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An Unsatisfactory Explanation. In another column of this issue, Col. Cochran presents our readers with what he considers a vindication of his acts and motives in regard to his recent con? duct in municipal affairs. Wo are al? ways willing to give every man a fair and impartial hearing before the people, in order that he may not be misrepresented by us, and we are never afraid to speak the truth of any man, nor to criticise his acts, when we deem them detrimental to the public interests. Therefore, we pro? pose commenting upon this article, to show wherein it is unsatisfactory. ? ' It is true we charged Col. Cochran with being the colored party's candidate, and the best proof of the truth of our asser? tion is, that every negro in town, and : some outside of it, voted for him, with \j?robably three exceptions. Now, as to His^independent" candacy, every sensi? ble man knows it was only intended to secure some white votes, and that the ne? groes all looked on him as their candi? date, and championed his cause. Next, he claims that because the white people voted for him one year ago for Inten? dant, and at the recent public meeting gave his Council a vote of thanks for its service, he has no reason to believe his official conduct nor political principles are obnoxious to the majority. If this . is not enough to give every white man who cares for decency that ever voted for him a spell of nausea, they must be able to stand a great deal, for because they voted for him, he claims that they en? dorse both his official acts and political priuciples, which are certainly not such as we care to support. As he claims all white men who vote for him arc rcpub publicans, it is time for every white man to let him wake from his reverie, by ceasing to place himself in this position by voting for him again, if he has ever through misplaced confidence done so before. But the vote of thanks was ten? dered to the Council, and not to Col. Cochran, and that, too, when there was an effort to keep down all feeling, and put out a new ticket to suit the people. It was only aa effort to let the old Coun? cil retire, for if the former Council had been condemned, Col. Cochran would have made use of it as an excuse, as he did the year before, for running again ; and as proof that the resolution was not intended for the Intendant specially, the man who offered it, and most of those who voted for it, voted against Col. Coch? ran. As for the motives which induced us to expose Col. Cochran's conduct, wc will admit they were of a political na? ture. We felt that the iuterests of our town and County demanded that his ar? bitr?r)' and unreasonable course should be stopped, and that as a public journal? ist it was our duty to do our part. There was no spite nor disappointment in the matter, and his fling about youthful lead? ers is entirely gratuitous, as there was no leader in the late election, for it was a move on the part of the citizens of our tpwu, from the oldest to the youngest. We do not think Col. Cochran is the proper man to talk about leaders. He has been the leader of the negro party in this County ever since reconstruction, and has managed all the time to keep them arrayed against the whites. / As to compromising with republicans, we admit we used a misnomer. Wo should have said surrender, for they arc not content with any compromises, and nothiug short of giving complete power will ever satisfy Col. Cochran,, We would like to know who the democrat elected by the negroes is? Capt. Mc Grath claims, we believe, to be au "in? dependent," and Messrs. Cochran and Pcgg have repeatedly avowed themselves republicans, and the reason no negro was elected on the Council was that they thought they were obliged to do as their leader wished. We are in favor of draw? ing the party lines, and think it is all nonsense for Col. Cochran to attempt to prevent it, for he has the colored vote solid for him on any question he desires, and if the whites do not have concert of I action, they will invariably be defeated. Wc believe that the white citizens, who arc the tax-payers, and entitled to gov? ern on. aecount of their superior intelli? gence and interest in the government, nhould unite for the purpose of securing, as far as possible, a good government, Sbat will represent the true people of our State. It is time to be actuated by prin? ciple, and not by a cringing expediency, that has so often been yielded to without any beneficial results. We should re? member that no political advantage is worth the sacrifice of a single particle of] principle, and act up to this doctrine, with, a determination never to depart from it; and whenever we do, we may rest assured that the end of our troubles will soon come, and in their stead an era of success and prosperity again dawn upon us. As to Col. Cochran's motives for run? ning for Intendant we cannot speak pos? itively, but we are not inclined to believe he did not have au "idea" of making his brother-in-law Cotton Weigher. Sup? posing he has forgotten a conversation had with Mr. .T. B. McGec, some time be- j fore the election, we will take the liberty of reminding him of it. After Col. Cochran had repeatedly announced upon the streets that he would not run again for Intendant, Mr. McGce went to the various merchants of the town and got them to recommend him for the position of Town Weigher, after which he carried the paper to Col. Cochran, to ask his signature also. "When the petition was presented to him, he replied in emphatic language, that he was sorry to see it, for he wanted Mr. Kecse to have the posi? tion, and that petition would render it necessary for him to run again for Inten? dant. This conversation can be substan? tiated by Mr. McGee's affidavit, if neces? sary. So the public can judge whether Col. Cochran or we state this correctly. All we know about kiudred ties influen? cing a person's vote is from observation, as we have never voted for a relative for any office; hence this "fling" of the Colonel's is also uncalled for. He is also wrong in stating that the Intendant has no vote for officers elected by the Coun? cil, except in case of a tic. If he can show any law forbidding his voting, he ! will to that extent instruct us, but the I very tact that there was a tie on the elec? tion of weigher, shows that the opposi ! tion to Mr. Keese was equal to the sup? port he had, and then his brother-in-law's 1 vote elected him over the petition of the merchants, and where the Council was equally divided for and against him. Now, as to Mr. Keese personally we have nothing to say, except that he has allow? ed his name to be used in an improper manner, and the action of our merchants shows that Col. Cochran has done just what we charged?attempted to force him on them for weigher. His third reason for supporting Mr. Kecse is not sustained by the facts, for it was generally under? stood that any man who took the posi? tion would do so at five cents per bale for the cotton weighed. Mr. McGee's petition did not state the > amount at which he would weigh the cotton, but he was a candidate for the position at whatever price might be fixed for the work, and before the election by the Council, on the same day, the mer? chants had elected Mr. McGee, and fixed the price of weighing cotton at five cents per bale, to be paid by the buyer. Col. Cochran is also mistaken in saying that we asserted that the first weigher was elected to protect the seller from great irregularities in weights, for wo did not say how, nor by whom, these irregularities of weights occurred. It might have been by false weights or by selling wet cotton, and the time at which these irregularities occurred was before the appointment of the weigher by the merchants?long be? fore the Council ever had any connection with it?and the weigher was appointed to settle all questions as to weights and loss by water. Now, we did not say that the unprincipled men were either mer? chants or farmers?they may have been both, for we are not enough of a dema? gogue to claim that a man is either hon? est or dishonest because he follows any particular branch of respectiblc industry, and Col. Cochran's intimation that the buyers are the only ones who practice fraud, is a mere piece of disreputable demagogueism, intended to gain favor among such farmers as are simple enough to be won over by such sycophancy. According to his views of the honesty of farmers, there is no use for a public weigher, for he says they "will not, in his opinion, endeavor to palm off cotton on the merchants at more than its fair and just weights." Hence, his Council had better just enact that the merchant shall take the farmer's statement for the weight of his cotton. It is extremely improbable that our merchants are such a dishonest crowd as Col. Cochran plainly intimates, and we do not think this im? plied slander will meet with a single echo from the farmers of our County, for we think both farmers and merchants have as high a regard for each other's integrity as is to be found among the same classes anywhere, and the only checks that are necessary are those usu? ally adopted for the security and protec? tion of trade. Cid. Cochran was a mer? chant here for several years, but we are not uncharitable enough to suppose that he was sis unfair in his dealings as he would have our people believe the other merchants arc. Next, he says, "so far as I can see, the taking off of wet has been oppressive to the seller, and is injurious to the mer? chant," &c. This, of course, is impossi? ble, for it is a matter of loss and profit. If the farmer loses the merchant gains, and vice versa. So this statement is un? doubtedly incorrect. Rut he errs greatly in supposing the leaving of the question of "wet in cotton" to the weigher is such an oppression, for if the weigher does not suit the party he is not compelled to sell. When the merchant contracts for cotton at a certain price the trade is not complete until the weight is agreed on, or, in other words, the weight is a matter of contract between the parties, and unless the weigher's decision is satisfac? tory the fanner is not bound to accept it, and he and the merchant may agree upon any other weights ; but no sensible man would buy cotton by the dinner's weights, because they arc frequently inaccurate, (the cotton being weighed generally be? fore it is ginned,) and a bale will fre? quently lose by standing, especially if the cotton is a little fresh when ginned. As to the action of the two Councils, they appear quite different to us. The one of 180G acted in accordance with a petition of the merchants, and not of one of the Council, as stated by Col. Cochran. They simply adopted a system that had given general satisfaction to buyer ami seller, and altered no portion of that system, except to require the weigher to bike an oath and give a bond. The merchants had controlled it before and i they continued to do so, for their petition selected the man. The last Council have taken it entirely from the merchants, | and virtually given it to the negroes of the Town and such white men as vote with them. But great stress is laid upon the penalty imposed by the first Council, when every one knows it is customary to put a penalty in every ordinance, and the fact that the matter was never dispu? ted shows it to have been satisfactory. But there is a significant difference be? tween the two ordinances, the first fixing the penalty at not more than twenty, and the latter at twenty dollars, showing the first Council had fixed it so that if a vio? lation of the ordinance was made out they need not impose any fine for their ordinance requires none. But even if the Council of 1S66 did pass an uncon? stitutional ordinance, it does no justify the present Council one particle; but if a wrong has been done heretofore, it only increases the evil if the present Council continues it knowingly. The Colonel seems quite ignorant on the subject of treats, and it is refreshing to see his innocence, but really we have not seen so many drunken men of color on our streets as were out at night for about two weeks before the election, and, judging from their conversation, their whiskey did not prejudice them against Col. Cochran's ticket. His intimation that wo had better keep quiet on this subject, will not influence us much, as we are not in the least uneasy, and now defy him for any facts. His hints are entirely without the shadow of a founda? tion. His flings at the Messrs. Fant are both uncalled for and unwarranted. They are gentlemen whose integrity and honor he does not dare attempt to impeach ; and we expect they are a little more closely allied in interests to the farmers of our County than he intimates in his article, and they have some friends among that class, as Mr. 0. H. P. Fant is now chair? man of the County Commissioners, and could possibly (?) be elected Cotton Weigher, if he wished, even if left to a vote of the County. It is but iust to say here, however, that in 1866 the amount of cotton raised in this County was com? paratively small, and neither the Council nor Mr. Fant'were guilty of extortion in fixing ten cents per bale then. Since that time it has run up very much, and the Councils of which Col. Cochran has been a member are to blame for keeping the price up, if they claim to control the matter. He is again mistaken when he says the merchants, before the war, weighed trie cotton in front of their doors, and then payed for draying it to the depot, for the custom was to re-load the cotton when weighed, and the farmer hauled it to the depot. Col. Cochran's notions of justice vary very much with circumstances. The idea of reducing the weighing to five cents was caught from the merchants wc be? lieve, and he immediately got up his pe? titions to the legislature, asking that the office be made an elective one, and that the price be reduced to five cents per bale, to be paid by the seller. He thought it just for the farmer to pay the five cents then, but after the board of trade agreed to have the buyer to pay it he changed his mind, and has been lustily proclaim? ing it as one of his ideas of justice to the farmer. His remarks about "thin logic for a young and rising political econo? mist," are correct, when they say the Earties interested are "buyer and seller;" ut the amount of that interest is deter? mined by the number of bales bought and sold,"so that the man who buys fif? teen hundred bales is more iuterested in correct wrights than one who only sells ten, for the former might lose thousands, while the latter could only lose at most a few hundred dollars; and if he docs not appreciate the difference, wc can only say that he is rather shallow-brained to occu? py the once dignified seat of State Senator. It is hardly necessary to notice his re? marks about having the Cotton Weigher elected by the people further than to say it is more discordant than we supposed, for it will be impossible to avoid confu? sion if a man has to vote for a weigher at j the place he sells his cotton, and besides I what would become of the poor darkies who sell no cotton ? They would not get to vote. And how about those persons living in other States and counties who sell their cotton here? It seems that Col. Cochran's sense of justice only prompts him to pretend to protect the in? terest of those people he hopes to get to vote for him, and that he cares very little about those poor fellows who are so un? fortunate as to live across county and State lines. Then comes some more Buncombe about the farmers that is intended to make it appear he is the farmer's friend, and endeavoring to cause a breach be? tween them and the merchants and vil agers. Col. Cochran has held the color? ed race under his control and sufficiently arrayed against the whites to know that he is safe with them, and all he desires is to gain about five hundred white men to join his ranks under the name of inde? pendent voters to make hire safe. But he will find it more difficult to fool the farmers than he imagines. When they want a champion they will probably take some reliable granger who is more clear? ly and thoroughly identified with their interests than he is. His concluding proposition is fair enough and will prob? ably be accepted, but it is remarkable that he did not make it sooner and there 1 by avert the unnccccssary feeling his stubbornness has occasioned. If he had been at all reasonable at first this matter need not have assumed its present form, I but uow he has perceived the drift of public sentiment and is unable to longer stem the current which is running strong against his highhanded measures. In conclusion we wish to say the Intr.lti yetucr has not been actuated by personal I motives in any stage of this business. It has no axe to grind and certainly no in? terest on the side of the buyers. We simply wish to sec justice done all par? ties without the interference of scheming politicians. As public journalists wc shall advocate the interests of all classes of our citizens, and condemn any course which tends to create discord among dif? ferent classes of them, or to give any in? terest an undue advantage over another, and therefore we think the fanners ami merchants together are the ones to ar? range this cotton weighing business, with? out any arbitrary dictation from the Town Council. Cur duty in this instance has been an unpleasant one, made so by the unreasonable course pursued by Col. Cochran, whose, card fails to show any reason, other than the one we assigned, for his candidacy for Intendant and his subsequent acts. We have endeavored to meet the issue fairly, and feel that we have done our duty ami nothing more, for which course: we have no apoligics to make, and on account of which we have no favors to ask of any of the parlies con? cerned, nor shall we have at any time hereafter, Col. Cochran's intimations "to tie- contrary notwithstanding." i Governor Chamberlain. One of the editors and proprietors of the Charleston Naca and Courier lately held a conversation with Governor Cham? berlain, and the public is regaled with the views and opinions of his Excellency upon topics connected with his adminis? tration. This interview as reported ap? pears in full on another page of the In? telligencer. His explanation begins with a refer? ence to his recent prolonged absence from the State, which occurred at a time when important events were transpiring within our borders, and which evoked unfavorable comment in many quarters. He sought relaxation from official cares and labors, and remained away no longer than was absolutely necessary for his health. We regard this admission as extremely unfortunate for the Governor, since the heaviest cares and most anxious labors were already passed long before his departure. Beside, it would seem that the inviting breezes and tempting attractions of our own mountain region, within the State he professes to serve with such loyalty, might happily restore his mental and physical equilibrium, and lend aid and comfort to his recuperative powers. Greenville, Spartanburg, An? derson, Walhalla, Glenn's Springs and other noted points would have contributed most beneficially to the health of the Executive, and at the same time afforded him an opportunity for commingling with the masses, by which he would learn the temper and tone of our people towards his administration not forgetting the ad? vantages, too, for personally meeting any emergency like the ugly charges of the Parker trial, for instance, or the unhappy failure of Solomon's bank. His presence within the State, moreover, was likely to be more in consonance with the Act of the General Assembly, which provides for the absence of the Governor only in cases of public necessity, and only so long as the public welfare demands. This plea of the Governor, therefore, must fall to the ground, for he does not pretend that matters of public moment induced his protracted absence from the State. Besides, he knew that the Parker tfial had been set down for the first week in July, and that his name had been freely used in connection therewith. Moreover, he admits that Hardy Solomon was likely to become embarrassed in raising funds to pay the July interest upon the consol? idated bonds, and that the money was placed in that bauk to meet this interest. These were matters concerning the pub? lic welfare within the State, and to our mind Gov. Chamberlain was derelict in his duty to remain away at that partic? ular time. The facts in regard to Parker's trial and release do not relieve the Governor from a perplexing situation. The car? pers and malcontents were wondering at the absence of the Governor, when Ladd's testimony was given to the world. Jhis did not hasten his return to official duties and personal defence, for he was waiting the proper time to meet the charges.? The trial ended in a verdict against Par? ker, which compelled him to remain in jail. Still the Governor did not come, although announced from time to time. Finally, when Parker had made his es? cape on Wednesday night, we find that the Governor arrived at home on Satur? day afternoon following, while Parker was yet in the vicinity of Columbia. On that very night he was advised to get j away from familiar haunts, and he was ' re-captured on Monday afterwards.? Judge Mackcy was now sent for and put in his appearance without delay; the writ ot'habcascarjiuswas invoked,and the hear? ing fixed for the following Monday, when Parker was discharged from custody, and wcut on his way rejoicing at the benign appearance of reform in South Carolina. ? Shaking the dust from his sandals, and jumping aboard the first train towards Georgia, Parker vanishes from the gaze of longing and uneasy associates, and un? der an assumed name hies away to the North for recration and relaxa? tion from such a strain upon his men? tal, physical and material resource It was reported in the newspapers that Judge Mackey was closeted with the Gov? ernor in the Executive office, and the very latest information of Mackey's whereabouts is that he was confined to his bed at the Governors residence. Cer? tainly, the facts look damaging enough, notwithstanding the emphatic denial made by the Governor upon the coupon question. We do not charge him with receiving a dollar's worth of coupons or consolidated bonds, nor do we remember that any Conservative has ever done so. That allegation was made, if made at all, by one Nllea G. Parker, who is now nun e*t. But it does concern the tax-payers of South Carolina to know the reasons and the motives for the release of Parker so speedily and unceremoniously immedi? ately after the return of his Excellency to this province, and for one we will not I hesitate to cast suspicion upon any man [ whose skirts arc no clearer before the I public than Gov. Chamberlain's when he attempts by sophistry and special plead? ing to delude the people into the belief that he is in no wise responsible for this travesty upon judicial proceedings. His political friends concocted and secured Parker's release, and the unpleasant sit? uation of the Governor is mainly attribu? table, we suppose, to the fondness and faithfulness of his Excellency for and to these political bed-fellows. We predicted the result months ago, and it will be re? membered that the Governor's organ re? sented the intimation that there was any spuriouBncss in the reform programme. It is now acknowledged by the Governor that he is not much interested in unearth? ing the pecca dilloes of former adniinis trattons with which he was connected, and this was exactly tho reason for dis I crediting his pretences. It is our belief that genuine reform means a vigorous and unceasing pursuit of former thieves and plunderers, and acting upon this be? lief we have unhesitatingly demanded that no sham or pretence be palmed off upon the people of South Carolina, no matter whether it affected the highest or the lowest. With Gov. Chamberlain's efforts to staunch the wounds and stop the leaks in tho hereafter, we shall not cavil or condemn unnecessarily, always holding tenaciously to the principle that it is the duty of the Conservatives to maintain an armed neutrality between the dilferent factions of the Republican party, wresting from the present w hatever is best calculated to advance the highest interests of the State, and not becoming the champions or adherents of any par? ticular faction. Such has been the tenor of the artieles which have appeared in this journal, and whether or not the in Hucnce we exert is limited or is over? shadowed in the Governor's estimation by assurances of ardent support" from other quarters, wc will yet maintain inde? pendence enough to express our own views of public men and public measures, even though it does not prove pleasant ami agreeable to llovcnior Chamberlain i and Iii? friends. ; For the Anderson Intelligencer. Mksshs. Editors: In the two last issues of your valuable paper, you have thought proper to criticize my motives for becoming a candidate for the "thankless" position of Intendant of the Town of Anderson, and my acts since my election. I think I have been misrepresented in many particulars, and as your paper is the only medium through which I can reply, I am constrained to ask space in your columns to vindicate my acts and motives. 1 shall en? deavor to do this without losing my judg? ment or good temper, and without personal allusions, except such as arc fairly called for by your articles. In your issue of the I2th inst., under the caption of "Town Election," you ventured to say, indirectly, that I was the colored party's candidate. Now, permit me to say that I was from the beginning an independent can? didate, and represented no political party, clique, faction or race; and having received a large majority of the votes polled, includ? ing more than "one-third of the white votes, is proof sufficient of my assertion. As to your ungenerous flings at the white people who voted for me in preference to Mr. Hoyt, I leave the proper appreciation of that to them. You will doubtless remember that about one year ago, I was elected Intendant with? out any serious or combined opposition. You will also remember that at the mass meeting called to nominate candidates for the present term of Cuncil, a vote of thanks was tendered, without a dissenting voice, to a Council of which I was Intendant for the faithful manner in which they had managed the affairs of the Town. Under these cir? cumstances I had no reason to believe that my official conduct or political principles were obnoxious to the majority. At the solicitation of friends, I became a candidate for re-election ; and the present violent and bitter censures must spring from personal or political motives?I will not say spite, at disappointment in failing to prove that An? derson County had found for the Democrats a new and youthful leader, who could and would only lead to victor}'. As to your reference to compromising with the Republicans, allow me to inform you that they asked none; they had no meeting, made no nominations, but voted, us the re? sult shows, for one Democrat, one Indepen? dent and the undersigned for Intendant, thus, by their votes, giving a Democratic majority in Council. Can reasonable Dem? ocrats ask more? So far as the colored voters sticking together is concerned, my reply is, that if they did "stick," it was not to elect themselves; they refrained from asking for a colored man oh the Council, whilst, by the cumulative sys? tem of voting, they could certainly have elected two. As to drawing strict lines, cither political or colored, in our County in elections or business transactions, if that is your policy, advocate it. I shall not so advise, as far as I am concerned, but shall continue to advo? cate conciliation and peaceful compromises, with a just regard to the honest political opinions and actions of all men. Again, you say "Col. Cochran, it is under? stood, ran to make his brother-in-law Town Weigher." Now, I deny this. I had no such idea when I determined to run, because I understood from those who were supposed to know, that he would be appointed, whether I ran or not. As to my ultimativ voting for him because he was my brother in-law, if that be a crime, I prefer to plead guilty. The very fact that you think so is my sufficient excuse, since you only argue from what you know of the effect of kin? dred ties, in most cases. If you had charged me with voting for an incompetent or unicorthy man, beeanse he was my refatiec, then I should see why I ought to be censured. You arc perfectly uwarc that I cannot vote except in a tie. Really, however, I may frankly confesslhat I have been influenced in my action by tnc fact that I hold the mer? chants have no right to dictate who shall he appointed weigher and referee between them and the farmers. I never before or during the canvass, or after election, asked a mem? ber of Council to vote forMr. Kcese, nor hud I any intimation how three members of the Council meant to vote. As to exactly why I voted for Mr. Kcese, aside from the reason vou lay so much stress on, they are as fol? lows : First, because I believed him to he competent, experienced, sober and obliging in his disposition and habits, equally with the other applicants for the position; Sec? ond, because I never heard any one com? plain of him as Cotton Weigher, on the eonj trary I heard both sellers and buyers often express themselves with satisfaction as to the manner in which he had weighed their cotton, while acting as assistant weigher; Third, because he was the only applicant that made any proposition to reduce the price of weighing to live cents per hale; Fourth, because he needed the position equally with the other applicants, and I can only further say, gentlemen, that if you will show one good reason why Mr. Kcese is un? lit for the office of Town Weigher I will guarantee his resignation. In editorial number two, headed "Town Council," you refer to the ordinance relative to the Town Weigher as "exceedingly ob? noxious,*' and continue as follows: "The principal use for such a personage, if the Council had the right to appoint him, is utterly ignored in this ordinance, and we be? lieve it was done on purpose to array the people of the County against the Town", and to scatter discord as far as possible. We re? fer to the amount of deduction to be made from the weights of cotton on account of its being wet. There are very few men who cannot tell how much a bale of cotton weighs upon a pair of scales, and they need no man to take care of their interests in this respect; but they will frequently differ as to how much water is in cotton, and here is the chief use for an impartial weigher, to act as arbitrator upon this question It is'very in? convenient to the merchant, as it will re? quire him to have some one present to look after this in every bale he buys, or risk los? ing money on his cotton. The only effect of such ordinances will he to injure the cotton market of our Town. It is oppressive and injurious to our merchants, and should be set aside as unlawful." You will allow me to differ with you. and for your information to state that when the first Weigher was elected it was not for the purpose of protecting the buyer from buying watered cotton, but as you have distinctly asserted, to protect the teller from "great irregularities in weights." And in proof of my assertion allow me to quote your own language from editorial num? ber three, headed "Cotton Weigher," where you say : "About the beginning of the "war at the "time when every man was weighing his own cotton, great irregularities in the weights occurred, and certain unprincipled men practiced fraud to such an extent that the merchants of the Town determined to put a stop to it, by selecting one man to do the weighing for all buyers and sellers." It would seem that it was necessary then for some man to take care of their interest in this rcspec. It may be that alltthc unprin? cipled cotton buyers were killed in the war, I doubt it however. Allow me also to sug? gest that you arc correct when you say "there are" very few men who cannot tell how much a bide of cotton weighs upon a pair of scales," when it leaves the gin and if it should get wet, they need no man to take care of their interests "in that respet, as they generally know the weight of their cotton, then it can seem but fair to allow the seller I and buyer to settle it between themselves, as j 1 understand they do at Williainston and other points. I venture the assertion that this "due allowance for water" being taken olf in I such an arbitrary manner lias driven more cotton from the Anderson market than all other causes combined, and as practiced, has given general dissatisfaction to the seller, and if presisted in will certainly, as you say, "array the people of the County against the Town", and scatter discord as far as possible." As to its being "inconvenient to the mer? chant to look after every bale or risk losing monev," I can only say that the fanners are, as a class, fair and just in their dealings, and will not, in my opinion, endeavor to palm off cotton on the merchants at more than its fair and just weight. The inconvenience of the. merchant, ill the case stated, will not balance the great injustice it is possible to practice on the fanner in having arbitrary deductions made for water, cither real or imaginary. And so Ibras I can see the taking olTVif wet by the weigher has been apprcssivc to the seller, ami is injurious to tin- merchants as [ well as to the trade and prosperity of the '1'own. So much for editorial number two. I will i now consider number three according to \ your statement : '?Tb*1 ? "iiiM-il, which was compost ?! of Judge Murrray us Intendant, and Messrs. Hoyt, Fant, White ami Whitnerod Wardens, acknowledged they hud 110 ri^lit to enforce the ordinance, hut as a matter of conveni? ence and accommodation to the merchants they did pass the ordinance, and required a oath of office and bund with security from the weigher. They also further complied with the petition of the merchants by elect? ing Mr. Fant the cotton weigher." Did they stop there? Nay, as I will prove further on. Now, it is remarkable that a Council com? prised of a Judge for Intendant, supposed to l>e learned in the law, a lawyer for one of the Wardens, supposed also "to understand the law, and the st-me editor that now de? clares a similar ordinance unconstitutional because it is u "local interference with com? merce" between the States, would pass an ordinance that they "acknowledged they had no right to enforce," and which they " now hold tu be unconstitutional. It is a fact ac? cording to your own view of the affair that at the "request" of a member of the Council, Mr. Fant, an ordinance was passed and the office of Cotton Weigher was en." atcd by the Council, and one of its own mem? ber* elected to till the same, with the right to charge you (the farmers) ten cents per bale for weighing cotton, ami with the further right to "make due allowance for increased weight by water," real or imaginary, with? out any clause giving you the right to ap? peal or any other mode of redress, no matter how unjust or oppressive the tax or allow? ance might become. It is time to cry out aloud against the "tyrants," and I lend my voice freely to swell the chorus! So far as*your statement that "some men are willing to spend half their nights upon the streets for weeks before the elections, ami spend their money in frequent treats to secure their election," presuming that you say all you mean for me, in reply I con say and challenge any man to contradict it, that I was not on the streets any night before the election, except at town meetings, but was at home with my family ; nor did I ever treat any man or set of "men before, during or after the election, nor did any friend of mine to my knowledge. And so far as "treats" are concerned, the least said about that by some friends of my opponents the better for them. You also state that "it was clearly under? stood that the merchants were to have no influence in the selection of the next Cotton Weigher, but that political and family affairs had plainly designated who the coming man was to be, and that I intended forcing my brother-in-law upon the*, people in the face of their earnest protestations; "and as many of our citizens thought it inexpedient and unjust for our Town government to be per? verted into a tyranny and source of family revenue, <fcc." Now, Messrs. Editors, I hold that the Town was perverted into a tyranny when, at the request of the merchants the Coun? cil created the office of weigher, and by ille? gal ordinances forced it upon the people. As to its being "a source of family revenue," the people of the County know that it has been held by one family, and has been a source of great revenue to them, to which the people have been illegally (it now seems) compelled to contribute thousands of dol? lars, which, it naturally follows, has ended in the making of some of "our best citi? zens." I now propose to submit, side by side, to the citizens of the County, the sections of the ordinance which, in vour opinion, "is a j monstrous tyranny," and the sections of an ordinance passed by the Council in 186(5. composed, as you say, of Judge J. S. Murrav, James A. Hovt, O. H. P. Fant, T. M. White and B. P. Whitner. Head them carefully, citizens of Anderson County, and see which has the ring of tyranny in them. Ordinance passed by Council of 186*1: Ax Ordinance to Provide for the AP? pointment ok a Pl'dlic WeIUUF.B. Be it Ordained, by the Town Council of Anderson? 1st. That a Public Cotton Weigher shall be annually appointed by the Town Council, whose duty it shall be to faithfully and im? partially weigh all baled cotton sold within the corporate limits of the Town, and that he be allowed therefore, the sum of ten cents per bale, to be paid by the owner or seller of the cotton, and that the said Weigh? er shall have the right to make due allow? ance for increased weight by water. 4th. That each and all other persons are hereby prohibited from weighing haled cot? ton sold within the corporate limits of the said Town, under the penalty of not exceed? ing Twenty Dollars for each and every bale so weighed. Ratified in Council, and the Seal of the Town affixed thereto, this the 3rd day of ,<?"?.. October, in the year of our j sF.At.. I Lord One Thousand Fight '???Hundred and Sixtv-Six. J, SCOTT MURRAY, Intendant. S. Bleck lev, Sir. and Treas. Onb* ..nee passed by the Tyrants: lie it Ordained, by the Intendant and Wardens of the Town of Anderson, in Council asssembled, and by the authority of the same? 1st. That all Cotton sold within the cor? porate limits of the Town of Anderson shall be weighed by the Public Weigher of said Town, duly elected by the Town Council. 4th. That any person or persons who shall wilfully or knowingly hold himself out as a Public* Weigher, or who shall weigh any Cotton in violation of this Ordinance, with? in the corporate limits of said Town, shall, on conviction of said offence, be liable to pay a penalty of twenty dollars for each and every bale of Cotton so weighed in violation of the same. Done ami ratified in Council, and the , ?-???. Seal of the Corporation of said J sear.. I Town affixed thereto, this 23rd 1 ?,?' > dav of August, A. 1). 1S7">. JOIIXR. COCHRAN, Intendant. Jas. H. Bkwley, Clerk Council. You will observe that the tyrants' ordi? nance provides that the purchaser shall pay for the weighing. Is this a "monstrous tyr? anny?" I think not. Before the war the merchants weighed their cotton, but at their store door, and were compelled to have it hauled to the Depot and pay the drayage. Since the election of a Weigher, the farmer has done the merchant's draying, and paid for the weighing also. I hold that if a farmer delivers the cotton at the Depot after selling it, that the merchant should, as a matter of justice, pay for the weighing, in consideration of such delivery. It also abolishes the oppressive, unfair and HJeyal system of taking oil' for water, allowing all such questions to be settled between the seih r and the purchaser, and reduced the price of weighing to live cents per bale. Now, as to editorial number four, and a "Discordant Scheme." At the last election I advocated the policy of having Cotton Weighers elected by the people, for the manifest reason that those who pay taxes have the right of representation in the offi? ces, they thereby support. Not merely the merchants in the case in point, but the men who feed and clothe and pay to the mer? chants the wherewith to pay taxes at all. In order to give this principle practical force, I sent a circular petition to the several points of the Gountv, petitioning the Legislature for a law, declaring all Cotton Weighers in our County, County officers. I foresaw that this cotton weighing business was about to create discord in our municipal elections. It was to prevent a serious issue, in all its aspects had for our Town and people, that 1 was anxious to make it an elective office. Your argument in reference to the different interests a man who sells ten bales has in the matter, or a man who buys fifteen hun? dred, as you are perfectly aware, is all bosh. On tlie same principle a man who is worth one hundred dollars and cast a vote, ought to let the*man who is worth one thousand dollars cast ten volt's. This is what I term rather thin logic for a young and rising po? litical eneonomist. If fair weight is the matter at issue, surely seller and buyer, and not bale and bales, arc I be persons interested. As to County Weigher being a single indi? vidual, is an inconvenience I had fully fore? seen, and in my notes for a bill, specify the election of County Weighers at each Town or Village in the County where cotton is sold, and that the farmers be allowed to vole for the Weigher where they sell the majority of their cotton crop. The scheme, since you deem it, "discor? dant" may have to he pushed without your valuable support; but 1 am pledged to it and I colimil be blamed for adhering to my j pledges, whether it annoys my friends or my > CHI-mil's. This is a reform called lor by the farmers. | 1 admit ihc justice of their demand and no | rep: the is-iie ii lias pleased you to make. I am confident the mcivliaitt? meantinie have -?:.? enough to sec their real interest, and 1 feel satisfied that all this opposition dues not originate with them. With this explanation I leave the question as to whether the farmer will sign the peti? tion or not to their own good sense and judg? ment, believing they know their own in? terests and wiD be governed thereby, rej.arcV less of the gratuitous advice given them by y >u. In condtfcion I sec no way to settle th s question short of the decision of the Courts, as 1 understand from good authority that the merchants intend to resist the authority of the Council, and in order to stop all fur? ther caviling as to the powers of the Town Council in reference to the weighing of cot ton, and to prevent useless and expensive litigation, trouble and excitement, that will certainly follow, examination of Witnesses, and to avoid the crimination and recrimina? tion that will be brought out in the argu? ment of the ease, and the probable injury that would result to the trade and prosperity of the Town, I submit the following propo* sition, which I will advise the Council to accept: That a proper case be made up between the Town Council, and any violator of fho late ordinance in accordance with the pro? visions of the (.'ode and submitted in tho usual way by the Attorneys on each sido in writing to the Judge of "the Circuit, who shall examine into the same and decide* it, and let such decision be final, unless one of the parties desire to earn- it up to the Su' preme Court. JOHN R. COCHRAN, For the Anderson Intelligencer, Messers. Editors.?I learn from youf recent editorial that against the earnest protestations of the people I have beert forced upon them as Cotton Weigher. If the merchants or farmers will show wherein I have been neglectful of their interests in any manner, or show good and sufficient cause why I should not hold the position, I am ready to resign. I endeavored to discharge my duty with? out fear or favor to any, and if I have ever done injustice to any man it has not been intentional. I did not ask the mer? chants to sign my petition, for I knew they had already signed one for Mr. McGee, and I did not think it reasonable to ask them to sign for two different par? ties. No merchant has expressed any objections to my appointment, to me, and if I am so objectionable I will be pleased to know in what respect. E. E. KEESE. To The Public. I have this day sold my stock of good* to Messrs. LIGON <fc HILL. I would return my thanks to my many customers for their liberal patronage, and hope they will continue their patronage to Messrs. Ligon A Hill. W. S. SHARPE. Anderson, S. C, August 27, 1875. Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned hereby give notice that they will, on the <>th day of October next, make a final settlement of the Es? tate of Mrs. Jenny Gilmer, deceased, in the Judge of Probate's office, and apply to be discharged from their said Admin? istration. J. A. TODD, Adm'r. M. C. TODD, Adm'rx. Sep. 2, 1S75 7 5 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that application will be made after thirty days to John W. Daniels, Esq., Clerk of the Court for Anderson County, S. C, to incorporate TOWN CREEK ACADEMY, in County and State aforesaid. By order of the Board of Trustees. August 26th, 1S75. P. R. BROWN", L. D. HARRIS, J. W. LEWIS. Sep. 2, 1875 7 5 Stockholders' Meeting. THE STOCKHOLDERS of tho Pen dleton Manufacturing Company will meet at the Company's office, September 11th, 1875, to consider the propriety of reducing the amount of their Capital Stock. B. SLOAN, President. NOTICE. PERSONS are advised not to take up a note given by J. W. Crawford and A. J. Clinkscules to Wm. Perry, dated Auggust 19, and payable at the National Bank of Anderson, after sixty davs, as payment upon the same will be refused by them. Sep 2, 1875 7 IN BANKRUYTCY. In the District Court of the United State? for the Western District of S. C. In the matter of James W. Harrison, Bankrupt.?Petition for Full and Final Discharge in Bankruptcy. ORDERED, That a hearing be had on tho 17th day of September instant, at the Federal Court House in Charles? ton, S. C.,at 12 o'clock in.; and that all creditors, itc, of said Bankrupt do ap? pear at said timo and place, and show cause, if any they can, why the prayer of tho Petitioner should not bo granted. By order of the Court. DANIEL HORLBECK, Clerk of District Court of U. S. for S. C, Sept 2, 1875_7_3_ Copartnership Notice. THE undersigned havo this day en? tered into copartnership under the name and style of LIGON A HILL, for the purpose of conducting a general mercan? tile business, at the old stand of Capt. W. S. Sharpe, on the north side of tho Public Square, Anderson, S. C. Having purchased the well-selected stock of Capt. Sharpe, we are ready to accommodate the public with tho best of goods at the lowest prices, and will keep constantly on hand a general assortment of Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, and Staple Dry Goods. We ask tho patron? age of our friends and the public gener? ally, and will make every effort to give satisfaction in goods and prices. W. S. LIGON, RUFUS S. HILL. Anderson, S. C, August 27, 1875. SULPHURIC ACID AND Superphosphate Com'y. ETIW4N FERTILIZER. The Etiwan will pay on small grain. KTIWAX DISSOLVED BONE, the best Superphosphate on the market, peculiarly adapted to tho growth of small grain, clover and grasses. We can also supply a preparation call? ed Chemical Crop Food, for composting or using alone, which we recommend for small grain, grass or root crops. Tho chemicals for composting are put up in barrels of 250 pounds net. Each barrel contains 200 pounds of twenty-nine per cent. Soluble Bono Phosphate of Lime, and fifty pounds of Muriate of Potash, yielding forty-live per cent, pure Potash; hence, each barrel would supply of So? luble Phosphoric Aeid, 2(> pounds; Sul? phate of Lime, or Land Plaster, ?4 lbs.; pure Potash, 22} lbs. From the richness of this preparation it is shipped iu bar? rels, and may come in a soft state, mushy. In this case it can be dried at once by putting sufficient dry ashes or dust, and rubbing the samo together, which should always be done to thorough? ly disintegrate and separate the fertil? izer. Two barrels, with one thousand live hundred pounds Stable Manure, will make a ton ol homo-madear home-spun Fertilizer. "The working man's friend." Address, WM. C. BEE it CO., Gen. Agents. Charleston, S. C. For sale by B. F. Cray ton A Sons, An? derson ; Joseph Rogers, Williamston; Chivton A ' "o., Central. Sept 2, 1ST? 7 2m