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is conservative wing Of the Repnbli.
can party in this section Of the State
who have never heretofore acted with
the Democratic party, that abjure tho
Radical party, and are working with all
their hearts against the Radical candi-
dates. Amongs, them is our townsman,
Gen. Rlckard Coulter, famliarly known
in the army as "Fighting Dick" He
is gentleman Of education and tower
ing intellect, and his speeches have n
telling effect could name fifty with
IN tie circle Of my acquaintance, all
men Of good standing and influence, who
look upon this Rump Congress as fragrant
traitors, who will no longer be swaycd
by party ties, and who are with us hand
and heart.
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Selected Poetry,
!, FATHER, TAKEMY HAND.

"a, FATHER, gTAKEMY HAND.
The way is dark, my Falhcrl Cloud on
Is gathering thiokly DER my head, and loud
The thunders roar above me. See, I stand
Like one bcwilderod! Father, take my
hand |. ,,.g., ma gs ,fT .tb,,G
'-F'' ?" And through the gloom ~
asr o. Lead safely home fsg& E
Thy child. 3a, ~
M rhs ssygq dsys g fast ny Fa'her' !" ANaj And tho
Is drawing darkly down. My faithlcss
Sees ghosuy visions. Fears a spectral
band. ,s& @aEF tssgf{
Como ierccly on Father take my hand,
so And from the night, =,
,gs, Lead up to light ,r,
ff'f' 'tS $50 Thy child. stFF'f' t's1'N%
Tho way is long, my Father! And my soul
Longs for rest and quiet Of the goal;
While yet journey through tho weary
sa, land ;5gsi44SEs aS a$tt}f{B 5A'Syf II 5s
Keep me from wandering, Father; take my
Quickly and straight
~ Lead to Heavens gate '1fa
~ ,3 Thy child.
9 The path is rough, my Father! Many q
thorn Ft5 3S@&,E$ IL 4.
Has pierced me and my weary feet all torn
And bleeding, mark The way. Yet Thy
command '"'
Bidsyme press forward. Father, take my
4 :. hand! fsE 80 s
~" Then, safe and blcst, = 1-'
Lead me 10 rest, ef
sEi Thy child. HI 4
The thorn is great, my Fnthcr Many q
doubt fih'i&ht ..t'r.. u
And fear aud danger compass me about,
And foes press on mo aud canLot stand /,
Or 60 alone. 0, Father, take my hands
And through the throng lr
Lead safe along 81,
Thy, child.
The cross is heavy. Father! 1 have bornc
1t Ions and still do bear H.: Let my worn
And fainting spirit rise to that iblcstlal,dl
Where crowns are given. Father, take my
= hand - 5s ii3f
And, reaching down.
Lead safe to tho crown
Thyachild.
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SINGULAR FREAK or LrGuTNtYG-
a Tree PHOTOGRAPHER uroN THE
PERSON or a LADY.-Thc following in.
cidrnt was related in our presence at
Boisscan Hotel, on Friday morning by
a gentleman from Butler county. Ho
slated that during a severe storm which
passed recent y over the village OF Nor.
gantown, in that county, young hdv
was standing Mt tho window Of n private
residence, looking out upon the contend.
ing elements, when suddenly fash u,
Lightning passed through The window,
severely shocking the young lady, but
otherwise doing no damage, Upon in.
vostlgation it was asccrtaincd thai, tho
likeness or photograph of u beautiful
alanlhus tree, which stood in tho immc-
date front of the window, by the electric
flash had been impressed upon the hos-
ON Of the young lady, where it still re-
mains plainly visible. and with all the
indebtedness Of the natural Hesh.
[Franhltn (KY.) Sentinel.
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WHAT THEY THINK or TIE ELEcrIoN or
PENNfLyANIA.-The following extract from
the lcttor of friend In Now York to acu-
tlcman In this city, gives n most cheering
account of the prospects of the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania
NEw YonK, september 20, 1868
l wrote to q Philadelphia politician
whose Judgment was proved last year to bo
remarkably good, asking his opinion Of
Pennsylvania. will give you Ills reply
promising that thclo is no one whose pro
dictions would carry moro weight with me.
PHLADELrnIA, September "a, 1868.
My Dear RI nm in receipt Of yours
of yesterday. You nced have no fears Of
Pennsylvania. 2 his city is the Republican
Gibraltar Of tho State, and we will carry il
by over flve thousand majority. was last
week through Lucorne, Carbon, Lohigh,
Northampton, Bucks and Montgomery
Counties The Democrats arc full Of On.
thusiasm. and MI confidently expect large
ly Increased vote. Our organization is per-
feet, and we havo no heart. burning nor
jcnlousics ofany kind in our camp. Look
QUITO Democratic majority In Penusylya-
MIA Of at least ton thousand. This will
dcoide tho Presidential contost." ts5a .
ff,S You:s truly, *s
Charleston Courisr.
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DELMAR'S EXPOSE-- How 1T is RE-
oEIvED BY THE RADICAL LEADERS.
Tcl"grams to Secretary McCnlloch, an
nouncng til" publication to-day, in 1}os-
ton and New York, ofan expose Of the
true condition Of The Federal Treasury.
from the pen Of Alexander Drlmar, tho
Director Of the Bureau or Statistics, has
raised a great storm in the Departments
and PCntical crcles here arc IN a perfect
fomcnt. Who is Mr.. Dclmar, that he
should thus assume the task Of exposing
the condition of our rcsources2 Mr..
Demar, in reply, asks, why allow the
Radical politicians to blind the people
by false statements, and make them
believe that the national debt is being
diminished, when, in fact, the Govern.
ment is not meeting its expenditures by
upwards Of one hundred and fifty mil
lions OF dollars per ann,n, which must
be made up by an increased taxation
upon tho people? Other subordinate
officials have attempted, by well written
articles, to prove the Treasury to be in
most hcallhtul condition. Director
Delmar has used his thorough knowledge
OF facts and figures to expose its rotten
ness, and the Radical wire pnllcrs at
w asainglon are made to howl over this
unexpected blow, which lhoy admit is
n slunncr. 1t is understood The article
alluded to will also app, ar IN the col
unlns of the National Mtclhycnccr TO-
morrow morning. The Hon Robert j.
Walker, the recognized linancicr of the
country, has read this exposure, and
pronounccs it perfectly overwhelming
He thinks it will arouse the whole coun-
try to lively Appreciation of the rcck.
less extravaganza Of the dominant party,
and and lead to the annihila,ion of lLo
Radical party IFuShington Cor. Cin.
cinndtt Gazehe.
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Political News.

INDIANAPOLIS, sOot. .. Gen. Charles
Black,s Of illinois, addressed,a Democrat
ic meeting to.nightin one Of The. ablest
and most eloquent speeches that has
been delivered during the canvass in this
STATE. n a.
y" The Demo cratic mass meeting held in
NeWAlbany yesterday was the largest
and most imposing demonstration ever
held in Southern Indiana. ss.'7
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A KU,KLux CAPTURE Saturday night
last, thrce mon, in tho garb Of what was
onoo known in this country os The Ku-
Klux-K -Klan, which organization the people
wcre inclined to think has ocased to oxist,
won't to tho negro quarters on the Porter
place, few miles west Of town, and by
intimidating the negroes By violent Kuklux
threats, forced them to submit TO q whole
salo robbery without sesistnpoe. But as
they were leaving, and whic passing
through tho promises Of Mr.. Clate Abcr~
natly, who lives upon the sanc plantation,
that gentleman unexpectedly leys!ed {.
double.barrelcd shot gun at them, and or
dcred them TO unmask. The argument was
irresistible, and In complying the horrible
Kuklux revealed tho faces of threo notori-
GUS, negro.loving. radionl frownlowi,es.--
Two Of ihom wero namc Ynncey and rho
other one Fordrin. The latter has not been
captured, but the Yancey brothers wore
being prosecuted before magistrate yes
terday.
This is The first case TINT has happened
in this county 10 come under, tho now Ruo
klux Inv for Brownlow's consideration.
"What will no do with i'll"
Nothing
D.,yo.s I. I Ytoo. \ r:,.S.,,
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ATTEMrr TO BREAK JArL.-.A plot was
, discovered on Sunday morning last. saws
the Charleston Ne'cs, which, had il been
successful, would have lot loose to prey
upon this community moro than one hun
drcd of the most hardened villains who ever
graccd n !ail or felt the halter draw
Early in the morning of Sunday one of
the prisoners in Charleston Jail sought an
Interview with the jailor, aud told him that
the prisoners confined In the tower and
part of The main building would cndcayor
TO make their escape rs soon as tho custo-
mary church service was over. lio said
That the prisoners wcro well armed, and
that thoy intended to make rusl, immc-
diately after church, overpower tho iuior
and turnkcys, break open the oclls Of The
other prisoners, and set a. liberty tho whole
gang with themselves free
The jailor, Mr.. Philippi, promptly armed
tho turnkoys and jailors, and allowed the
prisoners to 60 into service ns usual. An
examination was then made of tho rooms
occupied by the prisoners. 1t was found
TINT they had torn down boards from the
ceiling, with which they had made about
thirty clubs, Of which the handles or grips
were wrapped with strips Of blanket. With
these clubs they had wrcnchcd of the mas
rive bolts, bars and hinges of eight heavy
doors. Some Of tho bolts they had made
into slung shots, tho slings being St, ips of
blanket. II was also discovered that each
prisoner when he went into the yard, took
up q brick or stone, and there was n hugo
pile of these missiles in tho various cells.
They, were, therefore, we'll provided, aud as
the prisoners immediately engaged in tho
plot were sixteen in number they could
easily have overcome tho resistance of tho
keepers.
All the missiles and arms woro cleared
out Of the cells and whom tho prisoners rc-
turned to them after church, they were
carefully secured. They saw at onco that
they had been found out, and mado no at
tempt al resistance.
The ringlcadcr was white man, named
William Taylor, from Williamsburg, who is
in Jail for burglary and larceny. IIo is
desperate ruilian, md, although in chains,
declares that ho will soon break out of jal.
The other ringloadcrs, four colored men,
named Thomas, Slocum, johnson and Brad
ley. N.'
The whole number Of prisoners IN the
Jail!is ono hundred and ffty, md Tho CITY
has Ind narrow escape OF being thorough
ly burglariscd and garrotcd. Mr.. Philippi
appears to have behaved with oommcnLablc
tirmncss, and Sheriff Mackey has mado ar.
rangcmcnts which will prevent any similar
danger In future.
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ror,Io noxt civ walk, ovnoot a,n,

For tho next six weeks expect daily
accounts of "horrible massacros" O!
freedmen and Union men at the South.
They are necessary to the Radicals for
elcctionerr;ng purposes, and will be fnr
nished to order by Bnrcan agents and
travelling reporters for suci, papers as
the New York 1rtbuae. The fights at
Nashville; between two factions Of the
Republican party, and the murder of a
negro there, will be attributed to The De-
mocra,s as soon as the Radical papers
receive their letters Boston Post.
SAN FRANcisco, Sept. 23.-Thc ia
panese Commissioners who purchased
the Stonewall, returned to tho Re-
public for safety. They will remain
in the United States until japanese
troubles arc endod. a6t 7"
A tidal wave occurred at Yokoho.
mo on the 18th of August, "a hours
after its occurrence in South Amcri-
CO. .F tfta 3#.H HtN
Arms FOR CITIZENS ON. TtE INDIAN
FRoNTiER---It is understood that Lien-
tenant.General Sherman has determined
to issue arms and ammunition TO the
citizens living along the Indian frontlcr
for their protection against further dep.
relations of the savages, .
Two friends were dining together,
one of whom remarked , GAS l am
going abroad Ibaye. made my will,
and have bcqucathed to you my whole
stock Of impudoncc." The other re-
piled "You are generous, as we'll
as kind |; you have bequeathed to me
by far the largest portion Of your
cstatc." sfa
The Macon (Ga.) Messenger an
nounces that Messrs. D. Appleton 4
Co., the publishers of Now York, lla}vo
given Bishop Beckwith, Of Georgia,
the sum of $4,000 for the ccnstfuc-,
tion of an orphan asylum in Macon,
under the auspices Of tho Protestant
Episcopal Church. Z.
.ExpLANATion WANrED.--Tho New
York SIN says tho war was fought for
.sfree :. yoting' IN every part Of the
: Union. s,s. &. ..5''s., ,l., Is Il
IF the war was a success, how is 1t
that $4,000 white men arc disfranchis-
ed in Tennessee, and attempts have
been made by the \ loyal in several
sothor States tothrottle saffrage4
Rt Appointment Government officer in
New York says that 8 large fund is
being raised to induce tho Jews to
vote the Radical ticket. Do the;
Radicals imagine that the jews are In
tho marketia g
1t has been announced without con-
tradiction that the Radical Central
Committee at Washington advised OK
pulsion ofnegroos from tho Georgia
Legislature.
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} &fENNsYLvANfG

WAsHINaroN, Oct. 2.--The Demo.
i cratic National Committee to-day &re-
ceivcd most encouraging intelligence
from. Pennsylvania The Slate Com
mitteo advise them, that the Democrats
are thoroughly organized in every town,
ship, and that victory in October is as
@sured.s 2&iF@ vs. At$ ~ ~. SR
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LE1 TER FROM GENERAL BLAtn. Tho fol.
lowing letter. addressed to General James
Connor, President Central Club, was re-
cciYed at u late hour last evening;
WAsHrNoroN, Do, October /, 1868.
DEAR SIM Your kind invitation TO judge
Blair, for his brother, General Blair, to
speak in your State, was received here yes.
terday, just after tho General came. lilo
snys il will be impossible, MS he has already
engagements that will take tho balance Of
tho time until the campaign 10 ended in tho
Northern and Western States. He would,
If in his power, have been delighted to have
visited your city. Judge Blair is In Penn.
sylyania, and will be there probably until
after the October election. tf
General Blair left here last evoning to fill
engagements in Ohio. lie is In excellent
health and spirits, and docs not for o m 0 :
ment doubt the result will be the triumph.
ant election Of our Candidates.
Respectfully, your cbcdient servant, *
zI my 5.a S.{W. WALES, I.
s.. Private Secretary Mr. Blair
JAMES CosNoR, President Of Club. 45
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}, S. c., WEDNESDAY, MORNING. OCTOBER II 1868

POLITiCAL. = Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA,
representing as they do, two of the most
important States in the North and in
tho West, holding their elections ms they
do nearly n month heC,rc tho Prcsl,len-
tial election, will dictate to the Union
who shall ho President. II the Demo-
Gratis carry these two States the victory
is certain. lf'hev are won by the Re-.
publlcans defeat is just as sure. 1t is
useless tor lis to disgnisc The fact. Those
States carry to-day in their hands the
fate OF the Union. Hence we are glad
that the National MtelUgcnctr confirms
the opinion which we entertained Of the
probable result in PENNSYLVANIA. All
that we can learn from Ohio is equally
encouraging. The shrewl common
sense and wise statesnanshin Of Pendle.
ton is dong good in that State and the
indications arc that OHIO in 1868 will
give its aid in the election of Demo-
cratic President as it, in 1867, gave its
aid to constitutional liberty by clccting
Thurman. Democrat, to succeed Benz.
Wade, bitter Radical, to the United
States Senate. We arc unwilling to
believe that the truth can 20 backwards
Te cannot 'hlnk that those Two States,
wien i! OH! one year ago defeated Kadi-
ca'ls'h' VIII prove false to truth, false to
ma, nmnnooa' :' ialse TO generosity false to
sei'-'h'eres'' la'se TO constitutional t:ocr.
'yin,
Inc Intettgenc'r, III the same article
quoted above, says, with regard 10
pennsylvania ana The same words may
oe apPilcd 10 ONO:
lie conservatives Ct Pennsylvania
nave now before them the noolest OPP
por,uhlty offered TO men since the days
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OHIO,

CANTON, o., Oct. 2.-The greatest
mass meeting of the campaign was held
here to-day, twenty-five thousand pco.
pie being present. The procession was
more than eight miles long, and display.
ed over one hundred large flags, with
eleven bands of music, from this aud ad.
joining counties.
The immense concourse was address
ed for two hours by Gen. Thomas Ew.
ing in a noble review Of the reconstruc.
ton and financial policy of the Radical
party. He was followed by the Hon.
D., I. Lawson, Democratic Congresson-
al nominee, in an able speech. 4, The
meeting will be continued tonight, and
will be addressed by Charles Allen, ESQ,
of Washington, D. G.
WArAKoNETA, o., Oct 2.-The
city has been in perfect blaze of cx-
element 'o.niglt. The White Bows in
Blue, seveial hundred strong, paraded
through the streets bearing torches and
transparcncies,H while the streets have
been all the evening a blaze Of fire, and
nothing wasin 3torder but music and
bonGres, while the. masses made the air
ring with shouts for Seymour. and
Blair. lhE tn. Sy III ~ ~ aeg
h THEe eSlTUArloN.--We extract the
following items Of news, from n letter, OF
a friend in Scarboro, Scriven county,
Ga. He says:.rg "a. 4lt;e ,g.s,.gss,
"The white people here are nenrly all
Democrats, unless it DO where some per.
son wants to get a county oAicp, then
he turns scallawag, aud whnL is worse
sticks to it. tTh,sprevails from d, ordna-
ry TO constable The negroes are a
unit on Radicalism; believe nothing you
hear the contrary There ,oas one
Democratic negro in the SOth.,. district,
G. NJ. last week, who was induced to
ma Se q Democratic speech"cnd did re.
marEably we'll. He has now turned
Radical, and says that he is bSundg to
vote tor that party because the Radicals
have threatened to kin him unless he
did. There is,no argument, that will
prevail with the negroes. Tho people
OF the South have been negro ra,srrs,
negro guardians, ,andlheir "pet. wards"
are now being turned into an engine Of
destruction against them. How long
will the people IF Georgia continue to
nurture this aegroyRaascal-rottag ma.
chine by! giving them shelter food and
clothing2 The peopletof the South are
making one sad mistake in undressing
'dltthetr argcmcntto the negro's head,
for his brains, practically speaking, are
not there, bnt can be found about Inc
place where he'buttons the Wristbands
Of his breeclies. 1t IS his stomach, alter
all, TO which we must appeal Z.
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TIE ErrsCopALIAN OVERTURE TO THE
METHoDIsT.--A number of Episoopalinn
olcrgymen in New Jersey signed memo.
rial to tho lato Methodist General Confer
cncc, asking for tho appointment Of COM
missioncrs TO confer with tho representa-.
ives of tho Episcopal Church, which aro
proposed TO be appointed by tho General
Convention soon to meet In Now York.
Such commissioners were appointed by tho
Conference, (Drs. McClntook. Curry, and
othcrs,) and now corresponding memorial
Is TO go TO tho House Of Bishops, asking for
tho reconstruction Of n commission of Bis
hops appointed many years ago on Chris
tiah Unity, of which nr. McIlvaino Is tho
only survivor.
Tho Convocation Of York, In the Church
of England, has lately passed resolution
cordially welcoming "any practical attempt
to effect brotherly rcoonciliton between
Tho Wesleyan body and tho Church Of
England" What Is called the "British
plan" Of reunion contemplatcs tho admis.
sion of Wesleyan preachers to holy orders
in tho Church of England, by process
called Hypothetical ordination" like what
now used as conditional baptism,. with q
permission to continue tho use of extempore
prayer, except for tho snoraments. The
movement Is unqucstionably premature the
members of Mother scot being in any do
grco prepared to make tho necessary con-
oessions. Tho Episcopalians will not allow
oxtemporc prayer in church, md the Metho.
disis will not submit to the authority cxer.
; ciscd by tho Anglioan blshops.
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lIARRIspUN., Oct. q-The Democ

lARRIsnuaa, Oct. 2.-The Democ.
racy in this city are all ablaze tonight.
Gov. Swami, OF Maryland, is addressing
auimmanse meeting at Che Court II Honse.
The assemblage IS largely composed Of
the real Boys in Blue,' wbo:Iongbts t6
restore the Union and defend the Con-
stitutio1, and who will at the ballot. box
again save the country by ons,ing Radi-
cal traitors from State and Federal
Offices Es., p
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THE LOYAL LEAGUE AT Work. =
TUscUMBIA, ALA, Sept 2l.--Last
Saturday night week our Female Semi
nary was burned to the ground, and,
evident to every one, it was tho work OF
an incendiary. 1t seems tho matter has
been quietly and surely fcrreted out dur.
ing the past week. and or Sunday morn.
inga warrant for the arrcstof six negroes
was sworn out, and four of them we're
found and arrested by the State officers.
One of the party gave bail to appear
this morning, at 8 o'clock. Sunday
night, about halfpast IL. body OF
cavalry in disguise, variously estimated
to number from one hundred and fifty
to three hundred, picke,cd the town and
drew mp in front Of the Jail. Five or six
OF them demanded the prisoners Of tho
constable, who, with four mon, was
guarding them. He refused to surren-
der them, except to lawful authority,
when all at once signal was gwen
and charge was made in force by the
whole body. The constable and guards
were knocked down, searched and locked
up in room. Three or four shots wero
fred in the melee by the guards and
were replied to by the lynchers.
The cell of the prisoners was then en-.
tered, they were seized .and carried
about a half mile from the town and
hung under a bridge.
A placard was placed OIL each one,
telling his crime and name, and giving
his confession. Their names were Port
Simpson, Ben Cooper and Jake Bell
The confessions gave the names of ff.
teen or twenty others, members of the
league, who were sworn to burn every
house, kill all stock, and, If that did not
intimidateih he rebels to kill few OF
them. Our community Is in great
state Of excitement Tonight, and iinv
town is heavily patrolled with police.
Great excitement and CONSERVATION pre-.
vailamopg the freedmen. .,.sf ~
Port Simpson was the leader Of the
organization; the other two have borne
a bad repute for years. Two Of the
three ringleatirrs were moi arfestod. hil
OF the guilty parties, as FAR as known,
have been sldimonedto testify against
the fourth man, who gave bail. Il +
Dsspatcls TO The Memphis Anpeah
The Prussians are resolved that TO-
body shall enterthe harbor Of Kielwith,
out their consent. TO keep out intrud'
ers they, have mounted on an 80, 900
ll,ound carriage the famous Xrupp gun.
INeighing 100000 pounds, exploding q
charge Of l80 pounds Of powder, and
sending 4 ptojeotile 1000 PAGES, through
ltwelye-,nch monitor plates Besides
this tremendous gun there are twelve
tbfeach.loaders, the combined defensive
ordinance being capable. at ono dis