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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
The Latest from, the Fenians.

lie Ldtess HoHh thC chi"hS'
ToRoNTo, June 2. 1870 q. nj.
This morning the force of volunteers at
tackled the Fenians encamped rear Ridgeway,
when fighting became general. A number
were killed. The result Of the engagement
is as yet unknown.
BUFFALO, June 2, lI.3O a. IN.
The English troops occupy Fort Erie. 1t
is not known whether the reported fight at
Ridgeway is with the Fenians who landed
Yesterday at Fort Erie, or with another party.
The probability is that the fight occurred with
the former.
It's reported that the English troops are
retreating from Ridgeway, but no particulars
have been received.
United States guuboat Michigan is patrol
ling the river, with orders to sink anything
attempting to cross.
General Sweeny was here yesterday, but
probably left for the scene Of action.
Governor Fenton. it is snid viii issue pro.
clamation to-day, warning citizens not to
countenance the invaders; and that twelve
regiments of militia will be sent to the border.
1900 Fenians have left here for Canada.
TORONTO, June 2.
The British version of the fight at Ridge.
way is that the attack was made BY the Brit.
ish, who drove the Fenians, number were
killed on each side.
The volunteers were expected to hold their
own for reiniorcements to reach them, which
were momentarily expected.
American neutrality is severely cehsured
and the people declare that the. Government
ia in collusion with the FenianS.
New YORK, June 2.
General impression is that the present
movement is to cover the real point of attack,
which will be on the line OF the St. Lawrence
river
Canadian troops are stationed along the
line to prevent the Fenians crossing.
The Suspension Bridge is carefully guarded
and scrutiny is made Of all travellers.
The movement of meu toward the frontier
is reported from every part of the country.
The Town of St. Albane, Vermont, is the
rendezvous for reinforcements.
The Third Fepian infantry, twelve hundred
strong, and Fenian cavalry regiment, lett
Bostop for that point yesterday morning.
Smsller detachments from Syracuse, Elmi-
ra, Troy, Rochester, Lowell, Lutland, and
other places we're continually arriving. One
of Moscby's guerrfilas has command of the
cavalry regiment from Boston; and the Fe-
mans say Fitzhugh Lee is to command the
cavalry wing of the army.
Four hundred and fifty thousand rounds of
ammunition were shipped from Columbus,
Ohio, in the last few days for New York one
hundred and fifty thousand for Chicago; and
thirty thousand muskets for Buffalo. They
are supposed to be for the ussof the Fenians.
Head Centre Stephens has issued Q mani
festo at ,Philadelphia protesting against tue
movement of General Sweeny on the ground
that it is not desirable to commit any breach
Of neutrality by which the country might be
COMPROMISED.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
TIL E ADV TISE r.
JAMES T. BACON, EDITOR.
.-t
WEDNESDAY, JUNE G, 1866.
Conclusion.

This week we publish the concluding portions
of the able and interes ing Report of rho Aiken
Commit oe, up. 'he saafces Of the proposed
new District of Calh..un.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
Quarterly Meeting.

Tho Quarterly Conference of both the Edgeheld
and Butler Circuits, Rev. SIDI II. BROWNE, Pre-
siding Elder, will be held at Bethlehem on the
23d and 24th juno.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
The Homestead Low in mississippi.

The Homestead law of Mississippi rs adopted
from levy and execution, the homestead, with two
hundred and forty acres Of land attached, 50 head
of hogs, 20 head COWS, ~ Sheep, wagon md team
a certain quantity Of furniture. dc. That Sta.o
will no. no dsporulated. But Sonth Carolina
will, if some Homestead law. or somo law of the
kind, mot enacted by onr Legislature, or by the
peopls 10 cppyeptDn assembled.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
A Very Sad Occurrence.

We deerly regret t" have to announce that DR..
john G. WILLIAMS, one of the mort respected
citizens of our District, came to his death OH
Monday afternoon last, at his residence the act
of his own hand.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
DURIsoE, KEEsE & co.
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.

TIE ADVERTISER is published regularly ev-
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
Death nf Gen. Scott.

WEsr PorNT, May 29-Lieut. Gen. Scott
died at IL, this inornins. He was out on
Saturday afternoon and showed then no signs
Of early demise. On Sunday, be began failing
fast, though the physicians did not anticipate
death Immediately. H., was entirely con-
scious until the moment Of death, although he
lost bis voice two hour! previous. He re-
cognized the chaplain of the post ten minutes
before death, and clssped his hand in silence.
Executive MANSION,
WASHINGTON, May 29, 1866.
The President, with ,p'of'und sorrow, all
nounces to the people of the United States
The death of Winfield Scott, late Li.utenant-
;ieneral OF the army.
ON the day which NAV be appointed for
the .uneral, the several Executive Depart
m.,,ts of the Government; will be closed. The
,~.d, Of the War and Navy Departments will
respectively give order, for the pa, meni OF
appropriate donors 10 the memory of the de-
ceased.
(SisLed,) ANDREW JOHNSON.
WEST PolNr, June. 2.
The funeral ceremonies OF Gen. Scott were
o impressive. Distinguished persons fror,
a.. s.c,ins OF tue .untry were present. Th:
State and municipal Governments we're ais;
represented. Rr. pect YVES paid to the memo
nv # the deceased in nearly all the eastern
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06

Alas, that the Yankoe achool marus and Yam
koe parsons in Charleston should, while they
show the freedmen the steep and thorny way to
heaven" bo SO regardless of their own lessons,
and wander about so rccklcssly in 'the ways Of
mammon, and in "the primrose paths of dalll-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
Tbe European War.

The fo'low,ng article from he New York
Herald will be read with interest at this
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
From the New York Times. !
VIZ stnn,nn,s Position

The newspapers are raising a great
hue and cry eve" Mr.. Stantou's declara-
ton, made in Cabinet meeting, that he
is oppos ed to tba Congressional Commit
tees plan of reconstruction, and in favor
of the general principles held on this
subject by the President The only rea-
son fer any surprise on this point lies in
the extent to W lch Mr.. Stanton's views
had hoen misrer :esented by the parties
eager to secure Tor their own schemes
the prestige of h~ reputation
Those familiar with the political his
tory Of the past hree or four years are
we'll aware that from its very inception
during Mr.. Lincaln's administration, Mr.,
Stanton favore(u What is now styled the
Presidents plan # restoring the States
lately in rebell Il g. their former rela.
tions o the FEDERAL government. In-
deed, Ir. Seward and Mr.. Stanton to,
gethe were, 'uuf1ss we are misintormed,
the Il st who suggested to President
Linco.r the appointment Of Andrew
Johns N as Mill Try or Provisional Gov
erRo; f Tenues g, Cor the express pur.
pose taking t. initial step towards
carry 80 ont III policy of restoration
IL wa. even IHt 1OItS6Cni lhdV "Hch'
ever tie war .ould end, some plan
mrrst be adopted for setting in motion
the wheels of government in States
where they had Ieen arrested by the re-
bellion, and after full and tLBough
examination it was decided that the
agency of provis onal governors was the
best that could b deviscd. Mr.. Johnson
was possessed Try thoroughly of the
motives and general views which led
to.his appointu snt, and entered very
heartily into them, as did also the Presi.
dent and his ass lciates in the Govern
ment
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
Ink on Tobacco.

The House bad an elaborate debate on
the tobacco tax in the internal Revenue
bill, and finally fixed it at the following
rates: On cavendish, plug and twist
tobacco, forty cents per pound; on to-
bacco twisted by hand or reduced from
the leaflnto a condition 10 be consUped
without the use of any machine or in.
strument and without being pressed or
sweetened, a tax of thirty cents per
pound; on fine cut chewing tobacco,
whether manufactured with the stems
in or not, or however sold, whetherI oOse,
in bulk, or in rolls, packages, papers, or
wrappers, or boxes, a tax of forty cents
per pound; on smoking tobacco of all
kinds not sweetened nor stemmed, nor
butted including that made OF stems or
in part of stems and limitations thereof,
tax of ten cents per pound. This last
tax is reduction of ten cents per pAnd
from the rate named in the bill rs it was
reported
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24

EVERY advocate of negro suffrage VIII
vote for the proposed constitutional
amendment
. Every believer in the doctrine of ne
gro equality will vote with the radicals.
Every man who opposes the restora-
ton policy of PRESIDENT JOHNSON will
vote for the constitutional amendment.
wEvery man who endorses the course Of
the disunionsts in Congress and believes
that THAD STEVENS is patriot and
Ben. BUTLE an honest man, viii vote
for the constitutional amendment.
Every man who is in favor of impeach.
ing the President because he defends the
constitution and has vetoed the Freed,
mems Bureau and Civil Rights bills
will vote. for the constitutional amend
ment
Every mau who desires to see oul
State legislature composed of the same
class of meddlesorDe fanatics that have
created already so much discord and
confusion, will vote for the constitutions
al amendment
Men who axe opposed to these things
Will vote for the rejection Of the radical
scbemr
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
Influential Citizens

We trust that the substantial. iptelli-
gent and thinking men of orr citv will
cot feel il 20 be uudignified nor a waste
q, we to devote this day to the interests
# 10 conservative cause. Many men
Il aeat personal influence, have hereto
foT5 Kept a'oot from active participation
IN Hol'ti'ai aHairs and' beyond oast'h2
their c"n votes In favor OF what they
knew &c 10 right have done nothing
else TO secure the triumph Of just prinoi
plss of government But these men
should feel that this is no ordinary
csisis IN the history Of the State it is nu
mere sQuabhls between Office seekers
no petty scramble tor the l"aves aud
Hshes o0' 10 determine whether W.
are 70 nave ID west Virginia a repnh'i.
can government, government of law,
tn, liberty Of ever; citizen is ASA l.,l
b, 'he rarity in power, aud notNi,h
SEEDING theromay be some who tsinl,
cat men rocentlylengaged in rebellion.
should not as once be permitted to take
part il political affairs, yst all good mon
must rgres that tho means resoricd to by
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
Elect the euDgrYisors

The great Importance of the vote upon
the Constitutional Amendment shonld
not lead as to forget the daty of elect,
ing good township officers The election
Of Supervisors il especially important
and must be looked after very closely.
The Board Of Supervisors is Invested
with a ySt amount Of power Oyr the
persona and property Of citizens and the
office il one of the most responsible
in The county. Heretofore our political
opponents have had majority in the
Bosri, and we are all we'll aware of ths
partisan character Of many of .their de
.cisions. We must see to it that the
Board OF Supervisors has different
political complexion next year.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
Negro Suffrage.

There is unmistakeable evidence that
the radical party IN this State will es
,abl;sh'negro suffrage just as soon as
they may think it necessary for the re-
,eottoD Of power They now hope to
keep themselves in office ny the disfrau-
chi5ement of white men, but if they
ind that they are still in danger Of being
voted down, they will bestow suffrage
upon the negroes they will do any.
hing rather than submit to the will of
the majority, and vacate the Offices they
lcyo so long perverted The constitu.
ton will not restrain them from the'com.
mission Of any act that will contribute
to the ascendency of their party, and
their promises are as easily broken as
ropes Of sand. 1t matters not what they
may profess to the contrary, the radical
party in other States has already taken
its stand in favor of negro suffrage, and
the West Virginia Legislature at its last
session passed two or three acts intended
70 pave tho way for giving negroes the
right t. vote here.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
From the Kanawha Republican,
R,dica,.m aud Negro Suffrage

Some of the truly loyal" (so-called)
napers of this State seem to be very
much disturbed by the idea OF negroes
for voters, Jurors and office nolaetSs; n "nu
say they are opposed to al sucn eni1S
If this be true they should not Law e
dorsed the Union men IN congress
who are in favor of these measures
They must have either been In favor "
negroes for these positions, or they ha az
blindly led the way in endorsing 'no
"Union men in Congress" who are. III
either case they and their endorsemeih'
should be repudiated by the peoPioee
In This. and in many other counties VI
the State, by endorsing Congress, tney
have So far as they could, put the Union
narty on the record as being IN favor Oh
; Conc S", ngress, and Congress has passed the
ciVii RIGHTS bill, discriminating in favor
IF the negroes, requiring the United
States District Attorney to prosecute
for. or defend the negro against the
white man, land. the United States
paws for .it) although the latter may
have served in the Union army dur
ing the whole war. Congress now
has before it Il bill requiring negroes
to be used as jurors, and may
pass it. The lower House of Con
gress has already passed bill giving
negroes in the District of Columbia the
right to vote. This bill is now before
the Senate. Belore.this bill passed the
lower house a vote was taken to get the
sense of the citizens of the District OF
Columbia on the proposition. The vote
stood-as we remember it-about 70 Tor
giving them the right to vote, and about
5000 against it; and who were the vo'
tiers against this proposition The Dis
| trict furnished about $500 white yolun-
teers for the Union army. They were
the first soldiers that reported to defend
the Capital of the nation against the
rebels. They were the first to cross the
Potomac to fight the rebellion. These
white volunteers voted in a solid column
against the proposition, but what did
| Congress care tor the feelings of these
brave.men ? They passed the bill over
the almost unanimous vote of the white
citizens and soldiers of the District, and
what is more. called them rebels and
traitors just rs the radicals in this
State are abusing those who are opposed
to the acts of his same Congress. and
of the last Legislature.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24

IT is asserted, hut we are disposed to
regard !, rs vile SANDER, that the price
in Washington f . one hour speech,
which III, report, IS furnish on short no.
ticc. has COME doy to S25 and $50 Sat-
urday is set apart for speaking the
pieces thus prepared by reporters and
paid for by memb IS. Usually less than
fifty members collect in the House of
Representatives,, Last Saturday the
number is reported to have been not to
exceed two dozen,-a snug little debat-
ing society, which enabled the partici-
pants, as Others before them Had done
to speak their pieces and send them
torth.to their constituents.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24

is highly probable that the next legisla-
turs, if it has as little brains and as much
bigotry as the last, will pass an act
defining who are included within the
prescribed class and what acts OF the
citizen gave laid or assistance to the
rebellion" 1t is therefore within their
power to decide that voting for
MCCLELLAN in 1864, or giving food to
Southern prisoners, or failing TO vote
for Governor FOREMAN, or questioning
the propriety or good policy of any act
Of the civ il or military authorities dur
inp the war, may be considered giving
aid or assistance to the rebellion " and
sufficient to exclude the persons guilty
of these things from all civil and peiitl
cal rights. A. new test oath may be
framed under color ofthis amendment
requiring the voter to swear thar
he has never been guilty o.
any of the acts referred to-
or in fact, whatever else the Whlm OF
fanaticism of the Legislature may
dictate.
The registration act will be amended
so as to become even more burdensome
and will remain in force Every yea'
the expense of supporting the whole
brood of Registrars and Boards OF Reg
istration will be saddled upon the PEG
pie. Every year the three InquiSitor
will sit in. each county to strike iron
the list of voters all whom malice anc
perjury may accuse
We must show our detestatiOn OF TIL
system to-day. Certainly. no lover o
freedom who has undergone'the humil
alton and inconvenience and expense o
having his name registered, land WIZ
knows that he is taxed to pay the wage
of the men who are laboring to max
him slave, will fail to so to the poll
to-day and vote to rebuke the radlca
partisaus VINO have inflicted This dis
| grace.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24

STRONG influences are being brought
&" secure the pardon of Ketchun, the
New York torger He is learning the
shnemai>er's trade at Sing Sing, hui his
friends seem resolved that lac shall rot
have time to perfect himself in tn, aft
Il is rumored that the sum of 500, 00e has
been raised to soften some ones heart,
in regard to the suffering offender.
Meanwhile Burnham, the mock auction.
eer, who was sent to the same institu.
tial as hrs Wall street rival, for the term
of two years aud half has secured a
pardon by the expenditure of $4,000.
The rascars mock auction establish.
ments were AL in full operation during
hla confinement, and ii is said weekly
returns Of the profits were forwarded to
MIN. The moral of these cases SEEM to
be: ityou live in New York, be homes if
you have no money; if you have. YOU
can be as villairous as you please. Gov.
ernor Fenton, of New York, is a radIcal
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
Anfa of fhe Legialotnre,

We are much obliged to Mr. JOHN
FEW. public printer, for furnishing us
with copy of the acts passed by the
West Virgisia Legislature at the session
Of 1865. They are much more neatly
printed and bound than they deserve
Mr.. FREw has done his work much bet
ter than the Legislature did the duty
comitted to it.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24

PROspECTs OF THE COTTON CROP.
Southern letters estimate the cotton
crop of the current year at about 20O.-
900 haieS, of which southwest Georgia
will yield at least 10000 bales At
twenty-five cents per pound, this district
VIII realize Sl2,000,000 and be tberichest
rebel region south OF the Potomac So
correspondent of the Uorld says lie
thinks however, that the cotton crop
would be much larger but for certain
obstacles II its cultivation which he
enumerates Some productive planta-
tious are only working half tue cpsto.
inary force. There is great scarcity of
mules aud horses, and also cotton seed.
F!gst class mules in January were sell
iatG at $3.50, aud cotton seed rated al one
iollarprr bushel They are now PVT at
$500 to $3.50 per bushel Before the
var tb'y We're used as MANURE
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
Vote Enrly.

1t ie always good policy for voters to
60 early to the polls and deposit their
ballots. There is nothing gained by
delaying the matter until afternoon OF
shortly before the closing of the polls
We have known men TO be possessed OF
a scr5 OF foolish ambition to dSposit the
last ballot and have known them
frequently to loo too late. Vote early
and than spend the day in getting your
neighbors 20 vote,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24

HE Baltimol, and Ohio Railroad
Company have & suit pending against
thcm in Baltimo. for refusing to sell a
negro q ticket 70. passage in first class
cars. Such q lie. # has been refused in
Washington, aug : IS not unlikely that
the occasion viii ne seized for bringing
another suit unO the civil rights bill,
Several have bee brought in Baltimore
and at ether pa, Of the country for
rtuSals colorc people of admission
to enter ainmen to which they have
heretofore been Excluded under State
ana municipal o. finances
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
Missouri 80 il is Coming

4 rrespond. ut, who has recently
made a business trip through many of
the interior couu les of Missouri, is sur
prised and amay i at the rapidity with
which The radical party in that State is
going to pieces He says the desertions
from its ranks m y be numbered by hun
dreds and thousands. The reason there.
for he thus states in a letter to the st
Louis Republican
"TheTe are many reasons for this great
aud desirable change, CHEF among which
arc the outrageous character of many of
tho provisions o. the new constitution,
the inhuman al i disgracefuI persecu.
ton of minister's f the gospel, the arrest
and i'm risonme' of teachers, the wild
aud wasteful extravagance Of the-party
in pow ?, .saddli upon the people a
load OF taxation which they can lily
afford tu bear, al under which they are
fairly groaning nd the unholy, fanati-
cal and suicidal turse of the majority in
Congress These nd many other reasons
have operated anon the minds of the
people until tn have determined to
have q change Mis8ori is thoroughly
aroused aud, wit energy, vigilance and
untirinG zeal on { .c part of the friends
of the Unioa a,i the supporters of
Andrew Johnson he next election will
bury raJicaIism b It grave so deep that
for II there will oe. 10 resurrection. I
believe !. is the lsie5t matter in the
world t. make t > conservative MAORI
ty from toyD to $ ~ th0asGHd.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24

Ar hotel tSDle at Meridian. Missis.
sippi. q Union soldier rose from his seat
and kindly waited upon one.armed
confederate soldier, who could not help
himself very we'll The attention was
naturally and delicately paid and CRATE
1aiiy received, and it made decided i'm.
pTesSion upon the other guests. The
Mslloian Messenger, which relates the in
b a;' says: " The spirit of that gray
t"m Federal soldier would do more
t .Hwatu reconeiling North and South
tha an any spirit which has ever invaded
S1 iIom wnere the Committee of FIT.
'een. noia snelr sessions, and pump an
solts OF stories out of all sorts of wit
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
Ohio Comfy Election Returns.

Returns of the election in this county
should be brought to the Democratic
Club Room, OH Main street, to night
We hope to announce the result to-mor-
row morning, and, if our patrons do not
receive their paper quite as early as
usual, we trust they will excuse the
daloy
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-24
esntl in the Returns.

We trust that our friends at the county
seat in the various counties will make
no delay in sending to this office reliable
seturns OF the vote on the constitutional
amendment. Send by telegraph where
ever possible, at our expense.