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r f VOLUME XXVI. CAMDEN, S.C., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, 1867. NUMBER 20. PUBTJvilKl) WEEKLY BY > thomas ay. p:;gui:s. 4 ' ... TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION*. , Three Dollars a year Cash?Four Dollars if payment is delayed three mouths. KATES OK ADVUKTISlSO, l'EB SiJI'A IIK. For the first insertion. $1.50: for the second. $1.00: for the third, 75 cems; for each ?ub. sequent insertion. 50 cents. Semi-monthly. Monthly ami Qnavtcrly advertisements, Si.50 each in et i'on. , The space occupied by ten line* f-o 51. of this size type) constitutes a square. Payment i? required, in ad v.:nee from .'mnsicnt advertI.'.ovs. ami as soon as ihe v.o'-ls is done, from regular ciKioiiK't s Contracts made for yearly and h.*! ".yearly advertising (payable quarterly) made on moderate terms.* "msoellaneops. i From the Charleston Courier. THE RULE OF FORCE AND THE ! LAW OF PEACE. j I The New York Times, til though j Republican, vet is not so bound in I the trammels of party as not to re- j cognize and reflect the sentiments of I the more moderate portion of its or-! ganization. The present condition of things at J nl.un onnnnf cf-n-rl 1 IliU it JO j/iutii; vuimv/t ovu.iwt I The proposed mode of re-organization is so complete a parody on jusP tice and self government as to fail to ; command the assent of any thoughtful man, never mind to what party lie ostensibly belongs. The great heart of the country beats for peace. It desires re-union, i It feels that the necessities and the 1 rights of every section require the unity and fraternity of the States.? j Time and events have demonstrated ' that these great objects cannot be at-' 1 taincd in any other way than by re-< cognizing the Constitution as the only 1 common bond, and as containing with-! in its provisions the terms and basis of a common government. The country will never sanction the existence of pure negro Ilepublics ! here, or that the white race, whose ancestors formed the Government, and for whose posterity it was ordain- : ed, should be made subject to the domination and rule of that class, whom ] the North itself will not admit to suf- ( ^ frage. Every interest in the land; , and every hope of a stable govern- j j mcnt in the future, forbids that those ; should be the rulers in the South,! whom tho North itself repudiates ns | voters. I , The recent elections in these States, thus far, have been of the nature of a farce. The voice of the real people, has not been heard. Their interests have been, and arc unrepresented. So far, as the heretofore and constitu-j tional voters arc concerned, these are ; j without validity or authority. The Times, upon a survey of the 1 status of political affairs, confesses \ the fatal error in the whole scheme of.. the Reconstruction Acts, and " the ' i necessity of a harmony of sentiment, and unity of purpose and feeling among the people of the sections late- 1 ly at war." In other words, that the j steps of the past must be retraced, and the principles of restoration reestablished on the basis of our heretofore accustomed Constitution. ( It therefore proclaims against negro suffrage, "except with the assent of the S'mthcrnpeoplc." This is a step in the right direction. It is occupying the very ground long since announced by President xi - -i 11 uoiinsoil, ami wiueu ii. iveiu nen, 1U1 the interest of nil races, if it had been . then occupied: that the elective fran* chisc is, under the terms of the Constitution, for the accustomed voters, in each State to determine. No other course is likely to prove cither stable or beneficial. As the Times says, "we may force negro suffrage upon the South, ami maintain it by the bayonet; but until it is there by some different tenure h than that, it will be- a curse, instead , of a blessing, to (til concerned, and especially to the negroes themselves And herein is the acknowledgment of a great truth. The law of the bayonet can never be the law of permanence or acquicsence. It has -Pr-niflnco in flip nncf- ne ir l F jJl'iy uu 11 uivivw ?>4 v..v- |,v.VVJ ,?.y .w must in the future. It neither produces assent or conviction. It rather f -defeats the very objects it proposes to accomplish. And so of all the other laws and changes which are sought to be made .in the South, by which its inherent rights are sought to be overthrown, . its stateships subverted, and its civil f .government destroyed. Nor does the Times otherwise than vtter what must be the judgement of m j every observant mind, when it urges j "that the great mistake in what has been done since the war was closed is, that it has been done in the spirit and temper of conquerors dealing with a i conquered people, and maintained by | a constant display of armed power," and lint the great defect in the policy j of Congress is, that "it goes out unI dor threats, backed up by military 1 power, and enforced as an act ai d 1 badge of subjugation." It therefore ! well adds, "that so long as this is the J only hold that the measures of Con! gross have upon the Southern people, ' they will only breed strfe and contcnj tion?not contribute to the peace and ! strength of the common country.? ! The South will regard them as simple force in another form." The Times is frank enough to acknowledge that owing to the vtry course unwisely pursued by Congre>s, we are as far from a real and fraternal peace to-day, as when the war closed, and that the people of the country deplore this condition of things, as calculated to plunge the country deeper and deeper into trouble and confusion. And herein it is correct. The! ficts are too plain for doubt or un-: certainty. , They have been proclaimed hereto-1 fore over and over again by the intcl-1 ligcncc of the South, but their voice! has been, thus far unheeded. The: result is patent to the world, with their so'-ietv disorganized, their pros-1 pcrity impaired, their right of self-1 government in jeopardy, and llcpubli- : can liberty itself trembling in the j' v O l balance. The remedy is at hand now, as it ; has ever been since the cessation of hostilities. There is no other. It is ' ' in the recognition of every Common- j' wealth of the South, as a State of i the Union, with the rights of each 1 State and people equal and unim- ' paired under the terms of theFunda- ( mental Law, the only measure of )1 right. 11 Other means of repose may be 1 sought. Other forms of pacification ( may bo -ossayed. ?Rut it will "pToVc""1 here, as everywhere, that there is but ' one pool of ]>ethesda, whose waters 1 can lical the wounds of the past, and I restore my common country to ucaitn j x:nl happiness, ] IIOURIBLE 15AR B ARITIIJS BY" AN* AFitti'AN Krxu.?Tito latest news from Abyssinia (levelopes King Theodore in a still more blood-thirsty aspect, lie made an expedition to the small Island of Mctrata. in the Lake Tana, iml put every inhabitant to death by [ire ; then he made a. trip to lfag, a Nourishing town in Foggara, seized j 1,500 peasants, placed thein in five large houses and burned them alive. It is said there is now not asingloman, woman or child alive between Debia Tabor and Kmfras, on the borders of Dembca. In the camp, his Majesty has been persuing the same game.? Having heard that 2,000 of his troops wished to desert, lie had them surrounded by the others and their ^ throats cut like cattle, the mothers 1 wives, children and nearest relatives ( of the men being pistoled by the soldi- '' ery. 295 chiefs of districts have had ' their hands and feet cut off and have j been left to starve. 1 Immense Frauds.?The Washing- ' ton correspondent of the New York Tribune writes: "In a report which lias been pre- ' pared by a collector of one of the largest revenue districts in the country, arid which will be presented to Mr. Johnson in a few days, it is asserted that the loss to the Govern-! merit from the non-collection of the j tax, for the last twelve months, on the article of whiskey, alone, has been up vvnril nf 00.000.000. while the loss "Wi^ V4 V '7 7 / on tobacco is set clown at $2o,000,000. These losses arc, it is alleged in the report, to be attributed to corruption and mismanagement on the part of the collectors." ... ! An anxious inquirer asks: "What' can be a more desolate sight than an ; old maid sitting on an inverted half bushel, in a cold kitchen, with her feet on the rim of a slop bucket, paring her corns with a ease knife, by the light of a tallow candle? Never quarrel without sufficient cause, but if it be nocessary that you j take up a quarvcl. then see that you quarrel firmly to the end. 1 Life is too short to drink mean whisky, or make love to. fast women. From tlie Square and Compass. FAITH HOPE AND CHARITY. Faith is denominated the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seem The truth of the above is undoubted, and is proven by our every day experience. It is faith in himself, that leads man into dangerous enterprises. Faith, that by his own will, spirit, and resources, he will extricate himself from any and all difficulties he may encounter. He hears a story of some far off land, rich in detail, either of its luxuriant forests, whose mighty monarchs rear their towering heads towards heaven, presenting a vast field, for the woodman's axe; its fertile plains, waiting the occupation of the husbandman with his plough, to return a hundred fold the seed committed to their care; its hills teeming with the shining ore, O O ' cropping out in all directions, inviting the hardy miner with his pick and cradle: or its waters whose depths arc alive with the finny tribes, offering a rich harvest for the fisherman's not. Believing, be is led by faitb, to leave the familiar scenes of his childhood, which have hitherto afforded him enjoyment; the pleasures and comforts of home; the associations of his youth and manhood, to set forth on a journey, in quest of a new country, new ties, new avenues of wealth and prosperity, which as yet, he has only seen with the e}re of faith.? Urged on by faith, he will brave the O ' dangers of (he deep, the rocky pass, the foaming torrent, and the dark recesses of the mountain cavern, and j pathless forest, in search of the "El Dorado" o? his faith. And if success attends him, lie will with joy cry "Eureka" and the tidings tell, that , well his faith was founded. Faith is one of the great sustaining principles . the human heart. It enables man- 1 kind in general, to triumph over the < trials and disappointments of life; 10 | Dxcrcise patience and perseverance, ] which will overcome many obstacles; i by it the christian endures without j nurmuring the sorrows and afflictions < :>f earth; and unrcpining yields to the; J tt^pensation of an over-ruling-ProviIcnce; believing that for him who ] ights the good fight, and endures to \ ;!ic end, there is laid up a crown of ( jloiy. And all who have faithfully j )erformcd the duties of their several t v.-.- i- il._ *!... 1 5-iinons, nccorumg 10 uiu jignt unu- j s within them, and have used their j jest endeavours to improve the tal- ] jiits committed to their charge, that ] :he glory of "God and thehappi- ; less of their fellow-creatures may be y idvanced, can, by and through faith, 5 meet the dark angel of death on the < direshhold of the grave, and welcome j iim as a kind messenger, sent to ( translate tlicni from this earthly tab- ] rnicle, to that Celestial temple?that i House not made with hands, eternal ( n the lieavcns." I Hope: thou best and brightest of*. die heaventy spirits, who attend as j ministering angels to the human race, , is man urged on by faith advances . i midst, dnnircrs and difficulties to win I i ihc prize his licart desires?'tis tliy i sweet influence sustains him in the! lark est liour. Should his path lay ; icross the briny sea, and the elements l lb ore, below?meet in fierce conten- i tion for the mastery, and during the ! conflict, old llorcas, with a rude blast, should shiver his sails, and sing a re-, quicrn through the rigging of his] storm tossed bark?thou?whisperelh | courage, it will be calm anon. Or ; should his destiny lead him through , burning sands, the dreary desert, ! the trackless woods, of for many a ! weary mile to travel over a thorny road, thou clieerest him with thoughts of pleasant paths beyond. Thou picturcst to his mind scenes of soft \4 1!... n'l? ao A nloov J UUiJUiliig springs, mm ??nuovi iiiui waters lie can quench his thirst, and cool his parched lips; of luxuriant groves and leafy bowers, 'neath whose shadows lie can rest in peace and safety. And in the day of sorrow and hour of affliction, when all looks j dark and dreary, thy bright star appears amidst the darkness, to guide him to that rest, which is the reward of faith. Tho greatest of these is charity.? Faith may be lost in sight, Hope end in truition, but charity extends beyond the grave to the boundless realms of eternity. Not that charity which merely relieves the physical wants of our fellow-creatures, but that spirit which will lead us to bear with a brother's infirmaties; to cover his misdeeds and failings from the eyes of a censorious world; to hide 1 within the recesses of our hearts, the knowledge of our defects in his char 1 actor, "walk, and conversation, and not to blazon forth before a scandal, loving community, any departure from the strict path of rectitude; charity for the weakness of human nature, which will cause to privately and mildly tell a brother of his faults, and endeavor to effect a reformation; charity, that though a brother should sink deep into the depths of sin and woe, will cause us to speak kindly of his failings, and try to raise him from his fallen condition. Charity, that though we differ with a brother in opinion, yet we will not speak ill of him, or detract from his good name, but if he is in error, to warn hiin%?'it; if it is a more difference in judgment or construction, to allow him the same privilege we clain for ourselves. "The right of forming O o his opinion according to his own judgment," without being censured or charged with evil doing. If the spirit of true charity, was more generally embodied in our actions, there would be less heartburnings and wranglings, less strife and contention. There would be more joy and contentment. Brotherly love would prevail and harmony, prevail throughout. The social bonds of society would be more strongly knit together, for charity is the real cement that binds us into one common mass, and makes the human race one family, These three, Faith, Hopcand Charity, the greatest of these is charity. May its broad mantle ever be our shield. J. 0. W., 245. Masonic.?We extract the following paragraphs from the annual address of Grand Master Orr: "The ravages of war, and the disasters to the crops of the last year, brought more or less suffering to the O O doors of many who had just claims upon the order for assistance. In this emergoncy, the lodges of the State have provided as liberally as their scant mn<me? irnn 1 rl oil/atv fnv vnliri-f* n-T I UJV^CVIlO M VUiU UJlun XU1 lliv JUliVi U1 :he sufferers, ivliilc private charity ms accomplished much in thcallcviitift"* tlift: rroroiling /ltcfrpss.-iCrom abroad, we have had the most angible evidences of the generosity )f our brcthcrcn, in the large dona:ions made through the Grand Mas:crs or their associate officers. From STew York, we have received two doiations-onc of $500, another of $150. [llinois and Missouri have likewise cmcmbcrcd us, and rendered aid.? Minnesota far up in the North-west, vitli a comparatively young organisation, has contributed the handsome ?um of $500 ; while from the Montezuma Lodge of New Mexico, the harly, generous pioneers of the plains lave sent to their brethren of South Carolina $300?thus beautifully exemplifying the length : nd breadth of :hat noble charity which underlies u.d sustains our order. The entire amount thus received by no from various lodges is $1,780.? Of this sum, I placed $1,730 in :hehandsof the Grand Secretary, the Deputy Grand Master, and Brother IVIlliniM Plllmnrrt Rimini! vr>rmr>sl'incr Tf ill I tllli VMJUlWi v N'OAJ them to take charge of the distribution )f the funds, and after making propjr inquiry of the various lodges in the State, as to the extent of the suffering in each, to carry out the instructions j ind intentions of the generous donors. ! A. eirchir was nddresecd to all of the 1 lodges, and their reports will show , that the fund has been faithfully and I fairly dispensed. Brother Joseph Rasky departed this life near Columbia, in January last, leaving his last will and tetament by which he devises his entire estate real and personal, in this State and < Florida, to the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, in trust for the use and , benefit of deceased Master Masons j within this jurisdiction; and he designates the Grand Master as executor. nc flint nffi lor 1111 V llfl fdlJUKT J D cd at each annual communication, and cease thereafter to stand in such relation to the brethren, I determined to renounce the executorship and bring the matter before the Grand Lodge for its consideration." ? ? . A Memphis paper gives the following advice to the people of the South: j The people of the South need not1 remain idle. As the world is governed by money, let them get money.? When they do they will bo respected. They will be respected and slobbered over by the wretches who now hate them because they arc proud and; have no money. Hold on to your lands. The mon-; icd lords of the North want to dis possess you of them, for then they know you will be in their power. So long as you hold them you are masters of the situation. Act upon the fact that the Radicals are attempting to impoverish you and drive you out of the country. With this ever in your minds, grasp your lands with a death grip, and, if necessary, face starvation itself before you give way. If they cannot dispossess you by purchases, they will resort to legislation, and attempt to tax you into acquiescence. It has been suggested that the three cent tax may be avoided by manufacturing the cotton in the district where it is grown. That, if practicable, would be only a temporary relief. Your enemies would tax it at the gin, in the boll, in the blossom, and,-if necessary, in the ground.? They intend to tax it out of existence, if they fail to drive you from your plantations. Go into the hog and hominy busi ness. liaise corn and slaughter pork. Cover your hills "with cattle and punctuate our pastures with sheep, mules and horses, and flavor the whole with showers of goats. Teach the freedinan that lie is a Southern man, to the cabin horn, and that his destiny is launched on , the same billow that now heaves beneath the white man. Be just to him, and the da}1, may come when you may j lean upon him as a rock. Cultivate tin?earth to the best.ad-1 vantage, and never fail to have your i barn full. But do not neglect to cul- j tivatc letters. IIow the Soum is to be Saved. ?In an able editorial upon the meaning of the late elections the New York World says: "The fact that negro governments ftrc in process of organization, and that Congress may admit their representatives, does not vary the case except to render a degrading farce more contemptible. Certain it is that these bastard governments will not have the slightest validity. Within fnnr months aftnr the Presidential election a heavy battering ram will tumble them into shapeless rubbish. The Southern people will immediately re-organize, hold new elections, oust the negroes, send their own representatives to Washington, and the 11 use will at once admit them. The Southern Senators plus the Conserv ativc Senators from the North will form a majority of that body, organize as such, and neither the House nor the President will recognize any other Senate. This course is entirely feasible, will be perfectly constitutional, and beyond question adopted if the radicals arc insane or wayward enough to recognize the negro govD O O O ornmcnts after this great rebuke.? j The only thing that could prevent it would be the acquiescence by Southern whites in the Radical scheme.? Whoever expects that, is better entitled to a straight jacket than a refutation." If the Northern Democrats will j stand up to this programme the South I is safe. Partisan Folly.?On the morn ingof the election in New York, the leading radical journal said: "hemember that the forces arrayed now against us in this campaign arc the same, man for man, whom we conquered in the war. Their victory would be a triumph of the principles and men of the party of treason and rebellion." Noav, according to this, the rebels are in a majority of 45,000 in that State! The absurdity of the statement is its own refutation. The rebellion was woundup two years ago. - We think it is about time that partanship dropped from its vocabulary the terms "traitor," "rebel," &c., and conceded that the honest friends of the country may act with either political organization without impugning cither their patriotism or intcgrity.? Washington Express. - - ? a ?? ? How the Money Goes.?The De puty United States Collector, at Griffin, sent off one day last week, over $17,000?the proceeds of a portion of the United States taxes collected for the month of October. An impoverished, thinly settled community, in debt up to their eyes, negroes controlling elections, white folks denied any rights which the negroes and military are bound to respect, and paying more than $20,000 per month United States taxes. Who wouldn't be "weuns ?" Who isn't glad he don't live in Ireland or Poland ? 1 A Speech on the Smith Family. Gentle men," said a candidate for Congress, " my name is Smith, and I am proud to say, I am not ashamed of it. It may be that no person in this crowd owns that very uncommon name. If, however, there be one such, let him hold up his head, pull up his dickey, turn out his toes, take courage, and thank his stars that there are a few more left of the same sort. " Smith, gentlemen, is an illustrious name, And stands ever high in the annals of fame, Let White, Brown, and Jones increase as they will, Believe me that Smith will outnumber them still." Gentlemen, I am proud of being an original Smith, and not a Smithe, nor a Smythe, but a regular natural S-m-i-t-b, Smith. Putting a 'y' in the middle or an ce' at the end won't do, gentlemen. Who ever heard of a great man by the name of Smythe or Smithe ? Echo answers, who ? and everybody says nobody. But for Smith, why the pillars of fame are covered with that honoured and revered name. Who were the most racy, witty, and popular authors of this COUntrY ? TTr?rn/?o on/1 CJ-?1.-1 J - uiiUJUUUU OUI11.I1, Who the most original, pithy, and humourous preacher ? Rev. Sydney Smith. To go further back?who was the bravest and boldest soldier in Sumpter's army in the revolution? A Smith. Who palavered with Pow- s hattan, galivanted w'ith Pocahontas, and became the ancestor of the first families in Virginia ? A Smith again. And who, I ask,?and I ask the question more seriously and soberly,? who, I say, is that man, and what is his name, who hast fought the most battles, made the most speeches, preached the most sermons, held the most offices, sung the most songs, written the most poems, courted the most women, kissed the most girls, and married the most widows? History says, I say, you say, and everybody says, John Smith!" Simple Experiment in Electricity.?Get a clean glass bottle with a rather large mouth, and hold . Lir. ntmrt . ika.. lV~j~ place it on the table, and put a common tin plate on top of it; now get a piece of brown paper like what is used in grocery stores; dry it perfectly, take it up by the opposite corners, and rub it on the cat's back. If Miss Puss has any objections, they maybe overcome by placing her between your knees, and rubbing the paper to and fro across her back; if you have no cat. vour own hair will rl<v if if. i? not (lamp or greasy. After rubbing the paper five or six times, drop it on the plate on the bottle. Now, if you put your knuckle to the plate, a bright blue spark will be seen to fly to it, making a noise like the breaking of a small piene of wood. Take the paper up without touching the plate, and again put your knuckle to it; another spark, similar to the last, will be seen. If you are afraid to take the shock, you may do as the monkey did that wanted chesnuts? put pussy's paw to the plate; as soon as she feels the shock, she will ex-' press her displeasure at such proceedings by spitting and kicking at the apparatus. This experiment may bo varied by putting little paper men and such like objects on the plate, and holding your hand on another tin plate over them; when the hand or plate is held near enough, they will iiop up and down quite lively.? The only trouble in performing these experiments is to keep the apparatus dry. Try this, some of you; Fasten a nail or key to a string, and suspend i x - t n ii io your mum ana linger, and the nail will oscillate like a pendulum. Let some one place his open hand under the nail, and it will change to a circular motion. Then let a third person place his hand upon your shoulder, and the nail becomes in a moment stationary. The Baptis' s.?From the tables given, the curious in such matters may learn that there are 1,157,281 Baptist communicant members connected with their churches in this country. Vain Snow.?A bag of wind may be mistaken for a sack of corn till it is lifted or < pened. ^ y Success in life depends upon the j , heroic self with which one sets out in life. I had rather have newspapers without a government, than a government without newspapers.?Jefferson.