Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, December 21, 1871, Image 2
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til-X). P. RfAVELL .1 CO.
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II. G. Judo, President,
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Beaufort, S. C , 13th Dec., 1871.
>'o more Debt?A Chance for Fame.
We renew our proposition of last week,
that the legislature prevent any increase
of the indebtedness of the State by a con- \
stitutional amendment prohibiting the issuance
of bonds or stock by the state for at
least ten years. We hope our own representatives
will act upon this suggestion at*
one*. If it were passed by the General
Assembly and submitted to the people
at the next election it could be carried by
ao overwhelming majority. There would
be uoue to oppose it but those who fatten
upon public extravagance. There are
many men just now engaged in playing
the r?de of "reformers." The people will
watch all such to sec if their talk means
business, or whether they intend to spend
the time in the microscopic examination
of small questions to the exclusion of
great ones. It is well to denounce extravagance
in the executive department, but
it is better to carefully scrutinize every
scheme to appropriate money by the legislature,
and ruthlessly cut out every unnecessary
item and rigidly reduce estimates
whenever possible. A legislature
which appropriates more money than the
entire tax levy is not in a position to scold
at an empty treasury and a depressed
credit.
The republican party has a large majority
in the legislature, and it will be justly held
accountable for any failure to reach the
abuses which have grown up in every department
of our state government. The
party has as great a work to do for the
c >untry as it h id in abolishing slavery. It
nfust bring back economy, honesty and
capacity to the conduct of public affairs.
To the colored man in the legislature,
this duty comes with peculiar force. His
enemies have said that the republican party,
composed as it is,so largely of men of
his Vace, could not succeed in properly
governing the reconstructed states. The
history of financial affairs in .Vorth Carolina
gave color of truth to the assertion.
The democrats wrested the c mtrol of
that state from the republicans. In Ten??noonn
an/1 Wtel "Vrircrinin rVio or>mr> tV?inc
UtOOVV ?uvt ft VW? t
was done. In Texas, more recenly, and
in Georgia, under Bullock, we see the scene
repeated,?states naturally and properly
republican passing into democratic hands
because of the-financi.il mismanagement,
extravagance and malversation of republican
officials.
Is this stale to j )in the category of
states thus torn from the republican line?
The answer rests with the colored republicans
of the house and senate. Let no
one say: 4T can do nothing by myself,"
and so supinely drift with the crowd.
Any honest man who will boldly take the
lead in the work of reform may, without
difficulty, secure a great and enduring
reputation for himself, and confer a blessing
upon his race by refuting the charge
that republican governments in the south
must continue to be failures because the
party is mainly made up from the recently
emancipated colored men.
?Governor Scott said to-day in the '
course of an interview, that the charges '
against hira were a base fabrication,
founded on raalice. Bowen, he added,
was in New York last summer, and knew
and approved his (Scott's) actions. Bowen's
threats were a mere black mailing
expedient. The Governor, however, admitted
that if the impeachment went to
the Senate, it would, in all probability,
result in his conviction.?News 20th.
SlaTery in Foreign Lands.
The President, in his late message arraigns
those Americans who are still interested
in perpetuating slavery in foreign j
lands. He says:
"I desire to direct your attention to the
fact that the citizens of the United States,
or persons claiming to be citizens of the ;
United States, are large holders iu foreign
lands of this species of property, forbidden
by the fundamental law of their alleged
country. I recommend to congress to
provide by stringent legislation a suitable
remedy agaiust the holding, owning or
dealing iu slaves, or being interested in
slave property iu foreign lands, either as
owners, hirers or mortgagers, by citizens
of the United Stabs."
This is official confirmation of state
merits that there are American citizens,
some of whom if the rumors are correct,
stand high in public esteem, who are virtually
the owners and holders of chattel
slaves, from greed of gain. "We hope congress
will give heed to the President's
timely recommendation and so legislate as
to unmask and bring to merited punishment
these unscrupulous speculators in
human flesh and blood. Abolitionists,
have long seemed to us quite too indifferent
and unconcerned in relation to the existence
and perpetuity of slavery in Cuba
and Brazil. Though as citizens here our
responsibility chiefly centered in American
slavery, our moral obligations are superior
to and quite independent of geographical
limitations.
Of the Spanish promises of emancipation
in Cuba and Porto Rico, the President
says:
'The true prosperity and greatness of a
nation, are to be found in the elevation
and education of Its laborers. It is a subject
of regret that the reforms in this direction
which were voluntarily promised
i? ?i? rwf Cnoin viavp not. hp.en
vy me sonicomtu u> ??, ?
carried out in its "NV? st India colonies.
The laws and regulations for the apparent
abolition of slavery in Cuba and Porto
liico leave most of the laborers in bondage,
with no hope of release until their lives
become a burden to their employeis."
There is sound philosophy in the first
sentence of the ?bove, as applicable to
white, as to colored laborers, to our own
nationality, even with chattelism abolished,
as to the Spanish colonies. Whatever
can be legitimately done within the province
of our government, and all which the
friends of impartial freedom in this country
can do in other ways to hasten the end
of slavery in those colonics it is quite apparent
should be done, and that right
speedily.
Amendments to Our Constitution.
In considering what amendments are
needed to reform some abuses apparent in
our state, our attention has been attracted
to the new constitution of Illinois, aorae
of the features of which we present below
each of the subjects presented in.these extracts,
is worthy of the careful attention
of our legislature. We commend the section
in regard to an iucrease of the state
debt to their notice, but would prefer, as
we have already said in previous articles
on the subject, that a provision should be
adopted prohibiting any increase of debt,
for at least ten years, article 3, of the Illinois
constitution requires all members of
the General Assembly to take the following
oath: *
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will support the constitution of the United
States and of the State of Illinois, and
will faithfully discharge the duties of
Senator (or Representative) according to
the best of m> ability; that I have not,
knowingly or intentionally, paid or contributed
anything, or made any promise
in the nature of a bribe to directly or indirectly
influence any vote at the election
at which I was chosen to fill the said office,
and have not accepted nor will I accept
or receive directly or indirectly any
money or other valuable thing from any
corporation, company, or person for any
T matt nitru fir withhold
vote or iiiuucu^c * ?w*j
on any bill, resolution, or approp.iation,
or for any other oifijial act.
Section 18: Each General Assembly
shall provide for all the appropriations
necessary for the ordinary and contingent
expenses of the government, until the expiration
of the first fiscal quarter after the
adjournment of the next regular session,
the aggregate amount of which shall not
be increased without a vote of two thirds
of the members elected to each House, nor
exceed the amount of revenue authorized
by law to be raised in such time;and
all appropriations, general or special, requiring
money to be paid out of the .State
Treasury from funds belonging to the
State, shall end with such fiscal quarter:
P. ovided, the state may, to meet casual
deficits or failuns in reveuues, contract
del t never to exceed in the aggregate
$'2")U,000; and moneys thus borrowed shall
be applied to the purpose for which they
were obtained, or to pay the debt thus created,
and to no other purpose; and no oth
er debt, except for the purpose of repelling
invasion, suppressing insurrection; or
defending the state in war, (for the paymeut
of which the faith of the state shall
be pledged.) shall be contracted unlrss
the law authorizing the same shall, at a
geueral election, have been submitted to
the people and have received a majority
of the votes cast for members of the General
Assembly at such election. The General
Assembly shall provide for the publication
of said law for three months, at
least, before the vote of the people shall
be taken on the same; and provision shall
be made at the time for the pay ment of
the iuterest annually, as it shall accrue, by
a tax levied for the purpose, or from other
sources of revenue.
Section 19: The General Assembly shall
never grant or authorize extra compensation,
fee or allowance to any public officer,
agent, or servant or contractor, afteifcservice
has been rendered or a contract
made, nor authorize the payment of any
claim, or part thereof, hereafter created
against the state under any agreement or
contract made without express authority
of law, and all such unauthorized agreements
shall be null and void.
Section 29: The State shall never pay,
assume or become responsible for the debts
or liabilities of, or in any manner give,
loan or extend its ciedit to, or in aid of,
any public or private corporation, association,
or individual.
The constitution also prohibits special
legislation, with respect to a large number
of matters in which it had been convened
and the additional provision Is made "that
in all other cases, where a general law can
be made applicable, no spec al law shall
be enacted."
Section 31 requires the judges to report
such defects and omissions in the consti
tution and laws as they may find to exist.
Counties are prohibited from incuring
debts amounting to more than five pei
cent, on the value of their taxable property,
and when propositions are submitted
to towns or counties to raise money, only
those persons owning property subject tc
this particular tax are entitled to vote.
Illinois has th&honor of leading the van
on the question of minority representation.
Each qualified voter may cast as many
votes for one candidate as there are representatives
to be elected, or may distribute
the same, or equal parts thereof, among
the candidates, as he shall see fit. A proposition
to permit women to vote was submitted
to the convention, and voted down.
Death of Jlrs. Sarah C. Vanghan.
We regret to' announce the decease of
Mrs. Sarah C. Vaughan, wife of John C.
Vaughan, which took place in this city at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs. George
Willey, on Wednesday evening, November
1st, after a long and painful illness.
Mrs. Vaughan was a lady of superior
mind and culture, and through all her life
was actively benevolent, a friend to the
poor, and faithful to every Christian duty.
Many friendR, here andl elsewhere, will
mourn her lcs9.
The above announcement, which we
clip from the Cleveland, Ohio, Leader,
will be received am? ng the friends of the
deceased in this vicinity with profound
sorrow. Mrs. Vaughan, had greatly endeared
herself as well to her white as colon
d friends, particularly on St. Helena
Island, where she labored co long and
patiently in educating the recently eman
cipated. Iler memory will be cherished
both by thos^ho received her instructions,
and by the already educated community
* here she became well knowu and appre
dated.
A (*o:?d Law.
The bill c >ncernitig the State and county
treasurers, passed by the Assembly l?si
Friday, provides that the State treasurei
and couuty treasurers of the diflcrenl
counties of this State, are hereby required
to keep all moueys belonging to this State
or to any couuty of this State, in their owi
possession; and they are hereby forbidder
and prohibited from placing the same ii
the possession of a banker, or bankers, oi
banking iirm, or any person or person!
whatever, to be used by them for any pur
pose whatever, for their beneflt, or for th<
benefit of any other person; and they ar<
further forbidden and prohibited fron
loaniug, borrowing, or in any manner us
ing the moneys belonging to this State, oi
any couuty of this State, or permit anj
other person or persons to use the same
either with or without interest, or othei
compensation, for any purpose whatever
except as provided by law.
The penalty prescribed for every viola
tion of this law is imprisonment of no
less than one nor more than five jrears, oi
i ii /5 1 J I
a line 01 not less uiau live uuuuruu ui
more than twenty thousand dollars.
The Shell Road.
Our young lady friends are asking whet
the shell road is to be commenced. Younc
gentlemen have promised them nice drivei
over it when finished, and they are justly
anxious lest it, like many another enter
prise projected in our sleepy old town
should be allowed to rest until the wara
weather surprises us, aud then good by<
to exertion until wiuter again. The fail
ones are very indignant at the suggestior
made in some quarters that the money
should be diverted to buildiug a road t(
the depot. We hereby enter a protest ir
their behalf against any such project. Lei
us have our "Drive." We thiDk a chaDg<
might be made with advantage in the
location, but the committee should begii
some where at once. Wake up gentle
men !
Phosphates.
The Coosaw raining Co. last weet
cleared the Bark Isabella Harnett foi
Cork, with a cargo of G12 tons phosphate
rock. For the first time for a year there
is no ve-sel loading in this district with
phosphates There is great difficulty ir
procuring vessels as captains and ownert
prefer other cargoes. Several ships art
daily expected.
I We hear a delightful rumor of a
i grand ball on the twenty-second of February.
Something to remind us of the '
good old days of the Beaufort club. Those
in faror say:?aye I
By reference to our advertising col- ]
' urnns it will: be seen that Mr. Davenport
will dispose of his billiard tables on Christ- (
mas day by raffle. We are informed that
| there are a few more tickets left, if you want 1
i a billiard table for ten dollars, now is your
f chance.
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The O'Connor Case.
i <
Copies of the decision of the Supreme
1 court of the United States in this case can (
' be had at this office, or will be sent by
mail on receipt of the price 10 cents.
[ Qnarantine Removed.
Owing to the abatement of the small- i
; pox at New York and Philadelphia, all 1
. restrictions imposed upon vessels arriving 1
oi. Wilton TTmH from those rvorts have
; been removed. Attention is invited to the
notice of the health officer on the fourth
page.
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" The Old Established."
, Id another column will be found the i
card of the "old established" steanerline,
i the Pilot Boy, Capt. McNelty. Neither
boat or captain needs commendation from
- us. They have been too useful to Beau,
fort to be neglected by her travellers and
, merchants. To Capt. McNelty we are
> under obligations for late papers.
Saxton House Hop Christmas Night.
We are pleased to know that our
holidays are not to be passed by unnoticed.
If we can judge by the reputation
this house has acquired within the
short time it has been open under the
; management of Mr. Kingman, we would
\ say it cannot fail of success. Let us give
him a bumper and not "go home till
> morning."
? The Depot Road.
Two bids have been received for working
the new road to the depot. Dr. Nichols
proposed to do the work for 81*25,
i which seems to be a very low figure. An,
other bid was put in by Cyrus Polite, who
doubtless contemplates a very elaborate
I and permanent road, as his bid is for 8350.
He is recommended as a highly t ffi ient,
(xperienced and energetic man by high
, railroad officials, and has had the ad vanI
tage of advice upon the engiiieeriug diffi
culties of the undertaking. Such endorse
I j meuts would doubthss huve secured him
, } the contract, if his bid had beeu us low as
'! any other.
s. i xrox no i'v/; .1 inn ya ls.
H. (i. Kol?hi!m?n, J. A. Aid 11, W. (I. IIoMdmii,
Wiiti is, David Curri , i', H. limxlinaii, SI, 1Win
Wilson, K. 1 H?|???Iyn, M. lftii?, I!, If. Ih>j*?.|i
RratK-l.vHIe; I?. II. Tli in.is an) w'ff, Linden; W.I',
t Suvan, M. .1. Hi.lhvin.-kl-, Charl >tnn; W. Ihiulmrn, N.
r II; A. H. Troliume, X. Y; W. J. IIar?ni:ui, .1. M.<anij>l
Ml, I*. K. U. It; S. Mamt-n, (J. Aiusid.-ii, Prnvid-inc,
j H.I; r. Mt-Fall, Oak P. Mi no*.
Real Estate Transfers.
IliCorded in tbe office of the County
Auditor to December lHth, Lewis K.
Sams, to Mrs. M. W. Montague, Lawtou
township, 733 acres ?1,333.
J. G. Nichols & Co.. to Rigor Holmes,
St. Helena township. 10 acr? s, ?S0.
J. II. Harvey, and II. II. Harvey, to
Nancy C'raddock, Reeple's township, 50
am s, nominal.
J. G. Nichols & Co., to Quaco Singleton,
St. Helena township, acres, $4:2.
Jonas Travell, to W. H. Dowling,
Goethe township, 95 acres, S87.
Geo. W. Smith, to G II. Smith, Goethe
township, 130 acres, ?272.
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f Oreo. w. bmitll 10 11 w. u omuu, uuctuc
r township, 103aerts, ${01
James G. Thompsou, editor of ih? Beaufort
Republican, one of the sprightliest
papers in the state, is in the city looking
1 after the interest of his papei.? Columr
Ida Union. 19th.
r .
At a communication of Harmony Lodge
No. 22, of A. F. M., held in Beaufort Tlnir.?
l day evening Dec. 14 1871, the following
f resolutions were unanimously adopted.
| Whereas, it hath pleased Almighty God in
7 His wise providence, to remove from earth
to that better Lodge, the future home of all
good Masons, our worthy brother Charles S.
Kuh. We the officers and members of Harmony
Lodge No. 22. desire to express our
feelings on this occasion by tlie adoption of
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That in the death of brother
Charles S. Kuh, his relatives have lost a
kind and genial companion, and a true
friend; this Lodge a very worthy and acceptable
brother master mason; and thiscommunitv
an honest, intelligent and upright representative
man.
' T 1 1 1!
1(mo(cc<1. J hat as a ijouge, ana as muividuals
we deeply sympathize with Ins relatives
in their bereavement, and with this
community in their loss.
: Itcxolml, That as a token of respect for
r the deceased, our worthy Past Master, the
? altar of this Lodge be draped in mourning
? for three months.
{ Resolved, That these resolutions be
i spread upon the minutes of the Lodge and
, copies thereof he furnished to the relatives of
> the deceased, and to the County newspapers
for publication. It
Auburn, December 18.
The papers say that Mr. Seward has
tiad a paralytic stroke and is very low.
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London, December 19.
Wales is convalescing rapidly, aod will
probably be out in three or font days.
Wm. M. Tweed has sold the Metropolitan
Hotel to a couple of railroad ticket
agents.
New York, December 18.
There is nothiDg new in the Tweed affair.
Itis proposed to arrest him from
day to day, upon different allegations, untill
some fifteen different indictments are
exhausted.
?}id. ,,
At CUrendon plantation November 30,
Charles Brockden Brown, son of the late
Charles Brockden Brown, Esq., of Philadelphia,
aged 68 years.
OFFICIAL. j^r-L'st
of letters unclaimed in the Poetoffice,
Beaufort, S. C., for the week ending
Dec. 14,1871.?W F Higgles; Mr.Oris;
r* ^ \ o 11. ?... t tytnni.. uim
ill I 0. Vj X/ Utti Li ? cii j wiai j tj 1/i.yuio, iuioo
Q Elizabeth; Miss Louisa Fields; Miss J
Grant; Miss Harriett E Marcy; Mrs T J
Murry.
P. E. Ezektel, P. M.
GUAM) RAFFLE
CHRISTMAS DAY.
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK, M.,
AT THE <
BILLIARD ROOM.
50 CHASCES ?10 EACH, 50 PRIZES.
Each chance draws a priz-;; first prise
Billiard Table, Balls aud Cues, valued
at 8200
Second prize Billiard Table " " 20>
Third 44 Fine Rose wood
ale pump 7>^ ,
Fourth 41 Case Champagne 20
Forty-six other prizes, pictures Jfcc., var
rying from $20 to $2 each.
Remember no prize value less than 82.
ALSO,
Will be raffled the fine yacht, Undine,
in perfect order, oO chances at $2.0 >.
KRESSEL
B UYS THE BEST,
B V YS THE CHEAPEST. ]
BECAUSE
H E B V YS FOB CA S H J
'AND SELLS THE LOWEST I
FOR CASS OOTjT*.
ml)
largest stock of assorted increhan
di*e in
consisting of
GROCER IKS. DRV GOODS,
B OOTS. CLOTHING.
SHOES, NOTIONS.
&c. ic. &
He defies compctiton. Be sure to go to
KRESSEL'S
FOR RALE.
One White Hall Boat. 18 feet lone and
4 feet beam, with sail and oars complete, r
just been overhauled and painted. Inquire
at this office or to J AS. M. CROFUT. ^
Dec 21-41.
NOTICE.
To all \chorn these //resents may concern:
"? *V?ol nno mnnlh frnm lhA (ktfi .j
AU"H jr v., biinv vuv \#*m i n
hereof I will apply to the judge of probate
for Beaufort county, for a final discharge
as guardian of the estate of Col. C. McMichaeh
B. F. BUCKNER,
Dec-2l-4t Guardian.
Office County Auditor, ) 1
Beaufort County, Dec. 15,1871. j
To whom it may concern :
Notice is hereby given that Charles Seymour
has deposited in the office of the
treasurer of this county, funds for the redemption
of a certain piece of property in
St. Helena township, lot 48, section 29,
1 s. 1 w, contaning 15 acres more or less;
sold for taxes on the 31 of July, 1871, for
the taxes of the year 1870.
A. F. HALL,
Dec.21. Auditor Beaufort county.
State of South Carolina, )
Beaufort County. J
By R. IT. G1 tares, Esq., Probate Judge."
Whereas, Moritz Pollitzer, of Beaufort
made suit to me, to grant him letters of
Administration of the estate of and effects
of Charles S. Kuh, th( se are therefore to
cite nnd admonish all and singular the
kindred and creditois of the said Charles
S. Kuh, late of Hilton Head deceased,
that they be and appear, before
me, in the Court of Probate to be held at
Beaufort, on the 5th day of January next,
after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in i
the forenoon; to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration should
not be granted. ^ V
Give under my hand, thiir 18th day of
December, Anno Domini. 1871. 1
B. II GLEAVES, 1
Judge of Probate. 1
dec.21. |
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