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j probably to divide the responsibility of making i! ?*>?<? o rvRpl .t 1 Diij'^t In ?|)ih* of the restrictions of the fourth neetiou of the bill, which guard against a delay of justice, and the infliction of cruel mid unufu*! puni.-hmente, ond make tho approval of the j President necessary to tho infliction of sentcnco . of death, yet it establishes n pure military desi polism, and subjects the whole populatiou to i (he most abject degradation nnd slavery. ! The Message assumes that all the powers of j the Federal Government aro derived from the j Constitution, and that whether tho Southern j States be in or out of the Union, llioy cannot bo governed in a way whi :h the fundamental hiw forbids: This proposition is perfer tlv clear?that no hmneli of the federal Koveriunent, executive, The Abbeville Press. .AJbbeville, S. O. W. A. LEE. EDITOR. TERMS?Three Dollars a j'onr in ndvance. Friday, March 8, 1867THE.M ILITABY BILL?THE VETO MESSAGEThe President, with ft consistency whicli must extort respect even from his political op noneuta. has returned to Congress with his ob liens, n Will " lo provide for the more efficient government of llie rebel Stales." Ami though the clear, forcible, and yet temperate review of the objeetioiinb'e features of the bill eeeni9 to have had no effect upon tho Hudical majority of Congress who passed the measure by a twothirds vote over the veto, yet as furnishing a mat^ly protest ngainst the usurpations of Congress, a vivid portraiture of the evils of military despotism and an earnest plea in behalf of constitutional liberty, it must have its we j;ht upon the sober rccond thought of tho people. The valient points and prominent features of the'Message we will briefly indicate: The Message takes issue with tho assumptions of tho preamblo of the bill, (hat there exists in the Southern Stoles "no loyal governments, and no adequate protection to life and property," With regard to the existence of loyal governments, it affirms, " that tho Stales in question have each of them an actual government with all the powers, executive, judicial and legislative, which properly belong to a free State. They ore organized like the other States of the Union, and, like them, they moke, administer and cxecule the laws which concern their domestic affairs. An existing de facto government, exercising such functions as these, is itself the law of the Statu upon all matters within its jurisdiction. To pronoiir.ee the supreme law making power of an eslabiibhed State illegal, is to pay that law itself is unlawful." And again, with regard to the punhhmcut of crime and the enforcement of peace nnd good order, the President says : "All the information I have on the subject conviucc3 me that the masses of Ihe Southern people, aud those who control their public nolo, while ihey entertain divers opinions on questions of Federal policy, are completely united in the effort to reorganize their society on the basis of pence, and to restore their mutual prosperity as rapidly aiu hs completely as their circuuistaucec will permit.'* The face of ihe bill shows, however, that the restoration of penec ami order was onlj' a pretext, and that the " ntililary rule which it eslablishen ie plainly lo he ueed?not for any pur pose of order or for the prevention #f crime, but solely as a means of coercing the people into the adoptiou of principles and measures to which it is known they are opposed, and upon which they have au unde:.iuble right to exeroi.se ilieir own judgment." The objectionable feuturea of tlie bill which the Message declares are in palpable conflict with the plain provisions of the Constitution, and the great principles of liberty and humanity are thus clearly set forth : The ten Stales embraced in the bill are divided iuto five districts. For each dintriut an officer of the army, not below me rniiK 01 Brigadier-General, is to be appointed to rule over the people; and he is to be supported with an efficient military force to enflble him to perform his duties and enforce his authority. Those duties and that authority, as defined by tlio third section of the bill, are "to protect all persons iu their right a of person an.1 property, to suppress insurrection, disorder nn>l violence, and to punish or caused to be punished all disturbers of the public peace or criminals." The power thus given to the commanding officer over all the people of each district is (hat of an absolute monarch, llis mere will is to take the place of all law. The law of the States is now the only rule applicable to the subjects plnced under his control, and llint is completely displaced by the clause which declares all interference of State authority to be nnll ntul void. Hp nlnnp i< nermhled to determine what are rights of person or property, ami lie may protect them in such way as in his discretion may seem proper. It places at his free disposal all the land* and goods in his dislrict, and he may distribute them without let or hindrance to whom he pleases. Being bound by no State law, and there being no other law to regulate the subject, he may make a criminal code of his own ; and he can make it as bloody as any recorded in history, or he can reserve the privilege of aaling upon the impulse of his private passions in each case that arise?. lie is bound by no roles of evidence ; there is indeed no provision by which he is authorized or required to take any evidence at all. Everj-thing is a crime which he chooses to call so, and all peraona are condemned whom he pro DOUDtses to be guilty. He is not bound to koep mnv record, or make any renort of his nro . ceedings. He may arrest his victims whorev. er he finds them without warrant, accusation or proof of probable caus<\ If he gives them a trial before ho inflict* the punishment, he gives it of his grace and mcrev, not bccause he is commanded ao to do. To a casual reader of the bill It might seem that some kind of trial was secured by it to persons accuaed of crime; but snuii is not the ease. The officer "may allow local civil tribunals to try offenders," but of course this docs not require that he shall do so. If any State or Federal court presumes lo exercise its legal jurisdiction by the trial of a malefactor without hie special permission he can break it op, and punish tbe judges and jurors as being Inemselves malefactors. lie can save his friends from jostice, and despoil bis euemies contrary to jostice. It is alto provided that "be shall have power to organize military commissions or tribunals;" but this power he ia not commanded to exercise. It ia merely permissive, and ia to be u*ed only "when in hit judgment it may bo necessary for the trial of offenders." Even if the sentence of a commission were mfd? ft prerequisite to the punishment of a par ty, H-would l>? scarcely th? slightest oheok up oq Ilia officer, who has authority to organize it at be pleases, prescribes its mode of procoeding, appoint its members from among his own subordinate*, and revise* all its decisions. Instead of mitigating the harshueae of his single rale. ?uch a tribunal would be usedmueh more J legislative, or judicial, can have on}- just pow- ! I ers except those which it derives through nnd | exercises under the organic law of the Union. I Outside of the constitution, we have no legal ] Authority nioro limn private citizen?, nnd with, in it weMiavc only so much os that instrument ' gives us. This brond principle limits all our | functioiiP, nnd applies to all subjects. It proj tecls notjonly the citizens of States wliich ore ' within the Union, hut it shields every human ! being who cotnepor is brought under our ju! risdictiou. We linvo no light to do in ono ' place, more than another, that which the con! stitulion snya we shall not do at all. Jf, therej fore, the Southern Slates were in truth out of { the Union, we could not treat their people in a j way which tho fundamental Jaw turbid*. Some persons assume thai the succt-as of our : arms in crushing tho opposition which was nui Jo in some of I ho States to the execution of tlio Federal lawp, rcduced those States oad all their people, the innocentaa well us the guilty, to the condition of vassalage, and gave tit a power over them which tho constilutiou does not bestow, or define, or limit. No fallacy can he more transparent than tliif*. Our victories | subjected the insurgents to legal obedience, ' not to the yoke of an arbitrary despotism.? ! When an absolute sovereign reduces his rebel! lioua subjects, he ma}' deul with them according ; to his pleasure, because he had that power be| fore. Hut when a limited monarch put* down i an insurrection, he must still govern according to law. If an insurrection should take place in one of our States against the authority of the State government, and end in the overthrow of tliore who planned it. would that. tuke away i tlio lights ?f all the people of tlio counties j where it was favored 1>3T a part or a majority of the populutiou f Could they, for bucIi o j renson, be wholly outlawed nnd deprived of I iheir representation in the legislature? I have j always cuiiteuded thut the government of the j United Stales wad sover.-ign within its constij tutional sphere ; that it executed itH laws, like | the States themselves, by applying its coercive ; power d'rectlv to iitdivfdua1*; ami that, it could put down insurrection with the same f-tlVjcl a# a St'ite, and no other. The opposite i doctrine is the worst heresy of those who nd| vocated pecession, and canm.t bo agreed to j without admitting llint heresy to bo light. | By the terms of (lie Constitution, martial ; taw can only bo proclaimed in case of actual j war, foreign invasion, and domestic insurrecj tion ; yet this bill is passed by Congress in lime I of profound peace. According to the recent i decision of the Supreme Court in the case of 1 Mi'ligan Martial law ennnol ?ri<e from a j threatened invasion. Tlie necessity must be actual ami present, tlie invasion real, eucli as effectually closes the courts and deposes tlie civ. il administration." We see that martial law comes iu ooly adien actual war closes tlie courts nnd deposes the civil authority ; but this bill, in time of peace, makes mania) law opeintc as though we were in actual war, and become the cause instead of the eotixrijnrnee of the abrogation of civil authority. One more quotation: It follows, frotn what has been said on tlm subject, that there ft**e occasions when martial | law can be properly applied. If, in a foreign | invasion or civil war, the courts arc actually : closed, and it is imnoasible to administer crirni. ! nal justice according to ln\v, then, on tlie llionj t:-e of notive military operation, where war re j ally prevails, there is n ncccsxity to furnish a substitute for the civil authority thus overI thrown, to preserve the 6iifely of the arnij* and j and society, and as no power is left but j the military, it is allowed to govern hy martial ! rule until the laws can liuvelhuir free course.' " j This bill denies to the citizsn the trial by i jury, when tne Constitution declares " in siniJ |ilc, pluin and unambiguous language that all persons shall have that right, and that do person shall ever in any case be deprived of it. The Constitution also forbids the arrest of the citizen without judicial warrant, founded on prolmble cause, This bill authorizes nn arrest without warrant, at the pleasure of n military commander. The Constitution declared that - no person euau oe neiu 10 auswer lor a cnpital or otlirr infamous crime unless on presentment l>y h gram! jury.' This bill holds every person, not & soldier, answerable for all crimes aud all charges without any presentment. The Constitution declares that ' no person s'inll be deprived of life, liberty or properly without due process of law.' This bill sets aside all process of law, and makes the citizen answerable in his person nud property to the will of one man, and an to his life to the will of two. Finally, llio Coi.stitution declares that " the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when, in case of rebellion or in vnsion, tho public safety may require it;' whereas this bill declares martini lis fni.lfl. of itself suspends this great writ) in time of peace, and authorizes the military to inake tlie arrest, and gives to the prisoner only one privilege, and thnt is a trial ' without unneo?&aiiry delay.' lie has no hope of release from custody, except the hope, such ? it is. of release by acquitnl before a military commission." The bill is not only subversive of the cardinal provisions of the Constitution, but is inconsistent with, the avowed object for which the late war was prosecuted : It is a part of our publie history which cau never be forgotten, that both Houses of Congress, in Jury, 1861, declnrsd in the fourm of a solemn resolution that the war was and should hit narrSd^ nn fnr nn mtnn#.*A ?, J A' .... v. ... ? BUl'JUgiltlOD, , but solely to enforee the Constitution and law*; and that, when this yielded by the parlies in rebellion, the contest should cease, with the constitutional rights of the Stales aad~ of in' dividual# unimpaired. This resolution was adopted and sent forth to th? world uoanitnourly by the Senate, and with only two die* [ sentinr voices in the House. It was accepted j I>v III* friends of th? Union in the South, n? ! well ns in tlie North, as expressing honestly i mid truly lli? object of the wor. On tho fuitli of it many thousands of pert-ons in both sections guvo their lives and their fortune* to'.he muse. To repudiate it now by refusing 10 the States nnd to the individuals within ihooi the rights which the Constitution and laws of the Union would secure to them, is n breach of our plight?d honor, for which I cnu imngiiie no excuse, und to which I cannot voluntarily become s party. The bill is as impolitic as unjust. " The evils which spring from the uns. tiled state of our Government will bo neknowl^dtt cd by all. Commercial intercourse is impeded capital is in constant peril, public securities fluctuate in vulue, peace itself is Dot secure, \ and the sense of moral and political duly is impaired. To avert these calamities from our country it is imperatively required that we should immediately decide upon some courso of | administration which caa bo steadfastly adhered to. I am thoroughly convinced tlint any i statement, or compromise, or plan of action winch in inconsistent with the pii ciplr* of the Constitution will not only Le unavailing, but mischievous; that it will but multiply the present evils instead of removing them. The Constitution, in its whole integrity and vicor, throughout the length and breadth of the land, is the best of all compromises. Besides, our duties does r.ol, in my judgment, leave us a choice between that and any other. I believe that it contains the remedy that is eo much needed, and thai if the co ordinate branches of the (jovernmont would unite upon its pro visions, they would be found broad enough and strong enough to sustain in lime of peace the naiion which they bore safely through the or ucm ui a proiruetea civil war." OUR COURT. The Spring T?rm of our Court, commenced on Monday i&tt, His Honor Tlio?. W. Glover, of Orangeburg. presiding. There was a large attendance of our fellow cilizeiiP, on Monday, | and in Bpite of the incUmency of the weather, on several of the auoceeding days. The Judge ia an admirable presiding officer, combininig with nn eminent degree the tuaviter in modo. nnu ine /uritter m re. Courteous, and painstaking, he yet confines tlie enquiry in each case slriotly to tl>e points ot issue, and tlius promptly, pleasantly, and aalisfactorall/ di^p.itcheii j the husinees of the term. Owing to Iho susj pension of h-gal proceedings during the war, j nnd dinco, there linn heen a lnrge accumulation cf business upon the docket?, hut it is fa'L giving wny before the combined efforts of the eourt. counsel nud jiiiy. Up to this time, the Criminal business of the [ Term has principally engag? J tlie iittenlion of i the Court. TlicSt?ii> i* woll i-?i.i'?n"i?.i i.?- ! - i nlde and efficient Sulieiior, P. lived, whilst (ho prisoners linve been de'cmled by I learned miiJ able counsel. In n mimlrr or | these ca?cs negrc, testimony nm introduced, and made * very fuvnrnblc impression upon the j court, jury, and ipectutor*, from lis nppurci.it I fuiinc**, candor, and honesty. In tliu innjori! tv of these cmcs, the nccu#?d were persons of | color arraigned fur tlie highest ofiVnctt*, known j (o the law, and tho experiences of the week | show, ss il win well remarked by counsel, j thai the negro Iihs no reason to fear tlint lie | will not obtain justice in the Court*; nnd the zeal I with which ilic former mastuix nn?A?i-?.) i?. ! aid in hi* defence, furnished an admirable com j mentr.ry upon the kindness and humanity which chnractciiied (lie endenring relation of mailer and servnnt. In lliu ca?c of Edmund Latimer, fieedtn.in churgcd will) the murder of Itoberl Glover, frecdman, 'udge A. C. Ilaskell was assigned for the defence. The body of the deceased had been found with marks of violence upon it, but there whs very little evidence to connect the prison er with the crime, and lie was octjuiiieu. lti the case of the State vs. Eliza Link, and Nuncy Covin, for ?r.?on, Mr. Burt and Mr. Thomson appeared for the piiaoner* There was no evident* to eharga the last named, and odd a* lo the other (he evidence was bo conflicting, that after an able defence, tliey were both acquit!?d. During Ilia Term ? very nice question of pleading was arguo 1 before his Honor, with much learning and ability by Mr. Thomson and Mr. McGowan. The question involved the right of the plain tiff, whose replication traversed the various pleaA of the Defendant, 1' and therefore concluded "to the country," to put in a Liwiliter for the Defendant and docket , ?,ic muivui. anuwing iiiui lite teli day rule to rejoin. Ilie Honor decided for the Plain tiff, In I on the ground that the Defendant was concluded by n former argument to plead iisuably. In ilie ca?e of the State v?. John Comfit, Jim Enright, and Monday Brown, freed men, charged with arson, Mr. Wilson was assigned for the defence. Jim Enright was acquitted, the two others were found guilty. Tho bu?ine?s of th? term will likely ocoupy | the whole w eek. FOREIGN IMMIGRATION. We direct attention to the communication in unother column, from Col. John A. Wagener, the newly appointed Commissioner of Immigration. . An appropriation of len thousand dollars was made at tho last session of the Legislaturefor advancing the object proposed, and in pursuance of the provisions of the bill, Col. Wegener is now proceeding to organizo his Bureau and solicits the oordinl co-operation of all the planters of the country. lie desires information as fo the kind and quanti'.y of labor required, and ilie.wsgesthat'the planter is willing to pay?the description of lands for sale or lesae, and upon what terms or conditions. H? sucreest* the mnnrl.ln . f ???? . -r _w B?.v?j wi cviuo cvuverb 01 nc? tion between the planters of each District, sod we would henrtily endorse tbe recommendation for a public meeting of oar eitissns during the next week, for the purpose of furnishing the desired information and devising the "way nod means" of making U oseful. , We wootd remind our eilisfns that our esteemed Ordinary, Wm. Hill, Esq., proposes to visiting Ireland very shortly, and with the cooperation of our planters may be instrumental in advancing the best agricultural Inter sat# of our District. MiLUNEnr.?"We direct the attention of our r>-a<leif? ti? the Card of Mrs. Small and daughter, who are well known to the ladies of our District a? experienced and skillful Milliner*. They have recently resumed bueitiesi ol their house on Magazine Hill, where they are propared to execute nil orders in their depurtment, with rlerpaUsh, and respectfully solicit a hare of public putronngp. They arc receiving I 1 lie lntest Ne*r York fashions monthly, and will trim, remodel, nnj dye hats and bonn<-tti in tho uiotl tasteful anil i.pproved SStyle.".? Our ivmlei'9 will do w<ll to favor thein with their patronage. csr wo have beon requested to jj:?re notice that any person who may have had a .jaleof cotton stolen during the past f*w w>!ck->, will probably hear something to his advantage, and which may lend to its recovery by addressing I Jtimes A. Hoyt, Esq., K?Jiu?r Anderson Inielli! grtieer, Anderson, S. C. This notice is especially addressed to persons living on the r??:'d betweeu Anderson C. IJ., and Augusta, ()a. uia Abl>c . ille C. II. t2T" We regret to announce the d-alh of Mr. ! Tolbert Chea'linm, an esteemed citizen of our District, on last Saturday night. Hit funeral look place on Sunday laet at Sharon Church and hia remains were intered with Masonic honor.-*. Mr. Cheatham woo one of our bent citizens, of high integrity, and oth?*r sterling "traits of character, ami leaves many relatives and friend to mourn his loss. Xtw Ahveutiskmf.ntj.?Bricklayer nnd I'lab terer?J tuned M- Ilugliey. Ju#t Received?Hill ?fc Trowbridge. Millinery?Mm. Pmalljind l>arghter. 1 nd l'hnrpfl (1 MftrtM). ! South Carolina Railroad ?II. T. Peako, ] School Books.?l)r. E. Parker, l Just Urceived.?I)r. E. Parker, J Sheriff's Snlch.? II. S. Cnson. Hi* Excellency Governor Orr, paid a flying visit to our village on yesterday, and was prenent for a few momenta in the Court Room. We are pleased to see that bin Excellency ia in excellent health. We direct the especial attention of our readers to the advertisements of Dr. E. Parker to be found in another column. The Doctor is liberal merchant, and is satisfied with a small profit Give him a call, We direct attention to the advertisement of Jiiinca M. Hughey, Bricklayer and Plasterer. Iiois an industrious and skillful woikinan, ami \vc cuDimend him to the patro-jngu cf our fi ic-n Js. Mer.?rn IIill ?fc Trowhridgo, h*r? just received a fine assortment of extra country I flour, bacon, ale, porter, and rye whiskey, which ihey wiil ?e!l low f >r cash. Our friend* will do well to g ve tin in a oh'1. ZW Til ere was r>o properly soM Ky "the Cnmmifsiunar in Equity on Monday. The Sheriff's suli's were postponed l>y tins agreement of the pHrlie? inUresti-d. See the advertisement of Eleven note* lost on the Snnke ro.nl between Bordeaux oad Abbeville C. II., by I'bares Martin. The Bankrupt bill lm* passed Congress We have as 3*et seen nemo of it* detail*. l'it 'TEiT Aoainst KitcaI.iam.?Tlie commit tee of Kpiiicopnl Bishops appointed l? it.quire inlo the subject of i i tun I isiil in the Episcopal I Ciiurcb, bnve ma-la their report. It i< signed by twenty-eight Bishops, und conclude# ns follows: And wo therefore emmder that in this particular Notional Church, any attempt. 10 introduce into the public worship of Almighty CSo.l n*ages that have never been known, such no the use of incense, and the burning of lights in the a'.tarfor the Iloly Commnnion ; reverences lo the Holy Table or to the olerneutu thereon, such ms indicate or imply that the Sacrifice of our l>i vino Lot d and Saviour. "once offered,'' was not a "full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice. oblation and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world ths adoption of clerical habits liitlierto unknown, or material alterations of lliose wliicli have been in use since the establibluuent of our Episcopate; it> an innovation which violates the discipline of the Church, "ofTenilelh .ngniii't its conunon order, and hurt eth the authority of the Magistrate and woundetli the conscience of the weak brethren." Furthermore, that we be jiot misunderstood, let it be noted that we include in these censures all departures from the laws, rubrics and sat-n tied order of this Church, as well by defeat as by excess of observance, designing to maintain iu ju integrity tho aounil scriptural and primitire and therefore the Catholic nnJ Apostolic spirit of the Bo-jk of Common Prayer. ? -o? Education or tub Fkbkdmkm is the South. ?Mr. Thomas \V. Conway-, formerly of Hie Freedmen's Bureau in I,nu>sien>, hna had n consultation at Willard's Hotel, in this oity, with various distinguished. Southern men, in in regard to the nia'.ter of securing the co operation of tha best elements of Southern society in the work of educating the freedmen by means of the leading minds of their own ralnr who are themselves to he first trained in instil utes to be established by the association with whieb be is connected. The result was highly satisfactory, and shows a vast improvement of the sentiment of the South touching the education of the negroes. A distinguished gentlerpnn of Louisiana, who was one of thesign srs of the ordinance of secession in the State, offered to give Mr. Conway's association t?n sores of isnd iu town tois'iu tha town of Bston Rouge, to ereet thereon a building to be. used for the purpose of training oolored men for the work of teaching among th?ir otvn p?opl?.? Governor Sbarkev, of Misaissppi, wss'one of ill* ..... .I..?lliiapi intl ?'?v ^gimicHiau vyuguinju u^'v/u - ?ihs plan was prronounoed by bim to be a goodi sna ?HtraltL ' ftSTNow that thsBjll ^establishing martial l^w throughout the Sooth has passed Congresf, and is likely to baeomeh lrtw in spite of ths President's opposition, the New York World, ths organ of the Ifortbsrn Democraey, hopes thai- ths 8onthsrn people will (if they intend svsr lo.do.ap) accept the situation at onea and go to work to rsorgauiae their Stata Conntita' tlons so as to obtain admission into the Union this year. WA9nixoTox, March fi.?8k*atk?Mr. Bamtier introduced a bill to guarantee a Republican government llmt would protect loyal people South. Committee appointed to equalize the pay of employens of standing Committee oa Appro priations; ordered. Doolittle and I'atcreon made personal explan. aiionp, denouncing the false reports of the Com? mittec on Expenditures, winch intimated their acceptance of bribes. A joint resolution declaring the municipal offices of Alexandria vacant in consequence of disobedience, whs passed. Sherman's bill ordered to be printed. Ad- I journed. lloi'bE?Utah delegnto was sworn in. J. J. i Slcwail aontcaln the seal of Charles E. Phelps. Mr. Ward introduced a resolution n6?erling that an cx-member of the Cabinet declared in o public speech that the evidence in the ansasjiiint ion case was obtained by suborning witness e?, and that there wmno evidenco agai::st Mrs. Surratt. A motion was made to lay ihe resoluiion on the table, whereupon Mr. Word withdrew it. Butler nnd Logan favor a special committee on iinpenchment. Tho Ohio delegation caueusaed, subject unknown. The New York delegation favored tho reference of impeachment to n special committee, and favor a reeens till May. i Mcst Beau It.?An indignant planter tolls MBsippi Itidfx something of bis expert,..i frtedmen as laborers. *'If Caesar," jay- "coinplains of a slight pnin in bis miser}', . refuses lo work, Cato straightway declares he'll not go to the field unlesa Ciesar dues. This demoralizes John, who demoralizes ltob, who begets dissatisfaction in J i ff., who ket ps some other hand back, until sometimes llic whole sot are at a standstill on account of ihe d?linqueney of one. We are not allowed to whip them, sir, and lo see the Inxy rascals standing like psstsowr lands that need every hour of their time?why, air, old Job himself couldn't hold hid temper under suoji aggravation*. The country's gone up, sir?coae up|" The Tax on Cigaiib.?The Ilou?e of RepteecnlHtivcri, in considering the amendatory in Icrval revenue bill, lias fixed lliu tax on ci^nra ns follow*: ''On nil cigarn, cheroots nnd ci^u relics, f5 per thousand ad valorem i>n t! e innr ket vnlu<\" This is nu important chnngf, being a reduction of rntc reported b}- the eommittfc. The Oxford (Mid*.) Falcon r&y% ; "We nra informed llmt in consequence of the liigh chorees for hoard, n number of llio wlndents ul nnr IJni vi-rsi'V h.ivc formed iiicuca and jiii'diated provision*, nnil cook fur llirlliarltrii. The llio-t <f Ilicni hnvo been ml.litis, mid do-ibt!eis understand the matter well." '. *_? _ 1 . 1 . t "nr ztvr w n as: e t s . Aiutr.viLi.K. March Etli, leU7. r...... ?1 nn i? 4.1 . a . I> ?> 1-1 M, V1**"' 1 w ? t t'.is, 9 , I il J UIICOIl, 20 to 26 ctu ; Lord, 20 to 26 clo ; Hntt'jr, 25; '25 ; Applca, $2,60 ; ilenl.f2.00; Flour. $20,1)0 ; Ci ffee, ".0 l<? 60 eta ; Suga^ 18 to 22ictj. nf.w Y?>r.k. March fi.??:ti 11 and do c'.itiii.^ ; mI.s l.ti'iii li:il<?s at !?"} ; c<*l'li litavy in t \\???i<tii 1 <*9 ? 1.10 ; VYi'nl firm and n*l vnncin.- ; w!'? *2<:0.imm pounds d< nu-olio nt 45 n -17 and 42 u 60 ; T.-AIW 2S J 5>0 Arct'STA, Mumi ?y. Marcii 4?I'. V. ; p. ttos ?Tli'i niaikct m a.o quite nclive at Saturday's price*, until towards tlif cI<>bi>. when tli.win nsi fiisi?r feeling. 'lhi: principal ^ii!r.-? \vt-i'c fur irood iliddlinir, SO ; Strict M:d Ifinir, ; Good Middling.*, IttC. CottN?In jrood dc-annd at iincliangrd prices?$1.60 fri-in btorr. Oci.i>.?Bml;era j-niil "8 t" 39, and n>ld nt 41, with I>nL litllt* <li?iii|?. Silver, 33 to 37. SHERIFF'S SALES." BY virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Facias to mo diiected, I will sell til Abbeville Court IIou.*r>, on the first Monday ill APRIL Di-xt, the following property, to wic: 1 Bbv Mare levied on ns ilic property o{ IJ. M. J'ulnier, nil*. T. J. 5Jal?ry and oilier*. Terms ? OA HI/. II. S. CASOX, s. a. d filiciifTV Office, February II, 1807. Maroh, 8, lHr.fi, 4f>?id SCHOOL BOOKS JUST RECEIVED DR. E. PARKER'S. BULLION'S Gr?ek Header. ]>avie'e Legriidro. Qunckenlio*s' Rhetoric. Webster's Pefiner. Blank Account Books. A til lion's Cicero. Antlioii'* Analysis. Antlion's Crejar. Bullion's Lnlin Reader. RnllionV I.ntin firnminar. Smith'* Grammar, Darie'a Practical Ariihmotie, Davie's School Arithmetic mid Jv?*ys. National Spellers, English Speller*, Webaier's Spellers, Carpenter's Scholar's Spelling Assistant. March 2, 45, tf. JUST RECEIVED. BREAKFAST BACON, (Strips) Clear Sides. , .. * EXTRA COUNTRY FLOUR, ALE AND J PORTER . ALSO, ... MTBA BVE WHISKEY. FOB SALE BY HIT.!. St TROWBRIDGE. U.r.t ?, 1867, ??tf - MILLINERY. MRS. SMALL AND DAUGHTER Y^TOULD respectfully call upon the Ladi?s TT of Abbeville and vicinity. Intending Hgnin to resume their business, at their House, (MAGAZINE IIILL,) trust to be again favored with n call from their Lady customers, to whom lliey return many tha'ika for their former support, and hope by punctuality and dispatch, to all orders entrusted to their care, to merit a continuance. P AQUTAXTO T>r?r.w*t??-v ? I i njinuuo 1vc.VyH.1VUU KVEHY MONTH, | direct from New York. AH branches of Milliuery executed with taste. Ladies' BONNET8, HATS, are trimmed, remodelled or DYED?according to orders. Abbeville C. II., Marcli 8, 1807, 46, tf LOST SOMEWHERE on the Snake Road, betweon Bordeaux and Abbeville C. II. Eleven NOTES, two of which were payable to Britt <t Brother, two payable lo James M. Perrin, and the oiher notes I do not remember who they were payable to; aome ?f the dates as far back as 1844, nil of which have been paid. The above notes were given and sigued by Pharrs Martin. The finder of said notes will |,n UtiaVallt* f a A J * v,- j ..notmi ineir ueuvcry 10 mo nt my residence, or to the Editor of this office. Some of the notes are marked paid, aud the other* with the name* partly torn. l'UARES 0. MARTIN*, Bordeaux I'. O. Abbeville, 3. C. Fas. m. hughey, Bricklayer and Plasterer, ABBEVILLE, S. C., VLL worV will be faithfully arjJ promptly executed. RInrch 4, I8?'?7. 4G?Gii> Change of Schedule of South Carolina Rail Road Company. Ofkicjs South Carolina R. It. Co., ) Augintfl, Nov. fi, 18Gtf. f OX AND AFTER WEDNESPAY, NOVEMHER Itli, tlic I'asteoger T|-*iu? will raa nK follow*, viz; l.ea\ e Aijgustn......, 6.65 A. V, Arrive mt Clmrlosioii 4.00 1*. Si. Arrive at Columbia........ 6.20 1*. M. i.cave Clturleitun 8.00 A. M. | Arrive nt AukuMd fi.n0 P. M THROUGH MAIL TRAIN. Leave Aucutiln . 6.3'1 P.M. Arrtvr at KinitsvjtIn l.l>5 A.M. Arrive at <*ohiinliiii S.O) A M. I.eave Columbia 2.00RM. Arrive til Aiigusm. 12 W) nighl U. T PEAKE. General Superintendent. Nov. G, ISCC. 40?if JUST RECEIVED. DIAMOND DROP SHIP, FINE NORTHERN BUGKWHMT FLOUR, A ?ICE ARTICLE OF COFFEE AND SUGAR, A FINE ARTICLE QF GREEN AMD BLAOK TEAS. Warren's Chemical Yeast Powder, AT DR. PARKER'S. March r> 19 tf . TO SHOEMAKERS. LOOT "LININGS (Goat), do. STRAPS. HEEL BALLS, PEGS, S 8, 4 8, 6 8, TACKS or BRADS, FINE FINISHING SnOE THREAD, RASPS, RUSSIAN BRISTLES. DR. E. PARKER March I, 45 t* SUNDAY-SCHOOL BOOKS ** . f "NkJ OW on hand, and a full rapply coming on. Those Schools that made application he- ' fore the firat of January will racai*^ IhalrBooka as soon a* I can forward thetn.. Let all work earnestly for Ilia Sunday-ach'ool cause. Caah orders will bo promptly attended to if addressed to me at Greenwood, s. u. i . w. t. FAitamv, Mi^?. a. 8.8. pr. v Pefe 30 * ; -i",; ' ...?.. . 31 v. NOTICE TO CREJHTOIfc j. iw?,' ! A LL creditor* of IL R. TeU>ei% dec#wed, ere il h?reby required to pr?Mnt und prgT#their demands before me, pu or befqrgJSr* day of March next, or Le birr^ ? . ' Commftflofter's Office,\ X < 'C.R'AvD. "<V Jon. 7,41867, ** ->.* ? ? ? 1 1 I ' 1 ? <i? GU&EDI&NS, TEUSTBSS for? EBB teiUrle-JMedaoaar&nmJn-Lm^^V'.-M 13 OomraiMloB?r ?Ofn?vl -?. .. . F?b. *7, 18?7^ ' <? ** rst;f->y #*. m