The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, October 07, 1869, Image 2
THE JOURNAL.
CAMDEN, OCTOBER 7,1869.
Quarterly Meeting.
We are requested to state tbat th
fourth quarterly meeting for 1869, wil
commence at the M. E. Church, id thi
plaoe, on Saturday next. The Presidinj
Elder, Rev. S. H. Brown, is expeotei
to be present.
Mr. John S. Rnrnet.
Thin young gentleman has come int
oar midst' again, for the purpose o
opening a school for boys.
We regard him as eminently qualifiei
both mentally and morally, as an in
tractor of our youth.
His qualifications, combined with th
favorable impression produced upon ou
community during his stay here as i
-refugee, and as a student at law unde
Gen. Kershaw, will, we doubt not, se
Cure him a liberal patronage.
Personal.
On yesterday we were favored witl
a call from Capt. J. H. Miller, gener
al agent of the Southern Lifo Insurance
Company, who is now visiting our vi
cinity on the business of his company
and are glad to learn that he is meeting
with great success wherever he goes.?
The subject of life insurance has largely
engaged publie attention, and man; art
availing themselves of the advantage;
offered by the several safe and reliabli
Southern companies, managed by ou
own people, prominent among which i;
that represented by Capt. Miller.
Released on Bail.
We are informed that Mr. 4.rio Nilcs
mentioned in last week's Journal ai
committed to jail for the shooting 01
Ned Robinson, was carried before Judg<
Thomas at Lancaster C. H., on Monday
last, upon a writ of Habeas Corpus, anc
released upon bail,
y .
State Taxes.
It will be seen by his notice, that the
County Treasurer has been instructei
to receive the taxes until the 15th inst
without penalty. After that time hi
will proceed in a summary manner ti
collect both the tax and penalty.
. Shipment or Cotton.
-. We have been kindly furnished bi
the polite ageDt of the S. C. R. R., i
a .f a1. . UaIah /vf ih,
siaiemeiu ui lue uuuiuci ui uuico ui mi
staple shipped to KiDgsville and Char
lestoQ daring the month of September
The shipments amount to 821 bales
This is a considerable increase ove;
the shipments of the corresponding
month for several years past, and ii
attributable, not to any increase of the
crop, but to its extraordinary forward
ness in opening, and the propitioui
weather for gathering it.
Personal.
"Ye Local," who had such an attack
Di J: '
of tooth-ache, at the time of our last is
sue, has returned, at least we saw a mac
who said he heard another man say tc
some one else, that he had 6een a hatch
et faced individual with thirteen bundleas
and a carpet-bag, tottering up the
road-towards the place where he is sup
posed to live, but could'nt swear to hie
' identity. This last man said he at first
thought it must be the Express freight
bat upon a closer investigatfon he found
-i :? ? ?_ : l: ? J i?
BXloW It noo uuijr au nupiiuu
freight. What gave rise to the impli
cation is a profound mystery, but w<
shrewdly suspect that he was freightec
by those few Express bundles by reason
of his implied accommodating disposi
lion.
We think, therefore, that our frient
has returned, and that the bundles ma\
have been manusorjpt, notes of what hi
had seen and done.
' We picked up one written by him ii
which he says that be saw two or thre<
people and four or five houses in th<
city, only; his powers of observatioi
moat be limited indeed.
Bat he goes on to say, that cominj
up the S. C. R. R. at Congaree Swamp
where the terrible accident occurred i
few weeks since, he espied a prett'
good force engaged in cutting down th
trees within one hundred feet of th
trestle, and likens it to the case of cut
ting a man s throat and then breakinj
Bp the knife, or breaking his head am
then destroying the stick, 01 hanging
man and then cutting up the rope b
way of apology. The corporation ha
been so strenuous in its efforts to estat
lish its right to one hundred feet o
eaoh side, should long ago have take
BtepB to render its right advaDtageom
\Ye presume that the grant of one hue
dred feet wau made to enable ther
to keep their road-bed safe froi
just suoh an accidont as that alluded t<
I Ti >1 n|.nf nnOnn I T
lb LLltiJ UD WUUjr Viauivu IV piuuu wvuuuj |jj
&c , along the line to help pay expenses. re]
The same piece of manuscript inform- jn
k cd us that onr local left the city the day jn
previous to the expected arrival of the Ca
e great "tidal wave."
II He says he is no coward, but that a wj
s sense of the dependence of our social jtf,
g fabric upon him, induoed bin. to sub- st,
i mic to this appearance of beating a has- f0
ty retreat, an indignity unbearable except
for the reason given above. m
The effect of the bundles, the sights, to
0 .. j:
^ tne reporia oi nuai wuvca wus ui.-um iuur
to oar local, we fear, because he has not fu
^ visited oar sanctum since his reported 8r
arrival. We intend to send oar devil Ui
after him to-day, armed with the proper
implements of his office, viz : a pot J.
of paste and a keg of printer's ink, and
hope to bo able to discover his whereabouts.
r ?" of
The Roral Carolinian.
The first number of this agricultural tl(
and mechanical Magazine was promptj
ly issued at the promised time, and is m
. now on our table. As was to have been Pr
? expected, it is the handsomest publicn.
tion of the kind ever issued in the 01
South, while its contents are varied and an
t admirably suited to the wants of the
_ class of readers for which it is more ni'
j particularly intended. Its embelish- te
3 ments ore executed in the best style of ""
s the art. The leading article, devoted 011
3 to "David Dickson and Improved at
r Farming," is worth more to the planter, t'1
s especially to beginners, than many times ca
the subscription price and we hope to ^
see it in the hands of every planter in m'
our District, at least. c''
' The agency is at the Journal office,
J and we invite all to call and examine
rp
1 specimens and subscribe to it. *'
j The Southern Cultivator L.
j For October has reached us. We jia
can do our planting friends no greater
service than to call their attention to be
this agricultural magazine. It is the lead- ra
5 ing representative of that revolution in
* Southern farming, which has been in- m:
augurated since the war, with such hap- jt
B py results. Its editors, though progres3
sive, are evidently cautious men, attach- e(]
ing great weight to experience, os shown
by the large number of articles in every
j issue, written by practical farmers in
a all the Southern States. Its corps of jt
2 contributors is unrivalled. We notice ft
. that the publishers continue to furnish nc
to new subscribers, the letters contribu- c0
ted by Mr. Dickson, embodying his ex- ^
r pericnce and practice. These alone are p(]
, worth 20 years subscription. If you co
3 have never seen the paper, send a stamp ju
, to Southern Cultivator, Athens, Ga., for co
a specimen copy, and examine it for j
3 yourself. Price 82 00 a year. (jU
ch
XIX Century.
The October number is before us, ,JU
. full as usual of entertainment. Miss th
Annie M. Barnwell furnishes '-The <l|?
, Bandits of the Hurtz Mountains," a ?e.
sel
} thrilling legend; Dr. Simrns, continues wj
his Rcminiscencec.of of Souther authors; pn
"Personne"* gives us another chapter fie
s from "The early scenes of the war"; |K
Rev. John Buchman t). D. furnishes an m
, interesting personal sketch of Hum- W(
, boldt, and the "Political Crisis," which co
is evidently from tho pen of of a states of
I man is suggested tho remedy for the ca
, present misfortunes of the South. There
are many choice articles in prose aud t|,
; poetry besides, attractive to both young la
^ and old. The "XIX Century" maybe ?h
. had at the store of J. A. Young. w'
1 co
' Kershaw Agricultural and Me- 86
cbanical Society. Pc
1 The Society held its second regular
>/ meeting on lust Monday, at the Court . '
a House iu Cauiden, Gen. Chcsnut pre- p,
siding. The report of the committee tu
i appointed at the last meeting to see vhe
3 Governor relntivo to taxation, was sub- P'
e mitted in writing, and read by the See- ^
a retary. The substance of it was: That w
upon arriving at the Governor's office,
y they were informed^that the State Aui,
ditor was the proper party to seo upon
a the subject, aud that his Excellency ^
- into-, TIlA rOTilu l\f f
y TTUUIU UVV lUVVUWlVi J "V * **l"J w" IX
e Auditor, was, that there was no author- b<
e ity in law to re-assemble the State af
r Board of Equalization, but that he
g would favorably consider any applica- y
i lion for a reduction of assessment made w
a to him through the County Auditor, b
y The Committee were received with d
s great courtesy by the Gov. and State P
>- Auditor, who both expressed a strong ^
n desire to remove from the execution of y
n the law, every semblance of oppression, di
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i. Un motion of Col. Shannon, the report i,J
i- was received and filed as information.? *?
86
n Col- Shannon then stated, that in the Q[
n absence of Dr. E. M. Doykin, chairman p
). of the Committee on Coolie labor and di
?
4
jmigration, the committee could not s
port, but he conld say, from general Jj
formation, that orders for the Coolies t
any number could be filled by appli- ,
tion to the proper partita. ?
The committee had corresponded
th Mr. Boincst, President of the <
ewberry Immigration Society, and t
ited that he was ready to fill orders- 1
r German Iram:grants. \
Col. Shannon recommended all who J
inted good and reliable/farm laborers
apply to this Society f<jr Germans. (
Owing to the small Attendance, no i
rther business could be transacted, (
id on motion the Society adjourned c
itil the first Monday in January. .
JAS. CHESNUT, Pres. ?
T. Hay, Sec.
??H???
Rail Road Contention.
Immediately after the adjournment
the Kershaw Agricaltoral and Me- t
anical Society, last-Monday, on mo- c
)n of Col. Shannon, those present ormizcd
themselves into a Rail Road
eeting, to make preparations, for the
Oposed Convention to be held at *
imden, on the 27th inst. Gen. Ches- a
it was requested to act as Chairman, (
d J. T. Hay as Secretary. Thco. t
mg, Esq., submitted his report as a '
ember of the committee sent to at
nd tho Convention at Charlotte, and (
oved that a delegation of eight or ten j
tizcnB be appointed by the Chair to 1
tend the Rail Road Convention on 1
e 27th instant. The motion being
rried, the Chair read out the names of ;
e delegates. CoK Shannon then i
aved that Gen. Chesnnt be appointed 1
airman of the delegation, which was
ne. . ,
The delegates are: f. B. Kershaw, j
Lang, D. L. DeSaussure, John <
cRae, J. M. Davis, W. E. Johnson, 1
J. Putterson, J. R. Dye, J. I. Trant '
iin, W. K. Thompson, T. F. McDow. .
Mr. Lang moved that a committee i
appointed by the Chair to make ar- j
ngements for the Convention.
The Clmir appointed on that com- J
ittee, D. L DeSaussure, T. Lang, ,
din Cantey and J. T. H ay. s
On motion, the nioeting .hea adjourn- '
[ sine die.
TnE Charge of Judge Orr to tiie j
rkenv1lle grand jury Last s
eek?Jury Law.? Judge Orr gave 1
as his opinion, in his Charge to the *
rand Jury last week, that as the law '
>w stands, construing the first nnd se- !
no acts of the present Legislature to- '
ither, that jurymen are to be selected 1
ill for qualifications, as well as in pro- '
irtion to the numbers of white and '
Iored voters. The list from which '
rors are to be drawn will, therefore, !
nsist entirely of qualified persons. J
As we understand .it, each Township '
required to select its portion of juror>,
lalificd as to intelligence and moral '
aractcr combined, if the number ol '
talified oolored voters is equal to the 1
imbcr of qualified white voters, then 1
q selection is to be half and half white '
d colored; but if the number of quali- 1
d colored voters is one third, thru the
lection of jurors is made two-thirds
lite and one-third black. If the prortion
is ten or twenty whites qualid
to ono of colored, ihcn the propor. I
in of selections will be made accord- ,
gly. Wo do not pretend to give the
:act language of the Judge, but think .
5 have fairly stated its substance Of 1
urso, as The Judge said, the sainerutc s
selection is to be carried out in any
se where the proportion of colored vo- I
rs duly qualified as jurors is greater
an the qualtfied number of whites. In |
is way ull the provisions of the jury <
w would bo fairly enforced; and ir
is way, likewise no discrimination
bntever would be made on account ol i
lor. Every one can see that if the |
lection of the jury list is made to dc- i
snd solely on the proportion of num- i
;rs without regard to qualifications, <
e law, as it now stands, would be dis- 1
gurded as well as the fundamental i
inciple of equal rights in the Consti- i
tiou and laws of tlie country.
Other Judges in the State have ex I
csed the same opinions given by Judge 1
rr, Judge Thomas among them, and 1
lis construction of the ju*y laws will, 1
e think, meet tho sanction of the en- 1
re Bench of the State. I
Greenviile Enterprise. 1
j
The Indians Loose Aoain.?On
[onday we published a special dispatch i
am Oiuuhn, reporting that quiet had
icn restored at the Pawnee reservation, i
v i:~-1~ -i.: l l.4 *l. o? ?
ler a nvtJj Muruiisii uut w.uii uie oioux <
id l'uwoetsand the flight of the former >
r thirty miles, hotly pursued by the
nited States cavalry On Wednesday i
e pave an account of fresh depredations |
y Indians in Arizona On the same
ly advice received by the Indian De- I
irtmcnt from Fort Stanton, in New I
[exico, represented that the Nescuh-ro
pache Indians are still on the warpath, i
eaterday wc chronicled continued Inau
depredations and murders in 1
[ontana, the attempt of u baud of Sioux l
i take possession of tde Shoshone re- j
rvation, in Wyoming Territory, and I
l attact upon the soldiers at Laramie !
eak. It is thus manifest that the Inans
are loose again. They are as ob. (
?? J k
tinate as ever in endeavoring to ipterapt
the westward course of immigration.
The "Quaker policy" bos Rignally failed
o present their suvnge resistance to the
trogicss of civilisation. A policy more
ffcctual is imperatively demanded.?
Moreover, it would scein that the miliary
division commanded by Geneml
Sheridan**is altogether too large. The
gallant General may well say, "My famiy
is too large." Extending, as his division
does, from the lakes to the Gulf,
t must bo difficult, if not impossible,
or him to be everywhere master of the
ituation. A sub-division of the vast
listrict placed under control, the sendng
of troops to points where their pres
inco is absolutely needed, and an abanl/tnmnnt
r\f tlto fntila (tDnolrov ftnll/iff"
IIMIUICIII) VI mo IUIIIV v^unnvi
uight hasten a consummation devoutly
o be wished?the final termination of
ill our "Indians troubles."
The State Const :.bulary.
The Grand Jury of Abbeville couny,
in their presentment published in
he Press of last week, thus fittingly
characterizes the actings and doings of
he State constabulary, which is a nuiauee
in the eyes of honest people and a
pievous sore on the body politic:
As a part of the history of the times,
md as an evil calling loudly for redress,
>n account of the magnitude of the inerest
which it involves and affects?
jeing no other than the peace and good
irder of the whole community?we feel
t to be our duty, under the solemn
>bligation of tho Grand Juror's oath, to
>resent to the powers th t bet the acings
and doings of the State Constabilary
in this county. Not to go back
>n the many acts of lawlessness which
hey have committed of which we, as
individuals, have knowledge, it is elough
that we advert to the outrage
which was perpetrated by members of
he Constabulary during the present
week, and which came ur.dcr our obirrvution
in our organized capacity. On
Monday of the present Term a citizen
)f this county, who was under bond to
ittend the Court, was, without warrant
ir process of luw, seized by a member
if the constabuluty, and violently and
igainst remonstrance, forced iuto the
Municipal prison of the Town. At this
junctuie nothing but the most determined
efforts on the part of certain inJu'-ntial
persons ol the Town and conn
:ry prevented the effusion of blood. A
warrant having been obtained for the
trrest of the offender, he was brought
>cfore a-Magistrate; but, instead of being
-oinniittcd to jail, or bound over to answer
for his crime, by order of the Chief
Nonstable he w.s set at liberty, as being
i member of the constabulary force
md therefore above the law. Such are
;hc facts stated in the Magistrate's ?ni
irseuiciif upon the wninnt. If the
acrson of the citizen?much more sacred
n the eye of the law than his property,
jven?is thus to bo made matter of
<port and caprice on the part of a body
?f men, not in sympathy with the interests
and feelings of the community, not
responsible (as they claim to be) to the
justly constituted authorities of the
loon try, we feel ca led upon as conservators
of tho public peace?as the
eountry itself, which we ure?to protest
ind remonstrate in the most solemn
manner against these acts, and in the
lame of the peace, order and well-being
>f tho community, to demand the removal
of this prolific cause of discord
md trouble.
TnE Enulish Cotton Trade.?
I'lic attention which tlie leading Engish
journals are devoting to the deangcd
state of the trade in cotton and
;otton goods, betrays the alarm which
s felt at the waning power of Lancashire.
The cable brings the synopsis
f another Times editorial on thequesion.
It says:
If cotton is dear with its increased
production because of new spinning
lountries bidding against us, then the
Liverpool quotations arc unintelligible
If the spinners not only carry off the
raw material, but curtail their demands
for our manufactures, the state is unintelligible
also. On those suppositions
it is useless to cry fur more and cheaper
cotton, the evil arising only from the
loss of the monopoly. The cotton demand
is limited, aftd competitors diminish
our share of the manufacture.
We cannot discern that cotton at sixpence
per pound would bring back trade
to England. We lost it by the loss of
the rtw material; but since then so
many events have occurred affecting
this great industry that it is nccssary
to distribute or apportion their ecvcral
results in the state of things before
us.
The New York Shipping and Commercial
Lint adds:
The truth is, the French and German
'pinners aro depriving England of a
considerable portion of the trade which
<he formerly enjoyed in Continental
Europe, while our own spinners are
L'vcry year lessening the American dependence
upon English cotton goods.
American manufacturers havo learned
to make cotton goods equal in quality
to those made in England, and this advantage
our spinners are destined to
maintain and increase. English spinners
evidently recognize this fuct, and
hence the doubts and fears to which
the English journals are beginning to
give expression. The cotton lords at^
~ *1*-* ? /liffi/inlrina t n f lin
inutile tile piVOCIIIf VI IUV; UI blV/O ?v VIIV
icarcity and high price of cotton, but the
Times' view ia no doubt the more correct
jne.
Napoleon's Deatb.?The Earl j
of Clarendon's visit to France indicates t
the uneasiness felt by the European t
powers in remand .. to the health of Na- 1
polean. The object of this visit was to t
announce to the Emperor an arrange- t
ment between Austria. Prussia, Russia
and England to preserve peace, and
check the contagion of revolution in
France in case of the Emperor's death; 1
wo suppose, in other words, to strength- <
en monarchy, sustain the Regency, and <
stifle the free voico of France. For i
England to take the lead in this move> <
ment will not, wo think, be at all pleas- !
ingtothe liberal and progressive ele- i
ments of Europe, nor will it add strength <
to the Gladstone administration. The *
profound anxiety exhibited concerning ?
tho result of Napoleon's death is nor 1
only felt on the Paris Bourse, but from
England to Russia every Government is
us greatly exercised about the matter as
if its fortunes depended upon if. The j
entente cortiinle and the Crimean alii- I
ance between France and England was i
tho individual conception and personal
work of the Emperor, and though the <
entente ror' inte is now cemented by 1
commercial treaties and by strong and
profitable interest*, yet it is fult to be
more reliable while he lives than it is
likely to be among tho political uncertainties
that may follow his death. In
the present condition of affairs in Germany,
Prussia has no reason to p.ay for
the Eniperor's health. Napoleon is the
stumbling block in the way < f Prussia :
to more empire. All the kingdoms of
Europe are deeply interest d in the condition
of his health. How greatly ?he
course of events has been influenced by
Napoleon personally is known to all
students of the tim-s, and we are suie
there is reason for doubting that events
would have taken the same desirable direction
if any other man?Urleanist or
Liberal?had bee" at the head <-f affairs.
Judging from the nuziety manifested
by the great powers of Europe, his death
may be looked for at nny moment.?
What effect tho alliance will have in .
preserving the peace of France and Europe,
is hard to determine.
N. Y. Cumm<-rcial Allot tintr.
A Pen-Portrait op the Traveling
President.?A Pittsburg correspondent
of the New Torn Wwltl lurnishes
the following portrait of the President,
which will be found interesting to look
at:
This morn:ng, while at breakfast, I
took the opportunity obelosely examining
the General's face and manner.
The best photographs of him by no
means do him justice. Look him squarely
in the eye; examine his mouth and
forehead; and. even if you are tin Lavater,
you will bo very likely to form a
fair estimate of him. Compare tliis estimate
of hts character with what you
know of his life, and ten chances to one
you will say that the President is neither
more nor less than what is commonly
called a "good fellow." To say
that he is President is nothing, for if
ever a man has receiv< d an office by
means of ful-e pretences not of himself,
but of others, tor I e was silent?that
man is General Grunt. As a good fellow
he carelessly travels about the country,
Haying nothing but an occasional.
"Thank you" when people are generous
to hiin If he had anything to prey
upon his mind, Wendell Phillip's
phrase, "uneasy boy," might be more
applicable to him than it is. He is
simply a careless, srood fellow, who likes
admiration and flattery, and to hear
his own name coupled with hurrahs.?
Ho leads the lite of a butterfly, flitting
from flower to flower. Such propensities
as his arc cheap, but neither villainous
nor even per *e bad They are
bad oulyjjccausc they arejunfortunately
those ol the President, whoshou'd have
something more important to utteud to
than "gallivanting" through the land
und making the people cry "Lo, here,
and lo, there!" If Grant were only
not President, he would be simply what
an Irishman ihis morning told uic he
was: "He is a very gentlemanly man,
and so is his lady."
Radicalism in Tennessee has died the
death. Last week we noticed the collapse
of the Memphis Post; and now
we hear that the Nashville Prow and
Time*, another Rr.dical organ, has lbllowid
suit. There now remains not a
single Radical daily paper in Volunteer
State, Rrownlow's Whig, since it was
sold by the Pa?son, having completely
changed it political faith. The other
curpet-bng presses throughout the South,
now grown so fat and saucy trom feeding
at the public crib, may here read
what will be their own inevitable fate
so soon a? the robbers and ruffiuus who
now hold control of theso States shall
have been?as they assuredly soon must
be?hurled from power.?Daily Ntws
Carpet Baggers at a Discount.
?Kveu the Texas Bulletin, Republican,
is out against the tribe known us carpetbaggers,
?ud says :
"They followed the army for the same
cause that made them poor at home.?
Not posse-sing industry or talent sufficient
to achieve wealth and position at
home, they followed the army to take
advantage of circumstances to rise above
their natural level. These are carpetbaggers
proper. To the Federal Government
they never rendered any assist
ance ; us u class of uon producers they
are locusts eating out. .our substance ? j
They are neither or.'amcutul or useful. |
They are the black sheep of the flock.
They thrust themselves in to places where
rhn iihi 1 itios thev bavo are not required.
They haye kept in these places by ap-'
>ealibg to the prejadiceaof the?6tored
nan,and prcticing those little arte which
rickstefs sooo T&y have followed
and ^cttoHlUted some means, for
hey are gawdfe-ee pennriooa as tliey
ire ignoranl?jmn|(f//tetr time u over.?
Their reitjn &m&K- |f|
Hon. J. A. 'Rojce, of Cfocinnitr, w&
heretofore a prominent radical, in a E
communication to tne utnctnnan joh- h
purer, says: "I havesererd myself from PI
tbe Republican party, because it is as B
organized hypocrisy, a shuffling distima- y?
lation, a fraud, a delusion, and a snare,
a combination of grasping fanatics; fat- ^
tening on the vitals of the wealth-pro- ^
dueors and weattb-dir4ribaters of the
country." It is evident that Mr Royee,
during his connection with the radieal
party, kept his eyes about him.
The SenatokCll Seven.?Most of
the seven republican Senators who voted
against the impeachment of A< dy John- ?
son have been singularly uniortnnaie. h
Henderson, of Mis?>oriaud Van Winkle M
of West Virginia, have been auperseded
and left out in the cold; <>/_,,.
Tonne-see. will probably be superseded
by Andy Johnson himself in the comintr
Senatorial election in that8tate;
Fessenden, of Maine, has gone dowo to '
the grave; and Grimes, of Iowa, an invalid
in Paris, it appears baa resigned. ~
Only Trumbull, of Illinois, and Koesof
Kansas, remain intact of alt the bold
and independent- seven. Such is the
whirligig o party polities. Whirls men
in and it whirls theui ont, bat still the
world wags on.?N. Y lirrald. jfigS
The Col? r.ido BeraUt, of September H
22, *-ays: -'Anna Dickinson created a ||e
sensation in Georgetown yesterday inor- Hj
ning, by mounting on. a large bone
'straddle-ways' and riding away for the lis
Range, at seven o'clock in the morning. |lf|
She was dressed in bloomers, and wore |||J
a gentleman's overeat Her delioate ^
little feet and finely turned ankles were j|jg
one; sed in substantial boots, with bat- p
tons ap the sides. Ao eye witness gives |g|
the number of the boots at two and % I
The Snmtcr W'lfchman publishes the ||i|
i?.n :
lOIJOWIDjt CUIKJUJUIJICULIUI* H
Mr. 31 itor: I was present, with a ||||
number of others, at Fleming's Shelter,
(Old Surdis.J near Swimming Pens, in |fj
til is County, on Sunday, September 19,
and heard Rev. W. ? Johnson, colored |?|
Senator, preach. In his sermon, heXold |||
the colored people that Christ was at) |Ijg
African, was born in Africa and preach- ^
ed his first sermon, in Africa That |a|
Mary, his mother, was a black woman, rati
and 'oseph, his father,an African and raS
a bl ick man. All this he said gravely - K
andpoaitivelj. Rev. Joseph White was SB
present. I, Burr el I James, another Bj
colored member of the Legislature, con- H
tradicted the statement, and demanded B
his proof. He persisted in bis assertions.
May we not ask, "what manner of man
is this T"
B. JAMES.
Sumter, September 25, 1869.
The Tapelo, Mississippi, Spectator,
of the 24th, anoances the death of Dr. * J
VVillian Calhoun, who was taken suddenly
ill while visiting a patient, and
died almost immediately. He was*
cousin of John C. Calhoun, and not onlike
him in personal appcarace.
Its Dabk?The following beatifal
sentiments are from Meister Karle's
alrpioh h/vit_ entitled the "Xiuht of
Heaven." It is Toll of touching tenderness
:
It is dark when the honest and honorable
man sees the result of years swept
cruelly away by heartiest adversity. It ia
dark when he sees the clouds of sorrow
gather round, and knows that the hopes *
and happiness of others are fading with
hisown. But in that hour the memory
of past integrity will be true consolation ^
a?u assure him even here on earth *of
hope iti heaven. It is dark when the
dear voice of that sweet child, once fondly
loved is no more heard in murmurs.
Dark when the pattering foot no more
resounds without tho thresholds, or ascends
Etep by step up stairs. Dark
when some known air recalls the strains
once oft artuned to childish voiee now
nushed in death ! Darkness?hut only
i lie gloom whieh now heralds the day- ^
spring of immortality and the infinite )
light of Heaven.
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