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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE CRISIS IN THE STATE. GENEBAZ KEBSHAIF'S BERET IO SENATOR ROBERTSON. The Ka-Klux the Direct and Natural Knult of Arming the Negro Militia. CAMDEN, S. C., March 25, 1871. ' Eon. T. J. Robertson, United States Senator: DEAR SrA-I have the honor to acknowledge * the receipt ol y?ur favor of the 18th Instant, and, atter giving it that consideration which its grave importance demands, proceed to an? swer lt. This I am compelled to do without that conference with tbose gentlemen with whom you have associated me, in the address of your letter, which I would gladly have had, if it had been practicable. I need not assure you of my earnest desire to secure peace and order, and a Just and fait h lui administration of the laws in this ru? ined and desolated State. The sacrifices I have made of time and labor, sentiment and feeling, and even of the regard of valued lriends to promote those ends, are well known to you. Nor need I do more to vindicate the earnesfheart yearnings of our good people for peace and security, than to point to their unanimous supjoort of a party which sought, last year, a balm for the healing of the nhl i eous diseases, of society, in a concession of legal efficacy and obligation lo the amead ^ments ol the constitution and th?1 so-called re? PPconstruction act?, asking nothing in return but an honest and Just administration of affairs. i These concessions and all overtures for peace were scornfully rejected by the colored people and their leaders. Under the high-sounding' and pretentious title o? "National Guards," the negroes were' armed and equipped with the deadliest and costliest weapons and muni? tions of war,' at the expense-of th? people. They were elicited, incensed and infuriated'by the speeches of false and unscrupulous dema? gogues, who played npon tlreTr blind passions and prejudices, as a skilful harper upon the -passive and obedient chords of his instrument, until they were ready for'a carnival of blood at the bidding of their ieaJers. The commis? sioners, managers and boards of election were so selected, and the electron laws so cunning? ly devised, as to secure the result o? the bailo: irrespective of the will of the people. Thus by frau'l, by force and by cunning artifice, negro domination was secured, and the whites were practically disfranchised. The Legislature thus constituted, and many of the public officials, openly, notoriously and ? shamelessly plunder? ed the people of the State, recklessly squan? dered the public money, appropriating it to their own uses, and selling their voles and their influence for the passage of laws to open the treasury to corrupt speculators. By these means the expenditures of the State Govern? ment have been increased to more than five times the amount required before tho war, while the means ol the peopla. haye corres? pondingly diminished. The taxes for two years, aggregating more than four millons'of dollars, are exacted in this year, a period of greater financial distress than this people has encounteredsinee 18G5. Swarmsof high salaried I offices have been create tl before unknown to us, and, for the most part, filled with Incompetent, negroes or malignant and corrupt white men, who seek to perpetuate their power by fo? menting discord between the races'.: Under these corrupting influences, the negroes, in many places, have become violent, threatening and dangerous. Murder, arson and pillage have stalked through the land almost unre bubed of Justice, while every defensive act of the white 'victims has been magnified into a national crime. All these are fdct3 known to you. That in consequence lhere should be a disturbed condition' of affairs in some locali? ties, deplorable though lt be, is not to be won? dered at. Let us rather be thankful that it has been confined U? the Counties of Laurens, Union, Sparenburg, York and Chester. We will consider these disturbances for a mo? ment. In Laurens and Chester there were collisions between the armed militia, or na'ional guards (negroes,) and the vrbites, in open daylight, tbe circumstances of which are well known to you. In the other counties disguised parties I have, from lime to time, within the last three month?, administered Lynch law in eenuin cases. While these occurrences are greatly to be deplored, and some of them merit and have received almost universal condemnation, the collisions in Laurens and Chester, by far the most serious of them all, are regarded by the best men who know the facts, as necessary and justifiable acts of self-defence on the part of the Khitfs. It is very generally believed that their prompt action prevented the general icar of races, which thoughtful men hace regarded imminent for some years past. While "these things have occurred in the counties mentioned, which are all now quiet? ed by the disarming of the militia, In other counties, profound peace has prevailed. Here, for instance, we have enjoyed an un? broken reign of quiet and order. There was, at Die last Court of Sessions, uot one act of violence demanding investigation, a circum? stance which elicited the congratulations o? the presiding judge. Here there has been no organized and threatening demonstration ot" the militia, who. though armed, have not, I am informed, been furnished with ball cartridges. On the other hand, I am satisfied there has never been in this county any organization corresponding in any way to what is termed the "Ku-Klux Klan." or any other unlawiul association. I take rc that this con?itlon of things exists in by far the larger portion of the State. But like causes produce like result's, and, therefore, any demonstration on the part of the negroes, and especially the armed militia, which would render our people apprehensive of an attack, would very probably induce organizations for defensive or preventive operations, and possibly lead to similar disastrous conflicts as ensued at Laurens and Chester. Now yon desire my "aid In arousing and concentrating tue opinion of all good citizens In lavor of law and order." You attribute to me, in common with the other gentlemen whom you have addressed, "intelligence and good Intentions." Let me remark by the way, a<? illustrating one o? the many anomalies o? the day, that, notwith? standing the confidence thus expressed, the moat liberal amnesty bill yet reported by your committee does not propose to place at the disposal of the State, in any official capacity, those qualities which you suppose me to pos? sess. Nevertheless, disfranchised and "un? pardoned rebelB" though ive be, I claim, In common with olliers similarly situated, to have done more to promote peace and order lu South Carolina, than all the so-called loyal people within her borders. I am still ior peace-a lasting peace-such as you rightly suppose can only be preserved In' any com? munity by a wholesome "public opinion." My co-operation shall not be wanting in any leasi ble plan for harmonizing society here. But to be perfectly candid with you, I must declare my settled conviction, that while I do ndt ap? prehend any further disturbances, unless there, be fresh Irritations, there can never be that se j curity which wiU ever preserve the peace of so ciety, until some of the errors of the past be corrected, and some of dur grievances . be re moved. All class legislation should be repeal? ed. Taxpayers ought to? be secured a repre sentatiouiu the Legislature, adequate to their protection. . Honest, capable and competent men should be placed in office. Accomplish these things, and this whoie people will rise up and call you blessed.. Leas than this would leave the same causes at work which have produced'the prevailing discord, and there could not be that security which constitu? es the essential foundation of society. The white people o? South Carolina are now enslaved by their former Blaves. "Taxation without re? presentation" was the battle guage accepted by our Revolutionary sires-unrepresented and politically disfranchised, we are taxed lor wan? ton and corrupt purposes beyond arl precedent and without even the poor privilege of protest or appeal. Cannot our rulers und?rstand that, sooner or later, even our endurance must give way under such a monstrous imposition ? I propose to invite a meeting ol prominent and influential men from each county, to con? sider the condition of things, and to consult for the common wea!. If you, or any of your political associates, can propose anything that will tend to satisfy the demands and necessi? ties of the case-to harmonize and to amelior? ate the condition ot the people, I doubt not they will consider your suggestions most carefully and respectfully. 1 shall be moat happy to be the medium of any such commn alcations as you may desire to make to them. I trust this proposed measure may meet your approval, as lt accords with your own sugges? tion. I shall Invite the co-operation of the other gentlemen named. ' Appreciating the sincere and patriotic pur? pose which induced your communication, and thanking you personally- for your good opin? ions, I am, very respectfully, yours, J. B. KERSHAW; / BEHIND TBE SCENES IN COZ UMBI A. The Negroes Still Drilling-How the Administr?t lon Keep their Pledges Northern Newspaper "Men on the Field -A Question for the Joint Commit? tee. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLCUBIA, S. C., April 1. Our peaceful and peace-laving citizens took large comfort Iron) Governor Scott's declara? tion of his Intention to withdraw the Stafe arms from the negro militia all over the State. That comfort is well nigh worn out by the con? stant drilling of armed negro troops in our midst. In Columbia this drilling goes on now almost entirely at night, and in their exclusive bails; and this feature adds to the BU rm: 3 that officers somewhere in the government connive at lt, if it ls not done directly by order. Across the river, In Lexington, they drill - in full outfit of arms and accoutrements in the. streets by day. Last Saturday, a week ago the 18th of Marth-thero was such a drill In that village. My lntormant saw it. The entice importance In this matter lies iu the bad faith kept by the military brunch-of the State government with the people. The people do not care a button wnecirerthc- ne? groes have guns and drill with them or not; bul they do care for bad faith, because in tliut lies all the insecurity involved in this matter. South. Carolina is evidently looked lo ns about to become an important stage tor the great drama of sensation; at least, the North? ern press seem to take that view of lt. There are now .more representatives of Northern journals here titan usual. In Columbia there are now Mr. A. Pugh, of the New York SUD, who ls writing the most telllog letters upon our status that. have yet gone from the South to any Journal uot Democratic; and Mr. E. Cuthbert, of the New York Herald, who lias been in other parts of the State for some weeks, and who ls getting at the very core of Ku-IC lux is m and the negrocratlc despotism generally; and Mr. II. V. Redfield, who repre? sents the Cincinnati Commercial. The Legislative committee to "investigate" the affairs of the treasurer, comptroller gene? ral and financial agent, is in session hero, wc are told. No interest attaches to their work, for they (or a majority of them) have been se? lected by the very body that prepared the avenues to the irauds to be investigated. Their names have not been printed in the usual style by their organs, which looks odd. Will this committee dure to produce aud pub? lish the registry of those bills ol the Bank of the State that Messrs. Nengle, Crews, Rainey and Bosemoti, many months ago counted, registered and burned ? Will they ? Messrs. Rainer and Bosemun oturht to demand it. It ?3 rumored that poor Joe is only await? ing General Sherman's movements, and tliut he proposes to return to Laurens just so soon as General Sherman will? transfer the head? quarters of the Army of Ute United States from Washington to Laurens. Poor Joe has been Kershawed out of every respectable gathering uutil lie looks a liaie soured. CORSAIR. SEARKS EROM TUE WIRES. -In tue boat race between Oxford and Cam? bridge, the latter won. -Isthmus or Darien news represent a newly discovered canal route only twenty-two miles long. -Ex-Senator Howard, of Michigan, was stricken with apoplexy, at Detroit, on Satur? day. -The Commonwealth Fire Insurance Com? pany, of New York, suspended on Saturday. Wm. M. Tweed, Jr., is appointed receiver. -Orders have beeu sent from the Navy De? portment to the commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard to flt out for sea Immediately seven vessels. TUE STATE OE I SE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, April 2-7.30 P. M. The rising barometer and clearing-up weath? er which were reported Saturday evening in the lower Mississippi Valley, spread last night rapidly north and eastward. Heavy or light rains were experienced along the Atlantic coast, with snow lu the extreme east. The weather this morning was clear in the Gulf and South Atlantic States, aud Btlll continues so; but with falling barometer, and ireBh southwest winds, the clearing up weather on the Middle and East Atlantic and lower Inkes is now succeeded by clouds and a falling barometer. A heavy lull In the barom? eter is reported on the upper lakes. Probabili? ties: It is probable that stormy weather, with high winds, will be followed on Lake Michigan, threatening weather on the lower lakes and Mississippi Valley, and partially cloudy weather and fresh winds on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS ! GLIMPSES OF "SOCIETY" IN COLUM? BIA UNDER TSE SEW REGIME. The "First Circles" of th? State Capital -An Interview with the Leaders of the Colored Ton-Their Contempt for the "Low White Olen" of the Radical Party-What they Think of Moses, Whitemore and Governor Scott Their Admiration for Brooklyn and Beecher, &e. -?' ? (Correspondence of the New York Son.] COLUMBIA, S. C., March 18. "If you want a thorough posting upon politi? cal affairs in South Carolina, you must call on the Rollins," said a gentleman with whom I was conversing the other day. ."The Rollins! who are they?"'! inquired "Oh, they know everything about the politi? cal machine here, and they are the leaders of the colored ton, you must know," said the gentleman. "-"Society here, since the advent ol the new r?gime, bas been completely reor? ganized. As in New York, so here, money exercises a most potent influence in Axing the status of the people socially, and the money just now ts in the hands of carpet-baggers and their colored brethren." r THE ROLLIN* FAMILY. "But who are the Rollins?" I Inquired. "They are the ?lite of our colored society. There are three of them unmarried, and they reside near the State House. Their names are Catharine de Medicis, Charlotte Corday, and Louisa Mnhlbach-very aristocratic names/ are they not ? The young ladies were educat- ' ed in Boston, and they have imbibed many New England notions, not the least ol which ls the idea that white men were created for the sole purpose of aiding aud supporting the blacks. Their house is a kind of a Republican headquarters. They entertain very handsome? ly, aud they are, as-1 eaid -before, leaders ol the ton here-that ls, among a certain class. The government meets at the Rollin house almost nightly, and in the parlors of that man? sion much ol' the wisdom which controls our affairs is generated. General Whipper is ? brother-in-law, and os he is the old Thad Ste? vens ot the lower House, the Legislature flocks there to meet him." . REMARKABLE COLORED LADIES. "Are these young ladies highly colored ?" I inquired. ? "Well, no, not black exactly, but a most bead tllulchocolate. They are very bright, however, and, aside from certain little faults ol a per BOualnature, which you will not fail to detect, you will Had them entertaining. They can tell you all the Infamy you can possibly wish to know with regard- to this L?gislature. They know Itali. These people used'to talk all their secrets before the young ladies, and now that' the colored element ls at swords1 points with the carpet-baggers, the ladies don't hes tate to tell afl they know, and I can as? sure you -some of their remarks are very rich. You see the spoils haven't been fairly divided, and your intelligent black man heglns lo see that he. ls only being made a catspaw. He naturally rebels, and trouble ls the result Then therese little things that are constantly occurring to mar the social har? mony of the leading people of both complex? ions. There are some white officeholders* here . who, while they were perfectly willing to meet Pompey'Augustus at the Statehouse ou terms of nodal equality, were not willing to Invite Mrs. Pompey Augustus to their residences to meet their wives and daughters. It le true that Mr. and Mrs. Pompey held the balance, of jpower aqd finally forced them into lt, but then the fact that lt was done with art 111 grace was apparent. The principal cafise ot discordance between thc two-racen, however. W the unwil? lingness on the part ot the whites to make a fair and equitable division of the loaves and Ashes. But the Misses Rollin can tell you more about these things lhan I eau. "I will certainly call upon thc Misses Rollin," X cult", --but who Will lil trod i?oo mo;' ..I will do lt myself," tue gentleman said, "I am not afraid ol'losing caste; besides I like to hear them talk." TUB RESIDENCE OF TU? BOLUS'S. Accordingly, when evening arrived we set out to call upon these secret springs of Hie government of South Carolina. Passing through the Stale House grounds, we branch? ed ott into a side sireet and soon arrived at the Rollin mansion. It. ls a large double house, snugly embowered in shrubbery, and has an air ol great thrilt. As we entered the gate, I remarked to my companion : "These Rollins must be weulthy." .'I don't know h\w that ls," he replied; "they came here very poor, but they all have their hands in the State Treusury. Tho young ladles are engrossing clerks; General Whipper, their brother-in-law, ls In thu lower House, and McIntyre, to whom another of the girls Is engaged, ls a white senator from Barnwell. You will see .them nearly every day on the streets driving In splendid style. They own a beautiful carriage and horses." And so say? ing, he pulled a silver-plated bell handle ol' most enormous size and elaborate design. The pult brought to the door a small AI rican. He bore in his band a silver truy lhat nearly touched the floor us he carried lt. "Are the young ladies at home ?" said my companion. "Guess dey ls; walk In de parlor," was the reply, and the immense silver salver was brought to a dead level to receive our cards. They were placed upon It, nnd Scipio, as I allenvards heard him called, departed for the iuner apartments. INTERIOR OK THE ROLLINS MANSION. Unlike Hie parlors of the intelligent white people here, and who have not their fingers In the public purse, was the room lui o which we were ushered. I have been Invited to the houses of those In Culiimbla who formerly were rated among Hie wealthiest In the land, and who were then surrounded by every luxury that money could afford. Now, however, their circumsianees aro sadly changed. Bare walls and bare floors greet the visitor's eye, and the plainest of furniture const ilutes thu only household comfort. Not so. however, the'ttolliu mansion. Beautiful carpels, elegant furniture, tasteful pictures, a $1000 plano, and other evidence* ol wealth and prosperity met our gaze as we entered Hie parlor. Photo? graph albums rilled with the choicest Uein b ra ml ts lay in prolusion on an Italian marble table, and legislative domum-nts, bound in rich morocco, gave evidence ol' llie Listes and Inclinations ol their lair possessors. While admiring all this luxury, a pleasing all hough somewhat affected voice was heard at Die door: "Good evening, gen-t-l-e-m-e-n !" My friend lurried Instantly. "Ah ! Miss Kale; good eveuing. Permit me to present my friend. Mr. P.. ol' the New York Sun." Miss Catherine de Medicis made a most Im? pressive sweep ol her train, and courtesied in a very elegant manner. Recognizing the im? portance of the occasion. I made my very best bow. "I am delighted lo meet Miss Rollin." Before this ceremony was finished Misses Charlotte Corday and Louisa Muhlbuch enter? ed the room, to each of whom I was presented. THE QUEENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 90CIETT. The eldest of the young ladies is a bright mulatto of about 25. She ls tall, somewhat spare, and affable and agreeable in her man? ner. She was dressed in a black silk dress with a sweeping train, which followed her Into the room like a wave ou the beach. She lalks very intelligently, although so rapidly as to be sometimes nearly uuintelligible. This difficul? ty is somewhat increased also by a peculiar morie of pronouncing th? letter "e" with a sound almost like "I," and by a Southern pro? longation ot the last word of every sentence. Miss Charlotte Corday is a darker youug la? dy, but il is said is the most intellectual of the three. She ls not so tall as her sister, and is more compactly lormed. She is a good deal handsomer, too. Miss Lottie, as she is called, waa attired in a mauve-colored silk, trimmed with heavy point applique on body and skirt. An orange-colored sash, with heavy bow, adorned her waist, and blue slippers encased her feet. Jewelry In great profusion was wwru by all three. The youngest one, Miss Louisa Muhlbach, is almost white. She, too, was handsomely at? tired in a short walkin? suit of black silk. She is quite young, and theretore did not take part in the conversation, although she was au at? tentive listener, and nodded asBent to every? thing her elder sisiers said. OPENING THE CONVERSATION. "We are pleased to Bee a representative of the Bun in South Carolina," said Miss Catha? rine de Medicis, as she druw her chair near to me. "There is so much going on here in the political world that must be of interest to the Northern people. Besides, the great unheavnl in the social existence of the people of South Carolina will present many features to your nrlBd, sir, that are quite new, and may seem almost l-m-p-r-o-b-a-ble." The loree of this self-evident proposition I didn't propose to dispute, so I quietly remark? ed, "Obj yes, I have seen them already, and am disposed to regard them as facts." "I don't know," said Miss Lottie, "whether we have much to thank the North . for except j the mere emancipation proclamation and. ILS enforc-e-m-e-n-t Some of the worst charac? ters you have at the North have come down here and brought great contempt upon trie colored people by their outrageous conduct and .by their ambition and selfishness ' We have t SOME OF THE LOWEST WHITE MEN . here In office that I have ever come In con I tact with; men who have come Into power" { solely by the- purchase of colored votes; men J whose antecedents are bad, and who are now Senerally believed to be thieves and s-c-o-u-n -r-e-l-s. I have no patience with General Whipper for noticing some of them." "I am glad," I finally said./'that the intelli? gent colored people are beginning to seethe evils of this abnormal, dishonest system of j 1 government." I "Oh, yes," Miss Kate answered. "We can j assure you that we who represent the greater gonion of all that is now good for anything in outh Carolina-and (with a magnificent toss I of the head) that is the colored population are determined to exert every effort on behalf or equal rights to our race. We we're educated In Boston, and we lhere drank in those princi? ples ot liberty which are now so.dear to us. "Have you had any difficulty In "securing those rlchts for yourselves individually ?" -I ventured" to inquire. "Oh, slr," answered Miss Lottie Instantly, "I beg of you do not misunderstand our posi? tion. We are and always have been or the best blood in South Carolina, and, slr, have been rather lo a position to repel than te in? vite the social advances of the white people who have come down h-e-r-e to govern us. Some of them, you see, slr, are so very low that we did not care to hold intercourse with them. We have been quite fuiimate with the familvof Governor Scott, who, by the way, slr, is' one of nature's uo-ble-me.n, and also with many others until we found them to be s-c-a-m-p-s, when we cut them Instantly. SPEAKER MOSES'S HORSE RACE. "Wasn't Moses one of them', sister V spoke up the less cautious Louis t. Miss Lottie frown? ed, but finally said, "Yes, Moses ls a very dis? reputable person, although I am: ashamed to. say he ls a Carolinian.''. X was somewhat shocked to hear Ute Speaker o? the House of Representatives spoken of so disrespectfully, and I therefore questioned the youno* lady more closely. 1 . "Moses frequently gets $1000 for a decision," she said, "and in that and other ways he bas accumulated a fortune so rapidly. He owns several fast horses, and is a sport of the first water. Thc other day the whole Legis? lature adjourned to attend a horse race oe tween one of Moses's horses and another in town. The Moses horse lost the race, and Moses himself lost 13000. Now, what do you suppose Moses did ? Why lie put the $3000 right into the legislative appropriation bill that Governor Scott vetoed. Moses goes into no society here-not even with the whites. He has long since been excluded from respecta? ble colored eoct-e-ty. He ls a very great s-c-a-m-p. I presume you have heard of that detestable Crews, have you not? Obj I do de? test that man. He exercises a great power over'our Ignorant colored people, and he turns that power to hts own advantage. He and Moses are great friends, and they are at the head of all the swindling schemes In the Leg? islature. Then there is that shocking Dennis; that man, you kuow, who put the furniture in the Statehouse. Dennis ls the worst man In the Legislature except Moses. He ls worse than Crews, because he is smarter and can work more evil. Dennis ls a most horrible s-o-a-m-p. He used ta call oh us very frequent? ly; but lie finally became so corrupt and un? blushing that we were afraid he might com? promise us in sonic way,.antf so we snu-b-b-ed lft-M.9 . ... WHAT TUE FAMTLY THTNK OK GOVERNOR SCOTT. "What do you think of Governor Scott's present course ?" "The Governor Is between two fires now. He is endeavoring to please both parties. Yon see, the Governor sees, as we all do, that a change is bound to come In the political firma? ment here, and while, he wants to avoid an open rupture with the powers that be, he is yet anxious to prepare the way to an easy mareil Into Senator Sawyer's place." "Do you think the Governor ls anxious to be senator ?" "Oh, yes ! and that detestable Moses ls plan? ning and plotting to be Governor. But Moses will be defeated if he ever runs. The colorefl .people will go dead against him. He has de? ceived them so often. "In whut way ? " "Oh ! by giving them bad advice. In order to accomplish his own selfish pur-po-ses. For Instance, in a political campaign he attends all their balls and parties, and dances with'the colored women ol'low degree ic. society, tell Ingthelr lathers and brothers that he prefers their Boclcty lo that ol' the whites, and natter? ing them up to the topmost notch. Then, when he has got their votMS, he quietly. Ig? nores them, and never notices tnem who placed him In power. By such means, and by. his unblushing ras-cal-ity, he has won the contempt of the colored people, and ls now excluded from their society." "Is Speaker Moses the only one that has done this ?" "Bless yon, no sir. They all do it. Oh ! they are a great set ol' s-c-a-ni-p-s." "Do you think Governor Scott will go over to the Democrats ?" "Oh, no, but I think lie will become a Re? former. He is very much disgusted with the people around him." . WHrTTK.tfOKE A CHEAT SCAMP. "How about Whittemore ?" "Whillumore ls a great scamp, and the col? ored people put no coutidence in bim at all. He is a rascal, and is only using the colored meu for his own UcnctiL ll all the Senate was composed of "such men as he, lt would be a most horrible body." "I thought Whittemore was trying to be lioncsL." - "He tries lo make people believe so. but he can never succeed in that. Hu is a natural born scoundrel, and I tell people so whenever my opinion is asked." "Does bc visit you ?" . "Oh, my, no! "We wouldn't receive him. He ls too low to be tolerated for an instant." WANT TO (JET NEAR MR. BEECHER. "Shall you 'remain in Columbia lu future ?" I inquired. "No, we are making arrangements now to resign our olllces and move to Brooklyn. I am told that lt is a b-e-a-u-t-l-fiil city, and 1 should so like to live there. Besides society is so much better there, and we can attend Mr. Beecher's church. Oh 1 we do all love Mr. Beecher so much. I conk? put my arms around his neck and kiss him for the great service he has done us. Besides, we are just a little bit ai raid ol the Ku-Klux-Klan. Things are getilug lo such a pitch here that I believe the Ku-Klux will visit Columbia before long, and when that terrible time comes we must be away from hi-re." "Tlieu you bold ofllce here, do you V . "Oh, yes, we thought we might as well have our share loo" (laughingly.) "Can you afford io give ibem np and move to Brooklyn ?" "Yes, I guess 60" (willi a smile.) By this Lime the hour hud grown late, and we rose to leave. "Do you think you .could aid us in finding a house lu Brooklyn ?"said Miss Kate. I replied that I might write to some friend there. "What are Hie principal and most fashiona? ble streets lhere ?" inquired Miss Louie. "Bernsen and Montague," I said. "Could a house be procured in either of those streets ?" "I presume so, but at a very high rent." "That makes no difference." was the re? sponse, and, with a parting grasp ot the hand, we retired irom the house. Such was my interview with these most re? markable young ladles. A. P. -The base ball match at New Orleans re suited In the victory ol' the White Stockings over the Excelsiors, junior club, oi twenty nine to nothing. The victors will play the "Southerns" on Sunday. THE REBELLIOUS REDS. BISMARCK OFFERS fO RUT HIS RINGER IR THE RABIS PIE. Tillers Wants More Time-What the Commune lg Doin g-High-Handed Measures-,! Heavy Payment to Ger? many-The Return of the French Pris? oners, Sic. ' LONDON, April 1. Bismarck asks Thiers, in a note, to define a time in which he would accomplish the sup? pression of the insurrection In Paris. Thiers resisted the demand by an expression of the hope that be would succeed in his efforts of conciliation, and concluded by asserting the right to Judge when other measures are nec? essary. w. . A dispatch from Berlin sr.ys. the Kreitz Zel? tung of to-day announces that a* proposal of. the French Government to Germany .lor In? crease of French troops In Paris in conse quenceof disturbances in that city have been agreed lo. The Gorman "Government has also promised in case-ot spread ol disturbances be? yond Paris to place the departments occupied by German troops in a state of siege, accord? ing to French laws. The number and disposi? tion of German troops in France ls not to be changed. Communications between Paris and Versail? les le interrupted. No letters or papers passed between the two cities on Friday. Rumors having arisen that a body of troops, intended fur an attack on Paris, had reached Neuilly and Si. Cloud, all the western gales of Paris were closed, and several officers of the orderly eighth battalion of the National Guards were arrested. Complete Isolation of Paris is mo? mentarily expected. The Journals Fran?ais and Elecluer Libre have ceased to appear. The Commune has summoned' Colonel Chai - let?n, who surrendereiPFort Mont Valerien to the Prussians, to appear for trial, but he bas refused to obey. Paris advices of the 31st contain information that a committee will leave the Hotel de* Ville for Luxembourg. Members of the Commune now administer the affairs of the different 'arrondissements. The Inhabitants continue to come to Paris. Many streets look deserted. The Constitutionnel was seized yesterday., Bis? marck consents to the augmentation of the Paris army to 80,000" men. Thiers pays 500.000,000 francs to the Prus? sians on Friday evening, and the French Gov? ernment will then be allowed to receive rein? forcements from the North.g^ A special dispatch to thVHndon Telegraph says the 13th regiment of tb* Une, after recon? noitering the bridge at Sevres, and finding lt deserted, ?tered Paris In a body, where they were received enthusiastically and fraternized with the National Guards. The fugitives from Paris are increasing ?n number.' A dispatch from Itzehoe, Denmark, an? nounces the arrival al Glucksiadt, tho capital of the Duchy of Holstein, of one thousand French soldiers released from captivity in Ger? many. A similar number ls expected this evening. Transports are waiting at Gluck? st adt to carry them to France. A dispatch from Strasbourg says Bismarck has written to the Chamber of Commerce of that cit}f that Germany will compensate the' Inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine at the same rale that was accorded the Inhabitants of these uiuvmuee wuc .i. m v...v"" ?? ? similar circumstances, lo Fiance. PARIS, April 1. In the Commune, yesterday, M. Le Fran?ais was appointed president; M. Begulet Ferry secretary, and^tf. Berget and M. Duval Judges. The Commune proposes to admit foreigners to membership In the council. The flag of the Commune will be that of the universal repub? lic. Ten commissioners have been appointed by the Commune to take charge of affairs, as fol? lows : Executive, Military, Subsistence, Finan? cial, Justice, Public Security, PuWlc Works, Trade, Public Service, "Foreign Affairs abd Ed? ucational. It has been decided that education shall be gratuitous, compulsory and secular. The Commune has determined to dispatch rep? resentatives to the various Slates of Europe, Ipa especially to Prussia, as soon as their fu? ture atlltude ls known. . e . I . PRINCE BISMARCK INTERVIEWED. Germany will not Interfere in the In? ternal Altair* of Fi'.uiot-Tn uty Sti? pulations mast be Observed. LONDON, March 30. A correspondent has obtained an Interview with Fttlu^Blsmarck, in which the state of affairs Innrrls was discussed. After a courte? ous reception, and sonic preliminary cover sal ion, during which Prince Bismarck ex? pressed his appreciation of the good sense and consistency displayed by the people and Government ol' thu United States during the war. the correspondent asked: '.Does your Excellency think the events In Paris are'i m portant lo Germany ?" Prince Bismarck replied: Not Important Lo the degree supposed. One wonld have thought the public mind of Germany would have been much more engrossed with the rising and success ol' the Beds Ulan has ac? tually been the case. Thc general public see only two points of view when the matter ls discussed. These are-the possibility ot the German soldiers being detained In France by the rising longer thau would else have been thu case; and, secondly, they point to Hie pres? ent stale ol' Paris as a proof that the German appreciation of the population of Paris ls more correct than that of the neutrals, who con? sider Paris the centre of civilization, und re? gard it as almost too sacred to be touched by ibe German barbarians. Correspondent. What is the policy of Ger? many in the present complications ? Bismarck. The matter is as simple as possi? ble to the eyes of German statesmen. The Reds now in possession of Paris are simply ri? oters. The government of M. Thiers is the only legitimate government. So soon as the insurgents transgress the terms of the con? ventions concluded with the legitimate Gov? ernment ol' France the Germans will treat them as rioters, and disperse them by force ol arms; but so lom: ns '.bey do not transgress the stipulations, they will be left alone. Correspondent. Then there will be no inter? ference on behalf of the government? Bismarck. Not directly, but facilities will be afforded to the Thiers Government with regard to Hie concentration of troops at Ver -sallles. They will be allowed lo mass a larger force these than ihey could according to the stipulations of the peace preliminaries. It ls also likely that upon direct application of the French Government, German aid will not be withheld ? Correspondent. But ls not Germany Inter? ested in the preservation ol the Thiers Gov? ernment ? Bismarck. Only se far as the fulfilment of the conditions ol peace are concerned. Cer? tainty the government of M. Thiers is the only one which gives guarantees for compliance with the stipulations of the peace prelimin? aries. Correspondent. Did Germany send a mes? sage to tue Beds declaring that she would not interfere, but would maintain friendly rela? tions ? , , Bismarck. Certainly not. There Is a mista? ken idea prevailing in England with regard to the position of Germany toward the rioters in Paris, in consequence of a wrong translation ol' the letter of General Schlobeln. The Journal Officiel said that so long as the Germans v, not interfered with a "passive" attitude wc be observed. Thia was made to read "Me ly" attitude, a very different thing. There h only been three telegrams sent from Germ relating to the riots, and two of them w simply ora military character. One of th< my own, addressed to M. Favre, was also t Interpreted. In short, Germahv will never teriere with the Internal aflairaof. France,' all parties must respect and observe the pe stipulations to the letter, and If, In order to this, the legitimate French Government peals for aid, Germany will .probably exteu to a certain degree. Germany will also aid Govemm?ntoT France to entorce law and der by relaxing the strict regulations of peace preliminaries. Further than this C mnny .will be passive. ", XE ws FROM WAS ??ira foy. WASHINGTON, April ] The debt statement shows a reduction $11,011,250 during March; coln balance, th 697,800; currency, $18,6^,6,242. The House was'In session to-day and ag to-night. It ls anxious to come tb a vote the Ku-Klux bili; and for that purpose \ meet obe hour earlier than usual on' Mond It ls doubted if the Ku-Klux bill will | through. Shober and Waddell, of North Ca lina, spoke in opposition to-day. 1 In the Senate, the committee on privlleg and elections wlJ 1 hold a meeting on Mon?! next, when the case of the North Caroll senatorshlp will be taken up. Judge Newcomb, who was' nominated a confirmed for Assistant Secretary of the In nor. In place of Otto, bas declined the pc Hon. .WASHINGTON, April 2 The treasury sells two. millions of gold es Wednesday, and buys three millions on I first and third Thursdays, and j.wo millions the second and fourth Thursdays of t month. The opposition to the Ku-Klux bill In present shape ls growing most ardent, a the friends of Ku-Klux legislation only hope get a modified measure to the Senate by W< nesday. # . TUB MISSISSIPPI KU-KLUX. JACKSON, April 2, Governor Alcorn's special message sa] "Rewards lor Ku-Klux outrages should be i sessed upon the county where the outrag occur, with the right of a change of venue < the' part of the State." He asks authority .organize- a cavalry regiment of picked men operate wherever masked assassins appet the troops to be subsisted by the county whe such services are necessary. THE COTTON MOVEMENT. NEW YORK, April 2, The cotton movement shows further laliii off. In receipts, nearly ten thousand bales k than last week, and, in the aggregate, t smallest for any week.since October last. Ti exports for the week are .very heavy, ai largely in excess of last year.' The. stock cotton at the seaports 's considerably in* e cess of last'year, while at the Interior tow the supply ls slightly below that for the com ponding period of last year. The. receipts all the ports for the. week have been 71,7 bales, against 81,426 last week, 102,484 t previous week, and 136,633 bales thr weeks since. The total, .receipts sin September have been 3,312,231 bales, agaii 2.406,346 tor thc corresponding period of t previous year. me Mtnrtto itwn-im-wo yv for the week were 111,741 bales, against 72,13 for the same week last year. The total e ports for the expired portion of the cott< year have been 2,277,679 bales, against 1,541 409 for same time last year. The stocks at t the ports are 679,731 balee, against 432,296 f< the same time last y jar. The stocks at all tl Ulterior towns are 82,639 bales, against 84,6i last year. The stock in Liverpool ls 750,0, bales, against 452,000 last year. The Amerlct cotton afloat for Great Britain amounts 365,000 bales, against 227,000 last year. Tl Indian cotton afloat for Europe- amounts l 109,000 bales, against 131,340 last year. It weather at the,South has beeni rainy*durin the week, and in some sections has approaol ed a storm. ALL ABOUT THE STATE. Homicide In Union. . 1 Thc Times says : 1 'We learn that the ferr; man at Shelton's Ferry was shot and kille about three o'elock on Monday afternoon las by some parties at present unknown. Til firing \vas?dlsllnctly heard by persons on bot sides ol' the river. The victim was a much ri specied and trusty colored man, and Busplclo rests upon some colored persons as the perp< trators of the deed." Barned te* Death. The Keowee Courier learns that a llttl daughter of Mr. William Welsh was burned t death last week. The child was playing in sedge field when fire was communicated to 1 The flames spread with such rapidity that tu child was unable to make its escape. Affray. On Saturday last, says the Camden Jonrna on the plantation of Samuel Boykin, Esq.. serious affray occurred between two of h; hands, which resulted In one striking the Ottlt in the head with a hame, i nil ic! lug such severe wound that his death was expected, an the striker brought up and incarcerated. A last accounts the wounded mun was alive, bc very low. . Terrific Gale. The Beaufort Republican says: "Sunda afternoon we were visited by the worst gal that has occurred for a number of years. Th wind commenced blowing Saturday mornln, from the east, and before night it shilled abou three points to the southward, continuin, through the night, all day Sunday until th afternoon, when lt suddenly veered to th westward, and then culminated in a hurricane It created some little alarm, aud done coe siderablc damage. In the yard ol the Saxtoi House lt uprooted the largest tree, and, as I fell, it carried away about sixty feet of i heavy brick wall. In the yard of Dr. Jenkins it also blew down a large tree. Fences wer prostrated in various portions of the town and al different points a few huts were levellei to the earth. The gale lasted about a hal hour." Shreds of State Newel. The taxpayers of Kershaw have petltlone? for an extension to October 15lh of the timi allowed for paying taxes. The office lu process of erection ' for Captait W. L. DePass, In Camden, wa9 blown down or Sunday week. . There was sleet and snow in the up-countr* on Wednesday. The dwelling-house ol Mr. James McCrelght ol Winnsboro', was broken Into last week. The Winnsboro' News offers $50 for a young Ku-Klux for presentation lo H. R. H. Ulyssei S. Grant. . , " . Dr. B. Maniy Shuler, of Orangeburg, died or Thursday last. -The Irish immigration, to America, for merly so extensive, is now rapidly on the de crease. English and French Immigration li increasing, while that from Germany ls tb< largest. _ _ _ -Nillsson is soon to appear In New York ai .Ophelia, In the opera ol Hamlet, Miss Car: representing the Queen, Virger Hamlet, ant Brignoli Laertes. _ _ -The most popular war play in fPrussla a I the present time is an operetta, in which tw< ? German uhlans rescue an Alsatian whom tei II French Turcosjhave taken prisoner. ZAWa OF THE STATE. Acts and Joint Resolution*, Passed by the ?5?Jwral Anomblp of Sonth lina, Session of 1870-^1. [OP PI Ol AL.j -: AM ACT to ^corporate certain Beligloua In? stitutions, SrcnoN 1. 'Be it enacted by 'tito Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South- ' Carolina, now-met ' and 'sitting io General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same; :7 ? ' - -3. That from and a tor the passage of this act, all, persons who ion' are or -who- Kereaftor' shatter may beewne membere of the ?aid soci? ety, sha)! be, and th ey are hereby, f ueorpcra- ; ted, and are hereby declared to be a body pot?-s t?o and corporate by the name and style of the Mount1 Pleasant' Baptist Ch uren, and by th? ? said name shall have a succession of offloere 1 and members, and have a oommou seal.. ~ ' Hsc. 2. That* tb? said corporation shall': have power to purchafle^creceive and possess ;. real and personal property, ?nd to sell' the sam?, and by ira corporal name to sue A04 be J sued in any court, and tO^pake suca rulesr%nd,' by-laws,, net repugnant hp Ia?, aa >aayObe 5 ' thought necessary and expedient. - Bsa 8.' That from and immediately' after the passage' of this act, all persona who now are, or who hereafter shall or may become, ?' 1 member^?^the HOpeweU?'Bapt?at^tiret?-'i!? shall be^ajiu they"- airo hereby, mcerporatedV un der the " name and style ol tba Hopewell Baptist Church, of Laurens County, and by > the said nike shall have snocessore of officers ?''' I and members, and have and nae a common ' neal: -: . . . ' . .* '?/ '. ? '-.- '? GS Ssa 1 The said corporation shill have ' power io purchase, receive ?Dd possess any - real or personal estate not exceed tug in value the'-enm of twenty thousand ddRars, cr to sell tho time, and by its corporate name to sue and be eoed in atry court in this State, and to make auch i alee and by-laws, not repugnant ; to law,1 aa may be*thought necessary and ex? pedient'. . '-^,; r* SEO. 5. That Patrick Smal ls,.Lewis 8ma 1 is, ! James T. B?hm, Johll Alexander-, Robert Chisolm, Joseph Idenculter snd 'Gosar Gilli-_ son, together with sdi who ar? now, or who L hereafter shall or may become, members of the . said Eofaaw Baptist Church of Graham, I shall bp, and they are hereby, declared to bc a body corporate, by tbe name and style of the Second Eui aw Baptise Church, and by this- . _ said name shall have succession at officers and: members, ind have noora more seal. ..-..:> Sac. 6. That the said corporation. shall. have power io purchase, receive and po^ee*. : soy real or personal estate not .exceeding in value the sum of tea thousand- dollars, or lo.... dispose of the same by ?e. corporate name, to rae and be sued, plead and. be impleaded rn ury court of law or equity in this Skate, and to make such rules and by-laws, not repugnant to . the laws of the land, as may be thought necea- . sary and expedient. . . ; :. Bxo. 7. ?That Samuel Marshall,- Aa?m Mc Beever, Samuel. T. Jackson,. Lazarus Smart,, Abner Gibson, CoroeJica Bell, and all persons who now are, or who thall oe hereafter . may Deoorae member? of. the said society, shall be, and they are hereby, incorporated and declar- ir, ed to be a body corporate, by the name and style of th-3 Macedonia -Baptist Church of I succession ot offloere and members, and bave a . coukrnon sea.'. v. Ssa & That the said corporation, ah all have power to purchase, receive and posses5 .any real or personal estate ?or tba purpose of this act, not exceeding in, value the som of flier thousand dollars, or to sell the same, and by I its corporate name to sae and ba sued in. any . court in this State, and to make such mles and by-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the land; as may be thought necessary and expe? dient. Said society shall have all the. power and be subject to all .the liabilities and 1 restrictions of the act to regulate the. forma? tion of corporations so far as applicable. Sro. 9. That the foregoing acts shad bo deemed public acts, and shall .continue ?in force for the term of twenty-five years. Approved/.he 7th day of March, A. D. 1871. Jonrr BxaoLrrrroir' authorizing the State treae urer to reissue to John Phillips, executor of John Campbell, deceased, certain certrfl- - cates of Slate stock. Whereas, It appears by the booka of tho State treasurer that there bas been duly issued certain certificates of State stook, to the amount of five thousand six hundred and sixty dollars ($5660) to John Phillips, executor of John CiitrpbelL, deceased; and, whereas, said stock was loat or destroyed at the bum? ing of Columbia, in February, 1866; and, whereas, it Io equitable and just that the sto?k should bs i 79? on the part of the State; therefore, be. Tfesoluedby thu Jenate and Heuse of Sepre sentatives ot' the State of South Carolina,now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the State treasure? be, and he is hereby, authorized < to ' reissue to said John PuiUips, executor of John Campbell, deceased, certificates of stock ot the same amount, payable at the same timo, and bearing the same rite of interest, as those lost or destroyed; and that tbe stid John Phillips is hereby required to deposit with the. State treasurer a bond, legally executed, in the penal gum of ele zen thousand three hundred and twenty dollars ($11,320) to indemnify the State against loss. ? ' Approved March 2d, A. D. 187L . jonrr RESOLUTION to pay William B. Tim mons two hundred and thirty-three dollars and forty-four cents. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Sonth Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the aum of two hundred and thirty-three forty four one hundred dollars be, and the name ia hereby, authorized to. be paid to William B. Timmona, Ute sheriff of Darlington County, for the transportation of prisoners from Dar? lington Cour thoaae to Marion Jail, and for diet? ing tbe said prisoners while en route. The same to bo paid by the State treasurer on the order of the Governor. Approved March 9th, A. D. 1871. JOINT RESOLUTION directing part of a certain tax to be devoted to the erection of a court? house, and jail at Manning. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Sonth Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General Assembly,, and by the authority of the same: That two mills ot the tax which the county commissioners of thc County of Clarendon are authorized to levy and collect for the fiscal year 1870 shall bc devoted to the erection of a courthouse an 1 jail at Manning: Provided,So. much shall be necessary. Approved March 7th, A. D. 1871.