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COLUMBIA* ? ty ' ~ Sunday Mcrning.-May 3, 1868. Politic? in Charleston. If Charleston has manifested utter indifference to the political move? ments of the State-the, papers of that city, not deigning to publish even the late circulars of the State Central Exccutivo Committoo of the Democratic party of the State-she seems at least concerned about .her municipal matters. But' it appears impossible thus .far, fpr the whites to come to any united. action. We notice a conservative meeting, that ended in little or nothing, "No man Hhnnld bnVnn <ui a Ti a ?vi rw? Can? didate," (for Mayor,V says tho Neics, because-now, reader, what do you suppose?-because "the naine, alone, would alienate important elements of success." ... Allow ns, gentlemen of tho iVc irs, to BUggest that yon have, yourselves, pointed ont the cause of your diffi? culty. You are trying in Charleston to have a party founded on city issues alone-a party that has no name-that is neither fish, flesh nor fowl-that has in it no elements to give it-vitality. Let us respectfully suggest that some man amongst yon-some bold and self-reliant man-some man that will think and stet for himself-rise and gather around him a body of practical, earnest men, who will call themselves Democrats, form a Demo? cratic party and put themselves in accord with the Democratic party of the State and country. Charleston have a party of State al significance, and then you win bring ont all your conservatism and all the political decenoy of your city. Hero the people, instead of not being willing to call themselves De? mocrats, are rather proud of tho name; and well inay they be--for our State is to bo redeemed, and re? deemed only by and through tho Democratic programme. The Negro Constitution. In analyzing this instrument, those two points stand out in bold relief: That by giving unlimited suffrage to the colored man and disfranchising many whites, it establishes tho su? premacy of the negro; and, secondly, that in its provisions with respect to taxation, it is so arranged that those who own no property shall tax those who hold all tho property. Thus wo havo unlimited suffrage, whereby ignorance is placed over knowledge, and we have taxation without repre? sentation. Nor is this all. But in the matter of the laud commission, you have covert confiscation. A moro infamous wrong was never perpetrat? ed in tho political department, than is contained in the imposition of this radical Constitution upon the whites of this State. Two miHipns of dollars, it is esti? mated, maj' be collected of taxes under this Constitution! And this to be drawn from an impoverished people! And theso taxes, iu a largo measure, to go to tho support of a people, mauy of whom arc known to be idle, lazy and thriftless. This is the entertainment to which we are invited, and we are disloyal if we do not pronounce it a "feast of reasou and a flow of soul." ? * ? ? Clrculur of the Slute Central Kxccu tlve Party. Wo publish iu another column, this paper. We think that tho Commit? tee have pursued tho only course consistent with thc interest of the party, and wo hope that thcro will be au acquiescence in their sugges? tion, that it is inexpedient to call another Convention. The party is now on rising ground-organizing and buoyaut-and wo can perceive no good to result from tho proposed Convention No. 2. TUE NEW COINAGE.-Tho now live cent coins from the mint in Phila? delphia aro tho ??izo of the presont piece; tho thrco cont and ono cent pieces are somewhat smaller. Tho devices on all of them aro alike-on ono side the head of tho Goddess of Liberty, surrounded by the words "United States of America;" on tho other side are the Bunnin numerals I, 1 IT. and V. <-#-?-> A grand cathedral church, it is re? ported, is soon to bo ereeted near Central Park, New York, by thc cor? poration of Trinity. Whit?! Vat?,??For Constitution." I The Charleston ?fcrcUry makes tho following estimate, whi?h, no doubt, is correct: "The exact number of white men who did *ote'-forfihe Coafttojfcn can never be known, for no tally was kept of the votes for and against Constitution in a manner to distin? guish between white arid colored voters; but the table below, compiled from official returns, when taken in connection with well-known fact?,' will prove to any unprejudiced mind that 1,000 would bo a liberal estimate for snob voter*. ; Au official,table of registered voters was, published. in connection with tho oleotioq retorne, plaoing tho aggregate jiu naher ot rs* giatered voters at 138,597, but no distinction was made between the white and negra voters.. This aggre? gate is ?j,lHfc> greater ?ian the aggre? gate registered vote as given ?n tue table below, wbioh is taken .fr00* ftu official report published April 0,18G3. Dividing this namfor, equally be? tween whites and bjacks, we have the following totals as a result of the eleotion: Registered whites, 50,194; registered negroes, 88,40j3. For Con? stitution, 70/788; against Constitu? tion, 37,288, not voting, 86,551. Kow, when it is remembered that the negroes have beon thoroughly organ used for a. year past by means' of secret leagues, and at the previous election for and against Convention and the varions regis teringa have been drilled to act as a compact body against the whites; while, on the other hand, the whites attempted no organization until two weeks before the eleotion, and were many of them principled against voting, it will ap? pear at once that the body of the non-voters should be credited to the whites. It is established that 27,288 votes were oast against the Constitu? tion, and that 85,551 registered voters remained away from tho polls-mak? ing in all 62,839 registered voters who did not sustain the Constitution, or. 12,645 more than tho entire white registered voto. It is acknowledged that a few negroes voted with the whites, but we eau put that number as high as 2,645, and yet must allow more than 10,000 negroes to have absented themselves from the polls, before we can acknowledge that any white men voted for tho Constitution. The fact is, and we think it estab? lished by the tables, both considering tho result in tho aggregate and in each separate County, that only a few of the lowest class of whites, not in all over 1,000, voted for the Con? stitution; and that moro than 12,000 negroes gave their influence against it, either by diroct voting or absence from thc polls." In Columbia, it is pretty well es? tablished that not more than six white men voted the radical tickut. Personnel of the I*nte Virginia Con? vention. From the address of the conserva? tive members of said Convention, we make the following extract: "The Convention Consisted of 105 members, of whom some thirty-five wera conservatives, somo sixty-live vero radicals, and the remainder doubtful. The radicals were com? posed of twenty-four negroes, four? teen native born white Virginians, thirteen New Yorkers, ono Pennsyl? vanian, one membor from Ohio, ono from Maiue, one from Vermont, ono from Connecticut, ono from South Carolina, one from Maryland, one from the District of Columbia, two from Eu gland, one from Ireland, ono from Scotland, ono from Nova Sco? tia, and one from Canada. Of the fourteeu white Virginians belonging to thia party, some had voted for se? cession, others had beon in tho Con? federate service, others ure old mon whoso sous had been in the Confede? rate army; hardly ono has a Union record. A largo proportion of tho Northern men and tho foreigners, were drifted hero in some non-com? batant capacity by the war. "The Conventiou organized by electing a New Yorker President. A native of Maryland was elected Sec? retary. A Marylander was elected Sergeaut-ut-arms. An Irishman, re? siding in Baltimore, was elected Ste? nographer. The assistant cit: k was from New Jersey. Two negroes were appointed door-keepers. A clergy? man from Illinois was appointed chaplain. Even the boys appointed na pages, with one exception, were negroes, or tho sons of Northern men or foreigners; while the clerks of tho twenty standing committees, with two or throe oxceptious, were also Northern men or negroes." These aro tho men who have pro? posed a fundamental law for as noble a people as ever lived-for a State that has been rightly called tho "mother of States and statesmen" for a State that has given to tho world such names as those of "Wash? ington and Jefferson-of Madison and Marshall-i ' Leo and Jackson! A froedman who left Charleston, S. C., for Liberia, a few months ugo, writes back tho most glowing ac? counts of matters and things there. He says "ho never felt free until ho reached the colored man's own re? public," and is quite rapturous in describing the luxuriaut fertility of thc country. 1 It ipay interest our readers to haye at bfcnd a convenient reference of ibe changes in tho price of American j cotton in England, beginning wRU ? J period antecedent to the war. Xte ] havo hoon at some poins to complete such n table, and trust that it Will l?o found useful and correct. The figures represent the average for each month in the last twelve years; and although the average does not give, in all cases, the extreme rate, it will bo found to iudicata clearly the im? portant fluctuations. The quotation ia for "fair upland bowed." The blanks previous to the current year ropreserit period? when there were no eales of this quality, and the price ?nt* ..]together nc?^iice,!. Hhz ~ric? is in sterling penco, gold: x 2 S ' lift* -1 -I -1 -1 -1 -1 -J Ci -1 -1 (J) Cl -J -5 <l -1 -1 ?\?C\??x it>s,c?\ f\ ca-, MbSHOoo OD oo oo -a -a -J ~s ?S IO Kl IS IO M M H M F*?? . CC tc -1 -1 >- ~1 CC tc CO IC C CC jaggs *^g*$g*g*cx tc to io tc w w to w tc ic io tc -^l <I|?.-IH M io -5"-3 Ci -J -3 uT,vJ\_ ?^\ia\A\eKo^w\?^cjC tO tC tc tc . " ? H-? I-* l->?C IO kO M OJ tC . . . OS OS -J H- tl <af\i?~ .. ._._Jl\_,_I_ MMMMMMMMMISi-ilS I o ct cs Ca tn ca ?otoo 18GG. . . M M H W M H M H I oo oo- . to tc tc cc cc K- ct o 1867 NCJ- ? \u IOU!. *?" . . li^ISslis i?\ 185-7, 1858. 1859. 1860. 1861. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1868. Tile lind les* H uppers. Mit. EDITOII: I was n visiter, for a ehort time, on Friday evening, at the supper room, and am prompted to express the sentiments of sad ond sorrowful ploasure, which filled my Boni, as I looked rouud me upon the busy and earnest members of the As? sociation and their visitors. It looked to mo moro like n /amil)/ ijuthrriny than anything else, nnd that made it a very pleasing Bight. Yes; a family gathering of our Southern people, coining together again for one pre? cious object, animated by one blessed impulso, and aiming at ono great and sacred cud. My thoughts carried mo back to tho duys wheu they used to meet in various forms of co-opera? tion for our good "lost cause." All that is past and gone, but it is plea? sant to seo the people of tho South uniting still together for a Southern object; and what a sacred object that Ls which stirs the hearts and prompts the efforts of these ladies. I under? stand that over fifty fomilies get their support in part from work done for and paid for by this Association; and many of those who do this work wore, before the war, in good cir? cumstances themselves. The object, then, is to help our impoverished Southern women to help themselves. No wonder that the members of this Association should have been toiling so hard, day and night, to get up these, suppers, with a view to aiding so blessed au object. In every aspect, Mr. Editor, it is important and desirable to forward the great end of helping our desolated and ruined people lo help (hemHelves. The beautiful aud graceful assem? blage, who presided at these table* hare accomplished much in this good cause. They have my heart's warm eat acknowledgments, us a Southern patriot, on behalf of those in our community for whoso assistance they work; and may tho oup ol their own blessings, joys and comforts be Ulled once more, by a merciful Providence, to tho brim aud overflow. A. THE COHAN STEAMSHIP RACE.-The following is tho cable despatch giviug tho hours of arrival of thc steam? ship City of Paris, of tue luman line, and tho Cuba, of the Cunard line tho contending vessels in the great oceuu race-at Queenstown, the former on Monday morning and the latter on Tuesday morning: Lrysni'oon, April ii'.)-8:25 n. m. City of Paris arrived hore ut ten minutes to 1 o'clock, yesterday morn? ing. Cuba arrived ut fen minutos past 1 o'clock this morning. This, with the Cnba'u detention of one hour and five minutes in steaming down the harbor and crossing tho bar nt Saud/ Hook, gives the victory of the groat ocean race to tho City of Paris, beating tho Cuba from port to port about twenty hours aud fifteen minutes. Tho respeotivo time of tho vessels in making tho run is ns fol? lows: City of Paris '.) days and 50 minutes; Cuba 10 davs ando hours, A colored man, formerly belonging to Caleb Coker, Esq., of Darlington, was murdered "by ?mother freedman n few nights ago. Cause, thieving. ?j***:' . ..i^V.^^^/ijfc^v. . H 1 1 m . Circular. Ia reply to the r?solu tiona adopted at' the meeting of the Dexajocr?tie party of Edgefield District, the un? dersigned Executive Committee deem I it expedient lp state that they do apt I think it wise ot proper to invite aay other convention of the people of the State at this time. Tho Convention recently assembled, represented, we believe, the sentiment of the State, and any other line of policy now would be disastrous to tho unity and harmony so necessary to success. The resolution adopted by that Con? vention was based upon the right of each State to regulate for itself the question of franchise, and in giving aa expression pf what they believed to be the opinions of oar people, tho Convention acted deliberately, calmly and, under the circumstances, wisely. The action of the Convention meets with approval everywhere in the ranks of the Democratic party, and we are disposed to abide bj ihe notion of the Convention as politic, prudent and jost. As the Organ of that body, our duty is to uphold its action and lay it before th'e country abd ihe State, accompanied, nevertheless, with our solemn protest against the instrument called a Constitution, which is about to be forced npon ns by radical rule and military dictation. WADE HAMPTON, J. P. THOMAS, F. w. MCMASTER, JOSEPH Df POPE, For Central Executive Cimmittee. Papers in the State requested tr insert. -< - ? ? . Democratic Victories. Although professing no great nd miration for tho course pursued bj the leaders of the Dwniocratio party before aud sinco tho close of the war we must nevertheless feel that if nnj helping hand is ever extended to m from beyond the Potomac, it must Ix tend?red by that party. We an cheered of lato by intelligence o fresh victories won by this party ii almost every Northern State. Las week tho great State of Michigau styled by the party tho back-bone o radicalism, voted for certain Stat officers, and the result is a Domocra tic guiu to sr?ch an amount-as to givi the party just hopes of a complet victory in the next election. Chicago the third city in size in tho Union another radical stronghold, and tb place where the Republican Nominal ing Couventiou sits in May, last wee] elected a Democratic Mayor. Net York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky Maryland, New Jersey, Connection! Maine and California, have all gon Democratic in the past twelv mouths. Add to these tho State about to be re-admitted, and that wi evoutually be coutrolled by tho D( mocrnts, and we havo Virginia, Nort Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Floridi Arkansas and Texas; llQd if the pee plo will exert themselves, South Ct roliua and Mississippi. Those Statt alone casting a solid vote for the D< mocratic Presidential nominee, Woul bo able to secure his eleotion, if w havo estimated correctly the aggr< gate number of votes they cast. We believe, from the fact? pr? seuted almost every week, in tlifts Northern election returns, that if Iii Democratic party will put' a suitabl man in nomination in July next man that can unite the conservati elements North and South, againi whoso past political course no cav can arise, and whose present viev accord with tho principles of tl: party, that such a man can bo electe to the Presidency, if the party bi exercise a little more than its usu; energy in tho campaign. Wo heliev further, that tho Southern States, < most of them, wdien relieved of tl bayonet rule, can and will carry tl Democratic ticket successfully. There need be no'occasion then f< 'despair. In every State electic North, within tho past twelve monti if wu remember rightly, tho D mocratio nominees, if not el?otei havo closed a vast amount of distant formerly standing between them ar their radical opponents. Whatev help wo receive outside of our OM efforts must come from this part and thu promise of its speedy rece tien is b}' no means groundless. I Wo mention thoso cheering fact not that we rely upon them, exel sively, but that we fhould thereby 1 stimulated to exertion in our ov behalf. We are not utterly helples The radical storm hus spent its fu upon . us, and we have passed tl crisis. Henceforth wo must wo ? more uiiergvrtiotMij foi ????? di?en I h II nient, than we ever did for our i dependence. Our allies are stron and theit strength ls daily iucreosin Weean v. in our owu laurels of vi tory, if wc but try. Our duty is I fore ur-. Shall we remain idlo or JU [ TTorh rille Enquire)'. Tin; AnyssrxiAN NEWS.-One th'e most brilliant exploits of mode journalism is tho success of tho Ni York He-aid in gettiug the ne from tho PriM"h expedition in Ab} sinia. That paper has had minu details of thc progress of that exjj dition, its battles and lis succ?s always in advance of the journals , London, and often in advance of t \ British Governmenl itself. ?Railing AcoMiatlon.i." j lu bis speech on the impeachment [trial,. ?Mr. Slavens enid that "railing accusation would 111 become this oe-, casion." which ho' piooeodtid to jilas . trato afterwards by intimating that tho President was aliar, and calling biri ''wretched man" and the "ofl& spring of assassination." It is pos? sible that, under all the circum? stances, Mr. Stevens maj consider the application of such epithets to the President of the United ' Statos quite complimentary and even Chea terfieldian. Most people, however,, will think differently, and, in fact, a review of all the impeachment charges and speeches tho? fur will impresa the public' with the convic? tion that if the impeachment pro? ceedings against Mr. Johnson were purgea of the "railing accusations," nothing if'A?jt^j Vj{?' ij.r* One cf thc impenoTiers likens the President to Charles the First, and another to Cromwell, almost as enrious a combi? nation of opposites as if one of the President's counsel, not given to "railing accusations," shonld say i h at General Butler, in his impetuous courage, reminded him of Charles' dashing general of the horse, Prince Rupert, aud another should say that he reminded him ofthat eminent op 8oset of-the king, Hampden, who is escribed by Lord Clarendon as "ol a most civil and affable deportment; his reputation for honesty was uni? versal, and his affections seemed so guided towards the publie good that no private euds could lead them estray." Even Manager Williams, of Pennsylvania, whoni no one before suspected of being historical or po? etical, or of dealing in aught but the material and substantial, said that this "'was the old struggle which had long gone ou between the Commons of England and the Crown," which is very strange if it is true, and not much to the credit of American pro? gress. If it were not that the Speech of Mauager Willinms was too ponde? rous a production to be lightly spoken of, we should have to say that nothing could well be more chaffy. Thc Commons of England long ago carno out victors in their contest with arbitrary power, and no such contest ever did or could exist in America. Still, after uttering this appalling nonsense, and gravely alleging that "it was thc Rettled purpose on tb?1 part of tho Executive of this nation to assume to himself royal preroga? tives," Mr. Williams intimated that Johnson was in a fair way to become a Cromwell. "Ho 1ms not yet (says Mr. Williams) played the role of Cromwell, by coming in here boldly aud saying 'you are no longer a Con? gress,' but ho has done it outside.' First, the poor President is Charles the First; and, presto, he is Crom? well, as it suits the zigzag pnrposes aud logic of thc impeachers to de? scribe 'him. What sane man sr>r?s the faintest resemblance in Andrew John? son to either? What possibility ex? ists, under our institutions, of his being like Charles, even if ho were an idiot., or of his entering Congress, like Cromwell, with lin army of iron? sides at his back, and addressing them thus: "You aro no longer n Parliament; the Lord has done with you; He has chosen other instru? ments for carrying on his work." All theso charges of usurpation and royalty aro mere "railing accusa? tions," which is all that the impeach? ment consists of. To any human befog capable of reason, and whe caree tb inquire what faculty Andrew Johnson possesses to mako him dan? gerous to liberty, nothing can appear more preposterous th au snell charges. A Republican President, shorn by Congress long ago oven of his consti? tutional prerogatives, is held up os a usurper and aiming at kingly power! A commander-in-chief of the army anil'navy who has not control of lift own War Department, and whose subordinate otliocrs avail themselves of every opportunity to display theil insubordinations, is denounced ns o would-be Cromwell. The truth is, that Andrew Johnson has less po wei at this moment than any President of the United States ever had, whilst Congress has a great deal moro than any of its predecessors. Which is the more likely ti^bo injurious to thc public liberties? Most people will say tho latter; and the only dang? of a Cromwell, is that increasing legislativo usurpation here, as in England, may produce ono, though happily for our institutions there if nb one now on the stage of American affairs who has the capacity for Go? vernment or war, much los for thr two combined, of the (peat protector. [ />' tllirnore Sun. A now machine for navigating the air, invented hy n Scotchman} will bc brought ont undei luv auspices ul the British ?Ecronautic Society. It is a sort of bird, with a body fifteen feet in length, and wings stretching out to the Width of thirty-live foot. A tail reaches out behind to give di? rection to tho movement, while thc wings are flapped by un engine oi forty-horse power. This, it is said, can be made to proceed through thc air at the rate of forty miles ail hour. Telegraphic advices from Nassau, N. P., state that tho Government wat Successful in thc late elections by n majority of ten. The defeated party mndo some riotous demonstrations, ami were fired npon by the .soldiers Petitions for the removal of Gov, : Rawson are in circulation. Iio?al .Tterxia. Oar citizens will be pleased to learn of the return to his home hore, ? of Gen. Wade Bampton, our esteem? ed fellow-citizen. It was John P. Tinsley, Jr,, (the popular clerk of the Spotswood Hotel, ju Bichmond, and now ol the White Sulphur Springs, Virginia,) and not John Lindsay, as stated, yesterday-who arrived in Columbia. ' A. HOTEL COMPANY.-As Major Davis' hew building is now rapidly advancing towards completion, we would throw out the idea of engag? ing it for a hotel, by a company'of Arir giBsens It ^* nrk?ve"icn! to thc business portion of the city, is hand? somely finished, and presents many inducements for hotel purposes. SOMETHING NEW AND USEFUL Mr. J. C. Bayne, a printer and for? mer resident of Atlana, is the pa? tentee of nu India rubber scrubbing brush, which is destined to supercede the old style "mop" and other simi? lar instruments necessary to house? hold economy. The structure of this scrubber is remarkably simple. The machinery is oheap, and its efficiency as a floor cleaner is unequalled by anything of the kind we have ever seen. With a little cold water and very littlo labor, grease spots may be removed from tho dirtiest floor, and the surface made bright nnd clean. Another advantage of this scrubber j is, that it dries the floor as it cleans j it-thus saving great labor, much j time, vexation and annoyance to housekeepers. Mejor John Alexan? der, of tho Cnngaree Iron Works, is the agent for the sale of these imple? ments in this city. Mr. Bayne is stopping at.Joyner's Hotel. ON 1 STANLEY, ON !-By reference to our columns this morning, it will bo seen thnt Capt. Stanley has called a meeting of the District Democratic Club for Monday, at 12 M., in Calis theuic Hall, (above Gregg's store.) Let there be a full attendance. Let the Democratic party turn out and give an hour or two to coun ? .try. Hampton will, no doubt, be nt tho meeting, to odd to our cause the ; weight aud influence of his honored i name. A brave general in war, a wise and conservative nd viser in ' peace, ho is tho mau on whom we can, one and all, build an absolute i trust. In a Gordon in Georgia and ! a Hampton in South Carolina, both conservative men, aud neither of them , of the class of mero politicians, the ' conservatism of the South has fitting i exponents. J RELIGIOUS SKUVICES THIS DAY. I Trinity Church-Rov. P. J. Shan.,:. . i ector, lO,1^ a. m: and 3 p. hi. Presbyterian Church-Rev. W. E. Boggs, Pastor, 10'..' a. m. and S pi in. , St. Peter's Church-Rov. J. J. . O'Connell, Pastor, 10 o. ra. and 3 p, m. Washington* Street Chapel-Rev. ? N. Talley, 10*.? n. m.; Rev. Wm. Martin, 4hj p. m. Marion Street Church-Rev. S. K Browne, IOJ?J n. m.; Rev. H. A. Bas-. . 4J? p. m. i Lutheran Lecture Room-Rev. A. < R. Rude, 10 y i a. va. j Baptist, Church-Rev. J. L. Rey I nolds, 10l.i a. m. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post . olBco open during the week from 8>.j a. m. to ? p. m. On Sundays, from . 4l? to 5L? p. ra. The Charleston and Western mails ' are open for delivery at 4*-.% p. m.. and j close at. 8)3 p. m. i Northern-Opeu for delivery at , 8)?? a. m., closes at 2.4? p. m. Greenville-Open for delivery 7 ' . . p. m., closes at 8 p. m. ' Nnw ADVERTISEMENTS.-Special at? tention is called to tho followiug od 1 vertiseraents, published for the first 1 time this morning: ' Mooting Democratic Club. S. H. Spencer-Corn. ! i W. D. Starling-lieut". United States Internal Revenue. C. P. Jackson-Novelties, ?vc. Joseph McMillan-A Card. , J. & T. R. Agnew-Cheese, A c. J ', T.-?.T._::. ^r..i___A7 A CARD. L \ COLUMBIA, MAY 2, 1SC-. TM11. EDITOR: There isa rumor cir? culating that I was turned ont of tay \ situation-where I have served faith L fully for eighteen years-as Sexten i of Trinity Clmrcb, for voting. It te > false. I never voted, nor atten lei] any of the meetings. I will refer I the Elev. Mr. LaBorde nnd Di Heinitsh, that my resignation was 5 presented long before tho election. 1 1 could not retire without, expressii . ' I roy heart-felt gratitude for the kiudl i feelings towards tho c?ngregfitioi Trinity Church, for their confio . which was placed in nie. : May 3 JOSEPH McMILLAi