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Hayes' Inaugural Address. FELLOW-CITIZENs-We have as sembled to repeat the fublic ceremo nial begun by Washington, and ob - served by nil my predecessors, aqd now a time.honored custuta, which - aarks the commencement of a new term of the P-esideutial office. Called to the- duties of this great trust, I proceed, in compliance with usage, to announce some of the leading princi ples on the subjects that now chiefly engage the public attention, by which it is my desire to be guided in the discharge of these duties. I shall not undertake to lay down irrevocably principles or measures of administra tion, but rather to speak of the mo tives which should animate us, and tbsuggest certain important ends to be attained in accordance with our in stitutious and essantial to the welfare of our country. At the outset of the discussion which preceded the recent Presiden tial election, it seemed to me fitting that I should make known my senti ments in.regard to several of the im portant questions which then appeared to demand the consideration of the country. Following the example, and, in part, adopting the language of one of my predecessors, I wish now, when every motive for misrepresentation has passed away, to repeat what was said before the election-that my countrymen will candidly weigh and understand it, and that they will feel assured that the sentiments declared in accepting the ncmination for the Presidency will be the standard of my conduct in the path before me, charged, as I now am, with the grave and difficult task of carrying them out in the practical administration of the government, so far as depends un der the constitution and laws on the Chief Executive of the nation. The Fermanent paeification of the country upon such principles and by such measures as will secure the complete protection of all its citizens in the free enjoyment of all their constitu tional rights is now the one subject in our public affairs, which all thoughful and patriotic citizens regard as of su preme importance. Many of the ca laraitous effects of the tremei.d, us revolution which has passed over the Southern States still remain. The immeasurable benefits which - will surely follow, sooner or later, the hearty and generous acceptance of the legitimate results of the revolu tion have not yet been realized. Dif fieult and embarrassingquestions meet us at the threshold of this subject. The people of those States are still iruipoverished, and the inestimable blessings of wise, honest and peaceful local self-government are not fully en joyed. Whatever difference of opin ion may exist as to the cause of this condition of things~, the fact is clear that in the progress of events the time has come when such govern ment is the imperative necessity re quired by all the varied interests, public and private, of those States. But it must not be forgotten that on ly a -local government which recog nizes and maintains inviolate the rights of all is a true self-government. With respect to the two distinct races whose pecuiar relations to each other have brought upon us the deplorable complications and perplexities which exist in these States, it must be a government whi,:h guards the inter ests of both races carefully and equal ly. It must be a government which submits loyally and heartily to the constitution and the laws, the laws of the nation and the laws of the States themselves, accepting and obeying faithfully the whole constitution as it is. Resting upon this sure and sub stantial foundation, the superstructure of beneficent local governments can be built up, and not otherwise. In furtherance of such obedience to the letter and spirit of the constitution. and in behalf of all that its attain ment implies, all so-called party in terests lose their apparent importance, aed party lines may well be permitted to fade into insignificance. The ques tion we have to consider for the im mediate welfare of those States of the Union is the question of government or no government ; of social order and all the peaceful industries, and the happiness that belong to it, or a re turn to barbarism. It is a question in which every citizen of the nation is deeply interested, and with respect to which we ought not to be in a par tisan sense either Republicans or Democrats, but fellow-citizens and fel low-twen, to''whomn the interests of a common country and a common hu mnanity are dear. The sweeping revolution of the en tire labor system of, a lar;<e portion of our country, and the advance of 4, 000,000 people from a condition of servitude to that of citizenship upon an equal footing with their former masters, could not occur without pre senting problems of the gravest mo ment to be dealt with, by the emanci pated race, by their former masters and by the general government-the aiuthor of the act of emancipation. That it was a wise, just and providen tial act, fraught with good for all con cerned, is now generally cor -led throughout the country. That a moral obligation rests upon the national gov ernmient to employ its constitutional power and influence to establish the rights of the people it has emiancipa ted, and to protect them in the enjoy menit of those rights when they are infringed or assailed, is also generally admitted. The evils wliich afflict the Southern States can only be removed or remne died by the united and harmonious efforts of both races, actuated by mo tives of mutual sympathy and regard ; and while in duty bound and fully determined to protect the rights of all, by every constitutional means at -- - - - . - 7 rtainly be my disposition and m.y Dpe to aid in their settlement in the me peaceful and honorable way us securing to our country the great essiugs of peace and mutual good Bices with all the nations of the orld. Fellow-eitizens, we have reached the ose of a political contest marked by ie excitement which usually attends te contests between political parties, hose members espouse and advocate ith earnest faith their respective -eeds. The circumstances were, per. aps, in no respects extraordinary, ve in the closeness and the conse let uncertainty of the result. For e first time in the history of the >untrv, it has been deemed best, in ew of the peculiar circumstances of ie case, that the objections and ques ons in dispute with reference to the )unting of the electoral votes should a referred to the decision of a tribunal )pointed for this purpose. That ibunal established by law for this le purpose, its members all of them en of long established reputation for tegrity and intelligence, and with e exception of those who are also embers of the supreme judiciary, iosen equally from both political rrties, its deliberations enlightened 7 the research and the argument of )le counsel, was entitled to the fullest nfidence of the American people. Its eisions have been patiently awaited d accepted as legally conclusive by ie general judgment of the public. or the present, opinion will widely iry as to the wisdom of the several )nclusions announced by that tribunal. his is to be ant'cipated in every istance where matters of dispute are ade the subject of arbitration under ie forms of law. Human judgment never unerring, and is rarely re irded as otherwise than wrong by ie unsucessful party in the contest he fact that two great political parties are in this way settled a dispute, in gard to which good men-differ as to ie facts and the law, no less than as to ie p~roper course to be pursued in )lving the question in controversy, is ,asinn for general rejoicing. Upon ne point there is entire unanimity in ublic sentiment-that claims to the residency must be amicably and eaceably adjusted, and that when so 3justed, the general acquiesceneo of e nation ought surely to follow. It as been reserved for a government of e people, where the right of suffrage universal, to give to the world the rst example ij hitory of a great ation, in the midst of a struggle of pposing parties for power, hushing s party tumults to yield the issue of se contest to adjustment according the forms of law. Looking for the guidance of that ivine hand by which the destinies of ations and individuals are shaped, I dl upon you, Senators, Representa ves, Judges and fellow-citizens, here ad everywhere, to unite with me in earnest effort to secure to our coun y the blessings not only of material rosperity, but of justice, peace and nion. A union depending not upon e constraint of force, but upon the vig devotion of a free people; and mat all things may be so ordered and ttled upon the best and surest foun itions tihat peace and happiness, truth d justice, religion and piety may be establishedl among us for all gene ots. reathing Miasma Without In jury. There is no exaggeration in the statement a thousands of persons residing from one mar's end to another in fever and aguie re oss on this Continent and elsewhere,breathe r more or less impregnated with miasma, ithout incurring the disease, simply and ly because they are in the habit of' using ostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive, has frequently happened, and the fact has en amply attested by the parties them iives, that persons surrounded on all sides neighbors suffering the tortures of this ivering and burning plague, have enjoyed msolute immunity from it, thanks to the otec:ion afforded by the Bitters. Nor is at standard anti-febrile cordial less effica aus in remedying than in preventing chills id fever, bilious remittents, and disorders of kindred type. Taken between the parox ins, it speedily mitigates their violence,and entually prevents their recurrence. These ets, convincingly established by evidence, ipeal with pecnliar force to travelers and journers in malarious districts. 10-4t. THE AMERI0AN F&axEa,-The March mber is promptly received, and contains, side the usual variety upon almost every nnch of agriculture, several embellishments bich annot fail to be attractive-among em a beautifully-colored plate of' a new edling Geranium, named after the Presi a of the State Horticultural Society, and lIed Tihe President Perot; also portraits of splendid imported Percheron horse, Cardi l, and of a pair of the popular breed of >land-China Hogs; besides these there are ats or florienitural and mechanical subjects. ls No. of the old Farmer will be found of msual interest, especially as it treats upon imrons subjects peculiarly seasonable, in uding the farm, the vegetable garden, flori tture, &c., with instructions about fertili rs, seeds, plants. the grasses, spring crops, ., and copious extracts from addresses, 2d papers read before Grangers, which will found of great value just now, as showing e objects of that institution. Published by mm'l Sands & Son, No. 9, North Street, altimore, Md., at SI.50 per annum, or 5 mpies for $5. - Astronomers have discovered, within the inst few weeks, that a dreadful conflagration L been going on in the beautiful constella >n of the Swan. Some mighty sun has un >ubtedly been destroyed, alongside of which r arth would look like a boy's marble. Ie distance is calculated about 300,000,000, 000,00,0,-or it may be orily 300,000,000, 10,000-but it is no greater than the differ ice between Duryeas' Satin Gloss Starch ud Improved Corn Starch, and all similar eparations offered by other manufacturers. ey have distanced all competitors, carried F the grea t medals at the Centennial Exhi tion in Philadelphia. Their Starches are e best in the world. Always ask your -ocer for Duryeas' Satin Gloss Starch, for undry purposes und Duryeas' Improved rn Starch for , Dr. Josep)h Lort, of Chester >wl, Md., was taken into the oods, stripped and severely hipped by a party oif men, a few stys ago, for seducing a young PTRO'MGZIEisrleayr.ev PEERor' i,aiNE ll already nuceir. -om Aits nisc rgya supe ndmber. mits rntispidetethroing the eitras atrhactee aid senoteaininge teeryt iat shous be saidsofter. It tha evry .,.. M.,la ha a ohmihar & is nnly k2 enort I shall make to accomplish t cE purpose, I ask the cordial co-operation hi of all who cherish an interest in the si welfare of the country, trusting that ti party ties and the prejudice of race b] will be freely surrendered in behalf of of the great purpose to be accomplished w In the important work of restoring the South, it is not the political situ cl ation alone that merits attention. The ti material development of that section tl of the country has been arrested by w the social and political revolution w through which it has passed, and now ci needs and deserves the considerate h: care of the national -government, witr- SO in the just limits prescribed by the qi constitution and wise public economy; ti but at the basis of all prosperity, for ct that as well as for every part of the vi country, lies the improvement of the ti intellectual and moral condition of ti the people. Universal suffrage should C< rest upon universal education. To b< this end liberal and permanent provis- a ion should be made for the support of tr free schools by the State governments, sc and, if needed, supplemented by le- a gitimate aid from national authority. it Let me assure my countrymen of ti the Southern States that it is my nl earnest desire to regard and promote cl their truest interests ; the interests of p the white and of the colored people b: both and equally, and to put forth my a best efforts in bebaif of a civil policy C( which will forever wipe out, in our d, political affairs, the color line and the a distinction between North and South, ti to the end that we may have not F merely a united North or a united v South, but a united country. c I ask the attention of the public to the paramount necessity of reform in it our civil service-a reform not merely as to certain abuses and practices of . so-called official patronage, which have ' come to have the sanction of usage in g the several departments of our gov ernment, but a change in the systeu. of appointment itself. A reform that h shall be thorough, radical and com- r plete. A return to the principles and t practices of the'founders of the gov ernment. They neither expected nor Si desired from pubJic officers any parti- 0 san service. They meant that public 0 officers should owe their whole service lP to the government and to the people.. They meant that the public officer P should be secure in his tenure as long a as his personal character remained un- h tarnished and the performance of his duties satisfactory. They held that appointments to office were not to be made nor expected dierely as a reward for partisan services, nor merely of the " nomination of members of Congress as being entitled in any respect to the control of such appointments. The fact that both the great political par-t ties of the country, in declaring their principles prior to the election, gave a prominent place to the subject of re-D frm of our civil service recognizing . and strongly urging its necessity int terms almost identical in their specific a import with those I have here employ-a ed, must be accepted as a conclusive t argument in behalf of those measures. P It must be regarded as the expressio~n of the united voice and will of thet whole country upon this subject ; and both political parties are virtually t pledged to give it their unreserved * support. The President of the Unitedd States of necessity owes his election ai to office to the suffrage and zealous r labors of a political party, the members t of which cherish with ardor and re gard as of essential importance the principles of their party organization ; but he should strive to be always tt mindful of the fact that he serves his Y4 party best who serves the country ai best. In furtherance of the reform w we seek, and in other important re H spects, and a change of great impor- Ia tance, I recommend an amendment to be the constitution prescribing a term of six years for the Presidential office, s and forbidding a re-election, at With respect to the financial condi- t tion of the country, I shall not attempt ce an extended history,.of the embarrass- a mnent and prostration which we have Y" suffered during the past three years. The depression in all our varied corn- aj miercial and manufacturing interests SC throughout the country, which began in September, ~1873, still continues.m It is very gratifying, however, to be be able to say that there are indications b w all around us of a coming change to th prosperous times. ) Upon the currency question, inti- ca mately connected as it is with this a: topi,' I may be permitted to repeat p, here the statement made in my letter c of acceptance-that in my judgmentT the feeling of uncertainty inseparable nm from an irredeemable paper currency, ei with its fluctuations of values, is one CZ of the greatest obstacles to a return to & prosperous times. The only safe pa- [ per currency is one which rests upon ia a coin basis, and is at all times and Si promptly convertible into coin. I ad here to the views heretofore expressed by me in favor of Congressional legis- ~ lation in behalf of an early resumption in of specie payment, and I am satisfied ti not only that this is wise, but that 0 the interests as well as the publie sentiment of the country imperatively demand it. Passing from these remarks upon a the condition of our own country to T onsider our relations with other 0 b lands, we are reminded by the inter- ta national complications abroad, threat. g' 'ening the peace of Europe, that our I traditional rule of non-interference in the affairs of foreign nations has proved of great value inpast times, t and ought to be strictly observed. The policy inaugurated by my hon- ' ored predecessor, President Grant, of wi submitting to arbitration grave ques- da tions in dispute between ourselves and I frgnpwr,pittoan a fincoparabs, oet o setln nter-nd nainlb st isr- e i diomarab es-he fsttF.ntr metlt ftepeevto fpaea nwi, disuteleve becomesru a ~ a mentality of the preservation of peace at -and will, as I believe, become a m beneficent examnle of the course to be 3 The H eraldi. THOS. F. GRENEKER, EDITORS W. II. WALLACE, - NEWBERRY. S. C. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 14, 1877. A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE. The Herald is in the highest respect aFam ily Newspaper, devoted to the material in terests of the people of this County and the State. It circulates extensively, and as an Advertising medium offers unrivalled ad vantages. For Terms, see first page. The Inaugural. Mr. Hayes talks in a promising tone. The South receives consid erable attention, and the President seems to be in favor of letting this part of the country manage its own local affairs, as the North does. Federal interference is, we hope, a thing of the past, gone with Grantism forever. There are strong reasons for believing that the country has entered upon a morn prosperous career. Hayes is said to be a weak man, easily led by partisan and designing poli ticians. This may be a mistake. Give him a chance. If he makes a good President, we will say no thing about the manner in which he became so-till the next cam paign. Meanwhile, it is the duty of all good citizens to support the government as it is. He recommends an amendment to the Constitution, prescribing a term of six years for the Presi dential office, and forbidding a re election. He recommends an early re sumption of specie payments, and be calls attention to the paramount importance of reform in our civil service. It will be in this depart ment that his fitness or unfitness will be most th'oroughly proved. Teaching Colored Schools We print thbis week a communi cation on the above namedsubject. Our motto is, let every man have a chance; give him a showing. There is, perhaps, too great a pre judice against, white persons who teach colored schools. There is a good deal to be said on both sides -we don't propose to say any thing, however, on either, except that such emplo>yment is infinite ly better than idleness. Our cor respondent says some things that are very true ; but he will find very few to agree with him when he says that a large portion of the white people of South Carolina are egregious fools. They have never borne the reputation. J)eath or Judge Moses. F. J. Moses, Sri., Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Caro lina, died in Columbia the 6th in sant, at the age of 72. Judge Moses was a native of Charleston. He graduated at the South Caro min College in 1823, practiced law at Sumter, was State Senator from 1836 to 1866, was elected Circuit Judge in 1866; elected Chief Jus ice in 1868, and Ire elected in 1874. ile was~ a man of extensive learning, and well versed in the science and p)ractice of law. Editorial Review. Postmaster-General Key is a life long Democrat, of high standing in his party. The Columbia Register will here after have an agricultural depart ment in its Tuesday's issue. Abram S. Hewitt has resigned his position as Chairman of the National Democratic Executive Committee, and Senator Wmn. H. Barnum, of Connecticut, has been chosen to succeed him. Governor Hampton has offered a reward of $200 for the capture and detention in any jail of the State of W. Butler Putnam, who shot and killed Willis Todd, color ed, in Laurens County, the 25th ultimo. Hayes' Cabinet. Secr-etary of State, Win. M. Evarts, Ne w York ; Secret ary of the Navy, R. ME. Thompson, Inl diana; Seerstary of War, Geo. W. McCrary, Iowa; Secretary of the Treasury, John Sherman, Ohio ; Secetary of the Interior, CaLrl Schurz, Missou ri; Attorney-Gen eral, Chas. Devens, Massachusetts; Postmaster General,David ME. Key, Tennessee. Temperance standard. 'We have received the first num ber of The South Carolina Temper. anne Standard. a weekly jout-nal State Affairs. It is impossible to rive our read ers anything at all definite or re liable in regard to State affairs. Mr. Hayes has not yet taken any step to settle the vexed question as to who is Governor, nor has he even -iven any indication of what his course will be. FOR THE HERALD. Teaching Colored Schools. The ways of mankind, like the col ors of Jacob's coat, are certainly very diversified. Their winds correspond thereto. It is a common thing if a man or a woman should misapply their time, neglect business or lie idle on their oars, doing nothing, as many young men as well as middle-aged do, to hear the world denounce them as lazy, indolent, good for nothing per. sons: who neither deserve pity nor sympathy, but rather the contempt and scorn of every one. Vice versa. If, on the other hand, these same per sons should suddenly reverse their po sition, change tactics, display energy and tact, and get in the way of the world, and thereby commence to amass money and get ahead-right off this same world raises up a hue and cry that these same persons have become as big rascals as they before were idlers. Now, what is a man to do ? TI a man is to be governed and controlled by what others say and think in order to please everybody, he will please no body. Therefore his only plan of suc cess is to please himself as far as he can, and let the world go to the Devil and Tom Walker. In South Cart lina 'the papers du ring the campaign ceemed with articles on the education of the negro. The editors of the papers and the candi dates for offices poured forth protes tations and delarations that it was the intention of the Democratic party to see that the negro was properly in structed. They wrote and spoke to the effect that education alone could make the negro a good citiien. That if they got in power in the State, the negro should and would be educated, and appropriations sufficient should be made, and that only good teachers, black and white, should and would be employed. Now, with all these promises arid declarations standinig out as plain as the nose on a man's face, if it is at tempted to be practiced, the party who may be so bold as to venture out is branded at once as a disgrace.to his race and a dishonor to his State. Oh! consistency, tbou art a jewel. If a white man, Northern or South, era, who has no other means of sup port, and even if he had, one we mean who is competent, should resort to thc teaching of a negro school, to keep from begging or starving-we ask, Is it wrong ? Which is the most honor able or preferable ? Good common sense will answer in a moment. If it is wrong for a man to teach a negro to read and write in order to make a living, it certainly and in disputably. reasoning from cause to effect, is wrong for a lawyer, who makes his living by the law, to take any negro's case to defend him. 2nd. For a physician to atteod to and administer medicine to any negro who sends for him to treat his case. 3rd. For a merchant, liquor-seller. or any one following merchandise for a livig, to sell goods, wares, liquor or anything else to a negro. 4th. For a farmer to hire negroes on his farm to labor for him to make corn, wheat and cotton to .support himself and family. If it is right in any of the above stated cases to defend, practice on, sell to and employ negroes to make a living thereby; if it is honorable to do all these things, then it is equally as proper, equally as honorable, for a white man to instruct negroes to read and write, if he makes an honest liv ing thereby. We ask the question, Where is the difference ? In other Southern States, as for in stance Alabama and Mississippi, it is not considered by any means as a dis grace for a Southern white man to teach a colo'red school, but essentially necessary. proper and wise. They maintain that a Southern man has as much right to take charge of such a school as any one else. They say that the Southern man is the proper one to instruct the negro ; and has as much right, aye more, to the benefit of the sehool appropriations made than any one else, as the appropriations made emanate from his pocket. Now, if it is right, proper, honorable and honest for the citizens of Alabama and Misa sissippi to teach colored schools, we would like to know for what reasons it is not right for the people of South Carolina to do the same?i Are the people of South Carolina any better than the citizens of Alabama and Mississippi ? We would like to know at what time they becanie better. The citizens of Alabama and Mississippi did equally as good fighting in the late war and are descended from as good stock as any man in South Caro ina. Our opinion in a few words is that the citizens of Alabama and Mis sissippi are equally as honorable, equally as honest, equailly as patriotie as the most patriotic and high-minded citizt.s of this State. These is no use for certain South Carolina people to try to hide or con ceal their prejudices and hates; no matter what they promise, for like murder it will out. They hate the regro, except as a boot black and a worker in 'the field. B3efore the late war, B. F. Perry was denounced by one Faber of the Mefrcury for advo cating that the poor man's child should be eduated Now ti was not only four-fold stronger embittered by pre judice and antagoninis of race. The great mass do not believe in it, pro muise what they may. Now, if it is wise, if it is essentially requisite to educate the negro, in ordei to make him a better citizen and a better man, which has been and is acknowledged by Statesmen and Chris tians. thcn in the name of common sense, of good sound judgment, would it not be far preferable, far more beneficial for the Southern white man, if he will condescend to do it, to teach and instruct the colored citizens, than either the Northern marl or the colored man himself, imbued as they come and are with certain antagonisms to Southern principles. The Southern white tran having been reared in the South, entertaining opinions and ideas altogether Southern, educated in a Southern manner, is profoundly in doctrinated with Southern notions no matter what his politics-views the colored man from a Southern stand point, and is certainly and surely, and always will be, the best teacher for colored children, because in his teach ings he will and would inculcate into the minds of his pupils, respect, love and obedience to Southern people and Southern institntions. He will and would blend in his teachings and in struction3 what neither the colored man nor the Northern man would no disposition to bring about social equality, no hostile feeling toward Southern white men, Southern prin. ciples and views, but rather principles to support Southern white men at the ballot box, to bury prejudices, tc strengthen the bonds of friendship and to support under all circumstances their owirome people and home gov ernments. The good book says, "Train up a child in the way he'should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." If those. be the words of wisdom, then it is wisdom and not fully nor disgrace for the Southern white man, if he is competent, to take charge of colored schools. It is said of a celebrated Athenian, who had by some means incurred the displeasure of the Athenian Mobocracy, that they elected him through spite to be one of the scavengers of the city of Athens. He accepted the office, saying it was not the office that disgraced the man, but the man that disgraced the office. Having filled the office efficiently, at the e;piration of his time he was highly. honored. Sc the office of school teacher for a color ed school, held by a Southern white man, will and should not disgrace him in" the estimation of real gentlemen, uood citizens and honest men ; but by his actions he may otherwise disgrace himself. Recently, says a writer, some one in the presence of Thomas Carlyle remarked what a difference in the population of Great Britain and Ire land at the present time and that o: 1801. "How much is it ?" said thc philosopher. "Thirty-one million and a half now, to fifteen millions then.' "That may be ailso," said CJarlyle; "but I have one thing to say, they are mostly fools." Now, while we admit that there are quite a number of good, patriotic, worthy conservative men with strong common sense, and who would do and would have don( right if they had the moral courag~ to stand up to what they' think and thought, regardless of outside pressure yet we are constrained to say, with Thomas Carlyle, that it may with equal propriety be said of a large portion of the people of South Carolina, They are mostly egregious fouls. It is truly unfortunate that I have thus to speak, but nevertheless it is too true for joke. J. W. CHAPPELL. FOR THE HERALD. Our Washington Letter. THE MESSAGE-WHAT IT SAYS ANI] WhAT IT MEANS-DIFFICULTIEs 01 THE NEW PRESIDENT-THE CABI NET-THE COMING JUDGE-THI GOOD RECORD OF THE HOUSE 01 REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., ETC. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7, 1877. The Message of President Hayes is hardly equal, either in a literary point of view or in directness and clearness to the same writer's letter acceptiug the nomination. But it is not in it self a bad message, and will tend tc allay any excitement which may have outlived the late contest. It urges a settlement of the South ern troubles, in fact, the most of it is devoted to that subject. It hints at internal improvements by the Genera] Government, with special reference to the South. It advocates an early re turn to specie payments, and promises reform ini the civil service. In the main'it is simple and direct. It never rises above the commonplace, and only ence-when discussing the Electoral Commission sinks below mediocrity clearness, purpose and form of expres son. This said all is said. In the nature of things the promises to "the South" are a mockery. If taken in their high. est and best sense Mr. Hayes must quit his place and let Mr. Tilden take it, for Mr. Hayes is Presi.dent only by the efforts of those who have brought upon the South the evils which he promises to remedy. If these evils and their authors are to be got rid of, Mr. Tilden, who was elected for the purpose, is the one to destroy them. If they are to be protected, that pro. tection would naturally come from the man they advainced to power. Things ill gotten are as a rule ill used. We can not congratulate the South, as yet, upon the plunder which the conscience or the craft of President Hayes, has made him promise her.' So far as civil service reform is con cerned, it will be well to remember that Grant, a wan in some respect ol so. But what an ignoble failure he made and. what a civil service he leaves to his successor I Let us not prema turely rejoice wlc a weak :nan renews the pledges that a strong man could not keep. Tl:e inauguration ceremonies yes. terday were of the usual character and were considered successes. Good or der was maintained. At night the torchlight procession was almost en tirely made up of the negro clement, and was far from being as extensive as was expected. The Cabinet, as given by the most reliable reports, will be as follows For Secretary of State, Evarts; Treas. ury, Sherman ; Interior, Schurz ; At toruey-General, Geo. W. McCrary. The other places are understood to be still open, and there is also possibility that some one else will be substituted for McCrary. It is thought B. H. Bristow will succeed David Davis as a Justice of the Supreme Court. Senator Patterson, of South Caro- - lina, when serenaded last night, indi reetly condemned the conciliatory ut terances of President Hayes' inaugu ral in relation to Southern affairs. Against great opposition on the part of the Senate, and in spite of outside and exciting complications, the last House of Rpreseutatives wade an ex-. celle:;t record fiuancially and other- a wise. It was eminently a safe and prudent flouse. An act of justice was done on the last night of the ses siun which gives to mail contractors t who performed service in 1859-'60 '61, and whose services were inter rupted by the war, the amount actual ly earned under their contracts. But a all subsidies were defeated, and the necessary appropriations cut down as far as practicable. Provision was made on the last day of the session of Congress for payment - of mail contractors of 1859-'60-'61. Proof of "loyalty" not required. Gil more & Co., Washington, D. C., col lect these ;laiws. RENO. wMew X .illiscellaneous. CARD OF THANKS. The subscriber takes this occasion to re turn his sincere thanks to' th.i citizens of Newberry generally, and his many personal friends, for the timely aid afforded him in rescuing his goods from the flames which destroyed his store on Thursday last, as well as for the kind assistance afforded in getting out his furniture from his house, which stood in imminent danger of burn ing. For these several acts of kindness lie is deeply grateful. Mi. FOOT. Mar. 14, 11-it. - Pop & CARD. Poe&Wardlaw return sincere thanks to all who assisted them (and most especially to the ladies) in saving a portion of their stock of Drugs and Medicines at the late fire. They have ordered a fresh supply of goods, and can be found for the present at Harmon's old stand, where thoy will be pleased to serve their friends and the publicr generally, as in the past. It. NEW STOCK OF. MIL LINERY!! McFALL & POOL. Respectfu.lly announce to the ladies of Newberry that they will open THIS WED NESDAY a New Stock of Millinery Goods under the charge of Mrs. SoPHIA MOWER RED17S, in Harmon's old store, up stairs, to the rear of the HERALD office, where they] will remain until possession can be obtained of the store now occupied by W. T. Tarrant. The ladies are respectfully invited to visit us as above and examine our new and beautiful stock, which comprises the latest and most desirab'e patterns in this line. March 14, 1877-11-2t. FROM THE ANilESL MVL FOOT, At His Ante Bellum Store in Amasoka. The citizens of Newberry are respectfully informed thatlI have moved - M DAM1lED STOK, saved from the late fire, to the stored occi pied by me before the war, All of Which I Will Sell At Greatly Reduced Prices TO CLOSE OUT STOCK. I return thanks for the liberal liatronage bestowed upon mue in the past, and respect fully ask my friends and the public to visit me in my present quarters. 1M. FOOT. Mar. 14, 11-tf. NOIE Pru n oTo E ftel. Jme Pursueant as Jude oef bte, Hon.l akes . n rma no Jmin of Probate. I will make .Xew 1P .liscellaneous. )UT OF THE FIRE! Having been burnt out of my store under 'ool'e liurl. I take pleasure in informing ny numerous pitrons that I am now re stablished in part of Leavell & Spearnman's ;ore. where I w%ill be able, as heretofore, o offer bargains in PURE, FRESH AND RELIABLE DRUGS, Staldad Pateit Medici8s, Toilet and Fancy Articles, Window Glass, Paints and Varnishes, laddin Security Oil (the best burn ing fluid in use,) Kerosene and other Oils, TOBACCOS and CIGARS, Old and Medicinal MINES, BRANDIES & LIQUORS, ..andreth's Fresh and Gen uine Garden Seeds, nd all other goods usually kept in a well ppointed Drug Store. Having no old accounts to make up, and ith A NEW AND ENTIRELY FRESH TOCK OF DRUGS, expenses light an 1 aary other advantages in my favor, I can fford and iQtend offeting inducements to 11 who kindly favor me with their patron g e. r Orders from the country solicited, ,nd will be promptly filled. Respectfully, WM. E. PEIAM. Mar. 14, 11-tfr MIC! BRIJK!! BRIJK!!! FOR SALE CHEAP. P The subscribers have on hand 100,000 (ELL BURNT BRICK, which they will leliver on board of cars at Ninety-Six. at 8 per thousand, per whole lot, or $8.50 )er thousand for swaller lots, delivered on ars. Builders now in want of good Brick vil do well to make early application to T. C. LIPSCOMB & SON, Mar. 14, 11-4t* Ninety-Six, S. C. SHERIFF'S SALE. lames B. Floyd and Thomas A. Floyd, Ex'ors., et al. vs. Jackson Teague. By virtue of sundry executions to me di -cted, I will i-el:, in front of the Court louse, at New berry, 9n Sale-day in April, Monday, the 2d, 1877, he following described REAL ESTATE, Iwo Hundred and Seventy Four Acres of Land, nore or less; bo'anded by lands & 3QB. mith, C. D. Spearman, G.- W.- L spear nan, et al. The PERSONAL PROPERTY of the de 'endant in the above stated case, will be lisposed of ON TUESDAY, 3d APRIL, 1877, tt is residence, to-wit: 4 Cows. 3 Calves. 2 Yearlings and othier stock. 1.Wagon. 1 Buggy. 1 Carriage.. I Piano. Household and. Kitchen Iurniture. . . Farmning Implements. 50 Bushels of Corn. 1L000 lbs. Fodder. 100 Bushels of Cotton Seed, nore or less. Levied on as the property of Jackson 'eagn'e. Terms o,f Sale-CASH. Purchaser of and to pay for papere. J. J. CARRINGTON, S. N. C. Sheriff's Office, Mar. 7, 1877. 1l-3t. {20 ry Goods, Groceries, Sc. AND IN LARGE vARIETr. Have now in store, and are offering at JNPRECEDENTEDLY LOW PRICES, a rell selected stock of FALL and WINTER DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CLOTHING, &c., 'hich are complete in all their lines, and mbrace every article needed by the ladies a DRESS GOODS. TRDI3MINGS, &c, or y gentlemen in PIECE GOODS, UNDER EAR, &c. Tnat our ai.orltmen4t in th:e above is ~rge and superior.a~nd cheap, only needs n examination to prove. JE ANS AND WOOLEN GoOIDs, UOME PUN SR1EETINGS, BLANKETS, in 'reat variety. In addition to abn-e we take pleasure in alig atentionm to our superior stock of EAVY PL.ANTATION GOODS, Together with IARDWARE an i cUrLERY, SALIDLES and BRIDLEs, and T RUNKS of all kinde. In short our sto-ck is full and complete, n with pricesno low th-it we feel confi ent in giving satisfaction. O. W, 41 R.-.tI-E P. 11 R1--. S .IK