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THE CHRONICLE And SENTINEL.

nURLISHED Daily and Weekly in, Augusta,
Ga, ts the oldest newspaper In the State. Es-
tAblished in 1794 It has ever since that time bean
one Of the leading papers Ia the South and it still
maintains its place In the front rank OF Southern
Journals -s!bSf5 7i..h 80 ''ttipt
Ably edited and the chosen: medium through
which the master minds Of the State address the
peoplaf It's value as conservative political paper
Is secSnd to none, while its numerous andreliable
correspondents make it first class. NEWS AND
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IN BANKRUPTCY.

Yorkville, April 80, 1868. IL
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May 7.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Negro.

Is our brute or our brother9 Those
who have read, or heard Of "ARIEI," "
and desire to see his sophistry exposed
can do so by leaving their names am
ten cents at the Jouonal Office, ON orbe-
fore the 18th inst, for which they will
receive mammoth copy of the Baptist
to be issued about the first Of June
next, to contain hinety-six columns,
with the review of "AR1EI," together
with other valuable and interestingmat
ter. The Baptist will be received in
Camden on or before the 18th of June.
Yearly subscribers to the Baptist are
solicited. Terms, $4.0O per annum in
advance. A specimen copy can be
seen at the Journal Office.
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NAV Festival.

We had the pleasure on Friday eve
ming last, Of attending celebration of
the first of May at the Orphan Acad-
emy, given by the scholars of Miss
MAGGIE DENooN. The room was beau
tifully adorned by exquisite flowers,
both animate and inanimate, and the
beholders were transported with ecstacy,
causing their minds to wander to some
scence SO graphically depicted by tho
chronicler of the admired "'Arabian
Nights" The queen, although hold
ing her court on hangman's day, look
ed too gentle and sweet to inAict cap
ital punishment on aLv offender, how
ever rebellious he or she might have
been. And when her court broke forth
into a hymn of praise, the music Of
their voices was sweet and soft enough
to .soothe any cavage.
Miss DENooN certainly deserves
praise for the high cultivation she i'm
parts to her scholars, and the admira-
BILE success Of her entertainment.
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A Card.

1t having been stated that had connected
myself with the Radical Party and Union
League, tits due to myselfto deny absolutely,
that suot has ever been the case at any time,
and furthermore, that had said, that "lf
hadbeen we'll enough to have gone to the polls
Iwould have voted the Radical Ticket at the
late election This is false in every particular" "
am Southern man by birth and in feel
ing, and 1 do not choose to lie under the im-
pu tation which rumor has given rise to-
that have been false to her. Having been
nominated by the Republican party it is ne.
cessary that should decline the nomination
my position being misunderstood. BY some Of
them, and certainly very much by the com,
munity at large.
JAMES L. HALLE,
Mnv z IL.
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Wllai we Want.

Black man suffrage is not the cause
of our opposition to the radical rule in
South Carolina. If laws were wise,
just and equal--if they were admins
tered in the humane and benevolent
spirit which ought to characterize the
operations of civil governments-if con-
fidence and security were felt in regard
to the rights of person and property
in short, if black man suffrage brought
us good and stable government we
should not quarrel with it. On the
other hand, we should quarrel with
any government which arrayed one
class of the people against the other in
bitter hatred and hostilitS-which
robbed one class to enrich the other
which wantonly adopted measures
that could have no other effect than to
degrade portion of the people in their
own estimation, and to wound and in
jure their feelings, and so to make Bit
ter blood and deadly hate where all
should be peace and harmony, such as
that law which drags the poor white
mans sons and daughters to the public
schools crowded with negroes, to the
great injury ofborh classes-ahove all,
which is ruled and governed as one
man by few. foreigners and strangers,
working for their own selfish purposes,
through thetmedium of secret societies,
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The Conservative Movement.

The meeting of the Democratic Club
on Monday was of most gratifying
character and marked by cheering
and enthusiastic tone OF feeling. We
noticed in attendance many ofthe best
citizens OF the District, and represen-
tatives of all sections. The roll was
largely signed, and we were pleased to
see that a few Of the intelligent color
ed people of the Town had the courage
to join their oldest and best friends in
the only movement that can secure to
us peace and prosperity within our
borders. No doubt they will suffer
persecution from, the blind and infatu-
ated instruments of the foreign tyrants,
from whose selfish, exacting and arbi-.
trary rule they are seeking to free
themselves, bat they can well afford to
regard such efforts with the contempt
they deserve since they hav, Untitled
themselves to the confidence and friend
ly assistance and support Of the purest
and best men Of the community in
which they live They will never have
cause to regret the step they have ia
ken, and though thousands will follow
them, they will ever be regarded with
peculiar favor, rs the first who had
the intelligence and the courage to
act and think for themselves.
The Club will hold public meeting
at the Town Hall every Saturday night
until further notice. Speakers will be
provided for the occasion and we trust
there will be fun attendance, of all
white and colored, who desire to pro-
mote the peace order and happiness Of
the people under the independent rule
of South Cardinals own sons. The
speakers tor next Saturday are Capt.
w. u. LE1rNER, and Capt. J. NJ. DAVIS.
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history of this Northern !, Methodist
Church, it's greed for Office, its bad
influence upon the minds of the class
es it reaches, and it's ayowed deter
mination of becoming partisan power
in the land, are we'll calculated to
satisfy all reaectipg men that it is
fortunate for the liberties of our peo-
pie and for the welfare of our country
that there are so many denominations|
in the United States. If this were
the only Church, the South would be
ground under the heels of such a
tyranny as neither Pope nor Sheridan
attempted to establish.
RicAmond Dispatch.
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FOR rHE JoUnNaI.

Mr.. EDITOR: At The meeting Of the.
Democratic party at the Court House
on Monday last, several ;ofIour colored
citizens came forward and enrolled
themselves as members Of said associa-s
.tion Since that time thew have beer,
notified byletters from some low tool o,f
the Radical party, that they may ex- 9.
nect the eallows Or .,a some 81 other punish.
Inent for their crime This is the !, pro-
e,ramme m & adop.ed by the & enemies b of God,
= man, and their country, 4 :to bolster up
the dan,nable schemes they.are seeking
to palm off upon the once snoble State
ofsouth Carolina. We say to our col
ored friends, fear not; the Democratic
party, or the Conservative party are
your friends, they wish to retain for you,
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bound by oaths, and obligations which
have never yet seen the light Of day.
A people thus governed are under the
basest and meanest tyranny. Such a
government. we don't want, and such
government can only bemaintained for
a time by the bayonet. If anything
could demonstrate the utter incapacity
of the people now in the ascendancy in
South Carolina for sell government, it
is their entire and blind submission to
those people who pull the wires Of the
loyal leagues. They are driven to the
polls as herdof cattle at the crack Of
the leaders, whip and made to vote for
they know not what. Let one dare to
bolt andhesitate, and lie is goaded on
by threats Of violence, Of private injury,
or by blows. If that be freedom, let
us be slaves.
But universal suffrage, is now the
law of South Carolina for the time
being. 1t is the duty Of every good
man, white or black, to break down
this tyranny of strangers. To secure
to every voter the privilege of voting
openly and fearlessly as he pleases-
to protect the uneducated against the
influence Of deceit and falsehood
taught in dark and secret societies
where the igAt of truth never enters.
To break dow if possible, the .bitter
hatred and prejudices which have been
sown among us and to raise the stand
ard of truth, justice and the right,
whose motto should be, Let Caroli-
aRians rule Carolina" This is what we
want, and this is what we shall have.
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Meeting of the Democratic Association
In compliance with the requirement
of its constitution, the Kershaw Dis
trict Democratic Association held Its
first meeting to-day at y O'clock M''
the President, Gen. J. B. Kershaw' in
the chair. ....
The President having called the As
sociation to order, the minutes ofapub-
lie meeting, held April 9th, for the
purpose of completing the organization
we're read, amended and adopted.
The President then addressed the
meeting in very forcible and elo-
quent speech, declaring among other
things, that We must not only stand
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with every country in Europe, Prus-
sia denied the right of her citizens to
expatriate themselves, without per-
mission from the government; espe-
cially if they had not served the
prescribed time in the army; and
upon the return Of such emigrants to
German soil, they we're at once con-
scribed. Their plea of American
citizenship did not avail; andjt was
only after much trouble and vexatious
delay that our Minister succeeded in
procuring their release. There 9being
no treaty, the point was, in each in
dividual case, only conceded as a
matter of international courtesy. The
treaty recently signed has changed
this, and hereafter any German who
has obtained American citizenship,
after, after five years residence (the
latter term to be taken in its usual
legal sense( can now 60 to any State
of the North German Confederation
unmolested.
There was, however, considerable
doubt heretofore, in regard TO the
construction of several clauses of the
treaty, which now have been removed,
and it is found as liberal treaty as
could be wished for. These doubts
are all satisfactorily solved by let
ter from Mr.. Bancroft. to Mr. Sew
ard, detcd April Sd, and submitted
to Congress April 27. In this letter,
Mr.. Bancroft gives the debate on the
treaty in the Imperial Diet, April I'd,
where Mr.. Konig and Count Bis
barck clearly and emphatically gave
their construction to the hitherto am-
biguous points. One of these was
that the treaty did not exempt the
emigrantfrom responsibility for crimes
committed prior to his voluntary ex-
patriation. Many thought they. could
see the cloven foot in this proviso and
that these "crimes" might be made to
embrace non-performance of military
service. This, however, was distinctly
disavowed. Desertion from service is
of course not justified, and belongs to
the class of "crimes" for which the
emigrant is held responsible.
The next thing now for Mi. Ban
croft to do is to negotiate similar
treaties with the. several States Of
South Germany. The dream of
German unity seems still far from
fulfillment, and it will not do to wait
for it. Those of our naturalized' cit
izcns, who were born in Bavaria, Ba-
den, Wurtemberg or Hesse Darn
stedt have an equal claim to the pro-
tecting sgis, of their adopted country;
and now that North Germany has
led, there should be little difficulty
in procuring this concession from the
smaller States of the South.
Charleston Mercury.
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BLAspHEMY.-The New York
World calls attention to a declara-
ton made by Thaddeus Stevens,
which will. shock every man whoreads
it. The old reprobate said that Mr..
Johnson's crime was chaser than the
betrayal by Judas Iscariot, who be-
trayed only one single individual. "
IF the people of this country were
such as they once were, this blasphem-
Gus language would not only condemn
its author to perpetual infamy, but
seriously damage the cause in whose
advocacy it was uttered, and the
party which would acknowledge such
a man as leader.
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The RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SOUTH
ERN STATEs.-A meeting of the Re-
construction Committee was held
this morning, which lasted for some
time. The question of restoring
South Carolina and Arkansas to their
former relations with the other States
was considered at length, and>the
constitution of the first. named State,
which is the only one here, was the
subject of discussion. No final con-
clusion was arrived at, the whole mat
ter being postponed until the consti-
tutions of the other Southern States
arrive. The purpose of the commit
tee is to have all of the Southern
States restored to the Union under
constitutions as nearly alike as posi-
BILE, and presenting positive uniform
ity on the subjects of education and
suffrage. On Saturday next another
meeting will be held, at which time
it is expected that the constitutions
of Arkansas, North Carolina, Geor-
gia, and Louisiana will have arrived,
and the committee be enabled to
adopt some definite plan of restora.
tion. It is believed, however, and
generally conceded, that all Of the
States will be admitted to represen-
tatien and to their former positions
in the Union, under the bill reported
on yesterday in the House.
New York Herald.
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CLERICAL CARpET-BAGGERs.-
The delegates from the South in the
General Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church now in session at
Chicago are doubtless just such rep
resentatiyes of the southern people
as those elected to the various State
Conventions by the negroes, or per-
haps such as the new senator's and
Governor of Arkansas-clerical car.
pet-baggers, in short. The political
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Republican Nominations.


The Republicans" Of Kershaw held
a ameeting at the League Room on satur-
day last, at which the following gen
tleman were nominated for District Off
GERS at the election in June:-
Judge Of Probate Cowt-James +.
Sutherland.
Clerk of the cOurt-Columbus Shiver.
SherB-James L. Halle. [declned]
.Coxoaer-Joel A. Schrock.
County Comnsiissioners-J. P. Boswell
Johns. Meroney and Solomon G. w.
Dill" &
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A CASE OF MURDER.-The Co,

A CASE OF MURDER.-Fhe Coro-
ner informs US that negro man, a
house servant of Caleb 6oker, Of So
ciety Hill, was shot and instantly
killed on Monday night last, in front
of Mr.. Coker's residence while the
family wasat supper.
From a relative of Mr.. Coker, we
have obtained the following particu-
lars: Some time during the past
week, this house servant was robbed,
and suspecting negro man, formerly
the slave of the Mcintosh estate, he,
with friend, Ia colored man, met
this Mcintosh negro and charged him
with the theft; said negro admitted
he took the property and would make
restitution. On Saturday last this
suspected rouge was heard to say in
Society Hill, that the Coker man had
scared him and made him tell o lie,
and he would have satisfaction, as he
was now ready for him. Nothing fur
ther took place between the parties
that is known. On Monday, as the
family of Mr.. G.. was at supper, said
House Servant passed out of the front
door, and Immediately the report Of
gun was heard, and on going to the
spot, the boy was found too near
dead to give any account of the oc-
currence. We learn that the suspec-
ted man is missing
Darlington Southerner.
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CHICAGO, April ga telegram
from Fort Mcpherson says that a
party of Indians, supposed to be. a
party of "spotted Tails band of
Cheyennes, made dash upon COM
pany of men cutting woodyesterday,
killing four and wounding two, who
were brought in. The killed are
james Brown, Gus. Hall, George
Kline, and Joseph Vert. E. Hoff-
man was scapled and badly wounded
by an arrow. A boy named fanny,
aged fourteen, was dangerously woun-
ded.
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The TREATY WITH THE North
GERMAN BUND.-0nr readers will
recollect that Mr.. George Bancroft.
United States Minister to the Court
of Prussia, has recently negotiated a
treaty with the North German Con-
federation, to secure the rights of Ger
mans naturalized in the United
States, when returning to their ma
tive country. Heretofore, in common
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Public Meeting.

The citizens of Kershaw District re-
siding upon the Western side OF Wa
teree River (both white and colored)
are requested to meet at "Curetons
old Mill" on Saturday, the 9th at II
o'clock, NJ.
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THE JOURNAL.
Thursday, May 4, 1865.

w@ We arc requested by the ladies
Of the Episcopal Church, to say that
they will have Ice-Cream to sell
for the benefit Of their Church, every
Thursday afternoon on the groye'betore
the Rectory, commencing on Thursday
next s
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THE HOWARD AMENDMENT

THE HOWARD AMENDMENT
Joint resolution proposing an aPendment
to the Constitution of the United
States.
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the o"'tsd
States Of america in Congress as
sembled, 1.-TWO thirds of both Houses
ccncurring, )That the following arti.
Gle be proposed to the legislatures Of
the several States as an amendment
to the Constitution of the united
States, which, when ratified by three
fourths of said legislatures, shall be
valid as part of the Constitution,
namely:
ARTICLE II.
SEC. 1. All persons born or natural
lied in the United States, and sub
iect to the jurisdiction thereof, are
citizens of the United States and of
the State wherein they reside. No
State shall make or enforce any law
which shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of citizens Of the United
States; nor shall any State deprive
any person of life, liberty, or proper
ty, without due process of law, nor
deny to any person within its juris-
diction the equal protection of the
laws.
Sec. 2. Representatives shall be
apportioned among the several States
according to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number of per-
sons in each State, excluding Indians
not taxed. But when the right to
vote at any election for the choice of
electors for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, represen-
tatives in Congress, the executive and
judicial officers of a State, or the
members of the Legislature thereof,
is denied to any one of the male in
habitants of such State, being twenty
one years of age, and citizens of the
United States, or in any way abridged
except for participation in rebellion
or other crime, the basis of represen-
tation therein shallbe reduced in the
proportion which the number of such
male citizens shall bear to the whole
number ofsuch male citizens twenty
one years of age in such State.
SEC. 8. No person shall be sena-
tor or representative in Congress, or
elector ofPresident and Vice-Presi-
dent, or hold any Office, civil or mill
tary, under any State, who, having
previously taken an oath, as a mem
Der of Congress, or as member of
any State legislature, or as an execu-
tive or judicial officer of any State,
to support the Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in
in insurrection or rebellion against
the same, or given aid or comfort to
the enemies thereof. But Congress
may, by vote of two-thirds of each
house, remove such disability.
Sec. 4. The validity Of the public
debt of the United States, authorized
by law, including debts incurred for
payment of pensions and bounties for
services in suppressing insurrection
or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
But neither the United States nor
any State shall assume or pay any
any debt or obligation incurred in
aid ofinsurrection or rebellion against
the United States, or any claim for
the loss or emancipation of any slave,
but all such debts, obligations and
claims shall be held illegal and void.
Sec. 5. The Congress shall have
power to enforce, by appropriate le-
gislation, the provisions of this article.
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BEFORE CoNeREss.-The aso-called",
Constitution of South Carolina has
been laid before Congress, and referred
to the Reconstruction Committee.
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- -. :. - ,x.Elzz1n
upon the PLATFORM the Nations DEM
ocratic party; but bet, whereas, I'D
Northern and North! Western Democ-
racy persistently refuse the elective
franchise to the eolored mn, we are
willing to go farther, and TO- concede (
that privilege to him, restricted b. cer.;
tain property or educational quahaca.
tons. He was listened to with close !.
and undivided attention by the large
and intelligent auditory present, and
his speech was received with frequent
applause. ,r8f
Col w. N. SHAxxoE succeeded the
President in his usual happy manner,
fully endorsing what he had said, and.
laying down the broad and PLAIN prin-
ciple, that two essential elements enter
into the right Of fsuHrage, viz: the voter
should have an intsrsst IN the country
and government under which he liyes5
and should also Be- @ possessed Of ssuffi-
GENT imelliasues for Sthe proper exereiae
Of that rirht. J.
Aferthe conclusion of Col. sH.SKor,s y, !, I,
speech. a large number of citizens both
Of the town q and District, Il and amona ru
them several colored persons came up
and enrolled themselves as members, era, Of
the Association. 8 = ! y =
Gen, J D. Kennedy j, !, then 4, moyedthat
q committees of tb;rtean be anno;ntad
70 no,,; ;nata D;st,;et ,ffs,,eera vbere,,,,on
the Presidens appointed the sSllovine
= III u, -. - IT M
son0.0o ~ .rs sSt., r4l- 80. 80 80.
Kennedy ana y. NJ ~. poysin, oI sam- AM
den; w. w hltakers OF GuretonS NILE
Jesse Truesdell and J. r. Dye, of Fiat
Rock. James Thomson and VIM. Dix-
on. Of Liberty Hill: joseph Mickle and
J.H. Vaughan, of Goodwyn,s Store;
G, Moselev Of Buffalo. Benz. Humuhrys.
OF Lizenby,s; Z j Ancrum, Jr. and Al
q. Boykin, of Schrock's Mil ass ~
The committee retired and aftsr-
oonarIta -, ,,.o,,,,,tad .,roro 81 Is.
'vn. - ~ q = = & .s & 5. .alsat 80
chairman, :: =. Asnneoy' y snas tney
were in doubt as to the eligibility tir,ss n
der the new State Constitution Of some
of their nominees, and therefore desm-
"a = nrona, 8 also ,6m;;nata Is ,,lt,,nats.
= = pio pss', 10 I'M s s ss,,. . -. ~. S
IN 'nese douoslul cases. No ioliOWsne
are tne nomhauens'
For Sss,s r. Dye. fa 49,,
IeerS-D. =. = iDssaussaIs' 81 a y 8, ~ I
contay r. q Hail md md Iawis, Thomna
son. .:s{tft
Jatalge Of Probets-- .. Dunlap.
Sea00f Co1ss,sstotss John =. SHAW.
The report and nominations were
adopted. 9:g5 7S
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Meeting of the Legislature.

The Legislature elected under the
recently adopted Constitution, meets in
Columbia on Tuesday next.