The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-04-27
Very Smart,

The following we clip from the Colum.
bia Phenir. It has reference to an ex-
tract taken from our paper in regard to
mules being stolen from an esteemed
lady of our district
Well, all we have to say is, that the
editor of the PhantD is very Smart in.
deed, and TO show; his ,Sn,art.ness he was
Smart enough to clip the Smart piece
from our Smart columns. Captain Sell.
DON. SMART. our efficient Town Marshall.
was Smart indeed to ketch that chap,
alter he tried to show his Smart.ness in
various ways in our community. But
to the extract which isa very Smart
composition: ''
"oTARLING CAUGHT STEALINa.-Tbe
Winnsboro Nssos reports selestyled
Confederate soldier, named Starting.
who claims to represent this poor old
town, as stealing pair of mules from
Mrs. Woodward; but the Startling was
arresed in his flight by the town marshal
of Wnnsboro, who seems to bear the
appropriate name of Smart. Now,
Startling himself while stealing, should
have been smart That he was not
proves him to be doubly criminal. How.
ever moody he may be now, while in
prison, he is certainly no longer muitsh;
he is accordingly in proper condition to
be wrought upon by the moral agencies
which shall make smart for his lack of
smart.ness in the profession he has SO wit
lessly undertaken" ,#' h (
THE OArH.-The Augusta Constitu.
.ttonalist has been furnished, by an exile
from Savannah, with the following oath.
which is required of the citizens of that
place .'r' isH 4
h I,---, do solemnly swear in the
presence of Almighty God, that l will
bear true and firm allegiance TO the
United States Of America, and will
faithfully support the Constitution and
laws thereof and that in this behalf j
will, to the utmost of my power, oppose
and discountenance all secession, rebel
lion and disloyalty, and every thing look.
ing to disruption ofthe national Union
that utterly repudate all allegiance to
the so'called Confederate States of
America, or any other power, State or
sovereignty whatever; that will not by
word or act, sign letter or message,
give aid or comfort to any person hostile
to the United States, nor hold any
communication whatever with such per.
son or persons, except through and with
the consent Of the properly constituted
authorities. ~ -
dofurther promise and swear that I
will give TO the nearest. commanding
officer of the United States forces
immediate notice Of the presence or near
approach Of any enemy, spy or disloyal
person, and Of all matters that NAV
at any time come within my knowledge,
in which the interest Of the United
States are concerned, ntH tsas ,.
y All this l do most solemnly and
sincerely swear, without any hesitation,
mental reservation or secret revasion OF
purpose in me whatever, pledging my
sacred honor my life and my property
TO the due and full observance Of this nv
solemn oath of.allegianee,. HR m II
Description Of person appended.
fs ~ al--- ~ .-p-s s.---,.---e, Il
lGen.A X. Alison, President of the Sen.
ate of Florida. qualified in the Talla.
hassee Capitol, on the 29th, to fill the
place of Governor made vacant by the
death of Gov. Milton. The election
for Governor will be held on the 7th June.
&1hss -.S-.-<e.-s- .s~-+--~>-- s
Paroled soldiers who havearrived in this
city state that inhalfan hour after Lees
surrender, the tree under which it occur.
ed had been cut down, split up, and di,
vlded among the Yankee soldiers .ss me.
mentoes. - Columbia Phentr. I