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' OOLTTMBIA. Saturday Morning, July 7,1868. Thc Old Story. The squad of radicals who aro now. assuming to usurp tbe legislative powers of the Government, in no way show their hostility to the South? ern States to a greater degree than in the disposition they make of the pub? lic monies, under the head of ' 'Ap? propriation Bills." In these so-called "Public Laws," which we find in the National Intelligencer, the only paper we receive whioh publishes them, we hare frequently observed that in all these appropriations, ior instituting new publio works, continuing those previously commenced, or repairing or restoring o?d ones, the Southern States have in every instance been overlooked, and generally utterly ig? nored. But this is thc old story. From all our past experience as a journalist, we have ever observed that in the dispensation of public benefits from the national purse, New England and the Northern States of tho Union iu variably secured the lion's share, while a miserable pittance was doled out to the South, and then, iu most cases, only for such improvements as would prevent damage to, or tho loss of, th? Yankee bottoms of mercantile com? merce. AU who have paid any atten bon to, or are familiar with, thi? class of legislation, know this state ment to be true in fact and to th? letter. Thus has it ever been-th. producing, planting South has beei levied upon to sustain the spindle: and loon}"* of Now England by higl protective tariffs on the very article whioh the Southern producer wa compelled to supply himself with the cunning workers in wooden nut megs, clocks and all other sorts c worthless Yankee notions, have alway made their living, and by a sort c mean native thrift often accumulate fortunes from the purses of the easj going and thriftless Southerner. True when the load on certain oocasior was laid rather heavy on their shou ders, did the Southern people, or portion of them, make a spasmodi effort, like that of nullification; bi such efforts were of brief duratioi aud the game of legislative plunde in g went on as usual. But if the South suffered so muc in the past from unjust sectioual legi; lation, how greatly is that injustic aggravated, when she i? heavily taxei and yet deprived of any participt tion whatever in the benefits of th Government, and that, too, whe representation has been denied he We doubt if, in tho history of legi lation-not even in the legislation < Great Britain, when the America colonies "rebelled"-th?re can 1 found such injustice as that now ii flicted r.n the people of the South t tho ra. deal legislation of the presei so-called Congress. Taxed eno mously without their consent, th< are yet deprived of not only partie pation in framing the laws, but d prived of the smallest moiety of ben fit from the monies they pay out. A single illustration of this is all \ shall offer our readers, which h been brought to our notice by tl Augusta Constitutionalist, which giv us the caption as follows: "An A making appropriations for the repai preservation aud completion of cc tain public works heretofore coi menced under the authority of la and for other purposes." The whe amount appropriated by this sing Act is nearly faur millions dollars, i works of no special interest, aj while New England, the North-w< and the Middle States receive th? respeetive portions of this nourislii pap, no Southern State receive? dollar. Tho radical legislators may call tl a justpTinishmontonun-reoonstruct "rebels," but every right-thinki man will call it by its proper nan It is simply taking tho money, i stintedly either, of the Southern pi pie, under the form of legislation, the benefit, uses and purposes those who take it. A child can 1 what crime it is for a man to derna and take your purse for his own us whether it be taken from your j] son or your lands and tenements. Oh! for tho day of restoration our equal rights in and under Government, and when bad men y be cast ont from its high places au indignant constituency. Let hope that the dawn of this day is far distant, and that our people) ? 1 in every section, will learn that "righteousness exalto th H nation; but sin (which includes injustice, robbery. and fraud,) is a reproach to ?nypeo "A Journal of l b lUiatlon." In Wednesday's issuo of the Phoe? nix, we gave a communication from the pen of a lady of this State, ia re Ta,tk>u to au article in thc July num I ber of Harper's Monthly. The case was strongly put lry our fair corres? pondent, and we can, from an exam inatioh of their pages, endorso her statement in relation to tho remark of her companion, that thero aro as good and better articles in Hill's and Scott's magazines and in tho Southern Presbyterian Review, than can be found in any pages prepared at the North. And, even were it not KO, had we to wait a- few years for all the im? provements a liberal and generous support would create in our periodi? cal literature, would it not bc far bet? ter, than to poison the minds of our I young by giving them such stuff - abuse, detraction aud misrepresenta? tion of our people-as theses., -called literary publications statedly serve up? In the last number of that foul sheet issued by these same godly Har? per's, there is au illustration that must have been conceived by a most malignant heart. It represents as the reason that Jefferson Davis could not sleep, in Iiis prison, a skeleton whis? pering in his ear, and a figure, repre? senting, we presume, (for wo did not read tho letter-press,) the G oddest of Liberty, pointing o>. to him heap? of slain. These were vue prominent features in the infernal cartoon ; but we were too disgusted to look at it long enough to discover the minutia of this illustratiou by this boasted "journal of civilization." The same journal, as we learn fron a New York cotemporary, has a mos malignant attack upon Mr. Davis the two-fold object of which is t< arouso tho feelings of the Nortl against President Johnson and Mr Davis. We must add, upon authority which it knows to be reliable, tha the assertions and insinuations of tin Weekly, both pictorial and written ' are simply false. These hounds of the press, win I thus seek to keep estranged and om bittered the people of these States in tho two sections of the Union ought to be driven out of the coun try, or else immured in dungeons whero they could not ply their nefa rious and treasonable vocation o ' ruining our common country. Boos sellers are culpable for offering tites sheets for sale, and they should b shunned as leprous mediums, beariu on their pages a contagion mor deadly than the virus of tho mos fatal plague. -? *- ? - The Revolution!*!? itt Work. The revolutionists in Congress lc no opportunity pass to strike a bloi at the institutions of tho country The other day, they rejected, in th Senate, six nominations ot' assessor for Tennessee, sent iuto that body b the President. j This is but another step in th radicals' fixed purpose. Tho Pres dent is the regularly constituted aj pointing power, and when tho "at ! vice and consent of tho Senate" j mentioned as a co-ordinate operatio in tho matter of appointments, it wi merely constituting that body as a advisory adjunct to the power i question. The provision never coi templated that a body of men con! ever possibly occupy the Senat Chamber of the United States, wi; would soil their robes and degrac their high office by paltry exhibitioi I of personal animosity towards tl j Executive. These nominees of the Preside] i were from his own State, personal known to him, and gentlemen, v are informed, of irreproachable ch racter. Nothing could be brongl against them, save their earnest d sire for the restoration of the Unit in accordance with the President policy. This progress in revolutionizing tl I institutions and all the acknowledge I rights and usages of our republic! I form of Government, affords food f j reflection hy the American poop] I If not checked, it cannot eventun I in anything else but iu tho silbv< j sion of all our free institutions. Judge King, of Baltimore, li j decided that no title can be aequir I to property by being won in a raff j The same applies to lottery tfeki I ?nd every species of gambling. * r* til? Xsttonnl Convention. The address ol Governor Orr, os a j Vic&President of the National TJnion-| "Club, will bc road with interest. He suy?4hat tlicro is not ono principle contained in the address of the Club, Uiftt the people of th te Stato* oannot subscribe to with honor and sincerity. Governor Orr, as Ttaving charge of the interests of tho Club in iihis ! State, and being tho representative o? its principles, han sot forth tho latter very lucidly, and gives tho beat rea? sons why tho people ol this State should bc represented in tho August Convention. His" suggestions as to the time and the necessary stops to bo taken to elect delegates to a Stato Convention, and tho mode of electing delegates tr? Philadelphia, -will bo commended m> thc best that could he made under thc circumstances. A Correct Rsliuiate. The l)rif (-fonde Exchanye, of New Wuk, hu? made up au estimate of the coming cotton crop, and as it is baaed upon the statements of sheriffs and other State officers and well-in? formed citi/.ons, from avery country or district in the cotton-growing States, it in?13* bc regarded as pretty correct. Tho estimate is. that the crop will be between one-fourth and one-fifth the ero}) of 18G0, which would bring it up, probably, to 1.100,000 bale's. From tho reports made in our South? ern exchanges., by plotters and others, and from the statements of th'-edi? tors themselves, based upon personal knowledge, wc ure inclined to believe that from 1,000,000 to 1.500,000 will cover the growing crop of cotton. Should this bo the case, and the crop is not increased by extraordina? ry favorable seasons, ?iud a very late fall, reasonably full prices moy be expected for the incoming crop. All interested, however, in its price, will make their own calculations on tho best information they can obtain from tile most reliable sources. - - Planters" Convention. The Macon Telegraph has a call for a convention of planters, {<> meet in Nashville in September next. The purpose, indicated is to tukc into con? sideration tho changed system of la? bor, the best mode of proceeding nuder it, and all other mutters affect? ing the culture of the staple. We can conceive that if snob a con? vention were well attended from all sections of the South, it might cilbct by uniformity of action ami co-opera? tion in whatever might i>e recom? mended, and much good might be re? alized by snell a consultatory meeting. Indeed, the simple interchange of views might be productive of benefi? cial results. If such a meeting, then, is to be held, let it bo universally at te-T. led by those interested. Slate Items. L'aptaiu lbd>ert Jenkins has bren elected Ordinary for Anderson. The Spartanburg Express says: "Wheat has been generally har? vested, but the yield has not been such as was anticipated a few weeks ago. The impression with many is, that there has not been made more than half an average crop. We aro glad to learn, however, from all quar? ters, that tho corn is looking remark? ably well, and giviujr promise of an abundant crop, ii the stu sons con? tinue favorable." \So mot. it be.' " A writ of habeas corpus WHS issued in tho case of Francis. Stowers. in Charleston, 011 Thursday. General Sickles being absent, no decLsion was held. SENSIBLE ORATOR. Tho Charlotte Times, in noticing the celebration i;? that city on the 1th, relates the fol lowing of ono of the speakers 011 that occasion, who had?hccn boin and raised a slave: A very sensible and respected mau. John (landry by name, took tin stand, and, weare informed by one who was present, stated that, in his opinion, tho colored man had aol been benefitted by the sudden ucl of emancipation; that he was net prc-' pared for liberty; thal lie lacked ominently tho qualities thal enabled him to take care of himself; timi those ignorant negroes who prate.1 about equal rights did liol know what it meant; that if tho negro wished to advance himself in thc scale of beiug, he must go to work, and work cai neatly and faithfully; that idlers and hangers-on about the corners of the streets should bejnadoto follow some honest employment; that he mus; bo respectful to the whites; that his old master and those with whom ho was raised are his best friends, and his future elevation and prosperity de? pend upon Iii.-, own industry and tho manner in which ho nets to retain tho esteem and confidence of tie-domi? nant race. (.Jen. S. B. Buckner has been elect? ed Vice President of the Southern Telegraph ( iompany To the 'citizen* of South Carolina. | j FELixw-crrtzENs: As Vicc-Presi- ! dont af the National Union Club for j the --State of South Carolina, I ear ? neatly invite your attention to thc. call for ? National Convention, issued by. the ?Executive Committee of tlia?t body, fcnjil rovunmoijilod by rosny of the most eminent und patriotic num? bers of both blanches of the present Congress. The importance of this mcetiug, I aud thrs beneficial consequences to I result from it. eau scarcely bo exag i goraled. Separated as we have buen for thc lust live years from all com? munication with the people of the North and West ; knowing but little of their opinion?, except as expressed tlu'ough the unjust and oppressive action of the bitter partisan majority .which at present controls the Nation? al L?gislature, this is tho first oppor? tunity which has been offered UM to . iakti free and equal counsel with those who feel impelled, by a sense, of high patriotism, to oppose the un? just schemes of tho radicals in theil systematic effort to oppress and hu? miliate thc people of these States, and defeat, if possible, the recon? struction of the Union indefinitely. The address states clearly the prinei * pies upon which weare expected toad : in common, and it seems to me there is not one. to which this State cannot ! subscribe in honor and with sincerity. I We sim]dy recognize those resolte i which tho events of thc late war have placed beyond the bounds of an; future political discussion, results ii which wo have unanimously and sin cere?y acquiesced, and in conformity to which we have already modifi?e our Constitution, our legislation am our political sentiments. W? ar? invitee! to join in an acknowledg I mont of thc wisdom of that polic; j by which Andrer.".Johnson, Presiden of the United States, hus. in th midst of elifiieiUties unparalleled ii I the history of any Administration I maintained the integrity of the Con stitution, identified the exercise o J thc Executive power with the rule , ?d' strict justice and the spirit c mercy, and proved his l?gitim?t ri?rht, to succeed the prent founders < the republic as the Chief Magistrat of a common eountry, which can L made and preserved as one natio j only by the equal administration < j just and equal laws. The purpose of thc Convemtiou wi bo to organize, upon the principl sot forth in the committee's addrcs. ?ill conservative men of all section and ot all funner panics, and, if po sihle, (hive from power that radie j party who aro daily trampling un<h j toot the Constitution, and fast coi j verting a Constitutional Republic in' a consolidated despotism, j The great mass of the people, ??ort j aud West, have no higher interest i party thar, through it to secure tl ; wise, enlightened, just goveritnic: i o? tho country, and when organ i z j lion is effected, aud the President enlightened policy of reconstructs ?is presented for their approval condemnation, there can be litt doubt thal he will be triumphant j sustained, ami our rights as equals i a restored Union fully conceded. The ei ?inj ?act organization of t ? conservative men is ?1 necessity meet successfully tho well-organiz bands of tho radicals, and every mi who disapproves "f the tyrannit I and unwise pi dioy ol' thc latter, shon join in this national patriotic long to d?b at them. Wc ave without representation both houses of Congress; neither o opinions nor condition can 1>.'Y> cia!ly known to the country; unjt and discriminating taxes are inipos onus -a people sadly impoverish hy the calamities of the lust five ye; and wo ave allowed no voice ol' p test even ii: thc councils of thenatu Our loyalty to the Government of t United States is impugned in fae fi of our oaths "i allegiance, taken lemuly and in good faith, and 1 poor privilege of an official denial withheid. We are threatened w disfranchisement and bein:; reman? to a territorial condition, and we ? to lu; denied all the rights mid pri leres ilea.!- to ar. America!), ami Ci secrated hy the blood of the her. ed' 1110. until we subscribe to ter too degrading am] humiliating to entertained by a freeman i.>r?i sin momenl. Wo, tiicn, have tho deepestiutei in the meeting of the Convention, organizing all conservative mon aid in carrying out the wise and gc rous policy inaugurated by Presid Johuson; and I therefore reiterate carne ! hope that you will take inn tliate stops to st .-uie thc represci tion (d' lilis Slate ia the Philadel] (\>n\euiioM. in Angnst, by Ute wi and abli st men in the State. As time is short, ami the means of in ! communication between the dille: sections of the state imperfect, I leave respectfully to suggesi that j lie mcoting> ol' (ho citizens ?if e. Judicial District bc heltl on the foi Monday in July instant, (23d, | at Court Houses, and that delegates, appointed a! those meetings t< Convention of tho State, to nice Columbia, on Wednes?lay, tho day ol' August; that Uio Stnto ( venticn appoint tho ?1. .ega tes to I I adel pi ia. Iv.ieh Judicial Dist sending as many delegates to Col ibians may l>e convenient or ag I al lc. ami that Convention deterr I? lng tho voto of each District, which j will, perhaps, be a vote equal to the i representation of each District in tire \ House of Representatives. The delegates from tho several Ju? dicial Districts mal? in g np the Con? gressional Districts, will mont likely be charged with tho Selection of two delegates for each District, and the whole Convention select the four del? egates at large to represent the State. The selection of the delegates for the State at large would seem to require a State Convention, and if it assem? bles, it would be desirable, as already indicated, that it should likewise se? lect the District delegates. I These suggestions as to the mode of selecting a convention-the time, placo of meeting, and the basis of its organization-aro made in the hope of certainly securing action in every District, and there is not time other? wise to settle by discussion or consulta? tion the details which I have ventured to make. JAMES L. ORR, vice-President of the Union Clo!) i Foi South Carolina. i ANDERSON, S. C., July 4, 18G0. K.flVci ?>f Amnesties ?nil PanUnu. Hon. Albert Pike, of Arkansas, has written und published a pamphlet upon the. legal questions ?rising from amnesties and pardons. We extract as follows: Infamous crimes, like forgery aud perjury, are quite different things from political offences, in which it is failure that, constitutes the crin. Tn the former case, it is, with some rea? son, held that, though the pardon re? stores the competency to testify, it ; does not reston; the credit; ami was j formerly held that the party could not be a juror. But no such iufamy attaches to political Offences, uud es? pecially to attempts by whole States at revolution to attain independence, when the rebellion, if it bo one, be? comes civil war. If the rebellion of 177<"> had boen unsuccessful, it would have been pronounced by history a' rebellion, and Washington and his i generals would have been liable to j the pains and penalties of treason. It is with reason, therefore, that in re- | spect to such offences as these, tue pardon is held to obliterate the offence, und make it as if it had never been. There is not. in such a case, even the despot's fear of assassination to induce cruelty. Republics should be impassive to fear, and incapable of cruelty or revenge; and when they pardon, there should be no mental reservations or lingerings of an igno- j ble anger." "Proclamations of amnesty are j mad?' for the general interest, and aro not Uko individual letters of grace, which only relieve from tho j punishment, leaving the guilt nnaf fected. The-object of an amnesty is, ' and its effects should be, to cover with the veil e>f oblivion and eimeo, tlie recollection and effects of con? victions or suits to which the parties amnestied wer?' liable." Thc Public Prosecutor vs. Charosson, cassation, Journal du Paluce.% of 183i>, 558. "An amnesty abolishes the crimes and offences which are thc object of it; it effaces even the remembrance of them, and leaves nothing to sub? sist of the cou viet ions and sentences pronounced, saving only such re? strictions ns arc formerly expressed in this act of roval clemency." [Journal du Polare], of 1844, 7.T3. "This principle of construing par? dons, amnesties and acts of grace liberally, for the hanor of the sove? reign ami the benefit of the common? wealth, prevails in all codes. It originally obtained in England, whose kings were once of right kings of France, and of thc proud, fiery, ' and yet generous Norman race. For everywhere when a civil war ends, the great purpose of the wiso ruler 1 comes to bo that peace and the old feelings of unity, and the old good humor that should be restored, and the gaping wounds of the country healed. " It is not to England, nuder the Tudors and Plantagenet*; under the cruel, treacherous, knavish and cow? ardly James 1; under the self-willed, vindictive Elizabeth, jealous almost to insanity of her prerogative even to control consciences; under tho first Charles, arbitrary uud faithless; or' under the second, fearful of a second great rebellion; it is not to the Eng? land <d' those days -the- England of Jeffriesand Seroggs, and of the judges who decided that James II liad the dispensing power-that we should naturally look for generous or just law as to treasons and pardons; and yet we find tlie great lawyer, Coke, intrepidly applying the same princi? ples that I'.O so much honor to France. lt cannot bu too often or too emphati? cally repeated, in what, it is hoped, will be once again a united country, that "An amnesty or a pardon throws the veil of oblivion over all the past, effaces tho offence, and makes it as if it had never been committed." Con? fiscation afterwards pursued is rob berv, and would dishonor evi n a des pot." . lt is stated on good authority that the prominent radicals at Washington have, in a series of caucn; es, deter? mined to call a convention of tho States now represented, which shall determine upon a platform antagonis? tic to the President. The name of Lieut. Gen. Grant is to be put in nomination for succession to Presi? dent Johnson. In the same con? nection, an address fully endorsing tlie call for a Democratic Convention in August, prepared by the conserva? tives in Congress, is ready for publi? cation. Xjoca,! Ztoxxxs. THE ltAcwv, -(k Tfiiiii programme is pre? sented t iv lav strutting m?tele-? a* well ;i? saddle lames. Tho lint of eutrie* ?rill l?< i'nun? 1 in soothe* column. Uosro!* AND ?HAJO-ESTO*. Attention i< oallcd to the advertisement of mi* new hut?, to be found in a?iHlrer column. Th* first steamer, thc Theodore D. Wagner, will leave Bo?ton on the !?8th instant. THE lirRMStt or Coi.tmntA. Au inter? esting account ol the''Sack and Destruc? tion of the City of Columbia, S. c.," !??. Juat bean issued, in- pamphlet form, boni thc Pluenise power pres*, prders tilled tn any extent. Single copien .TO cents. REDCCTION OF TEI.EORAPntC BATE?. We are gratified at being able to state thattbc Southern Expresa Company have reduced their telegraphic rates one-half t<> ali points ou tin ir li.ies. At the rates now charged, and considering the nvegularitie* of thc mafia, it ia a decided advantage to use this mode of communication. OP.IUINA?. STOUV ?V THK WAH. WO will pressent to our reader?, in thc next issue? of our papar* tho Plumtr. and thu (.'lemur thc i " iiinenccment of a ot orv, written expressly for thin paper, lt is fruin the pen of u, ?South Carolinian, and is enti? tled ''K?.T.KN EA.RX.Y- -A T.M.K OF THU LATK WAH.'' The s*ory is well written, and the plot and incidents conceived in good taste, it will furnish entertainment during the heated term. It will extend through ten or twelve numbers of the Phucnir amt about three numbers of the Gleaner, aud it will possess interest for all. Cu.uu.oTTK RAILROAD DEPOT. Tho work of reconstructing and restoring tho various offices, depots, car and machine shops on the extensive grounds of the Charlott e Railroad Depot goes bravely on. We made a brief visit there yesterday, and were sin - prised, in these days of scare:.: labor and of a tight money market, to sea thc progress made in the erection the various build inns. Those arc all, too; substantial ami extensive briek edifices, admirably adapted to the various purposes for which they are designed. Tb'i superintendent, aud all connected with their erection, deserve ?rem credit for pushing on the work so wed nuder ninny disadvantageous circu?a stat-.. < s. N'KW AUYKIUiHKMKNrs. -Attention iscalt ?-d t.. the following advertisements, which are published this morning for the lirst time: bunnan University, Greenville. Nat'l Express Co.- Receipt Boiik Lost. Mary A. Flanigan-Estate Notice. Fisher & Hekutsh-Fresh Arrivnl. boston and Charleston Steamship Co. Proposals for Fitting Up Stall*, haces This Day. _ THK LNCOXTE TAX. - A .'ase is being; prepared by- a citizen of Springfield. Illinois, to test before the United States Supremo Court the constitu? tionality of the income tax. This person reports an income of :?52,0O0. but, protesting against the legality of the tax, declines to pay it, and will, when the usual compulsory action is brought, ask an injunction from Judge Davis, of the Supreme Court of Illi? nois, being in his circuit, restraininjr the revenue collectors from acting. By this means, the question will ulti? mately be brought before the highest jndicial tribunal for adjudication. The income tax falls heavily upon people of limited means, is very un? popular, nnd, being in the main a war measure in England, from whom we borrowed it, it should not be conti? nued in time of peace. The other taxes have been shown to be sufficient for all purposes. . - ?????. THE MISSOURI TEST OATH. - A Cairo despatch gives the particulars of another peculiarly radical pro? ceeding that recently occurred at Cape Girard eau. The Sisters, teach? ers of a religious school for young ladies at that place, were arrested by radical officers from Missouri for teaching without taking the oath. The greatest indignation was aroused among ah classes of the people by this contemptible conduct, and the pri? soners were accompanied to the jail by the entire population. The final result was that, through mingled shame and fright, the radicals were brought to their senses and released the young ladies. This artair is about as pitiful an occurrence as has come to our notice for a long time. [New York News. RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF SLAVERY-A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT.-One David Quinn, of Chicago, has just pub? lished, in pamphlet form, a memorial to Congress, advising the re-estab? lishment of negro slavery. It pre? sents the subject in a new phase, in which it has probably not heretofore been considered. It holds that men are divided into species and have differ eut natures; that the negro linds his civil liberty in his slavery, and that tho white mun undergoes a change in America which makes slavery <g^n tia!; that tho French in Canadaand the Spaniard in Mexico have degene? rated, and that the native people ol tho Northern United States are now throe ?indies less around the chest than the Europeans. The author brings forward many historical and scientific facts in support of his argil mont. - -?? - Kossuth had issued an address to the Hungarians, dated at Turin, re? commending them to wait for the course of events and remain as they are, or cur?di t hemselves in the Hun? garian Uogion; and if mattera pro? gress in such a manner as to offer a Held for action, due notice will be given.