Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COLUMBIA. . ' Tuesday Morning, October 8,1867. Tbe Local Pros and IU Benefits. We penned a few remarks the other day, concerning the influences and benefits of the newspaper press gene? rally; but in taking these general -views of the vast usefulness of a free press, in any country, we ore prone to overlook the good results, of com ae on a more limited scale, which the humblest representative of nows paperdom, in a town or village, is instrumental in producing. People generally, in communities, are slow to recognize the Ber vi o es of their local papers in developing the re? sources and subserving the more im? mediate interests of the places in which they are published, and too frequently let their journals drag out J?, feeble erisvenco, or fail for want of that .support to which they are ent i? tled. We venture to say that, if the re* speotive histories of many of our most flourishing towns and cities could be analyzed and dissected, that it could be successfully shown that much of their success was .owing to the influence exerted by the newspa? per; published, perhaps, once a week, but whioh every week brought to the notice of its readers in other locali? ties the benefits, advantages or at? tractions presented by tho town or village in whioh it is published. And not only does it do this from week to week, but it often takes a wider range of influence, and bene? fits not only its immediate locality, but the entire section adjoining, and not unfrequently extending these benefits to the whole State. Bail roads have boen built, busim >s houses established, trade and com? merce extended, mineral resources pointed out and developed, the vir? tues of healing springs made known, establishing popular places of resort, and thus adding to the wealth of the neighborhood-and all, very likely, brought about by the local journal, which may have been so little es? teemed. So quietly and unostenta? tiously has it done its good work, that the successful and thriving com? munity do not acknowledge the agency it most surely had in sowing the seeds of that prosperity which the business portion of the commu? nity, as well as its tradesmen, are reaping. What the leading journals of the great cities of the Union, with theil wide-spread circulation and almost unbounded influence, effect for thc nation's prosperity and advancement, the local journal of a remote am: obscure locality will be sure to efleci in its sphere, if properly sustained, We would, then, urge our people no) only to subscribe and pay for th? news journals published here and ii other cities, but also give a good sup port to their local or District papers They will, in the end, whether th( printer sncceeds or not, reap th< benefit. THE SOUTHERN CONVENTIONS.-Tin opinion prevails extensively through out the country, that the Iieconstruc tion Act of the fortieth Congres requires a majority of all the regis tered voters in tho Southern election to authorize the holding of constitu tional conventions, which is erron? ous, as the law reads as follows: "If a majority by the votes give: on that question shall be for a con vention. then such convention sha be held, as hereinafter provided; bu if a majority of said votes be ?gains a convention, then no such conven tion shall be hold under this Act, pre vided that such convention shall nc be held unless a majority of all sue registarcd voters suull have voted o tho question of holding such convei tion." Tho debates in both houses c .Congress, pending the passage of tl bill, embraced succinct explanatior of this point, and it is very strang that oomu of the leading journals i ibo country could havo made such o egregious blunder as to assume thi tho convention question will be lo; in Louisiana unless it receives a m jori ty? of tho registered votes. Parties who were in St. Louis la week report that the cholera has bee preva'Mng there, recently, to i alormi ? extent, but is now subsii ing, in consequence of tho change : tho weather. On Thursday hm fifty-six oases and thirty-three dentl woro reported. Tho local pape make no mention of tho exiatenco < tho disease. Something; tor tho Northern People. Some days ago, a large assemblage of negroes? mostly from adjoining plantations, congregated in the city of Savannah, to listen to the harangne of one Bradley, who, by his incendi? ary appeals, has demoralized the colored population of the island plantations, and caused the planters, as well as his poor deluded victims, heavy losses, by drawing the latter away from their labor at the very time it was most needed. In tho present instance, he was not success? ful, the threatened riot being nipped in the bud, by not only the determi? nation evinced by the authorities, but by a number of the mor% sensible freedmen themselves. The attempt to produce a riot was an outrage upon a peaceable community, and one which must have Borely tried the patience of those who had these peo? ple employed for the production of their crops. The Savannah Republi? can, edited by a Northern man, and we believe an ex-Federal officer, brings this view of the case-the en? durance of the Southern planters under the repeated provocations they have had-prominently forward, and addresses the Northern portion of its readers as follows: "We wish our Northern readers especially to consider whether the patience and indifference with which the Southern people of Savannah (and we have but a few hundred Northerners in our midst, out of a population of 40,000) submitted to allow a degraded black wretch, an ex-State prison convict from Sing Sing, to publicly villify and abuse them, and to openly advocate the confiscation of their lands, houses, mules, horses, cattle and other pro? perty-we pause to learn whether it does not exhibit a spirit of magna? nimity and forbearance that would not be generally accredited in tho North to the Southern people. "More than this, our planters are complaining bitterly of the loases inflicted upon their ripening crops by the pernicious interference and general derangement of their labor system. "In muny cases, large plantations have been entirely depopulated by the inroads of these political adven? turers, who, under the cruel pretence of bestowing lands snd money npon the ignorant freedmen, entioe the laborers from their honest labor, and thus inflict a double blow-one which impoverishes the planter and his hands, while it enhances the political prospects and enriches the peckets of the caitiffs who live by such swin? dling. These outrages-for we can designate such proceedings by no other or milder name-have been perpetrated for several months, caus? ing serious disturbances in several instances between the colored peo? ple, and all without the slightest resistance or show of violence from the aggrieved planters, who are nobly straggling to 'make both ends meet,' liquidate their honest debts, and to repair, if possible, their broken for? tunes." This calm and temperate appeal is not from the pen of any Southern secessionist, (that was,) but from a man who seems to have taken a pro? per view of the situation of tho planters and people of the South, as it is affected by these miserable emis? saries, who seek to stir up bad blood between the races. We hope his admonitions will be received in the spirit in which they are written, and rationally considered by those to whom they are more immediately directed. EMPLOYMENT FOR FEMALES.-The editor of the Albany Knick is now in Europe. Writing from Cork, he Btates that females do the clerking in that city, whereupon he nrges the following reasons why they should be employed here: "Females may sport fifty dollar mantles, but they never get on fifty dollar 'busts.' Females never spend a whole week's wages on billiard tabica. Giris never kick up a row, and get dragged to the station house. Fast horses they avoid, and roulette tables and game cocks. Who ever saw a female hanging round a gam? bling table, or betting her last five dol? lars that she can tell where tho 'little joker' is? Who ever saw a female clerk, after the store was shut, ram? bling up Broadway, 'raising thunder' and breaking things? Who ever saw a respectable girl knockiug over J'rv goods boxes and standing 'M. P.'s' on their heads? No one; and yet re? spectable young men do these things nightly. When was a female clerk over arrested for having a 'suspicious character' locked up in tho store with her after midnight? In view of all these facts, is it any wonder that tho merchants on this side run to female clerks?" Thirty thousand cattle, from Texas and Now Mexico, are now collected at Linet In. on the Union Pacifio Railway, awaiting purchasers. Electing Color?a Bien. At the meeting in Charlottesville, which nominated Judge Rives and J ames Taylor (colored) for the Con? vention, Fairfax Taylor (colored) presided, and John Wood, Esq., acted as secretary. We perceive in the report of the proceedings, that there was some objection among the radicals, both white and black, to the eleoting of a negro to any office at the present time; bnt the meeting was of a different opinion, and nomi? nated Taylor by a three-fourths vote. Mn Poore, an ex-Federal officer, from Gordohaville, recently nomi? nated by the colored people of Orango for tho Convention, ad? dressed the meeting: Ho told them he was from Ohio, where the State election would he held in a few days. He said t.he conduct of the colored people at the South would have groat, influence on the elections at the North; that the Democratic party was opposed to negro suffrage, and if a convention like this should throw overboard a man like Judge Rives, a Republican, it would bo used against the Repub? lican party and the colored people. He therefore urged them to nomi? nate Judge Rives. Fairfax Taylor earnestly opposed the nomination of a colored man, "daking a speech which evidently impressed tho audience. He said that the colored man who had been put iu nomination was his son; but that he was too deeply impressed .with the impolicy of running a co? lored man to be influenced by even thnt. He said he spoke for his race, and he warned them against so im? prudent a step. The colored man, he said, was not qualified for such a responsible position, and thoy were not yet out of the woods. It would impede their progress to put colored mon forward as candidates for the Convention. Hopkins was also op? posed to a colored man. He said the colored man didn't have the sense to do anything. He wanted a white man, but a radical white man, whom they could trust. Dr. Dinwiddie, of the Registra? tion Board, remonstrated against the nomination of colored men. He asked: Is it policy so to do? He did not deny their right; but ho asked if it was policy? He affirmed that it was not. If they sent a colored man, the day would come when they would rue it. The time would come when they might elect colored men to office -when they wera better educated and better qualified for such respon? sible duties. But to do so at this stage would injure the Republican party-it might ruin the Republican party. He begged them not to do so foolish a thing. H. C. Harris (colored) took the same ground. He said it was danger? ous to send a colored man to the Convention. But these remonstrances were of no effect. ..FmiiTNa VACANCIES.-The New York Times says: "One of the greatest difficulties experienced by the department at Washington in regard to filling places connected with the internal revenue, vacated for misconduct or ineffi? ciency, grows out of the fact thal where ono bad man is removed, ten worse men make a rush for his place. It is so easy to get testimonials, poli? ticians are so easily induced to fuvoi and press personal applications, and the department is so apt to be utterly misled and deceived as to the charac? ter of applicants, that in nine case: out of ten the chances are that th< worst men will succeed, because thej are the most pertinacious. An honcsl man, who is content with the salary I to whioh he is entitled by law, cai make very little money by accepting a Government office. It is only tin men who intend to use their posi tiona for purposes or plunder anc i unlawful gayi, who are resolute anc determined in their efforts to obtaii appointments. We are very glad t< be assured that, in two or three casei now pending, the department under stands the importance- of making n< doubtful appointments." -?-??-. MATTERS AN? THINGS IN PICKENS Tho Courier says: The Union Leagues of the 5tl Regiment have nominated Messrs Thomas Maulden and Jeremial Looper as their candidates for th Convention. Registration has been completed ii that District, and stands thus: White 2,010; colored 809. Total 2,819. Mo jority for the whites 1,201. RETURN DAV.-Less thap 100 case have been issued in Pickens. I; Abbeville, 150 cases have be ?a rc tnrned. Tho return in Anderson i less than 100 cases. Tho caterpillar has devoured th leaves and yonng bolls of the cotto belonging to Mr. James W. Craw ford, of this District. Captain ?. ? Colhoun is a sufferer in like manne to a limited extent. -< ?> ? ? Tho next National Republican COE vention, for tho nomination of a Prc sidentnnd Vice-President, will be hel at Chicago. The members of th National Executive Committeo hav boen corresponding on the subject and a majority have expressed then selves in favor of Chicago. Th? President and Reconstruction. Daring the frequent interviews be? tween the President and his Southern friends, he has stated his views re? garding reconstruction matters at great length, and has advised them to appeal to the coarta for satisfaction if they feel that the military authorities have deprived them of any of their rights. He has been particularly pointed in giving this advice to par? ties pardoned under his recent amnes? ty proclamation,-and they have ob? tained permission from him to report his statements. In several instances his friends assumed the authority from the permission to repeat, to put them in writing, undone of them has beeu seen by your correspondent, headed, "To whom it may concern," which embraces opinions about a? follows: The President stated to the writer that he could not re-opeu registration without incurring certain risk of impeachment, although he had been advised to do so hy some of the most earnest supporters of his policy, wini argued that if he assumed the power to do so under his autho? rity ns Comuiander-in-Chief, giving orders to military subordinates, he would be supported by tho Constitu? tion-loving and law-abiding portion of the people. On the other hand, other equally warm supporters of his policy had advised him, that if he at tempted to assert his military power in directiug the manner of the exe? cution of civil duties imposed on military authorities by a direct Act of Congress, he would be assuming au ? thority not vested in his office, either by the Constitution, the Articles of War, or by any law now in existence. He also stated that the promulgation of the amnesty proclamation would repnlt, if properly managed, in dis? rupting the Republican party, be? cause if the courts decided, as he thought they should, that tho classes pardoned by it were restored to their full rights ns citizens, and tho leaders of that party would persist in sup? porting the military authorities in their refusal to allow them to regis? ter, the natural consequence would bo that the people would Hock to the support of the judiciary. Tho letter or circular concludes by a personal appeal from tho writer to give its con? tents wide circulation, and a post? script is added, stating that Mr. John? son, in his desires to peacefully settle the differences now existing in the country, sincerely hopes that his friends will seek every opportunity to allay all bitterness of feeling engen? dered by the political situation, and cheerfully submit to the decisions of the proper tribunals, whatever they may be.-Cor. New Yerk Times. EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION OF SPEAKER COLFAX. -It was stated that Mr. Colfax, in a recent speech, threat? ened President Johnson with bung? ing. This wa? indignantly denied by his friends; but we now find, by a full report of his speech, published on his own authority, which is equiva? lent to a confession, that what he did say on this subject was quite as bad, if not worse, than he was originally charged with. The Speaker of the House of Representatives threaten? ing in a public speech to hang the Chief Magistrate of the United States like a common malefactor, is one of the most disgraceful exhibi? tions of partizanship that ever ram? pant radicalism has yet made. It was generally supposed that the Speaker of the House should be a gentleman. All the traditions of Congress and the respectability of a Constitution which created the office, presuppose that fact; but that the Speaker should threaten the Chief Ma? gistrate with the ignominious death of a felon, only shows to what a ter? rible state of demoralization the lead? ing politicians of the Republican party have sunk. It is but in accord? ance with the instincts of gentleman? ly society, that a man using such lan? guage would at once forfeit his status and be expelled from all association with gentlemen. Wo can only say that Mr. Colfax, by his own confes? sion, has disgraced his character and has entitled himself to a denial of all the courtesies of respectable society henceforth.-ive JO York Herald. MURDER IN ST. MATTHEWS PARISH. Simon Parrow, (colored,) was murder? ed on Monday last, on tue plantation of Major Thos. B. Whaley, in St. Matthew's, by Moses Livingston, (also colored.) The cause said to be jealousy and the murder has been characterized to us as most boin ons the victim's head having been frac? tured with an iron bar, and his throat out. In tho abscence, however, of reliable particulars, we forbear saying moro at present. The murderer was brought into town on Thursday after? noon, by three freedmen acting as constables, and has been lodged in jail hero to wait a trial. I Orangeburg News. What will the President do if Con? gress tries to suspend him, ponding impeachment? Here is the tnswer his organ gives: "In respect to what the President would do if approached in either of these directions, we have not thought it worth while to consider, but natu? rally suppose that he would not wil? lingly submit to tho degradation of the Executive office thus, however ho might feel disposed to make any porsonal sacrifico to maintain public harmony. "-National Intelligence!'. Zjooal .Ttoms. Aa we have a new carrier on tho lower route, and mistakes are likely to occur, subscribers will please report promptly when they fail to receive their papers. FBOST.-Early risers assert that frost was plainly visible in Columbia yesterday morning. ' "We learn that General Canby will visit Columbia on or about the 15th instant. We are indebted to R. McDougal, Esq., for copies of tne Glasgow He? rald, of the 15th, and the North Bri? tish M->il, of the 16th ultimo. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post office is open during the week from 8 c.. rn. io 0 p. m. On Sundays, from l)i tc 2;? ?. m. The Charleston and Western mails are open for delivery at 2 p. m., and close at 0 a. m. Northern-Open for delivery at lujo a. m., closes at 1 p. m. Greenville-Open for delivery nt 5 p. m., closes at 8 p. m. THE HEBRAIC "DAY OF ATONE? MENT."-To-day, at sun-down, the celebration of the "Jom Kippur," or the Day of Atonement, the highest feast known to the Hebrew religion, will he commenced by tho children of Israel throughout the whole earth. The observanco of this holiday has from the immemorial time of Moses constituted a part of the ceremonies by which this peoplo obey and wor? ship the God of their fathers, who ordained the festival in Leviticus xxiii, 26 to 33. Having a completa printing office, superintended by the proprietor, we can execnte every description of book and job printing-bill and letter heads, circulars, labels, posters, pro? grammes, business, wedding and in? vitation cards, railroad receipts, ohecks, drafts, &c. Our friends will find it to their interest (and ours) to give us a call. A Poon WORLD WITHOUT FRIENDS. If you doubt it, place yourself in a strange city without a dime in your pocket. Every upturned face that you meet on the thoroughfare, looks with its features hard set-caring nothing-knowing nothing about you. What a relief, could you grasp the hand of an old familiar friend, and have the warmth of his sunny face to broak the chill about your heart; but no such balm in Gilead. You loiter about the streets, and feel yonrelf a useless piece of furniture in this machine shop of dollars and cents. Wander on, O, stranger; God hos set you down in a new world of things. _J-o. |__ COURT.-Tho Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Rich? land District, convened yesterday in this city-Judge Moses presiding. The grand and petit jurors, who were in full attendance, were dis? charged; and an order was issued to provide a new list of jurors, in ac? cordance With Gen. Canby's order, to be composed exclusively of citi? zens who have paid taxes for the car rent year, and who have, in addition, been registered as voters. It is ex? pected that the new jury will be ob? tained by Thursday or Friday, when the regular business of the Courl will proceed. Meantime, we haart that the time of tho Court will bc profitably employed in the argnmenl of several cases of prohibition and certiorari. ______ The ladies of the "Industrial Asso dation" take pleasure in acknowledg ing, for the month of September, th( following donations and favors, foi which our kind friends will accep our warmest thanks: Mr. Newton for the gift and putting up of a sigi board; Mrs. Miot, $2; Mrs. J. Smith $2; a gentleman, $20: Mr. Agnew for a pair of very fine large scissors Mr. Woodrow, for a quantity of larg* sheet paper, for cutting patterns Messrs. Pratt & Brothers, of Phils delphia, for a package of very supe rior needles; Messrs. Hunter ant Tozor, for their orders for making flour sacks; Mr. Symmers, for twe packing boxes and marking of thc same; Mr. Stanley, for packing ano preparing two boxes for transporta tion; Mr. Bedell, for a nice large papor box; and last, but not least, our very kind friend the Phoenix, whe has always gratuitously done om printing and to whom we owe mud: of our success. DEATH OP HENRY TIMROD.-It is with unfeigned regret and sorrow that we make the announcement of the death of our young and gifted friend, Henry Timrod, Esq. His chaste- and sweet writings have won for him a wide-spread reputation, as atnie poet; an A not only was this meed awarded to bim in his nativo State and section, but by the compe? tent critics and lilerateurs of other portions of the country. They have often deservedly elicited the praise of the writers for . Northern literary journals, and hil accorded to him the spirit and genius of genuine poetry. Mr. Ti m road was born in December, 1830, in the city of Charleston, and consequently was thirty-eight years of age at the time of his death. His father was likewise well known to the literary mea of his day as a poet of no ordinary ability, aud his writings are preserved in several standard publications. In private life, Mr. Timrod, by his gentle and courteous manners, had won the esteem and affection of all who could claim his friendship, and he leaves many friends, who will mourn bis early demise. In all the relations of life, he was exemplary in conduct; and notwithstanding the rode und adverse buildings of for? tune which has fallen to the lot of many in the dark days of the imme? diate past, (and before which many thought his gentle spirit wonld have yielded,) he still maintained his serenity of temper and that patient fortitude which are tho true charac? teristics of the Christian and the man. - Our sympathies are extended to his bereaved family, and may He who has smitten support and comfort them. The funeral will take place this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, at Tri? nity Church. In connection with this brief and imperfect notice, we subjoin the last effusion of this young Carolina poet. These sad lines bear the impress of genius, while, at the same time, they manifest that faith and fortitude which bore up the writer in all his trials and throughout his suffering and illness: IN MEMORIAM-U ARRIS SIMONS. True Christian, tonder husband, gentle sire, A stricken household mourus thee, but its IOBB Is Heaven's gain and thine; npon the cr?ss God hangs the crown, the pinion and the lyre. And thou hast won them alli Could we desire To quench that diadom'a celestial light. To hush thy song and stay thy heaven? ward flight, Because we miss thee by this autumn fire? Ah nol ah nol Chant on! soar onl reign on! For wo are botter-thou art happier thus! And haply from the splendor of thy throne, Or haplv from the echoes of thy psalm, Something may fall upon us like tho calm To which thou shalt hereafter welcome us._ _ FrvE CENTS.-The price of single copies of the Phonix is five cents, and purchasers are requested to pay no more for them. We are informed that some of the news-boys charge ten. This is an imposition, as the papers are supplied to them at a rate sufficiently low to warrant their being disposed of at five cents a copy. Bead Udolpho Wolfe's advertise? ments in to-day's paper. Nsw ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is call? ed to the following advertisements, which are published this morning for tho firet time: McKenzie's-Just Received, Ac. Jacob Bell-Citation. Mrs. S. A. Smith-Opona This Day. Mrs. McCormick-New Goods. Fisher <t Heinitah-Fancy Goods. Money Lost-Leave it at This Office. I. Sulzbaober-Tribute of Respect. C. F. JACKSON is receiving gooda regu? larly every week. They are woll seleotod and sold at low rates. Call and soe them. No house solis goods cheaper than ho docs. REGISTRATION IN VIRGINIA. -Below we give numbers of votes registered in each city and county of tho State at the first registration under the re? construction law. It was received too late to make out an accurate footing up of the totals. The aggre? gate is in thc neighborhood of 210,000 votes. We have prepared a table of majorities, from whioh it appears that the whites have a majority of 12,658 in the State. [Richmond Dispatcli. In English factories, during the half year ending with the close of April last, there were 2,390 acci? dents. Forty-four of these cases re? sulted fatally, and moro than COO persons had fractured limbs, or else Lad to have them amputated. Tho only fruit which grows in every climate is the strawberry. It is thc only fruit which, somewhere ou the earth, is picked every day the year round.