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? rxut r.utzuj under such.couduiotp m istyour ludgesnsfef shall .be equitable to lb* tul to lie vradiwi. * * . '. I csuuot loo ituuiwtl; urge- upoh lite necessity of redjueiftg ube <*Apou.s*s of M?r) department of (be govevonnu' to the moJPnevouv luteal reels conswK-et.aM^h the dignity and security of J be -State. Yea ?ill bud many offices which are nut only expensive but u.-teJc*.-* ;%nml hhbers, whioh, now# ry. can bu well-tided for compels-' salloa much teea^huit is now paid. It I am sure, enly necessary to llule your aUeutioi^o this subject to security our wise aul cordial cooperation in^-ghteuing tbu burthens which ha?e so grc*J0 opprecSWtMhe energy aud -Industry of .our people. Hut after the uio.sl rigi l reduction, the expense# of government, funds for the common schools, and to meet the interest on the public debt, tnust l?e provided, and this can only he done by a tax on the real and personal property of the citizens. It is one of our gravest dillictiltics that wo have come into control of the government nficr the period at wl.icli taxes can most easily he paid. Ours is essentially an agricultural community; our products are harvested in the latter part of the year and sold in the earlier; and the rule which has always obtained for calling for the taxes in January and February had its origin not in the abttrary will of the Legislature, hut was the natural outgrowth ol an industrial system. The late political struggle has been protracted until the proceeds of the past years crop have been exhausted, and the present crop is not sutlicicntly advanced to enable tlie farmer to realize anything upon it.? Mvcry available dollar of cash or of credit, in flic control of the farmer, is already applied to tl?c growing crop, and the levy of a tax payable at an early day would seriously embarrass not only (lie agricultural but every other interest of the Slate. The money is not in the country ; it could only be raised from loaus to the farmers by bankers or merchants : nyd it is queiuioiu^ile^ if it could lie raised even in this way. It, is therefore, incumbent on you, while reducing the tax to its minimum, to urratige for its collection nt such times mid in such manner as will lighten the burthens of'the people as much ns possible. A portion of the tax absolutely necessary could be called for in June, ami the residue, which should be the larger portion, ill October, when the proceeds of a part at least of the crop will be available for the payment of taxes. ISy the resolutions of the House of Representatives, adopted tit the last session, I was authorized to call for a contribution not exceeding .twenty-live percent, of the amount of taxes levied lust year. I'nder this authority a call for n voluntary contribution of onc-tcntli of the amount of the last tax was issued, and was responded to with nn alacrity and u patriotic zeal most honorable to our people. As an evidence of their confidence in my administration, this response was as gratifying as it w.ts unprecedented. With a view to the proper care and disbursement of this fund, I directed tlint nil amounts collected should be placid in the hands of lien. Johnson llagood, requesting liitii to serve as Acting fomptrollcr-licucral and Treasurer; and no appropriation has been innde except upon his check, countersigned by myself. 11 is devotion to Ibis work, bis activity and his great financial ability, have proved of incalculable assistance lo nic. The net receipts from this conti*it)Utinn nml from office fees amount. I to !?1 :{ ">.nml the disbursements, ns will appear by the liooks of (ion. Ilagood's ollice, on account of tlie educational, penal ami charitable institutions of the State, and for the legislative, executive and judicial departments of the government, amount to $70,(itil.!>'. ?leaving a cash balance on hand of S-V.l. 1 lly the report of the late Treasurer, dated October o 1st, lN7b, there were in the treasury at that time S'JoS.tPJtl.:}?; but what portion of this amount is now on hand 1 am not aware. The use of these funds has been enjoined by the courts, and the officials in whose charge they are will doubtless account lo the Legislature for fc'icm. In addition to the f inds tinned, the phosphate royalty should yield from thirty to forty lltous^YncMJnt'aF the commuiu\ oV Hie Le^islat ure^sli'lfieient, 1 hope, to meet the demands of tlie State until a portion id' the taxes is collected. While on the subject of tlie bounces, I beg lo call your notice to t ic bills of the Hank of (lie State, for this ipicstion presents a difficult piohlctn. There is a widespread belief that a considerable amount of these bills will be found missing from the treasury, having been re-issued in place of being canceled or destroyed. It is well, therefore, at this juncture, to consider whether or not these hills should lie receivable in payment of taxes. Hcfore receiving them for the taxes, the most rigid investigation should lie had, with a view of ascertaining the amount for which (ho Stale is clearly liable, ami what portion is tainted with fraud, in order that suitable provision may he made at the next session of the Legislature for the redemption of the former and for the protection of the Slate against the latter. The penal, charitable and educational institutions ?d' Ilie State demand, and doubtless will receive, your oa.-elut const.Icratioii and your fostering care. Kvory dictate of cnligiitcccd hitinanity, every precept cf sound policy, require that these institutions should he well regulated, -.ly u.i .mil oiny iiianagetl; Tint this should be done with a strict regard to economy. They should he made self-supporting as far as possible; and I trust that some system may be devised by the Legislature which, while placing the public institutions of the Slate on a secure basis, will relieve the people of a large portion of the heavy expense their maintenance now demands. With proper legislation, the labor of the convicts in the penitentiary could he made profitable, and I ask your attention to this subject. The management of this institution, under the present Superintendent, seems to me to be judicious; and he can, without doubt, give such valuable information us would tend to work out much-needed reforms. The charitable institutions will likewise, I hope, receive at your hauls the attention to which they are entitled. Keforms looking to a reduction of the expenses id' supporting these charitiesciui be made without impairing their Mftefultvesy, and without forgetting the claims that the unfortunate inmates of these institutions have upon the charity of the State. In reference to the lunatic asylum, I recommend the election or appointment of a board of regents, composed of citizens of this county, the members id' which are not to receive any compensation for their services. Motives of Immunity will prompt worthy aud cotnpete.it men to undertake this praiseworthy duty, and they will find an ample reward in its discharge. The expenses of this institution, n-'?l the penitentiary, have been materially reduced within the last -..-l 1 " V.. Him, III iici-oiiipiisillDg III)* villi, liiv Superintendent has given me his ready and cllicient assistance. The two oilier cliarilahlc inrtiliitioiiH which have heen supported since December hv tiic l'i11> 1 h place.I in my hands are the institute for the I>caf ami Dumb ami the Orphan Homo for colored children. .\s the latter is a Stale charily, 1 fell it to he my duty to supply ii> wants until suitable provision could he made for it by the Legislature, hut 1 regard the outlay for its maintenance as unnecessarily large, It should he re-organized so as to make it conform to the straitened condition of our tin mees, its far as this can he done without defeating the ! objects of its creation, which in themselves arc praiseworthy. Of the condition of the C'liiversily I atn unable to speak advisedly, as no communication , from the authorities of that institution and no call for assistance has heen received by inysell until within the lust fuw days, when the ('hairman of the faculty handed me his report, which j j 1 herewith transmit. While 1 fully recognize , the importance of keeping up this institution, I I , nui forced to the conclusion that the benefits jt j bestows, under tiie present system, are nojL coin- | , tnensuratc with the expense it entails. To I ring j , it up to the proper standard it tnui-l undergo a 1 Complete reorganization, and I earnestly ask { your attention to this subject of \ ital consequence. Such ac tion can he taken at pro-en! as may he <. necessary to meet the immediate wants ol the j ? I'niversiiy ; and tibse.juent legislation can, nf- t A ? =^=EeaMBaggg~_ j _i JB?gs?_-s_? J ter mature deliberatum, place the institution on (he high ground it once occupied. Akin to this subject is that of free schbols, nd 1 earnestly ask that you will use erery effort to establish such a system as will place the means of edut-ution within the reach of all classes in the ?jttte. 'J he present system, as it has been administered, is a mere mockery, under which th^, children hjive beeu imperfectly taught. The teachers Bare been swindled out of tbeir^pny, aud the money #f tbe people I as been squandered. There have been honorable exceptions to this rule^but they are raro. 1 Jy-oJowtbefore ^ue a teaehePs pay ; er t i tie at ej i!o*w h\ca t^-Jvoivd ^f scNhbt trustee*", consisting WfTTree WemTiers, have each atlixcd his "cross-mark" as his signature. As this paper is a striking illustration of the new system of public education inaugurated in this J>tatc, and is, besides, a literary curiosity well worth preserving, it is transmitted for inspection. bile such a disgraceful condition of things is allowed to exist, we shall hope in vain to Sfc the work of education prosper. The lime amy be too limited at this session to enable you to perfect a system wliicli will meet the requirements of our whole people: hut such legislation enn be hud as will secure to the teachers fair compensation for services already rendered, and will carry on public instruction until the next regular session. We are bouuJ al.kc by every consideration of true statesmanship and of good faith to keep up in the Stale such a system of free S( hool, as will place within the reach of every h;' ?the poorest as well as the richest, hlack as well is white?the means of acquiring an honest and honorable education ; and to this end I shall most cordially second any etforts on the part of the Legislature. I shall look with confident hope to your aid in carrying out the reforms an I fulfilling the pledges to which we are solemnly committed. A great work?the greatest to which a patriotic people uati be called?is befqwi us, nud a_ heavy responsibility rests upon us. We have to create anew a State which can of rigid demand and take the proud Mid honorable position she once held in the great sisterhood of this great republic. We have to restore her credit; to bring back her good name; to develop her boundless resources; to heal her wounds ; to secure equal and exact justice to all Iter children ; to establish and maintain the supremacy of t lie law; to dilfuso the blessings of education ; and to strive to hind ail classes of both races in the bonds of peace, fraternity and piety. 1 trust that we shall all devote ourselves to the attainment of these iiinh aims, and I nruv that (lod may in Mis wisdom and His mercy speedily crown onr efforts wilh success. WADK HAMPTON, Governor. Ot: iin?lion of Mr. Jeter, message No. 1 of His Kxcellency the Governor was ordered to he spread on the journal, and the various matters therein referred as follows : So much as refers to the financial condition of the State to the Committee on Finance. So much as refers to the necessity of reducing the expenses of every department of the government tothe Committee on Kntrenchmetits. So much us refers to the l.unutic Asylum and other charitable institutions to the Committee on Charitable Institutions. So much as refers to the penitentiary and other penal institutions to the Committee on the Penitentiary. So much as refers to the University, free schools and other educational institutions of the State to the Committee on Education. Mr. Swails gave notice that on to-morrow, or | some subsequent day, he will move to amend the rules of the Senate relative to the printing of bills and other papers to the Senate. Mr. Counts paid a tribute of respect to the late Hon. Jones M. Williams. - The Latest War News l.oxnoN, April dO ?The Russians arc strongly fortifying Galotz and putting together small gunboats brought there in sections. The Russians, fearing F.uglish occupation of Crete, have ceased to excite patriotism there and have stopped sending supplies. Austria lots remonstrated with strong expressions of sympathy for the Turks in Hungary. Months nntst elapse befoxc the British llerv,...v3 can go rn ine Meattc^ftlicail) as it is |iej cessary to repair her boiler; Orders have been sent to Dcvonport to press forward all necessary work on commissioned chips with all speed, leaving carving, lilting of officers' cabins, <kc., |br future consideration. The tpteen had a council at Windsor. A proclamation of neutrality will probably issue tonight. The French proclamation of neutrality issues to-morrow. The inhabitants of Ihrail have been ordered to remove their portable property within three days, ax an attack from the Tut ks is expected. Id.lKMt Russians arc at Ihrail to repel an attack. The Turkish army cd' the Danube has beep reinforced by -ID,IN to Cironssions from Sofia. It is estimated that l'JOJttx) Russians have crossed the I'ruth It is estimated that ninety-seven Turkish infanfrj hattaliions arc at or near Drobuduchc. The closing id navigation of the Danube by Russia promises to he a serious matter. Its freedom is stipulated in tho treaty of l'aris.? The Russian fleet will come to the mouth of the Danube to assist tho army in crossing that river. Vessels cannot cuter nor leave tho llosphorttsor Dardanelles during the night. All lights will l,e aii iicuti'id steamers and vessels have left Galotz and Ihrail. Complications are expected should Russia order the China squadron home and demand passage through the Suez Canal. The Russians have advanced their siege train and attacked the Turks at Kara. The battle commenced Sunday. ? Tiik Sham Statk Oi'mckiis Coxt'i.i ur. rn St uitr.NPKit. ? Columbia, April lilt.? Mr. Chamberlain's family left Columbia to-night, I heir destination being Washington, as 1 am informed.? His household furniture, \c., have been shipped iu iiic satin- point. ami iie will follow in person as soon as lie can settle liis business matters in this city. It is rumored, to-night, that (lie Republican Siate-llouse ollieers have, after mature deliberation, iletermineil to witlnlraw their claims to the respective positions lately occupied hv I hem.? One or more conferences have been held already on the subject, an I another, and the last, will be held to-morrow, and it is quite probable a decision in nocordmiee wit'i the above Mill then be publicly announced. If tliey should so agree a consultation Mill be held between counsel on each side, and a consent order or judgment taken iu the Supremo t.'ourt, the direct and desire 1 Ptfect of which Mill Is? to have each side pav their own costs, after M?hich the Democrats Milt occupy the o Hires iu the State House.? .V< ws uiul ('Darter. v Tut. Ht:\ t xt i. Di i'mii mi n r Dim;i;v<m)?The nnioriuiis I milliard, I'aiding and others, claiming to ln? I'nitcd States revenue olliccrs, are scouring tliis county to rake uji charges against our citi/.ctik by detecting unintentional violations of the law. These men were in Anderson last Saturday and liehaved in such a manner as to deserve the disgust and the detestation ot' respectable men. These fellows do not seek to discover parties really guilty ot' frauds, but engage in the safer business of searching the stores rit honest men to give tlieni trouble and expense where they have accidentally omitted to cancel stamps. tVe had hoped that men oi this char- ' actor would be dismissed from the public service. I They tire a disgrace to any government.?Antler- , ton Inltlliijfi'fi r. Tkiiimiii.kTi: tur.ov in Missis*ii,i,i.?OnTlinrs- I lay, the "Ji'tli ull., at heKalb, Kemper County, | John N. (Sully, a prominent hctnocrutie citizen, w is waylaid and assassinated, I'pon theaftida uis (it n\i> negroes, several iti!?? ?? I ? ?>?* j-iral.?rs hi the ns*??sinuli'iii were arro<ie*l. Vesteriluy nfterimon, it l*rj;r jiarly ?#l" men tired U)mn ilie I |irisone)'s, killing I*. (iilnier, A. Mel'Icllnn, i loliti I'liisolm >111.1 David llnsser, and mortally . ^ tvotinilin^ \\ . I'liisolni, all while llej iihlieuns, j !XCi'|il lloastv, who was a Democrat. : I Nicii?>i.i.'s l ull men i 'ttiri.i 11. ? New Orleans, i j \|>ii 1 U'i. Il.e Lc|xi?lalurc lias a<lj >nriird mm ti . VII he Si ale ulli cos cleric I with liovcrnnr ! ' sicholl ' are in mi-i . i iheil -<-er- aiel n I'cm h, Tlic city i very <[iiict. I I v<Th e o01 ochli) olniou'jgimes. R. M7sT0KESr A UNION, I'WDAY MAY *711*7. TERMS OP SUB8CRIPr|^Br? t Oo|>c, one year, in advakck, #3.00 Otv>jjl?i#n?)rciir," " 'J&-' njn ADVERTISINOj^T jk f '?? Ono <i|iinr<> or on? 1ik.Ii. flr*t inscrl^m IjuJiHiil^Hnicnt Inwrtigji. T/ Tj * lUlniTkr six months <>r iifrh^ yearT^JBfc y ^Wf <)t>Hnoijr Notice* of ton linen or li*3; Insert*! frof ~ " " over ton llnp, clivfffd. MA?K?rtUo monts. Ui. 20 j?or rout wMitiminl for advertisement* tnlcntl not to a|i|x-ar in consecutive Ivsues. tt n . Itv tin* |ni-liino |ii.h i -4, |ir. Miot, of Columbia' haiiiimloasiiiijlc lri>li I'olato produce one Itundrcdfold. . -Fires have been necessary, night and morning, since last Monday. No doubt caused by the cold stormnt the North on the 27th. n?)u o ovcrnor Hampton's tirst Message, which we publish this week, speaks for itself. It breathes economy and reform from beginning to end. <? Si' Rcmciiilier, Mr. JuiM ilnttn his Photograph !alh'ry on the 1.1th in*t. If you intend to have pictures taken, go to tiitit at once. Don't put it otr too Ion;;, as it is likely there will lie a rush iliiringthe last few ilays. 0 o. Messrs. It. Y. MeAdcn anil Itoht. Oats, of Charlotte, anil (ien. A. Austell, of Atlanta, main owners of the 8pnrtntihnrg, Union ami Unhunhia Uailroail, passed down to Alston and returmsl last Wednesday, on a tour of inspeetion. We did not liear tliem say they intended tochangc the freight ra'es to Union. f t?. ^Illlrtin (I. Imwnluw, thV uoto^Pi/iit'nsttee scalawag Senator and ab isive lOlitor, dltsl at Knoxville on the *gt>t It ult., in the 7'Jd year of his age. Fur years he lias heen a palsii d, wretelusl creature, and tits death will not create a void in the moral or political ntmoxphere of the country? he has been morally and politically dead for years. F. Fi. Cardoso, ex-Trensttrerof this State received two votes, nt a recent election held by tlie Trustees, for President of the Howard University (colored) of Washington. W. W. Patton, (white) a congregational Clergyman, was elected. ? - . ? trtr In this town, at this time, it requires two clerks to wait on the customers of four stores, lly such an arrangement the clerks could take "turns about" in silting at the front of the store with a sharp knife and whittle up Dry bloods boxes. o Bvjy Some villains drew the spikes from the outer side of the outside rail of the South Carolina Railroad track, about three iniivs-above i naricsion, last rriuny. rnc encci, it it hail not liccn discovered, would have been to throw the whole train down the bank, and another "terrible railroad accident" chronicled. O We arc right glad to learn tlint ourohl friend, McKay, more familiarly known as "Uncle Bob," of the tlrcctivillc Xetct, has been elected Door Keeper of the House of Representatives. The House could not have bestowed an otlico upon a more worthy man, or one who would do his duty more faithfully. o 8f3>? Omaha must be a delightful place to live at. On last Friday the citizens of that place had the worst storm of the season. Snow and sleet fell heavily and the wind blew a perfect gale.? The railroads were blocked up and the telegraphic wires blown down. M'hrn will they get to planting Cotton or have any "garden sass" in Omaha? fcof tiftm Mr. H. T. West, son of an old friend of ours in Charleston, on yesterday, who is travelling for the extensive Grocery lionise of A. D. Hopping's Son & Grilfiili, IMS Greenwich St., New York. Mr. West is a worthy young man, and we commend him to our mcrclinuts as being perfectly reliable. O How Nilcs G. I'nrkcr made his escape, is the burden of a communication received by us?too late for this issue, from a person who?as an employee, helped to get him oil'. V.'c have no doubt of the truth of its statements, as the name of the writer is attached and his character vouched for. It shall appear next week.? It is rich reading. o ,r. Cndcra Consent Decree of the Supreme Court, all the State officers upon the Hampton Ticket took possession of their offices last Wednesday. Ho that now the Hampton government is in full and active operation^ rtinwi'liye Elliott, t'ardo/o, Dunn, ct id omur </nnu?the five years of good stealing have slipped through your fingers. Detectives Kirklund and Canton visited this town last Monday, in the performance of their duty as Revenue officers, and it gives us pleasure to state tluit* their deportment was courteous and gentlemanly, firry gavo no one reason to complaint of any word or act, and in return they were treated with the respect due officials who perform their duties as gentlemen 'should. K ij Mr. II. 11 siiiptoii, Aia'iit f>r tin* ? I. l.rati'il I.indIvy Xurx-ric*, hx-atcd Iieart irceiislmrn, X.('.,is now lu re on his Animal tour through lliissrt tioii .solii-itincorih-r* for Fruit Trees, Vino* suul Plants. Ilo will lie in this region until after .limeCoiirt. ami persons wi.-hingTrec*, Ac., ran leave tiioir unit i wi. h Mr. All' n. ?f tin- I'll ion llolol, if Mr. II. is mil present. Troos warranto'! to live twolvo nioullis. I'rfnloil Instruction* for Plotting ami cultivation necuiiipaliy tlio Troos. Troosdolivorv^ at rnion I?o|M>t on tlio lot li of November noxi^apr20 ? 1 in. ? e^.Wclinpi the I.a?li's of I'iii mi will lint forget to pay tln-ir annual trilnile to liio memory of the hiave Con Tolerate soldiers wlios" r?main* lie hiiro-d in mir tirtivo Yard. , Wo heliovo tin loth of May h i- ho u the iluy hereto, foro m | apart for that *ol.nui ami a|>|o'"|>riato service.? l.'-l us not forget tIn-liravo dead, Iml h i u* gather around ' thoir grave. annually ami .-trow lo-antilul dowers ami | ov. r.;r. oils over tlioui, in r< niotiihranoo of tiioir bravo il - i|s ami patriotic saorilioos. l,ot u< lmt forget "Memo* ri il Day." w It is understood that articles of impeach ntcnt arc living j>repareil ? ami by Kepuhlicans, too,?against the coloreil Associate .Insticc, I Wright, for taking loo much New Kngland Kuiu i when eases of grave importance were before (he I Court, ({leaves, I'.llictt, Dunn, anil the rest of " I he seonndrcU who made him drunk should he i made to sutler also. 'I he colored people of all I Conditions will s?>i.11 ft ml out what fools they > Imvc been made by lladical ofliee seekers find 1. plunderers. "'t ? Mr. I'rn/.ier. of I In* Charleston Journal j ('onniif irr spent \ ewlordiiy in I nioii. We tire r ilud l<> liuiir IVoin him that the Journal of Com- .1 'never is growing in popularity among our pen- .1 I>1?|, :i? shown hv tlie increase of patronage it is il receiving. It is the only paper in Charleston u hat puhlisiied our Memorial to the Legislature r or relief against mriiM Kaiiroa I discriminaions. I lie proprietors are anxious to make it p n ptaMe journal t.> tho|eoph* ..f the upper A ' 'tiutie- of the State. Subscribe for it. |t / \ ( The European War. Admiral l'orter saya : '-The great good that this war is going to have on our country cannot bo computed. We will not only sell Hour, wheat, corn, pork, nrnis and ammunition, to the contending parties, but we will sell all these to other great nations?especially our cereals and provisions. If the war continues two yenrs, and my prediction is that it will, we will have to raise provisions for the whole world. The entire agricultural pursuits of the great grain county of life DKftk Sea will be stepped. '3t was so in the Crimean war." This is noi the opinion of Admiral l'ortcr alone, but, from the military and commercial movements in all parts of Europe and this country. it is very evident that the leading men of tlio world coincide with him. Now the question for tlie farmers of Union to ask themselves is, "havo we now, or shall we have, any Hour, corn or pork to sell, or will we have to buy thorc articles, at war prices?" Already flour lias gone up to ?13 a barrel, and corn to ?1.10 per bushel, for cash, in this market, and rising. The price of bacon has not been nlfcctcd much, as yet, but the market is quoted "steady anil firm, with holders not anxious to sell," so that we may reasonably expect an advance of from 1 to 3 cents on that article in a few days. This is peculiarly nil Agricultural section of the country, and yet we have hut one Agricultural product to sell?cotton. We buy all our provisions from the North and West, nnd the slightest commotfbn in the pe3ce of any^MM of the world puts the people of thflnSouth on the same footing with the disturbed countries, in the demand and prices of provisions. Instead of being in a condition to take advantage of the increased prices of those articles^we need, and which we can produce in abundance, by the folly of our agriculturists our whole people aro placed it, a condition that enables the rest of the world to take advantage of us. We've got nothing to eat, and the very nrticlo?cotton?upon which we alone depend to obtain money to buy food with,ma}, next Fall, not command cuougli to pay for the manure used to grow it. And still we sec planters "putting in" a hundred acres of cotton to ten of corn or any other pro duct as food for man or beast. 15ut suppose the war don't last more than six months, would it not be in the very seastii when I lie crops should be made? consequently, v ouUl not the nations involved have to depend upon other countries for the nest year's supplies? A six month's war between Kussia ami Turkey would involve the loss of one crop of grain in that portion of tlie world where the largest grain crops are produced; the result, tliciel'ore, imift be so much less grain produced?but none the less required?and higher prices for what is made. This prospect the Northern and Western farmers recognize, and they are douhliug their area of production, while the Southern planter makes no change but keeps on in tire obi road?buying fertilizers nttd provisions, to raise more cot'ou to buy more fertilisers and provisions. .?. - ?? Qt>" The proposition la pi into (III .'lection for Chief J oil ice on Monday last jgtfT laul upon tne taldc by the L'gislalure The reporfsfuriiish us no indications as to who will lie the successful man. It is said that (lover nor ll.miptoii favors Judge Willard, which w ill have great iniluciioc in the selection. While we have no preference for cither of ihe other candidates spoken of, we are decidedly of opinion lliat by retaining Willard in hlsproocnt position of Associate .ltLsMcerifl|C">A.:lv^tmg'mu!^^[ that position when his wrcsciit term expires, willbeAilly as imieh as gratitude for his past honorable course deniaixls from t lie |)eiiu?,ratie party. We are decidedly o| IHiscd to any change in tlie present organization of ti c government. Let those who arc elected to positions remain in them until tlicir terms of oflice expire, and if any vacancies are to he tilled, good linn outside of the present ollkials should he called in to till the positions. We see no sullieient reason for rewarding Judge Wilhtrd, a pronounced Itepiihliean, by promoting liiiu to the most important posit ion in the State, forsituply doing his duty to the State, in oppo.ition to a set of corrupt rascals who had ruined her. We accord to Judge Willard all the credit due him, and are in favor of showing ourappr-cialion of his manly course l?y keeping liiui where the opposition placed liim. In that we think we show that his former party atliliatiou does not iuliii"iice us. However,"we are not going to hcoue toereate a ripple in the present placid stream of the Hampton government, by iiile rpo-iug objections to capable and honest men, selected to till otlicial positions hv those to whom we have entrusted the best interests of the State. M u ' We were pleas'il to meet last Wednesday, Major I?. K. Ihineaii, the able and energetic President of tlie Spartanburg and . Aslievillo liailroad, who infoijumLite that tin- work oti his road is plug residue rupidlTTtrid "TTt^ isfat'torily. Hi* says tin: track is now I'm idled to Ih-un's Mill, 10 niiics lioyotrl Spartanburg and 8 miles front the ltlock 1 lo'/s'-j that hv alMint the lirst week in June the ears will run to the lattcrpniut? >:> miles. Track laying Is progressing at the rate of l[.j to :i miles a week. Already many persons have cngagid hoard for tin- stnniner along the line of the road, and a general move for the Mountains is expected in a few weeks. We think >laj. Imuran lias accomplished wonders in building the road, lie must have convinced Charleston, by litis tittle, that there are men outside of that commitnltv capable of conducting an important enterprise?an idea of which tin- people there could not entertain heft ire. Oil our first page we publish the Major's statement of the condition ami rci|uireiiients of the road, uiadc to the capitalists of Charleston last mouth. lifif One of tlie handsomest sights in the whole State is the Octagon house in I?r liildis' Iron I yard on Main .street. It is filled with the choicest flowers, just taken frotn lite "Flower Pit," which arc now gelling into full bloom. In it arc over 300 different (icrancnms and tin innumerable number of other beautiful plants, while in front stands a majestic ("alia Lily. For fetir our readers may sup iose that this beautiful Pyramid was the work of the Iloclor himself, we will stale that tlie credit belongs solely lo lIk* l)r's. ' heller-half," whose care iml intelligence in iheircullivsitioti uttd exquisite laste in their arrangcmcnl, has given to I'ltiott Ihe most magnificent display t>f Flowers lo he found in any private conservatory in the Stale. It must be seen to he appreciated. - ? Prepare for Memotial Day. Just before going lo pross we were rcf|iiestcd >y a Lady friend lo say that the Memorial Contttiilee request all persons iiitercslctl in Ihe Villi ge Graveyard lo attend on next Monday, the "lit, or send a hand with proper implements, to dean up the Graveyard preparatory lo Memorial >.iy. A committee will be there to see that the vork is properly done. If I lie weather .should >e too inclement on the 7th, the next good day hereafter will he devoted to the work. JkiWe invite the attention of onr l.ittly cudtrs to the advertisement of Miss I'cnnic ohiison, who is now with Mrs. Ilichards. Miss olinson is a voting l.ady of the purest and innst ( serving character, and entitled to the patrongo of the community, which we hope she will ecoive. Mrs. Whit lock. whose adveriiseuiciit aloi a| ems. is a de?ervin;.f widow l.ady of long re-ienco here, one o| the hr-i l.iiloia <cs in > . I H' State, and we hope will he tvell patronized 1 / Catting Affray. A cutting affray occurred last Thursday in a field near Joncsvillc, in which a colored man, named Henry Davis, wus severely, if noi fatally, cut in the neck and back by Frauk Weber. The circumstances, as reported to us are as follows, being the statement of Davis: Weber and bis wife were working in the field where Davis was plowing, with a mule blind in one eye. On turning at the end of the row Da vis cursed the mule, when Weber told him ho fiu*t staBg^gpiug botforc his wife, as he did not allow thai? To thiipo Davis says, he made no< reply, but drove on, and directly after Weber ran up to him, with his knife open, and cut him nrsi in mo iicck ucmnu uic car auu iiiuu uwnu the back. The cut in tho back is eighteen inches long, reaching from near the lop of tho shoulder blade down to the small of tho back, and very deep. Weber immediately fled, while Davis, at last accounts, was lying in a very critical condition. If the account of the afluir, as given by Davis, is true, it was an uncalled for and brutal attack, and we hope tho perpetrator of it will be arrested and punished to the extremity of the law. No right minded man will countenance such acts, nnd it is the duty of every good citizen to nid in arresting parties who commit them. If, on tho other hand, thoro was real cause for committing the crime he did, or auy paliating circumstances, not stated by Davis, then it is equally incumbent upon Weber thai he should submit his case to a legal investigation and clear himself of the grave charge made against him. Our Merchants. There's 110 excuse now for sending money to Ridley and Richards for cheap Goods. Our merchants have determined that they will sell goods at such prices as will leave tio advantage to those alio have contracted the pernicious habit of sending their money to other towns nnd cities for goods of any kind. The first cost may not be quite as low as in New York or Augusta, but when the charges for freight, Money Order, Registered letter and postage are added, it will bo found that tlie supposed luw prices paid to foreign merchants are so near the prices the same tilings can be bought for here, at. .ionic, that the purchasers secure but little if any advantage. 15esidcs, it is not fair to give our Merchants the go-by without a trial. They arc of us and among us. They pay their share of the taxes tc support the State, County and Municipal governments, nud assist, with their money and iufluence, iu building up new and important enterprises, by which all classes of the people may become prosperous ami the material welfare of the whole community advanced. The Stocks brought to this market this Spring by Messrs. (Ice & Humphries, 11 ice, McLure & Co., Foster & Wilkins, Spears & Colton and 1$. F. Itawls & Co., arc remarkably fino and varied, ami their prices lower than ever before, and wc ask our readers to give them a fair trial before sending their money out of the County to enrich parties who fed no further interest in our community than to make all thetuoncy they can out of us. ? For some weeks many of the "weatherwise" of this vicinity prognosticated a "killing frost, 011 or ahont the full of the Moon." Well, we have been looking for the fatal moon to "wax and wane" with considerable anxiety, fearing that the bright prospects for a bountiful fruit |10V%p woulfMJtrblnsled at on6 fell swoop of henry ,frost's chilling hand. Wo are pleased to state now that lie has withheld his withering touch, nud fruit of nearly all kinds bid fair to he abundant in this region this year. We hare seldom no !?.. ?,.ii r..n?? !...? >1? ? 1 . v.v.. wo iuhvi limn iiit-j iiru IIU>v, una while the Apple crop in ay not lie as large as last year, it will be generous in quantity, with great likelihood of being superior in quality. We think I'ears will be scarce, as we sec but few on the most nourishing trees. Strawberries look very line anil the plants are loaded. Hardens are backward, but look well. Pens are just getting fit for the table, and all other vegetables are looking healthy. \\ it'i no serious "setback" the comforts of fruits ami vegetables will be abundant here this year. With the bright prospects of a good and beneficent government and abundant civps, surely we must believe that God lias taken his chastening hand from us and wc should raise our hearts pA* thankfulness to Kim. o Another Sad Cutting Affray. Noutii Pacoi.kt, Apt il 80, *77. Fkii:nii Stokks:?Last Saturday Thomas Nuckolls (ioudclock, a nephew of your late townsman, Davis Goudclock, Ksq., was almost fatally cut, by Frank, a son of Noah Webster's, of Timber llidge. (Ioudclock is now in a very critical condition, having hied profusely from a severed artery before Dr. Tench could reach him and ligatc i'. lie has a fearful gash on the left cheek, opening it so thai die molars, upper and lower, were plainly visible; a slab-behind die left ear and a long deep gash in the 'eft shoulder and down the arm. I have heard the usual contradictory stories of the fracas?nil old tend?but the case will, 1 suppqj^, be heard and then you will know all. " J W. T. - * y A Kill has been introduced in the Legislature repealing the New Fnglaud Divorce Law, which has disgraced our statutes ever since the Carpetbaggers obtained possession of our Stale government : Wc fuily agree with the Greenville A'cwa in the following: Uc vontuc to say that not upon tlio face of the earth, previous to the influx of these carpet hogging. canting hypocrites, abandoned men with their divorced women ami their loose nolions of the marriage homl. was there known n higher appreciation of ieiiialc virtue than in South Carolina; ami it is a source of infinite gratification to iiml on the first day after the orgini/.ation of a redeemed Stale government, notice of a bill to repeal I ho infamous di voice law saddled upon us by the wretches who have ruled the State, ami infused into its constitution ami laws their own low notions of honor and virtue. - - ??? BW The Turkish Ambassador at London ic ceivcd the following despatch, dated Constantinople, April 2t>: "The first engagement has just beon fought at Tehiiriikson llatoiitn. After some fighting, the enemy was defeated ami put to rout, with the loss of St to." A later despatch says the Hussions lost ",000 111 I lie l>attlc of Hatoum <9 l.rriitNK <tr.A?s. ? Judge t'nrpoiitcr l>r<>u^lii In The H't/iah r ollicc yesterday a s|>c>t*i 1110n of this grass. Tlio seeds from which it \v?i grown 1 were planted last Se|iteni!iCf, anil tlio Judgo in- ! forms us that it. has thus far yielded him four | tons to the acre, and says fu 11frth*. that in four | years the same roots will yield (louhle that ijiuintitv to the same area of ground. It is tine food f>r all kinds of stock, is likod by the milch cow particularly, is lender and rich, and said to he peculiarly adapted in atel vsi.il. I'ariueis might j nial.e a note of this t.. their ud\aula".. 1 A*' // ' / % * W For the Times. LETTER FROM CHARLESTON. Tho steady pressure upon lb? business of t Charleston?especially "The Jobbing Trade"? has at lost woke up the drowsy business men of this old "City by tho Sea." A meeting was held by the "Chamber of Commerce," (par excellence the custodiaus of the Commercial interests of the City,) and n Committee, composed of some of the first business men of the City was appointed to unmask the * causes which hare brought about the disastrous iptate of irtide compla^gjl of. So far as we are informed no report has b$en ^ado*aod no af- A forts made to throw light upon the subject. -* li is probable that the lucid lleport of the South Carolina Rail Road at the lute Convention has satisfied the Committee that it was a false alarm, and that the mercantile interest was in a more prosperous condition than reported to be. The farmers have always had the reputation of htiintr tlin prnftkfttti?tliA AnStUmSa ).n? HV.?0 .... ? ?? IV ma?*o pvuiups invaded Commercial circles too* A glancc up nod down Ilayne, Kiug, Meeting or 1-flBt llay, in business hours, and n look at the names registered at the Hotels will, however, convince any one that there is no life in the business here. It is the opinion of many of the shrewdest merchants that the depression in business is not to be charged to one cause, but to many causes combined. Dotfbtless the Railroad discriminations are the most prominent. No one can spend a day in Allnnflt or Charlotte without being struck with the facilities the merchants there enjoy in a rapid and cheap transportation.? There is life in the trade?ago-ahead determination to succeed?short profits and quick returns. Enterprise is stamped on everything ; nor is it grange that it should be so, when the Wharfage and Railroad freights from New York to Atlanta are, pro rata, less than to intervening points, or when all the roads leading into Atlanta pursue the policy of chcup and rapid delivery at Atlautu. The prosperity of Charleston cannot be brought nboutby Resolutions of 1'ublic Meeting, or Chamber of Commerce, or Reports of Committees. These things have been played out.? They arc mere subterfuges aud people know it. Trade will not come to any place unless its met- ( chants can compete with merchants elsewhere. The mere assertion by resolution, preamble aiul all that, thnt you can sell as low as any other place won't do. Failli is very good; in trade, works are better. If your Charleston drummer find out when he Comes in range of certain points, that his price list is too high, ho must look out for other ficldsj^^ labor. When goods from St. Louis, New Orleans, New York or llalliinorc, can be delivered at points ip his range lower than he can dtlivjcr them from Charleston, he must agree to suljiitil faMwrt Jits, or retire from the field. . The question then simply resolve/.itself into this: the various tariffs assessed upoti-goods in their trrmsit~mi?t Tic rei!i.ccil~( WhaVfugv, Drayage, llailroad Freights, &c.,) or the increhiiHV~~~-Nmust make up his mind to curtail his profits or give up his position. Have the Charleston r. crchauts realized that fact? But the pressure in Charleston is not confined * t j the jobbing trade. Every department of industry is suffering. There arc thousands out of employment. The mechanic cannot find work j to do, and when he does, his wages are baroljj^ m ; sufficient to feed him. Every department of i business is under a cloud. The Cotton Trade is : the only prosperous interest ir Charleston, and | the loss of it is only u'qucstion of time. Low j freight on competing lines is rapidly sapping it, j and there is money in other places as well asI Charleston, to draw it off. Jin jtussant?the raJ lation of the planter to the merchant now is for1 cibly illustrated by the old fable of the frogs an?b ! the ox : "It may he fun to you, but it is dentin to us." NOl'S VEUHONS. ? - For the Times.. Are Wo all to be Bitten to Death 1 About the middle of last November .Mr. Geo., l'riilmore met iu (lie road a dog with rabies.? His own dog, which was with him, was bittern by the rabid one. lie pursued nnd killed tile latter; and on reacbiHg home killed bis own.. Quite a number of dogs in the vicinity w ere bitten 1)3' the rabid animal, none of which, save Mr. l'ridmore's. were killed. Ten days after Ismail dog, which was bitten at the time, took, gabies ami had to be killed. Two weeks ago h killed a genuine mad-dog. One week aflor l)r. Kenneth Littlejohn killed nnother. 1 learn from a good source, that a few days ago another was* killed at or near Mr. 11. 1'. McKissiek's, ftndt about the same time a Mr. Spears killed a dog. having all the symptoms of hydrophobia. Now, 1 just write to ask, are the dogs more necessary to tiie material welfare of the State than the people? If the former, let us know, and 1 for one will call for passports and shipcable. Is there one man in our General Assembly who has the nerve to introduce, nnd the brain and energy to put it through, a bill to tax dogs to the small amount of two or three dollars per capita, for free school purposes? If so I want to see him, to know him, to ling and kiss him, and to swear I will vote for him as long as the Mountaineers of Virginia and North Cnro* lina vote for Andrew Jackson; and will not cry if the men wJio oppose the measure are bitten by a rabid dog the moment after casting their ballots, 'Tis useless to speak of the amount of eggs, chickens, pigs, sheen, and bread consume^ by ' mongrel puppy, whelp, and^liound, nnd curs of low degree," that infest our land, as, useless as the Colorado grass-lioppcr, for ourSolon* at Columbia heretofore have been followers of llcrg nnd have been opposed in every instance to doing the slightest injury to t|icsc "deep-mouthed" comsunicrs of sheep and eggs. And as man lias been with them, as with ilerg, of less importance than quadrupeds, he can anil may sutler with all the horrors of hydrophobia, while the "dear little Spitz,-' "Auld Mustard and Voung Mustard," "Auld l'cppcr and Young Pepper," "llig Pepper nnd l.ittlc Pepper," "Itlfinp'if* Tmiv ? ?.! 1 * .v, J ? ? * n?l-vi llL'ill I, lUU'K, liOll(lt Towscr, Trailer, Trip and Tige, must still l>c fed on eggs ait<l sheep, ami Ijc allowed to snarl and snap to llieir heart's content. Seriously, (ientlrmcn of the Legislature, is there no relief? Are yon more afiaid of your dog-loving constituents than you me of the rabies. More fond of dogs than chickens, eggs and mutton ? If so, drive on and lot some Carolina I'opc write another Ibiiiciad, or let another (ieneral Assembly or generali? n come on quickly. Your North I'ur.ihi corre-pondenl, 1 >ce, has had his lungs overcharged t\ith mi i-malie air, 11 v Ion \ ieurniis in I. !.! ! i.ni< ii In! r- >. I In' i|i:iiii'i"i ill' l lm l.i'l v :itiiI 'iill.^ ' I'l'ck*, :i 11 11;i - i^niic into (lie /,f| l.v i iHi-l I'mii v lit; -iin