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i ^ ^' :{a r^ *~ -' V 1 \ VOLUME XXYir. CAMDEN, S.C., THURSD^-MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1868. NUMBER $ ' 1 ' ' ' ??_?--? tf * 1 ? 1 'I. . " ifft'I Yftri | PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY T. W. PEGUES & SONS. t- , [ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. . : Three Dollars a year Cash?Four Dollars > I if payment is delayed three months. i bates of advertising, per square. j For the first insertion, $1.50; fdr the second, . $1.00; for <the third, 75 cents; for oach sub- ( sequent insertion, 50 cents. I Semimonthly, Monthly and Quarterly advertisements, $1.50 each insortion. { The space occupied by ten lines (solid, of ( 1 this size type) constitutes a square. ( Payment is required in advance from transient advertise^, and as soon as the work is 1 Uone, trom regular customers i Contracts made for yearly and half-yearly ^ / Advertising (payableiquarterly) made on ihodorate terms. FORBEAR A LITTLE LONGER. 3 The Southern people, by quiet sub- T mission to wrong; by patient obedi- ? ' ence to an oppressive rule; by selfpossession in the midst of aggravating j. evils; by uncomplaining forbearance to causes intended to provoke them to , violence; by strict adhesion to truth, ^ and perfect freedom from all the con- . * tacting influences of their enemies, in the midst of all their disasters, have inspired the reverence of the world. ^ ^ In the hour of their greatest misfor- j B tunes they scorned to sacrifice their W; honor or self-respect. True, a few base men have proven their want of ^ principle by yielding to bribery and ^ corruption; yet the mass of the Sbuth- 1 . .1 a ern people are still true to tne man- ^ hood and* glory of their race. Their enemies dare not impugn the purity ^ of their patriotism or the correctness q of their motives. Were they capable * of appreciating the heroic virtues w&ich we have shown, they dare not j accuse us with recreancy to our dis- a tingushed qualities. Though oppress' ed by a ruthless foe, we have been g | in our reliance upon the ultimate justice of our fellow countrymen, be- ^ lieving the time would come when the t 1 . masses of the North would strike for ^ our deliverance. In submitting quiet* a / ly to wrong we have established a a higher claim tj.heorism than that won upon the battle-field. We have fitly -j those who unnaturally lord ^ it over us, by a solemn and respectful <; protest against their unjust acts. We ^ have said to them, by our conduct, ? that whilst we submit to force without resistance, we detest the measures it imposes. By our example we have inflicted upon our task-masters the a '" contempt of mankind. We have re- g 2>uked them with the weapon keen- t er than a two-edged sword. In the t language of silent submission we have t condemned them with letters indelli- t <ble asthe 6tars. With few exceptions, t we havo not been contaminated by t those influences through which our Q ' conquerors had hoped to corrupt us v into an acceptance of their debasing ^ policy. As we hate<i them politically p so have we scorned them personally, ^ 4 flvoiling their social contact as a j( plague infested with the virus of moral t death. We have borne much, endured r much at the hands of usurpers and n tyrants?our humanity often shocked ^ by their beastly brutalities, and their j. ' - want of respect for the customs* ideas ^ jnd peculiarities of a people superior r to themselves, until we have been made to feel that the extremity t p* -of forbearance had been reached.? r But, helpless as we were, our forbear- r anc? involved no loss of respect. The * . -world has applauded our course in t view of the cowardly sword suspended . above our heads. It has sympathized j^th our misfortunes and approved * <our forbearance. . ^^ is aoout to acpart trom Judah?when the voice of the American people * $Waits that hour when it will express * V its indignation at the polls; when j W judgment is about to be pronounced * W ^ * in our behalf by the verdict of the * f country, let us, without loss of self 1 i .respect, forbear a little longer, endure { a little more; for the day of our de- ( liverance is at hand. The guilty J Belshazzers by whom w? have been 1 oppressed are trembling all over the * Jand. The verdict of an outraged * people they read in the hand-writing F on the wall. They have no peace in 1 view of the terrible judgment awaiting ( them. Soon there will be a rattling '% >n the valley of dry bones, and the whited sepulchres wiil expose the rot- ] 'Sr'. ' tenness within. Forbear a littj^ Ion- < ger> draw another draught upon long 1 ' tried' and exhausted patience, step 1 cautiously above the incrcsted vol- i V canoes slumbering beneatH yoru. feet i with a ftrm-trdst in the saving power ! of Democracy, for the day dawn of a i , new existence will soon be visible in ( l| the Eaak?Atlanta Constitution. W. * ^ t *' . V'V % " v' % ' : V . V > SnouLD an Outbreak Occur Who will be Responsible ??Wer we to undertake to correct all th false statements made by Radica Speakers and papers, w$ would b guilty of a reckless waste of time.But a late issue of a Radical shee lontains some statemerts so palpabl; 'alse that we cannot permit them t ;o uncorrected. It charges that th 'hue and cry raised by the Demo jratic press against alleged organi sations of armed men, is a trick o mci men to bring about a ruptur vhich they evidently desire." Not his charge bears the mark of false ?ood upon its*face. It refutes itucif There is not an intelligent man in thi rhole country but knows the Demo rats personally and politically wouh >e losers by a war of races. Th< Radicals kpow that a conflict of an] :ind at this time would damage tin ause of the Democratic party, hence he eargerness with .which they laboi o bring it about. Had the Radical: he honesty to confess if, they woulc dmit that the Democratic is th< eace party?that it preaches peace ounsels peace, and practices peace t is false and dishonest to chargi hem with a desire, much more an at empt to produce a war of races. W< ho not wonder at the alarm of t.h< lack man; when Radical incendiariei re daily and nightly firing him witl he most inflammatory speeches, b} ntensifying his hatred against th< rhites, ana by telling-liim that thi bject of the Democratic party is t< e-enslave him. The Democrats arty makes no complaint agains he negro; he has done well, remark' bly well, in view of the evil influence! urrounding him. It is willing h< hould exercise the franchise right ? d .-i..?1> *./1 fk a wh if a Bnnnn, IlUlSlUiUt'U. lJUb iu tuc niutv nvuuu rels vrho are doing every thing ir heir power secretly to produce aeon ict, it offers no compromise. Thej re enemies of the human race, anc s such, we can never look upon therr rith feelings other than loathing anrl isgust.' They are remorseless hyenas eeking to sacHiice Dbth races at tin south that they may feast upon theii lutrefaction. No: if a conflict o! aces is inaugurated, the fearful re ponsibility will not attach like a lep ous sore to a few miserable Radica reatures who have nothing to lose in ny event, but whose cowardly in> tincts would prompt tliem to d'eseri he negro in the conflict, while theii hieving propensities would be turnec - -1?%*A%M*nA Wa AAnfnOC U piUilUCI (1IJM 1 jljjllic. 11 V vuiin.a. hat such men are very " dangerous o the country;" but why not go fur her and frankly give these danger us men their trfte identity. No on< fould have the hardihood to den} hat the Radicals are wholly re ponsible for these threatened out creaks. It is well enough for Bui ack to "keep an eye upon this mat er." No doubt he feels the fearfu esponsibility with which his owr ainions, by their own acts, threatei im. It is high time he should checl he flagrant conduct of these incen iiaries in his own ranks. But lc lot Governor Bullock nor his satellite: .ttempt to lay the blame at othe han their own doors. They dar< lot. The whole country is too wel losted with their own proceedings tnd will in due time be advised of al heir' secret acts and doings.?lb. A Radical Dodge.?The so-callei Legislature of Alabama finding i pnnn, m??r llic Ou rernor s veto, the Act authorizinj fiat body to appoint Presidentia dectors, took a recess until Novem )er, without enacting* a registratioi aw as provided for in the "Constitu ;ion" of the State. According t fie Montgomery Advertiser, this wa lone for the deliberate purpose c lefeating a popular election, that th Legislature, upon re-assembling, ma; fien appoint electors, on the pie; fiat it will be absolutely necessar; ;o do this in order that the Stat shall not be altogethe deprived of it rote in the choice of the next Presi lent of the United States. The Earthquae.?A tremendou reaction is going on amongst the co Dred voters of this State. The inte ligence reaches us from all quarter: that they are abandoning the sinkin ship of disunion and joining hand adjtjijheir old masters and friends i the grand effort to -wrest the Goverr ment from the pirate ciw-whoui lrivirrr it to ruint Wilmington (N. 0.) Star. "/ ' - (D m tJ Heal'.-h and Exercise.?Cicero t e is described by Plutarch as being, at r one period of his life, extremely thin c . and slender; and having such a weak- ?li ness that he could eat but little?in n ? fact, he could retain scarcely a.ny- s - thing on his stomach, his whole frame p it being so extremely <weak. He trav- si v elled to Athens, however, for,.ithe re- tl o covery of his health, where;bj? body U e was so strengthened by gjfanastic li i- exercises as to become firpi and- ro- a - bust; and his voice, which had been b f harsh, was thoroughly, formed, and t? 0- rendered sweet, fulK'and^gpnpVbus.? r< y And of Juliu3 Cresar, the same author I tr - informs us that he vras originally of T a blender hrtrr* e being extremely soft and 06 a siltyTn n hue; he wan troubled with, violent m 1 pains in his head, and was subject to ei 3 epilepsy;, but influenced by the ex- di t ample of Cicero, and'a gpeat many ti 1 others of his cotemporaries, h^ found U , in exercise the best medicine" for his t)' p indisposition, as. after "them he went <ei 5 through long marches, bore coarse ei 1 diet, frequent sleeping in the fields, w 3 and continued for many years ex- b , posed to the hardships of war. The h . great physician, Hoffman, in a special d 3 treatise *on gymnastics, justly cele brates it as the best ot medicine; and 2 the celebrated poet Dryden asserts ]j 2 that - d S "The wise^for cure on exercise depend; * r, 1 God never made his work for man to mend." ^ r Among the particular diseases in q J the cure of which gymnastic exercises a 31 have been found the most effectual si 3 i^re gout, rheumatism, consumption, a 3 nervous disorders, bilious colic, drop- w t sy, palsy, diseases of the mind, be- h sides many others. With regard to (tl 3 the choice of exercise for curingMi- d J seases, it has been justly remarked y t j that there are many points to be at- pi I tended to. Every kind of exercise, t< i and every decree of it, is not fit for m every constitution; far less in every w r complaint, or at all times. Whjch is b l- the proper sort of.exercise to be re- pi i commended, must depend upon par- w 1 ticular circumstances of habit, age, ai J constitution, or disorder;-and in cases : where tiie" whole frame ist enreeoieri^ * the advice of an intelligent teach.er is v< f not to be neglected. ii Exercise is well entitled in various ifi respects to be considered as a commoft ?<|, I aid to physic?to use a phrase which tt l iEsculapius originally used. In.fact, jc when the body is, by exercise, brought' ej t into a good state of health, and all, jc i* the humors are wholesome, should it ci I be attacked by disease it will be ipore v 51 easily restored; hence, it is well o'b-^ J 31 served, that we ought undoubtedly" is - to attribute the wonderful success of g| ? the ancienfr physicians in curing di* ^ 3' scases with such indifferent materials a 7 as their pharmacy afforded, to the tJ 1 ' * 1.-? 1r*r\r\ J ^ [ patient naving jus ujuuu m gwwu. y pure, and his body healthy by &n at- o; - tention to exercise. ' k 1 ^ J 1 Young Men.?It should be tho 1 aim of young men to go into good so- 9 1 ciety?we mean not the rich nor the & c) proud, the fashionable, but the socie- t "! ty of the wise, the intelligent and th'e ai good. Where you find men who si s know more than you do, and from h r whose conversation you can gather h ? information, it is always safe to be k I j found. ? JJ II It has broke down many a man by "'di ' associating with the low and vulgar,' a where the ribald song was inculca- v ted and the indecent story, told, to fi I excite laughter, or influence the'bad V t passions. Lord Clarendon, attributed 11 - j niccjOH mid bftppimias in life g ' ciation with persons more learned and fl 1 virtuous than ourselves. If you wish n s to be wise and respected, and desire ' n happiness and not misery, wo advise h - you to associate with the intelligent 1( o and the good. Strive for excellence, ? s and strict integrity, and you will ^ if never bl found in the sinks of pollu-' l( e tion or on the benches of revilers and ,p y gamblers. Once habituate yourself, e a to a virtuous course, once secure a y love for good society and no punishe ment would be greater than" by acci- c ;s dent to be obliged for half a day to - associate with the low and vulgar. Buffalo Gazette. ^ a is True Wisdom.?Man's only way t [. to true wisdom is to know himself, * 1- He that would be esteemed;truly.' t 3, wise, must find and amend his own s it faults. For, what regard will be o [s paid to the lips of him, who contra-' a n diets them by his actions through life? | a i- Who will mind the praises of freedom j.j X from one who chooses himself a slave? n ' ^Qr^will be directed in. his way by t ono%ho cannot see his ? It is ccr- i, ' < i a|L that besides the various external nralses of the element, which man :a? no ways avoid, hg has, within lijpelf, so many false friends, so aj| y flatt^ing-tfouTtiers, calleiljjas^ icjs, Wftd^paint in his mind such losing, demsi've images, and ,draw udjl and artful shadle over his reason, Mitxen^r, it very difficult for him )jjee lrm&elf -in a true, impartial i' yetvhowever difficult it is, it laj be doifllT this mist of mind may e t am asked,-and these mental flatire is dejjbfed afod condemned, by aijuteljpex&tiri^; our reason, and yfig theji'vit her unbiased bar.? nkbe^ofmankind will, by a tho* 1 -^'.Jiptfrtiwil inn potion-4*Uoletftselves, by carefully viewing the lifhpr ot their mimaa, nna railings aongli to atoteAfljujsuits of' false wisom ^ Self knowledge is of all atliifnents whatever, the- most useful > direelves, and most beneficial to [Jiffs. It teaches us that whatsoevr degree of wisdom we may be hlessIwith not to be puffed up with unievr pride, but to consider it as a le$|ing which the all-wise Creator jw,'mercifully bestowed on his chilli F? J |J ? Ai Wife's Love.?Woman's love, ietlje rose blossoming in the and ff%t< spreads its rays over the feared plain of the human heart, and Tip all around it is black and desUtPj it rises strengthened from the lycence of every other alarm. In no illation does the love of a woman jpear more beautiful than that of a ii'e.. Parents, brethren and friends aj e claims upon the affections?but ij love ef a wife is of a distinct and iferent nature. A daughter may idd her life to the preservation of a irent?a sister may devcte herself i a suffering brother; but the fellings hich induce it'are not such as those bich lead a wife to follow the hus|hd of her choice through every lin afid. peril that can befall him; to itch bim in danger,-to cheer him in iversity', -and efer remain unalterable his 6ide in the depths ofigno itefrSlTtrtnc. It w a heroic de-; Kn which a woman displays in a$jrence to the fortunes of a hapless jsband. When we behold her itf )33,estic scenes a mere passive creiv ire 'of enjoyment, an intellectual brighteuing the family with her iiearments and love for extreme ij which that presence and those uiearments are cai:uclated to import, ecan scarcely credit that the frailt being who seeitas to hold her ex* tjqtc by a thread, is capable of iipoiftmg. the extreme of human iferi.ng?nay, when the heart of man nb beneath the weight of agony, lafc she would maintai n her pristine overs of delight^ and by her words f comfort and patience, lead the iifrmurer to peace and resignation. '1; *? Reading.?There was a lad who, t fourteen, was apprenticed to a >ap boiler.- One .of his resolutions ai to read an hour a d ay, or at least t'jhat ratoj and which he timed hirasl( by an old silver watch left Him by is hncle. t He staid seven years with s master, and when he was twenty-one Srknew as much as the young squire fl. ' Now let us see,how much time ehad toread in seven years, he had ,t|he rate of one hour each day. It raid be more than two thousand, ivj hundred and fifty-five hours, rlich, at the rate of eight reading icirs a day would$e equal to three (fatrrfl ten days, equal to forty!y/jweeks, equal to eleven months? airly a year's reading. ' The time spent, in treasuring up sjful knwledge would pile up a very wge store. lam sure it is worth ryiug for. Begin now. Do what ou can. In after years you wjll 30k btck upon the task as the most' feasant and profitable one that you ver performed. PtLNCHETTE.?This is an eiectrial t<y, something on the order o? pint'1 rappings, .'and is creating no ittleinterest andexcitement wherevr it is introduced. It it consists of , heart shaped piece cf wood on caswith a Ipftf] nencil run through ...... r t.? Parties using it place the tips of hflif fingers on it, and as soon as it is jfflciently charged?it perambulates in Ihe paper on which' it is placed, .nswering any question that may "b.e isfeeditin the most facile and suririiing way. The handwriting is iot very go'od, but rather bettei than hat of a ''Philadelphia Lawyer," for f;^an.beread very easily. 1 /VVir: ^ A/#i ? & / /A l ls*/ Lr; k ' t.'v 4 THE FALL TRADE OF CHARLES TONA prolonged season of depression and disaster, through which the business community of Charleston and the planting interest of our seaboard have struggled with manful persistence, is fast drawing to a close. The crops are now sufficiently, well advanced to justify the belief that the yield will be much the most abundant that has been gathered since the war. Nor will the planter be sacrificed, as last year, by being forced to thrust his cotton at ruinous prices upon a ? falling market. The last two seasons ^ have taught him a costly lesson of -prudence and economy^. the.fixorbi- J tant wages once demanded and ob- ) tained by the freedmen have either ( b^en brought down to a reasonable standard, or the laborer has been in- j duced to share' the risks of his employer: the use of expensive fertili- { zers has been sparing and judicious; { and the planting operations of the. j year, involving but a fraction of the y outlay so recklessly incurred in '66 i and '67, will, there isjcason to hope { be proportionately more remurative' 1 in result. The position of our fac- ( tors, too, is vastly stronger and more \ satisfactory than at any period since ^ Tho omhaTTasamfints and i losses which they had suffered, < owing to the previous failure of crops, ] compelled them at the opening of the \ present season, either to withhold ad- 5 vances altogether, or to make them 1 with'the utmost caution and on a 1 very limited scale. Hence, hamper- j ed by no heavy obligation's, they can 1 the better afford to follow their judgment in choosing the time for placing ] their cotton upon the market, so as j to insure the largest return to them- { selves, ta the planters, and indirectly. ] to the whole community. 1 This improvement in the condition ] of our great agricultural and commer- 1 cial interest must and will react at ] once and cheeringly upon the general business of Charleston. The jobber will find his country or- ( dersmultiplying as they have not done xfkeajixe whole country ( whs bare of merchandize and every ( ? * % * mi '. 3 J&ousetiold needed supplies. xne iraues j man will be gladdened by a brisk res ] .vival of the retail trade. The re- f building of the burnt district will re- , ceive a fresh impetus, and the servi- j ces of the mechanic will be in active j and steady demand. Even the professional man, whoqe lot it has too f often been to work without pay during ] the last two years," will feel the j change,?in the increased facility of ] collecting bills, both old and new? , Let us hope that no political troubles j will arise to disturb that current of , business which must soon set in, and j that all classes of our people will work j together," earnestly and confidently, j to make Charleston richer and more f prosperous than she has ever been in j the past.?Charleston News. . i The Negro Riot Near WalterBofco'?thh Colored Troops Caps ture the Rioters.?We have ob- ^ tained,, from a private letter, the par- t ticulars of the riot which took place j near Bissell's store, on the Savannah , and Charleston Railroad, on Monday ( last. The disturbance did not end , in any loss of life, but it proved ? the existence of a lawless and muti- j nous spirit on the part of the negroes, j and that the colored troops are rea- j dy to fire on their own race when or- 1 ddred to do so. ? s On Thursday there was a big speak- i iug to the negroes at White Hall, < and on Friday orders were given that. ? all jhe hands at Cypress, Mr. Lown- ] des', Mr. Warren's and other places, j should meet at White Hall, under t paii} of arrest for not attending. On j [Sunday Mr. Bissel and a Mr. Blair ] were called on by Mr. Campbell to. go over to Lowndes',place, to prevent a meeting which was to be held j there. Mr. Campbell said that there , was a company of negroes formed and , armed, in readiness to hang his ne- ; gro foreman for whipping a little boy, who went to sleep instead of attendding to his business. The boy was 1 only hit twice. Upon consultation Mr. Campbell made an affidavit of ' the facts, which was taken by Mr* Ttieooli tn Waltwboro'; "twenty miles , in two hours." The magistrate and : sheriff could do nothing, but the Col onel commahding tthe post ordered down a detachment of twenty-five colored soldiers, who reached Bissell's store, at one o'clock on Monday morning. In the meanwhile it had been ascertained that Mr. Campbell had^resv O : A L^~-/\y /' ' m - -L :ued the foreman from the mob, and hat all the negroes on the place rere tinder arms. .? '... j : during the' night the negro sentiiels notified their leaders of the arival of troops, hut at daylight the letachment made a dash upon the . >arty. /There was ,a great' deal^f unning and screaming and some 1% le firing. A good many negroe^ rere captured with their papfain. On Tuesday morning an attempt , vas made to arrest Brutus Rutledge, j ;he captain ofrthe mob, but he was , ' laid to have gone to Walterboro' to' jive himself up. The writefin conclusion says: "All lands are now at work; there will be 10 more danger down here fpr'years ' :o come." We have also received the followl ng information: On their way down the troops were ired at, and returned the fire. They .. irreated ten or more negroes. Upon ;he march back the advance guard iras some distance in front of the > nain body. A negro preacher named Solomon Spears ran out .from the jushes in front of the advance guard, )rdered it to halt, and demanded the' elease of the prisoners. He bad fifv teen negroes with him, and ordered ;hem to fire upon the guard, when hie lepaand was not acceded to. The nain body of troops, however, came lp, and all the negroes were quietly irrested. ...We understand that $10,, ;roops were fired oh five times in All,. irid that ftlfcncrpthflr foTATif-ff.throa naS jroes were .arrested. The colored :roops behaved very well. PompeyMillard, one of the ringeaders, is the same negro who has been idvising the hands on the Combahee ;o strike for $2 a day wages. We earn that the guard was set serosa ;he avenue.,to Mr. Nat. Ileyward's )lace, and no one was allowed to go ;here to work because this modest equest was not granted.?? Self Help:?How futile'often are )ur endeavors to secure a happy, ? prosperous, Or independent future for jhosd -we leaae behjtitf 'us. Alft fact, it )fton seems that extreme caution in :his regard defeats itself. The best legacy to children is Self Help; bank jtock is nothing to it That takes irin rra V\n^ An in KlUgO) UUV MIC VllClgJ IU nUlUU-UUHf < ;er is only an incentive to effort^ thai ,s of itself a fortune. We look with tender eyes upon those we love, and )igh to think we may, perchance, not be on the shore when they launo? their little barks, forgetting Him whoiolds the winds in EGs hands and regards the fall of the sparrow. Said i good mother once in reply to suchi mxious fears, "I, have got beyond bat. If I should be taken away :rom my children before their mattfc ity, very likely some one ,who wiJ$ -' see faults to, which I should have been jlind, will do for them far better than [ should. I h?vefthougtit all out?r , Hid can trust Him.", ' i . lOO.t ' The Value of Advertising.^-^, gentleman of New York, who has ;aken up his summer quarters witty lis family in one of the outlying sub lrbs, recently purchased seven pounds )f sugar from his his village grocer, md found it sadly ajuleratea with' sand. The next day he inserted thp Allowing paragraph in the.village pa)er: "Notice.?I bought of a grocer n this village, seven pounds of sugar, vhich I have extracted one pound of sand. If the rascal who cheated me vill send to my address seven pounds ? )f sugar (the stfripti?al measure ofrejtitution) I Will not expose him." The' aext day nine seven pounds packages of sugar were left at the adverti-jer's house, there being nine grocers1 in the village, and each supposing, t himself to have been detected. : ? ? ; ; , "Hans," said the Judge to a ]j)utph-' - ^ man who was a witness in the case ef a stolen pig, "had the animal any earmarks?" "Vel de ear mark vat- \ I see vas rait his tail cut ofjr -' . An old lady, when her pastor saidl to her, "God has not deserted you in1 iTAfir* nTrl <i era " 1?AT\1ia/l U\T/% aim T J vui V4V4 W^VJ iv^/iiCUj XI u ouy x> have a very good appetite.still.*' . . 9. 1 ' Said a crazy woman of (a penurious ; stingy marj. "Do you see th^.t man?" You could blow his soul through a , v humming bird's quill into a musquito's. eye and the muquito wouldn't wink. 4'Sal," said one girl to another, "I am so glad I have no beau now.",? * "Why so!" asked the other. "Oh, cause I can eat as many onions as I Jlz^ '"" ' > v.' J? V ? * V\ . > .. - ^-^ ? Sttfejft a