Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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_ ^ ^ ^__ ) m.r MTil ' r~^^^**^"""^K^^^Sb|ft^^^*W^WJx^ ' ''1 'L " "1|L|llll"II:- 1 ?? ' TlTr'i1l~f ll "T'lH'W"-' THE MILA Mm> PH (EN IA, Doily Paper $8 a Year? "Let our Just Censure ^^^^^^ST?^^^V- Attend tho True Event." Tri-Wbo*^ ?a u Year ?Y JULIAN A. SELBY. COLUMBIA. 8. C.. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19. 1869. VOLUMK IV- NO. 2$?) .tmiu t TJtUU JfJtLOJNlX. ?DIlLIBItED D AILT Ama TRI-WEEKI.T. THE GLEANER. EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY JULIAN A. SELBY, EDITOR AHD P II or it I ETO n. Office on Hain St., few doors above Taylor. TERMS INVARIABLY IN AD VANCE. BUBBCBJPTIOM. Dailv, 6 mouthe..$4 00 j Tri-Wockly, 6 moe...$2 CO Weekly, 6 months. *1 50 Al) VE UTI HEM r.N TS Inset ted at 75 cents per Bquaro of nine lines for tho Sr it Insertion, and 50 cents each subsequent. Weekly 75 cents each insertion. tar A liberal discount made on the above ra'cs when advertisements are inserted bv the month. AQKNTR. -Hiram Mitchell, Spartanburg; J. R. Allen, Chester;9. P. Kinard, Newberry C. H.;\Jae. Grant, Union; .Julius Poppe. Anderson G. H. '.?ndcrWhieli King, Benzont 1" King Nf hil th gre or King Carpct-Boggor 1 MK. EDITOR: lu your issue of Sunday Iaat, it is stated that "Governor Scott hus issued au order to Col. F. J. Moses, Jr., Adjutant and Inspector-General, to organizo his department, and proceed to enlist the force referred to in the joint resolution au? thorizing the Governor to employ an armed force for the preservation of the peace." Thus readeth the text, which calls for some commentary, considering the present situa? tion and existing Government of South Carolina. *It is not intended to denounce the action of the Governor, nor to provoke any unkindness of feeling towards him, for it is far better to meet him in a conserva? tive and conciliating manner, when the citizens of South Carolina are permitted to do so, by his aots of administration. Now, by citizens there is no reference whatever intended to tho white or black radicals who are in office, in authority, or seekers after the flesh-pots and crumbs, at thc disposal of tbe higher authorities, for these, no doubt, believe iu tho "Divine right of kings," and, therefore, presume that his Excellency cannot err. There are, however, a very large number of tho citizens of the State-not the scalawags, not tho carpet? baggers, not the radical negroes, but naen who have long been citizens and tax-pay? ers, und have boen known as euch, without the aid of an Aot of a radical Congress, or of a mongrel, ignorant and inexperienced Legislature-who do not give faith to this "divine right," and, therefore take issue with Governor Scott, and asse?. >eir belief in his error. Premising, in advance, that under not even a very strict and severo construction of any Act of Congress, nor, indeed, by v'.rtue of any authority in the dignified and wise legislation at present in fm and indus? trious labor in our city, thero is uot any prohibition to differ even with a Governor; and the citizen may bo free to oxpross au opinion without fear of tho charge of trea? son to the powers that be, nor of insubordi? nation in the social compact. Having said thus much, by way of apology, for our in? trusion on the order of his Excellency, let the matter be noted. The law-abiding citizens of South Caro? lina, ever since their acceptance of the situation which has been forced upon them, have, from the inonu tains to the sea-board, evideneed a desire, and exhibited by their conduct, a disposition for quiet and obe? dience to the law. True, at the times when elections wore held, either for State officers, for Congress, or the Presidency of the United States, there may have been slight disturbances, but in no one instance taking the. proportion of even a small mob. And here tbe question may be well put to the authorities, (the lesser authorities, Sheriffs, Constables and Managers of Elections,) by whom were these disturbances wrought up, and by whom participated in? The answer is well known, and the Governor himself must know, as ho is at the fountain bead of all snob complainte, that the oitizeos of the State did not originate them, nor mingle with them. True, two men, membors of the so-called Legislature, were killed-one a negro, the other a white man-but these acts were deplored by every law-abiding oitizen of the State, and at the time so pub? licly expressed-not so much in referenoe to the value of these lives to the State or country at large, but to the violation of the law and the peace of the State. True, again, in some parts of tho State there was nu exhibition in fact of the vio? lence, audacity aud insubordination by ne? groes evan to the authority unlimited of Governor Scott himself. But cnn the&e gatherings and acts of riot, threatening and wrong, be ascribed to tho citizen? of the State, who had no part nor lot in thou?? Ami, in connection with such outrages, have the public been advised of any pun? ishment, as yet, having been inflicted' upon these, newly constructed citizens in dotbuico of thc Governor and the law? If so, tho information is uot yet too lato to bu re? ceived, and it were well to supply it forth? with, that eoen-hande.d justice might bo ap? plauded, and thu plaudit of impartiality bo given to him or those who muy merit it. lint, this is not nil, Mr. Editor, in refer? ence to these grave matters. Tho citizens of tho Stuto have been noticing these ag gravationB of lawlessness, and havo inquired, one of another, what will t/he issue he? For themselves, aa law-abiding men, they were co?tent to assist in tbs recuperation of tho 8tute; by tbe cultivation of the soil; by diligence in all industrial pursuits; by extending commerce, manufactures and tho mechanic p.rts, and by a conservative acqui? escence in tho Government even as it now is. They aro now said to be represented in Congress by men of whom they know nothing, only ns adventurers from other States, intruders on tho soil of Oarolinn, and elevated to their present positions by the votes of tho negroes, whom they have deceived, and with whom they will not allow political equality, except in South Carolina. Moro than all this, they Lave bec/i burtheued with henvj taxation by Congress and its military satraps, and have not publicly committed an act in violation of tho public peace; nor have they publicly even uttered otio word of remonstrance. Tliey have only spoken once, and that- once nt thu ballot-box, against the reconstruc? tion of tho State by Congress, and against every man who hus been elected to office by tho preponderance of tho negro vote. This they have done, and feel no compunctions tbrobhiug8 for tho act, nor neither will they. Thus, Mr. Editor, you have in brief tv re? ference to some disturbances hitherto in the State-not row, however. In brief, you have also the bearing und action of its citi? zens, notwithstanding tho celebrated pro? clamation of his Excellency, just nftor the killing of one B. F. Randolph, and just before tho Presidential election. That pro? clamation is of record, and thc application o? its terms not suiting tho character of Carolinians, it was laid asido ns a souvenir for future perusal. Come we now to the order of his Excel? lency to his Adjutant-General, to raise fl "force to preservo the peace ol tho State.' And first, as you, sir, aro tho proprietor ol a publie journal, uppeal must bo made tri you. No doubt yon exchange with ever} journal in the State, mid ns you issue t daily paper, if tho peuce of the State bat been of lute endangered, or is r.t this timi threatened by either combinations of ne groes and white men together, or of tin races separately, aud this hud come to yoni knowledge, (uot his Excellency's,) why dil you not publish tho information to you: patrons und tho public? Although no indi cations whatever have been made nmOD) ns, in this central part of tho State, then may have been violence, robbery, murdo or arson somewhere; but, ah ! where There's thc rub. Onoo in a wbile there i a proclamation from bis Excellency, offer ing reward for the arrest Of one offender and another offender, but, it is a mutter c fuct, they are few and far between. Tho present condition of the State argue greatly for its quiet aud peace. There ar no armed bands; no unlawful assemblages bidding defiance to law and order; no di nunciatious of the press, either against hi Excellency nor against any in authority from tho distinguished Chief Justice dow to the lowest deputy under the Chief Coi stable; tliero is no opposition to the acting and doings of tho august body assembled i tho College buildings to ro-reconstruct th venerable State; no public clamor froi East to West, from North to South, of tl State; all submissive; all endeavoring t repair their fortunes and retrieve the losses; and among tho freedmen there evidence of a more friendly intercourse i the matter of labor for themselves and the employers; and, indeed, every out wm sign is cheering and peaceful, all except tl burdensome taxation, which is being co coated for the benefit of all who fill not and aro to fill hereafter, such offices as hir been already made, or suoh as are in pr oess of manufacturo by the same augi body before mentioned. And now, Mr. Editor, an appeal is mai to yon again. If that which has been stab be true, (and certainly you are compete: to judge,) whence, then, cometh the / haste, ou the part of bis Excellency, to coi ply with the joint resolution to enlist force to "preserve the peace of the Slate His Excellency was au officer once, and ra have au inkling yet abiding in him to bel "The shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, tho ear-pierci fife. Tho Royal Banner; and all quality, Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorio war." But it is not intended to ascribe such rr tive to him. What, then, can ho tho p poinlerating influence, in such willing a prompt compliance with tho request of I associate co-workers? It is stated that t State is at peace, in itself. OS a Slate; tilt why an armed force, which will assur?e produce intense dissatisfaction iimouur law-abiding mon? What can be ox peel in the way of benefit, by placing an arni force over tho rights and liberties of aqni conservative and submissive, people? V such administration tend to k-ep the pei of the State? Will it not rather engrm suspicion, distrust und hat? more especiii from tho probable composition of Ibo f. n Tlnse ure questions which are ul con quenco to the entire State, and uro not ] us simply problematical. If bis Excellency will bear in mind action and conduct of similar militia foi in Arkansas and other States iu which tl now exist, he might pause iu the further ex? ecution of his order; if ho will not, then ho may have hereafter gravo doubla ns to his present action, and it may be, compunctious fooling for all consequences. But as regards the hot haste, as has been already said, it is certainly a matter of utter surprise to all, so soon after tho visit of the two Aids of Gen. Grant, that his Excellency should have complied with tho joint reso? lution. It was stated in tho public press, that they hud been in Columbia; had visited his Excellency, and that, on their return to Washington, had reported South Carolina as being tho most peaceful, orderly nud most encouraging, in its present situation, of any reconstructed Stalo which they had visited. How, then, comes, so early after tho report of theso military Aids, the swift necessity for an organization, in tho Depart? ment of tho Adjutaut-Geueral, of "an armed force for tho preservation of tho peace" in South Carolina? Two weeks have not elapsed since those Aids of Gen. Grant aro said to havo been in Columbia, and in this short spaco of time, behold! ntl order from bis Excellency for "a force to keep the peace of the. Stale." Was ever chungo more sudden? Was ever threatened danger snuffed in the breeze more quickly? These Aids must havo derived their in? formation from somo authority, cither from his Excellency or from the Chief Consta? ble, for these officers ure presumed to know nil mutters in reference to thc penco of the State. If the report, to General Grant was so made, it was true in all its proportions, no matter from what authority it emana ed, and tho present condition of tho State abundantly verities it. So much for the present condition of tho State; but what of the future, his Excellency may well opine. But, even iu any probable contingency, has ho not, at bis simple request, a garrison of ready drilled .iud well organized United States soldiers to assist in keeping tho peace, to which ho fours outrage and violeuco sc suddenly? Ile maj' dismiss his fears, how? ever, and solace himself in the fact that the re il citizens of South Carolina uro a law abiding people. There is only ono matter in which then is oven any distant danger-it is the resnl of tho municipal election last had iu thc city of Charleston. The conducting ant issue of that election is well known, ant upon n contest, fully and very fuirly de veloped before the then Mayor and Alder men, (the majority being radicals,) a ma jority of these pronounced the said electioi illegal and void, because of non-compliance and even disregard, of tho slatuto whicl prescribed the mode, manner, forms an< oath required of those who were appointee to manage and control it. Tho law give tho right of protest to the party complain iug, and qualifies tho existing Council, us i is believed, to bo tho umpire between th parties who were candidates. The nie who claimed the election, but to whom th incumbent and now actiug Council of th city of Charleston would not award it, o account of its gross and wanton illegality have appeuled to the Legislature (the vet same body which prescribed tho mode an manner, the forms und oath, and all ot lu matters incident thereto,) to make valid ll election, notwithstanding its clearly provt violation af the law in the manner of condui ing it, awi in da? inee of this high authori, which tiley have set al naught, now ask ti same high authority to seat them as the Cou, eil of ihe city of Charleston. Were ever ignorance, impudence and ui controlled outrage more closely unitet Wus ever such n course beard of in ai country which had aught to stamp it wil civilization? And yet this same Legislatu is about to legalize the violation of its ot laws, and submit to a defiance of its own Iii authority ! It is presumed this law to validate tl election will pass in both branches of t Legislature-having alreudy passed t Senate, and that it may produce unplet ant consequences in thu city of Charlesto True, it will be no slight outrage on t rights and elective privileges accorded her citizens by the Act of this Legislatui which prescribed the mode and manner the said election, but it must be submitt to his Excellenoy for his approval or ve! If be should not approve it, wo will seo a know whether this august body will pass over bis veto. It is supposed that the peaco of the Sb may be endangered by tho passage of au au outrageous enactment; nud his Exe louey's fears may have been tho motivo I his order, premature as it is believed to I aud very un necessary, as regards the bi den of expense. But tho citizens Charleston aro well known to bu n lu; minded, orderly, energetic and pence-lovi people; and should his Excellency imp vise (hinger from the sea board, it will from the. quarters ami purlieus of those w a-sisted to elevate him to his high digni ami not from the citizens of ouarlestou-u of tins bo may be well assured. And now, Mr. Editor, ono word in ci elusion. Although we of Carolina, us terni ourselves, do not veil ourselves in < opposition to the situation of our Sta knowing well that all our high offices tilled by stranger-?, ami many by negri ire unen from a distance, and others v have heretofore been ni o ?r inid-tt; y having accented tho situation impoi upou us by a power which wo could uot eiet, we are. desirous and willing to abide all legislation which is not revolutionary; nevertheless, we may bo permitted by the potency of the ballot-box to look forward to a change, and peaceably to relieve all who have come from distant States to serre us from the onerous responsibilities which they have so willingly and kindly assumed for our special and exclusive benefit. That this may be the finale of this disin? terested reconstruction, is the desire of the citizens of tho State, as it assuredly is of ONE OE THE PEOPLE. Special Notices. TUB INCL. I? DI IS NT SEASON, AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE WEAK AN? FEEBLE.-Thc drafts which searching cold makes upon tho vital powers of tho debilitate*; and delicate aro not less severo than tho drain upon their strength; caused by ex? cessive heat. The vast disparity between thc temperature of over-heated rooms and oflices, at this season, aud thc frigidity of tho outer air, is a fruitful sourco of sickness. To fortify tho body against thc evil consequences of thc sudden alter? nations of heat and cold referred to, tho vital organization should bc strengthened and endowed with extra resistant power, by thc usc of a whole? some invigorant: and, of all preparations for this purpose, (whether embraced in tho regular phar? macopoeia, or advertised in thc public journals,) tbero is none that will comparo in purity aud ex? cellence with HOSTETTER'S STOMACH li IT? TERS. Acting directly upon tho organ which converts the lood into tho fuel of lifo, the prepa? ration imparts to it a lone and vigor which is communicated to every fibre of tho frame. Tho digestive function being accelerated by its tonic operation, the liver regulated by its anti-bilious properties, and tho waste matter of thc system carried off punctually by its mild aperient action, the whole organization will necessarily bo in tho beet possible condition to meet tbobhocks of win? ter and the sudden change* of temperature. Thc weak and sensitive, especially, cannot encounter these vicissitudes with safety, unless their tender systems arestrougthcued and braced by artificial means. Every liquor sold asa staple of trade is adulterated, and, wero it otherwise, moro alcohol is simply a tomporary excitant, which, when its first effect H have subsided, leaven tho physioal powers (and tho mind as well,) in a worse eondi tion than beforo. HOSTETTER'S BITTERS, on tho other hand, contain the essential properties of the mest valuable tonic and alterativo roots, barks and herbs, and their activo principal is the mellowest, least exciting, and most innocuous of all diffusive stimulants. Feb 17 f6 ESSAY? FOR YOUNG MEN-On tho ERRORS and ABUSES incident to Youth and Early Man? hood, with the humane view of treatment and cure, sent by mail free of charge Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box P., Philadelphia, Pa. Jan 20 .'Imo Error* of Youl!*.-A gentlouiun who suffered for years from Nervous Debility, Prematuro Decay, and all the effects of youthful indiscretion, will, for the sake of suffering humanity, eond free to all who need it, tho receipt and directions for making the simple remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertiser's ex? perience, can do no by addressing, in perfect con? fidence, JOHN B. OGDEN, Feb 3 8mo No. 42 Cedar street. New York. To Conamnptivea.-The advertiser, having been recored to health in a few weeks, by a very himplo remedy -aftci having suffered several years with a severo lung affliction, and that dread dis? ease, Consumption-is anxious to make known to bis fellow-sufferers the means of cure. To all who dosiro it, ho will send a copy of the prescription used, (freo of charge, ) with tho di- | rections for preparing and using the same, which they will And a Sums CUBE FOB CONSUMPTION, ASTHMA, BBONCUITIS, etc. The object of the ad? vertiser in Bonding tho prescription, is to benefit the afflicted, and spread information which be conceives to be invaluable; and he hopes every sufferer will try bis remedy, as it will cost them nothing, and may prove a blessing. Parties wishing the proscription, will please ad? dress REV. EDWARD A. WILSON, Williamsburg, Kings County, New York. Feb 3 3mo ?MANHOOD"-Another new Medical Pamphlet from tho pon of Dr. Curtis. The Medical Times says of this work: "This valuable treatiso on the cause and euro of prematuro declino shows how health is impaired through secret abuses of youth and manhood, and how easily regained. It gives a clear synopsis of the impediments to marriage the cause and effects of nervous debility, and the remedies therefor." A pocket edition of the above will bo forwarded on receipt of 25 Cents, by ad? dressing Dr. CURTIS, No. Sri North Charles street, Raltimoro, Md. May 27 ly The Due West Female College. THIS is ono of tba most fl lurishing Institutions in tho State Pupils re fcrt ived at any time, and charged from ft>tne of entering. TUITION-including Latin and Fronoh, $1 Ol) per month. Boarding, including fuel und washing, $14.80 per month. Dec 15 tnfSmn J. 1. RONNER. President. Bloomsdale Garden Seeds-Grown by David Landreth. THE unexampled denian.1, mid increasing repu? tation, of Landrcth's SEEDS, attests their superiority over all oilier kinda. Years have rolled np a long lino of testimoni?is in favor of his ^foils. as being always roliable and of war? ranted quality. Tho subsciibers have a full lino of SSOIIH, for Malo whoh-s?lo ami retail. Jan 13 FISHER A HBINIT8I1. Druggists. Masonic Female College, COKESBURY, fl. C.. REV SAMUEL R. JONES, President, b i nti ion--Collegial Department per Jvoar, $40; Preparatory Department per year, $20. Boarding $10 per month. F.F.GARY, Feb 4 Imo* Secrotary Board Trustees. 4-L Jim ROBINSON'S CHAMHPi CIRCOS. Under tho Managerial Direction of Mr. JAS. M. NIXON, will exhibit at COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 TWO rEP?TORL?AtSTCES, AFTERSOO.V AND NI SUT I RS- Doors open at half-paat 1 and half-past 6. Entertainments will oommeneo punctually half an hour after opening. Tho Management tako special plcaenro in an? nouncing tho positivo appearance of the only great rider in tho world, "JIMMY" ROBINSON, CHAMPION HORSEMAN OF TIIE UNIVERSE I Loading Bare-Back Equestrian 1 Unsurpassable in all Roles of this School of Arti "An Artist without a Peer !" "Tho Sensation in Europcl" The Pride ann" Roast of America! tar Mr. JAMES ROBINSON, in re-visiting tho South with a Circus of his own, would state that he does so ii? accordance with a long cl;erieh cd desire to appear before the friende of his childhood, in the hope of receiving tho same marlin of approbation that tie was so oft-timec tho recipient of at the outset of bia professional career. Wearer of golden gifts from all the Crowned Heads of Eurone, poijtossor of tho DIA? MOND STUDDED BELT, anti with tho conceded and universally admitted title of ' CHAMPION, ' he desires in his manhood to receive tho full en? dorsements of approval from those who sustained and encouraged him in his infancy. ROBINSON will ride, as he alone can, at each entertainment, II?H RAPID BARE-BACK ACT! Throwing his FORE AND BACK SOMERSAULTS over high Barriers and Balloons, and carrying bis infant son CLARENCE on bis head 1 MASTER CLARENCE! Tho youngest, smallest and prettiest child who haB over appeared in the arena, and who, bv the Now York press, han been christe ned THE MITE OF BEAUTY, will ho introduced in a MINIA? TURE MANA OE ACT, in which he will, on bis Elfin Whit? Pony, give a seri*? of > X"rci?*B illus? trativ.-of thc PARISIAN HAUT E'CQA-? I Tho following Ladies and Gontlemen constitute thc leading members of Robinson'? Champion Circus ! Hiss LUCILLE WATSON, Princinal Equestrienne. Mesara. SHAPPY and Will i VIC V, Extraordinary Gymnasts. PETER (or.iti.iv, Clown of Merit. JULIAN KENT, <'lever Comedian und Jester. Mr. WM. SPARKS, Herculean Athlete. The LOW ANDE BROTHERS, Spanish Acrobats, of marked abilities. Mr. JEAN JOHNSON, Histrionic Equestrian. Mr. R. ELLINGIIAM, The Accomplished Ring-Ma s ter. Mr. THOMAS < A lt lt, Eccentrio Vaulter. Sig. FER RA KT A, Contortionist. And a POWERFUL Al Xii I AKA CORPS, who, together with a flu* stock of elegantly trained, blooded, atm tri art.ed Horses and Ponies, constitute the Beat Circus Ever Brought South ! SPEC I XT. NO TICE! Them are "NO SIDE 8U0W8," nor other vol gar surroundings, such as. JEWELRY CASES, LOTTERIES, on OTHER GAMES OF CHANCE, Permitted on or near the premires of JAS. ROBINSON'S CHAMPION CIRCUS. The People of the South will also hear in mind, that the luau*cement doe? not RESORT TO OUTSIDE DISPLAY, to draw a crowd. THE MK KIT OF THIS SHOW ir made manifest hy tho nt vb- in which the PERFORMANCES ARK OI VEN. No useless outlay for SIIOWK PLACARDS, to catch tho eye, and mislead the public. Thc sim? ple, plain announcement, The Original Robinson, "Jimmy," Pet Eoy of the South, ONLY RIDER IN THE WORLD, IS COMING! ?hould be sufficient to Insure for the CHAMPION, thesuppoitof tho l't;OI'LE. Tickets, admitting tho holders to tho CirciiH, li f iro the opining of the tiuker-W?gon, eau ba ihtained at National Hot* I, Nickcrson HoURO, and tails' MtiHio Store, without any advance of rate?. O. C PELL, General RUS?IICBS Agent. Feb 18 ||0H