The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, February 20, 1868, Image 2

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Sale of Personal Property.? At the request of several subscribers, we re-publish Order No. 14, issued by Gen. Canby in relation to the sale of personal property under execution: I. At any sale of personal property by virtue of execution issued upon any judgment of any court of the State of South Carolina, rendered prior to the 19th day of December, 1860, or subsequent to the 29th day of April, 1865, upon any cause of action arising on any contract entered into prior to 19th day of December, 1860, if the highest amount offered or bid at such sale for such property shall be less than two-thirds of the fair cash value of such property, which value shall have been ascertained and fixed on or before the day of sale, by three appraisers, one of whom shall be named by the defendant, one by the plaintiff, and the third by these two, and a minute of whose appraisement shall be certified on the process by the officer holding the same?then, and in every such case, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or other officer conducting the sale, at the request of either party to the record, then and there to adjourn and postpone such sale for the period of three calender months. II. At any sale of real estate by virtue of execution upon anyjudg roent, or by virtue of any decree of any court of the State of South Carolina, rendered prior to the 19th day of December, 1860, or subsequent to the 29th day of April, 1865, upon any cause of action arising on any contract entered into prior to the 19th day of December, 1860, if the highest amount offered or bid at such sale for such real estate shall be less than two-thirds of the amount of the valuation of such real estac, as assessed in the last preceding assesment for State taxes, and a minute of which assessed valuation shall be certified on the process by the officer holding the same,?then, and in every such case, it shall be the duty of the sheriff, master or other officer conducting such sale, at the request of either p*? ty to the record, then and there to adjourn and postpone such sale for the period of three culander months. III. The provisions of this order shall not apply to executions for the collection of overdue taxes, nor to any process for the enforcement of > I ion Pav "IaKai* aw tp n tnrio 1 ropa rr_ ni.j .v. .?wv. * o nized and guaranteed by the laws of the State, or hv military orders. By command of Brevet MajorGeneral Ed. R. S. Canby. The Medal Reversed.?An Indian proverb quoted by Southey is to the effect that "curses are like young chickens; they always come home to roost." Those States to which Sherman's bummers, or to speak more respectfully, "foragers," have returned are beginning to find this out. It O O was a great military discovery, according to General Grant, that an army could be subsisted upon the resources of a State it invaded. He could have conquered Yicksburg long before it actually fell, had he suspected this fact, which General Sherman succeeded in proving. But a war upon a defenceless population such as these Generals inaugurated, not only supports but demoralizes an army. This rifling of corn cribs and meat houses, of drawers and trunks, the stealing of spoons and watches, and the firing of houses, and the impunity of rapes and murders, may easily generate habits, and habits are hard to break. Perhaps in this may be found an explanation of the late astounding report of the " Citizens Association of New York," upon the condition and management of the va rious public institutions, charitable and penal, of that city. The report states that in 18G7 over ninety thousand passed through these institutions, either as paupers or as criminals.? This number constitutes one-tenth of the entire population! The Tribune, our authority for this statement, does not pretend to explain the fact, but carelessly remarks that "it would seem that pauperism and crime among us arc rapidly on the increase; in 1800 the percentage of pauperism was only one in every one hundred and twenty-three inhabitants." Does the Tribune feel no twinge of remorse in reflecting upon the causes which have reduced the whole South to beggary, and are now glutting the New York almshouses and prisons ? Or will it insist, that what was military necessity and even glory here becomes crime when transferred to a colder latitude ? The same war, Mr. Greelv, is still going on, but the battle field is changed. Charleston News. Three thousand negroes in Mississippi have petitioned Coagress for an appropriation to carry them to Liberia. They say they see no prospect of success while they remain among the white people. Sensible negroes, these. c The Washington correspondent of' the New York Herald, under date of j the 8th inst., writes as follows: The excitement occasioned by ihe j disclosure of the serious disagreement | between the President and the Gencral-in-Chief se?ms to be on the increase if anything. No other subject is talked of in public and private circles. The Radicals, of course, applaud the conduct of General Grant, and affect to view the whole matter as an attempt on the part of the President to inveigle Grant into committing himself in some way in opposition to the will of Congress, and failing in that, has endeavored to injure Grant's reputation. A careful gleaning of facts from all reliable sources, since the publication of the correspondence, shows that the initiation of the correspondence by General Grant was hut a part of a deep laid scheme, arranged l>v the Radical familiars of the War Department for a twofold purpose. First, to afford General Grant an opportunity of "speaking out,' !hat the Radical party might have such a revelation of Grant's political views as would satisfy the demands of men like Wade, Sumner, Stevens and Boutwoll, and secure their hearty co operation towards Grant's nomination for the Presidency. Second, to beguile the President into committing to writing something that would serve as sufficient pretext on winch to oase articles of impeachment. In both of these objects the Radicals appear to think they have been successful.? Grant has taken a position wholly in accord with the Radical party, and the question of impeachment is again in motion. The endorsement of the President on the back of Grant's letter, requesting written orders not toobey Stanton as Secretary of War, is regarded by them as a misdemeanor; and it iscxpcctel that many days will not elapse before the recent legislation regulating cases of impeachment will be brought into requisition. The plot, as far as it has been developed, seen s to have been that Grant 'should write to the President asking for written orders directing him to refuse obedience to any and all orders coming from Mr. Stanton, unless be was satisfied that such orders emanated from the Executive, and should at the same time give his version of the understanding had between Mr. Johnson and himself in regard to the course of action lie should adopt if the Senate failed to agree in the suspension of Stanton, which would afford an excellent opportunity for Grant to iret his side of the nuestion ~ o * before the public when the.correspondencc should be called for. When the President gave the written order requested, another consultation was held, and it was decided that Gen. Grant should' refuse to obey the President's written order, on the ground that Mr: Stanton had not been notified that he should issue no order except directed so to do by the Executive. If, after receiving this determination of the General, Mr. Johnson had sent such instructions to Stanton, addressed to him in any other way than as Secretary of War, the latter would not have received them; and if addressed to him as Secretary of War, it would have been deemed a full recognition of him as such. General Grant then wrote his letter, dated Februarys, and placed it in the hands of Mr. Stanton immediately after the passage of the resolution presented by Mr. Hubbard, of West Virginia, who knew precisely the time when it should be introduced. Thus Mr. Stanton had possession of Grant's letter before it had reached tllA Pl?ACwl/?llf ?1 r\ /I til A wIia! A AAVVOC_ t IIV X I Cl'liVt I IIV 11 nuit K*\Jl I to" pondcncc was hurried off to Mr. Colfax before the Presiccnt could make any reply. The following letter has been written by an ex-United States Senator, of Connecticut, to a leading merchant of this city: Hartford, Connecticut, 1 February 7, 1868. J My T)car Sir: Your favor of the 31st January, together with The MerbURY, came duly to hand. You may be sure, my friend, that the Democracy of the North honestly and earnestly sympathize with your section in the terrible and manifold calamities that now seem almost to overwhelm you. Be of good courage. Bide your time as I hnof vmi mii. fnr. as true as God liv eth and governs the affairs of men, there is a just retribution in store for the Radical vidians, who, to perpetuate party power, do not hesitate to urge to a finality measures destructive of the moral and material interests of ten States, and, as I believe, j almost equally fatal to the prosperity ; of all the other members of the Fed-' era! Union. From iny advices I am inclined to the opinion that New Hampshire will, next month, drive the first nail in the Radical coffin. I am assured, from the highest sources, that we shall be victorious in the coming contest. MMIMUHMMMMnaai We in Connecticut entertain no doubt of success. And now re member this prediction: If we carry Connecticut in the April election, we carry the country in the Presidential test. And bear in mind that this victory will be no common victory. Not merely achangeof administration not merely give the spoils to another set of men. It will determine, I trust, the true status of the States, and will be the harbinger of good times to you and yours. I would not for one moment take any part in the coming conteits were ljnot thoroughly convinced that Democratic success would undo til the damnable legislation of the past three years and place the South in a position to which it is, by the constitution, and all our legends and ideas of government, entitled to occupy, to wit: a position where she can govern herself without the tyranical interposition of a miserable rump of a Cpngress. V, But no more of this. I did-not intend to indite a political epistle, but merely to assure you of my deep and heartfelt sympathy. Be of good cheer; bide your time; have confidence in the Deirocracy of the North, and all will be well in the future. It is hard, but remember, "whom heloveth lie chasteneth." Char. Mercury. Mexico is certainly the most extraordinary forcing-house of rebellions on the globe. The same steamer that brought news of the suppression of the revolt in Yucatan, has also brought news of a fresh insurrection in Tampico, and on the heeds Df that dispatch has come intelligence of half a dozen other rebellions. Thus, at the moment when the Capitol celebrated the victory in Yucatan, it mufit have heard, first, that Timpico had risen, and was blockaded ky Government gun-boats; next, that a re? ?1. i II 1 , 1 \r 1 1 _ _ oeinon nnu uroKenone unuer vamez, and the Government troops had been defeated; third, that Mend ex- was leading a hostile column against the i o O Capitol itself, from the State of Tabasco; fourth, that Canales and Carvajal liad revolted at Camargo, in Tamaulipas, and finally that Cortina had "threatened revolution," if his demands were not met. So hydraheaded is rebellion in Mexico, that any but a Mexican Government would despair of quelling it. Columbia Phoemix.? Dreadful Death?A Man Falls from a Steeple.?Yesterday, Patrick Russell met a sudden and awful death. He had been employed to repaint the spire of the first Presbyterian Church, and had rigged up the necessary seat-ladders and pulleys. He ascended the steeple from the stairway inside until he got to the last and highest window in the church?a dist-nnoo from tho frronn d of uhnnt 1fifl feet. Ilcre his outside operations had to begin ; and while getting out of the window to the rope to which his seat was attached he lost his hold, and was precipitated to the ground. He struck the successive projections of the steeple in his fall to the roof of the main edifice; down which he rolled to the eaves, and fell into the lane south of the church, striking the iron railing in his descent. Of course, when he was picked up he was fearfull)' mangled and dead. The deceased was a native of Harlem, N. Y. He left no family.?&'atannak Herald, 8th inst. Personal.?A handsome and well deserved compliment was justly paid to President Wm. J. Magrath, by the stockholders of the South Carolina Railroad Company, at the recent annual election, (^f the 9,000 votes cast, which figures were several thousand in excess of any previous election for many years past, and which may be attributed to the very active canvass for Directors, Yr. Mngrath received within 300 of tlie , entire votes cast?an evidence of tae' appreciation of his administration of the affairs of the Company. Charleston Courier. ^ ^ Johnson on Grant.?A telegram to the Western press states that the President said, in a conversation on Saturday, that he would give $10,000 out of his own pocket if the American people could have seen General Grant at the Cabinet meeting on Friday while questions were being put to him about his action in the Stanton matter. He never saw a man look mcanner or more humiliated. "lie is not n big man," said Mr. Johnson, " either mentally, morally, or physically; but before he had answered the qncstions we put to him he seemed to have shrivelled up into no bigger than my fist." The Winsted (Uonn.)Hoc uompany, manufacturers of Southern hoes, have stopped work entirely for the present, throwing about sixty hands out of employment BaiaBMaMMaBBn | TH~E JOURNAL. Tuesday, February 20, I8GS Eilla Society. We have bee:i recjueatetl to give no; tice that the Anniversary Meeting oi j the Camden and Kershaw District ; Bible Society n ill be held on Sabbath j nest, 23d inst in the Dresbvterian J Church, at 1! o clock A. M. The Iter I Mr. Thomasso.v of the MeLhodist Church will deliver a itermon appropriate tc the occasion. The public are invited to attend. A collection in aid of the Society wil be taken up. Tho District Coori, Judge W. Z. LeiTSBB presiding, closer its quarterly term yesterday. There were no cases of special inter est. Most of the cases tiied were a gainst froedmen for larceny; a few fo; assault. In the case of tho State vs Elj Holt ayi> for stealing a mule anev trial was ordered at tho last sitting o the Court of Appeals. At the preseu teioi, the case was again tned and thi defendant was acquitted Hibam Cux ifixaham was tried and convicted fo: receiving tho same mule from Eli knowing it to havo been stolen. Th< indefatigible counsel for the defence W. H. It. Wokkman, Esq., has raove< in arrest of the judgment on the grounc that, if Eli did not steal the mule a the jury found in his case, Hikaj could not have been guilty of the of fence charged against him, which wouli I seem to ue goou logic, 11 not gooa law At the same term, Lincoln was trie* and acquitted on a charge of hoj stealing?Scott convicted of felon iou cotton picking?Andrew Johnson re leased on his own recognizance, on i similar charge, and Goveknor Shannon appeared u3 un unsuccessful pros ceuter. His Honor presided with his ttsun dignity ami courtesy, and the Solicitor J. M. Davis, Esq., discharged his la borious office as a faithful indicator c tlie majesty of tho law. A Bold Attempt to Rob the Mail. We understand that a bold and da ring attempt to rob the mail betweei Cain den and 1 iancaster was made oil Sat ujday lost. The particulars, as we lenri them, me, that when about elevei miles from Cumden, and near the res idence of the lateR. W. Love, the car riior a young man of 17 or 18 years c age, was met by a negro man wh< 6i:opped him and demanded the mai bags. Upon his refusing to delivo them, the negro seized him by the col kir, dragged him out of his buggy and attempted to ehobe him. Th , carrier cried aloud for Help, whicl alarmed the negro and he ran off. H was foiled in his attempt upon th i mail, but succeeded, during the scuffle in rifling the pockets of the carrier, c a small amount of money. The cavrie does not know the negro by name, bu can identify him, having seen him at store xipon the road. Verily, unci Sum's wards are ruthor ungratefu fellows. After he has done so mud . for them, it is ugly in them to attcmp to rob him. Let us Organize. Govornor Pkrhy has written stil another letter. His text in this, is th inexplicable and fearful apathy of 'li people of South Carolina in their pres ent alarming condition. His seruioi is "organizo Democratic Clubs." Th Mercury some time ago, gavo the sani exhortation under the caption '-organ ize, organize." Still further back ii point of time, but W'thul quite recently organi-at'on was recommended througl the puges of this paper. Many other have suid and written the same tiling in substance. Texas, Louisiaua, Mis sissippi, Alabama, Georgia and Virgin ia huveall"organized." Ploiida, wlieth er organized or not, has sucoeeded ii splitting her reconstruction convention and perhaps secured as much, pructr 'cally, as any of the other named Mates j will accomplish for the present. Why I fheu should we not onmnize ? To save | tke country should be the highest mo. tixe of every son of the soil. We know | tint honest and brave heurts still beat 1 in the breasts of Carolinians. Poverty I J . | and distress?sword and rapine ^ tvranty enforced by the bayonet, can never eradicate the principles ol' lienor [whichwe have inherited. Cowardice is not1,lie cause of our apathy. Is it hopelesness ? The bravo never despair. We do rot know one who does not hope, nay, wfy does not believe that goojier or later, the right will be vindicated and the country rescued from ruin. Wo do not for a nonient doubt that relief will j come, but t is not to bo ignored that, for a time, (an interval of honible mis-1 rule) we are to endure the reign of the radical re-constructed governments. The thi ground we take in regard to these, is ba that they are without any constitution- P? al or rightful authority, and that they Pr ^ can never be sanctified and refined into -L? ' lawful governments, but by our acqui ' 1 escence and participation in them. If ? 1 we accept them?assume and exercise j ^ ' citizenship, hold office under and swear an 1 to support to them, we may give vitality } to these bodies of death. Society cannot exist without some organized gov- ^ ernment. Any government is better ^ ^ than anarchy. The liberties of a peo- pC pie often falls a prey to the necessity. w for order. In times of political trouble ( and confusion, any despot who assumes C: the reins of power and maintains order n* and security, rallies to its support all ^ that is conservative in the country, r. however wrongfully that power was j^' r acquired. From the complexion of the cc constitution proposed in the Charleston or 1 convention, vory strong inducements ta are offered to tempt the people to ac- so ^ cept it. No test oath is proposed to ex- je 3 elude any port ion of the people from office or power. It repudiates the disfranr chisement imposed by Congress. Its ' seeming iborality will give it a certain 5 strength which it could not otherwise . te ' derive It would be fatal to allow our U( | peoplo to fall into the snore laid for rf theiu. Liberal as the franchise, is as " s proposed, the whites of South Carolina di , will have no more power to control the jM new government than if they were nl disfranchised. ^ Any man who will array himself against his own blood and race, and T ti 5 bow in blind idolatry at the shrine of radicalism, may enjoy the emoluments of office for a brief period, but it can only bo by disrobing himself of the nature of the Southern white niau. A ai few demagogues, mostly northern, now fo j control the whole political power which ] that government will embody, and W ' they and such as thoy, will continue to L ^ control it absolutely. In this District ^ tlio vote of the majority was cast at the ^ will of one man?a stranger and a so- j. journer in the land. The native white y man is-poweriessj^atraler *?ch. %^stem n unless he would make himseff tire wil- j ling tool of tlioso tribunes o?tli#pe?ple. J n If we would maintain our civilization," E n our social status, our race itself,-trHJ must bo by organizing tlie whito man C upon such principles as will, on the one hand, prevent his being absorbed into a 0 this unnatural association, and on the ^ II other ally him to his Brethren who ure n r fighting the battle of constitutional - right, law and order throughout the ^ ', land. Since the entire negro race has e fallen under foreign rule and has been a li arrayed in direct and bitter antagonism oj o to all that we hold dear, nothing re- fc o mains to us but either to bear their ^ s, yoke or to combine for our own protec>f tion. If there is to bo any escape for S r the country fromjits present condition of tl it ruin and despotism, it will be through rJ a the national Democratic party. Let us ^ e organize our forces, and as one man a d sustain their policy, by every lawful tl b and rightful means in our power. Let P us circulate their speeches and their .... . w papers. Lot us invite th?ur orators and 0] their statesmen to come among us, to see the truth as it is, for themselves; | v< d to strengthen our hands and cheer our 5l H hearts by assurances of fraternity and *1 e support. Let us sliow them tlmt the ^ '* Southern man is ready with hand and Z? a heart to greet as a friend and brother w 0 the Northern man who comes with ol 13 peaco in his heart and fidelity to the . " constitution and the laws of the land. ( Impeachment fails Again. <?/ i On tho 13th inst., Mr. Thaddi:us ^ s S'. kvkns presented resolutions impeach- V r ing the President for high crimes and so - misdemeanors. A motion to lay the U - resolutions on tho tabl was adopted W1 - by a vote of si:; to three. Four Popub-1 ^ 1 licans aud two hemoceats voting in the n, , affirmative. The negatives, all Pepub- U licans ni i - bJ sa r General Sherman. > Among the nominations made to the sli Senate by the President is that of *h ' Lieutenant-Gcneral Sherman to bo ^ ; llrevet General of Armies of tho Uni| directed General Grant io assign Slier- hu j man to the command of a now depart- S' ted States. Tho President has also "V r Cll I ment, headquarters in Washington to Recalled tho J >opnrtnient of tiie Atlantic, and includes tlio Departments of Washington, the East, and the Lakes. ur It is stated that Sherman telegraphs jjv regretting his nomination and depreoa- for ting his confirmation as Lrevet General Jh ; and expressing a disinclination to as- enj 1 sume tho command of the new division, | its I with headquarters at Washington. j an< _ Believing ihe Politicians. s The Washington Chronicle announced 1 at the Reconstruction Committee I s agreed to report a bill removing litical disabilities from a number of ominent Southerners, including Oeau ngstreet, Gen. Rufij| Barringer, Gov't, ex-Gov. Holden,^ ex-Gov. Joseph 0.vn, exCongressman Flournoy, of . ississippi, Hon. Victor W. Barringer;, % ,jE ! d Gen. Alfred Dockery, of North Jfl irolina, and others. Magistrates is Sooth: CTarolt- ^ 1.?In one of our exchanges we fiiidi -J c following paragraph, which pur- . J >rts to be ah extract from a letter <1 rittcn by Governor Orr t . jjj "I have had a conference with Genanby, concerning Magistrates wlio ^ ive served four years, holding over, e authorized me to say'that Megis* ates, whose terms would have exred at the last regular session of the egislature, had it been held, will intinue to hold over until further ders, without being required to* ] ;ke an addifional oath. You may* ? inform all interested on the sub- ) ct in your District." 1 More Gold in York !?On Toesxy last, there was exhibited to us rcnty-two pennyweights of gold* presented to have been taken frora n bushels of ore, by means of a drag mill" of the rudest description, he samples shown us are from the ^ Boleyn mine," situated on Crowd's Creek, in the vicinity of King's fountain, and are said to be worth inety-five cents a pennyweight. Yorkville Enquirer. ? ? Railroad Elections.?At an eteoon held in Charleston, on Wednesly, the following gentlemen were ectcd to serve as Directors of the outh Carolina Railroad Company id the South-western Railroad Bank, i 9 ?r the ensuing year: >$'. Carolina Railroad Company? J. J. Magrath, Geo. A. Trenholm, . D. Desaussure, John Hanckle, .ndrcw Simonds, Ilenry Gourdin, . M. Furman, B. II. Rice, James i lose, \lfrcd Huger, Geo. W. Wil ams, F. J. Pelzer, H. II. DeLcon, j i. A. Courtney, James S. Gibbea. ' South-western Railroad Bank? J as. Rose, P. J. Porcher. Z. B. Oakea " ] . C. Cochran, B. O'Neill. W. A. I 'ringlg, J. G. Holmes, E. IT. Locke, I W.^grath, J. P. O'Neill/J. 31c- \ 'arcy, A. II. Abrahams. jj The five gentlemen whoso Aames ] ppear last on the list of Directors of ie South Carolina Railroad Compay, are new members of the board. Washington, February 17.?The C\ L 1 . Jf . 5 .1, uprome v^uurt uvernueu to-aay tne lotions heretofore made to dismiss Jhe ppeal in the MoCardle case for wane [jurisdiction. The case will, thpre- 3 ire, come up for argument on its mer?, as previously arranged, on thef$nst [onday in March. Mr. Trumbull introduced into the euate a bill providing in effect? that ie Supreme Court shall not have juisdiction over the re-constructicn acts. Sumner presented a petition from itizens of Massachusetts, praying the , bolition of the Presidential omce, on ie ground that it is dangerous to reuhlican institutions. Linghatn introduced the following hich was referred to the Committee i lleconstruction: ~T "Whereas, a large majority of the '4 >tes given at an election held on the th day of February, 1868, were for ie constitution presented by the conmtion of the people of Alabama. And liercus certain combinations of citi?ns within sa^State refused to vote ith intent thereby to defeat the efforts friends of the Union to restore said tate to its proper relution to the nion" T erefore. lit it enacted by the Senate and House ' Represrnlatice*, in Cony rets assembled, <, liat the Legislature elect under the )\v constitution of Alabama be conmed at llie capitol of said State, as on as practicable, by order of the nited Hates Military Commander ithin said State of Alabama, and that >on the ratification by the said Lesluture of the fourteenth article of uendments to the Constitution of the nited States, proposed by the Thirty-, nth Congress, and the establishment 'law of impartial suffrage in'this, id State as authorized by said Conlution of Alabama, the said State all ho admitted to representation in 0 Congress of the United States, in corduuco with the laws of the United ulea. A petition was presented from one. Tup^nv jiMnrrnftS. askinc. .UIWCV4 HUH vwit^ ~o* ? o 00 each to carry tliein to Liberia.? so, a similar petition from Mussausotts negroes. #T_.? ^ . j It is given out in AN ashington, thn,t{ rtain prominent gentlemen who figed in the Philadelphia Conserve e Convention of I860 contemplate ming a new Conservative party.?<. Thurlow Weed appears to be the mincer of the movement, and one of' objects is to protect the Seward. 1 Weed interest in Jfew York. J