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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., SEPTEMBER 7, 18C5. VOLUME XIII. NO. 21, ? MBMOMOMBM?W? ? M?BB? M I 11 MP? c???????? ?^ TUB ABBEVILLE PRES. W. A. ffcK. EDITOK. The Preps will be furnished weekly to puhscribers for Two Dollars a year, in u?3 ? vancr. Provisions of my kiiul will t>e taken nt the nmrkct priee. Simple copies, ten cent*. TO OUR rATROlWJ. Alter a ling iniervMi, nnu id.uki-'i oy i strange vicissitudes, we esteem it n privi- j i lege to address so niany*of our old friends , and patrons. To the chequered scorn s j of the past, bring niav.y painfrl r<_ minis . cnnces. We deploro llie loss of the young, | the nolle nnd the gifted, the life, the light, i and the joy of ?o many homa?, the loss of ? property.die prostration of l-UMhess tho over- i throw of chuiisbed hopes. But this is no time for vain regrets, "Man proposes, b;:L j God disposes." Even from tho wreck of t our material, social and politicul system we ( may yet arise to the erjoymeut of wealth j nnd nrosneritv. of i-ist laws and enu^l I I lights. Iu the woik of restoration all i: must unite. "Life is real, life is earnest," ' ! * ?nd each one has his duties to perform. I I Let us make the* best of i-ircunist?iie?,<;, j ] leaving the issue to the Allwise Disposer ! t of event?. We mad? an issue with the j United States Government. That issmhas been deckled against us, and it is now t the duty of every good citizen to l*?ar true s allegiance to that Government aud support .. itp CouatilUtion. The Convention.?In view of the ; many grave and important questions i which will conic up for adjudication, be- [ fore t|ie approaching Couveptioo, wo arc L surprised to 6ec the apathy and indiffer- , ence wijh which so many regard the elec- \ tioo of its members, and look forward to its probable action. People generally are e so much dispirited at the present aspect of ' affairs, at the widespread loss of property, * and at the social evils which they appre 1 liend as the necessary fruit of emanci- " pation, that they regard our condition as \ remedilew, and indeed as scarcely admit.- 1 ting of being made worse. But (Uis is a mistaken view. Oar situation is not as " bad as it may be, and whether it is to bo a ameliorated depends equally upon thu j3 spirit and enterprise of the people, and the judgement and tact of the statesman. ? Vital questions are now to be determined c affecting every interest in the community, ^ relations internal ajid external are to be f adjusted, without which the enterprise and thrift of the citizen will be unavailing. 0 Do we deciro the removal of the mili- n t?rf fV-ii-p.n in nni midst ,'ind the rPFtor.itinn s of civil authority?llie just administration ? of laws of our own making by function'*? " ries of our own choosing. Tills can only n be done by the a-tion of iho approaching ll Convention. Upon them will depend the c restoration of trial by jury, the freedom of " the press, the exemption from illegal ar- n rest?in short, all the rights and iinmuni- * tics of. freemen. F?n?t a|)<l most prominent among the * questions lyhich will come up for discus* jnon uetore vjpnveniif n is me ponncHi stfttus of the negro. Id bo to he placed in political and social equality with the while ! mn:i?to putvote us at ihe polls, rule J jn pur as^cnjhlie?, a-luiinisU-r justice v fpr us in the forum, give testimony Against us on the witness stand, he our oracle in Jaw, religion and moral?, interchange wUh uh the courtesies of the ftative meeting, ?nd elbow us in tbe crowded walk# of ]>f*> ? " Is the nef*roor the white man to rule tho Stare ? and to determine that question e much depends upon the action of the Con * vention?upon the tact and skill o\ our leading men tn at-coniri.orialing the fiction ' of the State to the reconstruction policy of J, President'John?on, and po adjnstjng' mat- ^ ters nt lit,me as to conciliate the confer/a * live element abroad. ' - 8 Many other vi^al qucsjions of st ale pol- 1 iry will engage tho deliberations. ar.d ac- ? tion of the Convention?tlie ratification of ! tlie various acta of the Siato Legislature ,* pa=sed duting the war, and the various ofll- j eial proceeding* of public functionaries? * the adjustment of all. contracts made in the same period to some equiiablo standard ol | depreciation?tlio upportionment of the ? taxation and representation ?the overhaul- ~ ing of the Prtiinh .system?the popular { lection of Governor, find other State . officers. Tiie Parish kjs tern hat al- t ways given the lower country the pre j ponderance in the Senate and having , liaving no basis in taxation "and population i is opposed to every principle of-just ?nd t equal roprwentation. The change* in { paoperty valuation will also likely affect the ( representation of thai section in the lower kou*e. Id Tiew of these changes, and other indications We suppose that a popular i " character will be given to most of our | ejections. The judiciary may bo epared, j but a Ifmit r iH Kkelj' be# assigned to tho , term of office. ' \ Whilst so ma.iy raalter* of legitimate . legislation awjsrtt the action of tho Convention. thero are two oljects -which "we are . *ur6 the Convention Wll nbstiin Xrom kt tempting to achieve?-the restoration of slavery, and ijie abroirnuppof private con* jjjid Wh for ilie same reason, that tjfey ?W entirely- impractisab'.e. Slavery to a foregone cohvlatfdii, and we enn scareo If df orfr ^abfifairteti "wo'rifcl 5 *?TOfc ttn/ bofiw Indicated itf ~jtu6? article which w^pWHrnj/ \h$ Conitilutiontr.-?Rt? is ?6 entirely opposed to every prm-' ciiple ofjjtWtice^a^ pplifly, iad re cletirhriiida. ' . m - Dpe West Colleges. ? Wo would direct public attention to tin* advertisement ! qf these very excellent Institutions in ' another column. The Female College was established about four years ago, nnd in >pite of the discouraging circumstances' of tho times, and the evil commotions which lii-ve eti^ulphed so many of our institutions of learning, it has kept the oven tenor of its way, constantly growing in public, favor, nnd exhibiting al each annual Commencement i:s claims upon public, patronage Wo had the pleasure of attending the last Commencement and can speak | ersonally i.f the fckill of the igg,tructors, and the proficiency of tlm pupils. The course of ftudy prescribed is morn than usually com-, prehensive, embracing the useful and orna- >< nental?a due iiit? ruiingl'ng <if the severe/ studies, with the graces of literature and ' he fine arts. f The President, the Ro.v. ,T. I, Bonner, is j * leciiliarly fitted to pretide over an iii8titu? I " ion of this character. lie ha* lite | ' net, jndpmei t unci administrative ca- F iscity which command tho respect and ' ove of his pupils, and enforao pood order 1 mil <lisej|iline. l'n the work ol instruction ' iv in ably supported by Professors Lee and ' Iveti edy, ind Misses M#Quems, Morse and \ S'i.V'U. The two last named preside over J he Musical Department, and. aro aceom- ' >h?hod instructors. ' The Male College is too well known to 1 eqtiire notice. The exerfcises of both in*, ititutions will lie resumed on the 1st Monlay ill October next. - i Our Exchanges.?We mis* many of l 'the old familiar faees'' which u'ed to greet ( is daily and weekly in our editorial sane- i um. Some hare passed away, others lave been revived under new names. Our xebange list is constantly increasing, and f ve hail the appearance of the new journals I vhich are constantly springing up in the itiesaud towns of tho South as the best ' vidmce of returning prosperity. Charles- ' i>n supports two tiirivinpr papers, the Courier and News?Columbia, an attrac iveand afejy conducted journal, the Phoeix?Augusta, Ga., the Constitutionalist, 1 he Chronicle and Sentinel, and the ^ Transcript; large and interest-in? journals. Jreenville supports two, the Mounluinecr 11 nd trie Enterprise, all appearantly doing * good business?so ot Anderson, New err)', ant; other Districts whoso journals ave not yet reached us. We gladly wel 1 oroe the appearance of ?very new ex 1 bange among our files. a /? C lHTstn-ess Prospects in- Town*.?0.jr t tillage is once again assuming something f i?3 oM appearance. Trade is reviving. iew stores arc being opened, and our quii:t ^ trceta again prOfcirt a cheerful, bu$:ne-6 ^ sped. Some of our merchiu.ts hnvc laid I ri choice selections of goods at the North, number ore" still abs. nf, an! all are [iKiner a hopeful view of the-future. Our olloti buyers arc prepared to offer ih? v nof't liberal prices for the gieat ^taple, and o 11 kinds of produce can readily be dispo ? ed of in the way of barter or otherwise. Villi the coming forward of the crops tin? carcity of money will be less severely felt. 1 xold and silver nre tbe principal medium ' r 1 .1 u ? -..i*- 1? - ? uiuu^u ?:uuaiR3 <jirnnine " neely among ou? merchant?. Everything n the future depends upon the proper ad ast of our labor system, and the duo de? * elopement of our agricultural resources.^, H ^ 1^3" Messrs. "\rj,,,CP? Strauss & Co., of Jckeelmry, the pioneers of commerce in Abbeville District, aredeter-nined to keep c . well selected Stock, which tliey sell low t 10th wholesale and retail. We are inform- r d that merchants visiting Charleston and i Augusta have found it to their interest to j ?uy their Good of them, and have found *( he Goods cheaper, less expensive and bet- t er assorted to suit the country. Mr. c maiiss expects 10 leave again in a fa** c veeks for New York to lay in an entire new i tock. In i-lie meantime ihe firm will re- c :eive t ew goods weekly, and will try to j five a new impu'se to trade and enterprise t n old Al?bevillo. Tlie motto-of ihe firm i "Commerce flourishing, Agriculture ? till more so, and, to sueeecd, uso Iutegrity, i ndus'try find Pcrseverence." 3 ? ? ? ? Tns crannieos at Adbbvu.le.t-We c enrn that iho urderB fur the relief of tho } rnrrison nf. llii? nlnrA Imou "Ko. n niMifli/n-. nanded, and that their sojourn here will be ixtended. Our citizens have no reason to lexire a change, and are well pleased with he deportment of the military anthotities n our midfit. Oapt. Mft'ualf, the Com* nandant, and Lieut. Black, tho Provost tfarBhaJ. jire polite, gentlemanly and efli* :ient officers, and in the discharge of their jfficial duties have given general salirfac* ioO. ^ Thb NpWBBnBT Bkkald.-?The last is me of tlria well tondu^ted journal cornea .o us enlarged and improved, and' the pro-, | piiutora io/orm i's renders th&t tbe incroag? 1 ed business of the office, both in the Way j of ?ob?ription and ndverti?ing will likely" jujlify still furtber improvem^ntv " We con- ^ gratulato them upon??he evidences of their prosperity, aod upon tbe reviving buslbeaa v *4* tjwiir District. The paper wtJl repte gents the. bll#iqe?? mid enterprise of tl>6 \ JsrrsRs & C<i>?Wo d irect attention to j tbe'ejud iif tW* 4rM. tfc^ *-- - WrttknoWJl firm of OotWh, &Q6.. Fqrjo?ly-of Th?jt: are prarti'red to do a Gen*raF Go?mi$*fvo,VRohd?r ?i0&ng<^nr?, 8^ Q, . ,Ali -batftfafceq: t'M& |Nfe> iiteiti. Restoration of Southern Estate# tc Pardoned Owners.? During the Insl week, upwards of a dozen citizens of tin South, who had obtained their pardons made personal applications at tho Freed men's Bureau for tho restoration of land! which had been "taken into the custody o he Bureau. On production of the cor .ific-vtes of pardon, the applicants wert urnjshnd with orders upon the local agent! jf the Bureaus :n the South for the resti ution of the property claimed, with the provision that the owners be made to compensate the blocks for tho crops they ma; >e cultivating thereon, or ^eave them ir indislurbed possession until the same art invested. ^ Nitmder of Battles.?The number of battles fought during tho war is riven by an exchange, who, we think, un ler states the number as two hundred ami iixty-lwo. Of these, the soil of Virginia Irhuk the blood of eighty?nine. Tennes ;ce witnessed thirty-seven, Missouri tweny?five, Georgia twelve, South Carolina en, North Carolina eleven, Alabama sev >n. Florida five, Kentucky fourteen, tht [ndiau l\rritory and New Mexico one sauh. Once the wave of war rolled into a Northern State, and broke in the great jillow of Gettysburg. Of the battles 'numerated, sixteen were naval engngeneots. ? South Carolina Railroad.?We are uforinc-d that the track I'rom Orangeburg 0 Columbia is proceeding very well from >oth sides, and that the biidgo over tbf ^qngaree River fcill be completed this week.? Charleston News. Railroad Iron.?We are pleased to innnunce that the South Carolina Railond Company received yesterday per bark 'annie, from New York, about five hunIred tons railroad iron, which will be imnediately used in laying their tracks.? Charleston Courier. ^ Concert.?We are pleased to announce hat the excellent Brass Band belonging 1 the 56th N. Y. V. V., assisted by Prof. imiitand daughters, will give a vocal and nstrumental Concert in the Court House o?morrow evening. Tiik Toci?nament.?The young genlemen of this place intend having a grand lit on Friday next, hi the Village. These re always occasions of much hilarity and T>od feeling, nnd we anticipate n large atenriance. We direct attention to the Card of rVillis & Chittolm, Factors & Commission deruiiain.% isharleston, b. U., the card or i. \jarlstin, the advertisement of Seed Wheat arsale by Jumes M. Martin, <fce., <fce., Mrs. William llmnpey, of Ljvvn'Icaville, t ill please accept, our J hanks for a basket f* eggs. Such courtesies are highly ppreciatcd at this office. We are indebted to the courteous nllen~ ion of our frien l, Mr. II. W. Lawpon for atu number* of the Charleston Courier i?d the Now Yoik Times. ^ ? We return our thanks to Mr. M. IJ. Kennedy, of the Abbeville Poor House for l very fine specimen of Sorghum Molasse?. BBMABKABLE HISTOBY. We have seldom listened to u more wonterlul combination of circumstance than hat which culminated yesterday in the arcs* of n young lady, who is now in ens to ly nt the central police station in this city. Vmfd tlio wickedness of a great city like Chicago, and particularly at this time when he commission of crime seems to have incensed to an extraordinary degree, mor* lera, assaults, robberies, and kindred offen:es against the law are matters of every lay occurrence.' But seldom, if ever, do n-e see one so young a? is the 6u* ject of nis Article, wno Mas been outraged, an inDate ot it disreputable house, respectably narried, ?n would-be suicide, and attempts nurder, all within the short *>pace of one rear. Startling as ia the proposition, it is ntv rihelese true. There was, last evening, irrcsted and taken to the bead quarters ol )ohce, a lady only seventeen years and 6tx liouths old, who has experienced all these nuisitu-lus, and who is, to-day, to have an lamination upon charge of the attempt3d murJer of .her husband by poisining. The maiden name of the young lady whs Miss Lizze Staals. 'Her parents reside in this 6uy, and are in comfortable :iruouistances. Indeed, ber father is an induetrious mason, najned . Philip Slants residing upon-the Weit side, 4?d. moving ID the firrii circlt-g of'.German society, Tiff daughter whs welt educated and intelli gt'orf- aod decidedly. p^pou^Aiing iu Appearance. - Among, her companioris, alic was a general favorite, and few young gitls in tbe cirtile id which she mored was po? eeescd of more friends or admirers than she, - The German* aij nofor^oa?ly fpnd o mpusefnenta, and MiiS . Iiittle w*g l?y nt incBiJB ftu i>aftiBR?nd feetite ^ocoasioos were almosi iqre to find ber amongtbe participfittU Tb<M??ke anjoj^d . with a zeat wtitck ii peculiarly the oharaelefiiHic of the Gorjpat people, aod dootoilw# tb* nd-lfcoti gf}t 01 ipl. > liira. He, with that keen perception whicl I id cither innate in vidians or acquired a ? practice, saw at once that she was a sus , cepiible young girl, easily influenced b; flattery, and Fet about the carrying out \i > a plot which should encompass hei desf tniction. His persuasive mariners am smooth tonguo gained her confidence, am i before she left he presented her with . ? couple of tickets, telling her to be stir and be present at the evening's perforin > ancc, and to meet him at the close. Even ing came, and found her among (h.e nudi ' pnnfl. Thfl nrnnli. a A awa nf #!.** ? ? ...v vi tuc ^rnurui ' er, in tlie ring, soon discovered her, an< wlien the performance was closed, he wa waiting fur her at the door. From th circus, instead of go: ig homo, she lingere* in lii.-) company, and finally accepted a 1 invitation to a refreshment saloon, wlier " he invited her lo panak^ of ico-cream an confectionery, and at last proposed tlia 1 the repast he finished by a bottle of wine Scarcely knowing what 6be di i, the git consented, and drank freely of the ^cvei age turned out for her with h liberal ham for her companion. As might have al ! ready been anticipated, the wine \va drugged. .The parties lingered in the rej 1 taurant untd a late hour, seated alone ii ' jjne of tho alcoves, and when the girl wa 1 left, she had been outraged and ruined b; . the villain who accompanied her. ^ What next occurred or where she went MtKQ RtaoU Vnnro nn? Yin.**? ?t? ? UUU > T UCII MIO it W< K i (lie next day, and hccamo sufficiently sen ail-le lo inquire her whereabout^ s',e wa i in n strange place and surrounded b< strange people. Bewildered, she knev > not what to do, but at last gathered Iron the replies to her anxious inquiries, nn< , the conduct of thore surrounding he that ahe was nn inmate of one of the low est disreputable houses which iufe9C Well street. Who can imagine the shame and re morse of this young girl when the tnnh o her situation flashed upon her? lleare* as she had been, tenderly and carefnllv her growth and liFo jealously guarded b; her parents, is*it any wonder that her mitx gavo itself up to despair, and from lha moment the resolved upon n coonse of sii and shame ? In the bitterness of the mo nent and ihe remorse of her heart, sin naj'd she believed that if s*ho returned t< her parents ruined and di-graced nv sin was, ewn though it was by I lie decep'ioi and the wiles of a vill.in, they would tun her froin their door?, and she would be at outcast. She dared not go In.mo?daret not apply to her friend.-?; but in that evi iiour, listening lo ttic sophistry nml falsi reasoning of thosu w!,o snurt.unded her rc-Kolrcd Lo remain where she was, nin forsaking bom?, kimlr.-d hikI former anso ciaf.otiR, gave herself n;i to a iif- of infann | nnd hliHino. I The nnme she no^^nmoil was lhat o ; Mrs. Smith. S!ie; to l><* a widow nnd for more than a week led a life junii '.hose scenes of dcbiiurheiy and c;i;n< which abound so much in Wells Mrc?(,i .*i lo render it shunned and abhorred by tin jt<>od mid unrii'ht. of (]i.i<>j?rrr?. I? tlie uit-.nnt.me, I.it pneiits bec>niin; nliiimt-(i at her ab.-ence, m.ide itnav>iilin< search through the ?m:v, but were unakh lo gnin any trace of their lost dmighivr At last thoy left information <:oi>t-eruiri< the circumstances of her disiippc-inince a the central police station, nnd IX*teo!iv< Police Ofiicer George M. Miller was d? tailed .to prosecute the search (or hc-r. Ili efforts were crowned with success, and h< was the means of restoring her lo her pa rents, who took her home, where ihe.his tory ol lie.* misfortunes beini? kent secret she was again restored to hor former posi tion unJ to the affection and.confidence o old associates. "* Resuming the life alio had been accus tomed to lead, she met, in society, a voun| man named Albert Ranhke; who made Ik a proposition of -marriage. The girl her self insists that she was opposed to'accept ing him, but that her parent9 insisted upoi her marriage with Racl.ke, and she wai forced to accept him. Suffice it to say they were united. The byshand pnrchas ed a very pretty house on West Twelftl street, near Blue Inland Avenue, and fur ntaliorl if. TlaIi* /tnmtr/val Jy?r?i were nol, however, of the happiest nature r The marriage was ce'ebratcd some flv< months ago, and since that time their bomi , has been the scene of quarrel and strife little indicutiveof happy marital relation* One week ago la?t Monday, tho wife te solved upon self destruction. Tired of ex istence, she contemplated suicide, and,ir . pursuance of her puipuse, went to a drus , store on Blue Island Avenue and purcbas , ed a Considerable quantity of arsenic, under pretence of Doisoninff rats. Tho ladi ' being known, no suspicions were enter" | tnm?d, and tbe- poison wna given hei Upon arriving holne, she refl.oled opol t|)e matter, and at last changing her mind , determined to.adinini&leribe po.sonto be , bueband. , Watobiiig her opportunity, ah . did so, and he partocHc during the mpat-tfr , had prepared for birtu Fortanalefy?how r ev'er. the dose was inordinately lame, anc i the poison, Instead of; c?baii)g. death, pro |i duccd violent nausea, by wUivb.it was e* t pelted frdm 'tbe^stomach, leaving bim pros trate, but npt de<d. rTha wife, alarmed j fledfrora bef home, Bnd for Jays nolhinj oould" be discovered concerning her pVc \ i ELECTION RETURNS FOR 1 I * September Lr N 1 ~t ~ IT 1 Cfl . S p | 3 |l ?c ? .2 s> 081 J TMfVPTVPT^ ! * ft H W. J S I KECIijCTS. ^ o ? _j a Sr! S P5 3 4 ~ I o < *"l PQ 0 _ ?*> ? .5 . _?: ! C c/i H ^ < j <) Abbeville C. House, 223 143 120 98 98! lu'ij 53 Warranto n, j 2 0 2 2 0 2' 2 1- Callalintus, " 2 tl 14 0 o| 1 J L?wnde?vill e, 31 IB 28 1$ 6 12! 2 9 Calhoun'a Mills, : 61 28 21 20 23; l0! *26 Brad lev's, j 31 24 20 11 9: 2 1 0 While* Hall, | 11 t> 8 9 4 4! ft U Greenwood, 12 45 60 40 5: ?>', 34 tl Douglas* Millp, 21 13 12 6 18; U 1 e Woodvillc. 13 1 1(1 12 2 Oj y 1 Donnaldsville, 31 2" 22 20 16 0 1 TrihleV i 69 25 10 21 6 25! 11 11 jSmilliville, 9 4 0 2 4j 0| "i >. Cediir Si>r ine1". 8 0 0 6 4| Oi u I Moalev'fi, 25 22 11 15 6| 2] 4 ' Oolliraii'n 21 12 7 19 0( SI 0 I Dae West, 20 a 14 II 10, .",1 1 Cfk^slnir?, ^ OS 20 loj 20^ 5 I* liurdcnux, 2'.' 24 10 12 1 3: 1(J s Niuety-Six, 3? 25 24 30 14j 19j 11 Jj Total, 788 457 130 U3 234| 22l|lffc s y _.E3T The Members elect are: Hon. 4D. L. Thomson, Dr. J. W. He\rst, nnd \V. A. Leu, Es ' Admit thr Fact.? A recogniiion, distinct, authoritative, apd positive, of the abolition ot slavery, .is an indispensable pre requisite tg tbe re organization or civil government in any S ate seeking reliabilia lion. With the constitutionality of that j abolition, the question has nothing to do ?the fact is, that slavery is gone, and the demand is that the ex:stence of that fact bo solemnlv and tfubliclv ?*r>ii#vil.wl A ?<) 1 M yet we regret to learn that in n certain portion of thu South nn effort is making be? j. fore tlio people to have only such delegates I elected as will vote in convention against any such admission. In Mississippi the ' idea has found no accept anro, nor, so far I as we know, is there a single candidate in Georgia who avow* hinrrelt in its favor, hut in our winter State of JSou'h Carolina we have it, Ironi the most undoubted sour ces, that it is pressed vigorously npon the vo'crs of iho.-e districts lying nearest this a j portion of Georgia. Ti 0*0 who advocate j it are nifTong the moft prominent men in i j wrstern Sou:h C.irdma, and one hardly ! knows at which n.o-t t ? wonder?the im? j j polity of tlie me fiirn, ?>r the impiudence j of ita <iuj'p"i-fors. Tlie argument used i*, rj | as we uiuliT-t:ml it, about tine: The Con' ! slitution of t,!u> Unit.."! States recognizes i slavery, ;un] l ho (. vvrmuont is constitu? : tionn'.ly bjutid !o protect it. So long as it ! has a legal ex'stetnto. But, no constitui tio(i:tl amendment for ita prohibition ha?, I as yet, been atopic I. Jilryo, slavery has j slill >i.|pg?il txistcM'.^, and the Government J ; is hound to proli?t. it. Now, this ia all (i | very logic al, doubt lei-s, but:?n erejt as true as Taylor's the?>r- m - how ia it to be made e j of any, the least, practical avail? It will net do to rely on the court-', since, in order r ' to get before a F. deial court at aliens a \ i competent 1 tigant, one must swear he.will ~ j not contest. before it the Ipgality of any " I "fawn or jtrocl>/motions which have been ^ ! mmfe during the * * * * rebellion , j iciiu rejcreuce w inc emancipation oj .. : slave ft." Whether Litis estoppal be right t?r wrong, it is not worth while to coosidw er. * It is enough lo know that it is a ne[ cessity to which every one must conform, and ho is doinj* bia people but litlli service . who peeks lo army them in open hostility or sullen recusance to a power it isimpos' sible for them to successfully resist. W? f of the South are now out of the pale of the law, and, until we are restored by the processof reorganization, it is useless to argue legal points. The policy of the Ad5 ministration is our present law, and %vis <Join dictate that no do.wliat that policy requiro*. In ?he matter of slavery, it sim ply demands that we formally recognize its 1 abolition, and it is the part of wisdom for p >ev'ery Southern State to follow the example ? of Mississippi in her convention, and make that admission, lest a worse thing come 1 upon us.?Auguila Constitutionalist. . m - ? ? Foreign View of our Lador Qles; tion.?There are . pome ek mants in tlio a American charactcr which fore:gners canuot understand. Upon these we rely to treat successfully the serious questions now '. pressing upon us. . Afi indicating bow se nous these questions seein to outsiders, and * how necessary il is that only those whose > responsibility or imint diato" in torest will I prompt them to the utmost care should deal with the mailer, the opinion of the - London Times may be quoted. It says: Ir "In the West Indie*, in the larger - island*, the negroes refuse to work, though the planter?, with their own wealth and the ti twenty rijillnn#" of pounds" distributed I, among thetn fot compensation, were able r io pay lheni. _ In the South therd are do 0s ionger sny. rich, and few able to jaay for f labor, even were the negroes willing to work. In the West Indies it was possible I to lire on the spontaneous productions of -?r atlia er?iI 'aa in fKa Q^nfKam. -Cia> - tjiv DVfit AW* wv 1M mw UVUIIICI IJ K/i-Jliyn. It is cahj for 4_ victoriona gp*en)roejit;by - a few words, to strike oi0T tie' fotiora of the t, slate,' and suddenly dislocate apd destroy If the industr^of ft whole coraniuniij, but,it e -is not easy to find an nDswer to tlTe awful ? question as to llie probable fate' of fjtra* : e ion or two ofpegjoe* ~Wddeti!y'tbrfewp v -? upon ? ?op?ggg?am?a? 'HE STATE CONVENTION. 4 th, 1865. T I "i ' "^Ji i iv . 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VANCE, STRAUSS & CO. : r Cokesbury, Sept. 7,,1805, 21-3t CARD. TWELVE Gale* of Cotton hpviug been stored hv (he undersigned i/T the warehouse of M. Winalock or H. Levin nt D?e West, in this District, and a dispute having arisen aa to the number of bales stored. - the said Levin aa'ierting that there vera only ten -bale? stored, and making certain false and aeramlalousstatemcnti in relntion to the subject affecting the character of the undersigned?the tnnUerd iu dispute wore referred to certain gentlemen of the neighborhood who hare made.the annexed Award, thus establishing the claim ofrthe un- * dcrbigovd and viudicatiugbis character. . . T. rKARLSflN. AWARD. WE having been requested to arbitrate.between T. Pcarlstin and/M. W?natoek fn relation to storing in H. Levlu'e er Wiostobk'a Ware llouoe arc of^?ipion,-tffler hisriug .the testimony, that T. Pearlatifl *torj? Jtwelve bales of Qolton in 'a?ld Ware' Herti?. - Tha} He has received ten b*)es 'frohv (he ware'tio use. and. tU?t Ibere It yet duo Itttn two 041** ? v . A. C. H AWJ HORN", JAMl?.pOJW4!Ai ' . . J. V. < ftt 3<pt., 186<,' 21-4jt- ' /- '