The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, May 10, 1877, Image 1

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(SUM >' ,... mm mm iif^#?{?f ??'??'M ? j^MllM^*", TI iii i i i, i i M '1 JBT-JU^LIU .mm?at'U iinlyiiimiwi in?? ' jggf-u-*..?. ;^ii??'i;;jwim?>ii ??? ? ' " ?w4^ii??iw?iiii!l>mi??? >*w> j.wi<r.-..r; . ? am ^miiii .JT-'I lill' Ol 1 BY E. B. MURRAY & CO. ; ,? ?'?vj M? mr. I ..?i,J! 1 )"in.r-'...iu i II ANDERSON, S. 0., THURffQAY, MAY 10, 1877. , VOL. XII-NO. 43, ^ffabKripU?n?r ?ra cot taken for a lee? period rents perequera lT>sub*equentln?rtioh? lesa than three months. No adiertlsements coanto less thaaaiMWrt- J ? -a i >* Liberal coo tra?? wm Do male wita those wubin* t o tdvertlso for three, ala or twelve tronths. Ad l(.riIiJng by contract most bo confined to th* in?, mediate business of the aral or Individual contrac ''nDUnary Wotlcea exceeding' five'lines, Tribut?? nt llespeet. and ail porsoaal eomraunlcattors er u'stLcVs o? IrAi vMoal lateras*. wBl oe charged for .tadreruslasratea.? Anno^ujcftaoulaof ??nUges gEHATOp HI TROUBE^ / ' * f W allteniotfe Abases the "Hem s?d Cou-j rkrfl|Dil9i?va?Mr?ttiH?. Tie Nears ead Ceerisr'a Reply. The JVew dntf 'Gotericr of SAturday, the 28th 0/April, WI itaColumbia corres rKmdeh'ce, .avoided the fact that theSen ato had testimony of ? na*ure which, would banish certain Radical worthies who hit TO long - b?en a pest to the State, from the Senate, thereby purifying that body to n "vcr/ considerable extent. To gire our rendors a clear conception of tho cas? we' publish below.the, correapon denco of the Augusta ChnmkU dc Con- f ititutionalitf: " COLUMBIA, 8. C., April St8. , The work of. (ho committee haying1, in ! charge thoinvealigation of-tho startling charges against the Clerk of the Senate.' and Senators Whltt?more, If huh "and others, the particulars/ of1 whtcb\ were J Sub! hi li od iii tho News. and Courier on saturday goes bravely on,.and already sufficient evidence/is in their hands to render conviction a matter of certainty, unless the accused withdraw gracefully before the st?rm bursts' tipbn them. To say that' the publication, of the charges struck terror to the hearts cf the notorious Senate Bing, is to speak mildly indeed. They are- aa wild na bu ck rab bits, eresy one of them, and already ?n? can hear the bitterest reproaches poured out by them against ^he Democrats, the birrden of the aeng being ,t\h?iGovernor, Hamptop had pccuiised to pursue a lib eral policy. Ii it is necessary that tho Democratic party, in order to be li boral, shall biet oat all the ugly and nefarious acta of-thei Radicals when, they wore grinding down the hegt people' of the tate into the dust, :while they feasted and held unholy carnival willi the public, funds, then it is better for the Democratic party to be illiberal to the extent of. re mo vine these ulcers from tho convalesce ing body politic. If Whittemore, Nash & C., knowing that their damning record would shine out' clearly iii tho light of the new era, and knowing that in the mean endeavor to cover up their tracks they had1 but concentrated upon them the light of justice ?nd tho law, bad sought safety .sa th* Mmogtyrecesses of ic lire,"tu? 'Democratic" party might ave been willing to.Rrantthem immuni ty Jrom' i^mArSentr But, pa the cpn trsry, trreie 'men, ^reeking with 1mafay\ but with sublime impudence and pachy dermatic hides, actually come forward and take their Beats in tho highest brandi of the goyerrithent with the expectation, of a general' amnesty aiid pardon. lation of the liberal, policy to follow out the old rule. ! If these.men - ccch pdrdcnj let the places they now-. diHgrace be filien by men whoso past record can bear the light of open day1. ' ' The transactfow^'ftni which the Ring, are now arraigned? cover,in, their com mission a period of years. -They cannot claim tu?t it W63 ftp?soi?g urrur. : ?t is rather a long ;cdendar jot crime. The rame was carried on with a recklessness that can. only bo accounted for by the confidence.ol the ^?"^rpetfator^ that they would forever Boldlne power* arid forever hide their ains^'. - .!.?! At nearly every committee me?t?n? the Clerk of the Senato would Bend &e orders fjicned^'by bim jn h?s.>fii?T?l capac; ity to' Cmnp?bm,,marchants "for cham pagne, cigars, brandy, etc. These orvjers were honored, und at the close oi'tho Clerk j*i th^l^najte. irjLjpoatinstances, on tl^-ggffijfflffi jr^oun>.-?- Jm some C1SC3 tW meTcnarRS"^weftf pa??T^by the State, while in others they received war rants from the Comptroller Generad; Among tho hundreds of these orders I have seen are the following specimens: r ' COLUMBIA, 8?. Cflmrcb ?, IM2. | Mr. George Synimers': 'Please send me one box best champagne.' . -mil J. WOODBtTFF, C. 8. _ ' ,i;?'. , - ; J.'??,"A?iLEK,/ ROOMS SPECIAL INVESTIGATING COM., ) CoLUMBiA^aCiIApTii r, 1871. ' j Mr, Symmer*: Please \dellvef bearer one box best cigars, 0fi6,?allbJh"'b?5t wbls1 key and.ono box (pinta)'champagne} Tor J. Woodruff, peq order pf aboye, , . A George Summers, Esq.: Please'send"? essa i of . c^raf?lgaV*io^?s*^ NUb's redo^ce, and eh?**!?T1ii?'?'??? *.*.*?? .1 1 " '"JT WOGOBDrP, C. fl, ; ' DEp?MBER 16,1878,' .' Mr. Syvtmcrs: Picado "give, bearer dne doren bottles whiskey, pat it ?h ? box, ?s I wiahj bgn.t^ ^sfcejit to Senator NaBh's rmdei.ee.' . . j. WOODPUF?', C.tS. Besides these, which give,a fair idea of the whole, there are orders for barrels ?.-*Pf"*r "nd flous, and luauric*-of ever? ?t?scriptiobi? ?nd these ai?nVwblleln some cases they do not bear the signature o{ the clerk in his officiai capacity, are all headed either "Senato Chamber/' or ?onie committee room. This. evidence, S?*0* J'rW? WW#ly WvWcisTg. What, thenVWM bV thl effect' when this i proof is supplemented by the oral testi ?^J^ Wy?"'^?#??^Tat4hey were {a?*foi<tli?8ey foods fia altndst every in ?snee in State warrants, signed by tho president apd f^"j?^^^&n?te. A lew dayq will bring matron to a point, und it ia now tho general opinion that ^JWiittemprei-?iash and Woodruff re --auiocu iheir inevitable doom when mined to endeavor to divert attention 7 themserrcaby an'Attack tfpWlhe ?w? *^^tt*iriervai?d tho mercbaBts.wlse ?^?W?d ;to):h\jar*, tfeft pertii^Jao ?f?e helping to bring thom to Jus^ice> i?? ex-cadcUhip sefler waa entrusted ES tb? Job of lc?diiig,?i?aUftclr4<6nd "J^ohtninod tho floor upon a gujmon K.-Vtrcge,' arsgorged thetjaimWrnry ^'WtWtm?d brain ta tne followibfc 'jK^1*^ i I h?ve not; foPlrt&ig felt it to be my duty .to rise tanny lo?? . f WW tootha. coa?5jBaljwi *hat mlp.mrUsteiC with their nrLP??*med, were eve^read^ to fbfikft ?jen tho good I might do, and havedoti?, be ?vil spoken of; that tay iiatae ]Tld he cast out as evil, and for no Ulva t 0n than the ?ct.thatI.aa?|ioe wln\uy-?al?rVindfspendqnv in,my Sf' H^Pnipromisivg'ilh :niy. ?onyT? phariaeov.nor'-do l!thaak'?od asT .UrdlK? other caen : I -ara ha t? ^r. tot?akemiatokcslb .*j.f.if A Yt? A itiKleJ: > ^ tbs exc-v??u of uuvy, HM? uiiteriy havo 1 lamentad such acts in lifo aa heve been condemned by good'i?d >nrortby men. I am villlng to be orttieised IP my official ? relations to the people Of this State, by suck as bate th? interest of tho **oy?le at heart, end to naffer the just censure of those who, have no sei fish motive in judg ' tog say acts, when thoa? acts deserve their disapproval or denunciation. -. BuL Mr. President, I am dragged be* fore the public by on? who seeks to cover , his own corruption ano) corrupt practice? by . accusation of fraud ana improper transactions against me and other Sena tors. By this process, he expects to divert the attention of tho people from bis own nefarious acts, and fasten suspicion and persecution upon others. \ allude, Mr, President, fi the editor and proprietor of the Charleston Daily News, whoso con nection with the legislation of this State baa beon w> intimate nod profligate that ho could afford toeay: "Damn principle f It is the money we want Vfi In tho too lut issues of that paper, both he and his agents have endeavored to make it appear.that I, with other Sen ator?, have been receiving luxuries from various parties in this city and Charles ton which have been paid for out of tho. public treasury j and that I, with them.' have conspired to defr??d the 8tate for the gratifies lion of our appetites, i I send, to thc chair tito: following de spatch to-tho Ntwband Courier, ana ask' the Clerk to read it : VPieaae send one case champagne, five callous brandy, three boxes of cigars to Mr. Jillson's residence for Senator Whit tem?ro. , . '(Signed) J. WOODBUFF, C.S. Now, a?r, President, I cannot denounce the Clerk of the Seuate for anV act ?f kindrjessj.be may have shown, or intended to show mei It ia said that ho, by bis I own personal order, caused certain artl ? ele? to be sent to ray boarding place, from tho ?tore of George Symmons, and that tbaaamo were paid for out of tho publlq funds.. I unhesitatingly answer, as for myself, I hare, in every instance, where the Clerk of this Senate has, as an ac commodation, by my rennest, given or ' dem on my merchant in this city, or else where, for any goods of any description, paid him every, farthing, and am' m na wise indebted to him. or. responsible to the State for such favors. And ? call upon bin', here, if ? 'am not stating the . truth, to make it known, and I pause for ! his declaration. And I hm'reminded here that the Clerk of tho Sonate has no voice upon this floor ; that his assailants have him at an advantage in this respect ; therefore I am constrained to say that to the best of my knowledge and belief be has not, in rirry instance? nor can be'pay- any claim of any nature' that has not been passed upon first in committee, then in'the Senate' and finally by. both branches of the Gen eral Assembly, which claim is provided ? for by appropriations voted Upon by the I entire Senate. ; ... .\ I ,Mr. Piment, well do I remember the time when Symmons' claim was. before thia Senate j when, after the passage of ! m ap y other elmina, bis seemed doomed I to '?defeat : how the haggard grocer reached'over this railing, with tears in his eyes and trembling in'bia knees ; how in pleading tones be begged of me to savo bim from rain -in 'business and poverty by advrJcating the justice of his de^in?dB. How he assured me of the equity ?of bis claim, and appealed to my sympathies on thatoccasiom - ' His tears c.r.CL fearo enlisted my ?support, and with out egotism, but in sorrow, l'assert, through the energetic advocacy I then made, for what I: was assured by him waa an honest demand, his claim was passed, and now thia. alien ingrate stands ready to strike tho one who listened to his com? E' mint, oe? ved him in his distress, saved ?rn from ruin and bankruptcy. I have no .words'tp express my contempt pf euch j a character, my regret that ? have ever been moved by euch a monster into tho support of what he-would now have us believe was an iniquitous fraud. I thank God he cannot say by my act, or request, that I ?ver1 permitted bim to add to the list of his imputed frauds one mill against the State which he with others, equal with.bim in business have plundered. ' i -Now, Mr. President, for the Charleston N&W9 arid ita proprietor-?he the no\ pria* ciple- and ail money reputation. What has been bis relation to the State ? How has he guarded the iuteresta of the peb pio ? 'w hat hai Lu taken from enc treas ury of the .commonwealth"ute which he was cat entitled? What part bas he beeii playing among . "the ; rogues , and Swiss inprcenhrles ?" From "the flash days of Radicalism,'',which he so glibly talks about, wo ?hall find bim associated ?rieb''every'opportunity to make ma car dinal doctrine? rnreVvis : "Damn prihcL pWl?[S? the, mb?'ey we want." Ho is ready- for .ahy'.klnd ot legislation '. The Q?nOibg teto?aia,csu.easily convert bis columns to-the support o? any measure, bow?ver cefsrioa*, however corrupt. He can act the part of briber or bribes; be cati'conspire with officials to rob the treasnry^or act, the catt .of political broker :3 conventions to purcu?se nomi nations or?40^4^Cdf?&([He is the chief among tho chiefest of the plunder ers, and, bia ''silence," even, can bo mala moro valuable than ms faction." "In January, 18S8, ae find him addressing the Clerk of the Senate in the followi?g characteristic note : ' (COPY.) OFFICE OF THE DAILY NEWS, Cir AB RESTON; 8. C., January 4,1868* DKAB WOCDBUFF : Enclosed find bill against the Speaker, arranged for dis count of 20 percent, to paying oflicer. Moses "said it should be paid promptly. Let me' Wow what the Port Royal Railroad wantaef the Legislature^ No and had telegraphed rou, Yours;_ (Signed)',', " ' x> vv. S/AWBUH. And again. 187 u, hi? delight of a promised Oontbgent is shown as follows: (COPY.) OFFICE OF Tjto'OHAtaESiPOR NEWS, CnAhLE^oH, S. C.,;December 18,1870. i The Committee on Contingent Ac? counts reponed cn tba account; of tho Charleston Neun, Had ree?mm^ded tbAjt interesting featuro of the legiala/iv^esa? sion. Shove- it .through, the DJouse in tho same happy way, and there will be a ChihijjnaatorW?ndWmmings for both BtiU ?A?ft?? ? ?aavitbJl& irftpenai OFFICB OP Tia* \i*tJjSiJG/fEQViN^^^t , CHARLESTON,"8. C., January, a*, ISSI. * {MY R??B J?B : DeForitaine tous mo that, > ou wsnt our proposals Bfojtte t^rrtlpg, and r encloao yp? twd propo sais-Wno pri rate and tba other publie. .W* iva ve pet the -price ai taus cents a Hotf-i* fair '. living rate-^and: five couta ifisttbaVi ear reg?lsr transient ratea. If llie offer can be amended or improved, let roe know.. What w* wijnt js to get as ?hod a price a? we cari, ar.i to give you So per cent, on tho gross amount, what ever k jpty be. Answer, u, xuurn, ttvjy. (Signed) . . F. W. DAW?O?. , And lu order, tbs*, "tho privat*" M w?n ns f'nu*3UbfM30ia'AV,>i?ode4 to may bo placea in p?raU?J -. xaa*Iwi!l read first tba ea* fcte<*t.*k for Ute public view and thea 'thc, privai?, comnjupica. ;t?pn: . , i .. (copy.). OFFICE OP THJE CHACLESTON NEWS, J . .?eA?LB?xp?b? Oj Jan. 22.1871. J! Woodruff, Etqi, QlerboJthe Senate: , SIR-W? respectfully makouppHcatlon for Ute printing of tb? act? ?adjoint res^ olutlons of tbp.Gsnerai Assembly for tho urement, for caco session;, pr, we. will print them in both tho Daily New* acd Tri' Weekly Nev tai fifteen cents a Uno ; or, io thp Daily Newtt Tri- Wully Nev9 and Weekly Acte? for 20 cents a line. We aro, ycura obediently, (Sigaed) RIORDAN, DAWBON?; CO., Proprietors Charleston itfao?. I will now read.the private proposal ; (copy.) OPPJCE cy THE CHALIJOTON NEWS, CHARLESTON, 8. C.? Jon. 22,1871. , J. Woodruffs Eeq., Clerk of the Senate : . < ,? DEAR GIB-We agree to print the acts and joint resolutions of the General As sembly at tho following rat? per lipo, each insertion,' by measurement :. .Daily New?, 10 coots? line. Daily ?nd triweekly, JIB cents a line. Daily, tri-weebly and weekly, 20 cents A U??H-1 ..... I JIU! And wo agree to allow yon a commis sion pf .twenty per cent, upoi the gross amount of our bills for such priutiag, as the amounts due are collected. .Yours obediently, (Signed) RIORDAN, DAWSON & Co., Proprietors News. Nor is this all of the epitdes to Wood ruff by Dawson. I v/ill read another sample pf the samp kind pf literature : FL, (COPY.) OFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON NBWB, CHARIO?STON, Jan. 25,1871. MT DEAR WOOJDUUPFT-T. enclose bill for advertising elections, subject to usual discount; also, bill for papers. Bear in mind what I told you before, that we don't want you topsy for the "JV??wei" out of your own pocket*. If tbs money, is forthcoming for tho election notices, it will bc a? welcome ?s* a daisy ina cow's mopth. . t Yours truly, .. . ? (Signed) F. Wi DAWSON. And ia order that "the silence" as well as the outspoken.. "predictions" of the Newt and ita proprietors may be properly estimated, I will read another letter : K?rat? (ooPY.>it OFFICE OP THE CHARLESTON NEWS, No 149 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S, C., March 18,1871. DEAR JOE-T-J. Bend bills, for acts up to January; inclusive I am afraid I hove worried you top much abouti the doctt maqt. But J bope you won't give it up. My silence ia often more valuable than any action. . Ror instance., had I tele graphed the strong pointa of Perry's let ter* including, the prediction that bonde woutdjwt be paid, it would have elven the market a terrible.black ey?. But I didn't- ?jj ' . . WJUI >rash: the ?tts Jrom this time forth., Bli ; .:. Yours faithfully. ^ . i (Signed! R. Now, Jar. Pr?sident, these are acme of the evidences of thp character of that journal, end its proprietors; which pro tends to be. tho custodian of tho moral Surity aod interest's of tho people of tais tate, and which now strives to champion a:crusade .against Senators upon this floor, nod especially myself. I am aware,: Mr.; President, that there has lous be*n.a desire among a certain class to torce me from my placo in 'hu body, aft rel) as a concerted plan to ?uake my bllilu? Lcie so unpleasant as to oom* pel. me to resign.. I know I have been looked upon as a leader .in. my party, as having some infiueuco among its mem bers ; and, ? moreover, because I bad no control over my nativity,- it hasheem said that I have no right to a position among those who are to the mannes born. Bot by.the constitution and laws of this S tete J sm entitled to blithe privileges of the oidets and noblest citizen. . I have not only fulfilled th? term of residence, twelve .times .m??I??'sHed,' required of mc before qualification^ which mikes me tho equal of all, which eau be sworn to, but I bave made myself a pfopietor of the soil; which, io tb? aggregate, makes your State. ; It is true Iiiave been faithful to my party, trusts, and I ?iere declare my un dying devotion to its pri?ciples~princi plcs which guarar4 v.equal and exact justice to ell; and 7 further proclaim my utter detestation of those who, because their party for the-tBoment has endured ??efeat dwert iU standards 1 Thc coward Bever..wpnabf5ttlp.: .: V i seo around mp .men, stern in their ?urpcse, unflinching in their . faith, hougb arrayed, against me politically, and though by them triumphed over under ci rx^tastanpes , which ,1 caa have no control. pf, 1 abai' laim from them tiie.: treatment pf.* *ve men, though flushed with victory. , I am .conji?ipus of no wrong I have done pr. wished the State of my adoption, and I .ask you to turn tho pages of legis lative h is to ky and read the endeavors I have mado to benefit the whole people, and when th? eye of suspicion, tho ear of defamation, lip? of calumny shall be closed, and I shall bejudged by generous impulses: whaf) though I have been the friend of tho ?poor, uneducated, 'enfran chised bondman, aod seemed to havo an tagopised other in te re? ta, it will be found that X bav,? been laboring for the future prosperity pf uti. . I sm an, enthusiastic lover pf liberty. Liberty for alli I thank God I have lived to r,?a the nation outlive its natal lie. -.. ij ... Yes, .there's.a spirit stirring in tho land WhJoh, on tho nation's paTpRaUpg heart, Takes firmest, bold, ?nd will not thence de Till from Atlantic's to Pacific's strand ' It permeates the coil, the air, the breast OfSVetyBttajftibn, and of all oppressed; That opirit ii; tho uuoonqnercd sou! of llb iV.i:.?rtji dehfw >|f.? ir -Js ??'fl v -Mr. Nssti also--rose to ? qacstton of privileges,'dstewS ?f* statements mad? ItjjtIJMS *?.--fcto??<aml? - .?<> SifiSSc ihst bc weald, ou tc^?rrow, ?peak further on talima?Wr. ?.? i ? ?? . ? - Mr. Bowanmoved that a commitiee pf five- tr* appointed w investigate the charges bade, arid report to the Senate. Mfcr Wbit^mote^M?i?d that hs bsd in tended to subT?!? 1Mb ?motion, after the ??.naris efi?hmSeaaAor'.n^mvRlebland, aa? t?o ??dtSoa Vof the i Senator . from Picken* ?as .Vilhdhmn. > ? . i sol Aile-! consideratk?i ?f. genera! -orders, with no definite action,'et 1 p. m.; the obuaio aujuucatedT' H y{w ? '.Itfpoa '.the publlca?pVtV o? this speech the Afrtt? <t?fd Courier^ ruade tho following em lor lal VifUfH * ?' ' ' ' Th? Thieves IA-H 'fi ?lo'rt^ Abusing the FlalatltrT'intttorney. The charges 'of'malfeasance lu office i and J?reeftyjrat?at Senator Whlttemore . and Glori: W^drtoff do not rest on an j <}%ldcnco glvflp, or tobo ijken, bjrthc I :jt??l?'o(U ,f:n.r.V? ?.??V#>h a'an'l proprietor* of tho News . ' <%?fkr: They rest on the broad and undebitiblc fact that Woodruff procured and Whitte* more received wines, liquors aod cigars, which were ordered a* being fer the uss of the Slate, and were directed to fcc paid for O?t of the public treasury, although applied exclusively to private uses. This was both a breach of trust and theft; The evidence is found in the orders for the wines, liquors and cigars, signed by Woodruff as Clerk of tbe Senate, and io the testimony of the merchants who sup* plied the goods, that these were delivered to Whittemoro and others, and paid for, when paid for, in legislative pay certifi cates, signed by Woodruff as Clerk, and bv Cleaves as President of tho Senate. Nothing that ; ray bo said, or baa been aaid, against the Newt ana Courier will leisen in any way the damaging weight of the evidence of their guilt. Thia tho public must bear in mind. It would not bo wise to allow thieves who are about to | 1 cross the threshold of the common jail lo divert attention from themselves by cry ing aloud against others. All tho ernie, ' we do not regret that Whittemoro, down whose capacious throat flowed the wines, I . and liquors that the impoverished State was expected to pay for, should, in an other sense, becomo the mouth-piece of I Clerk Woodruff. ' For ten years the newspapers whic? the present proprietors of the Nexos anet Courier bave owned and controlled, have been engaged in the work of unmasking fraud.and corruption in South Carolina;' and for the same period of time wo bare, been slandered and abused by the thieves1 whose villainy wa upheld .to public rep robation; ana by malignant Democrats ! who were jealous of the success of dur, 'efforts. It was in tho nature of things that the News and Courier should be de nounced by those whom it exposed. | Every manner'bf accusation has been brought up against us. Wheo our pa tience was exhausted, and we defied our accusers and demanded the proof, no ; other proof than an iteration of the. charges was ever forthcoming. Partlcu-', larly bitter bas been the Printing Bing, j otherwiso the Republican Printing Com pany. Ibis concern (beginning and end ing with Jones of the House and Wood-1 ruff of the Senate,) we have fought ic season and out of season, for tho past five or six years ; that is to say, ever since we j became aware of the corrupt character nf their transactions. For as many yearn as we li ave denounced and branded t.iem, have Woodruff and Jone? cC-ught to silence us by threats. Never until yes terday, have ere brought them to the point of disclosit g the terrible letters that Woodruff said ne possessed. These, if they are our letters, were read by Whittemoro in the Senate yesterday. They will be found in the report of the proceedings of tho Senate published to day. We do not know, as wo have not yet seen the originals, whether the letters In question have been garbled or altered. Thieves easily become forgers. Assum ing that they are substantially the letters | we Wrote, they provo (1) that we ad.? ' dressed Woodruff familiarly, (2) that we sought tb obtain the .State printing, (8)1 that wo paid him a c?mmisson of 20 per ! cent, on the bills he collected for ua l-l) that we did not say as much against, jtne i credit of the State if we believed .all that we beard, might have been said. The familiarity with which Woodruff was addressed is easily accounted for. He was an industrious reporter for the Charleston Courier during the war, th.?f ty, humble, and laborious. As such ho was known to the senior member of our firm. To have addressed him as Mr. Woodruff would have bec-n, ia those days, I as much nut of place as to attach tue same handle to tho name of a weiter at \ thc Charleston Hotel. The familiar use of the first name, was continued when Woodruff became Clerk of the Senate. When such time came that he could not bo spoken to familiarly, he was not spoken to at all. We did seek to obtain the State print ing or advertising; aud we are prepared to show that the rate mentioned iu the letters, published to day is less than is charged by ua to private individuals for' the same amount of work. For example, our regular published rate for the inser tion of an advertisement onoe, in the daily, tri-weekly and weekly editions .is. in all, 85 cents a line; the price charged the State was 20 cents a line. It is equally true that we paid Wood ruff a commission on what money he ol- \ lected for us. Otherwise no money would havo been collected. What wo paid came out o' our pockets, not out of tho pockets of the State.. Too allowance of a rebate or a discount is too common and Usual to need explanation. What wein slat on is, that wo did not udd on to the | bills an amount equal to tbo discount <vo I took off, but, on the contrary, is co in- ! stance charged the State more than was j charged the public, and, in most cases, j charged it roiich less. Ortho publication, in connection with\ Governor Perry's letter, wo nave no spe cial recollection. We presume that com p??i=t had been rsadeihst ~c vere injur ing the credit of the State. The Charles ton Democrats, at that time, were as sen sitive ns Woodruff on that subject. We remember how bitterly they resented all offerts to kick out the "Bayonet" bonds from the money markets in 1868 and 1869. Tho wholo parp?se of the publication of our letters, if such they are, is to injure our personal character ; and as wo now, for the first timo, have an opportunity of meeting such charges squarely, '.ve snail, demand that they be thoroughly investi gated. Before the Senate the chargea cvere made. Upon the journals of that, body 'the lying speech of the scoundrel Whittemoro is recorded. Of the Senate we shall ask that our conduct, as journal*1 lats, be examined into from 1867 to this present time, and to tho judgment of, that hadv v? ?iihmt? nnwaUm The op portunity for which we have yearned has come. They who havo charges to prefer against the News and Courier email provo them, or eat their words. . To ask of the Senate that starching investigation whick is due to a?, Capt. Dawson, in bis owu behalf and in behalf of hi? asso cir U. wept to Columbia last night. Neu.s and Courier, <.. . XW-ii - -: KEEP THE SABBATH;-Here is a slm Sie verse, written by rV?r M&?&ew Hale, hief-Jnstice of England, two hundred years ago: "A Sabbath well spent, Brines a veek of ?sontent, And health of the joys of to-morrow; Dut a Sabbath profaned, Whale'er may be gained, Ia a sore forerunner of sorrow." I advise you all to commit these MOAM to memory. They may help yon some dayl to resist a temptation to break God's holy law. - Said one student to another) whom ho caught swing a scythe most lustily in a field of stout grass: "Frank, wb al makes yod'work for a livingV '. A fclloti with 3 our talent and abilities should noj be caught engaged in han* labor. I meat to get my living by my -ita." "Well Bil?, you can work with . .lier tools thar I can," was tb? r-^rT. YOU HG CAROLINA. A Sketch of tue Ner? House and ita tendere. - Q>rrupcad4*t* 4/ Jmtrnaf e/ Owun^rc*. COLUMBIA, April 20. The important events of toe past week, which havo crowded upon each other i with such, rapidity and: which hare || wrought Bueb a revolution in the political and material interests of the State* have ?revented me irem saying a word about ie personnel of tho House of Representa tive? of redeemed i South i Carolina. The change to be observed in the composition of the new House is most striking to one who, like your correspondent, has bad the opportunity during the past eight years to witness the debaucheries and jobberies of the palmy day* of ring rule aud carpet ' bag thieving. in tho lorg and gloomy years of Caro lina's Ii'nruii?ation and shame, the few of .ber faithful son? ??ho have from time to timo been called upon to corvo her, have found themselves bound hand and foot by the overwhelming majorities elected ', by fraud and forc?-powerless to stretch , forth their hands to save their State-and only compelled to sit hy and witness the carnival of roguery which was carried on against their earnest protests and in their ! very faces. We have changed all that. The visitor K> tho hall of the House of Representatives to>day will eeo a dark cloud with a silver lining, only tho silver 'lining has assumed tho proportions of a white cloud with an exceeding small ] black fringe. The Dem?crata occupy the left of thefiall aa yon enter the door, and those of the contumacious Mackey fol-, lowers, who havo been condoned their, offences, and admitted to a seat in th? House of Representative:!, hit on tho right. The other rebels, who are still vi proba tion, skulk around tho lobbies yr loll off in the rear, munching peanuts and chew ing the cud of bitter reflection, as they dream of the played-oul dayu of pay cer tificates and inexhaustible contingent funds, Upon looking around the House for the first time, your cbrrespondent saw the faces of many gentlemen who had served the State in tho past, but under leas au spicious circumstances. But tho old, familiar faces wore a difieicnt aspect. The old rail had resumed its natural Elace "on top," and these men, whostood y thc State in her darkest hours, cannot . banish from their faces now the flush of victory in t. virtuous cause. Colt and : Redfcaru, of Chesterfield ; Austin, of Greenville ; Muller; of lexington ; Brad loyjcf Pickons; Wofford. of Spartanburg, and Wallace, of Union, all old war horses, occupy their accustomed seats. Cannon, of Spartanburg; Howard, of Marion; Me?tze, the veteran of Lexington ; Liv ingston, ofOconee; Bowen, of Pickons, and Crittenden, of Greenville, have trans ferred the spheres of, their usefulness to tho Senate chamber. Where th ev are now most needed, aad will prove to bo wake ful sentinels on the watch towers. It will be seen, therefore, that the ma jority of the Dt socratic members of the i new House ar? new men, Or at least men ripe in the service of the State, bnt new in their present positions. I . - SPEAKER ' WATiL ACE. ' It waa h happy inspiration that led to the selection of General W. H. Wallace aa the.presiding officer of tho House of Representatives. A moro accomplished gentleman-or more impartial officer could not have been 'selected. General Wallam was bora in Laurens County in 1323, and was the sen.;pf Major-General Daniel Wallace, who represented the Fourth Congressional District of the State in Congress for thr?e* terms, having,, been first electee in 1843. The Elder Wallace was a co temporary of G?n?ral Quitraan, and was one of the most prominent South ern men in'Washington. Ho was rioted for his firmness of character and integri ty of purpose, and-wielded an influence in the councils of the nation which made itself felt in the administration, and which was always exercised for the honor and welfare of his native State. Speaker Wallace!ia a graduate of the South Caro lina College, of tho ciras of 1849. Aftei leaving college he spent several years ol his liri in agricultural pursuits ;' but in I860, after a course of careful p'.udy, ap ?licd and was admitted 'vrPt? . bar. In 860 he was oleotod to represent Union district in tho Legislature, but upon the breaking -ont of the war, entered tne army and eerved - throughout the four long yearn of the-deadly struggle. He wat sent to tho Legislature from Union Coun ty in 1872, and has served in that - body evev'since. He brings to the chair all the cuitare add grace Of a refined gentle man, and the experience dnd knowledge acquired by- his tong service in the lowei Houso. i in his rulings he knows no par ty, ho politics ; he does his duty simply and'eameatly, bat firmly, fearing no mar abd favoring no friend. CUB HON, JNO'. C,,8HEPPABD. A very singular and somewhat signifi cant feature of the organisation of thi new-House, ia'the foot that the th rei recognised leaders ttt the body are al young, men. The Hon. Jno. C. Sher? pard, of EdgeCeld, who, by reason of hi position as chairman of tho ways ant means committee, is looked upon aa th leader, of tho House, ia a gentleman o limited experience, if y '.rs bo taken a tba measure of experiv oe, but remarks ble ability, quick perceptions, and abor all, of bold ?aggressive manner-in vcr, fact the: right man in tho right place Mr. Sheppard was born Edgeficl County, in July, 1850, and is consequent ly but 27 :yeara of age. He was the so: of the Hon. James Sheppard, who roprt scnted Edgefield in the lower House c the General: Assembly for several term before the' war. Mr. Sheppard was edu cated at Furman University, in Greer ville, aud waa admitted to tho bar i 1871. He is an .indeft?tigablo worke: and is destined to make his mark in tb rvcunairuuicd Future of the faimetl State. ... " HON. BGBHBT ALDRICH, The Gl.i-Tman of tho judiciary comm! tee rank* next in Parliamentary ctiqutt i sMr. Aldrich is the eon of Judge Alaricl a' name aa well known as it is universal! respected in South' Carolina. He,wi born in' Barnwclli in September, 184 , ?nd entered the Citadel Academy 1 I860, At the breaking ont, of the wa I 'htf.^l?S^ej^d?B'anrivate'in thc 81*1 ? South XJafo^?ua Cavalry. He1 Was soc Sromoted to Sergeant-Majer. ' and tilt .djutant bf the regiment. Subsequent he was appointed Inspector-General < the staff of'Ma]?r-GenV?ri' "-Sung, at served through th? entiro. J to tl frdrrendcr. At thc Close oY nullities 1 returned to his horrie and started like o i of as, to ' try to feet a living out of tl 1 soil. After 'planting several years ho a 1 plied foi admission arid was admitted \ the bar in 4866. arid bsa been pra tielbfc'raw ever sinee. Mr.1 Aldrich ' I the Chairman of the law committee J tho Hprise ?ccupits an important and t eporiidble'^positlorr, butene fdr which t I let?ftl. ?fte?men and 'faithful reading, i well as his executive abilities, eminent i fiVbira, k HW. JAS. L. ORB, , The chairman of tito privileges and ob t tiona committee, is probably tho young* member of the Legislature, lie la t VtOVi .??h> *1 -IK Oi non of tho lato Gove, nor Orr, waa bom in Abbeville county, in 1852, ?nd ia oouso qucntly but twenty-five years of ago. He waa educated at tbo King's Mountain military school and at tho university of Virginia, and was admitted to the bar in 1878. In 1874, Mr. Orr was elected from Anderson county io tho lowrr House, and, although the Democrats were in a hope* less minority, be soon made his lufluehee felt even among the ring of adventurers, his bold aggressive course sometimes causing them to pause in their mad ca reer. Since tho organisation of tine new House, Mr, Orr, In bk important position as chairman of the oomfuitteo en priv ileges and elections, har bad a wider field for tho exercise of h'l marted ability, 'and l's influonco has been especially felt by those of the old ring, wno are now knocking for admission at the door of the House, whose authority they so recently defied. A MK HIC AN BINGS. Ccguiflceiit Tribute to Samuel J. TH deu. Corrttpondtnce <!/ (ht rzrttand Argut. NEW YOEE. April 6. He is a little dried up old man ;. he will weigh perhaps 115 pounds; he nasa little lound head, a little round fuco with no beard thereon; a little.round nose? but entirely largo enough for tho face; a 'little round bald spot On tho back of his head. His bair is brown, and bas away of dropping down over the little round fnco ; his eyes are blue and rather eoft than otherwise ; thc lld of tb loft drops' nt times, caused by a nervous affection/ but thc expression is to give one thc im pression of cunning. Hp stoops a little. os little dried up old mon will do, anti his wal?: is something of a creep as though stepping on eggs: Ho has no distin 6ufanea look ; ono would never select' im from a crowd, os a man born to cam*, maud ; ob no, ho looks more like a hard, working shoemaker with his good clothes on than a king, and vet in some respects no king, nor emperor, nor priest, not other man of any cge, or country, has been bis equal. He hos no friends ; ho never had blood enough in his veins either to feel the warmth of friendship or to inspire it. Aa tho fow ounces of blood which he is supposed to have is much too cold to be. quickened by tho presence of lovoly wo man, he is unmarried. He never made a great Bpeecb, never wrote a great book, iu short nover did anything to cali out' tho admiration of mankind. Ho is not, magnetic ; a wooden Indian in fr?nt of a tobacco shop will create os much enthu siasm as he. At the American Institute Fair, when open, is tc bo seen a great number of. curious and most admirable.- nachines of all kinds, doing all kinds of work. One may spend days examining and admiring' these various machines. Away off atone sido, unseen, unnoticed, '.rethought of, is, the engine that moves these al!. Nobody, sees it, nobody thinks of it. All notice and admire the effect, none notice nor admire the canso. This little old man ?B like that epgine?. unseen, unknown, unthought of, but tho. cause of great events. True, for tho last few months his name has been upon every tongue, but this was but an episode in his life, and although his power will bo greater than ever, nis name will no more be heard. He 1B an honest and an' exact man ; if he owes a man a penny if will be paid, and if a penny'is due bim,' he wants it. He was once made a Chief Magistrate of a great State, and after election the event was celebrated by a supper,- ?Vc. 'When the bill came In, bet discovered an error of 88 cents, and sent it back for correction. This vas called meanness by the free and easy politicians, and added to bia unpopularity, for these ?political gentry like only "whole-souled** cllows-a whole-Bouled fellow being one who robs the public crib and scatters A ?;ood uh.tro of the plunder among his rienda. No, this little old man was not a whole-souled fellow, and was hoted by all politician!:. A Western man once denounced Mr. Fcssendcn to mo for tho mean way in which ho lived at Washington. Said T, "My dear friend, if Mr. Fessenden was as dishonest as some others, he could live as well." Ol if wo could nave more mean* ness like that of Mr. Fessenden and this little old man, what a blessing it would be. In the year 1874 the Republicana had entire control of this State. General Dix had m ade a wonderful popular Governor, and as he was a candidate for re-election, it was deemed impossible for th? Demo crats to carry the State. They made ffreut efforts to induce one of their popu ar men like Judge Church to accept tho nomination for Governor in opposition to Dix, but the case was Bo^hopeiesStbatall declined. In this emergency of tho Dem ocrats, my little dried up old man offered himself, and as defeat was. considered certain, bo was accepted. Judge of the blank astonishment of the' politicians when they found that he wai not merely elected, but elected by a ^rutu?adoas ma jority. That little old .man's hand -was felt ?n every county abd town und tu noni district in tho State, as the result showed, and he became "the Governor." In this State are many rings, among tho worst of which was the Canal. JMng. The Governor was hardly installed bet'ire ho began a war against this gang of rob bers. This but made them laugh, for they deemed themselves- invincible. Soon, however, things began to assume.a se.*i"UB aspect for them, and they sent the Governor a message something in this strain, to wit; ?. . "DEAS GOVERKOB-You know, ?how strong wo are ; you know that we hold the balance of power in this State be tween the two parties, and can:elect whom we will ana defeat whom wo will; you know that neither party, and no uovernor. not even JUix, strong as be was, dare touch us. You want to bo Presi dent, and you know that this Stato holds tho balance of poWerin tbe nation : that whoever gets New York will be President; dow if you will let os alone, as JJix and! all previous Governor* i have done, we ? .will guarantee this State t? yon ( bat should you decline, sud make war upon i ns, we will causo : your political death; ati 1 all hazards. ni ' "Yours truly? . THE RlHoJ? . ? ? lo tbU the Governor'returned-answer ? sorr-thing as follows: . ; i "SIRS-You are an organized bftrid of i public robbers, preying upon the com l merdai interestsuf the State: it la my! J duty to destroy yon, and I will do it or J pensh In tho attempt, Yours, I LTHE GOVERNOR." i That showed thc character cf tie manj " He had but to keep" ?uiet as other Govi 1 emors had dono, and tho vote 'of tho ' Empire State was hi?: if he made war L .upon tbs tbi*v?? he waa sate ?o UM? dt, ' romr as hr~~r. ?ja?or?jd, *eo. Tt also " shows tho marvelous pow*: of. tho man s that ho both whipped tho ring .awi aavef] s thc State It soon began tp bo seen that * the Governor would bc a candidatofor the Presidential nomination. Tho rings became alarmed ; Big rings, little ring?, - canal rings, Tweed rings, City nagi, i Whiskey nuga, Tobacco ring?,! ftailr?&d o I rings, all, all oxcrtcd themselves to tar. " ' ."? . *.* r:i tjo-n utmost bf their capacity to defeat the nomination of the Governor at St Louis, for they too well knew that, hie election to thoTrcajuency woti?d be their death knell. Ih addition to the ringa and thieves of all kinds, a large part of the leading men of his party .were earnestly opposed to him. , This arose from two causes; iney knew, that if elected hs( albno would'bo President; and would re quire no kitchen Gabiilet ; that the power behind the throne would be abolished. They bad also boen offended by his cold ness, and disliked him. No candidate bef?te a'convention ever h?d a stronger opposition perhaps, but what-waa the result? Ke swept theo? all aside by a wave pf tho band and was 'nominated piniest without a contest, j And be was elected, too 1 Elected by the ?people; elected by ?he electors. It is all over nov, and the Governor's ?name will ho heard no more forever. Ho 'will never be other than a private citiscs, ?end there is possibl? object in praia ling'or blaming bim. We can sum .iphis case now as fairly and with as little p&s jsion os thp caso pf Julius Csasat. I. ?MB not,hie friend, and in tue campaign waa j 'inactive; but now that all is forever set> 'tied. I may Bay that he would bave made tho heit Chief Magistrate America ever, had or. ia likely; eyer to baye- ti He was 'doubtless better fitted for tho placo than any man whoso name was ever mentioned for that high' position. Could he have been allowed to fill the place to which bs was elected, hw name would hayo gone/ down to future generations as the great. Pretident. What William of Orange was !td England, He would h?v? been to ; America, in tho establishment of good government. Indeed, the two were much ?tliko; both small, fecblo men, both cold and rcpellapt, nod unpopular on that ac count; both exact ana painstaking; both {lossessed of executive ability of the very ?ighcat order. Samuel Jones Tilden is not pimply an able man, but a marvelous man.. Sot simply a lung among men, buta king among kings. He has been lied about as few men have ; he hes boen nwindledaB.no mon ever was-swindled out cf the Presidency. But his loss Is small in comparison to what tho ration ibas lost in losing his administration. L. W. B. FIRST WORKING OF CORN.-If the: land hos beep packed by rain since the corn was planted, run closo and break, deep-If tho land is close and open, the; .ploughing is not important. In that ovent uso plows that will go o vor rapidly land save labor-a shovel, or sweep, or ! cultivator will answer. Avoid throwing much dirt to the young corn, only enough to cover up any young grass that ma; be present, but be rsra it io well covered, much hoeing will not pay in a corn crop, the plow alone ought very nearly to make -ot cou rao thinning'and sumo chopping is generally unavoidable. Thin to a stand as soon as danger of frost; and worm is over. Nothing is more prejudicial to a pliant than having another plant with tho same wants growing beside it -thc strug Sic for existence then boon es intensi ed. If the mildil m e not very hard or foul, and time pigsties, they need not bo ploughed out at thi.; worn Itu*. In any .eventpush on rapidly to 0.ve cc-tton its ; first working just ss soon as it will bear it. The'farmer who keeps. woll ahead, notonly stands tho bestchancotomaka the best crqpS: but will do it with very muoh less actual labor than tho laggard. Let it never be forgotten that the timo to kill grass is before it can bo seen. Besides, " every ono knows that eariy and frequent workings make cotton grow off rapidly and an carly growth of stalk is ono of tho surest anteceden ta of a large crop of bolls. CUCUMBERS OH TRELLISES.-Where over we .go ws- see the cucumber in the open air suffered to . run on the ground. This is, no doubt, a relic of. European culture. Thero it is necessary. Tho climate is not bot enough, and the plants have to be Btarted if not grown altogether in low fiat glass frames. Bat where the cucumber growB wild, it spreads over bubhes and trees, and the growth and product is enormous. All plants with tendrils prefer to ramble in this way. The grape vine, it is well known, seems fairly to rejoice when it can find a large mass pf twiggy brush to ramble over os it wills ; ana so does the cucumber. No one who has not tried can have any idea pf the luxurious growth oft thp cucumber when traiued to a stake which has a set of stubby side' branches left along its ?ength. Some. which the writer saw might be taten ata distance for some vigorous kind pf ornamental gourd*-and the crop waa enormous. ,A great advan tage in this btv lo of culture is that the plants occupy far less ground than when permitted to spread over the' surface in the usual way. This isa great gala to small gardens-and ta largo ones xor that matter, for it we have land enough and to aparo, fW of us have time to waste in preparing moro of it than is necessary to tho perfection ol a crop.-Gardnert Monthly, ni ?-:-.... - , SWEET , POTATOES.-And now, is the time for too potato patch, as we call it. Plough your intended potato patch two or three times' before setting out draws. Having it in rows. Plough and reverse, getting ! bo soil, in fine tilth. When the time is near for setting out, take a singlo shovel plough, open your beds to thc depth of/three'inches, put a little puro stable manure in the trench and await the rain. Ii thc rain does not come,, net out with water-half ? pint to each hill -tho earth being pressed firmly around tho potato root, and a little dry dirt sprinkled around tho top ground. Next is the setting out-some say one foot, some say two feot apart-I say four inches., Tho best cultivation is to ploUgt tb 'your potato all the tl rae, pulling the eartb up around the littlejplants with the hoe Cub univ working, never bar orr, thereby saving thp small roots which make pota toes, and saving one-half tho ploughing. 1 ' In'1876,1 mado 160 bushels sweet po tatoes On ono half aero of land by this mode-giving on? booing, or pulling up with the boo. and ploughing? to the pota _ - ? Spaniard and ao^American were recently dining together in li ew Orleans. i Tho former ia passing a dish of brains to (.the latter said : "What you look I" Thc I American offering tbs Spaniard a plate pf tongue answered, "What you have a surplus of." - A coircappndent. says, "Farmen I should know that a broken loone may bf apt and tho injury, cured in a dumb ani mal, as well, considering their different Mbm* W.In,?ft. ~3mau ^DB' I.on? savea a young horse which got well ant] .stooAjfraftsr bia, hind leg was broken ; and i pot lpng ago had a year old heifer .wblct #IW^.'W ?>5?LtJ?o boc? ?MWWGffl im ?Mi bro.*? ?.chased hei i over, tho bivrs. and. the broken bono pro Je?Wl tht?ugh tVe akin some ; inches, ? J MetierJatosMMM| provided wit! tlttWrfMW^itP*-^ a?,wea .as tl* i circumstances would admit, sod ?pim .led and bandaged ,lt np, and In six week ;?t;Was.appw?Ptly ** =r?U as over, will I Jhe exosptloa pf a amaU callus at th i place where broken. , , ?L , V . ?Vi iltW fifi lilli! ?:.<?'.>. .: Ivie . ^ .fi .1 ,i, ..>:. na require cash parin ont* for ttdrerU-Jng orders* ST Cleullon?, twoln*ortloii?, - ... fj.09 ^.?S^^if^Wi.' . S<S TO WRBX8JW*p3#T8.-- In order to rwtlvf tbtrwqs. . . . j .55- V.'o ?i? BIM rapannofo for the rlft-ra ?nd ^AII^?^?W^?*? ?dare**ed ?o"Ed Ito?? Intelligencer," add all nttttckf. ?xtfi*. mouay order?, Ac, ?boula w tawli I??T?WO to the order of ' B. B, MUliKAY A CO., , Andergon.S. 0, FbrikeAiidcrionliitdligencfr. ABBEVILLE COUNTY. A r?cent trip to, {ho ctulorn part ot. Abbeville C/ouuty produced favorable impressions AS to the future outcomo in the history .of that.County. F/rom, thar ? earlies*, settlement of the j?ouptry Abbe-. . ville has boen renowned for the fertility of her coil and? the . intelligence and; gallantry of hor people. Qn the boson? of ber soil somo pf South Carolina's mest;. ?distingutabed wins, firpt drew the breath, of lifo. She waa not only rich in tho 'fertility of her ?oil and the historio mern-, 'eries pf her ancient legends, dcb in the. intelligence and honor of her sons and daughters, but up to the period of the late war she waa rich ?ia? all that makes up the material wealth of a great people. ?But upou the inauguration of reconstruc-, Hob since tho war a blight, equalling' Egyptian darkness, withered all tho fountains of ' Abbovillo'e ancient pros perity and renoWb.1 Having a majority of colored voters',', who *Werg early lcd astray by tho ' cVi'peE-b'agger, all her places of honor and trust and public responsibility were'filled by'tbe ignorant and corrupt. And for a while so hope less apparently was tho case that not a manly struggle was made to throw off the degrading bondage. . -But ?at last, thanks to a kind and merciful Provi dence, tho day of,deliverance from tho robber band waa ushered in hy tim etec tion of Hampton ns, Governor pf the Slate. Once moro old. Abbeville is her self again. Once more vfi\? she be ruled, by intelligence and capacity and honor. While every material .interest withered under tho spoliation of tho robber band the original fortuity of her. magnificent, soil remained unharmed. 'Tia true that Abbeville, like other of her slstor coun ties, had suffered oven before the war by a careless cultivation of her soli, yet old mother earth will abundantly respond to tho calls of scienco and skillful cultiva tion. Under tho rule of tho Radical band her lauds which lbrmcrly comman ded from fib to $15 per acre dwindled in pr;;o to an average of about three dol lars. Some of the finest, lands in some, of the finest sections of Abbeville along, the valley of the Savaufi&b. could have been purchased a year ??o nt these de preciated prices. Now . tho scale ia turned. Under-good and heuest govern ment, a government under, whose benign influence every citizen, however humble,, will feel perfectly secure in person and property j we predict that Abbeville will; br? one of the. first counties in the State to regain her former high petition of respectability. * On a short trip to Greenwood recently, alongside tho bed nf the Greenville & Columbia Railroad we, were favorably impressed with the evidences pf return ing prosperity. This road ia located for a stretch of about fifty miles, extending from Williamston te Ninety-Six, on a beautiful ridge of land dividing. the waters of the Savannah and Saluda Rivera. These; beautiful ridge lands.aa they descend towards the territory of Abbeville seem to increase in fertility, especially in tbo - production . of cotton and wheat. In the neighborhood of Willlams?on and Bolton, the writer pass ing along a country road was strongly impressed with the beauty of the sur rounding country. For the most part, tho farms consist of level fields, composed of a productive sandy loam, hero and there interspersed with branch bottoms. Along the lino bf railroad ali the little towus have paton the garb of improve? mont. 'Lands adjacent to the road cov ered with old field pines are now consid ered tho most valuable of any. Tho timber for car wood is worth twenty or twenty-five dollars per acre, and for a few years such lands produce astonish ingly in cotton or the einnll grains. And, to our astonishment, we found at Belton at the residence of Dr. W. C. Brown a beautiful carpet of blue grass, covering his yard of nearly two &r>?*; Se, then, sandy plains uro not only good for cotton and the small p-*ins, but can be made to produce lu cariant grasses, far grazing purposes at least. As we approached Henea Path and Dcnsaldsville vre discovered & marked chango In tho appearance of the soil. The1 soil changes to a rich clay soil, which is well' adapted, not only to tho production of cotton but also, of wheat. At Donnaldsv?ll? we found a hospitable people and some evidences of enterprise and improvement. There Is ono pecu liarity ihr ut the ridge lands of this sec tion. Ol? *he highest1 parts of the ridge there are wet spots of such a nature that it is almost impossible to drain them, and When ditched will not produce any thing but peas. They afford, however, fino grazing grounds. In this section daring tho winter season much of tho labor ls devoted to cutting car wood for the steam engine. It is worth1 two dol lars pet Cord, delivered and stacked on ; tho railroad, and tho farmers usually pay \ about soventy-flve conta for cuiting, which leaves cac dollar and twenty-five coots for the timber and hauling:' The health of this portion'bf Abbeville is ' good, bilious fever boing prevalent only i certain seasons. The farmers are vnrm ? ly in favor of a stock law. 'With such a ? law in force' throughout the State and 1 light taxes, with low rates, of Interest, tho country would soon become moro \ prosperous thin over before. Tho town i of Greenwood ls oae of the prettiest and ; most thriving towna on th? railroad. I The town wai first projected mainly for social, religious ind educational par i 'posea''by the' wealthy planters cf that a section, but it has now b?com? tho r UUblcua of a" Considerable local trade, j If tba Augusta & Greenwood road should ?1 'ever be completed. Greenwood wilt be J come the rivai ?f Greenville in the way ] of trade. : gj : ; . . ixl . T. H. B, i ; -Don'tbuy a coach to please your ! wifo. Bctl?r mako her a little sulky.