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JttdffjjiiM Ifntctttgtnrtv. Wednesday Morning, March 6. All papers discontinued at the expiration of the time for which they have been poid. . No namo entered upon the hooks unless the money accompauies the order. Jggp* A cross-mark indicates that the subscrip? tion is about to expire. US?" Specimen copies" always sent, upon appli? cation. COURT WEEK. The Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas will begin at this place on Monday next, Judge Glover presiding. -c> NEW BOOK STORE. An advertisement' elsewhere in onr columns in? forms the public that Mr. Geobgk W. Faxt, the well-known and accommodating Postmaster tX this place for so many years, has opened an assortment of Books and Stationery, at tho old Tost Office in Masonic Building. The present stock is selected frith a view of supplying the wants of schools throughout the District, but a variety of miscel? laneous works and useful articles are also added to supply the necessities of others. We commend Mr'. Fant to the patronage of this community and are confident that he is prepared to offer induce? ments to purchasers in that line. -.-o ARRESTED. ??o of the three outlaws for whom the Governor hat offered a reward was arrested last week in Retrberry. His name is BckkHEad, one of the gentry whose dashing raid into Anderson a' few weeks since created such consternation. This in? dividual came to this village in December lust, and for several weeks elicited attention by his conspicu? ous manners and flourish of crutches, claiming to kave been injured on the railroad below. He suc? ceeded in imposing upon several. citizens, and speedily ran the course of a fast and unprincipled youth. We aro satisfied that a sojourn in tho Penitentiary would improve his morals. -.-o-. IMPROVED COTTON PLANTER. We had the pleasure of cxaminiug, on Monday last, a new Cotton Planter, invented by our ener? getic and enterprising fellow-citizen, Mr. James C Keys. This Planter is so constructed that the seed may.be placed at any distance desired, and deposited in a narrow furrow, adding greatly to the convenient and successful working of the crop while the plant is young and tender. In addition to this advantage, a single hand, with ono horse, can-open the furrow, plant and cover the seed at the 6ame time?thus doing the work of three hands And two horseB. If a man only plants twenty acres, this'Planter would amply pay for itself in one scasot:, in the saving of labor, to say nothing of the superior manner in which the seed will be planted. Mr. Keys deserves to succeed, and any of our citizens who desire to secure such a Planter, by C&lling upon him, can obtain all information ne? cessary, in relation to it. Wc understand that a model of this invention will be on exhibition dur? ing next week, when our farmers will have an op? portunity of judging for themselves. -o CONGRESSIONAL SPEECHES. Wo aro the recipient of several speeches made by the Hon. Wm. D. Kellt, of Pennsylvania, in the Congress of the United States. Wo have pe? rused these queer documents with some little in? terest, although confessing to much less eagerness in their perusal since the fiat has go.no forth and i this section has been declared an appendage, in the shape of "military districts;" Mr. Kelly is one of the Radical party, and has contributed the weight of tils influence to the reduction of Bovcreign States and the inauguration of praotical military despo? tism over those States. The speeches before us are in striking contrast with the productions of those quaint old fellows, yclept statesmen, whose legislation embraced the entire country, and whose goYcrui.ig ideas partook somewhat of justice and equal rights to every section. But their teachings and principles are obsolete, and wc presume that Congressman Kelly, like his associates and com? peers, must conform to the '"new order of things." The honorable gentleman, however, will accept profoundest thanks for the courtesy extended, and receive assurances of tho fact that we have given his speeches a patient reading. -? REPORT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMIT? TEE. We invite attention to the majority report of the Congressional Committee appointed to investigate the murder - of three Federal soldiers in this Dis? trict in the fall of 1865. This document will elicit much comment in the Northern States, and tend to fix' public opinion in the belief that the lives of j Union men are unsafe in this unfortunate section of the country. Hence, naught we can i;ay will counteract the injurious impression made, either as to tho parties most directly interested or the oommuuity as a whole. But we arc constrained to take notioe of the testimony given by an individual lately in. the employ of the United States, and vltose willing evidence seems to ha ve such great weight with the majority of the Committee. We refer to the self-styled Surgeon, one PillsbCbt, until recently tho contract physician in charge of | the hospital at this place. The Committee gravely accords to the testimony of Dr. PiLLSBrar the ut? most importance, as affording a striking commen? tary upon tho state of society existing in this quarter. According to this immaculate hero, "no doubt appears to have been entertained in the minds of this community of the guilt of at least two of the persons discharged." Professing to know as much of the minds of our pcoplo as this individual possibly could know, we muBt charac? terize tliis statement as utterly false and malicious. The citizens of this District never entertained the ?lightest doubt of their innocence, and this was warmly attested "by the inhabitants of the town with an ovation and congratulation." The confi? dence and secure belief in their complete inno? cence, and the gratification at their escape from farther p unislmicnt of innocent and persecuted neighbors, induced the ovation and congratulations. These men were received with open and undis? guised hospitality, because their fellow-citizens knew that thisir punishment had been unjust and undeserved. And we may remark, that had the action of our citizens been otherwise?had these prisoners been received coldly, and had there been no evidences of rejoicing at their return, this relia? ble Surgeon (?) wonld have taken it as prime fada evidence that the people believed them guilty, and reported to his masters accordingly. In conclusion, as we do not wish to occupy too much space with this accomplished witness, wc will state upon good authority that the "general drunk" referred to, if there is any semblance of truth in the allegation, was confined to Surgeon Pjt.lsbuby and his as? sociates in a social point of view. Who they com? prised is hardly accessible, since his name has evoked disgust and detestation with every respec? table offiscr of the army stationed here within tho past eighteen raouihs. 2* ; Veto of the militaey bill, T;fc Executive v-cto of the military bill was sent to the House on Saturday last. An unsatisfactory synopsis of the feto message lias been received, and we pfttfer to await the reception of the mes? sage in full before presenting its features to our readers. As was expected, the House Immediate? ly passed the bill, notwithstanding the veto, by a vote of 135 to^47. The Seuato had not acted, up to our latest advices, but there is no question in regard to the necessary two-thirds being obtained in that body, where the present bill originated. We could hardly expect any fortuitous circum? stance to transpire that would defeat the measure for the time being, and therefore conclude that the South is now virtually under military rule. The anxiety of our people to know the result of this action upon the part of CongrcBS induces us to state that there is good authority for the conclusion that matters will remain temporarily in the condition now existing! The officers command? ing tho respective departments Will be continued by tlie President, in all probability, and no addi? tional troops Will be sent into the Southern States. In localities where any positiv j evidence is addu? ced to show that lawlessness or disorder exists, garrisons may be established, and the people sub? jected to rigid accountability for the acts of offen? ders. This will entail oppression.upon the inno? cent in very many instances, it always being the case that military rule lacks discrimination and sound justice in its administration. We are convinced that there will be no inter? ference with the civil side of iho State Courts, and the impression among many tiat such will be the case is only illusory. How fir the criminal law may be administered by the civil officers, and to what extent jurisdiction will be claimed by the military, depends in a great measure upon the temper and character of the officer commanding the Military District. Another point of interest and inquiry seems to be the probable time when a convention will be called to initiate steps towards reconstruction. This question is confided to the entire population, barely excepting such as are disqualified by their past record from a participation in the said con vention. How speedily a pcrtion of the inhab? itants of any State may set on foot this project for reebnstruction, it Is simply impossible to de? scribe. The mode and manner of calling this convention is not provided for in the bill, and we presume that any combination of individuals, of whatever complexion, might properly inaugurate the movement, and petition the Executive to order an election for members thereof. We will not venture a prediction on this point, ttnd neither have any desire to make suggestions or give ad? vice on the subject. We are professedly in the background, and with all the possible grace of a former uncompromising "rebel," yield ft tacit ac? knowledgement of being incapable to rido the storm or direct the whirlwind. Wc aro placed hors du combat, and must adjure others to think and act for themselvc?. -?-? THE OBANGEBUEG NEWS. This is the title of a journal recently issued at Orangoburg, in this State, benring evidence of talent and discrimination in its conduct. We heartily welcome this now candidate for popular favor, and commend the courage necessary to un? dertake such an enterprise in this period of gen? eral gloom and depression. Mfcy the Neics pTovc remunerative and successful. -o SOUTH CAB0LIIIA?ANDESflOH DISTRICT. M THE COURT OF 0RD1NA11T. Mary L Acker, "I Petition for sclticmcnfj r?i \ relief, partition of lands, Joshua S. Aclter, el at. j &C. It appears from the petition in \M6 ?asd, that Mary C. Acker, relict of the late Wm. H. Acker, deceased, purchased at the sale of the personal es" -t?te of her deceased husband, on (lie lltb. day of November, 1802, property to the value of $1,081. 43, for which she executed h;r note to the Ad? ministrator, according to the i.erms of the sale.? Much the largest proportion of htr purchases con? sisted of negroes, women and children, whose maintenance, from the date of the purchase up to their emancipation by public authority, it is abun? dantly proven, was worth more than the value of their services. She also purchased other person-* alty, at prices greatly above its ordinary and true value in a sound currency, ns is satisfactorily shown by the testimony. Afterwards, in January, 18?4, petitioner was appointed, by this Court, Guardian of her minor children, whose nnmcs ap? pear in the proceedings, and executed her bond 5n the usual form, for the faithftl performance of the duties of her trust. On the same day, or there? about, her note in the hands of the Administrator, given fo." purchases at the sale, was credited with Three Thousand Dollars, for which sum she gave her receipt, on her own account as distributee, and as Guardian Of her children, and in March follow? ing tdie gave her receipt to th> Ordinary for S42C, 16, the amount of proceeds of sale of a small tract of land, sold by order of this Court for part ition. This sum she received in Confederate currency, which is shown by the proof to have been no far depreciated at the time that twenty-six dollars thereof was worth only one dollar in gold, the true standard of value. In May, 18C5, slavery was abolished, and Confederate currency and securities became utterly worthless, and it appears, there? fore, that petitioner has nothing whatever to show, save the intrinsic value of the currency received by her, for her receipts outstanding, for Three Thousand, Four Hundred and Twenly-Six Dollars and sixteen cents. It further apptsrs by the peti? tioner, that there is a small tract of land, worth less than one thousand dollars, as uhown by the proof, still remaining of the estate of her husband, i which is subject to partition. The petition prnys that tho note of petitioner, in the lands of the Administrator, may bo reduced by striking out the amount of the purchase money of the slaves included therein, and the excess above its true value of the other property purchased by her, which is shown by the proof :o amount to $300.00, and that a decree bo made fixing the true sum for which petitioner and her surety ore liable on snid note. It also prays that her letters of guardianship be revoked, and her official bond, and the receipts given by hor as aforesaid, be de? livered up to be cancelled ; and that partition be made of the tract of land described in the petition. The Court is sensibly impressed with the novelty and importance of the questions involved in the application, and ban considered them with an anx? ious desire to mete out full justice to the parties in? terested, Tho greater portion of the indebtedness of petitioner, originally to the administrator, and now to her wards, was contracted for the purchase of negroes, which have been forcibly arrested from her by Uk; action of the Federal nnd State govern? ments, without any fault on her part. To what ex? tent a legal liability upon an outstanding executory contract for thepurchoso of slaves at any time, and between individuals acting for themselves, enn bo maintained, admits of very great doubt. The Court is informed that the question is being made in our highest tribunals, by counsel learned in the law, who confidently affirm the proposition, that no such contract can be enforaed, without violating tho principles of equity and juntice lying at tho foun dation of our jurisprudence. It has been held by at least one eminent judgfi in a neighboring State, "That when the right of property in that which "had heretofore been treated as such by the laws is "destroyed, the laws to regulate the rights of "parties to that property, and to enforce payment "of obligations given for it, must follow the fate of ?'the property itself, and all contracts based on "these laws be annulled." If the position thus .assumed be plausible, when applied to persons tui Juris acting for themselves, it is certainly infinitely stronger when urged in favor .of one acting in a fiduciary relation, and the decision of this case might, in the judgment of the Court, if it were ne? cessary, be well rested hcrci But the question to be decided by this Court does not depend on the (jreat principles referred to. Tho purchase of slaves made by the petitioner in this case was in November; 18G2, and the extent of her liability, aside from the general doctrine as to the liability of parties to account for what they received, de? pends on the Ordinance of the Convention of the State for the regulation of contracts en? tered into between the first of January, 1862, and the 15th of May, 1865. That Ordinance, in its fourth section, provides, "That it shall he lawfu* "for cither party to any action" (upon a contract j made within the dates mentioned) "to introduce "testimony showing the true value ahd real char? acter of the consideration of such contract at the "time it was made, so that regard being had to the "particular circumstances of each case, such verdict "or decree may be rendered as will effect substan? tial justice between the parties." Without attempting to assign other reasons than those plainly indicated by the Ordinance, for the opinion entertained on this subject, it is enough j for the Court to announce as its judgment, that the liability of the purchaser of slaves upon an ex? ecutory contract, entered into at any time after the ffrst of January, 1862, iu measured by the value of the hire of the slaves from the date of the purchase up to their emancipation. The proof in this case is conclusive, that the hire of the negroes purchased by petitioner was worth nothing, and it is there? fore adjudged that the amount agreed to be paid for them should be stricken out of the note given to secure the payment of the purchase money. As to the Confederate currency received by petitioner from the Ordinary, the Court is of opinion that the same should apply. It is in proof that the said currency, when received by her, Was worth only one twenty-sixth part of its nominal value in gold' I and its value: in coin is, according to a recent de? cision of Chancellor Lcsesne, all she should be held to account for. That would be a most trivial : um, only about $16, and for two-thirds of that t urn petitioner is prima facia liable to her wards. But inasmuch as she has supported them) a\: her own cost, for more than four years, it iB held that she has nothing to account for by reason of her re? ceipt of Confederate currency. If correct in these positions, it follows necessarily thai the receipts given by petitioner, us Guardian, arc without con 3 deration and void. ' It is, therefore, ordered and decreed, that tho credit of Three Thousand Dollars on the note given toy the petitioner to Joshua S. Acker, Administra? tor of Wm. II. Acker, deceased, be strickcti out, and that the said note be credited, as of the day of its date, with Three Thousand, Two Ilundred aud Fifty-Nino Dollars, the amount of the purchase j money of the negroes, to wit, twenty-nine hundred and ten dollars, and three hundred and fifty-nine doll"rs, tho sum of the discount to which she is en? titled on account of other property purchased by 'icr at exorbitant prices, as established by the proof. This will rdduce her hefte t? eight hundred and twenty-two dollars, forty-thrc9 Cents; ort the day of its date, ahd it Is decreed that that Bum is i.he truo amount for which she and her surely are liable on the said note. And it is also ordered that the letters of guardianship granted to the pe? titioner, of her minor children mentioned In the proceedings, bo revoked, and hci1 guardiftrtship bond, togethor with the receipts given by her on account of her wards, be delivered up to bb Can? celled. And it is further decreed that the tract of land, mentioned nnd described in the petition, is of the real estate of Wm. II. Acker, deceased, and subject to partition amongst his heirs at law, named in the proceedings, and it is ordered that the said tract of land be sold by the Sheriff of An? derson District, at public sale to the highest bid? der, on the first Monday in May nc:;t, or on some convenient salcday thereafter, on a credit of six nnd twelve months, in two equal instalments, with interest from day of sale, except the costs, which ' must be paid in cash ; the purchaser to give bonds, with two or more approved sureties, and a mort? gage of the premises if deemed necessary, to secure ?he payment of tho purchase money. ROBERT JUKKIN, o;A.D. -?> Words of Truth and Soberness. Tho National Intelligencer says: To the people North the only security of liberty iu any society is the sovereignty of the people, and the only secu? rity for that Bovcreignty is the mnctity of the prin? ciple. To strip tho sovereign fover from cur j neighbors is to strip the sovereign principle from ourselves, unconsciously, at first, it may be, but noon to be realized, as a betrayed people stand, bc ! reft of majesty, shivering beforo tho gleaming sword and arrogant frown of their own demo- | gogues. Let it once become familiar to the public mind (hat popular sovereignty is to be enjoyed or denied according to circumstances, and, the principle thus dead, there is no moral foundation of liberty, and no restraint upon demagoguery. At Buch a time, a military chief, having a soldiery in charge, familiar with oppression, and careless of the prin? ciple once bo dour to us all? would have but to per? suade himself that be could better the condition of the country, and that his force Was the stronger, to enter at once, without Bcruplc and neccBsarily without failure, upon n rubversion of any existing administration or government, relying, not without well-founded confidence, on the applause of many and the acquiescence Of more, hopeless of better, nnd glad of repose. A country that will acquiesce, in a time of uni? versal peace, iu a measure deliberately abrogating the Constitution and laws in toto over half the nation, yet affecting to keep them in force in the other half, is a country ignorant of its own Con? stitution, and, therefore, incapable of a saving faith in it. Such a people are ripe for self-abase? ment, and in imminent peril of their freedom. JS@"* Thcro is nothing that the public can be so easily deceived in as in Medicine. Buy only, therefore, from experienced houses. Goonaicu, Wiseman & Co's Old Southern Drug House, of 153 Meeting-street, Charleston, S. C, is presided over by gentlemen of experience, and there you can always depend on getting pure articles and at ir.odcratc prices. -<>-? Anderson, Feb. 20. The following prices were obtained in the An? derson market this week: Cotton firm, at from 27to28ecnts; Corn, SI.65 to $1.75 per bushel; Teas, 1.40 to 1.50 per bushel; Bacon, 15 to 18 per lb.; Beef, 4J to G cts. per lb.; Tork, 9 to 10 cts. Lagging, 40 c. per lb.: Hope, 25c. per lb.; Butter, 25c. per Ib.; Kggs, 12$ per dozen. Gold, 130.* j j* 2 Editorial Pennings and Clippings. The Purpose of the Radicals. The intelligence and reflection of the South is Btartled by the enormities practiced in the name of liberty, by l)'-ose new theorists and pretended statesmen who are just now holding high carnival over the effete remains of civil and political free? dom in this section. Our thinking men cannot perceive the purpose of Congress in striking down all government here, and substituting therefor the dictatorial ru'e of the military. To the minds of people unused to fanatical ideas, there is some? thing revolting in the extreme when Congress es? says to bring the South into abject submission and Utter humiliation, by imposing the restraint of the buy one tu to insure the accomplishment of party purposes. But there is method in all this mad? ness, and there arc men of intellect and nerve whose designs are permeating every progressive act of this startling drama. Among that Class of men, bereft of actual power* but neverthe? less of sufficient influence to accomplish much, stands the great anti-sk.very pioneer, Wendell ParxLTPS, who demanded negro suffrage more than eighteen months ago as one of the results of the war. He Was then ftt.r ia advance of the party, but they have since endorsed his poaitiom With the march of revolution, this never-ceasing agita? tor again makes rapid strides in advance of the servile and dependent. He is supplying them with brains, and while throwing out ideas, as vi dettes for others te follow, he complacently awaits the progress of events before proceeding further. We cannot, perhaps, introduce an article more en? lightening on this subject than the following'from the pen of Mr. Pnittlrs, endorsing the original military bill. The reader will readily perceive that its failure and subsequent modification must provoke censure from the writer of the annexed article, but we arc decidedly of opinion that he is I faithful in portraying the purposes and designs of the Radical leaders. First, military' despotism in the South?then the removal of the President, and next, control of the coming Presidential election. The fire t is accomplished in port, though not to the extent of Mr. PuiLLirs' approval; the second is in progress, but is scarcely a sine qua non with the party ; and the last is the crowning and prin? cipal aim of the entire horde of office-seekers and public plunderers. Wc Lave before, on several oc oasions, urged this View of our political troubles, and we see no reason to change this opinion. It remainn to bo seen whether this subservience to party cads is destined to cngnlph the framework of republican government beneath its iron heel, and destroy the last vestige of that liberty be? queathed by an honest and patriotic ancestry. We quote the article referred to : We consider Stevens' bill the best thing yet offered. Congress has never before got so near to real badis of settlement. No doubt the idea and rule of safe reconstruction is this ; no hitherto rebel community should bo admitted to any Bhare in the government until such guarantees against secession, slavery, caste, and their attendant evils are secured as to render it absolutely certain that no possible effort of all rcbcldom united could ever disturb or displace ode of those guarantees an ioata. This is the idea of reconstruction. Victo? ry gives us the right to claim thus mu'.:h; After a civil war between Civilization and Barbarism?a war between fird ideas?the conquering party has a right to demand such security as will render it impossible for the conquered idea ever again to trouble its conquerors, l'raclical statesmanship should aim at this, and come a:i near to it as pos? sible. But it must be remembered thii.t such guar? antees arc not parchment agreements ; paper amendments laid up in the archives at Washing? ton. The only trustworthy gunrautecs are those out of which governments grow. In our case, these are education, tenure of land; free speech, equality of political right.*, security of person and property, industry protected. In 'providing for these wo must remember the abnormal condition of the negro at the South. Hitherto detained from getting cither instruction or property, the victim of a cruel, rclcntlctis, arid universal preju? dice for centuries, and just now doubly hated be? cause his weight in the scale gave victory to the North, his case cannot, at present, be brought witltin those rules which ipply to ordinary com? munities. The legal rcct.g.iilioli df equal rights is usually enough to secure, in a few years, their practical enjoyment by tin class just admitted to them. But with the negro, in present circumstan? ces, it Ss idle to expect this. These seeds of good government, education, and the rest, must not on? ly be planted; their normal, and healthy, and gradual development must be secured by adequate protection from all opposing influences, Until they are so far advanced as to defy harm. All ?ividcHCti from the South is of one kind. Every report shows that the strong arm of the Federal government must hold the elements of the rebellious territories in its grasp utitil education and the quiet possession cf land, peaceable exer? cise of political rights, continued enjoyment of civil rights, the habit of free speech, and lull pro? tection to his industry and gains, shall have put the negro into the same relation to the other class? es of Southern society that the middle classes of Europe bear to the rioher and longer privileged classes there. When the South reaches this point, the different classes and elements may be safely left to fight out their differences and adjust their relations unin tcrferred with. Until thnt point is renched, it is both unjust to the ftegro and unsafe for the Union to allow them Unmixed self-government. A military supervision under Cortgrcssioil.il su? perintendence is the best plan. Hence we welcome ibis bill of Mr. Stevens. It mast, however, be borric ift mind that our government wilt largely -ake its tone and character, for the tinic being, from the executive. The spirit which he inspires will, spite of nil opposition, be fck to the extreme edge of the Republic, will color and permeate eve? ry braflch and the minutest leaf or' the tree. The first step, therefore, indispensable and preliminary to all others, is to remove the rebel who is now en? camped in the White House?who, aided by sour? ed and revengeful politicians in his Cabinet and by a fossil and servile Bench, baulks Congress and resuscitates half-dead rebellion. Compared with such colossal sin and evil as his, Forrest, Mayor Mtinroe and Surratt are mean game for a natiou to follow. A Warning1 from History* Congress proposes to overthrow the Executive, arid to emasculate the Judicial department of the Government. This done, nil power will be con? centrated in the Legislative department which, unrestrained by Constitutional provisions and lim? itations, will administer tne governments, through its committees, enacting, construing, und execu? ting lnWB. The republic will have given away to an oligarchy; the only constitution recognized will be the popular will ; the minority will have no rights and no protection; the property and the liberty of the citizen will be enjoyed subject to the whims and caprice of a mob ; there will be power without law, equality without justice, wrongs without remedies, dcppotism without re? sponsibility- J it This state of affairs is amor.g the possibilities of the future ; it must, result from the success of the schemes entertained by the Radical leaders in Con? gress ; should it be reached, how long will it be before the people will be driven to turn upon their oppressors? What will be tins fate of the tyrants who in the ?ame of liberty yiU have reduced a free people to slavery ?. The English Parliament sought to limit the pre? rogatives of the king ostensibly to preserve the liberty of the people and to maintain the Consti? tution-. With its success, grew its demands-. From Constitutional resistancet it appealed to arms. It declared support to the king, treason. It deposed his majesty) tried, convicted and executed him. At this moment, it fduild that instead of having concentrated all power in its own hands, which had lately been its object, it had a master in the army?a master more exacting, more violent, less reasonable, and more to be dreaded than Charles had been. It had created the army to dethrone the king; and the king was dethroned and dead, it found the army conscious of its power and ready to use it. The army had overturned the throne; it turned its bayonets upon the parliament; and without a struggle, the parliament was stripped, not only of the power it had usurped, but of all power save such as it suited the interests of its new masters to allow it to exercise. The constitution of the country was destroyed ; but the array, not parlia? ment, was master; and the favorite of the army, the godly Oliver, became prophet, priest and king, under the title of "Protector." In the end, the people gladly welcomed back the old system, and received with open arms the murdered king.; they hod suffered so greatly, en? dured so much, that even the dissolute Charles II. inspired them with hope of relief, and they hailed him as a deliverer. Congress may succeed *br a lime-, the President maybe impeached; the Supreme Court may be gagged \ Stevens ?nd Boutwell and Butler may lord it over the land, and in the .name of liberty and equality and fraternity re-enact the scenes of the French revolution ; but it must invoke the aid of the army, and the army will in the end crush it, and a soldier will grasp the sceptre, and the be? trayed people will say, amen !?Selma [Ala.) Mes? senger. Minority Report. Hon. Edmund Cooper, of the Select Committee appointed by Congress to inquire into the murder of the Federal soldiers in South Carolina, has sub? mitted a minority report on the subjec t in which he altogether dissents from the opinions of .Hie ma? jority of the committee as expressed In their report. Mr. Cooper says that the facts elicited at the trial of the prisoners J. C. Keys, F. Q. Stowefs, Robert Keys atld Elisha Byrum do not prove their guilt; that the tribunal by which they were tried was il? legal ; that they were brought to Fort Delaware by order of Secretary Stanton, i nd also justifies the commutation tif their senfenoe by the President, and their subsequent release s.f.er a trial before an United States Court. In regard to the alleged out? rages on freedmen in the South, Mr. rjubper says: "It is triie that Gen. Thomas, Gen. Sickles, Gen. Wood and Gen. Baird in their t.jatimony express the opinion that the civil tribunal.) in the departments under their command do not administer full and impartial justice in cases wlure Union men, sol? diers and freedmen arc partica litigant; but they furnish but one single case, although the direct question is asked them, and that was & case in the State of Tennessee, meutiopel by Getfi. Thomas, which he admits to be the only one within his de? partment. "It is tHie that they mention irt general term's that Union men, Federal soldiers and freedmen are not safe in their departments, but when asked to specify the number of cnoes nnd the localities Where they hate Occurred; arid the :oames of the p.rtie9 injured \ritliin the last twelvo months; they could only mention one case in the State of Tennessee, at Nashville; one in the State of Mississippi, at Grenada; ono in the State of Louisiana, on the road bttfreed Alexandria and Mbnroe, and riot a single case in Virginia except the Watson case, and no case in North Carolina) Georgia, Florida or Alabama." And Id ?aeli ?F Ihesd cast's these officers testify that every exertion was made by the civil authori? ties to arrest and punish the offending parties.? Mr. Cooper, in conclusion, says: "Hence, I do not belicl'? frith the committee 'that the courts cannot be relied on for the pun? ishment of crime, 'whore the Union man, soldier or freedman is concerned, and that justice is prac? tically denied them ;' or, 'that up to the time, siuce the close of the war, there ;ios been no change for the better;' aud 'that the best material interest of the country, as Well ns the highest considerations of humanity,' call for the establishment of military governments over tho Stales of Virginia, North Cardlina, South Carolina, Georgia; Florida, Ala? bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas. On the contrary, in my opinion, genuine freedom is imperriled by such legislation*, and that it can? not long survive the corrupting influence of 'brist? ling baydncts and the vaulting ambition of military rulers.' " MARRIED* February 21st, at the residence of Mrs: M. H. Witherspoon, Cabarrus cannty, N. C. by the Rev. John E. Pressly, Miss Maggie C. Woodside and Mr. D. J. Sueuard, of Anderson District, S. C On tho 28th ult., by Rev. W. P. Martin, at the residenno of the bride's father, Mr. William Thom'-son and Mi?kkva C. CoofcET, all of this Dis? trict. Ort 28th ult., by Rev. J B. H?lh?use, Mr. J. W. Lf.wiS arid Miss S. A. Millwke. New Advertisements. "Wanted--! loodllule. M. B. WILLIAMS, at I'ierceton, eleven miles from Ahdersnn C H., wishes to buy a good Mule or Pony, from 3 to 7 years old, and will pay a fair price for the same, in cash. March G, 18G7_38_2^ McDATiO BURRISS. StTBGICAL AKfl Mechanical Dentists, HAVING permanently located at this tlacc, will give their undivided attention to the jvactice of Dentistry, in all its branches. Dr. McDavid, a recent, graduate of thcPonn.?yl vnnia College of Dental Surgery, havingttcquaint ed himself with all of the late appliance) and im? provements, flatters himself that he can gvc entire satisfaction, and only asks a liberal share of pat rouagc to prove the efficiency of his opcritions. Office opposite Intelligencer office, over M. Les? sor's store. De. j. q. McDAVID. T. B. BUIRISS. March G, 18C7 38 ' t HIRAM LODGE, No. 68, A.*. F;\ M/ A REGULAR COMMUNICATION OF HIRAM LODGE will be held in the Lodge Room on MON? DAY NIGHT, April 1st, 1807, at h<ilf-past severi o'clock. Urethren will take due notice anu govern1 themselves accordingly. By order of the XV.: M.\ T. 13. BURRISS, Secretary. March 6, 18G7 ? 38 4 Burning Bush'Chapter, No. 7, R/.A.-.M/; A REGULAR CONVOCATION OF BURNING BUSH CHAPTER will be held in the Chapter Room on MONDAY NIGHT, March 11th, 1867, at half-past seven o'clock. Companions will assem? ble without further notice. By order of the M.-.E.-.H.-.P.. T. B. BURllISS, Secretary. Feb. 14, 1867" 35 4 NOTICE? PERSONS having claims ngainr-l the Firms of E. B. Benson & Son, and T. B. Benson & Co., will please present them at once, to the undersigned. WU1TNER & WHITNER> At'artb March G, 1807 38 3 Fresh White Meal! THIRTY BUSHELS MEAL, for sdld by TOWERS & BURRISS; March 0, 18G7 35 2 Buckwheat Flour i THIRTY BAGS FRESH BUCK* WHEAT FLOUR, just received arid for sale at ?1.00 ]?er hair, for cash. TOWERS & BURRISS: March G, 1807 38 2 _2| ESTATE NOTICE. THOSE indebted to the Estate of James A. Pagettj deceased, are notified that they must make pay? ment of the same to the undersigned, in order to save costs. Persons having demands against said Estate will also present thetu, properly attested, to* me. J. D. M. DOBBINS. Adrii'r. March 6,18C7 38 ?* ESTATE NOTICE. ANY outstanding demands* against the Estate of John George, deceased, should be rendered i'A properly attested to us, and persons indebted to the Estate make payment; . Will TN ER & WHITHER; . Att'ys for Adra'r. March 6, 1SC7 88 4 Estate Notice. ANY outstanding demands against the Estate of James H. Baker, deceased, should be rendered in properly attested to tis, and persons indebted to the Estate make payment. WIIITNEU & WHITXER, Att'ys for Admr'x. March C, 1867 38 4 Administrator's Notice* ? ALL persons having demands against the Estate" of the late R. D. T?cker, deceased, are hereby re-' quired to present them to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, else their claims will be barred. V.'M. TUCKER, Ad'm'n March 6, 18G7 38 3* Estate Notice* ALL persons indebted to the Estate of John Garii brcll, deceased, are hereby notified that their in? debtedness must be settled on or before the first day of May next, and those having demands against said Estate will present them to the under? signed, properly attested, hv the same date. JOHN WILSON, Ex'h Marcii 6, l*C7 38 3* TIIK subscribers having an arrangement wilM the manufacturer of the celebrated " Durham" Smoking Tobacco, offer it at manufacturer's prices' to merchants, am", solicit orders at ortce that, they rfiay brijig out for the wants of such as order. FISH ER ? I.OWRANCE, ; Columbia, S. C. Match C, 1807 38 4 NEW B0?E STORE ! G. W. FANT, WITH D?FFIE & CHAPMAN, CALLS the attention of Teachers, and the pub? lic generally, to the fact that he has opened a Book Store at Anderson, und will keep constantly on hand a good selection of School Books; Sta? tionery, &c, at moderate prices. Sheet Music for Piano. .Miscellaneous Books, or anything in that line, will he furnished on short notice, and at publishers prices. Godey's, Leslie's and other Magazines received monthly. My connection with Duffie & Chapman, Book Sellers, Columbia, enables me to offer every induce-' mcnt to purchaoers. Call at the Old Post Office, south-cast corner Masonic Hall. March 6, 1807 38 Ordisiary's Sale. BY virtue of an order from Robert Junkin, Esq.; O. A. D., I will expose to sale on Salcday next; before the Court House door, the following prop? erty, to wit : ? One Tract of Land, containing 324 acres, more of less, situate in Anderson District, on waters tit Generostec Creek, and bounded by lands of Johri S. Sadler. David F. Sadler and others, belonging to the Estate of James H. Sadler, deceased. Sola lor the benefit of creditors <?f said decease'd; Term.'?On a credit tint tl the first day of January next, with interest from day of sale?purchaser' [ giving good security, with a mortgage of theprem* I scs to the Ordinary, for the payment of the pur? chase money?in currency. Costs to be paid in" cash. . . . WM. MeOUKIN, S.AiDj March 9, 1S07 38 SHERIFF'S SALE, BY virtue of vai ous writs of Fiera Facias to mo directed. I will expose to sale on Salcday in Aoril next, before the Court House door at Anderson the following property, to wit: At Defendant's residence, on Tuesday after sale day, the following properly, to wit: 1 lot barrels' nnd boxes, 3 cans. 3 jars, 1 pair steelyards 1 fun? nel. 1 sausage sttitler, 1 gridiron. 1 grater, j wash pan. 2 smoothing irons, li fire shovels and totics* 3 tubs and water buckets, 3 tables, 1 washsta?d 1 cupboard, I lot crnckerywarc, 1 tot spoons', 1 cas? tor, i lot stoneware, knife basket, &c., 2? candle stands, 1 sett candle moulds. ] lounge, "l check reel, 1 churn. 1 bee steamer. 1 bedstead and bed? ding, 1 trunnel bed and bedding. 1 clothes press 12 chairs, 1 secretary and book case, 1 sideboard! 1 clock, 1 broad axe. 2 mattocks. I shoe bench and tools. 1 work bench. 1 corn sheller, 1 scythe and cradle. 1 iron wedge, 1 half bushel measure, 1 peck measure, 1 carving knife and fork, 2 plow stocks and irons, 1 lot plow irons, 1 mill stone, 1 lot olc? irons and tools; 1 lot plow gears, 1 lot leather 1 five gallon jug, 1 slack tub. 5 patent locks, 1 spirit level, 1 pair holsters, one stove, 1 cutting knife t sheat, 2 sheep, 2 kids, 1 tin box, 2 gimlets 3 *L;t fire dogs. 1 cow bell, 1 thrasher frame. 'Sold a* the property of J. W. Guy ton, at the suit of' Charles lrby. w Terms Cash. M-O 6,18? ^