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' J A?* A. SS?*"*1, Editor*. TnwnovAY ?C?f?:rvS, SEr?. zi, i?/o. For Picfi?deu?. t XAMVVfc J. T?XBEN, Or KKW TOSX. For Vice President t TI10RA8 A. HKNDKIC'iCN, or TSDIAHA. For Governor! WADE HAMPTON, or BICI?LAKI). For sMcutcuaiit-tJoveruor t W. I?. ?IMFHOfir, or LACH ass. Fbr Secretary of Stale : R. M. SIMS, of York. For Attorney* General : JAMES CONNOR, of Charleston. For Comptroller-General: JOHNSON HAOOOD, cf Barnwell. For Slate Trccuntrer : S. L. LEA PH A RT, of Richland. Fbr Superintendent of Education: H. S. THOMPSON, of Richland. For Adjutant and Intjteetor General: E. *W. MOI8E, of Sumter. For Congrrtt- Third DUtrict : I). WYATT AIKEN, of Abbeville. For Solicitor-Eighth Circuit : J, S. CCTHRAN, of Abbeville. TIIE ABBETILFE DEMONSTRATION. Tho great demonstration in AhWiville on Inst Saturday deserves remembrance in the annals of thia campaign aa one of the finest and most onthuaiaatic displays ever witnessed in this section of the country. Between six and eight thou Hand pcrnons were present, and nearly three thousand by actual count were mounted in the precession, vt hieb waa more than three miles in length. The Abbeviile, Anderson and Poe West, end thc Abbeville colored Band, {four Banda) furnished the tnuaic for the occasion Speeches were delivered by Gen. Hamp ton, Hon. Robert Toomba, of Georgia. Gen. M. W. Gary, Hon. W. D. Simpson and Col. D. Wyatt Aiken, and during the progress of thc meeting a telegram was received from Judge Cooke asking that the meeting wait to hear from a Re publican Judge on the situation. Judge Cooko arrived on the train from Colum bia, and waa escorted by a company of mounted men to the staud, which waa near tho depot. He was introduced by Coi. Cothrnn to thc audience, and was received with great enthusiasm. He do ctored a solemn intention of supporting Hampton and the entire ticket, and gave substantial reasons for abandoning the so-called Republican party in this State, os the woik of tito Convention which ho had witnessed sail'.fled him thal the par ty was gone beyond redemption, and the only way to prevent anarchy and ruin wns (o elect Hampton and his associates. His determination waa to vote for Hayea and Wheeler, however, as he waa a Re publican from principle This action of Judge Cooko was regarded as a fitting supplement to the earnest and eloquent appeals made by the preceding spoakers, and the grand demonstration was highly joyous at its conclusion over tbe acquisi tion of his Honor to the ranks of honest men, who aro striving nobly for good gov ernment in South Carolina. Our apace will not permit an extended report of the mooting, which was the largest yet held in the campaign, and reflected tho high est credit on the citizens of Abbeville. EDITORIAL NOTES, Poor Jillson I Ho has been stumping tho State for Chamberlain, and baa reaped his reward-ho steps Joan and out. He was not mean enough to suit the company ho hos been keeping. Remember, colored men, that only a few years ago Chamberlain wanted to keep the State from going over to negro ism. He did not care for you then, and he has only changed now to make you his tools. Tho Republicans have nominated juat a ich a ticket as they might have been expected to put before the people. Thor o ia but one native white Republican on tho list. Isn't it accommodating in the white and colored carpet-baggers to be BO liberal with their offices to natives. The Governor onty appointed four or five men in tho State as Commissioner? of Election who were suggested by tho Democratic party. Thia ia another In stance of hypocrisy. Ho invited recom mendations, and when they were made, rejected them. This ia bia idea of mi nority representation. Absalom Blythe, Esq., was nominated by the Republicana last week for re election as Solicitor of the Eighth Judi cial Circuit There was no opposition to his nomination, but he will find con siderable opposition to his re-el ection, aa Col. Cothrau will represent the interests of the State after the 7th of November next. Our people can stop mending the fen ces around their corn fields, inasmuch as Hogfe) is not going to run around loose canvassing for Congress thi? .?*ar. He hnd left off his appeals to the fears and passions of tho negroes, and therefore they left him off their ticket to maka room for Carpenter, who can take bia place id making inflammatory and Bcdi tiouf speeches. Among the later accessions to tho Democracy, or promised voters for Gen. Hampton, says the Columbia Rcgitttr, are Judges Cooke, Carpenter and Mackey and Gov. Scott Adjutar.i-Geneml Pur vis, Gen. J. B. Dennis and Ex-Goy. iSty. eos aro also said to bo i&dined that way. Every roto counts. The Rada, are cer tainly ''corning over to our aide," but wo hcAV of ho accessions to their ranks.: Tho sfgni"'?T*:?p?$ for a Democratic victory. llio'CiAimtoiieto-lt w?fM>ly itt formed that when Jtidg^'H?ge heard bf tho nominations of tho Repuhlican party for State officers, ho went befos* the Coagre?siosal Convention at?-declined to bo ?tf??didato. Aa badly: t?]ja? bes been crit?ci??d by the rjwn.ucr^(e,.r.vrn be h>4 :toc?. much eelf-rospect tobe elated upon * ticket with .1 tt?h a ww. It is creditable ?o iiira. ?o h?io ?o^inc? sucavR'/?isgr^ce i? 's nbmhr toG&mb%rM4%.feubllcftU p?rtgr-.. > s THE THIEVES IN COUNCIL. Harmonists--- tbs Claas- Mr? !>.>? Oe? I euptcd In Arranging thc Jtattr-TJ?* I Carpet-naggers >ne> K?^ro*v Tri-| ??cp?auti -?gnorlng Ittjtlve Wl^ke Re* fi publicans-Chamberlain und Elliott J Fl'b.t "nd l?^otn? l/plenrt?. Tho Republican State Convention be gan ita session, as our readers were in* forini'l last week, on Tuesday, 1.2th inst., end remained in session until Saturday night, 16tb inst.,'miking five days occu pied in. incubating a State ticket and arranging tho plans for uniting the party in thia-campaign. It wat apparent that there was confusion and anxiety among the faithful, and that the leaders of the party were not over-sanguine as to the result of this contest. Tuesday and Wednesday wore occupied in arranging the preliminaries, and the Unie wo? main ly employed in fixing the credentials by the committco appointed for that pur poso. On Wednesday afternoon, ''Honest" John Patterson entertained the delegates with a speech full of ?-ile and bittet in vectives against tho Democrats of South Carolina, and pledging himself to vote for Governor Chamberlain's re-nomina tion, which was warmly applauded. In deed, this demonstration over "Hoiiost" John was tito first spark of enthusiasm manifested in the proceedings, and the adherents of Chamberlain picked up courage from that time forward. Among other thing?, Patterson referred to the ability and intention of Pi. 'dent Grant to suppress the Democrat*; in ih'.s State, and declared that the "mau on horse back," as he ca!!.*. 0 raitt, will institute measures to prevent tho practices of the Democrat ki parly in dividing time at Republican meetings. "For they might as well know now, first as last," ?id Pat terson, "that tiie people of the North are the masters." Again he declared : "Let the Republican party hold the govern ment of this State ten years longer, and you will never hear of the Democratic party," which expression proves that "Honest" John hos extended the era of stealing to twice five years. He defied any ono to prove that be had ever he<?n guilty of a singlo eorrupt act or stolen a cent from thc people, aud his confidence in this respect shows that he has covered up bis tracks most effectually. Dining the delivery of this harangue, the i^-r^ch of Patterson in tho United States Senate on the Hamburg riot was freely circu lated among the delegates. His defiant attitude on the subject of corruption and atcaling cannot be maintained so far as rotates to lying, however, for tho publica tion of his Hamburg speech furnishes the evidence that he is a first-class liar I Thursday morning the fight between tho fuctions actually began, ond auch a sham battle hus uot been reen in South Carolina during all the farcical day* since reconstruction. The opposing can didates for Governor were Daniel H. Chamberlain and Thomas C. Dunn, and around these names were rallied the cohorts of Radicalism. Wo wore im pressed with the iden all through the lif-. teen hours of debate that Mr. Dunn waa not a vigorous, active candidate for Gov ernor, but that he represented the crys tallzation of votes against Chamberlain, whoso number was asid tn be sufficient at the start to dofeat the wily Governor. On titi? point we are disposed to entertain ?much doubt, for wo cannot believe that such a rambling, tacoberaptAlebate con vinced any ono of the motley Crew that it wa? their duty to support Chamberlain, Dunn's character and antecedents were touched upon occasionally, and it was claimed by some of them that he had been a Democrat, because of his promi nence in the last campaign os the leader af the Green and Delaney faction, and because he ran for Congress aonto yearn ago Against Whittemore-all of which was cleared up without much trouble os not affecting his present standing in the Radical party, for it was ascertained that more than one-half the members of the ConventloM had bolted in previous cam paigns. But tba candidacy of Chamber lain was prosecuted with steady purpose, and it was freely declared that he was tho only man who could savo the party from impending destruction; that bb? name was a necessity to give the ticket tho ghost of a chance for success ; that bis record as s refermer would alone solidify the strength of the porty in thia 3tato, and insure the support of tho gery ] end government. The opponents of I Chamberlain pretended to attack his re cord upon administrativo reform at the beginning, but thu was abandoned after o time, and the fire was concentrated upon his wont of fealty to porty and the negro element. These sins were greater in their estimation than any failure to preserve good gOvcr?mc-ui, but ihn style if attack was weak and imbecile, and rave the appearance of affording an opportunity for Chamberlain to clear his ikirts and renew his ollegianco in the most positive terms tc his old associates, which was duly improved by the crafty jrovcrnor on every occasion. The speeches were made upon the nom inations. Under the rules, every dele rate was entitled to speak thirty minutes, ind as ta-my of them had been members >f tho Legislature, they felt desircas of tiring their eloquence in the place which ios known them for thc lost several years, jut which after the 7th of November .rill snow thom no moro forever. Hamilton, of Beaufort, > nominated Chamberlain, and said that it weald te Seconded by two-thirds of the people >f tho State, fie had been tried, and he people are satisfied with bim. The repudiation of Chamberlain would strike I own an honest Government, because he ivas honest and wanted reform. He wes tcccptable to the people, bat not to the sOliticion?. . Hirsch, of Williamsburg, in behalf of .he mosses af South Carolina-for whom to was ditly authorised to speak, r-a pre umo, and hud the credentials in fail tocket-i-??cos?ded th? nomination of Chamberlain iii a rambling speech of io consequence. Green, of Beaufort, placed in nomina ion the name of Thoma*C. Dunn, which ras applauded1 by tho opponents of Ibnmbcdain in a feeble and ineffectual asa nar. - Bowan, of CberleetohV' in discharging duty io his* Constituante; eocondtd tht? iodination of Dutio, abd ?te^rly d?mor. trated that 'there 'was'aotri e opposition to [te present Qov^''''Hi-?'(1 tifcj?f?t Ighte?n votes from ; ?jmrWon .'Set j fany ?-'Vr candidate- Srhich pW%??n?i not redeemed afterward?; for Tim Hurler sud "Houoat Johu" Patterson rekb* jtcted^thejrfgnt of Bowen to govern *od feawtfeiir ?fa?fet t^'Coajvensiou.f dared colored men 11 the p$ts in Edge field. - Stroker, of Owrageburg; V?g opposed to D. H. C. He thought part/ was above everything, however, and that the high est Interests of the State were concentra ted in the unity of. the Republicana. Swaila, of Williamsburg, had no inten tion of making a speech, but managed to fill ii? the tjnic without much trouble. Democrat.* asked him why he supported Chamberlain, after abusing him last win ter. He noTor abused tbe great Daniel in hrs iife, ind it was a Democratic lie ! He differed with the Governor occasion ally, and had the mao li ness to assert bia differences to hi? face, but this waa all he ever said against Chamberlain. The first time bc over met Dunn was at Kingstrec, when Dunn arraigned tho Republican party for everything under heaven. He replied to Dunn and whipped him out ol his boots. Next time Dunn came as Sen ator from Dorry, elected by Dem?crata and when Chnmberlain was nominates two years ago, Dunn walked out of tbii hull and organized the Independent Re publicans to beat the regulars. If be ii the piodigal son, we don't intend to bril the fatted calf too soon. Minort, Hampton and Harriott, (al colored) ventilated their peculiar view: upon the situation, and the last namoi declared that the women in Qeorgetowi were all calling for D. H. C. "Red Hot" Jones, the Senator iron Georgetown, spoke a piece against Cham berlain, charging him with dereliction o duty in not affording protection to tin citizens of the State, who were hourly ii danger of being triaatocrod hy the blood thirsty Democrats. He discovered tb hand writing apon the wall, and toi them to bear in mind one thing, wine waa that thia election scala forever tb destiny of the Republican party in th State, and that this was the iast oppprtt nlty to stand together. There ia no Stat where citizona are so loosely protected J ir. South Carolina, which was in tl hands of an armed mob. Men have bec shot, waylaid, murdered, and he want? a man at thc hend who will ?stand upan protect Republicans. Armed men hi said to the Chief Executive that you ahn not apeak at public meetings. The Go amor had allowed men to be limmen in cold blood, and not & proclam?t!' had been issued to prevent it. Jon hud seen mounted men riding ia Chark ton ,tbo same xi in Edgoficld, and who lu the proclamation to make them ces riding? He wanted a man at the hoi who will have tho back bone to aupprc them, and wanted to tell them that ti handwriting ia on thc wall. Our liv are in danger, and the party must ma no mistakes. Do away with strife ai bickerings, inasmuch as the Republic party has everything to.lose in thia cc test. He asked that tho Convention Into secret session. A number of lesser lights particip?t in tho discussion, and one of them non noted Dr. John Winamith, of Spurts burg, as a candidate for Governor. I name was afterwards withdrawn. A fc ter speech Sg?iust Chamberlain v made by a mulo tv? named Miller, Beaufort, who arraigned tho pretend reformer and exposed tho fallacies such pretence. He denounced tho G< crnor as a traitor to his party and o m incapable of kcoping his promises. ] denied that taxation was reduced i winter, and said tho* Chamberlain h not accomplished a single reform me ure. Sam Lee, of Sumter, opposed the G ernor, but advised unanimity tn the pat If the Independents of the last campai were to remain quiet, not vote, prove activo or lukewarm, the party would routed hone, foot and dragoons. W. A. Hayno, of Marion, was parti lavlv incensed against the Democn and related a conversation which he s took placo on tho cara, in coming fr the Fort Moultrie Centennial, betwi Gens. Hampton, Kershaw, Gary and other gentleman whom he did not kn in which Gen. Gary said that, so far he WJ:U concerned, he would never ace reform from the Republican party, i be could raise five hundred men t were ready to cut tbs throats of Chi berlain and the rest. Whitteraore made a loud and bol rous apoech-"full of cou nd and ft signifying nothing"-in which he aaa ed Cfaamberldu for keeping comp with Democrats when he hsx. the chai and bellowed lustily bin threaten! and denunciations against Democrat? general, and South Carolina Democ in particular. He said there ia no w in the English language so much desp! by bim as "color," and he would bio out of tho vocabulary. T. McCanta Stewart, the law partut Elliott, made a speech !.. favor of Ch berlain, giving three reasons for hU nomination. First, because he baa 1 tho pledges of 1874. Second, that Ch berlain hos placed the party upon mount of respectability. Third, bea he was tho strongest roan is their rai These points wore elaborated, in wi bo declared that th* re-nomination Chamberlain was demanded by the ministration at Washington, and tba sas utterly hopeless to go into the c !?aign without the strong arm of thc { srnment behind them. Elliott mee to close the diseaaaiot the part of Dunu'a friendo. It had I announced at tho beginning of the sea .hat Elliott would attack the Gower and had startling documentary evidi against him, which he would prodi io, when bo came to apeak, intense ?teraent prevailed, tho alalia were fi with spectators, ?nd th* chairman kept busy in endeavoring to keep at Elliott first gratuitous^ advertised law jpeettwsr, Stewart, uno waa oppose aim on tho question before the con' -ion,-aa being a raosv eatimablo ye nan; bo admired him for Ms faitfc ie? to his judgment? . but ho ?ca ipou the convention to consider ?hat it, was about, as, in bia judger] he nomination of Governor Chambas voa unwise. He had been appros? >y the friends of Governor Chamber] md advised toot to alaka known wat lid ixteaded to. Ho did not prono* ouch the personal record of Gove 3haniberlain, or touch upon his h'brJ ir dishonesty,) but merely .ta point a??f9jf:the rafatakes he had nude Ia idminlstratiou, -and soma p*rtef hi cord before be came into office. He bad ?sired ? secret session, and tho, psjrty fght yet tiuddt to their disad-tea tage Sj will ?J&O ?HI? Sve^r J^am^ ??laio baa scv-BBty-akxi -nies .?UKI' would Wand by-??m if?se' iib ffoved-. gUiltv-r?lr larceny. Croat Godl is that the position of the metiibers who talk so much of lore of party ? I have undertaken a grave re icstesjseejidTty, bot* I sholi^aerfbvnrit os-my cacied duty. I believe God has directed in* r'tgh\. aed I shall uof db ono ?tingle thing to destroy that partv whose banner I hive marched flnacT for year-?. I do not oppose Governor Chamberlain on account of his reform, i am willing and entitled to stand with him on any plank in tbe platform of th? party. Does it fellow that, because Governor Chamber lain bas elevated the character of the public officers of the .State, and given new life to toe Republican administration io this State, that ho eau pot his baud npoq bis heart and say, like tho Pharisee of old, "Thank God, I ?am not as other men.f Can he say that he is without sin ; Unit in no instance has he violated thc law in undertaking to set aside tho law-taaklng branch of the government; that in no instance has he usurped the rights of Ibo judicial department of the State ; timt ho h'. in no single instance set himself up os a dictator by virtually closing the Su preme Cour; of tl**-? State. Elliott then proi-tented a letter written in 1870, by Chamberlain to Niles G. Par ker. Elliott explained that at tho time this letter wan written Carduzo and De lauy were candidates for the United States Senate. Mr. Cardoso had just then been ruined by a conspiracy in which he was induced to take tho seal of the State to New Yerk te seal bonds. He then read the letter, as follows : LA1JBKN8 C. H.,-, 1870. Dear Parker : Yours ot 21st received tiiis evening. I was glad to hear from you. There is nothing of special inter est now. For a few da-. "-, we have had some fears of an outbreak in Laurens and Newberry, but thc danger is over. About the United States senatorship I didn't know what to say. I am very well satis fied with my present office, but my posi tion is just this : If my friends wish me to be a candidate to keep tho party from going over to negr?uml shall, if it is to defeat Bucli a calamity, consent to run. . ? . . * D. H. CHAMBKULAIN. Elliott then wont on to any that if Gov ernor Chamberlain bad stopped there ht would not havo been alarmed, but whet he repudiated Moses and Whipper, cleo I ted by a Republican Legislature, allow ing his passions to influence bim in over stepping bis authority, and again actin,' as umpire at Spartanburg in a debar* upon thc nu ont ion whether it would bi best to colonize the negroes, and ngaii excluding tho negroes from the Cent?n nial board of commissioners, how conk he be blamed for distrusting him. C. C. Bowen then, evidently fearinj that secreta wcro about to slip out in th1 shape of nute fer the Democratic press t* crack, moved that the Convention go in to secret session, but tho motion was los by a vote cf 04-) to 63L Elliott then continued, particularly ad ure -r.r-t himself to a discussion of th legi.i right of Governor Chamberlain */ refuse to commission Mose? and Whippet and "'bon spoke of Chamberlain's dis patch io the New England Society, ii which ho called upon tbe Rouudhead and Cavaliers to rise up in the defence o civilization. Elliott was evidently vcr much hampered. He was betw-.en tw Ares-his desire to let out all he had, an his fear lest in the event of Chamberlain1 nomination bis disclosures might prov damaging to his beicved party. Th consequonco was that he made the big Eest failure of his life, and bad bette avo said nothing. Ho was after a seer? ii -::-iinn and If he had succeeded there' no knowing what might have come oui Gov. Chamberlain declined to make speech in reply to Elliott's harangue, an contented himself with answering in dc tail the qucstior- which had been al ready - propounded to him, and othci which were osk.d of him by differer delegates in the course of his remark He stated, in substance, in reply to E liott last night, that he had been inforix ed, and had been, indeed, forewarned fe weeks, that it was proprsed that, in th convention, in the event of his name bi ing offered in nomination, not ouly to a tack bbl official career, but his privat and personal character. He had nothin to fear from such a source, but he desire to state here, for tho information of tl convention, that he had been approach*: within a few days with two propueitioi on the subject : One was that he coul purchase toe suppression of tho threatei ed disclosures with monoy, and the othi waa a promue that such attack would n< be made if he would promise to lend h influence in favor of the Blue Ridge seri and conversion bonds if elected. He ht rejected both propositions with scorn, ar would refuse office a thousand times ovi if that was tho price to be paid for i denied briefly, but directly, that he ht taken any active part on the debate i Wofford College-was only there es spectator. He explained tho fact of h having appointed white men only on tl Centennial comtnitoioa by "lying that 1 had done so after consulta', i >n with Ge Hawley and other friends who tlv>ugl such a course expedient in view of tl feeling in tho State against a u.ixed cou mission, end of the fact that the whit alone had anything exhibited at Phil delphia, ana he was anxious to ha1 South Carolina represented there. ? defended his action as to Moses and Wai per. and said he would go further thi Elliott and declare his belief that aa Go ernor his acts were amenable [to critic review by the Supreme Cou rt of the Stat and he would accept their decision final. If tho court said to him "si{ thoso commissions," ho would sign thei [Cheers.] He reasserted his strict R publlcsniam, and repudiated all conne tien with the Democracy. He had nev< at any time, nor in any case, done un thing with a view of securing their prnu and if any of his acts had met with thc approval, it was simply because thc judgment coincided with hU in those i stances. In regard to the charge bas upon the letter, he said he did not t member when or under what circu? stances the letter was penned, but he ft free to say that he did not regard wh was understood as "uegroism" with bc tility. He recognised no one race as e titled to rule, and his principles embrac both, r.nd not one or the other. He w willing for the world to read his cn ti private correspondance. They would n find one word in it which could convi him of treachery to tho black man, mai of whom were his personal friends, ai in their capacity he had the utmost rail He believed they t> ere fully able to wo out this.vexed proolem which ia now d turbing the country, and that they a fully capable of self-government. Gt Chamberlain did not say that he n< considered thc civilisation of the Cavali and Roundhead, the Huguenot and Pa tan, in peril, nor did he otherwise al!u to toe famous dispatch to tho Nsw Kn land Society. i'Honest'* John Patterson came to ? point, much to the disgust of membt who wanted to end the protracted debs and after he had relieved himself of t awumuUtcd viole cf his Wrath agoii Democrats, the Convention preseeded take a tote, which resulted as follow Chamberlain, 88 ; Duan, 81 ; D. T. Ct bin, 2; Wiiundt-b, 2, The ???jounccment t?a received wi deafeniu? cheers AWtfi the lobby and # lories, Which were occupied with clacqm of Chamberlain, who wer* instructed pceform their * part of tho ? prograniu When -order was" restored, Licutena Governor R. H. GI caves waa re-Uomir ted by acclamation, o?d the - Ct??venti adjourned st 1 o-eloeh-it. tn. BRI OD Friday morning, soon after tho del egate* met in the hall, the committee appointed to wait upon Chamberlain and Cleaves appeared with t^flesD^?rortV ies-thc- reform Governor laao?fc* upon tito arm of R. B. Elliott. ing the rostrum, ChamberlaS vA injip* duced, and said ho anceptedffceffim>atta Ajon only asan endorsement cy tfie'peoplc' of his efforts for reform during (he past two years. He claimed that material re form had been really effected ; taxes had -been reduced, a higher tone amony public officials established, the judicial bench sd beep saved from pollution, public xpemios have been diminished, official rc3f?ons1bllUy had been established. Il now remains for us, he.?aid, to co for ward devoted to thc idea that reform is the only purpose of any political party in Bouth Carolina. If, said he, your nomination.is au endorsement of my ad ministration, as I understand i. to be, then you are bound to see to ii that the ticket shall be in harmony with such reform. If it is not, if I am not-.sunoun ded by such men, il will bo a difficult question for me to determine whether it will be worth while for me to undertake to carry out the campaign. . Put none but honest aud competent Republicans upon thc ticket, men that will do honor to you. ile begged that, iu ? accordance with these suggestions, they would see to it also that be was uot hampered hereaf ter by ft Legislature not in sympathy with nim, and which would oppose him like Um last, He wauted to shake off all thc public abuses which now. endanger the success of the party. No campaign, bc said, can compare with this in bitterness, and we must make .the fight, he said,, on principle and not for power. Ho pro posed to advocate reform wherever .the people ask him to address them, with such protection as the State and thc Uni ted States can give him, in the cause of Republican reform. Not only our liber ties, he said, but those of the people of the State are wrapped up in this cam paign. I fear, hs continued, I am .-. tim ul man : but every drop of blood I have shall bo given before tue principles of the Republican party shall bc dishonored or ita great record soiled. Cleaves followed in a speech which contained nothing worthy of special note. Thc remainder of the ticket occupied the ?teasion of Friday and Saturday uutil a bite hour in the night. The following nominations were made : II. E. Hoyne, Secretary of Slate ; T. C. Duuu, Comp troller General ; F. L. Cardo?), Treas urer ; R. B. Elliott, Attorney General ; John A. Tolbert, Superintendent of Ed ucation; James Kennedy, Adjutant and Inspector General. The nomination o? Ellio.tt for Attorney General was not upon the original slate, but it was necessary to conciliate his wing of the party, and prevent a serious defection. W. E. Earle, of Greenville, was the favorite candidato until Friday morning, when a caucus of Elliott's friends determined to smash thc calcula tions of Earle and his friends, and it only required a few hours to accomplish their purposes. It was proposed to nominate Elliott by acclamation, UDO in this way to avoid the necessity of showing their hands, but Elliott was too shrewd to low this game, and thc rules were enforced, requiring each mau to cast his vote. Elliott received 115 votes and Corbin 1. Mnny of thc native whites were disgusted at thc prospect when Elliott nus placed upon the ticket, and tho party lash alone prevented them from open revolt. The platform was adopted on Thurs day morning, before thc nominations were made. The next day Corwin, of Newberry, c?lled attention to that feat ure of tue platform which alluded re bukingly to "men who were in sympathy with tuc rebellion, opposed to its over throw, aiders and abettors of treason, officers of the armies of the rebellion, enemies of liberty and union." He ad vocated the expunging of these words, which he said had no doubt been inad vertently used by the author of tho plat form. He (Corwin) bad an intimate ac quaintance with a large number of gal lant confederate soldiers, some of whom had united with the Rr .blican party and .others who ho bel ed were ready to do so ; and be wanted othing in tho platform which could possibly be con strued into a reflection upon them. On bia motion, thc platform was referred to the committee, which reported a resolu tion expunging the words, and it was unanimously adopted FLATFORM OF THE UNION REPUBLICAN PARTY. 1. The Republican party of tho State of South Carolina, in Convention assem bled, believing that the principles of equal civil and political rights are vital to the interests of good government, and that they can only be enforced by the Sarty which hos engrafted them upon the tate and National Constitutions, hereby re-affirms its confidence in the National Republican party by pledging firm ad herence to the platform adopted by the Cincinnati Convention in this the 100th year of American independence. 2. We hereby pledge our undivided support to tho standard hearers of that party, Rutherford 3. Hayes and William A. Wheeler, v*ho<3 unblemished and statesmanlike record in the past is suffi cient assurance that all reforms lying within the province of their respective offices will be earnestly prosecute! and the National Government wisely and economically administered, with due re gard to ins rights and interests of the whole American people. 8. Wo heartily endorse the administra tion of President Grant, so honestly and economically conducted aa to exalt the nation in the estimation of the world and advance its faith and credit. We recog nize in the soldier statesman and Presi dent a firm, devoted lover cf American liberty, a stern, unflinching champion and protector of the rights of American citizens at home and abroad, and wo will ever hold in grateful remembrance his deeds in war, in peace, in all that makes our country great-though the youngest of the nations-vet thc equal of all. 4. That in presenting to tho people of South Carolina our nominees for the high offices of the State for the coming two years, wo beiievo we shall make plain and unmistakable the aims and principles to which wo stand pledged, in tho event of their election ; not in glittering generali ties of reform, but in specific and sub stantial articles. 6. We declare our abhorrence and rc fmdiation of all forms of violence, intim dation or fraud in thc conduct of elec tions, or for political purposes, and de non., .e the same ns crime against thc liberty cf American citizens os well as the common rights of humanity: and while we inskt noon and will zealously guard the right of every citizen freely to choose his political party, and deny the unfounded charge that tho Republican party countenances any interference with colored voters who may choose to vote the Democratic ticket, we do protest against and denounce tho practice now inaugurated by'the Democrat': p*rtv in this State of attending Repul. tv tn meet ings and by show of force and other forms of Intimidation disturbing such meetings, or taking part therein without tho con sent or invitation cf the party calling them. ~6?vWo pledge ourselves to thorough reform in all departments of tho State government, where abuses shall be found to exist, ana, as an 'earnest of the. same, declare our purpose of submitting to tho qualified votera of tho State tho following sp?cifie ?reforma as amendment* to tho State Constitution : ' ?." That the present'adjustment nf tho bonded debt of the State shall be invlo-. lable. -~ a. ,T|iat the General A?*mbly shall mKS?totily'oflti?'IS every *?G v?aYs, and that the length of no season thereof shun, .*eeed seventy doy*. ? 8V;Tn*t *th? cumber of sessions of Oh ?A *f General Sessions and Comnidd' Plc* * al all bc reduced U> IH'? nunuaJly in ! each couuiy with |ower reaet'ved to call special sessions when necessary. 4. That the veto power of tbfr -Gover nor ?hall be so modified as fgjallow of ".' 6. ^^btSPagricultural iutere^-Ol,??? uj: ?eli?ed from burdensome t-XllwP*xfa' ? sV.ora*quitable dwribu?y?. of |!rawn? by tta> i?auirattition op a sit?se OP licenses fixed upon fair principles. 6. That no public funds shall ever bc used for the support of sectarian institu tion?:-.-- * 7. That the cnormour. evil of local and special legislation shall be prohibited whenever privat?- interests ettn IM- protec ted dritter general laira. 8. And inasmuch as the system of free schools was created in thc State by thc Republican party, and should bc especi ally fostered ntid protected by it, wc 'dodge ourselves to tho support of the amendments to thc 8ta:o Constitution, now before the people, establishing a per manent tax for thc support of free schools, and preventing tho removal of school funds from thc counties where raised. 7. We pledge ourselves and the nomi nees of thc .Republican party of this State to the securing of the following purposes by legislative enactment : 1. Tlie further and lowest reduction of salaries of all public servants consistent with the necessities of government. 2. Thc reduction of tees and cost", es pecially of attorneys in civil cases, and the amendment of the laws governing the settlement of estates in such a man ner as to sect.rc a more economical ad ministration and settlement of small es tates. ri. Tho immediate repeal of the agri cultural lien law. 4. Public printing to be reduced at least one-third of thc present appropria tion. 6. Convict labor to be utilized under auch laws ..i shall secure humane treat ment, and the support of convicts with out needless expense to the State. 6. Thc annual appropriations for pub lic institutions to be economically made and properly expended. 7. The number of Trial Justices io bc reduced throughout the State, and each justice to be assigned to specific terrilorv, .with moderate salaries to cover costa! Si criminal business, adjusted in proportion to populations. 8. Recognizing the enormous expense of fencing farms, ami thc scarcity of tim ber in some sections of the State, we fed it to bc neccasnry that practical relief bt afforded to the people of thc State, anil we pledge ourselves to secure such'legis lation upon the subject as will give tc the electors of each county thc right tc regulate this question for themselves. ??. That whereas in some of the tippei counties of the State certain evil dispos?e persons have induced many citizen.. U disregard and violate thc revenue laws o the United States, by representing then to bc oppressive, and in violation of th< rights of the citizen, and it is ap naru i from thc action of the National Demo eratic House ol Representative-! that tin revenue tax will bc continued, we there fore earnestly recommend that his Ex celleucy, the President of the TJuitcc States, do grant a general amnesty am pardon for all violations previous io th i time. And thc Senators arc hereby in structed, and the Representatives in Con gress aro requested, to urge this actioi without delay. 10. Wo charg the Democratic part with pervcrsr.r-n af all truth and history with opposition to all the interests of th masses ; with fostering class preference and discriminations; with a denial e rights to those who do not accept thci political dogmas; with constant, and pc; siatcut antagonism to the principles.! justice and humanity ; with a resistant, j to tho manifest will pf the people an ! thc spirit of the age ; with a det?rmim j tion to make slavery national and liberl I sectional ; with a purpose to rend tl union in twniu ; io perpetuate hums bondage; with plunging the nation inl a fratricidal war; with deluging thc lan in blood and filling it with sorrow an distress ; with burdening the people wit a debt that mokes a higher taxation m cessnry and continue us ; with oppositic to the reconstructie n of the States the had violently forced into a confederocj with resistance to the passage and ratil cation of the amendments to the Const tution of the United States made nccc sary by the results of tho war, whic clothed the humblest i.. the nation wit citizenship and placed in his bonds tl power of protecting it ; with a purpo: to re-open sectional prejudices and on mosities, to moke "tho war a failure," r construction "void," and the amendmen to thc Constitution nullities ; with dece: tion, misrepresentation, extravagance : thc conduct of government, dishonesty: thc disbursement of tho public funds ai an abuse of the public confidence ; wi fraud in the management of election with intimidation of electors ; with atnx ties during political campaigns unhea of in civilized communities ; with asst ainations and murders of those who only offending waa a steadfast adheren to the principles of the Republican ps ty; with threatenings of violence again those who advocate tho perpetuity of tl Republican party ; with armed prepai j tion and hostile int .-nt in the States I the South, intending by such a formic] hie array to frighten or loree Rep?blica into a support of their party and par sann, or to remain away from the poll with dissembling to the North by ass ranees of an acceptance of the results the war, a desire for reconciliation a brotherly relation:;, when they are or thirsting for the opportunity to sect what they have lost by tho ascendancy the Notional Democratic party to pow and thus inflict upon tho nation furtl evils and embarrassments ; with non .Kiting Notional and State officers kno' for their antagonism to all the Repul can party has accomplished, men w were in sympathy with the rebellion, < posed to its overthrow, aiders and ab tors of . reason, officers of armies of I rebellion, enemies of liberty and union ll. Reiterating our reliance in thc j tice of our cause and the truth of 1 principles underlying our national pl form, and of the thirteenth, fourteet and fifteenth amendments of the Com tution of thc United States, pointing w gratification to the manv important I forms established by tho Republican p ty of our State during tho lost few yei we invoke the guidance and blessing Divine Providence upon our st?nde bearers and upon the wholo people South Carolina. And we the merni) of the Republican party, in convent assembled, do hereby earnestly ple< ourselves to an uncompromising supp of its nominees, with tho finn hope i thc solemn determination to guard i rights, protect our friends and elect i candidates. On moii^.j of Mr. Swails, the platfej WOK unanimously adopted. . Charles Francis Adams, son of Pr dent John Quincy Adams und grand of John Adams, second President of ' United States, has been nominated ns D?mocratie candidate for Governor Massachusetts. He hos heretofore longed to the ?lass known as liberal ; publicans, and has always'opposed corruption of tho administration. ' !1 nnsniiDvtbn ia on exceedingly strong c Mr. Adama hov'mg declared his deter nation to support Tilden and Hondrii the nomination in question was tende to him ns a compliment fer bis pur1 ability and integrity bf character. ?peaking of it the Beaten Pentsays : "'. ticket is adamant ^Against .it.the ytt of revolutionary s Republicanism, preached by Bputwe?), will beat ohb bd treked, ft' ls the' incarnation of faith lind purpose of th? great Web. Massachusetts' eltixch* nt this boBrv means reform, but never revolution." j?? will dcu? 1 GROCERIES, SHOES ~_ ANDJrIEAV] Our business shall bo conducted strictly - an ? Yb TEM 1 I> is nsuK*-?^ any ode to ask , i-rte with anv market iii the'cvmittry. Colite wu in-wn -ft lint wy frry, W-t?-w*l?~*U*o ??rry tM GENERAL COMMIE Cotton, Corn, Flour, Seeds of any kind, Jin? parties on satisfactory terms. We will also o! out of oar stork tor a raasotioblc i?er cent. ALL GOOD'S in our Store formerly it rm sold _ In order to close them out at once. The Notes.aud Accounts due Messrs. N. K. <fc Cn., are in our hands for collection, and all come'Toftv.ird and settle promptly. Colite ami examine our IX)W PRICES. L Without giving UM a fair trial. Hemotttbor, wo rsi? ..:.-rA ?4, 1X70- _. _ LAST NOTICE. THIS Note*, Hooks und Accounts of Dr. O. lt. Horton ?re in my hands for collection J nidnlevii??will b? given until the FIRST of NOVEMBER, after Which time they will bc issued oh without respect of persons. J. C. WHITEFIELD. -. fiept 21, 1876 10 4 , ; Adnjinifttr^tOr' ' Biotic. TUEercditiun of Mrs. C. C. Fogg arc re quired to provo nod present their re spective claims to thc undersigned ut Ander son C. H . H. C., within the time prescribed by law. Those that are indebted will please make immediate pavn*. . t to JOHN W. DANIELS, Administrator with will annexed. Sept li?, 1M7G 10 3 . Dissolution. THE business heretofore existing under thc name and styli: of LEWIS & Co., hi this day dissolved by mutual consent. Tito affairs,ot thc old linn will bc settled by our Mr. Lewis at our former stand, No. Henson House. J, BAYLIS LEWIS, 8. A. HEAN, lt. H. HEAN, A. A. DEAN. Anderson, S. C., Sept. 12, 1870. CASH STORE! B AUK BECErVTNG DAILY a full linc of FAMILY GROCERIES, Consist big of Bacon, Hams, Lard, Flour, Molasses, Cheese, Sugar, Coffee &. Tea. Also, a full linc of CONFECTIONERY GOODS, PEPPER, ?SPJCE, GINGER, And everything else kept in u first-class , Grocery Store. We hove on bund a good stock of Shoe*, Huts and T>ry Good?, AND Hardware of all kind", Which we will dispose of cheap. OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH. Mc tri// not fell mir/ Good? on Cretlit. To our customers whom wc have sold Qoods to on credit, WO would say that wc will give them a fair price for their Cotton, and expect them to come forward and settle up as soou us possible, ns we arc needing our money. Give us a call, and wc will sell you (ioods nt pri?es to suit thc times. L.IGON & HI 1,1,. Sept 21, 1876 10 . 3in HURRAH 1 FOR HAMPTON is going to save thc State, and HUBBARD is going to save tho Cur rency. That is, if the people vote solid for Hampton and buy their Goods nt T.OW PRTHrTlR From Hubbard, and pay thc currency for same. A nice lot HAMS, BACON SIDES, LA HD, FLOUR, SUGAR, COFFEE, &C, Just received, and for snle low. Could possibly spare about half dozen SPLIT BOTTOM CHAIRS Tor old men and tired young men. A. P. II. Sept a, 1876_10_ LAST NOTICE. The Notes and Accounts Due thc firm of OiMnonv nit i a '. .-?. ^mx^V&%J>i* % Mik S X?tL? O? Will bo placel in the hands of an OFFICER for collection by the Firfct of November next. A year has transpired since its dissolu tion, and you have had time to make anoth er crop. ' No excuso cnn bc given for not settling immediately. Thc oh! firm business MUST bc wound up. . ' . SIMPSON, HILL et CO. Seilt 14,1870' 0 DENTISTRY^ " DR. Gk M. JONES 18 prepared* to do all kinds of Dentistry at short notice. Being in possession ot nil thc latest improvements nnd best of ma terial, can do wOrk in the bret Of style:'- in setting agd .Ailing teotbv hq is ?h-'?rmin-?d not to bc surpassed by an v. Old decayed teeth treated' and made good, nt? verV little nbovotho price of extracting. . ', Good ?teeth w ithin tlie reach or all, at the present re duced prices. Ail wbrk ^arrarttcd. Office rdjofcaioR 1. Si Loik soresidence!;- second, barter?^5rr?,?f*<rV Tcrius..l,oty,for.ca?h,W? Sept 17,.taro__ ,?s... ->J.. ? A JJAttQ??N f "'' i: r"" ?vwju-y i ni proven; cms, two miles from Andc.-*>n. Call nnd sea irions 1 fm vc detarmtaed ty go West. GEO. M. STKIFKL, Two miles ?n ?enerar* Ttohd, 0 bj'.d.?iL BelowAnderson. Sept .4, 187? 0 4 LUYAN; . J. .M. ??^IYAK. Gx<5luslv<?ly In BOftTS, H?UDW?RE, one, ?ume all I J?et ai prove io?,jm!o?? 3SI0H BUSINESS. I ?ill (;.)iHitry'Pr<)uU(4'w??f>be sold forothu? i der from other market?.;iuy Goods lu aaa il hy Messrs. N, TC. S?lUvim <t Co., trill bj OST! it J. I'. Sullivan, and Mewn. N. K. SUIHVHI parties indebted to thuin'will he expected to I'on't H'? away from home'tu buy your G?o4t ? ' hu >. ? .. i i ell only loi.*: OisttU? 0 .; NO. ONE should complain when I utuiounca that hereafter' 1 will sell no more Goods on CREDIT. Those who are. indebted lo nie by;Not? or Accounts of severa' years standing, an earnestly re? pies toil, to COME FORWARD LIKE MEN, And rcdeom '.thfcfr. words by paying ?bat they owe inc. When you bought thc Goodi you considered yourselves good for thedebt, AND Would have taken Iiffisiice ha<l I said (hat you would not PAY li. Ilcniciubcr this, and do your duty, ami ai you would be done hy. You have luul tim benefit of my Goods, and 1 now need tim money. Comply with your part of tho contract, and we will ali he better satisfied. I will continue to sell Goods to those, cos. toiucrs who have accounts for 1870, and who can pay bi ??O or 60 days. Give mc a call, Tor I will sell Goods VERY CHEAP j 1 mean what I say. Come und examine tho I new . . "... j GOODS I Just arriving, ami judge for yourselves. <)n I hand and to arrive, I haye Groceries, Dry I Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, ? Buggy Material, Hardware, Iron, Crockery ware, and everything else usually kept in a first-class'store. At thc EMPORIUM OF FASHION The Ladies will lind everything which they may need. These Goods hnve bceu selected with great cart, aud will give satisfaction, as they are of thc newest patterns and wost fashionable shades. I will sell astoundingly cheap FOR THE CASH. The Milli nery and Mantua-Making departments aro under thc chnige of competent ladies, who guarantee satisfaction. C. A. ??EIU1>, "Waverly House Corner. N. B.-Special attention is invited to tho BARGAIN COUNTER. Sept 21, 1870 10 _. AME) npiIE undersigned begs leave to inform JL thc public of Anderson and vicinity, Hint he is now prepared to furnish the bat and finest quality of HAND-MADE BOOTS AND SHOES, At his New Shop Over Provost & Cunningham's Grocery Store. By giving personal attention to the work, employing none other than first-class work men, and using the best of stock, I am pre pared to turn out work which is bourn, te bc satisfactory to thc purchaser. A suitable stock will bo kept on hand to enable nie to execute orders promptly, for either ladies or gentlemen. , I propose working at tho most n-asonablo prices, and respectfully ask a trial fruin tho farmers, as well as thc citizens of the Town, liefore they pinchase Boots or Shoes else where. , , REPAIRING will also he promptly and neatly oxecutotl. Give me an order. """,",_ G. W. GABBECKT. 8ept 14, 1870 _2_____?l?l NOTICE. WE hereby give notice that thc tirai of N. K. SULLIVAN & co. b ?ws day dissolved, owing to the death of meir late partner, Mr. W.N. Alexander ; and we, tue undersigned,'haye formal a copartner ship under the name arid stylo of bULM VAN it CO., for thc 'purpose of engaging in tho General Grocery and Heavy ?ry Goods Business. , Respect fully, N. K. SULLIVAN, J. P. SULLIVAN. J. M. 8ULLIVAN. Anderson, S. C., Sept. 8, 1870. . THE Notes and Accounts of Messrs. N. K. & J. P. Sullivan, and Messrs. N. k. Sullba it Co.. are iii our blinds for collection. ?HI . we urge ull imr/leh indebted to them toro ..io I forward and settle at once - -, _v SULLIVAN A Oft Befit H, WO fr _JU Dissolution. THE copartnership hitherto existing an . elcB the .name and ?lyle of Holli??,? ?Wood was dlKMlycd by mutual consent cm the 12th ?? Jhly Ir^t. Parti? having elm ' against said firm;.will present' them. ? ?" tliose indebted to said firm will please nuuc I,!iy'"Cn!-' j. I. HOLOIDAY. HENRY WOOD. -,?VULL.. UPPER SETS OF TEETH, l ino LIT* JfcShTW ?^""'" \or? , ?l? of January ,.ex Laim, i., U^W- ?- B?0WNK, I*ntW. . TrtHTgfa-rrrH-TvrraTnnrjr ; ?