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I I II: -'-.. .- .., '. ' _ _ ^ * DEVOTED TO POLITICS, MORALITY, EDUCATION AND TO THE GENERAL INTEREST OE THE COUNTRY. VOL. f. ' PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 16. 1876. MrT^o y, "^.?|, ' M ' ?r t ^ - -I Btnap's ShameWo copy >m tho Augusta Cliriclo and ctiuel, the traneaqiu ^ wliicl)t whefcposcd, cauecd tli/oeijtnation a;ijm peach tnout of /cu. Granite S< o.ii v /.f Wr... nrt-Y*? p j ii nr. AiyH-'ttv tiuiony of Hs)i, which bor# tho impress of Ui on every en/once. ' tells tlio wlutory. Goncal Iielknap was Sjtary of Wn with a great deal c nluahlo po/onago at at his dispoi lie 1 iredm fashionable stylo aoeyonj hie means, for be appears tiavo had no means UDJUIIU luuiury HlllCIIGU 10 IH8 position, llvilc was ambitious ^ and fund of jay,' Sho had heard, or else alio that lucrative j>ositions under Government were Hold, and shcfermiued to turn the ? patronage of husband's office to pecuniary ncjt. She know what plnceB paid afhat placcs did not, and sho placfne of thorn at tho disposal of JVii, who was also a personal fricupon condition that he paid her at i f money equivalent to a cer! proportion of tho % profits. Manit seems, did not intend to and not hold tho place himself. Ilolnlv farmod it. out a w for a good roi yearly sum to the parlies who w already in posseseion. Tiio Inpayment, or payy monts, were in to Mrs. Belknap, but she died el|y after the sale (>| t the olHee, and ii the time of her death unto tlfii-st (lie present yea|io money was re Ceived quarterly the Secretary ol War. Ono insthent was given to liiin in person, Mothers were seal tu him by ex|*. The aistar of the first Mrs. lina)>, licrselt lire jresont Mrs. Bnan. anncars to liave been cogniz of tho anangenieiit liom the tii^t was made, and it formed tiio sut'jt of several Conversations bctwcciimsclfaud Mai si; When Marsh \vns\mtn moil before tho committee and posure seemed imminent, a enunevns held at the Secretary of War's bt-e. Mrs. Bulk nap was piesont d attempted to persuade Marsh to ;nmit neriurv I i %} ~ ^ to shield her husban S>:e sketched the outline of a statcent which bIiu thought would answetho purpofeo. But Marsh deelinod taccede to her request upon two grnuls: the first was that it "would no hold water-," Becond was, that tlngh he had * c) bouffht the oflieo. 1"> ^ ?o mm to commit perjury, b avoid the 4 Seylla of exposure ancthe ChiiiV'* , bdis c f false awoaring, h determined to leave the country, nd wont to New York to arrange fc his Hitting. Upon the evo of doU-turo ho res ceived a telegram etatin-that everything would bo arrangd eat it? factorily. lie therefore abad. ned his intention and signed a ?ttor to the the committee, preparodty Dr. Tomlinsoi), a brother?haIaw 4'Mr. Black burn, of the committee, 11icI>, as lie Bays, told the truth but lit the whole truth. The letter waa nolconsidered satisfactory, Marsh was summoned to testify in person, and [ho explosion followed. Thi? uuiudho niftU) by iielknap is offered at tho oxpineo of his dead wife's honor. IleBPys tiiat he # knew nothing of tho oirnngeinent rnndo by hia wife with Marsh until tho dt'ftth nf 11"" fa*"""" ,,,, * * ...w viiuci. mis siaiement is in tlio highest degree improbable. Tho evidence is almost conclusive that Belknap was privy to tho contract and that his wife was ' used in a bungling attempt to screen the villainy ot' tho Secretary of War. Thoro are hundreds if not thousands of appointments in tho L'ift of Jim D - War Department; how was Mrs. Belknap to know t ho value of a posttradership at Fort Sill in the Indian Territory?within a t^w months after hor husband had accepted a Cabinet portfolio? It General Belknap says ho knew nothing ol tho matter beloie his wife's death ho certainly learned of it after tlmt event. If lie was anxious to shield his wife's honor, if ho whs afraid that a reputation of the corrupt contract would canoe l the parties to expose the means by ' ... 1- _ l ? * ? * * ' ? uicii u nau Dcon obtained, lie might liavo allowed tho appointment to stand, but lie should have refused to accept 0110 cent of the bribe money. Instead of doing tliia lie quietly recognized tlio arrangement and con-* tinned to recoivo directly what ho had beforo received indirectly, and <how his share erf tho spoils regularly ns thoy fell due. From tho testimony nntv no !? I - n 11 ..v.? uvium no lb IO piUIII til HU JJRIK'' imp and his wifo wore jointly implicated in tlio transaction and that the payment were made to Air Belknap in acoordance with a bungling design to conceal tho fraud. General Grant's conduct in the af lair 16 not inado to appear any better by bid explanation. His excuse is as laino as tbo ouo ottered by Gen. Belknap, llo says be would not bavo made such indecent baste to accept Belknap's resignation if bo bad kno.Mi tbat tbo Secretary of \\r - ? - - ty iu whh an active participant in tlie fraud. lie declares that General Belknap deceived him by stating ihat ho concealed the transaction only because ho did not wish to disgrace the memory-of his dead wife. Therefore he accepted his resignation in oidit to prevent his impeachment.? mm. _ 1 - . ** 1 jl nc explanation win tun relieve the President of any ot tlie odium which justly attaches to his action, lie was tho author oi the declaration that no Government ollicial should resign wl ile under lire. lie had juet learned that evidence had boon adduced ?;oiug to show that an appo ntmeut belonging to the War O I ce had been uispos-eu ot in accordance with the terms of u corrupt, contract. The Secretary of War came to him with his side of the story and a request for permission to resign in order to cs cape impeachment, and without waitin iv r.? Imoi' t J l/i /\f !?/? c! 11 .a r. r ?l.rt *"fc miv umvii o?v?u v:i UJ'J ?jnr?U5 I without caring to inquire into the tao's, with pausing I<?ntC enough to eommunicato with tho Investigating Committoo of tho Government, Gon. Grant made haste to comply with tho request and to protect to tho extent of his ability tho guilty whom ho had i ecently declared bhould not bo allowed to escape. Did not tho Pro sident know very well tlnxt Belknap c< uld not ho impeached if the cvh dence only proved that his wife took bribes without his knowledge or consent? (jien. Grunt deserves the severest condemnation and the House should promptly vote a resolution of consule. Soi.id Bills ok Exoiiangk.?Tlio New York Express says two remarkable bills of exchange made their appearance i'i that market a tew days since. They were tor 300,000 francs each, drawn by the Aster estate on Uottinguer, ot Paris, and endorsed by John Jacob Astor and tho National Bank of Commerce. These bills wero bought by August Belmont & Co., and in the course ot transmission will probably go to tho Rothschilds of Paris and receivo meir endorsement, ami linally bo accepted by Il<?ttinguer. The combined wealth represented by ilie names that will bo written upon the-o bills is something we boliove without a precedont. The "ggiegato wealth of tho Rothschilds is set down by t W 1- -I- * i - Aft cmiiiuiii nunuii {minority at 000,00"; tlu! Astors niav bo put down tor $250,000,000; tlio Bank of Commoroe has a cnpital of $10,000,000; August ]>(jlni<>tit is estimatod to bo worth $10,000,000, and llottingucr $25,000,000. This makes a combined Wealth oftliron tlimmnnd four hnudiod and niuoty-^ttvi; millions of dollars. A circular hu'.v?a provorb that goes tho round of socicty. From WnshingtonW^itrumuiM VT 1- r, T-t ?? nouinui\.t() iUJll UH IjIKO ft fearful hurricane lins swept over the political and social world of Washington tho revolting story of crime and corruption involving tlie Secret tary of war, and, sadder still, setting forth tho fact that his wife* receivod tho bribes. The maiden name of Mrs. Belknap, third wife of tho 6eero wiry oi war, was Miss Tomlinson, of Uarrodeburg, Ky. Slio first married Mr. Bower, and was the sister of Gen er Belknap's eecotid wife, who died in tho hitter part of December, 1870, and in consequence of her death there wsifl no ronnnfinn liouso on New year's day, 1871.? Mrs. Bower, who was then a widow, waB a finest of I lie secretary of war during hor sisters brW married life, and upon the death of Mrs. I'o.lknnn Mrs. Bower took chargo of tlie infant that her sister loft. The child died in tl o West and Mrs Bower, after a trip to Europe, took up her residence in Gon. Belknap's home in Washington. During the oneuing winter the handsome, dashing widow presided ?y?iu niic ?iin;u ;u me dinner panics and reccptio s that he <;ave. !Sho is about thirty five years of age, of taih commanding presence, with dark lust trous eyes and a Hashing smile tha discloses a moat perfect sot of tooth1 Remarkably brilliant color, togeth or with other personal charms, ha. given Aire. Belknap the reputation o, being one of tho handsomest ladies in Washington. Uer line culture and fascinating manners won (.Ienora| IJelUnaji's hoar', and ho married her ju-t two \cars aler her tdtitcrs deiih Since she assumed the duties t>f a ]adv ot t!ie cai)inct her receptions 1121 vo been inni ng t ho m st popular, and her manner lias been characterized by a genial warmth, elegance and graco. Sin: professed not to care for the <vhirl of fashionable society into which she was thrown, hut rather to prefer tho quiet of her h me and the society of her husband and beautiful child, little "Alice," who has boon the pet of her mothers guests Slid, Mrs. LiolUnap id a woman possessed of great ambition, and indulg\ od tiio most ardent hope that her husband would havo boon electcd to the senate. Worth furnished ail her toilots. Iler recoption and evening dreeses were magnilieont. Iler neck and arms are of faultless beauty, and the diamonds winch flashed on them woro of groat value, often being mentioned as among the most elegant worn in Washington. Many of these jewels woro tho wedding present8 from Gftiioi }il Ihdktmn wim it !j imn, known, received dishonestly ecrtain sums of money previous to his murn riage with Mrs. Bower. Brilliant lias been the secretary of war and Mrs. Belknap's social reign, and inolan cl-oly beyond description is the social and official downfall that marks one of the must paintnl phases ol unbridled love ol gain. Washington, March 7.?Tho public oxcitoment ovov tho frightful dcvelon monts of corruption among high functionaries in tlio public sorvico is on tl>o inoronso, and every hour scorns to adil fioino now and startling fact to tlio shameful record. A prominent mombcr of tho House of Boprcsontatives, and a moniber of tho investigating committee, openly expresses tho rminirm fl\nt tln?AA r*i l l*rv vwivv in. vv V/I J/IIU OU> Ull IIIUII1" 4ors of tho Cabinet will be impeached. The ovidonco of Piorropont's intoi"* foronco in favor of Babcoclc, in tho hands of tho judiciary commilico, is almost conclusive, and his impeachment is possible. Iloistor Clymor is quoted as saying that ovorylhing in tiio war dopat'U moot has boon naloablo. Holknap (jaLI nii\\i\ *?? 1% ? ??f? - l?IVIIUgl'S about, Wellington. Marsh and his wifo liavo flomo information about llio half million claim of tlio Kentucky Central Railroad, ll in thought that the prowont Mrs. liolknap, or aoiuo body for hor, roeoivod 825,000 lor her infiucnco in tbc cuso. JL'horo arc about ten thousand contrjlfif.a fill* tlin fnnr nnvl irnnra iiMinmU.I i on straw bids by Iho postoffico dopar linen t. Tlio bottom facts in tbo famous safe burglary businoss liavo been reach od hy Harrington's confossion. Wm. J. Purinan, a mombcrof Congress from Florida, is undor investis gation for selling a cadotship and other positions. Ex-Secretary Delano and his son John have boon summoned boforo tho JIouso committco for selling trading stations on the Ind an reservations. Gideon Wells will bo beforo the House naval committee, on Thursday, to testily about tho Secor claims. Gen. Popo is now on his way hither from Fort Leavenworth to testify IIS fn fi-mida nll/wrrwl .. M.iv^vv.1 tv hut v; uv/Uii purpotratcd by Maj. Ingalls, lato agent for (ivo nations in tho Indian Territory. Belknap gave 825,000 bail at four o'clock, und roturnod. borne. The grand jury still have the caso in thoir hands. It has leaked out that Schonck was recalled upon tho express demand of the British Government. Tho dela}' in the official action of tho President in complying with this demand was for the purpose of enabling Schonck t n (rot. KM (i>I u In (inn wl>il.? tl>r? im.! -- t> J "" wv" *v' "l,u I" ,,l lS cs of tlio lv.nbaas}' prevented him from being arrested and sent to Newgate as a common swindler. Another nobody appointed as successor to lielknap. Tho position of Secretary of War was this morning tendered by President Grant to Senator Lot M. .Morrill of M-iino U'l.n promptly declined the questionable honor. Subsequently the place was given to Alonzo Taft, an Ohio Circuit Judge, who accepts. Tafl was a prominent candidate before the ile?. publican Convention of Ohio for Covernor last fall. ? ^ 4 ? 11 Alii) Timk8.?The following brief article on this subject from the Black shear Georgian should be printed on every press in the land, until its vivid truths absolutely annihilate the loungers who prevent us as a pconln li-ntn fittuiiiinr* In n oAiuliiiAn *.t (V V/WUUUIVII \Jm general prosperity: ' So it is, young man, and the longcr you sit around town, holding your hands and twirling your thumbs, and sighing !'<>* better ones to come, the harder times will be. Spring is coming: seed time is here; tho plow handles call you; the nxe is to be swung; tiio music of the hammer and anvil must bo hoard, and the glist? fillinc* ftf tlin lii'Wflilnnofl onrm ..R ...v v.-^ii%vnv\? IIVW CV-UH amongst tlio tares of tiio field, There may bo no place for you behind the counter, or at the desk, in thu counting house, or conductor of the train, or fireman, or engineer; or do your aspiration amount to the professions? These all may be full, and no place for you. Yot thoro is work to do.? Iircad makers and corn makers, they never lack a job. The field of honest I.. I l 1 . _ ? " ' ? ifiuur, uaruy ion, is never lull, aid in its dignity it surpa860d all other occupations, being tlic first oi' your race, and bearing all the eoal and signet of divinity." Mrs. Margaret Hoggs cclobratcd Iho ono hundrodth annivorsary of her birthday recently in Gormantowu, imiauoipma. tier maioon numo wan Donaldson, and hIio was married eighty throo years ago. Sho dancod a minute with (ieorge Washington whon sho was eighteen and lie was sixty two years of ago. 4^ fjRW- TIRF.'? W A D?ITAHUP 'IMW, bonoH of 'Travolor/ the horso which (Jen. liOO rodo during tho war, which died shortly after his master, was forwarded to tho North by Professor McCullock for tho purpose of having thorn put togcthov. They will bo added to tho Washington and Leo University musoum. 4M> When eyes are not eyes? When the w ind makes thonv water. And Still They Escapc For a long timo pn8t wo have p'aiiilv expressed our conviction that tlio reform of ihia administration is hollow and only designed to quiet the* public mind by lair promises and line np| oarances. To-day we are more linnly convinced of the correct uess of this view than ever before,Tor notwithstandin:/ the nrotfiatiit'mne tl.n? the public plunderers were to be prosecuted and punished, we find Nile.-i G. l'arlcer living af ease in Jer soy City and Dublin <J. WalUer < ccu pying a scat in I lie State Senate, although both ol them hare been convicted by a inrv of their countrvmon fur embezzling public funds. We have repeatedly charged tiiat the He publican party does not dare punish any political thief, and fac's bear us out in the assertion. There have been 601110 miserable mock trials, but between Judges skilled in the appli cation of habeas corpus, Govcrnorn ore ready and willing in tho use of the sacrcd trust imposed by tho pow er to | ardon which is vostcd in them and Solicitors ignorant or careless in tho structure of their indictments and the development of their testimony, all the important prosecutions have resulted in the liberation of criminals and granting tlicm the security of an acqnital or pardon to protect thorn from any lurcher danger on account of tin ir ciinies. Tlio most recent insianee of ti.is mode of procedure is tlio caso ot tlio Sure vs. James A. Bowlev, indicted for receiving a bribe as chairman ot the committeo on ways and means in the last General Assomblv. Tho proof made tor the State was that an agreement was en'ered into between ISowley and John B. Dennis, then Superintendent of tho Penitentiary, | that he, 1> >wley, was to receive one sixteenth ut the amount appropriated tor the Penitentiary in order to secure his inlloence for an appropriation of $S0,000, Tho indictment charged that the appropriation bil' \va8 referred to the committee on ways and means, and that Bowley was elected chairman of such coins mitteo. The proof was that Bow ley svaa ap| ointed cliainnan, but tha' the committee bad tliu right to elect its own cliainnan. There was 1.0 pro f o lie red to sho-v that the appropriation bill was ever refeirol to the commit tea 011 wnvs mul m.-tnuo ? Tiioiof?ro, in coiisotjpienco of a t.iil :rc of tiit; proof to support I ho indictment in these two particulars, which wore of no iinpoi tauco to tho merits of tin main issue, tho defendant was ac? quilted. Such proceedings as these are not calculate.1 L> inspire any very grei;t confidence in the integrity o' tho promises of (ho Republican pars ty to reform' We know that an occasional mishap will occur to the most vigilant prosecuting attorney, but when every Republican ollice holder succeeds in eluding tlio law by soino devico or other, tluro can bo no doubt left that tho elort to punish criminals of this s'amp is not a very vigorous one. Leslie, Whipper, Moses and others have been charged with grave crimes bv olliecrs in high position, ami yet Iln?y arc not indicted. Why is thi.-? The tin* swer is plain. The whole Republican party as such is so utterly corrupt that there ia nothing pure cn< ugh i.:.. :i. l? i . -i . ? ? 1 wiiiiui n,a rui I Kb iu U(? 1110 WOT K (>I purification. Tho leadcs fear invos ligation or prosecution, tor when it bogins tlioy know not whoio it will on I.?Andcrson Intelligencer. An English revivalist h!itl down tho banistorH of hi* nnlnil. in mvlnr to show how people went on hack* sliding. A Itussian paper predicts thai with in five years all the l'hnopoan powers will have a war on their hands. Lot's keep neutral and sell powder to each one. A ! V/. /C/O* Destitution in CfolletonThe Ccntprvillo 0 ran go of Colleton County, of which Mr, li. S. Bedon ia Master, has declared that great defu titution is likoly to prevail in that ... ... - ' [UM tiun 01 mo fitato during tho^ncsent^year. A committoo reports that llie lanners were crippled by thodisUpterous results of tho war, and by tbbv. sudden full in the price of long stiiplo cotton and the transition to the cu 1 ti-* vation of short staple cotton; and that the total failure of all eiops, both of cotton and of provisions last year, no < I>a *x*""? - 1 n buu [uusjd'ci ior mo coming summer alarming. Tho best fftrmefs did not make provisions enough to last them untill tho first of February. In their extremity they havo callcd upon the Master o( tho Stato Grange for counsel, declaring that, however di*u tasteful it may bo, ilicy will bo com., polled, in all probability, to ask ior aid from their brethren. This in a distressing statement. It is almost inconceivable that in what was once one of tho wealthiest counties in tho State, fa mi no is staring farmers in tho face. And the worwfc feature in the case is that the people in other portions of tho fttato aro Ixii'ott' 1 " " " ' w kou[) mo won irom lhoir own doors. To this puss has Radical rule brought us. No industry enn prosper under the baleful influence of corrupt government.?News and Courier. Tho World's latest addition to tho' literature of fables is rather timely. It is entitled 'Tho Innocent Dog,' and runs as follows: 4 A shepherd once ln< Hiffrwl Mu /1 /a ? i..?. ...o iui uuiiHjiii'ing Willi a paelc of vilo curs that had worriod his sheep, whereupon the faithful animal addressed him. 'Sir, though appcaranees may be against mo, yet I am armed so strong in honesty that if 1 am accorded an opportunity to bo heard, I will explain to your satisfac-" tion all my communications with those hounds.' Having said this, tho honest dog ran away and hid himsilf in a cave. The shephord tried to di6* lodgo him thence, but valnlv. nfid at. l:\bt iu dispnir, deaisted and brought in a vordict of acquittal. The innocont bruto thereupon emerged, and such of his former companions as had escaped hanging tondorcd him a serenade, whereat mutton broth llowed | liko water.' Moral?Let no guilty puro cscniic. j Old WomanIl was thus, a few days since, wo hcaid a utripplingof sixteen designate the mother who bore liimo. By coarso husbu ids wo have heard wives called so occasionally, though in tho latter case the phrase is often used endearingly. At all times, as commonly spoken, it jars upon tho oar and shocks Llio sense. Old woman should bo an objcct of rovorenco abovo and boyond most nil phrase of humanity. Ilcr very ago should bo her surest passport to courteous condition. She has fought faithfully the good (i?ht and came off conqueror. Upon licr venerablo facoshc hoars the marks of the eonflip.t. in nil iia 1 ... ??? ibO iui I U >YCU linos. Tlio most grievous of tbo ills bavo been burs; trials untold and knownonly to (iod and liorsolf, sbo bas borno incessantly; and now in ber old ago ? ber duly done! patiently waiting hor appointed time?sbo stands moro honorably and deservingly than ho who has slain his thousands or stood triumphant upon the proudest field of victory. Voting men, speak kindly to your mother, and even courteously?tender'y of her. Hut a little timo and 3-<>u will pee her no ntoro fnmvnr? 11 or eyes ufo dim, her form in ben* and her rtlimlow falls gravoward. O'.oer.s may lovo you when she j .isso.s away, hind hoarled sistorn, perhaps, or sho whom o( all Iho workl you ehooso for a partner?who may lovo yon warmly, passionately, chil ; dron may love fondly, l>?t novor, while liino is yonr*, shall tho lovo of womun bo to you as lliaL of your old ' tumbling mollicv lias been.