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Oot. Simpaon'a Spaaeb.
At tho annual meeting of the Governor's
Guards, at Columbia, on tho 7th, inst., Got.
.Simpson was called on to respond (o the following
toaat:
' South Carolina?True now as erer to the principles
of constitutional liberty. The firm and
impartial administration of her laws furnishes
the best gnarnntce of peace and prosperity.
To which the Governor made the following eloquent
response:
Mtt. Chairman: The sentiment which has
just been uttered, and to which 1 am expected to
respond, is so abundant in material, and so rich
in thought, that in rising to respond, I scarcely
know where to commence, and having commenced,
I will scarcely know where to close ;
but, Mr. Chairman, 1 am expected to do both,
and tliat promptly, and 1 shall proceed to the
undertaking ns best I can.
South Cnroliua?how the heart of every son
of hers, wherever he may live, whether upon
licr own soil or in some distant land, thrills
when that name is mentioned, when he thinks
of her post, beholds her present, or looks for
? * i r..1 l.wuo uAtiml\mr?? Hinnirlii
waru 10 ner imurv. ? e.__
that the attachment of a Carolinian to his Stoic
was more anient than that of the citizen of any
other Stntc to his, an<l that her nanio always
touched his heart like the name of mother touches
the heart of a son. In this 1 may be mistaken,
but I earnestly hope ami trust that that
burning State pride and devotion which has
ever characterized our people in the past will
mark their course in the future, because love of
State is in my judgment, the very matrix of
everything great.
South Carolina! More than a century has
rolled by and been buried in the past since the
day of her birth, and during all that long period
but one single spot has been placed upon her
proud, bright escutcheon, and, thank Heaven,
ihat was placed there not by the bunds of Iter
own sons, but by a band of robbers who usurped
her high places and trailed her flag in the dust
From 1808 to 1870 we lived under the baleful
shadow of that spot, and we are to-day suffering
somewhat from its poisonous shnde. The great
work which is now before the people of this
State is to blot out that stain, to recover our
country from its dire consequences, and to replace
our State upon her former foundations ;
1 'u- ?which should address it
iilu ...C fc.V..- __
Keif now to the uiimls of all our citizens is, howis
this to be done? What menus are to be used
to accomplish this great end? lSccnuse that it
can, must and shall be accomplished, is a fixed
and determined fact.
This is not the time or the place, Mr. Chairman,
to undertake to detail the various means
to this end within our reach, and I sha'l not
trespass to that extent, but 1 may be p.-ruiiMcd
to say that in this effort we may ic.rii a lesson
by rending and pondering the history of our ancestors,
and of their heroic men, men wm? v.\k?
stars Hash out with brilliancy during all the
long night of the past. Let the rays of those
stars illumine our pathway, and all will be well.
And especially would I point to that portion of
their history occurring immediately after the
revolution of 1770. They were then in a far
worso condition than wo are to-day ; the war of
the revolution had just ended, and though it had
crowned them with the wreath of victory, yet
that long train of evils which always altends
war, even when it rolls upon the tide of victory,
had covered their land. Their labor had been
disorganized, their homes had been made desolate
; war's red plowshare hud furrowed all their
fields ; Mars iu his liery chariot had rolled over
theStute, leaving the tracks of its wheels marked
in blood from Blackstocks to Charleston; their
tetnpVes of learning and religion had been razed
to ill* ground; vice and immorality stalked
abroad through the Stale; and there she was,
the very picture of desolation. What did her
people do? Did they fold their arms ami sink
into imbecility ? Did they fall prostrate and
lift their hands to Hercules? Xo; uniting
themselves together as a band of brothers, they
went to work to gather up the scattered fragments
of social order, and began at once to rebuild
; and inscribing upon tlie frontlets of their
new structure the noble principles of constitutional
liberty and the impartial administration
of government, so well expressed in your sentiment.
Mr. Chairman, they were eminently successful,
and in a short time the crest of South
Carolina was recognized as among the highest
of the nations of tlie earth, and for near a cen
tury slic cnjoyeu mis iiign pru-viiiinuiiv;e. miwar
of the sections, however, came, ami when
its red curtain was uplifted the body of our mother
was in the hands of (lie vandal. That body
lias been since recovered, and now we are sitting
amid the ruins of her home preparing like
our ancestors to rebuild. Following their example,
let us all, as they did, keep together in
a band of common brotherhood, ami putting
our united shoulders to the wheel, our future,
like theirs, will be brtgtu and ???> m???.
end, Mr. Chairman, as the Chief Magistrate of
the State, all the powers which 1 possess or can
command shall be most earnestly devoted, and
to this end 1 feel much pleased to believe that
in times of trial I cau lean upon the strong arms
of the people, and feel the sympathetic throb
of their great heart beating against mine all
over the State.
Pauoi.k Wins Acais.?London, May 8.?Parole
has retrieved his loss of the race for the
Chester Trade cup yesterday by winning that
for the Great (.'hushiro handicap stakes, which
took place to-day, the last of the Chester meeting.
Iteefer, who won the race for the Chester
'Trade cup, got in second, and Lord Leigh's fouryear-old
bay colt, Sir Joseph, third. There were
eight starters. Parole carried UM pounds, Sir
Joseph I18ptunds. Instance nearly one mile
and a quarter, and the race was for three-yearolds
and upwards.
Nkw York, May 8.?A Special concerning
Parole's victory this morning says : "Parole was
last in the first turn round ; then, arousing himself,
he ran through the competing horses like
a flash of lightning. The oilier jockeys looked
at the performance in perfect stupefaction al
most us if they bud ;i ) ! :? 11?m norsc in uu-ir
ranks. Tlic applause for the American horse
was iinineusc as he came in on a canter past
the winning chair."
? Dkacukd
to Death.?l.a*t Thursday, nhnut
noon, ?lim Ncely. a colored man living en the
plantation of .Mr. (J. II. Alexander, unhitched
liis mule from the plow, and mounted him to
ride home to dinner. The mule look fright at
.some object and dashed otf, precipitating his rider
to the ground. His foot became entangled
in the gearing, and he was dragged a distance
of fully four hundred yards, when the mule
overtook some hands and was stopped hy them.
On examination it was found that the hack of
the unfortunate man's head was mushed into a
pulp. His clothes were torn off, and his shoulders
were dreadfully lacerated. Ho died the
uext evening, without having spoken from the
time of the accident.?Stmt /lull ft in.
Mn. Coiu'oiiax's IJksKricr.m'e.?When the appeal
for the Walterboro' sufferers was received
at Washington Senator Hampton sent it to Mr.
Corcoran, who responded promptly, as he ever
docs to the call of Immunity, hy contributing
$200 to the fund. Not content with having
done this much the saiiic large hearted gentle
man, without further solicitation, has sent an
additional $500 to be applied to the same purpose.
The check for llmt amount was promptly
forwarded by tlovcrnor Hampton to Maj. Theodore
0. Harker.
She Itflccltlu (Onion SJimfs.
It. M. STOKES, Editor.
UNION, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1870.
TERMS OFSUBSCRIPTION.
1 f'npr, one y?-ar, in advanck, J2.00
2 Coplcii one yrar," " :<.*.?
ft ' " " ? " K..V)
10 M " " ?' 15.00
ADVERTISING.
One *<)uar?t or one inch, lirsl insertion, - - - fl.oo
Kadi aii)khn|iiciii insert ion, ------- 75
Liberal discount made to merchant* ami others advertising
for nix months or i>y tlio year.
Ohltuary Notices of ten lines or less, inserte?l free.
" over ten lines, charged as A'WcrtiseUlcnts.
BfcT Jr. J. 1'. Miller, an intelligent and highly
respected citizen of Spartnnburg died last
week, aged 7-r> years, lie represented Spartanburg
in the Legislature for several terms, before
the war.
BFty,. Tito ceremonies of unveiling the Confederate
Monument at Columbia was n grand
ufl'air. A number of persons went from Union
and they all speak in high praise of the general
management of the ceremonies. A synopsis of
the proceedings, with the truly eloquent address
of (Jen. 1'reston, will be given next week.
tFr?T' IVc can't say all wo wish this week
about Mrs. Hicliatds' largo, cheap and beautiful
sfock of goods. Ladies should read her advertisement.
It dou'l say all about it, cither. Go
and see.
Dedication of Foster's Chapel.
The solemn services of dedicating the new
Church building, to be known as Foster's Chapel,
on the Skull Shculs road, about '.I miles from
this town, will take place next Sunday morning,
llev. W. \V. Duncan, one of the most eloquent
Ministers in the South Carolina Conference, will
preach the dedicatory Sermon.
?Concert
To-Night.
1'rof. Gonzalez has kindly consented to give
one of his delightful Coucerts to-night in the
Court House.
l'rof. Gonzalez is one of the most accomplished
Musicians in the Country, and possesses a remarkably
tine baritone voice, and we can promise
our citizen a rare Musical treat.
An Incendiary Caught.
On Tuesday last Kphraitn fiist, colored, was
brought to jail, charged with the crime of burning
the Parsonage or lieimont circuit, at cross !
Keys, which we reported three weeks ago. It
is said lie confessed the crime to a colored friend
and that other circumstances arc strong against
him.
A Polo Si'tunii Kvkuywiikue.?I'rotn every
quarter of the globe complaints come to us of
the cold and variable Spring weather, which accounts
for the late Spring in this section. A
telegram from Loudon, datid the 7th inst., says:
The weather here and throughout the Kingdom
is variable and very cold, with showers, hail and
snow.
Wofford College Commencement.
These very interesting annual exercises will
commence on Monday the '.Hit of June. Itishop
W. M. Wightman will deliver the Sermon to
the Graduating Class on Sunday the 8th. On
Wednesday evening, the lltli, social gathering,
complimentary to the Graduating Class, will he j
given 111 the College ('Impel. It will he an unusually
interesting occasion, anil we hope Union
will he well represented ilicro.
0^. We do wish some right goo.l woman
would take our friend Wilson, of the Abbeville
1'i-ess and /fanner, under her charge. It seems
to us that he sets up all night to find out whether
we rea I his paper or not.
AVc ask his pardon, however, for our mistake
in putting the Abbeville papers in opposition to
the fast schedule. It was the Anderson papers
we intended, but they arc quieting down.
Get married, Hugh, get married. It will settle
your nerves and make "ye sleep o'nights."
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niiia i? a firaskj. PIaaa*
HY are (olJ?mum TIi:it?tllftt ft srr.iivo ?nu.
two well developed legs and feet, and "a critter,"
dial looked like a rat, a squirrel, a chipmonk
and perhaps something else, was killed
last week near Canine. Our friend C. 11. Ilobersoti,
at Foster & Wilkins', would have given
considerable for those two extraordinary Sail
i iiv j'l u'iiiv i iwii.t, iv/ I'iuvv in ins 111 tiav;ii in ui nutural
curiosities. Now, we did not see either the
snake or the "critter,"' but a Ucv. gentleman
tol<l us lie ilid see thcin.
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School Pic-Nic.
The |iu|iils of M i s. t lid" rils Female School hail
a delightful picnic at Sautuc last Friday week.
It was ajollj time for the little folk, and we
learn that the elder folk chjoyed it fully as
much.
We thank our little friend, Nora Holt, for lrer
kind invitation. Wo were truly sorry we could
not attend. A word in your ear : It was the
neatest written invitation we have received from
any one and does credit to yourself and Teachers.
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The Crops.
I'jton inquiries made of gentlemen from ftlmost
every part of the County, we lenm that
I the wheat crop looks well. It is somewhat
"thin on the ground, n,ul the heads arc not
large, l?ut it looks healthy ami tcmarknhly forwar<l.
We have not heard of any rust anywhere
in the County. A slight rain, it is supposed,
would help it.
Oats do not look so promising. They are
badly in want of ruin. In some places (he crop
will not he worth harvesting if rain does not
conic soon.
We hear great complaints of "bad stands'' of
cotton. The ground is so dry that the seed cannot
sprout. What is up is not growing. The
dry ct Id weather is greatly against this crop.
Corn is at a stand-still. It lias stopped growing,
and wants ruin badly.
( aniens arc doing nothing. Vegetables do
1' not grow for want of rain. We have not seen
the least improvement in the growing vegetables
lor over u week, and housekeepers complain
that it is hat I to make up a respe. Inbledinner.
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Union's RetpVuse to Walterboro.
As was announced, the citizens of this town
assembled in'the Methodist church on Sunday
night, the 4th insl., to contribute to the relief
of the sufferfog people of Walterboro. Rev.
C. T. Scaife opened the meeting in u fervent
prayer. Ilev, B. D. Smart, in a short but appropriate
nddrtos, stated the object of tho inceting
k
Rev. C. T^fl^ife Ik W. Shand, Ksq., Rev. R.
G. Clifford and Col. I. G. McKissick, upon being
requested, eloquently pictured the destitute
condition of the people of Walterboro, caused by
the terrible tornado tbu had swept over that
town, and forcibly appealed to the congregation
for a liberal exercise of thnt greatest of all virtues?charity?in
their behalf. A collection
was taken up, amounting to J?C>7.45, which was
placed in the hands of Mr. Sm; rt to he for
warucu to uatteruoro.
The congregation wag dismissed with prayer
and singing the doxoli^y.
On the following day the town Council snpplctncntcd
the above amount by a subscription
sufficient to increase it to $100 00.
Iu addition to this, the congregation of the
Presbyterian church have sent $10 to ltcv.
Pinwiddy, Pastor of the Presbyterian church at
W'alterboro, whose house and contents were destroyed.
IVc also learn that a subscription from the
Masonic I^adgcwns sent to aid the suffering
brothers oflncsi fftken town.
All things considered, we think Union has
done well for her destitute fellow citizens. We,
however, feel it our duty to say that much destitution
still exists at Walterboro and any one
wishing to contribute to the relief can do so
through Rev. 11. D. Smart, who will be pleased
to receive and forward it.
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What is Dono on Poa Ridge Land.
It has been supposed by those who know
nothing about that beautiful part of our County
that the lands on Pea Ridge arc so poor that they
will not pay for cultivation. In fact, it was
once said by a person travelling through them
that they "could not sprout cow peas," and from
that remark the section received its name.?
Time and intelligent culture have changed all
that, and Pea Ridge is fast becoming the gar,
den spot of Union County.
A few days ago our esteemed friend, Mr. Jooiitii
l'vsivr, a nuic, ueany geiuitm..,, ,v.b\..e>
on to fourscore years, living near Skull Sboals,
called on us and posted us upon a specimen
crop made last year by Mr. John Sprousc, on
Pea Ridge land that sixty years ago would
hardly sprout cow peas. Upon 'JO acres of this
land, with one ton of Fertilizers, Mr Sprousc
made twenty-oue halts of cotton, averaging
oOOlbs to the bale. Ten acres averaged 1,800lbs.
seed cotton to the acre. We doubt much if any
section can make abetter showing.
Rut its agricultural productions arc not the
only recommendations of Pea Ridtr?. Ii icni ??
many true and brave men into tbc Confederate
army as any section of the South with the same
number of inhabitants, while its healthy atmosphere
is remarkable, and it can show the largest
number of healthy and heavy men and women,
over f>0 years of age, of any section of our
country. Tea Ridge is a great place.
Bring on Your Babies.
Mr. Nat. W. Taylor is now in high working
order, just inside of the Furniture Store in Nicholson's
new building. If you want to see the
ijuality of the work he docs, step in and look at
the many handsome specimens lie has on exhibition.
On the right, hanging against the post,
yon will see a perfect likeness of the most notable
man in Ashcvillc, N. Judge K. J. Aston.
It is so natural that wc have to speak to
u every nine we iook at it. it has got the very
twinkle of his eye and the jolly smile that always
marks the Judge's countenance, when fit's
about to cut a jilute of Oysters.
Mr. Taylor is a fine artist and, withal, a fine
gentleman, and we advise all our citizens not to
let hun go without trying his skill. Itemeniher,
month, and it is not likely you il'iVi ffStli S-J'"*
an opportunity to have a perfect picture taken lor
a long time.
Mr. Taylor proposes to take views of residences,
business houses, &c., very cheap, and he
takes them in excellent style. We should like
to have a photographic view of each of tiic pretty
houses in Union. A view of our beautiful
Main street from McNally's corner, would make
pretty picture.
lie takes children's pictures so quick that the
babies stop crying in utter astonishment. (Jo
and try him.
An Appreciated Complimont.
Our young friends l>. (J. Kawls and J. (J. Hire
will accept our thanks for a complimentary invitation
to be present at the ' Final Celebration
of the Calhoun and Preston Literary Societies,
of Wotl'ord College, on Tuesday the loth of
June at 10.1 A. M." (Jov. Colquitt, of (Jco., will
deliver the annual address and the following
subjects will be debated :
CAI.IIOIN SOCIKTY.
J'esiilent, C. A. Woods, Esq.
HCSOlVCIl, I lllll I Ilv olUIlljl, US U II lllSWIUUOll,
lias promoted true oratory.
Affirmative?T. J. Rogers, T. 1$. Stuckhouso.
Xcya'ive?W. T. Lander, H. W. l'cmberton.
Valedictorian, A. ('. Wightman.
l'llKSTUN SocitTY.
1'resident, lk-v. II. F. Chrcitzbcrg.
liesolnd, That Macbeth was more guilty than
Lady Macbeth.
Affirmative?A. 1?. Calvert, W. 1>. llutlo.
Mcyatirc?T. IS. Shnckstou, II. Folk*
Valedictorian, J. L. (Slenn.
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Violknt IIaii. Stoiim.? Midway, April "<>.?
This suction was visited last ni<rlii by a violent
rain and hail slorui, which lasted for about one
hour, fortunately doing no damage except to
crops. In some places is has destroyed the
cotton .so as to make it necessary to plough up
and replant entirely. The season for selling
guano has about ended and I feel sure that
there has been more sold this year than last,
notwithstanding the resolution-) j issed against
it in several localities
Another Partisan Veto.
The announcement that President Jlaycs had '
vetoed the "Act to prohibit military interference
at elections," did not astonish us in the least.
His first veto showed too plainly that lie was
under the party lash and dare not sign any bill h
that would deprive the corrupt lladical leaders P
of the power to overawe the weak and illiterate
voters oQlie country into servile submission to S(
their edicts. It was not, as he sophistically r<
calls it the "dangerous violation of the spirit and
meaning of the constitution" in the firsts bill J'j
which induced him to veto it, but because the jj
clauses prohibiting the use of the military at ti
elections were contrary to the "spirit" and tiecessities
of the lladical party. And we were "
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satisfied from the first that he would not sign S(
any such wholesilue and just measure, however e
and whenever presented to hint. Hayes is the * ''
pliant President of the party that foisted him
upon the people at large, and the very existence c
of that party now mainly depends upon his using
the power and intlucnee of his high position I
solely for its benefit. The democratic party may
safely go before the people of the whole country
upou the issue fairly ami dispassionately made n
by their Representatives in Congress on Milita- '
ry interference at elections.
Memorial Day.
We waited until the last hour for a friend to (|
give us some notes upon the memorial exercises s
at lliis place last Saturday, but were disappoin- li
tel. Being unable to walk to the graveyard we ''
did not attend the exercises, and now at this *
late hour can only gather up a few fragments of (
the "day's doings" and present thetu.
We regret to state that the attendance was not
as general as it should linvc been, or as we bad ,
reason to expect. The work was left almost en- ?
tirely for a few* true hearted patriotic women to
perform, but they performed that duty faithful- n
ly, solemnly, and without ostentation. Kacli
glare of a Confederate Soldier buried in this jtown,
which had been previously cleaned olT, was a
profusely decorated with the choicest flowers 11
and evergreens. Nor did these "loyal ' South- ^
era women confine their ---> '
...v., v?i?ivtis Him rcspcci
to tlic graves ot the brave soldiers of (lie ''lost, c
c"'.iso," but rccogni/.ing the truth that the war is a
ended and desirous of offering a tit tribute to c
i
tlie peace tliat should prevail between the two c
sections of our common country, their pure a
hands strewed the graves of federal Soldiers 1
buried here with sweet Southern flowers and (
placed wreaths of evergreens upon them also.
No speech, no show, was made, but silently, sol- <|
cinnly and reverent inly those noble, women paid
their annual tribute of affection to the fallen 1
braves, only conscious that Clod and their own '
hearts approved the act.
Tho Fish Law.
As much doubt exists in the minds of the n
people of this County concerning the provisions 1
of the law to prohibit fishing at certain times ,J
in the "creeks, streams and inland waters of ^
this State," we publish the law affecting this i ,(
County, which was approved March I'll, 1S7S. p
"There shall he a close time in all creeks, 11
streams and inland waters of this State from the ''
setting of the sun each Thursday until the ris- * '
ing of the sun on Tuesday, during which lime l<
all seines, nets or any plan or device for the "
stoppage or collecting of fish which obstructs S!
any portion of any creek, stream or inland wa- 11
tors, other than a data for manufacturing pur- '
poses, shall be removed from said creeks, streams }'
or waters ; and lite owner, in whole or in part, of J'
any such obstruction, plan or device during the "
period afore-mid shall be deemed guilty of a mis- ''
demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof before "
any Court of competent jurisdictou, shall he lined 3'
in the sum <>t two hundred dollars, one-half of
which shall go to the informer and the other
half to the ' ounty in which tiic case shall he J'
tried, or imprisoned for a period of not less '
than three nor more than six months, or loth, '*
at the discretion of tho Court trying the case."
Approved March 22, 1<S7*.
l?y Acts approve ! l>ee. 20 and 2-?>, 1S78, it is "|
juovule*11 : 1 hut it .shall not Lc lawful lor any i,
person in the Counties of Horry, Marion, Dar- j u
lington, ( lnrcndon, Chesterfield, Georgetown, ! w
Marlboro, Williamsburg. Richland and Chester, '!
to fish with nets, or gigs, or set traps, or shoot
riters.'bi Iriod of gun, in any fresh water '
Counties, between the first day u! may u.... .i.t ei
first day of September, in any year hereafter." r
It will be seen that I'nion is not included in the ^
last law, and the law of March 12 2tl only pro- 1
hibits fishing from sunset on Thursday until '
sunrise on Tuesday of each week. ^
Ai.ston's Miuukisku Kkntkxchu.?Atlanta, ''
May 7.?The jury in the Cox case were out al' c
night, and came in at noon to day to be rc- ''
charged in full. At a <|uarter to 1 o'clock this
afternoon they came in and announced that they
had agreed upon a verdict. It was detained to
correct an informality, and was then read as w
follows:
We, the jury, find the prisoner guilty, and
recommend that lie he punished by imprisonment
for life."
Cox received the verdict with calmness and ,
stoicism, having evidently nerved himself for I
the worst. His wife, on hearing words so fatal
to tier hopes, sat for a moment trembling, and
then rushed for the oj en window near by for
the purp se of throwing herself to the ground
I licit?\v. She; was w i\ I with irricf. Iml (n ?1ii?
readied the window she was caught by Cox, 1
who held her fust. She threw her arms around '
his neck and clung to him wildly, exclaiming : '
"Oh, iny Hod ! Oh, my poor darling!" Her
shrieks were heart-rending, and the occupants '
of the crowded room could not restrain their
tears of piiv. Cox used all his power to calm
her, and finally soothed her grief, until only
her deep moans broke upon the solemn stillness, ^
Judge Iiillyi-r sentenced Cox to be confined
in the Penitentiary, or such other place as the
Governor may direct, at hard labor for and during
his natural life. 1
Hen. Hartrell gave notice that the defense
would make a motion for a new trial, and prayiuga
writ of . // rsuh Ilxccutioti of sentence
was thereupon stayed twenty days. The penally
inflicted is virtually the extreme of the law
in this State, as a law passed with Alston's aid
at the last session of the Legislature giving ju- J
ries the right to recommend the life imprison- ;
ment in all cases of murder as they see til, in i
effect abolishes the death penally. Cox is the j
\ tir?i man convicted of murder who receives the
benefit of that law. The verdict is received
with general approval.
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More Ftvo Cent Picct 3A
new supply of I'ne cent article? his been
received and w ill be opcin* I for s do at toy ">
! <'< nt Counter this uiji'liiii '
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Ouilty or Not Guilty.
ouehiny Addreaa of I'oindexter when Culled I 'p
for Sentence.
It was an hour or more after the court was
died to order before I'oindexter was required
t stand up to be senteuced. In the meuntiuio
e was engaged in reading over and altering u
aper in pencil. The clerk having told him to
and up, and he having arisen, in answer to
le question if he hud anything to say why
sntence should not be pronounced, I'oindexter
sad the following:
May it please your Honor, if I bowed my
end to this sentence and did not protest against
ic injustice of this verdict?a verdict which,
' ratified by this conuuunitv. makes me #l.?
rst victim of a revolution in the traditional
uitimcnt of my native rflntc, that has educated
>c to believe.that the defence of woman is ono
f the first duties a man owes to himself and
Dcicty?I should he false to myself?false to
very feeling that goes to form the strongest
unviction of innocence in uiy owi^breast.
No one more deeply deplores this sad and
lost unhappy tragedy and the unfortunate citunistances
that led thereto than myself.
My fec.ings will not permit me now, nor haTC
the strength, bowed down with sorrow as my
cart now is, to go into any extended defense of
ly course.
1 do not claim to lie faultless. I am but liulan,
and moved by those passions with which
lod in llis judgment hath seen fit to fill the
ouls of men.
As to the chnrge that I was moved by mtilico
11 taking the life of the deceased, 1 do, in the ;
nine of Heaven, ngain plead xor OL'il.TV. Let
nc say it in the fear of God and as 1 value my
oul's salvation, I hail no desire or wish to take
lis iile ; and every feeling which 1 may have
ind was crowded from my mind by the all-aborbing
thought that my life was at stake, and
he God-given law of self defense alone conrolled
my actions.
Willingly and gladly would 1 give half my
ays to return to liis sorrowing sister and friends
lie life which lies on my hands, and raise from
heir hearts the grief that no le?s oppresses
1 will say nothin? against any one, I simply
sk that clmri'j n,rty |je extended to me and
thcrs wV.ich 1 so willingly accord to all.
Vs it not enough, your Honor, that the very
oundation of my life will ever be slowly fretted
way by this deep sorrow that must accompany
nc even to my grave? This uhastismcut is
iinny sumcicnt, the bitterness of which iu>
icnrt can know hut my own.
1 ?to not complain of the number of rears
ontaiueil in this verdict. Sir, two are as gomi: ~^g
s twenty. Sutlice it to say, if this verdict Is
vcr carried into effect, tlio sentence you are
ibout to pronounce is a death sentence Hint
rushes out of my life nil hope, all hapi-incss,
lid only leaves me what man's law cauuut la! ?>
rom inc.
I feel no sense of guilt or disgrace, hut carry
his verdict into execution, and, with my nature
nd the thought of those loved ones who arc so
tear to nic, 1 should bo utterly crushed.
In closing. 1 thank your Honor from my heart
or your sincere and feeling expressions of syui'atliy.?Richmond
Dispatch.
? .
Tkn Pot.i.An Ckhtikicatcs?The last Canrcss
passed a law making an innovation
i financial matters which has not at t muni
tlio attention to which it was entitled.?
i authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to
ssuc in exchange for lawful money of the Uni;d
States (in common parlance, to sell for easli^
prtificates of deposit of flic deiioniination of ten
ollars. They hear interest at the rate of four
er cent, per annum, and are convertible at any
me, with accrued interest, into four per cent,
onds. 'These certificates have the merit of novIty,
if nothing else, and will attract much at. ntion
on that account. I'm they have oilier
lore important merits, which persons having
mall sums of money should understand. They
nswer some of tlio purposes of a savings bank,
or instance, a person having ten dollars which
e doesn't wyut to spend for a lew mouths, can
uy one of these certificates, at par and accrued
it crest, and lay it aside, with the certainty that
is ten dollars will he earning one cent, every
inc days, ten cents a quarter or forty cents a
car.
&
Sai? Dkatii.?Mr. John J. Cannon, a well
." I V.IHAV.-U ui i/nmii^iun, went Hum lierc on
liursday morning, Inst week, as was his custom,
) fish in Melver's mill pond, and that was the
isi seen of him alive. On Friday afternoon his
ofly was found Hunting in the water at the head
f the pond by parties who were searching folic
mill boat. The boat was found tied near Hie
ink, and i lie fishing implements of Mr. Cannon
ere near by, and on looking around the body
'as seen, as above stated, and recovered. The
icory held in regnrd to this case is that Mr.
annoii, being subject to fits had one, fell into
ic water and was drowned.? JJarlin</lon <S'ouih ncr.
I ttu ,ur..i
rocs, Torn Jones, a (in* .Sutter White, and lleny
McSeed, aha* Cantello, were hanged to day
t Appling, Columbia County. Jones killed a
ogress in 187'? on account of jealousy. Mcectl
killed his son in November last because he
elicved him guilty of stealing from him. Jones
laimed innocence, while McSeed acknowledged
is crime.
North Carolina furnishes the world with a
?rge proportion of medicinal remedies in the
ay id' plants. One firm alone in Statesvillo
old last year half a million dollars' worth of
erhs gathered in the State.
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MULES FOR SALE.
(lOt)U Mules fur Sale at the llriek Stable be)
hind Fair \ Co's., Store.
May ltj 2U -It
To Contractor*.
ItlTiri: OK CoMMISSlKNKUS.
|">">? w?'l ' ? rccoivoil nt t liis Office up to
I ) Moiuliiy, June '.M h, fur covering the County
ail with Tilt.
I'.i-U to be haii'lu'l to Win. Hill, Clerk of the
ionrl.
I$y or'lcr of the l'onnl.
W. h. (JOl'DKI.OCK, C. C. C.
Mnv lf> It
.'onrcrt ol'OiMTiiHt , !)t'scri|ilivo,
SAC'liHI), ]>A1iL.AD3, AND
HUMOROUS SELECTIONS,
i'i.\\ormrn: i \ /> one \x sor.os,
BY PROFESOB GONZALEZ ;
Assign:i) liv ^
vins. GILTjAM and MUS. GDS3, 9
? AM> ?
Master Charlie Gonzalez.
7ins, rinda r /;i7;.v/av;
? AT Till: ?
co i; i: r noes i<:.
\ !m> i >ii . "JO cents
t hiitli i ii .. .10 "
'lav I'i 'JO It
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