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Announcements of marriages . eil death?, and notice? of a iclljrtcis character, ar? r>.'.peclfullv solicited, and will he inserted gratis THE GREAT SENATORIAL DEBATE. TUB LEAD?W? REfUIlMCAN NEWSPAPER JIITTKKI.Y ArTAORINO SENATOR CONK I.I.Mi. From the New Ycrk Time?. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Thc Sergeatit-nt-Aru.s tfirew open thc Jours of the main entrance, ar.d thc Sen ator from New York entered the cham ber amid a loud buzz of excitement and expectation. He walked slowly to his gent, looking neither to the right nor left i,? he went, until, arriving m frout of Senator Morton, who sits opposite to him, he ?owed low and with mock deference ju response to the quick, short nod of re cognition which be received from that gentleman. Then he ?nt down, nnd bus iness of the Senate went on. An hour afterward he rose to conclude his speech, commenced thc day before. He did so deliberately, with a full resli gatioinrf the fact that 2,000 people were wa'.titig for his appearance. Every de ti'.l of his entree, HO to speuk, was care fully considered : "the properties" were all in their place, and they were of thc most striking and effective character. A copy of the Constitution, from which the great actor quoted, was gilt-edged and bound in dainty form. His notes were written upou cream-tinted paper ; every thing was in order, everything in ita pince. Mr. Conkling was faultlessly at tired. His coat and vost opening down to the waist displayed bis chest and shoulders to thc best advantage. His hands, white as any maiden's, were frilled with spot less linen, and his hair, the golden splen dor of which dazzled many a beholder in the ?lays that are gone, was thrown back from thc broad, massive brow with a studied carelessness which was the very perfection of art. As he took thc floor he carefully pushed two obstructing chairs out of his way, and then he stood for a moment calm und self-possessed, six feet and two inches of manhood, filled to overflowing with conscious greatness. He was about to speak-indeed he bad just opened bis mouth-when a page, "with frantic haste to gain the proud man's approbation," rushed tn. his side with a glass of water. For an instant ho looked at the child as if be would have crushed him, and then, remembering the audience-, he gently waved him aside, mid commenced hit? speech. Why he rejected the water which the poor little page offered him WIIH soon apparent, for he Tiad hardly commenced to speuk when Iiis own 'jody-servant entered, bearing a silver salver, upon which was a gold edged cup, filled with fragrant tea. Having partaken of this, Mic Senator went on with his ?peech. Jit was a won derful effort-there can be no doubt of that ; wonderful because of iU> real sophistry nnd false logic, and because ol its apparent candor, frankness, good na turo, courtesy, and high-minded, disin terested statesmanship. Principally, however, was it remarkable because ol the wonderful power bf memory which the Senator displayed in its delivery, He had carefully studied, committed tc heart, and rehearsed every word in thc oration, and at the same time he sc played his purt ns to lead many of those ' who listened to him into tho error of be lieving that it was extemporaneous. Wi tn well-studied affectation, ht paused from time to time, as if to collect Iiis thoughts, gently pressing his temple: the while, seemingly to quiet his over worked and troubled brain. Tir?n, witt incrensed energy, be uttered well rounded sentences which for d yu hut been fixed in his mind. Everything con siuercu, ms ape?un wit? toe gi'cu?O?t sped men of''the art which conceals art" tha has ever been displayed in this country PASSAGE OF THE BI Eb IN THE SENATE From thc Chicago Times. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. An event so unusual as a night sessioi of the Senate drew out a great mass o people. At 7 o'clock every attuinabl inch on the floor and in the galleries wa packed with the curious thousands From half after 7 at night of Wednesday until five minutes past 7 this mornini (Thursday} the very interesting debat continued between the divided parties. The fact is thc field had been so thor ouglily covered in every conceivnbl direction by Conkling's titancsquc efibr iliac the very abiesi advocates! on iii sanie side were chagrined to find not -ord, not au idea, not an omitted aug Rcation left to either illustrate or discovei Thc compact force and unmistakabl completeness of Conklitg's argumeu were shown even more markedly in thea after efforts of hin friends. Cuting th eight hours which he had given to th exposition of the arguments moving bit to thc support of thc bill, thc rapt ntter lion of the House, lind been held quite t much through the fascination of h declamation and manner as the irrcsist ble appeal to sober judgment which li prodigious array of proof, precedent, an reason combined. It was midnight when Thurman, lool lng greatly jsaod, sat down, and tlics was a look of unspoken entreaty on th countenances of many that thc co?te should end for the time, to be resume to-day. Taking advantage of this, Alo ton and Sherman consulted earnestly ti Cither, and the Indianian, throwing tl languor of mental and physical cxhau hon into his words and action, begg? that as he was feeling the strain of tl day too acutely to do justice to tho BU Jt-ct, the Senate adjourn mid let the bus peas be brought up again to-day. The ivas a vwry evident sentiment of ?yr pathy with the Senator, but Edmurp %*\i\t ;;; bj. ......i........... .................... inn evincing not a particle of feeling, that ? deplored tho ?train his friend was su jceted to, but be was pledged to do li duty by this bill. He must insist on ?ot?. Il was for tho Senate to BI ul.,,:? _i_, i _? i...? ,," must be reached ocforo the Senate a jnumed. Senators BtraighUrned up in theirscut The two leaders, the ono bold, nudncioi unscnipulous, unused^o opposition : t other Impassive, immovable, s?rupulo lo fanaticism, a martyr to many a t "mph of might and right, had thro\ down the gage. Morton moved an adjournment. E munda opuosed. Tho vote was expect tpdecia? the-brittle as well as the m hon. Thc roll was listened to with pai ful intensity of interest, and several those who had tacitly consented to known ns supporters of the bill sided wi ?orton. There was for u few thrllli moments on impulse toward a panic he part of the friends nnd expectants toe compromise, but n solid Democro vote gave Ed rmi ti da thc content, and stilled hack in his teat with the faint P??ible tinge of complacency in his or nt?nl.? inscrutable countenance. Morl gave rio evidence of either mental Physical debility when thus baffled n competed $p take the floor. Indeed, 1 extraordinary resources of tho man w never so strikingly displayed. Thou traversing an argument worn threadb ?ha adopting n line frequently expo* oy himself ns untenable, he dealt w Jf>? resources arhls command with st ">rcc and cmpba%ls 9i> to confuso if j ?Vor the palMowa bT Wi Throwing his old-time fervor into the subject, he put aside, ell .dfaguls*. He admitted that it vras not the interest of law, of tho people, or of fair dealing he had at stake, out the success of his party. He appealed to those members who had stood by him in other contests when the fall of that party had been decided by just such legislation as this lo rn]ly BgaiQ, and save that party-which batj saved" the' nation. The betteV class or Republicans listened with marked disappointment at this shameless avowal of partisan dis honor and pollticnl selfishness! "Why !" shrieked the gradually weakening voice of the angry lender, "Why should we give up a sure thing for a chance? . We bave the count in our banda. Let us keep it, and ne can put in Rutherford B. Hayes and the thing is dorie." This startling co maydon of lawlessness took everybody by surprise, not only At the boldness of thc proposition, but at the wail of despair in tho accents of the speaker. He spoke Hitting in bis chair, Sherman and Sargent close beside him, and the tearful cnrpct-baggern. grouped in mournful attitudes about him, while curiosty held the Democrats in a com pact mass in their seats, wondering what tho amazing man could find to say. The morning wore on, and Senator after Sen ator yielded insensibly to the drowsy at mosphere, until but a dozen remo! ed alertly wakeful, watching events. Howe followed Morton, and thu galle ries began to disperse ; he was presently addressing himself to a single auditor, Conkliug, who, swathed in a thick Car digan jacket with n scarlet border visi ble. under Iiis carelessly-fastened coat, sat under Howe'o eaves, while the seventy Senators, more or less, were picturesquely distributed about in diversified positions. In one corner lay Thurman, his thih fringe of white hair partiully confused In an improvised night cap made of his famous red bandana kerchief. As thc sonorous syllables of Howe's swelling periods rose and fell the snores of the great Ohioan could be distinctly heard above the clamor of the shrill voice. In an opposite corner lay Burnside, sound ing thc loud'call of Soinnus until his vicinity re-echoed again to the nasal clamor. In a third corner Senator Mc Donald stretched his bulky form, reliev ing a weary eye on thc floor and "chip ping in" occasionally when needed. Huddled on other sofas could bc seen al ternately Bayard, his fine figure and bright face retaining all the freshness of an afternoon dehnte, save when losing the thread of the narrative he dozed in* bis place, wnking with a sudden sturt as some unaccustomed clamor disturbed thc serenity of his repose. When Piuckney, who is thc lion-lunged Senator from Ma ryland, succeeded to the floor, bis voice broke the slumbers like a trump sounded in a cavalry bivouac. Directing himself fiercely to Thurman, who bad folded his red night cap and taken bis place right in front of the enraged Marylander, that perturbed spirit, wrestling with fate, strove to guide the Democratic party from the way it should go, but thc ?inly perceptible effect was the relegation of tito main budy to a slumber so profound and tranquil that only thc regular snort ing from their recumbent figures denoted that they were not dead but sleeping. The gray dr.wn of tho morning was visi ble tar oat through,tho distant window's when the uneventful speeches of fite con tending hosts were ended, and tqc two bodies took up the contest again. Ed munds, who had been in thc gallery shortly after midnight with the ladies of bis family, rc-appeared, bis bald bead shining under the glowing flood of light] but in his face and action as fresh as when the fray began. As he arose the snoring statesmen were aroused by pre couccrt. The vncant seate on the floor filled up, and there was at 3 o'clock in the morning all tho dignity, decorum and severity which inHrk the daily routine r f this grave body. He spoke mainly in response to the taunts of Morton and Sherman, and in a few sentences, p.ecise, biting, and unswerable, stripped the two arch intrigues of even the poor pre'.encc of legitimate party interest. Morton, who had emerged from tb- cloak room, sat with bis hands over his face dejected ly as the old man's mild, exprwtulatory accents fell, wnich, though hardly above a whisper, wero heard all through the chamber. It was one of the most dramatic situations of the whole debate, and there was very little surprise when sharp eyes in the gallery detected Mor ton wiping tears from his eyes-a dis covery confirmed a few minutes later when, Sherman concluding an angry dis claimer of Edmund's allegations, Morton owned that tho tone and words of the Vermont Senator had moved him to tears. There was a scarcely less striking tableau an hour or two earlier, when, on the conclusion of an interlude from Thur man and while the seats were well filled, Blaine arose to define his position, and, to thc inexpressible astonishment of Ed munds and his friends, spoke against the bill. At 6 o'clock in the evening he had sketched a brief address in favor of thej bill, and at miduight. with characteristic duplicity, turned squarely in his tracks. I He worked, it was noted, on all sides I like a man driven, not consenting, for in I stead of the frank, outright tone habitual with him, he whispered huskily the first half dozen sentences, as though his throat were dry and feverish, and his words were choked in utterance. Even when Blaine had ended, so inaudible was that rich, resonant voice which bad stirred thousands in tho house to the very mar row, the reporters sent to bim'to lind out which side he bad declared?fot4 JSveVi' his responso to vote denoted perturbation of his usually assured mind. Ho whia-| F?ered his yea or nay with a cautious, cat-' ike purr which seemed to deprecate boing held to responsibility by either fac tion for tho vote, which he gave, not on conviction, but to preservo his standing with both wings. It was past ?, and the duli iignt of day was at niggling with the garish yellow glow falling from the sen of gaslight in thc roof of thc chamber, when Sargent i .^ado a final attempt to kill -the bill Ly ?a amendment. These teat votes pre figured the eud, but the desperate lieu ' tenants of Chnndlcr were intrepid to the last, staving thc vote off until five min utes after 7, w.hen, on a cnll of thc roll, j the bnttle ended, and Edmunds had kept his pledge, in spite of a combination and [ methods which have rarely been known e to miscarry in the Senate. - You may wish to got n wife without r a foiling, but what if the lady, after you 1 find her, happens to be in want of a hus f baud of the same character ? 0 - Colorado, the youngest of the States, R contains more than double the number t of square miles in New York ; and Texas - is more than twice as large os Colorado. 1 The figures are: New York, 47,000 r square mlle?;.Colorado, 105,000; Texas. i 247,000. e - A case of protracted vitality kopi c in Icc was evidenced in Dave Hagertvjs !i lan week. A barrel of frozen terrapins e --they had been congealed in a solid i lump for several days-were turned ont ti In a heated room, and in a f>w minutes ti the amphibioiM birds came to life and t oxerutcda waltz over tho floor. -Waft P. MgioA Cbp&?, WHO DID IT I A Treuebaut Review of the tate Cam palgu-The People entitled to thc CrttUt. The first ond fur more important ques tion ia, lias it yet been done? Have the fruits of the great struggle of tbe 7th of November been harvested aud secured? Before Gov. Hampton baa been firmly seated as the tegul and tckuowledgcd Governor of South Carolina, our contem poraries are debating tho question as to which of them deserves the credit of originating and shaping the policy of the campaign. We will nay in the outset that we firmly believe that Gov. Hamp ton is, and that ho will be finally accented 53 the Seg?! Governor of Bu ? i li Cnrulina. and that tho victory thus accomplisher! is H UI thy Ui be regarded as the greatest triumph of the century, a triumph of honesty over corruption, of economy in public expenditures over extravagance, of rompetency over incompetency for office, and peace, law nnd oraerovergen eral confusion among the people and in all branches of the government. We say farther, that every man, from the hum blest citizen, white or colored, to tho highest intellect of the 8tato, who con tributed to this glorious result, has done his duty and nothing more. This is all we claim for ourselves, whether consid ered in our individual relation to our na tive County or as tho head of our County journal. If we have anycti';:c for re joicing, ' is that we tried to do our full duty, and if ?ve hare any cause for regret it is that wc may have said or done some thing or failed to have leftnomething un raid or undone, which, if said or left un said, would have given to Hampton a larger majority in this County. The question should not bc who originated or I shaped the policy of the last campaign, but have we all aa journalists and as in dividuals dont} all in our power to make that policy a grand success? With the lights before them we believe tho pross ni"-' the people of the State did their whole duty ; but in saying this, we do not.mean that each tina all oT us could not have accomplished more. To doubt is to court defeat. To determino is to command success. Where there is a will there is a way, but that is a lame will which undertake n thing with confidence on the lips and with doubt in thc heart. The man of nerve cnn enter the enge of. the lion nnd the tiger with safely, bullet him doubt,, let his eye wander and fear seize du him and he"is lost. That faith whit .1 we have heard can remove moun tain i, -iuds a similar power iu all human une r.akings, as it begets th? energy and con.lc "mee which seldom fails. But who can b .y he did not doubt the result in the lato campaign ? In fact how many can say thal they did not feel th., chances of defeat were greater than the hopes of success? Frequent defeats, the difficulty of reaching the odored people through tbe medium of argument, the heavy nu merical majority in a race point of view against us, and tho scattered and demor alized condition of the whites rendered the undertaking a stupendous one, and plnced the hope of a doubtful success in thorough organization and in constant and zealous individual efforts to strength en the organization. The doubts of ulti mate success growing out of these known obstacles affected the effort* more or less of all our people, and weakened tbe result of those efforts. It is a common thing to hear men now day if they could have known what they now kuow, the majori ty for Hampton would have been ten thousand instead of twelve hundred," tacitly confessing that they could have accomplished more bad they realized the chance of success. Now we think it far more profitable to draw from the cam paign of 1876 wholesome food for future effort.-! than to discuss who should have the credit of starting the movement. Let us all impress on our minds what has been accomplished with doubts overbad ing our efforts^ and what can hereafter be accomplished with the hopes of cer tain success inviting our efforts. The colored people are finding out and will realize soon that their rights and liber ties are not endangered by Democrat ic government, and being more approach able, we eau oce, with the proper dis charge of our duty, tho final and complete redemption of tue State, ns beginning, with tue last campaign. Who really deserves the credit of this movement? The Journal of Commerce lavs claim to a large share of credit in originating aud shaping tbe policy of it, while the Register retort* with the state ment virtually that before thc Journal of Commerce wau conceived, it with tbe In telligencer, las Advertiser and some other journals had become the Joshua of tho Htraightout policy. Thc Register should remember it was but a fledgling ; but though young in years we grant it won strong in zeal and ability, and that it with tho Intelligencer, Advertiser, Journal af Commerce and ita other contemporaries battled manfully for tho good cause, the redemption of South Carolina. Do these or any of the journals of tho State desire any special credit for their services in the cause of their native State? What nue of these can claim to have doue more than its simple duty, and who will bo presumptuous enough a? to claim special credit for the discharge of his plain duty? If credit be due to any one, it ia, in our opinion, due to the honest and patriotic colored man, who in the face of early training, of race1 hostilities to the Democrats and of tho strong ap peals of the Republican' party for thc votes of his race by reason of alleg?d pa?t services to the race, advocated and sup Sorted honesty and reform, by voting tho lemocratic ticket. The whites generally were originol Democrats, and early train? ing, State pride, ti feeling of common calamity and a combon desire to remove it by reforming the government and re ducing taxation, all united to prompt ^thern to lend a ready ?upport to tho movement. Ii may be true and doubt less, is, that some accomplished more than others, but who failed to come up to tho measure of his ability ? Some had wealth with it;- influence, some position with its attractions, some intellect with its powers and mime, as the press, enjoyed peculiar means of reaching the people and sowing good seed among them, bot upon the true principio that, to whom milch is given from him much will bc required, no one can claim credit for do ing his duty, in a wide sphere by re ruo r of thuso advantages, any moro than the humblest individual who has labored equally jealously iu his limited sphere. Wo say they all .have done well and the result is good. It hus been ?tuted hy some of tho jour nals that whoever really deserves the credit for the movement, Ibo'News and Courier can lay c?nica to none wi ii, aa ii came limping in at thc eleventh, hour. The Nexos and Courier is fully able io take care of itself, but we really think that no naper }c the State manifested moro real teal nnd ability in the cause nf tho Dem i ocratic ticket or struck harder and heav. '.ter blows to Radicalism than tbe News and Courier. It; l"nMtie*s, If it be HO re , garded, to enter the lista of the straight outer* was, to our mind, fully compet? watcd b." ita invaluable services after thc convent. > had adopted a party policy ??b*r &D wo cxnidbtgo, HUT say we rti&rei I the courue of the JVetc? Courier prior ? to the August Convention. On the con trary, we look upon it as almost provl-j .lc nt ?al, certainly &s conducive* to the ! success we achieved, and the unity of the people, which led to that success. Prior \ to tlie August Convention there was a great diversity of opinion as to the best policy to bc pursued hythe Democratic party of the .State. The difference was not confined to widely separated sections, but it was seen and felt in the snme coun ties and in the samo neighborhoods All felt the absolute need of a change but ! difTe.ed as to the best mode to secure it. The press of the State was no less di vided in opinion, and was classified as extreme, conservative nnd fusion, according to the leading views of each journal. The old political leaders and trusted men of the past divided in opinion. While this was true, the people at large, the heretofore leaders, and the press of every shade nf conservative opinion united on one great mid lending idea, to wit, the paramount importance of organization. Before any policy was defined for the 8tnte, the press, including the Netcs and Courier, day after day drilled into tho people thc then abstract iden of ??rgsnisst?or.. The very different views of ultimate ' policy entertained oy thc press enabled it to drill this idea into the minds of fusion ?sta, conservatives and strnightouters, which perhaps could not have been ac complished bad a policy of any kind then been adopted, or even universally advocated by the press. The next lending idea impressed on the people was, that when organized they should stand together, as one man, upon whatever policy the State, in con vention, might ultimately adopt. No journal advocated these ideas more stren uously and more nbly than the Netts and Courier and other journals, then dubbed us fusiunists. These fundamental ideas constituted the basis, the only founda tion, on which the superstructure of success could bo even hoped for, much less accomplished. The entire pre-s of the State united in their advocacy, and differing in policy these ideas were more readily disseminated and took belter hold of the popular mind than they could otherwise have done. Organize and act together were tho abstract ideas universally advocated from the May to the August Convention, nil matters of State policy being unsettled and open for free discussion. Not only tim press du ring this period, but the best and wisest men of the State of all professions and avocations differed honestly as to the best policy, for which we impute no blaine lo any one, but rather regard it fortunate. Through the process indica ted, the minds of the people were thor oughly prepared to accept and act upon any policy the State, through ti conven tion, might adopt. As a consequence, so sooii as the convention declared the poli cy, nominated candidates and adopted a platform, the press, as a unit, advocated the policy, and each journal, having pre viously inculcated the doctrines of organ ization and united action tn the minds of its readers, carried over to the policy its readers, whatever had been their previ ous views Thus, out of this division of views of policy cum?? a more solid and compact, union of the intelligent proper ty-holding element of the State than had ever been known. We arc willing to ad mit that the 'sterling integrity of Gen. Hampton, the perfect unassnilability of his character, as a Union man before the war, as a brave soldier during it, as a quiet and unobtrusive citizen since its close, and as a man without reproach at all times, gave strength to the move ment. His name was a tower of strength to'the party, a beucon light to guide the people safely to success, and his counsels of moderation not only gave us peace and unity, but robbed our opponents of every chance of successful attadk. AB io the question, who originated the movement, ?ve answer, the people. From the days of reconstruction, the opinion has been universal, that the only hope of a wise and economical government rested in the restoration. to power as rulers of the intelligent and property holding class. Their interest and State pride gave motive to desire, and their informa tion and experience furnished tho wis dom to devise a good government. The ruling majority devoid of both could never gi veil. The adoption of thc straight out policy we also attribute to the people, i hey baa tried every expedient likely lo give them relief from the incubus of ex orbitant taxation without success. They had patiently listened to, atid hoped for the luifiiimc-nt pf, the ninny promises of reform made at each recurring election by the Radicals, and all lind been in vain. They had acted with the party in the hope of better times. They saw and felt they were annually growing poorer and that their hurd earnings were squandered by foreigners nnd ndventurers. They saw no hope of deliverance from utter financial ruiti but in a chango of rulers, and with little hope of success but with the energy of despair, they determined to try the apparently hopeless expedient of a straight Democratic ticket. The adoption of the siniighi Out policy wu? due io iio man or set of men of the Democratic party, but to the misgovernment and oppression of tho Republican party. With the odds against us, no effort would have been made to defeat that party had it given to our people a goverment they could live under. All felt it was neck or nothing. Our existence here depended on success, or such a show of opposition to misrule ns would command better ?MVeniiii?nt from the Radicals. The lay Convention neither declared nor recommended any policy, but simply : aid, organize. The people when organ ized in convention declared the policy, and the people it was who guve success to the policy. With due deference to all our contemporaries who are contenting for thc credit of starting this movement, wo will say so far as our county is concerned, they had r.n*.h:::~ tc do w:'h it. Our delegates went to Columbia instructed to vote for a straight Democratic ticket, and we doubt if either the mover of the resolution, or ono lu twenty of the con vention, which passed it, evet rend n column in either of those journals. You have all done well in your sphero, but the people have done better. Let us labor together to make our victory per petual, ao that our children's children - may rejoice in November harvest of this our first centennial.-Keowce Couria. - An educated young man went to M issirsippi a few years since. His friends i wcro proud of him, and said he would be heard in the world before many years. They were right; the young matrbentso gong at a railroad station. ! -A curious incident took place in 'Paris. ? drunken man, i'hiiiippo Bo chen, was staggering to his home in the i Rue St Jacques. As ho swung along; 1 taking thc entire pavement, ha ran nfoui of a passenger, who, with an oath, dealt him such o blow that ho fell prostrate, bsth?d in bined. Whilst the brutal as > snih.nt fled others ran to the aid - of the poor devil and took him to an ? apothecary's, where, lo and behold, thev discovered that a magnificent diamond, ? evident? detached from tho setting of a . ring worn by tho assailant, had lodged i ita tito cut pWduifeU by tire IfioV. THE STATUS OF THE SOUTH. The Views of a Northern Lady. Tlic following letter to the New York World is from the pen of an ublc writer, who is well known in literary circles North, and whose veracity and capability of correctly criticising mattel s that come under her own observation : To tlx Editor of the World-Si H : One of tho worst features of our period is the general lack of faith among our people. Such a tantalizing muddle has been crea ted by reporter?, interviewers, telegrams and newspapers at large that nobody knows what to believe, and all settle down to a care-for-nothing skepticism utterly destructive to thc well-being of society. The good old times when a man's word ?ran as good aa his bond ; when a lie was unworthy of a gentleman, to ?ny nothing of a Christian ; when offi cial fraud condemned a man to the out skirts of society if not to the prison ; when the judge on tho bench wus expec ted to bc like Caisnr's wife, above suspi cion-ure fading away into the dimness ot tradition or the obscurity of myths. Committees are appointed tc; meet r- <mc eincrgency or solve sonic political prob lem, and their report leaves us as much in tlic dark us before-everybody regards it as made in thc interests of parly, and its statements arc received with distrust. Men supposed venerable for their wisdom and full-fraught with integrity, can hard ly make themselves bearii for the clamor of those whose interest His to make them ridiculous or doting. Who can tuc peo ple look up to as authority in opinion when thc best among us cater to the fash ions of thc times, and step down "from their pride of place" to contend in the arena with vilifier.., blackguards and po litical tricksters? It would seem that nothing could he easier thnn to learn tho status of the South, and yet no'hing can exceed thc falsehood and misrepresentation under which abc is hann? il. Long before the election in November Northern emissa ries were ut work endeavoring to stir up the colored people to acts ot' aggression. They were subtle in their movements, rarely appearing openly, interviewing a colored leader here and there, telling lum how to act, what to say, and making him promises of aid. The consequence waa that meetings were held at midnight hy the negroes, in some dilapidated quarter of a plantation, and thc matter discussed. These meetings aro so frequent that the fields and forests are threaded with tracks leading to them, and these white schein erg and renegades meet with them when they can do so safely. The whole colored population is a leagued force-they com bine and modestly net together ; but they aro combined as a race, not as Republi cans, not aa politicians. They act in concert as a race. They have no fear ol the whites, but they fear each other. Deny it who will, the colored man scarce ly feels that he is amenable to the law? ; he has a dim feeling that if one of hi? kind commit au offence bc has a perfect right to inflict punishment, and these, punishments are often Inflicted and im puted to the whites, for they are keen in their plans to escape detection, retreating to the swamps when hard beset. While thc colored population is thus lengued together, thc whites do not com bine-they have no fear of their former slaves. The work of thc carpet-baggers is jot carried on with those who once owed servitude to thc whites of a locali ty; they operate with the tramp, migra tory negro, who has little or no sympathy with his surroundings, and tl ;-> tell him the whites arc determined to i mund him to ?lavery-that if the Deuiociats get the ascendency they will bo slaves again, and every soul ol' them beat and tortured in j revenge for their having dared to call themselves free. The poor, ignorant creature? sometimes believe this, and act accordingly, but more of them go to their old masters aud learn thu true statu ol the case. They have a natural affection for the locality in which they were raised and the people with whom they have been familiar, and thc feeling is mutual, and tho old quar.ers in which they lived before emancipation arc still occupied by them. It is asserted again and again that thc colored people of the South arc Republi cans, and vote the Democratic ticket from compulsion. This is not true. I have never itt a single instance known a white man to interfere with the vote of a col ored man, but they (tho colored people) arc very stringent and bitter with each other, and if possible conceal their vote. iJA'cu when they hold buck till the whites , have voted, as they sometimes do, and go in a body to thc polls, they try to hide from eacii other the nature of tue ballot they have cast. They do thia because they can bc punished in various ways by their own people-by turning them out of the church, forbidding them to "hold forth," in meetings, and keeping them out of some coveted employment; and even-for the negro is naturally timid and superstitious-threatening him with : what is equivalent to the "evil eye," or I some sorcery akin to it. I In tho November Sections tho colored people did not, as a body, vote thc Re publican ticket -all tho whites, except as the colored leader designated them to mo as thc carpet-baggers, scalawags and rings, voted thc Democratic ticket, creat ing iv vast and united body, which with out a shndow of doubt carried every Southern State. The negroes were not molested or coerced by thc whites; on thc contrary, in North Carolinn they were invited lo join thc Tilden clubs, and fully appreciated the consideration with which they were treated. They have long been disaffected with tho Republican party, declaring that they have not kept faith with them, that they have made promises of aid to them in lands, schools, churches, etc., which they have not redeemed ; that they promised them offices in return for their votes, willie vimy .'nm UU UMB??ui ii oin buclll ill this way. Hence, they prefer to vote the ticket that will help the South instead ol' helping the North. They say, further, it is not ut nil likely the Republican par ty will ever vote again, thus indicating no little political sagacity. Again, it is not true that Southern peo? Sic are opposed to immigration from thc Forth. They have been maligned hy Northern office-holders, robbed by them, and misrepresented by them. They are naturally repugnant to this class of men, whom they call carpet-baggerr., who are with them but have iio sympathy with them ; obtain money and a living and then turn the community by which they live into odium ur contempt. Much of tho business done at tho South is by Northern men, who are well esteemed and oficu much admired. The people mids!, consult thom and uphold them warmly. So far from trying to drivo Northerners away, their regret is that the South in her poverty holds out so few in ducement for them* to come. Young South is thoroughly sympathet ic with Northern ideaa. As superinten dent of a Sunday School in North Caro lina I was able to get up a Christmas tree, upon which were hung miniature Union nags; nod not one of all thc pres enta was'received with sttch lively accep WrM? as tbttfo ifrWimttrrrjntB trf tiro ?Vnr ! old flag. Thc spirit of rebellion is deitd '.and bured nt tho South; all they ask ' now is breathing space, that tildy may "get the hang" of tho new order of things. Not far from where I was living were to ' be found the little headboards indicating i where thirty or forty Union soldiers were I laid aside to sleep the sleep that knows Ino waking; and when Decoration Day I came round Southern maidens laid Sow* I era upon these deserted graves-a sweet womanly tribute, very touching in my eyes. The two races do not afliliate socially, nor is it desired by either. Tho negro docs not enter white school or church. He does not wish it. He prefers his own way amid his own people. He accepts help in the way of book? and papers, and if a white speaker goes among them he is listened to with respectful attention. Mr. Appleton Oaksmith has lectured for them in aid of their school, and others have done the name, which they well ap preciate, but they as a rule keep to them selves. The Women are inclined to re gret the old times when Christmas brought a wholesome supply of new garments, and the festival lasted twelve days instead of one. and the "nurses" saw io the chil dren, they having little care for them ; but thc colored man is proud of his citi zenship, and anxious to give his children the benefits of more learning. Like the whites, the colored people ure mostly Baptists and Methodists. They join the churches very young, at twelve and four teen, and are very rigid observers of reli gion. The people dT the South aro by no means the fire eaters and madmen which they figure in Northern papers. They are restive under the fear of being de frauded of their votes, and it would bc a shame to them were it otherwise. I am not sure but wo shall have to look to the South for the preservation of the Consti tution. They arc perfectly willing to give the negro all bis constituted rights, but they do not like to have un inferior, ignorant race put over them by Northern bayonets, and ii would be a shame tb them if they were. Let them alone, and they will adjust their own affairs in thc best way. They ure n simple-minded, teachable, religious people. Their former status has left them in the rear of pro gress, but they nfc advancing in thc right path, and they only need to be let alone, or, what is better, that the thousands ol unemployed workmen of our Northern cities should go South and carry their in dustries with them, where they will lind mild winters, easy sustenance from land and sea, und farms to be bought for a mere song. Capital is wanted at the South, but thc white mau is doing nia best. He work? hard, even the women going into the fields-the prejudice against '.abor is much stronger at thc North than it is at the South. To me it luis often been quite touching to see per sons of both sexes meet the inevitable of toil with a cheerful patience quite differ ent from the sour moroseness and foolish pride by which they are supposed to meet it. Very respectfully, ELIZABETH OAKS SMITH. Qu EEK ANTICS OF RADICAL OFFI CIALS.-The. ridgefield Advertiser says : On Friday last, a remarkable perform ance took place io our Judge of Probate'* office, leading to a very disgusting and exasperating manifestation of Radical villainy. Lor six months past, or more, Buiey, thc mulatto Judge of Probate, hus been systematically and seriously an noying the members ol nur har, and pre venting thc settlement of several estates, by declaring that certain papers mid moneys were locked up in the iroii safe of the office and that he had lost the key. Ever and anon rbis brazen '-"lo wt?? toidi On the morning in question, a reference was begun by Gen. &?. C. Butl?i and Mr. Jno. R. Abney, and again Bouey told his .stereotyped lie. Hereupon these two gentlemen called u meeting of thc bar, and it was determined to enter the office, open the safe, and penetrate thc mystery. All the bar attended thc ceremony. A blacksmith was also there. And by standers. The huge safe, after hoing laid lovingly upon its back, then upon its belly, and then upon either side, gently yielded to the blacksmith's chisel ; and what do you think was disclosed? Noth ing-not an individual thing. Tho scene was intensely amusing, but we have not time tn describe it. Bony, who has sur rendered tho office to Jessa Jones', as Clerk of tho Court, was not present. Jesse was also not present, hut before leaving, uttered a luj'tg and virtuous pro test. Jesse, whose father might have been nu ape, and his mother n cocoanut; is now the great leader, father, champion, friend, of thc negro race in Edgetield. To this degredalion has the negro race come! -Having struck no "?lo," three of the gentlemen of thc bar waited upon Honey nt his house and informed him oT the dry and barren result of their rape of tho lock. He received them blandly -he is a preacher too !-and informed them that One Hundred and Eighty-five Hollars had been imprisoned in this safe, and if it was not there, then false keys had been used for its removal. And this tale tho impudent und lying idiot sticks to! He ought lo be arrested, indicted for stealing and perjury, tried, convicted, and sent to tho Penitentiary. And if not this, theo tho people of Edgeficld should not hesitate one moment to drive him ont of their County. And the gen tleman born of the ape and thc cocoanut ought to be made to follow him. THE FENCE STORY.-A man who prided himself un his morality, and ex pected to bo saved by it, was constantly saying: "I nm doing pretty well on the whole; I sometimes get mad and swear, but then 1 am perfectly honest. 1 work on Sunday when I am particularly busy, but I give a good deal to the poor, and I never was drunk in my life." This man hired a canny Scotchman to build n fence around his pasture lot. Ho gave bim very particular directions. In tho even ing, when the scotchman came in from work, tho man said ? "Well,-Jock, is tho fence built, and is it tight and strong? " "I canna say it is all tight and strong,'1 Jock replied, "but it is a good average fence, anyhow. If some parts are a little week, other parts aro extra strong. I don't know but I may have left a gap here and there, a yard or so wide ; but then I made up for it by doubling tho number of rails on ench side of tho gnp. I dare say that thc cattlo will find li a good fence on thc whole, nod will lue it, though I canna just say that it is perfect in every part." "What?" cried the man, not seeing tho point, "do you tell mc that you built a fence around my lot with weak places nod gaps in it? Why, you might ns welt nave buiil no fence at al!. If there is ono op":,ing, or a place where nn opening ca"4 bo made, tho cattlo will be sure to fin I it, and will all go through. Don't you kn. w man, that a fence must be perfect, or it is worthless?" "I used to think so," said thc dry Scotchman, "but I hear you talk so" much about averaging limiters with the Lord, it seemed to mc that wc might try it with the cattle. If an average fence will not do for them, I am afraid an average character will not do in thc day nf judg ment1." THAT FATAL LFTTFJI. A SECRETFROM THE TRANSACTIONS OF CHAMBERLAIN', PARKER, KIMPTON & CO. /Vom thc Charleston Ketc* and (burier. The public will remember tho Highly dramatic scene in the State Republican Convention lastSeptember. Mr. Cham berlain, then Governor, was a candidate for the Republican nomination. Elliott, Dunn and Patterson opposed him. Tho grievance of Elliott was that Chamber* lain had publicly denounced him,and had solemnly declared that salvation for the Republican party lay in unloading such ns he, and in that only, it o-as announced that Elliott would make disclosures dnin aging lo Chamberlain, and when he urose to make his set >.pp?'ch the excitement was intense. He said "Ito had been approached by tho friends of Governor Chamberlain and advisod not to nutko known wiinl he had intended lo." Ile said that ho had been warned that whatever he might say would do no good, "as Governor Cham berlain lins seventy-six votes that would stand by him, if he was proved guilty of larceny?' With a flourish, however, Elliott then presen tod a le:ter, written in 1870 by Mr. Chamberlain to State Treasu rer Parker, explaining that, al the lime the letter was written, Cardnzo and Delauy were candidates for tho United States Senate, and that Cnrdozo "lind just beou ruined-by a conspiracy in which he wns induced to take ibo Seal of tho State to New York to ?eal" a fresh batch of the fraudulent Conversion bonds, lie then read thc letter, as follows: LA ru KN.s C. H.,-, 1870. Dear Parker : Yours of the 21st received this evening. I was very glad io hear from you. There is nothing of special interest now. For a few days wo have hud some fears of an outbreak in Laurens and Newberry, but the danger is over. About the'Uilited States Scuntorship I dont know what lo say. I am well satis fied with my present ollice, but my posi tion is just this: If my friends wish tue to be a candidate for the sake of keeping the party from going over to negroisni, I shall, if it is to defeat such a calamity* consent to run. D. li. CHAMBERLAIN. There was nothing specially offensive in this letter; it did not come up to the ex pectations of thc Convention, and was a lame and impotent conclusion to El liott's speech. Tho hypothesis was that Elliott, in some way, had been bought ol?, and that the letter be rend was not thc letter that was promoted, or was only a part of that letter. Mr. Chamberlain, who followed Elliott, said that I. > bad been forewarned for weeks that "his pri vate and personal character" would bc attacked in the Convention, and that he was told (hat ho could purchase the sup pression of tho threatened disclosures, either with money or with a promise to give his influence in favor of the Blue Ridge scrip and Conversion bonds, if elected. Those propositions he had re jected with scorn. The end of it nil wns. that Chamberlain was nominated for Governor, and Elliott for Attorney Gen eral. They worked harmoniously to gether during the canvass, and had been last friends ever since. lt will be noliced that in Iiis speech in thc Convention, Elliott mentioned that Cnrdozo, at thc timo the letter was writ ten, was a candidato for thc Senate, mid had just been ruined by a conspiracy in which he was induced to tako thc Seal of thc State to New York lo seal bonds. El liott did not mention that Mr. Chamber lain, then Attorney General, gave his sanction to this proceeding, authorized tho Seal of tho State to be taken to New York, and instructed Carduzo thal his business was to seal as many bonds ns wore presented to him, and that the pur* posejor which the bonds were to he issued was-no concern of liitf. Nor did Elliott review .lie history of tho Conversion bond frauds, and show thai Mr. Chamberlain was ono of three persons constituting the Financial Board, who, with Financial Agent Kimpton, had entire control over the emission und salo or hypothecation of tho-.; fraudulent bonds. Thc allusion to Cnrdozo wau a bare hint of what might be said ; and, if our information is correct, what Elliott read in'the Convention, ns tho letter of Mr. Chamberlain to Treasu rer Parker, was only a part of that leltor. What purports to be an exact copy of the letter has been sent to ?s. Wo give it in full, and print in italics thc words mid sentences omitted by Elliott in reading tho letter in thc Convention : SEPTEMBER 23, 1870. Dear P. : Yours, ol' the 21st, carno to me this evening, I was glad, indeed, to hear from you ; and especially that the fi nance* now promise io weather the ?torin. I have no doubt it wa~ iccll to defer the "statement" until October. There is no special news here. For a few day? we have lind fears of an out break in Laurens and Newberry, bul wo bear, yesterday, that tho danger is ov ir. About tho United States Senators!)i[, I don't know what io say. / know very well it is, XS EVERY WAY BETTER FOR ME, to ret i lin where I am for the rest of mu ttr m. Still, I am called a candidate al ready, and my position is just this : If my friends wish ino to bo n candidnte, for tho sake of keeping tho party fmn going over to Negroistn, I will sta d; but,\f no such need exists, I should prefer to remain where I am. What the chances are I have no means of guessing now. I will serve my friends in any way in niy power, and especially YOU. Do THE COMMISSIONS FOOT HP PRET TY WELL ? EH 11 ! REGARDS TO K. Yo';rs, faithfully, CHAMBERLAIN. A glance at tho italicized passages and those in capitals will explain why Elliott did not read the whole letter, and how the letter could compel Mr. Chamberlain to consent to Elliott's nomination. There was no manner of doubt that Mr. Cham berlain's position as Attorney General arid a member of tho Financial Board was such thai he had either been strange ly blind, or was fully eoguisant of tho ways in which the State was defrauded. It needed only the evidence of his inti macy with Treasurer Parker and Finan cial Agent Kimpton to complote tho chain of evidence.. What does the letter show? It shows that Mr. Chamberlain was in tho confidence of Parker and Kimpton ; that ho knew of their troubles and sympathized in them ; that ho con sented to a postponement of some "state ment" (of the debt, probably) in order that a bettor showing might be made ; that be confessed that it was, in every way, better for him that he should ro main Attorney General, and a member of the Financial Board ; thal ho was es pecially ready to serve Parker. Now, join to this tho current statement that, between Parker, Chamberlain and Kimp ion, there Wits a formal written agree ment, in tho nature of a copartnership, and tho closing sentence of tho letter, Do Ihe Commissions foot up pretty wellf eh/// explains itself. We havo not Keen the original of the "rtter rend by Elliott in the Septonibor Convention. What we print purports to be on exact copy. The original letter is in existence. So, it ia ?aid, is ono of thc original urticlcs of agreement between Parker, Chamberlain and Kimpton. Tho letter and the agreement together deter mine and measure Mr. ChamImrlnla's ' LB?ATJ ADV??. TWA'O.-Wa.ftr? coupellcd io require cash r?ytncnU for advertising ordered by Executor?, Administrator? sod oilier flducfsWlM und herewith append the.rater, for tho ordinary notices, which-viii OTJIV ba Inserted wheo th? motley conic* with th? ot4Ar: " (.'I'.stloos, two insertion*. ? . ?A03 Estate t?otlcce, three Insertions. ? - 2.00 . Final Hettlom?uta.a>*.Insertions- ld ' - ? 8.00 TO COURWPQtlf*Bimi.--i*order-** rwiye attention, coinmuuicmiiun? intu? oe "accompanied by the Into ttatno and addma of the writer. ' Re jected manuscripts will not be returned, unless the necessary ?Iamp? ?re furnished to repay the postagi thereon. MW Wo or? not responsible Tor tho view? and oplulous of our correspondent*. All communication? should tte addressed to"Ed itors Intelligencer," and all eli eeks, d tulls, money orders. <ie., should bc made payable to tue order of HOYT A CO.. Anderson, S. C. culpability. IH what wc publish a true copy of the lotter of September 23,1870 ? We ask this question of Elliott who lind tho ?original, and nf Mr. Chnmberlnln who wrote it. Wan there an agreement between Parker, Chamberlain and Kimp , ton, and what are ?ls terms? Wc ask this question of Mr. Chnmbi rlain nud of Mr. Parker, who is not so far distant from Charleston that he cannot hear what .vs said to bim. And we warn the persons to whom wc propound tho ques tions that shifts and evasions cannot serve them ! If Mr. Chamberlain knew, ns wo know, the dnugor of bis position, hu would not take the risk that confiding Parker took, at a time whcti thc Repub lican officials still bad some influence over judges and juries in this State ! Judge Carpenter's Decision. The reports heretofore given hardly give an accurate idea of Judge Carpen ter's decision. The Judge finds as mat ters of fact: 1. Thatj?fiiiiniberlnin wa.i elected Gov ernor in 1874, and duly instnlled. 2. That an election was held on 7th of November, 187(5, for Governor and mem bers of the General Assembly, and that, according to tuc election returns, Cham berlain received 01,127 votes, nud Hump ton 92,201-fl majority for Hampton of 1,134. 3. That the. whole number of members of the House of Representatives elected al said election was 124. 4. That the Mackey House wns organ ized bv o?) members. 6. 'That oh tho 5th day of December last, tho said Mackey having received thc election returns from the Secretary of State, proceeded, in the presence of thc Senate and the body over which bc pre sided, to Oj nd publish the same ; that thc votes returned from thc counties of Edgeficld and Laurens were, without for mal contest, proof or debate, excluded by a separate vote of the Senate and thc body over which bc presided, and there upon said Chamberlain was declared hy said Mackey duly elected Governor for two years. That, on the 7th day of De cember last, before the same bodies, said Chamberlain assumed to take the oath prescribed by the constitution and deliver thc address usual upon installation, and from that time bas claimed to be Gover nor by virtue of his last election and in stallation. G. That the Senate was organized on the 28th November, and recognized the Mackey House. 7. That on the 28th November thc Wallace. House organized. 8. That on the 14th December the Sneaker, not being in possession of thc election returns, in the presence of thc House and some Senators published thc secondary evidence of the votes and an nounce i that Wade Hampton had re ceived a majority of the. votes, and that upon the same day and in thc same pres ence Wade Hampton assumed to tnko the official oath, &c, and has from that timo until thc present claimed to be Gov ernor of rim State and to act as such. Hnviti', lecided these issues of fact, thc Judge ..'v.n examines into thc legal as pect of thc case. He holds distinctly that "thc election by thc i nters of the Stoic confers (he title," and makes it tho only inquiry in the case, whether cither of thc claimants have complied with thc constitutional condi tions precedent to entering upon the dis charge of thc dulics of thc office of Gov ernor. He holyds, in answer to this inquiry, that no Governor can bc constitutionally in stalled except bv thc publishing of the returns, <&c, in the presence of the Gen eral Assembly, made up of both the Senate, and the House, ana for this reason that Governor Hampton (although hav ing the title) was not legally installed ou account of the absence of the Senate He ulan decides "that thc body over which Mnckoy presided was not simply illegal from being incomplete, but actively so, vi olating positive law and usurping the right ful authority of the House of Repr?senta tives," {i', c. the Wallace House,) and hence "that all its. acts were illegal ami void, and the attempted installation of Governor was without lawful authority, and conferred no right whatever." From tlie?c premises, he concludes that Chamberlain's installation befuro thc Mackey House and the Senate, being absolutely void, could not amount to the surrender of bis old term, and, therefore, for want of tho duo installation nf his successor, he now holds over uuder bis old title acquired by tho election of 1874. It ls not our pm pose now to criticise this decision. Wc do not believe it to be sound law ; still the Senate can, through a conspiracy with thc incumbent of tho Executive office, retain him in office and defeat thc installation of his successor. But wc wish now only to call attention to what this decision really is. It is decided, on thc ono baud, that Governor Hampton was elected; that his election conferred upon him, under inc Constitution, the title to tho office, and that thc Wallace Houso was tho consti tutional House of Representatives ; and, on thc other bund, it Ts decided that thc Mackey Houso was a revolutionary body, "violating positivo law, and usurping thc rightful authority of the Houso or Repre I sentative8." In plain English, that< inv entor Hampton, being entitled to thc office, cannot, in strictness of law, eater j upon the discharge o? its duties because, I and only because, thc Senate refused its I recognition to tho Hou io of Reprcsontu ttitives, nnd entered into n conspiracy with a revolutionary body and D. H. Chan^-rlain for the purpose of continu ing tho bitter In office- Register. ENGLAND'S NEW CLIMATE.-The issuo of tho New York Herald of Sunday last contained a pretended cable dispatch from London, which, if true, convoys In formation of tho most startling descrip tion. It states that the winter has been ono of mievamiiled SAvnrity; KO thnt all tho papers aro d'iciissing the extraordi nary manifest?t* -is of nature, and grave ly disputing whether it has tint beou caused by a deflection of tho gulf stream from tho coast of England. If tho de flection has taken place, tho change of climate will probably bo so extreme, tho dispatch says, that tho English nation will be compelled to emigrate en masse, possibly to America, possibly to some other favored country; Tho publication of this news, it is almost unnecessary to aay, is an exclusivo enterprise of thc Herald. The nation will not cmb-.rk for our shores until the delicate negotiate as now pending on tho subject between tho State Department at Washington and her Majesty's government are satisfacto rily concluded. Inducements nf wild lands wit? have to bo oTercd to tho Queen und Lord Derby,as was done in tho j case of tne Mennonites recently. - Even electricity goes west easier I than it goes east. A London dispatch is said to reach New York sooner than a New York dispatch can reach London. - A minister going to visit one of his sick pari .honer.', asked him how ho rested during tho night. "O, wondrously JU, sir," ho replica, "for my eyes have not come 'ogether these three nights." "What is the reason of that?" said tho minister. "Alas I air," ?aid he, "becauw my noisre waa bVtwlxt thcnn"