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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
Court Of Equity.

This Court is now sitting in Edgcfcld; its first
session here for number of years. The poccs-
sarly large amount of business on hand will
probably cause the term to be extended through
the entire week. Chancellor w. d. JOHNSON is
presiding. Thi, honorable gentleman is one Of
the newly elected Chancelors, and if we mistake
not, this is his debut. He is from Dennettsville,
the county seat of Marlborough, which il the e1-
trsme North Eastern District of our State. We
have not yet the honor and pleasure of Chan
cellor JoaSsoS's acquaintance, but we are deci-
dedly struck with his coal and quiet selfposses.
sion he has the calm look and collected manner
Of man who kno" profoundly what he is about.
We hope Chancellor JonSSoN will leave Edge
fold, pleasantly impressed with the character and
hospitality Of its community.
Around the bar we notice two distinguished
lawyers from abroad: LAMBERT JONES, Esq,
leader of the Nswb rry bar, who is much honored
in Edge6eld; and last, but never least the Hon.
SAN. MCGOWAN, of Abbcvillc, our Representa-
tive in Congress, the devoted soldier and honest
gentleman to whom every South Curolinan in
stinc!irely pays respect.
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Magnaninity from a New Quarter.

In tho New York Herald We ere pleased to read
the following from the Editor of that journal:
JEFF DAVIS AND HIS TRIAL.-Eyery day We
have some fresh rumor about the trial Of Jeii
Davis. and the public are beginning to weary OF
the subject. If Congress would only pass re.G.
luton to open his prison doors and let him 60
whithersocver he would, the people would be per-
fectly satisfied. All idea of vindictiveness is alb
surd as well rs unpopular. His case hos been
settled by the result of tho rebellion; and Vic
time has gone by when this great nation should
wreak its vengeance upon political criminal.
Let the government, then, treat JEFF Davis az my
Uncle Toby treated the fy-opcn the door Of For
trcss Monroe nnd lot him go forth. Surely the
world is large enough for Jof Davis and the
United States.
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ssPass the Rosy.o

Who doesn't remember the inimitable Dick
Swireler in Dickens Old Curiosity Shop" and
how, as he and his col panion drank their whis.
key out of pewter mugs, sitting at dirty pine
table, Dick, in the grandioquencc of his ideas,
would imagine the whiskey rosy" wine, and the
mugs, cut glass goblets? And how he would
wisely say Pass the rosy; and lot US fan the
hame of friendship with the wing of fconriviality!'
All this pleasant scOne came into our head last
Saturday as we contributed our willing efforts to
the Disappearance of the frst-quaity old Nectar
Whiskey and superior ssgars so kindly cent us
by our pleasant friend JOHN BOILER, who is
fighting it out on the line of Broad Street, Au-
gusta,-and has formidable redoubt ut the pop
uar Liquor and Sfgar establishment of G. II.
MEYER, No IA. Rest assured, JouN, that We
MI "fanncd tke flame Of friendship" in man.
ner which we hope will be ms satiifactory to you,
as it was peculiarly delightful to ourselves.
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ANDREW JOHNSON.
they Don't Repr.s .ht the state.


The posiuou taken by the Charleston Board
.i Irudy. in relation TO the Bankrupt Law
now hef,re Congress, does not at all represent
the sentiment Of the peere Of TIE State. A.
:. recent meeting Of said Board NE observe
the following procceih es:
Mr.. jas. N Wilson then submitted tie
iolowu z memorial, WHICH was read by the
Prrsident:
IL the Honorable, tie Se,atc Of tie United
Stutes:
The petition of the Bomd Of Trade Of the
CITY of Charleston, representing some one
hundred and fifty films OF said city respect
fully Showeth:
That your petitioners are aware that
Bauk,up: Law has been recsntly passed BY
tho aou.e Of r p"esen'ativcs OF the United
States. Yunr petitioners believe That this
Bill, should it pas the Senate and become
law, will be Highly. detrimental to the inter
eats of he people of lie United Staes.
A wa. uf long Duration has demoralizN"
tae public mind to hn: extent that we con-
slider the country is hot in condition to mcel
the law in the proper spirit.
The WAR deb - of some the States hav
ing been already repudia, j. youF petitioners
fear ,ha, the passage Of Bankrupt Law will
cause general Reputation OF debts, inclu-
ding those of The States contracted previous
t. the war. We are opposed to the repudia-
tlon Of any debt, whether it be personal,
State or of the Union.
Your petitioners declare with pleasure that
an honorable course has been generally
adopted between the debtor and creditor, and
No esi enc. has reached your petitioners OF
acy disposition to press those who are unable
to pay. Icnr petitioners believe ti'at the in
solvent laws of the several States Of the
Union will urove abundansly efficient in ex-
treme cases where parties are compelled TO
force settlement with their creditors.
In conclusion, your petitioners pray your
Honorable Body that the Bill in question may
not become the law OF the land. And your
petitioners, as In duty bound, will ever pray
Mr. Wilson offered the following resolution
Resol,ed, That The President and Secreta-
ry of the Board of Trade sign the memorial
inst read, in relation TO the passage of a
General Bankrupt Lrw now before Congress,
and that the President transmit the same to
Washington Immediately, to be laid before
that body.
After lengthy debate participated in by
Messrs. C. Il. Noise aud R. S. Bruins, against,
e. w. Marshall, NJ Sirars. aud Il. Fl. DeLeon,
in favor Of the memorial. the resolution was
adopted, aud the meeting nd 6journed.-C Courier
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Gg> At Oil City, on Saturday, the 26th, the
business portion Of the city was laid in ashes in
cluding ssventy-hve stores, eight hotels, forty
dwelling houses, church and seminary. Loss
100000
G8> The Department of State has received
dispatches from the United States Minister at
Paris, which mentions that Frcnchmen who havO
been naturalized in the United States, and who
may be In France, are liable to conscripti.n, but
if they will report to the department in which
their names arc enrolled, and produce thoir pn-
pcrs of naturalization, their names will probably
be eraaei when requested.
&r 1t is stated that the counsel of President
Davis will demand an immediate trial, and if the
Government NIX postponement, which is pOssi-
ble, they will demand his rcleaso on bail, which
thoy are rOady to give to the amount Of ten mil
lions of dollars.
kY Recently somo ffteon thousand bushels
wheat were shipped from Europe to America.
Sas- The bill passed by Congress for the'cquali-
sutton of bouuti.s, gives every solder, without
of color, eight and third dolinrs
psr month, deduoing hounties already paid, and
excluding altogether dsser,ers aid those VIII"
have sold or bnrtcrtd away to any pOrsbn their
ciamL
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The Sumter News.

This is the title of a new weekly paper which
has just appeared Mt Sumter. 1t is to be devoted
to Literature, Morality, and General Intclli.
gonce." 1t is owned and published by II. L.
DARn, Esq, gentleman of high character, and
Q newspaper man of long experience. Its editor
is Mr.. F. J. MOSES, we'll known in our comnuni-
ty, where ho resided for year before the close
of the war. He iE gentleman of elegant litera-
ry taste; and writes well and gracefully. We
welcome these gentlemen as co-laborcrs in the
good work of advancing the public morals, and
promoting the welfure Of our common country.
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Revivalism Among the colored People.

Revivalism Among the Colored People.
We omitted to mention IN our last issue the
religious feeling manifested Of late among the
cSlored people. We understand that on Sun.
oay the Goth inst. some one hundred and eigh-
fy.1rs Of our colored friends were baptized
by immersion in the Sampit. Quite religi-
Gus enthusiasm is also exhibited in the Meth
odist Church, many names having been added
10 tke list Of members. We trust there is a
thorough change of heart in all cases, and
not ~ uddan ontburst Of the emotonal Of short
duration. and that it may improve the morale
of the colored population, making them good
useful citizens, and impressing npon their
miods the irrevocahle fiat that has gone forth
from the beginning of the world, y in the
sw At a; thv face shalt thou eat BREAD" Ma,
thew be bsp,y and pro>perous.-Georgetown
Times.
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Sustain The National Inte,.. ence

Sustain The National InteIIi. emcer.
The paragraph below contains good advice.
While the Radicals take care of the "Dcad Duck" +"
lot US of the South do all We can to take care Of
the decent dignifed, md friendly Nafiomnl Iutcl.
tigeneer. An exchange says: I" The Congress by
an amendment tonne of the appropriation bills,
have raktn care of their pet Forney requiring
the public advertisements substantially to be
given to the CIronirlc. The Radicals un nderstand
The lower of the prefs, and they strain every
nerve to sustain their organs. Tie Southern
p epple should 90 likewise, and vigorous effort
throughout the Snuih should bs made to support
the Presidents organ, tho National fnfeQiyencer.
This is an admirable paper, and is battling man
fully for the rights of the Suuth.'
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Major Coleman.

His numerous friends throughout the Di:trict
will be gnd TO learn that Major WILSON COLEMAN
has been uncondi'onally released from tn. arrsst
past by the United States Military Authorities of
South Carolina. Major COLEMAN was in town on
Monday last, looking well, and in fuc spirits.
Messrs. Blesse, Mitchell, Gonilion, Yarbo-
rough and Son, young Hcrlong and EmsY Lott.
hive also all returned to their homes within the
past three weeks.
Four of our fellow citizens are still in Jail in
Charleston ,-MsssrE. Laahum, Lowry, Powell and
Patrick Coleman.
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Death Of General Scott.

Genl. WINFIELD ScoTr, for 80 many years at
tho head Of the Army of tho United st.:os, .ied
at West Point on the Hudson, on the 2sth May.
He was buried at West Point on Friday the lst
June. Great national honors arc being paid his
memory. lie wa, native Southcrner, but his
honors arc coming from the North. Let US r'-
member, however, that the grave should cover
every resentment hide every error, hush every
uncbaritabe tongue.
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~ General How1Edb attempt to mhitewash
t5c Freedmen's Bureau has gfsSs'y lowered that
officer in the Presidents cstiluativns ltsropor'ed
shat the President has requested bhf 70 fe'sh'
and will remove him IL he does not resign hs
President is determined that tho oa,rsgeH and
abuses prscticsa by the officers and sgcni' Of the
Durean must eease.
1ss- one mile race vns rnn at New York on
the 2s,h. by UpdsrwOod's four year old " Revply
or" full weight EakiDs the fasteat run on ,erora
9ims a44s on She sseord aost
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The Trial of Mr.. Davis to be Postponed
Until November.

WASHINGTON, May II.
It is now considered certain chat the trial
of Mr.. Davis will be postponed from June to
the November term Of court. The hot weather
and the possibility Of epidemics are sufficient
TO warrant the delay rntl later in the season.
Neither is it expected that he will be Brought
to trial under the Norfolk indictment. The
Grand Jury simply adjourned, and is therefore
competent to withdraw this and substitute
any other. The Norfolk Indictment is good
in the absence of any other, and was drawn
in almost exact conformity with the celehra.
ted Burr indictment; but the assistant coun-
sci for the prosecution will probably ask for
its amendment by adding several additional
points. The 10th of june 1864, was fixed
for two reasons /: first, the indictment must
by law be found within three years of the al
legged crime and secondly, the evidence that
was brought before the Grand Jury fixed
that particular day.
Its no longera secret that James T. Brady,
of New York, is engaged as counsel for Mr..
Davis He arrived in the city yesterday in
the interest of his client. and 10 day had an
Interview with Mrs. Davis at the residence of
Dr.. Miller. where she is now stopping. Mr.
Davis will be prepared ut the June term of
court, TO be held in Richmond, and will insist
upon an immediate trial, or hesng released
upon his own recognizance, or upon ba l. He
will also be prepared to give bail in any
amount demanded by the Government to the
extent Of five or ten millions of dollars. H,s !
Counsel will fhsist that there is ncil her law,
nor JUSTICE, nor precedent for longer delay by
the Government. nor fpr u Hi,,sai to accept
,ail, sh.u .uld the prosecutors for any reason
.sk for postponement of the case,
The opinion is widespread that the Govern.
nent will ask continuance Of tie case on
he ground of not being prepared FIR trial
u, Il is believed that wh:n all The conse
uences Of delay are considered, and the fact ,
noe known that t, millions of dpllar, bail
an be procnred in the North alone, that Il
uthorities will either proceed at rrce in the
ase or ,e'etee BIN upon his Own recogbi. {
aace OF upon parole, rather tbsn aaJsrbse 9
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Be Sure That Your L etters Are Prepaid

BE Sure That Your Letters Are Prepaid.
For the convenience of our readers, many Of
whom are uninformsd as to the present Postal
Rates, We extract and prepare the following from
the existing regulations, as published in the
United States Mail:"
The law requires the postage on all letters to
be prepaid by stamps or stamped envelopes-pay-
ment in money being prohibited. All drop letters
must also be prepaid. The only letters on which
payment is not demanded, nre those nddressed to
the President or Vice President, Members of Con-
gress, and letters official business to the Chiefs
9fthe Executive Departments Of the Government,
the heads of bureaus, and chief clerks and others
invested with the frankng privilege.
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~ On the 10Th uliimo there was another
bloody riot of tho blacks ut Quincy, Florida. A
negro was arrested Ger some Ofonsc, and commit
ted to iail. A large number Of blacks assembled
and attempted to rescue him, whereupon fight
ensu.d between the party and the toren officers,
in which the marshal was killed. and several citi.
zens wounded.
gY telegraph from New Orleans dated
we 2, says tho levse at alexandria has given
way, and the town is flooded. The eatirs Red
River country is devastated.
ns- Over two thousand soldiers have been dis
and placed in the National Cemetery at
Seven Pines, ono thousand Two huhdrud Of whom
are not known.
ar Hon. ". D. Simpson, Confederate Con-
gre.smau. from This Cong rssionSl District has
been pardpned by tho President.
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to the world such state of public feeling at
the North, and admit such vacillation. and
imbecility in preparing for this important case.
1t is not unlikely that Mr. Brad while here
will cofster with the President, the Secretary
Of War, and the Attorney General upon the
line of procedure to be adopted inthe case.
He is expecting to return to New York to-
morrow night.
Mr.. Harrison, late private secretary to Mr..
Davis, is smong.the arrivals at Willard's.
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Gen. Grant After the Fenians.

BUFFALO, june z.
General Grant passed West at noon to-day.
He sert the following telegram to zen. Meade: :
Major General Meade, U.S.A; Philadelphia.
General Barry is here. Assign him to
the General command from Buffalo to the
mouth of the Niagara river;
"Tbe State authorities should call out the
militia on the frontier to prevent q hostile ex.
nedit;on leaving the United States, and save
private property from destruction by mobs.
rs Sirnedl q. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General
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I certify that this document is true and
correct copy of the original low in my pos
session, by virtue of which the said James
Eagan has been discharged.
AMOS PILLSEURY, Sup't.
Albany Peni,entiary, May Is, 'GG.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. Eagan
has arrived at his hcme in Lexington, in good
health, but entertaining the most utter con-
tempt for Military Commissions, and al! the
hyenas of the Radical stripe
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DON'T Forget the Soldier Boy.

We mean the crippled soldier boy who strives
to make an honest living by IIsir-Cut,ng sha-
wing, and Sbampooing. Young LEWIS CoyAR.
His skop is in a clean aud airy room of Mr.. RY-
ANS Hstcl And he is very commendably OK
pert in his business. Besides being always cour-
teous and obliging to every bcdy.
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A Visitor from an Honored House.

Mr. woopRUrr, pleasant gentleman connect
ed with the Charleston Courier, dropped .pOn
us on Monday lnst, and told US heap ut inte.
resting thiugs about the Courier, anu abcat Char.
lesion, and about cur Inuch-esteemed friend Maj
MuRaELr.. We are only sorry be had so little
time to chat. He jotted down Col. JoHSsroN's
Railroad speech, and, his work being done, de-
parted from listless Edgcheld to bustling Char
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A White Man Equal to Two Dogs!

a Whltc M0n Equai " i"o NoSo'
We meet our old friend Major Geo. ADDISON
a. the morning reception of Capt BENZ. RorEH'
Tax Collector. We pay two dollars apiece upon
our own heads, and one dollar upon the heads OF
1T respective dogs. The Maj r may have gone
further. As for us, We are constrained to confess
that we stopped with the two heads. We then
register our nsmcs beneath that of a "per,on of
color" After this suggestive experience, and
saying to ourselves: "pary niggsr," VIC retire
in mournful silence.
In the afternoon of the same day, we meet
Major A. again; this time on the square. He
salutes US thus: Hello Jim I've b"'n thinking
over since this morning that our Le:islsf1.s are
not complimentary to us. According to their
late tnx ldws, white man is equal to only two
dogs and what ia worse, he Is no better thnn
niger! $500 for whito man; $500 for two
dogs; and $500 for niger!
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rhe Atlantic Monthly.

This is the name Of q famous Yankee montnly
Magazine, published in Boston, by the fsmous
Tickuor and Fields. It is devoted to "Litera-
ture, Science, Art, and Politics" AZ far as the
first three arc concerned, it deserves unqualified
commendation; but as to its Politics., we say :
Out upon it It is as venomous MS old THAD
himself! And certainly we cannot add another
word to its condemnation. In the very number
boforo u.s. there is critical notice of new book
entitled "The South since tho War;" This book
contains the vonlitipgs Of dog named SIDNEY
ANDREWS, who has travelled "fourteeu weeks" in
Georgia and South Carolina since the close of
the war; In this critical notice, the editor, aftor
prating of this dogs "honesty anl straightfor-
ness" delivers himself thus:
The lending men in the region through which
Mr.. Andrews passed seem to have an adequate
convention of the fact that the South con ONLY
rise again through tranquility, education, and
Justice; and some few Of those inen have tho
daring to declare that regeneration must come
through her abandonment Of I'll tho social thoo-
rics aud prejudces that distinguished her rs n
section before the war. But in great degree the
beaton bully is bully still. There is the old
oun gng, the old tipsiness, the old swngger, the
old violence. Mr.. Andrews has to fly from
mob, as in the merry days OF 1859, because he
persuadcs an old negro to 90 home and not stay
and be stabbed by q gentleman of one of the
frst families. Drunken lifelong idlerS hiccup
an elouuentdespair over the freedmen's worthless
ness: bitter young ledies and bightoned gentle
men insult Northerners when opportunity offers;
and, while there Is general disposition to accept
the fortune of war; there is belief, equally gen.
eral. among our uncongtructed brethren, that bet
ter pcople were never worse off. The conditions
outside Of the great towns are not such as 10 Mt.
tract Northern immigration, IN winch the ehlet
hope of the South lies; and there Is but slight
wish on the part Of tho dominant classes to im-
prove the industry Of the country ny dolng Jusuce
to tho liberated slaves"
And men who writo and print such false and
insulting stuf, have the cfFrontery to send it vol
UNFAIRLY among US, ot whom it is aimed So far
from recommending the Atlantic Monthly to our
people, we. warn them against sacrificing their
self-respect by taking it.
If our people wish to subscribe to Literary
Magazines-and VIC earnestly hope they do
there are plenty Of ;u,y excellent ones in the
South. Among them arc two new ones' both Of
which We can cordially recommend. "The Cre-
scent Monthly" published in New Orleans; and
"The Land We Love-" published in Charlotte,
N. c.. and edited by Gen. D. II. Hill. These
periodicals contain pure and moral literature;
and do not, as in tho case of 60 many Northern
publications, ignoniniously enter to the dopreved
tastes of those whose morbid sentimentality gives
thom keen relish for the vulgar, the immoral,
the sensational, the prurens tho malicious the
revcngeful.
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TERRIBLE TonSApo.-A terrific tornado,
at Huaesdale, Pa, swept over the borough on
last Monday evening. The great bridge span.
ming the Leckawanus OF Sixth street was
lifted bodily from its foundation, and fell iuto
the river mass Of ruins. A number Of
barns, out,hoasts, etc., were demolished.
Trees and sticks Of timber Il led the air. The
course of the tornado mas West to East,
thence South, aid finally towards the North,
east. No lives were LOST.
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RATES OF .pvERrIslNG.
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.

Advertisements will he inserted at the rate "'
ONE DOLLAR and FIFTY CENTS per sqnar'
f,a giniou bncs,or inss.) far the first insrr'ion'
a,d q 1E DOLLAR for each subsequent insertion
.ae-A liberal li,couu, will be mado to thoS'
wishing to advertise hy th" year.
A,u,uncins Candidates $500. 10 advance.
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Death Of Still Another old Citizen.
The Rev. HENRY C. HERLoSe, known and res
pected among Us for so many long years, depart
ed this life few days back, ut his residence near
Mount Willing.
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,T,,nop-Tbe coIun,hps

GERMAN LABoR.-The Columbus, Georgia,
Eroairer fears that the experiment of intro
du;tng German laborers upon the Southern
plantations may fail, because they require
food which is not raised there, and can only
he procured from the North. The increased
expense Of such laborers may neutralize the
cheapuess of their wages.
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1s,- Af,er the Hon. Preston s. Brooks canOd
Sumner some years ago, Sumner, in his swarm
statement of the matter. says thut when be was
lying bsthcd in blood. etc, he folt . pressure Of
,he hand, ,eh;cL ssc@,d to o"me from CampLcH of
Ohio. Tn. other day Sumner waa the only Sena-
tor who voted against the confirmation of this
6 me capptell Of Ohio, Ss Minister to Mesieo.