The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-10-26
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An Ohio Democrat came home all tie way
from Chilli, South America, to vote the straight
ticket. !, He is rewarded. f
attGonoral Howard says the negro popnlation
has decreased over one million two, hundred
aud fifty thousand since tho emancipation.
General Hayes majority for Governor of
Ohio is 1910! The vote isthc heaviest ever
cast in the Stato ~. -gr R
It is stated that 81 ,3;73 900 has been paid
out in the Southern districts for reconstruc-
tion expenses, leaving Il deficiency to bc. made
good ut the coming session of Congress.
Il \ petition has been presented to the Pope
praying that the Italian troops be allowed to
occupy! !rR3,qpme. rR,qpme. IT was signed by 10000 Ro-
mans, and was presented by the City Council,
h headed by the Senator of Rome.
h!A mnn, ninety years old, was buried ut
Portsmouth, III. on Saturday, who had kept
his gravostono and his coffin in his garret fol
thc.lasttwcnty years. n sI
why don't you trade with mic ?" said a
close fstcd tradcsnan to friend the other
day. The reply was characteristic: "You
haec never invited me, Sir. have looked all
through the ORANdEBuau News for an invita-
tion in the shape Of an advertisement, and
found none. l never 80 where l am not in
vited.." hslaH'f' .gs|H ''ef &
4, We. arc glad to hear, says the Raleigh Sen
tinel that the exodus from the secret Radical
associations continues in all parts of the State.
Large numbers Of white men, are leaving them
in disgust. AS their corruption and dangerous
tendencies become known, they will be indig-
nantly abandoned by Mi good men of either
colour; "'i aa'',
The Fall Term of the Court of Common
Pleas for Marlboro District, now in session.
convened last Monday, His Honor Judge
Glover presiding. In accordance with General
Orders, a new Jury was cmpanolled On zion
day. Two negroes who had paid, their taxes,
ywcre chosen, but rs soon as they heard of, tho
EGctr they lett for parts, unknown, one going
toward the North Carolina line, and the other
taking the swamp, They did not appear will
ling to sit ION jurics with white people Several
important cases have been ltigated and dis
posed of, 'pd it is quite probable that the
whole. week will be occupied in tho trial of i'm
portant cases. Bennettsuilh Journal
nxABRAMAM LINCOLN ON NEoRo SuFaRAaE.
lii a spccchldelivorcd at Charleston, ILL.,. on
the 18th of ofSeptembor, 1858, Abraham Lin
colin said:o "I.will say that am not nor ever
have been in favor of making voters or Jurors
of,negrocs; nor qualifying thom to hold Office,
nor to intcrmarry with white people; and l will
say in addition to this, that there is q physical
differcncG between the whito and black races.
which I believe will forbid the two races living
together on terms OF social and political equal
|ity,i vi *i y II, rs much as any othor man.
aim in favoriof having the superior position as.
signed to tho white race" 1&
|'d Congress has sent Il committee to inouiro
whether Maryland has State Government
"Ropublioau in form," or not. The Enquiry"
III this case ism mere sham. 4, What the COM
mite intend to do is, to decide what ~ a uRe-
publican form Of Government" mot on anv
evidence of facts, but according to their own
ideas;i and then Congress is expected to apply
thcruewhieh they will thus lay down, to all
thoStatesin succession. Last year it was held
that's the Government of Connecticut was not
HRopubican," and probably this year Ohio
will fall under tho same condemnation. 1t
would be- rather curious if Congress should dis
cDver that there wero only three or four "Rc.
.pdblitan" States>in the Union. Where would
.itfpdits authority to reconstruct all the rest /?
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