Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1865-12-01

to make two steps, each of fourteen inches
ascent, and are Of wrought iron-except
the first step which is foored with wood,
covered with carpet--and weighs ten
pounds each. The window is beautiful.
" clear plate Of gass, fourteen by sixteen
inches, set in a pink frame, and is simply
the part which was used to slide in the
heavier framework Of the carriage.
While Burr was the rival of Adams.
Hamilton, and Jay, he was also intimately
associated with ,nany Ct the most eminent
men i'll the country, and ":iclmond Hill-'
his residence, was the resort of those men
eminent in politics and literature, rs we'll
as of distinguished foreigners: lie enter.
tained at his mansion Bishop Moore, Doc
tors Bard and IIassacl, Albert Gala,in,
Brant, the chief, Volney, Tallcyrand, Le.
rome Bonapartc, and Louis PhiIlippi. AT
the mansion, in those days, the most fa.ci-
mating object was the beautiful and accom-
plished Theodosia, ,,erward the wife Of
Governor Aston, Of South Carol,na, and
IN the language of Parton, "the leader of
society in two States"
To and from Richmo ond H.ll this car
rage, doubtless, conveyed VoIney, Taley-
rand, Bonaparte, and Louis philippe; and
to the peerless Theodosia, whose sun rose
in cloudicss SKY, yet was veiled in sorrow
at its setting, these relicts we're familiar.
She entered the carriage upon these steps :;
she saw Now Iork-i:s edilices, its streets,
and its peoplo-as it was fifty years ago,
through this plate Of pure glass.
If Burrs earthly career had ceased with
the duel, and the world had been saved
his subsequent history, what a blessing it
would have been to his memory! If Burr
had fallen and Hamilton survived. who
shall say which name would have occu-
pied the brightest page in histery7
MORE coNF1scAT1oN. ADvERT1sEMENrs.
The Richmond Republic is publishing a
supplement OF four pages filled with ad-
vcrtisemcnts Of property libelIed for con
fiscation. The Times Gays ''nine-tcn,hs of
the gentlemen thus advertised have long
since been partloued by the President and
nearly all Of them are the unfortunate gen.
t'emen, portion Of whose property has
already been advertised fourteen times,
with cos:s Of advertising accommodating like
compound interest upon their devoted
heads. The expenses incident to al: this
advertising is, we learn, paid, not by the
Government, but by those against whose
property, proceedings have been taken.
This continued prosecution of citizens
after they have been pardoned, is simply
Tor the purpose of putting fees into the
pockets of the officials Of Judge Under
woods Court, and of its advertising organ,
the Republic newspaper. And from whom
are these exactions drawn? The Times,
whose editor is posted in such matters,
says:
"hs the confscation notices are num-
bered as advertised, We perceived that pro
ceedings in the District Court at this place
have been Instituted against four hundred
and thirty.iive distinct pieces of property.
The costs in each of these cases, when in
creased by the charges for advertising tlic
monitions in libel, may be safely put at
eighty dollars. This will give the cum OF
s34,soo wrung from this impoverished
people in the shape Of costs alone, which
are to be actually paid to tie officers of
the court. This large sun is paid, for the
most part, By persons much Of whose pro-
perty has been rendered unproductive by
the great conflagration, and by deprecia-
ton in the value Of stocks against which
conhscation proceedings baye been iosti-
tuted."
No wonder that such procedure, tend.
ing aot to the benefit of the U, IS. Treas
uryin the least, but only to the private
advantage Of few individuals by enor-
nous exactions on The people here, has
excited the dissatisfaction of the victims.
Nothing indeed seems to appease the appe-
tite of these officials for "costs." They
suck as ravenously and insa,iably as the
mother Of the hore.leecb, which never
gorges, and whose constant cry is said to
be, "givel give!"
We are very much pleased to learn from