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C^Lp?BIA-V Wednesday Morning, March ll, VBQ8 AH sorts of .reasons bavo been given tb show why the impeachment of Mr. Johnson is necessary. MY. Ashley declares, that' impeachment will provo that his (Ashley's) record on che subject is correct; Mr. Butlor , says that it will hold up the Presi? dent as a "quivering pinner;" the iNew York Tribune says that "there arc moral ?e?au?s" for tho apt-and io on. But -now comes Wendell Phillips with nis reason. This is "becauso tho mac, either by his Wishes or his perverseness, had set . himself np systematically to save the . South from the verdict of history,' * ; and from the necessityof the epoch . ' in which we are living. This is his ^jreat crime." 'If this he..so, we would suggest that it should have been incorporated as a twelfth (?) . article by tho managers. "I do not Care," says Mr. Phillips, "whether ) Andrew Johnson has slipped on the statute or not." The great crime is ; "saving the South from the verdict of history." As there have boen so many confident guesses as to what Mr. Johnson's crime is, it is no more than fair to add Mr. Phillips' theory . to the rest, for tho behoof of the Senate. ' Ono shudders at the hide? ous turpitude which Mr. Phillips thus sets forth. A writer in the Nalioiwl Intelligencer is of opinion that Macaulay, after all, is mainly responsible for the whole impeach? ment business. His magnificent de? scription of the arraign meut and . trial of Warren Hastings has fasci? nated and fired the souls of a good - many of our prominent public men, who think they have a fair chance of having their names made immortal, . in connection with a similar proceed? ing here. 'Bdtthe New York Times ' thinks that there are several things lacking, however, to such a consum? mation. We have neither the same actors nor the same criminal; and we shall also lack the historian. This impeachment is moro likely to be a ?. caricature than a copy of that. The . immortality of a caricature is not always to be coveted. It may not bo generally known, , ' says the New Orleans THmes, that . Thad. Stevens, the great champion of "the law." (as interpreted by a . radical Congress,) was once the leader and head of an effete rebel? lion in Pennsylvania, familiarly called the "Buokshot War." It ended in ono short campaign, tho only nota? ble event connected with which was a leap Out of a window by Stevens and his fellow-conspirators, who pre? ferred the integrity of their own constitutions to that of the State. In his war bulletins to his followers, Thaddeus then advised them co "treat the election as if it had not been held." It might occur to the moro sorrowful and less rebellious . peoplo of this section, to borrow this loaf from tho record of Thaddeus, to treat tho despotic enforcement of negro suftVago on the community ns invalidating the elections, and there? fore regard them KS novor having been held. By this course, the in? tegrity of soeioty would at least be preserved, if not the Congressional requirements of the Government. Wo might also find another prece? dent for suoh a course in tho passage of the Alabama hill, which regards the recent election, under their own . provisions, as never having been held, and admits the validity of a Constitution .rejected by the people As this is a game that two can play at, it is not entirely out of placo to speculate upon the views with which such a course, if generally adopted by the South, would he regarded by the founders and teachers of this very proper ton ot. Especially we would like to haye Tbad.'s views upon the' peint, since ripened by age oud'expefieribe. . . v THE .GHABIIESTON CcmV?KTION. The Charleston ?eios suma np the proceedings of the forty-sixth doy as foljpws: The Convention, yesterday, with a c\anr-i*n r\l ?^?i?ji^iity n Ililli W88 wholly unexpected, revised its' hasty action of Saturday, in adopting the ordinance which made it necessary to present the ordinances and Constitu? tion on one ballot and required the vote of the people therefor. It is understood that Gen. Canby indi? cated his wish to this end; and, on motion of B. C. DeLarge, the whole subject was reconsidered. E. \V. ,M. Mnokey then introduced a supplemental ordinance, whioh amends the original so that tho se? cond and fonrth scot ions provide that the Constitution should be submitted by itself. On motion of C. C. Bowen, it was agreed that the ordinance invalidat? ing contracts for slaves should be in? corporated in the Constitution, and tho ordinance as amended passed to its third reading. The Committee on the Legislative part of the Constitution, to whom had been referred Section 4, of the Legislative article of tho Constitu? tion, reported tho following substi? tute for the proviso appended thereto: >. Provided, That ' until the appor? tionment whioh shall be made upon the next enumeration shall take effect, representation of the several Coun? ties, as herein constituted, shall be as follows: Abbeville 5, Anderson 3, Barnwell 6, Beaufort 7, Charleston 18, (Berkeley and Charleston being united,) Chester 3, Clarendon 2, Col leton 5, Chesterfield 2, Darlington 9, Edgefield 7, Fairfield 3, Georgetown 3, Greenville 4, Hoi ty 2, Kershaw 3, Lancaster 2, Laurens 4, Lexington 2, Marion 4, Marlboro 2, Newberry 3, Oconee 2, Orangeburg, 5, Fickens 1, Bichland 4, Spartanburg 4, Sumter 4, Union 3, Williamsburg 3, York 4. After discussion the substitute was adopted, and the section passed to its third reading. The next important subject taken up was the report of the Committee on Franchise and Elections. One of tha provisions of this article is, that "Every person coming of age after the year 1875, to be entitled to the privilege of an elector, shall be able to read and write; but this qualifica? tion shall not apply to any person prevented by physical disability from complying therewith; provided, further, that no person shall be al? lowed to vote or hold office who is now or may be hereafter disqualified therefor by the Constitution of the United States; but the General As? sembly shall have power to remove such disability by a two-thirds vote." Nearly the whole of the ovening session was occupied in debating the subject, and varions amendments wero offered. Tho question being taken on these, it was decided to strikeout the first part of the clause above quoted down to the word "provided," and also the words "but tho General As? sembly shall havo power to remove such disability by a two-thirds vote." Mr. B. F. Wbittemoro offered the following as a substitute for section 8, which was agreed to: "The General Assembly shall never pass any law depriving any citizen of this State of the right of suffrage, except for treason, murder, robbery or other crimes whereof tho party shall have been duly tried and con? victed." -? ? ? ? The members of tho Kansas Legis? lature are on an excursion, and sent tho following despatch, on tho 5th, from Cayote, Kansas, terminus of Union Pacific Railroad, E. D. : "Kansas, through ber Legislature, from these wilds sends greeting to her sister States. The Legislative excursion party, numbering over 300, urrived hero to-day, and will return to Junction City for the reception and boll to-night, and will roach Topeka to-morrow." The condition of tho South and the f?oliv?gc ci iuw Southern people can? not bo successfully misrepresented long in the face of such i acts as tho journey of Sergeant Bates across the Sonthern States, with only tho stars and stripes for his serif) and purse, and the safe sojourn for weeks of Gen, Butler's wife at Aiken, South Carolina. At least, the New York World says so. I ! I j I I I hui I . The citizens of Coll eton held u public meeting nfc Walterboro, on the 3d instant, for the purpose bf aiding President Johnson and the Demo cr nt io party, bf the United States in their struggle for Constitutional liberty and tho prevention of tho mle of the negro population over tbe government of tue State and of the United States. John D. Warrier, Esq., was called to the chair. The Chairman stated that he was a Union man in 1832, in 1850, and in 1860; but he was not in favor of the negro role which the enemies pf the Con? stitution and its guarantees are en? deavoring tb force np?n us. A mass meeting was held in Now York on Monday evening, for the purpose of raising funds in aid Of Washington College, Virginia, an institution of which P?. E. Lee is President. Dr. Hitchcock and Henry Ward Beecher made speeches. Mr. B., in the course of his remarks, said that if he bad been born and bred in the South, ho might have done as Gen. Lee did at tho breaking out of the war. A Baltimore merchant, whose son lost $1,370 at a faro bank in Cincin? nati, recovered a verdiot in the Com? mon Pleas Court, in that city, on Saturday, for tho full amount with interest, against the proprietors of the gambling house. There are now forty postmistresses in Alabama, and these Indies ore dis chargiug their duties with great fide? lity and promptness. 80,000 people have fled from Bue? nos Ayres to escape tho cholera. Jerusalem has only 22,000 inhabi? tants. Columbia Female College. AMEETING o? tho Board of Trustees will bo held TniS DAY, at 1 o'clock P. M., in tho Executive Chamber, Bank Building. A full attendance desired, as business of great importance will bo brought before tbo Board. March ll_C. H. MIOT, Sec'y. Columbia Lodge No. 108, A.'.F.'. M.*. A AN extra communication of this yVLodRe will be held THIS (Wodnes /V\day; AFTEBNOON, at half-past 2 o'clock, at Palmetto Lodge Hall. By order of tho W. M. March ll 1 J. C. B. SMITH. Sec'y. Columbia Chapter No. 5, H.*. A.'. M.*. monthly meeting of tpter No. 5, will he r ENING, at Odd Pol r. By onlor of the H. P. March ll 1 W. HUT80N WIGG, Sec'y. JUST RECEIVED. 5 BBLS. genuine NEW OB /f3=3Ea LEANS MOLASSES, ymg ^ CAMPBELL A JONES. Bacon Breast Pieces. 2QQQ LBS., STRICTLY CHOICE. . \j\j*J tor family uso. Low for cash only. E. A G. D. HOPE. March 10_ Planting and Eating Potatoes. ?\f\ BBLS. PINK EYES, l?bbls. MO?N ?i\J TAIN, for planting. 20 bbls. CHOICE, for tablo use. March 10_E. A G. D. HOPE. SEED OATS. 1 FC C\ BUSHELS PRIME SEED OATS, -LOU for sale bv E. A G. D. HOPE. _Marcb_10__ Cuba and Muscovado Molasses. -| f \ HHDS. of prime quality, for salo WJ low by E. A (1. D. HOPE. March 10 _ NOTICE. CONSUMEIS OF GAS will nleaso attend to tho pavnent of their bills, for tho month of Febniary, without dolav. JACOB LEVIN, March 8jl_ Secretary Gas Company. ~PAT?PSC0 GUANO, THAT most reliablo FERTILIZER, a few barred rcmaiuing on hand, and will be disposal of at a reduced price to closoitout. Apply at my Auction Room, corner Plain aid Assembly streets. March H :t_[_JACOB LEVIN. Desirable Family Residence. THE above s situated on tho corner nf Sumter aid Lady streets-known as the Gracoy lb ase-with every convenience for a family. To a reliablo tenant, tormu will be modc ato. Apply at my Auction Room, Corner Plain and Assembly streets. March 8 JACOR LEVIN. FOR SALE. A FINE LOT of YOUNG KEN <r?B[ TUCKY MULES. Can be seen at -*l-JT-Ohnrl?ft Logan's lot, corner Se? nate and Aesolibly streets._March 5 G? Stat? Bills Receivable. QTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BILLS KJ RECEIVABLE on hand. Parties re? quiring Haine to pay taxes can bo supplied by J. & T. It. AGNEW. TO RENT. THE STORE, on Main street, formerly ocoupiedby T. W. Radcliffe. Apply to * .. R. C. ANDERSON, March 8 ' ? Agent. New Orleans Molasses. NEW crop New Orleans MOLASSES, Just recdvod and for sale br 1 March 4 J. & T. R. AGNEW. . . y . i X_?ooa,l X toxica, s. ATJ-MOST.A FIBE?-The accidental buming out ot a foul chimney ut the lunatic -asylum, yesterday morn? ing, about 6 o'clock, caused the alarm of fire to bo given. The fire? men responded promptly, but their BurviceB were not required. The Court waa oocupied during the entire d?y yesterday, in the trial of M. Brown, charged with killing N. Biraghi, and to whom a new trial was granted by the Court of Appeals. Solicitor Melton conducted the caso. The prisoner was defended by J. D. ' Tradcwell. After an absence of three hours, the jury, at half-past 10 o'clock last night, returned a verdict of man? slaughter, with a recommendation to mercy. THE GREENVILLE AND COBUMMA RAILROAD AGAIN.-For the satisfac? tion of onr correspondent, "Old Stockholder," who propounded seve? ral interrogatories relative to tho affairs of this road, in response to au article published in the Phoenix, of the 29th ult., wo have made inquiries, aud feel confident that the explana? tion given below will provo satisfac? tory. Tho article in Saturday's Ph?ilix, as before stated, was penned without tho knowledge of the officers of the railroad company, and was incited by occasional personal obser? vations of tho working of the road. First, as to the freight charges. Tho Greenville and Columbia Bailroad is a long one, being now, with its branches-including the Blue Bidge Road from Anderson to Walhalla 196 miles. It is not connected with, nor does it form a part of any great through lino for cither transportation or travel; all its business is local, and consequently its charges must neces? sarily be heavier, to enable the road to sustain itself, than if it formed a part of a great through line, over which tho travel and business of an extensive region of country passed. Besides, since the war, the impover? ished condition of the country through which the road passes has greatly reduced the amount of busi? ness which, under more favorable cir? cumstances, would have been offered to it. The managers of tho road have used every possible means within their power, wo verily believe, to bring business to the road, and to increase its income and usefulness. Their object, as wo bavo been led tc believe, has been at all times tc adopt such a rate of charges as in their judgment would bring to thc road the greatest amount of income, and at the same time afford to thc community patronizing it tho great? est facilities and accommodations. President Hammett has urged this idea upon tho directors over sinco h? connection with tho road. Theil charges-especially upon cotton and grain-we think will comparo veiy favorably, and aro quito as low ns the local eharges on any road in thc South-we mean roads not forming i part of any great through Hue, When it has become evident to thc managers that tho charges on ari} description of freights amounted tc a prohibition, or were oppressive tc its patrons, tho rate has been prompt ly reduced, as wo are informed. Af to the charges for weighing cotton al tho depots by tho agcuts, the motive i of tho managers was one purely ol economy, and at the samo timo in tended to bo one of convenience tc tho shippers. On tho 15th of Maj'. 1866, the following rc?oJaii?B wa? adopted by tho Board of Directors: Resolved, That the President be authorized to permit agents at de pots to weigh, (for persons desiring the same,) at the rate of five cents s bale of cotton and one cent per 10( pounds of other produce; provided, it can ba dono to the benefit of th? company. Tho representations wero, thal many shippers preferred to have ?heir ?ottoa and other produce weighed at the depot?, to having it weighed ' at another place, whero they would have ito pay for tho weighing, besides being taxed with drnyage; and that, by giving to tho agents this perquisite, tb? company could prooure their services at a .less salary, (looking solely to an econo? mical management of the road;) and thnt it would indirectly be to tho interest of the company, ns well as to the conveniouoe qf the shipper. It was uever intended that anything should be charged for the weighing of freights for shipping purposes, as we have been informed.upon inquiry, but only when requested by shippers for their own satisfaction-for the purpose of buying or selling. For. instance, a buyer and seller of cotton meet; the purchase is made, and it is agreed to have it weighed by the agent at the depot, for the purposo of settlement between themselves,-in lieu of having it weighed; at a'ware? house or other place, whore a charge for weighing would be made; then, under the resolution above referred to, tho agent was permitted to charge, but in uo other way. Wa are not awure that this hag been violated; if so, and it is brought to tho know? ledge of the President or Superin? tendent, the charges, we are confi? dent, will be promptly returned by the agent so violating it. Cotton is now shipped by tho bale, without reference to the weight, and so is grain. Therefore, there is po neces? sity for the agent to weigh it for shipping purposes; and if weighed at all by the agent, it must bo done at the request of the shipper-which may be au accommodation to the parties interested; or, uuder the resolution, he may be permitted to charge the prices stipulated in it. The company does not require the ageut to charge, but only permits him to do so-collecting the charge from the chipper "himself; but not, in any case, adding it to the freight charges. _i WHO IS HE?-Inquiry has been made as to the identity of a man claiming to be a native of this State, who was lynched in Columbia, Tenn., for tho murder of Mr. Bicknell, of that place, during the lato war. The following particulars of his execu? tion are published in the Nashville Union and Dispatch, of the 5th inst., and a confirmation of his alleged nativity, but no clue as to his real name: "Very little is known in regard to Walker. He said to Rev. Mr. Ott, who visited his cell on Tuesday, that ho was a native of South Carolina, and that he had served in a South Carolina regiment of the Confederate army during the war, mentioning tho number of the regiment and the nome of his colonel. The reverend gentleman himself being a South Carolinian, found tho statements of tho prisoner in regard to his native State correct in every particular. His real name was neithor Walker, Watts nor Pitts, though ho had, at different timos, passed by those names. He refused to give his name, or anything more of his previous history, saying that his mother was still living, and that should she ever hear of his terrible fate, it would break her heart. He was a man of fine education, though of forbidding appearance, and seems to have com? mitted the crime, which ho has so fearfully expiated, in a fit of despe? ration induced by misfortunes ho hud brought upon himself." Nsw ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention ia call? ed to the following advortisoments, pub? lished this morning for tho tirst time: Extra Meeting Columbia Lodge. Campbell & Jones-Just Received. C. H. Miot- Columbia Female College. Regular meeting Columbia Chapter. Hostottor'a Stomach Ritters. WANTED, BY a graduate of tho South Carolina College, (a singlo gentleman,) a situa? tion ss TUTOR in a private family, or TEACHER in a school, in tho city or country. Address A. D., Columbia, 8. C. Marchs fi* Cutting Choose. On BOXES prime CHEESE, for retail 0U iug. I 20 boxes English Dairy Cheead, for sale low by E. A O. D. HOPE.