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The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-04-13

HOnAaH GRHnEx ToLD nm %.
We paw ! farmer With foIr yoke d
oxen attached TO spbsoil plov, throw
ing the hard, tough, yellow clay 20 the
sdrfsoe, through which, the delicate
shoots .oecorn Or wheat could never pen.
etrate, or If it did, would inevitably per-
ish when the summer sun had baked the
earth around it into pottery. We admo
uished him ot,his error. He smiled deris-
iyel1. .Ha
elm right" the idiot said. al kuev,
"for Horace Greeley told me 20 ~
We saw farmer drive ais sheep and
cattle out offs large pasture field, and
heard him say to his sons, eve must
cease to plow and pasture our lands; We
will plant forest trees" Then We saw him
with cart load Of fhickory nuts, waluuts,
maple and locust seeds, planting the
deserted and untitled fields. We said,
"you aud your children will starve
long before you can gather the fruits of
your toll. You had better restore
your cattle to the fields, and plow for
wheat, than plant forest which will
require q century to mature" Our
we'll meant counsel was uuheoded:
"I'm right" the idiot said, 'I know,
"For Horace Greeley told me so u
We heard Western mau argue that
tariff on foreign manufactures was not
a tax on the home purchaser (; that
although the laboring man in America
paid five times as much for suit of
clothes as he would have to pay in old
England and although the protected"
manufacturer in New England puts into
his pocket the difference between the
prices here aud there, yet "protectiou
is no tax not bit of it ! 1t makes the
poor man pay five times for his purohas.
es and he pays five times for his pur-
chases to the end that the home manu-.
facturer may pocket fivo prices. But this
is not taxation-oh no! 1t is simply
"protection !" So said the Western
man
"rm right" tho idiot said. "Iknow."
"For Horace Greeley told mo 80 |"
Then we observed large number oi
men who were asscverating that
that debt contracted by usurpation,
and swollen by frauds greater than the
world ever Witnessed, is sacred" and
ought to be paid in coin, though such
payment implies the serfdom Of our
people for all time to come. Scores ol
other notions, wicked, insane or idiotic,
were proclaimed by the crowd we speak
of.
'tWe'rs right" these asses said "wo know,
"For Horace Greeley told us SO!
And our conclusion was that though
you bray fool in mortar you will
not cure his folly.-Northrest.
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YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCI-
ALTON.

The young men of Columbia, who
feel the necessity of moral reform, or Of
maintaining the moral sentiment and
status of the young men Of the county,
and giving greater progress and influence
to christian principles and practice,
have formed an Association for the
advancement of these noble purposes
A neat room has been fitted up by them
aud their meetings are attended
with much interest. Addresses are
delivered at stated periods, aud thus
the great cause of religion ana of good
morals is held up and strengthened.
We observe that Col j. T.. Thomas
one Of the gifted young men Of the State,
delivered au address before this
Association, ut the Washington Street
Methodist chapel, on Thursday evening,
April 5
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The Chester Reporter-among the
ablest and most prudent and consistent
Of our up country oxohauges-now
yields assent to tho Resolutions
recently passed by the Press Confer
ence in the following way:
"There can be no question now that
all citizens of the United States, irrcs-
pective "of race, color, or previous COZ.
dition" have the illegal right" ofsuffrage.
When the resolutions of the Press
Conference were published few weeks
ago we did not endorse the statement
made in the first resolution-not be.
cause we believed that any practical
issue was involved in denying it-but
simply because we could not do so with.
out "going back" on oil the principles
we had held and taught in the campaign
of 1868. The very gist of that contest
was, that the reconstruction measures
were uncoustitutioual-that Cong, ess
had no legal power to confer suffrage
upon the negroes-and that therefore,
though they would vote, still the vote
would be illegal and unconstitutional.
The result Of that election was simply
declaration on the part of the p sople of
the United States that the governments
foisted by Congress and the army upon
the Southern States should bo perpetu.
ated. The question Of their legality and
constitdtionality was not, and could not
be, determined by that election. The
ballot box is not the place to settle
great questions of constitutional law.
Holding tho views we then did, and
nothing having transpired since that
time to alter our opinions as to the COR
rectness of those views, We could not,
sooner than in our present issue, sub.
scribe to the doctrine that all citizens
of the State irrespective of color have
the legal right to suffrage. Now we
recognize 1t as the law of the land. All
classes, oil colors, stand alike before
the law; and all political distinctions on
account of race or color are dead issues,
past and gone forever.
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NORTH CAROLINA TAKES POSI-
TION.

The conservative members ofthe Leg
islature of North Carolina, upon the re-
cent adjournment of that body, issued
an address to the people of that State,
characterized by wisdom and prudence.
We annex that portion of it which refers
to the political and civil rights of the
colored race.
In tho last contest in this State tho
principal issue was upon the question
Of colorcd suffrage and the civil rights
OF the colored race. That matter has
been decided, upon solemn appeal, by
the people Of The United States. The
guarantee Of their rights has now be-
come part of the Constitution. TO
that Constitution we have ever been
willing to defer, to the laws made in
pursuance of it, we yield, and ever
have yielded, a ready obedience.
The reconstruction acts Of Congress,
with the civil and political rights they
confer on the colorcd race, we regard as
a finalty. We accept them in good
faith. We are ono of tho States of the
Union.-Let us seek to forget the bit.
terness of the past, to build up the
places made waste by the unfortunate
war, and to promote the harmony aud
prosperity of all sections of our great
country.
The colorcd man now enjoys the same
political and civil rights as the white
man.
We accept this status as fixed by the
Constitution Of this State and the Uni
ted States in good faith. We regard it
as final settlement of the question. 1t
now becomes our duty as good citizens
to elevate him morally aud intellectual.
ly.
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FEMALE EDUCATION.
BY W BEAUMONT CLARKsoN
sEcrloN 2.

RECTLON q.
1t is said, that great obstacle to the
development Of genius in females, con-.
s;sts in the circumscription Of the sphere.
Of action allotted them.
This l deny. The sphere of action all
loted to females is wide and comprehcn.
sive, alfording incentives to action, and
scope for the noblest dceds--deeds such
as hcaven.b angels might love the
performance of-dceds such as not only
win the smiles of mankind, but the
smiling appreciation of Heaven itself,
and an eternal crown of glory hereafter.
'Tis strange, that those noble women,
who have filled with the greatest abili.
ty and honor, their sacred positions in
tho home circle, have never complained
Of their sphere being too smaN Indeed,
the scope for action is so extensive, that
tits to be feared, it is seldom filled, and
the sacred trust committed to their
charge, not too often mcriting tho ap.
probation of Heaven.
Far be it from us to detract from
female intellect. We would be compelled
to shut from our memory, many Of the
names of Carolina's gifted daughters. 1t
is our purpose to prove that we epter-
tain lofty views Of the capacities of wo-
men, and their intellect, es wonderful
in its influence upon tho character Of
men.
1t is trite remark, but full of truth,
that truly great men are ever the sons
of remarkable women. The impress of
their characters upon that Of their chill
drcn is easily accounted for, but wo will
reserve this interesting point for our
next section.
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CITIZENS, TICKET SUCCESSFUL AT
CAMDEN.

We learn from the Camden Journal,
Of the Eth inst, that the Citizens ticket
for municipal officers of that town was
elected, on the Monday previous, by a
majority of fourteen. Considerable in
terest was taken in this election, and
much activity prevailed among the
friends Of the two tickets. The radi-
calls resolved to contest the election and
gave notice accordingly. The protest
was considered in Council, witnesses
were examined, the election declared
legal and valid, and the Council elect
will be installed.
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AN ORDINANCE
To Establish a Uniform Tac or Lie

To Establish a Uniform Tan or License
for all Parties selling Goods or Mer.
chamdise by AUCTION from Stores.
DE 1T ORDAINED by the Intendant and
I'D Wardons Of the town of Sumter, in Council
assembled--
That all parties selling goods or Merchandise
by Auction, shall pay license OF fifty dollars
per year, or ten dollars per month. TO be paid
Ratified IN Council assembled, this 31st day III
March. A. D., 1870, under the hand of tho
Intendant and the seal Of tho Corporation,
r.. @. GREEN, Intendant.
]. 8. IIUeHsoN, Clerk and Treasurer.
April 13--3k
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CHRISTIAN NEIGIIROR.

This excellent christian family paper
on Thursday last, enlarged to
the extent Of seven colomus, and with a
new and chaste heading, the whole
presenting model Of typographical
ncatnoss. Thofengthcned aud inc ouscd
number Of columns, too, are filled with
a useful and instructive variety. >We
earnestly commend this good ncighLor to
increased favor aud support.
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1xMALB sURH1AaBlN OON011Sa.
Or the Athsiast, : joint rssolation
was offered in the Hosse Of 'Rspressn-
tativss, proposing sixteenth amend.
meut OF the Cpustitstien. Il was
referred to the judiciary committee
The resolution is as follows:
SEQ. I. The right Of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be do
uied or abridged by tho United States
or BY any State on account Of sex.
SEQ. 2. The Congress shallii have
power to enforce this article by appro.
pirate legislation.
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ArpEAL...

Women ofSouth Carolina, there moods
no urgent appeal to your sympathios in
q cause SO sacred as that which we now
undertake. The great tide of adversely
+ which has swept over our unhappy land,
has hitherto stifled effort in this direc-
tion; but not, therefore, have our
hearts ceased to beat for the glorious
dead. Scarcely is there one among us
whose thought does not, on the first
mention Of our subject, turn at once,
with loving affection,- to some grave
wh1ch' this monument IL intended to
yhoovr.
hLotkeps, widows, sisters, daughters,
whose hearts thus cling to the soldiers
grave, let us then unite with an earnest,
loving effort in this holy duty. Let
. even our lisping little ones be brought
to give their mite to its accomplish
ment; that thus impressed upon their
minds, they may mover forget to love
and honor the memory of those who
battled and fell in our cause. II a lost
cause. eveni't6Srefore the more holy
Even therefore does it become the more
incumbent upon US, to bring to this great
aacslhce OF pure purposes aud heroic
deed, that homage and veneration which
the wosid pays only to success.
With the wish that ali who have
shared in common sorrow, may share
also in the privilege Of raising this
testimonial to our lost heroes, tho an.
nual subscription for membership is put
at the lowest point practicable that
thus it may be within the reach Of those
who, having lhtlo to give, have still thc
right, through fears and suffering, to
join as In tho falSlmcnt of skis most
sacred duty.
:. To all others-men as we'll as women,
old and young-to all who cherish the
name Of Carolinian, and cling with
fond love to whatever is left to us of
our "good old State," who wouA say,
give to US freely according tovyour
means givo generously give gratefully
TO the memory Of those who gave their
lives for us.
Under the foregoing, the following
committee has been appointed for
Sumter County, to invite membership
and collect funds:
Mrs. j. s. Richardson Jr.,
Mrs. Julius Z. MoLaurin,
Mrs. H b Cain,
(, Mrs C. MoFaddiu,
Mrs. IT. g. Withcrspoon,
Mrs. Bonj. Wilson, =.
Mrs. j. s. Bradley,
& Mrs.. Alex. Colclough.
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MASONIC.

TNHE REG GULAR MONTHLY COMMUNICA-
l. TON OF CLAREM ONT LODGE, NO 81,
A.. f.. M. will be hold on Thursday evening,
May ~, 1870, at 2 O'Clock, p. AZ.
Brothers will take due notice and govern them
selves accordingly.
y z. @. GREEN, W.. NJ.
T.V. WALSH, Secretary.
Jan 10y
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7WScuso6sSo W 00S VNu WNnSte" uH9 saAu0
from the srduous pursuits Of large and
lucrative practice, and come down to
nainSle in the ideal and sesthetical.
ELI0IBLE OFFI0Es.-It is q matter
Of much importance to the professional
man 70 have eligible aud oopveuieatly
located oh7ces; easy of access to THE Va
rious Departments Of the Government,
the City Hall aud General Post Office.
With this object in view, Col NJ. Tomp.
son, Attorney at Law aud Solicitor 10
Chancery, has converted his former ele-
CANT residence, at No. I'll G. street, be.
tween Seventh and Eighth, into public
Offices, occupying himselfa very hand
some and elegant suit of rooms, very
delightful place for cultivated gentle,
men to drop into, provided he is not 10
"Chancery," as the colonel possesses a
fine taste for the comforts and elegancies
Of life, as we'll as an acute and thorough
knowledge of the law. His law library
is perfect feast to the eyes os an ambi,
tious and aspiring young law student.
This building has some twenty Eve
rooms, which are being fitted up for pro.
fessioual gentlemen.
We clip the paragraphs printed above
from the Washington Cd. O. Evening
Nsitor. Colonel NJ. THOMPSON, to
whom allusion is made-(a brother Of
Col. JESSE THOMPSON, who has res
Gently become citizen Of Sumter, and
who is also of the legal profession. aud
is about to enter upon the practice of
the law iu the Courts of this State)-is
the author of Thompsou's Digest, a
standard work in the highest Courts of
the country, as we'll as other books of
law now in use. He is the possessor Of
large fortune and enjoys an extensive
practice in the Courts of Washington.
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q CoL.ORRD NAN ROn CoNaREss.

1, The Chesterfield Democrat dominates
Henry j.. Shrewsberry, a coIored man,
for Congress from the First Distric, {:
The Democrat says: "He is now d mem.
her Of tho Legislature from Chcste raeld,
and bis records as good as that of any
lothsy member Of that body. His quail.
Goatiens arc: honesty Of character,
'psopriety Of conduct, and fidelity to the
jotereSss Of his race. He is a native
.sot0tsd nsn, born aud reared in Char
.lsston, whore he sustained q good ropu-
;tAtiou which he has kept intact under
Essst temptations, ever sinco he has
6son among us. II ia said Of him that
'ke resisted Indignantly all tho corrupt.
J6g influences at Columbia aod We know
ishstho has excrscd himself soalously
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SOUTH CAROLINA AGRICULTU.
RAJ AND MECHANICAL SOCIETY.

Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, the 5ecre.
tary ofthe South Carolina Agricultural
aud Mechanical Society, Informs us that
the following members have been ap-
pointed by the president to attend aud
represent this society iu the Immigrant,
Mechanical aud Agricultural Conven.
ton to convene in Charleston on the Sd
May next. a full attendance Of the
delegation is requested.
NJ. j.. Bonham, j. II. Furman,
j. D. Kennedy, A. A. Gilbert,
j. W. Harrington, BE. Williamson,
T. S. Boinest, j. d. Aiken,
b. +. Whitner, B. F. Watts,
i. G. Clemson, j. Nj. Crawford.
[Charleston Eccning Nea0s.
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Isss2s 81. ,i0n.

III Association shall have for II,
e1 sthS building Of . monument, il
N NY Of C)onmbia, by the women ol
Eeats, 20 the memory Of tho South
q if6ltS SsapS.vho fell in the service of the
4 dstits Htsfss. ~
$ An Tomen Of South Carolina may
1ops membars Of ibis Association by
Sptollipg their names, and contributing
1S shW Of Twenty Five Cents.
I; ID The o@oers shall consist OF q
II s3tsSiasnt, aVice President, Treasurer,
/ y Corresponding Secretary and Re-
aSesding Secretary.
IssA The President shall preside at ell
6ssAisss, give tho oastiog vote, and be
'st1Sll aatters tho general administra-
:;tivS and executive officer of the Asso-
,s4tsttou. Iu her absence, the Vice
! President shalt acr. The Corresponding
Secretary shall conduct aud take charge
yof ali correspondence. The Recording
s6ecr~tary shall keep perfect record Of
aN prossediogs, letters, &c. The
TREASURER ahsll receive and pay out all
.smonsy Of tho Association, subject to
stha order Of tho Finance Com mittee,
!, and shall be shannan Of the Finance
Committee,
s. In addition to tile above officers,
s.lhere shall be Committee on Finance,
! Who shall be charged with the invest
,mUht and disbursement Of all moneys
, belonging 10 the Association and who,
{ with the officers above mentioned, and
~ Board Of Managers, consisting OF
twelve members shall form an Executive
,Conhnittee for the purpose of transacting
all business Of tEe Association.
! 8. The President Cor il her absence,
the:Yiee President, shall coll meeting
in Columbia, Of the Executive Board,
every three months.
Z. Committees shall be appointed in
every County Of the State to invite
membership and collect funds, and these
committees shall forward all names to
the Recording Secretary aud oil
subscriptions TO the Treasurer of the
Association.
8. South Carolinians residing out Of
the State shall be invited to become
members Of the Association.
8. a regular annual meeting Of the
Association shall be held in the city of
Columbia in tho month Of Novem-
ber.
Presidcnt-AIrs. L G ATct'ord
Vics Presidcnt-NIrs. William Wal
lace.
Treasurer anil Chairman of Finance
Comnrittee-Mrs. j. l.. Reynolds.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. j. T..
Darby..
Recording Secrctary-,liss I. D.
Martin.
:. Board Of Mauagcrs-.Mrs. John Sin
gletou, Mrs.. John, Preston, Jr., Mrs.
John Mckenzie, Mrs. B. Levy, Mrs. G.
Haskell, Mrs. D.. Huger, Mrs. r. G..
Beck, hrs. s. Gaillard, Mrs A. Snowdon,
Mrs. J. N. Whitner, Miss Middleton,
bliss LaBorde.
Finance Committee--NIrs. j.. Howe,
Mrs. S. Fair, Mrs John Fisher, Mrs. j.
Wasiesy Miss Wade, Miss Hampton.
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sud courageously to guard bis people
from imposition, aud Hvindicats their
claims to deoenoy and respectabilityf--
He Is intelligent, and understands the
true Interests Of all classes Of our people
to be, endangered by the arts and
schemes Of uopriueipied sdventurers,
against whom he has taken = adecided
stand" $50. ->.
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mouse sir

Nfs- The many friends of mr. THOMAS HAIR
respectfully announce him as an independent
candidate for q sent in the Legislature from
Sumter County, and solicit for him the support
Of
THE CITIZENS.
Apr;l I9 1a50
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- Irritable School lnastcr,-"Now,
then, stupid, what's that next word p
What comes after cheese 2" Dull boy 2: A
mouse SIR"
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= delightful oasis 70 tho eye Of tho passer
by.l i 10 gratifying TO know thas s6pe
Of the most acfive members 6 tho
Washsngton bar can Withdraw his mind
from the srduous pursuits Of . large and
lucrative practice, and come down to
niipSle in the ideal and sesthetical.
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'tWe'rs right" these asses said ''wo know,
"For Horace Greeley told US SO!
And our conclusion was that though
you bray fool in mortar you will
not cure his folly.-Moythwest.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-23
AppIetons' JOurnaR.

A new Novel BY James De Mile, author
Of The Dodge Club Abroad "Cord and
Creese," ETC., with the title Of 'The Lady
of the Ice" is commenced in Number fifty
three Of AppRtosss Journal The opening
chapters have all the vivacity and fash
that made the authors former novels so
distinguished. Mr.. De Mile unites humo-
rous with stirring description moro sue
tcesssfully, perhaps, than any other Ameri-
can waiter he is always bright, vivid, dra-
matte picturesque, and entertaining. Num-
Der ffy-three Of Appletons' Journal is
the beginning Of its second year, and during
its brief existence it has attained a great
reputation In the abundance and worth
Of its literature, and in the beauty Of it's
illustrations, It may claim a FIRST place
among American periodicals. It has pre-
scented TO- its patrons, during its FIRST year,
thirteen beautiful Steel Engraving, twenty
Cartoons, or large wood engravings, Of a
very superior character, printed on fne
tinted paper, and ten Art Supplemental
of which, being given in addition to the
regular sheet, have been SO many gratui-
tiesito the subscribers. A new Novel ,by
Anthony Troliope is appearing monthly,
in gratuitous supplements and Mr.. Dickens's
new Novel, 1.-THE Mystery Of Edwin brood"
will shortly be commenced. S&tS sftG I
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Public Sale.

Estate Of William II. Terrell.
DY virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
AD Court ossshe Parish of ST. Landry, ther.
will be sold at public auction. to the last and
highest bidder, on the premises, by the undsr-
signed Curator, or bya public auctioneer, on
Wednesday, May 25tA, 1870,
the following property belonging to the estate
of William II. Terrell, deceased. sTvit :
A certain tract of land, together with the
buildings and improvements thereon, situated
in this parish, in the quarter called Prairie
Plaisance, measuring one hundred and sixty.
seven superficial arpents, more or less, boun-
ded west by land o fDurel Dupre, north by
land of Terrell and /. Debaillon, east by land
of widow Vasseur and others.
2. Sixty superficial arpents of wood land.
more or less, bounded on one side, north, BY
C. Bellfour, on the other side, south, by p
Moulle, and on one end, west, by Bayou Grand
Louis, and at the other end, east, by land of
Chas Belfour.
Both tracts purchased BY William Fl. and
Joseph Z. Terrell by act before Yves D'ayy,
Recorder, and Recorded in Book 8. Pagesl6.
Terms and Conditions.-One half in cash,
and the remaining half in twelve months from
day eff sale, and special mortgage and ven
doris privilege retained on the property sold
to secure the credit payment. -4..
H. JAMES NJ. THOMPSON,
April 90, IS76.II y ...s d 49,. Curator.