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gj jft MURRAY, Editor. ~ THURSDAY HORNING, MAY 24, 1877. Senator Cochran has introduced a bl'l to investigate and ascertain the actual bona fide indebtedness of the various counties in this State, and to regulate the manner of paying, the same. This is a very important matter, and if properly devised and carried through it will be the greatest of dressings to many counties in the State? The Legislature should adopt some measure to secure this end. Gen. W. A. Walker, the Democratic nominee, was elected State Senator from Chester County, on thfc loth inst, over Chisolm, the Radical nominee, by more than one thousand majority. On the 18th he took his seat, thereby making the Senate stand sixteen Democrats to seventeen Republicans. But as Whitte more is gone there are sixteen to sixteen, and the President of the Senate being a Democrat we will control that body also. The County of Chester has been re? deemed, and the Senate of the State wrenched from the foul hands of Radi? calism. _^_; Hayes has appointed Stone District Attorney for South Carolina, fie allows Worthiugton to remain Collector of the Port of Charleston, and has offered Dunn the position of Internal Revenue Collec? tor. He has also offered Chamberlain the position of Solicitor of the Treasury. We do not think it coneistentent with official honor and integrity to make such appointments, and have no hesitancy in expressing the same opinion we have hitherto given, which is that President Hayes is as great a fraud as the Louisiana Returning Board, which stole the Presi? dency for him. Ex-Governor Chamberlain has been admitted to the bar in the city of New York, and his shingle now swings in the breezes of the great American metropolis. We hope he will attend enough musical entertainments to learn the distinction between the clicking of the keys on a brass horn and the cocking of a revolver. He will at leisure meditate upon the occurrences of the past eight years, and will, we trust, learn enough to make him a wiser and better man. If he does not New York will have no occasion to be proud of him. By the way, we wonder if Kimpton has been saving any of the quantities of State bonds that they got away with for Chamberlain ? Whittemore, like the Grecian rogue of old, "has left his country for his conn try's good," but before leaving he made an agreement with Senator Meetze to pair off votes with him on all questions before the Senate. This agreement was of course made expecting Whittemore to return in a few days, but as he has so un ceremoniously and discourteously taken his departure, without even telling his brother members of the Senate "good? bye," Mr. Meetze will probably not feel bound to cease voting forever. It is said that in addition to the charges we pub? lished last week still others were being collected, and even Whitteniore's lawyer says he would be "a-fool if he did come back." - Massachusetts is a more pleasant climate for as fat a man as he is duringjthe summer months, anyhow. -He is a good riddance to us, but we take this occasion to express 'our sympathy for Massachusetts on account of her severe affliction in having this nuisance. CONVICT LABOK. Heretofore the maintenance of the State Penitentiary has been a very ex? pensive mode of punishing crime in South Carolina. Indeed, ander Moses' administration enough was spent for this purpose to have boarded every criminal sent to the Penitentiary for the same length of time at the Charleston or any other first class hotel in the country. Under Governor Chamberlain, the ex? penses were somewhat reduced, but the amount expended, forty thousand dollars, was an unreasonably large one. The salaries connected with this institution should bo properly reduced, and the convict labor, instead of being almost a dead-loss to the State, should be made to approximate as near as possible to a self supporting system. Criminals should understand that the Penitentiary is not a place of ease or idleness, but that a term in it is only another name for a period of hard work, the earnings from which go to the State as a compensation in a measure for the crime committed against society. We are tired of having innocent persons punished by taxation to such a large ex? tent for the purpose of supporting a set of criminals. There has been reckless extravagance in this institution, and it should be corrected at once. When it was.under the charge of Maj. T. B. Lee, of-our County,' although it was only in process of erection, it was run. upon rig? idly economical principles, and would soon have been self-sustaining had not Ex-Gov. Scott removed the faithful and efficient Superintendent to make room for the warpet-bag adventurers who have presided over it ever since. With the right man for Superintendent the ex? penses could be greatly reduced, and we respectfully suggest to his Excellency Governor Hampton that inasmuch as Maj. Lee was removed without cause by a carpet-bag Governor, that a tender of the appointment to him at this time would be a proper vindication of his offi? cial conduct, and would be gratefully re? ceived by the people of our entire State. We do not know that Maj. Lee would accept the position if tendered to him, but inasmuch as he was removed on ac? count of his political principles, it seems to us proper that he should be restored, now that the Democratic party has re? gained control, of the government. We are glad to see that the Legislature is contemplating the enactment of a law allowing the hiring or farming out of the convicts. This is the course pursued in Georgia, and the result has been very satisfactory. By leasing the prisoners at even one or two dollars per month, with their board and clothes, the State would lose nothing for either of these items on such prisoners as were hired, and the income from them, would help to supply any deficit of such as could not be hired out. ' Corporations could lease them, and it would no doubt give a needed impetus to the commencement of work on projec? ted railroads and canals in our State. With such a system, and the proper man at the head of it, the Penitentiary will be more efficient than it has ever been. INTEREST ON THE STATE DEBT* I The House of Representatives has de? cided to levy and appropriate a tax for the purpose of paying the interest on the State debt before it is ascertained what portion of it is valid and what fraudulent. They propose to leave the settlement of this question to a commission of five) to be hereafter provided for. Whose act re? cognizing or rejecting any bond shall be final. This is a very objectionable plan, for no five men should be entrusted with so much power. The people sent their Senators and Representatives to Columbia to look after such matters as these, and we do not expect them to dele? gate such power to three men absolutely. The commission should be raised as Gov? ernor Hampton suggested in his message, giving them power to investigate the subject of our indebtedness and report to the next meeting of the General Assem? bly. Not one dollar of interest should be paid on the bonded debt of the State until such a course has been pursued. To say that this would be repudiation or dishonorable to the State is sheer non? sense. For the State to appoint this commission, and pledge payment to the honest portion of the debt, would be acceptable to every honest bond-holder, and we should not care for the clamor of the speculators who have knowingly dealt in the fraudulent portion of this debt. We have as high regard for the honor and credit of South Carolina as any. man, and would not for one instant approve any scheme to bring about re? pudiation or the semblance of it; but the talk about repudiation is entirely without foundation in the present discussion. The question is do we owe the present debt? If the General Assembly is will? ing to acknowledge it as valid and bind? ing, then they should arrange to pay it promptly, but unless they are willing to say to their constituents that the whole debt is valid and needs no examination, they should carry out the Governor's suggestion and investigate it carefully before paying any part of it. Because a man wishes to find out what are the valid claims against him is no evidence of a. de? sire to shirk their payment. It is the same with a State. We have to admin? ister upon the actings and doings of the Republican party in South Carolina, and we should get in all the elaims and scruti? nize them carefully before we commit ourselves to their payment The talk about locking the wheels of government by the taxes being paid in coupons is equally as visionary. In the first place, the bonds are in the hands of a few men, and most of them , pay no taxes in South Carolina. Hence, the amount that would be tendered by actual bondholders would be very , small. To put these coupons into the hands of the masses for the payment of taxes, they would have to be sold for less than their face value, and the people of our State would derive the benefit from them, even if it were practical to use them. Thus a coupon for ten dollars would probably be sold for eight dollars, and the purchaser would obtain the benefit of the discount, thus saving the discount, whatever it is, to the tax-payers, and not rushing the whole amount out of the State info the pockets of a few bond-holders. If the treasury is in danger of flooding from coupons, we prefer that some of our people should derive at least a portion of the benefit. But we have no fears of any such result. The people who voluntarily paid their taxes to support the Hampton government would not trouble the treasu? ry with coupons. Another point which is left out of con? sideration by the advocates of this appro? priation is the fact that the holders of these bonds cannot sue the State. Their only mode of procedure is by placing the coupons in the bands of individuals, and these individuals must littigate the re? ception of these coupons for themselves. If a, Mandamus is issued by the Circuit Court to compel a treasurer to receive the coupons for taxes, an appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court, and thus prevent a decision until after the investi? gation. Another point about the danger I of litigation, is that the people will not | generally engage in the course necessary to flood the treasury with coupons, for a j man who pays twenty or thirty dollars tax cannot afford to buy these coupons, and then employ counsel to litigate their reception for his taxes. Again, we do not understand how it is that the advocates of paying the interest can find any difference between cou? pons and the bills of the bank of the State. Both are receivable for taxes, and yet they profess to be unable to get around the coupons, but do actually re? fuse to provide for the bank bills, which are as just a debt and are more generally distributed among our people than the coupons. We maintain that as a matter of law, of policy and of equity, there should be no discrimination between these two classes of debt Neither of them should be recognized until they are fully investigated and acted upon by the Legislature. To pay the interest on the debt is to validate it irrevocably. Every lawyer knows that the payment of interest on an antiquated debt will revive it; or the willing payment of interest on a forged note will acknowledge its justness, and we cannot imagine the reasons which in? duce the Legislature to saddle beyond recall upon our already over-burdened people an unknown and indefinite debt. It is presumption, it seems to un, for any man to decide so positively and hastily upon the financial policy of the State, and the Senate owes it to the people to arrest this reckless haste, and thereby gain time to ascertain and sift the various classes of the debt. We assert, without fear of contradiction, that no man knows what the State debt is to-day. A large portion of it has been consolidated; that is, two old bonds have been exchanged for one new one, but it is impossible to say that these old bonds have been can cancelled. Some may hate been, but we doubt whether all were. Thus the debt may turn out to be considerably dupli? cated. It is likewise impossible to tell how many of these consolidated bonds have been issued without any considera? tion. The exchange and issue of bonds was entirely in the hands of Republicans, and they of course issued all that they wanted of them. The people will not and ought not to consent to the payment of any of this debt until it is ful ly investi? gated. They are not willing to leave it to any five men to settle for them. I*is the Legislature^ business to pass upon the riebt, dnu* it ought to be done before ahy of it is paid. The argument of the advocates for imposing an immediate tax, that we are bound to pay the debt because, the State Democratic Executive ^Committee pi -3ged our party ttt Would be a g??d gftmad upofi Which to oppose repudiation, but does not apply in this discussion. The Committee did not pledge us not to investigate what the debt is, nor did it pledge us to pay such portion of it as is fraudulent. A fraudu? lent bond is no part of the State's debt, and the Committee had no right to pledge the payment of anything except the just debt as settled by the "Consolidation Act" A forgery or fraudulent bond is no such portion of the debt, and the tax payei irili never agree to pay such bonds as the , given Kimpton & Co. for their rascalities. The people look to the Senate to avert the threatened danger from hasty action, and if it does not do so? then we appeal to GoVi Hampton to veto the bill. He cannot consistently approve it, for he recommended the investigation before payment. To recede from his position would show that he has no stable views upon the financial situation. We hope the Senate will save him from the neces? sity of acting, but, if it does hot, the Governor will owe it to himself and the whole people to prevent the consumma? tion of bo ruinous a measure. THE ASSOCIATE JUSTICESHIP. The Legislature went into the election for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court with very great haste?indeed, we believe the resolution to elect was passed before Judge Willard had qualified as Chief Justice. This was generally be? lieved to be in the interest of one of the candidates whose chances were thought better then than they would be at a later day. There was very little time* for dis? cussion of the relative merits of the various aspirants, and the country has cause to- congratulate itself upon the happy result of the election. On Thurs? day night the Democratic caucus met to nominate the Democratic candidate for the position. Col. Henry Mclver, of Cheraw, was nominated by Mr. Coit; Col. A. C. Haskell, by Mr. Simpson; Gen. Wallace, by Mr. Sheppard; Gen. Kershaw, by Mr. R. E. Hemphill; Col. Tracy, by Mr. Parier. Three ballots were held as follows: 1st ballot, Mclver 27, Has1* 4119, W? H. Wallace 12, Ker shaw :., Carlos Tracy 5. 2d ballot, Mc? lver 30, Haskell 25, Kershaw 11, Wallace 10, Tracy was withdrawn. On the 3d ballot, Mclver 36 votes, Haskell 22, Ker? shaw 9, Wallace 9. Thirteen members jtheu changed their votes to Mclver, making his vote stand 49; necessary to a choice, 42. The nomination was then made unanimous. On Friday Col. Mc? lver was unanimously elected, receiving the entire vote of all the members, Dem? ocrats and Republicans. His selection is a very judicious one. His claims rested upon his worth and purity, as a man to? gether with his ability as a lawyer. He I will adorn the bench with those qualities [ of mind and heart which are eminently desirable for those who wear the judicial ermine._ _ _ UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES. On last Thursday the General Assem? bly met in joint session to elect trustees for the South Carolina University. There were only twenty candidates frr the seven positions which pay one hundred dollars each. We think that for the present the University should have been closed, as it is doing little or no good and cannot be resuscitated to prosperity within the next three or four years. It is ah item of great expense to the State, and should not be indulged in when there is no substantial benefit derived by the State. It costs too much for the mere name of haying a State University. But as it was decided to continue the institution we think the Legislature made very wise selections for the important position of trustees. Every man selected is a high-minded, honorable and educated gentleman, and under their care and direction we may confidently look for this time-honored institution to be restored, if not to its former prosperity at least to its spotless honor and exalted standard of excellence. The following gives the proceedings of the joint meetting in the election of trustees: Mr. Sheppard nominated Bev. E. J. Meynardie and Judge John E. Bacon, both of Columbia. Mr. Aldrich nomina? ted Col. J. H. Bion, of Winnsboro. Senator Gary nominated Capt. B. W. Boyd, of Darlington. Mr. Austin nomi? nated Gov. B. P. Perry, of Greenville. Senator Connor nominated Mr. J. F. J. Caldwell, of Newberry. Mr. Hood nom? inated Col. F. W. McMaster. Mr. Cald? well nominated Capt J. F. Izlar, of Or? angeburg. Senator Crittenden nominated Col. L. D. Childs, of Columbia. Mr. Westberry nominated Maj. J. D. Bland ing, of Sumter. Dr. Mufier nominated Gen. J. S. Preston, of Columbia. Sena? tor Meetze nominated Louis LeConte, of Columbia. Mr. Hohnes nominated Col. C. H. Simonton, of Charleston. Mr. Curtis nominated Gen. W. H. Wallace, the ' Speaker of the House. Mr. Miller nominated Mr. E. Montague Grimke, of Charleston. Mr. Parier nominated Mr. M. C. Conner, of Colleton. Senator Gail lar nominated Col. W. L. Trenholm. Senator Green nominated Senator W. B. Nash, (colored,) of Columbia. Mr. W. J. Andrews nominated T. McCants Stew? art, (colored.) Senator Taft nominated Hon. C. G. Memminger, of Charleston. Mr. Petty nominated Capt. Hugh L. Thompson. Mr. Brown nominated Sen? ator Gary. Messrs. Wallace and Gary withdrew, and the nominations were then closed. The roll of the Senate and House was then called, and each candidate was voted for separately. The following is the result of the several ballots in the order named: Lev. E. J. Meynardie re? ceived 89 votes, B. W. Boyd 100, Hon. B. F. Perry 78. Col. F. W. McMaster 74, Col. C. H. Simonton 76, Major J. D. Blanding 58, Col. James H. Bion 74. The President declared that the above named gentlemen, having received the majority of the whole number of votes in the several bdlots, were duly elected trustees of the South Carolina University for a term of four years. ? It is given up here by both sides that South Carolina will go overwhelm? ingly Democratic at the next election. Ab for a new party, there is no use of talking about it luere or looking for it, as there is and will be none for years. The whites are solid lor the Democracy, and the blacks will be made to go in the same direction or retire from political duties and privileges. In after years the whites may split up among themselves, but they will not as long as there is a fragment or a fragment of a fragment of the Republican party left in the State. Anything that looks like a Republican party will unite the whites solidly against it.?ff. V. Red/kid's Columbia Letter, ? THE RUSSO-T?RKISH WAR. Russia, one of the great powers of Eu? rope, and Turkey, which ranks only as a third or fourth power, are now engaged in a war, the extent of which It is very difficult to define ?t present. The War results from the antagonism of race, re? ligion and political interests. The os? tensible pretext on the part of Russia for the declaration of war against Turkey-is the deliverance of the Christian subjects of Turkey from the oppression and hor? rible persecutions of the latter power. The Greek Church is the established re? ligion in Russia, and the Mahommedan in Turkey. A large majority of the people of most of the Turkish provinces in Europe are of the Christian persua? sion, and these are deprived of all polit? ical rights, and subjected to the domina? tion of the Mahommedan power, the outrages and cruelty of which have for centuries shocked not only the Christian but the civilised world. The barbarous ferocity of the Turks could not have con? tinued so long in enlightened Europe if it had not been for the influence of po? litical considerations which the leading powers of Europe have been unable to settle to their mutual satisfaction. The sympathies of Europe are with the op? pressed, outraged and suffering Christians in the Tufkish provinces, and yet so Controlling are the conflicting political interests of the leading nations, that in 1854 the two great Christian powers of Europe?England and France?*tbe one Catholic and the other Protestant, united with Turkey against Russia to perpetuate in European Turkey the barbarous power and religious ostracism of the Moslem, and thus has been presented the glaring inconsistency of Christian nations ap? pealing to the sword to sustain the Ma? hommedan power. With nations, how? ever, religious subjects are always of secondary consideration, and made, sub? servient to those of a political nature. This has been emphatically the case in the course which the European powers have pursued towards Turkey. The leading powers are jealous of each other, and opposed to the territorial aggrandize? ment of any one of them. Constanti? nople is the objective point to which Russia has looked since the time of Peter the Great, and she will not be satisfied un? til it is obtained. So important is it to Russia, to afford her a maritine outlet to the Atlantic Ocean, that without it, not? withstanding her great extent of territo? ry and formidable armies, her navy and marine must remain relatively inconsid? erable. The interests of England in the Medi? terranean, in Africa and in Asia induce her to oppose any of the great power? obtaining possession of Constantinople. To prevent this England united with France in 1854 to assist Turkey in the Crimean War, and is now preparing to involve all Europe in war sooner than permit Russia to take and hold it. Italy, Austria, Germany and Russia each wants portions of Turkey, but they cannot agree among themselves as to its partition, and the other powers of Europe are utterly opposed to any one of them having any part of it. What is to be done with Turkey comprises in a nut-shell what is implied by the "Eastern Question." For more than a century the statesmen of Europe have grappled with it, without being able to solve it, and the temporary arrangements made for guaranteeing jjd independence were intended to avert a general European war, which it was universally feared would follow any per? manent settlement of the question which could possibly be made. It cannot be supposed for a moment that En rope, by those treaty stipulations which guaran? teed the integrity of the O ttoman territo? ry, intended to foist permanently upon Europe, Asia and Africa the Mahomme? dan religion and government. These treaty stipulations were mere temporary expedients to meet threatening exigen? cies, fraught with more immediate dan? ger to the general good than Mahomme? dan imposition and domination. These treaty stipulations are now at an end, and the nations of Europe must meet the question, face to face, "What shall be done with Turkey ?" Russia, if left alone, will conquer Turkey; but the present indications are that she will not be left alone, that alliances will be formed by each of the opposing powers, and that the Mahommedan power, which was es? tablished by the sword, will perish by the sword, having drenched all Europe in blood. PRESIDENT HATES AS AN ORATOR. The annual banquet of the Chamber of Commerce of New York was celebra? ted on the 15th inst., and President Hayes and his Cabinet were present. Invita? tions were also given to Ex-Gov. Tilden, Go v. Robinson and the leading officers of New York, but as Democrats they de? clined, because they could not consent to recognize or endorse the fraudulent elec tion of President Hayes by meeting him socially. This is an example well worth the consideration of our people. When called npon for a speech the President said: "Mr. President, it is a gratification to have this opportunity to meet such an assemblage of the business men of the city of New York. I wish to make my acknowledgment to them for their invi? tation to enjoy with them their annual secret meeting. I wish to assure them that this hearty greeting is very welcome to me. [Cheers.] At peace with all the nations of the world, with an, honest pur? pose on the part of our people and on the part of the government [loud cheers] to strive for the restoration of the ancient concord within our own limits, [hurrahs and great applause,] I believe that, not? withstanding the unfortunate array of figures which has been disentombed, we may confidently look for early, decided and encouraging evidences of the reviv? ing of business prosperity throughout our country." A few more such elaborate discourses this will make President Hayes as famous for sententious oratory as his no? torious predecessor, Ex-President Grant. ? There were three deaths under one umbrella at Newberg, N. C, on the last Sunday evening in April. At the dose of the service at the colored chnrch a thunderstorm passed over the town, and two young girls took refuge under a col? ored brother's umbrella, which had a steel handle. There was n vivid flash, and in an instant there were three life? less bodies prostrate on the sidewalk. The cover of the umbrella was partly burned. _ _ ? Five prominent candy-makers in Boston have been indicted for using poisonous ingredients, THE ELECTION OF CHIEF JUSTICE. As a very general interest has been manifested by our people relative to the election of Chief Justice, we give below a synopsis of the proceedings of the Joint Assembly which met on the 15th tnst. to elect a successor to the late Judge. F. J. Moses. Governor Hampton had de? clared in favor of Associate Justice A. J. Willard for the position, and, through the influence of his administration, se? cured the nomination of the Democratic caucus for him. The proceedings of this caucus have not been published, but it is known that there was considerable oppo? sition to the nomination, which was not made until after midnight, and after a number of ineffectual ballotings had been held. The Democratic nomination hav? ing been given Judge Willard, his elec? tion was a certainty, and, when the time for the joint session came, it was only necessary to go through the form of elect? ing him, which was done as follows: The Senate came into the hall in pro? cession, and Lieutenant Governor Simp? son took the chair and called the Joint Assembly to order. The Clerk read the resolution under which tbe Joint Assem? bly had convened. The Lieutenant Governor said that five minutes would be allowed for each nomi? nation, and five minutes for each second to a nomination. Mr. Orr?I rise to nominate Judge A. J. Willard. Extended remarks are un? necessary. Judge Willard has for a long time filled the position of Associate Jus? tice with honor to the State and with dignity. I am satisfied that if he should be promoted to the position of Chief Jus? tice he will still continue to hold tbe balances of justice properly, and continue to be an honor to South Carolina as he has been in the past. I, therefore, urge his claims on this General Assembly. Mr. Andrews?I rise to put in a nomi? nation. In nutting in my nomination I do not want it to be understood by this General Assembly that I do it for the purpose of injuring the wheels of the government, but I nut it in with the motives that have always prompted me according to my own conscience for the welfare of the State. I feel that there are able gentlemen in the State of South Carolina who can fill the office of Chief Justice as well as the candidate who has been nominated. It will be an honor to vote for my candidate. This is the Hon. W. D. Porter, of Charleston. Mr. N. B. Myers?I rise to second the nomination of Judge Willard. It gives me a great deal of pleasure to be able to demonstrate to the people of this country that the people of South Carolina are de? termined to recognize worth. It has been said that we are opposed to a certain class of men; and I want to declare by my vote to-day that I am not opposed to men who are identified with South Caro? lina and her interests. I therefore take great pleasure in seconding the nomina? tion of Judge A. J. Willard. On motion of Mr. Hamilton, the nomi? nations were then closed. Mr. Palmer rose to make a nomination, but the Chair said that it was out of order. The vote was then taken viva voce, and resulted as follows: A. J. Willard, 86; S. McGowan, 39; W. D. Porter, 2; J. B. Kershaw, 2; W. H. Wallace, L Mr. Keith originally voted for Mr. Mc Iver, but changed to Gen. McGowan. Mr. Caldwell voted for S. W. Melton, but changed to Gen. McGowan. Those who voted for Judge Willard are: Messrs. Aldrich, Wallace, ?. S. Allen, W. S. Alien, Anderson, Asbi 11, Austen, Bamberg, Bates, Bissell, Blake ney, Blue, D. F. Bradley, W. K. Brad? ley, Bridges, Brown, . Byers, Callison, Coit, Compton, Connor, Cooper, Cum minga, Davis, Deal, Donuald, Edens, Erwin, Gray, C. S. Green, Guignard, Hamer. Hamilton, J. J. Hempbill, B. R. Hempnill, Holmes,. Hood, J. B. Hum-' bert, Hutchison, Jeffries, Jennings, Jones, Kinloch, Leaphart, Maree, Mas sey, McRae, Moore, Muller, N. B. Myers, Orr, Parier, Peake, Petty, Redfearn, Reedish, Rogers, Rountree, Sa.vyer, Shaw, Sheppard, Simpson, Sloan, Van diver, Verner, Watts, Westberry, West? moreland, Wofford. Woodward, You mans, Eowen, Butler, Cannon, Corwin, Counts, Crittenden, Evans, Gaillard, Howard, Jeter, Livingston, Jr C. Max? well, Meetze, Todd, Witherspoon.. .; Those who voted for General S. Mc? Gowan are: Messrs. Alexander, Boston, Coleman, Curtis, Dibble, Evans, Forrest, Gaither,' Gantt, Xeitt, Lowman, Miller, Milton, Morgan, Palmer, Peterson, Reed, Robinson, Scott, J. A. Smith, Wells, Wines, Bird, Carter, Clinton, Cochran, Duncan, Gary, S. Green, Johnston, H. J. Maxwell, W. F. Myers, Nash, Swails, Taft, W?rley, Williams. Those who voted for Mr. W. D. Porter are: Messrs. Andrews and L. D. Bryan. Those who voted for Gen. J. B. Ker? shaw are: Messrs. Ferriter and Hough. Mr. Caldwell voted for Hon. S. W. Melton. Mr. R. H. Humbert voted for Gen. W. H. Wallace. Mr. S. J. Keith voted for Mr. Mclver. The Lieutenant Governor then de? clared A. J. Willard elected Chief Jus? tice, and the Senate withdrew. It is but just that we should state that none of the gentlemen who were voted for by the Republicaus were candidates, and it is due to General S. McGowan that the position he occupied and his noble course in the whole matter should be generally known. When the race first began it was determined to run Gen. Mc? Gowan for the position, and numbers of the Republicans were willing to vote for him, so much so that had he entered actively into the canvass no doubt he could have prevented caucus nomination and secured his own election. But see? ing and recognizing the paramount im? portance of Democratic organization, he declined to be a candidate unless nomi? nated by the Democratic caucus, and as soon as Governor Hampton made Judge Willard the administration candidate, General McGowan declined to allow his friends to use his name for the position at all. Throughout the entire affair his course has been that of the patriot and high-toned gentlemen he has always shown himself. The election of Judge Willard has been very favorably received throughout the entire country, and will do a great deal to practically illustrate to the world that there is no prejudice in South Carolina against Northern men who settle in our midst and attend to their duties. It should also serve as a warning to a portion of the other judges of this State who "knew their duty and did it not," that the road to preferment does not lie in blind partisanship, but in the faithful and just performance of their judicial labors. We hope the result will prove beneficial to our State. Ill On-?i":?:-:?? ? ? The New York Herald has made the discovery that after all the talk about polygamy among the Mormons, there are not WOmen enough in Utah by over two thousand, to go round, giving the men only one wife apiece, it thus appears that although many follow the plural wife custom, more than'enough adopt the no wife at all, or bachelor system, to make things even and a little more so. ? Thursday, June 14, will be the One. hundredth anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as a national ensign. j DISCUSSING THE DEBT. The question of levying a sufficient tax and appropriating enough money to pay the interest on the State bonded debt has been receiving a very warm and general discussion in the House of Representa? tives. On our first page will be found the opening of this discussion, and we append below the report of other speeches with the result .arrived, at:_. Mr. B. R. Hemphill took the floor in opposition to paying the debt, holding that the debt was not a contract, because of its fraudulent nature. The consoli? dated bonds had been given a value of fifty cents on the dollar, when originally they had no value at all. The other side talked about the honor of South Carolina, while there was still before them the mournful spectacle, in which he had taken part two days ago, viz: the election of a carpet-bagger. He was iu favor of supporting the Administration, and quoted from the Governor's message recommending a thorough investigation of the debt. Mr. Simpson asked if he had read the proviso in the section. Mr. Hemphill said he would come to that in time; but was satisfied that the Governor's meaning was to investigate first and then provide for the payment. He went on to show that the committee had exibited a lack of intelligence in pro- i viding $300,000, which was too much to ! pay the interest. Mr. Hood here explained that $260,000 was necessary to meet the interest on the bonds already funded, and the additional $40,000 was appropriated to meet the ad? ditional debt that would probably be funded iu the meantime. Mr. Hemphill then took the position that $300,000 would not be enough to meet the interest on the debt, and he was in favor of finding out how much the real valid debt was before they blindly ap? propriated an amount which might be either too much or too little. . Dr. W. C. Brown, of Anderson, then took the floor in opposition to paying the interest on the consolidated debt, arguing that the debt should be investigated be? fore the appropriation was made. Mr. Conner said: At this late stage of the debate on this bill I do not propose to inflict a speech upon this patient but wearied House. The question we are discussing, however, is of such momen? tous importance, fraught with so much of good or evil to the people of this State, that I cannot permit the occasion to pass without briefly giving the reasons that influences the vote that I shall cast; I in the outset confess to a prejudice against the debt that has been heaped upon us by the Republican party since it came into power. They have wrung; from an impoverished people by taxation such an enormous amount of money year after year that there has never been any need of borrowing money or issuing any; bonds. But t heyhave piled hp debt upon debt, like Pelion upon Ossa, until they stood amazed at the superstructure, and, true to their nature, they began to destroy it by repudiating a part and scaling the balance. Money enough has been raised by taxation to have paid the current ex? penses of the government, sustain, and. build up the public institutions, finished this grand old building, which has been going to decay since they received it, arid Said off a great part of the public debt, 'ut there is nothing to show for this vast outlay; no valuable consideration. The range of discussion has been wide, but the main line of argument pursued by the friends of the- bill nas been based upon . false premi3es?that the opposition meant repudiation by striking out the fifth sec? tion. This is diverting public attention from the real point at issue, and is in? tended to bring odium upon those who oppose the section as repudiationists. : I contend that repudiation is not involved in this question at-all. To say that to refuse to pay a claim that is neither legally nor .morally binding is repudia? tion, is an absurdity. We propose to pay the real bona fide debt of the State, and. as an evidence we provide for the ap? pointment of a commission 'to ascertain what it is, and we simply ask the cred? itors to wait until an examination, is had. We have just commenced a new era, our grand old commonwealth has just arisen i from the dost-of corruption and fraud, I and is putting on: the habiliments of hon? esty and reform. This bugaboo about the treasury being flooded with coupons pre 'Jented for tax.es is'without force. The holders of these funded bonds, with few exceptions,'pay no taxes. They would .have to sell their coupons before they could reach the treasury and if we do not provide for them few taxpayers would ever see them. The holders' cannot sue the State. The State is a sovereignty and 'cannot be sued for debt, or under the act of a Legislature. This funding scheme which'is claimed to be a contract, upon the part of the State, is only an act of the Legislature, and does not bind a subse? quent Legislature. If disposed to do so, we can repeal it in three days. But there is not the difference between the advocates of this bill, and its oppo? nents as would seem to be from the tone and temper of the discussion. Let us examine it. Neither party advocates the repudiation of any bona fide debt of the State. Both parties want a commission raised to find out the valid debt. 1 One party wants a levy and appropriation of $300,000 to meet the interest of the debt before it is ascertained what that debt is. We want no levy nor appropriation until the whole debt has been thoroughly in? vestigated and the good separated from the bad. We are unwilling1 to recognize, either morally or legally, by this appro? priate i any part of the debt until the commission has made the examination and reported to the next General Assem? bly. We.desire, in the meantime, to put ourselves upon the record that,. by re? fusing to make the appropriation at the present session, we in no sense mean or imply repudiation of the bonded debt of the State ,* that the object and purpose of the motion to strike out the fifth section are to secure time and the proper means for the full investigation of the subject of the validity of the indebtedness with a view to provide for the payment of so much of the same as is found to be valid, and no more. With this assurance prop? erly made, I think every holder of an honest claim would be content to give us all the indulgence we ask. But when we are informed, and it is a common rumor among Republicans as well as Democrats, that no small part of the bonds already funded is fraudulent, why should we be in haste to exact from the people, at this stringent time, taxes to pay these bond? holders. Mr. Orr said that this was a measure of paramount importance to the State of South Carolina, and he desired to put himself on record as sustaining the 5th section of the bill. Gentlemen had said that the credit of South Carolina was al? ready gone, but he held that none of the acts of aliens had injured her honor. But, if the sons of South.. Carolina who stood upon the floor to-day take such ac? tion as is proposed, in refusing to provide for payment of this interest, that would stain her honor. That would hang a mill stone about, her neck, which she will never be .'able to get rid of. He proposed to nut away all the figures of rhetoric which had beeil indulged in by members, and to look at the facts as they are. There were over $4,000,000 of consolidated; bonds, on which the State must pay the interest. This section pro? posed to have those bonds examinea by a commission, to see that they were all legal and valid; The appropriation pro? posed by the section was tp pay the coupons of those that were foimu by that commission to be valid. If they were not provided for in this way, the holders could er m pel payment through the courts. As to last years coupons, we have the holders in our power, because the coupons are only receivable for taxes in the year they become due. But ns to those of the present year, they have us in their power; they can use force upon us, and thus sus? pend the whole arrangements of our gov? ernment; and they will do so if we do not make an arrangement to pay them in this way. The section as amended, and as it passed the House, is. as follows: That the sum of $270,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to pay the January and July interest upon the con .soi: dation bonds and certificates oLstock of the State, issued under the provisions of the act to reduce the volume of the public debt: Provided, That no* part thereof shall be applied to the payment of the interest upon the consolidated bonds and certificates of stock, until the holders thereof shall have submitted the same to the inspection and scrutiny, of a commission, raised for that purpose at tbe present session of the General Assembly, and until said commission shall have de? termined the same to be valid and bona fide- ?.. feja ? ? j . COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE. Columbia, May 21,1877. Mr. Editor : The election of Chief Justice has taken place, and, as was pre* dieted, Judge A. J. Willard fills the po? sition. For some time it was considered a foregone conclusion, but about three days before the election the enemies of the administration redoubled their exer? tions, and found some pliant tools in the Democratic ranks, who, for personal spite or personal aggrandizement, were willing to assist in the first effort to defeat the administration. Gov! Hampton did not at the outset wish it to be considered an act of the administration, and tool: no part in it, save to express his opinion as to its advisability when asked by indi? vidual members; but he was committed to Judge Willard by having tendered him the position when he believed he had the appointing power; but by the violent opposition of some sore-heads in our party it was forced upon him, and be publicly declared that he thought it wise, just and necessary. Then came the tug of war. The cry of the opposition was?"any man to beat Willard"; and they worked day and night to accomplish this object. They hunted the country over, and were paid for their pains by having the man they put up most hand? somely defeated. From the first baljot in the caucus they never stood a shadow of a chance; and be it said for the honor of old Carolina and the Democratic party that her sons were never truer, that, in this critical time every Democrat voting for Willard?except Gary and- Bryan? as well as the administration Republi? cans?such as Hamilton,. Myers, Reedish and Westbury?and Gov. Hampton is the Governor of South Carolina io-day notwithstanding ' the efforts of some parties to break his influence. There was. however, a delightful harmonizing in the next election?that of Col, Henry Mclver, of Cheraw, Chesterfield County. He was elected to the vacancy caused, by the election of Willard. He: and Col. Haskell had a tight vote in the caucus, and when he was chosen the nomination was made unanimous, and wonderful to say, his election was unanimous, receiv-' ing every vote of 129, cast by Democrats and Republicans. .v Since these elections the Legislature has gone to work with a will, and is making up for lost time. The appropri? ation bill has been passed and sent to the Senate. The supply bill has passed the House at 7} mills for State purposes, and three for County, making an aggre-' gate of 10} mills. Jost think of that, won't you I instead of 16,18 or 20. mills under Radical rule; and the best part of it is, that this pays all State expenses, school fund, charitable and penal insti? tutions and interest on the public debt.. Now our people will .appreciate the ad? vantage of Hampton ana honesty.,; ? . The fence law will, be passed, the Judges required to interchange circuits, the bonanza tax repealed,the localschool tax bill abolish ed, and - many needed re? forms effected. A bill will be p^Bsed to prevent the sale of liquor within three! miles of' WilUam3ton College., We are getting on finely, and hope to adjourn in ten days. . ::o:*.-.v>w .;?;?-..?!:.. ? I came near forgetting to tell the . best, news of. any. Old Whittemore has gone to' Massachusetts, perhaps forever,' as they have got proof that will pot him in the penitentiary. The Senate -vote stood 15 to 17; bis absence reduced; it to 16, and the election of Gen. rWalker, from Chester, to take Dublin Walker's place, brings our vote up to 16. So we nave a tie vote in the Senate, and the President a Democrat, That's the most glorious news I knpxrifii\&u^lnwuy>e.a?y mdependeiitoi'lKeindependenU. ', ? - J. L: O.' -mm -*.-' Washington Notes and Gossip. < Washington, May 18. . Senator Patterson, of South Carolina, stated in conversation to-day that in an interview which he had with the Presi? dent a few weeks since the President had said to him that his purpose was to ap? point Democrats where it would strength? en his policy and tend to obliterate party lines. Mr. Patterson thinks the dissatis? faction evidenced in the North and'West at the President's Southern policy has induced him to change his mind a little. Since Patterson's return from South Car? olina he has again called on the Presi? dent. In his last interview the President told him he would only* appoint Repub? licans to office in the South, but in making his selections he would take great care to get hold of the best men. {Secretary Sherman has also informed him, Mr. Pat? terson says, that so far as the offices un? der his department are concerned, out . and out Republicans who have .stood by the party in the past will receive consid? eration in preference to those who have become Republicans only since the ad? vent of the present administration. Such assurances as these are. regarded as quite comforting by Mr. Patterson in this day of gloom and despondency which 'has come upon his set o n A professor of the South Carolina Uni? versity now in Washington has received advices from Columbia which indicate a determination on the part of the South Carolina Legislature to refuse all-appro? priations for.the support of the Universi? ty as at present conducted. This will necessitate the temporary closing up of the institution and the discharge of the professors and students. As managed by the carpet-bag authorities of South Caro ' lina, the University was made a political machine, and educational objects were entirely lost .:ght of. It was run on the most extravat. .at scale, three-fourths of the students were ignorant colored youths from the low country districts, and the young white men of the State, whose fathers were heavily taxed for the rap? port of the institution, were debarred from any participation in its benefits. When the South Carolina Legislature meets again next winter measures will be.adopted to reorganize the University anil make it available for the objects for . which it was originally.designed. - 11 Ex^nator West,.o! Louisiana, is con? siderably disconcerted at'the Idea of the President confiding to Gov. Warmouth the work of building up a new Republi? can party in Louisiana..j Mr. .West? was "turned down'' by Kellogg and War i mouth; aud hence he has no very intense : admiration for the two. He is now here, . and says that if the Republican party is to be resuscitated in Louisiana, " new hands must be put1 to the bellows and the old party hacks must take back seats. He says he intends to practice a little self-denial in this way himself, which is very commendable, considering his in-' 'voluntary retirement from public ?K. It is pretty generally believed that the President has privately conveyed to Mar? shal Pitkin, of Louisiana, an intimation that his resignation would be acceptable. It Lb understood that this is desired for the purpose of giving the place to Col. Jack Wharton. In the meantime re? monstrances have come here against the appointment of Col. Whartonlrom both white and colored Republicans of Loui? siana, but principally the latter.; Charges are made that Col. Wharton was connec? ted with the Bossier massacre jn 1863, in which 200 colored people were kHled. ' A letter has also been written to the Presi? dent calling hisattentibn to the testimony* of Maddox,., in which.. he , alleged .'that Wharton was an active -ally- in-his nego? tiations with the returning board. On Monday last Secretary: SEerman> tendered the appointment of Solici? tor of the Treasury to e'x-GoV/Chamber? lain, of South' Carolina. The offer was made at the instance of the President,, who also urged its acceptance: '' Go v.. Chamberlain felt obliged to decline,, however, on account of professional en? gagements previously made, >vhich-were regarded. as more advantageous sionally and pecuniarf had an interview with tbe;Pr?d?^fo day, and be leaves to-night for South Carolina to remain for a week to ciose up private business, when he will return to New York and take his place in a law firm with which he will" hereafter be. associated.; " / ; Sulphee a Sp^crW? vox Scarlet Fever.?Dr. Henry Figeon writes to the London Lancet as follows: Thx> awarrel ous success which has attended my towatr ment of scarlet fever by. sulphur, induces me to let my medical brethren know off my plan, so that they may be able; to ap? ply the same remedy without delay. AU1 the cases in which 11 used it were. very well marked, and' the epidermis on. the arms in each case came away like the skia of a snake. The following was the exact, treatment followed in each case::1 Tbor ]y anoint the patient twice, daily/ with sulphur ointment; give five to tern grains of sulphur in a tittle jam three times a day. Sufficient sulphur was; burned, twice I daily,. (on coals "on a shovel,] to fill the room. with the fumes,. and, of course,' was, thoroughly. inhaled by the patient. Under this mode of treatment each improved immediately, and none were over eight days in making a complete recovery, Ml?irixf?Mit in each it was prevented from spreading by the treatmentW?pteot' i ; '' ' "; : :,-' ? ? - - mi ?-'?- ? I ? Ex-Senator Doolittle fails' to see how the Democrats could have done any more than the President has, and is dis to bei very .cbeerruLbver rae mnfc tion. He doesnfttifak:M^^ elected, but says it may be better for the peace and quiet of the country to have the, Democratic .policy .carried put from the Republican side. As for the Demo? crats, rney'^-awaffreye.^^^^ - - 'f n- i^E^nt ,-- nlfTff?SltC i}\ ? It is reported that, the Americaa officers serving in the,. Egyptian army have refused to bear arms against Buseia. We hope the report is tnieV ' They en? gaged to aerre the Khedivej but thi? should not bind them to take, part with the Turks in the European war. "We* trust, therefore, they, will remain ia Egypt. - ^ r^/-^:;^:^-...; The ingenious doctrine propounded by Mr. Darwin, the tireless investigator of tfa ture and her laws, is as applicable in deCer mining the late, of medianes ?s m^thatof' the animal species. - Every year new reme? dies arebroal^t 5before>'ta^^ ~" soon completely discarded aa thar i idly decreases. Only the are best suited to the' pec the first test. If they uarfe triedrandftowtd wanting'' in the merits which they are said to possess, no am ount of advertising will make them: popular. Of alt the' remedies ever introduced to, the. public, ? none are bo Their sale has steadily' ?ieieasW???y?fr, and wholesale druggists assert that'the pres? ent demand for them is greater than ever before. If you would pat^niM medicines scientifically prepared use I>r. Pierce'SFam lly Medicines. Golden Medical Discovery is alterative, or bl6?a?;cleanjttng,taaj, tin mfr equaled cough remedy; Pleasant Pnrgativc Pellets, scarcely larger than ??Mtitute'an'iigreTOl^ai^ Favorite Prescription,a remedy i Extract of. Smart remedv for pain, bowel coint an <f an utfequal! ed iinim ent for obv1 . and hon^flesh; ? while his Dr. Sage-si?sta-txh DEOTAi mi Only Two Weeks More in Anderson .. ..TV.,.. h: ^' ? and PATRONS ' take .. ... notice. ? E. G. HO*BAH,';Dentuit. ,T)iMay24, -1877-- ;" ; ??4S~ire?ifa?-*r? To Prevent Dogs from Running at Large on the Streets In the Town or Ander? son, unless Securely Muzzled w as to prevent them from Biting. ' nl BE IT ORDAINED by the Intendant and Wardens of the Town of Ander? son, in Council assembled-f *" ? ? ? That all persons are hereby* ?nbtfaeowMi required to Muzzle any. Dog or "" may own by the first day of June, 1877.17 . Aim be rr itraranra Ow>Ar]f*Di'iTB?,s?e Town Marshals are hereby instructed and reqinred to shoot and kill all JDoaij-mnd running at large within the" corporate Hants of the Town, unless they are muzzled so-as to prevent them from biting, as required by this Ordinance. Done and ratified in Council, and thew?l of the Corporation of said Town ?f [l. s.] fixed thereunto, this ?Srd?w ef,May; A. D. 1877. ?? " '? 'SW v" ... WM McGJJXJEN, Intendant,; j. L. Tbxbbie, ClerkCouncil. ?? May 24,1877 ^ 1 V*& !!l '* GREAT _ REDUCTl?li. npHE NEW PAMINY F?NGIER Sjsw A ING MACHINE will bdfcWtwbe'Sold at $36 DOLLARS, $36. And all other styles of Gent??e SmWfclf* .-have been reduced . one-half in price, the Quality will be Mal?? chines at eg these Machines , ? ?- - _? ot its Mghestjstahdartl;.The pub? lic is cautioned; against hoj^gp'11 inferior mannet; ?Bdiwia-ibysii parties. All Genuine Singer 1 sold through authorized agents, at a less price than any other good Machines can be ?old fcuvand always bW-^wnatapted^ide Mark and the name of the Suiger Company distinctly printed on the arm of the mach! he, The public,,will see from this: that the price of this celebrated and long-tested .Ma? chine te iioWVtiie reach ^otW^'jS& come right along.and get one of .them. I have at this, time forty on .hand thatiyou can select from; I will still carry tttin^o your house, and spare no pains in givihg?i structions. - They are. sold on veir^wiy 'terms. A little cash down?the balance in ?the-FaUv ,j?**Z?m*'iPi - , ,| k iOWSf? ?ZJkmk sue ? Agent for Ander-wn and Pickens. May 17,1877 '! ? v'-Jf?H "