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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22

Az eminent counsel was employed in an
action against tue proprietors of the Book.
ingham Coach. On the part OF the defen.
dent the coachman was called. His ex-
amination-in-chief being ended, he WAS sub
ject to the leader cross-cxamination. Hav-
ing held up the fore6nger of his right hand
at the witness, and warning him to give a
precise answer, to every question, and not
to talk about what he might think the
question meant, he proceeded thus You
drive the Rockingham Coach i'-'No, sir
l do not.'-'Why, man, did you not tell
my learned friend 30 this moment a'-.No,
sir l put it to you'll put It 70 yon upon
your oath-do you not drive the Rocking
ham Coach a'-'No, sir; drive the horses
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22
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VOLUME Will AZ.
PERMANET CONSTITUTION.
MAIN NEW FEATURES.


MONTGOMERY, March 1.-THE injunc-
tion Of secrecy being removed, the new
features incorporated are known, and are as
follows:
No person of foreign birth, not citizen
Of the Gopdfeyate States allowed to vote
for any civil Or political Office, State or fsde-
raj, under first censue.
South Carolina entitled to six represent
tatiyes in Congress; Georgia, ten; Ala
bama, nine; Florida, two; Mississippi, sew.
en-; {; Louisiana, six; Texas, six. Each State
entitled 10 two Senators.
The State Legislature may impeach iu-
dicial or federal officers resident and acting
in said State, by a two-thirds vote of both
branches.
Congress may grant seats upon the floor
Of either House to the principal officer of
each Executive Department, with the privi-
lege Of discussing measures connected with
his Department.
Representation Of three-6fths for slaves
continued.
Congress is not allowed, through duties
on imports, to foster any branch Of indus
try.
The foreign slave trade is prohibited.
The Congress is prohibited from making
appropriations, unless by two-thirds vote
of both = Houses, except appropriations be
asked se 4 for hy some Department or the Presi-
dSses!: y,
No extra compensation shall be allowed
too. any contractor or agent after contract
made Or service rendered.
Every law, Or resolution having the force
of law, shall relate to but one subject, and
be expressed in the title.
The tenure of the office of President and
Vice-PresiFdent shall be six years.
The principal officers of departments and
of the diplomatic service are removable at
the pleasure of the President.
Other civil officers are made removable
when their services are unnecessary, or for
other good causes, but the causes and rea-
sons for the removal must be reported to the
Senate, Practically, no captious removals
are tolerated. Other States may be admit
ted into the Confederacy by atwo-thirds
vote of both Houses. The Confederacy
may acquire territory, and slavery shall be
acknowledged and protected by Congress
and the territorial government. When
five States ratify it, this Constitution shall
be established for said States. Until the
permanent Constitution is ratified, the Pro-
visional Constitution will continue in force.
not esteadin'gg, hhoweyer, beyond one year.
Nothing Of special interest vas done in
Congress to-day.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22

The PRlNTER.-Punch says: How nice
is this being Printer1 A public servant,
and withal servant of the devil. A good
n+tured fellow-must always smile and
bow TO everybody-must be killing polite
on all occasions, especially to the ladies'
must always be dear duck of man al
ways witty and undigniied; must never do
anything that would not accord with the
str'ctest sense Of propriety of the most
precise old maide and must always be cor
rect in everything he does; he is always
expected to know the latest news ; is styed
'muggins' if he is not always posted; must
please everybody, and is supposed never 10
heed the 'one thing needful; must work
for nothing and board himself; must trust
everybody and is thought great bore II be
present bill; must be a ladder for all
political aspirauts tostep into Office, who
very soon become independent, don't owe
h'm anything, consider the printer at best
a sorry dog who can expect no better treat
ment than kicks and cuffs, and finally sum-
ming it up, Ee is expected to be man
wit bout model, and without shadow,
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22

TIE mayor Of q spal village of France
having occasion TO give passport to dis.
tingu'sbed parsonage in his neighborhood
who vas blind of an eye, was in great en-
barrassment on coming to the description
of his person. Fearful of offending the
good nan, be adopted the following ingen.
ious expedient for avoiding the mention Of
his deformity. He wrote, BLACK eyes, one
of which is absent
DURING a recent Gre, an old woman wa,
very anxious to 60 through street which
at the time was considered dangerous; but
all her efforts were ppavaiing. At length
she pushed one of the policemen aside,
when that worthy preserxsr of the public
peace said, Nov, marm, you cant pass; If
yop DO, yop'll be Killed, and then you'll
blame us afterward.'
Women often fancy themselves to be in
love when they are not. The love of being
loved, fon4ness Of fattery, the pleasure Of
giving pain to rival, and passion for
novelty and excitement-are frequently
mistaken for something far, better and ho-
lies, till marriage disenchants the fair SELF.
deeeiver, and leaves her astonisl,ed at her
own indifference and the evaporation of her
romantic fancies.
A gentleman dining at hotel where
servants were few and fer between, des :
patched a lad among them for cut of beef.
After long time, the lad returned, and
placing it before the hungry gentleman, was
asked, Are you the lad who took my plate
for this beetr-"Yes, ,sir.''-'Bless me-
resumed tho hungry wit, Show yop have
groxna' -, >. s.. =.
ptsooERIsa.-First sollier-I say, who
has been eating all the Jean off the pork ri
+ Second soldier--I have. ,,is.sa....-,.:
First soldier Then who ths duee do
you expect will eat all the fati '''''"s& a@s,'
Second solder (in the quielest y1nnsnaer)
Why, Il will Takes the sfat and eats
~ a. & .st,>~ ~ y; 9.,ay,,, ysl .,s;,.
THERE are some people whoae rhetoric
consists ofta slight hshitaal updes.state-
nent. I'often tsliM Mn. Professor that one
of her = think rs sos' Is Il worth de Bible.
oath Of az ell .i,s Iest Il shs 6ousshetd .ha
they, 'know. .it's so.' ,.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22
TERMs---Two DOLLARS PER ANNum.1
BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. JR
DOWN BY THE RIVER SIDE.

DOWN BY THE RIVER SIDE.
BY GEORGE P. MORRIS.
Down by the river aide stray
AS twilight shadows close,
And the soft music of the spray
Lulls nature to repose:
Beside the stream maiden dwells-
My star of eventide!-
Pure as the water-lily bells
Down by the river side.
Down by the river side own
A treasure worth the sea,
In one, to all the world unknown.
Who's all the world to me.
Soon, in her early bloom and glow,
She is to be my bride,
Where the sweet water. lilies grow
Down by the river side.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22

lHE PEs AND THE swoRD.-If the pen
Is a m'gn'e' .aan the sword South Carolina
mas se0e'' editors who. ignoring the iact, t
have ga'lantly taken up arms 10 defspes ii
the State. The Abbeyille Press is ren,a..
sented BY W. A. Lee, Esq, its gifted edi.
tor, as high private in the ranks Of tho
Abbeville company now at Charleston.
Capt. +. E. Wsrley, Of the Darlington
Soufherner; Messrs. Shooter and Fsir,ee
of the Marion Star; Logan, Of the King.
stree Star; Rugg, Of the Lexington Fgag !;
and Capers, Of the Pee Dee 1sme., are
also upon the tented field. We wish them
all an honorable escape from the bali. ol
Fort Sumter, or a sweet sleep ia gbrys
grave.--York0ills Is. C) Enquirer.
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any branch of industry, through the ad-
justment of. the tariff, was also another sub
Ject of party division. This, too, is settled
by the provision that no bounties shall bt
granted, nor any duties laid to promote OF
foster any branch Of industry.
Again, in requiring that the Post Office
Department shall be self-sustaining, the
new Constitution provides against another
abuse. By producinga deficiency in thi.
Department, the advocates Of protection in
the United States Government created an
excuse for raising the tariff. The new
Constitution provides that, after the irst o.
March, 1868, the expenses of the Post Of
Gee Department shall be paid out OF its
own revenue. The same inducen,ent for
protection produced great extravaganza in
every department of The Government, be.
cause the greater the expenditures the
greater the protection. Against all of this
the ninth and tenth clauses of the mint,
section of the FIRST article makes stringent
provisions.
The second section Of Article fourth Sc
cures to the citizen of each State the right
Of transit and sojourn in any State of the
Confederacy with their sl1ues and other
property, and that the right of property in
said slaves shall not be thereby impaired.
The third clause of the same section pro-
yides for the rendition of fugitive slaves.
There is in this direct and paIpable des.
ignation of Slaves as property, which the
old Constitution very prudishly AVOIDED
1t also provides that in all territory Of the
Government, "the institution of negro
slavery, as it now exists in the Confederate
States, shall be recognized and protected
by Congress and by the Territorial Govern.
ment."
The admission of other States is provi.
ded for; but vote Of two-thirds of the
sohole House, and two-thirds of the SEN
ate-the Senate voting by States. But
10 new States shall be formed by the
junction of two or more States, or parts Of
States, without the consent of the Legisla.
lures Of the States concerned, as we'll as Of
Congress.
Article fifth, section first, provides that
upon the demand Of three States, through
their Conventions, Congress shall summon
a convention of all the States.
In the above we have given our readers
the distinctive features of the Constitution
of the Confederate States. The observa-
tion OF every attentive reader of the histo-
~ OF the United States will defect the rea-
sons which prompted the above changes.
and will recognise them as improvements.
The old Constitution threw every obstacle
in the way of improvement, and Left mi.
nority without redress. It left to revolu-
tion to make corrections which wisdom
and justice should have accorded sponta
neously. What the experience or the ezi-
gencies Of the Southern States require in
the future, we of this generation cannot
see. But, be they what they mag, this
revolution and this Constitution sets an ex-
ample which, if followed BY the whole
world, will give to every nationality redress
of grievances without recourse to blood,
shed.-Carozinian.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22

Fun is worth more than physic, and
whoever invents or discovers new sup
ply, deserves the name Of public benefae-
tOr
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22

dprs and opened pandora box of hellish
inaginery, which, even now, scares me
from. dreams to sudden and trembling
wakeful4ess.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22

DIMITY is named from Damietta, q town
10 Egypt celebrated for is manufacture,
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22

Presently became conscious Of return.
ing sense my limbs felt unwieidy and Of
too great proportions 10 be moved by the
strengthening will; my eyes opened and
began to discern objects returning to natu-
rss dimensions, / began to discern objects
returning to natural Dimensions, and I be.
gan to comprehend the conversation Of
persons in the room. The whole operation
J, had not occupied half an hour, but + had
lived centuries Of iudescrible horrors sod
emotions OF happiness which are incomprs-
hsns'b'e'to the sahsau yaksful iniad.-
Ny sight was preserved, and tue fragment
OF steel is in my posssssions, i which, Ike the
Key Of 81. Peter, unlocked celestial spleu.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-22

oAN DEDA T;Es's!
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

q. S. LAND SALE.-The lands offered al
public sale on Friday, were township thirty
two, north, range two west and township.
twenty nine, thirty-two and thirty-three
north, range three west. The sales amount
ed to only 800 acres The lands to be oireree
to-day Saturday are south west one quar-
ter section seven and the south half Of town.
ship twenty-nine north, range four, vest
town-hips thirty-two and thirty-three north
range four west; and township twenty MIN
north, range five west, which ends the sale
There has hitherto been but little competi
tion; only one lot having realized more thar
the minimum price of Sl,2j.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

FLAG RAISED AT CoLusA-On Thursla,
the Union people of the town of Colusa, t,
the number of three hundred, assembled {,
witness the raising of fine American flag
Hon. c. L. De Long, of this county, wa
present and made a strong Union speech. The
flag was hoisted by veteran soldier of the
Union who fought under Jackson at the bat
tie of New Orleans Great enthusiasm pre-
vailed on the occasion. One man became
very indignant because he said he had heard
some one in the crowd accuse him of being Il
secessonist. lie did not know who hi, ac-
cuser was, but said Ire was liar, and that he
ceuld whip him or any other man who made
such charge. He said he was from Nir
ginia, but thought secessionists were traitors
and would fight them ON the soil of tha
State if he was there
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

SOUTHERN SoLprERs-O Southern soldiers,
letter writer says: "They are brave, reck-
less, accustomed TO the use of arms, and gen
orally capital horsemen, but all that | have
seen lack discipline, and that in way that it
is almost impossible to remedy, and all are
deficient in muscle-the power of endurance.
think they would be strong but to meet an
attack, or anywhere that strong and steady
action is required, they are unreliable"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08
Address and Resolutions of the Timbuc-
too Union Club.
TlMnrcroo. June 7th, l86

TIMBuCToo, June 7th, 1851.
EDITOR DEMocRAT:-At a special meeting
of the Union Club of Timbuctoo, held Thurs
day evening June 9th, the following Address
and Resolutions were unanimously adopted:
We, the members of the Union Club of linn
buctoo, are for the unconditional support OF
the Government of the United States In Its
efforts to suppress rebellion and treason, ana
agree with Seward, that party must be Tor
gotten in our efforts to save the Union; and
with Douglas, that the Administration must
now be supported by all who love their couh-
try, irrespective of party" And we ask our
fello -citizens who are for the uncondltlonal
support of the Government OF the Uhlted
States in its efforts to suppress rebellion ana
vindicate the Stars and Stripes-the only nag
of our country-to meet us in Convention
And We request them to hold a primary cleo
tion in each precinct throughout the county,
on Saturday, June 22d, 1861, to elect dele
gates to a Convention to be held in the Court
House, n the city of Marysville, on Monday
July lst, 1861, at o'clock, p. NJ for the pur-
pose of nominating County Ticket to he
supported at the coming election by all Union
men, without distinction of party. The test
question to be put to voters at the primary
election, to delegates before they are recog-
nized, and to candidates before they are
placed in nomination, shall be-"Do you
solemnly pledge yourself, as man OF honor,
Ia support the Government OF the United
States at all times, by word and by deed
and do you pledge yourself that you do not
countenance or uphold in any manner the
Secession doctrines"
The basis of apportionment for delegates to
said Convention being the Douglas Demo-
cratic, the Bell and Everett. and the Repub-
lican votes cast at the last election.
In addition TO the above, we recommend
that the County Convention elected and Or
ganized as above, take the necessary steps,
and fix day in connection with other Coun
ty Conventions, for State Convention at
Sacramento City, to nominate National
Union State ticket, TO be supported by all
Union and conservative men.
ReSolced That we, the members of the
Union Club Of Timbuctoo are opposed to the
recognition of any party name, be 1t Demo-
crai, Republican, Bell and Everett, or any
other party name whatever, except "lhe
Union Party"
ReSolced, That We as Union men, hereby
ignore all party names and oil party organ
cations to which we have heretofore be-
longed, having but one object in view in this
behalf viz: The perpetuity of our Federal
Union as heretofore established 10y our ia
theIs
On motion, the above Address and Resolu
tions were ordered published in the Marys-
vile DEMOCRAT, and Appeal.
SAMUEL KNOX, Pres't.
En- NJ P,cAN Spcv
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

A SPECIMEN OF SECESSION FRoTH.-The
New Orleans Picayune, which was once a
decent and dignfied paper, in a late number,
under the head of "A Fair Proposition, ,
thus essays an insult TO the people of the
North:
Now for the proposition alluded to. 1t is
this: Let an equal battle field, giving both
an equal chance of position, etc, be selected,
jeff Davis shall command an army, say, for
the convenience of round numbers, of fifty
thousand men. Abe Lincoln (or any person
he may choose to designate) shall command
an Abolition army of one hundred thousand
men. The equipments of both armies shall
be equal-we mean in small arms, artillery,
cavalry, etc only that the Northern army,
outnumbering the southern army in the pro-
portion of two to one, shall have twice the
equipments, twice the amount Of small arms,
twice the number of cannon, twice the regi-
nents of cavalry, etc, that the Southern
army shall have. All around it shall be in
the proportion of two TO one in favor Of the
North and the position on the battlefield
is the only one in which there shall be any
equality, SO far as our position is concerned
Typographical equality is the only equality
involved.
Then let the two armies engage and for
ever settle the question between the North
and the South If Lincon's one hundred
thousand men whip jeff Daviss fifty thou
sand men, the people of the South are to
bow submissively to whatever laws and
regulations the Abolition Government at
Washington may see fit to adopt But, if
JEFF Daviss fifty thousand men whip Lin
coins one hundred thousand men, then the
Government at Westinghouse wherever
else it may be located, as we do not believe
it will stay long there-shall agree to an
nmicable separation and "A just division Of
that which was once common property.
Our Government wW send two men for
every one that the Secessionists can muster.
and that, too without asking bombastic Sc
cession papers their opinion. We verify be-
lieye many Of the rebel fanatics are stark,
staving mad They have talked about their
imaginary fighting propensties SO much, that
they fancy they possess all the valor eXtant
and that Senator lverson, Of Georgia was
right when he said, Gust switch a Northern
man in the face little, with stick, and he
will run" That foolish idea must and will
be expelled from their minds, and then we
think they win conclude to abandon their
mad efforts at conquering the country. After
some great battles have been fought reason
may resume its sway in the minds Of the
malcontents and they may restore peace by
yielding obedience TO the laws
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

ACCIDENT Alderman Thomas, of this city
was severely, but not dangerously hurt, on
Thursday, while returning from the flag
raising at Colusa, in company with Senator
DE. Long. The horse they were driving be.
came frightened at sight of hay press on
the road, and ran away. throwing Mr.. Thom-
as from the buggy, which passed over him,
cutting his face over the eye severely, and
otherwise bruising him
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08
MARY SVILLE.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE sth.

Tue LECTURE LAST NIGnr.--A large audi
ence listened with eager attention for about
two hours last evening to the fiery aud pa
triotic eloquence of Rev. T. Starr King upon
TO give anything like synopsis of the dis
course Suffice it to say, it was the grandest
effort the distinguished gentleman has favor
ed US with in this city.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

While it becomes the duty of every good
and loyal citizen to stand by the flag of our
country, even though he may believe his
country is in error there will be many who
will hold the party and the men who brought
this crisis on the country, to a terrible ac-
count. Just so sure as time advances the
people viii rebuke the Administration for its
ruinous policy They are driven into the
support of his policy now, because he being
at the head of the Government has placed
the country in belligerent attitude, and the
people, while detesting the policy which has
thus resulted, feel it their duty as patriots to
defend the National flag. But the time will
come when they will make themselves heard
through the ballot box, and when the masses
will express their own sentiments with re-
gard to the course of the Administration. -
Express,
The above is probably something near the
spirit which will pervade the Secession par
tvs platform to be framed next Tuesday.
They will say, in effect "Our country IS in
the wrong but we are compelled to stand by
the flag, and do all in our power to have our
Governm cut haul it down in all places
claimed by The Secessionists. We are drawn
into the support" of Government much to
our disgust. We are the friends of Jeff
Davis, but must remain with his enemies, and
do our best to cripple their hands during the
war" What a gallant band of patriots. They
will occupy as enviabe position in history
as the Federalists who, during the war of
1872 gave friendly signals to the enemy by
means of blue lights.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

WHATEVER may be the result of this war
which at best II uot be long and sanguinary
we will feel that no part of the responsibility,
rests upon our shoulders. E1press.
We feel that upon our shoulders rests NJ
part of the responsibility of Noal's flood, The
Crimean war, or the recent destructive earth
quake in South America.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-08

CRoNK BEER-Cook & Simonds, whose
place of business is on Second street, between
High and L, make the best root beer we
have ever seen. It is a pleasant summer
beverage, and very cheap. 1t will be well il
it can be made to take the place of some o
the stronger drinks so much in use