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Thtf ^Lbbeville Press. ... ? TVbbeville, S. O. W. A. LEE, BOITOK. i TERMS?Three Dollnrs a year in hJviujoc. fgg-li?- ?? - Friday, June 21, 1867. THE OPINION OF THS ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Attorney General Stanberry has at Inst published bis long-looku'l fbr opinion willi regard to the powers of the military commanders, the concluding paragraphs of which, we herewith append. As was anticipated, it will be seen I that he demon to them the riL'ht wlych they I liave assumed cf removing the civil authorities, ! nod exercising quasi-civil jurisdiction through j their own uppou.tecs. According lo his view ; the civil an.d military jurisdictions are eseeu- j linllv tluirnft anil cannot lie eXfl'i iiod tlirOUirh Hie came tribunals. lie dot's not ?K-11y to tlio military commandors tlio power to suspend civil govcrnnieut in ease of a general or pariinl ' insurrection, and concedes to tliiin the exercise i of powers which 111113' bo necessary to ini-ot j BUch an emergency, but holds that the nfsttliip* j tiou of the power of removal must he justified i by some such controlling necessity. Wo may well coniccvc the dilliculty of the Attorney ! Geu< ral in attempting to give a rational inter pretation to the ill oigostcd, vngue and rcpug- ! nont provisions of the military acts, au<l to do ; duce from tlivni anything like n harnionious . ur.d consistent sj-stcm. The attempt in these j acts to Idcml civil and military jurisdiction in- ! Tolves inherent difficulties which no net of the j T ' > ?) ...1 :..i. u.? _i.:n ] ljCpiFiatiirt; cuuiu ciuuc, uuu mvn uiu r?m j of the interpreter serves l>ut to eliminate. ! 'J'Jie powers of the inilitury commanders ft-eni, | under the.?e ucla lo be so vngue and discretion- 1 nry, that it is dillicult to limit their exercise, j In certain emergencies the}1 have the l i^ht to supersede the civil jurisdiction in tiie trial and ' punif>htnent of offenders, und lo wst them | with the right of delcnniiiin<r when these exi- ! gencies occur is to confer upon thcui supreme | power. As? necessary oorrollary from the opinion I Vi in* rtnoroey-uenerm, u wouiu seem iiiut i an order will be issued for tl c restoration of : tlie deposed civil functionaries, but according : to th? statement of the ofliciitl organ, that : would not justify the conclusion that the nd- . ministration either contemplates or desires the | rcnioval of General Shcridnti and others. Yet , the anticipation of this lias provoked much : censure of the President on the part of the j Kadical journals, who charge liiir. with oli-! tUrutling the designs of Congress and the pol- ' icy of the Reconstruction Acts. It is supposed that the opinion of the At lor- j iiey General will not be oflitixlly promulgated! but without interfering with the discretionary powers of the District commander*. will serve as a guide in the exercise of their jurisdiction. ! We make the following extract: I find it iinilOScUile llm?/>r tlm r>f 1 ? ?" J "" ' ,l"'" V1 I this Act, to comprehend such nil oflieial ns a ; Governor of one of tlifse Stairs appointed to ccfiice hy one of these military commanders; certainly lie is not the Governor recognized hy the law. of the Slate mid ciuiiiej as melt with tlie chief executive powet; iior is he Appointed as a military Governor for a Slate which has. no lawful governor, undor the pressure of an existing necessity to excrcisc powers at large. ; The intention, nodnuht, was to appoint him to j fill a vacancy occasioncd hy a military order. 1 and to put him in the place of the removed j governor to execute the functions of tho ofliee ' na provided by law. The law takes no c?gni- i zaDce of biicli official, and he is clothed wi ll i lip authority or color of authority. What in true aa to the Governor id equally true as to till tlie other legislative, executive ami judicial officers of the State. If the military commander can oust one from hi<i ofiicc, ho can | oust them all; if he can fill nn? vikcnucy, lie ' can fill nil vacancies; and thus usurp ?!l civil juritdiclion into his own hand*, or tho hand* I of thos-e who hold tluir appointments from him, and ure subject to his power of removal, ' and thus frustrate the very right secured to the ' people by this Act. Certainly this Act id rij- ^ uruuo inu-'gii in me |>ower wtucii it gives, with ' nil lis severity. The right of electing their j own officers is still left with the people, and it ' must be preset ved. I must uot be umlerfiood ft* fixing limits lo , the power of the military commanders in case j of insurrection or rfbt. It mny happen llint an insurrection in one of these Stales may be so | general and formidable us to require the teni- j pojary suspension of all civil governments and the establishment of martial law in its place, Rod the same things may be true as lo local disorder or riot, in refertnee to the civil government of the city or the place where it breaks out. Whatever power is necessary to meet such emergency, ttte inilitnry commander maj* properly exercise. I confine myself to the , proper authority of the militury commander ' where peace'and order do prevail. It is not allowable to displace the civil oOioeu and appoint others in their placcs under auy idea that the military, cotnmauders can better perfoim | ms duties and carry out lite gonernl purposes I of the Act by the agency of civil officers ol bit choice, rather than by the lawful incumbents. The Act gives him no right to resort to such.sgeocy, but does give hint the right to have a sufficient military force to ?Dable him to perform Jm duties and enforce his authority, withio tba district to which he ia assigned, in tha suppression of iniurreetion and riot. Tim military eommsnXler.is wholly independent of th# ?iril authority. So, too, in the trial and punishment of criminals and offenders, he may supersede the civil jurisdiction. His power is to bo exercised in these special emergencies, and the means are put into his bands by which it is lo be exercised; that ii to say, a sufficient military force to enable such officer to perform hie duties and enforce bis authority; and military tribunals of bis,9,vn appoiutment to try and punish offend fin?these are atriaUy military powers to be axecp}?d by .military authority, not by theoiril authority or by the civil officers appointed by bim to perform ordinary oivil duties. If Uiese emarganciaii do Dot bappan?if oivil order is preserved pnd criminals are duly prosecyttd by V % the regular criminal court*, the military pow#, though present must remain passive. Its proper function is to preserve the peace?to act promptly wh?re the pence is broken and restoio order. When that is done, and their authority may again safely resume its (unction, the military pqwer becomes again passive, but on guard and watchful. This, in my/prftr? ment, is the whole scope of the milifaW^po wer" conferred by this Act. In arriviiyr i construction of the Act, I have n<Jv"frfuiid it j necessary to resort to the strict co/atruelion j which is allowable. ______ * The Attorney Ucneral dourly denies tlie right which has been assumed by the military governor of I hie District to suspend or declare inoperative the Slate laws. It is an assumption of legislative authority which llio JVesiI dent himself, who is only uu executive oflijer, > would uot bo authorized to excrcise. On tliiB [ point he thus conclude*. "1 regret that I find it necesiftry to speak so plainly of this assumption of authority. I repeat what I hAvo heretofore said, that 1 do not doubt lhat all these orders havo been issued under an honest belief that they M ere necessa ry or expedient, ami fully watrunted by the Act of CongreFS. There may be evils and mischief* in the laws which these people have made for themselves, through their own legis lative bodies, which rcquirw change; but none of lliesc can be bo iritole'ablo as the evils unci mischiefs which must eiirtue from tho sort oi remedy applied. One can plainly see what will be the inevitable confusion mid disorder which such disturbances of the whole civil policy of the State must produce. If these mili' edicts are allowed to remain even dun the brief lime iu which this provisional ii.i. .ary government nisy he in power, the seeds will be sown for such a future hnrvest of litigation as has never been inflicted upon tiny other people." CoM'iscvnoN.?Wendell Phillips in a late number of the Anti-Staver>/ Stan/lord, thus urges confiscation ob a measure of policy : Confiscation is nec<le(l as much lo weaken our enemy as to strengthen our friends. Without a large nicfleuie of confiscation, those Slates cnnriol be safely readmitted for seven or ten years. Confiscation is the only trustworthy barrier against another revolt. Not only is the rebel who loses his la?i?l weakened* but the man who succeeds, holding his estate ouiy while the Federal Government standsbtconirp our sura nud trustworthy ally nnd defender. No class *o stir* tu si and by the fl.<g in any trouble, as those who invested their all in it. Again, confiscation is niero naked jueticc to th? former slave. Who brought the 'and into cultivation I Whose sweat and toil are mixed Willi it i Wl.r. > 'I ' - . i. . ? viuui cu lho.10 lOl'CSlt F Who made llioso roail. ! Whose hur.d roared those houses ? Whose wages aio inverted in those warehouses and towns! Of course, the neproes. Does the nation call itjtmL to turn out such a one Jiennilees, ignoraut, nnkeil lo begiu the woildi Why* should he not httve n share iu his inheritance f As a sot-ofT, read the following from th? New York Timet: All these projects of confiscation, extermination and th? distribution of property or of profits, are the work of dreamers or of denia. gognes?probably of both. They are unsound in theory and impossible in practice, .lust now their leading motive is probably th# hope of establishing a prtrlv Btii?rt?mnev- n.-i W :? . J nit means the first time political p.mies have sought tlieir aid for such ft purpose,?yel never without more of dnmage than of profit. The efTort line more tliHn once been made in thin country, end especially in this Slate, to engraft them upon the L/unourat ic party, where, it any where, success might have been expected, lint success has never been achieved. The ntt mpt to fasten them upon tLe Republican party will prove equndy Hbortive. These views are endowed by the leading Republican journals. Tur Weather ani> Crops.?Wo have been favored during the Inst few days with refreshing rains which have quicliencd vegetation and revived (he growing crops. flic crops of grain are said to be very promising, and encour uge the hope that iu good time there will be no lack of "need lor the sower and bread for the enter." Tli? nl'??' 1 * ...? - uvai u a * C61H lll'U very nDUDdant, as large quantities have been planted, and the 3-iol<l has been (mutually good. The effect is already Been in Ilia diminished price of wheat, which hns been eelling hete, we lenrn, as low us fl.25 per bushel. With such facts before us, we may well anticipate the speedy advent of einiling plenty, and the rapid exit of gaunt famine with its lean and hungry traiD. This indeed affords substantial consolation after all that we have suffered, aud atbid so many evils present and prospective. Tiib CotnT of Eqeitt.?The sittings of the Court of Equity for our District, continued du ring the enure last week, and were closed without disDoaini? of Hia r>?n/1in<? )?< ; > i~ - i c? ? uud.iivw. j u view of tlie number-of coses still awaiting adjudication, at the solicitation of the Car, aud from regard to the public interest, hia Ilonor was induced to hold an exlra term, early in August next. Many of the cases heard present novel and important principles, affecting the liabilities of guardiacs and trustees, and the validity of investments in Confederate securctice, and were elaborately discussed. Upon many of these issues growingf>ut of the late war, the profession is still looking for a final adjudication, and authoritative exposition from our highest judicial tribunal. tSST Tha Hon. T. A. R, .NelsoDi the distinguished Tennessee Statesman unit 1a?m? ? speech delivered tu Conservative Union Convention held at Greenville* Tenntni*. and which, it published at length in enr exchanges, makes an a'oquentt and earopt appeal in behalf of Constitutional liberty, and eacposes tba usurpations of the Radicals in Congress and ? hie own State legislature. As the uiteran?ea ?f a man of high ch ft ratter and distinguished ability, and, throngb life, a?onsistent Union man, thh?? views will have their Influenoe upon the public sentiment of the country. * r- 1 i ? u Meters. Miller &. Rob^rt-on ?? the higheet market prieei in good* for wqoIt* washed or pn^Mb^d. What is a Legal Jury.?A question lias arisen bef.no Judiju Mioses, who is holding Court iu Chai ivstuu, us to the legal constitution of the juries who were drawn prior to the order of Gen. Sickles regarding the lists to be frnmid irrespective of color?with regard to whiph he ilcrcury remnrks: The recent order of Geni. Sickles requiring that juries shall bo drawn from lists framed without distinction of color, 4ms ruined the question whether a verdict rendered by a jury not so drawn would bo binding ili law, either so to nlT*4?t. tl?? -- - - *' _ . V...V IU j.i LJ, or 10 JUttUfy the punishment of a critiruul. The practice in the courts o( thisStato is to issue tiie venire for a jury ot nnv particular term at ihd cloi?o of tlie term previous, atid thus the juries for the present term ot the Court of Cummvn I'leas and General sessions, appear in court in response to a venire issued at the clo->e of the lust term of the court nlthe en?l of May, before Gen. Sickles' order wna indued, nnd of course according to old jury lists which contained llio names of | white tnen only. There has in consequence been considerable cousultat ion between Jud?;e Moses and the military authorities on the sub jnci, the latter advising that the couit he ad jonrned until new jury lists can be prepared. Judge Moses has, however, declined to adjourn the court, and wilt proceed with the business of me court as usual, unless of course prevented by such positive military orders us linve not yet been issued. A similar question was raised recently in tlie (rial of a case nt Yarboro, X, C.i wliero in a pending criminal execution, ilierc wns a clinl' "ige to the array lor a like reason. The ;e overruled tlie challenge, but continued case without discharging the prisoners. Tnr StrnttAxr Trial ?The trial of .lohn II. ' Surratt for the assassination of Lincoln, is now ! progressing at Washington, and the prosecution I s now in the midst of their testimony, I " In opening f->r the prosecution, after deecriI bing the assassination, the District Attorney ! said : "The prosecution will show lo Hie entire sat. i isfnetion of the jury, by competent and credible I wiuicmw, iniii :ne prisoner, Jolin II. Surratt, t was then ami thero present, aiding and ahctI ling in lliat murder. \Vc will eliow that at ' tlie tim* of I lie murder lie wo a in front of | Ford's Theatre co-operating with Johu Wilkes \ Iioutli. You will hear wiiut the prisoner paid I there. You will know hirn as the partner of I Booth. You will know him n? the director of I tlio bullet that pierced the President'* head, onil the director of the knife that fell upon the j tliroat of tlie Secretary of iStat*. Y?u will ' know that the companionship then and theru ' between the prisoner and Booth was not acci! dental, hut wiih the result of long and premeditated plans and nseoeiiuions." Ice-Ciieau.?Tn those of our fri'-nd* who j have enjoyed the ple-isurn of partaking of the nice ice-cream which is prepared by Mrs. Goldingof our village, we n?-ed p.iy nothing in the way of commendation, hut to others who have not hud that, pleasure, would eoiiiinendthc- cki!] j wiili wli'cli she g*ti up tliisinosl delightful of i summer refreshments. We we're made Mie recipients a lew days since, of a moat Acceptable present of tvro saucers of iliu "happy cotupouritid," and cun ppeak knowingly from recent experience on tlie subject. Together willi ice-cream, our friends can Always find eomo! thing tempting in lioi confectionery line. We direct attention to the adv ?rtineinent of Mr. J. N. Relchcr, who lmsju.il been receiving large u<Mitions to the mock of groceries lit his well known estftblichrnent. llis recent urrivuls, comprising u lot o^very superior golden syrup, clear biie-Mi sides, Cuba ino' lasses, portable lemonade in cun?, tfco. lie has made arrangements for keeping on hand asupi ply of iee during the Summer months, which i will indeed prove a most material addition to our comfort, mid ncccptablo luxury to our citizeus. Prtl.nvi*?Tfnv IV P.IHTI# U'n **.*1.1 J.I. ? ?? oilier column fie fust of n series of letters on tliia Hul-jvot, from iliu pen of our distinguished | townsman, Dr. D. MoN. Turner, I). D., which | we nec?l scarcely command to tho ntten'ion.? | The high character and well known ability of the author will secure for them an attentive perusal, and whether or not ho succeeds in convincing, he cannot fail to instruct and entertain. Death or a Good Citizen.?We regret to announce the death of Mr. I'as.'hal D. Klugh, a worthy citizen of our District, at his residence near Greenwood, after a protracted illness The deceased possessed many sterling traits of character, and through his long and useful ca' reer securcd the respect of all who knew liiin. He had attained his three-score years and ten, and leaves a number of relations and friends to deplore his loss. We direct attention to the advertisement of the resumption of the exercises of the Belle vue Academy on the 1st Monday in July next Miss M. A. Elmore, the principal, is said to be a lady of excellent scholastic attainments, und has establ ishcd ? churncter as a successful teacher. Wc commend tho institution to the patronngo of our friends. Monday Brown, John Comfit, Cnto Nelson and George Roundtree, frcedmcn, who were seni tenccd to tho PcnUentinry at tho Fall Term of the District Court, and who have been confined in jftil nt this place, took their departure on Monday morning for the Penitentiary, in charge of the Sheriff. 137* See the prospectus of J. R. Jacobs A Cp, who propose to DUblifih nt Glinton. S f! rfn agricultural paper under the name of tlie "Farm and Garden," at the low price of $ 1.00 per an num. reference to the advertisement it will be eeen that the regular Commuoioation of Clinton Ledge will taka plaee on Monday, 8th July. ar Sr. Samuel II. Biard, Stniiitt beg* leave to inform bi^rienda that he will be abac nt for few weeks in Washington, Oa. 'Tn* Ntxx PasaiDBNor!?The 'New York Timet is oat in favor.of Grant for next President It thinks that hit eleotion wSnld be opported by the naaaee, unftgrelted by the Detain:rats, and aeaad?d b??h ? .f . ? ?"? MVUhUl * * 1 ? TP?O? ON COLONIZATION IN BRAZIL. , jit rev. i>. m skill tl'rser, l?. 1>. letter 1st* Abbeville, S. G., June 15, 18G7. My Dear Doctor: Ah oilier gentlemen of your profession, besides various other parlies, have sought an expression ol u.y views with regard to colonization in Druzil, and as 1 desire to interest as many as possible in this impor1 ...... ..It...- ? ... :i - -> | ?i?u<. ouu;vW| unun ulu lu UVail UiyseU OI 111C ' kindness of the conductors of tho press In I milking my communications public. 1 propose, j | in tlic course of a few fit miliar letters, to submil various considerations in favor of colonization, and to consider the objections thai may be urged against it. Iti-forc I cuter upon this work, however, 1?" uic lay before you my ri.AN for a colony, as 1 shall have occasion to refer to this iu what 1 may have to pay in subsequent ! leiiers. j Lay off, on a piece of paper, a square figure, fne inches ou the side. Al each half inch make a dot; join (lie dots oil opposite bides by lines parallel to ihc sides. This will give you a diagram, resembling a chess board, and contain iagtjuc hundred small, squares. If you allow &9 inch (o represent a mile, each ol? these squares will represent u quartet* section, or one hundred and sixty ucrcs of land. Thus, in an area of twenty-live square miles, you have uiuiile loom for one hundred families, allowing . i each to have land sullicietiL fur a considerable I farm. On account of the extraordinary feri liliiy of the soil in Hra/il, of which I shall give | ample evidence hereafter, ii would not be lieI cessury to clear inoie than ten acres during the ! first winter, as that quantity, properly cultivu! ted. will yield, at a moderate calculation, four ' hund.-ed bushels of corn and seven or more ! bags of cotton?enough surely to meet all the ! expenses of a family of emigrants for one year. I One hundred acres might thus be cleared very ! easily in ten years, and there would remain ! sixty neres of timbered laud, which will be ull I Mllh'-il'll t I'rtl H. In mil v i.l" mm liim.1i? t | Let the clearing be begun tit tliv back bi>lc of ; the farm, and let the dwelling Ijc placed iti the j very midst of the portion to be reserved for ' timber. The woods uround the dwelling would ! utYord ample protection against the malarious I influences everywhere, thrown ofl" by decaying trees, and soil newly exposed to the sun. From , u disregnrd of this precaution, the first settlers nf NeW Kngland und of the Western States, as well as those of the more Southern States, suf! fcred very much from chill nnd fever, as well as from othor malarious diseases. The forest, ! you well know, absorbs those gai.es, which arc ; so hurtful to animal life. Although 1 shall ever i feel grateful to you for your professional Uindj nets, when my life, some years since, was in great peril, I wish, in my plan of colonization, ; to reduce, as far as possible, the necessitv lor ! ineilicnl niJ. Under tlio most favorable circiimi stances, even in that remarkably healthy rc! gion, (:i fuel of which I nhall furnish proof ! nfler uvrhilc,) wo cannot dispense with your ; professional skill, for our habits are dillerent ! from those of the l'orluguese. Suppose, now, thill I hit one hundred fauiilip.q Ihnl can bo well accoumiodatcd in this small District, of which you have a diagram, were nil of the same denomination of christians, say .Baptists, like yourself, or Methodists, or Kpiscopalians, or Lutherans, or Presbyterians, like myself, hesides the means of living, which they can have in abundance, they must have a church and an academy. No colony can flourish to any extent, or lie competent to accomplish much good, without the aid of education ami religion. A | liberal support moat be provided, at iho very j outset, for the school and I he church. A conI grrgation of one hundred families, having (he ; same sentiments, animated hy the sitme desires, I and aiming to accomplish the sume great end? ' the reconsLrnfiirm t.C ur.ow?<.. ??>.l ! iitcuL of it'nfion a solid foundation?would suffice for this purpose. Let them select a thor| ouglily educated, pious uud zealous pastor, and I a tcacher of like ehnruclcr, and coutributc, in : die beginning, ten dollars to each from each j family, mid a great object will be accomplished* ' If the number of pupils afforded by the colony ! shoul 1 be too numerous for one instructor, a j sniull tuition fee would provide for the neces. sary assistant. Let the church building and the school house be placed at, or very near, the ! centre of tho district, und they would be con| venicnt to all the colonists. The most distant ' would have scarcely more than three miles to j travel to church or school. By this arrangej meat all the advantages derivable iroui the ' church and the neademv wniilil l?n i after day. anil Sabbath after Sabbath, lo every ; family. One of the most serious obstacles to [ emigration would tlitis be removed. Indeed, t greater benefits may bo enjoyed under such m I plan than aro experienced by many families here at home. The Eociety would be homogeneous, compuct and self-eustaiuiug. The prions members of such a society would feol as ; much at home in Brazil as in South Carolina. Let the Church of Christ be the centro of their association und the bond of their union, nnd they will verify, in a' happy experience, the words of the blessed Saviour: " Lo, 1 am with 1 I you alway, eveu lo tjio end of the world." I Considerate men, who are not members of tho : church, would, for the sake of their families, : prefer to be associated with such a colony. i Tlov ?Anl/l l,??? 1 ' ' j uuii. ijuuu ^unruui^ lor me gOOll oiorul influence to be thrown around them. -Instead of losing anything by emigration, much might he gained in the character of the society thus organized. Bound together by common sympathies, each would he mfrti^to feel that in alt the other members of ihe colony, he could find fit companions and firm frienda. The labors incident to settlement in "a new country" would he lightened by the aid which one could randar to another in clearing, building, &c. God's earvant would be in the midst oT them to anitiite them ill their tfork, and to cheer them with thb wnrrt. Aa I must not lax (he kindness of the^rinter teo much, I shall reserve far another letter tbe further censideration of my flan. Please keep theee ommnnicalions together, so that, when I ehall have eomploted the**, you ttay have thein aa a whole, and not in tb??e fragments. Youra truly, D. WoN. T. To Pr. W. P. Hahptox, 8. 0. Bxohaogea pleaso copy. , . < ? ? . . Nearly all the battle-fields around Riohniond . are now. sown ttilh grain. % W v ...... "Tlio Auxiliary Bible Society of Abbeville" will hold its IJorty-lourUi Anniversary, in llic I'resbyteriun Cliureh in this village, on llio Inst Wednesday in next inonih?July the 31 at. The Uev. II. Thompson Slonn wan appointed to deliver tlio Annual Sermon, with the Ilev. John N. Young, hia ultemutn, nml Gtn. A. C. Haskell, the address, with W. A. Lev, Esq., bis alternate. Citizens of the District of all denominations are respectfully and earnestly invited to bo present. mikI lend their countenance anil it ill to the ureal cuuhu ol the distribution of the llilile. It. A. FAIR, Recording Secretary. Abbeville C. II., June 15, 1HG7. Finally.?Tins liiiika llint tlie threats of ili?! extreme Radicals ngninet the President rid the Souih should be explained and exposed. It **j s : Anything is better than that the South should bo deceived. If their com pliancc wiih the luw of Congreasi in ihe only .shape it does or can reach litem, is not to insum their prompt admission fomooth because the i shape is not what the ItndicaU would have it, i then it July session is the only way in which the South enn he informed of the full measure [of Radical expectation#; and unless nil the I reuictrniion and rcori/ainzili.ni no>?? i_ | iii|r in to go for noiliitig, uuil reunion 8 to tie j indcliiiitely postponed, tin; aooner a July acai fiiiii i* openly demanded and ]ia<) l>j' the Iladi| cnln, tlie better. Congress appropriated half a million of do] | Inrs to defrny I lie expenses of regi-trnti'n xiii? | ?ler tlie military reconstruction net. Ii is ratiI iiinteil by uoiiie Unit this amount will fail far short of ike actual expense ; for we hear it, is | fluted that "a ingle military department in the South Iisir three hundred boards of registration. There arc fivo departments, and 1.500 hoards in nil. They have already held their i > sessions for n week, and will hold them fur j ; many to conic. Kaeh member is piiid eight | dollars a d iy. Km miming ten member* upon | chi.'Ii hoard including nil the rumieia and attendant*, nml three hundred boards to each of tins live monarchies, and we lutve a daily i expense <>f one hundred ni.J twenty thousand j dollars for these board* alone." J Mexican Afk.mi;s.?The latest intelligencn from Mexico, whilst bringing us no positive news of the fut? of Maximilian, makes the ' probability strong that his life will bo epared. j It appears that treachery wmt the causa of the i | fail ol (juel'elnro. It is nuuouncetl that Gcncr- j ul Lopez, who is represented as a bosom friend t of Maximilian, betrayed his comrades for for[ ty-cight thousand dollar* in money; ami the j -voi 1; of treachery was arranged no completely | and carried out no succeislully (hut Maxiiniliun ' and his entire fuice were handed over to l>eobedo without n hotlile fhot being fired. j Ciiaki.UM'ux, June l'J.?The comments tipon | (iuii. Sickles' course contained in the Attorney Gfi.ernrn opinion, published hero Iiiis morning. ' ereiitfd a profound fcnsation. (?cn. Sickle* : Ii;..h to-day forwarded a re'jueat lo Washington , to lie relieved from duly us commander of this military district, and demanded u court of in? , ipiiry on liio official action. j The lJrownsvillc llanchero says Jil Afijricuno of the 12th, reports Santa Anna off Vera Cruz. It is reported that Maximilian asked a private interview with Juarez for the purpose of disj closing important Stale teereU. Maximilian 1 won convicted on the night of the 2d inataut, j and sentenced lo he shot on the morning of the -1th, with Miramon and M?jia. Washinotos, June l'J.?The Department- of State tins information ihit the colirt-m irtial in the cane of Muxiinilian has been suspended for mo |n eaeut. Louisiana.?In this Stuto llie registration so fur shown 13.00D whites and Sl.l.'uO colored vnti-ra. In N : w GiLdim there are regiMered <J()7I whiles mid 1 :{,.*>')() negroes. Mnny thou! fluids uf white voters have not yet l eg isle e 1. CI?>n. .IoIiii AVagener, Immigration Agent for : the State of South Curolinn, lius eiij^Hped lo visit i Newberry, aii'l prre'enL ili? claims of hi* Uu; rcau to the citizens feelinir an interest in tho | "luhor question," on the lirst Monday in July ! next. | During the month of Mav 37,10 9 foreign I immigrants arrived in New York. The surplus of tho wheat harvest in Oenr; gin, it is estimated, will reach 10,0u0,000 I i bushels. ! ! | A ennnry bird haa been sold in Dansville, ; New Yolk, for $75. j ; Tl.pRu?;?n J ?- ' ... J<< IUI in IICIICVCU to Cpcnu ! I about $ I <.'0,000 a <luy in Paris. j i j Tho followi ng persona have freight remain ( ! ing in the Depot ut Abbeville : M M ?t \V W Fnrrow, (i F Kin loch, E L Pal ion, J II Wilfit.ii, W V Clmkecules, A J OinkHcnles, f) L Wardltv, J A Norwood, ,1 W j Thoma*, K ?fc C W Cowan, T F Lanier, W Wilson, CT Haskell, II \V Lawyon, O T I'orcher. : Geo. Grave*. Urndlev A Wideman, J C Speer' ; W C Lip ford, N R 1'rice, Mitts T Kowlain, Mury j E Davis, W T Mauldin. Confcignaen will save expense of storage by ! Inking their freight awnj nt once. I). It. SONDLEY. j HVX yv n E T 3 . REPORTEI> BY J. N. BE LCI IE II. r ?? - ? ,fff nnuiiiLLii, iiubs zi. | Cottok?Middling, 1^5 Go a 23; j j Flour (nonjury) W; Norili- j ! cm, $U a glW* Corn $1,76 a 1,85 ; Meal $1,75 a ; $1.?0? Ho Imp, BPS, 90 n $1,60; Teas 1,76 a '2,00; J Coffee, 80 a 85 ; Sugar, 16 22* ; Butter. 16 n 20 ; Eggs, 16 a 20; Whiskey, $4,00 a fi.OO. Bacon, (Shoulders) 16 a 18; Lard, 18 a 20; 11 itnis, 20 a 25 ; Side*, 10 a 20 ; Skit, $4,00 a $4,60; Wheat, $1.60 a $1.7$. &> . JUST RECEIVED AT J. J. CUNNINGHAM'S, 5 BAtES FACTORY YARN, ? Tie Celelratei' Pennon Eactory. Jon# 21, 186T, 8?4/ ^ * m Tlic Only Agricultural Paper Published In South Carolina. SUnicitlBG! SUIISCRinEI "THE FARM AND GARDEN!" a 24 pp. agricultural monthly. Only $1.00 per annum I " # J. R. Jacobs & Co., \ CLINTON, S. C. June 21, 18C7, 9?tf. BELLEVTJE . r|MlE EXERCISES of this SCHOOL will be ' j .JL reBUiiiHil the Firm Mnnrlny in July. Rates of Tuition, , 1N CURRENCY, Per Session of Five Months: TVimnrv Department, per Session of fivn id oil 1119 $10.00. ]ut.<-rriw<li-it<>, . . .... . . $1500. IIigliur English Branches, .... $18 00. French, exti a, . $10.00. M. A. ELMORE, Principal. June 21, 1867, 9?6t. WOOL!VVOOL!VVOOL! THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICES PAID FOR 9 WOOL, IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS. f Th? WOOL nitiRt he free from BURS nntl hOUKKiN MA'lTKIt. Will be taken either WASHED or UNWASHED. MILLER & ROBERTSON. June If) 34 If 11 EC EI Y E D . THIS D.A.Y, AT I ! J. N. BELCHER'S, ! 1,000 pounds j BACON CLEAR SIDES, TO ARRIVE: TWO BARRELS GOLDEN SYRUP, A Superior Arliclc, Ten Barrels Cuba Molasses, Ten IDo^cn. Cans PORTABLE LEMONADE, .W 1 Or Sl'OAIl OF LEMON?cannot L? diiliu. guitilieJ fi01a tlx) getiuiu* fruit. All 'who wiiU A p|<!i>nilid Refreshment fur the Beaton, will do well lo call early. { i JVRT3EVILLT3 ICE HOUSE. [ " I lirtvo muHe arrangements to kpep ICE dnri ing Hir Hummer Hrnsou. All ihosM wishing ICE | can get it by calling 011 me, ai a reasonable price. I ' | J. N. BELCHER. Juno 19 34 tf TURNIP SEED. ' | Strnp Leuf, Lftifge White Globe, I.nrgij While Norfolk, * ^ Yellow Aberdeen, Ruta Pnga. w A1SO, 1 RED CLOVER SEED, FOR SALE AT * QR PARKER S. ? eri -Jnnn 14, 18C7, 8. tf ^ Notice to Debtors'and CreJifin ALL persons indebted to '%II,LH1< L. W11AUTON, deceafed of Anderabn IMst-* rict, S. C, are hereby notified that tbajr muit come forwiird and make [>ftyay>nt be for a tha 20ili of July, or they will hava tb settle vitb an officer, and have cost* to pay, aa aettfementa must be made immediately. All person* baring demands against tha Eatata will prtaank tluiin, properly attested, on or before tba SUM time. ' ' 8AMUEE*WHA&TON, i Admiaiatrator, ? Jims 14, 1867, 8?4fc ; ? FOB SALE. * ? An Invalid's^ Carriage Clutfr, ^ . A NEW and neat artieltf for is or ontdoar il n?e. - Otn be propelled b? an attendant, or by the invalid's hands..* Apply to* T. <3, RI3L1CY, Greenwood. Jane 7, flt ' *" '. ^'*7 ??>? r * IN*otice. wi A LLvper*ooi indebted to m? o* BELL 1Y CUNNINGHAM foft*BlMk?aith * *?, will find their Notes and Aotfoontfcio the k&na' of ROBERT BOWIE, Em., tot eoHtotiOn7^' >.,8. ' " ?<?*** j * c *?;.*