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COLUMBIA* Sunday Morning, April 12, 1868. If there was such a thing as a news almanac, it would read 4 'About ?his time look ont for prophecies. " They always como together, like troubles, and at different periods, like the cholera. A certain class of little great minds, versed to some extent im Biblical lore, are. unceasingly on the watch to take advantage of any occurring historical events, to pro? mulgate theories and prophecies, in most cases only remarkable for their absurdity. Fortunately for these savana, it would appear that a great era is on the verge of dawn in the world-no less than the total disap? pearance from earth of spiritual go? vernment as allied with temporal, the four great and most ancient spiritual authorities seeming about to expire, or to be swept away by events. The present Grand Lama of Thibet fulfills the prescribed number dictated by anoient prophecy, and his office expires with him. The Mikado of Japan is also tottering on, and with his spiritual throno, tho open? ing of the ports to foreigners having proved fatal to his prestige. The Sultan of Turkey is also once moro a very "sick man," his lougor position in Constantinople being extremely precarious and general doubt exist? ing whether Islam will longer regard him as its spiritual head when di? vorced from tho glories of tho "city of the goldon horn." Public opinion also inclines to tho belief that at the death of Pius IX, Rome will become absorbed in the kingdom of Italy and the temporal power of the Pope be at an end. In addition to these inctanoes, tho prospective fatal effects of tho Pacific Railroad upon Mor mondom might also bo considered, and that about exhausts tho catalogue of spiritual governments at present existing upou the fuco of tho earth and represented by many millions of its inhabitants. Here, then, is a rich field for prophecy. Tho Reve? lations of John the Divine may serve as the foundation upon which to build the fabric of prescience, as as it has done hundreds of times bofore. No doubt tho would-be in? spired can hit tho preciso period pre-figured in the divine record, and open our eyes to untold wonders and evils about to dawn upon us. Who knows, asks the New Orleans Times, bat a now faith may spring out of it, as powerful as Millorism in its great? est day? At all events, the-times are propitious for a new sensation, and here is the opportunity offered; so let the prophets of the day among us open their Sybillino books, and bend their turgid intellects to tho task of divination. Such an opportunity is not likely to occur again in the oonrse of their natural lives, and should not bo lost. Hon. Isaac W. Hayne declines the nomination for Attorney-General, and in his card says: "To voto against tho Constitution, is every white man's duty, and a far cooing negro who loves his race, would do HO likewise; but I fear that few such will be found." THE FUTUBE OE THU SOUTH.-Mr. Henry C. Carey, of Philadelphia, tho well-known publicist and statistician, in a lotter on the incomparable pn. dowments and advantages of the South, says: "Soeiug thoso things, and seeing, further, that its whole upland country prosouts one of the most magnificent climates of the world, can it be doubted that the day is at hand when emigration to tho South and South-west must take tho placo now occupied by immigra? tion to tho West, and when power is to pass from tho poor soils of tho North-east to those richer ones which now offer themselves in such vast abundance in the contre, the South and tho South-west? As I think, it cannot." Thought* tor thc Colored People. The most important question fer your earneHt consid?ration, is the destined policy of the Amw?; peo? ple, in regard to universal suffrage. Is this country ready to yield to you the same political . status with tho white man? This ia the question which seems to us of more impor? tance-that you should fairly con? sider and look at in all its bearing than any other. Tour own Delauy sees with a sagacious eye, the hand? writing on the wall; and you have heard his eloquent voice raised in your own behalf, warning you to be careful how your first steps aro taken in the enfranchisement of our people. Read these few words of - Wisdom from his pen? ; ' ? * "It is not necessary to our claims as Americana, nor important to thc accomplishment of that end, that a black man at this period be a repre: ' sentntive in the national halls of legisla? tion. This, let mo insist with em? phasis, the nation (the American people generally) are not ready for. And this sentiment, however unde? sirable, must bo yielded to by us." In all the political movements of tho two great und powerful parties, North and West, numbering in the wholo nearly 4,000,000 of voters, .without adding those in the South, this ono idea, as a cardin?1 principle, is kept steadily in view: -That this country is not ready, for the enfran? chisement of your people." The re? corded verdict of the American peo? ple is against it. Tho genius of American liberty is against it; and to-day you soc it clearly marked out, in the action of the Pennsylvania Legislature, in refusing, by a large radical majority, to striko the word white from their Constitution. This is Stevens' own State, your radical friend. Illinois, the home of your Lincoln, is against it. Ohio, Con? necticut, Now York. Delaware, Mary? land, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minne? sota, California, Iowa, saying noth? ing about the Territories, are against it. Tho radical leaders and your pretonded friends, if the secret of their hearts could be read, are op? posed to it; and no stronger proof is needed than the result-of your com? mission to Washington, in regard to making nominations for Congress. Why have you not a right to sit in the legislative hall at Washington, if you have a right to bo voted for in State affairs? Why, tho answer is very plain, lt is not to be; if it was, this is as good a time to begin as any other. Upon the plea Of policy, you aro advised not to send members to Congress, because it would excite the prejudice of color, to tho injury of the party. Why, do you not see, that your party is as strong to-day us it ever will be; and now, if ever, would be, tho time (if they are honest aud true in their profession of friend? ship towards you) to give you all they promise. .Beware of the wiles of those cunning politicians, who preach negro suffrage for the South but nono for the North. Is citizenship loss dear to you iu Pennsylvania-than in South Carolina? Are tho boasted privileges of freedom only to he en? joyed in tho South? How do you reconcile this strange inconsistency? Wo seo but one solution. The power of your radical friends is passing away, and they imploringly appeal to the colored people South to bolster up their rotten and corrupt adminis? tration, upon the promise that you shall have lands, mules and office, and at tho ?ame time intend to de? ceive you. They have not the lands to give you; and just so sure as the sun rises and sets, just so sure will all the promises of your radical friends and allies, with the recent monstrous declaration of Beverly Nash-that you will get thirty acres of laud-will prove a snare aud a cheat. We beseech you to ponder well, reflect before you take that step which must separate you from your own Southern friends. Wo advise you, in all sincerity, to lenv? tlje ! pr.rty ?hu win betray you into ruin, when no friends aro left to support you. Cultivate kind and friendly feelings with tho white peoplo. Keep away from thoso political leagues which bind you hand and foot und rob you of your real freedom of thought and action. Want will be a hard task-master. If you listen to the cunuing.dcvioes of your lenders, they will utterly destroy you in their attempt to obtain place aud power. In conclusion, ivo have presented for your consideration a ticket for mem? bers of tho Legislature. Yon can have no objection to any of the gen? tlemen selected for the position. Your interest hoe mainly, been con? sulted in thia choice. They aro your real frienda , who, in time of need, you m av ?nnfld??ily approach uu? ba received with cordial feelings. They aro the friends of tho lnborer, the tradesman, the farmer and the plan? ter. Their interest is your interest, and your destiny is with tho white man of th? South. "Why halt ye between two opin? ions; choose ye this day whom thou wilt serve." ' FIDES. -,--o-*-? Political Tr*et?-So. b. I desire to ask my colored friends n lew simple questions, and to give a few simple answers, which neither 3-Q11, or "any other man," can prove ' false: First. Who are your radical office seekers? . Auswer. They are first, vagrant colored men, mostly without employ? ment, with no honest pursuits, no honest labor, who hopo to get office, that they may onjoy the bounteous i proceeds thereof, and suck plentiful I ly of Government pap. And second ! ly, they are renegade whito men I some native, but mostly from other States, with like object, but meaner motives. They are not trusted by decent men of their own color, and are hypocrites to you. As sure as God is in Heaven, they will betray you, should the worse that is aripreheud ed, como to pass. If your white friends from tho North, now hore in your midst, are such truo friends to you, why, in Heaven's mime, did they not remain at their homes and work for the improvement of their colored friends there ? Are the colored men of tho North, as a clnss, better off thau you here? Not a bit of it. You know they are not. Then why, we repeat W?13-, did uot theso excellent friends stay there to improve and ameliorate the condition, and put political power iuto the hnnds of their beloved colored friends at their very doors? It is easy, my friends, to see why they did not. They aro mere adventurers-simply, solely, purely that-nobody at Lome, striv? ing to be somebody here. Do they come hero as honest citizens, seeking honest employments, investing their money in our depreciated property, and striving to improve our depress? ed affairs? No indeed. Thoy come aa office-seekers and holders; they care not ono iota for the true inter? ests of the State; they aro not identi? fied with it it in any manner, shapo or form; their homes, their interests, their all, is elsewhere. They wanthere what they can't get at home-office simply-that and nothing more. Second. How will it benefit yon to elect these radicals? Auswer. So far from benefiting yon, it will prove the most rniuous step you ever took in your lives. Now, candidly, colored men, how can their election benefit you? Cnn von point to one single wai/ in which it will do so? Will they make better laws for you than the Democrats, the owners of the property, the men who aro obliged to be deeply interested in the country's welfare, of which yon aro a part; the men who played with you as boys, grew up with you ns men, and have not a particle of ill feeling towards you. You aro bliudod, you ure fooled, when your demagogue office-seekers make you believe that the Democrats will pass laws injuri? ous to you. They will do no such thing, for the one simple reason that their own interests aro directly opposed to any suoh legislation. Tho Demo? crats feel nud know that as long as you and them live togother in pence, your intorests must bo their interests and their interests must bo yours. Yon aro tho laboring element of the conn try. Don't you seo that ns long as you are happy, contented, free and prosp?rons, your employers intu? be so too? Do you snppose that thc Democrats are such fools, such mad men, as to rob you of your rights, when the very act would necessarily rob them ul their own prosperity? They will not, cauDot, do it, my friends. You must, at least, give them credit for some little souse. Third-How will it injure you to elect these radicals? Answer-It will injure you bj placing you in direct opposition to thc men who own tho property and con? trol the property; who own tho busi? ness ami control tho business; whe have employed you and want to con? tinue to employ you; who alone, hart live power of employing you. It will injure you by placing you in the po? sition of enemies of these men, thus making them enemies of yours. Fourth-Will your radicals, if you elect them, flu il you honest employ? ment, good wage?, subsistence, peace and happiness tr? yourselves aud your i am i lies? Answer-They will find you no? thing. They will live on the fat offices your votes have given then?, but they will give you nothing 3ur> stautial iu return. For the reason that they cannot if they would. How can they, when they have noining in the uorid, but false promises, to give. They can't make you co-partners in the offices, and if they have any means in the world by which they can place an honest living in your reach, in God's name, what is it? You can't live on promises and poli? tics, my friends; and I'll bet my life your radicals won't share their office profits with yon. Now, colored men, I beg you to think of those things. If you do not conclude that your true interests are with the old white men of the South, then you are mad, mad in? deed. I am, truly, your FRIEND. MR. EDITOR: We are glad to con? firm the rumor that has been so common in certain circles, for tho last few days, of the offer by the De? mocratic Clubs of New York ond Cincinnati, both to send out to each of the Southern States, 300 to 500 white mechanics, and such other white laborers ns may bo found ne? cessary. It is assumed that all of the railroad companies, os wei', as the steamship lines, will put tho fare at mere nominal amounts. We are glad to see, however, that the gentlemen here, who have been consulted with regard to the wants of this State, have with great consideration and regard for the interests of our con? servative colored friends, postponed their action till after tho elections, as the necessities of this Reaction cannot he known before. The only draw? back to tho benefits of this great movement, is that tho inten.se and bitter prejudice that exists North against all colored mechanics, may grow here and work to tho disad? vantage of those faithful meu who stand by their friends. The influence, however, of such men as James G. Gibbes, Clark Waring, J. P. Thomas, R. W. Johnson, will do much good. A FRIEND TO THOSE WE CAN TRUST. MR. EDITOR: We were struck with the truth of the remarks of Mr. Gibbes, with reference to the em? ployment of those of the colored people, who aro so violently oppos? ing the interests of the whites. Now, we are rejoiced to see this feeling takjng some tangible form, in the de? termination that is manifested, to record the names of those who, in an open manner, show their faith in their old friends by their acts. This record, wo learn, is to be kept for the information of all contractors, aud parties who have to employ labor. We learn, too, that it is further pro? posed, to record what may truly be called a black list-that is, one with the names of such colored mei? as take prominent part against their white friends. Every citizen is urged to add to this list, all the information that he may become possessed of. The days of the election will enable nearly all, if not every one, to be cor? rectly recorded. Ho who is nol with ns, is against us; and, as was truly said by Mr. Gibbes, "Why should we nurse a viper to sting ns?" Note this. K. K. K. The following Democratic nomina? tions have beon made: DARLINGTON.-Senate-Hon. E. W. Charles. Representatives-Dr. J. E. Byrd, F. F. Warley, James L. Coker and D. G. McIntosh. UNION.-Senate-Dr. J. L. Cannon. Representatives-Dr. Joseph Hill, George Hiil, F. W. Eison. MARLBORO.-Senate-Z. A. Drake. Representatives-Harris Covington, B. F. Pegues. LANCASTER,-Senate-R. M. Sims. Representatives-T. Frank Clyburn, W. G. Stewart. _ A German farmer named bckwate, living near Fremont, Kansas, under? took to "blow out" the barrel of his gnu the other day. He pushed back the hammer with his toe, put his mouth to the muzzle of the barrel, nnd was about to turn on the wind, when his toe slipped from the hammer. The gnu got in the lirst blow^then, nnd took the top of Sehwate's head oft'. Local Tt?m?. FALI? OP A, SCAFFOEXK-The scaffold need in the construction of Mr. Geo. ^ Parker's uew building, accidentally % came down with a crash, yesterday; but, fortunately, did not seriously injure any ono. A workman receivod several slight cuts about the head, and was somewhat bruised. PoiilTTCAI. MEETINGS YESTEBDAY IN THE COUNTHY.-Large meetings were held nt Kanahau's atore and Gadsden, yesterday morning. At the former place, addresses were deliver? ed by Colonel J. P. Thomas, W. K. Bach man, Esq., Mr. Clarkson and two colored men. Aud it is be? lieved that much good was accom? plished, as a number of colored per? sons united themselves with the Democratic party. At Gadsden, the assemblage was addressed by Jas. G. Gibbes, Esq., and Col. F. W. Mc Master. Nash and Edwards (colored) ventilated Republican ideas. The speakers were all attentively listened to, and everything passed off plea? santly. Is THE CITY.-As announced in the Pkotu'x, a Democratic mass meeting wus convened in front of the Court House, last night. About 8 o'clock, the citizen:; began to congregate, and at half-past 8, by the light of a burn? ing tar barrel, hundreds of persons black aud white-were discovered grouped iu different parts of the square. Tho meeting was organized by Capt. W. B. .Stanley, and interest? ing addresses were delivorod by Col. Wm. Johnson, (of Charlotte,) Joseph D. Pope, Esq., Cols. J. P. Thomas and A. C. Haskell. On the conclusion of tho speeches, cheers were given for the success of the Democratic party. REiiidioirs SEUVTOES Tins DAY - Trinity Church-Kev. P. J. Shaud, ector, IO,1 .i n. m. and i> p. m. Presbyterian Church-Rev. W. H. Adams, lU'J a. m.; Rev. Dr. Girar dean, 8 p. m. St. Peter's Church-Rev. J. J. O'Connell, Pastor, 10a. m. and 3p. m. Washington Stroot Chapel-Rev. Dr. Girardeau, 10)? a. m.; Rev. J. R. Dow, 4.}..j p. m. Marion Street Church-Rev. T. H. Law, 10! . a. m.; Rev. W. H. Adams, 8}.< p. m. Lutheran Lecture Room-Rev. A. R. Rude, 10j.j a. m. Baptist Church-Rev. J. L. Rey? nolds, 10^ a. m. How TO KERI? OFF ANTS.-The .following recipe is recommended as being highly effective: "Place the vessels or stands, or whatever the ants may attack, ou a pieco of walnut plank, and you will seo no morn of them. Try it, and you will nob bo disappointed. I pre? sume the odor of the wood drives them off." Among tho 2,000,000 of people by whom Jeddo, Japau, is inhabited, there is not a beggar in tho street, not a man unable to read, not a boor, not a drunkard, not a ruffian. The \ women aro beautiful, the rueu robust and energetic, there is no trouble about fashion, education is universal, books are plentiful, though there ar? no newspapers, lifo is simple and easy, marriaye is universal, and chil? dren go naked. MATTi Alt RANGEMENTS.-The post office open during the week from 8}< u. m. to ti p. m. On Sundays, from 4}? to 5'.; p. m. The Charleston and Western mails are open for delivery at 41". p. m., and close at S'.i p. m. Northern-Open for delivery at 8'j a. m., closes nt 2.45 p. m. Greenville-Open for delivery 5}? p. m., closes at 8 p. m. NKW AnvKurivvMF.NTK. - .\tw e:)i .. - cd to the following advertisement*, i nb lishcl this inovuinu for th*- IM?- tima Meeting Fourth Ward Democrat*. (?ru. Larson-In tho Di-trict Court, ,',< F. W. Orson-Sheriff's Sale. Swygert A Bonn-Venison Hams, A^. Union and Pcare -Meeting. D. C. Peixofto A Son Bacon, Ar. j. P. M. Epping-Bankruptcy.