ad m * 11
v': of dfflffKVnaa taken the
- P^wBcoursc. As tlie latter will un*
i doubted ly become a law, and change the
< v present condition of affairs, we lay it be*
rare our reader*:
a BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE MORE BFFICtBKT
GOVERNMENT OF THE INSURRECTIONARY
8TATK8.
Whereas, The pretended State Governments
of the late so called Confederate
State* of Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi,
Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and
Arkansas were set up without the sanction
of the people ; and
Whereas, The so pretended Governments
afford no adeauate protection for
life or properly, and countenance and
encourage lawlessness and crime ; and
Whereas, It is necessary that peace
and good order should be enforced in
the soscaited States, until loyal and Re
publican Governments can he legally es
taonshe<l ; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of tlie United
States of America in Congress assembled,
That the so-called States shall be
divided into military districts and made
subject to the military authority of the
' United S'atesKas hereinafter prescribed ;
and. for that purpose Virginia shall con
stitute the 1st District ; North Carolina
and South Carolina the 2d District;
Georgia, Alabama and Florida the 3d
District ; Mississippi and Arkansas the
4th District ; and Louisiana and Texas
the 5th District,
3ec. 2. And be it further enacted.
That it shall be the duly of the General
of the Army to assign to the command
of each of said District an officer of the
Regular Army not below the rank of
Brigadier-General, and to detail a suffi
cient military force to enable such of
ficer to perform his duties and enforce
his authority in the district to which he
is assigned.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted.
That it shall be the duty of each officer
assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons
in their rights of person and property,
to suppress insurrection, disorder
and violence, and to puniah or cause to
be punished all disturbers of the public
peace and criminals; and to this end he
may allow civil tribunals to take jinrsdiction
of and to try offenders, or when,
in bis judgment, it may be necessary
for tbe trial of offenders, he shall have
power to organize military commissions
or tribunals for that purpose, anything
in the Constitution and laws of the so
called States to tbe contrary notwithstanding,
and all legislative and judicial
proceedings or processes to prevent or
control the proceeding* of said military
tiibunals, and all interference by said
pretended State Governments with the
exerci?e of.military authority tinder this
Act, shall be void and of no effect.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted.
That the Courts and Judicial officers of
the United States shall not issue writs
of habeas corpus in behalf of persons in
military custody, unless some Commissioner
or person on duty in the district
when in the person is detained shall en
dorse upon said p tition a statement cer
tifying. upon honor, that he has knowl
edge or information as to the cause and
circumstances of the alleged detention,
nd that he believes the same to be
wrongful ; and further, that he believes
that the endorsed petition is preferred
in good faith and in furtherance of justice,
and not to hinder or delay the punishment
of crime. All persons put under
military arreat by virtue of this act
shall bo tried without unnecessary delay,
and no cruel or unusual punishment
shall be indicted.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
no sentence of any military Commission,
Or tribunal, h<?reby authorized, aftoclin"
the life or liberty of any person, shall
be executed until it is approved by the
superior officer in command of the District,
and the law and regulations for the
government of the army shall not be af
fected by this act, except in no far a?
they conflict with its provision*.
The effect of this measure will be np
parent. Martini law will be established,
State Government v-ill be obliterated,
fetters damped around our necks, and
every man. woman 'and chjld in lh?
land, be subject to the dictation of a re
lenliess military power. On slight pretence,
property .may be confiscated by
individual* acting under mvsteiiouf
orders." The cotton and rice planter
after expending bis thousands in malur
ing a crop, may find it swept from birr
in a single night. A * arice, rei-klessnes1
and the spiri of p'under, will,reign supreme^
The last vestige of Constitu
tional liberty will be wiped out, and tlx
people of the South be reduced to i
condition worse then that ofiheir forme
slaves. The crushing work has com
menced. Let it go ort. We may loos
lifo and property, but let us at least re
tain our honor.? Carolinian.
It U said that Maine builds mor
than one half of the vessels in the cotir
t>y, and the annual, revenue tax paid b
the ship builders in various ways is froi
$1,200,000 to $ 1,500,000.
Tlllt Rhode T?!and Legislature bi
granted lire petition of a fastidon- iud
vidual. who wi?h< d to leave ??tl the la
third of hia name of Mason Mowry. I.e
because be diduT like its r.bel ateucii
tl ?!)*. ,/
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Jfntrrfiri.tr Ofit re it note located
onejfoor above the old Court House, up stairs,
over (he auction rooms of Mr. Julius C.
Smith, and opposite the Mansion House.?
Entrance fa the corner.
cr Advertisers will please hand in their
favors by. 12, M. oo Wednesday.
Latest Congressional News,
Wasuisotok, February 19.
The House of Representatives refused to
eoucur in Srirmam's substitute?ayes 18
nays 98. The House ordered a Committee
of Conference, Stkvbxs Chairman. The
Senate refuted to concur, nnd adhered to
the substitute. Tlie two Houtea ditagreeing,
tbc Bill and all ainendmenta have failed.
and the whole matter ir auppoaed to be
dead for the Session. Congress meets again
on the Slk March, and the question of reconstruction
will again come up; but time
is im|K>rtaut. The people of the North
must find out that they arc grossly deceived
as to the condition of things at the South ;
and that we are just as quiet nnd ns jnuch
the conservators of the legal rights of nil
elates, colors, and persons of all shades of
political opinions as they themselves.
The consetvativee are jubilant -over the
failure of Stevens' Bill, and he and the ultra
Radicals in the.opposite temper, of course<
The President has it now in his power to
defeat any hill for this Session, that he may
disapprove, as the ten days allowed for him
to cons-idcf them will run out before it closes.
The Louisiana Bill must share the same fits
as this Military Bill.
Tiik Bankrupt Kill has passed the Senate..
Some amendments, we believe, were made,
I but it is thought it will unquestionably bei
come a law. As it is a relief measure, the
City of Charleston, nnd our ante-relief Legislature,
and ail the papers of tbc State so
much opposed to discussing tho debt quesllon,
OUght to marshal tlioir forces ii/tmIujI
it. The press of South Carolina, genernlly,
regard ns unworthy comment the insignifi
cant affair of the general pecuniary ruin
and distress, and oppose everything looking
to the lenst relief to the people.
* Mills House, Charleston.
"Wo take great pleasure in cnllfng attention
to the change of advertisement of the
Mills House, of Charleston, to be found in
our advertising columns. Those who have
ever visited it, need no persuasion to in
.luce them to stop there when again in the
city. Upon a \isit to Charleston, a few
months since, we had the pleasure of enjoy* |
ing the hospitalities of the House, and of
what we speak, we know. Its reputation
extends over North and Fouth, and is not
surpassed, we doubt, in either. Its style
and management is magnificent, nnd can't
possibly (nil.short of the desires of the most
opulent nnd fastidious Every thing ie in
the gi nridcst order. The daily l>ilis of fare
would satiate Encunus, himself, and eni<
braces everything that could tend to satisfy
the wants of the inner niau
The. list of attaches are kind, gentlemanly
nnd polite, doing everything in their
power to render the stay of persons pleasant
and ag-eenhle. An ong?t this number is
Col. Titos, P. SntoRit, who is praticulnrly
well suited for his place.
We eonimen-J our friends, upen visiting
Charleston, to the Mills House.
The Old War Against Extravagant
Dressing.
Our readers, the ladies especially, will
he well entertained we have no douht, if
not profited by the long article we take
from the editorial o( the Ba/tbnore Episcopal
Methodist, on the subject of dress, to be
found on our fourth page. It is in admirable
good temper, and is alike hltmoroni, anggestive,
grave and lively, hut wot severe. If
the ladies would adopt the concluding good
advice of the Melhotlitt, the pi ice of finery
would fall; but that would be a great
temptation to return to the use of it.
< .?
Don't Hitch to Bhade Trees.
We have been instructed by several of the
j members of the Town Council, to stato that in
1 future Iho Town Ordinance in reference to the
| hitching nf horses to the shade trees of the
place, will be strictly enftreod. The Council
1 has wont to considerable expense and labor in
I removing the old, unsightly trees that have
stood so long, and in thejr places substituted
young ones that will at some future da a to an
ornament to the Town, provided they arc not
, disturbed in their symmetrical formation, and
, they, in good faith to the tax payers feel bound
to carry out their purjioses, so connncndably
i begun, to therr fullest power.
The Marshals haver therefore, been instructed
to show neither fear, favor or eflfoction in
' reporting all cases of the hitching of horses to
i the shade trees,codling under their observation
or knowledge.
Persons riding into Town, must keep this
, matter in mind. The line is five dollars.
I ??
Tho Fair Next Week.
As the time draw* near, tho interest in tbt
4 (jump* rair increases. r* c see i?y rhBAoncTiiu
/{(ttmrr, that the fame of it ha? extended fo:
I
and wide, and we hope fo have the pleasure o
seeing many visitor* from other Districts.
' Public Improvement in Oreenville.
Our Town Council and sundry rMiaeui have
-we rejeice to see, planted along Main Street
where most needed, fine young Water 0?k?
** And from the pajifs tukrn, wc think thoro is
I good ohanoe of them growing; to insure fc
v they should'bo boxed.
Garden Beede.
Wtr arevner obligations to Air. V. It. Was
sow fl?r a supply of gadkq seeds, kindly give
' us. lie 11.is a full variety, which gardenei
ii.n i flu ir iiltention OStlled to.
bf Kow ts the imie to commence gardenini
x and* no ???. i'lioniM aegloct to Itssnieh Cfi
gr *t t'^.ts.suAp' dl of a fiimiiy.
holders are under oldigntionst^wTftrwo
Council for (hit first class engUe, whose
public spirit and interest for ibe welfare of
the plaoe prompted its purchase.
One of these engines is manned and officered
bjr oitisens, W. H. Hover, Captain; the.
other is under the charge of a part of osr
colored population,' of -the better class,
Adam Alkxakdeh, Captain, formerly owned
by V. McBek, sod known as " Big
Adam the whole nider the superYlaloa of
Mr. JuWVs'C. Smitu a*President.
On Saturday attention last., they paraded
through our streets down to the river,
lor the purpose or exerciung end testing the
; machines, where they nmainod some two
hours or more. The waking of the engines
wss not altogether sitisfactory. The
only deficiency with Captain Hovkt's Company,
was the dofioieney it the numbers
of the corps, which we suppose will soon
be remedied, as the Company's list is loorasing.
The hose of Engit? No. 2, is sadly
deficient, and needs replsckig by a new
one. During the throwing of the water, it
broke altogether, and ean be used to but
little advantage. Can a new one not -bo
obtained f We respectfully ask the consideration
of the mutter, a* Greenville, with
this deficiency supplied, would he pretty
well prepared for any ordinary 5ne that
might occur. , -.1
The colored uien take quite an interest in
their organization, and seemed te obey the
orders of the officers with alacrity. They
number about eighty, and contain touch physical
force.
Wo always take a plcnsnro in recording
matters that effect or interest tho Towu.
Hon. Ellison Cdpors, Secretary of State.
Wc lenrn that tho new Secretary of State of
Sontli Carolina, lias entered upon tho discharge
of his official duties, in Columbia,
vrlicro all communications should bo addressed.
,
New Building.
Mr. SwX.\dai.b, tLo enterprising owner and
host of tho .Mansion House, tliat most neat
ami comfortable am. elegant Hotel so wi-l|
known at home and abroad, is now erecting u
fine, largo store house on his lot opposite tho
Mansion. Tho upper story is designed for a
public llnll, aud will be rathor larger than the
Mc Bee's Hall, which was lately destroyed by
fire.
Near Tlr? Depot.
The new store houst erected npnr the de
. 1 V. . ... ..I t... \l - ur.. T A ............
p*?i, un? uvcu vpi:?ivu an. 11 aj. i. non^unk,
who will deal' in dry gocris, groceries, provisions,
Ac., and it will prove to l>e a great
convenience to those in that vicinity, lie
has not yet received n full stock, but expects
to receive the remainder in few
lays. When you buy provisions, Ac., give
him t call.
Closing Out.
Messrs. Lf..-tkh A- HrotiiRbs, who have
been keeping a retail dry goods and provi.
sltm store, opposite Mesirs. Giubt, PkkOu
sos A Mili.kii, are selling off at cost, for the
purpose of closing out.
Dr. Buiat.
Wo cannot refrain from publishing tiro annexed
extract, copied from the Lou'rentvilh
flemhl, which speaks so kindly and flatteringly
of our inuoh esteemed friend and Reverend
townsman, Dr. E. T. Rcibt, as ite/inee1
that bis learning and good senso arc appreci
ated by othor than his immediate no ghhors
"'A Literary Club?We take the follow
ing article from the Southern L'ntfrprite
and commend it to the attention *ot nut
renders, many of whom will recognise" tit <
initials, " E T. B ," as those over whfel
many articles of practical suggestion ami
sound philosophy have appeared in tlx
Herald, in times past.* W? never knew
| anything to flow lr?n? " E. T. B.'s " pen'bul
what was practical, sound, and gnshini
with freshness from (ho laboratory of i
trainer! and thinking aiind, necustonicd te
I drink deep of the Pierian spring.
" It lias been suggested t|mt w<- form a lit
ernry club, here. Why not t Do we nil be
long to the " grting to ' family! No 0111
doubts the Usefulness oT n club, as recoin
mended by " J2. T. II." Among the deplor
able consequences of the war, nothing strike
us AM more deplorable than the inability
j left us to educate the youth of the Anuntrj
Thousands who would have received a c?>l
! legist* education in the circtlmatNjisea' w<
I were before the. wnr, now Can be ba-ply af
' ford-d the rudiments of our own language
j The dissemioatihn in the land ?.f health;
I literature i* a great educator, and reeom
i mends the eluli plan from economy towhicl
, we are all compelled to look now. I.et u
1 ha\'o a club here. Its influence will n<>
1 atop with the members of it, but its whole
! eotne effect will prove the pebble throwi
' into the -water, the influence of whicl
spreads indeiiuitcly wide,"
On evkuv sine tbe congratulation
were exchanged upon iho happy ,ad
' vent of an era of belter feeling in lb
country, and the early and final rostorn
lion of lite Union to ks former condi
tion of pence and union, with tbe proi
poet of ever advancing power and proi
' pcri'.y, _
' It is positively asserted here that th
r advont of \fr (ranrcra P*nhn?lv. and th
f expression of his good wishes for lb
South, as well ft* hie benefactions. hi
softened the feeling* of tlie Radical ei
tremistft, end will lend the way to a
'' ultimate restoration of the exclude
' States, and fhe general prospority of tl
whole country. Simultaneously wit
the promulgation of the greftt benefa
tlon oX Mr. Peabody, was. the defeatthe
extreme Radical party as led I
Mr. Thaddeua Stevens in the Ilou.e.
r Thia, loo, opens to us a new and plea
a ing prospect. .The Conservatives rail
ra | The Radical* divide and disperse.
| Tew we/ lm, if rhs present good "feelir
|( | prevail, will lead tie ii.to tho jrop
J It reck, to rssJon'ioTi, Wjion . Iionorat
- Lto, 11'04k (Jox{rUrl tf
* \ t< * :'. 4. v'v:v ?
* i
Union Railrfl^N^ftfia*4<, ud i?wi* f>>v | ]
miles lnto^Wp^^HH|ncV^^^K|>I!|
turned by a route^BMFV 'ew
Spartanburg C. H. $Hl((F?f>penraree on(H|
farms and plantatlops, on the road wrp
traveled, is mora enoouraging than we {
l.-a 1 f?nim 1 ? <tcnl I .
" ? ?U|>|nWU, ? .
land broken up raady for planting, wmc j
new cabin*, many new roffe, and here and ?
there a new dwelling, built recently, or in (
the eonree of erection. [
The change of weather had eet people. *
generally to gardening,and soiq.9to-plsnb i
ing Iri*h potato**, .^UK^g^jtjoro^jd rettifrfl^ I
if we could, cverybodj^ln the State,' tjo 1
plant more liberally Uejktrwmal of thi? <m^| I
aa a great resource against the scareity of 1
breed the coming summer ; tbey who have f
a large Irish potato crop, according to size *
of the family, need not fe^jr actual suffering s
for food in tli9 summer moltth* however J
high the price of corn mtfy be. It has al- c
ways been a fault with us in this State, j
thot we hav? planted more little garden r
patches of Irish potatoes and used them f
rather as a table luxury than as a subetan- n
tial part of food, both for man and beast, j
as they are calculated for. The altered J
condition of things certainly calls for a \
change in our praOtice in this and other
respects.
"CAHRAOB. ' |
Going through Spartanburg, wo observed ,
not a few fine cabbages remaining in Hie j
gardens. They have been preserved perfect f
ly during the.past winter, by leaning down ,
the heads, and putting a little, earth over
thorn, snd usually shielding them from rain .
and frost by a covering of pfae'baric, and j
a little earth to hold the bork in its place,
the tops of the heads beinjf left visible.?
We nowhere saw the old fashion oabhnge
pens wiili |.?nt? topa, or other
brush, as used to bo the custom. We Inouired
as to the direction of leaning the
heads. bv)t there was no uniformity, in some
Hardens, all pointed south, others north,
but none pointed the cast. One gentleman
informed us that ho easily promoted his
cabbage front the destructive worm, that so j
often riddles them In the summer, by sprink"
Hug frequently, ashes or lime upon them ;
soot is said to answer the Emtio purpose.?
1-ast year, however, owing to the dry
weather, or some other cause, the cabbage
worms did not make their nppenrnnce. It
is to be hoped that the seed of these evil
doers may he cut off for some years to come,
if not forever.
nr.bt Ari'k.tn.txcE ok sraixc?wheat cnor.
On reaching the flat of Sliolton's Ferry,on
Wednesday, waiting the ferryman's voyngowcro**
lli<> Broad 'liver, the hum of bees
saluted our ears, and looking overhead, we
saw the maple tops all budded taud blooming,
wi'h their dull red, pendent flowers,
and the busy bees visible as well as audible.
We felt to be all of a sudden, in ft
more Southern clime, many weeka remov1
ed from the intense cold of the preceding
Sunday, which had hound everything in
ice from the mountains to the sen const
(we will not say " sea board, the phrnse has
j been so much used that the board is about
worn out ) The wheat fields, too, began
to show the,grccn of spring; and it is grat
itying to observe that the stand of wheat Is
. uncommonly good on Che average, A con.
. siderable quantity 6f wlu-nt lias been sow.
od, and there is hope of a good erop. Our
farmers sow loo little, or rather expend too
r little labor and expense in preparing lands
( for wheat. From observation, as well as
| inquiries long prosecuted, we believe that
s the best mode of wheat culture that .can be
pursued in the country, io loaow It on land
, that hits been in oats preceding the sow
i ing. Tliis should bo turned over, or well
> broken up, in the latter part of summer, or
early in the /all, and wlvent sowed and
liarroWed in, or drilled with the machine
? for that purpose ; which, by the way, our
farmers have not yet supplied themselves
| with to any extent. This mods', of wheat
growing, except the drilling, 'we have
: ' known practiced very successful^- in Greenville
years ngo, by n gentleman who learned
' t he custom from I hp part of Kentucky where
L he was raised ; it is eonimonjin Ponnaylva
|i nia. * The great matter for a wheat crop,
however, ns everybody knows, is to have'
^ good land well prepared, manure ns much
I as possible; a free use of Peruvinn guano
! seldom disappoints when other maudres are
JJ not procurable.
- rasrrcmxa uni>&. - > ? '
If we were called on to point out the de
8 fcets of farm management in the country,
we should mention close pasturing of stubble
fields as one.of the worftj it injures the
? land, both by tho.treading and eating off
k the grass, and leaving it bare, parched and
is sua baked- f early all the stubble field*
i we saw on the road had been -evidently
.. overpastured. This arises from'two causes,
"we suppose, overstock and tinderaowing as
e to quantity of (and. If the-farmer >/??*/
/ pasture hie oats, rye and wheat field*, let
itj ' , 10
him sow down a larger quantify, ami the
stouk will Injufa it-lea*. The true rule for
t j improving farmv, we have learned from
^ j every source, is not to cultivate in gniumor
,fj 1 more than onothi*d o( the fickle, and have
)e ' at least two thirds tn small grain,or grass;
1, : wltji this eye\?-m, (he hind sould be kept
0. ; up and protected, In ? great nifssare, frorr
t,f wishing aifay. With the saayelty of la
ty bor bow talkod of,-this systenp'-bfosTnes wtil'
rrtora Important #nd profitable, whethei
is- for the groin former or the sottoo planter
y. To pk*>gh awtf ho^ a yaat area oT their land1
A e*pn?sf of hired Jabov, and tntli
, or hot?wpoW4< can'.never more Be pnjfte
<er b|c in the eowiif^ wheteff r ft mijfhl bar
bwafc olMrtna: ?v formyrUwiW-ot *Uv> i?
Uft Z i*t M ?*> < Ob $
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a * # * ^
7?*r
a teWWoTOW^Weeew the sign* of *t>
empts to stop gullies by filling them with
>ine brush. There is often much labor
iselessly expended in trying to step gullies.
)ne tenUi of t(tet bestowed would suoeeed
>atter if people would plaee the brush ohtrucUoBs
?t-intervale, .instead of partially
s^ffUly tasy be checked by ^soing fc
pCtiveni the (low of w?Lr
Com formlrig a new gully around tbo obIructlon,
.aa U would do. if the bed of
tonea, toga, or what not, form a straight
Ine or are elevated in.the oentre, In
ontmon style. This seems very simple,
ret "if ia strangely overlooked by ninety,
line out of a hundred. A man may ride
or daye sometimes, along the highways,
ind never see a really judicious gully stop?age.
As our subject Is not poetical, we
?ope the want of ehphony In our phrases
rill not detract from tho merit of our facts.
. KXGMsn null*. ..
A skilful and experienced farmer and
jnrdenef, and a worthy old gentleman, at
vhose bouse we staid a night,'in Falr6eld
district, had been sowing peas that day,
md mentioned that he planted them deep;
ve asked the reason, and inquired if they
(ante up well when so<planted ; he said al
ways, hut more slowly. His reasons were
hat the peavlne stpod a drouth far better,
ind bore longer, by planting de.ep j-hla-reuark
was, that they were seldom planted
loop onongh.* ' In our climate, where too
nueh heat and drougljt Is, the great ditR
sulty or raising peas, especially late in the
leason ; this, fact is wortlj heeding.
" A fine Carolina gentleman,
All of the olden time."
TTon. Rodkbt bkarria, well fiPs the Idea qf
the distictch quoted. HtW large estate,
troops of contented negroes, tho kind wel
oonie bestowed on bis friends, and Strang
crs, who may visit Ins hospital mansion,
anil the manifest plenty for nun nn?l beast
the premises afford. Wo spent a pleasnpt
night and morning at Colonel Bkattik's.?
We found him a decided opponent of negro
emigration, and no wonder, for he manages
thing* with spch good judgment^ and. so
successfully, that there is still great value
in (he negro population to .him, and ito
trouble more than formerly; mastmf his
own former servants uml their families remain
still with him, and we saw the same
appearance of negro families and babies
that heretofore flourished, but which freedom
is fast diminishing. .Col, Bkattu
made last year three hundred bags of cotton,
a full half crop, the season was bad.?
lie had no difficulty with his freed men,
neither ho nor they ever calhd on "till
Bureau " in ft single Instance. IIt* supply
of corn seems ample, and there was s strik
ing fact reminding one of the good old
days, that his erib door stays unlocked, day
?nd night. He killed this winter mor?
than tWo hundred fine heirs for hacon : h(
remarked that be had none stolen by tlx
freedmen. All this shows his liberal ami
wise management of the laborers employed
on lits plantations. Col. Brattie, "? Sena,
tor for his District, has, to our knowledge
filled his place with admirable judgment,and
patriotic faithfulness, to bin constituents.?
ITo has shown himself an enlightened
friend, of ovoiy rt-nm.nnblo and constitu
tionul measure, of relief to the people it
these distressing limes; and it is to bo re
gretted, that many other Districts could no
he represented in both branches of the I.eg
islature, by men of his sound sense and in
depebdent character.
CArr. ANDRTCW WOODRtTK. *
"We stRid all night with our friend.Capt
Wpprir.trr, and-found him and his omiabl
lady, as usual, the happy oecnpapta of th
same hospitable abode as formerly. Capt
WooDRurv.is, at present, one of the represen
tatives of his District in the Legislature
And no District can bpast of one more con
seient.ione, and determined on doing hi
whole duty, aecordirig to his holiest con
victions ; unostentatious and quiet in man
ner, he fulfils the character of a citizen,
neighbor, a gentlemqp, and above all.
Christian, in such a way as to challenge th
respect, love and confidence of all wh
know him. -lie Commended a eompao
through the late war with distinguUhe
honor ; ke left home a temperance roan i
hie hnliite, and notwithstanding the direi
temptations. and seeming propriety at tint*
to depart from thin rule, he preserved tli
same habits of absolute abstinence .in tb
camp, and on the march. Mid upon " tl
foughtoa field," Capt. Wbofeaorr aota as
magistrate in his beat, and i% highly use hi
a real justice of the pence; ho settle* stri
by i pier posing kindness and good o<rtias?
more thou-by the band of law, * He It
promoter of every good wor^ end go<
, work in the community where he live*, ai
r is at present, engaged in aiding the youj
men of bis neighborhood, itf forming
| Christian Association, fla has nochihln
, of lii^ own, bnt, Lbs obijdrsn of His fello'
cilitnns wjll rise up Around him" sud ?<
I him bloased, ami to honor 6is mentor
r when he sbqlt- be promoted *9 #i rewn
higher I ban srijr earlhiy honor. *
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a. ? , tim , ?'!
t y, Passing from ShelumVFerry on tfnr tn
i- to Uhk?u a, lij, ww hoc tme i&lspfy reoiir
ej fctf-tHoi* it .return day wei?k far it
>-| pJsCrtW, by meat in* ?evrral, dfj>nty sheri
k-j ?f\1 J mi Ika spfttg UP Lrbion Itistrr
' vy- * ?
r "
I eietUly ruined. - E?iM?g
| day, we were
|th? TlUege by
I defend***' houMi,
neighbor on tha road, amoSH
ihf widow A., for whom ha haowj*
and one for tha -wldow'a ton, WWjfcpH "^fbllM!
Nkhkmiad could be called up for a laagl\Hp'^S
to these daya.
Union Tillage presorrea still a noat ;_s
rather thriving appearanoe, notwithaUtid?.^^^^i|
log the ruin of tha war, and woobeertad . ]
an Immense now livery stable in the proem I
of building. The population of the District ':,
could formerly boietmuch wealth and high
eplrH; the latter, we trust, it will ever re- "
tafn.- It has furnished many distinguished' ^1
lawyers and pnblio men. Ex-Governor 3
Onrr and Judge Da wains are residents of
Union. Wallace Tuowreow, Esquire,
11--. 1 . ,_ ,t. ?i-?- -1 1L- 1
ui cue uiurfi iBjrjvn 141 wu? ow^,
venerable ag? of seventyLseVen, still parsties
the practice with youthful vigor. Tho
nnciont an J ubiquitous order of Freemasons,
held a lodge meeting id Union, on Friday
night, which trade the lodgers in 9aXdkm?
Hotel inconveniently nomihous, as we found
by being carried to a rather half furnished
room, by one of " the black sluggards " o!
llio house, who told us the others were preoccupied
; but at our suggestion the aeeommodations
were improved, and weps:=cd.
cry comfortable night.
scoot.rropona.
, "We heard a very intelligent gentleman
at Union (Dr. II.) discussing the merltgof the
buggy plough. He was familiar with their
performance?, and is satisfied that one of
these plhughe with two mules and a single
ploiighmon, will accomplish fully the work
of six mules and six ploughmen, taking it
'lo the old single file manner.' The driver
sits in the b'-ggy. seat, drives his tWo mules
with six ploughs attaehsd, which they draw
with ease. There is a contrivance to spring
any of the ploughs over a stump or large
stone. 'The turning is easily managed. The
apparatus may be used either for breaking
up land or oultivating it after it Is planted,
either cotton or oorn. The axle is elevated
in the centre so thfct corn can be ploughed
over without injpry till laid by. The Doctor
was a great alvocate of the buggy
plough, am] all labor-saving maohlnery in
agriculture. We have no doubt, ourselves,
that the people in this State must come to
use such things as well as the Yankees.
W. .. 1 1 I .... .,k.. _,t.
. " u m? rr biivi iicbiu vi uiaujr uwi?i iu??*
ters worth noting, but we fear onr trip i*
becoming tedious tatki reader, and w? tuapend
for the present at Ica^t.
FOB THE SOUTHERN ENTlltriltl r.
The Excelsior Reading Club.
This is an est abiislied institution of Orsen*
ville, and reflects great credit upon its found*
crs and members. It Is a step in th? right
direction, and shows much progress in refinetnent
and literature. As the Parthenon
has made Athens, for all time, the Mistress
, of Tsste, so this Society crowns Oreen ville
with the laurels of Parnassus, and makes
her the abode of tlie Muses.
I It.consists of tweniy-slz members; on*
r half of whom are ladies, and tbo other half
, gentlemen. It. meets weekly, at the houses
, of members? all take a share hi the read*
, ing, and it is well and punctually attended.
I A committee selects the reading, generally,
I and already the best plays of Shakspeara
and other dramatists have been road, and *
' pieces from our Tery beat authors. Ones a
[ month, each member selects a piece to their
own taste, and reads it. Thus, muehchoice
I and varied reading is enjoyed. *. ,
. It has s President-, Secretary and Oritie . '
1 and kind and courteous comments are made ;
on the>e*pective readers, and much plcaa*
t ant humor and wit flow from it. Reading
ie a very high accomplishment, and it is as
rare as it is high; very few good readers,
are to be found in our professional walks
of life. It is more difficult than' speaking,
acting, painting, performing on musical in*
- strumonts, and requires more skill/ taste,
6 practice, than all or either of them. Yet
e the members of this Club have made great ~ '
nrnirr?i. and attained a biirh nlaea In this
difficult art. A lew, whom thi writer of
' this will not name, read so oorreotly, juetly,
' intellectually, that the thoughts arc before
* yon, a? "tableaux vivanlee," distinct and
r clear, and all alieo.
May the Eaeelsior Reading Club flourish
a and grow graen. May they always hay a
R such an ofator as Dr. l^roaddaa, whoa*
* kinils cheers?whose humor sodthes?whosa
" wit enliven?whose learning adorns?
y whose thoughts springs np so goals), fresh,
a?d chivflrie, that If ha ware not a gifted
n Divine,, would be a helmetod Kntght, shield* .
rt_ ing the Mueoe at the fouutaioa of Halla^a
!* or sheltering them la t|ta rale of Temps,
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* ? T IWI ' '
W Aaawgiox, Teh/nary .
A Sherman's' substitute was parsed at half*
ilr past a o'clock this nrtornfng?to 10. This
Is substantially librine'a ainendmcat, which
, i* As follows: ^ ,
!l' Gicc, 9. And le it further enacted, Thai
* when Jho constitutions? amendment pro*
?d p?w*d at artidfc fourteen hy^ tha ThlrtyNinth
Oongress shatl harebecoipg ?f
* i ss?s?sr
* J ?## fpr??en iu ^ gwjKh* ?*??*?y
n> ; one-of (ha ) (? eotonflea Coiriederate 8tat?a
- f ahnil hate t?? ***** UMhVeamo and
,. ' conformed Up wwnetltUlioo and lawatherato
11 in air reapecf*, And when H (hall hareptor
; elded hy it* Oonatilgtion that Qi* ) ?}?
r<] franchise ahnll bar enjoyed equally and jm'terUCKy
l)j all Aiale eittxana of the United.-'
V HtaUta, twenty-ori* yeara old and upw?tdt
.without regard to rare, eoldf, on pravloo*
ay oooditlon-of servitude, except each at njay .
|(a he dlefrAnehfod f<-r participating In (M
' tale r?l*Ui >rf, nhfl when ?aid aonel}tnU<>?
'** efcalf have bean submitted to the voter* <4
ff< raid State, aathoa Jetiaed, far ratification
et, or rajeitioivond whan the feonsllluUon, It
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