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Th6 Port Royal Commercial rkanrfajr, Febrnary til, 1H74. J. 0. THOMPSON, Lditor. , , *e' t , * - aVBsvHU'tioxs. On* V??r, S!4 (M Six Month*, St 01 aoyi:nti=tx<; bates. AdTe?-tise*nentt wlM h? lnvrtr?l at the rale of ?t.t |x<r square (in Nonjmrcil lin<-a or loss) for tbo fir* Insertion. snlweqnent insertions brcontract. Fancy Job Printing-. Ererr VI nd of Fancy .ton Pkintiw executed i the beet maimer, promptly anil at low prices. Stationery. A fhll 'assortment of paper, envclhno*, fnk, pen desk furniture, etc., aJways on hand at C'harlesto prices. Address? Oom-nnnicalion* may tm rel<Ir>?sc<l lo Tiik Por borat, oomocrcr\l, Beaufort. 8. C. Legal 'Advertisements Hereafter, nil legal iMlTfrtleementi ?eh ki Kherlff'e, Adm'illilrator'f an Reffurree'e anlra and niltrei will 1) published In the COMM&RCI.ll, wheili er paid ftr or nrt, ITho Convention. "We give up our space this week a1 ...raost entirely to the proceedings of th * ' convention. The editor being detaine in Columbia by the severej illness c Mr. Millett, he is unable to attend t the rings great and Smalls, but if "Go spare he life," they wiH hear from hir next week. SOT SOUND ON THE GOOSE. ' ' \ " The power of the motive which hr so saddeuly converted Mr. li. B. E liott from being a leader in the crusad * ? 1- ?1 *,?? against me puouc ru<;rui? uuu mc j/?. Jic treasure, into an apostle of reforn may only be estimated from the work wide interval between the former an the latter positions. That motive, an the real character of the change wbic has apparently come over hitn, we wi not now discuss. But the amusing anxiety which li manifests lest his party fidelity shoul be questioned because he is now move to take up a testimony against robber] thieving, lying, betrayal of publi trusts and all manner of uucleanncs! shows that he fully appreciates lb danger of addressing to bis part any words but those of sweet and plcai in* flattery. We remember a worthy colored wr man chatting over her needle who aske after* silence, which indicated de? study over a difficult question: "I Mr. Blank," (a northern visitor,) u Republican?" 44 Yes, certainly," wa the reply, 44 he has always been a Rt publican.'* "Weill" she said, 44 thought he ought to be a Republicat: bat then I thought he must be a Dctr ' ocrat, for bo called my Bobby damned gpoRe I" All the Republicans of this state wli have been readout of the party by Mi Elliott and his followers for presumin to criticise the failings of the "race,1 and admonish them of the danger that threatened' them on account c the weak and wicked use made b then of the rights of citizenship, arc standing warning to politicians t whom the lose of party influence is th loss of all. Mr. Ediott knows well the risk ( > .' ailing Bobby " a damned goose," t siy nothing of such unsavory terms a those which he fiuds appropriate to hi new function as a preacher of right eousuess. lie does well to guar against a lire from the rear. For ourselves, we have long know that "Bobby was a goose," but w have never _ said bo as plumply a Mr. E'iiott has; and imbed be am his friends took it upon themselves I rule us out of the Republican part, simply because we Ixtktd at times asl we thought that " Bobby was-a damuci goose." TWO NEW MEDIUMS. Mogfg is right in deriding Elliott' pWdings for R form. He knows hov it is himself. lie has just lectured 01 Religion without meaning anythin; B^ious by it. Indeed, he didn't kuov the meaning of the words and phrase .which he us-d. So strangtly was it Iangunge and expression cast in th style of Beventy live years ago, that i seemed unaccountable to all on an; Other supposition than that the spiri of some old divine bad taken possessioi nfhis excellency and compelled him b speak in an unknown tongue. Si Moees cares not for Elliott's preaching Ilis own late experience explaius lb< phenomenon. Elliott is only a medi um through whom some old fashionet patriot is revisiting the glimpses o the moon, a"d is speaking in a dea< language of an anient and obsolet virtue. (Dliiluaru PIED,?In Columbia on Tuesday, Kthrwiiy 2 1874, Stkphem Caci wkll >1 h i.kit, act-1 33 }eur S month* aid 14 days. " He hath bufje kiuis-ll Ik jiiou mc " ??v . In the death of 5*. C. Milk-It this community J-.n mot with an trreiiarnblo lust Upon him had Ion boon oontorod the of thousand. on ih-.mo iland* Kor eight Man they had boon u.wd to ro-^ar hia taliors an something in which all hn-l a vital in tcriat. In lib success all were successful, and win he should fail hope of any prosperity for this d< pressed section would depart. When in isilti ho rc Ired the project, ititvcrupKd hy the '..ar, of a ral wad from Port 1 loyal hi Augusta, the people were in redulouii, almost impatient with him. lie iutparlc bis faith and energy to others; he called for tiiui and reluctant capital, and it came; be never 1.1 Hero though friends were hotx-li-M, eneiui-a were nellvi and allies were treachcrniK. " His cooeigo inountei with the occasion.' lie has departed in early man hood, ere his work was done. His ntoiiiuueiit wi: ire JU<>pe, be erected hi a populous city whose jr opt will ua.ne hitn as Its found r. His obituary will bi upon tlie lips of a prosperous people in a country rc generated by the railroad which his ello. is mode pas slide. *MM THE TAXPHYEflS CQUVEKTiOW jS FIRST DAY PROCEEDINGS. ' t* CoLl'MlilA, S. C., Feb. 17. JV The convention was called to order at j," 12 M., by Hum. U . D.MWcr, cliainnan ' of the last convention. ^ Tire names of the delegates were then u reg:?f?ml, and arranged in alphabetic-ill * 3 uid?r, (Here being one hundred auJ twenty-six p'resynt. t - . After organfcitibn, prayer was offered * ? XI M h by Ucv. Wiu. ?t me iu?, " Church, wl?n the J fan. W. D. Porter taddressed the convention. <Ie was li>- t< tcned to with the deepest attention, bro- *' ? ken only Ly the frequent bursts of well merited npphtusc. At its close Mr! C. II. Siuionton, of Charleston after the ad- t t dress of the president, offered the follow- I ing resolut'ons: ? 'I his coi v ntion not having been called r !. in the interest of any political party, all political discussion or allusions to the '* questions now agitating the two great g ' partios existing in the nation, would be i r foreign to the purposes for which Uhas 'J k. asfembled. t JtesolceJ, That no resolution, or mo r tion of this character, involving suuh dis- , cussion, will be received by the conven- ? tion. * [ I- Itc.whcJ, That the convention address t itself to the consideration of the following. ?' subject?: ' ? (1 1. To the preparation and adoption of r "# a memorial and address, whereby the [ people of the United States can be in- u o formed of the wrongs which we suffer by ? (j reason of the frauds and extravagance of i, our state government.; and by tho total : 0 disregard of the interests of the tax payers, who arc not represented, and who ? arc thus deprived ?f the advantages of a r republican form of government. ? 2. To the preparation and adoption of o some mode whereby just punishment can , 9 he visited upon the perpetrators and art- ^ 1 thors of these frauds, and whereby the J le commission thereof cau be prevented in r the future. < 5" 3. To the preparation of our address >? to the people of this state, giving them i I- the counsel of this convention as to the { ft course of conduct they should adopt, so , , as to ameliorate, counteract and prevent ' the continuance of the heavy burdens j h which they now endure. , 3 11 To these ends, all existing committees J were discharged, and five standing com- | 19 mittces wore appointed ; an executive 1 d committee of twenty-one members; cue ; d to memorialize congress ; one of thirty- J 7. five on state and municipal taxation ; one J ic of seven to address the people of the t ?, state, and one on printing and expenses, e Mr. RiehardifLathers, of Charleston, J then delivered a stirring address upon s- the condition of the state and the means to bo used to remedy the evils under >- which wo labor. d A committee of nine was also appoiutp ed on the subject of immigration. ? 8 A great many resolutions were offered { a : duriug the session, all of which were re- f s ferred without debate to the executive 4 5- committee. t I Adjourned until Wednesday morning, j l, second day. [ i- Columbia, Feb. 18. j a The taxpayers convention reassembled c this morning at 1U o'clock. Several res- ' ? olution? were introduced and referred. ' r Mr. C. It. Miles, of Charleston, intro- I g duced a preamble and resolutions provid- 1 ? ing for the appointment of a committee a ,8 of five to investigate and report on the 1 f affairs of the Bank ol the State, and as- ,r >l certaiu what is the condition and value | i y of the assets, md who is-to- blainc for J a tlicir alleged mismanagement amifcwaste, t 0 The resolution was referred to the exe- 1 cutive committee. _ i e J. M. Williams introduced a resolution ' instructing the committee on the address \ >f to prepare an appeal to the young men t Q of die state not to emigrate. Mr. il. E. Elkins introduced a resolu- * 8 tion deolaring it the sense of the convens tion that a live mills tax on the actual ? value of property is sufficient to meet the 'J ,j expenses of the state government. Ex-Gov. Manning introduced a rcso- r lutiou appealing to the granges in this 1 n and the 1 uitcd States for sympathy, and " e instructing the secretary of the conven- ? 8 tion to sen J to the muster of each state 1 , grange a copy of the published proceedd ings. o These re olu'i >ns were severally rey Icrred to the executive committee, j- Mr. J. G. Thompson, of Beaufort, in- 1 troduccd a resolution endorsing the ae- t ^ tion of State Treasurer Cardoz), in refusing to pay claims and appropriations r without vouchers, and requesting him to a iurnisli the convention with copies of the , vouchers of the minting l.i'U for 1873, t s am anting to 8 ol (P. The nvsoluto o v wu.> adopted, ami a co nnftteo was up- jo pointed to confer with the treasurer to a carry out the terms of the resolution. '' * lii the alrcrnoon the. convention rc-as- r v scmbled, but the committee wore not 1 s ready to report,'and the convention ad-, journcd until ten o'clock to-morrow. A number of additional delegatus nr- : " e rived to dav. The deliberations of the * t convention have thus fur been marked!1 y with tho utmost harmony. j * ^ Gen. Chosnut is chairman of the oxe- ( cutive committee; Col. C. IJ.Simonton, " of the committee on taxation ; (ion. ? !. ^ \V. (Jury, of the committee on inimigra^ rion, and the Ifon. Armstead Hurt, of the committee on the memorial to eon- ' e TIIlttD DAY". j Columbia, S. CM February 10. J j Tn the Taxpayers' Convention this ( morning. Mr. C. II. Mi isc introduced a ; < * re-olution instructing the connuittec on r e taxation to reporta suitable plan for ( in uing the collection of the poll tax. Mr. i'aul F. Folder, of Orangeburg, in- ( ' trodueeil a resolution providing for the | trilling of a convention for reorganizing , th" State,Government. The committee on immigration sab- ( t mittcd an elaborate report, embracing ( ' a plan for tlie promotion and encourage- i ( mcnt of white immigration. The plan I ( organizes an immigration bureau, with a j n State commissioner, to be elected by the { h convention; and commissioners in every t- oounty.in the State. It provides for t .1 the raising funds in the various counties, , i- and the establishment of agencies in ,] n New York and Fn other places. I The report whs agreed to, and theCon vention uiianimou-ly elected Maj. F. c * Molchcrs, commissioner for the the State | '* at large. e J The committee appointed to draw up 1 A MEMORIAL TO CONOUKSS, I n!.tint ted the following, which was dopt- ^ i el: r?j T> the Srr.n'e < mi U'me qf CryreMUtaiiie* qf ike Cbn- ' I gren uf ti>' liii'-y! S atei : Tti'' MrmortHl uf (he taxpayer* and other citlzeas ; r ,, ,,f South Carolina r-s|>cctfully ahowtlh that upon the I q r?.vo}iM lu-iioti of the State government and the ad- ! " uiwdon uf senators and representatives into the 0?o- | t - -res* ?>f the United States. It was doubth ai Intended D I t Congress, as It was expected hj theui, that they I a would brooiur iiartakers In the rights enjoyed byrilL I ' zona of the United SUW? and other stats govern. 1 & _ k A ym?r./.-| III ? . w-mjar??' *???? 'nt?. TV btatory nt (ho GOVhtty teaihe* that taiiuii without reprear ntafreh la tyracTtT. Our roluttorarv Mhcri. hurl combined to rrv-t ouch nu.ii), ami w. l'eel assured '.hat It was np*rrth? t.-Mloii of tli': bom ol tlitee to allow thii v?rv ?ysm to b" fastened upon any of their frl low-citizens, i as, never thele**, eoa?c to |ie*s thai Hie governenl established in South Ciirolina uuiler the legislloii of f'on?ress has been lunrt the instrument of I' clod tliis mono rous oppression. Tiiut deportment III:' State Government v*b eh exorcise* the taxing wer !.* administered by tluwj a lio own n mere action of tlie pnrje-rty ol the Ante. Seven ye.tr* tve claps.*! sioi-e tlio rccniislrn.-iioii ot tm State oven, wnt and 'J..ritig that period, of th priori Be *.*1 ? e t.f in.. inMiii. ^ of ihe Te*irlw?^iire *??cd no f.-wrton and. rtjo irmwiuiiit u-iii.ki* m-u-sl ? ilttlr- ?3at)thcir j uv a > members msdfntcs ui--fr ctiti/r hit two as pruperf^UoMers. lid result Ik, that those osniiog the p;-n|icrlr have n vnicH in (tiugnvciiii,i,'UtJ;tii>i tiii-sv inipo-iug t{fe if.esuo shilreFn tho bui.iloii ttvue-C, Tin; lax- s ave ailraiie.il yearly until in irauy on e? tlioy connturl mure than ona.halfof ibe income fioiu the roper tv taxed*-- The annual expenses of the gorcrtiivnt have a'han ail fr in >10!),0-i,? In-fore the war up 1 32,o.kVs>i tHf prc-v-nt tjni'', and the following mipari-oii ol 11?* leading iiuiun of expenditure will xhibit the ( hung..: WfkViW. iw! alari-s f 76,481 63 % 239.797 :0 tiblic Printing ....17,447 06 3:11,91a 6? -egislalive Expenses -51,347 00 291,339 47 ublic Asylum*._ 25.897 00 126,432 11 tontingeut Funds -... 0,092 99 76,033 75 uudries -54,413 81 293,068 33 )eficiencies ? ,..540,32.4 00 Total 9260,664 59 81,896,514 73 The tacts exhibit the unprecedented spectacle of a late in which the government is arrayed against the roperty of its citircits. It has been openly avowed iy prominent membervcf- the legislature that the axes sliou Id Ik- increased to a point whl h compel he sale of the great body of the land, and take it war from its lonncr owners. The fruit ofibU policy j shown In the fact, stated br the comptroller-gencr,1 in bis official report, that for default in the payn"nt of taxes for the year 1872 alone, 268,523 acres of tnd wre.forfeit'.d to the State, and this result proves he fallacy of the belief that policy pursued promotes he elcra lon of the blsek population, and the acquistion by them of the lauds tluu virtually con lis ated. ,*ho reverse is the uoc.-ssary result. Lands aic mavallahle as security. Mortgages in default of larnieat cannot sell. Wages have declined. The ostuf living is made greater liv the addition of the axes t(f the prices of commodities. The poor are uade poorer and rendered every day more lu capable >f purchasing lauds and iuor.'hop--lcssof rising abivc heir present condition of mere laborers. It would tare ameliorated the couj/ition of your petitioners if he ctfoct of thu policy had lie -n to create an active lematid tor lands on the part of the larger class of >ur population, but while t he owners are, by oppressive taxation, driven to sell, oihers, for "the same va oa, arj disqualified from buying. The alm .es in he legislative department, that have been dis--ritvf<f, .re not enflwd t? the mere raising and expenituro ifihere cuue,, bat they pervade tnu entire conduct ' ?>--? hiro Kn^ti /Invl-aJ Air voting State howl* aini contracting other loans. by vhich the public <l"ht ha*, in sis yearn, been raised rum six million dollars to sixteen million dollar*,and list without advancing any public works, adding me dollar to the public property, orto the payment if the public debt Largo as the sum of the public I .'hi is aduiitt -d to be, there is reason to b-lieve that t does not reach the true amount; It Is found' imtnssihle to ascertain the actual sum of the obligations bat have been issued. .Schemes of public plunder uivfebeen openly atlvnnc -d hy corrupt twa-tlr ?, of vhich one single example will mifflje: Two clerks of he Legislature, in their official cn|iaeity, tuade ontracts with themselves as private persons for (he lublic printing. The appropriations tnad.i in one ear for the work done, or to be done, by these two ilTielal ; amounted to 8t7o,OUO, exclusive of $100,000 'orpu'iHsbiu.tthe Una,audio the fiscal year H7.1 b'-re was actually paid to them fwprirtlng $3-11,OTO, earing n lar^e sum then due to them by the State, tod this notwithstanding the avowal of ibe two ilficiuls th'-ms dvei that the work d ine was worth no wire than $100,000, and tlie testimony of other* that t? value win only #00,000. The stupendous fraud uvoive in this iitid similar mo tes of making the gltinnte ohj Tts of public expenditure the m alum >f plundering the treasury, cannot t>e better illusrntod than by the following facts; The total approbations fur public printing mode by the Legislature if South Carolina during a period of sixty years, 'ront lWtO tu 1WJ, iS'$"J71,ISO; during the last year iie amount actually expended for public printing by he present Legislature was $131,91.1. Ti ftt Is $>iO,76!5 norc than it e-s?t the State for sixty years before the var. (.omniUtces have received large sums for omiicnsalinn fur rijortlng favorably . n private bill*, md strong ras/ins exist for b'Moving that a (large nnount ? state bank bills, fuuded by the State to ll*cliargc her liabilities, have been reissued by those nlrusted by the Legislature with the duly of the anet-llat 1 m. In the judiciary departm-nt evils vp'atly griovous have been produced. Under tbo KOseut si'.ate government, the judges hold their of! ? * fnr short terms, and their continuance in office lepends anon tie caprice of the legislators. The v. ...i > ib'at the duties of ill lr high ofTl-;o arc discharged under influence ftnd rcs]s>n*ibtiitics neoewnrily advene.' to the Imlep"ndent and pure adminisrati ill of public justice. The jurors, tuoreo' cr, arc elected by th se official*, of whom two nre thcapi ilnttoca of tbo Govert or. The con leip coc Is, that tic defeat of an obnoxious liti.aiii may Ic made erta'u by tbo sel.'Ctlou o. the Jury, or. if no s;a.x:lnl ibjeet ln'Kint- mplatod by these officials, tiie choice - fn tjurntly made, simply fur I be small pay, of men vboareutiabl: toeit!-?: read or write. Li either a*'.', lb" ends of justl'.".' are def-.uH. In the Uv C iive deparlui.'lit all these evils culmiuate. It is ipcnly asserted and believed that offices aro the ubject of barter, and the manner In which mtch filers aro administered proves that quallfi stion has ittloInfluence in the a|ipoiiitmcut. I,i matter under lie control of a single iiuUvidu.il it is itiiticull lo rove cnrv.ptIon ; but there is on state of tacts that .ways should stand for proof. Tlip expenditures of tioiicy by an official who is without any estate, and eccives but a small salary, establish, a beyond doubt bat the money must come from some Irregular or llegat s nirce. flu this principle tho two Governors iectcd under tlie present cou.-.t.tutiou stand contemned in public opinion. To detect and punish besi crimes U Impossible. The Governor controls be avenues of justice. Indeed, the entiie system is ine of self-sustaining and self-protecting corruption, n most of States there might be some chance rf edrvsvs through the Iwllot box; but here again the late government interposes an insuperable barrier, "he elections arc conducted by persons appointed !n he Interest of the officials, and the returns are under he absolute control of the parties In power. Under neb circumstances voting is a form and elections a aockcry. fullering under sucli grievances and diS iairlng of ellef from the .State government, your memorialists ome respectfully to yourhonorahle bodies for redrsss. 'he government which thus oppresses us was virtu iiV fmiuuisnea oy i/uiv^ivan, uiiu wnuc wo uciiotc hcv did not foresee the evils to which It has given ise, wo cannot doubt that they will assist in relicvlig thihu. Knowing, as wo Jo, that Ihecrils of which re cottiplalit are certain in their existence, and w e r<- mom likely to increase tlmu di.sininisii, your iicmorialists most earnestly a-k Your aid iu providug the proper redress and relief. The committee on taxation submitted a report fitting forth the causes of the increased taxation in he State, ami recommending a resolution a-king the egiilaturc to revise ami modify the tax laws, so that ho taxpayer, who is over-aa^ossed. might apjxal to lie courts for redress of grievances before paying the ax. The report was adopted. (ien. C'hesnnt, from the executive commilte'." eporti d r- solution* providing f r appointment of the committee of five to submit to the fieiu r 1 A**?-nil lv he f dlowing propositions: F.rxt. Theinforecmcntof he c iiisti'utioiial provision requiring a registration f I he voter* for each election. Second. The passage fa law providing for proportional representation by dopting tiic cumulative system of voting. Thirx' 'he enforcement of the section of the constitution iroviding for the elect ion of justices of (tie peace by h" voter* in the several counties. This exeit'vt considerable dis-usston, p n in * rliieli tlie Convention adjourn?d until to-morrow iiorning. Although I here was considerable diwus ion, tlie session to-day were very harmonious, ami he malYS business haviig been concluded the Con rntiun will prohahly adjourn afler adopting (ien. 'Iiesnut's resolution, and taking action on the rest" jtiuus iu ref< rente to the Ikii.k of tlie Slate. THE CI.0S1NU DAY. Colvmiua, Eobrunry 10. Tlio Taxpayers' Convention adjourned it half-past throe o'clock this afternoon, ifter lour days' session. At the morning session the Convention idoptcd a resolution expressing synipahy at the death of Mr. W. H. Mc( 'aw. lie correspondent of The jVnc* and Voiirier, and resolved to attend his tuner tl in a ho ly. A resolution was also i n ro 'ucci by Ex Governor Manning. and id opted, mjucsting the various dileg;.it>ns to take up a subscription lor the benefit of tl.e widow and oiphans of the Jcceascd. Handsome eulogies werediivcrcd by Messers. C- II. Moise, and J. }. Tltonip on, Ex-Governor Manning, ic s. H itler and Gary, Col Mc.Master, 'apt. Dawson and others. Tnc funeral kkes place to-tuarrow. and will Le tt.'nded by the-delegates to the Convenion. The following committee was appointid to investigate the affair* of the Hank if the State: R. Miles, A. Bint, loliu ihation, Cad. Jones, and Johnson Iagcod. The following committee was appointid to go to Washington and lay the ii'Minrial before Congress: W. D. I'ortr, A Hurl, M. C. Butler, 15. II. Hut nlge, James CUcsnut, M, L. Boh ham, A'. 11. Wallace. T C. Woodward, 15. 1'. 'hatlield, W. E. Holcomlo, J. L. Ma iling. C. 11. Siiuonton, J- G. Thompson, '. V. Simons, and J. H. Screven. A committee submitted a report ecom winding the formation iu every ouuty of the State of tax union for the im pose of prosecuting cases of fraud and nalpractice, aud lor self-protection, and r> relieve the people df the' burden of axati m. All citizens, white And black, who pay taxes are to be admitted to oomi membership. Each member is to pay a not i small percentage annually of the tax upor levied upon him. The executive com- The uiittee was rhurged with the duty of take preparing a constitution, and the' dele- will gates from the various counties were thcr appointed committees to carry out the uiati plan and effect an organization. folio it A VOICE FROM PORT ROYAL. wsp Mr. J. (r. Thompson, editor of the are Port Iloya! COMMFRCIAL, a Republican 1 newspaper, and a delegate from Beaufort, spoke as follows : * tj,at Mr. President, I have taken less inter- porn est than most of you in the immigration this report, in the memorial to Congress, and G i:i the memorial to the legislature. We tho have at last reached the obiect which I ado] di em the most practical and from which pub I hope for the greatest, results. The venl proposition to appeal to Congress for and e'ief would have been proper enough in and us if wc were the inhabitants of on unte- mar constructed State, or of an unorganized the territory. As it is, however, the app al A of a people who have not yet exhausted bom tho menus at thtir disposal to redress agai their ow 1 wrongs, I have not favored it. Con Grant has just received the plaudits of the tho whole county for refusing to interfere veni in Texas and Mississippi, and he will be peo] justified in pointing to nis action in those govi States, and in telling ns to go to work fair and help ourselves. All this State should tors ask for is to be let alone. As long as we Pro: look abroad for aid. we will not use the peo means we have. We will continue the to ft " masterly inactivity " which has inflicted 'cft upon us the present administration. I con1 stand among you as one of four or five 0f delegates who have generally acted with com the Republican party. If, during the cam- = paipn of 1872, there had been a disposi- * tion on the part of the Conservatives to choose a unu fbr Governor because he was an honest and capable man, without inquiring where he was born, there would liavo been in this Convention a Dt Republican delegate from every county in the State, representing twenty thous- ?*? and votes. The only way to rid ourselves of dishonest ami incompetent rulers is to vote them down at the polls, unless it ** is to be done by a report to violence. If ?anij you wait for help from Congress or this ere * legislature, death will relieve you from ^ taxation as well ns other evil-*, before> you any got it; and the same re icving officer will come round before immigration brings into the State enough men to e*?ii effect the equilibrium so- much desired by you. But appeals for extraneous We i help arc to that extent an assertion on ?.-*.1 our part that wc have tried all the means ?r ra in our power to remedy the evils under vim which we labor. This I do not think is true. It is my belief that the masses of such every people and of every race, in all faari ages, and in nil countries have been, and 'K^J are, anxions for good government. The unni higher classes are n u illv -disposed to "MJ1 distrust the people. The universal belief mcmi prevailed among the highest class in Ul* New York, during the prevalence of Jtine governments, that the people could t*? not bo aroused by appeals to their patri* ofisni and sense of justice. This fear for n.i? years prevented a thorough organization klui1 of leading citizens ii favor of reform ^v' But when a proper appeal was made, mow th ?se distrusted masses voted down the tliievc.s?watched the progress of the Tl effort to unearth the frauds with tin "'[IJ. interest coual to that of tho wealthiest ; as jurors they vinili ated the law, and 1 testified in every way their joy in the downhill of tlio villains, Tite.se masses x( were the same as had been pointed at in AJ Europe and America us those by whose wl li votes and by whose degradation the (o^ Republican experiment w.is to fail. Let me repeat my belief that this result K).b would have never been attuin :d but for ?the hearty syropntby of tlio multitude. No event in our history is so strong an argument in favor of our theory of govmetit. Jict us apply this lesson to ourselves. We find ourselves surrounded by some of the same peculiar circutn- ? stances. We have, 1 believe, suffered detriment from the same want of confidence in the good intentions of the masses, and let us seriously consider if HTP . we tuny not reap like results from endeav- " " oritig to instruct those by whom we arc to,c suriounded in the real facts of our bad 3 government. Let us not begin such a wo k with a feeling of contempt for their understandings; let u.s not work among them with uo belief in their patriotism \\ and love of good order; let us not con- P tinue our effort \fhile distrusting their honesty of purpose ; but let us appeal to 13 them as men, ns citizens, as taxpayers 'with us, to make common cause with us rpi in our efforts to dcpise from the high -1plucCs of the State those who are as false "|7i to their professions of a love for equality Li and the colored rice ns they aro to the 13 duties of the offices which they hold. Lv There is no man here present who docs M( not know of colored men with whom he would trust his money, his houses, and he * his crops; aye, and dearer things, his [jf^ wife and children? Any movement [??! which does not ?c -k aid from the honest ">?ri part of the Republican leaders and the votes of the coloted and wliitc members _ ol that party, will assuredly fail. That n(}] thore arc men in that party anxious for a t0l change was evidenced in the la.?t election. pUbi At least twenty thousand Republicans resisted the powerful ties of party aud ? the more powerful infliciccs of race in vo;ing airainst the regular ticket. Let rn, us a.'oid ilie mistakes of the past. Let us organize a State Taxpayers' League. ' SEE Let each county have a county league. Let each neighborhood have its subordinate league. Let us encourage the goo i I...* ?i..t. >i... r ?. a i a v w.?.v. v.... ........ ? ... ^ 8 '".iuc tlio cowardly. Let our local a;* well as onr State politicians know that (1>usl the days of inactivity arc over. Let us seek to include in our ranks every taxpayer, whatever his color. There are twenty five hundred colored men who I ?1 pay taxes on real estate in Beaufort Cou if v. They feel the weight as well as we. 1 have received mucfi eucouragcluent from them. Many of them have brought mo their hard-earned dollars to 6 ibsoribe for .ay paper. I am proud ot their names upon my books. I am certain that the leaven is working among them, and I look for the dav to come when the politician will find his keenest m critic among them. Inform these then ; 1 inform the poor and ignorant among the whites; unite all classes lor one supreme eTort to obtain success with the means t already at hand, and if it fails it will he ' time enough to appeal to Congress, or to I ib.nf other reincdv. wfi'e'i f much nrcfer. I id which wo have boon pointed by the i g :i.?hed New England judge, quot I LAN ci by Mr. L.ither.-. [Prolonged ap- 1 plnose.J . , The report was then unanimously ' alopted. ^ I err .a On motion of Oapt. F W. Dawson, j i the committee appointed to confer with the Legislature were instructed to report in thirty days the result of their effrots. Mr. ?J. G. Thompson, chairman, subin it teed the following report* of the committee appointed to wait upon TrcasuierCurdozo: The committee appointed under a reolu'ion to request the II??n. F. L. Caidozo for the vouchers under which he paid $331,000 for public printing in 1873. B0? waited upon Mr. Cardozo. who baa alreadypreparcd a reply to the request of the Convention. The wain portion of the reply consists of a personal attack T7" upon to charaoter of the chairman of the nittee, in which the convention is nte rested, and which has no hearing i the information which it desires, attacked party is entirely able to care of himself in this matter, and doubtless do it. Your committees, efore, report, that the only material ter of the reply is embraced in the wing ctosing paragraph I havo no right to permit any ono to ect my vouchers, csocpt those who legally authorized to do so." lie chariuan request the privilege of ing a report, wlii< h shall bo submitto the Executive Committee; and , if they so decide, it shall b^ incorited in the published procceaiugs of bodv. en. Kershaw submitted an address to peoplo of the State, which was pted, and it. was ordered to be lished. It sets forth that the conlion had appealed to the Legislature to Congress for the redress of wrongs, advi-es them to organize in a lawful iner and prosecute in the courts of State all dishonest officials. letter was received from certain Iholders in New York, protesting nst any action on the part of the vention looking to the repudiation of State bonds. On motion, the Co P. don resolved that when the honest pie of the State get possession of the eminent, they will do what is just, and eouitable amongst all its oredi. After a closing address from sident Porter, in wbich he urged the pic to be true to themselves, and not orgct the sacred heritage of freedom them by their forefathers, the fentiou adjourned, subject to the call the presidont and the executive ihittee. 'AHT-EILLER. FOR OVEH THIRTY TEARS :rry Daiis1 Vegetable PaMiiler i been tested In every vai iety of climate, and by almost every Nation known to Americans, Is the consts nt companion and estimable friend e missionary a?d the traveller, on sea and on ; and no ono should travel on our lakes nud rlvrithout it. has l<een before the public over thirty years probably has a wider and better reputation than other proprietary medicine of the present day ills period then are hut few unacquainted willi nerlts of the I'ain-Killnr, but while some extol a liniment, they know out IKUe uriut power n >K pain when taken internally, while olbun ma lernally with great success, Out are equally Igno of its healing virtttri when applied externally here fori! wish to say toall that it Ls equally sue ill whether used internnllr or externally, ami il la U>-dny, unrivalled by all the great catalogue Ulily mcdiciue*. It it sulficlont evidence of it; let as a standard medicine, to know that it i; used In nil parts of the world and that its talc h tantly increasing. No curative agent hat had widc-aproad tale or given anch universal satis on. It is a purely vegetable compound, auc illy saf: In unskillful hands, ter thirty veart trial. Is still receiving tho mosi lulifud testimonials to its vtr.ues, front personi le highest charact r and responsibility. Pbysl t of the first respectability, recommend it as ti t effectual prepaiation for the extinction of pain not only the best remedy ever know u for liruis 'uts. Burnt Ac., hut fur Dysentery or Cholera, 01 tort of bowel coniptalnt, it it a remedy unMir cd for efficiency ami rapidity of a tiou. In tie t cities of India, and otlicr iiot climates, it ha; metliestaudard tuddiciuc for alt such complaint all as for Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints, and othel red disorders, l-'or Coughs and ColJs, Canker ana, and Hheumatic UitficulUes, it has beet ad by the most abundant and conviucing test!, y to be au invaluable medicine. Btumre of all Imitation. v m Pain-Killer Is aobl by all riwpectnhln druggist iighout the Uuited Sates and foreign countries ices?25 cents, 80cents and 81 per bottle. bltilV MAVIS &HOX, I*r.?i?i Ictors. No. 1M High .Street, Providence, R. I. ) "HOLDERS OF COl'NTY PAPER. I persons having elaiins against the County am iug to dispose of them at a discount are request anmu.nicate with the undersign.d. J. W. COLLINS, 5.2m. Beaufort, S. C. GET TErn BEST. BSTER'SDSABRIDSED DLHONABl KJO H'ordt and Meauing* not in other Diclionaria 00 Engravings, 1840 Pages Quarto. Price, $12. fe commend It at a splendid tpecimen of learn lug, taste, and labor. [Montgomery Ledger very scholar, and especially every minlstei should have this work. fWcst Pnsb, LouUv'lh est hook for every body tnat the press has pro duced In the present century. [Goldeii Era ncrior incmuparohlv, to all others, in Itsdcfiui tions. [B. W. McDonnold, Pres't. Ciiinb. Unify le reputation of this work is not confined tc America. [Richmond WIgg very family in tbo United States should hari this work. [Gallatin Bep epnsilory of useful Information; m Mick It standi without a rival. [Nashville Dispatch IRK VALUABLE TIIAX TREASURY NOTES.?1I0? old ctnfc, Sam Johnson, would have yevellet! ugh Web-tor's massive new UnabrUgtaT Mo* otiM have gloated over itr magniceiit letter mud its illustruiiods, beautiful as new treason s, ami much toon* vxluahlo to the student. It li ir the greatest literary work of the age.?Haiti : American. AlWo istei's National Moral Dictionary, id Pages Octavo. 000 Engravings. IIrice W. ished by G.AC. MERRIAM, Springfield Mass Sold by all Ilooksellers. WARRANTED GARDEN SEEDS iick flower seeds, NEW 8EKD CORN I? OATS and SEED PoTATnES, HEDGE, GRASS, and other SEEDS Also Select SEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, CURRANTS STRAWBERRIES aud oilier small FRUITS BY MAIL. tpaiil') In any postnflice in the Unit S:at icltir1' slai:i|> fur "Illustrative Priceil Catalogues. EH WD. J. EVANS, A CO., Nurserymen .V Scednicii, York, Pa. t'.)-2t. *T?1. KRESSEL, It AS THE FINEST STOCK OF luors, Segars & Tobaccc IN u K A l' F OUT, S. C . (id hkrmikimkrs whiskies, hi;ni:y wallace a nes.. old i:vk, jojin (.ibs?'.s old i?>h:im?n, holland gin french uk an l> v, hi>>t scotch whisky. miwonk. old sherry a i "out, [ ink brands ui1ink wink. ales in hottlks and on draught aim at all dkici-s. moking and niewfnyi toracco, 1'il'es uk vaklols styles. At kflesseij's. E GROCERIES, slv.ak clued u a ms, family ki.oek. ts and shoes, ready madetlotiuno, general dry goods AT RESSEL'S. (WITH LATKST IJIPBOVEMENTS.) for 20 ykar8 STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. TimouunouT thk world. - If you think ?f buying a Sewing Machine it will pay you to examine the records of those now in use and profit by experience. The Wlaeeler & Wilson .lands itlone as the only Light Running Alacaine, using int nourj Hook, making a Lock Stitch, alike on both 'sides of the fabric sewed. Ail shuttle machines waste powcr'fn drawing the shuttle back after the stitch Is formed, bringing double wear and strain upon both machine and operator, hence while other machines rapidly wear out, the Wheeler At Wilson lasts a lifetime, and proses an economical ia vestment. Do not believe all that la promised by the "Cheap" machines, you should require proof that ' years of use hare tested their value. Money once thrown away cannot to recovered. Send for our circulars. Machines sold on easy 1 terms, or monthly payment taken. Old machines 1 put in order or received In exchange. WHEEL Eft 4 WILSON MFG. CO.*S OFFICES 8avannah, Augusta, Macon and Columbus Us. Columbia aud Charleston, S. C. W. B. CU-.VE8, Gen'l Ag"t. Savannah, Ga. A GOOD BARGAIN. FOR SALE-A STATIONARY ENgine, four (4) horse power?in good order; Can be seen at my car1 penter shop. ' J. BRODIE. 9th and Bay street. ; JOHN RICH & CO. ! GENERAL > SMppil and Commissiou Merchants. DEALERS IV [ YELLOW PI.YE TIMBER AID LIMBER, Hay Grain and 'Provisions. AGENTS FOR PORT ROYAL PACKET LINE. JOI1N RIIII Fori Roy al. S. C. I [ c. If. WRIGHT Beaufort, N, C. : PAUL & WEBB AT : HICKORY HILL AND BRIM'S At" wiling ofT their stock at GSBATLY E2DUCE35 PEICES 1 To make worn for a LAWiK SPRING STOCK. Merchant* end Farmers ctin t? iitp|>lifd wlllt a hotter ami cli*a|M*r article than ran lie supplied at any store ItclWivit l'hnrle..toii and .Savaunali at, WKULEIALE A.\l) RETAIL FA 1151 KltS Can save money hv httvintr their PLOUGHS. PLOUOII-L1NIX, ItltlhLKS, HA UNI-XS, TRACKCJIAINS, BACK-RANI'S ami COLLARS of its. We have just received a Ur,je supply of fresh Grarclon Sooda Of all varieties at ten cants ner paper. K..T. WKItlt Is B-etit for STONO PHOSPHATL . ami will he clad to receive orders floni Farmer*. Prices Stono Phosphate (solnhle) cash ?48.00. Time, 1st of tforantar, Sv-'t.oo. Stono Aeid Phosphate for eom|io?tin>f with cotton ' seed Ac., cash ?28.00. Tinu, 1st of November,?M.9d. I I r 1|V 111 Jiw DOORS, ; SASHES AND BLINDS. Mouldinoh, brackets, ktairKlxturc*, Bulkier*' Furnishing lljurilwure, Drain Pipes, Floor Tiles. Wire Guards, Terra Cotta Ware. Marble atul 1 plate Pieces. , ' WLXDOW GLASS A SPECIALTY. Circulars and Price LDl.ssent free ou :i|i|ilicaliou, by P. P. TOALE, 20 Hay no and 33 Plnkney sts.. Charleston. 8. C. W. 0. MORRISON ' Tin, Sheet-Iron, Lead, AND Roofing Worltor. Jobbing neatly and promptly done, aud at low prices. Thankful for past patronage, look to the Ar lure. 1.1 ve anu in inc. W. C. MORRISON, Cor. C. A. fitb Sta. J. E. McGregor, CARRIAGE MAKER. All kinds of repairing done with neatness and dispatch. Corner New & Washington Sts. ? BE AI PORT. Feed the Hungry The Largest Loaf ur BR.BAI3. WM. HAKKISON IS NOW BAKma 'ho largest loavcaof the best bread iu the town of Beaufort. Syo what* a committee of council says. 8ept.25-3inos. ' WANTED TWENTY-FIVE Head PAT BEEYK8 and SHEEP. Will take them at Port * Rujal Perry. > dec. 19-1 f. JAMES JENXTK8. m KEW SPMNQ'tfUUlk Jas. C. BAILIE & B Respectpullt auk voua attk.v ttou to the following DE8IBABLV t* < >' fared by tbcin for aaia: KKCIUSII AlfD AMEBICAA rLUUU II. CLOTU1 W fret wide, and of the best quality of good* . . factored. Do yon Want a real sbnd O'l CH'i 1 Ccomo now tod get the very bit. Oil 0 . * T ?i*e sud laid promptly. A. full Urn- o. ? '.? FLOOIt OIL CLOTHS, from Cue. a yard op. Tu-clotbaall wfUUu mod colon. ? CARPETS. Brussels, three-ply *>><1 ingr?'n CarjiCt* of ? slgu*. A full stock of low-pncwl carpet* Iron . yard up. Carpets measured for, mada and laid with dispaiuiy. LACK CCRTAHS. French Tambourd Lace, " Exquisites." Rottiusiiam Lace,," Beautiful." Tamboured Munliu, durable and cheap, from IUC a pair and upward*. CORNICES AAO BAUDS. Rosewood and (Kit, Plain GUt, Walnut and Ott ComJcea, with or without centres. Curtaiu Banda, Pin* and Loop#. Cornices cut and made to At window* and JB "P. WINDOW SHADES. t .000 Window Bhades in all the now tint* of color. Beautiful Gold Band 8hadew flAO, with *11 trimmings. Beautiful Shades 90c. each. Store Window Shadea any color and any aiaa. Window Shade* squared and put np promptly. Walnut and painted wood Standee. RUGS AXDDOOR HATS. Hew and beautiful Rag*. Door Rata, from *0c. up to the beat Rnf&ah Oaa*n, that wear three years. 100 eeta Table Rate, aaaortid. MATTINGS. Hew Matting, Plain and Fancy, In all the different width* pladc. Matting, tftd with dispatch. WALL PAPKRSAMD BORDSltS. 3,000 Bolls Wall Paper* and Borden in new pat* thru*, In gold, panels, hall oaks, marbles, chin'* ?. Ac., In erery rariety of color* beautiful, goad and cheap. Paper hung if deal red. HAIR CLOTHS In all width* required for U (Metering. BwUewa, Gimp* and Tack* for same. CURTAIN DAMASKS. Plain and Striped French Torrya fer Curtains tad Dp'ioUtexlng purposes. G'mp., Fringe, Tassels, Loops and Battens. Moreen* and Table Damasks. Curtain* and Lambraqttln* made and pnt np. PIANO AND TABLE COVERS. English Km broiil-red-Cloth <?nd Piano TablsCevrra XmlKHsed Felt Piano and Table Cover., rwiu and gold baud Flocked Piano Cover*. Gcrinun Fringed Table Cover*. CRUMB CLOTHS GJTO DRUGGETS. Hew patterns in any else or width wanted. To all of which we a*k your attention. AO wort done well and in season, by James G. Bailie & Brothers, augusta, oa nrM7-ir. H. M. Stuart, M. D., Corner of Bay and Eighth Btroeto, - ? Beaufort, 8. C. dkalkh i* drum a xt) c hemic ms, family msnicisks, fa.vnraxn toiletarticles, s ta tioxer r, perfumer I', a rushes, Ac., Ac., Ac. . . Tnwetl.or with rainy rihitirfWM too Mliltlll tomcutioq. Allot wW h will be ?old tilkf Went price Tor raxb. Phyxtciaua preacriptiona carefully "( inncutuled. feb.ll. w. htcalvert, PRACTICAL Tin, Sheet-Iron, Copper & Zinc Worker. DEALER IN Japanned mid Stamped Tiu Ware*, CooilanUjr OS iia.nl, Cooking, Parlor and Box Htovea. T U II 91 S C A 8 II. Tr-nkful for pum invom, and hnplaqby etrlrt at" nt oii to buiiueae in Uu future to merit your klad favor. w. i i. calvkrt, 0.1} SI., Iii'lwi't'ii sill an J Uth StiWy be a ufurt, s. c Apl.3-Iy. 0. charleston hotel, CHARLESTON, S C. mchiVly t Q. JAUKHOK William Gurney, cotton factor Commission Merchant, NO. 102 EAST BAY ? A*D north atlantic wharf, chablestou, 8. c. Particular attention jirtu io the ?o?e of *l*ll ncut or Oo? iriiua Baa u|>ubu v<n>~? advance* made ou i-anatgnmant*. AmtAf JOHN BRODIE, Contractor & House Builder, .Jobbing Punctually Attended T& OFFICE) Corner Bay and Ninth Street, BEAUFORT, S. C. dccl-tf PORT nOYAL SAW & PLANING MILL, Beaufort, S. p. D. C. WILSON & CO, MAirvrxcrvMas or amd duuii or Mov fine Her ami Loiter, AMD CYPRESS SHINGLES, ALAO, Euilders & Contractors. Plaster Lathof, all *mr>? or JOB SAWING Promptly Dona. Flooring and Ceiling Boards Altoay? on Hand. Ord-nt fob fcnmber and Timber by the '"I* proa-i tly filled. Trrota Can*. D. C. WILSON A CO. nor2fl-l y - DA MEL II. SILCOX. FURNITUBE WABIBOOKS, 175, 177. 179 KIKO STRUT, cha ft T. nsTON>a o. WIhtp WI) be round Mow and well eeleeted Stuck of all klmlii and ifradea lo auit the Uatea of aO. An examination 1* ivspeotl'dtly eolidtod. Slan.lt 13-1 St FOB SALE, Eouss and Lot in' Beaufort F?)B riniOAKY REASONS, THE StBCBDSH oflers tor ale hla Hooae and valuable Ixtt to >t?i *** - 00 **"?i?odall* karma, Apply ll the Court Hooae, or on 3oauft>rf,e.^.,8opi. 16. im. KptlUn