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SOUTH CAEOLINA. 



returned to Maine, where he travelled nine 

 years as presiding elder. He had now become 

 one of the strong men of Eastern Methodism. 

 The district was the only one at the time in all 

 Maine, and comprised thirteen circuits. His 

 sermons at this period are described as singu- 

 larly powerful, marked by broad views and a 

 majestic dignity of style and manner. In 1808 

 he attended the General Conference in Balti- 

 more. At that session the plan of a delegated 

 General Conference was adopted ; and the 

 grave responsibility was devolved on him to 

 draw up the constitution, as it now appears in 

 the Book of Discipline. After presiding over 

 various other districts of Maine and Massachu- 

 setts, in 1816 he was elected, by the General 

 Conference, book agent, and editor of the 

 Methodist Magazine. For four years he per- 

 formed the duties of these offices with great 

 fidelity. He succeeded in placing the Book 

 Concern on a sound financial basis, and giv- 

 ing it a permanent prosperity. In 1820 he 

 was succeeded, as agent and editor, by Dr. 

 Bangs, being himself elected to the Episcopate. 

 He, however, respectfully declined consecration, 

 in view of what is known as the presiding- 

 elder question. He never would consent to 

 execute the office of bishop, if the presiding 

 elders were elected by the Annual Conferance. 

 That year he was stationed in the city of New 

 York. In 1821 he was stationed in New York, 

 as preacher in charge. In 1822 and 1823 he 

 was preacher in charge of the churches in 

 Baltimore city station. Here he was greatly 

 beloved and admired. In 1824 the General 

 Conference, holding its sessions in Baltimore, 

 reflected him to the Episcopate, and his objec- 

 tions having been removed, he accepted and 

 was ordained bishop. From that time until he 

 was forced by the weight of years and increas- 

 ing infirmities to retire from active service, he 

 was abundant in labors, scorning ease and self- 

 indulgence, consecrating all his powers to the 

 difficult and responsible work which had been 

 assigned him by the Church. The General 

 Conference of 1840 appointed Bishop Soule its 

 representative to the British Wesleyan Metho- 

 dist Conference, which met in 1842, and after 

 fulfilling that appointment he travelled exten-. 

 sively in the British Islands and France. In 

 the General Conference of 1844 he sided with 

 the South, and has since ranked as senior 

 Bishop of Southern Methodism in Tennessee. 

 During 1853-'54 he made an episcopal tour in 

 California, and on his return withdrew from 

 the active duties of his office in consequence of 

 impaired health, although as long as he was 

 able to do so he -continued to preach, which of 

 late years has only been on rare occasions. He 

 was a -man of much force, firm and consistent 

 in his convictions, and holding the Church above 

 all other interests. 



SOULOUQUE, FATTSTDT, ex-Emperor of Hay- 

 ti, born in the southern part of the island of 

 St. Domingo, in 1789; died in Jamaica, West 

 Indies, in September, 1867. He was a slave by 



birth, but became free by the edict of 1790, and 

 took part in the insurrection against theFrench 

 in 1803, at fourteen years of age. He served 

 as a captain under Boyer in 1820, as a colonel 

 under Gerard in 1844, as a brigadier-general 

 under Guerrier in 1845, and became com- 

 mander of a division at the death of Eiche in 

 1846. While the rival generals Sauffran and 

 Paul were plotting for the succession, Soulouque 

 was unexpectedly elected to the presidency 

 in 1847. In his early career he had belonged 

 to the party of the mulattoes, but after his elec- 

 tion he began to attach the blacks to his party, 

 and entered upon a cruel exercise of power. 

 The number of citizens of Hayti is said to have 

 been decimated in 1848 by execution, confis- 

 cations, and proscription. He also made re- 

 newed attempts to subjugate the republic of St. 

 Domingo, but without success, though he led 

 into the country an army of 5,000 men. In 

 1849 he reestablished the empire, somewhat 

 after the manner of Napoleon's coup d'etat in 

 France, taking the title of Faustin I. He is- 

 sued a constitution, but under it reserved to 

 himself the right to do pretty much as he 

 pleased. In 1852 he had himself crowned, im- 

 itating in that ceremony the coronation of Na- 

 poleon I. In 1855,. with an army of 10,000 

 men, he made another attempt to subjugate the 

 republic of St. Domingo, but was defeated by 

 Santana, and narrowly escaped capture. A 

 third attempt the following year met with a 

 like unfavorable result. In 1858 the dissatis- 

 faction, aided by the commercial crisis, became 

 so general that a rebellion at the beginning of 

 the following year was the consequence ; and 

 Soulouque, having been defeated by General 

 Geffrard (who has recently been driven out by 

 Salnave, and who was elected President of the 

 restored republic), took refuge in Jamaica, 

 where he subsequently resided. 



SOUTH CAEOLINA. In carrying into ef- 

 fect the military policy of Congress for the 

 government of the Southern States, inaugurated 

 by the adoption of the reconstruction measures 

 of March, 1867, the President assigned General 

 Daniel E. Sickles to the command of the Second 

 Military District, embracing the two States of 

 North and South Carolina, with his headquar- 

 ters at Columbia, the capital of the latter State. 

 On assuming the command, General Sickles 

 promulgated the following order : 

 General Orders, No. 1. 



HEADQUARTERS SECOND MILITARY DISTEICT (NORTH 

 CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA), 



COLOMBIA, S. C., March 21, 1867 



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1. In compliance with General Orders, No. 10, head- 

 quarters of the Army, March 11, 1867, the undersigned 

 hereby assumes command of the Second Military Dis- 

 trict constituted by the Act of Congress, Public Docu- 

 ment No. 68, March 2, 1867, enitled " An Act for 

 the more efficient government of the rebel States." 



2. In the execution of the duty of the commanding 

 general to maintain the security of the inhabitants in 

 their persons and property, to suppress insurrection, 

 disorder, and violence, and to punish or cause to be 

 punished all disturbers of the public peace and crim- 

 inals, the local civil tribunals will be permitted to 



