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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 #*.
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