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iE I'U?LISHKJO-AT ORANGEBURG, S. C. E. A. WEBSTER, A. M. Editor. TERMS : ONE Cory, ONE YEAR, - - - ?2.00 Invariably in Advance. And I will conic near to you to judgement; mut I will bc a swift witness ngninst thu sorcer ers, am) against the adult?rer.-, and against false swearers, and against those that op press tho hireling In I?H wages, thc widow I ami thc fatherless, and that turn aside the 1 stranger from Ins right, and fear not me,1 Buith the Lord of Hosts.-MA LAC III, III, 5. NOTICE. Vfo.aro. not responsible for thc views of our Correspondents. Advertisements to tic inserted in thc CITIZEN I must bo received by Thursday evening. Advertisements inserted nt OnoJIollar per inch, for tho first insertion. Further terms can Toe lindon upplicntion to thc Editor or Publisher. Communications on matters of Stato or Local interest, respectfully solicited. Ail orders for Job Printing left nt this of?lcc will receive prompt attention, Agents nnd Correspondents wanted in all Towns of tho County. SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 1875. The Legislature. This body will soon* meet at the State capitol. Thc people arc look ing foward to its meeting, with more than, ordinary interest. It seems that eur Governor has not, as yet, signed the tax levy bill which passed near the close of thc last session. The failure of Solomon's Bank, in which the State had largely deposited, has afforded another excuse for non payment from the State Treasury, and many who had claims against the Stale are short of pnj'mcnts from that source. N;o taxes can be levied and collected while we have no law to enforce it. It will require prompt legislation, or at least harmony be tween the executive and legislative departments of the government to relieve . State finances by collection tax.es for the present year, f iijjBlgovernmeut as well as the i D.Q..doil.bl,Jtlesu.-e economy, but there is no wise economy in neg lecting to pay just debts, and it can not be wise for the State long to neg lect to put in operation the means to meet existing* obligations. The (Jnion Herald in referring to this says : "We have eight circuit judges and one supreme judge to elect. The selection of these will test the patrio tism, capacity and wisdom of the members. Personal or political 83'mpathy ought not to be the sole guides of a member in his vote for a judge. To inflict a venal or incompe tent judge upon the people is the .worst political crime a party can j? commit. We have faith to believe that schemes and slates will be bro ken, and each candidate will stand upon his record and his merits when the test vote is taken. The State House has been brushed np, the chairs have been mended, there is fuel in thc cellars, ]wid for, enough to keep all warm, without thc heat of debate ; the stationery is ready to distribute, Joe and Jones are on the ground, and everything be tokens the beginning of a session, and even an ill-used editor will be glad to see it open. Citizens Not Free! g * -- Thc Union Herald playfully asks ns if we know of any American citizens that are not free? We think we might find some of that sort. How any man can bo free without power to act seems it mystery. We are told * ihat knowledge is power, what shalt we say, then, of those who are trav eled with ignorance, and have not thc ability to thick for themselves, or even to write their own names, but are. obliged to get others to think, and even wrftc for them, and, possi bly to read and interpret tho ballots they cast? No birr] can fly without wings, nor even with them, unless he has learned bow to use-them. Thc chain of ignorance with which its vic tims aro bound cannot be in keeping with dictates and aspirations of' real freedom. ? ? , ,- i ... jg n.iuii.iii'.^nnif -J ;-r?-x Some American citizens ure tuc tools ot' pnrt3r. They tamely work under party leaders, and in slavish plight do their bidding. Any meas ure is adopted that the party may dictate, and any person sustained for oilicc who can worm themselves into 1 party nominations^ whether wise or ' foolish, honest or dishonest. ??Such ! persons enjoy no more of real free- ! dom than thc unllcdged birds who oe- ' cupy thc nests they foul, and open ' their mouths tamely to swallow all 1 that is oflcrcd to their indiscriminate 1 appetites. 1 -There arc those who have become 1 the slaves of some master passions ' that they struggle in vain to resist, 1 who, like thc poor miser, does not possess goldj but thc gold possesses him, and in cringing obedience to the dictates of mammon, he is "starved in this world, and damned in that to come." Others have fostered habits until they arc bound by its fetters, and, like thc poor drunkard, they re solve in vain to rid themselves of the coils of thc monster that has grown two powerful for their wasted ener ? gics and depicted strength. The world is yet too full of those who have made shipwreck of their faith, and all that was once dear in the cherished inventory of virtuous 1 manhood, and are now floating on the current of sinful indulgence, dreaming of peace and safety while sudden destruction is coming upon them. Those who enjoy and follow thc dictates of genuine freedom are not found in the haunts of dissipation and crime-they are net tho inmates of our jails and prisons ; and knowing thc right they do not thc wrong per sue, but are true to God, themselves and the interests of humanity. It is [ a painful truth, too obvious to be de nied, that many of thc citizens of our country do not enjoy thc blessings of 1 true freedom. The'Governor's Charleston Speech. The Washington Star says : "The hearty reception given to Gov. Chamberlain by the chamber of commerce of Charleston, and the con gratulations he received upon the reforms of his administration and the increasing prosperity of South Caro lina, ought to cenvey a wholesome lesson to the northern men whom ac cident has made chief executives of southern states. Governor Chamber lain has apparently fulfilled his pbdges in good faith, and the result is, that his labors in behalf of the state arc fully appreciated by the people. Thc case of Gov. Chamber lain forcibly illustrates the truth of the proverb, 'Honesty is the best pol icy,' even in politics." Wc have no doubt our Governor has faith in that old proverb and that he will practice himself the same good doctrine he so elegantly commends to the attention of others. There is no honesty in the willful neglect to pay an honest debt. That our legislature are begining to appreciate that fact appears in the Tax Levy bill passed at the last session, at least in thc levy of one fifth of a mill to pay in trust due on the State Agricultural College bonds. THE NKWS AND COURIER TO HE EN LARGED.-As many of our readers know there is always something in the News and Courier worth reading. Those who read it arc not obliged to endorse all it says. Thc publishers announce its enlargement and say. "Early next month,' we hope to greet our readers wi tira paper con taining the equivalent ofeigbt addi tional columns of space? This will enable U3 to do full justice to readers and advertisers alike, and ,to give* a journal which we trust wi?? bo in no respect unworthy of thc prosperity and prospects of Charleston" . Wo are glad to notice this indica tion of the prosperity of tho principal daily paper of thc largest city of out State. . An Honest Face. Physiognomy illustr?tes character and character impresses itsclfi on physiognomy. No man can know himself lo bo mean and not huz.cst anti not show it lo some extent in Liis very countenance. If a man is a I moak thief and would put bis hand! in another man's pocket, for Iiis wal let or steal trust funds, mid leeds himself and his family, and Lrcats his friends on stolen money, the very I fact of conscious infamy und mean ness will burn, not only into his; con science, if he has one, but even into Iiis face and look out th rougit Lis eyes telling thc painful convictions of his own being, lt would, 'oe foi lu nate for some men we knofl even in South Carolina, if they did no change their characters to change Sr&rnueir faces, and if they looked liku honest men they would hardly know them selves in a glass. Thc reverse of this is true an hon est man is likely to carry rn honest face. Thc one incident in which Liv ingstone thought he had reason to ho proud, is thoroughly characteristic, and we give it in his own words : "Grandfather could give particu lars of the lives of his ancestors for six generations of the family before him ; and thc only point of tho tra dition I feel proud of is tins; Ono of these poor, hardy islanders was le nowned in thc district for great wis dom and prudence, and it is related that when he was on his death-bed, he called his children around him and said : 'Now, in m}' life ti inc, I have searched most carefully through all the traditions I could lind of our fam ily, and I never could di-eovcr that there "was a dishonest man among our forefathers. If, therefore, an t ol you or hny^oTy^oiit children ." . 11 ' kc to dishonest ways, it wilL,p?t be be cause it runs our blood ; ^?t^ocs not bolong to you. 3 leav'ff ?u.* - . pt with you : Be honest.' A writer in the British (Quarterly] says : "This moral heir-loom of iis fam ily entered very deeply into ll", na ture of the great traveller. Ju Iiis face, as we remember it, there was, with all its kindliness of expr?s- ion, a sort of troubled earnestness of out look, as though the upright soul wilh werc always on the watch for the straightest^ way to the end in view. It was not suspicion ; for his keen discernment of character waa always exercised in detecting grounds of truth rather than analyzing the cor rupt motives of hypocritical pretense. But he did not regard an honest life as an easy one. It was lo li i m al ways the "fight of faith," not in any speculative, but in a strictly practi cal sense. And lo a gentleness of nature which exercised a wonderful charm over savage men, he added an ostentatious but indomitable firmness that always seemed standing front to front with some invisible foe. The Bible and Intemperance. "The darkest neighborhood which I visited was in a narrow valley in C-, without a minister, without a church or Sunday school, and where Sunday is spent in fishing and hunt ing and nut gathering. In this val ley I called on a notorious inebriate, and found him in bcd ?trying to sleep o(T the effects of a drunken debauch. With spmo effort ho. was induced to come down from his chamber, saying he knew he looked hard, anU was ashamed to see us. Ho needed a Bi1)?e, but had spent all his money, imd his neighbor who accompanied -me advanced two dollars, and bought him an octavo copy. Ile said ho knew it would bc much better for him to give up drinking and begin to read the Bible. "Can you give up drink ing?" I asked. "I myst give it up, or it will kill me," ho ?said "rid T IWJ'mjL'JgJJUJU ll ?IM believe I can if I try." "Would you lather die than give it up?" I asked. .'No, I would rather give it up than die," said he. "Will you sign a pledge if I write one?" I asked. He said, "1 have half a mind to."" "I will write a pledge, if you will sign it," I continued. "I will sign it for one year," said he. And he wrote as follows : "I, lt. F., do hereby pledge my word and honor, that after Octo ber 1st, 1873, 1 will neither touch, taste, nor handle anything that will intoxicate, for thc space of one year, so help mc God." And bc signed it, and his neighbor and I signed it as witnesses. By this time bc was very much in earnest, and be said, "I am now in my right mind, and I know what I am doing. If I can keep that pledge one year I can keep it ten. I will have Mr. S. to write this pledge on thc first blank page in this new Bible ; and I will sign it with ink and keep it where I can often look at it ; and if there is any strength or honor in mc, I will keep it. I am glad you came to see me. I had no expecta tion of anything like this happening to-day. This is a good day's work for mc. -Give me your address ; for if 1 can keep this pledge I shall want to write you a letter. . Will not my poor wife rejoice ! Will not my em ployer be glad ! Ile talked of dis charging me, but now bc will not need to do it. There is no man in this valley that can earn more money than I can, if I only let lkpior alone." -Bible Agents' Report. How to Get Out of it. A man rose in the Fulton street prayer-m-jcting, who had been a drunkard for twem\y years, and has now been sober for four years, and is an earnest Christina man. Ile said on his way to thc meeting he was accosted by rum-seller, who wished him to ti^tr th-.-, prayers of the meeting for him. '-What! for you? Have you got out of thc rum traffic ?" "No !" he answered, and I do not know how to get out." "Well, I will tell you. Roll your barrels into thc street, and knock in the beads, and walk away from the trafile." "Yes, and leave my family to starve !" "No! they won't starve in quitting wrong and doing right. Get right first, and then ask for prayer to keep right." This rumseller is not two squares from this meeting. Another man rose and said bc was an ale-brewer, and he wanted to tell what the Woman's Temperance Move ment bad done for him. "I went into my place and looked around, and I said this is all wrong ; and I made up my mind there and then that I never would manufacture drink or sell another drop. I just closed up the place and walked out-a man out of business-and to that I will never return. I am done with it for ever. And all this I o/c to tho Wo man's Temperance Crusade, as it is called. I want you to pray for me. I make a sacrifice, but I am willing to make it. Pray for me."-Christ ian Intelligencer. SUDOKN INFLUENCES.-It is thc squall that upsets thc boat, while tho steady wind crowds hard upon it but only drives it right along towards its destined port. The slow force of the steady current may press it in vain against thc dam, but once let the pent-up waters above break away and come with a sudden burst, and yields to the instant pressur?, and coes down before the torrent. Tho slow, gentle action of thc electric current is harm less, and often healthful, but thc con centrated flash and burning bolt smite to swift destruction. So it is with sudden influences on the impulsive and impetuous natures of man. The approach stealthily and strike quickly. Unwatchful and unaware of tho coming blow, wc arc im-im.i-.??., 7| T.-i. ? II?,. ? - -P overwhelmed aiuf fall. Sometimes Satan strikes at a man as the light ning strikes out of the cloud. He secs not thc.suntling hand, he knows not of its presence until he feels the fiery blow. Then it is that human resolutions bend before" the hot blast from hell. Thc struggle is often ter rible. gtOUTII CAROLINA RAILROAD. CHARLESTON, S. C., Fcl). 10, 1875. On and aller Tuesday, February 16th, thc fol lowing changes in Schedule of this Road wil go Into ollcut : COLUMBIA DAY PASSENGER THAIN. Leave Charleston - - - 6.45 A M Arrive at Columbia ... 12.60 P M Len vu Columbia ... 4.30 p M Arrive ?it Charleston - - - 11.45 1* M AUGUSTA DAY PASSENGER THAIN. Leave Charleston . - . 7.pn j' M Arrive at Charleston - - . (?.35 A AI COLUMBIA NIGHT EXPRESS. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston ... 7.00 p R| Arrive ut Columbia - - - 8.30 AM Leave Columbia ... 7.15 p M Arrive at Charleston . - - 0.35 A M AUGUSTA NIGHT EXPRESS. Leave Charleston ... 8.30 P M Arrive at Charleston - 6.30 A M The Columbia Day Passenger Trains, which leave at 7 A. M. and arrive ut 11.30 P. M. will (between Charleston und Branchville) Btop only ut Summerville und George's. This applies both to the up and down tripe. By Ulla new Schedule a close connection will bc maile with thc Charlotte, Columbia and Au gusta Railroad at their Crosslin; near Columbia, which will avoid the transfer through Columbia and give us as Quick a schedule to washington und points North us by the other route. Sleeping Curs on nil night trains. Baggag checken through. t?. S. SOLOMONS, s. B. PicitBNBj G. T. A. Superintendent Feb. 13. AN OTJFIT FREE.--STSs in every county to la*:e ardors and deliver goods Cor the obi ami oviginal C. O. D House large casli wages, ff piCiid'.? chasco iii every neigh borhood, lbv i.ic righc person of citiier sex, young or old. Samples, nev; lists, circulars, tenus, etc., a complete outfit sent Free and post paid. Scnp fer it at once and make moncv at your homes. Address H. J. HALL & Co., 0, N. Howard Street, Baltimore, Md.- nov.l3-14-3m. EMPLOYMENT. - ? = we have Just what you need. Our 0x11 Ilounted Chromos outsell anything in the market. Mr. Persons writes : "I struck out yesterday, and by working easy four hours, cleared $7." A lady has just reported her profits for thc fore noon as five dollars; yesterday up to 2 o'clock she cleared seven and a half dollars. We can prove beyond <|iicsiion that one agent ordered ft.nixi of these chromos in eleven working days. We have thc finest and largest assortment in tile United States; hundreds of choice subjects from which lo select. Wc will send you un as sorted one hundred of the best selling on re ceipt of six dollars. Send in your order of give us a call. Sample by mail 25c... or Vi for 1. J. LATHAM & Co., 410 Washington st., Boston, Mass. P. O. Box 2151 Oct. 30-13-Cm. B OOK AGENTS and GOOD SALESMEN aro COINING MONEY" willi thc famous Tin- French edition of which sells for SIT?, and I ,' tunion edition for $200. our populai edi ! lion MO. containing over one hundred full page i|liarto plate-, is the clicapest and must ulcguiil publications in America, and Ibo beat I to sell. Cvitico vie willi euch othor tn praising lt, und tho masses bm it. Aiicnt ia oiiailesion, s. . reports M orders; onu in N'nii't Six, S. C., 100; one in Va., ?hit; an other in Memphis, 200 orders tuhen in three Weck?. FULL PARTICULARS FREE. Address J. IS. FOUI) A CO., Publishers, 27 Park Place, New York. Nov. 13-14-tt ^A^UGUSTUS.B. KNOWLTON, Attorney & Counselor at Law ORANGEBURG, S.C. GLOVER & GLOVER, Attorneys n. t XuSX. -w No 5, LAW RANGE, ORANGEBURG, S. C. July 3i-5i-ti OHAS. S. BULL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER AND "Notai-y I?u.l>lic, Orangeburg, S. O E. A. WEBSTER, Business faithfully and promptly al temied to. OFFICE for thejiresent in with A. B. KNOWLTON, Esq., Orangeburrr, Jan. 23, 1875. \YLOR FORDHAM AND LAWRENCE Attorneys at Law, Ofiices at Charleston and Orangcbug. L. J. TAYLOR, J. HAMMOND FORDHAM, F. D. LAWRENCE. fc?)r~\Specinl attention given to the col lcetion of elaims and prompt-return I made. * ^ Orangeburg, Marelr 20, 1875. D u. A. c/a>TJK?s, Dealer in all kinds of; * Drugs and Medicines. Dr Dukes has had Nine Years Experi ence in Drugs and Medicines and thorouh ly understands Iiis business. Ho keeps constantly on a large supply of Goods usually found In a , Firstrclass Drug Store. '^".Careful attention paid to the com pounding of Prescriptions and all orders promptly attended to. Call on him at hia Popular Dnig Store. Orangeburg, Feb. 13,1S75. 'ADVERTISEMENTS. MISCEM.AKKOUS. Q_KASU OPENING t I will open this morning a lot of the- ' Finest Teas, . ever offer ed ih this market, co si UNCOLORED JAPAN OOLONGS, SOUCHONGS, YOUNG HYSONS, and GUNPOWDERS, And In order to cultivate a trade for these fine grades I will sell them . "VERY LOW. I have also received this morning another car-load of Solomon's Fancy Flour Fresh ground and Made especially for mc from the JtTijucst Selected Wkeat, I have never had a ooinplalnt of this brand of i.our. IMPORTANT NOTICE 1 Inferior KEROSENE OIL is" ao dan gerous and so many accidents have oc curred from its use, 1 have been induood, at the repeated solicitation of my custo mers, to purchase a supply of pure Oil for their usu. 1 1-ave just receive tan bftvrels ot _A PURE WHITE KEROSENE Of 124 fire test. I will sell ibis Paro Oil cheaper than the same grade of Oil can be sold at in this city. Families U6e ing this Oil are safe. The use of the common Oils now FLOODING THE MARKET is equivalent to bringing into tho family destruction and deuth ! I have also received : 10 Tierces Fresh Cured Davis' Hams, 10 Boxes Cream Cheese,~direct from thc Dairy, 25 Firkins Goshen Butter, direct from thc Dairy, which has all tho freshness and flavor of the flow ers. 5 Tierces of Baltimore Sugar-Cured Strips, 10 Barrels of Extra Mess Mackerel, averaging* twenty ounces. 25 Sacks Lagaayra Coffee^ equal to Java. 50 Sacks of assorted Rio, by last Rio' steamer. With a full supply 6i CHOICE GROCERIES, Frosh iii 1 > > I. My stock is full, with prices low and good times coming. ? Thanking Ibo public for their very llb eral patronage, and soliciting its contin uance, I will do my best to merit, the mo. HARDY SOLOMON, Columbia. S.o. Ga.