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.nimm MfnttUigrartt Thursday Morning, July 22nd,> 1868. We are requested" to state that1 a regular meeting of the Anderson County Union Prayer Meeting Convention wiU be held with Big Creek Church, near Williamston, on Saturday, 31st of July, and Sunday, August 1st. The members of Wynne Council, No. 4, Royal and Select Masters, are hereby notified that an extra convocation will be held in the Council Room-on Wednesday evening, July 28th. Candi? dates for the degrees are requested to be punctual in attendance. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. We are indebted -to Senator Sawtkb for copies of the Congressional Globe for 1867-8, including the supplement containing the proceedings on the im? peachment trial-of President Johnson. The favor is duly appreciated, together with the numerous documents forwarded at other times. 40?* The advertisement of SulCivan, Mattison, &' Co. informs the public that they are offering great bargains, in order to close out their present stock of goods. Any article can be purchased of j them at cost, and many desirable goods are ma-k? eif below cost. Persons wishing to b uy- are warn? ed against delay, as the stock is being- itzpidly di? minished.' AV early call will secure bargain? beyond a doubt. -^ We learn that our friend, Thos. F. Gbe:;e keb, Esq., senior editor of the Newberry Herald, who has been for several months in delicate health, has been compelled to visit Glenn Springs, in the hope of recovering his wasted energies. We re? gret the necessity thus forcing our brother away from the sanctum, but trust that the healing '-ra? ters of those far-famed Springs will restore him speedily to vigorous health and a long life of useful? ness. EDITORIAL RESIGNATION. The last number of the Religious Herald, pub? lished at Richmond, announces (hat Rev. Richabd Fubiian, corresponding editor of that paper in South Carolina, has been compelled to relinquish that position in consequence of ill health. Mr. Fdeman is widely known as one of the ablest min? isters of the Baptist denomination, and his con? nection with the Herald has added no little to his celebrity as a writer. We hope that the Divine Master will be pleased to give him restored health and-an early return to literary pursuits. TSE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. Partial rains have fallen during the past *cek ih various-portions of the county, and in some lo? calities vegetation is considerably revived. In this immediate vicinity, we'nave only had a single shower, whncfr fell on Tuesday morning. The re? ports generally indicate that corn cannot possibly recover sufficiently to make more than a half crop. Cotton has not been growing, but with seasonable weather hereafter it is thought an average crop will yet be produced. THE CONTEST 15 PENNSYLVANIA. The Democratic party of Pennsylvania have re? solved to make the 15th Amendment to the Fede? ral Constitution a prominent, issue in the present political campaign. This Amendment has been ratified by the'Legislature in defiance of the Con? futation cf that State. This ratification is the Work of a Radical majority, is received and i c cepted by the Radical party as complete and final, notwithstanding the fact the Stete Constitution which gives no right of suffrage to a colored pop? ulation of 50,9-19 remains unaltered. The State j Constitution of Pennsylvania gives the right of suffrage to- every white male freeman of the age of 21 years who have resided in the State one year, and ill his election district ten days prior to the elec? tion, and who has within two years paid a State and county tax. It Was openly admitted by the Radical majority of the Pennsylvania Legislature that if passed apon by the people, the Fifteenth Amendment' would be defeated. Tfa'Bemocracy, therefore, enter this campaign with: the confidence which this admission gives, as the assailants of the Radical party, for the bold, ! shameless fraud which they have practiced upon ' the people by the surrender to the Radical Con- j gress of the right to control the elective franchise which the State reserved at the formation of the Federal Constitution. COMMENCEMENT ET DUE WEST. The Annual Examination and Commencement in Erskine College and Due West Female College last week proved a success, both in the large attend? ance of visitors, and in the satisfactory exhibition of proficiency in the students. The exercises on Wednesday?the Commencement of Erskine Col? lege?embraced an address from Hon. David L. Wabdlaw, of Abbeville; upon' the nature of gov? ernment, and is described ts n masterly effort. Following this address, the fourteen graduates de? livered creditable speeches upon a variety of sub? jects. Dr. Gaixa, President of the College, made tbo Baccalaureate address, having for his theme Responsibility. The essay before the Alumnen As? sociation of the Female College, by Miss Cob&ie Watson, of this place, was read on Wednesday evening by Rev. II. T. Sloan, and made a fin? im? pression. Subject?''The True Aim of Human I Life." Then followed the address before the Alnmni Association of Erskine College by Rev. R. W.Bbicb. of Chester. Oh Thursday morning, it was estimated that there were twelve or fifteen hundred people as? sembled.- The great feature of the occasion was an addressfrom Rev. Dr. Hicks, of Charleston, which is described as among the best, if not the very beet, anniversary address ever heard at Due Wcsty-from-the organization of Erskine College to the present time. Its* delivery occupied nearly two hours, and elicited'profound attention and the warmest expressions of admiration. Essays by the graduates?twelv? young ladies?continued the exercises until the afternoon, when the Baca laureate address by the President, Rev. J. I. Bon? nes, closed the interesting programme. During the whole occasion, embracing more than a week, visitors were entertained with unbounded hospi taltiy.- The foregoing synopsis is prepared from a lengthy communication in the A. R. Presbyterian, which we would be glad to publish in full, if space permitted; DxsfOBEST Y-ocno Amebica?For July is before Us. This a deserved favorite with the young folks. We oommend it to parents and guardians. Pub? lished monthly at 838 Broadway, New York. Price $1150 per annum. ?-*. Spkciae rfc>!rt<Jfi.?To parties in want of Doors, Sashes and Blinds, wc refer to the advertisement of P. P. Toale, the large manufacturer of thoso goods in Charleston. Price list furnished on ap? plication^ Yesterday was the eighth anniversary of ?e first battle of Manassas, 2.1st. of. July. GOT. SCOTI'6 LETTER ABOUT THE TAXES. The letter published iu these columns lasl; week, emanating from the Executive Department of this State, has naturally enough excited much comment upon the individual holding the reins of govern? ment, and who'styles himself Governor of South Carolina. These comments are various, and lead one to suppose that his Excellency has raised quite a-tempest With his pronuneiamento on the subject of taxes. We shall endeavor to do him justice, but do not propose to enter into any long argu? ment to prove that the taxes of Anderson county were already sufficiently high, before the State Board of Equalization added the fifty per cent. Individual cases there may be in which the argu? ment of Gov. Scott and his clan could be applied, namely, that the property was valued at a loWer price than the owner would' receive in fill!! pay? ment for his property.- But the wholesale charge that the people of- South Carolina were a set of perjurers and scoundrels, without exception , is too vreak and puerile to need refutation. In-order to defraud the State in this universal sty!e it w?rene csssary- that the tvx-payers,- assessors and County Boards-of Equalization shonlfl'b'e in perfect l eague against "the powers that be," and surely Gov. Scott will not make so reckless and damaging a charge upon'his own party, for in many instances the'officlals belonged to the simon-pure Republi? can's. This is particularly true of the lower coun? try, where the highest per centum has been added. What, then, is the motive of the State Board of Equalization in raising the valuation of property so far beyond the sworn returns of the assessors and the revision of the County Boards? Gov. Scott, be it remembered, is a member of the State Board, and had the appointment of four other members. His polioy certainly controlled Us ac? tion. The motive is plainly apparent, for Scott insists that we are lightly taxed and ought not to grumble. Suppose that the valuation of property had remained as left by the County Boards,, what would become of this declaration ? Undoubtedly, South Carolina would stand before the world as being oppressively taxed under the mild adminis? tration of this Ohio carpet-bagger, and this would be easily explained by his political opponents. But as the case now stands, Scott is aggressive, and boldly charges that the tax-payers ore all j vill'.ans of the deepest dye, for making false re : turns to the assessors, whilst these officials are in? excusably inefficient and inexperienced. The as? sertion that no other State " has a more moderate rate of taxation, ' based upon his conviction that I the real value of the property, if the assessors had done their duty honestly and fearlessly, would have amounted to $200,000,000, is wholly gratuit? ous, as there is no shadow of foundation for the statement that the total value of the property could be made to* reach such a figure: Wht.t does Gov. Scott ov any other member of the State Board know in regard to the relative value of I lands in different' port ions of the State ? None of them have been- sufficiently long within its bor? ders to bocome acquainted with the character of the soil,- except in a few isolated localities. They are not Mto the manor born," and Scott himself admitted a few months ago, upon being interroga? ted as a witness under oath, that he had never 'traversed the State. But, nevertheless, his supe? rior knowledge as to the necessities of the present Slate government, enables him to make this nweep | ing denunciation of the people, and declare to the j world that their returns are nearly one hundred per cent, below the actual value of their property, j His declaration, too, that few of the owners would j consent to sell their lands at the present valuation, i is none the less unfounded. We have no doubt J that Gov. Scott or any other person might pur? chase the entire State for the sum fixed by him, if the lands were offered for sale. We could cite a number ef instances, within our own knowledge, of real estate being returned at the price obtained last fall at private sal?, and to this add fifty per cent., and where is the man who would not accept such a profit ? The present system of taxation, Gov. Scott al? leges, was expected to give dissatisfaction. This is entirely erroneous, and is another swrewd dodge of the Governor to place the blame upon the peo? ple. We have talked with hundreds about the taxes, and we have never heard a man complain against, the system. It is the mean and unprin? cipled action of the State Board which has created dissatisfaction, in raising the assessment by an ar? bitrary rule, and on the supposition that every tax-payer had committed perjury in returning his property. This is the true ground of complaint, and will ring in Gov. Scott's aars so long as he remains away from his place o f residence in Ohio. But we will not examine any other of the false declarations contained in this indictment against the white people of South Carolina. Gov. Scott concludes, in his usual mauner, by threatening his political opponents. According to the theory of his letter, Scott is the government, and any at? tempt to embarrass him by the interposition of the courts are factious-. The old notion of the gov? ernment embracing three departments, execu? tive, legislative and judicial, is wholly exploded, in Scott's opinion. He is the government, and the Legislature will be convened, if necessary, in order that he may ride over the judi | ciary. Laws enacted at his bidding will be j promptly enforced, it may be with the " melish." What a degraded, forlorn condition ! The Gover I nor of a- State, in this free and enlightened Repub? lic?God-save the mark !?threatening to use force in the event that citizens report to the Courts, j quiet and peaceably, to obtain their rights and re? dress their wrongs. How true that the palladium of liberty has been trailed in the dust! A word of advice to the people in regard to paying taxes. In our judgment, it is wiser to pay this unequal assessment than to seek the interpo? sition of the courts. This remedy will be sought in other parts of the State, and if it proves suc? cessful, and the action of the State Board is de? clared to be illegal and unconstitutional, then the Legislature will be convened, and Scott's threats j will be carried into execution. When that Legis? lature is again convened in session, we have no idea that the members will ever agree to adjourn until their term of office expires. This would ' entail upon each tax-payer an additional burden, j perhaps equal to the per contage added by the State Board, which would likewise have to bo paid ! in the meantime. We think it far more prudent to pay the taxes, ae a general rule, and prepare to I battle stronger against the extravagance and folly , of the Radicals, and oust them' from office in the I next campaign. Where there are individual cases 1 of unusual hardship, immediate appeal Bhould be made to the State Auditor, as provided by law, set? ting forth the facts, supported by the affidavits of ' the owner arod his neighbors, and endorsed by the County Auditor. Such appeals have resulted else? where, we are informed, to the advantage and re? lief of the tax-pajer. -o ? The Augusta Chronicle mentions a report tliat the contractors for the Biuo Ridge Railroad had determined to employ Chinese instead of negro labor on the road, and that a large force of these people will be procured from the West and brought out at once to South Carolina. k :: ' AN INTERESTING EPISTLE. Contrary to an established custom of tho fra? ternity, we print the following ?nonymous letter, which has reached us through ihe mail. The or? thography is not very good, but the moral con? veyed is well worth attention : Neak Asbery, S. ft, July the 1st, 1869. My Dear Miss Sue: Your highley asteemed communicaton reached its plase of destination some days ago and was therby perused by me. was glad to hear from you and to hear of your wheare abouta?Was glad to hear of your good helth and high prospearity?was glad indeed to hear that the god of justice had hoovard you un? der thy wing of pertecsion and keep you in life and helth up to the dat of you i n I truley hoap he will continue his love and mersey with you. Me and my little family is well and doing so crops is good in this posion of the country and good laborcs is very scarse no newse at pressent worthey of Relating You s.skc me if polytickes war all ded in this vasinity i.ha are as fur as i know though the effects of them is Raigen seare ously speshley with such characters as my selfe poore white renters stands But a Slim chance that is in getting good lands to cultivat Sence slavery has ben abolished the freedmans has won the love and affection of the biggest posion of the land hoalders yes thay have for the last year or too ben suplied with means to farme in prefri ance of a poore whiteman yes ther was Demey cratic clubs formed allover the country and thay past Reserlution after Reserlutisu and yused ever exersion that lay in ther power to pecure a good demecrat president tha past Reserlutions that thay wold not imploy nor shelter no man who vo? ted a Radical ticket and at the name time.a grnit meney of them had agents alover the country a hireing Radical negroes to do there work and at last employed them in prefrianceof the good hon? est man who voted with them I know of a sorting widdow who lives in a few miles of me who said lime and again that she would not imploy no nigger nor white man who voted a Radical ticket and at the same time she had a negro man and his family living in her yeard and when the day for tho election arroved by the time the morning star arose he from bis bed made headway to the elddion and by the time the hour arrove to oast voates h* was there ready to cast a Republican ticket and back home before the widdow aroeed from her b ;d and c.fter she found out his patriotical trick she turned off a hard working white man who she had on her plaise and moved the freadman and his family in the house and give him her choycest lands to cul? tivat And ther has ben thousands of noble brave men who has stood shoulder to shoulder with them and ben ingaged in ever.vasisitud from Queanbeck to the present dat turned off homeless without a shelter to hoover there darling babes from the howling storms for the comfret of those who op? pose them in ever election and in short langwage are whetting the knife to cutthsre throat I say let this thing continure hoovering thy enimy un? der thy roof and suplying them with the means and thay will see what a few years hence will bring if it has not already brought them to be? come an eye wittness of the dicing strifes of ago? ny though no matter what coarse others may tak but for my selfe give me a true policy or none I must cloase write soon yes very soon I still Remain your Dearest Friend G. -? UNIVERSITY OP SOUTH- CAROLINA. A Columbia correspondent of the Charleston Courier furnishes the following information con? cerning the State University: The Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina, at a meeting on Monday, elected Major C. D. Melton Professor o:f Law, in place of Colonel A. C. Haskell, resigned. The appoint? ment will be accepted, and is satisfactory to all par ies. Of a very retiring and modest disposi? tion, he has not forced himself before the people, and consequently is neither well or widely known, yet is certainly one of the ablest lawyers in the State. Having kept out of the meshes of poli? tics, his ability is only known to his confreres of the Bar. A hard student all hin life, and a close reasoner and thinker, besides having a large prac? tice for twenty years, like Justiie Story, of Har? vard, he is both theoretically and practically qual? ified to fill tho duties of his chair. The faculty have hitherto hod the appointment of Bursar and Marshal, but as Mr. W. H. Orchard, the incum? bent, was very obnoxious to the Board of Trus? tees, the latter took the power in their own hands and dismissed him. Jim Davis, a negro formerly belonging to Hon. Wm. DeSausuure, was elected in his stead, who has gained his popularity not as a politician, but by boarding several members of the Legislature. This action will not injure the University, for the students arc not compelled to board at tho Commons, but are allowed to go wherever they choose; consequently Jim's new duties are about the same as thoneof the "Sheriff" of former days, who was always a negro. There is now only one more vacancy io fill?the chair Df Chemistry?which has hitherto been filled by Dr. Jos. LeConte, who will leavo shortly for Cali? fornia, to fill a position offered him there. Pro? fessor Shepard, of Charleston, will be tendered the position if be will accept. Dr. John LeConte's department of Natural Philosophy, &c., will not be a separate school as hitherto, but will be divi vided among the other professors. The three meetings which have been held, indicate that the majority of the Trustees are Conservative, and one went so far as to say if he knew of a negro who wanted to enter the Institution, he would use his utmost influence .to prevent him. The Faculty feel confident that the revered old intel? lectual mother will weather the storm, and has passed the heaviest breakers, and the only thing necessary to bring the institution up to its former status is for a goodly number of students to enter in October. We speak advisedly. The State House by degrees is becoming more habitable than one would suppose it could in its unfinished state. The contractor, J. H. Allen, is briskly pushing on the flooring, cement; and plastering, and will finish the work in the next two months. So the Legislature will no longer occupy any of the University buildings. ?-* Extraordinary Success.?The Richmond En quirer thus notes the progress of the Piedmont Life Insurance Company, of which Mr. A. B. Towers is the agent at this place: The business of this Virginia enterprise exhib? its the most remarkable succesti of this age, and the caution and prudence it exhibits in all de? partments proclaims its success to be permanent. In one single day, last week, this oompany issued 129 policies, carrying $4(35,000 of risks, on which the premiums were over ?40,000. Five of the policies were single payments, or paid up, on which the cash premium was over SI7,000. We think this immense business, in ono day, could safely be staked against any company on this continent, and certainly far exceeds any com? pany of its age. Verily, the Piedmont may prop? erly be christened "The Virginia Giant of Life Insurance." Fbbtilizeus^?The Charleston Courier, of the 10th inst., contains the following notice : Cotton planters are invited to visit the Farm at tho Etiwan WorkB, of the Sulphuric Acid and Super-Phosplmte Company, about three miles from tho city, to see the cottou produced by their Fertilizers. The seed were planted on tho 22nd of April, and the forms on many of the plants ex? ceed eighty ; and on one plant ono hundred and sixty two were counted. The attention of visitors is particularly called to the fact that the Etiwan Fertilizer, No. 1, which consitit of Super-Phos? phate alone, shows finer cotton l han No. 2, which is mixed with Peruvian Guano; and also than that portion which has been manured with Peru? vian Guano alone. ( THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE VIRGINIA ELECTION. For the information of our readers, and to pre? vent any false iroprcsions being conveyed in re? gard to the defeat of the Radical party in Virgin? ia, we append a couple of extracts from the Rich? mond papers, fairly stating the issues involved. TheTirst is copied from the Dispatch: There are two classes of persons who are en? deavoring to force Virginia into the Democratic party, whether she will or no. One is the party of carpet-baggers and scalawags in this Slate, who are of opinion that they may do us damage with the President and Congress by calling our victori? ous party Democratic. The other is the northern Democrats, who are very anxious to muster us in? to their ranks. First. The victory here was won by an alliance of good men generally of all political shades of j opinion in other days, who sunk all personal opin? ions, and joined in the common cause of rescuing the State trom the dominion of ignorance and dis? honesty. They acted as patriots, national and domestic. They ignored the old party names, and associated as comrades devoutly struggling for the public salvation. So it is the greatest absurdity ?it is an insult to the grand motives which gov? erned them?to call them by any of the old party names. Second. The fight bore was upon reconstruc? tion; and the victorious party which has set Vir? ginia free stood upon General Grant's platform ; ana that party is now absorbed in more important matters than hunting for a party name. They are endeavoring to complete the great work that has been so propitiously begun, and they desire to go on with it in entire harmony with the Federal Ad? ministration until it is consummated. Their par? ty relations depend upon the events that are to follow. Those events are to be controlled at Wash ington. At present, we repeat, they stand on the Grant platform, desiring, in proof of their sense of the favor extended to them by General Grant, to go on in harmony with the Federal Executive. And? Third. It is plain that parties must be reformed. The old issues and the parties that were formed upon them must give place to new issues and new parties. We do not believe there will ever be a Democratic party in Virginia ; or if there should be, it trill be so altered in every respect that it will resemble the old one in name alone. The rev? olution in the theory of our government has taken away the main pillar of the old Democracy. Nor do we think that a party bearing the name Whig will any more resemble that which existed before the war. The old parties must all pass aw&y. The new chrystalizations out of the debris of the old, and their combinations with the new issues that must grow out of the new order of our political system, are now steadily going on, and Virginia will not be ready to take sides until they take shape and have the breath of life blown into them. As yet, she is in the chrysalis state, endeavoring to ex? pand her limbs and recover her strength in the general sunshine which has been introduced through a loop-hole kindly made for us by Gene? ral Grant. She is now drawn to that light, and is inclined to continue in it. Thus far only can we see now. But to join any of the old parties, she is not at all inclined, and it is not probably that she will. They are dead. The second article is from the Richmond Whig, and tends to show that the result is the acceptance of the Congressional plan of reconstruction, and an ignominious defeat of the extremest Radicals by a combination of all the conservative elements. Its utterances, we think, more nearly represent the intentions and objects of the white people thnn the preceding extract : The fact is, there never was an election held in which there was loss of mere party politics. The issue was far deeper, and went to the very founda? tions of society and of civilization itself. A band of unscrupulous white adventurers sought, by aid of a compact body of more than a hundred thou? sand negroes to disfranchise 90 per cent, of the white population, to seize upon the property of the State, public and private, and to establish an absolute negro despotism in the Commonwealth. To defeat this infernal combination was the one great object of the whites in the late election. The petty political questions of ordinary times were not thought of for a moment. The robber and in? cendiary, leading his serried host of a hundred thousand barbarians inflamed by all the worst passions of their brutal natures, gave us no time to think of anything but the means of escape from a fate of worse than death. The canvass had this significance and no more ; the result of the elec? tion delivered us from the threatened doom. The robbers are routed, the black cloud dispersed. This is the sum total. We have nothing to do with Democratic or Republican politics, and would be glad to have nothing to do with them for years to come. We have our dilapidated household to restore to order, and that, with all the diligence and wisdom we can employ, will occupy us for many years yet. We beg the New York World, and all the over zealous Democratic journals, to let us alone. What we have done has been done without their aid and in spite of their opposition. We are more indebted to President Grant than all the Northern Democrats put together for our deliver? ance. Let us alone. DAVIDSON COLLEGE. The advertisement of this institution of learning appears in our columns. Many of the students during the past collegiate year were from South Carolina, and we are pleased to learn that Mr. James B. Smith, of this county, occupied the highest position in his class. We append a short description of the advantages afforded by this College: Davidson College is situated on the line of the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad, twenty miles from Charlotte and by design about equi? distant from the four towns of Charlotte, States ville, Salisbury and Concord. The main building is spacious and elegant, having been erected just before the war at an expense of about $00,000. This with the other buildings in the enclosure af? fords ample accommodations for a large number of | students. Besides a considerable tract of land around the College, the enclosure around the buildings contains about twenty-two acres planted in trees. The site of the College and village is remarkable for its health and entirely free from any local sickness at all times of the year. The village of Davidson College affords a small but pleasant society, composed mainly of the fam? ilies of the officers of the College and others in some way connected with it. The country around is thickly settled with a population remarkable for its morality. The means of living are cheap and abundant, and the remoteness from towns tends to remove aP temptation to vice and extravagance. Though instituted and under the care of the Presbyterians, the advantages of the institution are freely and equally extended to all students of | good moral character, the design of the founders being "to extend the blessings of liberal educa? tion to all classes of the community prepared to enjoy them." The Washington correspondent of the Charleston Courier makes the annexed statement: The President has come to a decision upon the case of the late Collector of the Port of Charles? ton. Mr. Mackey was superseded by the appoint? ment of Mr. Clark. But subsequently Mr. Mack? ey came on to Washington and, aided by a repre? sentation from Governor Scott, endeavored to be reinstated. The President seems to have had some doubt upon the question, but he finally disposed of j the case, after seeing Mr. Bowen, Senator Sawyer and Senator Robertson, who have been here, and have been consulted on the subject. The Presi? dent was disposed to pay much deference to the opinion of Governor Scott, but it so happens that it has become the practice of all Governors, espe? cially of those who have been connected with the army, to sign papers, right and left, for all appli? cants, and sometimes theso papers conflict with ' each other. In the case between H?ge and Reed, of South Carolina, contestants for a seat in the House of j Representatives, Governor Scott proved his impar? tiality by certifying for both parties. The same firmness has been shown by other Governors in re? gard to such matters. ? It is reported that on and after the 1st of Au? gust there will be a daily paper started in Charles? ton, in the interest of Republicanism. ITEMS-EDITORIAIAHD OTHERWISE. ? Mrs. Sherbut, aged 102 years, died recently at her residence in Spartanbiirg County. ? The dwelling and outhouses of Mr. Nelson, near Oalhoun's Mills, Abbeville, were destroyed by fire last week. ? The Collector of the Second Mississippi Dis? trict, who has been appointed Mayor of Vicksburg by Ames, in response to the inquiry whether he can hold both offices, is advised by the Department to decline the Mayorality. ? The Yerger murder trial in Jackson, Miss., still continues, but there has been an unusual reticence on the part of the telegraph relative to it. Yerger's counsel have closed the case, depen? ding mainly on proofs of his insanity, but the prosecution have commenced with strong testimo? ny in rebuttal. ? Between Wilmington and Weldon, N. C, is a peach orchard of 250,000 trees, occupying 2,500 acres of land. An idea of its magnitude may per? haps be better shown by the statement that if the acres were in a row they would extend to the dis? tance of one hundred miles, and if the trees them? selves were in a row they would extend to the dis? tance of one thousand miles. In the season for gathering, at only one basket per tree per day, there must be on the ground every day a supply of 250,000 baskets. ? The Savannah Republican says the worst sign we see for the Cuban patriots is the fact that Gen. Jordan has been placeu at the head of their move? ment. If he ever possessed a talent for illustrious exploits in the field, or the accomplishment of great ends with small means, circumstances have failed to develop it. He fights powerfully with the pen, especially when his antagonist is in prison and loaded with chains. We have never seen great things come from such men and do not expect them in this case. ? The Augusta correspondent of the New York World, after discussing tbe aspect of the immigra? tion movement to this section, adds: "The native increase of the South now demands a word. The land is overrun with babies. Down the Mississip? pi, out in the Southwest, up through the cotton belt, the little creatures swarm. To see so many of them at every turn Btrikes one somewhat curi? ously after the experiences of some other parts of tbe country. Talk of immigration. This is a kind of untalked-of-immigration that beats them all." ? The Boston Pott says the most liberal and practical policy is recommended to th? Democratic party by those who take the deepest interest in its success. The Cincinnati Enquirer says: "It is not the time for extreme counsels to prevail, or for the selection of ultra uncompromising men. The idea should be to lead men into the party, rather than turn them out?to look to thepresent and the future, and not to the past." The Philadelphia Age, the New Hampshire Patriot, the Providence (R. I.) Herald, and other influential Democratic journals, express similar sentiments. FRANK BLAIR TALKS OUT IN MEETING ANT) RAISES A DISTURBANCE. At a banquet given to the officers of the Army of the Gulf, at Long Branch, on Thursday eve? ning, Gen. Frank Blair, in responding to a toast, was so indiscreet as to offend his audieuce by a I too earnest endorsement of Stonewall Jackson and I the Southern rebels iu general. He was loudly hissed by the members of the association, and finally called to order by Admiral Farragut. Much ill-feeling towards Blair prevails in consequence of the speech. The following is an account of the scene from'the New York letter of the Cincinnati Commercial. The writer, as will be observed, is a Radical, but, allowance being made for his pre? judices, his report is doubtless in-the main cor? rect : He braced himself against the table) arid oegnh his harangue with closed eyes. He said that not one word had been spoken about those who were once, and are, our brothers. He would say one word for the people who had been our enemies. He knew that, when he spoke of them before sol? diers, he spoke to a magnanimous and generous court; that those against whom we contended, those whom we aspersed as rebels and traitors, and over whom we had triumphed, were a great and gener? ous people, and well worthy our best steel. Turn? ing to Admiral Farragut, who politely bowed ac? quiescence, Gen. Blair said: " VYe have heard the praises of Farragut, Sheridan and others, to-night. We will yet hear of Lee (pronounced in a louder tone and exulting manner,) and of Stonewall Jack? son." The General articulated the name of this distinguished rebel with his voice pitched at its highest key. [Hisses; cries of " Order," "Trait? or, "Siteiown," "Sit down," "Put him out," " Shame."] General Blair was not discouraged, but said in a haughty manner, " Does anybody dissent ? is there any dissent ?" " Yes, sir, there is." " I do, sir; I do. My name is Major Robert A. Hag gerty, sir." [Sensation.] A pause followed, which was almost immediately broken by cries of, " Don't hear him," " Shut up," &c. General Blair?" I do not ask to be heard; I do not beg for a hearing; I never have and never will." After the wildest confusion and excitement had lasted about ten minutes, Admiral Farragut, who had been doing his utmost to restore harmony, finally secured attention, and good-naturedly said that, as the meeting had asked Mr. B. to speak, they ought to hear him patiently. Captain Montgomery, of the navy, oaid: " Mr. ?Chairman, I call Mr. Blair to order. There is an article in our by-laws which forbids any political discussions or harangues at any of our meetings. I call upon the chair to enforce that rule." Admiral Farragut?"Have you a copy? Let me see it." A copy was shown to him ; he read the clause alluded to by Captain Montgomery, and then ad? dressed Mr. Blair: " Yes, Mr. Blair, I csll you to order, because our by-laws do not permit any po? litical speeches at any of our meetings. Intention? ally or otherwise, you have introduced politics." After this decision of the chairman, Gen. Blair resumed his seat. The comments of the New York press brought out the following characteristic let? ter a few days afterwards: New YonK City, July 10,1869. To the Editor of the World?Sir : The New York Tribune and the Times do me a great injustice in their notice of the re-union of the officers of the Army of the Gulf at Long Branch, New Jersey. They asserr. that I insulted the Association to whose banquet I was invited by the allusion I made to the leaders of the Confederate army. I did not intend to wound the feelings of those who had honored me with an invitation to participate in their festivities ; on the oontrary, it was a com? pliment to our army to speak well of those over whom our army had triumphed, as " foemen wor? thy of our steel." My intention and meaning could only have been perverted by men who have been taught by such beings as Butler to relish a different kind of steal. I was urged to attend this meeting and banquet, and declined to do so until a further" refusal would have appeared churlish. I was appointed to re? spond to one of the regular toasts, and refused to do so. My reluctance to attend or speak at the banquet grew out of the apprehension that these army re-unions were being used as Radical stalk? ing-horses. The result justified the snspioion I had entertained, as an expression which cannot be tortured into anything but a complimont to our gallant soldiers was eagerly seized by a portion of those present and made the occasion of a gross and indeoent insult to an invited'guest. You will do me a great ravor by publishing this note. Very respectfully, FltASK P. BliAIE. LATEST NEWS BT TELEGEAPH. Washington, July 14.?The military officers who conducted the registration and' election in Virginia, will be ordered to Mississippi( for tb.0 same duty. A proclamation ordering the Missis? sippi election the fourth Tuesday in November is* signed by the President^ It submits to a separate, vote the disfraucliisement clause, the ineligibility^ clause, and restriction of the State from lending^ money t? c?rporations or becoming stockholders' incorporations. It also submits to a separate, vote, a part of the oath of office as follows: "Thaf I have never, as a member of any Convention, vo^' ted for or signed any ordina'Sc'e" ST se?essi?)>^ tiikt I have never, as a member of any State' Legisb/*' lure, voted for the call of any Convention. thai passed any such ordinance." It is undersfo?c, that sections four to fifteen inclusive of Article* thirteen under the head of ordinance, are consid-' ered as forming no part of said Constitution. Washington, July 15.?The President and fam? ily, the Postmaster-General and wife, and ef^Sec retary Borie, left this evening' in' the" Tatlapooea" for Long Island,' n ., William C. Vernonwich has been appointed col-] lector of revenue for Mississippi,' vice Willis, sus" pended. t , , , . The President'to-d?y issued a proclamation de-' signaling the SOth of November for the vote on the constitution adopted by the Austin, Texas, convention on the 15th June. No exceptional clauses are to be voted on. The votes to be i5r and against the constitution solely. The District Attorney and the Marshal of New York hate been severally instructed at any and ail hazards to enforce the neutrality' latfs afid break up' elpcditions'agairist Cuba' .Th'ey ,&'<*' empow? ered to coll du the army* and naval forces, and carry out the law to prevent hostile expeditions. General McDowell and the admiral in charge of the New York navy yard has been directed to re? spond to any call made in pursuance of the above instructions. Michael Vidal, of Louisiana, has been appointed/ commissioner on the part of the United States for the adjustment of claims with Peru. Regarding the Yerger case, among jurists there is but one opinion as to the law. Yerger, though' he may be guilty of crime and punishment, is not tried by a competent tribunal. The military com? mission now trying his case has no more jurisdic diction than the police court in London. Judge Chase will probably so decide if the case be pre? sented before him in such a form as to give him opportunity to go over the whole ground. Washington, July 16.?The argument of the Yerger case for. procuring a removal from the Mil? itary Commission, and bringing it before the Su? preme Court, was concluded to-day. The impor? tant questions involved in this petition for Habens Corpus, has indnced the Attorney General to enter into a written stipulation with the petitioner's counsel, to put the question in such form as may be considered and determined by the U. 8. Su? preme Court by next October. The present appli? cation to Chief Justice is to remain suspended. The President authorizes the Attorney General to say that no sentence of a Military Commission, further than that necessary for the safe custody of the prisoner, will be executed until the final de? termination of the Court. This meets the ap? proval of Chase. Present indications point to another heavy re' auction of the public debt during the month. Cus? toms and internal revenue receipts are very favor? able. The Executive Mansion, owing to the absence of the President, is entirely deserted by officials of all grades of importance. Richard D. Dehart, of Indiana, has been ap? pointed Consul to Santiago de Cuba, The Postoffice Department has advices from New Mexico concerning, depredations by the Pache Indians, who had captured several mails lately and killed and wounded a number of officials on the routes. Dispatches from Rodney Station, on the Union Pacific Railroad, report an accident by which two were killed and two wounded. Haheisburg, Pa., Jnly 14.?In the Democratic State Conventiou, the Committee on Resolutions made a report. The resolutions declared against the exercise of doubtful constitutional power, and that Pennsylvania would never give up self-gov? ernment. That the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment should go before the people; that the negro should not have the ballot; that the finances need reform: that laboring reforms should be en? couraged; that the whole reconstruction policy tends to destroy Republican Government and es? tablish tyranny : that our soldiers should not be forgotten; that our sympathies should be given to nations struggling for liberty; and that our system of taxation is burdensome, and should be {done away with. The report was unanimously accepted. Han? cock's name was received with vociferous ap? plause. A letter from Gen. Hancock, dated May ?list, positively prohibiting the use of his name, was read. Several declared their determination to vote for him in spite of it. On the first ballot Asa Packer received fifty-eight, General W. S. Hancock twenty-two, Geo. W. Cass, forty-eight, General Wm: McChandless five votes. On the second ballot' Packer received sixty-eight, Oast forty-seven, and'Hancock nineteen votes. Packer was declared the nominee. -<? Amebtcan Agriculturist.?We are in receipt of the July number of this" valuable journal. Iff is very interesting and instructive, and contains* valuable articles on every subject cooneefetf1 with!* the farm and garden. It is, besides, embellished with several beautiful engravings, which mate it1 doubly attractive. The American AgrieaUurut is? certainly one of the best and handsomest agricul? tural periodicals in the country. It is published by Orange Judd & Co., 245 Broadway, New York, al the low price of $1.60 per annum, in advance. New Advertisements. NOTICE. ON and after this day the Accommodation: Train from Anderson to Walhalla on Mondays will be discontinued. W. H. D. GAILLARD, Superintendent B. R. R. R. July 19, 1869 4 Assignee's Sale. m WILL be sold at Anderson C. H., on Saturday, the 7 h day of August, One Mule, and One one-horie Wagon. Terms cash. JOSEPH N. BROWN, Assignee of Col. T. J. Pickens. July 22, 1869 4 2 Increase of Capital Stock. -0 THE Board of Directors of the Carolina Na? tional Bank of Columbia, S. C, having resolved: to increase its Capital Stock to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, subscriptions will be received for Stock at any time. For information or sub? scription, apply to the President or Cashier. A Dividend of Eight Per Cent, was paid to the Stockholders out of the profits of the Bank, for the six months ending June 30th, and Thirteen Hundred Dollars carried to Surplus Fand ; alt free of United States and State Taxes. L. D. CHILDS, President. W. B. GULICK, Cashier. Columbia, S. ft, July 12th, 1969. 4?3 Assignee's Notice of Appointment In the District Court of the United States for <A> District of South Carolina. in the matter of john K. cochran, BANKRUPT1 To all whom it map Concern.?The andersigoed? hereby gives notice of his appointment as- As? signee of John R. Cocbran, of Andersen- C. H.r in the county of Anderson, and State of South' Carolina, within said District, who has been ad? judged a bankrupt, upon his own petition; by the? District Court of said Distriot. Dated at Anderson the 21st day of July,- ?. D 1869. WM. McGUKIN, Assignee July 22, 1869 i S