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An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 4. ANDERSON, S. G, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1868. NO. 6. BY HOYT & WALTERS. TERMS: TWO DOtLABS ?ND A HALF PEE ABTtTTM, IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion und Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. Liberal deductions made to those who advertise by Ahe year. For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars in advance. ^President's Message. To the Senate and Mouse of Representatives: Experience has fully demonstrated the ?wisdom of the framers of the Federal Constitution. Under all circumstances the result of their labors was as near an approximation to perfection as was com-' patible with the fallibility of man. Such being the-estimation in which the Consti? tution is and has ever been held by our countrymen, it is not surprising that any proposition for its alteration or amend? ment should be received with reluctance and distrust. Whilst this sentiment de? serves commendation and encouragement as a useful preventative of unnecessary attempts to change its provisions, it must be conceded that time has developed im? perfections and omissions in the Consti? tution, the reformation of which has been demanded by1 the best interests of the country. Some of these have been reme? died in the manner provided in the Con? stitution itself. There are otbors which, although heretofore brought to the atten? tion of the people, have never been so presented as to enable the popular judg nient to determine whether they should be corrected by means of additional en- j actments. My object in this commitnica-! tion is to suggest certain delects in the Constitution, which seem to meto require correction,- and to recommend that the judgment of the people be taken on the amendments proposed. The first of the defects to which I de? sire to direct attention, is in that clause of the Constitution which provides for the election of President and Vice President through the intervention of electors, and not by an immediate vote of the people. Th'e importance of so amending this clause as to secure to the people the election of President and Vice President, by their direct votes, was urged with great earn? estness and ability by President Jackson in his first annual message, and the re? commendation was repeated in five of his subsequent communications to Congress, extending through the eight j-ears of hi.s administration. In his message of 1829 he said: '?To the people belongs the right of electing their Chief Magistrate; it was never designed that their choice should, in.any case, be defeated, either by the in intervention of Electoral colleges, or by the agency confided, under certain con? tingencies, to the House of Pepresenta tives." ? He then proceeded to state the objec? tions to an election ot President by the House ol Representatives, the most im? portant of which was that the choice of a clear majority of the people might be easily deleated. He then closed the ar? gument with the following communica? tion* : "I would therefore recommend such an amendment of the Constitution as may remove all intermediate agency in the election of President and Vice President, j The modo may bo so regulated as to pre? serve to each Slate its present relative weight in the election ; and a failure in the first attempt may be provided for by confining the second to a choice between tbe two highest candidates. In connec? tion with such an amendment, it would seem advisable to limit the service.of the Chief Magistrate to a single term of either four or six years. If. however, it should not be adopted, it is worth} ot considera? tion whether a provision disqualifying for office the Representatives in Congress on whom such an election may have devolved would not be proper." ..Although this recommendation was re? peated with undiminisbed earnestness in several of his succeeding messages, yet the proposed amendment was never adopted and submitted to the people by Congress. The danger of a defeat of the people's choice in.an election by the House of Representatives remains unprovided for in the Constitution, and would be greatly increased if the House of Repre? sentatives should assume the power arbi? trarily to reject the votes of a State which might not bo cast in conformity with the wishes of the majority in that body. But if President Jackson failed to secure the amendment to the Constitution, which he urged so persistently, his argument con? tributed largely to the formation of party organizations which have effectually avoided the contingency of an election by the House ol Representatives. These or? ganizations, first by a resort to the cau? cus system of nominating candidates, and afterwards to State and National Conven? tions, have been successful in so limiting the number of candidates as to escape the danger of an election by the Hons- oi "Representatives. It is clear, however, in thus limit: number of candidates the true objec and spirit of the Constitution bus been i .: ie 1 ' and defeated. It is an essential feature in our Republican system of Government that every citizen, possessing the consti? tutional qualifications, has a right to be? come a candidate for the office of President and Vice President, and that every quali? fied elector has a right to cast his 7ote for any citizen whom he may regard as worthy ot these offices. But undor the party organizations which have prevailed for years, these essential rights of tho people have been as effectually cut. off and destroyed as if the Constitution" "itself had prohibited their exercise. The danger of a defeat of tho popular choice in an election by the House of Represen? tatives is no greater than in an election made nominally by the people themselves, when bv the laws of party organizations, and by' tho constitutional provision re-! quiring the people to vote for electors \ instead of for the President or Vice Presi? dent, it is mado impracticable for any ?citizen to be a candidate except through the process of a party nomination, and if or any voter to cast his suffrage for any other person than one thus brought for-. ward through the manipulations of a nominating Convention. It is thus apparent that by means of party organizations that provision of the Constitution which requires the election of President and Vice President to be through the Electoral colleges, has been made instrumental and potential in de? feating the great object of conferring the choice of these officers upon the people. It may be conceded that party organiza? tions are inseparable from republican government, and that, when formed and managed in subordination to the Consti? tution, they may be valuable safeguards of popular liberty; but when they are perverted to purposes of bad ambition, {they are liable to become the dangerous instruments of overthrowing the Consti? tution itself. Strongly impressed with tfie truth of these views, I feel called upon by an imperative sense of duty to revive substantially the recommendation so often and so earnestly made by Presi? dent Jackson, and to urge that the amendment to the Constitution herewith presented; or some similar proposition may hi submitted to the people ibr their ratification or- rejection. Keceiit events have shown the necessity of an-aroemdment to the Constitution, distinctly defining the persons who ^hail disc hare the duties of President of the United States, in the event of a vacancy in that office by the death, resignation, or removal of both the President and Vice President. It is clear that this should be fixed by the Constitution, and not be left to icpealable enactments of doubtful constitutionality. It occurs to me that in the event of a vacancy in the office of President by the death, resigna? tion, disability, or removal of both the President and Vice President, the duties of the office should devolve upon an officer of the Executive Department, rather than one connected with the Legislative or Judicial Department. The objections to designating either the President pro tempore of the Senate or the Chiel Justice of the Supreme Court, especial I}' in tlx; event of a vacancy produced by removal, are so obvious and so unanswerable that they need not be stated in detail. It is enough to state that they are both inter? ested in producing a vacancy, and. accord? ing to the provisions of the Constitution, are-members ot the tribunal bj' whose decree a vacancy may be produced.? Under such circumstances, the improprie? ty of designating either of these officers to succeed the President so removed is pal? pable. The frumers of the Constitution, when they referred to Congress the settlement of the succession to the office of President in the event of a vacancy in the offices ol both President and Vice President did not, in my opinion, contemplate the des ignatiou of any other than an officer ol j the Executive Department, on whom, in such a contingency, the powers ami duties of the President should devolve. Until ! recently the contingency has been remote, and serious alien lion has not been called to the manifest incongruity between the provision of the Constitution on this sub? ject, and the Act ol Congress of 179-'. Having, however, been brought almost face 10 lace wilii this important question, it seems an eminently proper time for us lo make the legislation conform to the language, intent, ami theory of the Con? stitution, and thus place the Executive Department beyond the reach of usurpa? tion, and remove from the Legislative and Judicial Department every temptation to combine lor the absorption of all the powers of Government. It has occurred to me, that in the event of such a vacancy, the duties of President would devolve most appropriately upon some one of the heads of the several Executive Depart? ments; and under this conviction, I pre? sent for your consideration, an amend? ment to the Constitution on this subject, with the recommendation that it be sub? mitted to the people for their action. Experience seems to have established the necessity of an amendment to that clause of the Constitution which provides for the election cf Senators by the Legis? latures are so palpable that I deem it un? necessary to do more than submit the proposition for such an amendment, with the recommendation that It be opened to the people for their judgment. It is strongly impressed on mv mind that the tenure of > ffi o by the judiciary of the United States i ring good : i avior, or"for lite,:isincompatible; with the spirit of Republican Governmen , and in this opinion 1 am fully sustained \>y the evi? dence of popular judgment upen this subject in the different States of the Union. 1 therefore deem it my duty to recom? mend an amendment to the Constitution, by which the terms of the Judicial offi? cers would be limited to a period of years, and I herewith present it, in the hope that Congress will submit it to the people for thoir decision. The foregoing views have long been entertained by me. In 1845, in t he House of Representatives, and aller wards, in 18G0, in the Senate of the United States, I submitted substantially the same propo? sitions as those to which the attention ol Congress is herein invited. 9 Time, observation and experience have confirmed these convictions, and as a I matter of public duty, and with a deep j i'onso of my constitutional obligation ''to recommend to the consideration of Con gress such measures'1 as I may deem "ne? cessary and expedient," I submit the accompanying propositions, and urge their adoption and submission to the judgment of the people. ANDREW JOHNSON. Wasbington.D. C, July 18,1868. jOlNT resolution proposing amendments I jO THE constitution of the united STATES. Whereas the first article of tho Consti-1 tution of the United States provides for amendments thereto in the manner fol? lowing, viz: 1. Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to the Consti? tution, or on the application of the Leg? islatures of two-thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for propos? ing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intent and purposes, as part of this Constitution when ratified by tho Legislatures of three-fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be pro? posed by Congress; provided that no amendment which may be mado prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article ; and that no State, with? out its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate. Therefore Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two thirds of both Houses concurring,) That the following amendments to the Consti? tution of the United States be proposed to the Legislatures of the United States, which, when ratified by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the States, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution. That hereafter the President and Vice President of the United States shall bo chosen for the term of* six years by the people of the respective States, in the manner following. Each State shall be divided by the Legislatures thereof, in districts equal in number to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which such States may be entitled in the Congress of the United States; the said districts to be composed of contigu? ous territory, and to contain, as nearly as may be, an equal number of persons en? titled to be represented under the Consti? tution, and to be laid off, for tho first time, immediately after the ratification of this amendment; that, on the first Thursday in August, in the .year eighteen hundred -, and on the same day every six years thereafter, the citizens of each Stato who possess the qualifications requisite for electors of the more numerous branch of the Stato Legislatures shall meet within their respective districts, and vole for a President and Vico President of the United States; and the person receiving the greatest number of votes for Presi? dent, and the one receiving the greatest number of voles for Vice President in each district, shall be held to have received one vole, which fact shall be immediately certified by tho Governor of the Stale, to each of the Sena tors from Congress from such Stale, and the President of the Sen? ate and the Speaker ol the House of Rep? resentatives. The Congress of the United States shall be in session on the second Monday in October, in the year eighteen hundred and-, and on tho same day on every sixth year thereafter, and the President of the Senate, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representa? tives, shall open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. Tho person having tho greatest number of votes for President shall be President, if such number he equal to a majority of the whole number of votes given; but if no person have such majority, then a second election shall be held on the first Thurs? day in the month of December then uoxt ensuing between the persons having tho two highest numbers for the office of President; which second election shall be conducted, tho result certified, and the votes counted, in tho same manner as in the first; and the person having tho greatest number of votes for President, shall bo President. But if two or more persons shall have received the greatest, and equal number of votes, at tho second election, then tho person who shall have received the greatest number of votes in the greatest number of States, shall be President." The person having the greatest number of votes for Vice Presi? dent, at the first election, shall be Vice President, if such number be equal to a majority of the wholo number of votes given; and, if no person have such ma? jority, then a second election shall take place between the persons having the two highest numbers, on the same day that the second election is held for President; and the person having the highest number of votes for Vice President shall bo Vice President. But if there should happen to be an equality of votes between the persons so voted for at the second elec? tion, then tho person having the greatest niimberof States shall be Vice President; but when a second election shall be ne? cessary in the case of Vice President, and not necessary in the case of President, ihen the Senate shall choose a Vico President, from tho persons having the two highest numbers in the first election, j as is now prescribed in the Constitution ; I provided that, after the ratification of this amendment to the Constitution, tho President and Vicc-Prcsidont shall hold their offices respectively for the term of six years, and that no President or Vice President shall be eligible for re-election to a second term. Sec. 2. And be it furthor resolved, That article II, section 1, paragraph 6, of the Constitution of tho Unitod States, Bhall be amended so as to read as follows: In case of the removal ot the President from office, or of his death, or resignation, or inability to discharge tho power and duties of said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and in case ot the removal, death, resignation or inability both of the President and Vico President, the powers and duties of said office shall dovolvo upon the Secretary of State for 1 the time being, and after this officer, in case of vacancy in that or in other de? partments, and in order in which they are named, on the Secretary of the Treas? ury, on the Secretary of War, on the | Secretary of the Navy, on the Secretary ol thoInterior, on the Postmaster-General, and on the Attorney-General, and such officer on whom the powers and duties of President shall devolve in accordance with the foregoing provisions shall then act as President until the disability shall be removed, or a President shall be elect? ed as is or may bu provided for by law. Sec. 8. And be it further resolved, That article 1, section 2 be amended to read as follows: i The Senate of tho United States shall be composed of two Sonators from each State, chosen by the persons qualified to vote for the members of the most numer? ous branch of the Legislature thereof for six years, and each Senator shall have one vote. Sec. 4. And be it further resolved, That article 3, section 1 bo amended to read as follows: Article III. Sec. 1. The judicial power of the United Slates shall bo vested in ono Supremo Court, and such inferior Courts as the Congress from time to timo may ordain and establish. The judges, both of the Supreme and inferior Courts, shall bold their offices during the term of 12 3'cars, and shall at stated times, receive for their service a compensation which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office, and it shall be tho duty of the Prosident of the United States within ? months after the ratification of this amendment by three-fourths of all the States, as provided by the Constitution of United States, to divide the whole num? ber of Judges as near as ma}- bo practica? ble into three classes. The seats of the Judges of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the fourth year from such classification ; of the second class, at the expiration of the eighth year; and of the third class, at tho expiration of the twelfth year; so that one-third may be chosen every fourth year thereafter. -? Legislative Proceedings. Columbia, July 20. In the Senate to-day, a resolution was introduced instructing the Committee on Incorporation to ascertain whether the charters of any incorporation authorized by the Legislature could bo altered or re? newed under the new Constitution; also a resolution suspending for this session the joint resolution adopted in 1S36, re? quiring three months' notice to be ?riven cd'an intention to ask for a charter. B. Randolph gave notice of a bill to enablo minors und persons heretofore known as free persons ol color to recover the value, in specie or United Slates cur? rency, ol bonds, deposits, or other moneys, converted without their consent into Con? federate bonds or moneys. The hills organizing tho Circuit Courts, and regulating appeals and writs of error to the Supreme Courts was ordered to be engrossed. Adjourned. In tho House, a petition from tho Lin? coln Republican Guards of Charleston, praying for their incorporation, also from the citizens of Rock Hill, praying for their incorporation as a town, were pro ecnted. A resolution was offered authorizing the chair to issue a writ of election to supply the vacancy caused by the death of Dill. The Speaker decided that it was out of order, no official notico of the said death having been given. Bozeman gave notice of a bill to pro? hibit any discrimination between persons engaged in any business for which a license is required. A committeo was appointed to deter? mine the feasibility and cost of fitting up rooms in tho Now State House. Leave of absence was granted to the Anderson delegation until Monday next, that they might prepare their delence. DeLarge gave notice of a bill to secure lo the Stato" the benefits of the act of Congress donating lands for establishing an Agricultural College. On motion of DeLarge, the House went into secret session for the discussion of a communication received from Newbeny, which by the sensible members of the House was regarded as a hoax. A bill was afterwards introduced for regulating the election of municipal offi? cers. The bill provides t.'ioelections shall be ordered by tho Governor within twen? ty days after the passago of tho act. Adjourned. Columbia, July 21. The Senate convened at 12 o'clock. After prayer by the Chaplain and tho confirmation of tho journal, tho President laid before the Senate the report of tho President and Directors of tho Pank of the Mate of South Carolina, which was ordered to bo printed. A petition was received from Wm. Hill, of Abbeville District., praying the removal of his political disabilities, and referred to the Committee on Disabilities. Corbin, from the Judiciary Committeo, made an unfavorable report on tho bill "enabling persons having worked under contract, to recover pay for their labor, whon said contract is not complied with." Ordered for consideration to-morrow. The joint resolution, repealing the reso? lution adopted by tho General Assembly, in 1S36, whereby three months' notice of intention to apply for acts of incorporation, was read a second timo, and ordered to bo sent to the House for concurrence. The bill to validato all ordinances adopted by the late Constitutional Con? vention, was road a second time, and re? ferred to tho Judiciary Committee. Tho same disposition was made of the bill to continue in force, until ropenled, all General and Special Orders issued by the Military Commanders of this Sta during the existence of its Provisior Government. Thc bill accepting the benefits of t Act of Congress of July 2, 1802, donath public lands to the several States, whi may provide agricultural colleges, w read the third time, and ordered to be e grossed. j The bill to incorporate the Citizei Savings Bank of South Carolina was re a second time, and referred to the Coi mittee on Incorporations. Notices of the following bills to he i troduced were given : A bill to amend an Act to incorpora the Air Line Ila il road of South Carolir A bill to provide for the election of Board of Directors of the State Penite tiary. A bill to enforce the 39th section article 1 of the Constitution, which pi hibits distinction in any case, on accou of race, color or condition. A bill to regulate and determine tl powers and duties of County Comm sioners. A bill to define the jurisdiction at practice of the Probate Court. A bill to define the powers and duti of Justices of tho Peace. A bill to incorporate the Langley Ma ufacturing Company of Edgefield Count A bill to establish a Board of Lat Commissioners. A bill to declare the manner by whk the lands, or the right of way over tl lands of persons or corporations, may 1 taken for the construction and other asi of railroads, and other works of intern improvement. Corbin introduced a bill to organize tl Supreme Court, which was read and o dered to be printed. The Senate then adjourned. IIOUSB Ol' REPRESENTATIVES. After tho usual preliminaries were co: eluded, Neaglc, in behalf of the Speen Committee appointed to inquire and r port what arrangement could be cft'ecte to facilitate the payment of the pay < tho members, reported by bill. Thc bi proposes to levy a tax of one cent. pc pound on upland, and two cents per poun on sea island cotton, and seven and a ha cents per bushel on rice in the rough tho proceeds of which shall go towan tho redemption of S?UO.OOO in bills rt ceivable, which aro to be issued as atitho ized by Act of 1865?these taxes to be lien on all lands on which cotton and ric are growing, at the following rate: S per acre on cotton, and ?5.50 per acre o rice. Out of tho fund created by the issn of those bills, the members are to be pail Atieran animated discussion, the bi was referred to the Commiteee of Way and Means. Tho report of the Special Oommitteo o Huies, was taken up and recommiucc J with instructions to draft a new set c rules. Chestnut offered a series of resolution of condolence with the family of Solomoi George Washington Dill, the membe elect from Kershaw County, who was ku kluxed some weeks since. Jonks presented the petition of C. 13 Farmer, of Colleton, for the romoval o his political disabilities, which was re ferred. Sasportas gave notico that he would in troduce a hill to-morrow, in relation t< the State University. It is understooi that it contemplates vacating all the pro fessorships on the first of October next and placing tho appointments in tin hands of the Governor. J. E. Hayne offered a joint resolution providing for the election of Justices o the Supreme Court on Thursday next which was referred to tho Judiciary Com mittee. Elliott gave notice cf a bill to form : new judicial and election Count}7 out o parts of Orangeburg, Lexington, Barn well and Edgefield Counties. The bill accepting the benefits of thc Act of Congress of july 2, 18G2, donating public lands for the purposes of agricul? tural colleges, was read a second time and passed. The bill providing for tho election ol municipal officers in incorporated cities and towns, was read the first time and appropriately referred. The Chair announced that, in compli? ance with the authority conferred on him, he had appointed Mr. E. G. DeFontaine, of the Charleston Daily News, phono? grapher of tho Houso. Crews offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committee on Incorporations to investigate and report whether any companies or corporations applying for roncwal of their charters have discharged any of their employees on account of their political opinions. The report of the President and Di? rectors of the Bank of the Stale was re? ceived and ordered to be printed. Smalls offered a resolution to provide for the removal of tba Court House ol Beaufort County from GilHsonvillo to Beaufort. Iieferred to tho Judiciary Committoe. The Commilteo on Privileges and Elec? tions wero authorized, by resolution, to employ a dork, at the same pay as an assistant sergcant-at-arms. Hyde, from Greenville, offered a bill to invalidate all sales of property mado by the Confederate Government for non-pay? ment, of taxes on confiscated property, which was road and referred to the Com? mittee on Claims. The House then adjourned. Columbia, July 22. In tho Senate, a long debate took place on the resolution to reliovo the Sheriff of Marlboro' from the penalty imposed for not returning the executions within tho time allowed bylaw, but it was ultimately j passed. Mr. Rutland from tho special committee,1 The luieiiigcjicer eloi? Ollice. Having recently mads considerable additions to this department, wc ru-..- prepared to execute In the neatest style and on (lie most reasonable terms. Legal Llanks, Dill Heads. Posters, Cards, Handbills, Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact every style of work usually done in a country Printing Office. Bgf In all cases, the money will be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, will receive prompt attention. reported a bill reducing the bonds of pub? lic officers, and placing them at the follow? ing amounts: Secretary of State 810,000; Comptroller-General 810,000; State Trea? surer 8-10,000; Attorney-General $5,000; Solicitors 83.000; Clerk of tho Court at Charleston 820.000; in other counties 810.000 ; Sheriff of Charleston 820,000; other Sheriffs 810.000; Probate Judge, Charleston. S10,000; other counties ?5,000; Coroner of Charleston 85,000; other coun? ties 82,000. Embezzlement is to be pun? ished by fine, and imprisonment for not more than fi'vo years. Mr. Corbin introduced a bill to define the jurisdiction of the Probate Court. In the House, a resolution was passed fixing the salaries of subordinate officers at from 81.50 to 80.00. A protest was presented against the admission of the delegates from Lancas? ter. Bills were introduced incorporating the Citizens' Bank; establishing tho County of Aiken; suspending the professors at the State University; incorporating the Chcraw Hook and Ladder Company; permitting the recording of certificates of purchases of lands in St. Helena; author? izing the employment of county solicitors to aid the circuit solicitors. The Governor Ins instructed Mr. Hood, the Treasurer of the State, to receive and disburse moneys. J. H. Rainey (col.) is acting Secretary of State. The necessary papers have been for? warded to Washington to secure the re? moval of-the political disabilities of Ex Governor Orr. Some bankers are in correspondence with the Governor in relation to a loan of 8500.000 to the Slate. The new lax bill now being matured is intended to tax equally all property of every description according to its value. It is estimated co raise 8CUO.O0O without oppressing the people. Columbia, July 23. In the Senate to-day. the petition of the South Carolina Society, praying for a re? newal of bonds destroyed by firo, was re? ferred to thcEx-Comptroiler-General, who was requested to report tho operations of last year. On motion of Jills?n. r. committee of five was appointed to confer with the Govern? or and report what legislative business is necessary. Montgomery introduced a resolution asserting the policy of the enactment of a free railroad law. The report of the Committee on Claims postponing all claims till the regular ses? sion, was adopted. A bill enabling persons to recover pay for labor when contracts were not compli? ed with was lejected. The Supreme Court bill was passed. A bill was passed for the regulation and repeal of writs of error. The bill reducing the bonds of the State officers was then discussed. Leslie made a long speech, denouncing the effort as a partisan one, unworthj* of the Legislature, destructive of the credit of the Stale, and calculated to invite dis? honest transactions on the part of the in cumb.'iits. In the House, the Special Committeo recommended the fitting up of the State House at a cost, for two halls, the com? mittee room and repairs of roof, of between four and five thousand dollars. The report was recommitted with instructions to re? port estimates for preparing suitable rooms for all branches of the State govern? ment. A memorial was presented from the Greenville and Columbia Railroad. The committeo on Ways and Means wcro instructed to report on Tuesday, on the report of the President of the Bank of the State. A bill was reported for the removal of the courthouse from Gillisouvillo to Beau? fort. Kcagle offered a resolution instructing tho Committee of Ways and Means to report the number of negroes who have not paid the capitation tax, and the amount ot executions pending, the object being to remove tho obligation. -o Poetry ix Undkess.?It is many years since I fell in love with Jane Jurusha Skoggs, the handsomest country girl by far that ever went on two legs. By meadow and creek, and wood and dell, so often did we walk, and the moon? light smiled on her melting lips, and tho night winds learned our talk. Jane Jcru sha was all to me, for my heart was young and tri e, and loved with a double twisted love, and a love that was honest too. I roamed all over the neighbors' farms, and 1 robbed the wildwond bowers, and I tore my trowsers and scratched my hands in search of choicest .flowers. In my joyous love, I bronght these to my Jcrusha Jane, hut wouldn't be so foolish now, if we wcro a boy again. A city chap then came along, all dressed up in line clothes, with a shiny hat, and a line shiny vest, and a moustacho under his nose. He talked to her of singing schools; (for her father had a farm): and she left me (the country lovo) and took the new chap's arm. And all that night I never slept, nor could I cat next day for I loved that girl with a fervent love that naught could drive awav. 1 strove to win her back to me, but it was all in vam ; the city chap, with the hairy lip, married Jerusha Jane. And my poor heart was sick and sore, until the thought struck mc, that just as sxood fisli ;-tiil remained as ever was caught i'n the sea. So I went to the Methodist church, one night, and saw a dark brown curl peeping from under a gipsy hat, and I married that very girl. And many years have passed and none, and I think my loss their gain; and I often bless that hairy chap that btole my Jerusha Jane.