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? VOLUME Vii.-NUMBER 1063. CHARLESTON, S. C., MONDAY MOANING, JANUARY 25, 1869. FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK BY TELEGKAPH. EUROPE. THE POLICY OF GREECE. LONDON, January 23.-The adhesion of Oreooo to tbe protocol ol' tbe oonferonoe ?a con? sidered certain. THE SPANISH BE WE TB ADE -TROOPS FOTI CUBA. MADRID, January 23.-Tho government is considering the abolition of the slave trade between the oolonies. A transport with reinforcements for Dulce is nearly ready to sail. The noxb fleet will land at Santiago de Ouba. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT LAW. BERLIN, January 22.- The journalists of this city have held st, meeting and adopted an ad? dress to General Grant, President oleot of tho United States, fleing; him to propose to Con? gress tho passaic of a bill establishing an in? ternational copyright law between the United States and Germany. JAPAN. PROCLAMATION OF THE MIKADO-NO NORTHERN ARMY IN TUB FIELD-THE SOUTHERNERS ?IS ARMINQ-ARRIVAL OF TUE TYCOON'S BROTHES FROH PARIS-THE FINANCIAL TROUBLES-THE ASIATIC SQUADRON. SAN FRANCISCO, January 22.-Additional Jap? anese nows states that tho Mikado had issued a proclamation announcing, that peace reigns throughout the land. Ile justifies his opposi? tion to Satsuma. Tho Northern Princes open? ly disavow tho conduot of Admiral Enornatto in storming Makodadi and seizing several ot' tho Mikado's vessels of war. No Northern army is now in the field, and the Southerners aro dis baudinc. The troops which attacked and cap? tured Hakodadi were under the supervision of European officers, the Southerners offering but little opposition. Admiral Enomatto had issu? ed stringent orders to seize and confiscate for? eign vessels carrying troops and atores. Many breaches of neutrality by foreign ships had oc? curred. The Tycoon's brother, Monbontayo, arrived from Paris December 16th. Saon after he had an interview with the Mikado, and it is report? ed that he has been entrusted with a mission of peace to his brother.. Tho financial troubles of the Government of Japan are great. Paper currency is freely issued. The loreign mer? chants at Yokohama had requested their res? pective Ministers to protest against the is? sue of paper money, unless tho government keeps bullion sufficient on hand to rodoem it at sight. The Asiatic squadron flagship Piscataqua and thc Iroquois are at Hong Kong; tho Una dilla and Aroostook are cruising in the South China seas, and the Ashuolot and Oneida are at Eofe. CHINA. PROTECTION OF BELIOIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS AMERICAN MINEAS-P R O H I B I T I ON OF THE COOLEY TRADE. SAN FRANCISCO, January 20.-Advices from Shanghai, December 17, state: The Piscataqua, with Admiral Rowan, left on the 15th instant far Hong Kong via Amoy. The Iroquois left on the 9th for Hong Kong. Tbe Aahuelot lett on the 80th ultimo with sealed orders. There are no American guns on the north coast. All is quiet at Pekin. The Yang Chow affair is settled satisfactorily. The local authorities in power at thc timo of the outrage were dismissed and indemnity for the losses sustained by the missionaries paid. A proclamation has been issued by tho Chi? nese authorities, and extensively promulgated, setting forth that tho treaty requires tb it re? ligious establishments shall not be annoyed nor foreign travellers treated with disrespect, under heavy penalties. The missionary party has been invited back, including the female members, and formally reinstated, and the ringleaders of the riot severely punished by fines and banishmont. Mining operations at Chetoa were successful. Some valuable mines ware discovered. A par? ty of Americans were at work and expressed no fears of the Mandarin soldiery. Major-Gene? ral Brunker had assumed tho Lieutenant-Gov ernorship ol the colony, at Hong Kong. T. T. Medans, the British Consul at New Chong, had died suddenly. Tbe United States Consul at Hankow had caused the local government to issue a pro? clamation forbidding the Chinese to molest missionaries. The exportation of coolies from Mayo to Callao had been forbidden, inconsequence o1 cruelties perpetrated on the Chinese laborers in Peru. CUBAN AFFAIRS. PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION-RIOTS IN HAVANA. HAVANA, January 23.-lt is reported that the rebels are deceiving Yalmaseda by keeping a small force in his front, while they are moving westward with a largo force, and have reached Yilla Clara. Steamers have been engugod to bring Yalmaseda back. Travellers are annoyed by the severe pass? port regulations. Tho Banco del Commercio has resumed pay? ment. Seditious erica occurred during a perform? ance at Yilla Nueva Theatre. Many of the audience commenced singing a revolutionary hymn and a formidable riot ensued. The vol? unteers and police exchanged shots with the people, and many on both sides were wounded. There is intense excitement and more riots are expected to- day. CONaBESSIONAX,. THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPP08ET) % TO lil PROPOSED CHINOS IR THE BANKRUPT LAW-MANHOOD SUFFRAGE A DISTA8TEFUL SUB? JECT OF DISCUSSION. WASHINGTON, January 28-IM THE SENATE, a protest was reoeived from the New York Cham? ber of Commerce against the proposed ohango in the bankrupt law. A resolution donating cannon for the Lincoln monument, at Springfield, was passed. The Judiciary Committee reported a bill de? claring void the confiscation of property by tho rebol f tate B. The Senate agreed to the House amendment to the joint resolution for the removal of offi? cers in Virginia and Texas who cannot take the oath; and a further amendment reported by Wilsen, extending its provisions to Missis? sippi. It goes back to the House for concur? rence. Sherman's Railroad bill came up, but was postponed. The death of Hinds was announced from the House, and the Senate adjourned. 1? THE HOUSE, the entire day was devoted to the discussion of Boutwelrs bill for manhood suffrage and the enforcement of the Fourteenth amendment. al'JLMAB FROM THE WIRES. John H, Surrstt is in Rio Janeiro. m General Grant has returned to Washington. The Texas Convection has sent s delegation o/sereu to Washington to urge a division of that State. It was all a mistake about a Georgia recon? struct ion judge deciding that tho present gov? er nm ont of that State is illegal. A writ of quo wan anio has been served upon tho colored clerk of tho Superior Court of Chatham County, Ga. The customhouse in Bio Janeiro bas been entirely destroyed by Aro. Marchaud's hotel at Biver du Loup, Canada, wa8 dostroyed by firo on tho Md inst. Three of Mr. Marcha ud's eli il J ron and Mr. Wallace, a civil ongineer, woro bumed to dqath. A num? ber ot others wore more or loss injured. Tho < aso of Wkeolan, for tho murder of Hon. D'Arcy McGee, was up before tho Cauada Court of Errors and Appeals on tho 22d instant, on a motion for a now trial. Ton judges delivered elabora to opinions, fully reviewing tho oase. They stood four for and six against granting a new trial. Tho prisoner was ordered to be sont back to Ottawa jail. If a repriovo is not granted, Wheolan will be ?Moated the 11th of February. A defalcation of $40,000 is reported in the Fourth Now Jersey Collection District. A boiler explodod at Nowark on Saturday, killing ono person and \\ minding otliors. Tho American Consul at St. Thomas, under dato of tho 'Jtb instant, reports the island healthy. CONGltliSSIONAL JVOTJJ?. Tho action of the Houso of Reprcsantativos ou Thursday, in rejecting tho claims of Mr. Switzlor (Dem.) to his seat as a representativo from Missouri, and awarding the seat to Mr. Anderdon (Rep.) has caused a great deal of se? vere comment, and surprised alike Republicana and Democrats. At the last session ot Con? gress tho Committee ou Elections unanimously reported that Mr. Switzler waB legally elected? Tho oase was recommitted, and a few days ago the committee again reported that Mr. Switzler is entitled to the seat, two members only dis? senting. In the face of those facts, and not? withstanding tho remonstrances of Judge Po? land, Mr. Cook and othor Republicans, the House decided to give Anderson the se at. Mr. Whittemore, of South Carolina, took part in the debate on the admission of Mr. An? derson, and is reported as follows in the New York Tribune : Mr. Whittemore (Republican, S. C.) reviewed thc audition of affairs in the South. It was ono toing, he said, to pass reconstruction laws, but it was another thing to carry them out. A price had been set on the head of every promi? nent man who had dared to support these measures, and a mark s -t against his name. He was to bo dragged to slaughter by the otm Bpirators, who were not idle or sleeping. 'Ho (Mr. Whittemore) know that extermination was threatened by secret organizations, of all who dared .to espouse the causo of the Union. Those who exercised the privileges conferred upon them, did so at the peril of their lives. Bribery, and every other species of corruptior, had been resorted to by the traitors who pre? tend to submit to destiny, in order to strike ai the existence of the Union, and to overthrow the freedom which had been securer1. Loyal men ? ere not allowed the free exercise of the franchise without a struggle. False and illegal election returns were made, and other means resorted to for the purpose of defeat? ing the laws. In the Thud and Fourth Con? gressional Districts of South Carolina, loyal or? ganizations were broken up, loyal men bad been hunted night and day, and nameless outrages committed on women, and their houses destroyed by fire. Mr. Whittemore said that in Georgia, Louisiana, and other Southern 8 tates, such a system, of persecution of lin 1 men generally prevailed, as to show that tho spirit ot the rebellion had not yet been subdued. THC COURT OF CLAIMS. In tho Senat? on Wednesday, Mr. Robertsou, of South Carolina, introduced a bill to extend the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims to claims of loyal citizens against tho United States for the appropriation or destruction of their property by the army engaged in the suppression of the late rebellion. Referred to the C immittee on the Judmary. DISCRIMINATION. In the House on Thursday a number of bills granting pensions to various persons were sev? erally passed with little or no opposition. But when one was presented making a similar pro? vision for an old soldier residing in North Car? olina, whose loyalty was established beyond ail question, so much opposition was manifested as to necessitate the withdrawal ef the bill. This was twice done, and it was finaiiy put through on the third trial under cover of a similar proposition in favor of a resident of New York. MEXICO. Official notification has been received of the ratification by tho Mexican Congress ot tho treaty between that government and the United States. This treaty gives to the President the appointment of a commissioner to settle the so-called Mexican claims, and an agent or at? torney of this government. The former officer is to bo confirmed by the Senate, and tho Pres? ident will probably nominate a commissioner in a low days. THE FAG(FIC RAILROADS. The House Committee on the Pacific Rail? roads has under consideration and will proba? bly report favorably upon the proposition to aid in tho construction of t?vo more Pacific Railroad routes, a northern and a southern. Tho committee will recommend that the United States guaranteo the payment of interest on the bonds of the companies, and that gran ts of lands be made to the companies; also that the cost of the read be limited to sixteen thous? and dollars per milo. Senators from the Southern States held a oauous meeting on Friday, to consider what action they would take upon various proposed bills for aiding the Pacific Railroads, and it ia reported that they determined to favor the Southern route, or the Atlantic and Pacific tailroad. THE INAUGURATION BALL. Tho Washington correspondent of the Balti? more Gazette says : Tho papers announce that tho knot of sp?cu? l?t oi s who undertook the charge of the "unof? ficial ceremonies" at the approaching inaugu? ration have met with signal discomfiture. General Grant bas written a letter, disapprov? ing cf the demonstration. Without explana? tion, this untoward state of affairs would set people to wondering. It is the mission of a l'ai tn lui correspondent to unravel such myste? ries. Know, then, that the real reason of stop? ping this job is that it was ascertained that the negroes of this district and vicinity - male and female--had determined to bo present at all hazards, whether tho "ball" was held in the ..rotunda of the capitol" or elsewhere. "The chickens are coming home to roost." TOLERATION. Daring au interview with the Virginia "new I mpvoineut" committee, Congressman Bout woll said, there was DO disposition on the part of Congress to oppress the people Cf Virginia or of the South, but their experience in Geor? gia had convinced them that when the people who controlled the rebellion got into power, they were not disposed to deal fairly with the loyal portion of the population, either white or black. This being th? case, while Congreve was inclined to consider anything that might be preferred in a proper spirit by tho class al? luded to. yet its primary duty was to protect its friends. I WA? GLAD WHICH I ?A? AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE.-In a letter dated May 8, 1866. Mrs. C. M. Morse, of Rochester, N. Y., say? : "l have used othor first-class sowing machines, but never to nay own satisfaction; and I WM ?;lad when I had an opportunity to exchange or one of yours-which I have now used for several months. I flexi it so simple and easy to operate, that even a child ctn noe it: while tho beauty, evenness and elasticity ot the seam wno* ba excelled."-[To the Wttloox ? Gibbs S. M. Company? . imOM THE STATE CAPITAL. The Amendment ox* the Criminal L?w? The Savannah and Charleston Rail? road Company - The Militia mil County Commissioners-- Ctoneral I<cg lslatlon. [FHOM OU H O WH COIUIKSPON PKNT. ] COLUMBIA, S. C., January 28,1869.-The de? bate in tbe House of Represent ali.voa, on the bill to alter and amend the Criminal law has occupied tho attention of that body during almost the whole of three sittings, and will in all probability consume another day. Leaving out the discussion on this bill the proceedings ol Friday* may be thus briefly summed up : Mr. Tinsley presented tho petition of the Pres? ident and Corporators of tho Middle Saluda or Jones Gsp Road, for re-charter, which waB re? ferred. Smalls announced tho presence of Mr. Georgo M. WOIIB, recently elected member of the House of Representativos from Beaufort, to lill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna? tion of Mr. George A. Bonnott. Mr. Wells, who is a Northerner, who settled recently in Beaufort, and is spoken of as a young man of flue intellect, then appeared at tho Speaker's desk, was qualified and took his seat. At 12.80 P. M. the Houso went into Commit? tee of tho Whole, and, after some dobatc, tho chairman reported as follows: Tho Committee or Ihe Whole had under con? sideration tho amendment offered by tho gen? tleman from Charleston (DoLarge) to tho first section of tho hill "to alter au amend the criminal law," to wit: Insert after the word "number" in the first line, the words "rapo or burglary where the party attempts to take life by weapons of any kind, or by administering chloroform ?r any composition from which un consciousness or death may ensue," have agreed to report progress. Tbe House then adjourned to Monday. Tho special order in the Sonate on Friday was tho report of the Commit tee on Railroads on a bill to extend the provisions of an act en? titled "Au act for the relief of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad Company to the Havan? nah and Charleston Railroad Company." The report was read, and, on motion of Wright, laid on the table to take up the bill reported by the committee as a substitute, to wit: "A bill to enable the Savannah ond Charleston Railroad Company to complete their road." On motion of Mr. Hoyt, section two was amended by striking out tho following provi? so: "Piovided, That said bonds shall be severally guaranteed and endorsed by tho Northeastern Railroad Company and the Albany and Gulf Railroad Company." On motion of Mr. Hoyt, section three was amended by striking out, in tho sixth and seventh lines, the words "at the samo date as the said original guaranteed bonds," and in? serting in lieu thereof the words "in twenty years after the date thereof;" also, by adding to the seotion, after tho word guaranteed, the words "subject to the provisions of section six of this apt." Section six was also amended by striking out tho words "and their endorsement by the Northeastern Railroad Company and the Al? bany and Gulf Railroad Company." On motion of Mr. Coi bin thc bill was fur? ther amended by the addition of the following : SECTION 7. This act shall not bo of force un? til said Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company consent to the amendment of their charter so that tbe property of said corpora? tion shall be subject to taxation in conformity with section 2 ot' article 12 of the constitution, and said consent be certified under the seal of said company to the Comptroller-General and Secretary of State. Upon the hiing of said consent, the said charter shall be deemed and held to be modified in conformity with said section of the constitution. On motion of Mr. Leslie, the above section waB amended by the addition of tho folio win? ftroviso : "That no tax shall be assessed or evied upon said road until the same shall have been completed." The bill as amended was then agreed to, and ordered to ba engrossed for a third read? ing. Mr. Leslie, from the Committee on Railroads, to whom was referred the memorial of the Charleston Board of Trade, and tho petition of the eitizeas of Charleston relative to the re? building and completion of the Savannah and Charleston Railroad, reported back the same, with a recommendation that the prayers of the petitioners and memorialists be granted? On motion of Wright, tbe rules were Bus pended and tho reports considered immedi? ately. The question was taken on agreeing to the reports, and decided in the affirmative. ?wails, from the Committee on the Military, to whom was recommitted a bill to organize and govern the militia of So*1*1* Carolina, with instructions, reported back the same, with a recommondation that the bill do pass, with sundry amendments. The Senate proceeded to the consideration of a bill to increase the salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Court ?nd of the Cirouit Judges, which ?as indefinitely postponed. Swails moved that the voto whereby the Senate indefinitely postponed the further con? sideration of the bill be rescinded. Mash moved to lay the motion of the senator from Williamsburg on the table. Pending the consideration of the motion of | the senator from Richland, the president an? nounced the hour for the consideration of the special order for one P. M., which was a bill to authorize the renewal of State stocks or bonds. The bill was taken up for a second read? ing. Rainey moved that it be postponed to, the next regular session of the General Assembly. Pending tho consideration of the motion to postpone, the president announced the hour arrived for the consideration of the second special order, which was a bill to enable the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company to complete their road. The bill was then taken up, considered by sections, and agreed to aa previously reported. IK THE SENATE to-day Mr. Hoyt presented the petition of John T. MoAlhaney, of Coileton, for tbe removal of his political disabilities. Mr. Corbin, from the Committee on the Ju? diciary, to whom was referred a bill to amend an act entitled "An act to define the dulles and jurisdiction of "County Commissioners," re? commended that it be laid on the table. In the report on the bill the committee say : As to section three of the proposed aot, giv? ing County Commissioners six hundred dollars per annum, your committee most emphatically dissent. There seems to provail a most erro* neons impression as to the powers and duties or County Commissioners, although these have been most carefully denned by law. These officers are expected only to exercise a general supervisory control over certain affairs in the county, and such control only in the ev?nt that certain town officers neglect or refuse to per? form their duties. (Bee Section -, act to or? ganize townships.) After the organization of townships is com Sleted it is difficult to see in what their large uties will consist. It was never expected or intended that they would meet, daily, or oven weekly. It is difficult, to see (except, perhaps, on extraordinary occasions) why they should meet oftener than once a month. The office wa? never designed to be one of Sroflt or emolument, but one or character and ignity. Ihe duties attached to it, when pro? perly understood, will not ordinarily interfere with the engagements of any ordinary bu d nosB man. The meetings of tho board can best be compared to the meetings in this Slape ot the officers ot municipal bodies, who receive no pay whatever. Tour committee are awain: that ideas widely different from these prevail with many of the County Oommissoners of the State; but your committee attribute these mis? taken notions to the faot that the office is new in thc State; and, second, that so much pav has already been aile wed to these officers, it being a. pei diem, they are anxious to meet as often as possible, and thus increase the emolu? ments of the office. The General Assembly should apply a corrective to this abuse. Tour committee cannot recommend any change in the pay of these officers, but do re? commend, and at sn early day will ask leave to bring in a bill for that pm pose, that they be restricted in the number of per dionis to be al? lowed annually; and, further, to provide for their removal from office for neglect of duty or tbs abuse of their powers. The report was ordered for consideration on Monday, Afr. Jilleen, from the Committee on Engross? ed Bills, reported as duly and correctly en grassed* anff ready for a third reading, a bill io ?nable the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Compon/ to complete their road. Mr. Hoy t moved thai tho role? lo suspended, and the bill be taken up for a t'u ?Q reading. Objeotion being made, tho r : art was order? ed for consideration on Monda ? Mr. Oorbin gave notioe that l ; will on Mon? day, or somo subsequent day, sk leave to in? troduce a bill confirming anet validating tho Municipal eleotion in the City oji?harleston. The Senate prooecded to the consideration of tho unfinished business, boinj. A bill to in? crease the salaries of tho Bupjomo Court and of the Cirouit Judges, when th?} further con? sideration of the bill was positioned for five days. On motion ofSwaits, the Sena*! took up for a socond reading and consideration a bill to amend section ono hundred an thirty -nine of an act providing for (bo assessE^-rat and taxa? tion of property. t \ On motion of Wright, the furt,,;r considera? tion of the bill was indefinitely p>stponod. On motion of Mr. Corbin, the Kennte took up for a second reading and consideration, a bill to determine tho value of conducts niado in Confederate States notes or theiI equivalent. Mr. Corbin moved to amend frctioa one in the second lino, printed bili, by Insert ina; be tweeu the words "notes" and' "issued" tbe words "or with reference to Confederate States notes as a basis of value." t A discussion ensued, participated in by Mr. Corbin and Rainey. Bainey moved that the further consideration of the bill ba postponed and nvj 'n the special order for one P. M. OD motion, tho Senate adjourned at half-past two P. M. ON THE WINO. Abbeville-A Beautiful V Klage-Law ansi Order-Hospitality-?otbodlst Conference-Bishop Wightman-Dr. Whitefoord Smith-methodist Preach? ers-Trade-Cotton-Business Firms The Old Order and the New. a Pardon mo, Mr. Editor, and Moa ai ours and Mesdames, tho readers of THE NEWS, if I wing my flight somewhat slowly, and thor? oughly digest my impressions before I share them with you. Ahboville, next in ordor on my itinerary, is distinguished with % white mark. The memories thereof are phasing, and ar J indollibly engraved ou tho convolutions of my cranial hemispheres. Abbeville is unquestion? ably ono of the fiuest, that is roost beautiful, villages in South Carolina. Indeed I must confoea to a pleasant surprise *ut the general appearance of the town, at t!;.o number and beauty of its stores, private residences and or? namental grounds. The courthouse is a sub? stantial and ornamental strut, .uro, and the Episcopal Church the handsomest iu the State, I think, outside of Charleston and Co? lumbia. The other two churches, the Methodist or Presbyterian, however, in my humble opin? ion, have nothing to boast in.- architectural beauty or symmetry. I was surprised to find so many evldonoes of a high order of civiliza? tion, of intelligence, education and social re? finement. My surprise will be .explained in a measure when I state that thjg was my first visit, and I had but recently rfC-d the messa? ges and proclamations of Governor Scott, in which I was led io believe that Abbeville was tho home of ruffianism and outlawry; that there was no respect for tho taws, and that none but a Democrat dare open his mouth there. Now, I have a most Christian defer? ence to the powers that be, and dislike ex? ceedingly to differ in opinion fr rm a man who baa authority to print proclama [ons in all the newspapers, headed with the y ' t-ot-arms of tho Stato and countecsigned^js. that other Ililli o^HolcJ, tho Hzsz itamy Ni>T^BBar?V&?? ll??- ? truth must be told: I slate it as my deliberate conviction that I think Governor Scott is mis? taken; that tho people of Abbeville are just as peaceable, orderly and law-abiding as the citi? zens of any other district or county in the State, and I think the Governor will so find it. I was shown the very spot at Hodge's Depot where Randolph was killed. I saw several gen? tlemen who witnessed the deed. They sea these men dismount, hitch their horses, go to the cars, shoot Randolph, then with pistols in their hands deliberately walk backwards to? ward their horses, mount and ride away. They did not know a single one of the three men. This 1 was told again and again by persons living in tho vicinity, all of whom had heard these eye-witnesses tell thia, and they firmly be? lieved it. How, say they, was it possible to arrest these murderers when th jy ware well armed and of course determined to sell their lives as dearly aa possible, and no one present prepared for such conflict? If the people present at thia murder had been the most "loyal" in tbe United States (and there is no evidenoe that they were not), I do not seo how they could have acted otherwise than as they did. I see by the paperB that one Talbot, who had been suspected of complicity in this murder, has been arrested. The people of the district j were harshly spoken against, in public and in private, by the Executive of the State, beoause ; Talbot was allowed to bo at large. Now, I have met no one who knows anything of Talbots participation in the Randolph murder, though I heard that ho waa not a man of peaceable reputation. During the war he was a deserter, und defied tho enrolling officers again and again. And although the sympathies of the community were then unquestionably against him and with the enrolling officers, he suc? ceeded, hy one means or another, in evading their vigilance, and keeping out of the army. Ton will not be surprised, th on, to hear that this man waa at large, months even after the Gov? ernor suspected him of being pariioeps orim inig in the Randolph affair. Be it remember? ed, moreover, that I saw no one who knew of snob complicity or connection on the part of Talbot. And beoause a few bad men in a community break the laws, sud, favored by circumstances, get away, the whole county must be scolded with messages and proclamations, threatened with martial law and negro militia, and finally with a bran new act of the Legislature giving the Attorney ipr the State power to ohango the ven? ue, when in his judgment he deems it necessary, in order to convict apolitical (or quasi- political) prisoner; a maasdte reserved for the aeoond half of the nineteenth century, in free and Re? publican America, though unknown in the darkest period of the middle ages, and in the most arbitrary of despotic governments. Juries nave been p&oked oro now, but not under the tegis of a constitution seounag its State "a Re? publican form Of govern mont." However, I seo by the powapapsra, that his Excellency the Governor bas thought better of the mat tor, and no longer forer* the measure. Bx?uso this long digression. I was fortun? ate in baino; at Abbeville during the session of tbs South Carolina Confortons of the Motho diat Episcopal Church, South, and thus had: the bett possible opportunity of witnessing the large, whole-souled, Christian hospitality, for which others, more familiar with the place and its people, have long known the latter famous. The town was full ot preachers. There were old preachers and young preachers, large preachers and small preachers, big preaohers and little preaohers; some married and some single, some good-looking and soma who were .not; but old sud young, foi and lean, c,"nn* -- smal!, they all appeared is fine spirit.^ and in the very best of good humor, enjoying to the fall the annual reunion, .the brief interval of test and freedom from tbs weight and care of parochial daly, sad the renewal of good fol low ship botwoen the preachers themselves, as well as between thain and their hospitable en? tertainers. It was my good fortune to hear Bishop Wightman, of your oity, preach on Sun? day morning; and although ho labored under a severe affection of tho throat, and evidently spoko with diffloully and even pain, the great? ness of the occasion seemed to endow him with superhuman strength, and ko aoon soared un? trammelled intj the lofty hoighto ol Gospel truth, carrying with him in full syiupathy tho entire congrog,dion, a large number of whom were preachers, who keenly onjoy thi* roQuod and elevated ploasuro of listening annually to tho Bishop's Cenferenco sermon. As the roadors of THE NEWS wore in lon nod at tho time, by your attentive corrospondont, of tue proceedings of tho Conference, I neod say nothing further about it, though I feel much tempted to say a few words about tho fine ef? fort of your former fellow-towusman, Rov. Whitefoord Smith, D. D., for many years tho Chrysostom of this Conference. Ho is now ono of the professors of Wofford College, Spartan burg; but although not in regular charge of any church, bis many Charleston friends will bo pleased to hoar that ho has not buried his talent, and that lui is as "golden-mouthed" as in days of yore, when, with his oloqueneo, ho used to entranco those crowded congregations of Sunday nights in Trinity and Cumberland. The South Carolina Conference, though it may not boost of many "star'' preachers, can show as fine and solid a body of mon, as any ecclesiastical org.miz?ion I kuow of, com? posed of a similar number of ministers. Many of them are regular college graduates; tbe groat majority are men of education; though their education proper, thoir professional train? ing, may be said only to oommence with their entrance into the itinerant ministry. The world has never known a better school of ora? tory, I mean, of extempore speaking, than the Methodist circuit pulpit. As they aro, more or less, all of them, self-made men, they gen rally partake of the virtues and the foibles of the autodidaktoi. Thoy are original, moro or less eccentric, self-possessed and self-reliant; seldom oommon-plaoo, never stupid. How? ever, I must not forget that I am not writing an essay on Methodist preachers, else I shall fill two columns with what I should '-ko to Bay on this subject. Abbeville village has not gro^TX of late years os many other plaeos in the central and upper part of the State. Much of the trade of the county, say within eight or ten miles of the river, goes to Augusta. Somo I hear, from this district, even go to Augusta with wagons. Then, again, as Abbeville is abjut eleven miles from the main trunk of the Greenville Rail? road, muoh trade goes to Hodge's Depot on that road. Then there are Groonwood, Ninety six, Cokesbury and Newmarket, places of more or less note, long established, each one of which is receiving its share of cotton. New? berry also receives some of the trade of Abbe? ville county. Abbeville Courthouse last year is estimated to have received about eight thousand bales of cotton, while Hodge's Depot shipped about five thousand bales. I have no data by whioh I can estimate the present production of cotton of the county. The census of 1860 gives it at 21,977 bales, exceeded only by Barnwell (23,490) and Edgeflld (27,197.) At that time Abbeville bad .n, pt ?pula t hui . of J2J185. of, whom 20,602 were slaves. Th..? improved lands are put down at 238,000 ac: os, and those unimproved at 852,000. Cash value of farm lands $5,938,000. Abbeville bo?atu o? two papers, the "Ban? ner" and the "Press," both well edited, and thoroughly reflecting the public opinion of the county. The principal business f rms here are: J. Knox & Co., Trowbridge & Co., Fowler Sc McDonald, J. J. Cunningham, Miller & Robin? son, White, Smith & Co., A. M. Weir, Dr. E. Parker, and Dr. W. T. Penny. There ar? two hotels here, one of which, the Marshall House, is kept by Mr. Mays. Abbcvillo is the place of residenoe of Judge Wardlaw, of Hon. Armisteed Burt, of Colonel Perrin, of General McGowan, and of many other gentlemen distinguished heretofore in the field, the forum, and in the councils of the State and of the country. Their voice now is silent, but their presence still is felt; and the time, I hope, my dear readers of THE MEWS, will ere long come when their counsel will not be passed by unheeded simply because it is th? voice of age, wisdom and experience. Stupidi? ty must yield to intelligence, ignorance to education, sans-cullottes and proletariot to men of wealth and station. It has ever been thus, and will ever so continuo, though the order of a thoustn 1 years may be reversed for a brief apace of tim 3, the ro.-mlt of a species of political earthquake. BIRD'S-EYE. THE NEWS AND THE PORT ROY AZ, RAILROAD. [From the Courier of Saturday.] Messrs. Editora - An editorial in THE CHABX&STON NEWS, of the 16th instant, makes a vigorous asstult upon the Port Royal Rail? road. No doubt the movement is altogether distasteful to THE NEWS, and we are not at all surprised that ii oap see nothing good in it. Its sarcasm we will endeavor to bear, but it? argument we propose to sift The "barren" through whioh the road is to run is the valley of the Savannah River, the most fertile cotton region of South Caroling, and all this cutt >n goes not? to Savannah by ?teamer, because there is no way of getting it to Charleston. This road proposes to bring all the cotton and other producta grown ' between Angosta ?nd Lawtonville to Charleston-it is all lost to .the State now. The " wiaoac es" who advocate tho road are certainly not working to throw the forty millions of money now invested in real estate ia Charleston into the sea. If Charleston is to lose ber present prestige by the building of thia roa t, why lt is the clear? est evidence of the wisdom of its projectors. If Charleston is to diminish, whioh we do not admit or desire, why that would DO proof posi? tive that Port Royal was the place. We will not retaliate. Wo will not follow tho example of rn E NEW - and make an assault upon glo? rious old Charleston. Wo love and venerate her too much for that, and wo do not admit that this feeling is exceeded in us, oven by the now born zeal of the new born citizens who edit THE CHELESTON Nowa. We love Charles? ton, but we love South Carolina more. Small in territory, small in population, surrounded by large and powerful States, how is she to maintain her relative position to her sister States unless she has commercial supremacy; how is siio to acootrjplisb.this either by increas? ing her commercial facilities through Charles? ton, or if that oannot bs done, why then go to Port Royal. The' proprietors of the Port Royal Road com? menced their work upon that road by begin? ning at the Savannah and Charleston Railroad, ana graded tofty-four miles in the direction ol Augusta. In the first instance it was to be a feeder to the Savannah and Charleston Rill road, and if Charleston could maintain her commercial superiority, there would be no necessity to go to Port Royal ; but in case it was essential to South Carolina and tho South that theta should be a great mart where the freat ships of. all nations might outer, why here is Port Royal within twenty-five mite? ol the Savannah and Charleston Railroad. I do not address the interested men who fear this measure, but I appeal to the men of the South who look to and hope for ber orosnevitv. and ask them if there is any thing sordid or chime? noal tu the project. A writer tat the Augusta Constitutionalist, a fow day? ago, in discussing this Port Royal Road, makes a statement whioh trill apply to the whole South and Wast? He ?aya that a per ooix desirous of going to Havana or California via Panama, from any portion of the South or Weet, has to go first to New York in order to reach the steamers that sail for those places. After travelling turee days to New York aud throe days on the steamer ho is within ono hundred miles of the point ho should have em? barked from (say Charleston), and the reamen of this long detour is that tho stoamors that ply botweon these points are of such great draft that thoy cannot enter any port south of Capo Hatteras except Port Kaya), and that if there was a road to Port Royal a person could leave Chicago at the same time tho stoamcr leaves New York and intorcept her at Port Royal, thus saving the voyage from Now York to Port Riyal. THE NEWS is very much couoornod at this profligate expenditure ot money hy the State: br t theie is no money spent-only the credit of the State is asked for-and this credit is to induco tho-o "Northern speculators" to invost their capital in the ?tate. Is thore nothing in this? Sixteen hundred thousand dollars to bo spotit on an enterprise in SouUi Carolina, and this money to be brought from other Statos. Must not this large expenditure of mosey in building up a permanent and progressive im? provement in tho State be worth the risk that is asked of the General Assembly? Tho poople who live along tho valley of the Savannah River, from Port Royal to Walhalla, think that this project han some merit in it. But it will not do. THE CHAULKBTON DAILY NEWS does not fancy it. A NATIVE. COTTON XiV ENGLAND. Tho Loudon Shipping Gazotto of Saturday, January 9-the latest date iecoived by mail has tho following interesting artiolo : The course of the cotton trade during ima was simply one of progression. In all depart? ments considerable activity was apparent. The quantities taken for homo consumption were Urge, and the mauufactaro of cotton goods was oa a most oxtensivo scale. Prices, therefore, advanced, and till quite the close of the year all descriptions were held with great firmness. Those who calculated upon a con? siderable declino in tho quotations as the re? sult of nearly an average crop in the United States in 1867, have been greatly disappointed. But what has really occurred in the market to depreciate the value of cotton? Tho increase in tho consumption, as far as regards the Liverpool market only, has been equal to 282, 750 bales; spinners generally, from the m menso number of orders ooming forward, have ope? rated with great freedom, and the pries of cotton has steadily advanced, lu order to show more fully the position of the trade as regards price, we may observe that the weekly average value of middling Now Orleans cotton, for ten years prior to the American war, was 6Jd. The average last year was lO^d. per pound. We have long contended that nothing short cf two heavy crops in America could possibly reduce the quotations more than 2d. per pound. We aro still of the same opinion, because the wants of the world are increasing, and because, in a general way, they can only bo met on safe principles at low prices. The last crop of cot? ton in America will, no doubt, be found fully equal to 2,700,000 bales, and the produce in India will be fully equal to most former sea? sons. Still, a large growth, will not, at our present rate of consumption, have any material influence upoq the quotations. The accounts for Liverpool, made up to the 31st ult., show the following results: Consumption Dec. Actual Con- Actual 4c Kzport Total 31. MOCKS, sumption. Export, combined. Imports 1867..447,460 2,469,360 835,610 3,294,770 3,223,276 1808. .362,340 2,742,010 706,212 3,488.222 8,326,543 lacrease 1868 . 282,760 _ 163,452 193,267 Decrease do...9*,12J .... 129,298 . Des. Mid. Fair Fair 1st 3<)'s 8% lb 31. Orleans. Egypt. Dbol. Water Twist Shirt gs 1867.7% IX 5% 12% 10 0 1868.ll 11X 8? 16% 10 6 Advance 1868 .3% 4 3% 2% ? fi. The actual stocks, as will be eoen, are very moderate for the time of year. Fortunately foe the spinners anderoanutactnrers of cloth, the exports ot cotton last year were 12?7*9? bales less than in 1867. -Had they been on th? inorease, the price of middling New Orleans cotton at the close of 1868 wosld have been fully ls. per lb. In 1848 ..rn diing New Orloans cot? ton was selling as low rs 4d. per lb., owing to its abundance. Now it is worth lld. par lb. Upon the strength of the latter figure, the growers in America will make great efforts to increase their cultivation. They may do so with perfect safety, since it is evident that we shall not be likely to see their produoe down to 6d. per lb._ AF F AULS IN TBE STATE. .Jconee. There was a fire ' in Walhalla on Sunday mornmg. It broke out in the schoolhouse, formerly the American Hotel. No harm was done. Rlemlsmd. A new ginbouse containing twenty-four bales of cotton, belonging to Mr. James T. Jeter, about three miles from Santao, was destroye d by an incendiary fire on Thursday night, the 21st. The loss is (4000. .rangeburg. The News says : We believe it is universally admitted at this time that our eitizens are more peaceable, law-abiding, and hence, more sensible than those of any other countv in the State. Abbeville. The Press says : We learn that the com? mittee appointed at the public meeting on sale-day last, consisting of Colonel R. A. Fair, Dr. J. W. Hearst, A. C. Hawthorn, Esq., and James McCaslan, Esq., had an interview with the Governor during tho past week, from which we tr ua I that good results may ensue. At the Biiggcbtion of these gentlemen wo learn that the Governor has appointed some fifteen or more competent magistrates in our district, and we trust that henceforth a better under? standing will exist between our officials and the Executive Department. Chesterfield. The Democrat says : Our streets have, du? ring the past week, presented somewhat the appearance or the good old times when Che raw was a thriving town. A considerable num? ber of cotton wagons were in the streets, and merchants crowded about them with their sampling instruments. The very sight seem? ed for awhile to give new life to everybody. We understand that efforts are being made to open a route from Choraw to Laurel Hill, via Gibson's Store, in Richmond County, N. C., with fair prospects of success. It is greatly needed. A large portion of country, thick? ly settled with intelligent business mon, is out off from regular mail communication with the rest of the world by the negleot to establish this route. It is a great mistake In the PoBt oflice Department to shut off so much of the country from those facilities, and we hope the member from that Congressional District will take thia matter in hand. Georgetown? Tho store of Edward Rainey was broken into on Monday night. The thieves bad all tho goods tn the store packed up, but an alarm eing given, they made off without the plunder. The Times says: Weare pleased to hear that application has been made to the Legis? laiure for a renewal of the charter of the Georgetown Railroad, preparatory, we trust, to more vigorous efforts with a vie v to the com? pletion of the same. The road has beon al? ready graded to the N. E. II. lt., and it would require no very great outlay of oapHal to Amish it at that point. If we desire to make George? town a market for the produots of the interior aud establish steam communication' with Northern porta, the road must be built. We have Hufiiciont water on our bar to accommodate vessels of convenient sise, and alf of the facili? ties for making our town an important com? mercial mark. The dwelling of Mr. William St. J. Mazyck, on Wacoamaw, waa barned down on Thursday. The Times says : Thia waa perhaps the fl no eat residence on Wacoamaw, being valued at several thousand dollars. We are glad to learn that Mr. M. waa successful in saving al) of his furniture aud household goods ana chattels, and to muoh praise cannot be awarded to the colored people, who were so uniformly kind and assiduous in their efforts in lending their aid and rescuing from the flames every article of valud. . _ ' BO 8 A DA LIS Purifies the Blood. W& Istia fey Druggists Mvevsrwfcarci Joky 38 Dec Ul FOR BOSTON-DESPATCH LIN E. THE FIRST-CLASS SCHOONER 8. k E. CORSON, BROWN, having portion cirgo en igaged, will load wita dispatch. For ongage ?iu ms, apply to Januarys_WILLIAM ECHO H k BO. VDU BOSTON. THE FINE SCHOONER SARAH CUL? LEN, CSBSON Mast-r, having two-third a of bor cargo ready to go on board, will be dls ip itched for the abovo port For Freight of '200 bales Cotton, or its equivalent In bulli, upply to COURTENAYk TRENHOLM, January 25 mwfS_ Uulou Wbarvott. FOU NEW YUKK-MKlltHaNTS' LINE. THE REGULAR PACKET SCHOONER ROBERT CALDWELL, MocoivafAOK Mas? ter, w ill load for tho above ort. For Freight iMuagemouts apply to January 21 WILLIAM ROACH Jr CO. PUR PHILADELPHIA-EXPRWiSS LINE. THE FINE SCHR. E. H. FURBER, 1 COBB Master, having nearly all uer cargo leufjugod. will sail :n a few days. Fo: ba - .lance of Freight, apply <o H. F. KAKER k CO., January 23 N >. 20 l'umberiand-atroot. FUR BOSTON. THE FINE SCHOONER ANNIE E. OLoVi lt. having g.-.ater part of har cargo i engaged and ??olug on board, will load with i dispatch for thc atrovt port. For Freight engagements, apply to January 22_T. TUPl'F.it & HONS. FOR LIVERPUOli. THE FIRST CLASS DANISH BARK ^KAMMA FONDER, KEOGH Master, having >part of cargo engaged, will have di-ptach. . For Freight engagements applv to WILLIS k CdlbOLM, January 8 Imo North Atlantic Wharf. FOR LIVERPOOL. jr^VW THE NEW AND STRICTLY Al 8PAN ..g03K>I*H -SHIP "PEDRO PLANDOLir," AMEN ^JI^HKyoUAr. Master, having lartfo part of her cargo engaged and going on board, will load with dispatch. For further Freight engagements apply to W. P. HALL, January 8 15 Brown k Co.'a Wharf. .FOR LIVERPOOL. -jjrrx- THE Al CLIPPER BARK LIZZIE H., r&|Zgjfc^8putNG, Master, having about two-thirds ijBKgsyof her car^o engaged and Komg on board, .????"will have dispatch for the abovo port. For freight engagoinents, apply to January 6 STRtiET BROTHERS k CO. FOR LIVERPOOL. THEFIBST d,ASS BRITISH BARQUE >W. G. PUTNAM, RICKARD Master, having >a large part of her cargo engaged, wUl load ?with dispatch. For balance freight engagements, apply to WILLIS & CHISOLM. December 21_North Atlantic Wharf. EXCURSION AROUND THE HARBOR. THE EAST SAILING YACHT MAQOIE MITCHELL, having been thoroughly refit? ted, is now prepared to take parties to all points of interest in and around the Har? bor of Charleston, on reasonable terms. For passage apply at No 81 EAST BAY, or to the Captain on board at Boyce's Wharf. January 19 6* EXCURSIONS AROUND THE HARBOR. THE FINE, FAST SAILING AND COM? FORTABLY appointed ya ;ht ELBs.NO R will resume ber trips to historic points tn the harbor, and will leave Government Wharf daily at Ten A. M. and Three P. M. For Passage, apply to THOMAS YOUNG, December 18 3mo Captain, on Board. FAST FREIGHT LINE TO AND FROM BALTIMORE, PHILADEL? PHIA, WASHINGTON CITY, WILMINGTON, DEL., CINCINNATI, OHIO, ST. LOUIS, MO., AND OTHER NORTHWESTERN CITIES. THE FAVORITE AND 8WIFX Siraw Steamship FALCON, JESSE D. Ho ns EY Commander, will sail (br Baltimore on IUESDAY", the 20th of January, at Four o'clock P. M., from Pier No. 1, Union Wharves. d :1;/?is, J^v^S^to*. J^i'vo ^ nromntlv via "Baltimore, Wilmington and.Ph.jalciphia Railroad. ' For Freight or passage, apply to COURTENAY k TRENHOLM. January 23_3_Union Wharves. FOR NEW YORK. REG ULAR LINE EVER T THUR8DA Y PASSAGE REDUCED TO SIB. THE SIDE WHEEL 8TEAM8HIP MAGNOLIA, Captain M. B. CBOW EU>, will leave Vsnderhorst's Wharf _i on THURSDAY AFTERNOON, Janua? ry 28th, at Four o'clock. RAVEN EL St CO., January 22 Agents. FOR LIVERPOOL. THE FIRST-CLASS IRON STEAM? SHIP STAT I RA, capacity 1R00 bales cotton, ROBERT T. WAY Command? er, ls now receiving Freight, and will sail on 26th instant. For freight engagements, apply to January 15 WM. C. BEE k CO. DIRECT STEAM COMMUNICATION BK TWEEN CHARLESTON AND LIVERPJOL. CHARLESTON AND LIVERPOOL STEAMSHIP LINE. THE FIRiT CLASS AND POPU? LAR Iron Steamship "GOLDEN HORN," HARRY C. MOBEATH Com ,mauder, is now on her passage to this port from Liverpool direct, and is expected to arrive on or about the Kith instant, to sail hence for Liverpool on first Fobruary. For Freight or Passage apply to ROBERT MURE k CO. January ll Boyce's Wharf. TRAVELLERS PASSING THROUGH CHARLESTON EN ROU TETO FLORIDA. AIKEN And other places, should not fat SSW to lay in their supplies of PROVIS . IONS. OLARE'IS. CHAMPAGNES CORDIALS, BRANDIES, WHI8 KIES, WINES. CANNED MEATS, SOUPS, kc. Pates of Wild Game and Devilled Ham for Sand . Wiehes and Luncheons. JlcySend for a catalogue. WM. 8. CORWIN A CO., No. 275 King-street, Between Wentworth and Beaufain, Charleston, S. C. Branch of No. 901) Broadway, corner 20thstreet, New York._Octobera8 FOR BRUNSWICK, GA. r* -?tr*?? THE STEAMER "DICTATOR," jBafS?BS??C Captain CHARLES WILLEY, will touch at this point every Wednesday, leaving savannah at Nine A. M., and on her return trip will touch there on Saturday Afternoon, arriving back at Savannah on Sunday Morning. J. D. AIKEN A CO., November 24_Agents. FOK PA LAT K A , FLORIDA. VIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA AND JACKSON VILLE. THE FIR&T-OA8S STEAM BB _ DICTATOR, Captain CHAS. Wnxrar, wUl sall from Charleston ever.' luetday Evening, st Eight o'clock, tor the above pointa. The first-oUss Steamer CITY POINT, Captain Wat. T. MCNELTY, will tail from Charleston overy Satur? day Evening, at Eight o'clock, tor above points. Connecting with the Central Railroad at savannah for Mobile and Ne n Orleans, and with the Florida Railroad at Fernandina for Cedar Keys, at which point steamers connect ?nth New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola. Key Weat and li-vana. Through Bills La din ? given for Freight to Mobile, Pensacola and New Orleans. Both steamers connecting with H. S. Hart's stemm' ers Oclawaha and Origin jW Silver Springs and Lakes, Griffin, EusUs, Harris and Durham. AH freight o >yaole on the wharf. Goods not removed at ?unset will bs stored at risk and expense of owners. For Freight or Passage eugagemet t, apply to J. D. AIKEN ls CO., agents, >outfa Atlantic Wharf. N. B.-No extra charge for Meals and staterooms . Steamer City Point will touch at SU Mary's, Ge o. going and returning each week. November ai_1 ?LAND MOUTKT TICKETS TO FLORIDA. CHARLES ION AND f> VVANNAH Sl'lSAM PACKET LINE, VIA EDI8XO, BEAUS OR? AND HILTON HEAD, CONNECTING WITH TBE ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD AND CONNECTIONS FOR ALL POINTS IN FLORIDA. TBE KINE, FAST STEAMER PILOT BOY, Osptaln FENN PBO*. will leave Charleston e.n MONDAY and 1 HUHS?AY MORN INQS at Eight o'clock Returning, will leave havannah TUESDAY MORNTNOS at fright o'clock, and Feto A Y AvnuwooM at Two o'clock,?toue,biQg <%t Edlato on IttunsBAY trip ieam Chart????. ai ffisr?? A. Si., and leaving Kdiiro at Nine A. M , SAUT"***" ~? - torn trip. The steamer \ ill touch at Bluff ?on and OM ?ol rn's, each way, even two weeks, commencing with trip, of January 21st For Freight tr P25*~.r? to JOHN FERGUSON, January ll fcoeoaaMfrisin Wharf..