# VOLUME 29. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1869. NUMBER 19 ? i MISCELLANY. Gen. Butler on Reconstruc- j tion. Butler has written a loDg letter to : Greeley. He skins Greeley. He vows his willingoess to pardon all but the | leaders of the rebellion, fie is as ranI corous in his hatred of his enemies as to ever. He says, however: "All idea of punishment, cither as V -retributive justice for crime upon the individual offender or example to deter -others from like tieasons and felonies, ^ ?i n..? TT-Vinn r3ro#>lpv hccame surety VfOIIIi VUV n uvu wv.v^ v W -for Mr. Davis. All that remains now to the statesman is to see to it that every safeguard is given to the loyal and true men of the South, white and black, who stood j by their flag and their country in the darkest hour of its hiNtory, so that protection of person and property aud equality of political rights shall be assured. Therefore, in any action I may take iu Congress or elsewhere, Ishal^bave this end , in view. If in any of the insurrectionary States there lias come upou the people a true feeling of accepting the situation; of acknowledgment of the superiority of the Government, of the i -c .1.- ?l?ii:?? , wronganu s:n 01 uiu icuouuu su ma> > love of the lost cause is not superior to j the love of the country; that hatred of the negro does not overcome the huv inanities of their religion, that proper coustiiutional provisions to carry out the true principle of equality of all men before the law have been enacted and will be preserved, I ?m ready to welcome that State into the Union, and take by the hand in political aud personal friendship, with the full assurance that 'bygones shall be by-gones,' aoy mnn, however atrogJv he may have warred asrainst the Union, who has brought himself back and aided in bringing his fellowcitizens back to this state of feeling toward the country aud this acknowledgment of the r'gb.ts of all." Butler abuses Georgia aud Tennessee in fine style: <4I do not propose lo restore to the privileges of citizensbip^pd give political power to every traitor and rebel who favors the fifteenth amendment if lam convinced that he favors it simply for tho purpose of petting such restoration, and intends as soon as he obtains it and gets where he feels himself beyond the reach of Congress, to turn arouud abiOgate the fifteenth amendment, as was done in the case of Georgia with the fourteenth, and oppress the colored men and white loyal men of the South, whom I am bounded in honor and by every sacred tio to prjtcct and sustain for their loyalty in the war. If any citizen who has been a rebel will favor the fifteenth amendent, and will enforce it from the heart because he believes it a right and just measure of constitutional law, I am for him because of that motive, and I see iu his action safety to those who need it, and good to the country. And if he will not do so, 1 am for keeping him out of power, how-' ever much he may profess to favor the amendment." And much more of the same sort of talk. VwnriA ltnvnc In ?!?/? ItuJfimnri* J.1 JClUlVU AU VMV City Court on Saturday morning, Chief Justice Soott filed an opinion in the c isc of Samuel R. Ruffington, trustee of Elizabeth Kelton, vs. Auuie L Davis'. This suit' was brought on the 10th of Februnrjj 1869, to recover the sum of twelve hundred dollars and interest, alleged to be due upon the promissory note of the defendant, made at Charleston, S. C-, March 16th 1861, an.l payable at eight months, with interest, ^ io C. K. Brewster or order, by him endorsed, without recourse to the plaintiff, as trustee, &c. The defepdant pleaded that the note was given for the purchase of a negro, and that an ordinance of South Carolina, passed 1868, made uull and void all contracts the consideration ot which waB the purchase of slaves. *. The plaintiffs demurred, and the do, murrer was sustained justice. The plaintiffs were represented by Chancellor Inglis, late of the Appeal Bench of South Carolina, and by J. Du Gue Fer j guson, Esq., a promising joang Chat 1 lestouian, who has piacticcd law ii Baltimore for the Isst two years, andi i rising rapidly in the ranks of his pro fession. If Major Ferguson is as gooi a lawyer as he was a soldier^ no inor need be said.?Daily Newt. Why the Place We^t Down. 1 was riding past a large farm a fev days since in a public conveyance, wher a uian remarked as he looked out," Thi placi seems to take a red sorrel the bes of anything. I should rather bave it it red clover. Then followed some conversation be tweon him and the driver with regarc to the owner of the property. Once ht was offered eight thousand dollors foi i*; now it would not bring bait" tht money. The fences wcro all broket down, the boards of the barn wen swinging in the wind, the old plows anc wagons stood about unsheltered in tin neglected barn-yard, and the house jusi opposite was in keeping with the rest. "The oid man s sous mostly hang a rouud the old place, bat don't seem t'. do much toward keeping it up. Thej ar .- a lazy lot. All three of 'eru arc al home now living off their father. IIow they live with their families I can't see Ti ey never have anything to sell ofl thi ir place." One could readily believe that, when lie took a survey of the broad fields which should have been covered with waving grain, but which instead were red with sorrel. There sat the laz) young rucn looking out on the pase-is by, as if they had no other business in lifo. The old farmer suiookcd his pipe and saw his valuable place going to w.cckand ruin, with the coolest indifference. The women a>f auch a household were firell deserving of pitj for on theiu full the principal burden of making bricks without straw. In such a "sleepy hollow" atmosphere, the moat energetic would feel a lethargy creep over the spirits, effectually chocking all advance uieuts. Would you like to know the secret of such thriftlessness ? It was a whiskev barrel in the cellar. The "Old Fashioned" Mother.? Tliat old-fashioned mother !?one in all the world, the law of whose life wa love; oue who was the divinity of ou infancy, and Ihe sacred presence in ih.> shrine ot our first earthly idolatry; one whose heart is far below the forests that gather so thickly on her brow ; one to whom we never grow old, but in thi plumed troop or in the grave enuncil - ? - U.I.I ? ?* % oaill AnA vlt.i aralAArnit* Atir HIC liUHUltU auil) VIIV ?? ??V nwivv/ M^d VUI ccming.and never forgets us?never And when in sonic closet, some drawer, some corner, she fiuds a garment or: toy that once was ours, how does sh< weep, as she thinks we may be sufferin; or sad. Does the battle of life drive tin wanderer to the old homestead at last Her hand is upon his shoulder; her din and fading eyes arc kindled with souie thing of the light of other days, as sh< razes upon his worn and troubled face ' lie of stout heart, my son. No ham can reach you here." But sometime that arm chair is set back asainst th< wall; the corner is vacant, or occupiei by strangers, they seek the dear old oc cupant in the grave yard Grant \oi never .have! Pray God I never may ! Children's Etiqutte ?Alwayssa; "yes, sir," "no, sir," "yes, papa," "nc papa," "thank you," "no, thank you,' "good night," "good morniug." Us no slang terms. Clean faces, clean clothes, clean shoe and clean finger-nails, indicuie goo breeding. Never leave your clothe ubout the room. Have a place for eve rj thing and everything in its place Rap before entering a room and net er leave it with jour back to the con panv. Always offer your seat to a lady or ol gcutleman. Never pijt your feet on cushion! chairs or tables. Never overlook any one when readin or writing, nor road or talk aloud whil others are reading. Never talk or whisper at meatings < publio places, and especially in a pi - Tate room, where any one is singing or playing the piano. s Be careful to iniare no ones feelings >- by unkind remarks. Never tell tales, i make faces, call names, ridicule the e lumc, mimic the unfortunate; nor be cruel to insects, birds or animals. What Does "Sklah" Mean.?The r Bibliatheca Sacra says : "The transi lators of the Bible have left the word 4 Selah, which occurs so often in the t Psalms, as they found it; and of course i the English reader often csks his minister or some learned friend has most often been obliged to confess ignorance, I because it is a matter in regard to which 5 the most learned have by no means been r ofonemiud. The Larguras, and most > of the Jewish commentators, give to the i word the meaning of eternally, forever. ? Kirnohi regards it as a sign to elevate [ the voice. The authors of the Septu> agint translation appear to have regardr ed it as a musical or rhythmical note. Herder regards it as indicating a change . of tone; Mathcsoo, a musical tone, i equivalent perhaps to the word repeat, r According to Luther and others it ; means silence ! Geseuius explains it to mean, "Let the instrument play, and the singers stop. Wocher regards it as f equivalent to sur sum corda. Summer, ufter examining all the seventy-four i pa.-sages in which the word occurs rei cognizes in every case 'an actual appeal i to Jehovah.' They are calls lor aid ana > prayers to be heard, expressed either with entire distinctness, or, if not in the imperative. "Hear Jehovah !' or 'Awake Jehovah!' and the like, still earnest i addresses to God that he would rcuiemi bcr and hear, etc." The Professor in a Fix.?Some student in one of our colleges being fre-1 (jucutly annoyed by the nocturnal and '' inquisitorial visits of a professor, who suspected them of playing cards, one evening prepared a kettle of mush other* wise called hasty podding, and by the time was boiled, bud seated themselves , around the table in the attitude of cardplaying, waiting patiently for the well known step of the professor. It wns no sooner heard than a large outsido [ ocket of one of theui was forthwith filled with hasty pudding, and all were seated as before. As sooO as the professor had opened the door, the studeut who was loaded with the mush made a sudden sweep over the table with his hand, as if ; together up the cards, and with anothi cr mo'ion apparently put them into the > pocket containing the mush. These , movements could uot help being noticed, as they were intended to be, by the professor, who, considering them as a pret, ty strong evi'ence of guilt, broke out i with the following: 'Well, young genj tleuien, l'v caught you ut last have I?' ; 'Why, yes, sir, we are all here.' u 'So I see you are, and you have been ? playing cards, too.' i 'No, sir it is not so.' 'It isn't, ha! What have you got iu e you pocket, young tuan V i. 'Hot hasty pudding, sir.' i 'Hot lw.-ty pudding, ha! hasty puds ding, have you? I'll hasty pudding you,' * said the professor, at the same time i thrusting his hand half way to the elbow . into the hot hasty pudding. j The dolorous looks, the shaking of fiugeis, the groaning and capets of the professjr, belong to the Bpherc of iuiagqatiou, not description. S ???? " GlouyI Glouy! Hallelujau ? c It is rumored that Governor Scott is to be elected United States Senator from t South Carolina, iu the place of T. J. J Robertson, uud will live iu splendor in * Washington. llooray! Anywhere, >. anywhere?out of this State!?Charleston News r" A Periodical says that a tall Eastern ' r the pa9t liberal patronage bestowed -1 pon him at his Old Stand, would re ^ aeetfnlly announce to the citizens of norshaw, Lancaster, Sumter, Richland ad Fairfield Districts that ho has rc loved to his tjj XEW STORE, P' On tho Corner of Broad and DeKalb Streets, i here he has opened one of the best id varied Stock of Goods Ever offered in this Market, fl hick he is determined to sell very ^ w, consisting of Staple and Fancy 04 dry goods, *| HEAVY AND FANCY ? GROCERIES, Hardware, Wooden Ware, CUTLERY, 1 Saddlery and Harness, 'rockery and Glass Ware. Hams, iLarri, Bacon, Su CORN AND FLOUR, Cr Always on Hand, t0, i'ith every thing generally kept in a jj( ell-sclectcd stock. cn GIVE 1J? A CALL. JAMES JONES. _ Camden, Nov. 4. tf REMOVAL. D. L. DeSAUSSURE & CO., Having removed to the stand just icated by Mr. James Jones, arc now flering an entirely new, large and well dected [ he, turning to the other, whose face s< suddenly brightened up with a new con- 1< ccivcd idea, "what's your namcb" "Jack as," replied the urchin, promptly. ' A famous judge came late to court one day iu busy season, whereat his clerk, in great surpise, iuquired of him he reason. "A child was born," his honor said, "and I'm the happy sire." "An infant judge ?" "Oh, no, said he, "us yet hc'b hut a crier." [ \ Fatal Accident.?We learn that h Mr. Burrel Jones, living near Taxahaw 1 r in this county, while engaged iu fel.ing j timber on Thursday lust, was struck on g the head with the fragment of n limb d and instantly killed.?Lancaster LeJjer. commendadle industry.?Wc arc ^ informed that Mrs. Elizabeth llowell, v of this County, aged eighty six years, has spun, during thcyear,yarn sufficient j to mukc 200 yards of cloth. During the | last five years, it is supposed she lias I spun more than enough to make 1,600 yards. All honor to this instance of en- I ergy and industry, which continues its t usefulness beyond four score. f Yurkville Lnquircr. i r An Irishman, in recommending a cow, t j remarked, 'She will give milk yearaftcr ! year without having calves. lJecausc j she came of a cuw that never had a calf.' 1 J A Devil of a Mistake.?A good story ia told of an old gentleman in a Southern State, who, being very ill, supposing that his end was approach- ^ ing,gave directions that an old slave u who had been very faithful to him, 8| should be called into his room. S im K made his appearance, and with a joyful ai face drew near his master, expecting n that he was about to announce to him his purpose of leaving him free. "You know," said the master, "you have been a faithful servant to tnc> Sam." "Yes, massa," he replied. Poor Sam expected the next sentence W to contain his freedom. But said the &l master kindly: "You know Sam I always treated you kindly." w "Yes, massa, you did." lo Sam was now all anxiety to hear, and _ looked gratefully into the face of his -J dyiug master, and waited to hear the charming word, "Freedom !" But what was Sam's disappointment when his < master said : In consideration of your long and faithful service, I have directed in uiy Will that when you die you shall be buried by my side." After a long pause Sam replied : "Me no like it indeed, massa, for some dark night Debil come look far { massa and take poor Sum. Notf.s for the Ladies.?Chineso fans and jewelry arc all the rage, and even Chinese braids arc in vogue, slightly modified, however, by being grace fully hooped up. y Velvet muffs, bound with fur, arc * the latest novelty, and promise to be fashionable this winter. . Large iace collars (such as our grand wtlimu uac to dop)-ftr* agaip in vogue, aftd when worn over a light silk drcs the effect is beautiful. It is a noticeable fact that real black veils are coming in fashion. Silver jewelry or silver ornaments of any kind, are eutirely out of date, they Vl havieg been superseded by gilt, Ito- oi man gold, and Chinese jewelry. s< Evening dresses of very light silks will be most worn this season?tartatan and tulle having been given over to very young girls White pluuics and cashmere open cloaks are very fashionable. Stewart has imported from Paris souie that socio r beautiful. Two urchins, "Tom," and "Jack," went to school for the first time. The teacher asked "Tom'' what his name j was. E "Taam," was the reply. . "No, uiy boy, you should not 6ay Tom/ but 'Thom-aa.'" "Tauraas," repeated the boy. "That's better. Now, my lad," said Stock of Goods, V" Comprising BAGGING AND TIES, GROCERIES, te DRY GOODS, Crockery and Glassware, tb HARDWARE, 'i! Boots and Shoes, dc., 8 jvitc the attention of the people of [crehaw, Lancaster and Sumter to an ^ xaniioation, promising the most ad- cv antageous terms to purchasers. GIVE US A CALL. ( JST'This stock of Groceries lias been 1 elected with a special reference to our Deal market. q D. L. DeSAUSSURE & CO. st Oct. 7. tf. es In the Probate Court. SOUTH-CAROLINA. j KERSHAW COUNTY. lob t. J. Love, and as Adm'r, vEl Twitty and Margaret, his Wife, Rob ert Smjrl and Nancy, his Wife# ctal Petition for Partition. ^ t appearing to my satisfaction, that \ Villiam K. Robinson and Harriet Robnson, his wil'cr two of the defendants 2 o tlie adove Petition, arc without and esidc bcyorld the limits of this State, t is ordered, on motion of Shannon. Solicitor for Petitioner, that the said efendants do plead, answer or demur m o the said Petition within forty dajs rom the publication of this order, in ofault whereof, an order pro confcsso rill be entered a gain t them. se J. F. SUTU ERLAND, J. P. ar Nov. 25. Gt NOTICE. )ePass & Hay are my Agents durirg uy absence from the State. All my tapers are in their hands, arc parties nc ndebted to me will call upon them and m nake settlements, or suit will be insti uicu nfr:iiiiM muui. _ STEPHEN C. CLYBURN, Nov. 25.?tf. Adm'r. Onion Sets. ^ Fo^SaU bf HODGSON St, DUNLAP. crease your Crops and improra your Soil by using 'IKEMX (JFA3TO, iportcd by us direct from tho Phcsuix Islands, South Pacific Ocean, Wilcox, Glbbs & Co.'i AMPULATED GUANO, cparcd at Savannah. Ga., and Charleston, S. C., which has proved in the soil the^best Manure in use. FOB KALE BY WILCOX, GIBBS & CO., Importers