THE FREE CITIZEN. PUBLISH F.D AT ORAMCEBURC, S. C. I?. A. WEBSTER, - - - Editor. A. WEBSTEK, PUBLISHER. . TK11HS : (fx* Gopr, ONE YEAR, - - - .32 00 Invariably in Advance. And I will come near to von lei judgement; and I will be a ?wilt wltnuao against thu sorcer er^, t\m\ agutu'st thc adulterers, nud against fal** swearers, and against Ihosa timi o|> press the hireling in lils Wriges, tho widow :>u>! the fnthcrlc-s, und thut turn uside tin stranger fir oin hla right, nn? r?ar flot me, 3 ai tu the Loni of Hosts.-MALACHI, lil, e. NOTICE';; :, . Wo nra not responsible for tho v?cw? vt our Correspondents. Advertisements to,hq 1/iscrt?rt Ju.tU? ?m??* ?nust bo received .Ur Thursday evening. .Adr?riUcmcnts l??a^Ud nt' Ono Hollar per Inch, Tor the llrat Insertion. Further terms can be had on application (u thu Editor or Publisher. Communication's on matter* of State or Local interest, tcspccU'ully solicited. All orders for Job Printing left nt this office will receive prompt nltvnlion. Agents and Correspondents wanted in all Towns of thu County. SATURDAY, MARCH G, 1875. F?owsp?per Law.' We invite attention to the law con corning newspapers : 1. Subscribers who do not give ex press notice to the contrary are con eidcrcd as wishing lo "continue their subscription. . 2. If subscribers wish their papei' d?scbntinu?d publishers maj' continue to send them until all charges arc (mid. 3.' If subscribers" neglect o'r'refusc t? take their papers froth 'thc offices or places to which they are"sent, they are held responsible until they settle their bill and give notice tb discon tinue them: If subscribers move tb other places "withotT? rnfbrmi?tg tbs publish er, and' the paibrjr'i? sent to the for ster rnrvctlon, they aro held respon sible. Notice should alway.s bc ?1 veri of removal. . ;J. Tho Courts hayo decided thal refusing to luke a paper or periodical ?ro?V tb? offtcV, 0^ :tiBi?i?lli? and lou vi ug it u&?'&U?d for, |?tertdou?o as intenti Important Information Thc Ornugcburg Xvifyo! last week says;- _?{ " Itt the next HI of this paper, or soon thercaiVcr; wc will publish in inil the leatluiony Lauch in thc lin bert Andrews affair, together willi ?iflttry afllduvits showing where a .heat little pile' of. thc people's inbney went.** This is just as it should bc. Those vrho have information of so much consequence to thc public should be WI Ml hg tb'serve thc interests of thc pb?ple by presenting- it for thc public good. Thc people of thc cibtiYity my godd Vcasonu for supposing that thc editor of that paper knows'far better thau any other 'pb'rson ' iff tlic'Cohhty where a u neut lillie pile of' tifc'peo ple's money went." Wc arc glad lb soc thc .Vt .'.a pledging itself to suchtftrn obvious, yet too long neglected duty. Thc people have ex pouted more light on a subject so vital'from this official organ. Wc kiiow ou'f fund? arc short. Wc know that piibV and ' scantily-paid school chers afb' scUiVg: their claims to thi? day at a ruinous discount. Wc know the ol?'c'ry bf* u'6 ih'?ijby in thc Treasury i? still Leard, and back claims, duo' years' ago, are still un paid, but where ibo' neat little pile lias i/o/ic, or who bas got it, is a matter on wbicb, uo doubt, thc JNews can give us light far better than any other journal in thc Stale. Wc Lope the information will bc forthcoming be fore it is loo late to save G o mei h in g for our poverty-stricken County. Wc sec lhere ia being ail effort made lo raise a special tax for funds to build a Courl House, but wc ongbt to karu bow lo take belier care of the funds wc have already raised be fore we bleed thc people for" more. There is ouc consolation hi knowing tbat there is no money-h?rieal offi cials will not bo IcrnptccT to pilfer from an empty treasury. T? it L?GISLATURE! It ?a safd 'tbat large bodies move slowly. This is trae of our legislature ; bul slow movciiicn'tti dd not' always indicate >?rcathosG. Legislation ?however, must be reckoned among Hie ib?ngo tbat ought not to be hauiiii'y done, aud or diuari?y uo largo amount is yearly rc MWi?t? I'I * mmllt?mlllr*^.^xamTrw^mBX?..K.wam^^?lC*>??? q?ired to serve the interests' of tht? people. Those who have hail au op portunity pf visiting the House dur ing- thu present session, huve* been very favorably impressed with it? evi dent improvement in increased1 deco rum and dignity. Speaker Elliott proves to be the right' ratio in the right pluce, and manages" that body with great ability', ant*1 evident im partial adh?rence* ib pailiainentary regulations. Treasurer Cardozo: It is universally conceded that this has been'a' very dull session of the Legislature'. But recent ly it has been enlivened somewhat by an effort to convict State Treasurer Cardozo of malfeasance'in ofliCe, and bring about his impeachment. lu a report of a committee appointed to find out what bonds had been fonded, under the funding act, &c.,'seVious reflections were made upon Mr. Cardozo. On Tuesday of'th?d"Week- he suhmrtted" a Vindication of hi's official conduct in answer to the charges made by the committee. Mr. Cardozo closes in the following words ": "In submitting- this reply, I say distinctly, that Jf nsk*-no favor, nor any immunity fromtlfi?f foll*responsi bility for my acts.- This investiga tion and its res?ltsrlmve given1 rae no pain, save4 ih the' evidence it has afforded mb of tiro basic with which those who' have personal objects lo attain, will pervert their1 public func tions and powers to thc attempt to strike down a public oirhicr' ivTio stands in their way. 4* Called as I was to thc administra tidn'of the Treasury, at a period when our State cr?dit was utterly lost, our treasury empty; and every public in terrst and'ihstituti?n' on Ihe verge ol collapse, with duties moru arduous and responsible than'were ever'before placed" upon ntiy Treasured ol this State, I have t?b happiness to know J that my bitterest personal CLemies j caunot point to one error in my ac ! counts, to thc loss of one dollar out i of thc maiiy millto'ns c?lrusi?d to 1113 j care, ol' to Mic- diversion of OHO dollai : (Vom Hie ot ?joel l6'Jwmcli Life Uvw bu? dcvbix-d it.-' . ; , /?.lt would u?t'h?v'e bc/?h strang?* i , I bjjs.tsufrcrcd both fi'oiuj uiv ow oe fcooipTO? lUA.rveri.jiHv ??? thc t?u?St o i Vf* --?; V * duties vast ami complicated, <"j 1 Iliad been m .ide ' he viciWu ofvsom of ibooe'.io ?whom ] lu'ight hiiv? eu trusted thc (icrformance ol dut l?s con I liectcd with niy ofl?cc. 1 contr ate i Idle ufe .. that not only my own car and rectitude have savcd'nie from ci s pf my own, but that tn no inslanc las thc onlidcnce reposed by mc ii ..ny of my assistants been abused My single aim has been to do in j duty fearlessly and faithfully. Th ; obstacles which h'iv'c hitherto sui inndcd mc arc jyow greatly dimiu 'shed by lifo presence of one as 4 Gov erhor'; whose sole aim is to rcdcci j our State ??ovcrnment from its pas discredit , and to rcslorc good will t all our people* 41 !n that*wbrkTprofess myself t bc, on all' occasions,'"and nuder a circumstances a cordial and unfultci ing co-lahorcr with the Governor, an I have the con^ojation ol knowing lt day-a consblatibri of infinitely ra'oi value to mc than the" plaudits of Hi self-seeking politicians"of' tile bfruf that I have earned his confidence an esteem in thc discharge of all my di ties, both as an oflicer und na one wh loves the State and seeks in all woj to build up its prosperity and advunc thc honor and credit, which areno I daify returning to bless all our peopli 44 E. L. CARDOZO, 44 Treasurer of Sontk Carolina." A'GOOD Ex:\3fri;b. Governor Ti den's inception- of William Culle Bryant, at Albany, say s thc TriUm correspondent, 44 was a strictly ten perunce party, as have been- all tl entertainments which Govei-tior Ti den bas given ; and this is understou to be not only in accordance with h personal tastes, but with hie eonCe] lions of oJticial responsibility." Soisicn M KN. Tcrsons to whom committed so much of life and pro ci ty uo thone who control thc ruunii of cars on o;iv railroads ought lo I persons ot temperate habita. Tl managers of thc Lake Shore Rhilroj llave intimated that they will di chargo all employees who ure in tl habit of using intoxicating liquc Entering or leaving a liquor store lo bo considered prima facie evident flgaiuGt them. ?v. ?..-rasyTJVu.tn.vniwatta- acfisiw ' Addr?ssof tho Bishope of thc Af.'ican Methodist Episcopal Church. .i? THE' AMEUICAN PEOl'I EV As bishops of tlie oldest ami mott numerous organization ol' colored' persons in .thc cbuntry, we beg per* mission to lay the* di?tTC3vCB*o? tftff people before your Never werc*chr!?tiaH*postor'? ??oiv n cd to witness the despoiling ol their' flocks, *as we have been. Before free dom wc were' the hapless- victims of rt wrong, weil' characterised t'y L-IIQ great Wesley as thc ..sure' o:': ail vii bailies." Since freedom white wo expected our libertyto' cb si us n -. ill, yet did w*? ubrisol?'o'?rseb'es with i'n;' belief that the' strtfngi ann that bad shivered the chains" wliieb dill fetter us would secure protection"thiDug out thc trying ordeal. But, alas ! wii have been doomed t? ineasurcabto disappointment. The freedmen's bli reau, by which the commonest r. la were conserved, has long since been abolished. In so far as it i)p?? rti?d lo' protect us in thc fruits ol our I: ' or, while wc and our wive- and lit ito ones'have* been made to feel hs :d? suc'r?cc', y?tfdid we patiently accept ita withrihkv/ar ; "* b*?t wheh it took in helpful hand from thos . who Wi ru qualifying us and our children fbi" the high duties of American . ftiziui?hip, then indeed were wo'first mftde'to feel that it might be the pMrpbse" ol' ?uf friends to let go oifr ham1 an ballow us to 'reiimin darkness and sert itiu helplessness of slavery. Arid it isa notable fact that, since ibo day thia wotl-'ofgoodtiess ceased, our tsiug manhood hus been Blow,-for 1 t\\ can to a" people" rise when despoiled on thc'?nC liand and not Itel n d on thc other:' It is of'lat6v, liowever, that our distressed nive'come'upon us willi unwonted fury. Brought in it? by :i very thunder chip-lo wit. tin failure of the Frecdinau's Bank-tliOir' ftit) has only been aggpuA'atod v/j;!r ila comiiig of each day,-until notvis u lal that wei afc al the very- uiovrtltfof an oilier lion's den, at the very &oor 0 another flory*1 furnace ; nor t>ou.< u! thosb whom wc tfchv.c seiv^d? wv ill thc utmost Qd?lity seemed uefttutq U plliii us lu. -rat Alas! thc chang"! '^''/M1' *v" .-.iir-^-.v .-.^c: -tri-' ..-..? '?T. iajp?ri\i ymir esitnping . oojk.s in bli??' thu gave llieiu' sure reffigc ;/ ttfl&j ou very helplessness was luui?d k>- you gl\ i'lijiftoppftiiuyliyj as "ti''did,' Bj man :f- '. the gvatitihc' ad-'." cliiwdrv 0 yoi? h*e':u".s." Abd on the olk*?-iioV presuming to address e?i.n im? -..IL of thc South-limo was wh.;l:- von wivb's afid'childre*h u'ert qH?t?| wind our grasp, yet/wiOU'a-l^d