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Straps and $a(ts. The entire Republican State ticket, in Ar-j kansas, has been elected by 3,000 majority. Brownlow says the measure of his ambition is filled, and all he desires is to depart in peace. Let him do so. S. G. Courtenay, Esq., a prominent book merchant and an alderman of Charleston, died in that city, on Wednesdy last The Arlington estate, in Virginia, opposite Washington, formerly the residence of General Lee, is to be cut up into five and ten acre lots, and let out for cultivation to the colored people. Brownlow has pardoned out a rascal just sent to prison for attempting rape upon his mother-in-law. and commissioned him captain of a company of negroes in his loyal militia. The steamship,Ville de Paris recently accomplished the distance between New York and Havrejn eight days and sixteen hours, being the quickest trip on record. Heretofore no colored persons received tickets of admission to the impeachment trial, but it is now stated that Senator Sunner has issued tickets for the admission of one colored gentleman and two colored ladies. Mr. Stanton has now been enduring selfimprisonment in the war office for over one month, and still continues to hold out in his determination to remain till the Senatcf has disposed of the. President. The bankrupt law has now been in opera tion about nine months, and during that period there have been filed in New York two thousand petitions; in Massachusetts eight hundred and. twenty-five; and in Pennsylvania over twelve hundred. A Washington correspondent who admires General Grant, writes: "General Grant's face is a study to me always, wearing its look of pain, as if an invisible world pressed him down from above. He always walks as if steadying himself under this load." During a recent session of the Conference of the New England Methodist Church, in Boston, the Committee on the state of the country, through Rev. Gilbert Haven, reported resolutions endorsing impeachment and eulogizing Grant and Stanton. They were unanimously adopted. A physician in Germany announces a case where a cnild was born with small-pox, the mother herself not being affected at all. She had accidentally come into communication with a severe case of small-pox, about six weeks before the birth of the infant The Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., an Episcopalian, recently reprimanded for preaching in a Methodist church, preached a sermon .on Sunday evening in Dr. J. H. Weston's Baptist church, Madison avenue, New York, to a congregation of over two thousand persons, while half as many more failed to get into the building. Gen. Schofield has appointed Gen. H. W., i Wells, of Alexandria, Governor of Virginia, rim Governor Pierpont's term expired. Wells has been residing: in Virginia since 1862; is from Mich-' igan. was a Brevet Brigadier-General in the United States army. He enters upon the duties of his office at once. The House committee on coins and coinage have agreed to report a bill to provide for more uniformity in coinage of two, three and five cent pieces, to be composed of nickel and copper, the. two cent pieces to be of a particular size described ' in the bill, the three cent pieces to be a size larger, and the five cent coin to be larger than the three cent, thus regulating the size proportionately to the value of the different coins. One of the managers of impeachment was a strong slip porter of the President two years ago, advised the veto of the Freedmen's Bureau and Civil Rights bills, and regarded that policy as altogether lovely. But he couldn't get Mr. Johnson to approve a cotton claim of $90,000, in which he had a contingent fee of $30,000, and thereupon it became his duty to impeach the Executive who wouldn't do dirty work tor his friends. ?? Chicago is getting a most questionable rep uiuuuu. .1 cuniciupuiai > \ s mat a uiau ? iiu left his wife in New York and went to Chicago, narrates that as soon as he reached the city, and before he was fairly out of the depot, he was attacked by a score of small boys who pressed upon him the cards of various lawyers, and assaulted him with shouts of "Want a divorce, mister?" 4'Here you are; divorce you in fifteen minutes!" and such like astounding cries. The steam man that has made so much talk is now denounced by a Newark man, who seems to understand the case, as an unmitigated humbug. It never has walked a step since it was made. It was carried from the shop where it was made to an ice-cream garden; then it was propped up, so that its feet did not touch the ground, and set agoing. Its legs swung back and forth in the empty air, but that was all. Senator Hendricks, of Indiana, stated in Congress the other day, that at present the expense annually of each soldier in the array was two thousand dollars, and nearly two million dollars for each regiment; the total cost being about one hundred million dollars a year for an army of fiftv thousand men. The senator urged that, with proper management,, the army expense could be cut down forty millions a year, and in this matter the tax-payers are deeply interested, and should urge rigid economy. Governor Brownlow has published, under his own name, in the Knoxville Whig., an article in which he denounces the Kuklux Klan, and advises Union Leagues to arm and exterminate the members of it. The editor of the Vidette, in Sumner County, Tennessee, was notified on Saturday that the Unionists were about "to clean out" the Kuklux Klan in that county. A call was immediately issued urging the citizens to rally and repel the invaders. A collision is seriously apprehended in that section. A venerable old lady recently died in Winslow, Me., who had not heard of the late war, because, beiDg so deaf that it was necessary to converse with her by writing, none of the family wished to assume the task of keeping her posted. When two of her grandsons enlisted she saw them in their uniforms, as she had in childhood seen the soldiers of the first revolution, and inquired what it meant. When told it4'was the fashion, all the young men were wearing them," she replied with animation: "Just as they used to do when I was a little girl, and I told them they would come in fashion again." The New Orleans Bee says that the late Judge Taney refused to receive greenbacks in payment of his salary, on the ground that the Constitution of the United States itself provides that "the Judges, both of the Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall receive for their services a corapensaii'n tin Juiwg tk>i? continuance in office." This, according to Judge Taney, inhibited the Treasurer from paying him in anything else than gold or silver coin, or its equivalent. Mr. Chase was then Secretary of the Treasury, and he refused to pay the Judge's salary excepting in greenbacks. But, adds the Ike, and upon information "from a high and responsible source," "it is a fact that since -Mr. Chase became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Judges have been paid their salaries in gold." A Washington dispatch says that "the difficulty between Gen. Butler and Gen. Grant has been at last amicably arranged. The friends of both parties have been engaged for some time past in a sort of diplomatic correspondence with a view to bringing them together. The chief actor in this business has been George Wilkes, who has been here for some weeks, ostensibly as a spectator of the impeachment trial, but really as a negotiator between Grant and Butler. The latter's resentment against Grant has been very bitter. He could not well forget his pungent criticism 011 his military services when he alluded to him in his report as being 'corked up' at Bermuda Hundred. After this had been satisfactorily explained away by the diplomatic Wilkes, Butler said Grant had insulted him by sending him an invitation to his reception . after having stated to the country in his report that he was 'corked up.' This also was fully explained, and Butler has consented at last to smoke the 'pipe of peace.'" General Samuel F. Cary, of Ohio, one of the two Republicans who obeyed their consciences rather than the mandate of Thad. Stevens, and did not vote for the impeachment of the President, has written a frank and manly letter to a friend jn Ohio who thought that he had reason to complain of his (Mr. Cary'sJ course in this matter. General Cary says: "lou say 'voting for impeachment would have clearly placed you (me) with the ReSublicaii party;' that you and others voted for me ecause I was a Republican, and intimated that my Republican friends in the Second District are mortified at my course. Did you understand when I was a candidate that I was to vote as I might be directed by the leaders of my party; that I was to 'go it blind,' and surrender my conscience to the a keeping of others? If that was your understand- y ine, I am sorry that you were deceived?that you 8 did not know me better. I supposed that ray best friends, among whom I counted you, believed that ? I would think, vote and act for myself as.my judgment and conscience directed. The impeachment P of the President is a very grave matter, and under c oath I could not say that I believed him guilty of e a high crime and misdemeanor, nor do I suppose t; at this moment that one out of every ten or the Republican party believes him guilty. I am no 0 defender of Andrew Johnson ornis policy, but I cannot therefore pronounoe him guilty of high e crimes as charged. If every friend I have deserts b me I shall pursue a staightforward, conscientious a course, and preserve at least my own self-respect." ^ ihr forfcviUe J YORKVILLE, S. C.: , THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1868. J Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and job- ? work, jire cash, in advance. f A.?The paper will ue discontinued on tne expi- B ration of the time for which payment has been , made. A Subscriber finding a (&) cross-mark on 0 the wrapper or margin of hie paper, will understand that the time paid for has expired. 8 F PUBLIC MEETING. u We are requested to state that all persons in fa- h vor of organizing a Conservative Union Club, tl at this place, wijl meet in the Court House, this ^ (WEDNESDAY) evening, at 8 o'clock. 0 WHEN* TO*VOTE. / Voters had better go to the polls and vote Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The h election order provides that the polls shall be kept C open three days, viz: Tuesday Wednesday and sl Thursday; but to avoid any trickery or collusion that may occur, it is better that all the votes should . be put in on Tuesday and Wednesday. Vote as early as possible. The polls are to be opened at 6 o'clock in the morning, and closed at 6 o'clock in the evening. HOW TO VOTE. Eveiy ticket put iq the election boxes, next week, must have written or printed upon it14For Constitutioni," or "Against Constitutionaccording to p the views of voters; otherwise the ticket will be thrown out at the general count. See that your tickets are all thus prepared. Printed tickets, properly prepared, with the. names'of the candidates,- will be sent to all the box- . es, before election day. f WORK FOR YOUR TICKET! ** A few energetic men in every neighborhood can n do much for the suocess of the Conservative ticket, * by influencing their neighbors to go to the polls and vote. If every man will conclude that he is the j* person pointed at in this article, and bestir himself in the good work, he may have cause to congratu- ?' late himself that our success was due to his efforts, fLet the workers to the front and show themselves. v ELECTION DAYS. P Remember that the election begins jn next Tuesday, and continues on Wednesday and Thursday, ? for members of the General Assembly and State officers. It is probable that some of the voting ^ precincts heretofore established may not be open, ^ owing to the difficulty of obtaining managers. Vo- _ ters must look to this, and go to places where they ^ are assured that the polls are open. If not provi- c] ded with certificates of registration, it would be & best for voters to go to the precinct where they are ai registered, or be prepared to make affidavit that P they are duly registered voters of this District? This affidavit, under orders controling the election, ^ will be sufficient. j, The following places of voting were heretofore u established by military authority: Yorkville, Clay Hill, Bethel, McConnellsville, Blairsville, Wylie's ^ Store, Clark's Store, Boydton, Bethany Church, ai Fort Mills, Rock Hill, Coates' Tavern, and Pride's 5 Old Mill. a, * * * el THE CONSERVATIVE TICKET. The ticket nominated on Monday last, for mem- tI bers of the General Assembly for this District, em- w braces the names of five of our best and-most self- n sacrificing citizens, who, in response to ths wishes of the people, and at great personal sacrifice, have consented to serve them in a representative capac- G ty. These persons neither sought nor desired this conspicuous position before the public, but only ^ yielded, after much solicitation, to what seemed to be best for the public welfare. None of them have heretofore taken a prominent part in political af- A fairs; and we believe that the Committee, report **?? +Viacn nnminotiftiia aot/vl Tvisnlv in tVipir fiplpp- C IMg UUUIiilUilViiW) **vwv\* if?wY ?"?" tions. All classes of our people may feel that their | interests are safe in the hands of these men, and that they will do all that lies yi their power to pro- C mote the public good, and to help steer the Ship f of State above the breakers that now imperil it. h Will we elect them ? We can doit if all will but try! Let no man stay away from the polls who j can vote for them. Already the Radical ranks arc I breaking before the voice of common-sense and reason, and the determined spirit of the people as manifested here on Monday. Surely, a more iin- j portant duty was never required of our people, j than the one to which they are now called, of pla- I cing in these high offices, men that represent them. ? Other portions of our State must, doubtless, sue- V cumb to the ignorant and dangerous element which has been thrust into power; but here there need be r no occasion for despair. We can put good and \ true men in office, and it needs no argument to I prove the importance of such a course. Again, will we do it? The unanimous verdict of the peo- o pie assembled here on Monday, and those they represented, will accomplish it. If we are so resolved & ?and who says nay?let us all be at work! ? ? C THE APATHY OF THE COUNTRY. ? One of the most ill-omened signs of the times, 8 is the apathy of the people, North and South, to J the dangers which so seriously threaten the prosperity of the country. Nothing less than theaes- tl truction of civil liberty and the subversion of re- p publican government in American, is the almost e openly avowed object of those who now control J the destinies of our country. The visible head of e the government is about to be removed, and who b can say what kind of government will be estab- tl lished bv the men who take unon themselves the a task of deposing from power a President selected by the people ? Whatever his faults, or however n he may be esteemed, the President is the embodied representative of the people, and the blow which strikes him down, is aimed at the people by whose authority he holds his office. Yet the fact that he is now going through the forms of a trial, preparatory to his removal, has already become a nine days wonder. In the South, indifference is grounded on the supposition that this is not our quarrel, and the general disposition p has been to let the belligerent parties fight it out among themselves. In the North, the trial was a regarded as a capital theme for a new sensation, a At first, there was some interest manifested on the o subject, but simply in the light of a grand show, ^ gotten up for popular amusement. People crowd- 0 ed to Washington to see the show, in such numbers that the not very republican plan of issuing 11 tickets to the favored few who were admitted, was p resorted to. The papers contained sensational ac- j counts of the trial, describing, with "pomp and I circumstance," every little incident that transpired, o But the long-winded speeches of the learned coun- s] sel proved too much for an audience which came? ? not to hear arguments?but to see the show. So it is announced that the galleries of the Senate H chamber are now but thinly filled. In neither section, has the true intention of all ai this pageantry of impeachment been truly apprehended. The people have become accustomed to S startling innovations, and nothing short of a crash a i ' } I j s % mong the wheels of government can, it appears, rake them from their lethargy. This is a fatal ign. It invariably precedes those great convulions by which nations lose their liberties. Indeed, t is generally one of the causes that combine to iroduce that greatest of all losses which a people an sustain. "Eternal vigilance is the price of librty," and no people ever lost it, who were sensb ively watchful against the unlawful encroachments' f their rulers. The Southern people were onoe keenly alive to very approach to an aggression upon their rights; >ut since the surrender of their armies, they have, nd with some reason, been led to believe that by hat disaster they lost all their rights at one fell ilow. But they have lately begun to arouse themelves to a sense of the dangers threatened, and to rganize for the best resistance they can make. ?his resistance is, it is almost needless to say, at he ballot-box. That safe-guard to freedom has een left us, much shorn of its dignity and power; till it it left us, and the time has come when it is he duty of every man who desires to preserve the jlorious heritage bequeathed us by our fathers, to ate it. The remedy may not avail us; but that is io reason why it should not be tried. No man has lone all his duty to his State (we can hardly say 'country" in the present circumstances) while a ingle resource remains untried. The white peoile of South Carolina have hitherto, with great nanimity, refrained from voting. But their time as come at last, and they are organizing all over he State, preparatory to the election. We trust Tork District will not be behind in the discharger f this sacred duty. A. REGISTRATION RETURNS. \ The number of registered voters in York Disrict, according to the returns to military Headquarters, previous to the revision now in progress, tood? Colored 2029 Whites 1990 Colored majority, 39 The result of the revision in the first and second recincts show, in addition to the former registryWhites, 75 Colored, 43 White majority, 32 The total number registered?omitting the third recinct, not yet heard from?stands: Colored, 2072 Whites, 2065 Total colored majority, 7 > tHE CONSERVATIVE' MASS MEETING^ The call for a mass meeting of Conservative citims of this District, for Monday last, met with a jsJjonse as earnest and determined in character, ?any we have witnessed in many years. On the ay previous to the meeting, the people from disint sections of the District began to pour in; and y 11 o'clock on Monday, as large an assemblage f white citizeps were gathered in the Court House ]uare, as any political exigency ever brought here efbre. At 12 M., the meeting was organized by calling eyton B. Darwin, Esq., to the Chair, and the ppointment of J. C. Chambers and Jas. F. Hart, Isqs., as Secretaries. James Brian, Esq., offered the following pream le and resolutions, which were unanimously adop;d: Whereas, it is the opinion of the people of York istrict, that the time has now arrived which makes , incumbent upon every goodcitizen, of whatever ass, to unite in selecting honest, intelligent, and mservatlve men to fill the offices that may be creted in this State under the Constitution now proosed for ratification, therefore, Resolved, That a committee of twenty-one perms, to be selected from different portions of the district, be appointed by the Chair, to make nomlations for one Senator and four Representatives > the legislature, from York District Resolved, That the said committee be requested > serve until the day of election, in order to call ay extra meetings, or to fill any vacancies that lay occur upon tne nominations to be made, and !so to provide for the printing of election tickets, ad the distribution of the same at the various ection precincts. The Delegates from distant portions of the Disict were then called upon to report their names, hen the following persons came forward and en>lled from the places indicated: Bethel? J. C. Phillips, Mai. A. A. MeKenzie, f. B. Craig, S. D. Stowe, J. L. M. Adams, D. J. rlenn, Dr. J. B. Hunter, W. T. Jackson. Blairsville ? S. G. Brown, Wm. H. Warlick, amuel Blair, R. A Black, S. C. Youngblood, J. I. Hope. Hood8 Store.?Robert Havs, J. M. Roberts. Antioch.?A. J. Martin, Elijah Hardin, J. H. lustell. Fort Mills.?Col. A. B. Springs, B. H. Massey, !ol. J. M. White. Dr. C. L Clawson, J. I). Glovr, Maj. J. D. Jonnson, J. T. Hotchkiss, A. C. utton, J. J. Watson. Rock. Hill.?Mai. R. A. Snrings, John Rataree, J. J. Pride, Dr. Ed. Avery, Capt. J. F. Workman, 'eter Garrison, Newton Steele, Col. J. W. Rawnson, J. N. Steele, Rufus J. Adams, Reese W. Workman, A. F. Fewell, Col. Cad. Jones. Buffalo.?H. Martin, Dr. L. A. Hill, G. E. H. Iridges, J. D. F. Duncan, P. Lesseaux, A. W. lolt. Turkey Creelc.?0. J. Gwinn, G. M. Gwinn, oseph Gwinn, James Kirkpatrick, J. Long. Wylies Store.?T. A. Moore, Dr. L. M. Wylie, )r. R. R. Darwin, G. C. Leech, John Smith, T. I. Whitesides, D. T. Byers, Calvin Whisonant, )r. J. W. Allison, Dr. Mason Smith. McConneUmlle.?Dr. R. L Love, Wm. Sandier, Reuben McConnell, D. A. Gordon, Green rordon, Capt. E. A. Crawford, Wm. McConnell, 'apt. Alfred Moore. Clay Hill?J. R. Hall, S. D. Stowe, A Baron, A. D. Choat, Wm. Choat, J. L. Bai-ron, S. V. Wallace, Hugh Tate, Dr. T. W. Campbell, J. j. Bigger, W. L. Harrison, J. D. Currence. The Chair then announced the following as the ommittee of twenty-one, to make nominations. James Brian, Dr. J. B. Hunter, Rufus J. Adms, John Rattaree, Thomas Snence, Samuel G. Jrown, J. D. Currence, A. J. Martin, Col. A B. Springs, B. H. Massey, Henderson Martin, Peter -t, ft at a winn Oar\t p! a PrawfnrH. Japt. Alfred Moore, John Smith, J. M. Whiteides, Dr. Ed. Avery, S.'Neely Miller, Rev. L. A. ohnson, T. J. Bell. Daring the absence of the committee, a rcsolulon was offered expressive of the sense of the peole in reference to relief measures, and a discussion nsued thereon, participated in by J. N. McElwee, r., Col. Cad. Jones, Col. R. G. McCaw and othrs, when on motion of Rev. R. Lathan, supported y Maj. J. D. Johnston, the resolution was laid on be table, as being a matter foreign to the objects nd purposes of the meeting. After a considerable absence, the committee on ominations returned with the following report: FOR SENATOR. JOHN H. ADAMS, of Bethel. FOR REPRESENTATIVES. PETER GARRISON, ofEbenezer. Dr. A. P. CAMPBELL, of New Centre. J. B. WILLIAMSON, Esq., of Buffalo. JOHN SMITH, Esq., of Broad River. The report being submitted by the Chair, was dopted, and the following resolution also met the earty and unanimous approval of the meeting: Resolved. That we will, unanimously, cordially nd jealously sustain the nomination just made, nd we earnestly and respectfully urge upon all ur citizens who can vote, and who have the welare of the State and District at heart, to unite, as ne man, in the support of said nominees. On motion of James Brian, Esq., it was unaniaously Resolved, That we approve the nomination of Ion. Samuel McAlilley, for Congress; Hon. W. ). Porter, for Governor; Hon. T. C. Perrin, for <ieutenant-Governor; Sam'l Capers, for Secretary f State : Col. J. P. Thomas, for Adjutant-and-Inpector-General; Wm. Hood, for Treasurer; S. L. ieaphart, for Comptroller-General; I. \V. Hayne, )r Attomer-General; J. A. LeLand. for Superinmden of Education, and we will cordially support lid nominations. The following resolution was then presented and dopted: * Resolved, That under the action of the State of outh Carolina, heretofore taken, we recognize the )lored population of the State as an integral ele/ ment of the body politic; and as each in person and property, entitled to a full and equal protection under the State Constitution and laws. And that as citizens of South Carolina, we declare our willingness, when we have the power, to grant them under proper qualifications as to property and intelligence, the right of suffrage; ana wet therefore request the colored population to nnite in the support of the nominations made by this meeting. On motion, the meeting thereupon adjourned. W. C. BLACK,' ESQ., DECLINES. We have been requested by Hon. W. C. Black, to state that, yielding to the solicitation of friends, he permitted his name to go out as an independent candidate for Congress from the fourth Congressional District; and that since this arrangement was made, he has been informed that a general nomintion, in the person of Samuel McAlilcy, Esq., has been agreed upon; and he, therefore, withdraws his name as a candidate, and will cordially support the nomination of Mr. McAliley. THE CROPS. We are pleased to learn that the growing wheat and oats crops are generally looking well. Corn has not yet progressed enough to allow of any statement as to its prospects, as but few farmers have got through with putting in their corn, h'rom the quantity of land prepared for cotton, it is evident that the farmers of the lower part of the District are going to try for a heavy crop of the staple. If they succeed in raising it, we hope they will get better prices for it than the majority of them got for it last year. More ground is being devoted to the cultivation of pindere than the oldest inhabitant ever before knew of; but the nutricious little roots have not as yet risen to the dignity of a statin this section. Success to the goober-grabbler t fall. CONGRESSIONAL NEWS. Both Houses of Congress are yet almost wholly engaged in manipulating the impeachment matter. On the 30th, in the House, the New Jersey resolui '.ons, withdrawing the assent of that State to the fourteenth constitutional amendment, were presented. Mr. Boutwell objected to its reception, as it was disrespectful in charging the House with usurpation. The resolutions were, on motion, ordered to be returned to the person who presented them, as disrespectful and scandalous. In the Senate, the Alabama bill, as passed by the House, was read twice, and referred to the Judiciary Committee. After the adjournment of the Court of Impeach-ment, the Tax Conference Committee reported the whiskey clause so modified that frauds are punishable by fine and imprisonment The penalty covers distillers, dealers and revenue officers, and imprisonment is-made mandatory. No suit shall be dismissed or compromised without the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General. Lumber and flour are exempted from the wholesale tax; otherwise, there is no change. The report was adopted. .1 . .1 - TT - J i. J it.? ?C Un me aist, me xiuusu uuupieu mc jcjjuil ui the Conference Committee on the Tax Bill, which now goes to the President for his signature. For the Yorkvllle Enquirer. THE CONSERVATIVE MEETING. Mr. Editor: The meeting at the Court House on Monday last was a decided success. Every portion of York District was represented by conservative citizens. The calm and harmonious determination on the part of the masses of the people to vindicate and sustain Constitutional liberty, was earnestly manifested. Candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives were selected by the people at large, as the exponents of principle and public interest?men of unobjectionable character and antecedents, through whom the people of the District can confidently anticipate any and all measures of relief within the scope of legislation; men who can be relied upon, and who cannot be influenced by bribes and corruption in high places. The Mass-Meeting of Conservatives has fulfilled its object Public expectation, at this critical period, has been fully realized, and it now remains for the good people of the District to repair, under any and all circumstances, to the ballot box on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday next, to vindicate the principles of free government, and to offer a dignified and manly protest against the present unjust and lawless attempts at usurpation of power. Do the good people of York District comprehend the magnitude of the issues involved ? If they do, each and every man should occupy his place at the ballot box, and show himself equal to the demands of his distracted country. Let it be remembered that it is not "men, but measures;" not private, but public considerations that are now involved. The simple but fearful issue is conservatism and peace on the one hand, or radicalism, rabidism and discord on the other. The result of the approaching election will soon bring us to the reality of the one or the other. There can be no halting between opinions. Results are too near at band to take time to count tbe cost? Let every man ask himself what is his duty to himself, his country and posterity! Let no matters of private prejudice or selfish ends rob Conservatism of a complete triumph next week. Our standard-bearers do not ask our suffrage? have not solicited the unpleasant position assigned them, but very reluctantly consent to sacrifice private interests to promote the public welfare of York District. The time is Bhort; the candidates cannot be expected to canvass the District in a cause which addresses its merits to each individual of our whole community. Do not ask your neighbor as to the fitness and capacity of the candidates. It is enough to know that they have been selected as the standard-bearers of Constitutional freedom, by one of the largest, most respectable and intelligent meeting of the masses of York District, that has ever assembled at York Court House. You may be assured that they are not of the "carpetbag" class of politicians and adventurers, seeking office by raising strife, by exciting ignorance and prejudice, at the expense of the peace and prosperity of the District. They are men to the "manor born," with interests identified with the District ?men who have yielded to the demands of the public service, and to whom you can commit your life, your liberty and your property. Let such considerations silence all personal objections and unite all good citizens at the polls, to vote for principles and not men! If the Conservative citizens of York District are true to themselves, if they are true to the soil from which they derive subsistence, if they are true to their country in the hour of distraction and discord, let them rally to the polls as one man, offering a full and cordial support to the nominees, and we may then reasonably expect to be delivered from some of the evils that so seriously threaten us. We have the strength if wc will but exercise it, by lay iDg aside the plow or other employment for one day of the election, and subject all matters of private consideration to the paramount success of Conservatism in York District. Printed tickets will be supplied at the various precincts. Every man must have inscribed on his ticket, "For Convention," or "Against Convention," otherwise his vote will be cast aside. Let every man act as a sentinel in the service of his country, neither accepting or consenting to any fraudulent or unfair dealing in the election. Success in York District is a matter of paramount importance and necessary to domestic tranquility.? Let us not be unworthy of the privilege of redeeming our District from misrule. Defeat will certainly leave ignorance and prejudice unrestrained, and all will share the common hazard when it is too late to retrieve or regret our dereliction of duty. Let every man go to the polls and discharge his duty, and success will be the result Remember, if the Conservatives are defeated, we cannot hope to control'our district organizations hereafter. Let the friends of Conservatism be at each precinct from the opening to the closing of the polls each day. Vote as early as you can?not later than ^Wednesday. f CONSERVATIVE, j COLUMBIA CONTBIBUTORIAL BY JA8. WOOD DAVIDSON. COLUMBIA, SOUTH OABOLUA, 6TH APBIL. 1868. Literary. We have several times made mention of the .Some Monthly, published in Nashville, Tennessee. The March number has just reached us. It contains several papers of unusual interest. A notice of "Good English, by 1& S. Gould," written by Prof. Dickson, of Mobile, is a capital exhibit of New England pretension to learning, combined with ignorance and effrontery. We enjoyed the paper vastly. So also we did an article on Cousin and his plilosophy of the True, the Beautiful and the Good; and the Hymns of Nature by the Editor. Health. A large class of diseases can be either cured or prevented by the^skilful use of cold water. We refer to fevers, dyspepsia, liver complaint, colds, diarrhoea, headache, inflamations of all kinds, local pains, and almost every disease from which man suffers. The main forms of this treatment are bathing and wet clothes. The system is called HvdroDathv. or Water Cure. With a eood hand book of Water Cure any intelligent head of a family can save many a doctor's bill, with very little trouble and no expense. We have personally tried the mode of cure, and speak what we think to be true about it Periodicals. We have been favored, though the day is somewhat late, with a copy of the January number of the New Eclectic, published by Turnbull & Murdoch, 49 Lexington Street, Baltimore, at $4 a year. It is monthly, contains 128 pages; and is taken mainly but not exclusively from European sources. It is well managed and is cheap at the price. The volume begins with the year. The Christian Neighbor presented its first number on the 2d instant, under the editorial conduct of Rev. Sidi II. Browne, of this city. The character of the paper lies in its advocacy of the Christian doctrine of Peace?Peace as opposed to war and to religious wrangling and to discord in general?and in this differs toto coelo from polemic organs as they have usually been conducted. Mr. Browne is a Methodist, but does not propv.se to make his paper a sectarian organ. Personally we agree with him in his opposition to war and polemics ; and commend his paper, as it is here presented to us, to our friends?to fighting christians and all. It is weekly, at $2 a year. Tableaux. Twice, recently, Columbia audiences have en| joyed a series of the most successful Tableaux Ft vants that we have ever seen in the city, xne last exhibition was Tuesday of last week; and was given in the interests of the Memorial Association. The scenes were: 1?King John, Act 3, Scene 1; 2?Iphigeneia; 3?Winter's Tale, Act 5, Scene 3; 4?Morte d'Arthur; 5?A Virginia Breakfast; 6?A Dream of Fair Women; 7?Vision of Queen Katherine, from Henry VIII; 8?Coriolanus before the Gates of Rome; 9?Guido painting the Last Portrait of Beatrice Cenci; 10?Scene from Comus. The Virginia Breakfast was a very successful piece. There were three scenes in it The first was the Blessing; where, ranged round the table, the family and some Confederate soldiers are presented. The second represents the meal in progress, the ladies waiting on the guests. The third represents the soldiers as rushing out in response to a bugle-call that sounds battle, and cuts short the pleasant breakfast But the whole affair, from King John to Comus, was brilliantly successful. Perhaps Guido Painting Beatrice Cenci was the best considered as a work of art Politics. The Radicals held a huge Mass Meeting in the street on Wednesday night of last week. T. J. Robertson presided over the affair. The Meeting was addressed by Chamberlain, a Northern man; Allen, a Yankee resident in Greenville ; Col. Pardee, a Counecticnt white; Major Corbin, who is U. S. District Attorney for this State; DeLarge, a Yankee negro; and F. J. Moses, jr., the man that was once proud of having written the order to open fire upon Fort Sumter. There was nothing to be remarked, especially, except that everything was ultra-negro-radical, beyond the fact that Allen lost his temper and swaggered with little honor to himself or his cause, and bandied bilingsgatc and blackguardism with the rabble. On Thursday night the Democratic State Convention met at Gregg's Hall. Gov. Perry became from the out-set one of the leading spiritfl; and we all know his principles. He is Roman, pure, and out-and-out Democratic. He has cut loose from "that dastardly virtue called prudence," and is as uncompromising as Regulusever was. The speech of President Burt declares that the matter before them is the interest of two races; but many others seem to think that protection of the whites against the blacks is the main thing. Gov. Perry is of this way of thinking. The proceedings of the Convention will be foqjjd elsewhere. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. M. Dobgon it Co.?Shcep-Shcni*, Well-Buckets, 8cythe Blades, Caps, Ames' Shovels and Spades, Shoes. John J. Smith?A Card. T. VV. Clawson. Deputy Messenger?In Bankruptcy?In the Matter or A. F. McConnell, James B. Steele, David S. Russell, J. Ed. Jelfcrys, Ebenezer P. Castles, Lawson H. Cnveny, Adolphus E. Carroll,and by J. H. Clawson, Special Messenger?Hezeklah VV. Wilson. R. L. Simmons?A Card. J. F. Wallace, Clerk?In the Court of Common Pleas. F. C. Harris, O. Y. D.?Cltntion?Eliza Anderson, Applicant? VVm. Anderson, Deceased. Thomson and Jeffery, Assignees?In Bankruptcy?In the Mat- , ter of A. M. Kue, Jas. M. Warwick, B. A. Culp, James Finley, nnd T. H. it Wm. Dickson. J. 8. R. Thomson, Assignee?In the Matter of T. S. Jiflerya, Bankrupt. R. II. Glenn?Sheriff's Sales. W. J. Stephenson?Notice to Tax Payers. TheKuklux?WhatisIt??Theword "Kuklux," which designates a band of "regulators," as recognized in Texas and other Western States, is supposed to be derived from the Greek word KuMos, which signifies a circle. Those who, in many instances, have suffered from depredations at the hands of active members of Loyal Leagues bave, as we are advised, organized an antagonistic societv solely for the purpose of protecting persons and property. Such is the design of these clubs as represented by gentlemen from Nashville. All this vague alarm manifested by certain carpetbag adventurers and office-holders, who came hither simply to plunder and impoverish people, will hardly suffer at the hands of the "Kuklux."? Gen. Thomas, if the association is properly represented, employes detectives in vain. There will be no violation of law by the Kuklux, and others who attempt wrongful acts may find a power interposing its authority which is only terrible to thieves and wrong-doers. It is said, with what degree of truthfulness others must determine, that the "Kuklux" constitute already a powerful organization in this country. If no other harm be done than that ascribed to the association in Middle Tennessee, there surely can be little reason for . the condemnation of a society which at worst is a counterpart of Loyal Leagues; with the recommendation added, that while Leagues are composed of the most dangerous because the most ignorant people on the continent, members of the mystic association are citizens of Tennessee, and permanently bound to the soil. These last are interested in the maintenance of order and good government, while Loyal Leaguers have everything to gain by public wrongs and disorders.?Memphis Ledger. ARRESTED EOK iaiJPKUJfEK ?uaai night, about 10 o'clock, Bev. (?) B. F. ltandolph, tho saddle-colored delegate to the great ringedstreaked-and-striped, who represented Orangeburg, but lives in Charleston, was arrested in the burnt district, being taken in conduct contra honos mores. He at nrst resisted the police, but, when he found i that resistance was useless, he offered a bribe of $100 to be let off, without being carried to the i guard bouse. To the guard house, however, he had to go, and there he was required to deposit $30, as i security for his appearance before the Mayor this morning; but he will, probably, forfeit that small I amount.?Charleston Mercury, 3d. S6?' A French doctor says that life remains a I long time in the body after the head is cut off; ; but his opinion is of no more* value than that of i any one else who has not tried it ; CHESTER CONTKEBUTORIAL. BY WM. H. BRAWLEY. CHESTER, S. C., APRIL. 7, 1868. SHE RUTS SALES, No property was. sold by the Sheriff on Monday last, except several tracts df land which were sold for taxes and brought very low prices. BEGIBTBATIOI. We have not yet had full returns from the various registration precincts. We are told that the number of newly registered voters has been very small. In the town of Chester, there have been registered 43 whites and 31 blacks. THE MAILS, We hear much complaint in these latter days, over the irregularity of the Northern mails. Newspapers are sometimes a week in coming between New York and Chester. We hope that some investigation will be made of these reported irregularities, and that an end will be put to these serious inconveniences. The fault does not lie with our very efficient P. M. at Chester. BUDDEH DEATH. We are pained to learn that the body of Mr. John McAliley was fonnd on the Bail Road, about a mile above the depot, op Tuesday morning. This unfortunate gentleman, it is thought, arrived on the care the evening previous, having come from Florida to visit his relatives in this District, and ^ suffering from some mental derangement and exhaustion, had mistaken the road and fallen dead ; by the road-side. A Coronor's inquest was holden and it was ascertained that his death was not caused by violence. % ? i' A FEW 0ABBI8OH. Our citizens were astonished this morning to find our streets filled with "blue coats," recalling very vividly our past We are informed that a company of thirty men, under command of Lieut Wells, arrived last night and took quarters in the United States Barracks. " We imagine that they have been sent here for some purposes connected with the approaching elections. So far as this may be the object, we think that there has been nothing in the conduct of the people of this District, either white or black, to give rise to any apprehensions that the peace will be disturbed on that occasion. Since the close of the war, we have not known a more peaceable, orderly and industrious population than that of Chester District; and if any representations to the contrary have been made to the military authorities, they are infamous slanders. THE HOMESTEAD LAW. To those who are disposed to vote for the ?ew Constitution on the ground that it provides a knmoQfoo/l Iak onorw fotntltr xaa wnnl/1 onmmon^ UUUiCOl^OU 1VI t nv nviuu wuiiwwuu the following remarks of the Hon. A. Bart, an able lawyer and President of the late Conservative Convention. They express the opinion of every lawyer who has devoted any thought to the subject: "In the first place, the homestead is not exempt from the burden of taxation, and may be sold for taxes. In the next place, I confidently declare, as a lawyer, in the presence of lawyers, that there is not a court in the United States, ana no court cab be organized under this constitution, even of Judges imported from New England, Ohio or Africa, which would dare to hola that the homestead is exempt from antecedent debts. The homestead provision can protect no white or black man from the debts which he owed at the time the constitution was framed, or when it shall be ratified, and those who rely upon it will find it a snare and delusion." He expressed himself with like confidence on the absolute nullity of the ordinance which repudiates all debts contracted for the purchase of negroes, and stated an unofficial opinion .of Chief Justice Chase, that this class of debts were as landing as any other. IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT. The impeachment trial drags along slowly, and as yet, nothing of startling interest has been presented. We extract from the telegrams of the Associated Press, the following: March 30.?After some preliminary business Chief Justice Chase entered the Senate and opened the Court with the usual formalities. The journal was read, and.Mr. Chase then said: "The managers will now proceed in support of the articles of impeachment. ' Butler spoke until four o'clock, and when he concluded the seats provided for the Representatives were almost empty, and the galleries were by no means crowded. Mr. Wilson then commenced his argument The evidence was entirely documentary, and was interrupted in the 1 middle of a consideration of the President's reasons for suspending Stanton by a motion to adjourn, which was carried. March 31.?In the Court of Impeachment today the evidence was proceeded with until Mr. Stanberry made objection. Mr. Chase sustained ( the managers. Mr. Drake objected to his decision and Mr. Chase maintained that he had the right to make preliminary decisions, subject to appeal. Mr. Drake then appealed, and the managers were < sustained. General Butler said that he was glad the issne arose, when the decision of the Justice 1 was in favor of the managed. The defence took 1 no part in the contest A motion to retire then prevailed, Mr. Chase voting aye to decide a tie vote. Messrs. Doolittle . and Saulsbuiy being the only Democrats voting : nay. After three hours' absence, Mr. Chase an- ! nounced the decision of the court that he (Mr. Chase) should decide questions of evidence and : preliminary questions, subject to appeal to. the Senate, and aaiourned. April 1.?At 12 o'clock, the impeachment pro- 1 ceedings were resumed. During the reading of the journal, Mr. Sumner made a motion to the effect that Mr. Chase had no right to give the casting vote yesterday. This was defeated by a vote of . twenty-one to twenty-seven. The question of the admissibility of certain evi- < dence for the prosecution which was interrupted , yesterday by adjournment, was then resumed. Both managers and counsel consumed their hour in argument. The decision of Mr. Chase was then sustained by a strict party vote. 1 Pending the discussion, the managers declined to say what use they intended to make of the disputed evidence, as it would expose their plan of I prosecution. The question at issue was, whether what Gen. Thomas said and did, could be received as evidence. Under the affirmative ruling, it was then proved that Gen. L. Thomas said he intended using force, and to break down the doors of the War Office, and that afterwards he said he was deterred from using force by his arrest. . The next contest was upon the admissibility of | a statement of what Gen. Thomas did and said previous to receiving orders to take possession of < the War Office. Mr. Chase ruled this out Mr. < Drake appealed, and the appeal was sustained by 1 a vote ot twenty-eight to twenty-two. The managers stated that before taking a vote, < tliat they intended proving by this evidence that ] Thomas, in the line of this conspiracy, attempted to corrupt the employees in the War Department j During the controversy, Gen. Butler violently 1 assailed Gen. Thomas as having been disgraced by ? Lincoln and Stanton, stating that Gen. Thomas, i aside from assisting the President in his conspiracy, had gratified his personal revenge. 1 Under the ruling of the Senate, on appeal, the i managers then proved that, shortly after his reinstatement as Adjutant-General, General Thomas ] called up the heads of Bureau and chief employ- i ecs, and informed them that these remarks were 1 confined to employees in the Adjutant-General's < Department, and that no allusion was made to the ] probability of General Thomas becoming Secretary j of War. This created a buzz. Further evidence showed that General Thomas 1 said he intended applying to Gen. Grant for a force to Dut him in possession. m Only three witnesses were examined to-day. In the management of the prosecution Gen. Butler takes the lead almost entirely, and amongst the the managers he is the emergency man. The practice is very sharp, precisely in police court style, except that the thrusts are more keen. April 2.?Two witnesses were examined to-day, but nothing new was elicited. The President's letter to Gen. Grant was read, and the counsel for the President demanded that the certificates of the Cabinet officers be read as a part of the document Mr. Chase put the question, and the demand of the counsel was rejected ; yeas 20, nays 29. Wm. R Chandler,, late Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, was introduced, and testified regarding the Treasury routine. Tne defence objected to the questions concerning the appointment of Edward Cooper. Gen. Batler saia he intended to prove by this evidence that the President appointed Cooper so that Thomas might have access to the Tre-^smy. He also intends to prove that the President bad violated the Tenure-of-offioe Jaw in the matter of Cooper's appointment The evidence was rejected by a vote of twenty-three to twenty-sir. C. A. Tinker, a telegraph manager, was examined, touching the telegrams which passed between the President and Governor Parsons, regarding the adoption of the Howard amendment by the Alabama Legislature. The defence objected, and Mr. Boutwefl said that in the telegrams referred to, the President spoke of Congress as a set of individuals. Mr. Butler contended dbat the adop- " tion of the Howard amendment was amongst the requirements of the Reconstruction acts, and that the President had no right to oppose it The telegrams were then admitted in Evidence by a vote of 27 to 17. On motion to adjourn, the vote stood 22 to 22. Chase voted aye, and the Court adjourned. Apbil 3.?The court resumed the evidence regarding the President's speeches, and on that delivered to the committee at the Philadelphia Convention. The Associated Press copy was corrected by Col. Moore, the President's Private Secretary, and one reproduced from original stenograph io noies was aamiuea. ine Cleveland speecfi was next taken op. Mr. Chose ruled against the admission of the version published by the Cleveland Leader, as it was a condensation from long hand notes. Senator Drake applied from the decision, and the appeal was sustained by a vote of five to eleven. Two other versions of the Cleveland speech were admitted. Most of the day was spenbin discussing the art of reporting. Two attempts to adjourn to Monday were defeated. The court then adjourned. The impeachment proceedings to-day developed nothing new. Butler continues to-do all the work, losing papers occasionally, apparently for the purpose of keeping his associates awake by helping him find them. Indeed they do nothing else. April 4.?Mr. Butler announced that the managers had dosed the case exoept cumulative evidence. The defence asked an adjournment until Thursday to prepare and arrange evidence. Mr. Conness moved the court adjourn to Wednesday. [Cries of "shame," and give them the other day.] Mr. Johnson moved to amend by adjourning to Thursday. Carried with but two negatives. The yeas and nays were demanded, but Mr. Conness accepted Mr. Johnson's amendment, when the final vote was taken on the adjournment to Thursday, and adopted by thirty-seven to ten.? The 8enate immediately adjourned to Monday. . The dosing of the proration caused astonishment. It seems admitted on all hands that But- , ler's management ofehe case has not strengthened impeachment Some claim that Butler gave undue importance to his own article?the tenth.? ? * Others insinuate that Butler is playing fake, and that he intentionally made the proceedingsfkrsicaL It seems certain the defence will now hurry thecase to a oondusion. . ?: ;?? ? m? From tbe CotmnbU Pboolz, 3d iatant. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. In compliance with a previous call, a general Convention of Delegates from the several Democratic Clubs of this State, met last night, it 7 o'clock, in Calisthenie Hall. On motion of CoL J. P. Thomas, the Chairman ? of the Bichland delegation, Gen. John S. Preston pE?:- ?'~I , T n v woo uuiou w vuc vmoU) ami i'icooia traujco u? Gibbes and R C. Shiver requested to act as Secretaries. f On motion, the delegateodrem the several Districts were requested to present their credentials to the Chair; which was done, jtad it was found that the following delegations were present: AHxville.?D. Wjfratt Aiken, A. Burt, J. Lelaud, W. K. Blake, B. Z. Herndon, F. A: Connor, J. T. Parks, RA. Griffin, J. K Vance, Jas. Rqdgers, i. N. Young, J. Sr. Lattimcr, L D. Merriman, J. Gillam. * Andarton?Daniel Brown, E. P. Earle. Barnvodt?Joseph Erwin, H. W. Richardson, G. B. Lartigue, RAldrioh.? Chester?W. P. Gill, Major Hamilton. Fairfield?Dr. J. Robertson, T. W. Woodward, B. D. El kin, W. J. Alston, H. C. Davis. j, Georgetown?JK Forster, J. S. Parker, J. R Middleton. ;" ? Greenville?B. F. Perry, W. H. Campbell, E. H. Stokes, EL A. Cobble, H. L Smith. Colleton?C. G. Henderson, B. J. Malone. Kershaw?James Chesnut, W. L. DePass, J. M. Davis, T. H. Clark. Lexington?J. H. Counts, S. P. Wingard, H. Meetze, John H. Meetson, S. M. Ruff, H. W. Hendrix. Laurent?Dr. E. T. McSwain. Edgefield?h. Schiller. Marvm?W. S. Muffins, J. Eli Gregg, D. Leggett ' Neicberry?S. Fair, Y. J. Pope, S. R Chapman. Richland?John S. Preston, J. P. Thomas, Dr. Trezevant, Dr. Ray, J. Davis, T. Boyne, J. P. Adams, Dr. Lynch, W. W. White, J. D. Pope, F. W. McMaster, M. Ehrlich, R. C. Shiver, J. G. Gibbes. Sumter?J. D. Blanding, T. J. McCJants, A. Moses. . . York?James Mason. .. .. ? Union?T. B. Jeter, X G. MoKissick, J. E. Ming, E. R Wallace. Spartanburg?G. Cannon, J. W. Miller, J. B. rolleson, W. ft Blake, S. C. Means, T. J. Moon, W. J. Smith. Orangeburg?F. M. Wannamaker, W. C. Hane, J, MoKewn. A motion to appoint a committee, to consist of one member from each delegation, to nominate officers for the permanent organization of the Con :i_J _i fun : :u VCUUUU pi^YOLltXI, WUCU UiC lUliUYVUJg UUI11UJILIOU was formed: ; >i Messrs. F. Conner, E. P. Earle, G. B. Lartigue, B. T. Malone, T. W. Woodward, L. Schiller, F. S. Parker, W. L DePass, J. H. Counts, Ell Gregg, Y. J. Pope, J, P. Thomas, James Mason, I. v. McKissick, S. C. Means, F. W. Wannamaker, A. Moses, W. H. CampbelL The committee retired, and after an absence of i quarter of an hoar, recommended the election of the following officers, and their report was unanimously adopted: President?Hon. A. Burt; of Abbeville. Vice-Presidents?Gen. James Chesnut, Hon. B. j F. Pony, Gen. John S. Preston, CoL J. D. Blaniing and Simeon Fair. - For Secretaries?Messrs. "James G. Gibbes and W. K. Backman. On motion, a committee, consisting of Messrs. Pope, Muffins, and Jeter, was appointed to con- iuct the President to the chair. Before assuming his seat, the President said: Gentlemen op the Convention Allow me to return yon my sincere and cordial thanks for the compliment-you have bestowed upon me this evening. To preside in an assembly of South Carolinians, especially in a moment like this, is an honor to which no one with just pride can be insensible. I shall not, gentlemen, undertake to reoite to you, [ shall not attempt to indicate the proceedings you may adopt, nor anticipate them, it is enough for me to remark that you have met for the noblest purpose that can engage the human heart or head, i on have to save from ruin all that statesmanship an save, and devise plans to preserve the welfare 3f two races. 1 assure you of my earnest wishes, that your deliberations may be successful. Rev. Mr. Young, one of the delegates, then opened the proceedings of the Convention with prayer. 1 he following committee was appointed to prepare business: Messrs. J. P. Thomas, B. F. Per y, W. S. Mullins, J. D. Blanding, Simeon Fair, fames Chesnut, Gabriel Cannon, A. M. Foster < md E..B.-Lartigue. A resolution to refer all propositions intended for the action of the Convention to this oommittee, was adopted. A paper was then read by Ex-Governor Perry, which, after reciting the wrongs which had been inflicted on the South, before2 during and since the war, recommended the adoption of resolutions dedaring that the Convention unite with the National Democratic party of the North; that it send delegates to the National Convention to be held on the 1th of July proximo: that the people of the State be urged to go to the polls ana vote against the ratification of the Constitution, but for State offisers; that they organize Democratic clubs in every District, town ana hamlet in the State. Other papers were submitted, and without being read, were referred to the Committee on Business. The Convention then adjourned, to meet this iay at 12 m. This body re-assembled at 12 o'clock, yesterday, Hon. A. Burt iu the ohair. The proceedings were opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Young. The iournal of the previous days' proceedings was read ? md confirmed: On motion of Gen. Preston, the Presidents and members-of Democratic Clubs present, were requested to take seats on the floor of the house.