Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, May 17, 1877, Image 2
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
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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
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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
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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