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Charleston Hu Spoken The mass meeting in Charleston on Thursday tiiglit was a tit upcutog of the tiu?vl net iu the grand di-aiua of a people's recovery Jro in a government of misrule ami corruption. In the number ami cburuuier oJ the oitizciis who eom-1 . posed it, and in the spirit and purpose which animated them, >t was without a parallel in Charleston. It was presided over by Charles T. Lowndes, Ksq., assisted by over llhi vice presidents, and addressed by the President, C llichitnlson Miles, S. V. Ttipper, M. P. O'Connor, J. Adger Smyth, P. II. Itutlerigc and It. >S. Timlin, Ksqs., and tdeiieral James Conner. The i address and resolutions were adopted unanimously. {he resoiutioiis are as follows : /.'(Jd/i'ri/, That the Conservative citizens of Charleston, Democrats and Kepubllcatis, do fee- 1 vgtiizc Wade Hampton, nn 1 none other, as the lawful Uuvetiior of South Carolina. To him ( ulone will they yie! I, us (Sovernor, ohediei ec 1 and support, and to hint they pledge such aid i and as istuueu, moral, financial and material, as may bo required for the establishment and in*i i ii I < ?? \ two tit' llm 1'nitwtf it nl trovoriniumf ol' wiicli lie is (lie head. A'i'so/fct/, 'Hint we recognize Win. D.Simpson, ami mine other, us the lawful l.i iiteiiant (lovernor of South Carolina; ami that we recognize the House of which the lion. \Y. II. Wallace is Speaker as the "legally constitute*! House of ' I'cpresentativos" of South far. lina. I'm /i-i'tf. That 1>. II. fhumbcrlaiii, having i been defeated at the polls us a cutulitlale for re- | election, ami placed in otlice under the declaration of an illegal (ieneral Assembly, by the unwarrantable use of military force, is regarded , by us as an usurper, and we here avow our uu ""~ clfltngpiblo resolution nefur to recoguizo ld?i as * (iove/nor, ami our indexible determination to i repudiate bis every act, and every act of the | pretended l.ictitcnaut (Sovernor, and every act of the pretemlcl (ieneral Assembly, as being without authority of law, null u.id void. 1 /?V.'o/tv/, That while we, by these rest lutioiis, ' assert our right ami determination to be gnvcretic 1 only hy tlieollicers whom the mujoniy ol the people have chosen, and while we are tixed in I h"> purpose to oppose to the uttermost the | cHolts of l>. II. fliamhcrlaiu and his associates to usurp the functions of government in ?lii^ Stale, wo expressly disclaim any into it to resist tlit; cxccution of tlieprocrss i?I lite I'uitcd States t I\>i:tts, however harsh they in iy .--00111, or to to- ^ si t, under any circuiiu tance-'. tlio military force of the United Stato.-t. 1 /i'w/iyi/, Tliat the pretended government of ( which l>^|^ '!?u: 111 ?-1!:ti 11 is tli<? head lias no power, fd^^n- authority in South Carolina save what is given to it by the continuous support ainl ' act.ml use of United States troops, It is the I creature of political Iran-1 an<l armed force.? Without tiiat armed force, it is as impotent as it is audacious and unlawful. I Tux. Sx.rt tuTY Smash. ?Mr. Shorfv;;.c, tiic | South Caroit.s." agent of tin: Security 1.1 to Insurance an I Annuity Company, still declines to furnish any data us to the amount or itiimhor of the policies held in this State. The folio ring i circular wa- i.-~ued vest rday to the policy- , holders in this State : t't: vtti.r.-uo.v, S. t\, iJeeetubvr lit!, I'SIn. It'itr Sir: I regret to iuf< m you that our c inpany has lieen declared insolvent hy the In- ' snraiice ('otatui.ssiotier of Now York, and that ii i lias been placed in the h m Is of a receiver, i. Mayor W. II. Wiekhain, of New York. .. The first intimation I Imd of it was through the daily papers i f the loth. 1 immediately ' proceeded to New \ ork ill the interests of the ' policy-holders. Cpoii my arrival there, I found the receiver in charge, and was informed that t tic company was not in condition to reinsure, and that it would be wound tip as soon as pussi- : lile, and its assets be divided among its credit- I ort. No regular statement of its condition has 1 ... i,q a The re<v;v..? ii now busily engaged ; tiVeuu Iqg 1140 It is sir- | P ?eil ' 1 > e. ; ! tl?if il* 111-iC :: nearly i r' ' t!I three lotivtl * of vine) nv - ij .ft 4 pre>tfirir note- * I! no am . p1 ' .. ^>.1 - , 1 J0au I'** cy-# ii.f vo. l~ 'i l-.die..c j , 1 lev? ? . <?< .-??? hold i;.i?|i j p . will gel Mil vidv.'.'d In "??!,. u.d tout al |.< 'i'- . ii 1 lets, .. i, potto a ..to i'o .oi'te ) on the loth I?c? ember, will be entitle I to such I dividend as may be declared. i.et lite warn you ugaiir-l a'.l ellbris of instir ! anee agents, who may endeavor to induce you to | art with your policies. If yottr policies are W>r!h a-ipiliia"- to tliem, tliev are worth iii >re to you, aim 1 would advise you to keep tliem, so that you may participate in anv dividend which may lie declared by the receiver. I will 1 try and Keep you informed as to such matters | ;is may be of eon-t iptenee to you in the w inding ' up of the nil airs of the company, and will do I n?v best to t.rotcet v oir interests, mid realize ; what can be .securcl for volt. if you will entrust ] inc with your policy. Yours in Iv, l.ni is siir.!iri>i:i:. I.ati! Agent of i ho Security l.ife fuetiraucc ami Annuity <'o. Tier. Nk.xt llotstt.? Washington, lieccnihei* 1!-!.?Ahotit oue-thinl of the credentials of menthol's in the next ll ut-c of licprcsentntivca have i reach oil the clerk of the present House. None ; of these uouie troin the Uispntc I States or front district* where the credentials of contest i; " members are filed. t 'let k A < la ins I coats t hem its confidential documents. to he exhibited only I to the pers >n tiling the same. 'I'lte creilcniisls 1 dcpi-ited 1>y the meinhers elect are tinder ililfcrout forms in different Stales, the only general j t itle adopted hy Congress being the instruetien i t i the clerk of the next preceding litntse to ( p'a-je on the roll the names those of holding J credentials showing their eleetlon ttmler the laws of .heir State. At the opening <>f the present Congress Clerk Mcl'lierson relti-e'l it. place the name.' of nienthers elect on the rolls where two delegation* appeared, each certilietl hy a rival (inventor. Sh mhlt'lerk Adams decide tv. follow this rule, the next 11..use wotthl organize without fieri 1.1. Louisiana ami South t iwolina. -Taking as a ti:i<-is the lahle recently ptthli- hc' in lite H or/'/, this w. til.l iiiako the first ballot on tl e oV.'etiutt for Speaker 1-14 lleinocrats t : l:ll{ llepuLlieatis, exclusive ?,f New Hampshire, ami in 'i ivi) Go vor tiara clat^n^M linr^t'lic -power to issue curlitie.itos, the State '1 elegitliolis x will rtnnd sixteen Heimicrntic to cighfee Kepith 1 "tuiii.rr <i. ilii...n .SI:ilM. tin villi. .1 ..K ...... . * precise composition of the delegations will !? n waiter for Congress in determine, uliilcu fourth dc!?\;.ili.?'i i New 11 a in |>t1> i re" w) nil! l>e decile-1 by an election. ? It'or/il. ? .O. runt tin Ai.i. I'.iiiiir.? la.liili:is.>i.ce, December ?Tit# Su|ifciiiu (.'utu l sustains die tUiii'irr. i to i'.ie uiii.vef of tlie canvassing bnirJ. aii<l "rants a pcrcinptur^ordcr to the board to n?cai'vass from rim face of the returns. This gives the State to Tiblen by a small majority, ami ol course elects the bullancc of the Democratic ticket, including both Congressmen. The Democrats are icily but heartily enjoying theii vie ory. The counsel for the bonrd gave notiot of a motioii to answer. The court adjourned tc '> t Mi ..It,, < fiiM' mill fiiinnuiii < <! lis ilct I'l'lni nation to adjourn *//<? </?< to-morrow. ? IsTuii.M.ino.N W.VNTKI-.?Can anybody give tt: in'on.union us to tlie whereabouts of Ira W llice, formerly Clerk of I lie t'ourt for Lauren county? lie locked up the seal of the Court took with liiin tbc key of the other sate, and ha been absent one month. The law . cjuircs the Clerk s otliec to lie o|>ci every day in the year with one or two excep turns. The absence of Kice interferes with bus iness, and he should be indicted for otiiciul mis conduct.?Liiursntrille Tfbitlri. - e I'u'r in: liKM'iin.- I's Treasurerfurdozo nil aouBCi'H thai tln? i uyineut of interest on consoli d iii ljjondi and stock of the Kioto has bcei post pane l, ?Ce., \c., on account of uunvoidiib) delay in the levying and collection <1 taxes.? llt'jitUr. #he "SMtrliln Pinion Jimcs. H. M. KTOKtiH, EiIltor7~ ^ UmOtCFKlDAY .JANUARY Hi, 1877. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 I'upv, (iiic year, in auvakcb, J.I.iiO "i Copies ?>?ie year, " " ft.-VI a - < I MM I'j " ^g.oo ADVERTISING. On* square or olio Inch, lirM insertion, - ICach Milmeqiietil insertion, - - - - - 7."? l.ilx'ml discount made1<> merchants au<l others adverI i.?in;: for six month* or l>y I ho year. Obituary Nut Ices.it ten lilies or less, inserted free. " over t? a lite.s, churad as Advertise llielits. tin T) per c ut aiMitioti.'l for advertisements ordered not to U|>|.. ar In coiixecutive issues. tp-ryy? Tito second Wednesday in February is Si. Valentine's day, ami the day when the Presidential vole will he counted ia Congress. * The Washington Xution sjys: "The oily difference between ('huuiuerluiii and Humpton is, (hut Hampton is making troops of friends, while Chamberlain is making friends of troops. 'oiniuodorc Vunderhilt, the great mil- j iiotinire of ihe country, died at his residence in S'cw Vork last week. Poor fellow ! lie had made a fortune of "?s!n ?' (HH>. and did not lake a cent of it will Ct-JP" A convict rc? . inun ?If j I'enitentiary, after hi . won to rlie leneo of^ one of the ufii. or# ot tli?- ( institution and Indue >t ..ihcei to let him have a sixty- ." 3?t;i eb.iins. rr preset ting that the oinccr mot scut hint for tlieni. 'I'lio ex-convict now struts about in broadcloth, while the officer wears his old clothes. < StaJ"% A meeting was held in New Vork last II.U.S.lay. to discuss the question of abolishing ll.eollice of President and .substitute in its place, in Executive Council to be composed of seven secretaries or heads of departments ; four to be .'tceicd by the House of Keprcsciitativcs and l.ree by the Senate, from their respective bodes, to be remove I at the pleasure of the house dec'.ii.g them. ? Im.atii or J. Nkwton Caui.isi.;;.?V.'e regret o s ate that a telegraphic despatch was received .ere on Wednesday morning, date I at Okulona, 'diss., .Ian. 8, stating that .). Newton Carlisle lied thai morning from a wound received in a crsoi.al difficulty. In the death of .Mr. (.'anisic the Stale of .Mississippi has lost a brave, rue and honorable citizen. lie was born in his County mid il.e announcement of his sud 'xteusivc .circle of wanii friends and admirers. V good m in has fallen. *> IfriS" Tue Now Orleans Democrat makes tlie lemming Hoard of Louisiana a pretty sot to dc:Me upon llie elootioii of a whole suvirvigii -tale. lisnys: .Mad. Wells, the cliairiiiau, is | i defaulter ; I Iroiuas Alexander is a detected >loc\!cg ; l>. M. Ivonnor, a colored man, was a rambling house waiter and a lill-titppcr,?which iicaiis a-mc ik thief; t.'. t'asnuane, colored, an fs. Now, Senator Slioriuuu says these members of the. Kcturiiing Hoard of Louisiana are respectable uiou. Itej*' TL v.-a> xc.no p cop la do L> \ cry n.-ou- i bar ft has come u cmr kndhrlo^go thoxa /. y- < r' ' went toliA tJtJtO it i**WlV - Now, wo would not object to tliai u n wore not HiaPv.e have only live subscribers at that otlicc and Sotne ?i* or seven of the club alluded I i refused to take the Tiiio* became we could not credit them for an indefinite period. They can liinl money t<> pay in advance l' r New York papers, bin home papers must wail until it suits their plen-ureor coitveitieuee '? pay. fit,.! In eoiiseipiouee ol the extreine weather which set in oil the nip lit of the "Jliii of December, no freight trains could he run on the S. and l". II. It. for two weeks. A supply of paper Anns was placed on the cars at Spartanburg on the 24th, .just in time to be caught in th*e blockade, and, c*JftsO<|ueiitly, did not conic to band until last Saturday. That is the sole reason why the Tan s was not issued last week ; and that is the only apology we have to make. It was a visitation of l'rovi Ictice and no one was to blame. for some years we were able to lay in a supply of paper sufficient >o last some months, but as it is a cash article and our collect!* us have be mi so very small and uncertain the past si.\ months we have only been able to order in small ijiinn i ..I.-...I. I,.w ..U..i, titles anil ?uori IHIHH-, .?ii.v.. ...... ....... caused us great trouble uu I auxiety in getting ; it in time. ? ? rjjr Judge l.nwrence, the llepuMican nictn| ber of the House Congressional Committee, is a firm believer in lite honesty and integrity o1 l any being with African Mood in his veins, and j had uhviut thir'y-live of these "tnen and hroth, ev.," hanging around hint all the time he was in t'oliuiihia, (having their per diem and mileage, | One evening tlie JftdgC loM iliciu their service.I were no longer needed to testify for Hayes anc ! Wheder. and ordered them logo homo. On re firing to i s iooii. tiiat night tk_ A 'ge deposit cd mi the ,! in liis slippers, enquiring if any one Knew tli i l'ost ofliee address of a "colored gentleman I with it jitiir of tine hoots on. No one could tc him, hut advised the Judge t < address "JtobLii j box,'" Barn/cell. We Stop When the Time is Out. livery one of our .siiMcrihoi's is welt awar that when they subscribe for a paper puhlishc in (.'uliiiuhia, Charleston, New York, or any ot! er place out of the County, they to it ft send It motif 1/ before tlie paper will he sent to then and further, they know that directly the tin | paid lor expires, tno paper is snipped ; hut me J are ?.ot aware that upon llie strict adherence i ! those two rntcs mainly depends the success, si, ^ ami value of the papers in those places. Now, Wc ask, why should the I'.ditor of s County paper he expected or oven asked not adopt and striolly adhere to the same rules V3 For the life of us wc cannot see why the san , i rulca'aae not as just and necessary in one ca - I as tho other, and we have determined to uial ' the experiment this yuar. With this nuinh hc shall drop every name whose aubscripth lias expired, Irrespective of mc olor, or at condition of circumstances. The i.. u murk w be Bullieieut to notify each subscriber that it " the last paper lie will receive unless he renei o ; 44 Ids subscription. Of course, we are ready correct any errors. The Politioal Condition Tlio general features of our political affairs have undergone no material ctiar.ge tlie past three weeks. In Louisiana, Nichols, the Democratic Governor, has licen inaugurated, mid liis government has taken possession of all the police stations and Court rooms in New Orleans, while the Packard Legislature and authorities hold only the Htiitc House. The s^iie %f a Hairs exist in Louisiana that is cursiug tTiis State.? They have a defeated Uadical Governor an 1 a bogus Uadical Legislature attempting to force its authority upon the people, while the hottestly elected Democratic Governor, Legislature and other State officers arc fully organized as a State government, and the people stand linn in their support. Packard, the pretender, lias called upon Grunt for military assistance to sustain him(in the at tempt to force liis government upon bc people, but the President refuses to take any action in the matter. At an extraordinary session of the cabinet last Sunday, he said : There will he two inaugurations oflGovcriinr to-morrow, unless one of them is presented. I do not, however, propose to interfere with them. I have in. thing before me to justify action in the M' I U-.ll i,; i t H'kl i-.i e.'jti I.on. v 01 otigreas is r.??v cng-if id i: in vuviigoiiiig :'l the 'acts of life late eUvi'on. * < !u I'nj' Ce c<'nfr*t* \f th> , < " tiurtru-iL. a;j.f the i[u leetr. l t'li lvr tht\cTCtjsJintt d *W, lee-gniie fun or ihe jt.be hnrdt) jusiihabie and f have so . ed QoUrnor Kellogg.'' ^ In Florida, Drew, the Pcwjeeralic Governor and tlic other Stale officers were inaugurated last Monday, and it is supposed thci't will be no eifeclnul opposition to their authority. The Presidential outlook is still encoring, to our mind. The people all over the {North arc holding large mass meetings and teiuttmliug an honest and fair count, and that the candidate elected President shall be iuaugq^atod. These Mel-lings are participated in by Ruling men of both parties, and a large prepoiidertuce of iuflucncc is decidedly in favor of Tilden. Next Monday, we thin!:, is the d iy appointed by tho Constitution for the counting of the Presidential vote iu Congress. Upon the manlier of counting ii is expected tluil a long ami hitter discussion win be engoged in by leading members of both parties in ('j^ress^ so that we may nut learn the final result 1'ot some weeks. . o Ifc-.tf" Due Jerry Talley, somewhat notorious in this <'utility us a Trial Justice School Teacher and leading i'adical, stole two Ingles of Cotton from Gen. Wallace's Plantation, ncir Jouusville, some time last up nth, took them to paltney City, sold them at d then "put out for parts unknown." The cotton was recovered by tho proper owner the next day, but Jerry bus not been beard of since. We tiro .sorry for the tialFuey Merchant who bought Hf hut Jerry s alienee is <n?itfc :i relief Id the c.uiity. 1 lie last lime we .saw hi a was when we wire going iu the \\ ilkinsvillc meeting, lasl October. We met him in the road, ami afterward* learne 1 thai lie hail been all through the neighborly. I with orders Irom Moblcy to the Colored people, nslriictiow thet^n if to attend ^ipni<>c*jiic We *. i|i,i fellow has srn 1 n pacuUa - It ,*s e . i^ctAK^XpM 'bring up'' jl? joioc penitentiaryiii i! ing State, where they have more ? " ing thieves than this Slate has peniieiitiary is nearly fail with sn tows, am the little rootn lell den. lian\pton va*l tbi those .scoundrels who are rpw^^Tyti^ ?< urt those live years more f g"?d stealii. Carolina. One by one (It small rn art leaving, but each one takeswith him so ,s belonging to honest pe pie. * . ?* \ IS if (icewhillikins ! wlnitu nig I'uracj Where did it eome from'.' wi(y, from that to < of all good fellows,. Andrew .M\rdbek, at Lyh Ford, lie intended to send oik for our ChriSk mas dinner Imi one of ChaiuLcbiiu's constitu ents got into the Coop and stole it\ lint Andrew I is not a man to be defeated wheuN^f has 'tna le tip his mind to do a generotts ^^ khe jii-l I In:^riL iol th country thought lit to grace an l'Mlto^^Tamc, any diij ! in the year, and send it along, t is a whopper sure, and if the Press Cotiventia hjtd been ap j pointed to be held here we wonlthnvc saved hit ' to show the hungry I'Mitors tiiesizc Turkeys w rai'C in this part of the State. Thank you, friend Murdoch. It was a tiqtel, and generous present, and i;r.i'b "all nands hn the etiok'' unite in wishing th.t you may live j hundred years and ever want a turkey or a ! appetite to eat one as large as tint you sent us UnX? The lax pavers of every County in tl State have held mass meetings 'lfc! tring the ! determination to recognize ti*> othir State go ? i ... .i. .. ...i.:..i. \v.,.i? I'.amnion , ; Cllliuciii uiii iu.ii in u miu u v 1 i . Governor, ami their willingness to sustain ft. I j government with any i.- ral, jin .tu . il and i- this oiTc act of an honest Governor pre sen when put a In 11 grille the acts of our Govern* 1! of tlie past ten years. There was uo ^flic i.i grabbing for tin money before ami after it | into official bauds, but a prompt, honcj. n humane distribution followed the pay ut'iit , the taxes. Kvery tax payer should feel I pi ,1 as well as a duty, in supporting the Hanp government. j h 4 Mules Drowned. ' J j Our esteemed friend D'Orscy 1*. Ditncof, t le w ith another heavy loss last Wednesday inffiii ,v by having four of his best Mules drocited n, Tyger lliver. They were crossing the bri ro with an empty wagon, when one of the *il!s the bridge broke and precipitated .Mules,AVa n and driver into the riviyr. ?" (o were rescued w ithout much inj(fF\ _ t)uly a few montlis ago, Mr. Dtiican had . I . u, large barn :iii>1 tini Mouse ti:i<i 'neir com*. Bc burned up, ami liisduiucstic aiiiictitiis have t <c extremely severe since. A man \v\th less n< (.r and energy tliau lie would have sunk under ,n trials Hint have been placed upon bint. > i y t>si" A col >rod iiifin by the name of Hid ill grim was found in front of Cel. Kvins' residi is in Sjmrtanburg, on the morning of tho L'iHi vs frozen to death. lie was last sty^nlivc on to evening before, much under t'iM itiMuoiic lifjuor, on his way home. 1 in Gov Hampton's Call. i IVc publish this week, a call from Governor I Hampton upon the people of the State for 10 per cent of their last year's taxes, to be applied ! to the urgent necessities of the charitable and j penal institutions of the State. That the call will be willingly and promptly responded to by the people of Uuion County we have not the least doubt. In fact we know the people are fluxions to show their devotion to the government they have elected by giving it all the aid in their power whenever called upon and in whatever manner Governor Hampton might indicate. They know tjieir taxes will be honestly and discreetly disbursed, and with that assurance they will not withhold the small amount now called for, one moment longer than they know who is uj pointed to receive it. In 110 otlici way can the people give stronger assurance of tlioir settled determination to sustain the Hampton government than l>v contributing to its financial necessities, particularly when they have the assurance of Hampton himself that the taxes they pay will he appropriated to relieve the suOcring.s of the unfortunate inmates ot the Lunatic Asylum and provide against the now apparent necessity of turning louse upon the people the hardened convicts in the l'eui, ? deplorable condition for dtf wr.ut .f : . ! > fev< Uicivjpunties Jl<jv are 5>ln.v x-i{mMhp(fiisiMte'. ii doubly ossui^d lUit the ..i-t tii. , ,, >y . r! the cul! of Gorj^ur" Ui a;i? t J place, be csnsclrot Mi approint. d V.W and the receipt of en#U pajrptjrff!l claim against the .State payment,*-?' I hereafter, under any gov ttmcut tm1?m1 . | permanently established. i It will be observed that 'bough tpc rose tioiis of the Constitutional i tse ofi&?ul)l'cs latives empowers Gov. Ham} ton to lor per cent, of last year's tuxes, he hatf^ken wise and eminently honorable prccSflW!' v at this time for only so much as ho v bo necessary to relieve the sufferings f "inmates of the charitable nntV!p&utd ?'*s* tiotts of the State." lie asks not for r. pay himself and his associates iu a ; "al JM the nobleness of his liMiuanity ca. .por.4',?t? who fought so itohlv with hlfn fo n h<\cs'* 3 State government to first arovc tin 1 ^ to him and that paramount necess by yVtrusting to him a small portim of tin inJet-i x eduess to the State, nut for !.i~ own use .r be#5* ? tit but to relieve the urged wants an cout,J~v . bute to the comforts of those unfortunate 'las.-^ j of our people who have no other relia e fo^ 1 food, care and protection but the State. .\nt| F that noble call will not' be unheeded by the y.'Q-.' J tP pie of I'liion. Those true sons of this t o -nty who sacrificed so much time amf^tnoncy to ?. tct I ' j Wade Hampton (inventor of the State, will . | do.-v!; lii:u and ili? of honc.-ly and rcfi>. now; but will slop promptly forward and wit.. I willing hearts ratify their votes given on thi Tilt of November last, by placing in His hands the means to support liis gore'tinicnt and make it htiinanc and iionorable. We must, as a people, shi'iV to the Chamberlain usurpation nr.fl alt tl. ' ' tiesidc, tl...' we will not, it^.atiy way, rvoogr^^^t^gov^ri^- | BWedvrai UyOMU a id all '1 C epprcs.dvo wm.8 r |'hat a pt and tiii''i.,: >u- parly van.^,TW$#' ? I may exclude our Keprescntntivos'from the Leg^ii.i.itive I!alls, and attempt t'-' force a usurper I ?Lt0 the gubernatorial chair-ldM^ still remains people whethergovernmei t j Sisj?n be sustained. l? cannot live without ' a id that money must come from the tax Pa%u( people alone. It can tin I no other r j for itt supplies; and it the people pay "r \y?\is into the Chamberlain treasury they studi1.^t>oir ac'iott at the last election by first Ty j, as ytttgials those whom they declared ^"^'cjnhe ballot box should not control tlie ii? t^v^vciv.nieut, and then giving them tl.c v means to enforce their usurped ai y - ssary thai the law Courts of the " f kept in operation. Most of the j J'- ' 0,1 their salaries alone for the "j.Sl'l v' 1 . .u:>> Ives and fanii"llfey< ami it is nbso 1\' uei?0p that lliey should be paid.? , Jurie- at '^yn, rv as Judges, and Jurors cannot ?e cave their farms and oth" cr ?CcUhutjKn>s u?. hey are paid for their e services*- ,prv.( ...oonse to the present ca ' liittiii i.l provide the means " ' ' *jpn> tlio urgent necc-shies of all '' 1 and nothing more, a ..'V aifjJA^p |||?t t!?c State is legally n txmyd to l receipts from them, as comIxcs of the people, must be re 1C J1 the Stale Treasury. In tact, u is j yKii,.g 10 per cent, of what is due the State v -nv? people tall hitvc to ]"/>/ to any P1>v,x^^^ut dull may ultimately be established fa berlain usurpation to co&tftHl?4ii its present tie lC(l fiant attitude. ;1>ii We cannot get out of paying tlie tax of tbi ls year, any how, ami as wc arc assured that tlit )r< instalment called forA will be honestly ami ceo nomicully dishursCT^iml must be acknowledge) ^ri)( as so inueh tax paid to the Slate, therb can b 1(|| no good reason for not responding to the eal of promptly. j,le In the interest of honest government and lb l,(|l the sake of humanity wc call upon the tax paj crs of Union to recognize the call of the t!o\ei nor they have elected and to stand by him wit m>, all the aid they can give to consummate tli in" g'bal work of November for Hampton, lloir fiinl l'nt*i?rni. 1,1 . o ''t?c krjf" A valued "little frieiul," who lives i ol Alston has sent us a bountiful present of s:n gun sages, with the iiijunction tl.at "they are nut I ties he put Ju he ular./jt i ..hoi that, kind friend. We know exactly where I I'ts put such delicious things?the paper didn't si >nts ,,uc of them. Uut you can't prevent our jmltn lCL':l in the ji //>(j/T7Tiat^veTijin!i ahout tlieui and tli J,'vc kiutl In tho first place wo honestly sa were as fine as we over eat in our life seasoned to a dot?and we enjoyed thorn lingel 1'il- If tlfey arc a specimen of your housckcepii jiicc qualifications you are entitle to the first hone isl., Jt is said that "the nest things are done up the small parcels," ami in your case It is Into, oof truly happy and prosperous New Year to y. and yours. Carried unanimously. The Wrather. Wo suppose it is not necessary for us Jo tell our renders anything about tlie weather we have had for the past three weeks. Most of them know all ubout it, by severe cxpcricucc. The ' people in the country have been under a uuow blockade all the time. One gentleman informed us that for two weeks he could not get far euough to visit his nearest neighbor; that lie read bhukspcure through twice, wore out two packs of cards ami made ?gg nog till the whiskey and eggs gave out, to keep the cobwebs out of his 1 brains, lie did not say that he had looked in ^ the lJible once. Our country friends were unable to visit the village folks and the village folks couldn't go in- * to the country, consequently we have had a complete stagnation of business* Such a severe an 1 Inner ruiitihiioil im?ll ?? * unutl.m. !?..? not been experienced in this section within tlie memory of our most venerable citizens. In lite North the people can stand such weather, hocau..c they expect and prepare for it, but in this section tto otic had tuade any preparation for a visitor from the Arctic regions, and it has been a severe trial to all, hut more particularly to those who hud but small wood piles. Even now, ' although the sun at mid-day gradually melts ilie snow where its rays can reach it, itt the ' c morning the ground is again frozen hard and it ^ freezes all day in the shade. From our c? . Ji ehanges we learn that the weather bus heeu very severe in every part of the country, and caused great 8iiP';:ri:ig. , Iho "Times" to bo F.educod. p oii?u oo compelled, a It or this week, to re- j( ilucc the size of the Tunes to five columns in a (| page This is made imperative by the great t| falling oil' in our advertising patronage and the t| inccrtainty of collections to meet our necessary u weekly expenses. As retrenc! nicnt is the order f the day in all businesses, we must adopt it, ... o, or discontinue the paper altogether; and we n't intend to stop it just so long as we can w enough money to pay the printers and for j> vranJ buy a cracker and a hen lug a day po tv home folks. : hould business revive we p, nost a. sure lly resume the present size, at w >r make the paper still larger. Iho Commissioners' Report. ',v ve received a coiutuuiiiciit jun signed by 1H i of citizens, making enquiry why the he Mar Vort " - had not been published. We should lied the communication, although its u pit-it w?t? ileulated to create sonic ill feeling, lir n- ing a personal enquiry of Mr. iniif^n earn that the delay was occasioned hi Sy the lb not. being alio to get the report lu ind sig^a of each member. Otic has been its . uber of the Legislature and the (> i WTer/^Ir. ?\> n, although written to frequentliar not .> t cither made a report of his Ci ci in? for scVv or taken any other notice of ttie rtvpest of other members. Mr. Duncan /c 11 assures tr, now v, that the report will be pub- cj -hed in a|koi' i ..ic. No 5 ,ji"pr Chamberlain. . ||j .h'aii i spi>ami nobly, i/p the (iaU 4^ ! ?. i\ -lb /?V..?/r linil .)V'^ o? ' 1 ' ^ as H o) \ \itXZf ... pi rJe, -vor bv W.fft ' , . .. ar ow ;a V;^c j >h 'Hw.1 -Vv * \i\ lie 'p ij\i/0C; "Mil; i tr ? t'.u Itwl-yilc o."U . > i' t.'.V-a $r:y;} t? in. f I) M. .I'timu' I'p.b in i do not afc ,r kmAvieugc obcilu...... . . >.etc.idcd statu' or resolution passed in part by%thc Mad e. ^ Utilise. ; 'I'll! T\\ I'aykus <r. I.i:\t.MiTo.x.?A large muni cr of citizens met at Lexington C'nu? Mouse ycslciday lor l!>e purpose of endorsing ' rucr llanipton a ml t!?e only lawful gov Itu South Cat ilitia. (o.verio r Hampton >. cut. large nunilier of people met him .. | depot, mining whom were many of the mount*, clubs. The scene at the depot upoii'the arrival of the uovcrnur reuiiiided one of the exciting times of the campaign which ended in his election. tlovernnr Hampton addressed the people in a lengthy speech, after which resolutions similar to those passed in (Charleston Tim! t'olumbia by the tax payers were unanimously adopted. "'?? ? 1.... v. I\. Iiovn I...ai, nil. .Messrs. i . i. oo?IIM'-.-J tv v-v. ....... ........ pointed l>y Governor Hampton temporary agents for Charleston County, ami tlieyare duly authorized to receive, ami receipt for, the contribution of ten pel* ee.it. upon ilic amount of tlie State ami Couuty tax of lS7o-7t?, called for by the Governor umlcr authority of the House of Representatives. Chamberlain not Recognized. S I A I I. or Sot ni I'akoi.inA, or Si i ukt??v or S't'-vTK, I ( : . , . ce.-mber -3, I70. ' S. II'. Heart', Sin?I urn instructed by his Excellency the Govornor to iufot'iii yon thai he has re mo veil you from llie office of Treasurer for Aiken Comity. Von Hill, ilierefore, immediately upon the re cease to exercise the functions Sin?Vottr favor of tlie lidd is at hand. In it ycu say : "lain instructed by his Excellency s the Governor to inform you that he has removed j you from tho olliee of Treasurer for Aiken County. Von will, therefore, immediately upon the receipt of this letter cease to exercise the ftinc' lions of said olliee." I presume hy his Excel c lency you refer to Mr. I>. II. Chamberlain ; not II recognizing Mr. Chamberlain as Governor of South Carolina, I ask leave respectfully to say 1 must decline your ropiest to cease to exercise r the functions of said olliee. '- Very sped fully, (Signed} Simkon \V. IJkauk, I Treasurer Aiken County. A similar corrospoudwtue occurred between e Mr. \V. 11. Wise, County Auditor, und II. E. ie Ilavne. . a The Hon. 15. II. Hill, in a letter to a friend, { denies, explicitly' and eniphatieally, all the silly stories which have been published about liitii since his return to Washington, lie denies thai to I e has abuse I Northern Hcniocialj in Congress nt lie denies that lie is not in thorough accord will Mr. Tilden and the leaders of the Dcmocrath party: an I he denies that he has agreed to sol po (tie South to Mr. Hayes for a Cabi net noil folio tj This disposes of some bungling falsehoods, am iC givus Mr. Hill the opportunity to show, in 1^, 1?ti?r. that lie is thoroughly in the coiiii'' of the party. ? - - ?; a now by The lhxton Journal in nnxii'^rt )(t ((n.. what system of arillimetir Mr. t ron'; j K iron, can count himself a inajorit " , ? ? ? r Mr. in anew and coniprc .onai*t pan ( published by Cha.aberbun \ - ^^ ^ f S. t in winch work it i* 'at , , 111 two is a majority of one huvl ' four. .Vrtcs "ml ' 'i/iiric/'. I PUBLIC MEETING-. 0 The (iovcriiur we Itwogciizc. Bf A meeting of the citizens of Uuirfn County, rrcspcctivo of party, was Lel<l in tlte Court * louse on .Monday, the 1st inst., and uotwith' I landing the terrible snow storm quite a respecable number of our most intelligent citizens .voro present. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Slmnd, vho. moved that Hon. T. li. .Jeter take the thair, which was unanimously ufloplcd.. On motion of David .lohtisoii, Jr., X'r. D. I*. Bp >uucan was elected .Secretary. j Upon taking the chair, Mr. Jeter briefly ex- i duincd the object of the meeting. He said it 1 vas well known that two persons now claimed f, o bo governor of South Carolina. One of them C, ? D. li. Chamberlain ? had received a minority |jjj f the votes cast, and was declared elected bv lie Mackey House, held by ilic Supreme Coutt H o be an illegal body; the other?lien. Made ? lampion ?lind received a majority of the votes K list, and had been inaugurate 1 by the legally K onstitutod House of Heprcscntntives. And 36 his meeting was to say which goveinmenUthn . >eopie of Union would recognize. Mr. Miami made a few remarks to the saino , loint. He said it was a question which no one ould shirk. That the tax levy of the I'liatnicrlaiu government, enormously high as it was, f iad bee., passed in part by a pretended llouso | vbii'.li ilu>_r>u|>rciii? Court hid- ulroajjjc ?!" ?? Jfk louueed au illegal bedy, and li .d been approved y D. 11. Chamberlain, claiming to be governor WCJ ceause so declared to be by this same illegal j ' ody. Every cent, therefore, paid, under that I ix levy would be a voluntary cyiiifibution to lie support of a revolutionary eminent, an<lv > r J nit no one would pay it except those who ished to see Chamberlain maintain his posi-W on. Tiie contribution asked for by* Hampton as also voluntary, but that every patriot who , B2esircd to see Hampton governor of the Mate MB oulvl surely do the little which was asked for. |k ut there were other in:itt>rs which would soon Bbrco every man to avow his allegiance. For stance, before the close of the month persons ^I ould claim to he triiA justices under iij; appointment, while others would elnim lid tllU same ollices under ? hatnberluiu's np-^H H dtitiiient. It was, therefore, a question soon i brougiit home to each one of lis, and ouo le it now aud here, and to shy iii'advanco ' } Iiieli of the two claimants wc would support j id obey. ./ -&K Mr. Shand then offered the following pream- 1 e and rosolulio.is, which were udoptetl 'inaniously: iH \Yukiikas, It is proper that the citizens of uion County should 'publicly indicate the ursc of couduct which they intend to pursue ider the complications uow existing in South t, .jfl iroliua ; and .? \Vlimit;as, it will be necessary for every citin to decide at an early day to which jroveruent h? will rcmler tribute, and to which o Hi ills he will yield obedience ; therefore be it llttvlvctl, Tbut we, citizens of Union County, ,? ?. ^mMinceting assembled, sj caking as we bcirBBt neiiiiiueiits of all classes of our people, bSnM'&Z'cHi-.i.. ii - ... * . oi l I) l\V , 111 v* < ) \ r r , u s vi u i I ; t ll ^' ' ^ tr Tor this Countv i" -mtvC ?*? a|u' qualified. * . M ' I.ennlraf. That we wjll pay une cent of italic t>> maintain tlur i-ubccm1 anil pretended ^ M'limcnt of l>. 11. Chamberlain ; and to no ended statute or resolution passed in part lie Mac key House will lie acknowledged tlie \_,.ucst obedience. ? '. That in all our acts we will keep 'ji sUjy ir. 'ij:: he law, and will willingly subw&dl judjrm . front Courts of coinpclcnt tjut, he other baud we will yield m- ,v m* , of our rights ns se- ^ i nred tyihvtyfv v^ji he late election, I nd ti?e udiifqrfp'f {,;?? v'ui. "on. ? :'rnOVinji ci-. .'dc-edt. -iccting wen- le-ci ' 'pfcf. | ' i ? J?j an 1 a mp. .f \ i-c j>... On motion fr* r? li ^ . , nte | 0. 1'. l)l -SCAN, Jj/b I * -r y ii Cu 11 IS I.MAS ANh Xf.W \ K.VU < .X McKl 1 ? P 1 Christmas and New Year's Day *?>!'! time within a dozen years have I'ullet. day. They occurred on .Monday in 186-j, |, the followius singular prophecy w.iy exhua. V front an ancient folio in the British Musewnt. ' I "If Cliristmas day 011 Monday be, I A great that year you'll And full of witidu both loud and shrill But in summer, truth to tell, ?High winds there shall ^c, and strong, ? > Full of tempests lasting long ; flr While battles they shall oiultiply^v And great plenty of beasts shall dBc. Tltev that be born that day. 1 vveeitl. mfc They .shall be sjro11<4 each one ami &ccn ; V lie shall be found that stealcth uuglit ; Tito* thou be sick, thou iliest not." I 1 It will bo roiuoiiibcrcil that the folltl wing year witnessed the Austria-Prussian wart uud was meutorablc tor disastrous giiles and for destruction by the cattle plague. " In 1871. tfhrjslnias tell 011 Muiidav -A>vI iu. 1 U? 1 vjciu- "" n -a war occurred InTaws, autt the next year wiTs noted for prevalence of the cattle plague. Are we to have war and pestilence in 1877 t ? - ? Tilt: Oi.ukst am> Tut: Kkst.?These are the elaiins which the publishers of the Xtw York Ol.xerrrr make tor their paper iu their prospcc- ^1 * tus of tin- fifty *f'/t volume. And, while history hcarsthem 011! ia the first, -n undoviatiug course ' ~ 'ih sending out a large, full, fresh, readable family newspaper, gives them at least a right to tho second. Iti the great mult it ta le of papers tha^^ are published, the Obteri'ce holds its own poj^^^k tion. and an env'able position it is. No pap^^^p reaches us that we rccoinmcud more heartily.?w It is published at $ !,17> a year, post-paid, and 1 the premium picture and chrouto humbugs are I left for those who have n dhiug bettor to oiler. M S, I. Prime 7: ('<>., '17 l'ark How, New York. H V Tin: I't.ur.tda Cummittkk.?Washington, January 8.?The Florida committee lias returned. There will be no minority report on the 8tate 1 election. The minority report regaiding 'ho ? W 1 Presidential electors, if any be made, wi'^how B that fhero wire mutual intimiil.iti ?1110 lie-, genes inlimidnting *k o??-" race i>i o gro districts, an-' '""cks 111 other districts ' deferred f> ' ""2 'he Hepublioan ticket l'roui 'Sllig employment. I I in tin* National Theatre at \v ashigton, tlic^B t play heing the "Two Orphans," and the occa-W siou hcing iho lit-.*! appearance of Kate f'laxtonC in tlii play since tlic tan ning of the Brooklyn Theatre, a cry of "li 'lit !" was mistaken for lire!' and a panic imaieili ilely resulted, hi which several persons were sevei'ely bruised.-? lienct.d Barlow's letter regarding the Florida eUi tioti, sticks in the crop of all honest Republicans. The very man sent hy the parly to oversee the count, virtually comaMcd lite Pluto to TiMctr