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The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-08
CA N DEN.

MAY. 31.--Wo have had rousiug
mass meeting ofthe eitlxops Of Kcrsbaw
in behalf Of the oause Of reform. Stir
ring speeches wero delivered by Como
rails kershaw and Kennedy, Colon el
Shannon, nnd others, endorsing tho
general platform Of the prcss conference.
The following white and colored dele.
gates we've chosen to represent Kershaw
county In the June convention at COL
umbia Whites james Chesnut, e.
NJ. Boykin, J. Il. Kershaw, General
Kennedy, Captain DoRasa, WIN. Shan.
non, j. NJ. Davie. 7. II, Clarke. w. A.
Ancrum, y. r. Mellow, and w. q. Lett.
,ner. ,Colared.--Frank, Andorsop, Austin
lloyd. Clsboru Hamilton, Henry Care.
loss, DaXjd Jenkins aud John Miller.
the utAihst harmony and enthusiasm
provMtd.-- MaY'eiton Aeiss
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OUR EXCHANGES.

TnE WILMINGTON STAR has recent.
ly appeared in new dress, and is much
improved. 1t is neater, to our eye, aud
in more compact form. The paper,
moreover, is conducted with no mean
display of enterprise and ability, and
merits the liberal support it receives.
The MARION STAR entered upon
the fifth volume Of its new series on the
lst of June. 1t has now been quarter
of a century since this Star 6rst appear.
ed in the journalistic sky, rejecting
the more concentrated rays Of its light
over the good District of Marion; and
it has continued to twinkle, with un.
diminished brightness, until now. Long
may it shine:
CHATTANOOGA DAILY TIMEs.-We
are pleased to add this sterling little
sheet to our exchange list aud to receive
its daily visits. Chattanooga is now
growing rapidly. The Times is iu
the midst of an entcrrrising business
community, and we wish is very worthy
conductors much success.
THE XIX CENrURY-The June pum
bcr has been received. We are pleased
to observe that tho character of the
work;is 30 we'll maintained. 1t is en-
tifefy worthy the general support Of
.9ar intellectual people. We will fur.
'nisll it in conncxion with the Watchman
one year for five dollars.
"Ex FUr1o D.xRE LUcEM..
The Charleston Weekly Mews, copy
Of which hats tsbsen sent MS by the pub.
fishers, is headed with handsomely
cut vignette Of Fort Sumter, as it ap.
pcared nt the end Of the war. The ris
ing sun lights upon the ruined walls, and
points the moral Of what might we'll be
the watchword Of Cbarlcston-Er Fuo,c
Dare L"cem. Heartily may VIC all hope
that, out Of the smoke Of the couflict
Charleston will evolve, for herself and
for tho State, the light Of prosperity aud
truth.
The Weekly Mcws is vigorous and
entertaining Journal. containing thirty.
two columns Of ,oading matter. The
subscription price Is a2 year. But the
Weekly Ne'vs aud Rural (n,viin,un may
TO had for one year for Thres Dollars
Address Riordan, Dawson u Co., Char.
lesion, S, G.
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At s isssitsE III the citis.ss Of aan
ter and S r sEshavS Counties. held AT
Concord charsh, Sbg the 4.h Of May,
1870, .of5whiSh a. l.. {Bsrnes esva. chair
man sqd v. "A. S~ith, Secretary, the
following procesdiogs we're had:
The. purpose Of shis ,mss,isg was to
take inte consideration, add adopt some
measures to correct, Abolish report 10
circulation, which is doiug the public
au irreparable injury, to wit: that Mr.
.. Boyle, who has been teaching tho
scriptures for some time, is insane upon
the subject Of religion. As the said
reports have had tendency to bias the
public mind, aud prevent an impartial
hearing Of the teachings Of the said G..
Boyle. We have deemed it duty which
we owe to ALI to endeav0r to correct, il
possible, such an error aud leave every
one to hear for themselves. Therefore
l. Resolred, That it il to be deeply
regretted that so foolish and absurd an
idea should ever have found Its way to
|:the public mind.
+, 2. Resoived, 1 hat we recommend the
teuchings Of Mr. Boyle to the world as
truth iu it's purity, bused on the most
reasonable aud solid. foundation Of any
that is now before the public.
8. Resolvei, That the clergy 10 gen
eral are asked to prove MIR. Boylc's
teachings false, or cease to propagate
their own any further.
4. ResolUed, That upon failing to do
so, it shall be deemed from inability and
not from want OF disposition. and any
further effort to propagate their different
creeds williul imposition upon the
ignorant.
s. Resolveei, That copy Of these
resolutions be published in tho Sumter
Watchnan. aod all editors who are in
favor of tho spread Of the truth are
requested to copy.
A. l.. BARNES,
Chairman.
V. A. SMITH. Secretary.
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PRRsBYTRRIAN REUNION.

The Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly, recently in session at Louis.
Vile, adopted the following report re-
jecting the overtures If the Northern
Presbyterians for reunion, by vote OF
eighty yeas aad seventeen noes:.
The Committe on Foreign Cores
pondence, to whom was referred the
overture for reunion from, the Old
School General Assembly North. Of
1869, OF Its sessions in the city Of New
York and also the proposition from the
United Assembly OF the Northern Pres
byterian Church, now sitiug in Phila-
delphia, conveyed to us by q special
delegation, respectfully report:
That the former of these documents
is virtually superseded by the latter,
because the body by whom it was adopt>
ed has since beeh merged iuto the United
Assembly, from which cmanates now
'upd fresh proposal rejecting the views
Of the larger constituency. TO this pro
position, then, "that q committee Of
five ministers and four elders be ap-
poiuted by this assembly to confer with
similar comiuittcs of their Assembly
in respect to opening friendly CORES
pondeDce between the Northern and
Southern Presbyteriao Church, your
committee recommend the following
answer to be returned
Whatever distractions may exist in
the way of cordial Intercourse between
the two bodies above named are entire
ly Of public nature, and involve
grave and fundamental principles. The
Southern Presbyterian Oh .rch cau
confidently appeal to all the acts and de
claratious OF all their Assemblies that no
attitude of aggression or hostility has
been, or is now, assumed by it towards
the Northern Church, and this General
Assembly distinctly avows (as it has
always believed and deoIared) that no
grievances experienced by w, however
real, would justify US in acts of nggres-.
sion or spirit Of malice or retaliation
against any branch Of Christs visible
kingdom. We are prepared, therefore,
in advance Of all discussion, to- exercise
towards tho General Assembly North
and tho churches represented therein
such amity as fidelity to our principles
could andes auy possible oircunstan ees
permit. Under this view, the appoint
Dent Ofa committee oi conference might
seem wholly unnecessary; but, 10 order
70 exhibit before the Christiaa world
tho spirit of cancellation and Kindness
to the last degree, this assembly agreos
to appoint committee Of conference to
meet . simular committee already ap-
pointed BY the Northern Assembly,
with instruesians to the same that the
difficulties which, lis 10 the wsy of oor
dial correspondence between tho two
bodies must be distinctly met and re-
moved, and which may bs somprs h en-
slyely stated Ia the tollowisg psr.iou-
larss,
]. Both tho wings Of new United
Assembly, during thoir separate exis-
teneo before the fusion, did fatally ohm
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WOFFORD COLLEGE COMMENCE.
mENT.

The Commencement exercises OF
Wofford College, Spartanburg, s. c.,
will begin with the annual sermon,
Sunday, June 26th, and continue until
Commencement Day, "wednesday }
Juue 90.
Wofforl Is now one of the most
prominent and useful educational insti.
tutions ofthc South, and, we are pleased
to know, is gradually gathering its
strength for still greater influence for
good in the land. 1t now has about l3O
students. The Annual Commencement
will be an occasion of absorbing interest,
as we'll as of much pleasure, no doubt,
to the friends and visitors. a general
and cordial invitation to be present is
extended by tho Faculty.
a COLORRD ANNUAL CONFER ENCE.
Previous to the departure Of Bishop
WIaHTMAE for California, he will or
ganizo colored Annual Conference in
South Carolina, under the auspices Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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NJ AZ a. sy5a 5asncs SeI IN 8 III
moral aud shristiss: sfo st ~ fsl!
i1s ethe, ,bsa ageyssas sns fks 1csia I'D
Isaw. !. svs y give thls Iols6 6vIpS grsis 1
Northern recount. sef .ths recent deco,
ration Of U6ton graves At Arlington, J,
near Wsshington city. simply adding
that she President, Congress, 10, 30,
we're present: ~ +
TIE mean spirit Of Rsdisal spite
inaue eurated on Decoration day last year
againss the graves Of the Confederate
dead, when United States marines wore
station uedarouAdsthem to prevent tho
floral decoration oi the same, was reyi-
we'd yesterday at tho Arlington deeora-
tion even il 8 more offensive manner.
There are eighteen Confederate officers
aud Confederate soldiers buried there
whose resting places were oopspiouously
marked yesterday by several pastboard
signs in large letters of "Confederate
Graves" One or two ladies aud gen
tlemap, not needing the warning seem-
iugly conveyed in these pastboard
decorations, venture1 to place their
floral tributes on the mounds of earth
that covered these rebel dead, but no
sooner had they doue so than their
flowers were snatched therefrom by q
committee of that political organization
known as the Grand Army ofthe Re-
public, and they we're warned not to
repeat the act to these petty officials.
"There has been no order issued
against it," said the gentleman who had
placed the flowers there, "and I claim
the right to put my own flowers on those
graves"
"You shan't be allowed to do it, sir"
was the fierce reply.
The ladies and gentlemen we're then
threatened with arrest for an alleged
attempt to create q disturbance, and
thereupon withdrew. 1t is due to say
that some of the more decent Union
soldiers deprecated this unseemly
exhibition.
One Southern lady, dressed in deep
mourning, while passing grave on the
head board OF which was inscribed the
name Of her son over the word 10 glar-
ing letters "rebol," quietly left crown
OF roses on the green sod, and was pass
ing on when harsh voice Of one of tho
committee gentlemen ordered her to
take it away again or he would throw
it among the crowd. The lady burst
into tears, but was compelled to obey.
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and you viii see it il for bis interest %
have hin 10 Congress. =
8. r. SHERRARD, 80
Oft6s Grm Of Morse, Shsppa1ds = eGo ;
Dry Goods ID Meychsnts. Bcston; US j, !,

O0LUmRuA DIsrRJCr rC0NRR@BNCE
We learn, from the Ckyissian Neiyh-
Dor, that this body will convene At
Camden, Thursday. July 7,at9 O'Clock
A. b., continuing in session the re-
mainder Of the week, aud including
religious services on the Sabbath
following. Bishop W,aHrMAs. will be
present and preside. The ip.roduotory
sermoa will be preached on Wednesday
evening preceding
The recent General Conference, at
Memphis. incorporated the District
Conference into the organic ouomy of
the Church, aud constituted all minis
ters, itinorant aud local, members Of
the same, with that number of laymen
which each annual Conference may
determine for itself.
Rev. s. Fl. BnowN, Presiding Elder
of this. District (in the absence, of
course, of the oction of the Annual
Coufereuce) suggests tnAt those charges
in connexion with which there ore no
local preachers, should send four lay
men, and all others two laymcn.
This meeting will likely be one of
much interest. The good old town Of
Camden will no doubt throw wido open
her hospitable doors and warm christian
hearts to the ,nembers of the Conference,
and the church aud people we trust will
experience abundant blessing as tho
result.
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THE SOUTH CAROLINA G. ENTRAL
RAILROAD COMPANY.

Subscriptions to the capital stock of
this company are now in course Of col.
lection. The road is to be forty miles
long, from the Northeastern Railroad
to Sumter. 1t passes through coun-
try which has comparatively no rails
road facilities, and saves thirty,six miles
in the trip from Sumter to Charleston.
The road is staunchly supported by the
Northeastern Railroad Company, and
should be backed up by the merchants
of this city, to whom the accompany
ing circular will convey some pleasing
information:
SUMTER, s. c., May 10.
We, the undersigued,.. Rerchauts of
the Town of Sumter, 8. 81, desiring to
remove the impression entertained by
the commercial interests Of Charleston,
that we do not wish to renew business
relations with them, take occasion to
submit the following facts: That the
Wilmington aud Manchester Railroad is
the only railroad company in direct
communication with the Town of Sum
ter that the schedule and turiGs of
this road are used in tho interest OF
other cities, aud are directly against
those OF Charleston, making it impossi,
BILE to ship produce either to, or via
Charleston, at equal or less rates, but
rather ut greatly increased cost oftrans-
portation and delay.
We are called upon to protect our
selves accordingly, and do regret the
necessity which deprivcs ny Of renew.
ing old and we'll established relations
with the merchants Of Charleston. That
in common with the commercial inter
rests OF our State, We were ncocsstiated
to make business relations outside of
South Carolina, where capital was more
abundant and cheaper at home. That
there is now less necessity to require
or obtain credits abroad for ordinary
business proposes, aud. we are now able
to elect the most favorable points and
offers Of rcciprooul business relations.
AS evidence Of our carnestR desire 20
renew our commercial intcras3s s!with the
merchants Of Charleston, VIC would state
that nearly all OF US are natives Of South
Carolina, many ofus former residents
Of the City Of Charleston, 1eeliug a
common interest with you in the vel.
fare and prosperity o! your city that we
have generally subscribed, to the extent
Of our means, to aid in the building df
the South Carolina Central Rail Road,
and in this enterprise, OF mutual advan
tage, we expect the merchants of
Charleston to rcciprocate, and otherwise
to cooperate with us, to secure its early
completion and successful operation.
From the increasing facilities Of the
merchants of Charleston, we express
the hope and confidence that tho good
old getty by the Sea" will regain her
farmer patronage, and largely extond
her commercial prosperity and influence
throughout our entire State.
Signed: Green Watson g. Walsh,
Charles H. Noise & Co., a. a. Solo
mons, ID. J. Vim. James Caldwell, A
White, j. 4. w. DeLorme, j. T. Solo
mons, A. j. Moses, l. p. Loring, Pate
4 Taylor,J ". Dargau, j. j.. SHARES,
10. T. Mason, j. Ryttenbere. VIM Begin,
a. Anderson u Co., Elisha Carson.
Joseph johnson, A. Whitney Sudcr,
i. j, Tuomoy, George w. Leo.
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V. A. SMITH. Secretary.

"WHEN KNOWLEDGE Is HEALTH AS
WELL AS POWER" oil should learn thu,
SUMTER BlrrEns is tho best Tonic and most de.
ligbtful stomachio in use.
The later we live in the history Of the world
the moro scope and materials there nre for the
exercise Of genius, consequently no one can
blame the proprie.ors Of tho "Old Curolina Bit
ters" for urging its use upon tho invalid public
Try it once, and become satisfied.
Try Wineman's Crystali1ed Worm Candy
mono better!
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.souR" CoNcn EssMAN ELECT.


Congress, almost exclusively by the
eo!ored votc-the white radicals seem.
ing to take but little interest in tho
matter, one way or the other. Il was
clear case of "buttin' the bull off the
bridge" Several of Whitte,p ores
party wauted his place, aud began to
"set their pegs" as soon as it became
apparent that he would be forced to
fatire fro9s his seat: They little sup
posed that even Wliittendfe could come
back and hold up his head, or make au
Impression, even upon the colored peo.
ple' alter such crushing exposure, and
unanimous expression Of the House Of
Representatives Of his unworthiness to
seat therein, when cheated, by his
resignation, out of the chance Of formal
Iy cxpclling him. But 10! sure enough
lie comes! They first look with aston.
ishmeui, nothing doubling that he will
be forced quietly to retire even By the
forcc OF the sentiment Of the Radical
party. But the big gun thunders in
threatening tones-thcy hear it and
fear. lie gives those to understand
who seek his place, that as long as they
keep quiet, he'll do 80; but when they
move against him, he'll let slip the dogs
"f war In earnest. He has already been
exposed, and they can't hurt him, but
ne has budget Of points all cut and
dried, with which lie will make some
mortal thrusts, and lay open some
OF the nice little munipulstiops Of
others. Aud thus he olsSrs the
field, while by diut Ut con-
slant harsngGe;sAe movos upon t|ic
sv"pnt',is fome portion sas.Le
coIored ,ii.akles1' And he is re.s6ttcd.
And6ow what is the situation? He
COOS back 70 claintasis seat. If ho is
allowed totako it, the House goes back
upo" the unanimous report OF its CON-
m'ttce, declaring his guilt and recom>
mcnding his expulsion, and aIso upon its
own unanimous resolution declaring him
to be unworthy to occupy his seat. II
no is rejected, then tho body casts
serious reelection upon the competency
of the voters it hns created. AS the
thug now stands, or, as far as /. has
progressed, wo have the nowly created
setting up itselfa2ainst tho unanimously
declured will Of tho creator. The House
tays Mr.. Whitlemore, is unfit for NOM
bcrship of it. oolorca votcrs
declare he is st. Waish Ito prevail 2
Wo shall SEQ. >
re|''ss meantime. ,ss AE'"s little
epism, wr.k fen to Capt39sU. DUNN,
tho f1 - cnt RepublioS6 candidate
against ettumore, will be- 20 tead with
iuterest. Il
B.sroN. ApRIh l8sls7o.
2. G. Dunn. Esq, LITTLE Ripea. S. e:
q Ihava had long talk with
w. +. Shaw, tho man from whom
Whittan,ors stole money. IIo was iu
Mr.. Sha~'s omplsy, aud took tho W6fey
vt various tiWes IN siook, which hs aold.
Ills peonlstions extended over quito a
spaoo of time. and amounted In tho
agsyeSsts to some 5000 This amonnt
wns asedstniucd, but whether more was
tskch is s0t known. Shaw haa writing
Of Mf. Whi,suors acknowledging tho
thxit. and promising TO re0'0re The
amnuy. ap suon ~ 10 can. Up to this
timo 10 has not pn'l anything. Shaw
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TIE Sanatsy Wascaman has by
far tho largest circulation {espe-
cially in the s,trro,s,ading ooa.atry)
efany paper paizQ Qished IN Sumter,
and scas sstablsske9 IN 1850.
TnR RU1LlO aKRTIN0

TnR RUnLIO MKRTIN0
; Called 20 take pisce It Sumter, on
Monday list, vas NOT held. The reasons
for this arc various. There 10 much,
far too much, spatby prevailiDg in this
seotiop-smoantiug, with many, to .
ssiu,nber, like almost unto that Of the
sleeper in the midst Of his burning
house. And just now the farmers are
intensely busy with their crops. But
there was little or no effort, actual aud
positive, on the part Of any one, to get up
a useting. Beyond the mere publica-
tion Of the call, four or Eve days before
the time, nothing was dono. Notwith-
standing all this, q considerable number
ofpersoDs, some Of them our oldest and
most respectable citizens, came to town
for no other pupose than that Of attend
ing meeting under tho call. But there
seemed to be NO one to call it together.
What was evcrybody's business was no.
body's business.
Iu addition to oil Of the above, (for
proper respect should be given to every
honest mans opinion) there wus some
decided opposition to the whole move.
ment, on the part of those who are not
exactly prepared to admit the political
aud civil equality Of the colorcd man,
as on accomplished and established fact
They still hope, as it appears to US
against hope, that something will trans
pire-sonc change will yet take place
in the mighty march of events, which
will overturu the Reconstruction Iegis.
lation oil Congress and the Fifteenth
Amendment, and, by taking the ballot
from the colored mau, in that way re-
store power to the intelligent white
masses Of the State.
This, with the apathy, the busy sea-
son, aud more especially the fact that
NO decided effort was made on the part
OF those who favored the movement to
get up meeting, produced the result
stated,
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QUIZ mANUFAC1 URINGs INTERESTS.

OOAN OktINSi kSkS ES k9s
Tho manufacturers Of tho North have asked for
anil obtained the assistance Of tho National Gov.
ernnent until they have become u burden to the
people ut large. and the tax paid by the United
States for tho support of these manufacturers is
equal to oil tho other taxes put together. Let
"ur m .nu6acurcrs make goods Of better quality.
and at i"wer prices, thnn other manufacture
and they can defy competition without Govern
ment help. This, atlcast, is the plan of Mr. p. p
Tonic. of Charleston, S. c., the largest and moot
successful manufacturer Of doors, snshes, blinds
and moudinss in the Southern States.
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The State of South Carolina

By G. ". Hurst, Judye Of the Court of
Ih'obate for said County.
"HEREAS Alexander Dority has applied
w to mo fof Lettors of Adm istration, with
will annexed, on all and singular the go"ds aud
cbattels, rights aud credits of Ozias Mathis,
decreased, of said County.
These therefore to cite and Rdmonish all
aud singular, th" kindred and creditors of the
said deceased, 10 he and appear bcforc mo. at our
next Court OF Probntc for the said County, to be
holden ut Sumter Court House. on the "a ih day OF
June, to shcw cuuso, if any, why tho said
administration should not bc granted.
Given Under my Hand and Seal Of office, this
9th day of June. in the year Of our Lord,
ono thousand eight hundred and seventy, and In
tho 9th year os American Independence.
Gil. HURST,
June S---2t1 Judge Of tho Court Of P rebate
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Nj ASONIC.

rI,HE REGULAR MONTHLY coMMUNrcA.
l. TION OF CLAREA ONT LODGE, NO "a,
A.. F.. NJ. will be held on. Thursday evening,
June o. 1870, nt Z O'clock. P. VI.
Brothers will take duo notice and govern them
solves accordingly.
E. C. GREEN, W. NJ.
T.V. WALSH, Secretary.
Jan 5
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PHYSICIANS USE THEM IN THEIR
PRACTICE.

PRACTICE.
It is almost universally the case that Physi-
cians condemn what aro generally known rs
"Patent Medicines" Although DIR. TUFTS
LIVER PILL Is NOT A PATENT MEDICINE,
yet it's composition (the result of yeurs ofs,uly)
is known only to himself, and SO palpable are
theie valuable curative properties, that very many
of the first Physicians in the South and Wcst
hayo adopted them in their practice, and recon-.
mend them 10 their M aticnts