Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-02-13
sonthcrn State Governments.

The Southern States are the same as they
were when they emerged from tie revolution
OF '7G-they have emphaiicalIy the same con.
siitutions that they had in the early daIs OF
tha GHIuhlic-wiih this exception, Mey Hcre
| az a5dzi5hsd -slaec17,- W ashngtln and Maa.
ison and Jeff rson Considered them good
s. ate gogcrnments. They al acknowl .dge
:heir rights as States, ~ud as states Of the
Union. Arc they worse governments now
since they have abolished slavery? From
the course pursued towards them b. the CT
gaus of Gov. Hawley, We should infer lha.
they wero very had governments; and still
they are almost precisely like he government
Of Connecticut, which only finally abolished
slavery rs late as The year 1873.
.AbraLam Lincoln said, = to save The U.ion
| wodld. abolish slavery. To save the UGion
l would preserve slavery" In his 100 aay
proclamation of emancipation, he declared
that the States Of the South, who shuuldsend
Representatives to Congress, shculc be .ey-
emp,ed from the emancipation p-oclams: ion
they might retain slavery. In. his letter -
o:acclGrecly, as he stared on his mis- sion gt
con.r1cnce with the Southern nen at Niasa.
r.. Falls, he asserted that if thn. South wGEId
abolish slavery, lay down their arms aad
coma into .he Union, he would not lie par
ticuisr as to other terms Indeed, President
lIinc:in declared that tue Constitution shouM
be amended go as to force Representation in
Congress from tie several States. He de-
clared that tue most deadly blow that could
DC given to ou. Government, ard the one That
could not be resisted or ayerted, would be the
Withdrawal of majority Of the represents
.t;Yes Of either house OF Congress, leaving
that department without o quorum, AMI so
disabling it that it could not transact business,
This would stop the wheels Of government.
The necessity of representation in Congress
is vital. These were President Lincola:s
views. The disunionis,s Of to-day, led by
Stevens, Sumner, and others, entertain diEcr-
cat views. They believe that quarter OF
the States, who are knocking atjhe doors Of
Congress fer admission, may oc kept out by
the remaining three quarters. they believe
that less than three iourshS o. Congress msy
dictate terms to one. fourth Of tie Str'cs,
without regard to the Constitution. Their
ideas arc simply revolutionary, Snd if their
measures Gre carried out, tEey will destroy
our present form Of government.-Hartford
Times al.
|
A GHosr.-A day Or two since, gentleman
employed one Of the grave diggers at Holly
aood TO .disinter the remains OF friend Tho
! had been buried there. The work was cou-
mencea in tie afternoon, and dark came on
before il was completed. Tao grave digger
was remuneratcd and put the money IN his
pocket book and his pocket book in bis pocket.
! He returned to his lodgings, smoked his pipc
aud went to bed. After getting in bed it
struck him that he did. not feel his pocket
book in the pockct Of his brceches wl:cn he
pulled them of. He Immediately got Up,
aud finding that be was right in the matter,
threw q blanket over his shoulders, and With
out putting on his clothes, went to the grave
where he had been at work, and made search
for his lost money. He got dowbbn his hands
and lelt on the ground for it.
Just at tbs time party OF Yankee soldiers,
who had been using the road thrrrsh the
cemetery as aear cut from their camp 10
the city, came along. The grave digger heard
them coming and as they got to the fence
gave an unearthly groan. This attracted
their attention, and looking in the direction
from which the sound proceeded, they espied
white object moving about amongst the
graves. They halted. Another groan. They
turned to flee, when the foremost of the party
who had gotten on top Of the. fence, got hi
>dlapery entangled on the palings, and in hi
frantic efforts TO get down, left about half {
. yard of sky-blue cloth from the rear portion
81 his pants on top of the fence. They mad
telegraph time back to camp, and will doubt
less take the other road to tho city in future
when they come in the night tine.-Rich
,mond Times. 30