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[CONCLUDED FttOM PAGE ONE^' obliged to ra'iae money to p?y>* d*Dts ?BS of lbGS, and most of I860J*"T 4 do1 1 hr of tiie tas was collat**' f he taxes V< iorlSC? were not cv****? ^'J1 be_ *m tween Marchand Jr* 18.^' "? u7 fcve we are iu t|,e Bj^rtot April, I8<1, col? lecting thc taja? expense, incur ti4 rca**0 we oouged to ! bant/******! til rough 31 r. Kimpton, j^f?jpo?hecate the bonds ia his bauds. TUE MAY CONVENTION. Q. i\ hat arc your views, Governor, 1* with reference to thc approaching j\la} Convention ? TheGuvernor. I think it will develop some important facts which it is proper $?j for the tax payers more fully to under - ia' Staad, and among other?, that our debt fri is not the enormous sum which ischarg im ed, but simply thc amouut I have stated, :ie: or Very nearly so, (foi I have not the ?e< figures with me.) lt will also bring to gether clements that have been kepi |* asuuder from various cause.?, and kindle th: a better feeling than has hitherto ex ?>e istod among ;he two parties in the State, mi Convened in the proper spirit, it may 'b. indeed bethe commencement ofthat P? rrue Reform which was sought through j a different channel a year ago, by making nil c!as.scs of the people realize that the dread of each other exists more in im? agination than in fact; and that gentle? men of abi'iity aud experience in State craft s.houhl b?r? o *i>.*re in the? respondi?te places o? the State govern? ment, where their moderate views on all subjects which conduce to the re-estab? lishment of confidence on thc part of the taxpayers, will give assurance that, i?* taking an active part in thc adminis? tration of publie affairs, they will faith? fully serve thc interests of thc whole people. (J. ]>oyou confider that thc May] d? Convention will beheld in a spirit ol '? hostility to you and your administr?t ?on ?] The Governor. 1 do not. On the( contrary, I regard it as an honest effjrt, ! on thc part of w.-st of the gentlemen connected with the movement, to dc- | vc'op what has been set forth in the resolutions of the Board of Trade and Chamber ol Commerce; namely,the truth or falsity nf the report that there has been a large increase in the State debt. 1 should b* inure pleased, however, were I assayed thut.thc proceedings w;?uld not take a political turn. 'lhc delegates ought tu bc selected without reference to their political affiliations and opin? ions, i ] TIIErOLIIlCAL OUTLOOK. Q. Do you think jon observe any; Q I 'ed change in lie public sentiment nch tState, looking :o a political com dido' OI the two races? ? Governor 1 think that the! Elerate views recently uttered by the of ?he State on subjects connected ?AYKi its politics arc tending to obliterate the r rejudices ar d lears once entertained by Republicans, that if ?he State fell j ia<<> :!*c hands of the opposition, or the i leading native ?hite citizens were given any considerable influence in the ad? ministration of affairs, they would use it j r to thc ii jury of the .political status ut thc newly enfranchised class, and employ the domiuant power in oppressing those with whom they might differ in politics, i Wheihcr this belief was well founded 1| wiil not undertake to say, but that it has existed honestly in the minds of almost ail ttepuUicaos ia thc State, there is not the least doubt. Q. Allow me lo ask what you think is necessary for the people of the State to do in order to effect perfect harmony be? tween all classes. 'J'he Governor. The answer is in a nutshell. J.( t the intelligent whites of the State SIK-W by their acts that they would uot, ii'they bad the power, inter? fere wit!? tho rigLt.- and piivile^es of 1 the newly enfranchised citizen. tJunfi deucc can only bc inspired by practical illustration. Pledges are ali very weil in their way, but palpable results are bet 1er. il That Icing true, why did not the Colored people at-c^pt thc right hand uf fellowship extended to them during the last campuigu ? lhe Governor, lit-cause up to the time of the nomination a dilicreut policy prevailed. 'J'he eouvcrsiuo was too sud? den, lhe Republicans doubted you. Ku rt her wore it waa shown to bea purely political movement, in which oothiug wore was desired thia to *;uiu the as? cendancy without reference to thc char actrr ol persons put in nomination for various oSiees i huid that whatever reform is necessary must be accomplish ed through the combined influence of the good meu ul tue State, auJ the s?lection o? persons to lill responsible public posit fQflij^ti i:o;e personal charac? ter is a {Tarante? for tba correctness ol their oiiicia! conduct. Q. Do you think that you made a reasonable effort to secure the besf mea, and curry out the plan euuuei.ttcd by you iu your last assurer ? Tue Governor. Having mixed as much iu polities aa you har? dune, you eau readily understand the impossibility of my niakiog any very great eiforl during thc heat ol a cam? paign like (hat [brough whic:? are have just passed. Th<* attack uf tho Reform p*rty was made principally upou myself, and that fact afose precluded me from Using any considerable portion of my personal influence to secure the election of the bo-t elliss vf men to ofBce, which, by thc way, I desired perhaps more earnestly tbaa even thc members' Ol the llctorw party, because the rcooltx of n/y administr?t iou depeuded very much opoo thecharaet r. ;;?t only of the Legis? lat ure, hut ot lota) el?ctr? through? out the S:&e.) THE P.KPOa??TprD HEPUiTLiOAN PLAI iuifMs-A DtsTtxcrroa WIWKUJT A Dlff KB?'NCE Q. \\'hat, in yo- judgaioot, was tb'e .Wyalta! uiffereuy* in}iwc?n. ?W.fcwo p??:;wi. ' V Tib.- Goveruor. Theta, was ooajl; I re /pud tua Ripahiiciu piaf fur ;u ?u eiur fj themselves with as because oi dice against the name. I cao reason, however, why, in the such men may .not rise above thes considerations, and unite wita th publican patty in correcting wi evils may exist in the managerj the affairs of the government. SOUTH CAROLIN^ A REPUBLICAN Q. Hare you any objection ti tinning the n? ni?e, of siqime,pf.the\ men you embrace in this categor is to say, whom yon regard as got publicans ? ^ Thc Governor. WeH, I have no to doubt thc sincerity of such gent as General M. C. Butler, Genera Gowau, Colonel Cothrac, of Abb Colonels Baxter and Simeon . F; Newberry; Cohnel T. Y. Simon Charleston, and many others ol character, when they give public pression to principles that arc pet Republican in character. I am I fore bound to accept these gentlen being as good Republicans as the tn the State. Q. What da you say of the m whites who vated with these gentle The Governor. I believe that a majoriiy are h 'publicans at heart thc reason, very easily understood, the chief ??saes of the Democratic j so far as the State was concerned, absorbed, in thc fourteenth and ftfti amendments to the constitution, c ?schrei by thc wo?. Trjey have nol left to stand on but that coostitu which Ls our own vautage ground, thus it is ouly a name which divide two parties. THE K. K K. If this, in your opinion, be the vailing sentiment of the people, ho you account {or the existence of the Klux Klan ? Thc Governor. In thc first pl; do not believe that all of the people J have been recognized as oppoucu i the Republican party belong to or ! jpathizc with the Ku Klux organiza Rut that there tire many prominent I at the head ofthat organization, connecte . with it ?ri one way or ano! j I have Lot the leas! doubt. My st ! mcnt is based on information whi ; believe to be perfectly reliable. In ?second place, their acts indicate a 1; and influential organization, aithou must confess I do not attribute all ol outrages committed in the Sute to Ku Klux. There arc other pat baudod together who whip and mm . fur their owo perso'ual end?. Q. Seriously, Governor, do yon tl the Ku Klux organization is anyth more thau a Vigilance c-Jtnroittce, s ?as has existed during the incipiency ?several *ofthc State Government; I America ? I The Governor. Perhaps in once sc it is a Vigilance committee, but I J satisfied that its chief object is pcliti ? Its whoic course ha* b< co aggress nt the same time that it has' pr?tent in the name of right to punish c doer- and redress wrongs. Still,. it be reached in one way, and the Gene Government can ad >pt measures t will lead to thc detection ol tho n engaged in it, without much IQ trouble or espouse than attends the i I tcctioo of crime elsewhere. Q. Have you lorine! any opir.ion cs i the cfi'-ct of the Ku Klux organizar upon thc political complexion ol I : State hereafter.? I Tlie Governor. Very decidedly. I ; satisfied that if any thing was wanted j thoroughly crystalize tito Republic j party and drive every colored mao a j every poor white man iuto its ranks, t ! Ku Klux was the only tiling neccs?s ', Instead ot accomplishing their own [ iitical purpose ?bey will lose by the i action against them. The United Stat Government is bound to give protecti ; to thc ci tizeos, and the retire Sou j may some day be garrisoned by iroo\ i who will see to it that men vote aceoi j in? to thc dictates of ?heir conscience j their interest, a* the ca-e may be. further Lad effect will follow, tn whi the Republican party itself will be ?iijt ; cd, not le>s than thc people at large, all periods of strife; the worst elemeu invariably come to the surfuce. Tl most extreme and unscrupulous mi j arc ccff&i tu he the u*ost industrio?* 'securing for themselves political pos tious from the domin?t^ party, aud th that would occur whret every wei wisher of bis State mos/wielic* toavoi I say, therefore, that if thc Democrat party-if that bc the party und^r wilie this Ku Klux Organisation ia operatiu -aim to achieve cerlaio purposes, (ht eau adopt no surer plan to consolida the Republicans to a tuan, thau to a tempt to regulate by force tha? 'wbic can in time, perhaps, be won by reasoi ll 1N OR IT Y REPRESE S TA Ti ON. . Q. Chancing the subject, somewhi abruptly, what are your views ou th oew question of minority represe mat tot The Governor. I bare give? : thc matter considerable reflection, to believe the minority system to be th W?t phta of repr?sentation. ?Itiaust b patent to every one that a majority unchecked and untrammelled, may, b legislation, do an infinite ' amount c harm, and that the only muda by whte the evil can ba Utni."i, and gr?ate purity in the adminr^trf 'oo of afStwob secured ia ?Oy Commonwealth, fi B; allowiog the minority to have a " repre tatton corresponding with their strength To accomplish (bat purpose in Soul I j Carolina, however, it would ors! fe neeecsary to maire a ?hange ia the eoe* aiStotioo, wlrieJt, fey - ih? way, ali <V people of the State will, ra wy judgment ffoon reoo?te, because io *e*cra] paft?eo , lars h li not c:j uai to the detr and* 6 th? boor, . - ' - \ "* ra* ROCH* AtfivinoAM ?F rai AD jgk I wouW Jiko. tO-lt?0^wt^l*eleT< b?*vxhe onie/ d?JicuJti^with; w%iei 'yo* have hid t?tfn?cj to yq^jadtbio I tsfr?ttofl thus f^rT1 ;:' a :y?tfc^ iU^?ktii^L ?artie? '??%&V X\kf&??t ; ed and fhe> general interests of Che Slate were neglected, besides certain ether signs more'"personal in their character, induced those who were not connected with the Legislature to believe thal im? proper influences had been brought toi bear in order to effeot these objets. "Whether it is true or not, 1 have had no means of k nowingi Q. Were not the expenses UBtreccsse rily large ? . i . . The governor; ^ndoohtetrly j but I had no "means of limiting them. A large number of the attaches reeeived poy for services that might have been dispensed With, while the length of the session, unnecessarily prolonged, again increased the expenses. I have no means of knowing, and, up to this time, hare I not been able to ascertain how many employees there were, in aid around thc capital, or what were their duties. WANTED - OOO!/ MES. Q. One more question, ?nd I am done. In selecting officials, do you feel yourself confined exclusively to those who are io open affiliation with the Itppublicao party ? The Governor. I hav3 never done so hitherto, nor do I expect to be gov ern ed by thc ordinary rules adopted by other administrations. Were I to attempt to apply the rule strictly, I should fail in many instances ia secur? ing tho best men for the positions. I caa only refer yon to my last inaugural address, in which I proposed to con-suit the ?:ness and qualification ol'a man, rather than the claims of a mere politi? cian. CONCLUSION. In closing this somewhat remarkable interview with his Excellency-so im? portant because it is the first expression of official opinion that has been heard in the pr?tent criais-it may add to the interest of the statements made, to re? mark that the Governor seen.cd to meet each question frankly and squarely, and spoke with an earnc.-tness which beto? kened conviction. The colloquy on both sides wa,s the inspiration of the moment and in all respecta the foregoing is ai faithful transcript of a free conversation." THE WATCHMAN WEDNESDAY, APKIL 2G. h. A. GfLBERT - - - - - - - -~ EDITOR TUE FLATFOKTt OF TUC Dfc.TIOC RACY. We have, from time to tine, indica? ted what in our opinion should be, and most likely would be, thc platform upon which the Democracy would go into tbe next Presidential struggle. We have expressed what seemed the clear view, that any attempt to go directly back on what is known as the Reconstruction Acts, and the recent Articles amendatory of the Constitution, and re open the fight on thc question of j negro suffrage (the position from which we were so signally defeated in thc last election) would be injudicious to an extent almost whijh seemed to court defeat. Wc did not think and could not think, that the Democratic leaders could or would make any such blunder. We believed rather, aud so expressed it, in these columns, ?hat the great National Democratic party of thc coun? try, leaving thuse questions quietly alone, would seize hold of the great vital, liviug issues of the day, which have sprung and arc springing out of the usurpations, oppression and profliga? cy of the dottiuatit party, iu coouexioo with the Tariff, Taxation, and Civil service-questions which touch thc great popular heart and interest all over the country-and upon these go before the people. That this will bc the eoursc we now have no doubt. Thc Radical leaders, knowing their vantage gtound, aud in what their available political capital consuls, will endeavor to iguorc these qoestions, and to fire the Northern heart again to victory from the cid enthusi? asm-canoected with ttbe war, "South? ern (so-called) outrages," .'rebellion," &e. Of this they have recently given the clearest indications. Their whole purpose will be to ?nate tbe struggle on these identical questions, connected with reconstruction and suffrage, (which ; Borne at tbe South seem anxious-to raise again.) knowing that in-;lie agitation of them, if we plant ourselves against them, are to be found the elements cf their success jp rouintog the gowers of the government in their banda. - A? But the Democracy, weT.ope and be? lieve, will take time Ly the forelock, and mark out the ground upo? which (bey intend to fight,iu advance, and atan carly period actnally commence the aclich,. ta erder to - draw, the Radi? cal fire (rf tbay har? any to deliver) upon tba position taken by them. .With t bte view; no doutt, we tee lt stated that tbe Democracy will, at ?ta early ^ay^publiuh resolutions declaring that it devoirs* upoo Congress": : "First. To orMfide for. the. im me sums-of lap nev in the pub!io treasury by which: 4ht iotereste of the people ore subordinated to government influence and made dependent tippo the caprice and personal view? of the bead of that deportment. ..Eighth. To prevent the purchase and sale of the public credit by the Secre? tary of the Treasury,'at his "otro option, with oo other control than bis individ? ual and personal -will. "Ninth. To bring the President aod his Cabinet advisers under thc authori? ty of law, making them obedient to its prov ?SODS and, alike with others, ?abject to its penalties. * "Tenth. To restore'to the Southern States and people peace, prosperity and contentment, which can only bo accom? plished by a cessation of vindictive legislation and military interference, and a recognition of their equal rights, including self-governraoat and political equality with the other States and peo? ples of the Union. "Eleventh. To revive American com? merce. "Twelfth. To restore American credit. "Thirteenth. To reinaug?rate Amer? ican Republican simplicity in the ad? ministration of pnblic affairs, aod "Fourteenth. To aid by all proper legal end constitutional authority, in thc full development of the agricultural, in io era! and commercial resources of thc country." To such a platform as this, there caa be no objection-even in South Carob! na, and the points are sufficiently broad and National to appeal alike to thc honest, patriotic people of every State. Sectional questions are entirely ignored. V/ith a platform like this, and prudence ia thc South. Radicalism will surely meet its death in the next Presidential struggle. A DJ O CH \ ?TI EN T OF CONGRESS. The first session of thc Forty-second Congress adjourned on the 20th inst. (dn disgraceful (coarsely vulgar and pro? fane) personalities, aud shameful crimi? nation and recrimination, it has borne off the palra. The closing scene in the House seemed to be thc culmioatioo of this. The Ku Klux Bill was finally passed, with some modification of Sherman's amendment. The most absolute despot ism, however, is involved io the power given by it to thc President. lie may, for instance, in tho exercise of his own will, declare the habeas corpus suspend? ed-remove or depose the Governor.. Judges, Legislature and all the civil officers of any State, put them in prison, and a bayonet at every citizen's door. Napoleon, previous to bis fall, had 00 such extent of power in France, aud thc conquering William of Prussia, with uuificd Germany as the basis of his proud throne, would not dare to i?sue an edict against any of his peoples, suvh as this Act of fcspo'.ism authorizes Grant to proclaim a^aioxt any of the once sovereign and independent Stairs of this Government. We shall give the full text of thia Bill so soon as it cuines to hand. Wo of the Sooth can but stand still. Fortunately for us. this lrgixlatino, so destructive of thc liberties of the people, begins now to bear aUo upon thc peo? ple of the North. Thc cup of oppres. sion is being held to their lips, lt remains to be seen whether they will drink of it, or risa io their power and dash it down One thought, io connexion with this legislation bearing upon ?he South, it would bo well for tbe Radical leaders to keep in mind. It was advanced at Washington, some cays ?ince, by one of their own leaders. It but deepens and widens the breach and intensifies tho feel ing between the two races, sad basteas the doom of thc poor colored man, who is being immolated opon tbs altar of Radical lust of power' aod pl ander. ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC, CONGRATS "fl EN TO THE PEO F I.E. Thc Democratic members of Congress, jost previous to tbe adjournment, issued sod Address to tbe people of tbe United States. FOOT teen Senators aod ninety, firs Rf presen tat i ves 'appended theil signatures. We regret that our spate does not pennie as to*give it entire io our present issue, We will do so it oai next. It isa calm, monly and pointed im? peachment of tbe Radical Party before the groat Court of tba American paople, That portion of it which refers more especially to the-poop]? of tha South, wo git? below. It co?tai ns good advice, by which we trust our people will profit, "Everything that malici?os'ingenuity co aid ?eggest baa been dene to irri tate the people of thc middle and non th em States by ?roes sud exaggerated chango* of 04aorder?*d vi?!e??e? which bsd tbieii origil in tba urschitrosi mindi ol po? litical manarra io- ?he ,-Sonals and Uoo'te of ftaprueauffra?. aa*to which we regs?? ?aiay tai Excentiva bal givra his ai-?, aod th as nelp'sd to iafls encc (bc popaUr fecto>f?. Io alNeji? course of hostile , relation sad berat t??cacssent no word of fcv?^mb^^ kind SBSowagewent or fatelrnfe ship, bas tver bjeeo'st aoaibarj St^fc*^ ^partisans to stir op strife io i or renew th? issues of war, or to ?e retejen of-peace aird proej? 'srwifeero States, because it is ttios they seek lo. divert the attention o country, from the corruption ' ?ad trava|s'oce ia their admiriistrati public'affairs, -und tho dangerous profligate ^attempt;: they are mi towards the creation of a centra military government. ?B " i--M i ?mSm? ' A BSJSISEJ* LETTER ABOUT 'CIT** OP CH?&LESTO*. JU*. Editor .<?-?t?iH'g recently T? ?he City of Charleston, for purpos business, I will give your readers facts and reflections connected t with. . And first, let we say that I was prised and pleased to find goods so and merchants so liberal and accon dating. I supposed that there wou a small advance upon New York pi and was prepared to have paid Whcr, however, I examined and pi the t ocks of seme of the large ht in Layne and Meeting Streets, I f the proprietors both willing and ana to ?ell at New York Prices. At a glance this seems like an improl statement, bot a little refection explain it satisfactorily. If a mere from Sumter or any other interior ti visits' Kew York to lay io a sappi goods, he cannot obtain these g from first hands, fie has not tn? wherewith to parchase I)ry Good? example) either from Importers 01 agents ot' Manufacturers; and if be he does not bay in sufficient quart th meet thc regulations of these 1 dealers. Thc// aro compelled to seK the package only, in order t(f rt their business with the Jobbers in j York and all the other large cities, cono try merchant is thus oblige purchase from the Jobbing ho? where he can find thc assortment wi he requires, aod where he can buj the single piece or dozen, instead b??Dg compelled to take whole packs The New York Jobber cannot affor soil bis goods aoy cheaper than Charleston Jobber. Trae the ? Yorker has no freight, insurance travelling expenses to pay. But Charleston Jobber works at a rate expeuse infinitely lower than his Noi ern rival. His rent, clerk-hire ; living are ail much less than are p by the New Yorker. Now suppos that both of these Jobbers obtain ti supplies from first hands (which usuallj the case) it is evident that i Charleston boase can sell st as i prices as thc New York one. It n be a*ked.. if this is so why hare > Jobbers at the Sooth not always cc manded thc trade of Southern coon merchants? The aoswer is simp became the Southern Jobbers were i satisfied with small profits. Bitter < pcrience lias forced upon them' I necessity of competing with New Yo They have now wisely determined retain the trade at home, as much possible, and to adopt the safe maxim "large sales and smaUprofit*" It bpiog admitted then that the coi (ry merchant can parchase in Chariest I at prices a? low as in New York, j propose now to gire some of thc adv? J taaea to be derived from adopting t1 coarse : Fir.-t. Wc build vp our own cities. ? The prosperity of Charleston refit hack upon thc interior. If oar cit j aro doing a successful butine**, c i Rail H .ads increase in number and ? facility o? transportation, and can nffi j to accept lower rai en of freight. ?f o ?cities prosper, capital accumul?t j banks increase io number, money b I comes cheap, because afn&rfant, rates interest decline, aod'the charges up I huffiness being spread over a Jar? surface, as it were, are gradually reduct if our cities prosper, foreign vessi will brjng their cargoes to our porta, a foreigu capital will settle there. Th the Southern sea pert will become ti emporium of both domestic aod foreij commerce, and will io time, bc able extend to the interior the ard which so much needed wherewith* to dove! oar re>oarces, to build factories ai mills, to open mines, to construct Bs Hoads and ranal?, to build colleges ai schools, snd to promote in a thou.sai ways oar progress aod advancement. Second. Wc aerare the benefit of a wo market. By purchasing ia Charlean wo ean do with smaller stocks of good , We eeo thoa aar? i?tcrest, because le capital will be needed, and ws wHf avo the mk ol having unsalable gooda lc on lund. We SOTO the expeose of semi-annual yisit to New York, with i multiform temptations to spend mooe I sod we have josi io much more time i devote to our business st borne. Wa save maris* bursae*} (ti ( Charleston Jobber pays that fhr j?s.) ' We save tim? in gcttiug oar goods afV ' they are. bought, add we. SOT? O Jan t portion of our freights. We have 41 benefit of the taste sod judgement of tl . Charleston M^mt^t^-'m cdapted too** p?row-wafjtsv ?Bera 1 are saved the b?wil?errog sroi rlreai 1 splitting een'fasi?o ot thoa* mem tia ot > establishments st ?LB North, where i ' many patterns and style? sm presente td oer eyes that . [ % . ,:r*?n?e5Isa.v''. ? ? i In like manner .inc Jobbers ( I CfolsavOtf lo tha^ifrer tariWrrnea < i business, are determined to a tr ike ot I boldly fer Soaihero trade. You vt ! find macy of the old established hou# I stilr in existence. Among (bern I ma t wennon th? rtsooch flrmsef Johnatot] I Craws 6 Co., Craae, Boylston & Co j Kdwia B*tc*tf Co., Marshall, Barge i t C??#M) J S. Adger & Co r ?set k fr i (Hardware ;) Goodricl f W?n?iaa? & Co., Dewie, Moise k Barn , (f>re?/,) Geo. W. WURsm* *Ce-, *o< ?-?jt-hos|'of others, (Groceries A Thottlic i too ? Co, (Saddleryj) P. Flemioj ( * Qt K Stott?ard & Co, (Shoes ; r^^^o.,^H?^) Md many others apsre^fag say other fioa^?s, ? wo? ld ?ti I^^KVfrcst ?^ife opta ia* **tU 4 the occupants,-and the skill and judg? ment ot the contractors who hare (recently) fitted them np. With the exception of the great honre of Geo/ W. Williams & Co, who. stitt occupy their original stand at the cor? ner of Hayne and Church Streets, (though greatly enlarged and improved) the wholesale Grocers congregate on ? ?ast Bay and Vendue Range. > It ls impossible; to give even the frames ef^ail tlr?? -rnroses, birt; I was" much struck by the rapjd .progress made by a new firm, Steffens, Werner & Ducker. These gentlemen occupy the old stand of Bollman Brothers, corner East Bay and Vendue Range, and carry on an extensive city and country trade. Mr. Steffens visited" Sumter in March*,: and has no dotfbt made some good cns*-, ? totners.. The Charleston Jobbers do not adver? tise sufficiently. Business is now so much cut up by competition, that the I most desirable stocks of merchandise require to be brought continually before the publio thjrj?ugh the netrspa I pers. ? well worded advertisement will.pay for itself a .hundred times over. This is the exp?rience of the most suc? cessful meo in America, and our Charleston friends would do wei! to | profit by their example. Before closing this letter, I would remind our planters :nd merchants, that Charleston is now a much better mark et for their cotton than New ?ork. The prices jo both cities are about the sdme, for the same clase of cotton, while the expense attending Hs transportation and sale is ! fully one cent ptr pound in favor pf Charleston. Many familiar names ?ill greet us in this line* of bosi* ness abo, among them the highly esteemed firms of Jas. R. Pringle & Son, Geo. H. Walter* Co., Pclzer, Rogers & Co., ac4 many others of .equal stand- j ing. A MERCHANT. OBITUARY* DIED, near Spring; Hill, Sumter C*untv, S. C., on the 14th of April, 1871, Mr. JOHN ROE ERSON, a|?d forty-seven yean and one month. Bear In Blind. . When disease has undermined the health, and tbe physical system has become prostrated, a stimulant that ?ill not only strengthen, but re? move the cause, should be immediately resorted to. Mental distress is also a fruitful source of the breaking down ef tho constitution, and the ravages of thia enemy to beal th are troly alarm? ing. For all auch maladies Hostettor'a Stomach Bitters have Veen found unsurpassed. By acting directly npon the digestive organs, they remove tht heavy, disagreeable feeling after eating, so j often complained of by persona of a delicate tem? perament. At soon aa digestion ia restored, the patient inda bia strength increasing, and his general health Improved. Thousands of person s certify that it may be re 1 ?cd on in all casca of weakness or nervous de? bi I Hy attendant upon sedentary habfta. The gei. rility of Bi'ttra are ao disagreeable to the j taste that they art objectionable to a weak atom- j sch. This is not the case with Hostettcr's Pit tors, which will be found mild and extremely pleasant. Balsamic plants, barks and roots con? tribue their restorative juices to render it sooth? ing ami strengthening. Its basia is the only pore stimilant which has ever ??en pru.?aced, contain? ing no finit nil, or*?y other deleterious element. Tbe r.ost careful and skillful chemists have an? alyzed thc Bitters.sad pronounce them hirmless. Th?? is scientific testimony; but the testimony ut lbs bumlred? of tboe?auds who have esperi enceJ tbe preventive and curative effect? of the ! cnr.AT vKCKTAStr. TO*:C and ALTERATIVE, efl modern tim*."* is still m<>re conclusive. In Fever | ind Agu-*, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Nervous C rap! ?in ta. Chronic Corep'ainta and general de entity tl ia aa nearly infallible ns anything in this fallible world Can He. A Stitch lia Time Staves Nine. If you have a Cough, do not nnjltct ii ; thou? sands go to an ontimely grave by neglecting what they call "a slight cold." These slicht cold* are rr ry insidious. They soon iVr..mc deep-seated, and defy a'l remedies. DR. TUTT'S EXPECTORANT will cure it. It can be had of any Druggist. 'COM ME UCI AL. Cotton still riles duli, with n further decline. Salea pwt week have ruled from 9 to 124 ac? cording to grade. Salea 60 bales, market closes dall. BACON-Sides, 123? 15; Shoulders, Il612* Hams. 25. LARD-20@3oe FLOUtt-Per ?bk $7@?l?. COFFEX-Latnajrs, SOgSt ; Java? 40@0o; Rlo,28$*5. ^ SALT-4150 SUGAR-Brown, li?@14; C., 15@16 ; A., 17 @00 ; Crushed, 17^18. BAGGING-25fo)37i. IRON-TIBS-8<?W. kOPE-10016, BATKSVILLB 8HIRTI508-Per ba? SK YARN BY TH? BALE-$l,40c. Per bunch MASONIC. -Mm rf^HE REGULAR MONTE LI COMMUN?CA A TION OF CLARKe-ONT LOD?JI, NOM, A.*. P.*. M.*. will be beldon Thnraday ?Teaing, Maw 4* li??, at 7 o'elaxk. By order of T. V. WALSH, W.\ M.*. M. C. Waua. Secretary. April 5, 1871. _ CLOTHING, 2 CLOTHS. AC. i . .. Spring Stock. ?. J. WINN, Agent, Now ha? io Store a Large and Carefn? ly selected Stock of Spring aHd Summer Goods, WHICH HS GUARANTEES AS REPKE 8ENTED, SUCH A8 CLOTHING-Fine, Medium and Ccmmon Cloths sad Ca set me rea, Pia? Lot Tweeds, Brown Lianna, ' ilVMsi?P . Drawers, ?adoavaata, Gk vea and CraTaU, SorpeneWt, Cojlarn, .. . I Seek*. HanksrebUfv, ie-, which be pledges Mauatf te faQ low fer ?aaa. SPRIGG FASHION ffflffliaery aid Fancy Goods. and get your SPRING BONNETS AND B AT? ie** >EW A3?D CHEAP Spring Goods. CALICOS. New Spiiog?^tyles and Hand? some Patterns, 10 cts. per yd. Best quality, 12 a cts. jer yard. MUSLINS. Choice colors and designs, in Dr/ess patterns-all different, at ?2h, 20 and 20 cts. per yard. Brown and Bleached SHIRTINGS. At 10 and 12?cte. per yd. . Fine Brown Linen. At 30 eents per yard. ALSO A General Assortment of Goods of every description, At uncommon!?/ Lo?c Prices. For Sale by mi I MOISE & CO., AT PLANTERS' WAREHOUSE. SUMTER, S. C. April 26 _ Notice. ?AVIXG REMOVED MY OFFICE TO Messrs. C. Ii KEN d' WALSH'S Store, I can bc foam! at all time.? ready to attend to nny busint?.? in tny line. GEO. E. TAYLOR. Fcbl_*m_ COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. OK and after thi- date Z. E. HYDE end Wx. H ?IRAKI*KAU become members or our Firm. The b* fincas ?rill in fature be conducted nnder the arm name of UUKEN, WALSH A CO. ORKBX A WALSH. 8nm?er, S. C., April 1. 1S71. With Increased fncilitie? and the assurance ol our determina: ion t?> furo?nh goods at rcosonabl? prices, we ask fur our Hoii.e the continued pa trenage of our friends, ?TM! the public. OREEN, WALSH A CO. Samtcr, S. C., April 1,1371-3t_ "Lost," "Lost." YB8TERDAY, SOMEWHERE BFTWEE> Snnr.it aid Saaset, two GOLDEN HOURS each sat with SIXTY DIAMOND MINUTES Ho reward offered, for they are gone foreren taey could bare been sered and improred b; getting a time keeper of C. T. MASON, April S._Jeweler. New Style Window Shades JUST RECEIVED. ? : AFINE aseettmer.t ef WOODEN WINDON SHADES, wbi?h for th.ir durability ext< ail others. Ft*r sada at the Sumter Purnim: W?re-rooms. . J. B. S TJA RES, Agent. March 8_ SPRITO ASD SUM??I KISSES J. A R. VcBLHOS! S car? a, Se. Ca. Haring reeeatly returned from ft Berth, with a ahelea Selection < MILLI* MT GOODS, inri te the attention of their easterners to tl opesrlng of their MUM AXD MMMER STOCK Oar assortment of MILLINERY AND FAS -CY GOODS, embraces tba latest and sa? fashionable styles ef HATS, BONNETS, FLOWERS, CH! 6NCT $,&I PRICES REASONABLE. pf Orders solicited and prompt atteatU ?ism. MISSB8 J. ?. B. MoEL&OSB, . , Saeeessors to Mas. M. J. Znaxow. Aaril 18,1871_ COTTON SEED, FOR PLANTING. [ Of. BUSHELB PURE DICKSON, j.OU at.UMaaraasheL ."TC PnaamamjdPrsUflc, IM st $1.50 per bushV. Iafahwaf L. t. LOBING, B**, Samts:;, er direct from ROBERT BROUN, Maaaaat tar, S. G. ?ii; will i i, NEW STYLES -OF Dry Goods? BY LATE A RUT VAL OUR STOCK OF DRY GOODS, DRKSS GOODS, HOISERY, NOTIONS, &c, is complete in all departments. Our Goods ?re marked at PRICES that will PAY AN INSPECTION OF TU EM BY ALL PURCHASERS. GROCERIES, OUR STOCK OF STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, is kept full at all times, consisting of all kinds, (Except Liquors.) GREEN, TVALSH&CO. A full line of Patent Poplins. A large lot of Grenadines of su? perior quality and design. The Largest ASSORTMENT OF DRESS GOODS in Town. At GREEK, WALSH 4 CO'S. Handsome Printed Organdies. AU Wool Merinos, DsLaines and Empress Cloths. Dress Tri minings. OF ALL KINDS. THE LATEST STYLES. At GREEN. WALSH A COS. Men's and Boy's Clothing Of every Size and Quality, at Prices To Sait AU. ? 1 r*- L Ladies' Linen Snits Bargains in Long Cloth. A LARGE AN*D VARIED AS? SORTMENT OF LADIES' CUFFS AND COLLARS Alpiceas-all kioJs. colors snd qualities. Brodie Grenadine Bareges Running through all Color* and Qualities. Silks, Poplins, Scotch Plaids and Fancy Delcine?. Printed and Plain La wns, _ _a_-. 8-4 Black India Barege. Mozambiques in great Variety. Largest Assortment of Harness in Sumter. Come ar. J iee it, A nice line of Striped and plaid Xaimsooks. At GREEN, WALSH A COS. Saddles and Bridles to tait er ry one. Crockery, Glassware, AND HARDWARE, at retail mad wholesalt, At GREEN, WAL1H A CO'S. Another Lot of those New Style Hats. ACCIDENTS PREVENTED BY PURCH ASING THE NON EXPLOSIVE KEROSINE LAMPS, to be had only At GREEN. WALSH A CO'S. China and Glass Ware. Crockery of all kinds. Full Stock OF CORN. BACON. LARD. HAMS AND BUTTER, <:OFKKE, TEA and St G AR, At GREEN, WALSH A CO'S. Calf Skin, Sole and Lacing Leather. Rubber Beliing. FLO I'rt. SALT, MOLASSES and MES PORK, At GREEN, WALSH A CO'S Philadelphia Boots and Shoes. Kew Lot OF WHITB GOODS, GLOVES, HOSIER aad DRESS GOODS, Just received st toniahi&rly low prices. By GREEN, WALSH A CO. Mile's Boots as? Shoes. King's Ladies Sho Bargains in Bemnanti At GREEN.WALSH A CO'S. Planter's owing us for Suppl kt a requested to meet their obliga? tions promptly, a* this is the time vf the year ve need money. If you do not wish to sell Cotton, we will ship and hold GREEN, WALSH & CO. COTTO We pay tbs HIGHBSI CASH PRICE COTTON, OR SHIP AN? HOLD WH DESIRED, caking CASH ADVANCES ON SAM Green, Walsh & CO. MERCHANTS.