The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, March 16, 1892, Image 1
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VOL. XLVI. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1892. NO. 31. H
A BASELESS SLANDER.
LAND AGENT G13BES CHARGED WITH
GROSS MISMANAGEMENT.
Which Ui>oj: Xi.vi frttcKtioii Proves to be |
False?The? Ch;.rce Mudo by a Man With j
I
AVhom Col. tilbbt*. had a Fallice Out? j
The Whole Story.
Columbia, S. C., March 10.?The
State sinking fund commission had a
matter before thrm yesterday that was
out of the ordinary by a grea; deal,
and created a considerable st:r, not
on'y on the outside, around the city.
fhii Viioh j.'nap?4f?ffcr nf t.hp irpntlft
man, at whom heavy charges were
directed, but. inside the board as well.
The matter was brought up before '
the board in the nature of ceitain ;
charges of gross mismanagement in the j
alfairs of the State land department on :
the part of the Slate land agent. Col. !
Jas. G. Gibbts, preieried by a former 1
assistant, George T. Morrison, of |
Georgetown. Xr ese charges were pub- 1
lished in the morning papers and
created a great stir in consideration of <
?V?/n < Kii\- u*urn time enrnnrr nn i
LJLIC7 J O Cli Cb C ? ???? tl V VU "?>J i^j^/i. v?u ^ vu ?
the defendant without being considered ]
by the boar.i at aii up to that time.
Aiaj. Gibbt-s was of course very aagry h
when he read the charges Jjj&Pfl&Iit
against his ?Ocd name and>fllgh char
_ acter, and be at onc<t.S3?e?rretae folio wcard:
To the Editor of The State: The
News and Courier and the Register of
to day had reports of interviews between
their reporters and a Mr. H. T.
Morrison, a surveyor who has been em
ployed by me, in which he gave them
an account ot charges he had made to
the Sinking Fund board against myself
as land agent, which condensed are
r abou:, as follows:
1. That I aiJowed a Mr. Lacey to bid
off a piece of Innd in Clarendon at fifty
cents an acre and to only pay seventeen
cents.
2. That I sold land in Pickens as land
of tnv c-randfat tier. Mai. James S. Guig
nard, and kepi, the surplus of sale,
wnereas the land did not really belong
fto that estate.
3. That I allowed R. & C. K. lgleton
to put 2,000 acres of land imp* perly
on the tax bocks of Sumter.
4. That I allowed a piece of land reported
tor sale in Clarendon, of 300
acres, of a 2>Ir. R. Plowden, to be withdrawn;
also, cue of 1,000 acres, belonging
to \V. J. Ditlfie, in Pickens.
o. Tint 1 bought * large body of land
in Hampton county for 10 cents an acre
and resold U:e same lor su cents au
acre.
Charge 1 is true, but the land was reported
to be sold by Mr. Lacey, who
was, or claimed to be, its owner, and I
stated publicly at the sale that the
owner of the hind sold only had the
costs and charges to pay and would be
entitled to the surplus of sale. ilr.
Lacey paid seventeen cents per acre,
tbe costs and when the sheriff went to
make deed I gave a receipt for the
surpius, $630, to be sent to the sinking
fund board i'or final adj ustment.
2. As to the Pickens sale I did report
I had sold several thousand acres of
mountain land of estate Major J. S.
Guignard. This I had good reasons to
do, as representing the heirs, none of
the proceeds coming to me individually.
These lands I claim to have the plats
and grants for, but have offered the
board to pay the proceeds to the State
to await a lull complete survey, which
was not made.
^ 3. As to tbe Singleton lands in Sumter.
Several years ago the auditor in
W transferring the tax returns of one year
" to the next emitted 2,000 acres. This I
had put back alter consultation with
the coirmtroller. Mr. Elier'oe.
4. Trie lands of Plywden and Duffie
were withdrawn i'rorn sale, as the i
owners claimed they were not liable for
sale. Therefore they were properly
* withdrawn lur further investigation, i
5. The charge that I bought 2,000 i
acres of land in Hampton for ten cents i
per acre and resold them for twenty i
cents is utterly false. I bid off this
land, swamp land, for 82,000 and resold i
it through Maj. Willis, of Charleston, I'
for $2,500, said profit of $500 going to i
the State, having been reported by me,,
though the sale w?.3 not positively con- ]
summated.
Mr. Editor, though deeply indignant ;
[ at the malice and ill feeling manifested :
by Mr. Morrison in the charges, and I
shown by his desire to give them pub- I
I licity for the purpose of injuring my !
i good name, i have tried to answer
them dispassionately but briefly, con- i
Si vinced that those who know me will ;
|I pay no attention to such charg' s, ac- f.
U tuated,no doui>t. from a desire to se- ;
i|i cure my posiv.ori. :
X deny that i have done a single im- j
? proper act or actcd m any case in any ?
ill but a fair, square and upright manner, '
ffl^^^^?tn(^^^rto tae members of the sink- ;
lor the truth of what I I
B^te character of my <
|^t for good nature, :
Ahe judgment of i
Batter, but I hud '
BBfcg Mr. Morrison
in presence of 1
jgspect fully, i
ffs G. Gibbes. (
Kmission met at (
jfpaing, and alter ;
Bpr business took
|B?e charges. Mr. i
before the board i
ffs. 2searly all the <
HBPoininission who knew
jag of alfaiis as far as Col. <
fflrjcerned were as much (
pi; ch a proceeding as he j t
fitbcs, however, gave the
py-^nation gmri rpqiift>te(i ll
investigations referred to ]
Haoe to shew that the charges were 1
SSK?jflHMnlPrely false. 1
Secretary Tindal subsequently staUd (
gape action of tie board as follows: "Ail
SBHHHKhe charges were practically dismissed,
except the one referring to the Guign- ,
ara ii-rds. The hoard appointed a sur- J
veyor to isurvey those lands at Col. 'c
Gibbes' r(qu^S*^he surplus In the 1
Clarendon purchase of 1.90y acres was^1
^rdereu to be paid to the .secrelarv 5* *
jptate and held by him until the parties t
ll'-rimintr s.-irm shall furnish inrth^r i
I roof that it is theirs. Mr. Uibbes tins t
eea forced, with the full knowledge ol ?
le board. 10 sell lands partially, for ob- i
aous reasons making the basis of such
larges apparent only.
P'The board passed a resolution, very
roperly, thai hereafter all moneys ,
Ipm the sales of lands, whether from
lents or surveyors, except for county '
wes. must be paid to the secretary of [
Sre and by him disbursed. Hereto
K the agents and surveyors have *
ftp allowed to collect their fees lrom :
ae wafm nailp aflfl !)im <
tor only maJe returns of what was i
in to then;. i
speaking further of the matter, ,
Xinuai sale!: "Col. Gibbes has no j
d)l or management of the commis- [
whatever. There are six classes of ;
v and Col. Gibbes only has charge '
[e class. lie is only appointed to '
lup ''abandoned" lands, and sell !
^according to law. Every trans- !
|| is reported by him and by the ;
jj| ascerta^ed that during the^j
meeting, and in the presence of the entire
board, Col. Gibbes turned to Morrison
and denounced him as a "d'.rty,
low, lying scoundrel; told him that he
knew that the charges were as false as
he himself, and only a low scoundrel
would have for one instant stooped to
do an act so dirty and rascally. It is
also stated that Morrison took the denunciation
without attempting to
make a move?The State.
A MERCILESS MEMPHIS MOB,
j
Thr.e Hen Takvu Froiu Jj.il and Shot
to Death.
Memphis, March 10?Before daybreak
yesterday morning a mob broke i
into the Shelby county jail for the pur- j
pose of lynching the negroes concerned |
in Saturdays night's trouble at "The
Curve." Calvin McDowell, Tom Moss I
and Will Stewart, leaders of the negro
Ejansr, were taken out by the mob. A
search was also made for a negro Darned
Shanks, thought to be a ringleader, but
tie was concealed in the woman's department
and the mob did do; find
aim.
The bodies of the negroes we.. I mnd
jarly this morning in an open lot about
i quarter of a mile north, of the jail,
partially covered with brush.
McDowell was shot through the neck [
;viib buckshot. His mouth and under
jaw was "shot aws3 {ind one eyeball lay
on his cheek, while the o'theT'iVT^h^
entirely out of his head.
A bullet in the Wain killed Moss. Ilis
shoulder was also broken and a load of
buckshot lodged in his leg.
Stewart's throat was shot through,
his neck broken and a bullet had entered
his brain.
The bodies were taken to the ollice of
Jack Walsh.
At 7 o'clock a crowd of negroes began
to ge^ircr, and betore long 5,000 people
surrounded the place where the bodies
lay.
About this time it was reported that
the negroes at "The Curve" were arming
themselves. Sheriff McLeadon
Viastilr snmmnnpr? a nnsqp of fift.v ro?n
and, on arrival at "The Curve""fourid
a large crowd of white people aud negroes.
He galloped back and forth and
ordered the poeple to disperse, which J
they did alter some delay.
It was reported that 200 negroes were
arming with the guns ot the Tennessee
Rifles, a colored military organization.
Judge DuBose at once despatched a
score of deputies to the armory, who
took charge of the guns and conveyed
them to the sheriff's office.
It was also reported that Prank bchuman,
a gunsmith, was selling arms to
the negroes, aud the judge at once sent
for him. Schuman told the judge he
would sell guns to whom he pleased,
whereupon the judge had the obstinate
gunsmith placed under arrest.
A posse of 100 men armed with "Winchester
and Martin rifles were gathered
in the sheriff's office during the morning
and remained there ail day, subject
to a cail from the sheriff.
The leading negroes are appealing to
their black triends to go peaceably to
their homes and there remain quiet.
There may be further trouble tonight,
as it is reported that another effort will
be made to lynch Hugh Shields, alias
Shanks.
The Evening Scimitar strongly condemns
the action of the mob, and demands
of the criminal court to bring
f na rtiiilfrr r*orh'ne f A
tiling u.iiLj yai uto vv jucor-t.
The passiDg stranger m Memphis
would not know from observation that
twelve hours ago this city was in the
throes of awfnl excitement, and armed
men were galloping to and fro through
the streets, following bands of negroes,
many of them armed, also, to the teeth,
reaay to Degin uioou-ieitwg at tne
slightest provocation.
Last night's bloody business was done
in a manner that was a credit to the
dexterity and skill of the lawless mob
that invaded the jail. Col. H. Clay
King, the celebrated criminal lawyer
and author, condemned to death for
killing David D. Proton, lawyer and attorney
for Mrs. Gen. Gideon Pillow,
3aid it was a magnificent, orderly mob;
that its work was so quiet that his
3lumbers were not disturbed, though he
was in ten feet of the crowd as it rashad
through the jail corridors. Alice
Mitchell, the murderess of Freda Ward,
however, was slightly disturbed.
Men are discussing- tne lyncnmg m
all of its phases. Business men recognize
the fact that such acts are deadly
blows to the commercial prosperity of
the ''New South" that Southerners are
so loudly clamorous for.
The causes of this morning's lynching
are the same that have brought
ibout nearly every riot in the South.
A. white man named H. Barrett owns
i grocery and crap dive. Across the
street from Lim is another crap den and
grocery run by negroes. Business rivilry
grew strong between the two linns
rh'e negroes got the bt st of the business'
ind Barrett grew jealous, and from
Lheir bickerings it came to blows. Bar ptt.
ra'.iifH h'-s fnrpps anri thh rtwrriH1;
?ot together, iioth were a lawless set.
L>arrett found t he negroes in the majority
and sought the aid of the law. It
kvas reported to the deputy sheriffs that
the negro*s were arming, and they
raided tne negr j store. The report was
.rue. The negroes had guns and they
ised them with terrible effect. Three
teputies were shot down and t-hen
:wenty-seven negroes were captured
md jailed.
The negroes then he'd a mass meetng
and were harangued by their ignorant
preachers, whose words are regardHi
as inspired. Hearing of this, the
whiles Deeame enraged, and the lawless
)iies got themselvts together and accomplished
the death of ihree ringleaders.
*
There is fe.tr of further trouble tonight.
About 100 men, under A. J.
McLemden, are armed with Winchesters
and watching negroes in the suburbs,
while i he entire police force is
>n duty.
7*D??rea?t<l I'se ot Fertilizers.
Charleston, S. C., March 10.?
Latest statistics show that there wiJ be
t decrease or irora 4U to ou per cent. m
he fertilizer '.rade at Chorleston as ;
sompar^Uwiih last year. Frank E. ;
ajSroiir.neut manufacturer ol i
his city, iulft letter to the News and (
Jourier" says',, thai it seems to be clear
hat there will be a decrease in the i
tcrea^e of cotton, owing to the t-xLceme- ;
y conservative way in which all mer:hauts
throughput the entire South must !
lecessarily conduct their business dur- :
ul; uie yre&eui year, luus icuu^iuu iw ?
arge extent the aid thev have been ia i
-he" habit ot extending to farmers, and 1
lence restricting them in their acreage.
A.11 indications point to much less ship- j
nents duriug March and April of this
tear as compared with March and April .
)f 1601 ami a3 numbers of Eastern
manufacturers have reduced their ship- 1
nents to the South very largely as com- i
oared with last >ear and as some have 1
ibsolutely declined 1.0 oiler a ton of i
.roods, notably the well established :
louse 01 joua Jderriman oc to. or ualti- :
nore, it would appear that when the i
?eason is ended and statistics are care- 1
"uily compiled, that will be a decreasey
n the consumption of fertilizers shovvir '
>f about 40 or 50 per cent, throughout j
to^outh. y .
| THE SILVER FIGHT ON. ;
REPRESENTATIVE BLAND PRECIP1- 3
TATES A LIVELY DISCUSSION.
I'Vefl l'<i i nap-p Snores One?the House I'll*- I
He* The Order for Consideration?An I |
Kxcitir-g Parliament a ry Content Pre- j
cedes the Vote?Lively Tilts.
Washington, March 7.?Ia the j 1
House this morning before the reading
3 3 s
of t!ie journal Catchings of Mississippi a
cailcd up the resolution for the consideration
of the silver bill and the Clerk !
proceeded to read, and upon its adop-j ]
lion Catcbings remanded the previous t
nnoilinn
Tracy of Xew York called attention 1
to the fact that the journal had not been f
read. The Speaker declared that it was 1
in order lor the geulleman irom. Missis- ?
sippi to call up the resolution. Itead- ?
ing of the resolution was concluded.
Din.^lev?k,IIas the Chair ruled that t
this report of ihe Committee on ftulea n
can be considered before the journal has n
been read?"
Speaker?';The Chair has;lhaiiisa a
provision of the rules."
Dmgley?"The same provision of d
rule3 would coaler the same privilege on a
conference reports." P
--^Speaker?'-It does not confer the f
sah^prilvile^e on conierenoe reports. jj
The gWJeman r- mistaken; there are
czpress Imitations against ;onfeieDce ^
reports." \ u
Dingley? Then the Chair decides n
that business^ be done betbre reading t<
the journal?" ^
Speaker?"The^hair to decides." a:
Tracy-?14I appe's^^fc^the^_decisiop^ f<
In advocacy of his appeal he said that
it would be an unfortunate precedent to
make that the Committee on Rules, con- (
sisting practically of three members, '
could 'ccrne into the House and force ]
upon 300 and odd members the consid- j
cuu.vu ui auj i^z:viu.L*vu. y mi^ut ,
desire to call up. The peopb of the
State of Nca' York looked with grave \
concern on the action which this House <
| was to consummate to-day respecting i
this silver bill. It was the opinion of J
the people of that State, almost without i
exception, that the silver measure should ]
not be incorporated in the statutes. '
\Y ith regard to the question of reading; c
of the journal, it was customary to read '
the journal every morning before proceeding
to business. Knowing this J
many members had not felt it neccssary \
to hasten to the House. On that ac- s
count there ?\ ere many members absent, s
and a fair opportunity should be given "c
them to reach the capitol. lie yielded t
Sve minutes to Hr. Pitch and reserved \
the balance of his time. "!
Fitch seconded his colleague's re- e
marks, prefacing his own remarks with J
an expression of the highest respect for
the fairness of the Chair. JBut he con- 1
currcd fully in what had been said in re- v
gard to the danger o i the precedent ?
which it was proposed to set. Those ^
Democrats who had sat here over and
over again, demanding the reading of
the jurnal in the last House, knew that *
Wat demand nad always oeen granted
and that in a Democratic House in a
case like this, tbst refusal should be
made, was as untair to his mind as any- ,
thing that had been done in the last
House. Every parliamentary body in "
the world corrected its ov/n journal be- c
fore it proceeded to the work of another ij
dav, and if the rules authorized such a r
ruling as the Speaker had made, it was
an innovation that ought to be changed.
There was a good deal of talk in his c
Stale about a premature or snap conven- ^
tion. If there was ever anything pre- L]
mature or unexpected to those w!. j op- ^
pose silver legislation it was the snap- L
ping of this resolution on them before
the reading of the journal. The rep- "
resenlatives irem New York would stand *
by what they thought righl with the 13
same steadfastness and courage they had
stood by fie present Speaker when, as 'J
the gentleman from Georgia, he had "*
protested against things that were no
more unjust than was the bringing in of ^
this resolution before the reading of the
journal. The party owed something to
the Democrats of Xew York as they ?
owed something to it. It had nc right "
lo load them down, and from them it u
must except, as is deserved, a most e
emphatic protest. , ^
Mr. Tracy then claimed the floor, but ?
the Speaker had already recognized w
Bland and stated to Mr. Tracy that as ?
he had reserved his time the gentleman
Irom Missouri was entitled lo '.he J
tloor. Mr. Bland, proceeding, said that *when
the Committee on llules had reported
the resolution certain anti-silver 0
men had come to him and had said that ^
it tho resolution were postponed tor the I v
tirr.o being Ihcv would be ready to vote j e:
on it to-day without fillibusteriog. It
was a lair, square agreement, made by Ci
Messrs. Cockran and Andrews. He a
thought it lair play and lair dealing that ?'
when they came to him and to the Com- "
mittee on Kules and made a solemn ^
agreement, that :illibu Bering tactics ai
ought not to be resorted io. If the
House proceeded with the reading of the a;
lournai m mc lemper <u uie getuiuuuiu
from New York (Tracy) the opponents "
of the resolution could move to amend ;(
the journal horn now until Christmas. ^
There was nothing extraordinary in the
ruling ot the Chair. It was made in ac- ai
Dordance with rules adopted by a Democratic
Ilcuse. When gentlemen violated j "
their pledges and undertook to declare c'
that tbe rule was bein^ disiegarded it r
was a very extraordinary exLioition ou j
this tloyr. He moved to lay the appeal I ^
ou the table. !a'
Tracy then demanded the lloor, but
the speaker saul the peDdiDg question ! r(
was not debatable. J. racy contended that I
he had not lost his right to the floor and ! ^
bis persistency 'orea^ht from the Speak- ^
er a sharp reproof that his manner was P;
disrespectful to the Speaker. The Chair ^
told Tracy to be quiet and he would 11
state the question. It was that the
gentleman reserved his time, whereupon i *1'
the chair recognized the gentleman from j *e
Misscun and that the gentleman made {
a motion to iav the appeal on the table, I ^
which cuts oil' debate. Alter furtt-er d;s- j
Hussion on this point Bland withdrew I
his motion in order to enable Cockrau ! y
?f New Tork, to whom he had person- j q'
all}- alluded, to take the lloor. i o]
Cockrau said that the gentleman from j u
Missouri had stated that in an interview j a:
with him, he, Cockran, had undertaken \ SI
Lo bind a portion of the House us to its vv
ictiun to-day. That was not correct, i
through it might be the gentleman's {j1'
aiiderstacdinz. lie had appealed to the | tc
gentleman from Missouri to consent that j"
i vote be taken to-day and the gentle-: i1
aiau had refused to make any agreement [ n
whatever and the conversation had
jnded. It had been carried on in the
presence ol Andrews. He, Cockran, g;
bad to appeal to the Committee on h
Rules for this disposition because the g;
/
renlleman from Missouri refused to con- j
sent.
13iand inquired whether the gentle-1
nan had not stated that there would be i
10 opposition by filisbustering.
Cockran denied that lilibusteriug had ;
jeen referred to.
Biand?"You said in that conversa-;
ion that you would vote without lili-!
justering."
VVVyfli OU *VVUii\.WW?vu ^ ? ? r
:over aDy such convention."
Bland?'"Mine does, most emphatical-;
y."
" Cockran?"That .the gentleman has j
;aid once in order. There is no neces-1,
ity for his saying it twice in disorder," I.
Cockran argued against the ruling of 1
he Chair, maintaining that until the 1
ournal of the preceding day's proceedng
was road, the House could not know .
hat it was legally in session.
Andrews of Massachusetts stated 1
hat his recollection or me conversa- t
ion between Cockran and Bland was e
n entire accord with the rec /lection (
if the former gentleman. He did not j c
hink that the anti-silver men ever in-!,
end*d to filibuster on the journal. j ?
Uland?"Why not take a vote before {<
he reading ot the journal, if there is ;
:o mtenti ja of filibustering on the joural
?" ' }
Cockran?".Because one is orderly !:
nd the other is disorderly." " *
Tracy succeeded in obtaining the "
oor and concluded his remarks by t
gain protesting against the decision t
f the ('.liair and ernrft.ssin!? rftcr^t for f'
nythins: hehad said which might have t
een considered disrespctful to any ]
icmber. c'
Caterings closed debate on behalf of
le Committee on Ruks,concluding by t
loving to lay the appeal of the gentle- t,
lan from Xew York (Tracy) upon the j"
Able. j Jr
Tracy demanded the yeasanj^jias^
od his dema^tr-wsS^Mbported by
The roll" was then
silled and resulted yeas, l'.'-l; nays, 73.
Tracy's appeal was tabled.
Tracy then raised the question of re2onsideration.
The Chair decided that
under the rules he could not entertain
ihe question of reconsideration. Tracy
ivgain appealed and was again defeated j
ay a motion to table his appeal, which,
ivas carried, 170 to 81.
Tracy thereupon moved to recommit'
;he resolution with instructions to the
Committee on Ilules to report it back
with, an amendment changing the date
:'or consideration of the silver bill from
March 22nd to December 12th. The
notion was defeated, yeas TO, nays 202.
fhe previous question was then orlered
upon the resolution without
further objection beice- made.
A brief debate followed in which the ,
csoluticn was advocated by AlcKeighm
of Nebraska, Townsend of Colorado, :
fierce of Tennessee and iiland of ills- ;
jourl and opposed b;- Williams of Llasiachusetts,
while sarcastic speeches .
lirected against the spectacle afforded
>y a controversy among Democrats
vere interjected by Heed and iioutelle.
L'eas and nays were ordered and result- 1
id in the adoption of the resolution: ;
eas 190, nays 84. i
The speaker announced the result ]
md immediately added: "The Cierk .
via reaa uie journal ui yesieruuj s j
>roceedings." [Laughter.] " "
"HE WOMAN'S INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE, j
1
Lnderaon Get? tlie PrJze by I'aylnc <
(
Koundlj For It. ^
Columbia, S. C., March 10.?The s
oard of trustees of the Woman's In- ^
.ustrial College met yesterday and de- j
ided upon Anderson as the place for !
;s location. After the transaction of
outine business, on motion of Dr. ;
oynes the bi(b for the location of the <
ollege, which hail been advertised for, 1
rere opened. There were only two of (
liem, one from this city and one from j
inderson. j
After the reading of the bids and a
rief consideration thereof they were c
sierred to a committee consisting of r
lr. ljreazeale, Dr. Jovnes and Mr. Pat- {
jrson, with instructions to report at 4 i
'clock. A recess]was then taken until *
o'clock. I
At 4 o'clock the board reconvened (
nd (he special committee made the fol- t
)wing report: ?
"That thev have considered the two i
ids for the location of said college, one {
y ths city of Columbia, offering a sum
ot to exceed $12,000, payable un live <
qual anriUal|installmeDl3, with promise g
) use influence of the city to obtain ]
rounds for the said establishment, and a
ith a further condition that the city of L
iolumbia shall be represented on the c
oard of trustees by one member from c
ach ward, elected by the city council of y.
.'olumbia.
' The other by the city of Anderson, v
tiering $73,000 in bonds of the said city, v
ith an authorized assurance from pri- <]
ate individuals ofa suitable sil without c
xpense to the board; therefore. ,
"liesolved, That the committee i c- j ^
ommend the acceptance of the bid ! -v
lade by the city of Anderson, when c
ood and lawful bonds of the city of c
itiderson to the amouut of *75.000 are 0
uly issued and delivered by said city t,
ad are accepted bv this board. I p
Dr. .Joyne3 offered the following c
mcndmenl: r
"Provided that within thirty days, u
urinu' which notice i3 required by law a
) be advertised no more,advantageous i
i<< r<voiv<vl liu tHis* liniifd." i ,
Mr. Brazeale ottered the following n
mendment to the amendment: t
"And provided that Anders* n may (j
ave the risrht to modify her bid or ]
lanije ihe same in anv way deemed ad b
isable." |j
Both of tLt se were voted down and
I'm rnnnrt nf tlio crimmil 1PP wns j'
loptcd. v
Mr. Brazeale oU'ered Hie following 0
solution, which was adopted: U
Ilesolved. That Ibis boml meet at 0
.uderson, S. C., on the 14th day of 0
.pril next, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the i
urnose of linally locating tiie South (.
aroiina Industrial and Winthrop Xor- c
sal College, and ihatthe secretary give 0
lirty days' notice of the same, as re- t
nired by the act instituting such col- r<
:ge." v
The board then adjourned to meet in r.
.mlerson on the day named.?^tate. c
A Spirit Gave Her a "Tip."
lliciiMOXD, lod., March 10.?Mrs. v
lary 0 wens, a widow, living on a farm
ear here is one of tne four survivors c
f a large and influential band of Spirit- s]
alists who made this city their centre ti
3d held seances in a 840,000 temple, s
he believes fully in communication ?
ith the spirits, and by heeding a "tip" b
hich she says an Indian spook gave v.
er lifteen years ago she will probably
>se her farm. The spirit, she sayf, ^
)ld her that some day something valable
would come pouring and roaring ^
:om lissures on her property. When
atural gas was discovered fifty miles "
orth of her seme time ago the widow n
ecided that the Indian meant s^as. "
tie mortgaged her farm heavily and ci
ad gas wells drilled, bat no sign of i<
as has as yet been found. k
TARIFF WAR OPENED. |
!
WOOL SCHEDULE OF THE M'KiNLZY :
ACT CRITICISED.
|
Protectionist Pretensions Puncture*!? |
The McKinJty Tarifi' "Was Euactcd to j
IMy Tolitical Debts Incurred to Meet j
Hie Heavy Expenses of the Last Presidential
Election.
Washington, March 10.?Follow
;ug are extracts from McMillin's spcech
n the House yesterday ou Springer's |
res wool bill:
Mr. Chairman: The last Congress j
mnosed the highest tariir taxes ever
evied in this country. It also made
.he most extravagaut appropriations
iver made here in time of peace. This
Jongress was sent here to correct both
ivils. Expenditures in the two years j
iirl. fUft loef Pnrinrvoco onnrnnri- I
\jl MiiiLii iu^/ luoii uri iVr
tt-ort. besides deficiencies, aggregated'
1,000,01)0,000; $40 per family annual- :
y, or more Uian $500,000,000 each year, 1
ibout one-t'aird of all the money in ex
stcncc in the United States. When we
ake from our currency $100,000,000 of
old held for redemption purposes ia '
\s t-% vACA*?rfi?o vArmi??orl in '
uo icouvto i -ia iiu"
ional banks and different reserves hold j
rota circulation in other wafs, wc rind
hat these expenditures reached annualy
near half of all the money in actual
irculatioo. Can there be permanent
prosperity while one-half or even onehird
of all the mouey has to go through
he hands of the Federal tax gatherer I
very year, besides taxes jpi^JigtateT"
? '"'rpngpc'^ Xliere
is a remedy, .impose less taxes and
s'.iend less moiiev. That is what this
Congress means to do.
Mr. Chairman, the tarilTlaw has now
Leon in operation for op.c year and live
months. Where arc the beneOcial effects
that were to llow from it? Where
is that maijailicc.Dt price l lie farmer an J
wool srruwer was to realize from it?
Where are the increased wages the laboring
man was to get? I see before
me many men who voted for that monstrous
measure. If the facts were with
thc-m they would proclaim them to the
world. 1 defy contradiction when I say
the farmer has realized from two to throe
cents less on a pound from his wool
than he did before and .1 challenge any
representative here to point out a single
line of manufactures in which laborers'
wages have been increased by that
ia?v x t:v/ :a>;uivi j:o,o
pay more for the roof that shelter a him,
for the hat that covers his head and the
woolens thai cover his back. He has
had to pay more lor the linen he wears,
the hammer and Ine with which lie
works, i'et his wages have uot gone
up one cent. What benefit has increased
protection been to them? It was passed
under pretense of a desire to benefit
turn, yet whilst his wages stand still or
go down, what lie, his wife and children
. onsume has been increased in price unconscionably.
1 ask any Kepublican
3n the Committee on Ways and Means
lo point to a single laborer whose wages
:ave been increased by the law. It it
Jiminishes the revenue received by the
government, If it does not increase the
iralue of raw material to the farmer, if
t does not increase the wages of the laborer,
if it losters trusis, if it makes
cooling profitable, in Heaven's name
et us not further legalize the robbery
duL try some better method.
Hearings were had by the Ways and
Means Committee on the Mckinley
Dili. Some farmers and representatives ,
>f agricultural associations came oeiore
,he committee. Without a single e:;;eption,
so far as I now remember, they ;
,esLifted that the value ol farms h2d
;one down within the last six years ail ]
.he way from 25 to 50 per cent. ,
The duty on wool was in 1^G7 placed j
it 11 cents a pound on unwashed wool. ]
Phis was by aD agreement entered into ,
>etweeu the National Association of ?
>v ooi jiiacinacturers acu iae associuiou
of Wool Growers, and the}7 dictaed
the terms to Congress. It was
:laimed tbat this would foster sheep inlustry
and increase the value of wool to
he farmer. What were the results? In
.8(33, the .year after the enactment of
he law raifins; the duty on wool, there ,
vere 37,085,000 sheep in the United ,
Hates East of the Missouri and Missis- |
;ippi rivers. In 1891 there were only j
8,407,000 sheep in the same territory. <
l reduction of more than one-half in (
*vcnty->our years, when the high tariJl ,
ii: wool had been in I'oice; this in iVc ,
if the fact that population m those States J
- - .i . 1
ias vastly incrcaseu.
J f the increase of sheep had kept pace j
vith the increase of population, there j
vou (1 have been probably 75,000,0c'0. j g
L'he price of wool at this time is about [
me-half what it was at the time of the \
>assage of the Act cl March 2. 1807.
L'Le whole matter may be summed up j
ii the fact that after twenty-live years j
>f experiment with hiirh rates of duty i
n wool the result has been a reduction c
if one-half in the number of sheep in j
itates East of the Mississippi and Mis- |
ouri rivers and a reduction of about t
m>half in tbc price oi" wooi. 2s or have ?
esults been encouraging to wool man- t
ifacturers. They have been restricted r
s to the quality of wool they could af- c
jrd to buy in the crease by reason of
he tarn!'; they have been restricted in
oarkets substantially to their own counry.
They have been forced to use shod- v
y as a substitute for woolen goods, j
ia^'s that had already fallen from the t
,o,-L*c nf lioi'onrt in fit hfr i-nnn f.fips hflvc. 2
eon used as a substitute lor wool. c
The larill" rates levied at the close of 1
he revolutionary war. when, if ever. c'
*e were in imminent danger ot having e
ur infant industries overwhelmed by ?
hose long established in England and ?
ther old countries, were not one-sixth ^
f those imposed by the present law. v
"hose levied to carry on the war with j
jreat Britain in 1812, when the capital a
ltv had its baptism ot lire, were not \
ne-third so great. They arc nowabout f
wo and one half times i'ieater than the C
ales imposed to carry on the Mexican ! u
?ar aad sixty per cenr. higher than the | \
lies imposed to carry on our recent f
ivil war, which we were told were to i v
e only temporary and to be reduced ?
rill; the return of peace.
Sir. the authors of the bill take much
redit to,themselves for having placed
uirar on the free list. They did, it is i
rue, place some o: the lowest grades of f
ugar on the free list. But '.he finer 1
r2des are still taxed heavily for the e
eueiit of the manufacturer ?ad he is left t
ith more protection by the bill than l>y ^
ic rates imposed by tlu Mills bill. t
'hey removed the sugar tax which j V
ieliled eight ninths ol it's benelit to the i !?
'rcasury and but one-ninth to the mau- t
lecturer only to place many millions (
lore Uian the sugar tax on other things e
diere but one-fourth of the law's exe- c
ation went into tiie Treasury and three- i
rurths went into the private coffers ol c
ivored manufacturers. c
MnrtaMnn
Mr. Chairman. when we reflect that
$12,000,000 paid on bounties ou silks, ,
sugar, etc., has to be raised by the imposition
of taxes on other things where
three-fourths go into the manufacturers'
pocket and one-fourth into the Treasury,
it will be seen that the tax is still :
a burden of $48,000,000 indirectly to ]
the people, and that instead of their.get- I
ting $'00,000,000 of relief by this change i
of taxes they have hardly obtained $10,- ]
000.000 ot net benedt. The whole bill
.x-ocj tvvo/J STT ^AnsnionnDloQa 1
?? tAO Kfj wujv/.v,uv?/i^j iu j A
voritism for the lew aad merciless op- i
t>ression of the many. ' <
Mr. Chairman, for the first time in ]
the history of the country those who i
passed the law supported it with the r
avowed purpose of preventing imports
and destroying revenue. In all other ?
laws ever passed on this subject, at least j
those having the measure in char?e had r
sense of oilicial propriety to profer 5 that f
the law was invoked to raise revenue.
The exigencies of the preceding cam- ^
paisjn had required a vast amount of 1
money lo carry the elections. It was t
raised by rousing the apprehension of a
some and promising benefit to others. ?
The promises of that campaign were e
nut into statutory form. r
Our opponents have made sreat ^
boasts of the benefit they have bestowed *
3n the ccuutry by that portion of the s
tariff bill they passed which provides for ?
'reciprocity" with other countries. It ?
JiU V IViV-O LUL tUVi i'JjpUOiLIULl vi. WACO uuu ,
remission o? taxes by the President of
:he United States alone. lie maya> s
:ording to the provision, in his discre- ?
;ion, as often as he sees fit, impose
:euts a pou^jJiix^TyirTO^a^T'inree cents
irlKmnToncofree; one and a half cents
a pound on hides and ten cents a pound
on tea. He may impose these taxes at
will and remit them at pleasure. lie is
not required to consult either the cabinet
or Congress. He may levy $50,000,000
without convening Congress or consulting
that body if it is in session. I
am astonished that in a free republic,
where the right ot taxation through
chosen Representatives was bought with
blond. such a thincr is nossihle as the
surrender of this right to one man. The
most sacred right the Iree man has is to
determine the extent and manner of his
taxation. 13ut it is sad to reflect that 114 !
years after the right of self-taxation was ;
substituted for taxation ''without representation"
some of the sons of these '
sire? Lave so degenerated that they were '
willing without a protest, without even ,
a murmur, to surrender this blood bought
right to the President of the United 1
Slates. ;
McMillln described the evil working i
of the system of rebate of duties when ;
Imported yoods are exported after hav- :
ing entered into manufactures, described <
the destruction of American commerce; i
analyzed the duties imposed b7 the (
McKinley bill: demonstra'ed from t
the workings that bill that tariff Is a tax t
and 'this was bis peroration: t
}Jr. Chairman, this question ofexces* t
si ye increase in rate3 of taxation has c
been passed upon by the people and i
condemned in a manner not to be mis- i
taken. Thorough discussion preceded ?
its adoption. Newspapers and periodicals
did their work iu informing the pec- e
pie of the changes. Then cami; an ad- r
vance in prices, speaking in unmlstak- $
able tones of the hardship that comes c
!rom increased taxation. Then the elec- s
4iar? norno nr.A n??i7A*? tt'oo cnnli o ^
twu tuui^ auu nao cuv/u u, v&vxvmu u
administered to a recreant party as was a
visited upon those who had passed this I
measure. From Maine to California, t
from the lakes to the Gulf, the people g
rose almost as one man. They condemned
it in bulk and detail. They t
relegated to private life the leaders who I
had conceived it and the followers who p
bad executed it. An arrogant majority
wa3 converted into an insignificant c
minority. Xew Englandsent a majority ?
of Democrats here. The North and t
South sent a majority. So everwhelm- i
LU2r was the deieat that if you divide the a
sountry id to two sections, Xorth and
South, and remove every Democrat from n
the South, the Democrats from the
North would still be in a majority. If n
you remove every Democrat from the 0
North those Irom the South would have (_
i majority over their opponents. Those c,
who held the clothes while the others s;
threw the stones fared as ill as those a
who did the stoniD?. llank and lile q
ivere smitten hip and thi^h, unlil to-day q
.here are but a handful of those who ?
avored the bill left on this floor. On 0
;he other hand, among Democrats who c,
jpposed it ouly one in uie unuca sta:es \t
who was nominated was defeated by the ^
people. The handwriting is on the wall t,j
md is not to be mistaken. The people a
lave resolved, and they will make the
esolution ^ood, that they will have a ?
reduction in the rate of taxation, or a ^
still further reduction of those in Con- j
jress who favor high taxation. The
jattle is on. Un one side is arrayed the jc
Democratic party in favor of just taxation;
on the other its opponents, clamor- i
nii for excessive and unjust taxation, q
kVe would not avoid the conflict if we jj
:ould and we could not if we would. '
>t the battle rage, and the liercer the j,
~ ~ foirtrmi'mn ia crlron fn
Ull i'il ov*jjc/ i. ^<Wi,uu?vu a>j ^k i vu wv
be principle that taxes should be levied ^
ind collected for support of the governnent
rather than for oppression of the y
nany at the bc-hest and for the beuelit
il the f?\v. j/
Disastrous Storm in Duluth.
J)ulu-,ii Minn., March 10.?Duluth ^
vas the storm centre of the Xorthwest
esterday. Wind blew sixty miles an '
iour. The thermometer was six dejrees
helow zero and nearly lifteen in- a'
lies of snow fell. Business was entire
v prostrated, street car lines were abanloned
and surlmrban trains made no tl
l-a... ?-o^o n.
Jtorc 10 coiupieiu Llie.ll. tups atici o u<
'clock in the afternoon. The damage A
lone was great at Dult-th. The smoke- c
lack of Merrill & Ring's saw mill was si
down down. E. Cullen. an employee, (j
?*as instantly killed and two other men p
njured. A number of school children t>
re missing, but it is thought that none
vere lost and that they have been cared
or by families living near the schools. a:
,'itaries Callahan, a paiuter. was picked
ip ny the police at 11 o'clock last night,
rhen nearly deau. Ilis face, hands, ijj
est and breast was badly trozen. He C
' ' - - 1 - * 1? u K?it ic r> Af ii
t'as xaneu 10 me uuspiw-u, wuu 10 mjo ^
xpected to recover. The storm ceased Sc
his morning and everybody is busy x
pening sidewalks and streets. ec
Snvcd the Child.
New York, March 10.?Fire on the r
ourth iloor of tenement house Xo. 236 tg
last Twenty-ninth street cut off from
scape Katie Knobloch, aged 18, and tt'
wo young children on the iifth iloor. je
Vhen nearly suffocated Katie dropped (v
ho chiidrpn frnm m window. One was
aught in the arms of Peter Clancey,
mt slightly injured; the other 1'ell on
he sidewalk and was killed. Katie ei
hen climbed out on the window sill, cl
'lancey and several other men gather- F
d under her and when she fell they y<
aught her and saved her comparative"- a(
y uninjured, although she is a full X
?own woman and ftll from a height si
if fivestpries. ir
WORLD'S FAIR MEETING. j
South Carolina Will be at Chicago in
Great Style.
v
Columbia, S. C., March 11.?The
World's Fair Convention met last night
shortly after 8 o'clock. There were a
large number of delegates present and a
Devy of Columbia's fair and enthusiast- E
c laiues graceu tne meeung wnu meix
presence.
Dr. Murray, the president of the Coumbia
Board ot Trade, called the meetng
to order. The convention was organized
for business by ttse election of
!dr. J. A. Enslow of Charleston as pres- jdent
and Col. T. \Y. Hollo way as secetary.
"
Speeches were then made by Mr. F. a
1. Sale and Col. A. L\ Butler. Col. &
1. 1'. Butler, who is the National Com- n
niasioner to ihe Columbian Exposition n,
ti??i:? ft
rum ouuili uaiuiiuu, aam. n
I have been invited to attend this con- tt
mention by the Columbia Board of tt
rrade, which is a great pleasure to me tt
o be present and render such assistance tt
ls I may be able to do in completing a **
itate organization, in order to have an 1C
xhibit at Chicago worthy of our great
esources. Being one of the National ^
;ommis3ioners of the World's Fair Ex- p<
tosition from this State and having
ome experience in such work I may be
lermitted to briefly outline a plan to or- el
anixe the State, and offer some surges- a
ions in regard to promoting the work, st
''or the purpose of exhibiting the re- uj
ources, products and general develonw^
aent of the State- at_]Ji^j^v7rfTd's Fair t
j??l'lD2i^5ift5!cposition of 1893, a com- c
mission be jonstitu^ed to be designated: ?
The State Board of Managers of South *
Carolina, to be composed of num- c
ber of women and men, whose duty it ^
shall be to appoint committees repre* c
senting the leading industries ol the j
State, with directions to gather statisti- t
cal and other information, showing the \
development, progress and resources of t
the natural and industrial products, the c
progress and the material welfare, and e
m all other matters relatiog to the t
1 *7 *.1 ^ o "Pvrvneil i An Hni' r. C
rr uiiu o vviuuimau ju^^v^iuvu? -*?r
Board will appoint a permanent super- j3
intendent, secretary and treasurer, an ^
Executive Committee, Finance Com- '
tnittee, Committee on Agriculture,
Mines and Mining, Forestry, Manut'ac- s
tures, Fine Arts, Machinery, Electri- a
:ity, Farming Implements, Fruits, Fish c
and Fisheries, Household and Fancy a
VVork, Water Powers, Publication and ?
Transportation, and to appoint in each y,
i>f the Counties of the State, a County p
Auxiliary Committee, to consist of
lumber of women and men, wbose duty i'
.t shall be to co-operate with the State j}
^ rl oonr -:nn- fnn or?rl CI
U\JCLLU^ ancuu LV o&vuuug .kviuv**? uuu
such other contributions as may be de- a
nred In their respective localities, and ?
.0 mo3t earnestly ur?e the County offi- p
;ers in every county, who have the in;erest
of the people in charge, to give S1
,his important matter their earnest at- v
;ention. The I-oard will be expected
;o popularize the Exposition by issuing d<
iiiculars, and by co-operatimr with ag- ?5
Icultural organizations, boards of trade o.
md other mercantile associations in the P
State. oTo
complete the work of making an t(
inhibit creditable to the State, it will ?
equire an amount of not less than ^
;5U,000, and that amount will be inade- "
[uate provided a State building In codtructed
at Chicago. It will be for the 0]
text Leaislature to deci'ie whether an iE
.ppropriation will be made or not, and tr
. trust that that body will be generous u
o the provision for an exhibit of the pi
>tate's great resources. tt
Major J. C. Hemphill moved that a
Committee often, with Col. A. P. &
5utier as chairman, be appointed to pre- 11
are a plan of organization. Carried. ^
The following committee was ap
ointed: Col. A. P Butler, J. C. tllemphill,
E. II. Mclver, Rev. Ellison St
Papers, J. A. Hoyt, F. A. Sale, Stephen
11 T.. T 7J fTlU??T? A tam DJ
.uumas, d . JL . xuutuas, xv. i/y?6
nd H. A. Thompson. Y*
After being out a short time the com- ^
littee reported as follows: ^
,;For the purpose of exhibiting the pi
^sources, products, and general devel- w
pmeDt of the State at the World's ol
;olum\)ian Exposition of 189S, that a h?
ommission be constituted, to be de- m
ignated: The State Board of ilana- w:
ers of South Carolina, to be composed ti1
t one man and one woman Irom each cc
,'ongressional District, and the National 00
!ommissione: -> at large be added ex- c0
fficio, whose duty it shall be to appomt ^
ommittees in representing the leading Ji
ldustries of the State, with directions __
) gather statistical and other informaon,
showing the development, progress ci(,
nd resources of the natural and Indus- ;n
rial products, the progress and the he
laterial welfare, and in all otherj mat- bj
;rs relating to the World's Columbian th
Ixposition." pr
This report was adopted and the fol- in
wins State Board of Managers elected: dr
At Large?Commissioners A. P. Buttr
and John It. Cochran, and Lady I13
ommissioners Mrs. E. M. Brayton and
[. It. Thompson. " A
First District?J. A. Enslow, Mrs. in
ohn W.Lewis.
iSecond District?II. Hammond and efi
I..- TT
Li?? 0 UiiU^UU Uil^UVU. vv\
Third District?T. W. Hollo way and
[rs. W. C. Bcitet. op
Fourth District?W. J. Murray aud th
[rs. Clark Waring. lis
Fifth District?K. A. Love and Mrs. UE
1. L. Roddy.
Sixth District?E. li. Mclver and Jr
[rs. C. A. Wood. 3
Seventh District?W. II. Lookwood ne
kI Mrs. John Kershaw. re;
The following telegram was read: 0tj
The Slate I3oard of Managers met in
le narlor of the Hotel Jerome after the de
.Ijournment of the convention. Col. an
.. P. Dutlerwas elected permanent
hairman of the Board; Mr. j. A. En
t?>:?. -\r,.o TT?l/in
uw, x list v iv;e x iwiucuu jlxvi&u
. JBrayton, Second Vice President; Mr.
red A. Sale, Permanent Secretary; QfJ
t. W. J. Murray. Treasurer. Yari- j
is matters relating to the work were pa
scussed but no definite action taken. tic
Clerasoa and Claflin.
Washington*. March 10.?The con^ct
between the Governor of South 'ni
arolina and Secretary .N'oble about 110
le distribution of the agricultural W1
:hool fand has at last been settled. wc
he president of Clailin College (color- * 1
i). who lias been here tor several aays
oking after the matter, called today, ev
ith Congressman Tillman, on the erommissioner
of Education and after aa
ilking over the matter they agreed to
ive the fund equally divided between *
le white and negro agricultural col- Gc
ges. Each school will receive 824,- hi.
cic
A Kemarkable Family. ifc
Tkoy, X. Y., March 10.?The census Pji1
lumerator at Warrensburg found a ^
lild 3 months old, the mother, Mrs. ?y(
red Chandler, one month less than 15 Pt(
jars, grandmother, Airs. John Atten, J11'
jed 33 years, and g. U-grandmother, -el
Irs. Oscar Greer, ageu 54 years, all reding
in close proximity about six
dies north of Warrensburg.
1 LETTER FROM HAMPTON. 1
VHAT HE THINKS THE OPPONENTS
OF TILLMAN SHOULD DO. 2
Ce Advises the Convention that Will
Be Held In Columbia This. Month to M
Hold a Primary and to Take Charge of
The State.
Hampton, Miss.,' March. 3.?To the
Iditor of The State: I was glad to see 0
le plan of a primary suggested by you, wj
d as you are aware it is the one ^
dvocatedby myself as the only fair I
leans of ascertaining the wishes of the
eople. Ij. the "dominant party," a3
lose members of the King lise to call M
lemselves, refuse that demand of m
lose opposed to ihem, my opinion is ??m
iat the convention which is to meet
11s month should ha vera primary, and
the result shows, ssfl have no doubt >
will, that the opponents of the pres
it Administration are in a majority, ?J
iey, as the tpue Democratic party,
lould assume control, not only of the 1
jlicy to be pursued in the approaching A
mvass, but of the State itself. ^
But in order to be successful every
pmerfr. nf nnnosition to the nresent 1
dministration, which. has brought
iph siiame upon the State, should, he
litedj and 1 regrej4^fe>fcP^'that; ~ ~ ~
nEong- thosB wtioarenonestly working
owards a common end, some misunlerstanaing
as to tne policy to be pjiriued
Las aiready risen, wnicb, if not
erected, will surely lead to dissension
md ultimate defeat. All divisions in
>ur ranks must be closed if we hope
or cess, but this can never be ac:ompiished
if the advocates of any one ?
>olicy express doubts as to the honesty H
>r tbe sincerity of those who, while V
vorking for a common end, diller as to,
he mode of attaining it. Mutual con- ^ H
essions must be maae, and all differnces
must be left for settlement after
He battle. Wise strategy, as well aa
0 oi mon sense, dictates tnis coarse, xor jm
uauy a light nas been won under a V
>ad order of battle, but none ever
rhere there was disaffection among w
he leaders or in the ranks. 1
1 see no receivable reason why there J
houid not be harmony and concert of II
ction amongst ail wno may desire a
nange in the government of the State,
nd my understanding of the address,
i-hica I witn other gentlemen signed,
ras that it was an earnest appeal toali ?
atriotic citizens who felt pnae in their
tale to join m an honest effort to keep
:s fame and honor untarnished and tii?
iterests of its citizens protected. It .
id not occur to me for a moment that
ny Democrat who desired to see a
ood government established in the
tate was to be excluded from partici- .rS
ation in the effort to secure this con- i
animation, ana I cannot see why aiJ J
ich shoulu not take part in the con- ^
ention soon to be held.
The call for tnat convention certainly
oes hoc exclude those wno are called
traignouts, lor without the^ciis^<?>-_
peracion of those citizens, who com^lMnHr'-'
ose so large and influential a portion
E the Democratic party, it is hopeless
> look for success. VV natever opinion
lay be entertained as to their action
i the last election no one can doubt ,
le sincerity of their convictions, nor i
le honesty of their motives. The pre- 1
ictions, made by them at that time, M
t the evils whicn would follow the M
laugurauou U1 lue pfeaeuw zvuixuinaation
have been iuily verified, and
ley are now doubtless as anxious to
revent a recurrence of those evils as
ley then were to avert them.
The recent address issued by their
irmer committee is a calm, conserrave
and dignified paper, but I hope that
will n0t induce them to retrai11
irticipating in the counsels, wbich
ive for their object the welfarejof^?- >. *
;ate. If the coming convention nomates
a ticket, they should certainly
ive a voice in its selection, as their v
)tes will be essential to its success. j
11 shades of opinion should be fully jMjfij
presented in our convention, and
iould that body take any action reisrnant
to anv of its members their fl
ithdrawal will relieve them from all fl|
)lis?ation to be bound by it. I anpresndno
danger of this kind, for the .
en -who will form that convention
ill be actuated solely by patriotic mo- K
res, and they will be governed by wise
>unsels, I am sure. Xo hasty or inmsiderate
action need be feared if
nservative, honest and true Demoats
meet to consult how the best inrests
of the State can be promoted;-??W
id this should be the sole motire
ompting them.
Let, then, representatives of every
iss of our citizens be well represented
the convention, and especially do 1 W
ipe that ourfarmers who have learned
' bitter experience Low grievously fl
ey have been deceived by false
omises will join their fellow-sufferers
desiring measures of relief and re- mm
ess. The Press of the State can exert :
potent and beneficial influence in : A
.rmonizing all discordant elements
id in promoting unity of action, and
is to be hoped that all papers favor- v
ile to the movement for a true reform ^
the State will lend their aid to bring
out united, vigorous and determined
:'orts to secure this result, "United
2 stand, divided we fall."
T OV?/MIM x/zjntnro tn mv
X t^UVUlU UVU I VUVU1.V vw wwamvsv **3IV - 1
inion on the public, but for the fact
at as a signer to the address pubhed,
I do not wish my position misiderstood.
One other matter prompts
2 to do this. My deep solicitude tor * ^
ai State, which, in other days it was
7 pride to serve, and though my series
have been pronounced no longer
cessary, I cannot forget the past, as
""'J ?O mono
auiiy ctua <aa cuuipicccijr ao mauj>
tiers have done. Every pulsation of
Y heart is true to the State, and my
arest wish is to see its people happy
d prosperous.
[ am very respectfully yours,
WADE Hampton -?
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Starvation in Vienna. W
London, March 4.?A special agent
neuter's Telegraph Company, who
inquiring iDto the distress in Vienna,
ints a terrible picture of the destitu?n
that prevails in that city. There
6 many houses, he says, whose spleni
exteriors give no suspicion of their
powKIa intuwAW Th/l 1*n
iuu^ixvii9? v^u?Jkw A" wuvu
uses, he aSirms, are found crowded
th starving persons who are out of
>rk, and others who are earning only
nere pittance. Hundreds are unable _J
pay rent, and exist in daily fear of
iction. Uut in spite of all this misf
there is a total absence of vice
long the sufferers. .
Blew out his Drains.
xvk Diego, Cal.. March 10.?George I
iden. aged 65, today shot and killed 1
uself. This makes the second sui- M
le as a result of the failure of the Cal- Sj
irnia National Bank. J. W. Collins, Jfl
esident of the bank, who was arrest
oil tiie cnarge or emoezziemenc, put ^
3 muzzle of a pistol in his mouth, 9
jwing his brains out. Golden killed ^
uselt in the same manner. Golden 1
it a note saying he had been induced
put all of his money in the California
itional Bank and had deposited over M
,300 the day before the bank failed. flj