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COLUMBIA Saturday Morning, Sept. 14, 1867. Counter Revolutions. v Tho President having at last talton firm ground against what lio con? siders the unconstitutional usurpa? tions of Congress, and by his move? ments showing that ho is buckling on his armor to meet the anticipated furious assaults of that body at its next session, it ia predicted that ho will toko moro bojd and decisivo steps than ho has yet taken. Hon. Jere? miah Black, of Pennsylvania, former? ly Attorney-General during Bucha? nan's administration, being now in Washington, it is stated .that ho is tho primo mover and principal ad? viser of Mr. Johnson, in his latter bold strokes in defence of. the Con? stitution and the Executive authority. For instance, it has been recently stated by the Washington Star, that under Mr. Black's counsel, the Presi? dent was preparing to declare martial law throughout the United States, and prevent tho assembling of Con? gress in November next. Mr. Black, it ls further alleged, bas urged upon tho President the propriety of resist? ing impeachment, if initiated by tho House, by declaring it a revolutionary measure, and protecting himself against it by the uso of the army to that end. . - Although tho Siar is usually cor? rect, yet it is extremely doubtful that tho President has mad? up his mind to any such course as that indicated. ThuB far ho has acknowledged and recognized the legislative authority of Congress, in executing even the laws which ho has repeatedly declared un? constitutional. Ho has waged his war with Congress, strictly inside tho Constitution, and in conformity to the legislation of Congress, some of whoso enactments restricted his power, and disarmed him as far as they could venturo to go in that di? rection. It is not probable, there? fore, that he will suddenly and vio? lently change his tactics or polioy at this time. Another suggestion has recently . been made, viz : that the President should issue a proclamation, declar? ing tho Southern States to be in the Union, and directing them to hold elections. Tho President hos done this before, and failed by practically remitting tho whole matter to Con? gress. The excluded States strictly followed thc course he advised, and faithfully adopted the measures he enjoined to enable them to resume their position in the Union; but this did not effect their admission, no more than it would now, unless by force ho struck down, at one blow, the power and authority of Congress, by declaring it au illegal and uncon? stitutional body, and declining to re? cognize it ns the Congress of tho United States ns provided for by the Constitution. This suggestion, therofore, is not more plausible than tho other. It is not to be doubted, however, that we arc living in extraordinary times the most momentous crisis in tho his? tory of tho Iiepublic. A revolution? ary force-a hurrying on to the accom? plishment of ends, without paying attention to thc means used-appears to bo tho order of tho day, and be is more than a prophet who will under? take to predict what will bo tho re? sult of tho conflict between the Pre? sident and Congress. It may bo that thc incumbent will, nt all hazards, maintain the Executivo authority of thc Government, but to do this ho must initiate a counter-revolution, which must merge into and end in a military dictatorship, until tho ship of State gots onco more righted. Af? fairs appear to bo drifting in thc di? rection indicated, and it may bo that the country will havo to pass through this ordeal of fire, to come out pu? rified and prepared to maintain hence? forward tho true principles of repub? lican Government. ???? ? Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Miss Susan Anthony, of New York, addressed a very largo audience at Lawrence, Kansas, in favor of foraale suffrage. Mrs. Stanton's argument in favor of equal rights is pronounced by tho ?ilute Journal to bc the finest oration ovor delivered in Kansas A vigorous canvass is being made in favor of striking out tho words "white" and "male" from the State Constitution. better from Cai. J. M? Ulan. . - The Winnsboro News, ot Thursday, contains a letter from Colonel J. IT. Rion, on political matters. It is well wrij??n, and ably. ^Botwses *>the situation" in this State. He will not consent to bo classed aa a member of the Republican party,, and exposes very fully its iniquities and the dele? terious effects of its policy on the whole country, and proves that il is an anti-Southern party, opposed to tho principles of tho Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He gives some excelleht advice to both tho whites and the colored po pnlation ; advises all to register and vote for a Convention. While Gol. R. is not a candidate for tho Conven? tion, he will serve if elected. From the whole tenor and tono of his letter, wo are convinced that tho voters of Fairfield could not sond a better or mes honest representative to tho Convention. Wo want just such men in that body, if it is to assemble. Effect of thc Amnesty. We have already intimated our bo lief that tho proclamation of tho Pre? sident would remove nil disabilities from that class heretofore proscribed for participation in the rebellion. That all persons- to whom tho provi? sions of tho amnesty extend, nre thereby enfranchised, and have tho right to vote at nil future elections, there cnn be no doubt. This opi? nion is sustained by the National In ieUigencer, tho organ of the Presi? dent. It always speaks by tho card, and its opinions aro thc reflex of those of tho President and Cabinet. Wo extract tho following significant paragraph from its article on the of fect of the amnesty proclamation : "During the deliberations of the Cabinet, yesterday, it is understood that it became evident that, in the opinion of every member present, the legal effect of the contemplated amnesty proclamation would be to relieve all persons included within its terms from all disqualification, as well as all penalties incurred by their complicity in the late rebellion, and, of course, (so far as the action of the General Government is con? cerned,) from disability as to tho ex? ercise of the right of suffrage. We may, therefore, congratulate the country upon tho prospect of a speedy settlement of all our difficul? ties upon principles conformable to the Constitution, and in harmony with our republican form of Govern? ment. That such will be its effect, no sound law}rer entertains a doubt, nor is it to bo presumed that it will be seriously denied by any consider? able number of respectable men of the radical party in or out of Con gross." In view of this semi-official opi? nion, it is the duty of every South? ern mau to subscribo to the oath spe? cified in the proclamation, which ia made a condition precedent to the reception of tho benefits of the am? nesty. InoNY.-Forney's Chronicle says: "In the last proclamation of am? nesty we have recorded another ol those gross outrages upon the Con? stitution and usurpations of po wei by tho President, which tund toward the establishment of despotism." Forucy is poking fun at Congress, surely. <-???-? Ou, HORRID IJE!-Thad. Stevern hos a new trouble! He has discover? ed tho reason why the Judiciary Committee did not impeach thc Pre sident. It was because a majority of that Committee are Masons, nui Johnson is a Mason! CHEATING THE NEGROES.-The Co lumbns Sun vouches for the following conversation : J. T. to Chief Registrar ot County "Wo want you to send your bes men, (white radicals, of course,) fron County-." C. R. "Cau't do it, General; th niggers is got tho majority iu tbi County, and say they is gwino to havi tho ofliccs." J. P. "That foolishness must b stopped at once." C. R. "I can't do it, General." J. P. "Well, I can; and if one o thoso black, rascals daros to put him self up for offico let mo know, and I'l put him down. Go, sir." --?-??-? One of tho resolutions embodier in tho radical platform in Pennsy] vania is the following: "Resolved, That warned by poa misfortuues, we oak thattho Suprem Court of the State be placed in hat mony with tho political opinions of majority of the people." -<^'i?> Garibaldi has arrived in Gftliev to tako part in thc Radical Pene Congress, and met with an enthusi astic reception, in ft speech, he di clared that his resolution to frc Rome was unalterable. i Tat? BMUMTM Jfmlw-I -??.-MM Under this caption, the New York Times, of the 10th instant, has a long editorial, from which we make the following extract: "There is much unnecessary gloom and wailing in the South. It chiefly Eroceeda from the politicians, who, aving always lived by office or by . blockade-running, hastened to Wash? ington to obtain a dispensation, and thus labored to repair the broken ligaments of party. These preda? tory adventurers, deprived of office and of tho possibility of office, utter loud howls of despairing rapacity, and declare the South ruined because they are no longer on the pay-roll. "The South hns grea't power and reserved resources, no less important to themselves than to us. There are, however, somo errors so constantly tangbt by the place-hunters, that tho whole people begin tb believe them trae. Ono of these errors is that the South is to pass under the domi? nation of the freedmen. All sensible men in the South have acquiesced in legal and political emancipation. The indications are undoubted that no discrimination of these rights will be embodied in tho law or in tho deal? ings between white and black. The ensuing election will terminate much of the excitement, for the indiff?r? ence of the politicians to the voter. after the election is notorious. The relations between employer and ope? rative will then adjust themselves. "But the apprehension of colored supromacy has entered into the popu? lar mind hero as well as at the South, and as it will impede emigration to the South, it is as well to disnbuse the public mind of the error. Tho gross number of white males in the Northern States is 2,138,369; that of the freedmen is 1,297,941. It will be Been, therefore, that the white race is in excess of tho colored in tho Southern States more than a quarter of vu million of meu. The local dis? tribution of these numbers shows that there is a majority of 2,370 freed? men in Mississippi, and of 6,429 in South Carolina. As the advocate of harmony between the races on the basis of equal legal rights, wc desire tho freedmen to remember that tho limitation of the franchise does not affect the comparative numerical ability of tho two races; but that tim majority of a quarter of a million of whites remains to work-that nature will emancipate them in a few years. That while there can be no more black immigration into tl e South, there will bo a large white emigra? tion, with a relatively large white increase. The supremacy of the colored raoo will be but temporary and local. They Should, therefore, take their rights and be satisfied. They should not lay the foundation of any discontent whioh may be re? venged by retaliation at a future period. Such is our advice. 'The white race are in little danger of I losing any right Whioh they are not willing to concede. The colored race should observe moderation at the present, to prevent retaliation in the future." From which it is evident that the Northern people are alarmed at the prospect of nogro supremacy in the South. Even tho Times, throughout this article, cannot conceal its appre? hensions of tho future in such an event; hence its anxiety to convince its readers of the improbability of the dreaded catastrophe. A RIVAL OF Mit. PEABODY.-Mr. Johns Hopkins, a citizen, of Balti? more, worth $20,000,000," has m?ide?1 gift endowing .the Johns ...Hopkins Hospital, for'pobr white- and colored' persons,.nnd the Johns Hopkins In? stitute, for ed?c?H?n??^pM>i^?oses, embracing also poor white and co? lored children, to' have separato apartments. Mr,. Hopkins is still living, and determined, likfe George Peabody, to see whilst living the good effects of his benevolent chari? ties. Mr. Hopkins is a bachelor, a member of - tho Society of Friends, and about Mr. Peabody's age. It is expected he will make many more large charitable bequests while alive, that ho may realize the good his vast means may do. TJie belief is that he will eventually donato his magnifi? cent country place for public pur? poses, and still project other grand charities. His present income is mmrly or quito $300,000 per annum. Whilst he ha3 many relatives whom ho will leave independent, yet a vast amount will be appropriated to be? nevolent purposes. He is still an activo business man, and ono of our most useful citizens, having been instrumental in greatly improving the city of Baltimore. COUNTERFEIT HALF DOUGHS. Counterfeit half dollar currency of the old style, with the head of Wash? ington in the centre, have been re? cently offered in several stores in King street, and also on the street cars. Tin's fact was brought to the attention of tho detective police, and they have succeeded in arresting the following persons, who havo, by order of tho Provost Marshal, been com? mitted to jail to await their trial for passing counterfeit money: Eliza Nunnery, (colored,) Medora Dczrigne, (colored,) and William Keenan, ( w li i te. )-Charleston Meran/. mm ?M?f fol* ?? nfc? ? The following t synopsis of the Bankrupt law, made by Mr. D. N. Bingham, the Commissioner in Bank? ruptcy at Montgomery, Alabama, will be of interest to many of our readers, nod especially to tBbse residing in portiona of the State where lawyers cannot be easily consulted. I. Petitioners under the Bankrupt Act are required to render a schedule of all their debts and liabilities pf every kind and description whatso? ever, and also, an inventory of their estate, both real and personal, in? cluding* all property and effects, of which they are possessed, or in which they may have on. interest;, (though not iu possession,) in conformity with certain . "Forms" prescribed in the "General Orders" of tho Supremo Court of tho United States. These schedules, verified by oath of tho petitioner, must accompany tho peti? tion, and whon filed with the regis? trar, is tho commencement of pro? ceedings iu bankruptcy. II. Debtors contemplating .bank? ruptcy, may dispose of any property, to which they have a rigut, to rniBe money to pay the deposit fee of ?50, and such property need not bo ren? dered in their inventory, beyond stat? ing the fact of its disposition and the purpose to whiohi the proceeds were applied. III. Bankrupts are entitled to the. following list of property out of their estates, (if they have it,) exe m JJ t by the laws of Alabama-to wit: wear? ing apparel of self and family, a long list of furniture, all books, portraits and pictures, all implements of trade, three cows and calves, one horse or mule, or yoke of oxen, one wngou or cart, twenty hogs, twenty sheep, live hundred pounds of meat, otic hun? dred bushels of corn, all the meal on hand, ono thousand pounds of fodder or oats, twenty-five bushels of sweet potatoes, thirty pounds of wool, one hundred pounds of cotton, two plows and gear, two axes, all cloth on hand, all poultry, gun, and homestead of forty acres of lund, worth five hun? dred dollars. lu addition to this, thc 14th section of the Bankrupt law ex? cepts from tho provisions of tho Act, "the necessary household and kitchen furniture and such other articles and necessaries of such bankrupt, as tho assignee shall designate and set apart, having reference in tho amount, to the family, condition and circum? stances of the bankrupt, but alto? gether not to exceed tho sum of five hundred dollars in valne, in any one case; also the wearing apparel of such bankrupt, and that of his wifo and children, and tho uniform, arms and equipments of any person who is, or has been, a soldier in the militia, or in the service of the United States, and such othor property as now is, or hereafter shall be exempted from at? tachment or seizure, or le.vy on exe? cution by the laws of the United States." IV. The assignee has no right to the labor or personal earnings of the bankrupt, between the bankruptcy and the discharge, for that would de? prive him and his family of the means of subsistence. Hence, peti? tioners will not bo required to in? clude the growing crop in the inven? tory of their effects, and all bankrupts whoso petitions nre filed anterior to the maturity of their crop, and before its severance from the soil, will keep and uso it, tho same as other proper? ty acquired by their personal indus? try, the rule being that the profits of I thc personal industry of the bankrupt between the bankruptcy and the dis ! charge do not poss to, the assignee. ! It was held under the United States bankrupt law, of 18dl, that all the Acquisitions of a bankrupt," after the filing of his petition, are. exempt from liability to pay debts, previously contracted. V. Whatever beneficial interest the bankrupt has in tho wifeV property passes to the assignee, but a court of equity, if its assistance is required to realize such interest to the bankrupt's estate, will protect the interest of tho wife und children by imposing terms upon tho assignee, stipulating that a provision be made for her and her children out of the fuud. If, how? ever, tho property be settled, or a gift inures to tho separate uso of tho wifo, then tho assignee takes nothing, because the bankrupt had no equita? ble interest therein. Tho Hov. Dr. Wentworth, of Troy, delivered a sermon recently on the text, "All men are liars." He was particularly severe on tho newspapers, churging that they had no regard for truth, and Would publish any false? hood that would increase their circu? lation and put money in tho pub? lishers' pockets. It turns out that this Mr. Wentworth is the author of the recent letter published, attacking tho papers for indecent exposure of his friend, the Kev. S. M. Merrill,, the great undrowned clergyman, who ran away from Pittsburg, and tried to commit nome gross and novel crimes. Peoplo who abuse a news? paper, Bays an exchange, are gene? rally no better than they should be. An experiment in China ten culturo has been so far successful in Georgia. Tho seeds were planted eight years ago, and tho shrubs aro about seven feot high. Although exposed to all weather, they are healthy, and have full vitality, notwithstanding they are literall}' unleaved each sea? son. NEW YORK PAPERS.-Messrs. Duffie & Chapman regularly receive the principal ?few Xbrk daily itod weekly papers-tho H&ald, Time*, Tribune, Ch?tiney .Cornejt, I^es^ie's Illustrated, etcl We.are frequently indebted tb them for copies. ONLY. TEN ON HAND.-Tho gift en? tertainment for relief of the destitute poor of the South will be given in Washington City, on the 30th instant. Persons desirous of obtaining tickets will-apply at once nt tho Phoenix office to-day, as there are but ten loft. Wo learn, says the Charleston Mer vury, that the Sheriffs of the State are to be notified forthwith that bills receivabl? of tho State will be re? ceived in payment of all tax execu? tions in their hands for collection. Th eso bills can now be purchased at not exceeding ninety-eight. "THE FREE SHOW."-The eclipse of tho moon came off, last night, ac? cording to the programme-or the almanacs, more properly. Fair Lunn made her appearance about G o'clock, apparently "half Bens over," but was not entirely obscured, as by 8 oarlock she was all right again-it was only fl partial eclipse. THE WINNSDORO NEWS.-Mr. W. W. Herbert has closed a very briel editorial connection with that paper. Tho N'?tes and its material belong tc some young mon, who aro dependent upon tho success of that journal foi their livelihood ; but it stems thal the political sentiments of Mr. Her bert-he beiug warmly in favor of re? construction under tho Acts of Con gross-did not find favor with manj of tho citizens, who threatened tc withdraw their patronage from th< paper, if Mr. Herbert oontiuued tc be editor. Under thesccircumstauoes iu justice to the proprietors, bo h tu withdrawn. GETMNO BURNT BLACK.-As a litth girl, not quite four years old, wai going out with the colored nurse anc baby, yesterday morning, the mollie cautioned tho little one to keep ou of tho sun, or "she would be burn black." The child, understanding the caution in its general sense, turn od' to the nurse, and very in nocen tl; asked her if "she was burnt blocl when she wns a little girl. " The ide of the thing struck the nurse, as we] as several bystanders, as particular!; "good." Under Two -a^j. : A Novel. B "Onida. " 'hiladelphia: J. B Lippinoott u Co. This is a work which will more poi ticularly interest a military man. Th story was written for a military mo gaz ino, and was so generally admire? that it was re-produoed iu bool form. "Ouida" is the author o several works which have been favoi ably received by the reading public viz: "Adalia," "Randolph Gordon, and others; The hero of this ator was au English Life Guardsman-ai admirer of fast horses, a pet of the la dies, and aleador in ali the, sports c the day; but by the unfortunate cone mission of a supposed crime, wc banished from tho country, and er listed under tho banner of France went through the campaigns h A?g< ria, and, after many ups and down! circumstances occur which lead t his return to happiness and his nati\ land, and, of course, he marries th "chosenof his heart." Thia is morel the wari)-the filling in is capitall done. Messrs. Duffie & Chapma have furnished usa copy of tho worl DBATH OP A LOCAL.-The last en of a local reporter is described i follows in tho Californian; But at last his own time came, ar Jim Duffy was about to die. ? wasn't a particle afraid-notwitl standing all his falsehoods, for 1 knew it would help tho local colum: so he sent all his relatives dov stairs, and got his assistant report to stand by him, and he made hi swear that ho would not give tl item to any other paper, and the with a serene smile on his faoe, 1 yielded up his life, and Jim Dui was no more. His will was full items, ono of which provided th ho should bo buried in Philadelphi becanse it was in Pennsylvania, ai a pencil (without a "vania," no1 ever,) had been his favorito toe Ho desired that they should put tl last edition of the Exaggeration, his coffiin, and bury him with tl church service that bad the great?: number of superlativo adjectives it. - RIBOTHTHATTOK. -Chairman Ander? son has furnished us with tho follow? ing return of the registration at tho Gadsden precinct, on the first round : Whites, IDS'; colored, 1,205. Total, 1,400. Having H completo printing office, superintended by the proprietor, we cnn execute every description of book and job printing-bill and letter heads, circulars, labels, posters, pro? grammes, busiuess, wedding and in? vitation cards, railroad receipts, checks, drafts, ?fcc. Our friends will find it to.their interest (and ours) lo give us a call. Read Udolpho Wolfe's advertise? ments in to-day's paper. . NKW Aovr.r.TiHBMV.NTs.-Attention in call? ed to tlu? following advertisements, which are published' this morning for th? Ont time Thompson Earle-Country Hams. H. Simmons-Bakery and Confcctionerv. Seed Wheat at Hunter's Mill. J. P. Williams-Onion Setts. J. C. Janney-List of Letters. I Snlzbacher-Removal. D. B. DeSaussure-Commissioner's Sales C. Ii. Anderson-Registration. A fine lot of Desirable Goods have just been opened .by Mr. R. O. Shiver, who ?tili adheres to his proper principio of good articles for little money. Road his adver? tisement, and then oxamiue the goods. TUE WHITES PREPARING TO LEAVE THE SOUTH.-If the negro supromacy doctrines of tho radicals aro not checked by the people of the North, at the coming fall elections, it is quito evident that before long the whites of the South will emigrate to the toyal States, or to foreign coun? tries. Aietter from a prominent and . distinguished South Carolinian con? tains this paragraph: "There is utter paralysis iu tho South at tho near and inevitable prospect of negro supremacy. The white people of the country will not be able to livo here-it will be simply intolerable. Therefore, thoso of us who can get away are preparing to leave, although at present not many are able to do so. You may expect negro representation iu Cougresf from the South. Tho loyal-league associations have welded the negroes into solid political organizations, which defy tho address and influence of their old masters. The white peo? ple will vote generally against a con? vention-the negroes arc a unit for it." This extract shows tho feeling at the South, and it assumes a more se? rious aspect from another part of the lotter referred to, which states that as soon as tho crops are gathered and sold, largo numbers of whites will leave South Carolina for other States, where tho peoplo are not ruled by negroes. This, then, is to be the result of the radical policy. South Carolina ' i and all of the Southern States, where? in the blacks have majorities, are to bo deserted by all of their wealthy and intelligent population, and tho government of au immense extent of territory will be left in the hands of tho very worst class of blacks, voted ' for and supported by tho most ig? norant, depraved, fanatical race on the face of the earth. It is not to be wondered at, then, that the vast majority of the whites favor military depotisin to reconstruction under the negro policy of tho radicals. The questions now at issue are being fast narrowed down to these: whether we shall havo ten exclusively negro States in this Union, or whether the whites shall be the ruling race throughout the country. [Neio York Herald, 10th. THE EARTH BunxTNO.--Several f>ersons were in Corinth, on Saturday ast, who gave some startling accounts of tho earth being on fire about four miles South-west of Hamburg. Tenn. .Wc did not see the parties who gave the particulars of this startling event, but compile the following as the substance of their representation o? the facts: Mr. Broolis, who lives fourteen miles North-east of Co? rinth, had a pasture in which was a pond of water about twenty-five by seventy-five feet, and tho water, dur? ing the summer, having, disappeared, ho cleaned off the ground to sow it in turnips. While burning the brush from this piece of ground, the locality that had been covered with water, ignited from the burning brush, and the entire space where the pond had formerly stood had continued to blaze brilliantly for the past ten days. Ho, becoming alarmed and fearing that his entire farm would bel consumed and turned into an embankment of ashes, dug ditches around tho burning space and filled them with water. Ho has poured largo quantities of water ou the burn ing earth, but it did not extinguish tho flames. Tho smell from the burning earth is represented as being peculiar and marked. The fire, it is said, consumed the earth, or bituminous substance, to tho depth of twelve inohes, and does not nppear to diminish its vigor. If it should prove to bo the oozing of petroleum from the surface at that point, it would indicate a rich or bold vein of that valuable fluid. No doubt some enterprising mnn will at an early day sink a shaft, to test tho question whether coal oil cnn be found or not. - Con'.dh News, 3d.