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BALTIMORE CONVEXTIO\.
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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
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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.
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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
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! 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."
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' ; 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
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