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DBM00EAT1C NOMINATIONS. MUNICIPAL OFFIOKOf?-CITY COLUMBIA. For Mayor. Coi,. J. P. THOMAS/ For Aldermen.-WABD Nip. 1. T. W. RAD OLIFFE. CLARK WARENG. JS" s JAMES CLAFFEY.* WARD KO. 2. C. A. BEDELL. li. Ii. BRYAN, O. Z. BATES. WAHI) KO. 3/ ~. W. P. GEIGER. ' W. T. WALTER JOHN AGNEW. . EDWARD HOPfo ' W. C. SWAFFLELD. Jj, P. MILLER COLUMBIA. Wednesday Morning, June 17,1868. True Iioyalty. The ground upon which tho radi? cal party has laid its grievous bur? dens upon the South, is the disloyal? ty of the whites. Senator Harlan remarked, upon one occasion, that, ?whilst it' was hazardous, to give the, blacks universal, unqualified Buffrage, yet it; was necessary, inasmuch as the loyalty of the'whites could not be depended upon. Honce, thought ho, better the loyal blacks, in their ignorance and half-civilized state as a people, than the intelligence and virtue of the "rebol" element. Let us how briefly examine this ground, upon which radicalism relies to justify its cruel and outrageous policy-id wards the Southern'whites. What is "loyally?" I^Bu-wia, it may mean fidelity to the Czar; in France, it may mean fidelity to the Emperor. In' England, it has meant fidelity to the King. - But, in the so-call? i land of Constitutional freedom that we live iu, what did it moan before the era of radical mis ralo, and what does it properly mean? We answer, that loyalty means, or ought to mean, fidelity lo (?ie Constitu? tion-of the country-io its fundamental, organic law, as therein contained. Now to the proof. Tho United States, in its corporate capacity, is a : Govern? ment, and its organic character finds expression in the Constitution. This cannot bo disputed. But, if so, it follows, logically, that loyally in Ute citizen means adherence to the Constitu? tion. Now, what is the record of the Sfoath upon that poiut ? Tho South lias ever peen, trae to the.Constitu? tion, as she has construed th: f instru? ment. Even in 1861,: she withdrew from the Union,, upbn the ground that guarantees were needed for the faithful carrying ont of tho Constitu? tion. After her secession, she re? affirmed it in her own independent condition with scarcely a change. And, "since the war, she has asserted but one plea, and that for the invio? lability of the Constitution." Hence, the record of the South, upon the point of adherence to the Constitu? tion, is indisputable, and no charge of disloyalty properly attaches to her. But, with radicalism, this reasoning wonld fail to be conclusivo. Accord? ing to tho radical theory, the United - States is a political party, and its legal character is expressed in the Chicago platform and the proclama? tions of Congress. Hence, "loyalty," with the radicals, means fidelity to the radical party. That ia their measure of patriotism. And disloy? alty means non-adberonco to the radical programme. Let a violent secessionist join the radical ranks, and straightway ho becomes a "loyal" man. But let a Union man adhere to tho Democratic party, and forth? with he becomes a "disloyal" man, dangerous to the country's peace, and deserving all punishment. Heneo the conclusion: 1. That the South is loyal, in the proper san se of the word. 2. That the radical policy, basod upon her disloyalty, is founded upon falso grounds. 3. That the radical party is a fac? tion that seeks to substitute for the will of the people, as expressed in tho legislative, executive and judioial departments of the Government, the dicta of a party and the pronuncia montos of a usurping Coo gross. "The coin is spurious, nail it down." Lancaster District has nineteen organized Democratic dubs, all in good working order. The onoe famous Count Joannes is practicing law in an obscuro town in Maine The New York World'? Change of Base Again. In yesterday's Phoenix, we took occasion to allude- to tho recent views set forth by the New York World, In ita article of Jupe 8th, entitled "Negro Suffrage in the Soutit- WM il be Perpetuated,"-me hold that the TF?rW virtually abandoned its pre? vious views, and descended, in its Chase for viotory, from tho heights of PRINCIPLE to the lowlands of EX? PEDIENCY. Although conservative in our views and policy; although seek? ing our country's good by sensible and practical agencies, we neverthe? less have our policy controlled and vitalized by immutable principles which we shall never sacrifice, oven for temporary triumphs. We shall not, therefore, follow the World in its political trimming. Although we may have to take what the New York Convention shall give, yet assuming that the Convention will give the Southern Democracy the medicine suggested by the physician of the World, it does not follow that we shall pronounce the medicine good. To us, the pill will be extremely nauseous. We might ask the World to pause. It is hard for us to be wounded in the house of our friends. Struck as the South has been by her foes, until her body shows numerous gashes, shall she now have to turu to her late valued champion and say-ET TU BRUTE? AND THOU, TOO, O BRUTUS 1 General Grant. One of General Grant's old mess? mates makes tho following estimate of the nominee of the radicals-says the People's Weekly: We conversed not long since with ono of General Grant's old mess? mates, and enthusiastic admirers. If his estimate of Grant's abilities and purposes are correct, we have been greatly mistaken. To our suggestion that Grant owed his position partly to the political influence of Wash burne and other personal friends from Illinois, and partly to jealousy of McClellan on the part of the poli? ticians at Washington, and that he had succeeded against Lee, not by military sagacity, but by the mere sacrifice of numbers and tho exhaus? tion of the Confederacy ; he replied that he knew Grant well; that he has all tho genius and ten times the ambition of Julius Cosar; that it was neither political influence, nor jea? lously of ' McClellan, but his own long-headed sagacity, which had rais? ed him to the first place in the army, from which he had been foreod to resign under charges; that Grant of all men know ho tv and when to wait for, or to seize, opportunities, and turn them to his own advantage; that the radical leaders thought they were using Grant, but that Grant was using them; that he was too circum? spect himself to disclose his ultimate gurposes; but that, knowing him as e did, he understood what was meant by Dent and Rawlings, when they said that Grant ' would not give up his position at the head of the army, whicJi was for life, for the sake of being President only four years; that Grant was quietly encouraging Congress in attacks upon the Execu? tive and the Judiciary, because all history proved that in the progress of legislative usurpations the time always and soon came, when he who cotdd control the army, cotdd seal him? self in the Executive chair for life, with any title he might think proper to assume. To our question, whether ho be? lieved Grant entertained any such ambitious views, he replied that ho was confident that he did; that from many conversations with him at West Point, and siuce, he know that Grant had the ambition of teu Ctesars; ho had heard him talk years ago of Csssar, und Cromwell, aud Napoleon; that he would bo a despot, but his ambition would bo to build up instead of destroying tho country; and that it would be better for tho country at large, and especially the South, to prosper under his empire than to be ruined by this radical Congress and their thieving emis? saries. At the time wo attached but little importance to these ideas, which, wo thought, might have been born of the wish for a marshal's baton under tho prospective empire; but subse? quent events-the late rapid and de? termined progress of the destructives in Congress, since their temporary chook on the report of tho Impeach? ment Committee-and the following striking passages in our late readings, lead ns to think that perhaps there was more in it than was dreamed of in our philosophy. A gentleman in Fairfield District will donate 1,000 acres of good land to bona fide settlers, particularly Irish settlers. He thinks if immigrants can be induced to settle among us on these terms, it will onhanoe the value of all lands 100 per cent He is right. You may joke when you please, if you are careful to please when you joke. Argument of William H. Shannon, K?q., Counsel tor Isaac OweM,Tried before ? Military Commlnlon, At Camden, 8. C., on ? Charge ot Mar. der. Some ono has favored ns with a copy of the above argument. It is eminently worthy of the abilities of our esteemed friend. After an able representation of the legal points in? volved, . Colonel Shannon thus elo? quently closes his argument: Gentlemen of the Commission, my duty is done. We are about to part to meet no more, perhaps, in the walks of life.- . The alluring paths of public duty oall you onward, and, I sincerely trust, upwards to positions of in? creased honor and usefulness. To me, in middle life, with every capacity, energy, vigor and strength with' which nature may have endowed me unimpaired, the public duties of life are a shut book; for this I have no word of oomplaint, no sigh of regret, for though the position may be. humble, the duties and motives are high enough for my ambition; but from my experience let me gather for yon an alternative prophecy, which, from your positions, you may use for the benefit of our common country. Tell your brother soldiers to spread the banner of stars and stripes over us of tho South in venge? ful wrath; say to us, that those stars, whether viewed as a mero constella? tion of glory, and placed there alike by Northern and Southern gallantry and heroism, or viewed os represen? tatives of great States, gathered there alike by Northern and Southern statesmanship, .are for you, while tho stripes are for us, and my "mystical loro" prompts me to say, "Borne had our grandeur and our extent of em? pire when she oppressed her borders and destroyed them," and I point you to the fate of the South, to Hun? gary, Poland, Ireland, St. Domingo. But tell them to plant that banner deep in the soil; lot its proud folds spread in sheltering lovo over us. Give us back our share in its diadems of glory which our heroes and our statesmen helped to wreathe. Re? cognize that the South, in the recent war, fought not against that flag, but against a party, who, in their honest judgment, perverted the Government, and all will yet be well. The million deep scars which ruth? less war has made, will heal again, and the sun shall never set upon our empire. Why should this not he ? The sweet South wind that fans your cheeks,. blows over tho spot where stood tho headquarters of our com? mon foes-Cornwallis, Rawdon, Tarleton. It kisses the violets on tho grave of the noble dui tey, who, on the heights of Chapultepec, with tho victorious Palmetto flag and the star-spangled banner floating over him, gave his pure, young life for our country: lt waves the willow over tho grave of General John B. Villopigue, who, in the winter of 1860 and 1861, from the for North? west, wrote to me: "As tho sunset gun fired, I stood under the stars and stripes, and, as tho last rays of the sun glanced upon its glorious folds, I turned away from it forever. Will you wonder that my chin snuk mournfully upon my breast, and that the tears coursed down my cheeks us I bade farewell to the flag I love so well ?" Who will believe, . as his heroio form flashed at Shiloh, ever at the head of his brigade, he struck at that flag ? You may deem him mis? taken, you may deem him in error, but you cannot deem a pure, imma? culate spirit like his a traitor. Tho soldier leaves such epithets for tho politician, whose fight commences when the war is over-whose battle deeds are words and whoso battle flag is ono interminable coil of red tape. The same wind passes on, and cools tho spired marblo over Dicken? son^ heroic mould-he who, at Che rubusco's bloody field, under that banner, and with tho Palmetto flag in his hand, fell, "near the flashing of tho guns." It sighs over the grave of DeKalb, the noble stranger, who gave his life for your liberty and mino. I trills a bright chorus amid the heights of Hobkirk, where Greene first set back thc tido of British conquest, never again to flow over this land. Give us back those memories and those treasures, and you make patriots of us all again. Do these "coming events cast their shadows before ?" Anticipating the event, looking forward to the period when I may stand, a patriot ci ti/.eu, under that flag, when I may be ubout to pass away, leaving my de? scendants tho heritage of freedom, I may Hay, commencing this address with the introduction of one of Cice? ro's great orations, and concluding it with the conclusion of another, used, if my memory serves me well, by tho great Webster, on a memorable occa? sion: "Dying, I shall have but two wishes-ono, that I shall leave my country free, tho other, that every citizen shall have well deserved of the Republic." An exchange tells a story of a dis? consolate widower, who, on seeing the remains of his last wife lowered into the grave, exolaimed, with tears in his eye?: 'fWeli, I'vo lost gloves I've lost umbrellas, ye?, even cows and horses, but I never-no, never had anything to cut me like this!" Military Law. G, Lt. Shepherd, who signs himself a .'Brevet Brigadier," and com? mands in a sub-District of Alabama, is evidently a very shallow fellow, with an immense zeal to commend himself to favor near the headquar? ters of tho army. Some soldiers re oently expressed their political opinions. They hurrahed for the candidates they like, and groaned for the candidates they are opposed to, and straightway down comes the as? tonishing Shepherd upon them, clothed with all the terrors of a general 'order; f Shepherd, perhaps, does not often get the chance to mako himself heard, through general orders or otherwise, aud therefore was not the man to lose this. Where was the offence? Is it an offence for soldiers to have political opinions? Why, then, has the Republican party given so mnch activity to fostering political opinions in the army, backed by the legislation of tho Congress that cre? ated the army? Is it an offence for soldiers to give expression to their opinions? That can hardly be, since Congress authorized their votiug, even in the oamps, in the very heat of the war. But they groaned for Gen. Grant, and cheered for McClellan and for Andrew Johnson, and as Grant is the commander of the army, that, says Shepherd, is insubordination. But Grant is a proper subject for tho political opinions of the people. He is a candidate, and that is the charac? ter in which, undoubtedly, ho re? ceived the attention of the soldiers. How far, exactly, is the spirit of dis? cipline to be carried iu the matter of commanders who are candidates? Will it be an offence, punishable by court martial, for any soldier to vote against Grant? It is doubtful whether Shepherd himself knows which was the greater insubordina? tion, to shout against Grant, who is commander, or for Johnson, who is President; but, perhaps, when he has consulted the carpet-baggers who come to him from his radical masters at the Capital, he will be able to answer any questions on that point. How long shall men hold their liber? ties at the discretion of creatures like thc Brevet Brigadier? [Kew York Herald. ' Cut liol l< U y and Dueling. EDITORS COURTER: With a view to remove mistaken impressions, and place the Catholic Church in its true tight before the people, I would re? spectfully ask the iudulgenee of your columns. From the correspon? dence lately published in the News lixd Afercury, grave misapprehensions in reference to the Catholic doctrine concerning the right of self-defence liave gone abroad. These erroneous ideas, it is hoped, the following plain statement will correct: Whilst the Catholic Church, equally with the State, forbids tho praotice of dueling, ind deprecates personal encounters A all kinds, she at the same time makes liberal provision for the secu? rity of that manhood which has ever seen a distingushing feature in the iiistory of her children. Hence we find in the second vo? nnie of Pacetti's Institutes of Moral Philosophy, page 124, language of ivhich the following is a literal trans? lation: "Many moralists suggest /hat a person challenged to a duel ;an reply, in order to clear away all luspicion of cowardice: 'That I de? cline the duel as forbidden by laws aoth human and divine. But under? stand, I will openly pursue, as form jrly, my ordinary avocations, both jy day and night, and if any one should attack me, I say I am ready io defend myself.' " This is the language of Pacetti, a Roman Priest, whoso philosophy is .he tox-book of morality in tho first Catholic Colleges in the world. Fur :hermore, wo know personally of an Instance iu which this very advice ?vas given to a gentleman io this city ij one of the first Catholic theo ogiaus in this country. Bishop England, in the 5th volumo of his ?vorks, page 64, in a discourse do? wered before tho Anti-Dueling So :ioty of Charleston, of which General Thomas Pinokney, of revolutionary 'anio, was the venerated President, jas given to the world a most able lefence of the Catholic doctrine con? cerning dueling, to which I would re ipectfully refer the curious. A CATHOLIC. [Charleston Courier. STATE CENTRAI, COMMITTEE.-Tho elbowing gentlemen constitute the State Central Executive Committee >f the Democratic party of South karolina. Appointed by tho April Conven? tion-Gen. Wado Hampton, Col. J. P. Thomas, Col. F. W. McMaster, J. D. Pope. Esq., Hon. S. McGowan, W. M. Shannon, Esq., Maj. S. P Hamilton. Appointed by the June Conven ion-Hon W. D. Porter, Maj. T. G. Barker, Hon John E. Carew, Robert Vdger, Esq., Hon. Henry Mciver, Hon. W. P. Finley, A. A. Gilbert, Esq. LEXINGTON DISTRICT.-The Spring [Iiii Democratic Olub has a long list >f members. On Saturday last, William St o wera, colored, and James Minor, colored, addressed the colored people with good effect-eleven oined. This club is constantly in jr easing in size and spirit. j Local T-to^no-fsi. We have boen requested to state that, by request, Col. J. P. Thomas wilT'deliver a lecture on Thursday evening next, at half-past 8 o'clock, in Carolina Hall, (lately Gibbes')*^ subject : "THE PAST OF SOUTH CARO? LINA IN ABMS AND IN ARTS, AND HEB FrjTUBi? CONSIDERED. " Thc proceeds of the lecture to be placed in the hands of a committee of ladies for a charitable purpose. Tickets of ad? mission twenty-five cents each, to bo had at the door. Godey, for July, has been placed upon our table by Messrs. Bryan & McCarter. Grain and flour sacks, <Src, of any size or quality, can be furnished, at short notice, hy H. B. ?sten & Co., No. 25 Pearl street, New York. Seo advertisement. Mr. E. F. Sweegan, of the firm of H. F. Baker & Co., Charleston, S. C., is now at Nickersou's Hotel, for the purpose of taking orders for deliver? ing coal to any one desiring to be served during the summer months. THE PEOPLE'S MAGAZINE.-The June number of this very interesting magazine has been received, for which the publishers will please ac? cept our thanks. It is filled with an unusual amount of interesting read? ing matter, accompanied with num? erous illustrations. It has just com? pleted its first volume. THE HEALTH OF COLUMBIA.-Wheu the News speaks of the prevalence of "chills and fever" here, it seems to forget the singular freedom from sickness which characterizes this city. If some up-country town had bragged of its health, as compared with Columbia, there would have been some appearance of consistency; but for tho News to invite a compari? son, can only be accounted for on the presumption that our co tem? po rar j was in a humor to perpetrate a joke. However, if our health be bad, cannot Charleston send up some of Epping's Sarsaparilla, and we will send in return any quantity of that renowned Southern Democratic m?? decine that works a radical cure, to wit: HEINTTSH'S QUEEN'S DELIGHT. P. S. We will accept a box of shaving soap, or a bottle of Cologne from the Doctor. IMPBOVEMENTS NEEDED IN COLUM? BIA.-Wanted-money here to build Congaree Bridge and Broad River Bridge, and to develop and use the admirable water power facilities which the Columbia Canal presents. Wanted-money iu South Carolina to build factories for cotton, wool, kc. Wanted-money to build paper mills, and to baild up our burnt towns. Wanted-Northern energy, North srn mechanical ingenuity, Northern tuen who will mind their business, and Northorn money for Southern 3nterprise to work with, and give a good per centago. Wanted-immigration from Eu? rope. Wanted-Germans to cultivate our land, and develop our agriculture. And wanted, above all, Southern men and Southern boys to go to work nil. Wanted in our people-hope, euer yu. industry. LITEBABY NOTICES.-We have re? ceived from tho publishers, T. B. Peterson & Bro.'s, through Messrs. I)lillie .V Chapman, who have them for sale, the following works: Fortunes of Nigel, by Sir Walter Scott. Price only twenty cents. The Pic-Nic Papers, by Charles Dickens, and other celebrated writers. Price fifty cents. Both these volumes are quite do lirable. Fortunes of Nigel is the fourteenth -ol umo of "Peterson's cheap edition 'or the million of the Waverley IOVOIB." The Waverley novels, by Scott, are so well known as to require io special notice at our hands. It is mough to say, that this is a cheap edition of n popular work. The Pic-Nic Papers is the twenty ughth volume of "Peterson's cheap sdition for tho million of Charles Dickens' works." This volume ia jminently readable, containing short (tories from Dickens, Tom Moore, .V. Harrison Ainsworth, Agnes Strickland, and other celebrated au hors. There are about twenty toles n one volume. Tickets for the lecture on Thurs? day evening, in Carolina Hall, may be obtained at the book ami drug stores. A RAnrrY.it-Tomato soup is "one" of the luxuries to be found at the Exchange Restaurant, this morning, at ll o'clock. Don't forget the time and place, for this is something you do not get every day. FOR NEW YORK.-Ey reference to our advertising columns, it will be seen that persons wishing to ( visita, .New York, during- the sitting of the National Democratic Convention; can do so, and return home again, for the same money. Tickets for the round trip only twenty-nine dollars, j MAU, ARRANGEMENTS.-The post office open during tho week from S}.< a. m. to 7 p. m. On Sundays, from 4 to 5 p. m. The Charleston and Western mails are open for delivery at 4 ' p. m., and close at 8l.< p. m. Charleston night mail open 8'?? a. m., close 4\y? p. m. Northern-Open for delivery nt 8)4 a. m., closes at 2.-15 p. m. Groen ville-Open for delivery 5 J? p. m., closes at 8% p.' m. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Special at tention is called to the following ad? vertisements, published for the first time this morning: \<..< T. H. Wade-Tax Notice. J. S. McMahon-Health Notice. Peixbtto & Son-Auction. E. R Dor8?y-k?onventibn Trip. Thomas k Bell-Business Notice. Mrs. M: E. Lee-Estate Notice. Duffie & Chapman-New Books. W. B. ?sten & Co.-Flour Sacks. Having been told by some of my friends that a report has been circu? lated that I voted the Republican ticket, I simply wish. to deny the report, and say that I voted the Democratic ticket. RAY BOLEN. The Abyssinian expedition has ad? ded a "new drink to the list of beve rages. Its name is Te j, and it is described as a semi-acidulous, cidery sort of liquid, slightly intoxicating. FINAL NOTICE. ALL pei Hons indebted for State Taxes are requested to call before the 22d day of thia month and settle up their Taxes, as longer 'indulgence cannot be extended. THOMAS H. WADE, T. O. B. D.| 8. C. Jnne 17_| . .,_3_ i NOTICE. ALL claims against the estate of J. H. LEE, deceased, will be handed in, properly ut tested, and all persona indebted to the estate will please make payment to Mrs. M. E. LEE, Administratrix, or to H. G. QUERRY, Agent. June 17 _' U w9 THOMAS & BELL, BUILDERS'AND CON TE AUTO ES. ALL work in the department of mecha? nical construction executed with promptness and skill. J. P. THOMAS. , J. 0. BELL. June 17_ GRAIN ANO FLOUR SACKS. THE old established ''COHN EXCHANGE BAG MANUFACTORY" is prepared to furnish GRAIN SACKS of any desired nze or quality, and at short notice. Also, COTTON and PAPER FLOUR SACKS, neatly printed to order. Information prompt)v furnished upon application. W. B. A8TKN & CO., 25 Pearl street, Now York City. June 17_ 3 mo NOTICE. COUNCIL CHAMBER, COLUMBIA, June 1G, 1868.-The Ward Committees of the Board of Health will visit and inspect the premises in their respective wards on MONDAY, the 22J instant. All persons ire required to have their premises tho? roughly cleaned and the trash and garbage placed in the streets on the SATURDAY MORNING previous, that it may he re? moved by the street carts. By order of the Board. j. s. MCMAHON. Secretary. Juno 17_5 Charlotte and S. C. E. R. Co. 3ENEBAL FREIOHT ANO TICKET AGENT'S Office COLUMBIA, 8. C.. Jane 16, 1863. &R AND Excursion to New York-Round Trip Tickets only $29.-Persons viahing to attend the National Democratic Convention, to be held in New York on the 1th of July, proximo, are informed that his Company has made arrangements to ssne Round Trip Tickets, good from Juno !0th to July 15th, inclusive, at 429 each, rickets will bo on sale, at this o Alee, from ho morning of Juno 20th to the afternoon >f July 1st, when they will bo withdrawn. E. R. DOR8EY, General Freight and Ticket Agent. June 17_18 NEW BOOKS. ^ EXPLORATIONS of the Nile Trifljrra ries-Its Sources, Supply and Over? low-The Country, Peoplo, Customs, etc. Jy Sir S. W. Baker, $5.00. Sermons. By Rev. Charles Kingsley, )haplain to Her Majesty and to the Prince ?f Wales, $1.75. Morte D'Arthur. Sir Thomas malory's Jook of King Arthur and his Noblo [nights of the Round Table, $1.75. Anto-Bellum. Southern Lire a? it was, 2.00. The Divine Teacher. Being the record id sayings of our Lord Joans Christ, $1.25. Beeohenbrook. A rhyme of the war. )y Margaret Preston-new edition. And nany other new books. Some new paper >ound nov?la. For salo at DUFFIE & CHAPMAN'S Bookstore. June 17 _ ' F Grant s Fan Milla, OR sale hy Mayl? FISHER 3t LOWRANCE.