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_THE__PEOPLES.-JORNL._ C S C UL,4ONI)OLLAR A YEAR. and guardians of oul- own rights and our ballots given as peacoful weapons of defonso, and no honest and loyal altizen is willing to deprive us of them and we shall fight the fiesh, the devil and all his imps through every court and power in the nation before we shall be robbed of our rights by an archistic nullifiers. A privilege class government pro luceos on the one hand a class of cring ing suppliant cowards glad oven for the Poor privilege o life for a short time, %nd ( nt the other a class of arrogant, ruel and heartless murderers because onscious of wrongfully obtained power w hose members fear nothing from Aheir creaturos, the ollicers of the law, who construe and administer it as suits Ah0 will of their masters. Such a government we have in this state to-day, and the ruling faction is n favor of handing it down 'in all its hvick(dness ats i a curse to genierations inborn, but we are unwilling to entail mch a legacy to future generations. Most of Our Imurders and all our y11ch ings are immediately traceable ,o such a governmont, and under it mur State will continue to sink from >ad to worse until it becomes such a 'e" tat nO 0110 can live in it. Man, naturally given to error, is in )elled to right action frou only two :0ursos, the hope of reward or fear of Mnishiment, and the law antedating he Mosaic age, that he that taketh n1an1's life must forfeit his own as a icalty, has been abrogated and the ule in this State is that a white man aking the life of a colored man does 0ot p1ay tile plenalty with his own, rhich has spread to others and is no anger confined to thoe oppressed class. Uponl the slightest provocation mem era of the privileged class, without par or punishment, murder or play be part of prowling savages or canni als, and dignify It by calling it a vnching, as the conscience of the tate has been so seared that it is re arded as iL vil-tuo rather than a crime ) lynchi a fellow-being. Murders and nch ings are 110XiOus la- ts iou-ish 1ig only uInder a privileged class gov rnment, and will surely die when tile lerillf and cour-t are made to depend )r futIure favoIrs uponI tile surage of very man. We believe in universal sufl-age, be 3use we believe in that right or all, tich, under our- foIm of gover-nment, aminot be secuted without making the oliticalI power of each man equal in 10 (raation of the adrainistrators of he law. The most illitet ate and humblest itizen, Possessing nothing but his lire nd muscles, has as much right to the ieans of pirotecting his property, houglih invisible, as the millionaire. When deprived of out- ballot, our in uence with the administ-ators of the LW is gone and we al-e absolutely rithout protection. Wh3ie all mneumlbels of the privileged lass (Io not, take advantage or our elpless condition, many do, and it is ruel and hope-destroying to deprive s of the Power to aid humane and iberal mDun inl the election of such onest men as will, in the dispensation f justice, hold the sCales equally bal need, whether the subject weighed is lack or white. The rile adopted by he [Democratic Executive Committee, cha1in-11g all colored men, regard rss Of past political aliliations, fromn artif.ipation in the 1 approaching pri iatries of said part.y, and allowing all -lite leln, r-.grd!ess of past political liiliation. to plarticiI)ate .11 tile same, rith tihe (declared purpose of collting a1 the general election the ones nal1med a the primaries, is violative of every rinciple Of justice and honesty, r ug('ant to tie doct-iLes of civilized overnment, and a practical repudia ion of the Wedera0 constitution. We view witl alarl the action f Conuservativyes, whomIU we are0 in) lined to) reCgard- as broad and)( liberal non, when thecy, to our- exclusion and n) repudiation of our rights, accept an q1 ual d1ivision with thle aidmUinistr-ation actioni andl sublmit thait it is most iun easona~ble to expect our- supp~ort wvhen ailing to secur-e such conicessions. Me submit thiat tihe only honor-able hing for- them to do, If they mean ustice, is to mlake a fair- tight fr-om >rinciple inl ever-y county in thle State 'or the rights of all, inl which they vould~ get the supp)hort, of every hlonest nan in tile State, r-ogar-dless of r-ace or >olitics. 'We further- submit that we stand endy to join with) any number- of tile iberal white men of the State, and to iid thenm in maik ng a1 Constitution >r-oad enough to co)ver the rights of 3vory man, hoewever- rich or p)oor, and1( vili only votle exclusively for- delegates f Our own race and p~arty, whoen such nemberls fail1 or refuse to co-opeorate. To the mn of om'- race, we anniotlnce hat no' legal conlstittition cana bu made withl our un1ited~ oppositlin. We muust >r-ganizte to con tinue13 to railse the means ,0 proseculte the light n1ow pending in3 he iFederal courtfs for- tihe prleservationl >f conlstitutiona1l libety to aL final to inalItionl, aind to maitke such aL showing nI the~ approachuing election as will malle uis to miove Congress to actionl ,hr-ough) petitionls. Before- aL finl dletCorminationl of thme itigation tile iproposed con ventioni may 20 holden(U alnd al the wicked plansc of myl enemie incor-por-atled int~o IL ne0w JonstitLIuttion. bu31t if we shall1 provo to he) satisfaction of thle "e(derli Sut >roeme CJour-t that in its muak ing aL~l the1 -ights and franchises gt-a ted uts b~y he stupremne Constitution have beeni gnored andl tramplued under- feet of which we have no0 dloub~t, thrlouigh fraudulenmt and( utnconsti Lu ional r-egis bLlraion laws, tile no0w Constitution wvill timount to nlotinig, anld our onmies wiii have thiurt pains11 for- their 11a0o1-. 1vVe con)gratuiato all lovetrs of honest gove1 i nment in1 tuis State for the pos session~ of atl least, one judtge, inl thte personi of Chief .1 ustice Mel ver, wh lose gieve to feel thaIt, the 1,im w10vill soon colli wheni (ar Staite will be0 depr~tived~ of the last of ealch tr-ibulnes. OROUANIZING FORl A IUilIT. A fter rema31 iig inl session till nea3rly mnidnigh t, the conference Ii nally ad journedl. They gave to tihe press5 only tile cunt and dried, sp~ecially pr-epared muattemr (desired, and iIth held all 131for mnation as to tile prtoceedlings. Ther-e was a good (10al of taik during thle con1 ferenee, bmtt how the mfembliers stood on t~he adoption of tile addiress is not knowvn. The 1) fllloingtij reo5luin wasloi aVILS~opt ed: Itosolved, Trhat aL State executive iumtimittdf hod auninfralt by the ehnlh man of this conferencc, consisting of on meiiber from each county, to( dilreet and manage the convention campaigi for the State, each member of the State committee to be authorized to appoint 0110 representative for each precinct to direct the campaign in his county. That we hold ourselves in readiness to join with the liberal v hite men In every county who ask or may ask our support, but if none appea--, we roconmmend that a ticket be nominated by out people and be voted for by them at the election for delegates to the Con stitutional convention. Be it further Itesolved, That the above mentioned organization continue the work of or ganizing clubs, and raising funds for the prosecution of tile tight for honest elections now in progress in the F'ed cral courts, and that this organization work in harmony with the Ministerial Union. Under tile above resolution, the fol lowing were appointed : Abbeville, A P Crawford : Aiken, S 10 Smith ; Anderson, T J Harris ; Barn well, Thomas Clark ; Beaufort, Samuel G reen : Berkeley, I. Gail lard : Chester, Moses Benson: Chesterfield, H L Shrewsbury :Colleton, C P Chisolm: Charleston, W J Grant; Darling ton, Dr L I' DIanIel: Fairfield. Samuel Adams: fPlorence, S W Williams : Georgetown, R 13 Anderson ; Green ville, L P Goldsmith : Hampton, It E Primus: -Horry, T J Gordon ; Kershaw, A W Powell : Lexington, Jesse Hiller: Laureu-j, ' S Suber; Lancaster, P It McCoy ; Marlboro. J L, Cain : Marion, W H Collier: Newberry, 1) T McDan jels; Orangeburg, C W Cald well : Rlichland, it K, Hart : Sumter, it H itichlrdson ; Union, W ) McMahan : Williamsburg, 1 S Tharp : York, T P Hunt: Spartanhurg, H Sims ; Edge field, .1 A Daniels ; Clarendon. A Col linis. TH E 'AICH EIIEltGEh CASE. A Supreme Coull Declsion of' Im porlance to Towns nitdt CIties. In the case of the City of Greenville against Constable Eiclelberger, the Supreme Court has sustained Judge Watts, who reduced a fine Imposed by Mayor Williams, of Greenville. As the matter will prove important to other townis and cities, a summary of the views expressed by the mnembers of the Suprecme Court is herewith given : Justice Gary in delivering the opin ion of the court says: " Let us then consider whether the Circiut I udge had the power to modify the sentenice imposed by the Mayor. In the charter of the City of Green ville, XIX Statute, 1. 109, it is provid ed that 'Tuhe Mayor and Aldermen of said cit-y are heruby severally and res pectively vested with all the powers of I'rial Justices In, this State, withiin the limits of said city, to try and punish all persons charged with violation of the ordinances of said city.' " Under the case of City Council of Charleston vs. Brown, 20 S. 0. It., 56. and tle authoi ities upon which that case was decided, it clearly appears that the Mayor exercised the powers of it Trial J ustice when lhe tried said case. The extent of the punishnlent which he had the power to inflict was Iimited by the ordinance aforesaid. Section 66, Code of Criminal I 'ro cedure, provides that, ' 10very person convicted before a Trial Justico of any offense whatever and sentenced may appeal from the sentence to the next term of the Court of General Sessions for the county. All appeals from Trial J ustices' courts Ii criminal causes shall be taken and proseentedt as hereinafter prescribed.' "Section 7I provides that the said appeal shall be heard by the Court of General Sessions upon the grounds of excepitionl made awl upon the papers hereinbefore reqjui red, atnd withlout the examfinationl of witnesses in said court. And the said court maiiy either colnim the sentene appe~aledl from, reverse or modify thle same or grant a newv trial, as the said court, may seem 'meet and conformable to law.' "Ii, thus appears that the statute ini express termls con fers upon thle Circuit Jludge the power to modify the sentence aaleld from. Th'le only limiitation upon hi1s power is that it, miust b~e, ' as to tile saidi cout may seem1 meet andl conlfor'male to law.' "T'heret. is cer~tainl no3'1thing ini the case ' showing that the modiicattion or the sentence by the Circuit Ju ldge d id notseem~i to him i ' mooet andl~ conform11 able to law.' "'It is ther judgment of thiis court thlat ther order aplpealled fioim be~ con lirmled.' J1usticeo 'ope Ii iCs a separate op~inionl giving his reasons ias follows for suis taininlg Judl~ge Watts: "' After quoting thle section ini refer ence to ail,eals to tile Circuit Court says : This section~ shows very plainly thait the Legisliature of th is State nev or' iinten'ded to giv such111111 unlimited powers to these olhlcials as would en able, theml to imp)0o souetences uipon per'sons charged before them with ini fraction of city ordinances out of atll proportion to the ol'ffenes as5 made~~ (out by the testimony ; in other words tu clothe thlem with unibridle~id discretion as to thudr sen1tecfl0. ".Judge Watts had all the tostimiony beofore him11 and lie but, exercised one of the righltfl powers of his hiigh olihce whent hue reduced this senteneo. If the testiiuony Jonlviiced himti thlat tile Mayores sentence was '3xcessive, I agrpe wIth MIr. Justice Gary thait the judgment below should he atf firmed." Trho Chief J1ustlice dhissenlts to both views and his reasons are given in part as follows: "Even conceding that the Mayer wasi acting as a Trial JuLstico (aL matter whichl may admit of question) and that inl appeatls fromt a Trial Justice, the Court of Sessions ' mayL3 either con i m? the sentence apealed from, everse or modi11fy the same, or grant at new trial, as to the said( courit may seem mleet and~ conforimable to law,' yet I do not th ink the langua~ge quhoteid canf he prop orly conistrtuedl as conuferrinmg a right of appe~ai from the exercise of more discretion by tile inferior trlibunal with in the limits prescribed by law. The wvellI settled ruile undoubtedly is that, there is no appeal from the exer cisc of discretion con ferrecd upon the2 tribunal from wihich an appeal it sought to be0 taken. Indteed, f do nol see ho0w the ejxercise of dilscretior can1 atford( any ground for' appeal ; fom as is 51ah( in tile ease juust cited: is biound1( by no0 lul e 'x(SAnt tin aan, sense and intLegrity of the party m111- oyc powered to exerrcise it.' (u " I must thiink, tlre fore, that the thtl power, conferred by the stntuto above poi referred to should 1m const rued not as sh< Conferring the power to Isubstituto the as discretion of the Court of Sessions in pat measuring tie amount of inishmient we to be imposed foi that of tile inferior tribunal from1 which the a)e)0a is ' taken, but simply ia power to modi fy the sentence so as to Imiake it ' con fol-i ( able to law ;' and as the sentenee ap- mbi pealed from in this case was already tio in conformity to law, there was no ox< ground for the appeal to the Court of no, SOssions and the s1m11e sh1o1ul IILVe COO been dismissed." I .M- - - w ANDREW JACKSON'S DUEL. ov HHI WAS A DIAD SIIOT AN an( Iit KldlI11) HIS ANTAGIONIST. of The Fight Was Foree(I osi lim by a Failuls Marksman-1et ails or Il ie aln Extraordinatry Aflair. Ilenry Al sti in Ill uistrated A miverin. s t Andrew .Jackson was the representa- CO tive of the American epoell. Wleni kit tile history of this country shall be tell written by Lsomeone who has been ma enough of iL man among men to ha1 be a wise weigher of all kinds of evi- hIa% dence and who is possessed of that imll- str aginative power which einables i mind 6 to r'eiicIarnate itsOlf amllid tile event(s Ge and personalities whose tendelney and pis purpose it aimis to depict Itid Whose ag mleaning and motives it ossays to ex- pa plain, it is probable that Alld'e'w wa .ackson and Abraham Lincoln. two tle children of the people, born in poverty, a% g will he accounted not only the two I most typical Americans, but the larg- pri est and noblest figures in our, populous Ion national 'antheon. .1ac Charles )ickinson was a Nashville to lawyer of some mark in his profession \ and in politics, though chietly its a sh) pistol shot. lie considereti himself sta the best shot in the worid. Perhaps dot he was. But the pitcler that goes to cau the well too ofton, says tho proverb, too gets broken at last. Like i:lost ''en- fill nesseeans of that erratic era, Dickin- a11 son drank hard at timeF, and in his i Cups threw all discretion and deceency m to the winds. Among other unpleasant things it stl was reported to .lackson that bickin- bud son had alluded to the alleged irregu- a dI larity or illegality of .laekson's muar'- j riago with Mrs. Rachel Rtohlards, leal which wias, of c..>urse, a sor10 point with sln. the General, who loved hi.i excelient Jac wife devotedly. sistl Still .Jackson was not bloodthirsty to lite light Dickinson. To that gentleman's lint father-in-law lie said : an1d " I would fainl have no quarrel. Mly rea politicai enemiUOS, I heli3Ve, are Ilsilig this Young manl nz anl inlstrumllent 1.0 bkeI get. me out of their way. I do not. wish Y to light, but I will, Lo the deatth, if fe crowded. Bid him pauise1 inl tilme." th The suasions of Dickinson's father- ize in-law tellpor'ar13ily prevailed. n nd anlG apolog3 followed. bt tA.e smoulderinug si spark of hostility was fanned into iL ni flame soon after. i1 Some reports of alleged remarks wii conceriling Certaint horse racing and ' betting transactions caused Dickinson wV to repeat his 1isults, and to say that if OCu ever such a " cowtavrdly cur " US .Jack- SAy son Could be whipped or splr-red into 1am11 a imeting on the " leId of honor1 "1 he wo, would rid Tennouiso and the country and( of the " pestilent poltroon." Jatl Dickinson about this time must have M been meditating all affack of at siinil an natu re to the nur11dolrolis olslaught M l Which the Bentoni brothers imade 0ol git thbe Gneral Years after, for lie brag- shto ged that he was going to force a light "1 oil lacksoll. '.I.'hus it began to be a Illblic opiliol I that it (1uel mu111st elnSIe, ald .lackson but hinally challenged Diekinson, whIIichl thue was4 exactly whalit the laLttcr had11 pOlt- I tell, because aL challenge gives the rc- age cui~ver1 t~le choie of w~eaponis- .lac As D~ickinson's cavalende went. aLIong, thet stoppling now and thlen at, roadside LaLv- tenl erns to bait their horses5 andI refiresh irol themselves, the hero of the party gaIvo q~ numerl~ousl1 OxhIiibitions of Is pistol ma~l skill, hitting half do)1llars totwed~ in thle anI air1, and ill once pllle, where a bit of tli stinig was huangi ng from a tree, 110 vet snot off th11e lov'r hllf and0 said w ithi a avt saLvage 1augh1 : "Show that to Gen- dri elackson when he comeCs along tis (lm wa~y." ~l P'ar di Iferent was thle to)epe of theo other party, flhe tall, gaunt, slender, lle stately sold1icr, lidin lg in front of his em comrllades withI his old friend and see- IVO ond(, Genu. O)verton. Thecy gave aL very coti grave, thoulgh, of course, a brave con am sideration1 to thle malttter. .Hoth knew is 1 Dickinson0's wonder~lful skill. In fact, J1a1 at that very hour tile Nashville gamn- tih bling fr'aternity, hlaving wind of the V/O coining event thlat htad cast so many su shadows before0, wer'e laying heavy thu 0(1(1 on l)iekinson- waU "You w'hlill rely' bhiti, Genebtral," said O)verton rather testily. em " Hoyond aLI easonabLIle (lollbt."' reJ pl1ied J1ackson : "bult wVhiat oIf that? I col sha111ll wig im, too, necver' fear'" linm I 've been th inlking,"' said Ovcrton, tot "Ithat per'hapsl It wvould1) beaot for 3you ha to let him f11iro Iirst." cot "You mean to rce'ive is Iirue and p)11 reserv~e mine 115a "Yes, Genberal. If y'ou shou11ld try ey( to liro simultaneously otn t he signal anW. 'j he( should hit 3you aL seconti before youl 5(1 pull the trigger thalt ighut s podi your Or talke (ldliberate imIl. Your wvill enn tl con trol y'ourl pain, even if htit. WhIat taO think youi ?" hui "' I thinkl I y'oul are r'ighi ,"' sltad Ja ck- thu son1, "1( an I w ill do as: y'ou hay."'y 'hat, nL 0ighlt, a~t the inll wheure thley s stopped near tile chosen1 gr'ound, Jac1(k- bu1 son alto aL hlearty su1pper, smoked hiis - corncob, and( (condulcted himselHCIf like anll) ordinlfary, genial1 travceller, the land- cal lord, hIowevor', divIning Is elrrandl, ami( fol wIshIng hlim a safe r'eturn. l Remounting early neOxt mnorninug tin thley found themselves compjolled to ,)1 swim thoir huorsos acorOss a ford, as 110 ferrymnan wasL visible to convoy themtl. na Into the open heart of the poplar th forest theoy cam111, and1 found Diekinso kil31 11 wvith lis second, surgeon andb frientds ll Laaiting them,.il TPhe usual11 civIlIties of polite 1)1ood "0 81p1lng wor~o du ly per formcd, coins i woro' 14ossed for chlojee of posi tioni, na whllIith was woil by ilckinson'a seconod, alnd the giving of the wvord, which lhe especilly valueid, fell to (Gon. Over'ton. A-u the sunt was yet quito low In the lHe cool heaIvens5, POSitionl could not have ze, been coanted for much in tile way of th< | .lnkann'si 11av'Inlg a1 11un (ltw/'/In In him s t 's, which hais happened to some liiSt, bult It 1.s easy to unders1-1tand t Dickinson's second doubtless ted his iman so that no treo trunk m11d make i special line behind 111111 L guide-post to .1 laekson's aim. Iight lS weee nm'asn'red oly antid the men re placed. I aan ready,'" reIplies )ickinson. I an ready," replies Jackson. Pire !" )vert.on shoots this word from his 1uth with the old rustic plrlonunlcia I roming batck to him inl his initenise ituient, it beingtr IL common phe uienonm that secomtrs are not half so I as their principals. lardly haid tilt) Word left his ip til Ia ball left )iekinson's pistol. Lrtol' keen eyes noted aI tiny pulif dust on the left breast of .1aceksonm I saw the left iai go slowiy to tile ast, but hIs mani stood firmi as one the neighboring poplars. Dickin reCOiled a few steps inl aliumnitLL I analgry despair. Great God ! Have I missed the unidtrol?" he e jaculated vindictively. robably that cry of quteichless hate t him his life. .lackson was the (I of man who often suffers from the platiol to he illtgnani moulls. itut gnanimity with i I)ickinson would ,e been suicidaiL. Spared, he would It forced LIOLlter light, pr as a .et alfray. lILck to the lino, sit- !" shouted I. Overton, laying his halid oil his Ltol. )ickinson recovered his cour ', though lot his color. PI alO as ier, With) haughty, liashing eyes, lie Iked with facile gaIcue forward to line aid stood tip to be killed like untltileln. 'itifully the torture to his false t Iild Iis jarred nerI'ves was pro ged by tile whim, of accident, its k(son's unusually tatl ligure see-med bower overa that of Dickinson. Vhen Jackson raised his pistol viy-it having been. agreed at the -t t tt the WILIons should le held '4 ward -te i)istol snIIed aid ght. at half-cock. 'o redjust it, (, of course, another awful moment of mnurader. Then caie the dlash the crash. ickilsol's Wiite face grew still -0 ghastly, shadowy, glostly. lie led aud fell backward with I Itllured shriek. .Jackson's bullet struck him blow the ribs, taking )Wnward course. is friends liited him ienderly and led him agai nst tihe lio)wering < 1b that Was glowing with gl'4d lifo. < kion sent his surgeon to ofer r as ince to the other- one, but Chlarles kinson Was beyond their skill. lie Cred in frightfuil agony for hours, expired bofore his wife could Ah hiis side. The slayer went forth to .sltay, anti .Vas slain." et )iekinson's aim hai been per . Ile had Ieant to hit lackson in iart. lie did not, lowever, reaIl how exceedingly slender was the ueral's-i body, like that of Charles uiner, Nw hi1 inl youth was piay fully l(nalmned " the line " by .1lullat \Vard we, because lie seealed to be length hout breadth and thickne.s. he loose frock coat, which ,ackson ,0 increased the orror in )iekinson's lar calculation by just eniouigh to L) his life. The ball broke two ribs raked the breastbono a severe Ind. from Which Ia llto pain arouse, , its falso liIi ng occurred. pursued (Son) at intervals to is last hol r. 'hi tlhei surgeol overtook Overtion Jacksioni, :ahout ia itu1red yIrIs I ,y, his professionaLl eye cauglit a lpsu of blood oi one of the (General's 18. My God, Gseneral, you ire ihit."' II lusl, wits the iaugity answer. believe lie has IinICed mie IL little, I prefer that lt shotild dio without satisiactionl of kniowi in g i t.'' ow this replly exemlitIies the satv teinpo~r of tile times! Vot, A mire'w ksona was not cruel by nalture. On contrary, iie wIas like Ilionry Clay, ior even Lt) the point that, his gray, a eyes couldh easi ly melt into tears. he chiaralcter of .1 Lckson, i ndeedi, ina iy respIets wais far abi)oe the rage. lie gamblllled like most, gen nlen, but, not deotedlly. Ile wats y foiid of horse racinig anud not, rse to whiiiskey, thaough lie rareiy nik Lto excess, lie waLs quiick t~o ,rrel, but lie niever used vile latn 1,ge. ,ike G ranut, eveni lien ini hiis cups1), r' aL word camile LI) hiis lips tlbat, ldi caumi~ aL biushi on the cheek of aL nanu. Th'iis purity of latnguaage in a rse-tongauied tim 13wats tbe ouatward l v isibhle sign in his case, thloughl it Iot al ways5 of Itaiue heaMrt,. Andrew kson, firoim earil iest boy hood, waLs roughly chaste, amid hiis ideal of nanh~lood so hiigha that lie halted( to) pet evil ini any oif the sex. In all transacIitions of hi s life hiis word I better' tIhan Ia bo~nd. ii thiis orphanIL~ sonm of IL poor1' irishi thion, andi( breud chiielhy in thec rough ege of the camiiip, was Ia raic lally gen tIlIman. ie haid line mainnicra, espe3cially 13toward woinmin. ILdy militon was wvellI versed in l'~uriopean rtb-, after' an hiour spent in hiis com my wh ile IcI'resident,, re(ferred to imi the linest mhananered mlan~ she nad ri met--a very "' king of courtesy." i'o ecur in clo1sing LI) thie lfiLi nios of thiis famhouIS (d111i it is worthy iott3, as a slighlt, set-Iff atnd~ against, barbar1(1i ty oIf hiis Ii rst, reinark atit dying hick inson, that, from the er-n whlec. Jacksoni iested to) have wouindi dressed hie sonlt a bottle of be11.st winle to his (3nomiy. ili wn 1lpara~tioin foir the further p)an of tihe N icali operaItiOn waLs IL draughmt, of tormnil k. ['ih arge maljomrit3y of Tonnmaessoan:,~ idlemnedl this dutel to the death, ho isoi it was too reaIL. Tiheo fantastic ly o)! fighiIng for honor and comui ng withi at scrat.h fromi Ia 51word or aL 13l1 of powvder' wa~ all might, andi >por ; it gave the stroke of grace, the. olado of knighthood 1to aL gentle n's character ;1but, a inooti ng for Sxpress5 atnd dctorl~mied purp~lose of li ng, salve where tihl huonorm of aL wo n waLs thef point,, roused the ador nt seniso of thei commflunuity LI) a t~m 'armily intecnse reembrltlancme of that ofesto and mnost emph ~latic Counumand nt : "' Th'ou shulit do no mu "i-r." -Henry Clay Ingland, aL hlwyer of ekvilhe, Md., and IL well k nowna citi a, was struck b~y an electr-ie carm on 3 Outsakirts of Watshingtonm anld in Lnth kild WAL Il MINISCNCEIM. (1regX's I''an3ous lIegMinent. .11u1. 1 Ibwe Ap ponatIo.-A Tribute inie A IIstrong" an t A. I. It er.. hkiitors Aulgusta ('bronliic. Of the living heroes of " The i' (use,"' there is 11 more genlial gent 1m1en thanl Clatain James Aristroi of Charletolln. tle iast commander the Iriash Volun toL.ers, ( a30W,) Its C( pany K, in the IPirst South CarolI Hegimeint of MNCowanai's lirigade. ''heo Coil ed erato StaLes badll inth s0rViCe 110 IWIvo, more loyal or devot, soll. Tholigh battered and briuised tie result of his va3lr, heo is still maguiict specimen of that manho, If Which tile once t:rveat Arml1y Northern VirginiaL was compose'd manhood mo spledid ais to (traw fro th historaian of the Army of ti l'otolma. t)he tributo : "\VI(Iv.hoe over forget that, ont looked u poI il Thlat array of tattervI 1di IfOills ILI bright muskets. tihat boly of inom parable lufantry. t he Army of Northie Virginia, Which receivitig eriti bilows, did not fail to give the lilk aId wIhile vital in al! its pItS di only w t,h its anInhihilatioln." Under aL11 circuistances CIAlpt Arimistrong wai a model man. T ditsipline of tie callp, which be heavily upo10n tlt! untutored soldiers the early days of tbe wilr, was alwaI Softened by the coniderationl showed for those under htim1. A giae full writer, IL fluent speaker. an Lerestinig con veIsatioial ist, ia char13' Ing persoiality, lie Wai a favor throughout tLh rei-gimtienit with b ollleors an1(d mlel. Il contrasting I heroism on] the battllield with I. genitlene11SS of 1 heinj iig toVal(Is I fellow-mi1en3, how IIppreI'ilte Seem t lin1es of liayard Taylor : "Thie Irn vest aie the tenderest Th11e loving lire tie during." In critical mo nt111ts, as it the batt if ifIticher's itil, the heroic (Ilalit-i )f tle 111n1 showed ILI, their hesl. TI mriifi col:son With the Union troo lad thrown the ('onfederatte liie ill lisor-der. The gallant, and lamnt< JuI. C. W. icCre('ary had falii wil t death wounid. Cauptainl A r1S1mstro 'vith the instillet of th true Sohli1 'aiised his sword and pointed it in tI liroti(in of tie (Inemy. The puripo: aZs attract, the attention of tl 114113 aid it had tihe etIfet. for he Me( boeamie t) a1 llg )oilt. Ti pueck eye of Captaiill 1). 1'. Goggan if Company ., a regular old w' io'Se, Who, for his d arin3Ig, 11W aI'ril l wooden loo, deteet-ed Ie mol0%,vem13311 LIt pIliellg himiasOlf b)y the Side .I Captain , the n3oble rena1111n111t of L >Ad lirst it eg iment, gaItierevd arou1 ,beimi anild tIayI fril awhile'i II ulvanie of the eieiny. TI hIW( .vas for but 1 felw' h rs for the Usnit imi of battie in-esent il3 n lbolt front friom the Apv matt.ox itiver I)inwiddie, ald wias only awaiting t outcome of Shr's mv1 111e ag ai unst l i ve 1orks. U pon tht e, catu of thatt importan31,1t po)(int at g('le assault wis mad extending fromt t iver L)to lintehIer's Iiun, and the Ar of Northern Virgini1, 8hat1,ee it fragIlenltS, COM illen1ed it-i m1emorl retreat, from 'etersbiurPg. I n juisit, o week, to tih day-a o1vy SIIIh 1morn1g11-ln te peaceful village Appomattox, i Is marbings and ; Igh tings enm3e t3 o al3 (.11 anid it pjas., In1t~o h istory, It wats near S1tiber1.1111d's station,I Ahe Soutlhsidl. liailr-oad, thalit, ti wvi't.or remehilr(.s ats 18h1e lust time I ow Captain Am strong in tie a1m (1 just after h(, had1( received Li wvoild whIiich he halts borne. w i platent lortitude for OVOr thirt year u3d whih Will e 01e80 its n11hiiigs (In Avwhen " life's litful fever " shall I ,)Volr. The i n te Iise sulferinug tL t1~hirty- foi'i' year1s to his8 age 8sine t.1 Iay o18(f the iirPst, 03amp near013 Sullo( Vir3ginia: ti b Ii nre033s0 incl(ident to the I sponsibi)11liis (If 3an exacltingU 011iu 31 the hblight (If domel1stic 1all1itioni-. Lihese1-halIve no(t b1(een81 sniicent to (I the luistre of his eye, mar1L the gent,1 ne0s (of 1his manners 3 or3 du3(11 t 01l(1 1uence (If his tonigu .. Upon tihe dea~th (If Col. AleCreal the comman11id (of the lIegimen0it devolvI upon01 Lieutenant, Colonei A. I'. I hItLi one0 (If the be3.st sohlieris ini it. Colonel Ili tier belongs tile d1istiniiti (of being the onily 0one oIf the origi"1 (1leven1 (captI.ain 338 passe 1185d throu(13 theo en1tir war lini 3 thle servi 30o(f I. reogimen~it. Six wle slain13 33pon3 L, battle lielid: l ia (If I, atI the i''irPst (Cold i libi 3L4ark8(dalI o (f I a, aLL Lhe Second3 .\ aIn:31 laiskellI, oif II, atL Goittyshm-3g. Sh1ooter (If 1'. (aift~lrwards ieu(11tenn3 Colon101), attellLLyAngeo p sylvaia~l. tiI lllyA3g (fSp Alst(13n (f I (aft&13'wards malljor3), Lhe' North Annla. M1 Crear'y (If A (afterwarth- CJolomi MenI 1toish (If 1), becamie Ca~ptain13 Arill er'y , his company havI ilYin g hI cha3nged1 LI) that arm31 of thle ser'vice. W\alker. (If i3. and1( Cordiero of en3ter1ied other03 depariltment31s oif1 servic and11( M~cirady (of K( (aLfterwa Colonel, ) d isabledo( from wV ound s for'ced to retire. ThIiis reg imen t ilerformedI( no( 1imp1 tanit sorPvice 13i' durig its career1 LI C~olon~eIl3 Lulr wasi 114t, alt his pc whether 318 cap~itain (If his old( co)n.p511 (. of IdgelelldI(, 03' t.he. 0(onuniand1 (of I regiment31., and1( brlavly and111 faiItilhfui d15 iscar'ged bis 1131ty. In the (3inal111it, tlihat go'( to imake up the enidui sod1ier'- tihe SoI!dier2 for' whloml 1n( 1ha shipl hIeemlid too (reat---faitl fh summer103 bav., ori wintLir snowsV " -1. solie)r wholt nIeVer left Lube battlefit whI'1e therie waIs 3 o an to stanld bly bi Ills last ollle11ialot wasthell5 sgn3ing1 Sergeanton L (.~ii'33 , l i'st i Legim11 Sout.h Carol ina~ Volutieers43, 18(1 John13 Weston, 70) years' old(1 Shaon il'a., thle (other1 (day stooped0( driink fromll 3a wIaterintg troug~h 113nd feet sli pped( in the mui~d. 11iII plnI. 11ead( for'emiot into( the tr'ough, his head1( becamhe 811 Lightthy fa-tm.1 -Ani enormo!us liit (of (1ari Ligeon0(3I wats y.! Itenf up In lIs lat'I 11 Sixty thiousand birdcs woro e, loo0s 1(n31 morn3'Iing fromi tihe nleighbor3hoe Ithle IMi lfu l oer, 5,00t (If til im lat Isigal. WVO 'N EUSID TO VOTE. - Iiiemae Sull'rIMageNot a Novely Iln South ut- Womn 's lCition of the 'otion Plant. Th im stion of femialo suffrage Is !lot :t novel one in South Carolina, fo.r ist. it was here that the lirst experiment le- in the history of the world was tried. I. rin t17M8, the new parish of St. David of having been foimeil b3 the act of the m- (GOneral Assoziembly (Colonial) out of na the parish of -St. Mark's, Prince . 'I rdorick and Prince Georgo forming ir the Choraw Dtitrict, lnld which parish ( of St. David Ib now chielly the county -- of JDarllngton, writs of election came IL down for a now member of the Genoral ii Assembly. We have now the old pol of list, and it contains the namo of one -I hiii(d and lity-sovou electors. Of m tiene, six were women, as follows: Ie I HtbeccaltL lide lP'rancis Hontou, Cathor LIm ile li itde, Mlizabeth Cornwell, F'rances , ? G llespib and Saral Booth. id At thiselectioni Col. Georgo Gabriel I,- I'owell received one hundred and fifty 1-n1 four Votes. and Was elected. -10 was a 'le d istiiguislied mlan11, anld was afterwards ' appointedl on1e of the justices of His 3d lajksty's Court of C(oinmen Plous .and (;enera.l Sessions. (See G Iegg's ill II istory of (hl Clloraw.) hleo Tile nmeills.of these female voters i-e I'r amiiionig the most distinguished of in their day, anuld tre famiiliar family s 111es to-day ii l3arl ington county, he where they have left hundreds of do -scenidanlts. in- It, will be remnimbered that at this - time, although we were i 13ritish pos to session, we wore living under a conx ,th stitutioni imtde by ou1rselves and which is h111ul heen giaciously allowed and all he pirovedb l3 y His Majesty. The history is ol that constitution is onie of the most he riu'kale ilcidelIts in the chronicles o civil li berty. It will be rotnom hered i thait, we WerO the favored and p10 colony of (reat Britain. She had le exlaliusted the legal learning and in 's genIuity of I lie ago to concoct, a model it coistit.utioln for us. It was composed Is and drawn Ill) 1upb the renowned Locke, o tle gretst metaphysical philosopher -( tlit, has ever* written in the English h t.oijgt. assisted by miiy Lord Salisbury, 4, one f uin- In-t palWctical statesmen r. f the aLe,: but, that constitution 'did c not Itt ILA colit:in enough of the priln e Vipes of civil libriity for liberal South SCaol ina, and it livOd only a few Lt nths aid WILs overthrown by a e general li'isiimg of the people against s, it. ThIe*y llen vwent to work quietly L itd Sy "iiittievily and made a covsti cs tition for tihIImsel ves, which the king it, found it (olivenint to recognize, il owing tc his oiwn domestic troubles at a t h t til'. I lis ulinr cnistitutioi was the W pier, if not the Imitiol, of all tle k publican colIstititiins and forms of i p11m1111te 'overnment in America. We - u li 1'udr it iearly half a century to hetare the Declaration of .independonce me and the f(0irmiation0 of the U tilted States. lit, It is not, cehdm1led that that constitu re tion (atalishei female sulTrage, but 'il it, did nht, foriid it, itid We 800 that it lhe WLs allow< d it least inl St. David 11 N pi-isl. A. V IOLA Nitir'Fy1"r. Ito Gienville, S. C. no i.' "A U) L1X Posl)l. th - Of 'Tlh' Siory ' or sl Ativent ureLr Who ts Ilivee at ? he I'pense ol'Others. .1uie s A ddison H eavis, who now lies inl the little jail atSatnta Fe, N. M., do l serves a ilace am,111onig the leading Ie fraumdl of time century. 'i.'his mian has ', bein a siiert, iewsaIp'1 reporter, i str'et, c'ati' dr1'iVe' anid adventuror. i .lor' tihan twenty-live yeai's ago hO laims tht h foilncd in a Cilifornia ly mission IL girl who was the heiross ., of one 'rLta, aL Spalisi g'andeo who is hats ben granted by hiis Iing imens ol t,rau~ctscf landic in A rizcona. iO I eav is tmarr'tied tibe gi and( went to k, work to haIve her' clatim legalize.d by c- thle gciveiiinmnt. lie foun td records. id I wills, grats and~c vaio~us pap~ers in Li Spain and Meoxic~o conIirx'miing the gratnt, nul andc liscoe Conkli ng pronounced lhis le..- chmain of cv idence at pierfect title, and lie w ithI nigerl'(il and oithers took hold of hnis ene. iI''ilig to have hiis gr'ant '3', ciinired by Congress, the claimant cud secured thme patssatge of a iawi establish ri. ing the courtii of pivILato (lad cilins, i'( anld in Lihis coil 't lhe mit, h is fate. Onl I atad i'eavi'is succeeded lie would il have seeti'edl $75,000J,000i wornthn of inl (Ih lng lands. TIhiis piaini sti'eet car' driiver' lhe learined Spaisin iiocrdei' to carry out lie hI is schmme, aned lie imori~er became an expert in old Spian ishI ad in signets, n'- sea'.ls, cieoratti os and (doder. Mnitiy heobtinuod buz'e sumxs of money to atid - in he prsecutono his suit. Hie got, 0t$000fo rceo h Southerni t 'clid', and $1 :iI,000i in Ne(w Y orik . in live year's ho ian up am board~cl'c bill of at$103,001) at t-he I l ifmn house. i~e v ictiminized Ed S tok os, his cous51in, W. A b1) . K ). Stoikes. andl i manmy othbors. No 1mani ever' toildI amoire plausible title of andc biis doienmnnts wuor' appareontly un I1in I the othei r .id cIcnoagaged able S aw rs andic madel aL stuilbbornf light. ,hi Th iccaxs' draLgged ailng for1 twventy-live syearis. k~eavis lived in luxury ms ci f thec timte, andiI it w-is not uantilI a year. andc a Ihalf ago thalt hiis lawyer's suspect 1)r- ccd im, andI~ the claimantit had to go lIat. to tirial iIthout eounso1(l a few days ist,, ago'. It, was pr'ovedl that his grants ny andc ills werie for'geiries, thatt Per'saltac honever existedi, atnd the whole thing fy was a fr'aud. Th'le clainant, niow a :es broken old man, wats positive and cl eliaint to the liast, but the evidence .c aginist himr wits so conclusive that his 'in trirest followed as a miattexr of course. hoe l.toavis Is descriedl as8 a vercy plain ddl man cif almnost childlike candor and mi | simplicIty. llis wife is a bright-eyed, ly-. dar'k faced woman atpparently of the oif !Spanish type, but some people0 think that she Is tan Indian. Her husband ,'claims that lie atccidentailly discovered nt, her' irelationship to the Peratltas. The t15. two wvill now hxave to face disgr'ace tand poverty, buit they have enjoyed life for' of a full qjuarxter of a centuxry at the ox to pensu of oither's. !ed - Cohered shoes may be all right on anc the streoels or - t thle seashore, worn by dthose who want to make their feet ul cloniSp-cuous, but the aut'iorities of the United States Navy have forbidden (intcers oxr men to wear them whIle oni -Ili' duty: Mly- -Editor D. B. CQoke, of the Niler, iin Mieh., Mihror, has Dcefn a printer' d of sixty-six years. He Is n.w 80y years oine .old, but can stick type as rapidly as 'any compositor in his offloo. AN APP8AL TO UNOLE SAM. TH I NiCGItOES WANT HEP FIROM TIIIC ARMY. The Relor-mers Are Denounced Strongly-lteady to Join With All Oppoients ol' the Adminsletration. The nog roes hold a conference latt week in Columbia, which wasattended by fity or sixty, mostly preachers. The following is the address Issued by the conference: To the poopic (if the United States As a part of the constituent elomonts from which our national government draws its life-blood in time of Pa01100, and from whose life-blood it exacts tribute in time of war, under the broad reciprfcal relations that should exist among all the people of 0110 common country, thaf should be elastic, offen sive or defensive weapons for every Amorleian citizen. however humble at home or abroad, in order that the theory of government handed down by the fathers might be fully realized and enjoyed by every individual on every inch of national territory, we subm)it that a small but desperate minority of the population has declar- 1 ed its purpose to perpetuate its power by unlawfully trampling under feet alI the righits and franchises granted us by the P*'ederal Constitution its a means of protecting life, liberty and I property. 1 We have used every means in do- I fanso of our constitutional rights and I franchkes known to law-abiding citi- I zeis in this State without effect, and t as a last resort are forced to call upon r the strong arm of the national govern- V ment for at defense of rights granted I and guatranteed by itself. As the army mid navy are held in I a reserve force t0 uphold loeal au- f thorities in every State, the lederal t government in order not to be impost d I upon and used to support anaireiy 1 under the prctenlse of suppres-ing it, a should see to it that a republican 1form g of government which we understand t to be a gov4rnment instjituted by the l; sovereig u will of a mnaority of the con- i stitutionally qualified voters, actually e exists in every State. We humbly crave your influence fi with the constituted authoMties of the e nation In order that their consciences and aris might be strengthened in c efforts to have the constitution andl(1 v laws of the nation uphold so that each c American citizen might have .-e I equal protection of the law witlioit t wicoh Constitutional guaranltes are t more mockeries and life itself a burden to the peoPleof the State. We ashiure the fair-miaded white a people of this Stato that we are will- r ing to use every meIcals within our t power to aid In tile overthrow of the small but designing clique now in I possession of the government which I has busied itself in the reorganization i of the courts and militia for the pur pose of perpetuating its power and c which has been so emboldened with i success in. former revolutionary steps c as to declare under cover of the uncon- u stitutional registration laws, its de- I termination to hold a convention of its 1 own make and liking and disfranchisc c the vast mnajrity of tie voting popula- it tion regard less of constitutional pro- I hiibitions. t it assigns as its reason for such un- d constitutional and revolutionary steps I that a constitution must be made to i prevent what they are pleased to call it " negro domination " and to establish vi " whitesupremacy." whicll means, re- it duced to its essonee, the supremiacy of .v the faction now ill control. I As the facts of history themnselves i >rove, wo deny that there inns ever i )en i desire or attempt oil our part I to dominate the government. With " the large body of us voting, most of t whom are illiterato and poor, there is not as much1.1 danger of our control of < governmenit as there is of thle laboring classes in asMsachusetts, New York or Pennsylvania, who1 with unlimitedi sutYrage, contrasted withl Tillmal~nite< following, do not control. While we are entitled to participa- I Lion in the government commensurate I with our wealth and intelligence re presentation Is only a secondary con- 1 sideration comnpared with our right' to retain our right of suffrage which I cannot, be annulled by any constitution- I a~l means. Under our thleory of sel f-governmenti ini order that every man may posses08 the mocans within hnis person to protect life, liberty and possessions, the gov erniing power is dlividedl into as many I fractional parts as there are maleic adults, to each of wvhom is deeded an I eqlual portion designed to be used in ILa representailve capacity and the ballot miade its inistrument. As under our form of government all1 ollcers and administrators of tihe law are' designed to be0 tihe creatures of tile 1 governedl andl are thlere fore the servants of all to whom they must look for return to all continuation ian ollco, 1 which means~lfl protectionl for all, thei danger to thle governed inl such aL forml of governiment dloes not exist hal f so much1111 in overty or illiteracy as tile accumulations of vast fortunes by tile few, the inlueneu of whiichl mayL be used to swerve thec servants of tile people to adhmnister tile governlment or law in tile interests of a few to the deoterimnent of tihe mmnniy. lBesides if tlhere is to be aL prvilege class govern ment, restrictod to personia p)ossessing a certain amount of property or edu mca tion, what reasons are there for niot further rostmficting the goveraminle claiss to a few college prIofessors or mniillion aires ?. By making the oliors of tile law, who shall be the servants of all, tine dlependlent creatur'es of a class 0111y, you make them the willing or unl willing tools of thaIt class alonmo, and thley wIll be bounmd to construo and1( ad minsister law to iplealse Imembehrs there of only : in whlih system it is apparent thalt thme class shorn of power is with out even as 1much1 protection as slaves whlose masters' ball10ts protect them'n. Such a forum of government weo had In aL limited1 deogree before the war, Wilen tihe free negroes, tile unprivi letd class8, ihad to have guardians by whom many were deprived of freedom and i~'propety. Any form of govern mont (if we may dlignify it by such at term) whicoh forces a class of people to contribulto to Its existence witlhout a voice, w hose contributions in tile hands of the privilege chasa are ue as engines of opp)res~sionl, is worse than thlat among savnagos wher' all1 men01 at least equa1L1. ily Nature's God, and tile Constitution of tile I!!nited mtatA' wne hamve hoen I mmidn f...,. nul I