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Gen. R. A. Pryor is employed in the
editorial management of the Memphis Argus.
Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, just elected
Governor of Connecticut, is a native of
North-Carolina, born near Salisbury, Rowan
county.
There are 5,000 Masonio Lodges and
1,300,000 Free and Acoepted Masons in
the world. There are lodges in Senegal,
Guinea, Mozambique, China, Java, and
Arabia.
Letters from some portions of Georgia
represent the freedmen as doing well,
while in others tbey have almost entirely
abandoned their employers, and are skulking
around the cities and towns.
"A respectable old Trish lady" in
Montreal, recentlv withdrew seventy dollars
from the savings bank, in anticipation of
the Fenian invasion, and, wanting to pat it
in a safe place, she took it to the proprietor
of a menagerie, who deposited it for her in
the lion's den.
It is not labor that kills men; it is
worry. _Work is healthy; you can hardlj
DUt more upon a man than he can bear.?
Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not
the revolution that destroys the machinery,
bat the friction. Fear seoretes acid; but
love and trust are sweet juioes.
The largest churches in Europe will
contain the following number of persons:
St. Peter's, Rome, 54,000; Cathedral at
Milan, 37,000; St. Paul's Constantinople,
23,000; Notre Dame de Paris, 21,000; Cathedral
of Pisa, 13,000; St. Mark's of
Venice, 7,000.
Within the limits of the forty-six
Counties composing this, the fourth revenue
collector's district, says the Atlanta Intelligencer,
there are over 300 distilleries. No
wonder "oom" and "peaoh" are abundant.
Bat for the tax imposed upon these articles,
they woald be "cheap as dirt," and, as a
friend at our elbow suggests, not any better.
A correspondent of the Mobile Advertiser
and Register cautions the cotton
planters throughout the South to test the
seed they use. He says that much of the
seed in the market is worthless, and will
doom many a planter to disappointment
when it is too late to repair the mischief,
unless they experiment with the seed they
intend using, and ascertain that its germinating
powers are unimpaired.
It is ourrently rumored, says the
Washington Chroniole, in well informed
circles, that Mr. Jefferson Davis, prisoner
of state at Fortress Monroe, has made application
for a writ of habeas corpus, his
ground for so doing being the "peace"
proclamation of Presideot Johnson. We do
not undertake to vouch for the correctness
of the rumor, but in view of recent developmnnta
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it trae.
On the 6th instant the President
transmitted to Congress a communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Postmaster General, suggesting a modification
of the test oatb. This shows the great
importance of such legislation on the oath
iD a pecuniary and harmooiziog point of ,
of view, and the President earnestly co?<^
mends the subject to the early consideration
of Congress It was referred to the oom
mittee on the judiciary.
A letter from Sunflower County,
Mississippi, says a negro employed on Gen.
Forrest's plantation, while assaulting his
(the negro's) sick wife, was remonstrated
with by Forrest. The negro drew a knife
and attempted to kill Forrest, who, after
receiving a wound ic the hand, seized an
axe and killed the negro. Gen. Forrest
then gave nimself up to the sheriff. The
negroes on the plantation justify the homicide.
? Attorney-General Speed has decided
that the mere fact of having been a mail
contractor or a mail carrier under the Confederate
Government does not bring a person
within any one of the fonrteen exceptions
of the President's amnesty proclamation.
Those positions are not considered
offices; therefore, he thinks those who occupied
them can take the "test oaths" and .
also a contract for carrying the United
States mail, provided there be no ether obstacle
in the way.
The London Economist, a very high
authority in matters of finance and commerce.
has in it an elaborate article headed.
"The Sound State of American Banking at |
Present," in which our national system is!
thoroughly analyzed and exposed for the
people of England, a comparison drawn between
it and their own system, and the
conclusion candidly and unequivocally stated
that the banks of the United States >
"evince amazing solidity; perhaps no banks
in the world on the same scale show as
much."
Gen. H. P. Watson, a prominent
citizen of Montgomery, Alabama, died in
that city on Sunday morning, the 1st inst., j
in the 60th year of his age. Gen Watson
was a native of York District, S. C., a |
graduate of West Point, and at the time \
of his death occupied the position of Ad- j
jutant and Inspector General of Alabama j
The Montgomery Mail says that Parks i
Watson was a gentleman of the old school i
?kind, genial, frank and big hearted, and j
enjoyed an extensive acquaintance and
friendship throughout the United States.
A correspondent of the N C. Pres I
/>allo ntfAntinn fn fhn fhftt
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some of the School Books published at the
North, and brought to the South for sale,
contain offensive and insulting chapters id
regard to the late war, besides being false
and unfair. If we have been subjugated,
it is right that we should coDteod for the
truth of history; and w* hope southern
school teachers will be cautious about what
sort 'of books they introduce into their
sohools. If a teacher persists in using such
offensive books, let all honorable southern
men refuse to patrooise him or her That's
all.
Eight years ago, when Minnesota
made application for admission as a State,
and it was objected that the Constitution
she presented gave the right of suffrage to
aliens. President Johnson then foreshadowed
his present policy, and annnounced some
of his ideas about Republican Government
In hip >peecb oo Urn ccusiun, favoring the
admiss'OD of Minnesota, he said : "This
Government has no power under the Con-'
atitution of the United States to fix the j
qualification of voters in any sovereign State
of the Confederacy. I want to enter my
protest against the doctrine being indulged
in or cultivated to any other extent, that
this Government has power to go inside a
sovereign State and prescribe the qualifications
of her voters at the ballot-box. It is
for the State and not for the Government
to do that. If the doctrine be onoe conceded
that the Federal Government has the
power to fix the qualifications of voters in a
State, the idea of State sovereignty is utopi
an. There is no suoh thing as State sovereignty
if thi-; Government can fix the qualifi
cation of vo.jrs." As shown by his recent
veto, the President has not ohanged his
opinions.
YORK VILLE, S. C.
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U. S. TAXES.
We have been informed by the Colleotor
that qnite a number of persons in the District
have not paid their license taxes They
should come forward at once and pay their
liabilities, as a failure to pay will inevitably
subject them to summary penalties. V
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GARRISON REMOVED.
The garrison whioh has been stationed
at this post since November last, with Capt.
M. Boyce as commandant, was yesterday
relieved and ordered to rendezvous at Chester,
S. C. This movement, through not ex
pressly so stated, is presumed to be a conconsequence
of the President's proclamation
relieving the country from Martial law.
It gives us pleasure to state that Captain
Boyce during his stay here, has executed
his delicate duties in a spirit of frankness
and honesty generally satisfactory to the
people. The peculiar relationship of governor
and governed, was such as to place the
commandant to some extent in antagonism
with the people; but we are free to say that
Capt. Boyce has discharged his duties more
acceptably than most others would have
done.
THE VETO DEFEATED.
The Senate has carried the Civil Rights
bill over the President's veto ! This announcement
will give pain to those who de- j
sire the restoration of the country to Con- j
stitutional freedom, and an observance of j
the rights of States. But above all, will it I
be painful to the Southern people, upon
whom this measure has been imposed as a ,
bill of pains and penalties instituted to pun-1
ish secession. Madness, such as never yet,
influenced the legislation of a country,
seems to have swept away the forms of the
Constitution, and enthroned itself upon
the ruins. The logic of the veto message I
?by which an impartial executive,
endeavored to arrest the evil and temper
the passions and prejudices of the
hours?were unavailing. Having passed ,
the Senate?the House in which it origina-1
ted?against his remonstrance, it will go j
through the lower Flouse almost without"
dissent and may now be considered, practi- i
ealiy, the law of the laud.
The Bill itself we published in full in
our issue of last week. It will be observed
that it confers equality before the law and ;
in fact upon all classes of people whatever, j
burn in the United States?idiots, Indians,;
i
paupers, negroes, &o. The right of suf-1
frage alone is excepted. These features
are odious, revolutionary, and subversive of
the principles taught us in that instrument,!
known as the Constitution. Their adoption !
will be mourned by that section of the;
country upon which they fall with such pp.;
uuliar severity, as a national calamity of j
gigantic magnitude.
Intense excitement is said to exist in '
Washington, and if the rumors that reach
us arc founded on facts, the peace of the j
country hangs upon a delicate balance.? j
The telegraph represents a tumult of the j
wildest character as prevailing. '
BUSINESS HOUSES.
We are pleased to notioe the cheerful
evidences of business prosperity attending
the mercantile community of this town. A
large variety of new stocks have been received
by several firms, and others are receiving
or expect soon to reoeive their
Spring assortments of goods.
The new firm of J. W. Avery & Co.,
occupy the former stand* of Burrows,
Blair & Co., and offer a fine selection of
fancy and staple goods suited to this market.
J. & E. B. Stowe, with Col. Wm. H.
McCorkle as major domo of the establishment,
will soon be receiving a ohoice
stock of everything useful and pleasing to the
community. Good taste, and fair bargains
characterize their selections.
Messrs. Homesley & AsriER?another
new firm?looated at Adams, McCorkle &
Co's old business stand, have opened a really
choice lot of goods, embracing tasteful selections
of the spring styles of dress goods,
fancy articles and groceries.
Floyd, Dobson & Co., are receiving
their new supply for the spring trade. This
is a prosperous and working firm, and enjoys
a large share of patronage.
Carroll, Clark & Co., exhibit a
large stock of everything suited to the
wants of town and country, and offer inducements
to purchasers second to none.
Dr. John May at the Yorkville Drug
Store, offers a fine lot, embracing everything
in his line from a pill to a pipe-stem. His
stock is kept always complete.
"THE SITUATION."
Wa rr?ntt do fol tt QOQnmn fKa offfli'ra rvf
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the country are placed in a new and more
promising aspect by the President's proclamation.
How far we are to calculate
upon its favorable influences in behalf of
the South cannot yet be fully determined.
The proclamation appears to us more in the
light of an enunciation of opinion upon the
questions involved, than as a strict declaration
as to what shall bo done. It is a
questionable point with us whether wc arc
to infer that the privilege of the habeas
corpus has been restored or not j whether
military tribunals for trial of citizens arc
henceforth absolutely prohibited; and
whether the immediate removal of the garrisons
is a necessary and speedy sequence of
the proclamation. The President seems to
have promulgated this document as a feeler
of the popular pulse, and his subsequent
action will depend upon the favorable or
unfavorable acceptance of the opinions therein
nromuleated. At best, we can onlv infer
I o / ?
a forthcoming order requiring the execu
tion, in whole or in part, of the programme
thus'enunciated.
The proclamation announces the important
fact that resistance to the Government
has everywhere ceased, and that the people
of the States lately in rebellion are "loyally
disposed" towards it. This declaration
coming from the Executive is important. It
places the Southern States in a new attitude
of harmony with the Government, and
onght to remove all further obstacles to
their restoration and representation. It
wrests from Congress the shallow pretence
upon which its legislation has thus far been
based, and removes all excuses whatever,
for further proscription and punishment.
In this wc recognize the chief importance
of the oew status this proclamation assigns
us.
Despatches from Nashville and Memphis
bring the information that the conservative^
or Johnson party, have carried
-tKe^legislative election in Tennessee
The Connecticut elections have been decided
in favor of the Republicans. The
vote was extremely close, and in moral effect
counts but little for the successful party.
Its practical results are damaging to
the administration, and the restoration of
quiet and prosperity to the country. It repudiates
the President's policy, condemns
his veto, and enoourages the further proscription
of the South. Its gives backbone
to the radicals, and is an emphatic response
from the "amen corner," of puritanism in
favor of the rabid policy of the leaders of
that body. Its results are unfortunate for us.
New Hampshire recently casta similar vote, j
and the Senate House of the State of Now !
York, has, by a large vote, condemned the !
recent veto. This gathering of the oppo-1
sition is ominious, and may yet arrest the '
efforts of those who are honestly laboring !
for the return of peace to this afflicted !
land.
Senator Stewart has moved for the discharge
of the Committee on Reconstruction.
Congress, as well as tlie country, appeals
tc have lost patience with its slow
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proceedings, uuu is uesiruus 01 resuming i
the vast powers entrusted to the Fifteen.
Stewart's resolution looks to the with- j
drawal from the Committee, of the univer-1
sal amnesty and suffrage proposition submilled
by him some weeks ago, and its
consideration in Congress. This proposition
contains daugerous dogmas. Its popularity,
as an available compromise between the
Executive and Congress, is a serious cause
fur alarm to ihe South.
The Supreme Court has just rendered an
important decision regarding the right of
military tribunals to try civilians. The case
was brought up from Missouri, being an appeul
of certain parties tried before a Military
Court, charged with conspiracy, &c. They
were under sentence of death by the find
iog of this court, but the Supreme Court I
set aside the sentence, and pronounced the
whole proceeding null, upon the broad ]
ground that military tribunals have no juris- <
diction, even under the war power, to try i
and condemn civilians. This deoision set- i
ties the question of jurisdiction assumed I
by military courts, even if the President's i
proclamation has not fully decided it. i
The same august tribunal has, however, i
dodged the issue brought before it, upon
the constitutionality of the Test Oath. An
order was issued closing the pleadings upon ;
this important matter, without coming to
a decision. Political infhences were thus
permitted fo trammel the ;udioiary and sti- i
fle the decrees of justice, beoause of party
interests. The court could not. under the
oath of its members, have rendered bat <
one opinion?that the Tei Oath is unconstitutional.
Its action must be a matter of
regret to the whole countrj.
The Civil Rights Bill has been passed 1
in the Senate over the President's veto by
a vote of 15 to 33. Upon its original passage
in the Senate the vote stood 12 to 33,
and in the House, 38 to 111. When returned
to the Senate with tb? President's
objections, of those who voted for it originally,
Senator Foote was dead, Stockton
expelled, and Wright and Dixon probably
absent by reason of sicbioss. The
presence of the latter two members would
have changed the result of the vote and
sustained the President's action.
The House will no doubt pass the Bill
with ease.
THE PROCLAMATION.
The distrust we expressed in the "Situation"
article, as to the practical meaning
of the President's Proclamation, later information
leads us to hope was groundless.
The indications are strong that President
Johnson intended a fuller interpretation
than we were at first disposed to accept.?
The removal of the garrisons from the interior,
preparatory to a final departure from
the country, is evidence of the broadest
oonstruotion of the proclamation ; and that
martial law and military occupation not
only "ought to cease," but very probably
have ceased in faot. In addition to this,
we call attention to an article in another
column, collected from our northern exchanges,
embracing the views taken of it
in Washington and elsewhere. Better conversant
with f^cts there, than we could
possibly be,-we are disposed to accept their
version as the correct obe.
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new advertisements.
David G. Wallace?Candidate for Sheriff.
Snow is. Coyle?Naiional Intelligencer.
James Mason, S. Y. D.?Ordinary's Sale?R.. L. Lindsay,
Annlirnnt. vs. J. M. Lindsay and others.
James Mason, S. Y. D.?Ordinary's Sale.?R. L. Lindsay,
Applicant, v< John Hosier and others.
James Mason, S. Y. A).?Sheriff's Sale.?Attachment.?A.
I). Falls and others, vs. J. R. Hudson.
James Mason, S. Y. I).?Sheriff's Sales.?Attachment.?
Jane IV. Armstrong and others, vs. J. S. Simmons.
A. F. McConncll.?Legal Tender Notes for Sale.
M. Alexander.?Work left with him will he sold if not taken
away.
' V. II. McCorklc.?Piano, itc., at Private Sale.
Carroll, Clark it Co.?Crushed and lirown Sugar.
" " " ?Molasses.
" " " ?Rio CofTee.
" " " ? Hyson Tea.
" " " ?Bacon.
" " " ?Flour.
" " ?' ?Horse Shoe Iron.
" " " ?Bagging and Roping.
" " " ?Leather.
" " " ?Saddles and Bridles.
" " " ?Tubs and Buckets.
" " " ?Hoop Skirts.
" " " ?Confectioneries.
" " " ?Powder and Shot.
" ' " ?Kerosine Oil.
" " ?Wagon and Plow llames.
" " " ?Indigo and Madder.
" " " ?Collins' Axes.
" " Dress Goods.
Smith it Sanders?Dissolution of Copartnership.
F. M. Galliralth?Collection of IL S. Taxes continued.
Homesley it Aslier.?Sugar, Coffee, Mackerel, Cheese,
Soap, itc.
B. R. Smith. Jr.?Auction of Dry Goods, Sic., on Saturday,
Mth. '.'Island tWth lns'nnt.
Homesley St Aslier.?The People's Store.
GREENBA.' *XS vs. GOLD.
Id assuming gold as the circulating medium
of the country, we are departing from
maxims of political economy, that have
prevailed with every enlightened people.?
Gold is properly recognized aa an article of
merchandize in the business world, subject
to fluctuating values. Its value is regulated
like that of any other article of merchandize,
by the laws of supply and de[
mand. During the early part of the recent
war, and before the Confederate Treasury !
I Notes could be strictly said to have deprc-!
I ciated, gold rose to an enormous value.? !
j Why? Not because of a want of confi-j
dence, at that time, in the currency, but j
because the gold of the country had been j
shipped by blockade runners to exchange ]
e c Ti.
lor cargoes ui ueeueu aiuvics. no utility ,
iD this capacity, and its increasing scarcity,
soon carried it to an enormous premium.
The same causes now control the premium I
upon it, as compared with the present currency.
During the war, the products of the
country could not bo shipped from the Uni- j!
ted States in exchange for merchandize. '
Cotton was inaccessible, and grain needed j1
for the armies in the field. Gold must be i1
supplied in their stead, and, consequently, I'
every ship load of foreign" merchandise j'
brought into a United States port, required , ]
the abstraction of its value in gold from the
country. We have not yet recovered from i
this state of affairs. Gold becoming com- <
paratively scarce, began to command a pre- j
mium in currency. That scarcity still con- i
tinues, for the large excess of gold shipped <
to Europe during the war, has not yet ad- t
justed itself in the scale governing its use :
and value between the two countries. It ]
consequently still commands a premium in
the market, and the demands of cotton holders,
of gold for their ootton, together with t
the import duties required to be paid in 1
gold, operate to keep up the price. The 1
natural operations of trade will most likely *
soon restore to this country, its legitimate ('
share of the gold currency of the world, 11
;emporarily lost to it by reason of the war.
When this balance is restored, one of the
prime causes of its appreciation will have
disappeared, and ourrency and gold will
slosely approximate in values. This must
sventually occur, inasmuch as the exports of
the country were always largely in excess of
its imports, and the difference must be
shipped back in gold. The enhanced value
of cotton?fully double its former price,
?will create a still wider difference in the
value of exports and imports, in our favor,
and a greater quantity of gold than usual,
will be brought in to balance this difference.
Hence another important reason for the
speedy approximation of the values of the
two currencies, and the necessity for us to
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early recognize cms race, it we wuuiu avun
ourselves of the advantages it must afford
us.
We have said that gold is an article of
merchandize. It is so in fact and in theory.
The Arab?the African?or Hottentot
uses it as his ourrency, and gives it a value
peculiar to his situation and notions, and
fails to conceive how a paper representative
?equaling it in value?superior in convenience,
and admirably filling the requirements
of trade?can be invented. Enlightenment
has swept away this difficulty with
us, and supplied the desideratum. Its plan
is safe, possible, and convenient. It provides
against the difficulty of making gold
a circulating medium, by issuing a representative
of its value, cheap, easy and
meeting all the demands of trade. That
representative is the present currency of the
country, that law, interest and commercial
usage, have all sanctioned as the best and
safest that can be adopted It is a currency
based upon the oredit of a country of unrivaled
wealth and resources. Its security
is better than that of any bank or corporation
known previous to the war Bank
notes were based upon a fictitious deposit of
gold, and represented, in some instances,
sixty times the amount of actual cash deposited.
The Treasury notes are based upon
the whole aggregate wealth of the country,
and represent about one thirtieth of its acman
V* a tavma/l on fka
IliaI vaiuc. xucjr Luujr uu tuiugu ?o bug
issues of a bank, with the eDtire wealth of
the Union as assets, and every citizen a
stockholder. The taxation power of the
Government is ample ; it can at any time
raise a revenue sufficient to redeem the
amount of currency in circulation. That
circulation amounts now to about $400,000,000,
aod the revenue of the country
tor the present fiscal year, from taxation and
other sources, will exceed $600,000,000.
This is surely a sufficient guarantee of the ;
ability of the Government to meet its lia-1
bilities, and should at once remove all distrust
of the soundness>df the currency.
We mentioned previously, that gold as an
article of merchandise, had appreciated in
value from causes existing by reason of the
war. Uurrency may ne sam to nave main-;
tainod a steady value in the ratio of prices
as compared with other articles. Gold1
commanded a high price because there was >
not enough of the commodity in the coul-I
try to meet the demands for it The. premium
on gold is due to its scarcity and consequent
appreciation. It need not be in-1
ferred from this, that greenbacks have de- j
predated. They have maintained a stead-1
ier value than any other commodity in the
country during the last three years. Their
depreciation?if any existed?has been j
slight.
SOLDIERS PROM YORK.
Believing that this District and State.'
would gladly perpetuate in some form, the !
names of those who fell in the late struggle,
we design opening in the Enquirer, at an J
early day, a roll for this purpose. To effect
this object wc ask the assistance of all:
officers who commanded companies, and
others able to furnish any information, in
furtherance of the design.
To all commanding officers of Companies
from this District, who arc willing to assist
us, we would say, send us the name ofj
the Company and Regiment to which it'
belonged ; also the roll of the Company,!
including the names of all who were ever!
members of it. Mark on the margin op- '
posite the names of those killed, the battle
in which they fell; and the same of those
who died from wounds, received in action
?name all those who died of disease in
service?in each instance giving dates.? i
The roll should, as far as practicable, be a
condensed history of the Company from its
organization to the close of the war. We
will either publish the rolls in full, or such
facts from them as will be important to per-,
petuate.
We earnestly ask the assistance of the j
officers of this District in this worn. Its i
objects are important, and nearly every
family treasures the memory of some name
;bat should live in the future. The roll
(vill be a historic record of the soldiers from
:his District, aod as a matter of reference j
ilone, will be invaluable. Give us your j
lelp. I |
; i
Eaf The Charleston Courier reports tfiat
;hree thousand and two hundred freedmen j
lave emigrated from North Carolina during
;ho last threo months to Massachusetts,
Connecticut, and the other New England
States, on contracts to work at ?20 per
nonth, and that more will follow.
. ? I
BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
I
COLUMBIA. S. C.. APRIL 9. 1866. I
The Railroads.
The S. C. R. R. is now complete. Trains
run through now connecting Charleston, '
Colombia and Augusta.
Life of Judge Petigru.
A Biographical Sketch of James Louis
Petigru has just been published by the '
Harpers of New York. It is written by
William. J. Grayson, the life-long friend
and intimate of Petigru?a man well disposed,
we presume, to give a favorable
sketob of tho great champion of the Union, .
both in tbe days ot iNuiliDoation and on .
the night of Secession. We mean "favorable"
to Judge Petigru. We have not yet
seen the Sketch, and know nothing of its
merits beyond the matter contained in the
above statements.
The Military Courts. i
The hearing of evidence in tbe case j
against A. S. Wallace was concluded, as i
we stated before, on Thursday, the 29th
oJt. It will be argued on Wednesday, the <
11th instant, by Col. Samuel W. Melton i
and Gr W. Williams, Esq. The impression
that prevails among those well-informed and |
competent to form an opinion, is that Mr. ;
Wallace will come off easily.
The taking of evidence in the oase against ,
J M. Smarr was concluded on the 31st ull.
The argument in the case was made by
Col. Melton on Tuesday the 3rd inst. A ,
decision of the case has not yet been made ; (
and it will be perhaps several days yet be- (
fore it be announced. The same confidence ,
as in the case against Mr. Wallace prevails ,
of a favorable issue in the one against Mr.
Smarr. ,
General Gary, whose case we mentioned
last week, was sent to Charleston on Monday
the 2d instant.- We learn from the ,
Courier of the 5th instant, that he has been |
released on parole. From all we can learn, ,
the charges against General Gary are friv- j
olous and feeble.
The New State Money.
The people ot our otate ao not seem to i
understand the real value of this Dew issue
of Bills Receivable; and in some places they i
have shown so little sense as to depreciate
it. i
Tho fact is, the new Bills Receivable i
are worth more to citizens of South Caro- !
Una than Greon Backs are. I
There have been issued but three ban- i
dred thousand (8300,000) dollars of these i
Bills Receivable; whereas there are ODe
million (81.000,000) dollars 6tatc taxes to
be paid within a year. Now, is it not apparent
that, when this million mast be paid (
by our people, this third of a million of
state bills will be all needed, and the other
two-tbirds of the million to be paid with
other currency? These Bills Receivable
will then be worth to the tax-payer, their
face in gold.
It is both good sense and honest patriotism
to take these Bills at Green Back par,
as tho people of Colombia are now doiog.
We hear that the S. C. Railroad takes
the Bills at the same rate as Green Backs.
To Venezuela.
It is stated by Dr. Price, of Virginia,
who represents the Venezuelan emigration
movement in the Southern States, that the
temperature of that region to which cmi- !
gration is encouraged, never rises above 87 ,
degrees and never sinks below 70 degrees. ,
In Columbia wo have hotter weather than (
that every summer. Dr. Price further states ,
that the substantial of life can be pro- |
duced there with one third of the labor we ,
have to give to their production. Three ,
crops of corn and cotton can be produced
there in one year. Mines of gold, silver,
and diamonds abound, richer than those of ,
California, in many places. Membership
in the Association entitles one to receive
1280 acres of the most fertile land in the '
world ; and there are 30,000 memberships
reserved gratis for poor Confederate sol- |
diers, preference giveD to those with fami- .
lies. It will cost one 860 to sail from New j
Orleans to the point of attraction. The
voyage is of about eight days io steamer ; |
and one must carry bis own rations.
Col. Bryce, of Columbia, expects to publish
information upon this whole matter in
the course of the season.
Negro Education.
The present system of negro schools in
Columbia was commenced on the sixth of
November last. It is under the management
of the Freedmen's Bureau, of which
Gen. Ely is in command iD this State.?
The superintendent in Columbia is Br.
Wright. The number of pupils with
which tney commenced last November, is
two hundred and forty-three (243).
The present number of pupils io atten- 1
dance is eight hundred and eighty one 1
(881), of which number a majority are
males. These are taught by ten female
teachers?eight northern and two native, j
nine of them being white and one black. |
The attendance of these pupils is said to ;
be better in Columbia than in Charleston, j j
They are taught spelling, reading, geog- ! ,
raphy, and arithmetic.
There are similar schools in several places ,
elsewhere in the State. In Greenville !
there arc two hundred and sixty-six (266)
pupils and three colored teachers.
Rnnkins. fnn theiSnuth Carolina Rail- i
" ?r ' \? |
road) there are ninety-one (91) pupils j t
taught by a native teacher. 1
At Gadsden, a few miles below Hop- ; <
kins, there are a hundred and twenty pu- j <
pils, who are taught by two native teachers, j c
At Lexington, C. H., there are a hun- i
dred pupils (or were last month) taught by ! p
two native teachers. j fc
At Orangeburg there are two northern ' s
teachers; but we have no information as ' u
to the number of pupils, nor the degree of i c
success attending their labors. j 1
We publish these items for the inforraa- fc
tion of those who feel an interest in the t
natter; a matter which, in some form or j
jther, must make its way to our doors, i
whether we will or not. The public, as ^
par as we are advised, heartily favor these j 8
ifforts to elevate the negro to as high a fc
legreo of usefulness as practicable. >
Literature and?a Home for Invalid 0
Ladies. ! g
We are in receipt of a circular issued by ' e
Dr. Thoa. S. Powell of Atlanta, Georgia,
,o whioh, be proposes to establish a weekly
iterary newspaper in Atlanta, to be styled
The Ladle's Rome Gazette. The subserip .ion-prioe
is to be five dollars a year. It is
& commence about the first of May. The
Atlanta lntellujenccr says the objeot of Dr.
Powell is three fold :??<To encourage
Southern authors, to furnish the firsUolass
literary paper to every family, and finally,
to erect an elegant home for the suffering
and afflicted females of our oountry " Id
explanation of the third objeot, the Intelli/enccr
says: "The entire profits arising
from this paper will be devoted to the
building and completion of the Homo for
Invalid Ladies, an institution whioh Dr.
Powell projected before the war."
This enterprise commends itself to the
benevolent all over the oountry. We cordially
bope it will succeed, both for the sake
of the Home, and literature. Those who
will snb8cribo to the Gazette do a doable
good and get a quid pro quo, especially as
tbe paper appears uoder circumstances so
favorable. Upon this point the. Intelligencer
says : "We believo that Dr. Powell will
get up a literary paper equal to any ever
issued from tbe press iu this country."
This is very high praise ; and tbe Intellxfencer
speuku as ooe having authority, and
3ne kuowing bis man as well as bis projet.
Dr Powell's address is Atlanta Georgia.
Kissing.
Tbe following appears in some of onrezchanges.
It does not appear where it originated
; and we presume tbe latitude doesn't
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Ujabici UJUUU, IH ill mil UUUUMCS3 BUlt ail
climates, kindreds, peoples and tongues.
Ovid wrote the Art of Ldve ; this may be
called the Art ,of Kissing?in one lesson.
Of courso it will take some practice for a
novice to become a proficient, even with the
very best of instruction; men Jearn so
much better by example than by precept.7
Read, ponder, and be wise:?
"People will kiss, yet not one in ori$ hundred
knows bow to extract bliss from lovely
lips, no more than they know how to
make diamonds out of charcoal. And yet
it is easy, at least for ns ! This little item is
not alone for new beginners, but for the
many who go to it like bunting ooonS or
shelling corn. First know whom you are
to kiss.. Don't make a mistake, although
a mistake may be good. Don't jump up
litre n fnr ft flc- an/t omunt o
...? ? - ? -y j ? ? ? utMovn %* nvu<au
on the neok, on the ear, or oo the corner of
the forehead, oo the cod of the nose, or
knock off her waterfall, or jerk her bonnet
ribbon, in haste to get through. ' The gentleman
should be a little the tallest. He
should have a clean face, a kind eye, a'
mouth full of expression instead ot tobaooo. '
No noise, no fnss, no fluttering and squirming
like hook-impaled worms. Kissing
don't hurt; it don't require a brass band to
make it legal. Don't job down on a beautiful
mouth as if you were spearing forfrogs !
Don't grab and yank the lady as if she was
a struggling colt! Dou't muss her hair,
scratoh down her collar, bite her cheek,
squizzlc her rich ribbons, and leave her
mussed, rumpled and mixed ! Don't flavor
your kisses with onions, tobacco, gin-cocktails,
lager beer, brandy, etc ; for a maudliog
kiss is worse than the itch to a delioate,
loving, sensible woman.
Dout kiss everybody, including nasty little
dugs male, or female. Don't sit down to
it; stand up. Need not be anxious abont
getting in a crowd. Two persons are plenty
to corner and catch a kiss; more persons
spoil tbo sport. Stand firm; it won't hart
after you are used to it. Take the left hand
of tbo lady in your right; let yuur bat go to
?any place out of the way; throw the left
band gently over the shoulder of the lady,
and let the band fall down apon the right
side toward the belt. Don't be in a harry;
draw her gently, lovingly to your heart ; her
head will fall lightly upon your shoulder,
and a handsome shoulder strap it makes !
Don't be in a hurry; send a little life down
your left arm and let know its business.?
Her left in your right; let there be an expression
to that, not like the grip of a vioe,
but a gentle clasp, full of electricity, thought
snd respect. Don't be in a hurry! Her
bead lies careless on your shoulder 1 You
ire nearly heart to heart! Look down into'
ber half olosed eyes ! Gently, yet manfully,
press ber to your bosom ! Stand firm, and
Providence will give you strength for
the ordeal! Be brave, brave, but don't be
!ii a Knrrtr Hor Una own ???? 1 T ?
u vi ii^/o Uiv aiiuv/Ob UjiCU JUcoU
lightly forward with your head, Dot the
body. Take good aim; the lips meet?the
jyes close?the heart opens?the soul rides
the storm, troubles and sorrows of life
^don't be in a hurry)?heaven opens before
you?the world shoots from ander your feet
is a meteor dashes across the evening sky
^don't be afraid)?the nerves dance before
the just erected altar of love as zephyrs
iance with the dew trimmed flowers?the
beart forgets its bitterness, aod the art of
kissing is learned."
MERE-MENTION".
On Monday morning last, sufficient snow
fell at Charlotte, N. C-, to cover the tops
)f the houses. The bridge over the
Roanoke, at Weldon, has been completed.
The Journal of Commerce and
National Intelligencer warn the country
hat the radicals are contemplating a bold
rtnAlnh'/\nni>n mnnomonfC Qtiainflf. tVlA Ppflfli.
c f UJ UtIUUUI J UJUTUUiUUlv UqUiuww IUV X *VOi"
lent."" On Thursday last, an election
vas held at Charlotte, N. C., to decide
lpon the acceptance of a charter granted
>y the Legislature makiDg that plaoe a city.
rhe vote stood for "Adoption," 112 j
Rejection," 7. The Democrat says
Charlotte is now a city by law, if not according
to population." Dr. Hutchnson
of Mobile has adopted a plan of
lacking cotton in barrels, which the Molilo
Tribune approves, as one calculated to
avc at least ten per cent, in cost over the
isual mode, beside greatly lessening the
xpense of freight. The Chattanooga
imcrican Union says that the. small-pox
las committed fearful ravages in that secion
of the country. Its traces may be seen
n the graves of hundreds and the faces of
he faces of thousands of the colored popilation,
and the whites have not been
lighted. At times the negro huts have
iecn in dagger of losing all their inmates.
Jow, however, the disease seems to have
utlivcd its fiercest attacks, and is gradually
;iviug way to the influences of the opening
pring. General Burnaide was eleot