Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M??tmm?Om?ammimmim?mmmm?mmmmmm?mm^mmmmm Saturday Monun^Octob?| 7t 186^ 1 Ext?-ntl o n nf Dfrro Coi?rod Men. The Dar?^gt-oli' Sq&hernerhas been permitted to look over the report of the officer charged -with the duty of the execution of the two eoloved men -Billy. Wilson ?nd William Arnell, at Georgetown, S. C.-for the morder of J. W. Skinner, in May last From this report, we learn .t?iat the execu? tion took pjao? on Saturday last. Be? fore $hc? e^amoijy took place, ??ai after all th? arrangements for it were complete, the prisoners were notified that they could make such remarks as they chosei Each of them professed their innocence and attempted expla? nation of the murder; after which an impressive prayer was offered in their behalf, when they immediately suf? fered the penalty due their atrocious midnight crime. AU the proceedings were conducted with precision and the proper decorum. The prisoners were allowed the benefit of clergy and every privilege consistent with duty' afforded them. We trust that this prompt and righteous punishment will be a wholesome warning to the j evil doers among the class from which these culprits were taken. The British and British North Ame? rican journals, of the latest dates, reveal the fact that England is, to say the least, still considerably excit? ed by the 'progress of the ' Fenian movement in Ireland and Canada. The London and Liverpool papers affect to despise the organization; but the editors take pains to publish statistics to prove that England pos? sesses ample strength to put it down, if the Fenians should invade Ireland. In Canada, Toronto is represented to be the headquarters of the "traitors," and a delegate was about to be de? spatched from that city to Ireland. The French press was beginning to exprese a warm sympathy for the cause of Ireland. CONTEMPLATED WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM THE SOUTH.-General Grant is expected in Washington this week, and it is believed that shortly after his arrival important military measures will be adopted, among which will be the withdrawal of most of the troops from the Southern States and mustering out of the veteran re? serve corps and the negro troops. The last mentioned organizations are to be dispensed with in consequence of the success attending recruiting for the regular army. WISCONSIN.-In the Democratic Convention of Wisconsin, the resolu? tions adopted endorse President John sou's policy of restoring the Union on the basis of the Federal Constitution; pledges him unqualified support therein; oppose negro suffrage in the State of Wisconsin, or interference with it in other States, opposes the suspension of the habeas corprs; favors the most rigid ?eonomy in the ex? penses of the Government, and strict equalization of the tax burden. Owing to the alleged unwillingness of the freedmen to contract with the Mississippi planters, the cotton crop of that State is not very promising. NORTH CARODTNA.-Official docu? ments at Raleigh show that North Carolina furnished 118,160 troops for the Confederate army. J. B. IRVING.-We*find the follow? ing notice of this gifted South Caro? lina artist in one of our exchanges: "A Southern artist has made his appearance in New York, not at the Art Academy, but at Goupil'?. His name is J. B. Irving, from Charles? ton. In a very charming collection of pictures of the French school now on exhibition at Goupil's, his 'Musi? cal March* is the only work bv an American artist. He has been in Paris tor some time, and is hailed here as a valuaMe accession to the very bruited class of picture painters of New York." *Tr*.' AddreuofBlihoi) ?Arl?. Tb <Ae fc?n& af!<? ^ Protes? tant Episcopal Church tn t?e j^iocesc of Sdfyh Carolina. |? BELOVED, BRETHKSN : An absence from home of six weeks in a part of the State where mail facilities are few, accounts, partially, for the delay of this address' I came to this city some days ago, for the purpose of haying an opera? tion for cataract performed upon my remaining eye. This has been done with perf?lt skill and success by my excellent friend and physician, Dr, Julian J. Chisolm. The cataract has been extracted, and the eye is rapidly healing; but I regret to have to say that there is little prospect of any effectual relief. My chief satisfaction is in the sense of a duty discharged. I am still under medical treatment, and though my present condition is not favorable for such an effort, I must no longer defer this communica? tion. Youare aware that our annual Dio? cesan Council, which was by appoint? ment to have met at Camden in May last, failed for want of a quorum. There being, therefore, no specific direction for the meeting of the next Diocesan Council, it will take place, under our constitutional enactment, in tho city of Charleston, on the second Wednesday of February next. The resolution on the pages of the ?" oura al of our last regular Council, Leid in Spartanburg, does not affect this provision. It stipulates the month of May as the time, but being passed at one Council onlv, it has not become the constitutional law of the church. I have not called a special Council of the Diocese, partly because I thought its meeting impracticable in the present state of the country, but, chiefly, because I concluded that its principal object could be otherwise attained. That object was the ap? pointment of delegates to our Gene? ral Council, which is to assemble in Mobile in November. Upon a care? ful examination of the subject myself, and after a full consultation of the i highest legal authority, I am entirely I convinced that the delegates elected j at our last Council in Spartanburg ; are entitled to represent the Diocese in the approaching General Counci at Mobile. This conclusion will, ] I trust, be at once received as correct, aud said delegates will hold them? selves responsible for the discharge o: their duty. It is greatly to be de sired that this Diocese should be full-, represented nt that meeting; and J earnestly implore such of my brethrei as have been selected for the piupos< to be present, if possible, on the oe casion. ? The Council of Southern Bishops which was expected to assemble las ? week at Augusta, did not meet, th? appointment for the same having beei withdrawn. I have not deemed it necessary t< address you on the subject of ou sending delegates to the. Conventioi of the Church of the United State now in session at Philadelphia. Wit] j our own acts constituting a portion o the Southern Church still in force and our authoritative General Counci I awaiting its meeting in Mobile, I di< not consider this a matter of debate j Our ecclesiastical position being de liberally assumed, did itself denn i our course of duty. The subject c j our ecclesiastical relations is, there fore, now open before us, and de I mauds our most serious thoughts an I prayers. Permit mc to say a fe words expressive of my own convie tions. i No sound mind can suppose tha the separation of the Southern froi : the Northern Church, under the ir fluencie of the political revolutio which has passed over the countiy 1 can be schismatical. Schism respect the unity of the church in the unit ? of her faith. Ita sin lies in the willi violation c?f this unity by undue s< j veranee; but neither tue church nc the faith has been at issue, and th cause of severance was both involui tary and overwhelming. There hi been, therefore, no schism. Th Southern Church is now rightly cor stituted, anet is an independent an integral branch o? ino Church Cathe lie. As such, she can, of right, shaj her own course. She is free to r< main as she is. She is, also, free t return to her union with the Churc 1 at the North. Which shall she dc This is thu groat proposition. In d< termining it, brethren, we shoul look deeply into ourselves. Unchri: tian sentiments may provo as injt il* ? ?-.r 11 ?. " i J ? i .1! ? I nous as false positions. Let us make j the severe mental effort of severing ourselves from all feelings and pur? pose* sot purely Christian. Let no fanaticism of independence disturb the spirit of catholic concord and union; nor any want of Christian courage diminish our supreme regard for the pu?ito\ bf truth. To ?ant Ourselves on the true basis is our lof ty purpose. The Church is built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the head corner stone. To this we will strive to adhere. We cannot but perceive that the age is political and secular in its ten? dencies. It? ruling powers are those of combination. This secures do? minion,/but is dangerous to truth. "We must think, too, that a territory so immense, with a population so heterogeneous and discordant as that comprehended between the Atlantic and Pacific, the Lakes and the Eio Grande, is too vast for any one church. Our Southern country is ?imitedi I homogeneous, and not given to specu j lations. Does it not appear, then, j that here is our surest foundation for i peace.and truth? i I declare to you, brethren, my ! strong desire is that, under the mercy and guiding Providence of God, the Southern Church may be enabled to maintain her present independent and catholic position. This I will seek, and to this give my best effort?. But, should this be otherwise ordered by counsels stronger than our Jown, let the motto of the Diocese of South Carolina, however associated, ever be: A CHUBCH DIVINE, NOT HUMAN: A GOSPEL PUKE AND PERFECT. In conclusion, permit me, be ! loved brethren, to assure you of my warm Christian affection and most heartfelt sympathies with you in all the trials and sufferings you are now called to undergo. May God over? rule all painful events to our spiritual benefit and the glory of His great name, through Jesus Christ our Lord! Very truly, your brother in Christ, THOMAS F. DAVIS, Bishop of the Diocese of S. C. CONTRACTS BY FREEDMEN-THE TE? NEMENT SYSTEM BECOMMENDED.-The I following timely circular has been j issued: ! BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, kc., HEADQ'RS, ASS'T COM. STATE VIRGINIA, BICHVIOND, VA., Sept. 29, 1865. Reports having been received at these headquarters, that the freed? men in some parts of the State refuse j to enter into just uud reasonable con? tracts for lubor. on account of the belief that the United States Govern? ment will distribute lands among them, superintendents and agents of this Bureau will take tlie earliest op? portunity to explain to the freedmen that no lands will be given them by the Government; that the Govern? ment has but a very small quantity of j land in the State, only enough to provide homes for a few families, and '? that this can only be secured by pur ? chase or lease. They will also explain i to them the advantages of at (ince I entering into contracts for labor for ; thc coming year, and that the sys ! tem of contracts is in no way connect? ed with slavery, but is the system ; adopted by free laborers everywhere. ! It is believed that the renting of I small tracts of land by the farmer to j ? Iiis laborers would be mutually bene- j j ficial. The laborer's interest in his ! crops and improvements would attach ! him to tlie plantation, counteract any j temptation to break his contract, and, by furnishing employment for the i I more dependent members of his i ' family, increase their contentment j I and their comforts. The plan for renting hinds on j shares to the freedmen has been sue- j cessfully tried in sonic parts of the ; State, and is believed to be worthy of j a more extended trial. Superintend- ? enta will counsel with and assist both parties in making either cf the above ; arrangements. O. BROWM, Colonel and Assistant Com. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHPLACE.-Agen- ! tleman has lately been visiting the interesting spots which gave birth to j Washington, Monroe, Lee, and other ' illustrious men of tlie olden time. Of ! the first he says: Not one atone is left upon another of the building in which the Father j of his Country first saw the light of j earth, and even the. stone erected on | the place by the late G. W. P. Cuatis j to denote the spot, has been destroyed or carried off. The identical spot, as pointed out by one. of the descend? ants, and probably the oldest of tho ! family, ia now a corn-field. The land is owned by Mr. Wilson, who married a Mis:* Washington. This estate has been in the Washington fumily for. over 200 years. The Kew York correspondent of th? Charleston to urier. under date of the 3d ult., says: ? The action of the South Caro?in?; Convention is getting praise all around. The most channing edito? rials appear in all the daily papers but the Tribune, and after tho four years abuse that has been lavished on the little State, the change is decided? ly refreshing. The candor and man? liness of the Carolinian?, in accepting the condition of things, is acknow? ledged by all except the radicals. Their hatred of the Southern people seems unappeased. Slavery being gone, their continued animosity proves what was so often charged against them, that they agitated, not because they loved the negro, but because they hated the white man of the South. Their bitterness still finds expression in the Tribune, in the shape of editorials, telegrams from North Carolina, squibs and burlesques. Meeting an old acquaintance the oth?r day, I was surprised to find him still overflowing with gall to? wards the South. "Why," said I, '.have you not accomplished what you have contended for so many years, the overthrow of slavery, and can you not now afford to be gene? rous?" "O," he replied, "you rebels I are treating the negro horribly; you are venting all your disappointment I and spite on his head." This radical ? is still suffering with the old disease, i "nigger on the brain," and he will die with it. Our people can afford to laugh at the radicals, however, as long as we have the support of Presi? dent Johnson and the Democrats and Conservative Republicans. Apropos to this, an enterprising correspondent of a morning paper asserts that a I compromise has been made at Wash? ington between leading Southerners and the radicals, -on the basis of suf? frage for such negroes as can read and write. The writer states that the plan meets the general approval of the Southerners in Washington, and that upon its acceptance by the South? ern Legislatures, the radicals will offer no further opposition to the admission of the Southern delegations into C< uigress. The applications for pardon have accumulated so heavily that the Pre? sident has taken to signing them by, the ? batch. A curious paragraph is published to the effect that the appli? cations for pardon fill a rack twelve feet high and eight wide in the Attor? ney-General's office. Of this pile, Virginia contributes three thousand documents; Alabama, fifteen hundred; Georgia, twelve hundred; Mississippi and North Carolina, seven hundred each; South Carolina, five hundred; Tennessee, three hundred! and the other States a metre modest number. The rapidity with which the Presi? dent is now signing pardons gives color to the minor that he will shortly proclaim a general amnesty. Max Maretzek is carrying every thing before him in the opera. The Herald is nowhere. Since tlie Italian impressario withdrew his patronage from the Herald, that journal luis re? ceived another heavy blow. Last Thursday, all the managers of the city theatres met and resolved to discon? tinue their advertising and press work ?with tho Herald from to-day. The Herald has been the great amuse? ments' journal of the city, and th 3 theatrical advertising was worth to it 8100,000 per annum. But the editor has had so lofty an estimate of his j own importance that he has presumed ! to dictate to managers whom they j should and whom they should not engage. He has exercised a perfect I terrorism over the theatres, and to ! curry-favor with him and save them? selves from his abuse, the managers have even had their printing done at j the Herald job office. But the "in? domitable Max," as Bennett used to call him, has broken the spell, and the managers, led off by Barnum, have plucked up courage to bid the Herald defiance. Dining the hist month, there have been in the city of New York and its suburban cities, five deaths by suicide, i uino by car and railroad accidents, j sixteen by drowning, four by fires and ten by murder. COLLECTING EVIDENCE AGAIHSTI STATE PRISONERS.-Officers of the ! Provost Marshal's Bureau are busily ? at work collecting evidence against j the State prisoners confined at Port ? Warren, For (ress Monroe and else- j where, and the indications are that | quite a number of celebrated trans- ! gressors who have been expecting an ? unconditional release, when the coun try quieted down, will ere long be j brought to Washington for a final settlement before the court. j [Cor. of Neui York Herald. "Ccttori Blanks" ?nd perniits-^?Uspen sable to all person? purchasing or shipping cotton-can be obtained at this office. E?Lcr??EKt.-Eight or ten good print? ers can obtain employment in this office, during the approaching session of the Legislature. We are indebted to Mr. T. J. P. Owens, of Laurene, for copies of New York papers, of the 30th ult.; also, for acopy of the Charles? ton Courier, of the 5th. CASS.-We wish it distinctly. understood that our terms for subscription, ^d-rertieirig and job work are cash. The money must in eTery caee accompany orders, or they tci2 not be aUend^dio. This rule applies to alh ORGANIZE.-Attention is called to the notice for a District meeting, to be held in this city on Tuesday next. The signers to the call are gentlemen so well known to our community that the invitation will b*. promptly responded to by the peQple of Eichland. All ought to bein earnest about this matter. * C OSTTLIMBNT AET SEE EN ADE.-Thc band of the 56th New York Regiment gave a com? plimentary serenade to Gen. Ames and staff, at Nickerson's Hotel, on Thursday evening. The Oenerai appears to be a great favorite, and the compliment was a voluntary expression of their appreciation of this regiment and band. "CHOICE AND CHEAP."-Messrs. Lumsden & McGee have opened a choice and fresh stock of groceries, wines, liquors, etc., etc., which we can testify are sold at very rea? sonable prices. A call and an examination of the stock at their establishment, on Assembly street, near Lady, would perhaps be the mo6t satisfactory way of deciding as to t ue quality and price of their goods. Kaw ADYEETISEHENTS.-Attention is eall ed to tha following advertisements, which are published for the first time this morn? ing: Op. Charlotte Depot -Corn for Sale. Queries to Candidates for Legislature. Public Meeting of the Citizens. D. B. DeSanssure-Attorney at Law, Ac. " " -Estate Sale. Hutson Lee-Estray Mare. C. S. Jenkins-Goshen Butter. " " -Bacon and Lard. Richard Caldwell-Groceries, ?c. " " -Shoes. Hutson Lee* Co.-Saddle Horse for Sale. Wm. Irwin-St.-John's High School. TNTEBNAX REVENUE DECISION.-On Tuesday, the Commissioner of Infer? nal Revenue made the following de? cision: A dealer is a person who sells or offers to seil any goods, wares or mer? chandize, of foreign or domestic pro? duction. The fact that he has no warehouse, store or other fixed place at which his sales are made, in no manner releases him from his liability to license tax as a dealer. The dealer selling on commission for his con? signors is a factor, a general bailee, charged with the legal custody of the goods, able to sue and liable to be sued, responsible for the fulfilment of the contract, and is the recipient of the price. Therefore, every person receiving consignments of merchan? dize, in ships, boats or cars, and ef? fecting sales and delivering the same directly from such vessels or cars, is bable for license as a dealer, which license shovdd cover all his sales. IiiroiiTANT OEDEE FEOM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.-Secretary Seward is engaged in making an analysis of the claims due to the citizens of the United States against foreign Govern? ments, and has published a formal notice inviting parties having claims not founded on contract, which may have originated since February 8, 1865, to forward without delay to the State Department statements of the same, under oath, accompanied by proper proof. tinder tins comprehensive notice, merchants and ship owners who have suffered from the depredations com? mitted by the Alabama, Sumter, She? nandoah and other British-rebel pi? rates, can make out and submit their claims to the State Department, and our Government will ask compensa? tion for the same from the British Government. Damages committed on our frontier by rebel raids from Ca? nada also come under this head, and sufferers will have an opportunity of prpHPu tin tr their Haims for indemnity. The Secretary of State is devoting considerable attention to this matter, and will pursue it vigorously to the settlement. Last Friday night, they dedicated a negro institution for education in Baltimore. Fred Douglas was the orator. A letter was read from Major General Hancock, regretting his in? ability to attend.