The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-03
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msssr Reote,0 for April 1867, repeats tho follow
ing anecdoto, found in sir WALrEn scorr's "Iifo
Of tho Duko OF York." and IL may not bo uninter-
esting 10 reproduce it hore, ovon il for no other
reason thnn ID show what quoor notions those old
fugies had about civil liberty. At tho tabio Of tho
Commnndor-in-Chiof young officer entered into
dispute with 1t. Col. ---, upon tho point to
Which military obedience ought to be carried. Tho
young gentleman WAS at tho timo OF lifo when
soldiers are apt to carry tho Rense Of military
duty TO enthusiasm. "If tho Comulander-in- Chief"
said tho young officer, ''should command mo to do
a thing which know to be oiyilly illegal, should
not scruple to oboy him, and should consider my
self as relieved from all responsibility by tho order
OF my military superior" ESQ would not I, re-
piled tho gallant and Intelligent officer, who MAIN
tanned tho opposite sido Of the question. 81 would
rather prctcr tho risk Of being shot for disobo-
dienco than Of being hanged for transgressing the
laws, and violating tho libertieB Of my country"
'You hayo answered like yourself" said his Royal
Wghness, whose attention had boon attracted by
tho vyacty Of tho debato; 'and tho officer would
deserve to bo both shot aud hung who would act
otherwise. trust that all British officers would
DO unwilling to execute an illegal ordor as G1Rt
tho Commander-in-C Chief ia incapable OF issuing
one."
Mn. TnADDEus STEVENS has boon siok since tho
adjournment OF Congress, and has boon ordered
by his physician to avoid excitement, and study
tho things which tond to quiotness. Ho liaB, how
over, broken over tho medical decrco. and been de-
livered OF otter, which shows that he is doing as
wen as could DO expected. Ho has been in labor
with his policy Of confscation, aud now writes IN
uigont letter In favor OF That scheme to Dir.
McPMERsoN, the Clerk Of the House OF Represen-
| tativcs. Ho says that tho people Of Pennsylvania
| and other States who were piundered by rebel in
| yadcrs, should DO compensated out Of the estates
| OF such mon as AIKEN, DAVIS ORB, HAMPTON, and
| Thousand others, who are still rich He further
wonders that Congress has kept quiet for two ses-
sions, and not enforced conflacaon. or his politi-
| cal associates who are pcrambulating tho South,
| he says: "a few Republican meteors, always er-
ratio in tholr course fitting through, and e1-
ploding in tho Republican atmosphere. They at
tract sufficient public attention to enable them to
ASSURE the uniiable rebels that they need fear no
contscation; TINT nobody Of any note in tho North
is in favor OF imposing such punishment for tho
saku Of remuneration or Of JUSTICE" Mr. STEVENS
had hardly follower in the last Congress-, when
ho made his conascation speGoh and his morbund
utteranco now will be treatel as a sick mans
dream. lr -r-
THE RICHMOND Whiq, gives tho following in
tercsting account of the Tredcgar Works "Anong
tho vast operations ut tho Tredegar Works arc
two rolling mills, which aro now being 'worked
up to their full capacity, and gise employment to
q very largo number OF mechanics and laborors
Tho Trelegar mill is confined to the manufacture
of merchant iron Of all descriptions, cut nails, rail-
road spikes, and other fastenings. Tho Arnnory
mill is devoted exclusively to tho manufacture Of
rnilroad iron and railroad chairs of which o. very
largo amount is now being mado for aovorat Of
our Southern roads. In both mills there arc IN
tho aggregate over four hundred hands employ
ed, and OF thtso thcro Ia a largo proportion ne
gfoos. or tlib lattor class wo Nero Erad 70 icur
good account under tho exceionIt and jnildctous
management Of tho proprietors they arc work hing
we(l and coatenLedly, an example ,Thioh H. Would
be for tho interest Of the colored men throuahout
the State to follow. Browns Island, ut the fcot
OF Scvonth struot, which is thickIy. studded
with shnnties, used during tho war as lahoratbry,
is now ronted by tho Tredogar Company, and BIZ
them sub-iet to f1cchsnics nd'laborbrs employed
In the foundry" " - oi .'''.'; :" 49,! II :.
wonK is now being pushed forward vigorously
upon the Florida Railroad, and present indications
arc TINT the eptiro limo will DO in operation in tile
course OF q foH, Weeks Gme.:, The beautiful and
costly iron draw bridye over Amelia River il near
ly finished, and the trnck bcLwecn this place and
tho bridge "a distance Of about thrco niles) is
ready for tho rails which have been laid about
quarter OF milo at this end. Last Thursday the
steamer John 1ttcdlf, from Hilton Head, brought
down a load OF rails, and We believe thoro il now
enough iron on hand 70 complete tho. road and
necessary tnrn-outs. On Saturday last some Lwen-
ty-nyo white laborors came down from Charleston
to work on the track, and more are coming. The
company has contracted with Col. III. w. DowN1l,
OF Minnesota, for the erection Of worry extensive
docks at tho termination OF the track In the har-
Dor, which will l,aSo on them large and commo.
dlous stcrchouso. Work ia constantly 1kopt up
along tho whololine in ballasting and getting th,
road in better order, and since the two new and
powerful engines were put on, tho trains mako
their time with great regularity. On tho whole,
our railroad prospects nro excellent. 80 says tho
Fernandinn Courier. .. ~. ;,
The PAIL OF MACMILLAN is an event that has
bocn likely to occur ut any time ainco tho dep,r-
turo of tho French troops nom Mexico and would
have boon brought about month, ago but for tho
want of ability in tho leaders OF the Liberal army.
Mo ono hero or in Europe can have looked forward
TO any other result than tho failure OF tho Empire
when the support Of France had been withdrawn.
MASIMIIiAN, had liz consulted his own personal
safety, would certainly have fod tho country with
Tho army whose bayonots alone for two years up
held his authority. but he preferred, as Haps..
burg, tho doubtful chances OF a contest with the
Liberals. TO the ignoble e1pediont Of running away.
lie has fallen, and, wo learn, has paid the ponalty
OF his rashness with his life! We may hope how.
eser, that the statement relating to His execution
is untrue. Cruelty in tho hour OF success viii be
but bad beginning for tho now regime in the i
Mexican Republic, which, let us tflat, may re-ea-
tablish tranquility and prosperity in that beautiful
lnnd. - -.ss''' y. 49, "
l1rHr so11o*nSo from the nslasd oi .ay 18th is
significant I'VE SEQ that General SHERMAN hs 8
Ills trip to the Holy Land, his presence
on tbs frontier bolng deemed neeessasy by the |
Government. However unfo, tunate this may bs |
Tor his pioty, it Ia good for his political interests
When no is nominated next year for .yicc.Pfesi-
dent 1t Ia just as we'll thot ho should be on hand
The Radicals talk OF nominating BEN WADE or
DICK BUs1EKD for tho position; but we rather |
think that General GRANT would prefer his Liea-
filling it. Tho military hierarchy
in the Government will then bo complete" BY this
it would appear that the people Of the North iAvo
bccomo reconoied to the fact that liberty is dead,
and the Constitution buried and that henceSor.h |
tho heritage OF WAsnHaroN, FRANKLIN, Apius,
JEyREnsoN, aud HAMILTON 10 TO bo administered |
by West Point. .,I.
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