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JOHN C., * ..ED1TARD BAILEY, PRO'RS. ..^ZZ- GREENVILLE SODTH CAROLINA APRIL 14. 187L ~ ; ; ZZTrV?
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isrittiiimiin Inserted at the rates ol
on* dollar per iqiut* of twelra Minion liuei
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A fly eaat* ?Mb for tb* aeonud and third Insertions,
Ml twenty-Are ocnU for lubuqueol
Insertions. Yearly contracts will bn mode.
AM advertisements muat bar* tb* nambai
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tna?ra*d till ordered oat, and charged for.
Unlesa ordered otherwise, Adrertiaetnonti
will Inrariably be ** displayed."
Obituary notices, and all mattera Inuring to
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Adrertlsements. . _
Correspondence of Greenville Enterprise.
.QRANI> Junction TKNK , i .
March 88ll>. 1871. (
Kdilort of Eut*rprlu?Orotl>m?n: I
Spired at thla place this morning, at
6 o'clock, (torn Canton, Mlae, and having
to atop ortr till this nlternoon. 1 hava o?n?lu<t?d
to pase away part of lha tin a by
writing to y?n. 1 with my funrly,*l?ft
Greenville, 9. C., Tueedav, M*h inat,
hound for Corinth, Miss^ The P. eaideni of
tha Greenville and Columbia Railroad paaa
ad ua over that Road at half tore, for which
lia has our thanks On our arrival in Columbia,
wa learned that lit* train for Au>
gusta wo a gone. Went to the Minion Hotel,
where we lemainrd till 10 o'ehck,?
B?iigt<t emigration tickets to Memphis,
T?-nn., for ,$17 78 <acb. Took tha train at
10 o'alovk 1*. M., and arrived in Augueta,
early next morning. Th > children mticli
delighted with the ride, towna, eitica, and
V big rivet a." Tha ride from Attgtiaia to
Atlanta, on Weduetdny, waa pleasaul and
Inl/irna*I*.*? H .? *- *? * 1 1 *
?..w~. 1.!^. \*U| IV MIC I.nvrr o O ClOi'K,
nnd had to remain till 10 o'clock, a* in Co~
lumbia. 1'aaied oTur tha road to Chat La*
firoga. Wednesday night. arriving about
aun riir. Had a good vl*w of Lookout
Mountain, on ike left, and the Teuneaaee
It iter on ike right 1W - *nd
|>ltiln oc^ght to our mind the
oallle ecenei and hardahlpi enacted and
endured tl.ere In tha fail of 18651. railing
the rhadow of ih.it great rock, our ey??
gazed with wonder upon tha intended*
* - i..f ... <ru.
W?SU?3rjr P|?rrnu uui UCIUI o IMO <> 'KK;
tno'Hilitnr, on either hand, towering into
the heavana end alre'ching far away in the
distance; the nn?j?iti? IVnneatre Kivr
* moving with client m?jc?ty, the nngnifi*
a?-iit farmi (u tlie i ieh valJey : our iron
liorae moving eauliourly, with hie train up<10
the Iron trestle nne hundred and ? x'y
I ret ahoVc the tippling streams, girgling from
the hnee of the tn> tintain, and leaping joyfully
down lhi-ir pebbly bed*?all t?g<thcr
ptescnud ? eceoe awfully grand an I ?ubJitne.
AH caught thf ln?pbatiou of the scene
and the children, on lip-toe, gaging nut the
windows, gave ultnanca to all the wonder
phrairi they could Invent- Thie pa??ol,
wc enteral lha beautiful country of north
Alabama. Fr. in llunUville to Tueet nibie
ia the pretlbal and mn?t desiruMe region
of countiy I wer eatv. Tble day'* travel
?Thursday?was the rno*t'interesting of
all. Wi airivad eafely In 'Corinth, half
pa?t J2 o'clock, Thursday night, the good
angel of the I otd having enenmped round
atioul tie and secured uc from h nn all the
Way. Stopped at the Sortigg Houoe. whose
d<tora ate open, free and wide, to me and
family. Jbirljr next morning, Deacon ( ?1alian
cauie ind took tn> nil to Hro'her Fleming's
hospitable held', whcio we nil eijoy I
n special breakfast, prepared for nr.?
AH ?t"od tha trip well, an-i are tryinir li'>w
we like our new homo. We hsv* rental ?
computable eot'ago, with tlx r>'nm?, n good
gatden, and wall of good water, ,'or ? 18
parmo'nih. It la largfed about four hundred
ymU? from the Court ll<>u-c. a> d envri
icnt ia oliurch and school. Fikliy and
Saturday wet spent in "setting up hoose
keeping." Sunday entered the children in
Hubbath aeliool and preached twice. Monday
ititiodtioed them into the free day
chool, Thia school combers one hnndre t
and Afiy. 11 aa four tea<'her?, two melt
and two female. It la composed of both
toya and gli Is?white. The male teachers
are paid fifth. and the female f60 ra-h. per
moblli. Mr. ?. A. [iistly. county sdu ol
commissioner, wants o numl er of competent
t?acliers from booth Carolina. Those
wishing localities aa teachera, will addiots
him at Corinth
Oil* of your f?How townrmen bar written
me, pripokiig to buy our Greenville
farm and Itome, and tenia to know what
wa will take for It? ca?k I We aia uot
quite ready to eell vet Want to And a
home out liar* fit at, and try the country
and people, and they and It oa. Our price
for the land, including Improvements, la
$12 per acra??>00 aerea?$6,000. Oo examine
it. a
Tbe Memphis (rain going east, will roon
ba hrfe and I muat close, and lake It lo
Corinth. Heavy raina last week waslnd
away much <?( tbe railroada. We get on
|ha Iratna pervh, eat, and Buffalo fish,
weighing from three to twenty pounda, l y
paying from 56at# to $1 60, eaeh. I look a
12 pound eat, far tOcts. Will welt# you
gtlo. T. D.'OWIN.
General AmnestyV.
a,l, lU UlAaUa . I
the proceedings of ilia UpiUd HiaUab'an ta
on Tuesday. Slat Maf.h, In wMeh bolh
at the tJenetnrs fr?tn ihta Rialr advocate
rooit earnestly th? paaaaga ol a Mil ?a?erlag
general amnesty lor paal political of'
ftMvi:
Without farther dehsto Mr Bawye? *1>an
took tha floor and moved, ?s an amsndmenflo
tha pending resolution, to Inrlada
tha consideration at thr pre?snt s?e*lon of
tha Genarpl imnaaty bill, lately reported
from tha Committee on DtsabilhWa. Ua
P'(W. wmmm ??? of this hill Would
do *! to r*M?ra ktrmonjr and oMltnt at
la Ui? ftoutfc. 21a rrfrMt?d that iha
a(raao|iU?i??nt of tba n*?ro<t in (ho r??
oaatructlon low* bad hot bwn aooo apa
nUd by ganaral amnrWj to Hit whlta paofU.
Tha iidluenca of this polioj, h? bo.
ifr?d, woulJ ba powarfollj Mt ia r?mo?I
- ? * ^?????^
anu conciliating ana bar
' moulting all tha paopla. Mi eh haa leea
aaid It-re and eltrwhrre aa to tha loelioation
of the Southern paopla to enter into
another rebellion ; but he would aaeure Sao.
atnra thara waa not one word of truth In
i euch reprerentatione. Tha remembrance ol
| their maimed eone, desolated haartU-etonee
and deeaatad field# pi collided tjie poaill.il ily
of their ever again entertaining the Idra
1 of a rebellion for a moment. He did not
thipk tha dWturltanera in the South originated
from hostility to the general government,
but that Ihry were inspired by die?ffeet|un
to tha loaal government#. Tha
reaeon for tkla waa, that tha man moat fitted
by eduoaiion and poaltion to take part
in Lite affairs of tha Slat# were rxeluded
f, ..... -II ' ?- ~
...? ... f... i.v|nuuu uirrnn. WW1IIJ IO
thi* c?js? m-o ol an iuftriur moral aad intellectual
stamp had bren elevated to publio
position. If It waa tru? thai tha colored
members In tha ttoutbe-o Legislatures did
occasionally givo way to indueamcnta to
vote in a pellicular way for a eonslderalion,
they ahould not l<a too boishly condemned.
Their former helpless Ignorance
ahould not ha forgotten, nor tha fact that
the more Intelligent and etparlenced legislators
of the Northern State# were nit free
from aitnllnr chnigea. But sound pulley
imperatively dietut- il that all puhllo pluoaa
should he tlirown open to all citizens alike,
and all political disabilities and dilcrhoinalive
legislation wiped from the statute
hook. With respect to the Ku K'ux organ
lxalIon, which, he.raid, weie dominant In
some of the oountlea of the Carolina*. Mr.
Sawyer urged that the most oompte'e and
thorough measures ha instantly adopted to
repieaa their lawless deeds. Bat the runt
die! legislation must not bei
'O. lint -* - * *
Ctent.
K.r. Robertson (Republican, 8 0.) advocated
geaornl amnesty, because he wish
ed to see peace or.d hunnony restored to his
country. Nothing was to be gained h? the
continuance of legal and political rilsahlll
li?a. lie had Lean a continent upholder of
the Union and a friend to the eo'ored man,
nnd lie now desired to confer upon lite
u Idle men of the South all lha rghta of clt
xenahip now enjoyed hy tho colored citizen.
lie appealed to hie political n-aoei
ate* in the Senate to prove to the white
men of the Soulh'lhat the Republican par
tv was not opposed to the white people
there, tut was their friend. He would restore
to our erring Southern Lrethern all
their rights. lie carneily pre*sed(the pese
ago of 11.Is general amnesty hill as ealt uls*
ted to do more to pael'y the South this
eny cot-reive act that could be passed thin
station.
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Letter from Senator Robertson.
Senator Robertson has add rested the following
letter to Gen. J. B. Kershaw, Ucn. M.
C. Duller, Col. J. II. Rton and (Jen. Butnael
MeGowon, all prominent and influential eltitens
of this State. Ho invokes their aid and
assistance towards the restoration of order_
and obedience to civil authority among all
classes :
Washington, March, 1871.
Gentlemex : Tbe disturbed condition of affair*
existing in certain localities of our Stat*
has cnosed me the greatest concern.
Sincerely desiring tbe prosperity of our State
and the happiness of a II our people, I would
consider it the most auspicious act of my life
if I could bo productive of any good as a
pacificator.
It is unnecessary fur roo to enlarge upon the
terrible evils which threaten the State if the
antagonisms of our society are not rcpressod.
My idea It that the true road to peace is by
peacful means, by justice aud kindness to all
classes, so that none may feel themselves alien
from the Government.
I sin not sanguine of -the effect of laws unless
they arc sustainod by public opinion.
My object, then, in addressing you is to ask
your aid in arousing and concentrating tbe
opinion of all good oltisens in favor of law and
order. Knowing your intelligence and good
ntentions, I venture, though not of the saino
ploitlcal orgunlstlon as yourselves, to invoke
your aid in the premises.
My suggestion It, ibat you put yourselves in
communication with tbe loading cltisc is In
the respective Counties of tbo State, so as to
oriranisc and combine the moral nower of the
btate in favor of peaca, good order and obedicneo
to the low.
I cannot but believe tbat the happlert roealta
would follow your exertion*, and harmony,
good order and general contentment would
oon re-vlelt oar dlefaeted 8tote.
Adoring yon of my earncet deeire to cooperate
ia thla mUaton of perea, which i* intended
ta eeeure the right* of every eltiion, I
remain, with blgheet regard, your obedient
errant. T. J. ROBERTSON.
i -w.?aw.? WriKKi.ka'e
Cavalry v*. Ku Klux?Our
?ld witr rnmrade, Itill Wyatt, of th* 4th
Georgia Cavalty, m*do a tenet rlke %f>e
other day. lie eapturxd three of the Ku
Kl.tx that Governor BuWoek ha* h< cn advnliaing
for. eairird Ihrm to the Chattooga
Court lioofe, got them convicted and im
teiioorf to lli? penitentiary for **r?n jenra,
nri'l then earn* down on Bullock (or th*
prlc? tn<>n*y,|S.0t1O forth* flrat and $1,000
?*?h lor lb* balance?making $7,000 In *11.
Bullock paid HP "Ilk* a Utile ro*n," nod
Wyatt w*nt ltoma happy. Thin amount of
monay in Chattooga Count y, all at en*
tin.#, will *r*?t* a tremendnua eieltrmnnt.
Th# he#?tjr of t|i* wliol# affair la. thaaa
Vu K III# were #on, men Jludirml Ihinf, and
Were playing Ku KIok to aovtr their stealing
opeiation*. Moon of th* original Boms
fUU Ku Kiux hav* ever bono arretted y?t.
or aeer will ba. Bill Vyti ia on* oi th?m
himself.
Bully for Wh?eler'* aavalry l They *an
beat Ika world far aharpnata ? QrifU Stmr.
1 - ? -
T?s 8t?U agcnl Km !>? * among m tor
lit* purimaa *1 galKartng op tb# f?w riflaa
wtiUh *?N dliiflbUi abroad a ??ar ago
among it-a nrgrora la thla a*attoa. W?
Uarn ih?t aftar dillgaat a-arch h# armaaadad
la finding about twrnij-lhraa cut af
alnafy dntrlbutad.?Motion Orncent.
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Clerks of Courts Eligible-An Im
portent Decision by Oosgms* "
IISLL or TU? HMil or lpltllltTATtTII, I
WiliStTM, D. C., Mmk, IW?. |
Editor Oomtihttion i I mm ilnMl al
o?<t daily by p?rtou who WM Mm iOw ?
CUrk of tho OwK pnTtow to. tko *w, to
queatlng to kave tbekr disabilities reqpuved
The question of the disability of suob personi
E hot boos adjudloated favorably br the House
and X an now persuaded that it is assessor]
to offer bills looking to the removal of the dls
abilities of those who were Clerks of Court
previous to tbe war.
In tbe e?se of lion. A. M. Waddull, ropre
seating the Third District of North Carolina
the Hons# of Bcpresentatlres, at the begin
nlng ol this session, settled the question wbetb
or olerks of eonrte of law sad equity In th
I 8outh rain a >ni? *- ?? "aO ------
???u miwa 01 in* I4tl
I AvtBdaiii Cvluntl Wtddell tu a Clerl
I and Master of a court of equity in North Oar
ollna boforo tb* war, and afterwards a Lisa teaant
Colonel in th* Confederate army. When
be came to bo sworn in, Mr. Meyaard, oi
Tennessee, objected, and made an argument
to show that he was disqualified ; but after s
reply from fudge Kelly, of Pennsylvania, (a
leading Radical,) denying the disqualification
of Colonel Ifaddell, the previous question wee
called and ho was admitted by a Urge majority
Although no decision has yet been arrived
at in regard to Postmasters, It Is the opinion
of many leading Republicans that they are net
disqualified under the 14;b Amendment,
Yours, Ac., W. P. PRICE. .
Cheerful View.
Daddy Cain, who is nothing if not metaphorical,
does not scene to sbhre the gloomy
forebodings with which some of bis brother
Radicals profess to regard the detcrminaltnji
tnore tnxis until they are fairly represented
in the Bute Government. In the leading
article of the Mitiionarj/ tttcord of Saturdav
last, ho takes a rather Jubilant view of the
situation. Hear bin :
' These commotions in our Stata are the
best sijrns of progress. If this ' bottom mil
business continues there will be a reversal of
the laws of nature. ' llottoo rails' never sustain
a fence when on the ground, how much
less when on top J The winds that are now
blowing la this State, are but those which
purl!/ the atmosphere and prepare for a more
prosperous era. These commotions are the
preludes to a mors Jo/ous song, which is to
usher In the coming purlfictlou and ultimate
triumphs of truth, Justice, law, order and
good government. As the muttering thunder
heralds the storm, as the storm precedes the
purification and rvjuvineseence of the earth,
so are foreshadowed our brighter da/, a rapid
march of Justice."
The Reverend Radical ma/ take heart.?
The " bottom rail business," to which he so
feeling!/ alludes, has had its da/. Better
times are, indeed, dawning.
[C\ai Iciton JVsws.
? -4<SW'S
IIow vo Paosrsa is Business.? In the
first place, make up your mind to accomplish
whatever yon undertake ; decide upon toifcp
particular employment and persevere In it.?
All difficulties are overcome by assiduity.
Be not afraid* to work with your own
hands, and diligently, too. " A cat In gloves
catches no* mice." lie who remains In tho
mill grinds, not he who goes and comes.
Attend to your business; never trust sno'.her.
" A pot that belongs ? aujt U ill-stirred
and worse boiled."
Be frugal. That whleh will aot make a
pot will make a pot lid." " Have the ponce
and the pounds will take care of themselves."
Be abstemious. " Who dainties love shall
beggars prove."
Ki?e early. " The sleepy fox catches no
poultry." " Plough deep while sluggards
sleep, and yon will bare corn to sell and
keep."
Troat every one with respect and civility.
" Everything Is gained and notbiog lost by
courtesy." " Good manners Insnre success."
Never anticipate wealth from any other
sonrce than labor > especially never place dependence
npon besoming the poscasor of an
inner nonce. ii? wno wane lor amid men a
sboce iuny Lave to go k long time barefoot."
" lie who run* after a shadow bath a wcariioae
race."
Above all tbingi never despair. Quel Is
where be ie. " lie belpe tbote wbo truly
truat in IIIn."
Tun Mexican Pbbsidsmtal Costbst.?
Tba period for aoother revolution eeemi to bo
epproacbing In Mexico. The npponenta ol
Janret for president bnve obtained n victory
In congress by tbs election of their spanker,
Lamacnna, and be bss made a speech, openly
ehnrglng the present disturbed condition o1
the eountry to the abuses of the administration.
Tho sentiment in congress agalust
Jaures baa tecum* so titter, indood, that an
impression gains that a law wilt bo passed
prohibiting his re-electloo. If dona, u |a
believed Janrea will ignore it. Ou tho othoi
hand it it asserted that if sack a law be pass
d, a revolution will follow anyhow. Ia oilhai
aaa, Jauret, with tba power of the govern
ment In hia hand*, haa toe advantage. Mr,
Nulaon, the United State* minlater, ha* teci
quit* generally charged by the oppoaition preai
of Mexico " with annexation project*/' or
account of hi* friendly eoerae toward* tba
Jaurlat eeuee, bat thia charge la denied b|
that geotlrniaa'* friend*.
Woaa iw Yew wocld Ri*x.?Richard
Burke being feand la a reverie, ehovtly a flat
an exraordlnary dlaplay el pewer* la tha
lloure of CsaDOBikr hi* brother Xdnaond. and
questioned fcjr Mr. Mnlone u to the cauae, reviled,
" I ueee heea wondering haw Med kn
contr I red ?e leonopl lea all the talaaU of the fan
tip, bat, then, again, I re wr caber, when we wtr<
at ftmff ha wee elwejr? at ward." The fere<
af tha aneadeta la laareand hf the feet thai
it lobar4 Barhe waa not aopildemd Inferior ii
aatnral telenU to bU wore dUUi>gul*he?
brother. Tat tha owe roee la geealnaea. wbih
the ether died NnperiUvrijp abaoare. f>ea'
trast |a po?a gee love, jrowag waa, IT pat
would rim I Ul w?k t mork / / work !! (
" m m !)! ???<-*
At alllaaaa botwoaa tko Wttaiegtoa, Otot
IrHto tad ftnlhorford Railroad aad tk Altai
Soatboro Railroad, froao Cioctanatt la Iko At
Italic, U bolof eonrldoTtd.
4 'H< Vtl'h ^ ,
. Second Letter from St-Oor. Ptrrj
to Governor Scott
, Grsemviu,*, March 28,18T1.
. To hi$ Excellency Gowruoe Scott t
f Sta?OTour Excellency will par
don the liberty I take hi address*
' ing a fecund letter to yon. 1 wm
1 in hopes, from your wowsags to
fr the Legislature and your recent
. consultation with your political
i opponents, that ycni were sincere
ly of opinion some change iii the
politics of I lip St at o was absolute
4 ly necessary to preserve the peace
una qmei me excitement in South
Carolina. But your application
[ to Hie Presidont for a military
l force to bo eent ltere to crash out
. sit opposition to tho odious tegisla.
tion which disgraces the Stato,
i has induced me to doubt your sinf
Cerity. Let ir.e assure yon that
1 this is a step in the wrong dircc1
Hon, if you are sincerely desirous
of preserving the peace und promoting
ihe prosterlry and welfare
of tho country. If your object is
to establish a despotism in the
State, and force the wealth and in
telligonce ot tho people to submission,
under the rule of ignorance,
oppression and rascality, thou
your course may seem n safe and
judicious ono. It will not prove
such, however.
The President l.os been induced
by 3'our application to issue an
absurd and most ridiculo.us .oroo
South Caroling To disperse and rctui
n to their homes ! Tids procla
mation is intended for tlio North,
and not for the south. Wo all
know in South Carolina that thero
is no oiu boil i men t of force here,
except your negro militia, and has
not been since the war ended; Not
an in tnnce has occurrcd,~in all of
our recent troubles, of any resistance
to the law or to public officers.
The gentlemen nrrestod at
Laurens and uiJior places, charged
with riotous conduct and murder,
inudo no resistance, but submitted
themselves quietly to the laws of
their couutry, and will ever do
so.
When your Federal tfoops arrive
here they will find the country
in profound neace?no unlawful
assemblies to disperse, bnt every
... i i- - ? -> '
uiiu in uuiiiv 111 ins unity
avocations. These Federal troops
cannot keep a watch throughout the
State, over every midnight incendiary
or nssnssin. It is iinpoesiMe
tor them to guard every bam
aud gin-house, or prevent secret
retaliation, where they have been
destroyed. The^eaoifeticcs cannot
be prevented by an army, howev
er numerous. They must be sup
pressed by the vigilance and virtue
ot the citizens, the civil law
and courts ? f justice. Ami here
permit me to sny to your Excellency,
that the good people of
South Carolina have been greatly
outraged, titter prosecuting and
convicting notorious felons, t< see
them patdoned as soon its they
reach the penitentiary, und turned
loose on society once more, in or
der to save, as you say, their civil
rights, the right of voting, giving
testimony in courts of justice
and sitting on juries ! When
guilt goes unpunished, retaliation
will follow. Ulid ftucitttv Iniwi-i into
a envage slate.
The condition of South Carolina
is indeed, a most deplorable one,
and calls loudly for the sympathy
of the good and virtuous every
'where. The government of the
/State is in the hands of our former
slaves, and vilo adventurers,
who have come . here from the
r North to prey on the vitals of the
' country, dishonor the State and rc'
turn laden with stolen wealth.?r
The intelligence and wcaltn ot the
State are powerless, incapable of
holding onice, and crushed into
, the dnst by ignorance, paupciisni
I and rascality. Taxes are levied
i on them by those who pay no
' taxos and own no property. All
' the offices of the State arc filled
r with negroes, scalawags and ear'
pet baggers. Is it to be expected
j ttiut a high-toned, brave and itou
, ornble people would be quiet un,
der the circuinstances, and see
, their property destroyed by ro'
guish and ignorant legislation f
Several of onr most important
railroads have fallen into the
I bauds of Northern adventurers.?
> By the grossest bribery and cor1
ruption the Legislature have been
1 induced to release the lieu of the
State on tbc*o roads, amounting to
[ millions of dollars, arid have is,
sued $4,000,000 of State bonds
i tor the rftine companies, with the
t privilege o! idling them at any
price aud pocketing thu money.*?
1 Ag*i|)? the Legislature have or
* dei ed $0,OOO,UuO of State bond*
1 to be issued, which (hey call n
1 sterling debt, end which hi e to be
exchanged for tho present bonds
ot the State. It has been shown
i that this exchange of bonds, if
. boneatlv made, will coat the State
over $1,000,000. But this is not
* t n *0 I *' # 'i
all. The frAud and stealage
which may be practiced in issuing
these sterling bonds, cannot be
foreseen or calculated. Four
hundred thousand, dollars before
' the war paid the whole expenses
of the State government. This
1 yenr tnxee te the aftiount of
$4 ;000,000 have been levied by
j the Legislature for the same pur'
poSo. And the county commissionI
ere will have to lovy $1,000,000
1 more for county expense*.
llow can these enormous taxes
!|-bo paid? A ooor man in
county bad to (oil, the other day,
his only milch cow to pay his
taxes. The tax hooks ore closed
tor Greenville County, and more
than one-half ot the taxpayers
1 have been unable~to pay their taxes.
Th<> poor man tofd n?e that
lie .formerly paid . fifty cents taxes
on his land, and this year he had
to pay $15 on the same land.?
Another tax is called for m No
vetnber. The last year's crop has
been exhausted in paying tho
present taxes, and, until another
crop is innde, the people are utterly
unable to pay the taxes called
tor in November.
The State bond fraudulently
issued to fund tbe State bank bills,
which were purshased up by
Nortberu^capitalists at ten cents on
tho dollar, should be repudiated,
and also the railroad bonds, with
Let tile purcnttocrf 01 tmese'uouUs
iHjwuro oi what Il?ey arc doing.?
There is no moral obligation on
the part of the taxpayers to redeem
bonds fraudulently issued
and stolen.
I would urge on the people ol
South Carolina to be quiet, and
by nil means preset vo the peace
of the State. The Radical party
is going down rapidly at the
North, as is proven by the New
Hampshire election. Any out
break at this time, in any of the I
Southern States, wonM bo a God-1
send to that party. It the Southern
people will only be prudent,
the next Presidential election will
result hi tlie dethronement of General
Grant and the election of a
Democrat to the Presidential
chair. Thc?? iliuo tw.p/t
for the republic. Tlioso unnrinci
pleii adventurers from (lie North,
who have stirred up had feeling be
twecn the colored and white race,
will flee, like criminals from jus
lice, with their stolen wealth.?
The scalawag traitors to race and
country will so< n follow, and 'he
negroes will live in harmony with
the whites. J3 u t if General
Grant can stir up u bloody strife
in the South by sending hie nrtnies
here, he stands a chanco of
reelection, by appealing to the
hatred, passion and prejudice of
the North and West. This military
President says that he sends
his army hero *o prntact tl?? prop
erty and lives of loyal citizens,
when it is a notorious faot that nil
tho property which has been destroyed
in South Carolina since the
war, (and it has amounted to million*.}
belonged to those whom he
would stigmatize as "disloyal,"
distrnnchiseU, white Democrats.
(Every week and every day we
liear of lionses, barns, gin-houses
mnd stores being destroyed And
robbed by the midnight inccmliury,
whose loyalty General Grant
would not dispute. Hundreds of
thoi>o 44 loyal citizens " are now in
the penitentiary and well protected.
Some tew ot them may have
been hung by the neck, by way of
retaliation for their incendiarism.
But Grant's army will prove una
bio to prevent the crime or the
retaliation. B. F. Peaky.
Eight to Sixteen.?- Lord Shafts
bury recently stated in a public
meeting in London, that, from personal
observation, he has ascertained
that of adult male criminals
of tfiat city, nearly all hud fallen
into a course of crime between the
ages of eight and sixteen years;
and that it a young man lives an
honest life up to twenty years of
age, there were forty-nine chances
in favor of one against him, as to
an honorable lite hereafter. This
I ia m. flint nf uiumilai- iiuiuirlmiM /.
father* and mother*, ami *hows n
fearful responsibility. Certainly a
parent should secnro and exercico
absolute control over the child under
seventeen. It .cannot be a difficult
matter to do this, except in
very rare cases*, and if that control
Is not very wisely and efficiently
exercised, it innst be the
parent's fault; it is owing to the
paiontnl neglect or preniissncss.
Jlence tho real source of tdnetyeight
per cent, of real aritno in a
country hko England or the Uni
led fiiates lies at tho door of the
parents. It is a fearful reflection.
Tba prtMntation *i im om> Domingo n>
part baa k?H po?tpon*d ta Ik* neat mm ton
of Ooi|mi. '
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I I I I i < II
A Marriage Ceremony. .
A jolly fellow, somewhweJo J1*
linois, having been appoint $?*
tjee of the peace, *94 cajled npun
to nerfortn a marriage ceremony,
- and thus relates how he man
aged it:
Having been appointed to Hie
desirable 44 posish " of justice of
J the peace, 1 was accosted on the
6th day of July by a sleek looking
young man, and in silvery (ones
requested to proceed to a neighboring
hotel, as he wished to enter
into the holy Ironds of matrl
fnony. Here was a u squelcher."
I baa never done anything of the
klud, had no books or forms ; vet
I was determined to do the thing
up strong, and in a legal manner,
so I proceeded to a hotel, bearing
in mv arms ono copy of the Revised
Statute*; one ditto Webster's
'Unabridged Dictionary, one copy
1 huge sized Bible, a small copy of
the creed and articles of Faith of
'.he Congregational Chntcli, one
copy of rope's Essay on Man, and
a sectional mapot the part where
the victim lived. Having placed
a table in the middle of the room
and seated myself behind it, I, in
trumpet tones, called the case.
With that the young man and woman,
with great alacrity, stepped ]
up betoro me. Having sworn
them on the dictionary to answer
well and truly all the questious 1
ii'no nlvrtut t" ??l? ' 1 J *
C * I
entire stranger, I should have to
ask liitn to give bail for the cost.
Having heard this so frequently in
court, I thought it indis|>etisable
He answered if I meant the fee for
performing tho ceremony, ho
would deposit it then and there.
As I did not exactly k..ow what 1
did mean, I magnanimously wuived
that portion of the ceremony.
1 told him it would be necessary;
to give bail to keep the peace.
| This ho said ho was willing to when
lie arrived at home, and I then
waived that point a'so.
" Having established to my satisfaction
that they wanted to got
married, and that they wore old
enough to enter into that state, 1
proceeded to tie the knot. I asked
him if he was willing to take
iuml .u...? ?- i. ...: ? <|?
sui 1 lie \vii8. I told liiin I did not
require haste in the answer?tlmt
he mi<;ht reflect a few minutes if
he wished. 1 told him she looked
like a fine girl, und 1 had no doubt
sho was, but it the sequel proved
ho hud been taken in, I did not
want to be held responsible. 1
said he must lovo, honor and obey
her ns long as she lived. He must
not be " snappy " around the house
nor spit tobacpo juice on the floor,
ull of which he promised faithfully
to heed. Now," 6nid I, * Georgiana,"
(her name was Georgiana,)
' you hear what Humphrey says.
Do you accept the invitation to
become his wile?will you be leni
cot towards his faults and cherish
his virtues?will you never be
guilty of throwing tnruiture at his
head for blight ollences, and will
you get three meals a day without
frumbling?" She said sho would,
asked them if they believed in
the commandments, and they an
J il ^!J 11 --J
bvvuiuu nit-j uiu. uaving reau
the creed and articles ot faith, us
aforesaid, 1 exclaimed: "Hum
phrey, take her, siie is yours; 1
cann t withhold my consent.?
Ucorgiana, when safe in the arms
of your Humphrey yon can defy
the scoffs and jeers of the world."
I then read a little from the " Essay
ou Man," including that pass
age, "Man wants but little here,
bvlow, but wants that little long."
As a finale t > the scene, 1 delivered
the following exordium : "Go
in peace, sin no more." The gen
erous Humphrey having placed a
fifty cent check in my unwilling
palm, I bid the huppv pair a final
adieu."
? a 44# a
A Valcabi.k Hoy.?"What can
you do} asked a traveler ot a
country urchin who was in front
ot a farmer's home tickli g a toad
with a long straw.
"Oh, I can do trior's considerable?I
rides the turkeys to water,
milks the geese, cards down the
old rooster, puts up the pigs tails
in paper, to inake 'em curl, ham
string the grasshoppers, makes
fires tor flies to court by, keep talIv
f?>r daddy and mammy when
they scold at a mark, and cuts
the buttons off daddy's coat, when
he's is ai prayer in the morning."
* ? m < >m mm
Akk the pictures which rot!
brought heme from Europe all
landscapes !'' said an artist to Mrs.
8hoddy one day. " Lord bless von,
?no!" replied the iudiguaut lady
they're ils paintings I"
A fouao Miss in a recitation in
geography, informed her astonished
teacher that the " mammoth
caravan in Kentucky, is the greatest
living curiosity, and lias been
exploded t^n miles from itf mouth
< vtfvav AMIV
LULL-1 II. . UiJ '1 . < "ini'l l -J
L - i Tke Tan.
J , TI?o Orangeburg News, a paper
who e politic# is toroowhat diffl:
cnlt to define, by region of its
changing hand# ovary few month#,
is on t in an editorial denouncing
the heavy taxations. It very sensibly
observes:
The hard-working farmers of
the country have Itoriie patiently
an ontrageons burden of taxation
for five u>ng years now. < Unable
at first to bear ir, yet as constant
promises of futnr?
? - w nuru
made, lliey quietly submitted
and paid reverence to tlie mandate
of the law, in the enactment
of which they had no voice. But
these promises, so often made*
have lost their power to induce,in
the bosom of the tax payer**
any hope that there will be a better
administration of tiie Government,
until the State is thoroughly
purged of the corrupt officials
who riot, and revel out of the
treasury of the people. Promises
have been made to them, but to
bo broken, and hopes that have
arisen are rudely destroyed by the
prodipul hand of the corrnpti >nist.
Tax after tax has been paid,
and yet the burden is inhumanly
heavy. The very life blood of the
people is being sucked from tlietn.
Their homes at e beginning to look
n sadness more desolate titan ever
before, so completely destitute of
?t V*/ <6 )* ? w % f ? ??* <4 4*. ? M
children are suffering in eomwtjuenco
of the utter deplotion of
tlie little treasuries of their parents.
The cause of education, ot
religion, all feci the effect. Fathers
cannot send their children to
school, because it takes ull they
can make to meet the taxe.-*. The
treasury opens its month to receive
their little earning-', and re
inorseleshly shuts in till they have,
Nay, it receives it with a ficmlh?lr
chuckle.
But err tulk will avail nothing
IKVU' Tl.o " " 1
........ M. ?IV? inAvn mv nvavy ; 111deed,
tlicy are infernally so, and
wo need scarcely Iiojkj tor any
remedy just now. Onr lies
with the people. To that mighty
tribunal wo should begin even
now to make a strong am] con.
iimSn. t <it liir '**
ere, and the honest men ot all
pRi-ties, resolve now that a chango
shall take place in the next election.
Let each good citizen gird
on liis strongest armor, and keeping
fresh in his mind the evils
and curses of to day?the conduct
and history ot a rotten Legislature
? *^>w to put honest men* into
office in 1*72. Against corruption
and disonesty, lot the cry be
victory or dcutlu
lietxM.
Lucerne makes the earliest green
f.i.'d tllrtt pnil Itu Itarl on/I l.n/.n,.. I -
??? wm * unuf iinu un |'|?j in
Ito vi-ho has n little hit i-t it troin
which to cut tor his entile and
working stock. Few person* in
this section have ever sown it, or
seen it; but for all that, it is rich
lv worth what it costs. From the
middle of March to the first ofJuly,
it yield* bountifully the sweet*
est and richest green, and may be
cut over clo6e to the groom- four
or six times Once established in
good soil, it tuny last for twenty
years or more with the least at
tent ion.
Don't try it nnless yon have rich
ground, idetity of manure, and will
plough deep and pulverize. It*
roots are large, and go deep. Drill
the seed shallow, ten pounds per
acre, cover lightly, and keep it
. I . I* 4 * *
reonounoiy ireo trom wcedH and
grata, efl|>ccit\lly while young.
8?>w any time from middle of
,[miliary to middle of March. No
plant or grass can grow repeated
crop* of luxuriant green, without
rich flnd deep Boil to drflw frofn<
Lucerne com -8 earlier, and i- moat
grateful and beneficial to all sort#
of stoek that have pawed the winter
on dry forage. For horses and
mule* it is a capital alterative, and
bring* on a new coat of hair very
finely. For milch cowa and brood
howb it pa)8 in the abundance of
rich milk.
Lucerno is of the clover tribe,
and likes clay or lime soils, but
proper manuring will secure a
profit from it on even very light
sand.?Banner of the <outh.
- ?? An
exasperated church member
in Newport, Pa, is denouncing
through the press the naughty
girls who won't keep still in
church. He say a they 44 clwittso
and smirk, and bob their empty
lmu/)a alvAnl ULA 1 iujo
vv*viv n ??n i n V ??vl*nv 'vnn II lUtt
key*, and and twiat tbeu hw
witching bodien an thnagh ike
bcncho* were cu?hu?n?cT with
cheatnut hurra."
Thk worat thief yet ia that Miaaiaaippi
chap who stole the heuvieat
carp??-bag he could find in tho
depot, and!, carrying it half a mile,
opened it ami ipond that 4t contained
half a baahot of bibles.