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?rau!or} |UpnMi?tii. THURSDAY. -FEBRUARY 7. 1872. ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements will b? ins 'rt at the rate of pr>r *V>W12 Nonpareil Itn^s or His for the 1st insertion, and $1.00 fof each suhs -^uent ius>rti'?n. A discount will Ik.* male to those who advertise by the year, and special eouiract* will U? made. AGENTS IN NEW YORK, GEO P. ROW ELL A CO. J. G. THOMPSOV, Editor* SlBSCEimoyS. C>?Yf?r, $2 00 Mi j!onth?, $l 00 CS:ial Papar of tho State. Oi?U'ial Paper of Beanfort and Colleton Counties. Our Asrent in Colleton. Mr. II. T. Farmer Ins bren appointed % ftnent for the Republican in Walter j boro. He is authoriz e! to receive and re : ceipt for subscriptions and advertisements " Communications may be addressed to him r>r /i i root' V tn tho pditor of the Rep: bli VI ...V V _ _ can. Beaufort S C. ?? The Legislature and The Taxes. There is a great similarity between death : and taxes in that they are both certain to j t onic and both generally find us unprepared. 1 No one 'ikes to pay taxes, but the reluctance to pay"has spread to Columbia, where tlmv J arc reluctant to levy the m it appears. Now it is useless to continue the old system, which l:as brought us to ruin, spending without getting. Our expenses must be paid, our ' interest must be met, our scho ?ls mii-t not be closed. Therefore we say to tli ? assembly, vote a sufficie nt t::x to meet these out goes, i be more careful in your own logi.dative ex- i penves, cut ofi'13?e crowd of'idlers who infest I the coridors of the State House, and return to your constituents and report, \ ou wih not be condemned for doing your duty. Col. Dudley New Departure. We commend the card of Col. Dudley fro the attention of our readers. If Un. cours- of conduct which he now advocates had b en adopt* (lb h-uust,iutellig* ntm n generally in the South wc should h>iv?' no . complaints of ruisgoverninent. It. is too in a h 'o hope from the el o-s to which he [ belongs that th< y *vill r? ceive his letter as ooatait inj words of political wisdom. ?? ? mm rmm ? The Uncollected Taxe?. The formidable list of delinquent taxpayers, puhi sh'd in the Republican 'ast ; week, furnishes evidence of a mcessity for a more stringent law for their collection. No estimate upon which to base a tax levy h'-1 made sife'y without taking into account the lar^e number of those who habitually neybct'<> p ty at all. lf?ll I were obliged t > pay t lie l?-vy could be reduced twenty-live per cent. The propo?<d tax of 15 nulls will uot net the state more than 10 miils on the assessed value of property. is i;oh;( hat ? Opposition to Grant .his apparently carried the N. Y. T> ibttne clear overt" the anus of the Democrat-;. Such paragraphs as the following indicate a state ??f tW litis; towaul the Republican pa?t\ of this State very marly akin to our Kn Klux journals. The Tribune hasctas-d to be pleasant reading to radical Republicans. Speaking of our lat Convention it | says: fc\\b'iut thecoohst 11 i? cr that has occurred ibis Winter is a resolve of a State Convention of the faction dominant in South Carolina in tins *oids: ' Jl'noh'**K 1>? the Colon Republican r>nri\ of the State of South Carolina, in C > v< titiou ass mh'oi, that we nut??tK?tiie Administration of Ihvjmhm C. S. Grant, i:i us wi>e and sin e- s> ui iiiiancCl, policy, wbich lias rtduc d the national debt, while its enu'g the public taxes ami at the same time preserved tul faith with tiie publi "feditois '' ? Consideiin" how th<s? rascals have 8'<M tin inselvi s to ineasurt b sa in'.tiny over and ?v? r by stealing thi ir p or S ate l nail Mil' ? v< r whs ih'ihh . liim u p iii/ her < xp? ij>'s her del and Vr*_t?l:ij*? her taxis. ihi> r? solve s'nk. s us i's the Chilli boiaz > if linposiuie and villainy. ix i'ar;:u r. Our community has been very niueh plea-ed villi tin* industry, ability and genial manners of Judge Farmer C'oi. (Veock spoke the sentiments of all \\h< u li" t*>M the judge that never had t!iertw>een >o nun h badness dispatched >o p!e:i-antlv a< during the term of court ju>t clue 1. (htr oh/ <h c k t. which ln> seared mi many, ha>been ic tlueed to reasonable dimension--. Long life and a merry one to th je. i/e. A Place ok Safety.- In tin se dsns of corlOgiations and robberits, the ni"M ti u>t worthy place of deposit for books, "bonds, aud vahi ibh 9, isumpi stbmahlv a li st class si'e. In ibis emu et ion the nntue of *fcIIorrir?i?** has b i conm a house hold word, for 11:?-re is seaie? U a t< st by lire or burglai's tool fron which his s if< f h?s not cyme forth urseailnd \ Inv rn i-kii wliat s? en s to be u condition of <it ? "hitt1 imiM'tu trabiiity. and f- r < lliee and hous< i.fitl pui p< > '? ate c?nibiiialto" s of to re. gih and beaut, veil cab uiated to.ingo.e confidence and please the laste. 'T'boisinds of htttrs attest their value. 'I re n.ain tlHcs of the company are in >Vw Vo?k. Philadelphia, Chicago, aud >itw OilcWT5.. . i THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST. Already are politicians beginning to calculate the chances. Here in South Carolina, where we are secure in a rousiug majoiity for Grant, we rest secure in i "Ur faith in the succt S3 of our candidate. The terrible (L&reuce to us between a nati nal victory or defeat should lead us, too, to consider whether our confidence rests upon a secure basis. A perusal of the fallowing table will, we think, satisry 'houghtful and intelligent readers that the fi ht may be closer than any since the Republican party came into power. We think every State indicated as Republican will give a majority for the administration candidate, and that every >tate indicated as Democratic will give a majority tor the auti-ad ministration candidate. We give the following brief reasons why we have indicated the States named as doubtful : California gave Grant hut 514 majority in 18(38 In 18G9 it was Democratic by ?000 majority. In 1870 it was D< mocra ic by 675 majority ; and in 1871 by reason of peculiarly popular Ri pu: lican candidates it became Republican by 5069 majority Connecticut has been a doubtful S'ate since 1S00. New York by an outburst of popular indignation at the Tammany iniquities elected a R^pub be in State tie ket and did so by the aid of *20 0: 0 Democratic votes ; but the Repub can party i s divided by factions aud the f?ud is too biiter for any compromise. IVnusylvania is the least doubt'ul of all and will probably give an administration majority New Jersey is alwa)s inclined toward Democracy, and, although Repub tican in the legislature, last y?dr she gave Paiker. D<a ocrat, 5 00 majority for governor. Indiana is always close, requiring the hardest wotk from the Republicans. New Hampshire has recently shown a disposition to return to the Demnoratic fold, but can be carried by bard work for Grant. Florida is just jn-w iu trouble with her Republican officials and is very <ioubtfu>. Louisiana is iu a like c-'Udition, the tight between the Casey aud Wariuouih factions giviug the Demo* ciats the advantage. TABLE OF T ROB ABILITIES. Certain fur Grant. Certain against him. Illinois, 21 Alabama, 9 Iowa, 11 Arkansas, 6 Kansas, 7 Georgia, 11 Maine, 7 Kentucky, 12 Massachusetts, 13 North Carolina, 10 Michi an. 11 Maryland, 8 Minnesota, 5 Nevada, 3 Mississippi, S Texas, 5 Nebraska, 3 Tennessee, 11 Ohio, 22 Virginia, 11 South Carolina, 7 West Virginia, 5 Vermont, 4 Delaware, 3 Wisconsin, It) Missouri, i.? OrtvOH? 3 Total 1-9 To al 115 TIIE D 'UBTFUL STATES. Chttnci* for G: an!. Changes against him. Connecticut, C Califtmia, . C Pennsylvania, ?6 New York, 31 Indiana. 11 New Jersey 9 N w lir.mpshir.*, 4 i/oui Lu.a, 7 Total 52 Total 56 Add certain, 129 Add certain 115 181 171 If the forgoing tables should prove corr. ct it will be si en that there is but little margin to calculate upon and none at all o tiiitor away by useless bickerings about i dices. Republ cans should huckle on the armor and go into the fight once more with a determination to win by hard work, leaving no room for a Democratic victory through suniucotss, neglect or over-confidence. 'The R? publicans of the South cm hardly conceive of the terrible diffetence be iwetn victory ana ueieat iu tuis couus< Already we have lost a majority of the Southern Staus through carhssncsin the selection of our State ofikers. We have thus put a heavy hutdet) upon the party in the North. Shou d they falter we are 1 st indeed. Lt'tcvnry Republican resolve therefore to stnn^theii the hands of the cr.at National llipublican patty* Army Titles. * The case of Rehn, executor of Bolau a;;:iiust (' Dttehler, presents some points of interest to many of our readers. Titere i- a mvat deal of property held by the saute Inbiott- title in this vicinity audit is probable similar suits will be p entiiul. Suit was brought in tills ease by Rclttt to recover the value of a piano taken front the house of P.J.,,, iliivnwr tlta AOiMit ottiu. nl' ( I r?i! i *n ?i v tn i; 'win uui iiu uiv v? ^. ??.v l y Sherman's army. Defendant claimed to have received tin* piano from an officer of the i" li ra! army, ami that lie saved it Com the hunting 1?m I liiiir. in which otherwise it v.ouM have been destroyed. The jury gave a verdict lor plaintiff for SiWJand" interest vincc commencement of .suit. Attempt at Itegccide. On Thursday last a young Irishman named O'Connor. sprang to the side of the royal carriage near Cuekinehani palace. and promoted a pi-tol ;i? the head ol' Queen Viet. rie. demanding that she should "sign or die." He held in his hand a document pardoning ail Fenian convict^. He was at once taken in custody, when it was found that his pistol was not loaded. lie was examined before the magistrates in Cow street, and the belief is that he is deranged. I COURT NEWS. C SENTENCES. Friday last being sentence day, the prisoners tried; n i found guilty during the session were brought into cotirt, and his Honor passed the following sentences. The leniency* of the court in the three last cases on the list was in consequence of the prisoners having already been confined in jail for sometime. %Iorris Miller?larceny, sentence, six months i i jail, or to leave the State. Paul Chisolm?larceny, two years in the penitcntiar:. " Joe Green?assault with intent to kill, one ft year and six months in the penitentiary. r( Win. Bing?burglary, one year in the pen- 1 itentiary. . P John Johnson?Rape, ten years in the t< penitentiary. Geo. Habersham?mal. tress., six months G in jail. . ^ Limus Morrell?larceny, 30 days in jail. e Manr Talbird?assault and batter}*, one day in jail. ' c< Sealoy Birel and Lare Polite?larceny, one gj day in jail. Court of Common Pleas. q The court of Common Pleas adjourned on p Tuesday after a session of seven days, Ilis ? Honor. Judge Farmer having run through gi the whole of the civil docket, and trying all r< cases in which.the parties interested were ready for trial. Below we give a list of the cases adjudicated by his Honor. The re- q tuaining cases on the docket were either jy continued ot settled. t( J. Harriett vs. II.-C. Raysor, assumsit, ^ Morre for plaintiff, McKenzie for def ndant, judgment for $?>03.70. tor nlain iff. Thos. S. Behn, executor of Jas. Bolan n] vs C. C. Deubler, Colcock and Hutson for tj plaintiffs, Youuians and Moore f >r defend- a, ants, verdict for plaintiff for $200. Mrs. Corn* lia Moultrie vs Paul Ilamiltonjfc -uit on bond, Bell for plaintiff, Colcock ana' Hutson for defendant, verdict for plaintiff, is S. Watts vs. Paul Hamilton, suit on an ai account, same attorneys, verdict for plain- p; tiff. * Win. B. Minott guardian vs. J. J. Rhodes executor, bond, Colcock and Hutson for j plaintiff, Elliott defendant, judgement final, jj T. G. Buckner executor, assumsit, T. ^ W. Gillison, vs. Savanah and Charleston R. R. Co., Colcock arid Hutson for plaintiff, tC Ferrills for defendants, verdict for plaintiff 50 for $1244.22. enjoined till paid. Sarah A. Duncan, vs. Francis Humbert^ ar i. T>..11 1 T i U f..? ^ iruvur, Llt'll tl I I'l 1-FUI UHViii. 1M1 j^uuquii, a Wi|- jp uians and Moore for defendant, verdict for defendant. t0 Klink and Wiekenberg vs. Paul Ilamil- .]1 ton executor, money demand, Hell and w Harmvell for plaintiff, Colcoek and llutson, ol for defendant, verdict for plaintiff, f], J. ^es Morrison for use of T. G. Buckncr. vs. J. B. W. Gavin, suit of note, Col eock and llutson, for plaintiff, Yoiitunn> and Moore for plaintiff, judgement for plaintiff. . l>' Beubcn 11. Turner, vs. \V. C Danncr, and II. J. Davant, Colcoek and llutson for plaintiff, Hell for defendant, verdict for plaintiff. ^ John IX Shiver, vs K. M. Seabrook, suit note, Hell and Barnwell for plaintiff, Col- H cock and llutson for defendant, judge cut for plaiutiff. Benj. C. Adams, vs. Win. Adams, forecloauie, Elliott fi>r plaintiff, Hell and Ham- tl well for defendant, judgement fir plaintiff, a] Davant, Wapler A C<r., vs Joseph M. vi Lawton, foreclosure, Davant for plaintiff, ; p judgment for plaintiff. tl A. M. Martin, vs. same, foreclosure, Da- a< vant for plainfiff, judgement for plaintiff. el Peter Krause, vs. Elizabeth L. Smith, ri foreclosure, judgment for plaintiff. is John II. Screven guardian of Harnet and ir ' * * 11 1 1 T I 11! ? !_:. / ti.iasuon, vs. rrcuencK o. jjanguuii, a* nuir | k ; of P. M. Lin.bill, foreclosure, Bell and i >rr 1 Barnwell for plaintiff, judgment. j o George Waterhouse, vs. Henry Brain, tl I money demanded, Elliott for plaintiff, j'udg- st mciit for plaintiff. d Joseph W. Collins and Geo. X. Emery, ci vs. same, Elliott for plaintiff, judgment for tl plaintiff. J tj Lewis A. Phillip*, vs. George M. Wells, ji foreclosure,* Elliott for plaintiff, judgment 1 b for plaintiff. I /. A.S earson, vs. Hannah Lot in, Yoti- o i mans and Moore for plaintiff. Coleock and ti ; llutson for defendant, decree for appellant g $50. . tl The Storm. o b The storm of Fridav niirlit la-t Was the i ?? si severest of the winter and has not been ex- S1 ceeded in fury for many year--. The damage n i done in tills vicinity was not serious, con- t. ^istinir eliu'llv in the overthrow or ciumnevs. , - ; 11 loners and tree-, but from all quarters we ! ^ have reports of its destructive force. In j Charleston several vessels were drained from their moorings and more or less dam- ' j. aired. A schooner was driven ashore on j Sullivans heacli. and several lost anchors. ; u In Savannah twojships. two harks and five s< schooners wen; driven from their moorings. The damage was very slight, excepting to the ; hoisting machine on the Baltimore steam- fi ! ship wharf, which was totally destroyed. In . 1< j Richmond the storm is described as the a severest since 1857. The snow fell for i 1 twelve hours drifting heavily. The heaviest 1 snow-storm of the season prevailed in c Washington on Friday. i " * Range of Thermometer bserved at Dr. H. M. Stuart's Dru< Store, for tiie week ending February 28: Date 8 a. m. 12 m. 6 p. m. Thursday, 57 58 57 Fridav, 50 54 50 Saturday 41 46 42 Sunday, 42 46 51 Monday, 48 59 56 Tuesday, 48 60 64 Wednesday 47 53 PORT OP UEAUPORT. Cleared Feb. 28, Bark Nancy Bryson farden master, with 600 tons phosphates >r London Cleared Feb. 28, Lizzie Mor >w, Jackson master, with 820 tons phos h ites for London. Cleaied Feb. 29, Barl 'eter Crerar, Campbell, master, with 92' >ns phosphates for London. Arrived March 1st. Schr. L. N. Iiorell age, master, from Savannah, for lumber larch 4th, Bark Ebenezer, Mathieseu, mas r, from Charleston. S C , for cotton seed J6T S. D. Gilbert, Esq., on Monday re jived his commission as county earnmis oner. Our enterprising neighbor, J. M rnfiif i?i m-jUno, enma nlf.irofinno in In 1 "? *? * uiuniu^ nvujo (Uiviunwu j u HI remises which will result in giving hin lore room for his own business, an<l will alsi ive hitn another store room, which wi 1 fo mtcd. The lingering existence of Eberle' arden has at last been brought to an cud y its sale, A handsome modern cottage i ) be built, under the supervision of ou iend Bellows. flaT George Gage has received his com lission as collector. It is understood tha ie genial Kingman will attend to the offio j usual Trial Justice A. B. Addison, recent appointed, called on us on Monday. If ready for business at Hickory Ilill. W< e assured that he will be an able and im trtial justice. ???** It is rumored that Toby Watson, i ell known, fi-hcrman of this town wa rowned ?n Friday nigl>t last during the gale e wa-' taking a raft of palmetto logs ti harlestoti, and it is supposed he was wash 1 overboard somewhere in St Ilclem >und. We understand that the prisoners Rottsi id Deanc, under charge of arson, e sea pet om the sheriff on Tuesday ln*t. We understand tlie law in such case be that the derelict officer is to serve ou ie penalty that attaches to the crime o liich the prisoners were accused. We hop ir worthy sheriff will not have to serve ou ie penalty for arson. The Xorweigian bark "Ebenezer," Capt Matherson, which arrived here on Sun ly is now loading with cotton seed at '.r ollitzer's wharf, she will have on bjan >0 tons when loaded and will draw 17J feci water. She came from Bordeaux ranee in 42 days and is now loading fo ork, Ireland. UR COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE Coi.i Mima, S. C. March On Friday last the House passed to it lird reading, what is called the "origins Impropriation bill." This bill does not pre ide for the payment of interest on th nblie debt, and levies an eight mill tax fo ic State and three for countLa. Thi ;tion is not likely to stand. A determine! [f??rt will be made and will be successful t ish through the bill legalizing the bon sues and providing for the payment c itcrest. This will require a fifteen mill ta >r the State. The Governor sent in on Thursday a vet f the Blue Kidge bill. The objections r le Gov- rnor to the provisions of this at ;em to be self evident. He has stron oubts of the constitutionality of the bills r redit authorized to be issued ; he condemn lie increased taxes necessary to pay a liabil ,* not due for twenty years ; ami urges tha istice to other creditors demands that thes onds shall not be made a preferred debi le also calls attention to the extravagant f the legislative expenses and the rydispoS: on to levy taxes sufficient to carry on th overnmcnt. All these well taken points were lost upo lie general assembly. The bill was passe ver the veto by L'2 to ?> in the Senate an y 1<>2 to IN in the House. The memorial of Lucy Stone and ofln trong inin led women in favor of worn a uffrage was referred to a joint special com littee. Senator Whittemore appeared a hiunpion for the oppressed females. Lieu! low Bansier al>o advocated their claim; itty. Gen Chamberlain made a long argt lent in their favor. The hill t<> sell lan s purchased by tli md commission was killed in the Sitiatc. The judiciary cnmmittc reported.favorahl pon the bill to prohibit any increase in tli date debt without the appioval of tli eople by a popnlar vote. The Senate to-day passed to a third rear ag the House resolution providing for tli jvy of a tax ol eight mills for the Stal nd three mills for tie- counties. At the night session the House pass1: he following hills to a third reading: To reouire all bonds and stocks of tl state to he registered. To provide for a general license law, OUR WESTERN LETTER. 3 Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 29.1672. The convention? which met at Columbuc, - Ohio, on the 22nd, representin*r,?or cla> ~ ing to do so?the inter sts of Tempera e and Lai or vt Cap tohw. re characterized by are the usual inherent qualities of such displays. Each nominated its candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. The Temperance candidates ate, for President, James Black of Penna ; for Vice-President, i John Russell of Michigan. The Labor ^ ? versus Capitol men nominated David Davis - of Illinois, one of the U S. Supreme - Judges and Joel Paker of New Jersy. * the same amount of ignorance, clap trap, " and religious and political abstractions which Democratic Governor of that S'ate, for , President and Vice-President respectively. ; Judge Davis sent the following telegram ac- : * cepting the nomination: "Washington, Feb. 22.?To E. M, Chaimberlain, President of the National Labor Reform Convention: Be pleased to | ~ thank the Convention for the unexpected ; honor which they have conferred linon me. j The Chief Magistracy of the Republic' * shoul 1 neither be sought nor declined by an j a American citizen. j TSigned). "David Davis." Governor Parker not yet heard from. e In Indiana the Republicans of the State met in Convention on the 22nd and nominated a good, strong State ticket, with Gen ^ Thomas M. Browne for Governor and G. S. I Orth for Congressman at large. The plat form is of the u.-ual congratulatory "abiding I faith in the destiny" kind which is the j delight of your politicians, stump orator an 1 country editor. One matter worthy of note, Morton and Colfax had all their friends ( here, among others .Asst. P. M. General e Ten-ell?a capital manipulator, working hard to have the Convention at the stmt declare for Grant and Colfax. Colfax said - that if the National Convention delegates e were uninstructcd that it would place him in e u false position towards Grant as it would - appear that he really did seek the s ipp?? t of the State for himself as PresiJontia candidate. They could not get Vmajori y ' of the convention to approve such a cour e as there was considerable opposition to '. Grant manifested. So they managed to got ' a majority of Grant men on the Committee on resolutions and platform, and the in true 1 tions came in at the last of the convention? tacked on to the tail of the platform. Qif e P acute petformanee. Indiana thus is her 1 . d ] as "for Grant and Colfax. la-t and all the time." In the language of Artemus u Ward, Jis So! t Judge Trumbull has at last anouneed ilia f the Missouri platform is that on whieh a r Republican he has always stoo 1 and up i , whieh as a Republican he always expert to stand. Carl Schure h.n confe ?j 1 that he was reported correctly in saying la-t la1 , in Chicago that if Grant, was the nominee f he Republican party he would not >upp >:t . him. Thus the fights goes on with -ouu 1 oss of dignity on hoth side-, and a thomu li t investigation of the acts of tin; adaiini-tra. tioh as a consequence. From this time on r wo inn\ fake it for (.ranted that C.VArV tllili' that is done, is done with an eve to tii* chances of the parties in the Presidential !. contest. Every thi that Kitnr Midas touched was turned t > k 1 i, an ! everything that the statesman tou.hos is turned n party capital. Towcrin.tr above all the rest ,1 of the statesmen of to-day is Uhnrles Sum ncr. On him alone, no breath of su picion v touches, incorruptible in a corrupt age, honored, above ail others, the elements s which coustitucs true greatness are so ,| mixed in him that nature can stand up bc,, fore all the world and say, 4'this is a man." j ' bukleigu x OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. 0 Washington, Feh. 2> Of course the events of the past week and the ehiet topics of conversion, jiave ^.jbeeuthe speeches of Morton, Conkling. ; Shurz and Ttumhufl, ou the sale ot arms to the Frtnch. There have been very t great nurubeis to b*arall these gentlemen. j but on Tuesday to hear Mr. huiz the! Senate galleiits were crowdi d, at twelve j i o'clock, the numbers still iucieasiug uulii i e ! one o'clock, when tin- floor of ihe#bambcr i- ! , t was lit It d with membtrs Mom the other e house, and the cl ?ak rooms were thrown open to admit ladies Not since the iinI peach men t trial has there beeu such au I assembling in the Senate. Mr. Shurz ! commenced precisely at one, his lirst seii>r j tence causing perfect silence. It if not I nectssary to give tveu a syunpjds of the apetch, as it is before the country eutirc. s 1 It was certainly a gnat oration, subtle. t passionate, sometimes brilliantly eloquent, almost perfect in tone and gesture. l\ople ^ I were captivated, hut not ronvinctd. He adduced very little new evidence on the , subnet, and eveu that was open to a difC i - ' - - _ i> I'erent interpretation. as mni mu v showed clearly iu his immediate reply. * Mr. Morton pioved conclusively n a very e few moments, that if theie was I lie slightest ground for euspiciou that our ntuuai1 i ity law?or the law governing ilie sale of ie aims, had bieu violated the wlmle Senate :e [ were as ready to investigate the matter, ! and as ready to vote for the resolution, as d Mr. Sumner or Mr. Shurz. It was the ie preamble with its unpatriotic, dishonoring inuendoes, and unjust, unfounded insinuations, which aroused the indignation of 4 ' the other Republican Senators, and called forth their eloquent vindication of our honest President and his administration. Mr. Shurz himself did not dare in his last speech, utier a word implicating the Pres- - J j ident or his secretary of war, because be i could not find a peg on which to hang a i suspicion or an inuendo. The case seems i now to be brought down to the Chief of 1 Ordnance, against whom a "job" is charg- ^ ed. If it is proved against him, let him be brought to justice, or if innocent, let him be cleared, and the whole administration no longer charged with the irregularities of its suboriioate olhcials. Even the Democratic papers stigmatize Mr. Shurz's speech and Sumner's preamble, as unpatriotic. The qu> stion is asked too, why did these Senators not call up tbis mallet two years ago, when it was Irtsh iu their rniuds? What prevented? They cannot give a satisfactory reply, aud there stems to be none, but that now they hale General Grant aud are determined in their efforts for his overthrow. Thrs will prove, from present appearances, an im- J possibility. The Senate was also densely ? packed yesterday to hear Sena or Morion, who iu reply, delivered one of the most convincing, thoroughly patriotic speeches, which has been heard for some time, recalling the stii ring memoriel ut the war, aud with great force aud earnestness reviewing the ben. ficent principles aud aenem incuts of ihe Republican party. From the "lime that tiled men's souls,iy *4 when Lincoln was elected and weut to Washington at the risk of assassination, and the nation stood aghast at ihe grim spectacle of war? frotn that hour until tho pi est ui one, the career of the party seem d to siand out in letters ot light. \\ ill those halloaed memorus be forgotten? Not by ibe 1st of June, most certainly. * That thrie have beeu abuses and errors, no one will dvuy. But all earthly institutions are humau and liable to error, and wnat other paity will be entirety immacu.ate? As for any third party, it cannot, exist alone in ibis country at the present time, who the memories of the rebelliou are so distinct, North and S utb. One hi ay lie formed, but as Morton said, "it will have to gravitate towards one party or ibe other, and at length become absurd.'' Senators : umuer, Trumbull and Shurz, caiinot and wiil not affiliate with ibe Democrats. Let theui then keep heir personal animosities in the back ground, and in June unite with the R. publicans to k ep Democrats and rebels out of power, and'when the Republicans a.a'ti are v ctoiious, they will find that there are other Senators as well as thems Ives who are hi xmusto purify the pirty. onl inau-uiate all reform measures needed in the politics of the d*y? reforms . 2 which are needed in the present and will '?? in ihe future, till the dawn ot the inoru Hi? ?>t the inilleuiuui when "a nation'a ??llir?-i> shall be righteousness, aud its tx(colors, peace." Davis and Darker. Whatever may be its chances, the ticket presented by the Labor Convention is a good one and a strong one. Divid Davis of Illinois, one of the Justins id"the Supreme Court of the Cnitei State-, is one of the purest men in tlie county, and there is nothing whatever on hieeonl, <*ifher a- a \ uhlie officer or private citizen, that any fair-minded voter can cavil or carp over- At home, in Bloomington, whgre he h is re-ided for over thirty years, and where h 1 is he-t known. Judge Davis is most admired ai d e teemed, and he is highv respected throughout tlie State of Illinois. Politicaby. he is conservative; per.-onally, he is above reproach: intellectually, he.is p-trong and morally, he is pure; and. if thereis anything in the vlyiqve of a 1'residential! candidate, Judge Divis i< immense. Joel Parker, now Governor of New Jersey. for t!m second time, is a Democrat, and is one of tliosfr- net men ofliis party in the whole country. Ilis clectio i. last fall, when the tide ran strongly against the Democracy, even in Now Jersey, and when the aggregate Republican vote for members of the LegiJatiire showed a decided Republican maioritv. proved Governor Parker's strength in his <?wn State. Personally, he is. a man of in?t?o?ing nrosenee and pleasing ad Ire s. and is an effective political speaker* ?PL flit. Day. Wine Making in South Carolina. A1 out eight miles from Marion on the line of the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad is Mulling Depot, the lm*atioii of an enterprise not often met with in South Carolina. This is a vineyard and wine p ess, owned by Dr. R. Vampill, a na five or i'oland, f?nt for a number of years a resident of this State. The doetorhas sixty acres of land under cultivation* planted in ^ vines. His wine cellar is a lone, low bricfc ^ building. the floor of which i- four feet b; - ** low the surface of the earth. This huildi' g \< one hundred and sixty feet long by forty wide. It ha* no windows hut i* furnish d \ with light and air bv a false roof over the junction of the roof proper, extending rite ent '-e length With'n these walls is a s;glit 9 well ealeulated to make the heart of a man ' who hives the good thin.fr-* of this world leap within him. Hanged in long rows lying on thei sides, with lead colored bodies and red | he id--, are a ho-t of immense hogshead*labeled re>|>ective!y, sherry, Madeira, eoneord flowers, port, eatawha. scuppernong. The cellar contains at present six thousand gallons of wine. The doctor's vineyard it* now yielding three thousand era Hons per ani num. although only ? small portion is old I enough to bear fruit. When the whole of it becomes productive it will yield about 160,000 gallons yearly. I is to be hoped that Dr. Vain pill's example will, before long, be largely followed in every section of theState;?Correspondence of Charleston Neu? <