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We?aesdgyi Horning,^ June 19. ? AU papers discoritinuedafc- the expiration Of ?ie.time-lbr whichMthcyhave been, paid- ' >!? ,-No name entered .upon t he-bc^ ? money,accompanies, ibobrder. . " ? "'- - "??jfjA cross-rahrlc indiciiWs taat-tbe subscrip? tion is about toexpire. .Vr ' '"?'.".' Specimen copies always Eicril, upon appli cation. ?? ?? r- ?-_' .' . ''.'-. '-' NEW VOLUME" "- '?'* '"vritn this^number begins. the third yolumo-of ihev InieHig&kppr.-sinco4he".war, :"It is-usualj, - Qh. suAlro'c casio'ns, to review-the'past and make^:promises for ---the future. In this ..instance,tjbaUydisrcgard . "-^e^usloai,-'and-be". coutent"wltifihe record*inade .^during the past -two years. Most corlainly," there ' has ?cver "been, a pericdj-within.^oj^remcmhrauee; .^ieuuV"\?aars?difficult-.tq' discharge acceptably'<lie duties of a-jo?rnidist.'" The anomalous condition of the -country, .c??plod with the important' place ? ~ . occupred by' the press'Jnj?^senirpating^o..only. : light afforded,'felthe 'pfsqple, renders, a newspaper ?-" V.TasUy. bencnciaf or.*' destructive' in it?; tendency;" ?'?' -i ?ppreciating 'this sfcate;of* affaire,-wo.have cadcay? or^i'f?thfuUy ta ^erform the dot ies of., tho. hour, and r?if?e^st:*. Tu^?acBr'?^'essing our^onvictions" boldly,'^e^??r^^^'fis 'a^J^'-^ny.t^ul'S .'like. '- partj^MUi'"'.cr?andj^vidtuxl-pj'c^udice.? ~_Sugh;is? our' ' ?' ^PJT?"9?.^-*^ .al?d:ShuU;be'i'ec^B^r. 'vJ,;!'t .?'??I^onld he : ungratefulliot' to"haVe"reftfencc fo the generous support^accorded" ;1Jy _.tho;p?.oide'.of '??s District; to,-.o^ the ?'^iarcity .of >imoneyy the.-paixbnagc^?fven-t?'this pa-. ? .per has been, liberal beyond our-expectations. For ' this substantial appreciation,'wards, fail to express. * - -'the-gratitu.de btour Jicart. ? Apdas.it has been our - ppxpose to fender Tthe-District journal' acceptable^. bo;it-Tvifl now-become our- pride and pleasure to "maintain^'the intelligencer,-TsiijioxeTy means in our' power, as aroliablc and attractive newspaper. * ' ' "?' -'" *9^t~-? ' ?'? . : f.. *.T?LL-,COTT02K". - - ?--.'-? .' "We. have been .shown several stalks of cotton, , i grownbyM,r\ C. A'. Eeed, 6f this.place," surpass, ingly ^he: in ?ppearance. "One of the^stalfcs'ineas-: ror^-jtnsi.'f^t 'in.length,.and has upon it -eleven '/ squares." '. ?. ? x , ' : - - ? . . ??:?" ''.'' b_ " '' .??? '; '". - : r-^ATF Or.AU^ll'ED STATES SOLDIEE. ' The garrison at this place- burled one of their t" 'Comrades- in-the.Presbyterian grave-yard on Friday ?last. Jfis name was Micitaee ScnccnEOEr private '...Co;I.,:-8ihruVS. Infantry: \Wc le?rn.ihithe wasa* - Carried -man,- from 'West Cambridge,. Mass.y "-'. * ' Q-piJEY'S LADY'S BOOS, ?The^3nJy cumber is; b'efpre.?us, and ia at once . chirmihg:juid;'u,uexaaple,d-in .its -contents. - This -nnmherTWguijra.new vblumD, makiDg it a favora^ j - --ile'time to 'snbscfibe.. .""Wo Will' seiid':tho-^arfy'?> ' Book to;,any of oursuuscribers for $2;50 per an " nvm, or'Sl-?bfor six months." ' - C<TJWT-O^-EQT^r."' :: Th&.anhual;j?iting',of this'CourtT will begin on nwfc]VJ:Onday,'Chan^ We 1 tmderstand that an unusual number of cases.are npoTd thei dockets, owing to .tho difficulties arising '. nndjsr^-o^?ng.circumstancesi"in'many instances' - fe?I^ding.'thcsettlemeii:t.of 'es,l;ntes without the.in . .tc^ipsttioh"bf tho ' Courts; ~'Wo' know- of' nono' ih 7.1 /;tLg'newxiue"s?ons, -]i<5weverv and presume that -3xn3?acss"? will be .despatched' with the earacs?aeSs. . "nsd- qniotudoris.cal.to this .judicial -tribunal. .' . T. ?-*>??. ' - ?-?? .. rTHE.FEESBYTEBlAlf-^SAVEYAKD. .. ? ,Thoiauaes;twr/.?^o Prcsbyteriati congregation-in this -phvee have requested, us to shite;that.a meeting' of all i4terested;iii!the pT.osDrjrt?en and o?re of-the graves, in .ihc-Prcsbyierian 'churchyard will be .-.ield.oa Sa'tnrday, 29th inst^- atr'the church; It is: ? hpp^d-th?t there,will-bc a full attendance of those ??.desu-ingi? assist in bcautilying.'the-grounds and ?'raderiag the place ottractite to' the" eye. The. ef . .-^rt ii^praisflworihy, a^-^hould receive thehearty ioncurVenco^onhc'cntirc'^ ??.-??^O-?-?-r- ? , lUSpim BEKEVOLEUCE. . . The list number of the NcUVvial Freemason says "Ashlar Ledge, Xo.! 584, Ortenwich-, N. Y.r do naros.twenty-two dollars and ?ft'y cents.to the aid of our Southern brethren; to be sent to. Lodge at Anderson C- H., S. C.j which has been done." ..' . Wo can assure our esteemed brother, Dr. Mc 2tf?5*>?, that thls-donation is gladly welcomed, and ' the ;isniount hasbeeii properly applied.' The des ' - -titudc;ia..the Jiyisdiotion of Hiram Lodge, No. C8, have rejoiced even at- the. small. relief. ,af?rde?; ^themy .ojid/the ancmbers of Ashlar Lodge -will be," teniembercd by them in their pe.titions.to a Throne1 of-'Grace.' ' - ? -...'.- ?' AGHICliLT?EAL EAPEBS. -. -J^u(Jk^-C^ii?<Uc^V?Tho. June number of this ;:iav.or,ito"monthly? has ?been 'on.hancl for seyeraid '.r'Sife?s&. . We havesobften cemmended tbis peribdi-j eal'to-the patronage, of our farmers 'that it is un^ *.^nccMsaxy to particuhari2e in regard to its merits. The present month isVgocd time to-subscribe. Wc .will take pleasure in forwarding, subscriptions for" - . six month's, if-there be any who wish to test the' 7--. Woith and excellence of the paper. ?. SoWhern Planter.?Devoted to agriculture, hor ticulturs, and "tho mining, mechanic and household 'M$gL . This isfonc of the ablest and.bcst printed of ] Jtar Jxin'd, - and deserves "to -sCcceed., The current r.'j~1icr i a" well worth the .subscription priced ;Pub liahed and edited by C. D. Wiixiajis, Kichmond,. "Ya.,;at,S3.?0. p.er annum.. > .. ?. . ' . ? -:" ? .-:--.? ' - ' THE GEEElfvlLLE BNTEEPRISE. ' lb an article published on the 30th of May, the " ..editor"of the Greenville Enterprise has set himself up;as Censor of ?? tho Press generally of this State, K.- and draws, an invidious comparison which reflects ' oevorelyj.inTiis.judgment, upon a certain religious . newspaper. ? The.demands of propriety, to Say sblhing of'reverence for the 'dcad,'forbid--that ?wo"should state particularly the exciting cause.of tfiie "soundand fury." But wo cannotaH'ow-'such gross injustice to be done our .partner-and friend, Bev^ W...E. Waltees, without coming to. his de? fence. The Editor of the Enterprise', therefore must be enlightened, and we will await with pa tiinco the evddenco 'lhat the olond hot; been re n?jved from before his eyes, and moreover will \ gladly hail a return to generous action and liberal , >e5<imcntv Briefly, then, the editor of the South ~''-.Carolina Eopliat'yr?s absent from the 10th of-May .until just before his-paper went to press on the 23rd of-thai month. Immediately upon his rc turn, tho editorial caro of the Intelligencer was thrown upon himr in addition to such labor on his owii^ouxnal, and a general superintendence of the . business of both papers. This lasted.for nearly three weeks, and any practical man will instantly discover that his opportunity/for writing lengthy '; editorials on any-subject, however attractive and impressive, was indeed meagre. The 11 apologizing" ' sentence; complained of by the Enterprise, was iho exact meaning conveyed by the gentleman sending tho arf.icl? for publication, if not in his own words. . - Under .these circumstances, the allusions made by l^h^Ertfefprise: are unjust, illiberal and captious,' --ahd descrvc to be rebuked thus publicly. ' * ??? - LET THESE BE NO^ DIVISIONt 'JSYq'h&yi no-.dojibt that tLcro ~arc 'many persons, in this section of tbc. Slate j jwlip fail to appreciate - the importance of "united' action "ajt'ltlns critical juncture ojTaffairs.' One of the'evil results follow? ing in the course pursued-by; Ex-Gor.' Perky 'has been'to.'divide tbe'whitc ra~ce;upon a' question that ?will; sooner or later, be forever settled. Another bad tendency has been .to impress the jaegroes with a belief lhat-'.whilc' the whites , are quarrelling: among themselves,Jhey have the opportunity to seize the reins of government, and really become .the power ascribed by the Ex-Governor. This '?latter idea is delusive and imaginary, provided the ; white;voters .of the upper Districts do not allow ?their passions to gain tlie ascendancy over their judgment. . '. " '?' The" qaestiofr-bX. ?iCo?Tcriti.?n,''..?r;''.i,No>Cotiven :??n.sVwn\ fermitiafe finally with the election "for members Ibereof.^It is of the:.utmost importance -that; the members-bo chosen .from "amongst that class .of men who/will dp justice to both race's, and whose prejudices 'will not; bias tbeir conduct against cither race. This is in strict 'accordance with the Becoristruction-Acts, and needs no argu m^t to sustain the .position. - Now, in-voting for members, there, is. no'necessity foi'lhose who diner 'as-to'the-policy'of"holding-a ^Convention to .cast their'suffrages -for.-separate, tickets: " It is only 'that-the endorsement upon IhoSe'tickets bc'.jmadc' "tt^dinVr*,' in order- to express tho opinion of the person- tasting the vote.. When, the ,aueslipn;'i's ?pnse decided, there is an eud. of all. discussion as to its policy. ,' Why,, then, should there be liny casting about -for enough men who differ . upon this subjecjl to complete' separate tickets ?; If we. ;find good -and tru3wmcn,Tipon whom ..all can-.unite; there' should be no'question as to their views upon this prelimi? nary jssue.'j Any', action fo"t"ie contrary, willrbring about the worst possible' condition ef things. In -deed, we are apprised of "tho-fact. that intelligent negroes are watching the result with intense inter? est, and if tbero be Wo tickets put" forward by :the whites, they.will_endeavor to elect men whose ig? norance and prejudice .will cause infinite trouble to the country. We trust-that' a bare, allusion to this striking.fact isjsufficicnt" |o arrest the attcn tioh^of all thoughtful men. - - In selecting inen, therefore, to. represent this District in thcapproaohlng Convention, the-people, irrespective'Of color; should simply require-that ihe ticket be-composed of those determined to mete out justice to'all concerned. Less than this would not prove satisfactory in any-event, and vre "fer 'vently hope that.thcre will boi no cause for dissat? isfaction engendered by the action'of any portion" 'of tho white race preceding thi&^clection. , ? IVee'omme?d this view; of; the; situation to every man in. the Disrrict,-: and wouldi mplore-a' careful ?consideration of the eonse^ucnccsbcforo-any at? tempt js made fo.dmde the people*.upon,a question so soon to be definitely 'settled..... -v I :..'.' . ~?-r-z---?',..:.-:-; ?'. " THE POWES-OE BEHOVAT., . .. Themost exciting topic of discussion, among I'the poli?ciaire?nd[ newspaper'sfor-the past week, .has.been the removal of civil ofBcers.by the milita? ry commanders' The action of;,Siikkiitak ih-re ' moying the GoTertfor and other "officer's in Louisi -ana has given ? rise to much of'this discussion. .Every day1 the'tclegraph brings an epitomo of the opinions'expressed on^this'subject, and of course 'tJie-'Presidentisno^exempted from an opportunity so favorable to show his antagonism- to the policy pursued by the military.'' The question has been, before Iiis Cabinet, and the "Attorney-General has prepared an opinion, rcspectingtho .powers of the military and civil authorities respectively. The National Intelligencer, which is no\f regarded as the Executive organ,"has the following: ""^?Wc have authority for the statement that at a very recent consultation'of the Cabinet that-the ?military officers in command of -the five districts into which the ten unreconstructed South era States arc divided have no power to remove civil officers deriving their authority from the State govern? ments as now organized. The question, wc under? stand, before the Cabinet had more immediate re? ference to the removal of the Governor and other civil officers,of Louisiana by General Sheridan, but o? course will apply .to the action of the other four ?commanders. . No doubt-the forthcoming opinion ,of the 'Attorney-General, in accordance with, tho reasoning of which it is understood the; decision -referred to was arrived at, will fully justify the le? gality and propriety of this determination. It scarcely' need be suggested that the issuing of or? ders replacing the deposed officers (which may be? come necessary as a consequence of tho decision of the government)'would be no ground for appli? cation on the part of General Sheridan to be re? lieved from the posiiion which' hp occupies. Much' less/would it warrant the .inference that the. ad? ministration contemplates or desires his removal for his errors: ^-.j'Wp feel authorized to say that the speculations of-sensational journals upon this point,' however they may. be; at tempted to beeupported by imngin . cd political manoeuvres' .oh - the part of a ither the friends or cneraics.of.the general, are wholly with? out foundation.'.'. The annexed dispatch from Washington has re-' ference to the opiuion referred to.above, and indi? cates a conflict of muoh" importance on this sub? ject: ;. .'.. -. ."It is understood in official circles that th&At torney-Gcneral, in bis opinion just prepared, holds that the reconstruction Acts provide for two gov? ernments?military .and civiLv_thal bo'h qre pro? visional and to be obeyed ; but to ceaso -wbfcn the reorganization of'the State Governments.'""takes place. He also takes! the position that the military is only td'pr'otect aH in their rights of personal property, and for the preservation of order and the 'suppression; of violence and crime. There is no aulhority.~in the.-lnw for removal* by the military .commander, of-.the proper officers' of the State, '"neither executive nor judicial, or the appointment of their successors. .The military commander is not authorized to destroy, but is bound to protect, civil officers?a military commander beiug regard- i cd ns conservator of the pcaco, and not an abroga Tor of the laws.'.' THE BICHMOND' TIMES. ? This able and excellent journal hns bo>2n discon? tinued, its "good.'will'' having beon,sold to the pro? prietors of the Bichmond Dispatch. For some weeks tbc -Times was offered for sale by Mr. C. If. Wynne, the proprictor, who has become tinancially involed, and-Ott'the 8th instant, the good will of the newspaper, consisting of. its advertising cus? tom, subscription lists and general circulation, was offered at auction, and bought as aforesaid for 53,200. The Times was first issued on the 31st of April, 1805, and its last number appeared on the 10th instaut. Wc regret to part with this high toned Southern journal, which has occupied a pro? minent place in the front-rank of ncwtipnpcrdom since its establishment. The brilliancy and manli? ness of its editorials were refreshing.in these days of inconsistency. a -_-^_?:?_ jgg""* Wc regret to learn from , the Herald 'that Capt Si 0. HuNTt:a, of Laurcns District, died on the 12th inst. He wa?an accomplished gcutlcinaD, popular citizen, and lawyer by profession. ^ 1???- - - - - Maximilian. -.< .-? Recent events in Mexico cause;cverything in re? gard to Maximilian to possess, more than ordinary I interest. " The" Richmond IJjspatdi. has given; a lengthy sketch of his; character ;dnd life, from which-wo extract the'following-: '.' Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph,- Ar?idukc'of Austria, and lately emperor of MexicOr .was-bora atSchohbrouu, on the lCtli.of July,. 1832,. arid hy now in the 85th-year of his age. He is rafher above the middleweight, well proportioned,. with .powerful high squareBhoulders. Hisfeaturcs reg? ular, hair light, moustache, small mouth, excellent te.eth; eyes light.blue, face manly jvnd pleasant, and in expression benevolent arid amiable. In dress, always scrupulously' neat, he avoided^ much as possible the pomp and display of uniforms, which he very seldom wore. He was fond of the ? Mexican costume for its ease and coolness, and generally wore it on horseback, when he appeared in white sombrero, ornamented with silver, a jacket and vest of black or dark color, embroidered {. arid black pants with double rows of buttons down the outside scam of each leg. ? .. f. _ ?'.'thewprld must admire the pure charaofcr of the ill-fated Emperor;:-and especially his lofty, courage and good faith which cbiripellcdhinij when there was'no hope,, t?'stand.by.his .cause and those who.httdbeerilfaithful. tq_ bird.. When' Napoleon had yielded.with reluctance and tardy movements, acquiescence to the demand of the" United States, in withdrawing his troops, Maximilian evidently knew that his'rule'was ended. Three months since; when thus deserted by-theFrcnch, arid-stung by the arrogance of iJazainc, ho exclaimed,'t'They arc placing mo between dishonor and death?-my selection is-madc." And never was a perilous fate inct with' sterner 'and more manly determination.". An Interesting Reminiscenoo. ? / ? '" Thurlow Weed, in the New York Commercial .'Aduertiser, publishes the following reminiscence of his first arid only.visit to Charleston:. "Arriving "(in 1856j) early oh Sunday mprning, wo repaired, with wife and daughter; t o t he Mills House, where our namo upori the register called together a group of chivalry, who" .'Uooked daggers." " Finally a gentleman called in, joined, the others, arid after some conversation with them, came?where We were reading a newspaper," and introduced himself as Mr. Becph," a Charleston merchant, but originally from'Onondagd county. ' His- presence and'influ ence soothed-.the-excitement "which, the visit of a .vBiack-Republican" occasioned,.much to the relief of the host, who told"us that he" apprehended un? pleasantness. After church we sougntand found Mr, Henry DeSaussurc, who, learning- that our visit to Charleston had for its sirhplc object the. discovery of .an orphan, cast in Its infancy, upon, the charity of that city, he seemed, alike surprised 'and gratified: The incident was rendered mutual-, ly pleasantly rhe circumstances- that the; orphan for whom, on vague information, we were groping," had been-?dopted by Mr. DeSaussurc, tho very .gentleman tp whom wc had accidentally, or.in* stinctively, applied for information! So thatwherf it came oiit tjhat a brother and sister (both as bright as beautiful-in person and character,) left in their infancy to the'cha'rjty of two cities "(Chariest ?n and Albany,^ each unconscious of the existence of the oflicr, had been adopted; tenderly bought up, and as tenderly.loved, one by Mr. D. and the other by ourselves, our first and-last-visit to Charleston, though a little cloudy in theI morning, cleared up, and'is agreeably:rcmembcred." Tho Great MetropoHs by Gas Light. - Theodore Tilton, editor of the Independent, has been viewing New York by gas-light, and writes as follows of what he witnessed (luring the tour. With all these horrors beneath his nose, ft seems strange that this-would-be philanthropist should have spent the better portion of Iiis life in bcwail iug the condition of jUie negroes in the South : "In ' company with several well-known public men, and uuder the guidance of the police, we made a tour last Saturday night, through the nethermost haunts of misery, vice and crime in the City of New York. This is an exploration which every man connected with public'affairs, either by civil or by editorial duty, ought if possible, to make at least once in his life. Horn in New York,; and having always either resided or labored within it, we never saw or knew our own city until last Sat? urday night. Never until then had we any ade? quate conception of its povertj', of its squalidnc.ss, of its villainy, of its debauchery, of its leprosy! The sight- can never be forgotten ! The story, even if wc had the heart to tell it, must, for decen? cy's sake, remain untold. We can only say that none of the familiar descriptions had adequately prepared us for the actual scenes. Wc were shocked, confounded, sickened ! And as wc now look back upon the awful revelation of that one night's descent into boll, wc can hardly, persuade Ourselves that what wc saw is a reality ; it seems a hideous dream. Madame Demurest for President. Many of "our readers arc aware that there is a strong fanatical influenco in tho Northern States in favor of conferring tho right of suffrage upon wo? man, but it is'difficult to realize the fact that they are in earnest. Howbeit, the following extract from a letter written by au enthusiastic gentle? man was read at a recent Women's 'Rights Convcn tionln New York. Wc will throw up our hat for the Madame, provided she becoincs. President : How many women were (hero employed in all the departments of lit erat uro, and even of" busi? ness, who had distinguished themselves. There is Madame Demorcst, who is called the leader of fashion. Stuart might import the goods, but they were of no use unless Madame Demprest taught the women how to cut and make (hem. Madame Demorcst had branch establishments in almost every principal city of tho Union; and he had been in hcijgjffice one day when she received a thou? sand dollars from tbe vicinity of the Rocky Moun? tains. That was achieving a success just as re? spectable as any, and just us noble , as any that conld be achieved in business. Why should not this entitle her some day to a scat in the Presi? dential chair as much as the occupation of the present incumbent, a tailor ? [Great laughter and applause.] Tho Black Voto in the Future. Tho Nation says that the negro population in the South will have always to rely on its natural in? crease for its growth, while the while population is swollen every year by an enormous immigration Let it appear that political tranquilly is once re? stored to the South, and wo may bo sure that, slavery being gone, the great and advancing tide, which is now eating every year farther and fun her iuto the heart of tho Western wilderness, will be? gin to steal very rapidly into the Southern forests, and to swamp the black vole everywhere There is not the ghost of a chance that in ten years there will in any Sothern State be a black majority, and that the ballot will be of " any use to 'the negro ex? cept tp defend the fruits of his own toil. There is danger just now, however, that the negro may bo led astray, and that his education in civilization rany, by bad counsels, be made bitterer and harder than it need be. j - ? ?at*--?-1 .??nur-;-??rcliniMnmc??? . -~ The last HoutB of a Gallant Officer. Gen. A. P. Hill was one of the best and "most, popular of the military chieftains of the late Con-, fedcracy. He was of sanguine temperament, en? thusiastic in his love'of the. cause, bold and im- ' petuous in his assaults upon the bulwarks, of .'the enemy. 'HoJell-on the day fatal to'the cause he held dear, before his heroic spirit was called- to the agony of realizing the utter- overthrow. That Sunday when Gen. .Grant broke through.the lines at Petersburg, and Jeff. Davis received the.fatal news in St, Paul's Church at- Richmond, Gen. Hill yieklcd-his noble spirit a martyr to his State and country. The special correspondent of the New York Times, who has been visiting the works around Petersburg, Virginia, gives flic following account of the death of Gen. A. P. Hill, in a let? ter dated May 2Gth : "Iii connection with the.de? fence of Fort Gregg, I must also mention a fact -Which I learn from Gen. Mahone, in regard to'the death of the distinguished Confederate corps com? mander, A. P. Hill. Gen. Lee's headquarters were but a short distance'in the rear of Gregg, in a house on the Boydton plank-road, between the fort and the-town. At the time Fort Gregg was carried, Gens. Hill and Mahone were in conver? sation with Leo at his headquarters. As the firing grew nearer, Lee intently listening "to the" sounds, suddenly turned to IIill and said ;, "How is tbis,*Gcneral ? Your troops are giving way.". Upon this.Hill,mciunted his horse,.dashed to the front, but while galloping down the road, he sud? denly, came upon two men in blue, uniforms. "Throw down your arms !" shouted the General:' But .ths men quickly sprang behind a tree, and, levelling their pieces,.fircd. Ho fell from his horses dead." w "'? i ' fr? ? / !' ? ? - " i. ?;? ? Touching and Affecting Scene. . ? Jacob Barker, one of the wealthiest bankers of New Orleans, failed recently'for a large amount. His integrity and'established character induced thousands of poor people to" deposit their earnings in his bank, all of which has been swept away by this unexpected failure. The New Orleans Pica? yune thus graphically describes a scene that occur rcdupon.his release from-thc recorder's court: f Upon leaving the court room, the old man as he went tottering from the place, was followed-by three or fouc.old women who had lost their all in his bank. The scene was a touching one, as they bowed apparently in great anguish, supplicating for d* restoration of their little treasure. that had talfcn- them-years:of toil to gather up. They clus? tered closely around the old man as he entered his ^carriage, and as he drove away, receiving no assu? rance whatever'of having their property restored to them, these poor old women followed the .vehicle for several blocks, making as they went almost j frantic gcsticulations-in their-appeals. Mr.-Barker drove rapidly nway, however, and his supplicants, wearynnd care-worri, turned slowly in "the direc? tion of their homes to brood again in anguish over the mifortunc I hey had suffered." '". The Secret of Radical .Strength in tho South. . The Helena, Arkansas, correspondent of the ' Memphis .Avalanche, thus alludes to the prevailing . idea in the Arkansas freedmcn's minds: "The singular illusion pervades the entire ele-, ' ment ?>f our negro population, touching the threat? ened confiscation of Southern bomcstcadti by the Radical Congress, when it meets in July next. Scarcely a grown-up man or woman of African ex? traction, in town or country, but believes that he or-shc will very shortly be placed, by virtue of a Congressional edict, in possession of the comforta? ble homes and broad acres of bis or her whilom master or mistress. This subject and its proxi mate realization is thoroughly cnnvn?sed under (lie seal of clan and "colored" confidence, by every, group of ebon idlers who meet together on the highway', in fence corners, or at the doors of their cabins, and finds new and then expression'from thclips of indiscreet, dissatisfied and "unfaithful stewards/' twitted by their employers for .their; idleness, and urged to belter conduct?"De culled peoplo will soon hab all dose plantations," is urged by the foolish and the vijyous among the blacks every day in extenuation and excuse of idleness and gross negligence of duty, or both. Tho Peabody Educational Fund. As many of our readers feel an interest in the "disposition now being made of this munificent, do? nation, we copy the following circular from B. Sears, iloncral Agent of the Peabody Education Fund, for the information of all concerned : 1. The direct aim of the Agent will be to en? courage and aid common schools in the South ; that is schools established, supported and superin? tended by thc'S?uthcrn people themselves; Apart from this leading object, the founding and maintc-1 nance of schools will not come within his plans. 2. Usually, appropriations in moderate amounts will be made where such schools arc languishing, or arc liable to be suspended for want o?hc means of support. Similar aid, if necessary, will be "given in places unsupph'cd with schools, whenever the citizens shall introduce them, and undertake their support. All such aid, however, is to be re? garded as temporary. 3. In selecting-schools to bo aided, or places to be supplied with them, those will be prefcrrcdin which the destitution is greatest, and the number to be benefit ted largest. 4. Normal schools, or schools having normal de? partments, will receive particular attention. A small number of these, furnishing the most perfect models of instruction, will be considered as more important than a larger number of an inferior character. Here, also, it is the purpose of the Agent to aid others in their work, and not to as? sume the support of such schools. ?. Funds will not be given to literary or to professional schools a.-? such. Special arrange? ments may sometimes be made with these, for the purpose of encouraging the industrial arts, or for the education of teachers. G. The Agent will not identify his efforts with those of any other organization by placing funds at the disposal of its managers; but, in any con? nection he may hold with benevolent or religious societies, he will pursue, his own specific object by such means and appliances as he shall select. 7. At present there will be no agencies, except a few, in which the services rendered will be gra? tuitous. 8. The Agent will not, except in a few spe? cial exceptional cases, have occasion to employ teachers. He can, therefore, aid such in obtain? ing places, only by giving their names to School Committees. LETTER PROM GEN. LONGSTREET. The New Orleans Republican (Radical) publishes the annexed letter from Gen. Lonostueet, rend claims that the General has taken his stand upoiu the platform of that party. The letter is addressed to John M. G. Paekeu, of New Orleans, nnd is as follows : New Oni.kass, La., Jane 3, 1S?7. My Dear Sir: Your esteemed favor of the 15th ult., was duly received. 1 was much pleased to have the opportunity to hear Senator Wilson, and was agreeably surprised to meet such fairness and frankness in a politician whom I have been taught to believe uncompromhiingly opposed to the while people of the South. I harc^ maturely considered your'suggestion to "wiseiy^unite'in efforts to:restore Louisianaxb licr former-position in the Union, through lhej?afty: now iiqjpwer." My letter of the 6th "of ApriL' fp 'which-yji>u refer, cleaTly ?indicates) a;ae5ire"for;:prnc-" deal jFeJ??nstrucrion andvreconcifiatipn. Practical men c?n slirely . distinguish; between practical re-: construction'4uid. reconstruction., as an jrbstract, question.-' twill cndea-vor. howcyer, with renewed; energy to meet your wishes in the matter.. The serious "difficulty that I apprehend-is the want of that wisdom which isneccssary for the gi'Cat work. I shall be happy to work in any harness that prom? ises relief to our distressed people, and harmony to the nation. II matters not "whether I bear the mantle of Mr. Davis or the mantle of Mr. Sumner, so thatl may help tobring the glory of '"peace and good-will toward men." I shall set out by assuming a -proposition that I hold to be self-evident, viz:- The highest of human laws is the law thai is established by appeal to arms,'.. . " ? ?" ' ? ' Tiic great principles that divided political parlies prior to the war were thoroughly discussed by our wisest.statesmen.' When argument was exhausted resort was had to compromise. "When compromise was unavailing, discussion was renewed, and expe? dients were sought, but none could be found to suit the. emergency. Appeal" was finally made to the sword; to determine which of the claims was the true construction of constitutional law.- The sword has decided in favor of the North, and what they claimed as principles cease to - be; principles, and are become law. The views that we held cpase to be principles because they are opposed to law. It is therefore our duty to abandon ideas that are ob? solete and conform to the requirements of law. The military bill, arid amendments, are peace offerings. We should aecept them ns such, and place ourselves upon.tlicm as the starting point from which to meet future political issues as they arise. .''-'/ Like other Southern men, I naturally sought al? liance with the Democratic parjy, merely because it was opposed to the Republican" party. But as far as I can judge, there is nothing tangible about it, except'the issues that Were staked upon the war and there lost. Finding nothing to take hold of except prejudice, which cannot be worked into good for any one, it is proper and right that I should seek some standpoint from which good may be done. , -? If I appreciate tho principles of the Democratic party, its prominent features oppose the enfran? chisement of the colored man, and deny the right to legislate upon't he subject of suffrage, except by the States individually. ? These two features have a tendency, to exclude Southern men from that ".parly .; for the colored man is already, enfranchised here/ and we cannot seek alliance with a party thati would restrict his rights; The exclusive right of the States to legislate.upon suffrage will make the Enfranchisement of the blacks, whether for better or for worse, a fixture among us. It ap pcafs, therefore, that those who cry loudest against thisncw order of things as a publio calamity, are those whose principles would fix'it upon us with? out a remedy. Hcucc it becomes us to insist that suffrage be extended in all the Stales, and'fully tgj|"ed. The people of the North should adopt whnl they have forced upon- us;'and if ii be proved lo^bc a mistake, they should, remove it by the remedy under. Republican principles of uniform laws upon suffrage. -'.'If every man in the country will meet the crisis with a proper appreciation-of. oiir condition, and come fairly up to his responsibilities, on to-mor rcV flic sun will mile upon a happy people; our. fields will again b?gin to yield their increase; oar ?rnllroads and rivers will teem with abundant com "incrce: our towns and cities will resound with the tirmult of trade, and we shnll be invigorated by" the blessings of Almighty God: . .1 am, sir. very respectfully, ' Your most obedient servant, JAMES -LONGSTREET. MILKING THE SOUTHERN COY/. i The Radicals, wlio now claim lo be the.especial friend of the black man, have not only refused him political and. social equality in the North, but they have manifested their friendship by levying ojv-hifi peculiar industry the-.heaviest -tax ever laid upon any people on earth: Fifteen dollars per bale of cotton ! History will be ransacked in vain for-a parallel. The cropnf last year is estimated at two million of bales, making the lax thirty mil lions of dollars ! This fax for ISG? :iud JS?7, an?' -it will probably be more the prescut year, would purchase a comfortable farm for every frecilmau in ib? South ! Let it not he said that this tax is uot paid by the freedm.m.' He goes to the field. His labor grows the cotton and constitutes the bate of our industrial system and must bear all the super? incumbent weight! Labor, everywhere, finally .pays all taxes. The Radicals do not lay any ag? ricultural lax upon themselves, upou their hay crop, nor their corn crop, nor their wheat crop, nor any crop "that is theirs." What is the object of .ibis enormous discriminating tax on cotton? It is utterly to "pauperize the South by way of pun? ishment ? What has the black man done to incur Radical resentment ? Is it laid for revenue ? If so,^ why allow, by i he same law, the manufacturers to draw from the treasury three ceuts per yard as 9, bounty for every yard exported ? If heeded for revenue, why give it away to a class already swollen with wealth?- Mr. Grcclcy .says it is wanted as "local revenue!" That is the secret, and the focus is the Radical pocket 1 The other day at Richmond, Gcrrilt Smith, who has been a great Radical light in his day and seems to be a frank man, likened slavery to a cow, which he said the South had held and the North milked. The South had ceased to hold, but the milking pro? cess nevertheless goes on. Well might Mr. Kelly contrast our poverty with the bloated wealth of the North, for tho South has been "milked," aye, nigh unto death, by measures for local revenue such as tariffs, navigation laws, fish bounties, dis? criminating cotton taxes, Sc., kc, Sc., and the milking will go on while the Radicals rule. They are practical slaveholders, for they appropriate the proceeds of the frcedman's labor. They come in tho guise of charity, but what is the pittance he receives through the Bureau com- I pared with the cotlon lax? It is, "art thou in health, my brother," like Jonb of. old, while a sword smiles under the fifth rib. And now they -seek to appropriate his vote. No, Mr. Radical, you cannot doceivc even the confiding frcedmcu. | There is so much of the wolf in you that all the I wool on earth could not hide it. You are so selfish rand grasping, your propens'ty to plunder and ag? grandise is so great and so well developed, that you cannot keep up even the show of generosity long enough to make the deception succeed.? Montgomery Mail. a,- ? ?? ? MARRIED, on Wednesday, June 12th, 1867, by Rev. W. H. Stratton, at i he residence ofthehride's mother in (his villugo, Mr. TitomasM. White and Miss Nannie T. Benson, all of Anderson. Frinicr's Fee received. For the Ander.107} intelligencer. WILISOJPS-READERS. Messes.; EBitoiw : It is one of the vexed ques? tions, of ages: What is ^he best education ? What are the .studies "most useful to men?^But these' questions depend upon Another';'. What Ts the end of education ? The truly useful is only a means to' some'end; A more spicial -question,is?to what extent ought Natural History-'??d Physical Science' to-be introduced,into scholastic education ? Not in detail; "for^thei;science of Chymistry alone, already constitutes at least, ten sciences, each of which is sufficient to exhaust the. energies and oc cupy the life of.any one man,""aa the'sciences are pursued in France '.and -Germany/ 'Yet,- all will; agree_that,a knowledge 'of. the maferiaLworks of God should be/ptrrsaed as- Well as .of the-mental and moral. Mr. Willsori, in his .scries, aims at two important ends: First, tdtfaitt Ihelearnerinto' the habit of correct and rhetorical reading; and at the same time, to impart a large a?tount of useful knowledge.1 - This series contains a system?a little" cyclopedia of natural history and science, with some intellectual and moral philosophy. These branches have usually been above -the aspirations of our common schools, and in .college,' they are eclipsed by the yet higher st udies?the Greek and Roman.classics, which .'/maintain the s.icred tradi? tion of the intcllectuafand moral life!of -our hii mahity." They are eclipsed by,pnenfal.and moral, philosophy,' which reveals to visjhe simple ele? ments and, the.ergauization. '"of the wiondrbus bcing"?man. .The kind andamouht of "knowledge1' in thcsc-Readers is" very important--to^bc young, who go from'lhe common sclrooVat ?hee into this school of the world, and enter "upon:- the industrial pursuits of life-?important also for those destined" to take a colle'giate.course. I,have n?t seen many of the numerous, readers sent forth into the world; and will not dispar?^e"dll?crs; but this-serics seems well adapted to accomplish thcends proposed. ?Si quid novieti rcctius.'istie, CandidusJmperti; si non, l?s Meie mecum. Tht hooks are . for sale at" the store of Mr." G." W. Fant. FAREL. EXECUTION OF A SJlLlTABY SENTENCE. We learn from the Greenville Mountaineer that Sylvaxus F. "Burkiiead- has been tried before a Military Commission in Charleston, and found guilty on the following charges"; Assault with intent tb.kill the' commanding oS cerjof the Military Post at Anderson on the 5th of February last.. .?.'..' - Attempting fo ,bribc a nbn-c?rnmissidned-'^fiiceT' of the "United'States Army oh' the-3l"st.-of Decemv her, 1SGC. . ' *? '?"' . - - '.~ He was sentenced to be imprisoned at. hard la? bor, iu such place ae the Majbr-General command? ing this. Military District may direct,-for theperiod of seven years. This sentence was withheld-from him until .his arrjval at. WiltsiDgtcri, where he was. informed that his allotted, residence'.for the . next -even years would be at-Fort Macon, on the North Carolina coast. . ''* - < "l - . The Mountaineer says : "It^yiU-bercmembered that Bur.KnEADvfigured conspicuously in the"upper" Districts of this State-'at'various times since the closc.of the-war';- he.was onp-of the trio for whose' arrest .Gov. Oer offered a reward, in February last, of nine hundred dollars, and-we arc truly gratifieo-; that he htai beet* removed from the"midst of a so? ciety whose views were so ""widely different fronr his. We trust-r-hftt- be will-be .fully "reconstruct* cd"' before he completes the labors .assigned him."' Augusta, Juno 1-5.?Gotten..easier?? aal'ci iwl?s; middlings.2"-!. " - CifAEi.i:sTQ.\, June. !?>.? Cotton iuf:rir.-defrl:ind mlcs 18-3 bale*?low middlings.22t<<?,2'i ? ' ; New York, June l?.?Cut ion quiet, and firm', sales "of 700 bales,'at 27 for middling up? lands. GoW, 37*: .' '. LiVEr.i'boi.. Judc i->.-^Swes"fo-day 1-0,000bates;' middling.uplamW 11 jjd.; Orleans 1Jgc?. ? Baptist State Convention* At a meeting of. the Anderson Baptist Church, held on last Sabbath, lthh insiant, the- full'o.wiug. Brethren were appointed as a "Committee of Ar? rangements to flicei-and assign h?mesio delegates. visitors and friends w'ha shall attend the BapiSui State Convention to be held at rthis place, com? mencing on.Friday before the 4th Sabbath irtJuly next,; viz: . , - ". ?' .. " - : i . J. P. Feed, Chairman ; D. Brown; ?. W. Jr. Skelton, Jas. A. iioyt,. F. Q. v.'Borstel, L. T. Ar? nold, John Wilson, Ej 1\ Eario,' J-. B, Clark, J. S.: Murray and W. I>. Beverly. The-Committee will be in attendance at the De? pot on Thursday.preceding the cotr.mcnce'ment o? the meeting, upon the arrival-.of the train, and also upon its arrival-ou Friday; and Saturday fol? lowing. Those coming "by "private conveyance, wilt please report themselves te the- Committee at the Church. .- ' ' :"- . - ~ S. BLECKLEY, Church Clerk. June 19, fS67. 1 . TO CONSUMPTIVES. - The advertiser, having been i*cstorcd to health in a few weeks by a very simple remcdyvafter haTing suffered for . several years with a-severe lung affection, and that dread disease Consump? tion?is anxious to make known to his fcllow suffercrs the means of cure-. To all who desire it, he will send a copy of the prescription used-(fr?s9f-chargo.)..with the-direc? tions for preparing and using the .same, "which they will find a bu*b cure fer Consumption, Asth? ma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds, and all Throat and Lung Affections. The only .object of the ad? vertiser in sending the Prescription is to benefit the afflicted, and spread information which he conceives to be invaluable,- and he hopes every sufferer will try his remedy, as it will cost-then? nothing, and may prove-a blessing. Parties wish? ing the prescription,, free, by return mail, will please address - REV. EDWARD .A. WILSON", ? Williamsburg, Kings Co.," New York. June 19,18?7 1 ly ERRORS OF YOUTH' A Gentleman who -suffcied for .years from Ner? vous Debility, Premature Decay, and all the effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for the sake of suf? fering humanity, send free to all who need it, the recipe and directions for. making the simple reme? dy by which he was cured. Sufferers ""wishing to profit by the advertiser's, experience, can do. so by addressing, in perfect confidence, ? JOHN B.. OGDEN, -"' 42 Cedar Street, New York. June 19, 1867 1 ; " jy Burning Bush Chapter, No. 7, K.-.A.\M.\ A REGULAR CONVOCxlTION OF.BURNING BUSH CHAPTER will be held' in the-Chapter Room' on MONIL-lY\NIG^IT,.-jaly'-8th,.l'8^J nt half-past seven o'clock, i Companions ?will assem? ble without further notice. . . , By order "of.-the. M.-.E:.-:H,-.P... - . ' T. B. BURRISS, Secretary. June 19, 1867 - 1- " ? * . n.