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HOYT & CO., Proprietors. ANDERSON C. H., S. C, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1871. VOLUME VTL---NO. 18. PUBLIC MEETING. ?0 ?: .Akdebsok a H., Oct. 21,1871. ^i^rs?ariVto, fcptice, a large number of the citizens of the town of Anderson assembled in tfte Court House this evening, when, on motion <Jf*BrF. Whitner, Esq., the Hon. J. Scott Mur? ray, "Intendant, was called to the Chair, and ^m. Lee requested to act as Secretary. %x: Murray, on taking the chair, explained that the.meeting had been called for the pur? pose, of. .taking into -.consideration the impor? tance a&d practicability of establishing a large tjo^ton manufactory in the town of Anderson, and announced the meeting as organized and esady for .business. In response to a call made upon him, J. P. Ifised, "Esq., then submitted for the considera? tion of the meeting the following paper, con fiuiinf the ? '\^crasioiis and ? suggestions" of j caBrtain citizens,'which- he?'accompanied by aa Srpdmaticn-of^ie mformationiipoh whi ch the said citizens ? had acted,1 and''remarks illustra? tive <ofi the jeutire. practicability and very | great j Ssp?rt?bco, to the people of the town and coun ^o^Lnderstnr, of the proposed enterprise: oconcl?ion^ l^oUb'wihg named persons, citizens of the *|6f Anderson, to wit:' Messrs. J. P. Reed, 03$% TSC K: Sullivan,' John B. WatsonV Cochrah, JamesA.'Hoyt, T. A. Evinsr | phen McCiilly", "J.' Scott'Murray, John B. md B7 F.' Whither, assembled, upon in-1 , ?t'the'on^^?fMessrs. Reed & Brown, ^venihg of Thursday, the 19th qf Octo-. D.' 18?%"f?"c?hsult as.to. the practica-. fimtyand importance" of procuring a charter, j3jS?jSg capital, and organizing a company tyestablish'a'large'cotton manufactory to be jBSBeJled. by sieam as a motive power, and lo? cated on the railroad wi thin the corporate lim iteoftthfl.town.o.f Anderson. - jffks principal .pointsto which the consulta tfcw^.dwecteu.wexe.these: /.1st. The importance aad value of such a:a en? terprise to. the people of the town and county of Anderson, .directly in a. pecuniary point of view; *?2fw&W#y.. by. developing their resources, afenglaijng their productive industry and en tarprjse,, .and.adding.generally to their popula taqn,prosperity and wealth; and 2nd, the com? parative .advantage and economy of water and steam as motive powers for propelling machin? ery, .and. particularly cotton-manufactories.: ??After a very full interchange of views, and thj? consideration of a mass of practical infor jnation that had been procured and submitted wttfein in relation to the advantages and dis ?a^fvintages of the use of steam as a motive 'pTftrer^the following conclusions and sugges ti6Bsrwere unanimously concurred in, to wit: ?tfi*That: a cotton manufactory on a large scale, for .the spinning of yarns and weaving of cloths such as are manufactured at Graniteville, located in the town, and therefore about the centre of the square and compact county of '.flWeWofl, Would be "directly and indirectly"a matter of tb*; highest pecuniary importance to the entire" population?difectty as a safe and pKBitable investment of their surplus funds, aJfl^Vineans, by converting the raw materiar at liSSdj'nto manufactured goods, of very nearly doupUng the annual value of their cotton crops; and indirectly, by giving profitable emplovment te-a large number of indigent persons, by in creasing their population, stimulating their in dustry and enterprise, and consequently adding sperity ana wealth ot the country 2. That it is entirely practicable that steam should be,employed as a motive power for pro? pelling the machinery used in the manufacture of cotton goods. That such power, located where railroad transportation can be had from the door, can be used more economically and profitably than the best water power situated tea-or a dozen miles from a line of railway, .and dependent, intermediately, on wagon trans "~tsgon. That in New England , steam is sly used aide by side, and m competition water power for propelling all- kinc"s of machiqe.ry, and that such is the case in many of the* towns-and villages throughout the Southern aajlJ?estern States. It is not, tiura^ a new or experimental matter that we. are con? sidering, but one so well established that it is cpo^dontiy believed the proposed manufactory I alrAjtderson cannot fail to pay handsome divi dsnds on the capital invested, aside, from the very great advantages it will be, indirectly, to eWery interest of the country. 'That, with these views, it is recommended that immediate measures be taken to interest the.people of the town and county of Andersou in aneffort to raise a capital of $100,000 to $800,000, to be vested in a joint stock company under a charter to be obtained for that purpose, and applied primarily to the "erection of a cot? ton manufactory to be propelled by steam as a motive power, located in the town of Anderson, and known as " The People's Manufacturing OcmpanyP -That's committee be appointed to prepare and secure a charter for the proposed company, with the usual powers and privileges, and that lists for subscriptions to the capital stock of the company be at once prepared, and placed in the hands of suitable persons as Commission? ers, throughout the county, with a request that ?raersistent effort be inaugurated to raise the . requisite capital stock. That subscriptions, un? til the company is organized, be made payable tt 0, H..P. Fant, W. S. Sharpe and N. K. Sul? livan as Trustees for the proposed corporation. That the capital stock of the company be divi? ded into shares of $25 each, and the money made payable 20 per cent, on the organization I of the company and 20 per. cent, at the end of every 60 days thereafter until all is paid in. That subscription lists be returned to the Trus? tees at Anderson within 30 days from the date of their delivery, and that the said Trustees, if itf appear that the sum of $75,000 has been sub? scribed to the capital stock, call a meeting of the subscribers, who shall proceed to organize the company by the election of a President and five Directors; at said election aud all other ejections, each share to be entitled to one vole. But if $75,000 shall not then have been raised, subscription lists to be retained and kept in circulation until it is raised. That these proceedings be submitted to the people of the town of Anderson in public meeting, to be assembled on Saturday evening, 21st inst., for their approval and ratification; arrangements then to be made for submitting InVYnatter to the people of the county. On motion of 11. F. Crayton, Esq., it was or? dered that a special committee of nine be ap? pointed by the Chair to prepare business for the .meeting, to whom the foregoing paper should be referred, with instructions to report as soon as practicable. The Chair then ap. pointed the following named gentlemen as the Committee of Reference, viz: Messrs. 15. F. Crayton, O 11 P Fant, Joseph N. Brown, A. B. Towers, S. Bleckley, J. D. M. Dobbins,'Wm. McGukin, John W. Daniels and Geo. W. Fant. During the absence of the Committee, the meeting was addressed by Messrs. John B. Moore and James A, Hoyt, urging the citizens to put forth every.effort to. erect the proposed I manufactory, which would, without'doubt, yield them handsome ?ividends on the investment, and add immensely to the population, prosperi perity and wealth of the County. The Committee, after due consideration, re? turned and submitted the following Report and Resolutions, which, after full discussion, was unanimously adopted, every gentleman in the house rising-to his feet: REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS, :[ " . The Committee to whom it was referred to prepare business for the meeting, and to con? sider the "conclusions and suggestions" of cer? tain citizens ,1^ relation', to tue practicability 'and importance of establishing extensive cot? ton nulls, to be propelled by steam, }n the town of Anderson, have had the same under consid j oration, and ask leave to report: J That they concur fully in the conclusions ar j rived at by said citizens. They are entirely satisfied that the erection of such an establish' ment as is proposed will be of incalculable pe? cuniary value to the people of the town and county of. Anderson. That steam, as the pro? pelling power of the machinery used in the manufacture of cotton, may be safely, econom? ically and profitably employed, ana on some .accounts is preferable to water power. That investments.made in the stock of the proposed .manufactory will be unquestionably safe, and if judiciously managed, will pay handsome divi? dends. 'And therefore, without time at present to assign their reasons for the iaith they have in the triumphant success of the proposed en? terprise, they recommend the adoption of the following resolutions, to wit:?. Resolved, That this meeting concurs in the conclusions and suggestions of certain citizens, in relation. to. the erection of Cotton Mills in this town, and that we will devote our influence; time and means, jointly and.severally,-as.far ias "we can consistently with other duties; to ithe suecess of the proposed enterprise. Resolved, That the people of the county of Anderson be specially called on. to.unito with us in raising the requisite capital, and putting the proposed mills into prompt and successful operation, whereby a judicious and well-arj ranged system' of co-operation, it is believed the cotton crop of the County, by converting it into manufactured goods at home, may be about doubled in value. Resolved, That our friends, and persons eve :rywbere with whom our place has; commercial ?dealings and intercourse, be requested'to aid us in raising the requisite capital stock, to insure the success of the proposed enterprise. Resolved, That lists for subscription to the capital stock of the proposed manufacturing company be prepared, printed and circulated forthwith, ana that a persistent and unyielding effort be made to raise the requisite amount to begin preliminary arrangements within the space of thirty days from ihe delivery of the lists. Resolved, That ever}' pereon to whom a list is sent be requested to act as a Special Com? missioner to procure subscriptions to the capi? tal stock, ana that they return said lists to the Trustees at Anderson at the end of 30 days. Resolved, That 0. H. P. Fant, W. s. Sharpe and N. K. Sullivan be appointed Trustees, to whom subscriptions of stock shall be made payable until the Company is organized, and that the following Committees be appointed, to wit: 1. A committee of three to prepare and se? cure a charter for the Company, j 2. A committee of nine to prepare & brief address to the people of the County on the matter in hand. 3. A committee of five on correspondence,' and to circulate subscription lists. *" ' \ 4. A special committee of seven to canvass the County, explain the enterprise and secure subscriptions of stock. Resolved, That the "conclusions and sugges? tions of certain citizens," .together with the proceedings of this meeting, the address to the .County, and the form. of a subscription* ?stj fwhich is* herewith submitted, be printed .'toJ: gethef for general circulation. AH of which is respectfully submitted. . E .... B. R'CRAYTON, Chairman. The following Committees were then appoint? ed by the Chair, under the sixth resolution, to wit: To prepare Charter.?Joseph N. Brown, B. F. Whitner and W. S. Sharpe. On Correspondence, and to circulate and super? intend Subscription Lists.?W. W. Humphreys, W. J. Ligon, John W. Daniels, D. 8. Maxwell and S. M. Pegg. To Canvass the County.?Jamc3 A. Hoyt, John B. Moore, B. F. Cray ton, R. S. Hill, J. C. C. Featherston, Wm. McGukin and W. S. Brown. To prepare Address to the County,?B. F. Crayton, J. A. Hoyt, J. P. Reed, A. T. Broyles, T. A. Evins, O. H. P. Fant, N. K. Sullivan, Daniel Brown and John B. Watson. On motion, the Chairman of this meeting was added to the Committees to prepare Char? ter and to canvass the County. A subscription list, presented by the Commit? tee in the following form, was then read, as fol? lows: "The undersigned hereby agree to subscribe for the number of shares, at twenty-five dollars per share, and amounting to the sum of money in the aggregate, as set opposite their names sevarally below, to the capital stock of the "People's Manufacturing Company," at Ander? son, S. C. And they do hereby several prom? ise to pay to Messrs. 0. H. P. Fant, W. S. Sbarpe and N. K. Sullivan as Trustees, for the use of the said Manufacturing Company, the 6aid sums of money, as follows, to wit: Twen? ty per cent, upon the organization of the Com? pany under a charter, and twenty per cent, at the end of every sixty days thereafter, until all is paid. names. no. shares. amount. Several thousand dollars were immediately subscribed, and after congratulatory remarks by Maj. B. F. Whitner, and an appeal for eve? ry citizen to aid in an enterprise that promised so rich reward, the meeting adjourned. J. SCOTT M UK KAY, Chairman. Wm. Lice, Secretary. TO TI?E PEOPLE OF ANDERSON COUNTY. The Committee appointed to prepare a brief addrc.-s to the people of the County, iu relation to the proposed Manufacturing Company, pre? fer, instead of submitting any views of their own at present, to call special attention to the following letters, addressed by Wm. Perry, Esq., of the ..Pendleton Factory, to one of their num? ber. Mr. Perry is known; to be a gentleman of great experience, Information and practical ski.*, in the construction and operation of cot? ton manufactories, and his views cannot fail to interest the reader: Pendleton Factory, S. C, July 11,1871. My Dent Sir: ? I will try to answer your in? quiries in relation to manufacturing cotton in , South Carolina, and particularly in Anderson County. I understand you as wishing to as ! certain the amount of capital required to put jin operation sufficient machinery to weave daily ;sorae 4,000 to 5,000yards of \ shirtings, similar, in kind and quality, to Graniteville and Augus? ta shirtings. To erect fireproof buildings of brick, to , purchase and place in operation machinery enough to manufacture 5,000 yards of \ shirt fngjs daily, will cost in.round numbers $100,000. i With a new concern are always connected some I expenses (as purchase of land and the like,) which cannot be exactly estimated. Besides, it costs less to improve some locations than others. So it will.be safe to say $110,000, and which will more than cover all the cost, and leave some cash capital, on which to commence busi? ness. . . . ... ? Now, I.estimate the profit on the investment to be 22* per cent. You say this, is a large dividend ; , this is true, yet. it is not up to the earnings of the Pendleton Factory for the past five years, which have been fully 261 per cent, ion the capital ,invested. While saying this much, I .am.speaking from an experience of over- thirty-eight years as operator, manager and owner of factories; and I am fully capable of correctly. estimating the- profitableness ojf cotton manufacturing, and especially of man? ufacturing in South Carolina, having beeA connected.with the business in this State for some twenty-five, years past. With the estimate of buildings and machine? ry, I will furnish you with the cost of a steam engine to drive.the factory; and also the daily cost of fuel,..compared with the cost of water power, &c. There is. no doubt, generally speaking, that steam is more expensive than water to drive ma? chinery. Yet, there are advantages arising from using steam as the motive power, which will, in some coses, more than counterbalance the increased. cost, . When steam is used the loca? tion is af your option, which is not the case when iwater is used, because you must locate the factory to suit the power.. With steam, yon ?locate the power to suit the factory. Iu order to. give you a clear understanding of the difference in the relative advantages of water power and steam power,, we will say that you wish to locate your factory at Anderson O. H., or as near, that place as possible. In the first place, as water power is the cheapest, when it can be obtained, (advantages of location be? ing equal,) we will ascertain the nearest point wher^ water with the proper fall can be ob ?itained in sufficient jquaptity to give you the power necessary to drive your fectory. Upon inquiry, we find that there is a location suita? ble for our purpose, just six miles from the depot in Anderson. Jsow, we will assume that the cost of land and mill-site, witli mill-dam and race-way, and the water-wheel ready for operation, will be the same as it will cost for laud and the steam engine placed in position. (The actual cost will be about the same.) With your Factory six miles from town, you will have to.use wagon transportation, which, from its amount, will require one four-mule team, and. one two-mule team. With two dri? vers, the daily expenses, with wear and tear, may be safely put at eight dollars per day. You will bear in mind that these teams must haul daily, and their loading must bo kept dry. Now, locate your Factory directly on the Railroad, near the depot, where you can have a side-track branching into the yard near your engine, so as to deliver wood, and deliver and receive freight on the spot. Do you not sup? pose that.you could save six dollars per day, over and above the cost for wagon transporta? tion, with, your Factory located six. miles from ?the Railroad ? I certainly do. .The six dollars thus saved you .can apply, to the.purchase of fuel for your steam engine. My estimate is that it will require three cords of pine-wood daily to give the necessary power to run the Factory twelve hours per day. Again, you can, if you choose, put in a some? what larger engine, which will enable you to drive, in connection with your Factory, a Grist Mill, (corn and wheat,) Saw Mill and Planing-inachine, with work shop for turning wood and iron.; and all thia with but a small addition to the cost of fuel, &c. I will not stop to discuss the advantages of having a saw mill and grist mill so near you. You can estimate that better than I can, having felt the need of them. As to the advantages of having the factory located in town, I have to say, that it will give employment to not less than one hundred hands, whose daily wages will average fifty cents each. This makes $50 per day, or $15,000 for a year of 300 working days, all of which will be dis? tributed in your town. Now add your mills and planing and turning shop, and you have some $5,000 more; or a total of $20,000 in cash, in which your professional men, mer? chants, mechanics, and trades-people in gener? al will share. We have a perfect right to ex? pect $25.000 in dividends on the amount invest? ed ; which, to cover all the additions named, will be about $125,000. Now. you have the snug sum of $45,000 in cash drawn to your town annually This is not a visionary nor a theoretical calculation. It is one based on practical knowledge of matters pertaining to the subject under consideration. This matter should be viewed in yet another aspect. We must consider the enhanced value of the cotton raised at home. Comparing 1,000 bales of cotton, in its raw state, with 1,000 bales after being manufactured into goods, we have: 1,000 bales @ $80 per bale.$ S0.000 1,000 " (?3 $190 " .$190,000 You sec at a glance that you have realized an enhanced vaiio of $110,000, over and above the cost of the raw material; which is a clear addition to the wealth of the County, from the operation of a single factory. Respectfully, WM. TERRY. Pendleton Factory, S. C, July 24, 1871. Dear Sir: I have before me Appleton's Jour? nal, in which I find industrial statistics of some cities in tin: State of New York, some of which may interest you. The city of Syracuse, with a population of 43081, has a capital of ?11,871,000 invested in 21 manufacturing establishments. The. total value of manufactured articles sold annually is $29,027,000. Kochcstor, with a population of 04,421, hasa ! i-sipilal of $15,000,000 invested in 30 manufac i lories. Total value of manufactured goods au 1 nually is $28,000,000. Auburn, with a population of 17,233, has $5,075,000 invested in 21 manufactories. An? nual value of productions is $12,176,000. Oswego, with a population of 29,919, has $5,108,000 Invested""In 6 manufactories. An uual valuoof productions is 13,000,000. Utica, with a population of $28,804, bas $6, 225,000 invested in 19 manufactories. Annual value of productions is $14,861,000. While calling your attention to the above named cities, and the large amounts there in? vested in manufactories of various kinds, I do not wish you to consider them as being excep? tional as manufacturing centres. Such is not the case. You may take all the towns and cities, and villages even, and you will find I about the same amount invested in manufac? turing; inproportion, of course, to their-pop ! ulation. Have we not, in these facts, sufficient evidence to satisfy us as to the reason why their farmers are so prosperous, their State so popu? lous, their cities, towns and villages so progres? sive and wealthy? Is it not owing to their di? versified pursuits, which make a home market for the produce of their farms ? The farmer, mechanic, and manufacturer, being near neigh? bors, buy of each other, and sell to each other; hence money is kept at home, and circulates freely, putting life and vigor into all pursuit'. In short, the farmer cannot greatly prosper, un? less he has for his neighbors the mechanic and manufacturer. For your information, as to the relative cost of steam and water power to drive cotton ma? chinery, I give below an estimate of the ex Sense of operating two adjoining factories, one riven by steam, tie other by water. They are both spinning fine yarn, and a careful estimate of expenses was kept for one month, so as to test the question of cost. In the one driven by water, it cost eight and nine-one hundredths (08.09) cents per pound, to manufacture. In the Bteam mill, it cost eight and fifty-one hun : dreuHhs-(O8.50) cents per pound, to manufac? ture. T -*? You will see it cost a trifle more to operate by steam, than by water, location and other things being equal. If you wish further evi? dence, go to Fall River, Massachusetts, which is now the leading cotton manufacturing city in the United States. There you will find steam largely used as a motive-power. Indeed, two thirds of the mills are driven by steam. A friend of mine who is now the manufacturer of :Graniteville, recently visited Massachusetts; and after inspecting the Factories at Fall Riv? er, told me on his return, that he would at all times prefer steam as a motive-power. You must bear in mind that the Steam Engine has been much improved within the past few years, both as to power, and the saving of fuel. It is said we have not sufficient capital to go into manufacturing. I think that is a mistaken idea. Truly, money is scarce with us. Still, can we not effect our object by co-operative means? If five men cannot provide capital enough, ten, twenty, one hundred or five hun? dred can do so. Let us unite our means?let us do, as men do elsewhere, when they wish to start a new business. I know men in the North, who have several hundred thousand dollars invested in factories, and they have not more than $20,000 in any one concern. They take stock in several factories, preferring to have the risk divided. How many persons do vou know, who can spare $100, $200, $300, &400, $500, or $1,000, or even $5,000, to invest in a factory, and do it without crippling their present business? There are many farmers, merchants and professional men, who can spare some one of these amounts, or more. It will pay them handsomely to put all their spare capital into a factory. I am, respectfully, WM. PERRY. Hon. J. P. Reed. Gen. Frank Blalr's Views of the Political Situation. Montgomery, October 20. Senator Blair, who is here as one of the sub Ku Klux Committee, made a speech last night. The following is an extract of it as published in the Advertiser of this morning: Fellow-citizens: There are some questions frowing out of the position of the South which feel called upon to mention, but with diffi? dence, and disclaiming any purpose of giving anything like advice to the people of the South. I have read letters and speeches .by distin ? guished men of the South which touches all the South, and all who sympathize with the South in other portions of the country. . I have seen it proposed that in the next Dem? ocratic Convention to be held for the nomina? tion of a candidate for President of the United States the South should forbear to take any part whatever, and that the South should de? cline to be represented, but should accept what? ever candidate the Democrats of the North may Bee proper to offer. I dissent entirely from that proposition. I think I may have the pro? test of every Democrat in the West and North. {Renewed applause.] The triumph of the )emocratic party is the safety of the South, and who should guard its safety but Southern men ? If they fail, why may not also others fail ? My fellow-citizens, a triumph which will relieve you is the thing the South looks to, and looks to alone. They nave no questions of per? sonal favorites to be advanced; to them all Democrats are alike; their choice will fall upon him who is most likely to carry that banner to triumph. If the South fails to give us the benefit of her wise counsel; if she fails to send her prudent and wise men, who will go there with an eye single to success ; if they leave the Democrats of the North to struggle for a nomination amidst the contending factions of the aspirants, she will withhold from us the benefit of the wisest and moat impartial counsel we can havci If she should abstain even upon the ground stated by some of the distinguished gentlemen who advocate this course, and who say that their presence in the convention'in 1868 was laid hold of and used to the destruction of the Democratic party, I tell you that their absence now will be claimed as a refusal to go with the Northern Democrats because they have adopted the new departure. It will be claimed that the spirit of rebellion still lingers and burns under the smouldering ashes, and it is lighted into a new flame of in? dignation because the Democratic party of the North, or a large portion of them, have as? sumed, for reasons which seemed good to them, to make certain concesssions in their platform. It would be suicidal, it would be the destruction j of your very best interests. I do not know how well it is known, but to those who care for my opinion it is known that I am no friend of the new departure, but I believe in the patriot? ism and the purity of the motive of those who have chosen that path. But while I shall still hold to the opinion which I have heretofore expressed, and shall not yield one inch of my own convictions as to the constitutionality of the usurpations of the Radical party, I nm willing to fight the Radicals in any shape the Democratic parly may determine. 1 believe that the new departure, so far from being good policy, has proved disastrous, hut what the party adopts as its policy I shall maintain, without surrendering my own con? victions. I believe that this policy has tailed to give us success itt the elections of this sum? mer and autumn, and for the reason that it was a confession in open court of our inability to carry tbe elections upon our own principles.? It was a confession. that we must make a con? cession in Order to draw to us others who had acted against us, but in making that concession it failed to place candidates before the people in harmony with that platform. Thus, while some Democrats were disgusted at this conces? sion, no Republicans were conciliated. Now, my fellow-citizeds, to my view the future does not look gloomy, even under the losses we have suffered this summer and autumn, I have not a single feeling of despondency. It is well understood that the Republican arty contains in itself seeds of discontent, of itterness, of rivalry and disaffection, and it is natural in these preliminary elections that those who antagonize the nomination of Gen. Grant should attempt to hold their position within their party in order that their influence may be used to defeat his nomination. I know that his nomination will not be defeated, at least that is my solemn conviction; that he is now dictator in the Republican party, and that he aspires to be in the country at large. I be? lieve that be will dictate his own nomination, but then I know that some of the most con? spicuous, able and courageous men who stand highest in the Radical party will leave the Re? publican party when Grant is nominated.? Burn their ship when they fail to defeat him for their nomination, and they will take good pains to defeat his re-election. And again, instead of going for a new de? parture, I would prefer to go for a m: n who represents the uew departure. I wouh prefer to give that guarantee to the disaffected Re? publicans rather than to go back upon my own principles. I would prefer to make a choice of Republicans, and go for a man who should be nominated by the disaffected Republicans, or, what would be better, one who might be nom? inated in the democracy, and thus draw to us by a much stronger guarantee than the mere words of a platform the support of those who are disaffected with Grant and the radical par? ty. In other words, I don't see that we go back oh our principles in making a choice be? tween candidates neither of whom suit us. We could all vote for a Republican who was in fa? vor of universal amnesty against the Ku Klux bills, and against the military laws. Why the ancient Bourbon in the State of Alabama could vote for such a Republican in preference to TJ. S. Graut, and hold all the time to his very heart all that there would be of his Bour boniem. My fellow-citizens, the State of Virginia has adopted the policy. That State which furnish? ed the illustrious warriors who were the fore? most in the struggle for our independence; that State which gave to us a long line of illustrious^ Presidents; that State which in our unfortunate war, after guiding the councils of the nation for so many years, furnished the heroes and statesmen of the Southern Confederacy; that State which not eveu Radical reconstruction could subject to a scallawag or carpet-bagger; that State which was cleft in twain by the Rad? ical Congress to add to their power by duplica? ting its Representatives in the Senate in order to oppress the South, and which the wise sons of Virginia have erected into two fortresses for the defense of their country. Shall the de? mocracy of the South fail to follow the coun? sels of the Old Dominion ? Why we have ta? ken hold of the example of Missouri. Tram? meled with election laws, and disfranchised, we have risen and rent the bonds which bound us, and I believe that the State of Missouri will at the next Presidential election give a large ma? jority than any other State for the candidate of the Democratic party. The men of foreign birth who have come here are neither for the North nor the South; they are not identified with any one section of our country in the sense in which those who are native born are identified with the particular section in which they were born; they came and are made citizens of the whole country, and all parts of it, and while upon the question which recently divided us they sided with the North, (it is natural that they should do so, be? cause naturally they looked upon this country as one and undi visible.1* and now with the same sentiment in their hearts, they cannot see why one section of the country should be subject to the other. In my judgment these are the men to whom we have to look in the coming Btrug Sle. They have come from countries where espotism is practiced, and they know its badg? es and signs better than we do, who have never known them. They know tbe subtle manner in which tyranny will make its approach, and already recognizing it in the leading man, the ablest representative of our adopted citizens is now proclaiming his hostility to Grant and his administration, declaring in the face of the world that ho has taken his departure and burned his ships. I do not think that any one will fail to recognize the description. I speak of my colleague in the Senate, Carl Schurz. He it was, my fellow-citizens, who led the en? tire German element of the State of Missouri to break down the disfranchising clause of our constitution, and arrayed his fellow-countrymen as one man against the administration; and despising the offices of Grant, despising his patronage and power, resolved to preserve that free love which America had given to him and his countrymen. Now, my fellow-citizens, the Germans in Missouri, although Republicans almost to a man, have always voted against disfranchising those who were opposed to them during the war. They need no instructions on that point from anybody, and they resolutely maintained the doctrine that neither Congress nor the States could by a bill of attainder deprive men of the right of suffrage. They maintained that posi? tion in the last contest through which we passed in Missouri: they hold it good against the blandishments and threats of the administra? tion ; they stand firmly and squarely to day, solidly to the last man, against all disfranchisc mcnt and for universal amnesty ; thev arc op? posed to the Ku Klux legislation, [loud ap? plause,] against the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, and, in my judgment, if the Democratic party will now, instead ?f the adop? tion of any "new departure," put forward a man as the candidate of the party, or accept one who may be put forward by others, who is sound upon these principles, lie will receive the support of the entire German vote in the Uni? ted States, numbering, as I have been informed, from 500,000 to $00,000 men. ? A story is told of a Bostonian's first ap? pearance in* polite society in Arkansas. The company were engaged in dancing, but the love? liest female present occupied a chair by the window, without a partner. Stepping up to the lady with a palpitating heart, he said:? "Will yon do me the honor to grace me with your company for the next sot?" "Yes sir-ce, for T have sot, and sot, and sot, till I have about tuk root," was the reply. ? "Mamma, will you goto heaven when you die?" "I hope so, my dear." "And nurse?" "I hope so. She's a jrood woman, and all good people go to heaven."' "Then, please may I go tu the dogs with papa? lie says lie's go? ing there, and it will be so much nicer." From Gov. Perry's Reminiscences of GreenvUk, Sketch of Judge Earle. Judge Balis J. Earle was the eldest sou of the Honorable Samuel Earle, of Pendleton Dismct, South Carolina, a gallant Revolutionary officer, aud member of Congress, representing the whole Wcsjernj>ortibri of the State in 1796. He was a maD^oT^rgT^rtuTre^r'Th'e TTpper 'countjy and self-educated In his intercourse with pub? lic men, whilst in Congress, he felt k?--?nly the defects of his early education, and determined to give all of his sons every advantage which schools and colleges could bestow. He was ft man of high and pure character, but most ec centric in the latter part of his life. Having served his State in the- Legislature, in the Con? vention which adopted the Federal Constitu? tion, and in the United States Congress, he voluntarily withdrew from public life, and de? voted himself to the management of his various farms in Pendleton and Greenville. He lived to an old age, and in great retirement, joined the Baptist Church, and was much esteemed by his neighbors. ? . I read law three years in the office of Judge Earle, who was then Solicitor of the Western Circuit, and I am indebted to him for many acts of kindness and favors shown me. He was a man of very superior endowments by nature, and highly accomplished as a writer and speak* er. In person he was strikingly handsome, manly, and beautiful, if the term can be ap* plied to a gentleman. But there was nothing of vanity about him, on account of his fine ap? pearance. He did not seem to regard it at au, but rather disiiked any compliment on that ac count. He was, however, a man of great pride" of character, and dignified in his manners. I once heard Judge Huger say of him, before Iiis elevation to the bench, that his manners were more judicial than, any one he had ever met. He was a fine scholar, and possessed great literary taste. He spoke and wrote with great accuracy and purity. There was nothing ornate or pretentious in his style. He bad ta? ken Addison as his model when a student, and all of his writings were marked for their clear* ncss, purity, and simplicity. He seldom in? dulged in metaphors or figures of speech. Judge Earle graduated in the South Carolina College, at sixteen, and took the first honors of his class, which was one of great talent and scholarship. But none of his class even com? peted with him for the first honor. He was the youngest member of his class, and the first scholar in it. He read law with John Taylor, then Solicitor of the Western Circuit, and after? wards a member of Congress from the District of Pendleton and Greenville. At twenty-oue. he was admitted to the bar, and established himself at Greenville. He represented the Dis? trict two years in the Legislature,and was then elected Solicitor by a very large majority over Chancellor Bowie, of Alabama. Until his elec? tion as Solicitor, such was his diffidence and modesty, that he scarcely attempted to make a speech at the bar. After this, he was forced to argue his sessions business, and made the model of a prosecuting officer. He presented the facts of the case clearly and succinctly, referred to the law correctly, and left the jury to decide the case under the instructions of che Judge; He had one of the fairest minds that I have ever known, and his judgment was always dis? passionate. He never urged the conviction of a criminal unless the circumstances warranted it. Where the guilt of the prisoner was the settled conviction of his mind, he always pre? sented the circumstances of the case with great force and clearness. He was always well pre* pared in his sessions business, and did not pre* sent more witnesses than were necessary in making out the case in the first instance, re? serving the others for the reply. In the trial of Sims at Newberry, for the murder of his father, although the evidence was circumstantial ana mysterious, he was satisfied of his guilt, and thought the crime so horrible that he should not escape punishment. He argued the case with great ability, and presented the facts and circumstances in such a Way as forced the jury to a conviction. Judge Earle was a very yo?ng man when elected to the bench. There were two vacan* cies to be filled and four candidates, He was elected on the first ballot, and Judge Martin ott the second or third ballot. Though young, he proved himself the equal of his learned asaocjU ates, and his written judicial opinions in th*J Court of Appeals will compare well with those of any other judge on the bench. Perhaps in style and composition, they-are superior, if no* equal in learning and research, to those of oldef judges. In college he must have been a hard student to have won the honors he did in such a graduating class, but in after life he wan Very remiss in his studies and did not devote himself to his profession as he should have done. I never saw Judge Earle, for three years whilst in his office, read except to hunt up authority in his cases iu court. He was a great reader of novels and polite literature, fond of the society of his friends and associates, and devoted to making money, though he had neither wife nor child to inherit his fortune. In fact, Judge Earle had but little time to read and study af? ter my acquaintance with him. His circuit oc? cupied him six or seven weeks in the fall and spring. He had to attend the Court of Appeals twice every year, and 'he sitting of the Legisla? ture. In the latter part of the summer, which was the only recreation he had, he generally traveled North, or went to some watering place. Hence, his time was almost constantly occu? pied, to the exclusion of those studies to which he might otherwise have devoted himself. Judge Earle was, as I have already intima? ted, r. most conscientious and honorable man, despising all meanness, deception and flatter}'. He was fair and open in all his conduct, and never took an advantage in private or public Nothing could induce him to show respect or confidence where he did not think it was de? served. He was a man of great sensibility, at all times, and frequently morbid in his feelings. Ordinarily, his manners were courteous and cordial, but sometimes in his morbid moods, he seemed careless of the ordinary civilities of life, and rude to his bast friends. He would pa^s them, or meet them as if he did not wish to speak to them, or notice them. On one oc? casion he passed a very intimate acquaintance without noticing him, who afterwards said to him, when they met again cordially, "I wish you would give your friends some intimation before hand, when you are not disposed to rec? ognize them, or p:iss with them the ordinary civilities of life." His temperament was un? fortunate, and he seemed to have inherited a good deal of his father's gloomy, desponding nature. ? An exchange says that common red clover used as a wash and drank as a tea, has proved effectual in curing several cases of cancer.? The cundurango plant, of South America, is i the great specific for this disease, aud though of very recent discover}', several very rcmarka ; ble cures are reported from its use. ? "Ella, my child," said a prudish old maid to a pretty niece who would curl her hair in pretty ringlets, "if the Lord had inter, 'ed your hair to be curled, he would have done it himself." "So he did, aunty, when 1 was a ba? by, bill he thinks 1 am big enough now to do ' it myself."