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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15

The Governor concludes his admirable
Message thus:
Most reverently, invoke The guidance of
an Omniscient God in all of your dclibcra-
tions To the end that the ma erial ard mora,
the physical and intellectual, the commercial
and industrial intsrcats Of tie State nay be
madQ prosperous end successful and that
the ravages which war has so ruthlessly scat
tered, may be speedily obiterated, and the
State be permitted once more to enter upon
an honourabls and progressive career.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15

H@ When good wife had prepared an
excellent dinner for her husband, and he de-
clared he liked it, she said, Well, kiss mo,
then" "Oh, never mind that, my dear"
was the reply, "the nccessarics of life we
must have, but thc luxuries We can dispense
with"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15

yap The disrespectful fellow who wrote
the following. is daily expecting an indiscrim-
mate attack af broom.sticks:
Duplex hoops and painted faces,
Patent calves and foreign curls,
Waterfalls and costly laces,
Tell too plainly what are girls.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15

ES Mrs. Victor, lately convicted at
Cleveland OF numbering Ler brother, William
Parquet, has been tried, convicted aud SEN
tenced TO be hanged oa August Goth, III,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15
Fair Warming.

n FoREw,AaN all Persons from Selling DIR
III. McBRIDE'S KING OF PAIN, nnles;
s.;d persons are duly authorized by myself. as
am the Sole Agent for the Sale of said Medicines
for the District of Edgefeld.
Merchants supplied ut Wholesale prices. @
l.. G. McNEARY, Agent.
Frog Level, Newberry Dist 3. Q:
An,e 2mS 10
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15
THE CRIMINAL. LAW.

TIE codlicalion of tie criminal law Of tie
State is very NJ cessary, not so much for the
purpose If declaring additional or defining
existing ci,nce*, as for the purpose OF pre-
scribing ONE uniform scheme OF punishment
adapted to the various crimes and misde-
mcanors. Quite number of oll:.nces are
punishable by death, which, since the estab-
lishment oi tie pcntcutary, might be p=l'-
islled. by Imprisonment at hard labour, in
tha. ins,i;nll.'n. Murder arson, and one or
lwo other crincs Of the greatest gravity, are
c-cep,ions; hu, there is no doubt that the
incarceration within the walls OF State Pris-
on will he an adequate punishment for crimes
Of lesser magnitude. A general Qualification
of.al Of the laws Of the State, civil and cr;mi
nal supervised by" lawyers Of ability would
prove a great blessing 10 the people, and at
least place the statutory law within reach Of
every intelligent man in the State. This will
be Il work Of tune brt it cannot be proceeded
with at too early 4 day.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15
GOV. .ORR's LAST MESSAGE.

On Tuesday, the 7tb, in pursuance of al
invitation from both Houses, Gov. ORR corn.
municated 10 the Legislature his last Message
as Governor of South Carolina: We have
not space for the Message entire, but here
with publish copious extracts therelrom:
Gentlemen Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives
While no legal official relation exists be-
tween the present Executive and the Gcner-
al Assembly, avail myself of the opportuni-
ty to communicate to your respective bodies
the information and statistics which have
come to my knowledge during my admins
tration, pertaining to the material and edu-
cational interests of South Carolina. The
reports herewith transmitted to you from the
various executive Offices, and others connect
ed with the public institutions, embrace a
period between the adjournment of the last
session Of the General Assembly, in 1866,
and the present time. They constitute q
part Of the archives Of the country, and
without them there would be void IN the
history of the various departments 30 which
they refer, during the time indicated.
! Ut TeUOTtS vi uUSt VI VIC OLlCCIo W TIC
Stute, and OF those connected with public
institutions, have been brought up 10 The 1st
day of May, under the impression that my
administration would cease about the middle
of that month.
Without further preliminary observations,
proceed to call your attention to The sever
al subjects matter of public interest, and to
such other facts as may facilitate the DIS
charge Of your duties as Legislators.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
By reference 10 the report OF The Comp
trolier. General, addressed tothis Department
on the 25th of November, 1867. a copy of
which is herewith transmitted, it will be
seen that the entire public debt of the State,
on the lst day of October last, together with
the interest which had accrued up to the
same date, amounted to SS37S: :2G5G4 De
Quoting from this sum 81! the bonds and
stocks issued between 1860 and 1865 for
military purposes, and the interest on the
same, amounting 10 S2S5i G79 0S, the debt
due by the State on the lst of October last
was S5 523. 1856. 0fthis sum $5 407, ,2l5 %
is the principal, and $llG,3Gl.33 is interest
While this debt is small as compared with
that OF many other States, yet, in the pres
ent Impoverished condition Of the people Of
South Carolina, the annual paymen; of $751;.
4l4 So which is the interest upon the debt
at per cent, in adduon to the mSirteaance
of the State government, would be excessive
ly oppressive.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15
Estate Notice.

III ,ersous having claims against the Estat,
a of ". Z. MIDDLETON. decd are no',heo
~ nrese,t the same to tho undersigned without
DELAY. and those indebted to said Estate are re-
ouested to pay up forthwith: o>, ,,.,.
oct 9. 1867 civ
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15
SHERlrFS.

There is an evil which has grown to such
magnitude within the last two years, that
some remedy is absolutely necessary. The
number of escapes of prisoners from the vari-
ous i1ils cf the State, during this period, has
been nearly 400. The result is due partly
to the Insecurity of the buildings and partly
to the neglect Of the SheriltS and iailots hav
ing them in charge. Tie Commissioners Of
Public Buildings should be required, by more
stringent laws than now exist, to keep these
prisoners in secure condition and as to the
liability of Sheriffs, the experience Of the
past demonstrates that all the legislation here.
iofore adopted 10 eiforce the performance of
their duty. has been without avail. No She'
iii has been convicted, to my knowledse, Of
official misconduct in South Carolina for thir-
ty years and very many who have held the
position have r!ainly been guilty of misfea,
sance and mslfeasance in office. If it is de-
sired to secure from these ofiicialssn efficient
performance of duty, authority should be con.
ferred upon the Governor, when complaint
is satisfied of its justice. to remove such de-
faulting Officer by proclamatio and order a
new el-c:ion ,o supply the vacancy. II &C.
tion is postponed until Courts present and
juries convict, the evil meyer, will be corrected.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15

LS The appointment Of negro cadets to
the West Point Military Academy is the next
move of the Radicals.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-15
LANDS SOLD FOR TAXES.

The failure Of parties TO pay the taxes
levied upon them by the Acts of 1865 and
1866 has caused quite large number of ex-
ecutions 10 be placed in the hands of the
Sheritls of the respective districts. In some
localities combinations were formed, so that
when land was offered for sale by the Sheriff
no bid was made, and the State was thereby
deteated-althou n these parties had suffi-
cient property to satisfy the execusions-i in
realizing the amount Of taxes DUG. To Oh
viatc this difficulty, General Candy issued
General Orders, No. 63 (April s, 1861 d.
rectiug that the land should be sold by the
Sheriff for the term of seven years that he
should bid for it himself the amount of taxes
and costs, including costs of executing, stamp.
ing and recording the deed, for the use Of
the State that If no higher bid was offered,
the property should be knocked down to the
Sheriff and conveyed by the Sheriff to the
State for the tenn of seven years aforesaid.
The Sheriff was required to have the deed
recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the
Court of the District in which the land was
situated, forthwith, and within two weeks
thereafter transmit the original deed to the
Treasurer, who was required to enter an ab-
stract of the deed and the amount Of the
consideration. Whereupon the deed was to
be filed aad recorded in the office of the
Secretary of State. The Governor was au
thorized, after the expiration of thirty days
from the receipt Of the deed by the TREASURER,
aud, until otherwise provided by law, to rent
the land for the period of one year; provided
that if tie taxpayer should, within thirty
day, pay to the Treasurer the whole amount
of taxes and costs, including recording aud
twenty-five per cent. upon such full amount,
then e deed should be cancelled; with q
.. - .ner provjso, thet If the same should not
be paid within thirty days, then the owner
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23

Of angels singing holy songs of peace
of wise men from afar bowling in
alteration, bestowing costly gifts -
prophets foretelling It's birth? Ac-
cepting the account as veritable his
tory. how shall we explain the mys-
teries attending the birth of Jesus, if
He is not a Divine Being?
Connect yourself here with those
events in an endeavor to realize that.
above these hills and valleys, in this
air lowered an angelic host-that
somewhere here a babe was born 1868
years ago-that pilgrims from the far
East came and worshipped him, led
by a star-read the words foretelling
his coming-follow him through life
go over all his history-listen to his
words of righteousness-behOld his
words of love-his power over men
to cure disease, to bring the dead to
life-his power to raise himself from
death-the moral kingdom which he
has established-contrast him with
the wisest, the best, the mightiest Of
the human race-and then say, if you
can, that he is only to be ranked with
Socrates, Plato and Confuciusl
CARLETON.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23

There have been great changes since
the Youngest son Of Jesse tended
sheep in the pastures below Us.
Egvpt. Babylon, Nineveh and Greece,
all have had their day; lived, houTish b.
ed and gone down; and now Rome Is
mistress of the world From the
Indus in the East TO the l0chs Of
Scotland from Egypt In the South to
the German Ocean, her power Is su-
preme Augustus Caesar is at the
head of the empire, and Herod, called
the Great is on the throne Of Judea.
For 300 years Palestine has been IN
turmoil. There has been the heoTlc
struggle of Judas Maccab eus for lib
erty, ending in failure; the struggle
also of rival factions, resulting IN the
success of Herod, whose every. step
to the throne is marked with blood.
He is not a Roman, but an ldumean,
who has adopted the Jewish religion
as a matter of State policy. His do
minions embrace all the land Of Pal
testine, together with his own native
province, Idumea.
/ Rome ism want of money to carry
on wars, to build temples and palaces,
land Augustus sends out bis decree
ordering azcensUs OF the people that
all the world-for there is no other
nation to be coBquered-may be tax
ed The people Of Palestine are to
assemble according 70 their families,
and give in their names to the census
taker.
Among the descendants of that
Ruth who once CLEANED wheat IN the
fields before us. and of her great
grandson who tended sheep il the
pastures, is man now living at Naza-
reth in Galilees who comes here to
give In his-name as a member Of the
family Of David. We may think of
him as coming down the road, past
the tomb of Rachel, coming up to the
hotel with his wife, to find it crowded
with -other travellers brought hither
on the same errand. Their only shell
ter from the cold night wind IS In the
stable, among the horses and asses,
and there, during the night, the wife
becomes a mother.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23
AYER's
HFEho
HAIR vIGOR,
For the Renovation Of the Hair.
The aRELT DEsDERLTTN 81 be Age.


A dressing which is at once agree
able, healthy, and effectual for pre-
serving the hair. Faded or gray hair
Is soon restored to rs original eoJ0r,
and the gloss and fresLHegs of youth.
Thin hair is tbickened, falling hair
checked, and badness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Nothing
can restore the hair where the folli-
cles are destroyed, or the glands
atrophied and decayed. But such as
remain can be saved for usefulness by
this application. Instead Of fouling
the hair with a pasty sediment, it will
keep it clean and vigorous. It's occa-
sional use will prevent the hair from
turning gray or falling of, and conse-
auently prevent badness. Free from
those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous
and injurious t. the hair, the Vigor
can only benefit but not harm it. II
wanted merely for
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23
- Peace on earta-gOod viii to mani
No war nor Battle sound
Was heard the earth ar Jund;
But peacefuhwas the night
On which the Prince OF Light
His reign OF Peace upon the earth
began - f..s

They aregoue- into Heaven again,
and the shepherds are alone, amazed,
wondering coming up in haste to
the stable 70 see the new born babe.
Never such a tale as they had to tell,
nor will there be ever again.
q In our out look from the Mount Of
Olives we have already seen Joseph
and Mary in the temple, presenting
their gift atsthe altar; we also saw a
caravan coming from beyond the Jor-
dan. accompanied by learned men Of
the East, aud we behold them here,
led by a star, worshiping the babe.
While thinking of the meaning of all
this, let US recall the sayings Of a man
who lived in ancient times, concern
ing the birth of this child.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23
THE PROPHETS.


IS Going back 725 years, to the time
glory, one living in Jerusalem, the
prophet Micah, wrote these words
concerning Bethlehem:
Out of thee shall He come forth
unto me that is to be ruler Of Israel,
whose. goings forth have been of Old
from everlasting"
By what insight of the future was
it written? What can he have meant
by that word Everlasting? Has this
babe lived before? Ih what realm
Another prophet, Isaiah, living at
the same time, said some wonderful
things concerning the house of j esse,
which may be found IN the 9Th and
18th chapters Of Isaiah writings.
These men of the East who are
laying costly gifts before this myster-
ious child have been led thitheT by a
star, and this sets Us to thinking of
the words Of man who lived beyond
Jordan l ,452 years before the event
/ The children of Israel were approach
ing the Jordan and a prophet stood
on Mount Nebo to curse them. He
tried to curse, but spake blessings in
stead. Strange and mysterious his
words
There shall come a star out Of ia
cob, and a sceptre shall rise out of
Israel"
What a star it has beenl Millions
have beheld its blessed light 1t has
dawned upon them as it did upon that
poor, Responding poet, longing for
Immortality, going down TO aneearly
/ grave-Henry Kirk White-who saw
It's beaming, and wrote those lines
1 about the Star of Bethlehem, which
have given untold JOY to Christian
hearts:
w hen marshalIed on the nightly plain
The glittering host besUud the sag,
one star alone of all the train fF
I Can NIX the sinners wandering eye
! &looking now at the birth of this
child-aside from our faith in Him as
a Divine Being-as a human event
honly, with nothing superhuman about
it-what shalF we think Of it? Has
the birth of any other child ever been
attended by events so strange 2-choirs
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23
RETURN no BETHLEHEM.

Coming back to Bethlehem, we
visit the Church of the Nativity,
where the Latins, Greeks and Arme-
mans squabble over their shrines,
with a ferocity equal to that OF a eau
Gus In high political times. The
church has been so often described
that your readers will probably thank
me il | refrain from saying anything
further about it. Leaving the drawI1
ing Of the Latin monks, the sing-song
of the Armenians, shaking off the
itrinket sellers, and finding a. splaee
for quiet reflection, let US go back
1868 years and take a look at the
World as it was then,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23
Hair Dressing.

nothing else can be found SO desir'
able. Containing neither oil nor dye,
it does not soil white cambria, and
yet lasts longer on the hair, giving it
rich glossy lustre and grateful
perfume.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23
THE SHEPHERDS.

Somewhere out in these pastures
are shepherds taking care Of their
hocks. Ali know the wonderful story
by heart-the appearing Of an angel,
sudden brightness, all the hills IL
Tuned with light. and the deep con-
cave filled with a heavenly host! 1t
was Beneath the sky, bending above
~, that the holy throng sang such
music as never before was heard on
earth. = rsc
e Apart now from all the noise and
bubble of the town, In the hushed soli-
-tude let US think Of it. Heaven so
near to earth; ansangelic host sweep
ing through the air, tanning it with
their white wings; harmony of in
effabIe sweetness; Heavens song of
jubilee Glory to God! A psalm Of
loves:
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-09-10

Mr.. Lester Sexton, n wholesale merchant
70 ~ years, IN Milwaukee, one Of the most
reliable ard careful men in the State, says,
under date
MILWAUKEE,, WIZ, Jan 2i, 1865.
Messrs G. q. Clark Il Co., New Haven, Conn.
both myself and wife have used Goes Dys-
pcpsa Cure, and ii has proved perfectly salts
factory asa remedy. have no hesitation in
saying that We have received great beneht
from its nse.
Very respectfully, ...,..
(Signcd) LESTER SEATON
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-09-10

DAY after day, the Demo,
cratic speakers and papers as
sert that in the reconstructed
States the negroes are allow ed
to vote, whilo the whites are
DISTINGUISHED. This is a lie,
and they we'll know it. In
Tennessee and Arkansas the
leading rebels are, for the pres
ent, disiranchised. In all The
others, every man above the
age of 81 years is allowed to
vote. Alexander Ii. Stephens,
the Vice President OF the Con-
federacy, is a voter in Georgia.
Ohio State Journal.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-09-10
Conclusive Evidence.

New Haven, Ct, June |, 1867.
Messrs. G. q. Clark 4 Co.
GENTS:-Being anxious, from the great bcne-
fit derived. to assist in spreading the fame OF
Goes Dyspepsia Cure, would state my ease,
over n Year ago, had Il violent
attack OF barrhea, which lasted eight weeks,
dnnng which time employed three physi-
elans, but without relief, until tried Goes
Dyspepsia Cure. The first dose helped me;
took il three times day for week and was
entirely cured; and | believe to-day that it
saved INV life. Being attacked in n similar way
this season, took one dose, which pu. me all
right. would advise every lUmily 10 keep it
on hand ready for immediate use, in ease Of
Summer or Bowel Complaints. Z. DUNN.
The above Mr.. Dunn IL in our employ, and
we can youch for the above statement beng
true.
Z. ARNOLD 4 co;
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-09-10

We clip the following from
the Bucyrus Forum edited by
VIM. Hubbard, brother Of the
Democratic candidate for Sec
retary of State. Speaking of
President Lincoln, he SAYS
"Happily he was embalmed--
and ten years hence his neck
may be found strong enough
to hold his body on the gallows-
tree as has happened to dead
tyrants heretofore"
The people know Abraham
Lincoln too well to need any
comment from us.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-09-10
SQUIBS.

JOHN MoRRIssEY bets 81 ,0OO
to $50 that Seymour will not be
elected, and offers to do it fifty
times.
TIE Copperhead organs may
cry democrats arouse!!" but the
people respond, "Nix cum
arouse!"- Erehange.
TIE Uticans call Horatio Sey-
mour ~Oration Seymour" "Rash
Seymour" "Rachel Seymour
and "Old Jelly-fsh."
AN exchange says: "Blair
has seven children, all of whom
have to be provided with office
when they grow up"
TIE Democrats are so def
cient in arithmetic, that in ad-
ding up the Northern States
they don't know how to "carry
one."
WHEN Bob Toombs and
Frank Pierce shake hands over
the De mocraticnominations, it
is time for all loyal men to
vote the other way.
TIE cmaciated survivors Of
the Libby and Andersonville
prisons are asked by the DEM
ocrats to vote with the wretch
es who scourged and starved
them!
TIE Democrats have a very
simple recipe for making po'
litical capital. 1t is to get up
a riot, an insurrection, or war,
and then to charge the eXpen-
ses and trouble Of putting it
down to Republican eXtrava-
gance. This is the sum and sub
stance of all their charges
against the Republican party.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-09-10
FRANK p. BLAIR,
Iv,suIxcroS II. e. .NIoy 90 1st

WASHINGTON, ID. G., May 90, 1865.
General JOSEPH II. UAwLEY.
President National LAtOn Republican
Contention:
In formally accepting the nomina-
tionof the National Union Republi-
Convention of the DIST of May in
slant, iJ seems proper that some
statement of the views beyond the
mere acceptance of the nomination
should be expressed.
The proceedings of the convention
were marked with wisdom, modera-
ton, and patriotism, and | believe
express the feelings of the great mass
of those who sustained the country
through its recent trials. | endorse
their resolutions. If elected to the
office Of President OF the United
States, twill be my endeavor to adj
minister all the laws in good faith,
with economy, and with the view Of
giving peace, quiet, and protccti,n
everywhere, In times like the pres
cnt it is impossible. or at least emf
nently improper, to lay down policy
to be adhered TO, right or wrong.
through an administration of four
years. New political issues, not
foreseen, are constantly arising; the
views of the public on old ones are
constantly changing, and purely
administrative officer should always
be left free to eXucute the will of the
people. / Ialways have respected that
will and always shall.
Peace and universal prosperity, its
sequence, with economy of admins
tration, will tighten the burden of
taxation, while it constantly reduces
the national debt. Let us have peace.
With great respect, your Obedient
servant, u. s. GRANT.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-09-10

The Cincinnati Enquirer has
the news that our fellow-cit it,
zen, Gen. VIM. z. Richardson,
has "come out" and joined the
Democratic party!
Slightly cool, considering
that the General never was a
Republican, and "came out"
from the Union men long
enough ago to be twice a can
didate for Congress before Cop
perhead Conventions,-Mart-
eta Register.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-09-10

The Tennessee Radical pa.
pers are reproducing Andy
Johnson's famous "back-seat-
for-traitorS" speech, in which
he said: II say that the traitor
has ceased to be a citizen, and
in joining the rebellion, has
become a public enemy. He
forfeited his right to vote with
loyal men when he renounced
his citizenship and sought to
destroy or Government"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-09-10

The "McClellan Legion" has
been recognized. 1t will act
as a guard OF honor after the
November battle to escort the
remains of the Democratic
party to Salt River Cemetery.
Vallandigham Belmont and
Blair will be the chief mourn
ers.