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ppp^ WBDKXBDAT, JANUARY 8. 1808. sr-t=7-~? ...' ' . - , . -at M. larepreaentatlon In B1(h P'*ce?. The Worth Anuria* Rmrirw, the most pretending of American publication*, and pul<llili*<l In lh? enlightenel city of Boston eonti'iiee, thro?fjh aoroa of it* contributors, I be root: gross, false, and unfair ??*ftnl(s upon Southern character, and oor late South ern eooietjr, W? observe retnarkahle In. stances of thia ha 1 apirit in sun-'rv art idea of the Oetohar number of the Worth AmtrIran; the writers go out ot their way to falsify every thing Southern, peat and preaent. lit the artlele, ia the nnml?or referred to. on the "Civil Service of the United States.' the writer ascribes all the evils. Immoral!' tire and atnpidlty appearing in Washington officials, and society, lo the Influence of the South I " The oliaracler " (says he) ' of the District of Columbia, exercises also an evil influence on the charocier of the civil service. Receiving its tone from the South, society at Washington possessed no intellectual activity, and afforded n-> stimulus to exeilion. It held out no encouragement to cultivated mind*, and Us moral standard was as low as lis Intellectual. Only the most vigorous natures escaped from its baneful influence. The eTect of such a social atmosphere upon those employed in public offices, win deplorable; and although some of the characteristics of tha society haye now changed, some of Us worst features remain unaltered," This serious defamation and malignant utterance of untruth, is put forth to the world, sol etnnly and complacently, aa fact. From Washington, down, the Southern men who have been concerned in the Government nt Washington have been the sources and springs of every infamy, immorality nnd corruption, in nil public officera, and the aociety of the city, according to tins writer's assertions: but for Southern influence, ho would linvc us understand, there would hate been no corruption or peculation in officials. Tills Radical known, whilst lie is saying these tilings, that the Radical rulers of Northern legislatures, and the Radical officials of the Government nl Woshlngtont have practiced mere frauds. extortions, (iml have been guilty of more bribes ami official immoralities in one year, (ban th-? whole aggregate of office holders of the Southern States, from the first presidency of Washington, down to that of Lincoln. The truth is, the South was always the consistent conservator of public morals, especially in all the monied op rations of the Government ; whil-t the wast*, extravagance, and selfish, and corrupt use of official power and Influence of a largo portion of the Northern politicians, has been equally conspicuous. To levy high tariffs and ex. pend money has been their policy. The oxtinvagance and coiruplion of a large elsss of the Northern politicians escaped notice from their people, when thete were no direct taxes, it is now coming more and more to light in the doings of the present lladical leaders. The heavy burdens of a high system of direct taxation (we mean direct in its popular Svnse) compels the peo plo to look into their conduct ; they find officials, and their immediate allies, growing ticher, and more and more corrupt, whilst the laboYIng and producing classes are suffering aud becoming exasperated, and threatening to repudiate, both the men and measures ol the psrty. In ansrtleleon the" reformation of prison discipline," the philanthropic writer cannot forbear misrepresenting the South In th* most ultra and shocking manner. Speaking of the increase of eonvicts in the State prisons of the North, in the last year or two, ho refers to the same fact in regard to theSonth.in a note. "The number." says he, " seems fast Increasing, in the Southern prisons, particularly of colored convieta> of which, before the war, tbere were but few. When every planter helJ court-haron as often as he pleased, and extendeJ the privileges of that feudal tribunal to the taking of life and limb, there was little need to sentence slaves to the Stale prison but now, when the blneks are free, they are charged, not only with their own sins, but those or tin tr neighbors, and they get sentenced without stint." The contempt for truth and the contempt for the knowledge and Intelligence of the reader* of tho North American ftrrlrir, i* equally <11 "played in thia noto. Tho utterly fal.?c statement i* mnde in thia loading literary periodical, that Houthern maatcra used to hold the power of taking tho livoa or taking off tho limbs of ncgrcea, by their own more will and pewor, and that even now, negroc* are ruthlessly punished not only for their own offences, hnt for those of their neighbor*.? Every tody knows the fa'nty of theso statements. Tho truth is, be for.: and since emancipation, the negroes, na n class, have leas generally suffered for thefts and all offoneo* against properly than any people living in a civiiitu>d community. Offences hnvo vastly lne-?-ased with that population since it was act :rc. aa was always predicted. Formerly shelter aud certain subaiatanco relieved them from the temptation of pilfering for a living, but now tho misgovern, mentand misdirection of the radioals, not tho leant tho cotton tax, which takes one flfth of their labor, and ruins their employers, com* hir.od with their natural improvidence ami want of self regulation and lack of spontanet na, persistent exertion, and liablta of thrift, uli conspire to increase tho number of crimi- ' us] offenders, ai(d will increase it. tVo regret le see the spirit displayed in the 1 North American Hrrlrt*. We do do not beicve that it is shared by the great masses of tho North, even In Massachusetts. On the contrary, we think there is a growing disposition of the Northern people t?? do Justice to t the white rare of the South, and to rorerso the decrees of their bitter and ms.lignant I Radical lewder*. Some eminent Republican* # ^"iT rsl^Mrittw ^ - - !- ? how algo* of aMgaanlah Ugr, wad a. returning onto of patriotism >od regard ft? the true later*.at of tho country. OoTeruef SttttrftSir, ?t Massachusetts, in bit recent message, ays : " Let ne hear no more of Confiscation and attainder of the Bi.utbarn niosscs. Let ue make an end of illiberal nnd unfriendly legislation*, and while com promising no principle, let va restore the lately in rebellion, to equality of right*, as speedily aa la oonaiatant with national safety." When wo remember that llr. Aa*a? oppoaed Qo*. Bvlipti, and earns within a few. thousand rote* of deAwtlnc him, and that Mr. Adam! avowed liimwlf more thoroughly a friend of jnatiee to the South. Tboro Is hope that Massachusetts will aoon oast away Irora her the reproach of taking tho lead In tho persecutions and proscriptions of Southern white moo, and the Aoiik America* /{critic itself Lccomo onllghtonod and liberal toward as. Circular Letter of General Dcott. Grn. Scott has published quite a sensible letter of advice, to belli planters and laborers, on the mi' Ject of contracts for wages, for this year, and the gnn-rul economy of l ibor. The General indulges in the expression of his views upon the results of the past year's operations, which miy, or may not he oor reel in every particular. There seems t<> be an insinuation as to the disposition of people to impose upon the freedmen in their contracts, which the General, as every good man ought to do, very mncli deprecates. But if the negroes are entitled to rule, and govern absolutely the.while peopi In this State, as according to the Radical low, they being a majority, mmt do, under the Act of Congress, which establishes negro supremacy and p -wer over everything in South Carolina, it would scent to be n little but of older, that flcn. Scott should be disturbed ot ths possibility of the ruling negro race in tbis State being nt ?!! bamboo sled or imposed on by their ili-frnncbi-ed political inferior*, the whites It is rat her somewhat inrulling to -their highmightiness, the Sambos and colored persons generally, the prlnoes of this subjugated, d(tpis?d Innd, to suppose that they, who are to govern the white people of the mown labia and the low landn, stand In need of the protection of a white Oenernl or any oth.r sort of white man, in their business a fTairs. But mora seriously to the sublcet. Gen. Scott, who is a well meaning gei.tUm in, we candidly believe, and who is not responsi b'o for the negro supremacy measures of Congress, does entertain very correct, views as to the policy ot paying wages instead of a share of tho crops to hands employed ? At the same lim?, the General very properly admits that, the want t?f mtana mil t eonipe' many persona and p'anters to give part of the crop. In atteh ea?e. Ids judgment, we think, corresponds with that of the planter* genern'ly. The plan lie pr.->p->se* is to allow one third of lite cr?-p f.r the Innd and one third for team*, lmpl?ment?, and feed ing, pbtughslock, Ac. And then one third will go to the laborers, which in belter to them, we think, than if they lind to furnish horses and mules, and feed litem, and keep up ploughs and tools of all kind*, and pay only the uhiihI rent, one third. Under this |nnn, wo ibkp it, mo mnorcrf are 10 IhfniKlre*, unless the contract is otherwise General So- tt very widely *?y*, " I can not too strongly rccnnnnterd briefness and simplicity of form in nil contract*, without regard to tlieir nature or term*." The injunction of General Scott upon planter* and all good citizen* to aid, by every proper mean*, in improving the condition nt the colored people, we heartily approve. Thi*t he indicate*, can be done by fixing thein in permanent loca'ion, supporting ediicslmn for their children, encouraging continence and sobriety among them, teaching them respect for the mnrringe relation and the law* of the country, and, by fair treatment. " make them valuable citizen* in a commu nit.y, in which, although native*, they have acquired new right*." Amongst which right* is the right, we discover, to govern their former ma*ter*. the right to deprive them of liberty and citizenship, and to ex. elude them from all government of the community of which the negroes are rising to he such valuable citizen*. Ye*, they have the right to proscribe all the white people oftheS'ate, because they, the while*, had tha misfortune to be horn free, and they ^lie fortune to be born negro slave*. We highly approve the advice of GeneraPc 'tt, that. In every part of the State, at least t wo third* of the land, mId-uM be eul tivated in provision crop*, and lee* cotton attempted, than lias been heretofore, a* a mean* of polling the people, of all class**, from that "pressing want." which in mnny localities " threaten* destruction, utile** sgain relieved by tbe donations of the charitable." We regret tliat we have not space for the entire cirenlnr in cur paper thi* week. We expert to intnrt it in the n-xt i?-no, in full. It will he found Interesting and profitably suggestive on subject* nl vast importune* to all the citizens of this State. A Second Stoc* of teoads?Willlgms & Whttmtro. Our friend* have sold their fir?t stork of good*, nod have laid in another f Happening in th< ir More, a few d iya ago, and pi in lug some of ttielr dry goo I* an-1 groceries, we g.-re delighted to lourn their extremeiy low rates. Shirting at 124 ennta per yard . men's shoes, $2 50 per pair ; en !i coos at 124 eenta per yard, and eoflf-e at 23 eonta p> r pound, by the aank. We mention aome of I he prior#, to show that w? are eorreet. in eying tl>at they are low. If Captain Wit," i.Iams eannot please yon, wo do not then know who ean. See advertisement. ? J^JT Attention in railed to the ailvrrtlee nent In ai other enlnma, of a par'ner want >d who has eapitat. W < know the adverser to he n gentieman of responsibility and f excellent bn?in' s c ?|<nbili.'?a. t ?.ri .1 am m?l .... i . %. . ' ETrTETi -I.; . , _ _ Cotnolfmantery. Vfft ttutibr to o?r oolumae the fallowing oxtftwU,-they apeak kindly not only | of lamo of Greenville's men, bat of the place lleolf, )n-r aoclcty, and htr Inslltutlonafc Tho Griffin (Oa.) JUraU of a UU date, saya: " Grttnriffe (8. C.) Knte>pri?*.?Wo boast of ' no paper, on our exchange Hat, which ia mora fearl?*ee and outspoken In |te opinion*. It ia edilad, with signal ability, hy Col. G. F. Townea, assisted by Mr. J. C. Bailey, aa anb editor and pub liaher. "Published In the midst of an enlightened community, aa the relm*)to State boaa'a, it ia meet truly a o?rr?ot reflex of ovenie, and we eommend it a? aueh to ihoae desiring a paper Irom that ae-tion. Wo need not aay It ia a white man'e paper?for it rpeaka iLmaI.. A ta . . If *1. . ...I ?. -i _# _ r-a iimviy lur ivsvii oil sue luujr 01 a i>onvcn lion." I Tbe Edgefield Adrertieer, of the 25tli ulU, ?; : " Hhjhty DrmSrahlc Educational Faeilitif.-? Wo take pIcmnrK in calling tho attention of our people to the advertisement of tho Orecn. vitlo Female College. And at ibo saino time we acknowledge tbo receipt of a catalogue ol the teacher* and atndciita of this popular Institution of learning. One of its highest and most efficient professors Is Mr. James 0. Forroll, so well known and admirod among us as a teacher nnd gentleman. The moral and social aspects of Greenville are' in the highest degroo worthy of commendation; and if 'our people hare daughters to educatn, no place can offer stronger inducements than Greenville, ar.ri no institution can offer a more thorough mental ur.d moral training than the Greenville Female College," Tnn Young Mon's Christian Association, says the Charleston Courier of December 31st, have secured the services of Rov. John A. ltrondus, of Greenville, for the delivery of a scries of I.oclurcs boforo their Association oarly in January next. We have no tloubt tbo distinguished divine will attract overwhelming audiences, as his reputation is known to all the citizens of this State. Messrs. Harrison A Marshall. Thoso who have not yet paid Messrs. Hasniaox A Ma nan am. a visit, since they have removed into their new store, 0110 door below tlio l'ost Office, and opposite tho Mansion House, and ^rhleh has been fixed op expressly for them, should do so. In their new location, they prcsont not only a fine appenrancs, bnt n grand one. Everything hclng new, nnd painted in a nioo and tasteful manner, their present stand wilt not fail in gaining observation.? Hut the greatest feature of those gentlemen i? yet to lie mentioned. Nicely arranged shelves end beautiful show-cases nro important com. ponents in any st ire, yet what would they amount to without a largo and uscftil stock of goods f Literally nothing. It Is thoir stock of Articles 'Jo which wo now allude. It would require too much space lor us to enuincrato anything liho a list of nrfictcs composing tlit ir supplies, thcrofore will have to a?k the render to their double-column advertise" nicnt. ?? . I Henry F. Ileinitsh. Spartanbnrg. Wo ftiilnfPlast week to call attention to this gentleman's advertisement, but hopo our readers iliil not, for all Unit, ncfloet to rend it over rnrcfully. Mr. Hi:t x itsii sustains a fir.?t elm* drttg store, nntl being a gentleman of worth ami cstiiiiiitinn, *r t iko thisnrciolnn to recommend hi# ?rtsl>llihmcnt to tho peoplo of tlrcenvillo ami adjoining Dl#trict?. Orders upon him arc filled with promptness and nreuraey, and those who once deal wiih him, ara not disappointed in combining friendly inter* course with business. Our Flro Companion. Everybody in Town Inkos ait int-rest in our Fire Companies, which ara tinder the efficient control of Mr. Julius C. Svitii.? They linVv munthly meeting", we believe list Tuesday night being the time of aascit>tiling for the month of Junnary. We have understood that the Town Council liave passud a readullen exempting sixty members of each Company from Road ditty ; and those who wish to snve a portion of their taxes, as well as add to the force of our fire deportment, should give their names to Mr. Sxrru at ones. Greenville auatains everything she establishes whether'of pride only or of ut ility, therefore we hope such an indispensable auxiliary lo her prosperity and quiet a# n good fire department, should not be allowed lo suffer; and more especially us the extremely hard timoe will not permit every one to insure. Dr. Faber Arrived. ffo congratulate our community on tho arrival of Dr. Fabki? In Greenville. Dr. F.f proposes to engago at onco In teaching. His prnseneo In Greenville is calculated to attract additional stodonls to this placo. See notice in onr columns. Florida Paper. W<> return thank* Pr. s. S. Marshall. for lli?t Tulluimsece Floridian of a late dale. ? Now Subscriber*. We lin>l the pleasure of adding several n<*w subscriber* to our list on Monday, and appreciate the patronage lh<i? ItntewrJ a* a good beginning for the rear. Then* who *dlre?a the public. like a large ami rea pectable audience, and edit us are in the same ?itnation, they like their paper to ap pear before a large number, and ro do their adrertiain/ patron*. We appeal to our friend* to increase both fur the mutual benefit of all concerned. - .i - - - ? Carrier'* Thanka. The Canntien request* us to roturn thank* to hi* patron* for the kind manner in which they mut'fii* New-Year's A oners*; and e? peeially would he remember to montion tho Major at thb mltb. Oarden Beeda. P. E. M Ann*, of thi* rleinlty, ha* exhibited to n* a specimen of Harden deeds, of hi* own raising, nicely pnt np in bn?? and paper*.- They will he fotind for ?*l* at tho store*. Wo notice with pleasure nil roch progress in tho right direction. h ^ *. ? < ? tiiiMi iniii PitilBI I IfT1?< i OonttM*> Omitmi mat on Monday, Gth J?f January, tba recess taken before Christmas having its' plred. That, body, aa uauai, pitched into the Soathorn 8(at?v tba ft ret day of meeting, and( an usual, piling up their wrathful and vindictive resolutions to make astro work of negroredi:ai-?iiprcmaey. They bad better repeal the Cotton Tax, 11 they want to help either nogru or whito man; the oonutry can't live on Radical roeolntlona. There ia one eonsolation, that inillat they are ttriving to estlngnlah the whito eloment in tho South, the Northern white ppoplo are preparing to extinguish them, by voting them ont of power. At present, Congress seems to be more dospcrato'y bent on mischief, and wild riot In the drnokennese of power than ever. Tbero seems to be no end to their supplements and patch work on tho Reconstruction Acts. All those Southern men who supposed that I in#y might support lb* drat rccon*traction law of Congress, as 4 finality, arc now certainly frco froin all moral obligation to adhere to their first Intentions, seeing that Cortgross can not bo depended on to abide by any act or meaanro. We give below an abstract of Monday's work, from the I'harnis telegram. Wasiiixotox, January fl. In the Ilonaa, a variety of bills and resolutions wore introduced, among tliem one to anlhorlxo Clerks of Record Courts to administer oaths in bankruptcy. Upson, of Michigan, introduced a resolution, directing the Committee on Reconstruction to inquire into the expediency of authorising the seven! Constitutional Conventions elected un. der the Reconstruction Acts, in tho States lately in rehtllion, to appoint ail civil offi cere, whether Slate or County, in said States; to act temporarily and until State Constitutions shall he adopted therein, and officers shall lie chosen and qttslifi d to fill said offices; and that for this purpose, raid Conventions moy rem ?ve all civil officers now anting in said Slates, At. Rout.well, of Massachusetts, moved to aun-nd the resolution, by addl :g?-to instruct the Reconstruction Committer to h quire into the expediency of anlhorix'ng tho General of the army to detail officer* for ?e vice in said States; also to inquire Into the expediency of constituting said States each a separate Military Di*i rict, under (he command of a General of the army ; an<l almas to the ex podienev of providing additional legislation , to secure tlio elective franchise to all ; and also to declare, t>y Act of Congress, lh it the Provisional Governments net up In said States by order of the acting President, are n"t Republican forms of Government. Upson accepted the amendment. Chandler, of Now York, moved to lay he whole sub ject on ihe lah'e. which was not agreed to ?yen* 28 ; nain fit. Tlio resolutions were then adopted. EMHilge offered a resohi- | lion of thanks to Gen. Hancock, In accordanee with the Pre*! h-nt's message. Tabled ?85 to 28 Wnsbburne. of Wisconsin, offered a resolution, d.-ctaring that, the House utterly con lemns tho conduct of Andrew Johnson, acting President of United States, for his notion in removing the gnllnnt sol dier. General Sheridan, from the command of the Fifh Military Histrlet; and that the thanks of the House are due to General Grnnt, for hie letter of August last, condemning the act of said acting President-, for his removal of Secretary Stin'on, a? well as for the endorsement of General Sheridan in regard to affairs In the State of Texan; admitcd?yeas 82, nays 2.8. A bill making eight hours a day's work, pa*s*d. Bales Par. Monday wna a rainy day, nevertheless, tlicro w.m a goodly attendance of people at the Court Iloueo. Sheriff* s vale of furniture, Ac., allowed a I ttle spirit in Lidding. Upon the wholo, property went low. Tuesday, nl?o very rainy. The Sheriff's sale of personal property was continued ; the library of a gentleman was sold, and a few other nrliolis, which again ranged at low prices. The bouse and lot of tho late Mrs. Ei.ixa W. EAnt.it, one milo from town, sold hy Execntors, for twenty-three hundred and fifty dollars, credit of one and two year*, purchased by It. II. Kari.i. CoMWiasioxrn's PAt.r.a. The Commissioner in Equity, sold several pieces of property ; as follows : House and lot belonging to the Estate of W. A. MeCounaLL. rcsldenco, sold for $2,473.00, and purchased by Mrs. T. C. Domino. House and lot of same Estate, situatod jnst abovo tho residence, sold for $375.00, and purchased by C. T. IfAWHONn. Vacant lot of snmo Estate, sold for $230.00, purchased hy Mrs. T. O. Di LLTNO. OnntNAiir's Palm. Tract of M. Orrs, docoasod, sold for $05.00 purchased hy Da air t. W. Ifot,l.and, resold at the risk of P. 11. Orrs, fnrtnor purchaser. Pnrmrr'n Palm. Varlons tracts of land were sold for taxes< all of which were bought for tho State hy tho SberifT, the atrount bid not amounting to more than the taxes and costs. . Kirn aim Popk, 11(1 acros In Tract, purchased by Dr. D. D. Moonr., for $105.00. J. I). Peach, 65 acres in tract, purchase^ by James McMaki.x, for $.'100.00. J- D. Pracq two tracts, sold as one, 1(17 acres, purchased by James M< .Makin for $105.00. Money la aearee In Green*Ho, ra elrewhero In Ihc Sontli, oikI general ctnbarr nrMiicnt and proapeet of negro government prevent a property from bringing its vnloe. ? i The Oreerwllle I.tterary Club Will meet on F Idey evening. 10*.hin#t,ftt the houte of Re*. I)r. Boycs. Buhject to l>e introduced for dieeiiaeion, "The (teolngieal Kvidonee of the Antiquity of Men," hy Pro fe*eor C. If. Jut>e?x. At the leal meeting of (he Clu->, Judge W. II. CAnrecu. we* elected President f r the eneuing yeer, end Thoinn* M. Cox Vice Preeldent. M0- The Preperatory Department of the Furman Univeraity will open on the 10th o{ ' February, proximo. It will be ohacrved that thi* Department of the inatituiion emnmcncea > n few ilny* earlier than the Collegiate. % ,, , V ' ii. I S E . ? ? New Milliner . , Miss M. A. McKay, Millioat, bee ft de.l- ( rible stock of Millinery, to which ?be asks ( the attention of her friends end of the pub- , lie generally. This lady he* recently removed | to ? eteiKl fronting Mr. Thomas Stbks, on ( Main Street Correspondent*. We publish well Wilttcn articles, from correspondents, that tray Interest or entertain our readers, without regard, in every Inetaneo, to onr own vjlew*. The article of CaltiV Plakciiako, dseeas. sd, which Appears in onr columns, we suppose, is tlio last he ever wrote. See his obituary, l?y a friend, in this week's paper. Onr readers woald do well to read the Advertisements of Mr. A. L. Cobb, Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for Oreenrttfh District, 8. C., as they will he found of Interest as well as of Importance. lie has been *vory vigilant In the seisnre of stilts. Illegally run, for which be no doubt get# the thanks of thoie Savoring cheep corn, as well u of the Government. ?*** ' /St* Dr. A. Q. Msokey, Collector of the port of Cberloeton, bee boon presented with a beautiful and valuable Masonic testimonial, by tho Grand Lodge of Peru, South America. * % Carrier's Address of the Enterprise t mrs. laura 0w1x. Goon xonsixn, gentle Irlonds and true, Rich blessing*, long with-bsld, may Fate Ruin through the palms of '88, For each and every ono of you. Our Christmas chimes rang merrily, Young fvscs, voices sweet with mlrtb, Gladdened tbo circle round tho hcartl)? The yule-log and tbo Christinas Tree ! The Birth of Christ! Ponce, peace to all I The Christmas carols seemed to tny, " Peaoo and good will I"?alas, there lay A darksome shadow on tho wall! Yet wo will fill the sparkling cop, Tho' iron-clad tbo desput'c heel, All U'ings will changu with time, we f?o1, And Hope liath wings to bear us up. flo hnil tho Nbw-Yrar Joyfully? Who knows what blossings equal Fata Holds in tho palms of 118? /Voce / nyo, perchance, and Liberty / But not of .\'kw ykar hopos or fears I came to talk?tho' nono may say A swoeter word than " Liberty 1" We've other wants and otber euros. The lark sings on the leafless thorn, Tho brown wren hauuts tho window rill, And ouch in musio sweet and shrill Givos grueling to the happy morn. For such small creatures every where A feast doth bounteous Nature spreadIn many a berry ripe and red, The robbin finds his dainty faro. Not so the Carrirk, patrons kind, hi* nrw-ykar's gipt ho earns, yon know, By many a tramp through frust and snow, And pelting rain and wintry wind, But I will trust my eausc with you? Ja*iier and eonscienee still must be Tbo barristers that plead fur u>o? The CARRlKn, then, will get bis duo. jaxuaiiy 1st., 1888. P >r THE soutukrm JCXTKRrnixK. Educate the Children of Deceased Soldiers Meeere. Editor*?In ear midst are children, shot# fathers and brothers sacrificed their lives upon tbo altar of our once prosperous but now dcsolatod country, in the vindication of Constitutional Utterly and self-government ?our jumt, but lost csuso ! Some of the widows of these borolo martyrs are unable to alucvte their children. We, w| o have survived tho general desolations of the war, are under solemn obligations to lend a helping hand to these destitute children. Among the last words of those noble fallen warriors, were, "What will become of my loved ones At homo !" On the bloody field of carnagei and in the crowded hospitals, in answer to snch questions as the above, tee promised theso dyin .r soldiers to do what we ennld to proven! their " loved onos" from suffering and want. Ilow udema the circumstances? how binding the obligation I I propose a plan to educate some if not nil of these children. Providence permitting, I will open a school in the basement of tho Presbyterian Church, Greenville, 6. C., tho mtrond Monday in January, 18C8, for the U-rin of five months. I hereby offer to furnish the necessary hooks, and teach one of thoso children fivo months free of charge. Let all teachers do the rame. And let one, I ton, three or four persons nnlto and send ono scholar for each club or individual to me, and I will teach such tho term mentioned, for $8.00, no clinrge for incidentals. We as teachers cannot afford to tcseh all free of charge, as is proposed by a lady of Greenville, but wo can tov-h one each, and if the eltixens will join nud liolp ns, all the children of our docoaecd soldiers, whoso mothers are not able to pay their tuition, uiey l>e educated. Let the people think of my proposition, find the children indicated, bring tbiui to me the time u.id place mentioned, and I will do the very best I can for them. Should the school ho large, oomnctcnt assls tanco will be employed. Very respectfully, T- D. OWTN. (Ircenvi'.'.e, P. C., Dee. 20th, H507. ? ? -4WW* ? FOR Till! SOUTItKa* RITK npniMI. " Constitution " on the BrainShall hlftory forever repent itself? Shall the tame governmental blunder* he "enacted'* over ami over again ? I answer, aa. We ehall wake up, eome fine morning, and find that material art, Nature's crowning method, h.-m, npparontly, all of a sudden, pat a final end to that miserable routine that has eo long tormented the hnman races. By material art, I mean the same sort of art to which belong j tho steam engine, the telegraph, the photo, graph, the power loom, tho sewing mack I no, the eweef toned instruments of music, and all " A''-/"' ' . aS-A' ? ?- >,.?r -am , "T, . i?.HJ? . o which mankind are-indebted for any real emancipation?for any, ?r? the elighiett lib* * irty to grajjfrr their natural drtirtt, that tba most ignorant savage* do sot mtjey, Aided , . * by the crent social architects, that bar* yw* Boedeil me, I have shown In my several writInge, that the crowning triumph of m mi trial art will bo a reorganization of tho wholn i _> world, sod all therein contained, to that every man, woman and child, will do and be all that they please- M long as they please. Bit the >. leaders of mankind, whether In moaarehles er In dcmlgngoerio*. (partlonlarly the latter,) art se terribly afflicted with Conttitah'am am the brain that they don't mo B|lo tSJMiNWftNM wldo social system. And hero, motblakt, I hear sotno one askt " What la Conoiitutfon on th? hmin T Well, 111 tell yon: It to a narrowing o( the bratn down to that old savage "" Idea that mankind mnst be ruled hy meeei of palm and penaltle*. A vindictive, proervsto. an " morality," which that apoenlatlro old heathen, Plato, triad to ayatamiio, to that, wherewith, both in Kutope and Amarlea, the people'* loader* am trying to form a 44 Constitution," or basis oT /r#e ffooommoml / Dtodntnful of Utopia*, onr leader* are Involving n* doe per and doc per Into the wildest of them all. 0, yt soroly perplexed Constitution tleksrst both at Washington and Albaoy I I boaoooh you to giro up your brain-narrowing, Impraetlcabta abstractions, adopt the CoxsviTVTto* HAHirr.tr i.i humad ratvhr, and adapt all law and all politic* to that Constitution.-? Tim* alone can you put a final and to war( and every other wrong. There never haa been but ono war?war with human nature { there noror can be hut ono pe'aeo?poaeo with . buuian nnturo; there never ha* beeo, and never can be, any permanent compromise with human nature. Human naturo la the baad of all the rest of Nature. Naturo I* the Almighty, or else Indisputably authorised by the Almighty | and, In either ease, she to bound to have her own way. If human naturo eould be schooled Into * "self-denial," "contentment with little," and all that sort of thing, progress would oom* to a dead haltj nay. mankind would retrograde back to the primitive condition wherein those moral torn-fooleries were first promulgated. CALVIN BLANCnARD, Of New York, now temporarily residing In Greenville. Jim A. Martin, Wo had a call on Wednesday la?t from otir confrere Bcv. A. Martin, of the Griffin (Oe.) Weekly Hor*l<1. Wn *re glad to s*o him in fine health, and good spirits a* to the ueecao of hfs prlghtly weekly sheet, although ha haa comdderah'e opposition to contend with, one Republican and the othor Conservative paper published in the same city. It haa been but a few months since Mr. Martin hecam* connrotod with that journal, previous to which, the Herald was the poorest printed sheet In the State. Now, we point to It as one of the neatest and ono among the best edited of our weekly exchanges, and hope it may be sustained and patronised by the citizens of the lit'le flower city. Griffin. Wo turn Be v., onr boyhood associate, over to the kind wishes and support of th* good eilirons of OMUa. 9 ieee*a to the Herald, ?ny we.?JJahlonrpa (Co.) Signal. " . A young woman's conundrum?-Who i* our favorilQ Roman bcro! Marius. Wnvw ?1I<1 the ancient Greeks find ft prontahln to plough Hie ocean t la the iln\ s of Co crop*. Chicago has had 338 divorcee to 4,* 182 marriages the past year. Commodore Vanderbilt pave $180 in gold per ton for his steel raits. The profits of the Parts Exposition si.uiner down to $600,000. Scandal says that the Princess Clotide wants a separation from Princa Napolean. General W. T. Sherman suoceada r General Meade in the command of lha Departineut of the East. OBITUARY. Bskatiikd Ills last, on the evening of tb? 29i h December. 1867, THEODORE B. THOMPSON. To is few who enjoyed the * intimacy of hit society, onr first expression of regiet mu?it be that so moeh talent ? should have hern restricted to to nsrrow a sphere. By birth, edncntlon and elrcomstanci, the most favored In the land, he emerged into manhood with no ambition# aspirations, bnt sought pastime tn all the recreations that became a gentleman of leisure. The keen notes of his hunting horn, the Joyous toiururs of hit wsll trained doge. a woke the echoes of the early morn ; or, with d?g and irnn be sought lha covers of the feathered tribe: or, with Ashing rod in band, he meditated on the banks of onr waving rivers, A discursive rambler in th? fields of Mtcratnrr, be devoured srerything. and woa to the bombastic orator, or political "demagoffue who fell under the shafts of his erltioiam and ridicule. Hi* storehouse of tale* was oxhauotleas, and hia manner of relating them lotmUsble. Often the very vic'im ol lib tinoffending Jest would he convulsed with laughter, till his vary t.ui ?_i ? - * rn-i !? HUH woura ?cnf. If it permitted on* t? rnitgle lh* (ty with the grave. |?**r.l??n a alngle ?p?olmcrv . , (if hi* exqui*it? wit. the la*t MintilUtiun of A brilliant brain. At th? r?emt election* for Mm Convention, h* rah! " ha ?u not ?urprl?ed at on* of the candidate* baiag A radical; W it waa quit* evident, on lk? eliglitert I epertlon, that *oma of hi* kmntor*. n?t very ?rm<>te, War* of African da*eenl.H HI* ear wa* attuned t? tha " Mii . ^ e?rd of *w?o-t ennnd*," and hi* *y* wa* aver ready to detect tha baautie* of Nature, and > pronnnncr, M a thing of beauty I* lift* forever.", It ill hccowia* a friend to indulge hh rlnaare admiration before the public. aa , It will afford a *nn>rA*t to tboa* darker hade* of human folly and human wcekneaa, "fia linman to err; rtU ?l<>rioua to forgive, / . O'er I ha venial fault* of ?or Mead, are draw a vail, and lat him t(tat la antlraly Innocent, dara throat it aaida. B F. B. jMw 1 .1- ..^.1LJUJJU3 Law Notice--Chang? of Oflae. GK. T0WNK8 kaa removed Lie Law ? OfRc? to tha building aorth-aaat err* avr of the Puhllo Hqunre, la part oecaplad hf Jnlli* 0. Smith, Auctioneer, aad the l)w?ar> gpw?priae Printing Office, ap -tab*. Jaua M tf % iriAWdi "A .. .. - . .... -