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The Necesity of ExertidhIf thcr? ia ona aln above all others offonsire 11 Ood and injurious lo mankind, that aln i* i lioness. Ever einee Adam and Ere wore drivoii from Paradise, it baa boon the Divine will, oppressed in revelation, and taught in every page of tho history of tho human race, that tho descendants of that erring couple Khali earn thoir living by tho sweat of thair brows. It is tbo duty of man to work. It ia not nocoesary, or even deairahle, that every indiviJual mortal, should plough or dig or liftmmnr Kit# it*nrr man a^r\t>l<l <Ia V(a narf tn. ward I:iking car* of himself and pfyinoting the happiness anil welfare of bis fellow men. The lawyer, the physician, the clergyman, tho author, ofton do work, comparod with which the lahour of the farmer and mechanic is more relaxation. Bven the .greatest millionaires, if they tako core f tln>ir property and perform the duties which their wealth imposes, ere fer from being idto or useless men. Bat there are men who do not work, more idle drones, In ell classes of society. Theso men wrong themselves, their followuian and their God?themselves, because as woapons of steel bccomo ratted by disuse, so tho faculties of the mind and body by idleness become inpaircd?their fellowmen, because tho world U deprived of those benefits which by industry they would ho ablo to confer?God, because tho talents ontrustod to their care are suffered to mould, instead of contributing to Ills glory. Age us. ually carries with It respoot, because it is supposed that a man's years bavo not been wasted, that from experience he has accumulated wisdom. But the older an idlo man growa the more worthless he becomes, llis thoughts and hit muscles lose, day by day, tho Impulsiveness of youth, while they do not gain tho i|uickness, accuracy and ready obedicnco to tho will which aro tho result of practice and discipline. Theso aro commonplace reflections enough, but tbey are nevertheless serious truths which in the present juncture of affairs it behooves all Southern men to ponder woll. We havo at' been involved iu one common shipwreck and, if our fortunes aro ever to bo restored it must bo by our united and unremitting oxortiune, l<ct us nil tborcforo seek what is best suited to our capacities, and whatsoever our hands find to do let us do it with all our might. [flar/cgos .Verenry. Greenville and Columbia Railroad * We refer with ploasuro to the excellent pros. jm?cch ana go-nurwi, uo-uii-jou-cnn, mucu out* oi-little spirit evinced by tbo officers end employees of this great steam connection between the mountains and tlio middle country. At the closo of the war, the company was In very straitened circumstances; depots and water tanks burnt, the road-bod entirely destroyod fur over thirty miles : rails bent; Broad River bridge?a handsome structure?and nearly all the trestles and bridges for that distance burnt or carried off by the high water. A large amount of their rolling stock was also cut off, as It had been run on other roads for security. Nothing daunted, however, reconstruction was pushed forward; apparently insurmountable difficulties and obstacles were overcome; bridges, trestles, depots and tanks rebuilt; road-bed re-banked and rc-lnid ; rolling stook overhauled and rvpn'red; and to-dNy, an amount of work is being accomplished which seems almost unparalleled will) the facilities at hand. Several heavily loaded freight trains urrivo and depart every day ; nn average of 3,00<t hales of cotton ;>cr week lias been received In Columbia for several months past. To sum up in few words, all connected with the road seem disposed to put their shoulders to tlio wheel, and retrieve tho losses which are inseparable from tbo general upheaval and deTangtment of business caused by the war. l'rceident JIuuimctt, Superintendent Meredith .and the other officers and employees deserve and will receive tho highest encomiums from the stockholders and tlio community, for tbci '' r diligence and clone attention to tlio iuterc*ta of the company, as woll as tbo patrons of tbo ro*d.?-CVl'Wi!i|i| J'hiCUtX. ?? -??? Tna Natioxai, Dkmocratic Coxtrxtiox.-Thc National Democratic Commit loo held a mooting in Washington, on Saturday, 22d inst., Hon. August Belinout, of New York, presiding. No distinction whatever was made in the committee between members from loyal and so-called rebel States, aud the r< prescntatives in the National Convention are to con aUt of twice the number of Congressional representatives to which each State is entitled by the last apportionment. In this resolution no allusion is made to excluded States. Kight States were not represented in the Convention, vis: California, fleorgia, Florida, North Caro. llna, Louisiana, Virginia, Rhode Island and New Jersey. After considerable debate, the committee agroed npon the city of New York as the place for holding the Presidential Nominating Convention, and the fourth of July as the time. The only other action takon was nn agreement to give this announcement, accompanied by an earnest invitation to all the opponents of radicalism to unite in this tnovemerit to select anti-radical candidates for tbe rresidoncy and Vice-Presidency of the United Ftato*. The proceedings wore harmonious, And the result, it is understood, meets the al. most unanimous approval of the members of the committee. LrrnKit's Soi.acks.?Luther, when studying, always bad his dog lying at his feet; i dog he had brought from Wurtburg, and of which he was very fond. An ivory crucifix stood at the table before him. lie worked at bia desk for days together, without going out; but when fatigued, and the ideas began to stagnate, he took hia guitar with him to the porch, and there executed some musical fantasy?for he was a rkillfnl musician; when the Ideas would fly upon him as 'resli flowers af tor a summer's rain. Music was his invariable solace at such titnoa. Indeed, Luther did not hesitate to aay, that, after theology, mtiaie waa the first of arts. Music, aaid he, ia the arts of the prophota; it i# the only other art which, like theology, can calm the agitation of the Soul, and put the devil to flight. Next to music, if not before it, Luther loved children and flowers. The great, gnarled man had a heart us tender as a woman's. AM order lias b*?o Issued by th# Mexican to extinguish the national , "t'etlon sales of eon/ie<Mted proper-_v ' Vgjffit ? done prsflew to the inter I^Bfc.'H'Wtioa fbU is tha eh-ap-st way te oh. mm la p money. Jt |j expec , d that f!00,000 i-an be p?U ?>(f rponthlr, KMBHHHHMMHHHMI TBS .8 ' Belief. The following circular letter, which la'of abeorb'ng interest, especially to the plan*, ere of this State, la from the pen of (letter al Scott, ar?t will be eagerly perused: Hkaixji'artkrp Assistant Coma's ) llunitv R? P. and A 1. > Ciiakuwton. 8. C., Feb. 27. 1868. J The Aeeistaot Ottiimiaaioncr ie compelled to call the attention ol the people of this District to the great Increase within the past few days in the number of applicant* for Government assistanoc, and to thue publicly Announce that It will be impose! ble for him, with the limited snpplioe nt his command, to aeaiet more than n fraction of those who aro now applying. Nearly one-half of the amount at liia disposal liaa been already expended, and but a limited proportloo of tlie application* received ha? beeo acted upon. In future, *11 applications for assistance will be referred to the officer or agent of the Bureau reeiding asar?st to the applicant, with instruction* to Investigate fully his or her condition, and upon the report made, the Assistant Commiteioner will act. Application* should, therefore, to save time, be in ado direct to the nearest Bureau officer, who will forward them to these headquarters, with such expression of approval or disapproval as he may see fit to make. The applicant should state in each ease lite name and situation of his p'sntation, and the nearest railroad station or steamboat landing ; the fact that the plantation is fully organised, the number of adults and children (those over fourteen years of age being considered adults) for whom pro visions are desired, and the number of acres to be cultivated in cotton, corn or other products. In no oas-i will food for animals be furnished. To the freed people throughout the District., the Assistant Commissioner desire* to say that the determination now so prevalent In many* localities not to contract, ex cept upon terms which, while they assure nothing to the lnlxrrer, are so disadvan. tagenns to the planter as to preclude the possibility of any agreement living made. Is most unfortunate, and csn be productive of nothing hot disastrous results. If such people are under the impression that they will be f<-d by this Bureau, the Araistanl Commissioner desires to undeceive them wiiliout d-luy. No loan of provisions will! under any circumstances, be made to those who are planting under contracts of soch a nature, that it is evident th?y will not only ....v- ?-*-- - ..... ...... r.invi.iii B.i|i|>nri m nre upon not Iter year, but will with difficult/ be able to raise sufficient to repay advances made litem thie /ear. Many people entertain the idea that all that it n??rwf/ to enable them to obtain ration*, in to hare possession of a piece of land. Such ia not the ca*e. The Assistant Commissi) dt mu?t he satisfh-d Hint the laad is of such s quality, and that tlie np plieai.l is planting it under such condition*, that lie will be nb'o to produce from it euf fk-ieut not only to repny It its advance*, but to supply himself and family nnothsr year Furthermore, no ia*ues of rntions for planting purposes will be made to individual*, but otl" upon organized plantations, with a responsible head, either white or eo'o*<d, whose experience and character is such that the Assistant Commissioner can have no douht but that hia obligation to the Government will be fulfilled to the letter. Fa?8 Him ArovxD?Our exchanges in 'his S^le, North Carolina, Georgia, Florl da and Tennessee will confer a favor and render as-iatance lu the capture of a notorious thief, by stating that lhjh Thompson, a mulatto, escaped from cuslodv on the 6th insh, by jumping front the pn*s-ncer train on the Greenville and Columbia linilroad. between Alston and Littleton. He is about 15 years of age, five feet 6 or 1 inches hlg'i, blind in ono eye, and the lid partly closed ; has very blaek hair, r< semliling that of an Indian, and cut short ; he is considerably marked by small pox. especially on hi* nose. He is a well.known tmrglar and horse-thief, and has broken open several stores and stolen horses in this Hi ate and Flor Ma. Had on a pair of hnitd-cofTs whan last hoard from. A reward of forty dollars ie off. red for him by John R. Cochran, of this place, and any person arresting him will confer a faror by notifying hiin at once.? Newspapers copying this notice and enuring his arrest vi'l be liberally rewarded. [ A ndrTMU lnlelligtneer. Ai.most a Fatai, Accidkxt it tub JTocsk or Rr.rnKSK.t rATivas.?Much excitement and alarm were produced this afternoon in the House of Representatives, by the breaking of one of the thick heavy plates of glass in the roof, tho gas-lighter having slipped and falling upon it while in the discharge of his duty. IIo caught himself by tho iron frnmo, thus preventing his falling to the floor. J. H, Urinnell, of Town, formerly a member of the Hntts^'was standing under the glass at tho tiinc, receiving the welcome of his friends, nud hearing the crash, threw up his bands, which saved his head from injury; his right hand was badly cut hy a large fragment of the glass but not dangerously. Mr. Trice, of Iowa, was alao struck by a piece ef glass, but be was not inl,ir~l H..m? tin.. ?).?.A 1-C > ?' ue84 of the IIcuso w?s resumed. H'usA. Cor. A'rir York ftrmld, 22rf. Cash Irvni.risn tub Tust-Oat*.?It will fce remrm'KTed, (says'the Washington Kx press, of the 22d instant.,) that when tho Tonncssco delegation appeared before tho bar of the House to bo sworn, nt tho opening of tho present session, Mr. Jintlor, a incinbor elect from that State, was not allowed to take the oath, and his caso was referred to tho coin mil too on Kiootions. Yesterday tho determination waa reached to report to tho House that ho eoald not truthfully Ukt the teet-eath en account ef baring, at one time a I nee the rebellion began, sworn to support the Confederacy. The Committee. however, agreed to recommend the r.afsage of a Joint resolution admitting Mr. Hntl< r to his seat, without obliging Mm to take that port of the oath which refers particularly to such u case at lilt. ->v * f FFiTTiTi lje ^nutjirrn (Eutfrprise. GRRfeyVILLE, sTcf | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4. 1468. Consr?Mlonal Newa. I n?i pctvc wr rrancii in? iwrm vrirgram*. Tim enrr?nt opinion (teem* to he that the ' xoitement ii luhiitling. The thunder cloud ' which threatened hill-?tones and tempest I over the land, according to the seers on the ! pot, in breaking dome what; hot there are muttering* and thundering* in the distance* from Washington. The Pr*kt, (Governors,) of Pennsylvania and Illlno'c, have chot onI ' their smoke and firm, whilct the great era- 1 ter of CongreM has been boiling over. If ' the lower stratum of* the people should rlae I up, as lower strata sometimes do, we may ' behold new pen km, and new volcanoes overtopping all that now are. We can only be spectators and wait and see if there is to be any lew creation ool of this confusion. Let us hope thnt all will yet ffc well, that (expressing ourselves fa simile* borrowed) 1 the tempest which disturbs our land may 1 die away in silence, the heavens again shed ' their " sclcctest influence " over u% united 1 America once mors rise like the p-imiMve ' world from chaos?" fair as the moon, clear ' as the snn and terrible as an army with ' banners." The terrors of the country will ' then be for foreign nations only, its Lies- 1 sings for ns and all mankind. Patriotism ' will strive to benefit tbe whole country and ' not the rulers and chiefs of a party. Boipeniion of Jsmos P. Moore from tho ' Offlce of Commissioner in Equity. By military order, Mr. Moons was on Mon* ( day suspended from his office, on tho oom* . plaint of a party, that ho was shout to violate a regulation in regard to tho sale of mortgag. cd lands. Mr. Moons and others were quite taken by surprise, as nothing has been farther ( from his iutrttiiun than to do any act in eon. | flirt with the commands of Gon. Cinbt, or other power and authority. It is simply a ( misunderstanding, and wo presume that be ( will soon be restored to a place ho has flllod so faithfully and satisfactorily hitherto. Bnlca-day In OtkdvIII*. There was a goodly number of person* out. 1 The Sheriff sold several tract* of land at vary 1 low rate*, a* might l>o supposed. There is not cash enough for competition in the country. ' Mr. Ji'i.ii's Smith sold a variety of articles, < buggy, furniture, Ac., at his auction rooms, below the Emlrrprin office, which brought rather low prices, considering the ssleahleness of the articles. People arc not much at bny- , ?* J. . - I Sdaroh. Tlie month eame ^n not exactly lilts n 1 lion on the first da* ; lull M Ilka Nloor, all ' tears." Monday the second, hn*?*er. the Hon wa? uneaged, all the Cava* of .AEotu* were thrown open and the winds were ( rampant. Tto-sday . morning was a hard free**; hot fhe day turned out rerr ( beautiful. May the end prove | c-tcfitl, and Inn>l> lik?, according to the o| I snyiug.? Fruit trees are unusually l?ack ward. pre*- ^ aging, wc true', n p'cntifu' crop. Farmers wiiljuow l>? busy *' w ing oal? and gardener* sowing seeds ofsutidiy kinds, or ought to te. W. X. T. We have no disposition to engage tn controversy with our corresp <n lent. W. M.T. It i* needless. The question of the ascendancy of the e dorcd population in w/e* is settled in this Sinte. It is u?el*?* to fslk aliout fhe eight millions of whites to four j millions of hlseks in the Southern 8tet?*.? The proportion of voir* with us i? ju?l the other way. tnkliu* the Slate over. We*h*ll 1 ?o? whni tlo-y will attempt to make of it ? 1 No one c*n he blamed for not wishing to put tlie S.ate tinder a black pircrnntMl. J The negroes lheiiist'1?'l would despise the ^ wliite mm w ho wouhl w i'liegly choose to tin so. We are sure W. M. T. doee not ii?eiro it ss s tiling to l.c desired, " in, and of itself." He only think" reconstruction on i the Congressional plan endurable for a sea ) son, remembering that, though weeping ? may endure for the night, joy comrt'i l?f*the ' morning. >\> . 1 Court ta Coming. j This is Iteturn Week for Oreenrllle. The | suing does not threaten to bo henry. We understood Judge Mowrak was to hold Court on | this Circuit, snd prosumo he commenced his } laLors at Abbeville on Mondsy Inst. Anderson, Pickens, tircenrillo, Spartanburg and I.aurcns Courts follow in (he order of their names. < n , The Oowensville School. , ffc hnii (lie pleasure, on M ?ndny, of j meetlpg Key. Thomas Fasuc, the. principal | of this School, and to learn from him that its prospec's are again very good, for renewed and continued prosperity. The number ot scholars Is large for the season and the times, even beyond lie expects lion. ..t Ik., It? Q-k?I j oorvfo lo flourish in it* beautiful and health ful locality, *n<l under the nbl* and judieinns nmntfcrmrnt ol its faithful and c?m | potent Teachers. A?' Tbe mooting of tiro Literary CTnh, on I Friday evening. Alb insl., wilt U held af the residence of Mr. T. M. Cox. The monthly Ksray will he delivered hy Rev. I/r. ftnoAnra. Subject, 44 tH vmnilmt rrfce*, rt quiltudnm -Hit." I'tokens Courier. Tliia paper ia now published at Walhalls.? W/iitvkm Sruur.a baa retired from ita cditorinf control, and J. II. For appear* in the la*' issue with a neat and well-written salutatory. Stale Texas. Parties will bear in mind that Ibe State and District taxes are now payable, and that the Collector, Captain A. C. Phacs, is en hi* annual re end*. See his aotlees in to-day's paper. Greenville Prioee Current. Important changes bare been made in oar 1 1st of prices current, tMs week, a id we ?*k I attention t> it. ... - - -1. 1ST IBJ Cheap OroMiUi. It U refreshing (o Nt the prices of gw Belles and household good* coming down, sn.l we hope the merchnnt* generally can follow iii the wnke of Meser*. K. W. Foiokk A Co. Coffee, whlth formerly a?ld for 83j sebtR per pound, can be bought of these gentlemen for four pounds for a dollar; sleo, kerosene oil, for which consumers I hare had to pay one dollar per gallon, rosy l>? had of I hem for 7ft cen'a This eorrea pond* somewhat with lli* very hard time*. See notice, and give them a call. Correspondence from Haw York. \V* have I lie pleasure nf presenting a >hort, but comprehensive latter from an iMflmplhihril writ?r, who we cxpeet to be n occasions! correspondent nf the KnUrwier, from the North, We shall be pleaaed o hear from liftn at any time. The Confederate Flag on the OceanOur reader* all know Inst the pvetilentiel doctrines of Mongrslism creep into nine.tenth* of the reading matter issued fr-'m the pyiilie press. We most have a pure literature, without a taint of the nigger about it, withont the slightest milkind-molasses hue. or the present generation >f readers will h?c<--me as debauched as the past. The Caucasian series of stories now king ia-tird hy V ax Kvnix Hoston k Co. * if the New Y?rk Dag Hook, sre of the pure [ shite man and the N?x I. which we 1 have received, just off tlie press and ready Tor the public?The Confederal* Flag on lh? Oct an?is a capital story, spirited, Llirilling, strictly historical and patriotic^? Diers U not a Democrat in tlia country who will not prise it highly as one of the most entertaining novelettes ever written. The series will be kept up Medical College of Georgia, Among the graduate**of the above institution, at ths commoncnmont on the N'.k ult., in Angnsta, wc not ire Uio name of Thomas K. IiR.tara, who has hail conferred upon hist the degree of M. D. Dr. Litflea is from Jrwonvillc District. Internal Revenue Tax. Attention is directed to the advertise ment of K. Ilunaox Smith, Assistant A**-e*..r t?f Internal U-venu-i for Greenville District Ho lias made the appointment* for the convenience ot the ptopls, which they will no ilo>*lit sppr?-ciste. Tobacco. Why net cultivate tobacco in Greenville, it least a home supp'y, and save the tax.? It I* Still time to SOW Seed bill lK? um?d for and dng w'U aoon b? ever. The tobaeeo rop might W m*ilr very pnAlilile 1* this Mlloii, eobl ia leaf and tinm<tnufi?lur(J. * Urrata. In onr l?fi ia?ne quit* an important milInk* waf mid' lu the communication signed villi mi In ?b? lhir-1 line from the top. tir?l word in lino, man should have km " income." IV# r^r't exceedingly that I tin mi-take occurred, it greatly af Iccled llir wmc of I he article. Puff* way Tobacco. A fine elylo ?f the weed, pr.purud and pat up in neat, round green boxes. kept by ]|ar> ittsnx A ManaiiAi.i., opposite the M.iii?ioa House, nn imo of tho irowis among their handsome assortment s>f drug# and medicine* and other accompaniments of aueh an establishment. We return thanks for a specimen of the green boxes presented to us. Tnr. Charleston Merrnrg say# the following |>er*ons Iioto applied to tho Contention to l?? relieved from political disabilities t F. C. Miller. II. II. Kinard, A. MeBee. A< VfrDaniel*. 8. P. Ktaard, T. W. Morris. II. p! Ksnimctt, T. K. Dudley, C. W. Dudley and II. Ileal tin. Oanuina Garden Seeds. We return our slnecre lhanke to Mr. Witjam II Wavsox, who keeps constantly on innd a largo lot of the very beat Seeds, most >{ tbciu raised by hitaieli ia ki? own garden, or a package containing all tbo varieties icedod for plnuting a garden. Ilo warrants rvcrytbing in his line ; therefore it is rafe to >nrchaee from him. His stock is fast diiaiashing. J Wo aro also under obligations for the like kindness to Mr. Kaoax K. Mamtix. lie like iu I... i- r.._ ?i- ?-> --w- ..?wu0 n*r ??, ui ma own raiwihg. OsnksalR K. Fcorr? In his Chronicle i?f Thursday, Forney *: ' It is pnsbabl* that R K. Scott, lh? uliU ltd highly ?*? jnmplliliH chlwl of the Presdmen's Buriiu for 8ouih Carolina, *i!l b? nominated by Ihw It'fnMiMi Convention for Ovrrrnor of ilnl 8UU. OwnrnlStotl rnlifod the volunteer army from OKI* hut wii horn to > Pennsylvania. Itit administration In Sooth Carolina has l?*en so just, hntn%ne( and truly rU'ri'ntnlike, that lis is regarded with lav.?r by n??n of all parties, and If hs rotrent* to irrrpt ths nomination, will be electe-l overwhelmingly, and will giVs to ftoMth Carolina a Chief Magistrate thor oughly imbued with ths true spirit of Christian progress." A New Cabikrt.?Dim of the etoriee i? that. If PrwWenl Johnrun la impeached and Mr. Wade beomiei Prcsidcut, the Cabinet will l>o aa fi'flowa: Charte* Bwmncr, of Maeearhnaetta, Pec rotary of Bute; Prccmaa ClnrVe, of Now Tork? Secretary of the Troarury j William I>.' Kelly, of IVonryl vania. Hoc rotary of tho Navy; Preilorirk'Dovglati, (rvlurnl,) of New Yorfc, Secretary of the Interior; John M. l.ang*ton of Ohio, I'oatmaatar-tloneral j M, K. Carpenter, of Wieoonetn, Attorney-Oeneral; Kdwtn M. fctanton, Secretary of War, of eonraa. Maa Puna A. Haanaronn waa ordained and inatalled aa Paator of tha Ualvrranllat Chnreh and Soelety at tltafrhaM. an Wedneaday, February II. Thle U tha Aral inatanaa of tha ordination of a woman In the hietory of tha te l^lotts denomination* ,1' M I ' >. h : U j. r * v; , > ' % % ? " \ TTiTT1, * N . V**" > Correspondence South- Enterprise. N{w York, February 24. 1868. Afetir*. Editor*; You r?mtinl>?r wli?( delicious weather it vm in OrMnvllle wh?n I left there. You may imagine therefore my MtonUhmoot tt finding the mercury here from aix to twelve heiovr s-ro, nod struggling toward* the bulb Ilk* b?ar trying to squeeze into a hollow tree. The winter Is positively abusive; it I* hardly too much to eall it profane; It seeme to deny flatly that there I* a meroiful Deity. Whether it has in any manner modified the theological opinion* of the fifty thousand poor of New York would be an interesting question. You murt not imagine that a stranger mm any of these nny thousand. urgentration on * millionaire msI? take* cure of them alt samchow, or at lead keep* them ont of sight. Two or thr-a girls in thin clothing hav# put. up Moa hsn<ls to bog of me J hut that is all that 1 liar* seen of a poverty whieh would more than dq|tM* tha population of Charleston. 1 read about soup houses for the indiiriit, but 1 should not know where to look for one. It Is wonderful to ma to have " draw-day " all tha while and know nothing about it. I am astonished at another thing. Do you remember how we used to talk polities at Qrrcnvllle?how we always used to talk it?how wa ventured uptm other sub. |cots for tire minutes, only to com* back to politiesf Nothing of the Sort here. At laast, if tlinre is any political conversation, it Is done in soma pUoe cuknown to m?? perhaps In those undiscovered soup botiaea, nnsinaaa, amusement*, literature, daily ah fairs, form the staple of conversation*. In Greenville, alas I wa had?)iltle business to discourse of, and hut for politio*^ we might have fallen into dutnbnraa The queation arises, wouM not dumbuese he Inltrr f Prom what few wort)* I do hear on this matter of public affairs, 1 infer that popnlar fooling toward the South has changed sinee 1 was here at tha clusc of the war. I do not say papular opinion, hut popular feeling. People are still persuaded that you ought to do in their way ; hut they are not so angry as they were heenuse you choose lo think differently. In t|<e present poKti* ral contest at Washington and throughout the North the fcrutli does not. come in as n principal. The fight is almost altogether bet warn the prerogatives of the President and the prerogatives of Congress. The South is made to suffer incidentally and not of.* eat purpose. The old bitterness agamst it as a Seotion has diminished noticeably and to an extent which Is hopeful for the future. Of sours* litis is natural, hot it is none the lees welcome, and I am not sure that enough people have told of it, I am diverted from this public babble by a look through my window at the Hudson ft stretches front shore to ehore, something like a mile, I should say, one monstrous sheet of snow ice, villi occasional patches of dark steel color, showing where the water hits nearly frox-m, or where the sti ug^les <tf like* litis* 1 ft*t re fnrpail irart NaI a sail ? ? | . not even steamboat to be seen, nn<l vet 1 mil in the suburb* of a great commercial capital ami on the banks of n highway of ooiniiierec. When the Smith gets on i's lags once nior?, can it not, working as it may *11 the yenr round, distance n liud which ha* such fit* of paralysis? CITIZEN. for rtir. aotnivRM EXTrrrnisr. The Republican Party. J/o?ri. JyJilora : ll i* wonderful how far men go wrong when they start in the wrong direction. I wrote you a communication a few weeks ago upon the subject of the Refiuhlican Party, and in an K Utorial notice o, the same, you nrg? that it will give lh, negro and ignoranaa permanent supremacy over the whits* and intelligence. I thought in my article I had shown thii could not be the rase ; that four millions o! negroes, Just emeigcd from the nonenify ol slavery could not rule twenty-seven mil. lione of white* armed with heredltarr Intel ligenee; that this proportion wee in ?nal' that it eoold bars no influence on national poliiics, and that national polities, even in local electi"oa, would l>o the ?ri<<<bMi f?i oftiae as it always has haen in ail Siat'i where the election* have l>voa !? ft to ih' people, as Ih-)* will now be in South Carolina. Dut there are nlh?r answers to youi proposition. 1 challenge any one to ebow In tha Reconstruction Acta any wo da which give preference to the negro. All the pro virions ere applicable to all men withonl regard to color. And when you eonoidei the minority of the negro, it would eeeu thai impartial phi aerology can give him nr protect ion,,bnt on th<i other hand leave Kin with ell tha difficulties locident to a minor ity. Mr. Calhona's great idea in govarmeni was, tha protection of minorities, by apaci* leg!-lotion in tkeir Uit*l( but hrrs none i< attempted, bni the negro is left to tho merci of a while majority' 1 iruot and hope thej may use tbeir power in tho proper diien Ml A rratn Van aahi.U !-? * ? O ?| ? ?? "T? wins )g nonnM, and foar Ms legislation. Ths present Convention of impartial ?nf (r*|t r?prtMol?U<iR, U not as food as ii might hav frseo had Ilia srjr of " disreput aids" not dtivsa away from it many win might havs taken an interest in it. am ?ha|?ed it in a better mould, but unfurl nn ately m*ny wsra daunted hjr ths try, and only I ho " unter rifisd " have gons into it Nat such as It U, I venture the assertion ths this Convention will do more for ths Plata sad pass mors wholesome and popular lews appropriate *e oar neessstUaa, thaa any Qes volition held siaee the war. The other Con vsottos* were eomposed of oM ssasssiowtotr who ware tiled with ideas of ths dasd past so ass of whom never will rssltse ths radios changes ef ths present, and they legislated m they would or ve done had an changes oecur iUMttiiailliMHM v; vv." .~>vi ^ s: / ' now men, who fully appreciate these changes, ad whose legislation will hare espeshd refer* onoo to tbem. . '.> " If Igttoranco le bliss, It (s folly to be wise.' Bat the w?rd "permanent" in yowr editorial Is italicised fbr emphasis. Yon fear a permanent supremacy of the negro. I. look for no antngonUm of the interests between the whites and blacks of the Sooth. Their Interests are mutual. The only bono of contention, wbioh history relates occarred in the emancipation of tbo British West Indies, where suffrage was refused to the emancipated Masks has been rcmovod, and the blacks hare Both- * log to demand upon this soora Bui when you eay " poruiancnnt supremacy," you ignore the census, which tells us the melancholy fact that aaeh year has diminished the number of nogroes, and Increased the white rotes, until It cannot b? lung before, Iq any locality, the negro will be outnumbered by the white race Again, let mo urge. The Republican Party . rnit help ? i the Democratic Party cannot help Itaeir; why should we saorUloe ouraelrea Tor the letter ? It soctns to ine that war and famine abould bare opened our eyea hy tbia time. Very respectfully, yonr obedient servant, tw. m. r. Wamiimotox, February It. There la great Interest about arllclea of impeachment, but no excitement. Quo warranto papers ara withheld for further examination by law; but Will ba certainly tiled early next week. Under the preaent ruling, Stanton will hnra n month lo prepare hie anawer. m The following are the impenvhmenl artielea: 1. The removal of Stantoo, with an intention to violate the Constitution and lawa. L Appointment to the W/wSemwteryahlp, with a like intent, one Lorenzo Thomae. 8 Conspiracy with Themae and others unknown, to prevent Stanton, by intimidation and threats, from the execution of hia office. I. Conspiracy with Tboman and others to prevent and hinder tbe execution of the tenure of-offiee bill, i, Ap.. pnintment of Thoma?, while the Senate ia in wwjoo. 8, Conepiraay with Thome* to eeixe the property of the United StaUa, contrary to the Aet of January, 1881. 7. , Conspiracy with Thomas and others to cj-ct S'anton front the War Office. 8. Conapirncy to lake poeaeaainn of the property of the United States in the War Office, ? Givitig'n letter to Th<>mse, instructing liitn to take po**ce?ioti of the War Offioe. 10. r<tr*unding Gen. Kmery that the law requiring An order from the President and Secretary of War. should ootue through tlin General of the at ml re. The Iloiiae aavea the privilege of pratant^ ing other charges to sustain impcaehment and replying to the Treddent a answer to the above tan charger. Nina ebaigea simply bring aliargee ia 8Unton1i removal.-? The tenth applire to Emrry's interview, wherein the Preeid-nt asked: "Am 1 to uuderetand that the President of the United Slates cannot give to onltr Imt through the General in-Chief, or General Grant f" After saying ' yes" Emery with drew. It ie slated that Si anion had restored ths Freed men'# Bureau to Kentucky. 1 Tiik feeling in regard to impeaohment and its probable results was somewhat excited in this city yesterday. A great deal of speculation was indulged in by everybody, but revolutionary measures ware generally depracatcd. It is wall known* however, that there are eminent SouthernMrs working noUebady among the unem toyed mr??#ve to influence a feeling against Congress, and several recruiting offices era . jn' operation, the o?t?nsib1e object of which I* the formation of Johnson elubs and the emigration of the recruit# to Maryland, te answer any call mads by the Governor of that State for aid in sustaining the President. 6,00<t naiu-a are believed to have t?een already enrolled. The prominent members of one club wera arrested yesterday, but on application to the Police Com' iniaeioncra, were permitted to continue their F proceeding#, with the proviso that their call should be modified and weeded of rev duti-nary and freaaonalda expressions.? Tl-e excitement is no leas intense elsewhere throughout the country. The New Jersey House of Representatlvea yesterday adopted 1 !-.?? ? ? " - - iiKj-iiring, in new of tbs peril of the country, Into the condition ef the 1 Slot* ordnance*. The Keyetoae Club?the 1?rg"?t Democratic organization la Pewo* ytvanla?lia* reaolved itaelf Into a military organization.?An* York fltrmU, MlA wlk ocnjik Di*tbict. ? The C?analk>n las i |>o??cil an ordinance dividing Pic Vent DUtrlct into two DUtrlct*. Th* dividing Una la to I commence " where th* Wbit* Water eaters r tbi* State at lb* North Carolina Mac, thence , down th* centra *f that river, by abater** , name* known, to Raveaet'# Bridge, ea Bewtoa? River, thence lu tba etatre *1 th* vend Waging t* PeadMon village, to tit* Aaderaow line." E??t of tbi* liae I* to b* known aa Pleken* DUtrlct; a**t of.tbi* lia* as Ooon**. Five prominent citizen* of Picken* DUtriet " are appointed ?omail**ioaer* to tz the alt* of ' the court boa** for Pteken*, and so pf Oconee. f The court bna*o of Oconee it directed to bo at - . Walballa, or at aoate point on tb# Blao Ridge Rullro*d, between that plaea and PcrryrlDe, Tna New Terk Ana snggeata the following legUlatioo aa a mean* of predentin* raitwa* -v , t aceidenist For ??rry engine, lender or ear thai rimII ran off the traek lirpom n flne, nay ) of Are bnndred dollar*. For ererjr alrplacI log of n switch, fl va ^hundred dollar*. For erory eor that ehAtt nprol, one Iboninnd dolInre. For ererjr collision of train*, two tbon nod Holler*. For orery breaking through of n bridge, twq thousand dollar*^ For rory ' perron killed, two thouaaed dollars. For erarjr ? broken limb'or bone, on* thousand dollars. ' For erarj other Injury to lb* person, not |ue ' arding Hfc or lUab, from two hundred and Aftg to in hundred dallnro. And so on far , other nmldenf end injuries | the taayoettton off those toeo not to present nrlta hp t^dtr Mania 1 for lajerioe to thok pereoae or propttlp, nor ? orimlnal proroentlone to opprnfwjelo ** *, bnt to bo regarded pa penalties indlpted jgt.hobnlf