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cooprRsv1nnr,gJune OF zl:i 30, 1s6s.-A

s. CoopERsv1IlE, June 90. 1s6s.-A
large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Democratic Association ofsCoopers-
vile, Edgefeld District. s. NG, COM
posed Of white and colored, met this
day PfesidentJ. W. Coleman pre-
siding. The meeting was called to
order. and proceedings of previous
meeting read andadopted. Speeches
were delivered. James Minor, of
Columbia, delivered an able discourse
upon the situation, clearly stating the
duties of the colored citizens of the
country, and their relations to the
whites and property-holders of the
same. Not disposed unduly to eu-
logize any one, it is but just to say,
that for man just emerging from
bondage and breathing the air of citi-
zenship, he evinces the elements of
true manhood and sound sense.
Next followed John Lee, also q citi-
zen of Columbia; with cutting sar-
casm, he breathed the atmosphere of
antagonism to radicalism and demon
strated his position by proofs easily
deducible. Lee is man who feels
as he speaks and hno,bs aDAat he says.
Much applause went up for Lee.
Next came Peter Mitchell, with much
earnestness; but the style not sc
good. Once d radical, and having
reformed, he spoke to his sable
friends with zeal. The meeting
closed after many names we're added
to the Democratic list. We are
doing good service in the cause of
Democracy. Twenty-six colored per-
sons and eighty whites joined the
Club. F. 4. TOWNSEND,
Secretary.
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Brief Points.

: II the Democratic party goes upon
the ground "a Doton ,oitb The nigger,"
you incite somebody to raise him up.
If you make this q rallying cry
"7Hathis is ExcnUsIvEnY a ,0hite mans
Gooernn:ent, you induce somebody
to put the whole "nigger" in. Hence
the Phenir suggests that these rally
ing cries be modified to suit circum-
stances. and the Northern people;
who won't exactly think as some
North and South think. The Phe-
nir suggests this modification: For
"Down soiM The Niger" substitute,
"Negroes to you,. place." for "1his is
erclusiocly a aOhite mans Government" +"
substitute, "IHis is aohite mans Go
permment, and decent negroes may come
in"
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A most interesting scene was wit
messed in the harvest field of Mr..
VIM. Hunter, of Abbeville District,
few days since. When Mr.. FL. was
making ready all preliminary ar
rangements for his harvest, he was
modestly informed by his employees
(radical freedmen) that they would
not harvest his wheat, though under
obligations to do so. unless they re-
ceived extra pay for it. Though not
expecting such a declaration of inten-
tion from them, Mr.. Ell. was in no
way disturbed, but ever willing to
accord to them the full liberty which
he claimed for himself, (of providing
for his own Affairs, as the day of
harvest drew on, he made ready a
sumptuous dinner for the occasion,
and sent out for his neighbors to
come, for oil things were then ready.
They responded en- masse, and ut an
early hour large field of fine wheat
WAS entered by thirty white laborers,
all engaged in the various operations
of harvesting. The field was reaped
in an incredibly short time, and the
whole operation performed in full
view of the sable malcontents.
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THE FIRE OF YESTERDAY MORNING.
The fire on Meeting street, reported
in yesterday mornings issue as
raging, was finally subdued and con-
fined to tho destruction of the two
three-story brick buildings, Nos. ISL
and 153 Meeting street. The fire
was undoubtedly the work of an in
cendiary. The total loss on buildings
and stock destroyed is estimated Mt
$53, 900, on which there was an in
surance of $685. The stock and
fixtures of Messrs. Goodrich, Wine
man Il Co., wholesale druggists, who
occupied No. 1853. was valued at
$32, 100. on which there is an insur-
ance of 1875, 1000. The unoccupied
building belonged to Mr.. H. f.
Strohecker, and was uninsured. The
building occupied by Messrs. Good
rich, Wineman & Co., was owned by
DIR. e. l.. Strohecker, and was in
snred for $1,000. Messrs. e. J. Daw-
son & Co., booksellers, on the South
of g., w. &c Co.. lost between $3, 900
and $4,000, and were insured.
Messrs. Dewing, Durkett & o.,
wholesale dry goods merchants, on
the South OF the burnt buildings,
sustained some small loss by water.
charleston Courier, 23d.
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From the following article, it will
be seen that the Herald claims that
Ex-Governor Seymour endorses
Chase as the Democratic candidate:
"We publish, to-day, o letter from
an Albany correspondent, giving an
account of caucus of prominent
Democratic politicians, convened for
the purpose of considering the poll
tical situation and interchanging
opinions in regard to the Presiden-
tial nomination. Ex-Governor Sey-
mour was the centre Of the gather
ing, and freely gave his views. We
give q verbatim report of his re-
marks, 80 far rs they concerned
Chief Justice Chase. It seems that
the Governor distinctly endorsed
Chase as the Democratic candidate,
stating that he and the party differed
in no material point upon the living
issues Of the day. He said the Chief
Justice stood right upon the record
as to free trade and the tariff, and he
agreed with the Democrats on the
general question of taxation; that he
has always been in favor of universal
amnesty and for restoring to the
South her Constitutional rights; and
that, as to negro suffrage, he is will
ing to leave that question entirely to
the States, where the Democrats
claim it belongs. This is Judge
Chase's platform in nutshell; but,
simple as it is, the Democratic organs
dared not publish it in q report of
the proceedings of the caucus, when
they had an opportunity to do so.
The question is, therefore, definitely
settled, that Ex-Governor Seymour
is out fat-footed for Chase's nomina-
tion by tho Democratic Convention,
and his suggestion that Pendleton
give way for the present and await
future honors, is dictated in manly
and magnanimous spirit. It is folly
for the partisan journals to attempt
to smother this great, necessary and
patriotic Chase movement. It is
bound to go on. It is fully time
that something like craftsmanship
should distinguish the Presidential
Office, and the people are beginning
to realize that Judge Chase is just
the man for the time and the occa-
sion."
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A Virginia correspondent of the
World nominates Mr.. Stanbery thus
In the list of possible candidates
for the Democratic nominations, in
the World, of tho 18th, is the name
of Henry Stanbery.
This name has been upon the lips
Of the thoughtful and pure men of
the country, North, South, East and
West, for year past. With no
atom of the dust of party strife upon
his garments, called reluctantly from
his profession to O seat upon the
Supreme Bench, because the Ba,
designated him for the position; "a
radical Senate preventing his nomi-
nation by an indirection, because
they dare not rankly oppose it, as
Attorney General, vindicatipg the
Constitution as the fathers made it,
in those veto messages, with unsur-
passed learning and ability; conduct
ing the Presidents defence with n
dignity, courtesy and power,
which give to the trial all that
enables an American to read the re-
cord without blush of shame, and
now retiring to his home Gnsulted
by contemplate faction) without a
party adherent, but commanding the
unbounded admiration and esteem of
the whole country, if there should
be conflict of party leaders, so
heated Us to involve peril to the
cause, could not the Democratic
party everywhere respond heartily to
the nomination of Henry Stanbery,
and would not every patriot in the
land feel that the country had hon.
ored itself by the choice of auch n
man? The South, at least, believes
him to be great lawyer, q pure pa
triot, whose private character would
guarantee an incorrupt use of the
patronage of the Government, while
his brief public career shows him to
be thoroughly imbued with the spirit
of the Fathers.
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ELECTIONS IN HoRRY.-"A Charles
tonian" writes as follows, says the
Neaes: "Not having seen the returns
of Horny, I take pleasure of inform
ing you that there is as much praise
due this District as any other. as
even the colored voters, through the
influence Of the whites, have voted
the strict conservative. ticket, which
was unanimously & elected. Now,
which District has beaten this, or
even done as we'll ?" ttA
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take up the suggestions Of prudence

take up the suggestions Of prudence
and. discretion, and allow its mode
ration to be known of all men. I'm
doing this. I'VE are satisfied thatait
yill the better accomplish the ends
aimed at, and the more fullyrepre-
sent the great body Of our people,
who are now disposed to deal rather
more practically and more disposition
ately than formerly with their po-
litical affairs. t9I
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FAIRFIELD DIsTRIcT.-The Monti-
cello Democratic Club is reported as
fourishing. It has seventy-fve
white and thirty colored members.
Col. W. J. Aston is President; DIR.
W. P. Curry, Col. T. j. Dawkins and
Maj. j. r. Lyles, are Vice-Presi-
dents; 81. NJ. Zealy is Secretary.
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A NUT FOR NoRTHERNERs TO
CRAcK.-Rev. Mr.. Walker, Baptist
clergyman, over sixty years of age,
walked from Catawba to Salem, q
distance of ten miles, last Sunday. to
preach to the colored people, who
had given him an invitation to do
80. The old gentleman had been a
sufferer by the war, and, being una
BILE to procure horse to ride, walked
the whole distance to preach to those
people, nearly every one Of whom
have voted and will vote against the
white mans interest. Is not this
returning good for evil 2" What
do the Northern folks think of such
cruelty to the negroes? Mr.. Walker
is conservative. = Roanoke Times. !.
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Proposed Plan OF Democratic Organi-
Zatfon for the State.

cation for the State.
We suggest the following plan of
organization, which has been found
to work well, and which is an i'm
provement upon the plan heretofore
! recommended by the State Central
Executive Committee:
1. When each District is fully or
ganized with clubs at the Court
House, and in every convenient
locality in the District, let each club
elect .5soe delegates, to meet and form
o Dishric, Central Club, for the moro
thorough organization of the whole
District.
2. Let each District Central Club
then elect one delegate these dele
gates meeting and forming O. Stale
Central Club, which meets as often as
it may see ft.
In this way, it will be seen, that
the whole State may be thoroughly
organized. We submit the plan for
examination and consideration. One
advantage is, that it will not interfere
with the present organization of the
Democratic Clubs throughout the
State. It only provides. for the
various clubs in each District form
ing, as suggested, District Cen trail
Club and State Central Club.
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It is o pleasant thing to reflect
upon, while sitting at the dinner
table, that in most households the
only person entitled TO vote is the
darkey who, weits upon you. And
still this is "tke best q oyernrnent the
world ever saw. 2 pice Ia 5e1gdtelaet u
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The new suspension bridge at
Niagara, which will give a complete
view of all the falls at once, is ex.
pected to be finished this season.
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E9r Okra soup for;lunch this day at the
E Exchange Restaurant" in rear of
EGregg's Hall.
Is We find in the Charleston Ne,cs q
full report of Gen. Wade Hamptoh's
address before the students of Wash
ington College, in Lexington, Va.
We have not found time to read it;
but it is pronounced IN able and elo-
auent effort. 1t is upon "DuTY."
Okra soup will be served mp for
lunch at the Pollock House, today.
By the way, Mr.. Pollock had an in
crease in his feathered family, few
days ago-eight young partridges.
The happy "parients" and beanti-
full offspring now occupy separate
window; and are objects of curiosity
to numbers.
For NEW YoRK.-Excursion tickets
to New York, ola Wilmington, can
be obtained at the Office OF the South
Carolina Railroad Company. Pas.
sengers from the up country, by
taking the 6 O'Clock a. m. train, avoid
delay of ten hours in Columbia;
they also have the choice of three
routes from Weldon to New York.
The fare is $29. tat
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The PLAIN STREET Ia1povEEENT. =
The city fathers, ably assistedlby the
officers Of the penitentiary, are
working wonders on @Plain.astreet,
near the, Howard School, = and ore
rapidly converting it into antexeellent
wagon road. Such alterations and
improvements have been, already
effected, that, if an old, resident &
should be suddenly dropped in that
vicinity, he would be completely lost.
It is contemplated, we believe, to
extend the road to the pepitentiary.
THAT MANSION AGAIN. We learn
that Major Stark, who, as State Lii
brariau. has been occupying the
State building on the Arsenal square,
has been invited by General Candy
to give place to the Governor elect.
General Candy calls it the .;Govern-
or's mansion" and says he wants 1t
for the new Governor. We would
state, for the information of the COM
mander of this Province. THAR
South Carolina has never had O $50.
vernor's mansion" and that the
house referred to is neither more nor
less than building used for officers
quarters, and was attached to the !
Arsenal Academy which General
Sherman burned down. General
Candy will please send this in for
Colonel Forney's information. We
mean Forney. the dead Duck =
COLONEL THOMAS LEoTuR "A
fair audience gave the lecture last
night an attentive hearing. The
natter of the lecture consisted of
two leading points-South Carolina
in the past, and in the future The
record of the past was revie wed and
closed-a proud record, both in arms
and arts. The main point, the power
of the lecture, consisted in the clos
ing portion-that which indicates
the future and how to make IL as
glorious as the past. The verdict of
the past is-It is we'll. The watcl1-
word of the future is =. York.
A new era is upon us, and we must
grid ourselves for the course before
US. The dignity, no less than the
want, Of work must be kept in mind.
Upon work depends the future great
ness Of South Carolina. The senti-
ments seemed to meet O cordial re-
sponse from the audience; and all
seemed to feel that the advice given
xyoe n ,yor5 onol-np in oaooon FVbo ,
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e Okra soup for,lunch this day at the
Exchange Restaurant" in rear of
Gregg's Hall. Y
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pEMooRAT1c NlOMINAgIoNs.

sy&e-s Z - - z. 3 e 3 3 l-sl,;.s : ssee.~ Z,
MUNICIPAL oFFIcERs-crTy CoIUsIBIA
For Mayor.
Col, j, p. THOAlAS.
For Allermen.---WARD ;Nos /.
T.sW. RADCLIFFE.
CLARK WARING.
JAMES CLAFFEY.
.5.s WARD NO. 2. sg
aOs a.. aBEDELI. VI * waes
r. u. BRYAN. l
0. u. BATES.
WARD no! 8. ~ w ti, :
w. P. GEIGER.
.e.- w. r. WALTER. -s4..--.,- =
JOHN AGNEW. 4f, c.t,r
WARD NO. 4.
EDWARD HOPE.
w. @. SWAFFIELD.
L. p. MILLER.
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New ADVERTISEMENTS. Special at
tention is called to the following adj
vertisements, published for the first
time this merning:
j. at. r. Agnew--Flour. ys, &.
JACOB Leyin--Auction. i,ir.
True Rrotherhood Lodge Meeting.
w. McRae- Convention Tickets.
III. Deas, r.Bankrupt Notice, k
Hostetter &c Smith---Bi Bitters. 81 a. ,is
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4 We find in the Charleston Ne,cs
full report of Gen. Wade Hamptoh's
address before the students of Wash
ington College, in Lexington, Va.
We have not found time to read it;
but it is pronounced an able and elo-
quent effort. It is upon DUTY"
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS post
Office open during the week from 91a
q. m. to 7 p. m. On Sundays, from
to 5 p. m.
The Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at4 }}a p. M, and
close at 81 p. m. Charleston night
mail open 8115 a. M, close AZ p. m.
Northern-Open for delivery at
81s a. M, closes at 2. 45 p. m.
Greenvillo-Open for delivery 5%
p. m., closes at 81 p. m. =.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-01

tutionai. revolutionary and void, and that our
soldiers and sailors who carried the hag Of our
country 10 victory against most gallant ard
determined foe, must ever be gratefully re-
memberod. and all the aranteos given In
their favor must be faithfully carried into exc
cuiion.
That the public lands should be distributed
widely among the people. and should be dis
posed Of either under the pre-emption or homo
stead laws. and sold In reasonable quantities.
and to none but actual occupants II the mini
mum price as established w the Government
When grants Of the public lands may be al
lowed. necessary for the announcement OF i'm
portant public Improvements, the proceeds OF
the sale Of such lands and not the lands them
selves should be so applied.
That the President Of the Unit'd States. An
drew johnson, in exercising tho power OF his
high Office in resisting the aggressions Of Con-
gress on the constitutional rights OF the States
and the people. Is entitled 20 the gratitude OF
the whole American people, and. on behalf OF
the Democratic party we etender him our thanks
for his patriotic efforts In that regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic party
appeal 10 every patriot, including all tho con :
servative element and all who desire TO support
the Constitution and rest 70 the Union. for
getting al past differences of opinion, 70 unite
with us In the present great struggle for tho
liberties of the people. and that 70 all such; 10
whatever party they may have heretofore be-
longed. we extend he right hand OF fellowship
and hail all such cooperating with us as
friends and brothers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-01
ATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST l. 1868

with the requirements Of Christianity
aud the lessons of peace which the
Gospel teaches that Seaator Wilson
should have selected Sunday night to
inaugurate a measure whereby, if it had
become law, the horrible scenes OF
strife and conyulsion which followed the
restoration OF Tennessee into the Union
might possibly be repeated and multi
piled throughout the whole extent Of the
South. These ars the blessings Of quiet,
security aud concord which were TO fol-
low the reconstrnction measures, and
afford a happy illustration Of the sim
cerity Of the sentiment Of their standard
bearer" Let us have peace But this
nice piece Of Sunday work from Massa-
chusotis also failed, not having been
arrived at in the House at the time OF the
recess.
The last and the worst Of the abomi'
nations invented for the torture and ruin
Of the South, and which we have above
referred to as dying out in the Senate,
was the bill for the government Of the
three States of Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas. 1t provided that in the three
States named the reconstruction State
conventions should be invested with
power to remove all officers, from gov
ernor down; to appoint others; to re-
wise the registration lists; to appoint
registers and judges of election to
count the vote; to appoint constabu-
larry force, etc. Also that the ordinances
they may pass should be enforced by the
provisional government Of such States
until disapproved by Congress, or until
they adopt State constitutions which
shall be approved by Congress
that the military commanders shall
aid the conventions in enforcing the
laws; and that any person who
shall vote in those States for electors of
President or Vice President in 1868 shall
be subject, upon conviction, to a fine Of
$1,000 and one years Imprisonment 1t
would be difficult to imagine measure
of more atrocious injustice, or one the
suggestion of which could be more in
dicative Of apprehension Of the results of
permitting the people of the States
named to have voice in the coming
Presidential election. All the action of
Congress in reference to the South seems
to be prompted by q consideration of
party interests. Its whole statesman.
ship in regard to reconstruction exhibits
consistency only in the pursuit of
power, and the most shameless disre-
gard of its own avowed principles and
promises whenever it suits its purpose
to discard them. Thus, after offering
Alabama the semblance Of a vote upon
her constitution, when she rejects it, tits
forced upon her; after Offering Misss-
sippi vote, and being defeated, it is
proposed to place in power the men who
have received the votes of the minority;
having good reason to fear that Virginia
will go the same way, it is proposed to
vitalize her defunct reconstruction
convention, and make it the supreme
law.giver of the State. Happily none
of these projects have as yet been sue
cessful, and the country has breathing
spell in which, it is to be hoped, public
sentiment may suggest counsels of reason
and Observation-Disclosures Sun.
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"I shall have no policy of my own TO inter
fere against the people. U. s. Grant.
IT say again. fellow-citizens, remember the
date who will not tell you, with the frankness
Of an independent freeman. the principles
upon which. If elected. he will administer your
government.
"That man deserves to be slave who would
vote for a mum candidate when his liberties
are at stake "-Andrsw jackson.
IF my suffrage is asked for he highest civil
Office Of my country. the candidate, however
iustrious and successful he may be, must pre-
gloriousy gathered on the blood-stained battle
field - HenrU Claw
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BLANK BOOKS !.

Money Books. Bankers' Cases. Letter Clips.
Paper Weights. etc.. etc, ETC.. AT COST. for
III CT. cHAMBRRLIN n co.
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Tennessee Crisis.

From the Louisville COurier.I
The telegraph brings us the substance
of Brownlow's message to the Tennessee
Legislature. 1t is the most 6endish
paper that ever issued from the Governor
of State. A hundred thousand white
men are disfranchised and placed under
the brutal dominion of their late slaves
led by Brownlow himself, who lives but
to hate, insult and persecute them. And
yet he is not satisfied, but calls for troops
with which to make war upon them, and
asks for authority to hunt them down like
wolves and shoot them on sight he
does not ask for a militia to be used as a
posse comitdtuS to aid the enforcement
of legal process and bring offenders to
trial. This would not crafty his impish
malignity. He asks that the negroes of
the State be armed and sent out, to act
upon rumor, or the impulses of their own
savage natures, to select their own vic
tins, and to be protected by law in what
ever they may choose to do
If this does not mean a war of races Il
is impossible to imagine such a thing.
Who believes that it can be inaugurated
in Tennessee without becoming general z
Will white men 10 neighboring States
stand composedly by while negroes Of
Tennessee are hunting down and butch
ering the white population at the com
mand of madman2 Is it not part Of
the Radical Presidential programme ?
Have they not put Brownlow forward to
do this thing in order to have a war Of
races, and to make a pretext for using
the whole army Of the United States in
the Presidential election
Coming at the time il does, when the
Radicals have nominated the General Of
the army, and arming the Southern ne
groes, this move Of BrOwnloWs has an
ugly, premeditaied look about Il. II is
move which he would not dare to make
except as q pretext for calling in the
army Of the United States; for be knows
there is enough disfranchised and op-
pressed white men in Tennessee TO grind
him and and his negro cut throais to
powder in q week.