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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS-OITY COJiUMDTA. .For Mayor. Con. J, P. THOMAS. >' For .dWermen.-WARD NO. 1. T. W. RADCLIFFE. CLARK WARING. JAMES CLAFFEY. WARD KO. 2. C. A. BEDELL. R. L. BRYAN. O. Z. BATES. . WABD NO. 3. W. P. GEIGER. W. T. WALTER. JOHN AGNEW. WARD NO. ?. EDWARD HOPE. W. C. SWAFFLELuD. L. P. MILLER. COLUMBIA. Wednesday Morning:, Jone 24. 1868. Apply the Napoleonic Maxim. Ono of tho first Napoleon's war maxims was-neper do what your ad? versaires desire you to do. We hopo that the Southern delegates to thc forth-comingDemooratio Convention j will act upon this principio. Tne? New York Times takes as its text an extract from Mr. Edmond Rhett's re? cent letter to tho Charleston Mercury\ and founds threupon its predictions as to the" results to "be anticipated from the Convention of the Fourth of Julyjjarpx, -. It regards Mr. Rhett's views as expressing the tone and opinions of the Southern extremists, and thereupon argues that the South will be in that Convention "in its old colors, with its old spirit, and, we may add, with its old tendency to self-destruction." It says: "The Southern extremists, however, scout the suggestion as treason to j their rights, not less than to the tra? ditions of Demooraoy. They care j nothing about the candidate-every? thing about the platform. They j are willing to vote for Mr. Anybody, ?rovided ne stand on their platform, n this way, they intend to re-anaot the folly of 1860. They demand the privilege of dictating. terras. They claim tho righi ' of ' saying of what stuff the platform shall be built, and how it shall be put together. Grant this, and they will be satisfied. Deny it, or qualify it, and they threaten to bolt, to depart incontinently, to shake off their feet tho dust of Tam? many, and to retire to their States disgusted and indifferent. We might quote many passages from Southern journals to show the accuracy of this rendering of their tone." ' Wc will say to tho Times, that it will be disappointed in its expecta? tions. The South will go in that Convention in no such spirit as that suggested. But deferring to the wis? dom and judgment of the Northorn wing of the Demooraoy, we expect to be able to lake up the man and tho measures agreed upon, and work for them with a will. Bat although the State will illustrate a becoming mo? desty in that Convention, her dele? gates will alio, wo are sure, show a becoming manliness. They must not bo expected to go further than to ac? cept the legitimate and logical results of the late war. They must be allowed to remain faithful to the memori.\s of tho past, whilst they ac? cept tho accomplished facts of the present. But wo must not closo beforo re? spectfully suggesting to our cotempo-1 rary of tho Mercury, how extreme utterances injure the canso of tho South, aud the Democratic party ns well. Does not the Mercury observe how its own extremism of tone and expression, honest and manly though it - is, is mado tho instrument of serious injury to its own cause? For instance, in the editorial letter re? ferred to by tho Times, and com? mented upon so as to prejudice us in the minds of the North, why need tho author have used this language: ! "In the meantime, the South stands by, and asks but one question-what party will place us under tho protec? tion of tho Constitution, and roleaso us from illegal negro domination? If eithar, we sustain that party. If neitlier, then we have no further inte? rest in the proceedings, and they may go to the devil together, for all that we care. The whites will, in that event, be oounted out, and leane the North and the niggers to settle their squabbles together about party spoils and settle? ment of debts." As for ourselves; we regard this as scarcoly considerate enough to tho Convention soon to assemble, and to the Demooraoy of tho North. The Mercury is our senior, but wo ven? ture, whilst conceding to it much of | ability and all of sincerity, to suj geat that, in view of tho groat int rests of tho South now imperilled*, it I take np the suggestions of prudence and discretion, and allow its mode? ration tobe known of all men. In doing this, wo aro satisfied that it will tho better accomplish the onda aimed at, and the moro fully repre? sent the great body of our people, who are now disposed to deal rather more practically and moro dispassion? ately than formerly with their po? litical affairs. Brief Point?. If the Democratic party goos upon' the ground-^-* 'Down wiih the nigger" you inoite somebody to raise him up. If you make this a rallying cry \ ' Thai this is EXCLUSIVELY a while man's Government," jon induce somebody to put the whole "nigger" in. Hence the Phoenix suggests that these rally? ing ories be modified to suit circum? stances, and the Northern people; who won't exactly think as some North and South think. Tho Pho nix suggests this modification: For "Down with the nigger," substitute, "Negroes lo your place;" for "This is exclusively a while man's Government," substitute, "This is a white man's Go? vernment, and decent negroes may come in." , , r , <^ ? ? Prop oi cd Plan of Democratic Organi? zation for the State. We suggest the following plan of organization, which has been found to work well, and which is an im? provement upon the plan heretofore recommended by the State Central Executive Committee: 1. When each District is fully or? ganized with clubs, at tho Court House, and in every convenient locality in the District, let each club electyZrc delegates, to meet and form a District Central Cltd>, for the moro thorough organization of tho whole District. 2. Let each District Central Club then elect one delegate-these dele? gates meeting and forming a Stale Central Club, which meets as often as it may see fit. In this way, it will be seen, .that the whole State may be thoroughly organized. We submit tho plan for examination and consideration. One advantage is, that it will not interfere with the present organization of the Democratic Clubs throughout tho State. It only provides. for the various clubs in eaoh Distriot form? ing, as suggested, a District Central Club and a State Central Club. From the following article, it will bo seen that the Herald claims that ex-Governor Seymour endorses Chnso as tho Democratic candidate: "We publish, to-day, a letter from an Albany correspondent, giving an account of a caucus of prominent Democratic politicians, convened for the purpose of considering tho poli? tical situation and interchanging opinions in regard to tho Presiden? tial nomination. Ex-Governor Sey? mour was the centre of the gather? ing, and freely gavo his yiows. Wa give a verbatim report of his re? marks, so far as they concerned Chief Justice Chase. It seems that the Governor distinctly endorsed Chase as tho Democratic candidate, stating that he and tho party differed in no material point upon the living issues of the day. He said the Chief Justice stood right upon the record as to free trade and the tariff, and he agreed with tho Democrats on the general question of taxation; that ho has always been iu favor of universal amnesty and for restoring to tho South her Constitutional rights; and that, as to negro suffrage, ho is will? ing to leave that question entirely to tho States, where tho Democrats claim it belongs. This is Judge Chase's platform in a nut-shell; but, simple as it is, tho Democratic organs dared not publish it in a report of the proceedings of tho caucus, when they had an opportunity to do so. The question is, therefore, definitely settled, that ex-Governor Seymour is out flat-footed for Chase's nomina? tion by tho Democratic Convention, and his suggestion that Pendleton give way for- the present and await future honors, is dictuted in a manly and magnanimous spirit. It is folly for the partisan journals to attempt to smother this great, necessary and patriotic Ch oso movement. It is bound to go on. It is fully time that something liko statesmanship should distinguish the Presidential office, and the people aro beginning to realize that Judge Chase is just the man for tho time and the occa? sion." FAIRFIELD DISTRICT.-The Monti? cello D?mocratie Clnb is reported as flourishing. It has seventy-five white and thirty colored members. Col. W. J. Alston is President; Dr. W. P. Curry, CoJ. T. J. Dawkins and Maj. J. B. Lyles, are Vice-Presi? dents; H. M, Zealy is Secretary. Tho New York Tlmti ?nd tins Demo? cracy In tilla State. Mn, EDITOB: Our attention lins benn drawn to tho following extract, from tho New York Times: '* . "T&e Democrats of South Caroli? na, fn State Convention, some I months ago, declared themselves in favor of recognizing the negro as an 'integral element of the body politic' This seemed a sensible and timely recognition of a political necessity, but it was too sensible to be accepted by the whole party. It shocked the frei u dices of the Democratic party, osides savoring of dangerous inno? vation. The negro never has been 'an integral olement of the body politio* hitherto; why should he be recognized as such now ? So they gathered together a new Convention of the Democrats of South Carolina, at which this new heresy was solemn? ly discarded, and the old dogma, which acquired root and some degree of strength while the blacks were slaves, that this is 'the white man's government,' was formally re-affirm? ed, as the cardinal principle of tho Democratic faith. The resolutions and speeches were alike explicit and emphatic on this subject. The lead - ing resolution declared thc, convic? tion of the Convention, that the Democratic party, whenever it comes again into power, will restore tho Government to the whites, and therefore it would support its candi? dates. A Mr. Sparnick, one of the Secretaries, declared that ho 'would noyer consent that when he ap? proached the ballot-box, a son of Africa Should stand by his side as his equal.' General Gary said the question was, not whether the negro held property, or could read or not, but whether wo were to disregard what he called 'the fundamental principles laid down in tho Constitu? tion, which exclude from the elective franchise both the Indian and the negro. ' For his part, he said he was 'moro and moro convinced that God Almighty created the negro at a dif? ferent time from the white man, and for a different purpose,' and that voting was intended to be done ex? clusively by the whites. The gene? ral tone of all the speeches was, that the negro was intendod by the Al? mighty to occupy an inferior posi? tion, and they were so fearful of thwarting the Almighty's purposes, that theybouldn't think of letting the negro vote." Now I, for one, do not accept the version given by the Times. As a member of the April Convention, and an advocate of the principles and conservative policy proclaimed there, I do not admit that tho "heresy" of said Couvention has been discarded. Mr. Sparnick, Gen. Gary and others have their peculiar views, and let them havo those views. But these utterances do not affect that large and influential portion of the people of tho State who advocate tho pro? gramme of the April Convention, and regard the expressions and views of tho Phoenix as representing tho people moro correctly than tho ex? treme opinions of extreme men and ultra journals. I fear that there is too much truth in what the Times says when it remarks: "If tho Democrats, directly or in? directly, by words or by acts, by doc? trines they announoe, or by men they nominate, take their stand upon this position, that this is exclusively a 'white man's government,' they doom themselves not only to defeat, but to disaster and death. It is not only a re-action against tho war, and against tho principles which it estab? lished, it is a re-action against the tendencies and events of tho age against that broader and higher civilization which is making men everywhere moro tolerant of mere accidental distinctions, and which ia admitting them as men to sharo thc rights and responsibilities, ns they must share tho burdens and penal? ties, of governments and laws." And believing that there is much deserving of consideration in thu paragraph, I hope that tho National Democratic party will bo moderate and politic. Let that Convention put itself upon the basis of tho SoutL Carolina Convention of April last, I agree with Col. Thomas, in his let ter to a meeting in Newbery, where in ho suggested that were tho Na tional Democracy to plant itself upor tho basis of qualified suffrage to thc nogro, North and South, it woulc sweep the country nnd certainly achieve- tho success it deserves This, Mr. Editor, is my own view. CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRAT. ELECTIONS IN HORRY.-"A Charles tonian" writes as follows, says tin News: "Not having soon tho re turn? of Horry, I take pleasure of inform ing you that there is as much praisi due this District as any other, a even tho colored voters, through tin influence of the whites, have vote< the strict conservative tiokot, whicl was unanimously elected. Now which District has beaten this, o even done as well ?" CooPEiwvUii^'Jnne 20, 1868.-A large and enthusiastic meeting of tho Democratic Association of 'Coopere ville, Edgefield District, S. G., com? posed of white and colored, met this day-President J. W. Coleman pre? siding. The meeting was called to order, and proceedings of previous meeting read and adopted. Speeches were delivered. James Minor, of Colombia, delivered an able discenrso upon the Situation, clearly stating the duties of tho colored citizens of tho country, aud their relations to tho whites and property-holders of the same. Not disposed unduly to eu? logize any ono, it is but just to say, that for a man just emerging from bondage and breathing the air of citi? zenship, ho evinces the elements of true manhood and sound sonse. Next followed John Loo, also a citi? zen of Columbia; with cutting sar? casm, he breathed the atmosphere of antagonism to radicalism and demon? strated his position by proofs easily deducible. Lee is a man who feels as he speaks .ind knows what he says. Much applause went up for Lee. Next came Peter Mitchell, with much earnestness; but the style not so good. Onco ? radical, and having reformed, ho spoke to his sable friends with zeal. The mootiug closed after many names were added to tho Democratic Hat. We are doing good service in the oause of Democracy. Twenty-six colored per? sons and eighty whites joined the Club. F. A. TOWNSEND, Secretary. -< -' A Virginia correspondent of the World nominates Mr. Stanbery thus: lu the list of possible candidates for the Democratic nominations, in tho World, of tho 13tb, is the name of Henry Stanbery. This name has been upon the lips of the thoughtful and pure men of tho country, North, South, East and West, for a year past. With no atom of tho dust of party strife upon his garments, called reluctantly from his profession to a seat upon the Supreme Bench, because the Dar designated him for the position; (a radical Senato prevonting his nomi? nation by an indirection, because they dare not rankly oppose it;) as Attorney -General, vindicating the Constitution as the fathers made it, in those veto messages, with unsur? passed learning and ability; conduct? ing tho President's defenco with a dignity, courtesy aud power, which give to the trial all that enables an American to read the re? cord without a blush of shame, and now retiring to his home (insulted by a contemptible faction) without a party adherent, but commanding tho unbounded admiration and esteem of the whole country, if there should be a conflict of party leaders, so heated as to involve peril to the cause, could not the Democratic party every whero respond heartily to the nomination of Henry Stanbery, and would not every patriot in the land feel that the country had hon? ored itself by tho choice of auch a mau? The South, at least, believes him to be a great lawyer, a pure pa? triot, whoso privato character would guaran toe an incorrupt use of the patronage of tho Government, while his briof publie career shows him to be thoroughly imbued with tho spirit of thc Fathers. A moat interesting scene was wit? nessed in tho harvest field of Mr. Wm. Hunter, of Abbeville District, a few days since. When Mr. H. was making ready all preliminary ar? rangements for his harvest, he was modestly iuformed by his employees (radical freedmen) that they would not harvest his wheat, though under obligations to do so, unless they re? ceived extra pay for it. Though not expecting such a declaration of inten? tion from them, Mr. H. was in no way disturbed, but ever willing to accord to them the full liberty which ho claimed for himself, (of providing for his own affairs,) as tho day of harvest drew on, ho made ready a sumptuous dinner for the occasion, and sent out for his neighbors to come, for all things were then ready. They responded en masse, and at an carly hour a largo field of fine wheat was entered by thirty white laborers, all engaged in tho various operations of harvesting. Tho field was reaped in an incredibly short time, and tho wholo operation performed in full view of the sable malcontents. A NUT FOR NORTHERNERS TO CRACK.-Rev. Mr. Walker, a Baptist clergyman, over sixty years of age, walked from Catawba to Salem, a distnnco of ten miles, last Sunday, to preach to the colored people, who had giv*>n him an invitation Lo do so. The old gentleman had been a sufferer by tho war, and, being una? ble to procure a horse to ride, walked the whole distance to preach to those geople, nearly every one of whom ave voted and will vote against the white man's interest. Is not this "returning good for evil?" What do the Northern folks think of such cruelty to the negroes ? Mr. Walker is a conservative.-Roanoke Times. The new snsponsion bridge at Niagara, which will give a completo view of all the falls at once, is ex? pected to bo finished this season. The .Tourna! at Commerce ?int the South Carolin? Remonstrate TbcvfNew York Journal oj lo/n merce ?bus refera to- this paper. ?Ve publiai} tho extracts to show the effect North of conservative utter? ances and views South: "The South Carolina remonstrance is prepared by a Committee of Five well-known old citizens of the State, headed hythe righting ex-rebel caval? ryman, Wade Hampton. It opens with a searching, dispassionate ex? amination of tho new constitution; and proves that the instrument U in? tended to establish, not tho equal rights, but the supremacy of the negro race." ****** "The South Carolina conservatives aro not impracticable about negro suffrage. They recognize the fact that much must be done for the negro in tho new state of things. The ground which they tako is that upon which wo recently advised con? servatives everywhere to make their stand, in order that the principle of negro suffrage might have what all thinking men must admit to be a fair, even a favorable trial. The pamphlet sn.ys: "With respect, now, to tho exten? sion of this trust to tho colored people, wo believe that nine-tenths of our people aro willing to concede it to them, duly qualified. We can? not admit universal suffrage, because the great body of the colored people aro utterly unfitted to exercise it with intelligence and discretion; and be? cause it would make the negro domi? nant, and thus bring about a fatal antagonism between the races. We cannot deny it altogether to tho black man, because that would be neither right nor politic. Hence the policy of the mean between the two ex? tremes, which has met with general favor in this State. Tho conserva? tive party of South Carolina now stands and gathers strength, day after day, upon this proposition." This is manly and right. It will not avail with Congress. But it will serve to correct, authoritatively, wherever it is read, injurious reports which have been put in circulation of tho hostility of Southern con? servatives to negro suffrage as a prin? ciple. ****** Ou tho subject of negro suffrage, tho Louisiana conservatives do not express themselves as clearly as the South Carolinians. But we judge from the following that they would not object to it, with such qualifica? tions as would be insisted on by white men of intelligence and spirit everywhere, and no where more strenuously than in the Northern Re? publican States: "We did not oppose the execution of tho reconstruction laws, though convinced of their unconstitutionali? ty. If those laws only contemplated that tho negro should be protected, tho Convention transcended its authority by perverting thom, and making them the instruments by which negro supremacy is successful? ly established. The negro has our sympathy. For the protection of his person, his freedom, and the enjoyment of his property, we do not remonstrate against any just guarantees that may be required. That, for these purposes, before tho law, he should stand as the equal of the white man, wo prefer no com? plaint. We are willing to be reason? ably taxed for his education, and would not look with disfavor upon the efforts by tho State Government to test, by favorable legislation, his capacity for solf-improvemout." Negro suffrage being a fixed fact in tho Southern States, the conserva? tives, while they put their protests on record, aro also, as we havo point? ed out in a former article, disposed to make tho best of their circumstan? ces, and are alienating large numbers of negro voters from the support of the extremo radical party. Tiru FUIE OP YESTERDAY MORNING. Tho fire on Meeting street, reported iu yesterday morning's issue as raging, was finally subdued and con fiuod to tho destruction of tho two three-story brick buildings, Nos. 151 and 153 Meeting street. Tho fire was undoubtedly tho work of an in? cendiary. Tho total loss on buildings and stock destroyed is estimated at 853,000, on which there was an in? surance of 835,000. The stock and fixtures of Messrs. Goodrich, Wine nian it Co., wholesnle druggists, who occupied No. 153. was valued at $32,U00, on which there is an insur? ance of $25,000. The unoccupied building belonged to Mr. H. F. Strohecker, and was uninsured. The building occupied by Messrs. Good? rich, Winoman & Co., was owned by Dr. E. L. Strohecker, and waa in? sured for ?6,000. Messrs. E. J. Daw? son & Co., booksellers, on the South of G., W. & Co., lost between $3,000 and $4,000, and were insured. Messrs. Dewing, Burkett & Co., wholesale dry goods merchants, on the South of tho burnt buildings, sustained some small loss by water. [Charleston Courier, 23cf. It is a pleasant. thing to reflect upon, while sitting at tho dinner table, that in most households the only person entitled to voto is tho darkey who waite upon you. And still this is "the best Government the world* ever saw." Vite la bagatelle.' Liooal .Ttoms. Olera soap for lunch thia day at the 1 "Exchange Restaurant," in rear of I Gregg's Hall. 1 ? We find in the Charleston Keira a \ full report of Gen. Wade Hampton's j address before tho students of Wash? ington College, in Lexington, Va. , We have not found time to read it; \ but it is pronounced an able and elo-* \ quent effort. It is upon "DUTY." \ Okra soup will be served up for * lunch at the Pollock House, to-day. By the way, Mr. Pollock had an in? crease in his feathered family, n few days ago-eight young partridges. The happy "pariente" and beauti? ful offspring now occupy a separate window; and are objects of curiosity to numbers. Fon NEW YORK.-Excursion tickets to New York, via Wilmington, can be obtained at the office of tho South Carolina Railroad Company. Pas? sengers from the up couutry, by taking tho 6 o'clock a. m. train, avoid a delay of ten hours in Columbia; they also have the choice of three routes from Weldon to New York. The fare is $29. THE PLATN STREET IMP?VEEENT. The oity fathers, ably assisted by the officers of the penitentiary, are working wonders on Plain--street, near the Howard School, and are rapidly converting it into an excellent wagon road. Such alterations' and improvements have been j already effected, that, if an old resident should be suddenly dropped in that vicinity, he would be completely lost. It is contemplated, we believe, to extend the road to the penitentiary. THAT MANSION AGAIN.-We learn that Major Stark, who, as State Li? brarian, has been occupying the State bnilding on the Arsenal square, has been invited by General Canby to give place to the Governor eleqt. General Canby calls it the MGovern or's mansion," and says be wants'it for the new Governor. We would state, for the information of the com? mander of this "Provinc?," that l Sooth Carolina has never had a "Go? vernor's mansion," and that the house referred to is neither more nor less than a building used for officers' quarters, and was attached to the Arsenal Academy which General? Sherman burned down. General Canby will please send this in for Colonel Forney's information. We mean Forney, the "Dead Duck. " COLONEL THOMAS' LECTURE.-A fair audience gave the lecture last night an attentive hearing. The matter of the lecture consisted of two leading points-South Carolina in the past, and in the future. The record of the past was reviewed and closed-a proud record, both in arms and arts. The main point, the power of the lecture, consisted in the clos? ing portion-that which indicates the futuro and how to make' m as glorious as tho past. The verdict of the past is-It is well. The watch? word of the future .is - Tfbritr. A new ern is upon us, and we must gird ourselves for tho course before us. The dignity, no less than the want, of work must bo kept in mind. Upon work depeuds the future great? ness of South Carolina. The senti? ments seemed to meet a cordial re? sponso from tho audience; and all seemed to feel that tho advice givou was a word spoken in season. The delivery occupied nearly an hour; and tho whole was well received. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post office open during the week from 8}.i a. m. to 7 p. m. On Sundays, from 4 to 5 p. m. The Charleston and Western mails are open for delivery nt 4p. m., and close at 8*<j p. m. Charleston night mail open 8% a. m., closo 4\}? p. m. Northern-Open for delivery at 8% a. m., doses at 2.45 p. m. Greenville-Open for delivery by? p. m., closes at Sj i p. m. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -Special at tention is called to the following ad? vertisements, published for the first time this morning: J. A T. R. Agnew-Flour. Jacob Lovin-Auction. . True Brotherhood Lodge Meeting. W. MoRae-Convention Tickets. H. Deas, Jr.-Bankrupt Notice Hostetter & Smith-Bitters. ^?R?JffGE HAli?r T7\ OB SALE hy J M?y22 FISHER ft LOWRANOE.