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The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-20
THE CHARGE OF PERJURY AGArxsT
GOvIRNoR BAKER.

= =, ---.l.tr..s -. t... II
Inc examination INTO the charge OF perjury pre-
feTred against Governor Baker, by Henry Dannis
a freedman. was resumed befora u,;,aa c,..--
co.,r.;,.,or.. oH'.eu o'ales
ooni'''''srO"o' SN""non ses'efuay morning IN the
senate Ohsmper az mechanical Institute. The
following testimony was taken. viz:
Abrom Fd,rards. colo,,ed s,oorr u..a =
1862. five miles above FrenS13n r. G nseu, 10
Baker for a long time ua anew voserhof
mistress Mrs. Porter psms,,bs- s az LOT ny
M of The river. but vas nos ,h', sie wssoppias
III wears Of age hid not 90 49,, ~ a. as onlJ
tio1s. Knox Henrv Wsssio,,S ~ eae oDss.uc,
the colorsd Nov. yer. da.- -, sna ins res. OF
Working Kpoy na,b,ns o,cs - .no oosuusI'oas
from he plsntstion an nos;,,v x. .v1s nanus
Rskar rss The agent 20 ". pn,. 'ns, uevernof
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-20
IMPEACHMENT PROSPECTS,.

IMPORTANT STEAMBOAT 6EIzURE.-At late
hour last night Deputy U. s. Marshal Watson, on
complaint Of the internal revenue officer at this
place. made seizure of the steamboat Planter. OF
The Montgomery and New Orleans through line, as
abe touched at the wharf here on her way to New
Orleans, laden with some nine hundred bales OF
cotton. The boat was tied to the wharf and
watchmen placed on board. The exact cause OF
the seizure did not transpre. bat IL Is understood
70 be for violation of the regulationsfor the trans
portation Of cotton. An investigation will he had
10 day, when all the facts will be developed.
Mobile Register. Wednesday.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-20
TELFGRApH COMpANY.
FsLEGRAPH COMPANY.

Anew enterprise. to be known as fhs NAuosAL TELE-
GRAPH COMPANY, has been organised, with valuable
franchise conferred by Of Congress- fer the
pose Of e.tsblishins TRUST LINES OF TELEGRAPH on
all the principal railroads and mail routes in the United
States The Stock to be ssusi spoa the prncips
that Of tho Merchants Union Express Company which
Gently operations The design is to interest s
50 dispose Of Stock secure busi
ness Of the country through which the lines pass.
The Capital Is to DO
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-20

800 PER SHARE.
Eut the actual amour. to be paid IL OAshIs
s8s Fer share.
And this amount be paid One per cent
par at time of subscribing, and until the entire
capital has subscribed calls to be made by
the Directors nstanents not to exceed ave per
per month When per cent Of the par value
the paid certificates of stock viii bsi
sued. This viii give the Company paid up
CASH CAPITAL OF ss.SOO.o 900.
which VIM be sufficient duplicate lines to AL or nearly al
hepayins points reached BY the present monopoly
The present Telegraph Companies Of The county have been
consolidated into huge monopoly, and earning
millions Of dollar. per year hundred pc
the actual cost Of their lines their present capital
saving been waisred thousand PEI cent
The NATIONAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY have q re-
eognion from the United States Of the mpor.
tscs Of their enterprise with grant of the mos, valuable
franchises ever conferred upon Telegraph Company. No
competing has hsd the right grazsed BY
gress this Company to construct and operate lines
every Railroad and Route United States The
position of this Company differs from that CT any company
ever before organized The question Of the Right Of Way
forever settled.
The Stockholders Of this Company be sold
transferred any other Company The Congress
der which this Company has organized prohibits any
transfer of the franchises granted.
Cails-HOw to be Made.
One per of the Stock win be required subscribing
and subsequent calls per per month
win be made by Board Directors time.
nsy be recessay supply funds construct and equip the
lines; calls viii be made after per cent paid
unt the entire Capital Stock shah have been Subscribed
Actual Capital Keqaired.
The Company confidently believe that thiryvs per cent
of the Capital Stock win construct and fully equip
$4,000 Miles OF Wire,
Which will all the commercial and Important
places in the United States This opinion upon the
most reliable estimates responsible offers
and equip the lines.
The NATIONAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY is organised
under the State Of New York. and franchises
ferred By act Of Congress, approved July ~ 1864
President-GEoReE B. sENrER, Of Cleveland, Ohio.
Yice-President-RoBERT soUIREs, Of New York City
Observation-Disclosures PRENTICE, Of New York City
sesr.tsry-GEoRGE B. WALTER, Of New York City.
-ooxPASY's oFFIcE-
Nos. o. and GO broadway. New York.
limited smount Of the Capital Stock Of this Company
allotted this locality ana those having opportunity and
subscribing viii be placed upon equal with cOrpo
rators and will secure all franchises which
have accrued or may hereafter accrue. the Company
from any and all
Parties wishing to subscribe 70 ts enterprise VIII End tn.
subscription list with
JULES CASSARD, ESQ.,,
Cashier City National Bank
THOS. /. DIX, ESQ.,,
Cashier Nsrchantf Bank.
D. WEBSTER, ESQ.,,
General Agent Of the Company.
A, the eface Of
xEssRs R. @. DUN Q CO.,
ma Poydras street. corner Camp.
New Orleans. La
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-20

CrrIzErs' MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY.
ones-Hs. Q CarondeIst ssrsss.
Amount Of Premiums for the year 1854. sIs
Amount Of Assets Of the Company. S54G7s 70
me Beard Of Trustees resolved pay per cent
THE outstanding certificates OF scps sndaf
the second Monday February inst and have further
cared scrip dvd->d q per 0k cent
yrusTrsE:
,. Lorber, L 1rend
John Gsuchs. A. H. DMesa
J. Stouso r. Nation.
v q. Barriers, A. vsrlcin De0ruy,
Ar.Hft-nbergH IN Blois
4, renoe. A Bidsrlk
O. GAILLARD, President
BY. CAsrAREnE- Secretary.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
FART. AND WINTER FAsuJoNs.

g1shE. AND WINTER FAsn1oNs.-Mrs
Schwarz has just received full sup
|ply of the latest and best styles O
millinery goods, which she is offering
ut very moderate prices. Her stock
consists of hats, bonnets, plumes, flow
crs, ribbons, laccs, and everything in
her limo. Bridal bonnets made tc
order. Her skill and experience will
enable her to give general satisfac
ton.
She has also just received candios
raisins, almonds, nuts of various kinds
oysters, cheese, crackers, cakes of oil
kinds.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

seeking Office at their hands, and make
terror TO society, and destroyers of
safely for properly and security for
families, Many OF tho moro intelli-
gent understand and repudiate these
i"llucnccs, Iut the greater number do
not.
"ln these very counties of Leo and
Doughcrty, in which Pierce and Muir.
Phy reside, l do personally know (for
4 plant in both thcso countios) that in
lsG5-aflcr tho surrender, mark you
Lands were selling from $40 to $50 per
aero. immediately after tho passage
of thcso reconstruction measures these
very lands commenced declining, and
DO know that somo of them have
recently boon sold (with cotton as
ihish as it was in in 1860 at one dol
lar per acre in gold
"To have our families and our lives
thus constantly lnonaccd and our
property deprecated is certainly a
fearful and sad condition. Let every
man in the North place himself, his
family and his property in this condi-
lion IN his native country, and thon,
when he makes tho most pcaceable
efforts possible, in lawful way, TO
avert these dangers, let him hoarhim-
self denounced us a rebel 'an ene-
my aud "a. traitor and guilty Of
rebel outrasos,' and bo will have
some idea Of tho exact condition. of the
southern whites, many of whom did
all in their power like. the writer, to
prevent secession, and who have never
seen tho day when they would not
4ivo their lives to preserve tho Con
,titution.
"Our people bear tbcso evils. Is
here any oti!cr people G. earth who
would bear them SO raticntly2 Why
10 they bear them? Because they
'ooh hopefully TO tho Northern people
to rescue them. Thcy love every
man North who is willing 10 rescue
them. They want, above all things,
peace. They will make any other
sacrifice, accedo to any other demand
The North can mako, to secure peace.
But they can not and they will con-
sent. by their own act, to dishonor
them selves by disfranchising their
wi:est md best men, and agree to q
scheme which must place their wives
and their children and their little
remnant of property under the dom.
ination of ignorant, semi-bnrbarons
negroes, excited and led on by a few
bad white men, who have no desire
but TO get Office at the hands of these
negroes. Why should they, for peace,
consent 10 thaa which must destroy
all peace ?"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

GROCERIES, Provisions AND HARD
wARE.-Mr. Thos. Eakin is now re-
ceiving his Fall supply of groceries;
provisions and hardware, which have
been purchased by an experienced and
skillful buyer in the New York, Balti-
moro and Charleston markets. The
stock embraces the very best qualities
Of goods, and will be sold low. lie
engages to sell as cheap as any mcr-
chant this side of Charleston, and is
s'17c' that ho can give satisfaction both
in price and quality. All then who
wish choice groceries, the best OF
wines and liquors, superior table and
pocket cutlery, &C., &C., will give him
Il call.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

FALL AND WINTER STocK.-Mcssrs
Fowler Il Mcdonald announce to our
caiaens that they will open an entire
new stock of Fall and Winter goods on
Thursday next, tho 9Th inst. Their
stock embraces every variety OF
dress goods, millinery goods, house.
furnishing goods, gents furnishing
goods, fancy articles, cloaks, shawls,
boots and shoes, turs, clothing, &C.
Tho stock has been purchased by
Mr.. j. W. Fowler, with his well
known skill in the New York market,
and we arc sure that in quality, style
and prices, it will give satisfaction.
Call and examine for yourselves.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

DIssoLUTIoN-NEw FIRM.-By ref
erenee to tho cards which appear in
another column, it will be seen that
the old firm of Messrs. Quarles &
Thomson has been dissolved by mu:
tual consent, and the business will be
continued ut the same location by the
now fran, of Messrs. Quarles, Perrin
& Co."'To these gentlemen all, we
oxtend our best wishes. Mr. Lewis
Perrin, of the new firm, is we'll known
to our citizens, and needs 40 word OF
commendation from u.s. We invoke
the best patronage Of our friends in
their behalf
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
Campaign in Ohio.

The campaign in the Northwest is
being carried on by tho Democracy
with great enthusiasm. and with the
most cheering prospects of success.
Pendleton has boon making some
great speeches to large crowds in
Missouri, Indiana and Illinois, whilst
he has boon nobly seconded by Doo-
little, Va!landigham, and Others in
Ohio and elsewhere. An admirable
address to the people of Ohio, by the
Hon. Thos. Ewing who represents
the fifty thousand Conservative Re-
publicans who voted against negro
suffrage at the last election, is beiag
used asa campaign decumenty aad
mast have telling effect upon the in
!telligent voters Of that young giant
of the West. The Augusta Chronicle
d. 'Se"sinss thus sums up the probable
results 10 that 'State=
Our ne~s from this State is Of the
most cheering character. The Dem
oenaey expect to carry sixteen out of
the nineteen Congressional Districts.
TN the Third ValIandigham is certain
TO defeat braggart Bob Scenck, hero
of Vienna; in the Tenth Judge Hoap
is mukinga a gallant canvass again OF
the notorious Ashley, and will be sure
to beat him ; while ir the Sixteenth
woman murdoror Bingham will be
elected to stay at home by a hand
some majority.
The Democracy of the Buckeye
State ore thoroughly aroused. Such
enthusiasm and vigor was never
known in the canvass thore before.
A few days sisce at a meeting in Ne
wark 10 that State, Senator poolittle
spoke for two hours to vast tbrong,
who stood during the whole time in q
drenching rain, and even then closed
his address amidst repeated caiIs to
Ego on"
/ ine Vermont and Main fizzles dom,
fseem to have dampened the ssaor OF
Inc Buckeye boys half 90 muck.' ss
they did the weakened Dem3eTaev
of this city.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

GOVERNOR WAnMoUTH's VETo.-
Governor Yarmouth of Louisiana by
his veto of the civil rights bill, has
raised storm of negro Radical indig.
nation. The white members arc con-
.fdent of sustaining tho vs:o- In his
message he says:
relurn to the House of Represen-
.tatlVas viz: AN act to protect all per-
sons in their public and civil rights
without my signature, for The follow
ling reasons, TO wit: Tho rights and
privileges enumerated in the first
section Of this bill and sought to BE-
enforced thereby arc fully and ex-
Fplicitly recognized in the Constitution
Of the State. HRen a foreigner not
a citizen, has the same right to travel
and be entertained as a citizon and
there is pothing in our jurisprudence
which makes distinction on account OF
race or color, except in so far as re-
lates to slavery. The organic law of
Fthe land gives to all persons perfect
equality of civil rights, including the
privilege of enforcing those rights in
tho courts and employing all the legal
remedies which have heretofore been
found requisite TO secure their rights
TO ali persons; the mems, however,
proposed in the 4th section of the
bill for enforcing those rights are, in
my judgment, not only novel and un
precedonted, but imprastieable and
pernicious. 1tseeks 10 malse that a
crime which hos never, to my knowl-
edge, been 80 'considored in those
teoaemnhities where the highest regard
Pie psia to the personal rights Of men.
There p and ought always TO be a
broad line of demarcation fixed be-
tween crime and the breach of obi.
cations growing ont of civil contracts
Fand we demoralize tze public con-
fseience and confuse ite conceptions of
Fright and wrong when we seek to OBJ.
liteEste so evident q. distinction. -
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
Report Of Outrages.

We publish i'll another column a
communication which originally ap-
pcared in the Banner, from Col. D w.
Aiken, and card Of Capt. w. r. De
'hnight, tie agent Of the Bureau at
this place. The publications of Col.
Aikeh's communication we think i'll
advised, unless it had been acccmpa
niod by refutation of the charges of
The report, which, upon investigation,
we feel assured could havo been very
easily made; and if even so accompa-
MED, it might bc used by our enemies
to cur prejudice, The whole purpose
OF a partisan press now is to villify
and misrcpresent us. This is now the
,political capital upon which they aro
tradlng-tho means by which they
appeal to the prcjudiccs ard passions
OF tho hour. But as tho publication
has been made, and tho communica-
Ilon is in The hands of a portion of our
citizens, we do not feel at liberty 10
Withhold it from the rest. Let them
all read, and ash" themselves whether
justice has boon doiio' to the fair fame
OF OUR District by these secret. rcports
and is par:e investiga4ions.:' !"
With regard to the rep6rb of Capt.
Del Knight, We will only say, that if in
The discharge Of his own proper duties,
ho had reported merely undoabted
facts tor the information Of his snpe-
rior, our citizens would havo no iust
cause for complaint; but when, in.
stead of this, he makes sweeping
charges and Wholesale denunciations
against whole people, to wit that
tho life and property Of NO one is
secure" and that "the white man
seems privileged to inflct whatever
inj"ry he may choose, with perfee,
impunity"--he asserts that which ho
has had no means of verifying, and
which our people know not to be 80.
Our District We believe to be as quiet
and orderly as any in the Slate and
in 30 far as it is otherwise, that it is in
a great measure owing TO the oxist-
once of Bureau, where partial state.
ments and frivolous, complaints find
too ready an car; and thus are made
10 produce ihoir NATURAL fruits Of bit.
ternes,, alienation and 'strifo.
With fegard'to the letter of the
Rev. Edwards, we hear that be- dis.
owns the authorship, and we comneehd
his taste and good sense in so doing
since, If genuine, it woutd prove Father
his competency to connnaand sa Com.
pany,o of dragons, than 70 lead aihe
sacramen,al host of Gods elect
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
Herskel V. Johnson's Letter.

Ex-Governor Johnson, has written an
admirable letter, 10 reply to an invita-
ton to, address o. mass meeting at
Lagrange, Ga; in which lie discusses
at length, with great ability and in
texcel!ent' temper the great issues
which devote parties, and which arc
involved in tho present campaign.
Ho concludes with the following
words of exhortation which are equal
ly applicable to ourselves:
FELLow-CIT1ZENs OF GEORGIA: To
you l may vonture to speak without
arrogance. have received, at you,
hands, the highest honors within your
power to bestow. I have evinced my
gratitude, by executing every trust
confided to me, faithfully anu to the
best of my poor ability. I feel that
my public career is endod, and I am
unconscious of any selfish purposes to
influence my conduct, as citizen.
Some Of you havo differed from me as
to tho acceptance Of tho scheme of
Congressional reconstruction you
differed from me on the ratification OF
the Constitution. 1 regret that we
could not all see and think alilse.-
This, however, was not to- be eSpcc.
ted. 1t was your right, as it was
mino, to form your own opinions and
act upon them. But now the work is
done and, all candid men should sec
that it is failLro III the main and
that to the extent that it proves to be
L success; it is a success at the sacri.
flee Of the welfare of our State; that
those, under whose dictation it has
boon accomplished, defy the Coustitu.
tion and propose measures and poll
clos that lead to despotism and that
tho feature of "Relief" which.,induced
them TO vote for ratification has prov.
cd to. be q cl.eat. and dolusion. IL
matters not, in this contest; whether
you arc Democrats or Whigs-you
are Georgians, proud of the glorious
old Commonwealth; you are the
friends Of the Constitution and would
see it obeyed and respected by every
department of tho Government; you
arc opposed to usurpation and cannot
sanction the concentration of oil pow.
or, State and Federal, in Congresa so
as to render that branch Of the Gen.
oral Government supreme and irres-
ponsible. Then, regardless of former
political distinctions, let us unto to.
gether, in the interests Of Goorgia's
honor and prosperity, and in the in
terests of popular liberty. and strike
another bold and manly blow for Con-
stitutional Government. Organize for
tho conflict; organize in every county
and district; arouse the people from
fatal lethargy arouse them not by
words of denunciation; not by ap-
peals to their prcjudices and passions
but 10 their reason aud patriotism.
The stake is valuable above all earthly
price !. it is Good Government for our
solves and our posterity.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02
Adjournment Of the Negro Legislature

This body has Mt last adjourned !;
and list of tho Acts passed by them
will be found in another column. In
looking over tho list, we would all be
ready to conclude that this is n "most
lame, ard impctent eonelusion'' Of a
two months session--a most inadc
quate equivalent for an expenditure
of one hundsedtheusand dollars in the
way Of Legislative cxpensss-but
that we havo reason to congratulate
ourselves, rather upon what haas been
left undono than what has boon &c
complishcd. Tho last days of the
session witnessed tho defeat of two
odious measurcs-thc Militia bill, and
tho bill for tho codification of the
laws; and it were well that q similar
fate had befallcn somo moro of that
precious mass of Legislation upon
which Corbin and Moses have been
congratulating tho assembled wisdom
of their dusky compatriots.. What
has been done must be suffered to
await tho a"enginG hand. Of timc-a
rctum to better days and better
Ccounsols.: A. Democratic triumph
would soon But a finishing blow to
the tottering fabric j. and even the
election. Of Grant could not long save
it from destruction. A government.
which has proposed. to itsolf nc high
cr object than the creation Of num-
bcr OF Offices to be filled by the alien
and tho roncgade-which fastcns 4
set Of thriftlcss adventurous and hun
CRY officials to prey upon the sub
stance Of the pcoplc-cannet long
survive. Hear what Gov. Perry in q
recent letter, says on the subject:
"a batch Of County officers have
been created, whose salaries will
amount to two OF three hundred
thousand dollars, whose duties were
formerly performed by gentle Of
.ipptcllitsenea anl public: spirit, without
compensation ! fhcsc offices arc now
filled by the mos, ignorant and un-
principlcd men in tho community,
who have declared themselves traitors
to their race and their country. The
salaries of the public officers of the
States and Counties, will amount to
six or seven hundred thousand dollars!
Ibis is two or three hundred thous-
and dollars moro than the whole cx-
penses of the State amounted to in
former ycars!. The expenses Of the
Pcnitentiary and Jails,
(wonthy associations;) will cost the
Staea ivo OF six; hundred Thousand,
more. The" free scheel SYSTEM. for!
the education of the negroes, will re-
quire over one million of dollars an
nually, to put it In operation and
keep it up! The police Of tho State.
and the maintainance of a negro
force in each County, provided for by
law, will require over million of dol
larsI' Tho pay of jurors, the support
OF paupcrs, and other incidental ap-
preparations, will probably cost the
State five Or six hundred thousand
morc-making an aggregate of four
Of dollarsl This enormous
sum cannot be paid, and. should not
bepaid by the impoverished people of
South Carolina. 1t is ten times the
taxation which we woro required to
pay, in our days of prosperity!
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

WITTY, SMITH & Co.-This well
known firm are now receiving large
additions 10 their Fally and Winte,
stock. Mr.. Leonard White, Of the
firm, is now in New York, laying in q
large and select stock, and soon they
VIII be, enabled to offer to their friends
md customers the best that the mar
|kst aaards. They have on hand bag.
|gingjS fope, twine, and cotton ties
Give them. . call. ale9 Naa 8.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

: f@- We regret to learn tA,st MIR.
; ';boaznasn, whilst engaged at Ais saw
rhilfat Ninety-Six, on Monday last.
esaghtunder a heavy log, csashad
end INSTANTLY killed. He leaves !
youps' wife and three childrez ID
MOURN his untimely loss. y
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

~p =. Corbin has resigned the
post Aof Judge Of the First Circuit.
No explanation has been given Of the
reason tor this step. - ~ :. 1.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-02

~ Messrs. ii. w. Lawson & Go.
xin pay the highest. price for Rags,
Copper, Brass, Pewter, &c. Sec no.