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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-06-26
RADICAL CAMPAIGN DooUMEET.

We have received an eight-page document, pro-
Tossing to set forth The policy of Congress ia re-
ference to the restoration of the Union, published
by the Union Republican Congressional Commit
tee, Washington, D. G." The Reconstruction Acts
are given in full and then follows the annexed ad-
dress In order that our readers, rot favored with
the polite attentions (?) of the Committee, might
be fully apprised of the policy and purposes of
the Republican party, We publish the address in
full, and invite careful perusal 1t would be an
easy task to 10y bare the fasehoods and inconsis-
tencies therein contained, but We are! not aware
that any good result would follow such proceed
ing, as every man of intelligence will readily de-
tect the errors and reject the false theories upon
which this party hopes to- build foundation in the
South. The following isithe address:
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Jefferson Davis.
Since the release of Mr.. Davis and his journey
to Canada, the newspapers have not contained
much respecting his movements. Some days ago,
he visited Niagara Falls, on the Canada side, end
while there was screnaded by party of gentle
men. In response to the compliment, he spoke as
follows:
thank you sincerely for the honor you have
this evening shown to me; it shows that true
British manhood to which misfortune is always at
tractive. May peace and prosperity be forever the
blessing of Canada for she has been the asylum for
many of my friends, as she is now an asylum 10
myself. 1 hope that Canada may forever remain :"
part of the British Empire, and may Goa oiess
you all, and the British flag never cease 10 wave
over you.
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New Calicoes and Delaines.

lust received, an assortment of New Calicoes
u and Deanes, which will be sold as low as
they can be had in Baltimore.
Il. e. B0ULDIN,
noyle Opposite n. p. Church, Bel Aiv.
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The Good Old Winters.

In 401 the Black sea was entirely fro
zen over. In 763 not only the Black
Sea, but the Straits of Dardanells, were
frozen over, the snow in some places rose
blty feet high. In S22 the great rivers
of Europe, the Danube, the Elbe, etc.,
"oro 90 herd fro1su 10 bear heavy wa
CONS for month. Iu $50 the Adriatic
was frozen. In 991 everything was fro
zen, the crops totally failed, aud famine
and pestience closed the year. In 1867
most of the travellers in Germany were
frozen to death on the roads. In 1874
the Pc was frozen from Gremona to the
sea the wine sacks were burst, and the
trees split, by the action of the frost, with
immense noise. In 1886 the Danube was
frozen to the bottom, and remained long
in that state. In 1916 the crops wholly
failed in Germany; wheat, which some
years before sold iu England at 6s. the
quarter, roso to CO. In 1908 the crops
failed in Scotland and such famine en-
sued that the poor were reduced to feed on
grass, and many persisted miserably in
the fields. The successive winters Of
1882 3 were uncommonly severe. In
1868 the wine distributed to soldiers was
cut with hatchets. In 1858 it was ex.
cessively cold. Most of the holles were
killed. Coaches drove along the Thames,
the ice of which was eleven inches thick.
In 1909 occurred the cold winter the
frost penetrated the earth three yards in-
to the ground. In 1716 booths were
erected on the Thames. In 1744 and
1745 the strongest alo in England, ex.
posed to the air was covered in less than
fifteen minutes with ice an eighth of an
inch thick. In 1909 and 1872 the win
tiers were remarkably cold. In 1914
there was fair on the frozen Thames.
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5ILlstGIIaneUus.
A Field of Blood,

The soil Of Bladensburg, Maryland, has
bloody record. 1t has been the scene
of many refined murders iu days passed.
One who visits the place now will find the
fell green with vcrdure, aud here and
there, flowers spring from the sod which
few years since was trampled by the feet
of men arrayed in deadly hostility. Here,
on a beautiful grass plat, surrounded by
trees, forms made after the image of God
came to insult nature and defy heaven.
In 1914, Edward Hopkins was killed
here in duel. This seems to have been
the first of these fashionable murders on
this duelling ground.
In 1919, A. T. Mason, a United States
Senator, from Virginia, fought with his
sisters husband, John McCarty, here
McCarty was ayerso to fighting, and
thought there was no necessity forit; but
Mason woald fight. McCar;y named
muskets loaded with buck shot, aud 80
near together that they would hit heads
if they fell on their faces, This was
changed by the seconds to loading with
bullets, and taking twelve feet as the dis
lance. Mason wax killed instantly, and
McCarty who had his collar bone broken,
still lives with his sister in Georgetown.
His hair turned white so soon after the
fight as to cause much comment. He
has since been solicited to act as Sc
coDd iu duel, but refused 10 accordance
with pledge made to his wife soon after
killing her brother.
In 1920, Commodore Decatur was killed
here in duel by Commodore Barron
At the first fire both fell forward and lay
within ten feet of each other, and each
supposed himself mortally wounded, each
fully and freely forgave the other, still
lying on the ground. Decatur expired 10
a few days, but Barron eventually rec0v.
cred
In 1921 two stranger. named Lega and
Sega appeared here, fought, and Sega was
instantly killed. The noighbors only
learned this much of their names FROM the
marks of their gloves left on the ground.
Lega was not hurt.
In 1922 Midshipman Locke was killed
here in duel with clerk of the Treasu.
ry Department, named Gibson. The lat
ter was not hurt.
In 1926, Henry Clay fought-his Sc
cond duel-with John Randolph, just
across the Potomac, as Randolph prefer
red to die, if at all, on Virginia soil the
later received Clay's shot and then fred
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Letter From General Beauregard-He
Defines His Position.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10, 1867.-W
II. G. King, Esq, editor of the New Or
leans Times-Dear Sir: In your paper
this morning you publish an article from
the New York Herald containing some
remarks relative to speech | am report.
ed to have made at Canton, Miss, to the
Congressional excursionists lately in that
city.
The Herald is in error, for | made no
speech at Canton or elsewhere to those
excursionists, but conversed with them
freely and openly told them the South
had fought the North so desperately be-
cause it was defending what it conceived
to be its constitutional rights; that hav-
ing appealed, however, to the arbitration
of arms, it yielded 10 the decision which
was given it /; that | believe that the peo-
pie of the South were now willing to &C.
cept the Constitution as made by the
war and understood by the Supreme Court
of the United States.
[ said, also, in my opinion, the ques-
lions of secession and slavery we're forever
settled and, 80 far as | was concerned,
upder no circumstances would | counte.
nance any effort to revive them that we
must now direct our energies and our vi
tally to repairing the damages of the war,
aud restoring to our homes some of the
comforts and that prosperity which they
formerly enjoyed. In answer to the
question of some of the exoMsionists, if
thought the South would accept the con-
stitutional amendment, replied that, e.
chewing politics, and attending strictly to
the private business and duties of my pc.
sition, l had little opportunity, except
trough newspapers, to ascertain public
sentiment on the subject but if they de.
sired to know my individual opinion, l
would say that the South would not or
should not accept the amendment, even if
presented as iuality, for its interests
and manhood forbade it; that we feel we
are now at the mercy of the North, but
that the South would never do anything
which its honor could not approve to pro-
toct its interests. / believe they would
remain passive spectators of the struggle
going on at the North, relying on the So
Der second thought and sense Of justice of
both parties to protect US.
Therefore at the fall Of the Confeder-
acy, instead of going to foreign country
to swear allegiance to its government, l
preferred remaining in my own, and
swearing allegiance 10 what L conceived
to be its new Government. If, in con-
versation with the eYcnTsioDists T nsed
the words consolidated government when
speaking of the United States Govern
ment, / meant, of course, common Fede-
raj National Government, operating un-
der the Constitution as Interpreted by the
Supreme Court of the United States.
| remain yours, respectfully,
G. Il. BEAUREGARD.
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MOVEMENTS OF THE FREEDMEN IN
THE SoUTH.-The Atlanta (Ga.) Lntelti-
gencer says: Not a day passes but large
numbers of the negro population take
their departure westward over the State
road. We have been informed that not
less than a thousand a week are thus
transported on their way rejoicing to the
rich Mississippi bottoms. They are COL
lccted up in various sections by agents,
and it is said that all sorts of INDUCEMENTS
are offered them. A group may be seen
at the car.shed every day, awaiting ship
ment. On this subject the Charleston
Ne,cs declares that the same can DO said
of that city, with the exception that the
sable emigrants from the Palmetto State
seem to prefer the land Of flowers for
their goal. The Ne,es says: These ne
groes all seem in good spirits and antioi-
pate a fine time in their future home.-
At the present time the want of'labor is q
great evil, and the loss Of so many valua.
Bile hands is to DO deplored, especially as
the planting season is about to commence;
but what is our loss may be their future
gain, and although We miss their services
wo bid them God speed.
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A Living Needle Cushion.

The Warren (Ohio) Chronicle has the
following remarkable narrative concern.
ing Ed. Day, the negro burglar, who was re-
Gently sent from Trumbull county to the
Penitentiary:
"Our readers will remember that we
lately published two instances in which
surgeons extracted needles from Days
neck and breast, while in Jail awaiting
his trial. Four large button needles were
cut out of his person, and the surgeons
say be has great many morc-perhaps
fifty in different parts Of his body. But
as the needles do not seriously affect him,
except when they work to some especial
ly sensitive part, he does not like to bave
the surgeons operate on him.
owe were present on one occasion
when he was being examined by a sur.
geon, and it was easy to observe the To-
calty Of needles in his face and neck
When first asked how they came to be in
him, he obstinately refused to tell but
being taken sick, and thinking, perhaps,
he had not long to live, he yielded to
frequent persuasion to divulge bis secret,
under condition that it should not be
made public until he was out of the way
of his prosecutors. He claims that his
principal business has been to discover
tho schemes and rascalaties of certain
parties, and then to black. them to
keep him from divulging.
"Some eight or ten years ago the
treasurer's Office in Ashtabula county was
robbed. Day claims he was made cogni-
zant of the robbery, and employed to
carry several thousand dollars to certain
party, but ms tead of doing so he appro-
priated the money to his own use. This
SO incensed his confederates that they de-
termined to punish him. He was taken
and bound, and while in this helpless
condition hot needles wero forced in bis
flesh, end he was forced to swear eternal
secrecy, under penalty of SOLDERING like
punishment if he did not keep his prom.
Use. Two years ago last summer, party
Of counterfeiterS in this place eudeavored
to engage him to do some work for them.
[Day is a. tolerable engraYer.] After
finding out their plans, he refused to dc
their work, but told them he wanted sew,
eral hundred dollars hush money. One
night he was decoyed into a place on
Main street, knocked down, mauacled
and carried TO certain point on back
street, and mcst outrageously tortured
One plan was the tickle to soles of his feet
until he would faint under the excruci
ating agony. After somewhat reviying
red.hot needIes were driven into his body
arms and cheeks. He says he knows thu
parties, but is afraid to make their names
public. How much truth there may b.
in his story, we will not pretend to say
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-02-01
One Hundred Years Ago,

One hundred years ago there was not
a single white man in Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, or Illinois Territories. Then
what is now the most fourisbing part Of
America, was as little known as the
mountains of the moon. 1t was not uu-
I'll 1896 that the hunter of Kentucky, tho
gallant and adventurous Boone, left his
home in North Carolina to become the
first settler of Kentucky. The first pic.
neer of Ohio did not settle till twenty
years afterwards.
A hundred years ago Canada belonged
to France, and the whole population of
the United States did not exceed . mil
lion and half.
A hundred years ago tho great Freder-
lex OF Prussia was performing those ex-
polts which have mado him immortal in
military annals, and with his little monar.
chy was sustaining single handed contest
with Russia, Austria and France, the
three great powers of Europe combined.
A hundred years ago the United States
were the most loyal people of tho British
Empire, and on the political horizon no
speck indicated the struggle which within
score ofyears thereafter established the
greatest republic of the world.
A hundred years ago there was but
four newspapers in America, with COM
bined circulation not exceeding 2,000.-
Steam engines and cylinder presses had
not been imagined, and railroads and tel
egraphs had not entered the remotest con.
ception of man.
When we come to look back ut il
through the vista of history. we find that
the century which has passed has been
allotted to more important events in their
bearing upon the happiness of the world
than almost any other event that has hap
pcned since the creation.
A hundred years hence, who can fore.
tell our development and national great.
ness.
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QUARELs, use Of In the Circuit Court for
FARNANDls, Hartford county as a
VS.. Court of Equity
MASSEY, ct. nj.
ORDERED, this Sth day of January,
" 1867, that the sale made and repor-
ted in this case by Henry d. Farnandis,
trustee, be and the same is hereby ratified
and confirmed, unless cause to the contra
ry be shown, on or before the 4th day of
February next, provided copy of this or
der be published in some newspaper prin-
led in Hartford county, once in each of
three successive weeks before the said 4th
day of February next
Amount of sales reported, $685. 50.
VIM. II. DALLAM, Clerk.
True copy. Test,
janll WIN. II. DALLAM, Clerk.
FARNANDIs In the Circuit Court for
VS.. Hartford county, asa
MONKS, ct al. Court of Equity.
ORDERED, this 9TH day of January,
" 1867, that the sale made and report
ed in this case by Henry D. Farndis, trus-
lee, be and the same is hereby ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
be shown, on or before the 4th day of
February, 1867 ; provided copy of this
order be published in some newspaper
printed and published in Hartford county,
once in each of three successive weeks,
before the 4th day of February, 1867.
Amount OF sales reported, LOO.
WIN. II. DALLAM, Clerk.
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has-A young gentleleman, dressed in
the most fashionable and faultless style,
was standing on the steps the other day,
picking bis teeth aud digesting com
Portable dinner, when stranger just FROM
the cars, stepped up and politely inquired
if he "could stop there |" "Stop
where ?" inquired the young man, puzzled
at the inquiry. "Hsre in the city-in
Hsrtford?' "Ob, suppose so-why
don't you inquire at the hotel ?" ok
cuse me, sir" replied the stranger 81
thought you owned the place !"
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Deaths Of English Kings and Queens.

William the Conqueror died from enor.
nous fat, from drink, and from the vio-
lence Of his passon.
William Rufus died the death of the
poor stays that be had hunted.
Henry the First died of gluttony.
Henry the Second died of broken heart
occasioned BY the bad conduct of his chill
drcn.
Richard Coeur de Lion died like tho an
imal from whi%h his heart was named by
an arrow from an archer.
John died, nobody knows how, but it is
said of chagrin, which we suppose in an
other term for dose of hellebore
Henry the Third is said to have died
natural death.
Edward the First is likewise said to
have died of "uatural Sickness" sick
ness which it would puzzle all the college
Of physicians to denominate.
Edward the Second was most barbar-
ously and indeccnt!y murdered by ruffians
employed by his own mother and her para.
mour.
Edward the Third died of dotage, and
Richard the Second of starvation, the very
reverse Of George the Fourth.
Henry the Fourth is said to have died
"of fits caused by uneasiness," and uneasi-
ness in palaces in those times was very
common complaint.
Henry the Fifth is said to have died
"of a painful afiic,ion, prematurely !"
This is IA courtly phrase for getting rid Of
kiog
Henry the Sixth died in prison, by
means known then only to his jailor, and
known now only to Heaven.
Edward the Fifth was straugled in the
tower ty bis uncle, Richard the Third.
Richard the Third was killed in battle.
Henry the Seventh wasted away as a
miser ought to, and Henry the Eighth
died of carbunclcs, fat and fury, while
Edward the Sixth died of decline.
Queen Mary is said to have died of "a
broken heart" whereas she died of sur
felt, from eating to much of black pud-
dings.
Old Queen Bess is said to have died Of
melancholy, from having sacrificed Essex
to his enemies-her private character not
being above suspicion.
James the FIRST died of drinking, and Of
the effects of nameless vice.
Charles the First died a righteous death
on the scaffold, and Charles the Second
died suddenly, it is said of apoplexy.
William the Third died from consump.
tive habits Of body, and from the stumb-
ling of his horse. j.,
Queen Anne died from her attachment
to ''strong water" or, in other words, from
drunkenness, which the physicians polite.
ly called dropsy.
George the First died of drunkenness
which his physicians as politely called ar
apoplectic fit.
George the Second died of rupture Of
the heart, which the periodicals of that
day termed a visitation of God. 1t is the
only instance in which God ever touched
his heart.
George the Third died as he had livet
"a madman. Throughout life be was a
least consistent monarch.
George the Fourth died of gluttony anG
drunkenness.
William the Fourth died amidst the
sympathies of his subjects. The Crisis.
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his pistol in the air This was 10 accor
dance with declaration made to Mr.
Benton, who spoke to Randolph of call
the evening before on Mrs Clay, and al.
luded to the quiet sleep of her child and
repose OF the mother. General Jessup was
Clay's second. When Randolph fired, he
remarked 81 do not shoot at you, Mr.
Clay and extending his hand, advanced
towards Clay, who rushed to meet him
Randolph showed Clay where his ball
struck his coat, and said facetiously =
"Mr Clay, you owe me coat" Clay
replied THANK God, the deb. is no
greater" They were friends ever after.
In 1892, Martin was killed here by
Carr. Their first names are not remem-
bered. They we're from the South.
In 1888, Nj. Key (son of Frank Key
and brother of Barton Key, of Sickles no.
toriety) met Mr.. Sherborn, and Sherborn
said "Mr. Key, have no desire to kill
you.' "No matter" Key said, II came
to kill you" every well, then,' said
Sherbprn, ~ will kill YOU" and be did.
In 1888, VIM. j. Graves, of Kentucky,
resumiDg the quarrel of James Watson
Webb and Jonathan Cilley, of Maine, Sc
lected this place for Cilley's murder, but
the parties learning that Webb, with two
friends, Jackson and Morrcll. were armed
and in pursuit, and for the purpose of
of assassiuating Cilley, moved towards
the river, aud nearer the city. Their
purSuels also moved towards the river, but
missed the parties, and then returned to
the city, to which they were soon follow
ed by Grave and the corpse of Cilley.
In 1915, lawyer named Jones, fought
with and killed DR.. johnson. In 1851.
h. A. House and a j. Dalls had hos
tile meeting here. Dallis was shot in the
shoulder, but recovered. In 1852, Dan
lei and johnson, two Richmond editors,
LeId harmless set.to here, which termina-
ted in coffee. In 1858, Davis and Ridge
way fought here; Ridgeway allowed bis
antagonist to fire without returning the
shot.
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A NIMRoD. There is now living in
Pocahontas county, gentleman between
sixty and seventy years of age, who has,
10 his lifetime, killed twenty-one hundred
deer, seventeen hundred of them with one
gun. He has also killed many bears,
panthers, and other wild animals.
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Qoetital.
A MANS A MAN FOR A. THAT.
IA New Version.

ny CHARLES MAcKAY.
IA mans man," says Robert Burns,
"For n that and a that"
But though the song be clear and strong,
1t lacks n note for a. that.
The lout who'd shirk his daily work,
Yet claim his wage and ~ that,
Or beg, when he might earn, his bread,
Is not a man for a. that.
If all who dine on homely fare
Were true and brave, and a. that,
And none whose garb is "hodden grew"
Was fool and knave and A. that
The vice and crime that shame our time
Would fade and fail and a. that,
And ploughmeu be as good as kings,
And churls as earls for n that.
You see yon brawny, clustering sot,
Who swaggers swears, and a. that,
And thinks, because his strong right arm
Might fell an OK and ~ that,
That he's as noble, man for man,
As duke or lord, and a. that;
He's but brute, beyond dispute,
And not man fer a that.
".
A man may own large estate,
Have palace, park, and a that,
And not for birth, bat honest worth,
Be thrice a man for that;
And Donald herding on the muir,
Who beats his wife, and A. that,
Be nothing but a RASCAL boor,
Not half man for A. that.
1t comes to this, dear Robert Burns
The truth is old, and a that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The mans the gold, for a. that.
And though you'd put the minted mark
On copper, brass, and a that
The lie is gross, the cheat is plain,
And will not PASS for a that.
VI.
For a. that, and that
IT'S soul and heart and a that
That makes the king gentleman,
And not his crown and a. that.
And man with man, if rich or poor,
The best is he for a that,
Who stands erect, in self respect,
And acts the man for n that.