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Ai.1usiness men who advertise to be ben ttekl,' will bear in mind that the BENTINEL has a large and increasing cir culation, and is taken by the very class of persons whose trade they desire. Pass Under the Rod. A BDY MRS. DANA. I a *hngbiide, in her beauty.and pride, Bedecked in her snowy array; And the bright flush of joy mantled high on hir 6heok, And te future looked blooming and gay, A1d w4lh woman's devotion she laid her fond heart 'te thrine of Idolatrous love, And she anchored her hopes to this perishing earth, By tho chain. which her tentlerness wove. but I saw when those heartitrings were bleeding and torn, AnA (1echan had lbetin severed in two, Sho had chauged her iaite robes for the sables of grief, And her.blooms for the paleness of woo! But, the Healer wee there, pouring balm on her heart, Aud wiping the tears from hur eyos; Ile strengthened the ohain he lad broken in twain, And fastened it firm to the okles! There had whispered a voice-'twas the voice of her God '1 love thee, I love thee-pass under the rod!' I saw Ayoung mother in tenderness bend O'er*4o couch of her slumbering boy; And she kissed the soft lips as they murmur ed her name, While the dreamer lay smiling in joy. Oh! sweet as the rosebud encircled with dew, When it8 fragrance is fiung on the air, 8o freeh ,and so bright to that mother ho As he lay in his inndcence there. Bunt I saw, when she gazed on the same lovely, form, Pale as marble, and silent and eold; But parler and colder her beautiful boy; And the'tale of her sorrow was told! But the Healer was there, who had stricken her heart, And taken her treasure away; .To allure her to heaven, he has placed it on high, And the mourner will sweetly obey. The&s Kad *'ispered a voice-'twas the voice Sof~ her God 'I love theep love ths*-pass under the rod!' I saw a father and mother who leaned On the arm of af4eag gifted son, And the star in the Me~ro grow brjght to their gaze, As they saw the, proud plaeo he hadl won. And. thg fest pig. evente of life promi8ed fair, And .jts gatJiWay grew smooth to their feet, And th% hglt9o lbyd glimitiordd bright at the thought, And thew whispers of fancy were sweet. And! s W themi again bending low o'er the WIosAe their hearte' dearest hopes had been lajd, And-the star had gone down in the darkest of night, And the joy from their bosoms had fled. But Lhd Healer was there, anud his arms were around, And he led them with tenderest care; And'ha showed them a star in the bright g,per world ; 'was their star shining brilliantly there! Theyked eac,h heard a voice-'twas the voice lof their G od-. 'I love t g I lo"uthoc--pass under the rod!' 0 ,cluo hats boon obtained rogard iagtbo whereatbouts of the robbers of tl?$,rain ot! the Union and Paciflo U ealloo Ttesday last. Of the n$aef dtioIeri,' 40,000 was consigned t o1sli.argo & Co., Now York, and420;OO to the Now York Nation al.~ ,( Corgmgree. Ie money at en riom the passeongoe Rg reg t.e nnarly 22 OOOg Daniel R. Chamberlain. The New York Sun says that ex Governor Chamberlain speaks the truth when he says that the confession of Niles G. Parker contains no now charge of importance against him. Parker's story of the transactions by which a ring of rascals loaded South Carolina with a fraudulent debt of more than twenty million dollars has a certain value, however, for ic cor roborates the charges made before he was Governor, and repeated with some persistency during a period covering several years. I1o had as sumed the ro'c of a reformer, and standing forth in a mantle of fraud nlent honesty, he had the audacity to to denounce the ring of carpet bag thieves of -which he had been and' still was the master spirit. Like the other carpet baggers con cerned in the wholesale -robbery of the State, Daniel II. Chamberlain lacked both money and principles when he went a needy adventurer from the North. Unliko his pals, lie was a shrewd, clear headed and far sighted man, with the manners of a gentleman and the intellectual habits of a scholar. Being incomparably the ablest of the lot, he was by far the most dangerous. ie soon mastei ed the vulgar thieves around him, and became the acknowledged brains of the ring. W hen the history of events in South Carolina for the ten years tollowing the war is adequately writton, the jluck, i Per'everaneo and executive force of the New England lawyer will command a certain kind of admiration. cotwithstanding the base uses to which he applied these qualities. It is not uf:cn that a man of Chain berlain's brains writes himself down a thief, even in confidlential commun nications With his confederates, and yet the following letter, Written by him to Niles G. Parker during the progi ces of the great bond steal un der Scott's administration, fastens this conclusion upon0! him: "Sw.;r. 23, 1370. "DCAn P.: Your's of the 21st caine to me this evening. I was glad, in deed, to hear from you, and especial ly that the finances now promise to weather the storm. I have no doubt it was well to defer the 'statement' until October. "There is no special newvs her. For a few days we have had fear's of an outbreak in Laurens and Now, berry, but we hear, yesterday, that the danger is over. "About the United States Seniator ship, I don't know what to say. I. know very well that it is, in every way, better for mnc to remain wher'e I am for' the rest of my term. Still, I amn called a candidate alr'eady, and my) position is just this: If' my friends wish me to become a candidate, for the sake of keeping the p)arty fromi going over to negropholism, I will stand; but, if no such need exists, I should prefer to remain where I am. What the chances are I have no means of guessing now. I will serve my fr'iends in any way in my power, and especially you. "Do the commnissions foot up) pre't, t.y well? Ehl!!! ReI~gards to K Youris faithfully, CH AMBERILAIN. This is the famous document wich Elliott produced in the R~epublicanm Convention last year, and read that port ion r'elating to "negropholismn," hoping to excito the negro moe'ubers against the renomxination of Chamn berlain, and by means of which lhe forced Chlamberlalin to permit D)unn andl himself to have places on the ticket. Par'ker says that lhe sold thuis letr and two others to Daun for' $4,000. 'The "K." referred to just after' the exulting alluiion to tile di visiotn of spoils is Kim pton, Chiam berlain's classmate ini college, anid subsegnoently the agent chosen by hiim tvosell and Lvuothecain in the New York market the fraudulent bonds issued by the million by the Confederates at Columbia. The Sun claims to have in its por: sessiou a letter written by Chamber lain to Kimpton im the early part of the same year, and which affords still stronger ovidonco of his guilt. beveral of the thieves now under in dictment for othor rimes had devis, ed a colassal schemo for stealing tho entire railroad svstetn of South Car-, olhina. The handle which presented itself most conveni0ntly was the Greenville and Columbia R1ailroad. While the details ot the jobs wore under dis3cusasioi Clhaiberlain wroto as followe to Kimpton in New York: -'OFFICIC OF TI ATTORNEY GENERAL, OLUTAS, C., January 5, 1870. "My DEAR KIMrToN: Parker ar rived last evening, and spoke of the G. & 0. matter, &c. I told h im that I had just written you fully on that matter, and also about the old .B'k Bill@. "Do you understand fully the plan of th e G. & C. cnterprise? It is pro. posed to buy $350,000 worth of the 1. ,ith the *:433, G. & 0. stock. This, wit Sthe $433, 000 of stock held by thd-St41o-vil give entire control to us. The Lau rens Branch will be sold in February by decree of court, and will cost not more than $50,000, and probably not mor than $40,000. The Spartan burg and Union can also be gut without difficilty. We shall thlen lave in G. & C. 168 miles, in Lau Iens 31, and in S. & U. 70 miles-in all 269 miles--equippod and runs ing. Put a first mortgage of $20, (00 on th is, sell the boids at Z0 or 90, and the balance ofter paying all outlays for cost and repairs is ini imnso, over $2,0000,000. There is i mint of money in this-r01 I am a fool. "iThen wo will soon compel the S. (. R, R. to fall into our hands aid complete the connection to Asheville, N. C. "TIhere is an indefinite verge for expansion of power* before us. "Writo me fully and tell mec of anything you want doune. My last lotter was very full. "IIarrison shall be attended to at once. "I don't think iNeaglo will muake any tronblo. Parker hates Neagle and magnifies bis intentions. Yours truly, "D. HI. CHIAMBERULAIN." That a shrewd man and a lawyer permitted himself to put uplOnl paper so clear a confession of villiany would be almost incredible had we not that confession in his own bandwriting. Here is the Attorney General of the State, paid to p)rotect the State's in torost and to prosecute offenders against the State's laws, conspirinig to rob stockholders of their pr'operty, (efraud the State of its dues, and en ricb huimself and his confederates at the expense of the taixpatyCr.Th enormity of the proposition is shiowni b)y the sequel. The "G-. &.(J." part of thle "en terpriso" was subsequently carried out. WV ith'out paying a1 dol lar out of their own p)ocko&, K imp ton, (representing Chamnberlaini) Car. dozo, Niles G: P~arkei-,' Waterman, Scott's brother- in-law, Hlonest John Patteison, J. L. Neagle, ex-Comup tiroller General, anid the notorious Tim Hurley, got po5sCssson of the p)roperty, and thien sold out to their own great profit. It is a little cu-. rio)us that Parker, who is now anxious to turn Slate's evidence, fignres in, this~ letter as3 applrehensivc that Nea gle might turn traitor and betray the prIecious crowv. Two mon wore riding in the cars the other morning, when one asked the other if ho had a pleasanit place of residence. 'Yos,' was the roply; 'we havo seven nice large rooms over a store.' 'Over a store! I shouldn't think that would be a quiet plaeo.' 'Oh! it is quiet enough. The folks don't adventie. Hayes and Morten. CINCINKATI, Sept. 13.-The inter. view at Richmond to day betweer President Hayee and Sonator Mor, ton was very affecting. When the President and party arrived several of the Senator's immediate house hold wore in his room, conversing and reading 'to him. After a short interval the President alone was ad mitted to the sick room. Upon his entering Mrs. Morton and Governor J3urbank retired, leaving the two to converso in the presence of Dr. Thompson alone. Tho President bo came at onco deeply affected, and advancing to tho beside tuok the Sonator's hand in his and addressing him in affectionate terms stooped over and kiseed him on the forehead. Mr. Morton addressed the President by name and spoke his gratification at seeing him there. The President replied that not only had he been very anxious for th1 Senator'a wel fare during his ilinass, but he had on Umd the feeling general throughout tho country. Governor Morton said he had indeed been near death's door, but he now felt better, and be lieved that he was on Ithe way to recovery. "I now Oxpect," said ho, "to take my teat in Congress in Do cember next, and to warmly and earnostly support your adminidtra tion." The President seemed deeply affected by this. Mr. Moiton con tinud speaking in a hopeful strain, referring to the condition of the country at large. To the Presi. dent's account of the cordial greet ings lie bad received in bis recent travels in New Eigland and the vi, dences of returning prosperity tha ho had seen, ho li;tened with e%i dent interest. Thie Senator grow so interested in the convorcation and showed such signs of growing excIto ment that Dr. Thompson osked thi-at the interview be brought to a Close. "Yes," replied the Presidunt, "it iN better that I should go, and go at once," and taking the Senator's hnand he again kissed him and bowed him-, self out of the room. The interview lasted about fifteen minutes, and Dr. Thompson, from whom the' ab)ove account is gathered, says it was ex tremnely sympathe:ic and cordial. TLhie President remarked su bsequnmen t ly that he had not expected to find the Senator looking 6o well. 'I feel,' said he, 'as though he will certainly reeover and tako his placo in tihe Senate.' After the departure of the President's party Senator Morton feil into a quiet sleep, nid it is be lieve44 he will expecrience no ill offect from the interview. Lr'NDoN, S(ept. 20.-The T~imes, ed(itor'ialy commenting on President IIaye's Southern, tour, says: "in lit tle more than half a year the Presi dlent hnas enccoede in beating dlown a comnpact mnass of pi-ejmd ices an d in allay ing a host of confIlicting passions. The visible triumph of his Iicy is n1ow. being~ aLsured. Hoe he hasi this week begun a jou riney through the Southern States, wie b islinended to shmow that the wyork of paific&Ljon is not far from comlehtion. The V%de. rail Giovern mont has no i ntentlion of interfering in thne local adoministra tion of the Southerni States; thme Southern States have no deosiro to disturb the groat achievowments of the civil war wvhieb~ have been, eim bodied in the~ constitutional amnend( monuta. Th1e reumoval of the objects~ of contention mnakes it easy to re-es tablish fr ienmdly r0 Otins between people who respect each other, and tihe sy mi thetice meet iin g of tihe lPro sident andl General Ibannytonm is anm otmen of the comning timio whenm the North ahndl Sutth will uo lo~niger beu 1eparated by thme lines of (ilvision which the civii wvar had traced." "All trute educational cul ture is reliugious3 cultue.-Josephm Alden D.D.. [From'the NinetySi'x Quardian.] The Last An64tnpIment. In tho month of April, 1865, when the closinst scones of tha great drama of our civil war were being-onactod; and the nation which- had known snch a brief but beilliannt life was in its death throes, Colonel Thomas, nlow of the Carolina Mfilitary In1stitutu, Professor Sams, now of the Spartatns burg Iligh School, Professir Norris flow practicilg law at Edgefield, (. U., and Professor Patrick, n.v of Greenvillo Hiohl School, were in command of the cadets of the State Military School, who, together wilt a Company of recruits, had been muolered into tho service of the 0on federafo States, and were encamped in Greenville. Some time during the latter part of the month, If wo aro rightly inl formed, this conm-nand of one lin dred and twonty youthful soldiers struck tents and started for a hasty march dowvn tho railroad toward Columbita. Tho upper pai t of the State wNs then beginnling to swarm11 with United States soldiers, and when Coloi,el Thomas' command reached the neighborhood of Wil liarnston, while taking a rest of a few minutes by the roadside, they were charged upon and fired into by a party of the enemy's cavalry. Taken completely by surprise, and aroused suddenly from sleep, it is nut to be wondered that the boys vero thrown into contusion, but a goodly number of them quickly rallied and returned the fire, unseating some of tho'horse. men and repulsing the charge. They then pressed on, marching at the rate of about thirty milei a day, until they reachod Ninety-Six. Oin arriv ing hero, Some fellow, with a little more temicrity than t4e rest, gave expression to the Universal feeling among them, that to contino luntrer as an organized Confederate com. mand wits not only uaeles$, but dan, gerous. by,calling out from the ranks: "Como, boys, let's go home;" wvhere-. luon Coul. Thlomas gavo a sovere re buke in the form of a stirring, patri otic speech, and called upont all who were willing to remain with him to stop to the front, with the assuranico that any w ho did not come forward wvould be permitted to go home. Unlike GideonU's army, they all, to a~ man, stood the test and stepped for., ward. Coul. Thomnas then) matched them inito the woods on the south sido0 of thte Kate F'owler' brancht, and went into camp, on the very spot whero the writor now livos, within the incorporato limits of Nin ety-Six. So far as wo know, this was the last cencampmnent of organ ized C<m federate soldiers this side of the Mis. sissipi. .if so, to thte Stato Cadets and the recruits connected with them bo0 longa the honor of having been the hist co'nmad of t he Confederacy, amnd to INinety Six was granted thte privilege of furniishintg the last camnps ng grounrd for this-9 gall mtt little )a.nd. Several of the citizensi urged (Cul. Thomaflis to dlisbahnd the comn and anid senid thoem htome, as it was 7medlss task for hum n to continneti to hol thIem together; but, soldier like, he waited for orders. F ially, some t ime in1 May, perhaps a~ umnth idr more after Genieral Lee's5 surrundor, Colonel lThomtas became satisfied that all the Conf'eeato au Ithtorit ies were either capu tred or* across; t he M iss;is ii nd that it was uitterly vini to wait longetr for ord ers, Imarchecd hiis little com uiandc t INew berry, and there dis banded t hem. .If any who many rendt inese lines shuld hu :ow any fuInrthIter facts con niected with t his suibject, or any facts contradictory of' the stat emetnts here in made, we would be very glhad to have themn. Sinice the above was written, we learnt that Coul. TVhua di i e tormino to disband until lie reachO Newborry, and that he remained there a day or two before doing so. L. B. OURATNESS IN A HOVL.-Gornoy Studen is a wretched village it a few huId red inhabitants, says the London Times, the Turkish quarter being on One hill and the Bulgarian on the oppoijito height. The former is deserted by its proprietors and the houses havo been unroofud by sol dicrs to get at the wooden rafters, fuel being scaircO in northern BUl garia. The only building remaining in this part of tho village is occ11 pied by the Emperor of All the Ris, sias. It is built of unburnt clay bricks, and its low roof covered with' rough tiles.. Cre inl this hovel the Autocrat passes his days and nights, aixiuwly awaiting ne%ws ficm his various armies in the field. There is no pomp surrounding this humble JaL perial res{doce; two Ciras4ians of the (u:trd with drawn sabres were when I irst saw it all that stood between thoCzar and the outsido world. A sihort distance from the houso is a large tent, where tiho Emi perior dines at six with his staff and invited guests. On the opposite side of the little street or road is the tent of Gen. Ignatieff. The Louisville Courier Journal, describing the manner in which the appearance of Gov. Hampton was greeted in that city, says: "The Pre sident, as has been his custom, intro duced most of the speakera himself, and next brought forward Governor Wado Hampton, whom he referred to as a noble patriotic man. The cnthusiaimn on Hampton's appear aice was most intenso. It might be said to have reached fover heat. It was fearfully contagious. To the observer it looked as if the crowd intonded to keoli chooring him for an honr. Oheer-aftor cheer rent tho air', and again and again was it re pecated. Until finally the crowd must have become exhausted and was compelled to quit. The gallant' South Carolina Governor was over whelmed by the exhibition of kind ncss and even devation to hium. At last ho was6 given, an opplortunity to One of the gentloemon who wvelcomi% ed the President to Chattanooga was a colored clergyman who mado a specch which contained mixed mieta phors of a vo:y Burpriising c:haracter. Mr. M~iilton), the preacher in question, said: "Our country has gone through long yours of anxiety, porplexity and unrest, causing the groat body of the nation, as it wore, to bleed at every p)oro, her great hoart at timos to nears ly suspend its pulsation, and the body to dispair of life; but 'the stone which the builders rejectod has become the head of the corner.' T1hat stone, p.oI ishe2d with divine exellence, took the shape of an American su,n, andi roso on the 4th of March last as the Chief Executiuo of the nation, and began, while yet just above the horizon, to shed its rays over this vast domain.'" A T1arboro (N. C.) negro. unde'r trial for larcony, mado the following argument in his own) defee: "Mister Judge, I char 'fore God I never stole not hi i' in my life, 'ceptoni' a pig-tail at hog-killn' time from my ole muis sia, when I was a boy, and Mister JudAge, I shall never forgit my puust1 ishiment. She sowed dat pig tail to my b)reecches behind, and wvhen comn j)uny wVouIld comol she would make mne come out and shako myself so dat tail would switch, and Mister Judge, I f elt so mnean and got so tired of dat pig tail dat I unevor stolo nothin sense. Dat's a fac." Hie got three years in the State prison. A St. Louis reviewer wroto ain ar ticeo entitled "Martin Luther--,iet ot Wrms,")57 and the compositor et it up, "Martin Luthor died of wormn.