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THE rnj-c m i I2EN yuijLisnKD AT ORANCEBURG, S. C. S. A. WEBSTER, - - - Editor. A. WEBSTER, FUBLISUKR. TERMS : ONE COPY, ONE YEAR, - - - $2.00 Invariably tn Advance. An?! I will como near to you to Judgement; anti 1 will bo n swift witness nguinst thu son.er era, ?nil nguinst the adulterers, unit against false' swearers, ami against those Hitit op prose tho hireling In his wages, the willow anti the fatherless, ami that turn lisitlo the stranger froru, his right, and lear not me, .BUIUI tho Loiuof Hosts.-MALACHI, III, 5. g _? NOTICE. Wo aro not responsible for tho views of our Correspondents. Advertisements to bc inserted in the CITIZEN rnnst bc received by "Jhursday evening. Advertisements inserted at One Hollar per Inch, for the first insertion. Further terms can . nehndou application to tho Editor or Publisher. Communications on matters of State or Locnl interest, respectfully solicited. All orders for Job Printing left at this office will receive prompt attention. Agents and Correspondents wanted in till .Towns of the County. SATURDAY, OCT. 2, 1875. REFORM.. It'?s an undeniable fact" that the Republican'party'of this State during the administration of Scott and Moses had become fearfully corrupt, and exaggerated accounts of the ill success of the party in this State was beginning to react upon the national .jp RepublicanT party. The pledge of reform, with which the party solicited thc support of thc people of this State in the last campaign have been faithfully fulfilled and translated into actions in a manner calculated to strengthen the Republican party. The.trial and .verdict against Parker and the recent conviction of Senator Walker show conclusively that fraud and corruption is not exempt from merited punishment, though thc laws are adrofcaisfcerecV by Republican olli .eials and the guilty persons bf groat party and personal influence, lt shows that there is honesty enough left in the party lo bring about re form in its own ranks. The Union Herald says in reference to this matter : It will bo seen by reference to our local column ?that i>- E. Walker, Senator of Chester county, and Ilenrr Blake. School Commissi-^ prflhe --jj >?'ill -'.I ..i k.iiO (iClllll'll tiary yesterday, for conspirncyTo de fraud-the ?Senator io r* one "year and the Commissioner for linee months. This execution of the law is just and proper, but will our carping eolcm poraries be fair enough, in noticing .his item of "State news" to add tfcftt'thcy were tried' in^Republican county, by a jury of whom eleven were like the prisoners-colored and a Judge who is no faint-hearted , Republican ?who hus been even term ed a partisan? This flavors of true reform^in the administration of the laws. ? Color. The following is an extract from an article in the National Monitor., and is worthy the thoughtful perusal of every colored man : _^ "If they would be %fihite\ they havo only to seize unon. the acquirements of the white mon with thc hand of industry, and, then do as white men do. When the race shall have done this, it will find no occasion to be i concerned about its color. Tho Jaw J Of equal rights gives'the black man the sanie right to object .to the 'white man's color that it gives to the white man to object to tile black man's, But how) much disposition has the black man to raise such a foolish ob jection in the* face of the God he pro , 'fesses to serve ? Just so much dis * position, and no more, will the white man have to object to the col?V of lher| black man when! in ftte lligence, wealth and piety the black man be comes what besought.to be. The Neto?(ind'Courier is authority for the following paragraph^ "Great preparations are making for thc State fair in Columbia, in November. The buildings are being whitewashed and the ground iclcared of weeds." Mr. Jefferson Davis will be invited to de liver the address, and Gen. Colquitt, Of Georgia, is to* be asked to lec ture/' Tho Secretary of tho Interior Re signs. Tbe followingletter from thc Presi dent of thc United Stales acknow ledges the letter of resignation of Secretary Delano, which was written and sent to thc President on July 5. j Thc letter of Mr. Delano recounts his services as Commissioner of Jn- ? tcrnal Revenue and as Secretary of thc Interior, all of which arc approved ] and endorsed by thc President. Thc following is thc President's reply : LONG BKANCII, Sept. 22, 1875. DEAR Sin: Your letter of the 5th ' of July, tendering your resignation ' of thc otlicc of Secretary of thc lu- i tcrior, was duly received, and has ( been held by mc until this time with out action, because of thc continued 1 persecution which I believed and bc- ' lieve was being heaped upon you < through thc public press. I only now take action because thc time is rap idly approaching when thc Secretary of thc Interior will have to com mence his labors preparatory to ren- 1 dering his annual report to accom pany thc executive message to Con- j gross. I, therefore, accept your resig nation, to take effect on thc first day ' of October, leaving little more than two months from thc induction of your successor until thc assembling I of Congres-:. In accepting your | resignation, I nm not unmindful of ( thc fact that about the time of thc j meeting of Congress, one year ago, you stated to mc that you felt thc nc- 1 ccssity of retiring from the Cabinet, < and asked whether I would prefer < your resignation, so as to have your . successor confirmed by thc Senate at. * the last session, or whether I would prefer it in vacation. My answer was, that I preferred not having it at all. That was my feeling at the time ; and I now believe that you have tilled every public trust coniided to you with ability and integrity. 1 sincerely trust that thc future will place you right in thc estimation of thc public, and that you will continue to enjoy its confidence as you have dorm through so many years of ofli cial life. With continued respect and friendship, I subscribe myself, very truly, your obedient servant, U. S. CHANT. Hon. C. C. Delano, Secretary ol* the Interior. The Great Robbers. j Thc distillers and brewers, il is said, have been cheating the govern ment largely in the matter of 1 Very likely! It was to be c/Pc<:ica>j if opportunity offered. Th?ir whole business was-a slupcndo;*a fraud audi crime. The robbin- l,ie Poven' ment is om >f the>,cnsL?f lh(iU' ol . fences. For 'J'-'ollar ?????>' ^cof thc goverr-'lt!"> Uley take at least tcn-frc?> lllc P??Ple? tmtl mostly from mose least able to lose it. There arc I ' the country more than a hundred thousand men in abject pov erty, who, but for these wrong-doers, would be in circumstances of com fort. Their dilapidated houses, their tattered garments, their hungry chil dren, testify to the great wrong in flicted upon them. But this is not all. They have been robbed not only of their money; but largely of their ability to acquire more. With their money went their health. Tens of thousands are annually sent to a pre mature grave, while others arc left to carry about a little longer an unburied carcass. And with money and health went reputation. Once these men had a good name among their neigh bors-some of them, indeed, a world wide reputation. Now their presence creates a loathing, and with all classes their name is cast out ns evil. And still thc work goes on. Moncj' - and health and reputation might bc spared, if only character were left. But these great robbers filch not these -alone. They seize what is infinitely more precious-they rob their victims of their manhood, of their intelli gence, integrity and affection : and having despoiled them of all these . theif jirecirfus'tilings, they leave their i naroo to rot and their memory to perish. > . " . 1 If one of tho ends of government i is to protect thc. people, is not here a i proper occasion for its interposition/ I While tilling the country with its se- ? crct police and detectives to ferret i out thc robberies upon its treasury, i might nofc ?be general government j with great propriety institute some i investigations into this great wrong 1 inflicted uponYlie people? This Con-*' i gress was urged to do at its last ses- i sion, by numerously-signed petitions, '< but declined toTlo it. And why? ii did not say. But an answer, per- 1 haps uncharitable, will suggest" itself. Tho government shares in tho pinn- I der; ' By this great ^niquity* it re- : plcnishe^ its treasury* It ip vono ofp; ? . - ? S its most fruitful sources ol revenue. O, shaine ! Should this be longer tolerated? With thc closing of the Qrsl century of the nation's history, should not thi|l great scandal cease f ls il not Lime for thc people to demand invest igation? .Should not thc next Con gress be Hooded with petitions in .' ing upon investigation, and thal tho government cease lo be parliceps sriminis in this wholesale robbery and murder ol' thc people ': And yet, why investigate? Who is not familiar with thc wrong ; W!.<. :?u not know thc guilty parties r Why 1 not rather have a second Declaration af Independence? With the Begin- ' tiing of thc second century of the na- ' Lion's history, why not tin ow o !' the . chains ol' this degrading servitude ? ls there not virtue and manhood enough among tho people lo put down Ibis Spirit Fiend ? Or must AVC bow ' our necks still lower while he binds his yoke still faster upon us? Thc great political parties recognize iii. power hasten to do him homage. O, my countrymen, is there no de liverance? Is our fair heritage tobe ' laid waste yet more and moro bj this 1 [bill demon? Can wc-will we en- ' lure it? Are we craven iii ?pirit? Have wc no love of country-of hu manity? Or has love of gi in eaten j ur manhood ? Or devotion to party extinguished it? Surely it is tri ic lo iwakc and assert our liberty, or say o our oppressors, " Ride over m." Western C/uijlinn Adv?cate. Praise the Children. For every child who receives au excess of praise or commendation ; from its parents, there are loj^ at least, who are oftentimes tliotwht. lessly, but none thc less sclfishlyjand cruelly, defrauded of that \vhicjx is , duo them in this respect. Childi en love praise-they crave it, and rwill do much to win il. || But, mother, when your little KV1'! has put her whole baby heart tint . some liul^ oillec she is st : perform for von : when she has Peen unusually sweet-tempered and i^-'0'' ; through^?4 th-e trying day, AvM*nei approving if urns in inc "ii itreropii gcr'j ear; IcU her in encouraging itasca -on thc tip of evcr\' mother's i tongue-what a treasure she is. Su. h praise will bot be wasted' As; summer's dew upon tho -oses, words like these will fall upon the childi hem . making if richer willi Hags ant: incense of duty and love. , I'-./....., if your boy lias iearned i his lessons rigiit well ; if Ilse df.il*' tasks he is set to do have been ].< r formoil more thoroughly and fnilh fully than usual; if in little wa}.- he bal been more thoughtful of your comfbS. than is his won;, no icc these things. Is'ot silently, but hy word of mouth, generously and (or dially approving bis conduct. Lei ? him feel that his endeavors are fully appreciated, that no good or noble action on his part passes by you un noticed. Thus will voa incite in him a desire to merit always your appro bation, and the resolve to make, him self more worthy each ?ny of such a father's love. Withhold not praise from youri children wlifjti they claim iL is their |' right. Used wisely, it is a healthy I stimulant that cannot injure, but, on ; thc contrary, is productive ol results \\ good and lasting. I See, in the hurry and worry of Hie ? Hying days that you forget it not, lust k there be, through jour forgetfulness, small heart-aches now, and great ones hereafter. Tm? "MODERATE DRINKER.-A JO- j < called moderate drinker wa* once!; very angry with a friend who claimed ? Lhat safety is alone in totally fib- \ staining from thc usc of ardent spir- ' ts, and who allowed his fanatical jip- ? Lions to insinuate that thc uiotlerate ? Irinker himself might then be k?.yo?$ self-control. "To make plain the'.' [jucstion who is wrong," said thc tem- l poru?ee man, '?will you just quit, one : month, not thouc??ing a drop dur'mg t Lho time?" Said thc other : "To Bat-: 1 isfy your mind, 8ir>,I will With pica-1! sure, though I know, myself; I will ilo ns you ask, to euro your over- '< wrought ideas." He kept tho promise. < but at thc end of Uic month bc came j i to his friend with, tears in his cyiadl and thanked him for saving him from I a drunkard's grave. Saul he, " IU never knew before thatjl was in aif^ sense a slave to drink, but thc past month has been the fiercest battle ot' my life. I see now I was almost bc-, youd hope, and bad the test come many months later, it would have been too late for mc. But I have kept thc pledge, and, by God's help, I will keep it for life." Moderate drinker, just try it for ono year, and see how near you are to tho rapids, beyond which there is no returning. Our Bane. Under this head thc National Bap tist deals out these very plain words : "Everybody wants to show oil'. The slerk willi ?000 a year wants to emu late his employer with SCO,000 a year. Thc minister with Sl.?OO, Ha lde to cease at thc will of death or of thc deacons, wants to live as if he had a solid income of live times as much, or, rather, thc parish wish it of him. A young man dare not invile a young lady to go anywhere unless he is pre pared to lavish on her all sorts of Illings, (piitc beyond Iiis means. Thc matron will not invite, a friend to take a quiet cup of tea; there must lie all sorts of fandangoes, to bc pur chased with money, or on credit. "If one is honest, then he robs himself of necessaries to squander thc more on vanities. Tho father and mother rob themselves of rest, j food and of thc comfort which comes from a deposit in thc savings bank, in order that thc daughter may dress far beyond their means. But, alas ! I lien thc moral fabric gives way. The merchant, the clerk, thc teller, lhe cashier, the banker, must live up to a certain point, no matter who suf fers. Hence comes "borrowing" thc money ol' thc firm, or of the deposit ors, for stock gambling, in thc hope of being rich. Th ! default, shame, ruin. If the frog tries to bc as big aa the ox, something is bound to give ua}'-either body, or brain, or con science." Be Your Own Rigid Hand Man. People who have been bolstered up all their lives arc seldom good for anything in a crisis. When misfor tune conics? they look around for somebody lo cling to or lean upon. If thc prop is not there, down they go. Once down, they are as helpless as a capsized turtle, and they cannot find their feet again without assist n?H?c. buch persons no moro resem ble men who h < ve fought their way to position, making difficulties their stepping-stones, ?uni deriving deter mination from their defeat, than vincs,^ resemble oaks, or spluttering rush-lights the stars of heaven. Ef forts persisted into achievements train a mau to self-reliance ; and when lu has proved to the world that ho can trust himself, thc world will trust him. One of the best lessons a fatffcr can give his sop is this : Work ; strengthen your '.nora! and mental faculties as you would .strengthen your -muscles by vigorous exercise. Learn io conquer circumstances ; you arc then independent of fortune. The men of athletic minds, who left their mark on thc years in which they lived, were all trained in a rough school. They did not-mount to their high position by thc leap of leverage ; they leaped thc chasm, grappled with ihe opposing rocks, avoided ava lanches, and when thc goal was reached, felt that, but for thc toil that bad strengthened them as they strove, it could never have been obtained. GENTLENESS or. CHARACTER.-One )f the cally Christian teachers, who was boin with a violent temper, be came a tnodcl of gentleness aa he .Crew older. On one occasion'he was assailed willi a torrent o? most furious words. Thc good teacher looked at the pas ional., man who thus addressed him with a tranquil eye, and did not reply 'vy. a single word. The furious man, it ill more enraged, spoke moro bit .iii-ly than before. When Ihn fellow had at last retired, lie Christian was asked how he could cecp silence under such provocation, lie replica.: "?fyHoiigHO and I hnvo ma^e a -ompa?t, and wo have agreed that Wllll? hlV lion*? t- i.-ll c ? . ?. ... " ?f ;.x'l*,u',, ral1 Ul nub ?ceiing ny tongue shall not say a? word, ^opld,I tench this poor ignorant man oetter how^ to govern and' restrain f??Wf.than by holding ray tongue ; d would Iii* rago^have been sooner . . . A . * appeased lidd L_nol 'i(-pt silence? Ought we not to have compassion on an unfortunate person who is Carried away by bi.- passion ?" :-zjf A Little Pleasure. How to make country life socially helpful and pleasant in winter is a timely question now. Nothing can well show a much wider contrast than thc present activities in large towns, compared willi life as it goes on in isolated rural places. Wc think the plan which has been adopted b}r some of thc Oranges, to organize a little pleasure in the midst of business, a very sensible one. Innocent recrea tion can hardly have better auspices than these otic red, and if something looking toward culture and mental entertainment should bc added, thc result would bc still further fruitful ol' good. To our mind, there is nothing equal lo a well ai ranged debating club or reading circle; and where a paper is eil i lcd and read weekly, the interest excited is usually as edifying as it is salutary. There is hardly any country district which cannot be helped in Ibis way, and it only wants one or two energetic spirits who shall take thc bruni of thc battle lo make any one or all of tho suggested plans successful. All do not know that lemons sprinkled with loaf sugar almost completely allays feverish thirst. They arc invaluable in thc sick room. Invalids all'ccted with feverishness can safely consume two or three lemons a day. A lemon or two thus taken at tea time is recommended as an entire substitute for thc ordinary supper of summer, and will often in duce a comfortable sleep throughout thc night and give a good appetite | for breakfast. THE NEXT ANNUAL EXHIBITION Of thc ORAKGEBURG Mechanical. Association, ; Wi J.r. UK HEM) AT Ti lE TOWN OK j.Oi?o.ri!0p"fe> i ii?g S- C.1.: ! .j"*At the I'air Ci rounds ol' the Asso j ImrHon, beginning Tuesday. October 26th., 1075, AND CLOS INO Friday, October 29th, ib/'o. 27te JVCWUMM List Jins been nearly Doubled ds to NUMBER juid VALUE. Ari ide!) can be entered till 2'ues day Evening, and be alloivcd to corn pe tc. J3?l ?Ul Mm. ?-11. ?. -i MJ Q u ?J r\ wwmi?Jm ui WILL TAKE BLACK ON WEDNES DAY, THE 27TII. JL. (;AME OF B-iVSE iB.ALL ON THURSDAY, THIS 28TH, FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OP THE COUNTY. O UJIER AMUSE MENTS WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY DAY OP THE FAIR. The Annual Address Will bo delivered on TULJISDAV, the 28tb, by COLONEL 1). WYATT AIKEN, Master of State Orange. Every accommodation possible will bc provided for bpth Exhibitors and Visitors. ? - Arrangements . have been made with the South Carolina Kailroad for tho transportation of all Freights for the Pairnl ONE BATE BOTH WAYS, and EXCURSION TICKE'l'S will bc quid to visitors during the week. For further particulars see Premium ?List, or address any member of the Board of Dircctojp, at Orangeburg, S. C., or the Secretary ami Treasurer. LiTRECTOllS: Du. WM. F. BARTON, JL'UESIDENT. LAURENCE IC. BECKWITH, ESQ. SAMUEL DIBBLE, ESQ. CAPT. F. II. W. BRIGGMANN. ' CAPT. MOBFAN J. KELLER. * ORAN B. BILLY, Eso. JLVRPIN RIGGS, E?<?. . Secretary and Tr?asuror ; KIRK ROBINSON, ESQ. Bids for tho Refreshment Stands and Tables will be received until Tuesday, October ?th. The same will, bo handed to the Secretary and Treasurer. Sept. 13th, 1875, G-5 A P V E R 'LJt S E M E IS T S. MISCELLANEOUS. Q.UAN? OPENING I I will open this morning n iot of 'he Finest Teas, ? ever offered in this market, co si UNCOLORED JAPAN OOLONG S j SOUCHONGS, YOUNG HYSONS, and GUNPOWDERS", And in order to cultivate a trade ."<.>r these linc grades I will sell them V E K Y LOW, I have also received tins morning another car-load o? Solomon's Fancy Flour Fresh ground and Made espec?alo for nie from thc X^ine?t Selected Wheal., I have never had a complaint o this brand of flour. IMPORTANT N?TIGE I Inferior KEROSENE OIL hY so dan* g?rons and so many accidents haye oe curred from its use, 1 have been induced, at the repeated solicitation of my custo mers, to purchase rt supply pf pun for their inc. i have just reeeife barrels bi PUKE WHITE KEKOSEl 0/ 124 lire test. I will t?ll tula F Oil cheaper Hum ike same grath) oV can bc ?old at in thU city. ETamilioa i lng this Oil are safe. Tho lise of common Oils now FLOODING THE MARKET is equivalent to bringing into thc family destruction and death !' At 1 have also recui'vod';: 10 Tierces v?CSh Cured Davis-' Hair. , 10 Poxes Cream Chceoe, direct from * the Daily,. 2? Firkins Goshen Butter, direct from the Dairy, which hii3 all Um freshness and ilavor of tho flow ers! 5 Tierces of Baltimore Sugar-tffec .' Strips, 10 Barrels of Extra Mess Mackerel, averaging twenty ounces. 25 Sacks Laguayra Coffee, equal to Java. ?tT Sacks of assorted Rio, by last Rio steamer. With a>full supply of II" CHOICE GROCERIES.. Erosh iii 3 ) ) I. * * My stock ls foll, with prices low and good i nnes coming. Thanking tho public for their very llb er?l? patronage, and .soliciting Us contin uance, i will do my best to merit th? lite. MAORX>Y SOL03lONj . Columbia, SO. 00a.