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COLUMBIA.
Friday Horning, December 21,1866.
TIic llvai. Suggestion Out.
The following brief editorial from
the National Intelligencer contains an
excellent suggestion. Thc Recon?
struction Committee, if they visited
the South, would find that we are
not savages, und that they would be
treated in such a manner ns might
induce them to abandon their fierce
aud oppressive programme for ruling
the South.
Few of the members, we believe,
arc al all familiar with the people, or
with their actual condition, aud a
trip down here/during thc holiday
recess, might be the most effectual
?tep towards an honorable restora?
tion-that is, always providing they
have any sense of honor or manhood
left. We append the Intelligencer's
remarks:
"We respectfully suggest to the
members of Congress that, before de?
termining positively on the line of
policy enunciated by its present
leaders, they pay a visit in person to
the South. We do not believe that
after personal communication with
the Southern people in the midst of
their destitution and suiTering, their
sincere attachment to republican in?
stitutions and to the Union, they
will feel at liberty to pursue the
harsh policy which so many of them
seem resolved upon. They could
not do their country a better service
than by ascertaining, by personal
contact with thc people, what is
their true spirit and feeling. Tho
Christmas holidays might be more
pleasantly spent at homo, but two
weeks passed amid the people of the
Carolinas, of Georgia and the Gulf
States, would do more to enlighten
the representatives of this great na?
tion as to their true duty than all the
talk with loyalists of tho Hamilton
and Holden stripe that may be col?
lected from Norfolk to Galveston.
We think if they went unheralded,
and in squads of two or three, it
would be much better. No man
who has not been South is qualified
to speak of the true state of things
there, and if gentlemen would just
leave their prepossessions and parti?
san prejudices behind them, and see
with their own eyes the terrible
straits of the Southern people, and
learn by personal communication
their feelings and wishes, we believe
that the result could not fail to give a
wisc direction to Congressional legis?
lation."'
TIic Entering AVcdge.
The New York World, of Friday,
has the following remarks on the in?
troduction of the bill to admit North
Carolina, submitted by Thad. Ste?
vens :
The bill introduced in the House,
yesterda}', by Thaddeus Stevens, for
organizing a new Government in tho
"district comprising the former
State of North Carolina," opens the
radical compaign in earnest, and will
stir public feeling to its profoundest
depths. It begins where President
Johnson began, with the State of
North Carolina, and intends to follow
his track through the whole circuit
of reconstruction. As his North Ca?
rolina proclamation was the model of
all his subsequent proclamations, so
this bill for demolishing his work in
that State, is the destined model of
its nine successors. It provides for
a convention of 120 members, to
meet at Haleigh, on the 20th of May
next, to frame and set np a new
State Government. These 120 dele?
gates are to bo elected by voters
without distinction of color; a ma?
jority is to be a quorum, and they .are
to be clothed with power to form a
Constitution, to be submitted to Con?
gress for its sanction. The President
of the United States is required to
give this movement his active co?
operation by appointing officers to
initiate it, and by using the land and
naval forces for its protection.
This bill is a fire-brand flung into
the South to rekindle the old ani?
mosities. To-day, we merely an?
nounce it, but will not discuss it. It
will be the leading topic in all public
journals ami all political conversa?
tions until it is disposed of; and de?
spite its incendiary i haracter, we will
attempt to treat it with the dispas?
sionate coolness, as well as the search?
ing scrutiny, suited to a subject so
grave and so calculated to intluenco
public feeling to dangerous out?
bursts. It is far better that it should
be defeated in Cougress than in an?
other arena; and wo aro persuaded
that nothing but the utmost temper?
ance of statement can gain a hearing
for adverse arguments.
It is said that the Government
has pending, in England aud France,
suits amounting to about $20,000,000,
for the recovery of Confederate pro?
perty claimed by other parties, an^
the House of Representatives, on the
13th inst., granted the State Depart?
ment a considerable sum of money
with which to prosecute these suits to
a conclusion; and also, to defray the
expenses of huntingup and capturing
John H. Surratt.
"Punishment of Treason."
A bill was reported in tho House
of Representatives, by Mr. Lawrence,
of Ohio, from the Judiciary Com?
mittee, repealing provisions of tho
law of April, 1790, so as to prevent
treason and capital offences from
being barred by tho statute of limit?
ation, when Mr. Rogers, (Demo?
crat,) of New Jersey, delivered the
! following manly address against the
bill:
There were serious objections to
I tho passage of a law of this kind, not
only oh questions of policy, but on
questions of law. It would be within
the meaning of the Constitution an ex
post facto law. It was against the
genius of tho republic, and against
the sj?rit of our institutions. The
time had come when people should
turn their hearts from bloody war to
the contemplation of peace, and when
Congress should begin to legislate as
well for the benefit of the South as of
the Noith. The people of the South
were being trodden down by Con?
gressional tyranny, which ho thought
I would be a reasonable excuse for re?
bellion. He protested against ty?
ranny and despotism in every shape,
and he warned the people of tho
United States that their liberties were
about to be taken away by a set of
crazy fanatics, who had been ?ont
here, as they supposed, by the will
of tho people, for the purpose of
trampling the Constitution under
foot, and depriving the people of
their rights and liberties. He was
I for amnesty and general pardon, and
I there were men in the Republican
party who were for the same. Horace
Greely, the leading white of thc
"Black Republican party, was for
general amnesty and general suffrage,
and if he could not get general suf?
frage, then'he was for general amnesty.
Horace Greelvdiad offered to go bail
for Jefferson Davis, and wanted him
released from imprisonment. The
conduct of Congress was worse than
that of the Long Parliament of Eng?
land. It was such as disgraced and
degraded the people of tlie country.
[Laughter all over the House.] So
long as God Almighty gave him
breath, he would raiso his voice
against such despotic conduct. The
whole object of legislation here ap?
peared to be to punish tho South.
The first principle of charity or mag?
nanimity had uot been extended tc
the South, except by a few. None oi
the late rebel States were represen tee
in Congress except Tennessee, anc
that was a State which had no repub?
lican form of Government, but wa:
governed by a despotism. The peoph
of tho South wero now in the sam?
condition that made the Americai
colonies rebel against the mothe
country-being compelled to suomi
to taxation without representation.
WOOLEN MANUFACTURES TS TH;
WEST.-The St. Louis RepubUcanha
the following notice of .the Eagh
Woolen Mill, in operation in tba
city:
"The extensive establishment-th
largest West of the Alleghauy Monti
tains-is five stories high, and sixt
feet in width by 1?30 in length. Th
machinery is all new, and of the moi
elegant and complete descriptioi:
embracing the very latest improve
ments. It employs 150 hands, an
is prepared to furnish addition:
'work at any time to any number c
good weavers, at good wages. Th
amount of wool consumed by it ai
nually is from 150,000 to 200,00
pounds, and farmers will always gi
the highest cash price for it. Tl:
mill runs 1,680 spindles, which ca
turn out 000,000 yards of cloth, ca
simere, flannels, blankets, ?.tc, pi
year. Some specimens of its fir
cloths, whick we saw, are quite equ
to any imported fabrics, and sho
that American manufacturers cn
compete with any in the world."
It is by such establishments, th;
St. Louis is destined to become, e
I long, tho chief manufacturing city
i the United States, and we cordial
wish it all prosperity.
j THE ENGLISH ROYAL, FAMILY.
London letter, of October 20, says
I Her Majesty, who has enjoyed h
j Highland holiday very much, and
I in very good health, intends retur
ing to Windsor Castle on or About t
3d of November next. Preparatio
are already being made there for h
reception. Thc Prince and Prince
of Wales have been at Marlborouj
House, during tho past week. Th
I carno back thus early to town to ]
i ceive a visit from the King and Que
of Denmark who have been passi
a few days with their royal daughi
anel son-in-law. The visit is oi
strictly personal nature, so that th
Danish Majesties wero not receiv
with any of tho customary bono
Tho Duke of Edinburg, who oft
goes by the name of "tho sai
Prince," is about to set up a ship
his own. He has purchased the we
known schooner yacht Viking, whi
forms one of the Royal Yacht Squ;
ron, and it is saitl that ho intends
take to yachting with as much ze
ousness as his eleler brother exhiL
in hunting.
The Richmond Dispatch says: R
John A. Broadus, of Greenville,
C., will deliver two lectures bef
the Young Men's Christian Assoc
tion, on Thurselay and Friday nig
next. Wc promise, in advance, a r
intellectual treat to those who arc
fortunate as to bo of the audience
either occasion.
Charleston Advertisements.
Notice lo Porsons Emigrating to Florida.
The Steamer Dictator,
Capt. ?j. M. COXETTEK,
"VXTTLL transpon gangs of Lands from
W Charleston to points on the st. John's
River, Florida, at the following rates:
Grown hands at Five Dollars ;$5; each;
Children under tt n years of age, free; Mules']
Horses and Wagons, at reduced rates.
The Dictator h aves Charleston EVER?
FRIDAY night, at 10 o'clock. Applv to
J. 1). AIKEN <V CO., Agents,
17 Vanderhorsi Wharf,
Dee IS Imo Charleston, S C.
W. C.
COMMISSION
IT
linn,
South Atlantic Wharf, Charleston.
A GENT for Goo. rage ? Co.'s (of Balti
^3L moro, Md.,) Celebrated Patent Port?
able CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, STEAM
ENGINES and BOILERS, Horse Powers,
Grist Milis. Timber Wheels, .ve. Dupli?
cates furnished at short notice. Circular
and Gang Saws at manufacturers' prices.
Agricultural Implements of every de?
scription; Page's Celebrated GARDEN
PLOUGH.
A splendid assortment of Sashes. Doors,
BHnds, &c, Hickory. Ash and Oak Rims,
Poles and Shafts for Buggies, Carriages
and Wag?ns, all kinds of Carriage Mate?
rial.
White Pine. Spruce, Oak, Walnut, Ma?
hogany and Cedar Lumber of every de?
scription. Dec 12 3mo
PAVILION HOTEL,
CHARLESTON. S. C.
TBE above popular HOTEL is open Tor
the accommodation of th': Traveling
Public. Board, per dav, S3.
Mas. IL Jj. BUTTERFIELD, Prop ss.
A. BUTTEllFIELD, Sup't. Nov 2
Thc Wholesale Dry Goods Business here?
tofore conducted in tho name of
JOHN G. MILNOR & CO.,
Wih hereafter bo curried on in tho iianio of
MIL? WILBUR & MARTIN
AT THE OLD STAND,
135 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C.
OUR house is now in receipt of a full and
desirable stock of Fancy and Domestic
DRY GOODS, and we would invito our old
friends and the trade generally to an ex
animation of our stock.
?'actors and Planters will find it to their
interest to examine our stock, as we aro
prepared to give them every facility in our
line to enable them to lill their orders and
lay in their supplies.
Orders carefully and promptlv filled.
Mr. WM. C. SMALL, late of the firm of
Chamberlain, Miller A Co.. is with us, and
would be pleased if his friends will give
bim a call.
N. B.-Messrs. NAYLER, SMITH & CO.'S
Office can be found at our store, np-stairs.
JOHN G. MILNOR,
T. A. WILBUR,
Nov 3 t3mo _?b_?L MARTIN.
For Palatka,
Fernandina, Jacksonville
And all the Landings on the St.
John's River,
VIA SAVANNAH, GA.
THE NEW AND SPLENDID STEAMSHIP
DICTATOR.
.fl,OOO TONS BURTHEN,)
CAPTAIN LOUIS M. COXETTEK.
ON and after tho 2Cth October, this fine
ship will sail from Southern Wharf
every FRIDAY NIGHT, at 10 o'clock, for
tho above places.
ti3_ All freight must be paid here by
shippers.
For freight or passage, apply on boar.1.,
or at the office of the Agency, 17 Vander
horst's Wharf. Charleston, S. C.
Oct 24 J. D. AIKEN &? CO., Agents.
COHEN, HANCXEL & CO.,
Factors and Commission Merchants.
No. 46 East Eay, Charleston, S. C.
JACOB COHEN. C. F. HANCKEL. JOS. COHEX.
XTTTILL sell COTTON, RICE, TOBACCO,
W Naval Stores and all descriptions o'
Produce or Merchandize. Wili ship to
Northern and Foreign Ports, Ac. Will
make liberal advances on consignments for
sale or shipment. May 15
State of South Caro'i na-Lexington
District.
Jemima Oswalt, Applicant, Martin Oswalt,
Da'.'d Oswalt and others, Defendants.
IT appearing io my satisfaction that Mar?
tin Oswalt, David Oswalt, Henry Os?
walt and James Oswalt, some of tho de?
fendants, resido without the limits of this
State: It is, therefore, ordered that they
do appear and object to the division or sale
of the real estate of George Oswalt, de?
ceased, on or before the 21st day of Janu?
ary next, or their consent to thc same will
bo entered of record. A. EFIRD,
Ordinarv Lexington District.
Ordinary's Office, Lexington C. H., S. C.,
Oct. 16, ISGfi. _Nov l t 7.12
LEXINGT0N---IN EQUITY.
Catherine Sawyer and others vs. Deborah
Sawyer and others.
1111? creditors of George Sawyer, do
. ceased, aro hereby ordered tot stablish
their demands before Vue, on or before tho
irrst dav of February, A. D. 18G7.
HENRY A. M HETZE, 13. E. L. D.
Commissioner's Office, Lexington C. IL
Oct. 31, 1866.. _ If)V 2 ttmo*
Thos. P. Walker,
Magistrate and Coroner
Offico in Post Office Building, Columbia.
18 6 7?
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