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~&yr Telcgrap?i, Nrw? ?tcma. LONDON, April 10.-The Wur Offico ? ha? late Abyssinian advices. Napier J hail roached the latitude of 21. Theo? dore was entrenched ut Magdolo, . with 5,000 men and 2G largo guns. Napier's plaus for n general assault had been completed. CHARLESTON, April 10.-Sailed steamer Moneka, Now York; schoon? er Monrovia, West Indies. RICHMOND, April 10.-In the Con? vention, Porter's article for the homestead and other exemptions passed to-day-48 to ?tl. Provides teal and personal property of the value of $2,000 shall be exempt from forced sale for past and future debts. Nfiw ORLEANS, April 10.-A fire broke ont this afternoon among the vessels laid up on the right bank of the river. The steamboat Southern? er was destroyed and several others damaged-loss not ascertained. A. shooting affray occurred in Gal? veston'on Sunday, near Hampstead, growing out of tho murder of Mr. Sanders, ou tho Friday previous. Three whites were killed and two severely wounded. Two blacks were wonnded-one while going for a phy? sician. NEW YORK, April 10.-Tho Ocean Qneen brings over 81,000,000 in gold. A firo at Aspiuwnll destroyed the railroad sheds and thirty-two loaded care. Loss $2,000,000. The cholera is disappearing from Buenos Ayres, but is still bad in Montevideo and other places yet. The yellow fever kills thirty persons daily at Callao. A formidable revolution has broken out in Northern Pent. WAHHINOTON, April 10-Noon. Nothing was done in either House to? day, previous to the impeachment trial, whoo Curtis proceeded with his speech. Gen. Thomas will be tho first witness for the dofenoo that will be examined. 2 P. M.-The Sonate immediately proceeded to impeachment. Curtis concluded nt half-past 2, when Tho? mas was called for tho defence. Thomas was stopped by the prosecu? tion in describing his interviews with tho President when thc orders of re? moval and appointment were handed him. Thc objection was elaborately argued. Stanbery and Evarts for dofeuco; Butlor and Bingham for prosecution. The Chief Justice sub? mitted tho question in tho first in? stance, und the managers were de? feated-12 to 10. Nays-Cameron, Chandler, Conness, Gragin, Drake, Harlan, Howard, Nyo, Ramsay, Tha? yer and Sumner. Thc ranks were broken for the lirst time on this question. Customs receipts from the 1st to the 4th, inclusive, nearly 82,000,000. Michigan defeats the negro suffrage Constitutum by over 30,000. Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin, for the first timo in eight years, hus elected a Democratic Circuit Judge. FINANCIAL. AND COMMKUCIAL. NEW YORK, April 10-Noon. Flour dhll and drooping. Pork quiet -mess 27.12,'.>. Cotton quiet and firm, at 29J? for upland. Freijjhti dull. 7 P. M.-Cotton moro steady; sales 3,800 bales, at 29>.j@30. Flour fa vors buyers; market generally un changed. Corn lc. better-Sont herr white 1.17@1.19. New mess pori 27; old The day is generally observed. Gold on the street 38J?(?? 38%- Freights quiet. BALTIMORE, April 10.-Cotton quio and firm, at 29,!.',. Corn-white l.K @1.11; yollow 1.18. Mess pork 28 Lard 18. Bacon active-shoulden uw. CINCINNATI, April 10.--Flour steady Corn firmer. Lard 17}.;. Bucoi scarce-shonldors 13J jiV^lSj.; ; clea sidos 17; .j. CHARLESTON, April 10.-No sales o cotton and quotations nominal; ex porte 4,041; receipts 4(52. AUOUSTA, April 10.-Cotton mar kot quiet and nominally unchanged SAVANN AH, April 30.- Cotton quiet but firm; nothing doing-nominal!' 29(0)29!..; receipts 945 bales. TvToiur.ii Anvil IO _S?leSo! COttOI 50 bales; market closed dull am nominal-middling.-, 80@30??; re ceipts 971 ; sales pf the week 0,450 receipts 8.88S, including 610 bale seized by revenue officers on th steamer Planter while in transit stock 34,730. NEV,- ORLEANS, April 10.-Cottoi quiet- middling 30 1._.(?;,:'.1 ; sale 1,000 bales; receipts i?,235; su I es o tho week 11,000; receipts 12,782 stock 60,765. Gold 30'..r* io. Flou steady-super?uo 9.75@l0; choie 13@15.75. Corn firm, at 1.10. Ba con firm-shoulders sold lo arrive a bl'.i'; jobbingto-tlay 14'/.. Remarks of Jamel O. Gibbes, Esq., Delivered at tile Dtnaocrr.tlo Blass meeting on Thursday ICIglit. FRIENDS AND FBIiliOW-CmZENS: With no pretensions ns a public suookci, x vuiuD w?iute yuu wi in great diffidence. But the impor? tance of tho occasion demands that all personnl considerations should be thrown aside, und that every man should do hil* duty; nud as, from the force of circumstances-not from choice-my uamo baa beeu put for? ward to represent you in tho councils of the State, I feel that it is my duty to explain as well as I can, the position of tho two great parties that now divide the couutry, and to do all that I can to correct and refute the misrepresentations of designing men, who havo knowingly, maliciously and wickedly tried to array tho color? ed people of tho Stato against those who ever have been, are now, and I trust ever toill be their best and truest friends. Is there one of yon within the sound of my voice, (you, my colored friends, I mean,) who cnn doubt for a moment on whom he can best rely? Those whom ho has been raised with-whom he has known all his life-or tho foreign advonturer, who is now doing his best to stir up ill feeling and dissension, and to run into office and position hy your votes, who is trying to cajole and deceive you by falso promises and high sounding words that mean no? thing? Do you not know in your heart, thatSvhen yon aro told that the Democratic party-that your old friends and masters-are only wanting the power to put you hack into slave? ry, <jr at uny rate, to deprive yon of your just rights, do you not know, I say, that they aro telling what is ns falseas false can be? Of course yon do. Why is it that such efforts are made to trap and entice you into pledges to stick together and leavo your old frieuds? Why is it that these false friends proscribe and threaten those who do not vote with them? Is this tho freedom that they preach up so highly? You arc told j that your old friends and masters would liko to inako you slaves again, j but they ure not willing to even let I you voto as a fireman. Is this liber? ty ? Is this friendship ? No, my friends, not a bit of it. You have no doubt heard the story of the man who told a lio so often, that he got to believe it himself. Now, this is like? ly the case with many of your radical aspirants-they have told you lie after lie, about tho Democratic party, till at last they have como to believe some of them themselves. Now, my friends, let mo tell you my position. Nearly threo years ago, I told you that I advocated tho same laws for thc colored mau as for the white man. I told you that I advo? cated impartial suffrage. I told yon so then, and I tell yon so now; and J defy any man to say that I have evor done otherwise; and more thar thnt, / know that you know it. Uow many of you present have had deal iugs with mo? And can any of yoi say that I ever deceived you? No never. Now, my friends, let me ask yon ? few plaiu questions. Suppose oue 0 you wero (like most of us have beei of late) ia a tight placo-iu want of ! little corn or bacon, or something ti help pay house rent with, who wouh you go to with most confidence 0 getting aid? I, whom you hov known, or one of the imported ad venturers, who is so anxious to turi you agaiust old friends, and at th samo timo get a fat offico hy you votes? Supposo you want, as mau; of you do, a mulo to help work crop, who would you apply to Would you go to one of those, whe in old times, was a hard and a tigh master-but who has now got loyi and claims you as his friend-0 would you come to him you hav tried and known? 'Tis not hard t answer. 1 know as well as you dc But, my friends, I did not intend t take up your timo with personal ulhi ?ions. T speak, too. Of tnvself "u r?prosentative of your old friend; and not ns an individual only. One thing I wish to impress o you in tho strongest terms. I knoi very well that tho smart and design ing leaders amongst you havo trie to impress on you tho vital im portance of you ail sticking togothe and voting every ono of you the Kc publican ticket, and go so far os t threaten with their wrath, if not witi actual persecution and punishmenl such as vote for the Democratic can didates. Now, my friends, you mus understand that these threats ar from yonr own party, who, afraid t trust to tho justice of their cause, de pond on bullying the weak and frightening the timid. Now, ure these your friends? No, no; out loose from them, and the sooner the bcliur. xicujDUiuci', too, ihat those who do, will have the support of the whites. Do you suppose that wo -will quietly stand by and &eo those com? binations made for our injury, and that we will continue to employ and giro work to those who work against us? No, my friends, if you let your false and wicked advisers urge you to proscription nnd to ?a position of an? tagonism to your old friends, with whom yon should hive in harmony, then iudeed will you find out, when too late, that these cowardly rascals will get out of the way and leave you to starve for want of employment, or to bear the fruits of their crimes. It is all very well for yon to be told that General Canby will not let your em? ployers turn you off, for voting against them; but I defy General Canby, or any other man, to make me nurse a viper to sting my own bosom. A few nights ago, one of your party, and I am sorry to say, a color? ed man at that, with moro impru? dence than either sense or good feel? ing, said iu a speech, that "if tho whites wanted war," they (meaning you) wero ready, and that guns, mus? kets and rope would be used. Now, my friends, what should be doue with a blood-thirsty disorganizer like him? Suppose a white man was to threaten you in this way, what a terriblo row would bo made over it. Now, if you have ?ot had euough of war, we think that we have. It is rather ii sorious thing to talk so flippantly about ; but one thing you can depend ou, should any disturbance occur, such warlike speakers will leave these "burnt districts,'" for safer and mort peaceful climes. Why is it that thesi protended friends never fulfill theil promises? Where is the forty acre; of laud that was promised you? Have any of 3'ou over got them? No Havo any of you ever beard theu utter that well known and touching melody, "Here's your mule?" No nud you uover will-take my won for that. The last promise modi you, is to turn tho South Curelim Railroad into money, and divide tba out. Now, my friends, if thero is au' ouc amongst you, that is such 1 cursed fool as to be imposed ou b; such iufamous low down lies as thia I pity you from the bottom of m; heart; but with all good men, I mus dospise tho demagogues who woub buy your votes with their falso pro mises. Now, my friends, these ar tho kind of leaders who threaten you that if you do not support them, an .work hard to givo them $11 per daj and to put them whero they ca humbug you again, that you will h proscribed and punished. Gret God! is this freedom? Is this wh: you have been looking forward ti Is this equal rights? If so, dolivi me from it. My friends, I have been trying I talk plain to you, and to give ye facts, in plain common sense lai gunge. I have tried to give you tl true sentiments of my heart, nnd assure you, I honestly believe all th I have said to yon. I believe th the old resident citizens of the cou try arc y ?r friends-that your o masters, iom yon have been rais< with and have known all your live aro fur better to bc trusted than tl deceitful, offico-seeking adventure] who have abandoned their col hearted regions, and now try to prc per and fatten by humbugging yo Take a plain common senso view it. Ii these people aro sincere, wi do they refuse you thoso very rig! and privileges in their own Stat< that they promise you here? Wi do they refuse you admittance Cougress, but persuado you to ri for State oilices? Is not this euouj to open your eyes to their hypocris Why is it that your friend Nash w given to understand that it was u policy for him to go to Congres Do you not seo how you have be humbugged? Not a single color mau has been nominated for f'n j gress. Does this not shake yo ' confidence in tho sincerity of yo ? radical friends? They say you are to make Constitutions and laws f tho States, but you aro not go enough or smart enough to go Congress. This is their dootrit and you know it, or your leaders d Dut eleven dollars per day is a woudi fui lever to movo their conscienci Another thing, my friends, is th Why is it that theso oleven dolli per day men all wish to try it agai Why do they not givo somo of t rest of you a chnnce? No, they ha got behind the scenes, and they fi the game of humbug a good one, aud wish to monopolize it. Should you trust them? No; I say no. Now, my friends, what ii this Con? stitution that has been adopted fnr you, and which it is desired should be thrust down the throats of us all? 1 Is there anything in it that your old ? friends would not do as well for you, were it left to them? No, certainly not. One of thc main points aro free schools. Now, as a member of the Democratic party, I would advocate just as liberal a systom of education, for I know that by it, alone, you can arrive at a position to properly ap? preciate and onjoy the now change that has come over your race. An? other is but a bait .thrown out to tho poor and needy, in the law about a homestead. Now, let mo ask you, have any of your late eleven dollars per day delegates told you of the treachery in this law? What waa tho necessity of legislation with referenco to relief ? Yon know-we all know how poor the country has been left by the terrible drain on us by tho war. It was relief from the past that we wauted; it was some legislation to help put us all on onr feet again that was required. Does this Constitu? tion give it? No, it does not. It has passed a homestead bill looking to the future only; it does no good to the poor man who is now oppress? ed with debt. It is a mero bait thrown out-promises something, but gives nothing. Another thing; thc taxa? tion that is imposed, is such that none of you, who, by honest labor aud industry' have earned and gained a houiesteacl, will be able to keep it. The taxes will take it from you. You all know how lund has fallen in value. Now, when land alone hus to pay al? most the entire expenses of the go? vernment of the State, how can it bo paid? It will bo said that it will thou bo cheap, nud you can all buy what you want. This may bo so. j But will you be able to keep it? No; taxation will soon swallow it np, nud I you will be ruined by tho stupid legislation of your Sil per day men, ! who have sowed the thorns for you to gather. Another reason, ana tho main one, why we oppose this Consti? tution, is this: It is far easier to avoid an evil than to correct it after it is doue. Now, this Constitution, if adopted, will do much harm before anything can be done to amend or chango it. Mero local laws or legis? lative action aro easily umended, when found to work badly; but to change a Constitution is no easy or light matter, unless we are prepared to do as tho Republieau party North has done-shut our eyes, drown our consciences, and gulp down any and everything for party good. Now, my friends, ono more appeal to you, aud I am done. Como with us; stick to tho old friends you have been raised with-who have been kind to you, and who now offer you the hand of friendship and of justico -whose prosperity is yours. Stick to them, I sa}', and all will be well. Desert them and go with these new and falso friends, who only lead you to ruin for their own ambitious ends, and you will widen tho breach that God ouly knows what can clo.se it. Arc we, the whito citizens of the State, to work hard to give labor and employment, to givo food and wages to those who oppose and work against us? Never, never! I do not threaten you-but I advise you as frieuds to pause und reflect well on the consequences. Do you expect me to employ aud aid those who band together against mo and mine? To stint myself, as I have often done, (of the very necessaries of life,) to bo able to do a kind net or help a suffering friend? If you believe this, you will bo mistaken. I speak for myself and for tho peoplo generally; and should the evil councils of your radical friends provail ?against the true and faithful assurances of your old friends, then, indeed, when too late, will you realize the truth of my warnings. But throw overboard tho mischief-makers, and with your frieuds make a long pull, a strong pull and a pull all together, and my word for it, thc chi Palmetto Staid will be as prosperous as in times past, and you can truly say, "Thank God! we mado her so!" Democratic Mas3 Meeting. THE CITIZENS, generally, are Invittd I to attend a MASS MEETING, al H o'clock, THIS (Saturday) EVENING, beforo tho Court House. By order, i J. P. THOMAS, Chairman Central Executifs Committee. April ll _ 1 Cuba and Mnscovado Molasses. i /"V HilDS of primo quality, for ?alo JLVJ low bv E. A G. I?. HOPE. March 10 ufiLUotlon. Sales Underwriters' Sale oj Choice Cuba Clayed' Molasses. BY J. A. ENSLOW & C?. ON WEDNESDAY next, 15th inst, will be 6ohl, at tho now Custom House, in Charleston, at 10 o'clook A, M 70 hilda. Choice Cuba Clayed M?LA88ES, and immediately arter, on Union Wharf, 133 hhda.-29 tierces-Choice Cuba Clayed Molasses, landed from tho British brig "Timen," from Cardenas, and sold for the benefit of tho underwriters and all concerned. Conditions at sale. April 10_4 Ward Committee Meeting. fTpHE Committee appointed by the soreral JL Ward Clubs aro requested to meet, at Palmetto Engine House, THIS (Saturday) EYENING, at 8 o'clock. A punctual at? tendance is desired. R. O'NEALE, JB., April ll 1_ Secretary. Bread and Cake Bakery. rTJHE undersigned begs to inform tho \ X public that ho has purchased tho BREAD and CAKE BASEBY of Mr. Wib? belt, and will continuo tho business, at tho present standj en Main; street, opposite tho Phoenix oflioe. His customers will bo I supplied with the very best article? in that line. FRUITS of all" kinds constantly on band. P. W. KRAFT. April ll 3 Cook-Fignting. THERE will be COCK-FIGHTING at the Congaree Restaurant, TO-DAY, com ( nieucing at ll o'clock. April ll 1 FUN, FUN, "FU?I THE "Club" PIT, near the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, has been com? pleted, and the fun will commence on TUESDAY, tho 11th. Mr. C. R. FRANK? LIN has arrived with twenty line Cocks, and other parties aro expected every day. A good time is anticipated. April ll 3* THE CLUB. IMPORTANT NOTICE. "VYTILL he wanted, on thc 1st of MAY, Vf a largo number of HOUSE SER? VANTS, Chamber Maids, Cooks, Washers, Ironers. Draymen, Porters, Gardeners, Mechanics and Tradesmen, Farm Hands, Ac, who arc NOT POLITICIANS. April ll OFFICIAL. THE following order io published for thc information of all concerned: HEADQ'S. 2D MILITARY DISTRICT, CuAnLESTOK, S. C.. April 10,1868. [General Orders No. <<5.] To give registered voter? unrestricted privilogo of exercising franchise at elec? tions in South Carolina, it is ordered, that sessions of all State Courts, appointed to bo bold, shall be suspended during tho election commencing on TUESDAY, tho 14th of April, and ending on THURSDAY, tho lGth of April, 1868. By command of Brevet Major-General En. lt S. GABBY. LOUIS V. CAZIARC, Aid-de-Camp and A. A. A. G. (Officiai,) E. R. HILLS, 1st Lieut. 5th Artillerv, Post Adj'?. April ll _3_ On Consignment and offered to the Trade at Extremely Low Bates. A f\ BAGS EXTRA FLOUR, .dkU 22 obis. Raltimoro Flour, 10 bbls. Cheleo Family Flour, ll) bbls. Low Price Sugar, 14 bags dioico Rio Coffee, 1 hhd. Bacon Shoulders, 500 lbs. Genuine Durham Smoking To? bacco, at the low price of 40 cents per pound. ALSO, BARBY'S SOLUBLE PHOSPHO-PERU? VIAN GUANO, Hardy's Annnoniated Solublo Pacific Guano, gardy's Land Piaster Gypsum, in bar? rels, alt of which WO can recommend with confidence, and offered at low rates. Wo continue to tako orders for the cele? brated Buena Vista YARN, put Up with any numbers desired. GRAESER, McJUNKIN & SENK. April ll _2 THE ELECTION. HEADQ'S. 2D MILITARY DISTRICT, CHARLESTON, S. C., March 13, 18(58. [General Orders No. 40.] ? ? * * . . [/.tarnoi.] T~V* THE Sheriff and other peace 1 J\ m oflices of each County are re? quired to bo present duriug tho wholo time that the polls aro kept opon, and until the election is completed; and will be made responsible that thore shall bo no interfe? rence with Judges of Elections, or other interruption of good order. If thero should be moro than ono polling placo in any County, tho Sheriff of the County ie ompowereu and directod to niako such as? signments of his de puties, and other peace otlieers, to the other polling places, as may ?ii bis judgment best subsorvo tho pur? poses of quiet and order; and be is further required to report these arrangements in advance to thc Commander of tho Military Post in which his County ia sitnated. XI. All bar rooms, saloons, and other placo* for tho sale of Unborn hv retail, will be closed from 6 o'clock of tho even? ing of the 13th of April, until t'? o'clock of tho morning of tho 17th of April, 18G8, and during this time tho sale of all intoxicat? ing liquors at or near any polling place is prohibited. The police ofiicors of cities and towns, und the Shoriffs and other peace officers of Counties, will be hold re? sponsible for the strict e nforcement of this prohibition, and w ill promptly arrest and hold for triu! all persons who may trans? gress it. ? * *? # * * By command of Brevet Major-General ED. lt S. CANHV. LOUIS V. OAZIARC, April 10 4 Aid-do-Oamp, A. A. ft. O. Helnltafc'a Qa<-?u'? DeligUt, for Tet ter, Pimples, Blotches., abd Eruptions on thu fae*.