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M?km HALL t:: - ? BTT^Jl CAROLINE." , rf{ ? ' / CJrUPTER Vi: "8till, with vain fondness could I (net -. Ane^r 03ch kind, familiar face" ;nTJa?$^lightened stoor evening fire." - "0; Eos*; Rose7 isn't it too' delightful j. weather permitting,?we^ may go on the long talked-of 'fox. bunt,'" said Jessiej bounding into the library where-Rose and-'Arthur were looking over a volume', containing portraits of the Waverly he? roines, and animatedly discussing their peculiar beauties,of mind, manner and person. 'T^jVscjon^mied'Jessie, s?rce ly taking' time -to breathe, ^Hariy'imd<lf j hATe :Been ;;watching tbe sun set, and j Harry, who is .weather-wise, says his lu? minous majesty.. departs leaving fair promisesc? a brilliant'return to-morrow. Oh, wotffe it be too delightful ! But I almogh ^b^get^^iheflDfeat -of all.is,< Iram going to .ride Harry's! beautiful Baven !'Y| "If my dear little sister/' said A rthur,- j alternately,'' patting]' -Jjitf.', arm. around her, ''was only a few inches -taller- and a little more'dignified, with her oques tri an taste, and akili, we could compare her to Die Vernon***K>Bfeid Miirian,' but as ehe is,-I will have to dub her the" tE3fin 'Huntress of Berkley for. these ravon locks and-gipsey eyes will admit of no: fairer imagery.". j "And who are Boss and Marion like ?" ' said-'Jessie; her child-like nature, catch? ing naively at every new idea. "Miss Ro^e^nj ffyYf$ion,l#an.ty, she might sit. for the lady .Bowenji,in qour-^ age and wit, she would be like the charm* ing-and -true-hearted Catherine Seytoh; but,", he added, bowing gayly to the blushing, girl, *.<f?-,fair--Bose Gordon, I*( would have her like herself, alone 'Rose la Reine." , ; "That is a happy .truism," said Jessie, Rose * is 'Kkd H?b* ?W btt* her owh-sweet self; and what of Marian ?" she persis? tently continued, just as the aforesaid Marion and Capt. Gray entered the room, animated -and flashed from-the exercise of a long walk in the cold. air. "Generousi and unselfish, Marion standii alone in reality or fiction," said Rose, wsjh?y^seeking t? turn the. conversation from herself, "under like circumstances patriotic self-rennnciation. Flora Mac Ivor' I 'havd' always thoughv the purest I and hobteit of Scott's inimitable hero inea." , "Flora Mac Ivor, the: girl patriot, inj character is well drawn and 'adnurably sustain, but her *j?lf-rehunciation' as you term it, lesves on my mind the painful feeling of a'satf and misplaced devotion, and a.fruitless-sacrifice of the dearest affections; of the,heart. ,I.hold that no claims of kindred, home or country ought to be strong enough to seperate hearts bound by the .holyn ti.es pf ?mutual. Iot?". If rVbe 'd'6t1rreverent;'l Would qdoie:i?e language: of Entb to. 5aomi as that whicla should bs the language of all loving hearts," said Capt. Gray, earnestly. ."The ; cases are so unlike," said Marion* "it was- Euth's duty ias well as her lovo, whose guidance she followed; berY.'waa I love to God and his people, more su? premely than to Naomi, although she undoubtedly loved/her atRctionate*m6th-' er. But pufcaway your, book, Rose, and let. us all . go! and - see the sunset; th e clouds are brilliant enough to recall'to our minds Cjoleridg^'s^exchunatipn, The aoit; day's stiff rose beautiruDy"' clear, thus realiidng Jessie's and Harry's bright anticipation: But fearing that my readers will. deem me tiresome and prosy,. being as I am well aware a too partial judge of the good people of the | old parish, and especially of'the dwellers' of the HaDT, among whom X sojburmsd for several years a loved and cherished friend, I will permit them to read in C?pt. Gray's letter to his mother, a stranger's opinion of that (a few years since) modern Eden. I will leave it to his pen also to /describe 'their enjoyment of the."fox hunt:" :. . ..Betjcley Hall, Dec. 28, 1860. Capt. Hubert Gray to Mrs. Isabel Gray: If it were, not for a great longing to see the best of dear little mothers, I iio".J not know when I should ever tear myself f away from this charming place and these delightful'people 1 Not only the inmates of Berkley Hall, but all the people , of this old parish elieit 'my esteem and ad? miration;. Jthere is so much bon hommie about them, and such perfect and refined ' hospitality. I am quite aware of their freshly- awakened, and,*X .must, admit, j oftBhl^tiykbunde^^ erners, yet I look in rain for any display of it towarjebpp r^h^.wojrd^'gsest'' fa a sacred one withlhem. I am their guest, and for.tbc tjme bwng^a^leas^^invested with all'of' the privileges of friendship. Generous, unsuspicious, and hightOBCjd/j they* savour more of the days of chivalry than any people I have ever met! Yes, sweet mother, smile.if you__wil]r and call me enthusjjSsfror dreamer,.I must say it, these are the men and women who-have I peo5^yoV?m^^CIHlV | Mrs. Maham, my gentle hostess, re? minds me so much of yourself, I often feel like, palling, -her mother; ,?ud. her lovely daughter5, hay) dorrten) mother,' mind, she is only a lovely little girl of fourteen,.and of course quite too young foHS?&ihom'al *ntr7gue?/ ^vt^Qbe only sixteen or seventeen, I would not insure this obdurate heart of mine, which has never yet yielded-'to sweet woman's charms, (yours ma. belle, mere excepted.) Marion' Maham' is a beautiful girl in character, part child, part woman, with;| artless, winning manners, an intelligent and cultivated mind, and an ardent and lirely imagination. Among the bright pictures left in memory's halls by my visit to -Berkley, the little girl Marion will surely fill a conspicuous place. There are three other young ladies here, who are also visitors at the'Hall. . One of them, Miss Gordon, is a bright and pliasing young girt from Atlanta, Geor? gia ; then there is Harrys. favorite, a teasing, pleasing little romp, who an? swers to the swee t name of Ferguson? Harry, by the bye, I forgot to mention, ^Walter Maham's younger brother, a fine fellow, but of course not a Walter, there can be only one "Walter in the world! 0f the gentle fidr ones, last, though not least lovely, is "Walter's be? trothed. Annie St! Julien is gifted with the most perfect beauty I ever gazed upon in''.wanton'!' She is so"tjpirituellc in her appearance, so fair and graceful, that she seams 'to have been created for. some purer world, where only bright and holy beings dwell, and rudeness, and sorrow find no place. VI have' spent a deligh'traT and truly novel Christmas. The negroes excite both my curiosity and mirth; they ap? pear to be Very happy, and! pass! their holidays in. the most boisterous hilarity: Oa Cbriatmasnight they had'two wed diogs, and a grand supper, which went off splendidly. We; thewhite fimily, were invited as lookexe-on of the festivi? ties, and of course - we attended in full corps. The presence: of "we missies and mossas," as the blacks expressed it, evidently added zest tpi their enjoympjiti for as Boon as our approach was heralded their dancing became more vigorous, and the laughter louder, j if. possible, than usual. They dance' a very peculiar jig with* crossed sticks (which . they call "Mingo kill de hog." In the perform? ance of this most curior.s dance, they display remarkable lightness and agility. Harry ,< Who enjoy* everything that gives the slayoa pleasure, informed me with grave admiration, "only a darkies feetj Hubert, can tread to perfection, the 1 in? tricate measures of 'Mingo kill de hog!'" The "young" women in dancing assume a good deal of affectation, and coquetry; which ? generally an amusing exaggera? tion Of their "white folks." They love gay colors, and in-their bright and gaudy dressing,'by the brilliant and flickering light-wood torches, they looked romantic 'and picturesque;- : " ? In the afternoon previous to the double wedding, Walter assembled them for a religious service. He spoke to them earnestly and feeling of our Saviour's love and condescension in coming to earth to accomplish man's salvation. He told them of His lowly birth, of his earnest and laborious life of buffering and sor? row, and the precious ransom completed on Calvary- They are an excitable peo? ple, and seemed much moved while Walter spoke, urging them with affec? tionate solicitude. to become worthy fol? lowers of the crucified Jesus. But their sensibilities are as evanescent as they are quick, and the reading was scarcely over when all solemnity was gone, and Christ? mas jollity commenced again. I re? marked upon this trait in their character to Walter, who said: "In character the negroes are simply grown up children, and even now only half civilized; their moral instincts; too, seem to be sadly blunted, and their intellects, except in isolated cases, are not really good, but they receive the gospel offers of pardon and love with a childlike eagerness and trust, that might well put to shame our own doubting, cold and laggard accep? tance of our precious Saviour's blood bought redemption. Your people, Hu? bert, know not the many anxious thoughts our clergymen and good Christian masters give to these ignorant people; hdw earn? estly they pray for them, and how sin? cerely they strive to elevate their desires and cultivate their morals. But it is a herculean task, and can only be accom? plished by the Holy Spirit. Growth in grace with all of us is slow; the strug? gle between the carnal and spiritual man fierce and incessant.1 What, then, can we* expert from the poor sensual African? In his case peculiarly we may not 'try the hope to suppliants given' by . our own narrow rules of morality, but remember that Immannuel's blood was shed for all, and offered to all a free gift! I admit there are many evils connected with slavery, but when we consider that in every condition of life there is evil; that the blots of the fall have soiled and marred the whole of God's pure and fair creation; that, as -&-pleasant English writer has remarked of professions and trades; *they are remedial, destined to supply the defects of the existing order.' Just so I regard slavery, and will defend' it. It is God's remedy,- provided in in? finite wisdom and love for drawing the guilt-polluted and sin-sick souls of the rude and savage children of Africa to the fountain, opened for all uncleanness I What think you, is it not, then, our part as his'servants, to perform with zeal His holy will ? : Carrying in our. hearts the perfect trust, 'he doeth all things well.'" I had imbibed strong prejudices against slavery,- and cannot entirely divest myself of them even now; but of one thing I am satisfied, these colored people are not capable of self-government. I write you thus minutely of our sayings and doings, and of my impressions of Southern life, because I know you tako pleasure in everything that interests your wayward boy; and a long letter from him will be the next best thing to having him with you. Day before yesterday I quenched my thirst with water from the renowned; Eutaw Springs, and my feet trod the soil made famous by. Southern rebel arms. About two hundred yards from the Springs (of which there are two) is the spot designated as the place on which stood the house in which the British had garrisoned themselves; and this is the veritable battle-ground! The Springs appear to be separated by a pretty high hi 1 (orto called in these low-lands) but Wo really connected by a subterfluent current. It happened that when the iBritish foand the battle was against the m, they poured their whiskey out into one of the springs; -but instead of de? priving their enemies of the desired, beverage, they only mixed their grog for them, as it naturally flowed into the other. One of the springs is quite large, and beautif ally shaded ,* the water is as clear as crystal, and below it are mosses of various colors, and pretty, shining pebbles^ which in the sun-light look like beautiful mosaic. I gathered you a piece of, the moss, as a souvenir fromEutaw, but already it looks faded and ugly. . IVmorrow we contemplate a visit to "Betitle,'Van old Marion-homestead, and the lasfrosting place of the great parti? san leader, Gen. Francis Marion, a hero in whom'all gentle, fair, noble and brave virtues nwek. Very many of. the inhab? itants of this did'parish claim kindred with this truly great man, and h:s repu? tation as friend, and neighbor is quite as enviable as is.his renown for a soldier, and patriot I He was, too, as constant in lev 3 as he was brave in war. I was righj;; gla i to learn that he had a love story. ? I Yesterday* we weqt on a deer hunt, and oui party brought home a fine large, buck, but I was not the lucky sportsman. He did not come-io. my stand or, as Harry would say, "I should have leveled] my ?x ; ? in ? r V?. .'? I This morning we certainly had the treat of the season, We a\l,..the young" lacies included, went on a fox chase. Hurry,' the captain where fun and sport arc to be found, awakened;us before daylight by a loud and continuous horn blowing, which met with joyful respon-. sea from the hounds in prolonged howls. Making our toiletts in. double quick time, we assembled a merry and expectant group in the dining-room, whdje1 old Prince, "tha Caleb Balderaton" of. Berk? ley Hall had, early as it was' provided uj a fine pie and delicious hot coffee, with which, we regaled ourselves while awaiting the bringing up of the horses. The morning was clear and frosty, and vben we had mounted and left; the door of the Hall, it was just the hour which Shakespeare in your favorite "Midsum? mer's Night Dream," described so finely: "For ntgot'a iwht dragons cut tho cloads foil fast, And yonder shines aurora's harbinger." The yourg ladies ride beautifully, and I wore all prettily and gracefully attired in j long 'skirts and plumed caps, but Miss Jessie's dress deserves particuls r mention fiel being remarkably unique and attrac? tive. She wore a long black -k.rt of thin, soft cassimere, and tight-fitting: jacket or basque of the .same material. Slung across her Bhoulder by a broad crimson ribbon wae>a highly polished hunting horn, with dogs and hunters on horses in full chase beautifully carved upon it? iiome of Hurry's handiwork. Her hair, which is very long, thick and very black, I fell in soft and graceful ringlets over her shoulders; on her head she Wore a jaunty black velvet cap, ornamented, with too drooping plumes, a crimson and a black; in her hand tihe carried a gold headed lady's riding whip of great beauty. Thus armed for conquest, her black eyes danc? ing with joyous excitement, as we passed through the gateway of the: yard, she raised her horn and easily and gracefully wound a full, loud blast, and her clear, sweet voice called in girlish and excited tones: "Here Jupe! come Die! come Rover! come Jumper! come, brave hounds, come find a foxJ" Harry and herself tool: the lead, next came Arthur | Ferguson and Miss Gordon, .then Miss Maham and myself, Walter and his gen? tle Annie' brought up' the rear, but very soon we had left the lovers far behind. Rapidly and gayly we rode for miles over brush and break, over woods'and fields, enjoying with unrestrained delight the beautiful day breaking, and the healthful frosty air; but "nary" fox could we find. AH at once the dogs opened, and Harry; with a wild huzza, called out, "A fox ! a fox!" Each one of us in turn echoed the cry, and away we went with . loud hallows, and the cheering of the dogs at a break-neck speed, through briers, over bushes, ditches and logs, reckless of dan? ger under the excitement of the chase. Suddenly we came to a j halt; the dogs had lost the trail, and nobody had seen the fox but Harry and Miss Rose. She, in great excitement, declared she had seen it, and it was a little fox! TJnabl; any longer to restrain his mirth, Harry acknowledged it was a . "little one," a very little one, for it was only a-rabbit! He said he -knew from the beginning of the chase it was no fox, but thought it a pity we should return home without som 3 sort of sport. We enjoyed the wild boys, joke amazingly, and after much playful raillery, we turned our horses heads homeward, for by this time the sun was rising gloriously. Gleams of crimson light were brightening "the eastern gate" of heaven, and ere we reached the Hall the frosted grass, bushes and trees, with the golden rays of sunshine falling on them, were decked with millions of glit? tering gems! We rode for a mile per? haps more along what is called here a pine land road, through a dense forest of gigantic pine-}, which all day long seem to be singing a mournful dirge. After regaining the public road, we met Walter and Miss St. Julien, they were riding slowly along, his hand resting on the pommel of her saddle. I have never seen Walter look so gay and happy; he was conversing with unusual animation, while her sweet face glowed with trusting love and earnest intelligence. "Where is the fox, Harry?" said Wal? ter, as we rode up to them; "I thought I) heard you in full chase." "It was such a 'little' one we concluded we would let it go," said Harry, looking archly at Miss Gordon, who shook her whip at him and threatened revenge. After pouring a perfect broadside of jokes and inuendos on Walter and his Annie for being laggards, we again formed our cavalcade, and proceeded home at a more quiet pace. The hjorse Miss Maham rode is her ?own personal property and a great pet ?with her. She calls him "Sken a ken." He is a beautiful dark chesnut, with 'flowing mane and tail,, his gaits are fine, and he is very spirited, but under splen? did control, and with his graceful mis? tress on him,, makes a handsome picture. "Is 'Sken a Ken' not an Indian name, Mies Marion?" I enquired. "What -is its meaning? and is there no legend attached to'it?" "It is ad Indian name, and I am really sorry I cannot furnish you either with its meaning, or what may be properly termed a legend, but I will tell you a little story which you may link with the name. of. 'Sken a Ken.' I must defer my tale, however, for a more convenient season, as we are nearly al? home, and a warm breakfast will be pleas?nter discourse for hungry fox hunters." ! X will lean. ' the story of "Sken. a Ken" for your benefit In a fety days, more. I. |mll bo with you, dear, mother, telling, you more, graphically than l ean write of. my pleasant visit - and most- pleasant friends. Until then, good bye. ?' ?? Your ever devoted son,' - ' HUBERT GRAY. i ti . - : ?? i ? nv ?? ?'? . ?' ..y, TO BE CONTINUED. . j - '' ' ? '" ' ?' ? V ; ? For the Anderton Intelligencer.. i -\ . i i ? ?? I Tor the Benefit of ^6os.sIpers.w' . There js .no. class in society who suc? ceed half so well in their vocation as sensational gossipers; and no man or woman has ever failed when once"prop* erly embarked Ur the business; fof it has a'cumulating capital, and needs none .other than a brazen face,' or brass) a lying, tongu-j, and a general acquaintance, to. start nn ordinary man or woman with; and, indeed, the more ordinary they are, the more success they meet with. Bat if people would give as much attention to the cultivation of their minds and the !right use of their words as to their look? ing-glass, and would be as far from speak? ing insinuatingly ill of their neighbors, as they are from appreciating it when spoken of themselves,-every community would be blessed with quiet, peace and happiness, scarcely to be found through* out the whole country. Thrice happy the man who never hears an ill word Bpokeu of anybody I If there is in this world a sign of a little mind, a bad heart, and a general poverty of soul, it is in the man, woman, boy, or girl, who is tramp? ing from house to bouse, from nook to corner,' insinuating mean'words of defamation of others. If there bo one thing in which the devil takes pecu? liar delight, it is iin making and. circula? ting scandal, for it is iu perfect harmony with his nature.. And it is hard to say whim is the worse evil?to repeat a scandal we do not believe to be true, or to make it. Both are too bad for decent people to be guilty of; and yet how many who claim decency for1 themselves are guilty of one or the other of these pernicious habits. The hardest thing for a-mean man or woman, to.remember is a good : word spoken .of a neighbor ? the easiest, is an evil one. i Scandal and deff.mrti'on of character are; by no means, modern inventions. From the remotest corners of antiquity they emerge in que s? tion able shape, and have ever been known to keep, pace with the blackness of deso? lating ignorance. .' Like., the widow's crur.se of oil, a little slander or mean lie can diffuse itself into a whole communi? ty. Nothing else is halfso easy. Cicero had' occasion once' to say that nothing is so swift as scandal, nothing is more easi? ly sent abroad, nothing received with more welcome, nothing diffuses itself so universally. Eternal shame upon- man that such is the case! -If young people, would devote more of* their time to the cultivation of their minds and hearts when they meet in eachother's society, they could1 find 'something else to talk about besides repeating what Mr. Sm'at tec Box had to Bay about Miss, Little Table, and what the general impression, of such a thing is, when really it does not concern them: Of course, young people are not expected to sit down and discuss scientific questions, but On the other hand are expected to be free and easy in conversation about things gene? rally. Now dashing off with a little fiin ; now indulging in a smart but not severe repartee; now breaking in with just a little nonsense; now bridging down the house with wit, bnt never using the sword of sarcasm, and never, no never, indulging in anything like scandal or gossip. A refined, sensible person has no ear for such. Nothing so pointedly betrays a weak mind as a general gos siper, a tale-bearer, or a scandalizer. Each is a first-class public nuisance, and is a worm forever gnawing at the vitals of society. Conversation is an art and a great blessing to one who has sense enough to converse rightly. One reflection about sensationalist. What a nation of sensationalists are we fast becoming ! Sensational America I will be the by-word. American thieves are sensationalists, as well as liars and slanderers. The American politician is hardly a whit behindhand that is why' we have so many of a certain class in South Carolina. The Press, with some exceptions, is over-diligent in getting up something sensational, and the more sen? sational the greater the patronage. The public has become intoxicated with sen? sationalism. And, alas I tlu sacred desk has been defiled by sensational preachers. Sensationalism, lying, gossip and scandal are relatives by birth; so beware of ma? king their acquaintance. Shun each and every one of them, and learn to speak well of others, or keep the mouth shut; or, as one has more pertinently said, "Have a care of whom you talk, to whom, and what, and where." * ? California's wool clip will reach 50,000,000 pounds next season. Fer ths Anderson Intelligencer. 1 Thess. 4:11.?"And that yo study to be quiet." . It is like a heavenly monition whisper? ed in our ears, yet coming with the sanc? tion and authority of the Greatest and Best of Beings. "I approve of it; say that to men." It is both beantiful and wise to be quiet. "No dreamy quietest, who closes his lips uponhis best thought and supposes that to be the best religion which keeps the most profound silence, but one who speaks at the best time and to the best purpose. You cannot hes.r the noise of a deep stream nor the roar? ing of a star. How quiet is Nature, how quiet is God ? He has said the very few? est things since the creation of the world. It is all contained io the Bible; yet it 'would require the entire life of a human being to relate: his own history. Not that one item of that history is unimpor? tant. It is so important that it is recor? ded; since "for every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account," But it is so difficult to utilize. ? .The cater pillar, has but one use.for its silk?ifc ?s its shrowd ; yet men manufacture it into durable garments. Study to be a quiot. worker-like him>- You are m?king yocr history you are engraving it on stone; you are impressing it on the observation, of men and angels. You-are spinning your, cocoon?it .will serve a purpose when you are dead. Spin it so carefully that it may not become the unraveling of sorrows, ? but may bold in its web the nemories of good deeds; Study to be. quiet. The greatest and best are so, working in their own -sphere with hands and brains. - Find some honorable de? ployment, and .pursue it quietly, perse veringly, filling all broken -hours wi th elegant bits of usefulness?making a call, writing an epistle, sending a present, pleasing a child, pi in ting a seed, reading a good book. Study to be quiet, that you may have self-command; When there.is jutlny in the thoughts, it is ne? cessary to detect .the mutineers in order to put down the riot. Yon: need quietly to hold the reins of government over the turbulent factions within. What a mag? azine of i combustibles there ? What pas? sions, what ambitions, what envies, what variance, what angers readily ignited? Quiet-conversation is beautiful. If is speech duly trimmed and pruned of ex? crescences, without ejaculations and pro? fane interjections, without explosions and boisterous laughter. "Charge It.? ' A simple little sentence is this, to be sure, ana yet it may be considered as one of the most insidious enemies with which people .have, to deal. It is very pleaiiant to hav3 all the little commodities offered for sale in the market, and it is something hard to deny one's self of the same when they can be obtained by saying "churge it/', But this habit of getting- articles, ho wevsr small the charge may be, without [laying for them, keeps one's funds u a ow state most of the time. "I have no money to-day, but should like the article muco," says a young man who happens to go into a store, and sees something which strikes his fancy. "Never mind," says the gentlemanly clerk; "you are good'for it." "Well,: I will take it and you may charge it." , .And so it is that. little accounts are opened at one place and another till the young ban is surprised at his liabilities ; which, though'small in detail, are suffi? ciently large in the aggregate to reduce his cash materially when settling day comes. \ ' In many instances, if the cash were re? quired, the purchase would not be made even had-the person the money by him: but to some, getting an article charged does not seem like parting with an equiv? alent. Still, when pay day comes, as always it does, this illusion, vanishes, and a feeling is .experienced of parting with money, and receiving nothing in return.. If there is an actual necessity of ma? king a purchase, and the means are not at hand, there is a reasonable excuse for obtaining the same on credit; but when the.article can be. dispensed with until payment can be made, it is much to the advantage of the purchaser to do so. "We must have a nice set of furniture," says the.young-couple about to be-'united in marriage, "but .we have pot the nv;ans, however we will get it and have it charg? ed." ' And so they.start life with a 'debt' hanging over'them for which there is no occasion., ' I Were there any certainty of health,and a supply of labor, it would, place rather a different construction upon the matter. But considering the fluctuations of busi? ness and the uncertainties of life, "Charge it" is a mischievous phrase. South Carolina Radicalism Can? not be . Reformed.?Governor Cham? berlain (has served warning that the Re? publican party cannot continue to exist in South Carolina, unless it casts over? board. Whipper, Moses and all those who defend them. And that, says the New York Tribune, "includes a pretty large number of persons." The men whom Governor Chambe rlain opposes are the leading men in the Re? publican party. They are the thieves, and are none the less esteemed and trus? ted by their constituents for being thieves. The better Republicans who support Governor Chamberlain are persons of very little influence. They are not bra? zen and unscrupulous enough to carry ni?ch weicht with the rural voters. The Whipper-Elliott faction rule the Repub? lican party in South Cnrolina, and they cannot, be put out of the party unless they put themselves out; and they are not likely to do that. They will vow and protest and promise, as they did two years ago, and with the same bad intentions and evil purposes that they have now. No confidence can be placed in them; no party can be honest aud earnest that they control. Governor Chamberlain is making a splendid fight, but the Republican party can only be purified in one way, and that is by remanding tho Radical politicians to private life for two years or four. Af? ter a term of Democratic rule, with clean hands, equal laws and low taxes, the colored voters will know, better than they ever will know while Radicalism prevails, whom to nominate and vote for.?News and Courier. ? The late Rev. Daniel Isaac was a great smoker. "Hal there you are," cried a lady who surprised, him one day with a pipe in his mouth, "at you:- idol again 1" "Yes, ma'am," replied he, coolly, "burning it." JEFFERSON DAYIS SPEAKS. Elaine's Charges Pronounced False and Malicious. Jefferson Davis has written the follow? ing letter to Judge Lyons, of Richmond, Virginia: New Orleans, La., Jan. 27,1876. My Bear Friend: Your very kind let? ter of the 14th inst. was forwarded from Memphis and'has been received at this place. I have been so long the object of ma? lignant slander and the subject of un? scrupulous falsehood by partisans of the class of Mr. Blaine that, though I cannot say it has become to me a matter of indif? ference, it has ceased to excite my sur? prise, ' even in' this instance, when it reaches the extremity of accusing, me of cruelty to prisoners-. What matters it to one whose.object is personal and party, advantage that the records, both federal and Confederate, disprove the charge ; that the country is full of witnesses who' bear oral testimony against it, and that the effort to revive the bitter, animosities of the war obstructs the . progress toward th e reconciliation of the sections ? It is enough for him if his self-seeking pur? pose be promoted.?It- would, however, seem probable thai such expectations must ,be disappointed,' for only' those who are wilfully blind can fail to Bee- in . the cir? cumstances of the case the fallacy of Mr. Blaine's statements. The published fact' of an attempt to suborn Wirz, when un? der sentence of death', by promising him a pardon if he would criminate me in re-, gard to Anderson vi lie prisoners, is con? clusive as to the wish of the government to make such'a charge against me, and the failure to do so shows that nothing could be found to sustain it May we not say the evidence of my innocence was such that Holt' and Conoyer, with their trained band of suborned witnesses, dared not make' against me this charge?the same, which. Wirz for Iiis life'.would not: make, but which Blaine for the Presiden-; tial nomination has made,? " tbe le ad ixg facts. ' ' Now let us review the leading facts of the case. The report of tbe' Confederate Commissioner for the Exchange bf pris? oners shows how persistent and liberal wer?? our efforts to secure thOj relief of captives. Failing in those attempts, I instructed General R. E. Lee to go, un? der, a flag of truce, and seek an interview with General Grant; to represent to him the suffering and death of federal prison', era held by us; to explain the causes which were beyond our control, and to urge in. the name of humanity the ob? servance of the cartel for the exchange of prisoners. To this, as to all previous ap? peals, a deaf ear was turned. I will -not j attempt from memory to write the .report made to me of the incidents of this mis? sion. Lee no longer lives to defend the cause and country he loved so well and served so efficiently, but General Grant cannot fail to. remember so extraordinary a visit, and his objections to executing the cartel are well "known to the public. But whoever else may choose to forget my efforts in this.regard, the prisoners.at Andersonville and the delegates I per? mitted them to send to President Lincoln to'plead for the resumption of exchange of prisoners cannot fail-to remember how wiring I was to restore them ,to. their homes and to the comforts of which they were in heed,' provided the imprisoned soldiers of the Confederacy should be in like manner released and returned to us. this foul accusation, though d.' acted specially against me, was no doubt intended and naturally must be the arraignment of the South, by whose authority and in whose behalf my deeds were done. It may be presumed that the feelings and the habits of the j Southern soldiers were understood by me,: and. in that connection any fair mind would per? ceive in my congratulatory ordere to the army after a victory in which the troops were most commended for- their tender? ness and. generosity to the wounded and other captives, as well the instincts' of the person who issued the order as the knigntly temper of the soldiers-to whom it was addressed. - It is admitted that the prisoners in our hands were not as well provided for as wewould,but it is claim? ed we did as well for them as we could.. Can the other side say as much ? To the hold allegations of ill-treatment of pris? oners by our side and humane treatment and adequate supplies by our opponents, it.is only necessary to offer two facts: First?It appears from the reports of the United States War Department that, though we had 60,000 more federal pris? oners than they had of Confederates, 6,000 more of Confederates died in North? ern prisons. Second?TV want and suffering of men in Northern p. sons caused me to ask for permission to send out cotton and buy supplies, for. them.- - The request,was granted, but only on condition that the. cotton should be sent to New York and' the supplies be bought there. General Beale, now of St Louis, was authorized to. purchase and,distribute, the needful, supplies. Our sympathy rose with ..the occasion and responded to.its] demands;, not waiting for ten ye^rs/then to "vaunt' itself when it could serve no -good pur?-' pose to the sufferers. Under the mellowing influence of time and occasional - demonstrations at the North of a desire for the restoration bf Eeace and good will the Southern people ave forgotten much, have forgiven much of the wrongs they bore. If it be less, so among their invaders it is but another example of the rule that the wrongdoer is less able to forgive than he who has suf? fered causeless wrong. It is not. how? ever, generally among those who braved the hazards of battle that unrelenting vindictiveness is to be found.. ..The brave are generous and gentle, ft is the skulkeks of the fight,. the Blaincs, who display their dag on an untented field. They made no sacrifice to prevent the separation of the States. Why should they 1be expected to promote the confidence and good will essential to - their union ? ? When closely confined at Fqrtress Monroe I was solicited to add my name to those of many esteemed gentlemen who had signed a petition for my pardon, and an assurance was given that on my doing so the President would order, my liberation. Confident of the justice of our cause and the rectitude of my own conduct I declined to sign the petition and remained subject to the inexcusable Erivations and tortures which Dr. Craven as but faintly described. When, after two years of close confinement, I was ad? mitted to bail, as often as required I ap? peared for trial under the indictment found against me, bn* in which Mr. Blaine's fictions do not appear. The in? dictment was finally quashed, on no ap? plication of mine, nor have I ever evaded or avoided a trial upon any charge the general gc. eminent might choose . to ring against me, aud I have no view of the future which makes it desirable to me to be included in an amnesty bill. Viewed in the abstract or?? a general question, I would be glad to b^e the re? peal of all laws inflicting the penalty of political disabilities on classes of the peo? ple, that it might, as prescribed by the constitution, be left to the courts to hear and decide causes and to affix penalties according to pre-existing legislation. The discrimination made against our peo Sie is unjust and impolitic. If the fact e equality and the purpose be fraternity among the citizens ofthe United States, convictiorr and sentence without a hear? ing, without a jurisdiction, and affixing penalties by ex pott facto legislation are part of the proceeding which had its ap? propriate end in the assumption by Con? gress.of the executive function of . grant? ing pardons. To remove political disa? bilities, which there was not legal power to impose, was not an act of so much grace as to form a plausible pretext for the reckless diatribe of Mr. Blaine. The papers preserved by Dr. Stevenson hap Sily furnish full proof of the causes of isease and death at Andersonville.? They are now, I believe, in Richmond, and it is to be hoped their publication will not be much longer delayed. I have no taste for recrimination, though the sad recitals made by our soldiers'returned from Northern prisons can never be for? gotten; and you wiii, remember the ex? citement they produced and the censo? rious publications which' were uttered against me because I would not visit on the helpless prisoners in our hands such barbarities as, according to reports, had been inflicted upon our men. Imprison* ment is a hard lot at the best, and pris? oners are' prone' to exaggerate their suffer? ing^ and such was probably the case on both sides; but we,did not seek by re? ports of com mittens with ? photographic illustrations to influence the passions of our people. How was it with our enemy? Let one example BUffice. You may remember; a published report of a committee of > the United States Congress, which was sent to Annapolis to visit , some exchanged prisoners, and which had offered to it the photographs of some emaciated subjects,1 which were offered as samples of prison? ers returned from 'the Souim. When a copy of that report was received! sent it to*. Colonel Oiud, Commissioner for the" Exchange of Prisoners, afld learned, as I anticipated, that the photographs, as far as , they could.be identified, had been taken from men.who'were, in our hospi? tals when they'Were liberated for ex? change, and whom the hospital surgeon regarded as convalescent, but too weak to be removed with safety to themselves. The anxiety of the. prisoners to be sent to their homes had prevailed over the ob? jections-of the surgeon. -But this is not all.' For I have recently learned from a priest, who. was then -at Annapolis, that the most wretched looking of these pho? tographs was taken from a man who had never been a prisoner, but who had been left on the "sick list" at Annapolis when the command to which he was attached had passed that place on.its southward march. Whatever may be said in exten? uation of ; * ' ' ? ! such imposture because "of'the exigencies of war' there can be no such excuse now for the at? tempt of Mr. Blaine. by gross misrepre? sentation and slanderous , accusation, to renew the worst passions ofthe war/ and it is to be hoped that, much as the event is to be regretted, it will have the good effect of evoking truthful statements in regard. to this little understood subject, from men wlfo would have'preferred to. leave their sorrowful story' untold if - the subject could have been allowed peace? fully to sink into oblivion. Mutual respect is needful, for the com? mon interest is essential to a friendly union, and when slander is promulgated from high places' the public welfare de? mands that truth shall strip falsehood > of its power for. evil. I am, respectfully and truly, your friend, ' ' Jefferson Davis. Alarming Destitution in the Lower Distri cts of South Carolina. ?Never within the memory of - man has there been such suffering, for food as is now experienced in some of the l?wer districts of South Carolina, embracing Barn well, Beaufort, and parts of Colleton and,-Charleston .Counties. The writer has mingled extensively with the people, and the knowledge gained of their condi? tion is simply appalling. Starvation'is staring hundreds of them in the face, and a much'larger number will scarcely be able to drag through the months before the ground can 'yield food, even with the most rigid practice of economy. Strange? ly enough; the:whites- who own moat of the property are the greatest- sufferers. Their means were, used last year to ad? vance supplies to hands on the. farms ; the drought not only cut off the white man's -crop, '.but left' the negroes no money to pay the proprietor. The.fac? tors, smarting under heavy losses, refuse further advances, and, besides.. press Jot instant; ' payment under' penalty of a wholesale, disposal of. property by the sheriffs. The negroes have turned to killing what few hogs, cows and sheep belong to Whites- 'and blacks,, and to pillaging houses. ,t 2uim.bers of these are such ac? tual sufferers that, to their darkened minds, robbery is not merely their only" resort; but a legitimate means of liveli? hood. Work is not to be bad, save in exceptional cases,., for those who once, gave employment are without the means of paying wages any longer. With these conditions pressing upon the people in January, they look forward' to February, March, and even April and' May. with .gloomy forebodings. What will become of the mass of the people it is difficult to decide. They are in as much need of government supplies as the Indians,. or other starving people; but were these rations issued they would, .as" usual, be given to the worthless,'who would only return thanks by continued thefts and idleness. Cannot there be de-' vised a plan whereby relief might come and labor be returned in some way ?-?-? New YorkSun.i. Look Twice.?A 'idy who has a'great' horror of agents, ai.u has been more than usually cheated out of time and money by them lately, was called to the door the other morning by a resounding ring of the bell. Upon opening it she dis? covered'a nicely-dressed man, carrying in his hand a small satchel. One glance she gave to this, then in? stantly concluding he was one of her abominations, she nastily ejaculated: "I do not wish anything this evening, sir," and brought the door to with a click, af? terward returning softly to the partly closed blinds of the front window to re? connoitre. , She beheld the supposed agent staring rather blankly at the closed door, a com? ical struggle,' fn which amusement and annoyance were. each striving hard for victory, taking place on his yice, while his disengaged hand, after the manner of men when considerably taken aback, vigorously stroked his whiskers or ner? vously twisted his moustache. She gave one hasty look, then another, her eyes growing larger; then there,was a little half-scream of delight, a sweep? ing rush, a door swung open wide, a man and woman rapidly advancing, and then?oh 1 food for ye gossip-loving peo? ple on the watch?an audible kiss, and a woman clasped tightly in a man's strong arms. It wau the lady's father, whom she had not seen for a number of years. ?Cincinnati Times, THE THIRD TEBJL * 1 Views of s Relative of General Grant on the President's Re nomination. WAflHmaTOK, Feb. 6/1876. Colonel Thomas B. Swann, an ex-Con? federate officer, who, like Longstreet, was so completely reconstructed that he went over to the Republican party-when he got with in the Union line?, is a lawyer of considerable local fame in West Virginia, and resides in the town of Charleston, Kanawha county. He also enjoys the distinction of being a near connection of General Grant, his wife's mother, Mrs. Tomplrins, being the President's. cousin, and in the summer of 1874 was the recip? ient of a visit from his Presidential rela? tive, whose sojourn made a great sensa? tion in the region of bituminous coal. Colonel Swann, who should not be- con? founded with ex-Governor. Thos. Swann, of Maryland, visited 'Washington last week, returned the President's visit, and, ! as may be inferred) was a welcome guest at the White House, whsre he made a lengthy stay. I The appointment of Jacob B. Blair as an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of Wyoming Territory was one of the fruits of the Colonel's visit, and another is undoubtedly the following letter advo? cating the project of a third term for President Grant The pa pers in the sec? tion where (he Colonel lives say that no letter having equal signi'fi^nceTas to the President's designs & relation to the third term has as yet appeared in print, for the following reasons:?First, because Colonel Swann is a man of influence and ability and en intimate terms with the President; and secondly, because it fol? lows upon the heels of an extended visit and frequent conferences .between them. Blair and Swann have large control, in connection with the editor, of the West Virginia- Journal, which paper is perhaps the most iltra-Bepublican.organ in. the. State; is edited by H. "EL Atkinson, a prominent Republican mentioned for a prominent place upon the State ticket, and is also the Postmaster at -.Charleston. The following is the,letter:. ... [From the Wut Virginia Journal, fib. X] , IT IS XCT SAFE TO SWAP HOES ES CEOSS LXQ A STREAM?-AN OPEN LETTER FROM COLONEL T. Bk ? WANN.';"' My Dear ATOK?ir----We"^ a ciitical period in our natronaKhistory. The contest is still being urged^-with un? determined results in the pilblip mind, whether State sovereignty shall'' rule America or nationality BnalF triumph.' It;has been withdrawn from the judg? ment of arms, -and the party vanquished upon* the field has appealed to the coun? try with as much dannjf as 'they .did. to the sword. But the fact remains that we have not-reached the. end. - A change of leaders now may involve disasters from which recovery may not be possible. Had the struggle lasted in the'field would it be wise to change ommanden every four yean-?. It does hut, so farsssettled results are involved,., with this alarming difference, the disbanding of armies, has thrown together the elements of strength at- ? the' North who 1 advocate' - State sov? ereignty and those lately in arms against nationality. The union makes, the final results more alarming than when they were separated by wartheir sympathies are a unit; they cannot avert brow the general government antl make it subordi? nate to the States except by revolution, which they will provc ke in the effort; they enter upon their work in 1876 with fair prospects than in 1861 because a unit- ": ?? ? ? x -:' .''Brothers; come back- and the inheri? tance shall be ours, after we have shun, centralized government or nationality." For the national party the presence of a military Chief Magistrate is a1 con tinn? ing necessity. It will take Grant?third term to bury the opposition to nationality i. and place the Republic.upon a solid en- . during basis. - If the.revolutionary' party reach power after all that has tran spired within, the last fifteen years, after the argument of the sword, the press and the forum, their triumph will extend the Confederacy from the Lakes to the Gtilf. The protection of tht national govern? ment withdrawn, tho hostility of the States lately in rebellion .will drive liber? al minded men, true to nationality, from their territory and ren^w once more' the contest which must end as before in war. Slavery, was not the cause of the late ? war, but the developing agent. The true cause is found in the resolutions of 1798 and 1799.' As long as the seminal life of' that pernicious princii le remains we:will be exposed to revoiations. It is too aggressive upon the principle of self preservation for nationality to .endure, without an.effort to relieve itself "from "a cancer which must sap its life nnleai re? moved. We.are still erossing>the stream ?. of angry passions. The Centennial, year is a breastwork behind which tile enemy, has concealed his purpose;' The 'com? mand,1 **lie low." has passed; along "the linear disloceted poweri is re-uniting- its? plans and strength. Again the J?tion is,; about to enter for the trial of its strength; With Grahtrit can win. The' enemyvfear.' hrm and he knows1 their weak poirils ? if' we swap horses now we may go "down in the waves of passion.. ,J% will take Grant - a third term to bury the Democratic par- , ty. It is not wise either to change the undertakier or the order bfburial services' until the grave is reached and the dead deposited.. At the end of the third term < we can bury the Democratic party. Let the procession move on one mbre'term until all the living have peaces ; :: m?\ i That part of the country watered by the streams that flew-through the Missis? sippi Kiver into the.GalfofMexieo:lfcildi? ? the preponderance of political power in our future, and its interests' are' not' en? tirely homogeneous with the interests of 1 other sections.' Our future Presidente, with rare exceptions, will be Western men, no matter which party is in power.. We must select Western men: of oroaq,"' patriotic views, whose sympathies are not 1 warped by sectional feelings. We know - General Grant will maintain the national faith.. The financial issues will require . wisdom and firmness for years to come. They involve the difficult; ptoblenirof labor and capital, so jealous in all ages \ and all countries of each other; they in- ? volve tile- public safety. With General Grant at the head of the government there is a sense of safety, which would be materially weakened with an untried man at the head of the government. We , cannot see far enough into tile future to make a change now.' 1 The Republicans of the North look at the third term from the standpoint of past prejudices: we of the South look at it from a standpoint of present danger and necessity. Again. General Grant's personal character would secure a large vote, which no other Republican can get. C With a Democratic President, the future , oV the South is a problem which we would,. rather not see solved until the country is more "quiet, the results of tile war' more ' firmly flared in the public mind. Our greatest need is another term of quiet and > the man who will secure it . Yours truly, T. B. SwAMir.' Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 28, 1876V1! . ? 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