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TIE WEEKLY UNION TIMES. in-.>)cirticultiirc, <Domcstin iteraturi\ politic?), and the (Current ileiv?) of the Dag. VOL. XIII. -New Seiuks. < )LIN A. DECEMBER 1-. NUM LF.lv GO. ; > / , a' * i?_ m GOODS ! HEW STORE! If PRICES! 1> EC EST purchases in llio Northern Cities V enable us to display to buyers a very LAKGE AND II XNDSOMK selection or si-jasoxa ble Fall and Winter G O O I) 8, Adapted (o (lie Wants ami Tastes of tliis community. We have full lines of Goods in KJJW STYLUS A XI) 1\\ LI!ICS FOR LADIES' WEAR WITH TIUMMINGS TO SUIT. Cassimcres, Jeans and Kerseys, FOR MEN AND BOYS. TOGETHER 117/7/ BOOTS I SOKES, fvl?H AND BOYS' CLOTMSNG. J! I^VSS I )WAli 80, GROCERIES, &C., &C. All (lie above goods we are offering at very low prices. ami think it would be to the interest ot everybody to look at our stock before buying. BICE & MC' LURE May "? IS tf Wliere to Buy Pure Medicines 3 Drug3, Perfumery, &c-, )\V. l'OSUY & BKO., have on hati'l nml arc , constantly receiving iiioii.s lo a Full I .inc of Drugs and Medicines, Paints, Oils and Varnish, Patent Itloiliciiics, Perfumery, Hair Oils A Variety of Hair D:c3 ?Sc Restorers 1 Tooth and Hair Brushes, F.U'K rOWOKKS AM) rroi r^io'.r \ lM iOLi is. Fancy Toilet and Laundry Soaps, j INiclicl Itoolis. Stationery Lamps of All Kinds, From the finest Swinging llail Lamp to litc wee little wincy lincy Brass Lamp. Pure Wines and Liquors, (Far .lleilicitl E'tirpones.) Port, Claret and Blackberry Wines, Whiskeys, Brandies and Gin. Crab Apple Vinegar. :o: TOBACCO AND CIGARS. A I'rtvsli Supply of GARDEN AND Fi ED SEEDS, FltnM i-'KitKY & Co., SIHLIIV AM) 111 1ST. | Onion Sets, Xt*. : o: To Physicians Wo have a few Hypodermic Syringes snul Registering Fever Tlierinoinelers. we Ask the Public To coll jui>1 examine our Stock. Work is otir tnolto, hiul we are always ready Co wail on cus w. rosiiv & into. Opposite Union Hotel. Raiisrsaa & Mall, H.\ \ I*, just fillt'il ill. ir store with a _ very large Stock of FALL AND WINTER JM. iiliCHANDISE, Their stock comprises almost ??v? rv(Iiin (hat can ho ask< d fur. All for sale at the very lowest prices. Call and see, and they >vi 11 save your money. Oct I'M ll> tf I B30TI!,. GIBBES & RODGER, UNION, S. Tiomiss'j IM:I* i)A\r. w. m <;Ij i,. n. i;oU'ii:i: 1 J?ei) S ::t, It I THE INMUMUKATIOX. A C'.IVSrK AM) I Ml'IlK -?SI V K CBKKMONY. The liece/ttiou of the Senate by the Ilouse ? Tin htnu-iiietil IVocessi'on?.Itfniiiiister* imj the Oath -. t J/'tji/n/ Omni?The Lieutenant- (joi-entoe Taken the Oath ? Profound Attention of the Vits* ?lssem? bhi'ji'? The I in, /. Coi.i mmia, Uecvmbor 5 ? As the hour for the inauguration of Governor Thompson approached the utmost confusion prevailed on i he floor of the House. A steady stream ; of beautiful women and distinguished eiti- i zens passed through the door of the hall, occupying every foot ofspaeeon either side dI llio. Speakers stand and crowding the I side aisles to their t'ullo t capacity, \v! I ontsido the bar of the llouse a solid mass of humanity patiently awaited the imposing ceremonies of the occasion. The galleries were thronged with ladies and ucutlcuieu. The arrangements had been admirably ma le, and at forty minutes past 1 o'clock > at the rap of the Speaker's ivory gavel the j House arose to receive the honorable Senate, | who occupied seats in the middle aisle, j Five minutes lat<-r the sergeant al arms of I the Senate, hearing the mace which hail been brightly burnished f>r the occasion, appeared at the bar of the House, when Col. Brown, the sergoaiitat-aruis oftlij House, announced in a clear, ringing voice, "His Kxcelloney the (iovcrnor Ject and h:s cs cort." The speaker said : "Let the (?ov? ernot elect and his escort be admitted," the joint Assembly rising and receiving tliciu standing. First came the sergeants-at-nrms of the two houses, who were followed Ly the committee of arrangements, Senators Howell and Henderson, and llepresentatives Livingston, Siinonton and Mauldin. Then followed (iovcrnor Hagood and (Iovcrnor--elect Thompson, Chief Justice Simpson ami l !jiouteuaiit-Coverm?r-c!eet Shepp lad, A.-s > I ciate Justices Molver ami McCnwati, Judge > 15ry-?n of the United States court and judge Frasor oJ' the Tliird Circuit, Mayor C >urtenav o!" Charleston and Mayor llhett of (' ??. lutnbia, Attoruoy-Ceneral Voumansand his successor, Mr Miles, Comptroller (jcncral lirattun and his successor, Nl r. Stoncy, Secretary of State Sims and his successor, Mr Lipscomb. State Tre isurcr lliehardson and Superintendent of Ivlueation Coward, Kailroad Cuimuissiom-r llonham, Agricultural Commissioner Cutler and Adjutant*!Jeiieral Manigault. The Judges of the Supreme Court wore thetr robes ol office, as did also the presiding officers and clerks of the two houses . The Coventor, the Coventor elect, the Lieutenant Governor elect I and the Chief J u>iiee were seated upon the stage at the Speaker's desk, ami their accompanying guests were seated at the right ! of the desk on the floor of the House. The speaker announced that Governorelect Thompson was present and ready to ijualify. The oath of office was then at 11 minutes of 2 o'clock administered to Col. T hointison hv Ciiii-f .F :i.*? it>>> Siim.,,111 amidst a profound sil. nee. Tlie weather !i]i.-n 1 this morning with i | ih use I'd'.;, which ptevailed long alter the Mill had risen and cat a sombre shadow' over everything It is taken as a good > omen that just as the oath ofollice was hiring administered to Col. Ihoiiipson a 11 > >d ot i sunlight hurst through the crimson certains 1 at the rear ol the Speaker s stand, heighten: ing the iinprcs.-iveness ol' the scene and , (ailing upon the splendid lie ore of the new j Chief Magistrate like a blessed benediction ! from above. It added a deeper awe to the ; occasion and hushed the multitude inf.- a 1 more s'demn silent-'. Alter taking the oath Coventor Thump- ) son stepped to the front of the desk ami tie ! livurcd his inaugural address, the utmost order prevailing. I.nat <a itAi. Ad;i::i:s.s. Si in i tors a in/ lif/irrsiiitdhris: In obedience to tin; voice of the people of the State, ! a -.1 - : - i - mi. iiAi.111 tin mil. i appear before you to as>umc (hi: duties of (iovcrnor j of South Carolina. Tin: saute voice which has called uic to this office has called you to j positions of trust which impose upon you duties and responsibilities not less important than those which belong to the Chief I'lxe- j CUttVC of the State. The we 1 Tare and prosp -rity of South Car- ; oliua, now and in the future, will depend 1 in large measure upon the manner in which we meet the rc<|uircuiciits of our several po j sitions. We come to the control i f the allairs of the State at a fortunate time and under favorable cujminstances. The tesuits of tne reee if. elections in several of the States of this I uioii are full j of promise, as indicating a resolve on the ] part of the people lo secure a more rigid adherence to those {{real principles upon which lb-publican institutions must rest. ni.J M ('..! #i?.? ?%? vl' tlmaf practices which marked the administration of government in lite early days oflhis Kcpuhlic. I refer to the reMills of these ! elections, not as the triumph of a p- litieal parly, hut as the evidences of a popular revolt against abuses of the powers of government. I low far the changes in public opinion thus expressed shall ho permanent, will! depend upon the manner in which those j ...I,,, i. .. . I O I . vi ini ii.in in-. M iMiiiiu o> positions til trust 'i:111 make use ot the power committed lo them. Strict ! <* uny in tin; conduct irovcrnnuMit ; reduction of tax itioil on over) ' ki11 I to the l'i\ve.-t point consistent with the I <-tl'i?*it*nt administration of ?vorntiiutit; a judicious tar ill"; w is.;, c<jual ami just laws impartially administered; the prevention id'oppressive monopolies; home 111 lo which, under the ('mistitution of the 1 nite.l States, shall preserve the State (ioverrmients in their proper sphere.* while it maintains the j (i neral (ioveiiiiiu nt in its proper sphere; 1 popular education as the only safeguard > I | tree institution-: the s iere I pr< seiwati>m | i I' I he public . i i-lil. I ed- | ?| an I Slat* ; a 1 -??? * a?.? j j|twa civil service reform which shall regard puo' lie offices as public trusts to be exorcised for the benefit of the people, ami not forparty purposcsjind whicli shall make merit the test for appointuicnt to and and rotention in office? these arc some, at least, of the demands which the people uiake of their eh >son public servants. Let us see to it that South Carolina contributes her share to the pure admitiistration of public aff irs by keeping her Statu tlovernuient true to the nriueinles which formed the^political creed of the founders of the Kopub'ic. To those States of this Union which but lately have suffered the ravages of war, and have borne the trials of reconstruction, these elections give reason to hope that the tiute will soon come when political parties, no longer divided by geographical lines, shall consider the great questions of public policy which concern the welfare and pro gross of the whole country. With the removal of sectional questions from public affairs, we may look with confidence lor that more perfect Union which shall establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the genera! welfare, ami secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." Tim con li tion of affairs within our own State is full of encouragement and hope. During the year now drawing to a close lite people have been spared the ravages of pestilence, rich harvests have blessed the husbandman, and all of our iohistrial pur suit* have felt the quickening inilueiioes of order, of quiet and of good government, lit till portions of the State are to be section every hand abundant ev'nb nces of thrift and prosperity, which are greater now than j at any previous tone .since lite close of the Into civil war. Improved methods ol'culture have aire.nly produced te.-ults which give assurance of the rapid and steady devel >pincut td'our clt c! iudustiial interests, llec ut experience 11a~ shown that the produc-. liveness ol' our cotton lands can he "really increased, and that our oeni.il climate and fertile Soil are especi illy adapted to the raising of t 10 diversified crops which re; ward the labor of the skilled husbandman. While the development of the other resour: ees of the Slate h is not kept pace with the improvements i-? agriculture, it is gratifying to know that attention is being directed to our great facilities for mauofietures, and to the vast stores uf wealth which abound in our lorcsts, in our streams and in our mineral deposits. Skilled labor is necessary to secure I be full d.velopuient of our initeri.il resoui cos. All means should be used which will attract thrifty and intelligent itnuii: grants to our borders. wui- cUueatiuual advancement is closely allied to our material progress. If we re: gard only material prosperity, siothic * is more certain than that it is best promoted by the dill'usim of k ictwledge. Popular edocaii >a is not more necessary to tlie maintenance of Iroo government titan it is to the full development of llniso resources from which spring wealth and prosperity The foundation of one public scltonl sysietit is ito-.v securely laid, but imtclt remains to be done to complete the work. T..r.iugh the wise liberality of the last (ictieral Assembly provision | was made for the extension of the course of study | in the South Carolina t'ollege and the reopening of the State Military Academy. The restoration to their former usefulness of these Stateiitilinnione j of Icaming will stimulate the ;,ro.vth i f our public school system an 1 ioad to the establish meat of good see in iary schools which must form the connecting link between higher aad elementary education. The course of study in most ot the pubic schools is now too restricted toofferopportunities for preparation to the young men who desire to avail themselves of the benefits of (he liberal training all'orde l in the Slate institutions and in the excellent colleges in operation itt different parts of lite State. Tnc want of good secondary schools is a pressing one, but it can be supplied without material alteration in our public .school system by lite establishment in every comity of otic or more graded or high schools. The additional funds necessary to maintain .such school > can be supp'.ie 1 by .small local lax levies, or by volunteer contributions, as may be preferred by ditlcreul j communities. The present Stale school tax is as high us ii should lio. I have given much j thought to this subject, and 1 (.u.i suggest no | jilan to improve our educational system which promises linger or in ire s peedy results tliuu the fouii'l.iiion of goo I secondary school throughout the State. I call attention to this mutter now, not to recommend general legislation, hut in or.lee that a suhjeet of such vital importance as ilio establishiiieut of goo 1 graded schools may receive j proper consideration from the representatives of the people ami from the people themselves. Kxceilcul gru lo>l schools already in existence .? .i.i 1'i.iu iiic practicability of the plan wiiich I suggest. It is certain thai for some years the resources of tins Stale will not j be coital to the demands whicli will bo ma h for educational facilities. In this connect'.on 1 would bring to your attention the efforts which for several years past have been made by I actios uf popular e litetti in to secure from fun res appropriations from the public treasury ii. aid oi the public scho >ls ol the Southern States. P>.pular e Iticnlioti is . ae of th >-e matters of ilotnestie p >!iey which can best be c uitrolle 1 by | the Slate (iovcruiuciits, but the l ight of ihe tienei.il (1 vocruiiiciit to colliribute to the aid of Stat< school systems has the s Miction of a it-age id lir th .ii the Fc leral t'onstitution an 1 which has been followed through a long and unbroken line of precedents in the history of this country. (Jrants of laud amounting in value to many millions of dollars have been made from time to time in aid of education hi newly settle 1 States ! and 1'ei ritories. If ext>ei iei.ee lias shown il. i ' i: isjlte I'u'.icy ami ilio luty of I lie lieiivralti'iv" i*111111n11 to ai l iii iliiV.isin^ I lie moans of c luca l ion in ili ii'-'vly -ol lie I |Mi'i i??:? ? of i lie l'n in a ii minimi i r a mail' r ! 'Imy nr "f .-'.mi I 1'iiliiic I'oin-y lor ilie <iencra! (lovcrnmetii t ' -jiinyBii preventing illiteracy in those States the extension of the elective franchise, l.:vva| Bea compelled to he.tr burdens beyond tIlein^Htacitv. Federal ai I. ifgranted liberally and ^ nptly. wouhl enable the Southern States to ptaBio the means of edtteation for lite large uuinMof their population who are growing up 'ifiBpiorance, and who, in a few years, will fljjlh' all the rights and upon whom will devoi^^ftll the duties of American citizens ApprSBjfcations from the Federal treasury should be the basis of illiteracy, an 1 the expending! of such appropriations should he carcfwK?u.wde 1. hut :tl 1 aid grantc 1 should bo iiscd^^^Hftntainiiig the public school systems a lrefcflHs. operation. 1 tvaHbarucs' 1 y recommend th it such action be tliMb the present scssioti of the tieueral A.s?a'?qflHp! will bring to the attention of Cotigrels Tn e nTOl for prompt and liberal appropriations in aid of education in this State. The relations of education to other public interests, at all times tun larucutal, are especially ini.u taat iti our present condition, lly no other means than by promoting the general dillusion of knowledge can we avert the evils with which illiterate suffrage threatens free institutions. The annual message of Governor llagood gives you l'utl information of our public ulfuirs. 1 do not deem it necessary at this time to make specific recommendations on subjects of general legislation, but I should fail in my duty if I did not state my vic.va in regard to a matter of vital importance to our welfare in the present and to our prosperity in the future. 1 refer to the management of the finances of the State, and especially to the necessity for making proper provision for the payment of the interest on the State debt. As you arc aware, the debt of the State is S'i.oT I,S'J">, hearing interest at ti per ccut. The inter st is promptly met as it becomes due and is pai 1 in Columbia, Charleston and New York. before the war the financial standing of South Carolina was the just pride of the Slate. I'nler the admirable management of our public linauo< a for the last six years, the credit of the Stato lias been restored, and her securities now sell above par. It is a matter of sound policy as well as of public duty to maintain the ere lit ut the State. This can he in no way better done than by providing for the prompt and regular payment of the interest on the Stale dchl as it beeoa.es due. Proper provision lot the payment of the interest so as to relieve it from all un certainty will facilitate greatly the refunding on favorable terms of the State debt, when the debt matures, us it soon will do. 1 feel assured that my views on this subject will meet with your hearty concurrence. There is perhaps no subject of general legislation demanding y air attention which more concerns the prosperity of our people than the regulation of railroads so as to prevent unjust discrimination. The railroads are the highways of trade and of travel, and both directly an 1 indirectly they bring to the State much of th ' capital which is essential to the full devei mcnt of our resources. All legislation which would impair their usefulness or obstruct their development should be avoided, wit le a! the same tune care should betaken to prevent discriminations which arc unjust to any portion ol our people, or which tend to hinder pi >gress by | diverting trade from our et iiinercial centres. ' Thi*^)ue*l Ion is one of great import moo to '.lie interests of the State. 1 am sure it will receive, as it deserves, your c ireful coitsi leraiiou. The protection of the rights of the people on the one linn 1, and of lite railr ads on the oilier, w ill re .Iiu 'II >. i nv s. a, osiil in rill p a:i I 01 a broa i. liberal mi l ju-t policy. The improved con lit ion of our public alfiirs furnishes the strongest proof ilett the of reform in.; 1 f luring ilie memorable polihcil campaign of 1'<7'? it ivo been fulfilled, an 1 thai llit* promises then given li.ive been kept, 'i'lie-a result.-: have been aeooinplir-he 1 through tlia resturatin of the ."'late government to the hands of that class of our ciii/.cns who hy experience, | knowledge ami training were fitted for the reij poti-nbili'.io't of self guvcriiiitriit. The inuii.tej uuticc of good government and the preserv.i I tioii of the liberties of our people depend I upon the continuance in power of the political party which wrested the control of puShealtairs I from those who through a long peri > I >f misrule : had brought our State to the verge of ruin an I | of anarchy. IJut while we congratulate ouri selves upon the evidences of progress and pr-.sj perity which stand in uiarlte I collit i?t to the | condition of the State during the era of recoilI st met ion, it is nevertheless true that some c I : the laws n iw up- u our St itutc hooks havcoiu-u I much diss-ttis.acti m among certain ela* -es of otti i ci'i/.'ois. That the dissatisfaction does tiol eaten J : to a majority of our people i- tn> reason why tin 1 uhnoxi ii-- legislation >1 ould lint he m > lilic !, it siteh 'nodi di at ion rail he made with nil injury to t lie general welfare of the State. We have i.lc lei i in nil I lie people i lie just an I imparti i! :t latini.-tratioli ofcjua! laws, mil we ->li ? i I re;p.-:t thf wishes of all classes s > far :i<ii can Lc done i without injury to the Slate at huge, i Tin* people of t lie Stale rely ii]i .11 your patriotism to give a calm, a careful an I rcncctlul consideration to all |iroj?cr complaint * which in iy lie lu'oitgl.l lie fore you, an 1 upon your hi- I mi to provide remedies lor any grievances which may exist. 1 enter upon tlic discharge of tiie italics of Governor ul" South Carolina wit It 11? fouling ol exultation, out with a profound sen so ol' tiie heavy rcspolisibililos which I assume. l'lie nomination lor I his olliee c tine to me as a call to duty, In this spirit 1 accepted it, and in tins .spirit 1 shall execute 1 lie Ingli tru>l committed 1 o inc. 111 making appointments to public oilices and in the discharge oft lie ol her <lui ies which bylaw w.11 devolve upon me, 1 shall stand sijmtrely upon the platform udoptc 1 by the Convention which noloii.atr-l int., lidict ii<|; llii.t l-y uu *lo?ng 1 call best contribute to the good of the pnh.ic service. Although 1 have* been elcclel a-- the representative of :t political party, in the perfoi manci of my duty I s!i til bo the G rvera r the whole people of the State. 1 hivciii friends t# rewar 1, no enemies to putu >h, no p irt i m >cne::r-> to a 1 Vance, no priva'e en Is to a: unpiish. K.-lyingconli lenGy tiput your co .pci'itii.i, and invoking, a ; I humbly an 1 fervently ? >. ine guidance of an All-wise I'rovi dunce, I -nail to tiie utmost of my ability m lint ii:i t ib >n->r an I promote the welfare of Smith Carolina. Ju-t a- Govern ?r i'h oiup.mu sail his la.-; a 1 an I belt re the 1 irge an lieneo i. i I cr ise 1 taeir nphiiHC, a *:ilulc of thirteen vjtk ?v.h ?irI on Arsenal Mill Ky the (\iliiinKii l\yii.^ Artillery, under couiiniiud of Ciijit. J. <> Mnr-liuil. tioYcruor Thompson re-id liis intu^urnl u 1dress ir, :i c'.eir, Isrui voice, the delivery occupyin;' sixteen minutes, The iildres* \v i > rcccivc I with tin: >!?. *i?: st attention, mil lut Keen highly coiii|>iiiiieiile I :i? a hron I, stale :n . conservative I >c?i uuut. Tlio ontli of iiIIk'o wis ih-u-i luiiuislcrc 1 K} (lie t'liief Justice t > 1,'u-i.i-ii in: i/vi-iii'ir eicct . 'ln'j-j" ?r I, n!i i- v,iiicli, ni Hi lir<r.i >n >!' !. 4 tenant '? ivcrn >r K'nuely. t'i i > 111T \~ ' was dissolved, I lie Senate retiring to their i chamber. 1 It is worthy ?.f mention t!i:it tlovomorThotnpsoli occupied during the in laguraiion cereinoI niesthe chair oftlovernor John Kntledge, which was tnrnishc I for the occasion l>y ti great grand; ; daughter of the old Mietator, and that the clerk | of the Mouse sat iuthcchnir which he used when South Ctrolin ? sece le 1 from the 1'nion. \fter receiving th ? hoirtfell congratulations of his friends <5 ivettior Thompson retire I from the hill, lie hasuntere 1 upon the discharge of his new duties and will fulfil them with thut ability and fidelity which has ever charaoteri/.ed his services to the State which has honored herself in honoring him. TUB JtKW lU'.UlM t: IN Tilt: Sr.NAI'K The Senate attende I the inangiir.itioii ceremonies in the House, dust before the departure of the Senators in procession Senator Sniythe in a very graceful speech ofFere 1 resolutions warmly expressing the regret of the Senate tit the severance of the pleasant relations existing he" tween that bo ly an I its presiding ollieer, an I common latory of his urbanity, fairness and efficiency in office. Tlio resolutions were put n ul unanimously adopted. Licutctiniil-tlovcrnor Kennedy was thoroughly surprise I at the suddenness of the tribute, ami was s.i atl'cctc I that he couM barely express his thanks. The Senate returueil af.er the inauguration !j its t'hauiber, (Sett. Keuue ly ami Mr SheppurJ walking arm ill-arm. The |<'hauibcr was soon lillotl with visitors. (Jen. Kennedy ilolVe-l his purple robe of office, I an I Mr. Shepp ir I. the new Lieutenant liover nor assume I it. lien. Ketme ly. a Ivaueitig to the presiding otliecr's stand, said : Senators, it is my privilege and pleasure to introduce to ynu Lieutenatit-liovcrtioi* John ('. Sheppard, who will pr side over the deliberations of this body for the next two years. All 1 ask for this distinguished gentleman is that the same eousiderati m, courte-v 1 t-'?doess which 1 have lieeti sh nvti me for the last two years shul' j now he shown to him.'' Mr. Sheppard then addressed the Senate, lie I o %?? . ?iuuy? .'vimhm.1, i ;?m uviC iu uuicr upon I lie discharge of llic duties imposed by the <'onstimtioii upon thro Dice to which 1 have been elected by llio people of South Carolina. 1 I rsist that I need Hot ihsiu'c you tliivl I rdiutl emleftvor to discharge the duties of the olliee jf.iith fully and to your satisfaction. I could not hope j for entire cilieieticy without the benefit o'' your | generous in luigenec.an 1 your cordial c? open j lion, which 1 do not (iotibl 1 . hail loccive.-I inportant as aru the duties that devolve upon j J me they dwindle into insignificance in oompari- i | son with t!ie grave responsibilities thai rest up- 1 | on you. lty your li lelily to the trust conferred j upon you, by your devotion to the highest in ivrcftis o? uie Diius, an i ny your \vis<ioiii you are to vinlieute llio oiilorseinenls given l>y the people to the policy tin I jtrl;icl lrn which have prevaile I in the a iminislrution of the State governirient lor the loot six years. Tractices 1?.< king to theproserv.ation of peace ami the enforeotuetit of law slioul 1 he contiiiuo 1 ; policies looking to the ette utra'etneiil nibenterprise an I the ?lovel I ojioi 'ut of res.uiretM sunt!! he maintmnel, ami principles looking to the regulation of the ex I eoutive, legislative uu I jit lieial ilcpurtinrnts hy , j eoiistituli miu! limitations sIimiM he preset vol. 1 | When you remember tliit a per- >u of largo ex j perieueo an I iiitiinite aei|uaiutauce with t!io j < history of South * troliu i lias reiuirkel that , | tliis is the ablest S mi ite that ever convene! in | tins State," you will appreciate the rcsponsibil- , ' itics hy which you are eonfroute I an I the eon(i- I 1 ileal expectations which you are to gratify.? i i lietng substantially of the same opinion upon ; "'ilte in lin iptesti mi," Kt harmony characterize j all y ?ur precce lings, an I in their results the j people wiil sustain you. Invoking the blessings - { ol' Almighty < 1>1 upm your ile'.ioerat ions, an 1 1 trusting th it iVotu y >ur 1 Turs greit gm<l may come to the tt'iate, I ileclare the Senate rcn ly to [ i proeee I with business. ' The Senate inline liate.lv nt'ler ;il " to I* M :i?lj^uriu*l until 11. i'J iiextduy. A coTro?? PICKING machine. : ii tii:: m or vi; vi:.-; to :n ukai.i/.kd AT J.AST !' .1 !'ii/' / .' / // ('ittl-iii /' /iW limit illi'l /VW I.I til- l't> hi ll'ii/t '/li'll'Ulljll/y S>iti\)ii' l'1'!/ li' -ill/.i ? Sumc ,\ i ci .ixury ! | ('in i !(;/ : Iwh' <!> </, hut lh''J tire M re. ! Milffrr.t of !) '.nil. lit litis ago t l r.t'iitl jirngress, in all that j.i.i laia.s l'? llto iii'lu-ti i tl art-, when the public in.ul i.i oh no.tie I up in t!io p liul ul i being lurj.i i .eh at nothing, lite aniiuuiico inont of a new inVciitiuii in iliieavcry o uti ! >os but a p issiu s ripple ul' interest, ait'l in a j levv w>- u> i?r in ?:?lh-, ii th.; ease may be, ' , ivuit 1 'f eta--i an 1 t!i w wM enjoy* the a 1 ilili ni to in itoeh u! ii-.*!ulii'MS as conijila, i eeiilly ii i: it h.ul u.vu- been without it. ? An iiiVeuti ni hi-, how over, iu-t boon coini , . \ pi. it 1, by a iiu i !iante ul' this city, which gives great jnoiniij ul attracting w.le i i" ... i -' 1 , ? ? hum mi .in . mi mo tjoi.'p* ] ! est iiit. ru'.ii, aiii #!i4 tin; <: > t >ti |>! n?: -rs of ! li.u ." **ju'.hcrn ."'tales. The invention allu* JeJ lo is. A .M \? :ii Nk-?;t imckin'J rtirmv. | It is a ! id I i) wi'I. ly aekii'>>vic'.l ' to J O ill-:-1 riiyuui 'ill that tin: wnit of such :i ; in i -!ii;i ' i- the r 11?. t u^i'icnUui'al ii'jcos* ?.ty of t'a ! n-j.'. ' lie existaiico of this want his in la.' I liii!i<irt'<ls ot minis ol'iiivciiiivo turn t i spoil*! u s of thought :i:i 1 !sb ?r in i tin; hup-: of piM-luciu^ ail appliance which w m! 1 lii'i tli want. The pile it olii im:.? t ;::i~ .s.' ?r .-? ol ji! iiis ri I sji .!i at ions ol prop 1 in ichiac.s ol' Litis kin 1, an l several ( :ii f.rli::n*-? ii iv i a i : a illy huilt, l> it when ?> it t ? : j .1'ii l -1 111 v i:i vari ih! v i ! I I i In my .litis., t j !? iii i, the almost huuiaii sajraeity. as it wore, required of a machine for this purpose lias well-niyh s..ti>fied the jpmeriil public that success in such an undcrtakim.* is beyond the ratine of possibility, and the announcement th at a tnichii.c has been built and tested in the tield with satisfactory results is apt to be received with some lack ol confidence in the aehieviuemeut by those who have not personally witnessed it. TilX IN VKN foil, of the in lehino no\v alia led to is Mr. Dotiel l>. Ilaselton, of this city. Mr. Ilasclton, who is a native of the State of New Hampshire, came to Charleston in lS.'iti, and h ?s resided here ever since, lie is a master machinist, aii-.l of lite years has boon con. hp .? dueling the business of selling and repair* ingsewing machines. v. Alter the war, when the labor problem was so suddenly thrust upon the people of the South, Mr. I l iselton realized that the one great necessity of the Southern e>ttou planter was the means to gather his crop alter he had made it, independent of the very uncertain and expensive mode of picking the cotton hy hind. 11 e aec> rdingly devoted his energies towarde the invention of a machine which should lake the place of the laborer as a cotton picker and at less expense In 1SS0, after long years of thought and experiment, Mr. HascHon conceived the plan of the machine which has boon recently tested. A patent was secured, and in 1SS1 another patent coveting an improvement was obtained. Ileing a poor man, without the means of practically carrying out his idea, he made repeated efforts to obtain assistance in this city to enable hint to inula a ii?n \ Hiirill mo Jo I was exhibited at the Cotton Exchange and w is explaine 1 to nearly a 1 tho capitalists of Charleston. The machine was ackuowlcdgcd to ho remarkably ingenious, hut there w is doubt as to its practical usefulness, and HNANCIA1. All) WAS WITH II P.I.I). At the (lottoii reposition in Atlanta, last year. Mr. II asclton exhibited his model and explained it to thousands of people. The belief, however, that a practical cotton picking machine is an impossibility was so deeply rooted th it the required assistance w.n- still withheld. The managers of the | Kxposition awarded Mr. Hasclton the pre, miuai olfere 1 lor such a machine, although ! he had exhibited only a small model in com| petition with other full sized machines which I were tested and found impracticable. 1 >:s| eouraged by his repeated failures to satisly the .Southern public of the value of his j invention, Mr. 11 isclton returned to Charleston determined to make an effort at tlacs North. .1 nst before leaving for tho North last summer, however, six gentlemen of this city furnished the required capital, an agreement between the parties was reirularlv drawn up an I >i111 (1 ami the wal k of eon? structin^ a fail-si/.: 1 :n icliiiic begin . I TIIK IIISTOltY OK Til K CONSTRUCTION. I of the machine would ha, perhaps, but a | repetition of the experience of every invenl >r biiu": tii: World b.:;ran, an 1 although l every ellHt was mule to push forward the j Work exasperating delays and unlookcd for dilliculties presented t .einselves nearly j every <1 iy. Sueh work as it was ncceesviry ; to have done at the North was executed I promptly ? n ?ugh, but the Charleston mai chine a!i >|?s were so crowded with Work I that they either llatly refused to do any of | t!ie work for th machine or took a month to <1 > what th y agreed to do in a few days. To make a long story short, the result of all these trials was that Mr. II iselton was compelle 1 to d > nearly all the Work on the M tchine with his own hands assiste 1 only Ly one of his sons. Not hcing supplied with mi|>i*ovc?i tools and appliances lor heavy iron work, this process consumed much val' u tide tiiir-, and when it was toon tint the cotton crop was last being gathered ami that the opportunity for testing the uiuchiuo iu i tlto field was slipping away Mr. Ilaseltoo ' succeeded in getting some of the heavy work ! done in Augusta. Time, however, rolled ! relentlessly by and it was not until lafct j we k that the machine, in a Comparatively unfinished condition, was taken into a cotton liel.i for tiial. Through the kindness of Mr. 11 i vers Lawton, who i> planting cotton about sixteen miles from this city, u small patch of cotton on his place wax left unpick* ed Ibr the purpose ol llio trial, ami the South Carolina Railway Company, through the illllllolieo of Col l'iel*.o??i i, . ?itiia/<|rui leu the machin t i Sineath's station five of charge. From this point tho machine was transported \>y a pair of Mr. Lawtoii's mules to his plantation two u iie.s distant. a i>t:srKirnoN ok tub maciiink. will hero ho in place. The machine con* si-ts of two parts. One part (the forward p at i h. in^' used for brushing the cotton plants free of sand and dust and the liilidi r part belli" u>eJ to pick the citton tVoui tic.? bolls. In appearance the in i V",,. r ? aibi -s a I ei^ Wa jon on two ' .:i i ia? i.i i .; i i \ .: )