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gBggjjjegjS ?h|lrc.ss. .A-bbevillcj, S. CJ. J W. A. LEE. EDITOR. TIJltMS?Tlire* Dollars n yenr in advance tasr No Subscriptions tt&eu fof a ?liofter tlniw Ibsu ?ix months. ' f *mb; i " 1 1 ; Friday, Jjii*e 18, 1869. j ^11 , ^ a. The True ause or the Late WarLetter of Hon. A. H. Stephens, The Hon. A. H. Stephens hap addressed a letter to the National Tufe/iinmrpr in vindication of the *,l.W.Vy...V__. ^ r . - ipjineiples of his great work agaiusl ;tbe strictures of the Hon. S. S JSicholas of Kentucky. Judg< Nicholas iu o communication t( that samo paper had given the fol lowing paragraphs as a condcnscc . eumnjary ot the positions of Mi {Stephens, as to the origin of th vrar; ".Negro slavery was unquestiona blv the occasion of the war, th main exciting cause on both sides but was not the real cause, tli causa causans, of it. "The war was inaugurated o the one side to vindicate the rigl of Recession, and on the otl er in denial of the right and to r< pist its exercise. It grew out < opposing views as to the nature < the government, and were und< our system, ultimate sovereign pov er or paramouut authority resides, Sfnnliftno lino n r\orfr?nf. . vi frl J. *. " x . o' to use Ms time aud talents in se justification as an aider of the rebe lion, but he is not justifiable i even unintentionally drawing upc tbe orthodox State-rights prineip additional obloquy by his at temp to show that "opposing viewb" ., to those rights was the true cau of the civil war." ^ Mr. Stephens objects to the p? . agraphs as presenting a partial aj incorrect view of tbe statements his book, on the subject, aud giv tbe following extract from his wor ps embodying his real views: . ' Slavery, so called, or that le^ subordination of the black race tbe white, which existed in all t one of the States when the Uui seas formed, and in fifteen of th< when the war began, was unqu tiouably the occasion of the w the main exciting proximate cai on both sides?on the .one as w as the other. But it "was not ' real cause, the 4causa causcals,' of That was the assumption of Federal authorities that the peo of the several States were, as j say, citizens of the United Sta and owed-allegiance to the Fed< Government as the absolute sov ' ?ign power over the whole co try, coiftolidated into one nati The war sprung from, the very i you. have expressed, and from .doctnnes you have embraced the, question .propounded to ; It grew out of different and dir ly opposite .views as to the na1 of the Government of the TJn: States, and where under pur sysl ultimate sovereign power or amount authority properly resid "We do not see, however, that tl is (according to Mr. Stephen's < statement,) any real difference in issues presented. The latter j graph seems to be an expansioi the condensed statement of the : going. As expressed in both, cardinal position of Mr. Step eeems to be, that whilst the prote< Of slavery was the proximate excitiog canse of the war, the cause?the "eatua cautant"?wa .judical difference in theory, bfifc the General .Government trod fi.outhem States, as to the respc powers of eaehi?whether soverei is " lodged in the GenerAhGovernn or him passed to.^tho whole peoy - Abe Spited; S(*tesi as one aggn mass, or still remaining to the p. of the several States as distinct i C#1 organizations." o?iJ i.irn >' ' But .\M>ta Stephens.. :objects an intimation is con.v^yod in condensed eitraofci^of 3u4ge $ lis, that die T^af Wats iifpitfora tid b 'Son thorn States, This he in dig ijr'denie# arid elkbork&iy dispi In this howcyer Mr. '6teph$rfs j 'ift\9^y.tof-rtAe,Jnjp a ^fajari of s< for the pleaadfe' of knocking . down. j It'fcOuId Certainly' not keen the interitidn of make any euch ebarc?e.'&Tld rs'd ^ot'dtdoeible from the feat^gr|f ' *** - <he! qtj^6n j ^s??ii&61i?y:jfe* lfr Wn#k*?tf< 4h? iwir/^Dd^ 'l?io4?oli!s1 x^f >t Imil A r .?* *r j* ?* </ cpH|P? ^ E" question aa tothe true theory^! ment, then the &m& |VM:WpM hp I* responsible e? the aggn am fptk-^i -kk io\ be trn?, ov?reignty r^dei iii ' ' ' " ' 'ilr* ? , nil" i ill ~ i) rrrniBii i m hh*i our chartered rights. This Mr. Ste- 1 pliena hiina<df -acJmita-.wKeja_ hotro- marks: . " . * : " Hallam has "well said, that the f a?feTC88ojr. iia a war is not . j first < who uses force, by.t ^{ie fjirat nvlio^rpn- s ders force uecoeaary.' And so the ^ facts of history will ever show how ( and by whom this lato terrible and most lamentable war was inaugurated ??' well as by whom it was hegun. 'thoy will show who were the actual aggressors, and who first violated the Organic principles and Jaws pf our American system of self-government by the people." As a matter of course, wo endorse all the leading positions of Mr, Stephens' groat work iu behalf of Stato ^ sovereignty, and are prepared with ' him to say that it is impossible " to ! name any single right of a State, or t any single principle of Stato rights, . under our eysteoi, which does not de? nnnd fm> ita flviitnn/'n nnnn iKft nni'fiS - -v- r? ) sarily admitted sovereignty of the , several States 1 There is no such 1 thing as Stace rights without Stato sovereignty. The Statos severally e possess no power, nor enjoy any privilege, by favor, grant, or delegation. ^ All their rights and powers, as well those retained as those delegated, arc inherent and sovereign. This is 'an '? indisputable truth. It is equally true e on the other side, that the General Government possesses no power by n inherent or soveroign right. All itf it rights anu powers are niuu ny ueiega l- tion only; and held in.trust bj* delega j. ?ion from the sovereign States consti tuting it. Of course I speak of mat jj- ters as they stood 'ante billum.' " Jr Sinco tho death of Mr. Calhour v, tbeao positions liave never received : ? inope elaborate, able and concltisiv< ' vindication, than in the great worl upon tho orr'gin of "the war betwoer the States." _ But why discuss these "dead is ,u sues ? " Mr. Stephens shall answer: And now, Messrs. Editors, do yoi le ask, Cui bono? WJiy so much writ ts ten upon the dead issues of the pasl as when questions of so much magn: ee tudo of a practical character prcs upon the public mind ? If so, iho r< ir- Pi)' twofold. First, to vindicate th truth of history, which is itself a hig j duty on the part of any one who ha it in his power to do it; and, in th . second place, to show the people < > these States, in this vindication, nc only true cause, the real " causa cat sans" of the lato war, but the rei to I funsn nf tlmir ni'MOtif. fvnhlfiR. rrVi >ut Federal machinery for tho last tc OH 3'ears has been abnormal in its actioi 5Di It must be brought back to the JefFe es- sonian doctrines, and made to confor: ar> in its workings with the organic pri 18e ciples of its structure, before thei can possibly boa return of the days ^ peace, harmony, prosperity, and ha , piness which formorly marked o course. 'J here ia no other hope f nnnotilntinnnl liKoi-fw /in lliia nnr (>An We nent. Judge Nicholas may " drea rou dreams" about another constitution tea, amendment, providing a new mode iral electing the President, but the reir er- dy lies in no such device as- that, un- simply in bringing back the Gc on ernment in its administration to orij jea nal first principles.' This is to bo do not by secession, however rightful a jn efficient a relncdy that might 1 That is abandoned. Nor is it to be do f.' by force or violence of any kind, < oopt the force of reason and the po ;ur? er of truth. It is to be done, if at i lte" at the ballot-box. Free inatitutic torn are more generally lost than establii par- ?d, or strengthened by a rosort ea?" physical force. - Tney arc> eminen bere the achievement of virtue, patriotif own and reason. That our institotic . the and' even nominal foi^m of gove iara- ment, is now in great danger, the p a . pf dont, sagacious, and wise evory wh fore- virtually admit An able editorial the your own paper, not long since, ] hens the pertinent and grave questi ition " Whither are we drifting? " and To tbis question I take the occasion real one to give you a direct and positive js a Bwer. We are drifting to Consolida veen and empire, and will land tbeire at no the unt period aacertaioly as the sun will Hive ibia day, unless the people . of'the sev gnty States a?akle# to a proper app'reci&tio lent, the danger, and save themselves from >le of "Upending catastrophe, by. arresting ?gate pr?MDt tendency- of public affrjrb. SO pie tpej can ptoperiy do only at ibe ba toliti- bo** All fiiends of conui.Utionii Jib <: in every section arid State, ruuaVjoniti tb?if, tbia- grafrd effort. Ttioy -mast iserio the (soaaider and even retontidtr many q ic^p- lion#, to wbieb tbey have given bty si y t&e atteolioa heretofore. Tbey mottacqi riant- itHeowelveSi with ibe pritHMpleit ^f 'i 'ove'Bi 0ovetntn?ntj aod provide leourily lor ioema future t>y*wdyiog a&d ooiracitog^e ,r,ftw"' rorf ibepMt. x ^ 'lint T'f? VT?jf; 'frave L ceaaLon of, Twnplww tQ^ay?Jj|ir tarty l&iMPohntfk* fafD **** &n? the magirf^e and PWPP?4rfw?ri9g^vWto Wmm i^'io HMlMNyft0<i $0ia hUted te <df itf orowwlittf itmctodtfa 10 ?b *?Ml; W*?W, which uoyelty |>rov? iced'; gmURplfMi?e. UQutm^itgih^ :tbe of march were beautifully .4#4m 'tbis '^he whole ASair -vrAi Agreed eu^ Xnv I * Af)4 Gy?nt' ?h'd ' Peak^rMvi ;*rr*p?9it >sfor, termfc.fbr thia'g^frwrf<?I^<wj|SH who itttortptton dwUttg m !d to engraved ufrctir iy [*lio Republican aid tiie(HoiL) L. L. Tbq last Issue off the Republican jorU^ina thp fplibwing paragraph : We notice i]r t'Hon. L.L. GufBn is couutod out in tlio return-defeated by five votes. We suppose that the votes at the polling placts where there was intimidation were counted. W? ljad hoped they woukl not be. isut the .Legislature can set the matter right. The General Assembly lias no fear of the Democrats" of Abbeville counfy. ' If, however, we have been misinformed, i>nd tlio clcction ol the Democratic candidate is fail and lawful we uhall' acquiesc< rrn.? WllllUUb iV UJU1111U1* J. UU IUUJU1 I tj must rule ia this land. J3u we hope to Bee the matter invea tigated by the Legislature." So the Republican admits ft prim< Jacie case against tho election of Gul lin, but supposes "that tho votes a the polling places whero there \va intimidation were counted." Butsiq pose, (as we asserted in our last issu< and as wo are prej arid to prove, that there was no intimidation ? Be tho Legislature can "set the matte right." This means tho seating < 1 Guflln,/>cr fas et nc/us ? a repetition < tho farco of tho Charleston electioi aud what has been again and agai 1 re-enacted iu Congress and the Siai Legislature?tho seating of unsucces l'ul candidates by the dominaut part, ' Tho General Assembly has no fear < * tho Democrats of Abbeville;" and f< tho very good reason that they lnu Ma majority of Kepnblicaue, whit 1 ibey will scruplo at no means 2 maintain. "Tlio majority must ru v in this land." So say wc; but in I popular election, it should ^be tlio m jority of Voters and not of tlio Genet Assembly. What a farce to bold i election?and then have a body II bitter partisaus declare their Candida elected, whom the people have deel; '' ?d not elected. Yet this is just wli l" they did in tho caso of the Char I s ton election, and what they will vc likely do in the caso of Guffin. e h lS " iand for the Landless." c It seems that certain persons ,l Greenville District, who descri themselves as "Confederate soldic Democratic, moneyless, landless mei >e recently addressed a letter to C. n Leslie, Land Commissioner, asking bo remembered in tho distribution * jianus unucr uis supervision. j\ m how do you suppose this upstt n* swelling with " tho insolcnco rc office," answers tho appeal ? By ?f minding them that as Confcder P" soldiers, they had better first applj ur Confcderf^o owners of large tracti br !and, whom honor aud gratiti must prompt to a " free gift of a'sn ,n tract of land to every poor disab al Confederate soldier"?by remind ?f them that as Democrats they have ie* claim xinder the bill which they " posed. >v* Could insolenee gofhrthor? 13 51" is a penniless adventurer, who ne mado the " feed and salaried" almc nt^ of largesses extorted by legalized j ^e- bery from these very Confederj DC~ and Democrats, who dares tell tl that they have no claim ' to the dii w* bution. The cool impudence of *"? proposition, makes it absurdly rid )Il8 Innn ' Hnmrnfint frtnld nnt mair 8b" more bo. And who is this ^Leslie to presumes to talk of " honor and g t]y tudp and obligation,"and to direcl 3m> distribution of other people's moc ,nB? We will say no more than that h flift mnn wlin Hrflira o stated on ,ru" salary of $2,000, and besides $10 ero each title furnished (estimated 'n $10,000) for disbursing, $150,000 PQt annum in building up the Republ 0D? party. He is the man who talk disinterestedness, philanthropy, ^ot all the gentle affections and ste flD" virtues. O tempora ! 0 mores! tioD di?- r' * * ~ sei The Tax Assessment and tral State Boabd.?The action of u of State Board of Equalization in ra tb? the assessment- of the real prop tba of the State $49,046,063, and Ibis tributing this amount among illoi- several counties, as best suited eriy caprices, has caused general disi ) in faction. The assessment in Orj iusly burg was raised 300 per cent [ties* Edgefield 150 per cent., in Abbi light and soma other counties 100.per iMini The gross injustice of the proce< ibeir is'manifest* " A" may Lave rote the bie property at moro than its er value, yet' he mutt make up foi deficiencies of h.is neighbor has been assessed toa low.- A1 P*o- s^bjeot3d to''the safe* Prfoei-u one Mle'. A pjptest Was;sent op t* delegation: afcom -Orangebtu1^,' Ptly protests haveboenmade elsew gay But^bat will it avail? Money, itY#r be bad,, afcd cbis is the shortest; glee to jet it IM * JnaagUt^ afc Hodge? frot.ipplapeof J, Bodgare, re^i, Gwh *<& fepii*** removed, and J. JU' L. Cuba.?Advices have been received from Cuban Bourcep of; the .fight between the revolutipniaty aud Spanish troops, near Padre. The Cuban troops, numbering about 2,0Q0, were attacked., in entrenchmentsby tbo Spaniards numbering nearly 4,000. They were twice repulaod. Tho lose of tho Cubans is less than 100 killed and wounded. That of tho attacking purty. is three times greater, flu Spaniards retreated, leaving nnumbei of killed aud wounded on the field Tho result of this battlo has hpd i most encouraging effoet upon the Cu 1 ban qrmyy which it is reported an t gaining strength every day from th F very best portion of tho peoplo c r the is|and. Tho want of liarmon; 3 betwpen tho officers in command c tho government troops in the field an j. the volunteers who have taken poi session of tho government of th island, is exhibiting itself in tho d< moralization of the Spanish troop r and the large number of recruits .i ^ tho Cuban ar.my. This condition * s things lias given now impetus an ' wtrongth to tho Cuban cause. Ha ing no doubt of their ultimate sueces a number of recruits, mostly fro Virginia, loft Washington yestcrdi !r and to-day, to join a foroo which rendezvousing on the Southern coa jf preparatory to joining tho Cubs army. [J;j Thb Cuban War.?AVaslringto ,e June 12.?The Cubans have de s_ patctjes reporting that two expe( y. tions, of over 690 men, with am of ammunition and provisions were sa >r 1}' landed, and have joined the p re triots. The men are tried soldiers ih the late war. Desertions from t to Spaniards to the Cubans are causi le frequent coll isionsljet ween thctroc n and volunteers, whose animosities i a_! irreconcilable. The Cubans ha organized their forces into two an an corps. Gen. Thos. Jordan coi 0< niands one. A battle between J lte dan's and Lesca's forces are daily < *r pectcd. Jordan has over $2,( at \ . ... .v Americans in his corps. U8ry ? FOB THE ABBEVILLE PRESS. Til - IT.-. T rii/TUU llftU iJU W liuca v "We had tho pleasure on Satur< last of attending a pleasant Pic-2 ?f given by the young ladies and gen '*>e nian 0f Lowndcsvillc and vicinity r8> the Doublo Bridges, on Bocky Br rj>" A few miles of pleasant riding s P- bronglit us to the place of rondezvi to | and introduced us to tbo picas i of business of unlimbering our lines nd hooks, and to tho other enjoy me irt, terrestrial and aquatie. But wl of the pastime was somewhat "ampi re- ous," th3 success was principally ate land. At least, as but few of r finny tribe were hooked, wo Bupj 5 of tho young peoplo obtained compe ^de tion otherwise. A delightful feast,prepared by " led uij folks, * and spread in tho ploai 'n6 shade of the forest trees, was "a h no in itself. It presented a little ?P" everything to tempt tho eye or grr tho taste?substantiate and dait .ere jn great abundance. As a mattci 1B course every noay aia it justice, >ner joyed it and themselves,. and wc r?t- up tl^e entertainment with a plea ates chit-chat of fove, romance, po lem aTi<j every thing else that was ai stri- ing. the A surpriso party at the house of lieu- friend W. Y. C., of Lowndos' o it with its gny beauties, sweet m OJ V? n AM J rl/\1? Tif 1 A^of AinniuV UliU uuii^utiui vuit*v/uni| luiuioL rati- fitting close to the onjoyments oJ itbe day. itsy ? To our friends we extend our th e is for favors kindly-extended aad uual appreciated, and trust to have for pleasure of attending again just at another party. B. C. per , ican , 3 0f H?- In another column oar f i* P.rAaa T?no^a" Avnnnfa OArmftnrVi Viv/ji] JbWCtVlO VAVV|/I.U OMU1V ff M the roseate hues in which our < lD6r friend, "John Timon," has sketching off the attractions of G wood. They arc both "to therm the born," and ought to be able tbe justice to the subject. But gentl ising like the knights of old, you have >erty looking at opposite sides -of . dis- shield. "John Timon," we opin the been living on ambrosia in sweet their demic Greenwood. , ' 3atis- ? Where the Attic bird inge- Thrills her thiok-warbled note*, the B ., in long; sville but "Cross Bonds" has, we 1 cent, beefo sojourning in dry, dusty, iding mercial Greenwood, and has be< irned bibing too much railroad smoke irue that aocoonts for the sombre ht the hia fancy. We are glad to hav who both gentlemen as oorrespondon 1 are ' h k stean jgf. A proclamation flrtotn the 'ith a quarters, announces the electi Win. H. {Taggart andL.P. C b4re; County Commissioners; fof 'Abb *>? HoW Guffin managed *11^1 do "pot know. A convenient afl ?VOm Calhoun's Mills, we tnmta i ' tb? work. Any jjnm\>dr yre an 1 av'Jil coming forth? S?J - WW% &4b'tfo4i,' 'vV*' : * ' :*-* *4 ^ TOTi ,tM 5#J d riii'i^iii/W'iif, v'lD^ tm* fci mother coJmsm M*. l frttfto; 4attkk&tav ?*&<>?*#& fWbueimw^t H, from ? I for thh abbeville press. Brformation Wanted- H Mr. Editor:?Mr. John* Tiraop 1 figures in the Press, and who is that ' | Mr. John Timon ? When asked echo only answers Mr. John Timon. Is he 1 a stranger, man or a woman, after the , likeness of man, except beard? The > citizens don't know Mr. John Timon, and tn fact aro strangers at home, if he tells the truth about Greenwood. If Mr. John Timon -can rebuild and 1 moralize Greenwood so suddenly, and make people believe it, we would like 0 for him to benefit Ninety-Six, llorn0 town and Cokcsbury instantcr. At these towus bo could get a big fat y job, whei-o 60 much is wanted to bo quickly done. ^ Shattevfleld and White Hall in ruins! 3-1 Phoenix inundated!! lO | CJ Information wanted about Mr. John 3) Timon }!! n Who struck Billy Patterson? of This question has remained unanid sworcd for much time through fear, v- but now tho Government has removed is, the obstacle, and tho answer comes m ?A Frcedman struck him." Perhaps iy a frecdman is Mr. John Timon, and i is so, wo will tako no issue with bin at about Greenwood affairs, but bo i m silent Democrat. Silence works wonders. r>' Now, Mr. John Timon, you rc ~ what awaits 3*ou unless the naktM truth is told in your futuro writing nhnnt. rjronnwnoil. felKy MARBLE PLAYIXO. a_ Greenwood is a mar bio play in; town in the most worthy acceptatio ] of the term. To prove that I ami nS earnest, if any village, with the sum *Psj number of itlio men, will shoot ma ire i bles against it for monoy, my pockc .ve, book will bo staked on the rosul xt I TUa nra UonnmA HH nrftl "J i JL iIV> UH? V w ww |^. V. m-leieut in tho refined art that plumpiii or- out tho middler from "taw," is rule 3X- out and not counted a game. T1 )00 practice of marbles in that town unparalleled in any scetion of tho la Confederate States. NOTHING .ELSE TO DO. On approaching that beautiful pla from the East sido our eyes fell upi lay a raov^nS m*iss of men going hith and-thither, apparentl}* mocking t tje' insane asjlum, but on arrival fou at them playing marbles. ier< LADIES OFF TIIE FRONT STREETS. oon To our astonishment and extrei jus. mortification wo met t' e lovely a iant beautiful young ladies of that to' and wqnding their courso liomewt nts, through unaccustomed streets. lllst Something unheard of before? llie ring oiocKaaea tue wbiks, On Before the Btore-Iceepers door, the Wickeduess uoiue men talka. >08c Now please toll us how tho lad n8a" can cross over the "round ring" wi out knocking out tho men. Were e not for tho short dress now in fashi 3ant serious trouble would arise botw< ost the ladies and tho gamcsterR. H ' annoyii.g for a lady to push her w over rings and through garasters lties 0f the s? ore-keepers doi r Again, ladies can hear easily, and en" ungarded word might prove quite m . somo to her refined feolings Grt 8ant wood once had able men with busii etry habitg. BlUS nTie. x *i - 1 i ji. rr lie, mvue yuur uubuiuu is muur, > our Have your garden like your neighbor ... Young ladies, ask the extra alerk* 11 "Will they begin more noble work*, usic, led a If things progress, wo will w f the again. CROSS ROAD' anks Chief Justice Chase In Rale: du'y ?A Washington telegram says : 1 the Information has been received 1 such 0f an unpleasant difficulty bet^ Chief Justice Chase, and the bai Raleigh, North Carolina. The C piAnrl Justice statos that ho -was sh tat to "what purported to be a protest dr other uPj aqd signed by many of the 1 been ing members of the bar. On reen- opening of the court he addressed inner mtmbers of the bar present, sta to do that the court had seen the pro omen anc* considered it a contempt, and been the clerk would be ordered to a the uPon ea?k member of the bar e, has signed it, a rule to show cause i, aca- *^67 should not be silenced until purged themselves of the conte This causod much confusion an antaer lawyers, and they left tho c to confor as to the coarse propei think ^em. ^ke "Caiondftr was then ea Co to- an(* 'be lawyers whose names we >n im- *he Prot SP were not allowed tc , and P?*1" ^ t^ieir ca80.B? ies of. e-yon' Hr, W. H. Rebeftspn, of Was! ton, and Mr. John Tj?ler, of Virg propose between them, thftt tho head- servative men pf the South select rtn v?f senators and i^nresentativea frot Juffio, triotio-Btatesmen living intho N" eville. ?n> States, and thus tljrow oyerb ji we " the vUUnoas carpot~bagg?r an; Id^vit fid*?, perfldiooa and treaoberotia e a? did wag." . They contend that pne '< p?6s? pri^T r&sidepc? in th? State to.be >ktrki>l: rdsented Will meet' all 'th? reC /|f.i mfent? of Vtjfy ' ; S fi&tto*. ' \ The Macon (Ga.) Post Office. < ' Tho Washington correspondent of the Now York Herald, writing under 1 Juto of tho 7 th instant, says: ^ Samuel F. Gove and George Ed- j1 wards, members* of Congress elect, f but kept out in tho cold, from Geor-.] gia, accompanied by Judge C. B. Cole, of tho Superior Court of AJacon, in t that State, mado up another delega- < tion that waited upon President Grant to-day.in relation to tho cas% of Tur- t Hm nnlmxwl <> 11 Tv?r?nnf 1 v nnnnint ed to succeed Mr. Washington as Post ' Muster of Macon. They went to tho i President to protest against Turner's appointment, and Judge Colo acted as 1 spokesman of tho delegation. He void tho President that he expressed tho feeling of all the white Itepublicana of the city of M^con, which, he said, was tho second in commorcin, importance in the State of Georgial when lie declaree that Turner's appointment was not only distasteful to . to the people of that place, but that it would actually have tho effect of ruining their business. ISfo deecnt , wlpte Republican would tolerate such 5 a man as Turner in official position in (' Macon. "If," said Cole, <4it be true i that you, Mr. President, haxc appointi ed this man Turner to bo Post Master ?jf Macon a? a rebuke for the outrages and disorders that havo occurrcvl in thai ^ Slate, you havo selected tho wrong pla<;? j for punishment. There lias not been any outrage or disorder in that district, and it seems extremely unjust that one place should b<? pnnishod for t'ie f>in9 of another." Ju'lgeColo went on to explain that K Turner was such an ofTeiieivo character iliHt his appointment would l.ave the efl'i-ci n of diiving all decent whito Repnblicam e : from Mucon. President Grant hoard tin r" I Judge lo the close of hi* remarks wirh tin inmost attention and respect, and then suit1 ' tliat since the appointment hud been madt be had reviewed ibe wboU case, reflociei upon the charges that had been luadi :(1 against Turner, duly weighed the reason IC (hat had been urged by the white llepul 18 licans of Macon agninst Turner's appoint *-e mont, and had finally come to tho conelu sion that a thanufc should be made. II had already informed Post Mastei-Genen Co Creswell that Turner's appointment ough r>n to be revoked, and, iu fact, steps had nl er ro-idy been taken to notify Mr. Turin he lhal ho neoJ not strive any further lo ob mi tain bonds, as his set vices would not I needed as Post Master of Macon. TL delegation on hearing this were greatly r joice-J. and after lIih <kinor iho President fi tne . . . . . ; Ins consideration and timely notion, left tl White Iiou?e in the hicbest spirits.' It a ivn , _ b . ird ',ears Tumor, after receiving hi# a pointment, endeavored in* vain to obta the requisite bonds for the di-charge Tl . -?r XT _ i_ Ins ouliea ns 1'oai iuasier. wuuuuy Macon would go security for him, and was obliged to look elsewhere with no In tor success. So poor Turner, the aspin ies gentleman of color, will have to aband th- his hunt for Federal patronage iu Mac< it and return again to the avocfltioo ol on, preacher, which be would have abandon ?en for a postoffice. OW ^ . ? ray Crops. in 3rs* Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken has favi an ed us with the following clear a ful- comprehensive summary of the cr sen- pvospects in Abbeville. The letter ,eas dated Cokesbury, .Tune 7: While in Abbeville village to-day interrogated planters from all parts ; Abbevillo relative to the growing c ton crop, and tho labor, &e., and n very generally with replies such rite the following: 1st. The area planted in the Nor ern half of the district is no grea than that planted last year. [<3n* 2d. This area is very materially duced by hundreds of acres being 1 30re ed out by lato frosts, recent fresh< cen and in some instances, by being j* .?^ planted in corn. 3d. In the western and souths own tern portions more cotton was plant awn but less must be made in conseque u" of the effects of lato irosts. 3th. In the southern, southeast ' and eastern, about the same area 1 planted as was in 1868, but the I t08t> frosts have had their effect there 1 t^at though in less degree than elsewh ervo as this is the red section of the trict' and the frosts were most < ^hV nn m>nv Innds " ll'UWtlVU VU giwj l^ey 5th. The general impression is, mP*" bovillo will ruako less cotton thai l0DS did last year. IOQrt 6 th. The freed men are wort f ^or about as well as freedmen can ^e(*> made to work, attempting in a 1< re 1D way to do in five days what thd * ployer thinks can scarcely be don oi V r>f the freedmen stop W Saturday bp 10 A; M. blngr 7th,' Our corn crop looks heal jinia, but 'lis Vety small and backwi coi)- wheat is fine; oats, fair average; 1 their leyV comparative failure,?Vharh n pa- ' orthv ' fl ?' *? ??1? ' * ' Tr y -*'l >oara now. a. u> undq.r? itljp Greensboro' (Qa.) Herald, of Kialarr lOtt instant, eays: u We wo yee day shown a fetter from &??, 4" 1 guiahed statesman, to a; friend WTv heaJth.i81int^)rftyMi^f irtbftt he o A: si* upmost Qfc theisd^wdrja# '< ' tQ;bn?ine?i. ojThla^lrb* rr- iimrthA Stftt^ia ?o/?iilvinwiUQr^U , ; - ' i > > t c?m??g ' * Payment'of Sfoty Taxes. ". ' ? * Tbo Treasurer in paymont of State i'axes in addition to bills receivable in J. S. currencyj gold, and silver coin, 3 authorised to receive the coupons rom Statq bonds for tho valuo ex>rossed on tho face of each, via: 1st?Six per cent bonds issued by he State, under an Act of 18G4, in aid >f the Blue Ridge Railroad. 2d. Six per cont. bonds issued by I ,ho State under tho Acts of 1853 and (855 for tho construction of tl\e new State House, and six per cent, bonds issued by tlio Stato under tho Acts of September and December, 18GG, for funding tho past duo principal end interest on tho Stato debt. All coupons that havo accrued on bonds denoted 1st and 3d, on or be fore tho 1st July, 1869, nro fundable under the Acts referred to abovo, of September and December, 1.866, and are not receivable for taxes. Coupons of railroad bonds bearing tho State endorsement will not be taken. Mark Twain's Experience.? Mark Twain writes as follows from Vieksburg: At dinner, ycrterday, I helped myself to a piece of pumpkin pic. The gentleman who had been bc obliging to amuse me at an expense of $75, observing me cat the pic roso from the table with a lieav; i\ i.:? c \\n.T i.?. HUWtl VII llio YY 1IVJI1 Jl liUI finished my diuner, and wal&ei forward to the social hall, he ap proachcd with a drawn Rowic-knif and sternly demanded of me wlicr I was from. I told him after a sligli ! hesitation, that I was born in A1 bemarle County, Va., and that 1 was a nephew of Colonel 5 He then said : j I | "If that is the case you may coi "itinuo to live; but, sir, I thongl * jyou must be a d?d Yankee iroi *| the way you ate that punipkiu pi | and iu that case, I should have r< 0igarded it as a duty to cut yo jj! throat!" i I thanked liim very politely f - the high regard he had tor the pla m of my birth, and my family co ?!nfiotinns. Tfp. then asked me if >e took part in the rebellion. I sai |L' yes. He inquired on which sit I replied on both ; that I was vi; Jr | ting a rciativc of mine by the nar >e | of John M. Botts, at the time t ^ war broke out, and that I remain P there until the war closed. of seemed satisfied with my answ ;n aud asked me to introduce him l,e Gen. Blair. L.t He told the General that he w ng the first man he ever voted for tl on he had fought against; that >n, South could never haver have b< : ? conquered if he, Col. Jay Ilawi ie^ I think he called himself had bi m command, or it tncy naa been like him. He had fclost v heavily by the war. I think said he had lost an uncle, a nigs a watch, and thirty dollars in C rederate money. op . 18 A Washington dispatch to the 1 j York Times Bays: "New York h ' proprietors and railroad men and < ers in this city remark that the tr; 0t from the South to the North has I for the last few weeks larger thai as" any season since the close of the hellion. Nearly all these pooplo of tho tourist, health and pleai ^er seeking class, and Washington merely a resting place on the roa f?" the various points of interest in 1 " North. This travel between the 3t8> sections is looked upon as an evid< pp_ 1 that the Sonth has, in somo mea5 recuperated from tho effects of war, and that prosperity is again ,e ' tnrning'to her. The number of 1 nC0 ness and land speculators going S is also on the increase, and sca srn' real estate agencies here are doii wa8 profitable business in the salo an< 'ate cbango.of Southern property." too. | ore jia. Tho Health Board of New 1 jU8. city, in conjunction with tho Commissioners, bavo found out not more than one ton of a ( t jt many samples of keroseno oil, t< undor their order, can . bo consid :ing 8n*? t0 burn. .Such a revelatio be this should arouse a judicious al Jose To meet tho general risk whi< ettl. points out, good legislation is ho ?in' speedily. ork f? 1 There have been1 many Snr tby, schools organized in California fo *rd; purpose of teaching the Chinf bar- the Christian religion and our 'itQti language, Several of ^,hose have' stoned, the teaohers assaulted ii ' street# and highways, and 0t>e ;0 Tile 8C'bcw)Ia and churches burned. ' 'tlie tho prejudice iigaintf .fUji1 Chinese is rery vjpletat^on ihef P slobe. ^ vliaco 'oa Jih-nj I jtjpr . WW ; ^!iRfl?L33yXs?CfT JllH/'iii hi?. vKSfrnfe wiM from Mojufco.'report,4|>e.idwcove 2* Death of Mra. Coturak.?From lha Rome Courier we learn tbat Mrs. EIIxrbutb Francis Sproull, wif?^>f Col. Wade 8. Coibran, of Rome, died on last Saturday, aged fifty-eight years- Sbe was born in Spartanburg District. Soutb Carolina, byt Iiur resided iu Floyd and Cam counties for the past twenty-flvo years. Sbo is represented as having been a model wife, an Hffticlionnte mother, a true Christian,.and one wbojjnever turned a deaf (ear to ^tlie wants of the poor,, or refused akiqd word to the erring, B?- "Wo had tho pleasure during" the past week of meeting- in our offico' Mr. F. A. DeFontaine, tho Agent of that popular magazine, tho XIX Century. Call at Parker Sc' Thomson's, the agents, and got a copy, A case roccntly came before thepension offico where the applicant had', served in tho Confodorate aud aubse-. qucptly oulistod in tho. Union, army, in which ho was Wounded. The com-, missionor decides that by h.avipg been 1 in tho rebel servico the applicant, although woundod in the Union army,, is not entitled to benefit under exiBt iug pension laws. A Uealtiit Digestion,-?Life it rendered miserable when the digestive organs are im? ^ paired. Food becomes repulsive; the body emaciated ; tho mind depressed, and melon choly broods over you. Tutt's Vegetubl? Liver Pills fs the remedy for these ?vile; they produce sound digestion ; create a good ?pp*? 2 lite, iinpait refreshing sleep and cheerfulness of miud. > This valuable preparation.for.8als by Parker it <it Thomson and W. T. Penney. ' June 4. 1869?0-2t. / ^ MAHRIAGES. e MARRIED, Juno 1G, 18C9-, by Rev4 o J. F. (Jibcrt, Mr. W. N. RANSOM lt to Miss {JARAII L. STEPHENSON, _ daughter lof Mr. Harmon Stephongon, j all of AbbevilLo County, S. C.. K&3L, To the "happy couple, wo> are indebted for a "slice" of the* x nice cake, for which they will lt! please acccpt our tbauks and best, m e' CONSIGNEES. . r The following named persons have freight in the Depot at A fcbcvillo : or A Z Bowman, Thos Young, Trowce bridge & Co, Jay & Bradley, J L Lean_ ley, C Cox, McDonald, Norwood & j Co, DuP-re & \Y, J E Bradley, W V j CLinVseales, H T Tustin, H S Kerr, P ' M Mitchell, A L McCaslan, G A Yise' anska, T C Haskell. 5i~ EXPRESS?J B Ilubbard, It A Menc Caslin, W D Mars, E C Steel, G P ]ie Steifer, E 11 Miles, Miss M Graves, J. J Cunningham, E L Patton, L G Bel uu lot. Lie D. E. SONDLEY, cr, ' Agent. to 1 11 ? 1 t Markets. >T?is , Uat New York, June 16.?Cotton firm, the with sales of 4,800 bales, at 31 J. jeu Charleston, Juno 16.?Cotton firm:er, cr with 6ales of 250 bales?middlings Ben > receipts, 140. , all Liverpool, Jane 16?Evening.? ery Cotton active?uplands, 2IJ@I2; ]1C sales, 20,000 bales. 0 MILL NOTICE. WE arc now prepared to grind wheat and corn at our miM. <?w Patron ago respectfully solicited. : 0101 Wilson & Hutchinson. oth- june 8 18G9, 8 tf. avel * ?; :? >eon Teeth Extracted Without Pain. 1 at T AM nom prepared to administer K> re- trous Oxide Gas, a safe anaesthetic, : arc and remove teelb witbovt pain to tbe pa- , 9tire l'ent? _. is Wm. C. Wardlaw. D, D. S. d to June 8 1809,8 tf , I , the NOTICE. " f two , ; * . jnce T WILL be absent from my office next jure -JL weeki a^ter Monday 21st. I will be , at Greenwood Tuesday and Wednesday for the practice of my profession. busi Wm. C. Wardlaw, P, D. S. June 8 1809, 8?It ouin , u. r. WANTED ! 1 ox- > r WIJEAT, for wln'oh thji highest ?nar- , ket price paid iu CASH. OR BARTOR. . fork TROWBRIDGE & CO./ > Fire June. 18, 1809, 8^lf '- ' ,J 5r?t DEPUTY : 38ted , " 1 rS COLLECTOE'S NOTICE. arm. t i jh. it " ' ' "I ">* >" 0,1 vtyi1* edod nvmn>v flfli.TEfl'WHl'ft V,' ^ * , oirFidEL ;"i!;t,M;:v idfty-li 1 - ttvrhM'ili'Wil rthtt Abbeville/0. 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