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Lynches Greek.

The estimable people who inhabit
the populous country on Lynches Greek
are awake to their political interests as
they have always been to their practi-
cal agricultural affairs. Their demo-
cratic clubs are in full and successful
operation, and they have during the
past month or two, had 8 series of meet
ings of great interest and enthusiasm.
First at Lynchwood, where General
Kershaw, by invitation, made an ad-
dress, which first gave the impetus to
the movement-next at upper Buffalo,
General Kershaw and Colonel Shannon
addressed a large and interested|audi-
epoe Of ladies, and gentlemen; again at
Lynchwood twoA,weeks since, Colonel
Shannon addressed very large and
most enthusiastic assemblage, and on
Friday last the same gentleman, by
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The Mass Meeting.

The Charleston Mews announces that
General sIocUM is expected toattend
our meeting here on the Sth. He will
meet with such hospitable greeting
as will demonstrate that the fraternity
ofdemocrotic principles strong enough
to obliterate all past resentments,
coming as he does to repair as for as
possible the iinjjariee- which as soldier
he may have inflicted by participating
in sHERMlN's invasion. By the way
General F. P. BLAIR has peculiar
claim upon the colored people Of Cam
den, having commanded the Corps
which occupied this place in 1866
Rally round the flag boys"
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JOHN G. GRANT.

u
p SUMTER, S. G., August 26, 1868.
To Me Editors Of tile Charleston
Courier.
Gentlemen In the Sumter Watch-
moa, of this date, an article appeared
thus concluding:
eve have been informed upon au-
thority, which we cannot for mo-
ment doubt, that The negro R. j.
Elliott, the most violent and inceudi>
ary of the speakers, sketched by our.
correspondent, accompanied by one
of his coIo@ed companions, walked
over to theresidencc Of (Chicf Justice)
Moses, after he had concluded his
speech, and was politely received by
him at his front, porch, and invited
within, and went in. We feel that
further commet is unnecessary.
On Saturday morning. the person
referred to, called at the steps Of my
house and handed me letter from 50
gentleman in Columbia, on matter
Of mere business, in which they were
interested. l requested him to call
in the afternoon, aud I wonld give
nv views in relation to it. The meet.
ing as I to-day, understand, adjourn
about 3 o'clock
I was not present at che delivery of
the speeches, and did not know any
thing that had been said by either Of
the speakers.
About ha1f-past 5, while I was with
my family, in our sitting room in the
back part of the house, a servant,
who had answered the bell, told me
that some one at the door desired to
see me. l went to it and found Mr..
/ Elliott with man who had formely
belonged to to me. l asked them into
my Office, (Which is one of the front
rooms of my house, almost imme-
diately adjoining the front door y
where all persons are received who
call to see me on business When
the business to which the latte refer
red was concluded, the two who had
called retired. 2
If any inference is drawn from
these facts that I would tolerate social
} equality or, from other expressions
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Invitation, met the Club ct Bethany
with many guests, and a very fair rep.
resentation Of the fair sex-and on.
Saturday, Colonel Edward NJ Boykin
and Colonel Shannon addressed the
people at Schrock's Mil, where most
efficient club was formed under the
most promising auspices.
Colonel Boykin having devoted all
his life, save when war demanded his
services, to the practice Of medicine
aud to agriculture, is not generally
known throughout the district as q
speaker. but his few speeches. during;
this campaign have been very effective
and we recommend to the clubs to re-'
lieve other speakers and themselves, by
calling frequently for his valuable aid,
his earnest thoughts and well patnred
opinions he communicates in conver-
sational style, a style IN which he is
inimitable and his speeches are always
we'll received.
Another grand rally IS to come off at
Buffalo to-day, at which, General
Kershaw, Col. Shannon and Judge
Leitner are expected to speak, and on
next Saturday week, Gen. Kershaw is
expected to speak at Bethany: after
which, we don't think a radical black
or. white can be found on Lynches
Greek, feature, which greatly com
mends itself to our taste, in all the
meetings on Lynches Creek, is the
presence of the ladies. This tones
chastens and improves the spirit Of the
meetings and we doubt notsgiyes great
pleasure and enoouragemens to the
speakers.
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Of the article, thattI would do any
thing to countenance 81 tendency toi
breach oflaw or order, justice to my
self demands that I should (as. I ID
repudiate the conclusion, as inconsis
tent with any conception of righ
and at variance with the tenor of mi
whole life. ; f. j. NOSES
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From Florida.

A subscriber in Alachua County
Fla, in renitting his subscription to
the Journal gives the following gloomy
accounts of the crop prospects in that
section of the State.
Times are very hard here, and will
be still. worse-the caterpillarsa are de-
stroyirg our cotton-and 9otmore than
half crops will be madsrin this section,
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The carpet-baggers tempt you to
the latter. AS your friend, / pray
God to give you wisdom in your
choice.
Thus would I talk and have our
people talk to our colored friends
truthfully, calmly, firmly and honest
ly. / am, dear sir, very truly,
Your friend and obedient servant,
JAMES B. CAMPBELL.
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From tie Charleston Mercury.
CHERAw, Aug. 81. IS

CHERAw, Aug. ~, 1905.
Editors Mercury:
GENTLEMEN: By permission of the
gentlemen to whom the following let
ter was addressed, the father-in-law
of the writer, make the following ex-
tract for the edifcatiou of yourself
and readers.
It is proper to state that the writer
of this letter has been one Of the shi-
ming lights in the Radical camp of
Marlboro District from the orgapi-
zatiou Of that party up to very re-
cent period. That bo was elected to
represent that district in the unlawful
assembly now in session at Columbia,
as the great leader Of the party. He
does not tell US who spat upon the
clay and annointed his eyes, but he
leaves no room to doubt that the
scales have been removed and that he
now sees as many others will be made
to see to their sorrow before they are
clear of the scallawags, and carpet
baggers who are leading their blind
dupes into the pit of destruction.
The writer Of this letter, however,
is not the only one who has been made
to see. His colleague, Thorough
good Stubbs, elected also as Radj-
cal representative, reached home on
Sunday last a thorough apostate irom.
the Radical faith, and convert to the
Democratic faith. He also is willing
to stump his district ia behalf of Sey>
mour and Blair.
I could fill page or two with ru
mored REASONS assigned for these
strange conversions; but think itbess
perhaps to tax the fertile imasinations,
of yourself and readers to supply
them. But to the letter.
Yours, most respectfully,
WEST PEE DEE. q
COLUMBIA, a25th August. 1865.
4 AS itrega"ds my
coming home, I canuot come until [
get money. You may look for me
the last Of the. week. As for myse's.
being Democrat, I tell you to tell
ell that I will do my country more
good by coming home than l would
otherwise. For myself, l am con-
yinced that the rei's Of ibis govern
ment are in the hands Of men. who
hold them by i:aud. Tell al ny
friends about Che:aw that whea /
come home I will iell them what 1
now think. Tell them that they had
better spend the last dolls" they have
on the next election: for if Seymour
and Blair are not elected they will
have to leave the country. | am
bound when I once come home to go
with the natives os my own State
Live or die, I have made my decision
and will make as many speeches as
they want.
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and in some places not more than one
third ofa crop viii be realized. The
Caterpillars are more numerous than
last year, and made their appearance
a month earlier. They have attacked
the sugar cane, thing unknown be-
fore.
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The Democratic Mas, Meeting.

The following will be the order of
proceedings on the Sth instant:
The committee of arrangements will
meet the invited guests ut the Depot
on the arrival of the cars, with car
riages. General Hampton will be es-
cortcd by e. detachmant of citizens on
horseback.
A procession will be formed at the
Court House at half past ten o'clock,
A. M., under the direction of Col. E.
NJ. Boykin. Chief Marshal and his as
sistants, S. D. Shannon, John Gantey,
w. j.. Johnson, jr, Theodore Lang,
Jesse TrpesdeL jr. aud C. 7, Mccoy.
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
/. Invited guests in carriages.
2. Democratic Club of Camden.
8. Wateree Democratic Club.
4. Swift Creek Club.
81 Flat Rock Club.
6. Liberty Hill Club.
7. Harmony Club.
S. Lynchwood Club. e
9. Buffalo Club.
10. Schrock's Mill Club.
IL Camden Colored Club.
II. Liberty Hill Colored Club.
IS. Citizens on horseback. D
IA. Citizens on foot.
The procession will march to the
Academy Grove, where the speeches
will be had, after which it will be
marched in the same order, to dinner.
On the arrival of the cars at 10, O.
clock, A. NJ, a salute of 81 guns will
be fired.
The ladies are respectfully invited to
attend at the Academy Grove. go
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The Crops.

The frequent and heavy rains Of last
week, have proved very injurious to
the cotton crop. On many plantations
rust has made its appearance, and the
plaut has been otherwise badly injured.
We are glad to learn that the late
fl. shet did not prove as disastrous as
was at first anticipated, although the
damage has been very great.
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N A COMPREHENSIVE ToAsT-THE
PRINTEn.-The master of all trades.
He beats the farmer with his fast
hoe, the carpenter with his rule and
the mason in setting tall columns; he
surpasses the lawyer and doctor in
attention to his case, and beats the
parson in his management Of the
devaZ.
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The Chatham Railroad.

It appears that the Legislature Of the
de taeto government Of South Carolina
has granted charter for the above
named road, though in the face Of great
opposition upon the part Of rival enter
prises and interests. Much feeling has
been manifested on the subject by some
Of our cotempories, and strong prejudi-
.ces engendered, byappeals, based upon
the impropriety Of dignifying the pres
,ent powers Of the State, by treating
them as competent to the grant OF
franchises of this character, at the same
time that We denounce them as unlaw-
fql usurpers Of authority. Without
taking issue with the views presented
as to the propriaty and consistency of
such applications, we feel bound to say,
that, as matter of law, we think that
this present government, during its con-
tinuance, must, to a certain extent, be
recognized by our people. Being the
only actual government, of necessity its
acts must, be held valid SO far as. they
are kept within the-litnits of tbe con-
stitutional rights Of the people,, which
exist above and beyond the usurped
powers, and are confined to mere ordi-
nary acts of administration, asffoper
under one government as another. We
have, therefore, no doubt that a char
ter granted by the present legislature,
not at variance with vested rights, will
be held valid by the courts, and will
vest property in the same, in the COR
poratiou. Wenre opposed to all mo-
nopol;es by whomsoever held, because
they are ever in violation Of the rights
of the people, While therefore we
would oppose any exclusive privileges
sought for the Chatham road, we would
not support the claims of rival interests
against the new project, because there
by certain monopolies, now existing,
would be broken up. The Legislature
should consider only tho greatest good
of the people as whole, in matters of
this character, and not local and limi-
ted interests.
If this principle had been considered
in the legislation heretofore had on the
subject of Rail Roads, many millions
ofdollars would have been saved to the
State and the good Of the people, gen.
orally promoted. The mistakes fthe
past should not now be urged as on
argument for the perpetration Of SINH
lar errors, but rather we should re-
gard them as d warning -.-o-:->st -thnir
repetition. We earnestly congratulate
the people of the State upon the pros
pect of having many millions added
to their resources by the constitutional
The Chatham Rail Road.
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Mass Meeting
A Grand Mass Meetin,

/ A Grand Mass Meeting of the De
sa2craez Of KershaW and surrounding
Districts, gill be held at Camden, on
September the 9Th. General Hampton,
Colonel THOMAS and other distinguished
speakers are expected to be present.
ALI citizens are respectfully invited to
attend. e.
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Democratic Meeting.

! The meeting of the colored Demo
cratic Club on Tuesday night was well
attended. Addresses were made by
:Messrs. JIM. DAVIS, Scrp1o BR1sBAEB
and W.. L. DBPAss. Several new mem
bers were received. Another meeting
will take place on Monday evening
next at 8 O'Clock.
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THE JOURNAL.
Tluigday, september 8. Isss
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT. -
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
FRANK P. BLAIR,
OF MISSOURI.
State Electoral Ticket.

State Electoral Ticket. ~
Tor State at Large. P. Thomas, of
Richland; ]. d. Kennedy, of Kershaw.
First Congregational District-R. F..
Graham, Of Marion.
Seco,,d, Congressional Dishict-B. 81.
Rptledge, of Charleston.
Third Congressional Dishct-A. O..
Haskell, Of Abbeville.
Fourth Congressional Dsshiet-E. G..
Mcclure, of Chester.
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aB The next number of the Journal
VIII be issued on Friday the l 1th inst.
A Reasonable Request.

J We are requested by a large num-
Der of our Clerks, to ask our mer-
chants to close their stores on Tuesday.
next, for the purpose of allowing. .kem
to participate in the festivities .ofthe
day. u
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Our Town Charter. 4

/. Among the bills presented in the
House Of represent 'tives on: Friday
l2st, vas bne by John Chesnut, to a.
mend tie Quarter Of the town OF CAM
den.
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The Democratic Barbecue.

Persons wishing to contribute to the
Democratic Barbecue will please leave
their subscriptions with any of the fol-
lowing committee on subscriptions =
e. M. KEsNlDY, J. d. DUNLAP, R. H.
PEeUEs and j. T. HAY.
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TO be Closed.

We are requested hy the agent tn
state that the Depot viii be closed on
Tuesday next.
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This fable omits the States Of Virginia
10; Mississippi, Z; and Texas 6. o. etE,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-05

end to his sufferings; but before he dice
the unhappy man confessed his guilt tc
me, and asked my pardon. 1t appeared
he had been induced to embezzle sums ot
money to repay losses at play with his OLD
| associates, and he had thus been led to re.
turn to a path of life which he intended
to have quilted forever when he entered
my fathers business He had contrived to
possess himself in all of about $4,000 in
bills and notes, some of which to the value
of $4,000 We're found upon him. The
remainder had been made away with, and
was never recovered.
Having made such arrangements as were
necessary left the station, and proceeded
home to communicate to my father the
tragical termination of my journey, when
[ found he had taken steps for arrestine
Barton on his appearance in the city, cir
cumstances having arisen which placed his
guilt beyond question.
My father was much moved and interested
in the details of the death of his un-
happy clerk, and by my recital of the cir
cumstances of my meeting with the guard
who had fully repaid the interest my pa
rent had formerly taken in him.
The fortunes of our house soon recov-
cred the blow which the misguided Barton
had managed to infict upon our credit, and
L consider the prosperity of the firm of
Somerville d Co. is due to my accidental
meeting with, and the story told me by the
mail guard
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-05

ing from the East and North. Many mills
have been opened and put in operation, in
many places and promise first rate.
In this and adjoining counties there are a
large number of remarkable caves-some
very extensive, perhaps not SO much SO as
tbs " Mammoth of Kentucky" but probably
full equal in point of interest to the explor-
er. Very curious specimens are brought
from many of them, some in the shape of
stalaetites formed like icicles by the drip
ping of mineral water through the roof, and
some that very much resemble coral, many
of which are very beautiful. | visited one
last July five miles from this place. The
entrance is at the foot of the hill about level
with the valley below, and is large enough
to drive in coach and six horses some ff-
teen rods and turn around to come out 1t
then narrows up to few feet in width and
highth, sometimes very irregular and rough,
then again the bottom is smooth and the
walking good. A small stream of water
runs along the bottom, sometimes not seen but
heard among the rocks below. Every ap-
pearance indicates that in some of the early
ages large stream of water was driven
through with great velocity. Any amount
of stalactites have been found some round
and pointed, some plated quito regular like
columns, some extending from top to bottom
with base much resemblinga a good pillow.
1t has boon traced over mile without COM
ing to the end The entrance is occupied by
stock on the range shelter in inclement
weather. There is another about - miles
from this place the Gasconade river
very much more grand in it's interior capac-
ty, the roof being very high in many places
and the formations very curious and beauti-
full; and said to have been explored or s
miles.
Our legislature is now in session and much
interest is manifested to their action in re-
gard to several of the railroads in the State
which are yet unfinished.
Education is exercising much more atten-
ton the past year than formerly. \ college
institution has just commenced operation
here with good prospect of success. The
Phelps County Seminary located at this place
under the Superintendent of Mr.. G. A. Al
len, Principal, formerly Of Massachusetts,
is taking high stand in the different branch
es of education, and the same may be said
of other institutions in different parts of the
state, so that this comparatively new state
will not be far behind the older state. in this
matter in a few years.
Yours Truly,
STILLMAN RUGGLES.
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ing and insufficient when compared with the
pen, the freside, and the thousand subtitle
social influences, penetrating, purifying. A
few salient points of opinion the ballot-box
grasps and presents. A sort of rough, ave-
rage justice it dispenses, and is SO far a
delicate shades of opinion and all the deli
cate grades of Justice it misses and must al
ways miss. Voting is the prescribed, legal +,
official way of expressing opinion, but there
are many other ways equally powerful.
We have given only the smallest fragment
of this book, every page of which is worth
copying for it's sound common sense, it's pun
gent style, and its keen appreciation of
Sc woman's wrongs" and mans lordship in
creation. We must thank DIR. Todd's con-
ceited pamphlet for having furnished provo
cation for this excellent book
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-05

attempt to rescue him was made, but it
proved of no avail. Major Morris Jared
no better. Adjutant White, however,
made a bold attempt to retrieve the for
tunes of the day. Dashing into the dense
ranks of the foe, he seized the bride Of
Colonel Stoughton's Bucephalus, and
gallantly attempted the impossibility of
capturing the colonel, who was acting
brigadier of the attacking party But the
adjutant had "caught Tartar" for the
Vermonters rushed around him like the
waves beating upon some lone rock in the
ocean and vainly clamored for his surren-
der He fought like an Ajax mounted
on - Black Bess.' retaining his position
in the saddle by resting his knee against
the pOmmel. This was at last observed
by a shrewd Yankee, who dexterously
slipped between the two horses, detached
the supporting knee, and the adjutant
fell from his position like a tornado
stricken oak This fall disheartened the
twenty-sixth, and only detached parties
of a dozen, scattered over the field, per-
sisted in an obstinate resistance. The
the head, and was borne to the rear a
captive, anu ALcn
60 The bugles sang truce"
Thus ended TIE great battle of Fair
view; unequaled N desperateness, and
the theme of many future poets cogi-
tations. Our loss was very heavy, and
we were severely defeated The specta-
tors, acting upon the weil-known princi-
pie of kicking man when he is down,
pitched into us most numerically, when
our centre was broken. and prevented us
from reforming IN line of battle. The
slaughter of the enemy was fearful, and
the prowess of the Newark ball players
and iremen was visible on their battered
visages. Colonel Stoughton was honored
with black eye, and the gallant Seayer
Jared but little better. The following is
fair recapitulation of the casualties on
both sides:
Bloody noses, ifty-thre bunged
peppers, eighty-one extraordinary phre-
biological developments. twenty-nine shot
in the neck after the engagement, un-
known.
The Vermonters fought with the deter
mined energy characterizing them when
engaging Jeff's nyrmidons.
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letter from Missouri.

ROLLA, Jan. 10, 1868.
EDITOR FREEMAN Another year has COM
menced and you will find the means for con-
tinuing my copy-as it is very welcome
from among the Vermont hills. where we
have been wcll acquainted in former years
1t seems in part to be like conversing with
an old friend-as it bring tdings of per-
sons and scenes that We have been very ia
miliar with in days gone by.
The past season has been quite dry so that
crops suffered some in this part of the state,
as but very little rain has fallen since July.
We have had about eleven inches of snow at
different times this winter-most Of it went
off very soon-but the ground is now COW
cred and has been for two weeks, and the
weather very cold for this latitude-the
mercury falling nearly to zero some nights,
and once below. and the changes many times
very sudden. The weather most of the fall
and winter so far, has been very mild and
good for out door business, and much plow-
ing has been done since Christmas.
The wheat and corn crop generally
good the past season in this re ion. and after
harvest for a large number OF weeks there
were shipped from this station over $50 bush
els of wheat daily to St. Louis-as z nd mills
are scarce in this part of the State. large
first class steam grist mill is now being built
in this place and will be in running order
in few months A foundry and carding
machine and alse lime works are being start
ed, and other machinery and manufactures
will probably be soon introduced so that the
wants of the community can be supplied at
home, among our own people.
A large number of settlers have come in
to the state the past year, and are still COM