The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 28, 1869, Image 1
An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence.
VOL, 4.
ANDERSON, S. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1869.
NO. 81
BY HOYT & WALTERS.
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in advance.
The Despotism and Horrors of Reconstruc?
tion.
Tho following interesting extract, from a letter
addressed by Gov. Worth, of North Carolina, to
President Johnson, dated Dec. 81, 18G7, will serve
to show the enormities of Reconstruction and the
tyranny of an irresponsible military rule. It will
be remembered that Capt. Tolar and others re?
mained in close confinement until a few months
-ago, when they were released by pardon granted
by the President. In the light of the facts here
detailed, there can be no wonder that the South?
ern people were bitterly opposed to the "plan"
authorized by Congress:
In February or March last, a poor
.young woman of good family and exem?
plary character, residing some two miles
trom Fayetteville, on her way homo from
church, on Sunday, was way-laid by a
?negro named Bebee. He seized her and
bore her into the woods, violently cho?
king her to suppress her cries, but her
?screams reached the cars of an old ne
grcss in time to prevent the monster from
perpetrating the crime he meditated. On
the approach of the old negress he ran
off. The next day ho was arrested and
taken before D.ancan G. McRae. Esq., for
preliminary trial. The trial was held in
the upper slory ot the Market House, in
Faycttcviile
An uncle of the accused was allowed to
' -employ ? a-lawyer, who appeared in de?
fence of the accused. The young woman
and old negress identified the villain, and
the bruised neck of the young lady bore
the imprint of his infernal clutches. No
doubt was felt then, or has been express?
ed .sincej by black or white, as to his
guilt.
The shocking character of the offence
drew together about tho Market House a
large crowd, most of whom were e'xeluded
from the hall where the trial was going!
on. The Sheriff was on nhe gionud with
the whole police force of the town, armed
with their clubs, to guard the negro from
the apprehended vengeance of the crowd.
He was committed lor trial and placed in
the custody of the Sheriff, to be curried
to ihe jail. He wascanied down the
stairs, an officer ot the police at either
arm, and tue Sheriff at his. back. On
?landing below he tmiJe a violent attempt
to escape, hut was held firmly by his,.cus?
todians. In the struggle lie fell. As lie
. rose, some one behind tired a pistol shot,
the ball passing through the hair of the
Sheriff's head. It took effect in the bead
of Bebee, who instantly expired.
A Coronet 's inquest was held and many
witnesses were examined. One or more
of thcin swore that Captain Tolar shot
him. Capi. Tolar. as I learn, was a quiet,
good citizen, a member of a religious so?
ciety and ot the Masonic order, and held
in' high e.-tc-m by all I.is acquaintances;
Other wtfhesses, deemed more worthy of
credit, swore that they were near Capt
'Tolar when the pisto! fired, and that they
knew he did not tiro it. One Phillips,
and 'perhaps others, displayed weapons on
the occasion. The jury reported that
'they could not satisfactorily ascertain
"who committed tho homicide.
The first Court having cognizance of
OB
the alleged crime commenced its sitting
on the 13th of May, lfcoT. A few days
befi>t e the sitting of this Court, General
Avery applied to Gen. Sickles for the ar?
rest, and trial, before a Military Court, of
Capt. Tolar. Powers and Watkins, and
Duncan G. McRae. Gen. Sickles-ordered
tho arrest. Before tho prisoners were
carried olF by the military, the Grand Ju?
ry of the county, upon a bill preferred by
'the Solicitor, against Tolar for murder,
found it a true bill, and a capias issued
accordingly, which the Sheriff could not
execute, because the militarj refused to
?surrender him. No bill was sent against
the others, because the attention of the
"Solicitor was not called to any witnesses,
who would swear to facts warranting the
sending of a bill. These arrests, there?
fore, could not be based on any pretext
that the Court was in any way in fault.
Duncan G. McRae had long been a lead?
ing Justice of the Peace of his county,
was a member of the State Convention
of .1805, and was widely known as a man
?of exemplary character and strong Union'
proclivities. On his way to Fort Macon,
the military prison designated for his con?
finement, distant some two hundred miles
from his home and family, he get a friend
to siend a telegram to Gen. Sickles, inquir?
ing for what cause, and by whose order,,
ho had been arrested, and whether he
?could bo allowed to give bail. He declin?
ed to accept the bail, and referred to Gen.
Miles, Chief of the Freed men's Bureau,
stationed here, as to the charge, &c. Up?
on application by mo to Gen. Miles, he
said tho arrest had been made by order of
Gen. Sickles, upon the application of Gen?
eral Avery, and that he "had r.ot power to J
?release McRae upon bail, or on his parole;
that Gen. Sickles alone had this power;
that Gen. Avery was not then in his office;
that, as soon as ho came in, he would ask
him to call at my ollico and explain. The
?conduct of Gen. Miles was entirely satis?
factory to me. Gen. Avery called on mo
?ftoon alter, and stated that the charge
?against the prisoners would be speeifiefil
fly tnado out and sent to Headquarters
?soon; that ho then could only stale to me,
^n general terms, that lite charge was the
TO ardor of Bebee, and that MeUao was an
accessory bet?re the fact 1 learned from
Itim, or had otherwise heard, (1 cannot bo
certain which,) that the foundation of the
arrest of McKao was the affidavit of a
"weak minded, base woman, procured by
<Gen. Avery, in which she proved that
immediately after the committing of Be
^>ec. he had gone out on a platform to a
window and called on the crowd to shoot
the prisoner, and that,immediately there?
after, the negro was shot.
The friends of McRae furnished me
soon after with the affidavits of the uncle
of Bee bo, who had procured for him tho
services of a lawyer who had appeared
for him on tho trial, of the lawyer him?
self, and of several other witnesses, white [
and black, who swore positively that they |
were present and knew that McRae had j
not risen from his seat from the time of
ordering the committal until after the fa?
tal shot wa6 fired, and that when he heard
the negro was killed, be expressed his re?
gret.
These affidavits I sent to General Sick?
les and asked him if he could not take
bail to discharge McRae on his parole. I
further asked that all the prisoners be.
turned oyer to the civil" authorities for
trial. I had heard the Court Martial for
the trial of these prisoners was to sit here.
Fayettevilie is 60 miles distant from this
City and no communication between the
two places by Railroad or steam, except
by way of Wilmington and Goldisboro, a
circuitous route more than 200 miles long.
I asked, therefore, if he would not turn
over tho prisoners to the civil Courts, as
it was probable that a vast number of wit?
nesses would be examined, that tho Court
Martial should be held in Fayettevilie or
in Wilmington, rather than here. It was
know.n that the defendants could not pay
their witnesses, many of whom would
probably be unable to pay for their trans?
portation and their expenses while here.
JIo replied that the prisoners would be
tried before a Court Martial at Raleigh,
but that the Judgo Advocate would be
directed to summon the witnesses for the
defence and to give them transportation
?to and from Raleigh.
Thfs arrest'was made on the 15th of
Ma}-. All of them were confined at Fort
Macon till tho 20th of July; brought on
that day to Raleigh to bo tried before a
Court Martial, of which General Avery
was Judge Advocate. The Judge Advocate
had not made out and filed his charges
and specifications, and. not being ready
for trial, the Court adjourned from day to
day at his instance until the 22nd of July,
when the trial commenced.
On the 28th of July, tho Judgo Advo
?cato.introduced the aforesaid woman, the
only witness against McRae. Nobody,
white or black, could bo found to say she
was worthy .to be believed. Her conduct
on the witness stand exhibited such mani?
fest willingness to perjure herself, that
General Avery relented and asked to with?
draw ber testimonj- and to enter a nol.
pros as to McRae, which was unanimously
granted by the Court, and he was dis?
charged, after more than ten weeks im?
prisonment. It is proper to add that I
am by informed McRae, that Gen. Avery,
in the month of April previous to tho ar?
rest, had abused McRae for an official act
of the latter, and, finding McRae would
not yield to his dictation, told McRae he
.?should svjjer for it!
The trial ot tho other defendants-termi?
nated about the middle of September in
a conviction of murder, after a sitting of
more than two months, at an enormous
and unnecessary expense to the govern?
ment and the prisoners. It would be in?
teresting to know the cost of these trials.
The Court Martial adjudged 'hat the
prisoners should be hanged. This sen?
tence, under the act of Congress, could
not be cxeeuted without approval. It did
not go before you, I presume, because
Gen. Can by commuted it to fifteen years
imprisonment at hard labor.
Whether this finding was just or unjust
does not fall within the scope of this com?
munication, and 1 have not examined the
annexed evidence save as I read it, as re?
ported for tho newspapers as the trial
progressed. I understand it to have been
founded on the evidence of ono Phillips,
whom the military, at one time, held un?
der arrest .nsonc of tho murderers, who
procured his own release by turning:
State's evidence, and upon tho evidence of
other witnesses who swore they saw To
lar shoot the negro, while other witnesses
swore they saw Phillips shoot the negro.
The guilt or innocenco of Tolar turned
entirely upon tho credibility of the wit?
nesses, which could have been best judg?
ed of by an impartial jury of tho coun?
try.
If there was any evidence warranting
tho conviction of tho other defendants it
escaped mo.
.Morals of Public Men.?A Boston
journal, the Co7mnonicealth,mi\kes tho rath?
er exaggerated statement that every after?
noon after 3 o'clock some twelve to fifteen
United States Senators are so drunk that
they are unable to attend to business.
Tho Washington correspondent of tho
Missouri Democrat, also says that "tho
coming session of Congress will seo tho
certain death and entombment of threo
men now in the United States Senate, all
from drink. Take away tho pay andgood
clothes of these three men, and they are
already tavern -suckers and parasites of
tho most abject sort I saw ono of them
at a friend's house, only yesterday, ask
for a gluHS of whisky as soon as ho enter?
ed, lie took it with both hands, which
shook and rocked rather as in some
theatrical exagcration of drunkenness
than in real light ol common lifo, and to
see his greedy lips slip by the glass's edge,
cheated like Tantalus by his own nerves,
was dreadful. Ho is no worse than two
others, but happily his term expires on
the 4th of March."
Tho New York Sun: It is not too much
to say that the Senate owes it to its own
good name to expel these drunkards. Rut
vvn do not antioipato from that body any
action of so rigorous a nature. Tho dis?
position ol Senators is to bear and for
bear with tho vices of their colleagues,
no matter how gross or how notorious.
If a Senator were openly to receive bribes,
or lo commit forgery or murder, it is not
likely that he would bo punished for it by
the voles ol his fellow members.
? Sidney Smith wrote to a fiiend, "]
have seven or eight complaints, but in ail
other respects I am perfectly well."
Cotton Manufacture in the South.
Although the following articlo from the Augusta
Chronicle and Sentinel has diract application to
Georgia, the suggestions made aro equally perti?
nent for the consideration of our own people, and
hence we invite their attention to this important
subject:
Wc aro glad to seo public opinion,
North and South, directed to the impor?
tance of the manufacture of cotton in
those States where the staple is produced.'!
The recent publication of tho highly flat
tering and-remunerative returns made
upon investments in manufactures in this
State, and more especially the astonishing I
success of the Augusta Factory, has awa?
kened an interest in tho subject which
must lead to a huge increase ot manufac?
turing capital here.
Shrewd men of the North?tho large
manufacturers of New England and of
Pennsylvania?have been led to examine
into the claims advanced in favor of profi?
table operations here, and already large
investments havo been raado and exten?
sive preparations began to establish mills
in different portions of the cotton grow-]
ing region. The fact that capital comes
from manufacturing New England, soek
ing investment in what has hitherto been
regarded as an unprofitable branch of in?
dustry, shows very clearly that those who
have heretofore believed thnt cotton could
not be cheaply and successfully manufac
tared here, have not properly appreciated
the special advantages which we enjoy in
our climate, nearness to the production of
the raw material, immense water power
and abundant and cheap fuel.
While we gladly welcome Northern
capitalists in the development of this new j
and valuable branch of industry, we are
anxious that our own people should, to j
some extent, share the profits which must I
certainly flow from well-directed invest
ments in manufacturing enterprises. The
cotton crop of last year, produced in this
State, has brought within our borders a
largo amount of"money over and above
the cost of production, and if our people
are wise they will invest one-half at least
of this 6tirpltts in cotton and wool manu?
factories. We can manufacture cotton
fabric, cheaper than they can be produced
by New England mills. That this is re-'
cognized now as a fact, is clearly infera?
ble from the recent heavy purchases and
investments in Southern water powers
and mill sites by leading New England
manufacturers.
We know that the Southern phtntor has
heretofore proved rather incredulous upon
tho subject of profitable manufacturing.
Now, however, with our changed labor
system, we,find that planters are becom?
ing more interested in diversifying their
labor and productions. The splendid re?
sults obtained by the Augusta Factory in
this city, and the hardly loss gratifying
success of the Richmond Factory aiid the
Granitcvillo Kactoty, both but a few
miles from the city, havo evoked a lively
interest in the subject among planters,
and wc hope soon to bd able to chronicle
the organization and establishment of
several new milling companies.
Tho South must devote more attention
and employ more capital in these enter?
prises. By a proper and judicious system
she can speedily rogain her influence and
prestige in the Government, and restore
her people to their former and even great?
er prosperity. All that is needed, is for
her men cf capital and influence to put
their shoulders to tho wheel, and the
cause of improvement and progress will
move forward with caso and rapidity.
Tho Richmond Whig, in a recent edito?
rial, gave some good advico upon this
subject, and collected valuable statistics
showing the value and importance of
manufactures in tho South. The follow?
ing speculations arc appropriate and well
timed :
"Wo believe that the spirit which is to
work out grand results has been aroused.
The South has accomplished wonders in
rebuilding her lines of communication
and restoring the ravages of the war.
Her great staples aro again taking their
commanding place in the cotnmerco of
the country. Her mines aro being de?
veloped, her water power utilized, and
her forests ot timber turned to account.
In addition to these and other elements of
wealth, the manufacture of her raw ma?
terial, and especially of cotton, is destined
to become a leading industry and a source
of enormous profit. From a carefully
prepared report submitted to the Cotton
Manufacturers' Association, at a meeting
held last fall, we learn that the number
of mills in the Northern States is 479 ;
number of spindles, 5,768,228; average
number of yarn, 27| ; consumption, 343,
G45,950 pounds; consumption per spindle,
59.57 pounds. In tho Southern States,
number of mills 69 ; spindles, 199,772 ;
averagenumberof yarn, 12.78; consump?
tion, 28,042,766pounds; consumption per
spindle, 140.37 pounds. The greater con?
sumption per spindle in the South is due
to the fact that work ma}' be dono more
uninterruptedly in a Southern than a
Northern climate. The fact is significant
and important.
"Wo are confident that before another
decade thero will be a very different show?
ing in cotton manufacturing statistics.
At a recent sale of manufacturing stocks
in Boston, Massachusetts Cotton Mill
stocks sold tit 1UU7J, Amoskeag Manufac?
turing Company at 1098?, Merrimack
Manufacturing Company at 1625, and
there is no reason why similar stocks
should not be equally valuable in Rich?
mond and throughout the South. On
I tho contrary, there are many and cogent
reasons why, in the South, manufactu?
ring stock should "b? oven moro valuable
limn in any portion of New England."
That the establishment of manufactu?
ring enterprises on a largo scalo would bo
of immense benefit to tho State, no ono
will deny. It becomes in this view of tho
?case a serious question whether a sound
policy would not dictate a generous fos?
tering of manufactories to the extent, at
least, of exempting capital employed in
them from'State, county and municipal
taxation for a certain number of years.
It is a fact little known to the public, that
manufacturing capital is now, by law, as
a general thing, more severely taxed than
'any other kind of property: Not only
are the taxes levied by-the Federal Gov?
ernment in many instances severe and
nnjustf but in almost all the States, the
municipal and State taxes are exorbitant?
ly Jargo and excessive. Tbe Detroit Free
Press, in noticing this inequality of taxa?
tion, says:
"Mr. Wells, the Commissioner of In?
ternal Revenue, in his able and exhaus?
tive report to Congress, discusses this
question under the head of tho 'influence
of State and local taxation on tho cost of
production.' Ho gives several marked
instances iu some of the States where the
rate of taxation upon all capital engaged
in manufactories is so large as to materi?
ally'affect the cost of the articles produ?
ced. For instance, when the business is
carried on by a corporate company, the
capital is,taxed for State, municipal and
local purposes at very high rates; and
then the shares held by individuals are
taxed as personal property, and then the
United States tax upon all sales, and
upon all dividends. He closes this part
of bis report with 'one suggestion in view
of these facts and circumstances, and that
is, that if any State should determine to
adopt a sj-stem of local taxation analo?
gous to that recognized in Great Britain
or France, it might confidently anticipate
a very large influx of capital and manu?
factures from beyond iis borders," thereby
rapidly increasing its wealth and devel?
opment*, and possibly, as an ultimate re?
sult, compelling other States to adopt the
same liberal and enlightened policy as a
measure of defence and protection.'
"If the Legislature, while on this sub?
ject, could find some mode to limit and
control local aud municipal taxation
within reasonable bounds, it would also
be of immonso service. In all our cities,
the municipal taxes of almost every kind
arc extravagantly high, and in many in?
stances outrageously so. The conse?
quence of this is seen in its effect upon
the value of real estate, tho .rents, and
its depressing effects upon manufactories.
"Again, our own municipal authorities
arc not without, power in influencing cap?
ital to be invested here in manufactories.
Let our city government refer this whole
subject to commissioners to examine into
the whole subject of taxation, and see
whether it cannot be materially reduced,
and so readjusted as to favor the iiitrd
duciion of capital rather than to repel it.
There is no city in otfr country situated
on a more magnificent body of water and
better located tor manufactories of every
kind, and thero must bo some reason why
they have not been introduced here. Let
them ascertain, if possible, the cause of
this, and so far as it is within the power
of our city authorities, let it be promptly
remedied.1'
These views arc entitled to careful con?
sideration both from our Str.tc and local
authorities. The wholosuhject is fraught
with interest to our entire people, and
we invite the careful and serious atten?
tion of the Legislature* in order that
whatever is necessary to promote and
foster manufacturing in the State may be
done at once.
A Rothschild'? Wealth.? The wealth
left by the late Baron Jarnos de Roths?
child is something fabulous. It overpow?
ers tho imagination. No sultan, or caliph,
or emperor, real or fabled, approached'liim
in the extent of his opulence. The "wealth
ot Ormus or of Tod ' pales before it. The
late baron made t*he following disposition
of his fortune : lie left to his wife, Betty,
?8,000,000, tho Chateau Ferriere, whose
art galleries are estimated at above ?8,
000,000, and his house in the Rue Laffitte,
at Paris; to his second son, Gustav us, he
gavo ?8.000,000; to his third son, Ed?
mund, ?6,000,000; and to his grandson,
the son of the late Solomon Rothschild.
?2,000,000. This is pretty well in itself,
but it does not exhaust the vast heaps left
by tho modern Croesus. The largest plum
has fallen to tho lot of his eldest son,
Alphonsus, who comes in for a trifle of
?2U,00U,OU0. This colossal fortune?and
perhaps these legacies do not exhaust the
amount?reaches the sum total of ?44,
800,000. It maj' give some idea of what
this means to mention that it would near?
ly pay the interest, on the national debt
for two years, and is considerably more
than half the income of Great Brttan.
Verily the deceased baron must, liko
Midait, have possessed the faculty of turn?
ing everything he touched into gold.
Advantage of Learning a Trade.?
Tho advice ot Benjamin Franklin, to give
every child a trade by which he can earn
a living, if necessary, comes of an experi
enco older than his. In some countries
this has been the law; in others a com?
mon custom. St. Paul, though educated
in the law at the feet of Gamaliel, also
acquired the important Oriental -handi?
craft of a tent-maker, by which he was
able to earn his living while prosecuting
his mission. It is a good and wise thing
to do. You may be able to send your
children fortunes; but "riches take to
themselves wings." You may give them
finished educations, and they may be gif?
ted with extraordinary genius; but they
may bo placed in situations where no ed?
ucation and no talent may bo so available
as some humble honest trade, by which
they can get their living and bo useful to
others.
-o
? Misfortunes are moral bitters, which
frequently restore the healthy tone of the
mind after it has been cloyed and sicken?
ed by tbe sweets of prosperity.
The Amnesty Proclamation?Message of
the President. :
; Washington, D. C., Jan. 18, 1868. 1
To the Senate of the United States:
' Tho resolution adopted on the 5th in-J
stant, requesting the President "to trans?
mit to the Senate a copy of any. procla?
mation of amnesty made by him since the
last adjournmeut of Congress, and also |
to communicate to the Senate by what
J authority of law the same'.Was made,"
has been received.
1 I accordingly transmit herewith a copy
of a proclamation dated the 25th day of
j December last. The authority of law by
which it was made is set forth in the
proclamation itself, which expressly af?
firms, that it was issued "by virtue of tho
power and authority in me vested by the
Constitution, and in the name of the sov?
ereign people o? the United States," and
proclaims and declares "unconditionally,
and without reservation, to all and to
every persen who directly or indirectly
participated in tho late insurrection or
rebellion, a full pardon and amnesty for
the offence of treason against the United
States, or of adhering to their enemies
during the late civil war, with restoration
of ull.rights, privileges, and immunities
under the Constitution, and the h.ws
which have been made in pursuance
thereof."
The Federal Constitution is Understood
to be, and is regarded by the Executive,
as the supreme law of the land. ! The
second section of article second of that
instrument provides that the President
"shall have power to grant reprieves and
pardons for offences against the United
States, except in cases of impeachment."
The proclamation of the 25th ultimo is in
strict accordance with the judicial ex|k>
sitions of the authority thus conferred
upon the Executive, and, as will be seen
by reference to the accompanying papers,
is in com form i ty with the precedent cs
tablished by*Washington in 1795, and'
followed by Presidents Adams in 18UU,
Madison in 181?, und Lincoln in 1863, and
by the present Executive in 1865, 1867,
and 1868. Andrew Johnson.
The copies accompanying the Presi
dent's answer to the Senate are as fol?
lows :
1. Proclamation of General Washing?
ton, dated tenth day of July, seventeen
hundred and ninety-five, gianting to
citizens who had been engaged in insur?
rection (resisting collection revenue on
distilled spirits and stills) in the western
counties of Pennsylvania, excepting cer?
tain classes described in proclamation, a
general pardon of ali treasons and other,
indictable offences.
2. Proclamation ot John Adams, dated
twenty-first day of Ma}*, eighteen 'hun?
dred, granting full pardon to;ill and every
person (ineludingsome excepted in Wash?
ington's proclamation)-engaged'in said
insurrection? whereby remedying and
releasing unto all such persons, all pains
and p?nal ties incut rod, or supposed to be
incurred, for or on account of the premi?
ses.
3. Proclamation <rt'-James Madison,,da
tod sixth day of February, eighteen hun?
dred and fifteen.
Certain foreigners, flying from the dan
gers of'heir own homes, and some citizens
of New Orleans, --forgetful of their duty,'"
had co operated in forming an establish?
ment on the island of Barfuturia, near the
month ot the river Mississippi, for the
purpose of a clandestine and lawless trade.
The Government cf the United States
caused the establisement to be broken up.
and proceeded to prosecute the offenders
by tnuictment, etc.
For reasons set forth in the proclama
lion, President Madison grants to the
offenders a full pardon of all offences com?
mitted against tho laws, or touching in
lerconrse and commerce of thej United
States with foreign nations- and the Presi
dent directs ull suits, iudictments, and
prosecutions for fines, penalties, forfeitures
etc., to be discontinued and released.
4. Proclamation of President Lincoln,
dated eighth day of December, eighteen
hundred and sixty-three, familiar to the
public, granting to all persons (certain
classes excepted) who had participated in
the rebellion, full pardon and restoration
of all rights of property, except as to
slaves, and in properly cases where rights
of third parties shall have intervened.
In this proclamation Mr. iiiocoln begins
by citing the provision in the Constitution
empewering the President to grant re?
prieves and pardons. The luw of Con?
gress declaring forfeitures, etc., and au?
thorising tho President to issue proclama?
tion of pardon and amnesty, with such
exceptions as the Executive may deem
proper, is then cited. Mr. Lincoln, refer?
ring to this act, adds:
Whereas the -Congressional declara?
tion tor-limited and ?conditional pardon
accords with well-established judicial ex?
position of the pardoning power: There-;
lore, etc.
5. Proclamation of President Lincoln,
dated 26th of March 1864. defining cases
in which persons are entitled to benefits
of the proceeding proclamation.
0. Proclamation ot President Johnson,
dated 29th May, 1865, similar to the
Lincoln proclamation of December 8,1863,
granting pardon and amnesty, oxcept in
cases therein named.
7. Proclamation of President Johnson,
dated September 7,1867, extending full
pardon to certain persons who were en?
gaged in the rebellion. This proclama?
tion extends pardon to classes mentioned
who were not pardoned by preceding
proclamations.
8. Proclamation of President Johnson
of July 4, 1868, granting general pardon
and amnesty tc persons engaged in the
late rebellion, with certain exceptions
and reservations.
-?.
? If you loso an opportunity, your op?
ponent may find it.
The Intelligencer Job Office
Having recently made considerable additions to
this department, we are prepared to execute
jjtfDIS WDIEK ?IF LTLZ IBJLVtM
In tbe neatest style and on the most reasonable
terms. Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards,
Handbills. Pamphlets, L?beln, and in fact every
style oC work usually done in a country Printing
Office.
ggf tn all cases, the mottey will be required
upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied
with the cash, will receive prompt attention.
Senator Wilson on the Tenure-of-Office Acs.
One extreme Radical Senator, at least,
has become alarmed at the prompt pa.ss
age in the House uf Representative*, by
an overwhelming vote, ot General But*]
ler's resolution repealing the Tei.ure ot
Office act. Mr. Wilson, ol Massachusetts,
was not willing to wait till General But?
ler's House ?ill j-ej?:i)e?ftejie.tieijaif before
making an eti'oil to squelch it. He did
not want this question. t?? conic uj Manure,-,
ly and fairly beiore theSenat?-, ami,.iJiere
f'ore, endeavors, to head it oft' Lj ii.ii-<>ou.
cing a bill to amend the Xei/?re oi-?fhce
act. It is unnecessary logo in id ifce'de
tails of ttiis proposed amendment, for fi
is simply a Jacobin sublertugi-i\/ ptVp.i'
uate Congressional control' 6">\i: lb Ex?
ecutive, and amounts to a cf?i^rztruft????**? P1
wunt ot confidence in b^nera: G.-f .
There is no middle course iit'^VrV it, ..?r.
Either repeal the uvt ai d pi. ? ? n..- E.-.- I
utive in the same p<-Mi:oii - et .'C!-?.j.ic?//
through the whole hisloryU . iht \?i;..?
ment up to March, lbo7, oi iei >'je Rsi??
oals Openly eird hotie.-u) n.\ iv.v}
not trust tbe President ele<-i., j.: .i kc.v..
the law as it now stand*. %i\ quet>i i*>{i,
sliould not be doomed, in the sneaki..,
manner proposed by Mr. Wilson. vr? u
Grant may say, those \\l?? are noi rot n..:
in this matter are against n;e. Those
who may vote for this proposition n.u<-i
ho regarded as against Lite new. ::<iti;iuis
tratron, and a> determined to govern tbe,
conn try by a Congressional iiligare) .v.""
It is folly to taia or peace or of liuruiO;
ny in the Govenimen. if this Jnc<.!p.
assumption of power is to bcipc. peiijuf'-'d.
and the President be niude a mere aiitV.
raaton in the hands of a Congressional
faction, contrary to ihesj/im ut tire ton
slitutron and the former practice Ottlret
Government. There womd be nothing**
but discord and inefficiency in tl?e admins
istration, the laws unexecuted, and worse
corruption and disorganizaiion than vxn
have seen for the last two years. Who
is responsible now for rhe stupendous
revenue frauds and ail theoiher evils t be?
have afflicted the country' The Presi?
dent says Congiess is, mihi Congress byis
the blame on t&o President. It .writ <k
the sume Widev^Gen."Grant's udniinisir?-,
tion ii the Teuure-ol-Oftcc act be not rt\ '
pealed, for while that is n. existence there
is no responsibility any whetv. We know
not whether Mr. Wilson Ims nu.v. o in the
mutter to head off Gen. Butler * bili -on
his own hook, or is the mom u\Ati o id Jlie
Jacobin ifuelion Ui ?lJie-lSei<5te; but U hv:
mined by tlte Senate ho? -u? Hop ?v:ij "?;
the dominant part}, tie the ?. nwili:'< ??? ?
ment of a wai ntioii Geii. Giae; . -.,:.
istration,'and. lead to coii^ii . a " .'*}
changes both in i be <j?.#\ o'r,
political parties Tliis, ]"? i ?j ??!?!
is the object "I" tbe Ja Co) ? . ,'- ?
may judge I row the langu i-i ? . ??
Radical organ' in li.is ??u.V. ? ? ?:? "
Mr! Wilson's action nutl <? ?
(vert. Butler's, il WMIlid t < i i
cbncludo'so. Therein. ???? U.>\ .-, ?..
no middle course. Those Senate? ?? v
are for the ucwad4Miuista'ati?'ii wdl?-pj. .???
M.r. Wilson's j?P?.prisiuauitall g(? to; i!.t
repeal of the Iemirei?d:OihVe bi'j : :
those 14jaiust.it .will at t otiierwi??1 \?.*r
regard ibis as the 'entering uv.^e
conflict between the exile me iiitiiit;.: ;..
lion and the iiieotiiiny; atlnijio>irano
The result will l?e Jooked for wiili'"?V''t:L
interest.?New York lit rail.
StTUTHBRN Recuperation.?The ^i
York 7mie$ <eems to be waking tip lull .
fact tluii (Ire South, notvviib.-iaiMtii - ."Vi
ry offbrt that has been inane H< ? >s?(.r-.
and grind her," is reenpeivifiiig. Cp?\'.
the fact, it thus 'discourses:
*{Ever since the close w (lie :\ u v\ a?.?
cents an acre were all ihar cotibl b?- \ \\
tutfned for choice tr.-n ts in Alab .ma ' ji-nr'
gra. *nd adjoining Slates. ;<ud even <i?
these prices buyenf wen- 1;ir be> Wei-n.
This condition exiHtei?^f?iget:. A ??
nil advance in value >hje> lakec: ? <.
Lands which >ix monrhs ?ui" in>?bi L . ->
been had in large quantities tor .. ti-?;-!
acre, are now hold at 4ive? ainf AUt'
pect isJi steady advatiee) i*?wj\i;o ? tji.
value, which is as much beyond a.b?- ij
ent figures n* they are beyond iri
recent period. S?)Uth Carolinaf . -.
the benefits ot the change. T: e ?? ...
and extent of it?says our Cm -1.- .-. .
respondent?'can only he la kl- :.? :? 1
by those w-hn have had trpjH>r rfe
obsendng and coiitmstin^ ti.?- ; 1. >??.:'
condition of all classes of Che ,y<.in J..-rr
p?>ople with their condition twelve m.-ntl^
How to Ppevent Kerosene Accidknt?
?Never fill up the lamp when lighted.
Trim always by day. putirn-g in fresh ftl
every morning und n mi?VMig ;theehun-ed
portions of the wick. Avoid ox (wising
I he lamp to sudden drafts, whicli blow tbe
flames into the reservoir of oil and ex?
plode them. Carry u?jm about as little
as possible, and before doing so. lower the
wick. Never burn with a flame too low,
for this causes smoke and smell. Never
extinguish them by blowing; there is al?
ways a gas in the reservoir of the lamp;
and the instant the flame descends and
comes in contact therewith, explosion fol?
lows ; put them out by covering the wick.
If these simple instructions are attended
to, explosion is impossible, all bad smell
avoided, and a light obtained twice as
brilliant as gas at half the cost.
? The erection of factories in the South
will give employment to thnusands of
poor young whites, who now do not earn
their salt. It will make prodnoers out of
this large class of non-producers, and thus
increase our material wealth. Farmers,
take your money out of your grand?
mother's old stockings, and set the loom
and tho spindle in motion.
? Cattle are not ambitious of fame, but
tho very wind blows their horus for then.