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COLUMBIA; Thursday Morning. April 16, 1868, The Spirit and the Need* of the Hours Chste2nbri?.ndf she French ph?c?c plier, somewhere speaks of <men "who float ou the gulf of time, and cry that all ia lost, because the socioty to which they belonged has come to an end around them, with? out their having perceived it. Al? ways judging the present by the past, they apply to it the maxims of an? other age, persuading themselves al? ways that one can raise to life again that which is no more." There must be 7ery few persona who would deny the force of this reflection; and espe? cially at this time, when the public sentiment of this State is seeking ex? pression, must our public men? accept the warning contained therein. The spirit of our people is rising from the depression caused by a "lost canse." We have reverently laid aside in memory, the glories it gave birth to. We will never ignore the gallantry, tho self-sacrifico, the heroism asso? ciated with that cause. But as "the warrior banner ascends to Heaven, to greet the warrior's soul," we bid it, with moistened eye and quivering lips, a sad farewell; and then turning to the "sunny land" still left us, and to the necessities of family and kin dr?d and friends, we address our? selves again to the duties of life, and propose to ourselves tho noble task, than which no nobler ever en? gaged a patriot soul, of lifting from tho .ground onr prostrate State, and making her again to stand erect in pride, wealth and prosperity. But to do this we must have men con? trolling public notion, who are fully alivo to the new order of things-not men "who float along the gulf of time and cry that all is lost." Wo must have men who will, accept the situation and apply to it the just 'maxims of the present time-not men "who always judging tho present by the past, apply to it tho maxims . of another age." In fine, we must have mon who will practically givo up that which we have lost-not men "persuading themselves always that ono can raise from tho dead that which is no moro." These aro tho mon which tho peo? ple now demand, and none other will they have. Already can the signs of a now lifo be seen in our noble old State-not such poisoned lifo as radi? calism, with its negroism dominant, seeks to impart to it, but such life as the late movement moans to give, and sustain, and make enduring. From this time, South Carolina, in the hands of her loyal sons, takes a new leaso of life, and activity, and vigor. Abating nothing of her an? cient honor and dignity-planting borself on the foundations of mode? ration and justico and earnest re? solve-and accepting tho Democratic standard as tho political flag under which she intends to re-enter tho political arena of the country-tho bid State will seok, in behalf of her faithful children, to mako her future as prosperous and happy as her past has been glorious and honorable. Nor will the success of tho radical party in tho pending canvas rotard the growth of this spirit. There may come over tho State a dark cloud, with thunder and lightning and hail ; but let stout-hearted men and patient women labor, wait and pray. This cloud will pass away, and tho sun of Au?torlitz illumino earth and sky. -?-??-? Congressman Ashley and Collector Mackey appeared uninvited at a Ger? man festival, io Charleston, on Thurs? day night; ond on being asked what was their business, stated that they desired to mako political speeches; but tho Toutous refused to listen, and tho would-bo-speooh-uiukers wore re? quested to leave. D?mocrate of Richland Distriot, to the polls to-day; on? more struggle for tho right. The voting yesterday bas shown what you can do. Vote to-day as you did yesterday, and the ric tc ry iz cure. L.uu <J ? cc j man vote to-dayj let no excuse-be grave enough to keep yon away. The rights of the white man and the colored mar. aro alike, at stake. Work, work, work; God and country call you. DEMOCRAT. Mn. -EDITOR: The near approach of tho meeting of the stockholders of the Greenville and Columbia Rail? road Company induces me to call their attention to the claims of some of the officers of the company, for extraordinary services rendered dur? ing the last six months, and the moat discouraging circumstances. The present Superintendent took charge of the road just as the business sea? son set in, with the motive power and rolling stock almost completely ran down, and a very limited supply of material on band, and with a business increasing with an unprece? dented rapidity; he hao thrown into market an immense amount of cot ton, groin and other freights, with only s?ven old engines and about sixty cars-the most of them old and requiring repairs after each trip. The forth-coming report of tho President will show how henvv this business has been for several months. Tho writer wishes he oould go into par? ticulars to show. Daring the month of February alone, it amounted to fully $50,000. With constant, sleep? less energy, Mr. James O. Meredith, the Superintendent, has made three old engines to haul more freight than they were originally built to pull, and at the same time three constant, heavy trains woro passing over the road. He hos pnt the road-bed and track in for better condition than ii has been since the war began. All this has been accomplished by the application of thorough business knowledge and nnremitted labor aud personal attention, which looked closely after everything pertaining to the benefit of tho road. He found, on taking ohargo of his office, that there was not wood onough to run his trains a month, and the credit of the company so low, that cash was re? quired to get anything; and was forced to go to work to establish a character and oredit for the road. This, together with tho most excel? lent President, he has been ablo to do, and now he has the whole line supplied with wood sufficiout to run his trains for soma years, and con? tracts out with parties supplying both wood and timber for trestles and track on tho most accommodat? ing terms for the company. Pile3 of wood, cross-ties aud stringers lio thick along the track, and hands put? ting them iu place rapidly, and all parties satisfied that they will bo paid in tho propor time. The writer does not wish to say anythiug to the disparagement of former officers of tho company, but it must be admitted by all who ob sorvo that, that Mr. J. O. Meredith, tho present Superintendent, has .shown a talent ns a railroad mau not equalled by many at his age, and this, too, without auy former expe? rience in the office. It is true, that as Master Machinist at the shops, ho exhibited great energy and first rate judgment; still, no one supposed that this young cann, without experience, could take charge of and carry on so extensive a concern, and show him solf so entirely and peculiarly adapt? ed to the office, taking into consider tion, at the same timo, tho bad condition everything was in at the time. Tho writer thinks ho deserves a pointer: endorsement by stockhold? ers, for the great development of tho dormant resources of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, as an encou? ragement for his course. Tho pnblio vordiot of "Well done, good and faithful servants," is snroly duo the President and Superintendent; and under their 8uperior management this will soon become a first class railroad. With a prospect daily brightening, wo hopo to see this, one of the most important roads in tho State, bo ablo to assume and pay off hor old debts, and prove, as it pro? mises to be, tho great channel of wealth, prosperity and abundance to tho State, as well ns of thoso who live on its lino and at tho terminii. AN OLD RAILROAD MAN. Tho groat Mr. Sumner speaks pa? ; tronizingly of the late John C. Cul ' houu us "that ingenious person." Distinguished Sien ot South Caro. ' linn -Pant and Present. - '? , In forme*- days office sought merit, and. merit'gave position; honor, pride? patriotism, chivalry, dignity, virth?' onA -el?-respc?ci, ooiiiiii tuted the ingredients indispensably essen? tial to political promotion and apcial equality. The people of South Ca? rolina were trained and educated to respect, and be guided by that chart. Th?y surveyed the political field in honesty; defined their lines on prin? ciple; planted their corner-stone on justice, and established their boun? daries by fidelity. Buch were her title deeds, made out and signed by the memories of the past and regis? tered upon the book of immortal fame, which gave tone and character to the State and socioty, not surpass? ed by any other known to the world. Revolution has, however, wrought out a new order of things. The tyrants of war have destroyed their archives, obliterated tbeir lines, and defaced their title deeds of hopes. There are now but few of the lineal descendants to tho bequests of virtue, many of whom have been forced to abandon the soil of their ancestors, to f. 7oid contamination and pollution from the intruding in? cendiary, who have impregnated the State with their plebeian levelling ideas and low standard of morals, with such rapid inroads upon the escut? cheon of her laws and societj', by engrafting Ethiopian and Northern equality, so as tb break down the elements of refinement for which she has been so long aud proudly distin? guished. Among thc remnants of tho old' school at her capita), are General Wade Hampton, their Washington, and General John S. Freston, their Demosthenes, the living monuments of Carolina's noblest of noble sons robbed of their fortunes, disrobed of their political equalities by fraud? ulent usurpation of Federal power. Thia seems but to add-if possible a new and more brilliant lustre to their crown of unfading virtue. Hopo lend* enchantment, not in tho distance, that tho gag of the Federal I bayonet will pass beyond her politi i cal horizon; then will their Washing I ton and their Demosthenes be re? stored to their political mansion, from \ whence tho voice of wisdom will be i heard and listened to, accompanied ! by oratorical and intellectual thnu ! dor, and vivid flashes of wit, elo ! quenco and logic, that will inosculato tho public mind, by infusing a frosh hope that their beloved Carolina will be restored to her former laud-marks; reset in the political heavens, robed in the magnitude and resplendency of her past, surrounded by ber sat?lites and designated upon tho astronomical map as Carolina, tho fixed and radiant slar of virtue. COLUMBIA. Colored people, beware how you vote to-day. Your enemies are found out; corn and bacon tickets have proved them false. The forty acre and mulo scheme has proved them falso. They want your votes to get themselves into office-not to help you. Como to the polls to-day aud vote with tho Democrats. They pro? mise you equal rights, qualified suf? frage, and we can trust them; they never deceived you, they will not de? ceive you now. Show them that you aro ready to go with them, and they will do you full justice. If you ure under oath to vote the other way, tho oath is not binding, because law and morals forbid any such oath. lie men to-day. You can carry tho elec? tion. MANV COLONE? DEMOCIUTS. The Democracy of Richland once move appeals to the colored citizens. Yesterday you carno out likomeu; try it again to-daj ; you are on tho winning side. Tnko your stand for tho right, and you will not regret it. Your true friends aro with von. The enemy is nearly beaten; they have deceived your people, and have been found out. Come out and vote, to dny; the Democracy of Richland is at your buck. QUALIFIED SUFFRAGE. -? ? ? DEATH ar CAIT. KIRK;-Capt. Man? ning Kirk, a well known officer of the Confederate uruij', mot with u fatal occident on Monday last. He was caught in tho fly-wheel of a mill which ho j nul iu the neighborhood of BlufTton, and bas since died of his injurio-. Iiooal J.toma. THE POLLS YESTERDAY.-Another quiet day yesterday. 4S2 votes were poded, at tho lower box. of whi:b 222 were white. 254 polled af tho upper-125 white. The Democratic majority at lue upper box is 17. 'To* day is the last. Let one and all at1 tend. LOOK AT THIS.-Do tho votors know that if this radical Constitu? tion is adopted thc taxes will amount to $2,000,000, whilst heretofore, in the most prosperous condition of the State, the taxes amounted to only $600,000? 31,000,000 alone is for educational purposes. Who pays this but owners of property? THE ELECTION.-We have cheering news from various quarters of Demo? cratic successes. Here, the election, on yesterday, was supposed to bo decidedly favorable to the Democra? tic party. Many of the colored peo? ple are voting with their Southern supporters and patrons. Our people generally are . lready exercising the privilege of rowarding those who sustain them, and arc not inclined to help on a colored man who is indif? ferent to tho interests of his employ? er. Many white men, and eome of our ladies, are finding out that they oau themselves perform much of the work that they formerly hired colored persons to do. EASTER ELECTIONS-Clu-isi Church. Wardens-James Brown, S. Li. De Veanx. Vestrymen-Colonel T. B. Clarkson, Colonel William Wallace, Messrs. C. F. Jackson, H. S. Thomp? son and J. D. Bateman. Delegates to Convention-Col. T. B. Clarkson; Col. William Wallace, Messrs, C. F. Jackson and H. S. Thompson. Zion Church.-Wardens-Robt. H. Clarkson, Holcott P. Green, Colonel Ifcos. B. Clarkson, James Trumble, J. S. Hannahan, T. B. Clarkson, Jr., Dr. J. S. Woodruff. Delegates to the Diocesan Convention-Colonel Thomas B. Clarkson, Halcott P. Groen, W. Beaumont Clarkson, Dr. J. S. Woodruff. Messrs. T. B. Peterson & Brothers, of 30(5 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, have just issued au entire new edition of "The Waverley Novels," entitled "Peterson's cheap edition for the Million," price twenty couts each, or five dollars for tho twenty six volumes, with n steel plate por? trait of Sir Walter Scott, gratis. The fourth volume, a copy of which has been presented by Messrs. Duffie ic Chapman, is Guy Mannering. This is, wo believe, tho cheapest edition of the groat author's works evor issued. THE STORM YESTERDAY.-The wea? ther played fantastic tricks, yester? day. Boreas blew a gale, of short duration; rain fell in torrents, and there was also a alight sprinkling of hail Old Sol brightened np occa? sionally. The thermometer, during a portion of tho day, fell to a low ebb, but eventually mounted, and, like a pretty girl in a coquette co? tillion, danced from one to the other, without bestowing favors on any. We regret to say that n portion of tho parapet of Mr. Stonhouse's build? ing, on Main street, fell on tho roof, smashing it and leaving a hole largo onough to drive a team through. Fortunately, thc geode ia the ?L?io below wero uninjured by tho pouring rain. The tall chimney of Mr. Sim? mons' bakery, noar the post office, fell and injured the roof. A portion of tho ruins of Christ Church wero demolished, and old chimneys in various portions of tho city wero "levelled with the dust." Fortu- ; uately, nb human being was injured .. Friends aro most often like thc j negro's ra >on-"Neber shine dark f nights." THE ELECTIONS.-Tho following re? turns of tho first day's voting, have been received from different sections of the State:. Charleston-White '1,105: colored 2,546. Gadsden-459-of which 35 were Demoorutic. At the time the cars passed yesterday, 400 votes had been polled-about 50 Democratic. Greenville-389; 82 against Con? stitution. At McDonaldsville 115 polled; 8 against Constitution. Anderson Court House-433; 103 against Constitution. Greenwood (Abbeville District) - 210; 40 against. Ninety-six-187; 73 against. Newberry-753-whites 121. Up to the time the train left yesterday, the vote was small. DICKENS.-We have received from Messrs. Duffie & Chapman, two more numbers of "Peterson's cheap edi? tion for the Million"-"Hard Times" end the "Holly-Tree Inn." Price twenty-five cents each. The cost of the entire set is i?4. Mr. McCartor has presented us a copy of "Charlotte's Inheritance," a new work by M"- M. E. Braddon, author of "Anro. u .Tloyd," "Elea? nor's Victory," etc. Miss Braddon's genius has gone on ripening from year to year, and there is hardly any? thing within the proper scope of fic? tion, which sho could not successful? ly attempt. Harper'A- Brothers are the publishers. David, the King of Israel-a portrait drawn from Bible History and the Book of Psalms. By Frederick William Krummacher,.. D. D. Translated under tho express sanc? tion of the author, by the Rev. M. G. Eat8on, M. A. New York: Harper & Brothers. The translator, in his preface, states that this work is the most readable which has emauated from tho pen of the venerable author whose name is a household word in religions circles. The History of David and his Times is full of tho deepest interest and significance. As we traverse the field here opened up to us, and follow the descriptions of Krummacher, the different scenes and incideuts rise up before us with all the vividness of actual events passing before our eyes. The trans? lator has endeavored to give a faith? ful rendering of the original, and to preserve, as far as the idiom of the English language would permit, the peculiar forms of expression employ? ed by thc author. Tho reader will sometimes discover in the phraseolo? gy and structure of sentences a Teu? tonic origin; but this, it is believed, will not detract from the interest with which the book will be read. We are indobted to Mr. J. J. Mc? Cartor for a copy. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post office open during the week from &}? a. in. to 6 p. m. On Sundays, from 4 ^ to 5,'ji p. ra. The Charleston and Western mail* are open for delivery at 4'.z p. m., and close at 8'.. p. m. Northern-Open for delivery at 8L.i a. m., closes at 2.15 p. m. Greenville-Open for titi;very 5'.i p. m., closes nt 8 p. m. NSW ADVERTISE)!> s rs.-A ?'. "ir. IOU la V?.U ?;d to the following advertisommts, pub? lished this nior-'.iun f*ir Iii* :;i* ttaie: J. Clendining-Copartnership Notice. M. VV. Bythewoofl-Auction bale. 1). C. Poixotte A Hun -Tn he Rented. Win. K. Baohman-Admlniet'a Notice. J. J. McOarter- -New Boplis. Many Voters -A Card. Thc trotting wino rearless was burned to death iu a somewhat mys? terious manner, oh Saturday night, in the stables connected with the Fashion Course. New York. As soon as it was discovered thai the mare's stables were on lire, the doors were thrown open, but she wax found already burned to a cinder. She was matched to trot in the Juno races. - Quite a severo shock of an earth? quake was experienced in Ports? mouth, N. H., and vicinity, early Thursday morning. Tho same shock was felt in Salem, M.v-s.