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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. MARCH 4, 1870. . VOLUME XVII?NO. 45 nam taxes , For 187a Abstract of Ordinance. The following Taxes have been Assessed for 1870: Ileal Estate, 20 Cents on each {cash value) $100.00. j .Evety Pleasure Carriage, or like vehicle, 2 horses, *3.." ' M Evefy Barouche, Buggy, or like vehicle, 1 horse, $2. 1 Every Oxmubus, Hack, Carriage,&a, ( for hire, 2 horses, $5. ; Every Buggy, Buroucho, &o., for 1.! /1 I \ "in;, liurwc,^ Every Horeo, Marc, and kept for C for hire, $1. c Every Four Horso "Wagon, &c., for liire, $5, ( Every Two Horse Wagon, &c., for 1 . hire, $3. |( 6 ceilts on each $100 salos of j merchandise, &c. ? 5 Cents on each $>100 Professional v income. 5 Cents on oach ?100 income from mechanical cinplo3*ment. ^ 5 cents on each $100 income ! from keeping hotel, private boarding I ^ .house,, livery stable, barber shop, &c ^ Each Dagucrreotypisl, &c., who ^ opens rooms, $10. 1M Each Dog, 50 cents. n 5 per cent, on all transient persons, venders of patent medicines ahocs, leather, hats, tobacco, books,&c. o Each show or exhibition, (other (( than circus,) no*, less than $5. jt Circus or equestrian performance, cach exhibition, $25. tj Sido shows to the same, if any, r each $5. t( Retail License, quarterly in adTancc, $200. I Quart License, $125. * Each Billiard or other Tablo kept t] for gain, $75. Commutation Tax for Road Dutr.?3. I All Eetnrns to be made by '' 1st April next, and " Taxes to be paid by 1st May fl next. <1 All defaulters to bo doublo toxed tc and executions issued on 1st Ma}* next. ^ Returns will be made to ROBERT ftl JOSSES, Clerk and Treasurer. P' VM B. PARKER, " Intendant. tl May 2,1870. rt b< Farmers! ? InerctM your Crop* and lmpror* your at Landa by u?ing PH(ENIX GUANO, s, Imported by ua direct from the Phoenix Inlands O] bouth Pacific Ocean. u Wilcox, Gibbs & Co.'s ^ MANIPULATED GUANO, u Prepared at Savannah, Oa., and Charleston, O A. C., whith baa proved in the soil the beat D( Manure in use. * - Guano, Salt anl Plaster tapM, t ' -41so prepared at 8avauntth nud Charleston, (i liar ?al? fur cash or on time by , WILCOX, GIBBS 8c CO. ai nCPORTEBff&DEALEBSnr * GUANOS.: 99 BAY STREET, SAVANS*... OA. a 6? BAST BAY ST.. CHARLESTON. 8. C. a .*41 BROAD STREET, AUGUs'fA. GA. For farther information, address as above for v circular, or subscribe to Southern. Agriculturist t published by W. C. McMurphy it Co., at Au- . gust*.and Savaunah, Ga., at the low price of 35c. per annum | r JNQ. KNOX Agent, | r \ AbtwyifceiS; C.it f Dec. 10, 1869, 83, MUa h I " Greenville and Columbia B; road. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS OPPI >> 1. i Colombia, January 16, 1? WIWME: m - ON ?nd Aftav WEDNP9DAY, Jnnaa the following 8cbednl> Will. be fan <i?Hj day excepted, sonnecting #ith Night Tf? .SouUiC?rolU>? Road. bp do?B,>8D(l Night Train -on Chorjotte, Colombia *d gatta Road going South: Leave Columbia,"! 07 "! 1.00' i " Alftoo 8.40 a tu " N.ewb^rry, Arrive Abbeviib, " Anderann. 4.80 p Ui uriMfiuf, D.OUjpu u'r"^iy >: * mm . ? s^^<4#l?5 Arrive ColnmbU. ' t.$Uft Th# Train will retnrn from Belton to And*r- | on on Monday and Friday morning*. JA.ME8 O. MKBED1TH, General Bop* NATIONAL WW, a O i UM BI A,, a r.V., ,. ^ j?.'2r'nrssit, b^a,u^u.i. ?B5 -OMMMttPEXl*; Tiki Iwht'i Omni boa LIm, wktoh *H| party yon, Cro?<4? jfcugo, to ud from ib? If i ift lrRVil-n irtfiQ/rri^i^, tor hira in 5*,u%'di JR. . msporcr. Jt Special Joist Committee Appoint* Under Concurrent Resolution of ti General Assembly- to Investigate tl Affairs of the Bine BUge Railroa Company. CoMMITTK*, RcfOMS, ROOMB, S. ( Fobruary 21, 1870. The Special Joint Committee, aj pointed under concurrent rosolutio )f the Goneral Assembly to invest ;ato the affairs of tho Blue Bidg Rail Road Company, beg leave to r< jort: That they havo discharged th luty assigned them and submit here vith, the accompanying statement. Your Committeo met at th^ offic ?f tho Company in this city Wednes lay, February 16, 1870. They were courteously received he President J. W. Harrison, th Jhief Engineer, Col J. P. Low an< >y the members of the Execntivi Committee, His Excellency Governo: K. Scott, lion. James L. Orr, Wm rtirney, Esq. I. A. Jenks, Esq., all o ,'hom were present. The Committee, in the outset, dcsir< 3 express their gratification for tlx ourtesy with with they wero receiv J, and the readiness and dispositioi vinced bj* the officers of the Compa y and the members of the Exccutiv* ommitteo to facilitate your Commit in the object of their visit, and icet. the wishes of tho General As ;mblj\ The Committee found the records f t l?c Company carefully kept, cm racing a minute detail of the work s history, tho reports of its formci ud present officers and enginers, alsr ic proceedings of tho Dourd of Di :ctors and Executive Committee jgcther with all the facts and irtfor lation relative to the contract witli Jresswell & Co., and the causes which esulted iu tho rescinding of tho con ract. After careful examination of th< roccedings of tho ecvcral meeting* f tho Boafd of Dirocors, and tin !xccutivc Commtttee, held at Char Stnn flll^ PnllimKin i-nim r'nmmln'A/ M..v> v>vy?.4 Mi IUJIIj J UUI WlIHUJllVV* illy concurred in the opinion and rc ucst of tho Stockholders and direc >rs that tho proceedings, including io annual reports of tho President id Chief Engineer, should not be ublished until a final adjustment oi 10 contract with Crcsswcll & Co., as made. Tho Committee also find lat another reason why the annual ?port8 to tho General Assembly havt ;en delayed, is that the Committee &vehud in the field fpr the last twe onths a corps of Engineers running i experimental line, which it is be 3ved will av6id all the tunnels it suth Carolina, cross tho Blue Eidgc f Stump House Mountain, with { inncl of but three hundred feet it ngth, be a saving of two miles in istance, great saving of time, tftad t irge expenditure in construction wing to inclement weather, the re >rt of this corps of engineers ha? elayed, tb? company being desirouf statement of this new survey it icir proceedings. The dmhmitfnA owever, are pleased to slate thai 11 thereports and proceedings aronow eing prepared for publication in amphlet form, and it is hoped wil 0 ready to be laid before the Genera ssembly prior to its adjournment. Your Committee, however, dircctcc heir principal enquiries into the fact nd particulars connected with th< ward, and rescinding of the contract /ith Cresswell & Co. Alter heaving lie explanations made by the Exccn ive Committee and officers of tin oad, your Committee were fully war anted in withdrawing from that con rnct, and effecting a ooiapromise ^ 1 h ? I i ii ? ii u c K e ii 6 0 ?l Yonr (jOmtnit(?A -^i?w ? ' ' ; ?? VM W TIVTT 1 bring to the attention of the Generi Assembly, more fully and particular) all the facts and details connect* with this matter, submit with th report some accompanying doc ipeoist Including i report of Hon, Ja L. Orr, Chairman of the Bxecuth Cofrroittt*. ore? Frgmrfa tpmrtjmtlf, ma^e t your Committee, it appears tfy Cr#*W^llifWvHPttff&P *aatr*bt t &erfc6ok to <*>ApleW Ae? to make it ready for the rolling iioc and receive in pfijfin fft?y^Pw^>ri^ aum4 fatrtkeiMcntnatirlkiJMM 1}?5^ <07gt .utf .<#1 the Company, at pur> nod for fcttBDtu which are fully set forth in the above id report alluded to, of the'Chairman oi te tin Executive Committee, Cresswell ie & Co., also undertook to advance 4' from their own moans, within the first eight months, to the Bluo Bidgo Bail Road Company, ono million of doly. lars. Your Committee, aftor reviewing all the Circumstances connected >- with a consideration of the prices a< n which the contract was awarded i- Cresswell & Co., especially considero ing the price of gold, the cost of ma> teriale, priCo of labor, and the furthoz fact that they wcro to bo paid in o bonds, at par, and which, at that time, it iB known, could not bavo been sold for more than eighty-five cents 0 on tbe.dpllar, feel compelled to say, i- that the prices, in their judgment, were *t least not extravagant. It 7 wmt, however, shown to your Come ittittee that the Company wero not ! disposed to expend four millions ol 3 bonds on tho work, without providing p securities of a similar character for . the wliolo cost of the road, and at f I that timo it was proposed to ask the General Assembly for an additional 3 guarantee to that nmount. This 1 made it necessary for the Company to . keep within its control the issue of i the four millions of bonds, until such - time as some action could be taken by 3 tho General Assembly. The failure of Cresswcll & Co. to expend a large I amount upon the work was a severe - disappointment to the Company. The intended application to the i General Assembly was rendered prc mature and injudicious, unless the , Company were able to show a large : amount of work dono, and a certainty > mat tncso contracts would complete - the cutirc road in the space of two , years. From all the facts and evidence bci fore them, your Committee are satisfied that the Executive Committee, in . making the Contract with Cresswell & Co., acted with the usual circum5 ppection and good judgment, but j could not guard against the rapidl}' j occurring contingencies of fluctua. tions in the money market, tlio many 3 difficulties in tho negotiation of bonds, . and tho uncxpcctcd and continued . lo\\f prices of State securities in tho ; great money markets. ; Tho great advantagoa which the > company will reap by rescinding the f contract with Messrs. Oesswcll &Co., , iB shown in the negotiations now I making with Mr. Steers for a portion [ of the work, from Walhalla to the > North Carolina line, a distanco of i about thirty fivo miles, including the > earth works, tunnelling and masonry r at prices far below those stipulated . for in tho Crcsswell contract. Even i on that portion of the work the sav< i ing will be nearly two hundred thou: i Band dollars; and taking that as a i Knoio ? , uhomi, vuo buivL cugineor expresses i the opinion, that the same rates, the l saving on the whole line, at the prcs. cut rates of gold, would be one rail. lion four hundred'thousand dollars; j and should gold decline to a par with I currency, the saving then would be i fifteen per cf,nt. more. , In this connection, your Committee t would state that Mr. Steers comes r highly recommended as An old and i experienced railroad contractor, by 1 some of the wealthiest capitalists and I directors of Northern railroads, with which Mr. Steers was connected af 1 contractor. i Accompanying this Iteport, the 3 Committee uubmit a statement oi I bonds issued under Act of General r Assembly, September, 1868. Your Committee, after a patient a and laborious examination of all the - records of the Company, do not hesi tate to express tbeir high apprecia f tiQOr#f zeal and management ol r this great work, by the President e General W. Harrison, and the devo 8 tion he has exhibited in his unweariee i- efforts to ptfsh it fbrward to com pie e tion. They also take pleasure in tes I, tifying to the energy and abilities o d the Chief Engineer, Colonel J. P k Lowe, as manifested by the elaborate reports, in detail, of the workings o r his department. The Committee fee e1 assured that the officers of the Com rtj pany, and the Board of Director ti' have displayed a commendable zealii the, prosecution of the work, ant ,e' they cannot but express the hope tba jr.. they Will receive that encouragemon d from the General Assembly whicl to. will inspire them with renewed enei m Igyat^d confidence, in pushing forwart ft-' ;to Completion a work which must b ,6 'of so much permanent advantage t tvl the State at large, and which )t ha y been the highest wishes, and ambi td tlon tf some of its wisest men am is statesmen to complete. The Oommii a- tee eefcto be discharged. i)' -1" ? * H, E. HAYNEjChftirmftt _ W. B. NASIL J I- ' sLrtaa?ifastMK .3BZ3BK&I2S. 9t ftl ?'jWiHiii||f ttoetod, jth 11 ;07ii .iff xTaai^>r^ 4 i Governor of the State and the Prcsi> dont of the Company to bo ex officio f members, and at the samo timo Judgo I James L. Orr, Mr. Joseph II. Jenks , and Genoral Wm." Gurney were unanimonsly elocted. 1 At ft mooting of the Executive Committee, held nt Columbia, Decem bia, December 3, 1869? Present: I Judge James L. Orr, Mr. Joseph H. , Jenks and Goneral Wm, Gurnoy?tho 1 following resolution?"Resolved, That, in view of tho unexpected difficulties which have arisen to embarrass the > prosecution 6f the Blue Ridge Kail i Itond lindefr the contract with Cress. well & Co., tho Executi^f Committee i be instructed to confer with the coni tractors'in rcforcnce to rescinding the , contract on terms just and equitable > to both partios"?together with tho resolutions of the Board of Directors and Stocknoldois at the annual meet - ing in Charleston, which was referred to this Committee, and, being under "Consideration. Judgo Orr moved the ' following report, which was adopted, and ordered to bo submitted to the Board of Directors: REPORT. The Executive Committee, to whom . was referred the following resolution, | to wit:?Resolved, That in view of the uncvpccted difficulties which have | arisen to embarrass tho prosecution of i tLc Blue Ridge Rail Road under tho contract with Crcfcswell & C., the Executive Committee bo instructed to confer with tho contractors in reference to rescinding tho contract on terms just and cquitablo to both parties"?respectfully report: On tho 6th day of August, 1SG9, a j contract was mado with tho Blue j Iiidge Rail Road Company by Messrs. j j Crcsswell & Co to construct tho road | at a pvice weicli, according lo the estimation of tho Engineer of the same, was not to cxcced tho sum of eight million seven hundred thousand dollars, $8,700,000.) "When that contract was niado gold was worth 136. On their part the contractors agreed to place to the credit of tho compa ny, on tho first day of Septembor, 18C9, three hundred thousand dollars, to be used in liquidating tho bonds, coupons, and floating debt of the Company. Beforo that date they noI tided thn "Prnairlonf V>*? draw against that sum. The said parties also entered into contract with Mr. Thomas Steers to do the work, but a very small portion of the work had been performed, as ' tho sequel will show wlien the contract was annulled. The contractors undertook to cxecutc within eight months from tho date of their agreement not less than liiinflrjjfi fkrtnonn'l ' 1 I uuuuavu vuvuoauu ituuiup wunq of work, whicli amount they agreed to advance, taking only as collateral t an equivalent sum in tho bonds of the ' Company, with tho understanding that the said bonds were not to be dis posed of without tho consot of the ; Company, until after the meeting of the Legislature. The great inducei mcnt to make such a contract was the faofc thai the enginoer having reported A1? - A J? i uiat toe cost or construction would i be between eight and nine millions of dollars ; that an absolute^ sale of any portion" of the bonds necessary to i carry on tbe work until the meeting i of the Legislature would liave prei vented that body from authorising by an amended Act, the issae of a suffii cient number of the same class of T bonds, to wit: First mortgage bonds 1 to complete the undertaking. The Company wero fully convinccd that if i the road was to be finished it could ? only bo done by State aid through guaranteed bonds, and that a dispcmi tion absolutely of any of tho lour milP lions would have compelled tho Leg, islature in granting additional assist ance to issue a second class mortgage I bonds, which would have materially - deteriorated in value and unneccssa rily injured the interests of the road f and of the State. Hence tho object of the agreement with Messrs. Ctess3 well & Co was to compel an advance f by them of seven hundced thousand 1 dollars worth for work for work done. - in addition to the three hundred s thousand dollars first allnded to, and i thus save to the Blue Ridge Kail Road 1 Company all of the original bonds to t the end that when the Legislature t took further action fn the matter, the li additional issue of- bonds requisite to complete the rpad might bo of the i same class, 0 ~ Up to' the 4th of December, the o sub-contractor, under Messrs.. Cresset well & Co., notwithstanding their i- agree sent, , bad done but little of the 4 work. (The Directors of tbo /CompA^ , mm nV - - J"* - uj innv ii?l uuungHon, Oil TD0 lUth, and *tixe Stockholders on the SOCb of. , November, and deoTared the contraot of CreeeweU h Go., invalid, because of the failure to perform itWstfjititfttions; Mow wWoB wot iRnptiu tn e j lotbov* ftfed Skfeflvtife Ctoct/raftw *(t4 give, H vwimmuomfa ? >f they preftrred tih^^^juid.j^lp * ,$iwjfrUon N ^ ;o?er ,* .fomU i outjay to which tho said contractor may hav? boon subject, or which mty bo agrood upon by the two parties, and which, in tho ovent of disagreement, may bo deemed just by disinterested persons seloctod by both parties." Subsequently the Executivo Committee met in Columbia, and tho contractors made claim for very largo indemnification for outlays and exponse already incurred, as well as for profits which tliny claimed would have been rcalizod by them had tho contract been fulfilled. Ou an examination'of tho contract it was found that tim rv..~ ?ui.i|iun) mia a rigiit, iu case of "unreasonable neglect or failure to perform the contract, to servo a written notice upon the said parties, setting forth the grounds of their apprehensions, and specifying tho manner together with a reasonable time in which said parties might causo such grounds to be removed ; and if at the expiration of bucIi time said grounds of apprehension Were not removed, then full power and authority was vested in the Chict Engineer to place such force of men on said .work as would, in his judgment, secure a com. pletion of said work in the inai.ner and timo Fpecified by the contract, deducting tho expenses so incurred irora the estimate of the amount duo, and payable to said parties of the first part." Under this clause of the contract Cresswe 1 & Co., having failed to do tlie amount of work required, it would have been competent for the Chief Engineer to have let the work to other parties, but it was found, in consequence of the very great depreciation iu tho price of gold at that time as compared with tho price of gold when tho contract was made, that now contracts could be entered into at so much lower rates as would have saved tho Company more than a million of dollars; yet, while the Engineer had tho *5?rii? ,1 .... UIIUU1 1/11*3 contract with Crcsswcll & Co., to cmploy labor, ho would have beon compelled by its terms to paj' them the ftoll amount therein stipnlated ; hence Messrs Crcsswell & Co., having tho advantage, under tho contract, first, by reason of their advance of threo hundred thousand dollars, (although At. ~ ~ * hiu company nave not deemed it prudent to u-so the Iho same ;) and, secondly, by reason of the depreciation in the price of gold, have claimed largo damages should the contract with them be annulled. Tho Exccutivo Committee, considering the advantages which would accrue ft'ora annulling the contract, and making anothor that would save mor<i than a million of dollars for tho cftueo already tjinl^U, the Attcr.ievGeneral of the State and the Solicitor of Cresswcll & Co., were invited to appear before the Board of Directors and these gentlemen presented their views. The principal point of the controversy discussed was, -whether Messrs Cresswell & Co., had forfeited their contract by failure to commanee the work within the period and in the manner stipulated. On both sides the arguments were able and learned; An/) ?- ' A - J - * hmu| wavucuu UllUUI'lUKing to G0CIUG which view was correct, legally, tho Executive Committee are satisfied that there is sufficient material in the case for a long, tedious and doubtful law suit, which will nocessarily result in the suspontion of * work on the road. They therefore, advise, to avoid litigation, by compromising with tho contractors, which they recommend shall be done bv navinsr to MoKsra Cresswcll & Co., Bcvonty-fivo thousand dollars to releaso tlioir contract, and thirty-seven hundred dollars, being one-half interest apon tho sum deposited to the credit of tho President. This recommendation of the Executive Committee in confirmed by the fact that tho Company was not in a condition to doposit the bonds, and thus comply with their part of the contract. As above statod, none of tho bonds authorized to be issued by tho legislature havo been disposed of. A small amount has boen deposited in the office of tho South Carolina Loan and Trust Company, Charleston, aa collaterals, to taisc money necessary for tbo purposes of the: company, but they have been used in such a way ae not to prevent the Legislature froiri putting any additional issuo of bondc whioh it may authorize in aid ol ths road upon precisely the same foot ing with the original bonds, and thuf /titanfa o ^ V* vt?^v ** u? ov-vn??jp O^V vil I VJf# The Exocutlco CommiUeo hope and boJW? that'tho General Assembly will lit^orizo an Appropriation of ad ditional bonds, to oompleto the cocr etruction of tho road, so important tc tha-eoaamercial, agricultural, and ma fiUafc^ i i lia ail those recommendations' the} have'kept in -vieW, first, tbte irtteres r of, the roadr(itW capital bfefng ownst chiefly oy'tfie SXa^ apd hythe C j*L?Ubftrlflitai4jia&' secftm%, ,'thf in ewfkSetaw1*, will demonsfirat 3i\n > avitV. !' Itlio wisdom of the policy suggostod. (Signed.) JAMES L. ORR, Chairman. STATEMENT OF BOND8 ISSUED UNDER ACT, SEPTEMBER, 18G8. The BoniM of Directors, in April last, aftor much consideration and enquiry of capitalists, determined to make the Bonds authorized to be issued by the Act of September, 1868, payable in gold, principal and interest boing convinced that the increased firico such bonds would command in foroign markets, would more than compensate for any small oxccss of interests to bo pain, for the few years until United States currency should bo at par gold. A text of a gold bond was thereupon carefully prepared and placed in the hands of the American Bunknote Company, in New York, for cngravj ing. but owing to many causes this I work was delayed, and the first bonds were only received in September last. Six hundred bonds. (000) of ?1,000 each, seven per cent interest, have been signed by the President and Secretary of the Company, mid the usual form oC guarantee cf Clio Stato ol South Carolina, endorsed thereon by the Comptroller-General. . It is due to that olfieer to state that ! lie made the point, whether the Coinpan}* was authorized by law to issuod sold bonds, and as a prudent precaution, referred the question to tiio Attorney-General, who furni.she a written opinion supported the action ol the Company. The Company have not, as yet., dis. posed of or sold any of these bonds ?tho low price of State sesurities. until very recently, rendering a sale injudicious. The bonds arc now in the vaults of the State Treasury Department' in this city, for safe keeping. Ucsifcetfully, J. W. HARRISON, President. Queen Elizabeth and Mary. Froude has at lasf. complotcd his work. lie is not the admirer of Elyzabeth any mdro than motloy. Ac\ cording to both historians she was a | petty, vascillatinnr womnn ?.?./% - ? o ? "UYC1 ' knew her own mind for two days together, and who moro thnn onto brought the country to tho verge ol ruin by her fickleness, her utter inability to rule her fondness for contemptible minions, her systematic treachery snd falsehood, and ber mad avarice. She swore liko a trooper. Her chief diplomantic weapons were barcfucod lios-*?and suob lies j She wiis fhlse to Murray, fiilso to Morton, false to Orange, false to Alleeon, ftlsp to Philip, false to everybody. She I unstable as the wind, and as blinu as a mole. It was not by her efforts that the nation was saved, but but in spite of them. It was saved by the statesmanship of Burghly and Walsingham, by the energy of that England which was Protestant, and chiefly by the inability of Spain to concentrate her forces on tho invasion of England. Tho one groat qnality of the queen was her dauntless person#! courage. Such is Mr. Froude's portrait of Elizabeth Mnfv i? ilnitvn with a yet blacker pern Richly gifted with intellect, full of fascination, eloquent, acute and witty, she knew no scruples when she had to compass an ond of ambition or affections ; she was treacherous as Elizabeth, and more subtilo; she lied with as much system and as much skill; she assistin the murder of her husband, and instigated the murder of that queen by whom she had been protected from tho fury of the English people and the Englisn parliament. Mr. Froude portrait of Elizabeth excites contemp' qualified by admiration; his portrait i of Mary attracts admiration, qualified by horror. A despatch from Fortress Monroe gives a detailed account of recent ex jjuimiuiiuj, uumorizeu oy me govornl raont at Washington, with a newly invented projectile that promises lo perform wonders in the way of knocking things to pieces at long rage. It is a cannon I all within a cannon ball. , When tho big ball has accomplished . its allotted distance, it fires off the smaller ball, which attains a greater , dogreo of velocity than had been ob. : talned by the big ball?that -is "goee , it fjistfcr than its parent Aa the ex p perimcnts just made are regarded as , scccessful by the gunners at tho For , .tress, there seems no reason why the principle of the invention should noi [ be 6xterided without limit?ad inftni r turn, Then in the event of war witl a foreign nation?Cjiina, for instanc< ti r-<>ttr gu^n^rs Fortress Monro< would nnlw harn /> ? ?? -?? , ?TV J -?.?.VBVV,MUSHIU1J0 II . order to batter down the great gate) ^ iof JP-elf Irt. ^ ; ^ , The Chicago paperd -pfrer bragging . over one of their notorious crimtnali >1 *4 "The Amerioau Traaproapn#" <, ;o< "' FWflvthnbs-as many.oSttlQ sate - Teiaa a* UJiere were befor ^ ? y. . >* u yz ' * ?-?r. .? -p* v i r * :>r. . ,4r CIRCULAR. Charleston, S. C., February 15, '70. At a callcd meeting of tho members of the South Carolina Institute, ou the 9th inst., among other proceedings, the following resolution was snb, raittcd by lion. W. D. Porter, and on due consideration, was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That tho President of the South Carolina Institute, bo requested to invito delegations from tho various County Agricultural and Mo chanical and Immigration Societies throughout the State, to assemblo in Charleston on tho first Tuesday in May next, (3rd) to take into consideration tllli fllinutiona "'"I T ? ? v/? |( iillU 1111migration ; and means for further development of tho agricultural iutorosts of the State." Gentlemen : As tho executive officer of this i State Institute Association, I take the J earliest opportunity to lay before you tlie appended resolution, and respectfully to invite an earnest consideration of its import, and the appointment of such number of delegates as I your Association. Club or organization may <L;em proper. Authorized credentials from the presiding officer of llie respective Societies, will pass delegates on the South Carolina Kailroad for half the UStl.il fjU'O UK rlnn til .. :ll I? - ' , ..w Mviuvtvco ?> in uo uuunicU j 1 by other linos of roa<l. The paramount importanco for a broad and united organization as indicated by the resolution, is self evident. To induce Settlers, Immigration j and cfiicient laborers to till the fertile | and genial lands of South Carolina, and brin-j out her various resources of manufacturing, and other industrial pursuits, demands cooperative action of the people, from the mountain region to the seaboard, and the influence of all true men ought to be enlisted. j The metropolis of tho State, with tho various lines of Road and Steam, and Sail Ships at command, with enterprising and willing merchants, aid. cd by the parent of all pursuits, agriculture, and with practical counsel, can form such an Association as will , inspire hope for the future aud render * success obvious. I havo the honor to tender ray Sincere respect for your Society Wil. M. LAW TON, President South Carolina Instituto To the Officers and Members of the i Abbeville Agricultural Society. 1 The above circular addressed to us with the requost to hand to the exo1 cutive officer of Abboville Agricultu1 ral Society,' wo take the privilege of publishing, as a matter of general and important interest, and call attention of the President, Col. D. Wy att Aiken, to it in this ?^ay, and hope that ho will make a suitable appointment at once and give us the names for publication. ? . ? ''?To Thine Own Self Be True. Thore aro many persons no** who. seem not a little exorcised as to the proper piograrrime to bo carried out in the approaching political canvass' It is imagined by some that it is practicable to drop tho name of Democrat, and thus to draw off from the I ranks of radicalism a nnmher nf lei's. Ono of our cotemporarios speaks of tho Scylla of Democriikiy1 and the Chary bdis of radicalism, and advises as to movo between these two dangers and thus reach a haven peaco and prosperity. Thoso views, in our judgment, involve fatal delusions. They are built upon hopes not to bo rcalizod. They bode no good lo the causo that wo desire to advance. It is a mistako to suppose that tho colored voters will bo won from radicalism by such methods. In the next canvass, to say the least, the great mass of the colored voters will cast their ballots fur tho radical candidate. We may as well understandthis and act accordingly. If a reaction against tho "carpet-bagger" has bfgun to develop itself, it is no advance towards us, but it points to a purely negro movemont. Wa rno-nwl - - - -~K>~T our duty plain. Wo want no trumIpet sending forth an uncertain sound. " Wo want decidod viows?a clearly 1 defined line of action. As for ourselves, we roako no effort to. please I everybody. . Wo bcliovo thathouesiy " andjdain dealing jcompriso tho best ' policy?in politics and opt of politics. II Tlenco we aro disposed td My to o\ff. 4 .friends: .Sp .yourselvei Vo trofc,, updi 1 tlco you can .te^alpe. to, uq qjifi - dM ? you are a Domflcrut, say ep, qiid ,-ahOW * that your bomocracy,.r|gh^)?^ir.' 1 stood, ia honowbla ._to_ yourself aftd J useful *p' the. country VT+ wfaid #?iy to .our fneo&jfrWW*e**tf yotf , Mn. win Derno^^i^nyi . Jj j it and bfe not 'tlie> kfaft that by eaaayijtifc Other means,: y<H* tofll'be enabled to- aiwomptfiifi more, j tr> Ihelast cpUiv&w pnich. *a? done, a In Boekincrwabm^: ih*tf it id posjj^^W^w^^ect leta ' - - ^T: % I ?in grasping nt tlie shadow, let tis Bee to it that wo losonot the substance. Show uh a party without a heart, and wo will show you a party doomed to disaster. Start a movement that has no Bonl, and in vain will you try to I galvanize it into life aud carry it to success.?Phoenix. Taxation ?Proposed $50,000,000 Redaction. VIEWS OP TUE TBE8IDENT ON Tilt SUBJECT. . A Washington dispatch of the 17th instant, to the Baltimore Sun, says: . ^j vuiiouimuon prominent members of administration partially efl'eeted, through leading Republicans of the Waye and Means Committee, an important determination which was made by tho latter at their meeting to-day, by which it was agreod to reduce ihe taxation fif'iy millions of dollars. Tho commltleo concluded that thirty millions of this H.um should be takeu l'rom internal taxation, and twenty millions relieved by the reduction of duties on importations. This conclusion was arrived at, after careful deliberation, on two grounds: First?that the business int-.M'est of tho country demanded that the burdens of taxation should bo lightened, and, second, from the belief I that the interests un the public debt eould not be reduced for at least a year on the plan proposed by tho 1 :n ' i .........ii- Mm now penning in Iho Senate. This propose 1 reduction \v;is carried in the committed with hut one objection, and he gave us his rea .son that he thought the sum was loo large, us in his opinion the actual necessities of the government demanded a revenue which would be cut too short by this reduction. On yesterday, the chairman of the Ways and Means Cotnibitteo had an interview with the President, and the policy of . a reduced taxation was urged on his attention. lEo said that whilo the public debt was so large he had advised against a reduction of taxation lor mo present year, but lie was now satisfied that the country demanded and that the government could stand a reduction of internal taxation equal to at least thirty millious of dollars, and ho hoped that Congress would take a stop in that direction. Ho thought that if this wero dono now it wouid hasten tho day of specie payments ond.place tho government on such a footing that next:year it could ensily fund the public dobt into a consolidated bond bearing a lower rate of interest than' w&s now' exacted of the treasury. It was not until tbo Republican members of tho Ways and Means were assured of these views of the President that they agreed to recommend to tho House the reduction already named. "When tho action of tho committee became known tho telograms flow thick and fast to business men' and 'ti&wi^apers in the leading cities. ' One of thie principal means "to secure less taxation Wit) be a'"'proposition to be made at oricje. in ijjp.comnxittee to reduce tjao income-tax from five to three pey cenVr and to ^p^ease the exemptions from .one^rtort two thousand dollars. ^ No direct vote was taken in the conJriiiteeO on the- t^duction of the tariff, as'it was claimed that the pending bill in the, Houdo already mude a' redaction "df twenty million^ By coun^in^.that," the fifty ^millions of ^reduction wa.s_made.up. -v.-.e :. " 7!+*^ 7~! iy <: The English Royal: Family A Correspondent of the BOsto'n?Joarnal writes: Prince-Arthur seems to enjoy himself in a rational way. fie is 4U1VO u Buimiuio young man, jr?uts on no airs, and has so far escaped ll>e reportorial interviews. , Excopt. tho Royal Alfred, as ho is called, Arthur hag more practical sen&e than-Either of the other sons of the Queen* ; Tho daughters have the- talent of: thef family The Priricess Royal 61 Prussia? a-Very plain woman?has . marked talent, .She is an- admirable Housekeeper, and inherits 'ihflr. '"mother's talent of econoiav. : I hnnrfi.ft u 7 ?"uuo* Bion in tho Quoen'u quartenfcWT^jVindsor Castle whether, ft 8efco(*?$toVtains would do with menUwg.-'ftftOtJUef season. Tho decision tfkrror of mending* I woujd dot rfcayehafl tho curtaiue in my sle^fW jpook _ Tho Princess $s a n.ne<fcut|>tO)r aiid bainter. II r loVe for tho pfyinrrn atfes'Twf tho most'popular vRafimtj fc Prudsfa.f Tho PnncessAlKje, irtlf&Mts Arfoch of he* fat^tffe J.tifet<s- Utid ->wbd was ^ h is: fttvoHtB'i child^ 1trfery tklented. In tti? Town Hall at IriKe?p?d!hthcro is ? fine marble bu*t of herself, tho worf of Kerown chisel. Th$ manly rbewHbg (flP-Pririfefc A*ebdfr, bis onjoyaJ We fittta?e,Jand faMktftt** genial; man owns, aare maoeittiih qmt?$>apular. >flfl r : j[a'-'' 'a i e&irforrlvr ,^9^ : 'KoWbftbn'* <^tinpS?c<#m#g ft> the Boto^bK^ *-R?-il^ii*^1?^C0liniba8, Ga. One negro Icnbeked. another dot?B7dorin|j the perfocfliance, the ,doQi?4weF^aiHOeck 7*4IMS, and J ihr> pvpfiw^ attach. tt^OQOjby tfc? fathnure? by tbo falling, of. M b^Jjt orx hi*, head. .!rt?? P*H! wad ^eih'ff $&sed[ rib and canfrHt;bV oriVVj ft!he'1pie1##!'rtxere on i&Sto&r' o 'vi 0(1 f 1* .cqnpi-r j '.v.'rrr ... r .; 1 /T&