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UNWRITTEN WAR HISTORY.
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-A TE 7 OF TIM NAT TON 1)APEY)N1)).
The Document t1n Mr. Linooln Pre
pared Acknowledgiig the Independ
so' ence of the Sduth--Why Another was
substituted.
f (1drrespondewe qf the Neto York Sn.]
WAsHIN'TON, Septo,nber 22.-In
the dark and uncertain days pro
ceding the outbreak of the rebellion
there was much doubt in the mind
of Mr. Lincoln regarding tho di4
position of the peoplo north of the
recognized diyiding lino between
frecdom and slavery to sustain
aggressive measuros2 for the prs
erva1.n of tihe Union. State after
State had seceded, and po demon
ptration had been made at the North
to counteraet tho foreo of such
movements at the South. On 'lie
Coitiary, there wero public mon
who openly advocated a division of
the Union into such parts as would
suit geographical lines and their
own interests and ambition. Nota..
bly, Mr. 17ondricks favored a North
westorn Confederacy; some Now
Yorkers saw in the confusion of tile
times aln opportunity to make their
city the Venico of America, and
som Californians thought i ropib
lic on the Pacific, with San Fran
cisco for its commercial and political
capital, would develop into miglIty
proportions before the en( of tile
century. Horace Greeley had ad,
vocated in the Trdiune' peaceiablo
poparation, and bQldly prolaimined:
f'Let the erring sisters go in peace."
The Indiamiaolis journfi .in the
West, inspired by an ambition to
"take position," occilpied tile same
ground. The Northern States senl"
peace coinlssioners to Washington
to plead wifih the South for a
peaceablo solition of the diflic'lties
ond a mainteance of the Union.
'The goyernment under Mr. luchaij
un did pothing to ropress the
ilitary preparatiousni making in the
South, and *hen Afr. Lincoln was
m1auguratod there were iiinc States
defying his authority, and ready for
yar. His administrattio. had a
most formidable opposition in the
two remaining States that secededl
and in those atlso that attempted to
do so. His supl)ort at tho North,
in the event of war, lie regarded as
uncertain, and ana'-D noare(
Inavitable.
temporary habitant
House, and acquired informnatio.
a private way that noQ one could hiave
obtained in an official capacity, and
which was riade use of as timie and
circumstances required.
The negotiations of South Care-.
lina with the government failed,
not because of an indisposition to
entertain the proposition submitted,
but on account of the precipitate
action of South Carolina troops in
bombarding Fort Sumter. This
made a p)eaceablo dissolution of the
Union a matter of impossibility and
war an inevitable necessity,
While these negotiations weore
pending, however, a procolamation
had been prepar'ed recognir.ing the
fact of the secession of certain
States and virtnally acknowledging
their independence, surrendering to
them stated powers of the general
-government over property and
places within their limits, and
guaraunteoing them penceable pos
session of the same on conditions
specified. This proclamation~ had
the sanction of Mr. Wade, of Ohio,
snd was in accordance with Mr,
Greeley's frequently expressed
views. With tihe appearance of the
proclamation was to be an editorial
in the Washington and New Yorle
papers sustaining the action of the
administration. This was also pre
pared and hepld ready for uss when
the occasion demanded it. But the
action at Fort Sumter changed all
this and a proclamation wvas issued
instead for 75,000 men for three
months to suppress the re'bellion;
And,war was thus accepted by ain un
iing government and people.
The proclamation calling for
troops is fk matter o.f hi,story ; that
proviously prepared looking to
peace is not, and its existence must
be proved from other sources than
official records. The ovidonce on
which it rests is the following state
n:outi
Mr. A. T, Oavis, a proof.,oador at
the govprimient priting office, is a
gentleman of intolligo.nco and cul
turo, and of undoubted voracity.
1e is It native of Ponusylvania, but
went to, South Carolina in 1847, and
remainedl until aftor the war. Pro
vious to and during the war, he wts
editor of the South (Arolina (ha r
(an, published at Columbia. His
position gave him acquaintanco ind
association with the State, authori
ties, and lio speaks from personal
knowledge regarding the matters
heroin stated.
The prochmation looking to a
peaceable separation of the States
iyjis obtained by Dr. Todd while at
the White House, and by him given
to GoVernor Pickens. It is not
known how Ie came in possession
of it, and it is not necessary to
inquire into that now. But that ho
had the origilmi dpift of the procla
I mation, that it and the Odi torial
d to accompany its publica
tion wero written on official paper
bearing the impress "Executivo
Mansion," is undoubte:lly true.
The proclamation and editorial were
shown by Governor ?ickens to Mr.
Cavis, and by the latter published
im his paper, the South ('aroinatq
Gardi(n. In the burning of
Columbia by Sheriman's troopm the
o41ice and files of the Gutardian woro
dostroyed, and there is ro copy of
the paper extant containing ther
doctinont.s. The original pipors,
however, are in the 1ossession of
Mrs. Pickens at itdg~ofeld, S. C.,
who llaq carofully preserved all the
books and manuscripts collooted by
her litto husband.
This iv a iogt important and in
toresting fact conncted with the
unyritten history of the rebellion.
It shows how difficult it was even
for tihe most Sagacions men to "road
tho sicns of the times," and the
events following lproved that the
people kpew more than their rulers
apd assumed leaders. BARTON.
TIIE E>,W E(1
WAsINoToN, Sept. 28 --Reports
to Ir. Woodworth, Surgeon-Gene
ral of the United States Marino
Hospital Service, shw as follows:
New Orleans-During the week
cndir yesterday evening, 926 cases
-eaths ; for the twenty-four
cases and 41 deaths
-, 8,404 ; doaths, 2,700.
Rlongo-From the 20th to
f the 26th, 221 cases and
.as ; total cases, 893
46.
omino--For the week ending
-b, 10 de tth- and 1a0 casos;
4s to the 15th, .05; deaths,
clcsburg.- .For the week, 8
.hs ; 14 in the 24 hours ; total
.alhs, 779. Assistant-SurgoonI
ye reports ; "The epidemic is
cor, save a few sporadic cases."
Greenville -Out of the remaining
population of 450, there have boomi
227 deaths.
Grcnada-,For the week, 10 cases
and 3 (loathe ; total deaths, 274.
Fort Gibson-Total cases, 62' ;
donths 116.
Momphis-For the week which
0nded the 20th, 297 deaths ; total
deaths, 2,428.
Brownsville, Tenn.--:For the
woek, ended yosterdlay, 67 casos and
22 deaths ; total cases, 197 ; total
deaths, 66.
Cairo, .1.-Two cases-one a
refugee ; total cases, 14 ; deaths, Qj.
Louiisvile-Eightoon cases an~d
10 deaths ; total cases, 95 ; deaths,
36.
Chattanooga-,Total cases, 41;
deaths, 26.
Mobile-From the 20th to the
24th, 10 casos and seven deaths.
We never knew a person who
suffered with Boils or Carbunches
but wvho was congratulatod upon
"its being better out than in." H-ow
much more appropriate the advice.
Use Dr. Bull's Blood Mixture and
be entirely rid of all such. annoy
ances.
The Connecticut t*roonbackers, of
the third district, have nominata
Chas. WV. Carter on the soft money
platformn Tile Democrats endorsed
t;ho nomination Qfn a hard nioney
platform. Carter is absent. If lie
acepts the hard money platform.
the Grooenbackers wvill re-convene,
Butler nays : "He laughs best
who laughs last" Ile is in favoqr of
grinhanka.
W ASHIN1TON (JOSSIP.
%he RadicalB Wasting Printor's Ink
0hat about Otoeral Jrant--The
Octobor Iloctions--A Contemplated
Chango in tho Dupartmonts.
[CORESPONI,HNCH or 'ith NEWH AND u!iAD.]
Wa'U1.NwToN, Septumbor 27.-If
Olllo p w ould inforn Chairman
I-lalo or Sceretary Gorhaml, of the
llopIbliCIn Congr-ssio.ntil (oimmit.
tee, what truo Ropublicanism is,
there would bo a great saving of
utatiionery and iiimps at headquar
tors in thiti city. I visited the
place to-day and wont through its
four stovies, froim basemont to roof.
The twenty rooms were all filled
With documents and clerks, anld
each elerl; wnas working as if the
salvation of the country rested
upon him. The documients cover
all imaginable issues, and are more
diverse in this respect thaii before
the Maino olection. The Committe(I
is shootilig wild, in the ho). of
bringing dowN glano by chance.
This sonding out of documents,
whether by )maocrats or lepubli
cans, soietilms produces tic result
desired, but in nine cases out of ten
the money is thrown away. The
tilm. to i1ifluenceO nie, except by
speling, is gone by before the
doclinients ire sent out. Tle true
way to reach vot,is in to e n.Lotd the
circulation of the papers they read
from day to day or from week to
week. By and by the parties will
unldorstanid tbig botter.
The absurdity of forsaking Grant
as a Ciandidate, by the Republicans,
simply becauso the party iti showl
by the lato elections to be going to
pieces, will becomo plain yet to the
(1ullest 11adieal. The diffculty in
hii case, and it is the one Blaine, in
his advocacy of Q1rant, is counting
on, is in seurg t ieo nomiation.
The politicians m1ako the Republi
can nomination, and they fear the
effect of a third term nonlination.
The truth is that Cirant is stronger
than his parly, anld would receive
more votes, if noininatedt, than any
other Repuibliean. He woild not
be elected, of course, for, wore he
ever so strong, tho iniquity of 1876
hats mado lleplblican sucess im
possible. ut he would hold enough
of the party together tb keop up an
organization, and give it success in
a few States, whicl now seems to be
More thn any othr candidate
could do.
Senator Kirkwood, of Iowa, is
credited with saying that the Re
publicans will lose four I)istrits
in that Stato. Vermont, Maino and
Iowa have been reliable Ropubli
canl States, but the people are tirod
of the issues0n1 which the party was
based, and have sought now o.nes.
The party has 110 life outside of
pulrely sectional questions, and
when these havo lost their hold the
party (lie. i'rom the October
States, and espocially from Ohio,
the news is extrenely good, and
reports received at headquarters
frou all Poctions are favorablo.
One of the subjects which will
inovitabl)y como efo,ro the ]Iext
Aongress, if not before the present
one, is a division of the Interior Do
partmnent. It is no0w an unwvieldy
body comlpos9ed of diverse materials.
By it pitents and pensions
are granted, the puLblic lands
managed and sol, the affairs
of the govornent iln this D)istrict
l ooked after, the T.ndians imsman
aged, and other dissimilar matters
attended to. The wvork is too much
for one mn. He cannot in an or
dinary termn of offico become familiar
with his duiities. There are twvo
propositions for a change. One is
to transfer thoe Indian Bureau to the
WVar Department, andl the other to
make the Patent Ollce an indepen.
Lient body. To theoso may be added
the transfer of the Fonsion Burean
to the War111 and1 Navy Depar tment.
All three of those will be dliscusned
in the noar future, and wvithout
doubt one or moro of them will be
ricted upon. AUsTIN.
AN UNrnixAmiLJTnum'You do.
serve to suffer and if you lead a mis4
orable unsatisfactory life in this beau
tiful wvorld, it is entirely your own
fault, and thero is only one excuse
for you, your unreasonable preju
(lice and skoeptioism, which has kill-.
ad thousands. Per'sonal knowledge
and common sense reasoning will
soon show you that Greeni's August
Flower will cure you of Liver Coim
plaint, or Dyspepsia, with all its
miserable effects, such as sick head -
ache, palp)itattion~ of the heart, sour
stomach, ha.btulal costiveness, diz
ziness of the head, ne~rvous prostra.,
tion, low spirits, &c. Its sale now
reaches ory town on the Western
Continent and not a druggist but
will toll you of its wonderful enres.
You can buy a sample bottle for 10
cents. Three doses will relieve you
M1'T1ODSM.IN PJI1FBELD.
Experience of its Followors Forty Years
Ago, and the Qreat ohangee Time
Aas WroIght.
A writer in the Sovutihern 7Aris
tan AdvocCate contributes the fol
lowing article, which will 1>o road
with interest
Winnsboro, named aftw, Genoral
Winn, of Revolutionary 6ame, was
one of our p)roimiioniit al)poiitments4 il
1835. It was thon a strong church,
not s0 much ill m1enmbor9 as in
charactor. At one time it had been
the head of a Preaiding Eldor's
District, and the romains of the old
district parsanage are probtbly to
be found thero yet. It was built
of brick, as was also the comfortable
church building, a part of
which is still standing, near the
prosent handsome now church, built
within the last few years. Like
Philippi of Macedonia, Winnsboro
was the chief city (or town) in the
ipper part of the State abovo Co
Ilunibia, and a colony. The Scotch
Jrish had settled the place and the
Fsurrounding country, and entronch
ed themiselvos roligiously behind the
fortificatiolns of Presbyterianisi
and the ancient Loagilo and Cove
nant. It i, doubtful if the north of
Ireland evor sont out a nobler rop
resentation of stalwart, fo-tirless,
thinking men and pious women,
than those who spread themselves
over a large part of Firfield and
the southern side of Choster district.
The Buchanans, Adgers, Stevens.
Means, Frasers, Elliotts, B-rclays,
Carlisles, and a host of others, no
less worthy, hayo rofgotd inq.
perishable honor on the character of
their race. The Presbyterian and
the Associate Reformed Churches
had possession of the country to a
largo extent. And yet Methodisn
had won hor wiay into the very heart
of tho community, and secured a
triumph over sonj of the very best
material aiong them.
Brother John It. Buchanan, our
leader and steward at Winnsboro,
was a nodel man. In manners and
dress hj was a quiet, unobtrusive
gentleman ; his intellect was clear ;
his judgment rarely at fault ; his
temporament cool ; and, far an
Irishman, he was perhaps the most
self-possessed (sa;ve one other) man
that the writer ever knew. But in
his home his Christian graces shone
with a constant but brilliant light.
His excellet wife was worthy of
him, and his equal in thEo nake up
of her Christian character. His
hoiq was also the home of Brother
Joel Towniend, preacher in charge,
and his fanily. He will, no doubt,
vndorse all thie writer has said of
I this Christian family. Of his sisters,
the writer has a distinct recollection.
Mrs. McCreight, whose husband
was a Presbyterian older, and a man
of unblemished Christian character,
was herself a very superior Christian
woman. A great sulTerer, she bore
her trials with munch patienco and
resignation, and always seenod to
rejoice with that joy which is un,
spealkable and full of glory, Sister
Carlisle, the mother of our munch
loved President J. H. Carlisle, of
WVolford College, was another sister.
If the mother of a brave band of
Roman soldiers could point out to
her children and say "these are my
jewels." might not our rlistinguishedl
friend and the other surviving
children point to this Christian
mother and say, behold our instruc
tor, our exemplar, and our guide.
Still another sister of excellent
Christian character and usefulness
wVas fou~nd in1 Mrs. Lewvis, who
probab)ly still lives inl Florida, But
we had Brothera GIlover and Chamn
bors, andl their excellent wives, all
decided anld useful CJhristians. Mrs.
Chambers was an Adger, and a lady
ofrare Christian culture for that
day. Just about that time there
came a young nian from Augusta,
Ga., to Winnsboro, seeking his for,
tune antd a home. iH;o avas tinaid as
a doer, nervous, impulsive, with a
mind of universal activity, and a
heart full of blessed rccollections of
Bishop (then George) Pierce, and
(Goorgia Methodism. .He llas lived
to the present day-.passed through
the storms and tempests incident to
this ever-changing life, and suffered
the loss of the hard--earned accumu
lations of a vigorous manhood. The
writer $hought he would have
beeni dead long ago ; but
Thomas Jordan (Qod bless him
and his household) still lives
on, and his energy and zeal for
the eMuse of Christ are largely aiding
ini putting the Methodist Church e.n
a solid and enduring basis. May lhe
iveoforever' (not in this life) in' the
life to come. We niusti not forget
old Billy, the colored sexton and
leader, who for so maxny yea,rs rang
the bell in) the old chtirh. n.nA now
tunes hs larp, in the. region of the
blossed. All the old Mothodists are,
gono, but Brother Jordan and hiaf
Christian wife and chil'iren. Allow
the writer to say, in closing. this
article, that the District Conference
of 1877, whicli brought hlin in con-.
tact with so many of thoco inemories,
10as blCed indeed. ITINERANT.
Senator Dawes, in tho 1mssachu
Betts Ropublican ConVOntion, gavO.
General Butler a sovere cudgeling,
reniarking, among othor unkind
things, that tho General is much
more successful in capturing con
ventions than ho was in taking. forts.
VEGETINN
Pgrilles the Blood and Gives
Strength.
Mv (UoIN, ILL., fan. 21, isis.
Mit. 11. It. S'rRVFRs:
Dear Mir-Your 'Vegetine" has been doing.
wonders for i. iiave been having the Chils
and lever, contracted in the swanips of thq
soul h, nothing givIn5 n o relie until I began
the use of your Veget, nd,itgving mc immedi.:
ate reliir, toing up my system, p.urifyig mi
blood, gIving strengt.h; whereas all Other inaq
cines weakeied mn c and iled iy system wit i
1i0son ; and i m111 istlled that if families that
live in tle Ague dist ricts of the South and Westi
would lake Yeg(tlike two or three times a week,
they would not, he t roubled wit.h the Chills or.
the mignaniitr, Fevers that, prevail at certain
times of the year, save doctor's isl, and live tq
a good old age. Respeetfully your
.1. 1;. AllTUCLI
Agent 1onderson's Looins, S,. Louis, S.
Am., DrSAMAss or 1u JILoo.D.-If VCotinO will
reheve p:in. cleanse, purify, and cure such'
disi-ases, restoring (hie patient, to. perfect
healith after tryIng different physicians, many'
remedies tufTering for years, isit not conclu
sivo proo if you are a sufferer, you can b'
cured? YVhy is this medicine performing sucit
great cures? It works In the blood, in thecir
culating flutd. It can 'truly bd called thq
Great Blood ilurifler. The great source of dis
case orig! ,uiqa in the b.lood ; an lid inedicin4
that d.,es I act directly upo.i it to purify anA
renova, -, h is just claim upon public attontiorA.
VEGETINE
Has Entirely Cirel' 4e of
Vertigo.
CAM%O ILL., JaiA. 23) 1878.
M. II. i. ST1sXNs;
Di,ar Sr-I havh used several bottles of
"VEGHT'NE''; it has entirely cured ine of
Vertigo. I have also i1sed It for Kidney Com
plaint.. It is the bst medicine' for kidney
complaint. I would reconimond It a'a a good
blood purifier. N. YOCU.
pAIN AND DrmiAs.-Van we expect to onjoy.
good health when bad or corrupt humors cir
Cilate with the blood, causing Rain dnd'disease;
and these humors, being (epoited thrqugh the
entire body, produce pimles, eruptions, ulcers,
indigestion, costiveness, leadaches, neuralgia
rheumatism and ntmeroUs other con1plainta
itenove the cause by takl'ag Vegetine, the
lost reliable reir%edy for cleansing qk4 purify
ifig tie blood.
VEGETINE
I.1leYO It to be A' ood Hedi
rine.
M It. SvPV NS: XCNrA, Q., Ml%qrcI J, 1877.
Dear Sir-I wish to inform you what your.
Vegetine has done for nio. Ihave been Aict
ed with NeuralgIa, and After using 'three bot.
ties of the Vegetine was entirely relieved. t
also found my general health much Improved.
I believe it to ile a good medicine.
Yours truly, FIED IIARVERSTICK.
V oHTINK thoroughly eradicates every kin4
of humor, and restores the dntire syston to a
heIClthy condition.
VEGETrINE,
Druggist's lleport.
HI. It. arvyxs:
Dear Sir-We have been selling 'your "Vege
tine for the pfast eighteen months, and we tako
leasure in stating that in every case, to ouc
knowledge, it lias given great satisfaction.
XUOK &d 'OILL
VEGETINE
Is TIHE BEsT
Spring Medicine.
Prepared by
I-. U. STEVYENS, Boston, Mass.
Vegetine is Sold 4y all Druggists.
seupt.2-4w
New Summer Cook.
The ifety
HOT BLAST
OIL
*mi DOES NOTI HI EAT THE HOUSE.
Perfect for all kinds of (looking and Henk~
ing Irons.
Always ready and reliable.
The most satisfoetory Stqve ma~dQ qd tilq
Cheapost.
jzalh Sond for -eircularu .
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