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Tj O C A. Tu , f J. FEL VEHS, Assistant Editor. r- - ' _'?_ SATURDAY, AUG. 35, 1874. A 4fcuei*y for the New? and Courier. TnE Indictment and Specifications Did not Cl>iof Justice Mooes write trio articles which recently appeared in the AcjUU and Courier against Cbamber InHi? fflifljSr jihe fhther of fcho Govor nflV wrote the first editorial, did he not returfl 'to Cofambi.vfor documents and then go back to Charleston and finish up the work fur hiasonV What will the Acte? and Courier get this time '! 92o,ooorr^tl<i| !_|f The Work of the Convention. The Convention which mot hero on Thursday last was ouj of o insider ibid moment in more than one way. Th.it there aro two factions in this County now is a fact too patent to bo diit'ed Under such circumstances a bitter uud noisy contest for the ascendancy in the Convention might have been expected. We regret to say that our.cxpjotatiotis wore realized. IJut our sorrow, at such a division," was somewhat a >ot!iud by the independent and manly course tnlren ? by thcloading spirits of the Con vention. Tito result cannot b j other than gratifying, to the lovers of liberty and the interests of the party. It ^as naid by some that our Sen t or Was do id. \Vhut have' his dofamers to say now? The people, by their representatives, have declared that they will stand by him, and that thoy do not beliovc on. word that has lbeou-' uttered against, him. ''Who couquors him will fin I a stubborn foe." Un a whole tlu Con vcutiou did well. The rulings of that able a d uuswering 1'cpuhlicnn, lion S. L. Duncan, gave eminent satisfac tion. Thank Heaven there are enough good sturdy Republicans yet in this County to keep the party intact Wo indulge the hope, however, tint the bad louliug existing between a few in our party . will soon bo forgotten. Let us ull come together, and wo k for one common end. Wo cannot utt'ord to rpiit, now. Who is the ring master ? Is it Greek ! Who brayed on Monday last. c?co F. 11. MeKin'.uy.j Last week wos the bot lest wc ever felt. Oh for nn ico bouse! Mr. J.East anuou icei hhmolf for Sheriff. Mh Rronson has fine cotton adjoining his garden. He is good for u bale to the acre. m?i$rm??? Moses says if hie.quarrels with his up pointccs should rip up old stories he will help them with a lie or two addition il. Moses will commission men \jho will flwco^lo vote for him. Will he find fifteen iu Oiangeburg. v-?to-.-?????? Parties have .teen caucassing all lite wee o whiskey-.used. Missionary pa pers distributed. Mr. P. M. Gcucral is a candidate for School Commissioner. He is a young mun of considerable intelligence and is a hard working Republican. Mr. Addic Rnnsdalc, opposite Mr. Frant/. Briggmann, keeps a'nice grocery^ and deals honestly with his customers. Give him a call. of Lend Coovni-ssion notoriety? ?o8teyeUa'Wfly from Barnwoll until jmt the other day, is stumping that County for the Legislature. The editor of the Lexington Dispatch and Vhe quill driver of the Abbeville Medium tore having n quarrel through their respec tive journals-. *'A woman is at the bottom 'ol Mr. G. Bclivtr, kciptr of the County Poor House says he will not give Moses quarters nt that place. The jailor will take charge of him at the January term of Court. Vide But^w . ( A gamo of baso ball was played on Tiles, day last between the Swamp Angels and Ornhgo Clubs. Tlic latleT won 71 to 15. There arc two more games to be played be fore the championship will be decided. - A?'-i?'i. -A Vk'e Bbnll always he ready to join in the l *"1' ? "?'f T'A"' ''i prevailing opinion, <hotthe public schools, j ?vhioh .havo produced so many eminent chnrac'rrs in Europe, are the best adapted to the genius and constitution of the Ameri can peoplo. Uli TT-""*? IUI I IIIIII IM'MimYI Who ia the fighting editor of tho Free Citizen? . , JJl?U -? f TT- 5 See nc|*c$ of r^imniptioo i oT Jliss Kvsius' Primary School on Tuesday, 1st. September. Hon. .7. B. Campbell ia spoken of as the ^rbjbairic ifepttbllcSji ftpahuUdate for Govcr ?0?; faojs # ErZlf&W Sentinel. He is of $80,000 and tho Bank of the State lame. '-Has'Brumon never haarl of him before? Tho Hon. W II Lleodiah, of Branch ville, and Mr, Jus, Van Tassel, of our ' ? ? f Ml Town, deserve,great praise? for the faith ful aud impartial manbor' \n which they performed their arJuou3 duties as Sec r. t in its of tho late County Convcntiui J H. 1'. Cooke,' Esq., Is iudiguant at the manner in which Judus 1 sea riot Moses treated him. His Kxoollency, lie says, has forgotten the oomruonosl rules of otiquette. Cooke says be turned his back long ago upon the command, "Thou shall not steal." The democrats have carried North Caro lina. Several counties that hadn't gone democratic for fourteen year.* voted against republicanism squarely. Let this teach Re publicans here a lesson. It wont do to be wrangling in tho party always. ? Editorial notices have become so common that people do not pay much attention to thorn any more, but we shall, nevertheless, give that staunch obi firm,.!. McNamara, B this passing squib. It is'jjust lb^ store at which to obtain goo i n\ticlos in nil lines at fair prices. Ami the best of it is. you will be dealt ?villi hor.c tlv. Give Me. a call. The Chariest" n Newt and Courier is evidently a Moses organ. T?vo y oars i go I lint paper, so rumor ha I it, got ten thousand dollars, from our '-Robber Gover nor'' to support him. Wonder how much it was paid three weeks ago ? It is good for the Democrats that they have at last another paper published in Charleston now. The Sun, we believe, has some stability about it. Mr. Jam %s Cat tu on Sr., an oil and mich esteemed citizen of this town left on a deer hunt the first of this week aud arriva 1 home yesterday with the first choice of a very fine dear Killed by him on the morning of that day near fire.it Branch. We hope he will be as successful in every other mi lertaking in lifo as in the deer hunt. This being the first deer Mr. Cannon over killed the leys, as is usual among deer hunters, put him through their regular iuiatiou o? such occa sion'. i ?? The best kind of a salesman for these (I?11 times is an advertisement in a newspaper. It never tires in its labors, aud never shirks its duty ; it talks to customers when they are in the best mood to be favorably im pressed. It has access to the merchants, the scholar,'the artist, the mechanic and the farmer. It goes unquestioned into the most private aud sacred of retreats. Tho lawyer listens, to it while working up his case; tho doctor dives into it when not di vining disease; the ladies have it in their laps while leisurely lolling in their boudoirs It is present in thousands of places at t!.c same moment. . MA flOXKTS HOTKL? The hostess of this universally popular house has prepared and put up over four hundred pounds of preserves for table use, besides a large quantity of mvesi pickles , laiices, tomn.lto catsup, brandy peaches, and other things which will stand the tu>t of taste. No wonder Mr4; M'^roucy is popular with her boarders when she takes so much pains to please I hem. It is not saying too much to declare that no one but a disap pointed old bachelor, or an old maid who has passed'lho meridian of life would find fault with tier table. Of course they won't be satisfied in Heaven. Vcrbum tut tapicntt. COMING HOME TO ROOST? A few years ago, Harriet Becchcr St owe, the sister of the Rev. Henry Ward Bcechor. deemed it her duty tu resurrect from the alqiost forgotten past, tho scandals against the immortal poet, Lord Byron,gr wing out of his relations with his wife. She even went to the length of 0barging him with the crime tf incest with his sisler. The book was a most shameful one, and by its nature incapable of doing any good. Retribution has come. Her brother is in a much worse position than Lord Byron ever was. None (if Byron's liasohs rests upYn such solid evidence as that of Decpher with Mrs. Til ton. Tho Puritan, who went out of her ^Wiy J^|ts$a'|tJ|c greatest of English write rs now has an opportunity for defence in her dwn household, Tbejrft^s a law of recom pense or retribution, of which Mrs. Stowo is now fully aware. The wife of her broth er Is another Lord Byron in injury, and as euch will descend to history. POOH MOSES! ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING IN THE COL'IIT'HOUSE SQUARE ON WEDNESDAY LAST. SPEECHES BY SOLICITOR HUTTZ, SENATOR ANDREWS, R. DUN CAN, GEORGE B?tiVER AND OTHERS. ??' On Wcdno sday hist a huge and en thusiastic crowd, at the head of which was the indefatigable John II Phillips and a lively baud of mus:.c, marched into the Court House Square and halted in front of a stand which had been erected for the occasion. Alter three rousing cheers Senator Andrews was unanimously elected Chairman, and A. T. Cain Secretary. Senator Andrews didn't propose to make a speech, but said after the Con vention was over than wuul 1 be a large barbecue, at which I hope to address you more fully witli others who will ap ? prise you of out situation. He was not a.-hamcd to toll his record as Senator, and would. Senator Andrews took his peat here. On motion Solicitor Iiuttz was called for. He was introduced amidst applause thai, made the very air ring. SOLICITOR liUTT/.'a SAID IN SUB STANCE. When he arrived here this morning he did not know anything of a public meeting of this character. Hut as the County Convention was coming oil" to morrow, and it being his Circuit, he thought lie would conic up and lend his iuOuinco towards electing good and honest men to the State Convention. He thanked his many friends in this County for the confidcucd they seemed to have iu him, and hoped that he had so conducted him.-cU* as to win their respect. When the}' elected h5ni if they thought that he would not pros.s cuto a republican as quick as a demo erat, they were mistaken; he had acted in a manner to win the sanctim o!' his own conscience, and believed that his record met with the approval of his friends, lie had always been n ltepub lieau, but meant to say today that it would be impossible for the Republican ? party of this State to maintain its pros tigo abroad, retain its power and patron age at ho tic, without rjlbfaing. M ui placed in office must do their duty hon estly ami faithfully. They must not ex pect more tha n theirsalary unit ho legit imate ft c? of their positions. If they want ti.ore, let ihem i-tay at homo There are plenty of utodcvt men in o ir party who will accept uflioe for what it hon estly pays. The office holder that commits wrcng, wrougs*you and I and 'he party. If you elect a mm Covernor who is not satisfied with 83.500 a jcar, and ho takes more i n or der that hi- cupidity may bo gratified, ho robs that which belongs to you, to me and to the democrats. Therefore it is our duty to cast aside such men nnJ take up i thers, and never dispair until we get the right ones. Dishonest ino:> who have halchirgj of tlu Stu e, wil 1 get up today an I pre ich reibriu with as much complacency anlappa rent hulicsty of purpose, as an an gel. It- lie, Solicitor I'UttZj did wrong, he Was willing to admit it. At the last elccuou the party elevated a man to the position of G?yorn?r, who promised that lie would do right. You all know V. ,J. .Moses, Jr., (u thousand voices?To our sorrow.) Well hi! h id control ol this State for four years be fore he was elected Governor, lie was Speaker of the 11 ou.-e for that time, a position which gave him a tremendous and dangerous power, if badly used. He appointed all the chuirmou of the various com mit tees of the House, formed all its parts, through which he had the power to make or unmake laws. It was F. J. Moses, dr., who passed the law which authorized Scott and Parker to issue bonds. He did it because he had used ONE million dollars of the people's money in issuing pay nortti cates to enrich himself. They issued six MILLIONS of bonds upon which they raised only otic million dollars. And what did they do with the money t Why, divided it between themselves instead tof paying the needy hold ors uJ" pay certificates. Aud thou at twMaet Legislature he went to work und had tlic bonds of his own begetting, repudiated. What kind of honesty do you cull that? He promised in tho lust campaign that il* you would elect him Jjbvciuor, he would so conduct himself in) to bring credit upon the party. When ho was ouec installed ho made it convenient to forget Ilia pledges aud wont to work aud invalidated bouds upon ?vhich money was borrowed for his behoof and beueflt. Now what shall wo do with him '! School Commissioner MoKlulay? Repudiate him. (Clicers.) I agroo vr'th my friend. Repudiate him : that's .tho word. Moses did wrong to justice, cqujty aud the \ people when he caused the issue of fraudulent paper to the amount of six millions, of dollars. And yet ho wants you to trust iiiiu one > mo c. The devil .take the check of such a mun. I think that ihc bonds in question ought never to hava been issued, arid tho p-'ople ought tc sec to it that they are licVjr p aid Mftbes has not boon satisfied with his salary of ?11,500, for I k .ow to a cer tainty that ho received SG.0U0 from this County, and it is said 812,000 from another County Troxsurer and 83,000 froai a third County Treasurer. Those who were able, hud to go to work aud make up these amounts front their private purses, or run the risk of going to the Penitentiary. Altogether it is estimated that Moses got about NINTY THOUSAND dollars from tho various Treasurers of this State ! Do uot therefore, place a mm oa your Ii'git lativo ticket who will n >t bejforj!) i n 1 solemnly pledge bis influence to th i passage of a bill that will make your Auditors, Treasurers and Jm.L'os ot tho Peace elective. The Constitution provides for this, but the first Ij^gisla turn being grccu, the Governor induced that body to enact a I ;w giving him the power to appoint thesa o!fi:er<. If Humbert had been elected, when Moses seut for him aud asked him lor u loan of mx thousand dollars, be could have dulled His I xcollency without any f?ar of bciug removed. W ien I ciuic up hero to the last Court., I found that .Moses wanted Humbert to plead guilty, go to the Penitentiary, and say nothing of him, and he would be pardon id. I said no. If one goe-, the olh^r must follow. Was I not right ? (_*'. es, yes," from the audience.) T was three years in the Utitan army and di I my ueut. Why? Dociuso I bcliev-'d that I was in the right, an 1 I do uot want the support of the rug ties of tiny party; but have tried s> t> dj. mean myself a." to merit the respect of all parties. One word now as to our National aiT.strs. There are eight white men in th isUnion to one black uiin, im] I li.uan to say that the ooo can't, fight against the eight. The Republic*!!! party fought through the last war sue cessfully j a llepublicuu Congress gave you the right to vote and liolJ office, and yet to Jay they have heard so many bad rumors about you, that they are almost inclined to turn their hicks on you. Grant and Co.igrcss say they will shake you off if you don't do bet ? er. 1 remember when I was a boy to It a ve read in the back part id'a spelling b u'< Wim old lU1 Gliding a naughty b iy up one of his npple trees Tho old gentle man being kind hearted lir^L cudeivor ed to coax the lad to come down ; ho would no4; tho next pursuasion used wis turfls of grass, the youth hiughcl at Iii ill. '? Well," sat 1 the old man, "I will try now what virtue thine is in stones." Suiting his actions to his words, ho pelted away tit the boy with stones, one or two of which brought him down in a hurry. S ? with Presi dent Grant and Congress. They linvo tried to coax you, they hare sent United States troops hero to protect you, and still you have disregard id their a I vice . Now the List Congress became a little vexed ut this, and resolve 1 to try a little turf onyou; they passed a Jaw prohibit ing nny one from sitting iipin a jury iu the United Slates Courts who cannot read and write; and il this does not in ik e you do bettor, they will e tine the stones ou you. If you were to turn the State ovor to the Democrats, in my opinion, there would be no use for your child r en to learn how to read and write. Presi dent Grant, therefor.', siid to your Congressman "go back home to South Carolina and work for reform. General Klliott, who may have his equal, but not his superior, in point of intellect and eloquence, in that grand ar ray of talleut, the Congress of tho United States, has become ao thoroughly did satisfied with the conduct of so in oof the ollico holders that he lias concluded to give up his seat in Congress, a position which pa)s him live thousand dollars a year, for otio of six hundred dollars iu order to remain with us tho next two year* for the purpose of contributing his great influence to tho interest of reform and good government. Was thero ever a tuati who showed such deep concern for the interest of his people, buch great and putriotie disiut crested iiCss in tho welfare Of bis State 'i Hut General Klliott feels that your iuteruitti aro his interests, your hopes his hopes, tbatyour destiny is iusepcrably entwined with his, and be is therefore, willing to forego money, honors?till for the bene fit of his blinded race iu Sojth Carj liua. All houor to such a ma6. (Three cheers wer? given for Elliott.) General Elliott was Presldont of the Convention that hoipod to elect Mosos. Will ho help him now ? ("No, ho" from the crowd.) Then to-morrow elect men to your State Convention who will not support Moses. If they go and deceive you, and sell their votes, mark them so as they will n.'vcr be forgotten. Leave your local light out. This Convention has nothing to do with your County Convention. * The democrats would like 'to have .Moses re elected because they think he will sink the party, and thus give the control of the State to them. President Grant says unless we dis burse taxes honestly he wou't, should the tax payers refuse to pay them, aid us to co lect them. As Solicitor when I fcc democrats robbed, I will stand by them in upholding their rights as firm ly as I would to any other set of men, for I believe the majority of them arc just a^ willing to see a republican in office, provided he conducts himself properly, as any other. It is only the office >eokcr.h among them who raise a hue aud cry. And now fellow-citizcos, Grant has said that he will withdraw the army from our midst if we do not do better. What will become of us i:i such an event 7 When every Northern muu leaves the State, and the soldiers leave, where will you go ? Remember that the army is made up of Northern men and take these from your midst, and you will have no further use for a j ai ty organization . I want the republican party to remain it.tact. I believe that no colored man will do his white fellow citizen a wilful injury, and that it has ou'y boon through the bad advice of dishonest leaders that the colored people have made any mistakes. In conclusion my friends, I will say that I have looked over the whole field carefully. Mr. Chamborlain was not originally my choice, but of those run ? ning, he is the beat man. If he should bu eleetel the Federal Government will help him. For that reason, to morrow when you elect delegates, instruct them I i vi te for Chamberlain. (Three cheer.-.) I thank you for the patient hearing you have given ine, and assure you that you shall never have cause to regret the confidence you have placed in mc as your Solicitor, for I trust that I may live to increase your respect f jr mc. If an honest and faithful discharge of duty can keep you my friends, I cher ish no fear of ever having an enemy in your midst. One of the speakers following Mr. Ruttz took occasion to pitch into Mr. Chamberlain somewhat after the stylo of the Charleston Daily News & Courier which brought Senator Andrews to the Staad in reply. His ire being arous c 1 he made it hot for tho opposition On concluding his speech three bully cheers were given for the Hon. D. II. Chamberlain, and amidst the greatest enthusiasm the meeting ndjourued. Tho Comity Convention. The Convention mot at 12 M. pursu ant t ? the call of the County Chairman for the purpose of oloctiug delegated to the State aud Congressional Conven tions. Senator Andrews presided temporu ri'y. On motion of Mr. J. P- Mays a Committee of nine was appointed on Credentials. The Chair announced as ti e Committee Messrs. J V Mays, Jas Van Tassel, R R Duncan, Shod rack Morgan, A C Williams, Addison Haines Levi Summers Rollin Moss an 1 Capt Rufus Whetstone. The Committee retired about 2 o'clock 1\ M. and did not report until 7 in the evening. While they were out, the ? ouveution was entertained by speeches from various gentlemen . On motion of Mr F R McK inlay newspaper reporters wero invited to the stand, and a Committee appointod to escort the Hons. A J Ruinier and C W Ruttz in the Convention. The Convention was permanently or ganized by electing Hon. Samuel L. Duncan President, and W H Reedish, Esq., and County Auditor Van Tassel Secretaries. Then tho roal work of the Convention commenced. Those, elected to the Stato Conven tion are [Ion T C Andrews. Mit Uli Duncan. Sheriff E I Cain. MR C W Caldw-elc. Samuel Lewis. The Congressional delegates arc : S L Duncan. Rev K Green. John H Phillips. J P Mays. llUFUS Felder. The Convention adjourned Friday m?ruiDg just before bud rise. Itesolu lions Tfero introduced thanking the Chairman and Sccetaries for their pa tient ahd courteous services to che Con vcution. At the close of the Convention the following rcsolutious were introduced, which were passed except that part which endorses Mr. Ransior for re eloo tion. The Convention refused te bind the delegates to vote for hey particti lar person. Resolved, We the Republican Party of Orangeburg 'County, in Convention, assembled do hereby, heartily endorse tho Hon. A. J. Ransatr for re-election to (Congress, believing that lie has dono his duty to the colored people of the whole Country and to tho Republican Party in this k State since its organiza tion, nnd that (4in this we also indorse C W. Buttz Esq.. as a faithful and itu partial Republican. Mr. I'yas introduced |the following resolution : Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention be tendered to tho Hon. S Ii Duncan for the able and impartial manner in which Jhe has presided over this Convention, nlso to the Secretaries Hon. W H Rccdish and Jaa. Van Tassel Esq. [COMMUNIC VTKD.] Mr. John Dix announces himself for re election. He has discharged hit duty faithfully aud honestly, and if tho people should support. him again the) interest of the people will suffer no de triment in his hands. MANY FRIENDS. COMMERCIAL. MARKET REPORTS. OrrtcE or ?iie Oranoebcro News, August 14th 187* COTTON?Sales during the week 23 b.ile?. We quote : Ordinary, to Good Ordinary,... 11<*?\2}. bow Middling. 13*? Middling.14(? | Rotun Rick.$l..r>0 per oushe\ Corn.Si.15 per bushel. Cow Peas.? 90 to 1.10 per bushel 1M.NDEUS. 1.15 per bushel. Mr. Editor :?You will please aiuiounco the Rev. THOMAS PHILLIPS a Candidate for School Commissioner for the nexl term, subject to the action if the nominating Convention. NUMEROUS VOTERS. August 1st, 1S7-L FOR THE LEGISLATURE Mr. Editor:?Please announce Capt., 0. J. JAMISON, of the Fork, a Candidate for the next Legislature, at the Gomnig election und oblige, MANY FREND9> For the Legislature Mr. Editor :?Please announce Judge R. 0. PREDICK, of the Fork, a Candidate for the Legislatur? at the coming election nnd oblige. MANY FRIENDS. Valuable Plantation for Sale. Containing 220 acres moro or less, 100 acres in cultivation, balance invaluable pine timber, good dwelling house with rooms, all necessary outbuildings, splendid barn, stables an I good ontbuildings for laborers. In fact everything belonging to a well improved Plantation. Situated 28 miles East of Orangeburg C. II., and 7 miles from Piukuey's lauding on Snntce River. For terms apply to J. P. RULL Cokcsbery Abborvilto County S. C, or to Mr. W. C. RULL, living near the place, who will show it to any one desiring to purchase. nug 8 1871 2t Notice of Dismissal. Notice is hereby given to all ooncerned that on the 27th day of August, 1874, I will Kile my final account as Guardian of Ellua ora L. Rents and Alice T. Rontz in th? Pro hate Court of Orangeburg County nnd will Petition for my final discharge. JOHN C. HARVKY, july 25?It Guardian. NOTICE. DR. 0LIVER05, THE DRUGGIST, Has a FRESH SUPPLY of TURNIP and. CA1IRAGE SEKDSfor Fall planting. All Seeds warranted. -. Fresh Groceries JUST IN AT J. Wallace Cannon s ALSO LIQUORS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, and CANNED GOODS, CANDIES, FRUITS, &c. AM of the above goods are offorod at PRICES to suit the present tight times, jau SI 1874 J. FELDER MEYERS, TRIAL JUSTICE. OFFICE COURT HOUSE SQUARE, Will give prompt attention to all business entrusted to him. mar 29?-tf