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mm fe jejaB_:_ ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Editor._ R. A. Thompson, W.H. Holcombe, R. Young, i * PROPRIETORS. . TERMS.-One Dollar ami Twenty-five Cents OP six mouths, ia advance. Provision also taken in payment, at the market ralos. . ? JH?y** Advortisomonts inserted at $1 per square for the first insertion, and 60 cents for oaeh subse quent insertion, cash or provision. . Jg?ty- Obituary Notices exceeding five lines, Trib utes of Respeot, Communications of a personal charaotor, and Announcements of Candidates, will be charged for i s advertisements. ??Sf* Job Printing exoeuted with neatness aud despatch, for cash or provision. Neocssity compels us to adhere strictly to tho.requiremont of cash payment. PICKENS C. H., S. C. : Saturday Morning, April H, 1806. Col. THOMAS P. SLIDER is our au thorized Agent in Charleston. In New York, on tho 7th, cotton was quoted ot 38 to 39. , Gold, 27?. Correction. Our readers will bc glad to learn that Mr. T. B. POWER olid not have Small pox. Ile suffered with Chicken pox, which misled.us and others. Nevertheless, Small pox is pretty well diffused throughout the country, and thc precaution of vaccination should not longer bc neglected. The Veto Message. Wo have surreudeved much of our space this week to the Veto Message of President JOHNSON.. The message will cxplaiu to thc reader the " civil rights bill," which has been vetoed. Tho President stands firm by the Constitution, and should have our hearty sup port. Since thc veto message was sent into thc Sonate, Congress has passed thc " civil rights bill " over the veto. This bill gives Indians taxed and negroes every right enjoyed by the >rhitc? to^yoto, hold office, and serve ?s a juror. * Th? IffW il cer tainly unconstitutional, but, wcsupposcf Con gress cares very little on that score. Whither aro wo drifting ? Free Schools, The Commissioners of Freo Schools are re quested, to meet at this place on thc fourth Monday in April, instant. This r?ecting is important, as thc machinery of thc Board should bo put in operation. A small appro priation has been made for the benefit of free schools this year, and our people should have tho benefit'of it. The Proclamation. Tho President of the United States has is sued his Proclamation, restoring, as far as he ?an, thc States lately iu rebellion to all their rights and former position iu tho Uniou. Ile declares the war to be at an end, and that wo havo no further need of military rule. The Proclamation will be found in this paper. ? Mr. Gibson, Our neighbor, has' received a fresh stock in his linc, and is now prepared to repair Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, &o., in good style, at rea sonable prices. Ho will also take your Ambrotype in fine style; " Secure tho shadow 'ere thc substance fades." Soe his advertisements. The Express. The " Spartan burg Express " comes to us greatly enlarged and otherwise improved. Kev. WARREN DUPRE is thc Editor, and WHITE FORD SMITH, D. D., Associate Editor. Price, $2 per annum. The " New York Herald," on the au thority of a Meroautilc Circular published in /that oity, gives the number of bales of cotton taken from tho Southam States since the close of the war at 2,000,000, to which it adds 200,000 bales not accounted for in published estimates. No doubt can be entertained of the iofluonco which all this amount of cotton hos had over the money and othor markets, and it gives us an idea of what will bo accom plished in the way of clearing the public debt, reducing tho premium on gold "nd regulating and strengthening tho commercial interests of the 'country, should measures bo taken to place tho South in a favorable condition for deming a full benefit from her soil. apggagarotf*.11 w ""??.i11 JJ ?a'.a.t-.uuiJL!.1 MERE MENTION. I Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Ga., is? in Wash ington.^---Thc Presbytery of South ?aro liua met at Oraugeburg on tho 5th inst. Much trouble is expcoted from guer.illris^and outlaws in Missouri.-j-Gen. Pryor is con nected editorially with the Memphis u Ava lanche."-The conservative, or Johnson party, have carried the legislative election in Tennessee.-The recent fire in-Cincin nati destroyed property to the value of $2, 000,000..--There are 60,000 moro persons in New Orleans now than before thc war. In most of thc large cities of the South busi ness is reported to bc quito dull.--Tho Fenian excitement is dying ^.ut-"nobody hurt."-An attempt is to bc made to re suscitate the Sons of Temperance.-A prize fight has taken place in Charlcs.ton.-Fort Sumter is to be rebuilt.-Gen. Chcatham is married.-Tho Charleston railroad is now running through to Augusta. The Southern Enterprise. This sprightly journal has been much im proved in sizoand appearance by its energetic proprietors, Messrs. J. C. BAILEY'& Co. Prioe, $3 per annum. Greenville, S. C. The Connecticut Election. ' Tho New York papers, of Tuesday, says tho " Phoenix,'' bring us the latest reliable returns from thc Connecticut electiqn. Tho result shows great gains for thc Democratic party. BUCKINGHAM, thc la?t Republican Governor, was elected by 11,000, while HAW LEY, the newly elected radical Governor, it is estimated, will only have 700 majority. Be sides this gain of more than 10,000 on thc popular vote, there have been substantial gains in tho Legislature, viz : eight or nine Sena tors and from fifteen to seventeen Representa tives. This shows the radicals to be a failing party, and indicates a return to good sense and sound policy on thc part of thc people. j?2T The Military Commission, in Charles ton, before whom F. G STOWERS, J. CRAW FORD KEYS, ROBERT KEYS and KLISJIA BY RUM, have been tried, is on thc eve of. adjourn ment. Tho ^ndlngShave not be efl published.* . ?ST" Another fire, consuming fifteen build- ! ings, has taken place in Darlington. This has j about destroyed the place. Loss, ?150,000. j &gr Gov. Jenkins, of Ga., asks those who jiave the means to loan the State money, so that the unfortunate in the State may be fed. Much suffering exists there. Cannot soino plan be-devised for tho relief of the suffering iu South Carolina ? JB?8* A destructive fire occurred in Charles ton, on thc 5th. "Robb's Row," King-street, was destroyed. Loss, ?100,000. Insurance, ?52,000. ?Sr The " Charleston Courier " states that John Lee, who, for thc past half century, has been known as ouc of her highly respected colored residents, departed this life on last Friday, in the seventy-third year of his ago. J?3T The " Courier" announces tho death* of James W. Brown, Esq., a prominont citi zen of (Charleston S&y Wc arc informed, says tho " Charles ton Courier," by a friend who lately passed ! through several portions of North Carolina I and Virginia that tho peach crop in those j States has suffered severely from recent frosts. ' In thc House, on the 27th, a report Was made from thc Reconstruction Counnittce, 1 covering the evidence of General Lee, who j says so far as he knows thc desire of thc peo-1 plc of tho South is for the restoration of civil i Government, and they look upon thc policy of j the President as thc one which would most clearly and surely re-establish it. OUR villaec, on lust Saturday* night, was ' thc sceno of a disgraceful disturbance. Some j Soldiers belonging to the garrison went through tho principle streets, hooting and shouting and firing arms, to the great alarm of tho women ? and children. Thoy setfiro to thehousoof a wo Mari named Kate Lewis, a courtezan, and to tho ! building Used as a schoolroom -for freed people. Great fears were entertained tjmt they would | set fire to thc ^own, and, indeed, wc narrowly I escaped that danger, for, had tho Masonic Hall) which ,strinds contiguous to the old schoolroom, caught, thc prinoiplo.part of tho building on tho public square could not have been saved. Tho spite of thc soldiers seemed direoted especially to the freed people, several of whom were beaten quito severely. [Marion $Un\ EBBrtE ".*LJ_JJijj!iffffjfaesi " !^!.,V.'.'^'^!,." ?" 1 wis proclamation of President Johnson. WASHINGTON, April 2, 18G6. By ike President of the United State*)?. PROCLAMATION. Whereas, By proclamations on the 15th and 19th of April,' 1801, thc President of tho United States, in virtue of tho power vested in him by the Constitution aud thc Laws, de clared that the laws of the United States were opposed, and thc exercise thereof obstructed, in the States of South Ca roi i na,"Georgi a, Ala bama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, hy combinat-ion too powerful to.be sup pressed by thc ordinary course of judicial pvo ceeiings, or by the powers vested iu thc Mar shals by law ; and; Whereas, By auother proclamation made on the 10th day of August, in the same year, in pursuance of an Act of Congress, approved July 153, 1801, the inhabitants of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Ar kansas, Mississippi and Florida, except the inhabitants of that part of thc State of Virgin ia lying West of thc Alleghany Mountains, and to such other parts of that State, and thc other States 'before named as might maintain a loyal adhesion to the Union and the Consti tution, or might be from time to time occupied, and controlled by the forces of thc United States, engaged in tho dispersion of insur gents, were declared to be in a State of insur rection against the United States ; and, Whereas, By another proclamation on the 1st day of July, 1802, issued in pursuance of an Act of Congress, approved June 7, in the samo year, the insurrection w??s declared to be still existiug in the S ta fes aforesaid, with the exception of certain specified Counties iii tho State of Virginia ; and, Whereas, By another proclamation made on"the 2d day of April, '1803, in pursuance of tho Actor Congress of July 13th, 1801, thc exceptions named .in the proclamation of August 16th, 1801. were revoked, and thc inhabitants of the States of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee,< Ala bama, Louisiana, Texas,'Arkansas, Mississip pi, Florida and Virginia, except thc forty eight Counties of Virginia designated as West Virginia, and thc ports of New Orleans; Key West, Port Royal and Beaufort, in South Car olina, were declared to be in a state of insur rection against the United States; .and Whereas, Thc IIouso of Representatives; on tire ?2d day of July, 1801, adopted a res olution in the words following, viz : Resolved, By the l l ouse of Representatives of thc Congress of thc United States, That the present deplorable civil war has been j forced upon the country by the disunionists of j the Southern States, now in revolt against the j Constitutional Government, and in arms j around the capital, that in this national emer gency Congress, banishing all feelings of more passion or resentment., will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not waged on our part in any spirit of oppres sion, nor for any purpose of conquest or sub jugation, nor for the purpose of overthrowing or, interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to maintain and defend thc supremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the digni ty, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired ;. and, twjt, as soon as these ob jects are accomplished, the war ought *o cease. Whereas, The Senate of the United States, on thc 25th day bf July, 18OJ , adopted a res olution in thc words following, viz : Resolved, That the present deplorable civil war has becri forced upon thc country by tho disunionists of the Southern States now in re volt against the Constitutional Government, and in taring annual the Capital ; that iii this national emergency Congress, banishing nil feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not prosecuted on our part in any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor for the pur pose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights of established institutions of thoso States, but to defend and maintain the su premacy of the Constitution and all laws made in pursuanfie thereof,'and to . preserve the Union with ?ll the dignity, equality and rights of tho several States unimpaired ; that as soon as these objects aro accomplished the war ought to cease, and < Whereas, These resolutions, though not joint or doti current in forn^ arc substantially identical, and as such may bc regarded os hav ing exprcssod the sense of Congress upon tho subject to which they relate ; and Whereas, By my proclamation of the 13th day of June last, thc insurrection in tho State of Tennessee was declared to have been sup pressed, thc authority of tho United States therein to be undisputed, and such United States officers as had been duly commissioned to bc in the undisputed exercise of their official functions ; and * Whereas, Thorp now exists no organized armed resistance of misguided citizens or oth ers to thc authoyity of thc United States in the States of Georgia, South Carolina,. Vir ginia, North Carolina, Tennossec, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Florid?; and the laws can be sustained and enforced therein by tho proper civil authority, State or Federal, and tho people of the said States arc well and loyally disposed, and hove conformed, or will conform, in their legislation, to the condition of affairs growing out of the amend ment to the Constitution of the limited States,, prohibiting slavery within the limits and ju risdiction of tho*\Jnited States; and Whereas, In view of the before recited promises, it is tho manifest d?termination of tu* American people that no State of itsown will has the right or power to go out of, or separate from, tho American Union, and thiuV therefore each State ought to remain nnd con stitute au int?gral part of thc United States; and : Whereas, Thc people of thc several before mentioned States have in the manner afore said given satisfactory cvidoncc that they ac quiesce in this sovereign and important revo lution of tho pa tiona I unity; and' * Whereas, It is believed to be a fundamental principle of government that people who haye revolted, ano) who have been' overcome and subdued, must either be dealt with so as loin duce them voluntarily t) become friends, pr else th?y must, bu held by absolute military power, or devastated, so as to prevent them from ever again doing harm as enemies ; which, last named policy is abhoreewt to humanity* and freedom ; and Whereas, The Constitution of tho United States provides for constitutional communities, only as States, and not us territories, depeu den ci ea, provinces or protectorates ; and Whereas, Such constituent States must necessarily be, and by thc Constitution aud laws-of the United States are made equals, and placed on a like looting as to political rights, immunities, dignity and power with the several States with which they arc united; aud . Whoreps, The observance of political equal ity ns a principle of right and justice is well calculated to encourage the people of the afore said States to be ?nd become more and moro oonstant and persevering in their renewed afc legiance ; and Whereas, Standing a rm jos, military occupa tion, martial law, military tribunals and thc; suspension of the privilege of the writ pf Au* Ocas corpus, are, in tinto of ponce, dangerous to public liberty, incompatible with the indi vidual rights of thc citizens, contrary to the, genius and spirit of our free institutions, and exhaustivo of thc national resources, and ought not, thcrcforo, to be* sanctioned or al? < lowed, except in cases of actual necessity for repelling invasion, or suppressing insurrection or r?bellion , and .Whereas, The policy of the Government of thc United States from the beginning of thc insurrection to its overthrow and final sup pression, bas hoe ii in con fortuity with the principles herein.set rorfh nnd enumerated : Therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, di) hereby'proclaim and declare* that the insurrection which heretofore existed in the States of Georgia, South Caro lina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tenncsseu,. Alabama, Louisiana, Ai kansas, Mississippi and Florida is ut an end, nnd henceforth to be so regarded. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sot my hand and caused the .seal of the United States to be afii.xed. Done at tho city of Washington, thc 2d day of April, A. I). 1<S0(>, and of the indepen dence of the United States of America thc ninetieth. . . \ ANDREW JOHNSON. Hy the President: WILLIAM- II. SKWAKD, Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, A^pril 6,-The President j to-day transmitted to Congress a communica i tion from thc Secretary of thc Treasury ami j Postnvister-Oeneral, suggesting a modification j of t?fc test oath. They show the great impor ! tance of such legislation both in a pecuniary I and harmonizing point of view. Tho Presi ! dent earnestly commends tho subject tOithe i early consideration of Congress. It was rc-, j ferred to tho Committee on the Judiciary, j Tn the Senate, Mr. Laue, of Kansas^offered I a r?solution for the admission of the Southern j States to representation on condition of repu-, j (Huting thc Confederate debt*and endorsing j thc Federal debt, and annulling ordinances of j secession, and granting the right of su ff rn go I to colored persons who pay tax on two hun * drcd and fifty dollars' worth of property, nnc? j can read and \yrite. lie spoke of thc neces ? sky of immediate action on the subject of yp-> I construction to save tho Republican party. RECEIPTS, Thc following persons have paid on thoir sub* j script ion to the CO vat Kn, as follows : ! J. It. McKinney, - - - $1 25 Hov. John Ariail, - - . 1 25 I E. V. Nicholson. - - - 1 30. NOTICE, j ?3 .KU SO NS having demands'against the lato Capt. Honry P. Calhoun, aro requested to present thom without delay, proporly nttefltcd* to Mr. JOUN II. HoiiiiKs, at Pendleton', whom I have unpointed my Agent. . . ? 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