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Frog Level Club.

At a meeting of the Democratic Club
of Frog Level, held July 25th 1868, the
following resolutions were presented and
adopted:
Resolved, That we Go approve the
declaration of principles as set forth by
the National Democratic Convention at
New York, and do cordially ratify the
nomination of Horatio Seymour, for Pres
ident, and F. P. Blair, for Vice President,
and do pledge ourselves to support the
cause and the men that the Convention
have selected for our standard bearers.
Resolved, That no member of this
Club shall employ. rent lands to, or pat
ronize any Radical, after the present con-
tracts shall have expired. And that
from this date, we will not give employ
ment to any freedmen who are struggling
over the country as day y-Iaborers, who
cannot show certificates that they are
members of some Democratic Associa-
tion.
Our Club numbers one hundred and
thirty six, and still they come.
H. G. MOSLEY, Sec'y.
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Next President.

The New Hampshire Republic in
making the recent Democratic announce
meat, said the NExT~ President Of the
United States has been unanimously
nominated by the National Convention
This rings out right, We like the sound
of it. The next President! it speaks
cheeringly of victory, when the great
Democratic party with Seymour and
Blair at its head shall discom6t aud de-
stroy the betrayers oftbeiF country, with
Grant, Colfax, and the whole Co. Good
for the 'Republic," and bully. Truly
will we Seymour (see ~more) of Demo
cracy at Washington after November.
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For the Herald.
School Picnic.

On Friday Morning last, (nature seem,
ing to favor by screening from US the
scorcbing rays of the sum- We started
on visit to the much loved Dutch fork,
and arrived at the appointed place near
the site Of where Mt. Zion Church once
stood, and where some Of that people
once delighted to worship. On alightiag
from our 6uggics there were various at
fractions, such as spring ofcool water,
beautiful shady. grove, a ing barbecue
pit, &c., as we'll as many Of our old
friends and the fair ones-niany were
the welcomed smiles and pleasant words
which We heard, reminding US Of days
gone by,-until our attention was at.
tracted by the approach of Mr.. Dreher,
the teacher), and his pupils. Our first
thought was, that we would not hear
much that would be interesting from the
many children, ON account of the size-
the largest being but small boy. But
much to our aStonishment the perform
ance IN their Dialogues, Compositions
and Defamation was such, that parents
were we'll pleased aud highly grati6ed,
and those from distance stood with a
cheerful gaze, and oftentimes with their
mouths wide open, lest something should
not be heard and part of the enjoyment
lost. Such an exhibition speaks highly
for the proficiency of the teacher and
gives evidence of the progress of the chill
dren. But it closed, and we repaired to
the table and found everything necessary
to satisfy the most dainty taste as we'll
as those fond of the substantial. The
barbecue meats. hash, pies, pickles, cakes,
&C., &C., did full. justice to their reputa.
ton for high living, good eating, &c.
After our sumpsuous repast We re-
paired to the stand where we had been
so much delighted, and heard one of the
young students of Newberry College
(Mr. O: Schumpert) address the large as.
semblage on the subject Of education.
His remarks were we'll arranged snd.h
words we'll coined, often bordering on
sublimity, making strcng impression
of the importance Of the subject, yet most
too deep and far fetched for the youthful
part of the assemblage. We then heard
Rev. Prof. Rude talk to the children, and
happy was the, effect produced on all,
old and young, By the wise and impress
sive remarks he made.
Some of US returned on Saturday and
turned aside to very excellent barbecue
in the neighborhood of Mr.. G. A. Slighs',
and enjoyed very social time and feast
ed highly on the good things of the oc-
casiOn.
|. We hope that the time will again come
when we may meet our friends and enjoy
such pleasant times on visit to Dutch
Fork. A VISITOR.
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For the Newberry Herald ,

+ For tne NeWDerry Herald,
MEssRs. EDITORS Please publish the fol.
lowing extracts from the proceedings of the
|. Mass Meeting of the immigration Society OF
Newberry, held Wednesday, 22d inst,
The following communication from the
Ricbland Fork Immigration Society was read
to the meeting:
OFFICE EMANCIPATION So. RIcHLAND FORK.
Near Kingsville, S. e., July 10. $685.
Rev. AND DEAR S1R-The following reso>
lutions were adopted at the last session of
the ExecutiveC Committee of the immigration
Society of Richlsnd Fork:
1st. That we gladly accept the proposition
which we learn has been made by the "tm>
migration Society of Newbery, So. Ca, "
for more concerted action among the fmmis
grafton Societies of the State.
2. That we hereby express our earnest de-
sire to put ourselves. through the Rev. T. s.
Boinest, of Pomaria. S. c., in immediate
connection with the Newberry Society, and
through it with the Societies of the State.
g. That to US it seems expedient that there
should he held at Columbia, at as early q
date as possible, Convention of the Socie~
ties of this State for the purpose of more
united action. '..
f. That we earnestly request of the Rev 7,
S. BoiDest any information that he may be
able to furnish us relative to the obtaining
of Immigrant Labor.
S That we respectfully interrogate him in
regard to the probability of our obtaining
laborers of superior kind, and at cheaper
price, by adding our orders for laborers 10
those issued by the Newbery Society.
Your early attention to the above resolu>
tions is very respectfully solicited in behalf
of those whom I have the honor to repre-
sent. Please address at "Kirgsville, S. C.
Your Very Obedient Servant,
HENRY n. CLARKSON, N D.
Dom. Cor. Sec. of Imm. So. of R Fork.
Rev. T. 5 Bo1NEsT. Pomaria, s. G.
Whereupon the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the resolutions passed by the
"Immigration Society OF Richland Fork, Co
py of which has been politely furu ished By its
Secretary. Henry N Clarkson, Esq meet our
full and wsrm approval, and that they be placed
upon the Journal Of this Society.
Resolved. That the immigration Society OF
Richland Fork be requested to call convention
of the 1mm igration Societies Of this State, to
meet in Columbia, at as early day as practical
vention the President Of this Society is author
lied to appoint delegates.
Resolved. That the President Of this Society
be authorized and requested to extend to the
immigration Society Of Richland Fork, and
other Immigration Societies all other informs
ton in his possession, which may Gid in the pro-
seeution Of the object Of such societies:
SILAS JOHNSIONE, SEQ.
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Farmers Association Of Anderson District.

We learn ty the Intellisencer that q
large meeting was held at Anderson c..
H., on the 18th, pursuant to call, and q
Farmers Association formed, whose ob.
ject is the mutual benefit and improve
ment in all that pertains to agriculture.
AT it's next meeting which will be held
on sale-day in August, its constitution
will be adopted. Its officers are Hon. J..
L. Orr, President; T. H. Russell, j. C..
Keys, D. M. Watson and R. N. Wright,
Vice-Presidents Jas. 4. Hoyt, Secretary
and Treasurer.
This is another right move, and we con-
gratulate the farmers and citizens gene.
rally of Anderson, in the formation of a
Society which must prove "holesome in
its effect. If the farmers of Newberry
would organize similar Association we
are confident it would be to their advan.
tage.
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The New Orleans Times, speaking of
the composition of the Louisiana Legls'
lature, among other things says TIVE
worse specimens of presiding officers,
than Lieutenant Gov. Dunn, a tall, pow
erfully built, coal black negro, fashioned
after the model of Wendell Philips and
the temporary chairman of the House,
R. H. Isabelle, short mulatto, dressed
in ill-6tting clothes, and with cracked
voice, would be hard to find even in
Washington. The Speaker of the House
and President of the Senate receive
twelve dollars per day, members eight,
clerks six, door-keepers, etc., four. And
that's the way the money goes.
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Death Of Judge Frost.

The Charleston papers announce the
death of the Hon. Edward Frost, who
died at bis residence in that city on the
2lst, after brief illness, in his sixty
eighth year. Judge Frest vas born. in
1901, and graduated at Yale College in
1920; and graduated in law in 1929 or
%, and was elected circuit Judge in 1s43.
In 1858 he resigned his seat, aud has
since lived in retirement.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

The latest on dit, the discussion as to q
recess to third Monday in September, occu-
pied the attention Of Congress on the 23rd.
The arming Of the Southern States is evil
IDENTITY on the brain. Garfield was unwilling
to adjourn till party friends in the South
were armed. Washburne, Grants organ, }
said Grant disapproved Of it, on the ground
that in ten days after the arms would be in
rebel hands .Boyden protested against send.
ing arms, while Devices, made a wild war
speech, calling for arms. This speech was
deprecated by the radicals.
The resolution for a recess prevailed on
the next day. by vote of 76 to II.
The Reconstruction Committee repor-
ted bill for the more speedy re-organ-
ization of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas.
Daring the debate, Butler declared
himself in favor of the bill-hopeless,
however, of its becoming law. The
resolution to adjourn on Monday would
defeat it. He added, if the Republicans
lost the Southern States, they would
not object to their being counted against
them aud if the Republicans won them,
the President had said their Governments
were illegal, and their votes could not
be counted and the President held the
purse, the sword and the Senate, so far
as heard from. The York World claimed
that, if Congress adjourned, every South
ern State could be carried for the Demo
cratic ticket, and Butler believed it.
Congress was simply losing time con-
sidering this bill. If the reconstruction
policy could stard, Congress ought to
protect it. They ought to protect their
honor as legislators and themselves.
Buffers time Expired Beck appealed
to the House not TO pass the bill not to
consign those States to reckless adveh.
lurers not arm q negro constituency
against peaceful white inhabitants but
rather leave these States under the pro.
lection of the troops of the United States.
The bill passed by strict party vote,
except John Baker, of Illinois, who vo-
ted with the Democrats.
July 25.-In the Senate the Bill pro.
tecting citizens abroad was resumed
Howard opposed. Ferring power on the
president, by which he could involve the
country in war in six weeks. The bill
passed SO to 5.
The bill securing Howard in office as
commissioner of the Freedman Bureau,
passed.
July 27.-The biu recognizing Mis-
sissippi, Virginia and Texas, came up in
the Senate. Mr.. Buckalew took the
fcor, to argue it, and in the course of his
remarks, said it was useless to try to
pass the bill: and on bis motion, it was
tabled.
The House flibustered on the tariff
bill till adjournment. Both Houses have
adjourned to the third Monday in Sep
temOer.
There is so much confusion,- that it is
impossible to gfve>the position of several
important bills; but all affecting the
South, of an aggressive character, have
failed.
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The contest for President may now
be considered inaugurated, and it is the
understanding of the democracy to have
fair. election in all the States, and
should fair election be had, it must re-
suit for Seymour and the Constitution.
But even then there is no way of chang
ing the pohtica! character Of the Senate.
Their reconstruction policy will be COM
pleted before that time, and the host of
carpet-baggers snugly ersconced. An
extract from 4 late letter of Gen. Blair.s,
-eeJJss " hat In ust oe dioDc then:
We cannot, therefore, undo the Radi-
cal plan of Reconstruction by Congress
sional action the Senate will continue o
bar to it's REPEAL. Must We submit to it !?
How can it be overthrown? 1t can only
be overthrown BY the authority Of the
Executive, who is sworn to maintain the
Constitution, and who will fail to do his
duty if he allows the Constitution to
perish Under a series of Congressional
eaactments which are in palpabe viola
ton of its fundamental principles.
If the President elected by the Demo
cracy enforces or permits others to en-
force these reconstruction acts, the Radi-
Gals, by the accession of twenty spurious
Senators and City Representatives, will
control both branches of Congress, and
his administration will be, as powerless
as the present one of Mr.. johnson.
There is but one way to restore the
government and the Constitution, and
that is for the President elect to declare
these acts null and void, compel the
army to undo it's usurpations at the
South, disperse the carpet bag State
governments, allow the white people to
or sanize their own governments, and
elect Senators and Representatives. The
House of Representatives will contain o
majority Of Democrats from the North,
and they will admit the Representatives
elected by the white people Of the South,
and with the cooperation Of the Presi-
dent it will not be difficult to compel the
Senate to submit once more to the obli-
cations of the Constitution. 1t will not
be able to withstand the public judg-
ment, if distinctly invoked and clearly
expressed IN this fundamental issue
plainly to the country.
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DAY OF Fasting, HrxtLiArron AxD
PEAvER.-The General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church, during the sessions
at Baltimore, in May last, adopted the
following resolution -.--
''ID view Of the general condition Of
the Church and Country, be it :>~..
Resolved, That the Thursday befons
the first Sabbath in August next, be sp-
pointed and set apart by this Assembly
as day Of fasting, humiliation and
prayer, to be observed in all our church
es."
Divine service may therefore be expect
ed at AVeleigh Church in this town, on
next Thursday (July aath, at eleven
o'clock, A. N. -..... 49,. .. /.
Public invited to attend. - ::
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Home Again.

Jas. T. Bacon of the Edge6eld Adver-
tiser, who lately (diD New York, and the
Convention, is home again, and is rejoic-
ing.over it. He says he has returned
from wealth and. prosperity, to poverty
and adversely, from freedom and law. to
slavery and oppression, but yet, still, be
is glad, for "tis home where the heart
is" Eege6eld with its loving hearts and
watermelons is pleasanter far, than New
York 6rs-sss+lIrr5,- -putsouSis esnners -ss.d
airs, and womeu's 1egs done up in pink
steckinet.
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An ELEGANT NUMBER publishers

An ELEGANT NuMBER.-The publishers
have sent US the July number-the first
of the new volume-of Burke's Weekly
for Boys and Girls. 1t is enlarged and
much improved, and is now, beyond all
question, the best of the Juvenile publi-
lations of this country The present
number contains 25 beautiful engsavings
and 1913 columns of choice reading mat
ter, nearly all original. Every boy and
girl in the country ought to take it.
Terms 81 year. Specimen copies sent
free on application to the publishers,
J. ". Burke & Co., Macon, Ga.
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Public invited to attend.

AN INvITATIoN.-Mr. Julius Dreher
principal of the Mount Zion Academy,
and the patrons Of the School, will &C.
cept the Acknowledgements of both the
Senior and Junior. of the Herald, for the
polite invitation "sogracefully extended
for either or both Of US to attend q
school celebration and pic mic on Fridsy
last. 1t would have. afforded US much
satisfaction could we have availed of the
invitation, but unfortunately other en-
gagements prevented, and deprived no
of the pleasure of attending and partici.
pating in the enjoyments on that happy
occasion. Our friends in that section
will please accept our apology fog nom
attendance, In another place sill be
found an interesting account Of the cels-
bration, from the pen Of a. visitor
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CHARLESTON, July 24.-General Canby
has issued and order, relnitting to tho
civil authorities, under the Constitution
approved by Congress, all authority con-
ferred upon and hitherto exercised by
him, in the States of North and South
Carolina.
There was grand mass Meeting to-
night, to ratify the Democratic nomina-
tions and platform. Wade Hampton,
Hon. J. B. Campbell and others spoke.
Immense enthusiasm.
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A COOP P1crURE.-The Senior is ct ti1is
moment, half-past nine. A. NJ, precisely.
jubilating DER handsome counterfeis PIE.
sentiment OF himself, taken by those grsphie
artists, the Messrs. w . & ". Of Newbery.
The picture is Of the large cabinet s;zs, aud
is very truthful specimen Of the art pho.o>
graphic. The artists waited patiently upon
the Senior until yesterday for certain strand
in his mustache to take on the iron grey, and
the opportune time appearing they have ss>
cured the shadow in the nick Of sin1e. ead
ere his locks are silyered quite. TkSSenior
is pot SO handsome man M our yerr
good. popular and familisz friend Jsemes.
we mean Colonel Meredith; Of Augusta Vi,
he will pass through a crowd serene. snos 10;
the man who: struck Billy Patterson, nor tho
chap that buit the bull off the bridge, but
clever fellow withal, one as loves his friends
and eaR take joke. Vive Ia art phete>
graphic! Long live Wren & Wheeler, for
permitting Us TO transmit the seniors 'pictuS'
to posterity.
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RAIN AND THE WEATEER.-Since last
issue this section has been bountifully
blessed with good rains, and q most
magical change is already seen in tho
suffering vegetation. Everything which
retained life at all is now shooting cut.
Corn, cotton, potatoes, ETC., have takstt
a new lease, and We look forward, with
the help of these latter rains, to plenti.
full abundance. We believe thatshowers
are general. The atmosphere is now
much pleasanter, and all of nature rs-
joices in the happy: change from an un.
precedented dry and heated, term to ono
of seasouable showers and delightful
temperature. ........ ..<7.
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A State Convention of the South Car
DINA Democracy is called to meet in
Columbia, on Thursday evening the 9Th
Of August. The Convention will be
composed Of representatives from each
district. By order Of Wade Hampton,
Chairman Central Committee.
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Our Legislators.

A friend from the once favored and
beautiful city of Columbia, but now dis
figured and disgraced by the negro legis-
lature now sitting, in speaking of the
scalawag assemblage and its doings, said
the other day, that On the first days ses.
sion, burly, thick Tipped negro arose
and called out "Mr. Speaker" not being
heard for The clamor reigning, he again
yelled Mr.. Speaker, and again, the third
time stating that he wanted to speak.
The honorable speaker (God forgive the
honorable at length hearing the cry said,
speak. Just at this time OUT big buck
member remembered that he had forgot
ten what he wanted to say, and after
looking up and down and scratching his
wool, dropped into his scat muttering
negro-Hke, a clean forgot what it was,
but no matter twas muffin nohow." This
is said to have been the first speech of
the session, and should be preserved.
Another mig, at another time, hearing
one of his white brothers ask for leave of
absence on official business, which was
granted, got up on his jay-bird heels and
asked for "four days of de same absence
on 6shy business" What asweet scent
cd party they are to be sure. And if
the proceedings from day to day were
printed verbatim, pnre and unvarnished,
what a record would they present And
why should they not? Let it 60 forth
to the world in all its damning hideous'
ness, that the world may know who are
the legislators of the South.
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Robertson and Sawyer are seated in
the Senate, afidavits were read declaring
the latter ineligible, but Robertson
stood to his friends back, and the charges
brought against Sawyer were not be.
lieyed
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LIGHTNING STsoKE.-During the late
thunder Storm, We learn that . tree
about thirty feet from the dwelling house
Of Mr.. Abney Reeder, Of this district, wss
struck by lightning, and torn to pieces.
1t happened at4night, while the family
were in bed, and the concussion was
sensibly felt, and Mr.. Reeder, thankful,
that no one in the house experienced
hurt, felicitated himself that the only
loss sustained was tree. But nexs
morning revealed sight, sad and sor-
rowful; of all the numerous chickens Of
which he was possessed, none remained
to tell the tale, but an old rooster, perehsd
solitary and alone on a broken branch,
and who from emotion, or perhsps
suffering from the terrible shock, was
unable to=honor the morning with his
accustomed cheering crow. The .unfor.
tunate tree was favorite chicken perch,
and singularly to relate, all Of its lodgers
were killed but the old rooster. We
sympathise with our good old friend, but
will not now be able to visit him, until
he raises another lot of poultry. Fris6
chicken is q favorite dish with as.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

LosT.-On Sunday night in or near
the Baptist Church, pair of gold mount.
ed spectacles. The finder will confer a
favor by leaving them with Mr.. Zealy,
who will return them to the owner.
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Isaac Russell, Deputy Sheriff ofSavan'
nah, shot VIM. Robt. Hopkins, Tax Re-
celver, killing him instantly, on the 22d
It was bar room difficulty.
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R. B. Bullock has been iuaugurated
Governor of Georgia. He is in favor Of
negro suffrage. A salute was fred in
honor Of the event.
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PERsoNAL'-Among the delegates to tho
Baptist Convention in this town, we were
pleased to see DR.. J. L. Reynolds, who IN
those stirring times which tried mems souls.
welded 50 gracefully and eloqueutly the edi.,
torial pen of the Confederate Baptist. Dr..
&. suffered much in common with the eide
zens Of Columbia, during the period menS
toned, and in the subsequent dreadful burn
ing. It was pleasure to see him looking
well His reputation as an eloquent divine
is we'll known, in, this State. We were p'eaes
ed to see also in remarkable preservation,
his able coadjutors in the publication Of ths
Baptist, the Rev. brothers Durham.
The visit to our sanctum Of the Rev. Mr.
Walters, editor of the Carolina Baptist, pub
lished at Anderson, gave US pleasure. We
testify to the ability with which the BaptsS
is conducted, it being one of our most wei
come exchanges. Judging from the happy
appearance Of its editor, we conclude mat
the Baptist is enjoying large and deserved
patronage.
In appropriate connection we take pleasure
in appending the following resolution, passed
by the Convention:
Resolved, That this Convention do earnest
" recommend the South Carolina Baptist TO-
the patronage of every Baptist in the State.
and that ministers be requested to aid IN itg
circulation by acting as agents, and By en~
gaging an efficient person or persons IN their
respective congregations TO act as local. SCENTS
in its interests.