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OFFIClAu' 11,1 l'
Acts and Joint Rwkft^i Pnoaed |
hv tht LeiriiUtiit'S-^Sknioa loJff
and 1871." T
AN ACT TO B8TABLI8H A NEW JUDICIAL
AND KLBCTION COUNTY FROM |
PORTIONS OF TUB COUNTIES OF
BARNW8LL, EDGEFIELD, LEXINGTON
AND ORANGEBURG, TO BE
KNOWN AS AIKEN COUNTY.
Section 1. Bo it enaetad by the Senate and ]
IIuum of Representatives of the Stale of SodtU
Carolina, mow mot Mid fitting to General Ai>
atinbly, nod by tbs authority ?f tbo ?n?,
That a uew Judicial and election County, with
It* coat of jtutioe located at tbo town of Aikan,
which County shall be keown as Aiken
County, shall be formed, and is hereby authorised
to be formed, from portions of the
present Counties of Baruwsll, Efigefisld Leaingtt
n and Orangeburg, with the metes and
bounds hureinafter described, to wit: commencing
at the mouth of Foa's Creek, in Edgefield
County, where it empties into Savannah
River, thence in a straight line to where the
South brauoh of Chinquapin Fails Creek (a
tributary of the North Bdisto RIYer,) intersects
the Edgefield and Lexington line ; thence
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Provided, hotetrer, That the Jurticea of (be
Pence nn<l Conata' lea no* in office alia 11, from
ami alter the time thia Act goca into effect, be
confined nnit limited in tbelr official capacity,
duly and power to the limit* of their reapcctivo
Coiintiea, on altered by Ihla At', and the aaid
officers reaiding in Aiken County aball, in like
uiunner, be reatrictcd in their official fnnctiona
to raid County of Aiken.
Hcc. 7. That from and after the fourth day
of October, A. D. J 872, all auita pending in the
" II T.' l f.-1.4 T n.,rl
vourts 01 inrnircu, r.ugcu?iu, ?? i
Orangeburg, of which the defendant* rciide in
those portion* of the ?nid Conntiei now established
a* the County of Aiken, and all indictmi-lit*
now pending in the Court* of *aiil Cnuntie*,
where the offence was committed in thoie
part* of the *aid Counties, now established a*
the County of Aiken, ehail be transferred to the
dockets of the Courts of the said County of
Aiken, and all records, commissions, and other
pnpera belonging to any of tho said suits or
indictments, together with all tho legal incidents
thereunto appertaining, shall lie transferred
to the Clerk of tho Court of the said
County of Aiken, and all writs and other processes*-already
issued and made returnable to
the Full term of the Courts of liarnwell, Edge,
field, Lexington and Orangeburg, where the
defendants in the said esses reside in the parts
ol the said Counties now established as the
County of Aiken, shnll bo as valid and effectual
as though they had been issued to the Fall
term of the Court of the said County of Aiken;
and tho service of such processes by the .Sheriff
of any of the said Counties shall be as good
und effectual ns a service to the Fall term of
the Court of the said County of Aiken; and all
such writs and processes shall be transferred
by (be Clerks of the Courts of tho said Counties
to the Clerks of the Court of the County
of Aiken.
8ee. 8. That the Board of Jury Commissioners
of Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington and
Orangeburg Counties bo, and are here'-y, required
to prepare and furnish to the Board of
Jury Corainisslo'iers of Aiken County, on or
before tbe fourth Monday of October, 1872,
separate lists of persons liable to serve as
jnrors, and residing in tbe limits of said Counties
as altered by this Act. From tbe liets so
furnished to tbe Hberiff of Aiken Connty sbal|
be drawn, in accordance with law, the petit
and grand jurors and talesmen for tbe Courts
to bo holden in Aiken County, in conformity
with the provisions of this Act, and tbe jurors
so drawn are hereby dcclured lawful jurors to
i)| purposes and inteata.
Approved March 10th, A. D, 1971.
JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR
THE PUBLICATION OP THE PECI- |
RIONH OP THE HUPRKMK COURT ,
DELIVERED DURING THE VEAR ,
18?8, 18*0 AND inc. ]
i r?. ii - i .i i _ .i n . i
prri|i>n i ii< iv j-rviirii uj wt aeniui 1
and Houm of fl?|>re?en'ativ?# of th? Miata '
of South Carolina, ooir mat and fitting in 1
O nernl A???niMy, and by tlia authority of
|liv tame, Tli?t the Juatisaa of the 3upr?m? '
Court Im nuihi rii-'i to oonlract with. the '
[Jon. J. t'. Riehaydaon, ul Hnmtvr, Booth *
Ijoro ina, to prepare for piiliiicatioo, ami ?up
lit.iend th? rinn, ttia dt-ciaion* of lha (
^.iprrtm* Court dalirtrad (luring ihi/rip <
Clown 111(1 crceH IU wucrc l% voipvmw uiw ?uv
North fork of the Edlsto Hirer, and down the
aid north fork to where the dividing lino be.
twccu Lexington and Orangeburg Counties
'runuieg front Dig Beaver Creek to the North
fork of thff Edisto) touchea arid riror; tbencc
in a straight line to the bead of Tinker's
Creek, in Darnwoll County ; tirence down said
creek to whero it empties into tho Upper Three
Huns, and down said Rons Creek to where it
empties into the Savannah River; thence up
the Savannah River to tho ini'ial points at
(ho mouth of Fox'a Creek.
Soo. 2. That Frank Aroint, M. F. Moloney,
1*. R. Rivers, J. L. Jamison, E. Ferguson, J.
M. II ay no, E. J. C. Wood, P. R. Rockwell, J."
A. (Jroono, W. If. Koedisb ami 1). Byes he,
and are hereby appointed Commissioners to
run out and properly mark and defino the said
boundary linea, with the assistance of two
competent surveyors to be eolectcd by tbem.
Sec. 3. That S. J. Loc, Frank Arnim, P. R.
Rivers, C. D. Jloyne, John Wooley, E. J?
Wood, J. N. Ilaync, Levi Chavls, W. II. llocdish
nnd J. II. Cornish be, and are hereby, np- |
pointed Commissioners to prortdo suitable
buildings for tho several Courts and County
officers, and to select and purchase, or procure ;
sites (or tho usual public buildings, and to
contract for and superintend the erection of
the Court House and Jail thereon ; and that
snid public buildings shall be built at the ex.
pense of the citixens of said County, and to
meet the said demands, a special tax on the
nsscsscd raiuo of rcnl and personal property
in suid County be leviod.
See. 4. That an election shall be held in the
County of Aiken, as established by this Act,
on the third Wednesday of October, A. I).
1872, for members of the General Assembly, j
ami tor tho regular County Officers provided
tor by the Constitution and laws of tho State,
oiid ilie officers so elected shall, before entering
upon the duties of their respective offices,
be required to give bond with sureties, as now
is or uiay be required by law.
Sec. 5. That until the next appointment of
Representative!, the representation of the scv.
era I Counties of this Slate affected by this Act,
shall rcinuin as now established.
Sec. A. That the County of Aiken be, and it
is hereby, attached to the Third Congressional
District, und shall form port and parcel of tbe
Sixth Judicial Circuit, and that tbe regular
terms ?( tho Courts of General Sessions and
Common l'leas shall bo held in tho town of
Aiken, on the second Monday of January,
May and September of each year, ami that the
Justices of the 1'eace, and Conttuhlcs, in the
scvcrul Counties affected by this Art, who shall
be in office at the time this Act goes into effect,
shall continue in office until tjieir successors
shall have been elected and shall have qualified : j
Cv?*- 1^r-F *
sr^rrrrrrf ?
|*Wn net execedfog ?> thooeand dollars,
fed the printing of Mrid deeieione ehall he
loo# by. the Republic** Trloting Com
[mcj. \ * v'
8eo S. That William llutaon Wljrg, fate
Biporttr ol the Supreme Quart, on demand
ol tbe lloo. J. 9* G. Klehardeon, after the
making of the contract lo the feret aeetioo,
provided for, delivered to Mitf Riehardaon,
the certified eop'.ca of the dreUiona of the
Supreme Court InrnUhed him by tbe Clerk
of the Supreme Court, during hia term if
office, and ell paper* relative teeaM d*et?
eioaa coming to him by virtue of hia office.
Approved Maroh a. 1871.
joint resolution making an appropiuation
or forty-seVen
thousand dollars for the
completion of the state luna.
tic asylum, and for other pur.
POSEa
Be it reeolved by the Senate and Houae
ol RrpreeeotaUvce, of the State of South
Ceroline, now met end aitllng in Genera)
Araembly, and l>y the authority of tha
name:
option 1- Tim I lK# itim of fnrir iltoii*
sand (940.000) dollars b?, and the sam? is
hsreliy appropriated, if to much be neers*
sery. to complete the unBnished wing of
the State Lonatie Asylum : Protid+d, That
a contract shall be eotered into between
the Board of Regents and tha contractor,
specifying definitely the wot k to be done
end the manner of doing the same, and the
said contract to be approved according to
law, before any portion of the approprlo?
tion is paid.
8oe. 2. That the sum of five thousand
($6,600) dollars be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated, to furnish furniture for the
building known as the " New Asylum," and
to refurnish the" Old <tsyliim."
Seo. 3. That the rum of two thousand
($2,000) dollars be, ntvl the same Is hereby
appropriated for ths purpose of building
chimneys, and furnishing stoves for heating
the " Old Asylum."
Sec. 4. That the above appropriation of
fori}' erven thousand ($17,090) dollars shall
be paid by the State Treasurer, upon the
order of the Board of Regents of Stale Lu
untie Asylum, approved by the Governor,
and the said orders shall be vouchers for the
same.
Approved March 0. 1871.
JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE
STATE TREASURER TO REISSUE TO
W. B. I'll INGLE. EXECUTOR OF MRS.
liEUTilA SKIRVING, CERTIFICATE
OF 8TATE STOCK.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Stale of South
Carolina, now met nnd sitting in General
Assemble ami bv the puthoritv of tiie same.
That ilie Stole Treasurer lie. nnd lie is lieiel>y.
authorised to reissue to Wm. It. Pringlc,
Executor of Mr* Itcrllia Skirvlng, deceased,
ecriificute* of *tock of the mine amount,
payable *t tlie eima time, nnd beaiingtha
me Interest, as tbo?e lost or destroyed:
Certificate No. 10, iwite of 1856, for con truetion
of now Hint* Capitol for ft960 00;
and that the *ild W'm It P< ingle ia hereby
tcqoiied to de|'< nil wi ll tlie State Treasurer
a bond legally executed in the penal
iuri of one thousand nine liundred dollars,
to indemnify tin- Slate ogain?t loaa.
Approved March 7, 1671.
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE CONSOLIDATION
OF THE GREENVILLE AND
COLOMBIA RAILROAD COMPANY.
ANI) TI1E BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD
COMPANY.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
nnd House of Represent*tires of the State
of South Carolina, uow met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the aulhoii'y of
the That lb* Aat entitled " An Act
i to amend the charter <>l the Oreenrllle and
Columbia Railroad Cempany," paa?ed by
I lie General Assembly of thin State on tlie
20th day of December, 1853." be. nml the
same in hereby re-enacted, with the follow*
ing amendments or allernliona ;
8tc. 2. That for the purpose of extending
or building or constructing a railroad from
Greenville, all of the provisions of Sections
nine, ten, eleven and twelve of an Act en
titled "An Actio authorise the formation
of the Greenville and Colombia Railroad
Company," passed on the 15th' day of De
sem'ier, it 'he year 1845, be, and the same
are hereby, re-enacted, with the following
amendments or alterations:
8ec. 8. That the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad Company Is authorised, so far
as practicable, to purchase, connect or
unite with any connecting Railroad or Rail
roads, nnd especially to extend Railroad
communication to Knoxville. Tennessee,
and to Aaheville in Noith Carolina: Provided.
That, if the Oreenvill* and Colum
bia Railroad Company shall fail to eonstruol
nnd finish the said Railroad, including sueb
other Railroad or Railroads as it may unite
with or acquire, to tha line between this
O . _ a - I %T 1L n ? 1 T
o'm r aim iiiiitn oirinini, an<i unntNCf,
within Ave yeara from the final paasag* of
ltiia Act, the right to further onrlrnet aaid
Railroad to Knoxville and lo Aahevllle ahall
caaae, and the time limited therefor ia here
by extended Ave yeare from the Anal pat
rage of Ihla Aet; but Ihia limitation ahall
not impair nor affect any righte, or any
(tailroad or Railroada acquired, united
with, or eontlrueted, ao far aa acquired,
united with or constructed, at the end ol
the lime hereby limited, nor ahall anything
contained io this Aet impair or limit
the right or privilege to eona-didate or
unite with any Railroad or Railroada under
any general P.,?lroad law or lawa. That
the raid Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Company ahall hava the power to eonatruet
and build, opon the ihoat practicable
route, a branch of their road, from aoine
point on the line of their road, at or Eaat of
Anderaon Court Henae, and Wrat of the
delude River, to Aiken or Hamburg, and
there connect with any Railroad incorporated
under tha laws of thia State ; and aim
hall bar# the power to aonairuet and
build, opon tha moat praetieable route, a
branch of their road from Abbeville Court
Houra to the Savannah River, in the direeion
of Weehinglon, Georgia; abo*. that tha
laid Company ahall hara th? powar lo aonraat
and bu|M, upon tha moat praaiiaatda
out#, a Railroad from hpartanhurg Court
looaa lo tho North Carolina Una, In tha di? 1
action of A ah*villa, or Rutherford, North 1
Carolina,
See. 4. Tha^ in riaw of tha aonaolidallon 1
>f tha Orcenvlllo and Coiumlda Railroad I
/Omptny and tha Bine Ridge Railroad ^ |
ftai|ro*fi Cskpiijr |a maklag tb? bead*'] o
eforeeeld, and of-U?# Comptroller Central L
of tb* State i^|Mila| the Mia#, tol
Utecabypledging the f?li| tid /nadLl tha
State To th? payment ol Mid boo*de, M hero *
by rallied and eon firmed ; end that the *
making and exrcotlon of Mid Blue Ridge '
Railroad fiowpeay aad Mid other Cempa- *
nU ?T the iWleage aforeMfd to Henry |
Clowe, Ileory Gourdln and George 8 Otne ,
roa, lo eeeore the payment of the bcnde a
afore'aid, ie a loo ratified and confirmed, ^
aad aaid mortgagee la deeiared to* be a iiee i
prior to that of the State, oa all orooertT 11
described in wld mortgage, and on the entiro
lino of tho rood aforesaid, and oa all )
the proportiooof said several Companies, or j
which they. or either of them, may hereaf- (
ter acquire; but nothing In thio Act contained
ahall be construed to divtat the
State of ite lien on the aetata and property 1
of the raid several Rail Companies, or of
aitlier of them, for ita endorsement of the
bonda aforesaid, bat mid lien i* poatponed
to and declared to be subject and subordlnate
to that of the mortgage, hereinbefore
mentioned, to Henry Clteo, Henry Oourdln
i and G*-orge 8 Cameron, Trueteee.
See. 6. Tltat all other statutory or other
I lien* or Hen, encumbrance* or encumbrance,
equitiea or equity, except the mortgage encumbrances
now upon the property, aaeeta,
effeeta, rights and franehiaea of aaid Oreen*
villa and Columbia Railroad Company, or
any part thereof, and alao except the mortgage
herein authorized, ahall ha, and are,
or ia hereby, made eubacquent to lha mortgage
encumbrance* now In exirtenee thereon,
and aubeeqnent to the one herein authorized,
ao that tlia holdera of the Ixtnda (
secured by mid mortgagee, or either of ;
them, shall havs a lien and security as be-*
tween each oilier, according to the timo
aaid mortgages hare been or shall be recorded,
and a prior lien to all other liena or
| encumbrances whatsoever. any law or laws
lo I lie contrary notwithstanding.
Her. 6. The following clause* in Section
2 of the Act of September 16, 1866. to authorize
additional aid to the Blue Ridge
Railroad'Company, in South Catolinn, vie:
"j4*d furltxtr prvidtd, That the raid bonda
or any pait thereof, nhall not be u?ed, un
leas upon the express condition that upon
application to the Congress of the United
StiUs, or to private capitalist*, the amount
of three millions of dollars in cutrmcy, or
so much of that sum as may be necessary,
shall be furnished in exchange, or ttf on the
security of said bonds," is hereby repealed.
See. 7. That after the consolidation of
the Greenville and Columbia Rsilioad C?m
pany with the Blue Ridge Railroad Company,
the bends now lield by the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad Company and the
Blue llidgc Railroad Company, shall be
endorsrd by the consolidated Company.
Sec 8. That if said consolidated Railway
Company shall fail lo pay its interest on its
guaranteed debt for two )?ini, it alial! he
llie duty of the Comptroller-General of litis
Stat*, and he alial) have the power to take
immediate poreeeeion of raid road, with all
its appurtenance*, and leaae the mine to
reeponaible parliea who shall have control
thereof, until the General Assembly eh a 11,
hy law, provide for tho selth-meut of the
affaire of aaid Company in the inlererl of
nil its ereditora.
8?e. 0. That the aaid Greenville and Co
lumhia Railroad Company, and the IJluc
Ridge Railroad Company ehall, forever,
continue and be a body corporate, capable
of ruing and being rued in any Court of
competent jurisdiction.
Bee. 10. That all Acta or parte of Acta,
inconeirtent with lltia Act, or any part
thereof, arc, for the purporea of Ihie Act,
hut for no other purpore, hereby amended,
I altered, modified, or repcabd, aa the eare
may require, ro aa to eonform to the true
intent and manning of tlii* Act.
See 11. Thie Aet shall take eftsci Immediately.
Approved the 6th of March. A, T)., 1871.
Slje (Sdtkrprbe.
amiGMui, s. o.
WEDNESDAY, APSXL 0, 1071.
The B?m*dr? Amendment to tbe Btata
Constitution.
Col. C. G. Mrmmixokr 1i?? published a letter
to Got. Scott, in whleh he diseusse* in n
verj able manner, the remedy for legislative
, abuse*, and adroeatea the eah of a State Con- |
vention. We are pteaeed to Me that the Re. i
publican paper* in tbl* 8.at* also favor the
calling of a Convention. We believe in all efforts
lor tbe peaceable adjustment of the difficulties
attending tbe new order of things in ,
South Carolina, and are sere that there is a <
simple method, whleh, if adopted, will satisfy 1
all parties in tbe 8tate, white and colored, tax
payers and non tax payers. (
Wo do not propose to deprive any single ]
citiiens of the right of voting for President,
for Governor, for his Representatives in the ^
Legislature In the House or most numerous (
branch, nor for hi* County officer*. Let every ,
citizen rote for every thing in all elections, i
whatever his class, color or prevlons condition 1
or education, except for the Senators. Here, 1
In this single election, which eoma* on In
every county once In every four years, let a (
Convention of the State amend tbe Constltn. |
tlon, and require every one white er colored, '
who casts a vote fw Senator, to he tbe owner I
of a MrUin amount #f taxable property la tba
Rlate, not tear n; thaa $604, M may ba As#4 "
by tha Cooatltntlon. W? era confidant that '
thla amendment of (ha Conatltatlon a*a ba af. .
fl
footed with tfia eon cant of Blna taatba of tba j
praaant rotor* of tha Ctata, If I ha pram a ad a
bonaal portion of tba pabllo maa will anpport 0
It; bat wo da not balta?a that tbara U any *
J
bopa for a gawaral raatrlatioa of tha right of ^
rot'.ng far inability to raad or for want of b
property ; Indaad wa would pto far for ovary ?
body to rota for tba moat numorou* braaah of
tha Lagieiatara, than ovary body and avarv
elaaa would ftal thamaalvaa prataatad from aggraaaloa
upon tbafr right*. Tba aoaaaqaaaaaa l'
of auab aa amandmest of tha Confutation ?
a<
would ba moat aalntary, aa body aoaM ha hart n
?r deprW*d of Mj right, vlthoft hit KMMd ^
Lbroogh hi* rtprtmliUTM, no old l?? could 1c
b? ropoaUd or noir law #o?M ho mad* without *1
M oonacnt of all ymi. It! ik? only afft C
r a Constitution tMt will a?ISy?p?lu gnfrnment
and regnhmaaa >L?I nib ami
ermaaent. Adopt tbl* *y*t*Hb u4 wa M? P
0 raaaoo wig aneb government* may oat ?
oma uaivarsal la tba elvllteed world, and an. k
?i| till tba and of Una. A qnallflad nflbiga tl
jr the Banal* and nni vernal suffrage for tha a
laaaa of IteffreeentatlY** and itiry other
the# j thta will aara tba State, and no honest f
1 an na offer any raaaanabla objection ta.? ^
f bat any tba Cha&<?etoo Rrpnbtican and tba (
!ol?Ma Union, and all anr ootemporariae. (
We eon Id aay much in vindication of the pro- |
toaed a mead asset, bat IU propriety and utility i
a ao obriowa that we leave the mMmI for the '
>resent, la the hop* that others may take It '
!
Tuu and Stat* Bond*?Action of the
Charleston Chamber of Commerce.
We present our readers with the aelioo '
of the Chamber of Commerce lo Charleston. I'
This doubtless represents the slews and '
feelings of the property holders and tax
payers of the city, and further than that,
we bellese. of the whole State, unless it Is
the sery few tux p?yrrs who hold salaried
others, or handle Stale bonds We haee no
doubt that tha course recommended by the
Charleston tax payers, will be that approved
then by everybody, except the lot erected
few who have a private advantage to gain,
that is, reslstanee by all legitimate means 1
to the plundering taxes, and repudiation of 1
all fraudulent and corrupt obligations Im- '
pored on the State by rreklees legislation.
Let every County bold its meeting la 1
lime to elect Delegates to Columbia, In May 1
next, to bring a1>out concert of aetion that
shall be peaceable and effectual. Great
good must be accomplished by united ae?
lion, and amongst other things, good faith
requires that the people ahould give notice
to the whole world that they will not feel at
all bound to redeem any part of any bonds
henceforth eorruptly authorised and issued,
"theSterling Bon>W particular y,among the
rrst"
Hut ws refrain from any extended ra
marks of our own, as Ilia Charleston proceedings
very fairly presents the suhj-et.
We arc glad to sea that the Charleston
Daily D^pvliHean dbenssee this matter In a
fair and dignified manner, suiting the gravity
of lie occasion. Since we have men
minco me /ir/iuoxienu, we unit pleasure in
acknowledging tlie Inet that ita conductor?
ittm to be the determined opponent* of
corrupt legislation and want of the publie
money. It is no party question; but one
of life or death to all good eit'xsns of the
Sint*. It-is a question of honesty and lib*
erty on one side, and dishonesty and op I
prestion on the other. It ha? nothing really
t<> do with national politics, unless the
Republicans will openly assume the position
that dishonesty end oppreadon of the
people at largo and nil lax payers of the
8>ale, are essential-to their existence.
Whereas, under the operation of the present
Stuto Government, the majority of the property
holders and tax payers of the State, from
whoiu the publie revenue is mainly derived,
are exoluded from any power in the legislation
of the State, and frmu any practical iufluenoo
in the imposition of taxes;
And, whereas, the moneys raised by taxation
nre improvident!/ and corruptly usod and
expended by persons who hold office under the
State Government, and the sums appropriated
for alleged public uses are excessive and extravagant.
And, Whereas, The credit of the Stats baa
been pledged Ulegallr, and it is now proposed
to pledge the e-edit of the State for farther
loans, by a new issue of bonds, which may be
negotiutcd In the market to persons who n.ay
take them, In ignorance of the circumstances
under which they are Issued. Therefore,
t f). I 1 Tl a ? ?a? U-l.l * I
? /ir??irr?, inn wo, prwjicnj iioiurn ?u?
Ux payer* of Ui? State, raiding In tha City of
Cbarleaton, do hereby deem it onr duty to declare
tbat tba bond* heretofore ifrued without
legal auction, and the o-ealled sterling loan,
or any other bond* or obligation* hereafter 1? uad,
purporting to be nndcr, and by rirln# of,
tba authority of tba prcacat State Government,
will not bo held biinlin t on u*, and tbat wa
hall, in every manner and at all timet, roalit
the payment therof, or the enforcement of any
lax to pay the tama, by all legitimate mean*
within our power.
2. /frWe?<f, Tbat we deem it our duty to
warn all peraona not to receive, by way of pur*
ebaae, loan or olberwite, any bond or obligation
berafter leaned, purporting to bind the
property or pledge the credit of the State j and
that all aueb bond* or obligation* will ha held
by ua to be nail and void, a* having been laaued
in derogation oi the right* of that portion
of the people of thia State npon whom tb*
public burden* are made to raat.
3. llfvlttd, Tbat tbe tax-payer* of tb*
State are hereby requested to meat in thalr
respective eoontlea for the conaidaratlon of
thia subject, and tb# normona tax laviaa of
tbe current year, and for tbe appointment of
two delegate* to repreaant each county In a
State Convention, to be held in Columbia on
the aocond Tuesday In May naxt, for tbe aame
purpoee.
4. iirtowtf, mm ini? nt*i? con* ant ion oy
r?* payer* ba reqneated to confer with bla
RxeelWney, tba Oorernor, on tba dangeraua |
local condition of tba State, and reqweat bia |
>Aeial aid and eo-nperation in tba invaatiga- ,
ion af tbn aceonnta of the Comptroller and (
ba Htata Agent in New York, ao tbat tba
imount and ebaraatcr of the bonded debt and j
ill other llahilitiea of tba State can ha alaarl/ j
itatad with a view to aorh fnrtber action aa ^
nap ha neceaaatj (or the protection of tba
>nblic creditor* and af tba tan payer* of tba '
Commonwealth. '
Thf Hoard of Trade In Ctinrtrefon hare J
tan bad a meeting, and adopted re*-dot lone ,
>f the nm# ebaraaler ne thoeeof the Cfiom- (
>er of G mmeree. Very able and dlgniflad ,
nd aertone apeeebea were made at the j
feeling, by Col. Rioitta L?tii(m and tba
Ion. Gnoaon A. Tar.enoi.ir, which we
ronld Ilka to pnbllah In fall did epnoe per.
fit. We are pleaeed to see that the apeak*
re appeal to good men ef ell partiee la the
forth for eympethy, and Invoke it In ear*,
fg the State from the plundpr and rob*
ery of frlevooe taxation add eorrnpt and ^
raetefnl dm of the pnhlle money. 1
New Morn. e
Mr. BvAxatia haa eommeaaed the ere*. C
oaafa new atom bonee on Main Street,
a the vaeaat ground between Dre Haaat. I
m * Mane* all's drag at ore and the Poet a
ninr. it win mti iwtwihw, MM Will M
Diiht o?M Mttffh in the of tfce k
mifhy. Wo Ilk* to thfM IndfeotloM a
f loilMinf ?p. |?
and 1
Aberteoo^f
llfeM gentlemen, a] ht>*gh dcelJcd; Rauldaane,
ar? Miking fur ih.-ma. l*e# a go^ji J
ec4d In it)* dinner in ,*hieh thejr pie#*.
*r Ike emancipation of 8ouU?*i? in*-n from 1
lie ahacklea of political proecription, nod '
he sow nw'fM and miNshievotu tyranny of
ubjvetlng *11 the ractfof u eat experience,
od formerly tlie moot Irtnuia by ike pew
?le, to dleftanchin-meet.
Oar Senelote do another thing, whi'at
hey do *how I he Republican apirlt, in their r
iceouot of viwjeuee occurring in the Slate,
hey elao at'ribute ila o (gfn, in a jpealdeper,
to the dircatiafanlion produce J by bad
U.?l* maainrM and allrent run not ion.
ind not to lh? sphit of disloyalty to the
United Slutti, u some vllUanou* p?l Guiana
ind Rod col demagogues ae-ert. TbU
-barge of renewed " rebellion " egiinst the
United States, is simply a lie, n wicked,
abominable lie, fabricated ! > audi as love
ind makeallr, and is instigated by the father
ol lies. Ttie rook' rs end loving propagators
of sucS lies r*p*rt to profit by them, think*
log they will be believed sway off in the
North, end that they will be voted into of
flee end be enabled to divide the spoils tax
rd upon the people at IsKge. We are gratified
that the Senators of Sooth Carolina
have the honesty and patriotism to reject
these falsehoods. Al-nost as cruel and un
|nst as the charge of cannibalism which
Naao aod his flatterers made against the
Christiana in his day. We have hopes
Ihst General Gsant will not permit his
ronsoienee keepers snd flatterers to Neroiz*
him. although thay have pretty well suo
seeded, if you will put in th* initial letter
of his name between the a and the a of
that of Nmo.
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Negro Debts--The Question not yet
Deolded.
It was announced last weak and generally
believed, that the 8upr?bi.- 0<>urt of the
United stale* had deckled that note* given
for tlie purchase of slaves ooutd now he
collected ; although the Rlnlei an<l Federal
Constitutions and law* will net allow aueh
purchasers to hold the property or en|oy
the services of a slave. W? liave never l?etiered
it possible that the United State*
Supreme Judge* would enforce the execution
of contract* for the purchase of alnre*
under existing clronm'tinec*, and had *oppored
the cr/nmenl* urged again?t the validity
of euch dehte nnanewerahle. We
are, therefore, gra'ifiid to he abl* to stale
that the reported decision of the Supreme
Court wa? a mistato, a* we learn by the
following from the Charleston Xttt* :
"Tin Nryro Rami Ca*r? ? A letter tecelretl
Irotn a d stiiundshcd inemher of the
Washington har contain* the following ex.
planation of the denision tendered by the
Supreme Court of the United Statue, aa re
ported by lelegrafflt, sustaining the vnlidi- ,
ty of bond* given for the purchase of slave*:
'"Ths Supieiiie Court lis* not decided j
the question of the validity of note* given
for slaves The Comt has derided, in the
ease of Oeiderv* v*. Campbell, on a technical
point, the want of a proper I III of exeep
thwi*. For this reason, and thla reason
niunf, :ne jnojm'ni 01 me i;?>urt below,
ttelaining negro dfbti, it coi.firmi-d. The
merit* of thin grevt quevtion arc Mill open "?
It it true, liowevcr, that tho Supreme
0"Urt of Soulli Carolina lint derided, contrary
to tlie Constitution of lite State, thai
notri or bonda given for tlavet are valid.
It it manifett that Chief Justice Morten waa
deceived by the te'egram from Washington,
and at toon at It# taw it, forthwith deliv
ered the deeition that lie lint niwaya favor
ed. We prraumc, like most of tho lawyer#
of t hi a Slate, Judge Mot en liad made op hit
mind before he win eh-cted Judge.
It it known that tho lawyer* in tliit State
differ in opinion on tho *ubj-e?, and llttro
a>e many men among them, of equal if not
auperlor ability to Judge Moaaa. who differ
with him in opinion, and who, if tliay had
occupied hla poailion, would long ago have
decided against negro dehta. Ttie tltlivery
of the opinion of Judge Uo*t< lina hern
produced by accident. Wa think it may not
ttand aa law.
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The Alr>I?lne Xtallioad.
The eonir.tO*a for grading the Road
are actually let oat between Greenville
and Spartanburg, and by the fleet of May,
if not tooner, the work will eommanee.
Mettrt. T. C. Gowk* and O P. Mills, of thia
place, have taken a contract for gradlog
the Koad from Greenvilla to Enoree. Mr.
W. T. Suunvra, in company wl' li olhera,
have likewita a large contract.
The oidnhin i# freelv exnres-cd l-v aome.
who ought to know, that the ?n will run
to Grrenellls in about twelve month*.
But what about the Depot of tin Air*
Line at lliia phce t llnva our Commit U?
tloua their duty In effecting a loeatiou for
the beat intereat of the City f It nr. 'ght be
done; there are no eueb obetaelea at aliould
prerent it Surely, our " leading men "
will not, after all. tot the Road ahy off from
the City, out of aight and hearing, almost,
Hook and Laddtr Company.
A number of oor young men. we learn,
hare united thtmeelvee together. for the pur*
fvoae of en leawonng to form and organise
a Hook and Ladder Company. Wo think
the purpoaa a laudable one, and hope it
trill meet with auoeeaa. A Itat for aubaeriptbme
to pnrcharo the neeeaaary maehinary
la now Itelug preaented to our eillsena by
Mr. K. Smlrokx Pirxiiam and nthera, to
ahtch it la deeidarable to liawe aa many
dgn aa are willing to aaeiat In the enter*
trlae. The attentioa of properly holdera m
>ecially U ealled to It. Persona ebbing to
>ubeerihe or join the enmpeny, may find Mate
it each of tha drng at ore*. The Counail,
re learn, ia willing to aaalat aome financial*
7*
alaa on Monday.
Can, J. L Southaa*. fttiarlff, aold on
donday laat, by order ot the Probate
udge, aa foliotra:
Land nt Rata to nf Alrzandkb B. Kiko,
leeaaeed, 1*0 aerae, pnrobaaed by, A. B.
CiJto, for |l ,0*0.
Land Ratal# of Jamw W. Totmnna, de?
aaaed, *0 aaraa, purchased by Jam* Mm
lovnn, fi?f M&
J. B. Bum maw, Deputy United Bute*
Urtbnl, fold lb# vwla#bto r##Mene? *nd
tor# boa##, tcf<tb#r wftb fardon attached,
nth* tooth root comer of the pnbMerqnare,
nova lb# Orady property, for $6,?VV i
nd it *11 porehaeod by W, T. BrtrwAt# |
ad other*.
Eta* A. ?. WMUot-Md tSu A^r-JUln? | O
Mr* W4tXA? i? not unmindful pf QW ranIsrial
iaUrMt of h:? o?n?iitu?nn. It will l?
b?iMD by tbi following Bill,4>it hili ?n to
restoring to procure the ipesdy nid of th# I*
general government to the Air Lin# Rail- 1,1
rv?d. It would be a ##f# Investment of "
pnblle funds. If^Qongrwi riill; eirn lor *'
tits welfare of the Sooth, they b??i th# np J
pwnuniiy 01 showing it by assisting th# I ~
great liars of railway through ?lie country.
Br it snooted by tbe Senate and House of Q|
Representatives of tbe Uulted States of Amer- p
iM la Congress assembled, That for tbe par- c
pose of aiding In tbe eonstruotion of a ratyrosd
between tbe towns ol Charlotte, North Csro- ^
Una, and Atlanta, Qeorgis, via Spartanburg
and Qroanvllle, South Carolina, tbe Recrotery 1
of the Treasury is boreby authorised to Issuo 0
bonds of tbe United States of one thousand *
dollars eeeb, payable thirty years from tbe *
date thereof, with interest at six per centum e
per annum, payable semi-annually in gold, to s
tbe president, directors, and company of the I
air-line railroad above named, to tbe amount *
of eight thousand dollars for each mile of rull
road whiob shall at any time within fivo years ^
of the dete of this eet be completed t Provided. j
smrlli/wi, That no portion of tbe bonds (
herein authorised to ho issued shall be delivered
to said president, dtrustors, and company
until commissioners appointed bjMbe Secrete- *
ry of tbe Treasury for such purpose shall bavs 1
certified that at least twenty nfiles o( said road
shall bare been constructed aud equipped as a 1
first-class railroad. And provided further, \
That no subsequent irsue of b^nds shall bo ,
made exeept on the oertiflcetc of commission.
era to appointed, that at laait tan additional ,
miles of said road (ball bare b?en conitrneted ,
and equipped in like manner aa aforeaaid : (
And provided further. That the bond* herein
authoriied to be iaaued, aball conatitutr a first
mortgage upon the road, rolling-stock, and nil '
other property of said company, in favor of '
the United States, until laid bonds have been '
paid as hereinafter provided.
8eetion T. That the grant oforesaid is mndo 1
upon condition that said eompnny shall pay I
said bonds at maturity, and shall pay ?lie in- I
terest thereof as it accrues, and shall at all ,
times tran port mails, troops, munitions of |
war, supplies, and public stores upon sold ,
railroad for the Government whenever required | ,
so to do by any I>epcirtmcnt thereof; and that; (
the Government shall at all times have prefer- ; ^
ence in the nseof the asms for all the purposes ^
aforesaid, at reasonable rates, not exceeding I ,
tho amounts paid by private parties for siinl? '
lar service.
Pec. 2. That in ease of a failure on the part '
of the company to pny the interest aforesaid '
for a period of two years, or to pay the bonds '
at their maturity, it shall he lawlul for the '
United Plates to tsko posscssi n of tho said 1
railroad, together with tho rolling-stock, prop- I
crty, and fixtures of crcry kind and descrip* <
lion belonging to said company, for the heneflt i
ef the United Plates, and dispose of tho same ! i
to secure the payment of said bonds and inter- { j
- - -
ut ; and if, alter said payment of bonda and j
intoru^t bus been provided for. any surplus of <
proceed* of aaid property (ball remain, it shall
l>e restored to aaid company, or to any other (
peraon or persona to wbotu tbc same may bo- |
long.
tw Tho Rural Carolinian for April]1
coin** to ou' editorial table a welcome via
Itor. It la well edited, handsomely illustrated,
and replete with valuable informa
lion for llio p'antci farmer and gardener.
The reputation it line obtained, and the appreciation
in which it i? held by ita ten*
of lliourande of leaders, aro the aureat in irk
of a great work. Subscription, perwnnum.
Walkk*, Evans ?fc Co , Proprietors,
Charleston, S. C.
pHt" Sonlhern Cultivator for April reeoived*
Tbis journal is most admirably adapted to
meet tho practical, cvsry-day wants of the
farmer. A vast number of Intelligent fanusrs
all over tbe Bouth in oaeh number relate their
experience, offer suggestions and warn
against dangers and errors they have encountered.
If you have nover sees k, send for a
specimen copy. Published at Athena, tin.,
$2.00 a year.
Chief Juatioe Chase.
Leo, ilia regular Washington eorrcpi.n.
dent of the Cliar?o*toii Courier, in a letter
dated 20th March, says that Chief Justice
Chars " is now here, almost in a a moribund
condition, an-' wit limit tbe len?l hope
of ever renewing Ilia aeat on the Bench."
4?? .
ir Wo are requested to state that 8. J. I
Dotrnirv, E?q.. Judge ol Probate, will l>e ,
absent for a month, and that Mr. Jamrs P. .
Moons will attend to lib ? ffioa during Ida i
ahaene*. i
tar The pay eerlifieaUa for teacher* ot
public fohoola have been received by lite |
School Cotitmitaioncr, for die year ending ,
October let, 1870, and will he delivered (
upon application next Saturday, Bill In. (
at ant, or th? folio wins S itnrdny. I
Hew Poitmaatar.
We learn that Mr. M. K. IloaanraoN haa
been appointed l'oatmaater at till* Oily, anpercediijjj
Mr. J. M Allbm. Mr. Tbott*b.
who haa alwaye been efficient, polite and
accommodating, will remain aa aeelalant. '
Chance at the Depot.
' Mr. faAAcSiaruiOB baarealgned the Agen*
ey et the Oreenvllle Depot, end Mr. Ai.ai.
I Annan McBaa, Jr., appointed to All the va?
' eaney,
Columbia toe Houae.
Attention te celled to the adveriieement <
of Mr J. D. Batkwax. of Columbia who of* J
fere natural lee et from 1 to l|cenUper
pound. I
We have reeeived a letter froui our i
friend and eorreepoudent, "B. D. 0.," at '
Pickene Court JJ|flpao, whieb la full of intaraat, I
but reached ua too late for Ibia week.
tw Up to title willing, 8,700 pernonn
here paid tbeir State and Coiiuty taxee In (
rt in
wrw.nyiin, amounting to more tl-an $56,- *
000. *
j '
Wilm* Cook baa liwn appnlntori Jury
Co aim luiener under the now aet, for Uraan.
f Hie County,
Tmftoinu Garouva Ckxtkai. Raiiroao.?
Thi Sure"ar Watehmao if authoritatively t
Informed that Mr. W. II. Peroanaeu, treat- ,
arar, if now aaihorUed to put under e?n>
trial, for grading, the wholo lioo of road
from Sumter to iba connection with the r
Norlbeaaiern Railroad. Arrangamente ^
havn at length bean made t?y whkeli mean* n
uAeient will be realise I to complete Uiia
part of tha road, and tlia work if to be
(incited energetically forward.
w
IJ_- 1?JS "II' I - _ "V
enfca In WeiUrt North O*collet?Gold
In hbtelllt County.
Col. |jl. 8. IruxeIm bonded ua the annexed
tter, wa pnbllab aa t matter ef Intaraat
r ear aeatlon of oouotry. It ia from an old
land of bta, realdtog in Weatern North Caroisa,
and from tta contents abowa there are
iluable minerala there, which only need dosloping.
We are rich, and If we only will
ant out the gold under oar foot, our people
sod not seek other ellmee for prurperity and
ren opulence.
Col Ikvixk Hm also ihown ? a specimen
I ochre, t?k?n off the land of Mr. LaUIV
rrWt'LDo, ar?r White Hall, In Abbeville
hunty, fn Ihlo 8tatc, who bii rwtnlly dli<
uvercl gold on hia place. Th? depot It
as all lha Indications ol rlohnrat J and ha
i n?w negotiating for Its talc toe company
f Northern capitalists, with prospects of
orct-so?indeed, the sale is almost regarded
a fact, price (80,000. When first dis^ , *
ovsrtd, a shaft was sunk about 00 feet,
nd the deeper gone the better the promise,
'mm two barrels of earth taken out and
hipped North, the capitalists were entirely
atisfied that the mine could be worked
vilh pr?fit ; the gold can be aeen in the
nstertices of tha oehre. This mine is near
hat of the famous Dorn gold mine.
Col. E. 8. Irvink: Dear Sir?I will keep
nfliolinga few l|ne? oivyou every now and
Ih?-n ; nnd this is the present subject to
ail: Leas than a year ago, on a barren
looking.hill, in a half mile of my dwelling,
in illiterate man, a shoemaker, picked up
a stone that struck Ida eye aa something
unfamiliar, and asked every man he met
altal it was, and every one answered-?
'don't know," At length, he put hia Strang*
itnne into the hands of Rev. C. D. Smith,
alio rent it off Noith for scientific investigation
; and I'rof. Davis pronounced it the
most rsre variety of corundum, the finest
Ihat liaa been fnun<1 in the United 8talea.
Hie shoemaker's heart ovfrfl iw?d ita bank*.
ind lie gave Prof. Smith a half interest la
the hill; and, on searching. Ih-y fownd,
lying looif over the hill, imdnles of tha
done, in all sizea. from forty pounds down ,
to a mrre [ irilirml, and have op till now,
[has picked op and sold about one thoutand
pounds, none of which haa returned
them Iras than one d?)Wr a pound. After
[ticking up all they aould see on the surface,
they broke ground, and found It masted In
reins In roek " green clorito " Independ*
sntly of the veins, tha earth that compotes
[lie hill will pan out, like gold, from on#
fourth to one pound to the pan full. There
is a I ranch that can be turned upon tha
'till, at $200 e*peine, alter whleh?ao saya
icientirta In mineralogy?may be expected
to oe lound the ruhy, the nhrysobyrl. and
jther valuable gems. My son Jnmea visitpd
the hill, and, without waali|ng, picked
up a pretty ruby ; but had not long lo re doe
over it, as one of the propiietora pot
t in hia own pocket, and it now graesa a
Northern collection of native getoa.
Kev C. D. Smith being embarrtiaeed, and
the shoemaker " wanting to his last," Dewtl
Cunningham is commissioned in sell the
property, and I have thought you might
do the fallow a good torn by directing liin>
to some man or men oi capital, and let him
monr i> ninaiomi co'Timtseton. I leitn l!ml
the properly l>ee hren ineorporeled by wr
Legislature recently.
The value of the etone consists in ite
hardness, ranking in thet regard next to
the diamond. Do the beet you ran for our
friend; but, be noeured, that ihe greater
favor will be to the purcliaaer, for it would
have taken Mathueeln Wis full lifetime, and
hie gi and and great grandsons to have washed
all the ecrundurr. out of that bill, while
its rich gams would have lent a charm to
the henuly of their daughters.
Believe me, dear sir, your ft lend,
8ii.as McDowell.
gugartown Farm, Macon County, N. C ,
Ma rob Slat, 1871.
Hew Drug Store?Down Town.
Dr. 0. L. Oi.aini has opened a new drug
store, opposite Gowr.n, Cox A Marklit'i,
and will retail drugs, beside manufacture certain
article* which he baa been using in hie
former prnctico. The public will soon bear
from bitn.
LaurensWe
apent the gr-etcr portion of leat
week among relatives and friende at Laurent
Conn House. In e bnelneea point of
view, the place was dull enough, hut thecit*
ixeii* entertain great hope# from an early re.
sumption of th? (Aureus Railroad, which
he*been purchased hy the Greenville Com*
pany, and which will ha repaired and put
In running order at an eatly day. Racially,
Ihe via t was made extremely pleasant for
us, and recalled many agreeahla memories
of other d-sye, when there wa* so much
lio-pitality and a??ial enjoyment among
that refined and enlliva'el people. We
ire especially indebted to our brethren of
it., T ...? 111 ^ Ml?u *
... urrwa iur OUri?OU< |l?
lei'llon
Politically, the people of Laurena ere anKvlng
a aeaeon of comparative rent and
quietude. Aaide from Iho evila under
ahieli every eiliaen of Rottlh Carolina la
made to groan, there ia no complaint, and
both racea are moving along with apparent
harmony and good lectin*. Hinea tl?* SOth
of October laat, when the daataedlv cooInet
of Itadical leadera onlminated in a general
melee,4! here haa been no diet urbane*
i>f any aort, and there la a better nnderHending
letae-n the whitea and bleeka.
The main inatmtn-nt of miachief we* the
aotnrlon* J>>e C'r?w*, who igonnvinionaly
led on that oecneion. leaving hla dnpea to
hear the brunt of e?nfl at, a? every white
nan predicted. He haa never Returned,
tod pe.,l>ahly never will, and tha colored
> opt* fre#|y declare Uiat it would be ?#?
K'allhy for him to mak? tha venture.
[Andrraen fnttlligtnetr,
? i -- ?Goranxon
Bcott haa appoluted Ounara)
lohn I>. Kennedy, o< Kvrabaw, tha Jury
'ommiavinnar for that oounty. Tba Camden
fournal call# thla " a alraak of dawn."
Cn arloton , AptII I.
Cotton atoady??middling 11} ; r<>??ipt
>48 baloa; SOO ; Hock 22,127.
Nbw York, April 2.
Cotton qulat and weak; aalra, ft,832
ale*?uplan'ia, 16$.
TO RENT*
rHE Convenient and flfeaMMt ffOtTfl?
and LOT now oconptad by Oapt. Water*,
tl*Mn Aujaala and Pendlaton Htreeta, fprtarly
known aa tho " Dr. JUrrla?n plaoo."
Term* aaocininodatlnjr. Apply to
QROROR JIKLDMAN.
Oreenvllle, A. C., April 5, 1871.
April ft 4" If