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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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H' State, and we hope will he tvell patronized 1
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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