Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, August 10, 1876, Image 2

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TEE ADVERTISER, "^dgeficld, S. C., Aug. IO, 1876. i JAMES T. BACON ) - / THOS. J. ADAMS, farrea?. / E.KEESE, GSXKEJIL AoEST&nd COBBKPOXDE EDITOR. /* National Dlmocratic Tickei FOR PRESIDES. T: SAMUEL J. TILDEN, OF NEW YORK. ?KFOR VICE-PRESIDENT: THOS. A. HENDRICKS OF INDIANA. Opening- of the Democratic Campai? in Edgefield County.-A Democratic Mass Meeting-of Overwhelming Numbers and Enthusiasm ! Last Monday ivas a great,'and notab day in our town-nay mtf>re, in our who County. Pursuant to/a call of Gen. G , ry, the Chairman of/the County Execi l_tivo Committee, piero was a Mass Mee ;JBwg held on thayi-jay, foi-tho purpose ?BB':!ying tJjff^-mominations of Tilden ar ?""^kRcks and of inaugurating the Den Blffo.'1 campaign in Edgefield. At ? BBJB\^ioMr the sturdy yeomanry of 01 Br ?y began to pour into town, and 1 Bj _n o'clock, the hour appointed fi Bf meeting, there were at least five hm D'd determined, resolute men upon ot ^Bcets. We sai' tue men were resolut Bwor truly their countenances displayed ^settled and fixed determination to kef B^aUvo fh^ entb^gjasm of each, ?ther, an tor-arry the coming election at all lia: ards. A large stand had been erected i the beautiful park in our public sq uar and shortly after the Johnston Bra Rand had entered tho town, in the chariot and four, with banners wavin escorted by a large cavalcade of enthus astio citizens on horseback, the Meetir was called to order by Gen. Gary, wi proposed Gen. M. C. Butler as Presiden with Capt. A. D. Bates, Capt. Thos. Jove Maj. George Huiet, Dr. Joe Jenning Capt. T. H. Clark, Capt. D. H. Tom] kins and Maj. B. F. Lovelace, as Vic Presidents; and .Ins. T. Bacor. and Joh M. Furman as Secretaries. Gen. But!? accepted the Presidency in a few pert nent remarks, and then introduced f the first speaker, Ex-Gov. M. L. Bor ham, than whom no man in Edgefieh publie or private, is more profoundl honored, and who reviewed the cours of the Democratic part}- in the past, an< after denouncing all attempts at a cen promise with the Radicals, u^der au circumstances, asserted that v, e must i all hazards nominate a straight-out Stal ticket, and that of one thing the peop] could rest assured, thai Tilden and Her dricks were bound to be elected in N< vern ber, and thai if Grant and his coi rupt cabinet were afraid to cleanse th '. Augean Stables'' at Washington of tl filth that had there accumulated und< their administration. Tilden would n< shrink from the task, but Hercules Uki would make it pure and keep it undi filed. He denounced all carpet-ba^er and asked "what Reform Chamberlai had effected?" -Eut the echo was onl " what?" The next speaker introduced waa thi sterling, gallant gentleman from M issi sippi, Gen. Sam Ferguson, a rati\~o t>or South Carolinian: He was received wit marked enthusiasm by the meeting, au in an address thoroughly sensible, qni< ? and practical, told us how the Mississdi plans carried the election in their State? year ago ; how in his own County th6 overcame a majority of 5 toll and ii language too plain to be mistaken, de dared that tho assertions published ii the Kern and Courier of Charleston, am other papers of this and other States, a ^intimidation, fraud and bloodshed be ing usen to carry tho election, to be ut terly false and unfounded. He then toi; us how every white man had "worked and worked, and worked, night and day,' and showed tho Radicals by honest mean that the}- could not, and should not, loiijj er delude the ignorant negro by thei lies ; how the lands of their State ha been enhanced in value; howconlidenc had been restored between the races ; an how under a determined feeling to roc out all carpet-baggers and scalawags who would engender strife in the coun try, prosperity was already beginning t cast her welcome mantle over the ruin of the past. He told us of messages c hopo and good will sent us by our re deemed brother Democrats of Mississip pi, Bud adjured us by all that we heh d-.r to follcw their example; told u not to harm tho ignorant negro, but t* let the leaders, the political mountebank: of their party, know that they were tin ones who would be sacrificed. His ad vice was received with shouts of appro ballon, and every man who heard it, wi honestly predict, will follow it. Co!. J. P.Thomas, of the Carolina Mili tary Institute, at Charlotte, N. C., also ? gifted and distinguished son of our owl btate, was the next to address us, and ii a manner at once eloquent, scholarly auc glowing, depicted to us our woes and th< remedies for them ; assured us that wi could never be saved by a modern " Dan iel come to judgment," but that wo mus look to native Carolinians, honest, up right men, to lead us to victory. Col Thomas said that though he had left hil old "Mother, South Carolina," and bo lore his departure had laid upon her al tars the morning sacrifico of his youtl and substance, still was he willing anc veady to burn in her cause the evening iucen.se of continued devotion and love The crowd were entranced by Col. Thom aVs eloquence, and he can rest assur?e that a warm welcome awaits him when ever he chooses to como to Edgefield. As a:i orator, Col. Thomas has few equals. J. C. Sheppard, Esq., our Delegate tc the St. Louis Convention, was next in troduced, and gave a concise a?d logical demonstration of tho status of the Demo cratic party! He said that the issue* now, were id-, ntical with those that in jin enced our forefathers of the Re vol u tk u, and declared that like thom, we would gain a decisive victory over our enemies. In conclusion he denounced th-j Radical administration of the State and gave some very wholesome advice to the negroes (who were out in goodly ni rabera) and told thora ho was certain ol b? big elected to the Legislature and in tended to take his seat there despite the machinations of the Radical party. He w:-s frequently interrupted by hearty applause. Hon. G. D. Tillman was the next speaker; and in one of his happiest moods and in his most forcible manner, he impressed upon the people tho policy that should govern them during this canvass. He said that peace and harmo ny were all we wanted, and that we must carry this election, without bloodshed, vlf we ould, but if the negroes wanted to .' raise a row' and did so, let us accom modate them. He was listened to, as nsual, with marked attention, and many a "happy hit" of his was received with vociferous applause Capt. James Callison, ono of the can didates for the Legislature, was next in troduced to tho meeting. He delivered .one of his usual pn;tical speeci ? .nd pledged bis word to do all in his power to carry the election.- ? Like ali Irishmen, -of the better class,. ho is a host within .himself, fall of readiness and foll of vim, and no man deserves thc confidence .of his people more. \ Gen. Gary was next called upsn, aud -with his'usua! spirit, gave utteranqe to many oloquent and pointed allusions as to tho policy that should actuate ?ur people : That we must all work ; that mast hold the Radical leaders perso: responsible for all violence, houseb mg or bloodshed. And that we sho by all means nominate a straight-d; ticket for the "State offices. And as\\ always the case before an Edgefield a' dience, he was frequently greeted wi unbounded applase. Gen. M. C. Butler was next called fo -indeed bnd been called for impatiently from the v. ? beginning of the meeting -and with earnestness and pathos he entreated his hearers to cultivate har mony and peace with the ignorant ne groes. He said he had been viili?ed and traduced from one end of the country to the other as 4he leader of, "turbulent spirits" and mobs, but he branded the assertions as ignominious lies. Ho aver red that he had saved many a negroe's life. He had heard that a conspiracy had been formed to kill him, but that he feared no such thing ; and he warned the negroes that if any violence was at tempted on any nrm, their leaders would suffer. He did not want a single white man in Edgefield to do anything toa negro on his account. He was able to take care of himself, and with God's bein he would do so. Ho wanted a peaceable election and an honest canvass, aud all he asked was for every man to do his duty. Throughout the day the sym pathy of our whole people for Gen. But ler, and their love for him, had been manifested in the most marked and en thusiastic manner. He then introduced tho following Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That we, the people of Edge field County, in Mass Meeting assembled, cordial ly endorso the Platform adopted at the Democratic Convention lately held at St. Louis, Mo., and pledge ourselves to au earnest support of the same. 2nd. That in the nomination rf the distinguished and upright statesmen, Samuel. J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hen dricks, for tho positions of Pressent and vice-President of the United states, we recognize the dawn of a better day for the Republic, and a hope forthe restora tion of a normal condition of public affairs. 3rd. That we invite aU classes of the citizens ot' our County to join us In tho support of these illustrious men, and invoke the exorcise of every peaceablo means to secure a triumphant majority for reform, good will and fraternal rela tions. At 4 P. M. the Meeting adjourned, and very soon thereafter the vast throng de parted quietly to their homes in all parts ot our County. Gen. Hampton, who was to have been present at this meeting, was prevented from coming, by very serious illness in his immediate family. Conspiracy to Assassinate Gen? Butler? ; On Thursday night last, our commu nity was thrown into considerable ex- j citemeut by the discovery of a plot among certain prominent negroes, to as sassinate Gen. M. C. Butler. One Dick Lundy, however, a ivell-known negro fellow and an understrapper in the plot, proved too garrulous and rm?de disclo sures that clearly betrayed the hellish design. By Friday morning this Lun day han lied, since which time our white citizens have been perfectly quiet but vigilantly watchful. It having become almost certain, within the last two days, that Lunday was secreted in his moth er's house, on the plantation of Mr. Jes se Cogburn, in<the Mt. Tabor neighbor hood, six or seven miles to the East of ' us, a Sheriffs deputy, Mr. Charlie Har rison, accompanied by three or four pru dent and sagacious citizens went cut last night, Tuesday night, to arrest him. They found him in his mother's house, I and he is now in our jail. He has made a full confession or statement, which statement, for prudential reasons, we kVithhold from tho public print in this i>sue. Suffice st to sa}- that this state ment will probably lead to very impor tant results. Rendezvous of Our Accused Citizens lu Aiken. The si.-rty citizens of Ed^?efiield xnd j Aiken Comities, marked for an'^st upon the evidence developed by the Inquest of Prince Rivers, are to rendezvous in Aiken on to-morrow-Thursday tho 10th -for tho purpose of formal surrender and application for bail. We do not speak of our fellow citizens, thus accus ed, as being prisoners or under arrest, inasmuch as no warrants have been for mally served upon them. The names of | citizens for whom warrants have been issued weregiven in our paper last week. Gen. M. C. Butler heads the list. This morning-Wednesday, nth-Gen. Gary, Gen. Butler and Mr. J. C. Shep pard left our town for Graniteville, where they are to meet certain of the ol der and more prominent of the accused gentlemen, for general consultation, and for preparation as regards application for bail. To-morrow morning tho whole body will proceed cn masse to Aiken. The application for bail will bo made to Judge Maher, whose home is in Barr; well, and who-with a kindness and con sideration which our people should duly understand and appreciate-has offered to meet our accused citizens in Aiken instead of obliging them to seek him in Barnwell, another day's journey. We have but little doubt that in our next issue we shall be able to state that these sixty citizens are free upon bail. Attorney-Gen. Stone is to represent the State. The formal hearing of this great case will probably take place in September -unless Chamberlain shall find it more to his interest to let it never come off. Thc Negro Mass Meeting on Saturday Next. The negro Mass Meeting, which has been spoken of for two or three weeks past, is to take place in our town on Sat urday next, and, according to the asser tions of somo of the Radical leaders, Gov. Chamberlain is to be present and j address his party. Thec-^paign is now fairly opening, and political excitement already runs high. Under the circum stances wo deem it our duty to exhort all men of our own race who may be present among us on Saturday, or who may attend this meeting, or bo within hearing of it, to be quiet, cautions and guarded. As Gen. Ferguson told us on Monday, it is work-hard, conscientioics work, botJi individual and en masse and work alone- that will carry the com ing election for the Democrats. Tlic Convention Next Week. The State Democratic Nominating Con vention will meet in Columbia on Tues day next, the 15th instant. A strong ef fort is to be made by certain Counties, led by Charleston, to adjourn the Con vention immediately without action, for the purpose of awaiting the action of the R 'Meal Convention-and of waiting, anu watching, and dallying, and tempor izing, generally. Upon this question thero will undoubtedly boa strong and bitter fight, but we believe that the ad vocates of immediate and straight-out action will carry the day. Edgrfield's six delegates will of course vote united ly against any delay, any temporizing. Should the Convention be adjourned without immediate action, it will amount to a virtual abandonment of any State campaign by the Democracy. The Alabama Election. Thirty Thou sand Democratic Majority. The followlog is the latest by telegram in regard to the Alabama election ; MONT(TOMEBY, Aug. 7.-The returns show Democratic gains everywhere. Enough has been- received to warrant the statement that ?he Democratic ma jority will be 30.000. The vote by Con ?resslcnal Districts ?how seven of the Temocratic and one Republican. )Ai as heard from, there has not been a turbar&p of any k ind in the State. a-nw flour of the Johns Jcratic Club. .' the County Execul . . ; publish the follow -irised at their meeting ' . C ist the thanks of the Ci ?.". v.: - s> and hereby tendere. " r^Club for their spirited/ zf??... j-operation in this me?*1 airuittee advise other/Cb '. 'tho animus evinced hy yiub on this occasion/ Amplimentls well deserved.? ., jxternal pomp mid c?rcumsta .st mass meeting of the C? p -.. J-,s owing entirely to the spi takr'?'-?( generosity of tb? Johns Clc^t? the citizens of Johnston g enu Their splendid and patri< brai L :vfid, their handsome and app priaC;* ?nners, their imposing hoi bacfcCvpccssion, their numbers, tb liberty,, their enthusiasm, all 1 gloria bonor totne day- Tlie Adl (ixe -Aboses three cheers for Johns -ti Cheers-that shall ring from Sava Ii to the Saluda!!! ? : For the Advertiser. M?SRS. EDITORS: I had '.bought t after ;ho conclusive " expose" made my fiend, "Philo Junius," I would troupe you again with my " slander nttacls," as the Hon. (?) Cain and S kins lenominate my exposition of tl rascally and official corruption; but th are stil two points to which I would vite tte serious and confirmed attent of thecitizens of our county. They the ofices of the Clerk of the Court ? Probate Judge. How are they at pi entadministered, and by whom? ' first is desecrated and debased by "Pansy Snifllo" of the Radical partj "wee bit" of a mulatto who has n: brass than brains, and who enjoys scriptural given name of "Jesse," who has adopted the honored naun "Jones," having once belonged toi sterling and honorable gentloman, C Lewis Jones, Qf our town. I say deb but that is not sufficient; for it is a m rious fact, known to everj- member of bar, and every intelligent citizen i has had business in tho c/Uce, tlint almost impossible to find a paper ; may want. The law says the Clerk the Court must file a copv jf the Rete of Elections in the County. I know ? tlemen who have demanded of Jesse last returns, and they cannot be proc ed. Now, fellow citizens, if the Rad Returns were honest, and as Mr. W Ram ey will swear the}' were on file ti when he turned over the office to i "Ransey Sniffle" Jones, does it not say the least, look awful fishy that t are not there now ? Again, where is the Calendar that stolon during the last March Term of Court? Jesse and our quondam Tree rer, McDevitt, were seen very late on evening before the book was missed, araining tho different Calendars; am "Mc" was deeply interested in postf ing the case against the Treasurer, (h self ) does it not look "demnition" c elusive to every fair-minded man Jesse knew where that book was U found? Again, fellow citizens, I wc ask* are you willing to continue to taxes to buy books for such creature Jesse Jones to permit to be mislaid stolen? You do not know at what ment some important paper-.some di mortgage or conveyance, on recowj his office, may be mutilated or chang and the Home, tho long savings of ye that you have invested in lands for benefit of your wives and children, i be attempted to be torn from your Inn or from them when you are dead gone, ?inply because some sneak, si enemy of yours, has paid Jesse $11 change a word or dfist;iy a record. Tl things are not impossjbjfl, Thea you rest quietly and pea?eawly ho and allow the impudent fellow to Jo* keep in his power tho rights and px leges ofithose you hold most dear? Chamberlain, the vile originate] " bloody shirt" Hamburg Riots, has o aibwioned " Ransey" for two years m audd.fcspite the noble majority I ti and beliwra tWJ will givo our < ..timi t"\ndidate, Mr.iO.. F. Cheatham, in vemb^1"? Je?8e s;vve|a^* co"1*1111 hold the ^ffie*' Axe .. >vl ?*Wed this open and* Trpli*vW**?#* expression at that J^f1 *?5j*g can's dearest privilege, ?? .> . Citizens, you have a remedy,. ,4 work, work, work.' Work night am. j from how till you cast your votes ; wr to drijre out ?.he Chamberlain bord? officials that keep in jeopardy your evi right as men. And whee wo beat tb? at the Ballot Box, sec to it that our m have their offices ; and if necessary, a they deny us our justit/ acquired rjgh teach'them a lesson "that we knowe rights, and Knowing, dare maintain tho Let them know that we will not peru a further dalliance of justice, that wo not expect for impudent mulattoes a venal scalawags and carpet-baggers rule over us, but that whito men nu govern our country, at any and all he ards. Until you do this, nene, >w not or of your 2>recious birthrights, arc sccur for they are at the corruptible mercy mose who have fully demonstrated th all tho "Judas Iscariote" are by i means dead. Now, fellow citizens, thelawprcsum that thoso who aro elected to offices trupt and honor, are honest and comp tent in every sense of the word, th they will administer justice and right all parties who may como to them for i and thu above all things they will ker. inviolable thoir oath of office; yea, I like Casar's wife, above the least shado of suspicion. Has Jesse Jones prove to the world that he possesses all thei requisites of a good officer? I answ< promptlj', ho has not. If ho were con petent, the office would be in a prop? condition to demand the elonest iuspei tion ; if he possossed the other requisite; there would certainly be no complaii made of him. Has he confined himse strictly to the truth in all instances? will simply cite you to one case, and 1< you judge. Mr. Josias Lanham confess a judgmeut to Thos. G. McKio, S. G Meriwether, as Trustee, had proceeding instituted by John R. Abney, E jq., to sc aside the confession, and as a fbundatioi of the suit, Jesse Jones, as Clerk of th. Court, whose duty it was to swear th person giving tho confession, mado ai affidavit that Josias Lanham had neve been sworn by himwhjn making aai< confession. So far, sA good. Mr. Ab ney, all unconscious of anything wrong and believing he had a good case, an< that Jesse had been consistent in his af fidavit, went on with his suit. But lo "Ransey Sniffleism" was too strong in Jesse's character, for he made anothei affidavit to Gen. M. C. Butler, the Attor ney for McKie, that Mr. Lanham hat been sworn ut the time he, Josso, tooli tho confession. Thus, by want of brains but with a full supply of brass, ho open ly perjured himself, and Judge Carpen ter accused him in open Court of thc same. Is it possible, fellow citizens, you will allow Ajis porjurod mulatto to fill one ol your r tost'important offices? Within yourse ves rests the answer. If you re main ? your homes and peacefully fold your arms, making no endeavor to win the corang election, you deserve to have Buch o cers, and you merit the bondage your 1 thargy will chain upon you. And when shall be too late,-ibrever too late, md . at little you have left, by tho ra par horde pf Radtti?T"rogues, has i* on from you, will you soe thc ir ts and suicidal madness that has our fvoei Th0*)? ?e?lpw citizens, i rgo~i?pon. you. the policy of at ?kling on tbparittor of "decisive acMon." Your crops are made. So go to work ?o redeem your County from the Radica^8? who now xiii its chief offices. Le^ve overy feeling but honor aud prin ciple at rest, and at all and every hazard redeem your County. And then you can rest assured that all your rights will be maintained by honest men, and that the laws will be duly and impartially ad ministered by men of your own choice. JUNTOS. August 7, 1876. For the Advertiser. MESSRS. EDITORS : The following from an article published by Mr. Paris Sim kins, in the Union-Herald of the 28th ult., viz: " Iappoal to Governor Bonham, whom I know has given this whole mat ter his serious and earnest consideration, to do me tho justice to state if I have not, in his opinion, clearly established this fact, that I am totally disconnected with Johnson and Harling in their frauds against the county, and that I have been made the victim by these men, and prob ably others in connection with them," demands an answer from me. * When I began, in the Reference, to de tect the character of the checks, and jury and witness certificates presented bj' Simkins, I did not doubt that he was a party to tho forgeries as well as to the uttering and publishing ?the forged in struments. I had been utterly unable through any process of law at my com mand to procure the attendance of J. H. Johnson, from whom Simkins said, in his examination, he had purchased the bulk of his claims, nor of Jas. F. Har ling, former Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, and who, itpret ty clearly appeared, had committed some of. those particular forgeries. Near the close of the examination of Siinkins's numerous claims, lie himself, as I un derstood, athis own expense, brought Johnson before the Court as a witness, who confirmed Simkins's testimony as to his selling Simkins the claims, alleg ing that he purchased them from Mr. Wm. Walker, of Cherokee Ponds, and Mr. Archy Kemp, of Hamburg, both of whom had died some eighteen months or two years before, and never dealt In County Claims. Simkins, I had every reason to believe, had also endeavored to secure the arrest of Harling. These facts, together with the startling boldness of the man, if he were parti ceps criminis, in presenting for pay ment s? many forged claims, lead me to doubt his complicity, and to suspect that Harling and Johnson, probably in con junction with some more adroit person, had imposed tho claims on Simkins without his knowledge of their charac ter. But I cannot say that " in his (my) Opinion," he has "clearly established this fact, that (he is) totally disconnected with Johnson and Harling, in their fracds against the County." These aro the facts, from which others can form their own opinions. M. L. BONHAM. For the Advertiser. Tribute of Respect to thc Memory ol Rev. John Trapp. At a joint meeting of thc Bethany, Bold Spring and Mountain Creek Church es, held at Bethany, Saturday, July 2nd, 1S76, the following Preamble and Reso lutions were unanimously adopted : WHEREAS, it having pleased an All wise Providence to visit this Churo! with the death of a Pastor who wac nol los? belora! thau valued as a persona friend, we feel itu .duty incumbent upor us to pay a tribute oj" respftcj- .to the inanj virtues upon which the grave bas ?Josee forever. The Rev. JOHN TRAPP, om former Pastor, was possessed of thosi noble qualities of head .and heart ?Thiel endeared him to all, and which renderec him a marked christian man. He wai held in much honor among his brethren being selected as Moderator of the Edge fiojd Baptist Association, ono of the larg est wd mast fj/fiMfed bodies in tho Stnto He was actfyo ayd f?ff}?P9 bi tho dis charge of th* duties .com^qU^ w/lh hi? exalted position, ?'ii uo^t regard fo&'p sequences, and secured tb* .con#deu,ce o all who knew him. There, is no ?ai who has done more for the Baptist CMW in Edgefield than he. He is identifi?e with its interest, and gave largely of hil means for its support. His mind wa fiffj?flQVg mediocrity, and all his (alt?1 was d^oyq^to the glory of God and tc the honor of His"??ea? name. His earn est appeals, ?is pious ex)?prtg^on?; ph ^?qttfi?I discourses apd hjs entire mair *,? ih ffiP pulpit, will long be re ner whu .Atty w^0 nye now ylving membered by m.. -?*?mcQt8 0f th( He lived up to the requ. --4 ^ blessed Gospel which he preach^., his reward is far higher, and nobler, and purer than wo can bestow ; be it therefore, Resolved, That in the death of our for mer Pastor, Rev. JOHN TRAPP, society has lost a useful citizen, the poor a true and constant friend, and the Christian Ministry one of its brightest ornaments. Resolved, That while we submit to tho will of our Divine Lord in removing from his earthlv to his heavenly home our brother and pastor, wo deeply feel the severe loas which our denomination has sustained. Resolved, That we extend to his family, in this their sad and irreparable bereave ment, our heartfelt sympathy., Resolved, That a blank page in our Minute Book bo dedicated to his memo ry, and that a copy of the above pream ble aud resolutions be sent to his familv, and a copy to the Edgefield Advertiser for publication. Done by order of the Church. R. W. SEYMOUR, Jr., Mod'r. W. H. Y?LDELE, Clerk. Admirable Spirit of Rhinehart Town ship. For the Advertiser. MESSRS. EDITORS: Ata meeting of the two Democratic Cl ubs of Rhinehart To wn ship, on Saturday 29th July, the County ticket put in nomination^m tho 19th, was ratified by a unanimous vote. Rhine hart lifts her hat toBnor Patch, Edgc lleld C. H., Dark Corner, Savannah, and tho County, and challenges the competi tion of all in a grand endeavor to roll up the greatest Democratic majority in No vember. White Supremacy is our motto ! Down with carpet-baggers, scalawags, rene gades-names synonymous with all that is low, vile and corrupt on earth, or in hell. Lot us swear each other as Hamil car did Hannibal, to wage war against them until they are driven from place and from power. Let tho tocsin be sound ed from the mountains to the seaboard ; it will strike terror into the hearts of Chamberlain and other lying, thieving, perjured vampires, who have ruled us yith the purpose to degrade and ruin, and who hope to continue to do so, through or by the suffrages of the ne groes. DAMON. Mr. Watterson is on the stump in Ken tucky talking like one iuspirtd. This is the way he closed his opening speech as a Congressional candidate: "Inclosing, I cannot deny myself the indulgence of a certain glad expectancy in the coming restitutiou of an honest flag to the mast head of our much-battered but still sea worthy Old Ironsides. Like the Old Ship of Zion, 'She has breasted many billows. And can breast as many more.' Her deck, stained by the blood of heroes, has of late years known only the footprint of Parti sans, who have desecrated the free ensign of the Republic to their own uses. It will no longer be alternately a drop-cur tain concealing political iniquities, and a shroud wrappeiabout the murdered forms of popular right s. Rising,, like the 8 un id heaven after a" night of tempest, it will spreads divin? effulgence 'over" the vast sweep and range of tile h?rizott1^ Warming every member of tho'body- politic^ invig orating the .weak, cheering the despond ent; gan i al ?zing thc.whpje free fabric-;:* symbol at once of. aational.life and glory, an emblem and token of peace among all the people of our Uuion." GOV. TIIiD^iN'S BETTER-QI7.; CEPTANCE. ALBANY, N. Y., July 31ajt, 18; GENTLEMEN :- When I had the fa to receive a personal delivery bf youi ter in behalf of the Democratic; Nat Convention, held on the 2Sth pf Jun St. Louis, advising me of my no rn i m as the candidate of the constituency resented by that body for th?fcoffic President of the United Statesfvtans ed that at my earliest convenience! in conformity with usage, I would! pare and ' transmit you a formal a< tance. I now avail myself of - the interval in^ unavoidable occupatior fulfill that'engagement. Th?-Con tion, before making its nominations, ac ed a-declaration of principles which, whole, Siems to me a wise glpositio the necessities of our country, and ot' reforms needed to bring back tho Gov ment to its true functions, to reston ri ty of administration, and to renev prosperity of the people ; but som these reforms are so urgent that they c more than a passing approval. REFORM IN PUBLIC EXPENSE. Thc necessity ot a reform in the of public expense, of Federal, State, municipal, and in the modes of Fei taxation, justifies all the prominence en to it in the declaration of the St. I I Convention. The present depressio j all the business and industrie? ot the pie which is depriving labor"'of its ployinent and carrying want'into so c nouses, has its principal cause in e; sive governmental consumption unde: illusions of a specious prosperity ?ti dered by the false policies of the flFed Government. A waste 01 capital been going on ever since the peace of ] which could only end in universal .c ter. The Federal taxes of ?Ee last < en years reach the gigantijipsm.^of I five hundred millions of Sonars. I taxation has amounted to two-third that sum, and much more, and the aggregate is not less than seventy hundred millions of dollars. This <? mous taxation followed a civil cor that has greatly impaired our aggre wealth, and had made a prompt reduc of expenses indispensable. It was ag vated by most unscientific and ill-ad. ed methods of taxation, that mere the sacrifices of the people far beyond receipts of the Treasury. It was ag vated more by a financial policy w tended to diminish the energy, skill, e omy of production and the frugalit; private consumption, and induced calculation in business and an unrt nerative use of capital and labor. I in prosperous times the daily wants o dustrious communities press closely i their daily earnings ; the margin of sible national savings is at best a s percentage of national earnings, yet for these eleven years governmental sumption has been a larger portion bl national earnings than t he whole pe can possibly save even in prosperous t for all new investments. The conssq ces of these errors are non' a present | li.c calamity, but they were never do ful, newer invisible; they were neces: and inevitable, and were foreseen and picted when the wapas? of that fictit prosperity ran highest. In asp/?ffch n by myself on the 24th of Septen 1868, it was said of these taxes: "1 bear heavily upon every man's inci upon every industry and upon every ? siness in the country, and year by , they are destined to press still more b ily unless we arrent tue system that g rise to them. It was comparatively i when values were doubling underVer. ed issues of legal tender paper moue pay out of the froth of our growing 1 apparent wealth these taxes ; but v ' values recede and sink towards their i ural scale the tax-gatherer takes from i not only our income, not only our prc r but also a portion of our capital. I I not wish to exaggerate or alarm. 11 r ; ply say that we cannot afford the cc ' arid ruinous policy o? the Radical ma ty of Congrus. j}re cannot afford 1 policy toward tb? ftopft J^ecanno 1 ford the magnificent anil oppre|riye J tralism into which oar Government is , ing converted. We cannot a/r'ord - present magnificent scab of laxatio - the Secretary of the Treasury. " I curl? in ISPif)," there i? T?O royal roai . a Government more than for an iudiv . al or a corporation, what you want ti now is to cut down your expenses "? iive v;t)}in your income. I would j J alf ,th'e jleae*4**nj*}ri of finance and fit ?! cief?r?g-p\{\?\?^\\o lltfi D'.hole of 3 [or the .cid wpejy ??p$$? .ff?n m? i your inco??ifj-" 'i his reform wi.ir.6e -f?? s ed at e,rcry BU*, bi'fc jt m?s't 'b,e ' p'i?i s persistently. We ?ec- to-d?y thc lift ra1 t ate representatives of tilt people lu j oT^ch of Congress, whila struggling reduce expenditures; compelled to confr ; the menace of the Sen*:?* and the Exe * J tive, that unless the objectionable app priatifin |ye epn^nted to the operation: ? the Govern'meni". jcij^re/jupder shall su . detriment or cease. In ray ' j?dgGieHf, ) amendment to the Constitution ought! I be devised separating into dist'net b *he appropriations for the various depc ?* *he public mvice, and exch menta o. . ' " *U appropriations ing from each oin . ~?ndeut let?\?> other objects, and all inueh.. " tion. In that way alone, the revisory er of each of the two Houses, and of t Executive, bo preserved and exempt from the moral duress which often coi pels assent to objectional appropriatio rather than stop the wheels of Gover ment. The South, an accessory cause e hancing the dst ress in business, is tc found in the insupportable misgover ment imposed on the States of the Sout Besides the ordinary effects of ignora: and dishonest administration it has i fiicted upon them, enormous issues fraudulent bonds, the scanty avails which are wasted or stolen, and the exi tence of which is a public discredit tem ing to bankruptcy or repudiation. Taxe generally oppressive; in some instanc have confiscated the entireincome of pro orly, and totally destroyed its market va ue. It is impossible that these evils shou not react upon the prosperity of the who country. The nobler motives of human ty concur with the material interests all in requiring that every obstacle be n moved to a complete and durable recoi ciliation between kindred people once ut naturally estranged, on the basis reco< nized by the St. Louis platform, of ti Constitution of the United States, wit its amendments universally accepted as final settlement of the controversies whic engendered civil war. But in aid of a ri suit 30 beneficent, tho moral influence c every citizen, as well as every govert mental authority, ought to be exertec not alone to maintain their just equalit before the law, but likewise to cstablis cordi -J, fraternal good will among citizen: whatever their race or color, who arc no^ united in the one destiny of common sel government. If the duty shall te assign ed to me, I should not fail to exercise th power with which the laws and the Con stitution of our country clothe its chit magistrate, to protect all its citizens, what ever their former condition, in every po litical and personal right. CURRENCY REFORM. Reform is necessary, declares the Sf Louis Convention, to establish a sound currency, restore the public credit ?rn maintain the national honor and it goe? on to demand a judicious system of pre paration by public economies, by officia retrenchments, and by a wise finance which shall enable tho nation soon to as sure the whole world of its perfect abilitj and perfect readiness to meet any of it? promises at the call of the c-editor en titled to payment. Tho object demanded by the Convention is a resumption ol specie payments on the legal tender notes of the United States. That would not ? only restore the public credit and main tain tho national honor, but it would es tablish a sound currency for the people. The methods by which this object is to be pursued, and the means by which it is to be attained, are disclosed by what the Convention demanded by th? future,' and by what it denounced in the past-bank note resumption, ^i^esuraptiou of specie payments by the.'government of the. Uni ted States on its legal tender notes "would .establish'specie payments by all the bank's on all their notes.: Official statement*-'on ,the 15th dav of; May ?how the' amount* ,'Q? the. .bank ; notes-,-was $300,000,000,' less :20.000.Q00, held . by themselves. Against these $28?,0?0.U00. . of notes, the banks held ?141,000,000 of legal ten i i der notes, or a little more I per cent, of the amount, but tr had on deposit in the Federal Tre? security for these notes, bonds of I ted States worth in gold about $2 OOO available and current in all 1 eign money markets. In resum banks, even if it were possible for notes to be presented for paymen have five hundred millions of spec to pay two hundred and eighty of notes, without contracting th? to their customers or calling on i vate debtor for payment. Suspende undertaking to resume have usua obliged lo collect from needy bc the means to redeem excessive isa provide reserves. A vague idea tress is therefore often associated \ process of redemption, but the co which caused distress in these for stances do not now exist. The I tnent has only to make good its r and the banks can take care of the without distressing anybody. Tl eminent is therefore the sole deli LEGAL TENDER RES?MPTIO.N The amount of the legal tende of the United States now outstan less than $37,000.000, besides $34, of fractional currency. How st Government make these notes at a as good as specie ? It bas to pn reference to the mass, which wc kept in use by the wants of busin central reservoir of coin, ad?quat adjustment of the temporary fluct of international balances and as ? antv against transient drain3 art created by panic cr by speculati has also to provide for the payn such currency as may be presented demption and such inconsiderable f of the legal tenders as individuals time to lime, as they may desire vert for special use, or in order to in coin, their little 3tores of nionej sumption ia not difficult. To ma coin in the Treasury available for serve, to gradually strengthen and that reserve, to provide for such otl ceptionable demands for coin as ma does not seem to me to be a work culty. If wisely planned and dis pursued, it ought not to cost any s to the business of the country. It tend on the contrary to a revival o and confidence. The coin in the Treasury on tb of June, including what is held ; coin certificates, amounted to nearly millions. The current of precious which has flowed out of our coar eleven vears, from July 1st, 1865, < 30, 1S76, averaging nearly $76,00i year, was $832,000,000, in the wh riod of which $617,000,000 were tl duct of our own mines, to amass quisite quantities by intercepting the current flowing out of the cc and by acquiring from the stocks exist abroad without disturbing tb librium of foreign money marketa result to be easily marked out by cal knowledge and judgment, wit! respect to whatever surplus of leg ders the wants of business may keep in use, and which, in order t interest, will be returned for roden they can he either paid or they c funded. Whether they continue t 1 rency or be absorbed into the vas ! of securities held as investmei , merely a question of the rate of ii ?fray draw. Even if they were main in their present form and th [ ernmeiit were to agree to pay on t r rate of interest making thom des ' as investments, they would cease i ' eulate and take their place with Qc 3 ment, State, municipal and otho r porate and private bonds, of which - sands of millions e;ist amont; u ) tho pertwfc ease with which (??y i changed from currency info inyest lies theoniy danger tobe guarded a in tho adoption of general meas in ' remove a clearly ascertained su 3 that is tho withdrawal of any whi< , not a permanent oxcess beyond the 3 of business. Even more mischi . would be any measuro which eflec public imagination, with the fear apprehended scarcity in a comm ' where credit is so much used, flucti t of values and vicisitudes in busine largely caused by the temporary . of men even before those beliefs coi . I to ascertained realities. e A-^OV.^'F .9?? NECESSARY CUBREKC 3 fha arnon;}); pf necessary currone 1 given time cannot DC ije$r)??fl?3 i" rily and should not be assumed' upc . conjecture that tho amount is subj 0 both permanent and temporary ch 1 and trie enlargement of which seen t? be durable, happened at the begi: ? of the civil war by a substituted i " carreiiiW in the place of individual cr } j K varies witu C?rtain states of busi l at d.Me.no j Lb? fm, In . tumo for mstar^fUen fflfi ' pd oLher agricultural products beg" J borrow capital or circulating credit? ' which to make these purchases, and \ . these funds in currency capable oft . distributed in small suras among nu ' ons sellers. The additional of carr . at which times is five or more per cer i tjie whole volume, and if a surplus bei ? w'haf f? procured [or ordinary uses, ' ' H happ?? W WAfl?'l'flB'IrftM If ? money ..centres, a scarcjty of currenpy sues, and also a stringency in th.e " market. Jt js ju reference to such - pen-oil, that in a discussion of this sut ' w roy annual mewage to the New \ '-'"'ure, of January 5, 1875, the i Legis.-. Aa that the Federal G gestion was niau. -"?rv por ernment is bound to redeem ..... of its issues which the public do not w to use, having assumed to monopolize supply of currency and enacted, exclusi against everybody else, it is bound to 1 nish all which the wants of business quire. The system should passively allow volume of circulating credits to ebb i flow according to tho everchanging wa of business ; it should emulate as clos as posssible the natural laws of tr which it has superseded by artificial ci trivances, and in a similar discussion my message of January 4, 1876, it i said that resumption should bo effected such means as would keep the aggreg amount of the currency self-adjust during all the process without creating any time an artificial scarcity, and witta exciting the public imagination w alarms which impair confidence, contr the whole large machinery of credit a disturb the natural operations of Wi'nf Means of resumption, public ecouomi official retrenchment and wise finance i the meand which the St. ?Louis Conven ti indicates as provision for veserves and i demptions. The best resources is a redt lion of the expense* of the Governme below its-income, for that imposes no ne change on the people, if, ?ojjrover, t imprudence and waste which ko-V? oo ducted us to a period of falling revenu oblige us lo supplement the resulta economies and retrenchments by some r sort to loane we should not to specula on its own dishonor in order to save into est on its bonds, promises which it sti compels private dealers to accept at fictitiouu par. Thc highest national hom is not only right, but would prove profit; hie. Of the public debt nine hundred an eighty-five millions bear interest at fi n cent, in gold, and seventy-two millions i 5 per cent, in gold. The average interei is 5 58 per cent. A financial policy whic should secure the.highest credit wisel availed of ought gradually to obtain a re duction of one per cent, on the inter?s on most of the loans. A saving of on per cent, on the average would be seven teen millions a year in gold. That savinj regularly invested at U per cent, w uk in lesss than thirty-eight years, extingu?s! the principle. The whole seventeen hun dred millions of funded dobt might h paid by this saving, alone, without cos to the people. PROPER TIME FOR RESUMPTION. The proper time for resumption is thc time when wise preparations shall have ripened into a perfect ability to accomplish the object with a'certainty and ease thal will inspire confidence, and encourage the reviving of business. The earliest time in which such a result can bo brought about is the best, even.when the propara ; tionB flhall haye been matured. The exact date would have to be chosen with refer 'euee to the then exis. ..ig. state of trade and oredit operation's' in bur own country., Tha coarse of-foreign commerce and the condition nfl the-exchanges with other na--: lions, the sp?8ie;:raeaflures..an4 the-actual' date, and matters to? detail Having refer-: euee to everchanging the-conditions.that: ?belong to the "domain of practical admin istration and statesmanship. The captain of a steamer, about clarting from New York to Liverpool, does not assemble a council over his ocean chart and fix an angle by which to lash the rudder for the whcle voyage ; a humon intelligence must be at the helm to discern the shifting force of the waters and the windr ; a hu man band roust be on the helm to feel the elements day by day and guide to a mas tery over them. PEEl'ARATION FOR RESUMPTION. Such preparations are everything, with out them a legislative command, fixing a day, an official promise, fixing a day, are shows. The/ are worse. They are a snare and a delusion to all who trust them. They destroy all confidence among thought ful men, whose judgment will at least sway public opinion. An attempt to act on such a command, or such a promise, without preparation, would end in new suspensions. It would be a fresh calami ty, productive of confusion, distrust and distress. The act of January 14tb, 1875, enacted that on and after the 1st of July, 1879, the Secretary of the Treasury shall redeem in coin the legal tender notes of the United States on presentation at the office of the Assistant Treasurer in the city of New York. It authorized the Secretary to prepare and provide for such resumption of specie payments by the use of any surplus revenues not otherwise ap propriated, and by issuing, in his discre tion, certain classes of bonds. More than one and a half of the years have passed. Congress and the President has continued ever since to unite in acts which have legislated out of existence every possible surplus applicable to this purpose. The coin in the Treasury claimed to belong to the Government had, on the 30th of June, fallen to le,cs than forty-five millions, as against fifty-nine millions on the 1st of January, 1875, and the availability of a part of that sum is said to be questiona ole. The revenues are falling faster than appropriations, and expenditures are re ducing, leaving the Treasury with dimin ishing revenues. The Secretary has done nothing under his power to issue bonds, The Legislative Committee, and the official promise fixing a day for resumption have thus far been barren. Ko practical prepara tions toward resumption have been piade. There has been no progress. There have been steps backward. There is no econo my in the operations of government. The homely maxims of every day life are the best standards of its conduct. A debtor who should promise to pay a loan out of a surplus income, yet be seen every day spenuin^ all he could lay his hands on in riotous iiviug, would lose all character for honesty and veracity. This offer of a new promise on his profession as to the value of an old promise would alike pro voke derision. The resumption * plank of the St. Louis platform denounces the fail ure for eleven years to make good the promise of legal tender notes, it denounces the omission' to accumulate any reserve for their redemption, lt denounces the conduct which, during eleven years of peace, has made no advances towards re sumption-no preparations for resumption but, instead of, eas obstructed resumption, by wasting our resources and exhausting all our surplus income ; and, while professing to intend a speedy return to specie pay ments, has annually enacted fresh hin drances thereto; and, having first de nounced the barrenness of the promise of a day of resumption, it next denounces that barren promise, as a hindrance to re sumption, lt next demands its repeal and also demands the establishment of a judicious system of preparation for re sumption. ' lt ^cannot be doubted that the substitution V a 3.yi??em 'of preparation without the promise of ? qayj" f.?uld be ?be gain of .the substance .of 'resumption ip exchange for its shadow, nor is the de nunciation unracrjteql gi that imprudence which the eleven years since the peace has consumed $475,(300,000. and yet could not afford to give the people a sound and stable currency. Two and a half per cent, on the expenditures of these eleven years, or even less, would have provided all the additional coin needful to resumption ; to relieve business distress. The distress now felt by the people in all their busi ness and* industries, though it has its principal cause in the enormous waste o capital, occasioned by the false policies of our government, has been greatly aggra of the cur ant were .ts evils more felt tfjan novy; men do nothing, because they are B fiable fp njake any calculations on which ilioy can safely rely. They undertake nothing, because they fasir a loss in "everything they would attempt. They s?0p an'u W': the me1' ?hant dares not buy for the future con sumption of his customers ; the manufac tura riap?; njftke fabrics which may not' r?ww^'Jtr+7i^rf?jf > j}3 -?'"iis Iiis facto ry and discharges his worKmen';"cam)ta|ists cannot lend on security they consider safe, and their funds lie almost without inter est ; men of enterprise who have credit or securities to pledge will not borrow ; con sumption has fallen below the natural limits of a reasonable economy. Prices of many things are under their range in frugal specie paying times. Before the c'iyfl v/af 'yasfc $?jjjfa| of' purren'cy lay in the' bands' untouched'. A y??ar. qjjd a half ago the Jegai'tenders liiere at their; largest volume, and the twelve millions since re tired have been replaced by fresh issues of fifteen millions ot bank notes. In the meantime the banks have been surrender ing about four millions a month, because they cannot find a profitable use for so e these notes. The public mind many oi .. * ?hams. It has suf will no longer accep. . ? :"ain_ ferad enough from illusions. An . A mm MM?HRft people Seed to know W r?>%SFR?9lfi? moving in the direction pf #ma$ safety and prosperity, ?HI **M ?S q01"? through pru?, ?fe &n? conservative methods which wiU be WP i? Mm HO new sacrifice on the business ot the coun try. Then th? inspiration of new hope and well loundod confidant will have in the restoring procasseu of nature and prosperity will begin to return. The St. Louis Convention concludes its expression in regard to the currency by a declaration of its convictions as to the practical re sults of the system of preparations't su nlands. It says : We believe such a sys tem well devised and above all entrusted to competent hands for execution, creating ?,t po time an artificial scarcity of curren cy ana' ^t po time alarming the public minot into a fcithdrajyal ol that vaster machinery, credit, ty ^hiph ?j?j uer epqt. of all business transactions' are performed. A system open, public and inspiring gen eral confidence would from the day ot its adoption bring healing on its wings to all our harassed industries ; set in motion tba wheels of commerce, manufactures and tfe/? rpppbiipic arts ; restore employ ment to labor, and rene^y ?n, aji ?ts. natural sources the prosperry of the people. The Government of the United States, in my opinion, can advance to a resumption of specie payment on its legal tender notes by gradual and safe processes, tending to relieve the present business distress. If charged by the people with the adminis tration of the Executive office,.I should deem it a duty so to exercise the powers with willah jt fiap been, or juay bc invest ed by Congress, as besj; and soonest to con duct the country to that beneficent result. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. The Convention justly affirms that re form is necessary in tho civil service, necessary to its purification, necessary to its economy and iu efficiency, necessary in order that the ordinary employment of the public business may not bo ? prize fought for at tho ballot box, a brief re ward of party zeal instead of posts of honor assigned for proved competency and held for publicity in the public em The Convention wisely added that re form is necessary, even more in the high or grades of the publio service, President, vice-President, J udges, Senators, Repre sentatives, cabinet officers ; these ana all others in authority are the pooplo's ser vants. These ornees are not a private perquisite, they are a public trust. Two evils infest tho'offioial service of the Fed eral Government, one 1? the prevalent and demoralizing notion that the publio service'exists not for the business and benefit of . the whole people, but for1 the' interest of the office .holders, who are lm truth but the servants of the people. Un der tho influence of this pernicious er ror public en, ploy m on ts havo boen mul tiplied.. T-fie numbers of those gathered into t ho raul-s of office holders have been steaqily increased heyond .any possible requlrein?rit?f the public business,'.wliil? f?efftcienoy, peoulation, fraud and mal versation ol' the public funds from the igh places of power to the lowest have verspread the whole service like a lep osy. The other evil i3 tbe organization f tho official class into a body of political aercenaries, governing the caucuses and ?ctating the nominations of their own iarty and attempting to carry tho elec ions of the people by undue influence nd by immense corruption funds, sys ematically collected from the salaries or ?es of offlce-holdars. The official loss n other capntries, some times by its own weight ano some times in alliance with he army, has been able to rule the un irganized masses even under universal uffrage. Here it has already grown into , gigantic power capable of stilling the nspirations of a sound, public opinion, .nd of resisting an easy chango of ad ninistration until misgovernment be ames intolerable and public spirit has >een stung to the pitch of a civic revolu ion. The first step in reform is the ele ction of the standard by which the ap >ointing power selects agents to execute ?fficial trusts. Next in importance isa ionscieatious fidelity in the execution of he authorit;' to hold to account aDd dis ilace untrustworthy or incapable subor iinates. Tte public interest in an hon est, skillful performance of official trust nust not be sacrificed to the use of the ncumbent. Arter these imm ediate steps vhich will ensure the exhibition of bet er examples we may surely go on to the ibolition of unnecessary offices, and fin al y to the patient, careful organization of i better civil service system under the :ests wherever practicable, of approved iompetency tnd fidelity. "While much nay be accomplished by these methods, t might encourage delusive expectations f withheld here, the expression of my conviction is that no reform of the civil jervico in this country will be complete md permanent, until its Chief Magis trate is constitutionally disqualified for re-election, experience having repeatedly exposed the fatality of self-imposed re strictions by candidates or incumbents. Through this solemnity only can ho be effectually delivered from his great tempt ation to misuse the power and patronage with which the Executive is necessarily charged. CONCLUSION'. Educated in the belief thatjt is the first duty of a citizen of the Republic to take his fair allowance of care ancftrouble, in public .iHairs, I have for 40 years as a privatecitizen fulfilled tb at d u ty ; though occupied in an unusual degree during all that period with the concords of Govern ment, I have never acquired the habit of official life. When a year and a half ago I entered ".pon my present trust, it was in ord&r to consummate reforms, to which I have already devoted several of the best years of my lire. Knowing as T do, therefore, from fresh experience how great the difference be tween gliding through an official routine and working out a reform of systemsand policies, it is impossible for me to con template what needs tojbe done in the Federal administration without an anxi ous sense of the difficulties bf the un dertaking, li suranjone? by the suffra ges of my countrymen tb attempt this work, I shall ehdeayor ipjtli God's help, to be the efficient instrument of their will, (Signed.) SAMUEL J. TixbjBiy.. To Gen. John A. McClernand, Chair man ; Gen. W. B. Franklin, Hon. J. J. Abbott;, Hon. H. J. Sponnhurst, Hon. H. J. Redfield, Hon, F. S. Lyon and others, Committee, eta. Negro Speakers' Said to Come South to Speak for Hayes. We learn, says tbe Cincinnati inquirer, in a roundabout way, that tbe managers of the Hayes campaign jn Washington have furnished money to certain colored men who have been hangers on about the capitol for several years past, and in structed them to go South and make speeches for Hayes and Wheeler, assure their sable brethren of the affection of the .Radical leaders for them, and the inten tion of the General Government to send a host of troops where they can do the mo3t of good just about election time. One of these colored orators is a tall, slim, greasy looking, coaj-placfe' darky by the name of Perry .Carson, ^e'ranks aa' Genefal of the pegrp militia"11?' the pishici of ?Colum bia. He was a fesr days ago en 'the streets of Washington exhibiting a pile of money which he said had been given bim by his white radical brethren to pay his expenses on a lecture tour through South Carolina. His objective point is Ham burg. He favors blood for blood, and will tell the negroes that if they want help he wili quarter his militia and muskets among them. This fellow Carson is one of the most iH't?rai? gentlemen in the ' country. He organized the negro voters in Wash ington city eight or nine ^ears ago when Sayles J Wen ran f?t munt and ?hg kwsr. t^rW^r WW^m^ "Sbecfal messenger and 'confidential aiiyisyr.' 'His word wag law stflQiig the negroes, 'and to this day he exeroises more* control over them than docs any member of his race. The Shepherd ring was afraid of him, and gave him every opportunity to make money easily ; Zt Wfl be?eve h* succeed ed in securing a snug little sum. He attended thc Cincinnati Conven tion, ana try- wa btu.*~. -m ^.aA -toasting*j (Jisgusted tbe more intelligent- and^re-J sjpect?bH? colored/ men who --came Here as ( delegates. Carson is a fit 'tool" to'send South in the interest of Grant, Chandler, Morton ? Co., and is just the mm to fire the hearts of the negroes and inflame the race to acts of violence. It will be the policy of the Administration to send sev eral such individuals-some of them white men with black hearts-down South to canvass fftt t}|V p?l:Xy. Ai) :?dbj? J'ill be made^to' jteej} '?he appointments secret, however, untjj after the election. 2Jum: b?rs of clerks will also be granted lopg furloughs with salaries to visit their re spective States and speak in behalf of Hayes, Wheeler, and a continuance of Grantism. The First Bale. ' S?VANS?H' Aagu.sfc 2.-Two bales of j cotton received to-uay, one of Georgia and the other of Florida growth, consign ai to J. W. Lathop & Co.; sold for 15 cenp for tba ?epigia bale and |5, }-jfl for the FfoMrbaje.*Bpth sbmpeu* to II. H. Baldwin', $ew York, ?he first bales last ye?r were recejved op tbe 2}st of July. Savannah is tba flrat port to receive new cution this year. FIRST BALE ?JI MAOOS, The Telegraph of the 3rd inst., saya : " The first bala of this year's crop wasre ceived on v-istorday by Messrs ' Bros., from P. W T- .viandera "_. . ?ones, of Dougherty -univ. It weighed 545 pounds, classed middling, and was bought by Messrs. Cargill <? Holmes at 16 cents per pound, who shipped it at once to New York as the first bale of Georgia raised cotton of this crop, The first bale received here last season was also from the plantation nf Mj\ Jones, and was received by Messrs. Hardeman # Sparks on the 28th of July, and sold for 22 cents per pound. MAGNOLIA. PASSENGER ROUTE. Port Royal Railroad, ) Augusta. Ga., April 27, 1876. J The following Passenger Sohedule will be operated on and after May 1st, 1870: GOING SOUTH-TRAIN NO. 1 (Daily, Leave Augusta. 8:30 a m Leave Yemassee.12:35 p m Arrive at Port Royal. 2:30 p m Arrive at Charleston. 4:20 p ni Arrive at Sa"ar.jiah. 3:30 p m Arrive at Jacksonville. 8:35 am SO?NG NORTH-TRAIN NO. 2 (Daily, Leave Jacksonville. 2:10 am Leave Savannah. 9:00 a m Leave Chsilestou. 8:30 am Leave Port Royal. 10:15 a m Leave Yemassee.12:30 pm Arrive at Augusta. 5:00 p m .Dinner. ty The online making close connec tion with the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad it Savannah, and from and to Jackson ville and all poirts in Florida, avoiding, the long, tedious and well-known Omni bus transfer through that city. ?Sr Connections made at Augusta with the South Carolina Railroad for Aiken, S. C.; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad tor all points North and East; md with the Georgia Railroad for all points Southwest, West and Northwest. ?ar Through Tickets good until used. For sale at Planters' Hotel; at Ticket Office Uuion Depot, Augusta, Ga., and at di Principal Ticket Offices. T. S. DAY A NT. General Passenger Agent. K. C. FLEMING, , Superintendent. Mar. 8; . ,tf . 12 COTTON GINS ! WE arestill MAKING awl REPAIR JNG,GINS, THRASHERS and. FANS, on reson?ble terms for cash. . ' AU'wbrk Guaranteed. y A^JM. A?Q. CHAPMAN, > i SALUDA OL? TOWN, ,. * G. & C. R. R" S, C. Feb. 22,1876. 6m 10 Edgefield Democratic Conn-, ty Ticket. For the Senate: .M. W. GARY. For the li ou se of Representatives : W. S. ALLEN, ' J. C. SHEPPARD, JAMES CALLISON, T. E. JENNINGS, H. A. SHAW._ For Sheriff: JOHN T. GASTON. For Clerk of the Court : 0. F. CHEATHAM. For Judge of Probate : L. CHARLTON. ~ For County Commissioners: W. L. STEVENS, J. J. BUNCH, WYATT L. HOLMES, For School Commissioner: THOMAS C. MORGAN. ? For Coroner: A. F. BROADWATER. Fair Warning. THE public is warned not to employ or harbor either Carey Bug J or John Bich, who were apprenticed to me, and left my employ or or abont the 10th of March, 187u. They are both.mulattoes Carey being abont 13, and John about 20 years old. J. S. CHAPMAN. August S, 3t U LAND! LAND! LAND! Now is the Time to Buy! TH?- following VALUABLE TB ACTS OP LAND have been placed in my Beal Estate Agency for sale. Those in want of Homes and Land will do well to read the annexed list of farms and plant ations pow offered to the public, and givempacalh TBACT'N?. L-Acres, land 8}tnr ate within 2} miles of Johnston pQp.op. with comfortable DweL'irig and' good out-buildings thereon, and sufficient land open for 3 horse farm. Price Very low. NO. 2.-?0Q Acres, situate on Gunnel's Creek, about 10 miles West of pdgefiel d C. H., to exchange at a bargain for lands lying wjthjn five miles IJorth or East of Pine House ??pot. NO. 3.-Desirable House and Lot situ? ate on Slain street in the town of Edger field. House and premises in good re? pair. Price low down, and payable one third. Nov. '76; one-third, Nov. 77, and one-thjrd Nov, '78. NO. 4.-350 Acres A No. 1 land, on Tur key Creek, about 5 miles West of John? stop OepoMm one, two and three years* time. NO. 5-House and Lot Ju the town of EdgefieJdrSf tuate4 convenient ?Q Cburphr es and School pquse?. Ifouep in goq4 repair. Price 'only ?600. ' ' NO. 6.-260 Acres land, situate at junc tion of Turkey and Big Stephens' Creeks. 15 miles West of Edgefield C. H. New Dwelling and new Gin House and Screw; all necessary out-buildings ; pleasant neighborhood; 100 acres in cultivation; 100 acres heavily timbered; fine cotton and corn Lands, and unsurpassed for grain ; splendid mill seat on place, price $l,000^-one-half cash ; balance oh t^etv'? months.' fitaei * . c.ve 'NO.'?.-l?i'Apres, known as the Wade Eia?e, '2 nlil?s*^est ?r^ed' HjU; good. cabin'and" oufLuildfngs; snincie'pt Jbah'q open for % horsearm; woo^'aua e^ce?i l?;,t, pri?e $500-or e-half cash ; balance on 12 months' time. NO. 8.-10 Acre Town Lot, situate on old Stage Boad, half mile from Public Square. Lot well fenced. Will be sold at a bargain. NO. 9.-1 House and Lot ??* ? m of Edgefield. o? ~ ?> Town _.n ?treet, near Pub lic Square. A very desirable Lot. Large House. Acre Lot. Price f050. A bar gain ! Bo?a.-'h?ar tylgarChuVem 'Price -$3:50 pei-?pre, ??sh. ",3"P-!.U-154 Ai-res, near P'um Branoh Church; comfortable Dwelling and all necessary outbuildings ; productive soil ; well watered ; convenient to Church and Schools. Price Sl,000~one-balf cash. NO. 12.-The "Strother Place," con taining 400 acres, situate 13 miles North of ?dgeu?ld C. H., and 8 miles West of iJohnston. Large,comfortableDwelling, Store House, Gin House, and all neccs -pjl mr, LuiidiniTS. . About 200 ar?r<?q in culuvatiop[ |BBHHeMMn yim^uiw'^Ui? A veVv desirable'blaee^'*a b??iiti?uA'-aiia pleasant1 nome, and' a -preduti??ve'' sot?> well adapted to either cotton ' or grain,' and there is a fine variety of Fruit ori the place. The dwelling alone cost more! money than is now asked fdr '{he entire property. Price, ,^,|^q^ne-hialf pay% ble this fe]}; the bafyn?? ???jffa jjC* Alse, nth ur ?and, and Houses and Lots Parties faying l?qds 'for. salg ?UV^nd it to " tixf?ir i'nferlsttftofje? f?em, ibjoflgh. ?his. 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