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An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. HOTT & CO., Proprietors. ANDERSON. S. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1869. VOLUME 4.---NO. 42. la f mpurtant jpw. An Act to organize and govern the Militia of the State of South Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That all able-bodied male citi? zens, between the ages ot eighteen and forty-five years, residing in this State, and not exempted by the laws of the Uni? ted States, shall be subject to military duty, excepting 1st. A1I persons in the army or nary or volunteer forces of the United States. 2d. ?ctf?lurly ordained or licensed min isters and preachers of the Gospel. 3d. The Lieutenant Governor, mcmbeis and officers of the General Assembly, the Secretary of State, Attorney-General, Comptroller-General, State Auditor, Com? missioner of Bureau of Agricultural Sta? tistics, Superintendent of Education, State Engineer and Surveyor, State Treasurer, and clerks and employees in their offices, judicial officers of the State, including Justices ot the Peace, Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables, civil officers of the United States, ferrymen employed at any ferry on a post road, and millers. 4th. And all persons entertaining con scicntious scruples against bearing arms, practicing physicians, professors, teachers and students in colleges, academies and common schools. 5th. Persons rcgulariy and honorably discharged from thcarmy and navy of the United Slates in consequence of the per? formance ot military or naval duty, in pursuanco-of any law of this State, and all persons who now are, or may hereaf? ter be, active members of regularly in? corporated companies in this Slate. Olli. That commissioned officers who shall have served as such in the loyal mil? itia of this Slate, or in any of the United States, for ihe space of seven years j but no such officer shall be exempt unless by his resignation after such term of service, duly accepted, or in some other lawful manner he shall have been honorably discharged. 7th. Idiots, lunatics, paupers, and per? sons convicted of infamous crimes, shall not be subject to military duty. Sec 2. That under the directions of the Coinmander-in-Chicf, all persons liable to military duty within this State, who are not already members of the National Guard, as hereinalter provided, shall im? mediately upon the passage ot this Act, mid from lime to time thurcafter, as the Commander in-Chief shall deem necessa? ry, but as often as once in every two yoars, be enrolled. Such enrollment shall distinctly specify the names and resi? dences of the persons enrolled, and shall also divide the same into two classes? the persons between the ages of eighteen und thirty years to constitute the first class, and the persons between the ages of thirty and forty-five years to constitute j the second class. Four copies of such en? rollment shall bo made by the officer' making the same, one ot which, after be? ing corrected, shall be retained b}? him;! another shall be tiled in the office of the Town or Ciiy Clerk in which such com? pany is enrolled ; another shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of tho Courts of Record in the County where such district is situated; and the fourth shall be filed in the Adjutant-General's office. The persons making such enrollment shall be compensated at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day for every day necessa rily spent in making and copying the same ; the number of daya not to exceed ten; and the amount of such corapenua-1 lion shall be paid by the Treasurer of the | State, upon production of the certificates! of the Clerk of the Courts of Record in the County and of the Adjutant-General that such rolls have been duly filed, on or before the first day ot February in each year in which such enrollment shall be made: Prodded, That the Commander iu-Chief may, if he deem it necessary, ex? tend the term of completing the first en? rollment under this Act, not to exceed twenty days, and authorize payment for the same, as hereinbefore specified and set forth. Sec. 8' That all persons duly enrolled, who .shall neglect to attend the musters and drills provided for in this Act, except in cases of sickness, shall be subject to a fine of one dollar for each day so neglec? ting, which, if not paid to the County Treasurer on or before the fifteenth day of March next ensuing, shall be collected by the collector or receiver of taxes of the city or County in which the person so neglecting is enrolled; and the Board of County Commissioners, at their annual meetings, are authorized and directed to annex a list of the several delinquents, with the fines set opposite their respec? tive names, to the asscsment rolls of the several towns and wards; and iho war? rants for the collection of the same shall direct tho collector or receiver ot taxes to collect tiie amount from every person appearing, by the said ussesment roll, lia? ble to pay the same, in the same manner na other t;ixen arc collected; the .-ami- to be paid to tho County Treasurer. And when tho name of any person between the ages of cighlocn and twenty-one 3'car* shall appear on the said roll liable to pay the said fine, tho said warrant shall dire?-t tho collector to collect tho same of the father, guardian or employer with whom sue!) person shall reside or bo em? ployed, or out of any property such minor may own or possess in tho city, village, town or ward in said County: nnd such collector shall proceed and exe? cute such warrant, and no property now exempt from other executions shall bo exempt from the payment of such fine. Sec. 4. Tho Ccunty Treasurer of each County shall, on or before tho twenty fifth day of Apr:! in each year, pay to the Treasurer of the State, upon his order, I the actual sum received from delinquents who have failed to'attend such musters and drills; and it shall be the duty of the officers commanding the several regi? ments, to furnish the County Com mis sioncrs the names who have failed to at? tend nach musters and drills. The Coun? ty Commissioners shall give the names of tho persons so failing to the County Auditor; and unless they are excused, shall place an extra assessment ef one dollar per day on their general tax, if a property holder*; and in case said delin? quent or an}- of them arc not property holders, then he or the}* shall be com? pelled to work the public road.-, at a rate not exceeding one dollar per day. ?ec. 5. The bond required to bo execu? ted by the collectors or receivers of tuxes, and County Treasurers, shall also apply and extend to an)* moneys required to be collected for military purposes by this Act. Sec. 6. That all tavern keepers, persons keeping boarders in their families, keep? ers of boarding houses, and any master or mistress of any dwelling house, shall, up? on the application of any officer authoriz? ed to make such enrollment, give infor? mation of the names of all persons resi? ding or lodging in .such house liable to be enrolled, and all oilier proper information concerning such persons as auch officers ma}' require. Sec. 7. That if.any person of whom in? formation ia required by any such officer, in order to enable him to comply with the provisions of this Act, shall refuse to give such information, or shall nivc false infor? mation, he shall forfeit and pay twenty dollars for each item of information de? manded of him by any such officer and falsely stated, and a like sum tor each in? dividual name concealed or falsch* stated; and every person who shall refuse to give his own name and proper information, when applied to by any such officer, or shall give a false name or information, shall forfeit and pay a like sum, such pen? alties to be recovered in any court ol com? petent jurisdiction in the name of the Stale of South Carolina ; and it is hereby made the duty of such officer to report the names of all persons who may incur an}* penalty, under this Section, to any Magistrale or Justice of the Peace in the Count)' for prosecution. Sec. 8. That wherever an enrollment shall be made as provided in this Act, the Board of County Commissioners shall cause to be published, once a week, for four weeks previous to the first day of February, in a newspaper with circulation in the County, or by written or printed placards, in not less than four public pla? ces, a notice that such rolls have been I completed and tiled as aforesaid, which notice shall also specify that any person who claims that he is, tor any reason, ex? empt from military duty shall, on or be? fore the fifteenth day of February next ensuing, file a written statement of such exemption, certified by affidavit, in the office of said Clerk ot the Courts of Rec? ord, or before a Justiee of the Peace or Magistrate, in said County ; and the pub? lication of such notice shall be sufficient notice of such enrollments to all persons named therein ; Buch roil shall be made in tho form prescribed by the Commander in-Chtef; and the Ad utant-Gencral shall furnish all the enrolling officers suitable blanks and instructions for the completion of such enrollment. Sec. 9. That all persons claiming ex? emption shall file a written statement of tho same, verified by affidavit, in the office of tho Town Clerk of the township in which he resides, on or before the fif? teenth day of January; in default of which, such person shall lose the benefit of such exemption, except such as are especially exempted by this Act or by Act of Congress. Sec. 10. That the person making such enrollment shall, thereupon, if such per? son be exempt according to law, mark the word ''exempt'' opposite the name of each person presenting such exemption; if auch exemption be permanent, the name of such person shall not be included in any subsequent enrollment. If any person shall swear falsely in such affidavit, he shall, upon proof thereof, be adjudged guilty of perjury in any Judicial Court ot competent jurisdiction. Sec. 11. That the persons thus enrolled shall form the reserve militia of* the State of South Carolina; those over eighteen and not over thirty years of age, shall constitute the reserve of the first class; and those over thirty and under forty-five years of age, shall constitute tho reserve of the second class. Sec. 12. That if any officer charged wilh any duty under the provisions of this Act shall refuse or neglect to perform any of the duties required of him by this Act he shall forfeit and pay the stun of not less than fifty nor more t han one hun ! drcd dollars for each and every ofTencc. to bo recovered in the name of the people of the State of South Carolina ; and such officers shall, as an additional penally, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanorj and ii shall bo tho duty of the Solicitor of the Judicial Circuit within whieh said offen? der resides, upon tho complaint of the commanding officer of the regiment, or on the pai l of the Hoard of County Commis? sioners, to prosecute thesamo. Any pen? alty incurred and paid, or collected under I this section, shall be paid into the treas ury of the County, for the use of tho mil j itary fund of the County, where the fund ! may have accrued. Sec. 13. That the Adjutant-General un? der tho direction of the Commander in-1 I Chief, shall organi"so and apportion the ' militia, and the districts therefor, into di? visions, brigades, regiments, squadrons, ? troops, batteries and companies, and cause the same to be numbered und lettered as nearly in conformity with tho laws and 1 regulations governing the army of the United States as circumstances will per? mit, and may afterwards divide, annex or consolidate the same, nnd the districts thereof, as he may judge expedient. Sec. 14. That the organized militia of this State shall be known as the National Guard of theStatejof South Carolina, and shall consist of such divisions, brigades, regiments and battalions, nnd in addition thereto, such batterries of light artillery and troops and squadrons of cavalry, as the Commander-in-Chicf may deem expe? dient; and nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to interfere witb the power of the Commancler-in Chief, in case of war or insurrection, or of imminent danger thereof, to order drafts of the mil? itia and to form new regiments, battalions, brigades or divisions, as he may deem just and proper: Provided, That there shall be no military organizations, or for mations, for the purpose of arming, dril? ling, exercising the manual of arms or military manoeuvres, not authorized un? der this Act, and by the Commnndcr-in Chicf, and any neglect or violations of the provisions of this section, shall, upon con? viction, be punished with imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary, for a term not less than one year nor more than three years, at the discretion of a competent Court. Sec. 15. That an Assistant Adjutant General may be appointed, if deemed ne? cessary by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; his salary shall be at the rate of fifteen hun? dred dollars. The duties ot Quartermas? ter-General shall devolve upon tho Adju? tant-General in times of peace. Sec. 16. That in case of invasion, in? surrection or rebellion, or imminent dan? ger thereof, tho Governor shall appoint by and with the advice and consent ot the Senate,a Quartermaster-General, Commis? sary-General and a Surgeon-General. Sec. 17. That tho arms, equipments and munitions ot the State shall be stored under the directions of the Commander in-Chief, and in such places as be may des? ignate. Sec. 18. That all officers of tho militia (except as herein provided.) shall be, ap? pointed arid commissioned by the Gover? nor. They shall draw pay only when engaged in actual service. Skc. ID. That all commissioned officers of the militia shall be appointed and com? missioned bjr the Coinmandcr in-Chiet, and may be removed from office on re? commendation by the commanding officer of their respective brigadesand>divisions. Removal may also be made by decision of court martial or retiring or examining board, pursuant to law, and for miscon? duct: any officer may be suspended by the Coinmauder-in-Chiet. Sisj. 2U. That the militia of this Stale shall be mustered and drilled at such times as the Coinmander-in-Chief or com mauding officers of divisions, brigades and regimen is may direct. In the Senate House, the fifteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand ci<rht hundred and sixtv nine. CHARLES \V. MONTGOMERY. President of the Senate pro tern. FRANKLIN J. MOSES, Jr., Speaker House of Representatives. Approved the sixteenth day of March, 1869. ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. A Beautiful Compliment to Woman. Dr. Samuel Henry Dickson of South Car? olina, one of the Professors in Jefferson Medical Collego in Philadelphia, in ad? dressing the recent graduates of that in? stitution, paid the following beautiful com? pliment to woman, which we know every woman will appreciate: It has often been remarked that the physician, above all other men, should be a gentleman and a man of honor. I avow myself as of those who hold iu profound reverence "the grand old name of gentle? man," whether it represent the chivalrous knight of the ancient legends, the Bayard without fear and without reproach?or the madman of Cervantes, the peerless Don Quixote; the hero of Thackerary's charming fiction, the de;ir old Colonel Newcome; the bright poetical picture of noble King Arthur, as drawn by Tenny? son, or the glorious statuesque model of history, Sir Philip Sidney ; and 1 regard honor as the bright, fragrant flower of morality and virtue. Our profession is one of the highest and most sacred trusts, which to violate must entail all the penal? ties of the basest treachery. Our rela? tions with our patients, and especially with women, arc inexpressibly confiden? tial and delicate, and afford us opportuni? ties, which should never bo disregarded, of sustaining the feeble and protecting those who need sympathy and help? whose "faces we should not permit the winds of heaven to visit too roughly." Depend upon it that in proportion as' you fulfil such duties in the domestic cir? cles where you aro received as a guardian and guide, will be your future success. 1 am proud to say that a large part of the purest happiness 1 have enjoyed in my checkered course has resulted from my professional relations with women, and the close and vnluablo friendships origi? nating therein. It is to them that we must look for tenderness, gratitude and fidelity. Woman's Boft hand my early cradle spread, Her gentle care bedecked my bridal bed; By Woman let my dying hours he hurM, Her love the last loud solace, ss the first. ? . - ? A bill providing that chloroform should be administered previous ti? execu? tions was vetoed lately in an Eastern Legislature, because chloroforn was dan? gerous to life ! ? Josh Billings says he will never pa? tronize a lottery so long as he can hire anybody else to rob him at reasonable wages. I^isccltoncatis JUticlcis. The Eise in Sugar. The lute rise in sugar ought to suggest a lesson to us as a people. It shows us how wholly we are dependent upon oth? er countries for a supply of this great staple. We use in the United States upwards of four hundred thousand tons of sugar yearly; three hundred and fifty thousand tons of which are imported. There is at present no lessening of the supply, but ihe bare probability of next season's supply of sugar from Cuba being cut off on account of the troubles in that Island, is sufficient to send up the price 25 per cent, in a single week. If the prospect of continued war in Cuba should bo re? alized, the price of sugars is likely to be still more largely increased, atid in case of the cessation of our foreign commerce, should we become involved in war with any foreign power, nearly our whole sup? ply would be cut off, and prices must ad? vance wholly beyond the reach of all but the wealthy classes. This would be a National calamity greater than the loss of any other single article of importation. It would affect every citizen. We know of but one way to insure our? selves against such a possibility, and that is to raise our own sugars. This we are abundantly able to do. We do not refer now to our capacity for tho production of our cane sugar, but to our far greater ca? pacity from the production of sugar from the Sugar Beet. In a recent complete and valuable work on Farm management, farm crops. &c\, (entitled?"How to make the Farm Pay" ?and published by Zeigler, McCurdy ?t Co., of Philadelphia and Chicago,) is a most excellent chapter on the cultivation and management of Beets for sugar, from which wo make the following extract: "The production of beet sugar through? out the world, is now about six hundred and fifty thousand tons, or one-fourth of tho whole production of sugar. We have millions of acres adapted to the cultiva? tion of the sugar beet. We have the best labor saving machinery of any country on the globe, and there is no good rcasotii why we should not produce a million tonn of sugar annually, within ten years. In accordance with the practical aim of tili? work, we shall endeavor to show that it is to our pecuniar}*", and especially to our agricultural interests, to do so. '?The cost of raising the beet cannot, un? der judicious cultivation, exceed three dollars per ton. und wo think that they can be raised for two dollars per ton. But taking the highest estimate, of three dol? lars per ton, there is left a large margin for profit, as one ton of beets will yield from one hundred and forty to one hun? dred and eight)' pounds of refined sugar; about fifty pounds of molasses suitable for distillation; five hundred pounds of leaves, an excellent green fodder; and five hun? dred pounds of pulp, worth one-third as much as good hay. But this is not all; the beet crop cleans and prepares the soil; ami, in a rotation, in one ot the best pre? cedes of any grain crop. The yield of buets, per acre, varies from seventeen to forty-two tons. Wo think that, with our improved methods, an average yield of thirty toriB per acre can readily bo se? cured, but taking the low average yield of twenty tons per acre, at five dollars per ton, is one hundred dollars; deduct? ing the highest estimate of the cost of production, three dollars per ton, leaves forty dollars per acre clear profit to the farmer. Considering the probability of a yield of thirty tons per acre, costing two dollars per ton, we have the possibility ot a profit of ninety dollars per acre. "There are, at present, but few manu? factories of beet sugar in this country, but they would spring up ou every side, if farmers once determined to raise the crops, and made that determination known. Communities settling ou the rich 6oils of* the west und south, have this matter in their own hands, as have also the farmers in the older States. Let a dozen farmers, in any section of the coun? try, agree with some capitalist to supply him with beets, and a market will be at once created. It is for farmers to agitate this matter, in their daily conversation, in their visits to the city markets, in farmer' clubs,and through tho columns of their chosen agricultural journals. The manufac'urc must be exceedingly profit? able. It is carried on from September to March, a period when labor is easily com? manded. It will employ the extra farm laborers, at a season when their services are not required on the farm ; thus inci? dentally conferring a permanent benefit upon every community, where such an industry is established." The author of this work from which we quote the above, estimates the cost id working ouo thou? sand tons of beets as follows: 1000 tons of beets at S5.U0.85,000 Labor..2,000 Other expenses.1,200 Total.8,500 KKCKIPTS. 100,000 lbs. sugar at 10 cents.810.000 7200 gallons molasses at 25 cents... 1,800 200 tons pulp at 84.800 Total.818,000 Leaving a profit of over hundred per cent, on the manufacture, reckoning the sugar to he worth only ten cents per pound. But supposing such a quantity could be raised as to bring tho prico of raw sugar down to eight cents per pound, there would still be a profit of over fifty percent, on the investment of tho manu? facturer. Certainly this branch of indus? try cannot remain long unoccupied." ? Never confide secrets to your rela? tives?"blood will tell." Message from President Girant The following message ot t he President was received by Congress, on the 7th instant: To the Senate and House of Representative?: While I am aware that the time in which Congress proposes now to remain in session i? very brief, and that it is its desire, as far as is consistent with the public interest, to avoid entering upon the general business of legislation, there is one subject which concerns so deeply the welfare of the country, that I deem it my duty to bring it before you. 1 have no doubt that you will concur with me in the opinion that it is desirable to restore the States which were engaged in the rebellion to their proper relations to the Government and the country at as early a period as the people of these States shall bo found willing to become peaceable and orderly communities, and to adopt and maintain such constitutions and iaws as wil! effectually secure tho civic and political tights of all persons within their borrlers. The authority of tho United Slates, which has been vindicated and established by its military po?ver, must undoubtedly be asserted for the absolute protection of all its citizens in the full enjoyment of the freedom and security which is the object of a republican government. But when? ever tho people ot a:rebellious State are rend}' to enter in good faith upon the ac? complishment of this object, in entire conformity with the constitutional au? thority of Congress, it is certainly desira? ble that all causes of irritation should be removed as promptly as possible, that a more perfect Union may be established, and the country be restored to peaco and prosperity. The convention of the people of Vir? ginia which met in Richmond on Tues? day, December 3d, 1867, framed a consti lotion for that State which was adopted by the Convention on the 18th of April, 1868, and I desire respectfully to call the attention ot Congress to the propriety of providing hy law tor the holding of an election for that Mate at some time be? tween the months of May and June next, under the direction of the military com? mander of the district, at which the adop? tion of that constitution shall be submit? ted to the citizens of the Stuten. And it this should seem desirable 1 would recom? mend that a separate vote be taken upon such parts as may bo thought expedient, and that at the same time, and under the same authority, thereshall be an election for the officers provided under such con? stitution, and that the constitution, or such parts thereof, as shall have been adopted by the people be submitted to Congress on the first Monday of Decem? ber next for its consideration, so that if the same be then approved-the necessary steps will have been taken for the resto? ration of the State of Virginia to its proper relations to the Union. I am led to make this recommendation from the confident hope and belief that the people of that State uro now ready to co? operate with the national government in bringing it again into si eh relations to tho Union as it ought, as soon as possible, to establish and maintain, and to give to all its people those equal rights under the law, which were asserted in the declara? tion of independence in tho words of one of tho most illustrious of its sons. 1 desire, also, to ask the consideration of Congress to the question whether there is not just ground for believing that the Constitution framed by a Convention of the people of Mississippi for that State, and once rejected, might not be agtiin submitted to the people of that State in like manner, and with the probability of the same result. (Signed) ?..S. GRANT. Washington, D. C, April 7, 1869. A Cunning Elephant.?In the Garden of Plants in London, the keepers were re ceutly engaged in destroying a great number of rats, when one of them es eaped and ran to the spot allotted to the elephant. Seeing no other refuse, in the twinkling of an eye the rat snugly encon sed himself in the trunk of the elephant, very much to the dissatisfaction of the elephant; He stamped his foot and twist? ed his trunk around Itke a windmill, and then stood suddenly still apparently re? flecting on what it was best to do. Presently he ran to the water trough where lie was accustomed to drink, plung? ed iu his trunk and filled it, and then raising it, dashed out the rat in a torrent like tliat which issues from the hose of a lire engine. Wheu the rat struck the ground the elephant seized him and made him undergo the .'mmersioti and projec? tion three or four times. The fourth time the rat fell dead. The elephant, with a quiet but majestic air, crushed it under his foot, and then went round to the spectators to make his usual collection of dainties. ? An old lady who was making some jam was called upon by a neighbor. "Sam, you rascal, you will be eating my jam when I am away.'1 Sam protested he'd die first ; but the whiles of his ryes rolled hungrvlv towards the bubbling crimson. "See here, Sam,'' said the old lady, taking up a piece of chalk, "I'll chalk your hps, and then Til know when I Come back whether you have eaten any." So saying she passed her fore finger over the thick lips of the darkey, holding the chalk in ttie palm of her hand, and not letting it touch him. When she came back, she did not ask any questions, for Sam's lips were chalked a quarter of an inch thick. -.? ? The cure for the Grecian bend has been discovered by a farmer in Munme County, N". V., *'ho had a daughter afflict? ed by this terrilde malady- He dipped her in cold water, and laid her iu the sun till she straigbteued into p$aw. The How Jury Law and its Abasement of Justice. The trial by jury has well been termed tlie palladium of our liberties. The in? tegrity of the jury-box lies at the founda? tion of all public and private security. To degrade or contaminate this is at once to strike the deadliest blow which can be aimed at the interests ot society and the. right of property and person. ' This has been carefully guarded by all people who ure not lost to a sense of soci? al order and general welfare. It has been reserved for the late Legislature at once, to imperil the public interests and place at hazard all private right. The late slaves have been emancipated. They are now equal before the law. They have the same rights of freedom, of-per? son and ol property. And in this, all have acquiesced. The late Jury law rendered them ample justiee when it practically declared that the Jurors should be selected from the tax-paying citizens, irrespective of color. It made no discrimination. It placed all upon the same basis. But at tho same time, by confining the qualifications of the Juror to the tax-payers, it secured some degree of assurance for intelligence in the jury box. This, however, did not prove Radical enough. At one blow tlio whole security of the jury box is swept away, and its} value utterly destroyed. It is now enac? ted that the juries shall be so drawn, "that the number ot white voters thereon, shall bear to the number of names of colored voters, as near as may be, the same pro? portion as the win le number of white vo? ters boars to the whole number of colored voters in the township, tit}', or county, as the case may be." Iii more direct language, that the jurios are to be drawn from tho registered list of voters instead ot the tax payers, and that these are to be constituted ot colored men and white men, in proportion to their ve ? ting strength. j Tins Act makes every field hand, how? ever ignorant or debased, a juror. For every negro over twenty-one j'cars of agej whether he can read or write, and with? out regard to his in telligence or capacity, is a voter, and, therefore under this Act, is a juror. Ai.d not only so, but if these are in u preponderance upo<i the voting lists, they are to constitute a majority ot every jury. The Court of Common Pleas, whose sit? tings are in Charleston, is held for the Judicial County of Charleston, composed of the election counties of Charleston and Berkcly. The jurors are, therefore to be drawn from the voters in these counties. As near as can bo estimated by the re? cent elections, there are 16,717 colored vo? ters, to 5,573 white voters in these coun? ties, or in the proportion of three colored to every white voter. Now the Act says that the list of jurors shall hear, as to color, the same proportion ?'as the whole number of white voters heart* to the whole number of colored vo? ters." ? In other words, that every jury ot twelve shall consist of eight Colored and four white men. This is the result. The bare statement of the case is suffi? cient to show the nuturo of the laws un? der which the people of South Carolins; arc living, and the character of the legis? lation under which they suffer. Never was there a more monstrous per? version of right! Never was there a more direct at tempt to degrade and drag in the dust the administration of justice 1 There can be no pica in its behalt. The heretofore law placed all classes, irrespec? tive of color, on tho same footing. This gives ignorance the supremacy, and shuts out intelligence. Tlio public welfare, the material inter? ests of the country, and ail that is worthy of preservation, assures us that the time must soon come when justice will resume her sway, and when the laws which strike at the vitals of the people, and tho law? makers who would shatter in common ruin all that is virtuous and of good re? port, will pass away before her indignant presence.? Charleston Courier. ? "I was,"' said the reverend gentle? man, "-attending divine service in Norfolk several years ago, duting a season of some excitement.'' While the officiating cler? gyman was in the midst of a most inter? esting discussion, an old lady among the congregation arose, clapped her hands, and exclaimed: "Merciful Father, if I had one more feather in my wing of faith, I would fly off to glory." The worthy gentleman thus interrupted, im? mediately replied, ??Good Lord, stick it in and let her go, she's but a trouble ficrc.'* That quieted the old lady. ? There is something inexpressibly touching in the story of Ishmael: the youth was sent into the wilderness of life with his bow and his arrow, "his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him.'' Even in our crowded, busy and social world, on how many is this doom pronounced ? What love makes allowances like household love? God forgive those who turn the household altar into a place of strife ! Domestic disseu sion is the sacrifice of the heart. ? A new made widow went recently to a life insurance office to receive the amount of a policy on her husbaud'a life, which had providentially been made pay? able to her, the president thought it only proper to eviidole with heron her bereave? ment. "I am truly sorry, madam, to hear of your loss." "That's always the way with you men. Yon are always sorry when a poor woman has a chance to make, a little motiey," -e>_ ? A Canada editor says he has ??'?a keen rapier to priek all fools and knaves." Hin friends, if they are prudent, will lake it from bim? He might commit suicide.'