JAS. A. HOTT,
E. B. MUBBAT, ^Edito?'
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 27th, 1876.
National Democratic Ticket
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for president:
SAMUEL J. TILDEN,
Of New York.
for vice president:
THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
Of Indiana.
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
In accordance with the call of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, a
Convention of the Democratic party of
Anderson County will be held at Ander?
son C. H. on Monday, 7th of August next,
at twelve o'clock m., for the purpose
of electing five delegates to represent this
County in the State Democratic Conven?
tion, which assembles in Columbia on
tue 15th prox., and for the transaction of
such other business as may be brought
before it.
Under a resolution adopted by the
Central. Executive Committee, the basis
of representation in the County Conven?
tion will be as follows: Each Democratic
Club in Anderson County shall be en?
titled to one delegate for twenty-five
members or under, and an additioual
delegate for each additional twenry-five
members. The delegates will be ex?
pected to present credentials from the
proper officers of their respective Clubs.
It is recommended to the several
Clubs, whose regular meetings do not
take place between this time and the 7th
of August, that they will hold an extra
meeting on Saturday, 5th of August, for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
County Convention.
Each Club will be expected to send in
to the County Chairman a complete list
of its members, together with a roster of
the white and colored voters in their re?
spective townships, at or before the meet?
ing of the County Convention.
JAMES A. HOYT,
County Chairman.
GOY. CHAMBERLAIN'S RECORD.
Following the articles of the New
and Courier upon this subject, we come
next to the consideration of Go v. Cham-.
berlain's use of the veto power, and do
not hesitate to admit that he has used
this power of the Chief Magistrate of
the State in some instances with a judi
" ? cious regard for the public welfare. We!
do not call to mind any instance in which j
he has vetoed a measure calculated to
advance the prosperity or public inter?
ests of the State. In considering this:
subject, we intend to be fair and shall
not hesitate to commend or condemn as
our judgment dictates. The Governor
has done a few good things since his
election, and we do not desire to attempt
to hide them by his shortcomings.
Upon the subject of the Solomon bank
failure, and the loss to the State by it,
we are not satisfied that the Governor
has explained fully his connection, so as
to relieve himself of a part of the re?
sponsibility. It is true, he vetoed a bill
to make it and the Carolina National
Bank the sole depositories of the State
funds, but it is also true that he consent?
ed to deposit $200,000 of State money in
that bank, after Treasurer Cardozo had
declared it to be insolvent. The failure
came at the time of the Governor's pro?
tracted absence at the North-last sum?
mer, and was a fit companion to the farce
of the Parker trial. The Governor can?
not be Justified in favoring so large a
deposit in a bank charged publicly with
insolvency, unless he had made some
close examination of its books, and was
satisfied that the public money was safe
in its keeping. This bank was a doubt?
ful institution, of mushroom* growth, for
political purposes, and was known to be
such from its beginning to the Governor,
and many others in the State of South
Carolina. It has been reported, without
denial, that money was borrowed from
this bank in tho last canvass to assist the
Republican cause, and that State secu?
rities" were put up as collateral to secure
the loan. If this be so, the solution to
the matter is easy. Mr. Solomon at?
tributes its failure to an inability to
realize on State securities, and claims that
if the State's obligations to the bank
were paid, it would make it solvent
again. It may be that this deposit of J
the State's money was due to the fact
that the administration could not afford
a break with Mr. Solomon. However
this may be, Mr. Chamberlain was dere?
lict in not ascertaining the status of the
bank before consenting to increase its
deposits only three months before the
failure, and after it had been charged
with insolvency by a member of the
board of deposit.
The Governor's course in regard to the
big bonanza bill was beneficial to the
financial" interests of the State, and
showed that he had sufficient control over
the Legislature to enable him to secure
such legislation as he desired, and goes
to prove that had he been equally zealous
in- attempting to procure a registration
law, or a law giving the election of jus?
tices of the peace to the people, he could
have had them enacted. We do not
know that his action in this matter was
sufficiently disinterested, however, to
entitle him to any gratitude from our
citizens.
Next we come to the tax laws, and find
the abuses of former years were greatly
corrected in the year 1874, which was
Gov. Moses' last year. The assessment
of property that year was $131,738,375
for the State, and in 1875, Governor
Chamberlain's first year, it was $134,
968,224, which shows that in Moses' last
year it was lower than in Chamberlain's
first, and therefore Chamberlain is not
due as much credit upon this score as
Moses. The fact is the corruption of the
first six years of Republican rule had be?
come so notorious throughout the nation
that even Governor Moses was compelled
to establish many Teforms, and any man
that had succeeded him would have been
driven to some few measures of relief to
the people by the sentiment of both
political parties. It was necessary to the
very existence of the Republican party,
and any governor would have corrected
some of the abuses. Mr. Chamberlain
cannot claim any great credit for our tax
laws.
Under the head of contingent funds
the Governor has no better claim to grat?
itude. When inducted into office the
sentiment against contingent funds was
so strong that he could not hRve advo?
cated thein without damaging his own
interests .and reputation. He did not
refuse to receive and use a contingent
fund while Attorney General for four
years under Governor Scott's administra?
tion, and, although the granting of con?
tingent funds was as prevalent and detri?
mental to the public interests then'as
under Moses, he did not utter one word
of dissent to receiviug and using all that
was granted him. He is not therefore to
be commended for refusing now what
public opinion is too strong agsinst for
him to brook, while but two years before
he quietly received and spent. The nat?
ural conclusion is that the abolition of
the system of contingent funds was a
necessity and not a choice with Governor
Chamberlain.
There has been no change made in the
salary of Legislators since the last ad?
ministration of Gov. Scott, (see acts 1871
-72, p. 216,) and hence Mr. Chamberlain
has done nothing to reduce legislative
expenses. They are the same as they
have been for some time past. The con?
tingent legislative expenses were also re?
duced during the last session of Governor
Moses' administration, (see acts 1873-74,
p. 700,) and the prcseut Governor found
the law upon the statute books when he
was inaugurated. There has been no law
passed upon this subject since he became
Governor. Hence, however great the
former frauds were and however iniqui?
tous the legislation was upon, the subject,
Governor Chamberlain found the change
made without any act of his to secure it.
There is no credit due him as a reformer
for reducing contingent legislative ex?
penses, for no reduction has been made
by his administration.
; The same thing is also true of the pub?
lic printing. The act reducing this in?
famous expenditure of public money to
fifty thousand dollars, and throwing the
work open, to competing bidders, was
passed in Gov. Moses' administration,
(see acts 1873-74, p. 707.) There was
a recommendation of Governor Chamber?
lain to secure a further reduction, but no
great effort was made to secure it, and
therefore the law stands as passed by the
Moses' Legislature. There is one fact
worthy of note in this matter, which is
that the Governor, by the use. of his veto
power, could prevent the appropriation
of any more money to this object than
was necessary, and if he really desired to
reduce the amount he could have forced
the Legislature to adopt his views 'by
vetoing the appropriation bills. He did
not desire to do it, and ended his interest
in the matter when he recommended it.
It is very remarkable that the News and
Courier should have claimed the three
foregoing reforms as due to Governor
Chamberlain, when in fact they were
enacted in Moses' administration. Our
: contemporary could not surely have in
[ tended to deceive its readers, but such is
the obvious effect of attributing these re?
forms to the present Goverpor.
Governor Chamberlain did recommend
a wholesale reduction in the salaries of
public officials; and secured the passage
of an act to go into effect next term,
which reduces the salaries and will be a
saving to the amount of about, thirty
thousand dollars; but his recommenda?
tions were more those of a demagogue
pandering to public opinion, and attemp?
ting to go even ahead of that opinion,
than of a real reformer who wishes to
correct public abuses and abate extrava
gant salaries. His recommendation made
no exceptions, and thereby cut down
some salaries which ought not to be re?
duced, and left some others still much
higher than they should remain. The
Governor aud the Superior and Circuit
Court Judges do not receive more than
men of the proper ability for such posi?
tions deserve, and if the Governor had
attempted to secure a reduction by leav?
ing such salaries as these as they now
are, and recommending a complete
change in others, he would have taken
a . step in the right direction. For in?
stance, the Lieutenant Governor ought
only to receive the pay of a member of
the Senate, which would save $2,500;
the Governor's private secretary, $1,500,
saving $500; the Adjutant and Inspector
General, $500, saving $2,000; the sala?
ries of the eight circuit Solicitors should
be abotished, saving $8,000, and so on all
the way through the list of officers. The
cost of collecting taxes in the way of
auditors, treasurers, &c., is on an ever
age about $4,000 to the county, and
ought to be reduced by a change of the
system to an average of $1,500, thus sav
[ ing over $80,000 to the State in the col?
lection of taxes. A general change
should be made, and if the Governor
truly desires a reform in this matter he
would have directed his efforts to a plan
to accomplish these reductions.
The News and Courier next proceeds to
applaud the Governor's course upon the
subject of taxation. The cause of this
eulogy is that he vetoed the bill which
levied a tax of 13 mills for State purpo?
ses. It is true this veto was favorable to
the people, for they could not have paid
the tax, and if tbe collection of it had
'been attempted it is not improbable that
trouble would have ensued. It was a
necessity to veto the bill, and the Gov?
ernor recommended the distribution of a
portion of the levy over a period of years,
and approved a bill levying 91 mills for
State purposes, aud the two bonanza
bills, one levying A mill for four years
and the other levying 1 mill for two
years, thus making the State tax 11 mills,
which is the highest tax rate ever yet
levied upon our people. There was no
reduction over former years, but an in?
crease. This, however, was not all, for
there is still to be paid 1} mills on the
big bonanza and 1 mill on the little bo?
nanza, or 2* mills yet, which, added to
the 11 mills tax paid this year, makes
the tax voted by'the last Legislature,
and approved by the Governor, 13} mills,
or i mill more than the bill which the
Governor vetoed. The levy of 13 mills
would all have been collected at once,
while the whole levy of 13A mills im?
posed a tax of 11 for the first year. 1A
for the next year and \ mill for the two
years following. But this does not close
the Governor's administration of the tax
laws, for he lias approved the appropria?
tion bill, thereby creating a deficiency of
about $200,000 to be provided for in this
fall's taxes; and for some cause or other
there i* a failure to pay the July interest |
on State debt, which will probably make
the deficiency $250,000. How this last
source of deficiency arose cannot be ac?
counted for unless the fact that this is
election year explains the matter, Un?
der the specific levy act the money nec?
essary for this debt was appropriated,
and it is the Treasurer's , duty to explain
and the Governor's duty to examine into
'the matter. Even this is not all. The
" custom of levying the tax in advance has
been abrogated, and the last Legislature
adjourned without making any levy.
The simple fact is, that if Republicanism
is continued the indications are that the
tax of next year will be-higher than that
of any previous year. The levy was not
made last session because the election is
to come off this summer. Taking all the
facts relative to taxation into account,
our conclusion is, that the present ad?
ministration has not been a success, so
far as a reduction of taxation is con?
cerned. It has increased instead of
diminishing taxes.
We have already shown that the Gov?
ernor has violated his pledges to stop
deficiencies by approving the last appro?
priation bill. As to county finances,
which is the last item, the Governor is
not entitled to much commendation, for
while he has not^mproved the' condition
of the counties he has in some instances
injured them by appointing corrupt offi?
cials who have embezzled their moneys
as in the case of McDevitt, Treasurer of
Edgefield. We have thus endeavored to
sift this record as presented by the Neios
and Courier, and in our next issue shall
attempt to present some further views
npon the record of the famous individual
' whose name heads this article.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
A correspondent of the Marion Mer?
chant and Farmer suggests the name of
Gen. Wm, W. Harllee for the important
position of Governor of South Carolina,
and urges him as the nominee of the
Democratic party. Gen. Harllee has
filled many responsible positions in the
past, and at one time served most accep?
tably as Lieutenant Governor. His per?
sonal and political record are unimpeach?
able.
Governor Chamberlain has made an
application for United States troops to
be sent to this State, in consequence of
the Hamburg affair. This strikes us as
travelling rather fast for the Governor,
as there has not even been a verdict ren?
dered by the Coroner's inquest up to this
time. The Governor has, therefore, un?
dertaken to decide upon rumor what the
jury of inquest has not been able to de?
cide from the testimony.
- Inanother column "J. L. 0." suggests
the honored name of Chancellor W. D.
Johnson, of Marion, as one worthy to
receive the Democratic nomination for
Governor, of South Carolina. Chancellor
Johnson is a pure son of Carolina, with
an unsullied reputation, whose nomina?
tion would be received with plaudits of
well done in every quarter of the State.
He has been a constant resident of the
State since reconstruction, and has done
what he could to rebuild the prosperity
of our people. All Carolinians and ether
honest men would I rally beneath the
Democratic banner most cheerfully to
support such a man.
The Camden Journal and other news?
papers recently expressed their prefence
for Gen. Samuel-McGo wan, of Abbeville,
as the most available and strongest can?
didate for Governor whom the Democrat?
ic party could nominate. His ability,
popularity and patriotism undoubtedly
combine great strength, and in their
judgment he could poll a larger vote than
any other man we could put forward.
Gen. McGowan declines to become a can?
didate, however. The Abbeville Medium
has been authorized to say that, whilst he
is grateful for the mention of his name
in connection with the high office of Gov?
ernor, the General is not and will not be
a candidate for any office:
Mr. Henry Wattersori, the genial and
brilliant editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, has accepted the nomination for
Congress, to fill the unexpired term of
the late Hon. E. Y. Parsons. It is un?
derstood that the Republicans will nom?
inate Hon. Benjamin H. Bristow, late
Secretary of the. Treasury, who is the
most popular member of his party in
Kentucky. Mr. Watterson will certain?
ly win the race by a large majority, and
the gentleman who has immortalized
himself by ruling that "when an Ameri?
can woman has the floor no point of
order is in order," will most likely enter
upon a brief career in Congress next
fall. He refuses to allow the use of his
name as an aspirant for the regular term,
and only wants to spend next winter at
the national capital, we presume, in order
to make ready for the inauguration of
Gov. Tilden as the chief magistrate of
the nation.
Governor Chamberlain went to Wash?
ington last week to give the proper color?
ing to his application for troops to be
sent to this State. He did not care to
put on record in writing his reasons for
wishiug soldiers here, and therefore went
to deliver them by the word of mouth.
He saw the President, Attorney General
and Secretary of War, and they advised
him to come home and execute the laws
of- his State. He received such cold
comfort that he only remained in Wash?
ington one day. The people up there
did not seem, to regard a Governor who
had to call for troops to suppress a little
local riot as a very great hero. Mr.
Chamberlain's course in calling for troops
was very inconsistent, for, in the first
place, there is absolutely no necessity for
them here; and, in the next place, if the
affairs of the State are so unsettled as to
require military interference, the Gov?
ernor, who is commander-in-chief of the
militia, should not absent himself for
four or five days from his State where
his valor and military prowess might be
called into requisition at any moment.
The fact is, the Governor knows that
things are safe enough here, and only
desires to use the Hamburg affair in the
interest of the National Republican
party.
Wesley Brooks, a colored man who was
under sentence to be hanged in Barn well on
the 14th inst., made his escape just a week
before the time arrived; he was re-capturcd
on the Port Royal Railnad the following
Wednesday; on Thursday his gallows and
coffin were completed, and on Friday he
was executed according to his sentence.
THE EDGEFIELD DEMOCRACY.
The political campaign has fairly
opened in Edgefield County, and the re>
suit of the Democratic Nominating Con?
vention has beeu forwarded to us by an
obliging correspondent. The Conven?
tion met at Edgeficld C. H. on the 19th
inst., and was in session for eight or ten
hours. The following nominations for
various offices were made: State Senate
?Gen. M. W. Gary. House of Repre?
sentatives?W. S. Allen, J. C. Sheppard,
H. A. Shaw, James Callison and T. E.
Jennings. Clerk of the Court?0. F.
Cheatham. Probate Judge?L. Charl
ton. Sheriff?John S. Gasten. School
Commissioner?T. C. Morgan. County
Commissioners?J. J. Bunch, W. L.
Holmes and W. L. Stevens. Coroner?
A. F. Broad water.
The following gentlemen were elected
delegates to the Democratic State Con?
vention : M. W. Gary, M. C. Butler, Geo.
D. Tillman, 0. Sheppard, John R.
Abney and J. P. Blackwell.
Our correspondent writes: "The har?
mony, unanimity and enthusiasm of the
Convention was without a precedent in
the history of Edgefield politics; uni?
versal satisfaction at the result of the
nominations, with quiet, resolute and
irrevocable determination to win, and by
means recognized by law and approved
by good morals. Place Edgefield in the
front rank of the adherents of the policy
so ably advocated by your valuable jour?
nal, and rest assured that we will roll up
a handsome and decided majority in
November."
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.
Messrs. Editors : I see that a good
many papers have been suggesting names
for the Democratic gubernatorial race,
but all of them have been military men?
such as Gens. Kershaw, McGowan, But?
ler, Hampton and others. While these
men are dear to the people of this State
on account of their gallantry and con?
spicuous abilities during the war, still
they have scarcely any record as states?
men ; therefore, they are not as well
suited for these times as some men who,
while they have great moral courage and
force, also possess great executive and
administrative ability; and I know
of no man who combines all these quali?
ties, together with sterling integrity and
great learning, to a higher degree than
Chancellor W. D. Johnson, of Marion.
He was forced into politics two years
since as a representative from that Coun?
ty, and did his whole duty. What do
you think of him for Governor?
THE BAYONET IN POLITICS.
A Democratic Convention to be Dis
persed^by Troops.
Washington, July 20,1876.
Gov. Chamberlain's friends here boast
that the requisition for troops will result
in the instantaneous adjournment of the
South Carolina Democratic Convention,
which assembles at Columbia on the 15th
Eroximo. It is the Governor's design to
ave 'the Democrats defer their nomina?
tion until'the Radical convention meets,
and thus intimidate the Republicans into
nominating him for re-election. Cham?
berlain argues that with the prospect of
troops in the State the Democracy will
have no hope of winning, and will de?
cline to put a "straight-out" ticket in the
field if he is nominated by the Republi?
cans. The facts are that Chamberlain is
the easiest man to defeat in the Radical
party of South Carolina, as all the troops
in the country ^ould not make such men
as Bowed, Whittemore and others, with
their followers, support him. Chamber?
lain is. at last found in his old role.
None but himself would have thought of
disbanding a Democratic convention by
making a requisition upon the govern?
ment for troops. Let South Carolina
Democrats disregard him and his ma?
chinations and move onward to victory.
Chamber?ain is said to have been very
"bitter against the South Carolina whites
in his interview with Grant yesterday,
applying such epithets as "scoundrels,"
"murderers," '-Ku Klux," &c. When
twitted by Grant for making so many
gushing speeches to them, he added : "I
see now that I was casting pearls before
swine, and they are bad people and
totally undeserving o? generous treat?
ment."?New York World.
Per contra, the Columbia correspondent
of the Charleston News and Courier gives
the following information as the result of
an interview with Gov. Chamberlain on
last Saturday:
Columbia, July 22.
The Governor returned to the city this
morning. In reply to my inquiries con?
cerning the object of his recent visit to
Washington, he stated that he went to
that point in accordance with a request
from the Secretary of War and Attorney
General, who were desirous of obtaining
from him an account of the Hamburg
riot and the condition of the State gen?
erally, with his views as to what should
be done in the former matter.
I called the Governoi's attention to the
fact that it is generally believed and as?
serted in this State and elsewhere that he
securing the assistance of the Federal
troops in arresting the parties concerned,
or supposed to be concerned, in the Ham?
burg disturbance, and asked if these
statements -were true. He replied most
positively that he had neither made such
request nor entertained the desire that
the troops should be so used, and that he
had not even been informed that any
such move was actually contemplated. I
stated that a telegraphic dispatch had
been received from the War department
to-day, ordering cwo companies of the
Columbia garrison to proceed at once to
Hamburg for the purpose already desig?
nated, and asked if he could give any
information as to their movements. To
which he replied that he could not do so,
as he had but a'few minutes previous to
our conversation been informed of the
fact of such order having been received,
and that lie knew nothing more concern?
ing it than what was current in the town.
In the course of the same brief inter?
view I asked the Governor if he, too,
considered the Hamburg riot in the light
of a political affair, and the men who
participated in it as representing the in?
tentions of the Democrats of this State.
To this he replied, unhesitatingly, that
he did not consider it to be anything
more significant than a mere local affair,
the result of bad feeling in that particu?
lar section, and that he believed it to be
generally condemned by the better class,
aud, indeed, by a large majority of all
the white citizens:
A difficulty occurred at Clinton, in Lau
rens County, on the 19th inst., between the
town marshal, Mr. Charles McCrary, and a
boisterous colored man named Jim Jackson,
when John McCrary, a younger brother of
the marshal, shot the negro dead with a pis?
tol. The pistol was wrested from the young;
man by the elder brother, which so enraged
him, that he threatened to use his knife on
him. It is understood that McCrary was
arrested.
The Columbia Union-Herald (Gov. Cham?
berlain's organ) says: Reports from Edge
field state that when warrants arc issued for
the arrest of parties implicated in the Ham?
burg riot, the men will at once deliver them?
selves up to the Sheriff, and that no resis?
tance to the authorities is contemplated,
from the highest to the lowest citizen of the
county.
J. L. O.
went to Washington for the
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LIVELY TIMES AHEAD.
A Card from General Gary.
Edgisfield C, H., July 18,1876.
I desire to notice, briefly, the inuendoes
contained in rm edilorial of "the Chart?
ion News and Courier" of the 17th of
July instant. In this issue of his paper,
it appears that Mr. F. W. Dawson has
raised the "Black Flag" against me, on
account of a communication of mine to
the Edgefield Advertiser of July 13th.
In that article I said, "the Carpet-bagger
Chamberlain, through his organs the
Union-Herald of Columbia and the News
and Courier, was making an insidious at?
tempt to convert the white people of the
State to the Republican party." This
statement, he asserts, is grossly unjust
and wholly untrue." Recently, every
issue of his paper contains fulsome adula?
tions of the Carpet-bag Governor Cham?
berlain, or a vigorous defense of his ad?
ministration. With these facts before
them, I am willing for an impartial pub?
lic to judge of the justness and truthful?
ness of this assertion. I cheerfully accept
the gauge of battle tendered bv Mr. Daw
son, and stand ready to meet his slander?
ous attacks. I only hope, that should
the contest wax warm, that he will not
run up also the "White Flag'' and claim
protection for his carcass.
On with the attack, "and damned be he
who first cries, hold! enough I"
M. W. Gary.
A Card.
Charleston, S. C, July 22,1876.
In the Journal of Commerce of this day
is a card from Mr. M. W. Gary, in which
he repeats his misstatements in regard to
The News and Courier, adding some inso?
lent allusions to me personally. '
There are public'reasons, understood in
Charleston and elsewhere, which lead me
to postpone, for the present, my rejoinder
to his charges.
Meantime, if Mr. Gary, who sets him?
self upas -a champion of the shot gun
policy, feels any solicitude as to the like?
lihood of my raising the "white flag," at
his coming, he should lose no time m re?
solving the doubt, unless he is content to
be known throughout the State in the
double character of slanderer and brag?
gart.
F. W. Dawson.
The Charleston Negroes on the ''Ham?
burg: Massacre."
An indignation meeting was held by
the negroes in Charleston on the 17th
inst., to express their views, upon the con?
flict at Hamburg. Daddy Cain was the
leading spirit, and delivered an insidious
and suggestive speech. The meeting
adopted an address and resolutions, which
are exceedingly violent in tone, as will
be seen by the subjoined extracts:
Now, against these outrages we have
here, ana in the name of humanity, in
the name of civilization, in the name of
outraged law, in the name of good gov?
ernment, and the peace and welfare of
this nation, we enter our unqualified
condemnation of these crimes and out?
rages. We protest against these men,
and their aiders and abettors, and, in the
name of the majesty of law and order,
we demand that Governor Chamberlain
shall at once invoke all the powers of this
State to bring M. C. Butler and his clan
to justice, and that no means or treasure
be spared to punish these criminals.
And we invoke the consideration of this
whole nation, and the powers of the Fed?
eral Government, to see to it that the
great principles of equal justice before
the law, and equal protection under this
government, be maintained throughout
this nation, so that safety to life and
property, and the right to vote as con?
science shall dictate to every citizen,
shall be forever secured to all throughout
this broad land.
We tell you that it will not do to go
too far in this thing?remember there
are 80,000 black men in this State who
can bear Winchester rifles, and know
how to use them, and that there are 2?0,
000 women who can light a torch and use
the knife, and that there are a hundred
thousand boys and girls who have not
knowu the lash of a white master, who
have tasted freedom once and forever, and
that there is a deep determination never,
so help their God, to submit to be shot
down by lawless regulators for no crimes
committed against society and law.?
There is a point at which forbearance
ceases to be a virture; cowards driven to
desperation often destroy those who cor?
ner them. The negro' in this country
will not always be docile?he will not al
way? be restrained by his law-abiding
character?the rising generation are as
brave and daring as are white men; al?
ready that spirit is taking deep root in
the minds of thousands who have nothing
torlose in the contest, and who would re?
joice in an opportunity to sacrifice their
lives for their liberty.
Whereas, we have exercised becoming
fortitude and patience in expectation of
overnment interference by, and legal re- j
ress through, those whom our suffrages
have placea in authority, and whose con?
stitutional duties it is to see that the laws
be executed in mercy, yet we have been
so often grievously disappointed that our
hopes are blasted * for while colored men
are for every crime (and many fancied
ones) punished in the farthest extent of
the law, the white, after the commission
of the most brutish crimes against us,
which is known to the laws of the land,
invariably escapes with impunity; and
Whereas, these crimes being unworthy
of barbarous heathens, much less a peo?
ple boasting of their advanced civiliza?
tion, we are not only pained but stung to
indignation, and in view of the brutal
murder of a number of our people in thf
"Massacre of Hamburg, S. C," by the
whites of South Carolina and Georgia, we
are goaded to exasperation, for our wonted
forbearauce now ceases to be a virtue, and
self-preservation demands that, while
calling upon the proper authorities for
redreus ol these grievances and a reform
of ex isting abuses, a vigorous and impar?
tial execution of the law, we must imme?
diately take counsel for defence. There?
fore, be it
Resolved, That the massacre of colored
citizens at Hamburg, S. C, is unworthy
of any civilized community, and deserves
the censure and condemnation of the civ?
ilized world, and that we entertain the
deepest sympathy for the grief-stricken
families of those victims, (of hate,) and
will do all in our power for the relief of
the widows and orphans, as well as for
those who have been despoiled of their
household goods.
Resolved, That we call upon the Gov?
ernor of South Carolina to see that the
laws of the land be faithfully executed
upon all perpetrators of that bloody deed
at Hamburg. And be it further
Resolved, That in case this one legal
demand be not granted, aud the protec?
tion of our lives, liberty and property, be
not to our satisfaction guaranteed and
secured in the future by the State gov?
ernment, then self-preservation predica?
ted upon the barbarous attitude assumed
and being maintained by the whites,
warn the colored citizens to peaceably
assemble and petition the National Gov?
ernment, through legal channel, "for re?
dress of grievances."
The address and resolutions are signed
by the following committee: JBev. R. H.
Cain, chairman ; J. L. Graves, secretary;
Messrs. W.? Thompson, W. J. Brodie,
Aaron Logan, M. R. Delahy, Richard
Nesbit, J. H. Hill, F. J. Pew, G. E.
Johnson, Wm. Richardson, James Green,
T. Aiken, Minus Pinckney, J. J. Lesesne,
A. F. Farrar, Adam Finlay,
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel states
that several white citizens of Aiken and
Edgefield counties have decided to take out
warrants for the arrest of the members of
the Hamburg militia company, on the
charge of murder, insurrection, riot and
conspiracy. Warrants for the arrest of
thirty-five members of the company on
these charges were issued. The warrants
issued at the instuncc of Dr. Joseph Mcrri
wethcr, the father of T. McKie Mcrriwcthcr,
the young man who was killed at Hamburg
on the 8th inst.
The Capture of McDevitt.?Lieut.
A. M. Prathcr, of the Augusta police,
arrived in Columbia on Thursday last; in
charge of John H. McDevitt, the ab?
sconding Treasurer of Edgefield County.
It will be remembered that McDevitt was
charged with appropriating some thirty
thousand dollars or the public funds to
his own use, and that he left the country
in a mysterious manner. Gov. Chamber?
lain thereupon issued a proclamation,
which was published in tue Columbia
Union-Herald, offering a reward of one
thousand dollars for the arrest of Mc?
Devitt, and his safe lodgment in any jail
in South Carolina. The impression pre?
vailing very generally was that the run?
away Treasurer had gone to Canada or
Brazil, but little effort was made to ascer?
tain his exact whereabouts. Letters were
mailed from the North purporting to
come direct from McDevitt, which ex?
plained his position in the matter, and in
which he declared his innocence of any
wrong to the State. Lieut. Prather,
however, from the time the reward of
$1,000 was offered for his arrest, con?
ceived the idea that McDevitt had never
gone North, and resolved to capture him.
He obtained a requisition from the Gov?
ernor, and proceeded to Florida in quest
of the fugitive. He followed upon his
trail to Cedar Keys, thence across the
gulf to Mobile, New Orleans and up to
Montgomery, Ala., and from thence to a
little village in Alabama, seven miles
from any railroad, called Tallassee. Mc?
Devitt surrendered without any resis?
tance, and declared that it was his-inten?
tion to return to South Carolina as soon
as he could straighten up his papers.
He was lodged in the jail of Bichland
County, ana will be conveyed to Edge
field for trial.
General Kershaw.?It will be seen
by the subjoined note that Gen. Kershaw
declines to allow his name to be used in
connection with the Democratic nomina?
tion :
Camden, S. C. July 15.
To the Editor of the News and Courier :
My attention has been drawn to the men?
tion of my name in your issue of yester?
day in connection with the Democratic
nomination for the office of Governor in
the approaching election. While grate?
ful to the iriends with whom the sugges?
tion had its origin, and to you for your
very kind comments thereupon, I*beg
leave to say, through your paper, that I
could not, under any circumstances that
now appear possible, consent that my
name should go before the convention in
that connection. My reasons are quite
imperative and conclusive to myself, and
such as would no doubt satisfy my friends
were they^ explained. That explanation,
however, is not necessary, and. would do
no good that I can see. My purpose in
making this announcement is simply to
relieve all concerned of any embarrass?
ment that might arise from my silence.
Very respectfully yours,
J. B. Kershaw.
Major M. R. Delaney repudiates the
threatening resolutions adopted by the
Charleston indignation meeting. He says
his name was put to the address without his
consent.
Mr. John T. Grist, of Yorkville, has been
appointed mail agent on the Chester and
Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between
Chester, S. C, and Dallas, N. C.
Congressman E. W. M. Mackey has been
ousted from his seat, and a new election will
be ordered in the Second Congressional Dis?
trict.
Governor Chamberlain spoke last week at
Beaufort, and Lieutenant Governor Gleaves
refused to even sit on the platform with
him.
In the whole of Ninety-Six township there
are only eight Conservative voters who do
not belong to the Democratic club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
SS3r The many friends of DR. W. G.
BROWNE respectfully nominate him as a
suitable candidate for School Commissioner
of Anderson County?subject to the action
of the Democratic party.
? The friends of Mr. ANDREW J.
WATT respectfully recommend him as a
suitable person for School Commissioner of
Anderson County?subject to the nomina?
tion of the Democratic Party. '
?g)- The many friends of J. N. CAR
WILE respectfully recommend him as a
suitable person for School Commissioner of
Anderson County?subject to the nomina?
tion of the Democratic parry. Help our
disabled soldiers.
?ST" The undersigned hereby presents his
claims to Democratic Clubs for primary
election for tjie office of School Commis?
sioner. If nominated by the Clubs, he will
be a candidate for the office; if not, hie will
not be a candidate, but will support the
nominee.
WM. H. HAYNIE.
?&- The friends of Mr. ANDREW H.
OSBORNE beg leave to nominate him as a
candidate for School Commissioner at the
approaching election?subject to the action
of the Democratic party._
FOR SHERIFF.
?ST The friends of JAMES H. McCON
' NELL respectfully announce him as a can?
didate for Sheriff of Anderson County at
the next election?subject to the Democratic
nomination.
The many friends of W. T. GRTJBBS
announce huh as a suitable person for the
office of Sheriff at the next ensuing elec
j tion?subject to the result of the Denio
! cratic primary election. Help our one-arm
Confederate soldier..
The friends of SAM'L E. MOORE
nominate him as a suitable person for the
office of Sheriff at the next election. He is
therefore nominated for primary election,
and if nominated by it he will be a candi?
date, but under no other circumstances will
he consent to run for the office._
FOR CLERK OF COURT.
??)~ At the solicitation of many friends,
I present my claims to the Democratic Clubs
at the primary election for the office of
Clerk of the Court. If not nominated at
the primary election, I will not be a candi?
date, but will support the nominee.
THOMAS P. BENSON.
Messrs. Editors. Several Democratic
Clubs having nominated me for Clerk of
Court, I respectfully tender them my grate?
ful thanks for their preference, and accept
their nomination-^subject to ratification at
the primary election.
._JOHN W. DANIELS.
FOR, COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
?Sr- The friends of Maj. L. NEWTON
respectfully recommend him to the Demo?
cratic Clubs at their primary elections as a
suitable person for the office of County
Commissioner. Mai. Newton will cheerful?
ly abide by the result of the primary elec?
tion, and if not nominated himself will sup?
port those who are nominated.
jZ3>- The many friends of SAMUEL
BROWNE (Broadaway) announce him as a
suitable person for the office of County
Commissioner at the ensuing election?sub?
ject to the result of the Democratic primary
election._
FOR PROBATE JUDGE.
Messrs. Editors: Allow me to tender my
grateful acknowledgments to the Demo?
cratic Clubs who have nominated me for
the office of Judge of Probate, and an?
nounce my acceptance of the nomination?
subject to ratification at theprimary election.
W. W. HUMPHREYS.
BUIST'S NEW CROP
TURNIP SEED.
ALSO,
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS,
OILS, LAMPS,
PERFUMERY,
TOILET ARTICLES, CIGARS,
TOBACCO, and
DYE STUFFS GENERALLY,
at
WILHITE & WILLIAMS'.
? July 27, 1876 2
E have decided to close out our entire stock of DRY GOODS, irrclmrimj Ladle*7
Dress Goods, Calicoes* Notions, Fancy Goods, Clothing, dec?
AT COST FOR CASH!
Preparatory to opening a GENERAL GROCERY STORE this fall. We assure all it ut
to their interest
TO GIVE US AN EARLY CALL.
A WORD TO THOSE WHO OWE US!
Wc have indulged and assisted you until ("impelled to have money. "Reform" is the*
word and want of the day, and what every honest man should endeavor" to bring about
But how can we reform our trade unless all pay their debts? Consequently, we urge alf
who owe us to come forward and assist us l>v the first of November next; otherwise, we
will be compelled to call on the ARM OF THE LA W to bring about such reformation.
July 27, 187(5
N. K. SULLIVAN & CO.
THE OLD COTTON GIN WITH A NEW NAME.
I
The Exact counterpart, without. Addition or Alteration, of
the genuine Sam'I. Griswold Cotton Gin, and the only
true copy of that celebrated Machine made !
THE MACHINERY is entirely new, of the latest and most approved kinrfL' The
Workmen are entirely first-class, practical Gin-Makers. One of .the workmat was
Foreman for Sam'l. Griswold, in the manufacture of the Griswold Gin.
8end for descriptive circular and price list.
J. E. PEOPLES, Agent, Anderson, S. C?
KFINDLAY SQNC
*TR0N WORKS,115
MACOJY. GJC:
Finlay's Improved Wrought Iron Screw Press?the heat
made.
Finlay's Eclipse Screw Press packs, the t&Je, in twelve
rounds.
Finlay's Horse Power, ordinary. Gin-Gearing, Segments
and Pinions, Shafting* Pulleys, &c.
THE HERO STEAM ENGINE AND BOILER,
Designed and built expressly for driving Cotton Gins. Guaranteed superior to any En
fine built in the United States; for same purpose, and at same price. Boiler made of v??ry
est boiler-plate iron. Tubes of best lap-welded iron. ? The base,^or foundation of boiler,
is of that peculiar formation as to make it perfectly secure and tight, and safe as a stove.
Compare dimensions of this Boiler and Engine, and all its'parts; with anyother Engine
of like build, rated at same horse-power?compare! also, material and the.workmanship
with any other, and then make your verdict. t
PRICE OF HERO ENGINE:
S our-Horse Power.-.?-.-..0300.
Six-Horse Power.....400.
Call on
July 20, 1870
Ji E. PEOPLES,
Agent for the Upper part of South Carolina.
, 1.?.,<
THE NEWS AND COURIER FOR THE
CAMPAIGN. '
The canvass now opening is the most im?
portant in which the people of South Caro?
lina have been engaged since the momen?
tous election of 1860. Upon its result de?
pends the weal or woe of the State and the
Union.
The News and Coubieb will, as ever, be
in the front of the fight, sustaining fearless?
ly and faithfully the candidates of the Na?
tional Democratic party, and the action,
whatever it shall be, of the State Demo?
cratic Convention. To this we pledge the
whole power and influence of a journal
which, in the past, has done what it could
to serve the interests, and preserve the rights
and liberties, of the people of South Caro?
lina. > t .
In order that it may be within the means
of every Democrat in 'the State to read The
News ano Coubieb during the canvass, we
have established the folio whig campaign
rates', free of postage and for country sub?
scribers only, Deginning this day and run?
ning to the 15th of November, a period of |
four months:
daily edition.
1 Copy........$ 2 50
5 Copies. 10 00
10 Copies. 17 50
tbi-weekly edition.
1 Copy.$1 25
5 Copies.:. 5 00
10 Copies.8 75
weekly edition.
1 Copy.......50 cents
In every case the money must accompany
the order!
FOR SALE.
Red Rust Proof Oats for sale at
$1.00 per b?shel. Apply to
BELL, PREVOST & CUNNINGHAM.
July 27,1876 2 2*
" THE STJIsr/'
RE-ESTABLISHED.
THE SUN will make its appearance again
next Saturday, and will be published
thereafter regularly. The terms are $1.00 a
year; 50 cents for six months. Specimen
copies free. Office in the one lately occu?
pied bv the Conservator. ?
BELCHER & McGILL,
Publishers.
July 27,1876 2_1
THE
PAMETTO COTTON GIN.
THE PALMETTO is but another name
for the Griswold Gin, with all the la?
test improvements, and for style, workman?
ship, beauty of finish, &c., will compare
with the best Gins mnde, and in perform?
ance is surpassed by none. To be convinced
of this, it is only necessary to give them a
trial. Satisfaction always guaranteed, and
references givcu when desired.
The best CONDENSERS made furnished
to order. Belting and Gin Material kept on
hand. Address the manufacturer,
J. M. MATTHEWS,
Ninety Six, S. C.
Agent for the Sweep Stakes Thresher and
Champion Reaper.
July 27, 1876_2_3m
OKO. W. WILLIAMS. FRANK E. TAYLOK.
WILLIAM TURNIP. JOSETII B. ROBERTSON.
ROBKRT 8. CATHCABT.
GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO.
COTTON FACTORS,
Corner Hayne and Church Sis.,
Charleston, S. C.
July 20, 1876 1 6m
To Contractors.
THE Contract for the rebuilding of the !
following Bridges will be let to the 1
lowest responsible bidders, as follows :
At Stott's, on Six and Twenty Creek, on
Monday, 14th of August, 1876.
At Centreville Mills, on Six and Twenty
Creek, on Tuesday, 15th of August, 1876.
Specifications made known on day of
letting. The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
O. H. P. FANT,
J. JAMESON,
County Commissioners.
July 20. 1876 1 4
SOLID WEALTH.
$600,000 IN GIFTS.
Grandest Scheme ever Presented to the Public
A FORTUNE FOR ONLY $12.
THE KENTUCKY
CASH DISTRIBUTION (JO.
Authorized by a special act of the Kentucky Leg?
islature, for the 'benefit of the Public Schools of
Frankfort, will have the first of their series of
Grand Drawings at Major Hall, in the City of
Frankfort, Ky.,
Thursday, Aug. 31, 1876,
on which occasion they will distribute to the
ticket-holders the immense sum of :.
$600,000!
THOS. P. PORTER, Ex-Gov. Ky., Gen'l: Manager.
POSITIVELYNO POSTPONEMENT,
As we will have, a series of Grand Drawings and
cannot establish the precedent of postponing.
LIST OF GIFTS:
One Grand Cash Gift..$100,000
One Grand Cash Gift.'.. 30,000
One Grand Cash GUT..-. 25,000
One Grand Cash Gift-. 20,000
One Grand-Cash Gift..... 10,000
One Grand Cash Gift.~. 5.000
50 Cash Gifts or $1.000 each..;.. 30,000
100 Cash Gifts of 500 each. 50,00(1
100 Cash Gifts of 400 each._._ 40,000
100 Cash Gifts of 300 each.30,000
200 Cash Gifts of 200 each.-. 40,000
600 Cash Gifts of 100 each. 60,000
10,000 Cash Gifts of 12 each.120,000
Total, 11,156 Gifts, All Cash....:.......... 600,000
PBICE OF TICKETS:
Whole tickets, 812: Halves, $6; Quarters,82; 9
Tickets, 8100; 27^ Tickets, 8300: 46J? Tick eta, 8500;
05-V Tickets, 81,000. 100,000 Tickets at 812 each.
Hon. E. H. Taylor, Mayor of Frankfort, the en?
tire board of City Councllmen, Hon. Alvin Duvall,
late Chief Justice of Kentucky, and other distin?
guished citizens, together with, such disinterested
persons as the ticket holders present may desig?
nate will superintend the drawing.
Bcmittauces can be made by Express, Draft, Poat
Office Money Order or Registered Letter, made
payable to Kentucky Cash Distribution Company.
AH' communications connected with the distribu?
tion, and orders for Tickets, and applications of
Agents to sell Tickets, should be addressed to
HON. THOS. P. PORTER,
General Manager, Frankfort, Ky.
July 27,1876 2 4
SOUTHERN HOME SCHOOL,
FOR YOUNG LADIES,
Greenville Street, - - Anderson, S. C.
Mrs. J. V. MOORE, ) prin(.!nftls
Miss S. Y. ROBINSON, j PimciPaK
THE next session commences on the 7th,
day of August, 1876.
teems?pee session of five mokths.
For all higher, branches, including
French, Latin, Greek and Mathe?
matics..'..$15 00
Intermediate Classes.12 00
Primary. 8 00
Music...... 20 00
Drawing and Painting._ 20 00
Boardingpermonth.exclusiveof lights
and washing.... 12 50
Pupils boarding with the Principals will
rcccUc tuition free for one session. For fur?
ther information, address
Mrs. J. V. MOORE, Anderson, S. C.
July 13,1S76_52 _4
GREAT BARGAINS.
Forder to make a change in our busi?
ness, wc will sell ? *
DRY GOODS,
HATS, SHOES,
CLOTHING and
FANCY GOODS,
FOR CASH, at lower prices than ever offer?
ed in this market for the next forty-five
davs. Come soon, if vou want bargains.
Dress Goods reduced from 25c. to 121c.
Dress Goods reduced from 50c. to_25c.
TOWERS <fc BROT?6S,
No. 4 Granite Row. Anderson, S. C.
Julv 13, 1877 .';:>. _
COTTON GINS.
FOR information or Circular in regard to
the "EMERY," or the "COT?
TON BLOOM" GIN, address
B. EARLE SEABORN,
Pendleton, S. C.
July 13, 1876_52_4
100 POUNDS BUISTS' NEW CROP
TURNIP SEED
JUST received, and for sale by
SIMPSON &' SADLER.
Comer Benson House, Anderson, S.C
Julv 20. 1876 1