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For U. S Senate.
Gen. Sam'l W.cGowe* a,
QF A BBKY 1LI.E.
Wliftt we jnust do in the E fent 0(
Hav cs> Election.
*1 lie i orfc Sun, an ab ,joand fearless
t)iimocratic i>art; zan papcr
kjhjAV s of our duty it? 4 uie possible
bVc jt uf Mr. Hayes' election to the
of Jce0f President. While naturally
1 acre Is a feeling of resistance in ev
?ry Democratic ii'dftrt, wha feels that
Jh? has been grievously wronged by the
usurpation of the Returning or Can*
- vasaing Boat (is of the negro governments
of t)je South, we take it that
" the Sun strikes the key-note which
'Will g'lide the more philosophical
people of the country, who in most
c-CH-ses, govern the popular sentiment of
.the 4 people. Some have expressed
t grave fears that the government of
. ouif fathers would be usurped by Grant
. or some other person who might as.
siime to be dictator, and do away
with our free government. This cannot
be. There are yet too many pa
triotic and honest rr n in thecounrty,
for such a thing to occur. No man or
any set of men will dare bring about
a revolution which would overthrow
*' Al? KAuluf TM*r\?>Ol<! l?
llin mn vi iiiaciit vi twotovno
constituted authorities. Although the
public heart of the country in agitated
and exercised by the brazen corruption
of those who have sought to set
aside the popular verdict of the people
our redress is Iti the ballot-box and
b<?ing in the ballot, theeountry is safe,
Hiid future electioiiB will red reus our
present wrongs.
The Sun says:
"But these Eleotoral Colleges are peculiar
bodies, whose appointment is
committed wholly to the States, whose
certificates when'their official character
has been duly vouched by their
States, become by foroe of the Constitution
the sole and exclusive lejrul evidence
that the votes of those States
have been cast for such and such persons
as President and Vice-President.
It cannot be, therefore, that any authority
can reside anywhere to try any
question, or to find any fact, that is to
warrant the two Houses in rejecting
the votes of any Electoral College of
whose authority to give those votes
the State, through its constituted authorities,
has legally informed Con
press. All such questions and all such
facts it belongs to the proper authorities
of each Stato to try and determine,
In-fore the persons supposed to he chosen
electors are assembled to give
their votes. Any attempt by the two
Houses, or either of them, to go behind
the certificates and to determine the
risrht of the electors to give the votes
which they have certified, when the
Htate has 'decided that rijrht by its
competent authorities, will lead to
conclusions In which the people of
this country will not aoquiesce.
"Thus if it shall be found on an inspection
of the certificates of the Electoral
Colleges, when they are opened
in the presence of the two Houses thut
Mr. Hayes lias received 185 votes, or
more, tliat result must be accepted by
the people as the legal result, whatever
may have been the*fiauds committed
in Louisiana or any other State
in takingor returning orcounting the
popular vote. It is perfectly proper
for Congress to asoertain the fact of
such frauds in an authoritative ami
conclusive manner for the information
of the people, but the certainty that;
ther<? are such frauds cannot affect the j
legally certified election. Mr. Hayes
must be inaugurated and acknowledged
as President, even if the legal result
is so tainted with fraud that hone>t
men revolt at the very thought of
what they must submit * to. There is
"n Itornntive hilt nnr arid tliflt I
forms an unnecessary and inadequate
remedy, and is not to be thought of.
If Hayes shall he declared President,
with grave reason to believe that he
has not been honestly and fairly enti
tied to have the electoral votes of cer-|
tain Btatea, he and his party must
bear the consequesces. Those* eonsc.quences,
if his opponents are wise,
will be, not that his title to the office
is to be resisted, but that the people
are to be appealed to to use their constitutional
and peaceful method of redressing
all wrongs and punishing all;
outrages?namely, by the ballot box.
No such appeal can he made if the!
country is to be plunged into anarchy)
by denying Hayes's title to the office* j
Our Government must be preserved;
and perpetuated ; and that it may be,
grievous as the wrong will be" that
takes fromTilden States in which he
he has certainly carried a majority of
the popular vote, we must submit to
that wrong, in the entire certainty
that the party responsible for it will |
in due time be rewarded with political
annihilation.
"We shall therefore deprecate and
oppose any action by the House ot
Kepresentalives looking to any dispute
of the regular electoral certiti
?ate? from any or me ?iaies. ine responsibility
for what is done in the
three controverted States is with the
Republicans,tu:d there let it rest. All
that the House of Representatives can
properly do in the premises is to ascertain
and determine the precise nature,
methods, and extent of the frauds, and
then leave the question to the judgment
of thecountry, and to the legal
and constitutional remedy afforded by
Jjie jjejctelecMoiifl."
V/?U TT V ITIvTi RTATFS SrN'ATOTt.
One of the duties devolving upon the
next Legislature, will be the election
of u Senator to succeed T. J. Robertson,
in the Senate of the United
States. There are many worthy names
Co be presented, anyone of whom it
would be an honor to the State to be
represented by, and, while we disparage
none, we would present the name
of Gen. Samuel McGowan, of Abbeville,
as one eminently capable for this
iionorable position. Gen. McGowan
is one of the noble turns of the up
.country of South Carolina, and one
whom the whole State would delight
to honor. Jirave, generous and chivalric,
he would fitly represent his State
.and country \n the "National Assembly
and would always be found at hi* post,
roady todefead her in all that Isjusti
* * -? II? 1 - 4 .1.^1
ana ngljl. 1-ieL iliui ^IH u> mc
Senate. JtiHon honor lie deserves,
and it should be conferred upon him.
?A ndenoH Journal.
We fire satisfied that the election of
Gen. Mcjtiowpn to the Senate of the
United States would give great falisfm-tioti
to the people of the Slate and
Hie country at large. It has been a
great while since this taction had a
* represetatives in the United States
^eiiute. ben. MeCowan would most
worthily fill the seat oiute honored by
the lamented Calhoun '.?Kcowce Cou- ]
firr.
One month until Christmas. How I
pinny joys in store for some J How1
inuny sorrows fpjr oijiera J
I
Electing A President.
The people of the whole country arc
greatly agitated over the recent action !
jof the returning Hoards of Louisiana
'and Florida and of the CanvassingI
j Hoard of Sou!!. Carolina. It seemsj
i that those Kci-.'s have deliberately ;
i j i
! planned to overthrow the will of the i
people iu their expressed desire at the j
Imi'.ot box on tho 7th of November;:
and to advance their ov n partisan j
ends, the Canvassing P.oard of South |
j Carolina have giver, certitieates of I
I election to the Republican electors of;
; this State and at '.he same time with- J
! held certificate* of election from I)euilocratic
nienVoers of the Legislature,
i Although Louisiana has given a Demj
ocratic I'uajoritv of over eiizht thousand
votes for the Presidential electors,
it is alleged that the Returning Hoard
are manipulating th3 vote of the
S.ate so ?k to Mirow the iutluence of
the Peli< aii State for Hayes and
"Wheeler.. In Florida the difference
bet\veer? the Democratic and the Re
jmiuiil- void is very smau, oui on |
this r,oanl there is Ht least ono man
%v"t> lias been regarded honest, and it
xya , feared by (iovernor Stearns that
ty is Hoard would not give the State to
' ne Republicans and has indicated a
disposition to assume the duty of can-1
' vasalng the votes himself, bift in this
I he has been restrained by (lie Courts.
|The situation now seems to be:
j South Carolina, through the frauds!
of the Canvassing Board has
goue for Hayes; Louisiana, although
Democratic by a majority
of eight thousand, from the
treachery of the Returning Board, is
I conceded to the .'Republicans: the on-j
i ly State that may now be considered ;
: doubtful is Florida, and unless thej
| election of a President and Vice-Pres-i
j ident is transferred to Congress, we j
! may not be surprised to sec Hayes and
Wheeler inaugurated President and
I Vice-President on the 4th of March.
jOn the second Wednesday of Februa'
rv when the Senate and House of Representatives
asssemble to receive the
j votes for President and Vice-President
the vote of any State may be excluded
upon proper grounds, arid should any
State be objected to there is no election
! u.. r< I 1 r>?llQ,ru nu Til Hon
I UJ 111V iJIVVVVKM WMV^V, IW * .......
j has 84 votes, and 185, a majority of the
whole, being necessary to a choice,
J it would be impossible to elect Hayes.
(Congress will then elect the President
ami Vice-President, in which event
Tilden would be elected President by
a Democratic House of Representatives,
and "Wheeler would be elected
Vice-President by a Republican Benate?
the votes iu each case being cast
j by States.
We give some of the particulars of
j conducting a Presidential election :
I. Electors are to be appointed in
leach State, in such manner as its Legj
islature may direct.
II. The Electors are to meet, and
jgive their votes for President and
i Vice-President, separately.
I III. They are to make distinct lists)
!_< - II IV,,. f,,- o.w.l. nC t ll/? I
j 111 an |itriauii? >wi* u iui, ?\?* i i?vu w. v..v i
I two officers, which lists they are to sign J
and certify.
IV. They are to transmit these certified
lists, sealed, to the President of
the Senate.
V. The President of the Senate is to
open all these certified lists in the
presence of the Senate and the House
of Representatives.
VI. The votes are then to be counted
: the person having the greatest
number of votes as President, if that
vote is a majority of the whole number
of electors appointed, is to be the
President: and the person receiving
the greatest number of votes as Vice!
Presideut, if that number is a majorij
ty of the whole number of electors ap
pointed, is to be the Vice-President.
VII. If no person has the requisite
number of electoral votes as President,
the President is to be chosen by the
House of Representatives, voting by
Slates; if no person ha* the requisite
number of votes as Vice-President,
the Vice-President is to be chosen by
the Senate.
What a Difference it Makes Whose
Ox is Gored!
| The Charleston Newx and Courier in
j a clear and forcible article relating tne
I facts of the actions of the Stare Can-)
vassing Board, shows how inconsist-j
jently these partizans have acted,
j This Board, a majority of whom were
candidates, reported to tlfe Supreme
Court, amongst other things, that the j
vote for Attorney General, on the
face of the returns of the County
Canvassers, was:
For Conner, (Dem.) 91,139
For Elliott, (Rep.) 91,14G
Flliott's majority 7
That the vote for Comptroller Gener!nl_
iii the same wav. was:
I For Hagood, (f)em.) 91,114
1 For Dunn, (Rep.J 90,80S
Hagood's majority 250
That the vote for Superintendent of
Education, in the same way. was:
For Thompson, (Den).-)...91,o">2
For Rolbert, (Rep.) 90,112
Thompson's majority.. 440
Luring the partial comparison of
the statements of the County Canvassers
with the returns of the precinct
managers, and during the. process of
tabulation by the Board, the existance
of clerical and other errors a fleeting
the vote for tlie candidates for tlie
three offices we have named was made
manifest. Their errors were: that
votes cast for Conner as Attorney-Gen- 1
eral, had been counted for Conner as
Comptroller-General, that votes cast
for llagood as Comptroller-General
were counted for Hagood as AttorneyGeneral,
that votes were cast for F. C.
Dunn, supposed to be intended for T.
C. Dnnit, and that votes were cast for
J. B. Tolbert, evidently intended for 1
J. R. Tolbert. The allowance and
correction of these particular errors
would not change the result as to
Comptroller-General, but would give 1
the Republicans the.Superintendent of
Education, ?nd would elect the Dem
ocrauc canujume ior Aiioruey-uoneral.
In thtir report or Certificate to the
Supreme Court the Board of Canvassers
called attention to the fact that
votes intended for T. C. Dunn, (a 1
member of the Board,) had been east
for F. C. Dunn, and votes intended
for John It. Tolbert (Hep.) had been
cast for John B. Tolbert. They recommended
that the votes respectively
be counted for T. Dunn and '
iJohn li. Tolbert, which counting '
would elect both Dunn and Tolbert.
They said nothing of the errors afj
feet fug Hagood and Conner, and confined
themselves to reccommending
corrections that would elect two of
their own candidates. Without any 1
of these corrections the Democrat's !
elected the Comptroller and the Su- (
perintendent of Education ; with 'all ,
tliese corrections they elected the
Attorney-General and Comptroller;
with the partial collection recommended
by the Board they elected
neither Attorney-General, nor Comptroller,
nor Superintendent of Education
And this partial and parti/an j
j correction wua undertaken l?y the I;
I Board on Wednesday, pending the de-j
I cision of the Kiinrenip I !oti ft mill r-i.r. I
titicates of election were ordered to '
be issued upon the basits of that par- '
tial correction.
This would be bad enough, if the
so-called errors which the Hoard undertook
to correct were of the same
class as those which Hie Hoard did 1
not correct. But (here is a wide dif- 1
ferenee between them. The errors affecting
the Democratic candidates for
Attorney-General and Comptroller- .
General, which errors, when allowed, i
will elect them, arose in this way:
The precinct managers, at a precinct
in Barnwell, in beginning new lines,
while keeping tally of the votes, accidentally
changed the heading of the
lines so as to read "Conner for Comptroller-General,"
instead of ("Conner
for Attorney-General,") and "Hagood
for Attorney-General," (instead of
"Hagood for Comptroller-General.")
There was no misprinting of the ballots.
The error wa? made by the
managers, as the ballots show. This
the 15?>ard refused to correct. The erj
ror they did correct was fundamental.
IA cermin number of votes were cast
bwmmuw? n tmn mam&mmmmmm m ?i ^amqqcrue
|" " l
for F. C. Dunn ns Comptroller, and!
for J. B. Tolbertus Superintendent of j
Education. The error, if error, was!
in the ballots. These votes were noli
cast for T. C. Dunn or .J. It. Tolbert,
hut the Board, assuming the intention
of the voters, ordered the votes to be I
t-ountcd for candidates- other than!
those whose names were 011 the bal-j
lots. Where the error was a clerical |
one, and adverse to the Democrats, I
the lionnl did not allow it. Wherej
the error was in the ballot itself, or in
the votes, th-_' error, being adverse to j
the Kehublicans, was corrected, notj
only without authority, but in fla-j
graut disobedience to the injunctions;
of the Court,
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GOING TO THE SUPREME COURT.
Address of Gen. Hampton.
To tiik People of South Carolina
: The Board of Canvassers
have, by their unprecedented action
to-day shown, not only their contempt
and defience of the Supreme Court of
the State, but their utter disregard of
their own integrity. While the
grave questions determining the rekult
of Lhe recent election were pend
| ing ueiore uic cupreme v>uuri, winj
p<?se?.l of three Judges belonging to the
Republican party, and in direct violation
of the Orders of this tribunal, the!
[ Board have issued certificates of election
to the Republican Presidential
! Electors, and to Republican State Officers
and have refused to give certificates
to Democratic Members of the
Legitsiaure, shown by the returns of
same Board to have been elected in
the Counties of p^dgefield and Laurens.
This high-handed outrage is I
well calculated to arouse the indignation
of our long-suffering people, but
I assure you that this daring and revolutionary
act of the Board can have
I no legal force whatever, j appeal to
jyou therefore, in the'fullest confidence
that the appeal will not be unheeded,
! that you will maintain even under these
provocations, your character as an orderly
and law-abiding peonle. During
the* past, exciting political canvass,
you have studiously avoided even the
semblauceof a purpose to disturb the
public peace, or to transgress the law.
Your cause?and it is tlie cause of
Constitutional Government?has been
carried to the highest Court of the
State, and we are willing to abide by
its decision, reeling assured that thisl
tribunal will see that the laws shall
I bo enforced and justice secured.
wade Hampton.
HAMPTON ENDORSED.
Words of Confidence and Cheer.
New York, November 24, 1S70.
To General Wade Hampton:
The following letter was mailed to
you to-day:
Rooms National Dem. Committer,
New York, Nov. 24, 1876.
Gen. Wade Hampton, Columbia, i>. C.:
My Dear Sir? Your admirable address
to the people of South Carolina is
the subject of universal commendation
here. In fact, the prudence, the
forbearance and self-control of your
people, under the most exasperating
provocation*, is beyond all praise. 1
can only think that in the exciting
situation in which you will find your
sen next weeK 10 outoreatt win occur.
It is almost loo much to expect that
there will be no indiscreet man in
South Carolina who may provoke the
collision, but nevertheless the providence
of God has so far guided you
and your people in all your difficulties
that your friends rest in calm confidence
upon the wisdom and good fortune
which have so far attended your
actions. You uiay rest assured that
your Northern brethren have consecrated
themselves to the work of your
deliverance, and will never cease their
etForts until you are restored to that
"freedom wherewith you were made
free" by the labors and sacrifices and
wisdom of our forefathers and your
forerathers.
God give you and your people all
the wisdom and all the patience needed
in this hour of trial and in this
crisis of the destiny of our common
country. We have full faith in the
justice of the people of the United
States, and we do not entertain a
doubt of the final verdict which they
will pass upon the occurrences of the
last two weeks. This verdict will
Isurely vindicate their honesty and reestablish
free Government upou a
lasting basis.
I lmve the honor to be, very respectfully,
yonr obedient servant,
A BR AM S. HEWITT.
Chairman National Democratic
Committee.
The South Carolina Itobbery.--Vicws
of Northern Journal.-.
New York, November 23.
rPlm Tim/ it an oa tlit* Smith f\*i ml i na I
Board of Canvassers recognized souiewliat
late the mistake in submitting
their action to the review ami control
of the Supreme Court. In issuing its
orders to a judicial body of entirely
independent jurisdiction, that court
was guilty of a manifest usurpation.
In consenting to argue the case before
the c<*urt, the Board of Canvassers
gave these orders the appearance of
validity which could not otherwise
have been claimed for them. The
clear intention of a majority of the
Supreme Court was to do the work of
the Democrats at whatever sacrilicc of
constitutional right and common justice.
The Worl(lsays the Board of Canvassers
yesterday stole the electoral
vote of that State o.jcnly from the Supreme
Court with the avowed object of
riMm w.1.1.
UliUllKJg H, IV/ XI crj. Aliv iwuiivtj mioi
brazen ami shameless. Jt rests with
the American people to decide whether
they will surrender the control fo
their government to such hands, or
maintain their liberties, self-respect
and prosperity by enforcing the remedies
of the law against a lawless conspiracy
without a parallel in our annals.
The J feral d says by this very sharp
practice, if the Supreme Court cannot
support its authority, which the board
have defied, the State must be counted
for Hayes. The audacity of this act
betrays great desperation. If undone,
in the course of justice, it will stand
as a monument of infamy.
The Font says the best thing the
South Carolina Board of Canvassers
can do is tore-assemble. The country
will not be satisfied with their proceedings,
which look like sharp practice.
We admit that the Supreme
Court itself is not free from a suspicion
of sharp practice. No appearance
of judicial sharp practice, however,
can excuse the sharp practice of
the Board of Canvassers. In the first
place, the conservative opinion of the
miintrv dpmandH resoect for tlie iudu
mentsof the constituted tribunals. It
is better tbat a decision which is wrong
shall be obeyed than that it shall be
disobeyed, even to secure a right end.
The proceedings of yesterday in South
Carolina will not convince the country
that the canvass is honest and
fair.
As Officek Killed.?A fata1
ithooting affray took place on Monday
night on Broad street, in Charleston,
in which George Shrewsbury, ehi?*f of
the detective police, lout his life at the
hands oE Frank Johnson, the assistant
clerk of the guard house. The ball
entered the brain and he died in a
diort time. Johnston discharged three|
shots at Shrewsbury, and Shewsbury, j
it is alleged, fired one shot at Johns-t
HMw. .1J Mi..ii 11u-ou niip ttf Imil'
IUI.. A IIC UilllVUliJ TIM.J W..W v. ,w..0
standing. The deceased was a light
colored man, Johnston, who is a!
white man, was taken into custody, j
A Needed Amendment.?There lsj
a loud call all over the country for a:
institutional amendment by which
the people of the United States can
vote directly for President and Vice
President. If such were the case now j
there could bo no dispute about who
was elected. Mr. Hayes might be
given all three of the States of Florida,
Louisiana and South Carolina, and
then Tilden would be ahead fully a
quarter of a million of votes.
Hot drinks should be avoided in day
time during cold weather, as they have
a tendency to weaken the lungs and
affect the throat. Take l)r. Bull's
Cough Syrup for all cases of coughs,
colds, and hoarseness.
Another Error in the Electoral Count.
Giving to Hayes the votes of Louisiana,
which really voted for Tilden ;
those of Florida, which did likewise;
aud those of South Carolina upon the
returns claimed by the Republicans,
and still Tilden would be the legally
elected President. He is entitled to
one electoral vote from South Carolina
according to the showing of the Republicans
themselves.
The case is very simple. Tim Hurley,
a low politician who is said to be
the only man in whom Chamberlain
really confides, was one of the Republican
candidates for the office of Presidential
Elector, and ran somesix hundred
votes behind his ticket. This is
accounted for in various ways, but the
fact is not disputed. J. B.Irwin, who
received tiie highest number of votes
on the Democratic electoral ticket, is
only 231 votes behind Hurley. This iu
admitted by all parties.
But it seems that some of, the intelligent
colored politicians, who were
intrusted with the duty of supplying
their followers with printed ballots,
did not deem it necessary to bother
themselves about such a trifling formality
as the choice of an electoral
college, aud so they neglected to put
the names of any electoral candidates
on their tickets. Probably they did
not know the names of theparty nominees,
and with the characteristic indolence
of their race, neglected to inform
themselves. At any rate, in the
lower counties there were 500 ballots
cast for li ayes and wiieeter simply,;
without bearing any other names
whatever. Now, all of these votes cast
for Hayes and Wheeler, in making up
theotiicial majority for those candi-j
dates, were counted as votes for Winsmith,
Johnson, Myers, Nash, Bowen,
Cook, and Hurley, the Hayes candidates
for electors, though the canvassers
had no more legal right to do so,
than if those ballots had borne the
names of Smith and Brown. Under a
fair and legal count, those 500 votes
cast for Hayes and Wheeler would be
thrown out as illegal and void, which
wduld elect Irwin, theTilden elector,
by a majority of nearly 300 votes, and
his vote would elect Tilden.
A characteristic instance of the disregard
for even the appearauce of fairness
which prevails among the supporters
of Hayes in South Carolina, is
fouud in a remark attributed to Hayue,
>U? Situlu Tit iu
HIV WlUItU Utv,ivwn J V/I u
was that lie would commission all of
the Hayes and Wheeler eleclors, even
if the Supreme Court should decide
that Irwin is elected. The thing has
been done.?New York Sun.
THEIR ACT OF INFAMY.
Last Meeting Board of Canvassers.
Columbia, S C.,
Wkdxksday, November 22.
j The Hoard met at 10 A. M. "All the
members being present. The SecretaI
ry of State offered the following resolulion,
which was unanimously adopted
:
Resolved, by the Board of Slate Canvassers,
that the votes cast for F. C.
Dunn as Comtroller-Gencral and John
B. Tolbertas Superintendent of Education,
be counted for T. C. Dunn and
J. R. Tolbert respectively, fortheaaid
odices of Comptroller-General and Superintendent
of Education.
The following certificate-s and delermination
of the Board were submitted
and adopted:
[Here follow certificates to Presidential
Electors and Slate, Congressional,
Circuit and County offices. 1
On the question as to whether the
statement of the County Canvassers of
Laurens County should be encludedin
(he statement and determination of
the Board, the vote was as follows :
Those voting in the negative were the
Adjutant and inspector uenorai ami
Comptroller-General anil State Treasurer.
Those voting in the affirmative
were the Secretary of Stale and Attorney-General.
On the same question as to Edgefield
County the vote was as follows: Those
voting in the negative were the Adjutant
and Inspector-General, Comptroller-General,
Attorney-General aud
State Treasurer. In ihe affirmative,
i he Sucretarv of State. The Secretary
of'Slate submitted the following, ami
asked lhat it bo entered on the minutes:
"I vote yes on the question of including
Edgefield ami Laurens Counties
in the certificate ami determination of
the Board, for the reason that the testimony
before the Board as to irregularities
in the conduct of the election
in those Counties is entirely ex parte.
H. E. HAYNE,
Secretary of State.
On motion of the Attorney-General,
the Board then adjourned sine die.
I certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
Board of State Canvassers for Wednesday.
November 22.
HENRY B. JOHNSON,
Clerk of the Board.
? - - ?
AUGUSTA A\!> CREENWOOD
RAILROAD.
Letter from Mr. P. H. Bradley?Ad?
? ? -? !>? T) Aiif n
vnuiu^t's ui iiiu iwuivi
The following letter explains itself:
Milt. Way, November 21.
Hon.'J. M. Clark:
Dkaii Sir?Yours of the 10th is received.
I will try to be in Auguata
on the 27th. I see, however, from the
city itapers, that, the Hartwell lload is
the only onespoken of, and I suppose
there will be a strong effort made to
carry it all on the Georgia side of the
Savannah. I still think, so far as Augusta
is concerned, that the road to
Greenwood will bring more trade than
any road that eau be built, for anything
like the same amount of money.
So far as Western connections are concerned,
I think the route on this side
decidedly the most practicable to connect
with the Blue ltidge at Anderson
or Walhalla. The route on this side is
certainly as short, with fewer obstnic
lions, jcks imaging, etc., ana iroin
Greenwood to Spartanburg is just fifty
miles, when another connection could
he made with a road already on the
way over the mountains. I do not see
how Augusta can hope to pet the trade
from this side of the river by building
a road on the Georgia side, but if the
load was built to Greenwood you
would have in Augusta all the trade
between the road and the Georgia line,
and a good deal of the trade on the
outside of the line would come to it.
If both roads can be built it would no
doubt be better, but were I a citizen of
Augusta and was looking after her
prosperity, and could build but one
road, I would certainly build the one
to Greenwood first. lam told that
last year and this, over a hundred
thousand bales cotton willgodowu the
G. & C. 11. R. from above Greenwood
and any amount of general and other
freight going up th? ruad. Abbeville
couuty is a tine wheat and oat country,
and if we had transportation we could
make and ship thousands of bushels
to your city with very little labor and
expense. We can make twenty bushels
per acre, and now since cotton has
fallen so low it would be a better business
than raising cotton at present
prices, but your people down there
ought to know better than I do what
is the best for you to do. But I can
only say, if you want our ?rade you
will have to help us to get it to you.
Hoping vou will do so, I remain
yours truly. P. H. BRADLEYThe
People Want Proof.
There is no medicine prescribed by
physicians, or sold by Druggists, that curries
such evidence of its success and supe.tii'inu
iw Unvt-hpn's fifirmun Svrnn
lor severe Coughs, Colds settled on the
Breast, Consumption, or any disease of the
Throat and Lungs. A proof of that fact
is that any person aftlictcd, can get a Sample
Bottle for 10 cents and try its superior
etl'ect before buying the regular size at 75
Cents. It lias lately been introduced in
this country from Germany, and its wonderful
cures are astonishing every one
that uso it. Three dosos will reliove any
<rase, Try it. Sold by W. T. l'onny, Abbeville.
* 3m
"I nm willing to risk mj- reputation
as a public man," wrote Edward Hiue
to the Liverpool Mercury, "if the
worst case of small * pox cannot be
cured in three duys, simply by (lie use
of cream of taiter. One ounce of
cream of tarter dissolved in a pint of
water drank at intervals, when cold, is
a certain, never-failing remedy. It
bus cured thousands, never leaves a
mark, never causes blindness, andj
avoids tediouH lingering."
The Supreme Court.
INTERESTING PROCEEDIN0S. j
Dunn, Cardozo, Purvis and Hayne in 1
Jai!--The Court after Corbin.
Columbia. 8. C., November24.
The Court culled upon counsel for
respondents this afternoon for their
answer to the rule show cause why
they should not be committed for contempt.
Mr. Corbin read the return of Mr.
Hayne, Secretary of State, and Chairman
of the Board of State Canvassers.
Mr. Corbin also read an affidavit
in return to the rule for contempt, in
which it was stated that they were
not served with a copy of the order of
mandamus until after it had adjourned
sine die, and had not received a copy of
any suggestions upon which the rule
for contempt was issued. The defendants
also state that they have endeavored
to follow out the provisions of the
statute regulating them in the discharge
of their duties.
Mr. Corbin informed the Court the
ofarncniJ irpntlemen have no counsel
and no copy of the suggestions of the
complaint had been served tipon them
to-day at 1 P. M., and they have not
had time to make a full return.
General Conner addressed the Court
on the question of the contempt in
which he denounced the Board for its
aparent contempt, and opposed the delay
prayed for.
Mr. Corbin said it was the misfortune
of his Hide to be misunderstood.
The gentlemen of the Botrd have
stated that in their affidavit they
would make a full return it' time were
granted. Only two hours and a half
were granted all the executive officers
in the State, except the Governor, to
show cause why an order should no{,
i*sueagainst them. It was monstrous
jo ask them to show cause in a few
hour why they should uni oe punisneo
for work that took them ten clays. If
time be Riven the other side would be
shown that no contempt of the Court
was intended or contemplated. Mr.
Corbin characterized the rule as a
quasi criminal proceeding and they
should have a little time.
The Chief Justice said if the members
of the Boatd of Canvassers were
gent to jail and refused to purge themselves
of the cause of the contempt,
his knowledge and recollection of
mandamus canes was that if the parties
in contempt refused to perform the
mandate ordered by the Court, the
court could order it executed by the
ollicer of the Court.
Before being willing to grant any
more time, Justice Willard was desirous
of hearing from counsel for respondents
some frank statement of the
return, of the nature of the substantial
defense that would be made.
Mr. Corbin said if the Court was disposed
to send these men to jdil it could
do so, neither he nor they could make
a return in the time-given them.
Mr. Moise addressed the Court, opposing
the application for time.
The Chief Justice pronounced the
judgment of the Court, which was
that no further time be granted.
Mr. Moise submitted an order in
the case of William Stone, the Attor
/-I 1 i?? ~ ,?Qru
uey-ijeiiemi, ^nuuuui uiwcio nwiv
made out in the case of the other members
of the Hoard and Mr. Corbin.)
Tt was in effect that each be confined
in the jail of Richmond County until
purged of the contempt of which lie
stands committed".
Mr. Youmaus addressed himself to
the next branch of the cuse. viz:
The mandamus directed immediately
to the Secretary of State to issue the
commissions to the members of the
Senate and House of Ilepresentstivcs
who have received the highest number
of votes for these offices.
The Chief Justice informed Mr.
Youmans that Mr. Hayne had issued
certificates to all the members elect,
except those from Laurens Mid Edgefield
Counties, and he, Mr. Yimmans.
should confine himself to these Counties
in his discussion.Mr.
Corbin closed the argument for
the respondents on this point. He
said it was clearly a question of statute
law, divested of all extrinsic circumstances.
The duty of the Secretary of
State was to perform a certain specific
act laid down in the statutes and punish
him if he does not. He read from
the statutes the duty of the Secretary.
The Court asked for a statement, and
it was produced, and according to the
statute had no ri&hi to call for a deterI
initiation of the Hoard, the law requiring
copies of the determination to be
sent to the candidate, the Uoveruor,
and one for the newspapers.
Mr. ltion closed the case.
Justice Wilhtrd here made aspecch,
which electrified the Democrats.
The order in the mandamus case
against H. E. Hayne was then laid
over until Saturday morning. So also
wau ?li?/-ii'ilui-tt in thi> i-onlcmnl case.
that the cttuses of the several orders
should be recited. The Court then, at
8 P. M., adjoun ,d.
YKSTKKDAY'S PKOCKKDIKG8.
It being neutrally known that the
gentlemen comprising the Board of
State Canvassers would be punished
for contempt this morning, as imlicated
by the proceedings in this Court
on Friday, every foot of standing
room was occupied yesterday five minutes
after the doors were thrown open.
The Democratic lawyers were in full
force, heavy laden with orders and
motions. The Coui thad adjourned to
meet at 10.30 o'clock but it was 11
before the Judges took theirseats. The
Chief Justice asked if the respondents
were in Court? The Sheriff answered
"they were not."
General Conner passed up the amended
orders in the contempt case. While
the Court was inspecting them, Mr.
Corbin and the other counsel for the
respondents entered and took their
seats.
The Chief Justice said that, It not
appearing to the Court that the writ of
mandamus is to be obeyed, after waiting
till this moment for some intimation
to that ell'ect it will proceed to pronounce
its judgment.
The following is the order in the case
of Comptroller-Geneaal T. C. Dunn,
the others being similar:
OltDKK.
It is now ordered that T. C. Dunn
is in contempt of this Court, and it is
ordered that he do pay a fine of $1,500,
and that the Sheriff of .Richland ,
County do take him, the said T. C. !
Dilnn, into custody and confine him
in the common jail of said county un- i
?{| i |?. nr,|av ?f #|,t^
Li I in* ja uick/iiui^cu uj \jl buiQ
Court.
F. J. MOSES.
When the Chief Justice has concluded
the reading of the sentence several
of the members applauded, which <
was instantly checked by the Co;,rt. i
One of the persons found so applauu 1
ing was brought to the bar for con- I
tempt. He gave his name as Joseph j
H. Symonds, a citiztn of Georgetown <
county. When asked what lie had to 1
say, lie begged to be excused for the ;
indiscretion. The Chief Justice in- i
formed him that it was a grave con- 1
tempt; that thejudgmentof the Court <
should not be subject to applause ; for,11
if it were permitted it would be also; <
subject howls and dissent, and thisil
).A >1 t 1.
Ytwuiu UV LIIC glUWCMl l-OUK'niJU
The contempt case of Mr. Corbin ;<
was then called and be read his return <
to the rule. A contest'of words arose'l
as to the correctness of the copy served i
upon Mr. Corbin. <
An inspection of the papers disdos- <
ed the fact that Mr. Corbin had nutjt
been furnished with a correct copy, (
ami the rule fell through. I
Leave was granted Mr. Moise (o i
make a new order for a rule of contempt
or to amend the previous order.
. ,
The Court then prodeedcd to the ,
consideration of the next branch of f
case, viz. : the returns of tliu respond- j j
ents in the case of the electors for I'res- .
ident and Vice-President. *
The Chief Justice a?ked the Clerk if |
any return had been made by the re- ,
spondents. The Clerk answered (
"no."
Mr. Corbin said a return had been
tiled yesterday?the one which the ;
Court had suggested that lie liutl better
reflect upon He had reflected upon it
and tliey had no other return to tile. '
The new rule directed to Mr. Corbin
toshowcause why he should not be
ruled for contempt was made return- t
ing at 4o'clock on Monday. An ear- t
lier hour was fixed but as Mr- (Jorbin \
would be engaged io th? UuKfd 8tat?? J
Courtroom in the morning the afternoon
was agreed upon.
On a question as to who should have
the right to open and reply on a rule to
show cause, the Court decided the relators
were entitled to it.
Mr. ltion took up the question of
electors, which he said was different
from the other duties of the Board.
To define those duties we roust look to
the statutes of the United States,
which left it to the States to determine
how electors should he elected.
W'illnr,! u-iul,r.rl I-.. liuoK if t Up
Board could be reconvinced to discharge
the duty imposed upon it by
the Legislature, arid desired counsel to
address himself to that point.
A question here oceuredas to what
was the record before the Court, end
counsel on both sides were requested
to give their views on the situation.
Messrs. Ilion and Corbin gave respective
views 011 the severance and the
condition in which itieft the case at
the present stage.
Mr. Corbin was endeavoring to show
that the relators were now desirous of
compelling the Eoard of State Canvassers
to go behind the returns and
make corrections and hear contests and
protests, if such three were, a principle
which they approved in other branches
of the case.
Mr. Corbin having intended upon
his return, the counsel for the relators
were bound by it. This rather embar
rassed them, and tlie court seeing it,
stated that a* they were so numerous
they could retire for conference if they
desire it. Having requested ji little
time, the Court took a recess and the
Democratie lawyers retired in a body
to the library.?Phoenix.
The Canvassers in Jai!--Al(crman
Saves Himself by Fliglit--Edgcfield
and Laurens All ltight.
Columbia, Noverabec2o.
All the members of the State Board
of Canvassers were formally arretted
and lodged in the common jail of this
county Ht six o'clock this evening
Dunn rode down in a carriage. The
others proceeded on foot in a body?a
mournful cortege. They all looked as
if they had heard something drop.
The case of C'orbin, also under charge
of contempt, was continued until
Monday. Akerman only remained
long enough to help C'orbin get himself
and his clients in to a scrape, and
then girded up his loins and tied to the
hiil country of Georgia.
Several hundred negroes, Homo of
them armed, arrived here from Charleston
to-night.
The Supreme Court had the case o?"
electors under consideration to-day.
Argument was heard at length, but
the decision was reserved until Monday.
The Democratic counsel asked for
an order seating members of the Legislature
from Edgefield and Laurens
counties, whom the Hoard refused to
count. The Court slated this was unnecessary.
They will go in of necessity,
in consequence of the action of
the Court already had.?Augusta Constitutionalist.
Judge Bond and the Prisoners.
On Monday in the U. S. Court
Mr. W. A. Clark, said :
As counsel for thfe Sheriff, in his absence
by reason of indisposition, I beg
to inform the court that this morning
a writ of habeas corpus, issued out of
the Circuit Court of the United States
and served upon the Sheriff, requiring
him to bring before the court the bodies
of H. E. Ilayne, F. L. Cardoza,
Win. Stone, T. Dunn and H. W.
Purvis; that in obedience to said writ,
the Sheriff took said prisoners before
his Honor Judge Bona and thereupon
made his return, showing by what authority
he held said prisouera; that
upon hearing the return, his Honor
Judge Bond made an order that said
cause be heard before him on Wednes
day, at 10 o'clock, and in meantime
and while said prisoners were In the
custody of the court he directed the
marshal to take possession of said
prisoners and keep tliem in his custody.
This information I desire to give
this honorable court, arid I now have
a certitied copy of the order which
was then issued. I would further
state that thereupon, in person, the
United States Marshal took possession
of the said prisoners.
Chief Justice?Let the report accompanying
the certified copy be reduced
to writing and filed with the Clerk.?
Jtegiste r.
Tlie Florida Count.
CHECKMATING STEARNS AND
1IIS THE BOARD.
The Board to Begin the Count at
Once?Hopes ol ft Fair Verdict?
The Radicals Weakening?Stearns
in a Quandary.
[Special dispatch to the Constitution.]
TAliLAIIASSliK, FloIUDA., ISoV. 20.
The democrats scored another victory
to-day. Pending the decision of the
judge on the mandamus and injuction
eases, the returning board announced
its purpose to or organize at once, and
J t KG IN TO COUNT ON MONDAY
ut twelve o'clock. This unoxnectcd
backing down from (heir delimit hint
insolent position of two days ago, on
the part of the republicans* has given
the democrats great hope. Governor
Stearns 1* check mated iH his flagrant
attempt at usurpation, and has abandoned
it, and the board driven from
its dangerous purpose of to-day, will
convene eight days before it will be
obliged to mukc up its verdict. This
will give them plenty of time to makttheir
rase out fully and particularly.
There are many democrats who believe
that they will secure
A SQL!ARK-OUT VEKDICT
for Tiiden from the returning board,
so irresistible and crushing ia the proof
they will bring before it that Tiiden
has fairly carried the state. There are
others who believe that the republican
leaders have determined to count
the three doubtful states for Hayes, in
spile of the proof that they have gone
for Tiiden, and that Carolina is the beginning
of a flagrant revolutionary
scheme of which Florida will be
THE ENDING.
In any event, the committee will
bring before the board, and thence to
the country, absolutely conclusive
proof that Tiiden carried Florida fairly
and decisively. I should not be
surprised to see tne board decide that
Tiiden is entitled to the electoral
votes. We are certain that Cocke will
be honest and we have some hope that
McLin and CowgiJl are not irredeemably
bad. H. YV. G.
By Associated Press.
Tallahassee, Nov. 25.?The board
^f canvassers received notification this
mornine from the secretary of state.
who is ex-oflicio a member of the
board and charged with calling it together,
that they must meet at 12
3'clock p. m. Monday to canvass the
votes of the Statu. The judge has not
yet decided the injunction and manilamus
eases now pending before him,
md this action of the board seems to
>bviate the necessity of the decision,
is this will be doing precisely what the
lt inocratic managers prayed the court
to command to be done. The board
will admit a committee of fiye from
iach of I he political parties and the
diairrmin of the two state committees
Lo the decision. A decision as to the
idmission of newspai)er correspondents
has not yet been decided. OiMjiul
returns are now all in, but the reiiilt
will hardly be reached before the
Jth of December, when by law of the
United States, the electors' certificates
oust be issued.
The supreme court of Indiana has i
-ecenuy uecuieu mat if a piomise 01 i
narriage it- by its terms not to lie peronned
within u year, it is void unless
educed to writing and signed l>y the
jarties.?Exchange. If a young lady
should consent to marry us, we would 1
jot ask her to wait six weeks, but
vould urge her to "hurry up the I!
lakes."
Why should woolen, rather than
:otton,be worn next to the skin in \
'old weather? liecausc it is a slow i (
:onductorof heat?it does not let the|<
mtural warmth of the body readily j (
*<:ape. . |,
T Ifi. si,,.I ?
julie iiiQuiunuc n^ciiin Jiavu v-vuncu
o make their visits to Lancastei since
hey found out the quality of the I
vhiskey the bar-rooms keep here.? (
Lancaster Ledyir. )
The South Carolina Trickery.
At this moment the attitude and the
wise counsel of Wade Hampton in 1
South Carolina are worthy of the imi
tation of his fellow democrats all over
the country. The South Carolina I
democrats appealed to the Supreme
Court of the State consisting of three _
judges, all republicans, to decide the 1
proper functions, nmler the constitution,
of the Returning Board. That
Board consists of tive republicans, all
State officers, and three candidates for
re-election and therefore sitting as *
judges on their own cases. The Su- ,
preme Court heard argument and is* 4
sued a temporary injunction, pending j
further argument, by which the Be- .
turning Board was ordered to count
and report to the Court the actual 1
votes cast, according to the returns of
county commissioners, and to await the
final decision of the Court on the ,
further question whether the Board
had, under the constitution, such ju- '
dicial junctions as would authorize it
to hear objections or decide generally '
upon the validity of the votes. On <
Monday the Board accordingly re- ,
ported to the Court that the returns
showed the Senate to consist of eighteen
republicans and fifteen democrats;,
the House, of sixty republi-r
niviif.rmir /Imnnpratw?one I
UllU2? ttllU OJAVJ IVM. ,
majority of the democrats on joint
ballot. Thereupon the Court proceeded
to hear further argument on the
functions of the Board, and while '
this was going on, and while the counsel
of the Returning Board were actually
in Court and taking part In the
proceedings, the Board met privately,
Hung out two democratic counties, on,
us one dissenting member declares in
a written protest, merely ex parte, evidence;
hastily made out certificates of
election to republican members of the
Legislature and to tlie Hayes electors
and adjourned nine die. The members
claim I hat ten days, was me legai imhii)
of their existence as a Board; but if
they believe ibis, and if their counsel,
one of ihem curiously enough the
United States District Attorney, so udviscd
them, vvhyshouid they not have
notified the Court? Why did their
counsel attend on court at the very
time of this action, and thus help to
deceive the Supreme Judges? Why
should the Board do by a trick what
they assert to be right? This is what
the country asked yesterday when the
news was read.
Under these grave and exasperating
circumstances, General Wade Hampton
issues an address to the people of
South Carolina urging the utmost order,
absolute peace and patience. The
advice is sound and patriotic, and the
North, without respect to party lines,
thanks him for it. The recent attitude
of the democrats in South Carolina
has been a model of self-command
and loyal submission of their interest
land rights to the proper arbitrament
Iof the courts. The country has
j watched them with anxiety, but with
[increasing satisfaction. \Ve hope
they will observe strictly the admonition
of their leader and candidate for
I Governor. We are a free and law'abiding
people, and this matter will be
Iu?.Ha/4 o/>i>r>niitnr to law. Irritatiui?.
mvv?Mm...d w,
justly irritating as such unworthy
trickery is, the North, too, must command
its temper and have patience.
The snarl we are in can be untangled
only with natierice and by ordorly and
lawful methods. A ny one who to-day
or at this time counsels or even fails
to condemn violence, any one who
adds by .incendiary advice or suggestion
to the prevailing and just trritation
and exciteuieut, does an unpatriotic
act and deserves the severest condemnation
of the public. We are
giud to find in the most influential
ueinocraiic journals here the soundest
advice on this subfect. The Journalof
Commerce, which represents very
ahly the sentiments of our democratic
merchants, said on Saturday
' If any of those who assume to lead the repinhiifian
rvirtv rfiiillv desire to perpetrate a I
flagrant wroug In thwarting the will of the
people us lawfully expressed at the polls,
they could not be more ably assisted in such
a belligerent temper and spirit in the rauAs
of the opposition. Loud denunciations, invectlvcs.
organizations for armed resistance
and all that can be represented as betraying i
a tierce and rebellious temper, will only render
are proposed violation of popular rights
the easier lor those who may have under- 1
taAen It. The moment that the projectors of
such a scheme can lire the hearts of all who
have heretofore acted with the dominant party,
so that they will band together again to
carry out whatever leaders suggest, no outrage
will be so great that It can be peacefully
resisted. Let tjut the opposition begin to
breatheout threatenings and slaughter and
the real safeguard of popular liberty and Justice
will no longer stand in the way of the
wrong-doers."
The Hun, one of the most vigorous and powerful
supporters of the democratic cause, said
1011 Tuesuay, "dottersubmttto wrong for the
time, however gross, than appeal to any but
I legal, constitutional and peaceful nietnods."
General Hampton urges the same coursc upon
the people of South Carolina. In New
Orleans prominent men who have Just been
I there say tlie attitude or tue democrats is absolutely
quiet and orderly; they await in
confidence tliejustice of the North.
Let lhem have patience and coufidcnce.
[The North, the Northern republican party, is
fast iiwiLfeonlng-to a comprehension of the
situation. TlnWxiiota matter in which the
democrats can usefully act. The initiative
docs not beloug to them ; their part is to wait
in patience, in absolute order and quiet.
The chief duly of the crisis fails upon the republican
masse*, 'i hey are honest and sensible,
and '.hey will not 'vtierate wrong or tric.'.cry,
or excii the eppcarorice of v. long. in this
mailer it ib lot them to iicni.it.d, and \vt
be iev?they 4*lli demand, in public meeting*,
not on y or merely r.11 lior.es: count, but mjc;-.
uicasines us siuii a>>su: e them and theirdeinocratic
neighbors ami friends that then: is no
taint of suspicion about it. Unless we urcatly
mista/;e the temper and attitude of the republican
masses they will ma/:o themselves
heard and liieir influence fell to this end very
soon, as we write we have before us a puv.ite
letter from one of the leading repubiicans
of Massachusetts, who writes us:?
" IHiat think you of the result of theeleetion ?
I hope'illden wnlgetltasthe matter stands."
That is what to-day nine out of ten of the
honest republicans till 11 A: and we say to the
republic:-.!! leaders, plainly, that they have
become within the last wee/cobjects or suspicion
t<> their own party and the public, equally
villi the returning hoards In wliose proceedings
ami character they are Involved;
aud that unless tiicyatoneeand conspicuously
condemn and oppose themselves to all
tileAery and to everything which bears even
the faintest odor of Intended fraud they will
see the honest men of their owu party rise
up in public meetings all over the country to
denounce them.
.The Republican party is not made up of (
rogues and Tombs lawyers. It contaius a
great mass of honest, honorable, patriotic
men. and they will not tolerate what would
maAc them hang their reads with shame;
they will not allow their leaders to resort
to trlcA-ery, to base devices, to doubtful
means to count in their candidate. Already
the republican opinion of the proceedings In
the disputed Stdtes is such that It has become
almost impossible decently tocountln (jovernor
Hayes, Already the wisest republicans
say In conversation that for the safceof their
party they hope for Mr. Tllden's return. As
yet the honest republican masses are waiting
in silence,but with decreasing patience. But 1
any further appearance of trlcA-ery, any, the ,
least, continuation of these attempts in the '
disputed States to taAe advantage of shallow
legal technicalities, to resort to underhand
and unworthy means, such as the recent
hearing of testimony charging intimidation
ou which the Louisiana Returning Board has,
it is said, determined, will irivo voice to the '
Kinothercd intllKnation of tiiorepublican party,
who cannot stand silent und see themselves
nuil tlic gowl fame of their party sold
Into disgrace.?Acw York Herald.
The Canvassing Board.
The Herald correspondent interviewed
neatily oil of them at the jail.
The most that could be gotten out of
them was that they were there, and
were endeavoring to make themselves
comfortable. They were sure that out
they would get and that very 9oon.
As to the mode of exit they were as ignorant
aa the average convict in the
Penitentiary.
Comptroller General Dunn remarked
that their counsel, would take steps
for their release, but he was not aware
of the nature of the proposed proceedings.
Secretary of Stale Hayne said?"I
guess our friends outside will get us out
somehow. I have no fears of that."
He claimed that the Board has not disobeyed
any order of the Court. He
maintained that the law was on their I
side, nn<l that they were determined!
not lo recede from their position; or!'
us one of them said, "We wont purgejj
worth a cent." Hay lie.said he "would i
not he surprised if the Supreme Court] ]
would release them itself on Monday, h
tis by that time the court would be (
ashamed of its action and abandon 1
its position."
Two large cargoes of railroad Iron
ure en route to the Spartanburg and
Ashcville Railroad, President ?>uii-1J
??an expects before long lo linish this |
important link between thereat West I (
uid the "City l>y the Ssen."
^Mit. J. M Oamrkkli. sayc*s that lie f
an pve i11)|><>ri:ti:t information on ?
[he Mihjrrl 01 matrimony. Tlio.se de-j
*iiin^ to maki' siicli alliances should =
?nnsiilt him immediately, us lie will |
einain in town only a lew days long-j^
r- i
Mb. S. W. Cochran pave us the \
lenefit of his buggy ami line horse one j,
lay last we?k. It is one of the fastest f
Hurrah for Hampton.
By 21. A. Lindsay.
mountaln height to seaboard,
The glad acclaim was heard,
V.nd the sad heart of oar country,
To Its Inmost core was stlrrr'd,
lope like some Brilli&nt Phoenix,
As the Peering cchocs rang,
'roni the ashes of the dead Past,
In aliie and beuuly sprang,
flurrnh! Hurrah for Hampton! Pceans for
him to day,
Whose fame; Is so unsullied, whose name
tana reproclio.
Dur sky had long been shadowed
Hy a cloud of sombre hue,
\nd black maledictions,
And wild with wrath It grew,
SliU there was a "sliver lining"
And Hampton's star beam'cl bright
\h his Legions rallied round him.
For "Home Rule" and the right,
Hurrah! Hurrah for Hampton, the gallant
cavalier.
Who led his grand battalllons, without favor,
without fear.
\nd now the "Ides" so liope^jr,
So dreaded too are past, HI i
rhwik God a glorious triumph
Is ours at the last,
rhank God that Fraud and Tyrany,
With all their hateful train,
/Vre driven unrelentingly,
Back to their dens again.
Clioers for our gallant chieftain! Let the
glad acclaim ring out,
rill even our lisping little ones, give back
their cradlc snout.
Rejoice, O Carolina.
J.1MI luy yicwrj is iruu,
Thank God, thank God, (or Humpton;
Thine own devoted son.
For all thy patriotic children too
Whatever type they be,
Who help'd to break thy fetters,
And give thee Liberty.
Hurrah! Hurrah forHampton, Posans for him
to-day
Whoso escutcheon Is so stainless, whose name
tan* reproche.
Due West, November, 1876,
The Shooting at Fine's.
One of those unfortunate affairs,
which, have been so numerous all over
America for years past, was the shoot.
% -1 v
1 tig'it Jt" int'S baiooil, oil ucui/CTunjf
night. Two friends, who had been
playing ten pins for several hours together,
leave the bowling alley, enter
(lie har, and go up to the counter with
it view of tossing dice to decide who
shall pay a hill, both sliiniluted with
it drink?onejubilant over his success
tti the pastime in the bowling alley
below: the other an excitable man at
best, irritated by his defeat, becomes
again defeated. A laugh at his expense,
his irritation increases and'
iiard words spoken. In astonishment
the victor at the bowling alley assures
the defeated man that he entertains
no ill felling against him, but words
ensue, then blows, the interference of
friends; the irritated man becomes
more excifed over the effort of friends
to prevent the taking of life, but the
hot blood is up, reason gone, pride, an-l
ger, revenge, all the worst passions
aroused, the pistol is resorted to, and
men who but a moment before had
been friends, are arrayed against each
other in deadly strife. Iu an instant,
one in the full vigor of early manhood
falls?a wounded, bleeding body?to
the floor, but to be removed to his
home to linger for a few days, and then
Sass away forever. It is the old story.
Nobody to blame, or if there is, it
is hard to say who It is, unless it be
that enemy, ihat curse of manhood,
John Barleycorn.
There is no political significance in
this unfortunate sfl'air. Both men are
Republicans; the one a State Senator,
i he other the deDutv Sheriff of the
County of Richland."
Senator Cochran la out upon bail,
and Mr. Dent is slowly sinking into
his grave. Let us draw the curtain
here, and regret it, as we ail do. This
is the most that can be said and done,
aud nothing more can be said to the
advance of anybody.?JRer/isler.
The wounded man lias since died.
WHAT WE WANT.
British Settlers into South Carolina.
Editor Carolina Spartan :
Sir Eight years ago last March I
was a spectator of the business transacted
by the convention held in Charleston.
I was satisfied that what South
Carolina needed was a steady stream of
British capital and of British settlers.
I stated my plans to produce such results.?They
were published widely by
many of the South Carolina papers,
and approved universally, but no one
was able or willing to push the matter
to success. I devoted much time and
money to demonstrate tlmt my method
was the true plan to rectify the evil?
under which the Southern States were
nrrnnninnr. Hitherto Virginia has
chiefly benefited by the efforts which
I made from 1S6S to 1872 in Great Britain
and at the South to promote the
objects which alone can speedily restore
prosperity to the Southern States.
Had myjeflorts been cordially seconded
there might now have been in tire
eight yt*ars at least 10,00() British families
settled in South Carolina. At an
average value of $1,000 each to
the Slate from their presence, equal to
$10,000,000, and each family bringing
$.500 (on the average,) equal to $5,000,1)00,
together il would amount to $15,000,000,
to say nothing of the total value
of their labor and productions. It
is not too late to b?*g:n this good work,
though ho long delayed. I shall he
irhd to receive communications from
iitv pail of Mjusn <!a:olina from those
intV.vsivd in jiiir.'ducing British capit
>1 ujhI lutn?r. I *in yours truly,
T. BOtJKNE.
154 West St., New York.
?
What they think about it iu Washington.
Washington, Nov. 25,1870.
The administration has not yet decided
what steps, if any, shall betaken
in regard lo the arrest, fine and imprisonment
of the Board of Canvassers
in South Carolina. The Attorney
- General doubted somewhat
the reliahilliy of the report as it
came by associated prev?, and was surprised
at the imposition of the flue.
lie seemed w> uuuessiuiiu mm mc raac
was in .settlement there by the parties
in interest ou the spot. The
expressed by the several lawyers
in the Cabinet yesterday, at
itssession is still entertained viz:
?That the Supreme Court of
South Carolina lias no jurisdiction
in the premises, and has no
rijrht to direct the imprisonment of
the Canvassers for contempt. Members
of the Cabinetand other leading
republican politicians say to-day, that
the Court has exceeded its authority,
and its judges may possibly find themselves
in trouble should they not abide
by the settlement supposed to be under
way.
?
When tiir Electobs Meet.?By
section 135 of the revised statutes of
the United States it is provided that
Lhe Presidential electors for each State
shall meet and give their votes upon
the first Wednesday in December In
the year in which they are appbinted,
it such place in each city as the Legislature
of such Stale shall direct.
*-v-> linlitrv All A f tUo A il fit*, in
i hi; luwiaii/iiu^ cuuui wi wit ^ihiuhu
Times, in writing up a runaway horse,
jses the following picturesque simile;
"He passed along as if on the wings
5f the wind, and treated all obstacles
tvith as much contempt as the Radicals
do law, right and truth."
Tweed arrived in New York last
tveek.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Alston House.?Chas Wells, S Hamnerslag,
Ilenry Myors, Philadelphia;
Walter G McClollen, Atlanta; E E Keler,
Baltimore; W Laughlin, Charleston;
W W Mars, E A Mars, CalhounsMills;
Dr R S Beckham, Cant J M White,
Lowndesville; J J Ganibrel, fc> C C'ason,
Vlaj A B Ward law, Benj Barnwell, Abjcville;
O S MeC'ollough, Jlonea Path;
r M Mathews, Ninety-Six, F A Crowher,
Antrevil'e; Jas'H Wideman, Mill
kVay; 11 M Johnson, Duo West; Dr
nley Cokeshury, L V Ligon, Due
'Vest; W Tribhle, Anderson, Erwin
.'leokley, J 1' Raskin Jr, Miss Alice
laskm, Monterey.
M.lRftKT KEPOlttS.
New York, November 27.?Cotton
[Uiotand lirni ; .sales J,(>55?uplands 12i;
h'leans 12 5-1G.
SavAnxaii, November 27.?Cotton
irm--middling 11J ;
Charleston. November 27.?Cotton
inner-- middling 11 jit 12.
i iit i ! ?, m m*
CONSIGNEES.
Expuess.- J C Haskell, C P Lesesne,
1 N Tolhort, C D Fairer, II Hamilton,
II Knox, It W Cannon, Leon Ferry,
V E Stanley, J S Wilson, Christian A
Vil -on. Wiii Hill. E Noble, J W Lesv,
J J Moselev, Thos Breazeale, E L
'arker, E L Taggaat, M 0 McCsuslan,
A. Br#>az?aW.
Barley, Barley, Barley, H
CUNNINGHAM & TEMPLETON'3. IB
Nov. 22, 1876, tf _ , MB
To Bant or Lease. W
Ma
The Dendy House and Lot bH
ON SOUTH-EASTERN CORNER KB
of the Public Square now occu- RH
pied by Jobn A. Wier, Esq. uH
This property includes Hotel, Store- BMj
house, Stablesand Garden. J fl
i r ' ' f HH
J. F. C. DoPRE, H
Nov. 22,1876. .11.' "" Ag?nt' - ggj
LAST WARNING!! B
ALL persons indebted to ua, by
note or account mast settle the Ifl
same by tbe December or they IB
will
POSITIVELY Hj
Be Sued at the Next Court. Bj
QUARLES & PERRIN.
Nov. 22th, 1870. tf H
AUCTION SALE. I
I WILL SELL AT THE i^LAN- H
TATION OF MRS. E. A.
CLINKSCALE8, DECEASED, H
On Friday Dec'r, 1st, I
Mules, Horses, Cotton Gin and Sfi
BeH, Wagons, Farming 89
Implements and Plan- Hj
tat ion Tools, MR
At my r^lence in the town of Ah? Kj
beville on E$Ie Day iu December next, M
my. house-hold ami kitchen furniture, M
and a cow aud ealf. Terms cash, niui H
if not complied with immediately, the B
property wilt be re-aold at tlie risk of BH
the purchaser. H3
J. M. GAMBEELL. |
Nov. 22, 1876. tf
* Final Discharge. I
NOTICE is hereby given thai H? D
R. Hussell, Exccutor of the Ea- gfl
lute of Margaret White, deceased, has H
applied toThos. B. Miiford, Judge of Hj
Probate, in and for the County of Ab- H
beville, for a final discharge as Execo* H
It Im ordered, That the sixteenth 9|
day of Decern bier, A. D. 1876, be fixed H
for hearing of Petition, and a final H
settlement of said Estate. 9
J. C. WOSMANSKY,
Clerk Court of Probate, A. C. H
Nov. 17, 1876. 4t
The State of M Carolina, I
County of Abbeville, 1
Sheriff's Sale.
David Lewie, Plaintiff,
against '
Garrison A. Visanska, Defendaufc,
Wolf Rosenberg, Respondent,
' against
. David Lewie, Appellant.
BY virtue of the judgment of foreclosure
of the Circuit Court in the
former case, and of the Supreme
Court in the latter case, I will sell, as
the property of the paid Garrison A.
Visanska, on Sale Day in December
next, at Abbeville Court House, the
tract of hmd, kuown as the
BELCHER PLANTATION
situate In Abbeville County, adjoining
lands of Thomas Thomson, Mrs. McComb,
and others, containing one
thousand and fifty acres, more or less.
Terms of Sale.-?One-fourth of the
purchase money to be paid in cash,
and the balance, with interest from
day of vale, to be paid in six months
from the day of sale, and to be secured
by bond with personal security, and a
mortgage of the premiees.
L. P. GUFFIN,
Sheriff Abbeville County.
Sheriff's Office, Nov 6, 1876.
Tie Stats of South Carolina.
County Of Abbeville
In the Court of Common Pleas. |
William a.. JtJrooKs, Jilaintitr,
agsinst
Lisa Wier, William A. Wler, and
others, defendants.
BY virtue of the judgment of the
Circuit Court In the above case, I will
sell, for cash, at Abbeville Court
House, on the FIRST MONDAY IN
DECEMBER next, at public auction,
the tract of land on which David
Wier, colored, resided at the time of
his death, and on. which the defendants
now reside, adjoining lands of
Robert J. Chcailiain, Mrs. Emaliue
Pursley. and others, containing
One Hundred and Fiftyfive
Acres,
more or less, on Calhonn's Crei'k. water?
of Little River, in Abbeville
County. ' i
' L. P. GUFFIN,
Sheriff A. C.
Sheriff's Office, Abbeville, 1
7th Oct. 1876, 4-tf f
l^ublio Sale
OF
House andLot.
BY virtue of the pmverand authority
.conferred on me as mortgagee, In a
mortgage made by JOHN M. GAMBRELL,
on the eighth day of JANUARY,
Anno Domini, 1875, I will
sell at public auction for cash, on the
FIKST MONDAY ot DECEMBER
next, within the hours of official sales,
at Abbeville Court House, in the
LI Sll^ C?af> nf
UOUIlty oi auuo jijc, miu kju?
South Carolina, the house and lot in
the town of Abbeville, now occupiedby
John M. Gambreli, containing two
acres, more or lew, and bounded by
lands of Robert H. Wardlaw, the lot
of Mre. 8. E. DeBrubl, and the An- 4
derson Road.
The purchaser must pay for titles.
If the terms of sale shall not be im?
mediately complied with, the said
house and lot will be re-sold ou the
same day at the risk of the former
purchaser.
WM. H. BROOKS,
Mortgagee.
Gth Nov. 1876, 4t
CUNNINGHAM
AND
TEMPLETON
A RE Constantly Adding to Their
Already Varied Stock of General
Merchandise,
Tliey Receive this Week.
SUGAR,
COFFEE,
CANNNED GOODS
of flll Kinds.
And next week, a full line of
DRY GOODS,
Boots and Shoes.
Nov. 22, 1S76, tf
W. C. BENET,
Attorney at Law,
Abbeville, S. C.
t.13, 1876, tf