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___ores Wiliam & Co. _____trsl Family PaeDvtdto Scn:eArt, IneUir'yj ndustry and Literature. VOL. i.] INSOO S. C., WEI)NESDAY MORNING, J.ANU R 9 88N.3 InIF' AIRFIELD NEFRALD 18 UU 111.1811. WIE.KI.y Iy DESPORTIES, WIL[AM8 & CO. Termu.-Tux IlnarLI is puibliliel Week ly in the Town or Winsboro, at. 83.00 in tarealip/ in advance. ijy- All tranisient advertisements to be p)il in advance. Obitunry Notices anal Tributes $1.00 per F(pluare. _Selected Poetry, [From the New 1ork Citizen.] THE OANTEEN. Thbre nre bonds of all sorts in this world of ours, Fetters of rriendtliip, anm ties of flowers, Anti trite-lovers' knots, Iween; Tihe girl and Lihe boy nro bo'hl by a kiss, liut there's never a bond, obl frlend, like this: We have drunk fron the same canteen I It. was sometimes water, and sometimes milk, Anti sometimes apple-jack. fine ias silk, Bait whatever the tipple has beon, le have sltici it to-ether in bane or bliss, And I warti to you, friend, when I think -f this We have drunk from the samoe canteen The rich anal rtrent sit down to iline, Arnd ti ey <qttatT to each other in .parkling wine Frnin glasses of crystal and green But I guess in their golden potations they The warmth of regarl to be foun in this We have ti 1nk frolin t Iae saine Canteen We have s ai-ed ourr blankets and tents to get :er We have tnrehel anl' fought in all kinds of weat ter, Anti hungry anal fial we have heon Jiad days of batile niad ays orrest, lut this meinory I cling to and love the best ; We have drunk from the tmme canteen For when wounled I lay on the outer slope, With my blood flowing fnaot, and Iut little hope Upon which ny faint Spirit could lean; Oh, tlien, I rernember, you crawleA to my side. Anil, bleering-so fast, it scemeil hoth tist Itave ie I. We ilrank from lie saine can eitcn! (-A wifie ) Mi rs O'It tt. I.v. [h- roan lhe Charleston Mereory.1 PROCEEDINGS OF-ruI.: RING STREAKED AND STRIPED CONVENTION, FIFTiL DAY. [Before entering into the account. of this day's proceedings, it hecomes nec essary to remark, tihat owing to certaina circumstances which tieed not he ex. I'plained, the titles of Mr., Dr . &c., &c.. usually prefixed to the names of gEni men, were by mistako connected 'with She nlmes of' sone of the wlaile- delegates to ihis -nvention in the report of the fourth clay's proceedings, thereby maic ing a distinction apparently on account of race or color, which it, is not right to admit. To avoid repetition, characters pre viously introduced to the eader, will not he further doscrihed than by thoir names. Tho usual illustrative romarks will, however, be mado whenever one of the bipeds is exhibited for thec first On assemblage, the delegatps to the great rintged-streked-land- stri ped found thenmselvos for theo first timea inve.stedl with the dignity of tables furmished with pens, ink and paper. Or theo first somo1 dloubtless could conceive no furthier use than as a place for victunls, and the two Jatter mus~t have appeared to the same 'individuals enidowcd with thte my~stery aund dread which the wands anal philters .Qf. the magicians professed for the peo. jple of thea olden hiime. Deospite the ta h!ce r~h stationry, the space on the floor dotted to the deerntes, still seemed cramped antd uancomfort able. It woulhi-renire the whole hall to bo -ap propriated exclusively to the delegates to allow any aurrangment which would give an air of twotn corriparativo dignity and comfort to this ptarody of at conv'en tio~ , As i sual, the meeting wVas opojnnd with prayer, Itannion acting as chafplai proa. tom. Th'e truly christian spif-it of somo oaf the measure's itroduced in "the course of the (lay was .doubtless the result of the earunest petit-ione offe'red bay this pions daelegate. |See resolutions to onst. t.ho' state 'ffi cers.] Th'ie roll laving been cal led andl a qtuorumt kring. prestpt--t he miites of yesterdayg uegi reati and confirm ed. -. ~ 1 . S The folkhlwing conym g~tees woro nP. n founced. lby the chlimr 8TAN.t1ING1 UOM. M TTgE. 41PI of Righ,.-1/Fli W hittomore, A :i.J R~ansier?, [, IB Jiinson, BB llliott, W~ XJ McKinley. II1 J Donaldson, W D 1 NT~eh/ T J Cdlihan, James Hlender. son. L'gi4ative aI?4ttof Ms4ttion.-J M Rushlnd, fl 0 Dtlpp n, W.J, Whip. ~ ey, J HI>Goas4Sam!Johnson/ J' $ Craig, Wilson Cookl. -- a , R S'itlann, 6 M Wilder, S8 Corlny A ithClinton, J M Runnion, W W .W" Oriy, Judic~iry1.-C~ C TBoweh, J J Wright, )D H Chamberlain, A' MI iddleton, A J Newell, M M 13 Johnson, J P F Camps, P R Reaves, John A Ifun tLer. Fran/Chisc anl lectis,-R C De Largo, James 1) 1111, C P bnslie, Isaae lrocktington, Eliam Dixon, J A Chemnnt, II NV Webb, IM F Becker, John S G.mtry. Finn-e.--N C; Parker, T1 J Robert. "On, Robert Sinall, C NI 0Con, . Jol Bonui. Willian 1erry, P Alexinder. Gcorgce Jackson, J 1-1 \\hit. .ueatucata.-- WI L Cardoza, .1 K Jill. son, Li S i 1itigly, J C N eagle, ii E Haynes, T F' i l.r, I IL Shrewsbutry, A Blrice, David larris. Pe'itail.- V Itose, T 11 Saspor. tas, Frank A mison, S l B Thompol. Y J P Owens, lice Nance, J If Jenks, W NI Thomuas, H1 D Edwards. Rules antd Regulations.-S A. Swails, S G \V Dill, G Pillsbury, George Lee. Hfenry Jones. John Woolcy, W S Col lins, J K Terry, IF J Lomax. Miscellanconls.--L 13oozer, 13 It Rlan dolph, John Crews, R1 I[ Caini, It' G1 Wilder, J N l siyne, 13ailey Milford, J NI Allen, lienj. 13yas. (mnolth/oni.--L Boozer, 13 F Whilttemor. 1 li Cardoza, F J Moses, It C )eharge, V Q Rose, J M ittiland. C C Bowen, S A Swatb and W S Parker. I! ::nl Boor, whitLe (Ilgate from L.ieximgton, whosi i nam is quile con. SpiClonIs aillong thie native lteptiblicans, dedled the oippoinltment. as chadiman Ofeonuniut-6. m thie grounl or inea. pacity and iniability. His iviinse wa-.s made the spel.' order for tO morrow, 12 oclock. On mi- of W J Nowes, it wasi or dered ftht the convention ad iourn inil the roeport of the commililhen on - cons~oli. dation, leet each day at. 12 M, and ad jiirn at. 3 P. NI. 13 1 lRandolph asked to be exciused from serving oil the committe oil miR. cellaineoius Im- I turs, his exense \Vas mll0ade the special order for t.o morrow, 2 P. N. The connellitten nppointedvi to invite 1H.n. O S Bryan, Uniied Stitet Iu)iriet Juitge for South Carolina, nnd1 Major D) T Corhin, United StaLes District. Attor ney for Soith Caroi;iq! to seats on th floor, reports their acceptance of t he )e~iarge, from the Comili.ee on Printing, asked forther time util to. m1orroW. Grnited. N W Mackey, from the Coi mittee on .he Duties of Subordinate Officers of' th Convention, moved that tle rIl,1s of the lIonso of Representatuies of the Uliteod States, on this stiubje!ct govern the body, and reqesterd permission to call the subordinaio oflicers before the committee to instruct Lheim in their d ties. Adopted. F J Moses, from the Commiclee to select a stlitable persont flor seren:t it 0 ia, reported the name of N M John son. of York, and recoinended heIis elee tion. The riles bwing suspended tihe report was adopited. 13 F landolph introdned aI resolitiont which wat seconded by S Lianglov, declaring it to be t.he opilion of th eCiol. vention that the s1ujects of confiscation and franchise should he leR ntirely to Congress. Referred to the Committee oil Pranchise. oni motion af James 'm Rutland, the Committee on F'inince, was insrteted to examlino inito the contditiont of thet State TPreasury, an td repoirt at as early a period( as possible. A preambile and. resol'ijions, int rodni cod by Ii J Moses, itt.i hg f.,rib thet im-i poverishted cond(1itioln of the Staite, amil sales, and riecont nendimg that tihe coni venttionl pettit i Ge. Canby to stay for three motnthis all ex ectionsi' for debts prior to June 30, 1 %5, wa:', after con s'iderable discussint, nrferred to te Ex. eetivye Qommittce, with instructionts to re*port to mlorrowv. Alleni, of (Greenvilule, int rodneited an ordinan lce prov id ing for an1 exemption fromi liMality to execution of real estate to the value of $1500, and persontal es tale to the value of $1 000 ; also proviid ing for a separate estate from mnottgtg inig it without thto conlsenit of thte wife; heo wated thte exemnptiotn oxtend~ed as far us possible to diebts existing at thle t'mre of the patssagel of tihe proposed or' (lwahnce ; and hte wished Piine matter' re ferred to the LegiltrAuvo Cotmmittcee, witht power to employ the host legal talent in thte State, if udeemed ntecossary. ie wasti n laiyer, iind ite kniew nothi. intg about thto .law, anda he wishied to bo instructed ini thec law on this point. lReferred to theo Legislative Commit L S Langley introidneed on ordinance toi clhantge thle nameli. ol'I ihe election dis tricts ini the State '.0 (1 counties, anid to di less thtan five nor mtore than t Firparot' ilejs each. SixTH DAY. m''t ~ eting was ojpenled with prayer - -,iution, whito delegate, from gremvile. $eagle, of Yl itrict, introdulced a. resolution: to . the tflfectelst. That tile Presidlent of the 'bonlVetiiont write is 'hamy Afd the date, 'Ohtloeton, De 94%@fre*O 1o88,$'K9i~ tghO fa@q of *260,0'00 w'orth of tho0 1isrecelvablo'l theo State, issned epppTber 21, 18G5, an@4heut,01 t el p w Un ~t de~iared legattLen tnie'foi''all dbnknh kt'rtstd 'eith in the State, except wl'i'e dib United' States governmuent is a party. 2d. That theo State, treasurer, int Charlestoll, be ant thonzeid to sell every week $10,000 worth of said bill4. r-evcivablo so ;1gncd by tho President of the convention, or as mneh is may be necessary to pav the expeInses of the c onvpti . .ii. That the Fmianc Commie'vt tee be in'.rntelud lo prepare an ordnani providlitg for tlte levying and collecting of a lax in accord anco with lReconstruction acts, for the aIyment of expnises of tile c0oi ion, the tax to linoiint to )200.00)), and to be colb-ewed het wevn Se.pt ember 1, 1.87 1, :1d Jmiimry 1, 1,372, ztid the moner Po tim alformi'-id hils reeivabh. e 0n ev r:1WItd by tie sale of I he hills to be paice-I inl the I'.trnN, of the President of t(he Colvetion, and thbe b:1lan,1e reilain ing alter paying the expenses of the Colelnion to b applied to the payminti of' lie contingent ex petlses of I lie St 2 te, under the dirtction of Gov; Orr, orI his successor. The relu t ltion wis referrel to the Comutnittee (It Pfiace, wit.h in. structionls to repo'rtI on WedInesday, at 12 o'clock. B 0 Dnican, of Newberry, ofl'red a resoltition to Lilte elut tht. slaverv. 4 having been abolished by the Unit oid 4 States 0overtnnm-it. and1! this acl.ion hav ing been ratified by the State L-gisli ture, debts for slav'es be declard nill .anl(d void, becau s' to allow suitts for their reover.y wolihl be to aIcknowlIodme the h-gality of' 'lhiveryv. leftelrred to do JildiciarY Conung we~x. The s:ne i:embot introdicid a reoT.V. hi on tha.x mng: to thi haid manige tm 'lt of the rc'ibh' finnniliceS, t111 propert v of the 'S'ate, <ml %*web coinrct's lmad'e prior to tw i'h'l of Ilh war were predi cate(.i, had been groatly redulced inl Val ',(-, thereforo, dlebtsI- incurroti prior to .1(11e 30, 180,5, he red ced otne-half. . ferre'l to l' J1ulicia ry Comit'itee. 1I' J Mo , J., oirereil a ies obl nion I that Nb j. C ) l1)1m. of York Distriet, i ol ohe si'obitors of u3e Siate 1) r'e quested t.o not as legal advimur of Ctho convention, aid that, inl case ho accept.- I ell, anid was williingr to aid the c'onven- I tion iin th worik of rei:onst.riction, a r'oomi in tle Chib Houe he assined him ant1d he be allowod the per dicnm and tini(ag' < f a del''gate. 10-ti-rred o the l ectiive Committee to report on to-morromv. R~anidulpil presented a petition Couch. cd in the most. ahjeot ferms, which li wished the convention to send to Coil -iress, asking for lie colitintuatc of the freedmc'n'$ bur1eau1111 inl this Stait intil thoI restoratioi of civil government, and alf t1r that for hei est ablishment of a bureau of ednation. 11-fo'ered to the Commiuttee on Miscollianousin Affitrs. Allen, of' Grvelvil!', iltrodiced r reColtI iiolnt t1h le h-giat ht direct. il at its firstleeting to enact sueh law.s as ia vie nec.sary to stay a x(ectl!ntls oil debis prior lo 1865, until 187'", and i lat, tlil sueh lO't-ting of Ihe legisla- I Iiiar, stich exectitioni hi staiid by aitlior ity " of the colveil tion, provided that, in lit) eveint, Such stav sliall contilltii be. yonid 1873. Referred to the Legislative Conmittei.e. A resoltit ion was intr'oduiced that all property be txd iil malorcm, nd that til-' legislatore have power to levy aI po'll.t.ax of one dollar a head, to be ap plil to tle. school ftnd. Neaile, of Yok, it M'oduce a resolu tion fixing the per diem of deh-gaites it eighit dollars and Iheir mileatg at. twen ty-five cents by (lte shorte.t, route h plalces of aIbode. D~eli'g't ts residing ini the city and1. repre3'sllmting coutryI'. (dis triiits not to' be' 'emitie i(( an lly mileatge. H[l ey. of' B.erkiwley, 31ntroduticed a3 1 r'esolnttion t'rquiring hait. thte following< priitons he( ('ngen'llft ed inlto thte C~onist tultion (If 3the Stale: 1. That, no person be eligible for office wh~o is not qtuahified~ to vole. 2. That. 310 person itn any way enga giod in or' connecte'd with a dual shall be0 eligible for oflico. 3. 1'Tat, lotteries b)0 forever pront od- (htIbt 4Th trniprisomnent for' debt be abIolishedl oxceptt ini cases of fr'au~d. I, P Johnfson3, a1 dleCent looking white delegate fr'om Pickeni", who ouight, to hav been1(1, an real'Oi ly Semelld to he, ashamed'( oif the company3) inI wh icht he wvas found, road, in) ant aud(ible voico.a no tition for the divisii~m of' his diistrict ito twi diet ricts. R'fertred to0 the C!ommnittee of [Franchliso and Ele(ction. A black de(legato introiced a reso. an trlo'iad dt,y, a nd rondering Ithemr ineli. gible to t.heo offiec'i of governor rind lieu Len tit-governor, anld also itn'ligible to sea1 t in3( theteerttl A ssemtlbly'. Referred to Ithe Executive Cotinlee. A negro de(legalte mrlt'dttced 2 proam-. Ide a nd re"soluto son01 ~lI g forthi that the inaton of the' SaePnitentianiry were < m'allreated, and( thatL persons wo'ro the.ro wyho ought niot to b~e there, antd apoint. inw a comi1llge of' livo to intvestigato lto mattter, wi,th ftill power to mimflinen~ 1 persons antd. 0talii any doctumntt i ne- ' essia1y f'or tit- purpose. ]I B 0 Duincan said .the resohitton r& tI flected on Lhormilitary as well 'as 'the civil authorities.of thm Statfe. - *. '. Allen said 110 kniow. that the facts- set i forth in the. prenmblea were tyne3' and thast some of the itnniates of'the peitenm tiary were .niartyra of their,' fydublicu n pnncipules.. 'EJhJo preamble andl resolutions;were re~ .forred to thle Committee on 'Mis6ollano. ithi Afl'tire 'to re'prt to-tmorrow. 'Ioverly' Nash intredaded a: rofullar that all State inlstitutions of learning bd Oneci to all men with,,t r...c. to color.. lleforred to Committev ol jducatio. F J Alo.scs introthiced as a submitate for a resoliition of which he g:ve' noit ice on Friday, another rcsoitionl inristluct mIg the Judiciary Committee t. inu, ilto )to ivor of th. ConvelIion to leg ilhtIe on sihijects foreign in the matter of framing a Stato Constitut.ion. A white delegate, whose name was not heard, but whose unkept hair and Poedy attiro spoke in uinmistakablc lan guange the "truv ln ite mni,"' in troduced a resolittion referring in hit ter tt'rni:4 to those whom he desigiated as reish and aecused of treason anld mur dIer--nini recommending Ihat. owing to the conduct of Ie prov'isiona'l ollicers of he State, who were banded ogether t.o i-fea6.t, recons trtiction, that, tIe hoe all remOVed. Referred. A I. tis st age of the proceedings, the President, at the regnest of the chair nan of various coimmitten, atmumncedi livir hotirs of meeting, and it being near lie Ihtour of adjournment. the con veltion )Camle ve'ty lisorderly, and thli was 0 tillich cm ofusion that, it wias with dilli. -tli y tlI it any oie could kuep the run If Iihe pr~olCeed;ingsr. Oi motion f It C DeLarge, the Con rention adjourned, SEENTH nAY. Tie proceedings were introdnced with >rayer by F L Cardoza. C 0 Iowen, ft-'r the 00i commiltte on ile tuliciary, to whomn waq ref rred fte re:soln. ion rediuering of 110 effect conlracts fri al' of slaves, reported an ordinace deeclar-. ng ill stieh coit racts void, and forbiddiiig ny proceedints iliereon. The clnairnin asked that the devisiou, It( mns allout. to make be appealed fr-ni, inl or. ler to i hrow the responsibility uloni lhe Olivellf-ion. Tie chair then decided that according to lie rules of the (louse of Jtepresentatives 'f fihe United States, (he ordiinance, wIhich 0111 wasi syllonym1louls With bill, hial pass(d is first. reading, and requnitod to be renl wmo' agailn before it. could become a law. McKnllilay, of Cliarlest on, i well known egro butcher, free before the war. and lavilig a comfortalilo property, moved (4) ave all reports coming from obiniittecs for erimanent act ioh pricncd after first rend II". After som diotission this motion was dopted, and tle report of the Jtdiciary 'ouinittee ordered to be printed. Hlowen, fromi the same cominittee report d (hat they considered fihe resolmiion ill) ,intling a committee to investigate tlie con Lion of lite 'l ate Penitentiary, as beyond he jurisdictioin of the convenitiou, on the ,round that it. w'as under file oupeviiten lance of the Provisional Gloversement. of the ;late, which was subject, to the military athority of the United tftes, aut thicy herefore recommended that, it le referred o General Canily, with a reqest lint. the mIatter received proper invetligalion. Or lered if tolb printed. N G Parker, from (lie Committee on Fi lance,10 to whom was referred an ordinnce bout (lie State bills, reported that they rere ill correspondenen with the Governor lonleral Can by, nnd o.hers, WIC. could filt.r lisi illforaination oil ile n1bject, and they sked furihor f imie, promising ai early re. iort. Granted. L B Johnson, from te cominitee in 01011m was referred tinl ordinante dividing 'iekOns Diitrict, into two disic , to Ie alled Pickens and Oconee, reported favora Ily, anid requested thnt it le referred to lie ju diciary Coit itee, with inistriuctsions o incorporate so mi3h of it as they might. ce fit into (1he constitit ioll. J .1 Wright. moved that. the report be cferred to (he next legislature. This oo.. ion Ias seconded by C C Bowel). Oin motion of DeLarge file report and tle letitiorn of tie citizens of Piickens were itnlo (lie spooial order for to-morrow at 1 ). M. Whiltemore inoved thal thelegislatire be n151rutedi, as soon neg pr-act icale, to formn a en-al codeo fotudedl on1p iicii's oit reformn11 ion und not on vimlilet ive jitui ie, and thlit. hey provideo farmas where iiirsonls nnabile, brough nge or intl rmtity, to take care of hcmselves, might 11ind emhplolyment. andi very rensonable comfrt, nnl, by useful., 'yes, lose the degrading sense of depen lence. Reoferrid to the LegislativeCommtit. ee. J K Jillson1 introdnoeed a resolutIon to stalish a supreme court andi Inferior onrts, &o., and asked that It be referred to lie Juidiciar'y Commriteo. L 8 Langley called fcor the speina order, whuich was the report of the Executive Com-. nittee r'ecommning I petition to General !anbly fuor Vt stay law of thrtee months1, .After a great, deal of iamlhing idehale, \~ biittemiOt'1ru ovedi to make the report the( pet.cial order for Th'Iursday nat~ P . Md. Moses called for yens andi nays, which esnlit ayes forty-six, andl nays sixt-y. ight. bill then moved to Jay the whole matter r. the table. Moses conlied ngain for the yens and nays, rhicht resulted ayes twenty.eight, natys ighty -two. 'T J1 llobertson move the indefinite post >Onomoni~tt of (the whole mtatler. TPhe yeas anti nays were called for and, esulted ayes twenty-four, nays eighty.. It was thus est ablished as the opinion of very large mnajority of the convention that, lie report should be adoptied, bitt it w~as so ear the hour of adjonment that the re let party conseiited to postpon1e the speclol rder tuntil Thnraday, at 1 o'clock. The conventiotn then adjourned to 12 Al., *n Thiursday. ( There wasti a decided chanltgo in thte erformance of theo assembI lage .yest erday tid at tdhange, too, which promises a ivoly time and a groat deal or fun for hie femitinder of the session. Heetoo ore the heterogeoona body has appeark dc to be mainae ythe, represedi utie of congi-essional infintnce as wiLj L masterlhand., Clashing interoe ts'arq mren adjt;eled, and -all violence tonegc lown. The mnode'ate members began o foy' sure of adoptinig a constituttog dhIch doild, fid faiur, as %hhy ?fondly9 'toped wh a lat-ga mtunber *of thec bite people of the State. Yesterday sudden chtanjt came over the spirit of helrtdream. R. H-. Cain;, black dele rate romt Charleston. a Nvorthenrn negro Vh1o h ing h ers p1iieig II-e Sinct the war. an. ios er sI-rmo1n is a1 Iolitl cal mriangliu, hpl:e 1 101i1.11 im t Ilbe Chih1 I fouse (or tile first time, and14 lhv a Violent aid 1ather.ikite ppe!14 thc p~sn- nn-1 pjolices of thle ignloran*', 1 it a lowl ()o d liht withi the me. lngerie which prove d blit too rulv th4' rvegefulI and 1, ld -t hirst instines of soimo (f tie ammals. 'The4! effort, to aike' a d agislvive body olit of a Collection of wild b-atd io4'4* abo14 i to !, to l, rowni ed with a1 sligIl. snlee(v,. but now we shall1 see whlat we~ 01hall w(..] Thlt itwelting w:as4 opieled wit prav e rI bY IR. 11. Cain. WXV t :,- 1." omn (lhe conilith n on thle judiciary, to whom was referred a reso. lioini1 inquliring whethr ihe Colvcluicon1 hmd piwer to legihue, re-porteld tIht the convention l have 1 int power. MmIIflo the special order for Friday :t I P. M. The Same coillitt(0 iide n reporl decliri l it fl1cessa1ry io abolish i he Iitril, Co1rt8, tht(e whole. su)ject. comiig IIder conisieI'rIti oIf t he10 Connuit 411 m nriigitig that pat of the C, ois.tilin11 COMtittedl to t.heir eare. : ohen, imihI) d144 elegat firom Willianm burg, offered1 a resolIition tit immedi itly after a ratiiIlli.im of Lthe coisti:u tion, nil hailla nd san11 ql4vlm3. inst itlit ti s in tle Itnto which tl-lpelded p-lyment. du1. ring 1t Ih reibelhion be rejilired to go into and-dihi '.fli-rl a restd1ation1 that ns nil ilc te i v to t ie ction, all I-) p o!) comll!g ')I fter 1875 hw rerpir4d it rId andl wrilt' ill order oI vote. I te fer red to Connu11ittbw onl 10ducation. Sw:iN oIr.'d a resoltlLion that til. Cvcvenion pl-titionl Congress ; to rehelvet cert1.a in 1ral (ll4ers inl Solth Caroh nilt, whot perormed dtyil *v for I length of tine and cniid draw Io pay becane they could n ot, take th' test oa.1h. I' Rrred to the COn1nittee onl Pletition1s. \Vhittemore olb'ied A re4sioilitioln re. qiliringl! children to attentld school sixteen iniltis between he lite ag of livO 1nl1 (ighteen years. Refered to Coinmittee o)It MI dtlcaIionl. It. G. ilin11111s 0fflred a I.e..olt ioll to repudiate thle State war it-dit. i e(furred to Lf-gislive Commiltee. Smalls 0fired i preamble and res'hi i-)n In rgard to eduenI ion whiIh ho woulld not. read, bilt. pnussed to the ehnir and whether It, oud real it seemed douiltfuul. I'li]an ili offred a resnb1il On forbid ding rall di-4inetionl oil accounit of r-ace ndii colour1 in the couiittition tiand) ill till C tatc c(i ona11i11l inslittiions. On mo tioni of J. J W righl, madnitely potH ponevd. Rmmnin introduiedl a resolution r qii rmng district l'rs LI lbe eeted h the peOplo of heditriet, 111111uly, to b' eligible for four yea4rs ill siccssion 1nd hen ineligible for four years. Tl st'econd special order being ill, resoh lion of' 1. J. Moses, Jr., foira peti tioi to Gelernl anriby, for a three ilolltls'stay of exectiions, wn tiaiken lup. T. J. IRobersoni, 4 lielliand, by por. nission, rend an tr!inmnti, against. It' res41bnion. h'll(- ilts he mad1 were 111 lie muei who walited 11 stavy-inw were the seesotioni ti. Thia *1tw poor lIten would not be ben1fitl11. That stay 1rw- were aigainst, tle. Roconstriuction act. , and11 lgainli, 01soun1d polivy. Tl sllbH2an1ce(i oif his speech wIta a1 r"Pl 1( 11he pasi8~ons and1 prejuices of the4 necgroes aga ist Lthe2 14 la dhers or the1 Th'Iere wasR mnehcl fillbustering[ on thei motion421, but n t last Ca:Iin, of Ch Iarlestoni. g.ot 1the floor, andt taikinig his key note fronm R~obeison 51, with imiuchi gesieinl t101n, manl~y gimauces and ailI loud voice, hanrnigned the naemblly for three-quo r. ters of anl hour, Ilo wa'1s inlterre~lptedt by apphmanIQ('i a:id Clies or a1pprovl, an'd1 crea21ted qulitei an excitemen~~ilt. .Adjournied. CoHn MKAxI, Von BI'rTrr an A1 Ni . At. 11 metin g (if 11the 14 Lini alls I<'ar. m.-'s1 Club,-nI.1- Herkime'r, Nowv York, - ludge Owen .mndlo some remllarks Oil feeding corn men1t0 to0 milChl cows, wh1ich ar" r('portedl ns.follo~ws: Hoe found ,no ground feed so good for nmadte a nulmber of experimients inl feed.' ing, 0nd i thIle best1 rests~ were( obtnined by feedinug il. dry. In thIis sltato t he ani m11a4 took it, slowly, miiteni111ng with sal iv 1and1 toroulghlv masiitienIinlg' it. lin feeding it. wet, he thouighit it passu-d directlv to the third tOnh~, and ben~le was'i1 no. properly nnimoilnted. Hie had(1 a large cow of 11he HoldErtness breedi, npon which lie e'xperimuented to see howI nmuch meali coldh be fed with1 prof~i., an id fo~uind thaot feed'tinig two quar41tIs at aifed and1( twice ni daly wasI all sho co11n1l hear, Th'ii, in nddhlfiOn Lto hity, br'ought. down4)~ the milk ini largo quantluities. Jhv suhti feed' this eow. yiokled (fortn pounds o)f buitter par w'ek. Her highest protiuet wais fort.y-one pounds of but ter in fifteen dauyA, hesides thirty quats of nmilk wichl w as mtvad out. for family use.' H~ (1di1 nlot regard turnipas of much- vahito for milch cow* ;. ptbforre~d .poittoes,. as8 fa' tlore valuable to feed, * o 1ig 'c. P'Anfo . W~ Th~~ sided~eo i tihat'ity, whlero lio inte01d 'o r'sitn e practice of'hi pblssi -thg'of la* 'A int phiies he radkod pre-emingeit, Ro at the har will his posi t'on bo nmliOni the furemnt . [ lr-I Ite Xaitionatl n.Iyer 'The Stanton Afflair, We collate fromt the ",tNar ami L:-rC, of yesot'irday otle'o, ihe deCerilie ' f t lie roe 'ssion "r the War I)epriAtinet to ion.1 Edwin M. 81tanton0. It avpp!ears tha! at )line ii'clock yest erdy tuoriog he then Act ing Secretuav of' War, I ieneri (Iati, c-un- Io tle War Deirtmeint a al, n4 and, t fer arranging seine papern, locky! f he door of* he private itie o tihe Secretary t' War, nn)d, taking tie key with himll, proe:mte~l tI the leiafqinnrter! of ihe A'y, iie-u ly i) itsie to the War Deprnntieiif. Auiit halt- pis tenl o'clook, Ir. Eld win .\. Stan ton appewared lat the War liartmnent, andu proceed-4i edi imIIIt' ind i I lely t I t.[ otli u iti atily Ocenpied by thke Seveltry of' War. 'ind'. in lite door locked. lie, look in re:lt in tlae Iiiaie-room11 , Where lie wIta 11e recil-nit of' man11y wvarita congr-11alions froml 8enators4 And mneinborst 11 (te lluse 01 eprveeta lives, who lIII Wiiibled appiarenftir 1)o neo what wolill I lse plaee. Mir. t1111(on t ap penred to be il nisindly title 8pirits mnd conversel freviy with al atinul 1hi1. Upion the arlrival1 of, Mr. 811anton1 tieneral enta, the Acting ,\djtlani ienit'al o lien. eval Iirt,:it Secretatry of1 Will op./ inklrim1, hurinriel ovel to thi i) t f .lqaters of filie Arny to finfornit (oieeril iant o lthe eat, i1nid to obt inu li.h hey to fhe oeii . V's of lice. lit .I *'ew ii.ii''s Ix i r nr,.tni 'phel the key in thIo ilialhi of Asijiaiit t:ener.il TOwns4enid, who, in a Sort Of " %resnl i mS" style, deliverel it tip to Seeie;try :,n1 Lull Am soon ns t he reinst at el ecret irry was fitit iy ensnedii l in, his olies, tle it-iiljcil mieliber of' Oe Tennless-ee dleag:ltion in illh.i1res5 wiNlc(l ttpot hil IIi i loly to ire. seiii their ogtill ulionm :i1.1 to' ak him to iqe his iniienCe tI" cO5 ine ihe ipei''. tietis of the Freedmoin's IHieau in the St itii of' Tenne ,s' it l etmhy3 ifer ti le 1 .t It r Peblr-t'tIry nIext, at whil-h I iop, by order of the lrcsident. it evaies li thoso tanles M1r. Sltalo~n relie1l, 11h11 so long aI he had iwelr, he iwoul n1 it to pro. feet the weaklc 1111.1 woIIIbl d1 his b~es, It) hav the refillest e:lrried otil. I I furlIt her sttr'eti that it woiuld io it few dlays bptrefo atters wortIl ciomlence to r1tn right in) his otlice. As (le Teniiie ee delegation were wiO h - drawigitti', theywere iMet 13 tin srnal (Giiint ill the hall. 1i16 exchigiing intrtio with tillIi ln 1i ie'eral liuwarld, who was Ps-e11eil, aint expressing sali'itiac'tioitl th (it AOtioll of thate Sellato inl restoriig .\Mr. Stant - loll, he wvlIked towardsq the 8eetar111y's oIlice, ihen h il ntter uppared ait th ill) 'or urnd. shook The G1enal warmnly by the had, and both liassed in. it is undeOstissool that GeInerni Grant and .IMr. Sianton weire closetei to'el liNoi l - dilay eveling, tiler. tilie pa sage of lie tSenaiitoe rOeoluition. )tring the iterview between (0-'rauil Grtant atnd Mr. 13antton, (eniernil Dst tra 115 teired his desk to (eineral 'ilotre, W1o hit ocenpjied it diirIng tie latte part of Mr. S ii's Ioriler n-hini[listraioln of the lIe po'tinient. a111( GeSoal Hiardie gavt. tip him pai.otin to GIIeleral Shliriver. At half past Iwo o'clock M1r. Stlanfon wx; loed hil in lit private rooi wit overal pert'So14, Whs9 IIIinmes wCeno not iaseriaied. .I it few iniinle3i past. Ih lo' order wais isonel ly Nlr Slantiln, infsorIming the 11m1ployvee ofihe 1)epnrt ment. 11hat hv (MAr, t.) lil a;gnin taken in.smion of pt port [ho of I he War Ollice. At foiur o'tlock Nir. 'itilit lef t ihe Wi' l)epalmenli it far hit residence, giving, inl his usual Way. variol . irders to the imlesiellger wi'o iave ti"411t1!y ittended itponi hi iartlelar otlic.',o-roolos, showing Ihierchy thait Ie hadistlietly 3ettled lown for it ocliinued stay. i i i under tool tintl Ir, Iation, during ite day, ratnsnotod no oflicial business waitoev'er., Lxcept rlh Itw li. sailnry of $:I,o for the li e i was oilt of' ofice. The state mnet. wvhih we ink from Mhe Iftertoolt lii lpers, of I lie cirinsanies of he re-oepaiin foie Wanr )epirtmiciat by ile depiwid eiref aiy, nstoiiished no one more I halt Presilet. Johnson. wh o was grently suirprised at th i isirender by (lon. Urant or the truit reposeed in hii an s e ero ttary or' W\*Ia ad interint. 'I'lio peoplo of the Ihoai lry will iiiii1st1lesit lho lartleil at !Ile anuniici.tion t intt NI i. Pfaniot hi as iti gilet. Iy resumedtt'( porssteion~ai ('I lho Wari Dept-'tn mecnt, andI will lee curIjeius to kniiiw hows it was oflecteit. lin jsel iftinion of t he P'resi ident, wsO are at lih orty to a te the following tislditiontal ciiiieinsiancus, frsoii wichtl ouri i'eniders wvill drawi beeir ownvi conichiisionst: $Some limo ter', the appainit men'it iiof Gne rrant au s 8ecrietary of' Wiar ei in/crien, Ite had a contverlsation wIth lihle Prieisidenst. nponf the subject of t~he pr'obatbillIy oif the refnsal ot'the enato to recog'ilze alto sutspension of Mrt. Stiaton, whbent Generl-l( Grnot. itt ate-I tha liin stt e olit lhe migh, nat. ih to identify himself with either patty in tho controviiiersyt, but adldesd, In effect : "I islI In ltat ovent eIther hatnd you myl roeligna. uion ns Aol ing Scoretnrmy, sir lit a umanda.. iitH he isstased agalinst tme to surtt'ideroi ie ailico !" This conversatiflion waIs rentowed friomi tiiai to t imt, aid, (on last istutrday, whlen Sonia fo lotardis's reor~it fromn t ho Sonit o (Gom~ maittee aln NIiliitany Atffauirs in'favor of Slan tn was uisder dissoinssion, Geonerual Girian was. polnl'edly iaskedt by t ho Priesidenit if' lhe hade chiangedl his mnithI in reference to t lie cousre hie wotulid puronot if tlte Heinale shotuld r'efuseo to mnaka Stantton's sauspen'siont finlt, when hte reiteratsed iso promliiso pr'eviouusly mastde, thnt. lie would oil her hand in Ihis t'e isignaition as Soor'otary' of Wart adl anuter'on early entoughi for lho Priesihent to apt'polnt. hits soecestsor or' take any othier action Ihe migh deem resitolt, or allow a mniadnda to bto served upon him fot' lho eiirrendor of thie otlice t addsing a promise to the P'rest dent., t lint he shtould hoat- f'rm hhn on toe Miontday pssedi without tepons corimunlioanlion. On loniday eveing, af ter' it was knownt thait Ilie $etnnlo had pass el hloward'avoesolutions reofusling to rcog nizo the suspension of Sltnton as Secrotary of War, General Grnt wits present. at the reocopt Idn at the IuxconttIvo Milaislon, whtel' ho groeted thte President beul, montbined nothiing of any chatngo In Ilhe .dlelormina I in pr'eviously declaredl. rThe Pr'esideut hteard nothhlug whatov'er from General (ii'hI Liponttheuunjct unttil twelve o'olunk Tuoes day, two hotnra after Mr. ~ knot hsad talsenl posnoteition of the Wat-OfIlce, when the. foh. IowIig comminnniationm was deliveted to huim by infjor Comoo, one of(ota. ():ant'd staff oflic'er: I W Ii o'x, IrA. *AJanuar l 1 8 Iaf ||.-reteny At drew Joh.t r tesidena the N)'dled Std esa. Sa I have thS henor to ehtOlosa hele& with copy of ofhlolal notIco ecogivedl .by tp4 last evening of the act ion of the Aenagto a~ lhe Iinitedl inies in the ones of the suspenm Ision of ifon. TE NI. .tnntatn, flueretary of War. Acuording to ilho provisuion of Rea ton I wo ot' "An act regulating the tenuro of ceItllin civil olives," lily fuIltilolns as S1.reta try of' War ,'l interia ceasedI froni tho imtiont. of tie recoint of the within no live. I have the nor o h, very respectfully, your obsellioua servall, U. .9. IA NT, General, I N l'x arrva: SasslON, . a:3.r : aa rat a: U u : ST r ir :s, January 13, 186,8. 1&oxle-rl. Thmt having considered the evalenc, wind n-isous given by thle Presi.. 'dnt ill his t'epat of Mhe j l Ia I.eenber,. 1, li' sa(ipot,4, no from the olico or Seoreitary of Wnr ofriwnA.Matn tie enate Ott ) no( ine t i n I st-ih Susllen. -OHlN W. Fil\a1s1, S Pelry, II t:.aDuanTUn A. it'll.9 I N TIIr I:I I t Sa r , January 1-1, 18468. A.tet : tI. K. 1):Nr, A. A. 0. Soot after (h' delivery of thi commitui c't ion Geteraal Uta eilled inl personl upon tie President duraling I meetintg of tit a'alinet, awl upon boing reiminded by toh l'resilrt of his etr:med p'ri' omise, nial cepe-inlly ofl Ih piIromlis, made0t onlyV on Slit. urvdaty nolring last, taieral irianl adunitted The rt'ni in lie presenen of memtbes ot' I he :abine. N ia: iI.-The m a 111 tf m danid, et'br-a-i. matay of the well rend, have nttrca heard of NaIolton 1 1., a tadl a roat Win why I lie prt I ent Emperor ast imes Itha I ile of Naimleon Il. is to I Itema at lterfeot aen igaa'a. N:polonaa Frances .*osph Charles I;t1:11:1art., or Napaoleon If., wats Elho sont of Nap'uon i., t fruit of iarringo helwrtwr I lt sove'eign aital Mralar Louisa of ALstria, atd wa from his biath I tyled tlia Kcing of I Zaome When his flather, tI e firtst Eapero', Wa4 acompelledml t tahdiente in he year 1814, tile King of Itlomo Went wiIh hiN m1othlaer to Vienna, at was there educated by Iia gntuIftath, the l.:mperor of Austria. Ilia title waS that of tihe lilke of Relolhsladt, a.U.1 he was aa I arefully intructed, epi' taly "i the mila art. But lae a ppearn to have inhelriled bit lillic of the abilaty of his rather ; hi-4 constitutiat wats weak, antl e'ly ymltms of Conaumptlion ntitol him for Iho ihaoriotia dut ies of a military career. On Napoleon's return from E-lba, inl 16815, fat ai tmt'aii was adetli' t o reoatvo (lae yotg )uke ito Pari, hut l'rutritleaI by the Astirian autilhortie. Ili wias made a liuatenant -coalone in 18:11, ami commfulalndtel at halltaion of' laingnarinnai infantry in th' garrison of ViCn na; hatil. is dnth1i; when hIe was It. twenty-ono yearsi ()lal, Cut, hiln oil' hf40o Ito had11 ronaed00 anit nge inl wlih ho n.ight have displayeal aniy nhila ities lo pos,. osed. Dvring hii lifel itma h asumed the fitde of Napoloin I., Inasmtuch as the adi renion of' hii fatlhr ia: h favor was nover hai(ted by th allies, nor wasa it clnimiel by t hie C nach government. lint in 182, when th: I umpul otil Alf einii pire 1ayi J.'uh Niaploleon trdl a( moana iimlo noussry, to w:1s Con siderel Niapa'olon If , atni lie no0%y E'iperor ook that of Napoleon 111. Thh it er title, however, linving beani 'veogniz. aDi ly the soveral governments or aiurope, I lite recognit otn of' t hit fornier In itplied., PAON lzi ADvEnitIINl Iflouv.a.-o who knows it lhe 110 N allk htig abou10, dit. coiurses afer the followiing fashion. Iear haim :a When we ee a business f'im giving pub. licity to hi a artietar brnneh frado, we argu that. auch a house istalitiv Ito re tirement o time. it. inplieai not. only keen sagacity, but likwon'n that ta or I. berality whilt ".4 Sureo a) naitrmact. (the aten. iont ol'hIle i tale. Italan establimnt' iorego (la bentis of a Ivarlisinag fron a spirit (of e jetatriausness. They ronilt in this way: 'Sho l we-o incur an otlay of' ''60 or $100 or $i00. potsslbly wo naver got. it, back ---tben it would be so nuch thrown t waty." These tro tinid meln aiways, anda1 properly belog to it pnal generation. Tlt truo ian (if businoss, appraointing to fair alivninlgas of being rereted cl it nws. pn~per' columats, looks iuon tad vert ising as 'brada ontul uapont thle wate rs"--ntid shaould Iho ilatl no~ immeaar'liabe fartitsa of htis expeati.. Inrea', Ito roats at oaao, belig fully tisafied Ithat. it "wlill ie rotrn afler mtaniy dlays.'" T['ts t ha:Aaii.-litn lint Ier tpone Iin Rich mtondi onallNoaaday atighat. lie was inltroduac., edi by Wardlwell, the par'ticultar r'etotpmentti ralatin to ponpulari f'avor' laeitg (ool Icy ironay, wasnt't. It !) thant Ito was te mfur'deir of N lumifotrd, or a Waridwoll caaprcesed it, Ithat. ''la alaroed inlliot the~ ponalt v of tioatht upon htim who dlared pull down he 'ensIgn of his coutrty'ts liberty," . Ilontt. .pp ke, WYartd well similed, mtolb ttpplaudiled. Sutblian'ti for'got. ther' atvoaition, nad heltloens and paig o ('twov haonira slept in utndisaturbied~ te. cnity, while. a ho petty pliers. of smaller 1tradtes viedl witth eacalh ot' in doing htomt age o (0(Io miore suaccssful i'ascal, anda, while tlhis slao shtow progressed, tho highI cairaival of destrt'lioni wetL nobly on ist WVashtingt on. Iley, diddle diddle, froini Negro's fiddle ' Tadl Sbtoens isi craiping not.une, All Niggerdoma iughis to tsee tbe sport, While Btutlera runis off withi the spoon. [Iltetereb:ug Jyt Mueor~(maaNrio.-'IThe Yorb.,ino Engtirr lasa beena lnfot'med Ihat a *riite tuan,' late. ly belonging to t. e ith - Regm4t, ,. .Unttfl Stat~es Infantyy, was r'egslarly matired in Chtern, Io a negro if'oman;, oti 1t Stiaoday eioninog. The marriage service' Iras per forme~d by a negro preachaer. Og 4I viggeV nod's your tameo, Forney says rebiellion and reptiaIlao 'g hantd ini hIti; and thte ailorahr .lomnoqtaey atro as gaIlootuatlly commjtted to'thc' one ?fto TheIin we of te -SoujI-a. oy u y pdtj (liar New York, j'epntiylvatis, 1tao andi Cailforiaa htaviar'Adly dehieiYiM #~p4ttto Whiceh ? inet, almo* any Moodd 0 Ite WAS pot(Iiond(jbW .y arseninu pege by, whjgh apeerrlItyg ge A merica, of wianch 24004 IAt~ by sritet, 1286 itn ilstpiit4 conlat tne ed, leavi~noly; 6t4 11iII or railwy to e aia