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VOLLME XI.-NUMBER 1774. CHARLESTON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1871. ? THE RADICAL WIGWAM. Jf VCR CRT AND VERT LITTLE WOOL. Introduction of thc Metropolitan Police Bill-Hatching Financial Eggs-Pro? miscuous Legislation. ?SPECIAL TBLEQBAX TO T?B NBWS.] Co LUM ui A, S. G., December 5. IQ the Senate Hr. Corbin submitted the re? vised Code ot laws making eight hundred pages. Bills were Introduced to authorize county treasurers to receive the bills of the Bank of * the State In payment of taxes If the proceeds of the assets of the bank should not prove sufficient to pay the fire loan bondholders and the bills ol the bank; to repeal an act requiring the building of fences; to Increase the super? vision of the secretary of State; to require that the deposits of county treasurers be held sub? ject to the orders of the General Assembly. The following bills were relerred to the judiciary committee: To authorize E. F. Eag lishfo build a wharf at Port Boya! City; to de? clare the rights of common carriers; to protect buoys and beacons; to define the jurisdiction of justices of the pence, and ihe duties of con? stables m civil cases; to punish persons en? gaged in the business of lotteries, and the sale or purchase of lottery tickets; to provide for a general license law; to lurther declare - the jurisdiction of trial justices; to Increase and define the Jurisdiction of the City Court of Charleston. . The bill to charter the Union and Greenville * Railroad Company was referred to the commit? tee on railroads. The following bills were referred to the com? mittee on incorporations: To incorporate the Collateral Loan and Deposit Bink; to renew the charter ot the People's Bank of South Carolina; to renew and extend the charter of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Marj's, Charleston; to Incorporate the Port Royal Im? provement Company. Thc bill to regulate the manufacture and sale ol fertilizers wa j referred to the commit? tee on manufactures. The following were referred to the finance committee: To amend an act to regulate the .manner of keeping and disbursing funds-by certain officers; jciut. resolution relative to the loan ol the Stale credit; to select one of the trust companies of New York as registry of the Bute bonds; to repeal the aid to the Blue Ridge Railroad Company and to secure the possession of the Bine Ridge bonds; to pro vld|>for the per diem and expenses of the General Assembly. The bill to prohibit the bringing of paupers? into ti. J State was referred to the committee on charitable Institutions, and the bill" to create a State board of health to the commit? tee on medical affairs. The following were indefinitely postponed : Bill to amend the charter of Georgetown; bill to renew and amend the charters of certain religious and charitable associations: bill to amend the milkia law; bill to amend the rules of practice and pleading; bill to amend the act regulating the fees ot probate judges and other officers; to sell the- land commlss on ?ands at auction; to retire and cancel the hypothecated Blue Ridge Railroad bands. The consideration of the following bills was postponed to specified days : Bill to renew the oharter-ot Strawberry Ferry; to regulate the fees of probate Judges, Ac; to authorize the clerks of courts to perform the duties of com? missioners In equity; to amend section 23 of the Code; to create the County of Coosaw hatchle; to repeal the act creating the ster? ling funding debt. The following were ordered lo a third read? ing : Bill to amend the act to revise the rules, pleading?, Ac. ; MU lo protect buoys and bea? cons; bill to amend and extend the char te : of ' the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank. In the 'House, Bowie j's "pap" committee was discharged, and the appointment of em? ployees lett to the speaker. The following notices of bills were given : By Dennis, a general funding law; by Bowen, the Metropolitan police bill; by Mobley, to re? peal the act authorising the consolidation,*! the Greenville and Columbia and Blue Ridge Railroads; also to create a new county from portions of Marlon, Darlington, Williamsburg and Clarendon. The bill to Incorporate the Charleston, Georgetown and Conwayboro' Railroad was In? troduced. PICKET. NOTES AND QQSSIV ET MAIL. The Raid on Governor Scot; -V Bold Speech by Whipper-Harley Tries Co Soothe tbe Savage Breast -> The Chancea of th* Metropolitan Police Bill. [pa:x otra owx COBRBSTOXOXNT.] COLUMBIA, S. C., December 5. A considerable amount of vturk was accom? plished to-day In each of the two Houses of the Legislature, the Senate making quite an inroad Into Ita calendar of unfinished busi? ness, and the members of the Hous9 Intro? ducing a large number of bills before they gave themselves up to the fervent fascination of their combined tirade against the Gover? nor. The formal transactions of the Senate have already been reported by telegraph, and there was Utile in Its proceedings that calls for special comment. The usual number of little tiffs were Indulged in, mostly lor effect, the principal combatants to-day being Leslie Whlttemore, assisted by Nash, who de? plored the personalities in which the Senate Indulged, and remarked, with truth, that the great hobby of that body appeared to be "in? vestigation," and lt was even not a success in that. Mr. Hayne exhibited no small amount ot rancor in the remarks with which he moved to indefinitely postpone the incorpora? tion of the Carolina Rifle Club of Charleston, and he attacked In a general way the fire companies of Charleston for having organized as mLltary companies. Some display of feel? ing was a'so made over the resolution to re? peal the right of the Governor to leave the State, hut apparently to but little effect, as the resolution was finally sent to the judiciary committee instead ot being put upon its passage. In the lower house matters were a little more lively. Alter the formal business ot the day was disposed of, as already reported by telegraph, the House went Into committee of the whole on the Governor's message, the at? tack being led by Whipper, of Beaufort, In a strongly denunciatory speech. He reviewed the financial exhibit embodied In the message; charged the Executive with violating the Con ? stiration of the State and his oath of office; V pronounced the message Itself a confirmation of the thousand and one rumors of peculation and fraud, and ol which repudiation would be the logical sequence, and, finally, he wander? ed off to Incoherent allusions to the Eu-Klux, declaring that the government was a failure. a& that the Federal bayonets in Columbia were the only security for the members of the Legislature from violence und murder. Then Hurley attempted to soltea down the last un? fortunate remarks br a neat little burlesque. He crave thanks that tbe present was the Gov? ernor's last anrual mes?ige; but it was not, after all, the Governors finit that he could not tell the truth. He, Hurley, did not have anything io say about tbe Ku-Klux, because he did not know anything about them; but he believed the G. vernor knew lees, &c, and alter a few more remarks of the low- comedy sort, Mr. Hurley gave way to Bo3emou, Byas, Jones and Hunter, who continued the attack until late in the afternoon. It ls evident that the strongest possible ef? fort ls to be made to secure the passage of the Metropolitan Police bill. Ex-Mayor Pillsbury, Captain Jenks, and other Charleston ex-offi? cials, are here to-day working in the interest of the measure, and it ls said that the promise of the patronage to be created by the bill is already parcelled out among the members so as to make the lower house sure. More doubt is expressed about the Senate, Leslie, White? more, Swails, Owens and Montgomery belDg said to be opposed to ir. Bowen is also kick? ing out of the traces, but it ls believed thal he will yet introduce the bill tn lite House ir ihe parties to be benefited will pledge themselves to support his future projects. It ls rumored lhat DeLarge is to resign his Congressional seat on February 1st, by au understanding with Bowen. PICKET. THE WEATHER IS THE UP-COUSTRT. A Cold Snap and Snow-Tbe Faimers and their Work-A Hint to Selters or Fertilisers. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PENDLETON, S. C., December 1, 1371. We offer our congratulations cn the change of weather, the abatement of the late prevail? ing epidemic, and the return of your friends to their homes. With the exception of frosty mornings, when the thermometer has ranged as follows, with some light frost previous to November 11th. the first slightly killing frost, and "the first I hive seen." as I have noted: Thermometer 40 degrees; November 15th, heavy frost, thermometer 32; 16ih, thermome? ter 28; 17th 30; 18th 36; rain followed on the 22d. thermometer 34. Then mild and rain to the 30th; at night sleet; prospect of clearing off In the morning; but at 1 P. M. had thicken? ed up and commenced snowing, a td contin? ued until -about daylight this morn? ing, December 1st. On making an examina? tion this morning on places where the snow could not have urllted, I found an average ot five inches. Although wc had a slight sleet the previous night, the ground was yet com? paratively warm, and much of the first snow that fell melted, otherwise lt would, as I be? lieve. have been the deepest snow we have had for many years. A friend remarked In my pretence to-day, he believed only from this causo the snow would have been one foot deep. Thermometer this morning thlrtv de? grees at sunrise. The day ls mild. 'Cold enough, we hope, in Charleston. November bas left us in her winding sheet, and December salutes us this morning as a ?aid arrayed in her snowy robes for Hymen's altar-though a litte cold in her demeanor. Our farmers and planters are generally done gathering crops and sowing wheat and oats such as sow oats in trie fall-and, under heavy taxes and other discouraging circumstances, are preparing lor another crop, better, they hope, than that of the present year. Cotton yield something better than was expected, o.wlnz to tbe late appearance of frost. This especially on lands not high and dev and much affected by the drought. Only for the rather reduced amount ot fertilizers used the crop could not have exceeded fifty per. cent, on the last year's product. And although the drought has .deteriorated these effects, most persons who have used them acknowl? edge remunerative results. If our friends who have commercial tertilizers for sale will reduce their prices as low as may be consist? ent with their own safety, and cotton keeps up, they may, we trust, anticipate fair sales for 1872. P. S.-Saturday, 2d. thermometer 26 de? grees-a beautiful, ccld morning. Clouded up In the evening and at midnight commenced sleeting. This (Sunday) morning c o rid y and thermometer at 33 degrees. So we close with the prospect of an unpleasant day. S. THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA. ATLANTA. December G. Hon. J. M. Smith, speaker of the House, was nominated by the Democratic Convention for Governor. The Democrats elect a full ticket by a large majority in the municipal election to-day. THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION. MATAMORAS. December 2. Trevino, the rebel general,-took Saltillo. The loss on both sides Ts heavy. The govern? ment still hold j the French fort on the out? skirts, but the rebe s command the place from two positions. The surrender of ?the fort is hon rix expected. The government command? er here conceals all news. This is considered unfavorable to the government. Tue malls and telegraphs are stopped. DEATH OF COLONEL ASHMORE. MEMPHIS, December 6. Colonel John D. Ashmore, an ex-member of Congress irom South Carolina, blew his brains out to-day at Sardis, Mis J. [Colonel Ashmore was born ia Greenville In 1819, and when quite young filled various of? fices in the State militia. He was a member of the Legislature in 1848, 1850 and 1852. In 1853 he was elected comptroller-general for two years and was re-elected. He was elected to the Ihlrtj-sixirt Congres3, whence he with? drew upon the passage of the Ordinance ol Secession.] OUR AQRICULTVit IL SHORT-COMINGS Tbe Report or the United Slates Com? missioner to Congress. WASHINGTON, December 6. The commissioner of agriculture, in bis re? port accompanying the President's message, speaking of the needs oi Southern agriculture, says : "it must be conceded that the course of agriculture in the Southern States has . not been conducted with that care, skill and re? gard for ultimate results which have charac? terized the operations of farmers in other States. While their lands are continuously devoted to cotton and tobacco, until they have arrived at a state of exhaustion, those ot the North are continually improving by rotation of crops, which ls absolutely essential to the life of tbe Boll itself, and without which farm? ing and planting had better be abandoned. These impressions bave induced me to turn my attention to these States to seek some mode by which the influence ol this depart? ment may be directed to benefit them, to find out whether their implements and, especially, their seeds may not be greatly Improved, and bow, in the distribution of seeds and plants, we may best reach tbose to whom they may be profitably sent." He also says that the Southern States suffer greatly in their interests for want of grasses, in the use of which their productions would be greatly increased by rendering a rotation of crops necessary. Clover, with its deep roots, and rye gras, a strong grower, will well endure the hot sun of the South. Referring to the distribution of seeds the commissioner says: UI am satisfied that the mode hereto? fore pursued ls erroneous. The quantity sent is entirely too small lor even an experiment. A pint or a quart of wheat, oats or other cereal cannot be successfully grown, and snch experiments almost uniformly fail, be? cause the quantity ls too small. I need not here discuss the reasons for this, bnt the re? sult ls manifest to those who have tried the experiment. It would be far better to put a hail or whole bushel of seed into, tbe bands of one conscientious and careinl person than to | divide the same quantity among ten or twentv." CREAM OF THE MESSAGE. PRESIDENT GRANT'S- VIEWS ON THE CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY. Hi* Policy-The New English Treaty The Public Debt-Tariff and Re ve nue-The Ku-Klux and Amnesty-A Bill for tho Saints. The following extracts from the full text of President Grant's message to Congress, on Monday last, will acceptably supplement the telegraphic abstract which has already ap? peared In THK NEWS : SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THE LAWS. To Hie Senate and House of Bepresentatives: In addressing my third annual message to the law-maklog branch of tbe government, it ls gratti} lng to be able to state that during the past year success has generally attended the effort to execute all the laws found upon the statute books. The policy bas been not to inquire into the wisdom of laws already enacted, but to leave their spirit and Intent, and to enforce them accordingly. OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS. The relations of the United States with for? eign powers continue to be friendly. The year lias been an eventful one lu witnessing two great nations, speaking one language and having one lineage, setlltne, by peaceful arbitration, disputes ot long standing and lia? ble at any time to bring those nations Into bloody and costly conflicts. An example hes thus oeen set which, ll successful In Its final issues, may be followed by other civilized na? tions, and Anally be the means of returning to proluciive Industry the millions of men who are maintained to settle disputes of nations by the bayonet and broadside. THE TRBATT OF WASHINGTON. I transmit herewith a copy of the treaty al? luded to. willoh has been concluded since the adjournment of Congress with her Britannic Majesty, and a copy of the protocols of the conferences of the commissioners by whom lt was negotiated. Tn ls treaty provides meth? ods for adjusting the questions pending be? tween the two nations. Various questions are to be adjusted by arbitration. I recommend Congress, at an early day, to make the neces? sary providion for the tribunal at Geneva and for he several commissions on the part of the U.-ii.ed States called for by the treaty. His Majesty, the King of Italy, the President of the Swiss Confederation, and his Majesty, the Emperor of Brazil, have each consented, on the Joint request of the two powers, to name an arbitrator for the tribunal at Geneva. I have caused my thanks to be suitably ex? pressed for the readiness with which the joint request has been compiled with by the appoint? ment of gentlemen of eminence and learning to these important positions. His Majesty, the Emperor of Germany, has been pleased to comply with the Joint request of tue two governments, and has consented to act as thc arbitrator of ihe disputed water-boundary be? tween the United Stales aud Great Britain. The contracting parties in the treaty have undertaken to regard as between themselves certain principles of public law for which the United States have coutended lrom the com? mencement of their hlstorv. They have also agreed to bring their principle* to the knowl? edge of the other maritime power?, and to in? vite them, to accede to them. Negotiations are going on as to the form ot the note by whlcn the Invitation ls to be extended io the other powers. I recommend the legislation necessary on the part of ihe United states to brina imo operation the articles of the treaty relating to the fisheries and to the other mat? ters touching ike relations of the United States toward the British North American pos? sessions, to become operative so soon as the Eroper legls'atlon shall be had on the part of reat Britain and Its possessions. TH t? NATIONAL "BLESSING." Tlie national debt ha? been reduced to the extent of eighty-six millions fifty-seven thous? and one hundred and twenty-six dollars and eighty cents durinz the year, and by the ne filiation of national bends at a lower rate of nterest. Thc Interact on the public debt has been so far dimliilslufUhat now.tba sum to be . raised for the Interest account is nearly seven? teen millions of dollars less than on the 1st of March. 1669. It was highly desirable that this rapid nimlnutlou thouin take place, both to strengthen the credit of the country and to convince Its citizens of their entire ability to meet every dollar of their liabilities without bankrupting them. In view of the accom? plishment of these desirable ends, of the rapid development of the resources of the country, its Increasing ability to meet large demands, and ihe amount already paid, lt Ts not desira? ble that the present resources of the country should continue to be taxed In order to con? tinue this rapid payment. Mu [MK I CATI ON OF THE TARIFF ANO INTERNAL RE? VENUE LAWS. I therefore recommend a modification of both the tariff and the internal tax laws. I recommend that all taxes from Internal sources be abolished, excrpt those from spiri? tuous, vinous and malt liquors, tobacco in Hs various forms and from stamps. In readjust? ing the tariff, I suggest that a careful estimate be made of the amount of surplus revenue col? lected under the present laws, after providing for the current expenses of the government, the interest account and sinking fund, aud tnat this surplus be reduced In such a manner as to afford the greatest relief to the greatest number. There are many articles not pro? duced at home, but which enter largely into general consumption through articles which are manufactured at home, such as medicines, compounds. Ac, Ac, lrom which very little revenue ls derived, but which enter Into gene ral tis-?. All such articles I recommend to be placed on ihe "Free list." Should further re? duction prove advisable, I would then recom? mend that it be made upon those, articles which can best bear it without disturbing home production or reducing the waaes cf American labor. THE KU-KLUX LAW. There has been imposed upon the executive branch of the government the execution of the act of Congress, approved April 20th. 1871, and commonly known as the Ku-Klux law, In a ponton ot ihe State of South Caro? lina. The neces-lty of the course pursued wi l be demonstrated by the report of thc committees to Investigate Soutnern outra? ges. Under the provisions of the above act I issued a proclamation culling the attention of the people of the Unii ed States to the same, and declaring my reluctance to exercise any of the extraordinary powers thereby confer? red upon me, except lu case of Imperative necessity, but making known my purpose to exercise Mich powers whenever it should be? come necessary to do so for the purpose of se? curing lo all citizens of the United .-tates the peaceful enjoyment of the rights guaranteed to them by the constitution and the laws. ULYSSES GOES INTO THE HISTORY OF THE CASE. After the passage of this law, information was received from time to time that combina? tions ol' the character referred to in this law existed, and were po wen ul In many parts of the Southern States, particularly in certain counties in the State of South Carolina. Care? ful investigation was made and it was ascer? tained that in nine counties of that State such combinations were active and powerlul, em? bracing a sufficient number of the citizens to control the local authority, and having, among other things, the object of depriving the emancipated class of the substantial benefits of freedom, and of preventing the free politi? cal action of. those citizens who did not sym? pathize with their own view?. Among their operations were frequent scounrlngs and oc? casional assassinations, generally perpetrated at night by disguised persons, the victims in almost all the cases being cl'Jzens of different political sentiments from their own, or freed persons who had shoT-n a disposition to claim equal rights with other citizens. Thonsands of inoffensive and well-disposed citizens were the sufferers by this lawless violence. HB PROCEEDS TO TAKE VENGEANCE. Thereupon, on the 12th day of October, 1871, a proclamation was issued in terms of the law, calling upon the members of these com? binations to disperse within five days, and to deliver to the marshal or military officers of the United States all arms, ammunitions, uni? forms, disguises and other means and Imple? ments used by them for carrying out their un? lawful purposes. This warning not having buen heeded, on the 17th ot October another proclamation was Issued suspending the pri? vileges ol the writ ol habeas corpus in nine counties In that State. Direction was given thar, within the counties so designated, per sons supposed, upon creditable Information, to be members of such unlawful combinations, should be arrested by the military forces of the Ualted States and delivered to the mar? shal to be dealt with according to law. In two of said conntles, York and Spartanbnrg, many arrests have been made. At the last accounts, the number ol persons thus arrested was one hundred and sixty-eight. (Several hundred whose criminality was ascertained to be or an inferior degree, were released for the present These have generally made confes? sions ol their guilt. HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS SITS IN JUDGMENT UPON THE PBISONERS. Great caution has been exercised In making these arrest?, and, notwithstanding the large number, lt is oelteved that no Innocent person ls now ia custody. The prisoners will be held for regular trial in the judicial tribunals of the United Slates. As soon ns it appeared that the authorities of the United States were about to take vigorous measures to enforce the law, many persons absconded, and there ls good ground for supposing that all of such persons have violated the law. A lull report of what bas been done under this law will be submit? ted to Congress by tbe Attorney-General. GENERAL AMNESTY. More than six years having elapsed since the las: hostile gun was fired between the armies then arrayed against each other-one for the perpetuation, the other lor the de? struction of the Uulon-lt may well be consid? ered whether it is not now time that the dis? abilities imposed by the fourteenth amend? ment should be removed. That amendment does not exclude the ballot, but only imposes the disability to hold office upon certain classes. Wnen the purity of the ballot is se? cure, majorities are sure to elect officers re? flecting the views ot the majority. I do not see the advantage or propriety of excluding men from office merely because they were be? fore the rebellion of standtog and character sufficient to be elected to positions requiring them to take oaths ti support the co us tit u tlon, and admitting to eligibility those enter? taining precisely the same views, but of less standtog in their communities. It mav be said that the former violated an oath, while the latter did not. Tue latter did not have it in their power to do so. If they had taken this oath, it cannot be doubted they would have broken it as did the former class. If there are any past criminals distinguished above all others for the part they took lo op? position to the government, they might, in the judgment ol Congress be excluded (rom such an amnesty. Tills subject ls submitted for your careiul consideration. HE SLANDERS THE SOUTH. Tbe condition of the Southern States is, un? happily, not such as all true patrio'Sc citizens would like to see. social ostracism for opin? ion's sake, personal violence, or threats to wards persons entertilnlag political views opposed to those entertained by the majority of the old citizens, prevent Immigration and tbe flow of much needed capital into the States lately in rebellion. It will be a happy condition of the country when the old citizens of these States will take ab interest In public affairs, promulgate ideas honestly entertained, vote for men representing their views, and tolerate the sime freedom of expression and ballot as those entertaining different political convic? tions. . . POLYGAMY IS UTAH. In Utah there still remains a remnant of baroarism repugnant to civilization, to decen? cy, and to the laws ol the United States. Ter? ritorial officers, however, have ?been found who are willing to perform their duty In a, spirit ol'Justice and with a due sen? "of-the necessity of sustaining the majesty of the law. Neither, polygamy nor any other violation of | existing statutes will be permitted within the territory of the United States. It is not. with thc religion of the self-styled Saints that we are now dealing, but with their practices. They will be protected In the worship of God according to the dictates of their consciences, but they will not be permitted to violate the laws under the cloak of religion. It may be advisable for Congress to consider what, In the execution of the laws against polygamy, is to be the status of plural wifes aud their off? spring. Tne propriety of Congress passing an enabling act, authorizing the Territorial Leg? islature of Utah to legliimajtlze ali children horn prior to a time fixed In tba act might be j ns ti? tled by its humanity to these Innocent .child? ren. This ls a suggestion only and not a re? commendation. THE FIRE FIEND. CINCINNATI, December 6. The London woollen factory at London, Ohio, is burned. Loss $30,000. WASHINGTON, December 6. Wall's opera-house ls burned. Loss $50,000. THE NEW ORLEANS RACES. NEW ORLEANS, December 6. In the first race Blind Tom and Virgil dead heat. Second beat, Blind Tom won. Second race Sentinel won, time 3:581,. Third race, Arizona won second and thlru heats, Stylle won first-lime 1:56J, 1:57, 2:03. The track was heavy. The first ice of the season oc? curred last night. THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. WASHINGTON, December 6. In the Senate a concurrent res ilutlon call? ing Colonel Sanders, of North Carolina, and Messrs. C imp and Gist, of South Carolina, to bar of the Senate for contempt, went over un? der the rule. Anthony introduced u bill amendlnz the election act, and making it a criminal offence to use any writing, device, token, word or gesture, with Intent to Intimidate voters,' or counselling, or Indirectly procuring the use of such means of intimidation. Robertson endeavored to Introduce an am? nesty bill, but was declared out of order. A caucus appointed a committee of five to nominate committees. Morton probably succeeds Cameron as chairman of the commit? tee on foreign affairs. In the House a resoluti on was adopted call? ing for information regarding Cuba and Gene? ral Buell'8 military commission. The apportionment btll was considered, but no conclusion reached. The Ku-Klux com? mittee, through Stevenson, offered a resolu? tion for the removal of political disabilities and extending the time within which the habeas corpus may be suspended, and making every me nber of the Ku-Klux and other trea? sonable conspirators responsible, civilly and criminally, for the acts ot his fellow-members. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, December 6. The low pressure in Upper Michigan will probably extend rapidly to Like Oatailo, with brisk southwest winds and stormy weath? er on Thursday from Pennsylvania to Maine. A fallinz barometer, with risiug temperature, and possibly rain, ls probable from Pennsyl? vania to North Carolina and Indiana. In? creasing southwest winds in the Southern and Gulf States, with cloudy weather on Tnursday. and probably rain on the Gull Coast. Warn? ing signals are ordered, and cautionary sig? nals continue at Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Haven, Detroit, and are ordered from Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester and Oswego. Yesterday'* Weather Reports of the Signal Servier, V. S. A.-4.47 P. M., Local Time. Place of Observation. Augusta, Ga.... Baltimore. Hostnn. Charleston. Cnicago. CinclnnaM. Galveston. Key West, Fla.. Bnoxvihe, Tenn. Memphis. Tenn.. Mt. Washington. New Orleans.... New York. Nirfolit. i'htladelpbla. Portland, Me.... Sivannab . 3L Louis. Washington^ O. wiimintton.NO. 30.SO 30. IS 30.00 30.30 9.5 13.86 30.23 30.22 30.13 30.10 29.42 3J.26 30.08 .22 30.11 29.95 30.33 29.71 30.111 30.30] 43] SW 28 SW 23 W 4l|SW 81 SW 38 SW 62 SE 64 N 35 W 44 SW .15 NW 57 SW 22 SW 31 - 23 SW ll SW 42 SW 51 SW 27 ?W 37 S Light. Fr sh. Gentle. Light. Brisk. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Fresb. Fresh. resti. Brisk. Gentle. Fresh, rresh. Linht. Light. Fresh. Genr.ie. .SR o o Olear. Fair. Olear. Olear. Olear. Fair. Cloudy. Olear. Moody. Olear. Cloudy. Fair. Olear. Cloudy. Fair. Clear. Clear. Fair. O.o. dy. Cloridy. NOTE.-The weatner reno? dated 7.47O'CIOCK, this morning, will be posted Iq tbe rooms of the Chamber of commerce ot io o'cloctt A. M., and, together With the weather chart, may (by the courtesy or the Chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any time during toe day. THE K?-EL?X TRIALS. A. STOWING SPEECH BT REVERDY JOHNSON. The Limitations of the Constitution Congress Cannot Confer tile SunVasre Constitutional Objections to the In. dictment. [9PBCIAL TELEOEAM TO THE NSW9.] COLUMBIA, 8. C., Decemoer 6. ID. ihe United States Circnl tCourt to-day, the Hon. Reverdy Johnson reviewed thoroughly and critic illy the acts aud the latent of Con? gress and the constitutional privileges ot citi? zens. In the Declaration ot Independence, he argued, the dangers now felt were foreseen and guarded against. The original con? vention granted no pawer* anywhere which took the regulation of the suffrage out of the hands of the States. Each State prescribes Its own qualifications for voters, and Congress cannot Interfere. By our forefathers the reg? ulation of the suffrage was deemed a vital right of the States. Tne thirteenth constitu? tional amendment only abolished slavery. It conferred no right but freedom. At that lime Congress did not dream of negro suffrage. The fourteenth constitutional amendment made the negro a citizen. The nf teeth amend? ment and the acts of May, 1S70, and April, 1871, have been taken as conferring the suf? frage, but those acts are unconstitutional and void in that respect. The case before ihe court was nothing in comparison with ihe In? vasion of constitutional rights which lt in volved. Congress should not be permitted, for any?purpose, to defeat or override the constitu? ion. Congress can give the Uulted States Coures no right to try violations of the laws of a St tte. Mr. Johnson then criticised the indictment ou constitutional grounds. He said that the jury were asked to find two verdicts against the accused, viz: guilty of violating an act of Congress, and guilty, lu doing so, of viol, '.og a law of the State of South Carolina. The prisoners would be put in Jeopardy twice for the same offence. Mr. Johnson concluded bis argument with an eloquent peroration which produced a pro? found impression upon the persons present. PICKET. TEE REPLY OF THE PROSECUTION. Continuing the Kn-Klur Trials-Hr. Chamberlain and Hr. Corbin Reply to the Argument of Mr. Slanberry. [FROM OUB OWN COBBESPONOBNT.] COLUMBIA, December 5. Thc United States Court opened this morn? ing at the usual hour, and the case of the United States vs. Crosby et al, for conspiracy and burglary, under the Ku-Klux law, was re? sumed. Mr. Stanberry. for the defence, handed in his authorities, and spoke at some length In explanation of the grounds of bis moiton to quash the Indictment filed and argued yester dav. He read from Wharton's American Criminal Law, vol. 3, page 2290 and page 2349. the decision ot the Court for the Correc? tion ot Errors, In the case of Lambert vs. the People, 9 Cowan, 578, and other authorities, showing that, in Indictments fur conspiracy, the means by whioh the unlawml act was per? petrated should be set forih, the names of the parties Injured, Ac, and that, In the pres? ent Indictment, such means at least should be alleged as would reasonably prevent a per? son from exercr3lfl^ nieTlgTir^ Mr. Chamberlain, for tne prosecution, re? plied In support of the Indictment as made, ] taking np each ground of exception In its order. As to the first ground of exception that the conspiracy charged ls to violate the first section of the act ot May 31, 1870, which section defines no crime or offence, and for? bids nothing-he slated that it was through no disrespect to the emlnenl counsel for the defence, but that really lt was Impossible for bim to discern any force In the exception. It would seem, from the argument of the coun? sel, that every section of an act should con? tain a prohibition and affix a penalty to render lt effectual. Such, however, ls not the case. Sections are but arbitrary and artificial divi? sions of an entirety, and are to be considered not singly, but in connection with other sec? tions with which they are combined. Nothing is more common in legislative enactments than that prior sections suouid assert rights, de? clare duties, Ac, and some final section affix a penalty. In the present instance, the tl:st section defines the right, and the sixth sec? tion provides a mode or punishment for a vio? lation of the first. A* to the secord excep? tion-that the names of the parties are not Bet forth-the answer to that was, that lt was un? necessary to set forth names in an Indictment for conspiracy. 3d Greenleaf on Evidence, section 89. also In 2d Russell on Crimes, page 679, lt ls shown that In an Indictment tor con? spiring together on a certain day, through false rumors, to raise the price of the public funds, the indictment was held good, though the names of the parties Injured were not named. Also lu the cse ot the Com? monwealth vs. Judd, 2d Mass., page 329, an indictment for conspiring togetner to manufacture and sell, with a fraudulent Intent, a base and spurious compound as gen? uine Indigo, was held good, though the par? ties iHjurcd were not named. The objects of a conspiracy may bc the public generally, a certain class or an individual. In the case of tbc Commonwealth vs. Harlem, 7th Metcalf, an averment that the parties indicted con? spired to defraud, it was held not supported by proof that B, or the public generally, have been defrauded, but that tin' 'odictment would have been sustained had lt been alteged that thc public genera'ly were Intended to be de? frauded. lu our indictment, we have not taken the latitude allowed us, but instead of charging the fraud against the public general? ly, as Is legitimate, have shouldered an addi? tional burden by charging the fraud as against various male cillzeus of African descent, which allegation we propose to sustain by proof. To the third objection to the first count, that the means by which the unlawiul preven? tion was effected are not set forth, the answer was also that it was unnecessary. 3d Green leaf on Evidence, section 95-where the Inten? tion ls lllega'. the means to accomplish it are not necessary. 2d Bussell on Crimea, page 681, shows that in an Indictment the words ..did conspire by indirect means" were con? sidered as surplusage, as also the words "by devices, pretences and subtle means." Mr. Stanberry. The gentleman doesn't seem to understand the point raised by the defence here. The statute reads, "if any per? son shall, by threats, intimidation and vio? lence," Ac, which iacU", we claim, it is neces? sary to allege. Mr. Chamberlain. The sixth section under which this indictment ls laid reads : "If two or more persons shall band or conspire to? gether," Ac No means are stated, and none need be alleged. The counsel reads from the fifth section, which refers simply to Individ? uals, and bas no reference to a conspiracy. As to the objection that no specific election was named, we reply that Amzi Rainey had aright to vote at any and all elections. The offence is a general one. Conspiracy ls defined as a comoination or agreement of two or more per? sons, by concerted means, to do an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. The conspiracy need never have been effected, but the simple Intent, by concerted means, to deprive Amzl Rslney of the light to vote at any election whatsoever completes the crime. As to the flfih objection, that the qualifica? tions of said male citizens to vote arc not set forth. This conspiracy, as we have already stated, ls a statutory offence, and the Indict? ment has to be drawn under the statute. It becomes Important here to refer to some rules. From 1st Bishop, in criminal proce? dure, section 359, we read that where offence ls purely statutory, having no reference to common laws, lt ls sufficient to charge In these essential words of the sut ute. This is a purely statutory offence. Not that conspiracy Is out a conspiracy to violate the provisions of the first eectlon of the act, and lt ls suffi ! clent when we charge in the essential words of the act. The statutory offence is in these words: "Shall conspire or band together to violate the provisions ot this act," and we have only put a burden on ourselves In using the words to deprive certain male citi? zens, of African descent, of the free exercise of the right of suffrage; the words are unneces? sary in themselves, and we are. therefore, not required to state tbe qualifications of the voters. State vs. Gould, 34 New Hampshire, 510; let Bishop on criminal law, 373; Earl's case, 2d Lewie, 133. Tiie great and general answer to ali the foregoing objections ls that we are Indicting under a statute, and chargea violation of the provision ol .tbe first section; aud all additional allegations, such as that the parties injured were male citi? zens of African descent, are simply gratuitous, and b?rden ns wit'j additional proof, but are noe essential to sus'aln tbe indictment. So much for the objections to the first count. Now. let us consider-the ob? jections to the second count. The first ob? jection here made ts that it Is not alleged that Balney was qualified to vote, but simply stated that he was a citizen ot the United States. We say. In the first place, that lt substantially set forth when we allege that he was possessed of the right of suffrage, secur? ed and guaranteed to bim under the constitu? tion, Ac, and all additional qualifications are unnecessary, for they are charged in sub? stance when we say that he was a citizen law? fully qualified, ?c. Ia the second place, WH I answer this ls a statutory offence-the words of the act being* to conspire together with in? tent to injure, oppress, threaten or i-.'iroi d ue any citizen of the Uuited States in - e free enjoyment of a right and privilege t anteed by the cons:lunion,* Ac, and wei tv . described the offence In the words of the stat? ute and named the person Amzi Bilney, as & citizen oi tbe United States, which is all that [s required. As to the second objection, that no day of election ls named, all that we have said tn answer to a similar objection to the first count will apply. Third. That the unlawful means are not set forth. To this we reply that this is not an offence that depends upon the means, the time, or agalust what particular lddividual directed, but the offence is complete short of that, and ls perfected when, in the words of the definition, a combination or agreement is entered Into, by concerted means, to do an unlawful act. It ls not necessary to name the time ot an overt act. I would that I could draw upon my imagination only for a case in band, and were not staling a fact that has hap? pened in this present year of grace. Suppose that two or* three persons should go in dis? guise, at night, to tue house of a clt'zen a colored man's house-should smite his wife to the floor, ravish his daughter before his eyes, and, alter knocking bim down, drag him out in the woods, should thereafter, de? bating the question whether they would kill or whip him, force him to take an oath that he will never vote In a cetaln way. Now, sup? pose all this, and suppose the mm to be Amzl Balney, and shall lt be deemed necessary to name a day of election ? Tbe distinguished counsel say they are not disposed to be cap? tious, nor to take advantage oi technicalities, and yet they derna ud ot us. under these circum? stances, to show at what election Amzl Balney was hindered In the free exercise of the elec? tive franchise by that oath. The offence was complete when he was made to take the oath, if there never should be aoy election what? ever. As to the objection that the indictment in? cluded a charge of burglary, which was a do? mestic crime, and cognizable only under the laws of the Slate, Mr. Chamberlain went on to say that he accorded due force to. the argu? ment of the defence on that point, and agreed that th s court cannot take jurisdiction of an offence against the Sute of South Carolina Section seven of thc act provides that If. in the act of violating the provisions ot section one of the act, any other felony shall be com? mitted, the offender shall be punished In such manner as ls prescribed by the laws of tbe State for such crime. Ic was not the intention of the government to try for burglary, but simply upon conviction for the conspiracy, to make the penalty the same as for burglary un? der the State laws. This comes very short of this count taking cognizance of the crime of hnrg arj. We found that burglary had been committed, and set ft forth In the words of an Indictment In South Carolina, not to try the offence, but to serve as the measure of punish? ment as contemplated by the statute. The sentence will not be for burglary, bat the c 'Ult will merely refer to the law J of tbe sute tor burglary, and affix th?t penalty to the conspiracy. The first objection in the fonrth connt ia, that thlB couut does not allege that Amzl Bainev was a citizen bf the United States. This connt ls drawn under the fifth section, which reads, "any person," Ac, and not a citizen of the United States. As to the ob? jection, "That it U not alleged that he was otherwise qualified than by the fifteenth amendment, we admit that the fifteenth amendment does not absolutely grant any right of suffrage, but practically and really lt does secure aud guarantee to colored persons such right, and we have simply followed the chosen words ot the act. The objection to the fifth count being the same as to tne fourth, the same reply is appli? cable; so als3 the sixth and seventh. It was objected to the eighth count that the preser? vation of the right to be secure in person and papers against unreasonable searches, seiz? ures, ic, was the province of the State laws. The act under which this count was made was intended simply to enforce the provisions of the fourteenth and flfteeth amendments to the constitution. If such power is vested in Con? gress, as we understood the honorable coun? sel yestesday to admit, then we hold that in this instance Congress was merely intending to protect Amzi Bilney and others from un? reasonable search, seizure, Ac, rights guar? anteed to them by the constitu? ion. It is true that personal rights are protected by the Slate laws; but is it not eminently proper, also, ihat Congress should enforce such provisions of tbe constli inion as affect them ? Certainly lt ls in this Instance; lor while it be true that the hon? orable counsel - as he says -and I are protect? ed by the State laws from personal harm, it is equally true that Amzl Bitney was not; and Congress has come forward and said, we will protect you. The objection to the ninth count Is that we have not specified what laws of the equal pro? tection of which Amzl Bilney was deprived Our reply ls that lt is unnecessary. Inasmuch as we bave charged in the words of the act. The objections to the tenth count being the same as the preceding, we make the same reply. At the conclusion of Mr. Chamberlain's ar? gument, the court took a recess ot fifteen minutes. When the court resumed, Mr. Cor? bin followed at some length in support of the Indictment, explaining and expounding the views advanced by his colleague. When he had concluded, the court, at the request of Mr Johnson, adjourned till to-morrow, at ten o'clock, when Mr. Johnson will close the argu? ment for thc defence. PICKET. THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. BICHMOND, December 6. The General Assembly convened to-day and the Governor's message was read. It is quite lengthy, and treats of the economy of the State, its financial, social, political and mate? rial condition. With reference to national matters be recapitulates Ihe arbitrary acts of Congress and the President, denouncing their encroachments upon the rights of the people. Ti T nm WORLD'S NEWS. LONDON*, December 6. The Prince of Wales had some sleep last night, and his fever is gradually subsiding. NEW YORK. December 6. In a recent suit in London, the United States vs. The Blakeley Arms Company, the court directed tbe proceeds ot the siles of war ma? terial, belonging to the rebel States, to be paid to the American Consul for the United States. SPARKS FROX THE WIRES. -The total contributions by the craft for the Chicago printers amount to $9404. -Blackmore, the Independent candidate for Mayor of Pittsburg, is elected by 1274 majority. -A new trial was granted in New York to the prize fighters. Edwards and Collier, and they were released. -The wife of Coroner Moffat, of Memphis, Tennessee, committed suicide with a carving knlle.' -The National Board of Trade met in St. Louis yesterday-Atty delegates present. OUTRAGE IN YORK UPON A MJSI&TER OE THE GOSPEL. [From the Colombia Phoenix.] ? We are lnlormed of the following lncldeat that lately occurred in York: It seems that Major Merrill is known in York as the "Autocrat," and that he bas fully earned that epithet we feel sure, from all the facts that have reached us. The wife of a gen? tleman putin conflnement on the charge of having whipped a negro man, having beard that the said man had stoutly denied that be had ever accused the prisoner of the offence, requested a reverend gentleman, her own pastor, to call on the negro and set bim to come to ber, in order that she might get his affidavit of denial, and thus secure tier husband's Mease. Vor this offence (?) the reverend gentleman was arbitrarily sum? moned into the presence ol Major Merrill, who, after keeping him walting fortwo hours, dismissed him with the' order that before he could leave the iown he moat.give bond of two thousand douais for appearance, if- called for, in Columbia, the fourth Monday of De? cember. These facts come to us from the highest au? thority. It will be seen how this military re? presentative of the United States Government exercises his arbitrary powers. It will be seen, further, what is possible under the- -enforce? ment act of Congress. Here ls a quiet, unof? fending minister of Christ bullied and treated with discourtesy, because of the grave offence of having, at a lady's request, asked a colored man to call at her house for his evidence of her husband's innocence. Tn la th Lng occurred, we have every reason to assume, justas lt is related. It shows this "military antocrat" to be as regardless of what Is due lo the minis? ters ot the Gospel as to the liberties of tba citizens. We blame no man for the proper; execution of bis duties, civil or military. In this case, however, it seems that Major Mer? rill has no warrant In his credentials for such arbitrary proceedings, and he must accept the public judgment which we Invoke upon his proceedings-at least In this particular case. THE STORMS OF WINTER. ' OMAHA, December 6, The snow is still drifting. Twenty freight cars were plied and and ruined by encounter? ed drift at Sherman. Other tra?as are reported off the track. Passengers complain of exac? tions by division superintendents and hotel keepers. The road ls practically blocked for the present. The supply ot coal In this vicini? ty ls nearly exhausted. Many ara using corn fur fuel. CHICAGO, December 6. The thermometer yesterday was seven to twelve below. The cold suspends all work In the burnt district. ST. JOHN'S, N. B., December 6. A very heavy gale from the southwest. The cable broke between New Brunswick and Prince Edward's Island. Nsw Yoax, December 6.' ' The severe cold continues, with a higtr?aie last night and this morning. HALIFAX, December 6. The heavy rain yesterday and the mild weather to-day opened most of the porn In this Province. ? ST. PAUL, MINN., December G. , The thermometer was 26 degrees below zero on Tuesday, and 24 degrees above zero to-d?y. ?lorrie?. SHEA-BEVIN.-On the evening of the 30th November, at the rastdence of the brt-ie's father, by the Rev. J. M. Carlisle. B. 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All the goods are warranted to be of the fl rat quality, and any Jeweller can examine them as to, their genuineness and quality. The Diamonds are rich and large, and set In the latest style, and have just been Imported for the Association by the cele I brated Importing Jewellers "LARMOUR ' A CO.," or Baltimore City. CE RT IF. CATE CHANCES only ONE DOLLAR, and can be purchased at the Boom Where the Goods are. The Ladles are respectfully invited to call and examine these Beautlfal Goods._dec7-l6 pW* NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS ARE hereby cautioned against harboring or trusting any or the crew or the British Ship "City of Hall rax," Cummlnger, Master, aa no debts of their contracting will be paid by Master or Consignee, dec7-8_HENRY CARD. ??tr-OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER, FIRE-PROOF BUILDING, CHARLESTON, 8. 0., NOVEMBER 6TH, 1871_The Books ot the Treasu? rer of Charleston county will be opened on tte 20th day or November, 1671, for the receipt of TAXES due the State and County lor the year 1871. 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