Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 26, 1871, Image 2
f craps and .facts.
An Indiana journal is trying to promote
j>edestrian exercise among the students of the
.State, by urging a law to prohibit the sale of
liquor within three miles of any institution of
learning.
A Michigander bet a man who owed
him a small bifl $20 that he could collect it
within a week. ' The debtor "put up," when
the creditor garnisheed the stakes, and won
both the bet and the bill.
Andrew Brentlinger, who was sentenced
to be hanged for murder, in Allen county,
Ohio, on Friday, and who was respited by the
Governor for eleven weeks, telegraphed to the
Governor that he desired to be hanged on Friday
a3 appointed in the original sentence.
A young colored man in Kansas, whose
pedal extremities project from the middle of
his feet, skates as easily backward as forward,
but in making short turns he has an awkward
habit of treading on his own heels, which
Causes him to suddenly take a seat on the
back of his head.
An Arkansas editor lately issued his paper
without editorial matter, but with a paragraph
at the head of the leading column in
? h? fbof fbo tpiiToa nf KIQ CllK
WHICH UC UCVIM CU tuob bug nuvo VI .
scribers had so occupied bis attention in call- j
ing to show their babies that he had no time j
to attend to anything else.
There are but three whisky distilleries
in operation in North Carolina. _ In this con-nection,
the (Jffictal 'who makes the report,
says the daily product of American distilleries
is 197,000 gallons; and the daily consumption
258,000 gallons; so the American people
consume 61,000 gallons more liquor than they
produce.
Benjamin Chambers, a native of North
Carolina, but for the past thirty-five years a
resident of the District of Columbia, died on
Saturday. He was for many years the engraver
for the State Department, and was an
inventor of much note. Among his inventions
was the banded gun, known as the Parrott
gun.
Prof. Huxley has recently pronounced
very decidedly in favor of the introduction of
the Bible as a "reading book" in common
schools. The ground of his advocacy is, that
there must be a moral substratum to a child's
educatiou to make it valuable; and that there
is no other source from which this can be obtained
at all comparable with the Bible.
In Scott county, Kentucky, on Wednesday,
a party of armed masked men at?tacked
a party of colored men and killed
three of them. Later in the day they had a
fight with a party of armed colored men, in
which three ofthe latter and one of the masked
men were killed. The colored people are reported
to be flocking into Frankfort for
safety.
A Buffalo preacher thus addressed the
throne of grace last Sunday: "O, Lord, bless
those who are present, bless those who are on
their way hither ; bless those who are getting
ready to come; bless those who did not come
at all; and in a special manner, we pray Thee,
bless those who arrived in time to hear the
first prayer."
A young woman, delegate in the recent
Ohio Convention of Woman Suffragists said :
"For my own part I love man, individually,
collectively, better than woman; and so, I am
sure, does every one of my sex, if they, like
me, would utter their real sentiments." I am
more anxious for man's elevation and improvement
than for woman's, and so is every
true woman."
Gov. Alcorn, of Mississippi, has refused
a commission in the State militia to a man who
spoke disparagingly of Gen. Lee at the time
of his death. The Governor says that Gen.
Lee may have been a rebel; yet he himself,
in a much humbler position, stands guilty of
the same offence; and he cannol seemingly
approve of any slur cast upon the memory of
Gen. L?e because of his participation iu the
__ "rebellion,"- ? f ~-r?
-Mature covers the wj^uv of bftttia,fiaLiB
niui RlilUiy nanus, ^correspondent says
that in passing over the battle-fields of the
Wilderness and around Petersburg, he saw
delicate grass and shrubbery, growing out of
the empty ammunition boxes, a fine rose bush
thrusting up its graceful form through the
head of a Union drum, and a curling verbena
peeping out of a fragment of a bursted shell,
in which strange cup it had been planted.
That was, indeed, peace growing out of war.
On Monday last the price of beef in
New York was lower than it has been at any
previous time during the last seven years.
TA 1 OOO i.~ 1 OOQ *1 ^
r rum louo w iouo uieie vtaa uu uuusuai svaicity
due partly to the extraordinary demand
caused by the armies in the field and partly
to the fact that the great grazing grounds of
the Middle States were rendered useless by
Union or Confederate troops. Latterly, however,
the supply has more nearly equalled the
demand, and hence the prices have slowly
but steadily declined.
The high oourt of impeachment to try
Governor Holden convened on Monday last.
Gov. Holden filed his answer to the articles
of impeachment. The answer is very voluminous,
covering two hundred pages of foolscap.
The board of managers made their replication
on Tuesday, and the trial is proceeding regularly.
The managers retain as counsel exGovernor
Bragg, ex-Governor Graham and
Hon. A. S. Merrimon. Governor Holden's
counsel are VV. H. N. Smith, Edward Conigland,
R. C. Badger, Hon. Nathaniel Bovdcn
and J. M. McCorkle.
About a month ago a firm in New York
* city announced they would give premiums for
the best specimens of patching and darning of
woollen goods, the articles afterward to be
presented to the Five-point Mission. Four
hundred and fifty-one ladies contributed nine
hundred and forty-three articles, "patched
and darned" so much that they had to be
named and labelled. Among the specimens
is a pair of stockings said to have contained
one nunnred holes, but darned so neatly and
so much that it was hard to find any original
stocking.
The same phenomenon of heavy falls of
rain following great battles, which was observed
in the late civil war in the United
" "StalesniasBecn also noticed in Europe since
the beginning of the present war. A severe
drought, which had prevailed in Europe for
some time, before the beginning of hostilities,
was abruptly and effectually terminated soon
after the war began. If there is any truth in
the theory thus suggested, it might be well to
try the effect of heavy cannonading, in a
peaceful way, of course, along the whole line
of the region in our own country now suffering
from drought.
Under the heading "A Permanent In4
- - ?v/\?lr nntro
vestment, me ncn jluia. x uoi o. ^
Confederate cotton loan, redeemable in gold
by Mr. Jefferson Davis's government in 1863,
is still bought and sold on the London stock
exchange. There are ?2,435,700 of it in the
London market, which cost the subscribers
about ninety per cent, of its nominal value.
Sir Henry de Houghton is said to have ?386,x
000, which cost him nearly par. Sales were
actually made during December at from three
and three-quarters to five per cent., closing at
the highest rate. The only value of the stock,
it appears, lies, in the hope of the sanguine
purchasers that the United States will one
day redeem it."
?? The first account we have of the cigar
is found in the works of Navarette and Las
Casas, and is quoted by Irving. In describing
the first voyage of Columbus, he says : "They
beheld several of the natives going about with
firebrands in their hands, and certain dried
herbs which they rolled up in a leaf, and lighting
one end, put the other in their mouths,
and continued exhaling and puffing out the
smoke. A roll of this kind they called a
"tobacco" a name since transferred to the
plant of which the roll was made," though
that is the name by which the cigar is known
in Cuba. Oviedo speaks of it (Historia General
de las Indias) as among "the evil customs
of the Indians of Cuba, very pernicious, and
producing insensibility." Their mode of smo- j
king was by inhalation through the nostrils by !
means of a hollow, forked cane, the forked
ends being inserted in the nostrils, the other
end applied to the burning leaves of the
plant.
ihc (?nquiw.
YORKVII.I.E. S. C.:
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 26,1871.
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At the time we go to press, a report has
reached us that incendiary fires occurred on
Tuesday night last on the plantations of H.
C. Thomasson, R. W. Shaw, Amzi Falls,
Neely Miller and Hugh Warner?all in this
county, though not contiguous to each other.
We have learned no particulars of these
fires, nor the extent of the injury inflicted.
mechanicaiT ingenuity.
Our neighbor, Dr. William M. Walker, for
a number of years, has been engaged in the
work of relieving the toothless citizens of
York and the surrounding counties of the necessity
of "gumming it," by furnishing them
with the most approved and artistic masticators.
A few days ago, we stepped into his office,
and found the Doctor engaged in giving
the finishing touches to a set of upper teeth
for a lady in waiting?whether young or old,
"maid, wife or widow," we shall not be ungallant
enough to say?which for beauty and
finish, (the teeth we mean) lightness, elasticity
and evidences of durability, we found to be
superior to anything of the kind we have ever
examined. The teeth were mounted on vulcanite
plate; hy a process that has recently
come into the Doctor's possession, which enables
him to surmount some difficulties with
which he has heretofore had to contend. He
is possessed of unusual mechanical ingenuity,
and persons who are reduced to the necessity
of "gumming it", eannot do better for themselves
than by giving him an opportunity of
trying his handiwork on them.
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The Circuit Court for York county adjourned
on Friday afternoon last. The time of the
Court was almost wholly engaged with sessions
business, nothing having been done on
the civil side of the Court except the making
of a few orders. A large amount of sessions
business was continued until the next terra of
the Court, which convenes on the third Monin
mawnk nnvf
uuj in iuaiv/ii uv?\u
At the time of our going to press last week,
the Court was engaged in trying James Caveny
for the murder of James Martin in October
last. The jury rendered a verdict of "not
guilty." A similar verdict was rendered in
f the suit against Byers, Hix and Randall,
charged with participating.in the murder of
* Thomas Black, alias Thonms Roundtree.
[ * The Court passed the fofcT? et;Mienccs:
"nesseiuec'R, luuvmea <n -gjana larceny, two
k yearsin the penitentiary, af hard labor; Berry
Kimbrell?petit larceny?six months in
the penitentiary; Amos Byers?larceny?one
year in the penitentiary at hard labor; Wade
Price?burglary and larceny?three years in
the penitentiary ; Emma Stewart, alias Mat
Davis?larceny?three months in the county
jail.
Win. Wright, convicted of perjury, not appearing
for sentence, a sealed sentence was
left with the clerk of the Court.
Verdicts of "guilty" were rendered against
Charles White and Carlisle White, charged
with larceny. Appeals were taken and a
. scaled sentence left with the Clerk.
The Grand Jury in their report charged
F. W. Davie, a colored Trial Justice of this
county, with malfeasance in office. The
charges embrace the collecting of excessive
casts, undignified conduct in the discharge of
his duties, general incompetency, etc.
GOVERNOR SCOTT'S SPECIAL MESSAGE.
We publish this week the special message
of Governor Scott to the Legislature, upon
the subject of the recent disturbances in this
State. With the tone of this paper all lovers
of peace and order?no difference of what political
party?will be pleased; and it is no less
a source of gratulation to the true people of
the State, to see the Governor take so bold a
stand against the plans and schemes of that
portion of the Republican party which is ever
busy engendering strife and discord, simply
for the promotion of their own personal ends.
The Governor frankly says?and not without
danger of giving serious offence to many
of his radical supporters does he make the
statement?that "he cannot say with truth,
upon any information in his possession, that in
any section of the State the laws are not executed,
for not a single case has been reported in
which the officers of the law have been resisted
' in the discharge of their duties. There is no
invasion which he is called on to repel, no insurrection
which he is called on to suppress."
j He also deems it proper to state, which he is
I glad to be able to do, that "the public sentiment
I of these counties seems to be aroused to the
character and consequences of this state of
affairs, and public meetings have been held,
in which the responsible and influential citizens
of Laurens and Spartanburg, have declared,
in language sufficiently strong, their
; abhorrence of these crimes, and their willing:
nessto aid the Executive in the suppression of
j themand that "it is his opinion that the
I civil law of the State ought to be sufficient,
j and it is his determination that it shall besuffij
fficient, to protect the person and property of
[ every and any citizen of the state, nowever
! humble, friendless or obnoxious. He cannot
! bring myself to contemplate the use of an
: armed force to punish individual violations of
i the law in a time of profound peace. Such a
j remedy would be as bad as the disease, and
' would be a public declaration that there was
I no civil government in South Carolina, and
j that we are living in a condition of social an,
archy."
j The message throughout breathes a spirit of
liberality and candor which is worthy of all
praise, and it seems to be carrying out in good
faith the promises made by the Governor, in
his inaugural address, when he pledged him-,
self to make every fair effort for the restorations
of harmony in our State. AVe assure j
! him that in all proper efforts for the consura- j
mation of this desired object, he will be cor- j
j dially met by the law-abiding people, and that;
, the honorable stand which he has just taken
j will meet the hearty co-operation of all good
I citizens of the State. j
SFRVIYOR'S ASSOCIATION. \
At the recent meeting of the State Survi- ]
vor's Association, the Executive Board re- '
commended that a roll of the names of the 1
South Carolina soldiers who died in the Con- i
federate service be published. Professor Riv- ]
ers, who has been engaged for years in pre- <
paring the rolls from all the reliable sources i
at his command, reports that he is of opinion <
that he has attained accuracy, though, in or- <
der to ensure the work to be correct in every
particular, it is proposed to publish two edi- <
tions?the first, with a preface, inviting cor- i
rections and additions, to be submitted to the i
Executive Board by the friends of those who i
fell; and the second, with the additions and i
corrections thus made to be issued in a better
and more permanent form.
The importance and value of such a work
cannot be over-estimated, and it is hoped there i
will be no difficulty in securing the necessary
funds to ensure the publication of the
book at an early day. iN early every iarauy
in the State feels an interest in its publication ;
and only 1,100 subscribers at $5 each, are required
to defray the expenses of publishing;
each subscriber to be entitled to a copy of the
first and also of the second and corrected
edition?each volume to be paid for on delivery.
A printed subscription list has been
forwarded to this office, and we will be pleased
to receive the names of those who may desire
the publication of the proposed book.
STOCK RAISING.
The theory of the people of South Carolina
and of all the cotton growing States is, that it
is not profitable to raise stock. This is, in
one sense, true; and in another sense, it is
not true. It is not as profitable to raise stock
to sell, as it is to produce- cotton ; but for individual
uses it is much more profitable to
raise stock than it is to make cotton or anything
else which has to be sold in order to
procure money to buy it. On a well-conducted
and properly arranged farm, it costs very
little to raise a colt. If all the corn, however,
which it and its mother will eat until it is
fit for service is to be bought, it will eat more
than its marketable value before it is three
years old. This is certainly true, where, as in
some instances, no provisions are made only
fn teen it. in the stahle or drv lot. and feed it
on corn and fodder. It must be clear to every
far-seeing aud prudent farmer, that a plantation
which is supported from the crib of another
man's farm, is not prudently conducted.
On such a farm it is expensive to raise anything.
Animals of all kinds, from a chicken
to a horse, cannot be raised with any profit
upon such a plantation. In fact, it is doubtful
whether children could be properly raised
upon it or not!
In our climate, from May to November,
young stock of all kinds require no feed, or
comparatively none. Young cattle and hogs
will live and thrive in the range, aud colts in
in the wheat and oats pastures until the cornfields
are opened, and then stock of all kinds,
in ordinary seasons, get fat, and are thus prepared
for the winter. There are men in York
county who have always raised their own domestic
animals, and although they never
made much cotton, still they are to-day in
good pecuniary circumstances and know nothing
about hard times.
One of the advantages in raising stock, admitting
that it actually costs as much as it
does to buy it, is this: The outlay is not all
at once, but only a little at a time, extending
through_a.period oFseveral years, and hence,
aiuiuug:i~naggrega^ may Considerable/
the subdivisions-are so fcuall that no difficulty
whateverisJlfeeriogce^n m*mHnc
Another "advantage is that stock raised in
this country are better suited to our purposes
than those raised elsewhere. They are less
liable to disease, live longer, and are every
way better. Mules and horses raised in Kentucky
have to become acclimated when
brought here, and never are as good as those
raised in this .country.
In some portions of York county, there is
I nn dnnht. tobnl. crawinc would be Drofita
Ill 1IJ(.1. JLVU1I1 ttllU uvovfiuuvu ivuvii uuvu tuwividuals.
Their course is marked by destruction.
Of this class of persons we have quite
enough. We need, however, thrifty and in>
dustrious inhabitants.
It is sad to say it, but it is no slander to
J say, that a large number of the present tenants
of southern soil are idle and thriftless.
This is, perhaps, true of every country to
some extent; but it is true of our country to
an alarming degree. All over the South
there is a class of persons who have been
guided and directed in all their efforts by another
class. This latter class is, by the force
of early education, dependent upon those
vhora they have been accustomed to control.
Soth these classes are in a sad predicament.
The only apparent reden.ption for either, and
)oth, is self-reliance. Whether these classes
vill ever work in concert or not, is yet to be
proven. One thing, however, is true. The
jlass that is most industrious and thrifty willnake
the greatest developmenus, and if the
jther class remains idle, it will ultimately
Iwindle away and be no more.
All that this country needs, to make it one
sf the most desirable places on earth, isji
thrifty and energetic population. The soil
and climate, especially of the upper counties
:>f the State of South Carolina, are such as
to meet the desires of him whose only craving
is wealth, whilst the natural scenery is so
grandly picturesque as to fill a poet's soul
with rapturous delight. We have no dispo^
sition to make predictions; but we aie ifflS
pressed with the idea, that by proper management,
the State of South Carolina will, at no
distant day, be regarded as one of the most
desirable places on the continent. It is pleasant,
at least, to think that such will be the j
case; and should it prove to be a dream
never to be realized, it does no harm at present,
but is a real good. - ? !
One thing is beyond all controversy true:
no man ever did much for himself or hi*
country by folding his hands in idleness and;
complaining of hard timeSj^-W^iavejSpB
need for the idler and gentlengin of leisuifl
than for any thing else. rTbe duty of ??chj
individuals is to pull off their coats and go-to
work. If they will not do this, the sooner
they leave, the better it will be for the country.
Their departure will be hailed as a
public good. With their exodus scarcity of
corn will leave the laud, and whether the"
price of cotton be high or low, money will be
plenty.
THE YORKYILLE ENQUIRER
FOR 1871!
WITH the first of the year, the YORKVILLE ENQUIRER1
will enter upon its seventeenth volume; and the success
with which the proprietor lias met in the past, in his effort* to
publish a first-class Literary and Family paper, nns induced hint
to present attraction* In the future, superior to any heretofore of;
fered. With tills view, and for the purpose of securing
ORIGINAL SERIAL 8TORIES.
of a higli order, remunerative prizes were offered for the three
best coinpctetl ve stories. From a large number that were submitted,
n committee, composed of disinterested and competent literary
gentlemen, selected ns the most entertaining, "AvLONA
"TEMPTATION and "THE LOST DIAMOND;? which, on
opening the seals containing the authors' names, were found to
be from the pens of some or the most popular story wrltPrs; and
these productions are pronounced equal to the stories issued from
any weekly press In the countrv.
THE PRIZE STORIES
will run through at least twenty-six numbers of the paper, aiuT
will be followed by three other Original Stories of absorbing interest,
written expressly for the Enquirer, entitled, respectively,
unfoTiw?A TAl.p np ngpnRR THE WAR:" "BRO
ken"cisf ERN8*;? and "UN KNO WN' raakln gn ot lew thnn
three hundred columns of Odginnl Stories to be published during
theycnr; which, In addition to the "Miscellaneous Heading,"
adapted to all classes; the Agricultural D portment, containing,
practical and useful information for the Fanner; "Reading for the
Sabbath," uhder the supervision of n clerical gentleman of mark-,
ed ability, whose graceful pen embellishes his department in every
number; n column of wit and Humor; together with Editorials
on appropriate topics; a compend of the News, at home and
abroad ; Commercial and Market Reports, and being one of tin
Inrges tpapers published in the South, printed in the beststyla^|
n steam press, the Enquirer will supply the want of every finslde,
and sustain its reputation as a paper for the family circle.
PRIZES TO SUBSCRIBERS.
With n determination to keep up with the spirit of the tlinc?-="
the distribution of Prizes being a populnr Idea?the Proprietor
has determined to adopt a system or GIFT DISTRIBUTION
ninong the subscribers of the Enquirer; but upon a plnn different
from that so prevalent, in which brass jewelry, "dumb watches"
and shilling pictures are the chief attractions. It is deemed
preferable to nwurd a substantial gift, in an equitable manner,''upon
the following plan:
Commencing with the first week In January, 1871, the name of
each yearly subscriber on the list, who has paid in advance, will
bo placed In a box provided for the purpose. On each Wedncadny
morning throughout the year, after thoroughly mixing tilt?
names, one name will be dmwn from the box?the person whose
name shall be so dmwn, to be entitled to a prize of FIVE DOLLARS
in cash, fty-As names are added to the list they will be
planed in the box.-fij) The name of the person drawn eae|
week will be announced In the Issue of the paper succeeding the
drawing, and the tnnney promptly forwarded to the address.
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The proprietor nnnounccs THREE PREMIUMS for the three'
largest Clubs of subscribers to the Enquirer for the year 1871,
amounting in the aggregate to SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS in
cash.
The first premium will represent the value of THFRTW^^H
DOLLARS; the se-mtd. the value of TWENTY-FUtt^H
1 LARS; and thetlM the value of FIFTEEN DOLL^^^B
The proprietori'ni<tead of designating/special artir^^^^B
> intum*, nrdr iiiinj*^ tiie above? plan, In?T7';._r*
1 secure the pranlutfi milv n?vnrf
or ine v?i?? to wliilrr cafcn may Be eiiUtPd.
I lie person getting mi the largest Clu><; at $-2-50 rorB^BB
[ scrlber, will be entitles P? ? <> ? ?f tlx? above prenBumsftJi?
Iierson getting up the second largest, to the second premium, and
the third largest to the third premium. Competitors may begin
tn procure subscribers at once?the time of subscription to commence
whenever the name is handed In, or on the first of January,
1871, as may he preferred. The money for each subscriber
Is expected to be paid for whenever the name is entered on our
books, and no name will be entered In competition until it la
paid for. I
To persons who make up Clubs of ten or more names, Utif
who may fail to obtain n premium, we will send the Enquirer
one year free of charge; and to those who send a Club of twenty
or more nnmes, hut who may fail to get a premium, we will forward
a copy of the Enquirer one year tree of charge, and a
copy of the Rural Carolinian and the Southern Cultivator, or r
copy of Uie Enquirer and either Godey's Lady's Book, Peterson's
Mngazine, Frank Leslie's Lady's Mngnzine, or any weekly
newspaper published In the United 8tntes.
The premiums will tie nwarded to the successful competitors
at one o'clock, p. m., on the second Monday in April, 1871.
TERMS, IN ADVANCE.
One copy, one year, 8 3
Two copies, one year, 5 00
One copy two yean), ,.5 00
Ten copies, one year, witli an extra copy to the person making
the club, :. 25 00
Specimen copies will be sent on application. Address,
L. M. GRIST, Yorkvllle,
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THE EUROPEAN WAR.
The news from Europe for the past few
?-???? in ma??t rtrtn in oorvonf a!
uitys pieseuia iiu ucn puooca m i<u& <hju.> w?
affairs. The bombardment of Paris continues
with increased severity, the Germans now
having twenty-two batteries available against
the city, and a general bombardment being
anticipated, Trochu is said to have decided
upon commencing, on Saturday last, a series
of sorties, to be continued incessantly, unless
peace should intervene. "Sorties," or sallies
j of troops from the besieged city, seem to be
the only hope of the French; yet, so far they
have been entirely resultless.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
On the 18th, the Senate concurred in the
House amendment to the five per cent, funding
bill, and now, with the signature of the
President, it will become a law. Steamship
subsidy and land grant railroad bills were
discussed, without any action being taken. A
lengthy debate was created by a proposition
to sell the public lands in Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. In the
House, Butler introduced a resolution for the
appointment of a commission by the President
to enquire into the use of the government aid
extended to Pacific railroads. A bill, appropriating
8316,239 to West Point Tftlfitar^j
Academy was passed. The executive, legis*lative
and judicial appropriation bill was fin-i
ished in committee of the whole, and the
House ratified nearly all the amendments,"
except the one relative to advertising the laws
in pamphlet form. The paragraph on this
subject remains as reported. The committee
of the whole refused to increase the pay of
United States circuit judges.
On the 19th, there was a lengthy debate on
southern affairs, which was protracted until
the hour of adjournment, on a resolution of
Senator Morton, for a select committee to
consider the President's recent Ku-Klux message
alleging numerous disorders aud outrages
in the southern States. The usual
amount of radical eloquence was expended on
this occasion. Senator Sawyer, of South Carolina,
spoke in favor of the resolution. He
said:
"It cannot be doubted that much disorder
and turbulence prevailed throughout the
South. He would not charge these outrages
upon any one political party, but he did assert,
without fear of contradiction, that the
people who generally suffered by these interests
where those who voted the republican
ticket, and those who generally committed
them did not vote the republican ticket. He
(Mr. S.) was as willing any Senator on this
floor to make allowances for trifling violations
of the law, and was as ready as any to take
into consideration the necessarily unsettled
condition of the country after emerging from
the most terrible struggle in the history of
man ; but he contended that it was the para- j
mount duty of the government to give protec- j
tion to all its settlers. It was the duty of the j
general government to assist the State gov- j
ble. A far-fi^Dg'and safe calculating farmer
of GeorgitFipredicts that the day is not far
distant wheft the State of Georgia will make
no less coflfcai than 8he does at present, and
the number of pounds of wool will be equal to
that of cotton. The upper counties of South
Carolina possess every advantage for wool
growing that Georgia does, and why may not
the same be true with regard to South Carolina?
+ +
WHAT DOES THIS COUNTRY NEED?
Every one, who has reflected at all upon
the condition of things which exists in this
country at present, sees, and feels, and knows,
that something is needed that the resources
of the country may be fully developed.
The constitutional grumbler may be ready
to reply: "There are no resources to develop."
The whole State is nothing less than a prison
in the eyes of such an individual, and the
sooner the inmates can break jail and escape,
the better it will be for them, according to the
judgment of the disconsolate grumbler.
The man of sound and sober reflection will
take a common sense view of the whole affair,
and will not be slow in concluding that all we
need in this country, to be made comfortable,
if not rich, is that the resources be properly
developed. There is no sort of doubt but
there is gold in abundance in tnis oia country
yet. It is not in deep veins in the earth,
amongst huge layers of rock, which must be
blasted. It lies near the surface, and only
requires the skillful use of the plow and the
hoe to get it in possession.
The thing we need most in this country is
more inhabitants. By inhabitants, we do not
mean tenters or squatters, who expect to camp
in the couutry a few years. "We mean individuals
who expect to make this country their
home, and to live and die here, and at last to
be buried in its soil. By no other class of
men can the resources of a country be developed.
The man who is wedded to the soil by no
other tie than the prospective gains of a few
j years, never thinks of development any further
j than the welfare of the whole contributes to
his present income. Such an individual
makes no arrangement for the future prosperity
of the community in which he dwells for
i the time. His expectations are to aggrandize
j himself by destroying, and not by developing,
j The idea of increasing his own resources and
| those of the country, by saving and improving
j the soil upon which he lives, never enters his
I -?1 T> nn/l rlncnlofmn ^Xllrvtir cm/tVi !n^i.
ernments which it had set up in maintaining
themselves; it was its duty to protect with i
its whole power its citizens. He admitted
that in some of the northern States there were
men in office who were unfit for the positions;
but (he old white voting population of the
South had no right to open their mouths on
this subject. When these governments were
about to be organized, these people refused to
participate; appeals were made to them to
come forward and take part in the work, but
they, turned a deaf ear to all appeals, andsaid
they would not countenance by their action
the legislation of the "rump Congress." He
(Mr.S.) was satisfied that whatever shortcomings
may be charged to the present State governments
in the South, the position of affairs
would be anything but improved by turning
over the control to their political opponents.
It was indisputable that organized violence,
riot pnd murder and resistanceto the laws did
ejetef-in the South. He should not vote for
%bis committee did he not believe that the object
was to make a fair and impartial investigation,
and to adopt such measures as would
restore peace and security, and no one could
UMtoose the investigation unless from partisan
motives."
-'/Mr. Thurman, Democrat, of Ohio, made a
speech in opposition to the resolution. In re~
?_ __ i i
ply to senator sawyer, ne saia :
"I have read in the papers that in South
Carolina a conservative mass meeting was
broken up, and the conservative candidate was
jactallowed to speak. It is well known that
^ jvenrtfe South a terrible intimidation is
^HMtfby the negroes toward any of their
suspected of a design to vote
HpHHht$hrtle!ket/and that Any "hf them
d't^s s^St the'risk of his life. Yet we hear no
jjtypplaiut against this; but as soon as a radical
candidate is defeated the cry of Ku-Klux
is raised, and the effort is at once made to
' overcome the will of the people. But not a
word is said when a Governor assumes to elect
' "Hte Legislature and all the other State offices,
as in Iiorida, where eight conservative counties
were thrown out, and a radical county, to
which the same objection applied, was counted
in. Yes, there were outrages in North Caro.
Una, outrages that were enough to make the
irteSshffevery man tingle with indignation.
Vhe doings of Kirk's lambs, the atrocious
outrages committed by this band of murderers,
.forroecha dark page, indeed, in American history."
Pending the discussion, the Senate adjourn.
ed. The House passed the legislative, executive
and judiciary appropriation bill, raising
the salaries of the Chief Justice and associates.
. A post office appropriation bill, calling for
t was passed, and a bill was introduced
to admit Utah as a State,
i. In the Senate, on the 20th, a memorial
from the National Labor Convention, asking
for a commission to investigate the condition
of affairs in the South, being presented, the
question of the previous day was resumed, and
Senator Morton's resolution was passed. The
resolution Drovides for the appointment of a
Iic?ectcommittee of five members, to which
? -ahall be referred the documents and papers
recently laid before the Senate by the President
in reference to the condition of the southern
States, and that such committee have
power to employ a clerk and stenographer, to
" "fend for persons and papers, administer oaths
and investigate matters referred to in the
documents and papers aforesaid, and the
truth or falsity of the crimes and outrages of
political character alleged to have been committed
in southern States. The House was
i engaged on the bill to organize the Indians
- 'tinder.some sort of government in the Indian
territory, but no result was reached. The
MMtsular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
Bing for $1,438,347, was considered in com^B&TthiBen
a te,j)5 the721st, Speaker Colfax
BBiounced ?he spemal committee on southern
' oWrages. Mr. Pool, of North Carolina, was
on the committee, but he asked to be excused.
[The names composing the committee are
giyen in another place.] The certificate of
I election of Foster Blodgett, as Senator from
Georgia for six years from the 4th of March,
was presented. Sumner presented a memorial
from the colored National Labor Convention
asking the passage of a supplemental bill to
the civil rights bill, the object being a remedy
for alleged indiguities to colored people, and
securing them certain rights in hotels and
railroads, the House several private bills
were passed, but none in which the South is
interested. The bill providing a territorial
- government for the District of Columbia was
resumed and passed. The bill abolishes the
present municipalities of > Washington and
. Georgetown, and establishes a territorial government
for the District of Columbia, with a
Governor and legislative assembly and a delegate
in Congress; the Legislative Assembly
to have two branches, a Council and a House
* -ifJDelegates. The Governor and Council are
to he "appointed by the President, and the
Delegates to he elected. Pending the discussion
of this bill, a test vote was taken on female
suffrage?jeas 155; nays 105. Every
Democrat voted nay. The colored vote was
divided?Long, of Georgia voting yea; and
Rainey, of South Carolina, nay.
On the 21st, the Senate was not in session,
I onrl fVio TTmipp anpnt. t.ha rlav in rlahate.
? ""?" -r?- j
In the Senate, on the 23rd, Sumner pre
'lifted resolutions of the Indiana Legislature
adverse to the annexation of Dominica. A
resolution was adopted authorizing the committee
on southern outrages to report at any
time and giving them leave to sit during the
session-of the Senate. A bill was passed increasing
the pensions of disabled sailors and
soldiers. A bill protecting members of Congress
from the importunities of office-seekers
was discussed to the hour of adjournment. In
the House, several bills were introduced and
FflSerredj^among them a bill for a commission
^to determine claims for Confederate cruiser
i depredations, and one to erect a bridge across
rthc Mississippi river at Boonville. A motion
* to suspend the rules to extend to all States
lately in rebellion the provisions of the act of
March 4th, 1869, failed. The provisions of
the bill "give equal rights to loyal claimants in
all the States.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The new move of the Reconstruction committee
involves the relief from the test oath of
persons who entered the Confederate army
_ while minors.
It is understood there will be three reports
--- il- A _ CI . 1 V_ _ il _
on me ueorgia senator s admission, me majority
favoring Hill, the minority favoring
Farrow, and a third favoring a new election.
The President has sent a second message to
the Senate transmitting additional copies of
papers relative the existence of "disloyal" organizations
in the State of North Carolina,
which was ordered to lie on the table and be
printed. The papers consist of reports of army
officers commanding United States troops
in that State, and letters from Governor Holi
den, covering long statements and affidavits
in relation to the Ku-Klux organizations and
various disturbances.
Gen. Frank P. Blair, who was candidate
for Vice-President on the Democratic ticket at
' the last election, has been elected U. S. Senator
1 by the Legislature of Missouri. He has rei
cently written letters supporting the policy of
annexing San Domingo, and sharply criticising
his Democratic associates for abandoning
the ancient land-marks on the question of ex-)
pansion and "manifest destiny," especially to fi
the southward. tl
The special committee, authorized by Mor- tl
ton's resolution to enquire into the alleged tl
outrage^ in the South, is composed of Scott, of o
Pennsylvania; Wilson, of Massachusetts; it
Chandler, of Michigan ; Rice, of Arkansas; a
and Bayard, of Delaware?all Republicans, t
with the exception of Mr. Bayard. The com- d
mittee will enter at once upon its duties. It s
is said that Gov. Holden, of North Carolina; |
and the notorious Colonel Kirk, who is now t
in Washington, will be summoned by the com- c
mittee. The investigation promises to be pro- <
tracted into the next Congress, and to be j
made the basis of future legislation for the {
southern States. Some of the documents j
which have been sent to the Senate by the t
President, giving the details of outrages, are <
actually dated before the proclamation that <
the late war had ended, while many of them
relate to old affairs which have from time to .
time been published.
state items.
? Capt. J. L. Southern has been elected
Sheriff of Greenville.
? The Federal dead in and about Columbia
are being removed to the National Cemetery
at Florence. 1
? The bill in the Legislature to reduce the
salaries of the School .Commissioners, has
been defeated. f
? Col. W. B. Allison, of York county, has
beeil appointed a^Notary^Public, by Govern- >
or Scott.
? The gin-house of Col. C. J. Colcock, in
Beaufort county, near Bluffton, was accidentally
destroyed by fire about a week ago.
? The depot at Ridgeway, in Fairfield
county, was robbed on Tuesday night, and the
stolen articles carried off on a hand-car.
? Mr. Robert Bryce and James G. Gibbes,
Esq., two prominent citizens of Columbia,
have recently removed from that city. Mr.
Gibbes goes to Florida, and Mr. Bryce to
Spartanburg, in this State.
? A woman's rights meeting was held in
Columbia last week, at the residence of Gen.
Whipper. Miss L. Rollin was elected temporary
chairman, and F. J. Moses, Jr., Secretary.
The Union mentions that LieutenantGovernor
Ransier, Secretary of State Cardoza,
and Samuel T. Poinier, editor of the Spar
tanburg Republican, were present on the occasion.
Miss Hosley and Messrs. Ransier and
Moses, were announced as a committee on
permanent organization, and Miss Rollin,
Mrs. Harris and T.. J. Mackey, Esq., as committee
on by-laws, when the meeting adjourned.
?The Greenville Mountaineer, of a late
date, gives us the following information in regard
to the Air-Line railroad: "A corps of
the engineers of the above road left this place
on Monday afternoon for the purpose of running
a third line from this point to the Enoree
river. They will there meet another corps
from Spartanburg, who have been running a
like line from that place. The two corps will
then return, the one to this place, the other to
1 Spartanburg, and proceed to locate the permanent
line of the road between the two
places. All will then be ready-forugj^ding
on this portion of the road, and we hope soon
1 to see a thousand or fifteen hundred hands at
1 work in this immediate neighborhood."
? Gen. C. L. Anderson, U. S. A., visited
' Union Court House last week, and had an in-:
' terview with the prominent white and color-j
ed citizens of that county, with regard to the'
, condition of affairs there. .T^e Times speaks J
[of the conduct of GeneralVAndetfeon in the
kindest terms, and says "as->8tep in the right
direction," he has had an order posted throughout
the county directing1 that the arms, accoutrements
and ammunition issued to the
companies of Capt. Alex. Walker and Captain
Dou Reed be turned in forthwith, to
Philip Dunn, the Sheriff of the county. The
Times expresses the opinion that the order will
be gladly and promptly obeyed, as the negroes
are rapidly realizing the fact that the guns
have produced all the trouble they have had.
? Bryant Bailey, for many years a notorious
character about Columbia, was* raur-1
1 dered one day last week in the vicinity of that
city. The Phcenix gives the following particulars
of the murder: "It is supposed that
TTTr?n k^ftvAAn "IA an/1 11
LUC lUUlt OJIUL nao uim in/iinnu iu uuu j.?
1 o'clock in the morning, as the report of a gun
in that direction was heard about that time.
He was shot through the small of the back,
and the side of his head was mashed, as if by
the butt of a gun. The impression of a pair
of very large feet was found behind a pine
tree, not more than half a dozen steps from
1 where the body was discovered. His pockets
were turned inside out and robbed of their
contents. His pistol had evidently been examined,
as it was found under the body. Mr.
Bailey's keys and a number of papers were
found about one hundred yards off."
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? In the eastern part of the State, good
farm hands receive from $8 to $10 per month.
? A man was arrested and committed to
jail in Wilmington, the other day, for stealing
a barrel of tar.
? Anew bank, to be called the "Merchant's
and Farmer's National Bank of Charlotte,"
will commence business in that city soon.
? Governor Caldwell has offered a reward
of $5000 for the arrest of Littlefield, the alleged
railroad bond swindler.
? Mr. John H. Hester, a very worthy citizen
of Guilford county, committed suicide recently
by cutting his throat, while in a fit of
mental aberration. - -
? James Harris, a mail-carrier, was arrested
near Jamestown, on Sunday of last week,
on a charge of robbing the United States mail,
by cutting open the bag and rifling the con1
tents.
? Three negroes, charged with barn-burning,
were tried in Wake Superior Court and
acquitted last week. The trial occupied several
days. Eight negroes and four white men
composed the jury.
? Senator Abbott, of North Carolina, is
very strongly opposed to general amnesty.
? 1 -i-J i J 1_!
Since Vance has neen eieciea tuuuccetju mm,
he believes the rebels never will be truly
loyal.
? A friend writing to us from Statesville.
reports the condition of affairs in that section
as prosperous. Every body are at work and
industrial pursuits of all kinds are thriving.
The rebuilding of the railroad between that
town and Charlotte has given quite an impetus
to business.
? The commander of the Federal troops
in Robeson county has telegraphed to Washington
for more troops, the small number now
in that county being unable to cope with the
outlaws. As a measure of pn^aution, a squad
of soldiers accompanies each train on the
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford railroad?Lowery
having threatened to attack
trains. It is conceded that but little can be
done toward the capture of the outlaws without
a large force of men aided by blood
hounds.
? W. A. Smith, President of the N. C. railroad,
has published a statement refuting a
charge of bad management of the financial af- i
lire of the company. Major Smith shows ' les
bat when he assumed control of the ni|.d, tb
here was in the treasury but S20,094.0(^Sid j ^
bat duriDg his administration he has Hd, (jr
f the debt of the company, $530,993.07 Stiiv- ex
lend to stockholders last fiscal yea r, $240#00; , ne
nd has cash on hand, $150,000; raakifig a ire
otal of $920,993.07 paid out for debts, divilends
and on hand, besides paying all expen- P*
es of the road; while he has issued!only ^
1228,000 in bonds, except what were osued
o pay a "scrip dividend" declared l$y a pre- ft
:eding administration. It is geneqally con- vi
seded that the road has been in a m$re pros- to
lerous condition under Major Smim's man- ^
igeraent than it has ever been at &wy former
period ; and he confidently thinks that with Q1
;he assets and dividends of his road he conld 0j
jomplete the Western N. C. road to the Tenn- p<
ssee line within three years. N
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ft
Duff <fc Davis?Copartnership Notice?Groceries? tl
Jewelry?Plow??Dry Goods. w
Wilson <fe Wilson?Law Copartnership.
E. M. Rose?Notice to Tax Payers. p
W. L. Brown?Plantation for Sale. e<
Almanacs for 1871. w
H. Keller A Co.?Dissolution of Copartnership.
Carroll, Clark A Co.?New Goods?Hose?Boots 1
and Shoes?Half Hose?Cloth Shoes?Neck If
Ties?Shirts?Hoops?'Ticking?Plaid Linsey?Calioo?Yarn?Writing
Paper. "
T. M. Dobson A Co.?Rice?Buggy Whips?Gate "
Hinges?Safety Fuse?Bargains?Shawls? a
, We Want Our Dues?Bon-Ton Boxes?Can- ..
i dy?CoflFee?Molasses?Nothing to Sell?Ta- ,
blQ Linen?Ready-Made Clothing?Chew- P
ing Tobacco?Return Our Goods?Cassi- si
meres?Well Chains.
Wm^C. BeedftCo., Agatfts?Etiwau Guanos.
J. M. Ivey A Co.?New^Goods. n
Legal notice?To Wm. Hill. d
M. Hogan?Horses and moles wanted. ?
S. B. Hall, Judge of Probete^Notice.
London A Jones?Land at aucj|jlpn. j 1
: *
Newspaper for Sale. p
We have received a printed advertise- 8
ment from John A. Bradley, Jr., offering for .
sale the office of the Chester Reporter. The r
materials of the office are complete, any in- (
formation respecting which will be furnished f
on application to Mr. Bradley. fi
Change of Schedules. t
On account of the recent arrangement (
entered into by the railroads of the southern '
States, whereby the time between New Or- ^
leans and New York is lessened, a change of ,
schedule on all the roads has been made nec- t
essary. On the Charlotte, Columbia and Au- <
gusta road two daily passenger trains are now 1
run. . . '
Going north, No. 1. leaves Columbia at ,
I.03 p. m.; arrives at Chester at 5.07 p. m,
and reaches Charlotte at 7.30 p. ra. No. 2
leaves Columbia at 11.20 p. ra.; arrives at 1
Chester at 2.56 a. ip.; and Charlotte at 5.30 a.m. '
Going south, train No. 1 leaves Charlotte
at8a.m,,' arrives at Chester 10.20a. ro.; .
and Columbia at 2.16 p. m. No. 2 leaves ,
Charlotte at 8.10 p. m.; arrives at Chester at <
*t A O^T /VI. 915 a TY1 I
1 U.6i p< III. t a LIU VAUUIUUltt ?? M1U H. mm..
Close connections are made at all points, .
north and south, though paaseDgers on the
No. 2 train of Saturday will lay over twelve
hours in Richmond. .
MERE-MENTION.
It is now stated that at least twelve lives
were lost by the burning of the Spotswood
Hotel at Richmond. The pews in Henry
Ward Beecher's church were rented on
Tuesday evening. The aggregate amount for
which they.rented reached $70,000. Last,
year they rented for $50,000. Senator
Revels, of Mississippi, will cease to revel in
the Senate chamber of the United States on
the 4th of March- next. Paris has been
under siege for M8 day8.,"*,***"Doors, inlaid
with ivory and f^lt, are now considered indis- |
pensable in modern dwellings on Fifth Ave- (
nue, New York. All the business houses *
at Lexington, Va., were closed on the 19th
instant, in commemoration of the birth day 1
of Gen. Lee. " There are over 200 female 1
postmasters in the United States. No^, j
a single member of the present Minnesota i
legislature was born in that State?all vc$x- ]
pet-baggers." A correspondent says that i
the National Capitol is over-run by hogs, 1
goats, cows and Congressmen. Western !
mercantile houses are gradually discharging 1
the young men and employing girl .oleics in j
their stead. Brigham Young's power-in j
Utah is said to be waning. The largest <
factory in the South for making cotton seed i
oil is located at Memphis. The German^ j
are reported to have 22 batteries bearing di- 1
rectly on the city of Paris. Dispatches |
from "Washington state that Governors Scott,
Holden, and Davis (of Texas) are to be summoned,
with others, before the Special Committee
in relation to Southern outrages.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday, January 17,1871.
The Senate received from the House with ,
concurrence, a bill to regulate and determine
what shall constitute a day's labor in the State, i
The Committee on Engrossed bills reported j
as ready for a third reading, a bill to incorporate
the Rock Hill Hook and Ladder Com- (
pany, which was passed and ordered to be (
sent to the House. |
A joint resolution, to withhold the last
quarter's salary of School Commissioners who
have not made an annual report, passed its j
second reading. 1
At 1 P. M. the Senate resolved itself into a ]
high court of impeachment, to sit upon the j
trial of Judge Vernon. The oath was admin- j
istered to the Senators by the Clerk. ,
On motion of Mr. Whitteraore, the House t
was informed that the Senate was so organi- ?
zed, and prepared to try the articles of im- e
peachment against Judge Vernon, and to ]
hear the managers on the part of the House j
in support thereof. c
The managers, Messrs. "VVhipper, Wilkes, g
Crews, and Moses, accordingly appeared, the a
articles of impeachment were read, and a list x
of witnesses, on the part of the prosecution, v
were handed in to be duly summoned.. j
Among the witnesses are Messrs. Baxter, Su- t
ber and Paysinger, of Newberry; Wilson c
Cook, Mounce, and others, of Greenville; j
James A. Dunbar, Sill, Frazee and Abraham a
Solomons, of Richland, and a number of oth- t
ere. ?
The managers then retired, and, on motion a
of Mr. Whitteraore, it was ordered that a writ a
do issue from the Senate and be served upon y
Judge T. O. P. Vernon, requiring him to be d
and appear before the court at 12.30 P. M., a
on Friday, until which time, on motion, the y
Senate adjourned as a court of impeachment a
and resumed legislative business. A
In the House, Mr. Smart introduced a c
bill to provide for the payment of improve- a
raents made upon the property of other peo- o
pie. t
Mr. Gary introduced a bill to regulate and p
fix the salaries and pay of county officers and n
for other purposes.
Mr. Dannelly introduced a bill to allow 94
paupers to draw money and remain at home, p
Referred. I n
p
Wednesday, January 18, 1870. r<
In the Senate, Mr. Whitteraore introdu- F
ced a bill to provide an appropriation for tl
school purposes for the present year. The 01
bill provides that $350,000 shall be appropri-1 p
ated for the maintenance of free common v
schools, $25,000 for the support of the Uni- j C
versity, and 88,000 for the Deaf and Dumb h
Institute. ! v
Mr. Arnira introduced a bill to prohibit the n
retail sale of spirituous liquors at the county j
seats of the respective counties of the State, t<
except in the counties of Richland and Char-1 U
iton, on sale days and during the sessions of
e Court of General Sessions.
Mr. Whitteraore introduced a resolution,
at the Clerk of the Senate be authorized to
aw a pay certificate for 81,500, to defray
peifees incident to the summoning of wifcsaeaand
other matters pertaining to the
iplronraent trial now pending. Adopted.
A bill to supply the deficiency in the apopriation
for the support and maintenance
free schools for 1870 came up for conside,tion,
and caused some interesting debate,
irticipated in by Messrs. Corbin, Is ash, LesWhitfcemore
and others. The bill prodes
for a further appropriation of $40,000,
be made to pay salaries of teachers. It
ems that $40,000 will meet all deficiencies,
id there is now in the hands of the Treasurer
'the State upwards of $69,000, remaining
rer from the original appropriation last year
* $50,000, and the aqsount raised from the
d11 tax, which was some $200,000 morfc.
ash and Leslie contended that the amount
squired should properly be drawn from this
ind in the bands of the State Treasurer, and
iat if he would not pay that, then neither
ould he pay, though another Act of approriation
he passed ; and they further suggest*
1 that a committee be at once appointed to
ait on the Treasurer and learn whr this
loney was not paid out as directed by the
iw. Finally, however, the bill was agreed
> and ordered to be engrossed, and, on moon
of Mr. Corbin, it was resolved, that a
iramittee be appointed to wait on the Treairpr
and gain the information as snggested
y Mr. Leslie, as to why the unexpended
ihool fund was not paid out.
A hill to amend an Act Halting for Ore
ext general election ahd Uie SWil utioMF -~=ipa
ucting the same, came up for consideration,
nd drew out some hot fire from Corbinj Lee-'
ie and Nash. By Section 1 of the -hill,, which-ras
drawn up and introduced by Corbin, it is
rovided that in the appointment of maoa;ers
and commissioners, there should be one
rom each political party. This, section met
he most bitter opposition of Nash and the
10 less persistent disapproval of Leslie, while
Sorbin supported it by the most irrefutable ?
urgumenL The wisdom of the provision ie
o patent that it is not necessary to give Cor)in's
views in support of it, except that he
itated that there not only had been suspicion
>f fraud in the late elections because of the
licence of such a provision in the law, but
hat he himself was perfectly convinced' that
here had been gross fraud practiced. He
ilso stated that to the fact that the people, of
he up-country thought themselyea chewed
jut of their honest ballots at the last elections
svas attributable to the lawlessness that prevailed
in that'section of the country. Nash
jpposed the section, from the fact, as he sta--J
A.l iL- .V tn BAV.
jCUj Hint bUO lyvillUVlBIB) U bUCJ Tfoiv IU yvwar,
would not do so.
Question by Corbin?Does the Senator
take the action of Democrats to be his rule of
conduct?
The bill was finally recommitted. '
In the House, a bill introduced by White,
from ork, requiring County Treasurers* to
attend each polling precinct for the purpose
af collecting taxes, was referred to the Committee
on County Offices.
Mr. Thomas introduced a bill to vest in the
President of the Senate and the'Speaker of
the House the power to call extrtl1 sessions of
the Oeneral Assembly. Referred. - >? usq...
A bill to declare martial law in UnioBt
3partanburg, Laurens and Newberry, came
up for consideration, and caused some warm '
debate between Messrs. White, Whipper,
Singleton, Byas, and others. Whipperstrongly
advocated the passage of the bill, while
White, of York, opposed the measure, upon
the ground that the State militia, composed as
it was entirely of undrilled colored soldiers,
was inadequate to meet the demands of the
occasion. Pending the debate, the hour for
adjournment arrived, and the House adjourned
till to-morrow, at 12 o'clock. J " .
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Thursday, January 11 182L
In the Senate, Mr. Hayes introduced a
bill to provide for the election by the people }
of County Treasurers and County Auditors; J
mittee to prepare iiTOl to fenforoe the prompt
and thorough coBfetion of the poll tax, was
adopted. ' 4 . ytif * y7,
; The report of the special committee to investigate
thft?cqndqe^and affairs of the Boperint^eotjtna
Directors ofthe Penitentiary
was Tip for consideration. The report
is beW^wely upon the affirmations of
the Superintendent, and attempts io exonerate
that officer from all criminality. Upon
motion that tho report be adopted, Leslie rose, ' /
smd/fldd that the report was about in keeping
with sow aa had been hithe
off upcs the General Assembly and thepiEiic,
and that as it was such a beautiful specimen
rfawhite-washed report, he hoped it would
beiiocrtrted. Not one witness had been examined,
but Mr. Strolbrand's simple statebents
taken as sufficient in an investigation -j
instituted against himself. For his part, bethought
the investigation had as well not been
made. Here was a charming little frauds
which the State was mulcted to the tune of I
from $6, 000 to $8,000, and all within a stone's
throw of the Penitentiary. Mr. Pope goto to
the Governor and tells him that tnere ? :
strip of land lying down near the Penitentiary
belonging to the State, which he desired to
lease and put in a condition for cultivation.'
The Governor, without the shadow of authority,
agrees, and does lease this land for the
sum of $100 per year. Scarce was the ink i
dry upon the paper, ere the sound of the axes
Df Stolbrand's thieves could be heard felling
the timber on this land, and he enters into an '
agreement for the purchase of the wood. Could
?ntr a an a man dmihf what. flhnilM have been l
Stolbrand's course as an honest official ? The
ivood was in a stone's throw of the Penitentiary;
3e knew he needed wood ; he had the thieves i
x> cut it and the land belonged to the 8tate. '
But instead of proceeding in the way his duty
)Iainly pointed, he slips in Pope, ana through j
he instrumentality or the Governor, concocts
i plan by which he and Pope succeeded in
iwindling the State out of thousands of dolars.
It would not do to attempt to excuse
dr. Stolbrand, by saying that he was ignorant
if the fact that the land belonged to the, j?^
State! He did know it; and lie further Iraiew,"T
j? did the Governor himself, for he was surely
lot a fool, that the lease to Mr. Pope was not
forth the paper on which it was written; and
f he had possessed one particle of regard for
he interest of the State, he would not have
leigned to notice it This Mr. Pope was a
(articular friend of Mr. Stolbrand, and it was
is plain to him as the nose on a man's face,
hat this was a partnership job to cheat the
State. In proof of the fact that Mr. Pope was
very special friend of the Superintendent,
,nd that they were intimately acquainted, he
,-ould inform the Senate that within a few
lays past, the Superintendent had rescinded
contract with a third party, whereby beef
-as furnished the Penitentiary at eight cents '
pound, and entered into an agreement with
lr. Pope at ten cents a pound. Mr. Leslie
losed, by inquiring if the committee was not
joint one, and that they had reported withut
consultation with the committee from the
louse, which, being shown to be true, the reort
was ruled out and the original resolution
Bcommitted.
A committee from the House presented itjlf
to inquire into certain irregularities on the
art of the Senate towards the House. The r
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ointment of a joint committee, by a concurmt
resolution to investigate the affairs of the
'enitentiary, the committee on the part of
le Senate, without notice given to, and with t
the knowledge of the committee on the
art of the House, had proceeded to an inestimation
and made out a report The
hair informed the committee that the Senate
adjust ruled the report proffered as null and
oid, and that the resolution had been recomlitted.
In the House, the committee appointed
> wait on the State Treasurer, iu conformity
> a concurrent resolution, to inquire of him