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M<lljll>?l(l???BP An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 4. B Y H O YT & WAITERS. TERMS: TWO DOli?RS AND A HALT PEE AITNUM, IX'TOITED STATES CC21RENCY.. KATES OF ADVERTISING. .Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion ' and Fifty Cents for-each subsequent insertion. - -Liberal deductions made to those who-advertise by ?the year..- j SS^- Per announcing a candidate, Five Dollars . ^advance, j gj \- _? | For Ahe Anderson Intelligencer. A Trip to the Eorth. Mr. Editor : After visiting and gazing upon tbe various objects and scenes of at? traction in this great, -wealthy and popu? lous oity of. Philadelphia that usually >ttract the curiosity of the traveller, I inquired for the railroad route for New , 'York -by -Lambertvillbj New Jersey. was told that a ride of about three-quar ? ters of f;n ! hour on a street car would take, rue to the depot of the Belvidere route, and could leave at 7 o'clock in the mort?ns;. I. was.there at the hour, but was told the train had left an hour pre? vious. Like our managers of railroads in Columbia, whon we arrived just (me : Lour too late, "the schedule had been changed." It is exceedingly .provoking, ,' ~to one who has no time to lose, to meet ? with such disappointments, but the own - n era of taverns shed no tears- over them. I remained like oue who would if he could, but could not if he would.' I was ""?-'in readiness when the next train gave the ?o -,?--.2 ?? ' '. ..- :. .?. ? - ? signal "all aboard." Soon we were pass ing up f t a rapid.x*ate in full view of the -'beautiful Delaware, with her stcaniboat? ."" and. sails of other crafts. Passing many ^"larrhs, employed "nearly cxclusivelj' in raising -vegetables for the city, and occa? sionally small villages; made a. conside? rable- stop at the capitol of the State pfj 1New?? Jersey, but after awhile the iron steed'began again to move, unwearied by '?^ih?x fiitigucs. of the journey. A canal >^-?iis pairdllel with' the river, and many boats were-' employed in carrying coal . from sc ma point higher up the river. ? -This'"<:anal -has many factories upon it. ''r. Arrivedat Lamb'ertville about4 o'clock. "Stepping.out upon.- the platform, a young ??'. minister: who is pastor of the Prcsbyteri-! ^'nj?hurch in the plaee, stepped up and . introduced biuiself as a relative of Mrs. > . jilcElroy,-saying they were expecting me, as.: they had received a communication . from a friend in Annapolis that I would likely reach that point that day. After a cordial-reception, and some interchange of-words'-on matters and things in gene ral, an-early repast' was in readiness, to which we sat down and enjoyed with a jjood"relish. Then many questions were propounded and answered ol friends and acquaintances in Anderson, and I. csn say -. to those fnends she manifested the samo ' f^kintl feeling for them and interest in their welfare she had before tho rupture be? tween the North and South. I will hero : t?n}- to her friends, whom I may not soon ?see.personally, 1 found her occupying a large, handsome, brick building, some three or. four stories high. The lower one had been arranged f'nr a school-room, W-liich she, with many ablo assistants, had long occupied as a school of high or? der, but at present was rented and occu? pied'by a highly accomplished young lady -far the same purpose. All the rooms of hor bouse were handsomely furnished, presenting "the appearance of neatness and comfort.. The strife and conflict be? tween the North and South had yt>t cx ?tTngnfihed her kind feelings for those she looked upon as friends in da}-s long 6ince gone by. Time has made made but little change in her appearance. Lambertville is a beautiful, thriving town* Sitiiated -near.the Delaware River, on ' tho New Jersey side. It gives un mistable signs of growing prosperity. It is a beautiful level between the ranee of hills and tbe river. Wc took a stroll -up the rivet', and many handsome private fresido-nccs have gone up within the last year, some just completed, and others ? just commencing. They have mechanics there who understand their business. 1 spent considerable portion of a day visi? ting the factories on. the canal, in compa? ny with my young ministerial brother. There is a paper mill, and 1 examined some ot the materials of which paper is .made, and it appeared almost incredible that paper, even of the coarsest quality, could be made of such unsightly materi? als. It is like bringing beaut}' out of de? formity. I had not any time before "looked at the process of paper making. There was a flax mill in full blast, and was quite a novelty. Cotton, also, but that may be seen in Carolina. "Wc went to seo an iron foundry, and was told that at a certain hour they would bo running some car-wheels, so wo returned again at the time designated, and witnessed tlie j process. It was done with considerable speed, and to me a curiosity. A splendid flouring mill, upon a large scale, was do? ing an extensive business. The climato and soil is woll adapted to wheat culturo in the vicinity. Besides Philadelphia and New York, there are many smaller cities ?ndwillagcs where largo quantities arc con? sumed. But tbe greatest curiosity among them is a brick factory, where brick of tbe finest quality to be seen in any coun? try are made with great speed by ma? chinery propelled by steam, and made without water., _ 1 Tho cemetery here is on clevat ground, much abovo the level'of t river and village, presenting some beau ful monuments. I was struck with t good taste displayed on ono erected the memory of the venerable pastor the Presbyterian Church, Eov. Dr. Stu ford, by tho congregation, as an eviden of their high appreciation of his long ai faithful services, who had labored amoi them successfully fer a period of mo than forty years. It was of beautii marble?large, plain, but neatly execute with a short but expressive inscripth upon it.. After his death, his son w unanimously invited to como and be tl successor of his father. A beautiful wiro bridge spans the D< aware at this place, and connects Lai bertville with a young and rising villajj composed principally of factories, lil ? those already mentionod on the Jers< side. "Rev. Mr. Studiford engaged ' mombor of his church to come with li fine horse and carriage to give us a rh over the river and see the style of Pen sylvania farming and fine cattle. .W came to a large and beautiful spring clear water. This spring formed tl stream for all the factories in the nc village. They turn their water-powe and almost everything oise that can 1 used, to some good pu prose. """"'The farms are small but neat. Sa some fine cattle in gras? and clover ha! way up their sides. The Spring was. f rora ble for fine pastures and grazing, ar unlike some of our old fields turned ou where one cow bonds down a bush an another cats the leaves off it. If this a fair specimen of Pennsylvania fanni nj it might be profitable for ?Orne o?' o? Carolinians who plant twenty or thirt acres to the hand to take lessons froi thom. The wheat was just beginning 1 show the head, and was as tall then i most wheat when it reaches maturity i South Carolina. We circled round an carno to the river again higher up, and presented a beautiful appearance as w came down the margin to the bridge olearas our mountain streams in Carol na, and shad was caught in considerabl number?, and were just in their prime. Mrs. McElroy had received an inviU lion to take lea with a wealth}' family i the place and invite me to come with hci We accepted the invitation and wen' Some young ladies from Savannah ha been staying in thc place, relatives of thi gentleman, and they concluded the; would like, to soe a minister from th sunny South, too, and thc}' came as vc untccrs. Some ladies from Virginia hear of their intention, and they volurilcere and came over, and we had four State represented at the supper. All receive* a hearty welcome; and I did not knov whether we should admire thc richness splendor and elegance of thc supper il self most, or the warm-hearted kindnos that prepared it so abundantly for th invited guests. I saw noth ing that sur passed either during my trip. After sight-seeing and feasting to tin Full, I was thinking of taking leave o these kind friends, and prosecuting rn] trip farther on, but two Presbyterial ministers in the place urged mo to staj over the approaching Sabbath and proach Time was now wearing on rapidly, anc I objected on that score. They ther urged me to preach thc next night; tc which I readily assented. The congro gation assembled and I preached, and although this church is in connection with the Northern General Assembly*, 1 had as cordial a reception among them as if I had been born and reared north ol Mason & Dixon's linc. The }Toung min* ister thanked mo with great apparent sincerity' for tho sermon to his people, and the people received me as cor? dially as if no bloody strifo had over ex? isted between thc North and South. If there remains any slumbering fueling of dislike to the people of the sunny South, it is confined to very few. I believe tho masses are.ready to admit that if we were wrong, wo were honest in our con? victions of right. But for the great de siro manifested by somo to perpet?alo their power, the recollection of those days of trial and trouble would soon be numbered among the things that arc past. Adieu for the present. D. H. ? "Young man, what's tho price of this silk?" asked a deaf old ladys "Seven dollars," was tho reply. "Seventeen dollars!" exclaimed she; "I'll give you thirteen." "Seven dollars, ma'am, is thc price of the silk," replied tho honest shopman. "Oh, soven dollars," replied the ladv, sharply; "I'll give you five." ? A lecturer was dilating upon tho power of tho magnet, defying any one to show anything surpassing it. A hearer demurred, and instanced a young iady who used to attract him thirteen miles every Sunday. i Address to the Colored People. The following admirable address to the colored people is put forth by tho Central Democratic Club of Charleston, of which Gen. James Conner is the Prosident. It should bo read to every colored voter iu tho State, as embodying "all that we ex? pect or intend/' and containing "no state? ment that we do not believe to be true? no promise that wo do not intend honest? ly to fulfill." Every employer can road and explain this address to Iiis colored emplo}rees, and all should feel it a solemn and imperative duty to instruct that un? fortunate race, warning them of the delu? sive hopes held out by the Radical party : the address of the democratic white - voters of charleston to the colored voters of charleston, the seaboard, and of the state generally. "We are influenced by various consider? ations to-' address-you, and, in plain and simple languago, to tejl you truthfully our views and purposes. They are also the views and purposes of the great Demo? cratic party, which, for fully three-fourths of the life of our government, has govern? ed tho United States, and is soon about to resume the administration of that gov? ernment. Among thoso considerations are the following: First. Wo are naturally your friends and you are naturally our Iriends. An} other relations between us are unnatural and injurious to both. We have the cap? ital and give employments. We own the lands and require labor to make them pro? ductive and profitable. You desire to be employed. By your labor alone you can live. We desire to employ you and to havo your labor?not because it is better, or cheaper, or more profitable to us than tho white labor, which will be glad to come and take your place if we are com? pelled to discard yours and invite it; but we desire your labor because you know Iis, and we know you. We were born to? gether here and we have grown up to? gether. In infancy we wore nursed to? gether, in boyhood wo played together, and we do not easilj' forget these things for the sake of strangers. Hence it is, that we intend to leave it entirely to your choice, whether you will bo friends with us or bo our enemies, and compel us to treat you as enemies. We know we can do without you. We think j-ou will find it very difficult to do without us. We think it our duty to take care thai yon are fully informed in mak? ing your choice, between enmity and hos? tility to us, and friendship and peace with us, as we can inform you by telling you tho whole truth. The reason that it is our dut^to do this; is because wo aro in? debted 10 3-011 for great fidelity in tho past, and because we are the stongor,and yon the weaker party. It is always the duty of the strong and powerful, besides being just, to be generous. We havo ;ho wealth. Tho houses in which you live aro ours; tho hinds upon which you must labor or starve are ours. We havo education, advancement in tho arts and sciences, and in civilization gen orall}*. Yon are, for tho most part, un? educated, just starling in tho carcor i 11 which we are so far ahead of you. We have tho numbers over yon ; our race is thirty millions or more; j-ours four mil? lions or less. We think it our doty to use all those great advantages justly and generously foryour welfare, for your advancement in education, in the acquisition of proper? ty, and in the pursuit of every good thing which is meant by, or makes up what is meant b}*, "civilization," if you will allow us to do it. Second. We see and know that you aro harrying on into great and immedi? ate troublo and danger to yourselves and your race. You are proposing to bring on a conflict between }-oursclvcs and our? selves. If it comes?if 3*011 bring on that conflict, it will be a conflict between your raeo and our race; There are indications that 3'ou already, think yourselves pro pared for this conflict. You have for some time practiced aggressive and hos tilo conduct towards us. You have as? sembled as a parly or class, and 3*ou have deliberately interrupted us in our meet? ings, insulted und assau I tod individuals among us, pelted our houses with stones, insulted our families by vulgar and pro fano language, disturbed the night quiet bv' unearthly wheops and screams, threat? ening, "death to tho rebels"?meaning ourselves; assaulted and threatened the police and police stations of the city. You are arming and drilling in warlike prac ticcs, and this for aggression and attack, not for defence; because you have no cause or pretence of cause for expocting aggression or attack from us. You have never been disturbed, not even in your riotous and disorderly conduct. Wo of course, know that you are urged and en? ticed on towards this great danger and trouble I13' wicked white men. Wo know them, who they are, and all about them ? what 11103- sin-, and what the3* are doing, and weiilso know better than they or you can know, tho sure and swift pcnalt3' which will full npoh particular men when the conflict begins. JJut this will not then save 3*011. You will riot thon be ox cused because 3*011 have been deluded and cheated b3r these infamous men. Listen for one moment to particulars : When wo hold our great meeting On the evening of the 2-lth July, yon propos? ed, it is said, under tho guidance of a white man who is 3*our candidate for Mtiy?T- and, wo arc told, assembled, to form in procession and disturb our meet? ings by marching through full five thou? sand people, elusoly packed in the street. You wore, fortunately; fur yourselves, prevented l^- the influence of the Mayor, who is also of your political afljni^-. If you had attempted thia wilful aggre you would have brought on the cc at that time; you did not expect tend otherwise. It would have been and decisive, and ended before this Upon tho click of the telegraph that ocruts could" not peacoabi'y assemt Charleston to ratify their nomina the City of New York could alone and would have sent from her swar population, men enough to aveng and have made that the last of sud flicts for this occasion. Our next only public meeting since was a few later, and in the open air. It was s turbed by colored people, with sin music, whooping, and screaming ar suiting language, that it adjourned, this bas been submitted to without r ation or merited punishment. Oth< signs and threats have been roport us upon evidence seemingly trustwo but not so criminal and horrible thi will not disgrace you by the public ap ance of belief in such charges. They a variance with our experience of you turo and general good character, bi consistent with the bad character an praved nature of tho white men yon 1 to, and might be thc natural conaecju of language wo know they have i They will bo held to fearful account v the day o*f "their whirlwind cometh,' We know, better than you know, it is that the infamous outcast white who lead you urge you into theso gressions. We will tell you why i that they do it. They are instructei the central power of the Radical ps They would provoke bloodshed jus the}' did at Memphis and New Orl< in 1SGG. The massacre and blood ( few colored people, they think, pen< this great election, would be prolific i for Kadical votes; and so it would I thc suffering of a four years' war, and worse endurance ol Kadical rulo for il years, had not taught us some wisd If the conflict comos?if there shah masacre ???u ?3???C!abed?it shall no chargeable upon us; and tho contrivar of your Kadical associates, and their ly newspapers, will not avail again to cl the people in that respect. Do you remember the ovcnls of 180 tho attack on Fort Sumtor, and the e mencement of the war? Wo aro e you do remember. There were t moro people in the United States who lieved wo had good cause of complain who were opposed to the Kepub? party and its purposes?than there now who approve of tho political eu] macy which has been given lo you. j Republican party was then, as you now, in a minority. Mr. Lincoln and party went into power by a minority v of tho whole people. A great majority thc American people wus opposed to war. It could not have been carried against us. Artful and designing men tho Republican party, seeing this, c trived to lead us on till they made us , pear before the world as the aggressi and the authors of tho war. Fort Sn ter was reduced, and tho national fl fi rod on and lowered hy us. And then was at once that the North, and the Fa and the West were united against us. it will be with you. You will begin t conflict. You are now beginning it. you go on, our race with its thirty n: lions will bo as one man against your ra with its three millions. Ten to one! ] you doubt tho result, or your inevital fate? Consider what will then be yo condition which you will have accept and choson in exchange for your prose hopes and tho assuranco of equal lav equal juBtice, poaco and poaceable prc peri ty. Again (third) : we know ai fully understand the arts and false boo by which the false and infamous whi men, excite you into your present dang? You are arming and drilling in warlif practices to protect your freedom ! : prevent your being again roduced I slavery!! These infamous men tell ye it is tho purpose of the Democratic part to restore siavory?that we intend thia that if* you vote with us you will vote 1 make yourselves again slaves. No falsi hood over exceeded this in wickednc: and audacity. If you would stop to thin one moment you would see and detect i Wo will exposo it to you; we will nc ask you to take our word for it, but w will establish what we say by public r< cords, lt is a double falsehood. Fo they know that we are not only guiltlcs of the charge, but we aro the party whicl insists that your freedom is fixed and foi ever settled; that it is not and canno ever be questioned or discussed, while th Republican party have made it an opot question and have loft it so; if they prc vail now, at 6orao futuro day tho lawfu extinction cf slavery may bo denied am discussed. Wc will tell you how this is On the (5th day of January, 1865, Con gress agreed to an amendment of thc Constitution of the United States, to bc submitted to the Boveral States for thoii approval, in tho words following: "Article XIII. Section- 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crimo, whereof thc party shall have boen duly convicted, shall exist within the United Slates, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. "Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to enforco this article by appropriate legis? lation." This could not becomo a part of tho Constitution without the consent and ap? proval of throe-fourths in number of the States. That number of States could not bo had without the Southern States or several of thom. The abolition of slavery, therefore could not be made lawful and binding without our aid. Wo gave that aid promptly7 and honestly. South Caro? lina was the first to do it. We who ad dross you woro parties to it. lt. was done by tho Legislature of I860, on tho IZi?x of November. Other Southern States fol? lowed, until on the 18th day of December, 18G5, a sufficient number of the Southern States, namely : South Carolina. Arkan? sas, Alabama, North Carolina and Geor? gia, having ratified and approved of the amendment, the Secretary of State of the United States, published the lawful cer-1 tificate, with the great aeal of the nation | thereto, and from that day the amend-; mciit and the eternal abolition of slavery, and the perpetual freedom of the colored man, became the irrevocable highest law of the land. I3ut mark you! This is what we say. It is what the Democratic party says, and insists upon, and is now struggling to establish. Not so the Re? publican Radical party. Thoy deny this. You doubt us? We will show you we speak truth. This question being, as we supposed, furever settled, was re-opened by the Rad? icals, so far as thoy could re-open it. Wo deny their right or power to do this law? fully, but they insist on it, and that is the issue to bo tried in the great contest now going on. The Radicals, in 18G6, proposed another amendment to tho Constitution, known as tho fourteenth (14) amendment. They sent it to the States for approval. Jt came to the samo Legislatures, for the most part, in the Southern States which had approved and thereby made tho amendment abolishing slavery. It was the same Legislature of South Carolina. The Southern Legislatures rejected the fourteenth amendment, and it was thereby defeated. They did this because it dis? franchised their best men, who had done no criminal or offensivo acts, except such as they had been encouraged and sup? ported in doing by the people, and it would havo beon mean and disgraceful if the peoplo or their Legislatures had pun? ished thoso \\ ho were only participants in thoir own guilt. The Radicals, incapable of distinguishing between meannoss and generosity, were fiercely irritated at this refusal; thereupon they doclared our Leg? islatures illegal?the same Legislatures which had abolished slavery and assured vour freedom, whose aid thoy had invoked and accepted. They broke up those Leg? islatures by military power, because, they said, thoy were "illogal." They estab? lished military governments for a time, and finally your government, such as it now is. They call that legal. Wo deny it. II we are right, you are safo. If they are right and tho Legislature which made you free was illegal, then tho legality of your freedom is an open question for the future discussion of demagogues, Radi? cals and scalawags. It will be opon morel}' lor discussion and mischief, of no practi? cal avail, because we, every man of us, and of the Democratic parly, would stand by you to assist such a fraud. Wo ask 3'ou to stand by ns for your own sake ?not for our sake. We can and will take care of ourselves. We know how to do that, or to see that it is done. Their hatred to us was so great that, for its sake, with all theirprotended love for yon, the}- would give up your freedom and de? clare it "illegal." Their hatred to tho slavery of tho colored man was loss than their haired to tho white man of the South. Their lovo of freedom for you was less than their lovo of slavery for us. Do you not see it? Do you not see that if the Legislature which gave you free? dom was "illegal," its acts also musf be illegal? Do you not see who did this, and that thoy have failed to secure from tho Legislatures they call legal ratifica? tion of the amendment of the Constitu? tion which makes you free? Does not all this show to you what tricksters and cheats aro leading you to your destruc? tion ? After this exposure of them, when it is your wish to 15ml a prolcnco for hos? tility to us. you will protend to believe theso men; otherwise von will not be? lieve them. Wo have not left you orio particle of reason lor trusting them ex cepi your wish to do so. If, in fact, yon are not doceived, but; knowing their falsehood, desire hostility to us, we can? not help it. We shall regret it, moro for your own sake than our own. We havo another very grave complaint against you. You havo been placed in possession of supremo political power in South Carolina; you are responsible for the manner in which that power is ad? ministered. The population of the State has two distinct general classes?your race, the colored race, and our race, the white race. There is also another and third class, or more properly, a fungus of tho white race, insignificant in numbers and degraded in character. BuL small as it is, this is again subdivided into two very distinct parts. Thoy aro very com? prehensively described in tho dialect of the Hustings as "carpet-bag itinerants and resident scalawags." This sub-di? vision, with its two parts, governs you, and by your consent and folly, governs the Stato. Your race greatly exceeds ours in numbers in this State; you have a large majority of the vote?.. With this, power in your hands, yon havo scanda? lously misused it. Although, you are for the most part uneducated and inexpe? rienced in public affairs, yet there are ainon" you men of ability and education. Theso men you havo sot aside, and com- j milled tho Stato administration and its representation in Congress?its potrpiyage and power?its character and ere-Jit_to the carpel-baggers and scalawags. Not of course because your mon arc, in anv merit, inferior to them. You are their superiors, and you have shown it when? ever there has been a trial of merit. Su? perior in deportment, in ability, even in property, and immeasurably 'so in re? spectability and character. Yon were! placed in supreme power by usurpation; aidod by military violence and force. Wo \ might, havo looked on with some com-1 placency, certainly with cariosity, and | tscen you try tho brief experiment of.gov-' The Intelligencer Job Ofiic Having recently made considerable additions this department, we are prepared to execute jiM toes ?31 juuL mm2 In the neatest style and on fhe moot reasonal.^ terms. Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Card* Handbills. Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact ever; style of work usually done in a country Printing Office. iSf In all cases, the money will be require-' upon delivery of the work. Orders, accomplice with the cash, will receive prompt attention. erning us. Yon would not do that, but 3rou elevated over us and over yourselves false and wicked men. Did you do this because tbey avowed themselves our ene? mies? or were you cheated yourselves? If the former, then it is the highest proof of your enmity to us and your intentiou that we shall be enemies to one another. If tho latter, then you now may showtt by the choice you make. "Wc will show to you what sort of a government it is that* you have set up over yourselves and ourselves. It is now on exhibition at Columbia,, piayfng its. mad pranks to be stared at, the shame and ridicule of our whole country. It claims to exorcise the power of taxation, but it does not represent property. It would borrow money on the credit of the State It destroys that credit by its lawlessness and coriuption Whoevor trusts his money to your government will Jose it,, and he will deserve his loss. You have a Governor, a Ljoutenant-Governor, a See rotary of State, a Treasurer, a Comp? troller-General, an Attorney-General, a Superintendent of Education, and an Adjutant General. 'J hesc are the executive or administra? tive corns. You have a Senate and a House of Representatives. These are ono hundred and fifty-five in number, and constitute your Legislature, which levies taxes, borrows (if it can), and spends' money for us. Now this whole Legisla? ture, all its members, and the Executive corps put together, are taxed six hundred and fifty-two dollars and twonty-two cants ! I! The one hundred and fifty-fivo legislators (House and Senate) are taxed six hundred and thinj'-fivo dolfars and twenty-two cents, equal to four dol? lars and nine cents each. But ninety: one of these legislators pay no tax at all. They are not on the tax rolls. The twenty Senators and Representatives from tho old commercial City of Charles? ton are taxed eighty-four dollars and thirty-five cents. All of this sum save one dollar is paid by one member?a re? spectable colored man. He pays tho largest tax of any one in the Legislature; or Executive Department of your govern^ ment. That other one dollar is assessed? and may bo he pays it?upon your Adju? tant-General, Moses, who is a member for, hut never a resident of, Charleston, also, tho Speaker of the House, and the son of tho chosen elected, but nevertheless Apo cryphat, Chief Justice of your Supremo Court?a bench promising to be as won? derful as your Legislature. Tho executivecorps aggregated is taxed sixteen dollars and ninety-nine cents.?? This largo sum, except tho Adjutant Goncral's ono dollar already named, is paid by tho Lieutenant-Governor. The Governor and all the remaining debris pay nothing. We refer to the taxes ot 1867 They cannot yet be ascertained for 1868. It is hoped that a sense of shame will in? duce your representatives to contribute some portion of their salaries or of their lobby contingents, this }*ear to the public necessities. Now, wo ask you squarely and plainly, do you suppose such a etato of things can endure? Can a government be carried on by such persons? Will they find fools who will trust them or lend them monej-,; If the}' do find such, does one single man in South Carolina bc 1 eve that the propcrt3'-holdcrs will bo such fools as ever to pay ono dollar of the debts they may contract ? You know they will not. Do you suppose the taxes they lovy will be paid? A few weck? will determine that?because it will de? termine whether we shall again be put under military rale. One thing is sure, anc inevitable?if you porsist in maintain? ing such a govornment we cannot and will not maintain you. It will no't be1 hostility to you?not a desire to oppress or compel you?but that irresistible, un? written law of necessity, of self-preserva. tion. which nature has made for uss. and made it stronger than all h.omarj: laws, because it is of Divine origija. That law will compel us to call in the hardy and thrifty white man from abroad and sub? stitute his labor for your labor. Ho wilt succeed to your peaceful homes and you will follow tho path and fortune of tho In? dian, who thought, as you eow think, and he rushed as you iiow blind-ly rush upon your inevitable fate. l'ou have your choice now. You may never have it again. If you are true to yourselves, true to our mutual interests and welfaro; if you stand by us, we will stand by you, and there will be peace and prosperity and all their blessings shared between us. If you choose otherwise, and stand by 3'our present associates; if you adhere to them and insist that you will put them to govern us, and you submit yourselves to be governed by them, then yow must go your ways and we must go our ways. Wo will not molest or trouble you. You may in peace run your course of wretch? edness and ruin. " "Wo shall not follow yen. We must and wc will take enre of ourselves. Think of these tfjings, sedatelv and calmly. They aro vital to von. TfQ know it, and for your own 's.V?o, wo entreat you to he guided by iruth and nothing else, forming your judgment. It will be a judgment which will adhere to yon for good or ov?, and to your chil? dren, and th.fcgenerations thatw'ill follow them. ? An ecstatic lover thus appeals to his tender-hearted dulcinea for a parting smack: "Terribly tragical and sublimely retrib? utive will be the eourss followed me. if you do not instantaneously place thy sweet alabaster lips to mine and enrapture my immortal soul by imprinting angelic sensations of ilivlin? bliss upon indispensa? ble member^ n.i r! ?=!) nhyslogbumy, and thc.n kindly ? allow tue to take my departure n g'o rious nresr-npp ! Nancv