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An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics. Literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 3. ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1868. NO. 45. BY HOYT & WALTEES. TERMS: TWO ?OLLASS AND A HALF PER. ANNUM, IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol wr per square- 6f itfelve lines for ihe first insertion *\lad Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion, liib'eral deductions made to those who advertise by ??he year. For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars !? adv?n?*v &REENVILLE AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD COMPANY. PRESIDENT'S REPORT. To Ike Stockholders of the Greenville and ^Columbia Railroad Company: The President and Directors respect* fully submit, Herewith, their annual report t>f the operations and condition of the road for the year 1867 : The earnings of the road for the year are, as shown by statement No. 4: From freights.?.IH 162,698 82 Passage and extra....... k.. 90,o95 25 Approximate Government ac? counts. 4,958 40 Mails. 11,535 UO Total! .$269,787 47 Current expenses, as shown by Table No. 3... 169,973 90 Nett income. 599,813 57 This amount has been applied to the 3pay?hsnt-of the floating debt, contracted 4n ike restoration ot the property ot the Company destroyed by the freshet ol ' 1865 and the war; for the particulars ot which reference jp.tnade to Table No. 2, j Therewith annexed, by which it is shown i how this amount has been appropriated. By reference t<* the same tajbJe, it will be seen that the floating debt iias been mate? rially red-iced,.as compared with the pre? vious year, and is now entirely within the control of t lib Company?there remaining ?ouly a few claims of. any considerable ?ampunt, and which the income of the ?road, if applied to that purpose aione, will ?soon entirely extinguish. The pay rolls for 1867rhave been paid, and the material purcliased, including wood, fnmber, and isupplics for the work shops, have nearly 'all been paid for, leaving u small balance duo for labor and material furnished pre? vious to 1867. The-nett income for 1867 is nop, as large' asnnay have been expected; but it must ?be remembered that we have been sub? jected to every conceivable misfortune and disappointment,-?far greater than has ever occurred before, or is at all likely to occur jtgain, except by some Providential o<c lr rehee, by which the working of the rottd should be interrupted. Tbeeropof 1806, along the line ot the road, was almost an entire failure, both of cotton and grain. There being comparatively little cotton or other produce to sell, there was little to be sent up the road in return, and the extremo scarcity of money reduced the income from both transportation and travel. This, in connection with the straightened condition iu which the eoun try was left at the close of the war, com? pletely pin alyzed and prostrated business of every kind. As an indication of the great scarcity of provisions, resulting from the unprecedented failure of the provision crop, liiere was sent up the road during the year 209,655 bushels of corn, and 1,047 hogsheads of bacon, of which 22.8u3 bushels of corn and 19 bogheads of bacon were charitable donations from other sec? tions of the coun?y, and were sent up the road free of charge. It may be added, that in consideration of the great destitu? tion of provisions along the line of the road, the Directors reduced the tariff on corn to ten cents per bushel for the entire line, and in the same proportion for inter? mediate stations, with the intention of contributing, as far as possible, towards the relief of the people. There was also a large quantit}' of guano, and other fer? tilizers, sent up the road .'it a nominal charge; but clhis, it is believed, has been amply remunerative in the increased pro? duction of the crop of 1867, resulting from its application?but little of the crop was bropgjttt to, parket until after the 1st of January, and does not appear in the tables of this report.-. That the amount of work done inT867 exceeds that of the year pre? vious, is shown by the tact that during the year. 1867.the' number of miles run | was 183,872; while for theyear previous it was 118,4-16, being an increase of 65,426 ?and that the gross income is irot in? creased in the same proportion is account? ed'for', in a great measure, by the fact that a.large portion ot the freights moved were of the class which were sent at a nominal rate, and donations for which no charge was made. Then the road-bed, trestles, bridges and rolling,stock, were in sneh condition that they required a large quantity of limber and other .material to put them iu such condition as to make them sale, audio/ sufficient capacity to do the business which was reasonably expected to l>e of? fered. During the latter part of the war, and for the' two first years after its ter? mination, and when the line was broken, very little limber was put into the road. Consequently, the limbers became yerv much decayed audit was indispensable to replace them. The Company was not then in the condition to make such yen era! repairs as were absolutely necessary. During the past year we have been ena? bled to use part of the income for that purpose, and the condition of Ihc road and rolling stock has been materially improv? ed. During theyear there have been put into the track 73,923 cross-ties, and 6,619 i Stringers, including 9,113 cross-ties put into the Blue Ridge Road, from 1st June to 31st December, besides a large quantity I of timber used in repairing the tresiles | alon^ the line. While these repairs have I increased the current expenses of the year, and reduced the nett income which would otherwise have appeared, it was thought best to do it, as it increased tho value of the property of the Company and will re? duce llie expenses from that source in future, and make the road safe. The through depot at Columbia has also been bnilt during the year.at a cost of 84,357.82; being one-half the cost, tho South Carolina Bftilroad Company paying the other half. A depot has also been built at Pomaria, to replace tho one destroyed during tho war; and, also, a temporary one at Wil? liamson. By referonce to Supplementary Table A, an estimate of* the cost ot the restoration of the property destroyed by the freshet of 1865, and the war, is pre? sented. In our anticipations, as expressed in the last annual report, that the business of the road for 1868 would be largely in ex? cess of 18G7, or any previous year since the war, wc are not likely to be disap? pointed. For tho months of January, February and March, 1S6S, have been brought down the road 32.253 bales cot? ton, which is an excess of 2,970 bales over the receipts of tho entire year of 1867. The gross earnings for the same months are $102,765.26, which is S29.272.31 in ex? cess of the corresponding months ot 1SG7. There still remains large quantities of grain on the tipper end of the line to be brought down ; and as the quantity of cot? ton sold, and the high prices realized for it, hus increased the amount of moric} along the line of the road, it is reasonable to expect an increased income from all sources during the balance td'the }"car. By reference to the tuble of thc fore? man of the work shop, ail exhibit of th? quantity ol rolling-stock, and its condition, is presented. It is estimated by him that it has been doubled in value during the past year. The pay rolls of that depart? ment, including those.of the work shops I aod "conducting traTnkportatinn, amount to S53,801.88 ; beiirg*Sb. 107.62 less than for ' the previous year. The increased quan? tity m? roiling stock now in running order enables {Ik- business of the road to be done with comparative promptness and des? patch. There are seven locomotives and a number of car-s*now undergoing repairs, which will increase that department suffi? ciently, it is believed, to do the business of the road for tho next crop with more ease and promptness than we have been able to do beret oro re. The following is a statement of thc quantity and condition of the rolliugstock ot the Company : LOCOMOTIVES. Locomotives in working order. u undergoing repairs. Total. CA KS. P: sscnger, first class in rumdngordcr. u undergoing repairs. " 2d class in running order. " u undergoing repairs: Majj, baggage cars in running order. " undergoing repairs. u ??. i-eliuilding.. Box Cars in running ordei. u being rebuilt. " " repaired. Stock Cu rs in usc. fi ravel 41 . Freight.Conductor's Cars in noe. Flatform Cars in use. Total number of cars.127 This does not include the cars belong? ing io the Blue Ridge Road, now being o ^ o used, by us. During the past yenr there have been transported over the road 32,201 passen? gers, against 31,820 for the year previous. The tailing off of the income derived from this source, amounting to $'1??>'??.~'?, can only bc accounted lor in the reduction of thc rate of fare. It is gratifying to be able to state that no passenger or,em? ployee has been injured by any accident while on the roath In compliance with a resolution adopted by you at your last annual meeting, ne? gotiations were soon afterwards com? menced with thc Blue Ridge Railroad Company, for an arrangement by which our trains could run over llieir line from Anderson to Walhalla, a distance of 33 miles. A contract was made, commencing on thc 1st of June, and to continue for | one year. (but. which might be discon? tinued ?it any time hy either party giving thc other thirty days' notice of their de? sire to do so.) by which it was agreed that we should take possession of their trin k, rolling stock and other property, and run our trains over their linc; and when the contract terminated, the prop city we received I rom them was lo be re? turned in as good condition us when wc received it. There was no other compen? sation to be given for tlie use of their properly. Cor trains have run regularly over that line since the 1st of June, and while our accounts do not show that it. has been a source of any considerable nett income to our road, il has assisted in keep? ing alive a project in which our Company, as weil as thc whole Stale, have the deep? est interest; and which we should look to and encourage by all possible means within our power, to wit : the completion of the Blue .Ridge Railroad from Ander? son to Knoxville. When that road is completed, (and wc arc lcd to believe that lhere is a probability that tho work upon it will be resumed at no distant day,) then ourliiiCfUS the connccling link between the great West and the ?eilboard of our State, will become one ol the most im? portant and profitable roads in the South? ern Slates. In this connection, t here is another pro? ject for the extension of our linc, connect? ing us with all tlc great lines of thc North-west, which should receive our most hearty approval and snub material aid as we may he able to command. Thc We-tern North Carolina Hoad, from Salisbury, N. C., via Asheville to the Ten uesssee line, ul Paint Rock, is now being rapidly pushed forward, and is so tar ad? vanced that ils completion can be looked forward to with curta inly. When that is completed, and one or two short lines in Tennessee and Kentucky, which are now being constructed, the connection hy that line will be completo with Cincinnati, Louisville, ?nd tb? on tire Nortb-weat. il. 7 1?) n 2 ? 1 4 1 1 58 5 4 5 ll 4 The distance from Greenville to Ashoville is about G? miles, and by ex peri mental surveys, as we are inlormed, lias been lound to be a practicable route and of as easy grade as any other point of crossing the Blue Ridge. The whole line across the mountain could most probably be con? structed without a tunnel. Then the con? struction of an extension from Greenville to Asheville will be ot immense value, not only to our road but to the whole State, The citizens of Western "North Carolina look to this connection with the deepest interest and anxiety, and should be met by us in a corresponding spirit?taking hold of the first practicable scheme that may present itself for commencing and completing the line. A connection with the North-west by railroad is of the greatest possible importance to the sec? tion of country through which our road passes?not only to the road, which would at once be placed on tho list of roads of the first importanoe, but to the whole people?as the great level" for developing the resources of the country und stimula? ting the energies'of the people. The following is a statement of the bonded debt of the Company on the 1st day of January, 186S, und also of certifi? cates of indebtedness issued in 1867 un? der the Act of the Legislature and the second mortgage : Of the original SS00.00O. first mort? gage bonds, there a:e ?326,000 outstand? ing and not retired, as follows: Due 1st January, 1802, $3.500.00 1st July, 1802. 12,500.00 1st July, 16T,3, 151,000.00 1st March, 1804, 159,000.00 $32G,000.00 Bonds guaranteed by the State under Act of Jan. 2$, 1801, vi? : Due 1st July. 1881, SI34,000.00 1st July, 1882, 77.500.00 1st July, 1883, 88,500.00 $250,000.00 Under the Act of Dec. 20. 186G: Due 1st July. 1881, 5110.000.00 1st July. 1882. 1-2,500.00 1st July, 1883. ?5.5UO.O0 $621,000.00 Bonds not secured by mortgage or other lien : Due 1st July. 1805, S27S.000.00 1st July, 1808, 220,000.00 $504,000.00 Bonds issued under Act of December 2o, 1800, sec? ond guarantee, viz : Due 1st January, 18S8. $25,500.00 Bonds under second mort? gage, due 1st January, 18*8, 42,000.00 Ccrulicales of Indebted? ness, Acts of Lcgisla t u rc.gu.-i rani eei ug iiin c, due ist January, 1808, 100,100.16 Certificates of Indebted? ness under second mortgage, due 1st Juuu ary, l?fcS 2,420.20 Coupons outstanding on fu st mortgage hondsuiid j interest nu the face of I ' bonds, from maturity to j Is: Janjary, 1868, $123,112.50 Coupons outstanding ou guaranteed bunds to 1st January, 1868, 94,615.84 j Coupons outstanding on noa-aiorig.ige bonds.ind iuteresi on the face of I hos?; past due.from date of maturity to 1st of January, 1868, 153,592.20 371.350.60 $2.001,030.00 The following is a statement ol ex? changes of bonds and funding of coupons and interest for the year lc'G7, and to April 1, lS6\S, under the Acts of the Leg? islature of January 2S, 1801, and Decem? ber 20, 1 SOU. and also under the second mortgage executed May 1 : Guaranteed bonds, Confederate States caption, exchanged, viz: Bonds due 1st July, 1881, in 1867, 232; in 1868.23 ?? 1st July, 1882, in 1867, 345: in 1868. 37 1st July, 1883, iu 1867, 171; iu 1868, 23 818 08 Coupons of mortgage and guaranteed bonds funded in guaranteed certificates of indebtedness, with interest on same : In 1867, enupons, $162,601.66 Interest, 25.1U8.08 5187,885.64 In 1S6S, Coupons. Si3.5s().uu Interest, 1,864.40 515,444.40 Coupon bonds not secured by mort? gage, coupons from bonds and interest ' thereon, surrendered at a reduction to one third, and guaranteed bonds and certifi? cates of indebtedness, issued under second guarantee, viz: 142 bonds due in 1865 and 1868, $500 each, $71.000.00 Coupons, 17.675.0U Interest on past due bonds and coupons, 12,780.24 5101,455.24 Issued 51 guaranteed bonds 5500 each, $25,500.00 Issued guaranteed certifi? cates of indebtedness, 8,283.52 Amount of reduction on bonds and intcreii, C7.C71.72 101.455.24 In 18U8?!i9 bonds due in 1865 and 1868, $500 each, $14.500.00 Coupons. 3,885:00 Interest, on past due bonds and coupons, 1,662.58 $20,017.58 Issued 10 cunranteed bonds, $500 each, $5,000.00 Issued certificates of in? debtedness, 1,685.86 Amount of reduction on bond and interest, 13.301.72 20,047.58 Coupon bonds not secured by mort? gage, coupons from bonds, and interest, thereon, surrendered, exchanged and funded in new bonds and certificates of indebtedness, under second mortgage, at par: In 1967?50 bonds due in 1866 and 1868. $500 each, S25,000.0(> Coupons, 10,71)7.50 Interest on past due bonds and coupons, 6,883.(>() $42,681.10 Issued 82 bonds, at 3500 each, $41,000.00 Issued certificates of in debtedaM, 1,011.10 42,881.10 In the last annual report it was staled that ihc Board of Directors had directed the President to execute a second mort? gage upon tho property and estate of the Company for Si,5U0,0b0. In accordance with their direction, tho mortgage was executed to C. D. Mellon, Esq., of Co? lumbia, as trustee, bearing date May 1st, 1SG7, and was properly stamped and re? corded in all the Districts through which the road passes. For a statement of the bonds and certificates of indebtedness issued under it to April 1st, ISfiS, refer? ence is made to tho bond account furnish? ed in this report, and also to the Audi? tor's Table No. 1. Tho bonds and certifi? cates under the second mortgage are offered in payment of all claims against the Company, of whatever kind or nature, not secured by prior liens, without pre? ference to any creditor or class of credi? tors. For the information of stockholders, it is proper and due to them to state the nature and condition of the several cases of legal proceedings which have been commenced against the Company. On the evening ef the 2d day of May last, (the date of your last annual meet? ing.) service of a subpoena was made up? on the President by the Sheriff of Rich Iand District, in the matter of Charles M. Furraan, Trustee, et aL against tho Green? ville and Columbia Railroad Company; a bill having been filed (on the same day) in the Court of Equity for Richland Dis? trict, to foreclose the mortgage. The parties whose names appear in the bill, and at whoso instance the bill was filed, (as it woidd appear from the bill.) are John Caldwell, T. J. Robertson. John P. Southern, Robert N. Lewis and Charles Smith, representing about ?75,000 of bonds, secured by the first mortgage. A letter, however, had been received from C. M. Furman, Esq., Trustee, dated April 22, 1SG7, in which ho says: "I have re? ceived from Col. Perrin an application for my assent to the filing of a bill in my name .as mortgagor against the Green? ville and Columbia Railroad Company on the part of holders of sundry bonds." The case was continued at tho last term of the Court of Equity for Richland District, and an answer to the bill has been filed. A portion of the holders of State guar? anteed bonds which have been substituted for first mortgage bonds, under the Acts of tho Legislature of January 28. 1861, and December 20. 18GG, have* filed a bill against C. M. Furman, Trustee, and the parlies whose names appear in his bill, against the Slate and against the Com? pany, claiming that they hohl the lien under the first mortgage the same as if they held the original bonus, and cannot be excluded by any proceedings under the first mortgage. A copy of the bill has not been furnished to tho Company, but it is understood that objection is made to the foreclosure of the mortgage. The Slate, by the Attorney-General, has filed a bill against the Company. C. F. Furman, Trustee, and the parlies whose names appear in l:is bill; against the par? ties complainant in the bill filed by the holders of State guaranteed bonds; against other huge holders of first mortgage bonds, and Hgainst all other creditors of the Company. The bill, by its title, is ?'Information in the nature ol a cross bill, and bill for injunction and relief." In this latter bill objections are made to the fore? closure of the mortgage, and in pursuance of it an order has been made by the Chan? cellor, by which the further separate pro? ceeding in the suit of C..M. Furman. Trus? tee, and others for foreclosure, and of the suit commenced by tho holders of State guaranteed bonds, have been stayed; and the suits commenced against the Company at law by Thomas C. Perrin, Executor of James M. Perrin; John B. Karle and George Sims, enjwincd, and all persons restrained from instituting suit against the Company, ami the several causes in Equity pending against the Company consolidated with the case in? stituted by tho Attorney General. Reference is made to the Auditor? Balance Sheet No 1, for the condition of the Company's assets, tfce., and to the table of the Treasurer, No. 2, showing the receipts sind disbursements for the year. These tables furnish a very plain,full and satisfactory statement of the accounts in their several departments. Reference is also made to tho report of the acting General Superintendent, for information in that department ? his ser- j vice only commencing on the 1st Novem- i her, his report of the operations of the j year will necessarily be limited. It af? fords much pleasure to hear testimony to his industry and perseverance, as dis-; played, and his devotcdncss to the inter? ests of the Com pan}*. The employees in j all departments, taken us a whole, have j exhibited an energy and dovotedncss to I the interests of the Company.and a cour? tesy in lhoii- inlereousre with the patrons j of the road, in their several departments,! rarely excelled, and which entitle them to j your confidence and esteem. It is a matter of regret that it has been I found impossible to comply with your re-! commendation at your last annual meet ! ing, to publish the reports for theyear' one month before the annual meeting. The increased labor in tho Auditor's office, 1 caused by the exchange and renewal of bonds, and the funding of interest, to-j gether with tho regular businoss of tho, office, and iho small force in that depart,- J ment, has unavoidably caused tho delay i in furnishing the fables. In compliance with your recommenda? tion, at your last annual meeting, a state? ment is herewith annexed, in which it is! net forth explicitly, tho number of cmploj* ees of the road, their por diem, monthly or annual wages/the capacity in which they arc employed, and upon what por? tion of tho road they are laboring. H. P. HAMMETT, President. 1 Columbia, April 11,1868. "White Laborers; We learn from the Associate Reformed Presbyterian that Messrs. Montgomery and McCarthy, of Mobile, arc now engaged in introducing into the Southern States laborers from Scotland. They have al? ready aided :i eonsiderable number of I Scotch farm hands in making settlements j at the South, and are now expecting a I fresh supply of immigrants of this class.! Dr. Turner informs us that his fiist settle? ment in the ministry was among the Scotch, in Eastern jS'orth Carolina, and that he had ample opportunities for form? ing an opinion respecting them. He rep? resents them as a remarkably orderly, in- j dustrious, economical and thrifty people. Although they settled in some of the poorest counties of "North Carolina,many of them became quite wealthy, and con? tributed materially to tho'wealth of the State of their adoption. The}- constitu? ted an admirable society, established nu? merous schools of a high grade, support? ed a large number of flourishing churches, and set a bright example as to the ob? servance <f those primeval institutions? the Sabbath and marriage?and were dis? tinguished for their obedience to the laws of the land. Inasmuch as tha patii.trcl.al institution of slavery, unquestionably sanctioned by Holy Writ, has been destroyed among us by brute force, and as the slaves, who, beyond all controversy, were benefitted physically, intellectually and materially, b}' domestic servitude, have become the dupes of infamous, designing intriguers? have been used by them to subvert our social and political economy, and have been induced to' regard their former mas? ters as their enemies, and as they now manifest a determination to cany out, as far as they can, the diabolical purposes of our bitter enemies, self-defence, thai first law of nature, calls upon us loudly to do everything in our power for bur own pro? tection, without doing violence to the laws of the land. We arc not conscious of any ill-feeling towards tho negro. We \ have been willing to employ him as a la- j borer since he has been forcibly taken ! from his master, and allow him reasona? ble wages for his services. We have been gratified by the efforts made by the min? isters of the gospel and by others, here and elsewhere, to do them good, in spite of tho difficulties thrown in their way. But we do not feel unckr any obligation t? hug a viper. When a negro will re? fuse to make a coffin fur the dead child of another negro, bceai se that other would not vote for the Radicals, and when oth? ers, for the Panic reason, would not hejp to dig the grave, we think it high time to provide ourselves with laborers who will not imitate the ferocity of the brute. We understand that one of our citizens has already opened a correspondence with Messrs. Montgomery and McCarthy. We commend his prudent example to others, j Let every family, without delay, engage iu this worlc. For tfcc wages which they have been accustomed to pay for negro laborers, tiny can secure lahorers of a far superior character, who will perform a Jar greater amountjcif service, and perform it cheerfully, and without being constantly j watched. JJy degrees we can change tin' j character of much of the population in mir village and in the "District. Introduce the Scotch and the Scotch Irish, ami the old lauds of Abbeville, occupied by hon? est, industrious, thrifty, law-abiding, and Sabbath keeping tenants, will again stnii-j with verdure. Will not some one take this matter in hand, and go to work at once ??Abbeville Banner. On this subject, the Lancaster Ledger discourses as follows: It is of the first importance to the citi? zens of this District, and State, to take im? mediate steps to introduce while labor in the country. Keceiit events have shown plainly the bent of the negro population, j Facts nrc stubborn things, and we need I no further manifestation of hostility from J the colored people to convince us, that ! their chief aim is to compel us to give up i the country or submit to the most degrad- J iug domination. No sense of justice have | weight with an ignorant rabble; and we i find even the most intelligent of them giv- j ing adhesion to ruinous doctrines dictated ; by statigcrs to the land and turning a deaf i ear to the counsels of their former masters ! and only true freinds. We were among the many friends of the colored people who advocated at first forbearance and j conciliation, with the hope of bringing them to a true sense of their condition arid dependency. We conceded ail that was fair and just; we have given lhem all that j reason and an enlightened Christian view demanded. We have urged upon them correct views of justice and right, but all to no avail. What arc their position to-day in rela? tion to the white people of this District? Has forbearance and kind assfefrtnee ad? vantaged the white race in the least? has I it awakened one grateful emotion iu the: heart of the negro V On the contrary, it I has had the direct opposite effect from ; j that intended. Jt has rendered the negroes, I as a body, insolent, and in many instances utterly worthless. We lind them upon j every'opportunity acting ill solid phalanx i againsi the interest of the white people; I \ve lind tlumi ever ready to execute the ' commands of wicked and unprincipled ; men to a murderous degree. They have i mistaken a spirit of kindess on the part ol the native whites for intimidation; they 1 have shown an ungrateful spirit in their ! every action, and look upon t;s as their mortal enemy in whom there is not the , least, dependence, and have >e-retly deter? mined to.compel as to leave the country : or submit to their r.uie,._ . '. The case is plain ! Will our citizens ! move on in'the even tenor of their way and take no notice of these appalling facls; > will they still stick to the negro after he The Intelligencer Job Office* Having recently made considerable additions to this department, ive aro prepared to excouU 3?2 TOiEE QI Lil E2??DS In the neatest style and on the most r?ascn&ble terms. Legal Binnies, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards, Handbills. Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact every stylo of ?work usually done in a country Printing OGce. ??3? In ell cases, tue money will bc required upou delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, wili receive prompt attention. has abandoned them and bring rain upon themselves, or shall it be the determina^ lion of every landholder to strike now while the opportunity lasts, aud secure lol* the ensuing yent- white labor to till our soil. We hesitate not in declaring this course our only escape from the evils which threaten to engulpb us. White 3iEX to till our soil, should be the motto of every patriot of South Carolina. "Who can Vote in this State? The new Constitution is doubtless rati? fied, and in less than four weeks county elections will take place for the different county officers, district, be it remembered, is now changed into County. According to the plain obvious words of the new Constitution, each and every citizen of the Slate is entitled to vote, after tlie ratifica? tion. At least none are disfranchised'for political reasons. According to the seventh section of the Oldina nee "to provide for the ratification of the Constitution, and the election of certain ol?icers," the Beard of Commission? ers consisting of Sicssrs. E. W. M, Tdackey, F. L. Cardo/.a, A. G. Hausier and C. C. Bow en are to see to it "That, within thirty days aller the rati? fication of the Constitution, an election shall be held in and for each county, at such times and places and under such reg* illations as may be prescribed by said Board of Commissioners for the election of all county officers, required by this Con? stitution, lo be elected by the people; and thc said Board shall also have authority to call elections for all municipal officers^ at present elected by the people at tho same time, and subject to such regulations" as said Board may prescribe, not inconsis? tent with this Constitution, or the charters of such municipal bodies. At such elec? tions, every qualified elector, under tho provisions of this Constitution, may vote for all officers to be elected." ' Let u? see, now, who are "qualified elec? tors" or voters tinder the Constitution. As this is important to every body, wo insert that part ci' thc Constitution dcter mining the question. Article 8, section 2, provides as follows : ! Suction 2. Every male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one year* and upwards, not laboring under the disabilities named in this Constitution, without distinction of race, color or former condition, who shall be a resident of this State at thc time of tlie adoption cf this j Constitution, or whoshall thereafter reside I in this State one year, and in the County 1 i:i which he offers to vote, sixty day? n?xt ; proceeding any election, shall be entitled I to vote for all officers that arc now, or I hereafter may be. elected Ly the people, and upon all questions submitted to tho electors at any elections; Provided, That no person shall be allowed to vote or hold office who is now or hereafter may be dis? qualified therefor by the Constitution of the United States, until such disqualifica? tion shall he removed by the Congress of the United States; Provided further. That no person while kept in any alms house or asylum, or of unsound minci, or confined in any pa Mic prison, shall be ailowed to vote or hold office. The 7th Section of Article 3, relaies to the right to hold office, and reads as fol? lows ; Section 7. Every perron entitled to vote at. any election shall bc eligible to' any office which now is or hereafter shall bc elective by the people in thc County where he shall have resided sixty days previous to such election, except as other? wise provided in this Constitution or the Constitution and laws of the United States. ? We now furnish the extract from the j proposed amendment of the Constitution ! of the United States referred to in above section,- which read.- as follows: ; Section ? of the I-tih Article of thc Con? stitution : "No person shall be a Senator or Repre? sentative in Congress or elector of Presi? dent or Vice I'resident, or bold any office civil or military under the United States, or under any State, who, having previous? ly taken hu oath as member of Congress^ or as an officer of the United Stales, or as a member of any State Legislature, or aa any Executive or Judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in in? surrection or rebellion against the pnincj or given aid and comfort lo tho enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote t f two-thirds cf each House remove such disability." Tims it is very c??ar a?id unquestionable that every man, without respect to by? gones or past political or official character, is. as all tax payers deserve to be,entitled to vote for those who are to represent him in any office, Stale or county. The Con? stitution, the 14th article which wo have quoted, disqualifies no one from voting, only persons iii; rJn named from holding office. In this respect the late Charleston Convention has acted liberally and wisely, and gone as far as they could go to protect al! the white people of thc Slate lVora any disfranchisement. Wc hope the press in this State will at once call attention to thc fact that in the approaching election, and all future elec? tions in this SI nie, whilst this Constitution stands, there is no hindrance to any citi? zen voling, who i? 21 vcars old. And the Legislature is prohibited from depriving any one ol'the right, except those who are convicted of tj-> :;>nn, murder, robbery or j duelling.?Greenville Enterprise. ' Wanted.?Ten promising young mon of our town are anxious to procure shui , lions as soiiS^nlaiD in some respect a fo!b families within the corporatun limits or neaiv In return they are willing to bo : used for parlor ornaments, keep pound cake from moulding, scatter ]\n\ a in taw's green-backs, and make ten fair damsels supremely happy. Mere is a chance for ' somebody to increase their families, and ' onght to be improved by doting parents.