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^^Wgeneral NEWS.
I HE DrGISION'
BHi'.?The telegraph informs us !
I HRic Mississippi and Georgia
Mm have been (lismsscd by the Su^H^RPrcmc
Court of the United States,
IB a tie vote, four against four. Now,
the Bench consists of nine judges; all
Hp 0/whom were present (luring the nr*
gument. What has become of the J
missing judge,?and who is lie ? A i
* member of Congress can dodge-a vote, j
1 by refusing to answer when his name-1
is called, or by going out the ball: ;
but a judge, after the case is beard, !
has no discretion, as to his judgment.
It must be rendered, one way or tlio
other. This is his duty. The parties
before him have a right to his !
judgment; and lie has no more right,
to refuse determining, than to hear
the case. Here is gross and unpropfdnnted
delinquency. The presuinp.
tion must be, that he was in favor or |
the injunctions, for otherwise, liis
witliolding his judgment could have
no effect. The tie defeated the bills;
therefore, he withheld his judgment,
to produce the tic. If he had boon
opposed to the bills, there was no reason
to withhold his judgment. The
refusal of the judges of the Supreme
Court, to put forth their reasons, for
their judgments, until next December,
is also in keeping with the conduct
of the missing judge.
This has, heretofore, been considered
as the last'citadel of the constitution.
It may now, we presume, be
considered as its grave.
Charleston ilIcrcuri
A Mass Mektixo or Fueed.mex.
?We have received the proceedings
of a mass meeting of Frecdmen, held
twelve miles north of Sumter, on Saturday
last, which, we regret, the
crowded state of our columns docs not'
permit us to publish in our present
. issue.
At this meeting the speakers were
all colored, and their remarks were
of such tone and character as to merit
the highest commendation from our
people. If the froedmen throughout
the country will but pursue the policy
indicated by the expression of tin's
mAntinn n'lllT tri'll T>0:S(!f? SI.] I (X fl.C
UVV Vilij .
cord prevail, and abundant harvests
again smile upon our destitute land,
out they will be secured in their every
and privclege known to the laws of
the country?the appreciative, highminded
and just white race of the
South rising en nume for their protection.
The'exercises of the meeting were
opened with singing and prayer hy
Rev. William Timuionds (colored),
and the speakers were J. W. Wcst
beny, Nelson Coloough, Alfred Davis,
11. C. W est berry, and Isaac Mc.
Laughlm,
These speakers all declared in favor
of putting their rights and interests
in the hands of men with whom
they had been reared. In this they
thought the colored race would be
secure, for the constitution to be adopted
by the convention would be referred
to the voters of the State for
ratification, and should it be inimical
to them or in retrenchment of their
rights, it could be by thenv rejected,
- and it would be time enough for them
then to- withdraw their confidence
fronr their former masters.
Sumter Watchman.
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Deaths From Chloroform.?The
April number of the Medical News and
Library relates four cases of death
from the inhalation of chloroform?.
The first was of a lady, twenty, years
of age, living in Blocmington, Illinois.
She was apparently in good health,
hut suddenly expired after inhaling
about a drachm of chloroform given
for the relief of pain in the extraction
of teeth. Three days previously she
had inhaled chloroform and had six
teeth extracted without any bad effect.
The second case was on the
occasion of the performance of an
operation, by Professor Hamilton,
. of New York. The patient was a
robust woman. The third case was
of a man in the hospital at Toronto,
Canada, to whom chloroform was ad
minstered preparatory to tying the
-? external iliac artery. The fourth
case occurred in St. Mary's Hospital,
London. It was that or a stableman,
. to whom chloroform was administered
\ to facilitate the reduction of a dislocated
thumb. This and the first mentioned
case are additional proofs of
the correctness of the statement made
a few days ago in our article on
chloroform, that, by far the largest
proportion of deaths has occurred in
the most trivial operations.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Our Financial Prospects.?We
hear from Washington that the Secretary
of the Treasury expresses the
opinion very freely that no futher
reduction of the public debt need be
expected at present; indeed, chances
are that, the debt will be increased
within the next three months.
New York Times.
I
i ui WJU- ll* *lL,'Li LJl, .^A'jjg
I MR. JEFFERSON DAVIS. |
I The old .simile of llie elephant won j
in a raffle is certainly applicable to j
I the position heretofore held by the j
government with reference to Mr.
Davis, a position which is greatly j
j modified by the result of yesterday's '
proceedings. It was a mistake to cap- j.
' tare bim at all. Prom the moment'
that he was taken the question how j
to dispose of him has pressed with |
weight on the country, for this qn.es-1
tin.i did not concern the officers of the ,
government alone. It was made a j
political question, and was discussed ;
in every village in the land. If some '
fierce gentlemen had I.ecu allowed'
their way he would have bee:, long ago i
executed without judge or juryThe!
attempt to connect him with the as-'
sa.-sination of Mr. Lincoln had its
origin in the frantic desire of these
?i*i!f*Mif v./.r!ri,.> to v.co ln'in snmmnvilv
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disposed of; out the failure to sustain !
even the semblance of reason for that
suspicion made the ease more difficult
of management, since it reacted decidedly
in favor of the prisoner in the
public mind.
Yfhen the Confederacy fell to pieces
there v.*as in the South, a Strang
anti-Davis party, numbering in its
adherents a largo portion of the intellect
and ability of the rebellions
Stares. It will never be possible to
say accurately what was the relative
strength of this opposition and of the
party sustaining Davis' administration.
Hut we arc inclined to think
that more than half of (lie people of
the Southern States belonged to the
ranks of the Joe Johnston party, socalled,
although it had hardly the
consistency or organization necessary
to give it a name. lied Mr. Davis
escaped from the country it is tolerably
certain that the opposition was
so strong that it would have maintained
absolute supremacy over the
Southern mind, and would have been
triumph at in visiting publicly on the
escaped head of the Confederacy all
the blame which had been secretly
poured out on him for three years before.
It would have been impossible
for his friends to reinstate him in public
reputation. All the failures of
OT./1 fl.n finol fj-rhir.a -nYslllrl
lliu It Ui IWiU U1V Utavi V ..
have been charge*! on him, and 1 lie
charge would have been believed. lie
would have gone into exile, despised
by the South and certainly not admired
at the North. He would never
have returned from obscurity. A
worse fate could not have been wished
for him by his worst enemy than he
would have encountered had his flight
been successful.
I The course pursued towards liiin
by the government, resulted in a very
different condition of things. Made
the sole prisoner of the Confederacy",
he necessarily began to be locked on
as a representative man, And the dislike
to him which had become so
strong in the South gave way before
the fact that lie was regarded as the
embodiment of the rebellion, awaiting
judgment in a military prison.?
lie had the sympathy of all who had
been rebels under his leadership. Mr. |
Davis has to thank the government,
therefore, for preserving him from a
worse fate than execution as a traitor.
It has been a blundering cbhrso on
the part of the administration from
the beginning until the present time,
when tlie right step lias been taken.
J He is no longer to be regarded as the
man who in his person represents millions
of people. He simply stands
indicted for treason, his own personal
crime, and admitted to bail, which is
placed on a personal valuation, and
not on the idea that lie represents
all his old backers in the field.?
Whether lie will ever be called on to
answer at the bar, or whether he will
go abroad and forfeit his hail, if he
should happen to be called on, or
what lie will do, is henceforth of,
small account. That sensation is I
pretty much ended, and wc pass on j
to others, which arc sure to occupy I
us. It is well for the country, well
for the administration, and well for
? 11 +Vw* f f Al? 1 ^ ?1 f loof
UU [Jill tlUA llUl/l/ my imi/liyi 111/ ?wi |
tg,kcn the ordinary commonplace I
shape in which it now stands.
1\\ Jour. Com.
What Hard Work can Accomplish.?As
an evidence of what an
industrious man can do, lie he white
or black, wlien once he sets his j
mind to hard work, wc produce the
case of a frcedman named Albert I
Woodson, who was employed by Mr.
Geo. N. Gwathmcy, in Cumberland
county, at the rate of ten dollars per
month and board, for one year.
During the year, besides his regular
wages, he made one hundred and
eighty-six dollas worth of tobacco and \
thirty-five dollars worth of corn?;
amounting to three hundred and forty- 1
one dollars. This is about as much
as most good mechanics receive
throughout the year?includingboard i
and lodging.? 'Richmond Examiner, j
The Milwaukie Whcontrin says the j
: market is over-stocked with wild pi-}
I geoiis, and the birds can be had in 1
j any quantity almost for the asking. 1
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From the Charleston Daily News.
An Old Southern Planter to Senator Wil
son.
The subjoined letter was sent to j
Senator Wilson while lie was in our j
city. It was written by one of our i
old time gentlemen, and we have no
doubt wili be read with much interest:;
Charleston, May 4th, 1867.
To the Hon. Henry li'Uson, of Massarhusctis:
Sut: The accident which occasioned
your detention in this city to- j
day, enables me to address you a few j
wu'Js, iii relation to your harangue ;
delivered yesterday. 1 beg to observe '
that you did not .deal so fairly with;
the people of South Carolina as you i
arc reported to have done with the '
people of Virginia and North Cam- !
lina. In those States, on several oc-;
casions when you addressed the
"gatherings," u citizen was permitted
1-- ? 1 +1.,. ,n !
ro rcpiy id vim, ;iuu mi.- jiunivi- ......
thus? neutralised. Here you have
devised the plan of being announced
through the public prints, and through
the presiding officer of the meeting,
as an invited orator; and in your introduction
you claim to be here and
to speak compliance with invitations."
Li this way and by those
means, you secured yourself from an
answer which would have exposed
you as an emissary of the New England
Anti-Free- Trade, Protective
Tariff, Consolidation Interest, whose
leading objects can only he subserved
by dividing the votes of the South.
In other words, by arraigning the
negro against the Southern whites,
and on the side of the New England
manufacturers as their special friends.
You would have done no more than j
sheer justice to us if you had offered
to let m be heard: and you would
have contributed to the enlightenment
of your colored audience, if you bad
suffered us to show them how directly
antagonistic the interests of New England
arc to their and our agricultural
pursuits; and how imperative it is upon
us, both blacks and whites in thy
South, to get rid of the "friendly
hug" of New England high taxation
on its for their benefit, and to be uniti
V i i.n
CM ami sranu ninny j:? wv.mnnding
that the fruit of our labors
s?:ull not be pocketed by Lowell,
Lynn and Boston.
Iu the plenitude, too, of your consciousness
and candor, I pray you, j
in your next adores-, enter a little
more into tbe history of ilie slave
trade, and tell your auditors thc/nrtA
?that your ancestors of IMassaehusotts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut .Nc w
York and Pennsylvania, brought to
this, country all the Africans who
ever came here, and they told them
to the people of the South. That they j
-had all thy ship a aiul^isailoi^^d^tt^
Sonfli had none. That the trifcev'ag
profitable to New England and thy
North, and that the money derived
from it has enabled them to outstrip
the South in wealth and prosperity?
and then turn to the descendants of
those Africans and say to thgui?
"The South is innocent'of the crime
of cnslavinrj you. YanJc'cb cupidity
conceived, planned and executed the
diabolical Work."
A truth like this will be more use-.
ful in reconciling these Frcedmcn to
their "former masters," if that were
your purpose, than all your advice.to
them to go to work and raise cotton,
for the benefit of New England, to
vote on the side of justice and right,'
which you interpret to be the Yankee
side of every question. And then
again, sir, be just to yourself and
your past record, and say out boldlyto
these people?that they ncverwouldliave
been liberated by the North, if
the South could have .been vanquished
without it. It .was to overcome
the South, by the use of a couple of
hundred thousand of tlrcir bodies as
breastworks, (when the South had
not that number all in all,) that they
were promised liberty, and have now
received it. This too, will help them
to understand the kind of friendship
your people have for them.
I will ask you in conclusion, to invite
discussion before the Frcedmcn,
and in your presence, that they may
l.A.tA Aill An?A?fni-?ifv fn i?imlv onv
J1U \ (J i UI 1 UUI I IV I WIVJIIj vv M... J
one who may sec fit to answer you. I
have the honor to be yours,
W. II.
Great numbers of refugees arc ar-4
riving in New York, from Ireland.?
They give very discouraging accounts,
of the state of Ireland, and say the?
Fenian movement is entirely abandoned.
It is said that Col Roberts lias
made a special call upon the Fenian
Brotherhood for aid for the families
of the Irish State prisoners. An important
general meeting of the Centres
and members of the 1. R. B. Refugees
was held at No. 70 Prince st.,
at 3 o'clock on Sunday last.
?* ??
Dr. Franklin, recommends a young
? * I
man, in the choice of a wife, to select j
her "from a bunch," and gives as his j
reason that Avlicn there are a number ;
of daughters they improve each other,
and from, emulation acquire more
than a single child spoiled by parental
fondness.
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THE JOURNALThnrwl.iy,
I35ay 20, 3867.
The CamdeaRail Road ,
We have tl?o pleasure of announcing the
completion of our Rail Road. It is ready for
tlie ciu^-to. within -tt-few?hundred J tirdH"-dT~
tlie depot. The trestle has been thoroughly
repaired, and as they are at work on terra
Jirmrt, thov will progress-rapidly, and by tomorrow
night, the work will he finished.
Passengers will be landed at the depot on
Saturday. Our citizens arc under obligations
to the energetic supervisor .Mr. Trotnn.1.,
ami his able assistant. Maj. Sistiiunk. for the
rapidity with which they have pushed forward
the work, as well as for the superior
style in which it has been executed. To the
laborers too. praise- is due for the hearty
good will with which they hare performed'
their duties.
F ublic IrSesticg
*N " * ' . .? . .. ? .? ? _r -
v?:i Mimviuy evening, a; me iiivuauon ?. ?
portion of t!ic colored people of Camden. n
meeting of the voters of the town assembled
in t!iu Town Ilall. We suppose tbore were
upwards of three hundred persons present,
representing both races very nearly equally.
W. L>. McDowam., Esq, was called
to the chair, and J. A. Scunner; requested
to act as Secretary. The meeting was addressed
by the Hon. J.vs. Oiibsxut, Gen. J.
15. Kkusua-.v and Gen. J.so. D. Kesxedy,
Iter. W. Jl. 1'axuommi, of Charleston, (colored)
Rev. Jinx. Lawso.v, (colored) and Joux
A. Cuit.sxi'T, (colored).
The tone and temper of the meeting appeared
to be as good of could have been e xpected.
Sentiments cf peaco and harmony were
heartily applauded, and candor compels its to
admit that extreme radical propositions met
with a seemingly favorable reception. Gen.
C'hksxct was as in former days, graceful,
dignified and impressive in his oratory, and
at times highly' eloquent, notwithstanding
the inherent embarrassment of his position.
Gen. CitErxtrx said that he came to acknowledge
their compliment, and: a requested
lujoin in their councils. I'or two years in
peace and amity, we had been one people, pursuing
common purposes and objects, notwithstanding
the complete change madeMu our
former legal relations. Why has this been:?
because our interests are .identical. We can
and ought to continue to be one people in ilia
future; if we live together at all, it must und
shouldas friends. We cannot live together b?
as enemies, lie had heard that they lnvd been
soduously taught that the native white race in
this State was the colored man's natural worst
enemy, and should be ?ggjgfyled by them with
suspicion,distrust-and anjmdslty. lie proceeded
to show in a variety or ways, and in :i most
conclusive manner, that there was no ground
for such assertions; that under all the circumstances
to be their enemy, would be unnatural.
irrational and without iimk; and therefore
next 'ro impossible. lie then proceeded
to inquire if there was any reason why they
should be enemies to the native white race of
the South. Vfas it because we had once been
musters an^hcldtiCcinJii servitude ? If this be
' the real cause, end if the wrongs which had
been done, their race must now be avenged,
lliey must enlarge the indictment,, and embrace
much of the civilised' car?I^~Frnnce,
England and many-' of ,.tlic.:K'qrtlim,n States
themselves. These for flic md^bgart brought
the wild African, packed likeTrefmngs, across
the storoj&occnii, and stdd them to or,r. incest
orsi for gold. Let them share also your
distrust and animosity if such feeling be at all
necessary; but it is not. - .
Vi'as it because we had .treated them in an
unkind, or unfriendly manner sinee the period
of emancipation ? IIo said, look tg the facts,
and judge for yourselves. Are not many, if
not most of us, now on tho verge of ruin-from,
our efforts to supply tlio wants of many of you
who- ri'ov licar me?' No, there is really iia
'jrv t "
goodcuttsc for enmity between u$; your true
policy is with the present "and the future.?
You have friends "both North"'and South.?
Ilewtdscd thenx to .throw away neither. If
A he Northern man comes to live among yon,
and will give vju "higher wuges and better
rations and an ensicr place, go with him; apply
the same rule to the Southern man ; before
long you-will find out your friends. He
told them thoy hail been mails free by tho
results of the war, and that Congress had
endowed them with great privileges ; we acquiesce
in them all. If I12 were a freeman
himself, lie would welcome them to the ranks
of freedom, but being only a prisoner on parole
he could wish them God speed in their
new career. Upon the niannerin which they
should use their new privileges, would dc
pcwl their fu(arc prosperity. Jic cautioned
them to act with moderation, wliicli was wisdom;
and when the timccgine to elect good,
true, honest, intelligent men, whom they
know, to represent them, and take care of
their rights under the law.
In the meantime, he urged them to stick
closely to their work, make provisions for
i this year and the next, they knew well how
much they needed, without this they would
never be independent. Liberty was one
"thing, independence another. They might be
as free as air, but without substance, or^tlie,
means of subsistence they would become ul?o*as
thin ns air.
He advised them also not to commit themselves
hurriedly to any party on questions of
federal policy, to keep their minds open and
seek information from nil quarters, to sign
110 pledges to any party, for as soon as they
did they became bondmen, ceased to be
free in the capacity to think for themselves
and act according to their convictions. TIccxI
plained to them the reasons why the Radical
party were so anxious to commit them now.
lie advised them to reconstruct the State first
and thvn turn their attention to questions of
federal politics; he explained to llicni that their j
interest in the] main, would be agricultural, \
which would best be subserved by cconomy^'u j
lbo Government,-by low duties, moderate tax
cs &.C., lie explained to them the evil effects
upon their welfare, of discriminating legislation,
prohibitory duties, high tariff &c., and
apd advised them in future to join that party
which would best promote their interest.
lie wnrncd them against the efforts that
were being made to plftcedhb. two native races
in antagonism to each other, to divide the
State by a broad black line, or if they chose,
by a broad white linc.^ This meant ^jtar, in- .
fcrnccinc civil war. and of the devastations
of war we had enough. They should regard \
as emissaries of evil, as enemies to themselves
and to humanity all persons, white or col- i
oved, who should so counsel or act as to.
bring about such antagonism. He was for
peace?peace with them and with all men if
practicable. He wished them well, wished
them success in their new career, would not
take from them one iota of their rights nor abridge
their equality under the law. He
trusted that putting aSidc all passion, all .
prejudices and all evil counsellors, they would
continue to act in the future as they had so '
creditably acted, for two years past, and by j
industry, intcgidty anil good conduct, accu- |
nuilnto means to secure the comforts of their j
families and the education of their children. ^
Gen. Kr.v.sttAW thanked the colored men !
for the opportunity afforded of addressing .
them, and for the confidence which it ir.nni- j
festod. They had been welcomed by the gen- j
tlcmr.n who preceded liini, into the ranks !
of the freemen; he had to thank them for j
weh.oming liim to the privilege of (iee speech i
in their presence. It hud been intimated to
him. that many of them were offended, that j
they had not before been approached by the !
whites with political discussions. lie, for |
himself, had felt that he had no right to !
thrust his opinions upon Mucin unsought.?
They had held their own meetings without
notice or invitation to the whites, and he for
one, felt that he had no more right to intrude
] upou such an assembly unbidden, than upon
} one of their social entertainments. His prcj
dfocosfjwhad left hira but little to say. Theproposition
which lie makes, covers the whole
ground?the necessity of harmony, between
the two races. lie repudiated the idea that,
the whites could entertain unkind sentiments
towards ajjcoplo to whom they owed so much
?with whom they had been associated from
infancy, in the most affectionate relations
which exist outside of the natural tics of
blood. They had been taught to believe that
the South had enslaved them, and the North
had freqd them. That they should stick to
the men who broke the chvin. The South
did not enslave them. The colony of South
<v.1 aa-iIiiw nr-it n.""!
li4lyuua ?ywivk?.?w ?* ^
law prohibiting the introduction of shivery
hero. This law was annulled by the EritisU
Government.. Slavery was thus forced upon
South CavaJinet, and became part oflie* system
against-Ticr- wilt. The North did not
make the war to free the slave. That motive
was disavowed. In September 1802. Sir.
Lincoln offered the South the alternative of
returning to the Union preserving slavery,
or of continuing the war at the? risk of eniancip:tfran.
As late-as December 18(14, or Jan.
when our arms were worn,cad suited!froui
long use, and tho very cannon hoarse from
frequent thunder!ngs?when successful invading
armies swept rcsistle^^jvcr the lan.d, ,
and the Southern ranks had-been worn down
to mere skeletons, the same.terms might have
been made niul the Union restored with slavery..
Hut we fought, not for slavery, but
for the right of self government, and w.c
l'ought it out to Hie end. It is in vain to refer
to ^Jic past to embitter feeling between the
races.," ' Two hundred years ago, the Africail
race'stood as it hud done for three thousnndf
ycar^.b'eforc,, a race of savages on their naJivc
s!r$rcsr worshipping itjald ft ml fetishes.
We nowbeboU, under tliorpi ovicfcncc of God,
four millions of frcedmch oh tliif American
continent, intelligent worshippers of rhc true
God, the only exception to the general condition
of the African race existing on thefaee
of the earth. When you . are taught to be
excited against- the white race, by a rehcarsalof
the crimes of slavery, renieruher that your
present enlightenment lias been one of it's results.
Cut we have to deal with the present
and the future, not the past. lie was here
to assure them that their white fri.ends conceded.to
the full jxtcnt, their rights under
the reconstruction Acts. Their freedom andenfranchiscmeut
was established; what would
they do with it? The entire,.prosperity of
the people of South Carolina depended upon
the success of agricultural' pursuits. Upon
this the happiness and welfare of both races
depended. Their interests were therefore
identical, nothing could be good for one race
that would not be good for the other. The
spirit of hatred and oppression?of discord,
suspicion and distrust engendered between
them would be fatal to the best interests of
both. The people of the South denied them
no single, legal right which their opponents!
could offer them ; they had been tempted with
the offer of lands as he had heard ; there was
no power under the constitution of the United
Stntcs to deprive any person of his property j
without dne process of law; they could expect
nothing from this promise. It was a deluj
sion, and a snare. Since, then, they could obI
tain all their rights by uoting in concord and
harmony with their neighbors, where was
the necessity of joining the ranks of a party
who sought to sow discord in the land? Our
destinies are united for "weal or for woe;"
it was for them to determine whether there
I .should be peace and prosperity, or comity,
anarchy, and ruin, Sac.
Mr. IlAXnoi.pn followed, expressing pleastiro
at many of the sentiments he had heard,
said that- if the whites adopted the radical
I platform, there was no need for any division
j between the yaces, but. if they were conserva|
tive and Bought to abridge the rights ol'the
negro, there would be division. Alluded to
I I
| the position of Gov. Terhy as an example of
[ conservatism, said that if his course were
adopted there would be confiscation &c., perhaps
a way ol' races, in which he believed
the negro would be successful, Tldmittp
that the first settlers here liml not been
vcv of slavery, but that. afterwards
when the constitution was adopted,
Carolina was for retaining it, and had
since upheld it. Admitted that the Nort^|^H
did not fight to free the slave, hut that G<9|
overruled their purposes und gave the
that direction at last. That the Itorth^c-j^^B
cccded so soon as they ninde that their o&^HI
ject. That Mr. LtxconxAn hu-hcart alway^^H
desired their freedom, said the colored pciK^^H
pie were in the pirjority .lit "S^htli I n nliimfr^BB
and had the power;'advised Uiem. to be'moc^HH
magnanimous. to the widica.-than they haw^^H
been, and concluded with panegyrics upon
republicanism of his party.
Gen. Kenxkdt followed; and in subsfd^^^^H
said: " lie felt that he could address" them
friends. lie was bpm and reared
them. He felt an interest in thom.
conduct prior to and during tjie; v/ar, had^^^B
been highly commendable; also since. Tbejjl^^M
were no wplaced in a most responsible positioni^HH
They were endowed with^itizcrihllip. He ticfined
it. It was with them to meet this ro?ponJ^M|
sibil ity* Thoy couhl mr.kc it a blessing or
curse. .\s to himself, lie ilui not rc'iiuc
desire to abridge their privclegcs. lie
not put them back. 011c step, no sensible
desired it. "\vhat was done must bp acceptcd^^^^S
If permit toil to register, he intended to
so, and if to vote, to vote for a c'ohventiop.'-'^^HB
lie counselled them to-do all in tlielr powcrwj^^H
to make themselves worthy- of their new bornprivileges.
To join no party at this junc-vJ^^H
ture. They were not prepared as yet to dls^Jf^^H
criminate as to the claims 'of particular
ties. To avoid for the present, federal ponl^^^M
ties as much as possible. In voting for mcn^^^H
to a Convention, to vote, for the proper sort l^^Hj
of men. To scrutinize new .fricijds, to make.
haste slowly; to become cducated^-to make
money,'to be men. That the white and colo:el
man's interest is identical; ;tllat the^^^^H
must stand shoulder to shoulder;. that
should make common cause; there should be
no division. He was prepared to guarapteo
them Jhcir rights. lie said fujjth'ermore^
their career was in the future; the past was.
gone. 'Tiros useless to recall tfot parip ^Hj
they were free, and occupied the "position.
they do, and that was sufficient." 'Twos use-.
less to recall the past history of slavery. It
was a dead issue. No men ccn account for
the various changes in'this ccoatry7r.Thc faoi II
stands out before us; its reason wemajynot ful-Jj^^^H
ly comprehend. Let us act on it as als)Ct, let j
do the best we can. As to a war of races; be dcplored
t lie very idea of such' a thing, it wasper- 'j^B
feet ly abhorrent, it was destruction. lie did. i^B
not entertain such a thought, for itynsunnatu
nil. There should never be any necessity foe- .^B
it. Amity, harmony and identity Ofinterest 'iH
between the races would.: yet make the old >H
State bud and blossom as. the rose. He 'fl
would take pleasure, at any time, in counsel- . V
ling tbcai to the best of bis ability. Tbtjy V
must sot be too suspicious or too credulous.
Iu conclusion he invoked the blessing
.on their liberty and privileges, and a proper
use of them."
Rev. Ilr.n. Laws ox followed .jflffifopjefltL a-'
characterized by strong ser.seVlo?N^?rt2fjM?^^^B
ing, good taste :in<l judgment,
ginnlity and hjimor. lie spoke iiL-strairiis of ^B
manly pride of his poverty, and-that .of his. B
brethren?of Itis determination, to"frork out . fl
| his destiny: by honesty, industry and justice, B
I to mend his fortunes, to put money in his -X^SM
J.U10S.-, ...v.. J _ , ?_
lie wits ready to buy, he liatl no doubt ho' _J
could purchase some of the broad acres of
some of his white friends, and he had no
doubt, when he pulled out his money, should ?
it prove not quite enough, good feeling woul^*
tdo the rest and he would get his land; said " I
Gen.-Scott told litem in Sumter, that this J
was the only way to get land; said they- vftant- 1
cd to trust the white mail, and did do if, but . a
were a little afraid of him yet; said somo o{ I
them were like the than who. would not liandfo
? live snake after his fangs were drawn; but V
only when his head was off: that he trusted 1
them, and would labor with them to promote
harmony ami good feeling, and raise up J
South Carolina from the dust?make her
fields teem with corn, cotton and rice, and
j cause her to bloom and prosper. 1
Jonx C'iiks.vut was then called on ; said lie *
was not prepared to make a speech, but went J
on to make some remarks, which we refrain j
from attempting to report, for fear that in-. "
justice might be done him by the impression j
left upon our mind, oftlic tenorof wl a! hesaid.
The meeting then adjourned. V*
Steamer Sank.
We regret to learn, as we do from the Char- dd
jes'ton papers of Monday, that the Steamer ^
'A. B. Vance, which has been running from
Charleston, to the Wnteree Bridge, there connecting
with the Volunteer, of Camden, sunk
on Saturday CTeniug from a leak. The steamer
filled so rapidly after the discovery of
the leak, that she sunk in fifteen minutes.
A, part of her cargo was floating about tho
dock, a small portion of which was saved, in
a damaged condition. ^
We understand that a considerable quan- ^
lily of corn for the citizens of Camden ami
vicinity was on board the boat.
t&s Randolph's Speech.
We have been furnished with a synopsis of
! the sp?ech of the Itev. Mr Randolph at the
meeting on Monday evening, but. at too late ^
an hour for this issue. It will appear in our.
next.
Death of Professor P. C. En,
warps.-?We deeply regret to learn,
by private advices from Crrppnville;
! of the sudden death of Professor P,
C. Edwards, one of the leading mem-,
bcrs of tlie Faculty of Furman Uni?
versity, and and one of the ripest
scholars in our land. On last Sab-,
bath he preached, with more than
usual fervor, in the Baptist Church
at Greenville, Tho services* were
protracted. After they were over.