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UOV. IIASnoX'a HETiHN 1 t el IIIS RECEPTION AT CO LI' Mill .VI * Yl Ills* Patriotic Speech I ^ ___ in In October last, the grandest public demon- C) juration over mado in honor of auy man in South je Carolina was ifcvlc by the people of Hicliland Rl and the adjoining dfctriots, in honor of Wade g, llnuiptoii, the slaudariT-benror'of t he people, who ,r Mas about to return to the county of his nativi- w ly, after a biavc civic struggle in behalf of the c, people, lie came uot as a conquering hero, 4|, but us the chnmpiou of the right nud of the pco- fu pic's dearest hopes ; and while lie was received ? with .such great demonstration* by the populace, t0 . ?nd lite greatest outward shovr of appreciation 01 of his labors, there were thousands who feared then?while they felt tliut they had done and ,t1 wcte willing to do all that honest men could be to expected to do?the battle might be decided p, against them. Willi fenr and treiub itig, and m nothing left them bill hope in the strength of se I !ini who docs all thing wisely and well, they 1U] greeted hint with great demonstrations of joy, co and every tongue murmured a heartfelt prayer ^ for his success ou the coming morrow. On yes- 11, torday the feelings of the people were exhibited ju in another way. While there was au abundant co display of bunting, of evergreens and of flow- jj, crs, and the ladies, ns usual, arranged every- j? thing will tasto and beauty, (lie reception of q'| (iovcrnor Hampton was marked by a hearty yy " feeling of "well done, thou good and faithful scr- p, vaut," upon the part of the citizens, which we e, have never seen equalled. At au early hour in the morning tho streets nl were tilled with people. "Every man," to use C( the language of a United States army officer ? stationed here, seemed to feel that the salvation j( of South Carolina had already teen achieved. 0 The executive otliceand the building ill which ,| it is located had been profusely decorated by the ^ ladies assigned for that purpose?Mrs. Hugh S. 0 Thompson, Mrr. Gnnibrill, Miss Ida Marshall w and Miss Goodwin, being the principal directors c in the decoration. I Carolina Hall and tho platform in front of it ? from which Governor Humpton was to receive y the congratulations of the people was beautiful- (l iy ucvuriueu wmi nags, nuwew, evergreens nun c pictures. We regret that want of space forbids [ our giving lliii particular work its due meed of j, praise. It was benuiilied by tlie taste and skill j of Mrs. Norton, Mrs. I.ouis G. Wood Mrs. Dr. i, lloozer and Miss McCants. _ a Precisely at 2 o'clock the procession was fortu- (] ed on Richardson street, t'apt. Hugh S. ThomptTi$ tit ll,e portion of the Taylor street. ' * ^ The cavalcade moved up Richardson street to ? islanding, (hence to the Charlotte, Columbia and t; Augusta Railroad, where they awaited the arri- 0 vul of the Governor. [ At every cross street the procession was met \\ by vehicles and citizens on foot, who joined in ^ and swelled the immense prooession uluch iJ( amounted, l>y the time it reached the depot, to at ,,, least 7.(H>0 people. jt Precisely at 4 o'clock the train arrived at the ?( depot, and amidst the booming of cannon, the ii, waving of handkerchiefs and hats, the wildest t0 shouts of the people, aud the tears of joy from v; the eyes of pure women, Governor Hampton |,j nlightett upon the platform, and was escorted to qe his carriage, which had, under the supervision fa of Mrs. l)r. Trezevaut, Mrs. Col. llacou, Mrs. (0 Stark and a score of young ladies, been beautifully decorated with flowers nnd evergreens.? jj, Upon entering his carriage, which was drawn by four tine bays, bouquets were showered upon J.e him in the greatest profusion. One little lair- p] haired bcanty. whose name wc uid not learn, but who could not have been more than live years of age, borne in the arms of a cole red man, approached the Governor's carriago ntid handed itiitun niosl exquisite bouquet. Tuvuitig away from nil other protfers of floral tributes, the Governor leaned over and caressed the little j . cherub, upou witnessing which the multitude of we pcopl?y|Mrounding his coach rout lite air with , the wiruest liuzzas of approval. The procession then Rrtued, the first carriage .L II 1." I'" containing Gov. Hampton, accoiupnmcil l>y Mr. |() Southern, raptnin Stanley, Cob McMasfcr and mQ Master Willie It. Cathcart. Following the Gov- crf ? rv>r's coach was one hearing the committee of ((J j ladies who hail in charge the decorations at the rcg executive office and Carolina Hall. The ladies j were Mrs. Norton, Mis. M 0. Boiler, Mrs. I.. m0 (t. Wood, Mrs. Bacon ami Minnie Cathcart.? n0J Then followed coaches bearing many distin- n guished gentlemen, among whom we noticed ^ Justice W'illavd.Jof the Supreme Court, Major E. n(:l| W. Moisc, Col. If. M Sims and others. ju The processien returned by the way of Blanding street to Carolina Hull. 1 ,llt. Accompanying Governor Hampton on the , ^rainfroin Charlotte, as a guard of honor, was j10|( a magnificent body of men, commandeiljby ('apt. jn({ S. S. l'cgram, beautifully uniformed in green and gold, known at home as the Hornet Nest (o t llifles." They were assigned to the post of lion- (. or in the column, and were entertained at the j. Hiclilaiul Hitle Club armory by the members of j(jg that corps after the parade was dismissed. The (jon visit of these gentlemen from the obi North State. <>ou and the motive which prompted them to come |(a3 among us, was highly appreciated by everybody. cai.. The Chester Killes. under cunimnnd of Major full( Hamilton, the Kock Hill and Fort Mill Hook and ,jl0t Ladder Companies also accompanied the Cover- {-lV0 nor to Columbia. j|lljl As the procession moved along the streets tow- orol ards Carolina llall, every window, portico and cja[ verandah was crowded with ladies, who waved jor their handkerchiefs and gave other dcuionstrft- ,i Hons of delight. a Arriving in front of Carolina Hall, Governor gest Hampton, accompanied by some fifteen or twenty jj0 v citizens, took position on the beautifully decora- cour ted stand, and was welcome 1 upon his return |oun to Carolina by Captain Stanley in the following jn? , words: they Gottrnor Hampton :?On behalf of tliecitizcns mite! of Columbia, I thank God for tlie privilege that Govt now crowns tliern of extending to you the hand fider Of iovftll lV?la.irt.A iu me cnpitui oi your Slate, Caro and of assuring von (hat you are received alike the t in the arms andnearts of our people. The Ian- diffic gunge of tiulh cannot be confounded with the knift language of adulation, nor can just panegyric any* be offensi/e cither to modesty or taste. The brave, the beautiful, tho aged and the young, all hands, all voices, all hearts join to ,|jscu make you welcome to the capitol of South Caro- a.jpr lina. Her emblematic tree freshens in its foliage as a at your approach. te(| , Again, 1 say welcome, welcome, thrice wel- wrou eome be the Governor of our pride, affect ion and para| veneration. Governor Hampton responded in substance as ricai| follows: Tbeii Mr. Chairman, My Countrywomen and CouH- tonin try men of South Carolina: Travel-worn and gin, i weary, 1 have cotne back among you to make grnpl my report. This welcome penetrates my very rale heart. It is not the welcome given to a victor prom returning front the bloody fiel 1. I bring no tro- ing ti phy, but i have come to say that the cause of on w truth has been victorious, and the banner of surfa South Carolina regenerated, disenthralled and and j rcdsemcd. And how has it been redeemed, my Carl ! friends? Not ? ??? - j !< > uj me pcncciui dai- wntei lot. Tlic good men of nil races and parlies rose cent i up in Iheir might mid determined to wipe out tieiit." the stain from her fair escutcheon which had a sup been cast upon it hy foul hands. We hail seen be au almost everything except our very existence dis- from appearing from us for the benefit of those who iion ? were not of us, who hud no feeling in kind with Out c us. \\c saw that our government was in the darkl hands of strangers and aliens, aud we deler- tcrs, mined to make one grand, glorious struggle, and will I If wo must go down, we would go together. Wc Madii fought the battle of the people of Mouth Cftroli- j wliosi na, and never was this battle equalled on litis for It continent. You can hardly realizo it, my ing < friends, hut believe me. when these large crowds Powc wciein the city last fall a single musket shot the w would have started a civil war in America.-- and fi V'hat stopped it? [Cries of ''You !" "You!"] arnrle No people in the world could have obeyed more politii willingly, mid it was this that saved our country, i mnlly hough ibo victi ry has boon wou, we cannot aiui the honor; it is duo to the patriotic wo* icn, who would uot lock upon s^?^u.^ho would irn his back upon the bcim^patio cause. The ictory st the ballot-box outlie7tbor November as met by usurpation and fraud. But we apealed not to violence, not to unconstitutional leans for redress in CAluinbia, for we knew ml tho crowds which tYequeuily came here >uld huve swept this usurpation r.way like s sf. But we said be puticot for a little while, nd we went to the courts, *Wch respected good >vernuioot. We said it would not do to resort > force to wipe out this usurpation, but if you nit a little longer your cause would prove sucrssful. Now, my friends, 1 come to tell you tal I have returned from Washington succcssi). The order for the removal of the troops is practical recognition. But I did not go there ask for any recognition or offeror accept any mpromtsc. 1 hold my title from the people booth Carolina, and so help mo God, so long they lei! nia to do so, will I hold it. I went Washington from personal courtesy to the resident of the United States. In justice to r. Hayes, I will say that from respect for himIf, respect for the people of South Carolina, id, 1 hope, respect for myself, he offered no in promise, no terms and no conditions wliater. And as loug as he follows in goou faith e pledges made in his inaugural, to deal out stice fnirlv to M?rv Stat* if h? .elk.?. ? it.. institution niul the laws of the land, so long ns j docs this, so long will I support him. We ivc not fought in south Carolina for party.? lie fight lint been between good and bad inen. ' must forget for the next four years all about olitics. Democrats and Kcpublicans, nil and fery one, must work for South Carolina. Wo mst invite immigration from the North. We | inst show our Northern brother that lie is wcliinc here. We must struggle for the Slate, and ot for its petty offices, and bring back prospery again. You will remember that on the night f my nomination I said if elected 1 would be te Governor of the whole pooplc: that 1 would now no race, no party, no man, hut would niclc ut equal justice to all. I appealed to heaven to ritness my pledge that I would knoiv no ditfernce. What 1 promised then I reiterate now.? have told the colored men they were in the injority in this Stale, and if at the end of two ears they found that the Democrats attempted 3 take any of tlicir rights from them, they ould throw us overboard and try some one else, here is but. one way to bring about peace and rotnolc prosperity, ami that is to obey tlio law. do not give an order nor issue a proclamation, ut simply ask you, who have so honored nic bore nil others, to carry out my wishes. Keep lie peace yourself and gc to your neighbors aud sll tlieiu to do the same. Should there be any loodshed, evci^rthihg would Le lost, and we n"W fiave.a raj8olf tliat /ould go to the State House when the troopsnre ritlidrnwn, except lie have business; and when lie order conies for their departure 1 want every ne to stay away from there. When I want you will tell you. I carried a letter with me to iashington from a soldier stationed in thcStnte louse, warning me not to go into the building ccuiisc the place was so filthy and full of vcrlin. Shortly 1 will hnve all iliose engines plnvig down there and the penitentiary convicts irubbing there ami fumigating it, ami wc will im have u gio<> Legislature there, ilereferred the warm receptions given liini during his sit to Washington, and said he felt proud of s people, on whose nceount these honors were [slowed on liiin. Old men had shed tears and ir would had come out to bless him, and some kiss, hint, loo. The Governor again urged his hearers to keep e peace, obey the laws and all would be well. Iter returning his kind thanks for the grand ception, be look his seat amid tremendous ai>au c ospeotive Legislation for South Carolina?A Hopeful Prospect. Wasuinuton, April 1.?Gov. Hampton, in avcrsatiou last night, said that lie.would ro ... .iiu.iurt uigiu, (.worutay;) tlial on i arrival at Columbia on Wednesday next he mid issue liis proclnnuition notifying the pco> of South Carolina of the peaceable adjustnt of all dilliculties, and that lie would call ( Legislature together on the Oth of April.? his message to the Legislature he will rccoinnd the passage of a general tax bill, (luvlor Hampton also expressed his determination have such financial legislation adopted as will tore the credit of the State. interest was d on the funded debt last year. Another six ntli's interest will be due on the 1st of July it. Governor Hampton say.? lie will take ssures to have this paid, and the unpuid insst of 18"(r will be funded. Owing to tlie . iiipiilatious of Chamberlain and his gang of ( ndertrs it is impossible to estimate with any iroacdi to correctness what the funded debt of 1 State is, and Governor Hampton will send a 1 imigsion to New York to confer with the i leva of the State bonds on the subject. His ( dition is to provide hereafter for the regular ment of the interest on the State debt, and 1 stablish a sinking fund lbr its ultimate ex- ' lion. overnor Hampton will also recommend to ] Legislature to enact certain necessary cducaul measures. Tlie present school system of tli Carolina is a very good one, but not much 8 been ncco: plished under it, because the c >et-buggcrs have stolen most of the school i. Governor Hampton says be shall urge a 'ough educational system of both races, lie rs liberal legislation to proinoto the material 1 istries of (lie State. He says the most rig- v is remedies will he used to break up iheoffipeculation which has prevailed so long unthe rule of the carpet baggers. He says lie lias appointed and will still continue to a >int tho colored men to office whenever the , interest of the State warrant it. Ho will j dint ho can to discourage idleness and cnago honest labor. He don't believe in men ?' ging around taverns, cutting sticks, drink- il vhiskcy and bemoaning their bad luck, when r should be at work, and this applies just as ( li to the white mnn as to the black man.? >riior Hampton says that he now looks con illy lo I lie day when llie bond* of South linn will commnnd a premium. Ilo thinks j ime will soon come when il will be more :ult to find a man with a pistol or bowie- " ! in Soulh Caralina than in the streets of o if the large Northern cities.?Jiallimort Sun. \\ ilherrord, having a great many crippled and w ised brethren in his happy family, will very oprintely run the Hot Springs in Arkansas n> part of his Administration. These celebra- lo raters arc famed for the cures they have s] ght in eases of rheumatism, gout, palsy, lysis, and other maladies from which numof this happy fumily may be said metapholy to be great sufferers in the present crisis. . r shocked nnd starring constitutions need g up. Three of the sufferers, Stearns, Cra- w, and Coburu, representing three gieatgeo- m liical divisions of the country, will recupetheir physical nnd finnncial health by coin- Qi) ising matters with squatters on the outlyraets of the reservation; but the main tract, Inch the health-giving waters come to the en ce, will be retained. The great philosopher a] >ractical experimenter in political hygiene, Bchurz, will have oharge of this splendid cure, ami win uoutitloss proscribe benefieivil service rules for the government of pni resorting thereto. He will nt least appoint erintendent, who, among oilier things, will " ihorixed to "fix aspeeial tax on water taken 0,1 the springs,sufficient to pay for the proloc- tin ind necessary improvement of the snine." re, >f the revenues thus derived, it is hinted ^ y that free cottages and free use of the wa- ' with advice gratis.from Dr. Carl Scliurz, )o providejj/o/Itrn Hurley, Chamberlain, son Wells, and numcrons other invalids of B health has been impaired by too great zeal utherford and his predecessor. Advertis- He circulars will give as special references no 11 Clayton and Oliver Morton, who visited by ater cure together in the summer of 187-1, Cli uind that it produced an unmistakably Six t and seemingly rose-colored effect ii|un "f ts for a time, which, however, failed <irs-1 ,*vo before Norcmbcr. ? N. }' Sun. i '(Anion (Eimcs. KTmTSTOKES, Editor. UNION, FRIDAY Al'HIL 18. 1877. TEBMB OF 80B80SIPT10IT 1 C?W. one year, is ADVASCK, f?,00 2 Copies one year," " fi.50 5 M . ^1.00 10 M " " " " 20.00 ' One square or on^hidi^ ftretuSr^ion, ^?i{ Kaeh subsequent insertion, - V * Liberal Ascount made to merchant! nnd^HRoH^ I Ml UK Ihrfx uiouUm vr by the year. ~ OMtuary Notice* of ten IIties or less, inserted free. " " over ten lines, vli.trgvd as Advertise uents. #" *0 per cent additional for advertisements ordered not to upjicar in consecutive issues. t&~ Rer. J. S. Bailer will preich nt Mt. Ta bor next Sabbath. ZPaJT" Northorn capitalists are already preparing to come to this State to make invest ments. B?fL-Our I'ucolet corrcspondeni'a contribution caine too lata for this week. . m ??U Albert Chalmers TodJ, son of cur old and esteemed friend, Samuel K. Todd, of l.aurens, died suddenly last week. a jBfcaJC" We had a delightful time at the third Annunl Concert of tho Spartanburg Hand, last Tuesdny. We will make a full report next week. ? -? An election for Intendent and Wardens for the Town of Jonesville was held last Monday and resulted in thelriiimph of ticket" by one majority. BSC A mad dog was killed in the City of (Ircenville last Monday. He had bitten a number of other dog3 before lie was shot and the A'eiri very properly advises that all the bitten dogs be killed. ?iA Greenville negro, who had been sentenced to the Penitentiary for two years, escaped from that institution the other da^ because be did not recognize the llnniptoii government.? Thnt's one reason why Chamberlnia intends to hold on. . o - ? ? Ctay" Capt. Kirklnnd, Deputy Kcvouue Collector, for the sub-district of Spartanburg. Union, York and Chester, arrested at Gaffney City, on Tuesday Inst, Mr. Adulphus Wood, /or a violation of the Revenue law in selling Tlbncco. ? ?Th? building on the open lei below the Hotel, occupied Gy ftr. J. n. ty store, was broken into on Wcdnesdsy night last, and about S4*? worth of goods stofcn.? lour or five colored persons have been n/cstcd under strong suspicious circumstances. ? There arc a number of idle negroes loafing about town, without any visible means of support, nnd the Town Council would do the town groat ecrvieohy joining the vagrant law in force. rtcn Turn iv.nl.. - - - "vv?a ?go wo mil injustice to Judge L. C. Northrop by stating that he had gone to Washington in the interest of Cliambcrlnin.? We were not willing to believe it at the lime, but the report was so general in this community and apparently so direct that it was generally believed and regretted by orr citizens. We would not do Judge Northrop or any one else, a wrong, intentionally, and we regret being the medium of spreading*False iinprettion abort htm. While we publisheJ a cou^pleto refutation of the charge in our-Hftt issue, in what ho said ih Washington, We think it is just to onrxilf as well ? .u. i_ V- + -r??n- ' i- <?. ,. has been, since the election, strongly in favor of Governor Hampton, and he lin3 done nothing to aid the Chamberlain usurpation. psrt. llctween 3 and 1 o'clock, last Friday morning, Richnru Fasten, a colored man sleeping in Mr. Nicholson's rdficc, was aroused by the glare of fire through the window. On looking out lie discovered that the cotton on the Hail road l'lalforni was on fire. Richard immediately raised the alarm nnd aroused some employees of the road. Fortunately there wore only a few bales on the platform. The cotton on fire?4 bales?belonged to Mr. II. L. Goss, our Intendent, nnd was standing alone some distance from the other cotton. Ily groat exertion the fire was extinguished, but not until at least one and a half bales wero entirely consumed sud the remainder of the four bales very badly damaged. We are confident it was set on fire, for there lad been no fire near it all the day before, and lie smell of Kerosene was rees^whwd by pcrtons during tlio burning, aad who examined the ;uuon nnorwarUs. We arc in favor of decorating the liinbs of the icarest tree by suspending from thorn the bodes of every incendiary ennght. It is the only vay to stop suck villainy. _? Fiiedbergor'g New Spring Goods. If yon want to see the new styles of Spring ,nd Slimmer Dress Goods, or wish to purchase nything else, cither in Dry Goods, Grocery, Inrdware, Crockery, notions, &c., just drop in o Mr. Friedbergcr's store and examine thcquallies and prices 01 the large stock lie is now ecciving. Mr. St rouse is always there and will ake pleasure in showing and selling. Death of Mrs. C. R. Roberson. With sincere regret we announce the death of liis exoellent lady, the wifeof Mr. Columbus It. loberson, and eldest daughter of Mr. C^Gagc, f this town, which occurred about 5 o'clock, 'ednesday evening last. Mrs. R. had heenagre.it sufferer for some celts. The sympathies of the whole continuity go out to the bereavi d husband in bis great ss. May lie who "tempers the wind to the lorn lamb," be the comfort and stay of the mily in this great nflliclion. ? "The President has told the Secretary of War, i bo has told General Sherman, who has told { snernl Hancock, and now General Hancock >11 tell General Ruger to order the Colonel com- 1 anding to direct the Captain to command the I rgeant to have his Corporal take those trot ps | it of the State Houso at Columbia." And then the order got to Columbia, and was forced at 12o'clock, M., last Monday. Ithad J tard time winding up so much red tape; but , itirl U. 1 To the Law,. For the information of out rCTpeeHWWbrres- ( ndent, "Enquirer," and nil othersmho anay , lertnin nny doubt upon tlie subject, We refer i eiu to page <178, of the Laws passed at the i^ubii session of tl>e Legislature of 1872-8.? j the bottom of the page they will find the fol- I ving: b "An Act to oniend Section 17 of Chapter XLV h the General Statutes of the State. ? I to it enacted by the Senate and House of (j preseutntires of the Slate of South Carolina, w met nnd sitting in Genernl Assembly, and (< the authority of the same, That Section 17, ^ aptcr XLV, of the General Statutes of the t< ite, be amended b^ striking out the words orty-five" nnd inserting in lieu thereof the rds "Fifty-fire." *' \ppror?d February 22, 1873. ' w?*?mmm moinpio* in Uia Atato liouie. The d?wi we publish from Columbia leaves no doubt that Gov. llawptou is now in fbll posses ion of Uio 8Uts House ar.d all (he aeceesary records, papers, &?., belonging to the Executive office. Chamberlain's last pronuaciamento, as he learss the office he has disgraced, is In keeping with his whole conduct since the last cam1 Ptt'g" opened. U is full of falsehoods and itaceiiWary teachings. 'He dies hard, and in his last throes of political life in this State sends forth a stream of venom and vituperation more malicious?and more damning to him, because it was written on his death-bed?than ail his other infamous acts. ' ' It is evident to us that in his Call he strives to incite those ignorant and deluded partisans who have followed and sustained him in his disgraceful trail, to deeds of violence, arson ard base revenge. Perhaps nothing would be more pleasing to him when he leaves South Carolina, for South Carolina's good, than to look bock and see tho whole State, from the mountains to the seaboard, in ono solid blaie of incendiary fire, and the demons he hns pampered dancing around, rejoiciug in the havoo it was making of the property of the patriotic people of the State.? Wo believe him so heartless that he would gloat over such a scone with sercue satisfaction. With the news that Gov. Hampton haa actual potrescion of the Slate government, wo shall be'> *? <ui* la complete, but until then thcro are many ways, known only to unprincipled Republicans, to delay, evade and destroy an hoiioaable contract. In answer o our notiuo last week of the invidious remarks of tho Spartanburg Herald, upon the unjust freight discriminations, that paper says: 'The people of Union have to blame themselves principally for their condition. The freights, \vc suppose, are about 4he same to Union pro raia that they used to be to Spartanburg, until another railroad was built to this point. Why don't they build another railroad and break down the monopoly, or move up to Spartanburg, where we have competition in railroads and all kinds of business, and where we have cheap freights, cheap ncwspnpcis and clicap everything."' The first paragraph lias some very ungenerous aatl ungrateful truth in it. I1r<1 tlio people of Union put the $150,000 they subscribed to the Spartauburg and Ashcvillc road into a narrow guage road to Chester, they would soon have had & competing line and reasonable freights, and built up their own County town instead of aiding so materially in huild'ng up Spartanburg, whose people, speaking through their press, thus ungratefully insult them after securing the benefit of their liberality. \Yc can inform the Editor of the Iltrnlil that tlie freights "used to bo" just what we arc asking now, pro rata, and no unjust discrimination was ever made to build up Unien to the ruin of Spartanburg. Now, If Spartanburg *will be ns liberal to Union ns our people have been to Spaitnnburg, by subscribing $ 150,000 to a road from here to Chester we will go to work "and build another railroad." When the S; artanburg and Union road was i first built Union subscribed to it $75,000 more than Spartanburg di<l. In suggesting that the people of Union move up to Spartanburg, the Editor displays consid, -AjgbLo gf " | h u, J eg. ijL lii?juiau??x'J^?lil!??a_. reeling Bill reciprocated by us. 1\ e only ask tor a fair fight for business, and with that wo would ask no odds from Spartanburg.... ^ From all parties Union is now receiving mosf unjust and ungenerous treatment ? particularly so frotn those to whom she has been most liberal, and for whose benefit she has sacrificed most. . . . _ Statu Piikss Association.?The third Annual meeting of the South Carolina State Tress Association will be held in the city of Charleston, beginning on Wednesday morning, Dili day of May proximo. The Annual Address w ill tic delivered l.y I>r. G. W. Bngby, of Richmond, Va. A full attendance of members is earnestly requested, and journalists who are not members are invited to unite with the Association. Any Editor or Proprietor of a newspaper or other periodical in this Statu is clligible to membership, and applications are to be made in writing, accompanied by the initiation fee of five dollars. JAMES A. IIOYT, President. We hope that all journalists connected with the Press of the State, who can. will rp*n.i?w1 in 1 ? *v tlie cull of the President 01 the Association, and those who are not members will become so.? Every Kdi.'or ntul Proprietor of a journal in this Suite should feel it ft privilege as well ns duty to contribute his share to the success of the Association. The fact that one of a firm, or one connected with a periodical, is a member is no reason why all connected with that periodical should not become members. All arc alike interested. The difficulty with us, nnd perhaps others, is i how and where to raise the money to defray the expense of such ft trip. But few of us hare twenty dollars to spare forsuoli ft luxury. A WlllBKKY DnixK Coi'RTKtt.?The Muffctt whiskey hill, to collect a tax on whiskey drinks , by means of an instrument something like a car bell-punch, passed the General Assembly of Vir- ' ginia on Thursdny Inst. It w^Il be put up in I every bar-room. The tax on lager beer per g drink is half a cent, and alcoholic liquors two and a half cents. If strictly enforced it is csti- * mated that in n few years the Stale of Virginia 11 will be able to extinguish its owu and the no- C tional debt, and it is stated in some of the papers that if continued indefinitely and driuking keeps on and the drinkers pay for their tipple like honest men, the State of Virginia will ( eventually tako in all the money in creation. ' ' Now, if some one would invent an attachment u that would record the name of every person that C lakes n drink, the machino would be complete d for nil legal and temperance purposes. But c then no Genernl Assembly would allow the at- a tnehment to be used, during the sessions of the C Legislature, any how. il ; c< A Hourihi.k Brute.?Chief railettsr i despatch from Newberry yesterday, requesting lim to look cut for a mulatto by the nsaM of " tVingfield Itobertson, who wna charged with laving committed a hideous crime in Ihut county t) >u a girl seven yearn of age. In ono hour after he Chief received the notice, Policeman Con- ' tell had the fellow.in custody. He will be for- tr varded to Newberry on Monday.?Columbia if Vegialer. That is the name fellow who was no prominent, ust^hfforc the election, in stirring up strife be- Q| ween the races in this section. He then went ^ >y the nnme of Scott Itobertson, but ho was ^ nown in Charlotte as Winfleld Itobertson, and, ? CI re think, left that city in a hurry, to get out of q lie way of the ofticers of tho law, who were af p sr him for some crime he committed there.? j Chile here it was reported that he had commitsd an outrage upon a girl in Newberry. The thief, Jerry Talley, and this follow Itobrtson, are fair specimens of the most ardent jpporters ef Chamberlain. , ,. hi. \ IjH il.o Tlmea. n LETTEK FROM CHARLESTON. * The last week was quits a gala wask amongst lbs CUj juveniles. AH the schools wars engaged In Examinations, Receptions and Kxhibi- ^ lions. Tha Public schools are mammoth concerns Sud Tsry well conducted. It was our good fortune to drop in at tha "Re- inception" ef tha "Charleston Female Seminary" ?Mlsa Kelly's school?and wa were very much pleased with tho performance of tbe pupils. Dr. rj Junkin, who happened to be present, made a few very sensible, impromptu remarks, lie thanked the Teachers for the gratification it had afforded him to witness the admirable perform- ti anoe of their pupils. There was an evidence of tl system and thoroughness pervading every de- ~ pertinent that was truly encouraging. He was G glad to im that physical culture bad cot boon b lost sight of, while tho demonstrations en the ( Black-board offered conclusive ovideuce that the mental training had been efficient. lie con- ? gratulated the people of Charleston upon hazing o so ndmirable an institution, and to the young '' ladies lie would say neglect uot the golden op- ^ portunity here offered to you, improve it."? g The momenta spent in these halls are golden mo- v merits and none should be wasted. You may 11 rest assured that the restoration of the South? f the laud we love morally and intellectually?de- 4 pends upon her women. The South is too poor to educate her sons, they must go to work to earn a living. To her daughters M.o must took 1 for restoration, and it is lo Southern institutions j wc must look for the development of Southern a tone and Southern instincts. The North has her Harvard and Yale and Cornell's, all grand schools in their way, but they have not the Southern atmosphere abou? them?tlicy are not | adapted to our wants, or in sympathy with our t instincts, and it is not to the "Common School," 1 which is well enough in its placu, but to tho se- c lect School we must look for redemption. 1 do t not say this in any invidious sense; by the Se- s lcct School I mean a school wlicro the Teacher and the pupil and tlio parents recognise the responsibility of their position?where they are in sympathy with each other and feel a proud satisfaction in sending forth from their lialis the highest specimen of humanity, a refined cultivated woman, with tlie religious instincts nnd li the home influence so firmly implnntcd that she ? could not fail to make her mark for good 1 wherever lier lot might be cast. [ IIAH.ROAU GRIEVANCES. Wc arc glad to sco that tho merchants of Union have taken steps looking toward reform in llailroad grievances. They have certainly exhibited a great deal of patience in being si- f lent so long. The memorial is a very clear, fore- ^ iblo paper, and if pressed upoh ths Legislature must lead to reform. The Legislature is mainly L composed of farmers nnd business men, who, we c, take it, will be much more ant to be interested ^ i ... n in sucn roiorins as will restore our prosperity, than in creating new offices, publi^fciug political b manifestoes and grinding axes for every seedy r office-seeker who thinks the salvation of tho ft j Stale depends upon his being provided for. p 1 The people have been abused by these Kail- II road Corporations quite long enough. The ? Grangers have demonstrated that there is a way c to put on the "Brakes," und the sooner tve do t it the belter. A Charleston merchant told u^a -faiY.davs airo that ho naid^A-cents,,freiabh^mt box via II. K. from Pittsburg to Charleston anu I it est bitu 05 cents to send llic samo box to p | illackvillc. a The merchants here all protest against those J discriminations between through and way sla- y tions, which are enforced in the Wharfage rales b as well as It. It., but they say tlicy can do notli- o iog. They are powerless, so far as making any ' impression upon the It. It. Corporations. jj Wcro you surprised at tho cold shoulder be- w i:igiven to the memorial by the Charleston papers? You need not be. Few tilings are here ci deemed worthy of note which does not originate u in Charleston. 2nd. The Press hero docs not p open its mouth against the Charleston Itailroads n ?est ecially the S. C. Rail Road. That Is still h a close Corporation, and although the shares ol have run down to 52.60 and the concern can't al pay the interest on its debt and everyboJy abu- n ses its management, we venture to say, at the coming 11. It. Convention one of the most satis- cc factory exhibits of its management will be made rc and tlie Charleston Press will congratulate the lu country upon the possession of such an admira- b? blc institution. "'w. *. Apropos : Wo heard an old merchant from the country a few days ago say that he had many w a time had hffetO^On brought to Charleston for 0f less money and for less stealage and his goods is sent home for let^s money too, and many times 8P with as much despatch. Will the Legislature be able toretlsLtko pree- ef) Bttro of the Railroad Ringsf y|. NODS VERRON8. ,h . > m< For fhe Times. rij LETTER FROM BIO HOLLOW. lo April "10, 1877% ro Mw. Editor I nm glnd lo gee that yon have ft' Aoke up a correspondent in the dark corner of STorth l'acolet. By the way, Ibat Nerfh Pacolet &j, egion used to be one of tlm best farming re- < ;ions of Iho County. They grew nboul nil their irovisions, went very little In debt nnd had noney to lend. Ante helium, no part of the |rg bounty stood higher. thi It u rery strnngc to mo that you should find 1#d hard to get correspondents in any part of j he County where you hare mail facilities. Hi? "What is the use cf keeping up a County paper try nless you can get the County news? Horace Pe' Irecly built up the Tribyne by his correspon- cc? ents. The news from all parts of the country,onreying all sorts of iuformation, was always ] cceptablc. Nor is this all. If you want the nor kiunty filled up by settlers the best way to do I is to bring out in the papers evory nook and ? orner of it?its advantages and resources, &c. t^,a f a man don't blow his own bora now-a-days nn<l e will be sure to be left out in the cold. I'61 We ar| going ahead in Big ifollow, now that le are sent to their barracks, and ex- 0ffl( ect to ha^appy and prosperous under Hamp- liti< >11 and Home Rule?fewer offices and lighter r*n lies. 4 4 ' "tloopkk 1 For the Times. . Mr. Editor:?Allow me, through your col- ^ mns, to ask the County Commissioners where cct icy find the law to compel men between the tool 5cs of 18 and fj/> years to do Road duty. I innol find such a law, except a Special Aot for (j V reenville County, passed February 12, 1876, cml 04, or Acta of that year. The only persons, ley my opinion, liable for road duty are those be- ,l"' reen the agea of 18 and 45 years. w'?' KNQUIltKU. JJe?, lie Mu If you owe the l'linter anything, pay j0)l pi at onc?r- lie waata it. chit w. 111 ' 11 11 11 ' rhe Evacuation of the State Capitol. HElltOoks *AKC11 OUT WITH ALL I THE HONOR* OF WAR I HE FAOBS OF THE SOLDIERS _ WREATHED IN SMILES. 'HE USURPER CAPITULATES* Courts at*, S. C., April 10. Precisely at 12 o'clock?just the sleepy seninel who tolls the City llall bell struck the bell lie teuth time in tanking up his score of twelve -rtUo South door of the capitol building opened ndo,' and n ca.tain of tho United States Army, utnmauding about thirty men, filed out of the uilding. As the order "Column left, march," which order turned the fhces of the "boys in lue" towards the barmeks) was given, a smile light have been seen upon the face of every ian in the command. If the people were joyiis ovor the event, for various reasons the troops ad occasion to Ihj glad also. There wna no demonstration of any kind upon he part of the people. About one hundred and Oy men, a majority of whom were colored, rerc standing around the I uilding, who witicssed the departure of the troops, Beyond liia there was no indication I lint anything nioro lian the usual guard hud bocn relieved from luly for the u?y. Later in the day the buncombe farewell adIreas of ex-Governor Chamberlain, unuouueing lis abdication, wna promulgated. . The following correspondence, which explains ' ' * (self, was also liad between Mr. Chamberlain >ud Gov. Hampton : Static ok South Carolina. \ kxkcutivk ClIAMniCR, | Columbia, S. C., April 10, 1878. Sir: Having learned that you now purposw o turn over to ine the Executive Chamber, with *w he records uud papers belonging to the Execuive office now in your possession, 1 beg to inarm you that 1 will scud a proper officer to reeive the same at any hour you may indicate as aost convenient to yourself. I am, very ropectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed) Wauk Hampton, Govtrnor. Hon. D. II. CitAMU8i<i.AiN. Statu or South Carolina, "l Exkcutivp. Chamuib, / Columbia. S. C , April 10, 1877. Sir : Replying to your nolo of this date, I iavc to say that my private Secretary will meet ucli officer as you may designate at 12 meridian 1 o-morrow, at the Executive Chamber, for the turpsse indicated in your note. Very respectuiiy, (Sigued) D. H. CHAMnssLAiN, Governor of South Carolina. Hon. Waob Hampton. Fanaticism tjt Mama curst-rot.-?Boston, ipril 4.?The New England Conference of tlio 1 etliodist Episcopal Church ononeil t!> ? ?<??? ng nt Lynn. Resolutions on the Southern qucs- , ion were presented by llev. W. F. Mallaticu, ff. , of Iloslon, nnd upon being read were *eeived with great applause, nnd by n vote of Ibe 'onference they wore referred lo a special committee of five to be appointed by the Cliuir.? he Preamble to tke Resolutions reviews the lighting e(Te<is of slnvery,*~nnd the two final esolutiona are in substance ns fallows: Jirtolvetf,- That we are alarmed nnd filled with pprchcusions for the future when we contenilate the practical sale of one of the great peitic.nl parties of the republic by two politicians f that party, who have held nnd hold now very ntimntr relations to the President, thus sacrifiing principles and porty. and righteousness for lie sake of Icmpornry success. Rfolttd, That wo protest most earnestly gains Mb c action of tliejicw ndministi ation in r.tiviWglerttfs with MiTTMiter of the Ku-Kit?ir, nstigator of the Hamburg massacre, >1. C. Hitter; and still more earnestly do we protest gaiust the otlicin! recognition l>y the nduiinisration of that arch-enemy of the republic, who ing since ought to have been hung for treason, fade Hampton, of Sooth Carolina, and who now, y threats and intimidation under the very roof f tl c White House, as'well ns on railroad platjrms, and in all other public places, defies ilie ?>\ver of the government and bullies the i'rt sieat into compliance with his traitorous and ickcd usurpation. Could downright falsehood and fanaticism bo mrried to a greater extreme? It would be a seless waste of time and ink to attempt to excess the mingled pity nnd contenint which mat be fell by all true American citizens and uncst chri liana, for tbe ignorance and malice* r an ecclesiastical body who can applaud the >ovc undignified, unchristian and barbarous (solutions. Since the above was set in type wc have retived the following, which is not ouly a merited tbuke lo the author and applaudcrs of the resoitions first introduced, but ccrtninly shows a (tter christian spirit; "To-day the Conference adopted the follow ing (duration as a substitute for the resolutions, hich were referrad to the Committee: First. That the warm and practical sympathy ' this Conference for the oppressed of our land ^ a history of too long standing, and too outoken to need to be reaffirmed by us at tho esent time, and now that legalized slavery hao^T on forever abandoned in this country, we feel^V' - ? ually desirous thnt they, who. having been - ^ etims of the oppreseion, were deprived of eir civil rights and means for intellectual and >ral culture, may have secured to them all the gLts and privileges that their changed relations the couniry, and their consequently increased {ponsibility, so imperatively demand for tm. Secondly. Thnt we are glad to recognise in ? Inaugural address of our present Chief igistrate, and in other words and acts of his, dearly defined purpofsc on his part so to adopter the Government of these United States to secure to all classes of our citizens the full J free exercise of all their rights and privies; and we pledge to him in the execution of e purpose our hearty sympathy and support, 1 wo will earnestly pray that God may give to a and liis advisers the wisdom to guide them their importaut and difficult work; and ws ccrely hope that our too long disturbed coun-> may again eqjoy an era of good feeling, tee and prosperity. Pho adoption of the substitute report was rf? red with applause." Twenty three Slates have Democratic Gover, M a. There is a Democratic majority in the ^ use. The Scnnie is nearly equally divided, I in two vmm win k- ??'?* --* " ? ..... UO vuuiroil?U I>J 11)0 i'Ocrals. Tbcru is a while majority of mors n a million Democrats in the United States, I an absolute majority of n qnarter of a mill i. A Republican who was not elected Fresiit holds the nfti?e through fraud. A hundred usand Republicans bold the minor Federal :es through the same fraud. This is the poml situation in a nutshell, and it is well to i ember the leading fncts.^-Afor 1 orJfc fe learn that in the absence of Bob Ingersoll, "? regular obaplAin of Iho While House, Zaeh tndlor otTioiates. The court journal aunounthat "on Sunday afternoon the Fresident ( a long drive with the Hon. Zach Chandler Secretary Sherman." It is evident from ie pious associations and Sunday afternoon res, that Hayee is striving to reform his evil rses. and he ought to be encouraged. StanMatthews breakfasted with him on Sunday, r travelling by express to Washington, ch is another cheerful eiga of moral itnrenicnl. Still, Brother Newman, conscience per to the late Adininisfrati n, Is not happy, would liko that the conversion should be e At lite Metropolitan Church, with the nes attached.?A. Sun,