^ ^ ^ ^ ?1^- ^ .^>* I Dtvottb to Jims, politics, InUiliQtvuct, ontf % ImyxovantvA of tlje Stair attfc Country - -u-unj-iriri-r ri~^ /vvy,y^ -t^yT>rx?y , jowf-frmife wpwhtor k pro?r, greenville, south Carolina, junk 19, 1872. volume, xix-no. 7, bw?e?iNi*? *?? p? ???a. , I tlie roongar students any bard I said ha muat iu?i b?f? *i?^ ii?*??i I ?t~- ~r ?i*~ ?A> \m*x * v*v T LAURA awra. What time Aurora shook her eoldon hair. And ready stood to mount her chariot-throne And loose the reigns to those Wild gleam inj steeds That champ the bit and neigh among the clouds Impatient of their upward Journeying? Lo 1 from the deep gray obambere of the Bast A thin roist followed her?so full of care And sorrow, that U chained her where she stood Hear me, 01 goddess of the morning, hear Take book thy gift of immortality ! Tbou art a goddess good and just and true, Bounteous aud gracious?lull of tenderness? Be pitiful, and take thy gift again I The golden stars?thy children >u the boarens Look nightly on this faded face of mine, Sorrowing, sod thy winged, wandering winds That rock my cloudy couch from day to day Do pity me, giving me moan for moan! Hear me, 0, goddess! down by ancient Troy There is a little grassy, shaded glade, Where sings the sweetest rill in all the earth? I heard it ages gnne, when I was young, Babbling among the lilies?let me there Scoop out a little hollow in the earth, And, creeping underneath the peacoful sod, Sleep with my kindred! grant me power to die Laomedou my sire and king, long sinen Went to his rest: thricn happy Priamus Lived out bis days upon the earth, then slept: Slain Mention, too, hath gained the happy goal; But I must linger, crowned Hy pallid pain, Worn by strong sorrow to a ghastly shade, Bearing this curse of immortality I I hoar the rustling of thy robes?I feel Thy cold bright hair sweep o'er my faded brow, I dimly see thy feir immortal face, But Weariness hath darkened all my soul, And slain witkin my heart the joy of love! O, east mo back again upon mine earth, educated.** * I fti Mtit toeohool at Aeheville in 1899, and there I met David L. Swain, lie was then a etudent'in tlie Academy, and iu appearance a grown man, though I suppose be waa not ova* nineteen or twenty yeart oM. He was aboa* ae awkward and gawky a yonilMefrflSman at 1 bad ever met. He was sib feet two inehe* in height, tender and ill ghaped, with a long pale faee* thick lip#, siiarp. no?o, and deli ?*preMion-et the The bore an loved bitn mo*r aflhc t innately- He waaaft accomplish ed Latin and Oreek echolar, and took great plcaenre in reading for adu let me soare ber heritage of death ; Take baok thy fatal gift, and let too die. REMINISCENCES PUBLIC MEN. BT EX GOVERNOR B. 7. FERRY. [continued from last week ] DAVID L. SWAIN. There were few public men in North Carolina for the last half of a century, bo universally popular with all parties and ail classes of persons as Governor Swain. No one ever rose to distinction, in the good old North State so rapidly, and filled so many high- offices in so short a time as lie did. He was unanimously elected a member of the Legislature by t e people of Buncombe, immediately after bis admission to the Bar. Before be had finished his term in the Legis latere, he was elected Solicitor of one of the most important law circuits in the State. lie resigned this office in a year or two, and was elected a Circuit Judge. He had been on the Bench only a few years, when ho was elected Gov ernor oi the State almost unanimously by the Legislature. There was an angry contest between two aspirants, for the Executive Chair, when they both withdrew in favor of Judge Swain. He was elected without solicitation, and almost without bis knowledge. -As soon as bis Gubernatorial term expired, be was elected, by the Legislature, President of the North Carolina utnvomiy, hi vmapei tiiii. ihis election gave rise to a famous wit ticism ofone of the waggish members of the Legislature. Governor Swain had not had a collegiate ed ucation. His classical studies were completed at the Ashevllle Academy, in Buncombe County, North Carolina. After the result of the election was announced, that his Excellency Governor 8waln had been chosen by the Legist* tare, to fill the learned position of I'resident of the State University, this member exclaimed : " WellI having given him every high office in the State, the Legislature has nojr seal Mm la Chanel Hill tn Im g sentence which they came across 1/ in their lessons. I remember with t what pleasure I listened to his reading of Homer, with a sort * of musical draw), that to me, was 6 s\veet and charming. He was the * most amiable and beet tempered 0 young man Per# saw, and pnno* tiliously honorable. He was without a vice of any kind, and I be * lieve be lived gQ{through life. -He was grave and serious, and yet s warm-hearted and cordial. I doubt whether he ever gave of fence lo a human being, lam sure be never did intentionally. He was a hard stndent and had a fine memory. His progress therefore, , in his studies, was almost as rapid k as bis rise in public life. -He left onr Academy, and tntor, the Rev* erened Mr, Porter, for the purpose of entering Chapel Hill University. ' He arrived there two or three weeks before the commencement j of the session, and spent his time with the professors and in reading. Finally he concluded not to enter College, but go on to Raleigh, and read law. lie thought he conld ? not wait two years before commencing his legal studies, and, ' moreover, ho was under the im' predion that be was about as good , a scholar as any. of the professors. 1 was boarding in the family of . the Governor's father at Asheville, whilst David was reading law in Raleigh- The old gentleman was Pi*st-maeter, Doctor, and carried on a hat manufactory. He was a ! well educated and intelligent old gentleman, prond of his son, and nad great expectations and hopes ' of his distinction in life. Doctor Swain was a native of Massachusetts, married a widow lady in Georgia, and settled at Asheville. North Carolina. Ho was a most excellent tnan and pious Christian. Ilis memory was wonderful, lie forgot nothing that he saw, heard or read, lie could recall where he was, any day, forty or fifty years since. The Doctor took f;reat pleasure in reading David's ettere to me and others vrln'lnt Im was studying law at Raleigh. They were always interesting too. The Governor had, in youth, as well as in old age, nn ei quiring philosophical mind, observing everything, and finding out the cause of everything. lie had too, a very happy faculty of retailing what he had seen, or heard, or read, or found out. Whilst reading law at the capi tal of the State, Governor Swain became engaged to a young lady of that city, whom he afterwards married. This induced him to give up his native mountain home wheie he was the loved idol of the people, and live in Raleigh. After his election to the Presidency of the University of North Carolina, he moved to Chapel Hill of course, and there continued to reside till his death, lie was, 1 think, thirty years ar. the head of this in stitution of learning 1 remember he once wrote me that the Univer sity had been in existence over a halt century, and had had but two Presidents, President Caldwell and himself. Whilst he was President of the University, the Legis latin o came very near electing him United States Senator. This was without his consent, and 1 do not suppose he could have accepted the jxmition had he been elected. But it shows his acceptability to the Legislature for any office within their gift, when they could not agree on any one else. Governor Swain was a man of great learning as well as great ability. With his wonderful memory, and habits of studying from his youth, he couht not have been otherwise than learned. His administration, in the government of the college, was very successful. Perhaps there was no college in the United States where fewer difficulties occurred in its government.? He told me, that when he entered on his duties as President, he told the professors that he should never make a question without being pretty sure lie was right, but whether right or wrong, they must sustain him. The harmonious and successful gover.tnoent of the dot lege required this sacrifice on their part. ?.\ -V After leaving school at Asheville, Goveruoi Swain and myself saw nothing of each other for many years. One evening in Oo1 urn bis, a servant caroe to my room, and told me that there was a gentloinan in a carnage at the dyor who wished to see me. lhe hotel wad full, and Be had to seek lodgings somewhere else, but wished to speak to me before going off. j Not expecting to see my old school mate, 1 did not recognise the Gov, ernor until he roadeniui&elt known to na Then i saw at once, in the old man, those well marked features, which characterise the young student from whom I had parted twenty live or thirty years ago. 1 and I would provide a room for him in mim way. This 1 did, and we spent a delightful evening in talking over the events which had transpired ainee we bad last seen ' each other. From the time of this meeting in Columbia we corresponded fre? quently, and occasionally met again. The Govembr was a strong Union man up to the breaking out of the civil war. Ilo then hearti. !y took sides with his State and section. After the war was ovei i he deplored deeply the unjust and i tyrannical legislation of Congress, i and concurred with me in all that | 1 said or did on the subject of raennotrn*?linn . Ha - ! ? uv YT vie a ounvo of able articles addressed to me in one of the I^orlh Carolina newspapers, on the teat oatb, disfranchisement, &c., with le6s force to South Carolina. You have no honest and competent men who can submit to a test of loyalty, which is, in my estimation, as clearly unconstitutional as inexpedient. And yet we are told, no doubt honestly on the part of many who say so, that a range of confiscation, which has no parallel in the histo ry of civilization since the days of William the Conqueror, is a mild punishment for Confederate trea son. The descendants of Shay re bellionists, whisky insurrectionists, and Harttord convent iunieta, can aflbrd to be mercitul if not magnaiiituous. VV e aro aosured moreover, with equal honesty nnd sinj eerily, that Southern Statesmen should consent to their exclusion from office with exultation, as affording an opportunity to open the way to office and emolument, to those, who, nnder other circum* stances, would never have been thought of by themselves or others in connection with official station. John Quincy Adams, yon may remember, entertained and expressed on a memorable occasion ver? different sentiment?. Where, with a view to censure Mr, Webster, a Pennsylvania representative offered a resolution calling upon the President for information as to the manner in which the secret service tnnd* had been expended.? Mr. Adams expressed a willingness to vote ior.it if the member would avow that his purpose was to impeach Mr. Weostdr, as Secretary of State. In replv to the suggestion that Mr. Webster was not then in office, and not sobjeot to impeachment^ Mr. Adams remarked, in substance, tbat he uudiftr* stood tbe Constitution very differently, tbst he had arrived at that time ol life, when, with tbo excep- \ mum vi ma BVHuun no men oeiQ, no had nothing to expect or deeire at the hands of Iris countrymen, bnt that he had filled the highest pffice in their gift, and that for any malfeasance in office, he was still amonable to impeachment and a I punishment; that he would regard ! as worse than death, disqualifica* < tion to hold office. That sentence is i proposed to be passed upon yon i under an amendment of tho Con- i etitution to be adopted, with ahont as much regard to the spirit of the mode pointed ont in that instru- j ment, as would characterise the < formality of au impeachment of j our friend Governor Graham, for J some misdemeanor yet to be die- < nAV0t*0/1 nAm rvt l"*'" ? ? vuiuuiiiiou wiiiiu oecreiary of the Navy, without a preliminary finding by the House of < Representatives as the great in- ] on est of the nation I hazard lit- i tie in saying tl nt if you and he had been admitted to your seats 1 in the Senate, a wiser scheme of i adjustment would have been adopted, and one much more favorable to the true Union men of the South than the Howard Amendment." In July, 1867, Governor Swain wrote ine as follows : ** I am the only person in North Carolina, , trebh' disfranchised, having served in all the departments of the State i Government, Legislative, Judicia- i ry, and Executive. As I remark 1 ed to a Northern friend, some I time 6ince, the poor privilege is | denied ine of voting for my own < slaves, and they are not allowed to i vote for me, while two of them now in my employment have i higher claims to my confidence as i discreet and benevolent men, tiian < Stephens and Sumner, or Butler i and Logan. But what can we do ? i Literally, nothing but hope for a I returning sense of justice trom the < Northern-peoplo. * * * * I j meutioned in a note to Mrs. Per- 1 ry, sometime since, that Mr. John- i son, Mr Seward, and Mr. Randal, W... O 1 were ini'8. owain'8 guests at com- 1 mencement. Governor Worth was with us also, and General < Sickles was the guest of our neigh- ' bor. Dr. dubburd. I spent a day i with General Sickles, at the residence of Govornor Worth, in Hal- i eigli, before the party came np 1 here, and think we are fortunate 1 in having him as our chief.? i Thoug-i 1 desired General Scho- < field, with whom I had had per I sotial interviews very shortly after I the surrender of the Confederate armies. General Sickles was Sec < retarv of Legation, when Mr Buc- < hanan was nominated to the Court f of St. James, and adheres to the t opinions that he had at that time." 1 In character, Governor Swain t was very much like the great Wil- J liam Lowndes, of South Carolina, t Lie was unambitious, amiable and < pure. He never sought office, but 1 had all the high offices of his State ] thrust, on him in rapid succession by the Legislature of North Caro- I lina. In wisdom, ability, and taU I ents, be was also like Mr. Lowndes, t and not nulike him in his personal appearance. Had he been in Cou- ? gress, his reputation as a States- t man would have been ns wide t spread, as deep rooted, and as glo- 8 riously enviable as that of South I Carol mas illustriou's 6ons. 1 [continued next week.] - mm 8 State Republican Convention. \ ?Tlie Aiken Tribune learns, from 1 a recent personal conference with ' some of the members of the Exec- 8 titive Committee of the party, * that the State Republican Con- 1 vention for the nomination of a 1 State ticket, and the transaction of c other business incidental to the in- 2 forests of the Republican party in v tlio approaching campaign, will ? r.oi bo called until the latter part 1 of the month of August or early in ? September. In deciding upon f this course the Executive Commit- t leo are influenced by the very laudable desire to avoid the dis- C tnrbance of the agricultural interests of the country which a canvass ^ at any earlier day would inevita- 1 bly occasion, and in this view the committee will be sustained by the fl country at large." This we regard * as a wise conclusion, as there will be ample-time, trom the first Sep- ^ tember to the election, to allow for ? what will bo necessarily a sharp . campaign, and which will be in the Republican party itself. Thk Methodist General Confer t ence has received and referred to t one of its standing committees, a t protest against Free Masonry aa a ; rival religions orgHniction, which fl includes in its limits members of ^ the Methodist Church, and which t yet d?*ea not recognise the Saviour. Protests of ft similar nature are * being received daijy by the Con- c ference, printed on slips, and e*i- t dently designed for general circu- c latiou. t rne natrorm Adopted by the Be publioan Hatlonal Convention. Held at Philadelphia, June 5th and 0th. 1870 The Republican partv of the United 8tates assembled In 'Na* tional Convention in the city ot Philadelphia, on the 5th and 6th days of June, 1872, again declares its faith, appeals to its history, and announces its position npon the questions before the country. 1. During eleven years ot su premacy It has accepted with prrand courage the solemn duties art- _ 4i v* * i?i me nme. ic suppressed a gi | gantic rebellion, emancipated four millions of slaves, decreed the equal citizenship of all, and estab liebed universal suffrage. Exhib iting unparalleled magnanimity, it criminally punished no man tor political offenses, and warmly wel corned all who proved loyalty by obeying the laws and dealing just ly with their neighbors. It has steadily decreased with a firm hand the resultant disorders of a great war, and initiated a wise and humane policy towards the Indians, the Pacific Railroad, and similar vast enterprises, have been generally aidea and successfully con? ducted ; the public lands freely given to actual settlers ; immigration protected and encouraged, and a full acknowledgment of the naturalized citizen's rights secured From European powers. A uni Form national currency has been provided, repudiation frowned downed, the national credit sustained under most extraordinary burdens, and new bonds negotiated at lower rates. The reve nues have been carefully collected and honestly applied ; despite annual large reduftious ot the rates ot taxation, the public debt lias been reduced during General Grant's Presidency at the rate ot a hundred millions a year*, great financial crises have been avoided and peaco and plenty prevail throughout the land. Menacing foreingn difficulties have been peaceably and honorably composed, and the honor and power of the nation kept in high respect throughout the world. This glorious record of the past J 1a luv jinnj' ? nest pieoge ror the fntnre. We believe the people will not entrust the Government to iny party or combination of men composed chiefly o f those who jave resisted every step of this jeneficial progress. 2. Complete liber'.y and exact equality in the enjoy meat ot all civil, political and public rights ihould bo established and effectu tlly maintained throughout the Union by efficient and appropriue State and Federal legislation. Neither th$ law nor its adminisration should admit of any discrimination in respect of citizens, jy reason of race, creed, color, or previous condiliou of servitude. 3. The recent amendments to he National Constitution should is cordially sustained, because bey are right; not merely tole* ated, because they are law and hould be carried out according to heir spirit by appropriate legislaion, tiie enforcement of which can afely be entrusted only to the tarty that secared those amend* nenti. 4. The National Government hould seek to maintain honorable ton AA i?t?f nil *1.** ? * *" ~ ivuvv nun iriio iinviuiiii, proiectng its citizens every where, and ympathizing with all people who trive for greater liberty 5. Any system of the civil scrrice under which the subordinate xtaitions of the Government are tonsidered rewards for mere party ;eal is fatally demoralizing; and ve therefore ftivor a reform of the ystem of by laws which shall abob sh the evils of patronage, and nake honesty, efhciency, and filelity the essential qualifications or public positions, without pracicaily creating a life-tenure of >tiice. 6. We are opposed to further grants of public lands to corpora ions and monopolies, and demand hat the national domain be set ipart for free hotnea for the peodo. 7. The annual revenue, after laying cnrrent expeditures, penions, and the interest on the pubic debt,should furnish a moderate nuance for the reduction of the irinoipal, and the revenue, except 0 mnch as may be derived from 1 tax upon tobacco and liquors, >e raised by duties upon imnortaions, the duties of which should >o so adjusted as to aid in security reiterative wage* tor labor, >nd promote the industries, pros >erity, growth, and progress of he whole country. A W> ImM ? ? v. t* vp uviu in amijing rnjuor be soldiers end sailors whose valtr saved the Union. Their penions are a sacred debt ot tbo union ; and the widows and orphans ?f those who died for their connrv are entitled to the care of gen erous and grateful people. We favor such additional legislation as will extend the bounty of the Government to all our soldier* and sailors who were honorably discharged, and when in the line of duty betame disabled, without regard to the length of service or the cause of such discharge. 9. The doctrine of Great Brit ain and other European Powers concerning allegiance?u Once a subject, always a subject"?havipg at last, through the efforts ot the Republican party, been abandoned, and the American idea of the individual's rights to transfer allegiance having been accepted, by European nations, it is the duty of our Government to guard with jealous care the. rights of adopted citizens againt the assumption of unauthorized claim of their former Governments; and we nrge continnal careful protection and encouragement of voluntary immigration. 10. The franking privilege ought to be abolished, and the way prepared for a speedy reduction of the rates of postage. 11. Among the questions which press for attention is that which concerns the relations of capital and labor, and the Republican party recognize the duty of so shaping legislation as to secure full protection and the amplest field for capital ; and for labor, the creator of capital, tbe largest opportunities ana a just share of mutual pf<>fit6 of these two great servants of civilization. 12. We bold that Congress and the President have only fulfilled an imperative duty in the meas ures for the suppression of violent and treasonable organizations in certain lately rebellious regions, and for the protection of the balI I - J - - iui-ixix. ana tnererore tney are entitled to the thanks of the nation. 13. We denounce repudiation of the public debt in any form or disguise, as a national crime. We witness with (.ride the reduction of the principal of ibe debt and the rates of interest upon the bal mice; and confidently expect that onr national currency will be per fected by a speedy resumption of specie payment. 24. The Republican party is mindlul ot its obligations to the loyal women of America for their noble devotion to the cause of free doin. Their admission to wider fields of usefulness is viewed with satisfaction, and the honest demands of any class of citizens for additional rights should be treated with respectful consideration. 15. Wo heartily approve the action of Congress in extending amnesty to those lately in rebellion, and rejoice in the growth ot peace and traternal feeling throughout the land. 16. The Republican party propose to respect the rights reserved by the people to themselves ns carefully as the powers delegated by them to the Stato and to the Federal Government. It disap proves ot the resort to uuconstitu^ tional laws for the purpose of removing evils, by interference with rights not surrendered hy the peo pie to e tlier the State or National Government. 17. It is the duty or the Federal Government to adopt such measures as may best tend to en courage and restore American commerce and shipbuilding. 1 Q U-l! .L. ? id. vt u utiiuvtj mac cue moucsi patriotism, the earnest purpose, the sound judgment, the practi- , cal wisdom, the incorruptible integrity, And the illustrious services of Ulysses S. Grant have commended him to the heart of the American people; and with him at our heaa we start to-day npon a new march of victory. The Man Who Cheats The Printer. Tbo man who cheats the printer Out of a dingle cent, Will never reaeh that heavenly lead Where old Klijah went. He will not gain admittance there? By devils he'll be driven. And made to loaf bis time away Outside the walls of heaven. Without a friend to greet him, Without a pleasant grin, The happiness that he will reap Will be almighty thin. ite'U hare to eat the thistle Of sorrow and regret; He'U have to buok around right smart With eassedness, " you bet." >m* ? ?l Candidates tor Government offices in England are examined upon various literary and scientitic topics. Lately, one of tliem, by tho slip of the ]>en, wrote v ennice " In one of life paper*. M Do your know, air, tbaHtnero la qui one * nen * id Venice I" aftked tho indignant examiner. "Then eggs must be very ecarce there,'* woe the reply. Grant's Letter of Aeeojptaaoe. Exkcctivb Mansion, Washington, D. (X, Jane 10,1873. Hon. Thoma* Settle, President National Republican Convention, Pa,id iStrobach, Elisha Boater, C. A. Sargent, and others, Vice J'residents : Qkrtlbmen : Your letter of this date, advising me of the action ot the convention held in Philadel* phia, Pa., on the 5th and 6th of this month, and of my unanimous nomination for the Presidency by it, is received. I accept the nomination, and throngh yon return my heartfelt thanks to your constituents for this mark of their confidence and support. If elected in November, and protected by a kind Providence in health and strength to perform I the duties of the high trust conferred, I promise the same zeal and devotion to the good of the whole people for the future of my official liie as shown in the past. Past experience may guide me in avoiding mistakes inevitable with novices in all professions, and all occupations. When relieved from the responsibility ot my present trust by the election of a successor, whether it be at the end of this term or the next, I hope to leave to him, as Executive, a country at peace within its own borders, at peace with the out6id? nations, with a credit at homo and abroad, and without embar rassing questions to threaten its future prosperity. With the expression of a desire to see a speedy healing of all bitterness of feeling between sections, parties or races of citizens, and the time when the title of citizen carries with it all the protection and privileges to the humblest that it does to the most exalted, I subscribe myself very respectfully, your obedient servant, U. S. Grant. A genti.kman in Memphis has made a bet of five hnndred dollars?money put up?that the Greeley ticket will carry the following States, viz: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana. Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Nevada, and California, making more than a majority of the electoral VOteS. lie WOllld ?lao h??t ft email eutu that the ticket would take Nebraska, Oregon, Ohio and West Virginia. A cheery cobbler?Henry Wilson. A hide bound Radical?Useless S. Grant. Greeley and Gratz, Dealers in White Hats. To his other Vices Grant has added shoe fly Wilson. Wilson and Grant?They'll try to come it, but they can't. Grant is anxious to tan now, but he'll have to hide alter next November. Llenry Wilson must have been a very poor shoemaker, or he never would have quit that business to go into politics. " Won't you tako half of this poor apple?" said a pretty damsel. " No, I thank yon, I would prefer a better half." Eliza blushed, and referred the young man to papa. ? ? Wurn there is a spanking breeze, bad children should be put out to tako the air. 8c*ip v?. Bowd ?A despatch from New York, dated the 29lh, says : "i\. flew York firm has brought suit in the Supreme Court, in behalf of some stockholders of the BUio Ridge Rsilrosd Company of South Carolina against the President and Executive Committee of the road. The offence charged is a misappropriation of the funds of the Company, and the com-* plaint alleges that, in aooordanoo with a a hill passed by the South Carolina Legislature hist March, $t.000,000 of the bonds of the Company, guaranteed by the Stats, were exchanged for Revenue Bond 8crip, which was to be receivable by the Slate lor taxes. " The complaint further allege# that the President of the froad, John J. Patterson, j obtainsd possession of $1,800,000 of this I sci ip, and obtaining loans upon it, divided the money and scrip among hie personal friends and members of the South Caroiioa Legislature. The complaint alleges also that the Treasurer of the State of South Caroline received $60,000. Judge Ingra* nam grained an order to show mum wbj an it junction should not ha iacued and a receiver Appointed. " The question was argued before Judge Leonard to day. whether the Courts of this Btete have Jurladletton to the matter, aa-lha plaintifPa are nAnreeldenU " The declaioo was reversed. \_CHarititon Courier. I The Englieb Govern ?