The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-01-27

burning and murder, and whose mem
bers were someof cur best ~ citizens,
has pese proved tSbe ia fearful reality.
Haudreds, Of its nember have been
brought 70 trial and ID numerous cases
their >ggilt has been voluntarily cou-
fessed, aud in Sall cases thoroughly es-
tablished.
Well the public peace has been re-
stored by these exposures and convic-
tions and penalties. and the supremacy
of the law over all secret, oath-bound
organized opposition, been fully vindica-
ted, so we will let this subject rest. But
|Aafter all, coolly and calmly are not the
revelations produced at these trials dis
grace to our humanity, and our ciyilza-
tion. And has not the chivalrous band
of best citizens, after all their vague ter
ror, all their emncnt counsel turned out
to be c rc,y poor johr!
Across the Atlantic waters in the old
world, the events arc wonderful. The
Empire of France, after bloody war
and terrific humiliation and defeat, has
been swept away from the chess board
cf the present into the confused chaos
of the past. Hcr capital, the centre of
modern civilization, the metropolis of
the culinary, nantua-making and other
luxurious arts, has been sholled, destroy
ed, occupied by the German couqueror.
And Napoleon, with all the magic of
his name, an exile, prisoner, not on
the rock OF ST. Helena, whose sombre
loneliness of scenery was the fitting
scenic frescoing for the epilogue to the
first great warriors career, but an un-
ambitious, quiet, feeding, drawing room
captive, is contentcd and easy in Eng
land, while his country has forgotten
him in her sullen and revengeful peace
And from the Emperor to the aero
hant And the medley is true repre-
sentation of;he pictured events, that sur
round us. Young Donaldson, the dar-
ing acronant has been thrilling the
citizens of Norfolk, Virginia, by the
most wonderful performances of all
itimo. Whyl Great Heavens! the man
'asccnds in balloon out of sight, and
when the telescopes are ready and aimed
at him, lie throws himself out upon n
trapeze bar, suspended from the balloon
and hangs by his toes in the clouds.
Women shrek, look off to shut out, &c,
bit look bac6 again through their spy
glasses, and sec him standing on one foot
on the bar and put on thicker clothes,
because he is among the cold currents Of
upper ether.
Why here We have enacted in com.
bination the grand sentiments of song,
''Cp in balloon, boys,
All among the little stars,
Sailing round the moon"
and
''The daring young man on the flying ira
AS he hung by his toes in the air."
And again
In the matter of newspaper reporting
our friend of the Charleston Ne,cs
serves up an amusing hash for its read
crs, which is a commentary in itself
Our contemporary quotes from the local
columns Of the Indianapolis Ere ina
'Jo"nat, its reporters summary nd de-
scriptlon Of the horses of its town,
giving the names of the owners and
descriptions of the animals in something
of this strain "Mr. VIM. Manser, ami
hilatcs space by the means of an old but
well-prcscrved white horse, which the
same can hold his oats in his twenty
ninth year. l.. W. Uusscman flashes
.:.:4s;,e' s,.~-- :. 80 49,. u. a
Rohort-uarratiyed stced, whose abbrc-
waited caudality is iu chronic state of