The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, February 03, 1876, Image 2

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JAS. A. HOYT, E. B. MURRAY, Editors. THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 3rd, 1876. DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION. A Convention of the delegates appoint? ed by the Democratic Club3 will be held in the Court House on Monday next, 7th of February, at 12 o'clock, for the pur "pose of electing a County Chairman and a Central Executive Com nit tee. JAMES A. HOYT, County Chairman. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. It will be remembered that last winter the most popular measure of reform, in regard to the conduct of elections, was the registration of voters prescribed by the Constitution of thh State, and a large number of bills werte introduced into the theGeneral Assembly for that purpose. Not one of the bills had the ghost of a chance among the scheming politicians who control the Legislature, and this measure of precaution to secure a fair and honest expression of public opinion at the ballot-box has faded away from the mind of the average legislator, who is more intent upon the success of the Rsdical party than upon guaranteeing fairness, freedom and honesty in the man? agement of elections. The Greenville Newt makesi a suggestion, however, which deserves serious.consideration at this time. It points to an investigation by Congress, bo far as the choice of Federal officers is concerned, into the legality of an election which is conducted in direct contraven? tion to the' mandates of the State Consti? tution. The Radicals overreached them? selves in carving out the State into Con? gressional Districts, whereby a law of J Congress was violated and disregarded, and the present General Assembly has made a miserable effort to repair this fa? tal mistake. In case the plain provision of the: State Constitution upon registra? tion is again disregarded, it would be ad? visable to urge this point upon the atten? tion of Congress, and in truth we believe that the argument will hold good before the State Supreme Court as regards the entire election in South Carolina, without registration laws in force. If an election for members of Congress is declared null and void, for want of compliance with the State Constitution as to the legal qualifi? cations of electors, it would appear most reasonable that any election under such circumstances would be set aside for the same reason. Without enlarging upon this feature, however, we append the re? marks of the Greenville News: The Constitution of South Carolina requires that there should be a registra? tion of voters. The South Carolina Leg? islature, in a revolutionary and tyranni? cal manner, has refused to obey this pre? cept for corrupt party purposes, so as to enable colored voters to repeat. Now is an unregistered voter, under this supreme law of the State, a legal voter; and if not, is not Congress bound to regard this requirement of the supreme law of the State, and to refute all elections of Fed? eral representatives, as illegal, which are had in violation of this law ? Let us see, Tho State Constitution provides, that all male citizens, 21 years age, shall be entitled to exercise the suffrage. Sup? pose the Legislature should, by law, re? quire the managers of election to receive only the votes of persons paying $100 taxes per annum, and this constituency, so illegally raised, should elect members of Congress; would it not be competent for Congress to refuse such persons, bo elected, admission ? And why ? Because the constituency was illegal ? And why illegal ? Because not in conformity with the express and plain requirements of j the Constitution of the State. A State Legislature can not make a constituency. The organic law alone can make it, and alone can qualify it. When it makes, and when it qualifies, it is binding in all questions touching a legal constituency. Now the Constitu? tion of the United States refers the elec? tion of Congressional representatives to the State constituency, and enjoins upon the United States and the several States full recognition of the constitution and laws of each State. A failure to conform to the Constitution of South Carolina, then in this regard, is a failure to conform to the Constitution of the United States. For the Constitution of the Unite! States pi: ts the constituency where the Constitu? tion of the State puts it, and so leaves it j beyond the reach of the State Legisla? ture or Congress; they both must obey and enforce the supreme law ruling the case. Tee Teue Inwardness or Govern? or Chamberlain's Reform.?Senator I Morton, of Indiana, the original, and un? til lately, the sole proprietor of the "bloody shirt" and all its appendages, who is now varying the drama by seek? ing jo investigate the late election in Mississippi, recently became alarmed at what he considered the rapid march of Gov. Chamberlain to the Democratic camp. To be sure the Senator has some . reason for his misgivings, in the fact that j the Governor had turned the cold shoulder | on some of his party thieves and sought for a time the companionship of honest men. So must have thought the Govern? or, for he hastens, on the 13th of this month, to write a long letter to the Sen? ator to prove that, while trying to be honest, he was no less a Republican, loy? al to the party, its past ana its present, and, with only one object in view, its su? premacy in South Carolina. In spite of j the difficulty of the task, we think the Governor has convinced the Senator; for if there can be more contempt expressed for a party than the Governor shows for the Democracy of South Carolina, we shall not believe it till we see it. This is the gentleman whom some white men in our sister State delight to honor. This is the man who "alone stands be? tween the people and ruin." This is the coming del iverer of the State?and for what?"to make South Carolina and "keep her as safely Republican as Vermont and Iowa," so that it shall be "doubtful whether even national issues shall have force enough to induce a canvass of the State for the Democratic candidates in the coming Presidential campaign," and, he might have added, "any other." In short to consign South Carolina to a per {letual vessalage controlled by Chambcr ain, bis successors and assigns. If the Governor thought success possible with? out reform, weliave a right to Bay, judg? ing from bis record as a South Carolina, politician, it would not have been at? tempted, and he was only driven to it to "save the State." Let the good people of South Carolina read and reflect long and seriously. Our hearts and sympathies are with our neighbors, but their deliverance must come through themselves alone. As for ourselves, we have nothing to take back, and our course in the future now seems clearer than ever. There are no compli? cations or entangling alliances in fight? ing for principle.?Augusta Constitution? alist. ? The Supreme Court has decided that trial justices have exclusive jurisdic? tion in cases of petit larceny. OUR COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 31,1876. Metsrs. Editors: Another week in the history of the South Carolina Legislature has passed, and now when we calmly glance over the record, many features present themselves worthy of the careful consideration of the white people of the State especially. The Legislature of the State was es? tablished for the purpose of framing such laws as would advance the security and happiness of the people, and build up the prosperity of the land, by guarantee? ing justice to every individual. Thesole purpose of the Legislature to-day seems tobe to perpetuate the Radical party, and to maintain it in power; therefore, the laws that are passed become of small moment, except in so far as they teach us this fact, and the consequent insecurity of the position of the white people re? sulting therefrom. Sometimes a good bill is slipped through, but this can only be done when there exists a complete tur? moil of conflicting selfish purposes, which of late has characterized our Radical solons. It will only be necessary to sub? stantiate this view to give a summary of the week'B proceedings, which I will now attempt to do. Whipper has introduced a concurrent resolution that the Assembly do not ad? journ, but that it take a recess, subject to a call of one-third of the membere, which call will be duly signed and placed in the hands of the two presiding officers before the recess is taken. There are three grand objects to be accomplished by this arrangement, all looking to the purpose suggested. . First, there is the office of Attorney General to be filled. Should the Assembly adjourn, the Governor has the right to fill the vacancy by appoint? ment, and he intends to appoint a good man?McMaster for instance. The At? torney General is the prosecuting officer, and there are a number of officers need? ing prosecution. This danger they do not intend to run?hence the recess. Second, Moses and Whipper have not yet possession of their judicial robes, and it is thought the Legislature will be ne? cessary to help them in their undertaking. Third, the elections are to be held, and as the white people are rising up all over the State,* the Legislature is to be kept as an engine to hurl back whatever efforts they may put forth to accomplish their redemption, and to carry t. e elections at any hazard, which election will place Beverly Nash in the Governor's mansion, Elliott in the United States Senate, and Whipper upon the Bench. As the pow? er of the Governor's office wil1 ">e used to frustrate this sweet little game, hence the recess. The bill to check and prevent the ruin? ous and pernicious habit of cotton steal? ing has failed to become a law. This bill would only affect in its operations the negro race, and for that reason only it failed. It is well known that at present it^s next to an impossibility to reach a par? ty guilty of the crime of cotton stealing. The House was well aware of this fact, and yet openly refused to recognize cot? ton stealing as a crime by refusing to enact a law for its punishment. Here, then, in this the Centennial of American Independence, South Carolina, one of the original sisters whose blood and prowess won for tba world and for America the boon of liberty, and whoso noble son3 du? ring ninety years earned for her a reputa? tion for honesty and integrity as wide as the world, now steps forward to take her place among the sisterhood as the cham? pion of corruption, of thievery and ve-* nality. Is it any wonder that to-day in Anderson County no household or hearth? stone is free from the invasions of the housebreaker or robber, and that hus? bands and fathers dare not leave their families alone for fear of outrages, nor dare ride themselves alone along the pub? lic highways ? Davis, a negro member from Charles? ton, has introduced a bill appropriating $10,000 to defray the expenses of four negro companies to the Centennial this summer. In order to work up a proper feeling on the subject, detachments of these four companies were brought up and made to perambulate the streets of Columbia, even from Dan to Bershoba. I am sometimes inclined to believe that it would be a good investment to send these same four companies on, that the world, might have a correct idea, for once, of the real "low country negro," purer specimens of which I have never in my lifetime beheld. People, it is said, can get used to anything; so I suppose if such an outrage as this was perpetrated upon the tax-payers, they would do as they hu ve done heretofore, and fork up the cash. The Appropriation bill has passed a second reading in the House. It appro-, priates $1,200,000 to meet the current ex? penses of the State Government, together with the interest on the public debt. The tax levy, you will remember, was passed before the Christmas recess. Upon a basis of this levy the taxes were col? lected. You will remember, also, that there was a bitter contest over this bill between the Governor and the Conserva? tives on one side, and the Radicals on the other, and that a settlement was only arrived at by a threatened use of the veto power. Now, when it is necessary to appropriate the money so collected to the various uses of the government, $200,000 more are expended than will be collected when all the taxes are paid in ; which will leave a deficiency of that amount to be carried over to the next year, and which will have to be provided for by another bonanza. It may not be generally understood, but a bonanza of this kind is a bonanza sure enough to the leaders of the Radical party. To expend simply what has been collected is plain sailing?too plain, in fact, for these mod? ern legislators. Hence its popularity. The principal feature, however, in the Appropriation bill is the entire lack of aid it, in all its features, affords to the white people. Notwithstanding such an enormous amount is wrung from the im? poverished and oppressed tax-payers, not a dollar of it is so expended as to re? turn an equivalent to those who pay it. Take the ? items of the bill, and judge yourselves of the truth of the assertion. $260,000 are appropriated for the use of public schools. Now, how much of this returns into the pockets of the tax-payers of Anderson County, for instance ? About $2,500 only. $43,000 are given to the S. C. University, in which there are about 35 or 40 nogro boys, in the primary de? partments mostly. It is credibly report? ed that when the Board of Visitors is about to make it) annual visit to this in? stitution, runners are sent out into the highways and byways to hire negro boys to come to school until the visit is over, while the regular scholars are paid so much per month to continue at school. But to continue with the items. $10,000 are given to Claflin University, and $10, 000 more are given to pay the interest on the bonds of the said institution. It may not be uninteresting to explain a little further on this subject. Some years ago the National Government gave to each of the States so much of the public lands, for the purpose of erecting an Ag? ricultural School in each State. South Carolina received, if I remember aright, 600,000 acres, which should have brought as many dollars. This scrip was given to the Claflin University, under the pre? tence of establishing an agricultural de? partment ; and as this was not enough, the institution was authorized to issue bonds, on which bonds it now requires $10,000 annually to pay the interest alone. As matters now stand, the scrip is gone, the buildings are burnt down, and noth? ing remains but the bonds, and the sin? gular appropriation for an institution which does not exist. Claflin University was altogether and wholly a negro insti? tution. $10,000 are also given to the ne? gro Normal School in Columbia. $15, 000 to the negro Orphan Asyl'um in the same city. $673,000 are appropriated to meet the current expenses of the State Government, exclusive of Legislative expenses. As there are not more than a dozen bona fide white men office-holders in the State, we can safely say that this antire amount goes into the pockets of she negroes and their white associates. So it all goes. Notwithstanding the enormous amounts wrung from the tax? payers, the people receive no compensa? tion, not even protection. Stealing, rape, arson, murder, riot, robbery and plunder? ing stalks unrebuked over the entire State, while protection is guaranteed to none but the perpetrators of these diabolical outrages. Under the fostering care of the wise patriots who once controlled the destinies of our State, the young were encouraged in all the manly virtues char? acteristic of a people .far advanced in civilization. Under such tuition, seed were planted which every year bore fruit worthy of the age and State. The young were taught to emulate the virtues of the fathers, and to struggle each one to reach the goal, tha ultimatum of human ambi? tion. Cast your eye over the political arena in South Carolina to-day, and one's very soul sickens and revolts at the dis? gusting sights presented to view. Hon? esty, virtue and integrity lave ceased to be traits worthy of imitation, and their advocates are regarded as fools and im? beciles. Ignorance, treachery, thievery and venality are elevated into virtues. All that is noble and mi.nly in man is held in contempt, political integrity is spit upon, the civilization of a century's making has been swept .'.way. its very corner stone pulled down and destroyed, while upon its ruins is reared a model of barbarism which, if in turn, is not burst ed asunder, will drag into the slimy, filthy pool which surrounds it, the last rjmnant of all the treasures which are near and dear to us. I am glad to report that the white people of the State are beginning to understand the situation as it really exists, and are all over the State rising up and plodging themselves to? gether that no longer shall, these things continue. The Conservatives are watching care? fully the political pot as it simmers away, but so far, since the recess, it has not yet burst into a bubble. The action of A n derson County, so far, in organizing Dem? ocratic Clubs, and the spirit which seems to animate her people, have sent a thrill of joy over the hearts of the friends of good government everywhere, and plau? dits of well-done come from every lip. Amidst these congratulations on every hand, can our friends blame us for be? lieving that we represent u County now in truth the banner Count]' in the State. Persevere, my friencj, a ad may God grant that the fires of patriotism which bow warm your hearts may never grow cold until right, justice, peace and secu? rity are once more established through cut our entire borders. R. W. S. NOTES ON THE SITUATION. WoodlawsJP. O., S. C, Jan. 18,1876. FAitors of the Anderson Intelligencer : Sibs?A severe and painfu: illness has pre? vented me from asking at an earlier day the attention of your readere to a continuation of my argument, which, with your permis? sion, I will no w resume. The Democrats should make a strict par? tisan canvass because it would most likely arouse the enthusiasm of the masses of the party, as perhaps they wcie never aroused before. Until very recently our people have been filled with apathy and disgust, if not with despair. But the familiar notes of the good old Democratic bugle would call every man to arms, and there would be no strag? glers on the day of battle. .'Let us have done with "Tax Unions," "Comervative party," "Reform party" and such miserable clap? trap. The present editor of the Union-Herald first suggested the name of ' Tax Union" for the political organization of white men in South Carolina. Who that waa in the Johnson-Reconstruction Convention at Co? lumbia in 18G5 can ever forj et the insulting tone and dictatorial bearing of the man after he had been seated by (ourtesy, not by right ? Have we fallen so low that this vain creature, this wretched car]>ct-bagger, this patronizing mouth-piece of the immaculate Chamberlain should furnish names for the organization of the Democratic party as well as brains for its leaders ? If not, let us stick to the names our fathers used?to the principles by which they livid. Words and traditions are things, and rery important things with the masses. The Democracy of 8outh Carolina should now naturally be able to look to the Atct?? and Courier Tor authoritative political prin? ciples and policy, but we are forced to reject its present teachings as unwise if not insidi? ous. Should the natural leader of the State press, by disregarding the changed temper of the people and the altered features of the | times, soon find itself like the Louisville Courier-Journal, only a respectable news and commercial paper, without any political following, no one will be to blame but its editors and proprietors. If they have no nobler ambition, they can farm out their political columns to the highest bidder, and look to business first, principle:! afterwards. We must have a central organ, edited with something of the masterly ability and un? swerving fidelity of the grand old Mercury, which, "unawed by power and unbribed by gain," perished with the defeat of Dem ocracy, ns Wie true organ of any political party should perish, or be al>ove the suspi? cion of venality. Its editor should be one who would esteem the honor and power of his position as some reward for his toils, and who would, in the name of Democracy, at all times and under all circumstances "Hew to the line, Let the chip* fall where thoy may." But the most discouraging drawbacks for the Democracy from my out-look, arc the absence of an acknowledged leader and the presence of distracted counsels in the ranks of the Old Guard. Although we have no recognized leader, there are a thousand aspi? rant.! for the position, and it is their rival? ries, their jealousies, their bickerings that .have brought us to our present deplorable guerilla and private warfare. 80 inexorably determined have the Radi cals been to punish and oppress South Caro? lina that it is doubtful whether any Captain could have led us out of the wilderness up to this time. Therefore, large charity shoul d be felt and practiced by Carolina Democrats toward each other's "political opinions and conduct since reconstruction commenced. Where every man of a conquered people should be presumed equally sincere and patriotic, In presence of a victorious and unrelenting- enemy, faults or defects should both be forgiven and forgotten. W#ith pa? triots the time for coquetting with Radical? ism, or with what more properly might be sty led Chaiaberlanism, in South Carolina is passed. We have been duped often enough and long enough by the Trojan Horse of reform. Why should we cultivate an alli? ance with Chamberlain, Carpenter and other slippery Radicals, only to be betrayed in the future as in the past; only to be again de? feated by our manly people scorning to rati? fy such a revolting and unnatural alliance? It may safely be assumed that Chamber? lain is mar,coverings for the possibilities of a Vice Presidential nomination, and that he some times; dreams of sheccding Grant, as the more corrupt in principle and the more adroit in intrigue a politician is now the bettor chance he str-.ids of reaching high office. That Chamberlain also purposes to be re-elected Governor if possible, no one can question, but the certain, fixed, objoctive point of all our astute Governor's operations is the United States Senate, which explains in part his pardon from the Penitentiary of the negro thief Dublin J. Walker, who calls himself State Senator from Chester. As Dublin holds over, he has one vote to give for gratitude, although he may have been pardoned for knowing too many of his Excellency'a secrets. Chamberlain, however, Las stolen enough from the State to afford to be honest now, and if the black infamy of his character could be white-washed by the recognition of gentlemen, he would gladly obtain a social status by doing the honest men of the State some service in return for their sending him to the Senats, but he would do it only for tho Senatorship or for some other stipulated price, as he always means business, without caring for auch paltry things as principle, patriotism, honor, or honesty. Moreover, he is young, well educated, am? bitious and wealthy. He is, therefore, not ready to end his career of greatness, and knowing that Radicalism is on the wane; that his negro-loving party is likely to find its Waterloo at the approaching Presidential election, he would desert to the Democratic camp now if we would only agree to reward him for hi; treason. But if we refuse to rewaid him, he will do all the harm he can. Let him do it. One consolation is that he can do no worse than he has done. He has at once moro head and less heart than all the carpet-baggers of the State put together. He has been our evil genius for the last eight years. Then no more of him, and when he persists in offering "gifts," let every Carolinian .reply by making the only poetical quotation which Mr. Calhotn was over known to cite: "Timto Panaos et dona ferentee." The pure and illustrious Governor always talk for the Democrats to-day and works for the Radicals to-morrow. He tried to delude Democrats with fine speeches about fidelity to trusts, low taxation, honest administra? tion and similar good things,0yet he could by his casting vote deposit a large amount of the impoverished State's funds in Solomon's private bank, which Boon after failed for the good of the Radical party in general and of Chamberlain in particular. I could ennu merate fifty distinct transactions to demon? strate that all his reformism ends in words, while all h? 1 Radicalism ends in acts. But let a short exposition of his double-dealing in the late election of Circuit Judges suffice to display the hollowncss of his reform pro? fessions and the cunningness of his hand at wire pulling. He either worked or ha did not work to have Moses and Whipper elected. It mat? ters not which. But it is obvious to a stu? dent of carpet-bag nature that he planned the whole scheme of the judicial elections. He confesses that on the eve of those all important elections, he quit his post of Reformer-General at Columbia, and set off for Greenville to have one of his sweet and promising talks with the Democrats. But he does not likewise confess as he ought that at his departure he left his lieutenant, big-mustoched, swaggering Judge Carpenter in charge of carpet-bag interests at the Capi? tal. Carpenter is unquestionably second in command of South Carolina carpet-baggers, and he but acted as Chamberlain's lieuten? ant in the ill-stared Union-Reform campaign of 1870. By conducting the judicial elections as they did, the carpet-baggers aimed to accom? plish three objects. First, to re-elect the rotten Judges whose seats were vacant. Second, to defeat the ra-election of the good and able Judge Maher, because they were tired of hearing him called "the just." Third, to manufacture carpet-bag capital generally, but especially to make provision for dictating terms about admitting Cham? berlain, Carpenter and a few other pet car? pet-baggers into the Democratic camp with honors. Accordingly, a log-rolling election for Judges was held to which Judge Maher's friends were not invited. Pour Judgeships ?those of Shaw, Reed, Cooke and Carpenter j ?were assumed to be vacant when there was no vacancy. The corrupt and ignorant J supporters of Whipper and Moses who fond? ly imagined they were making sure of the election of their favorites to the bench, were" only used to defeat Judge Maher, then to secure tho re-election of the rotten Judges whose terms had expired, and, lastly, to promote other important designs of Cham? berlain & Co. in the future A Circuit Judge in South Carolina .is a constitutional not a statutory officer. The constitution provides that he shall hold ofilce for four years, but if he should die, resign, remove from the State, or otherwise vacate his office before the expiration of his term, then, if a less period than one year of hi? term remains, the Governor may appoint to fill the unexpired term, but if the Gov? ernor fail to appoint for such unexpired term, or if the unexpired term be for a longer period than one year, then in either case the Legislature shall elect an incum? bent, and in all cases where the Legislature elects, the J udges hold their office for four years. As Judges Reed and Shaw were not appointed by the Governor, but were elected by the Legislature, they arc legally and con? stitutionally Circuit Jndgcs of Booth Caroli? na for four years from the date of their re spjetive commissions, no matter how their couiniissions read. Neither the Governor ! nor the Legislature can change the tenure of an officer when prescribed by the constitu- I ticn. The constitution itself must be | changed before such a thing can be done. To make no mention of other numerous authorities in our law books on this subject, tho present Supreme Court of the State in an opinion delivered by the learned Chief Justice Moses, has decided a case since the war which settles the law that the pretended election of Whlpper and Moses is illegal, unconstitutional, null and void. I allude to the case of Wright vs. Charles?1th vol. Richardson's S. C. Reports, New Series. But why should I waste time to argue the illegally of Moses' and Wlupper's election. Chamberlain admits its illegality, and refu? ses to commission the upright and enlight? ened justices partly on that ground. He even knew before the judicial election oc? curred that no one could be chosen to sup? plant either Judges Shaw, Reed, Cooka or Carpenter. Every tyro at the bar who had ever considered tho subject knew it. Only a short while previous to tho sweep-stakes race for judgeships, the question of as to whether Judge Reed's circuit would become vacant, and would have to be re-fillod by the present Legislature, had been discussed in the newspapers of the State. Chamberlain has been a practicing lawyer in South Carolina for several years, and he must have been both a very successful and a very able practioner, as he claims to have earned his fortune at the bar of this State. Clients are not in the habit of entrusting important causes to unlearned attorneys. Therefore, in the course of his arduous and multifarious reading to post himself so well and in bo short time on our local laws, he must ht.va perused some of the many cases that have been so long published in our Reports, which go to establish that no va? cancy exists in either Judge Reed or Shaw's circuit. But aside from these opportunities he is now the law partner of Mr. Melton, the Attorney General of South Carolina, so called. At the very time that the pending election of circuit judges was the staple topic of kitchen and parlor conversation in Colum? bia, a case (State vs. Kilcrea.se) from Edge field, involving similar principles of law as those applicable to the Moses-Whipper elec? tion, was elaborately argued before the Su? preme Court by Maj. W. T. Gary, who is one of the profoundest constitutional law? yers of his age I ever met. Both Melton and Wingate, the Governor's law. partners, were opposed to Maj. Gary in the case, which was an important one involving human life. The prisoner stood convicted of murder, and wan appealing for a new trial. Hence, so thorough c. ventilation of the law involved must hove occurred as could hardly, under <the circumstances, have escaped the attention of the Governor. In any event, Carpenter, the bullying Judge who tried Kilcrease on the circuit, knew the law involved, and must have reported to his superior officer, who, on his return from Greenville, so promptly, so in? dignantly, so peremptorily refused to com? mission the brace of worthies, that a belief in his long-standing foreknowledge of the illegality of said elections seems irresistible. . But admit that Moses and Whipper are Judges elect legally, then it becomes the Governor's plain, sworn constitutional dluty to withhold their commissions, because of their notoriously, glaring illiteracy and. in? famous characters. The theory of the con? stitution is, that as the Governor is the most exalted officer in the State, in point of power aud dignity, so he is presumed to be full of wisdom and above the suspicion of partiali? ty, corruption or cowardice in the discharge of hin official functions. The constitution expressly says that the Governor shall take care that "the laws be faithfully executed," and that he may have good and capable officers to assist bun in executing the laws "faithfully," he is expected and required to exercise a sound discretion in delivering or withholding the commission of an ofllcer elect, whether chosen by the Legislature or by the people. It is to prevent notoriously incompetent and corrupt men from filling public office that every judicial and minis? terial official of the Commonwealth is re? quired to obtain a commission from the Governor before entering upon official du? ties. Now, Whipper and Moses are such dis? reputable characters; they are so destitute of anything akin to i liberal, general educa? tion ; so ignorant of any special legal knowl? edge or practice at the bar; so utterly unfit to help execute the laws faithfully, and dis? pense justice from the forum, that were they legally elect, and were the Governor tc de? liver their commissions he would con mit perjury, and could be successfully impeached by an honest Legislature for malfeasance in office. It is useless to cite any authorities on this point. Every elementary treatise on law or ethics; every commentary on e'rery constitution in Amorica, to say nothing of the numerous decis ions in tho reports, sus? tain it. However, it is said a writ of mandamus can be issued by the Supreme Court of the State to compel Chamberlain to deliver com? missions to Whipper and Moses. Such a writ for such a purpose would be just as illegal and unconstitutional as is the preten? ded election of the noble pair to the bench. The Governor as Chief Executive consti? tutes one of the co-ordinate departments of the government, wholly independent of the Supreme Court and of every other authority in the State, except the power of impeach? ment by the Legislature. The Governor has command of the militia and of the whole physical fort? of the Suite, because he is charged with l aving all the laws faith? fully enforced. Suppose the Supreme C ourt by mandamus were to order the Governor to commission Moses and? Whipper and he were to laugh at the writ, what would or could the usurping Court do except stand with its finger in it:i mouth in helpless im? becility ? As it is presumod there is 3ome physical power in the State to enforce every writ or law, and as the Supreme Court has no control over any such power, the absurdity of the Court presuming to order the Governor to do anything is apparent at once. Are men's memories so short that they have forgotten while Judge^Governor Mos<s dis? graced the gubernatorial chair, it w.is at? tempted to indict and punish him in a cir? cuit court for embezzlement of public funds, and the court held (rightfully, too) that the Governor while in office is not amenable to the process of any judicial tribunal, even for any crime be commits, nntil after he has first 'been convicted by impeachment of the Legislature. It is manifest, therefore, chat the carpet baggers never intended Moses and Whipper should go on the bench; never intended, that Chamberlain should attempt to instal them in office, for he could not do so if he would, unless he is prepared to set himself up as Dictator. The election was a mere mockery as to Moses and Whipper, ai d was designed to frighten timid Democrats into another coalition with Radical leaders in the approtiching canvass. Particularly was it' intended to manipulate the juggling judicial election in such a manner as to excite the admiration and giatitude of the Democratic masses toward tho great, the good reformer Governor for refusing to commit perjury and otherwise violate the law. Accordingly, when the cmnmander-in chief returned to Columbia well pleased with the tactics of his bullying lieiF.cnant in his absence, he raised his hands and eyes io Heaven in puritanical horror, anil sent forth three manifestoes to an excited, an indignant and admiring world. Fij-st, he proclaimed in burning words that he would not commission Moses and Whipper becausu of the illegality of their election and on account of their infamous characters. Sec? ond, he announce! to a friendly newspaper reporter who wan conveniently at hand, that it was time to organize the Democratic partv, pure and si raple, as the only hope of saving the State from ruin. He also intima? ted that in return for this act the parti when thus orjrnnized could afford to make him its standard bearer, and to vote for such other honest and capable Radicals as he might nominate. Third, he flashed over the wires to the New England Society, of Charleston, this startling telegram : "The civilization of the Puritan and the Cavalier, of the Roun hend and Huguenot is in peril." Considering that the Governor has had no difficulty in playing scene-shifter'and general manipulator of every Democratic, Tax-Payers' or. Conservative Convention that has been held in the State smce 1869, he could well apprehended no danger from a re-organization of the Democratic party. In fact, he wanted the prestige of being tho first to move in the matter of re-organiza? tion, and thereby reproach the Democratic leaders for their tardiness. The civilization of the Cavalier and Huguenot is hot in peril, it is l?st; went down partly at Appomattox and partly since the war, under the handling of Cham? berlain and his coadjutors. As to the civil? ization of the Puritan and Roundhetd in South Carolina it still remains in full vigor, and is represented by Chamberlain, Parker, Patterson, Carpenter and a score or two of other smaller carpet-bag associates. But although at present enjoying good health, this civilization is in imminent peril, ana how to save it from dissolution engages the anxious care of all carpet-baggers. Shall our timid and weak minded Democrats help to preserve this precious civilization ? Chi? canery, diplomacy, intimidation and bribery must now do for the carpet-baggers what the bayonet has hitherto accomplished. Have our people grown so used to slavery that they woald regain their freedom with a sigh as the prisoner of Chill on did? because as he said : ., "It was at length the same to me, . Fettered or fetterless to be? I had learned to love dcapalr." G. D. TOLLMAN. OUE WASHINGTON LETTER. Prom an Occasional Correspondent. Washington, D. C, Jan. 28th, 1876. ? It may be said that the annually recurring gay season is now upon Washington. Strangers from all parts of the country are here, drawn some for pleasure, some for in? terest of one kind and some for another. This influx of women, men and money makes things lively, and the store-keepers, dress-makers, milliners, hotel and boarding house keepers, and venders of all commodi? ties reap their annual harvest. It is not alone the political centre, it is also fast be? coming the fashionable point of the country, and the exhibition of fashion, taste and eti? quette of Washington will soon be as con? trolling in this country as those of Paris are in France. As a place of residence, those who desire to shine in social life can find here the cream, of society from European ; nobility among foreign ministers, and the nobility of America's sons and fair daugh? ters, who, like the genuine diamond, can be distinguished from the glitter of the spurious. The city is remarkably healthy, its streets are broad, well paved and clean. It is light? ed throughout with gas, whila the vigilant police endeavor to give security, to life and I property. The public buildings are very, at? tractive, exciting the admiration not only .of our own citizens but also that of distinguish? ed strangers from the capitals of the Old World. Many persons question the taste of their elaborate adornment. This is especially said of the Capitol. But it must be remembered this is a new country, having many brilliant incidents to record in its brief history, both upon land and sea; and it may be pardoned for perpetuating these things in fresco and in marble on the walls, rooms and corridors of its great political structure. The Post office is classic in beauty of design and pro? portion; the Patent-office plain, simple, massive as its Roman model; the Treasury extension is not much to boast of except the South wine, while the centre, from its nu? merous columns,, looks like a row of bricks on end., and the North wing is half buried be? low the level of the Avenue, so that one might almost step into its upper story from the pavement. The State, War and Navy Departments (all to be one building) are light and airy as Aladdin's palace, but sur? mounted by the inevitable Mansard of Mul? let, a style of top-hamper antiquated even in Franc:, its birth-place, but galvanized on these shores. The same unsightly roof is piled upon hundreds of the modern private residences, their material being so light and inflammable that fire would soon demolish them to danger of life and destruction of property. The policy of European nations building ambassadorial residences here may introduce a better taste in our building archi? tecture, as they cling to the plain, substantial and useful more than the gaudy and orna? mental, reserving such display for furniture and interior work. This is illustrated in that built recently for the British legation. It is said to contain forty rooms, and yet the outaido observer would hardly reckon the number at twenty.- The exterior is plain, well-laid red brick, It was the intention of the founders of this city to locate here a great National Universi? ty. Washington participated in this wish, and a square of ground in the original plan was reserved for the purpose. Why it was not cirried out I do not know. Instead, however, we have three Universities? Georgetown, Columbian and Howard?each having their supporters. Besides these edu? cational facilities we have two Medical Col? leges, three Law Schools, Hospitals, Indus? trial Schools and a most useful system, of pnblic schools, houses of reformation and correction. The educational advantages of Washington play no small part in drawing residents. Among the numerous objects of attention is the Corcoran Art Gallery, filled with statuary, paintings, medals and articles choice and rare; and if it is a sight not to be passed by now in infancy, what may it not become when age shall add richer contribu? tions. I have named only a few of our ad? vantages. Let me turn the kaleidoscope. Enter tho avenues of Congress and corridors of the De? partments. See the hurry-scurry of women hither and thither after Senators and Mem? bers to help them into place! It requires much ingenuity for these officials to escape the clamorous demands of these women ; many of whom have a sad story to tell? some true, others not. In the Treasury, where these expectants most do congregate with letters and documents from persons of supposed influence, it is a common sight to see them in tears as they receive the verdict "no vacancy." Washington has lately been regaled with a lecture from the self-styled "Queen of the Rostrum," Victoria Woodhull?a woman of rare gifts of mind and person; an adventu? ress, who began her career yeors ago in Cin? cinnati as a fortune-teller and pretended healer of diseases. From there she went to New York, became a broker, advocated wo? men's rights and culminated a lecturer. She had a large audience here, attracted more by her notoriety than approval of her peculiar teachings. The ancients had Lares and Penates?thoir household gods. Woman should be the presiding and conferring deity in our homes, the strongholds of our coun? try, to train our future citizens and states? men, to educate our daughters to fill their appointed place, that from their homes may descend sweet influence to bless other house? holds of generations yet unborn. The Women's Congress will soon have a session here, and I will give some notes of their proceedings. The amnesty storm in Congress has been followed by a contest to make a centennial appropriation of one and a half million dol? lars. It will probably pass the House with the-aid of men of all parties, though many of both sections oppose the measure as un? constitutional. It is said the debate was able, but no speech is more highly praised than that of John Randolph Tucker, of Vir? ginia, nephew of Randolph of Roanoke, against it. The fate of the measure In the Senate cannot be predicted, unless by the ac? tion on a former occasion, when it was de? feated. S. A. H. C. WILL IT PAY TO BUY CAROLINA FERTILIZER, SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO, palmetto acid phosphate, C0MP0UNO ACID PHOSPHATE. ? WS- The above old reliable Fertilizers for sale at Reduced Prices. Fcr prices and terms, apply to ?1/11 ' ? ' ( 1 ( < W.aSliARPE. F<b3,1876 I 29 3ra TO TEEE ZPTTBIjIG. FEELING profoundly grateful for the liberal patronage bestowed upon me in the post, '1 am more than ever determined to merit a continuance of the same, If Low Prices, large Stock and attention to business will do it. It is now generally known that TOLLT'S FURITURE STORE cannot be UNDERSOLD. The large quantities of Furniture constantly shipped to distant parts is concluriveproof of this assertion. In consideration of the scarcity of money, I nave again REDLCED MY PRICES, ond will sell Goods lower for Cash than they can be laid down here from Charleston or any other place. I have now reduced my well known $5.00 Bedsteads to $4.50. My $6.00 Bedsteads to $5.00. French Bedsteads from $9.00 to $7.00. . Wash stands from $i25 to $1.65. Rep Lounges from $12.00 to $9.00. Hat Racks from 50 to 25 cents. In fact a General Reduction for Cash. I have on hand & very large stock of all kinds of Furniture, also Mattresses, Picture Frames, Children's Carriages, Window Shades, ?fax ^ar- So buy your Furniture at Anderson and save money. G. F. TOLLT, . Feb3,1876 Depot Street. Anderson, 8. C. THE YEAR 1876 IS HERE! . AND WE ARE NOT PAID ! ? '' ?? ? .. .,? ,.J( ....... },fn?V;i in I I. '? f ? ! O WE want EVERYBODY to pay all they owe us 1. No people can prosper and all the ' . time be in debt. Come on and pay us up and begin anew. Some of you will be SUED the first thing you know I We have a LARGE STOCK OF GOODS always en hand io sell for Cash, or on Credit to good men. THE PRICE OF THE WANDO FERTILIZER IS RE? DUCED THIS YEAR* We sell IT ONLYbecause we believe it as GOOD, OR THJ& BEST MADE IN TUB WORLD.. Come and get what you want of it for cash, good credit, or for Cotton at 1? cents per pound. ' ? ... ..; ? ? ; . ... .;' nro BLECKLEY, BROWN 4 CO. S. BLECKLEY. Fcb 3.1876 _: ? _ Auction! Auction! BY xis. H. McCONNELL,' Auctioneer. TTTILL be sold at auction, on Saledav in TT February, a two-horse BUGG> dou? ble-seated, and a one-horse WAGON, both nearly new. Terms cash. J. R. CARTER. Feb 3,1876 ? ??_?9 ,1? I WANT THE MOSEY. ALL persons owing me are notified to pay on or before the 1st day of March next, as I cannot wait any longer. All Notes and Accounts unpaid at that time will be sued upon, sure. . I AM IN EAR? NEST. ? W. S. SMITH, Belton, 8. C. I Feb 3, 1876 . 29 4 ?VnmCE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.? XI Notice is hereby given that the un? dersigned, Executrix of Geo. S. Campbell, deceased, will apply to W. W. Humphreyn, Judge of Probate, on the 7th day of March next, for a final settlement and discharge from said Estate. CARO 8. CAMPBELL, Ex'x.! Feb 3,1876 29 . 5* , . Anderson Medical Society. THi: regular Monthly Meeting, of the Anderson County Medical Society ?will be held in Br. M. L. Sharpe's office, at An? derson C. H., on Monday, February 7, 1876. Business of importance will be transacted. Members will be expected to comply with resolut ion of Drs. Parker and Wilhite, as adopted by the Society. W. H. NARDIN, President Feb 3, 1876_29 -.1 AUCTIOJT SALE OF Corn, Fodder and Shucks. Wl LL be sold at Deep Creek Plantation, near Earle's Bridge, on WEDN ES? DAY, MARCH 1st; 1876, at 10 o'clock a.m., .,200 bushels Corn in the ear, . .0,000 binds good cured Fodder, .'SO two-horse loads Corn Shucks, Will be disposed of to highest bidder for cash o:a delivery. T. T. EAP LE. Feb 3, 1876_ 29_4? EIRIDGE NOTICE. THE County Commissioners of Green ville ana Anderson Counties wUl let the contract for building a Bridge across Saluda River at Piedmont, to the lowest bidder, on TUESDAY, the 7th day March next. Plans and specifications to be made known on day of letting. Commissioners . icservo the right to reject any or all bids. O. H P. FANT, Ch?rman Board Co. Commissioners, Anderson County. JAMES BANISTER, Cbiirman Board Co. Commissioners, Greenville County. Feb 3,1876_ 20 6 SPECIAL NOTICE. Gr;ville and columbia Rajlboad, ) Columbia, Jan. l, 1876. j TH'3 following resolutions having been adopted by the stockholders of the Green? ville and Columbia Railroad Company, at' their annual meeting in Columbia on the 29th of April last: Railvcd, That for the more satisfactory ar? rangement of the Company's bond and gen? eral debt, authority is hereby given to the Board of Directors to create a First Mort? gage on the road and property of the Green? ville and Columbia Railroad Company, sub? ject to the following conditions and restric? tions: That the amount of the mortgage shall not exceed three million dollars. That not more than two millions five hun? dred thousand dollars of the bonds, mode under the mortgage, be used for the arrange? ment or settlement of the debt. And, That the balance, five hundred thousand dollars, be held in trust, applicable only to such iicqnisiticns and additions to the prop? erty as nave be en authorized and approved byjthe stockholders? The Board of Directors, in the exercise of the authority given to them by these resolu? tions, have executed a First Mortgage on the read ond property of the Company to the Farmers' 1x5an and Trust Company of the City of New York, in accordance there? with, mid now offer for sale the Bonds made under the said mortgage at 75 per cent, cash, or the equivalents ofthat price in any of the Company's outstanding obligations in whole or in part. These Bonds are dated July lit, 1875, bear interest at 7 per cent, and mature in twenty years. The Bonds and Coupo as arc payable in the City of New York. Their superior claims to the confidence of capitalists arc sufficiently established by the fact that the post exceptionally unfavorable year to Railroad interests exhibits? The gross earnings of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad.$540,000 The current operating expenses. 295,000 Leaving applitable to interest.$245,000 The confident expectation of the Board is that the $2,500,000 of Bonds now offered will absorb ev? ery obligation of the Company, and leave the net earnings as shown abovs, subject only to the charge of interest on these Bonds, which, at se'.cn per cent., would be. 175,000 Balanc: of earnings over expenses and interest.$ 70,000 Provision has also been made in the ar? rangement of the Bonds of this issue for their Registry at the option of the holders. Any further information which may be desired will be furnished on application to the Treisurer, at the Compa-v s Office, in this city. W. J. McGRATH, Pres. C. M. Makbos, Treas. G. & C. R. Feb 3,1876 29 IMPORTANT notice: ! vSihrr ! V'""-:. 1? trad FROM THIS TIME f WILL SELL AT ?? iti I: coir! 0*1 idu? ? COST FOR CASH ; /ALL i - . FALL and WINTER GOODS ' SUCH AS ' SHAWLS) EAT&, FVBS, BOULEVARD SKIRTS, DRESS GOODS, CARPETWGS, ETC. ETC. ETC. On hand, I also hare a great variety of other Goods, which I will sell at . . GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. The LADIES are cordially! invited to call at the' EMPORIUM OF FASHION And examine my stock. . O. A. BEED. Feb4,1878 29 IAM now offering ray entire Stock of Merchandize at VERY LOW PRICES FOB On hand, I have? Groceries, Hardware, - Iran* Craekerjrware* Baggy Material, etr. The following Goods I will Sell at Cost for Cash, viz: Clothing, Hats, Boots, Jeans, Cassimeres, Etc. I can also supply the Fanners with first FERTILIZERS, And the justly celebrated "CHEATHAX COTTONSEED." ?Call and see me, for I mean what I say. O. A. BEED, Waverly House Corner. N. B.?Those who have not yet settled their accounts are earnestly requested to come forward and pay up, or close their ac? counts at once by well secured notes. Feb 3, 1875 29 -3 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Ajtobisox Cctnrrr. By W. W. Humphrey*, Etq., ProbaU JvAfft. WHEREAS, W. B. Bailey has made suit to me to grant him. letters of Administra? tion on the Estate and effects of William C. Bailey, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all kindred and creditors of the said Win. C. Bailey, deceased, to be and ap? pear before me in Court of Probate, tobe held at Anderson Court House, on Friday, February 18, 1876, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administra? tion should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 27th day of January, A. D. 1876. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Judge of Probate. Feb 3, 1876_29_2_ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.? The undersigned, Administrator of Mrs. Malissa Cooper, hereby gives- notice that lie will, on the 7th day of March next, apply to W. W. Humphreys, Judge of. Pro? bate, for a final settlement of said Estate, and a discharge thercform, J. H. RAINEY, Adm'r. Feb 3,1876 28 : . 8?