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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26
HARNESSES.

Gaoa thorough well finished Harnesses. No CHEAP
half ms 5e work sold chop The -uscr her E.l5
= tie I.0Il- Il al-i0uis carIty that l. has
Eaad -o0a sss rim - II Carriage s.nG Team i
Noses which he VIII al Al ve-y low price Also
i a., AID TtI'a ing harnesses done in TIE ics shspe
p'-sille snd II low price. ] also hsye on hand
Il other articles connected with tr l.Sruess line aal
would invite ali 20 call I'D ,xslnne NY gods II hoy
sh "a FlLTch-se can suit fl-zn- TERMS ASH
- shop ess, side l. L. STREET., :. lohuslsury-
-rar ~ II KTNi<BN
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26

his mother to be hung. DR.. Mcmillan,
on arriving in Liverpool, made affidavit
to the facts before the United States con-
sui.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26

List of Letters rclnaining IL the post Office Il
- Je..2-lruTy, April ID lS6I-
iishJT Il : G.Ih-aith Ralph
Hazard " " Herring Geo
hsa3p HGlG4h lack " :
''sssod L IiLkha-u Alden
Nthb u
81 s-cs c2'ing fo- the above LETTERS ssil rlraar
eve the dE-c 4 he -: II. W. TLEETIpoIl. j. =.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26
VI. II. HORTON. J.. GALE.

County Commissioner.
Ls7Cx County Clerks CfiCe, April 9Th, 1>,7.
The votes v5a lly tn freezca OF the County Of
Lax. a = 4 ,'ccive rt--incs in March Isl
~ coty commissioner. having !Cn dGly returned IL
o IS ctoe nd this dsy csnvss-,d nv me & spps-s
i s canvas thst SaIuu-l u. lo.sla Of Brighton il
sid county, has .vceivCd Plurality Of ssi3
Therefore N Pursuance ofthe Sfztue slch made
Hnd i-Hidul d. IN t5cse l7scuts make T-oclaua-
-la It's. Sscilti j.. Il ~ i GUY lie, ted county CON-
missioner lie IN, cf lsyx f,r TIE wear cnsripc
Il CHARLES Z. BENIuN. County Clerk
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14

FORCED Observation-Disclosures
under military duress will not be binding,
aad will not tend 10 harmonic, but rather to
agitate, the country. In the earlier debates
in Congress upon military reconstruction The
palpable and frequent objection to the meas
ure, on tae part Of sensible Republicans, was,
that any State constitution presented here
without the sanction of majority Of the
people would be invalid, acd that to admit a
State under 1t would be anti Republican. The
scheme for forced reconstruction, BY negro
votes, will be productive Of much difficulty
hereafter if it be carried through, as perhaps
it may be.
The Reconstruction acts are so executed
under the orders Of the military commanders,
that the control of the State governments and
of all the elections in chose States is appa-
rently in the interest Of the negroes. The
white people, even if rot disfranchisej, are
deferred by threats Of prosecution fer fraud
Or perjury from appearing at the polls.
The State governments which are to be
formed by minorities will not be just govern.
ments.-- National Intclligencer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
REGISTRATION.

In another column will be found, in full, tho
order of Gen. SIckLEs requiring that Regi'tr"-
ton be commenced forthwith. Lot all read this
order though we warn all that it is not pleasant
reading It lesves upon our mind, moro than
any orders We bavo yet read, that ne are all en-
rhatically in the dust, and that Radical one
,idedness-to call it no worse namc-knows no
bounds.
sBut let nothing-nothing Whatecer-neither bu-
norsiness, nor orengngements, nor timc nor distance,
sickness, nor horror, nor disgust, nor antipathy,
nor hopelessness-Eeepa single man from Regis
tering who can. REGISTER! REGISTER!
Rest assured you will never have cause to regret
it. If every white man in South Carolina, who
CAD, will register, We may yet gain political 'u-
premacy-a goal better worth striving for nom
than crowns or kingdoms.
Tho Registrars for the 7th Regiment, Edgeie'd
District, are LEVI HILL, (Chairman of Board,)
]. R. BEE, and PRINCE RIVERS, (colored) Their
appointments are as follows:
Hamburg, on Wednesday and Thursday, 14th
and 18th August.
Beach Island, on Friday and Saturday, 10th
and 18th August.
Graui;evil!e, on Monday and Tuesday, 18th and
2eth August.
Hatch.r's Pond, on Wednesday and Thursday,
21st aud 22d inst
Lyhrand's, on Friday and Saturday, 23d and
oath inst.
Ridges, on Monday and Tuesday, 26th and 9th
inst
EdgeGeld C. H., on Wednesday and Thursday,
18th and 29th inst.
Pine House, on Friday and Saturday, 0o,h and
3lst inst.
Cherokee Pond, on Monday and Tuesday, I'd
and 81 September.
The Books to be opened Mt each Of the above
named places each day at o'clock, and close at
sunset.
The Registrar. for the 10th Regiment are D.
II. KnMxE, Chairman OF Board,) B. NJ. LAMAR,
and RoBEnr GREEN (colored.) Their appoint
ments arc u, follows
Mobley's Store, Friday and Saturday, 18th and
18th August.
Mount Willing, Monday and Tuesday, 18th and
NOrris Store, Wednesday and Thursday, 2lst
and 22d August
Rineharss, Friday and Saturday, 2sd and oath
August
PorrJ's X Roads, Monday and Tuesday, 10Th
.pd 9th August.
Colomans Y Roads, Wednesday and Thursday
2Sta AID 2ah August.
Richardson's, Friday and Saturday, soth and
3lst August.
Coopersvlo, Tuc,day and Wednesday, 81 and
4th September.
The Books will be opened at each Of the above
places each day from A. N. to P. NJ.
The Registers for the 9th Regiment are ]. H.
McKExxA, (Chairman of Bourd,) JOHN McDEvlr,
and LAwnEScE CAIN (colored.) The order OF
thoir appointments we have not been able to learn
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
Items Concerning the Crops.

From all sections of our large District, save one
como unqualfedly cheering reports Of me Corn
and Cotton prospect. The unfortunate section
which makes the exception is that around Mt.
Williug-the scope of country between Clouds
Creek and Saluda River. On Saturday last, an
intelligent freedman, himself farming near Mt
Willing, gave us 4 very dolcful account of the
condition of the crops in the said section, only
confirming what We had heard before. lie reports
that for Gvc week, preceding the first Friday in
August, the drought was intense and unbroken.
On that day this section was visited with abundant
rain. We earnestly hope the sequel will prove
that crop prospects among our honorod fcllOw-cit-
liens of Clouds Creek and Mt. Willing are not so
gloomy us we are at present led to report.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
~ Mr.. peni. Thompson, a wealthy plsntor

- Mr.. BENZ. Thompson, wealthy plsntor
of Beaufort, S. c., was brought in deranged
state of mind to tho Asylum in Columbia, on SUM-
day evening, the 5,h, and carly the no1t morning
he committed suicide By hanging himself with
his suapcnders and u piece Of the shcet from hi,
bod When discovered tho alarm was given, and
Dr.. Parker, the Superintendent, sent for. Every
effort WAS msdo to rcsu.citate the unfortunate
man, but it was Of no avail
w- Tho Albany (Ga.,) N~' says: "Quite a
number of our planters are preparing to commence
picking cotton. If tho rain will only subsidc,
ono of tho most bountiful crops ever gathered will
bo brought to market this year.
ns- A gentleman in one of the interior towns
i, SO much opposed to capital punishment that 1t
is said, he refuses to hang his g,to.
e- People often say they do not believe the
newspapers, yet nearly all thsy talk about snd
the most they know about anything, they learn
from tho papers. Isn't 1t so7 Then take the
newspapers.
g Tho majority Of Hon. John L. hslm'
Democratic candidate for Governor Of Kentucky
will reach 10000.
ns-An officer of the colored Loyal League NJ
Savannah is reported to have put out io" d'y'
.vo with about n thousand dollars belonging to
he concern. His disappearance created 6om0
oxci.eu,ont among tho poor Appaa
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
Truth from a Union shrieker.

Flake, Of the Galveston bulletin, notorious
Northern Radical, says: Z" we may just as well
state the truth at once. What ever rights OF
privileges have been bestowed on the freedmen
by the North have been given of necessity. 1t i'
q great mistake to suppose that there is any ~.
pcrAuity of lovo for colorcd inen in the bosoma oi
Northern people. There is sn intense hatred Of
rebellion, but no lovo for the negro than can
be conveniently enjoyed. The lires of distinction
between the races are deeper, broader, and more
indelible in Quaker Pennsylvania than Mississippi
or Texas. 1t would not bo strange if, some time
in the far distant future, the negro should bt
forced to appeal to the South against Northern
prejudice"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
Doc, EVERY Body Know This Z

That very accomplished Baker is running his
business in our town? clcauly and respcc'a-
bic man uho attends so strictly to his own affairs
that the mass are apt never to find him out. His
name is Mr.. SEARLEs ho bakes in large brick
oven appertaining to the Metropolitan Hotel; aud
his Bread may bo had, Oh any morning or after
noon, from two or three different shops about the
village. His Bread Rusk aud Pastry arc of the
best kind-always light, always fresh. Hi, Puff
Paste is so fine as to- be out of the common rum
lie is honest and highly accommodating. We
hope our people will uphold him, for he is a pro-
found comfort in our midst.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
New YoKK. August s. 1867

New YohK, August s, 1867.
To the Editor Of The Herald: thank you
Tor your manly announcement in this morn
ing's Herald, in the article beaded the :" New
Crisis" Your views III that article are SC
wholesome that l cannot leave the city this
morning. being transientiy here, without ex.
pressing my gratitude. assure you. sir, that
the present effort of party leaders to secure
political power by making the Southern States
negro States, is most alarming, and the peo-
pie of tn, North must not allow its success.
If they value their own freedom and prosper.
ity. If the people stop to think they will
spurn such an attempt with indignation.
Nothing but false issues can possibly allow
such ruinous project to succeed. To cheat
tbs people, the advocates of this nefarious
scheme will keep before them the idea o.
martyrdom, and all that sort of thing, but the
true ISSUE should be ever present to our minds,
and martyrs rewarded at less expense than
the overthrow of our institutions. Now, sir,
I have done my humble part in the late war
for the Union. Two of my sons hare fallen
under the Union flag, and my part has beer
in contribution, and not in the reception of a
penny's profit during the strife; but never
have wished anything but a restored Uuion.
For this, and this alone, have sacrificed, and
not for the elevation Of the negro nor the
disfranchisement of the people Of the South
ern States. If the people of the South are
not to be restored to the Union, then the old
copperhead cry that the Union could not be
restored l,y arms is verified. The idea that
tie South must be Africanized before its
States are allowed to return is an admission
that the war has bec1 wicked failure, and
has been waged for the destruction of the re-
public. It is not debatable question. We
did not send our sons to die for the erection
of negro States in the South. I appeal to
the great masses in the North, who generous
ly poured out their blood in the conflict, if
this was their object? Mr.. Editor, you have
hit tenGer chord in your remarks this morn
ing, and know it will awaken the sleeping
sense of ;he people on this crisis. ] have
purchased plantation in Alabama. and con-
template a removal there, and encouraging
others in The North to follow me; but, if that
State is tc be a negro State, farewell to my
purchase. The reasons are obvious. The
fanatics nay not sec them, but men Of COM
mon sens. can.
1 thank you again, from my heart.
IRA E.. HARRIS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14

OVER One HUNDRED MEN BURIED ALIVE.
The columns Of the European German pa
pers are filled with the particulars of the
greatest disaster that ever desoatcd any
mining district:
.On the lst of July last, the wooden frame
work OF 1900 feet deep pit of coal mine
in the ncighborhood of Lugan, of Saxcny,
gave way, blocking Up, with an impenetrsble
ioass of timber and rock, the pit at depth
of about three hundred ellis from the top. At
the moment of the disaster one hundred and
two men. nearly all of them the supp rters of
large families, were working in the bottom of
the mine. Their provisions were calculated
for one day. On the fifth of July, the date of
our latest news by mail, the place where the
fallen masses had stopped the pit WAS such
it many saet high. From all sides the most
available help was offered, but the conviction
that nothing could be done soon enough to
save The unfortunate miners weakened, as it
seems, any energetic efforts.
They were doomed to die of starvation and
want Of fresh air. On the 4th of July all at
tenpts to reach the bottom of the mine by
any quick process was abandoned, and slow
but sure plan was devised by which, at le.st,
the corpses of the perished could be extracted.
Iron tubes of about two feet in diameter were
to- be sunk through the distractions to the
bottom of the pit. Among the dead are forty.
four married men, one Of whom had wife
and nine living children. The scenes at the
entrance of the pit are described as lamenta-
BILE without parallel. One hundred and
,b;rtr-cavan children filled the mir with their
woeiul cries, whilst the superintendent of the
mines, to whose negligence the disaster was
ascrbed by the people, could only be saved
from being mobbed by his sudden mprson-
ment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
ns,-The Darlington soutaerner, of late date,

arThc Darlington Southerner, Of late date,
has an editorial article, headed, @ How shall NE
Paw our Debt,?" which favors reputation. 1t
says: Reputation is word which doubticis
many shrink from uttering; yet that feems to DC
the only courae left for the impoverished and
ruin.d South. It is true, VIC can still further add
to each others trials and difficulties and poverty,
by sc;zns the little each has left, but thi: il
neither humane or ju,t. We have already setn
tho working of this system, and the additional
miscry it brought to our doors! "Forgivc us our
debts" seems q legitimate and natural prayer
from one impoverished southerncr to another,
and the granting Of it both humane and right"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
Another Mass Meeting of Freedmen

Another Mass Meeting of Freedmen.
On Saturday last, another meeting of Frccd-
men took place at the Acadcmy. This meeting
if VIC mistake not, was for the furtherance OF tho
"Union Republican Club" club now being
formed-or already formed, NO bcliere-Amons
Freedmen Of this vicinity. TIE Constitution and
bylaws of this Club were read to the assembled
multitude, and by them unanimously adopted.
By article second of this Constitution the men,
bers Of this Union Republican Club pledge them
selves to support the Union Republican Party
throughout the whole country. The rest of its
articles, We believe provide for general feast Of
charity. But article second makes such dark
spot in this feast that NC arc constrained to think
the whole thing "a bad egg"
During the course of this meeting, Major JOSEPH
ABxEY, having been previously invited, favored
the audience with speech, in which he gave
them such admirable advice and timely warning
as was gratifying to hear. Tho respectful and
undivided attention of his listeners proved the
confidence they rcposcd in the gifted speaker and
their high appreciation of his true, faithful and
independent instructions. If they would mind
every word he said to them, all would be right
and they might, in future, stay at home aud at
tend 70 their work.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
Escobedo,s Cry for Blood.

The following is the text of Escobedo's let
ter calling for death to all foreigners. 1t viii!
be seen that Escobedo has no fears during
the continuance of the embarrassment OF tue
United States, and that he thinks the Z" black
men, of the South sufficiently instructed in
the political catechism 10 side with the free
Mexicans and pronounce against the Southern
whites:
The execution of the traitors, which l had
the satisfaction of directing, is good food Tor
digestion. It will satisfy the Europeans, and
Yankees, too that to triAe with Ae1icans is
death by the law. Had we complied with
the request of the Yankees, to spare the fill
buster and his associate traitors, it would have
been taken for cowardice, and the next thing
would have been request to give up our
lands. our mines and our women. After this
we shall be allowed 10 worship our own God;
till our own soil, work our own mines, and
not have our women de6led by Yankee libcr-
fines.
am now in favour of making clean work
or tie detcsted Gringos." This coptry
belongs to God sad us, and just so long as
one foreigner remains on our soi our liberty
is in jeopardy. By every means in our power
we should make the country Mexican; and
as all the property ia the hands of foreigners
was made by our misfortunes, ne should take
it, now that we lave the power, and hunt
tLem from the country. My motto now is
death to all cstranseros.
There is no danger of The Yankees inter
fering with us SO long as The Southern States
tEstados del Surf are kept out of the Union /;
besides, The black men would side with Us,
aud may at any time pronounce against the
whites. Before we get through with the for
eigners, the Yankees will think we are in
earnest, and the time will come when their
notables will be begging for their own heads,
instead of begging for the Austrian.
In our struggles for liberty we have lost
nearly all. Our lands, and cur mines, and
our liberty, and our womcn, and our honors
we still have, but the foreigners have all the
available wealth of the republic; but they
will see in less than three years that Mexicans
will have what they want in Mexico.
You will understand from this my position:
and should by any chance whatever become
. candidate, yOu will understand my nnaltsr-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14

Nsr Reconstruction under military dures'
(ssys the National InteHigeneer) will not be bind
ing, and will not tend to harmonic but rather to
asitate the country. In tho earlier debates in
Congress upon military reconstruction the palpa-
bic and frequent objection to the measure, on the
part of sensible Republicans, was, that any State
constitution presented here without the sanction
of msjority of the people would be invalid, and
that to admit State under it would be anti-rc-
publican. Tho scheme for forced reconstruction,
by negro votes, will be productive of much diff
Guilty hereafter if it be carried through perhaps
It may be.
TIL. Recon, ,truc,ion Acts are so executed under
the orders of the military commanders, that tho
control of the State government and Of all the
elections in those States is apparently in the in
torres. of the negroes. The white people, eren if
not dsfrunchiscd, deferred by threats Of prose
cution for fraud or perjury from appearing at the
polls.
The State government, which are to bo formed
by minorities will not be just governments.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
g- "A young lady of respectable family wa.

Iss- A young lady of respectable family was
arrested by the police of Pittsburg, Pa, on Thurs
day, disguised as q negrcss, having blackened her
face and neck with oil and charcoal. It seems
that she was suspicious Of another young lady
being on too intimate terms with her lover, and
she expected to surprise them in disguise.
GS- subscriber Of country paper of long
standing, who had never paid dollar of bis sub
scripton, told the collector not many moons ago,
when called upon for his little bill, that he had
no funds; he "only subscribed for the thing in
order to encourage the undertaking."
G3- An infant, six months old, child of Mr..
John Fravel, in Marion township, Centre county
Ohio, died on the End of July, by hanging itaelf
by the draw-strings of iis night gown. The child
tsa rolled out o.. bed, the drawstring of its gown
catching on q bed-pia, and causing its strangula-
ton.
H Col. Miguel Lopez, the traitor, afser SELL
ing Macmillan and his generals, went to Pue-
bla to visit his wife. Ills reception was decided
ly cold. His wife advanced to meet him, leading
their little son by the hand, and addressed him
thus 81 Sir, here is your son; we cannot cut him
in two; take him. You are base coward and
traitor. You have betrayed your country and
your benefactor. From this hour wo arc stran-
gers, for IsaalI this day retire tony family. Co."
@s-A motion in the NeT York Constitutional
Convention, now in session, looking to the resto-
ration of gold as IN exclusive legal tender, was
referred to committee. SO
@The Philadelphia Press coolly says it
would not desire to gee such man as Brownlow
Governor of Pennsylvania, but that he is good
enough for Tennessee.
B~There is no foundation in tho report that
Gov. jenkins, of Georgia, had been removed by
the Military. 80
.@r Fashionable party should be called
daughtercultural show"
H 1t is said that the caterpillar Tor army
worm) has appeared among cotton on several OK
the Sea Islands, between Savannah and Charles
ton.
lN- All the Powers Of Europe have recalled
their representatives from Mexico, not being will
ling to recognize the existence of so-caled regi-
eide Government. Mexico is under the ban Of
civilized nations. see
ns-The State Tax Collector for Sumter Dig
trct has returned 10 the sheriff 1900 executions,
including his own name and tho sheridf.,s among
the defaulters.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-14
Militia officers.

The Yorkvillc Enquirer takes tho ground, and
We entertain the same opinion, that under the
Registration Order, it is very clear that per.
son is excluded from registration because he has
been militia officer. Tho order disfranchiscs all
"executivo and judicial officers" that is all rho,
at any time previou, to the war, have held any
civil Office created by law for administration OF
any general law of State; or for tho adminis-
tration of justice, and who afterwards engaged
in rebellion. As no Office in the militia way crea-
ted for either of these purposes, and as militia
officers are not civil but military officers, they
arc certainly entitled to register and rote. We
make this point, because SONS militia officers
have been in doubt as to their being allowed to
repister.