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For President, HORATIO SEYMOUR. oiTWJ TP< For Vice~Pr?sident, GEN. F. P. BLAIR, OF MISSOURI. STATE EfiKCTOKAIi TICKET. For State at Largo-J. P. Thomas, of Richland; J. I>. Kennedy, of fib ft w ?* First 'Congressional District-IR. F. Graham, of Marion. Second Congressional District-B. H. Rutledge, of Charleston. Third Congressional THsiricl-K. C. Haskell, o? abbeville. Fourth Congressional District-E. C. McLure, of Chester. ???i1 II imf'' i ? lases ' J COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, September 8,1868. Ellff'b*'?4"' ci Nvi?vti to IMHO c. Tho action of the Georgia House; of Delegates, in excluding negroes from" that body, on tho ground that they are ineligible to official posi? tion? -Will doubtless occasion much excitement among tho negroes of the whole South, and may exercise con? siderable influence upon the Presi? dential ?lection. It seems to bo cer? tain, judging from the largo majority in favor of the exclusion of the negroes, that many of the radicals voted for the resolution. They are generally supposed to be governed by their Northern friends, in their votes upon all questions which are calculated to affect, either favorably or unfavorably, the fortunes of the radical party; and, hence, it is a fair inference that these gentlemen of tender hearts and unbounded lovo for tho negro havo advised the voto which has thus driven Sambo from the halls of legislation in Georgia. At Any rate, the deed is dono, and the-Northern radicals will be com? pelled, upon the stamp, either to denounce or to attempt to justify it. The radicals have made him a voter, and it might bo esteemed inconsist? ent for thom to deny to him what would appear to be a consequential right. The Howard amendment does not confer upon the negro the right to hold office; on the contrary,' it expressly, and in its very terms, admits the right of every State to depriye him oven of the right of suf? frage. We quote its language: "SEC. 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States, according to1 their respective nam* berg, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indiana not taxed. Bat when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, execu? tive and judioal officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such States, being twenty-one years of age and citizens of; the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be re? duced, in tho proportion which the number bf such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twentv-one years of age in such State." The meaning of this language is so evident that we need not point it out. It is an express admission, not only by Congress, bat by three-fourths of the Legislatures of the Northern States, that each State may, if it think proper, exclude negroes from the ballot-box. And, surely, no one will contend that an amendment which thus, in terms, admits the power of a State to deprive them of the right to vote, confers npon them the right tb hold office. It is possi? ble, however, that some persons will be found to contest the soundness of the argument Suppose, then, asks tbs Richmond Examiner and Enquir? er, that we concede that that aotion did violate the Howard amendment whaVis the remedy? There is none that we are aware of-snrely, none available at th? present time. That amendment is notoriously inoperat? ive in Kentucky,, Maryland, West Virginia and Massachusetts, ?nd, no donbt, in all of the. ao*called loyal States, in respect to some one of ita provisions. It cannot be made effective, without that "appropriate legislation" by Congress to which ita own language refers. Congress is not in session. It will not meet in September, unless for the purpose bj promoting the success of Grant and Goi?ax. lt woola not dara to iaoe-j thia issue, oven ii it should meet, id, wo should not be surprised io ?ow question thus thrown ?re tho country, wore *c influence radicals to deoide not to have a itomber session. For the same reason, the Dem?crata may, perhaps, come out in favor of a session thia month. There can be no redress for the exoluded negroes. The same difficulty lies in their way that we referred to recently, in reply to. a correspondent, aa existing in the case of Democrats unconstitutionally exoluded from Congress. The Con? stitution of Goorgia, no doubt, makes I each House of its Legislature the) exclusive judge of the election, quali? fication and returns of its own mem? bers, so that the courts cannot take jurisdiction of the subject. A writ of mandamus would be refused by any judge who understands the limita? tions thus imposed upon him by the Const!tui??n. I- ? word, the obsta? cles are so many, and of such a na? ture, that they cannot be overcome. Sambo must submit to his exclusion, Whether that exclusion be in viola? tion of the Howard amendment or] not. The radicals ought to stand up for the eligibility of the negro to office. They have made him a voter. Let them be logical. If he is fit to be a voter, ho is fit to hold office. Greeley will, doubtless, "face tho music." But, as for the moss of that corrupt and detestable faction, wo shall not bo surprised if they como out in their speeches and writings ia justification of the exclusion of the negro from all positions of trust, honor or emolument. THE VERMONT EJECTION.-The news from Vermont, "says the Wash? ington Express, is exceedingly gra? tifying. The telegraph announces] that in nearly every town tho Demo? crats have increased their vote. The returns show au increase on their side of fifty per cent., while the Re? publican majority, as was stated re? cently, will bo about 26,000. In 1864, Lincoln's majority was 29,098. The result is particularly gratifying, as but little effort was made by the ( Democrats to rcdnco tho radical ma? jority. There ore no Democratic papers in tho State, and it was given over by common oonsent to our oppo? nents. It will not require os largo a gain in othor States to secure the election of Seymour aud Blair by a very largo majority. Still our frieuds must work and work to the end. Let no over-confidence induce them to relax their efforts to bring peace and prosperity onco again to our distract land. ATPROACH OP A GREAT DEMOCRATIC FESTTVAI?.-Tho anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States will be celebrated in Washington, D. C., with great dis? tinction, on the 17th instunt, by a monster mass meeting. This great meeting will take placo under the auspices of tho Jackson Democratic Association, and in the detail of ar? rangements and the character of the speakers it will be mado an important movement in the campaign. SPARTANBURG, S. C., September ?, 1868. MR. EDITOR: On Wednesday, tho 2d instant, there was a grand Demo? cratic barbecue, at the Shoals, about two miles from the Pacolet Depot, on the Spartanburg and Union Rail? road. Over 1,000 persons wero pre? sent. A goodly numbor of colored persons were out, to hear the speech? es, but it was evident thnt tho leaders of the Leagues had (as they are doing everywhere in the State) labored to prevent tho colored peo? ple from turning out. Thoy do not want these people to hear tho truth. There were several speeches by white speakers, in the morning. In the afternoon, James Minor and John Lea addressed the colored people ?resent. They were both exceed lgly happy in their efforts, and I think I accomplished muoh good. Several converts were made among the colored people. I am satisfied, if they can bo got out and told tho truth, that they will be all right. The meeting was a great success. All passed off quietly. The manag? ers had forbidden: any liquor to bo sold on tho groando. Half of the colored men present held up their hands, when I called for those who would vote for Seymour and Blair. Toura, very respectfully, JAMES MINOR. -_ ' A grand Domooratio mass meeting | and barbecue comes off at Bennetts ville on tho 12th. rnooEKDiNos OF FJ^^-f?rxr^ .?AV HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. OOI?OMD?A, September 7, 1868. Favorable reports were received from the Committee ou Incorporations on bills to* oharter a ferry Over Catawba Riverland to re-establish Kinsler'o Ferry*. Tinsley introduced a bill to estab? lish a Bureau of Agricultural Statis? tics, for the encouragement of indus? trial enterprises and to invite capital to South Carolina. Boseman offered a resolution to appoint a joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives to provide for the publication of the Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly in such newspapers of the State as may be deemed necessary, and also in pamphlet form. Referred to the Committee on Pnblic Printing. Dennis offered a resolution provid? ing that all statutes now in force in this State in reference to the licenses of insurance companies, shall apply to all foreign companies also, and that the returns of sQch companies shall be made annually, instead of semi-annually, as heretofore, the fees remaining the same. Referred to the Committee on Incorporations. . The bill to organizo a commission to codify thc statute laws, was re? committed, it being evident that the House could not agree to its pas? sage, as long as the name of the negro Whipper was in it as one of the commissioners. It is probable that the Senate bill in reference to this matter will bo agreed on. It gives the appointment of the com? missioners to the Governor. The Blue Ridge Railroad bill was made the special order for Wednes? day. SENATE. The resignation of J. M. Rutland, as Senator from Fairfield, was read and accepted. The House bill to re-organize the Penitentiary was laid on the table. A substitute, giving tho appointment of commissioners, will be passed. An unsuccessful effort was made to strike from the calendar all private and other bills not absolutely neces? sary to be passed at this session. Tho account of P. F. Frazeo, for $20.50, for draping the Senate in mourning on tho ocoasion of the death of Thad. Stevens, was ordered to bo paid. Corbin introduced a bill to suppress insurrection or rebellion. It pro? vides that in the event of the Gover? nor finding it impossible to execute the laws by regular judicial proceed ure, by reason of any combination or insurrection, he may call out the militia, seize the telegraph lines and railroads, and all their shops, offices, &c, make them part of the military establishment and subject to military regulations; suspend the writ of habeas corpus, and when so suspend? ed, there shall be no power to compel the military oommander, who may have a prisoner in charge, to produce him. The bill to authorizelhe sale of tho Columbia Canal was passed. The bill to enable the Chatham Railroad to extend its lino to Colum? bia was made the special order for 1 o'clock to-morrow. Tho bill will un? doubtedly puss. Tho tax bill was read another lime and ordered to be enrolled for ratifi? cation. The Senate then adjourned. < * ? ? - To the Democratic Voters of the Fourth Congressional District of South Carolina. UNION DISTRICT, S. C., September G, 1868. It is a matter of the highest im? portance to tho South, and this State especially, that, in tho next election for Congress, we should have, as candidates, not only tho most availa? ble, but men of decided ubilities, integrity and worth. The Democratic committee to ap? point candidates should nominate persons who will command tho es? teem and confidence of all parties. In this will consist, to a great extent, our strength in the next canvass. "We would respectfully suggest the name of General William H. Wallace, of this District, in this connection. He acted with distinguished valor and ability iu the Confederate armies. His experience at the Bar, and also in tho halls of legislation, eminently flt him for the position. His name, so well known in this Congressional District, will be a tower of strength to the party, and, if elected, his natural qualifications will make him a representative of influence and power at Washington. THE DEMOCRACY OF UNION. Samuel Laughlin, a native of South Carolina, bat now a oitizen of Oregon, residing in North Yamhill, Yamhill County, had a family party on the 14th of. Joly, at which were present 111 persons, not including himself. There. we?? seven sous, four daughters, five sons-in-law, seven daughters-in law, thirty-one grand-sons, seven grand-sons-in-law, thirty-four grahd-da?ghters, one grand-daughter-in-law, eight great grand-sons and seven groat-grand? daughters. These all reside in Yam? hill County. Besides ' these, Mr. Laughlin has one daughter and seven children living in Missouri. The Republican Stat? Convention. ? As thia Convention is to meet to day for the purpose of nominating candidates for Congress und for Pre? sidential Electors, we ask that there may be no distinction niado against ns on account of our color. Give us justice, -white delegates, and -don't deny us the same rights with your? selves. We have already given your color the two Senators in Congress, and we also elected, last April, all four of the Representatives from your race. Now we ask you to share offices of honor with us. We think we have as good and competent men among our color aa Mr. Whittemore, or Mr. H?ge, or Mr. Jenks, or Mr. Epping, or Mr. Allen, Or Mr. Bowen, or any other white Mr. Why, then, should these white men eat all the meat and throw ns the bone? Why Bhould not such intelligent colored men ns Wilder, Nosh, Hoyne, Wright, Whipper, Randolph, Cain, Lomax, Wimbush, Swails, and a host of others, be just as much entitled to a seat in Congress, or to the office of Presidential Elector, as Mr. Whitte? more, or Mr. Hogo, or any other Mr.? They arc entitled to them, and we will be false to ourselves if we don't claim them and get them. It is high time we should kick up at being used simply for voting for these white people, when they wont let us have none of the offices they want. They tell us, O! it won't do tosend colored men to Congress, or to make them Presidential Electors-it will hurt tho party. Now, this is all stuff. They tell us this because they wnnt all these high places themselves. Don't let us be fooled this way any more. Let us contend for our rights, and if it hurts the party for us to bavo our rights, let it hurt it. When a Republican tells us it will hurt his party for our race to have a seat in Congress, wo should doubt very much all the professions of friendship which this party makes to us. It is to be hoped, then, that the colored delegates will, to-day, de? mand a fair and just share of tho nominations to be made. As the whites have tho two Senators, we ought to have the four Representa? tives, and at least half of the Elec? tors; that is, three of them. None of the party can be elected without our votes, aud why, then, should we not use dur own votes in part for ourselves, instead of giving them all to these white aspirants? All we have to do is to stand firm, and we can then, at least, have a moderate share of the spoils. We, then, pro? pose for Congress the following per? sons: For First Congressional District S. A. Swails. For Second Congressional Dis? trict-J. J. Wright. For Third Congressional District W. B. Nash. For Fourth Congressional Dis? trict-Luoin8 Wimbush. And for three of the Presidential Electors: W. J. Whipper, Hutson Lomax and B. F. Randolph. These are all highly competent per? sons for tho places, and let ns seo that they, or some other competent colored persons, are nominated for them, and then rally our race to their support. FAIR PLAY AND JUSTICE. September 8, 1868. COLUMBIA, S. C., September 7, 1868. Mn. EDITOR: Your journal is op? posed to us, yet I am snro you will do us justice, and will not allow any one to take advantage of any mem? ber who, through ignorance, give men a chance to plunder him. What I desire to say, is, that mon nre in and about this Legislature who are lending the members money and charging them from 25 to 50 per cent, profit, and, when the timo comes to pay, stand like vultures at the door of the Treasurer, and take the per diem from the members, and take ont the pound Of flesh, and then keep the note of their victim to sell to some other ignorant member for what it will bring. There are seve? ral men engaged in this work, from men high in position down to men who ought to be in that building now going up on the other side of town. Call the attention of the commu? nity to this fraud, and oblige A MEMBER. A NEORO MURDERS A LITTLE GIRL WITH ViTRioii.-An industrious, hard-working negro woman, in Mnr freesboro, has been, for some years, cursed with a lazy, whiskey-drinking husband. Tired, at last, of support? ing him, she barred the door against him, last Tuesday night, and got one of her neighbor's little girls to spend the night with her. The villain stole in through a window, about 12 o'alock, and threw a vial of vitriol over the bed, commanding hts .Wife not to ory for help, on pain of death. Tho latter escaped with only Blight injuries, but the little girl was so horribly burned with th? destructive fluid that she expired at noon,' on Wednesday, irt great agony. The mufderetfwos arrested and committed to jail. [Nashville Republican Banner, 28///. ' We are . indebted to John Agnew, Esq., for copies of New York, Rich? mond and Raleigh papera, ahead of the mail. *The 'Southern Cultivator, for Sep? tember, has been received. It is published in Athens, Georgia, at $2 per annum, by Wm. & W. L. Jones. The Cultivator contains thirty-two large-sized pages of useful agricultu? ral matter. _ _ Merry's Museum is an old favorite with the young folks-contains amusing stories and pleasing wood outs. It is published in Boston, by H. B. Fuller, at $1.50 a year for single copies, aud reduced rates to clubs. DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION AND BARBECUE AT MONTICELLO. - Wo have been requested to state that this af? fair bas been postponed to the 23d instant. A grand gathering is anti? cipated, and distinguished speakers are expected. The public, generally, are respectfully invited to attend. Alstou, on the Greenville Railroad, is the nearest point, by rail, to Mon? ticello. GENS. ROSENCRANZ AND LEE.-We publish, in another column, tho cor? respondence between these Generals. Tho sentiments uttered by Gen. Lee are the sentiments of the whole Southern people, who are now sin? cerely desirous of a lasting p^ace and a return to the Union and the Con? stitution of our fathers. We have been requested to ?tate that visitors to the grand mass meet? ings, at Spartanbnrg and Union, on the 10th and 11th instants, will be passed over the Greenville and Spar tnnburg Railroads for one fare. Senator and United States District Attorney Corbin introduced a bill in tho great unlawful, yesterday, "to suppress insurrection and rebellion." It empowers the Governor, whenever in his judgment it may be necessary, to call out the militia, seize and con? trol all railroad and telegraph lines, and suspend the writ of habeas cor? pus. A good thing for the melish, as they are to receive rations, clothing, pay, etc. _^ We are informed, by gentlemen who have just returned from the North, that there is a party of about twenty gentlemen, from Washington County, Maryland, who are on a tour of inspection through the Southern States, with a view of examining and purchasing lands. They are under the lead of Colonel Dechert, of tho Hagerstown Mail. The party are, at present, we believe, in Lancaster District. At a meeting of the Board of Trade, last night, a resolution was adopted inviting these gentlemen to visit this city, and they will, doubtless, be in Columbia the latter part of the week. At a meeting of the Columbia Board of Trade, held last night, we learn that the followfag resolution was passed: Resolved, That thy construction of the Chatham Railroad, proposed to be built from this place to Raleigh, is of great importance to Columbia and tho State at large, and every effort should be made to secure a charter for tho same. FIRE.-On Sunday morning, about half-past 7, a fire broke out in the grocery store of Mr. P. Cantwell, on Plain street, whioh, together with its contents, was entirely destroyed. The flames communicated to the ad? joining building on the East, occu? pied as a jewelry store by Mr. J. Wehrhan; which was partially bnrut. The origin oi the fire is unknown, but is thought to have been accident? al. Unfortunately, the rope attached to the city bell broke, and the alarm was not generally heard; there was no wind, however, or the loss would have been very heavy, as there are eight or nine wooden buildings in a row. Tho loss from fire, water and removal of goods, is about as fol? lows: P. Cantwell, store and stock, $G,000; insured for $3.200. Dr. E. E. Jackson, drugs, $800; insured. G. Goodman, clothing, $500. J. Wehrhan, jewelry, $200. Mr. Caui well is not discouraged, but yester? day commenced removing tho rub? bish, preparatory to re-building, and will, in a few weeks, be prepared to .apply his customer?, with a fresh as? sortment of goods. TEc 8h&C^?Presbyterian Reviera, for July, has just boen issued. The table of contents will prove attract? ive to religious readers. Wo cannot b$t take pleasure in giving the Federal Government, or its officials, credit for their consider? ate conduct towards the Confederate dead buried at Elmira, N. Y., as set forth in the following extract of a letter published in the Richmond Despatch. "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." Would that the radicals could learn this leeson : "I went to Elmira, last Sanday, and strolled over the bniying-grou?d where 2,900 poor Confederates are at rest The grounds ?re orderly and neat; each grave has ahead-stone, on which are-recorded the name, compa? ny, regiment and State of the de? ceased, and also a register number, which tallies with like number in the register book, where full particulars of each one are recorded. Most of I the deaths are in 1864 and 1865; many from North Carolina, the Four? teenth, and Cobb's Logion. "I noticed new head-stones were being put up where there were signs of rotten ones, and the whole showed fully as much care as the United States Government takes with their own deud." ? THE EDGEFIELD BARBECUE.-The Edgofleld barbecue,' on Wednesday lost, was a very grand affair} some 1,500 to 2,000 people being present. The meeting was presided over by Gov. Bonham, and Messrs. J. T. Ba? con and R. C. Bryant elected1 Secre? taries. Speeches werb made by Gen. Toomb8, Judge Aldrich, Gen. Has? kell, Gen. Geary and G. D. Tillman, Esq. The barbecue was a beautiful feast, and at night a grand ball was held, at which the beauty and fash? ion of Edgefield was present. M Ain ARRANGEMENTS.-The post office 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 5 p. ni;, arid close at 8}<2 p. m. Charleston night mail open 8)i a. m., close 41? P- m. Northern-Open for delivery at 8}? a. m., closes at 2.45 p. m. Greenville-Open for d?liv?ry 5 p. m., closes at 8>? p. m. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Special at tention is called to the following ad? vertisements, published for the first ti.ne this morning: R. & W. C. Swaffield-Clothing. Wm. McGuinnis-Assignee's Sale. Central D?mocratie Club. A. W. Wehrhau-Thanks. E. H. Butler & Go-To Teachers. E. E. Jackson-Re-opening, &c. Wm. Gurney-Factor. Graeser & Serin-On Consignment. C. H. Baldwin & Co-Bacon. -^-1 AN EAGLE KILLS A CHTLD;-A Tip 1 pah County (Miss.) school teacher writes to the Winona Democrat as follows: A sad casualty occurred at my school a few days ago. The eagles hav? been very troublesome in the neighborhood for some time past, carrying off pigs, lambs, Seo. No one thought they would attempt to prey upon children; but on Thursday, at recess, the little boys were out some distance from the house, playing marbles, when their sport wa? dis? turbed by a large eagle swooping down arid picking up little Jemmie Kenney, a boy of eight years, and flying away with him. The children cried out, and when I got out cf tbs house the eagle was so high that I could just hear the child screaming. The alarm was given, and from screaming and shouting in the air, Sec., the eagle was induced to drop his victim, but his talons had been buried in him so deeply, and the fall was so great that he was killed, or either would have been fatal. MEXICO.-Advices from Mazatlan give the particulars of the assassina? tion of Gen. Patoni, at Durango, by staff officers of Gen. Canto. The latter was in command of the garri? son, nnd sent orders directing Gen. Patoni to report to him, which not being complied with instantaneously, the General was shot dead by some of Gen. Canto's staff officers. Geri. Corona immediately ordered the ar? rest of all parties implicated in the assassination, including Gen. Canto, but it was feared that bo would pro? nounce against the General Govern? ment rather than submit to arrest. The country was considerably excited over reports of filibustering expedi? tions preparing in Cuba and New Orleans to invade Mexico. Santa Anna, Lasoda and Marquez aro said to contemplate the overthrow bf the Juarez Government, arid are looked upon as dangerous. -i-..,.?*,??-;-, A minister at Troy recently an? nounced to a congregation that Rev. Mr. Mann has accepted an invitation to become their minister, and then gave as his text, "What ?B mari, that thou art mindful of him?" which slightly affected the gravity of his hearers.