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Two armies on the trampled shores That death flows black between. One marches to the drum-beat's roll, JTherwide mouthed clarion's bray, pAnd bears a crimson scroll, - "Our glory is to slay." OnVmoves in silence by the stream, With sad, yet watchful eye, Calm as the patient planet's gleam That walks the clouded? skies, j u Along its front no sabres shine, No olood-red pennons wave: Its banner bears a single line, "Our duty is to save." For those no death-bed's lingering shade; At honor's trumpet call,. , With knitted brow and lifted blade, In glory's arms they fall. For these no flashing falchions bright, ^Np.stirring battle cry; The1 bloodless stabber calls by night? Each answers, "Here am I!" For thesj thescilptorfs Wiftltd bust, The builder's marble piles. The anthem's pealing o er their dust ? i Thaongh long- cathedral aisles. For these the blossom-sprinkled turf, That floods the lonely graves When spring rolls in her sea-green surf In flowery-foaming waves. .Two paths lead upward from below, And angels wait above, ?Who count each burning life-drop's flow, Each falling tear of love. Though frbni the hero's bleeding breast Her pulses freedom drew. Though the white lilies in her crest Sprang from that scarlet dew While valor's haughty champions wait Till all their scars are shown, Love walks unchallenged through the gate To sit beside the throne! OTJE CENTENNIAL LETTER. The Dog Snow?Horses and Hounds ?Remarkable Animals?A Gov - ernor tur"s a somersault and a President congratulates him on his Fall?President Grant among the Dogs and Horses?Governor Hartranft and other Distin? guished Characters. Special Correspondence of the Anderton Intelligencer. Philadelphia, Sep. 22,1876. *The little d?g?, Tray. Blanche and Sweet? heart, They bark at me."?Shakespeare. "A horse, a horse?my kingdom for a horse." Shakespeare, I love to begin an article with a classi? cal quotation; it gives the whole thing a sort of attic flavor, without which it would be .flat, stale and unprofitable. Tfie "morning'was cold, drizzling and un ?pieasant as-I turned my steps toward the Dog Show. Several pockets had been picked on the premises the day before, so the gate-keeper eyed me suspiciously, and even the examination of my repoto? ri al mug on my Centennial pass did not fully reassure him that everything was correct. Note-book in hand, and a faded Blue cotton umbrella under my arm; I vpided through the mud and slush till I reached the canine paradise. Long be? fore I arrived at .the pens where the un? fortunate animals were kept, my ears Were saluted with a horrible chorus of | howls, barks, whines, growls, yells, snarls, and cries, unlike anything?except some other, dog-show?ever heard since time fiegun. The wretched attempt at walks around the grounds were made of bark, tan-bark/to 'be sure, bot, nevertheless, bark, which was no doubt deemed appro? priate by the intelligent committee; and as yon went slopping about in it, ancle deep, it seemed to join in the general chorus with, marked and striking effect. An effort had been made by the Centen? nial. Commission to provide straw for the poor animals,-, but owing to the careless? ness of some of the attendants, only abont two straws had been divided among three dogs. Now, a very simple rule of J arithmetic will show us, two from three and one remains?that is, one dog with? out a straw, and consequently a very un? comfortable dog. Though the family of dogs were not fully represented, still there was enough to give us an idea of its .respectability and extent. In one pen you behold a silky coated canine, who was evidently a gentleman among his fellows; he came here with a pedi? gree much longer than that of many an aristocratic family, and he seemed to feel as deeply as possible the base humilia? tion of his position, in being exposed in such a villainous place and in such vil? lainous company; and, like Rachel mourning for her children, he refused to be comforted, even by the fragments of a mutton chop which some sympathiz? ing visitor had sacrificed from his morn? ing lnnch, I began to regret that I had never made dogs a study. I knew the difference at a glance between a French poodle and a tan terrier, and had an in? definite idea that there were also radical differences between an English bull-dog and a Newfoundland. I had seen grey? hounds frequently, only they were black, ?nd I knew a skye terrier from a fox hound, but when it came to the points between bounds, harriers, beagles and dachshunds, I was all afloat till at last I stuck so deep in the mud that I never expected to get out. Passing along, I stopped in front of a pen against which leaned an ancient sportsman from Vir? ginia. He was one of the race?now nearly extinct?who would get out of bed at three o'clock of a miserable morning, ride all day after some poor devil of a fox and consider himself amply rewarded if he only got the tail for his pains. I looked with reverence upon this antiqua? ted nimrod, because he was deep in the mystery of dogs. His father had gone to the dogs before him, or, rather, he had gone with the dogs. He followed the hounds till he was eighty-four, and, dy? eing, he left his kennel to his son, who ^was worthy of the father that begat him. His Lindley Murray might be slightly at fault, and his spelling resemble that of the Reformed Orthographical Conven tion, bat what he did not know-about dogs was r scaircely" worth mentioning. When I say dogs I don't wish -Ao be un? derstood that this knowledge extended to the entire family, for it did not. It was confined to-a single branch, and that branch was fox hounds. "Sir," said he tQ.hie, confidetrlially, "there aint no dogs as runs on four legs except fox hounds ; -there is other dogs, to be sure, -but they aint no count. Now, observe that black and tan dog with the long years up in the corner; that's Spot, the intelligentes^ animal that ever was seen. The fox don't live as can fool him, and - it was jest the same with his father." Here the old sportsman picked two fleas off of Spot's back, which Spot had been vainly trying to rub off against the boards on the side of his pen. - 'Tldves them dogs like children," he said, "and I'll sell you a pair of them pups at a hundred dollars." This was certainly dog cheap,, consider? ing their family. The poor fox hounds looked on ruefully, evidently hoping that some one would rescue them from their uncomfortable and disgraceful position, and I should certainly have made the purchase} but a a casual investigation of my bank account scarcely warranted the expense. Fox hounds were largely represented. Frank Clayton, of Marsballton, was there with a full kennel, and J. P. Yerkes, of Chester, made also a creditable exhibit. Seeing a man coming along I thought I would air my dog learning. So, adjust? ing my glasses on the end of my nose, I quietly remarked: "Fine bull dog, that." The man cast at me a pittying glance, and said severely: "That's a mastiff." I felt abashed and never made a re? mark for' the next six pens. At last I planted my feet on solid rock. I was now among dogs that I knew. We were all acquaintances. I had gamboled with them in my boyhood, and on one occasion when I went after apples I had presented a dog of that breed with the entire seat of my breeches as a token of personal regard. It was impossible, therefore, that I could be mistaken. "Beautiful Newfoundlands, those," I said to a gentleman in drab gaiters and a velveteen shooting jacket. "Elegant, aint they?" "Wot the devil are you talking about," said he; "them is Mount St. Bernards? I thought any fool ud know that." I had hitherto stood well in my own estimation on matters of personal judg? ment.- T had never questioned my own ability,, but now I began to lose self respect and regret that I had not paid 1 more attention to dogs. One [solitary poodle represented that wing of canine aristocracy which has ever found a home in the mansions of the great, and he looked sorry that he had come. It was not necessary to ask him his opinion of the Centennial, for he shivered and shook in his little basket, while a big tear stood on the end of his nose, and if dogs ever swear I have no doubt that he said the Centennial. There was a fine exhibit of setters and pointers. I was particular? ly delighted with the manner in which one of the Irish reds set on a beef bone. "Splendid dog," I remarked; "he's good for any kind of game." A Siberian Ulm commanded general attention on account of his size and intelligence, and I believe he got a silver medal. I was just going to compliment him for a blood hound, but was saved from the disaster by a placard over the pen, which gave his name and pedigree. At the extreme end of the dog pens comes the exhibit of bull dogs and bull terriers. About these ca? nines there is no aristocracy. They are loafers by birth, j^edigree, parentage and inheritance. Their business precludes them from decent associations. They are professional fighters and rat catchers, a kind of trade not calculated to awaken the highest moral development, either in man or dog. They were attended by fel? lows with broken noses and scarry faces, clad in corduroy coats, velveteen breech? es, red neckties and round-topped hats. Hard mugs were there, tjjat told of the prize ring and the rat pit, and it seemed as if for a moment that I almost believed in the doctrtne of metempsechosis, for as I looked into the eyes of these brutalized curs, I fancied I could recognize the faces of those human brutes whose mains went up in the blood and dirt prize ring long, long years ago. It was with a feeling of intense satis? faction that I turned away from the dog show, and went over among the horses. Comparatively a small portion of the space was occupied. It reminded me of a certain wedding feast, where many guests had been bidden but very few came. Governor Hartranft showed a most excellent example to the people of Pennsylvania, which I regret to add they did not follow, except to a limited extent. Pennsylvania has long been celebrated for a breed of draft horses of almost matchless in size and endurance, but few of them were there in comparison with what should have been. The Governor had trotted out his entire stud, and cer? tainly bis excellent exampleudeserved a better following. President Grant visited the grounds several times. On the sec? ond day of the opening week, Governor Hartranft thought he would show his friends a little good trotting. So, getting behind a pair of spanking roadsters, he took in B. Landreth, Esq., the Commis? sioner of Agriculture, and started off. The team got fractious and ran away. The Governor, with his other numerous accomplishments, is a most excellent whip, and rather prides himself on the skillful manner in which he handles the ribbons. Away they went at a tearing pace, till at last he lost control of the team, and over went the buggy, sending the Commissioner-one way and the Gov? ernor the other. Gov. Hartranft was soon on his feet again, but Mr. Landreth was considerably bruised. The Presi? dent, who was a witness of the catastro phe, congratulated the Governor on his escape. He expects to take a few lessons in driving from Budd Doble, and i?e team, I understand, is for sale. The. city is full. Hotels and boarding houses rejoice with exceeding great joy. Civility to land lords is now the order of the day, and the man who would not be put in the parlor next the roof had better bring his wife and a good size bank check. I forgot to mention when speaking of horses, that so far Canada walks off with almost everything. Some of the ..draft horses are magnificent, and without the aid of Canada the horse show would he rather a slim affair. Bartholda has sent us on a section of his great statue of. Liberty, which it is proposed to erect in the harbor of New York. It is only a hand holding a flam? ing torch, but it is a mighty hand indeed. The index finger laid upon the ground, so I thought I would get in and see what it looked like, and I assure you that in? side it is a most excellent finger. California's day on which she com? memorates her admission to the Union was celebrated on the 9th. It was more remarkable for the absence, than the presence of distinguished Californians? the presence of General John A. Sutter alone saving the gathering from being a complete fiasco. One hundred thousand on Saturday is now the rule. Yours truly, BROADBRIM. Wisdom, Justice nnd Moderation. Under the above caption, the La Grange Reporter has an excellent edito? rial article, which cannot be too highly commended for its sagacity and apposit ness. Just now; the Radical press East and West are eagerly catching up every intemperate expression of Southern ora? tory and using it with prodigious effect. We cannot aid our brethren in ther bat? tle against Radicalism more than by dis? cretion in word or deed; we cannot do them more signal damage than by the use of violence in speech or action. This central truth the Reporter conveys as fol? lows : "Nothing gives more genuine pleasure to Radical politicians in the North just before elections, than riots in the South. Dead negroes are food and nourishment to their party. The loss of life they count as nothing when compared to the gain that results to the party. Many of the honest Northern people, and all the dis? honest ones, believe that the Southern whites are the bitterest enemies of the blacks; that they wantonly the slightest pretext to do wholesale murder; that but for the dominion of the Radical party and the subsequent protection it affords them, the negroes would speedily be en? slaved or exterminated. Hence their philanthropic souls yearn after the safety of their colored brethren ; and the strong? est appeals that can be made to them are that in Radical success is the only salva? tion of Sambo. "Everything done in the South that can be distorted into a confirmation of these assertions, of course directly aids the Radicals. Now it is the part of a wise geueral to find out*what his enemy wants him to do, and then not to do it. It being evident that the Rads want riots at the Sontb, it behooves Southern whites to put away from them even the thought of violence. Let us determine to keep the peace, no matter what may be the provocation. It is better to make a slight sacrifice of feeling than to resent ill-treatment, no matter how just the re? sentment might be. "In this section there has been no clash between the races. The relations they sustain to each other are of the most har? monious kind. Let them continue so.? If, in the excitement of the campaign, the blacks should be led into any extrav? agant conduct of any kind?of which we now see no prospect?let us meet it with .that wisdom, justice and moderation which might be expected of those who claim intellectual and social superiority. It is better to bear somewhat, and forbear a great deal, than to give place to indig? nation, no matter how righteous, and thus eudanger the common cause. "These remarks may not be needed? we hope they will not be; but a few words of caution will certainly not be considered out of place, when we remem? ber how easily the passions of men are excited, and how great a matter may be kindled by a little fire. Now is the time above all others when we should culti? vate the kindliest feelings toward the black race, and thus give the lie to those mischief-makers of the North who so continually brand us as ku klux, outlaws and assassins." The course pursued by Gen. Hampton in South Carolina should be followed by other orators. He has made friends and converts by the sobriety of his demeanor and the temperance of his oratory. We believe that the Radicals should be de? nounced, and roundly too; but there is a way of beiug excruciatingly severe, and yet preserving the decorum of parlia? mentary discussion. Gen. Hampton has kept himself at high-water in this par? ticular, and, by so doing, has made no capital for the enemy abroad, and yet won thousands, who have been heretofore hostile to his support. His example is worthy of imitation.?Augusta Constitu? tionalist. How Drinking Cures Apoplexy.? It is the essential nature of all wines and spirits to send an increased amount of blood to the brain. The first effect of taking a glass of wine or stronger form of alcohol is to send the blood there faster than common; hence, the circulation that gives the red face. It increases the activity of the brain, and it works faster, and so does the tongue. But as the blood goes to the brain faster than common, it returns faster, and no special harm re? sults. But suppose a man keeps on drinking, the blood is sent to the brain so fast in such quantities that, in order to make room for it, the arteries have to en? large themselves; they increase in size, and, in doing so, they press against the more yielding, flaccid veins which carry the blood out of the brain, and thus di? minish their size, their pores, the result being that blood is not only carried to the arteries of the brain faster than is natural or healthful, but is prevented from leaving it as fast as usual; hence, a double set of causes of death are set in motion. Hence, a man may drink enough of brandy or other spirits in a few hours, or even minutes, to bring oh a fatal attack of apoplexy. This is literal? ly being dead drunk.?Dr. Hail. ? Would it be proper to call a retired liquor dealer's country estate a bar-own ial mansion ? ? The Fillerdclfier Convenshun for re? vising the spelling of the Eenglish lang wide naz ajerned. A REPUBLICAN'S VIEW OF IT. OUR CANVASS THROUGH NORTHS JBRN SPECTACi.ES. The fixed Resolve-of the'Whites to Win ?Tilden a Secondary Consideration? The Effect of. Federal Troops?The Blind Fury of the Blacks Against the Colored Democrats?Our "Battered Ticket"?The "Cavalry" Ju tho. jCan. va'ss?Dividing Time. Dr. H. V. Red field's Letters to-Cincinnati Commercial. Spartanburg, S. 0., Sept. 11. Back of the very fair and conservative speeches of Wade Hampton, (so just and liberal that many of the sentiments he utters would be received with applause in the Ohio Western Reserve ;) back of the'Democratic platform adopted at the State Convention solemnly pledging equal rights to all; back of the moderate editorials of the News and Courier?back of all these which appear so fair upon their face, there is a settled determina? tion among the whites to carry the elec? tion at every hazard. They plead the excuse that self-preservation is the first law of nature, and that they cannot longer stand the rule of the Radicals. Their property has depreciated steadily since the war; taxation has as steadily increased, and they conceive that the only way to preserve the remnant of their possessions is to restore the State from negro rule to white rule. Comparatively, they care little for Tilden. Their whole energies are bent on electing Wade Hampton and securing the Legislature. I believe that if it was within the power of the white people of South Carolina to give the General Government over to rrant and Ben Butler for any number of terras, in consideration of having their beloved State, (their "mother," as they call it,) restored to the rule of the whites, they would do it. They would bargain that the United States remain under Grant and the Radicals forever, if, in the trade, they could be assured of undis? turbed possession of South Carolina. This will indicate to you the desperate earnestness with which they a~e strug? gling to elect Wade Hampton and get the Legislature. To carry the State tor Tilden is decidedly a secondary conside? ration. Of course if he carries it they will seem to rejoice, but the main thing with them is to get control of their "do? mestic concerns." If the election in No? vember was for President?simply noth? ing else?the campaign here would be as fiat as a pancake. The whites would make no effort. They would regard it as hopeless in the first place, and that the game was not worth the candle. It is the Legislature and the governorship they are after, and if they secure these, farewell to "negro rule" in South Caro? lina. The thing will be finished. true inwardness. The outsider is apt to be puzzled by ac? counts of affairs here. He may not un? derstand the formation of "rifle clubs," "rifle teams," "artillery companies," among the whites. What are they afraid of? They are not afraid of anything. Why, then, this arming? They intend, to carry the election if it is possible to do so. The programme is to have "rifle clubs" all over the State, and, while avoiding actual bloodshed as much as possible, to so impress the blacks that they_, or a certain number of them, will feel impelled to vote with the whites out of actual fear. The blacks are timid by nature, timid by habit, timid by educa? tion. A display of force unnerves them. The whites understand this, and the im? mense marching about at night, and ap? pearance at every Republican meeting to "divide time," is with a view to impress the blacks with the sense of the danger of longer holding put against white rule. Add to the number they can scare the number they can buy, ana they hope to have enough, united with the solid white vote, to gain the day, elect Hampton, and secure the Legislature. Tilden, as I have said, is a secondary consideration. The point is to get con? trol of South Carolina, and restore to this State a decent and economical govern? ment?a government, by the way, that the blacks have utterly failed to give. Of course the whites want Tilden elected; but if by trading him off to certain defeat they could get control of South Carolina, they would cheerfully do it. Republican rule at Washington is much less trouble to them than negro rule at home. They acknowledge that the National Republi? can party is competent to administer the general government, (they have a lively sense of its ability to sustain the same against an armed rebellion) but they deny that the negroes of South Carolina are competent to administer the State government. So, if they could, they would trade off the general government to Radical rule indefinitely if by that means they could be assured of white rule at home. Indeed, it is hard to say what they would not trade off to get South Carolina undet their control once more. All they waut is to get it once, knowing very well that they can hold it forever. Be the black majority in a Southern State what it may, when once the whites come to the top, they are as certain to remain there as an inflated bladder to float. An inflated bladder will remain under water no longer than held by force, and when the force is re? moved, up it comes. Remove the Fede? ral force from South Carolina, say "hands off," and the whites will come to the top just as naturally. Nothing keeps them under but the continued application of force?the knowledge that the blacks are sustained in their supremacy by the Fed? eral power. will they win? The whites are so united and determ? ined, and have so many "rifle teams," that they would certainly win were it not for the large Federal force in the State, well scattered, and with positive orders to see that the blacks have all the rights guaranteed to them by the Democratic platforms and Scott Lord resolutions. As it is, they may win anyway. One day I think they will, antl the next day think they will not, and am all the time of the opinion that the chances are pretty evenly balanced. As to the Federal troops "intimidating" the whites, the very idea is so positively ridiculous that I can not write about it with patience. The stuff which appears in Northern Democratic papers about the army being used to intimidate the whites, and pre? vent a fair election, is idiotic. Every Federal soldier and every musket and every cannon in the service might all be moved into South Carolina, and it would not keep one white man from voting, not one. Everybody here understands this perfectly well. What the South Carolina editors have to say about it is for effect up North, and not because they fear that all the troops in creation will keep a sin? gle white man from voting. It is per? fectly clear to me, and I think to any man who comes into the State and ac? quaints himself with the condition of things, that, without the presence of troops, the whites would overbear and override the blacks to such an extent that no fair election could be held. There might not be bloodshed, but simply a sort of terrorism established that would frighten the blacks from voting the straight ticket, as nine hundred ana nine ty-nine out of--a thousand of- them will when left to an untrammelled | choice. I have spoken of the* 1" ? BLIND FURY OP THE BLACKS .' when one of their.number "turns traitor," as they call it, and joins we.>:whites. This ,js not to be excused.,'but,it exists to a fearfui extent in this Sjtat$.,' Withdraw all fear of punishment, and the blacks would tear the few black Democrats limb from limb. The h^nd or* vengeance is only stayed by the certainty that the whites will make short work of anybody who interferes,, with ..their black allies. You would have about the same luck in trying to convince a negro that his fellow black has a right to "join the Democrats" that you would in trying to inform him that the sun rises at' midnight. It is ?se I less to argue or to talk. They have no idea of personal rights in that direction. But to return to the troops. The Northern Democrats say that the use of troops as they are now being used in South Carolina is contrary to the spirit of our government. I admit that with? out a wink. But the fury of the whites is so aroused by the wrongs they have suffered under the black government of South Carolina that there is no restrain? ing them from overawing the blacks and carrying the election rough-shod but the presence of troops. This is exactly the state of the case. Well, you may say, will troops have to be employed1, every election in South Car? olina?, Certainly they will, as long as the hlncks are in power. The .whites will not submit to black rule longer than they are actually forced to?not one day longer. Withdraw the troops, say "hands off," and the black government there would fall like a block of cards. It cannot stand alone. The question?the problem before the country?is simply this: Shall the Federal power be contin? ually applied or shall the black govern? ment here be allowed to go to the wall, as go it will as soon as the support from Washington is withdrawn ? The fierce op? position of the whites is not because it is Republican in the sense that Ohio is Re? publican, but because that it is black, and the antagonism against a government of blacks is fearful. BATTERED TICKET. In their efforts to get a "straight ticket" in all that the term implies, the Demo? crats have got one that is pretty well shot to pieces. They all saw service in the Confederate army, and all bear bullet marks. Hampton, candidate for Gov? ernor, bears six wounds in his body, from head to feet, inclusive. Simpson, candi? date for Lieutenant-Governor, carries bullet scars. Conner, candidate for At? torney-General, had his leg shot off near the hip. He hobbles around on crutches, and makes flaming speeches. McGowan, elector, carries two wounds. In fact, I doubt if there is one of the straight-out ticket who is not battle-scarred. They were not nominated on this account, but because nearly every white man In South Carolina saw service and faced bullets, and it was impossible to make up a ticket of representative Democrats, qualified and competent to hold office, without selecting ex-Confederates. It was not here as m the North?say one-half of the able-bodied men in the army, but they were all in; and without especial refer? ence to the fact of being able-bodied either. South Carolina had more Con? federate soldiers in the ranks than she had voters. This is a historic fact, and shows how impossible it is to make up a ticket of representative men here without taking ex-Confederates. The losses of life in the war were greater than the nat? ural increase from 1860 to 1870, as the census shows; and I believe that South Carolina is the only State where there was an actual decrease in white popula? tion during the ten years named. HAMPTON AND "THE TICKET" will speak nearly every day until the election. There is already a full list of appointments ont, reaching from the mountains to the sea. Last week and a part of this week they are in the upper part of the State; from here they go south, and then hie up this way again, and then down to Columbia to the "wind up." They travel by rail where they can, and if no railroads, they go horseback, escorted by the "cavalry," which is a feature of this campaign. Coming out of Anderson ' last week about five hundred cavalry acted as escort, and half way to Pickens were met by another force of mounted men. It is a curious proceed? ing, and not lacking in humorous inci? dents. The "cavalry" are not armed, but simply mounted men carrying flags during the day and torches at night. Each county has from ten to two dozen of these mounted clubs, and they can father in large numbers on short notice, have seen a great many of them at dif? ferent points, but none yet who were armed; but they would soon provide themselves if an emergency should arise. I think the object of the "cavalry" is to do a great deal of marching and counter? marching, particularly during the stilly night (as the poet says,) and thus im? press the negroes with the fact that the whites are fully armed and marching along towards victory?on horseback, with arms in reserve. So far, in this part of the State, there have been no outrages, disturbances or bloodshed, but the peace? able condition of things will hardly con? tinue until the election. The feeling is daily becoming more bitter and the lines more tightly drawn. I say "no outrages," although there has been mnch that would be esteemed "outrages" should the like happen North. But I use the term in a more modified sense, for, in this disturbed State, unless somebody is killed or badly hurt, the affair is hardly classed an "outrage." But that which is of daily occurrence here, and which would rai3e a terrible rumpus iu the North, (and a terrible I rumpus here, if it should happen to the , other party) is this: The Republicans will appoint and advertise a meeting, and name certain speakers. They will quietly assemble, ana just as they get to business, a company of "cavalry" will come along, escorting one or more Dem? ocratic orators, who will demand A "DIVI8I0N OF TIME," and euforce their demand by brute force, if it is resisted. However, in no instance within my notice has a demand for a "divide" been resisted, but often the blacks have withdrawn and left the "meeting" entirely to the Democrats. The "cavalry" form around the stand, and, while they make no disturbance, they throw a. shade of unhappiness and disquietude over the assembly, and in? cline the Republican speakers to great moderation. The Democrats are de? termined that not a Republican meeting shall be held in the State unless there is a division of time, and one or more Dem? ocrats have a hearing in behalf of Hamp? ton, Tilden and reform, but more partic? ularly Hampton. So far they have car? ried out their programme. Iu many in? stances the Republicans have appointed backwoods locations, where,' as an old darkey expressed it, "neither the devil nor the Democrats could find us;" but the Democrats would get wind of it, and be on hand with their "cavalry" to en? force a demand for a "division." This sort of thing is going on daily in South Carolina, and is a part of the programme to'.carry the State most rigidly adhered to: So far there have been ho fights or forcible breakmtf up of Republican meet? ings, . only as tne irrere fact of the pres? ence of "Democratic cavalry" may break them:' tip.'': The ;, reports in Northern papers that these1' men fire into the ne? groes; and thu-r break up their meetings, are'not true.1, -They do just what I detail here, r more, no'less. I expect you think'it is enough]7' THE EXCUSE which,the. Democrats give for the novel {jroceefjing, of appearing at every Repub ican meeting, and demanding a "division of time" ia the manner I have stated, is this: They say that the Republican orators seek to fill the heads of the blacks with all sorts. of misinformation ! accus? ing the Democrats of a desire to return them to slavery and so forth, and that they, ,the Democrats, intend to be on hand at every meeting and refute these charges,. or, as they put it, "throw the d?d lies'back into the teeth of the Rad? icals." They say they have not meddled much in politics since the war, being so desperately in..,the minority, while the Radicals have been pumping a grand as? sortment of misinformation into the heads of the credulous blacks, and that they take this means to put a stop to it I On the other hand the blacks have not sought to interfere with the meetings of the whites, cither by claiming a division of time or otherwise. They have, in some parts 'of the State, organized a "cavalry force," and do a good deal of marching and countermarching (but at a safe distant -. from , any Democratic camp,) but itmerely as a show of re? taliation. ,/A show of it is as. far as they are able L get in that direction. They have, however, a project on foot which will lead to a fight,, if carried out. And in the fight there.will be from fifteen to twenty negroes killed, and perhaps one white man wounded. Mark that. This project is to organize a regiment of blacks to be called j ' THE "BOY8 IN BLUE," who are to be armer),, and go about the State to "protedt" Republican meetings. I sincerely hope this will not be done, for it will result disastrously to the blacks. It makes' hot the least difference how a contest begins, or who is to blame, the blacks are slaughtered. Look at Ham? burg. There the blacks outnumber the whites four to one. They had arms of an improved pattern. They had ammu? nition. They were a regularly drilled company of militia. They had the ad? vantage in numbers, arms, position and ammunition. But how quickly they went to the wall. Many lives will be saved when it is fully understood that the blacks are no more a match for the whites than so many sheep^ and that every contest, no. matter how it begins, always ends the same. My hope as to the South Carolina cam? paign is that it may pass without blood? shed. Every day I feel like offering con? gratulations that there has been no fight, and feel relieved that we are so far to? ward the election without great blood? shed. You can judge nothing of parties here by parties in the North, for here it is race against race. And the black man who joins the whites suffers more at the hands of his race than does a v.hite man who joins the blacks. As I have before stated, you can no more get the idea into a negro's head that one of his race has a right to act with the Democrats, than you can get a gum-drop into a millstone. That whites should be Democrats they think perfectly right ai_d proper, ana they think none the less of them on that account; but for a black man to turn traitor to his race, and "go with the Dem? ocrats" fills them with, uncontrollable rage, or ratner rage that is only con? trolled by a consuming fear of the whites. And this does not always suffice, for they have been known to face drawn pistols to get a blow at a "Democrat"'-, negro." Altogether it is a very singular and a very disagreeable condition of things we find here. Intimidation of Negro Democrats. Mr. Redfield, the correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, has been travel? ing through South Carolina. His atten? tion seems to have been particularly at? tracted by the conduct of the colored people towards those of their own race who have espoused the Democratic cause. He gives as the result of his observation, that the negro who dares to take such a course, becomes to all intents and pur? poses an outcast; that the black Demo? crat is regarded as a traitor; that be is ostracised, denied the consolations of re? ligion by expulsion from churches, and persecuted and assailed upon all occa? sions. This plain, unvarnished statement, from the correspondent of a Republican paper, is proof, strong as holy writ, that negroes in the South are not intimidated by the rHtes. Men who are cowed and intimidated never dare to manifest their hostility to their opponents so plainly and aggressively. The negro is not so sternly independent, or formed of such heroic stuff, that he would insult and re? vile bis enemy were his own life or prop? erty endangered by his so dding. It cannot be denied that the negroes in the South have been eutirely under the tuition of Republicans since the war. Every idea of politics which they have is drawn from the teachings of Republicans. The negro is not naturally fanatical or intolerant; on the contrary, he is good natured and docile, pursuing his own course, and not disposed to interfere in the affairs of his neighbor. But the ne? gro is a child, with the strength and ca? pacity for mischief of a man ; and under the teachings of Republican politicians, he has become a violent and dangerous fanatic, lacking the intellect to see where unrestrained fanaticism will lead him. His nature has been changed; how much for the worse, we all know. Whatever persecution and ostracism may be visited upon the white Republi? can politician in the South, is but a nat? ural sequence of all this. The whites see that the negro has been transformed from a faithful, affectionate and tractable servant and friend, into a violent and vindictive foe. They know that he looks entirely to the white Republicans alone for instruction ; the inference is plain that be has got his new rules of conduct from that instruction. The white Democrat sees his person endangered and his property destroyed through the teachings or these Republi? cans; yet nowhere is the Republican denied the privilege of worshipping the Almighty in bis sanctuary ; nowhere is he assailed with brutal insults; and the most bitter of them can walk fearlessly, by day or night, without fear of a howl? ing mob at his heels. Let the riots and assaults upon colored Democrats, which are of daily occurrence in the South, and the experience of Mr. Redfield, speak for the tolerance and good feeling inculcated by the apostles of the party of moral ideas. The conduct and teachings of the two parties in the South are exhibited in contrast before the country. We are content to abide the decision of all non partisans for the vindication of the white {southerners.?Journal oj Commerce. TUE >E(tRO RIOT ? IN ASSEN:' - in m!{ Uni ?, Origin of the Trouble?IForbear ance of the white8?UnTTED States Troops on the Scene of; Action. -' , ? -n "?>? ?? '??if- 1)1** hJ:d f! ??, Special Dispatchct to the ChatliiUH Jkwt'Atid Couritr. Augusta, September. 18. Last Friday morning about 8 o'clock, at the Sil verton neighborhood, near Jack? son Station, on the Fort Royal Railroad, .two negroes made an assault upon Mrs. Alonzo Harley. Mr. Harley was at the time in the field at-work, and no one was in the house but a Son of Mrs. Harley, a youth of nine years, and an infant two or three years old. The negroes knocked Mrs. Harley down two or three times, intending to rob the house. The son did all he could to prevent the negroes from killing his mother, and when they turned to chastise him the. mother reached up and took down a double-barrel gun. The negroes thinking it loaded, fled. The neighborhood was alarmed, and a crowd gathered and went in search of the fugitives. They succeeded in finding one of the negroes, who was identified by j a son of Mr. Harley. Harley struck the negro with his fist, and when the negro ran he was fired upon and seriously wounded. He was. recaptured and taken to the house of Mr. Harley, and identi? fied by Mrs. Harley. -Ho was then taken off from the house, and; confessed the crime and gave the name of the man who was with him. The.wounded negro died last Saturday. . . -; .vri It was decided to arrest the accomplice, and a warrant was issued by a negro magistrate and placed in the hands of a constable, who summoned a-posse of white men to assist hirn iu making the arrest. When the posse assembled, it was as? certained that a body of negroes, num? bering about-one hundred and fifty, had assembled under arms about seven miles below, and had sent word that they would not surrender the accused. Two white men were thereupon sent forward to pre? vail on the negroes to disband, and allow the constable to make the arrest. When these two reached the spot they found thirteen negroes guarding; a log- hut. They informed the negroes of their er? rand, when the latter, together, .with oth? ers in the vicinity, set up a yell. . In less than a minute the negroes surrounded the young men, and pointing thoir guns at them, demanded their blood. ? Only by the exertions of the negro .captain were, the young men saved. The captain said he would never surrender' the negro charged ..with assaulting Mrs. Harley, unless he was permitted to accompany him "to Aiken. In the meantime, the posse came up and the constable demanded an interview with the captain. . je latter agreed, if the posse would not come up. The con? stable ordered the posse to fall back, which they did. The negroes seeing this thought they were retreating, advanced within fifty yards and fired a volley into their ranks, inflicting no damage, but the men were in a deep ditch; and recogniz their position, retreated to. the open ground.. .The negroes were coming on rapidly , when the whites fired on them, wounding three slightly. The negroes ran into the swamp. A messenger was sent for the negro magistrate, and, upon his arrival,, he advised the men to send four of their number to the negroes to demand the accused. This was done, but the negroes denied his presence among them, and agreed to disperse if the.: whites would, and said they would give up the accused if; he came to them. This -was accepted by the constable, and the whites began to disperse; but, fearing that the negroes would act treacherously,: they sent back two unarmed men to. ascertain if they were keeping their agreement.. These men returned, in an hour and reported that they were surrounded by negroes and were compelled .to. plead for .their lives. Reinforcements were then sent for. Fifteen men, while passing through a' deep cut, were fired upon by the negroes, and it was at first reported that three white men were killed, but. later accounts say this was not the case. This morning the negroes removed the bolts from the rails over a small stream on the Fort Roya^ Railroad, near Jack? son Station, and threw a freight train from the track. The locomotive and seven cars were thrown into the ditch. The negroes afterwards fired into the wrecked train. Cant. Fleming,. Superintendent of the Fort Royal Railroad, telegraphed tc Go v. Chamberlain requesting him to order Lieutenant Barnhardt, commanding the United States forces at Hamburg, to pro? ceed to the scene of the wreck to protect the laborers while repairing the track. Chamberlain telegraphed the Lieutenant to go; b t the latter, considering that Chamberlain had no authority in the premises, telegraphed Gen. Ruger for in? structions. It is understood that Gen. Ruger ordered him to rem.iin at Ham? burg. The nogroes are in force between the South Carolina and Port Royal Railroads. Col. A. P. Butler, with a force of whites, has gone after them and a battle is ex? pected to-night There is great excite? ment in Augusta. - The latest reports from the scene of the conflict show one white man was wounded and six negroes were killed yesterday.. . M. Augusta, September 19. This morning almost as many rumors as were circulated yesterday were flying about the city in reference to the troubles near Ellenton. A different report could be obtained at every street corner. At about 11 o'clock a telegram was received from a young man from this city, who was at the scene of the disturbance, to his employer, stating that a fight had occurred the night previous, and that two white men had been killed. A little later another telegram was received from an? other party announcing that Mr. John Williams had been killed and Mr. Sam? uel Dunbar wounded the previous day. During the morning several rifle clubs, mounted, from Edgefield County crossed the bridge and rode down Broad street towards Sand Bar Ferry, which they in? tended to cross on their way to Rouse's Bridge. Among these were Capt. Bussy's company, twenty-five men, and. Capt. Bohler's company, twenty men. Upon the arrival of the Aiken accommodation train we learned that the two companies of Federal troops at Aiken had received orders, on Monday night, to proceed at once to the scene or action, and at 10 o'clock in the evening they took up their line of march across the country for Rouse's Bridge. Three men from each company were left at Aiken in charge of the camp. The distance from Aiken to the bridge is about fifteen miles. At 8 o'clock the passenger train of the Port Royal Railroad left the city and proceed? ed to Ellenton, were, it met the hp train which reached-that point' the day .previ? ous from Port. Royal.' The [ first named train then returned to Augusta and the other to Port Royal, in order that the regular schedule might be resumed to? day. There w6fe rumors, that the train was compelled to returned to Augusta on account , of fighting going on along the LEGAL ADVERTISING.-We are compelled to require cub. p aym e o tt Io r ad rertlsi n g ordered by Executors, 'Admin[strators and'other fiduciaries, and herewith append tne rates for the ordinasr notices, which will only- be inserted^.wfctn the monoy-comes with the order: '' " Citations,'fwo'lnsertloni^ -. -? .?.< .?'.$8.00 Estate Notices, three insertions, ? ? 2M AUau?od, comm unicaUons iuu*t Ue-accouipantal by the true name and address of the writer. Re? jected manuscripts will .net be retunredfunjesa the necessary stamps are furrifshed to repay thc-jwst?ge thereon. " *S- We are not responsible for the views and opinions of our correspondents. All communications should be addressed(lo"Ed iiorVInte-ni^etleoV," and off bhedS<! ?r?rtrf.! money orders,.jfcs., shpujji ho m ade, pa^bte^cab eorde r Anderson, S. C. irri'e of t^V'^oalf.^^clch^'however, was noB tne1:c?seT f he'traiti'' returning merely for tne^rinQoni aWreVgivenc'1 A white man, named Johnv Williams, was am? bushed by the negroes, near Rouse's Bridge, on Monday, and killed. He was first, fired upon and wounded, and then beaten td'Hesth wiih cjubs.' Mr. Samuel Dunb'ar was severely Wounded. No regnlaf-fightitook place on Monday, but there were several skirmishes. A brisk conflict occurred at Robbins', on the Port Royal Road, this morning, be? tween a large body of negroes and a small force of whites^'The negroes final? ly retreated, leaving ? -several; of their number dead and carrying off their wounded. One white man, whose name I did not learn, was killed and several were wounded. I was unable to obtain any definite particulars. In the afternoon, the rifle clubs from Edgefield passed through this city on their way home. They reported that the two companies of Federal troops reached Rouse's Bridge early in the moruing. The officer in command had a. con fere nee with Col. A. P. Butler, and promised that if the whites would disperse and go home, he would disarm the negroes and assist the civil authorities in arresting those charged with crime, including Frederick Fort, the negro implicated in the assault on Mr?. Harley. With this understand? ing the clubs left the scene of the trouble and went home!' , When the troops arrived, the whites had the negroes, about three hundred in I number, surrounded, and would undoubt ! edly hawe captured the entire party. As they only desired to see the law enforced, however, they quietly retired from the field ana left.the blacks in control of the United States soldiers. It is positively known that six negroes were killed du? ring the trouble, ana it is said that others were shot in the several skirmishes. Si? mon Coker, an ex-member of the Legis-; lature, who was foremost in inciting the negroes to deeds of violence and blood? shed, was killed at Ellenton this morn? ing. On his person were found a num? ber of orders; written by himself, directed to negro captains, instructing them to be .certain to kill the engineers on the Port ; Royal' Railroad trains. There was also found-in one of his pockets a letter to Governor Chamberlain. Another prom? inent negro named Mink Holland was 'killed. Three dead negroes were lying on the grass near the wrecked train at Jackson on Monday night This after? noon the construction train sent out on Monday to repair the track at Jackson returned to the city. About a dozen young men, who went'down Monday morning, came back on the train: They reported that while the train was running through a cut this side of Ellenton they saw ? negro on the' bank above take de? liberate aim at one oi the number. They immediately fired upon him, and he threw up bis arms and fell. It is supposed that he was killed. Fifteen or twenty armed negroes were with him at the time. All along the road they saw bands of armed negroes, hut none? of- them,, with the ex? ception of the one named above made any demonstration towords the- train. The telegraph wire on the Port Royal Road was cut again Monday night at the . same point at which it was tapped Sun? day. It was repaired rhis morning. It is said that Coker had on his body a list of prominent white citizens who were to be killed and whose houses were to be bnrncd... The latest intelligence makes it very certain that twenty-five or.thirty negroes were killed on Monday. Six were killed at Jackson while attacking the Wrecked traim ? bu mdi '? This morning the lumber train left El lenton, and on approaching. Robbins was fired into by negroes. The train backed to Ellenton, took twenty white" menon7* board, and returned to Robbins. A fight ensued, and eight negroes were killed and several whites wounded. General Wade Hampton. . The campaign of 1876 has, 'since its opening, been one of great results. 1 It will be remembered many years to come not only for the historical event , which will mark its close, but for the episodes which illustrates its' progress. r General Hampton, who has been, so far, eminently successful in steering the ship of reform through the troubled and muddy waters of the present campaign, is, by his nomination for governor of ' South Carolina, the most prominent man I in the ranks of our Southern reformers. : This admirable man, regarded in his I entirety, estimated as a warrior, states ? I man and patriot standing in. a glorious j roll of great 'Americans,- deserves 'the mighty acclaim with which politicians, press and people have greeted his pas? sage from private into public life. It has been the privilege of his happy nature to cultivate a personal friendship withall classes of his countrymen, the colored people not excepted, so that his State has warmed towards him, as he is going to reach the culminating honor of his life, the honor to become the redeemer of his native State. This personal sympathy is as rare between a statesman and a nation as it is delightful. We consider General Hampton to be a masterly speaker; we call him, though we are blessed with many an' excellent orator, the best and most powerful speak? er of the campaign. His speeches are void of pretty gossamer phrases which might give them a certain but useless brilliancy; but they abound in honest, entreating language, which, coming from the heart, takes hearts by storm. His fine temper, natural dignity of thought and bearing, and his consummate fact in the adjustment of violent contentions, exert themselves with brilliant effect in the present campaign. He is never weary, is never caught napping by his foes; and if the people of South Carolina, seeing him thus brave, become more trusting and more hopeful everyday, who will blame them for it ? As the spring of the campaign is brightening into sum? mer, and the work of reform becomes rougher and more bard, we see him dou? ble his energies, and see the eye of every true South Carolinian follow admiringly his victorious course. His remedy for the wrongs of his na? tive State was heroic. He would leave a peaceful home, which gave him every? thing that can make a man happy, to ex? change it, led by the truest patriotism, with the perilous road of a political cam? paign. Whatever the results of his patriotic endeavors may be?his State will be proud of him and will guard his memory as a beautiful and sacred trust.?Journal of Commerce. ? It-is suggested that if "Sitting Bull" wishes to remain undisturbed this winter he must at once come put-for,.Hayes and Wheeleri. . ' t ,. ?.'"A Miss Post is the reigning beauty at Newport, and the young men want to ' tie to her." This is generally the fate of a rail pretty girl, and she has no de? fence. ? "I say," boy, is there, anything to shoot around here ?" inquired a sports? man of a boy he met "No, nothing just about here," replied the boy; "but . our. school.master is just over the hill,, there, .cutting birch-rods, Ton might; walk up and pop him over.'' , , ;