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An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 4. ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1869. NO. 33. BY HOYT & WALTERS. TERMS: TWO DOLL AR 13 AND A HALF PER ANNUM, 12? UNITED STATES CUBItEXCT. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inscrtod at the rules of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion and Fifty Cent3 for each subsequent insertion. Liberal deductions made to those who advertise by the year. ^ $a?? For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars in advance. The Condition of the South. I ' I The following article from the New York Tri? bune, written by Horace Groely, shows that the scales are falling from' the e^ es of the white-coated philosopher, and that at length he is beginning to see things as they really exist in the South. Add to this, the testimony of John W. Forney which is published elsewhere, and we have a very pleasing picture to be viewed through Radical glasses : The casual reader may imbibe very er? roneous impressions oi the state of the ?South from what he sees in the newspa? pers. If a Ku.Klux outrage is perpetra? ted in Tennessee or Texas, it is at once flashed over tho whole country; and so of a nogro riot or resistance to legal pro? cess, growing out of a quarrel with a planter or planters as to tho division of ?crops grown on shares or tho payment of ?wages. Few stop to consider that the South covers a million of squaro miles, inhabited by twelve millions of people,.' and that since every collision among these twelve millions has a quasi partisan character, the widely repeated and trum? peted crimes of violence bear an unprece? dented proportion to those which attract only..local attention. For instance: there are ten or twelve counties in Middle and West Tennessee where tho rebel spirit is still rampant; and in some of which Ku Klux outrages are fitfully com? mitted ; these wo arc certain to heafv from; hut the fort}" or fifty counties which are as quiet as any part of New England incite no telegrams! and rarely attract public attention. From Virginia and the two Carolinas, we have heard of but one collision for weeks, and that was ?an evidently magnified report of a resis? tance to civil process by a few negroes near Norfolk. From Georgia, we have only the Ogcechco troubles, which were swollen out of all proportion by mutual misconceptions and a palpable effort to drive the blacks into rebellion and subject them to extermination. From Alabama, we hear of but one recent outrage?tho murder of a Union officer by Ku Klux near Huntsvillc. Mississippi Is very qui? et; Louisiana almost uniformly so since she heard of Grant's electron. In Flori? da, only tho Kilkenny feud among the State officers vexes the general calm. Arkansas has been seriously convulsed and agitated ; and there have been wild doings by implacable rebels on tho one side and by Gov. Clayton's black militia on the other; but, in spite of.the despe? rate efforts of the rebel journals of Mem? phis and Little .Rock, it is plain that or <ler has generally been restored on the basis of submission to law. Texas is so vast arid remote from the seat of Govern? ment that a great many of the turbulent and implacable have taken refuge in her ' vast solitudes and there do with impuni? ty deeds that would provoke repression elsewhere; but, even there, matters have greatly improved since Grant's election, and arc still improving. The fair crops and good prices just re? alized have had a very soothing influence: Twenty-five hundred thousand bales of cotton, selling for an average of 8100 per bale, yields two hundred and fifty millions of dollars to the planters; and, though several former crops wore much larger in amount, we doubt that any one of them ever sold at the gin-houses for more mon? ey. Then the sugar and rice crops of 1SGS are much larger than those of 1867, and are bringing good prices. Add to this that the South grew moro Indian corn, and we presume more whoat also, in 1S08 than in an}' former year, and we may fairly congratulate her on the turn in tho tide of her fortunes." . The experiment of Free Labor at the South was commenced under the least promising auspices ever known. The planters were conquered, sullen,despond? ent, and intensely, prejudiced against "free niggers." Having all their lives had iabor without wages, the requirement of pay for the work ot the blacks seemed to them a glaring extortion, enforced by the bayonets of their Yankee masters. But, had thoy been ever so willing to pa}-, the means were utterly wanting. The war had stripped them to their bare acres; and even tneso wore in no condi? tion to produco when, a month too late, they began to plant in 1865. Short of implements, animals and food, their crops would have been poor even had they not been shortened by drouth; but this cut them down nearly half. They did a little better in 180(3, but on a constantly, rapid? ly falling market; and when their next crop was ready for sale, cotton had fallen so low that half of them could bardly pay their labor. Theyear just closed was first since 18G0 in which a lair yield has commanded a good price ; and, though main* are still struggling under'a moun? tain of debt, tens of thousands have boon set on their feet by the crop just market? ed. The Blacks emerged from Slavery and the War under circumstances most unfa? vorable to sobriety and diligence on their part. They were sharers in the National triumph ; they were its most palpable beneficiaries; their old masters wero the j vanquished party; and mistaken if not bad men had led the Freedmen to expect a distribution of their master's forfeited hinds among them as "spoils of victory." And, had the}' been ever so docile and J reasonable, their late masters wero at once disinclined and ttnabio to pay them. I jJoubtlcss, too many of them crowded into tho cities; but thoy were told to clear out from their old homes, and they had no choice but to obey. That there are idle, worthless, rascally Blacks, who would rather beg than work, and rather steal than either, is quite true; but, had tili been willing to work, the work was nowhere to be had. Throughout the last three or four y oars, we have repeatedly asked Southern Whiles this question, ??Have you ever kiio\fti an instance where an employer I ablo and willing to pay for Black labor was unable to obtain it?" and no man has answered in the affirmative. And wo cannot remember that one has told us that he had any difficulty in retaining his former slaves it' ho chose to do so. "O, I can get along with my niggers?they all want to stay with mo on my own terms," is the general response. Yeiy few planters will 6ay that they have been desorted by Blacks whom they cared to retain. i " Still, the position of the two races was ono of more or less open antagonism after the close of the war; but it has gradual? ly changed for the better, until at present it is common tor planters to say, aWc have become used tu Free Labor and un? derstand it?we shall get on very well with our Blacks henceforth." The}-have learned that they can make more money by hiring labor than by buying it, though those who inherited a gang of slaves may have found them very convenient. \Vc doubt that thoso who bought tho laborers ever did so well as those who hired them have done in the year just terminated. On the whole, the South is looking up. There is a fraction of the poople who still chooso to pat on masks and ride about at midnight to assault Unionists, white or black, and 'burn negro school houses; but tlwse are not halt so many as they wero,; apd their number is still decreasing. With : Grant in the White House, cotton ruling highland lands rising in value,.wc. shall be disappointed it they are not reduced to a few isolated gangs of ten to thirty within the next two years. Let the friends of peace and Union unite upon the basis of universal amnesty with impartial suffrage, and they will soon have vanished altogether. The Funebalof Governor Pickets.? The funeral of this distinguished citizen and statesman?so peculiarly honored and beloved in this, his home?look placo oil Wednesday last. During the Tuesday preceding, the body arrayed in the splen? did uniform which he wore as Chief Mag? istrate of Carolina, in her day of hope and pride, la}- in state at Edgowood, whose walls wore richly and appropriate!}* drapped in mourning; and friend 'after friend, and 'citizen' after citizen, went to' look, for the last time, upon the nobie and revered dead. On Wednesday, our town and District poured forth their inhabitants to do honor to the sad occasion. So muoit .so, that not only was the church .crowded to its utmost capacity, but even the church yard and area in front, .were thronged with sorrowful friends and fellow-citizens, all anxious to show their deep apprecia? tion of the departed patriot?Carolina's true son, incorruptible, faithful son. The malo citizens, with the teachers and pu? pils of the several schools, formed in pro? cession, and received, uncovered, the fu? neral cortege upon the- puhlis square. Moving from thence to Trinity Church, the procession was met by Rev. E. T. Walker, officiating clergyman ; and as ho read the introductory sentences of the sublimo burial service of the Episcopal Church, the grand, solemn strains of Bee? thoven's funeral march, Sulla mortc d'un Eros, resounded through the sacred edi? fice, mingling its moans with bitter plaint of human woo. So much of the service as is appointed for tho Church being over, the vast con? gregation sang, with one accord and deep feeling,-that.hymn of comfort and assu-' ranee, " How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord;" after which, tho pall-bear? ers, numbering sixteen of our most prom? ising citizens, passed down the aisle, bearing to the grave the illustrious'deadj while the organ Bobbed out its low Mise? rere, and tho mourning concourse slowly followed. After the conclusion of the services of tho Church, the coffin, covered with ever? greens and flowers, was lowered, and our unhappy State received into her bosom all that remained of the great, the true, tho loyal heart, that had loved and served her with a devotion oven beyond the sa? cred purity- of Roman patriotism.?Edge field Advertiser. Singular Circumstance.?A New York paper tells a curious story of a man nam? ed Homer E. Sawyer who came to that city from Boston on the 8th of January, 1SG4, on the way to A'ew Orleans, with Sl,G5U in bills in his pocket. . This sum he lost during tho day, which was rainy and muddy, and the loss having been adver? tised, and no account Und of; the money, it was assumed that it had been trampl? ed in tho mud and earned, off by.the scavengers among' the 'street sweepings. Mr. Sawyer proceeded to New Orleans and died two years thereafter, viz: in 18GG. About tho beginning of last De? cember, the finder of the money no doubt conscience-stricken, wrote to a gentleman with whom the advertisement stated it might be left if found, and enquired con? cerning the loser. This information the writer had, as also the particulars of his death, the destitution of his widow and family, and all other particulars calculated to convince tho finder that, should the money bo returned it would reach the hands of 'its lawful owners. Soon after the last-men tinned date a lady, closely veiled, called on tho agent of tho loser's widow and paid over, not only the sum lost in 1SG4, but the interest on it from the day of its loss to the day of its res? toration, and expenses of advertising al? together 82.1G0." On the J9th ultimo'this money was given to thu widow and her fatherless children in St. Johnsbury, Ver? mont. ? The question is discussed in some of the Missouri papers, whether raising hemp is a good business. A much better busi? ness thai} being raised by it. General Grant. Tho following article from tho New York Evening Post, a Republican paper, is significant, and Worthy of perusal: We hear from Washington that Gene? ral Grant is at present the subject of lively complaints and .criticisms from some of the members of the Republican party. We do. not mean to be understood, of course.. tbut these gentlemen utter their grievances in Grant's face. They talk, we are told, among themselves; and what they say is to this general effect: That Grant's silence in regard to appointments is a slight, if not'nn insult, to them, who hre, as they call themselves, the "wheel horses cf the Republican party;" that ho has become to them an object of distrust; that ho ought to call them .around, him, make them his confidentfal advisers, con? sult with them about what is called in the political cantthe "party programme;" 'that they alone are capable of advising him; that ho ought not to shape his course without their.advice and consent; that they made him President; and that he has no right to act, or to make up his mind without them. "They," who hold such language, it re? mains to be,said, are.tho loaders of what, is.called the.Radical wing of the Repub? lican party. They aro the men who de? sire to continue to.rule the party, and expected, it seems, to "manage" the new President.. We propose to say a few words upon the attitude of these'political leaders, and upon their possible relations to the incorn | ing administration. In the first place, they cannot say truly 'that they made Grant President. Grant was never a fa? vorite of theirs. lie was always suspect? ed, and often misrepresented by the lead? ers of that branch of the Republican party. ; The Tribune, which is the special organ of the extreme wing of the party, for months made him the object of its I abuse and ridicule. Mr. Wade, and oth? ers who with him make up the leadership of what is called the Radical wing of the part}', never pretended to bo friendly to Grant's nomination. Why, then, was he nominated ? He became the Republican candidate in spite of the extremists, because tho people de? manded Iiim ; because the popular wish pointed to him so directly that "they" could not avoid him; and becauso the unreasonable policy which the extremists had imposed upon the party so far weak? ened it in:the public esteem, that the ex? treme politicians did not dare to risk the nomination of any other man. These gentlemen, then, did not make Grant President. They merely aceeptod what was inevitable. The moderate lead? ers desired Grant because they believed him to be of their own mind; because his past career promised patience, modera? tion, Unselfishness; and the people ratified the nomination because they were tired of a policy of hate. What, will bo General Grant's course, whom he will choose for his confidential advisers, we do not pretend to know. But he comes, to the Presidency unfettered by promises; he was chosen becauso of his character; and so far as we aro enti? tled to judge of any man's probable course from his past conduct and career, wo be? lieve it probable that he will prefer for Iiis associates the moderate men of the* Re? publican party. These have been his consistent supporters; with them ho has oftenest found himself in accord in opin? ion on tho questions of the day, and it is but natural to suppose that he will seek thoir counsel in the future. General Grant's clear foresight in de? clining to lay out a policy for four years in his letter of acceptance is already evi dent.:- He wrote on the 1st of last June: " In times like the present it is im? possible, or at least ominently improper, to lay down a policy to be adhered to, right or wrong, through an administra? tion of four years. New political issues not foreseen are constantly arising to the view of the public, and old ones are con? stantly changing, and a purely adminis? trative officer should be left free to exe? cute tho will of the people. I always have respected that will, and always shall. Peace and universal prosperity is its se? quence, and, with economy of adminis? tration, will enlighten the burden of taxa? tion, while it constantly reduces tho na? tional debt. Let us have peace." For Oiirselvee, we trust General Grant will be found on the side ot the people ; that he will aim, so far as his influence goes, to prevent waste of all kinds, to secure the greatest amount ot liberty in all directions, compatible with order; that ho will favor the adoption of laws bearing equally upon all classes of the people; that he will opposo favoritism to any man, or class, or calling. But for the present he is silent, as is fit. We advise the gentlemen who arc suspicious and angry to imitate his reti? cence It will do them no good to begin to oppose or denounce Grant before they know what ho means to do. It is quite probable, we think, that he will not take care of all their friends; it is quite prob? able that he will not befriend all their schemes. But the people of the United States arc as xct firmly persuaded that he means to do his duty in this, as in all the other places to which Providence bus called him; they mean that he shall have a fair chance, and they will not counte? nance any political cabal against him. They mean that ho shall be judged by his works; and they, the people, do not think it necessary to thoir welfare that the new President shall become, in ad? vance, tho tool of any political faction ; least of all, those men whoso rash and injudicious course has, as wo saw in tho laut elections, weakened the Republican party with the people, and whose extreme policy received tho popular condemnation to this extent, that a number of its au? thors have lost their re-election. Thurlow Weed in the South. It has been noticed in these columns that Thur? low Weed, the Editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser and the most widely known politician in America is new sojourning at Aiken, in this State, for the benefit of his health. He is writing letters back to the able journal over which he presides, and wc find the following extracts from his first letter copied iuto the Charleston papers t We left New York in tho steamer Champion, Captain Lockwood, a fort? night ago to-day, with a moderate, but fair wind, making the usual headway from Saturday afternoon until Mondjry evening, when wo encountered off Pan Handle Shoals a severe gale from the south-west, which continued through the night, the steamer making but twenty mile3 in twelve hours. Fortunetely we had a staunch vessel, with vigilant and capable officers, and she reached Charleston at six o'clock on Tuesday evening. As we were coming alongside of the dock, with tho passengers on deck waiting for the gang plank, Mr. Mooro. who had been in ex? cellent health nnd fine spirits during the voyage, fell suddenly, and before a physi? cian arrived had expired. Ho was re? marking, a few hours before, that ho bad enjoyed uninterrupted health during his whole life. To his daughter (Mrs. Leav? itt, of Brooklyn), it was a terrible blow, the suddencss of which affected all the passengers. We remained a few. days at tho Char? leston Hotel, looking, as far as my health would permit through, and around, the city. Charleston is slowly recovering from tho desolating eftoct of a four years' war, and the scarcely less ruinous consequences of four more years of politi? cal demoralization, social disorder, and financial depression. But tho crisis has passed. She is recovering, and cannot, with her great advantages, fail to become again a great commercial emporium. Tho ordeal, however, is a severe ono. It is impossible, even while we remember how long and persistently disloyal Charleston had been, to remain insensible to tho des? titution and sufferings of her most weal? thy, most distinguished, and in all save the heresies of nullification and secession, most estimable families. Young men of cultivation and refinemont who onco sup? posed that the Divine injunction relating to the "sweat of the brow," was applica? ble only to tho colored race, are now eagerly seeking employment however laborious, to maintain themselves, while their mothors and sisters with equal alaci ty avail themselves ot every occupation suitable to their sex and character. Tho intelligent and civil conductor of a street car, in which we were riding, is a grand? son of the late Episcopal Bishop Bowen, whose family before the war was wealthy. The fare in the street cars here is ten cents, although nouo of the routes exceed two miles and a half. The citizens of Charleston, impoverished as they are, pay their ten cents lor short rides cheerfully, while in New York there is constant grumbling (more in the newspapers than by citizens) at a six tent, faro for lour, five, and six mile rides. The Charleston Hotel is well kept. We had fresh shad for breakfast every morn? ing, and although excellent, I would wil-1 lingly exchange them for the white fish. As we hope to pass another week at. Char? leston, I shall say nothing now of the freodmch, who constitnte so largo a por-j tion of its population. The 'steamer organizations between New York, Richmond, Charleston,Savan? nah, and the various ports in Florida fur? nish excellent accommodations for pus songers.'nnd ample facilities for commerce Tho intercourse between New York and the cities of the South is froquentan J reg? ular. Tho lines are established by North? ern capitalists, with tho Brothers Leary, Mr.Garrison,Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCroa dy, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Bell, and those enter? prising East River iron workers, George Quintard, James Murphy, 4c, as stock? holders. We find in the climato of Aiken all tho advantages we hoped for. In this reaped, there was nothing of exaggeration in the I man}* favorable' representations wo had heard and read. In climate tho January of Aiken resembles tho October of New 1 York?it is dry and clear. Wo walk morning, afternoon anil evening, without overcoats. Jjndies enjoy croquet in cos? tumes snitablo for May on the North Riv? er. Violets arc in full bloom. INow, as heretofore, there are many Northern citi? zens passing the winter here, among whom are Hugh Maxwell, Geo. T. An? drews, of New York and General Dimick, of the United States Army. Mr. Maxwell camo hero for the benefit of his own health, which is fully re-established. The son of Mr. Andrews who was dangerously ill, is improving. Mr. J. C. Derby, the enterprising Now York publisher, has a large and productive farm, adjoining the Village of Aiken. His Poach orchard, the largest wc had ever seen, is in full view from the railway cars. Mrs. Derby, who called yesterday, says that they arc pre? paring one hundred acres for cotton plan? ting this season. The Globe Hotel, where we lodge, is woll kept. Tho walks and drives in nnd about Aiken arc very pleas? ant. The woods, they tell us, will soon be beautiful and fragrant with wild flow? ers. I enjoy tho repose which the physicians say is essential, withdrawing my thoughts as far as possible from busi? ness, politics, &c. My reading and writing now, as for the last six months, are by proxy. T. W. ? The New York*Tcrctld says: "Thom? as U. Agncw, of this city, has recently purchased 8,700 acres of land in Edgeficld County, South Carolina, near Aiken." ? The President has taken no.steps re? garding Mudd'8 pardon, beyond directing the Attorney-General to hasten his report on the case. Mttdd's early release, how? ever, is regarded certain. News from Washington. "Leo," the Washington- correspondent of the Charleston Courier,furnishes thefol lowing interesting paragraphs: The Republican Congress will pass the joint resolution reported from the Com mitteee on Reconstruction, providing for another constitutional amendment, (arti? cle fifteenth.) imposing negro suffrage up? on all the States. The House has passed it by the required majority of two-thirds, and the Senate will concur; This finishes the work of reconstruction. Feeble at? tempts were made by moderate Republi? cans to amend the Act so as "to couple amnesty with, suffrage-.' Mr. Bingham's proposition to this effect failed; and Mr. Ringham wns the only Republican mem? ber who voted against the Act upon its final passage.. There arc thirty-seven States in the Unioh. Three-fourths of the number of Stales; through their Legislatures, must ratify the article be? fore it can become a part of the Consti? tution. So it will require tho assent of thirty States. Only twenty-fivo States can now be counted for it, and some of them now Republican, may be adverse to it after another election of members of their respective Legislatures. Therefore, it is admitted by Mr. Boutwell, the mana? ger df the measure, that it may require some years to give effect to the Act. The necessity lor a change of the Constitution is an acknowledgment that tho orginal compact forbade any interference with the subject. This is, perhaps, the last amendment to the Constitution that the Republican party will propose. It may. confirm tho party in their power for sev? eral years. But their wiser leaders con? sider this as doubtful. It may be the means of its overthrow at the next Presi? dential election. There are six hundred Bills before Con? gress, reported from Commit'.ces, for the relief of private claimants. A largo ad? dition to the number may be expected from loyal citizens of the South, or from Northern citizens, whose property was taken or destroyed in the South. Con? gress is afraid to touch this1 subject. Thcj* cannot' decide upon tho principle that should govern their action in regard to claimsof loyalists. The committee on the Judiciary reported against the proposition of Senator Robertson to commit such claims to the judgment of the Court of Claims. That Court decided, in a promi? nent case, tho Government was answer? able for property of loyalists taken or do stroj'ed by tho Federal army. Perhaps this was the reason for the report ot the Judiciaiy Committee adverse to Mr. Rob? ertson's resolution. Then, again, Congross is disposed to keep the subject in its own hands, and act on each case according to its merits. As the matter now stands, a loyal citizen of Massachusetts, whose property was taken for tho use ot the Federal Army in the South, claiming the same cannot receive any compensation, though if the same property had been in like manner taken in Pennsylvania, he would bo paid for it. General Butler's paper money speech and Bill finds an army of supporters in the Northwest and Southwest. He has received hundreds of letters from those quarters supporting his proposed measure, and earnestly deprecating a resumption of specie payments. The writers depict an embarrassing situation of affairs in their respective regions, in consequenco of tho want of paper currency. This Con? gress will do nothing towards.a return to a specie standard, except probably, to le? galize gold contracts, and it is doubtful ' whether that measure can pass the Houso. There is no hope and no danger of a specio currency for five years to come. '-:? The Judicial System.?Several bills have been introduced into the Senate looking to a reorganization of tho present judicial system of the United States. The Justices of tho Supreme Court prepared somo amendments, which Judge Truni bnll submitted to the Senate, and which were referred to the Judiciary Committee. The committee have had the subject un? der consideration, and have decided to re? port a bill embodying the suggestions of the Justices of the Supreme Court Tho first section provides that tho Su? preme Court of the United Stales shall hereafter consist of the Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices-, and six of whom shall constitute a quorum. For this pur? pose there shall be appointed an addition? al Associate Justice. ' Tho second section provides that for each of the nine existing judicial districts there shall be appointed it circuit judge, w ho shall reside in his circuit, and shall possess tho same power and jurisdiction therein as the Justice of. the Supremo Court allotted to the cireuit. The circuit courts in each circuit shall be held by the Justice of the Supreme Court allotted to tho circuit, sitting alone or with the cir? cuit judgo of tho circuit; or, in tho ab? sence of the Justice of the Supreme Court and circuit judge, by the district judge alone; and snch courts may be held at the same time in the different districts of the same circuit, and more than one such court may be held at the same time in the [same district. The circuit judges shull rcceivo such compensation for their ser? vices as may hereafter be provided by law. The third section provides that nothing in the act shall affect the powers of the Justicos of the Supremo Court as judges of the circuit court, but it shall not bo obligatory upon them to attend at more than one term of such court in any dis? trict wUhin their circuits during a period of two 3"cars, and such attendance shall not bo permitted to interfere with the discharge of their duties as Justices of the Supreme Court. -?i-. ? Teach your children to help them? selves?but not to what doesn't belong to them. The Intelligencer Job Office? Having recently made considerable additions !? (his department, we are prepared to execute In the neatest style and on tho most tfi?lbntklt terms* Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards, Handbills. Pamphlets, Labels, and ih fact every style of work usually dote ih a cBuitry PHhtih| Office. Ih all cases, the money will Be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, will receive prompt attention; The Women of the South. The editr,rof tho Lancaster, Pa.} /*? telligencer, who has recently been Oh a Southern tour, writes thas to the women of the South : \ "Southern women have net, fts yet, be? come enthusiastically fond of the Union ; they were the most-rebellious of rebels during war, th?-termination of which they viewed with most poignant regret. Had they controlled its. destinies, we fiel quite sure it would bo raging still. They, made personal sacrifices for it while it lusted, and were, ready and anxiour to offer up till the}- possessed' upon the alLar of their cause. They would have Misled the fight to continue behin'd every1 bush,' and would nave contested every ihCh erf Southern soil. As it is they havrj stifled' ed mncb; but they bear their misfbrtuneo' nobly: We know of two ladies," daugh? ters of an ex-U. S. Senator from Virginia,-' and a former ambassador at one of the first European Courts, who were the belles of the gay capital to which their father was accredited-, yet who to-day are uncomplainingly earning their liveli? hood ih Richmond as mnntua-makera: We know of anothcrJady, a daughter of one of the most ancient8ftf>!tx4r0?tthy families of the State, who is teaching school in Richmond, and her daughter is, cheerfully filling the position ofgoverhess. We might cite many cases Of this" kind. Yet they do not repino at their .misfor-' tunes, nor regret the struggle wnich has reduced them. One lady told me 'IM, thought their four years of independence of Yankee rale was an "ample1 compensa? tion for all their sufferings; wbiehy we1 thought, however, was staling the-ease quite as strongly as the trutlr would war? rant:" Speaking on the same subject, tho Now Orleans Times says: "The widow of one of the most distin? guished Of the Lieutenant Generals of tho Confederate army, wh?; before the war, possessed great wealth, and had boon , reared from infancy in the midst of every . enjoyment and luxury, is now a teacher iu a young ladies' school in this city. Nf?^ are glad to learn thatUhe estimable lady referred to has every; encpqiikgement to persevere in hpr entirely new pursuit. She had already been preceded in the same career by a near relative of Jeffer? son Davis, wliOj too, has been made "a widow by the war, and thrown' on 5her resources for a support. Nevertheless," and despite her delicate organization ahd want of previous training) this lady set to work so zealously to qualify herself for the duties of teacher that now she Is at the head of one of our most popular and successful schools for you ng people in the First District: These are only two Of many similar examples .of that true he? roism which so gracefully adapts itself to the most violent changes of fortune, and instead of pining and wasting with sor? row, over the sad bereavements > of. the , past, confronts and conquers the severest, adversity by a noble fortitude,,constancy - and courage." , ;i , . ?-;-^-1-7? !f he Greenville and Columbia Rail? road.?Our readers will be gratified to-, learn that, yesterday, the House of Repre? sentatives, by a very large vote,, passed the bill in reference to the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, which has been before the Legislature since the special session of last summer.. It will now be returned to the Senate; which had-previously adop? ted it by an unanimous vote, for the con? currence of that body in the House amend-./ ment?which simply requires the Compa? ny to signify its willingness to be taxed. The Senate will no doubt concur without further amendment, and thore. is every reason to believe that the. Governor will then approve tho Act. , , This extension of the credit of thoSlate to the Company enables it to re-adjust its debt promptly, and providefor the imrae diatc payment of the interest thereon', and thus a new impetus will bo' given to. the operations of the road; which, tinder the judicious management of President Hammott and Superintendent Meredith, has'already set a bright example to kin dred corporations.?Ph&nix, 4tk inst; ? A School of Journalism.?Since- we have schools for tho benefit of incipient lawyers, doctors and clergymen," why should we not have a school for editors? Journalism has become as distinct and important a profession as either law, medi? cine or divinity, and men need to bo care? fully and thoroughly educated for it Tho ability to edit a newspaper is entirely dis? tinct from the ability to write a leading article, and the possession of the one by means implies the possession of,the other. An editor can becomo a master of the du? ties of his profession only by long experi? ence; just as a lawyer can acquire a thorough knowledge of practico only by practice. Nevertheless, the law school is of great benefit in teaching the student the rudiments not only of law but of practice; and a journalism could, at least, instruct the student in the true theory of editorial duty* Precisely how such a school should he conducted it would be very difficult to say, but there is manifest? ly not only room, but a real demand for it. We have an abundance of good news? paper writers, but a paucity of skilful editors. ? A Rocky Mountain paper publishes an obituary of "Sjm," chief of the Washoe Indians. It says that he was a "good, though very dirty red man. He possessed a well-balanced head of hair, and stomach nough for all he could get to eat. His regard for the truth was notable?he never meddled with it. He left no will, and his estate consists of a pair of boots." ? There is many a man whose tongue might govern multitudes, if he could only govern his tongue.