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Failureu and pangere.

We copy from, the New York E'r-
press the following excellent article:
Il. The Radical party, in recon
stsucting the Union, paeifying the
States or peopls, and in restoring
trade or9copfdence. 81 y
2. Congress, in its capacity to
wisely manage the public finances,
debt, and the, taxes of the people.
3. The Supreme Court, in post
poning action upon subject touch
ing its rights and duties, because; of
law passed by Congress, to forestall
the opinions and decisions of the
Judges. FyS, ;, .,'g-'. ~. r., Y, Y
4. Free and equal States. Ten Of
ours to-day are under Military Go
vernment, and Freedmen's Bureaus,
and in command of Major Generals,
who suspend the payment of debts,
make and, unmake Governors, May
ors, Aldermen, and even the local
police = a = 'e- - -
The future, dangers are in brief:
LIST, the apathys of the people when
their own safety and liberties are in
peril. Men fold their arms whenEa q
President is impeached, when the
Supreme Court is threatened, and
when the civil power is placed under
the control of the military.
I'd. Taxation, which reaches mate
rial property and sets free money and
bonded property, leading. to repudia-
ton. There are in the West already
men who call themselves plough
holders, in opposition to 6ond-holders.
Taxation must at least be equal, to be
acceptable. Income taxes are not
equal and not in proportion to the
enumerated people. and are not,
therefore, constitutional.
Sd. Generalization, official and
unofficial, beginning in frauds in
contracts, in public works, in the ad-
ministration of public trusts, and
extending to private transactions. In
all our history no observing citizen
has ever seen SO much of private and
public crime as at present.
Other nations have failed through
the vices of the State, and human
nature in the United States is not
different from human nature in
Rome, Greece, Egypt, or elsewhere.
The worst sign of the times is, that
our people are becoming apathetic
and indifferent to their own political
welfare.
''Awake, arise, or be forever fallen"
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COLORED CONSERVATIVES is ex-
ceedingly gratifying to note the large
colored vote the conservative ticket is
receiving in Georgia. A good many
colored men in North and South
Carolina, and here in our own State,
have also sided with their own peo-
pie against the interloping carpet
baggers and native mean whites.
Georgia, however, is ahead in colored
conservatives. There seems to be
something OF organization among
them also, and they show determi-
nation to exercise the right of fran
chise, regardless of radical threats.
This conversion to conservatism is
one of the most-indeed, we might
say, the most-re-assuring signs of
the times in this unfortunate South
ern iand. we had little doubt that O
large body, if not majority, of the
negro population, would have their
eyes opened to the degrading, ruin
GUS and heartless uses to which radi-
calism was putting them; but we did
not expect that the spell would begin
to be thrown off quite so soon. It is
an imperative duty, as we'll as to our
interest, to help the good work all
we can. We can do but little to-
wards the recuperation of our mate
rial prosperity, and socially we shall
be living, rs it were, on the side of a
slumbering volcano, until there shall
be political harmony between the Two
races.-N o. Picayu'ae, 24M uH.
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The EEFEors OF BAD GOVERNMENT.
1t may be doubted whether any
regular insurrection which has of
late years occurred in Ireland has
caused more vexation and alarm to
the British Government than the
underground warfare which is being
carried on in the assassinations and
attempts at assassination which have
become of late so frequent. Scarce
ly has the horror subsidized which
was caused by the murder of McGee,
when the cable brings tidings Of an
attempt to assassinate Prince Alfred,
in Australia, and this intelligence
reaches England while the alleged
perpetrators of the appalling crime
at Clerkenwell are under trial. In
the Clerkenwell case, tho sufferers
were poor and unoffending people,
but the vengeance which made them
victims includes among its objects all
classes of society, the statesman and
prince, as well as the laborer. There
is no evidence to show that these
abominable deeds are committed by
Fenian organizations, but, whether
they are or not, they are naturally
causing great excitement and per-
plexity. The Baltimore Sun declares
that if Ireland were to rise in armed
resistance against England. sho could
be speedily crushed, but it is not so
easy to deal with unknown enemies,
who, at the most distant points, from
England to the antipodes, seem to
vie with each other in the commits
sion of the most startling crimes for
the sake Of revenge. Whilst it is
wrong to hold Ireland responsible
for the acts of desperate men, it
might be wise, where a nation is
governing another, as England is
Ireland, only by the right of supe-
rior power, to try the effects of 60
verning it in q spirit of kindness and
justice, or give up governing it
altogether.
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SooTT, WILLIAMS & Co.-From an
advertisement in cur paper. it has
been seen that copartnership has
been formed here under the name and
style as above. The parties are Ed
win J. Scott, G. W. Williams & Co.
and Henry E. Scott. We bespeak for
these gentlemen the patronage of
the community, and wish them every
success. Theirs is the exchange and
banking business. M 18'i
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The sanctifed Parson Browplow,
acting Governor of Tennessee, raises
the piratical flag over his paper, the
Knoxville Wing, and on it inscribes
this motto:
"This paper will constantly, perse-
veringly and boldly fight Democracy
and Republicanism. and insist on the
punishment of offenders in HE'LL,
as alone adequate to the deserts of
the villainous leaders of both these
parties"
The parson talks as though he had
some authority below. There is no
doubt but that he has laid up more
treasures there, if lost souls are trea-
sures, than any other living man.
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HBBRtw BENEyonENr Soo1ErY.-
The ann;fsl meeting of this associa-
tion vas held yesterday, when. the
following officers were elected for the
ee::asuiSg year; President, Jacon Ie-
vim; Vice President, A. L. Solomon; ;
Secretary, l.. T. Levin. :;
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A party of soldiers being refused
admission to negro ball in jackson,
Miss, fired into the building ana
killed one OF the negroes; the latter
returned the fire, and wounded thr,M
of the soldiers.
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COLUMBIA.
Tuesday Morning. Nay 8, 1858.
Political Convention OF the coiored
People. AS


Political Conversion OF the poiored
People. ~ y
, We agree with that able paper, the
Augusta Chronicle and .Ssutinel, that
the great duty of the South is.to re-
move the colored man from the infu-
ences of radicalism, to breathe into
him the breath of conservative life.
The radical is leading him. to his
ruin. let the ex-slaveholders save
the colored people from that antago-
nism which the radicals are making.
The suggestions OF the Chronicle ana
Sentinel have already been carried out
here in Richland, to d great extent.
But there are some newieatures sug-
gested, which we would Like to see
adopted: ~
We answer by the establishment of
mutual protection Democratic Clubs.
These clubs should. embrace every
white man in the State who. desires
the success and perpetuity Of free
governments andiwho would prevent
the growth and development, in our
midst, OF nm antagonism of races.
They should include all the colored
men who are willing to- trust their
liberties, their rights and their pro-
perty in the hands of those who they
have been born and raised with, and
who they must continue in the future
to live and ultimately to die with.
These clubs should promise to the
colored men:
First. Protection from the insults,
ieers, or violence of the Loyal
Leaguers. sF IS
Second. They should pledge them
selves to give the preference to their
own members in selecting mechanics,
laborers, or servants of any kind.
Third They should give assurance
OF their support and patronage to
those tradesmen, who are members of
the club, to the exclusion of outsiders.
Fourth. They should mutually
pledge themselves not to counte-
nance, support, or employ, any one
discharged by momber on account
Of his sympathy or afiliation with
the radicals or Loyal Leaguers.
Fifth. They should keep a list of
the colored members Of the club con-
stantly on file in the club-room, with
a statement of their age, occupation
or calling, and place of residence.
And whenever any of these should
be out of employment, such want of
employment should be marked oppo.
site their names, so that members
wishing to secure labor, may be able
to see, by reference to these files,
where to find it. This list should
also contain the names of those en-
ployees and servants who have been
discharged by members of the club
on account of Loyal League pro-
olivities... ~ - So.
Sixth. A regular course of weekly
or semi-monthly lectures should be
provided by the club, for the benefit
Of the colored members. These lee
lures being confined mainly to the
discussion Of the political issues of
the day, and their application to our
system of government. would accom-
plish great good in opening up to
the mind of the colored man the true
relations Of individuals to society,
and impressing upon them correct
ideas of the duties of the citizen to
the Government under which we live.
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BUTLER AGAINST POPULAR GOVERN
MENT.--The Washington correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Commercial as
serts:
General Butler is not believer in
Democratic Government. He has
said so not once. hnt cftcc aaal open-
ly. He has called popular govern
ment q farce, and counted the num-
ber of years that he will give it to
run. He believes in the coup d'etat,
the empire, the strong military hand
the very things, in short, which he
is indicting Mr.. Johnson for doing in
mere intent. Here, then, we have
the spectacle of man, in the name
OF all the people, taking, perhaps,
one of his favorite steps toward an
initiating the popular government.
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The Constitution of South Carolina
is the first presented to the President
under the Reconstruction Acts of
Congress.
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ARRESTS BY THE MI1LTARy. ---A de-
tachment of soldiers belonging to
this post returned on Sunday, the Sd
instant, from scout in the up coun-
try, near the bounds of Newberry,
Edgeield and ;Abbeville Districts.
They succeeded in arresting two men
John Perry, charged with killing a
Union soldier belonging to Sherman 8
army, in February, 1865; and -
Boozer, who, it is charged, killed a
freedman.
CHARLESTON AGAIN. The News, of
yesterday, says: ~
'THE New LEa1sLATURE.-It is ru-
mored that the new Legislature, after
organizing in Columbia, will adjourn
to this city for the rest of the session.
The Constitution ordains that Co
lumbia shall remain the seat of
government until otherwise deter
mined by the concurrence of two
thirds of both branches of the whole
representation in the General AS
sembly."
We are informed that agents, hail
ing from the Queen City, are stump
ing the State with reference to the
matter.
CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK OF Co.
LUABA, S. C.-This institution was
duly organized on Saturday last. In
about two weeks, the bank will be
put in operation. Place of business,
Radcliffe's former stand, in Ander-
sons building. The following are
the officers:
PreSiGcaNL. d. Childs.
CdSh,er-W. B. Gulick.
Ieller-Iredell.
Directors-Dr. J. w. Parker, Ed
ward Hope, John Preston, Samuel
Tate, G. w. Swepson, and one more
to be appointed from Columbia.
The officers of this bank are oil
Southern men, who, in the past, have
been identified with the South. We
trust that the bank will be the means
of increasing the business of our
city, and of helping to build it up.
Let these gentlemen pursue liberal
policy, and they will deserve we'll of
this community, for the establish
ment here of banking facilities.
COURT OF APPEALs-MoNDAY, May
4.-Pursuant to adjournment, the
court mot at 10 n. m. Present
Dunkin. c. j., Wardlaw and Inglis,
Associates. Opinions were announc-
cd as follows:
Pike Brown and d. A. Brown ads.
Cooper Cone-Inglis, J. Appeal
granted.
r. E. Moseley us. Thomas Eakins
ct etak-Dunkin, C.J. Appel granted.
Sampson Fogle ads the State
Dunkin, G. J. Appeal granted.
Langdon B. Jennings us. S. p.
Loring -Wardlaw, J. Appeal to be
modified.
j.. j. Hennagan ads Bryan Kava.
naugh-Dunkin, G. j. Appeal dis
missed.
Daniel j. Keels ads W. E. Smith
Inglis, J. Appeal dismissed.
j. r. Reeves and M. r. Reeves by
next friend ads w. A. Moody-Dun-
kin, G. J. Appeal dismissed.
e. F. Graham ads the State
Wardlaw, J. Appeal granted.
ID. r. Brown and d. G. Gunter ads
the State-Dunkin, g. J. Appeal
dismissed
r. B. Singletary ads J. A. A. Cock
f.eld-Inglis, j. Appeal granted.
Edmund Wheeler ads the State
Wardlaw, J. Appeal dismissed.
Plenty Pine ads the State-Inglis,
j. Appeal granted.
Addison Cockfeld ads the State
Wardlaw, J. Appeal granted.
Isaac Wilson ct al ads the State
Dunkin, G. j. Appeal granted.
Isaac Epps ads w. T. Erwin
Inglis, j. New trial granted.
w. W. Ward ads Harllee G. Press
Wardlaw. j. Appeal dismissed.
John Poison and d. Poison ads the
Gtoko -
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that Forrest in Tennessee and Cor
don in Georgia are pushing the mat
ter, and are very sanguine of success.
L A romonstrance against the recep-
ton of the new Constitution by Con-
.gress having been prepared by the
Central Executive Committee, it was
moved and adopted, that Coils. Joh1
s. Preston, l.. d. Childs, j. a.
rGibbes and J. P. Thomas be request
ed to proceed Immediately to Wash
ington, and furnish copies to promi-
nent members for presentation to
that body.
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New ADVERTISEMENTS. Special at
tention is called to the following ad-
vertisements, published for the first
time this morning:
Meeting Palmetto Fire Company.
Meeting True Brotherhood Lodge.
II. Y. NJ. Dramatics.
Jacob Levin-Gas Bills.
/" Auction.
Democratic Club, Ward No. g..
James Hunter-Mill for Sale.
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SALE OF VALUABLE PRoPERTy.
Yesterday, sale-day, the Sheriff and
Commissioner disposed Of several
valuable pieces OF property, among
them the following: The Bronson
House," a handsome two-story wood.
en- building, with large lot, at Sc, 800.
The lot on Sumter street, formerly
belonging to Rev. s, Townsend,
$1,000. Shiver House, $4,000, with
mortgages The dwelling, machine
chop and large vacant lot corner of
Gates, Lincoln and Richland streets.
at 81. 800. ,s.s.. .a. ~, Iae lpes.2
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS s.-The post
Office open during the week from 81
a. m. to 6 p. m. On Sundays, from
AZ to 51s p. m.
The Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at AZ p. m, and
close aJ o1s p. m.
Northern-Open for delivery at
S% a. m-, closes ut 2.45 p. M.
Greenville-Open for delivery 515
p. M, closes at 8 p. m.
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tutiopal. revolutionary and void, and that our
soldiers and sailors who carried the flag Of our
country TO victory against most gallant aud
determined foe. must ever be gratefully re-
membered, and all the ~ arantees given In
their favor must be faithfully carried into exc
cution.
That the public lands should be distributed
widely among the people. and should be dis
posed Of either under the prc-emption or homo
stead laws, aud sold In reasonable quantities.
and 10 none but actual occupants At the mini
mum price as established by the Government.
When grants of the public lands may be al
lowed, ne cessary 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 Unittd States. An
drew Johnson, In exercising the power Of his
high office In resisting the aggressions Of Con-
gross on the constitutional rights Of the States
and the people, Is entitled 10 the gratitude OF
the whole American people, and on behalf OF
the Democratic party we tender him our thanks
for his patriotic efforts 10 that regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic party
appeal 10 every patriot. including all the con-
servatiye element and all who desire TO support
the Constitution and restore the Union, for
getting all past differences Of opinion, to unto
with us in the present great struggle for the
liberties Of the people. and that to all such, to
whatever party they may have heretofore boz
longed. we extend the right hand of fellowship
and hail oil such cooperating with us as
friends and brothers.
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From Vienna.

| Special Correspondence of PUBLIC LEDGER.l
| vienna. July 2. 1868.
The quarrel between Pope Plus TX
and Baron Won Beust, our prime minis
ter, begins already to become an old
story, and is certainly not very profitable
to the clerical party and their influence
over the Austrian people. The fact oi
the matter is plainly this that civil mar.
riage will become much more general
than it is at present, and be put under the
exclusive control of the civil authorities,
if the Bishops in Austria continue to offer
resistance to the Constitution and the
laws of the country in regard to civil
marriage and kindred questions. The
interview Of Beust with the Czechian
leaders of the opposition, at Prague, has
likewise had favorable termination, and
has not been, as was feared, productive
of serious differences between the Aus
trian Government and the Czechs, or be.
tween the members of the different min
istries themselves.
The Hungarian Diet is still in session,
and discusses at present the military
question; it appears that 80, 900 recruits
are for the present proposed to be drafted
for the Hungarian army. The rumor
had been spread in Paris that the Prus
sian ambassador in Rome had endeav-
ored TO highteu the excitement of the
Papal Government against Austria about
the marriage laws and to prevent a
reconciliation between Rome and Vi
emma. This rumor has, however, been
denounced by the Prussian as well as the
Italian press as q mean calumnistion Of
Prussia. Both parties say that such q
thing was impossible for Prussian en-
bassador, because an improvement is
aimed at by the new Austrian marriage
and school laws, such as has existed
and heen practised in Prussia this long
time past
General Dumont, the commander OF
the French army of occupation in the
Papal States, is apparently on very good
terms with the clerical authorities there.
He has lately had an opportunity to re-
peat the famous never" of Minister
Rouher. in regard to the worldly power
of the Pope. A festival was given BY the
delegate Of Civiia Vecchia to the French
officers, when Gen. Dumont pronounced
the following toast: ITO Plus TX. the
supreme priest, whom France aud the
Emperor will never abandon. Long live
the Popel" The delegate answered
with a short speech, in which he praised
the services which the French Emperor
renders to the. Holy See BY extending his
protection to Rome. He said that the
community generally was greatly bene-
fted By such services at the same time,
and ended with q hurrah for the En-
peror.
The latest news from Algeria is any
thing but favorable, in spite Of the crop
of cereals having commenced already;
Famine still prevails in many parts Of
the country. and the epidemic, which in
variably follows famine, claims sinnumer-
able. victims among the natives There
have, moreover, been many heavy rain
showers, which have caused isunda-
tons and completely destroyed the har-
vest in many places HExRr.
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81 shall have no policy Of my own TO inter-
fere against the people. -U s. Grant.
IT say again, felew-citizens, remember the
fate Of ancient Rome, aud vote for no candi-
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 mum candidate when his liberties
are at stake. ''-Andrsu Jackson.
Ifm my suffrage Is asked for he highest civil
office Of my country. the candidate, however
ilustrious and successful he may be, must pre-
sent sope other title than laurels. however
field - Heuru Iiou
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r. MONDAY EVENING. JULY 81. 1868.

that. II | would do Il, he would furnish
Offices. stationery and clerks, and would
divide with me. declined doing 60,
wbea be sent for me again and insisted
upon nv doing so. heard him say TO
the captains Of vessels: "When you
arrive in New York lay OF in the harbor;
90 to the Quartermaster and get your
charter cancelled, then hove alongside
the pier and discharge your cargo to the
consignees, who will pay you 81 hogs
head. Keep your mouths shut"
O. What did You engage this freight
for2 A. Ten dollars hogshead.
0. Where did the eight dollars 20 TO ?
A. / don't know. / suppose that the
money went to the Government !
charged nothing.
Q. Into whose hands did these ten dol
lars pass. A. | suppose the Govern.
ment consigned to the Quartermaster and
collected the freight in New York. sup
nose everything was proper. / can
bring you down to the list of the cargo Of
every vessel. Colonel Schaffer Cancelled
his bond by paying $60,009, as they
would not bear investigation.
r. Bloomer was examined before the
commission on the 22d Of February, 1865,
and testified that he was guardian OF the
children of one Mr.. Wray, who had an
interest in the steamers New Orleans
and Southerner, Belle Lee and the
Johnnie Rodgers, and the Simpson.
During Gen. Buffers administration
these boats we're run on capital, which,
the witness Gays, was probably" fur
nished by Col. Butler. Col. French be
came interested in them shortly after
they arrived at New Orleans. He first
became interested in the Southerner. He
bought one-third, for which be paid six
thousand dollars. She paid that one
third the first week she arrived these
boat. brought the agricultural products
ofLouisiana to market. They got into
trouble. witness saws. every week. They
were seized by the military authorities,
and. the witness says, "it became my
duty TO get them released. / generally
went TO see Col. Butler, and be would see
persons in authority, and they.were gen.
erally released" BE SAYS they were re-
leased sometimes in court" "In the
case of the Southerner, she was seized
and bonded, and | understood the Dis
trict Attorney discharged it. Sometimes
we petitioned that the boats had violated
no military law, and Gen. Butler and
Gen. Stone would release them. There
never was any money paid in any case
that recollect"
Col. French was the Provost Marshal
General during the administration of
Gen. Butler.
George HONEYWELL, examined before
the Commission on the 9th of Nav, 1865,
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Notice of Dissolution

TUB RIAL ESTATE PARTNERSHIP
II hcrstofore existing between KENNY
PORTER i dissolved from the II ai MY last
ID. q. KENNY,
ID J. B. PORTER