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ct ftremc?^tr Tues lay Morning, Ap ri" 6. 1869. THE TENURE OP OFFICE LAW.- Th? Wash? ington correspondent of "'the No?? York Times, telegraphing under date of the 1st, .says: f * - * - The revelations ou the subject of the tenure of office Act to-day ure of a chanc? ier to produce great mortification among the frieuds of repeal. They fiud that tho hocus-pocus work of the Confereuco Com ?mittee, with Butler and Biugham to confuse matters and the ?harp lawyers of the Se? natorio throw dust io their eyes while they quarreled, has resulted in a vicious law ca? pable to some extent of a doublo construc? tion, but unquestionably retaining ii the hands of the Senate the very power which the House has insisted from thc first should not be. retained. Whatever may be the force of the different provisious when con? sidered together or separately by them? selves, there can be but one conclusion as to the interpretation thnt the Senate will put upon ?her Act. It is olaimed by some of the friends of repeal, and iu this they aro undoubtedly correct, that this bill iu one respect is worse than the first modification proposed by the Senate. In that bill it wns necessary, in order to secure the reinstate? ment of. a suspended officer, that the Se? nate should toke affirmative notion ou thc nomination of his successor, but iu the Inw as finally passed, the same result is reached by simple non-action. If the President shall suspend an officer during recess, and shall send the name of his successor to the Senate within thirty days after it assembles, and tho Senate shopld not feel disposed to confirm tho nomination, all that is neces? sary to dd*in order to secure the restoration of tho suspended officer at the end of the session, ic for his friends in the Senate to see that tho name of the successor sleeps quietly in the appropriate committee until that time. Then the suspended officer, by virtue of tho provisions of the first sectiou, goes buck into office. If the President should suspend bim again, such action wonld bo looked Upon by the Senate as a defiance ot law. ?--o STAXIHTTOE OF CUBA-STRENGTH OF THE SPANIARDS-RESOURCES OF THE ISLAND, &C. The whole number of troops that have ar? rived in Cuba from Spain, up tho 23d, is stated at 18,409 soldiers of all arms, und 651 officers of all ranks. They have boen most enthusiastically received by their vc* lunteer countrymen resident in Cuba. A list of those banished to Fernaudo-Po for political offences, published iu the Diario, of the 24th. includes 242 whites and eight colored persons. Senor Lemus, the repre? sentative of the Cuban insurgents now in Washington, hos prepared in English some very interesting statistics of the resources of the island from the official records, from which is quoted the following: Thc amount of trade carried on in the island at present is over $170,000.000 per annum. In 18G2 the production of the island was $306,000, 000; taxes paid in, ?$37,750,000; imports, S37.400.000; exports, 43,400,000. The rural wealth was then estimated at $381,000,000; wealth of towns, 8170,000,000: industrial and commercial wealth, $774,000,000. The Spanish population, including the army, was 150,000; Cuban white population, 750, 000. Of these, 325,000 were women and 215,000 ole! people and children, leaving 210,000 able for the army. The negro population was 600,000, from which 50,000 men may be taken for tho field. This, he claims, is di low estimate. It will be seen, however, that it gives them 200,000 men for the army. Tho productions in 1802 were: sugar?02,000,000; tobacco 30,000,000; other items, ?37,000,000; total, $129,000,000 -o POIA'WIVKS -The Salt Luke Telegraph, in defending the peculiar institution of .Mor? monism, remarks: "The fact is polygamy has existed about us loug as human nature has, and still only a small part of mankind are really and truly monogomists, for most of those who ure not polywived are polywo loeued." Those who ure not either, it is tu be presumed, pollywogs, or, us they say South, scallywags." The Marquis of Westminster, the richest nobleman of Eugluud, has an iucomo of $2,600,000 a year, which in ten years from now will be doubled by the expiration of ninety-nine year loases tu Belgravia. But he has a softening brain, and has become idiotic With unnumbered dollars, he has no sense. Glover. Vt., has had a case of domestic infelicity. A respectable young mau fell in love with a widow much older than he, and married her. Everything moved smoothly I until recently, when she sent him home to his mamma, on account of alleged improper intimacy with her duughter, a girl about fourteen years of ago. Miss Ida Lewis, rowing in a .-quail from the light-house kept by her father, in New? port harbor, rescued two soldiers from drowning. She did not have the assistance of her father, us the gentle Grace Darling did on the occasion when alie won immor? tality. Ladies' ears, so long neglected, have been an object of attention iu Puris, and ure now tinted with pink or white?. They are brought forwaid or forced backward, .ie cotding to tuste. The Scientific huerican contains pictures of a one-wheeled velocipede and of a steam velocipede. In? the latter, the rider keeps warm by sitting astride the boiler. It is for winter wear. A minister in Mitchell County, Gu., says that the "forbidden fruit" that Eve partook of and gave to Adam was-tobacco. A cotemporary refers to fashionable dresses as "all the rage." Tho "rage" is supposed to bolong to the husbauds. Corre?t??nd?ue>. Tho following correspondence has been banded to us for publication : . LETTER FROM OEOBOE W. WILLIAMS, ESQ. CHARLESTON, April 8, 1869. 1 GOVEBNOR: I seldom r?ad tue newspapers beyond the commercial information they contain; neither hate Iitakcn any part in politics since thc defeat of Clay, iu 1814, aud I attach but little importance to what the newspapers may say of you and your administration. I must confess, however, that the editorial which appeared iu to? day's News, fills my mind with the gloomiest apprehension. I sincerely hope that the Charleston editor is tho victnm of an April fool, for I have too much confi? dence in your good judgment to believe that you would, at this season of the year, ned in time of perfect peace, introduce an ele? ment iu the State which would demoralize the agricultural labor from the sea-board to the mountain top. You have lived long enough at the South, Governor, to learn something of tho negro character, and bow easily they are drawn from their daily pur? suits by circus .exhibitions and military parades. The formation of a few negro regiments, at this time, would not only have tho most disastrous effects upon tho agricul? tural luborers (both white and black) of the State, but would most unquestionably lead to a war of races. The merchants aud factors of Charleston are straining every ncrve'to aid the planters, and they havo been gratified to learu thal the negroes throughout the State were wdrkiug with unusual energy, and werf much better pleased with their prospech thau ut any time since thc termination ol the war. You have, Governor, seen onougl: of war to fully appreciate the value ol peace. A few yoars of peace will reston the old Palmetto Stato to her former pros? perity; but a war of races will prove ruin ons to tho interests of both white nuc black, and reduce the State to anarchy and ruiu. I trust, Governor, that yon will tele graph me to contradict tho statement madi in tho Daily Netrs. You cauuot wei imagine the deep feeling and apprehensioi of trouble the article has excited among tin sober and well-disposed meu of this com muuity. I have the honor to remain you obedient servant, (Signed) GEO. \Y. WILLIAMS. To Gov. R. K. SCOTT, Columbia, S. C. To this, the following reply was traut mitted by telegraph : COLUMDIA, April 4, 1809. GEORGE W. WILLIAMS, ESQ. : Say to wei disposed business men of Charleston tin they should have seen heretofore enough t such blood and thunder fulminations ns th one you forward mo, clipped from tho New to have justified them in treating the authoi with contempt, and the article with indi ference. I will reply to von by mail. ROBERT K. SCOTT) Governor. LETTER FROM GOVERNOR SCOTT. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, COLUMBIA, April G, 1809. George W. Williams, Esq., Charleston. MY DEAR SIR: Yours of tho 3d carno du to hand. The windy article in the News nee give yon no apprehension. That journal somewhat of a sensationalist, and it is more consequence to its circulation that : leader should be startling, than that it sh ou bo true; and if a little personal malice can 1 gratified at the ?-arno time, adouble purpo is served. The article headed "Govern Scott sowing the wind," is of this charade and contains but a slight foundation fact for its many falsehoods. I have giv no orders for the "immediate formation ol company of negro State troops." No onie have been issued for the enrollment of t militia, under the recent Act of the Legis ture; even the Adjutant-General's office 1: not yet been opened, and before nuy org.u zatiou of the militia into companies or re, ments eau be attempted, un enrollment all the citizeus of the State, white a colored, subject to militia duty, must fi be completed ; which, in itself, will requ considerable time. I am led to belie however, from a letter recently receiv from Mr. Guffiu, of Abbeville, that 1 Adjutant and Inspector-General, now ? sent from tho State, promised him tho pc timi of eurolling officer of that Conn when the enrollment i? ordered. This n have given riso to the rumors of enlistme and excitement in that ueighborbo spoken of by the News, and of whicl know nothing, except what I gather fl? its fulminations. In reply to Mr. Gut who is a native of Abbeville, and as speetable and us patriotic a geutlemai i any in the County, I directed him, if au^ tho colored people had supposed that t were to be ?inmediately enrolled, to disah them of that notion; direct thom to ret to their homes and labors, and remain tl uutil the enrollment is ordered, when t will he duly notified. I think that my past coarse will bear I out in the assertion that I have no disj: j timi to resort to violent or cxtraordii measures for tho enforcement of the li while peaceful and customary agencies accomplish thc purpose. The Act of ! tember 22, 1868, placed cxtraordii means at my disposal for the suppressio rebellion or resistance to tho laws; ant though since its passage, for many mo outrage and murder were lifo in HOI Counties of this State, during which us pure and as patriotic us any witbii borders were coolly aud deliberately bl ered in cold blood, in the broad glai day. and in tho presence of numerom quicscing if not sympathizing specta aud their assassins for weeks afterv permitted to roam about, unmolested, in whose deteotiou the County oE manifested but little interest, I did nc soil to these extraordinary measures relied solely on tho State constabulary number of tho offenders having bec rested, and a disposition manifested t quiesce in tho laws, I have gradully rei eveii this force, until it now numbers but three members. Haring beretoforo, under very embarrassing circonstances, deolined to employ military force, at the present time, when the turbulent seem to be com punitively quiet, and the community appear to he wisely devoting^ their attention to their material interests/ th eire is little likeli? hood that I shall resort to military agencies, or to tiny policy calculated- to interfere with, or withdraw attention from, our industrial pursuits. In confirmation of this, I may appeal to my efforts heretofore to encourage and stimulate the agriculture o? the State; while others, who uro now my revilers aud calumniators, were inculcating a contrary policy, in driving off the laborers from the plantations who digered in politics with ?heir employers. I wish it to bo distinctly understood, how-. ?iver, that upon the arrival of the time when, in my opinion, it is proper to carry out tho militia law of the last session, by enrolling the people of tho State, white and colored, subject to militari' duty, I shall assuredly order it to be done, without re? ference to, or apprehension of, tho war of races predicted by the News. Probably "tho wish was father to the thought,'' and it can only be accomplished by the foolish and incendiary articles of the N?ws aud its coadjutors. Their appeals to the prejudices and passions of tho ignorant, the lazy and tho fanatical, may lead to the renewal of murders and outrages, requiring prompt and efficient measures to enforce the laws and punish the wrong-doers. These, if ne- | cessary, will be resorted to, however reluc? tantly; and if evils do come, the responsi? bility of tho consequences must rest upon those who provoked them. I have frequently received communica? tions from prominent gentlemen, deprecat? ing and denouncing outrages committed in their neighborhoods, but until these assur? ances are developed in something more posi? tive than mere words, they will conduce but little to thc restoration aud maintain ance of law and order. Their active oo-ope ratiou in arresting and punishing those who bj' their outrages disturb thc peace of socie? ty, and injuriously affect thc prosperity of the community, would .soon put au end to disturbances that disgrace the State, and render a resort unnecessary, on my part, to the military or auy other extraordinary agencies, for the preservation of tho peace. Occnpyiug a position iu society which gives thom great moral weight in controlling its action, it is the imperative duty of these gentlemen to give a more active and decided co-operation in tho suppression of outrages whick Lave affected tho character of the State and all who bear her name. It is made my duty to seo that thc laws be faithfully enforced; that the citizen, white and colored, shall bo equally protected in his rights, civil and political; and this I will enilotivor to perform, and hope to have the co-operation of all law-abiding citizens in my efforts. But no silly affectation or as? sumption of superiority by tho privileged class, which only exists in thc flunkey ism of the News, "of (heir right to rulo tho State which is theirs by inheritance, (heirs by na? tural right," itc, will bo tolerated, and if attempted to be enforced, tho editors may lind that those citizens whom they term "their own negroes," will have a word to say about their ownership. Of the motives of the Netts, io its re? peated assaults upon me, partaking so much of personal bitterness, it is unnecessary to apeak, ns the public ure not interested in them. Prom the vehemence of their lan? guage, and turgid appeals to the "proud past" of South Carolina, (what do the edi? tors know about if ?) it might be suspected there was an intention, if not expectation, on tho part of its editors, of stopping into the slippers of tho Mercury; but even if successful, it would only be a reproduction of tho uss in the lion's skin. No one would mistake its dissonant bray for tho roar of thc old lion, or any of his brood. The edi? tors of that brilliant but fallacious journal, "native and to the mauor born," were ac? knowledged gentlemen; their strong lan? guage covered strong thoughts; and, how? ever extreme or erroneous were their views, they had tho courage to staud np to them. The former supporters of the Mercury, aside from the want of confidence, would hardly be content to accept as it substitute for the strong meat to which they were accustomed, the milk and water of thu unstable News, or rather tho milk one day and the water the next, with au occasional dash of acidity, when there is personal malevolence lo gratify. Bnt it would be a waste of time further I lo discuss tho Netrs und its vapid preten? sions. The article to which you allude would have passed unheeded by me, had not you called my attention to its false? hoods and misrepresentations; and appre? hending that other well-intentioned citizens might attach some importance to them, I have deemed it proper to mako my reply public. While I sensibly appreciate the in? creased difficulties to tho restoration of pence and prosperity occasioned, by the reckless policy of the News and its oo-ndju tor?, I shall endeavor to discharge my duty, regardless alike of their abuse, their threats, or their cajoleries. I feel and appreciate thc sensitiveness of our pooplo to tho inno? vations upon tho ancient institutions of South Carolina, involving so much of feeling as well as of interest, which have been pro? videntially suspended by the now order of things. I am not without hope, however, that they will gradually become reconciled to theta, and that they will prove tho harbingers of a brighter and higher pros? perity than h?s ever before been attained. {To expedite this, all my efforts will be zealously direoted. ? have given to tl: . people of the Statu the best of hostages, tho idea ti ilea tion of my interests with theirs. Sneeringly deuonucei' as a carpet-bagger, I may at Jeiwt have the credit of having brought something in my carpet-bag, which is more than oau bc said of most of my re? vilers. Whatever injuriously affects the welfare of the State, affect-, my own, and it is the diotate nliko of duty and interest to I pnrsne that policy that will the soonest and I tho surest develop her resources, increase I her credit and establish her prosperity. Very respect"olly und.sincerely yours, KO BE HT K. SCOTT. ? II. H-r- f "? yt -J "E* OO ?1 I t O m m - -o E. Montague G rim ko, Esq., has been ap? pointed Notary Public for Charleston. Tho programme of the concert to ht j give? by young Carri, this evening, will bo found in another column. The lovers of I good music should not fail to attend. C. P. Pelham, Esq., publishes a notice in another column, announcing the proposed resumption of tho publication of the South? ern Guardian, a paper which he conducted for several years, and which was discon? tinued on the 17th of February, 1805. SOUTH BUN M.VKTJFAOTUUES. - Every ?lay we discover new evidences of the rapid in? crease of the manufacturing interests of the South. To-day tho Phoenix contains the card of Mr. 1'. P. Tonic, of Charleston, au extensive manufacturer of sashes, blinds, doors, and house trimmings of every de? scription. HOME-MADE BllOOM8. - We have been pre? sented by Mr. S. A. Chisholm (ti blind ?nan) i with a substantial and well-made broom, which he is manufacturing at the Central House. Mr. Chisholm intends togo exton- I sivelly into the manufacture of these blooms, and invites an inspection of his work from one. uud all in need of these arti? cles of cvery-day use. Sidney Park is now in its glory. Tho trees are putting on their .spring livery of delicate greta; the grass is beginning to carpet the ground, and the buds to peep forth; while the little birds ure twittering, singing aud flying from limb to limb. As complaints have been inado of the boya committing little irregularities, a policeman hos been detniled to attend about the grounds, and preserve order. Ladies, gen? tlemen and children will find Sidney Purk a delightsul spot to while away an hour or two during the afternoon. Merry's Museum has for a long timo con? tributed to the merriment and instruction of tho young; and although it is much older than many of its readers, it is none tho less a delightful companion to them. Its read iug matter :s always fresh and spicy, and is arranged in un attractive style that adds much to the worth of the publication. The Museum is published liv Horace B. Fuller, No. 14 Broomfield streot, Boston. Terms, 61.50 n year. Tho publisher will send a specimen number, with premium list, free, to any one who wishes to examine the maga? zine. -0 SALES YESTERDAY.-Messrs. Levin and Peixotto were kept busy during the greater part of tho day, yesterday, disposing of houses, lots, stocks, etc. A lot ou the) North-east corner of Gervais street brought] $3,350; one lot, containing four acres, near Columbia, brought S1.8U0; laud in Lexing? ton County brought from $1.25 to 12.50 per acre; small house and lot on Marion street, $025; sand-hill lauds ?it 4.50 per acre. The I following stocks were disposed of: 8 shares Columbia Gus Company, nt $11.50 per share; 31 shares Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company, 2.00; 3 shares Elmwood Cemetery Company, 5.25; 10 shares King's Mountain Irou Works, 1.10; 50 shares Co? lumbia and Augusta Railroad, at 12.00; 2 shares Broad Ktver Bridge stock, 8.00; 15 shares South Carolina Railroad stock, at 42.50; 15 shares South-western Railroad Bank stock, at 21.75. -o THE Actfticci/rr/RATi MEKTIN?;.-A meeting j of the citizens of this County was held in Carolina Hall, yesterday. Mayor John Mc? Kenzie wa? called to tho chair, and Major | W. H. Gibbes appointed Secretary. A mo? tion to organize the Agricultural Society of j Richland County, was unanimously carried, and a committee appointed by the Chair? man to prepare and report a constitution for thc society. After a short absence, tho following report was submitted and adopted: ARTICLE I-SEC. 1. Tho officers of this society shall be a President, five Vice-Pre.si- ; dents, and Secretory and Treasurer, who shall bo elected by the society ut its regular annual meeting, and who, together with twclvo members, to bo appointed by the President, shall constitute an Executive I Committee, nny five of whom shall consti? tute a quorum, for thc transaction of any business. SEC. 2. Tho President shall presido at all ' meetings of tho Society and the Executive Committee, and award all premiums in ac? cordance with tho decision of the various committees. SEC. 3. In the absence of the President, the Vice-presidents shall presido in tho order in which their nnmes aro recorded. SEC. 4. The Secretary and Treasurer shall koop a record of the proceedings of the so "M i i \ < mmmmmmmwmmmm?mmmmm* t>n ciety; a register of the members' names, classified as annual and life; supply the ne? cessary books and stationery to the Execn- ' tive Committee, and superintend the print? ing of all mat ter required to be published, and to conduct all correspondence abroad. Ssc. D. Aa Treasurer^ ho shall receive all fees arid other moneys, disburse nothing except upon ari order of the presiding officer, and shall make nn annual report to the society of his receipts and expenditures, and the financia* condition of tho society. SEO. ti. Tho Executive Committee shall appoint the time of holding tho annual fairs; call special meetings' of the Society, and publish such rules and regulations as are to bo observed during fair week. This com? mittee ?hall assemble at the call of the Pre? sident. ARTICLE II-SECTION 1. Any person way become an annual member to this society, by paying two dollars; a life member by paying ten dollars. SEC. li. Annual membership entitles the member to free nccess to the fair grounds, during fair week, and to exhibit artielea free of charge; life membership confers tho same privileges npou the member and his wife. SEC. 3. Any person, not a member, shall pay one dollar upon each article exhibited, and twenty-live cents admittance, each doy, during the continuance of tho fair. ARTICLE III. This Constitution may be altered or amended by a majority of the members preseut, at auy regular meeting of the Society, notice of which alteration or amendment must bo served upon the Exe? cutive Committee, at least thirty days before any regular or called meeting of the society. The following otlioers were unanimously elected to serve for one year from this date: President-Dr. J. W. Parker. Vtce-Presideuts-Col. Thomas Taylor, John H. Kinaler, Dr. Wm. Weston, Jesse Lykes, Riobard Tozer. Secretary and Treasurer-W. H. Gibbes. Messrs. James G. Gibbes, Charles J. Bolliu, C. Boukuight, W. A. Gibbes and Robert Shiver were appointed a committee to make arrangements for the couveution to be held on the 28th. The following delegates were appointed to represent Richland County: W. Wallace, John P. Adams, Dr. Turnipsood, J. H. Kiusler, W. H. Stack, C. P. Pelham, Thoa. Davis, J. P. Weston, T. B. Clarkson, Sr., J. P. Thomas, John S. Green, R. O'Neale, Jr., W. Glaze, A. Y. Lee, J. W. Dorsey, C. J. Bollin, W. A. Gibbes, J. S. Guignard, W. WR. White, J. Richburg. John Alex? ander, John Derrick, Moses Goldsmith, John C. Seegers. --o NEW ADYKRITSEMENTS.-Special attention is culled to the following advertisements, published for the ?rst timo this morning: R. C. Shiver-New Goods. Jacob Levin-Hay. C. P. Pelham-Southern Guardian. F. Curri-Grand Concert. Meeting True Brotherhood Lodge. Meeting Palmetto Fire Company. P. P. Toalo-Doors, Sash, Blinds. Gorham Manufacturing Company. Dr. John Lynch-Residence for Rent. Jacob Levin-Gas Light Bill3. Risley Sc Creighton-Groceries at Auction. Meeting Building and Loan Association. Acts Passed by the Legislature. -o MOTHERS, RE ADVISED.-Always keep a bottle of Dr.. Tun's CELEBRATED EXPEC? TORANT iu the house. It is a certain and pleasant cure for Croup, Coughs, Colds, &c. It is agreeable to the taste, and children take it readily. Go to your Druggist and get it at once, it may save the lifo of your little one. A86 -o BEAUTY.-How to secure a clear, smooth, beautiful, healthy skin, is the desire of all, and this is within the reach of all. The skin becomes discolored, rough, eruptive, by the virulent, unhealthy condition of the excretions and insensible perspiration-that is, secreted by its functions, aud expelled < through its pores. Tho skin is ono of the chief outlets for tho expulsion of the hu? mors or elements that the absorbent vessels reject, to nourish and sustain the blood; hence, these irritant humors poison the I delicate skin, aud wc have Pimples, Blotch? es, Sores, either simple or malignant, ac? cording to tho condition of the perspiration and humors secreted by the skin. Now, the application of cosmetics only hide these ( defects, and increase the irritant condition of thc skin. Usc Hoiuitsh's Queen's De? light, and it will be found a perfect remedy for these disorders. . M24 j CURIOUS RIVALRY BETWEEN WESTERN CITIES.-Tho Chicago Tribune says: "Cleve? land is proud of a oitizan womuu who has had seven husbands within eight years. One was killed in the army and another in a street light. The other live survivo, she having been divorced from four of them. Her daughter bids fair to rival hor mother's connubial exploits, having been already twice married and divorced, and is now ready to snap up a third man, though but in her seventeenth yeur." THE INFAMOUS STANTON.-Dr. Mudd says: "After I was convicted and sent away to the Dry Tortugas, a confession was got np by Secretary Stanton, purporting lo have been made by mo to Captain Dutton on board thc steamer, and was afterwards np pended to tho official report of my trial. This was ono of tho most, infamous dodges practiced ngaiust me, and waH evidently in? tended us a justification for tho illegality of my conviction. I never made snell a con? fession, and never could have made it, oven if I had tried." 1 Lamartine was asked by a friend if ho did not spend too much money in advertising. "No." was his roply, "udvertLsenionts aro absolutely necessary, Evon divino worship (le bon Dieu) nooda to bo advertised. Elm? what is tho moaning of church bella?"