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r* ;;. # i* ' v . "J / . '** !.' ^ ||B|| ????r-?^ VOLUME XX VI. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1867. NUMBER It./' PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY k THOMAS W. PEGUES. 1 T Ell MS OF SUBSCRIPTION. W r Throe Dollars a year Cash?Four Dollars ? if payment is delayed three months. KATES OF .MWBllTISIXC. I?KK SQI'AllE. For (lie*f?fst insertion. SI -~?0: for the second, Si.00: for the third. 70 cents; for each subsequent insertion. 50 cents. Semi-monthly, Monthly and Quarterly advertisements. SI.50 each insertion. The space occupied by ten lines (solid, of tthis size type) constitutes a square. W Payment is required in advance from trnn sient advertisers, and as soon as the work is .'lone, from regular customers Contracts made for yearly and half-yearly advertising (payable quarterly) made on moderate terms. MISCELLANEOUS. l-'rom tue .ncw wricans nines. BENITO JUAREZ. In the years 1852, '53 '54, and 1855, there lived in this city, on St. Anne street, between Daudhinc and Bourbon, a middle-aged, quiet, dark r complcxioncd, gentlemanly personage who,, either by himself or associates, conducted a small manufactory of cigarrettos. A very small, select p coterie of friends knew the history of this individual and cultivated his society. Ilis life was that of a student, a close and silent* observer of men and- events, and his habits were ! those of great simplicity and reserve, j He was a careful reader of the newspapers, and to gratify his curiosity, a frequent visitor at the editorial sanctum of the old Courier, on CharJtrcs and Customhouse streets, when it was conducted by that amiable, intelligent and energetic citizen, Emilc ? O LaScre?whom we arc happy to meet frequently on our streets, in well preserved vigor and good spirits. There was a cordial intimacy subsisting between Mr. LaScre and his visitor, and. in their conversations they always cmploved the familiar appellations of ( lAnlla" UUIIIC UIIU . Mr. LaSere's friends Benito Is the ftwac geiiifleorarrt^oifl recent- and in- . (deed previous events have assigned (the principal part in the interesting drama now being enacted in Mexico ?Con Benito Juarez, President of the Republic of Mexico, and the head .of the party and the people, who have the scheme of impcrializing that long (hcsolated and unhappy country. At the time of his cjuiet sojourn in St, Anne street he was an exile and refugee from his native land, having abandoned it to escape the penalty which the invariable but detestable policy of that people never fails to inflict upon the chief of a de? - j Athirbml ieaiea or uuiiuiikj [/nnj. to the administration of Comfort, un- J til the downfall of that chief through the intrigues and partisan triumphs of Santa Anna, Juarez had followed the example of many other defeated chiefs, and found an asylum in this country. The time of his sojourn was usefully and industriously employed in the study of our institutions .<ind laws, so that on his return to ^Mexico he was well prepared to apply to the administration of his own country a mind stored with sound republican ideas and much valuable information. There is perhaps no Mexican cf position now in that country, who iis better unformed in regard to our political and judicial systems than ! Juarez. He may not equal in resources,.an4 general accomplishments, to Almonte?now in Paris?who was also a long resident in this country and served his time at a mechanical trade in Cincinnati, but in the com. bination of moral and intellectual qualities, in tenacity of purpose, lion esty and parity of personal character and habits, he is unquestionably the -first of the public men in Mexico.? Those who conclude from the fact of his being in Indian of pure blood that he must necessarily possess the craft, cruelty, yindictiveness and savagery yhich are generally attributed to the ^(9,rigjnj?,l race, will, we think, on a iple.^rer view of his life and character, find nothing therein to justify their opinion. Indeed, the histpry of Me?r jco does not support this idea pf the aboriginal character. The best, the post honorable, honest and patriotic of'the.chiefs who have figured in the Jong, train of bloody revolutions in that country, have sprung from the ^aboriginal stock, and from Cortez 4own to Miramon and Marquez, the principal actors in the tragic scenes which haye disgraced t\ie country, ^ave been of those who boasted of their Castilian blood, Juarez is the only pure civilian who ever been able to maintain himself in power in Mexico during a revolution. lie is a lawyer by profession, was elevated to the Chief Justiceship, ar d by the death of the President; succeeded, under the Constitution of Mexico, to that position shortly before the beginning of the French intervention. At the expiration of his ! term as President he held over, and ' was popular vote. Through all the trying scenes and sad reverses of the Liberal cause in Mexico, he has remained true, faithful, patient and hopeful, never despairing of his cause, and encountering all the hardships and perils of an exile from his family, and from the far-off scenes of his native sunny home in the extreme Southern State of Oaxaca. As a civilian, lie has managed to secure a moderate degree of harmony among the turbulent chiefs of the Liberal army, and to disarm the jealousy and fierce ri- j valry which seem to be chronic among j them towards each other. Benito Juarez's resembles, in its leading incidents, that of our own President, lie was born on the Isthmus of Tehuantepcc, of Indian parents, and managed, when quite a boy, to get some menial employment in a store in the city of Oaxace. Ilerc he learned to read, and manifesting a great ardor for learning, his liberal O ^ C' and sagacious employer, a wealthy merchant of Oaxaca sent him to college, where lie devoted himself with such assiduity and ambition that he soon became the first scholar in the college, and graduated with the highest honors. Returning to Oaxaca, lie married the daughter of his employer, and removing to the City of Mexico, commenced the practice of law, and soon secured a large and lucrative business. After some years of great professional success, lie finally attained the highest judicial position in the country before lie had reached middle age. His after career i:r.. i.A ,1,. Ill pUU IIU li 11', llll-u nuil'ii uu mis iiiunii by events and riot by his own will and ambition, is already known to our rantcijsr ?? ?r Juarez is a small man, with all the physical characteristics of the aborigines; of mild, gentlemanly and kindly manners, and by no means harsh, cruel, or vindictive. Whether, however, he has the power and sense of security in his position, that will enable him to curl) the truculcnce of his followers, remains to ho proved. + 7 / The Encouragement of Manufactures.?'Whatever (hrffbt there may be as to the future profit of c.v? ?i. ^?:? nn/tAi* +!,<-? tensive emiVH jjimmug uuubi n'v existing system, there is r:odoubt that grand an vantages are to be gained by those Southern States which turn their earnest attention to the encouragement of Southern manufactures. In mills and factories, in the loom and the workshop, lie a certain fortune: and the fact that the South dues or can produce every raw material that is required, gives her a place at the goal which the North did not have in the beginning. The North in building up her manufacturing trade fought against precedent, position, and the fact that she could not produce herself one of the most necessary articles of her consumption. Her merchants and millowners were encouraged by protective tariffs and class legislation; but, as these alone would not have given them success, it may be justly asserted that Southern manufactures can be made to flourish if the South i will turn to the best account the opportunities that she has. and will strive to draw some good from even those measures which were intended for the exclusive good of others. The South can produce every material that is required, and only the establishment of factories and the encouragement of laborsaving in -cntions is needed to give an impetus to their sufficient production. Every article manufactured in the South is a direct gain to the South. It is a 011,i I consumption ox ooumw u umvti <ui, u.ii? an employment of capital. The cost of the material is paid to the South, stages of the mechanics or operatives are spent >n the South, the machines when made are sold to the South, the money paid for thGin goes into the pockets of Southerners, and is invested or spent in the Southern States. Hence it is a sound policy to encourage the establishment of manufactories of different kinds, and our efforts should be so directed that we may become our own suppliers and our own millowners and manufacturers. A self-acting hand loom has been for some time on exhibition in this city. Its advantages and the manner in which it can be used for the benefit of the State and of individuals have already been discussed. Doubtless it could be freely sold in the Carol inns; but, great as are its benefits, it is far better that it should be made here than that it should be constructed in the West and then brought here for sale. Capital is scarce and credit is riot always available, but the Carolinas can still, perhaps, find the means of organizing a company that shall take this atid invention in hand commence in this city its regular construction. The capital required is not large, and, while good dividends might fairly be promised, it would insure the ability of selling to the people of this and our sister State an invention .that promises to work a revolution in the whole systems of domestic weaving. rn, nvl not/\-n VIW J. ? ?* ?? ? Cotton* in* CiirxA.?A consular report, forwarded by the foreign office, was received from her Majesty's Acting Consul at Ningpo, China, upon the cultivation of cotton in that, district. According to the native Gazetter, Cheliiang contains about 85,000 square miles, and it is believed that cotton is cultivated over about half, such cultivation being, of course very partial. There is no prac- : tical limit to the extent of land suitable for the growth of cotton, and did sufficient demand exist, all the plain could be devoted to the cultivation. Cotton flourishes on thcalluvialplains 1 which have been left by the great rivers of the province. The best is 1 grown near the sea. No land has : been reclaimed during the last three years, the people not having yet recovered from the effects of the civil war. An experiment made with American cotton seed sent out by the i Association has not been successful, i It was planted in gardens, in ordinary i cotton fields, and in sheltered posi- 1 tions on the islands, but only a few 1 pranra wpi iwig U)r,~Uirtt fuu "iiuiitiw~ from them fell off as soon as formed. From experiments tried elsewhere, it ! is believed that American seed does 1 not answer, as the flowers always drnn off. Thr> Amnvienn War ffAVC :i great impulse to the production of cotton, but the imports to Europe have now nearly ceased; the supply is falling off every season. The country being thickly populated, there is no trouble in obtaining agrieultral laborers, who arc usually paid lOd. per day. and-under ordinary circumstances, 7 l-2d. or 8d. per pound for cotton would be remunerative to the growers. The crop this year is expected to be fully as large as the last. The deputation appointed to present a memorial to the Secretary of State for India, -urgin'g the adoption of further /n'easures, already proved to^be 4fttfcessful, for extending and improving the growth of cotton in India, reported that they had a successful interview with Sir Stafford Northcote, on Friday, May 24, and.that lie promised to give tlie recommendations of the association his best attention. It was resolved to present the medal of the association to several individuals who have rendered valuable service in connection with cotton cultivation in Turkey. This concluded the business. Fruit Diet for Warm Weatiier. ?Let us have a little talk about orchards and gardens as life-preservers. Many a farmer thinks he "can't fuss about a garden," with vegctaI K 1 r\c A cmo 11 in nmnln vnviA I Kf I I/O (bliu CUKill II UlbO 111 UUI j/IU * l?i IV | {ty, hardly an orchard, especially beyond apple trees. So he goes on to wcighter matters of grain, or stock,! or dairy, and eats potatoes, wheat bread, pork and salt beef, all summer long; no fine, variety of vegetables, no grateful berries, no luscious peaches or juicy cherries. By October, fever j coincs, or bowel complaints of some' kind, or some congestive troubles most likely. He is laid up, work stops a month, the doctor comes, and he "drags round" all winter, and tho I doctor's bill drags, too. The poor ; wife, meanwhile, gets dyspeptic, constipated, J<as fever, too, perhaps, and she "just crawls round." "What's the matter? They don't know, poor souls. ' Would they build a hot fire in July j and shut the doors? Of course not j ?in their rooms; but they have done just that in their poor stomachs. How so? They have been eating, all summer, the heat-producing food, fit for j a cold season, but not for a warm one. A Grcenlander can cat candles and whale fat,;' because they create heat. In January, wc are up toward Greenland in climate. A Hindoo lives on rice, fruits, juicy nnd^fSopical vegetables, cooling and opening to the system. In July, we move toward Hindostan, in a heat almost tropical Diet must change, too. v'* Have apples, pears, cherries, &c., from the orchard every day, of early and late lands. Let there be plenty of good vegetables, raspberries, strawberries It takes a little time and trouble, but it's the cheapest way to pay the doctor's bills.? And bless your dear souls, these things taste good! You study what feed is good for pigs and cattle. All right. But wife and children are of higher consequence; and it is a shame if, with all our groat gifts of intelligence and intuition, we do not obey the Divine laws in our . own physical bcins so well that the doctor shall visit"the house less than the horse doctor gfles to the barn.'; Don't fail of vegetables. berries and fruits. Try it, and you'll say we haven't told half the truth.?Ihiral New Yorker.. Important to Planters and Others.?Captain Hawkins, commanding the' post at Darlington, has submitted thejel lowing points to the Commanding General for his opinion: "Frequent.'eases of theft arc reported. Corn, , fodder, etc., arc found : missing, and traced from the premises of the owner direct to a neighboring plantation. ; The owner desires a search warrant from a magistrate to recover his jjropcrty. He is sure that it may be found among the laborers' quarters on said plantation, but he does mot know on whom to fasten suspicion]! The question is, can a magistrate'so'frame a search warrant as to entitle the holder to entry into and updn' any and all premises on said plantation, or must the owner of the conjj^dtc., obtain a separate n a/1 an t?h:'i nn.u'"m 1 . By contract, the planter generally that he is to be permitted to enter any house on his place at "will, because of tluir being all his own property. Now, can a neighbor who lias lost the corn, etc., look upon the different negroes' quarters as constituting one and the same premises, all subject to action under the one warrant?" From the reply of Gen. Sickles, we extract its main paragraph : "In general, search warrants can only be issued upon form by affidavit showing probable grounds for the belief that the stolen property is on the premises designated for search; the warrant should be placed in the hands of a constable, sheriff or deputy sheriff, and by him executed. If the affidavit describes a plantation as the. premises where the property is secreted, the authority to search would extend to the dwelling and all appurtenances. Premises held by agree X 1. mum, uciwucu itiuuiuiu am* ^uum, would not be appurtenant, and a separate warrant must be issued to authorize a search thereon." So.ot as a Fertilizer.?Every occupant lias soot at command, whose presence in stovepipes or chimneys is not unfrequently the cause of tires, occasioning the loss sometimes of both property and life. This agent for evil is one of the most valuable manures, and nothing but the most culpable cai clcssncss and indifference will suffer it to remain a standing menuco to life and property, when it can bo easily removed and turned to good account in the field or garden, Twelve quarts of soot iu a hogshead of water will make a powerful liquid manure, ...:n tlio crvmvfcli of flow W J1IU11 HH1 UI V v?v 0- -? ers, garden vegetable or root crops.? In either a liquid or a solid state it makes an excellent top-dressing for grass or oercal crops. An editor haying stated that lie never know a person to be an honorary member of a church, one of his correspondents repliess "Two-thirds of the members of my church are honorary members. They don't come to prayer meeting; they don't attend Sunday school; they don't add to the life of the church. They are honorary members1?they are passengers in the Gospel ship. They bear no burdens and no strength. We have their names. You must have been a for-1 tunate man, never to have been in a church where there were no honorary members." ' Rumored Demand for the Release of Santa Anna.?The United States steam frigate Susquehanna was dispatched by the government from Hampton Roads on Saturday last for Yery Cruz, with sealed orders. It is now understood, says the National Intelligencer, that the Susquehanna takes a peremptory demand upon the Juarez Government of Mexico for the release and surrender of General Santa Anna. The same paper further remarks: No authentic advices of the actual execution of Santa Anna have been received by this government, and his reported death is open to some doubt. Santa Anna was taken by force from an American merchant vessel, the Virginia, under the protest of the master of the vessel. The master asserts, and will prove to the satisfaction of this government, that the Virginia was not at the time in Mexican waters, and that she was more than a marine league beyond the Mexican shore. Of course the seizure of Santa Anna, under such circumstances, is a national affront. It may be well doubted whether Juarez, if his government should be in existence upon the arrival of the Susquehanna and the reception of our demand, will have the power to comply with it. His numerous subordinated iefs are by this time, probably, at variance with each other and with him.. If Santa Anna is merely a captive in the hands of some one of the Maxican leaders, we may next hear of a pronunciamento in his favor. The factions of Mexico that were united under Juarez as against Maximilian will, sp.on be rallied for renewed struggles against each other. The suggestion that Juarez will call a eortes and surrender to it his' own authority which he retained from necessity beyond the time for which he was elected President, is very probable. , . < t ' * TirE CoNGAREE Av-t^*?1-1 n-.,T711or*"m f? of the South Carolina Railroad 'Company, over the Congarec River, from the Charleston Mercury-: ' The bridge is a fine piece of work, and the staunchest bridge of the kind in the South. Its whole length is 440 feet, and it is composed of two spans of 146 feet, and a draw of 147 feet. The width inside is thirteen feet six inches, arid outside twenty feet. It is what is known as a high "Howe Truss," set upon black cypress piers, thirty feet above low water, and five feet above the height readied by the highest freshet that has been known. The builders arc Messrs. Kenno & Co., Mr. J. B. Lassallc superintendin". ? There is no doubt that the bridge is one of the finest works of that description in wood that has ever been constructed; and Mr. H. T. Pcake, the able superintendent of the road, the builders, the supervisor, and all persons engaged, arc congratulated upon the energy, skill and perseverance which have united to make the Conirarcc Bridge a great and en tire success, The Federal Union, published at Rochester, Minnesota, says in its issue of the 22d ultimo; very intelli? gent gentleman connected with a prominent business house in Milwaukee, and a decided Republican in politics, proclaimed it as his own opinion, in this city a few days'since, that a repudiation of the bonds and paper money issued by*he Federal Government was inevitable and that a proposition if submitted to the people of Wisconsin to-morrow to pay or repudiate, would be decided in favor of the latter alternative." The Boston Advertiser says: In some of the towns in "Western Massachusetts n thriving business is carried on in tjiesaleof ''cabbage plants." The customers are said to call at a very ear lyhour;in the morning. Themost curious part of the transaction is that the customers all bring jugs or- bottle* to get their cabbage plants in! ^? ? Sour Bread.?When hrcad. becomes sour by standing too long before baking, instead of using soda, I use-lime water. Two or three table' spoonsful will entirely sweaton a batch I of rising sufficient for four or five large loaves. I slack a small piece of lime, take the skim of the top and bottle the clear water, and it is ready for use. A bottle full will last all ' summer. The State Demands It.?The Macon Telegraph, in urging upon our people to register, properly says: "It is our duty to impress upop our citizens the importance of going forward and discharging this duty without delay. They have but little power left?even.the franchisecb?wm) l they should nc# failt<rexercise -ibui-. little in bchaJf of a suffering country. No man can vote at any coming elec-' tion who fails to register, and, ceorscquently, those who neglect it must consent to sit quietly by and see their State go into the hands of those who ; are utterly unworthy to conduct its affairs, and under whose administration the little they have left oflibertv and property may be taken away. Then, let every man who has tne right under the present unequal laws go forward and put himself in a position to render an acceptable service to his State and country, and save them from at least some of the evils to come." ? Practical Receipts.?Fly time is approaching, and with it will doubtless come the usual myraids of insets, &c., to pester and annoy ug. We have selected a few receipts, which., we can recommend. Try them: . To kill roaches?Put your roachesf ' in a barrel, put on: a pair of heAvy boots, get in and dance. . To render musquitoes hapmleae^ Pull out their bills with a pair of; i tangs ' -.Si.; , For fleas-r=Tie them to the bedpost ] with log chains, and let the dogafim-< I ish them. - ; : .J >: . To kill mice-r-Flatten their heed*, with a lemon-squeezer. To kill.rnts-^This receipt is cheap and never fails. H When you rethce-ftm the night,1 place a stnall bit bf cheerf in your mouth. . .* Cai?e should beta* ken to keep the mouth well opeo^ssdr when the! rat's: whiskers tickle^ your throat, bite. : .S -Ai . , r'js/usipj&tfc li'od'T loTit, beg'-fdr " . 5 ~ for it, ana die for it, and all the while from the cradle to the grave^ nature and God are thundering in our ears | the solemn question: "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?'' This1 madness for money is the strongest and lowest of the passions; it is the insatiate Moloch of the human heart, before whose remorseless ahar all the i finer attributes of humanity are sacrificed. It makes merchandise of all that is sacred in human affections, and oven traffics in the awful solemnities of the eternal. A careful analysis of information received by the Agricultural Department from all the States, shows that the total area in wheat is ten to fifteen per cent, greater than last year. It is too early to estimate the final re^ suit of the harvest, but with average success in ripening, the crop ought not to be less than 200,000,000 bnshels. An average area of winter barley has been sown in a majoj^ty of States. The condition-of clover is good throughout tfe,e country. The area of oats is larger than usual in the West. Ohio is the only Statq which cannot show an increase Lady. Subscribers.?An exp&. rienced editor .pays a high and deserved compliment to the fair patrons of the press. Women, he says; are *the best subscribers in the world tft newspapers magazines, &c., have been editor for forty years; and never lost a dollar by female subscribers. They seem to make it a point of conscious duty to pay the preacheif and the printer-r^-tvo classes of the community that suffer more by ba4 pay, and no pay at all, than all the. rest nut together, : \y.\ Reoently sopie of the negroes- residing in and about Louisiana, Mo., held a meeting to regulate the price of harvest hands,: at which they resolved not tonyorfc: jn thp .^ryfst for less than $350 a day. The farmers ? of Louisiana, many of whom qre large wheat growers, took the matter up, and yesovled not to emplpy pny of the negroes participating in the meeting at any price. The consequence is the negroes were worsted. The freedmcn in Arkansas aresaid; ' to have eclipsed the army of Flanders,. when they first learned that they-had to pay a tax of three cents per*pouri4? ' en their part of the cotton crop.