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.. . ... . . - . c ? fattened and grew sleek under the ad ministration of Moses, and put in thoir stead meu of honesty and efficiency. ' Ho has acted so well in truth that even "'"'iri?'Democrats admit that they are sat Off I i : . . isfied. Some of their organs regard it . ,a8 a, happy thing for South Carolina ,lhat Judgo Green waB not elected. So "?'?"do we. The Republican party has ,o;- special reasons lor leoling proud of their .^.Governor It was charged along last ' '.^ufnniet' that the dominant political ole *o ment in this State would not nominate .ap honest man for the Chief Magistracy V"|jfjfto State; that the Convention would be run by corruptionists, and would ro r.'l*ai I ii- . r ; ' X*qfuse io 'give the nomination to any one who did not beforo hand, commit himself to certain proposed Scheines and meas ures, which had for their object the pluu dering of the publio treasury. The 'Jou ventiou gave the lio to this in thcsclcc ,tio.n of Gov. Chamberlain, a man upon whom the opposition, both in and out of M?Jjt|s.pany, could find no wrong to saddle, .df'against whoso good name nullit could a\ hnW be found to lesson the wisdom displayed asaijiffi.'.? adj ??. . ? in putting.hun iui-ward an our standard ^e^rer.''', lie canvassed this State from kfl'one-'end to the other, told the people .! nwhat-he would do if elected, and is to !t^!4?y pecupyiug the office of Governor to ^?'thes^isfaction of all parties Ho sees ?"'.'to it that tho laws are administered to _afl classes alike; he rights wrongs when M 'ever itiid wherever he finds them to ex iBt; he has restored confidenco ;n tho -ni " . m i icrodit of tho State; his administration yi has'brovght about a better feoliug be tweeu the whites and blacks; he has do monstrated tho fact to Frauk Moses I* that good morals, houcsty and a faithful ^wtpgar.d; for the rights of the people are ? M?\pt incompatible with the office of j!rt'J>v-.. I ? ' Governor. And lastly, he rebuked the %,.old Cti\tf Justice became he had the "ini^U^cticeHoask him to support Frank* ?j"' Hw for-Green's yaoaucy on tho beuch. Chambprluiu is tho saviour of tho Ropub 1'can party of this 'Shto. ' 'xjur t luniks' nfo duo tmc Attorney hi General Iura copy ofhis rcpark to tho General Azictnbiy. X / \ ?Fv?iou. As this ia likely to be the caso it is I the duty of the Republican "party to be I gin now to prepare for the contest. Our I house should be put in thorough order, I our armor burnished up, and our eyes H sot firmly upou victory for our State H and National organizations. It will not do for this country to be I turned over to the Democracy. The I mission of tho Republican party has not I yet been fulfilled, nud wc arc quite suro I that it never would bo were tho Demo I crats to attaiu to power just now. The H colored man needs to be hotter oducated H and made stronger in his power to pro I tcct the rights of his race, before turn I ing over this government to his enomies I Once this is accomplished it will not' I matter so much whothtr there be any I party at all or not. The colored people H will then have become sufficiently euligh H toned to take care of themselves. But I now it behooves them to stand firmly I by tho priuciples of their party, aud soo I to it that its banner shall not be trailed I in tho dust in cousequcuco of lethargy I on their part. Party lines should be I strictly drawn and uouo but faithful H Republicans bo put ou guard. Traitors H should bo driven from- our ranks, aud I .thus purified wo should continue stoad I fast in our devotion to tho party. Wo I should considor it a crime in a member I to'desert its organization upun any ab I struct question or in allowing himself to H become indifferent iu cousequonco of H tho disappointment of some petty umbi I tion. Iu this State wo havo every reason I for supporting the Republican party. I It has been shown by Gov. Chauiburlain I that Ropublieanism is not inconsistent I with good Government, and that all I tho people prosper alike whore the laws I are properly administered. We do not I believe tho latter would Do tho case un I dorn Democratic administration. Clover I nor Chamborlaiu has brought quiet out I of confusion and has dono much towards I restoring iho credit of tho State, which H had been completely destroyed by his I jrofligio aud corrupt prod<ce4 or. H Hence wc have much good to hope for iu B the fuluto for South Carolina a id wo ling that that go ?d >y tho perpetuation [llopublioAU Govoru |rselvcs for a new (irty in this Stato in leiuber also that the ? upon us.. Wo aro il organization, and rhatevor of support lidont Grant should measures he has ?t murder in tho *lso bo remembcrod lim that the strong fal Government was for to tho hearts o f "in our own State, jrves our warraos t jalonc we should on irtof ho trts und es - lou good and faith lid you God speed ipprcssiug murder inrautoeing to It ) - from Whi to LassaFsins." Aud it it be made perpot Irews Again. [Hope. Senator from of Lexington, has jr to the Dispatch of [hieb he defeuds his Sonate against th c Audrows. It will I Hope is a Con - ^rietest type. We extracts from his ftoed in tho sub >n the Andrews )f the testimony [at on the whole [ith the idea that Fduct was highly a Senator, js, none of doery by yf char nn to giv'c him a chance to rfybut by testimony be fore us. Tho public, iuclui beeu led by paper ail to believe that swi] ding myself, had d rumor accounts, lulling robbery or proven. This was n this kinl ur mitteo, three of stoaliug of p?bliu lnujn-'ys. would hnvo beeu charged and not done. Now, up showing by tho con them appended a rt so lutiou to their ro port, to expel Andrews from his seat. Iu view of the same showing, two of them appended to the ir report a resolu tion recommending censure to be passed on him. Now, for what ? No charge of atealige, no uvidence to prove crime. There was owideuco iu An drews' admissiou thatlhe had traded io pay certificates and the} like. Uufortuu ately, not only he, put many other worthy citizens, mercjbants, Ac, have dealt in these trudeublet papers to their financial injury. This, whole question was elaborutely discusUcd. The main point of difference bejing, whether to cupel or censure. The v!ot-j was taken to expel first. There were 19 votes against expulsion, of these the ;e were 4 Cou ?ervatives, myself amo ig thorn, nod two of these were emiujeut Democratic lawyers; in favor of expelling thoro were 12 votes, throe of these; arc Democrat, tho remainder, 9 are Kk'publictina, two were absent. It would pave taken 22 votes to hbvc expelled. We were expecting to voto on the resolution to censure the Senator. On this point thcro was considerable diobatc whether to censure was rquivuleut to oxpul uiou or not. A few Senators thought it was not. 1 took my part in this dc bate, lavoring the resolution to censure, and closed by toying, "if 1 err in this vot e 1 pref er to err on the side of mercy and justice, rather than soil my con science in aiding to fix infamy on a man a nd his family on unsatisfactory grounds." In the confusion of tho do bate, this resolution was withdrawn, aud the Senate adjourned, aud so no direct voto wns taken. * * * * Well the News and Courier is brought in this connexion. A word ns to its sayings. They hnvo proved ^themselves incompetent to make corroct voprosontu lions when I am in question. It makes me say that 1 know thnt this papor would put at mo about this vote. This 1 did not any. ao it wn.i stated. 1 ex pressed this iden, that if I had been tho only Conservative voting with the ma jority, I would huvo a special uotiee, but us there were more I thought that not much would bo said. This was a reply to a question asked me about it by some one. It to turned out, ns usu af, in a manuer to show unfair feoliugs. But of mo they expect nothiug," of course not. I have fully provod to them | before now that I could not driuk in that unrelenting bitterness which they are too ready to manifest against those who inour their displeasure. I see now that they arc beginning to criticise and censuro tho Conservatives 4" soiue par tieulars." J C IIOFE [For the ORA.voEntma News.] A Tournament. Editor Or ongeburrj lVctc8 : I sec in the JVeus and Courier of the 30th of December 1874, a correspond ence signed A M B, which preteuds to give a detail of a Touruament that came off on that day at tho lovely ami pleas ant little village of Hamburg. Now Mr. Editor, I think that tho correspond cut must havo had something in viow more thnn some other persons who wit nessed the scene. I know for ono that it is in Bcveral instances wrongly repre sented, for what purpose I do not know. Perhaps the correspondent is one of the fair sex and bad gone there with the expectation of being cr?wned Queen of love nnd beauty. Tho correspondent said that much "di-satisfaction was caused in the awarding of tho first prize, a ud that there was scar, e'y one pre sent but who was fully convinced that in prize it belonged to the gallant Knight ol tho West. Mr. Editor, this is a mistake, for I am fully conviuced that the majority of tho spectators were of opinion that the Knight of the flook and Ladder was fully entitled to the honor thut was awarded hitn. In the next place A M B says that in taking the ride over on account of the twisted track he took three rings. I say ho only rede 1 or the one and took it. Ths judges then announced a tie between -the .two Knights viz : Hook aud Ladder aud the West. The next ride decided the question, the Knight of the Hook and Ladder taking nil three rings and the Knight of the West, I think, teok only one. Mr. Editor I cannot think it possible that such honorably, straight forward gentlemen, its tho judges seemed to be, would be so much biased us to give un u jubt decision in auy nhtlter, especially such an impor tant one as that was. Mr. Editor, allow tue in conclusion to give niy opin ion why A M li attempts to try to mistily the public and toko lb;; honor from oue Knight and bestow it upon another, and that is this: His (or her) preference was so biased in favor of that sociable, pleasant, loviug little village, that he (or she) could not bear for n Knight of Orangcburg County to have the honor of bearing off the first prize. A SPECTATOR. _?_-?Tr-T"-???_ i_Hi .? A CARD. Numerous coniplnints with regard to the l'ost Oflice under my control, having come to my ears, it is due to the public and to myself that nn explanation be made. On account of bad health, which disabled me, nnd on nccounl of the loss of the valu able services of Mr. J. S. Bull, whoa system and ability, ensured my respect and con fidence in the entiro manugment of the office, 1 was obliged to obtain a Deputy familiar with the routine of business, and securing Mr. Ezokiel, removed the ollice to bis store, that he might give the more undivided attention to it. Had Mr. Hull not received a better offer thnn I could afford tomako I would atil| have had his valued help. And bnd he remained with mo I would not havo re moved tho oflice. Had my own health been better, I might have seen less occasion t o move the oflice. W. E. WILLIAMS, p. M. DISSOLUTION OP COPARTNERSHIP. The firm of STRAUSS & STREET is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All parties indebted to the firm will make pay ment to Mr. JAMES H. FOWL ES, who is authorized to make settlement for us. J. STRAUSS, J. A. STRBET. Orangcburg, S. C, February 24th, 1875. COP A UTS E KfcJH I P. The undersigned have this day formed a co-partnership, under tho firm name of J. STRAUSS & CO., for the purpose of con ducting a RICK nnd ORIST MILL nnd SAW MILL business. J. ST RUSS. J. A. STREET, JAS. II. FOWLES. fob. 27 1H75 ly Cheatnins Champion Proli fic Cotton. This COTTON was grown in JetTersoa Co , Georgia, and is tho best that has evor boon shown in this County. It will produce I from four to six bagH to tho acre. SEED I can bo procured from Rull, Scevillo & I'iko in Orangcburg, with directions how to plant &c. I feb 27 1876 2t ?Ii HOUSE. 5> Has arisen from theflames, and 7*/ ,ft4J tt If) i : /?!V takes pleasure in announcing to his | T:n>i;T7: i( i ><rr, CUSTOMERS and the PUBLIC that he is in his NEW and LARGE STORE at his OLD ST?ND ready . i.s :. ; ' ; v../. ! ti .Tif **.. . Kiys, p v ??, i ? ? tp serve OJTE ajj*l ALL a? in -dayfr gone by in FIRST-CLASS, FANCY and HEAVY LIQUORS, SEGARS, TOBACCO, Ml j J Thanking a kind Public far their Liberal Patronage before the Fire would ask a continuance of the same with the assurance on my part of keeping UP MY STOCK to its OLD Standard and REPUTATION. J. Wallace Cannon, PCKENIX GROCERY HOUSE, fob 137 e*