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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1877. Governor Hampton has effected the loan of $100,000 to run our State gov? ernment until taxes are collected in Oc? tober. Two capitalists in New York take the loan at seven per cent., payable on the collection of taxes, or at the con? venience of the State. No security was required, and the money will be borrowed entirely on the credit of the State's honor. This is still another evidence of the benefits resulting from Democratic government in South Carolina, The famous Underwood gang of ma? rauders have revived their raids in Louis and Carter Counties in eastern Kentucky, and now number some two hundred noted desperadoes, who have driven the farmers from their plantations and are pillaging the country which is sparsely settled. The Governor has ordered a portion of State militia to the scene of the riot and will crush it out as speedily' as possible. Some fighting is anticipated, but law and order will be speedily restored. The fence law is occasioning very heated discussions in some sections of our County, and we regret to learn that some persons are endeavoring to make the measure a subject of division on Che color line, and even going so far as to assert that they will maintain the pres? ent fence system if it requires bayonets to do so. They had as well realize now as at some later day that the bayonet will no lougpr be a factor in the control of public measures in this country. Whatever the ballot box says about this question will be4he law, and we urge all good men to frown down the efforts of any man who seeks to array race against race. If it is a race question, then all white men ought to.stand together; but it has, in our opinion, nothing to do with race, and we will in future publish the proceedings of any assembly which seeks to present a nice issue out of the subject, that our people may be informed as to the secret workings of the question. We desire a full, free and fair discussion Let us try to ascertain what is best for the general good, and then adopt it. There is no reason for any bitterness, and we hope there will be none of it in future. MORE TROUBLE FOR HAYES. The Louisiana Returning Board is still receiving the -attention of the public. Last week the Grand Jury of one of the State Courts in New Orleans found in? dictments against J. Madison Wells, T. C. Anderson, Louis M. Kenner and G. Casanave, charging them with having "on the 4th of December, 1876, falsely and feloniously altered and published as true the altered, forged and counterfeited election returns for Presidential electors from the parish of Vernon at the election of November last by adding 158 votes to each of the Hayes electors and deducting 395 from each of the Tilden electors. ( Bail has been fixed at $5,000. Cash has been furnished by Wells and Kenner. Anderson and Casanave will surrender themselves and furnish bond." This in? dictment if properly pushed will no doubt reveal to the public the true inwardness , of the rascalities practiced by this Board, and lay bare the deformity of Mr. Hayes' title to the Presidency. It is therefore not to be wondered at that the Returning Board President is worried over these in? dictments. The President thinks, it is said, that all offenses of this nature were condoned by the Foster-Matthews bar? gain, but we imagine he does not realize the magnitude of the offense which is alleged to have been committed, or he could not imagine jLimv^ndoned^Jy^ a bargain made by some of his friends. Does not the President know that a felony cannot be condoned except by the punishment of the criminal, and tLat if Foster and Matthews had made any bar? gain shielding the Board from prosecu? tion for felony, they could be prosecuted themselves for compounding a felony? Mr. Hayes has reason to believe from the submission of our people to his usurpa? tion that the country is prepared to stand almost anything, but such barefaced im? pudence as saying that such crimes as this Board are charged with was con? doned to make him President, and there? fore the perpetrators should not be prose? cuted, is not calculated to inspire the country with any high regard for his in? tegrity. Mr. Hayes received the Presi? dency, the most precious piece of official property owned by our people, knowing that it had been stolen from the persons chosen by the suffrages of bur nation, and now objects to the prosecution of the thieves, who it is alleged stole the office for him. He is a pretty reformer, and deserves the support of all who can pocket their principles to pay tribute at the shrine of successful rascality. It is generally believed that if the prosecution is successful in convicting the members of the Returning Board on this indictment, Mr. Stanley Matthews, the new administration Senator from Ohio, and John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, in Hayes' Cabinet, will be indicted for subornation of perjury, and for aiding and abetting fraud. There is said to be very little doubt of the con? viction of the Board, for numerous wit? nesses are present to prove the charges, and the affair is creating the profoundest anxiety in administration circles. Wells has written letters to Washing? ton, threatening full exposure unless he is saved from punishment, and nothing can be obtained from the prosecuting at? torney as to the course he will pursue, but it is expected that a member of the returning board will turn State's evidence and divulge the fact that they were ad? vised to pursue the course they did by some of the visiting statesmen, sent to New Orleans by President Grant Should things take this turn Mr. Hayes will hardly be enabled to retain the Presi? dency, and the death knell of Republi? canism will be sounded at no distant day. The country believes there was fraud, and that the President knew of it, but if that belief should be confirmed by a judgment of a court of justice, the discon? tent of the people would assume the pro? portions of a perfect tornado of wrath to? wards Republicanism and towards every Democrat who directly or indirectly helped to heap such shame upon our re? public. This trial will be watched by all with the most intense anxiety. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. Russia has met with a decided check in her progress through Armenia by an army of the Turks passing secretly through Persian territory) which is neu? tral ground, and surprising the Russian forces by an unlooked for attack in the rear. The result has unsettled all of the Russian plans for operations in Asiatic Turkey, and the invading army is now in the fortified camps awaiting reinforce? ments. In the meantime the Ottoman forces are becoming inspired by their successful maneuver, and it is probable they will worry this portion of their ene? my's army very considerably. The Sul? tan is withdrawing his forces from Mon? tenegro, which will add an additional sixty thousand to the army opposing Russia. On the Danube very little has been achieved by the Czar's army, Only about one hundred and twenty thousand Russians have crossed the Danube, and the Turks have been successful in de? feating several efforts for a further cross? ing, while those already over have been unable to gain any decided advantage. This state of things results from over confidence on the part of the Russians. They were out-generalcd in Armenia and foiled upon the Danube, hence we do not anticipate any very active movements until they have had some weeks to re? cover from these reverses. The position of the Russians in both Armenia and on the Danube is a safe one, and hence the principal object gained by the Turks is a delay in the advance, which will throw the campaign so far into the summer as to place the Russians under great disad? vantages in such a warm climate as that of Turkey. It is, therefore, not improba? ble that there will be very little hard fighting before next fall. The great Southern hater, James G. Blaine, Senator from Maine, was one of the orators at Woodstock, Connecticut, on the Fourth of July, and the fury of his wrath was, as might have been ex pected, poured out upon the South. He opposed the annexation of any portion of Mexico, because he feared it would go with the South, and favored the annex? ation of portions of Canada, because it would go with the North in politics. We agree with him that no part of Mexico ought to be annexed, but our reason is that we fear it would fall under the control of the corrupt carpet-baggers who Mr. Blaine would fain have contin? ued in power down South. His Canada scheme has no probability nor life in it, and therefore his remarks upon it were simply the effusion of his gasious brain. The true intent of the speech was to strike the President a blow by inducing the belief that his course was working advantage to the South. Mr. Blaine is one of the old Republican stagers who is unable to learn that the war has ended, and hence be continually croaks about sectional divisions. He and Chamber Iain are doing good work in breaking down Republicanism in the nation, and we hope they will canvass the whole country upon the issues they are at present urging. FEDERAL RELATIONS. Judge Cooke has taken a high and commendable position upon the subject of State and Federal jurisdiction in his charge to the Grand Jury at Greenville during the late Court. We congratulate the Judge upon asserting the rights of the States, and hope this manly express? ion on his part will be rigidly enforced. The Judge said: Gentlemen of the Jury: It is Sroper that your attention should be irected to the manner in which it is said the internal revenue laws of the general government are being enforced by her subordinate officers to the great oppression and outrage of many of the citizens of this State. I kno^anot wheth wUfcjjpgftBBgBTio generally made by al? most the entire press of the State, be true or not; of this it is your duty to inquire, and presentment make. The peace of society demands no less of your body. These officers of the government, be? lieving that when proceeded against for violations of the State laws, they can move their cases into the United States Court, and go unwHipped of justice, have no doubt grown reckless as to how they discharge their duties, as well as embol? dened to oppress and outrage the citizen. If upon investigation you should find this charge sustained, you will present all persons who may have engaged in oppressing your people, and I undertake to say two very important things will be accomplished. First, this class of United States officers will soon learn they cannot longer violate the State law with impuni? ty. Secondly, that they will be tried in the State courts regardless of the act of Congress, which authorizes them to trans? fer their case to the United States courts. In saying this, I am not unmindful of my oath-of office, to wit: That I recog? nize the supremacy of the constitution and laws of the United States over the constitution and laws of any State. The practical effect of the act of Congress re? ferred to is to prevent the trial of these officers, let the grade of their crime be never so infamous, and to encourage the commission of crime. In the case of the State vs. Mattison, indicted for the mur? der of Davis, in the county of Anderson, Judge Bond held that Mattison was a revenue officer in the discharge of his duty, and that the killing of Davis was a necessity, incident to the discharge of his duties, and turned him loose without a trial by jury, in violation of paragraph 3, section 2, article 3 of the constitution of the United States, which reads as follows: "The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury^" &c. The act of Congress confers no jurisdiction upon the United States Court to try and determine a prosecution begun in the State courts for misdemean? ors or crimes, by virtue of statute or in? dictable at common law. The jurisdiction of the State courts in all matters of crime at common law and statute law, not in violation of the con? stitution of the United States, has been conceded by the general government for nearly 100 years, I may say without ques? tion or debate, and in fact from the lay? ing of the foundation stone of the repub? lic, until even long after the Republican party gained the ascendancy in the Union; and I am utterly at a loss to know how, when, or where the State lost her jurisdiction in such cases. I shall, therefore, disregard the said act of Con? gress, and direct Mr. Solicitor to proceed with all prosecutions against revenue officers charged with violating the laws of this State. And in this behalf, I take pleasure in saying that the judgment of the court meets with the hearty support and concurrence of your very able, zeal? ous and courteous Solicitor. ? The Marlboro' Planter says that Whittemore is living in palatial splendor at Woburn, Mass. The house and grounds are said to be worth $00,000. The Planter suggests that old Soap Grease has large funds to draw from, and that he be cooped, like Tweed, and squeezed. JUDGE CARPENTER RESIGNS. Judge R. B? Carpenter writes from Washington a letter to Governor Hamp? ton resigning the J?dgeship of the Fifth Circuit He claims the legal title to the office, and expresses the belief that his administration of the law was acceptable to the people of his Circuit, but resigns because he does not wish to preside over a people who do not wish him to be their Judge, and because he docs not desire to produce any discord in this State. This is a new role for Carpenter to play in, and every one easily perceives his object. He is an applicant for the position of District Attorney of South Carolina, and this letter with its apparent fair tone is intended to induce the President to look upon him as a persecuted but magnani? mous Republican. He is too well known in this State for this letter to induce any support from our people. The idea of his desiring to suppress discord is quite amusing, for he has shown himself to be the very embodiment of that quality. Again, if Judge Carpenter claims to be Judge, and had learned of the action of the Legislature through the papers, we would like to know why he was neglect1 ing his duty by absenting himself from the State at the time of Edgeficld and Richland Courts? The truth is Carpen? ter knew he was properly deposed from a public office which he had no right to, and he. also knew that the rejoicing of the people was not only for the high character of Judge Kershaw, but also for the great riddance they secured in his removal. Carpenter's letter is as fol* lows : Washington, D. C, June 30,1877. To his Excellency Wade Hampton, Gov? ernor of South Carolina: Sir?I have received information through the public press that the Legis? lature of South Carolina have resolved that my election as Circuit JudgP of the Fifth Circuit by the Legislature preced? ing Was invalid, and have proceeded to elect a successor in consequence of the vacancy thus created^ As I Was elected by the concurrent and unanimous vote of both Democrats and Republicans; as my administration of justice while I held this high and respon? sible office has received the warm, and I have a right to believe, the genuine com? mendation of the learned and able bars of the two circuits over which for some years I have presided, and as the resolu? tion of the Legislature distinctly alleges a legal informality as the only ground of its action, I am permitted to believe that no personal charge affecting either the Eunty or ability with which my duties ave been performed is implied in this removal. I am aware that in the conscientious discharge of these duties it has been ray fortune to differ with the public convic? tions of the now dominant party upon certain questions where both the interests and passions of the people were deeply excited, and I can understand their im? patience at differences which seemed to interpose technical obstacles to the com? plete results of a long sought and hard won political victory. I also appreciate and even sympathize in the pride and pleasure with which the people nave welcomed the able and con? scientious gentleman who has succeeded me. I cannot, however, acquiesce in the correctness of this novel construction of the organic law; a construction which involves the abrogation of a plain man? date of the constitution by a department of the government inhibited in express terms by that instrument from all cogni? zance of the subject, and which does not seem to have suggested itself to either the General Assembly or the courts until a supposed political necessity rendered it expedient; nor can I recognize the pro? priety of a decision made by a tribunal void of jurisdiction, and whose action without impugning its integrity is cer? tainly partisan. I believe that I am still the Judge of the Fifth Circuit of the State of South Carolina, aud that my successor is exercising an illegal and usurped authority. But as I have no desire to administer the laws of the peo? ple, who do not desire me, and as I have no intention to furnish a cause of discord, I place in your hands my formal resigna? tion as Judge of the Fifth Judicial Cir? cuit of South Carolina. I know that there are those to whom this proceeding will appearabsurd, but I have had too large an experience of the bar and people of the State, too long be? lieved in the omnipotence of truth, and the ultimate triumph of public justice not to feel assured that the time will come when the propriety of my action will be recognized and the people arrive at the conclusion that the only guarantee for order, peace and prosperity is a judi? ciary just and brave enough to resist not only the passions of the people, but the inconsiderate and illegal action of the other departments of the government. I am, sir, very respectfully, your most obedient servant, R. B. Carpenter. Orders were received at headquarters directing Companies H and I of the 18th Infantry to repair at once to Atlanta, and take possession of that post, the troops at Sresent stationed there having been or ered to the West. This order carries away from Columbia two crack compa? nies of the 18th, to which are attached some of the best men?officers, non? commissioned officers and privates?in the army. While the people of this section of the country have long deplored the policy of the government which made Columbia a military post, there has never been any personal objection to the army itself, but only to the duty to which the gallant men who compose it have been assigned. Many pleasant friendships are to be severed by the departure of these two companies, and we vouch for it that there will be many regrets at their depar? ture. Their absence, m all human prob? ability, is to be a perpetual one, and many of the officers and men expressed to us personally last night their regret at leaving a place and people to whom they may never return. If it is not "the for? tunes of war" it is the life and fate of a soldier to be thus buffeted about, and we mingle our regrets with theirs at their departure, and endorse them to the peo? ple among whom they are to be thrown as an orderly, gentlemanly, loyal set of men, who, while they have been true to their government, have acted with com? mendable delicacy towards the people who they were originally sent to overawe ?we were about to say oppress?Register. ? The Confederate Staff and Field Uniform has been adopted by Gov. Hamp? ton's staff. It consists of a grey coat with rank designations on sleeve and shoulder, with light blue pants. ? Several years ago, a seed of a peach taken from a bottle of brandy peaches was planted in Georgetown, and came up. This summer it has been loaded with a crop of delicious brandy peaches. A singular phenomenon! ? Mr. Samuel M. Murphy died in Greenville on Saturday morning last. Having been born in the town of Green? ville, he spent his whole life there, his age being about 76 years. He had been sick for several months. ? Captain J. L. Agurs has received a letter from Hon. T. B. Jeter, of Union, accepting for the Union comraitteo the proposition for a joint meeting of the Chester and Union committees at the res? idence of Major J. W. Wilkes on Wed? nesday, 18th instant, to confer concerning the early construction of the Chester and Union Railroad. EX'GOY. CHAMBERLAIN ON 1IAYE8? The notorious 1). H. Chamberlain, who has recently abandoned his home in this State and taken up his domicil in New York) delivered a Fourth of July oration at Woodstock) Connecticut) of which we give the substance bcloWi In this speech it will be seen that the carpet-bagger is very severe in his condemnation of the President-, and the demonstration which followed his speech shows that the Re? publican party is badly divided, for the President of the meeting stated that he did not agree with Mr. Chamberlain, and called for three cheers for the President, which were readily given by the crowd, and this was followed by three cheers for Mr. Chamberlain. Some Democratic papers are criticising Mr. Chamberlain for this speech, but we fail to perceive that it is ??y concern of ours, for the splitting up of the Republican party is a desirable thing for the Democracy, and we should assume the position of lookers on at the contest, in order to let the breach be as complete and extended as possible. It is written that a house di? vided against itself must fall, and as the Republican house is divided, if the Democracy will only stand together, we shall reap the benefits flowing from the inevitable fall of Republicanism. Mr. Chamberlain is unintentionally doing good service for the Democracy, for by weakening Hayes he increases the chances of the Democratic party. The following is a synopsis of his speech : He plunged at once into "the great public question with which it has been my fortune recently to be connected," disclaimed having "any private griefs to present," and declared that he spoke "from a profound sense of duty," and, "too, because others do not." To the question why he attacks President Hayes' Southern policy now when it is irrevoca? ble, and attacks upon it will distract the party} he answered that "it is the simple dictate alike of duty and honor to oppose and attack those who are betraying the party which has trusted them." Coming then "to discuss a presidential policy," he pronounced such a policy "an anom? aly and offense)" savoring of bad faith and having "a native and historical odor of treachery and intrigue." He charac? terized that policy as consisting in "the abandonment of Southern Republicans, and especially the colored race, to the control and rule of that class at the South whose traditions, principles and history are opposed to every step and feature of what Republicans call our national pro? gress since 1860;" and "in the proclama? tion to the country and the world that the will of the majority of the voters of a State, lawfully and regularly expressed, is no longer the ruling power ? in our States, and that the constitutional guarantee to every State in this Union ?fa Republican form of government and of protection against domestic violence, is henceforth ineffectual and worthless." Gov. Chamberlain then recalled the facts of the Louisiana situation when President Hayes assumed his office, to show that he found the Packard State government "complete in its organiza? tion, unquestionable in its solidity, ex? cept upon grounds which directly and equally impeached the validity of his own title;" that this regular government was menaced by domestic violence in precisely the way required not only to justify but to demand the interference of the President to protect that government by the military forces of the United States. He then reviewed at length and with force the familiar argument for this view of the case, drawn from the section of the constitution which provides that the United States shall guarantee to every State a republican form of govern? ment and protect it against domestic violence; the act of 1795 authorizing the President to call out the militia for this purpose; and the decision of Chief Jus? tice Taney in the Rhode Island case that by this act the power of deciding whether the exigency had arisen upon which the government of the United States is bound to interfere, is given to the President. Having thus shown what the Presi? dent ought to have done, he reviews his actual course. "Assuming the right to preserve the peace in Louisiana by the military forces of the United States pend? ing his negotiations, a right the exercise of which was a bold and flagrant usurpa? tion unless derived from the duty which he was at the very moment refusing to perform, he enters upon negotiations with those who by armed violence and in military array are menacing the lawful government of the State. Sir, I have seen the hot indignation of out? raged patriotism poured upon the weak old man in whose feeble hands the great rebellion found, the powers of this gov? ernment in 1860, because he treated with the leaders and agents of that rebellion and could find no warrant in the consti? tution for 'coercing a State.' I could frame an excuse for James Buchanan. He was the decaying fruit of half a cen? tury of Northern subservience to South? ern dictation, the poor dregs of a worn out politician whose life had been spent in cowering submission to the will of those whom he was now called to con? front. But what shall be said of this President, educated by the events of the last seventeen years?the long and peril? ous struggle to save the nation to free? dom and justice?the representative of a party whose life and inspiration in every hour of its existence has been political justice and freedom for all American citi? zens?a President who had literally climbed to his high seat over the dead bodies of hundreds of loyal men in Lou? isiana, who had met death in forms far more terrible than any battle-field in order that the liberty of which they had tasted might be kept for their children ? James Buchanan could say he negotiated with those who were in arras against the United States, in order that he might by peaceful agencies preserve the integrity of the Union and avert a fratricidal war. Thio President enters upon his negotia? tions with those who are in arms against the lawful government of Louisiana, in order that he might the more surely be? tray the friends who had trusted him and the cause he was sworn to uphold." Gov. Chamberlain then considered the question whether there was such "do? mestic violence" in Louisiana as required the President's interference, of course contending that there was, and declared that "enough has now been presented to warrant the conclusion that President Hayes' action toward the State of Lou? isiana was a plain and palpable disregard of the rights of that State under the con? stitution, and of the duty imposi-1 by the constitution upon the President of the United States." He explained that he had taken the Louisiana case because its facts were clearer than those of the South Carolina one, though he regarded the legality of his government in the latter State as perfect, and "therefore regard the action of the President toward South Carolina with the same disapproval as I regard his action toward Louisiana." "We have now seen," he continued, "what are the features of what is well called President i/ayca' Southern policy. I ask no one to go with me further than the arguments which T present shall fairly carry him. For myself, I take leave to denounce it, here and now, as unconstitutional and revolutionary, sub? versive of constitutional guarantees and false to every dictate of political honor, public justice, and good morals. There is no point, feature or form of this policy that has support in a fair construction of the constitution, or an honest view of the facts which are involved; and I believe it requires only a careful examination, uninfluenced by mawkish sentiment or the cowardice which shrinks from at* tackiug the conduct of one who was chosen by our own party > to convince all who have ever sympathized with the principles of the Republican party that s?ch a policy deserves, upon all legal and constitutional grounds, the condem? nation which I have pronounced Upott it. "But when we look further and inquire What other defenses of this policy arc of? fered, We afe lost in a mal*e of subterfuges, contradictions, falsehoods, fallacies and inanities. Conspicuous in this list is the claim made by the President himself and echoed by his defenders, that this presi? dential policy is in accord with the plat? form of the Republican party, with the President's letter of acceptance, and with his kbown views at the time of his nomi? nation and during the canvass. I call this the chief of subterfuges, if not of falsehoods. I confess I cannot under-1 stand or measure the audacity which ! prompts such a claim. When, where, by [ whom, before the nomination, or after it, during the canvass or during the long agony of suspense which succeeded the canvass, will you find from President Hayes or any representative of him or of the Republican party, high or low, a hint of such a policy ? It cannot be found. Never till the country heard with amaze? ment the first whisperings of the machin? ations of Stanley Matthews and the Ohio clique who stood nearest the President,? the basest passage I have ever read in our political history,?did any portion of the public or of the Republican party imagine that the President would enter upon such a policy or course of action. It is impossible to overstate this general fact. Especially is it impossible to over? state the deliberate, long-continued, un remitted efforts, made at every stage of the struggle from November 7 to March 4, to inspire the Southern Republicans with fidelity to the Republican cause. If doubts arose, with electric speed came new assurances that Hayes, if elected, would vindicate the rights of those who were fighting his battles at the South. Is the despicable suggestion here made that President Hayes knew nothing of all this ? Sir, it is incredible. He did know it j and he stood by, willing to see men risk iag, by day and by night, for months which seemed longer than years, their lives; ay, losing their lives by hundreds, to lift him to the Presidency, upon lying assurances, if what he now says be true, that he would protect and rescue them by the great powers of the office he should receive. Every man who stood near to the President, every man whom the pub? lic had a right to regard as his faithful representative, joined in these assurances ?assurances which carried no doubtful meaning?assurances which meant to the beleaguered and fainting soldiers on those outposts of freedom, that succor and help would come if only they defended to the last the ground which they had won. Sir, when I think of these things, my heart grows hot with indignation, and a curse comes unbidden to my lips, for the men who thus played with the blood.of brave men and women as the gambler plays with- his dice. Such treachery passes my comprehension. I should ex Eect that those who engaged in it would ear echoes like those which greeted the ears of the terrified Alonzo when all na? ture seemed breaking into voice to herald his crime: 0, it is monstrous! monstrous! thought the billows spoke and told me of it; The winds did oing it to me; and the thunder, That deep and dreadful organ-pipe, pronounced The name of Prosper. It did bass my trespass. "No, fellow-citizens, I know not how long his policy may have been meditated in the secrecy of the President's own mind. I do know that he did not hint it, he would not have dared to hint it to the country, at any hour from the time he was a nascent candidate for his nomi? nation till he sat in the seat of the Presi? dent." Gov. Chamberlain next took up the claim that the President is only carrying out the Republican platform, which pro? claims the permanent pacification of the South to be a great duty of the party, ex Slains that he wrote that section himself, eclares that everybody knows that "the unanimous voice of the convention was for the 'immediate and vigorous exercise' of all the powers of the government in repressing violence and protecting the rights of every man at the South," and indulges in this reminiscence in proof: "The committee on resolutions at Cincin? nati, composed of one member from each State, met for conference and discussion. After remaining in session till a late hour, it was determined to appoint a small sub? committee, to whom should be intrusted the work of preparing a platform to be submitted to the whole committee on the following morning. I had the honor to be named upon the sub-committee, and I well remember that the venerable Col. Richard W. Thompson of Indiana, now the secretary of the navy, just as the sub? committee were withdrawing to enter upon their work, said: 'Gentlemen, I have attended ten consecutive national conventions, and I must leave this work to younger men ; but let me say one word to you who are on the sub-committee. We must win in this fight. Deal cau? tiously with the currency question. Give us something, if necessary, on civil ser? vice. Satisfy our Pacific friends, if you can, on the Chinese question. But on the Southern question let our Southern friends (turning toward me) have anything they want. My people, and the people of the West, want Southern Republicans, white and black, protected, and they want an end put finally to the violence and lawlessness which exists at the South.'" Gov. Chamberlain equally denied that the President's letter of acceptance fore? shadowed his policy, and in proof ap? pealed to every man who has any knowl? edge of the spirit and tone of the cam? paign. "I appeal to the President's own views, expressed often and to many per? sons, that it was the Southern question and the Republican doctrine of complete protection to all mcu at the South, which was the foremost issue in the canvass, the question upon which the party must rely tor success. And when the canvass was ended, and defeat was believed to have come to our party, the words of the Pres? ident, the only words of President Hayes which ever really touched the heart of the country, were expressions of regret that the result must be so disastrous to the colored race at the South and to Southern Republicans. I need not tell you, fellow citizens, how deeply those words touched the hearts of those of us who stood on those perilous outposts. And I need not say to you that a great? er defeat than the election of Tilden has come upon us, a defeat at the hands of our friends, a defeat which has degraded and demoralized the Republican party in all its ranks?a fatal and immedicable wound which no enemy could have in? flicted. "But we have heard another excuse urged for the President's policy, one which for a time was often in the Presi? dent's mouth?that his policy was exper? imental, tentative, and if it did not work well it could be abandoned and reversed. Was ever before such transparent folly and hypocrisy presented to this people as a serious argument? It was manifestly Sut forth to deceive and beguile until the eed was accomplished. Doubtless it served its purpose. It has already been abandoned. No step taken by the Presi? dent can bo reversed. No ground sur? rendered can be recovered. Henceforth South Carolina and Louisiana are as 45 rm Iv linked with the 'solid South,' in all its political fortunes, as Kentucky or Geor? gia." I The speaker next took up the pleas that Hayes was justified in his policy bc j cause Grant had failed in another* pro? tested that Grant's success or failure bad nothing to do with Hayes' duty, declared that he couldn't tell what Grant's policy was, so different was his course at differ? ent times, but held that "whenever dur? ing his eight years of service President Grant firmly executed the laws and up? held the lawful governments of the South? ern States, political success was the result. Whenever, aa in Miaaiaaipi, malign in? fluences caused him to srink from his duty, defeat, lasting, comjetc defeat, was the result," Gov. Chamberlain conclded as follows: A political party, fellowtitizens, which cannot bear defeat in ope political war? fare has little vitality, fitb claim.to pub? lic confidence. But m] knowledge of political history gives meno example of a party strong enough t long survive either the abandonment < its principles or timid and time-servin acquiescence in the treachery of its lexers. Such is the attitude, in my judgmnt, of the Re? publican party to-day. Whoever has watched the course of the^resent admin? istration has seen the cmoralization which always attends thcabandonment of principles spreading though all the channels and activities of tbgovernment. Look at civil-service refrm?a policy vital, fundamental?a polk which means the absolute freedom of a the servants of the government, excep the very few who distinctively and Tiecssarijy repre? sent the political opinior of the party charged with the adminstttion, from all allegiance to, or connectio; with, the po? litical fortunes of any p&y; the selec? tion of such servants witt eyes blind to the political opinions of tbse who are to serve the government. Iiis is the re? form -to which the adminitration stands peculiarly pledged. Hast entered upon it? Has it shown a capaity or purpose to execute it? No; the necessities im? posed upon the admitiistjtfion in its ef? forts to buy the supportor silence the opposition of partisan jaders to the Southern policy has alrady defrauded us of this reform. I aftiri:, as a proposi? tion which rests on accurte observation, that to this hour offices hae been granted ?or refused, conferred or taen away, with as much regard to politicl ends by the present administration ai by President Grant during any portion -f his adminis? tration ; ana, I will not xbcar to add, with far less honorable rotives. Mark the appreciation of the principles of civil-service reform, who you near it announced that eight yars of service gives a right to the Presient to remove the most faithful officei! Or again, when you see the Secretar of the Treas? ury dcvolinjr his mind to the elevated work of removing, witlnut return to other causes,, all but one ofa family! Look next at the relations of this ad? ministration to the prcseit financial is? sues. Prcsideut Hayes las heretofore entitled himself to the conidence of hon? est men by his course on this question. Nothing, sir, but the necessity of gaining support for his Southern, policy could have induced him to contimplate an al? liance with the silver conspracy -a con? spiracy which regards silvir with favor only because it has lost al virtue as a standard of value, and, as i currency, is cheaper than greenbacks. It is the in? herent and unavoidable wiakness of his ?resent position, the effect of his wretched outhern policy, that he oust conciliate an outraged party, so far aj possible, by yielding now to the denaud for the "spoils, and now to the demand for "cheap" money. Again, the Republican party, by all its recent platforms, is plecged to oppose the grant of subsidies to pr.vate corpora? tions. Yet no man, who to-day knows anything of the currents aad influences which are gathering , at Washington, is ignorant of the fact that a vast scheme is steadily maturing, unopposed?if not favored?by this administration, which aims to take from our public domain and our public treasury untold subsidies to build a Southern Pacific railway, a rail? way for which there is no present public need, and from which private capitalists would shrink with contempt. In the train of this gigantic effort at public robbery will come the revival of the de? funct Northern Pacific, the building of levees on the Mississippi, and kindred schemes sufficient to again corrupt the morals and blast the prosperity of the whole country. And all this is the price which must be paid for the privilege of overthrowing two lawful State govern? ments and trampling upon the principle upon which our governments and institu? tions rest?the rule of the majority 1 Sir, there are laws of moral cause and effect as true and certain as any physical laws. No political leader, no political party, can forfeit honor or desert pinci ples at one point and maintain them at others. Integrity is indivisible. You cannot be dishonest on one subject and honest on others. The President's South? ern policy conceived in his own mind, a shock and offense to his party, reckless of justice and constitutional duty?if unop? posed?will more and more weaken the moral bonds which have hitherto, irf spite of all its failings, secured to the Repub? lican party the confidence of a majority of the most intelligent and prtriotic Americans for more than 20 years. ? A large number of crates of elegant Carolina peaches are daily being shipped direct to New York by the Southern ex? press Company?the company having made special rates for the accommodation of fruit growers, which enables them to put their fruit in the New York market in forty-two hours after the crates leave Columbia. We are glad to see this, and hope to see a large trade done in this way. It has often been a cause of won? derment to us why more attention had not been given to the cultivation of fine fruits arouud Columbia, as we know there is a perfect gold mine in the business. In our limited experience, we have seen biting frosts come after the peach trees were in bloom, and yet seen a fine crop of fruit the following summer. Unless we are greatly mistaken, this was the case last spring. With a soil that will pro? duce everything that will grow anywhere else in America, if properly cultivated, and a climate unsurpassed in the United States, there is no reason why this section of the State should not produce the finest fruit, and an abundance of it, every year. Georgia and Carolina peaches bring fab? ulous price in the North for the simple reason that they are in the market 30 much earlier than the Maryland, Vir? ginia and Jersey fruit. Try your hand at it, farmers; there is more money in a good orchard than there is in two cotton patches covering the same number of acres.?Register, ? Some extremely Radical papers of the North, the New York Times for in? stance, are consoling themselves for the loss of South Carolina to the Republican party, by abusing Judge Willard. Now wc imagine Judge Willard is iu position to stand a good deal of abuse without the slightest nurturbation of his temper. He has the highest Judicial office of the State, with a salary of $4,000 per aunum, and the confidence and good will of the people of South Carolina, and he is pre? pared, we opine, to receive such ravings as the Times indulges in about his "treach? ery," "time-serving" propensities, &c, with perfect equanimity. "Why should his soul be vexed V ? Major Tench, of Union, gathered 167 bushels of wheat from four acres of land. This proves what can be done in this country, and shows that there is no necessity for going West to raise good crops. HYMENEAL. MARRIED, on the 2Ctll of June, at the residence of the bride's father, Dr. W. C. Brown, by Kcv. Mr. Lawton, Mr. A. C. LATIMER, of Lowndesville, and Miss ALICE S. BROWN, of Helton. Partnership Notice. rpjlE undersigned have funned a partner JL ship to transact a general Mcrchandisi Business in the Town of Anderson, mittel the firm name of A. I). TOWERS ?t CO., which business commenced on the -1st eit September, 1870. A. I). TOWERS. .1. W. TODD, Anderson, S. C, July 11, 1S77. OBITUARY. DIED, little HERBERT HORD CRO MER, on June 30, 1877. Age, one year, nine months and three days. Little Herbert was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cro mer, formerly of Newbcrry County. Al? though the babe was- an afflicted child, yet they loved it as they did the other children. The dear little hoy died with a heavenly smile on his face. The Lord has taken him. We sympathize with the family, and pray God's blessing upon them. LT. P. P. TAX NOTICE. THE County Treasurer of Anderson County will have his Office in the Court House open for the reception of State and County Taxes on and after MONDAY NEXT, 16th Inst. The Ten per Cent. Tax Receipts will'be received as cash. The following is the Tax Levy for the fiscal year ending October 31stj 1877: For State purposes.i 7 Mills For County purposes.,:. 3 Mills Poll Tax per capita.i. One Dollar One half the above levy is due and paya? ble from the first day of July to the first day of August, and the other half from the first day of October to the fir^t day of No? vember. One per cent, interest per month will be charged on the first installment of this tax on all persons who nil to pay the same before the first day of Angust. ? SAMUEL E. MOORE, Treasurer Andcrsin County. July 12, 1877 52 I 3 SHERIFFS SALES. BY virtue of various Executions to me directed, I will expose to sale on the First Monday in, August next; at Anderson Court House, Souih Carolina, the following property, to wit: ONE TRACT OF LAND, situate in An? derson County, lying on Sduda River, bounding lands of Joel. Kay, Franklin Da? vis and others. Levied on as jtbe property of MulkcyS. Smith, in favor of Josepn P. Latimcr vs. Mulkey S. Smith. J . Also. ONE TEACT OF LAND, contain? ing 128 acres, more or less, situate in An? derson County, bounding lands of estate of Simeon Smith, Marshal Webb, Benjamin Wardlaw and others, and one HORSE. Levied on as thopropcrty of Ji A. M. Cason, in favor of Mrs. Mary J. Orr, Adm'x., and James L. Orr, Adm'r., vs. J. A. M. Cason. One TRACT of LAND, containing 75 acres, more or less, situate in Anderson County, bounding lands of Evans Burriss, A. Jack? son Hall, A. L.McMahan and others. Le? vied on as the property of Mary Jane How? ard, Plaintilf vs. J. F. Adams and Win. Jones, Defendmts, in favor of said J. F. Adams and Wn. Jonc3,Defendants, against the said Mary Jane Howard, Plaintiff", for costs of non stit. Terms Cash?purchaser to pay extra for all necessary pipers. " XAS. H. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson CoTrnty. July 11, 187; 52 4 REPORT OF THE CONDITION of tue National Bank of Anderson, AT Anderson,.n the State of.South Carolina, at the close o?business 22nd June, 1877: RESOURCES. Loans and Disounts.? 91,600 02 Overdraft*.... 6 29 U. S. Bonds to teure Circulation.50.000 00 Other stocks, binds and mortgages... 14,3-13 75 Due from appnved Reserve Agents.... 12,939 44 Due from Nalbnal Banks..'. 964 10 Real Estate, Tirniture and Fixtures.;.... 1,000 00 Current Expftses and Taxes paid. 2,056 93 Checks and (tier cash items... 680 00 BUls of othtf Banks.-._ 8,000 00 Fractional Cirrency, (including nickels,) 283 78 Specie, (Inclding Gold Treasury Certifi? cates,).- 2,377 6> Legal Tende Notes... 10,000 00 RedcmptionTund with U. S. Treasurer, (5 per cent of Circulation,). 2,250 00 Totil.$196,510 96 LIABILITIES. Capital Stodspald in...$ 50,000 00 Surplus Furt."....- 8,000 00 Undivided ifbfits.:...16,467 25 National Bflk Notes outstanding..83,700 00 Dividends ulpaid.40 00 Individual Diposits subject to check. 62,908 41 Demand Certficates of Deposit. 24,875 30 Time Certificitcs of Deposits. 520 00 Total....$196,510 96 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,) ^. COOT of andebsox. J I, J. A. Kock, Cashier of the above named Bank, do so Ira nly swear that the above statement is true, to 11* best of my knowledge and belief. J. A BROCK. Cashier. Subscribe) and sworn to before me this 7th day of July, 187. B. FRANK MAULDIN, Notary Public. Correct?Atest: S BLElKLEY, ) J. W. Joebis, ^Directors. J. F. OtAYTOX, J Jriy 12, .877_52_1_ ELECTION NOTICE. IS acordance with au Act entitled '.'an : Acfto authorize County Commissioners to mbmt to the qualified electors of their several bounties a proposition to alter the Fence law, and to provide for effecting the same " >assed at the special session of 1877. notic" ii hereby given that an election will be held n each Township in the County of Audersu on Saturday, the 18th day of Au? gust, 1877, - * BetwKi the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'elect p. ni., for the purpose of submit? ting to the qualified electors whether the said Am shall take effect in the said County. Thefollowing named persons are appoint? ed Maugers of said Election to take cuarge of thcPolls in their respective Townships, and yjll make the returns for their Town shipsp the Commissioners on Monday, the 20th ay of August, at Anderson C. H.: BE/TON TOWNSHIP?G. W. McGee, L. W Kay and J Jin T. Green. [ Place for votht, Bclton. BJOADAWAY TOWNSHIP?Thomas W. iartin, James Erskine and A. E. Brown. Plactfor voting, Neal's Creek Church. BR7SHY CREEK TOWNSHIP?John Sitto, John D. King and' J. M. Glenn. Placifor voting, Five Forks, (near Rucker Maudin's.) CJNTREVILLE TOWNSHIP?S. N. Brom, J. Belton Watson and Wfllfam Mc Gill Place for voting, Hunter's Spring. BARK CORNER TOWNSHIP-Dr. J.H. Rei<, J. W. Sherard and J. A. G?y. Place for 'Oting, Sherard's Store. IORK TOWNSHIP-N. 0. Farmer, W. P. aielgrovc and T. B. Palmer. Place for votng, Farmer's Store. fARVIN TOWNSHIP?Larkin Newton, J. ]. Glenn and R. W. Simpson. Place for voing, Bethany. IALL TOWNSHIP-R. R. Beaty, J. P. Mciec and A. M. Norris. Place for voting, [ Caswell Institute. IONEA PATH TOWNSHIP-John M. Gucr. W. A. Lee and J. J. Shirley. Place foivoting, Bigby & Davis' Mills, r I0PEWELL TOWNSHIP-H. R. An deson, A. M. Guyton and Peter R. Brown. V\cc for voting, Ball's Mill. MARTIN TOWNSHIP?James A. Drake, G W. McDavid and S. J. Emerson. Place fir voting, Clinkscales' Mill. ' PENDLETON TOWNSHIP?T. S. Cray tin, A. J. Sitton and J. B. Adgcr, Jr. Place fir voting, Sandy Springs^ ROCK MILLS TOWNSHIP-C. B. Gil ncr, Fletcher Anderson and Bowie McLees. Pace for voting, Williford's Store. SAVANNAH TOWNSHIP?A. M. Hol lud, E. J. Earle and Frank Shearer. Place f<r voting, B. A. Davis'. WILLIAMSTON TOWNSHIP-Dr. H. I. Ipting, Thomas Cox and Geo. W. Ander? en. Place for voting, John Garrctt's. VARENNES TOWNSHIP-J. W. Nor is, John A. Reeves and G. W. Long. Place Ur voting, "Scljool House," near W. G. fVatsou's. Where the elector is in favor of the Act, ic shall have written or printed on Iiis icket or Ivillot, "Fence ris Stock." If ?pposal, "Fencb in Crop." 0. H. P. FANT, SAMUEL BROWNE, JOHN C. GANTT, County Commissioners. J. L. TRIBBLE, Clerk. July 12, 1877 _52_ ' % IMPOSITIONS IN SELLING PIANOS and ORGANS. "5(500 Pianos for $250." "5700 Pianos for $275." "$200 Organs for ?65." "$263 Organs, for $83.50." "The very best made." "All first-class." "Sold di? rect to the people at factory prices." You don't believe it, neither do we. "Beatty," and other pre? tended manufacturers may so.advertise, but that don't mako it true The instruments so ottered arc largely misrepresented, in quality and priced at least three times their value. Any Wholesale Sot'TiiRnx Dealer can furnish far better for the same, or less money. We now otter New Pianos, 7 Oct. $1!)0. I]/. Oct. $210. 7J4 Oct. Square Grand, $25)0. and the "superb Mason & Hamlin Organs, Double Howl, :i Stops, $100. 7 Stops, $110. 9 Stops, $114. Stool and Cover, and delivery freight paid, included. Instruments guaranteed. Sent on ten days trial if desired. In prices of reliable in? struments, we challenge the, U. S. Don't fail to send for Catalogues and Special Offers of July 1st. LUDDliN & BATES' Southern Music House, Savannah, Ua. I A CARD. THE people of Anderson County are hereby notified that I have this day sold and transferred my interest in the "Map of Anderson County'" to Capt S. M. Pegg, and in doing so I beg them to extend to him their most liberal patronage. Respectfully, J. H. von HASSELN. July 12, 1877_52_l__ SORGHUM MILLS AND EVAPORATORS, For all the People Z WE will soon have in Store and for sale the celebrated Kentucky Mill, and Chapman's Perpetual Evap? orator : not a picture on paper, but a Mill and Evaporator in fact. The quality and capacity cannot be surpassed by any. Prices within the reach of all?for cash or on time. Come, see, and then you will know. Give me your order, and save monev. JOHN B. WATSON, Grange Agency, No. 3 Benson Block, Anderson, S. C. CERTIFICATES. Anderson, July 2,1877. This is to certify that I purchased from J. W. Chapman & Co., last Summer, a No. 4 (9 feet long) Perpetual Evaporator, (gal? vanized iron,) with which i made over eight hundred gallons of Syrup from Sor? ghum and Imphee canes. I. made, under favorable circumstances, as high as ten gal? lons per hour, and think that! could make with suitable mill from 75 to 100 gallons per day. The Evaporator is simple in con? struction, easily operated, and makes an ar? ticle of Syrup unsurpassed by any other that I have seen.- The cheapness; (as com? pared with others,) greater amount of boil? ing surface and simplicity of construction, certainly give it the pre-eminence over all others. JULIUS R. EARLE. Aicdebson, June 28,1877. John B. Watsoi?, Agent Pomona Grange, Anderson County, S. C. : Dear Sib?Yours of the 26th inst., re? specting the merits of the "Chapman Per? petual Evaporator, is received. In reply, I used a No. 2 (galvanized) Evaporator last year, at a cost of fifteen dollars, with which I mode one thousand and fifteen gallons of molasses, equal in quality to any I have seen. I made from 40 to 50 gallons per dayr (i. e.. in ten hours.) The labor ot making; was light and pleasant. It is.so constructed1, that in operating requires but very little labor, much less Iban that of "Cook's Evaporator,'' In fact, I feel warranted in saying that from observation and informa? tion of others, that the "Chapman Evapo? rator" has no superior, if an equal, ana at less than half the cost. I can certainly re? commend it in preference to any other, be? ing fully convinced that a trial will, satisfy any one, however skeptical. To Patrons of Husbandry.?If we practice Our professions in economy and reform, you will buy "Chapman's Evaporator"*?the cheapest and the best. Fraternally yours, PETER R. BROWN. July 5,1877_51 4 Ayer's Sarsaparilla $JB For Scrofula, and aD JML scrofulous diseases^Ery yffiJKS sipelas, Rose or St. An tWaWWi thony's Fire, Eruptions and Eruptive diseases frefffijj of the skin, Ulcerationa l^lfl ?^ ^ver? Stomach, BEfgpH Kidneys, Lungs, Pirn il^i^^ pies. Pustules, Boib, Qa&MWfl&i Blotches, Tumors, Tet ^=^SH^r ter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Ringworm, TJlcers; Sores, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pam in Iho Bones, Side and Head, Female Weak? ness, Sterility, Leucorrhcea, arising from internal ulceration, and uterine disease, Syphilitic and Mercurial dis? eases, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Emacia? tion, General Debility, and for Puri? fying the Blood. This Sarsaparilla is a combination of vegetable alteratives-S tillingia ,Man drake,Yellow Dock?with the Iodides of Potassium and Iron, and is the most efficacious medicine yet known for the diseases it is intended to cure. Its ingredients are so skilfully combined that the full alterative effect of each is assured, and whilo it is so mild as to be harmless even to .children, it is still so effectual as to purge out from the system those impurities and corruptions which develop into loathsome disease. The reputation it enjoys is derived from its cures, and tue confidence which prominent physicians all over the country repose in it proves their experience of its usefulness. Certificates attesting its virtues have accumulated, and are con? stantly being received, and as many of these cases are publicly known, they furnish convincing evidence of the superiority of this Sarsaparilla over every other alterative medicine. So generally is its superiority to any other medicine known that we need do no more than to assure the public that the best qualities it has ever possessed are strictly maintained. PRE PA BED BY Dr. J. C. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass.. Practical and Analytical Chemists. ? SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS ETHBYWHERE. EVERY family should use and keep it on hand, because of its superiority over all other Liver Medicines or Liver Regula? tors. Operates without Nausea or Griping. Not unpleasant to take. It cures diseases of the Liver and Spleen. It removes Mer? cury from the system. It is the only Medi? cine known that cures Constipation. . It cures Neuralgia, Sick Headache and. Rheu? matism. It is an excellent Laxative fur Delicate females. The oftencr you take it, the smaller the dose?the very opposite to all other Purgatives. It is always ready for use. It is the best of all Purgatives for Children. All persons should use it who are afflicted with piles or Canstipatidn. For sale at wholesale and retail by SIMP? SON & SADLER. Anderson, S. C. Dowie & Moise, Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. July 5, 1877_51_6m Williamston FemaleOollege, WIIXIAttSTON, S. ?. THE Fall Session will open on Tcksdav, July 31,1877. Rates per session of 20 weeks; due half in advance, the remainder October 15: Board, $70.90; Tuition, $10.00 to $20.00;' Instrumental Music, $20.00; Greek, French, or German, $10.00. For Catalogue, address Rev. S. LANDER, President...' July 5, 1877 ' 51_ 4 SORGHUM! SORGHUM! W E ARE the only Agents in this Coun? ty for the Celebrated Victor Cane Hills AND Cook Evaporators. These arc pronounced everywhere TO BE THE BEST. All who wish to buy will do well to see us at once. Terms liberal and1' prices very low. Circulars and price list furnished on application; SULLIVAN & CO. - June 21, 1677 JU lm