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Generai Howard,s InstTuetions yifils lions.

:, General o. o. Howard has prepared the
following circular letter to be transmitted; to
each of thefAssistan. Commissioners Of the.
.Freedmen'sB Blrcau -
WAR; DEpA RTxESr, RrRElU OF FREEDMEN, !
: REFUGEES AND ABASpoNEbLAYDs,5
Z WAsHiYcroy, February23, 1866.
10 tie assistant Commissioner
3 pEAn SrRs- anticipating. tBeScxcitement
thatwill necessarily ti;Tow the ectionSof the
Government with relererce to the new Freed.
mems Bill, you may feel somewhat cInbar-
rassed in the duties devolving upon you I'M.
der tic law and regulations already existing.
Thstyou mayact steEdiiy -and'firmly'in any
emergency you must be prepared for any
increased hostility on the part of those who
have so persistcntly bindered and troubled
you and your agenfs, and there may be an.iu.
creased restlessncss amongst the freedmen.
The Preeideut1has assured 2the Commissioner
that he resardsstbe present law as continuing
the e1istenee of the Bureau at least a year
from, this time. Please ascertain and report
what steps have been taken in your district
| bythe Slate and m runicipal authorities TO
provide for the absolutely indigent and srtfer.
/. ing refugees and; freedmen. who have: been
aud are being thrown upon the General Gov
ernment for support.
Continue to use every possible effort to find
good homes for orphan minors who are de-
pendent, and to 'ednce, by means of.cmploy,
.ment, Offices and accumulations of people in
Ethe,difsrent cities and villages, aiding the un-
employed to find homes and labor. You
have succeeded in allaying strifr: arranging
labor md promoting education. i'll che midst
of. great difficulties. Continue with your ut.
most. effo-ts to pursue the same course so q,
Ito demonstrate 10 the people of your district
The good intentions of the Government and
tile complete -practicability Of the system G.
free labor Give thorough inspection %
every agentfor whomyou are reslo :sib'e. I'm:
ulordlities, copruptions, neglecte''J duty and
incapaciiy are ometimescomplaincd ofaga 81
officers aud agents cf the Bureau. If eitEei
| of these charges be sustained on investiga
ton, the guilty person will be at once remov
ed. whether he can he replaced or not. ThanL
ing YOU heartily for the energy and fidsit!
you, have thus FAR displayed, the Commits
,ioner is pleased to express an unwayerinf
confidence in your ability to cope. with an.
new, difficulties that may arise. | am, very
respectfully, your obedient rsrya:t.
~ O. o. HOWARD,
Major. General, Commissioners.
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Major. General, Commissioner.
,,11l r FROM WAsH1scros.-A Wash.

TMPoRTlNr FROM WAsHINGTos.-A Wash
iseton dispatch, dated February %, says: !,
General Howard yesterday had an inter
viey with the President regarding the Freed
mems Bureau. Tie following account is de.
rived from reliable source, and is believed
to be correct:
General Howard said he construed the
Presidents veto message to mean that the
war was ended, aud that he, the President,
contemplated an early cessation Of the opera
tions of the Bureau. General Howard further
said that lie was desirous of the Presidents
official Interpretation of this point.
The President, in reply, said in substance,
that he did regard the war as ended, and
would shortly issue proclamation to that
effect; and that his Interpretation Of the act
of Congress establishing the Bureau. would
authorize the continuance of the Bureau for
one year from the date Of such proclamation.
In addition. 10 this, it is currently reported
that tho President indicated to Senator Lane,
Of Kansas, his willingness to approve q Bill
extending the operations and powers of the
present Bureau for two years. Senator Lane
has given notice Of theintroduction of such
O Bill. 49,,
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THE NATIONAL DEBT.AThe national debt,
in round numbers; is three thousand millions,
which, divided among thirty millions Of peo-
ple is about one hundred dollars head the
State debt is about fifty-one millions, which,
divided among four millions of people, is near.
" thirteen dollars per head; and our city
debt is forty one millions, or about forty-one
dulars per head. This makes total of one
hundred md 6fty.fcur dollars q head for each
man, woman and child IN the city of New
York. AS not over one person in six is
laborer,or creator of wealth, it follows that
each actual producer is ssaddled with o, debt
of one thousand dollars, upon which he must
pay interest for the rest of his life. The
prospect. is not pleasant one for the he-laboripg
classes.-Nev York World. =. : - 81:
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THENEw FREEDMEN BUREAU BILL.-The
following is the text Of the bill, reported in
the Senate last Friday, to continue in force
the bareau for the relief Of freedmen and
refugees
"Be IL enacted, de-, That the act entitled
An act -e.tabli4h -hirnaIl- ei
freedmen and refugees approved March 8,
1865, shall continue in force for two years
from and after the passage Of this act.
"SEc. @ And be il further enacted, That
the head of said bureau shall, from time to
time, make, and cause to be enforced, such
rules and regulations, not Inconsistent with
the Constitution and laws of the United
States, as shall protect refugees, freedmen aud
persons of color in all States CT parts Of States
Wherein by the operations Of the war to sup
press the late rebellion, or,by the adoption OF
any amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, any persons heretofore held to
slavery or involuntary servitude shall have
been emancipated, in the enjoyment of the
right to make and enforce contracts, to sue,
be parties and give evidence iu all courts and
causes, lease, purchase, hold, sell aDd convey
real and personal property, and to have the
full and equal benefit Of ell laws for the secu-
rty of person, estate and personal liberty" =
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"The Land We Love.,,

This is to be tho beautiful pnd npropos title Of
a monthly Magazine to be published at Charlotte,
N. c.; edited by IN old hero whose namo is fa
miiar to Southern eye, ears and hearts-Genl.
D. H. HUI" Bethel" HILL-ehc man who fret
"bottled" Beast Butler" bottled" him at Big
Bethel, Va, in the very beginning Of the war.
This Monthly is to be devoted to Literature, Ag-
r;culturo and General Intelligence, and will con-
tain many Reports of famous Battles, and numo-
rous Incidents and Anecdotes of the War neyer
before published. We most earnestly hopo this
project will be complete success; fUrHe believe
"Tho Land W, Love-" will prove happy means
of keeping alive the knowledge and memory Of
the undying valor and self-sacrihcing devotion Of
Southern Soldiers. The song Of this sublims valor
and devotion should be chanted forever. Nor do
We believe tho listening world would ever grow
weary Of it. Genl. D. IL. HILL i, not oriy agrcat
und accomplished captain, but also great and
accomplished scholar; and therefore well fitted
for the work he ha, in view. That " Tho Land
We Love-" OF, at all events, its Editors table, will
be sparkling and racyr there can bo nc doubt for
old Bethel f" is famous for his wit, which is the
true &c Attic salt" The terms of Tie Land We
Love" are Us follnrs-L LThsAo-DoIinr1'- Jear, in
advance; or Five Dollars, if not paid till tho end
of the year:
Genl. HILL has sent prospectus of .hisproposed
Monthly to his friend, Genl. NJ. C. BUTLER, of orr
town, who begs us to say that any wishing to sub
scribe to "The Land We Love-" will find a list at
his Office; where, We have doubt, tho Gonl
will DO doubly glad 10 sec his friends if they como
wi b this good intent.
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AYery ATTRACTIVE Place.

The Brick Office on the side street running be-
twoon the residence of M,j. S: S. Tompkins and
the main block of storesar 4 shops. Our young
friend Mr.. JAMES ]. BRYAN, who has always been
provOrbial for his kindness of heart and his
pleasantness Of manner, has sOt u2 his rest there
and thither his friends may go and revcl in lnnch
that sladlen, the soul, and oil that gladdcns the
st ,mach.s Who's, BrandiesnHd allchoicc Liquors,
Oysters, sslm.n, Co., &C., Cheese and Crackers,
Fruits and Candies, segars and Tobacco. He has
generously bestowed on upon yfO'ring present,
which leaves on our mind (which means our
,palate) the inenaccabl0 impression that No havo
swallowed angels food. All his friends, aud all
our friends, who visit the. Brick Once" will
come away with tho Same blissful impression.
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The WaYeriy, Magazine,

For the last fifteen or twenty years this Jour-
nal has stood in the vsry front rank of American
literary magazincs-but few eqnalling, and mono
surprising it in its highly interesting Tales ind
Stories, Music and Poetry, History, Biography,
&c. We were before the war, always g,adlsred
on its reception into our sanctum and now, that
che war is over, We like it still. 1t continues to
be perfect gem of paper-pure in its tonc,
strictly moral in its charactcr rhuns politics and
religious Observation-Disclosures i- sy no means
ultra in its sentiments and contains nothing. SO
far az we have observed, that Sould 9bs objoc.
tonablc to tho most fastidious. 1t is in short.
the largest, aud tie Ies, Weekly. Magazine pub
lishef ia Uncle Sans kingdom, Moses A. Dow,
is still its abls Editor and energetic Proprietor.
sond on 81 to Sim at Boston, Mass, and for ono
long yest, you and your Household will thank
as for advi'ing yOa to subscribe to tho %,gpei}y
-. 80: '-'}5'a -
'' >. :: -s-je-. .ei:----EAL
81 :Psof; i. ..sr Holmes has COMMENCED de-
irosing ossries uf ,sotures ON GsDiosy; it sho
raefolof sEs0SgSg gsasE ss5:zz' Eshz
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Fatal AHray.

a Federal Soldier, one not belonging to the
small and orderly garrison at this place, was
shot lere on Monday afternoon last; ho died in
q few minutes after. A very careful statement
of the facts of the case has hcen prepared by a
prominent citizen, one whose truth and sallantry
a-e beyond all DOUBT, an witness Of the whole
SIcKLEs. This statement will be certified to by
many honorable citizens, cyo-witnesses. If in
costrovertible facts aud truths go for anything,
we feel sure that our fcllow-ci,izens engaged in
this affray will be not even blamed BY Northern
man or Southern. -. II
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The Prelude to Wealth.

Z Old STErHEs GIRARD, the great millionaire Of
Philadelphia, who was once as poor as JOBS tur-
key, and who auassed millions by bis ownenergy
and ss gacity, gives hint that might be advsn-
sageous 10 good many VIC wot of in these day.
of dull trade. Read, and profit by the advice,
ye seekers of the "root of oil owls"
"Iharo alwaya-consdercd Adyertisiug-libe-
rally and long-to be the great medium of success
in business, and the prelude to wealth. And
have made it auinvariablc rule, too, to advertise
in tho du1lest times,a long, experience having
taught mo that msuey thus spentis we'll laid out;
as by keeping my business continually baforc the
public, bas secured me many sales that other
wise woald have lost."
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can !, 8 rlsa:.


On Monday last, the Spring term of the Court
Of Common Pleas and General Sessions was
opened in our long -oiherwisO-app Court
House Judge DAwxrNs of Tnion prosidcs. II
xenistaks etssthisisth. hsnnorsblss n,lsalan's
debut asSJulgssof tie Superior Court of5south-
Carolina; il. was elected at ;theslst sssatiOn of
the Lesis1 aturc. Itispnnecsss ssryfor usto sayJ
TIM. Judge DSwk,ss pre,desa asssif he hslEworh;
the ernine FOR many@yearq. nislong experience;
as Lawyer and as Solicitor bis great business
capacity, hs'souul legal knowledge and aTgu-
men,atire ability, and his undnching integrity,
all fit him very emineutly for the high. poaitisn
he now occupies in his n,tve Stale.
Mr.. YouNASs Of Beaufort District VINO has
succeeded Mr. PsRRY, Of Colleton, lately de-
coasdd, IS Solicitor of tho rWcstern- Circuis also
make, his aeJu. in Edgefeld. This gentleman,
although still young, has built up for himaelf o
wide req utation as lawyer and legislator; and NE
feel sure that'ho will give entire satisfaction to
the State by the faithful and able discharge Of
the duties of his responsible poet
1t is very grateful to all classes OF tho commu-
nifty to see our Courts onco more 10 ses:ion, our
District Officers Mt their posts, The members OF
th. bar in Attendance, and IN earnest e6ert1leing
made 10 put in operation what renaiu,, 7of the
machinery of our civil law. As yet, being still
early in the week, but littlo has been done, save
clearing the r.y for real work in future. ID
supposed that tho Court will continue in session
at loast one week. 49,, -, -,
Monday was sale-dsy something Of the FASH
ion of old times; tire crowd of citizens from our
own District, and from neighboring towns, was
large; and tho day passed of, in tho main
quietly aud happily. 81 '''' - =:
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Piea,ase, sonsbody; e MarTied Il


Was there eyeridch san. .unmitiga.sd rage for.
matrimony? :Thi, very day re hare heard oei
several thousand stmore, or tl0S.) of our young.
,ffiOnds, of bDthsseSes, VIII are going to be mar
rid "eeryssoon." And wax thsre ever such uu-.
.mi,isated noaotonyas as in ths n'vdms operanai Of
ithe luptial ceremony? Now of course every
Sbody dashboard Ofath. sab.loon bridal" which,
took placs4insN sNon:Iork, orin the cir above it,
not very lobg ago. The bridal balloon sscended
from Central Park, ui,hcr hlckcd thousands aud
thousands Of spectator; to witness the ascension.
Suspended from tho balloon hung The bridal car;
made of wicker work. rich earp:t covered the
bottom Of the car, while around it stretched a
cushion Of b'uo satin.z All the othOr surroundings
of the4erinl shymsnialz zultarzHerrs:inasa
like elegance. AZ the. proper. hour, behold the
bride, blushing aad beautiful, and the bridegroom,
handsome and happy. And tho clergyman And
tho bridesmaids. They 'onter the car Ep risos
tho balloon, bearing towards heaven tho happy
twain carried on hish,,.by Professor Lo1s. who
used to make airy reoonnoisances of Confederate
l T. cuuusi loICCssr as eOou No shoy
aboro ihes Clouds tho marriage contract wa.
/ signed, the ceremony performed, nnd tho-t
made one. This naturally lightened the balloon
which kept going onward. and upward; scrapedf
the sky for all We know Tho contract uas he ID q
thus: :" Sacred compact Of holy nstrimony
solemnised above tho clouds, floating in mid sir
&c." After floating about for some hours in th,
neis sbborhood Of hsaxGh5sadho balloen dcscsndut
gently and without ascident at Mt. Vernon, tn,
birthplace of Washington Here tho happy COW
pie alighted, and proceeded by railroad to New
York, where they took up their abode at the Ffsi
Avenue Hoel. -
Wasn't it beautifully So ongasingy novel
This is the sort Of wedding we want somo Of .ou
aforesaid young friends to have. And escrteinl,
wish them to invite us. Confined in so narrow
space as a.aalloon car, NO would probsbly SET
kissing aud all that sort of thing" but Of cours
we would never be soloH as to tell tales out of th
clouds.
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ALight that Shines about our Path.

We mean the Southern Christian Adrocae-the
old and trusty Southern Clrtstian Adrocoie-now
in it, twenty ninth year-ant growing better as
it grows older. We read it weekly with 20 much
inierest-and with so much benefit to our,elf--
that VIC have grown to look upon it as alight shi-
ming about our pnth. Every. body knows that tho
Christian Adrocnte is The organ Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South; that it is cmphaticaily q
Methodist paper. But Episcopalians, Presbyte-
rans, Baptists, Jews, Gentiles sinners and hoathen
may take it, and read it weekly, to thcir IN
doubted ediicaton-and without ever finding lit
any shadow Of intolerance or want Of charity:
Indeed, wc do not know any papcr in the whole
South (and certainly not in tho whole Norih)
more profoundly useful, or more thoroughly worth
subscribing for, than the Southern Christian Adco
cate. It is now published Mt Macon, Ga; and
edited, as for years past, and in tho samo able Id
Christian manner as heretofore, by Rev. DR.. T..
II. MYERS: Three Dollars per annum.
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For the Advertiser.
Tribute of Respect;
Mt. WILLING, Lodge No. 81 A. F. NJ,

Mt. WILLING, Lodge No. 81 4. 4. NJ,
.re =. January 9th, 1866.
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Divine Providence
to remove from our midst, our friend and brother
DR.. GEORGE MAYs0N ETHERIDGE. We,
the brethren of the Lodge to which he belong',
bope to be permitted to mingle our voices OF grief
for hi. untimcy loss, as an expression Of our np
pr.ciation for his worth. Be il therefore, -
Re.olued, That We submit; with all becoming
humility to this dspensation Of the Supreme Ar
chitect Of the Universe, while we. deeply deploro
his loss.
s Resolced, That his private character evince:
the belief that, in bi. removal from this world,
Divine Providence has called him tn that build
ing Of God, that borne from whence no traveller
over returns" otcrnally in tho. heavens"
Resolred, That blank page be left IN our
Record Book to his memory. - .-;..7..., +.
Resoleed, That these proceedings be: published
in tho Edgefcld Adrertiser, and copy of the
Same be sent 10 tho family Of the deceased.
NJ. NJ. PADGET,
RODGERS, Committee.
T. S. WRIGHT,
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Great Speeches.

We publish to-day the most important part. ci
t!lrec great and important speeches: That oi
President johnson delivered in Washington on
the 22d., that of Secretary Seward Mt Cooper 10,
stitutc, New York, since thclunouncemcnt of the
Presidents veto; and that o tho great radical
apostle, Henry Ward Bsechcr, bea-ine upon the
same subject. All these speeches full OF words
ftly spokeu-apples of peace and. not of disc,rd
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NEs#s FRoM HoaE@Tbs radicals ID wash

- sNEws PROM Fl oME::-Th he radicals ia WASH
ington arc hearing from home by every mail,
and all they hear deepens their convietlon
that they havc made great mistake. The
people elected their representatives on plat
forms that pledged hemft9suppqGsth the Pres
ident and his policy, and :not toioilow the
crazy lead ofThad. Stevens. The people do
not forget, and what II. radicals nov hear is
the commencementIof o fire in the; rearthat
will grow fercer every day,till taey fulfilsthe
| pledges on which they. wsre eltcted.-New
| York Herald ~
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Mg- The high character ofthose who wont on the
night of the 2st to saropade tho President may
be judged by tho circumstances that three OF tho
prominent t leaders Of tho crowd walkedsup to the
bar of wilIard's Hotel, and with efoat parade
drank the toast:s ~.
T" Tho -throo groatost Observation-Disclosures Da-
Wis. Anlrow johnson and Robt e. Lee" -,
@- Gov. Aiken, Congressman elect from South
,caroliua, ha: just returned from Washington, and
thinksan adjustment of the dificultics which now
exclude Southern Congressmsn may be looked
for at an early day.
gT Late accounts from Texas soy that Hon.
Mr.. Wigfall escaped from Texas three weeks ago.
Wherc 10; ;and from ~hom.-wO hays no idea
,sss- In his speech at the mass meeting held in
Now York city last Thursday, Postmaster Gene
raj Deuni.on said that the veto message of the;
President was advised and sustained by every
member of tho cAbine. - ,..e,s =
IArThe many fronds Of the gallant General,
Wheeler will be gratiacd to learn that ho has
taken unto himself heIpmato. We learn from
an exchange that The General WAS married toM
Ellen Jones, Of Lawrence county, Alay ou tho
s.h: :ult- 90. - -, No.. = =
: a8-,4 dispatch, from Washington says that
tho late order ofGoneral Grant, rslaiidg to tho
suppression of di'loypi newspapers is.applicable'
only to the former fobellious States. Copies of
the ordor hayO bson forwarded to all the Depart
mont Commanders in the South. -" q. 8
~ Tho Camden JOURNAL, Of the 2Sd inst,
brings u, intelligence OF tho death Of cOlsJame,
chesnut, the ronorable fathor of Con. Chesnai.
Ha had attsinsd tho asoof ninety-thrOs years.
ss- Tho Mohtgomey Daily Adpert1'sr eln-
ploy' hye young lady competitors. They mako
from sl.ao to.sl.so per day, and have gentle
men TO snperintend Them. Wouianit NE like 10 be
aapazin.eadantof. haEsuslaD Depastpssenf taas 4
ssssissstSaa, ebaaySf1 =. ST.: :: ai;.s 1859:
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@s- D. L. FuLIKRrov, Corner Broad and
Washington Street, Augusta, Ga, announces the
arrival of new supply of his famous "AShlund
Keniuehian' and Planter" Cooking Stoves. Tho
bost recon uendution he offers in their favor is,
that of tho great number sold this fall and
winter, not one word of dissatisfaction has reached
his ears. We heartily recommend hi: stoves to
our friends, believing they are tho best pattern
and most durable ores to be found. -,
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Militia Orders.

onr. ablc-bodied readers Of the male persuasion,
between the ages of is and Is, are requested to
give close attention-to General Orders No. !, Of
Brig. Gen. HASKELL, commanding Second Brig
ado, s. C. NJ.
Attention is also directed to the o.lcr of Col.
LASuAN, commanding 7;h Regiment. S. c. Mill
Tia. Read, end govern yourselves accordingly.
N.B.-Won't somebody make an effort to ro-
.yivc our Village Fire COMPANY? Ituscd to be a
vc-y popular institution about muster;ngt time
W. want to .jipe." - - v.