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THE GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE.
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XraotimM Two Dollar* nor "
Ai>T?*Tini?*?rr? inserted at the rates <
one dollar p?r square of twelve Minion line
(thle alael type) or leaa for the first insertion
fifty eents each for the second and third inaor
tions, and twentv-five cents for snbeeqnen
Insertions. Yearly, contracts will be made.
Alt advertisements most have the numbe
of It. sections marked on them, or they will b
Inserted till ordered oat, and charged for.
Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisement
Will invariably be " displayed."
Obituarj notices, and all mailers Inuring t<
ij the beaefit of any ona, are regarded si
naririlKmMU.
Tax-Payers' Convention.
[concluded.]
tTpon reassembling, Mr. Butler,
from the committee of cloven,
fo confer with tho Governor, re
ported as follows. The report bong
adopted :
bkport :
The committco to whom was referred
the rfesolrtffofi of the Conrenfibhi
" That a committee of
eleven be apfroihtcd by the ehtlir to
'fconfer with his ExCclloncy Govc--.
pernor Scott, in pursuance of the
{bnrtb resolution of tho Chamber
of Commerce and Board of Trade
pf the city .of CharlestoDj and roport
to this Convention m \vr**?n<r
or otherwise," beg leave to^P&ffcrt.
'J lint they bave had an extended
conference with the Governor pursuant
to the resolution of instruction;
eliciting the following results:
it was stated to the Executive
by your committee, that they visited
him, not as partisans of any
polictical party, butsunply as repsentutives
of the Tax-payers of the
State, to ascertain in what manner
they could co operate with biin in
correcting many of the prevail
ing ovils now causing popular discontent,
and to obtain from him an
official statement of such facts and
suggestions, as would promote
confidence and seenro retrenchment
and economy in tho administration
of the State Government.
The Governor, in reply,expressed
his gratification that lie was af
forded an opportunity to lay bo
lore the representatives of the taxpaycis
of the State, tlio facts in
liis possession and such information
as would meet tho views of
the committee.
lie observed first, with refcrcnco
to the finances of the State, that
notwithstanding the rumors that
an illegal and irregular manipulation
ofthe public lauds had taken
place, it was the tact, that nothing
had been done involving the creditof
the State which was not strictly
authorized by law. And to satisfy
the committee they were invited
by the Treasurer, Comptrolionni'nl
ntirl RA -? I
.v. MIIU (Wl l?l\> IU
make a thorough examination of
their respective official accounts.
It is very gratifying to your committee
to sta'o that these officials
were present at the interview, and
h vac gi ven froc access to t hei r offices
and books, upon which a special
report will be made by a sub com?
mittco of this Convention.
The Governor produced t)ic
printed statement of the funded
debt of South Carolina, which has
been furnished to the members of
the Convention by the Comptroller
General, nnd remarked that he
l>elieved it to be substantially true,
and tliAt he had not signed any
other bonds than tho6o set forth in
said statement, and that none had
been issued except by authority of
1 a I?T
lit r??
2. Willi reference to tlio unnc
ccspury multiplication and increase
of State and county offices, he remarked
that he was satisfied a
large number of officials could be
profitably dispensed with, and that
if tlio Convention would take positive
action upon the subject, it
would probably havo weight with
the Legislature, and induce
economical restrictions, and ex1>t
cpsed tbo determination to exert
us influence with Hie General Assembly
to effect that object; all of
which is more specifically sot forth
jn tho report of a sub-committee
especially cliarg d with this branch
of their instructions.
3. Upon the suggestion of 3'our
committee, that ono of the principal
causes of popular complaint
and dissatisfaction, consisted in llio
Jact that many of the Trial Justices
and other officers and agencies of
the law were incompetent, and so
unequally distributed as top:event
convenient and ready access, his
Excelletugr replied that be rally
appreciated the force of the re
mark, and knew that thla was one
ftf tliA ?a tmmliiu 1 ai
difHeokUi which k*vi existed daring
the last six or sight months ?
that, until recent]y, he bad bad
trouble in find ins a proper class of
men tor Trial Justices and other
officers, and that be was satisfied
that mnch of ttopcraonai violence
and indiffcrenEtf*To law was dne to
the fact that the people bavo not
the means of enforcing the law
within their reach.
4. In reply to an enquiry from
your oommittee as to his opinion
of minority representation, the ]
> governor was cloar and explicit ii
liis endorsement of the plan, be
p> lieving as be said, that it would d<
i .more to destroy prejudice, preven
iU'feeling and educate the majori
[ ty, than any event which could oc
cur?that they would be tho gain
1 era should the Legislature at iti
, next session pass an act providing
i for minority representation.
5. In regard to tho election laws
the Governor was very decided ir
the opinion that they should la
amended, alleging as the rensoi
that as they now stand, distrust
was created in the minds of tin
people, and temptation oflerod foi
tho commission of fraud. He
added that at the next session ol
the Legislature ho would urge a
change so that the bfellots could bo
counted in public as soon as the
polls wore closed.
6. Your committee urged the
inability of the poeple, after pay
ing the taxes now being'collccted,
to pay a second tax hi November
flext. His Excellency said in reply,
that it had been represented
to hitn by Well hiformod-eitiZens in
several parte of the State, that for
a large class of citizens, whose taxes
were small in amount, the
month of November was a more
convenient time of payment than
any other; and ho hoped that to
this class of our citizens the collec
tion of the tax at that time would
not prove oppressive. But yielding
to the representation of your
committee, he requested them to
report to the Convention, that ho
would authorize the Comptroller
to suspend the collection of the
taxes in all cases where the payment
thereof was inconvenient to
the tax payers. That this postponement
shall extend to the first
of March, 1872, and that the penalty
for pnymcnt should not bo enforced
in the meantime.
In brief, to recapitulato, your
committee nndcrstand bis Excellency
as having committed himself
to the following propositi* ns :
1. That he has signed no other
i ? .? -
bonds than those set forth in tl^o
debt statement made by the Comptroller
General, and that thereluivo
been uo fraudulent or illegal issues.
2. That tlio State and county
offices, both elective and appointed,
are unnecessarily multiplied,
and should bo reduced in number,
and many of them in pay.
3. That many of the officials
charged with thejidministration of
justice have been incompetent and
inaccessible to the people, and that
many of the disorders complained
of in the State hare been created
bv this cause, and tbat he will replace
tliern with competent -persons
whenever be can ao so.
4. That be is in favor of the cumulative
system of voting and
minority representation, and
would be glad to see it tnudo a part
of the law of this State.
5. That tho election laws are defective,
lead to fraud, and should
I\fk inntntMnli' ninnn/lA/^ on/I
he will exert his influence to that
end.
C. That he would have the collection
of the taxes of next November
postponed until the 1st of
March, 1S72, and not enforce the
penalty lor non payment until that
time.
Your committee are aware of
the widespread feeling of distrust
of tho present administration, and
whilst they share to a great extent
this common focliug, they think it
would be wise and proper that a
cheerful response be made to tliis
ett'ort of his Excellency to secure
retrenchment and reform in the
administration of public affairs.
There has been nothing in the
different interviews between your
committee and the Governor
which leads theni to believe that I
he desires or iutends to repudiate
his assurances of an earnest desire
to torroct many of tl?e evils and
grievances of which wo complain.
That frauds the most dangerous
and demoralizing have been perpetrated
by many of the Stato officials,
your committee have no
doubt; but an investigation has
1M?m1v lipnn ornlirnrwrt within ttiA
scope of their instructions, even if
the/ bed bad the power under the
sanctions of law and the time to
have done so. ?
la this connection, however,
yotur committor room n mend the
adoption ?f the foliowieg resold
tion: - the
fowewrjfo
noire Into all eaose of alleged
frauds npon the TVeasnrj, toot
triav tut It.nnolit tn liia nntina anri
to make suitable provision for the
remuneration of informers, and to
the compensation of additional
counsel, which may bo nceessary.
That tho Attorney General be in*
structed, if found necessary or expedient,
to attach the property o#
persons ascertained to bo in default
to the Treasury, or iu any other
i way to be unlawfully in possession
* of moneys of tlie State.
? A committee on the part of the
t Legislature is now in session in
this city charged with the investi>
gation of the transactions of some
* of the State officials. Your com*
8 inittco recommend the appoint;
ment of a committee of three by
the President of this Convention,
? whose duty it shall be as repre>
sentatives of a large body of the
) tax-payers of the State, to tender
? their services and co-operation to
* tho Legislative committee, in aid
> of the investigation now going
' on.
* Your committee not having the
f authority of law to press their en,
it..
uuu; iiiiv tuv numerous, aliened
1 frauds and corruptions, to a sat id*
factory conclusion, and recognizing
the occasion as one of too much
1 gravity to be hastily and inadvisedly
passed upon, have declined
to be influenced in this regard by
the unsworn statements of individuals.
Tho foregoing rccomcndations,
however, if carried out, wjll
test llic sincerity of those who have
the authority for investigation, and
lead to a purification of tho body
politic.
The adoption of the following
suggestions is respectful recom
mended for tho consideration of
the Legislature at its next session,
with a view to the enactment and
modification of certain laws.
1. Increase the revenues of the
State by additional legislation insuring
the full and faithful payment
of tho royalty on phoeplmtic
deposits dug and mined, pursunut
i. >i. _ * > - --
tu iuc terms 01 tne enactors ot the
respective companies. This may
bo effected by tho appointment ol
reliable bonded inspectors or
weighers, who should do required
to dotermine by weight or measure
mcnt the number of tons mined by
weight or measurement the number
of tons mined before dale or
shipment, and who shall receive
for compensation, a reasonable
commission on amounts secured
' to the Stato through his office.
Yonr committee are advised that
a large proportion of the publis expenses
might bo met from this
source, it properly collected,
wliuiuno, but thousand dollars
have so far been paid into tho
State Treasury.
2. Repeal or prevent in future
acts vesting valuable franchises,
the right to dig and mine phosphates,
etc., etc., in companies, all
or a great part of whose corporators
arc members of the Lcgisla
ture at the time of the grant.
3. Stop the drawing of money
from tho Treasury for alleged current
legislative expenses or the
order or the Bpoalrcr of the House
or President of tho Senate, in advance
of any appropriation, which
Practice is in direct violation of
cction 22, Article 2 of the Constitution,
which provides: That
41 no money 6hall be drawn from
tho Treasury, but in pursuance of
an appropriation made by law."
4. All appropriation bills
should specify items under each i
general head. For instance, the
practice is to cover, under head of
"Legislative Exponscs," tho payin
nilta (a ollorfi?l omrilni-nao
... _ ww -- v?.j..v;vvi')
clerks, messengers, etc., of ihe
General Assembly, who, as your
committee aro informed, outnumber
the members thereof.
5. Reduce the number of 8tate
and county officers, by blending
the duties of two or more offices '
in one, and reduco the fees of
Coroners, which are excessive. .
8. Enact a law limiting each
session of tho Legislature thirty
A law should be enacted, or
the present law modified, prohibiting
County Commissioners from
issuing any check until tho account
upon which it is nllcgcd to
l>e baeed, is first audited and ap
proved by the County Treasurer
or some other independent officer,
and reouiring the Commissioners
to publish quarterly a statement
in tho nearest newspaper, of all
amounts collected and paid by
them, from whom, collected, to
whom paid and on what account.
8. Let tho old law regnlating
the fees of solicitors be substituted
for the present.
9. Repeal the act granting a
salary of $2,500 per auuum to the
Adjutant General. The office is a
mere sinecure, lis practical duteae
nan sua sum4esmiaa l>*r <> a! aml
* IVD WVU WW pWIVI ?MVV* UT ? VIUI A|
to be appointed by the Governor,
eliag M Aewetaet adjutant General.
10. limit each public officer to
one salary or compensation, for
tbe tame service. (Vide lieutenant
Governor's pay.)
11. Abolish Commission to codify
the law*. It eosts tbo Stato
$15,000 and does no duty which
eannot be discharged by a cbrk.
Tin duties of jottr committee,
Mr. President jiave been delicate
.and arduous, the time within
which tbe* wins exrected to dis
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? *r
charge them, too limited to permit
each a thorough investigation ot
the matters committed to them, as
thev justly deserve. Th$y have
had to rely upon statements voluntarily
furnished by the officials
themselves, and th? evils sought
to be corrected may not find immediate
redress. They trust, liowever,
that such information as they
have been able to procure, mav
lead to other and further investigation
by the committee above ro
commended, and that the suggestions
and remedies which they
have had the honor to make, innv
result in good to the wlio/o people
of the State.
AH of which is respectfully submitted.
M.
C. BUTLER,
Chairman of the Committee.
After the several committees
had rendered their reports, rcso.
lutions of thanks were adopted,
expressive of gratification of the
manner in wbioh th? Governor
and other State officers had conducted
themselves, to facilitate the
various examinations and proceedings,
also thanking the several
railroad companies for the tender
of free passage of the delegates to
their homes. Also, to the presid
ing officer, Hon. W. D. Porter, for
the able manner in which he had
conducted the proceedings.
Mr. Porter responded in a
speech expressive of hi? appreciation
of the honor, and of his feelings
on tho occasion.
srkixni o? mr. pouter.
If I felt any gratification at tho
honor conferred in the opening, I
must feel still greater gratification
at the satisfaction in the manner
in which the duties of the chair
have boen discharged. It has been
altogether to me a duty of pleasure.
It has bean my fortue to preside
over one branch of tho Gen
1 a ? > ? ' ?
ui hi nvtsuinuiy 01 uie estate ot South
Carolina. I would pay to that
"bod^ the tribute ot saying that
during the whole period during
which I discharged tl.oee duties, I
can call to my mind no act of any
member towards the chair, or towards
a fellow-member that would
bring to mo a feeling of regret.?
So piucb kindness was always exhibited
in flint l*-?dv 11? *?- '*j is* n
momory of an honor that wn^ re.
main with me to tlio last day
my life. And now,gentlemen,one
of the greatest pleasures is what
seems to me a reunion of the 6aine
kind. I sec many of my old associates.
I receive fjoin so many
gratrulatioi)8, and experience so
many recollections of the relations,
that I feel as it it wero a meeting
of old friends afteraomeshipwreck
or after some long poriod of trib
n hit ion. It is really a pleasure to
lo<4? Again in 3-Qur faces, to seo
the sparkling of your eyes, a?wHo.
fael the throbbing of your hearts
?hearts that are now, (is they
have ever been, true to the best
interests of the commonwealth.?
As for this Convention. I will nnt
bpeak in praise of it; wo need
not be aehnmcd of it. Let its results
speak in behalf for it to the
country for its sympathy.
I think it good that this voluntary
body has determined to continue
its sessions. If it net as an
undignified and unharmonions
body, it will accomplish nothing ;
but, if it act on the same spirit
that it hits, if it avoid Federal and
State politics; if it wngcr no war
against the State or the United
States Governments, but simply, it
it welcome to its ranks, as we have
done, gentlemen who propose to
do good, who ure for wholesumo
laws, good magistrates, and a just
administration of the public funds;
it it do that it will have accoinplishcd
a great good. I think wo
have done much to remove misunderstanding,
and inaugurate a
period of better feeling, and better
conduction of public affairs.?
Thanking you again for the honor
you Lavo conferred upon me, and
tbioliinm ?
ti muiug J VU a BHIU lUllli ll IW JfOlir
homes, I bid yon farewell.
ClIARLOTTI, CoLUMQlA AND AuOl'S,
ta Hailboad. ? From a report to be
abmitted to the stockholders at tbe
annual meeting, we learn that tbe
earning* of tbe road for tbe year closing
December 81, 1870, were $600,
474.05, wbile the operating expense!
and taxes (Federal and State) were
$280,642.79, leaving a balance of
$270,081.36; deducting interest on
notes and eoupons paid, $120,100.77
leaving the net balance $141,821.68
wbioh is nearly five jref^eent. on the
capital stock of tbe eontpany, amount-'
ing to $2,571,209 90.; This balance
has been expended in 'completing tbe
grading of tbe Augusts division of the
road, the bridge aeroM the Savannah
River, building depots, and repairing
and purchasing rolling stock. Earnings
of the pest ysar are greater by,
$168,688.68 than those of tbe year
preceding. Tbo entire bond debt is
$1,252,000.
i
<0rigiuni CnmmnnicatioM,
'
For the Greenville Enterprise.
Messrs. Editors : I see in a recent
number of your paper, a call
tor n public meeting at Tandy
Babb's .store, lour miles below
Fairview, to consider the practibility
of forming h now oouuty ont
. of the lower .portion of Greenville
and tipper portion of I^anrens.
That any actual necessity exists
for such a move, is extremely
doubtful; and although it is not at
all probable that the Legislature
can bo influenced to make such an
injurious change for the general
prosperity of our County, it may
do well enough to state some of the
objections to such a policy, for the
benefit ot thoso who are prompted
by mere pergonal interest to advocate
so ruinous a policy for Greenville
County.
In Article 2 and Section 8, of
the Constitution of the State, will
bo found the following senteuco :
" Ko counties shall hereafter bo
formed of less extent than 025
square miles ; nor shall any existing
counties be reduced to a less
extent than 625 square milo9."?
Greenville County, by the late sur
vey, 1 as 785 square miles, and so
it is plain wo have but very little
more available territory than is
required bv the Constitution, for
it is well known that over 100
square miles of our territory is so
mountainous that it can never be
1 available for farming lands, or in
any way be made to add materially
to the wealth of tho County.?
Over 500 square miles of territory
must betaken from Laurens,or
some other Couut}', to form this
new county. The portion that
would bo taken off of Greenville,
would throw the county in the most
awkward shape possible; the Court
IIoubg would be thrown on one
side of tho County, and then tho
upper part of the County would
have just cause of complaint for
being thrown so far from the Court
Homo ; as it is, the Court tJousc
is nbont i-onter??<l orwl ?*? !???? *%
w? | M>?\? ?? VI HUT V 1IU
howl of complaint from the nppor
pnrt of the County ; although the
citizens have to travel farther to
Utt'r ? ? , i j _
| t.'ian the citizens of the lower part
of the County. It would bo well
for the upper part of the County
to watch alter their iutcrcsts as
this movement progresses, for they
have much to loose, it the change
can be made, and nothing to gain
by it.
This is a question that should
come directly before all the people
of the County, because all are
interested. It a meeting is held at
all, it should boat the Court House.
There the 6enso of the Count}'
could bo fully ascertained. Tlio
idea of one portion of. the County
seceding without cooperation and
approval of a majority of all the
ciummip, ib rui.iei a novel nnu irregular
procedure, and the objections
to such a policy, at this time,
at e of so ecrious a nature that it is
not at ail probable that one .man
in filly in the County would endorse
the move ns a good ono for
the general interest of the whole
County, and not but very few that
would desire it, that livo in the
territory that is proposed to make
the now county of, when it is fairly
discussed on its trno merits.?
Doubtless this may be a very do
sirablo object to a few individuals
in the lower part of the County,
who are personalty interested, and
who expect to cnhanco the value
of their property by the change,
and even m tlds they will bo sacfy
mistaken, unless their property is
located in some other County.?
There It no reason, no inducement
whatever, lor any ono in Greenville
County to favor this movement
: for. in tho first olace. the
amount ot territory that conkl l>o
taken from our County is so s.nnll
that it would not placo tho new
Court llouso convenient or nearer
to Any one than tho present one is
now, and in this respect the evils
that many citizens complained of
will in no way be remedied tor the
lower part of the County ; and in
the noxt place, are we prepared to
uive ud one million of dollara
Mortli of the taxable pro|?erty of
the County, and one iknndred
pquare mile* of our beet farming
lauda, in our proaent embarrassed
circumstances, and by so doing be
forced to incroaae the present rate
of taxes at least one filth more, or
fail to meet the current expenses
of the year for county purposes I
Would it be an act of justice to
the citizens living in that portion
of onr Comity, that is proposed tc
be literally thrown away or to be
^iVen for the benefit of other connties,
to subject them to the iuconvenience
of the cbango, also the
necessary increase ot taxation that
must follow in the organization of
a new countj t Such a policy
would be manifest injustice to the
wholo County, which would bo an
outrageous imposition on that por- ]
' tion that is proposed to be cut off
i or thrown away, for no division
can be made that will benefit any ,
portion of Greenvillo CJoonty.?
And another and by no means the
least objection, is tbat whenever <
you decrease the property of a ]
count}', you will increase tho tax* ]
cs on the remainder; but if yon (
, increase tho property ot a county f
in value, then y< u decroaso the j
taxes for all county purposes, to .
wit: 6 mills on the dollar wi|l j
rniso as n>ucli revenue on ten mil- <
lions nf nrnnnrff ?r"
wi iv mum win
on live millions of property. So,
if the poople in the lower part of
the County desire a decrease in
their tuxes, it would be a better
policy for them to try to increase
the territory nud taxable property
of tbe Comity, rather than to decrease
it; and, doubtless, this will |
1k> the policy of all who desire the
genera) good and prosperity of our
County ; and, after mature roflec
tion, the most ardent supporters ot
the schemo will abandon it as
unwise, unsafe and impracticable,
with no inducements that can in
anv way warrant its successs.
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FOB TUB GREENVILLE ENTERPRISE.
The New County.
MEditors: Seeing a meeting
is called to be at Tandy Babb's
store, on the third Saturday in
Juno, signed 41 Many Citizens," for
tho purpose of taking immediate
I action in ~ ?
- ?vu iv ivi iuih^ n 11 uw
county out ot Laurens and Green- '
ville, wo take the liberty ol saying 1
that perhaps " Many Citizens " are 1
not npprisdd that measurer are al- '
ready on- foot, out of portions of 1
Greenville, Laurens, Abbeville and f
Anderson, the county site to bo at '
ULonea Path, S. C. VVe agree witli *
M Many Citizens " in all the reas 6
ons they offer in favor of forming a '
new county, both for the convenience
tor the people and the mate- 1
rial interest of tho County, and arc 1
ready to make a united move ; but c
we want to move in the right di- 1
rent ion. A county town needs the 6
advantages of railroads, aud with- N
out them in there days of progres- *
Komise much t-r its citizens.? I
onea Path hus railroad facilities, 1
a beautiful location, a suitable dis- j
tance from the surrounding conn- '
ty sites, has several stores, a good *
cotton market, and a little town al- 4
reedy on the way. Wo are satis- *
fled that u Many Citizens n and all '
concerned will find it to their in- c
tcrest to have the new county lo 1
cated at this point, and hope they *
will help roll on the ball that is al I
ready moving. 1
To lurther this matter, all the- 1
citizens ot Dunklin Township are *
respectfully requested to meet at 1
Capt. T. lienry Stokes1, on Friday ^
. i -t /?. 1 1 - - * * *
iiiv ioui o une, ni iu o clock A. M.,
to take such preliminary action as *
is necewary to secure the enter- 1
prise. A full attendance is urged, 6
as the merits of the matter will ^
then be discussed, and its impor- (
tanco shown to ail. Steps are now
being taken in tho other counties ?
to tiic same end, and an expression t
of opinion from the people of J.
Dunklin Township is most desira- c
I .1 P/iinA Ann a/.A.A AII
m.vi wiiivp vnv, nil.
1 8
Mosi- respect fudjs
OTHER CITIZENS.
Geohqia Railroads.?The income
of the Georgia Railroad?
171 miles long?running from Atlanta
lo Augusta, (In., for the year
1870, was about 1,400,000. The
stock of this road, paying 8 per
cent, dividends regit la i ly, commands
$108 to $110 per share, and
the 7 per cetit. bonds 03 to par.?
The income of tho Macon and
Western Railroad?102 miles in
.length?running from Atlanta to
Macon, was about $G00 000. This
stock sclle at 105 a 110, and pays
8 per cent, dividends. The securities
of these roads are rarely offered
and always in demand. The
Western and Atlantic Railroad,
running from Atlanta .to Chatta
nooga, Tennessee, 188 miles long,
shows an income of ahont fcl.flOO.
000. The Atlanta and Richmond
Air Lino Railroad, now in precede
of construction, whose termini are
Atlanta, Ga., and Charlotte, N.C.,
will form a tnoet important link in
tiie through connection between
the North and the South. There
are now two thousand laborers employed
upon this road, and it is
expected to be finished at an early
day. The first mortgage eight per
cent, bonds of tbia Company, now
being negotiated by Messrs. Lancaster,
Brown & Co., ol Now Tork,
are taken up so rapidly that they
have advanced the price from 85
to 00, only a limited number being
offered at this figure. Tbo
I'ond will ho Q9.K milaa Inner, and
its bonded debt $16,000 to tlieU
mile.?Charleston Courier. I]
t Vlil/AD AV1I1-4W. 5
Extract! from Correspondence of the
New York Daily Tribune. '
k south carolina upcodntry town
Greenville, S. C., May 2.
This is by far the prettiest South
Carolina town I have yet seen. It
lies immediately ti|?on the northern
fcwrder of the cotton-belt, which
itrotchos southward away to the
leu, while to the north lies a rolling
pictureaouo ???""? ???
^ * V^iv/llf pi UUIICID^
ijoocl crops of corn, and nil the
tmallcr grains, and an abundance
>t fruit. The hazy, serrate sumnits
of the Blue Ridge Mountains
tiound tho view in this direction;
md separate the sister Carolinas.
The town has a busy, prosperous
ook. A rapid little river comes
lashing down from the mountains,
.lurries across tho main street, and
eap3 fifty feet into,a weird ravine,
anding as it goes half its waters
:o turn the great clattering wheels
?f two or three mills ; and near by
;liero is a largo carriage factory,
ivljere a firm of Northern men;
ivho settled here before tho war,
mve benefited themselves and tho
whole community by their enterI
rise. Tlic tower of a college looks
jut above the oaks from the summit
of a neighboring hill, and, at
f~ J?-?
*mwo uisnmcc, that the facinationa
jf its imitates may not disturb the'
boys at their books, there is a girl's
seminary in the town. The prosperity
of Greenville is due, in larga
part, to the influence of a tew
Northern men who came here soma
20 years ago, ami who, while warmly
espousing the Southern cause iit
lie war, did not change with febfeff
politics their habits of industry
tnd thrift. Much is owing, also,
:o the preponderance of tlio whiter
ace in the surrounding country,md
the varied productions of the
arms?the fanner's rent being
lependent upon the success of a!
ingle crop, as in tlio middle and
ower districts of tlie State.
This moi ning, two farmer-lookng
men came to my room and introduced
themselves as Republicans
living in the country fourteen
niles north of Greenville. They
urpt iscd rao by 6a3-ing that there
vere over 800 white Republican
oters in GrponyiiU Pa;;-v;w iiiu8C
>urt, who see that the t)eniocrafi4
>arty hero is composed of wealthy
neu and largo landholders, who
iave no sympathy with them. Mv
usitors condemned tlio corruption
>f the Suite Government, and said
hat if die Ring whonow control the
Republican party in the State sue:ccd
in renominating themselves
text jcar, there would be a Conention
ot the Independent Rcmblicuns
who are opposed to their
ule, atid another ticket would bo
tominated. It this were not donc'^
hoy said they should have nothing
to do with State polities, and
md should vote in 1872 only the?
Republican Presidential ticket.? "
I'liey said they were National Reniblicnnp,
and distinguished themelves
by this name from tho meif
vho endorse the present State Government.
u
I find the people of Grecnvillo
tordial and hospitable, and auxins
that the advantages of their
own and county should be made
mown in the North, in order that
^migrants may bo induced to come
?ero. They seem to be fully senible
of the advantages that won.hf
csult from an influx of intelli*
rent Northern farmers and mo .hahics.
They oay that the ownus
ot large tarms woukl be glad
o umoc them, and bcII tho great:r
j>art in tract* of from 50 to 100
icreo at from $5 to $12 an aero,
iccording to tho fertility of thO
toil. The climate is peculiarly
.loosant and healtbtnl, tho ?levaion
.and tho proximity of tho
Mountains moderating the heats
>t summer so thnt farmers can
A\uk ont oi doors without moro
nconvcnience than is felt in th6'
North; while the wintors arc 60
>hort that the woik commenced
#i.~ xr? *?
mo i^uniierri jnrnier in April
md 3Iay is lierc begnn in FelA
rnarr. In addition to its ngricul*
urflt rosourccs, the county has
(rent facilities for manufacturing
n the water-power furnished by
he upper waters of tho Saluda'
[liver, and its numerous tributaries
that come down from tho
Blue Ilidge. There are already
>ix small cotton factories making
ram and coarse cloth, and two
iaper mills along theso streams,
>ut they use but a small fraction'
if tho abundant water-power. Tho
\ir-L?fe llailrond now building
rom Charlotte, N. C., to Atlana,
Ga., passes through Greenville,
uid brings it 12 hours nearer to
Kith tho North and tho West, and
ipon what will bo the great through*
oute from New York to tbeSouthvest.
The people expect to reap'
1 ...A, e .i - -
nuvu uouvin ironi uiecompwioA
>f this road in a rise in the vdlno
>f property and Ad increase o$
population and business.