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.. .._i_?_,_ -.-,-;---:-:-r--~-r---;-:-. v. .' applied to mo, have not been regiatered. Of the 248, the greater portion (147) have found employment in Charleston, one of them only having reported sick, and gono to>Jhe hoepMjal. I h*ve received and answered nearly 400 letters, and jfe\\o distributed nearly 1,000 pamphlets in tho Northern States andsmties... I had advertisements in the German and Irish, papers of Ne* Yorjjt, which have brought me a number of applications for Bpecfat information) and for situa? tions, which I was not always able *to furnish. In the absence of our agent for Ireland, I have accepted the kind aid of several gentlemen and ship-masters, to distribute in that country and in Scotland, several hundred pamphlets. But I deem it of importance, that the office should now be filled, and would respectfully solicit your EScollency to make the appointment'at' your earliest wm vonienoe. . H ' \ *] ? ' ' >' I' !/.'* ' , It will be seen from the above, that our success is very limited; but from tho comprehensive view of the matter, which, in my official position, I have been able to obtain, I havo been strengthened in the opinion^ that isamigrstivii in one groat necessity, and that without an influx of ari industrious and reliable working population, our State can never recover hex lost prosperity. And I think I perceive a prospect of success, depending, however, on our con? tinued exertions, and the liberality o? our people in their offers of lands. I am now preparing a scheme for aiding th,? efforts of this Bureau, and at the same time, giving an impetus to the industrial developments of our State, which I will soon have the honor of submitting to your Excellency. Several planters have already made offers of donating to industrious settlers, portions of their lands; and if such liberality could become igenetal, it would certainly exercise a decided and favorable influence. But our constant endeavor should bo to induce our people to associate everywhere in the interest of immigration and industrial progross. A commence? ment has been made, but our distress is so general and our energies seem to be so benumbed, in consequence of the embarrassments of our labor system, and the insecurity of our institutions, that it would be unjust not to bide patiently for more favorable develop? ments in the course of time. Yet, whoever among us has patriotism, should exercise it now, with his friends and neighbors, for the general good. The General Assembly, at the last session, added the appropria? tion of $10,000 to to the Executive Contingent Fund, for the expenses of the Bureau of Immigration. Of this amount, Executive drafts have been made of $7,007.22, to cover the following payments, viz: For salary of the agent in Scandinavia, for the year, to April, 1868._,.$1,500 00 For salary of the agent in Germany, for the year to May, 1868.:. 1,500 00 For salary of Commissioner for 9 months, up to Novem? ber 18, 1867. 1,125 00 Contingencies, printing end advertising in Germany. 500 00 Contingencies, printing and advertising in Scandinavia.. 500 00 For advertising in this State and in tho. North, and sundry other expenses. 468 55 For postage, box rent and distributing expensos. 51 29 For books, stationery and fuel. 38 60 For stereotype map, printing 5,000 pamphlets in English, and 10,000 maps of State, ?Sec. 732 00 For printing Supplement No. 1. 167 28 Balance Commissioner's contingent. 424 50 $7,007 22 Leaving imdravvn of appropriation for 1867.$2,992 70 Your Excellency will porceive that oui1 expenses, including the pay of an agent for Ireland, have been entirely within the appropria? tion. It was the intention of the law to have tho three agencies ol Ireland, Germany and Seajidinavja lilied, and the appropriation was estimated accortlingly. Subsequent developments would seem te make it desirable to also establish an agency in France, if we could in any maimer accomplish it, which would perhaps bo possible hy means of last year's unexpended funds. Several of our Southern sister States have now established Inrniigration Bureaus. Louisiana pays her commissioner a very liberal salary, and provides for two clerks and live agents. But New Orleans has now steam communi? cation with Europe, and immigrants for Missouri and the far West travel that route. Texas is increasing very fast by large immigra? tion from Germany-four vessels with nearly a thousand passengers having arrived at Galveston this season. This is owing to hei German colonies established before the war. Tennessee provides only for agents in tho Northern parts of the United States, and expects to gain her share of immigration in that manner. But bea . people aro very much alive to the subject, and are everywhere form? ing associations to facilitate immigration by private contributions By reducing the salaries of our other agents, we might, perhaps also have an agency in New York; but I am not convinced of any great advantage from it. The better class of immigrants to thal great port proceed immediately to their points of destination, leav? ing those without means and without a settled purpose, and ven often disinclined lo agricultural pursuits, behind them. Such w< could not give employment to. We are as yet too contracted ii varieties of pursuits, until our industrial occupations and genera prosperity shall be onco more, botter developed. There aro now t number of private agencies ready to fill all orders of planters foj laborers on special contracts. My efforts have been directed to ai influence in Europe which should frive us a clo?? nf imtoigraal? thu will nut ouiy bring us theil* personal powers of production, but th? means also to make them availablo at once; and with them one after them will como enough of laborers to supply all our demands without overburdening us with numbers of useless idlers, whom w< are unable to support. And we are in a fair way of attaining thea? objects, which, however, would bo very much facilitated by a lino o steamers, as I have mentioned above. Tho city of Charleston car and must lie made tho port of arrival for the immigrants to th? State, that I have named, and when we are once more under ou own government, if it should be at all inclined to our speed] recuperation, it must be the aim of the Legislature to liberal^ assist in measures to that effect. I ha's e the honor to be, your Excellency's obedient servant, JOHN A. WAGENER, Commissioner Immigration. COLUMBIA. Morning, Hay Election? tn lin?. Gun. Canby h aa ordored tlie. Legis? lature eleot not to assemble, and well ho may. Is there any eleotion at all? j Tho ofBcors of the Government should and mast be elected under the Government that it, has to adminis? ter. Thero'ca? be no Government*! under th? Oonakitutioa un til the Cou- j stitution has been ratified. The oleotion was therefore ?rmere nullity. The provinional Government "so oalled" is still in existeu'do.snd must bc 8? Ui.Ul no have a Constitution. There oan be no Constitution until it is ratified. After the ratification, there IR a fundamental law which pre? scribes how the election shall toke plane ?nd for whom. For instanoe, there id no snob thing in the "terri? tory" of South Carolina as the office of Governor, until the Constitution creates the office; there is no Consti? tution until Congress approves-and then comes the election under the Constitution for State officers. Tho argument ie conclusive, but wo do not now propose to elaborate it. Any law passed by a Legislature so elect? ed, would be no law; any act done by them would be void. Try again, oh ye poweret and better lnok uttend yon. Should an attempt be made to legalize an illegal body, here will be work for the Supreme Court. If there was "a State," then the present Le? gislature has no legal' existence, be? cause not oalled .into being by the powers of the State; if there was no State, then there must be a Consti? tution creating it a State, before there oan be offioers of the State elected to administer the law of the State under thc Constitution. A Nut for thc Kati lc ul?. It may be of some little interest to tho people of our State to kuow what proportion of the burden of taxa? tion is borne by their "so-called" representatives in the lato Conven? tion and the recently elected Legis? lature. It will certainly go far to soothe the feelings of the outraged tax-payers, that these gentlemen have contributed so liberally to the funds of our impoverished State, which their late labors in tho Con? vention compelled them to deplete with such patriotic spirit. The following statement exhibits an analysis of the taxes paid by the members of the Convention aud of tho Legislature recently elected, ac? cording to the tja returns in the Comptroller's office: Th? total amount paid by the members of tho Legisla? ture, 8700.63; of this amount, six members pay, $391.62; leaving ba? lance paid by all other members, 8309.01. Executions for $140.76 of this balance have been issued, and wo havo not been able to ascertain whe? ther or not they aro paid. The total amount paid by the members of the Cnnstilidional Convention, 8879.54; of this amount, one member (a conser? vativo) paid $508.85; and three mem? bers paid 8210.50-8719.35; balance paid by all other members, 8160.19. Executions for $77.75, of this balance have been lodged, and wo are unable to say whether they are paid or not. Allowing that these executions are unpaid, and it is reasonable thus to suppose, tho amount of taxes paid by 120 men of thoJConvoution for one year is 884.24. These 120 re? ceived for sixty days' service at the Convention, $79,200. Estimating their contributions to the public treasury by this return, it will take them 955 years to repay the State tho sum they abstracted from her for sixty days' service! This is exclu? sive of mileage-which would in? crease tho amount paid to the Oon ventionites to more than 8100,000. Thc nubile uionoy is seldom more uselessly squandered than in a vo? lume just turned out at the Govern? ment printing office. It is a book of 910 pages, about tho size of a large pulpit or family Bible, bound in tho highest stylo of Turkey morocco, costing $37 a volume, its contents aro the expressions of oondolence, abroad and at home, on the death of Mr. Lincoln. It embraces every? thing on the subject, from Queen Victoria's letter to the resolutions of a town meeting in Boone County, Missouri. Every Congressman hos beeu furnished with a copy, and it is said that the amount expended upon it exceeds $100,000. "gfoiONATINO MEETING TN CHARLES TON.-A. large meeting was held in Masonic Heil on Friday evening, pre? sided o*ie.tfj-$lr. E. Platt, who an? nounced that the object was to effect an arrangement by which residents of .Charleston possessing the confidonco of the community, might, bo selected to fill the different offices iu the gift pf tba people^ To accomplish this, harmony was essential; lhere should be promptness of action, little talking and much work. After the unouimous adoption of a serres of resolutions', addresses were. duli ver ed by Messrs. Russell, Coogan und .DoLcou. , The chairman having been- asked for in? formation relative to tho iron-clad oath, read a communication from Gen. Canbv. in which i* W5S stated "that until"tho State ol South Caro? lina is declared entitled to represen? tation in the Congress of the United States, the oath prescribed by Act of Congress of July 2, 1862, must be taken by all persons appointed or elected to office. " This gave a new phase to affairs. It was evident that men must be chosen who United to large capability and administrative qualities, tho ability to take the test oath. How rr WORXS.-The spectacle which now, three years after the close of the war, is being exhibited in Vir? ginia, of the removal of long-tried nnd faithful officers, because they cannot toke the iron-clad oath, and the appointment in their stead of comparative strangers, is certainly not calculated to facilitate the recon? struction sentiment or to render effi? cient the administration of the Go? vernment. It is understood that Gen. Schofield is not acting of bis own promptings in this matter, but has his policy marked ont for him at Washington. He hns himself em? phatically expressed to the late Re? construction Convention his convic? tion of the practical impossibility of administering tho government of Virginia with tho provision of the iron-clad oath of office in it, and he must see daily illustrations of it in the wholesale work which the official guillotine is now making. Tho last conspicuous removal is that of the venerable Joseph Mayo, brother-in law of the late Gea. Scott, who has been Mayor of Richmond for the last fifteen years, and now, withont re? gard to the sentiment und desires of those whom he served, is put out of office in mere accord with the party policy of those not only outside of that community, but outside of the State. Truly the lot of Virginia seems a hard one, subjected to taxa? tion without representation, excluded from every brauch of the Federal service, and its people now expelled from public employment in their own State, and aliens nud adventurers put iu their stead.-Baltimore Sun. Further particulars of the tornado at Shanghai, Til., state that the entire Northern portion of the village was de? stroyed. Sixteen houses, a school? house, and tho only two churches which the village contained, were demolished. Four persons were j killed, Mrs. Wood, George Binn, Harrison Wilson, a son of Mortimer j Page, and from thirty-five to forty were wounded, many fatally. The Ku Klux Klan is said to num? ber 75,000 members in Alabama. The Lieutenant Grand Cyclops has j his hind-quarters in the saddle, and head quarters in Sacred Serpent's Den, and his camp in a grave-yard near Montgomery- His stuff is Col. Black Cat, Col. Grand White Death, Major Rattling Skeleton, Capt. Pust High Giant and Lieutenant Red Dag? ger. Choice Sugar-Cured Hams A ND PRIME VENISON HAMS, st J\. S WY GE UT A BENN'S. May 10_Imo Fresh Crackers. ANOTHER SUPPLY, at SWYGEHT A SENN'S. May 10_Imo Corn! Corn!! FOR sale low st SWYUERT & SENN'S. May 10 lino Democratic Club Ward No. 3. nnilE rnombore of thia Chm will mee', at A the usual place TO-MORROW (Men day) EVEN INO, at S o'clock, for the trans? action of important business. Tty order of the Vioe-PreBidont. S. T. AGNEW, May 10 Secretary. WANTED. CITY OF COLUMBIA PA8T DUE COU? PONS. Apply at this Olllco. May 10_ SMOKED BEEF. QAA LBS. PRIME SMOKED BEEF, OUU just in and for sale bv ? E. A O. i>. HOPE. NOTICE TO PLANTERS. WEARE PREPARED TO FURNISH ON SHORT NOTICE. AND ON THE VERY BEST TERMS, STANDARD AGRI? CULTURALIMPLEMENTTS, REAPERS, MOWERft, THRESHERS. HORSE POW? ERS, HAY BAKES, ENGINES AND MILL FINDINGS, WHEAT FANS, CORN 3HELLERS, STRAW CUTTERS, and keep on hand many of the nbovo machines, with BOLTING CLOTHS, SCREEN WIRE, SAWS, Ac. Wo aro interested in, as well as familiar with, tho wanta of the poople of our State, ind can warrant machines sold by us tobe die best adapted to thiH country, and will ?ell at manufacturers' prices. Pa*rties must nske their orders early to prevent disap xrintment. FISHER A- LOWRANCE. May 7_, _ Scrofula, or King'? Kv?, ?s cured by using Helnitdh's Queen'* Delight. REPOSTS OP OFFICERS.-We com c .oce t|?e publication,thia morning^ of ?yarioji? repoirt? from officer* cort neoted ^jrith the E sec a Uv e Depart? ment andi \7ith; the public institutions of the rjounfry, '"which have been made to Gov. Orr, prior to his retire? ment from office. CHEAT PUBLICATIONS.-Wo have re? ceived from Messrs. Duffie & Chap? man a copy of "A Message from the Sea," being too twenty-sixth.volume of " Peterson'rt cheap edition for tho Million of Charlea Dickens' worka" price 25 canta. Also, "The Abbott." z* "FeLarson's cheap edition for the Million of the Waverley Novels," price 20 cents. These publications are, we believe, the cheapest ever issued. . RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY. Trinity Cbnreh-R . P. J. Shand, Rector, IO,1? u. m. and 4 p. m. Presbyterinn Churoh-Rev. W. E. Boggs, Pus tor, 101? a. m. and 8 p. m. St. Peter'? Churoh-Rev. J. J. O'Connell, Pastor, 10 n. m. and 3 p. m. Washington Street Chapel-Rev. Wm. Martin, IO1*,' a. m. j Rev. S. H. Brovne, 5 p. m. Marion Street Church-Rev. S. H. Browne, 10>? H. m.; Rev. William Martin, 41< p. m. Lutheran Lecture Room-Rev. A. R. Rude, IO1-;, a. m. .Baptist Church-Rev. S. F. Ten? ney, 10}? a. m. RlCBXAND DEMOCIUTIO CLUB.-A called meetiug of this club waa held yesterday, iu Gregg's Hall, for thc purpose of receiving the reports ol the several committees appointed tc nominate Municipal and District of? ficers. The President, Capt. W. B. Stanley, called the club to order, and declared the meetiug pr?par?e for business. Mr. John McKenzie, Chairman of the Committee on No minutions, submitted a report, nomi nating officers for the several officei to be filled; but in considering thi report, it waa found that several o the gentlemen named were disfran ohised, Oi disqualified on account o having held offices before the war, a; covered by the proposed amendment known as tho 3d sectiou of the l?tl amendment to the Constitution of th United Suites. In order to avon this difficulty, aud to give time to in quire into the political disqualifier tions cf the nominees, it was move, aud seconded, that the report be lai on tho table; which was agreed tc On motion of Gen. Hampton, a oorr. mittee, consisting of the followin named getlemen, wes appointed t revise tho nominations made by th club committees, aud report to thi body on Wednesday next, the name of such persons as have been norn nated to District offices, and who ai disqualified under the above name section; and to nominate others i case said disqualifications exist: Gen. Hampton, W. K. Backmai Dr. R. W. Gibbes,'.Judge J. T. Greei Col. F. W. McMaster, H. Solomoi Dr. C. H. Mint, J. S. Rhett, Joh Preston, Jr., Thos; J. LaMotte, I Levy, M. A. Shelton. Mr. John McKenzie, Chairman < Committee on Nominations for Ma; oralty, also made a report, nomina ing Col. J. P. Thomas, and he wi declared thc nominee of the club. An animated discussion ensue? participated in by Messrs. Reynold Hunt, Trcvet and others. The report? of the several wan wero received, and the following gel tlemcn nominated as Aldermen ; represent their respective wards : tho City Council: Fatal! WARD-Clark Waring, T. V Radcliffe, James Claffy. SECOND WARD-C. A. Bedell, R. 1 Bryan, H. E Scott, (declined.) THIRD WARD-W. P. Geiger, V T. Walter, A. L. Solomon, (declined FOURTH WARD-Edward Hope, 1 P. Miller, W. C. Swaffield. These ndrainatioss woreeonflrme The attention of members in Wan 2 and 3 is called to thc vacan< caused by tho declination of two the nominees, aud they are request? to nominate others and report tl same on Wednesday next. MAHi ARKAKOKMENTS.-The po office open during the week from 8, ?. m. to 6 p. m. On Sundays, fro \% to 5>a p. m. Thc Charleston and Western mai ire open for delivery at4f? p. m., ar dose at 81p. m. Northoru-Open for delivery i'.C u. m., closes at 2.45 p. m. Groonvilh -Open for delivery 5, ?. m., closes at 8 p. m. DECORATING THE GrBAVES OF THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.-The ladies of the Memorial Association will meet a^ tho porter'H lodge in tho Cemetery, cm Tuesday afternoon next, at half - J pi^flt 5 o'clock, for tho purpose of de- \ curating the graven of the Confede? rate dead. A goneral invitation is extended to the citizens to be present and assist in the mournful duty. Con? tributions of wreaths and flowers are requested to be sent to the cemetery. THE NEW INDIA RUBBER SCRUBBING BRU?IL-You have already noticed this new and useful article for house \ keepers. Having witnessed ita ope rations, and tho ease and labor-saving with which it does its work and so completely, I cannot refrain from calling the attention of house-keepers to it. It takes out,' as easily as k ' piece of rubber does a pencil mark from paper, all grease spots from the floor, and save? the slush and dis? agreeable condition of the floor usually attending the old system. It dries up its work as it goes, and when the last rub is given to the floor of a Toom, it is dry, polished and ready for use. I strongly recommend it to every house-keeper in the city and country. Major John .Alexander is the sole manufacturer of this useful article, and the price (seventy-five cents) is so moderate that not even the poorest (if a tidy houBe-keeper) i can afford to do without ono of them. A HOUSE-KEEPER. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Special at? tention is called to the following ad? vertisements, published for the first' time this morning: The Merchant's Ticket. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Riohland-In Equity. F. W. Green-Sheriff's Sales. Swygert & Senn-Corn, &c. Meeting Third Ward Club. Apply at this Office-Wanted. A FALLACY .-Some people think that chronic dyspepsia may be cured by exer? cise and diet alono. This is a mietake. The Btomach must be stimulated and regu? lated, and the liver and the discharging otgans put in good working orTler before a cure eau be effected. Bach is the opera? tion of HOSTETTER'H BITTEB8. "They tono the stomach, set the liver right, And mit the stomach in such healthful plight, That good digestion waite on appetite." Many person? fancy that fever and ague can bu avoided by adopting unusual pr?? caution? against damp and cold. Never was there a greater fallacy. There ls po absolute safeguard against malarious ma? ladies, except Hostetter's Bitters. "To brace the frame, and make it ague proof, To kce,< tho causes of disease aloof,"' There is nothing like thia genial vege? table iuvigoraut. So, too, in cases where there is a predisposition to biliousness; the constitutional tendency ia combatted and held in check bv tho alterative action of tho Bitters. Diet and regimen are powerful allies of judicious medical treatment when the pre? servation of health in insalubrious locali? ties is the object in view. But they will not answer tho desired cud alone. Use them as aids to the Bitters, but do not rely upon the efficacy of any formula that v does not include this admirable tonic. The Bitters consist of an unadulterated I vegetable esseuce, (unrivalled among .-ti? ru ula nts.) medicated solely with herbs aud loots of acknovlodgsd virtue as tonics. j II is agreeable to the taste and perfectly Harmless. Evon to children of delicate constitution* it way be given with perfect impunity. In fact, with these, no with those of older growth, its wonderful r?cu? p?rant properties are at once apparent. : May 10_,^J;6_ FRESH CRACKERS. RECEIVED to-day, fresh SUGAR, SODA and CREAM BI80UIT, GINGER SNAPS, TEA and GINGER OAKES. May g FISHER Sc LOWRANCE. AT PRIVATE SALE. THE DESIRABLE LOT, with RE MSIDENCE. corner of Laurel and Bull streets, known as the "Bronson" Plaoe. Tho buildings aro all tirst class and complete, with all modern improvements and conveniences. The lot contains three fourths of ?n aero or more; r-.o?l stocked with choico imita and shrubbery. For terms-which will be mads accom? modating-apply to Mus. H. C. BRON S(?N, thront;li this office. May !> G Smoked Herrings. Kf\ BOXES NO. I HERRINGS, for ..alo 0\J low. E. Si G. 1). HOPE. May 8 TROTTING STALLION DANVILLE. Price Reduced to Fifteen Dollars. j~ IN order to place my horse, /Y??jr DANVILLE, at a price Within the r'K 1 J reach of alldoairoua of raising fine stock. I haye reduced tho pri?e te rI?' TEEN DOLLARS, (cash, in'advance.) for the BOason. S. SHERID \.N. May 7 _ C ROUGH RICE AFEW bushels o? ROUGH RICE mr salo low, for cash May 7 FISHER A LOWRANCE. DR D. L. BOOZER, IT AVINO obtained from tho different JL patentees of tho profession, office rights of tho latest improvement in DEN? TISTRY, is preparen to do all kinds of DENTAL WORK with noatnees, durability and despatch, .it the very lowest rates. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed. Ofliro oa Main street, Columbia, S. C., three door-i North of Agnow's". May > ly Bacon, Hains, Lard, Oom. 25.000 IM? Um. HAMS, l.eo i lbs. LARD, 1,000 bushels COAN. April 18 R. O'NEALE Si SON.