part of thi night of the 14th, Colonel Lee, with the in fantry attached to his legion, and Captair Finley, with the six pounder which Genera Greene had sent to Marion and Lee, appear j ed before Fort Granby. Lee began to la] seige to the place with his usual energy Within a little more than a quarter of a mil< of the fort he commenced the work of erect ing a battery. The morning ot the 10th wa j cloudy. A dense fog had settled on the faci of the country, and before the enemy had dis i covered that the Americans had comraencec any new plans for their overthrow, Lee hat | his six pounder mounted and waa ready t< ! open fire upon the garrison, i For several reasons, Colonel Lee was anx i ious to bring the matter to a final issue a soon as possible. Lord Rawdon, with hii forces, began to cross the Santee at Nelson'i - ferry on the 13th. On the afternoon of the I . next day, all the British forces, under Raw- ] 1 don, had been transported across the river. < . The first object the British General desired i 3 to accomplish, was to relieve the garrison at < b j Fort Motte. In order to effect this, he set - out on the night of the 14th, from Nelson's < -1 ferrv. on the road leading from Nelson's fer- ( , r y, on the San tee, to McCord's ferry, on the ( i, Congaree. Lee was well informed with re- t t. gard to the movements of Rawdon, and was i s aware that FortGranby must be taken within ! - a few days, or the siege abandoned. b The character of the commander of the < i garrison induced Lee to act with promptness, 1 - or even with apparent rashness. Major Max- I 3 well, who was in command of Fort Granby, I , was a loyalist?a refugee from Maryland, i 1 He had entered the royal army not from any i b love which he cherished toward the house of < b Hanover ; neither did the desire to be ranked among the military heroes of his age urge him t - to enter the camp. In one word, he had I i none of the characteristics of a military chief- i i, tain. He was morbidly fond of money and ( notoriously cowardly. He had converted I b Fort Granby into a depot, in which he stored ! b away the valuables which he wrested from the j f inhabitants of the surrounding country. Col. j i- Lee knew that Major Maxwell would readily ] r surrender the garrison, together with all the i b military accoutrements, provided he would be i . permitted to retain the spoils of his plunder- i ing expeditions. i b In the fort, there were about three hun- j a dred and fifty men. By far the larger amount < s of this number were tories and loyalists, i b The remainder were Hessian cavalry. De3 termined to give Maxwell no time to think, < - Colonel Lee ordered Captain Finley to open < 3 upon the fort with his six pounder so soon as < the fog cleared away. The moment that the ] b six pounder was fired, the American infantry i , advanced and opened fire upon the enemy's < pickets. So unexpected to the enemy, was < j this movement on the part of the Americans, I 1 fknf fKn rkinlrofa ftf fkn fnrmor tppro rilfr flfF 1 1 I not; Wits j;iVR?U7 Ui |?liW AVIUIVI ??V* w vmv v?? | 9 from the fort. / The garrison was thrown into I r the utmost confusion. The commander hav- < ] ing no military experience, and having no i taste for anything but money-making, was i 1 completely nonplussed. Lee soon discovering f . the confusion into which the garrison had < , been thrown by his unexpected attack, sent j . Captain Eggleston, with a summon to Max- r well to surrender. I Although Maxwell felt, no doubt, that he j and his garrison were wholly at the mercy of 1 the American commander, still be did not < * forget to lay plans for the retainiug of the - plunder which he had stored away in the fort. ^ So soon as Eggleston set out under a truce j flag, to summon Maxwell, the Americans ( > ceased firing. At this juncture of affairs, the ( British pickets that had been cut off from the < fort by the American infantry, attempted to I make their way into the fort This was ? t promptly prevented by a rapid movement of f ? the American cavalry. Colonel Lee sent an j 1 officer to Captain Eggleston for the purpose r of informing him of what had been done by i * the enemy's pickets, and requiring Eggleston ' ' to inform Maxwell that such a move would * ' not be permitted with impunity. Maxwell immediately, on hearing the remonstrance of ? Colonel Lee, ordered the pickets back to the position occupied by them when the Araeri- { i nana ppnspH firintr. Major Maxwell readily agreed to surrender 1 the garrison as prisoners of war, together with all the military stores, provided each individual in the fortsbould be permitted to retaiu his private property of every description, not subject to search. Eggleston discovered at once that the object which Maxwell had in view by this proviso was to save the valuables which he had stored away in the fort for his own advantage. Eggleston knowing that Col. Lee ever made it a point to restore to its rightful owner, all private property, which he might find in the hands of the enemy, was at a loss how to act, although he bad been empowered to bring the negotiations to a final conclusion. Captain Eggleston, hesitating to terminate the negotions for the surrender, without first informing Colonel Lee of the proviso inserted by Maxwell, made, by letter, a statement of the conditions upon which Maxwell would surrender to Col Lee. Maxwell also requested of Lee that two covered wagons be granted | him', individually, for the purpose of convey- ( ing his private baggage. Maxwell farther requested that these wagons be not subject to search. Lee, in reply, instructed Captain Eggleston to grant the request of Maxwell, with the exception that the horses 6t for service belonging to the Hessian cavalry be retained. Maxwell was willing to accede to this, but so soon as the Hessians learned that their horses were to be taken from them, their officers went in a body to Captain Eggleston and declared that they would not submit to this article of capitulation. Captain Eggleston promptly informed Colonel Lee with regard to the declaration of the Hessians. It so happened, at this moment, that a courier arrived from Captain Arra' j strong, who had been sent out with a detachment of cavalry to watch the movements of Rawdon. From this courier, it was learned that Rawdon was advancing in the direction of Fort Motte. In view of this fact, Lee thought it best not to demand too much or delay too long, lest he would be obliged to re! tiro nn ftpcnurt. of the near annrnaeh of Raw I rr r i don. The Hessians, in view of the circumr stances, were allowed to retain their horses. . | The articles of capitulation were now signed, r and at noon on the 15th of May, 1781, Cap tain Rudolph fixed the American flag on one ) of the bastions of fort Granby. The garri7 i son, no doubt well satisfied that they were re11 lieved from the dangers and privations of a : long siege, and permitted to retain their pri31 vate property, marched, under escort, for the 3 j camp of Rawdon. Conspicuous amongst the departing throng, i | was Major Maxwell's two covered wagons, 1 j known to be loaded with private property -1 which he had taken from the citizens of the r' country. Two pieces of artillery, a large . amount of salt, distilled liquors and ammuni3 i tion, constituted a part of the spoils which -1 fell into the hands of the victors. Not a s single mau was killed on either side, and only 3 three rounds fired by the Americans. Every; -; thing gained by the patriots was a clear gain. 1 | So soon as the garrison were paroled and ] 1 ; sent off to Rawdon, Colonel Lee sent an offi- t ) cer of his command, with the glad tidings to * I General Greene. Although Lee did not know f -! it, General Greene had advanced to within a ^ 3 ; short distance of Friday's ferry, on the Con- ^ s garee. The army under General Greene con- t a I tinued its march until it came to what was r :hen known as Ancrum's plantation, near a Friday's ferry, and camped. General Greene ti :rossed the river and visited Fort Granby, ^ 30W in the possession of Lee's command. ^ Toy and gladness pervaded every breast. t] Sometime during the night of the 15th, a j; jourier from Armstrong announced that Raw- r Ion had retired in the direction of Monk's p Corner, and early on the morning of the 16th, mother courier arrived bringing the cheering ntelligence that General Sumter had, on the L4th, captured the garrison at Orangeburg. -j Thus, within less than a month after Gen- n jral Greene led the American army into South Carolina, every British post in the in- c ierior of the State, except Ninety-Six, had C been seized. When the announcement was ^ made that Sumter had captured Orangeburg, c i glad shout was raised by tbe soldiers m ^ Greene's army. y Alas! all human joy is short lived. Sum- ii ter, on his way from Orangeburg to fort c Granby, learned that Colonel Lee had antic- 11 ipated him and forced the garrison at fort ^ Granby to surrender. This was sad news to v Sumter. He had confidently expected to f bave the honor of sending a summon to Ma- t jor Maxwell. In anticipation, he was enjoy- I ing the pleasure of dictating terms of capitu- r lation to that avaricious loyalist. The success e of Lee blighted all his hopes. He was raor- j tilled that Lee had granted Maxwell so favor- a ible terras of surrender. He was more than p mortified, and, on the moment, anger so far I got the better of his judgment, that he wrote t General Greene an insulting letter, and ensued bis commission as Brigadier General. c Although, for some reason which probably j will never be fully known, Greene had been 8 lispleased with Sumter on account of the t course which the latter had recently been I pursuing; still Greene had great confidence c in tbe patriotism, courage and military tal- 8 mts of Sumter, and consequently returned the :ommission on the next day after its receplion. The return of Sumter's commission was t iccompanied with a letter from Gen. Greene tl 10 Sumter. Instead of censuring Sumter, c 3reene gave utterance to the high esteem in w ffbich he was held. Here the difficulty ended, ^ it least publicly. The friends of Lee and jj surater still remembered it, and on future oc- _ jasions censures were passed by the admirers ^ )f the disaffected chieftains, whose origin can 3e easily traced to the affair at Fort Gran by. rhat no wrong impression be made, it should ^ 3e distinctly understood that Sumter was not sj mgry because Fort Granby was captured, /-(.i?i T __ ?J ?. u-: 3UL oecause Vjoiuuei jutsts, ?uu uut jl?u^ouici ^ general Sumter, bad takeu it. q The terras of surrender granted Maxwell c jy Lee do appear to be remarkably easy, but ^ Lee did not, at that time, know that Rawdon, w nstead of pursuing the Americans, had gone a ;o Monk's Corner, that he might be out of langer. There is scarcely the shadow of a . ioubt but that Maxwell could have been 'orced, in a few days, to make an uncondi- j ;ional surrender. In his haste, Sumter charg- ^ ;d Lee with taking advantage of his absence t| ind snatching from him a victory for which ^ le had been struggling for near three months. There is no evidence, however, that Lee knew mything about the movements of Sumter. q HtbccUaueaus heading. ? ? tl From the Charleston Newi and Courier. g SENATOR BUTLER'S POSITION * I Liberal and Consistent South Carolina I3 Democrat. n Columbia, April 28.?In view of the many e vild rumors afloat relative to the probable :ouree of General M. C. Butler, concerning P lis position as United States Senator elect, . md his attitude as regards the policy of the 1 Democratic party as announced by Governor e Hampton in his speeches and addresses, and f. n view, also, of the many misrepresentations >f hia feelings toward the colored DeoDle in " " " o i r be South, your correspondent obtained to-day g in interview with General Butler, when the 'ollowiDg conversation took place : Reporter: "Gen. Butler, will you give me i decided answer whether or not you intend 0 ask for a new election as United States ? Senator ?" ~ a Gen. Butler: "I will not ask for a new slection, because I do not consider it necessary. I do not think it necessary, first, because ? [ can acquire nothing more than I have acjuired already, to wit: Governor Hampton's , :redentials. I have heard of no proposition ? ibra neyv election,except from Radical sources 11 ind from some ambitious Democrats who exiect Radical support. I think my election is a naihtainable upon legal grounds, and I have " io doubt that when the United States Senate ^ s fully in possession of these grounds, my r1 iitle to the seat will be fully recognized, and . [ will be admitted. The act of 1866, provi- 11 ling for the election of a United States Sena- ? or, determines the case. Where the two r tranches of the Legislature are controlled by lifferent political parties, and they refuse to P Io into joint assembly for the election of a Tn11n,J Utntn. Crtnritlin Qtflto miivkf kfl .1 n I t( u UllQU UUtbCO kJOUaiUl | l/liv KJVUbg IIIIguu wo uv~ )rived, for ao indefinite period, of represents- 0 ,ion in the Senate. To meet this difficulty the a ict was passed. It provides for the contin- & fenoy described by directing that, where the ^ ,wo nouses refude to meet in joint assembly, iither house may notify the other of its pur- P >ose to go into an election for United States Senator, and if' it can secure from the other P louse an attendance sufficient to make, with D ts own members, a quorum of the membership ^ >f both houses and the election is had with " iuch a quorum, the said election is good and 11 ralid. That position was taken by Mr. Mor- w on, in his argument upon the Kellogg case n Louisiana, and applies specially to my case, ^ ind hence I think my election maintainable Ju >n legal grounds. Vl "When my election was had, a quorum of ^ he membership of both houses was present C( ind voting; and I received a majority of ^ hose votes, to wit: 66, when 44 votes would lave been enough to have secured ray elecinn therefore. I think a new election now vould throw a cloud upon my title, which I in egard as perfectly good. Governor Hamp- ol on's credentials, he now beiDg recognized as n< governor, certainly give me a prima facie Ii ight to my seat, and I entertain no reasona- bi >le doubt of my being seated, n< Reporter; "General, are you in accord with V he policy of the Democratic party, as an- bi lounced by Governor Hampton in his letters b< tnd addresses?" w Gen. Butler : "I am entirely in accord with a he policy of the Democratic party as announced d< >?? W/ttw v\4/\n T fKinlr fKof in toKof. I tV iver proper measures Mr. Hayes proposes for a he benefit of the country, especially for the st nterests of the South, it is the duty of every al mtriotic citizen to support him; and as long e\ ? he continues to follow out the policy of his sc naugural and his subsequent declarations hi owards the South, I shall feel bound to meet w lim half-way. I think Governor Hampton's bi position impregnable, as a Conservative Dem- te icrat. The bane of politics for the last ten th rears has been too much partisanship and too til nuch sectionalism ; and whilst I believe the a heory of the Democratic party to be the cor- fo ect theory of. government, I believe in liber- ar lizing the Democratic party in such way as o guarantee perfect and complete protection o the individual and personal rights of all itizens of the country, of all classes and conitions. The line of demarkation between be two great national parties in the country ) framed in their different doctrines as to the ights of the States; the Democratic party resenting the autonomy of the States, and be tendency of the Republican party being swards a consolidation and centralization of be General Government in derogation of the ights of the States under the constitution, 'his I understand to be substantially Goveror Hampton's position." "Reporter: "Is this policy, General, in acord with your own political course in South krolina from 1870 down to this time?" Gen. Butler: "Yes, entirely so. Hence in 870 I took the position that whilst the Reonstruction measures of Congress may have een unconstitutional and revolutionary, they Fere not null and void, and, without intendog to reproach any one, I think the Demoratic party made a great mistake in 1868 in ncorporating in its platform the provision hat the Reconstruction measures of Congress Fere 'unconstitutional, revolutionary and 'oid.' The fundamental principle of the Reorm movement in South Carolina in 1870, he Reform platform being drawn up by Gen. Cershaw, was that the civil and political ights of the colored race should be recognized qually with those of other citizens. I canassed the entire State upon that platform in 870. In 1872 this platform was adopted ubstantially by the National Democratic arty, and in 1874 upon that platform the lemocratic party carried the country with a idal wave. "In my judgment the success of the Deraoratic party in the country is due to the fact hat, having taken that position upon the leconstruction measures, it put itself in a poition to assume the aggressive, and defeated he Republicans in all sections of the country, litherto it had been on the defensive, and onsequently could make no progress towards S *1 1!.! 1 .r iL. i. ecunng me poiuicai power ui tue ouuutij. "I see do reason why a Democrat cannot be s liberal in the great matter of personal ights as a Republican. It is in the rights of he States that the two great parties differ, and hrough the States must the liberty of the itizen be preserved. As far back as 1866, rhen I was a member of the Legislature uner Andrew Johnson's regime, I took the round that all that was required, at that '.me, was an act, a few lines in length, simply uaranteeing to the negro, now that he had een emancipated, his civil rights, and leave ; to the future to regulate his relations to the overnment and to the country. I believe ow that if that policy had been adopted, we iould have avoided very many of the evils rhich have overtaken us. And hence I void against what was known as the "Black !ode" because I deemed it unwise and injudi ious. I have never made any point on this ecause of the great respect I had for those ho differed with me. They were patriotic nd earnest. "I have always insisted that the negro, belg free, was entitled to the fullest protection f the law; but I have never admitted that he hould be superior to the white race in matjrs of government or otherwise. It is agaiost lis assumed superiority on bis part, by the Radicals, that I have so earnestly contended nd battled. "The effect of the Radical policy in South 'arolina has been to produce an abnormal nd unnatural relating between the races, and ne which never could be tolerated with safey to either. It has suited the fanatics and he Radical politiciaus of the North and outh to misrepresent me upon this subject, nd whilst their policy has been sending the egro to destruction, by creating antagonism etween the races which must always result i the overthrow of the weaker, I have been iterposing my influence and ray personal Sort for his protection and welfare. "I have never had any difficulty with the egroes, and have the same servants that I ton ttoo raifK raKnm mXT fplfl. - ??C UUU AVI WU J Vttl Oy HIVU WJ ions have always been kindly. They were suited against me by interested politicians, d because I was active in exposing their potical villainies and outrages upon the counry. I feel that I have contributed somewhat 3 the restoration of honest government in outh Carolina, and, therefore, can afford to reat with contempt their malignant slanders nd abuse. I have no other wishrand no other bject, than to secure perfect harmony and ood feeling and kindness between all classes nd races of the country." Reporter: "To change the subject, Gener1, what do you think will be the result of the rosecations of the Ellbnton and oth& politial prisoners?" "i-"- ' ' Gen. Butler: "I have no idea that they can e convicted. The whole matter was inquired 3to before the special committee of the Uai?d States Senate that sat here last winter, ud the prosecuting officers do not expect, in ly judgment, to procure a conviction. I ave been recently informed by two leading Lepublicans that Corbin and Earle have a >t of negroes in Charleston, and are hatchig a conspiracy specially against me in conection with the Hamburg matter. They ave packed the grand jury by placing upon some of the most corrupt and facile of tneir rkllfinal konoKmon T am fnllw oHunrfiapH nf Ullbium UV/UUUIUVW JL HUI *J MW t va w*wv?? V* leir purposes, and whilst I have no objection ) the fullest and most complete investigation f my actions, and whilst I have for nearly year been trying to get this matter investiated in the courts of the State, I do not intnd to submit quietly to this persecution by lese two individuals, who have it in their ower to avail themselves of the legal matiinery of the General Government to opreps and misrepresent their political oppoents. I shall have to resort to a very sumlary prooeeding to protect niyself against lis contemplated outrage. I have received iy information from leading Republicans, ho appeared to speak whereof they knew. "It would be well that the composition and le manner of the organization of the grand iry be inquired into. I think it would deslop a plan that would startle and disgust le country. The days of star chamber lurts and packed juries are surely over in lis country." The interview here closed. J. K. B. Worse than the Pin Back.?A letter i a JNorttaern paper, from the great centre ? fashion, says that the "eel-skin" dress is )w the great rage both in London and Paris. I the wildest days of the tie back or pin ick mania, there never was seen such a tight3ss in the matter of skirts as now prevails. Whatever the paucity of folds in the pin ick in its fronter part, in the enormous exu;rauce of the panier or bustle the balance as struck. But, now, not only is the bustle thing of horror, but even the necessary unclothing is considered detrnp. Tolengthen le waist far beyond its natural proportions, stiff webbing of elastic is fastened to the ays to the depth of half a foot, and to this, ; first, narrow skirts were buttoned. But ?en this is now abandoned for another heme to acquire slenderness. Some ladies ive bad regular stage tights made in thick ebbing, and over these they wear nothing jt the outer dress, underskirts being simulad by pleated ruffles of white muslin, sewn to ie edge of the dress, which is then tied back II the woman within is shackled almost like convict in a chain gang. No more nncomrtable fashion ever was devised, for not only e the limbs confined by the binding dress, but the wearer must constantly concern herself about the condition of the bodice, that portion being in incessant danger of turning itself up behind, wrong side out, like an umbrella in a wind storm. The desired effect of youthful slenderness is generally obtained by the "eel skin," but at a good deal of sacrifice of person at ease. From the Corner Stone. THE MORGAN MYSTERY. WAS WILLIAM MORGAN KILLED FOR REVEALING THE SECRETS OF MASONRY? TT' 11 _ ? If . | TT! _ n w imam morgau was uoru iu v irgiuia m 1776. He was a stonemason by trade, but afteiward became a brewer, and for a time, about 1812, he was one of Lafitte's piratical band in Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. He afterwards lived in Virginia and New York. , There is no evidence whatever that he was made a Mason. At Rochester, New York, he craftily persuaded his employer that he was a Freemason, and through his influence, without any certificate or demit, succeeded in being admitted as a member of a lodge in that city. He afterward, emboldened by his success in Rochester, at the town of LeRoy again deceived the fraternity, and pretending that he had received the Masonic degrees up to and including that of "Most Excellent Master Mason," was admitted in the chapter there, and received regularly the. Royal Arch Degree. That was the only degree he ever lawfully received. He was thus a peijured man throughout his brief Masonic career. In intellectual character he was naturally bright, but illiterate, and learned only in the dark ways of the world. Added to this, he brutalized himself with drink. Outside of his house, in taverns, he was a barroom oracle; in his house he was an intoxicated tyrant, and treated his wife shamefully, seizing her by the hair of the head, and dashing her against the walls and furniture. He soon came, as a result, to want, and was the recipient of both AAMMtAM MAAAHIA AII?Mfw Gilnk (DOa Ko uuiuiuuu auu iuaouuiu UUUIwj? v^uvu nw vuv man who conceived the scheme of bettering his fortunes by publishing a pretended expose of Masonry. An idea of the sum he expected to gain may be learned from the fact that his confreres who were with him in the scheme bound themselves to him in a bond with a penalty of $500,000, to pay him one-fourth part of all sums that should be received from sales of the book. He owed numerous debts which were pressed for payment, and led to I his imprisonment several times in jail. On I the last occasion, September 12,1826, he was released upon two persons paying his debt, and accompanied by them he entered a carriage, after some high words and persuasion, and was driven first to Rochester and then to old Fort Niagara, near Lewiston, on the Niagara river?that being the boundary line between the United States and Canada. There be was kept under lock and key for two or three days. From that time until a comparatively recent period there was no authentic information as to his whereabouts. The enemies nf Fpwmiwnnrv assarted that he was drowned by its brethren in the Niagara river, while dispassionate persons believed that he had been taken to Canada and liberated. There was certainly no evidence of death. His body was never found, nor any one that saw him killed. Had be possessed any estate no court of probate would have granted letters testamentary upon the evidence of his disappearance. Now as to the sequel. One account, purporting to have come from Morgan's son, is that, instead of having been mysteriously murdered, he lived nearly thirty years after his disappearance from New York, and finally died in opulence and contentment in Van Diemen's Land, where he was editor of a newspaper called the Advertiser, which still survives him, and in which he used to refer in a pleasant way to the stories told of his murder in the United States. According to the statement of young Morgan, his father was released upon condition that he should leave the country forever. He accepted the offer, and was accompanied by Masons as far as Quebec, where he entered the British navy and sailed for England. He afterward was discharged from that service, and sailed for Van Diemen's Land, where he settled. His son was a resident of San Francisco at the time when he communicated this information relating to his father, whom he visited during his lifetime once every two years. Another account, given August 17, 1851, by A. T. Rogers, of Anoka, Minn., is that the elder Rogers, his father, who died in 1857, knew Wm. Morgan well prior to 1826, and "!? V>im mantr toqm aftar in tVla banlrarrwiHa UJOb UtlU IUBMJ J VMt U HAliva <u vuv WMWW <> www of Maine. He said that Morgan escaped from those who had charge of him at Fort Niagara, and fearing for his life, if caught, he ned to the boundless forests of northern Maine, where he built a cabin and lived a wild banter and hermit's life. When he was adcidentally discovered by Mr. Rogers, and recognized, he decamped, seeking a new and more secluded home, and was never heard of afterward. ' loo* <?!' tedi wdiMiaJ oil < "The astute reader may take his choice of these stories, or, rejecting both, frame one for himself. Probably the Morgan mystery will never be cleared up. Certainly interest in it has ceased in the United States, among tatiMasons as well as the brethren. It was a "good enough Morgan" before the elections; it gave a class of political tricksters'? pretence of elevating themselves into power for a time; but their rule was of short duration, and will never be repeated. There is no home A morirtnn historian who hju tha MunrtinM to gravely charge upon Freemasonry the murder of Morgan; that thankless and proofless assertion seems to have been reserved for one who writes 3,000 miles away from the scene of the history; and distance, in this instance, does not appear to have lent either impartiality or enchantment to his view. Clifford P. Maccalla. How Far Will a Greenback Go ??Mr. Brown kept boarders. Around the table sat Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Andrews, the village milliner; Mr. Black, the baker; Mr. Jordan, a carpenter, and Mr. Had ley, a flour, feed and lumber merchant. Mr. Brown took out of his pocket-book a ten-dollar note, and handed it to Mrs. Brown, saying : / "Here, my dear, are ten dollars toward the twenty I promised you." ? Mrs. Brown handed it to Mrs. Andrews, the milliner, saying: "That pays for my new bonnet." Mrs. Andrews said to Mr. Jordan, as she handed him the note : "That will pay for your work on my counf-.flr." Mr Jordan handed it to Mr. Hadley, the flour feed, and lumber merchant, requesting his lumber bill. Mr. Hadley gave the note back to Mr. Brown, saying: "That pays ten dollars on my board." :i' Mr. Brown passed it to his wife, with the remark that that paid her the twenty dollars he bad promised. She, in turn, paid it to Mr. Black, to settle her bread and pastry account, who handed it to Mr. Hadley, wishing credit for the amount on his flour bill, he again returning it to Mr. Brown with the remark that it settled for that moath's board. Whereupon Brown put it back into his pocket-book, exclaiming that he "never thought at ten-dollar bill would go so far." Thus a ten-dollar greenback was made to pay ninety dollars indebtedness, inside of five minutes. Who says greenbacks are worthless ?