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TBS DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For President, HORATIO SEYMOUR, OK N. Y. Pot vice-President, GEN. F. P. BLAIR, OF MISSOURI. COLUMBIA. Wednesday Morning, July 22,1868. CRETE.-We have received several copies of a paper published at the bub, for the purpose of bringing be foro the world the unfortunate condi? tion of the Cretans. With due defer? ence to the charitable propensities of the Bostonians, it would be as well tc remind them that there are Cre? tans on their own continent. If they would take the trouble to lock through the South, the aptness of the information would bo appreciat? ed. It is more than probable, how? ever, that the funds obtained, osten? sibly for tho poor CretanB, will by some mysterious hocus-pocus be found in the pockets of somo of tho hnbites. LETTER KU O M SENATOR DooiirrriiE. Senator Doolittle bas replied to a letter from a nnmber of conservative Republicans, in Danville, Pennsyl? vania, expressing their disappoint? ment at the Democratic nominations, and asking his opinion upon the situation and prospects of a third party. Senator Doolittle pronounces decidedly against a third party move? ment, and counsels the support of tho Democratic nominations, declar? ing that in his opinion "tho very Ufe of the Constitution is involved, and with it the rights of tho States and the liberties of the people." It is amusing to rend that the Senate stands upon its rights under thc Constitution, and will not agree that tho House has aught to do with the making or ratification of treaties, even when appropriations of money are necessasy to carry thom into effect. It is a farce, as tho Richmond Dispatch suggests, for either Houso of the present Congress to profess any respect for the Constitution. They bavo both, again and again, violated some of its most sacred pro? visions. They ba\ o legislated "out? side of it," ns Mr. Stevens says, and bavo treated it ns if it wero of no moro vulue than tho laws of Utopia. They bavo demoralized tho public, until not ono man in ton bas any clear idea in regard to his own per? sonal rights. They have, in a word, ruiued the country. < ? -?- ? TnE VICTIMS OF A MANIAC.-A horriblo incident recently occurred in tho city of Trebizoud, Turkey. In the space of a few minutes, seven? teen victims fell under the knife of a madman, each victim receiving but a single wound, which, in all cases, was aimed at the heart. Tho assas? sin commenced his butcheries at 8 o'clock in tho morning, armed with a knife sharpened on two edges, the blade of which was about sis or seven inches in length. Having fastened tho knife to bis band with a cord, keeping the blade beneath his arm, bo commenced walking slowly np thc streut, ??izing hi* opportunity to stab every ono whom ho found within his reach, and, quickly con? cealing his weapon after each mur? derous blow, left bis surprised victims totally unconscious of tho hand that dealt thoir death-wound, and unable to denounce the assassin. An end was finally put to the bloody work by a bakor, who succeeded in felling tho assassin to tho earth with u well-aimed blow from a heavy stick of wood, wbeu he was immedi? ately seized, disarmod and handed over to tho authorities. The excite? ment and horror created among tho entire population of Trebizond was so great that tho Governor was obliged to hasten the execution; and, after a summary trial, the culprit was taken into the public square and beheaded, in tho presonco of the whole population of tho city. SUN-STROKE.-A Philadelphia phy? sician writes: Let the person thus affected bo romoved to a cool and private place, his clothing taken off, and the body rubbed from bead to foot with a largo piece of ico, at the samo time that pieces of ice aro kept in tho arm-pits. This simple treat? ment, if steadily persevered in, will save cases which seem almost despe? rate Among the visitors at Newport is Ralph Waldo Emerson. Gen. Joe Johnston has taken a oottage there for the season, and Gen. Hancock is expeoted thero soon. -? To tb? Legislature. j . ?MK. EDITOB: I see in the Phoenix & communication addressed to the j Legislature, over the signature of ! "Law." Lawyer, perhaps, wonjd I havo been more appropriate, as tho ?writer is nqdoubtedty a lawyer. His familiarity with the decision^* of tho Supreme Court of the United States would lead any one to that conclusion. He writes liko a lawyer; thinks liko a lawyer; is aware, no doubt, like all lawyers, that if tho ordinance establishing a homestead law, paased by tho Convention, is carried out according to Gov. Orr's recommendation, ima made retro? active, which is the only way in .which it can be of any service to the peoplo, as well as prospective, that it might possibly diminish, to some ex? tent, the profits of tho lawyers and sheriffs, by keeping out of their hands a largo amount of property that would otherwise pass through them. Now, while I volunteer my services to tho Legislature as au adviser, (which I have as much right to do as Orr, or "Law," or auybody else,) I want it distinctly understood that I am uo lawyer, but simply one of the peoplo, ..ono .of ..your constituents, whom you ,-are.. bound to represent, and whose,-views and opinions you aro bound to. respect, if not to adopt. Tn the first place, -then, I would dis? regard tho opinions of Mr. "Law," as his advice, it sectus to me, is de? cidedly bad, and carry out iu good faith tho ordinance of tho Conven? tion establishing a homestead law, according to tho literal meaning oi that Act--that is, that a, homestead of a certain val?o and a cortain amount of personal property shall be exempt from execution underauy order or final proc?s."5 of auy Court, with a,few exceptions, named iu th? Act. Now, this is as plain as th< English language can make it, tba the ordinance is retrospective, as wei as prospective; that tho members o the Convention so understood it; ant I tell you now, what I know to b< true, if you will carry out this home stead law, according to Gov. Orr'i recommendation, so far from bring ing disrepute upon your body, yoi will do an act which, if it does no immortalize you, will, at least, bc ap proved and sanctioned by nine-tenth of tho people of South Carolina, say thut, and I know what I say But you aro told that tho law is un constitutional, and will be pronounce! so by tho Supremo Court of tb United States, and many cases an< decisions and opinions of Chief Jus tices are referred to, in order to con viuce you that it will bo so. Th opinion of Chief Justice Taney among others, iu tho case of Bron son vs. Kinzie, is cited, which prove pretty clearly to my mind that tba eminent jurist believed that tho Stilt possessed thc right in question. H says, undoubtedly a State may, if i thinks proper, direct that tho noces sary implements of agriculture, o tho tools of tho mechanic, or article of necessity in household furniture shall, liko wearing apparel, not b liable to execution on judgment* Thus far a State may go, unquestiou ably, ueeording to tho opinion of thi eminent Judge. Now, if tho Stat can exempt these several articles o property from execution, on th ground of humanity, why can it nc exempt thc homestead on tho sam ground? Thc principle is thc samt Is uot tho house a3 much an articl of necessity as any of tho above-mei tioncd-as thc household furniture for example? What benefit would bo to a poor man to have houschol furniture and no houso to put it iu Has not tho State tho samo motive of humanity to prevent tho destitu? poor being turned out of doors, thi it has to protect his old tables, chaii and cup-boards? If it can do om it can do Ibo other; and ii can, nu ought, to do both. Did you eve ask yourselves, why it is that Sout Carolina has no homestead law, whi all tho other States, both North an South, have? Why it is that eve tho fatherless and tho widow, in th State, may bo turned out of doo for tho benefit of the heartless creil tor? Did you over reflect, that whi all tho other States, both North?] and Southern, uomocratic and rael cal, have laws to protect, defencole women and ohildron, South Carolii has nouo? Why is this? Many < tho peoplo believe that tho reason to bo found in tho fact, that o Legislatures heretoforo havo ba composed and controlled, for tl most part, by lawyers, who ha been, in a peouniary point of vie moro interested in collecting del end selling out unfortunate dcbtoi than they havo been in protecti; this unfortunate class of individut from ruin and destruction. Much stross is by Mr. Law lc upon tho fact that homestead la are unconstitutional, because th impair tho obligation of contrac Now this, under ordinary oircu stances, would bo entitled to soi weight; but not now, when o very th ii bas been turned upside down by w and revolution, and the wh< finances of the State left in a perft state of ohao8. Why every contri in tho State hae been impaired, not entirely broken up, by tho acti of tho Government of tho Unit States, endorsed by tho State South Caro) i na, by destroying the property upon which the contracts were leased, and which constituted the essential part of the contracts. Every lawyer knows that a wise legislator or statesman will look at the condition of the State for which. he is to legislate, and adapt his mea? sures to tbat condition. Now, what is the condition of South Carolina, in a pecuniary point of view, which is the only aspect in which I shall consider it at present. You soe a prostrate, ruined country, tho people all impoverished, a heavy indebted? ness banging over them, and nothing wherewith-to-pay-these debts based upon millions upon millions of pro ?erty that han been swept away. >y whom? There is but one answer by their own Government. Can they pay theso debts with tho pit? tance that the Government and the ravages of war lias left them? You know that they cannot. When I say tue people1, I mean at least nine ton tbs of them. This is their condi? tion. Their homesteads is about all that is left. Will you bring them under tho sheriffs hammer; drive their owners to desperation by turn? ing thom out of doors; risk all the horrors of civil strife that may grow out of it? And for what will you do this? That a few Shylocks may get a fourth part, probably not a tenth part, of what they claim. For there aro hundreds of families owning comfortable homes, which, if put upon the sheriff's block, would not bring over one-tenth part of what they owe. Would you turn these families out of doors, expose defence? less womon and children to the bowl? ing winds and pelting storms of win? ter, without a shelter to cover their defenceless heads, and all this for no fault of theirs, but simply because Government bas made thom bank? rupt, by destroying their property, and thereby rendering it impossible for them to pay their debts? I am strongly incliued to think that it would bo far better that nil the Shy locks of tho country-I won't say and all the lawyers too-shoul.l be sent to Davy Jones' locker, or where Ward's ducks went. My advice to you, then, is not to listen to what law or lawyers or judges say to you, but exercise tho common sens?.- that God has given you, and carry out tho homestead law, as passed by your Convention. You know that tho situation of the country loudly calls for a measure of this kind. Do this, and you will have discharged your duty to your constituents and to your God. Your act of humanity will be sanctioned by tho tribunal of high Heaven, whatever tho fate of the measure may bo before tho tri? bunals of earth. I will make only one moro sugges? tion. In ro-orgauizing thc judiciary of thc State, I would limit the power of tho judges and the courts, particu? larly tho Court of Errors. If tho acts of thc Convention, always re? garded tho highest authority in tho State, can be declared null nud void by tho above-mentioned Court of Errors, then tho sovereign power resides in tho court, and not in the Convention of tho people. If the Convention bas just so much power and no more, ns tho court in its sovereign clemency may permit, then the Convention is a miserable farce, and tho Legislature, too, aud I would petition this august, sovereign tribu? nal of judges to abolish both as entirely useless, involving a useless expenditure of tho public money. Aud I would politely request tho aforesaid august tribunal to become the makers as well as tho expounders of all laws. These are sonio of the viows and opinions entertained by very many of tho people. ONE OF THE PEOPLE. Democratic Meeting. At a regular meeting of tho Coopersvillo Democratic Club, held this day-Rev. J. W. Coleman, pre? siding-the following preamblo and resolutions were offered by Dr. R. C. Griffin, and unanimously adopted. Dr. Griffin advocated the adoption of tho resolutions in a fow woll-tiiaed and appropriate remarks, urging upon bis bearers tho great impor? tance of union and co-operation in the approaching campaign to secure tho election of tho nominees of tho great National Democratic party, in Novomber next: Whereas, the great National Demo? cratic party of the United States, in Convention assomblod, in tho city of Now York, on tbo 4th day of July, 1868, with great enthusiasm, an? nounced the names of Horatio Sey? mour, of New York, and Francis P. Blair, of Missouri, as tho standard bearers of tho National Democratic party in tho approaching contest for Constitutional liberty, tbo rights of tho States, and the restoration of the Union; and whereas, wo look for? ward to tho election of those well tried statesmen and patriots with cheerful hope tbat will wash away overy stain wbioh is sought to bo printed upon the Constitution of our once happy and prosperous country, a Constitution framed for our guid? ance and protection by the sages and berces of tho Revolution; and whereas, we shall behold, in the ele? vation of such patriots to the highest oflico within tho gift of tbo American people, a President and Vico-Presi dent aa may fitly succeed the time honored statesmen who have retired from the public service, fit to wield tbo sceptre whioh Jackson, which Polk, whioh Pierce, and whioh Bu have left untarnished and unbent; when equal rights and equal justice will be meted out to all men alike-law alike to the North as well as to the South-with suoh men at the helm of1 State, animated by suoh probity of beart and influenced by such purity of creed, the ship of State will . move onward, proudly, as- in days of old; the Constitution will ride gallantly as before, and the Union, clear above tho tempest, the clouds and the howling storm which have darkened the horizon, under radical rule, will shine out again more gloriously under the snn-ligbt of peace and prosperity; be it, therefore, Resolved, That the Coopersvillo Democratic Club most cordially en? dorse, and do hereby unanimously ratify, tho nomination of Horatio Seymour and Francis P. Blair as the men for tho times, whose great pub? lic services, in tho councils of the nation, entitlo thom to the gratitude and confidence of tho American peo? ple. By invitation, the meeting was then addressed by our colored friends, James Minor, John Lee and Peter Mitchell. This trio of speak? ers noquitted themselves handsomely and in good stylo; and, during the delivery of their able and eloquent remarks, were frequently cheered by tho audience, who thus attested their approbation of tho great truths and sentiments expressed. The good work is going bravely on, nnd gathers now strength and energy day by day: and if the people are true to them? selves, wo have no doubt, in Novem? ber next, tho Government will bi restored, peace and prosperity will again abound in the land, and tin groat temple of American freedoa will bo rebuilt upon thc ruined walli of radicalism. Many names wen added to the Club, which swelled th? list to over 100 members. Roll or the ball. Let victory bo the watch word. By a united and vigorou: support of tho principles of the De mocratio party, with Seymour anc Blair as our leaders, our success ii certain. CHARLES CARTEE, Secretory pro teni. JUEY 18, 1868. EFFECTS OF THE HEAT IN NE\ YoiiK.-A New York letter, date? Thursday, says: Tho altitude of the thermometer i as great as ever, (90@95,) but tb beat is mercifully tempered by i breezo from the North-west. It is i bot breezo, as hot ns if it had swep over Sahara, but it is, nevertheless an agreeable relief from tho suffocat ing atmosphere of tho past fow day and nights. Tho coroners report tho mortalit resulting directly and indirectly frot tho beat as frightful, to-day, as eve -ninety-five cases and twenty-fiv deaths for tho past twenty-fon hours. Tho total deaths from ber in five days aggregate 350. Th Morgue (dead-house) is crowded t its utmost capacity with tho dead an dying. Tho collins, this morning were placed in tiers six or seven deei Tho timo allowed to friends au relatives for identification is necessr rily very brief, as putrefaction speed ly sets in. Tho place, at present, hu the appearance of abugelime-kiln i fall blast. It is next to impossible for tho pe to describe tho distressing seem which aro constantly witnessed i this establishment. Sometimes po sons who como thither from morbi curiosity are startled with the di covery of soino friend or relative i tho embraces of death. Others, wi have missedsons, or brothers, or hu bands, aro plunged iuto grief by tl information that bodies correspom ing to their particular descriptic bad to bo sent off au hour or tv hours ago, to Potter's Field, as tl heat was too great to keep the longer. Tho fatal cases to-day, it estimated, will bo between thirty ai forty, swolling the aggregate for tl week, thus far, to between 400 ai 50u. ' Many of tho laborers employed the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in tl course of the forenoon, were ove come by exhaustion, and the Supe intendent, towards noon, issued i order suspending all work until fn ther notice. Ho says be bad eitb to do tbat or convert his offices ai out-houses into hospitals. Horses aro dying by tho scoi Tbe Eighth Avenue Railroad Coi pany, this morning, lost four; t Sixth Avenue Compauy, four; Ten Avenue, seven; Belt Line, eigl with other lines in proportion. T omnibus horses appear to sufi most. In giving these animi water, the greatest care has to be o served. Not nnfrequently they dr down dead as soon as their lips tou the liquid; and this, too, in cac where no fatigue or over-hoatiug oxtornally apparent. The preeent month bas, tims fi been the hottest for many yoai Tho mean temperature of tho fi week in July, 1808, was cighty-tbn ' and of tbe second week oigbty-fc degrees. The mean temperature July, for the past twenty-five yea hos been seventy-four. Thus far, will be seen the, temperature is ni or ten degrees higher than t average. Th?<l. Steven. Approve, the Demo eratic Flnunrial Scheme. In the House, on the 17th, Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, declared himself in favor of a funding bill, which should reduce- interest. If no ?orson chr to fund under it, no arm waa> if any person did choose to fund at a lower rate of in? terest, the then Government would profit by it. Ho thought, however, that tho lowest rate of interest should be four per cent. He did not think they could get money cheaper. Ho thought it the duty of the Govern? ment, with the accumulating gold, to expend one-half of it in redeeming the five-twenties in advnnco of their falling due; after they fall due, no one could object to their redemp? tion. Ho had understood the gentle? man from Illinois, (Mr. Boss,) to say that the bonds should be paid accord? ing to the New York platform. What was that platform? Mr. Boss-To pay tho fivo-twenties in lawful money. Mr. Stevens-"What do you call lawful money? Mr. Boss-Greenbacks. That is your doctrino and mine, you know. (Laughter.) Mr. Stevens-I hold to the Chicago platform, and as I understand it on that point, to tho New York plat? form, that those bonds shall be paid just according to tho original con? tract. A member-The law, Mr. Stevens, according to the law. Mr. Pike-Tho spirit and letter ol tho contract. Mr. Stevens-What was that law: That tho interest should bo paid up to a certain time, at six per cent., iu coin. After thc bonds fell duo, thov would bo payable in money, just af the gentleman from Illinois (RGSG) understood it; just as ho (Mr. Ste vens) understood it; just as all under stood it when the law was enacted just as it was explained on the floo] a dozen times, by tho Chairman o: tho Committee on Ways and Means If he knew that any party in th< country would go for paying in coir that which was payable in money thus enhancing tho debt one-half, i ho knew thcro was such a platforn and such a determination on the par of his own party, ho would, witl Frank Blair and all, voto for th? other party. Ho would vote for ni such swindle on tho tax-payers o the country. He would vote for ni such speculation in favor of the larg bond-holdors and millionaires. H repeated, (though it was hard to sa; it,) that even if Frank Blair stood oi the platform of paj'ing according t tho contract; and if tho Rep?blica) candidato stood on the platform o paying bloated speculators twico th amount agreed to bo paid to them and of taxing his constituents t death, ho would voto for Frank Blaii even if a worse man than Soymou was on tho ticket, ho added. (Muc excitement and sensation.) Mr. Boss-Thc Democratic door aro still open, and the gentleman ca bo taken in. AT.MOST ANOTHER DILL MURDER. - Wo learn that during his "Saturda visit," our Honorable Senator J. RJ Rutland, having got into an altem tion with one Giles Harrison, a frece man, first struck and thon shot r tho said Giles, who, having retire for a pistol, returned and discharge it at tho Honorable Senator, withou effect. It is said that Mr. B. escape tho shot by blowing out tho caudJ and falling ou the ground. Had th Honorablo Sonator lost his lifo at tl hands of this negro, that ho ht helped to raise to a condition < political equality with himself, doub less many of our best citizens woul havo been cast into prison upo mere suspicion, as in tho Dill affai without any shadow of evidence < pretext of law. We congratulate ti radicals, however, on tho escapo < tho only mau in their ranks th would not absolutely disgrace tl bench by ignorance and incomp tence. But did even tho Honorab Senator conform moro to moral < statute law, if Mr. Butland and h colored constituents would not L their angry passions rise, the radie party would be indanger o?a contr temps, and our unoffending citizo: in less danger of causeless incarcer tion.- Winnsboro News. Summer Tonics and Invigorants HOSTETTER'S BlTTEllS, Schiedam Schnapps, Sumter Bitters, Plantation Bitters, Chosnut Grove Whiskey. For salo hy FISHER A 1IEINITSH, July 22 f_ _Druggists, Seeds, Landreth's Seeds. WINTER DUTCH TUBNIP SEED, Buta Baga Turnip Seed, Large Globe Turnip Seed, Largo Norfolk Turnip 8oed, Purple Top Tnrnip 8eed. For salo by FISHER A HEINIT8H, Joly 22 _1 MASS MEETING. AMASS MEETING of the DEMOCR CY o? LEXINGTON will be held, the Court Honed, on th? FIRST MOND) in AUGUST next, to ratify tho nomiuati of Soymour aud Blair for the offices Prosident and vice-President of t United States.-The various Clubs ? respectfully invited to send up a fall do gation. HENRY A. MEETZE, / Presidont Contral Club LEXINGTON, C. H., July 21,1868. July 22_V Kerosene! Kerosene!I 5BBL8. FRESH KEROSENE OIL I salo low, by tho barrel, or at retail, Jnly 19 J. A T. R. AGNEW Xiooal J.toms. Dr. E. E. Jackson has presented un with a. bunch of very fine toroa- - toes-regular rousers-of the * 'Baird" variety. The seed for this, as well as many other reliable vegetables, can be obtained at his drug store. BARBECUE Mr VT.-Messrs. Dent and Lee gave a complimentary bar? becue to their friends and patrons yesterday, and a jolly time they had, too. The meat was well seasoned and proporly c .oked. LoGGER-HfiADs.-Mr. Pollock has on exhibition, at bis establishment, a large turtle-of the speoies logger? head-which will be served up in a day or two. Due notice will bo given of tho time. MODESTY.-Can the Columbia Phoenix explain for us bow it was, that tho present Chairman of the Senato Judiciary Committee appoint? ed himself Chairman thereof, while serving as President of the Senate, iu the absence of the Lieutenant Governor?- Winnsboro News. We cannot. Perhaps some of the learned Pundits can give the infor? mation. - .' , The People's Magazine, for July, bas been received from tho re-pub? lishers, Messrs. Pott & Emery, 5 and 13 Cooper Union, New York. It is ono of the best miscellaneous maga? zines we receive. The illustrations are well executed, and the. reading matter interesting. DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION.-We learn that the proposed demonstra? tion in behalf of the Democratic nominees will como off on Tuesday evening next. The District Central Executive Committeo request us to invite the country Democratic Clubs to partici? pate in the demonstration. General Hampton, Governor Perry, Captain Stanley, General Gnrlington and others aro expected to speak on thc occasion. It .is thought that many of the bouses along the line of march of the procession will be illu? minated. The speaking will bo from the balcony of Carolina Hall. The programme will bo announced short ly._>_ AGNEW'S LIVERY STABLES.-It will be seen that our enterprising fellow citizen, Mr. John Agnew, has be? come tho proprietor of Hitchcock's stables, recently owned by Mr. Fra zee. Mr. Owen Daly will have the immediate charge of tue stables, and thus wo huvo a guarantee of their good management and prompt response to all demands iu this line. Mr4 Daly, the manager, and Mr. Agnew, the proprietor, are each well known and approved citizens of the town, nnd are each thorough business men, and hence, we have no doubt, but that Columbia will havo here? after well-kept stables for the public accommodation. MAIE ARRANGEMENTS.-The post offico open during the week from 8}? 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 8}4 p. m. Charleston night mail open 8J.? n. m., close 4j-< P- m Northern-Open for delivery at 8}.< a. m., closes at 2.45 p. m. Greenville-Open for delivery 5)s' p. m., closes at 8y? p. m. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Special nt tention is called to the following ad? vertisements, published for the first time this morning: Moss Meeting Lexington Democ'y. John Agnew-Livery Stables. Fisher & Heinitsh-Sundries. A. Palmer-Stoves, &c. LT7ERY STABLES. THE undersigned has purchased the Stables formerly so well known as HITCHCOCK'S, and recently ownod by Mr. Frazeo. Slr. OWEN DALY, a well-known oitizon, and working man, has been placed in chargo as Superintendent, and ho trusts, by reasonable charges and courteous treat? ment, to merit a full sharo of public pa? tronage. His OMNIBUSES.CAURIAGES, Ac, will convoy PASSENGERS to and from the Hotels and Frivato Rcsidoncos on the arrival and departure of tho various trains, and every offort will be made te givo the public ontire satisfaction. JOHN AGNEW, Proprietor. OWEN DALY, Superintendent. July 32 . ' ? ' 1_12 Fresh Crackers. BBLS. SODA BISCUIT. .J Sugar Crackers. " Ginger Schnapps. " Butter Crackers. Also, Fancy Crackers, Egg Biscuit, Cream Biscuit, Nonpareil Biscuit. Ac, for salo by J. A T. R. AGNEW.