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TVbbeville, S. O.
W. A. LEE, BOITOK.
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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
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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
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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
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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 '
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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.
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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?? -- - - *'
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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
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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
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| ?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. , . <
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Nearly all the battle-fields around Riohniond
. are now. sown ttilh grain.
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"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
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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^'
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