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VOLUME IX.-_NUMBER 2070 CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 18^2._EIGHT DOLL4HS A YEAR. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE NEW TAX BILL PASSED BT THE J HOUSE. ? Xteath Blow to the Blue Ridge Scrip . A Atong Recete for the Holidays, ?Ce. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA. S. C., Thursday, Dec. 12. In the S?pate, to-day, Jeter, of Spartanburg, introduced a bill to charter the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad. Lee, colored, introduced a j till to repeal sections es and es, chapter 120, of j the General statutes; also, a bill to amend an ac1 for the p rot ec lon or poll oy-holders. Gaillard, colored, introduced a bill to renew the charter of | the Charleston Dry Dook Company. Nash, col? ored, introduced a bill to charter the Joint Stock Auxiliary Company. The bill to repeal sections 6, S and 7 of chapter 83 of the General statutes was passed to a third reading. The following passed: A bill ceding the National Cemetery lands, in Darlington, to '.be United States; a bill j to define the ncmbcr or trial jastices for Aiken j County; a joint resolution antborlzing the levy of an additional tax or two mills in Abbeville County. The bill to repeal the license law was re? committed to the judiciary committee. The J Ant resolution prohibiting the publication of the laws of the General Assemb'y was defeated. tn trie HouBo the Judicial y commit ee reported favora5ry"on the r?solution to authorize the em? ployment of solicitors by the attorney-general, on the bill to amend Section 27, Chapter 45 or the Gen? eral statuta?, on the bill to fix the time for holding the April term of the Supreme Court, and on the | bill to empower the Supreme Court to name Is? sues. The committee reported unfavorably on tbe following bilis: The bill to authorize judges to assign pal i counsel to derona indigent pris? oners; the bill to amend Section 3, Chapter 61, aad Section 2, Chapter 45 or the General Statutes; y the bin to ena le coroners to detect criminals; the bul to regulara sales of lands by order or court. The committee on incorporations report? ed favorably on the bill to change the title or the Comet star Fire Company to the Comet Steam Fire Company. The committee ou commerce reported favorably on the bill to Incorporate the Charleston Coastwise j Transportation Company. Hurley introduced a bul to cut all the time for the shooting of gams. Brennan introduced a bill to fix the salarle) of solicitors at one thousand dollars. Grant, color? ed, gave notice of a bill to apportion ont the Congressional representation. The House adopt? ed a resolution to take a recess from December 20 to January 10. Boaemon, colored, Introduced a bul to regulate the Inspection of lnmber m Charleston. Auden gave notice of a bli to ea. taollsh aseparate Court of General Sets ons for Charleston County. Young, colored, gave notice of a bill to authorize county treasurers to retain funds for schools. The House adopted a resolu? tion to appoint a committee, to investigate the matter of, the pay certificates. Bowley, colored, Introduce i a bill to exempt certain manufactur? ing Interests from taxation for ten years. Hamilton, the colored member from Beaufort who was one of tte heroes of the fracas of yes terday. was allowed to resume his seat, having begged tte pardon of the H. use. The tax bill was taken np, and section three, levying a tax or five mills for deficient le?, was I passed, under ?he operation or the previous ques? tion, bya.vote of sixty-three yeas to forty turee nay& w. B. Myers, of Beaufort, proposed an ad . dltional section to provide for a levy or three mills for the redemption of the Blue *ldge scrip which was rejected by a vote of four ye is to one hundred and three nays. Hurley propose i sn amendment to the tax bili, provid'ng that taxes etea tte pay able only In com, greenbacks or bins receivable of the Orr administration. This was agreed to, and the bill, as amended, passed i> a third reading. Fortune Giles, the colored member from wil? liamsburg, was to-day bound over in the sum of ?ea thousand dollars for his appearance for trial At the Court of General Sessions, on the charge or receiving a bribe from Worthington to vote for Patterson for senator. PICKST. WEDNESDAY'S WORK Tit THE GENE? RAL ASSEMBLY. . Tb? Joint Assembly to Announce the Senatorial Election-Important De? bate om th? Tax Levy- Parket's Exhi? bit of Receipts and Expenditures. [FROM OUS OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, 8. C., December ll. Both houses of the General Assembly met an hoar earlier than usual thia morning to clear tte decks for the Joint assembly at noon to go through with the formality of announcing the re? sult of yesterday's ballot for a United States senator, and declaring th? election ot Ho nest John j-aitcson. The regular proceedings of the Sen? ate ware marked by no event or partloular signi? ficance; but things were rather more lively in the House, and included, m addition to an earnest and significant fl?tate upon the pending proposl non to levy a fifteen mills tax, no less a sensat ion than s rough and tumble set-to upon the floor of I tbe House between two or che honorable mem? bers of that body. In tbejsenate this morning the following busi? ness wa? transacted"! Senator Cain, colored, of Edgefle'd, gave notloe of a bul for the better protection of religious worship In the State of Sooth ca-ol na. Senator Jervey, colored, or Charleston, pre - sented a petltl n and bili (tallar to t hos s already described in the proceedings or the House lor the j renewal of the charter or the Charlescon Floating Dry Dock and Matine Ballway company. Senator Whittemore, or Donington, introduced his bli!, previously noticed, t > ox the lime for holding the April term or the Supreme Conn, which provl >es that that term shall commence on the third Tuesday of April In each year. He ?Iso gave notice or a bill to make the rent or lands tte first lien "upon annual crops. Thia comprised all the new measures Intro? duced, and >he Senate then proceeded to the con? sideration of lt* calendar business, which was j disposed or as follows: The bill by Senator Gaillard, colored, or Charles ? ' ton, to Incorporate the Draymen's Benevolent As? sociation, of charleston, was referred to the com? mittee cn lncorporaticns The bill by Senator Swalls, colored, of Williams, burg, to amend an act entitled an act to amend sundry sections of the code of procedure relating to the circuit courts, was referred to the Judiciary " The bin by Senator Keith, Conservative, of OooneC which proposes to confine the pay or county treasurers to a commission or four per cent, upon the amount of taxes col'eoted up to $20.000, and one per cent, upon the excess of that Bum, was referred to the committee on finance. The till ioauthorize probate judges to perform a'l the duties perrormed by the late commission era lu equity, which had been unfavorably re . ported noon by. the judiciary committee, was laid npon the table, which may be taken as equivalent SO its rejection by the >enate. The bill to renew the charter or Ravenel's Bridge, In Oconee County, and the t)U to amend an act entitled "An act to vest in the Chmeston Land Company the charter or a terry from Ham? lin's wh?Vi to points on the Wando River, to wit: ScanlonvUle, Bernie?'s Point, Tennlng's Landing and Daniel's Island Landing," received their eec - ond reading, and were ordered to be engrossed tor a third. The bill to amend the charter of the Charleston, Georgetown and Conwayboro' Railroad, which contemplates Its consolidation with other corpo? rations In adjoining States to form a link in a great seaboard narrow gauge ronco along the south Atlantic coast, provoked a long debate, and was finally referred back to tue committee on railroads. In the House this morning the Judiciary com? mittee reported substitutes for trie bill to amend section 12, chapter 88, of the General Statutes, and the bill to set apart a Jury ana State witness fund, and reported favorably upon the r?solu-1 tion to provide for the redemption of certain de? linquent lands in Darlington cor. nt j. The committee on privileges ana eleotlons re? ported favorably upon the till which proposes to make the hours of election in Incorporated towns and etti' a fi om six A. M. to tlx P. M.. instead of j from seven A. M. to five P. M. The committee on public bo tidings reported un? favorably upon the petition from the grand Jury of Lex In a ton County for the bonding of a uew jail lo that county, and the petition was laid upon the table. The concurrent resolution from the Senate, providing that defeated contestants for seats in the General Assembly shall receive no pay and mileage, was received from the senate and con enrred lu. Represent ave Ellison, colored, Abbeville, intro? duced a bill to remedy and supply the loss of pub? lic records, and to perpetuate testimony relative to Wills, deeds. Ac, destroyed b/ the recent fire at Abbeville Courthouse. The bill provides mat by glvuw twenty days' notice td the clerk ol the cor? the parties Interested may substitute their own records of these transactions. Representative Nix, colored, or Barnwell, gave notice of a bill to regulate the number of trial Jus? ticie in Barn weil County. Representative Snmpter, colored, or Barnwell, gave notice or a bill to repeal the labor act or 1868. I Repr?sentative Bosemon, colored, or Charles? ton, ga ve notice or a bili to regulate the 1 asp te tlon and measurement of lamber In the City or Charleston. Representative Tamer, colored, of Charleston, gave notice or a bili to incorporate the ?.ate Pal? metto Rifle Club ot Char eiton. Representative no mes, colored, or Colinton, gave notice or a bill to repeat an act relating to toe financial agent or lhe State or Sooth Carolina In the City or Mew Torte, more commonly known as the settlement act, and of a bill to repeal the charter or Rantowle's Bridge. Represente ttve Smalls, colored, or Colleton, gave notice of a bill to authorize county treasu? rers to a:c pt school claims and jury certificates ta payment or taxes. Representative Crittenden, Conservative, or Greenville, in fro doced a concurrent resolution to instruct the clerics 'of the House and Senate to have no bil a. resolutions or reports printed with? out the order of tc.ose respective bodies, which was laid over unde<- the rules. Representative Meetze, conservative, or Lex? ington, introduced a bill similar to the one Intro doced In the Senate tc- lay to lix the time for holding the April term of the Supreme court, and a bill, which ls also a copy of a bill already de? scribed tn the Seoato proceedings, to authorize the Supreme Court to send Issues or race to the Cn cul t Courts for trial. Representative R. M. Smith, Conservati i ; of Sparenburg, gave notice or a bill to repeal the act in relation to the bonds or the State or Sooth Carolina, passed last winter, and generally known as the va ldatlng set. Repr?sentai Ive Wallace, Conservative, of Colon, introduced a bbl to amend the act to secare ad? vances for agricultural purposes, which provides that whenever lam? s shall be let or rented for agricultural purposes the person so letting or renting shall have a prior lien upon the crop for the rent, the contract for rent to be in writing and recorded. Represe tatlve Ratchrord, colored, or Tork, intro <oced a . Ul to Incorporate the Cheater and Lenoir Railroad Company, which namea Messrs A. H. Da vega, J. J. McClure. George W. Melton, J. L. Agnes, W. a. M. Cooper, B. T. Wheeler, B. G. Yocon, J. D. Witherspoon and J. L. watson as Incorporai ors, w.th authority to construct and malatam a railroad from Chester, through Tork ville to some point on the line dividing North and SoBth Carolina In tue direction ol Dallas, N. C., and with au'hon ty to consolidate with the Carolina Narrow Gauge Railway Company. Representative Myers, colored, or Beaufort, In? troduced a bill to create a new Judicial and elec? tion c lUnty to be known as tho county or Lin? coln, oat or portions or Besaron and Barnwell Connues. The boundaries ortho proposed new county are defined as follows: Commencing at Sisters' Ferry on the Savannah River, thence la a straight Une to the bend or the Savannah and Chane.-to u Railroad next south of Coosawhatchle. thence along the line of toe Bald road to the saikehato de River, thence up the Salkeaatcbls River to Buford's Bridge, thence In a southwest? erly direction along the public road running north of Allendale through Erwin ton to the sa van ah River, and to the Initial point at Sisters' Ferry. Toe blU also appointa s. B. Myers, J. B. Bascombe. J. D. Robertson and H. C. Marsh, of whom the three first named are members or the Legislature, as commissioners to set ont the boun? daries ?nd to provide suitable bandings tor the oonrtnouse, Jail, AC , or the new county. Repr?sentative Bowley, colored, or Georgetown, introduced a bill to amend section 328, title 0. chspter 2 or the act to abridge and simplify the forms, roles and practice in the Circuit Coarta ol the Mate and gave notice or a bili to encoorago manufactures and internal Improvements He also presented the protestor Allen tlutson against the seating of wi di.a m Blacs a< a member of the Hou>e from Lancaster County. Representa'Ive Rice, Conserva'ive, of Union, in? troduced the following important resolution, which was Immediately, considered, under a sus? pension of the rales, ann adopted: Resolved. That the attorney-general be Instruct? ed to search close y and Inquire ir any moneya have been r il?ed upon the credit of the Mate without law and due authority; If any moneva have been expended or embezzled by persons lo authority, and ir so, by whom; aud ir he shall Und pro Dr against any person or persons, he shall have him arrested and prosecuted to couvlotlon If possible. To this end he shall have power to send ror persons and papers. These proceedings were Interrupted at noon by the entrance ol the Senate, and the formai lon or the Joint Assembly to hear declared the remit of the election for United States senator. The senate having been seated at the trout row or desRp, the joint Assembly was called to order by Lleateoam-Governor Cleaves, wno briefly an? nounced the object of the meeting, and re .d toe aot ot congress under which lt wae held. The portion ol the journals relating to the eloctlon waa then read by the clerks or the rtspectlve houses, and the Lieutenant Governor announced that John J. Patterson having rec -ive-1 a majority cf all the votes cast he bad bsen daly elected aa a United Mates senator, to serve for six years from the 4th day of March, 187A, The Joint Assembly was thereupon dissolved, and the Senate returned to its own chamber. The House next prrcoeded to the cons deration of t"e bill to authorize the levy or a tax ror the expenses of the carrent riscal year and the del elendes of the past, and the report or the ways and means committee recommending a State and county tax of ten milis ror carient pur pos-s, and ave mills ror deficiencies, sections 1, 2 and 3 of the bill, which provide ror a tax or five mills ror general purposes aod two mil s ror support or the public scuools, had already paa-ed the House without or>po8ltlou. and the debate or to day was* accordlogl. upon the proposition to levy a tax or Ave milla for tue deficiencies of the year ending Oe; ober si, 187/, and this waa 8'Tenuously .op po -ed by tue Conservative members, led by Gene? ral Wallace, of Union, Colonel Crittenden, of Greenville, and Hr. Meetze, ot Lexington. Eaoh or the.-c- peot.ernen made e-aaest and forcible speech' s, taking the ground that before the pro? posed tax or five mills, amounting to nearly a minion of dollars should be demanded from the people, a fuller exposition should be given of.the disposition which has been made of the millions ot dollars which have already been taken io tho laxes of the past few years, and or the causes and nature rf the alleged deficiencies. The debate npon this bill, whloh has now been pending more than a week, has had the effect or producing from the late -tate officials some of the Important statistics concerning their financial administration which abould have been furnished before this time lu the shape of their an uai re? ports, which, according to law, should have been made to the General Assembly upon the first day of 'lie session. Among the-most Important of the-o statistics are the following statements fur? nished at the demand or the ways and meaos commutes from the books of the late State treas? urer, and snowing, In gross amounts, the receipts and expenditures of bis office during the past fiscal year: Rscsirrs. Balance on band October ji. 1871 - $ 24,207 23 Received on account iaxe? 1367,1868, ' 1869. 1870, 1871. 1,160.907 07 Received oo account license tax_ 62.670 65 Received from phosphate companies. 80,767 49 Received from Columbia Stoue Co... 20 oo Received rees sec ?etc ry O' State. 2,645 88 Received rees State trcasarer. 1,218 00 Received Indexing records surveyor general's office. 3JI OO Lease Saluda Turnpike. 362 50 H. E. Hayne, land commissioner_ 710 00 Secretary of state.land commissioner department. 6,818 92 W. H G?lten, treasurer sinking rand. 28 loo oo Sales fo-felted lands. 1,875 00 General liierest account public debt. 2,&os oo Charleston Joint- stock Company.... 2,000 oo J. M. Wilder, ex sheriff sumter Co... 4,757 60 School commissioner Abbeville (re? fund). 88 73 H. H. Klmpt.cn, financial ageat. 303,000 oo Total..$1,332,431 07 EXPENDITURES. Salaries.$ 118,665 42 Refunds to county treasurers. 6,689 84 Contingent muds. 8,883 88 Orphan Asylum. 8,600 00 Schuols. 118,787 89 armed loree. B3,6n3 oi Advertising acts. 49,696 60 Permanent printing General Assem? bly. 83,724 42 Carr, nt printing General Assembly.. 81,208 7s Claims. 15,976 14 Mileage State board education. 754 16 Catawba Indians..... 200 00 Expenses of loan In payment of in? terest on public debt. 6,892 73 General Interest, account of public ?dSOt. 8,774 11 Repairs to Lunatic Asylum. 10,600 00 Transient sick poor. 126 50 Support of South Carolina Univer? sity . 816 00 Famishing and heating Asylum .... e coo oo Legislative expenses forl870anai87i 69)097 oo Legislative expenses for 1871 and \872 472,170 ia Lunatic Asylum. 88,392 99 Maintaining quarantine. 925 00 Free Behool deflclency. 9,655 04 Keeper of Lazaretto. 2es 07 Dear, dumb and blind. 4,622 02 looks lor University library. 35 00 Publication or decision or Supreme Court. 600 00 State Capital bonds, 1853. 203,000 00 Penitentiary. 14,684 ci Deficiency in payment for elections.. 342 76 Vault doora ror treasury. 1.600 0] H. H. Rlmpton. financial agent.. 47,201 43 Civil contingent rand. 7,802 15 BOORS ror -uprerae Court library.... 126 00 Clothing ror discharged convicts. 246 90 mi's receivable.. 281 00 Militia account. 237 40 Bills payable for legislative expenses 170,982 27 Interest, on billa payable. 640 30 School records.?. 26 00 Expenses lor general election or 1872. 42 40 Total $1,684,885 61 An important report has also been received from i he State suped ? tendea: of education re? garding the deficiencies In the appropriations for trie support of free common schools, in which ls stated tue amounts of money expended in the various enmities for thia parp?se daring the year ending October SI, 1872. These amounts Tange from $3883 in Horry county up to $85.792 m Charleston uounty. and aggregate $838,042. Ur. Jlllson. in this report, goes on to say: "The fore? going statement probably does not give the whole amount of money expended tor the support of free common Bchoois or the fiscal year ending October si, 1872. Toe reports of county school commissioners only extend np to June 3 >, 1872. No returns have been ma *e to this office concern? ing school expenditures for the month of October, 1872. I am satisfied that the amount or money expended, or contracted to be expended for free common school pnrposeB for the fiscal year end? ing October 31.1872, can safely be stated at $400, ooo. The amount of money realized from the poll-tax and from local or Behool district taxes will hard.y amount to $ 100,0so. The dell c. ency In the free common sctieol funds of tne State for the fiscal year ending October 81,1872, ought to be estimated aa Mluws: State appropriation, 1871.;_.$300,000 De?cieucy appropriation, 1870. 76 ooo Total.$376,000 In view or all these facts, and the startling de? ficiencies which are reported on every side, it ls or course impossible to predict the rate or the five mills proposition. The debate upon this snbjeot was interrupt, d to-day by the little pugilistic e i counter between Representatives Thomas and Hamilton, or which a sufficient report has already keen telegraphed; but lt will oe resumed to-mor? row, and I?- ls expected that some decisive acion will then be taken, which will either defeat the measure or seen. e Its past- age. PICK arr. Thc Row in tao Honse. [From the Columbia Union] Du: lng the debate upon the tax bill on Wed? nesday irre proceedings wera soddenly Interrupt ed by the sound of blows, which brought mem? bers to their feet to look in the direction from which the sounds proceeda<*. lt proved to be an encounter between Rev. W. M.Thomas, a member from Colleton, also a member of the last General Assembly, and Thomas Hamilton, a member from Beaufort County. The assault, as viewed 1 rom the speaker'* stand, wnere several persons were standing, was characterized as very das? tardly. Mr. Thomas bled profusely, but after having received several ulows, managed to get out of his seat and defend himself. Frie .di of the parties rushed in, and for the space of three or four mlnntea the scene was one or confesi?n. Comparative quiet having been restored, Mr. Thomas arose to a qaesiloa or privilege, during whl h he characterized his assailant as a brute and a coward, and asked the House to decide the question between them, incidentally stating that as gentlemen ten paces and lead was a prompt remedy, other members gave their views npon the sanject, and the assaulting member begged the pardon or the House ror having committed ttiG ftflflftolc t?icrc Daring Mr. Thomas's remarks he Intimated that he had said something about the vote of Hamil ton on the previous day. ano being astted by him said, ?'He meant what he had said." Tuen came the blows. The matter was pending when the Legislature adjourned. The Brlberry Bailntti. [From the Colombia Phoenix.] On Wednesdav morning Colonel John J. Patter? son. United states senator elect, with nls coonso , (Messrs. D. H. chamneriala and 0. D. Melton) and accompanied by General H. Q. Worthington, ao peared before Trial Jostice Kirk to answer to the warrants Issued charging hin with bribery. Arter reading the a (ll da vi ts, the court (Trial Justice Kirk being assisted by Solicitor Battzas a friend and adviser) held Colonel Patterson to ball In four cases-two of $10,000 each, one or $6000 and one or $60.). General worthington was also held In two eas33 ror $5080. The case or Foi tnne Cites, a member or the Legislature, was poa:poned natu Tuursday morning at ten o'cl- ck. Counsel for Colonel Patterson protested again t the large amount required aa natl-declaring lt unjust and nacless. The cases will go before the Court or General Sessions. . APP OINTMENTS. The State Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the following.appointments:* Abbeville county-Jury commissioner, h. ?. Ritchie; trial justice, A. M. Agnew. Mpartanbnrg County-Aadltor, Alfred Tolllson. Alkea County-Trial Justices, J. D. Allen, John M. r.all and Cloner Iloij&nri. - - Plckens County-Trial jus'.koj, E. H. Benton and Jame? E. Hargood. Charleston County-Trial justices, Thomas W. Eaaterby and Q. tl. Leland. A ClRD FROM THE REV. WHUEFOORD SMITH. SPARTANAB0RO, 8. G., December 7,1872. TO THE EDITORS OF THE NEWS. Gentlemen-It ls not my custom to appear In the public papers, especially la reference to anything personal. But the very kind manner .n which the papera or my native city have no ticed m 7 removal, and the many expressions or regret privately mads to me un the eve or my de? parture, may plead my excuse ror a word of ex? planation, whlon might otherwise bj deemed eg' UBI lc .1. My connection with Trinity church during the past j ear seems not to have been correctly under? stood. For nearly sixteen years I have been con? nected with woirord college as professor of Eng <!sti liceiatare. sino the close of our late war the Institution has been mach em arriase 1 in consequence of the rallare or the banu In which Its endowmeut roods were Invested. The salari?e or the faculty, WM ich wero very moderate, could not be paid, and I may be allowed to say for my colleagues at least, that they have made tne nobl rsi sacrifices in the cause or Christian ?duca? tion. Aa unusually large proportion or our stu? dents are beneficiaries, and the raculty In a quiet and un ostentatious way have been on'r.buting largely to the tnorea>e and diffusion of educ* tiouiof the highest grade, founded upon princi? ples of virtue and religion. 1 reel persuaded mat if all the facts connected with the history of this 1 istltutlon were known to the people or tula land, there would be found mea of noble and generous hearts who would, by the endowment or professorships, and by ?ther liberal contrlhu'lons, come promptly to Its aid and place lt once more upon a firm basis ot success an 1 enlarged nsefui ness. . Aa effort of this kind ls now making, and Major Benj. F. Evans ls acting as the agent of the col? lege tn the city or Charleston. At the last session or the South Carolina Conference, my health being better than lt hid been lor some years, a suggestion was made, and approved by tho pre? siding bishop, that I should lake the appointment or a pastoral charge ror one year, while the da* lea of my professorship would oe performed in my absence by my colleagu's. It waa nut contem? plated that my connection with the co lege should be dissolved, but I was expeced to return at the close ol the year. This will explain the whole matter of my present removal from the city. I have only to add that ir I ha<i the strength of forty years ago wnen I entered upon the work ol tte ministry, lt would be my greatest pleasure to devote all my p iwera to the service ot tne ch ure n in the pastoral relation. But being physically incapable or auch service, I am happy in doing that work to which my strength la now adapted'. In conclusion, 1 beg to convey to my many kind and warm friend-*, to who- e courteiy and att eu; ians 1 have been so often and so largely In de -'-M the as-ur.iuce Ot affect,onct-> remem? brance sud t r unceasing prayers for their pros pi rlty and salvation. 1 have the honor to be, gentlemen, very re? spectfully yours, WHITEFOORD SMITH. A TRAGEDIAN'S TRAGIC END. PHILADELPHIA, December 12. Edwin Forest, the tragedian, fell dead whil-? dressing this morning at his residence here. Mr. Forest's servants repaired to his room before tenjo'clock this morning, an lt was later than hui usual nour for coming down. They found him lying on his bed apparently suffering from apo plexy. He had ceen exercising with dumb be.ls, and had evidently nearly compleel dressing, having been adjusting his necktie when overpow? ered. He died in about.m half hoar arter being discovered.. Hs his no immediate relatives, his only sister having died several years ago. WA S HING TON NOTES. . WASHINGTON, December 12. The attorney-general, with the approval ol the;President, ria* submitted apian or compromise ror the existing difficulties in the Alabama Legls ls tature. The s ? cretary ol the treasury bas telegraphed the collector of customs at Port Townsend to ?s? enme jurisdiction over San Juan and enforce the revenue laws. The headquarters or the military division or the Atlantic has been transferred u New YorK. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Clear and cold weather is predicted for the South Atlantic States to-day. -The Commercial Convention met yesterday in St. Louis. Thirteen states were represented. -l he heaviest rall or enow known tor years four inch B-r u at Augusta, Ga., yesterday. -In New York yesterday the motion to quash the indictment against W. M. Tweed waa denied by Judge Ingraham. -The gales In Paris last week were fearful. Veraalllea was also visited by the hurricane. The damage to property is very great. Several per? sona were killed in both cities. SURVIVORS Di COUNCIL. ORATION OF GENERAT. HOOD AND ADDRESS OF BISHOP QUINTARD. An Interesting Gathering of the Men Who Wore the Gray. The annual convention of the State Survi? vors' Association assembled at Hibernian Hall yesterday. The convention was called to order by General J. li. Kershaw, senior vice-president, at hair-psBt twelve o'clock. Fourteen districts were represented, as follows: Abbeville, J. M. Jordan; Barnwell, Judge A.P. Aldrich; Beaufort, Msjor^Wm. Elliott; Charleston, General James Conner, Colonel B. H. Rutledge, Captain J. S. Fairly, Captain A. G. Magrath, Jr., Captain F. E. Buger; alternates, Colonel Zimmerman Davis, Major Hu ts on Lee, Captain]*'. Aiken Kelly, T. P. Lowndes, E. A. Smythe; Cheater, Colonel E. 0. McClure; Darlington, Major J. J. Lucas; George* town, Julius Pringle; Kershaw, Dr. A. A. Moore; Lancaster, Bart Witherspoon; Orangebarg, Mor* timer Glover, Captain J. F. Islar, James H. Fowles; Richland, Dr. Jo in T. Darby, W. c. Fit lt er, s. L. Leaphart, W. P. His, John A. Craw? ford, Major John Preston, Jr.; s partan borg, Donald Fleming; Sumter, Captain Gulgnard Rich? ardson, J. M. Blending; Tori, Colonel A. Coward. Major T. G. Barker, Junior vice-president, Co o a el A. 0. Haskell, sec re ta ry, j and Oolonel Edward McOrady and Colonel 0. Irvine Walker, of the ex? ecutive board, were also pmient. A quorum was announced and the buslnesi proceeded. Letters from General Wade Hampton, the presi? dent of the association, and from General John S. Preston, expr?s leg regret at not being able to at? tend, were read and received as Information: The following preamble sud resolutions, pre? sented ty captain F. K. Hnger and Msjor J. J. Lucas, were unanimously adopted: CHARLESTON, S. C.. December 12,1372, Whereas, tne spirit of the age ls manifestly ad? verse to the preservation of the Important events connected with the glori?os past of oar people, from i860 to 1865, tending ratner to destroy than to preserve them; and whereas, we recognise tr. a sacred duty to protect, and a proud privilege to revere, the mem? ory of our heroic dead. Ther>rore, be lt Resolved, That we, the "Garvtvora* Association, of the State of Sooth Carotina," In convention assembled, do hereby pledge* ourselves collective? ly and Individually to advocate vigorous y the In aagora'lon of district assoclatl-jna throughout the State, as the only sure means or collating sta tlstics and preserving tho records of the past, and thereby furnishing material for the prepara? tion of the history of our people In which, at least, justice may be done the dead, and the living J tauBht to know their deedi or valor and to revere | their memories. Se it further resolved, That the chair appoint I one su vivor in each district who shall be charged with the duty if organlz ng, In connection with this association, dis riot as-oolatlons, aud, where dis 11 ic : associations already exist, with the duty of | using his influence to promote its Bnc.ess. Colonel B. H. Rutledge presented the fellowing | resolanos, which was adopted: ' Resolved, That ead district association be, and ls hereby, assessed, and the members present are personally pledged to use tiielr best efforts to pro? cure the payment to the treasurer or this associa? tion, beiore tne flrst or January, 1873. the som or arty dollars for each dun na, and tust lt be made the duty of the secretary io commanloate with the persons In each district, and report those who fal! to respond to the executive committee. A resolution, introduced by Major Barker, com? mendatory or Mr. Querry 'a port: alts of General Lee, and thanking the artist and the authorities of Greenville and Spartanburg for exhibiting them in Charleston, was adopted. The officers of the psst year were re-elected, with the exception of a ct ange lu the executive j board, caused by the withdrawal or the chair? man, Oolonel Edward McOrady. The following ar - the officers:) President-General Wada Bampton. Vice Presidents-General ta H. Anderson, Gen? eral J. B. Kershaw, General S. McGowan, Major T. Q. Barker. Secretary-Colonel A. 0. Haskell. Treasurer-Captain w. K. Bachman. Fxecuiive Board-Oolonel J. H. Rion, General Ellison Capers, General James Conner, Colonel J. uoCutchen, Colonel W. H. Wallace, Oolonel A. Coward, colonel c. Irvine Walker. The following resolution was offered by Captain I John S. Palrly, and was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this association are due, and are hereby tendered to Colonel McCradv, on his retirement from the position ef j chairman of the executive committee, for tne un t ring zeal, energy and Judgment with which be has discharged the duties or that office under j many discouragements aud difficulties, and tnat they express their regret that his private engage meats should have made his resignation neoes I sary. On mo-1 JU or Colonel E. 0. Meda e, the place I or holding the convention was chingi d from Co-1 lumbla to Charlestcn, and the time was appoint j ed for the Thursday following the second Tuesday m December. On motion of Gen irai James Conner, the com? mittees appointed at the last meeting were con? tinued in office until the next meeting, with leave to report. Captain John S. Fairly, chairman of the com? mittee on design, submitted the following report, which was read and adopted: Report or the committee on design for certificate or membership of the survivors' Association of the--cate o South Oh-ollna. appointed for 1871: Your committee, appointed at (ne last masting of this association, t> tnqalre and - reh?n as to the best manner of reproducing the design-for a certificate or membership, od ?pied at that meet? ing, and tue probable cost of the same, have the 1 honor to rep >rt that after doe lnqalry they would recommend an engraving on sieel as the most permanent and elegant style of ex?cution. The estimated cost of engraving the plate in the best style of art ls one thosand to twele hun? dred dollars. The printing will nrobablv cost one dollar ($1) per copy, maxlag the aggregate cost of plate and printing, three hundred (300) copie-?, say thirteen (S13) to fifteen ($10) hundred dollars. The committee believe that the copies will sell, when executed as above Indicated, readily to members at five (16) dollars each, and tha at least one hundred copies will be taken in Charleston D strie, leavl igonly two hundred for the other dis trie . s, being an average of about six (8) copies o eacn district, ir subscriptions for this number can be obtained the cost of the first edition will be covered, and all that cm bs sold afterwnrds will be a source of revenue to the as? soc atlon. v ur committee, therefore, recommend that ?hey be authorized, as soon as they can procure the requisite number of subscriptions, to order the plate to be engraved and prlnttng done, and sell to members of this and the district associa? tions as many copies as possible, and that the president and secretary be requested to sign ct r tlficates as soon as presented to them by the committee. AU or which ls respectfolly submit? ted. JOHN S. FAIRLY, ObaLman, for Committee. Thc convention then adjourned. The Evening Session. The convention reassembled at seven o'clock in the evening to hear the annual address delivered by General J. B. Hood. The Intense cold of the weather prevented as foll an attendance ol citi? zens as t.e interest or the occisi?n warranted. The hall was, however, very well filled. At a quart r-past seven o'clock the acting president or the convention, General J.-.B. Kershaw, Intro doced the Rev. John Johnson, who opened the proceedings with a pr.iyer for the prosperity of the association and the furtherance of Its objects. General Kershaw next Introduced the Right Rev. 0. T. Quintard, Bishop of Tennes ee, who made a brief and stirring address, expressive of his com? plete sympathy with the association and with the sad and sacred recollections which lt cherished. Heenforc d the Idea that, as with individuals, so with peoples, the bitter cup of suffering strengthens and purines? Nations had risen through revolution and bloodshed to a loftier national life; and so might we, if we are only true to ourselves and to our record. Ours was an honest struggle, and the day would come when men would confess lt. We cannot, said the Bishop, forget the past, even ir we would. Animosities may die out; bit? terness mav give way; but yon cannot so Inter the past below the dust or ages but what some part or portion clings above. The very finger posts that point the onward asea are skeleton arms, and blood upon our thresholds will take voice and tell a thousand sorrows. God grant that me memory or departed days may grow more sacred stllL And be lt oura to perpetuate the herolo deeds and lofty valor of our sons and sires, not alone m brass and ever during stone, bat with the pen or history. Let ns take a harp or Bong and sweep a mighty music down the string?, till the age snail vibrate with lt, i eanh snail bo d her ear to listen to the stoi And yon, gentlemen, ol this association, scarred with sorrows, still stand erect in t to the last Doty, and yield von: sonia, sec chastened purified by Life's baitle, Into H? who doeth all things well. At the conclusion, or Bishop Quintar?'a a General Kershaw Introduced tte orator or easton, General J. B. Hood, asking ror him ulne son th Carolina welcome, which waa t ed m a round or hearty and prolonged ap General Hood spoke as folio ss: Afr. president, Ladies and Gentlemer, Comrades in Arms-I shall make no apolc my shortcomings as an orator: you well public speaking has never been with! pro via ce. 1 must rely upon mo good will o wi h whom I have shared so m m y trials lr and battle to bear with me whilst I assail difficult yet pleasing task ot addressing th am not unmindful that there are those am chosen assemblage who have been, I rai nurtured npon rr.at rare eloquence whit been the girt of so many sons of thelrjastly and noble State. I will, however, In my ow a simple mi state In' brief what I conceive to be the prl causes of failure In the revolution of 1861, n the same time to the difference In metho practice of the two sections lc utilizing t sources at their disposal lor the prosecut the war, and conclu ie with what I regal trne philosophy which should govern those who are lett aa monitors or the past, whose sion should be to guio e and t esc t the young t the future io achieve greatneta as a peopl passing that of our day, and thereby adi greater renown to onr mnch loved country South; coupling the whole wita such ra cu furnishing copies or such records BS may Interest to you as gatherers or material fi historian. I assume that the war waa unavoidable o part; that aaide from all questions which di moot continue to anse with a people occu] so vast a territory aa that or the United stat territory possessing a soil and climate more v than that of any united dominion on the i Its mineral re>ources, although as yet bn tlally developed, excelling those of tne cid Vt tho hills and valleys giving lorthlfiduese in great abundance, fruits, vegetables, ce: and almost every product to be fonnd fror tropics to the rrtsfd zone; thoa giving na activity and energy to her na er chan ts on lam water; arousing all the Jealousies to be ron the busy world or commerce, and causing seotlon to stand wita outstretched arms, i and anxious to reap advantages not en|oy< the other-I say, regardless or all < causes ot difference, slavery, for whlol are not accountable, was tne secret rn I the mainspring or i he war. The people o , North, thoroughly Imbued wi h the teachln New and old England, determined to torc Issue, and to arms I wss sounded from the si of Haine io the Rio Grande. In their strugg bring freedom to the bondman, they enslave* white man; and from that hour passed away liberty, "whose influence ls more benign zephyrs, covers the rugged rock with soil, clothes the Drown heath In v rdure, dressei laborer's face with amllea. and makes him be his Increasing family with delight aud ex non;" that liberty winch ono brought t these blessings, bat which dwolls no longer li land. The North began its crusado agalast the 9 with all that energy and tenacity or par whlcn have ever been characteristic or that [ lion In all Its undertakings. At an early pc the Federal Government was invested with ac traordlnary power, almost equal to that ol czar ot Kassia. It was supporte I by a cong eager to make every appropriation, andtoei every law necessary to snstilathe policy ol Administration. G vernon or different st vied with one another as to who wt prove moat cooperative, and supply greatest number or mau and the tar amount or money. With defeat after del again and again ihey hastened to Washing to learn what more they enotdd do to crush mighty rebellion. Deserters lound ntrsecurlt home, and fled to Canada to escape arrest by civil Officers of State, to siy nothing of military. Vol?mes were searched for Informa as to the best roles to be obset ved lu the prac of war; office a wero dispatch jd to foreign ct iri:B to examine and report npoa the lmpr meats In the arr. Drill and discipline, the rc dation or well organized arm~.es, were atrlotiv hered to, and from these,joncentrated efl* united with oar.blindness arid neglect, reaul at the olose of the war, not on y success, bat r raw recruits and mobs had arisen wcll-eqnlp and disciplined armies. And now. my comrade s and countrymen, le turu from this well built stiiioture homeward wlil first venture the assertion that, if vouv so unfortunate aa to be forced into r?volution morrow, yon would at once secare the servie all officers who knew so-new nat of the o-gtn tlon and drill of companies and regiments; yon would secare men who bad passed thro the Ust war. lo te id or those wno were tot Inexperienced and unlit fo- the great enso atroggle. Yon would requite the machinery an army; ia other words lieutenants. o?p:? and colonels or prac leal knowledge to lostt the yoong soldier. All well regula'ed mllit schools furnish inch orficers. It is true they not necessarily produce generals; as a pi thereof we have bat to look back npoa oar a history, or to glance at the Old World, and m the re w instances ur success amid the manyi ares or kingB and emperors, with every adv tige or a military education to prove themsel competen i toco i maud a gre it army. Genia' a divine gift, and ls not to be taught, bat exp ded by cultivation and experience. Yon wot however, if thrown in to the held secure beside veteran soldier the yoong man who had recel' military instruction, la order to assist in i work of organization. Out la 1861 and 1862 some or our political le era, back-d by dally and weekly journa s. p claim id that we wanted nc sue it aid, bot mer to know where the enemy i e, that we might tone and destroy. With the banghty pride the old Florentines, they, too, would hi marched to tao sound of tbeir "Hartlaella," a hive rung lt day and night no give due warnl of their c ming. Some-even men of large Int lect-took the ground that the army of a great public shonld be as easy to get our, of as to i Into; 1. e., we should have the right to go to o homes at pleasure, and return to the ranks at t approach of the enemy. And so st ongiy at o time were these views upheld that 1 almost : gretted I had been educated a soldier, soc bowrver, the bullets beran .to whistle, and> i ! politicians exchauged their swords and muske lor seats within the halls or Congress-an asset bly upon which your eyes were orten fixed wi pain and mortification-an assembly whose i cord will show so much of evil and so little good,[In which passion ral et I la Ilea ot sober Jud ment-aa assam bl v conti oil 3d by men whose ti ents had beeu used more to destroy than bul d i governments. Its leaders, supported by a fe penny-a-liners within and without Richmond, a pl ed their wholo ene giestoward throttling mc in authority, seemingly devoid of all idea or th co-operation BO essential in time or war. On tl other hand, lt should be remembered, there wi hardly a soldier In the Arm ? or Northern Virgin who did not know an i reel that our only hope < success was In sustaining the governmoa that to wrangle lu Congress was to crlpp onr efforts; that a change in the chief magi!-tr cy, at such au hoar, mean" loten >r revoiutloi and with lt certain defeat. Ye - snob chmge w boid iy attempted. Among th- members tnereo however, wera noble excepmons: me i who wei equal Ito every sacrifice, who would have dm honor to the s oman Senate In Ita pron ton day of wisdom and patriotism. But as a national ai sembly no historian canore rea t?mate the grav misfortune lt proved to the Uou'hern Confederacy irom this > ongiess the poison of dis-ensto and demoralization, whlcn ls so er elly dl-trlbt ted, soon round Its way to every quarter or oa beaatirol land. Governor.!. In some instance; staoboralv refused to co-operate with the admix tstration, thus gnawing at onr very vitals. Karel did they visit Richmond save for the parp?se c fault-finding, and compla?t mg that they had bee: required to furnish more men or money thai another State. Deserte s were bat seldom ri turned to the ranks; they had but little to fea from civil officers of State, and could there ror', without much finical ty, evade th military aatnorlties Many planters ant farmers became lukewarm, and began t dream or tue flesh pots they had once eojoy ed. ihey were led to believe that tr the wa should cease, they would he left in pep cc rai poe -esslon ot their slaves; thr.t the worst tnat coull berall them would bs gradual emanclparion They were so shortsighted as to be totally lnsen ?dole to the almost naive "sal experience or na Moos, that the conqueror never fails to exaot aP ir not more, than he has fought ror. The Nort! had given bat ne for the rn ed om ol the negro, am tho independence or the soataern Confederacy wa the only means to avoid the immediate aboiltloi of si very, aod at the saine time a long day am night or degradation. Bat we were sednced bf false ideas, and wen led to expect onceas ora which human natur has rarely had ihe virtue to grant, we slumber ed beneath the soothing effect or these del a si ms and, because or the grast lng love or the moue: Invested In the slave, ralle l to replenish oar dec! mated ranks by the negrr, and awaxened only a tue surrender to bt-hold cur country's shame ant disaster. Never dtd the lllustno s Lee utter i greater truth than when he said, "Our peopl have non-- to blame save themsel ves-they do no seem wining to make the necessary sacrifice." Ko people ever had more to tight ror and nene ever - loa; more. No peopli ever had better material to HU the ranks of a army, AS slave-owners ve possessed an Individ unity of character and a devll-me-care lndepena ence which pecal ar y flited LS for war. And l we rearen the annals or lils ory we shalt not fine m< re fearless and self-reliant troops than thosi which formed the grand old army that stood li front or the heights or Gnrtyeburg. Is- there om of ns, my comrades, who feels not a just pride it the record of the Con fe t?rate soldier, and wbc blushes not when he seen in print, at this day, ex pressions or regret at the long continuance o tho straggle, and that after two years we < ?nike overtures for peace at any sa Peace! Peace at any sacrifice two yean oar boast tbat one southron was equal to tho eoemy I Peace se soon, when we wool foi felted tne respect or oar own people, In the contempt of oar foes, and hare been ret by the civilized world as Indeed nnworthy dependence: Away, away forever wit thought. Thanks, a thousand times thank wo were saved from this disgrace and hi tion by the ability, firmness and patriot Jefferson Davis. -uthough the lives of many brave and f mon would have been spared h ea -lier c ose of the war, better ' shon'd Ile beneatli the rod, than that children and their generations shon'd be r-1 ed forever In dishonor, AS it ls, I am tnt tho lilah regard held for the Confederate thi out civilization, and pro-id of the length o we continued the struggle. Moreover, I fee success shon d have been ours. We would had everr right to expect it. bad we but true to ourse ves, to our principles, to our try. Hannibal, lt ls spld, after numerous a] to Carthage for additional means to prix th? war, during his celebrated campaign In and her refusal to comply folly wita his dem laughed at his countrymen when tney were by the Romans to empcy their treasures, an< atvely gazs npnn their nufolfloent fleet bu tho wai er's edge. Unlike ibis great warrie should deeply sympathize with our people pity the blindness to which. In so great mes ls to te attributed the rallare of their cause, should not retard Missives as conquered. . I the misfortune of the South, as i have ali stated, to be strangely insensible to Ita ra ueving tho North would prove magnanimoai just In Its deal ngs. We failed to make proper use of nearly millions or slaves; whilst we had a ] lation or about ten millions, there on y seven hundred and elghty-flve rettln and battalions, or a little over six dri'd thousand men enrolled. The North. * population, at the beginning of tbe war, of tn mintons, brought Into the Held over two mil eight hundred thousand men; showing the g tlc number of more than two millions of m excess of the Confederates We must not pone the North had gr< a1 ly theadvautage thr irs fac? lues to enlist foreign troops; the v, number of such reinforcements did not am to above one hundred thousand. I feel con>lnoed that if we had brought int field ali tbe able bodied slave*, the anal r woild have been far different, we ct-uti emancipating tbe negro have need bim greater ellie ency even than the enemy, ?a naturally subordinate, and we better enders bli characteristics and tne manner to co him. Ic ls erroneous to sur pose tnat he w have deserted our ranks, or proved tralto the hour of battle; freedom having a'ready granted him, he would have had nothing co i and perhars much to lose. General Ant Jackson found him a good soldier on the plsi cn sim.'tte. one of the largest subsorloeis ti dcl'enoe of New Orl?ans la 1882 was a c 1 freedman, and a regiment or more of volant of that class proffers i t-ieir services aboni same time. Had we adop ed the plan of n> enlistments even so lace aa tne erl tic ii period belove i chief appealed for sach r-inforcemc we would never have been so narrowed dow territory, and so desata e of all necessary piles ns we found ourselves at the close ol struggle. Faint whispers now oome to us of the des which pervaded the councils of the enemy at tain? pocus or the war, when. notwlttnt?n< I our sma l numbers aud ihe manifold dlfflcu: we had to encounter, ind?pendance was alu within our grasp. I, tne rei ore, reaffirm ena sh judd bS7e been ours. ' Oar soldiers were si nor to those of the North; in evid? thereof, let us glance at the numbers enga in thepilnciptl b .tiles, ai obtained from om I reports and other re lanie sources. Is a fen aUnces tns numbers given are from neoesi orny an proximate At first Bull Rna or fl st si n'sas, tne Con federa ti s were thirty thousand i ooo,) against sixty thousand (8o,ooo) federals ; I the seven days battl- around Richmond, fi I 0 linea's at Us to Malvern Ul-l, inclusive, elg tu onsand (80,00 -,) against one hundred and elg I thousand (iso,ooo;) second Bull Raa or second I mesas 3ftv thousand (50,000.) against one nnnd I and thirty-eight thousand (138.000;) at Sharpsb I oir Antietam, the hardest conte iced rje.dof t ie vt I thin y thousand (80,000,) agalast elgtuy-se I thousand (87.000;) at Frederlcksburg. 0fty-el thousand (68,ooo,) against o >e hundred t nous, I (loo.oon;) at chancellorsville, forty-five thous I (-16,000.) agaloBt one hundred and forty thous I () io,oo J;) at Gettyaborg, tne scene or the gram battle of the revointtou, sixty thousand (eo.t against ninety-five thousand (95,000;) from battle of toe Wilderness to the sarrenier at Pet I barg less than forty five thousand (46,000.) ?ga I one hundred sad forty thousand (lio.ooo;) ac : I loh forty thousand three hundred and fife v fl ve. I 8)5.) against Blxty thousand (80,000;) atPerry; I tuneen thousand fire hund ed (16 ito.) agai I forty thousand '(40,ooo;i at Murfreesboro' th I thousand six hun ired and forty-three (30,6 I against seventy thousand (to.ooo;) at Caloamai I nitty-dix thousand seven hundred and (> >rr,y-< I (?16,741,) against sixty-five thousand (6J,000;l I Missionary Kidge thirty-five thousand two hi I dred and twenty Ave (36,226.) against eightv th I aaa I (80,000;) *t the beginning of the siege of J lunts forty eight thuusand ?even hundred s I fifty (18,760.) against one hundred and twei I thousand ( 120,000;) at Fnnklla twenty-six th I sand (26.000,) agatasc thirty thousand (3o,ooo-j I Nashville eighteen thoasaud (18,000,) against 8 I ty thoasaun (00.000 ) Tho disparity between c I numbers of che conflicting armies 1?, lt wiU I Men, about as great in che West as lt was I Virginia. I This collation of numbera clear ly proves that I time of bat'Ie one confederate soldier waseqi I from two 11 three of the foe. Uar generals likew I as a body w rs superior, and two of them mi I runs with the most illustrious or the world. Lee I M call the immortal heror? of Greece, made ramil I through poetlo song; the noble sons of Rome, j grand m council, soemlaent in war;0narlemas I and Napoleon, of once glorious France; Fre I nick the Great of now proud Prussia; Voa Mold I the anchor and executor of the grandest ca I pal gu on record: Marlborough and Weill n gu I the pride of Old England:)Washington, the fatr I of our republic; and .tn no Instance do we fl y Barpassed the military genius nor Its rare com I nation with Christian virtue, which distinguish I Robert E. Lee Ic 1B almost aa difficult co adduce a parall I when I coatemp ate che exalted character and t I heroic deeds <.( Stonewall Jatcson. He was no..i lu conception, and as unflinching lu what 1 I conceived to be right, as his nob e commande I li; ls bnt Jns'loe to assume, from his brilliant op I rations lu the Valley of Virginia, with a comps I silvery small though separate command, that h I impresa would have been still more distinct ai I his campaigns till more signal at the head of I large army. He made extraordinarily rap I marches, executing successfully the mo I difficult movements lu war; passed repeated I to tne rear of the enemy, and causing con stem I t on amid his ranks, acnleved marvellous resulu I He was pre-eminent in this respect, that he-be I ter uoderetoo Kl tha wonderful power of endu ance of the Confederate soldier; his ability to flgl I t irei days and nights on scanty radons, aa I finally at the moment of root, to pursue and rea the fruits as well as the honor of victory. I was one of his distinctive characteristics as I soldier to posh forward after a access, and pei I form the easy, most important and yet seldot I accomplished task during the war, of capturing lin addition to piUouers, allene material of th I enemy, I Men of different profes'Ions In life generali I recognize superior talent wn?-n brougnt inco con I tace WICH lt; and If not openly, they secretly ac I Know) dge lc Now it ls more easily discerned li tbs career of arms than in any 0 her ; the trial and teats are BO severe therein as to make lt mor manlfesr. Yon who have served as colonels 0 I regiments, generals or brigades or dlvl I stons, have orten, especia ly when de I tachert and burdened, wich grave respororri I billetes, experienced thai indescnble lmnnls I onring the perlions and trying honr or ba- tie, ti I turn and appeil to some one; out have wisely re I loamed -lient and acted for the best, knowla) I that 10 hesitare or waver ?as likely to cause yoi I to err and suffer co sequent disaster, Ko com I mander can ever escape at sn h moments tues I flashes through the brain. Lee and Jacksoi I were farth -r removed from do bc, m time 0 I llercest conflict, enan any generals wita whom I nave bad the honor to serve. They possess ec I thst Intuition of the true warri T, which make I him bo d in strategy and determined In battle I Three y pars of service lo Virginia, and one yea I lu the West, tangnt me that a general can ac I quire sufficient caution by receiving hard blows I bat none can acquire boldness: lt is a gift fron I Heaven. Were Mccl llan to live through fort I jeneratlons he would, In waging war. build i I orldge and heel aie to cross lc wbilst Lee am I Jack-on would seize lt. march over and cap'un I his army. Tntir strategy was often to the over I cautious ana timid mind reckless, whereas sud I seeming recklessness formed part of their plan3 I and made complete the strategic movement I which prodno-d such grand results, and awaken I ed the admiration of all men. So import nt did they regard lt to strike wbei I their ranks were best fl lei that, in their endeavo I to destroy or at lea-t paralyze the enemy, tne. I would fell forests, sid hew ont their roads turoagt I the wilderness. They knew that for pitched bat I tie, or for the protection of so large a territory ar I the Confederate states, twenty-five taonsann soi I dlers, made veterans by offensive war, wereeqaai I to fifty thousand kept consranrly on the deren I sive. Whea necessary to retreac-they marcoec with flying colors to some designated lino In the I rear, leaving behind a small force to observe and cheslie advance or tbe enemy . were refreshed and made read y a galn for 1battle. They knew that to remain lu ?'MMerj- ?ven ior a ' ?hnrr rim? was to damp the ardor or the bravest i and never did they seek such protection save as t a dernier rason. Bold and desperate were the efforts of Lee to destroy Grant beiore the lat ' ter could reach Pete sburg; he was we'd aware, i and I am lnrormed, so expressed himself, that , io case of a siege, the hading of the capital be - ( carno only a question of time. Lee and Jackson r I knew not how to retreat day after day la the face o? nie enemy, ming moro in Bimajgiore u-m ?a. killed and wounded, nor how to demoralise tbetr armies by toro wi ne ap breastworks by nay, to bo given op la tbe stillness or night, sod trias ands their men for battle save within well mruned lines. They Knew that all troops thoa handled inner, sooner or later, end by surrendering almost without a blow, as the .'french army- M sedan. Tbey appreciated tbe supreme necessity of main talcing sDleodent and spotless the morale of an army which, sensitive as the tenderest plant, lato be guarded like tbe virtue of woman: with ono breath of evil 'tis sullied forever, the soldier so customed to retreat comprehends not tba feeling t hat pervades such troops as those commanded by these two great genera's: be cannot coDceire or appreciate that Axed falta In victory so uni? versal und so necessary, from the lowest' to the highest In rank, resulting from ih?t strategy united with boldness and tempered with sufficient oaatlon, which has uidalltbly in- ' scribed npon the memory of all cations, for ail time, the names of Lee and Jackson. The more I contemplate their wonderful opera? tions, the more deeply am I Impressed; and tbs farther I am removed, by time and Its events from their noble presence, the bolder the rel! f In which stand forth their immortal characters. I feel, my countrymen, as one no more to be aroused by the sound nf tbe bogle; with no desire ". - to take aught from one to give unto another; I seek only to do justice, to ruifll my allotted dalles in lire, and nuke ready tor the float summons. Therefore, whilst I would render just monro to the merits and deeds or other distinguished offi? cers of tne Confederate army, 1 believe that ir, by ary device, all the military ge a ins of the revo? lution could be concentrated into two men, there woo ld not be produced a Robert E. Lee and a Stonewall Jackson. Bat those days that gave birth to such' nndytng fa rn? and glory are no more. We mast, my comrades, tarn rrom the past, anal meet with co J rage the mighty lasara sf the pre-' sent and the future. The southern people have proclaimed their acquiescence in the aboil-lon of' ??lavery forever whilst railing their voice in earn? est protest against negro supremacy; they have expressed their willingness, notwirhsrandlugtha great wrongs which have been Inflicted upon them through the mistaken and un oriana's pol? icy ad.pted by the general goveromenr, io bring back the ship or state to ita ancient moorings. U ls evident to the unbiased mind, that lr the coun? try is noe restored to harmony a ad prosperity, lt will not tie the fault or the South. It is, however, to be feared that such restoration cannot be con? summated. Whilst prominent leads -a oe Ute North ra ny strive raltnfuliy fortbisend, t he peo? ple nf New Kngland, governed more by bitterness of feeling toward the former master man by love for the negro, will stand as the stumbling block . With a majority or Americans ra vonna- pesoo and good-will to all, there will be a strong ml- , norlty constant lt probing the wound and arous? ing old enmities. Let us, nevertheless, we come reconciliation upon a fair oasts ror the nts of' humanity and au that ls dear to us, bat ram sin ste.idrast to prinotple. Let ns cherish Lee the soldier, and Lee, the citizen, as an ex? m pie wor? thy of noblest emalttlon; engrave Within our hearts and minds the word Duty, so closely wald ed Inro tbe Hie and character or the great Vlrji nlan; obev the law, and make as good cit Hens as we proved soldiers; be on willing to sserinosself respenc or stoop to dishonor; frown upon ali snob, organlzatloos-if they ludo-d exi-t-ss that of Ko-Kiux; encourage the education of the black man, wean him from those who weald instil into his mind <iMn st and resentment and mate him our friend-ror he bas became an element ?i pow? er, and we caa Ul an* rd to foster auch sn enemy in onr midst-and the freedman, if properly man hgpd, will become mord valuable even than whan a slave. Let ns raise our manu ac to rles npon every stream, an t oar scnooi-noaaes npoa every height. Let as te ich the children of tbe brave men who four rr, and fell .la defence of their homes wbst their fathers did; reach them thst tnrongh mis- ' tate we occupy our present posltioo, that we ar* not conquere I; teach them ail this for the asks of, truth- manhood and the future, and that socs ' m av arise worthy or their sires.' And you.' men of sooth carolina, desert not, ror more peaeerai and prosperous homes, your native State, In this her hour or supreme trial and agony ; stand by her, and protect the widow, sad the orphan o( your brother soldier. Remember that, c mst rained by poverty, tney cannot always, seek reruge elsewhere. A brighter day will break ere long i th South will but remain unload tad - patiently, wo* koot ita own redemption;, our be? lo ved land, now so sparsely inhabited and so woefully devas-at ed, will quicken unto new Hf?, grow unto greater power than In the past, sud attract, by the beanty of ita hills and the richness ' oMts vail ys, the enterprising from wry cUsae. The great questions ot race ano labor will adjust themselves, howsoever orneare jhd perplejrtnr they may seem at present to our human under? standing. History, "the footprints of Ood upon earth." is, not the work purely orman. The Almighty Kine or Kin ?IB controls and shapes the destinies or na? tions ; and if, as a people, we seek to roiiuw His word sod troth, tememb'rtng that "the end or man ls an action and not a thought," that- "win ls ti.e measure or power," He will blest our effort a with prosperity, and bring unto os, once more, Hope, Joy and Peace. At the conclusion of General Hood's address, . which was frequently In terra pted by bursts eX - applause, tbe assemblage retired snd th? mem? bers or the aseocl it ion adjourned to the banquet han, where the celebration ot the day wss closed in convivial enjoyment. THE LODGE OF SORROW. Interfiling Ceremonies at the 5T?.ionic Temple This Evening-The Pro* gramme. >' ? . A Lodge of 8orrow will be held this even? ing in the Orand Lodge room of the Masonic Temple nader tho direction of Union Kilwinning Lodge, No. 4, A. F, M., in honor of tbe memory t he following deceased Masons: Bros. Charles M. Forman, P. M. and P. G. M.; Richard Yeadon, P.M.; John Scholerle, James Moultrie. James Rose, A. w. Leland, Wm. C. Horlbeok, Adam E. Gibson, Francis J. Porcher, Jamas R. Pringle, Jr., Hugh, E. Vincent. The room will ba appropriately draped in monrnlng, and an imposing catafalque sap parting a magnificent coffin wai be erected.. The ccffiln wiU be hang round with shields of bright metal, bearing the names of the deceased, in black let tors. The doon will be opened at six o'clock, and the ceremonies wm begin at seven. ? com? mittee will be In attendance at the door to pro vide se ns for the ladles. . The ceremonies will take place la the following order: l. Opening exercises by the master snd war - Hens; 2. Prayer; S. Hymn by the choir; i. Ad? dress by tbe wor-hipfnl master; 6. Hymu; 8. in terval or profound silence, daring wheh the tapers will be extinguished and the lights lo wared; 7. Player; 8 Procession around trie catafalque and depositing of flowers and wreaths by master and wardens; 0. Reading of scripture by tbs chaplain; io. nabing or lights and relighting of tapers; ll. Anthem on the organ; 12. address by tne worship mi master; 18. Hymn; lt Kutoglea on tho deceased delivered by Bro. R. S. Brana, P. M. and u. W. G. M., Bro. J. Somers Buist, p. M.. Bro. Wilmot G. DeSaussure, P. M., Bro. Alfred Raoul, P. M. Bro. B. H Rutledge, Bro. Augustine T. Smythe, P. M., Bro. J. Ford Prtoleau, Fro. Louis D. i saussure. Bro. B. G. Wilkins. Bro. Wm. P. DeSau-anrn and Bro. Geo. H. Walter, P. M.; XS. Hymn; is Closing exercises by master and war? dens; 17. Prayer. The street cars of both, lines will be in attend? ance to convey the audience heme at theolose ot - tue ceremonies. GRANT SUSTAINS F1NCBZBAOK NEW OftXhANB, December 13. The following telegram bas been received: WASHtKSTOK, December 12. . To Acting Governor PincTiback, New Orleans: Let lt bo nuder-1 sod . ha you are recognised by the President as the lawful Executive of Louisiana, and the body assembled at the Mechanics' insti? tute as the lawful Legislature, snd that you make proclamation to that effect, and the necessary* assistance will be given to yon and tbe Legisla? ture herein rec ignised._, . Signed) H. WILLIAMS, Attorney-General, jvemor Pinooback has m ?aartfa?Jf?* the above laBued his proclamation commanding all illegal bodies to disperse. CONGRESS, IS BRIEF. WASHINGTON-, December 13. The following condrmatlons took place: 1 James L. Orr, of South Carolina, as minister to the Argentine Republic; Rich ?rd Beardsley, consul at Alexandria, vice Bailer; Mrs. Graham, postmaster at eneraw, and whlitemore, at -uniter, sooth Carolina; Ward Hunt, associate j ust ice or the Supreme Court; Samuel B. PU mps, sullcl or general In the House the committee on claims postponed the consideration or the report on tbs Southern claims comm! sion nat II siter tbs holidays. Tbs judiciary . ommi tee were ordered to report on the p wera or Congress to regulate trade be tween the states, and to prevent oppressive discrimina? nous on the part or common carriers. Toa French snoiistion bill was postponed te Jsaoiiy 2 L THC Judiciary appro r>rianon nfU was passed. In the Senate the disebllltles of Lamar, or Mis? sissippi, were removed, unanimously, sumner's supplementary civil rights bul went over, under ob ecrtlon from Mr. Morrill, or Maine. CJongrsss adjourns on the 2oth to January 3.