Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mornings May * 29. uvmr"t Allpapera discontmued at. the- expiration of the time for which they have been paid. gQF* No name entered uponthe books unless the 'money-accompanies*the order. ?- '. 5" J~ A cross-mark indicates that the subscrip? tion is about to expire.. . .. ? iJS- .'^ieoimen copies always senVupb? appli ??iojDt. ' ... . . u - - - 'KEEE. CONflERI :Given by thVS?bath Sonool at the Presbyterian Church in"this place on last Friday night, and in consequence of inclement- -weather, repeated cm Monday :.mTght, was ;highly interesting and satis? factory,- to eif^h?'were pV53?n4, :lh? pieces were all welrsntig, and theontire performance reflected creditably,- up^n ? the known -ability of; tho?e. who joa&p.cted line * exercises. The- object of the Con? cert-was to rai w funds in aid of the Sabbath Sabool, and- we"- ire2 glad to learn that ic was not altogether f^tlessih this-respect. . ? G?4-:- ? . -? ? ..:,j(aoo^:ExajcnwTioK. . .Tiicro. -will.be aa.examination-and exbib&ion, with othWexeroise?," h*Ms. Tou??s School at Wil 'Kajfe^n^on next Thhrsday^nd Friday. wVun-r ' dersiand that; the- examination will take- placeon Thursday/ ithe 'exhibition oh Thursday night, and dtf Frid?y if is expected that interesting addresses will >Je delivered by the orators inrited for the oc? casion. Williams ton is an exceedingly, pleasant - littlu vilhtgtfat'all times, and many of .our readers may" finiTit' alike pleasant and - profitable, to be present during these exercises. - -?-' -'?r BliGISTSATIOS IK GEORGIA. . General Pope, . commanding'.;tho' third' military district.of Ums SoiitQ^ has. issued an order from At lanxaT,.dated jMay 2lst;' 1862, ia accordance with the Act of Congress, making arrangemenis for the Registration of voters for the States of Georgia and Alabama. iEn- addition to other arrangements made ill accordar.ee with the provision of said- Act of Congress, the order appoints, "A Board of Begis txaiian for each' regiitration district or precinct, to consist- of (tea tohite Registers, and one colored Reg? ister.'* . ... ? - < KENTUCKY ELECTIONS. . The Louisrillo Courier, So speaking of tho recent' eJectrens, si.ys f'that '.Dpmocratic "candidates for Congress have been elected in every District of the Statfc by sweeping majorities, in all but the two :momitain'Di3tricts--the Eighth and Ninth?which were represented in the last Congress by Randall sad McKee, Radicals. Iu both of these Districts the majorities are decided, although not over Wflclnung? Adams beating Rice, his competitor in' tho,Eighth", about 750-votes; and* Y??ng beating McKee-about 1900. votes,..and McKee and Green together about 1200. Tn the entire State the Dem? ocratic majorities sum up tho magnificent figures of 42,200 over the Radical and third party com binecL .Tfa'osabovo iignres.. taking into considera? tion'the small vote polled throughout the Stale, render it almost absolutely eertsin that in August next Helm's majority for Governor vriU not be less than 75,000 ovor the Radical and third parties combined. -??:-?-~?'? DEATH OF.COL. C, J. ELEOBD. We"are pained to announce the death of Colonel C. J. Jm-obx),. of .Greenville, so-well and favorably known, to the'people' of this section of the State. Ho was taken suddenly ill, while at church, on Sunday, 19th inst., and lingered until Saturday morning afterwards, when he quietly pissed away from the busy scenes of his more than ordinarily uscful life. Ilia funeral services were conducted on last Sunday in'the Baptist Church by Rev W. ir. TiroiiAs, and th? occasion is represented by those -who wore present' as being one of unusual solemnity. The- large Sabbath School over which he has presided for so many years bo successfully, together with-the various other Sabbath Schools in ("feiculsgey gave evMeace of tho esteem in which his-memory was he 'd, hy. turning out in precession on the occasion. The Sabbath School,' and "his chnrch-bavb sustained an irreparable loss, while the community, as an able jurist'and public spir? ited citizen,, will miss Colonel Elford, . in every. ?ulerp"rise,Tiaving forits object the good of tfie peo? ple, and -the interest of the District in which he Bred. * "Peacefulbe his slumbers. ?, ?. -MISSISSIPPI AKD G-EOBGIA Tho telegraph announces the fact that the cases of the State oC Mississippi and Georgia, recently on fcisi bafom-tbe Supreme Court of the United Staba, have'been, dismissed'by a tie vote, only sight, of :-tha 'judges being present at the time of rendering of the opinion. The Bench consists of nice judges, all of whom were present during the | argument, but when the decision is rendered, there 0eem&ta,-bo> only eight present. Why this is, we ate irh?lly unable to conceive, unless the absence of this missing judge was intended to produce the tib vote, and thereby defeat the bills. The Court has also refused to put forth (be rea? sons upon whi :h their judgments were baaed until ACXt December. This is, to us, cf course, wholly inexplicable,, but seems to be somewhat in keeping with other proceedings of this tribunal, which ahoukl be the guardian of the Constitution and re? publican liberty. How useless to talk of appeals to this tribunal,- with our causes of complaint, against these who hole! tho reins of government over us. .A JULY 8ESKI0N OF. CONGRESS. . Tho indications of every development upon the pert of the leading Radicals of the extreme school, . leave not a shadow of a doubt upon the mind that every effort will be made to secure a session of Gongjtess in July. In order to impress upon their Supporters tbs importance of ibis meeting, the siormyJxuo and cry of impeachment has grown considerably in magnitude since the release upon bond'of &t. Davis, and itis deemed important tbat other criEcors of the Government, as well as the Presiclsnt^justly deserve being hurled from their positions, lest by their notions of justice, reason Should'again guide and influence the people. In addition to the impeachment question they claim thai the- financial condition of the country impera? tively demands immediate legislation. It is, how? ler, evidently clear that, unless the character ot \ the legislation is ""materially changed from that ?l^^^?hJ^^olmrlMJter^Ied the Congress since the termination of the late war, that it will only hasten to that vortex of-diitaster and^ consequent ruin, so inevitable where ju?tice and interest are alike ig ~i&X?& in. the paaotBkent of laws for the government of-anatlonT leading Radical- papers now represent many members, of Congress as favoring the. session.- in July wba were, strongly and violently opposed to a sammer session. As to the truth and force of theso assertions, Itowever, the reader with oursclf is permitted to form such estimate !'as the character of similar statements from the same party during the past authorize. ? ? negro in Georgia flogged his daughter to ?death for clandestine ' 'sparking." WHAT WE NEED. ' -At atime like this, with the impoverished' condi-' tion of our country, and its wasted resources, it is unfortunate that we aro. likely to.be. drifted into1 'such a political excitement as seems now almost in^ evitaiile.- .Every man who . can Sold! the plow or "drive; is now needed every .day; to push forward, w?th active energy, the agrieuStural interests of the couotrjv and dcvelo?-those reaoujecs,. so indispen? sably necessary for the restoration of former pros? perity. If these interests are disregarded, and ^during the precious momenta of the smnraer months, our fields are neglected, and our work abandotudr to- secure attendance ?a Bundry occa? sions for political purposes, our harvest will not only be meagre, but during the coming year we. shall hear the same wailing cry of suffering and want,, which, so often* reach our ears. While we utterly disavow any intention of intimidating those who who would aspire to- the leadership of their fellow-citizens, and while we believe every reasona? ble effort to obtain informarioa and dense plans looking to the ultimate good of the community, are altogether commendable,' yet, it is evidently sore that we need work?that industry and energy which will secure to us the suecess of our agricul? tural home interests?infinitely more than we need the agitation/ and excitement of politics in oar midst. The plea upon the part of those who claim to be the benefactors of the sable sons of Africa in oar midst, that these meetings, and that this general political missionary work, among the freedmcn particularly, is necessary for their instruction, and, for their preparation to act well their part in the .new duties devolving upon them in their recently invested citizenship, is altogether too shallow and fallacious to require even a passing notice. The interests of the Republican party can alone be su d served by these means, while - division; strife, neg? lect of business, with its consequent want and in? creased poverty, will be the only inheritance which the people of our once sunny South, will gather from the wreck. The interests of white and colored alike, and 'ti c might .say the salvation of our country, depends upon the proper end energetic working of our farms this year. It is, therefore, the highest duty of patriotism, and the strongest evidence of interest in the common prosperity of the country at large, that we not only decline to raise, but that we obvi? ate evc-y unnecessary political question, and thus quiet, as far as possible, all political excitement, that thure be nothing to divert unnecessarily, the .minds of our laboring population, from these great interests. .'.-7^7--? ? '- . DISTILLING WHISKEY PROHEHTBD. The following are the paragraphs in General Or? ders No.' 25, dated Charleston, May 20th, 1867, with reference to distilling in the Military District of North and South Carolina: . I. The distillation or manufacture of whiskey or other spirits from grain is prohibited in this mili I tary district. Any person so engaged or employed will.be deemed guilty, of a misdemeanor. The possession of a still or other apparatus for this purpose will be considered presumptive evidence of a*vlolation of the revenue laws, and the party or parties using the same, or on whose premises or in whose possession the same may be found,'will be arrested and brought to trial before a military tri? bunal, composed of the commanding officer of the post and two officers of the army next in rank on duty within the territorial limits of the post. If the exigencies of the service do not permit the de? rail of ot her officers, that fact will be duly certified, and the post commander will hear and determine the case II. The penalties, punishments and forfeitures prescribed by the several Acts of Congress for dis? tilling or manufacturing whiskey, or other spirits, in violation of the. revenue laws, will tie imposed and executed by the military tribunals hereby au? thorized III. No sentence extending to imprisonmnent, forfeiture of stills, liquor or other property, or the imposition of a fine or other penalty, will be car? ried into effect until reported to these headquarters, .and approved by the commanding General. - . IV. All troops of the United States, magistrates, sheriffs, constables, police, and others in authority, are required, and. all citizens are solicited, tobe vigilant in detecting and prompt in giving infor? mation o f the violation of these orders. Command? ing office rd will be held responsible for their en? forcement. ?? ?:-<??- - THE PAST ANS IPUTURE. Many of the most eminent statesmen who havo ever graced the councils of ti is nation, even years ago, seemed to realize the political disasters which were rapidly approaching, and clearly and graphi? cally foretold the embarrassments which embar? rass us as a people to-day. Darikl Webster, up? on one occasion, while discussing the future of the United States, used the following passage, which is, in every sense, appropriate to the present po? litical condition of this country. None can read it without being impressed with its force and ap? propriateness. He said: "Other misfortunes may be borne or their effects overcome. If war - should sweep our commerce from the ocean, another generation may renew it; if it exhausts our treasury, future industry may replenish it; if it desolates and lay* waste our fields, still, under a new cultivation, they will grow green and ripen to future harvest. It were but a trifle, oven if the walla of yonder capitol were to crumble, if its lofty pillars should fall, and its gorgeous decorations be covered by the dust of the valley. All those might be rebuilt. But who shall reconstruct the fabric of tho demolished Government? Who shall rear again the well-pro? portioned columns of constitutional liberty ? "Who shall frame together the skillful architecture which unites national sovereignty with States rights, in? dividual security and public "prosperity? ' Now, if these columns shall fall, they will be reared not again. Like the Cobseum and the Pantheon, they will be destined to melancholly, mournful immor? tality. Bitterer tears, however, will flow over them than.were ever shed on the monument of the Roman or Grecian art, for they will be the rem? nants of a more glorious edifice than Greece or Rome ever saw?the edifice of constitutional Amer? ican liberty." THE CHRISTIAN MESSENGER. Suoh is the name of a new paper published in Augusta, 6a., by Gextsy & JEFFEitsax, tho sec? ond number of which is before us. It is, we be? lieve, published in the interest of no denomina? tion specially, and claims is its object and aim "the dissemination, Wf r*ligious intelligence, and moral principles among all classes of tho people throughout the country." Published woekly at $2 a year. -? ? From nearly every part of the country come accounts of brutal outrages being committed upon children by fiends in human shape. A brute in Pittabnrg has recently ravished a child of seven, and another in Louisville hits outraged the person of a girl of ten. Another in New York one of three and a half.. i ? * ? Z DECORATION OF SOLDIERS' GRATES. "We have been:requested by the ladies'of the viT-. luge to announce that there will be a meeting of all who feel interested, on next Friday evening, at & o'clock, for the purpose of decorating the graves of the Confederate dead who Bleep in our /graveyards. The meeting will assemble- in the Baptist Church, where the exercises will 'be open. .e&wUh^ppropriate religious-services,"and after performing the sad duty, yet inestimable privilege, ?:of deeorating the graves of our dead who rest in the grave yard there, the meeting will repair to the-Presbyterian grave yard, to perform a like tribute to those who were buried there. We feel assured that I he mere mention of this fact will-insure a general attendance, and-we have that confidence in our good people, to know, that on that occasion, they will exercise that prudence and' wisdom, worthy of those who perform the service, and worthy of the memory of those for whom the floral offering is made. Let every preparation be pre? viously made, so that the exercises may be passed through quietly and solemnly, without confusion or disturbance. The ministers of religion, in the village, are specially invited to be present, on the occasion. -;-,?* JOHN W. FORNEY. In a speech recently made to a colored delega? tion which waited upon hiu, said : "I believe the day is coming, and that it is not for distant, when, from the State of South Caroli? na, there will be in the halls of Congress a black man, abler than John C. Calhoun ever was, and that there will go from the State of Kentucky, at least as able a black man as Henry Clay." Forney must calculate oh living for many, very many yeairs, which he most assuredly will do, if he ever lives to see what he here so confidently expresses. The world never has, and never will produce a negro bearing any comparison with the distinguished men whose names are mentioned in this connection, and the man who indulges in such expression s is perfectly crazy upon the subject in? volved. The expression of such an opiniion by such a man as Forney, tshows the delusion which has taken possession of the radical mind, and men who are so blinded as to indulge in such ex? pressions as the above, are sufficiently deluded to hope for either possible or impossible results. An exchange, commenting upon the absurdity of this expression of Fornet, very justly says: "The combined intellect of all -the negroes who ever lived could not be compared to that of either Caluoc.n or Clay, and every sensible man knows it." ? ?. STATE NEWS, As Unio etc sate Affair.?Wo regret to state that a very melancholy and unfortunate affaiir oc? curred in :he neighborhood of Clinton, at the resi? dence of the deceased, on last Saturday evening, which resulted in the death of Elias Compton. It seem? that some family difficulty had occurred* creating a rencounter between the deceased and his wife'B brother, John M. Thompson, a youth, J who was living with them, in which the deceased j was stabbed several times with a pocket knife by his brother-in-law, from the effects of which he died on Sunday evening." The affair is deeply re? gretted on all sides. Young Thompson gave him? self up to the Sheriff. A motion was made before Judge Davis, on Tuesday lait, for bail, and was granted, on a bond of 510,000. Tho deceased leaves a widow and several small children.?Lau remtoille Herald. Death of Wm. D. Sloa.w?Wm. D. Sloan, Esq., a native of Pickens district, died, in Pontotoc county, Miss., on the 10th of March, 1867, at the advanced age of sixty years. Mr. Sloan was the first Sheriff of Pickens district, and emigrated to Mississippi in 1836. He leaves many friends, with a very large family connexion, to mourn their sad bercavemont.?Pickens Courier. ? A gentleman who has lately traveled through the principal portions of Darlington, Chesterfield, Man on and Sumter Districts, South Carolina, and in portions of Anson County, N. C, states that the present prospects for a good crop of cotton are very favorable. The plant was already up in roaiy instances, and was doing well. The wheat crop was never known to be better in this section. ?Laurensvilte Herald. What of Chops ??The prospect, so far, In this region, is fair. There are generally good stands of corn and cotton. The seasons, too, have not been unfavorable. Laborers are applying themselves with energy, and all seem to be impressed with the great and paramount importance of the crop, the present year. But many of our planters arc still sadly in want of supplies. The cry for com comes to us from every quarter, and from every class. It is our earnest hope that the Government will ex? tend the assistance asked for by our people.?Sum? ter Watchman. H0B8E TiUEr.?On Tuesday last, a party of gen? tlemen from Catawba County, N. C, passed through this.place in charge of a young horse thief securely band-cuffed and on his way back to the scene &f his vi llany, for trial. We learned inci? dentally that the young rascal had stolen a mule from a citizen of Catawba, and had made his way to Chester in this State, where he attempted to dis? pose of the animal. His demeanor oxciting tms picion, he was promptly arrested and caged, con? fessed, his guilt, and the name of the owner of the mule, who being apprised of the fact, came for his property, and found it all right. Both the mule and thief were delivered to him by our State officers-the latter to h.ve justice meted out to him by a jury of his neighbors.?Yorkville En? quirer. Wheat Crops.?We understand that the wheat crop looks very promising in all sections of this District. Very little however has been planted, as our farmers have failed in this crop so often that they are discouraged in endeavoring to make their own flour. The North Carolinians have generally supplied us with this article, and we are glad to see that the wheat crops are good.?The Eastern Journal. The Ball at Walhalla.?The "Ladies' Ednca tionui Society" will give a Ball, at "Walhalla, on Monday night, tho 10th of June. The cause is a most laudable one, and we commend tho Bull to our.young friends. All may expec t the f?ll mea? sure of enjoyment, as our friend, Mr. H. W? Pieper, is the Manager. Goto the Ball!?Pickens Courier. FtTRMAi? University.?We learn that Rev. Dr. B. Manly, Jr., has taken chargo, temporarily, of the Chair in tho Furman University left vacant by the death of the late lamented Professor P. C. Edwards. A gentleman more eminently fitted to fill the position than Dr. Manly could not well be found, and we feel confident that his acceptance of the position, though only for a time, will give uni? versal satisfaction to the friends of the Institution. ?Mountaineer, ? Lizzie Cady Stanton and Sue Anthony tele? graph to Kansas State Convention: "Rise abovo mere party; strike white male from your constitu? tion ; make Kansas a genuine republic. Lead the nation and tho world." Bully women. ? A bookseller being asked for a copy of tho Constitution, replied, *-l keep no periodicals'." POLITICAL AGITATION. "We-Infer from the. following ej tract"from tike New York Tribune that while the Northern press is beginning to realize the danger and injustice of an organized agitation throughout the South, it is yet unwilling to abandon entirely the scheme of mischief : , ; - .. "The Southern blacks arc mainly ignorant? they have been reared under the. domination'of the law of force?they have not been trained to rev? erence the rights "of property?tlicir experience docsj not accord with the truth that the way to comfort and competence lies through persistent daily industry and frugality. To l-ell such mon? strong only in muscle and in numljers?that they have only to wait. till a judge is out. of the way, when they , may "hold high carnival," and that the property around them is rightfully theirs and will be made over to them after a while?what is this, but to arrest productive labor and enthrone general anarchy ? "Never before was there such urgent need of wise, considerate, judicious canvassers as there is to-day in the South. Tbey should be thoughtful, loving, noble, generous men, who know what to leave unsaid as well as w hot to say?who.will in? culcate charily and kindness, not wrath and ven? geance. In short, we need, a hundred such men as Henry Wilson to speak throughout the South for the next six months." We hardly think that if we read carefully the speeches of Mr. Wilson, Mr. Greeley would have referred to th?m as specimens of what he consid? ers, ?'loving, noble and generous." In his speech at Richmond Mr. Greeley himself furnished a bet? ter model; and putting aside the "disorganization of labor which all such agitation must provoke at a time when the steady, unremitting application of that labor is vitally important to the welfare of both black and white, from such speeches perhaps some good would result. But no care or caution on part of the Executive Committee can secure the services of the men who could safely be trusted to follow Mr. Greeley's example. Nor is it reasonable to suppose that even good men who come here with honest intentions but very bitter prejudice?who work themselves up-to the enthusiasm of missionaries, who are doing bat? tle with the powers of darkness?will long be lov? ing, noble or generous. If they find open opposi? tion their work of conversion will become a work of controversy, and it is not in nature that an em. barrasscd orator will be scrupulous as to the sort of weapon he uses in reply. Words, even dry words, like dry Bticks rubbed together, will pro? duce name. The object of this agitation is clearly the success of the Republicans, not the benefit of the freedrncn. Emancipation and universal suffrage are establish? ed beyond peradventure; and tnveling orators who would undertake to convince the colored vote of the South that, they were in any danger?that there was any power or intention to unsettle them ?would scarcely be the soii of men whom Mr. Greeley describes as fit to send. Now, if this be so, the only questions before the voters of the Stale, are who shall be sent to the Convention, and what changes shall be made in the State Constitution. These are questions upon which the colored voters of the State certainly need no advice. They know better than any Northern counsellors who are the men from whom they can choose. Tlicy know their charac? ters, their antecedents, and, above all, what and how sincere are their present opinions, as mani? fested by their daily actions. Tlicy arc perfectly competent to elect their own candidates. As to the changes in the Constitution, and the legislative action necessary to secure full opportu? nities for education, provision for the poor and infirm, wise taxation, just apportionment of rep? resentation, and all other benefits of a free and wise government, there is just as little need of ad? vice from abroad. And the colored voters of this Slate are surely intelligent enough to understand that if, as the result of such an agitation, the white and black vote of the State are marshalled in opposition, that while in some sections of the State the numerical superiority of the blacks will securo a representation, yet the general represen? tation of I lie whole State will be overwhelmingly of the white majority, for they will not overlook the fact, if they are practicarmen, that this nu? merical superiority is not diffused ovtr the State, bul concentrated in ppecia'l sections. It may con? trol a district, but it cannot control either the Convent on or the Legislature. It is clear, that their interest is not to go into the Convention or the Legislature as a compact, but small, minority, but so to use their general influence as to secure in these bodies representations who will cheerfully recognize their rights, and whose superior influence and experience will govern those bodies in perfect ing the requisite laws. We ore glud to sou all over tho State evidences that this conviction is growing, and in the recent meeting at Sumter several of the colored speakers expressed opinions which were creditable alike to their sense and to their feelings. We would be glad to be spared a summer of an? gry excitement. The condition of tho State is such that all the "loving" talk in the world can do us no good. What we want ? just now is steady, uninteruptcd work, which will enable the laborer and the employer both to look forward hopefully across these months of absolute suffering to the re? turns of a successful harvest. We see that Judge Kelly, although he may re? sent, has profited wisely by the troubles in Mobile, and at Montgomery has made a speech which might be listened to by all without offence. It was, as we have it reported, a glowing prophecy as to the capabilities of Alabama, and their future pros? perous development. Judge Kelly can serve that development even better than by speech-making, and that is by leaving the labor and capital of the country undisturbed by political agitation, to speed the plough together in the hope of a certain crop. If, however, in spite of all the warnings of com? mon sense, this agitation is commenced, we think our people ought to be prepared to meet it. We have received an account of a meeting in or near Camden, at which, after the "outside" philanthro? pist had spoken, the meeting was addressed by Hon. James Chesnut, Oen. Kershaw and Gen. Ken? nedy with great judgment, and with the happiest effect. A higher duty could not have been more fitly discharged, and such men so employed fur? nish an example to which no words of ours can givo wider influence or higher authority. [Charleston Neics. ? The report of the Audiror of Public Accounts of Virginia, compiled from tho returns of the com? missioners of revenue, shows an aggregate of 124. 702 white men, and 73,004 colored men, over twenty-one years of age. Alexandria has 1850 | whites, 716 colored ; Fairfax 150? whites, 323 col? ored; Fauquirer 2266 whites, I0?? colored; Lou don 2971 whites, 658 colored; Prince William 1067 whites, 224 colored ; and Culpcper 1072 whites, 671 rolorcd. The proportion of colored people in some of the ?outkern ccunticB is much greater. THOSE ENTITLE]) TO THE ELECTIVE FBAN * CHI BE. The preliminary order to regfstration in this State has been issued. The Supreme Court has dismissed the bill? filed to enjoin proceedings un? der the'Reconstruction Act. This is therefore a fixed fact. There is no longer any appeal from its operation. It is important, therefore, to ascertain exactly who'are entitled to' register their names as voters in this commonwealth. The laws of the Stale are of course in foree, except as modified by the Act-of Congress. We must look, therefore, to the terms of the Act, in order to determine Vilio can exercise the elective franchise. This has act beeu left in doubt. Nor has it been committed to the discretion of any military commander. Con gress has reserved this power to itself, and has a the Supplemental Act placed this question at rest The registration is to be made of all male citi? zens of the United States twenty-one years of ng? and upwards, who are residents of the State This is the general class. But of those who an swer to this description, a certain number are ex? cepted. All are entitled, except those, who are prohibited by the Act. Unless so prevented, theh right to suffrage is confirmed, and must be undis? puted. The exceptions are: 1. Those who have been by the laws of their State disfranchised for participation' in the late civil war against the United States. There is no such law in this commonwealth, and therefore the*e are none within its borders to whom this excep? tion applies. i 2. Those who are disfranchised for felony, at-; cording to the common or statute law. This refen to convicts. 3. Members of any State Legislature, or the Executive or Judicial officers of any State whe have engaged in the late conflict on behalf of the Confederate States, or given aid and comfort u them. 4. Members of Congress, officers of the United States, members of State Legislatures^ and Execu? tive and Judicial officers of any State, who, in these various capacities, have taken an oath oi office to support the Constitution of the United States and afterwards participated in the recent contest. These comprise with minuteness all of the ex? cluded. The restrictions are so plain that the on? ly surprise is that there should have been any room for any other view. Some of the military commanders have undertaken to put their will in the place of the Military Act. They have con? strued in some instances the language in such a way as very nearly to defeat its whole intent, and tu result in the disfranchisement, not only of the classes mentioned, but a majority of the, white race. The reference of this whole matter, therefore, to Attorney-General Stanberry, for his opinion, is both wise and proper. This will place its true in? terest beyond surmise, caprice or discretion. A positive construction will be obtained, instead of a shifting rule in various States?we will have a certain guide and a uniform law. It is well, therefore, both for the ruler and the ruled, that the judgment of the highest legal ad? viser of the Government thould be obtained.?'?? Charleston Courier. GLEANINGS EBOM OUR EXCHANGES. ? A Society has been formed in Baltimore upon the following basis: I. The society shall be called '-The Society lor the liberal education of Southern Female Chil? dren," and shall have for its members till ladles who will contribute five dollars per annum towards its support. II. The object of the society shall be the educa? tion and support of female children from the South, whom the calamities of war have deprived of other means of education, and whose families and friends shall be willing to entrust them to the society to be cared for, and educated in the religious faith approved by tbeir'pnrents or nearest friends. ? Two young girls and a negro woman, were killed at Quincy, Florida, a few evenings ago by the explosion of a can filled with kerosine oil. The young girls were filling a lamp from the can, tho negro standing by with a lightwood torch, when the oil became ignited and there was an instant explosion, blowing out both heads of the can, and completely saturating the girls with the burning fluid. The terrible work was then done, speedily burning the poor victims horribly, from head to foot. Every particle of clothing, except their shoes, was burned to a cinder. They lingered in agony for an hour or two, died within five minutes of each other. The Louisville Journal says the white people of the South being manacled hand and foot and tongue the Radical apostles of the North, hackee1 by the Federal army, go among them to insult then;1 and stir up strife between them and the blacks. The outrage is akin to shooting defenseless pris? oners of war in their dungeons. When Samson's eyes were out. and his strength was gone, be was employed to "make sport for tho Philistines." But the Philistines found it in the end a bad specu? lation. ? The Union of the 21st says Chattanooga must be a hard place. The citizens were composed o such a hard set of cusses that Brownlow had.tr send a Metropolitan Police to take charge of thw and attend to the election of city officers. Findin that wouldn't do, he next s ;nt a company of loyi militia to attend to the election of State officer. Finally, last Saturday nig'tit it became necessar for the United States army to step in and take cae that the loyal militia and police both didn't brisk the law. Ain't we the devil ? . ? The Southern (Geo.)- Watchman announces te death of James Orr, the oldest man in Jacksa county?being in his 93d year?at his residence n the 15th instant. The deceased was born in Norh Carolina, a subject of King George III. He ws in the highest sense of the term an honest man?i good citizen, and an humble ehrtstian?havitr. been connected with the Presbyterian church som forty years. 1 ? Frank Fisher, a young army officer, commit ted suicide by shooting himself in the head in faro establishment a few days ago. A card wa found on him on which tho following was written Done by my own wicked hands. Cause demor nlizbd by playing faro, and may the Almighty Go have mercy on my soul. . [Signed] Frank Fisher. -. p. S.?Please inform my poor old Christi? mother of my death, Mrs. Mary E. Fisher, Iowt City ? A company of negroes, eighteen in numbci have left Greensboro', N. C, and under the dirct lion of a negro barber from Greensboro', are no on their way to Illinois, in which State they prj pose fo settle. Want of employment, and inabilit to subsist themselves and families, they assigni as a reason for their emigration. ? A minister of the Presbyterian church t Mississippi City writes a letter to the Presbytcrfi Index, prophesying that the millcnium is neart hand, will in fact come upon tho world some tiie in the month of November, 1868. y . ^ ? "Mack," of the Cincinnati Cemrnereial, has been traveling through the Southern States lately^and gives the following opinion as to the treatment of Northern men there: "I have traveled through a good portion- of the South since I started out three weeks ago, end have yet to learn the first case in which a Northern man has been maltreated on account of his politi? cal sentiments in the section from which he hailed. I have made a great many inquiries, and if any? thing of the kind had occurred recently in tho section through which I have passed, I should probably have heard of it. I have not yet been rn a city or town which Sumner or Wendell Phillips might not visit with perfect safety to themselves, and, I think, much to their enlightenment, re? specting the habits and manners of a people whom they denounce without knowing." ? General J. D. Jackman, of Philadelphia, who is the third on the list of Mr.. "Davis' bail, has pur? chased the plantation in St. Andrew's Parish, SN C, known as Bolton, and is about to become a citizen of that State. ? Harry P. Taylor, chief clerk in the office of the Merchants' Union Express Company, at Louis ville- committed suicide on Saturday.; It is not known what induced bim to take his life. ? A farmer in Saratoga County, New York, has lifted a barrel containing one hundred and forty? five pounds of sugar, with his teeth, after which he offered to bet $25 that he could lift it with twenty* eight more pounds on it. ? The Monroe (Geo.) Advertiser learns that the wheat crop in some portions of Forsyth county will , be harvested the latter part of this week. The crop is unusually good, and is not injured by rust or otherwise up to this time. ? The colored men of Assumption Parish, Louisi? ana, recently held a meeting, at which speeches were made advocating the policy of standing by the Southern whites and politically affiliating with those whom they had known so long. ? The New Hampshire Statesman asserts that George Peabody sawed wood at the Columbian Hotel, in Concord, to pay for a night's lodging, fifty years ago. ? The Mississippians are inaugurating a move? ment to raise means to purchase a home for Presi? dent Jeff. Davis, at the capital of the State. ? Horace Greely urged the negroes not to en? gage in riot, but to go peacefully about their daily avocations. . . ? The population of Florida is 140,424, of which 77,744 are whites, and 62,677 negroes. ? The remains of Col. W. D. DeSaussure have been removed from the soil of Pennsylvania, and will reach Columbia, his native city, .on, Monday evening, 27th inst. J ? A suit has been commenced against ex-Gen? eral Gideon J. Pillow, in Memphis, to recover the value of goods seized by him while in the capacity" of a Confederate officer. The point in dispute is, whether the authorities under whioh he acted were bona fide belligerents. The case will go to the Su? preme Court. ? The New York Day Book is out in n strong uticle favoring the nomination of Jeff. Davis and XJgar Cowan as the Democratic candidates for. .'resident and Yice-Pfesi.dent of the United States. ? Gen. D. II. Iliil, in an article published in his mgazine, says incidentally, that it is the duty of 'otcrs in the South to elect'men to office "whose ?onsjBtent Unionism will be satisfactory to the lominant party." ? The amount of grain now in Chicago, as re; lorted by the various ware-houses to the Board of >adc, is 2,256,000 bushels, against 4,010,089 'ushels at the same time last year?showiuga de? cease of 1,754,089 bushels. ? The project of abolishing slavery on the Is ind of Cuba is openly mooted, and likely, to be ac '?omplished at no distant period. .. - - .. ? Gen. Sherman, Henry Ward Beecher, Maggie dttchcll, the actress, Mark Twain, the humorist, lenry Gwinn, the negro orator, and Robert Hen Jershoot, the drummer boy, Pilgrims to the" Holy 1 brine, are registered ns passengers on the steam hip. Quaker City, shortly to sail for Palestine. ? Flake's Bulletin says it is an awful thing to Ire a political life after the proper time for one's asath. Cgt jtarfck Charleston, May 26.?Cotton quiet; sales I6? hies?middling, 25. Augusta. May 25.?Market dull, with sales 34 blcs?middling 23 to 24. Savannah, May 25.?Cotton quiet and steady,. ?Ith sales of 200 bales?middling, 24. ? New York, May 25.?Cotton market firm; lales, 927 bales?middling uplands, 27. pmtraL MARRIED, on the morning of the 16th instant, at the residence ot'Z? Hall, Esq., by Rev. A. Rice, Mr. R..L. Pratt, of Abbeville District, and Miss M. F. C. Swillinu, of Anderson District, By the same, on. the evening of the 26th instant", at his residence, Mr. Mason Henderson, of Ab? beville District, and MisB Carrie Fisheb, of this District. ? jgprial _ FESTIVAL OF ST. JOHET THE BAPTIST. The brethren of Herraon Lodge, No. 116, A. F. M^.cordially invite nirom Lodge, No. 68, A. F. M., Burning Bush Chapter, No. 7, R. A. M/, and all other Lodges and Chapters convenient, to join with them in dedicating their new Hall, and celebrating the Festival of St. John the Baptist, on Monday, the 24th day of June. next. All are earnestly re? quested to come, and especially those who favor' the canse of Masonry. Persons living in tho vi? cinity are expected to come prepared for a generafi Pic Nie. A large committee of Ladies hau been appointed to superintend the table. The Grand Master, and other officers of the Grand Lodge aie^ expected to be present, and suitablo addresses will; be delivered upon- She- occasion. Comc>. brethren, and friends, and let as-have a feast of reason, and. flow of soul. TV. HAMILTON, Sec-y.. May 3, 1867. 47?7 HIRAM LODGE, No. 68, A.\ F.\ M.\ A REGULAR COMMUNICATION OF BiJRAM. LODGE will be held in the Lodge Room on MON? DAY NIGHT, June 3d, 1867, at bdf-past seven o'clock. Brethren will take due notice ana govern themselves accordingly. By order of the W.\ M.\ T. B. BURRISS, Secretary. May 8,1867 47 8 Burning Bush Chapter, No. 7, R.*JL:J!iL\ A REGULAR CONVOCATION OF BURNING BUSH CHAPTER will bo held in the Chapter Room on MONDAY NIGHT, June 10th, 1867, at half-past seven o'clock. -Companions will assem? ble without further notiee. By order of the M.-;E.-.H.-.P.. T. BT BURRISS, Sccrelary. May'15, 1898' - ?