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BY ?TO THINE OWN SELF BK TUUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS THE IIOB'T. A. THOMPSON & CO. iummMmnmt?i?fm*?m)?mm i m j '-_ ^ M I I - - rn Milli II I I I I i i n II irn?ri?. m.mi mniii PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1801. NIGHT THE DAY, THOU NO. 5& Home and Friends. OI4 ! there's a power to make each hour As sweet as heaven dcsign'd it ; Nor need we roam to bring it Jiome, Taough few there be that lind it. We seek too high for things close by And lose what nature found us; And life hath hei'c no charms so dear As home aitfl friends around us. "We oft destroy thc present joy N For future hopes-and praise them ; "Whilst flowers as sweet bloom nt our feel, If we'd but stoop to rai se Uh em ! For things afar ?till sweetest nrc *. When youth's bright spell haili bound ns; But soon we are taught the earth hath nought Likediomcs and friends around us. Tho friends that speed in time of need, When hope's last reed is shaken. Do show us still that come what will, Wo aro not quite forsaken. Though all we're night, if but the light From friendship's altar crown'd us, 'Twould prove thc bliss of earth was this-> Our homo and friends around us. MISCELLANY. From thc Greenville Mountaineer. From Washington We had thc pleasure of receiving from Gov. Perry a most interesting letter from Washing ton of the 11th inst., for which we return him <?ur sincere thanks. Wc learn from this, that matters arc not so gloomy and dark, altogether, as from the threatening of the Radicals wc might suppose. Governor Perry heard tho opinion expressed, and Com lng too, from very hjgh authority not likely to be mist?ken,~that '* there was au undercurrent at work which was crumbling to pieces the IV di cal party, ??nd tk?y would separate-that thc pr.; ,peel was decidedly hopeful, and that the Southern members would soon be admitted." lt is manifest that President Joh ?son is coming up to the highest standard of patriot ism. On all occasions his annunciations of sentiments, principles and policy, are worthy of a great man, and of ari American Statesman before the. corruption of war and civil strife had perverted the understandings und (frowned the little patriotism of inferior natures tn a 8*a of passion. What a noble contrast to men of the Stevena type. Governor Perry, in comnany with Messrs. 'Prescott njid Burt, of this State, called on the President first on thc 10th instant. "Wc found him (says Gov. P.) engaged with the Christian Commission, nnd heard Jiis address to them. Ile stated that his policy bf Government included all the States, and that he knew no North, no.South, no East, no West; that his religion embraced thc whole world, and that he recognized evory honest man as his brother." Ile had, in the morning of thc same day, addressed the Vir ginia Del?gHttpn in the glowing language of a patriot and statesman. After receiving the premise of an interview the next day, the party retired. Thc President is " looking remarka bly ?veil and seemed in good spirits; his man ners arc always kind and pleasant. The Pres ident alluded to his interview with Fred. Douglass and his. negro committee, the day be fore; he knew, of course, thfct the committee had been unit to him, and he was guarded in his language. The ultra Radicals-these po litical Pharisees--Ire evidently watching ev erything thc President says and does with a view tb find something upon which to perse cute him,'but the President is aware of their purposes, and is equally guarded and firm. Thoy will make nothing of capital for them selves out of euch men as Andrew Johnson and General Grant, if wo are to judge by pre cedents hitherto. It is rumored that tho President will veto tho Freedman's Bureau Bill, and that the At torney General and Secretary of thc Treasury will sustain him in it; thc other members of tho Cabinet are said to bc opposed to the veto. Gov. Perry, with Mr. Truscott, called again the n.?xt day after their first interview with tho President. Whilst on this visit, Mr. Se ward and Mrs. Daniel Webster called, and immediately afterwards, Gov. Dennison. Post master General.' Both the Secretaries met thom .very oordially. President Johnson re quested them to call on the Attorney General and.have the United States Court for South (parolina organized. Thia Gov. Perry was to attend to on Tuesday last. The organization of a Civil Court of the United States will ho a great security to our citizens io braving ev ery matter tried according to thc strict forms and rules of established law, with, the right icidcnt of appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. Gov. Perry alludes to tho novel condition of the negroes in Washington. " In going to the Capitol he was amused to see ragged, dir ty, black, lazy negroes, sauntering over the buildings, taking their seats in the galleries, and diffusing through tho heated atmosphere of the House and Senate all the odors of Af rica's villainous compound." Having official business with the Secretary of War, Gov. Perry called on that officer, and it was satis factorily arranged. " Ilefound the Secretary very kind and obliging-particularly so." " Since grim visaged war has smoothed his wrinkled front," it is but meet, it seems to us,, that his ireful agents should conform their tempers to the more placid mood of that terri ble god. The Secretary and great Generals of the United States appear to bo adjusting their features to correspond with the times, and are beginning to speak smooth things, and arc more civil than tho civilians " so-called," Stevens, Sumner, ct id omnc (/oms. Thc speech of Reverdy Johnson, of Mary land, delivered in thc United States Senate on Friday', the 9th inst., Gov. P. characterizes as a very admirable ono. The speaker "inquired if the North was afraid to meet the South in tellectually ?" Tho question was well put; they oannot be afraid of the Smith numcrical ly. There are too many Radicals, alas, capa ble of defying renson and knowledge, and they need not fear Intellect. Reverdy Johnson was to present the credentials of Gov. Perry to the United States on Tuesday last ; what action may bc taken, will soon bc known. The most interestinir information, immedi ately to this State, is ibo statement made to frcv. Perry hy thc President, that tho Slate Works at Greenville, and the Gas Works in Charleston, lately seized by the Treasury Agents for the United States, would be given up. This would, be a great relief and benefit to the people of South Carolina, and the Treas ury of tho General Government would realize comparatively an insignificant sum by carrying out their proceedings against thc property. Wc have taken the liberty of giving the substance of thc information contained in the letter of Gov. P. to one of the Editors, adding a few observations and comments of our own. We know our readers will be graiiCcd at the opportunity of hearing from the seat of Power in this country through a source so intelligent, and every way reliable. Freedmen's Contracts. Wc publish below for the information of planters find the public generally the form of contract as arranged and approved by General H. IC. Scott, successor of General Saxton as Assistant Commissioner in this Department of the Freedmen's Bureau. The following is a copy : HEADQ'RS, ASSUST'T. COMMISSIONER ' BURKAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND I ABAN'ED LANDS, SOUTH CAROLINA, ( Charleston, S. C., Feb. 5, 18GG. [CIRCULAR, NO. 3.] The following form of Contract is published, for the information of the public : STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ) ( DISTRICT OE-. j . Articles of Agreement made and cnterod into this- day of-, 1866, by and between-and the Freed men and women whoso names are hereunto attached : I.1* The said Freedmen and Women agree to hire their time and labor on thc plantation of thc said-from tho date of signing this agreement to the first day of January, 1867. They agree to conduct themselves honestly and civilly, to perform, diligently and faithfully, all such labor on said plantation as may bc connected with, and necessary for, thc raising, harvesting and protecting of the crop. 'The 'said freedmen further agree to bring no ardent spirits, at any time, upon tho plantation ; also, not to invite visitors upon the premises, or absent themselves from the same, during working hours, without tho con sent of tho employer or his agent. . II. The said freedmen agree to perform rea sonable dnily tasks on said plantation, and, in all cases, when such tasks canngt be assigned, they* ogroc to labor diligently ten hours per day, unless the weather be such as to actually forbid labor, or the employer or bia agent ex cuse tlyjtn from work. In either case, no de duction for loss of time shall bc made. III. For every day's labor lost by absence, except for reasons stated above, tho laborer shall forfeit fifty cents. If absent more than three days without leave, unless it bc on ac count of sickness or ottyer unavoidable cause, to be subject to dismissal from the plantation, and forfeiture of his or her share of the crop, such forfeiture to inure to the benefit of the employer and employees, in proportion to their relative shares of the crop. The employer, howovor, shall, in all such cases, pay the party dismissed, five dollars per mouth for full hands, and others in proportion, for such time as said party may have worked on the plantation, de ducting therefrom any advance that may have been made by the employer, cither in money, or provisions which were to have been ac counted for. If the party so dismissed have a family on the same plantation, the wages due him or her shall be paid by the employer to tho family? IV. ?Said freedmen agree to take good care of all utensils, tools and implements used on the plantation ; also, to bc kind and gentle to all work animals used for raising thc qrpp j also, to pay for any injury done to either the animals or farming tools w1 ile in their bauds, and by rensou of their own carelessness or neglect. V. ?They agree to keep their houses and garden'plats in a neat and orderly manner, and subject to tho inspection of the employer or his agent at any time. VJ. In case of sickness among any of thc families of the employees, a nurse shall be furnished from their own number; also, a stock-uiindcr, if necessary, for til? working animals ; and no labors so performed shall im pair their iuterest in the crop. VII. .Thc employees agree to furnish, from their own, number, a foreman to be selected 'by thc Wu>poyer br lils agent, who sholl direct their labors, and shall make report, to the em ployer or his agent, of all absences, refusal to J work, or disorderly conduct of the employees. Thc report of t]>e foreman shall bc read over, at the end of each week, in thc hearing of the people. VIII. Tho employer agrees toTurnish each laborer and his family, if he have one, with comfortable quarters on the plantation; also half an aero of ground to each head of a fami ly, and a quarter of an acre to all others, for their own use, and the privilege of getting fire wood, and animals to haul the same, from some portion of the premises to be indicated by thc employer or his agent; and each labor er shall be permitted to raise such an amount of poultry/and hogs as he can keep upon the premises assigned to him, without injury or annoyance to others. IX. The employer agrees to furnish a suf ficient number of working animals, aud to feed them ot fois own expense, and all necessary wagons, carts, ploughs and such other farming implements as cannot bc made by the laborers. X. Neither party shall sell or usc any por-' tion of the crop Until after the division of the same, without the consent of thc other party. XI. Thc crops shall be divided as follows : To thc employees, one-third of thc corn, pota tocs,*poas, rice, and nil other produces gath ered and prepared for market; also, one-third o? thc cotton when ginned, and seed from the same. 'XII. Thc employees shall not be compelled .to work upon, nor shall there be any deduction of wages made for the following holidays : Fourth of Jilly, Christmas, New Years, Na tioiral and State Thanksgiving and Fast Days, unless thc work desired to be done is a work of necessity or mercy. Only half a day's work on Saturdays will be required of female em ployees who arc heads of families. XIII. The employer or his agent will keep a book, in which bc shall enter all advances in money made by him to the laborers, and all forfeitures of lost time, which book shall be received as evidenco in.the same manner as merchants' books are now received in courts of justice. Each employee ashall bc entitled to a pass-book, in which thc employer, or his agent, shall make nn entry of all advances of money or rations, and all absences or delin quencies, Witness our hands, &o. The foregoing is- recommended for general adoption, and will be approved by all Officers and Agents of this Bureau. By order of Brig. Gen. II. K. ?CQTT, Assistant Commissioner. W. H. SMITH, A. A. General. HUMILITY is the high road to honor. ? Reasons for Looking Pretty. There are good reasons why wo should al ways appear as well as possible. " Taking into consideration tho strong cfFcct exterior things produce upon thc mind, it becomes a necessi- # ty, if we desire happiness. That is generally conceded to be the chief object of life ; thpro forc, it is well to obserYe thc things most cal culated to produce such a result. A consciousness of looking well, being dressed in good taste, and consequently pleas ing to the eyes of those by whom wc are sur rounded, produces an effect for ourselves as pleasant. We feel nice-iee that others ap- . preciate us, and our hearts warm with a glow of satisfaction which sends light to the eye and lip in genial smiles. The atmosphere about us is pervaded with a presence of joy. It is the thrill of "angels breathing upon human lips," which purify us from discontent and ?lie weariness which arises out of dis?ontont mcnt. Tho effect upon thc spirits of a dark or bright dsry is unmistakable. As unmistakable is the effect of our surroundings where ever wo chance to be. Our sensitiveness to exte rior influences renders us happy, depressed or miserable, according to the degree of beauty about us. In a pleasant, airy, well furnished room, we grow cheerful. In a dark gloomy one, we arc depressed. A smiling face charms us to forgetfulness of many ills, while a sober one makes us remember them so vividly, wo are opt to grow morbid and exaggerate them. In the tout ensemble of a man or woman dress, features and expression-we instantly infer either for or against-pleasant or un pleasant. The surroundings speak for tho taste and habits of a person almost alwajs un erringly. Tho dress is . a part of these, and tho most important wo moy say- v Expensivo dress is not essential. It is the color and fit ness that gives it character. Elegance and beauty consist in its tasteful arrangements, by contrasts or harmonies; and in accordance with ourselves and those by whom we are sur rounded. Let us, thon, try to look-well-dress with taste; surround ourselves with pleasing ob jects-bo happy ourselves; and make others as happy as we can. HIGH PRICES AND THEIR CAUSE.-Prices will never again be as low as they once were. We say never, for, if the National debt were paid to-morrow, if all the war taxes were abol ished, and thc currency reduced so as to de stroy the premium on gold, still prices would bc higher than they were ten years ago. Gold itself is inflated. Since the discovery of gold in California and Australia, about seventeen hundred million dollars worth of gold has been added to the world's stock of that metal, to say nothing of thc product of the silver mine? of Ncveda, which is immense. This mart of n?w gold and silver is now sufficient to affect prices all over the world ; and accordingly we hear complaints from London, Paris, Berlin, and Petersburg, that it costs more to live in those capitols thanwever before. All the labor and capital expended in getting that gold and B?vcr froni thc bowels pf the earth we regard i ns mere waste ; the only effect of it being to oblige us to pay an ounce and a quarter of gold for what could be formerly purchased for an ounoe-which is no advantage, but a dis advantage. Gold being only a representative of value, a small quantity would answer the purpose of commerce as woll ns a large. That ifs past praying for, however. Gold is inflated; let us not aggravate this evil, which we can not help, by an inflation of thc currency, which we can. The superabundance of gold in the world will make it easier for us to return tu the gold standard.-Louisville Journal. MURRELL REDIVIVUS.-It is stated that a regular organized.band of thieves has been formed between Tupelo, Miss., and Fort Pil low, on the plan of John A. Murrell's gang, which bxisted all through the Southern coun- . try several years ago. They have relay posts every twelvo miles, and when a horse is stolon at either terminus of thc linc, he is ridden rapidly to tho first post by one rider, who pro cures another horse and returns, rind is there fore never absent long enough to create sus picion as to himself in the neighborhood from which the horse is stolen. One of tho gang at tho next post takes tho stolon horse on to tho stand beyond, and so to the end of the line, where he is-sold, being sufficiently removed by this time. from' the vicinity where he iv known to avoid discovery. ? y . ... ? \ /. -f.