Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

.mima-jr ." jri-r-1-? I in - w - "? . w' - - " ' V? , "'"tit'' vy ' *' ' ^ * . - " MBgggaa^Hg^^gM^BBBgggBgaggggg .. _-?_?._ ^ i BI ij i ... . _, , ,. j?i , ^ * . ' / ' ' ' ' ' '' ' ' fl " ' - ..- . * IJY w. A. LEE AND HJJGH WILSON. ' ABBEVILLE, S: C., OCTOBER 5, 1865. VOLUME XIII. NO. 25. P ABBEVILLE PRESS, - ' a W. A. LEE. EDITOR. , ' ?T Th? Pres# wi 15 .be furnished weekly suiucrilifr? for Two Dollnra ?' year, in ?ldVauee. Provisions of any kind will be taker at the market"price. " Single co'pics, ten cents. THE fl9*e*ES8IQjyAL ELECTION. The?peeia1 object of the calj 'neaniou o the Legislature on the 25tli in*t., i3 to fi> the time for lio'ding the Congres-oona election. The Siate^ias Jbeen divider] ink * four Congressional Districts, and various nromineat gentlemen are already in t)i< peid. Ours is the 3rd Congressional Oiatt ict comprising, Orangeburg, Edgefield, ^bbey-ilie, Lexington, Newberry, Richland and FairSeld. The name* 0/ .Qen. S. tyvfjow tfu and G. P. Tillman have been put in ^toraioation from this District. J11 tfit flfi' Congressional District, com pritiog Auderson, Pickens, Greenville, Lauren*, Spartanburg, Union, York and Chester, Col. Farrow and*Ashmore, ^jUor JJolJipg ^re candidates. 'i In Mother coltfmn we publish the ^.d-??l .# j:.i: yics?- VI UUI UIIVIH^UIOIK&U igilun kiMA^ia, Qefc.-lfcGowan to the voters of this Conjgresuonal district. We commend it to the peniMjof qur reader*, For its elevated fool, its manly spirit, its hopeful views, Mid its vise and timely suggestions. . By reference to the advertisement publishm another column, it wi|l be seen that the ftNtiaa* for<?bvernor and Lieut. Governor, and lor members of the General Assembly, piUtajMpUee on the 3rd Wednesday of tKi'pjWntmonth. 4 A special session of the General A*sem\Af will fo held op Wednesday the 2{jth isslant. JVe trust that all of our citizens will take th& Amnesty Oath, and bear a part in re establishing civil authority, and putting oar State (jforernment into active operation. The Best and wisest of our Statesmen are taking the lead in the work of repoastruction, and it u the duty of every goodloiKsen and true .patriot to second t^jeir effort#, and even yet, we may hope $0 Vp^r ?Pe*r fj"ora l|?e fH^ea and rains of tho put, the fabric of constitutional liberty, and to build np a "great and flourishing fctate. " ALE OAT AHO COIJ^T WEEK. Theti are name* of- &e past, and there waa scarcely anything to remind us on MHadav last, of Sheriff* Sales or the Octo bar Court. Juries bad -been drawn and xr?re in attendance^ut nothing was done in the way of holding a Court. New juries were drawn and all procecdinga adjoupicd over until the regular Spring terip( Mpat of '??tr Judges Ve learn ciroe within ^ha,exceptions of the Amnesty proclamation, and require a rpecial pardon. There praaa very gooa attendance 01 our citizen*, nd the Military authorities seemed to be quite bii*j in approving contracts with freed' men, and settling various matters of difference in which they were concerned.' Cochran, Ellis Co.?"We call attent tfon to the advertisement of these gentle/ pen, who have just received one of the most complete and be-.t selected btocks #?ver b'Ongbt lo this murket. They nre gentlemen pf judgment, tkiil nnd expe rit-nce in the bosincss, and are prepared to meet xll demands made upou them. Give them a call. Tljeir fftocif bes been propounced bjr competent'judges, one of the beft iu the country. - ' l'" Lund to Rant or Leaa# bjr Mm. Eliza C Manhall ; Plantation to Lease, byj.lin A. Bowie ; House and Lot for Sale bj Dr. ?l. T.Lyon j Tm Ware by II. W. Lawfcon ; Marble Yard by J. if.' Clialmer* To owner* of Cotton t?y E. M. Urute <S Co., 4.agm(n, On. Nails, Iron, and Whiukey, Ascy by Kerr &Uoorfj Mtdical College, Augiutn, Ga.; nut ice by Wm. 0 ill. Ordinary. Goyc?fo| 4N9 Lieutenant Govbu^ou. col: jrtcorr, nn^ the tfon. W'/d. Purl?p lit** Wn nnniini)t#d fnr iIwr# mpedjrtlf, and have accepted (be nomi cation. ' We m? tbal lb? aamd cf Glen. Wade Hampton hu beeu suggested for the office pi Governor. jtlBFV VTe sgrain calf the nttenlidn to lb? * of 4W33ro*-iMt>ojji Governor, oo the wtjeoi of otfaaising a Militia Po: Km. Jm* ? th* Dktrifcl, jhw if the fatimimIMrttMl' oa -aoooaut ?f iu Mrt? dfgArricoaa from our Ijirrwatfirr 8ai*^W? direct attention to tlx# Etfetfl pi John Brownie#, dec'd, on : ir. a. jj*rp*r, adtn'r, *ud Rom JQrowulee, nd .t . 1.. ' .*' ft. - . . Id OCT o?xfc Uue- we will publiali the JTew CoBalitation, adopt?J by t^e ]ot? C?p?. W.B. RomMH wil!oo, f?|r * bottf* of f9TT superior ?yrtip. ' >. 1 ' . :- , - PROCEEDINGS OP THE CONVENTION. ] In o.u,r eU<i.tom! correspondence' from 8Ub ..Columbia, we furnished our readers wilb a tioi brief review of* the proceedings of tho ^?' i Convention to Saturday the Q3rd uH., in' elusive, nnd now add a few additional items te|] i of interest which occurred previous to its J?i adjournment on Wednesday tho 27th ult : Ma ( On Monday, Mr. Tbos. Tbomsom intro e.l<' duced the following resolutions which were ^ f considered imm^iately and agreed to : tra) : Resolved, That a commission consisting of gar I two ^ersOna be. appointed by His Excel- stai > Jeucj' tbe J?rovinion?l Governor, to prepare ? ami ropbrt to tbe next ^Legislature what ^UBl j laws wi^l be necessary and proper in con- qq| Sequence of "the alterations of tbe funda- affi , mental law, and especially to prepare i-nd J - submit a codo Vor the regulation of labor, or^ [ and tbe protceiion mid government of tbe , colored population of the State,* and that ^js the Jjpgisfat.yre fix tbe compensation of aprl said vommissiooery. ' ' W, . In execution'of the po^er conferred by TO , the abota'res.olijtioji, jp.e le.-irn ,tbat GoverO.or Perry lias appointed tbe Hon. D. L. Kx Wardlaw and tbe ILm Armstead Bu*t to 'UH constitute Hie commission. Tiie appoint j inont /tAnli) nr\f ?!iOirn kaan ?n , ?rrv ii'Art li 11 n Clf), bestowed. Tiiey are able lawyers and pro fouud jurist*, and will bring to the task assigned them judgmeut, sagacity, and en- Qf Ijirged ejperjence. The limited, time a1- her lowed for the discharge of the duty, is the chief obstacle in the way of its successful ce8) r?P accomplishment. A resolution,, authorizing the General sed Assembly to lay a capitation tax, which, lioi upon each poll, shall never be less than j1^ . one fourth of the tax laid upon $100 worth ^ of land, was passed by h vote of 85 yeas vjv to 20 nays. 1 resolution proposing a two thirds vote of of the General Assembly to exempt corporate 80'' property from taxation srae rejected, yeas me 30, nays 01. ?* An f he Allowing section conferring a liini- the ted veto from the Governor, was passed by ore ? ??i> nf r.o T.^no Ah n.... . nes H *WM? VI WV ?cnq IU T? lie*J O } e* tun Section 21. Every Hill which shall re|s have passed the General Assembly, slwill, ]Q before it become a law, be presented to the { Governor ; if he approve, she shall sign it; jng. but if* not, he shall,return it, with his ob enJ i jections, to that house in which it shall t f have originated, who shaJl enter tlie ob jections at large on their journal, and pro- ,ur< ceed to reconsider it. After such recon- * ^ sideration if a majority of the whole repre- wnll reservation of'that Uotise shall ngree to 1 [on~ pass tbe Bill, it shall be sent, together con 1 with the objections, to the other IIouhc, tjc by which it eball* likewise be considered, urj and if approved by a majority of the whol# represt ntntion of that House, it shall be-, j come a law. , But in all such cases the re5{ votes of both Houses shall be detc mined afp| by yeas and nays, and the names of. the j persons voting for and against the Bill jjo shall be entered on the jnirnalof enufe House respectively. If any Bill 6hall not be returned by the Governor within two j1Q| days (Sundays excepted) after it 6hall have j been presented to him, the same shall be J a law in tike manner as if he had signed t|Q| , it. And that time iriay nlwaya be allow? ed the G <vernor to consider Bilfe passed j - by the General Assembly, neither House j i?ball read any Bill on the last day of its" ^ session, except such bills as have been re- ( turn, d by the Governor as hereiif oro- . . ., , * neii Tided. - j Tl?# following resolution introduced by 0ju Mr. F. W. Pickens, after being unfavora- j ' bly reported upon by the committee, wan be rejected, the convention, by yens 23 ; nays l'ie 75. "Fjr debts hereafter contracted no jjjj, rtf>il estate sliiill Ijc tubjcc-t '.o levy or exe- aC| cuuon, but ima snail not ue construct! so sen as to prevent any legal process against tbe 1 i rents and profi 3 of the same. . " A favorable report uf the committee upon the Judiciary, on a resolution autl.or- j izing the Admission of tettimony by color- Abt ed persona'in certain case-, was finally, af "en ter considerable discussion, referred to tbe l,au ' M vfr' commission lq be appointed by the l?ro- an<j visional ^Wernorj yea*, 98,.nays 3. tlec Mr. Hnnhnr. from lli? ftnfic.ini Commit- ine te . submitted memorials to bis Excelled- qne cythe 1' evident of the United Stateo in too behalf of Hon. Jiifi-r?on Davis, of Mi?ih- m?i sippi, land Hon. A. II. Srepben<?, of Qeor- or i yia-; abio, in behalf of Hon. A. O. Ma- f?r< gratli and Hon. GeorggJ}^ TreoJUolm, citi* tbo a?ns of South Caiolinir^ whii-lf were con -sidt-red immediately, were unanimously [ agreed to, and" were referred to tbo Eugro^ voti inij Committee. , . ?oo< . Mr. Cornier presented tbo following tea; olutiQn, ?bich*wasconsidered immediate( ly, and was agreed to : and Resolved, That Hon. D. t.'WsrdUw, ,mu< Hon. Alfred linger and Jlon. T. N% J)^w- "tnb kin?,"%e a Committee to preaeut to Hit Ex , Celiency' tbe President of lb* United J,,"' States, tlie memorials of the Convention io I* i Dfetiiii of Mie iiuns.'^rttemoti Darn end A, Ipf? i U. Stephen*, and -of the Jftoiw, rAv<J. ?*K" grnth and George A. TrViiholm, and that J*!" ibe expenses of said Committee be defray m,., - ed out of llie fund# raised under the Ordi- tbe nunoe of this Conventions ' . *il Mr. Wtejf ? reeolatiob, which was consider^ imraedi', g?J P'? oi South Carohpn, jp ifauwefltiotfas J}* *1 * . ' * : f Vfr. Simonton moved the following, as a ? T< mtitii4p lor the proviso to tho 4th secn of the Ordinance proposea by the mmittee: fifQvided, That in every action, arising hi any contract, whether under seal, writ- y< or oral, made between the first day of jj luarv, A. D. 18012, and the fifteen of tli y; A. D. 186S, it shall be lawful for ej jor party to the action, to introduce teB Cfl lony showing tho true value and real 8; iracter of the consideration of -such conjf, at the time it was made, so that re- n d being had to the particular circum OI [*oes of each case, such verdict or decree ^ v tin rnndprwH nR will pfTcnt nnliRlnnlinl '--r ? til Lice between.the parties. IVud the queetion being put, will the aveutioo agree thereto ? it passed in the r^iiative. Bo the amendment was substituted. Tlie ti inancc- was then passed, and commit- Si to thfi Engrossing Committee. 01 Message No 2, was then received from Excellency, the Provisional Governor, g, I was read by hia private Secretary," te , H.'Perry, Esq C TUE MEMBERS OF TOE CON- ^ VENTION. 8. j bcuuve Department, Sooth Caro- c) a, Sep'. 27th, 1865, ol Mr. President and Gentlemen of the nvention :?I congratulate you and our ?r intry on the happy termination of your 11 ors, which I hope and trust will b? the nus of restoring South Carolina to all ^ bt-r civil and political rights as a mem- bi ol the Federal Union. hl ifou have repealed the Oidinanceof Se- Pj sion, abolished slavery,. equalized the 0I resentation. in the Senate,* given the tl istion of Governor to the people, expres- d? your judgment in regard to the elec- rj a of Preridential Electors by tho peo- t)" , established equal taxation throughout er Slate, and declar. d tha responsibility of te representative to his constituency by h' a voce voting in the Legislature. t', kou have enaoreed the administration lt President Johnson, and p'Alged your- Si res to co operate with biro in "the wise Retires'he has inaugurnUicf fbr securing c< ce and prosperity to the whole Union."" ^ d you have referred to a jUojnmicsion c? protection of the "Freedmen and col d population of the Stale, whose1 busi- J s it will be to submit to tbe Legi.-la- t" i a wise coue of laws to regulate the Ul ilive duties of the employee and em- bt yer, r? Juder your new Constitution, which "will >ire our people with Democratic zeal, rgy and industry, I confidently expect st iee Sjuih Carulinn redeem herself and ?li raone prosperous and happy in tho fu ^ 3 than she evor been in the pa t, <>f jenilemen. I hid vou farcwfl! r niwl mnv ? ^ . ? ? i j i rt i speedily return, lo your homes, and j cii g live to enjoy the "well done" of your | i? stituency lor your arduous and patri- i i services in restoring your country to t ' er, government and civil liberty. w B. F. PERRY. re >Ir. Furroan introduced tl?e^ following >ltition ; which was considered iminodi.- !'c r, and agreed to. re Resolved,'That the Keepof of the Stato at< uee take charge of the various articles pi cured fi>r the use of the Convention, tl' i which have not been consumed, and il them Bubjoct for the use of the Genf Assembly. . ih Mso, introduced the following resolu- ?n L!.L 1 I ? .? - ol i ; which whs, consiueieu unincuiaieiy, * I wgs Agreed to : ^ Resolved, That the sum oF two hundred 01 lars, be appropriated as' compensation g? the use of the building in which the tr stings of the Convention have been t,: d. pt rfr, Inglis, introduced the following res- tli tion, whioh wa? agreed to : m Resolved, That the General Assembly requested to have the Constitution of ^ State, adopted by thia Convention, to? iL her with the several Ordinances and pi solutions pawed, published with the *u is and Resolutions of the General Asibiy, at its next 6e9sion*. 1 j" 1'he Convention adjourned at 8 o'clock,' a M., on Wednesday the 2?ih ult. " . u? - - . ae V rr rCoilMUNICATEI*.] ^ fr. Editor :?As the time for the people of |? je?illo to aeleob. their Representatives to di re litem in the next Legislature, i? near'nt 01 d, it behoves them to consider well the ^ y critical couditlon of.Onf puGlio affaire, w the very great importing of Belecttog gen* ol nen, who hnve had experience in consider- 1,1 difficult and novel tegnl mid cpnatittttioual S| stions. The Convention has turned'over m >ur next Legislature the consideration of V( ly important measures, upon the adoption " ejection of which depends the future wel- ^ > of the State. The legislature must finish b< work of reconstruction, which has been w nenenced by the Isle Convention, and we jo not oVer estimate the importance of selec- Q [ otjr'Wisest men. - Ordinarily njany persons a| e tor or Against a candidate from mere per- ai il consideration* ; but we do think that at tr time ws should all lay a?ide our pertonal fa ludieea and vote for tho?? men, who fruwi ]e r Pxperionse, their exteneivp iuf'jrnjation of refltelion upon the many maoaifMa whioh oft it M*eonaidered, aria beat calculated to ?'ori: tfi uta aooiething to the wiadom andiqtelli id co of tbeX^iifalwyVOql follow oitixen, ai ?. Armttead Btot.;&aa:v?aB- appointed by cs Oonrintiftn, 4il odnjbnolltih witfif lion, I>. ju >Vardlaw( to prepare a coda at fkws for a'u th frierr Cobrt,?nd atyi, a coda olWwa for.the illation of ourjpecitliar kind 'of .labor. The u venUon by. Uu* appointment repoaefc. great te ttdenea in the wisdom and ictelligeoca of Uurt.in framing1 aoilabTe, lf?a pqMo of re mmt im^orti'nt arid difficult aiibj^ta thut ar I.eotne before our next Lcaiolature. It-w HI . m uire tuuob'profoaud tbibking. and .readfog ;. * idthia wo*> 3S$ I ) tho Voters of Orangeburg, -Edgefield! Abbeville, Ifewberry, texipgion, Richland, aad Fairflold. Fellow Citizens : After much hesitation, I lve consented to be put in nominution for >ur Representative in the Congress of the it ited^ttotes. I* publish this card, because ie District is so large and the time before the ectionso short that I could not, if I desired. invaM the District. If a canvass were po^ble, however, I do not think it becoming or >sirable. In my judgment, thie Is no time for scramble for office It seems to me that no le properly impressed with* the solemnity ?f 10 crisis, and thp delicacy and importance of le duties to be discharged, could seek the potion merely lor the gratification of personal nbition. For myself, I declare that I have no ish but to serve the State. In 1788. South Carolina, through a convene on of her people, became on? of the United mien, one remained a memoer or the Union nt.il December. I860, when through another invention of her people, she repented the Orinance of 1788, acceded from the Uujtod tates. and -with ccrtuin other sister States eu ired into another government known as the onfederate Government. We believe that we ad the right to sccede nnd that our security 'quired its exercise in co-operation with otir outhern sisters. South Carolina, in 1862, proclaimed by solemn ordinance the right of aessaion. It had long been the settled opinion f the State that she was sovereign and entied to all the rights of sovereiguty. She as. >rted self- overninent in order to secure her istitutions and principles from grent evils, becred to be imminent. Seceseton was in the ature of a proceeding quia timet* It was con siv?d in the spirit of self-preservation?not to ijure others but to save ourselves. It cannot b necessary to any tUnt f um one of those who flieve it was an honest effort for honorable urposes. The United States Government deied the right of secession nnd waged war'up1 the Confederate States, wliieli stood upon le defensive. A terrible_ war of invasion and jbOMiion followed, and finally- the Confede- | ite States were overwhelmed ?by force of jmbers and dissolved. At the end of the war ie State of South Carolina found the Confed soy broken up, lier citizens who ?*rvived tlie rrible ordeal exhausted and impoverished, ?r institutions destroyed, and the wliole couny occvtpied hy the military foree? of theUnid States. Under these patufiil'circumstnnces lie President of the United States invited the i?tes lately composing the Confederacy to regRnize their governments and restore iheir nucction witjj the Constitution and Governent of the United State#, upon certain con - j tions the principal of which was an acquiaicce in the abolition of slavery, which had :en accomplished by the military QUllim-itie*. heStat#, widely in my juddmenl, responded vornbly to the invit itioii. It it true that e mere issua of battle does not prove right iy-more than did the'_ old-"wager of b.-ittle it it does prove powc-r whi'-li cannot lie <}in garded. A Provisional Govcrno^ was ap- : tinted, who cnlled another convention of the | :ojut?, wiim' 11 una jaii'iy rvpenltnl tho Ordi? 4 men of Secvpsinn, ?n4 liy an art iele ' ill the ' ate Constitution, r'cogiiijjed "tin* abolition of ivery and prohibited if re-extnblUlitneiit. y rope iling of S-cesM"o:i, tlie Ordinance 1788, through which South Cm-olini b?me n menilie'- of tlie Union, wm ipio fiicto vivcd, hiiM we urelhitdity in the Union pre tely as wo became in 1788 and remained up I860. We are now in a very anomalous popition. flying upon -III* goo. 1 "faith 'tfnd patriotic inn'.ioiip of the President of th?* United State*, e havf done ntl ilint was rt quire J of un to store our uM relations to the Cvnstilntron I id the Union ; hut still we have not been 1 ueived into fellowship at Wjahin^ton. That J iportant part of the plan of reconstruction mains yet to he accomplished. .It is under- ; DO-i. that a party will o, pnse the i'resideu t'a j an of reorgnmVing the States and giving to I em equality of rii;hts, and will insist upon ill fnrilier despo iling nnd cruMiing the StAtra tli** South ns conquered provinces. Thia dical fanatical party opposed our leaving -e Union, ntid now they oppose our returng to it. Wlien we were in the Union, they msed uj- account of slavery. They waged Hr up?n u* bccuusc we tried to soparate from iem, nud now that w- propone to return with it slavery, tli?-y still object. In this emer>ncy| tho State needs tin; annistnnce of all her ue men. Much remains to be done, and not e least is to secure n prudent, faithful and itriotio representation in Congress, to assist id forward the work of restoration which e Sta'e hua commenced. I arrogate not to yself fitness to form part of such ft repreaention, but friends Have urged me forward, and you aro willing to try nio, I will give my ist efforts. i some respective are nt the beginning of our >licy, as if we were a new State aboqt to asme new relations with out sister Stale*; it we must not allow ourselves to forget that other resp*cta wq are an old State?a State iving biitecedcnta? A name to maintain arid Imtoi-y to preserve. Whatever may betide i in the uncertain fuiuro, the past, at ldast, is cure. South' Carolina has never swerved oni the path of honor, ns she conceived it. 'e have a record of whibli none nsed be asimed; and whfen any apostate eon of hers Isolaims or disparages it, ihay she cast him itas unworthy of her. TUc deVotion of every aeapnti tlio State adheres in adversity as ell as io prosperity? i? loyal through evil as ell as through good report; and in the miiist ' the greatest misfortunes,' "sticketh closer i?n a brother." After the delegations from thfl Southern lates shall ha^e been reoeived into Congress, any delicate and important duties wilt de4ve upon them, especially in feferenoe to te freeameq of the bouth, and the control hich Congrew, or a party in Congress, may I wire still to exercise over tbem. It maf not ?improper, in this councction, to say that hilst I havo approved the eoffrse of tiie Stale seeking to restore Iter old lelatioos tfith the vveruiueni 01 ins ui|?ou oialfK, It ivas Men ;?on thai faith and expectation tliat the State, i toon as rceonstraAtea, is to liare entire conol of t e whole" Subject of her dorcestio afira>-'<The'St6t*,and the State alone, tnnst be ft to deoida to whom she will give the eight ' suffrage or other political rights, new code >iV, must be en.ioted to protect and govern ie population lately made free?to prevent lleness, ragraney, pauperism and eriins. I it. oot piophet enough to fonefe whether we in succeed, but I solemnly' believe'it will be ipou&le to lire in the countiy at *11 unlessID klfAtA kAfl AVittitaS^A ArtnlnAl #?# ikiL flW? VAVMIM IV VVIIVIWI VI IU7 W HVIO ibject. I have ndpe thai this will be p?rroitdt ?ud'I think it i? i.i accordance with our inre?U >rid th? Pr^sViftrit ?d Hie" |Murty'ia efForU to toro tb^ppWPyweir poift'ron o/ eonality H ioconifidtuncy ant} tl^e d^cu ikk.d iiLW-:>$& ": > ?" *? -?'? 1 ' Nominations, ir The friends of Hon. Thomas Thomson I respectfully present liis name to the people of Abbeville Dislriot for re election to the State Senate at the approaching eleotion, on the lpth inst. Oct. 2, 1806. ty Tho friends of Col. R. A. FAIR, respuo/ully nominate him as a Candidate for re eleotion to the next Legislature. Ilia well known abilities designate him as a proper man i for the position. . The fri.ende of W. A. LEE, Esq:, respectfully nominate him as a Candidate for a seat in tho next Legislature. By The friends of Col. A. C. HA9KELL, respectfully announce him as a Candidate for a seat in tlie next Legislature. I#1 Dr. J. W. HEARST, is rssppct fully presented to the people of Abbeville District^ as a Candidate for a sent in tho next legislature?to be elected on the 3rd Wednesday iu October next. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Hilton Head, 8.C, Sept 8, 1805. General ORPEMI, ) Ko. 30. J TN^ orrlnr t/? pomnirfl ttll aaAmini* AAnfll/.i JL jurisdiction between the civil and military authorities throughout the State of South Car olina ; promote the preservation of quiet and good order ; relieve the people at much as possible from all unnecessary restraints of Martial Law ; and reduce the expenses of the Military establishment ; it is hereby ordered : First. That the Superior am? Circuit Courts, will continue in operation a& heretofore, and shall have, as agninst any and all civil courts, exclusive cognizauce to try and adjudicate all oases wherein Freedmen and other' persons of co*lor are directly or indirectly concerned. This will uot he so interpreted as to restrict the authority of the agents of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and abandoned lands. Skoomd. The oivil Courts may bs opened, and all civil and municipal Officers wha shall have taken the Amnesty oatb last prescribed, and who^ if they belong to either of the oUmob ex pected front Amnesty, shall hare received executire pardon, will be allowed to remme the exercises of their official duties, under auch of the laws of.South Carolina, in ?foroe ift^edi ately before the 17th day of November, 18fi0. as are not JTiconsietent with the lawi of Cungress, and tho Proclamations of tlie President, < which laws and Proclamations are in all cases to he respected. Tiiiud. It being impracticable to establish aiid preserve Military Posts in sufficiently closr proximity, to maintain a perfect Military, police in ?rory portion of the State, the civil MigisUratfs will allowed to make arrestsin 1 all ua*es of breach of the public peace ; but the arrests of Freedinen and other persous of | color, when rendered necessary by the absence of the military, will in all cases be immediateI3' reported, nud the custody of the person or person* arrvsted protnptly transferred to th? nearest Military Commander. The functions of civil officer*, vrlio disregard this order, will be suspended. Br Command or Major-Gkskbal Q. A. GILLMOItE, W. L. -M. Bunoca, Airistant Adjutant'Otneral. UBAli5&XUTERS U. S. FORCES, ABBEriLUC. S. C.. Hsnt 4?lli l??x , . r ? CIRCULAR. In compliancc with orders fropi HeaJquar- 1 ters, District of Western 8. C., Columbia, S. C., dated Bept. 26th, 1866,'General Order, No. 3, from these Headquarters is hereby revoked. ' By order of JOIItf METCALV, Capt. 66th N. Y. V. V., Commanding District Abbeville. NAILS, IRON, WHISKEY &C. 1 AA KEGS Naila, assorted sixes, 2 Tons L\J\J Iron, assorted. W^lISTTED. 6 BOXES finest CHEWINO TOBACCO; 4 Bbla. choice OLD MOUNfAIN WHISKY, nt market rates, * WANTED.. /COUNTRY proJuao of all kinds, for whieb % J t.k? hit#liatf. twill . Apply to KERR A MOQRB.0. '-4, 1861 24 tf South Cabolima, ) ' AbbeVilla District. J Court ot Ordinary. L. I>. Merrimon and wife, applicant* against A. J. Clinkscalea and other*, defendant*. IT appearing to ay aatisfaotioa.ihat John &L llamilton and wif? Carolina, 'the children of ~3ohn Clink?calea. . deo'd, names not known ; Jaraea M. Cawan, William Clink, scale*, aoine.of the Defendeutsln this ease, reaide without thfa State, ife ia therefore ordered that they 4o appear and abject to the sale of real Estate of J. W. Clink*calos, on qjr before ut? aw Monaay ,n January ntxt, IBM, or their content to tit* (Aoae will be CDtered on tf cord. . - WILLIAM ILILL, Ordinary. , AbbarHU Dfttriot. ; ! Ooti 8f.'!865 "8oi?, * yi y * .. Ma?0U. AO*. V,: JC K&^ssss&iLma. TO OWNERS 6F COTTON, In answer to numerous inquiries from abroad, we shptylt} say t^at \?C arc prepared to take charge of, put in order and ship any lot of Cotton in the states of Georgia, South Carolina or Alabama, as we haye local agents at almosC every town, and a corps of most efficient rnen, selected for integrity, capacity, and experience, to take charge of every lot. "Wc will also pay all. taxes and 1 ' cnarges 01 every Uiscripti9n, and mako liberal advances on Cotton. Iu short, we will take charge of the Cottou on. recoipts or orders arjd give the owners no trouble what over, from the time we receive it until sold and returns arc niadq b^ our houses. WATTS, CRAXE & CO., New York, or w n watts tr nr\ ? ? ? V/? WW A.JL. A X iV w*| ^ Liverpool, England. We invite the special attention of non-residents to our facilities. E. M. BRUCE & CO., Augusta,\la. E. F. METCALFE & CO., Commission and Forwarding Ver^ chants, Savannah, Go. E. M. BRUCE, MORGAN & CO.? Cotton Factbrs and Forvvnr<Hr}g Merchants, Apalachicola, Fla. Oct. 3, 1806, 25, 2?n. IMPORTANT SALB. * * ^ ' ESTATE OF JOHN MOWiYLEE Dec'd. BY periniMion of lh* Ordinary of AV>h??Till? District, we will s?-l||>y public auction ??u WViJiifiilny, the 8tli November ne.^t, at tlio lata re?i<l?nc? of % - jolrs -browj^ee. decd, [lis enLira person*) Ivstate cwneinlingof HORSBS, MULES, CATTLE, HOGS,SHEEP, CORN, FODDER, OATS, WHEAT, FARMIN6 TOOLS, 'BOUSEHOLfi AND KITCHEN FURNITURE &c., &c. TERMS.?Twelve months credit, inferos fiom date. Purchasers to pay in Gold, or it^' equivalent in other onrremy, . 0. H. HARPER. Adra'r, ' ROSA BROWNEEEt Adm'x, Oct 1,1865 24 4t I : . DODGES' DEPOT. TnE Undersigned lis v'? just ppeasd a complete assortment of DRY GOODS AND ^ GROCERIES, at Hodges' Depot. They have been a*aare<l hy the moat exparienoedLio thebaainm, that their lock will compare favorably with aity iu tlia up cutuitry. ^ .. uuhpstu . HGD6ES' DEPOT! Hera yoor can gat your borae ?l\pd or tony mended, your wateu repaired, -your bat d*tmed or hum, s? HOOP SKIRTS made or mAded, or buy- raw ones. Hare ts ibo railroad, and hero ia your Dinner llouae by D. a OLYMPIL ^ TermaGaab or Marketable; Produce at cur* rent rates. '\ COCHRAN, mi3 & CO. vtt. jf iwo5 24 tr r ? ' , - .,T i , ? J- X.. CLAEK, J ' RFPAt RBR CT WatohM, Oloofas and Jewelry, *. ^ S. tt .