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f HE ADVERTISER. Eugene!**, S. C., May. IT, 1871. JAMES T. BACON 1^.. TH03. J. ADAMS, f*DITO" t? KEES5, OKSUUJ. Ao*urran<I Coiu-orosutNi; Korro*. Election ot' Willard tu the Chief .Jus ticeship. Governor Hampton and his adminis tration havo triumphed and Willard is cloted to the Chief Justiceship of South Carolina. The election took place yes terday-Tuesday-and resulted as fol lows: A. J, Willard, SG: S. McGowan, 3$ ; W. D. Porter, 2; J. B. Kershaw, 2; W. Ii. Wallace, 1. The Edgefield dele ^'ithaithe exception of Gen. Gary, Willard. Gen? Gary voted for Bran. Monday night preceding the elec ag?a, the Democrats sat in caucus from 8 W- M. until 4 A. M. We imagine the wrestling was strong and the scene stormy. But it resulted in the nomina tion of Willard. Just now the man who seems most likely to succeed Willard as Associate Justice is Col. A. C. Haskell, late Chair man of the Democratic State Executive C ^1 mitte?. The Circuit Judges About to he Ousted. Whittemore, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has reported ares olation declaring that the election of ali the eight Circuit Judges was illegal and void, and recommending that their seats be declared vacant and a new election ordered forthwith. The alleged grounds of inls Action are that the judges wert elected viva VO??, whereas the constitua tlon requires lt to be done by ballot. It will be remembered that every one of tho eight Circuit Judges Ja this State made public aud^official denial of the charges of intimidation and general law lesshcss preferred by Governor Cham bnhtinbist winter against the citizens ?if the State in connection with the duet of tho poli?calj?^--4r'?^^ in pr.jgre^*---*^*^^ e?S?t judge? Po pronounced, republicans, and their testimony was of great weight in nulli fying the exciting influences of the bloody shirt. For this testimony the re publicans have 'never forgiven the of fending judges; and thus Whittemore declares war against them. And as for thu Democrats,- of course they will be glad tn get rid of these Judges simply bec aise they are not the right men in the right places Who shall succeed Carpen ter-slippery Dick-in our circuit? A native Edgefield mau, wc earnestly hope. Gov. Bonham, for instance. The Taxes We - Will Have to Pay And When-And How. On Friday last, in tho House of Rep resen tatives, Mr. Sheppard, Ch ii rm ai of the Committee of Ways and Mears, reported the Tax Bill, which is as fol lows: The bill levies a tax of seven mills on the dollar for State purposes, etc, and three mills for County purposes. Ah tho proceeds of tho tax levy are to bt deposited with, and kept by. the State Treasurer, in such banks in the cities ol Colombia and Charleston, asm tho judg ment of t:.e Fiuanclal Boord, wiil atferd sutficiejit-iwotoctionJoJ^^^ s-acrrnitorK itu<l--?Pressurers are required, under the direction of the Comptroller General, to collect taxos. Section live levies a poll tax of one dol lar, the proceeds to be applied to educa tional purposes, on every male citizen between the ages of 21 and 50 years, ex cept those incapable of earning their support. Failure to pay the poll tax ii deemed a misdemeanor, punishable with a tine of $5 or thirty d-tys imprisonment. Taxes are made payable in two equal in stallments, the first between June 1 and Jnlyl, and the second installment be tween October 1 and October 31. AU personal property subject to taxation, is rjiidered liable to distress and sale. Opposition to Paying thc Interest Up on the Consolidated Debt. Of the above Tax Bill, three mills of tho State tax, we believe, are to be ap ? IiiJ ff --" *-"**** Rolidated debt of the State. The Appro priation Bill sets apart $300,000 for the payment of this interest. The Governor and the Committee of Ways and Means are strongly in favor of this measure, the ground taken by them being that the public credit will be materially injured by its non-payment. The opponents ol the provision, claim that the people shonld not be called upon at this time to meet a debt the validity of which is >o seriously questioned. A telegram from Columbia to the Charleston News and Courier, dated Sunday last, sa3's: "The Democratic caucus which met last night spent several hours in tho dis cussion of the appropriation bill, with out, however, coming to any definite un derstanding. A strong opposition to the clause providing* for the payment of in terest on. the consolidated debt of the State was {developed, and its opponents are confident that this clause will be thrown out, anti the whole matter of the public debt subjected to the closest orb cial scrutiny." James A. Hoyt and the Columbia Register. During our late absence, the Columbia Register, which did such valiant and ef fective Democratic service in the cam paign of last tall, and subsequently, pass ed into the hands of our friend, James A. Hoyt, Esq., late of the Anderson In telligenecr, who, in copartnership with Messrs. IL N. Emlyn and W. B. Mc Daniel, L7.0 of the former Register Com pany, purchased it. Mr. Hoyt becomes its conductor and editor in chief. Twen ty years ago, when quite a young man, he lived in our midst, and many of us remember him well-and always kindly. Indeed he is a man who from bis earliest years bas made his paths straight bef?te his fellow men. And within the last year, as senior editor of tho Anderson Intelligencer and member of the State DJmoeratic Executive Committee, abso lutely no man has rendered more impor tant service to South Carolina than James A Hoyt. A sound, bravo, able and well-conduct ed daily paper at tho capital of our Stale is nov/ an absolute necessity to the peo ple of South Carolina. And with James A. Hoyt at the head ol the Register, noth ing in these respects will bu wanting The chief thing now to make the Regis ter a grand and useful permanency is sufficient popular support. And we earn estly hope that Edgefield will bo intelli gent, generous and appreciative in this matter. And to come down to the real practical and material, the Daily Regis ter is not only a first class paper in evory respect, but it is now the most useful and available paper fur Edgefield peoph - because it reaches us every morning ? Several hours in advance of any other journal. For instance, the Batesbhrg country gets it at 5 A. M. ; the Ridge Spring country gets it 5J A- M. ; John ston and Pine House get it at 6 A. M. ; Edgefield Court House gets it at 8 A. M ; Bcd Granuaille, Angosta and Alkea gat it before 9 A, Mc To be without tbe Register now, is to be without tbs news. Th? terms of subscription to the Regis iei af e us follows : \ Dally-^l month, 65c. ; 3 months, $175 ; U months, $3fi0 ; 1 year, *7 00. Tri-Week ly-8 months, ?125 ; 6 months, ?2 50 ; J year, $500. Weekly-6 months, $100 1 "year, $200. Address Hoyt, Emlyn cfc McDaniel, Columbia, S. C. pf - The great Russian-Turkish war is beginning to rage in dead earnest. The first real, unmistakable battle wasfought on Friday last, at Batonm-where the first .skirmish,took place three weeks ?go-and resulted, in the. disastrous de feat oi',thecR^|?nsr^ The,-actual fight inglasted' more ' than eight* boprs*;! and the Russians ieifr*,?W-men'dead and wounded upon .the field. The Late Annual Meeting of the State Press Association. The annual meeting of the State Press Association took place in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, Charles toa, >n Wednesday and Thursday of last .veek. We attended this meeting, and rejoice much at the privilege of having .i*?t and shaken by*tih hand the assem > d journalists of ?Suth Carolina-a set J i* men wt? are proud to call friends and mahers Ther* w.?re pnwnt on this occasion: James A. Hoyt, Columbia Register, President. P. W Dawson, News and Courier, First Vice President. J. Stobo Farrow, Spartanburt; Herald, Second Vice$President. S. W. Maurice, .Kingstree Star, Third vice-President. James T. Bacon, Edgefield Advertiser, Fifth Vice President. E ?. Murray, Anderson Intelligencer, C >rrespondlng Secretary. T. F. Gronoker, Newberry Herald, Treasuier. F. P. Beard, Kershaw Gazette ; J. C. Hemphill, Abbeville Medium; D. J. Carter, Lancaster Ledger ; W. J. McKer ral, Marion Star ; B. R. Riordan, News ind Courier; J. D. McLucas, Marion Merchant and Farmer; H. L. Farley, .karolina Spartan; W. D. Trautham, Camden Journal ; Rev. J. I. Bonner, D. D., Associate Reformed Presbyterian ; I. McRae, Aiken Journal. R. R Hempblll, Esq., of the Abbeville Medium, Fourth vice-President, being a m nnber of the Hom e of Representatives) was detained at his post in Columbia au 1 could not be present. President Hoyt, on taking tho chair, ?aid that ho was gratified to meat so many of the members present and under ?inch uospluiou* circumstances That be ras contident that much bcuelit had been derived from the formation of thc Vssociation, as was shown In tho lat Successful campaigned uivo^ it was also pleasant to meet and to exchange views. He kuew of nothing hat had transpired since their last meet ing of any importance, but there was me thing that he desired to call to thc tttention of the members, and that was he necessity of appointing a committee co petition the Legislature to fix certain rates for legal advertising, as the present rates were unjust. He also mentioned nat a member of the Association had il ready introduced a bill in the Legisla cure to that effect. On motion, Mr. J. C. Hem ph ill was re quested to act as Secretary. Tho following gentlemen were elected nembers of the Associai iou : E. A. Bronson, Barnwell Sentinel ; C. W. Dud loy. Marlboro' Planter; F. Melchers, Leitung ; A. S. Todd, Anderson Journal ; ?V.C. Keith, Walhalla Courier; R. B. {bett, E. G. Dill, Journal of Commerce; /'. Irvine Walker, Monthly Record ; L. M. Grist, York ville Enquirer. Mr Hemphill offered a resolution that he chair appoint a committee of five to uemorialize the present Legislature to -bange the present bill for offii?al ??drer t'iBing. M r. Farlay ottered as an amend ment to th? r<a7latior, that the Legisla ture be requested to repeal ail laws in ?gard to printing, and that the president *f this Association act a?-, the chairman of the committee. Tho amendment was tdopted, and tho chair appointed the fol lowing committee: James A. Hoyt, chairman ; F. W. Dawson, J. C. Hemp lill, H. L. Farley, J. D. McLucas. Capt. F. W. Dawson, of the Xeios and Courier, on behalf of the Regatta Asso .dation, extended to the mern hers an invi tion to attend the- annual Regatta on Thursday morning, on the steamer 'Sappho;" and also, on behalf of him self and Mr. Riordan, proprietors of the ?Tetra and Courier, invited the members t ) supper in the Ladies' Ordinary of the Charleston Hotel, at Pi o'clock. Mr. Murray moved that the invitations .be accented, and that th? thanks of thc j Association De returned tr? Tjre^Ttegatta f j Association and Messrs Riordan d' Dawson. President Hoyt announced to the members that Dr. G. W. Bagby, of Vir ginia, would deliver tho annual address before the Association at the Hibernian Hall at 8 o'clock, and that the members >f the Association wero requested to neet In the committee rooms at the hour, at a quarter before 8 o'clock, s > that they could attend the address in a jody ; also that the News and Courier -md furnish d the Association with cards ?I invitation for their friends, which r,hoy could have on application. On motion, tho Association adjourned to meet in the afternoon at 5 P. M. THK AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention met at 6 o'clock, Presi dent Hoyt In tho chair. Capt. Dawson informed tba members hut he desired to call their attention to a natter in which he was certain that all of them felt an interest, and would do all in their power to push to a successful completion. He referred to tho Simms memorial. That the gentlemen entrust ed with tho matter of procuring a bust if the gre .t scholar bad succeeded in .jotting ono ; one that would reflect great credit ou the sculptor and the State. That it was not his intention to go into tho de tails of the case, but that if it met with the approval of the Association the Hon. W. D. Porter, tho president of the Si in ms Memorial Association would bo pleased -ocome before them and make a state ment. On motion of Mr. Murray, Capt. Daw son was appointed a committee of one to inform Mr. Porter that tho Association would be pleased to have him wait upon .hem and explain to them his abjects. Dr. Bagby entered tho rooom at this time, and was introduced by Capt. Daw s >n. Presidont Hoyt welcomed Dr. Bagby, and introduced him to each member of tho Association separately. On motion of Col. C. Irvine Walker, Dr. Bagby was unanimously elected an honorary member. Tho Association then wont into an election for officers, which resulted in tho unanimous re-election of tho entire old set. Dr. Bagby's address-" The Southern Fool," was delivered before tho Associa tion at 8 o'clock in Hibernian Hall, and the mingled hard sense, humor and pa thos with which his remarks abounded was heard and enjoyed by a largo and brilliaut audience. After the conclusion of the address the members of the Association repaired to the Charleston Hotel, where, at the invitation of the proprietors of the yews and Courier, they partook of a very handsome supper in the Ladies' Ordina ry. Abont thirty gentlemen were pres ent, and the company did not separate until a late hour. The chief feature of the second day's proceedings waa the adoption of a r?solu tion by the Association, calling upon every editor in the State, as a committee of one, with authority to associato others in this good work, to raise at least $50 in each County cf South Carolina, in be half of the William Gilmore Simms monument. The next meeting of tee Association will be held in Charleston in the spring of 1878. The Rpecial tax of 3 mills which has been collected in Edgefield for some years past-accruing principally to the advan tage of Mcdevitt and bia coadjutors has been abolished by the Legislature. Thank God again ! The-elegant .furniture of ex-Governor Moses was-.-sold at auction at Columbia the other day. It went at a great sacri fice, Postponement of the Re-enactment of the Old Usury Law. On Friday last, the House of Repre sentatives, by a decisive vote, determined to postpone until tbe regular session tbe bill to regulate the interest on all con tracts, popularly known as the usury bill. The sentiment ol' the House had previously soouu d decidedly in favor of the re enactment of tbe usury law, and its postponement until next winter only mems that the members ar? unwilling to adopt a measure f such vast impor tance to debtors and creditors without preparing the public mind for so radical a change. And perhaps too this post p moment is owiu^ to the arguments aud ?ffwts of the leading business men of Charleston against the measure. The Senate having passed the Bill, its proba ble passage Ly the House created tre mendous excitement ainong^ the bank ers, merchants and capitalists'bf Charles ton, who promptly held a meeting and forthwith dispatched a delegation of ex perienced'finauciers to Columbia, to make such representations as would at least stave off the immediate re-enactment of the old usury law. In our letter from Columbia last week, the types unwittingly made us say that Gen. Gary's speech in the Senate was against^he re-enactment of this law. This vvfte a mistake. Gen. Gary's speech was a very powerful argument in favor of tho usury law, aud was powerfully instrumental iu causing its passage by tbe Senate. Next week. we will publish this speech of Gen. Gary. Probable Impeachment of the Negro Wiight. The committee appointed to investi gate the oolored Aunootate Justioe, Wright reported on Friday last In favor of his impeachment for drunkenness. The tes timony shows him to have beon^ in tho streets aiuluaiJr*-T~ . . ' yrr?rtance to such an extent t?^Torondcr hin; incapable of perform ing the duties of his too exalted posjtjon. He has not yet resigned as it was antici pated be would do. Tho lirst step look ing to his immediate impeachment, how ever, has already been-taken. GeB:. AI. C. Butler. Tho Chicago Times, says the Chronicle & Constitutionalist, is an able but "rabid paper. Its mission in the world seems to be to purvey social mistiness and po li.cally to.-.trike, like a blind, rattlesnake in the month of Augn>t, anything that cimes within its range. It is not less merciless in attacking Democracy than in combating Radicalism: bur its chief | point of venomous onslaught appears to bo the South and her leading men. In a recent number the editor, who is only surpassed iu his talent by his mendacity, makes a furious and ill considered raid upon the good name and fair fame of| Gon. M. C. Butler, of South Carolina Senator Butler is described as a man of I "low origin and habits, as of the over seer and slave dealer class, conspicuous for his brutality to negroes, a? tho im porter of Russian blood hounds to hunt down runaway slaves, as the instigator of the massacre at Hamborg, indeed a representative of the worst class which exists in tho South, instead of that'class of scholarly, chivalric and high toned gentlemen from which South Carolina has been wont to choose her national representatives." A moro malignant or atrocious false hood was never uttered, and the men- j dacity of the sketch ia only equaled by | its utter wantonness or ignorance. We have taken pains, on several occasions, to correct these gratuitous slanders. At this time we avail ourselves of a compe tent defense by the New Orleans Demo- J erat, which speaks the words of truth ? and soberness, us follows : " General Butler is known to every ' South Carolinian as the very reverse of ? the picture herc drawn. There is no rj gentleman ih the North or South more { justice; his inflexible courage and t promptitude in resistance to every form t yf tyranny and oppression. No man on c the continent has a.prouder lineage. His r mother was the daughter of Commodore j! M. C. Perry, the hero of one of the bright- r 2st achievements of our navy ; his uncle c was the gallant Colonel Pierce Butler, B who fell at the head of the Palmetto 1 Regiment in one of the most gallant ?harges of our army in oue of the battles f in tho valley of Mexico. His grandfa- \ ther, bearing the same name, was re- : yarded as the model of a Southern geu- r tleman, and his father, the original Colo- ' ael Pierce Butler, was tho progenitor of ^ Lhat remarkable family of Generals, so - distinguished in our Revolutionary war, t to whom Georgo Washington once gave t Lhe toast: 'To the Butlers, tho heroes of ? our Revolution.' " So much for the lineage of General * M. C. Butler, a reference to which wo ire provoked by the sneers of tho Times it his low origin. . c "For the General himself, history will t bear witness to his heroic and selfsacri- c ticing devotion to the causo of Southern independence, as will be further attested r by the loss of one of his limbs and the J iovotion of a handsome fortune to the .! raising and equipment of a regiment of , cavalry, which ho led through the late ? war with distinguished gallantry and t ?kill. When the war was over General , Butler co-operated with Governor Hamp ton in his eminently conservative policy, \ in discouragiug and repressing all vio- ? lent and extreme measures on the part t if bis oppressed and persecuted fellow ? citizens. The connection of his name 1 with tho Hamburg affair had no further ; f>undation in truth than may be derived j rroui his presenco in the character of a j mediator and suppressor of a serious ind bloody affair." ( For tho Advertiser. t A Generous Defence ol' Senator Ca*3*. * MKSSUS. EDITONS: Feelings ?f friend- s ?hip and justico indiico ni? to ask your.! 1 indulgence to say a word against the un kind criticisms of Senator Gary's course j j in tho Senate. 1st. His opposition to tho olection of Willard as Chief Justice-even with the nomination of a Democratic caucus-is in perfect accord with his whole course sinew the war, and, in the opinion of] many persons, very proper and credita ble. Ho bas on all occasions refused to vote for compromise candidates, oven ; with the endorsement of or r conventions, i This feature of Senator Gary's character a was certainly well known by his con- [ Btitnency. Willard, without tho express- ? ed preference of Gov. Hampton, would no 111010 be thought of by a Democratic caucus as their nominee-where such men as Aldrich, Kershaw, McGowan, Porter and other gifted and deserving g sons of our soil are available-than would , any of his fellow-carpet-baggers who have been unmercifully plucking our ' State since her prostration. Willard has J boen of some service to UR In the i mme- c diate past, and as his reward let us blot s out the past and not put him in the posi tion now ocoupied by Wright. Let Gary push his opposition to Willard aa far aa ho miry, and he will be sustained by I. Edgcfle'd. Gov. Hampton, in my opin- '1 ion, la wrong in advocating Willard's election ; and when he is wrong (though ? one of the noblest.men living, and ad c mired by none more than the writer of t this) there should be some with the nerve ( to oppose bim. 2nd. His aspirations (if he has such) ' to the United States Senate seem to be regarded by some as presumptuous in him. In this great and free country, the race for office is open to all, and certainly to Senator Gary-with his undisputed claims on tho whole State for services rendered. 3rd. His affiliation with the Republi cans I regard as a base and unfounded slander, which it seems to me would be patent to any one knowing* him. He ? \ may at times tx- found voting with them (ai> in the Willard ease) but it is with tho , loathing a?id'contempt for-them-Which ) . he baa ju>vay9 openly expressed. ?> J And new, Messrs. Editors, let ns wait j | for some oyert act on the part of our rep- J resentatives before criticizing toSevere ly Tho past valuable servico?f Sen ator Gary will condone a great manv er rors on his part. Lot ns 'remember his heroic treatment of the Radical sore on the body politic in the person ?t?f Gov. Chamberlain last summer, which in my opinion, broke the backbone of the parry hi the State, taught the nogroea that their Governor could be; told of his misdeeds to his fae!?, and shook thoil- failli in him -an example whieh^wasfolUutnd up and resulted in victor}'. -Nothing?rnverts a negro^o quickly as the destruction of his ?Sj&ls By all means let u/?ncourage Senator Gary in his oprjo^Hlm to Wil lard as Chief Justice, even though ho find himself " voting with -The solid R publicans against the solid/Democrats, CLIO. May 8th, 1877. Condensed Report or legislative Proceedings-/T 16TH DAY-FRIDAY, Wfcrll. SENATE?!! Mr. Meetze presented a communication from his Excellency Z. B. Varee, relative to fish culture, which was referred to the Committee on'Agriculture. At 1:30 P. Mt, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF-PwEPRESENTATiVES. Mr. Aldrich presented a resolution of | the Abbeville tar recommending that the Lcgi?lutuic m.'ke provision for an inter change of circuits by the Judges. Mr. Call ison introduced a resolution to refer it to the Judiciary Commitee to incjure into thc present Trial Justice system,iand report a uniform system uf inferior magis tracy for Hie. Stute. The House agreed to the Senate aniend meht to a resolution invoking Executive clemency by a vote of 78 to The House also concurred in the S?pate resolution to elect a Chief Justice oh' Tuesday, at 1 o'clock. --~ Mr. Sheppard, from th*?' tfbmmitko ?nj Ways and Meana-nij^n*T1 a bm to raise"1 Sheppard, the bill was made the special irder daily immediately alter the appro j -lat.on bill lill disposed O'.'. Mr. Miuort. from the committee ap ->piuie.J to inve.- j.a'c the conduct of As i ciate Justips Wright, submitted a report, md moved that the House go into secret kssioti during the reading of it. Messrs. Hamilton, Myers and Andrews )[ipost;d the motion to go into^ secret ses sion. Mr. Bradly said : For.prudential reasons, iik committee thought it best that the 'vidence submitted, with their ?report, ;hou!d be read in secret session o? the ilouse. The motion wa? adopted by Go to 15. Mr. Andrews moved that the newspaper .ej-ortt-rs be no'-exclu led. Not agreed to. The House then went into secret session, [t is not known what was done in the iccret session; but the report of the .ommittee recommended the impeachment )f Judge Wright. A bil) to amend sections 65 and 56, .-napier 120, of the general statutes, rela ive to liens on crops, was taken up for a ?econd reading. Mr. Gantt-I am proud to see that this Souse is now disposed to protect the armers and make thom stand on their >wn responsibility, and learn how lo make uid to keep what they make. It is our luty to make such laws as to bring our leople np to a sense that they must take ?are of themselves, and not take what hey make to the stores and sacrifice it here. The sooner they understand how ;o get along without this lieu law the letter. Mr. Green-If a man don't want to ake a lien, why he need not do it. And hose that can't get along without giving i lien, let them give one. In my county he crops have been waahed away and the urmers have spent all the mopey they I lad on that crop, and how, in the name of j tense, are they going to plant another vithout they get credit. Talk about .liking away a man's horse or cow ! Why, f you use a man's money to the value of | ,'our horse, don't you expect to give him he horse? It's his horse and not yours. Mr. Hamilton-I protect against the >assage of this bill, not because it will )revent a man from giving a lien, but be muse it will give the lawyers more work. The liens are printed and can be bought br ten cents, and a man can sign it pim ^^^^l^l?^1^?88^^^ will - haxg o draw bim a mortgage. 1 am omwsea o this bill on the same principle that I ippose the usury bill-that if a man has mt got sense enough to take care of him elf he ought to bu destroyed. A man is lot obliged to borrow money if he does lot wish it. He is not seized and locked ip by the man who has money to lend ind forced to take the money and sign a ien. The borrower seeks the lender. Mr. Aldrich -This subject has been be ore the pu: lie mind so long that every )ody is prepared to decide for or against t. "I think that this lien law has done nore to ruin the country than almost inythiug else. A broken farmer w ll tell .ou .hat he is ruined because it took all ie had to pay his lions. A broken raer Hant will tell you that he is ruined be auoe he gave too much credit on lions. I .bject to the law. also, because it encour iges extravagant living. It encourages lishonesty in making representations on he part of thc farmer to the merchant. The repeal of the lien law will help to ompel a system of credit based on per lonnl integrity, and that is the best se :urity after all. Such a system would tend o make men try lo build up a chai acter >f personal honest}'. Mr. J. J. Hemphill-This lien law has uined many men not only in property .ut in character. Men huve been ruined ust because they could not calculate the ntercst they were paying tho merchant, dany a time, between i he sherill", clerk md the lawyers, both the merchant and he farmer lose all they expected to get ?ut of the benefits of a lien. Mr. Connor-The hen law I have al lays looked upon as the peor man's riend. The misfortune of our people is hat they have nothing to pledge as s?curi t?s. Men can't lend racney on low in crest when the seurity is poor. lean ?et men as much money as they wtnt at ' per cent, if they will give the right :md of collaterals. This law is to enable h-m to pledge their future crop9. Mr. R. Pt. Hemphill-I agree witt Mr. bonnor that the lien law is one of the ?est laws we have. It was passed when he country had just been ruii el by the var. Nobcdy had credit or property. )ne of the stroucest arguments woy we hould not repeal it is that the Mackey louse attempted (odo so. P-ndmg Mr. Hemphill's remarks the louse adjourned. 17TH DAY-SATURDAY, MAY 12 SENATE. . The Senate assembled at 12 M. . Mr. Whittemore asked and .obttined eave of absence on account of serious lineas in his family, and stated that, apon Jimatters, with the exception ofelec ions, he was paired with the Seiator rom Lexington. Mr. Meetze introduced the following esolution : Resolved, by the Senate of the Slate of south Carolina, the House of Repr/senta ives concurring, That the two bouses ncet in joint assembly on Thursday, the L7th instant, at 1 P. M., for the-p'orpose if electing seven trustees of the Uriver iLy of South Carolina. Ordered for consideration on Monday text. Mr. Jeter introduced the following ref ution : Resolved, by the Senate, That it be ri erred to the Judiciary Committee to ?i ?ertain and report by resolution wh>t luiount should be paid members of tte jeneral Assembly *for their attendane ?ere in Columbia "last November and De ?ember, and also for this session. Ordered for consideration on Monda? lext. Joint resolution (House) to repeal spc dal tax levied on Edgeiield County. At 12:40 P. M., the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at ll A. M. Prayir )y Rev. J. Walter Dickson. M?-. Sheppard moved to increase tbs lalary of the Governor's private Secretar; rv'm $1,275 to $1,400, and shat of tte Governor's messenger from $200 to $254. STot agreed to. Also, to increase tbs salary of the Clerk ot the Supreme Court from $-500 to $700. Agreed to. Also, tc reduce the salary of the State Keportei from $1,275 to $1,000. Agreed to. Abo to reduce the salaries of the health officen from $1,800 to $1,500. Agreed to. Also, to add an appropriation of $300 forre pairing and rebinding books in the Secre tary of State's office. Mr. Firriter moved to increase the salary ot the State Treasurer from $1,875 to $2,500. Rejected. Upon calling up the unfinished business, the question of repealing the lien law came up. Mr. R: R. Hemphill having the floor. He^said: Tn -*?ocalLjuiur_attentioD to the point at which I was Ony?ateTChrT; I will reaffirm that the lien law was a necessity of the times when enacted. That Borne snch provision was necessary to keep gaunt famine from the door of many of our poor people. It gave them hope tc work for a recovery of. their property, and the means to perform that work. We were verging upon actual want; what had been left by the sword was swept away by the hand of the despoiler. The passage of such a law was a departure from the former course of legislation. It was an unfortunate innovation, I admit, but it was a necessity of the times. The unsettled condition of our financial and political affairs has rendered it necessary to keep it on our statute books. It is im fossible to change and repeal it just now. would be willing to fix upon the 1st ol January, 1879, for it to become inopera tive, but at no earlier date. This lien is of the same naturels a mortgage of real or personal property. We make no ob jections to the pledging ot prop?rty in this way and of this kind. Do we not admit by this that liens per se are not wrong ; that there is no essential wrong in them ? Dur objections then must be fonnded upon the incidental evils of the system. Should wo,not assure ourselves these evils are sufficient to overbalance those which ?^dAar?B6 from the immediate repeal of sammary and speedy mode of collecting lebts, but are compelled to resort to the tedious, uncertain and expensive remedy jf an "action at law." Men, without thought, charge our present impoverish ment to the lien law. It cannot be at tributed to any one cause. Within a year the United States treasury has with Jrawn from circulation more than $150, 3UO.O00 of currency. This is a more sat isfactory and real reason to be assigned for the stringency of the times. The ?fiect of the repeal of the lien law would be to force the labor of the country back apon the land owners. This is, perhaps, i desirable result, but the whole queatton narrows itself down to this: Can the country absoib and sustain this labor in i!s present impoverished condition? Where ure the means ? I assert that a large pro portion pf the property of Abbeville County, the basis of its credit, is undor liens of judgment and mortgages, and that thc land owners themselves cannot get credit unless those furnishing supplies for their laborers can have the benefit of a lien prior to the liens already subsisting. We cannot absorb the labor and enter upon cash payments at once. It is a con test between * labor and capital, and will force men of small farms to the position af day laborers, with an uncertain prospect Df receiving pay. It will still further de grade the laWjp?.nian^Juii^^ bi? oower evefTbnse. Mr. Simpson-The lien law was intend ed to supplant the homestead law and re store to the poor man the credit which that exemption took away from him. But it3 actual operation is very oppressive. It gives the larmer a fictitious credit. It places his credit entirely iu the power oi the merchant who has a lien upon his property. Mr. Vernon-This lien law is extremely expensive. in many counties the clerks af court make from $3,000 to $4,000 a. year by recording liens. This is paid by the borrower. If there is a merchant upon the floor to-day, I would ask him liow many of his customers who have aeen giving him liens are worth one cent more now than they were ten years ago. [f there was a necessity for the law when t was passed, that necessity do.s not jxist now. A lien is not a security, because t is based on something not in exist' 'ice. [t places a weight upon the farmer cal ml?ted to discourage him in his labor to iccomplish that upon which the security depends. . *_ ;he happy days of the poor man in South karolina have come. I am glad that gen tlemen have found out that the lien law s a secondary slavery for the laboring nan. Let people who have no means gc ;o work for somebody who can forecast br them. Our poor people have got too nuch pride. After they give a lien there s no more work. They get something to ive on during the summer till wintei :omes again. If the people want thc law tfter it is repealed we can re-eDact it again. Mr. W. K. Bradley-When I came here [ was in favor of abolishing the lien law, but lince ? have heard the arguments and :onsidered the matter more carefully, I ;hink that we should not do so till we en ict a substitute for it, Mr. Sheppard-One thing which should be considered is that the lawyers in the House are opposed to striking out the en icting clause of the bill. The system is lefective and should be amended, but I im not in favor of wiping it out at once vithout. priding a substitute. Mr O ? the provisions of the lien av; wert ci. .'ried out thero would be no ?arm from it. It provides that the lien hall be given only for supplies necessary or the making of the crop. But when a nan gives a lien he buys to its full limit, md frequently buys what he had no Use or, and that is where the injury results. Mr. YoumanB-The original intent of he lien law was to encourage capital to otne to South Carolina, and its cresent iperation never dreamed of. I think if here is any necessity for ..jading a usu y law there is tenfold more to repeal the len law. The following was received from the ilovernor : COLUMBIA. May ll, 1877. GENTLEMEN OP THE HOUSE OF REPRE ENTATIVES : Yesterday I transmitted to iis Excellency the President of the Unit d States the concurrent resolution adopted y the General Assembly invoking Execu ive clemency, and I here have the honor to ommunicate bis reply. WADE HAMPTON, Governor. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 12,1877. To Gov. WADE HAMPTON: I am in armed by the Attorney General that he las instructed the District Attorney of louth Carolina to prepare for trial only tiree indictments in the Ellenton cases .nd to notify the parties in all other cases hat they need not prepare for trial. ? It i possible that only one case will be tried, 'he fact that the indictments ware found y the grand jury, composed of both po itical parties; seems to justify the assnmp ion that the prosecutions are not partisan. agree with you that a general amnesty hould extend to all political offenses xcept those which are of the grayest harcrcter. Py. B. HAYE?, President. j^ir. Aldrich introduced a concurrent evolution to extend the thanks of the reneral Assembly to president Hayes, for iis clemency. Home adjourned at 2:30 P. M. For the Advertiser. The Edgeiield Hussars. MESSRS. EDITORS : At the roorganlza lon of this ti m a-h on o rod corps, in the irlef history I g ive of it, on a sudden all, I omitted the names of two of its vorthy and gallant commanders, viz: "apt. Rob't. Meriwether, who succeeded Japt, Hammond, and Cant. James Grlf In, who succeeded Capt. Meriwether. M. li. BONHAM. OBITUARY. DIED, March 30th, after a few hours llness, little HARWOOD BURT, Infant on of JAB. A. and SALLIE DOZIER, aged line months. rho ancients, prophetic, were right when they sung, rhat " whom the gods love are doomed to die young." if et sadly we grieve and affection's tears flow, tar nature is weak, o'erburdened with woe ; iut ties which on Earth are so painfully riven Viii be re-united more firmly in Heaven. L. '"SJ,, RIDGE SPRING, EDGEFIELD CO., S. C., MAY 8,1877. dgeneld, Lexington and adjoin Niii'il .gftUUf The season'for selling HARVEST MACHINERY has^lg^-Teiarnret^l and I congratulate you on the cheering prospects before us; With the--pc - litical questions which have agitated the country peacefully settled, and with every prospect favorable for large crops, weean look forward with confidence to a return of prosperous times ny those gradual and ;healthv changes which insure their continuance for a Beries of years. I desire to name herein some of the Machinery to be handled by /me the corni ig season, which I trust will receive-your closest attention, and meet your approval and patronage. . THE CELEBRATED ECLIPSE ENGINE, Pronounced by all competent Engi neers the best Agricultural Engine that we have had up to this time. en's FavoiUe, SWEEPSTAKES THRESHER. Threshes and Cleans perfectly. Easily moved by a yoke of oxen over any road. BUCKEYE mm REAPER and MOWER! Look at Home testimony. It is pronounced .the mostr wonderful ma chine that has ever entered ? field of I grain in theSouth, and has been prov en by actual test to be the only prac tical machine of the kind made for our Southern fields. Can reap any where you can with a scythe. l.t. must be seen to be appreciated. [PROVED The above Machines I mention spe cially as applicable to our immediate wants. They have all been fully tested by me, and I can with confi dence recommend them to the Plant ers of Edgefield and Lexington Coun ties,-andr ?long- thc-8;-O.-Railiuad" from Augusta to Charleston. In addition to the above, I sell four other very superior Engines that have been specially built to meet the wants of the South, viz: The "CLIMAX," the 'MONITOR,' the "BOSS CLIPPER," and the CLIPPER." With each of these very superior Engines, I give the Companys Print ed Warranty, guaranteeing perfect satisfaction. I also represent the best COTTON PRESSES made. This fact cannot be disputed by- any impartial judge. Everything, on the most improved order, for a complete outfit for Gin j ning Cotton, can be furnished on a few days notice. I deal-in every Improved Imple ment known to the Trade. Any ar ticle not named can be supplied on application. My terms I guarantee are as liberal as any responsible Agent in the South. And after five years of rtTiractieal-exoerienca-with mool. n?Jiu.-Machinerv sold by me, and being a ers of my State these ImproveTHmplem?ii'^ uncertain labor now employed. I annex a few Certificates to show what! "home folks" think of them: RIDGE SPRING, S. C., 15th June, 1876. Capt. TILMAN WATSON, Agent Buckeyo Reaper.-Dear Sir: At your request, I gave the Buckeye a thorough test in wet and tangled grain. Notwithstanding the land was so wet that the team could scarcely stand, and the Machine often bogging nearly to the hubs, it did thc work perfectly, much to the surprise and wonder of those who witnessed rt, and without once getting ouc of order. I feel satisfioi that I no machine has been introduced into this State that will give more universal satis faction than tho "Buckeyo Reaper/' It is just the thing that every one wants, that sows fifty or one hundred acres of grain. I trust you will meet with the suc cess you deserve in introducing such a perfect machine. Yours, &c\, T. L. SMITH. RIDGE, S. C., July 4. 1876. CAwr. T. WATSON.-pear Sir,- The Re c .t you so kindly Sent me in my dilem ma, acted like a charm, enabling me to save my tangled and fallen Oats in a man ner splendidly. I am confident J. saved half as much again as I could have done otherwise. Very truly yours, WM. E. CARWILE. RIDGE, S. C., July 7, 1876. CAT-T. T. WATSON.-Dear Sir: Your Reaper cut my Oats beautifully, notwith standing the rough character of the land. The Oats were planted iu drills and covered in such a manner as to loave a considerable ridge, on which they stood, yet the Reaper cut them admirably. Yours, dec., 1 . J. B. DUBOSE, M. D. RIDGE SPBINO, 20th June, 1876. CAPT. TILMAN WATSON.-Dear Sir : Many thanks for vour kindness in sending your Buckeyo Reaper to cut my Wheat, without which I should have lost almost my entire crop, as it had boen in the rain for several dj?ys, and had fallen down and tangled badly-so much so that an ordinary scythe could do nothing with it. I beg to add that I have never aeon a moro perfect Machine, and cannot afford to harvest another crop without one. Trusting that your efforts to introduce to our planting Interest such perfect Labor Saving Machinery may be crowned with success, I am, very truly, Ac, R. B. WATSON. I will visit in person any part of my territory where I sell Machinery and put the same up and in successful operation whenever desired to do so In addition to the above Harvest Machinery, I add a few of other good kept by me : Winners SULKEY RAKE; Illion SULKEY RAKE; Centennial GRAIN DRILL; Donaldson COTTON PI ?.NTER; ti West's GUANO DISTRIBUTOR; Haiman's Adjustable PLOW STOCKS, PLOWS, MOULDS, SWEEPS, &c" &c. ; The Gower, Cox & Markiey WAGONS; STUMP PULLERS; SYRUP MILLS; MILL FURNISHING MACHINERY for Flour Mills; BOLTING CLOTHS, Ac, &c; SAW MILLS COMPLETE; COTTON GINS of best makers. Samples of Machinery on hand. For further intimation, Circulars, terms, &c, apply to MR. D. R. DU RISOE, at Edgefield C. H., or to me at Ridge-Spring, C. C. & A. Railroad. TIOIAN WATSON, Agent for Edgefield and Lexington Counties and S. C. Railroad. N. B.-Active and reliable Agents wanted at each Station on the C. C. & j A. Railroad, from Columbia to Augusta, and on the S. C. Railroad, from \ugti8ta to Charleston, to whom liberal commissions will be paid. Address as above. "Will be glad to sell a complete out$t for THRESHING and GIN NJ?iG, rea4y for the Field, on'jjiberal terms. Can be examined at_ my Store Rooms. lah 3m21 DICKSON SWEEPS! -:o: o N consignment, and for sale at very low figures, Five Doz en SUPERIOR DICKSON SWEEPS, from 18 to 22 inches manufactured at the celebrated Agricultural Works of Elias | Haiman, Atlanta, Ga. May 16, D, R. DURISOE lm22 i i >?:tirau sfcffii IS THE " BEST." Tills Soap is manufactured from pure materials; and as it contains a large per centage of Vegetable Oil, is warranted fully equal to the best imported Castile Soap, and the same time contains all the washing and cleansing properties of the celebrated German and French Laundry soaps. It is therefore recommended for u*e in the Laundry, Kitchen and Bath rooni^.and. for. ??eneral household, pur poses; also for Printers, Painters, Engi neer*, ur: d Machiniste,- as it w?l remove spots orink, Grease, Tar, Oil, PatatTetc, -^'ti th? hands. Bugrxitetnjrgd only by 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 RUTGER'S" P^c?faW 33 and '35 JEFFERSON ST., N. Y. 'For salo'by Grocers generally. May 8, 1877. ff 21 New Law Firm* A. J. NORBIS. W: H. FOLK NORRIS & FOLK, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, EDGEFIELD C. H.t s. c. Will practice in the Courta of thia State, and in the Circuit and District Courts of tho United States. May 9,1877. ' 8m21 Lost. ON Saturday bast, between Ed gefiel d C. H. and the Pine House, a blank Note Book of the Pacific Guano Compa ny,, a.considerable number of the Notes being hl]?d out and signed. Tho Book also contained two-Notes, one1 for $210 and the other Jot $70, drawn in.. Davor of the Pa ta ps co Guano Company* All of these Notes were dated at Pine House, S C. Any person finding will please .leave at the A advertiser o#ce, or deliver to tue unueiuignBO.- -^ J; D. BOPER, 21211 Pine* House. I ASPECIALTY during the month of May. Bring them In the forenoon on a clear day." ... ? ? R. H: MIM8. May O, 1877.. . tig. 2t21 Past?I?<P0r?rait?.? PUCTURES^f any ' blind copied, en larged, and beautifully colored in Pastel.- Call at thef Photograph Gallery and see the fine and life-like Pastel Por traits now on (exhibitlon. Prices very low, and satisfaction guaranteed. ..' B> H. MIMS. May 9, 2t21 ThoiTuglibrcd Stock foi* Sale. IAM Breeding . THOROUGHBRED POLAND-CHINA. . and. ESSEX HOGS, Light BRAHMA FOWLS, and BRONZE TURKEYS, all selected with pr sat care from .the best strains in .the United " States.J Prices td snit the pres ent hard times. Satisfaction guaranteed in every particular. Address, Z.C.DANIEL.; Twyroan's Store, Spottaylvoala Co., Va. Aug. 30,1876. ly $7 ~ L. P. Q. S. AUGUSTA MUSIC HOUSE, -,-?--;- - O. O. ROBIXSOX. T LTTDDEX <t BATES G. 0. ROBINSON & ?0. ??_. Something ISTew ! .'THE',; PlAiNO-HARP ORGAN? PIAKOS ITo Cash Buyers. $50 TO $100 SAVED. EIGHT OF THK MOST CELEBRATED. MA KERS ARE REPRESENTED. The Largest Stock, The Greatest Variety, The Best Makers, The Lowest Prices, A GOOD STOOL ANP COYES, With Freight Ba|d to any Boink Every Instrument Warranted To Give Entire Satisfaction. ONE HUNDRED PIANOS, for small monthly payments, arranged to suit all responsible parties. ORGANS, Church, Hall or Parlor. FOUR of the BE9T MAKERS, inclu ding the celebrated MASON & HAM LIN, which have been unanimously as signed, by the Judges of the United States Centennial Exposition. ??THE FIRST RANK IN THE SEVERAL REQUISITES OF SUCH INSTRU MEN I'S." SUPERIORITY EVERYWHERE ACKNOWLEDGED. First prize at the " World's Fair," in Paris, 1867: at the "ViennaExposition," In 1873, and the Exposition of Linn, Aus tria, in 1876, always receiving the -high est m?dvtii? Ic competition with1 celebra ted European makers. New styles, now improvements and elegant new designs, as exhibited at the Centennial. Two hundred Orjrans at factory prices, far cash, or small monthly payments. Musical instruments, Of Every. Variety. Sheet Music and Music Books,] Tho Latest Pcblicatioris. Orders promptly filled at Publishers' prices. Best Italian Strings, and everything pertaining to a first class M usic House. PIANOS & ORGANS FOR RENT. Inning apd repatoltfg by a first-ch workman, of 25 years' practical, expert enne. Orders from the country will re] ceive prompt attontion. G. O. ROBINSON ?fe CO. Augusta Mnalc House, . 265 Broad Street. ' May 2, 1877. tf 20 C. _ORN Whiskey-Corn .Whiski straight-Corn Whiskey pure-r-Ooij Whiskey old and fine--Corn Whisk/ mild and mellow-Corn Whiskey .*i pe rbi v splendid-Corn Whiskey straigj and pure, old and fine, mild and mello* and superbly splendid, always on han! at Dorisoe's Grocery. And for aale a? aatomsningiy low prices, . tf 9