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Impeachment a Failure.
Washington, May 10.
The impeachment court m*t this morning,
end on motion of Senator tVilliame, it was
decided l>j a vote of 34 to 19, to vote on
the eleventh ailitrle firat?Meyre. Itus*
Foaler, Feseemlen, Grime*, Hendvraot?'
Van Winkle, Trumbull andWllley, voting
willi those in favor of acquittal Wade
voted iu the affirmative. This vote is con
aidered conclusive of acquittal, as It aboiws
only a strength of thirty tour for con vie
lion. The vote on the eleventh article was
81 to 19?llosa, the doubtful Senator, voUd
iiay?qaviog the day fur the President.?
Alter which, Chose declared the l*residenk
acquitted on the eleventh artiele?which
*? rdored to l>e read, and is as follows:
(lit vi na added to the original net by Mr
Ilinphnm, after the others had been adopted"
i? the House -The court deeidod to
tnke it up first, hs it was- considered tire
strongest; nnd, as it presumed, with the
hope of having the prtstigeol its adoption
to air. ? t action ou the other*.]
Article 11. That the said Andre* Johnson,
President of the United States, unnundful
of the high duties of bis office, and
i of Ills oath of office, and in disregard of the
Constitution and laws of the United States^
i did heretofore, to wit, on (he 18th dsy of
August, 1868, at the city of Washington*
and the District of Columbia, hy public
f speech, declare and affirm in substance,
that the Thirty-ninth Congress of the United
States was not a Congress of the United
States, authorised by the Constitution to
exercise legislative power under the same;
l?ut, on the contrary, was a Congress of
only-part of the Slatea, thereby denying
and intending to deny I hat the legislation
of said Congress was valid or obligatory
upon him, the said Andrew Johnson, except
in so lar ss he saw fit to approve the same;
nnd also thereby denying and intending to
deny the power of the said Thirty?ninth
Congress to pro|X>a? amendments to the
Constitution of the United States, and in
pursuance of said declaration (be enid An
drew Jdinson, President of the United
S'ales . afterwards, to wit, on the 2l*t day
of February, 1868, at the city of Washing
ton. in the District of Columbia, did unlawfully,
and iu disregard of the requirements
of the Constitution, that lie should lake
care that the lawa tie faithfully executed
attempt to prevent the execution of an Act
entitled nn "Act regulating the tenure of
certain civil offioea," pa<s?d March 2, 1817,
by unlawfully devising and contriving and
attempting to devise and contrive means
by which he should prtvent Kdwin M.
Stanton from forthwith resuming the ftn.ctions
?-f the office of Secretary for the I>e
partment of War, not wit-list ending the re"
. fusal of the Senate to concur in the siis
: i ' i i? ?: i ? - i- ? I
I?vi,.~i<rii iM irinim r ity ram y\uurew
Johnson of said K'lwiii M. Stanton froin <>ai<]
office of Secretary for tlie D? paitment of
"War; ami ulao by further unlawful])' devising
and contriving a.ul attempting to dc
vise and contrive mean* I lien and there to
prevent the execution of an Act entitled
"An Act making appropriation* for ttie
support of the army for the fiscal year endii
g June SO, 18f#8, ami for other purposes,"
approved March 2, 1S87 ; and also to prevent
the execution of an Act entitled "An
Act to provide for the inrtfe efficient gov
eminent of the rebel State*," passed March
2, 18C7 ; whereby the said Andrew John
. son, Piesident of the Unjted States, did
then to wit, on the 2Ut dgy of February,
1883, at the city of Wijs.lYt.ftou, commit
nnd was guilty of a high misdemeanor in
office.
The first motion to adjourn to the 28th inst.
was declared out of order. An appeal was J
made and sustained, when Henderson moved j
to adjourn to July. This vote was pending, :
when the House adjourned to the 26th inst. j
It is probable the court will adjourn to Tnes- '
day, the 26th. Wade voted throughout the
day. ?
4. P. M.?Tn the Senate, the JudicUry Com- ,
mittee reported, without amendment, tbo 1
House bill admitting Arkansas, which lies
over. The omnibus admission bill, froin the
House, was referred to tbe Judiciary Commit- I
tee.
The court openad at 12 o'clock. All tbe
Senators present. Chase, after admonishing
the people to quietness, ordered the clcik to
read the eleventh article, when the qnestions
wore propounded in the terms agreed upon.
Those voting not guilty were Hayard, Ruekalow,
Davis, Dixon, Doolittla, Pessenden, Fnw
jer, tirimes. Henderson, Hendricks, Johnson,
McCrcery, Norton, Patterson, of Tenn.j Rose,
Saulsbury, Trumbull, Vi?n Winkle, Vickers.?
19. William* moved fifteen minute* recess;
negatived. He tlien moved adjournment to
the 26th. Johnson suggested an announcement
of the vote. Chase said he wonld uot
announce the roto until it was taken on all the
articles, unless, the Semite ordered otherwise.
T>rakc raised a point, that nothing wn* in order.
Pending a motion to adjourn, llender?
eon said a motion to adjourn was not in order
while the roll was pending. Chase sustained
the last point and directed the Secretary to
read the roll) which being read, the Chief Justice
stated that thorn were 3ft rotes for "guilty,"
and 19 for " notjguilty," and that the President
was, therefore, acquitted on the eleventh
article. Chase then stated that the Senate
was now in process of csrrying out the order
to proceed to vote upon articles of impeach
merit, ami no motion was now in orUer while
that wns pending. t'onnoss 'appealed. The
appeal w?? sustained?30 to 24. Then bjr a
"ote of .12 to 21, adjourned to the 26th.
Mr. Wode then resumed the Chair, end after
a long dehale, a joint resolution, adjourning
to the 25th, was negatived, and the Senate
adjourned as usual.
In the House, a resolution, that for the further
and morn eflicient prosecution of the impeachment
of the President, the managers bo
directed and Instructed to summon and ex?miue
witnesses uuder oath, to send for persons
and pnpers: to employ a stenographer, and to
appoint such cotutniMom to take testimony ?
the expenses thereof 4? be paid from the con*
tin gent fund of tho House ;Jwm adopted. Ad
! 1 vi^u mem
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Presidential Prospects.
" Mack," aorrespondent of lh? Cincinnati
Cutuinerehi^ (Bep ,) writing fiotn Washing
ton, discourses upon the proep.ot fur tbe
Democratic nomination a? follow*;
MU?w.rro?>i homihatioN. ... .
The indorsement of Tendletoa by tire HID
nois D.mocrntio Convention secures his
nomination at New York beyond any reasonable
doubt, notwithstanding the effort*
thnt are being made to get up a ft?1i?g in
favor of Haneock, Dix, Blair, or rune oilier
'{en!lmu*n. There is not now nor never
has been any life in the Hancock movement,
or the Blair movement, or the Dix
movement, or any other Dswocralie
movement, exeept the rendition move
_ t ...
interested in Pendleton's defeat nt New
York, there is not a Western Democrat who
is not in his favor. Something lias been
said rueently nhoot nominnting Mr. Chase ,
on such a platform a* wotihi secure the
support of.the Democratic party ; but 1 lie
lieve that the idea linn been abandoned
from luck of support from Mr. Chase himself;
who la not a Presidential candidate
thotieh he would like very much to be
President. There is not the least doubt
that if the Democrats would give their support
to Mr. Chaae he would carry a very
Northern State, or nearly everyone. lint;
the project it a visionary one, vieaed in
the light of party ties and party prejudice
Mr. Chaae neither asks nor expect* the Democratic
party to support him, however
gratified he miglttfl) to see thein do so ?
Nor ia it inucli of a secret to Washington,
that as between (frant, and Wad", and
Pendleton, and whoever el?e may be nami
nated ^ Nmv York, Mr, Chns"'s preference
will not be for the former. lie would be
tnucii b-?n hiiniMit and more divine tliah
men gone'ally arc in this world if he were
inclined to give his influence or his support
to men who nava done their beat to slender
and malign him in the exercise of his high
eel judicial functions, and to liring discred t
on him as a man because he ac'cd uprightly
and conscientiously as a Judge. So It.lie* d
net astonish any one to find many of Mr
Chase's warmest peisonnl friends actively
and earnestly supposing the P.-mnuiotic
nominee next fall, and that nominee will
be Mr. Pendleton, beyond all doubt.
AN OlU ACTION TO IJ.t^COCft.
Talking, a day of two age, with a promi
nent Democrat, lie told me there was one
objection to Hancock which, t' O'igh unreasonable.
Mould have great M'ciarht mining
i lie people. "That," said he, " ia his action
in the execution of Mrs. Surratt. Mrs
Surrnlt. was n Catholic, and her <x eulinfi
W?at?d a great ileal ol feeling in the Cadi*
olie church. It Is very irtie that ItMicT-k
only obeyed orders, but still in obeying or*
der* lie hung a woman who ia now l.e
lieved to have b"cn iniiocenf. K\en lienRoller
snys she was innocent, and culled
Hingluini i? murderer, almcs', lor |-ro?reut
ing Iter. You caii'i go tef'?r? I lift pmple
and say that IIuncock only ol eyed ordew.
tli..j*11 tell you thai he ought to have re
sigmd his coiriiiiiwinn In-fore obeying any
such oider; end n great inmiy will refuse to
vo'e for him htcnuse h" didn't resign rather
than hang that woman."
Mack.
This objection of tho Washing*.>n D.ninernts
to General llnn.-ock se- ma to he prel
ty general. Away in the North-weal the
LuCrossc D< mocrnt gives exaggerated ex
presMou to it ;
What a nice tiling it would be for the
PeinociHlJ to nominate and elect n man 'or
President who is liable to ho indicted
tried, convicted end executed lor the noir
dor of Mis. Surrait and other*, General
Hancock, as a member of an utterly illegal
military commission, ordered by S'nnton
hi d Johnson, ami engineered lit liimrhnni*
sent to the gallows stnne hall d.-ren indivld
n.ale?imiong th.-iti nn inooc.-nt womanami
w ith Johnson,iitanlon, Itingliniuand his
associates in the commission to-day s'nii-l*
guilty nl murder. hefor.t the law, lit* coun
try and bia God !
The South Carolina Ecmonstrance
Paper
I wo are gr.iuncu iu una mar me i\cw i?
' World publishes ill full this paper, and thus
| puis tlie argument before) tho North. The
| World say*:
" Willi this Court it ut Ion n protest, which we
! print elsewhere, goer to Pungrrw, and wo ea'l
' nttentioii to it a* an able and dispassionate
i statement of the reasons why such Oonsfitui
tions should never be adopted. Throwing
aside every every political consideration, the
j gentlemen who sign this protest, >lc?srs.
Wade liumpton, John P. Thomas, ami others,
[ declare that the Constitntion adopted in Foulh
, Carolina and sent to Congress for ratification
i or approval, la ' fraught with evils to the Mate.
I And they show why and how. In brief, it it
I because the power of making the laws and lay'
iug the taxes rests almost wholly in the handl
of the negroes lately emancipated from slave'
. ry, while the burden of taxation and the ?upport
of the Government is laid wholly tipor
I the white merchants and traders and proper
' ty-owners. The leader objections to such t
i Constitution sink into iasigniAcance in com
' partson srith this enormity ; yet this is the he
I ginning and end of eaeh one of the new Con
1 dilutions In Iho Southern States. They an
i i. iki. .k.i i?? .-^ku. ..a
j poverty makes the laws'sod ley* the taxci
which intelligent properly must obey end pay
| This I* what ra'lleali?m calls establishing o
guaranteeing ' a Republican form of flovcrn
ment * In every 8tate. Yet taxation nrithnn
j representation was the only basis of the Ante
i ricen revolution against the powor of Urea
Uritain ; and if all the imaginary evils whiel
inspired the late rebellion were real or ten
fold greater, they would bo as nothing In eoui
| pnrison with the gignhtio injustice whlcl
' makes idle poverty the master and oppresso
i of thrift, Intelligence, and industry. Par
government Is necessarily one of tores. N
' laws or eonstltntions Ilka the as call longstan
tasaii of bayonets."
u 1 xjluXJ?j? J?*??
T H IBM
C|ie fautljfCit futtrjirfift.
CRKENVlL.jLE, S.C, \
WED1TB8DAT, MAT 80. 1808.
Impeachment,??t*te Constitutions.
We five, from Ihe rJieiijr, a full account
i of the proceedings on Impeachment last
Saturday. The eleventh article, on which
the Pwkl?nt lias been icquKttii, embraces
everything material in the other charge#.-?
Thv adjournment to thfe t6th"eii#penila further
action for the preeent. What the final '
result will l>? is not positively certain. The
presumption'is, that Impeaohmeut will fail,
unless the Radical Congress first admit
some of the new-made Senators from the
Southern States, Arkansas, for instance.
The tlill to ratify the Constitution-of
I South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia
and Alabama, has passed the House of Representatives
by more ihan two-thirds.majority,
and is now before the Senate. That
body will not act on it till after the elections
for TMrtriet officers, we presume.
The Alabama Constitution came near
b< ing stricken out of the Bill. It ie to he
hojied, for the sako of humanity and justice,
that the Senate will at leas' strikeout of
the mil that infamous Constitution, that re
quire# every voter to swear to support forever
end ever the negro Constitution, of
ttial State, however i uinoua U may prove
hereafter. . _.
Loyal Leagues and Democratic Club*.
We understand there are alill efforts
made rn this Dietiict to keep up ?lie Lojinl
Leagues, There can he luit one ol ject, that
i? tn control elect ion v These secret polil
ical societies are exceedingly objectionable,
giving - aa it doe*, a few ?d'-signing men
power to manage the imieeea of nueuepeet
ing peop'-o. blacka especially, just aa they
ple|is<*. The tight of suffrnge ia really tak
en away hy these leagues from all who he
long to their a- cret organize'ions. They are I
dictated who to vole for and against The
Democratic Club*, which are now forming
all over the Stn'o. and multiply it g in thie
District, hold theiy me. tings openly, and
discuss put lie measures^ openly. They are
not afraid uf the light. It See ma to us a
hud sign for any political society to hold,
a? a rule, secret or private meetings. The
exiatvnee of laqal .Leagues must force the
t'.?h?ervalite part of the population, all
over the State, to tot in Cluhs, and organize
aguinst the aecrvt societies. No douht
| many persons, white and black, will la-cants
disgusted with the secret leaguers. and j?dii
the Democratic and Conservative organic*
lions. They will timi it to tin ir interest to
d > so. s
We hove (heard very reeen'ly of some
Urge loyal league*, in eegfptn districts, huving
been broken up and malty of their
members joining the Democratic paily.?
Before the late election in Spartanburg
District, the people quit the leagues by
hutidrels. The same ilting is now going on
elsewhere, and a similar movement in
Greenville is sure to acquire more and more
force. Yet a little while, and the District
will show lis true Democratic color*, and
unite for the support of liberty, the conalitut
ion amk union.
A great ninny of the best citizens of the
nave eotnc to tu^Yonci union tn?l unless
tho negroes abandon their ^rrl luya) Ungues,
ard nuil plotting to over rule and ruin the
white i>cople by Uudiosl high tajes, State and
Pi.kraI, and by placing reckless men in pow?r
and authority over them, that they will be
necessarily compelled to censo to patronise
those they regard ns enemies to the good government
of the State, and who place uiorc
confidence in stranger* *ud straggler* whether
Jew* or 4ier.U]e* than they do in those whom
they have known alhObvir lives. Tiiey are
willing to give tho nagrocs further triiB, hut
will keep thsir eyes opeu hvrmfter. Whilst
we hold that lio one should be punished for an
honest difference of opiuion, wo cannot blame
men for preferring to support friends rather
than enemies. It is not natural that nny mau
of any party, or religion, would think it is hi*
duly to tdiorisb iorvcr in bis employment,
those whg are plotting his ruiu and degradation
./Etna Life Insurance Company.
We respectful y ask attention to the advertisement
of the ahove Company, to be
found ia our columns. Messrs. Oowkr and
Wo?Titi*oToa, it will he observed, ere the
Agon's for Greenville District..
The importance to person* with families
of having their lives insured, for one, three
or five thousand duller*, cannot well be
over estimated. W.thnui a provision of
this sort, the vast, majority of o?r men. Wir*
they to he suddenly removed hy death,
would leave their wires and little onea
hoiplcss and jMiiinile-s, dependent r.pon the
cold charities of a selfish world. This
1 should not be so, if it c?u possibly he avoided.
Dot those who wisely make a provis'
ion by insurance, one so reasonable, sensible
and Just, have the sincere consolation
of knowing, that those they hold most dear
1 to them, a lien their support has been laid
In the tomb, will he provided with either a
competency or a sufficient amount to ran
der them invulnerable to the attacks o:
want.
s The jKtna enjoys the very (great ad vanf
1 tnge of being an old established company
? one that has nevor failed to pay ita liahili
, lie# promptly. upo? the death of policy
r | holders.
Call upon the agents in OreenvlUe anr
secure a policy, ere the hand of death is lab
t upon you. .
i IV** ~
Registration.
On yesterday morning, quite a number o
" our citiions who had ant formerly registered
fi secured vehicles and proeoeded to the ueares
r place of registration, which is at MuT>a.vibl'i
h eight miles below here, fbr the purpose of bev
| ing their names entered upon the list of to
? | ters, In order to fight against Radicalism am
d negro supremacy In Stale ami family. L?
j every one who has net registered follow sail
S Its'If!
Demoorstlo Meetings in the Pint riot.
At if by one Impulse, the White people of
irm-uvillo District, teom to be waking up to ^
ho imporUqee ?>f leak Ing every effort in their
power to reclaim the DUtridt from the hands i
i>f the Radicals: They blush for the into 1
election, and regard it as a most shameful afftir,
that a District which lias a large m^orIty
of white vo'crs, should bate been loot to
then* by a mere default. Well may they hang :
their heads in remorse. Whilst ouf neighbors !
of Pickens, Oconee and Spartanburg, hate '
immortalised themselves, the District of Greenville
has boon photographed la the enter of I
blackness I Greenville deserves to he snubbed
hy her good neighbors, If she does not do better
hereafter.
We say that the respectable people must go
to work ia dead earnest?go to work every
man?go to work righ| now?or we will receive
that contumely to richly deserved.
We leans that on Saturday last a meeting
war held at Mclltit'i Factory, and a Denv>- '
eratic Club organised, but wo bare not heard'
how many nainea were enrolled. The meeting
was addressed by Goveroor Penny.and oth-!
era. This neighborhood is almost entirely ,
Democratic, as far as the whites are concerned, ,
with vary few exception*, and the colored
people there will no doubt yield to proper in- ;
fluenres brought to bear. Major Siiumatr i
was elected President.
On the same day, a meeting was held by the
Fairriew Democratic Club. This Cluh is a
highly intelligent one, and are acting quite up
to tho mark, needing no enlightenment in '
their proccoding*. The meeting was addressed .
by Capt. G. G. Wki.I.S. who entertained them
ery ssii-faetorily for s in?o thirty minutes,
showing tho nofarious policy of the Radical
party. After his conclusion, upon Invitation,
wc, being present, made a Tow remarks, urging
upon tho Democrats of the District the Importance
of efficient action. Col. T. J,. Boxb- J
mam is Chairman of this Club, and Mr. T. 11.
StVi.Ii Secretary,
On Monday, there was also a Democratic
Cluh fbrmed In tho noighborliood of Mr. .Ton*
P. PoOb's, some throe utiles east of the Town.
Capt. G. G. Wri,t.a and others addressed the
meeting and assisted in the organisation ?
Quito a number of names were enrolled. W.
fk Mit.i.an was elected President and Facas
E. Marti* Secretary. W. T. Smith was
nominated for Magistrate in that limit and
Saxuri. L. Vavoux for Constable. We have
received the proceedings, but too late fur insertion
this week.
Thus does tho work progress, and we hopo
ere long to record the fart that every little
settlement will have its Club, and that the
members are using their influence to carry
with them every voter, white and black.
An Brouralon to Abbavtlle District.
We bad the pleasure of a trip to the neighborhood
of Xew Market on Friday last, returning
home on M-utda/. The planters have
been a littlcAarUward owing to the wet spring,
but wc noticed every where fine stands of cotton
and corn. The oats crop is promising sod
the alient crop abn, although there is the appearance
of tho blade rust in some fields. The
growth of tbc wheat is luxuriant, and if this
rust d?c* not injure it, line crops will be made.
The eitisens of Abbeville arc wide awake
now in burning Democratic Club#, and many
of (bo l-c*t I'liot ol the ncgme* are becoming
convinced that It I* todhidr interval. and thnr
of their rare anil country to fnraakc tha Radiculi
who u*e then merely aa Toting inatrumenta
to obtain offlre.
We wcro p1ca?cd to aee a full oar of tall road
paiacngcr* when wo went on board at New
Market. A algu that there ia life in the old
land yet. However, tlie iteration wee little extra.
A fine young gontlvmnn front the low
country, accompanied by a few young lady
friend*, waa on hia way ton neigh .oring town
to be married to the lovely daughter of a dia
tinguitbed citir.cn i name* and parlieulare will
aoon ap|ioar, duubllcas, in the local of the auid
town.
Tha Southern BaptistConvention at Baltimore,
The proceeding* of thia Coarentbm have
reached ua in fragmentary portion*. We have
aa yot aeen no full account. The eonveotlon,
we learn, ha* ahown an earaeat aaal to eon
I tiaue and snpport the Theological Seminary
i at tlroenville. The next place of meeting ia
; to he Macou, Georgia, in 166U. The ciaovooI
tion, therefore, he* determined to keep up en|
nnal unload of t.ieuiiial meeting* aa loruierly.
The wife of !lev. Br. Coaftr, of Alabama,
who waa atricken on the bead by ? atone
thrown at the ear* by aotne villain aa the
train waa approaching lteltiwore, ia aaid to b?
reeoverigg from the injury ; hor life wm nl
firni doapaired of.
Thn Episcopal Convention of Soutti Ca
rollna.
We notice in the Charlraton paper* that the
Convention he* adjourned sine die. The next
| meeting in to be in St. Philip'* Church,
' Charleston. A very important amendment ol
| ths ronstleution was adopted after long die
' ! oussion, in the effect that UsroafU-r, all luj
{ delegates t<> the convention must becominuni;
caste of the Church. A rcioKHlon was pn*sci!
! to suspend for want of lutid* the Utoeesar
I Seminary. Keeolui'mue ware submitted, to Im
j acted on next year, declaring that no one thai
I bo permitted to be present at-the trial of t
' clergyman except aotual communicant* ol tin
| Cburelt.
That Awning.
j What awning? Why, the canopy that he
I just becu spread over the respective doors o
Messrs. Sitlmvax A Sox and Drs. Hakrisoi
' ( A Marshall,. It'j ibe very Idea. The ho
t days of summer are uoi very distant, and thei
J what a laxitcy these gentlemen will enjoy !f
It's refreshing to think ebont it. Wetrsglsi
i to toe improvement* of this sort, and if on
friends will agree to keep tboir visitor* sop
i plied with ioe oream, soda watsr or fresnlem
' | onade, we will promise to sit in their shadi
during some of tUo hot prsuing* in August.
SDglUb Progress.
A Bill to protect the properly of marnc
' women, ha* been introduced into the Eng
lish llltee ot Common*. It provide* th*
a woman after marriage shall retain coin
plele eonlrul aver her fortune and eartingi
f with liberty to *u? *??d be tued, as if sh
? were tingle.
h j ? #- We return thank* to Mr. Jambs I
KA*noLrn for lats paper* from Washington
d pp* Bwowslow, of Tennessee notorial;
it is suid to bo iu a dying condition at Knei
,.|vUlo. . *
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IWga Iiwetawa
end UnarMigs t?XbrVP?r-. Yesterday
evening Judg* CiHrtiiLi, fc?ve
bis first loeture ant) loading la $h AKsttssha. |!
His introductory remarks ai.d tumtinnii, also, j
upon the different point* nj'cbitutif* of tk* _
play, vera worthy hi* high reputation unnr
u* a* a scholar and elocutionist,' and displayed
that superior cultivation ao?l critical taste for *
which he in .dWUnguisbed. Ilia reading* of
many of,tie beat passage*"of the tragedy were 1
exceedingly flue, and utada his audience feel I
the powor and gealns of tba great poet in a t
manner the ordinary reader, to Uitaaolf, could' |
never rua'izs. ,
Judge Caw I'an.i. has extraordinary talent*
as au actor, although thin is not, nor is aver 11
likely to be h\s profession. One canbof but r
wish, however, that he weuld take some ocra- |
ainn of displaying bis peculiar talents as a
lecturer and reader to some of the great cities. '
where mure substantial rewards to himself
would be realised. The course of lectures be
ho* n o* commenced Is for a charitable purK>sc,
as our renders have seen. The mat
cttiro w It ho nn Ft! lay evening. Othello,
will he th? s?iijoet. AltbtUgh thero WaS.a
good autliehce on Tuesday, wa inny expect a
hotter ou Friday evening.
Drue Store in tbe Upper End of the
Towh.
We in plotMil lo lesrn that Dr. Y. A. W*ltrh,
(WtnerlyOf the firm of Wai.tkr A Wc/tnorkI.AMi,
has Secured the old end Well
kuuwn stand of the Into Dr. M. B. Kahi.e,
where he Intrnde very *o?>n to open a Drug
Store. Dr. W. ha* bad a eooaiderahlo experience
in thin line of hu*iue?*, and being well
known In Oroenville, onr.cltisens will not be expeeling
too much when they look for an establishment
that will inaugurate a new era, in lee
wny ol tastefulne** of iirr.ngnncnt. and completeness
of the flock, lu that locality. Hi*
good* have already been ordered, and will
arrive. v
Wo belli also heard of other improvements
to be mado in thai part of tho Town, of which
we will inform our readers at the proper time.
Piano Tuning.
Mr. Joaaro Fner, of Cbarlcaloa, who lia*,
during the paet aeveral year*, paid frequent
: vifits to (Irccnrillt, and who ie d<>ublte?a remeinberod
by many as an oxoollent piano
litsior, ha* again gircn n* a call, and ie now
slopping et tliu Mansion llouae. He is ready
| to attend to all work in hi* line, and will take
' pleasure in promptly executing all order*. So*
, his advertisement.
Dwelt nea.
Wo ura reduce tad hy Capt. Hancsl BtradI
t.r.v to state that tie decline* being a eandi1
date tor Warden in the Town Cotioeil.
g-W' Why didn't Dr. J. A. B., when writing
to u* to change hi* newspaper address, tend
something for publication ? Let us bear from
you sometimes. Doctor, if you can.
For the Southern Enterprise.
A meeting of'ths oilmen* of Shoclcley'*
t Brat wn* held may Oih, for the purpose id
orgsnirjng a Democratic Club.
On motion of O. W. King, A. Taylor was
| rsllwl to tl>c Chair and Wni, C. Bnllry requested
t*.*rt a* Secretary ; after which
: the Chairman stated the ol ject of the meetI
iug in a brief and concise manner. When,
I tin motion, th# Constitution of the Oreen
tl'e I)emoci?tic Clnb was r?ad and utiani
I If.nil-It C^Al.ls (I mm fit** f\.r*liliilinii nf tlila
I - ?'
| Club.
On mnlinf), I lie lion. J. L. Wealmoreland
a. Id reeved the mMinit. rhowing lit* deplorable
Mate of ihi> country. ??n?! In an earned
' end forcible inainer called upon hia frlenda"
and f?-row>ci)lrenp to lie tip and doing by tinitirgand
forming them??lves into Democratic
Cbilra, nn?l thereby, if pawilip, Mtt our
coin try from fulling into the handa of Kad<
ic*H?m.
On motion of E. Holtadaw, a Club a*a?
org a railed by tbe election of W. %Uailrj,
I'rcaident; W. B firrcn, Vice PrctMrni.
A. Tuylor, Sc?r?t?iy and Treakurer, and
' O. W King. Klhel lloltxc'aw. Pet. r shock
ley, J. A. Suiter nud W. I'. Taylor, Exacu
tire Committee.
On motion, rraoltwi that the proceeding* I
of llita meeting be pubHabed in the tireenviH?
papera.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to
I meet aexi Saturday, the 19th inetaat, at t
o'clock 1*. M.
A. TAYLOR, Chairman.
WM. C. IIailkt. Secretary.
eoa tub eurrtiBRN xTaaeataa.
? *H. '
Oak lawn Democratic Club.
A meeting of tbe fitizeoa of Oreeuville
i Dietret ?ai hnd at Oak Lawn, on Satnri
dny, Oth inet, for the purpoea of organixiug
a Democratic Cloln.
On motion of P. C. Stanaeli, J. Dunklin
Sullivan wnc called to tbe chair, and l>. D.
, U.Hire requcaled to act a* Secretary. The
\ Chairman then. bri. fly explained 'the oh
> je. t of the meeting, in a very lucid and
, aaliafaetory manner, anil read a conatitur
lion which wa* proponed for the govern|
nient of the Club. All manifested a feeling
' . .1 I. l.i I- >L. .1 1.
,i ? ??v|? ?u mo iiuTinig. 11 was
? the* pio|>o*ed that all prea-nl, who wiahed
| to bt'?om? iiifinlxri of the I emorrallo Club,
, should come forward and sign their neuti-i
to She Constitution. Kulee, and Regulations,
* previously off-red by the Chairnsm.
i It was agreed that our polities) areocia
f tion he known as the Oak Lawn IWmo
i oatlc Club. On motion, a committee, eon
t aiming of F- O. flfenaell, Ibnjemlo Towna
send and Amos Eekew. was appot.ited to
- make nominations for office* of the Club.
d . The following were nomin ited and unentr
I tnoualy elected, Via.: President, J Dunklin
! Sullivan ; Vice President, W. U. Kraos;
Secretary, D. D. Moor*.
hxKHtivi Commit let.?R. Farmer, F. O.
Stnnaell, Joteph Alexander, If. Towpeeod
and Isa<1 ore Evens,
(j It was adopted that we sustain the Dentj
ocraue nominations lor District oQaes.
it It wn moved, by F. O. Hrasseli, that the
i proceedings of this meeting be published In
s, the (irceuville papers.
>? Ou motion, the meeting adjourned, U
meet weekly at * o'ateotg If. M . Saturdays
J. DUNKWM SULLIVAN,
' GUinass,
D. Mooar. fleer*:ary.
[' P9~ Basil our new sdWttiWMstt >a tbb
L. ..~i~
# # hat
the Methodist Denomination *Hi bold
MstriefMooting at (hi* plant, Juno 5* U4
tk inclusive. Savnrat prnninant HiaiitNt .
? expected to attend ?nd preach during tU
lOMiUu ; among whom will V? Biebap Dog;eU,
of Kiebw>a<l, Virginia, eminent Aw bin
iety, talent*, learning, and purit; ?f oharaoer.
Mora than a quarter of a century iff
in was regarded'by those' eddtpetwtoto.Jwd** I" *
ui ona of tha ru ??t. eloquent and. ol>la pulpit
irat?re-of the S >uth, on I eince that tint bis
are qualities and fine Utent* knee been great* '
y jinprotod by oureful culture aodgtyot a?porience
iu hi* sphere. Bran hie bejourn
m?ug us Tor a tew days will'be a ran and .
rich treat to this community. We ore Itofbrm- '
?d that tha Bishop will proaoh tha opening
lermon at the District Moating, on Wadnaa*
day night, tha 3d of Jurto next, aqd pradiet - ' .
for him n large, serious, and attentive cohgre*
ration. , , .
* *At
tba last General Conference of the Methodist
Church South, which convened about
two year# lino* In (he city of New Orleans*
the system of District meeting* wM adopted
One such meeting is held annually, in each, <
Presiding Khlor'a Distrist, which u* nutty am- '
brace* tho area of about five or six of pur J?diclal
Districts, and fifty or sixty delegate*
meet t<> consider and pro mot* 'be bast interest*
of their branch of tho Church. Such
meeting* hare beak productive of much good
in advancing tha cau*o and K ingdom of tha
Saviour; and wa anticipate for our commanity
a refreshing aaaaon daring tho continuance
of tho Diatrlpt Meeting in our town.?
Let us hail it with joy.
ORCtXVlLML
A Nut for tho R adicaltt
It may bo of ronte little interest to lh? people
of our Stai* to know what proportion of the
burdcq of taxation is borne by thoir " so-called
" representatives In tha lata Convention
and tha recently elected Legislature. It will
certainly go far to soothe tba. feeling* of tba
outraged tax-pny-rr, that these gentlemen
have contributed ro llboMlly. to the fond* of
our impoverished Stale, which their lata tuber*
In the Convention compelled them to deplata J
with such patriotic spirit.
The following statement exhibit* an analysis
of the taxes paid by (he member* of tba
Convention and of the Legislature recently
elected, according to the tax retiirnsjin the
Comptroller's office: The total amount paid
by the members of the Legialuture, $700,63;
of thie amount, six members pay, $.191,62,
leaving balance paid by all other members *
$.309.01. Executions for $146.76 of this batari
co have been issued, and we have hot been
able to ascertain whether or not they ate paid.
The total amount paid by the rnem'tera of the
CoHifilutioj'ul Convention, $679.64; of this"
amount, one member (a conservative) paid
$608.66; anil three members paid $210.66?
$719.35; balance paid by all other member*.
$160.19. Executions for $77.75 of thia balance
have been lodged, and we are unable to
say whether they arc paid or not. Allowing
ibnt these executions are unpaid, and it ia reasonable
thus to suppose, the amount of taxes
j paid by 120 men of the Convention for one
j year ?b 984.24. These 120 received for sixty
day*' irrvirc at tb* ConrentiA, $70,200. K?t
minting tbrir contributions to the public
treasury by this return, it will take them 955
years to repay tba State the turn tbey abf traded
from her for *i\ty days' ecrvice! Tbia ia
efifflusive of mileage?which would increaaa
the amount paid to the Conventionitea to more
than $100,000.?-I'kcrnix. " m>
The following'despatch, which should bar*
been publiahrd yesterday .morning, was aecN
dentally omitted. Sir. Brooks concluded hia
remarks on the admission of the Southern
States by saying :?fkanix.
" The whole object of the Congressional
legislation was apparent. It waa aU intended
to radicalise the South, uud the party in
power here bare amnesty and pardon and
welcome for any man who embraces radicalism,
no mattes what his past conduct or past
aets may bare been, or bow deeply and darkly
hit bauds had been Imbrued in treason. Those
who sreepted radical views were pardoned by
wholesale."
Paiue and Bingham adroted the bill.
Wooobridge offered an amendment'to strika
Alabama from the bill. Lost by a rota of 60
to 74.
Stevens' amendment, in reference to debts
due loyal men in Georgia, era* adopted. Ayes
78, nays 50.
An amendment, striking from the first section
the eianses prohibiting a change in the
Constitution, and inserting In lien theroof,
that " the Constitmions of said States shall
never be amendod or changed to as to discriminate
ia favor of or against any citista or class
| of citisens of the United States, ia reference
to Ike right to vote, who ire now entitled to
vot? by eald Conititution*, wu adopted with*
out diriaion.
An amendment, providing that all oltiiena of
the United Stale*, in thea# State*, hall bo
admitted to equal light* of raCrugo, arae rejected
without divldon. v
The bill wa* then paaoed by a vato of 108
aye* to 85 nay*, and tbo llo?*o adjourned.
The Oh orient 00 Now* explain* the matter.
" Jt 1* enaeud in the emnihu* bill that tbo
flee State* named *hall ha ro-admitted to rts
presentation whoa their Legit la to rM *he)l
bare ratified the fourteenth eeustitutUnal
amendment, provided that the Constitution of * ?
- the (aid States shall nerer be ao changed a* to a *
deprive any pcrcoae of the right to vote, who
are entitled ty vote by the pre tent rndieak.
Constitution*. T1"* u the proyislop OS Co*,
grass; hut the fourteenth constllu'.ionsj atesodment
lyavo* the question of ntfrtgt to bo dein.J
t>? itu SltlM. and when It thall hit*
become * pert ot the Oyfitttetleii of (be Vnlted
States, It will five the States the very
tight the! they reaoyioco ae the condition of
their reeturottuo. * "
" Even the Wl?ast folke trip soaseliQeee, and
i the ttep of the Howes of Representative* may
he ereveowte by the passage of a swupWpientary
restoretion bill providing that, wVrever the
t laws of Congress end the provision* ot the
United States Constitotion are M vaetanee, the
laws of Congress, end net the Constitution,
shall he held and mxtarstood to, be (he supreme
taw of the land. 0
- By <mr latest telegrams U will he seen that
the House has stuipblod ever the block, Slid
bee emended the bill so as I" prohibit any
I change hi the seCrage lews which Is got itnJ
partiei in eheraetat and operating,"
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