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UNWRITTEN WAR HISTORY. A FROCI.AWATION ON WHICH Till; I*ATK OF Tin: NATION DEPENDED. The IHM'uiurnt thnt Mr. I.lncwln Pre pared Achuonlvdffinir the uirt or (be Sou Hi Why Another now NulMt(u(e<l. Washington, Sept. 22.—1n the dark and uncertain days preceding the out break of the rebellion there was much doubt in the mind of Mr. Lincoln re garding the disposition of the people north of the recognized dividing line between freedom and slavery to sustain aggressive measures for the preserva tion of the Union. State after State seceded, and no demonstration had been made at the North to counteract the force of such movements at the South. On the coutrary, there were public men who openly advocated a di vision of the Union into such parts as would suit geographical lines and their own interests and ambition. Notahly, Mr. Hendricks favored a Northwestern Confederacy; some New Yorkers saw in the confusion of the times an oppor tunity to make their city the Venice of America, and some Californians thought a republic on the Pacific, with San Francisco for its commercial and politi cal capital, would develop into mighty, proportions before the end of the cen tury. .Horace Greeley had advocated in thp Trilmxe peaceable separation, and tiddly proclaimed : “ Let the err ing sisters go in peace.” The Indian apolis J our Mil in the West, inspired by an ambition to “ take a position,” oc cupied the same ground. The North ern States sent Peace Commissioners to Washington to plead with the South for a peaceable solution of the dilficul ties and a maintenance of the Union. The Government under Mr. Buchanan did nothing to repress the military pre parations making in the South, and when Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated there were nine States defying his au thority, and ready for war! Ilis Ad ministration had a most formidable op position in the two remaining States that seceded, and in those also that at tempted to do so. His support at the North, in the event of war, he regarded as uncertain, and anarchy appeared in evitable. In this condition of affairs commis sioners appointed by Gov. Pickens, of Ijiouth Carolina, appeared on the scene, and through Judge Campbell, then late of the Supreme Court; who had resign ed on the secession of Louisiana, com menced a negotiation for the surrender to that State of the Government l'orts and property w&iiw its limits. The Commission's were also aided by Dr. Todd, of Kentucky, a brother of Mrs. Lincoln, who was in harmony with the the views and actions of the South Car olinians He was a temporary habitant at the White House, and .acquired in formation in a private way that uo one could have obtained in an official ca pacity, and which was made use of as time and circumstance required. The negotiations of Smith Carolina with the Government failed, not be cause of an indisposition to entertain the proposition submitted, but on ac count of the precipitate action of South Carolina troops in bombarding Fort Sumter. This made a peaceable disso lution of the Union a matter of impos sibility and war an inevitable necessity. While these negotiations were pend ing, however, a proclamation had been prepared recognizing the fact of the se cession of certain States and virtually acknowledging their independence, sur rendering to them stated powers of the general Government over property and places within their limits, and guaran teeing them peaceable possession of the same on conditions specified. This proclamation had the sanction of Mr. Wade, of Ohio, and was in accordance with Mr. Greeley's frequently express ed views. With the appearance of the proclamation was to be an editorial in the Washington and New York papers sustaining the action of the Adminis tration. This was also prepared and held ready for use when the occasion demanded it. But the action at Fort Sumter changed all this and a proclam ation was issued instead for 75,000 men for three months to suppress re bellion ; and war was thus accepted by an unwilling Government and people. The proclamation calling for troops is a matter of history ; that previously prepared looking to peace is not, and its existence must be proved from other sources than official records. The evi dence on which it rests is the following statements: Mr. A. T. Cavis, a proof-reader at the Goverment Printing Office. is a gen tleman of intelligence and culture, and of undoubted veracity. He is a native of Pennsylvania, but went to South Carolina in 1854, and remained until after the war. Previous to, and during the war, he was editor of the South Carolina Guardian, published at Col umbia. His position gave him acquaint ance and association with the State au thorities, and he speaks from personal knowledge regarding the matters herein stated. The proclamation looking to a peace aide Reparation of the States was ob tained by Dr. Todd while at the White House, and by him given to Governor Pickens. It is not known how he came in possession of it, and it is not neces sary to inquire into that now. But that he had the original dralt of the proc lamation, that )t and the editorial de signed to accompany its publication wefe written on official paper bearing the impress “ Executive Mansion,” is undoubtedly true. • The proclamation and editorial were shown by Governor Pickens to Mr. Cavis. and bv the latter published in his paper, the South Caro- VOL. Ill—NO. 7. fhti Guunititn. In the burning of Col umbia by Sherman’s troops the office and files of tlie GiumUun were destroy j ed, and there is no Copy of the paper extant containing these documents. The original papers, however, are in 1 the possession of Mrs. Pickens at Kdgeileld, S. C., who has carefully pre served all the books and manuscripts collected by her late husband. This is a most important and inter esting fact connected with the unwrit ten history of the rebellion. It shows ; bow difficult it was even for the most j sagacious meu to “ read the of 1 the times,” and the events following | proved that the people knew more than their rulers and assumed leaders. Bakton. i r u VT" For The Haiticell Sttn. 3 persons in the Godhead. 3 that bear witness in Heaven. 3 that bear witness on earth. Jonah was 3 days and nights in the ! whale's belly. Instead of cursing Israel, Balaam blessed them 3 times. Joab pierced the heart of Absalom with 3 darts. When Jonathan saved David’s life, lie bowed himself 3 times. Samson deceived Delilah 3 times. Christ was 3 days in the sepulchre. It is very remarkable that Peter de nied Christ 3 times, and Christ asked him 3 times if he loved Him. Christ and two thieves were crucified at the same time. Christ prayed 3 times that the cilp might pass from Him. Christ said He could build the tem ple in 3 days, lie was crucified at the 3d hour. Pilate wrote a superscription in 3 languages and put it on the cross. There were 3 evidences of the divin ity of Christ, viz : there was ‘darkness fur 3 hours, the rocks were rent, and the ►dead bodies of many arose. The womaji hid her leaven in 3 meas ures of meal. 3 dreadful characters are spoken of in the Scriptures —scribes, pharisees, hypocrites. 3 Christian graces—faith, hope and clarity. 3 andean spirits like frogs. Paul besought the Lord 3 times to remove the thorn from his flesh. The sheet was let down to Peter 3 times.— Bible. In various things around us we see that 3is a very favorite number. Sun rise noon and sunset. There are 3 important epochs in life —birth, marriage and death. There are 3 abodes of man—Heaven, Earth, Hell. 3 important times with farmers— planting, working and gathering. 3 important parts to people—head, limbs, bod}'. 3 important organs in the body— lungs, liver, heart. The animal kingdom may be divided into 3 parts —beasts, fowls and fishes. 3 places of travel —land, water, air. In Court, the officer calls a man 3 times. In banks there are 3 days of grace. At sales, the crier says—going, going, gone—3 times. In certain vessels and conveniences we see 3 to be a favorite number, viz : ovens, pots and circular tables have but 3 legs. I Some vines have only 3 lobes to their | leaves, such as the yam, the wild morn ing glory, &c. There are 3 important persons in i this and every enlightened country— | preachers, physicians and printers. Elbert Cos. Tyro. We would remind our correspondent that it only takes 3 of Tutt's pills to make a dose—but it takes Johnah 3 days to get over it. At Scales Mound, near Galena, 111., Henry Ilaar, a young man laboring un der a mild attack of insanity, built a bonfire of corn-fodder, and, divesting himself of all his clothing save a shirt, deliberately walked into the burning mass, chanting at the same time his own funeral dirge. He was stifled by the smoke and fell to the ground, his feet and legs remaining in the fire. He was found in that condition and res cued from the flames by his parents, still singing while roasting alive. Both of his leg* have been amputated, and he will probably die. How often do we hear the remark, “ Oh, so-and-so rose because he had a friend who could push him ahead!” Asa rule, however, the disposition to advance another does not arise from friendship, but rather from a full confi dence in his ability; men possessing the elements which raise them in busi ness are usually too just, too keen sighted, and too careful of their own reputations to risk the same by recom mending others out of pure friendship. Indeed, such a course would be any thing but an act of friendship, because, as compared to getting a good appoint- j ment, keeping it is ten times more dif- 1 Adult v. HARTWELL, UA., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER !, 1878. A HUNTER’S YARN. Hon A lU-nr Mini Out of nil I'U- j ly With pc. Oue day, a long time ago, about the j tinio when Jackson ran for President j the first time, perhaps, 1 I was one day j hunting upon the ridge between Mead- j ow run and Cucumber run, which tum bles of! the rocks just across there. I had kuown for some time by the | signs that there was a nest of cub-bears I ■somewhere in the neighborhood, so on j -that day I concluded that I would put j iu niv time finding them, as a party up# in Uniontown wanted a pair to send to ] Baltimore to a friend who was fond of outlandish pets. You see that it was long about the Ist of September, and pretty warm at that, and, after walking up and down the* ravines, 1 began to get pretty tired. I was not so heavy then as I am now, and didNiot weigh more than a qpuplo of hundred pounds. As 1 said, T was a little tired, and so, on the ttip of the ridge, I sat down bv the side of a smooth chestnut stump about twelve or four teen feet high. I hadn’t sat there more than a minute until I heard something inside the stump, and soon made out that it was a couple of cub-bears play ing with one another. I looked on all sides of the stump to find an opening, but none was to be seen. Then I happened to notice the marks of claws up the side of the old stump and I understood it. The hole went in at the top. I sat ray gun against a bush, up-ended the branch of a tree, and was soon at the top of the stump, looking in at the two cubs, which were about the size of full-grown rat-dogs. I was so excited that I jumped down into the stump and grabbed the cubs. They at first began to squeal, and then tunudon me for fight. But they were small enough to handle, and in a minute or two T had their mouths tied so they could not bite, aud their feet fastened so they could not scratch. I knew that the old bear would be along pretty soon and make it hot l’or me if she found hie in the nest, so I swung the youngsters into my buckskin belt preparatory to getting out. Gytout? Did I get out? Land of love! it makes me'*'shiver to think of if yet. I could no more get out of that stump than I eoiikl fly. The hollow was bell-shaped, larger at the bottom than at the top —so large, in fact, that I could uot put my back against one side and my feet and hands against the oth er and crawl up, as rabbits and other animals climb up in hollow trees. In no way could I get up a foot- Tliere were no sticks inside to help me up, and 1 made up my mind I had to me certain. About the time I came to this conclusion I heard the old bear climbing up the outside of the stump. With only one hunting-knife as a means of defense, and in sucli close quarters, you may possibly imagine the state of my feelings. The old bear was not much more than a minute at the outside, climbing up the stump, but it seemed like a month, at least. At last she reached the top, but she didn’t seem to suspect my pres ence at all, as she deliberately turned round and began slowly descending, tail foremost. I felt as though my last hour had come, and began seriously to think about laving down and letting the bear kill me, so us to get out of my misery as soon as possible. Suddenly an idea struck me, and despair gave way to hope. I drew out my hunting-knife and stood on tip-toe. When the bear was about seven feet from the bottom of the hollow, I fastened on to her tail with my left hand with a vise-grip, and with my right drove my limiting-knife to the hilt into her haunch, at the same time yel ling like a whole tribe of wild Indians. “ What did she do?” chorused the whole crowd, who had been holding their breath. What did she do? Well, you should have seen the performance. She didn't stop to reflect a moment, but shot out at the top of the stump like a bullet out of a gun. A hair's breadth to the min ute. I held on until we struck the ground, some thirty feet from the stump. Then the old bear went like lightning into, the brush, and was out of sight in half a second. I was a little bruised by the fall, but that was all. I took the cubs to Uniontown the next day, and on account of the adventure. I got apiece for them, and in those times 85 was as good as 850 now. A man committed suicide iu New York recently, who must have had a vixeu for a wife. His name was Ham mond. At the close of a few lines, in which he stated his intention to take his life, was this sentence: “ Tell iny wife to go to h—11” and a photograph of his wife was found w ith the eyes and mouth blackened with a lead pencil, under which he had written these words : “ The meanest woman God ever made!” Soliloquy by a tippler : The public always notices when you have been drinking and never when you are ! thirsty. MR. PHI UPS AM) THE HEN. BY MAX AllELKlt. My uejglibor, Mr. Phipps, observed a yellow fluid of some kind issuing from the water-spoilt on the smoke-house, Upon examining it closely ho ascertain ed that it was the yelk of an egg. For several successive days it continued to drip from thespout,and Mr. l’llipps was |>orplexed about it. He had not noticed that the weather had been raining ome let, or that there was any particular quality iu the shingles of the smoke house roof that would be likely to in duce them to indulge in a spontaneous production of custards. He determined to watch, and on the following day he ! observed InVShaughai lien fly up to the roof of the smoke-house, settle right down on the aperture to the watcr-spout aud lay an egg. Mr. Phipps had not | the remotest idea what to do about it, so ! lie let the hen lay on for several days, ! while hethougnt of a plan for discourag | ing her operating in that particular j spot. | One day, however, when lie went out lie found the hen sitting on the top of the spout, manifestly w ith the impres sion that an earnest effort would enable ■r to hatch out the eggs she had drop | ped into the pipe. This seemed to Mr. Phipps so wildly I unreasonable that lie resolved to prevent i the hen from engaging in such a delusive | undertaking. Accordingly lie tried to “ shoo ” her of of her nest. She looked j blandly down at him, winked twice in a i know ing way, and refused to budge. Mr. Phipps’ friend Rogers, who lives next door, climbed over the fence and advised him to get a ladder and pull the hen off. Mr. Phipps did so, and then Rogers said that if it was his lien he would simply plug lip the hole. Mr. Pliipps drove a pjug in the spout and descended. As soon as lie reached the ground the lieu flew up and began to try to hatch out the plug. Rogers said that lie thought she might perhaps be scared off, so he threw a piece of brick at her, but it missed the lion and went straight through Phipps’ dining room window. Theu Rogers said if 1)9 liftd a lieu like tliathq would stop her if he. had to blow her up with powder, qo Phipps got four ounces of gunpowder and pack ed it into the lower end of the spout, and Rogers touched it off with a match. It merely sizzled out like a young vol cano, and set fire to Phipps’ trousers leg. Rogers then said the powder ought to have been “ tamped.” Bo lie putanoth : er charge in the spout, and then drove a white pine plug in, leaving a gimlet hole for the slow match. The experiment was iu a degree successful. There was a fearful bang, and the next minute Phipps’ eccentric chicken wus sailing out toward the celestial coiistcllntion with a plug in her claws. Bhe went up almost out of sight, and then she came down, and lighted square over the spout-hole, expressing by a cackle or two, her surprise, but, upon the whole, calm and sweet-tempered, and as reso lutely disposed as ever to give her at tention strictly to business. Rogers remarked that for a mere Bhanghai chicken she had remarkable genius, lie said there was only one thing to do now, and that was to turn the garden hose on her. Bo Phipps got out the hose, and Rogers took the pipe and played a half-inch stream directly on the hen. The lien seemed rather to enjoy it, for she cackled a little in a pleasant way, and Rogers told Phipps to turn the water off while he climbed oil the roof to get a better crack at her. Bo while Rogers was going up the ladder, holding the pipe against his breast with one arm, Phipps, who must have misun derstood him, suddenly turned the wa ter on again, and the stream struck Rog ers in the nostrils, nearly choking him and causing him to let go his hold on the ladder and fall to the ground. As he got up lie said that a man who would own such a hen as that was, in his opin ion, no better than a pirate and a pagan, and he got over the fence and went j home. Phipps then went after him and apol-1 ogized, and then lie asked Rogers to lend him a shot-gun, so that he could kill the chicken, Rogers agreed, and he climbed back over the fence with the gun in his hand. Phipps took the gun and fired. He missed the chicken and blew the entire eupalo off the Rmoke i house. Then Rogers said that there were some men who knew no more 1 about firing a gun than a tom-cat knows , about idolatry. Bo Rogers took the weapon, aimed carefully, and pulled the trigger. About one shot hit the hen, and the remainder struck a cow in an adjoining lot, exciting her so she hook ed a boy and threw him over a five-rail fence. The lien flew up on Phipps’ house and cackled as if she had laid 200 eggs a minute for the last quarter of an hour. Phipps proposed to fire at the hen, but Rogers sarcastically in timated that if he did he would proba ably hit Mrs. Phipps, who was churning milk in the cellar. Then Phipps told Rogers to shoot, and Rogers did so, with the result that he missed the WHOLE NO. 111. chicken ami broke eight panes of glasa ’ in I’tiipp* garret window. Then Rogers ! said Phipps must have sjmiled the gun by fooling with it, and lie climbed the fence again anil went home. Just as he ! readied the house Phipps threw a stone at the hen, scaring her so that she flew down, knocked two pitchers and a ten cup off the dresser, and frightened the hired girl into hysterics. Rogers rush ed in, grabbed the chicken, wrung its neck, and went out to the fence. As lie tossed the carcass over to Phipps he said: “There’s that, indecent, infamous chicken of yours; you take it and keep it. And 1 give yon notice that, if yon come fooling around here with any more such diabolical birds, hens or roosters, I’ll blow your lieiui off if I’m hung for it!” Then he went into the house, and Rogers and Phipps don’t speak when the}’ see each other at meeting. “ 1 Licked Him.” Cincinnati Breakfast Tahir. " Now, Mrs. Rossmver,” said his Hon or,' “ what do you want a warrant for?” “For my husband, so much I know.” “ What’s lie been doing?” “ I licked him !” “ You licked him?” “I licked him. Und I got right py dose.” “How do you make that out?” “ Veil I told you, then you liud out. I fix liis dinner so lie go py his work, Then lie hatch his hand pehint und say begot a bain in liis pack. So he lie down on the lounge und groan like he vas very pad. Veil he ft sis [Hitter itvus too late to go py his vork, so be may go mit de grcck und catch sonic fish. lie don’t goomc pack before it was night, und all do fisli be got vas a nieersable leedlo pul I head what vou could not ground, put lie smell like some peer parrels more ash dwenty times. Und den lie say : “ What tor supper aiu’t re ady?’’ “I tell him schplit some of dose fire wood und I talk mit you. Then lie catch py Ids arm and scream : “On, I got the roomaticks!” “So you cuiid split some wood !” I say. 1 “Nflin. Oh, oh! dose roomaticks! 1 dose roomntieks!” lie kept on crying. “ Then I was madder ash you dink. Und I say : “ Veil you said you gat. a bain iu tour pack 1 say noting. Und ouf you got dooble up on aecound you got some of dose roomaticks, I say it vas all righ'd. Put, by golly, ouf you got dose bain iu the pack und dot roomaticks vot don’d gome only ven you got some vork to do, then I lien you on sigh'd.” “ Verry well, if you licked him, wliat do you want a warrant for?” “ On accound lie shall be locked oud of the vav so I put smearense on my own brod by shemmeney! Vot you dinks?” Is the firms Immoral? A country editor says, after discussing the question all winter, he comes to the conclusion every spring that the circus is immoral; but when the bill-poster comes along with the big pictures, his mind changes. He adds: As wc gaze at the lions, tigers and monkeys, and think that nature made all of them, we arc not so sure. And when we look at the beautiful young lady, with nothing on but a blue ribbon round her waist, with one leg pointing to six o’clock and theother to high noon, and think that nature made her, too, just as she was, except the ribbon, we begin to lean up to the circus. Hut when the brass band liegins to play, and the elephants go round, we rush for a front sent to get ahead of the deacons, who always wear stove-pipe hats, and won’t sit down in front. When some years ago, Anson Burlin game and Cassius M. Clay were stump ing in the West, they returned to their hotel alter a particularly warm welcome i one night, and were talking affairs over. 'Suddenly strains of music were heard 1 outside. ‘‘They are serenading us,” I , said Clay ; “ open the window and make them a speech.” Burlingame stepped ; to the window, opened it, and began: “ Fellow-Citizens, I hardly know how to thank you for this touching proof of your esteem and regard. Mr. Clay and I I and myself are indeed grate—.” Just at this point a voice in the crowd below was heard, saying: “Boys, that ain't 1 the gal in red. Let’s dust!” She was a Boston girl. She was vis iting her Whitehall country cousin. While walking out., several butterflies passed her. “Oh, dear me, what charm ing little birds. They are perfectly ex quisite.” They are not birds, my dear,” replied the country cousin ; “ they arc butterflies.” “Oh, you don't say so. Then these are the dear little creatures that fly from flower to flowerand gather the sweet, yellow butter that we use ? They are two lovely for anything."— Whitehall Times. These nights are longer than the days. Be just, but trust not every one. LETTER FROM SULLIVAN ISLAND. Nlurio of Hill. Dkau Old Khimd: It has been sometime since I have written you, and the bright, warm, cheerful rays of Tin: Si n stimulate mo to drop you a fw lines. In my last I mentioned the dif ference Which existed between the up country and the seaboard during this month. Stand with mo now for a few moments and view one of the grandest spectacles that even old Nature ever produoes. What birds are those flying in from the sea ? you ask. Those arc the stormy petrels; and they are the pre | cursors of a storm at sea. When the mariner notices their landward flight, from bitter experience he knows what that means and he makes all things snug about ship and anticipates the storm which lie knows will soon break over his devoted bead. You observe , those dark-red clouds away off on the | horizon touching the water ? they are full of wind—aud sec 1 youder comes a vessel under full pressure of canvas for the safe and quiet harlior. Notice those white cap breakers on Drunken Dick Shoals—how they pitch and toss about, as if eager and anxious to in trap some unwary sailor on their cruel rocks. Hero come the flowing tide and the wind ; for the heavens are now o'er cast with dull, heavy, ominous looking clouds. We notice at first that it will be a very high tide this afleruooiju later, it will be an unusually high oue. The wind is increasing in power every moment, and the waves rising higher and higher! We have a fine opportu nity to witness all, as our house is on the front beach. There go several young men from next door to try and save their fence. Work hard, boys! drive your props deep—look out! there comes a whooping billow; it dashes completely over the fence, and when it recedes takes the fence out to sea. Now’s your chance, men !—save the bathing house. The men work like beavers, but to no purpose; another and another wave in quick succession dashes against it and undermines its foundation ; it leans—falls, as it were, to plead on its knees, and— nee ! it is down and carried to sea, to keep com pany with its companion the fence. We now feel some apprehension about the safety pf our own fence and bath ing house, but we have a strong stone breakwater aud think we will stand the storm, as our fence iB at least ten feet above high water mark. Then came our younger brother, waving his hat ex citedly and exclaiming, Hurrah!-our steps are washed away 1 I see your l involuntary shudder as you see that ' wave apparently mountain high come moving in as if impelled by demons, jlt does look as if it would engulf us all—but, by heavens ! that was grand! it struck the fence and sent the spray completely over the top of the bathing house at least twenty feet. Here comes ; another, and this one carries away a I portion of our fence. The storm con tinues with unabating fur)' till night draws her sable mantle o’er the face of nature, and all we can soc is one mass of foam on the liosom of old ocean. We go in, and sitting around the cosy student lamp in a big arm clmir, listen to the ohiest inhabitant (a very impor tant personage on such occasions) re lating his experience of storms; and we are very much afraid that this storm will prove disastrous to many a poor ship. After seeing this storm we can ap preciate Longfellow's poem, no doubt suggested by just such a storm : “ Down cAinc the storm, and struck amain The vessel in its strength. She shuddered ! and paused like a frighten steed, Then sprang its cable's length. ’’ After the storm has spent its fury, all that remains of the gallant ship aud her devoted crew are graphically told in the last verse of the poem : •‘At daybreak on the bleak senhencli, A fisherman stood aghast. To sec the form of a maiden fair I,ashes! close to a drilling mast.” Well, 1 must close, as I have tres passed on your vnluatile time too much. I will say in conclusion that I am still a disconsolate bachelor, and no fair fisher (of men) lias caught the Drv.m Fish. A novel will case was recently brought before Judge Warren in Dublin. The testator was laying ill with typhus fe ver, and sent for two persons whom he intended to name as his executors. They objected, however, to go into an infected house, and a table and chairs were therefore placed outside the win dows of the sick man’s room in such a position that he could see the persons sitting at the table. Asa means of communication between those outside and the fever patient, a boy who had already suffered from typhus, and was therefore considered fever-proof, was se lected for carrying instructions to the will maker. The testator executed his I will by making his mark under the ob servation of the witnesses, who attested the execution in the sight of the testa tor. When this was done he was re moved to the hospital, and there died, The validity of the will was called iu ! question on the ground that it was not duly executed. The judge pronounced in favor of the will, remarking that he saw no reason for requiring executors to expose their lives to needless risk. He who has to deal with a blockhead has no need of much brains.