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Hampton's Spoooli'at Andorson. REVIEW OF TUB PAST BY TUB QOVEUNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA. . At the great demonstration at Anderson ou Wednesday, Uovcr'uor Hampton spoke substantially as follows r My Friends or Anderson : If my voico could reach this vast crowd, and give utterance to the emotions that till my breast, I could not thank you adequately for this hearty wclcotno and great demonstration. I comb not to inaugurate the political campaign ; I come not to dictate to you who should bo your candidate for oflicq in J tiie comitm oantpaifcn;! come to visit the people of Anderson and fcxpress lo tlieiu my heartfelt thanks for the unanimous support rendered me in tho campaign inaugurated at this placo, and to remind them of the pledges made two years ago. Tho Hag then pluccd in my hands on that bright September day was carried successfully and peacefully through tho whole State, and was placed victoriously upon the capitol at Columbia. It was the most notable campaign in the history of this couutry. It was because you, the people of Anderson, came out then in your determination to succeed, and with such enthusiasm that victory crowned our efforts. When I saw stalwart men who stood by ine on tho battle field, wlieu I heard the men, women and children shouting the battle cry of freedom, I eaid that we would be successful. I then determined to be (rue to tbe people who inaugurated this grand movement. You know the result and all that followed, and that though wo passed through the whole State and every couuty in the State, there was no disturbanccof any kind. The people dedicated themselves to this service as they would to the service of their y . i -?j . n ~ ??u ft I flashed over the wires that We nad been successful in our efforts to redeem South Carolina; when wo knew that a peaceful victory was perched upon our banners, we looked nbout us mid found armed troops in possession of the I capitol building. J lie legislative lifilIs were tilled with United States soldiers ; tlio members of the legal House of Representatives were kept out of their place of meeting at tho point of the bayone , and the oflica of the Governor occupied by a man who was not elected. It looked then as if the country \tould be deluged with blood and a revolution inaugurated, for tho people were determined not to be cheated out of their rights. I knew that we had won the victory, and said that \vc should secure the fruits of it, or wc would have a military government. If but a single shot had been fired in Columbia at that critical moment, when the city was filled with thousands of determined men, civil war would have begun and spread over this State, nud over tho whole country blood would have flowed like water. 1 knew that if a revolution was begun, republican government would go down to a bloody grave and our hopes as free nirn lis f ir?r destroyed. At that Important ..V^HpH%n>ent,*when so much was involved, I appealed to a people who had been faithful to tuc so long to trust me a little longer, and they did trust nic and support me, and we were successful.? \VItntnvnr ?n??v Imffill ni#? liArnftf*#r. I am ftmnlv Compensated for nil that 1 linve had to endure. I am not ahlc to tell you nil that transpired during that time. The lower house of the Legislature was not allowed to take possession of their hall, and therefore could pass no laws.? We determined to call for a contribution of ten per cent, of the tax paid the year previous.? And I now tell you, for the first time that 1 have ever told it in public, that wo expected to collect about ?1:50,000, but wo received ?142,000. The people paid more than their quota, and 1 had to stop the collections, for we had more money than we wanted. The officers did not need it only for State purposes and they did not propose to steal it. I was left alone after the adjournment of the Legislature, without a single officer in position, while Chamberlain and ms subordinates were iu possession of the government, upheld and supported by the United States army. I was left like a mariner sailing in the dark on an unkown sea, with nothing to guide mo but hope and humble trust in Almighty Ciod. One false step would have ruined all ; and, people of Anderson, if 1 have made mistakes benr this in mind, that 1 wiis wnrkimr for the irood of South Carolina. I called to my aid the other State officers, anil if 1 mn<lc mistakes they made them, too, for every measure has been submitted to them, anil ive have always been united in our opinions. There was never a shadow of difference between us.? We all shared the mistakes if any were made. We all commit errors of judgment. If any man does not believe it, let him try it anil see. "To err is human and to forgive divine," and I know that the people, realizing the circumstances, will forget the mistakes for the.good of South t.'arolina. There is a point to which I desire to refer because of muticrings beard over this State and throughout t lie Union, concerning bargains and compromises. Men of Anderson, I tell you there teas not the r/nnloio of a hart/a in with Mr. Jlat/es or an;/ one elxr, looking to the seating of the Governor of South Carolina. 1 wont to Washington because I was invited there, and through respect to the President of the United Slfolnu f nal'oil feir nti rf?f?fMrnilinn fit liiq lifiniln and for nothing elite except that lie remove the troops from the State House. If my government couUl not stand, let it fall ; and if Mr. Chamberlain's could not stand, let his fall. I determined to ask nothing more and take nothing less I will do Mr. Hayes the,justice to say that he had loo much respect for his own position and for the people of South Carolina to refer to any bargain. There was no compromise with the United States authorities, and there was none with our predecessor, i have never spoken to Chamberlain but once in my life, and never expect to speak to him again. If the InvestigatingCommitteeenn find sufficient evidence against Chamberlain he shall be sent for, and ail the leaders of that party shall answer bofiro the courts for their crimes, though they be pardoned the next moment. While I think (lie leaders should be tried and punished for their crimes, I believe that those who wcro corrupted by them should be overlooked and forgiven. 1 think the wisest statemonship is amnesty. I want the cases in the United States courts against our people dismissed?the Ku Klux. Hamburg and Kllcnton and revenue cases. If we give general amnesty we shall have amnesty for our own people. I want the absent ones of our State to corno back and the carpet baggers to stay where they are. While on that subject I do not think it improper to touch upon national questions. I do not think it exactly manly to denounce Mr. Hayes as a fraud. He did not propose the Klcctoral Commission, and is not responsible for its result. The Democratic party is responsible for the Klcetoral Commission. I told him beforethe immense crowds we met on returning from my tiip to the West that I voted ngninst him, and I was the first man in South Carolina to raise a voice against the Klcctornl Commission. The commission gave Mr. Hayes tiie odicc and Die Democrats were a party to it, and in accepting it he did as any American citizen would have done ; and it Is weTI for ffsThat ho did accept the office ; for, if he had declined it, Mr. Wheeler would have been the next man ; and if he ho had refused it, Mr. Ferry would have heen put in, either of whom would have been worse than the other. So far he has observed thecon- 1 eiiiuiion. and so long as he continues to do so he ! shall have my hearty support, for he is the first | J'rosideut rinco the war who has observed it. Wo have nothing to do at present with na- ^ tioual politics. If wo hoc our own row we will ' tlo well* Wo can >ifiord to differ on local affairs, tuck as tho fence law, but wo cannot nflbrdjto-, bo divided iu State matters. Your county is tfio ? first to udopl tho system of primary election? jj be governed by its results, and allow no indevfl pendents to run. Independents may, sometimes Ifl be good men, but now they are our worst eno-fl tnies. lie united in this grand movement, andX send your best men to the Legislature. 1 urgeH you to bo united. Do this, and you will ftud.X South Carolina immutably redeemed. I urgejfl you to dojl^ajjiM* lino thing most itupartaat.^Jl fhw coutUHfl^^^ar will bo for tho Legislature. There will botlie great battle field. i If tho State Convention, when it meets, stands square on the platform of two years ago, and nominates a conservative ticket, I say that the Uepublicans will not put a ticket in the field, and wo will have the grandest triumph ever ( achieved on this continent, lly doing justice to all men, our colored pcoplo will statul by us. I sav to von it is fur hniim. f?ll ! > i.. ? ? - ? right than to succeed in doing wrong. One of the pledges of that platform was that all men were equal before the law. I can say that I have.favored no race, parly or pcoplo in the administration of the laws of the State. I defy nny man to point his linger upon a single pledge of that platform, and say that I have not carried it out. I intend to walk on iu th'e path that the Democratic patty has blazed out for me. 1 cannot deviate from it. I cannot turn nside to the right or tho left without heing falso to them. I had expected aVul desired when my term of office had ended to turn over to ray successot South Carolina happy and froe. I had no idea of being called again iuto public life, and can ^S^^&rt^tTpicopto'of^out^^^$imi^fbT*t^^ office of President of the United States. 1 have passed thecharges that have been brought against me by as an idle wind, trusting all to the charity of my people. I was willing to leave everything to the people of tlie State, to the men by whom I stood for four long years?to the old men, the fathers of those brave soldiers?to the noble boys who have grown up since, and, above all, to tliM ever-faithful women, whose instincts aie better? than man s reason. 1 cau say in the presence? of this vast crowd and in the presence of God that 1 have done iny duty to South Carolina.? Had I done my duty to my God a^wcll it would liavo been better for me. I have nothing to ask but justice. I know that the poisonous seed that some have endeavored to sow will find no lodgment in the hearts of the people. I commit my record into the hands of the pcoplo of South Carolina, hoping that God in his infinite mercy will bless and prosper them at all times. I .?-If- 1 mo amnesty uosoiuuons. There seems to be some confusion of ideas respecting the amnesty resolutions adopted by the General Assembly Aut-ing th<? e?*oi?n whicti has just etided. The objections urged against these resolutions arc, lirst, that they interfere with the right of the Attorney General to prosecute and with the power of the Governor to pardon ; second, that they are impolitic and wrong. The law officer of the State, charged with the duty of prosecuting offenders, can look only into flic sufficiency of the testimony. If that be strong enough in his opinion to reasonably secure a conviction, his duty is to prosecute.? With the propriety or policy of such prosecution he has nothing to do. Especially is this the case with the prosecutions in questiou. lu these all the facts were examined and ull the witnesses obtained by the investigating committee. The briefs in the cases were made up under their direction. Now if it be remembered that the investigation was inaugurated by the Legislature, that it was conducted by one of its committees, and thaj this committee made their report to the I .Pixioln" J Vv ~ IM \fV ntlllltllCll Hint ItlC Legislature has the right to express its opinion as to the course of action to be followed upun the results of its own work? If then the Leg isiuiurc upon receiving inc report ana examining t le testimony should come to the conclusion that as to one class of oflctidors the prosecutions should be pressed, and that as to another class amnesty should he cxtende 1. a lio can complain ? Certainly not the Attorney General, for ho had 110 concern with the motives or policy of the prosecutions, lie neither instituted nor advised them, lie simply acted under the direction of the Legislature. Surely not the Governor. His views were well known and frequently expressed. The resolutions met with his approval. With regard to the policy of the resolutions they received almost the unanimous concurrence if both houses, in one of them after an earnest debate. They pledge the State to the prosecution of the ringleaders. They excoptouly the tools and instruments in the frauds. They open the door to a general amnesty fop political offenses in this State, which may release from persecution eight hundred of our own citizen". They save the State from the expense attending a number of prosecutions, the only result of which will be the punishment of persons whose power to do harm has ceased. l'liey calm the excitement which followed tlio last election, and aid the Governor in carrying out his plans tor restoring peace in the State, and for encouratrin-r our whole iionnle In iluvoto their lime ami labor to lier material development. oliaui.r.s ii. sl.montojtr ? - i'.ari.y comi'i.ktion ok tiik Sl'autan rtfrli ASH A.siivii.i.k It. It.?Tho Spartanburg and Union Railroad was originally built by the State of South Carolina endorsing its first mortgage bonds. These bonds with the road became the property of Messrs. McAden, Austell and Inman. As the gentlemen named are materially interested in the early completion of tho Spartanburg and Ashevillo Railroad, and are large stockholders in the same, a proposition was made by them to President Duncan to assign to him these bonds at fifty cents on the dollar end receive therefor in payment first mortgage bonds of the ? ..! Aci,?,.:n.. it... t 'in.: ...... ..o..., . ...v i...a ,imposition was accepted by President Duucun. As there is not the slightest allegation of fraud against the Spartanburg and Union Kailroad mortgage bonds, these bonds will be compromised at 50 cents in the dollar ami new State bonds issued therefor. These consolidated bonds can readily be cashed in New York and her money centres. We learn that the amount of the Spartanburg and Union Railroad morlgngc bonds is $475,000. This amount compromised at 50 cents in the dollar, will net the handsome sum of $237,500. With less than one-lmlf of this amount, every dollar thnt the Spartanburg and Ashcvillo Kailroad Company owes can be extinguished and the road completed to this point. Mnj. Duncan has placed the people of Western North Carolina under additional obligations for his untiring efforts in their behalf.? They may never ho able to reward liiin pecuniarily, but if he will locate in our midst we will elect liiin to any ofTicc from Governor down to a member of Congress. The people are becoming enthusiastic when liis name is mentioned. ? //?? ? Fitai. ('ask of Stawiino.?On Saturday evening bJftt, in the upper portion of York County, on King's creek, a case of stabbing occurred, which resulted fatally by the death of the wounded man on Monday. The parties to the affair were l.obert Kttcrs and W. J. Dover, thoforiuer of whom received his death wound at the hands of the lnttcr. I " A 5& ,\ ?fcc 20cclilti Union ?imts. * lt? M* STOKES, Editor. UNION,"FRIDAY, APRIL 6. 1878. ** TERMS 0P~SUBSCRIPTION. ' K'M1?."11" AUVAM I:, $2.00 ;; ?g| 10. ' " 'i " " 10.00 : ' ADVERTISIlfO. , or on? liclijlirst lu?-rtlon, - - - $100 rf&MRH?o>unt niitl oilyrr* adror^BSljK 5o>tli-.-< of ton^llniM or \< x-i, inv-rle<1 fro<\ t lies, charged as AdvertlseOar Cottoa MatketOnly 70 bales have been sold hero (lie past week, and prices have ranged lower. We quote extremes 7 to l>fcts. ? Acoidont to J. Bice Rogers. 'We learn that ex-Sheriff ltogers met with a serious accident one day last week, in being thrown from his horse by which his arm was broken in (wo places. Ilis sufferings have been sever*, but he is now doiug well. Chang* of Procincts.. Under an act passed by the last Legislature, tha election precincts of Goings and Kelley's hive been abolished, and a nor; precinct in their sSnd'lms been established at Kelley's Steam Mil. The other election precincts of tho countWre unchanged. '" JX friend peeped into our office lest Tuesday arvd curtly informed us that they made a big hull of Suckers in Fair Forest the day befoK. Perhaps he told the truth, but ho introd?ed no corroborating evidence, so we must reserve our decision. ??????? The Exocutivo Committoo Of tlio Democratic party for Union County, are requested to meet at Union on Monday, April loth, at 10J A. M. The following gentlemen compose this Comuiittoc : 11. W. Shand, J. D- Patton, G. W. Hill, B. B. Foster, J. D. Jcffcries, W. T. Joter and B. S. A. l'carsou. Religious Servicos. ltcv. T. J. Tnylor will preach in tho neighborhood of Mt. Tabor Church on the 3d Suuduy of ^iis month. I; IUt. Yarborough will preach at tbeeame place on the 3d Suuday.iu ifTll'mnke^is appointments fvr p'reacliing dur ing the Summer. ? Nicholson's Now Hail' This large and handsome building is nearly completed nud is an ornament to the town' The first floor is al ready occupied as a Furniture, store ; aud Mr. Nicholson has lilted up, in the most tasty and convenient manner, an oflice for himself in the front part. When finished we shall give a full description of it. Kiin at Last. After a little more than a month of dry weather a fine ruin commenced here last >Vedncsd*y. It #ns very acceptable, but the atmosphere is quite cold which causes apprehensions of frost. Last Thursday a storm of. hail and rain visited portions of this County and Spartanburg, but UiiL*'* ~~ * firing forth the ProofThe lleaufort Tribune indirectly charges that ?'20,000 was paid for the passage of the Phosphate Pill, by the last Legislature. Such an insinuation must not be allowed to pass without somejproof to sustain it. If there is any foun dation for such a charge, we care not who provided the money, or who received it, in the way insinuated by the Tribune, in tlie name of (lie Democratic party of thin Slate we demand of that paper to expose all connected in the transaction, or make a satisfactory explanation. Union B and L Association. At the lute annual meeting of this Association the following gentlemen were elected a Board of Directors : J. L. Young, T. 11. Jeter, W. Muuro, J. IV. McLure, John llodgcr, Jos. Uruut, II. L. Qo4?. 11. Mncbetli and R. R. Uawls. At a meeting of the Board of Directors subsequently held the following were elected : JOHN L. YOUNG, President, II. I,. GOS3, Vice l'rcsideut, It. W. SI!AND, Solicitor, A. R. STOKES, Scc'y and Treasurer. Columbia Bedoemed. At Iho election in Columbia, 011 Monday last, for Mayor and Aldermen, the whole Democratic n.. x. . 1 UcKcbcwjiccici, wiiii inut sterling oiu warhorse, Capt. W. 11. Stanley at tlto head. We believe thlk is the first time since reconstruction that Columbia lias had a democratic Municipal government. The Radicals felt so sure of being defeated that they did not even make a nomination. It was the organized determined attitude of Columbia democrats that struck terror into the ranks of the Hudical party and won the grand victory ; and so it will be next Fall, all ever the State, if the tvuo democrats will orgauize and determine to achieve victory. Outrage UponaTrJal Justice. Some time ago a robbery of IJacon, Flour, and other articles was committed in Bogansville Township. Lust week Trial Justice Gibbcs was put upon the track of tlie tliict, and issued a war runt to nearch ilic house of a colored man in the neighborhood. His constable being sick, the Trial Justico himself, accompanied by Dr. J. F. Norman, executed the warrant, and found the stolen good#. As soon as the goods were found the man slipped out of the house, leaving his wife who Mr. GftThes proceeded to arrest. The woman resisted and struggled with the officer until they both got out of the house, when the husband slipped up bohind Mr. Gibbes and struck him ft very powerful blow across the shoulder, with nq inoh plank, brenking (he up par pari. <.iMN ?pmnmm* ?tmmo tire wnnMniing him that both the man and woman escaped. ?. ' A Oi.oomt Outlook.?Seeing that flour is $14 pur barrel in Liberia, butter $1 per pound, nnd hams $8 apiece, the Uololgli (N. C.) Nev>$ fails to perceive how tho colored pcoplo are to bo benefited by removal to that republic, to say noth| ing of the 'inclehicnry of tho African coast climate. F ' \ %% , The Tight Time*. Every day brings news, from nil parts of tho world, of suspensions of Banks and Saving In- ti siitutions and failures in all characters of lu businesses and occupations. And what gives the r< matter a ntorc gloomy outlook in the fact that these m failures arc not confined to firms and institutions ai of reccn.' establishment. It is a serious fact di that among the list of failures reported of late y< we find a number of the oldest firms in the coun- m try ; firmstfcat hav? heretofore been looked upon, tv from their long standing and reputed great di wealth, as being sound to the core and worthy ft of unboundod confidence, suddenly goin^ down, hi with a crash that startles the world and shakes ni commercial confidence to its contro. On the 1st 01 Of this month tho telegraph infbrmcd us tlint hi New York was "startled by the announcement that li Booth & Edgar, sugar refiners of many years bi standing and ulwavs cniovincr a (rood rcnutntion. ti had failed, with liabilities estimated from $500,000 to $760,000. h On the same day tho failure of Joseph Foulk c! & Son, a shipping houso of sixty years stand- o itig, was announced, with liabilities from $400,- a 000 to $500,000. a Theso are only two instances out of many we d have read lately, of the fall and tottering con- $ dition of business firms that for years had been consiicred most sound and reliable. Is it any wonder, *l??n Ihnl y^ingar- In? ?? ? penencecSnd weaker 6011*868 should be dragged into the maelstrom created by such leading establishments? Yes, the times must be tight in- r deed, when it choices down the strongest and ( most reputable business firms in tho conn- C try. And we shall not be surprised if they get ^ tighter before next winter. Death of Dr. T J- Goodwin, ? With sincero sorrow we lenrn that this most ex- j. cellcnt man died last Sunday, at his residence t near Fort Motte, from an attack of acute rheu- v mutism, in the 78th year of his age. ^ Dr. GoocJwyn was well known throughout tho , State, and there arc but few among us whoso t death will causo more sincere regret. In speak- ?) ing of Dr. Goodwyti's death, the Columbia Rtg- j itler says : , lie was ciccicu ainyor 01 tuts city in loutf, I and held that office when the city was destroyed by Sherman in 18C5. After tlie war, his rcsidMejJicrp luiuf burntt hvirns lofcetr To retire "liHti" plantation near Fort Motto. With a hopeful and cheerful disposition, and being undaunted by the infirmities of age, he endeavored for somo years to make an hottest living by traveling over the Stnte in the insurance business. ' Full of chnrity for all mankind, the young listened with interest to his conversation, and men of maturer years cought his- company on account of his buoyant, youthful and cheerful spirit. Everywhere he went he was honored, welcomed and loved. Well, then,.should the Slate-lament the death of such a man, for South Carolina had nc truer son. Cheap Living, Sure. The enterprising Urm of Spears & Co., don't do business in a picayune style. A Car load of Groceries don't last thent any length of time.? They buy the largest quautites, at the lowest prices, and then sell out quick at very small profits. Thpt'g lite way to do br .iness. '?Qo in- * Jo their- -In" ? got into the South Carolina lluilroad Depot, just An. n r-.I t.oin I...1 _ 1. - . 1-,1 1.1. I ?nv? ?% nviQiik IIMIII IIUV* UV.WM (tinWKUCU a? IU their prices ; well, if we were to tell how cheap ( they do sell, one-half our readers would call it an "editorial lie," s6, if you arc anxious to find i how cheap Groceries can be sold, just step into ' Spears & Co's, and buy something. Don't be afraid of making too heavy purchases ; they will , accommodate you with a car load or a pound.? The poorer you are tho mere they give you for 1 your money. That's the kind of poor man's party they belong to. , Don't Sell County Claims. A fow months ago nobody would tako a claim against the County of Uniou, if they could avoid it. Mark the change ! New we find overy man who has a few dollars in his pocket is williug to buy County claims at a discount. We have heard of sales being made at 50 cents on tho dollar. Now, Jour advise to those holding County claims is, hold on to them, if you possibly can. They nro worth 100 cents on the dollars. The iux n;is uccn icvicu 10 pay mem, auu wo iicara ft merchant say lis would take them for goods at cash prices, only deducting the legal rate of interest. We ask 99 cents cash, from spcen'ators, on ovcry dollar the County owes us, and do n't intend to take less. Den't shave your County claims, unless the Sheriff or starvation compels you to do so. The Latest War MewsThe telegrams from Europe continue to be warlike, and it appears to us utmost impossible to reconcile the trouble between England and Russia without a fight. On one side it is said "a strong conviction prevails at Russian hcudquartors that an Anglo-Russian wnr is inevitable." On the other hand it ia held in England that a compromise between England and Russia, upon the terms sot forth in tho treaty between Russia and Turkey, is impossible. Roth coun meanwhile the whole world is noxiously looking on oud awaiting a solution of the whole matter. . - . Laws Passed by the Legislature, In our last we commenced to publish such laws as are of general or local interest to the people of the State and County, and shall continue to do so as they appear in the Columbia Register. This week we publish the Fee Dill, which shows considerable reduction in costs of suits at lnw. We advise our readers to put the Times containing such laws on file. They will bo valuable for reference. State Press Association. The fourth nnnual meeting of the South Carolina State Press Association will be held in the city of Charlaautn, beginning on Wednesday, 24th day of April, at 12 M, The annual address before the Association will be delivered bv Henry \V. Grady, Esq., of tHe Atlanta (Oa.) Conxti.ution, on Thursday evening. Journalists who are not members nro cordially invited to send in their applications, accompanied by the initiation fee of So, either in advance or at the' meeting of the Association. Members are requested to be punctual in attendance. Jambs A. Hoyt, President. w %' * ? , B -i -EX-^-L ? ' ^ To the Oeraoorate of Union County. At a meeting of the Stale Democratic Ex ecuve Committee of South Carolina, hold in Coimb:% on tho eighth day of February, 1878, a isolation was adopted recommending ih? imedinte reorganization of the democratic party, id that county conventions bo called at an early ?y to elect vflicers to servo for the next two liars. This resolution wns communicated to e, as County Chairman for Union, on tho velfth day of the same*monlh ; but m^Tiflielal > utics in Columbia prevented mo at tho timo oiii taking action thereon. Upon my return oiiie, I called a meeting of the Executive Com' littco for Monday last; but of tho six members, nly two attended, and therefore nothing could e doue. Another meeting of our Committco ns been called for Monday, April 15, when, I appose, a quorum will attend, and proper ac* on taken. In the meantime the people of any neighborood may meet together and form a democratic lub, and hold themselves in readiness for tho rders of tho Executive Committee. Clubs are matter of importance during this canvass, s the County Conventions will be composed of clcgates from the clubs, under the orders of tho tate Democratic Convention of 187G. ROBT. IV. SI1AND, April 4, 1878. Chairman Ex. Com. ' ?r >- * Torthe ^linos.* Information Wanted. Mr. Editor.?As a Tax Payer of this town I eg to ask, through your Columns, if tho report iow current on the Streets is true, that the Town Council has had donated to them by Mr. James Irant, the vacant lotndjoiuing Mr. Schoppaul's itoro room, and that the Council has awarded o Messrs. Grant & Tinslcy (both members of he Couucil) th# contract for erecting on said let . building to consist of the following apartncn ts, vie : a Fire-engine house, a Council Chamler, a Guardhouse and a Town Kail ; and if so, ty whose request is said work being done, and vhero is tho money to come from to pay for it? That there is in tho minds of the majority of the Council a pressing necessity for doing soinahing to enhance the value of their property in he upper end of town, all will admit; but, if ibi1ic iui1jui 19 tvllcv'l, ii 13 ul tctjf uouuiiui iropriety to make the Tex Payers pay for it. A'l tlic Council explain ; it is due to their conitituents that their light be not hid under a rnshcl. ^ 'TAX PAYER. Ofi'ick County Com mission kits. "i April 1st, 1678. j In calling your attenlion lo the late order as o repairing the Public Highways, the Bourd is veil aware of the busy season of the year, and vhilst they would not seek to interrupt the farming iulercst in any way not a necessity, ret ou all the roads there is more or less work lccded, and we must insist on the same being louc. The time has been extended until the 1st of May, sons to give each Sub-Commissioner unple opportunity to do said repairs at times lot burdensome to any. All roads will be visited during the month by some Member of the Board. The Commissions now held by nil parties arc in full force, unless the Board has been notified of their desiro to not longer serve in that capacity. The law does not require that commissions be issued every year, ns some seem to suppose. Time to work, 0 days during the year. Ages liable for dnty, from 18 to 45. A Mule and Plow furnished on tho road ix-. ? Two Mules'aiid wagon, 3 hands. Those demanding exemption, from inability, must produce a certificate. All able bodied men aro liablo, though cus torn has oxeinpted Ministers of the Qospel.? You are allowed lo make use of the most convenient timber for the purposes of repairing or building causeways, road bridges, excepting limber of especial vnluo. * We'would again urge upon the Sub-Commissioners that they see to it and require a faithful nf ll.n i i... v... 1... ?_ i.. pwi IVI UJItUVV VS IIIV IIUIV Ulivnuu IJJ lUr? IV UO spent upon the roml -during Ihe ^ear. It is the roiul workers thenieclvcs who are most interested. The loss, from wear and tear of vehicles and Block, nlso of time, is thoir loss, and they should feel most concerned. Therefore, whilst the public generally look to the Board for good roads, sotho Board must require full duty from all liable for highways duty. Th? Board would tukc occasion to state, for the benefit of all concerned, Ihdt if the present levy of 3 mills for ourrent expenses and 3 mills for past indebtedness is collected in May and October, as the law requires, thereby not allowing any of lioxt winter's claims 10 infringe upon it, by the ides of November Union County will not owe a dollar. BOARD. - Hampton's IIobsk.?The Governor arrived at home yesterday afternoon on the Greenville train. me inngnmcient norse prcHcntea to him by the citizens of Anderson also arrived in a freight car at inched to the mail train, The beautiful animal's head and mane had been tastefully decorated with ribbons and flowers by the ladies ef Anderson, and he seemed to feel his importance as he stepped proudly off the car on to the platform and walked along the street to his future home. He is a magnificent dark bay Hambletonian, 5 years of age, and was purohashed in Kentucky by Mr. John E. Lewis, of Ocoaec, wliou 2 years old. for $900, and was afterwards sjhl to Mr. John 11. Adger, of Anderson, and must be at present worth fully $50C. While the" Uovcrnor was iu Auderson the other day, the guest of a friend, the citizens hastily made up a purse, none being allowed to contribute more than one dollar, and calling the Governor out, presented him with the beautiful steed.?Coftrmbia Hegixter. Anotiif.ii Finn in NnwDsany.?A correspondent of the lltyitUr writes as follows under date of, 26th March: A fire last night, at the hour of 2. destroyed the storehouses of Keene k Co., tin smiths, dealers in stoves, &e., and Colonel T. J. I-ipscornb, denier in dry goods, groceries, &0., with their entiro contents. The buildings were the property of C. & 0. 8. Mower, and covered a portion of the burned district of onei year ago, when Newberry was visited by theseverest firo known to its cilixcns. Losses M' follows : Keeuo k Co., $3,000 insured for 2,000 ; T. J. Lipscomb, $1,000 uninsured. Kkwahus fob Rkdmoxd.?Governor Hampton hns offered a reward of $200 for the capture oI Redmond, the outlaw. Governor Vance has also offered a reward of $300 for his capture. It is probable tlint the President will also offer a largo rownrd for his body. When the aggregate amount of tho rewards reaches one thousand ,1^11..... t, i.n. 11 .. e?i ?in .? . 'iuuua?, bv 1.1 piuuuuiQ inni muuc iuui will irir ll> take him tiq I get killed for his troublo.? Urn- ' drrtonville Vindicator. Tiie printing machines of the Lowell, Mass., print works huvo been stopped, throwing threo hundred persona out of employment. Next week the entire establishment will shut down for one month pwipg to the large supply of goods on hand and a dull market. The State Democratic Kxeculive Committe will meet in Columbia on Wednesday, 10th April instant. #