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JOHN C. & EDWARD BAILEY, PRO'RS. " u ? ' : GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 25, 1871. VOLUME lYIl-NO. S6.
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Old Timer t
There's a beautiful K>i| co the slumbrous air, \
That drills through the valley of dreams; q
It eootes from a elime where the roses were, ^
Aod a tunclul heart and bright brown hair
That waved in the morning beams. *:
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Soft eyas of asure and eyes of brown, C
Aad snow-white foreheads are there ; . j|
A glimmering Cross and glittering Crown,
A thorny bed and a couch of down,
Lost hopes and leaflets of prayer.
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A breath of Spring in the breexy woods, ()
8 wee A wafts IVotn the quivering pines ; Q
Blue violet oyes beneath green hoods,
A bubble of brooklets, a scent of buds.
Bird warblers and clambering vines.
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A rosy wreath and a dimn'e-1 hand.
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A ring and a slighted vow? ^
Three golden link* of a broken band, ,
A tiny track on the snow-white aaod,
A tear and a sinless brow. F
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There's a tincture of grief in the beautiful ^
song,
That sobs on the slumbrous air;
And loneliness felt in the festive throng, 8
Sinks down on the soul as it trembles along t<
From a dim" where the roses were. tl
We heard it first at the dawn of day,
And it mingled with matin chimes ;
But years have distanced the beautiful lay, 1
And its melody flowetb from far away, t!
And we call it now Old Tiuica. ti
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- Meuage of Governor Scott on tho 8
Up-Country Troubles. )>
To the Senate and I/wse of Rep 1
resentativee: ^
I have received tho concurrent
?..a u.u?tn :
of Ivepresentatives requesting me
to inform the General Assembly
** why a sufficient militia force tor
the protection of life, liberty and
property have not heen stationed
in such counties in this State as '
have been hitherto riotous and re- ^
tractory ; and, further, why have
DOt the OUtlaW8 ill tlwiin Soon
brought to condign punishment; j,
and why the provisions ot section
2, ot article 13, ot the Constitution ^
'have not been enfoiced ; and. also,
to inform the Qeneral Assembly e
what further legislation is tffcessa- ^
ry t<? etfecl the purpose herein stu- |(
ted." t(
In furnishing you such inforntation
as it is in tny power to supply, tj
and while I deeply deplore the j
disturbances to which your rcsolu- w
tion refers, I can scarcely venture, w
as Executive of the State, to pro*
noance any ot its counties 44 riot- ^
ous and refractory," upon the re- jj
ported cases of individual outrage, u
and while no information has been Q
received in this office indicating g
any tiling like acounty organization ,
to defv or to defeat the lnvi- T o.?? ?
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the inure cautious in this respect, ^
because it will be recollected that j
very many cases of individual vie (
lence liave hitherto been reported, (j
both from the counties of Ahbe
ville and Edgefield. But the "Jj
prompt and impartial administra t|
tion of justice in these counties has
proved that the civil power was g(
sufficient for the protection of the w
life, liberty and property of our j(
citizens; and 'these counties are e<
now as quiet, peaceable and orderly
as any portion of the State.
But if there was any part of
the State in which violence and *[
disorder were so general as to
disarm the power of the civil tj
court*, I must Bay, frankly, that I tj
have no inch militia force as would tbe
competent to suppress them; t|
and it 1 had, I have no means to pj
place and maintain such a f< rce in tj
the field.
If by tbe " outlaws who have not
been brought to condign punish- ?
tnent," yon mean those individ- jg
uuls who have lately perpetrated Q|
the outrages in the counties of f
Spartanburg and Union, 1 can on- tt
ly say that every effort bus been w
made that could lawfully be made 0j
by the Executive, to discover these n(
criminals, and bring them to Ja
apeedy trial. In some instance', Gj
those suspected of guilt have been 8a
committed for trial, and in their (j|
cases, the Executive is without c,
power, as he ought to be without
disposition, to interfere with the t|,
due administration of the law. In
other instances, the perpetrators a(
of these crimes are not known, tr
and have not been yet discovered, g,
I can only promise that every etfori
shall be made to arrest snd jg
bring them to juatioe. di
> 1 am not aware that the 2d Bee \
tion of Uis 18th Article of the Con- jn
stitution hps not been enforced.
That section provides: QI
u The Governor shell have pow- vj
er to call out the militia to execute fe
the laws, repel invasion, repress at
nsurrection, and preserve the pub
ic peace."
I cannot say with truth, npon
,ny information in my possession,
hat in, any section of the State, the
awe are not executed ; for not a
ingle case has been reported, in
rhich the officers of the law have
>een roe is tod in the diBoharge of
heir duties. There is no invasion
vhich I am called on to repel, no
nsurrection which 1 am called on
o suppress.
While I cannot say, that "the
niblic peace," of the State 16
hreatened to each a degree as to
rarrant the exercise of the power
>f calling out the militia, given me
n the section of the Constitution
ust quoted, I deeply regret that it
3 my duty to inform you, that fho
ondition ot several of the counties
n this State is disturbed and dan;erous.
lu Laurens, Union and
ipartanburg, persons and property
re not secure. Repeated instances
f violence* disregard of the law,
,nd murder, have been reported,
nd there is a well-founded appreension.
on tli? imrf nf lnw oludin
itizens, that unless these outrages
re promptly checked, the evil
kill have become too great for orlinnry
remedies. I do not propose
at present to refer to these
rimes in detail, nor to attempt the
iscnssion of their causes. It is
nough to say, that they are so
;rave, and so numerous, as to call
i>r unflinching application of all
lie power of repression, which the
Executive can lawfully exercise.
It is proper for me to state, and
am glad to be able to do it, that
lie public sentiment of these Connies
seems to be aroused to the
haracter and consequences of this
lllto of affairs, and public meetii?8
have been held, in which the
1 a
cnin'UBiuiti Ullll IllllllUIIliai CIIIZOII8
f Laurens and Spartanburg have
eclated, in language sufficiently
trong, their abhorrence ot these
f luivn, .U-t. ?id
the Executive in the suppreston
of them. If these opinions
re carried out in action, we may
nticipate the speedy restoration of
ieuce and order ; but something
tore is needed than these rceolu
ions, however just and generous
t sentiment.
It is my opinion that the civil
uv of the State ought to bo suffiient,
and it is my determination
liat it shall be sufficient, to proict
the person and property of evry
and any citizen of the State,
owever humble, friendless or ohoxious.
I cannot bring uavself
i cointemplate the use of an arm
d force to punish individual violaniis
of the law in a time of pro
miiu peace. oueii ft remedy
-oula be us bad as the disease, and
ould be a public declaration that
teie was no civil government in
outh Carolina, and that \vc arc
ving in a onditiun of 6ocial anrchy.
I atn bound, by my oath
f office, as the Executive of the
tate, and in reverence for those
rinciples of constitutional liberty
liich are the viral force of true
Republicanism, to see that the law
i duly enforced, before I resort to
ther and dangerous powers. I
are not, and will not, assume that
istice cannot be administered unI
the etlort has been made, and
te failure evident.
It is therefore my intention to
ie that the law is enforced,..and
hen I fail in the effort, X will un
csitatingly call npon you for tlio
ictraordinary authority to which
>ciety must resort for self pro toe
od. But at present, I would call
our attention to the tact, that all
te coses of reported violence are
idividual violations of the law;
iat none of them have assumed
ie character of public combinaons
against the law ; and that
>ev are all withta the regular jtisdiction
of the criminal courts ot
to connty. But I do not think
tat the administration of the crim
tal law is sufficiently vigorous.
.8 the Executive ot the State, it
, impossible for me to superintend
r control the trial of criminals,
his duty must be left to the A(trney
General, aud the Solicitors,
ho are the prc?ecnting officers
F the State, and to whom the
imimutration of tliA
w, in their reepeetive spheres
\ duty, is committed by the
une law which defines my own
uties and powers. That these
fficets have done And will do their
nty I have no doubt, but I do not
link that their powers are suffil^ntly
strong, or their, means of
ition sufficiently large. To ill us*
ate iny meaning more fully : each
die it or has several counties nn)r
his official charge. A murder
committed in one of the remoter
strict*, where he does not reside.
, warrant is issuod, a coroner's
quest makes a very nnsatisfacry
report of the circumstances,
dees the friends or family of the
ctirn are especially active; a
w witnesses are bound over,
td the papers are pot into the
hands cf tlie Solicitor the d
that the court opens, and if a tr
bill is*found, he goes on with t
trial with a slight and imperf
preparation thrts made ; nor c
the Solicitor he blamed. He 1
many'courts to attend ; very ma
cases to prepare ; lias not had <
portunity to learn the circumsti
cesof his case, or the character
his testimony. Now. in orditu
times, when cases of violence i
rare, shock the humanity of pi
lie opinion, and excite the ind
nant activity of those who are
terested iu the' suffering parti
this labor of preparation was sp
ed the Solicitorv because he
ways had an individual urosecu
behind him. 13nt when the cri
is one iu which the sympathy
public opinion is not warmly
terested, or where a disturbed c
dition of popular sentiment is 1
disposed actively to assist put
justice, or where tho parties e
foring are too friendless to tin
themselves hoard, then the di
of the Solicitor, while it becou
more imperative, also becon
more difficult. To do justice,
neeus larger pdwers, and more i
sislance.
I would, therefore, recommc
a more complete and efficient
ganization of tho machinery nec
6ary for the administration
criminal justice. Tho Attorn
General is the proper represcn
tative of the criinnal justice of t
State, and he should have tho (
tliOritV. not Olllv OR nt t.rnoorO
consult and adviso with the Sol
itors, but to review and din
their action. They should bo
quired to report to him regulai
the condition of the prosecutions
their respective circuits, and to
governed by his instructic
whenever he may deem it ju
cious to issue them. lie shot
also have the power, whenever
his opinion the importance of {
onoo \ai 1 CltlUl ft861
ant counsel, and see that the Sti
is fully and efficiently rcprcsc
ed.
I think, also, that a corps
Dotectivo Police Officers, 6hoi
be placed under his control, to
used by him and the Solicitors
occasion may require. I do i
proposo that these officers shot
have any power of arrest Tl
responsibility must be assumed
the law officers of the"State. 13
the crimes from which society
suffering can never be suppress
without some efficient organi;
tion by which the preliminary
vestigations can he conduct d, t
traces of guilt promptly follow
up, and such testimony proctin
as will ju&tify a prosecuting offic
in asking from conscientious juri
a verdict ot conviction. Keith
the Attorney General, nor tho fc
licitors, can give more than a gc
oral 8U])erintcndence and skill
direction to such investigatioi
and they need the aid of a bo<
of discreet, practiced and tempt
atc-tninded inen to perforin tl
important duty. As the Attorn
General and the Solicitors a
elected by the people, they ha
it in their power to select men
whose character they will fii
sufficient guarantee that this po
er will not be abused.
To carry out this plan, won
require that a contingent fun
sufficient to meet its expense,
placed at the control ot the Atti
ncy General, which I therefore i
commend.
I think it proper also to call
your attention the fact, that t
Judicial District in which the
disturbances are most flagrant
nrantio.nlIv without ?? rr
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presiding Judge of that circuit
now under impeachment befc
the Senate for high crimes a
misdemeanors, and while it won
not become ine to anticipate tl
solemn trial, yet I cannot forbe
saying that nothing would contri
ute more effectively or inore spot
ily to the restoration of order th
the presence in the courts of tl
circuit, of a migistrate who shi
possess the ability to know 1
duty, the-resolution to do this dm
and that high character, which
in itself a pillar ot strength to ti
good, and a living admonition
evil-doers.
Nor, can I leave this subj<!
without expressing my regret, th
the Trial Justices have so signal
failed to meet the requirements
their office. In a condition
things, such as we now deplor
the preliminary investigation
nearly all the prosecutions of tl
crimes, we wish to suppress,
within the province of the Tri
Justices, and the prompt and ef
cieut administration of the crimi
al law is iu a large degree, depen
ent upon their ability, discretio
and courage, qualities which I ai
sorry to say the system has m
developed.
Believing firmly that a vigorot
administration of the law will I
sufficient to repress crime, I mai
ay these recommendations, pledginj
ue myself that if*it ever 6hall ne foun
bo impossible to administer that law
ect I will come to yon for those extn
;an ordinary powers, which I sha
las then, not hesitate to accept and qs<
ny I have the honor to be, ver
Dp- respectfully,
an. ROBERT K. SCOTT,
of Governor.
ii-V
\re XTsury.
nb' Perhaps no question of more v
g" tal importance to the entire pc<
pie of the State will be brought
ies, for? tho present Legislature, tha
ar* the Bill to repeal the Act of 186(
ft'- repealing tho usury laws of thi
for Slate. With great difficulty, an
?>? after numerous eloquent detnot
of stratioii8 of the golden fruits whic
in* would flow steadily into the St'aN
on- but fur the usuary laws, the A<
lot was repealed. That none of thee
die exoected benefits have resultet
11 f- every one will admit. On tli
ike contrary, it is believed general!j
ity tliat our condition nml prospect
ics have been damaged by the cluing*
ICS and that under the present systcr
lie of interest, we can never enjo
fw- general prosperity. This is on
decided opinion. We are an ag
nd ricnltural people, and enjoy n
or, superior advantages of soil or el
cs- ma c over our sister States, wher
ot the value of inonev is regulate
?3' by law. Can our farmers pay th
ta present rate and realize a piofi
ha *.11 the products of their farms ?i"
Is it not apparent that the entir
to profits of the farmer are s\vallowe<
ic- up in the exactions of the capital
>ct ist, and the real wealth and prof
re- per by of the State are not ii
rly creased? It is contended, if th
i'i present law he repeale I, mone;
he cannot ho had, and the wheels <
" ? tracie will be obstructed. The cii
di- dilution of inoncv depends not s
ild much on the rate per cent, as tli
in security afforded tor ito
he P~.r?~ -invest in United State
?t- bonds, at seven per cent., rathe
&te than loan to ns at twelve or twent
ht- per cent., and in fact every on
will suspect those who apply .1
of high rates. Wo think it far bet
dd ter to begin our operations on 1
be 6rnull and sure scale, adding on
ns savings annually to the sido o
u?t production, than f?r years to kee|
Id 11 p the appearance of a hollow am
' is artificial prosperity. Under tin
by present system, wo may labor ant
ut strive and sweat, season after 6ea
is son, but to find that ?e are poo:
cd still, and t at all our hard earning
sa- go abroad to the enrichment of tin
in capitalist. Does the present lav
he benefit the merchant? It yen
ed then the greater the reason for iti
t-'d repeal. It tbo merchant operut?
:or on capital borrowed at twelve t<
ios twenty per cent., then he must re
or alize, as profit on his sale, this per
h> ceutngc over and above his legi
m- tiuiate profits. This must *?<*???/
ful l'rom the farmer, who is the con
us, sinner, and in this way a larg
Ij amount is 6uhstracted from tin
channels of production and trans
'is terrcd to the foreign capitalist t<
ey the impoverishment of the State
r? It may Iki said that in 6ome case
v? ,4 A," by borrowing money a
in twenty per cent., can realize :
ud profit, but this is an exceptions
w* case and proves nothing, lor it
nineteen out of twenty cases, tlx
Id I>or: oxer will reap pecuniary ruin
id, If he bo successful, is not suecesi
be at the expense of some citizen ii
>r- distress and to the injury perhaps
re- of the State? It may he agaii
said that he, who ventures at i
to ruinous percentage and loses, ha
be only himself to blame; but is i
ise not true that the ruin of any indi
is vidual is detrimental to the gene
lift fat ni'Aoi^ni'llii "I' 11
i uiuojibiiij t limamiicii US II)
is State is but a collection of individ
re mils. The present law ia, in fev
nd worda, a protection to the rich am
>ld powerful and (in oppression to tin
lis weak and poor ; and, in fact, at in
ar period in the history of the State
ib would the repeal of the usnrj
id- laws have operated greater detri
an merit than at the time it was effect
>i? eu. ad individual, id tailing cir
nil cumstances, borrows with diliicul
lis ty and only at rninons rates, ha
it general prosperity prevaili
is around liitn, be may by this mean;
lie gave himself and reestablish bit
to credit; but when the entire peo
plo of a State are reduced to com
ict parative poverty, its wealth and
at standing must be the fruits of ere
iy ative industry. At such time
of there is a disposition to borrow
of and keep up appearances without
o, any real progress in wealth. Such
in is our condition to day. The State
le is poorer than in 186d. Money is
is not more plentiful than at that
al tiine^Tho predicted manufactories
fi are failures, and it must be evident
n- to every thinking man, that as
d- tarmera, we cunnot prosper on
in capital borrowed at eighteen per
m cent., nor can we with such means
ot erect manufactories so as to compete
successfully with those who
is operate under more favorable cir
>e cumstances. We are poor and
te must pay for our bad credit, or
g begin as a poor man does, and
d create our own capital and credit,
r, Ibis is the only road to prosperity,
i Wo see the novelty of money
II plentiful in Now York at six and
i. | seven per cent., while here it is
y two and three fold that, though
we are removod but a little over
one day's journey from that El
Doraao. In the face of this, we
are told this will tinally regulate
itself. If we were rich and prosj.
perous, the repeal of the usury
laws, would scarcely have been
a. felt; but we arc like the man in
^ failing circumstances, and under
j me present arrangement will so
jg continue. Repealing the usury
j laws, under sucli circumstances,
was opening out tlio flood-gates ot
I, oppression on an impoverished
3 people. The State owes it to itself
to close up the delusivo door and
'e protect its great interests embodied
] in tho occupations of productive
p industry, until prosperity and cred.
it are re established.
^ The advocates of the present
j law offer two arguments for its
n' continuance. 1st. That money, like
.. everything else, is w rth its marr
ket value; and 2d. That if the
nsuary law be re enacted, its de'0
sign will be defeated by fraud and
j. concealment. That the latter poc
sition is not correct, the past has
j exemplified. In rare instances the
e law might be avaded, but generalt
ly it would be obeyed. It woidd
be as effectual as the law against
e smuggling or any other purely
I statutory regulation.
|. As to the first position, money
. difi'ers materially in many respects
, from other commodities. Nearly
c all the products ot industry are
, perishable and must be 6old at
V some price. Money, on the con._
trary, will not depreciate or wa6te
by keeping. It has a value which
ten or twenty years hence will re
unchanged by wear and tear.
8 The possessor retains the article,
i< and loses the interest only. Here,
then, is an inducement to withhold
" it from circulation tor a high rate,
t expected to be extorted from some
K person in straightened circumstana
ces, thus defeating the design ot
,. the law. Again, all the ordinary
I products ot industry are exposed
~ in market overt at every shop winj
dow, advertised and their prompt
B sale encouraged. So tha-, open
j competition obtains a fair profit
only. Money, on the contrary, exr
cept in cities, is 6ccretly lodged in
. the strong box of the camtolist.
~ and when discovered by the needy,
is often taken at a price above its
market value. Even in cities but
^ few deal in money, and these may,
? at any time of great distress, combine
to extort exorbitant interest.
Again, if we need capital, let us
remember the advice olten given
to young men who are - idling
B about towns, longing lor capital,
that in their will and muscle and
B energy, God has given the capital
if they would but develop it. So,
j too, has the State capital in the
f) will and energy and muscle of her
citizens, backed by a genial soil
y and climate.
t Again, usury laws have come
4 down to us from hoary antiquity,
j Siuce history became authentic,
, we find them in force in nearly ev~
j cry age and nation, and in 18?,
out of thirtv-ono Stiiffa fliorn *? ? ?
A I but two. Iowa and California,
j where statutes regulating the in,
I terest on money did not exist. In
j seven other States, there was a
a maximum rate per cent., varying
8 from eight to twelve per cent.?
t The remaining twenty-two had a
j. fixed per cent ago with penalties
tor an excess. Such laws may be
e a grand fallacy, but in our pres
cut condition we Co not so believe.
v Wo hope, if the Act of 1866 is
j not repealed, a new law will be
B passed fixing the maximum at a
^ rate not above ten per cent.
[ Wahalla Courier.
!!
\ Dantb.? Boccacio the great Ital.
ian poet, thus describes the immortal
Dante:
a S\ ? *
wu>- poer. was 01 middle heiglit,
I and after reaching mature years
5 lie went somewhat stooping; his
j gait was grave and sedate; always
j clothed in most becoming gar.
merits, his dress was suited to the
. ripeness of his years; his face was
| long, his nose aquiline, and his
. under lip prominent; his complex.
ion was dark, and iiis hair and
- beard thick, black and crisp, and
; his c untenanco was always 6ad
, and thoughtful. Ilis" manners,
, whether in public or at home, were
i wonderfully composed and restrained,
and in all his ways he
i was more conrteous and civil than
, any one e'se."
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A little daughter of William
Kohr, near Aiiddletown, Ct., was
poisened by eating painted Christmas
candies. She took spasms on
Saturday night, and died on Sunday
morning, suffering terribly
i before ber death. |i
How to Bo a Man.
All the little boys in this coun?
try will, In a lew years, bo grown.
In years and size, they will be
men ; but they mnst not conclude
that because in the course of fifteen
or twenty years they will be men
in the size ot their bodies, that they
will be men in every respect. It
takes more than large bodies to
make a man. There are a great
many-persons that have larcro hod
w p ' "
ies, and are grey headed with age,
that are not men in the highest
sense of the word. They act more
like brutes tha/i men, and ought
rather to bo called brutes.
Sometimes we see old grey headed
persons tottering from side to
side under the influence of whiskv
nnrf ai .m**t i mno ?irn Oft/v
..j j ? uviiivuiiivo n o ocu 1UUII1
lying on the road in the mud, all
covered with tilth and dirt. Does
this look like the acts of a man, or
is n"t more like the actions of a
hog?
Now, boys, if you want to be
men and not hogs, you must have
notlrng to do with that vile thing
they call whisky. If you commence
using it at all, you will soon
be ruined. You cannot practice
law and be a drunkard. No one
would bo willing to trust you with
his case. Whisky will unfit you
for practicing medicine. Who
would take medicine from a drunkard
? A drunken physician might
give a sick man morphine instead
of quinine, and kill him. There is
no trade or nrofession you can
choose but drinking whisky will
unlit you to follow it with success.
All those persons who make it a
habit to get drunk, soon lose the
respect and confidence of their fellow
men, and most of them die in
poverty. If you would see the effects
of drinking whisky, look at
the face of some old drunkard.
IIis eyes are red and his cheeks
swolen. When he talk he says a
groivt many toolisli things, and always,
when under the influence of
drink, he does a great many wickJ
1 _ n
cu ueeus. lie spends his money
for tilings tlmt never does his family
any good.
There is another thing, boys,
yon must do if you would be loved
and respected. Yon must, by all
means, be pleasant in your manners
to everybody. If you commence
epeakiug hars.ily to those
whom you meet, or acting proudly
towards thorn, you wi'l gain their
dislike, and before you know it,
every one who has any businesswith
you will hate you and speak
ill of you. It is just as easy to
smile as it is to frown. A smile
will make you friends, and a frown
will make you enemies.
If the boy8ofthe present generation
would become great and good
tn? n, they must treat religion and
good people with reverence. No
boy need think that he can despise
religion and secure the confidence
of good and sober people. It is
impossible. The man who 6tieers
at tbo religion of Jesus Christ is
doing that which will ruin all his
prospects for this world and the
next. The wise man advises us to
tear (jrod and keep his command
meats. Ad those who follow his
advice do well. They live beloved
and respected by all who know
them, and when they die their
neighbors all weep.
[Yorkville Enquirer.
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Governor Scott Endorsed*
Some time ago, Judge Aldrich,
of Barnwell, addressed some enquiries
to a friend in Ohio, in regard
to Governor Scott, and in reply
received the following:
" N apolkon, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1870.
"A. P. Aldrtcii?Dear Sir:
Your line to me of the 2d instant,
has been received. In reply, 1
have to sav. that I lmv? Knar. ;?>?:.
V ? "" v WVVM 11,1
mately acquainted with Governor
Scott tor twenty years, lie having
all that time been a citizen of our
town and county, and I have all
that time, and do now, differ with
him in politics; yot, I must say,
that the statement made by Col.
Wells, in his printed statement
you sent me, is substantially correct.
Gov. Scott is a high-toned,
honorable gentleman ; is a man of
truth and integrity;' and ho is,
withal, a verv kind hearted mon
and if yon should have any business
with hill), you will find him
all I have stated. That is the way
ho is estimated here by us Democrats.
141 wish von and other Democrats
of South Carolina could see
and make the acquaintance of
Gov. Scott. I am satisfied yon
would feel differently towards him
from what you do now.
44 Very truly, yours,
"JAMfcS G. I1ALY."
In communicating this letter to
the Barnwell Sentinel for publics
tion, Judge Aldrich remarks:
44 As 1 certainly would have
published Mr.lialy's response had
it been unfavorable to Gov. Scott,
it is but simple justico to give him
the benefit of this very complimentary
notice."
Singular Casks or Sodden
Dbatii.?The Wiuson (N. C.) Sentinel,
tells of the following two
very singular cases of sudden
death:
"Salathiol Hier, a citizen living
in the southern portion of the
county, was taken sick, and was
visited by his neighbor, Alfred
Glmble. Mr. Gimble was standing
by the bedside, holding him
by the hand. He asked him how
he was getting along. Hier told
him he thought he was going to
die. Gimble remarked that we
all had to die, sometime. Almost
before tho sentence was finished,
he dropped dead, with Ilier's hand
claspea in his, nearly pulling him
out of bed. Ilier waiso frightened
and excited bv tho cironm.
stanco, that ho died in a short
time. Wo have been informed of
another singular occurrence that
took place in our county a few
weeks ago. A Mr. Swicegood, wo
believe a local preacher, in the
evening, after ho had ate his supper,
in apparent good health, ask
ed his wife to prepare tho bed for
him to lie down, as ho was going
to die directly. She reproved him
for speaking so. He took his seat
in the porch, and in a short time
asked his wife if the bed was preoared,
tellim* h?r to Imrrv m.
. o j **
lie had only a few minutes to live.
lie then laid down and died immediately."
Tiik best and safest tooth-wasti
in the world is tepid watc. There
is not a tooth-powder in existence,
nor a tooth wash that does not inflict
a physical injury to the teeth
and promote their decay. Each
dentist has a powder ot his own,
which he sells at a thousand per
cent, profit, which he may honestly
imagine will do a positive good
without and injury whatever; but
lie is mistaken. The teeth were
never intended to be pearly white.
Every intelligent^ dentist knows
that the whiter the teeth are, the
sooner and more certainly kthcv
will decay ; ho also knows that
those teeth are the^souudest, last
the longest and are the mdfft useful
which have a yellowish tint : then
provide powders to tnko off t?>i?
yellowish surface '?Dr. IIall.
Lanocaok.?Language1 is the
amber in which a thousand precious
and subtle though s have
been safely embedded and preserved.
It has arrested ten thousand
lightning flashes of genius,
which, unless fixed and arrested,
might have been as bright, but
would have also been as quickly
passing and perishingjas the iglitning.
Ex-Govenor Wilson Lutnpkin,
of Georgia, who died lately at
Athens, in that State, at the advanced
age of eighty eight, was
probably the oldest of all our living
ex members ot Congress.?
lie was a member of the House of
liepres ntatives as far back as
1815?fifty-five years ago.
Tiiky are now making a new
patent lock for the United States
1 1 -
man nags. When fastened, a
numbered plate of glass covers
tbe keyhole, and ibis glass has to
be broken before the bag can bo
unlocked or tampered with.
Madame Juarez, wife of the
President of Mexic-?, died on the
2d instant. She was a woman of
great force of character, and aided
her husband in all his movements.
Tub Supreme Court of Mnssa
cbuset's has decided that a contract
made and carried into effect
on Sunday, cannot he repudiated
by either party, but must stand
good.
Aftrr a wedding it was former
I3' a custom to drink honey dissolved
in water for thirty days ?
a moon's age. Ilence the origin
of the honeymoon.
/ 1
Somk careful man has ascertained
that the average head contains
one hundred and thirty thousand
hairs. The average moustache
contains about fourteen.
It is proposed in Connecticut to
do away with the two Sta^e capital
system, and have but one,
wbiclt will probably be Hartford.
How WONDKHFUL are the laws
governing human existence. Were
it not for tight lacing, all civilized
nations would be over-run with
n uillVH
A life size wax figure of Engo
nie, costing $3,000, adorns the
show-window oif a New York
store.
There are over 200 female post
masters In the United State*.
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