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THURSDAY MOBXIXG, JUNE 80, IS 70. AGE.VTS FOR THE INTELLIGENCER. Walker, Evans A Cogswell, Charleston, S, C. John T. Sloan, Jr?, Columbia, S. C. W. IL B. Todd. General Agent. South Carolina bonds were quoted in New York on Monday last?old 90; new 82. Wc'arc requested to announce that Rev; J. B. Adger, D. D., will preach in the Presbyterian Church next Sabbath, morning and afternoon. The second quarterly meeting of the Methodist Church at this place will begin on Saturday next. The Presiding Elder, Rev. A. B. Stephens, is expected to be present. We observe a lengthy advertisement in several exchanges, stating that the hotel at Williamston Springs, in this county, will be opened on the 20th of July for the reception of visitors. - .-<* We expect to send out a supplement next week, containing a full report of the pro? ceedings of the recent State Convention of the "Union Reform Party of South Carolina," in? cluding the speeches delivered durirjg the ses? sion of two days. -4? The members of the Loafer's Club have been disconsolate for the last several days, as tie President is now at the Springs for the benefit of his health. It is feared that the healing and invigorating waters will infuse new life into his indolent frame, and that he will be compelled to resign the position so la? zily occupied heretofore. The members talk of wearing a suitable badge, if he departs from accustomed ways and goes to work ! jRg* The New York World says this is evi? dently to be the hottest summer we have had for many years, and the weather in this region confirms its conjectures. May was hotter than the same month has been during the last ten years, and during the past week we have been in the midst of a heat as intense as that from which we usually surfer in the latter part of j July. If the heated term continues to increase as it has done for the last two months, human? ity may well perspire at the thought of a more than tropical sun under which we shall melt in the dog-days which will soon be upon us. ?ST" The Greenville Mountaineer dissents lrom the nomination of Judge Carpenter as the Union Reform candidate for Governor,, and also rebukes the Charleston News for denounc? ing those who do not endorse the nomination. We agree with the Mountaineer that no one has the right to condemn any citizen who cannot conscientiously yield a cordial support to this movement and its chief standard-bearer, and we would fraternally insist that this sort of de? nunciation should be kept out of the newspa? pers, and out of the campaign. All cannot see alike, and evcty man must be free and wholly unfettered in the determination of his course. We are unalterably opposed to political slave? ry, and would seek to relieve the colored man from a thraldom worsethau that from which he was lately emancipated. While lighting the Radicals on this score, let us avoid even its semblance. -.. - "Whittemore's Defeat. The action of Congress in refusing to give a seat to B. F. WhittemORE, claiming to repre? sent the First Congressional District of this State, has bceu commented on at length throughout the country. It is generally con? ceded that this rejection of the Representative is a stigma upon the constituency that re-elect? ed him after his disgraceful exit from the House last February. It is certainly a strange commentary upon the reconstruction acts and universal suffrage, pronounced by a Radical Congress. But we turn aside from this view of the case, and would inquire as to the effect of his rejection upon the Radical party of this State. Its organ claims that the party is not concerned, and that the odium attaches to the "reverend rascal" alone. This is a lame and impotent conclusion. In the first place, the desperate cause of Mr. Whittemore has been bolstered in every conceivable way by Radical officials. Did not Gov. Scott suggest his re? signation last winter, in order that the culprit might escape expulsion and deserved censure? Futhermore, the appointment of WmrrE more's partisans and friends as Commissioners! of Election is another evidence that the great leader of the Radical party intended to secure his re-election, if the power of official patron? age could assist him. It was shrewdly man? aged that no Convention was held to nominate a candidate for the vacancy, and it is through this loop-hole that the Radicals expected to escape the charge that this was a party affair Rut it is useless now to deny that B. F. Whit? temore represented the Radical party of his Congressional District. He is the embodiment oi" that party all over the eastern section of*| this Stale, and has done far more to secure its triumphs heretofore than any other half dozen men. Now, it is declared that the responsibil? ity of his re-election and disgraceful failure to obtain his seat in Congress does not attach to che Republican party ; but that the statements made by him during the canvass secured bis re-election, as these statements were believed and relied upon. This is simply ridiculous. The defeat of the cadet-broker is a just rebuke, administered by a Radical majority in the House of Reprentatives, to the Radical party of this State, which has sustained and upheld such infamous characters from the beginning of reconstruction to the present hour. A word as to the .statements put forth during the recent canvass. Mr. WlUTTEMORE declared that Gen. Logan repeuted of his course to? ward him, was sorry that the committee of | which he was chairman did not report a reso? lution of censure instead of expulsion, and hoped that he would be returned to Congress, and that he (LogAN) would be the first man to welcome his return. To his corrupt practice as a representative, Wiiittemor.*: added the infamy of lying to secure the favor of his brethren, or else Gen. LOGAN shamefully cat his own words, for he was the first man to op? pose Wiuttemoke's re-admission, and thus practically deny the statements of this enter? prising Representative of South Carolina Rad? icalism. Either horn of the dilemma is bad j for the party of "great moral ideas." ' Republican State Convention. "We observe that the chairman of the Repub? lican State Executive Committee gives notice that the "Union Republican party of this j State" will meet in convention at Columbia on the 26th of July, for the purpose of nomina? ting candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor to be voted for at the next general election, which will take place on the third Wednesday in October next; to prepare a plat? form or declaration of principles, and to select an Executive Committee of the party and a member from each county in the State to com? pose, together with one person from each Con? gressional District, "The State Central Com? mittee" for the next ensuing two years. Each count}- will be entitled to as many delegates in the proposed State Convention as it is now en? titled to members of the lower branch of the Legislature. The county of Anderson has three members, and consequently the Republi? cans will select three delegates, who will be chosen in the manner explained elsewhere. After the adjournment of the State Conven? tion, each Congressional District will hold a convention to nominate candidates for Con? gress, and each County will hold a convention to nominate candidates for the Legislature. It will be seen that the Republican party is making arrangements for a vigorous and thor? ough campaign. Party machinery will be in? dustriously "used to keep intact their present organization and numbers. It is necessary, therefore, that the Union Reform party should begin to devise means for a similar compact organization, in order to meet the issues of the campaign and make progress in the ranks of the voters heretofore aligned with the Radi? cal party. As we understand it, the Union Reformists include Democrats and Republi? cans, banded together for the purpose of secu? ring a reformation in the State government, to put down bribery and corruption, and erect an honest, economical and faithful administration of public affairs. But this union cannot ac? complish the desired ends without organiza? tion, aud the more perfect and compact this organization, the greater probability of defeat? ing their opponents in the present campaign. We presume that the Executive Committee provided for in the recent Convention will shortly issue an address to the people of the State, and make practical suggestions as to the conduct of the campaign. We expect there will be a sharp and active canvass, and we trust that the leaders of both parfies will endeavor to make it as short as possible. The industrial interests of the coun? try require this concession from the political leaders, in order that the labor of the country may not become demoralized nor any great loss of time be sustained by the people. No Mere Winchester Rifle Speeches. It is authoritatively announced that Governor Scott "deems it inconsistent with the proper discharge of his responsible duties to take an active part in the campaign," and "whoever announces him to make a speech will know, hereafter at least, that lie is perpetrating a fraud." Well, it is a matter of regret that this conclusion was not reached a little earlier, and that the Governor had not deemed it inconsist? ent for him to deliver such a reckless and par? tisan speech as that which fell from his lips at Washington, when he advocated the Winches? ter rifle as the best law of the land. He was no less the Chief Magistrate of South Carolina at the moment of such diabolical utterances than he is to-day, and his "responsible duties" as the Executive of a State should have con? strained him then with equal force to keep silence. But wc arc induced to believe that other motives prompt him to keep out of the canvass. He is fully aware that the corruptions and extravagance of his administration will be thoroughly exposed, and he does not dare to go before the pecoplc. He knows that an ar? raignment of official conduct will bring to light certain transactions in which he was involved, and that it will cause him trouble to escape the indignation and condemnation of white and black. He would find it inconvenient, not "inconsistent," to meet the charges of enor? mous taxation, bribery, and corruptions of ev? ery sort, which have marked his administration up to the present time. He prefers to be out of the way when grave charges arc brought against; him, and we are only consoled by the fact that there will be no public threats of Winchester rifle law. o -. Republicanism in Anderson. We have come into possession of a handbill signed by "John R. Cochrax, chairman for Anderson county," calling a meeting of the Republican party for the purpose of selecting delegates to the Republican State Convention. The circular states that, in accordance with the published call of the Executive Committee, " the Republicans of Anderson county arc re? quested to hold meetings in ".he various town? ships, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the County Convention," which meets at An? derson on Saturday morning, 23rd of duly, at 10 o'clock, to choose delegates as aforesaid. The call does not intimate where the County Convention will meet, nor whether the doors will be open to the public. Rut we shall^nake an effort to have the proceedings reported for our columns, as information for the people generally.' Heretofore, the doings.of the Rad? ical parly in this county have been concocted at night and in Union Leagues, according to prevailing opinion, ami ibis is the first occasion within our knowledge that a Convention has been advertised and made known to 111c public. Of course, it is not proposed to intrude upon the privileges of others, but there is a general curiosity to know how things arc man? aged, ami unless reporters are excluded, the readers of the InleUi'jcnccr may reasonably ex? pect to be advised of the proceedings of this County Convention of tho Radical party. JJgf* The Che raw Democrat seems surprised that the Reform Convention only nominated candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Gov? ernor, and suggests that there are other offices of the highest importance to be filled. Our cotcmporary surely does not mean candidates for Congress, as this would be at variance with the organization of the Reform Party, which eschews Federal politics, and besides it was a State Convention, which could only select can? didates for State officers, and there are none to be elected next fall except Governor und Lieu-1 tenant Governor. -? The firet cotton bloom brought to this office was taken from Mr. Jas. WlLSOX's patch yesterday. ( Editor's Table. Rural Carolinian.?The groat (rouble in noticing this agricultural monthly always is to select everything worthy of mention, and yet occupy only a reasonable space. This month we give up the task in despair, and shall only touch upon some of the principal points. The July number opens with a short and interesting sketch of Mr. Peabody, illustrated with a handsome portrait of that great philan? thropist. Then comes an able article on the value of Su? gar Cane as a seacoast crop, which in turn is followed by an elaborate and interesting essay on Guano and its uses. Two articles on grasses, one in favor and the other opposed to their cultivation, give light on that question. Colonel Aiken gives two articles on the mule nnd the Mississippi valley. The usual large amount of valuable correspon? dence, numerous contributions on different subjects, and the editor's invaluable notes and suggestions, furnish an amount of reading matter equal to the contents of any similar work. A fino engraving of an Ayrshire cow is among the many elegant illustrations. Only ?2 per an? num. Address, Walker, Evans A Cogswell, Charleston, S. C. Subscriptions received at this office. Typographic Advertiser.?The June number of this quarterly magazine hxs been received. It is devoted to the advancement of the interests of publishers, printers and binders of the South, and is a highly useful publication. We are profoundly grateful for the handsome notice of our new dress and improved appearance. Published by Walk? er, Evans A Cogswell, Charleston. The Little Corporal.?The July number of this beau? tiful juvenile magazine comes to us greatly enlarged and improved, as well as finely illustrated. The wonderful growth of this young Napoleon of the juveniles has been as surprising as it is interesting. Its circulation has shot far ahead of that of any of its competitors. Its matter is entirely original and of a very high order. The freshness and vivacity of its pages causo the eyes of all our young people to sparkle. In its new, improved form it is one of the handsomest, as it is the cheapest, magazine we have ever seen. Childlike, but not childish, it rejoices the hearts of both parents and children alike. This number begins a new volume; now is a good time to subscribe One dollar a year; sample copy 12 cents. Published by Sewell A Miller, Chicago, 111. Agricultural Items. Hon. Horace Capron, the Commissioner of Agriculture, has imported from India a small quantity of the seed of the jute plant, with the view of introducing its culture into the extreme section of the Union, south of the frost line. It is being distributed to planters in Texas and Florida, who will give it a fair trial. It is a fibrous plant, resembling coarse flax, of easy culture and rapid gftwth. It is the material of which gunny bags and cloth, and bagging for cotton, as well as cheap cordage, mats and carpets are made. Its great use, however, is for baling cotton, and as such will prove valu? able at the South if its cultivation can be made a success. The Agricultural report for the current month states as follows: Cotton growers seem determined this year to reduce the price to fif? teen cents, with every prospect of doing it.? The acreage is materially increased in even State, while that of wheat, and probably corn, (though the county estimates for the entire country do not come in until July 1st,) has de? creased. If the neglect of all other interests can only be cured by cheap cotton, the sooner the reduction comes the better. The condition of the growing crop in North Cnrolina is good. South Carolina cotton is looking well, except that some complaint of bad stands is made. In Georgia it is late and smaller than usual, from the effects of a drouth of five weeks, which ter? minated May 25th, but it is growing vigorously now. The dry term was shorter in Florida and Alabama, and cotton is generally in good con? dition. Reports from Missouri and Mississippi are still more favorable. In Tcnsas Parish, Louisiana, where the greatest cotton yield of 1869 was made, the condition of the crop is twenty per cent, better than last year, and the acreage is increased one-fifth. From Texas come reports of a backward spring, with cotton late, but thrifty and promising, and no State makes more favorable returns than Arkansas. The average condition of cotton is better than last year at this time, a fact desirable and grat? ifying in itself, but of no controlling force in determining the ultimate result. Last season was unpropitious to August; afterwards favor? able to an almost unexampled degree. A tenth of the crop is due to the extreme length and propitious character of the autumnal season. The acreage of sea island cotton in Texas has been increased. ? -o- - teiy*- The present month is popularly known as the month of roses, but it merits likewise a prominence for great battles. The 17th of June was the anniversary of the battle of Hunker Hill, and on the 18th of June, 1815, was fought the battle of Waterloo. On the 14th of June, 1800, occurred the great battle of Marengo, which assured to Napoleon the Consular throne of France. On the 14th of June, 1S<?7, Napo? leon won the battle of Friedland against Rus? sia, which terminated the campaign against that power, and made him for years the arbiter of Europe. In the late Confederate war, the month of June seems to have been prolific of heavy engagements. On the 2nd of June, 18(14, the battle of Coal Harbor was fought. In 1802, Stonewall Jackson achieved his successes over Fremont and Shields in the early days of June, and from the 2Glh to thc*30th the battles around Richmond raged fearfully, including Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, Savage Station and Frazier's Farm. The battle of Secession ville, near Charleston, wjls fought on the Kith of June, 18G2. The Confederate frigate Ala? bama was sunk on the 19th of .June, 1804. o For the Anrlrrson Intelligencer. Circular. The Ladies of the Hoard of Control of the Confederate Widows' Home, Charleston, re? spectfully appeal to their friends, outside of the city, in behalf of that Institution. The Edu? cational Department of the "Home," which is the most important and the most expensive, has entire reference toyoung ladies from without, the city. It aims to afford them a home, the influences of well-ordered household, and the facilities of the best city schools. Thirty young ladies, from the seacoast and the interior, are now enjoying these privileges, and every ex? pense has been hitherto met. Rut the Insti? tution has no endowment, save that of the in? terest and liberality of its friends ; and upon that endowment it relies with confidence for the future, as it has not failed in the past. It* friends in the interior have it in their power materially to further the interests and promote the objects of the "Home" by contri? butions of money, provisions, fruits, or any? thing which may be made serviceable for the needs of this household of our Confederate wards. The Hoard of Control, therefore, beg their friends to forward to us such contributions as they can spare and send. All such, if address? ed to^'Mrs. M. A. Snowden, for the Widows' Home, Broad Street," will be transported by the Railroads free of charge. Charleston, June, 1870. ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and family were in Charleston last Saturday. ? Hon. Lewis T. Wigfall is now in Colorado, engaged in mining. ? David Heaton, member of Congress from North Carolina, is dead. ? Trains run twice a week regular on the Air Line Railroad. ? The Radicals of West Virginia have re nominated their present State officers. ? The President has signed the bill paying loyal citizens for taking the census of 18f>0. ?? Mr. W. B. Johnston, who was formerly connected with the Columbia Phoenix, died in Chicago, 111., on the 25th of May. ? Rev. E. J. Meynardie has been honored with the degree of D. D., by the University of North Carolina. ? It is stated that the Hon. JclTerson Davis will soon sail for Europe, to bring his family back to Memphis, Tenn. ? The Columbia Phoenix has been informed that Judge Carpenter will soon take the field as the candidate of the-Reformists. ? The drought throughout Germany is se? vere. Advices from all quarters report crop prospects discouraging. ? Prof. James S. Henderson died at Cedar Springs on the 10th inst. He was principal of the Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind. ? Gen. A. C. Garlington, formerly of New berry, delivers an address before the Alumni of the Georgia University at the commencement. ? Senator Casserly, of California, who is a native of New York city, will deliver an ora? tion before the Tammanv Society on the 4th of Julv. ? Rev. A. W. Walker, of the Methodist church, died on the 20th inst., says the Spar tanburg Spartan, after a protracted illness of several months. ? The workingmen of New York city are organizing in opposition to the introduction of Chinese labor, and secret sessions of the labors union are to be held to discuss the subject. ? The Columbus Sun asks: Is Georgia a State ? Can a cabinet officer be selected from a Military district? or does Grant credit Acker man to New Hampshire? ? The American Institute, of which Horace Grecloy is President, will hold its thirty-ninth Annual Fair during the months of September and October, in New York city. ? How Whittemore has contrived to keep out of the penitentiary all this while is an enigma which even he, with all his shrewdness, would find it very difficult to explain. ? In the Connecticut House of Representa? tives, a proposition to strike the word ''white" from the State Constitution failed to pass for want of the requisite two-thirds. The vote was 111) yeas to 81? nays. ? The notorious Kirk, who plundered East Tennessee and Western North Carolina during the war, has been commissioned colonel of the 2nd Regiment N. C, State troops by Gov. Hol? den, with headquarters at Ashcville. ? A correspondent of the Greenville Enter? prise suggests the names of Col. S. S. Critten den and Samuel B. Mays, Esq., as suitable per? sons to represent the county of Greenville in the next Legislature. ? The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North America, which closed its session at Winchester, Va., a few days ago, has decided to locate a Theological Semi? nary in Columbia. ? The Columbia Guardian states that Dr. John T. Darby is about to leave the State. He has been offered two positions?the chair of amatomy in the University of California and the chair of surgery in the Medical College at Louisville, Ky. ? Mr. (icorge E. Poggs, the popular Secre? tary of the Policyholdcrs' Life Insurance Com? pany of this State, met with a painful accident at a fire in Charleston last Friday night, by which his right arm was severely fractured at the elbow joint. ? The canvass in North Carolina isaboutto open in earnest. Nearly all the Congressional districts and counties have made their nomina? tions for the election, which takes place in Au? gust, and the different candidates have taken the field. ? The Convention of (he Protestant Episco? pal Church in the diocese of Indiana has de? clared its disapproval of the practice of raising money for church purposes by means of fairs, festivals, lotteries, tableaux, and private the? atricals. ? It is reported that there is trouble on ac? count of wages between the contractors and employees of the Port Royal Railroad, and that a large number of the laborers ceased work fin last pay-day because the money was not forthcoming. ? The Senate has killed, by a bare majority of two votes, the House proposition for the abolition of the franking privilege. It passed the House almost unanimously last January, but no one thought it would get so large a vote as it did receive in the Senate. ? Amos T. Akerman, of Elbercon, Ga., has been confirmed by the Senate as Attorney Gen? eral of the United States. There was nooppo sition, and the yeas and nays were not even called. Mr. Akerman has reached Washing? ton and will shortly enter upon the duties of his office. ? Hi it ton R. Helper, the Impending Crisis man, denies that he is a candidate for Congress from North Carolina, anil says: "I certainly should not esteem it an honor to be sent to Congress or anywhere by such voters as have delighted to elect and re-elect to office individ? uals like Whittemore and Dewees." ? The Harrison (Texas) Flag says: "The flow of immigration into Texas does not abate in the least. Even- steamboat up Red river is crowded with people who are coining to Texas, while the numbers who have taken the overland route cannot be estimated. In one more year our State will be nearly filled up." ? The death of C. C. Crowe, a prominent Radical politician of Alabama, is announced. He had just been confirmed by the United States Senate as Secretary of Utah Territory. Last year the President appointed him Gover? nor of New Mexico, but he was not confirmed on account of his Confederate antecedent.-.. ? A letter from Ohio to a Republican eve? ning paper in Washington, carefully review? ing the political situation in the several con? gressional districts of that State, produces facts showing conclusively that the Republicans will undoubtedly lose three, and probably four, members in the full, including Ringham and Schenck. ? It is stated that a number of changes in the Cabinet arc at hand, and that Fish and others will probably follow Hoar. The 'Presi? dent has expressed a determination to have around him as advisers such men as are accep? table to the Radical parly and in harmony with it. Grant is finding that troubles are coming upon him thick and heavy. ? The board of trustees of the Columbia Fe? male College have, concluded to extend the lease of their building?the Nickcrson House, kept by Mr. Wright?beyond the term of the present arrangement. There is, therefore, little if any prospect of the exercises of the college being resumed in several years, and the buil? ding is to be continued as a hotel. ? The Louisville Courier-Journal takes breath to inform the world that Lfokcpokcwin gaehepung Pottobnkecokaballolum Chingare wingarypingwingwunk, a distinguished citizen of the Fejee Islands, is now in California, and will visit the Eastern cities a# soon as the Pa? cific Raibjoad Company shall have increased their rjpiling stock sufficiently to supply trans? portation for his name. ? The young men of the town of Walhalla have formed a volunteer organization, under the name of the "Walhalla Riflemen," the company numbering Klfi members. The fol? lowing are 1 he officers: C. E. Watson, Cap lain; J. C. Carter, First Lieutenant; Robert Pierson, Second Lieutenant; Thos. P. Ilovl, Third Lieutenant; ?I. JI. OstendoriT, Orderly. We learn that the services of this company will be tendered to the Governor. Address of the Democratic Congressmen. The Democratic members and Senators in Congress have issued the following address to the citizens of the United States, in which they direct attention to the great importance of the elections next fall, both for members of the Legislature and members of Congress. The i address indicates strong reasons to hope for a I favorable result, and advises the friends of re? form in our national affairs to throw off apathy, and enter the canvass with energy and vigor The Southern people are urged to incur no risks by the election of persons unable to qualify un? der the existing laws. It is wisely suggested that "there be no dissensions about minor mat? ters, no time lost in the discussion of dead issues, no manifestation of narrow and proscriptivc feeling, and no sacrifice of the cause to gratify personal ambition or resentment." The address is signed by eleven Senators and sixty-four members of the House of Representatives, and is as follows: To our Fellow Citizens of the United States, friends of Constitutional, Economical and Honest Government: The undersigned beg leave to call your at? tention to the peculiar importance of the elec? tions which take place this year, and respect? fully to submit some suggestions for your con? sideration. By the State Legislatures to be elected nearly one-third of the United States Senate will be chosen?nearly all of the mem? bers of the next House of Representatives are to be elected next fall. Upon the coming elec? tions, then, depends the question whether the Democratic and Conservative element in the Senate shall be increased, and whether that element shall have a majority in the House of Representatives, and as a consequence whether we shall have a Constitutional, economical and honest government, or a continuance of revolu? tionary, extravagant and wasteful partisan rule ; whether we shall have general, uniform, just and constitutional legislation, with reasonable taxation and frugal expenditure, or unconstitu? tional, partial unjust elass legislation, with op? pressive and unequal taxation and wasteful ex? penditure. That we have strong reasons to hope for a favorable result is plainly apparent. Elections already held clearly show that the tide of re? form has set in with a power that cannot be re? sisted if no blunders be committed by the friends of reform. If thty do their duty and act wisely, and if they throw oft'all apathy and 'act with vigor and steadfastness, there is every reason to hope their ellbrts will be rewarded by success. Let there be no dissensions about minor mat? ters, no time lost in the discussion of dead issues, no manifestation of narrow or proscrip titvc feeling, no sacrifice of the cause to gratify personal ambition or resentment, and let the best men be chosen for candidates, and we may hope to see our country redeemed from misrule. And in this connection we beg leave to say a word to our fellow-citizens of the Southern States : Do not risk the loss of Senators or Rep? resentatives by electing men who cannot take the test-oath or who arc under the disability imposed by the fourteenth amendment. What? ever may be said of the validity ofthat amend? ment, or of the test-oath act, you may rest as? sured that Senators elected by the' votes of members of legislatures who arc held by the Radicals to be thus disqualified will not be per? mitted to take their scats, and members of the House of Representatives, thus disqualified, will also be excluded. It is the plainest dic? tate of practical wisdom not to incur any such risks. We hope soon to sec the day when all disabilities will be removed, but in the mean? time do not, we entreat you, lose the opportu? nity to strengthen the Democratic and Conser? vative force in Congress, and the possibility, nay probability, of obtaining a majority in the next House of Representatives, by putting in the power of our adversaries to overthrow or disregard your elections. 4?. - Judge Orr at Abijevilee.?The annexed complimentary allusions to the presiding Judge and Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit are copied from the last Abbeville Pmw n,nl Banner: It is the first Court which has been held here since our annexation to the 8th Judicial Cir? cuit, of which his Honor is the Presiding Judge, and our people have hailed with much gratifi? cation the advent into our midst of one who so admirably combines all the high qualities of the judicial magistrate. Abbeville may now congratulate herself upon having as her pre? siding Judge one who will throw around the administration of justice the* respect due to pre-eminent ability, high character and extend? ed reputation, and whose practical insight and rare judgment admirably fir him for adjusting the discordant elements which make up our present social conditions. Suitors from hence? forth may be assured that their eases will be promptly, efficiently and impartially tried, of? fenders may bo warned in time that they will receive the just punishment of their transgres? sions, and the country at large be satisfied that the law will be vindicated and the tribunals of public justice maintain their due respect and merited honor. It was also the first appearance here in his official capacity of Wm. H. Perry. Esq., the talented young solicitor of the Sth Circuit. Mr. Perry is an able and efficient officer, dischar? ging his duties with a wise discretion and well tempered zeal, and to the satisfaction of all. - ? Admission of Georgia.?-The following bill, providing for the admission of Oeorgia, passed the House of Representatives on Friday last, and has been sent to the Senate for concur? rence. It will be scon- that the bill provides for an election next fall, and grants the power to organize the State militia. The Senate will probably concur in this settlement of the Geor? gia question : SECTION 1. lie it enartrd, That the State of Georgia having complied with the Reconstruc? tion Acts, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States having been ratified in good faith by a legal Legislature of said State, it is hereby de? clared that the State of Georgia is entitled to representation in the Congress id' the United States ; but nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to deprive the people of Georgia of their right to an election for members of the General Assembly of said State, as provided for in the Constitution of said State. section 2. That so much of the Act entitled an Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Army, for the year ending June 30,1808, and for oilier purposes, approved March 2d, 181)7, as prohibits the organization, arming, or calling into service of the militia forces in the States of Georgia, Mississippi, Texas and Vir? ginia, be, and the same is hereby repealed. o~ ? - ? The Reconstruction Committee of the House of Representatives, says the Richmond Enquirer, has at last reported what purports to be a general amnesty bill, but which might be more properly termed a bill for the more com? plete aisfranchiscmcnt of all of the more prom? inent men in the South. Instead of doing a gracious thing, ami giving general amnesty, the party in power seeks to continue under disabil? ities" all persons educated at West Point or Annapolis?all cx-mcmbers of Congress?all heads of departments?all Governors during the rebellion?all members of conventions who signed ordinances of secession?all ex-ministers to foreign countries?all delinquents to the Federal Government for monies due prior to the war?and. as if to render more odious those j named, it is added, and all deserters from the i United States army and navy. If the bill passes, then farewell to amnesty j to any man belonging to the classes named, while radical rule continues, unless, like men whoso names ought never tobe mentioned, they degrade themselves by becoming renegades to their blood and section. The Rejection of Whittismore. The proceedings of Congress on the 21st inst, upon the application of Whittemore for a scat in the House of Representatives, are as follows: j The case of B. F. Whittemore of South ; Carolina, came up by special assignment. Mr. Logan (Rad., 111.) offered a resolution re? citing the action of the Committee on Military Afl airs and the House in reporting a resolution declaring Mr. Whittemore, by selling military and naval cadetships, unworthy of a seat in the House of Representatives, reciting his election and the presentation of his credentials, and resolving that the House of Representatives de? cline to allow the said B. F. Whittemore to be sworn in as a Representative in the Forty-first Congress, and direct that bis credentials be re? turned to him. Mr. Logan proceeded to ad? dress the House in support of the resolution, and quoted the statute which rendered Mr. Whittemore liable to be tried criminally for the offence, and on conviction to be rendered in? famous and incapable of holding any place of trust or profit under the government of the United States. He held that judicial action of the House in the matter disqualified him, the same as if he had been tried and convicted in a court of justice. If the House had power to expel, then by a parity of reason it had the power to exclude; otherwise, the power to ex? pel did not amount to anything. This man's constituents had been notified that the House bad solemnly declared that he was unworthy to occupy a seat as a member; but they had thought proper, as if to insult the House, to re-elect him. The House had no right to say that men should be excluded on account of politics or faith, but it had the right to say that a man of infamous character should be exclu? ded. Mr. Eldridge (Dem., Wis.J suggested ^the danger of assuming such a right, which might be extended to exclusion of men on account of politics or religion. Mr. Logan denied that the position which he took was open to such criticism. He had di? rectly disclaimed the power of the House to exclude men on account of politics or religio?, but only on account of what the law declared to be a "crime. The case of Mr. Giddings, of Ohio, who was censured by the House tor in? troducing anti-slavery resolutions, who resign? ed, and who was re-elected and admitted at the same Congress, was not a contrary precedent, because his offence was not a crime. So, too, with Brooks and Keitt of South Carolina. Their offences were not penitentiary crimes. The case of Matteson, of New York, was not a precedent cither, because, although censured by the Thirty-fourth Congress, he was re-elected to the-Thirty-fifth Congress, when the jurisdiction of the Thirty-fourth Congress had expired. The case of Wilkcs in the British House of Commons, was a precedent, not against, but in favor of his position, because, although Wilkes, having been expelled four times by one parlia? ment, was admitted to his seat by another par? liament, it was not before the record had been expunged and wiped out. Mr. Farnsworth (Rad., HL) took offence at an allusion made against him by Mr. Logan as a friend of Mr. Whittemore. He did not want that gentleman to indulge in such a fling at his expense. He was no more that gentleman's friend than his colleague was. But he was in favor of deciding the case on a calm, dispas? sionate view of it, instead of deciding it in a passionate, ad captandum style. Mr. Logan disclaimed any intention of offen? ding his colleague. Mr. Eldridge suggested the case of constitu? ency desiring to be represented by just such a man as Mr. Whittemore, and participating in the benefits- of his acts; andasked whertieraie fusal to admit him would not be torching on the right of representation. Mr. Logan denied that it would be, and sup? posed the election of a colored man before he was declared entitled to citizenship, and who would certainly not have been admitted no matter how often elected. The parallel in this case was that his constituents knew Mr. Whit? temore to be disqualified, just as it was known that colored men were disqualified. Mr. WhI - tcmore had committed an infamous crime, and was therefore disqualified in the eyes of Con? gress and of the world, the only thing lacking being the judgment of a court; but he did not think that Congress was bound to appeal to a court to judge tor it as to who was infamous. Congress should judge for itself. Mr. Eldridge suggested that the principle of law was that every man was innocent until con? victed by a court of justice. He referred to the case of Mr. Butler (Tenn.) as one precisely similar to that of Mr. Whittemore, he having been unanimously censured for the same of? fence, but not having resigned his seat. Mr. Logan thought there was a distinction in the two cases, the House having reraised to ex? pel Mr. Butler. Mr. Farnsworth addressed the House in op? position to the resolution, prefacing his speech with the remark that he knew that such a po? sition as be took was unpopular, and that the newspapers would criticise it, and perhaps draw a contrast between himself and his colleague. He had voted for the censure of Mr. Whitte? more, and for the expulsion of Mr. Butler, of Tennessee, and did not know but that he would vote for the exclusion of Mr. Whittemore; but he thought that the discussion thus far would satisfy every member that the matter should be investigated by a committee. In the case of Wilkcs, the action in condemnation of him had not been expunged before his admission to Par? liament. On the contrary, he had beeu allow? ed to make the motion himself, and with his own baud to draw the black lines across the resolution of exclusion as being unfit to re? main on the journal, being subversive of the sentiments of the whole body of electors of the kingdom. Mr. Poland (Bad., Vt.) asked Mr. Farns worth to let him offer a resolution to refer the credentials of Mr. Whittemore to the Judiciary Committee, with leave to report at any time the laws and precedents applicable to the case, and their judgments as to whether Mr. Whittemore should be admitted to a seat in this House. Mr. Schcnck suggested to insert the words, referring also all the proceedings heretofore had in the case. Mr. Logan said he had yielded to his col? league with the understanding that he would move the previous question, and he objected to any amendments being offered to his resolu? tion. At the close of Mr. Farnsworth's remarks Mr. Logan moved the previous question, and resisted all the appeals made to him to with? draw it. Mr. Schcnck suggested to the gentleman from Illinois whether other members might not have in view the same object that he (Logan) had, but different views as to the way of reaching it, and whether it was absolutely essential that they should continue to pursue the gentleman inJiis particular way. Mr. Logan repliedjthat it was no more nec? essary to follow him than it was for the gentle? man from Missouri (Mr. Schcnck) to exercise a perfect tyranny over the House for four weeks. If the gentleman did not like the resolution, he might vote against it; but he (Mr. Logan) would not accept the dictation from any mem? ber of the House. The previous question was seconded by 84 to 57, and then the resolution offered by Mr. Lo? gan was adopted?yeas 131, nays 24. -_-_ ? Merchants and others interested will bear in miad that revenue laws strictly require that every check drawn by them since the first of May last, on banks or individuals, to have the necessary stamp or stamps affixed thereto, and that such checks must then be cancelled by having the initials of the drawer and the date of cheek written distinctly on the stamp. A. neglect of this order of the Government car~ rics with it a heavy penalty.