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kIAS. a. hott, E. B. MURRAY, >Edltors THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 18, 1877. Governor Hampton, in a conversation with the reporter of the Charleston Journal of Commerce, took occasion to refer to an article in the. Augusta Chron? icle and Sentinel, charging him with a lack of-fealty to Tilden, and stating that he was.in favor of giving over the Tilden electors of this State.. ..Tftie Governor de? nies having entertained any. such idea, and says he would .only have counte? nanced such arrangement at the request of Northern Democrats. He used his influence to prevent any such action by thei party in the. State. In addition, he stated that a proposition was made by the Republicans after election, for him publicly to acknowledge Hayes' Electors in" this Slat*4, the proposition,b'e1njjacf." companied by ;i ;-ro iii<e t.nii, should oe do so, the troops would ut withdrawn and be'recognized as Governor, and that he positively refused .to accede. Governor Hampton further says, if he thought that his withdrawal now or at any time would have insured Tilden's inauguration, he would not have hesitated a moment, but would promptly \vitbdraw. One of the most remarkable railroad accidents upon record occurred last Thursday on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, as the eastern bound express train was passing along the mountain side, a few miles west of the White Sul? phur Springs. It was going at the rate of about thirty miles an hour when the entire train jumped the track, and the coupling of the rear first-class coach snapped in two, and the coach went roll? ing over and over down the declivity?a distance of thirty feet?to the Greenbier River, where it was lodged upon the ice, completely' wrecked. Every*7window frame, seat and door was splintered into a thousand fragments, and nothing ..was left of the car except the iron work, which was bent and mutilated. Out of twenty-five passengers, strange to say, none were killed and only eight wounded ?one seriously. A little girl four years of age was taken irom under the wrecked coach, not injured in the slightest degree., By joining hands together, the officers of the railroad train managed to pull the passengers, one by one, back to the level of the track, from whence they were car? ried to White Sulphur Springs, where, the injured were attended by surgeons. The decision of Judge Reed in the case of Williman vs. Ostendorff, touching the election of county officers on the 7th of November last, is decidedly the ablest and strongest presentation of tbe argu? ment on that side of the question yet brought to light. His reasoning ip clear and cogent, and the conclusions are dis? passionately set forth by which the opin? ion is reached that the election of county officers, except as to County Commission? ers, was without warrant of law, and is therefore void. This decision .is con? trary to the judgment expressed and en? tertained by many of the leading lawyers in tbe State, while it has the sanction of an equal or greater number who are just as eminent in the profession. The ques? tion will be carried by appeal to the Su? preme Court, whose final adjudication may be expected at an early day. The whole trouble in regard to the disputed election of county officers arises from the fact that the statute law of the State has been tinkered at by incompetent legisla? tors, who scarcely knew their own minds, and were utterly unfit to give the people uniform legislation and homogeneous gov? ernment. It was undoubtedly the gen? eral understanding among the voters that the amendment to the State Constitution, which changed the general election from October to November, was intended to bring about only one election every two years, and*the preamble to that amend? ment as it was submitted to the people proves that such was the intention. The inconvenience on the one hand and econ? omy on the other furnished the argument for altering the organic law,p? the State, so as to conform with the laws of the United States, and the failure to make the statute law-consistent therewith can only be explained on the hypothesis sug? gested?ignorance and incompetency. Occasionally can -be noted gleams of common sense even among partisan jour? nals of the Republican persuasion, and passing events force them to give recog? nition to. existing facts in the Southern States. The demonstration in New Or? leans last week?which resulted in the complete overthrow of Packard, the Rad icaL claimant for Governor, without the slightest personal violence being inflicted upon the vilest and most obnoxious poli? ticians?was one of the occasions to pro? voke decent comment from respectable sources claiming affiliation with the Re? publican organization, and we are not surprised that, recent events in Louisi? ana, so similar in ail respects to the his? tory lately enacted in South Carolina, have brought down indignation and re- i probation from Republican newspapers upou the conduct of Packard and his accessories. But we only intended to quote a paragraph from the New York Graphic, at one time considered the per? sonal organ of Gen. Grant, showing a just appreciation as to the true condition of affairs in the South. Listen-to the moekiug-bird: "It must be borne in mind tbat the overwhelming majority of the white people of Louisiana are Demo? crats; they represent the property and the historic respectability of the State, and the negro population, on which the Republicans have heretofore counted with reason for support, is fast falling under Conservative influence and direc? tion. The Conservatives are sweeping negro votes into their ranks by the hun? dred. The negroes begin to think that their bread will be better buttered on that side; that their interest lies with the white landholders and planters and merchants; that they will have more work and better schools and lighter taxes and an easier time generally under Con? servative than under Republican man? agement. They own $20,000,000 of property and feel the depression of trade and the" burden of taxation, and eagerly snatch at the promise of better times under Democratic rule. Their old habit of looking up to the white planters for direction makes it easy to follow their lead, and when these men appeal to them for votes and support they feel their newly acquired importance. This change is as natural as tor witter to run down hill, and it will take place in everv Southern State the moment the Federal. power is withdrawn." EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. The term of Court^o^v^m^^^^ at this place has been an irfl|ortant|Bie, aud bids fair to be also a left one^pve learn it will last flntil sWc timefaext week, making more than two weeks. The sessions business has been conclud? ed, and thp remainder of ti>e4kt<j??lU??v devoted' to clearing the civil "Socket. More 'than usual importance -has been attached to this.term of-Court-- in conse? quence of the intense interest manifested in the trials of the murderers of Riley, near Greenwood, and of Clayton Allen, at Lowndesville. These were more than-, ordinary murders, both as to the number7 of persons charged with 'their commis-, sion and the horrible circumstances con? nected wi.th their perpetration. the GBEENWOOD ilUEDEB, as it is termed; was, to sum it up briefly, committed under the following circum? stances : Riley, a surveyor,. was camped near the house of a colored:man named'. Blui'onl Jones, whither he went-/to" get some chickens,' dnd being refused he. commenced and shot three of them. The next morning his body was found-about seventy yards from the house with a fear? ful contusion upon the back of the head, a jaw bone broken, and a gun shot wound in the abdomen. The. matter?was inves tigated, and before the inquest Bluford Jones denied the killing or carrying away of the body, and stated that two women living with him carried it_(off. bthey tes? tified that his son did the killing in self defense. Upon the trial of the case all the 'parties^-father, bo?; arid two women' i ?were upon trial, and agreed in saying that Bluford did the. shooting after he had:been shot at, and that he alone car? ried off the dead body, after strikingorie', lick with his^gUuV, The' prisoners were ably represented by Messrs. Burt & Thompson and the State by Col. Coth ran. The jury," wh?h'was cbraposed of four white and eight colored' men, after an. absence of several hours, brought in a sealed verdict against Bluford Jones for manslaughter and acquitted the others, j .The testimony developed in;' 9 r '/.".'.. the lowitdesville murder differed'from the facta published by the Intelligencer in, only two particulars. There was no evidence. of any intention to burn or murder^pj^iscuously.^ Os-; borne Rhodes was not taken out of the callaboose by the murderers, but had agreed to move to Georgia and not to come back to this State if the whites would release him from the peace war? rant and give him safe escort to the Georgia line; Under this agreement Messrs. Allen and Baker were going with him to See him over the line without harm, and when they came to the party in ambnsh, Rhodes was riding some dis? tance behind, so there was no danger ef his getting hurt. It is generally believed that he knew of the plot, though no.evi? dence of it was elicited. There were twelve prisoners tried for' the crime. Messrs. McGowan, L. W. Perrin, W. C. Bennet and M. P. DeBruhl were appoin? ted by the Court to defend the prisoners, who performed that service with zeal and unusual ability. There were thirteen witnesses for the State and the same number for the defense. Two of the . murderers, John and Henry Burton, turned State's evidence, and their testi? mony was the positive proof in the case.. Twelve of the witnesses for the defense were parties charged with the crime. After occupying the days of Friday and Saturday the trial was; concluded, and Judge Cooke delivered au exhaustive and impartial charge, in which he condemned the course of interfering with parties iti the hands of the law under any circum? stances, and warned the colored people that it was to their interest to check the disposition of many of them to take one of their race out of the hands of the offi? cers of the law. The case was submitted to a jury of four white and eight colored men, and at 6 o'clock Sunday morning they brought in a verdict of ''Guilty of Murder", as. to Edwin Prince,, Gilbert Burton, Eli Hunter, Capers Allen, As bury Allen, Whitman Allen, Jenkins Whitner, William Johnson,- Hutsoh' Cozby and John Allen.1; Guilty,'*^&-j$?t ward. Prince and Pan Cczby. Osborne Rhodes is1 in jail upon a peace warrant, but' was not tried.- The sentence of the' prisoners will be pronounced, at the end of the term next week. .?ti'->itj... 'our solicitor, ? ~ ' -i ? . a:?om tri'? ? ."? Col. Coth ran, has already, won fresh laurels as a Solicitor, both- from'his abil ty'as a lawyer and his eloquence 'as an orator. ?. .. Judge Cooke has also presided with marked.patience, courtesy and ability. To-morrow the rule against ;the Audi-' tors of Anderson and Abbeville will come up. Capt. A. Blythe appears for Comp-: troller General Dunn and Col; Cothran and Mr. E. B. Murray for the tax-payers of their respective counties. They ask a continuance of the injunctions until the final bearing of the cases. A sad suicide occurred at Hodges Depot on last Satur-, day evening. Mr. James Cochran, a, youug man of about, twenty years of age, a son of Capt. Cochran, of-Hodges, be? came offended at some parental rebuke, aud took a dose of chloroform, which caused, his. death in a very, short time, : He" had been clerking in Columbia in the firm of W. D. Love & Co., and was highly regarded by those, who knew him. The death causes much regret and sad? ness in Hodges, both for the young man and his family, who are highly esteemed by their acquaintances. M. To the People of South Carolina. Columbia, Jan. 10,1877. Many communications having been addressed to me in regard to the labor question in the 8tato, I take this mode of replying to them. I feel so sanguine of a satisfactory so? lution of the present unsettled condition of affairs, that I have no hesitation in recommending as full and general em? ployment of laborers as is consistent with the means of our people. Great suffering will be inflicted on the colored people if they are left without employment, and the material interests of the State will be seriously affected in this event. Hu? manity and sound policy concur in this case to urge us to find work for all those who honestly seek it. Many of those who- opposed us in the late canvass now acknowledge the lawful government of the State and are willing to support it. Our efforts should nrrwfbWircctea to the establish men P. of-law^ner*-oWe r> flf" the promotion of good'will and harmony ?among all-classes' of -our dtirens. ? ? T?* Wade Hampton. - ?* ? a -? ? - - - - -- ? - THE SENATE COMMITTEE. | Tbe Sehafej CommittcefJip Investigated -thBreAtSecmn an Sffltlffi^aiginal coBufip'ffilabors ^ laf^FnJay?ands lejKfoJBy ?ingtojaVTtmae^ 'membeif?.were Chmtiiancyy of Michigan, Cameron, of Wisconsin,?andyMernmon, of North Carolina?the two former Re publicans and, the 1 ast-named- a- Demo? crat. Their sessions were entirely secret, and not much is really known as to the facta-and fiction elicited- by th cm-during a month's sojourn" in Columbia. The efforts'of 'tbe majority w^W directed to the-manufacture of bloody-shirt evidence, arid; resp'ectable witiiesses from Edg^field and Aiken were refused a hearing, which the members were assured would throw important- light upon the testimony al? ready submitted, together with an ex? posure of the true character of the swift witnesses produced by Corbin and bis associates. . In truth, the conduct of Chnstiaiicy and Cameron proved that they were more intent upon arranging a plan for Corbin to get his seat in the United States Senate than they. were to ascertain the truth, and for this reason they permitted the most malignant stories against Gen. Butler, without giving him a chance to tefute the statements of in? credible witnesses. The Radical wit? nesses were allowed the'widest latitude in giving, testimony, while the Demo? cratic witnesses were held to the strictest rules of evidence. Not much is known, of course, as to the exact nature of the testimony adduced and recorded on either side, -but the evidence of Judge Cooke and Ex-Governor Chamberlain are given by the newspaper reporters. Judge Cooke testified that, in a con? versation with him, Corbin remarked that the: white people would carry the State unless their enthusiasm could be checked,* and if two or three, riots could be gotteD up and thirty or forty negroes killed, it would save tbe Republican party. He stated at the time that be was then on the way to consult with Chamberlain. Judge Cooke testified that Corbin had said some cases would have to be fixed up for the United States Court and the jury would be managed so as to convict. Judge Cooke also stated . thai he had heard Corbin, Chamberlain, Paite?3?n,.Dunn, and the two. Talbots say that something must-be done to authorize! the introduction of troops. Soon after this several shipments of arms and ammunition were made to tbe negroes, and the Ellentou, Combahee and other riots and murders followed in rapid succession. Though Corbin was allowed to brand the statement as false, witnesses to Judge Oooke's character and in support of his statement were not al? lowed to testify. .; Ex-Governor Chamberlain was tbe last witness examined, and produced a vol? ume of documentary evidence in the shape ? of letters and affidavits from various portions of the State as the basis of his action in proclaiming the State an armed camp last September, and asking for troops to preserve order. His testi? mony is not fully known. Senator Mer ? rim?n gave him a searching cross-exami? nation, in which the Ex-Governor con? fessed the ntter inability of himself and his party to maintain a government in the State..' The majority of tbe commit? tee attempted to establish by Chamber? lain that all the riots around and in Charleston were traceable to Democratic plots and agencies, but upon Merrimon's protest this portion was stricken from the record. He gave tbe number of Demo? cratic rifle clubs as over 300, but said he was not familiar with the records of this branch of the government. The fact was fully established, upon his and Ad? jutant General Kennedy's testimony, that of $511,000 worth of arms and ordinances purchased and received by the State only 125 rifles.can now be accounted for. The ammunition sent to Combahee was said to b^a^ebeen sent for the purpose of arm? ing the militia to suppress tbe riot. He admitted that when, he went North last September he had a consultation with President Grant,- Secretary Cameron and 'other leading Republicans relative to in? troducing troops into the State; also that he had never called upon the whites to asstefr in1 preserving the peace; that he made no attempt to arrest any persons concerned in the Hamburg and Ellentou riots; that tbe sheriff of Aiken had testi? fied-that he* could alone execute warrants, and that no resistance whatever has ever 'been made by the whites to the due pro? cess of law; also, that every judge in the State except one had denied the allega? tions of his proclamation relative to dis? order, i&c. tHE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE. Governor Hampton has a Seal of State which imprints the same inscription as the one retained by Ex-Go v. Chamber? lain did. - It . is even prettier than the one in possession of the Ex-Governor and bis. pals, and is quite as legal and valid as any seal that can be gotten up for the State without complying with the requirements of the Constitution. We have heretofore informed our readers that the State has no constitutional seal, and therefore even a scroll would be as good as any other device, so far as tbe legality of it is concerned. Commissions .without any other than an [L. S.j from , the Governor and Lieut. Governor would, we think, be valid, .because .they are the best the nature of the case will admit of; but acts to be performed out of the State, which require the "Great Seal of the State of South Carolina" as a guarantee against fraud and imposition, would be invalid. For instance, the law requires the appointment of Presidential Electors to be certified under the great seals of the several States, and for the reason that that is the' highest evidence of the fact that the proper persons are exercising the. office. This law has not been com? plied with in-South Carolina, for the vote has been forwarded attested with what pretends to be the great seal, but in reality is no seal authorized by law. The Republicans will, therefore, if they follow the law, either have to throw out the vote of South Carolina, or establish' its validity outside of the seal, which will give the Democrats the opportunity to do the same in otlier States. Oregon and South Car? olina may both be two-edged swords to Mr. Hayes' partisans. ? The Darlington Southerner will be suspended about sixty days! in conse? quence of the destruction of tne office by ?fire*J&nuary 4tli. The foss incurred was $8,500. THE A?DIT0.R ENJOINED. / ,? &essr$rl8lffiray ?& Murray and JonnJB. .Moore, counsel for.MesSrs. 0. H.P. Fant, ,B. F. Craytori,;N. K. Suliiv&n, Jahiei A. "He^,?Jol)?^; CochranT^n^Hv.lB. Wat sornhave fifecfa complaint for Tnjunctiou, Relief, &c, in the Court of Common Pleas for this County, against Thomas J. Webb,- on-tbeir-own -behal f as-weli-arr-on behalf of all other tax-payers similarly interested with tlie Plaintiffs. The com? plaint recites: ? I. That the Plaintiffs are citizens of this County and tax-payers. II. That an illegal body, calling itself "the House of Representatives," presided over by one E. W. M. Mackey, who styled himself Speaker of said House, in conjunction with the Senate, has attemp? ted to levy an onerous and grievous bur? den upon the Plaintiffs and all other tax-payers by passing a measure styled "An Act to Raise Supplies, &c," which attempts to impose an assessment upon their property. III. That the Mackey House has never had a quorum, and has been decided to be an illegal body by the Supreme Court. IV. That this measure has not been presented'to thie Governor for his signa? ture, but has been approved by Ex-Gov. Chamberlain, who is a private citizen pretending to be Governor, and keeping some of the public property by fraud and force. V. That T. J. Webb, the Auditor, has received instructions from Thomas C. Dunn, who claims to be Comptroller General, but whose terra has expired, and who was not re-elected, or if re elected, has not properly qualified, direc? ting him to enter said illegal assessment upon the Auditor's books. VI. That Thomas J. Webb, the Audi? tor of Anderson County, is proceeding to enter up the said illegal assessment, and thereby to injure, deface and destroy the value of the books in the Auditor's office, for which the Plaintiffs and other tax? payers have paid, and that the Plaintiffs are not only injured to the value of the books, but also by troublesome and ex-r pensive litigation which is threatened from entering up said assessment. VII. That .the Plaintiffs are further injured by the depreciation in value of their property from these acts. Judg? ment is then asked to enjoin entering up the tax or turning over the books or copies of them with the entries made to the Treasurer for collection. Application was made to Judge T. H. Cooke, at Abbeville, by Mr. B. B. Murray on la3t Thursday, and a preliminary in? junction granted and a rule issued return? able at Abbeville on Tuesday last. A similar movement has been made at Abbeville, and these two counties have thus taken a step to get a decision as to the Chamberlain government, which will probably be followed all over the State The benefit of an injunction is not so much in the prevention of the assessment as it is in settling the question as to the legality of the Legislature, and during the litigation it will prevent our citizens from being harrassed by an attempt to collect an unlawful tax. It further pre? vents the possibility of any penalty being added to the present levy. It has stopped all work in the Auditor's office for these two counties, and no one can enjoy the privilege of paying tax to Chamberlain's government. He should now call for a contribution and see how much he can raise up here on that plan. THE SITUATION IN LOUISIANA. The dual government in Louisiana has been in existence two weeks. The Dem? ocrats pursued an aggressive policy after the inauguration of Governor Nichols, and by the force of demonstration secured the possession of every important point except the State House, which was held by Gov. Packard and his Legislature. The Nichols Legislature organized in a public hall, provided means to meet every emergency, and maintained strong guards at the different police stations and other places. The tax-payers rallied to the support.of Gov. Nichols with abundant means for the sustenance of his govern? ment, and the outlook was cheerful and satisfactory. President Grant telegraph? ed instructions to the military authorities at New Orleans to the effect that there 'should be no interference of the troops with the contending political parties, un? less there was a collision or other breach of the peace. He declined only a week ago to issue any order recognizing either government, stating that it was his inten? tion to await the reports of the commit? tees and the action of Congress, and the country accepted these declarations as an earnest that he was going to act with prudence and impartiality. Under the influence of this position of neutrality on the part of the President, and in the be? lief that the Nichols government would eventually become the controlling power in the State, a number of Senators and Representatives, (Republicans,) who had acted with the Packard Legislature, de? termined to unite their fortunes with the Democrats, and left their political asso? ciates in the State House without a quo? rum. These members acted upon the advice of the famous Pinchback, who re? ceived assurances from Goy. Nichols that his administration in its course toward the colored people shall be faithful to the principles laid down in his speech accept? ing the nomination for Governor, guaran? teeing protection and legal equality for the colored race. Pinchback is a man of extensive influence with his race, and his defection caus* d great alarm among the Republicans in New Orleans and at Washington. Events were culminating rapidly in the direction of a complete success for the Nichols government, and it was only necessary for President Grant to preserve the strict neutrality which he proclaimed last week in order to sweep away by peaceful and legal measures every vestige of the Republican usurping powers. This party emergency, however, was too great to permit his acquiescence in results so favorable to the Democrats, and he issues the following order to the military commander at New Orleans: Washington, January 14. Qen. 0. C. Augur, New Orleans : It has been the policy of the adminis? tration to take no part in the settlement of the question, of the rightful govern? ment in the State of Louisiana, at least not until the Congressional committees now there .have made their report; but it hj$ not proper to sit quietly by and see the State Government gradually taken possession of by one of the claimants for gubernatorial honors by illegal means.. The Supreme Court set up by Mr. Nichols can receive no more recognition than any other equal number of lawyers - convened on the call of any other citizen of the State. A returning board, ejcist-CI fng in accordance with law, and having ' judicial as well as ministerial powers.over ? the count of votes and in dee?winrethe^ result of the late election, have given certificates of election to the Legislature of the State, a legal quorum of which House, holding such certificates, met and de'cl?re'dUrr. Packard Governor. ~STi??l3 there.,be a necessity for the recognition of either, it must be Mr. Packard. You may furnish-a.copy of this to Mr. Packard, and to Mr. Nichols. (Signed.) U. S; Grant, President-: The receipt of this order emboldened Packard at once, and on the next morn? ing he issued a proclamation, declaring the existence of an armed and organized conspiracy against his authority, and commanding all persons attempting to exercise executive, legislative and judi? cial authority not recognized by him to disperse immediately. This proclama? tion has not been obeyed by Gov. Nichols and the Democratic Legislature, as a matter of course, and it is their de? termination to resist every attempt of Packard to enforce obedience to his man? date. The situation is extremely critical, and the next movement of Packard is likely to produce a conflict, which the troops will be required to quell. THE INDIANA ASSEMBLAGE. An Immense Gatheilng?Hanna's Pic? ture of Morton. Special Dispatch to the New York World. Indianapolis, January 8. The great event of this notable anni? versary here has been the unprecedented assemblage of Democrats from all parts of the State to declare in mass conven? tion the sentiment of Indiana upon the Presidential complication. The conven? tion assembled immediately after the in? auguration exercises in the Academy of Music, the largest hall in the city, which was crowded to its utmost capacity. Every county was represented, many of the most distinguished men of the State being present. The private discussion among the delegates was free, and the conclusions reached were temperate but firm. All rash measures were depre? cated, but an unwavering determination was evinced to insist upon a fair count and the seating of the President and Vice President fairly elected by the vote of the people. The convention was called to order about 1 o'clock by Gen? eral Mahlon D. Manson, of Crawfords ville, Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, who made a' brief speech, in which the most striking re? mark was the advice to the convention to knock down any hired Republican who should hurrah for Jeff Davis in the con? vention. The roll was called by Rufus Magee, Secretary, and every county-an? swered. David S. Gooding, of Greenfield, was then made permanent Chairman, and made a speech of half an hour, which was frequently interrupted by applause, notably so when he declared that should the contemplated act of usurpation be perpetrated by the President of the Senate, and it should be sustained by the Republicans in the Senate, it would be the duty of the Democratic House of Representatives to declare Tilden and Hendricks elected, and it will then be our duty to stand by our House of Rep? resentatives and Tilden and Hendricks, if need be, with our property and our lives. We want no war. We want peace at every sacrifice, except that of our Constitution, our Union, our honor, our liberties and our lives. A committee on resolutions was ap? pointed, consisting of oue from each dis? trict, with Bayless W. Hanna, of Terre Haute, as Chairman. The formal organ? ization being completed, the speaker of the day, George W. Julian, was intro? duced and spoke two full hours, while the whole assembly listened with the closest attention, only broken by irre? pressible cheers. Mr. Julian was followed by Bayless W. Hauna, who in reporting the resolutions, made extended remarks. The feature received with the most applause was his personal reference to Senator Morton, iu which he asked: "Why did Morton im? mediately go to California after Indiana was lost in October? A great battle was then raging here for the Presidential as? cendancy. Why was not his ? familiar voice heard above the din of the fray? His mouth is full of excuses, I know; but such excuses! He has said, I be? lieve, that he went out there in the in? terest of some Mohgblian women who were hanging on the ragged edge of a great moral precipice. Think of it, Christian men of Indiana I Oliver P. Morton arrayed in the phylactery of a reformer of strange women, his Janus? like face beaming with chastity I How noble be must have seemed thus robed in tbe purity of his purient philanthropy 1 His plans have never been fully dis? closed, but he may have gone ont there as a sort of moral pblebotomist, first per? haps to deplete and then by some byper dermic art, re-establish the impoverisned' blood of a whole race of pagan female castaways. Who can measure the length and breadth and depth and heighth of Morton's good shepherd mission out in the Chinese purlieus of the metropolis of California?" At the close of Mr. Hanna's speech he read the resolutions, which were received with applause and unanimously adopted. The resolutions call upon Congress to provide a plan for counting the electoral vote, declare that the two Houses alone have the power to count and not the President of the Senate, and if the Senate shall claim such power for its presiding officer, they then call on the House to exert all its constitutional powers to de? feat such action. Mr. Hanna was followed by Daniel W. Voorhees, in his most eloquent and im? pressive vein. Referring to the duty of the party, he said in conclusion: "At the proper time we will hear the voice of our leader, and as he finds his path of duty before him, so we will most likely find ours, and as he leads in the discharge of his great duties Indiana will follow him." Mr. Voorhees read the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the President of this con? vention, to be known as a Committee of Correspondence and Public Safety. The duties of said committee shall be to cor? respond with similar committees and the leading men of other States for the pur? pose of bringing about a harmony, of opinion and concert of action in the pres? ent perilous condition of national affairs; ' also, to consider the propriety of calling a national convention of the Democratic party and to correspond with the differ? ent States in regard thereto. It shall also be the duty of said committee tocon 1 sider and devise the best method by which the people may exercise the right of petition to the Congress of the United States whether in writing or in person, in order that the public peace may be pre? served, popular liberty maintained and the laws upheld. The resolution was unanimously adop? ted, without debate, and the following gentlemen appointed a committee : Gen? eral M. D. Manson, Chairman; B. W. Hanna General John Love, David Tur pie ;.nd G. N. Fitch. The meeting then adjourned without date. ? The Washington Star says: "The Secretary of the Treasury has issued an order forbidding the employees of the de? partment to smoke in the building. THis will result in a saving to the smokers, but it will beat the expense of the internal revenue, for the government is mainly: supported now by the taxes on tobacco and whiskey." THE STATE GOVERNMEN||' G?v. Hamilton's ;At*??uucemeut of the f B Tax ^olfectoW |? ! M ^XECUTIVll^UAMBjS, ? Columbia, January J.O,-1377. J '^-The fcdftwSig special ageirw have been appointed to collect the contribution of ( 10 per cent, of last year's taxes, and they are requested to proceed, at once, to dis chargc-this*-dutyT^A'ppointraents''wiir'be'| announced for the remaining counties in a few days. Books of receipts and in? structions _will be forwarded to all agente._ ""TJy tlie "resolutions of 'the House of" Representatives authorizing the call for this contribution, all agents are required to execute bonds similar to those exacted of the treasurers of counties, and,in all cases this requirement must be fulfilled. All funds collected under this call, must - be transmitted to this office, to Gen. Johnson Hagood, who, for the present, will act as State Treasurer and Comptroller-General. All expendi? tures, contemplated by the resolutions of. the House; will be made by checks, given by Gen. Hagood, and countersigned by myself. ? The readiness of our people in respond? ing to the call made upou them has al? ready enabled me to provide for the im? mediate and pressing wants of the Luna? tic Asylum and the Penitentiary, and I confidently trust that all the. legitimate. claims of the lawful government of the State will be as promptly met. Wade Hampton, Governor. Abbeville?J. Wardlaw Perrin. Anderson?James A. Hoyt. . .. Charleston?Chas. T. Lowndes & Co.. j A Darlington?J. A. Law. Edgefield?Benjamin F. Mays. Greenville?Wm. W. Gilreath. Horry?James T. Walsh. Kershaw?E. B. Cantey. Lancaster?W. B. Dunlap. Lexington?D. L Hendnx.' Marion?George A. Mclntyre. Newberi-y?U. B. Whites. Oconee?R. S. Porcher. Richland?W. H. Gibbes. Laurens- Wm. Anderson. : York?Thomas C. Robertson. Colleton?J. I. Fox. Clarendon?J. I. Ingram. Pickens-W. R".rBerry, ' "*< Spartanburg?J: H. Biassingame. Union?John G. Thomas. Fairfield?-James S. Davis. OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION. An Immense aud Enthusiastic Gather? ing?Spirited Resolutions. The Ohio Democratic State Convention met in the city of Columbus on the 8th of January. It was one of the most re? markable assemblages ever witnessed in the West, not only in point of numbers, but in the character of the men compos? ing it. The leaders and representative men had been coming in for several days, but the magnitude of the gathering was not appreciated fully until the day for meeting. The terrible snow-storm which prevailed throughout the State for forty eight hours previous did not damper the ardor of the Ohio Democracy, in the slightest degree, and early in the day regular and special trains over all the nine railroads centreing in Columbus began emptying their loads of enthusias-. tic and earnest Democrats into the city. As many of the trains were detained by the storm, the hour of meeting was changed, in order to give all who might come an opportunity to participate in the entire proceedings. By twelve o'clock not less than five thousand people had arrived, and at the hour of calling the Convention to order the large City Hall was packed full, while hundreds were unable to secure admission. The Con? vention was called to order by John G. Thompson, Chairman of the State Exec? utive Committee, and a temporary organ? ization was effected by electing, Gen. A. J. . Warner to preside over its initial de? liberations. On assuming the. duties of the chair, Gen. Warner addressed the Con? vention at some length on the issues be? fore the country, and declared his unfal? tering belief that Tilden and Hendricks were legally elected and must be inaugu? rated. His speech was frequently inter? rupted with applause. The usual com? mittees were then constituted, consisting of one delegate from each Congressional District, and telegrams were directed to be sent to the. various conventions in ses? sion in other States. A recess was taken until half-past two o'clock, at which time the Convention re-assembled. The hall and gallery were jammed as never before,, and many were unable to get in. The Committee on ?Credentials reported every county inithe. State represented, making it. the largest con vention of regular delegates: ever held in Ohio. The-Committee on Permanent Organization reported Gen. Dublin Ward' for President, with one Vice President and Secretary from each Congressional District. On assuming his position as the presiding officer, Geuerar .Ward ad? dressed the Convention at length, review? ing the situation fully, and maintaining that Samual J. Tilden, the legally elected President, must lie inaugurated. The Committee on Resolutions sub? mitted the following series of resolutions, which were received with unparalleled enthusiasm, and adopted amid a scene of tumultuous applause: 1st. That the Government of the United States is Republican in spirit as well as in form; it is a government of law, not of arbitrary force; it, ,is founded: on universal suffrage lawfully exercised, and its! existence depends on good faith and sincere obedience to the laws. 2nd. That the votes cast on the 7th of November, and duly certified at the close of the election on that day by the officers authorized to receive and record them, alone determined the result of the elec? tion held in any precinct, county or State, and that whatever may be the returns then duly and properly certified, they,, canuot lawfully be changed by any officer authorized to canvass them and announce the result. . , 3rd. That while clear in the conviction that Samuel J.- Tilden, and Thomas A. Hendricks have received not only a large majority of. the popular vote, but a majority of the electoral vote, and are therefore elected President and Vice President, we yet declare that any decis? ion made by the Senate and House of j Reprentatives will be cheerfully ac? quiesced in by the whole people, and that any attempt to inaugurate a President simply upon the proclamation, of the President of the Senate will be an act of usurpation that will be resisted by the people to the last extremity, even should that extremity be an appeal to arms. 4th. That the impudent and unfounded charge that those who protest against the exercise of. illegal and arbitrary powers desires to foment strife and incite civil war is.made by conspirators to withdraw tbe public mind from their own. evil design, to frustrate the sovereign will of the people as expressed through the bal? lot-box on the 7th of November last. 5th. That we denounce the action of ] President Grant in following the example of the military chieftains of Mexico, in interfering by armed force in the elec? tions of the people, in preventing the lawful organization of State Legislatures, and in massing troops at Washington with the apparent purpose of preventing the free action of Congress respecting the Presidential election, which evinces a purpose to render the military independ? ent of, and superior to, the civil power, and calls for outspoken condemnation by every friend of Republican Government.. 6th. That the inauguration as Presi? dent of a candidate rejected by the peo? ple and counted in by fraud, is revolu? tion, and if acquiesced in, fatal to Repub? lican Government. 7th. That the National Democratic 'Committee be .requested to call ^Nation? al Democratic Convention to meet at Washington City on the' 12th of Februa? ry, 1877. (KSK* Governor ?jfcver as a Witness. Fhe .examination of Governor Grover, ?Torj^Senatfl&Morton's Committee, on the 5th of JannaFv," was far from satisfac Ucau Senator. Gover is sia^crod to a searching examination! in which all of Morton's bitter partisanship?was displayed, but his jnsolence,hadjia,pjSrextutn,iU.bpjiigiiitiPii> quick, and lucid replies of Gov. Grover completely..disarmed Iiis ?nthgonist'.1 -He showed that his decision^ had been care? fully commlccT alter arguments HacTTSeen heard op poth sides of the case, a?d was based upon his own judgment as a law? yer. His.replies were pointed and showed. a thorough knowledge of the law and precedents bearing on the case, even, quoting one from Morton's own State to sustain his points. Morton's endeavors to entrap Governor Grover were in all instances unsuccessful, as the latter showed that the duty of giving commis? sions and certificates of election are po;' liticat and the responsibility rests alone on." the discretion of the "Executive as'a con? servator of the constitution. He regard? ed the constitution of the Uuijed States as paramount when auy conflict* was disr covered between its provisions and those of the Oregon Constitution, and. be had been governed by that opinion in certi? fying to Cronin's election. He explained , Mr. Patrick's visit, on which great Stress :h?d been laid by Mr. Morton, to have.', been one of simple courtesy, not lasting hiore than'ten.mln'7. utes, and he was unable to recollect .Mr. Patrick's remarks, being engrossed in business at the time. Governor Grover has been the Executive of Oregon, since 1870, aud a resident of that State. for. twenty-five years, and is thoroughly con? versant with the Statute laws .of that State. l .When the vote'of the. State was canvassed by the Secretary of State, Gov? ernor Glover gave notice that a protest had been' filed against granting a certifi? cate of election to Watts, and a counter protest was. received from the Republi? cans. Alt Who .desired were heard in relation to this subject and the discussion, which was confirmed. for an entire day and evening. The next mprning Gov-' ernor Grover issued certificates to the three persons who had received the high? est number .of votes and were eligible under the Constitution. His authority for this action was not based upon the Statute latfs of Oregon, but upon the. Constitution <>f the UniJ$d;States. ?In the course of thei testimony,..Gov. Grover ex pi aired aatisractoriiy the re? ceipt of communications and telegrams from prominent lawyers and statesmen bearing on the subject of the electoral vote,- and emphatically denied the knowl? edge of any transfer of money from New York for election purposes. The entire examination was a succession of defeats for Morton, who showed his nervous anx? iety at bis failure to carry out his scheme, and he finally declined to continue the investigation, while his colleague. Sena? tor. Mitchell, was absent, arid covered his retreat by postponing; inquiry. Gov. Grover's dignified and manly bearing hag attracted much attention in congressional circles, and has already won him a num? ber of friends, who thoroughly sustain him in the course he pursued in the mat? ter of the electoral vote. Judge Cooke on Tbeason.?Judge Cooke, in his recent charge to the grand I jury of Abbeville County, at the special term of the Circuit Court, brought forci? bly to their attention the crime of treason j against the State government. This, be said, was well defined in all law books, and its punishment provided for; ana although > -it has been lost sight of for the past fifty years, it should be unearthed on all proper occasions. The grand jury were told to inquire whether an assembly of persons had not lately assumed to themselves the right to perform certain duties under the Jaws of the State, and had conspired to over? throw the legal government of the State by seizing upon all her papers, and sub verting the will of the people that bad been lawfully expressed. If they found that such an. assembly'of persons bad been arrayed in a. military, manner for the purpose of intimidating and over? awing the public, their action was treason, although no engagement had taken place, and it was the duty of the grand. I jury to-find them guilty of treason, and 1 to present them for indictment. Judge Cooke also alluded to the proc? lamation of his then .excellency D. H. Chamberlain, which. stated that certain organizations and combinations of men, were engaged .in ? promo ting illegal ob? jects and iu committing open.acts of law? lessness and violence throughout the Slate.. He charged jthe,grand jury.that, if they found the allegations made in the proclamation did not apply to the people of Abbeville County, but were false, de? famatory and libellous, they should so present, them. The. then Chief Execu? tive being the highest officer of the State, should not have libeled the people of South. Carolina, except upon unquestion? able testimony, and the grand jury should deal as fairly and honestly with him as with themselves,, and if his charges were found to be .untrue, they could indict bim for libel. Governor Hendricjes on Military Interference.?In-his message to the Indiana Legislature, Governor-Hendricks takes occasion to refer to the use of Fed? eral, troops in the Southern States. . He. indirectly censures their employment os? tensibly to protect the governments in the exercise of their authority, but in reality to serve a political purpose. He points I in contrast to Indiana, where during the four years of his own administration there had been riotous demonstrations by strong bodies of men. But in every instance the authority of the State and the supremacy of her laws had been maintained without invoking the support of United States troops. The moral he draws from it is that a people so careful of maintaining their own. institutions, and the constitu? tional rights and privileges of their own State government, cannot be indifferent when other St-ites are threatened with the destruction of their. rights and priv? ileges.-', r* ... TAX NOTICE The undersigned has bqen appointed by Governor Hampton as Special Agent to re? ceive and receipt for the contribution- of ten per cent, upon the amount of the State and County taxof 1876-76, authorized by tho House of Representatives. The receipts issued "by me will be accepted as evidence of | payment on the collection of taxes to be hereafter levied by the Legislature for the said fiscal year. f Until further notice, I will be found at the Office of the Anderson Ineelmoknceb, and will be ready to wait upon all tax-pay? ers from 9 a. hi', to 4 p. hi', each .day, or longer if necessary. M JAMES A. HOYT, Special Agent. ; Jan 18, 1377 27 . T LAST CALL, 10 those indebted to the old Firm of. t -BARR, WATSON ft CO., either by 4 N?te or Account? Will save Cost by BetTImgyJ the same at an :oarly' day,, as we ure deter-4 mined Jo wi n <i up the old business. ?. BARR, WATSON ft CO. Dec 28, 187G 24 2m To Parents:?How often doe*a slight cough or cold lead to the most serioati consequences. JCeep, .^..Bull's Cough Syrup at home. Physicians prescribe it. Thousands take it. Prlc^'SS centsT' TOWS TAXES. ? i . 3 ? warn . ? . npSHE Returns: of Persdnal Property for JL the year 187G must be made to J. %. TRIBRLE, Esq., Clerk of Council, on or before the 1st of February next, when the penalty of twenty per cent, will.be added. WM. McGUKIN, Intendant." Ja? 18,1877 ": 1" 27 _ ;" 1 MRS..H. J. WELCH wishes to inform . her friends and the public generativ that she is still -doing Ladies' ^nd Children's Work in the very latest style, cheaper than any one else in town, and all orders prompt? ly executed. Give her a call before going elsewhere. Location on west side Main Street, next to railroad bridge. Jan 18.1877 _27 6m Copartnership Notice. THE undersigned have this day formed a 4 copartnership in the Mercantile Busi? ness, under the name and style of McCuxly & Taylor, and will keep constantly oh hand a lull assortment of Dry Goods, Groceries, <tc. . A share of the public patronage is re? spectfully solicited. P. K. McCULLY, D. S. TAYLOE. Anderson, Jan. 8, 1877._27?3' THE PIEDMONT MANUFACTURING CO. manufacturers op SHIRTINGS and SHEETINGS. MILLS AT PKD?pWT, S.rf C. H. P. Hammett.....President andTrees. , Post Offiee address?Greenville, S. C. Hammn Beattie....^Secretary. Post Office address?Greenville, S. C. Royal'Kallock...;;.......Superintendent Post Office address?Piedmont; 9.0. 0. H. P. PANT, Agent, Anderson, 8. C. Jan 18,1877 _, j27_ :; 6m BOOTS^SHOES AND - GAITEE^;.' PRICES REDUCED! Hard Times ! Low Prices!^ B TTMNE DRESS BOOTS REDUCED from Jj $12.00 to $10.00. . i^ivut'l Tooting Boots reduced from $ff.00 to $7.00.. Fine Dress Gaiters reduced from $7.50 to $6.50. Orders solicited, to which prompt atten-' tion will be given. - t G-. W. GARRECKT. Jan 18,1877_ 27 j lm STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Anderson County. By W. W. Humphreys, Esq., Probate Judy*. WHEREAS, Sarah Posey has made sui to me to grant him letters of Administra? tion, on the Estate and effects of Malinda Posey, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all kindred and creditors of the said Malinda Posey, deceased, to be and appear before me in Court of Probate, to be held at. An-, derson Court House, on Saturday, Februa? ry 3rd,, 1877, after publication hereof, to shewcause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 13th day of January, A. D. 1877. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Judge of Probate. Jan 18,1877 ... 27 2 SHERIFFS SALE. \ Y virtue of various Executions to me .directed, I will expose to sole on the. FIRST MONDAY in FEBRUARY next, at Anderson Court House, the following property, to wit: One Yoke of Oxen, one Wagon and one Colt, levied on as the property of Robert Spence, at the suit of Minerva White and Mary Ann. Cox, Administratrixs. Also, Sixty Bushels of Com, more or less, levied oh as the property of Moses Cun? ningham, at the suit of Dr. M. C. Parker., Also, on Tuesday after the first Monday in February ? next, at the residence of De? fendant, Sixty Bushels Cora, seven hundred bundles Fodder, one pen Shucks, and one:' hundred and twelve pounds of Lint Cotton, levied on as the property of Sidney Gwinn. Also, one mare Mule, one bay Horse, one Wagon. And on Tuesday, at Defendant's house, one lot of Corn and Fodder, four head Cattle, one Sow and six ShoatS,' and one Clock, levied on as the property of J.R.Martin, at the suit of S. E. & J. B. Moore and others. JAS. H. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. Jan 17, 1877 27 REPORT OF THE CONDITIO? , op the . National Bank ?f-Anderson, AT Anderson, in the State of Sooth Carolina, at the close of business December 22nd, 1876: . ' RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts.S 81,337 93 Overdrafts..'._. 6 70 U. S. Bonds to secure Circulation...*.? 30.000 00 Due from approved Reserve Agents....... 35 606 68 Due from other National Banks............ 20,892 17 Due from State Banks and Bankers. 1,395 22 Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures. 1,000 00 Current Expenses and Taxes paid. 2,210 69 Premiums paid.? 2,000 00 Checks and other cash itcma........?... 680 00 BiUs of other Banks.........- 00 Fractional Currency, (including nickels,) 302 70 Specie, (including Gold Treasury Notes,) 6,012 65 Legal Tender Notes...?.f. 2,600 00 Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer, . -. (5 percent, of Circulation,),v,..,.?..r..,, 2^50 00 Total._5212^79 64 LIABILITIES. :Capttal Stock paid in..._.-.4 60,000 00 Surplus Fund.,..?.- 7,000 00 Undivided Profits.... 16,778 51 National Bank Notes outstanding.. 44,000 00 Dividends unpaid..................... 55 0* Individual Deposit* subject to check. 67,207 08 ' Demand Certificates of Deposit_. 23,582 55 Time Certificates of Deposits.~ 3,756 50 Total.?212,379 64 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 ?,. County of Anderson, j I, J. A. Brock, Cashier of the above named ?Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the beat of my knowledge and belief. J. A. BROCK, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of January, 1877. B. FRANK MAULDIN, Notary Public ' Correct?Attest: J. TV. Noreis, ) Joseph N. Brown, ^ Directors. Gko. W. Fant, 1 ' SHERIFFS SALE. BY JAS. H. McCONNELL, Auctioneer. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Andebson County. In the Probate Court. ' J. P. Johnson, Adm'r. of Elijah Elrod vs. ; Cornelia Fleming, et al.?Petition* for Par ' tition of the Real Estate of Elijah Ebrod, &- ? - ceased, , jjj ,UsJ ? ?? bVi ' ; BY, virtue of an order from W. W. Hum phreys, Judge of Probate.for Ander-., son County, to me directed in ? the above stated case* I will expose to sale on the, FIRST MONDAY in FEBRUARY next, at Anderson Court House, the following de c-ibed tracts of lands? TRACT NO. 1, Containing 152 aero, more or less, situate in Anderson County, bounding lands of John Spearman, Mioheal Dickson, Tract No. ,2, and others*, i . TRACT NO.2, . Containing 67 acres, more or less, bounded by Tract No. 1, Micheal Dickson, Wm. Martin and others. TERMS OF SALE?One-third cash?the remaining two-thirds ?h ?' credit of twelve months, with interest thereon from the day of sale, to be secured by a bond with ap? proved, security, together with a mortgage i of the premises. Purchaser to pay extra for papers.' ., : WM. McGUKIN, Sheriff. Jan 4,1877 ' ' 25 ;' 4 MEDICAL NOTICE. DR. G. H. SYWWES HAS moved , his. residepce^tOv?jejOnc ? lately occupied by. Cabt. T/P,. JBen- . ^on.'oti Calhoun street, next door tb' yf':& \ JBarr, where he will be found YeadJ4o'at-;''' tend professional calls, night or day. Jan 11,1877 26 4