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fiilKiiHi j in ?n.i? *ir i wr1 The Beaufort Republican. | THTRSDAT, JDI.7 1', 1ST2. ?aetsasssa i r?r wt i i i , i. -J. G. THOMPSOV, Editor. advertising rates. Adrartisements will be inserted it the rate of $1.50 *er *qasre '10 Nonpareil lines or less; for the firit insertion, subsequent in??tfeD*bjr contract. suBXR&noys. One Y?-?rt %2 00 NixJJonths, tl 00 Official Pap?? of the State. Wficlal Paper of Beaafort and Colleton Counties. geo. p. rowell & co., nevt york agents. h. t. farmer, agent in walterboro. [Special to the Republican.] | BALTIMORE CONVEXTIO\. I . I ... .. GREELEY NOMINATED. Baltimore, July 10. The convention to-day unanimously adopted the Cincinnati platform, and nominated Greeley on the first ballot by a vote of670 to 63. THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION. On Wednesday last a strange 9pec- j tacle was presented in Baltimore. A democratic convention enthusiastically adopted a republican platform and al- J most unanimously nominated two lifelong republicans for president and vice president. Thus are all the issues of fifty years of partisan strife, four years of war and seven years of reconstruction, buried and forgotten. This is peace indeed. Whether the ticket is successful at the polls or not, the bridge is made and a great party passes over into new domains of thought and action. The mighty current of thoughtful patriotism which has produced this political phenomenon, will we feelassured, continue to rise higher and higher, eventually overwhelming to utter destruction the narrow partlsanism which would forever bind men in the prejudices and' passions' begotten of war and sectional animosities, WHERE SHOULD REFORM BEGIN? The press of this State unanimously demand the nomination of honest and capable men for State offices. Whenever they speak of our ruined finances the blame is thrown upon the shoulders of Scott, Nagle, Parker, Chamberlain aud Cardozo. Now, while we do not mean to defend the Executive Department of the government, we insist that to the legislature belongs an equal, if not greater degree of responsibility for the present disgraceful condition of the treasury. First in size among the crimes of the legislature, is its enormous expense, j Treasurer Paiker reports that the amount already presented to him for the last session of four months is over nine hundred thousand dollars; to this J huge sum at least one hundred thousand may be added for such claims as * * * i-J ? J ?... ? are yet to oe presemeu auu i?u uuudred thousand for legislative pjinting, making a total of one million two hundred thousand dollars, twenty per cent more than the entire sum to be collected by taxation this year. If these claims aie paid uot a cent will be left in the treasury for t ny other purpose. This enormous swindle was participated in by nearly every member of the House and Senate to a greater or less extent. It is estimated that every member had the appointment of about eight employes, three-forths of whom never did any work, and many of whom were not even in Columbia. One member is reported to have had his wife, sister-in-law, son, brother, j two partners and clerk drawing pay as attpxhes of the house and its committees. We know of no instance of a protest having been made against this fraud and extravagance by any member during the session. What were our members doiDg that ! they did not lift their voice against this iniquity? They are now unani | mously denouncing Scott, Parker, Caref6zo and Chamberlain for stealing bonds, but are silent over the most di- I rect stealing of the whole business. The legislature is the fountain of all expense, As long as such reckless men form- the majority of the house and senate it wilt be idle to expect re- ! form. If we had Charles Sumner for governor and Iloiace Greeley for treasurer they would fail to improve matters much unless a better class of men are sent to the legislature. The Nominating Convention. Senator Smalls- in another column calis a convention to meet here on rr,L 3 ? 4 12 Cr\y fJiu nnrnnsp X aursuay, au^uki iui mu j/>.. of electing delegates to the State cou- , veotion; also delegates to the congressional convention and to nominate a solicitor for the second cireuit. It seems to us that the nomination of solicitor .ought to be made by the state convention Bowen. G. G. Bowen is determined to try his strength with the Mackejs' in a fair stand-up tight. He is going for Ed's office? Sheriff of Charleston county. If he wins he will have a double pleasure ?a fat office and a gratiiied revenge. fiSrThe charter election octus'ocs a call for a ma^ meeting signed by Capt. Morrison, to be found in another column. ' Trains on the Port Royal road run on about the same schedule this v-A k -a ?T-*" b"' i'? 1??* There was a large Grant meeting held at Blulfton on the 4th. N. I& 1 Myers and J. B. Bascomb were among the speakers. Savannah has a fire alarm bell i weighing over 6,500 pounds,?beats Beaufort. The excursion on the Port j Royal road, so far as we have learned, ' ! Was a success, that is the excursionists got up as far a9 Allendale, and Supt. Millett trotted out his fatted Bull which be*on of Mr. Richardson by j completing the road to the above place. The excursionists were delight- 1 ed with the Bull, which is really a superior animal and possesses many fine points. ? ? A large excursion of Good Templers celebrated the 4th at BlufTtOD, they came from Savannah and brought their iced lemonade with them. A Man Shot in a Cotton Field. Cl ester Chisolm living on Dr. Paul Pritchard's plantation, near Bluft'con, was shot about daybreak on the 2nd inst. in the thigh, the shot severing the femoral artery and resulting in death in a short time. Cleared July 8, schoner Dione, McDonald, master, for Boston, with 166,500 j feet heavy re-sawed lumber from the ; mill of D.C. Wilson & Co. j XrTSANCEs. ?The back part of the law building at the west end of Bay street has become a nuisance. Loafers seek the | shade of its piazzas to sleep off their potations, and the sinks under the piazza ought to be spelled with a t. The attention of the marshal is also j, called to a place on the sea wall just, in front of the old Club House. Matter very objectionable to the nose is deposit- ! ed there daily. Was it Fight or Fun? j < A False Report.?The report cir- i culat?'d by several of our exchanges ; that Judge Wrieht was assaulted at | Beaufort, we are requested bv that gen-J tleman to state, is wholly false, as no , assnlt or threatening of assault was ; < made. The Judge states further that the whole report has been manufac- ! tared out of nothing, and probably maliciously.? CohiirJria Union. The souffle between the wellknown Bob Bythewood and J. J. | Wright, associate Justice of the Su- j! preme court, reported in the Republican two weeks ago, and denied in the , above paragraph, was town talk as a great outrage for several days after its occurrence. Judge Wright describes it in Columbia as a friendly trial of muscle between himself and our town bravo, in which Justice was completely triumphant. Bob describes It quite differently. lie says he wanted to take the conceit out of the Judge, and that at the close of the contest he was sit- j ting serenely on the discomfitted judicial stomach. At this point several of the bystanders interfered aod the Judge was iiberated from his uncomfortable position. Our first report was from an eye-wit- j ness who had no idea there was any j fun in the affair. However, there is no accounting for tastes. IIenry Seabrook, Esq. ?This gentle* i mon \vp 111- noun in our citv. died vestor (lay, altera long and painful illness He | was the partner of Hon. Jas. 13. Camp- I bell in the practice of the law, and was, | during hig life, held in high estimation ' by a large circle of friends and acquaint- j ances. His funeral services will take place to day.?Charleston Courier. The Fourth was celebrated in Beaufort by a military parade, after %hich the armed cohorts drew up in front of Crofut's store and listened to the reading ot the Declaration of Independence in a very creditable manner, by a littlo daughter of Gen. Smalls, j The soldiers were addressed by the various military ehieftaius and others. \ possessing oo claim to that title, a great deal of wit and wisdom flowed from the lips of the different oiators, j the tenor of which seemed to be thai Mr. Grant was a very proper person to j elect to the Presidency. Some of the speakers didn't have a very clear understanding as to who the candidate for Vice President was, on the ticket : with Mr. Graut, they called him Fax aDd all sorts of Dames. We will state for the information of such that IIcDry Wilson is the man, the shoemaker of Natkict. the min who according to Judge Wright is to make shot-s for the whole Democratic party aud every one else who dout vote for him for the next f.?ur years to ooruo. Some reference was made to State and county politics, the speakers warned the votcis to be very careful w ho they elect to till the different couuty i fficts this fall, aud tspecially to be careful who they send to the Legislature, for they might teud somebody there who would steal, and if they did it would be a souice of re- ' gret to them all the balance of their lives. No allusion was made to the present splendid iinancial condition of the .vtate, aDd no duiibt niaoy a hearer went away from the meetiug with the impFCS&ioo that everything was going cm as smoothly as possible in our State, : and that all her obligations were nu t .>.Amr,tKr onrt that, nnr last lpHslatnre Jiiuu/puji UUV? w. ... ? - was ODe of the purest bodi- 8 of men that had ever assembled in that capacity. Oae of the speakers made the >tartl ing announcement that the object of the tax law and the general legislation of the last legislature, was to take the lands out of the possession of the white people and place it'in the hands of the colored people. We ask our delegation if this is so, if so the tax law has utterly and completely failed in its object, for two-thirds of the lands sold at the tax sales has been the property of col- 1 ored people. Their little farms have i-'f'tl. - i .'? TiiCuI '^5 .!. V - f' destitute and homeless. Think of this you owners of ten and twenty acre lots. Range of Thermometer Observed at Dr. H. 31. Stuart't Drug Store, for the week ending July 11: Date 9 a. m. 12 m. 6 p. >u. Thursday, 1 ? 90 86 Fridav, 84 87 1 83 Saturday 32 85 ? Sunday, ? ? ? Monday, 80 ?6 84 Tuesday, ? 87 ? Wednesday 84 ?6 82 OUR COLUMBIA LETTER. Columbia, S. C., July 6. THE POLITICIANS AT SEA. No clue can be obtained here of thi probable course of politics from thosi most interested in the result of the campaign. The candidates express only hopes. Confidence is a scare* article. Combinations are cagerlj wished for, but how to secure the ful filment of pledges is something yet t( be discovered. The "carpet-bag'' element is the most discouraged. The natives 01 ''scalawags'' seem determined to rule or ruin?perhaps it would be better tr say rule and ruiu. At any rate, the slaughter of white aud colored "carpetbaggers" is d'-cided upon. Therefore it is that the misdeeds of the administration are saddled upon Scott and Parker, aud the whole pack are yelling at their heels. Moses, Tom Maokey and even Judge Orr are industriously sowing the seeds of distrust of strangers among the people. While this is going on among the white leaders the colored men are doing the same and more on their side. I say more, be cause they go further. ' Trust none but your own people"' means with them none but your own race. So that af er getting rid of the carpet-baggers the scalawags will go next. The next State convention wi I be the least under under control of any ever called. There are many plans hut no man has any confidence in being able to carry them out. THE GOVERNORSHIP. All interest centers in the. Governorship and Treasurership. These rep resent power aud money. The men who hold these offices control the party. Moses lias the field at present fm governor, but he will be weaker in the convention than before the people. As 3ure as he is nominated there will be a holt. Orr is much more talked of tbar liked. Moses hates him and will prevent his nomination. Orr is deter mined to try f.?r it. lie has the assistance just now of Tom Mac-key, whr has completely deserted Governoi Scott. lie is engaged in asserting al that he so ably denied when he wat writing Scott's message last fall. There are inany who believe thai Scott will have a good deal of influence with the convention, and that lie ma^ after all be the man. lie, however asseverates his disgust with the cacef n if ^ . ?j x i? : ,.r : t: 01 omce aim me iugiamuue ui jmuih cians. lie may well feel angry when h( reflects that his bitterest revilers ow< what influence they have to him. Chamberlain is {sometimes talked o as a candidate likely to heal all dissen sions in our ranks, but while there is * kindly feeling for him and great re spect for his abilities it is felt that hi has assented to the worst acts charget upon the State government. I)r. Neagle is quietly, slowly bu surely gaiuing strength for governor It will be found that hois more formid able as the canvass progresses. THE TREASURER. Parker, ('ardozo, and Noah are thi only announced candidates. Of Ih first, it is unnecessary to enumerate his claims upon the oflice. lie will en ter upon the canvass with the prest'g of past successes and present occupan cy, and although he has many enemit he ought to be able to make man; friends. Cardozo is very lively. He is striv ing to unite himself with a strong can didate for governor. lie bases hi strength upon his personal honesty am his color. In the first, wc hope he i not singular, and the secoud is not de cided enough to carry him very far Some of his opponents resent his clain as a reformer "f abuses. They asser that his education and training picu liarly unfit him for the oflice. Thei point out the utter failure which re suits from entrusting money matters t< ex clergymen; how pcrverbial they an for ignorance of finance and how obtun they are to the fact. While they ad mit that he is probably free fn n knowingly participating in the in crease of the publ cdebt last year, the] show that the conversion bonds coulc uot have been issued without his s< al If the Governor is condemned for sign ing and Park-r damned fur issuing can Card< z ) be exciis- d fur sealing' That he felt tlrs culpability is plaii from tlu, fact hat he left the State, te signed his place and said he uevei would return. When, however, Par ker and Scott had made all smooth foi him by the validating bid he returnee and commenced cilice seeking anew. llarry Muah, the urbane private secretary of the Governor, goes in ou hii shape. lie links his fortuues pretti closely with Prank Motes. He hai made mauy friends among the fre quenters of the State House. lie ha: a ready smile, a warm grasp and 5 good story for the weary waiter upoi official ta:din* ss. If he wins, he wil preside over au empty treasury will so much suavity that hungry creditori will go away comforted if not tilled. BLUE RIDGE. Honest Johu Paterson is not happy The Blue Ridge ring is now a rinj withiu a ring. The Me Kay-Steers in junction, Auditor Gary's injunctim fCNvi v'. '.- 1 cifoi i j j seem to leave but little c&aaee for es- : 5 cape. Corbin has got a chance he has longed for and he will t:go for' these railroad Ku-Kluxwith the hottest kind of a poker. John thinks if he was 5 only governor he could make things smoother. He sometimes has strong " hopes, but generally he merely looks and longs. THE OPPOSITION*. The Liberal Republicans and Democrats are waiting hopefully and pati- j cntly for the developments of the 10th of July. There is a general agree- | ment that no State ticket will be uora. inated until after the action of the Re- ; publican convention. If there is a b j bolt from that convention and a good i [ticket put in the field by the bolteis a ; ' joint convent on of the supporters of 5 Greeley and Brown will be called which 1 will simply nominate electors and enr dorse the best State ticket offered. j This is in accord with the dctermina- j ) Lion of the Democrats to refrain from \ embarrassing the reform party of the j i Republicans. " ' ON THE W'AIt PATH. : ! Corbin was here a lew days ago, on i ' , his way to Greeuville where he was to ! j speak on the fourth inst. lie flourish- , ' j ed a fearful tomahawk, had his war ! I paint on and talked of nothing less i ' j than scalping Scott, Moses, Parker, ' | id omnt genus. Ilis present temper is ' some confirmation of the assertion that 1 j Grant is determined to aid in the overthrow of the ruling sDirits of the Re- I ? ' ! publican party here. Should the Prts- j ident really throw his inlluetice with the reform wing of the party there will ' be a gem ral prayer from some now 1 very confident candidates, "from 1 plague, pestilence and sudden death, 1 ; Good Lord deliver us." ! ! ' ; UNCLE JOE CREWS ON THE RAMPAGE. Kimpton advertises for sale lhe.in- | j tercst of Joe Crews in the Greenville ' railroad. When the Greenville job i was first put up Joe was put down for one share?a twelfth interest. He was j very glad to have a share, hut he had no money. Kimpton loaned him $20,- j ' 000 to pay his assessment. Joe got his : j share of the bonds which were divith d : by the crowd?about 8100 000 each. 1 ; aod has since exhibited a good deal of ' indifference about paving Kimpton his money. Magrath for the South Caro' lina road bought out a majority of * these speculators and now is lighting I * 1 : the validity of the bonds. Joe Crews : ' says that it Kimpton sells his stock he will make such an expose of the trans j actions of the Greenville ring as will | make all hands sorry, fie can certain> 1 ly prove that it was money raised by r pledging a million of State bonds that ' bought the road in the first place. ? ' Other interesting particulars would see j I tl,., ti .t.f Jr' i',i/.|_. In/, ulwmtit <ri-t. rifrht. UIL- il^UU II U ??viv '/ >/v wn'?.v. ?, ^ ^ mad. If he wanls to pjrikc a reputa' 11 tion which will assure his triumphant f I election as Senator from Laurens, he ' i ; must open up this business and lu us * get a twist i>n Kmiptou, who is the * . main tempter of our .State officers and i ' the principal cause of all our woes. - | Major Burbidge of Colleton has resigned as County Auditor. It is the f cause of much regret to those who dt" sire good character and competency in 1 public offices. 8 ! " Columma, July 8. j i Corbm's attack upon the State oiKciah in his speech at Greenville was not t expected, and the only real poiut of significance in it was that Chambi rl liu ! was included in it No one was more surprised at it than the Attorney Gen! eral himself. lie has heretofore beeu very tenderly dealt with by the Kep formers and between him and Corbiu p relations of personal friendship were e alwa}8 maintained. Tlie significance of the attack lies in p the fact that it dissipates about all of Chamberlain's strength as a candidate B for governor. As indicate*! in ray let^ ter last week, those who are afraid of a bolt*have looked upon him as a candidate who would possible be aceept| able to the Reformers. I said then s that this was a false hope. Corbiu'8 * speech proves that 1 was right. It is 8 evident that nothing but a thorough " j Reform ticket will rt ceive the tupport ' of Sawyer, Coibiti, Totnliusou, Orraud 3 1 others who are acting under the iu1 structions of Grant to clean out the " i present State government in October. > It is amusing to see the feeb e attempts of the pro8cribt doliicials, to look * pleased while they kiss the rod which smites them. Poor jokes ou Greeley, " and conlident assertions of the strength i of Grant can be heard from them in 1 pu!)iic, but when gathered together in the thick-walled olficc rooms at the ' State house, their forced merriment * gives place to writhiugs of mortilica' tion and impotent anger. If they are defeated in October Greeley will get ' many a secret vote. CHANGED HIS MIND AGAIN. Secretary Cardozo's mind may be : compared to the "changeful glories of an April day.1' J/ast fall he went to "Washington determined to abandon the beat and turmoil of politics in a ring-ridden State for the pleasant retirement of a professor's chair in the , Howard University. He changed his mind, however, after the validating bill had made ever', thing right again. He then found it to be his duty to return and help overthrow corruption 9 and the corruutors. His usually 1 "childlikeand bland'' countenance was 1 shadowed by a fierce determination to * "go for'" t' ring?but what to "go 1 for1' himself has since then occupied s all his thoughts. lie exhibits now : none of that "righteous wrath1' agaiust ; Parker and Nagle, so fervent of yore, . but will be glad of a place on any ticl ket for anything. Only last week you - announced him as a candidate for 3 ! treisurer, he having conclud? d toabanI d *3 , rr\ ,0-s J'.-j/L V ' ^ gress. lie UuW Hub ticvcir'lucu m it- ii turn to his first love and "go for" Con- j 9 gressman-at-large. Fis little game 13 t to get the regular nomination first, on L account of his color, and then be accep- li ted by the bolters, on account of his I honesty. Thus no matter who gets I beat Curdozo wins. Heads I win, tails 1 you loae, is an easy game to play. I e wil inform you of his intentions hereafter by telegraph, for that is the only [ way you can keep up. v THE LACKEYS. 1 The gathering of the Mackey clan here is indicative of some move. Tom ^ has joined in the cry against the Gov- " ernor. Some say he is going to be a candidate himself, and intends to ad- j yocate the repudiation of the conver- j1 sion bonds and certain other dubious 1 claims against the State, including J Revenue Bond Scrip. To all such re- j 1 ports he gives the lie. He asserts that 1 Grant will support no other than a 1 bona fide reform ticket this fall. The ' Governor is justly incensed at Tom*s ( ingratitude, but it may all be "made I up" before the week's out. j 1 WIIITTEMORE AWAKE. This rotund reverend, notwithstaud- . ing the heat, is reported to be on the war path. He intends soon to open t his mouth against every member of the { State government. Even Cardozo and ( Jillson are to be attacked, although J f heretofore he has made exceptions in their favor. lie proposes to be able to j carry the people of his old congressional district with him in favor of a c? m, 1 plete change, and for new men of only { the most genuine reform material. OUR WESTERN LETTER. < 1 t Lafyette, Iud., June *27. y The political campaign of 1S72 may : { be said to have faiily commenced. I 1 During the week just closing political ; i conventions have assembled iu most of 1 the Western States, and principles j 1 dividing the parties of the country 5 have been declared in more or less de- > cided language. Candidates for State ! 1 offices have been selected and the ( macliiuery of politics set in motion. In f regard to the tickets Democrats and i Republicans it> is evdent that both i parties have selected the ir ablest rep- ' '< rcse ntatives; so too m regard to Cou- i giessional nominations. Good work- I ' ing members have been re-nominated, 1 the wisdom of rewarding faithful ser- I vice by a re-nomination being rejcogu?z- ! i ed iu most districts: where districts:} have been thrown together by rc-ap- | j porllonment the best of the rival can- ; I didates has generally betn selected : Certainly the many divisions of politi- i ? cal opinion which to day exists hayc < produced good results, for, in the se- ! 1 hction of men about whose record no iloUDl t'XiSIS, mere xius wu <v n | nition of ihe healthy iudep* ndeuce of ] our voters. lu Iudiana the lute con- | < veulioii of liberal Republicans ami [ i Democrat?, gave to the people of the j s State a ticket in every respect the i ' j equal of that of the Rrpublieans, and in the Congressional nominations most j i of tbe old members have been retained. , Indiana has a really excellent eon- 11 gressional representation and v;e flcl proud of them. In Ohio the same | spirit has been manifested. So, wheth- 11 er the victory next fall he to the lie- jj publicans or the anti-administration- ! i&ts, there need be but little cause for ti regret as concerns the Congress. Yes* : lerday, in Illinois and Ohio, were held conventions to select State tickets which shall receive the votes'of the anti Grant Republicans and Dcra i i ocrais. In Illinois each divisions of, the opposition held its convention, but each selected a committee of conference to act with the other in regard to tne appointment of the various com- ! mittees. Iu the afternoon loth conventions merged iutoone, the chair-j i man of the lilu.*ral Republicans leading his conventiori into the Democratic ; convention. The combined ticket is an admirable one and the fusion seems to be complete. The conventions were : large and presented a strong array of working material from all parts of the State. Toe liberals numbered one thousand delegatts and Democrats about the same. The Cincinnati platform wa9 agreed to bodily and the del ' egates instruct! d for Greeley and Brown. Hon. Gnstavu9 Kmrner, the nominee for Governor, is an able man, 1 a radiclal Republican, respected by all parties; a due speaker and pleasant gentleman. lie was a life long friend ( of Lin coin's and left the Democracy with him in l?t*4; also one of the hist . law)era in the West. Lincoln appointj ed him minister to Spain and he served withcndit. The weak point is his opposition to the proscriptive temperance law hut otherwise he is strong. n : The rest of the ticket is fairly divided among the Democrats and Republicans. In Ohio, the Democratic convention met in Cleveland. A conference had i been held before with the State Central : Committee of the liberal Republican party and a portion of the State ticket offered them Very sensibly, they declined, only stipulating that the candidates of the Democrates should be i hr se for whom they, as Republican?, ; could vote and not stiltify themselves. ! This was done, the ticket is an excel- | lent one, and the platform exceptionally sensible and distinct. The fight in these three States will be bitter and i intense. Never before since the Re- j publican pa' ty has existed has it had such determined opposition as it meets to-day, and never was it in coiupacter array. The descipline and machi"Ty are in perfect order, its candidates good, and its principles the only fault about it. These seem to demand party fealty rather than adhesion to any 1 principles. The Democracy in its . palmiest day? f authority jud power ion to party dictates, than does the irant Republican party of to-day. Its jug lease of power, its great successes lave rendered it tyrnnical and proud, t allows no difference of opinion, and ias more horror of the independent 'scratcher" than of the active "opponnt. The prospects of success of the two >arties in Indiana are very evenly diided. It must be confessed that the iberal Republicans have but little tiength. The delegation to Ciuciniati had not one representative man. S"or has the Central Executive Comnittee been at all effective. Want of noney and want of capacity have rendered it a mere nothing. There ie but iltle evidence of a falling off from the Republican ranks, and if Greeltv be lominattd at Baltimore, as there is no loubt that he will, there will be as nany Democrats decline to vote as iberal Republicans to vote against jrant. So Illinois and Ohio, the comjosition of the liberal Republic tn par,y is different. An active organization itreug in ability, with plenty of means ind effective, influential leaders, all ,bese have contributed to form a itrong. determined minority. In I Hilois the Chicago Tribune under the ible editorship of Horace White, has :ffected wonders. It has fought a splendid fight against an opposition jowerful in all the elements of combat. Lts immense circulation, admirable ;ditorial ability and indomitable pluck vill produce very decided effect beneen this and November. The defeat of Mr. Colfax at Phila lelphia was a severe blow to that disinguisbed gentleman, and an overvhelming one to the astute managers ,o whom he committed his political brtuues. No sensible observer of the political movements of the past four ,ears can doubt but that Colfax has :>een in training for the presidency u'nee 18(38. Immediately afier the nauguration of Grant he took a very eseryed position in public affairs. Es;hewing any connection with the wild scramble aftt r office which atteuded the neoming of the new adm nistration lot permitting himself to recommend my of his friends for office, nor allowng himself to be ustd either by advice >r influence to assist in appointments, le retired w ithin himself and the Vict President apparently was the most un< mportaut man in Washington. lit rimed at purity, and it is but fair tc >:iy he succeeded.' lie seems to havt leedul the warning of the wiseecclesirstic that evil communications corrupt mod manners, and to the more mod ?rn aphorism that he who touches pitch will surely be defiled. 'J he christiai statesman became more and more ap parent. The figure of Mr. Colfax ap peand standing aloof in its solitary curndeur. embodying purity amid cor ninth n, piety amid gross and univer sal materialism. He scrupulously 1 voided dogs, fast horses and Lonj Branch, and manfully withstood thi temptation to take an occasional s; u Ikhiud Dexter along Harlem lane. Ilii spare time was us< d in b ctures b? fori Lyceums, or Young Mais' Christiar A;-s ciations, with now and tin u mora editorial in the columns of the "hide [/evident," or "ChrittLni Advocate." II, wrote for (he secular press too, ant gained the gratitude of a great corpor anon by his admirable editorials 01 the scenery, climate and value of tin country through which the Northen Pacific Hallway is pursuing its way. A we read their glow ing descriptions wi thought of the di sert blossoming a the rose," 4'of the guideus of l?ul ii itu ir hlntim " A'c lie carritd his care lulness in to the .Senate chamber, am fit qiu ml) succeeded iu avoiding a col litduu or a delicate d? cis.ou whiel might bring him in confl ct with pour erful elements in the Senate. In fae everywhere he gave evideuce of a con siderate regard for the dear people' good opinion. But his ambition o'er leaped itself and his defeat was certaii from the time he declined the re-nom ination lor the Vice Presidency. II did it too soon. Nothing has mor signally evidenced the ingratitude c Republics and Parties as the quiet ac quesceuce of the people in the slnlvinj of Mr. Colfax. Senator Morton's so lie-it ude in Mr. Colfax's behalf is easil explained, lie wanted him to hav the empty honors of the Vice Presi dency so that he would not be a rivn for the Senate this winter. The Mor tonites are woiking hard to get Colfa: to accept the nomination for Congress man at large in order to assure th State for the Republicans. But, ver sensibly Mr. C. declines, and it is quit evident tha' he will be iu the hands t * r. ! _ _ 1, ?I?? ? I* ~ 1 11 rn trtnnf Q u18 menus w11cu luu icgioiaiuiv iun,i? If the Democrats are unlucky euoug1 to be in a miuority next winter, notb ing will please tin in more than to rui Colfax against Morton. 80 the figh goes on. More auon. Burleigh. I. (). IT. B.?The organization of tli Select State Council J.U.I .B..took plac at the Grand Council Chamber. Coluu hia S.C.,Saturday evening, and the folio wing is a roster f the officers elected: George A Richmond. Select State Pre oeptor. James Canton, First Vice select Stat Preceptor. Thomas M. Levy, Recording Selec State Secretary. Alfred Williams, Corresponding Selec State Secretary. Nile* G. Parker, Select State Treasure] P. I'. Hedges, Select State Chaplain. W. B. Anderson, Select State Mai shal. P. M. Mi Is, First Select State Guard Henry Williams, Second Select Stat Guard Thomas A Howerton, Select State Co rier. J. W. Keiss. Select State Pianist "Gris," the l,Fat Contributor," i pb.'-t to start.,a paoer in Ciiiciu Alfred \Viliiam>, G. V. of Beaufort county, states that the latter has organized ten local councils in Beaufort county and that applications for the orgllniza tion of new councils are daily received. Also, that over a thousand members are now working under the precepts of the order, and that before the montn was out doubtless there wou'd be five thousand. Bondholders In Council. Nlw York. July 8. The representatives of two million dollars of North and Sourh Carolina bonds met and preambled that they were defrauded out erf'accrued interest by dishonk est politicians, and resolved to co operate with the Slate authorities in prosecuting the robbers of the Treasury. Judge Wiilard was the spoke>man. North Carolina has a new entomologi /lArifiictiniT ac A^nnflnca fllAIl ; v.at uij'oivi> ) v,uiwo??iix vi wuiuivoh wjvu 1 sands of worms that march in single file, i [ and seem just to be looking around, as they do no damage. ^ * It is estimated that the Columbus, Ga., manufactories will consume, this season, 6,000 bales of cotton worth 20c per pound, i or 3100 per bale. 3000,000 in raw, and more than Si .200,000 in the manufactured states. The Stamp Abolitions. A "Washington correspondent has prepared the following epitome of 1 stamp taxes abolished by section 30 of : the new tax law, which takes effect on ; October 1st. TO BE ABOLISHED. Contracts for insurance against ao* ' I cidental injuries. ' i Affidavits, All agreements or contracts, or renewals of ibe same. ^ Appmisements of value or daraag? ! or for any other purpose. Assignments of a louse. mortgage, ' policy of insurance, or for any other [ purposes: , j Bills of exchange, foreign or inland, [ i letters of crtdit, or anything of that I kind, now taxed by stamps. * Bills of lading or receipts in the 17. r I S. or anywhere else. . ; B.lls ot sale of any kind. Bonds of indemnification of any ' 1 kind. , Boud admiuistrator or guardian, or 1 anything that has the name of bond to . j it, and aie now taxed by stamps. [! Broker's notes. : Certificates of sto< k profit, damage, 1 flormuitu iir nnv ulliur l.'iiwl iif a noriifV. I cate now taxed by stamps. , Certificates of measurement of anything. ' [ Charter or itg renewal, or a charter' party of any kind. All contracts or agreements. Conveyance, aDy part of the work conveying. } Endorsements of any negotiable or ' not negotiable instrument. Entry, for consumption, warehouse i or withdrawal. Gaugeis* r-tum3. ? Insuiaote policies, contracts, tickets, > renewals, &c. (Life, uiatine, inland i j and fire.) Lease, all through tbe lease list is abolished I Le-al documents. Writ or other piocess. eoiPeasiou of judgement. eyg ; novit, appeals, warran s. &c , hirers . ' of administration, tist ttnujtaiy. &c. Manifest at custom house, or anywhere e'se, for any purpose. ' | Moiteace of any kind. j i V.ts?age liekets to any place in tbe j world. Pawners' checks. Power of att'O-n-'V for any purpose, Pro'nate of will of any kind. 1 I'iom'ssary tio'e for anything. I I Protect of auv kind. Quit claim de? d. Jieceipt. Now generally exempt, s and if in any case included in the prts* ! cut. law, will be hereafter exempt. . [ Sheriff's return. j ' 8i g j >"otes. j Mallory, ex-secretary of the na? l val tubs of the confederate states, has a novel in press. e | Mrs. W. M. Barnard, is managing b editor i f the Washington Chioiiicle, 1 now owmd by Senator Ilariau. Vie. Wood hull's publications are in * itraujita iu riussia. Floiida lo<us!? this year are said to be 1 as large as sparrows. Like the tradi* tional swamp mi.-quitoes, a great many i of he u weigh a poind. Grace Greenwood ie exploring the s, Y08' mite Valley, with an admonitory heel 011 either side of the blasted mule. u Tennessee Clall'n has been pr< s?-n?< d with a pair ot M? X'eans epuis. wnh rowtlaus I.trge as a silver dollar tostime ulate the tiery steed she will ride at the e head ot her regiment. The spurs will if peuetiate the iquiue Hanks frum opposite directions. ! g General IJutler said at the ratification (Grant and Wilson) meeting it* y , Fanuiel Hall?of Civil Service Reform: # e 'Tersonally, I think that this civil service reform is a humbug. I hold that * | it is better to turn out men every four year*. Did you ever know anewcash ler to be a defaulter? It is always the x old cashier, and the old and trusted . a.,e...? ? ?? ; UICJK3} ? I1U iXIC uriauitcio.a 3 tt"J lU^i* chant or hanker kuows, aud it i? ihtsa e chauges in ollice which brings defalcay lions and ptculations to light." c : Such an argument as that is an in* if suit to h s listeners. Yet General But* i. ler is one of the half-dozen men wha h i will shape legislation in the republican i- ! party. Q NOTK L 10 SCHOOL TRUSTEES. Office School Commlsmo.neb, i rk.vcfort COl*ntt, r Beaufort, S. C. July 5, 1872.) The Clerk* of Hoards should immediately notify 0 this office of the amount of tax levied l?y their re. sjH-ctive School Districts meetings. so that the Coun^ ty Auditor can be officially advised of the fact. Thooo I- School Districts that nave tailed to levy their taxes should immediately hold special meetings, and the '* Commissioner recommends the levyin. of an adequate tax for the support oT the schools in said d?, : tricts during the approaching scholastic vear. L. S. LANG LEY, School Commissioner.' e Office School commissioner*, v ,t Beacfokt County. v Beaufort, S. C, July 5, 1872.) I By virtue of power in me vested ty chapter 39, see-' it ! tioul.ofthe school Act, the following islands are | hereby detached trom their respective School Dis-* ! tricts, via; Lady's, Cane and Coooaw Inland, District * i No. 14. Paris and Horse Islands, District Nd. 13. L. S. LANG LEY, Juiy.ll-tt. Sc.tool Commissioner. ^ i. NOTICE. C ' A REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING WILL be held at the Arsenal on Wednesday evening July 17, at 8 o'clock P. M., to nominate fntendanl and six Wardens for the town of Beaufort?all the voters of the said incorporation are Invited to attend. ' By order ? W. C. MORRISON, 1 Sub-CcaiinPteeinan. - 1 Bes-uV.rt.S. C "aly 10, 1ST;- I Jk ? J