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V; E? B. anTRRAY,, Editor. THUB8DAY~M0RII>t<flr FEB. ?, 1878. THE ANDERSON RESOLUTIONS. In our editorial upon this subject, in. reply U the article of the Newa and Cou? rier last week, we thought that our lan? guage was sufficiently simple, and our ?: ideas so plainly expressed, as to lea re no room for any misconception, bat, from {the News and Oomier's reply, to it, we find that .this was a mistake, as oar Charleston contemporary ' entirely mis? construes each of the several positions assumed by as in.the article. Whether this results from a total ig i a ranee of the proper use of the English language on our part, or whether it is the consequence of inattention on the part of the News and Courier, must be determined, by oar readers.' In beginning its. reply to out last editorial on the debl; question, the . - News and Courier says: The substance of the reply of the An? derson Intelligences to our comments npaa the Anderson Resolutions is that too Anderson "Committee desire to pay "every dollar justly due the creditors of the State" but are not in favor of "an ? * indiscriminate) payment of everything .-"?that pretends to - be a 'debt of the state." So far there is absolute unanimity of opinion in Sooth. Carolina. The*irre? concilable i-epndiators profess to be - will iog to provide for the honest debt to the, last farthing; the -stoutest supporters -of the settlement under the Consolidation '.' ? Act- do not ask for the recognition of any debt for which the State is not morally and legally liable. It is when we come ;'<to define the meaning of the words used on either Bide; that the divergence of in ?>..."' tention and porpoise is exhibited, t The Newt and Courier then proceeds to ' . the point of its whole article wnen it - takes up our treatment of the illegal, the fraudulent arid the- squandered debt, and attempts to show-that none of these terms apply to'the consolidated debt because, "bt, It was not issued contrary to law, bat in conformity with the act for that pur? pose; 2nd, None of thene bonds are fraudulent because they were not sacri? ficed at nominal values, hob each Consol? idated Bond jrepresents two old bonds, as - provided by the act; 3rd, That none of these bonds constitute the squandered debt, because there was no money in them to be squandered, bat each of them was.given for two old bonds of the same, denomination. If we take a superficial view of this subject, the position of the Newt and Cowier may strike as as hav? ing some reason in .it, bat if.we examine the merits of the question it will bo found that its position is simply'?. beg? ging of the whole question, for it assumes that the oorj?oHd|ited debt Li correct with oat producing any argument to prote it. We wish this very ftoint investigated, - and the Democratic Executive Commit? tee of Anderson County also wishes it investigated. We do not know whether* Cardoso-issued twice as many Consolida? ted Bonds as was proper or.not. He is now in jail for just as great a crime as this would have been, and in our jueg ?ment the part of wisdom Js to ascertain if he did issue even Consolidated Bonds illegaily, and not to assume that a jail , bird has acted perfectly correctly where ~ .^ millions of dollars are conosrned. ?' There is also a farther question which justice and law require to be examined* and it is this: Did* all of the bonds ex? changed for ? Consolidation Bonds repre? sent a just dobt of the Statef- If they did, the. State is in honor bound to pay; -them. If they did not, there is ho moral nor legal - obligation to pay them.' The' same parties who "committed the frauds in issuing the" old bonds, issued in ex? change for the old bonds these Consoli? dated Bonds, and if they have attempted - to effectuate their former frauds by the issuing of these new bonds, it is the doty of the Democratic party to protect the people, and eliminate every pretended bond from the debt of the State, if it represents nothing more than the* former frauds which were-'pat in the shape of pretended bonds. This same reasoning applies to all that has been said about .the squandered debt * The News and Courier then says : It is evident that the objections of the Anderson In xellioenchr do not apply, to any of the Consolidation Bonds and stocks, and they have no force when ap? plied to the bonds and stocks-fundable under the Consolidation Act, and not yet . funded. Every one of its objections; is. folly and completely covered by the Validating Act of March 13,1872.. . The, plain logic of this is, that the Radical party, after plundering the pt?o pie by the issue of fraudulent bonds, could bind the people to pay them by. i their simple promise. In other words, the News and Courier la willing to i?y all of the frauds without investigation . which the thieves said ought to be paid. We maintain. as both good law and com? mon sense, that the Consolidation Act . did not validate any'bond which vas - fraudulent, for the State received nothing .for such a bond in the^beginning, and has not received anything for it since, and hence the promise was entirely wi tb oat"consideration. Bat even if the act - had have bad that effect, it was passed by the men who committed the fraud, and would not bind the people ioany' moral sense, and hence the whole sObject should be reviewed, and such pretended bonds as have no valid consideration . against the State should be rejected. The -Newa and Courier considers the Democratic party bound by the Consoli? dation Act, and, in proof of it, says: What is relied on as binding the Dem? ocratic party is the formal resolution of the State Democratic Executive Com? mittee, under date of October 4,1876, de? claring that "the State debt, having been practically adjusted by the Consolidation .Act of December 22, 1873, and most of .the creditors having come in ander that Act, we consider the adjustment final, and . pledge the party to abide by it," * * * - It was tiie adjustment nnder the. Act that was declared to be final, yet the Ander? son Intelligences declares that it does not wish to overthrow the Consolidation Act If its cry for the rejection of illegal or fraudulent debt applies to. any bond . issued, or to be issued, according to the terms of the Consolidation Act it does mean to overthrow that Act, and reopen a settlement solemnly declared to Be final; and if the cry does not affect the Consolidation debt, or the bonds funda? ble ander the Act, where is the use of it ? The State has no other funded debt. The pledges of the Executive Commit? tee did not amount to anything more than an expression of opinion, for it is the Convention which makes platforms, and not the Committee, but a rejection of ?the fraudulent debt is not a censure upon the Committee, because it is not, properly spit king, a debt, and every one who knows the character of the gentlemen upon the Executive Committee of the State knows they would not pledge the party to effectuate a fraud. To separate the fraudulent bonds from the valid Con? solidation Bonds is not a rejection of the consolidated debt It is simply an ascertainment of that debt. If you sepa? rate tares from wheat it is not a rejection of the wheat* The fraudulent bonds are no part of what is properly called the State debt, and when we take them out it does not affect the debt at all. When tho Consolidation Act speaks of debt or bond, the law and justice presumes that it means valid debt or bond, and not pre-1 tended debt or bond. Next, the Newt and Courier essays to be witty, and produces the following in teresting paragraph : The success of the repudiation policy in South Carolina will be the ruin of the Democratic party, and that is the main reason why the Neun and Courier insists so strenuously upon the faithful fulfil? ment of even' promise the Democratic party has made If we desired or inten? ded "to split the Democratic party," we should advocate just such repudiation as tha Anderson Intelligences hankers after. With this difference, that instead of trying to prove black to be white! and wandering in a labyrinth of con fused and confusing propositions, we should define oar position in the simple declaration that South Carolina will not pay a cent to anybody, unless the courts make her. -For the construction of this platform we , charge absolutely nothing.' - There is one portion of this witticism in which our contemporary displays pro? found, sense. It is when he says he charges nothing for constructing the foregoing - platform. We have- never seen a more correct valuation placed .upon any production than the Newt and Courier places upon this original produc? tion of its own in the way of a platform, for it is worth absolutely nothing. In saying that we have been trying to prove that black is white,' the News and Courier attempts to change occupations with us, but we must decline to plead guilty to the impeachment, as we do not wish to vie with our contemporary in his exclu? sive right to assume that because he says a thing is so it must be true, and that an investigation of it would be improper. We have not been trying to prove that black is white, but have been trying to prove that the black streaks of corrup? tion'and fraud should be taken out of the State, debt, and leave - the whole of it that is valid white with purity and with? out taint. The News and Courier very complacently places us among the advo? cates of repudiation in the State, but we prefer defining our own position, and de? clare ourselves opposed to the repudia? tion of any just' debt, but in favor of rejecting the fraudulent debt. A? the News and Courier has attempted to place us in a false category upon the debt question, we will try to return'good , for evil by informing the public of the true position occupied by the News and Courier, which is to pay all of the old debt, whether bona fide or fraudulent, which the laws made by the Radical thieves allow to be paid. ? The Newt-and Courier concludes its broadside into the Intelligences thus: The Anderson Resolutions were drawn, we believe, by the Editor of the Intel lxgbnceb, who . is their expounder and defender. We shall not, we hope, be suspected of threatening the Democratic \iarty or the people of Anderson with .any serious consequences, if we say that, according to the explanations of the Intelligences, the Anderson Resolu? tions do not mean repudiation, and if they do not mean that they certainly mean nothing, ? v Our contemporary-seems to think the Democratic Executive Committee of the County rather * heavy load to carry, and endeavors to relieve himself by narrow? ing his criticisms down to the editor of the Intelligences', but, unfortunately for him, the resolutions were unanimous? ly passed, and hence every member of .the Committee is equally responsible for them as the' editor of the Intelli? gences, and no doubt would vote for them again if occasion should suggest them. The News and Courier may think the resolutions mean nothing, but it is not very complimentary to its perception to admit it The truth is our contempo? rary wishes to break their force by ob? scuring their meaning if possible, for the position assumed in them favoring the payment of the just debt and t he rejec? tion of the fraudulent portion of it is too strong to be contrasted with the position of the Newt and Courier, which advocates the payment of everything, whether fraudulent or not, that can be run in un? der the stretch of the terms of the Con? solidation Act, which is" being made as elastic as air for the purpose of letting in all the frauds which were committed by the birds of passage who swarmed in South Carolina after reconstruction to 1 revel in the luxuries of immense legisla? tive'and official corruptions and frauds. We are perfectly willing to leave this great debt question to the people of the whole State, and in their bands the hon? est creditors of South Carolina will re? ceive no injury. TAXING DRUMMERS. There is a bill before the Legislature to impose a tax of one hundred dollars on all drummers. We regard this bill as j injudicious, whether its object be to raise revenue or prevent the sale of merchan? dise by .samples or representations. The wisdom of the bill most depend alto- j gather apon its practical effects. Ws cennot see bow it will benefit any but the large business houses in the cities. The smaller business houses will withdraw their drummers, and leave the business to be done by a comparatively few, rep resenting the large mercantile houses. The practical effect of this will be to diminish by -thousands of dollars the i amount of money annually expended in the State by this class of persons, to di? minish competition in trade, and to sub? ject the mercantile interests of the State to great inconvenience and expense. If it become a law it will injure the rail? roads and hotels in'the State, and what? ever benefits may be derived in the way of revenue will at last have to be paid by the j.eople of the State. ? Hop. J. W. Daniel, of Virginia, has been elected to deliver the annual ora? tion before the Calhoun and Preston Literary Societies, of Wofford College, at the approaching commencement. Gen. E. W. Moiso, of Sumter was elected to pre? side over the Preston Society during its annual debate, and Rev. A. Coke Smith, of Greenville, will preside over the Cal? houn Society at Its annual debate.? Spar^ lanburg Herald. THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD. The proposition to build the Blue Ridge Railroad by convict labor in this State is now before the Legislature in a tangible shape, under a resolution offered by Mr. Verner, of Oconee, authorizing the Governor to furnish 200 able bodied convicts to any company who will guar? antee the completion of the road within four years. This is not as liberal as we were in hopes the General Assembly would be towards the completion of this grand national highway, and we trust it will yet be amended so as to give two hundred convicts absolutely to the enter? prise, and furnish them with clothes and rations during the time they are engaged in this great State enterprise, taking stock in the company to the value of the labor so furnished. This is the policy which North Carolina ha- pursued with her convicts, and it is well worthy of our imitation. No State, has ever been great in its railroad facilities, and the commerce consequent upon the possession of them, without pursuing a most liberal policy towards the work ot* building the main links of the system. In our former days of statesmanship and prosperity South Carolina pursued the most liberal policy towards the construction of railroads, looking to the development of a-general system, but since the war this policy has been dissipated, and now there is scarcely a hamlet which has not a railroad charter and is not jealous of every other route, so that the State is not united on any rail? road system, and as a consequence our cities and our commerce are fast dwind? ling into insignificance. It may be a startling statement, but it is nevertheless a fact, that there is not a radial and ter? minal railroad center within the State; Columbia is only a way station upon the several lines passing through it, while Charleston has but four lines of impor? tant road, and none of them are great through lines, but are entirely roads with? in the State. The South Carolina line is lost at the foot of the Blue Ridge, the North Eastern line is lost at Cheraw, the Augusta Division of the S. C. R. R. only controls to Augusta; and the Savannah & Charleston road is only a short link, giving neither increase nor impetus to the trade of Charleston. The great through lines flit through South Carolina, bearing their treasures of trade and wealth into other States, and subsidize the territory of South Carolina to distant and foreign markets. They are dissipating instead of building up the commerce of South Carolina, audit is time for our people to realize the injury that is being done the future prosperity-of the State. The Air Line road, for instance, benefits Greenville, Spartanburg and some local points, but it injures ether points from' Charleston up at least as' touch as the local benefit it confers. . -The same is true of the C, C. & A. R. R., and of the W., C. it A. R. R. Wo do not object to numerous railroads, but we should as- a State locate such through lines as to con? trol the*railroad system, to build up and aot tear down oar State commerce. We are interested in having a great metropo? lis within our own limits, and nature has given us Charleston as the most suitable point to build up. The completion of the Blue Ridge Railroad would link Chicago to Charles- [ ton by direct rail, and would necessitate the deepening of her harbor by national appropriations, which would*render her the rival of Baltimore or New York in point of commerce and shipping. Such a transformation would give new life to the industries of our whole State, and give new and multiplied influence to us in the nation and the world. There is nothing short of the Blue Ridge Railroad ( which can secure this great desideratum for South Carolina. Our statesmen fore? saw and appreciated this fact, and stead? ily worked for its consummation. If it was important in their day, it is an abso? lute necessity in ours, and we hope the .presenlLGeneral Assembly will, ignoring all local interests, unite in forwarding with a liberal hand the construction of this absolute necessity of- our age. The State had better build this road and give it away than to let it fall through, or be constructed^ through the State of Georgia. It is the last chance for commercial great? ness to Charleston?it is the final-oppor? tunity for permanent and increasing wealth and prosperity to the whole of South Carolina as a State of business im? portance. If the members of the Legis? lature fail to be liberal towards it, they will commit a blunder which it may never be in their power to repair. STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The State Democratic Executive Com? mittee met in Columbia on last Saturday, at which time- the resignation of Judge Haskell as Chairman was formally ten? dered and accepted, after which the fol? lowing resolutions wore passed in recog? nition of his past distinguished services: Resolved, That this committee recog? nizes the high sense of propriety which has induced its chairman, Associate Jus? tice A. C. Haskell, to tender his resigna? tion. Resolved, That we accept his resigna? tion with a feeling of gratification at the promotion of the chairman to the office of Associate Justice, which has rendered his resignation proper,, but with profound regret at the severance of a relation which has existed, through \ most interesting and trying period in the history*of our State, during which Judge Haskell won for himself an enviable fame for admin? istrative ability, secured the unbounded confidence of the people of the State, and has maintained throughout the cordial esteem of the members of this committee. Resolved, That, as his former associates on the State Executive Committee of the Democratic party, we beg leave to express to Judge Haskell our oincerest wishes for his future welfare, and the confident be? lief that an honorable career of usefulness aw?.its him, whether occupying the pres? ent or any other position to which he may be called by the people of South Caro? lina. Gen. Johnson Hagood was elected a member of the Committee in Judge H ask ell's stead, and Gen.' J. D. Ken? nedy, of Camden, was elected Chairman I pro tern. The committee will hold an? other session to-day, at which time a permanent chairman will be selected, and other business pertaining to the canvass will be transacted. The com? mittee realize the importance of their position, and will no doubt take such .ction as will best advance the interests of the Democracy of South Carolina. ? The Legislature of Louisiana are investigating the MoflVt bell punch with a view to its adoption through the State. SOUTH! CAROLINA UNIVERSITY. 4 The passage of the bill to re-organize and resuscitate the State University in Columbia now depends upon the action of the Senate, as the House has assented to the measure. The friends of the Uni? versity presented their cause in the most favorable guise, and no doubt secured many votes in favor of the bill by asking for no money at this time, and there is no doubt that in its present form the measure is intended to be only the enter? ing wedge for asking at the next session of the Legislature for a large appropria? tion in its behalf. We regret that the question has been agitated at all during this session, as it is admitted on all sides to be both inexpedient and impracticable to open the institution during the pres? ent year, and hence the waste of time which its discussion occasioned has' cost the State a great deal of useless expense, and has, by the 'acrimony and the sec? tional allusions made in its progress, en? gendered discordant feelings and pro-, voked legislative strife, which cannot fail to prove injurious to the harmony and best interests of the State. In our opinion any expenditure of money upon the South Carolina University looking to its reopening is an unnecessary and in? excusable waste of the people's money. We now have numerous colleges in this State whose grade of scholarship is as high as that of the South Carolina Uni? versity in its most prosperous days, and they offer excellent advantages to every student who attends them. To reopen this State institution now will only be to give them an additional competitor with? out benefiting the people or elevating the standard of scholarship. The time may come in the future when public policy and State pride may dictate the establishment of a university of the highest grade in this State, but we are not able to do this now. To render the ?South Carolina University the equal of Yale or the University of Virginia would require the appropriation of at least' !*109,000 as an outfit, and of an equal tium annually for years to come. Yale College has a large number of professors, and an annual income of near three hundred thousand dollars. The Univer? sity of Virginia has also a large number of professors and an income of over fifty thousand dollars, and yet the State has to appropriate large sums of money to its support every year. To say that for forty or fifty thousand dollars the South Carolina College can be placed on a piano with these institutions is a very great mistake, and any attempt of it will insure a miserable failure. The State is too poor to give the money necessary to make this a first class University, and any expense upon it now is worse than money thrown away, for it will only cripple the institutions we now have without increasing the facilities for edu? cation, and without elevating the stand? ard of scholarship. TUE COMMON SCHOOL FUND. It is a matter of the first importance to the taxpayers of the County that the funds raised from the people for the purr pines of education should be judiciously expended. As the common school sys? tem is designed to be a permanent one, the expenditure of the fund should have reference to the future as well as the present. It is impossible to have good schools unless we have good buildings. The taxable real and personal property of this County is $4,454,938, The school tax of-two mills now levied on this sum amounts to $8,909.87, to which the poll tax of $3,535. will be added, making the aggregate yearly ? school fund for the County $12,444.87. A portion of this sum, say the one-fourth, might be yearly* devoted to building good and substantial school houses. In five years the amount of $15,000 or $16,000 could be thus ex? pended without any serious injury to the common schools, and by this expenditure place them upon a firm footing. Let these houses be located four or fire miles apart, and the contracts for building4 them at once let out, payable in five an? nual instalments, and an impetus will be given to the education enterprise in the County, which will be much more pro motive of education than if that amount should be expended as it has heretofore been. We can never have good and efficient common schools until something is done to reduce the number of these schools. .So long as an average school numbers from ten to fifteen scholars, the grade of teachers wfll be lower than is desirable, for a first class teacher cannot afford to take a school which pays so little. If ye go into the Spates which have perfected j the great desideratum of all cultured States?popular education?wo will find that they have adopted some plan for expending their common school, fund similar to the one above suggested, and we hope our Legislature will give these suggestions serious attention, and that such Legislation will be had as to enable our County Commissioners, in conjunc? tion with the School Commissioners, to let out contracts for the buildir.g of neat and commodious school houses, to be erected after specifications that will make each structure cost about one. thousand dollars. If this is done greater care will be exercised in the selection of teachers, and the common school prob? lem will rapidly solve itself and become a great permanent blessing to our State. .If there is doubt as to the practicability of this plan we would be pleased to see it tried as an experiment in Anderson County. The election for Circuit Judges seems to trouble the General Assembly, as it has been two weeks since the vacancies occusred, and no election has yet been gone into, although the interests of the country are suffering by the delay. It is understood that the Hoase favors a re? election of at least Shaw, Mackeyand Cooke, while the Senate is opposed to all except Shaw. We presume the election will take place during this or next week. ? Wo aro gratified in being able to state that a block of native granite is be? ing dressed at the marble yard of Messrs. Leavell <fc Speers, which is designed for exhibition at tho Paris exposition. The granito is taken from RlkBrd's quarry thre* miles from town. Our enegetic and intelligent follow-citizcn, Col. T. W. Holloway, of Pomariu, is getting ready various kinds of wood and (specimens of agricultural products for the same pur? pose. The dmerent varieties of wood will betaken from Lexington County.? Ncwbemj Harald. SILVER REM0XETIZAT10N. ' The propriety of remonetizing silvev has been generally discussed throughout the entire nation, and erery one has be? fore this time made up his mind upon the subject. Several months ago we ex? pressed the conviction that this was a matter of grave concern to the nation, and that we believed silver should be re monetized, both because its money value was taken away from it by a legislative trick, and because it is one or the coins in which the bonds of the linked States were made payable, and the destruction of its legal tender value was intended to operate a great advantage to the holders of United States bonds to the injury of the people. Inasmuch as the people of the United States have formed the opinion that the people'of South Carolina are opposed to the remonetization of silver, it is proper that the Legislature of this State should express itself either to confirm or dissipate this opinion, and Mr. Connor, of Abbe? ville, introduced into the House last week, the following concurrent resolution, which we have no doubt will pass both branches of the General Assembly, and show that the people of this State are in favor of the dollar of the Constitution and of our fathers: Whereas there seems to be a prevail? ing opinion throughout the country, that the people of South Carolina are in favor of tne demonetization of silver, and of the act of Congress to resume specie pay? ments in 1879; and, Whereas, it is proper that the General Assembly of South Carolina, now in ses? sion convened, express its opinions on these questions of vital importance, there? fore Resolved by the the House of Represen? tatives, the Senate concurring, That it is the sense of the General Assembly of South Carolina, that while holding that the government of the United States should maintain inviolate good faith with the public creditors, as due to its own dignity and honor, and the self-re? spect of every American citizen, yet it is their judgment, that the demonetization of silver, in this the greatest silver pro? ducing country in the world, strikes a fatal blow at the business prosperity of all sections of the. Union, and tenets to postpone or render impracticable the full resumption of specie payments. Resolved, That it is the true intent and meaning of Section 10, Article 10 of the Constitution of the United States that both gold and silver shall be a legal ten? der in payment of all debts, and that the demonetization of silver, and requiring the interest on the public debt to be paia only in gold, operates as a most unjust discrimination against the debtor class, cannot be rightly and legally demanded by the bonded creditors, because not so "nominated in the bond," while at the same time it is paralyzing the industries of the country, and. has been a potent cause of the present financial stringency, and fosters the presence of bard times upon the. industries of the people. A LIBERAL DONATION., The Hon. Peter Cooper, of New York, has made the State of South Carolina the offer of the buildings and property for? merly used as the celebrated Limestone Female College, upon the condition that a school for the practical education of young ladies, shall be maintained there. The following.correspondence was com? municated to the Legislature upon this subject by Governor Hampton: ? ? [Message No. 17.] * State of South Carolina, Executive Chamber, Columbia, January 80.1873. Gentlemen of the General Assembly:. I take pleasure in submitting to you a letter from the Hon. Peter Cooper, of New York, proposing to make a valuable donation to the State and my answer to the venerable philanthropist is also trans? mitted for your information. The gener? ous action contemplated by Mr. Cooper deserves grateful recognition at the hands of tbe State authorities, and I trust that the General Assembly will express to this gentlinan the sense of the deep ob? ligation under which he has plttced- the people of the State. Wade Hampton, Governor. 152 Broadway, New York. . January 12, 1878. Hon. Wade Hampton, Governor of South Carolina. Sir : I have been requested by the .Hon. Peter Cooper to transmit to you the foregoing letter of inquiry relative to a plan he has in view of promoting tech? nical as well as rudimentary education in South Carolina. I do so with great Eleasure, not only from the fact that it as been my privilege to call his atten? tion to the pressing needs of the youth of South Carolina for such education, but also because I have for ten years past at any and all times endeavored to promote the interest of South Carolina and tbe other Southern States in every possible way. I am, sir, yours very respectfully, Theodore Browne. New York, January 12,1878 Hon. Wade Hampton, Governor of South Carolina. Dear Sir : Allow me to present to you for your consideration, ana also that of your Legislature, the following in? quiry concerning a donation which, upon condition, I might make for the benefit of the youth of South Carolina, viz: What are the best conditions on which the State of South Carolina would ac? cept the donation from me of a certain property situated at Limestone Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, consisting of the buildings and 100 or more"acres of land, and make and' main? tain a manual labor institution, or a school of science and arts, applied to the useful and necessary purposes of life, for young women "similar0to tbe branches! and pursuits now taught in the Cooper Institute, of New York." If there be any need of an orphan asylum, this might be included in the general design, as there are buildings on the estate suffi? cient for both purposes. ' My attention "has been directed by a friend of Southern education to the great needs of the youth of South Carolina for instruction m use? ful arts and trades, which, in my opinion, is one of tbe best methods of securing the prosperity of our glorious Union of States, which is my ardent desire. I am, dear sir, yours very respectfully, Peter* Cooper, No. 9, Lexington Avenue. Executive Chamber, Columbia. January 30,1873. My Dear Sir: Your letter informing me of the munificent donation which you propose to make to this State, in aid of the cause of education has been re? ceived, and I beg to express my great gratification on account of your gener? ous action in this matter. I will but forestall what will, I am sure, be the sense of the General Assembly, when I tender to you on behalf of the State the most heartfelt thanks for your benefi? cence. Your communication shall be submit? ted to the Legislature, and its action in tbe premises shall at once be transmitted to you. With my own earnest thanks, and the assurance of my respect and esteem, I have tire honor to be, Very truly yours, Wade Hampton. To Peter Cooper. The Legislature has not yet made any provision for carrying out the terms of this donation, but it in to be hoped that some arrangement may be made which will enable the State to accept it. We are too poor to males any large appropri? ation, even for such a worthy object, but a sufficient sum should be given to estab? lish an Industrial College with two or three professors to begin with, and in the course of a few years, when prosperity returns to us, a great and useful institu? tion may be built up for the advancement of female education. South Carolina has spent large sums in the past upon the education of her young men, but has never as a State paid any attention to the great cause of female education other than in her common schools. We are too poor now to do much in this cause, but we repeat that in our opinion enough ought to be done to secure this liberal gift. ? Speech of Hon. W. C. Brown on the Bill to Eleopcn the South Carolina University* Mb. Speaker?As there has been such a protracted discussion of this subject, I had concluded to say nothing upon it. But, sir, as the honorable gentleman from Charleston -has gone out of his way to cast some unjust insinuations upon An? derson Coun ,y, I fe?l that I would fail of my duty to a high-minded constituency if I did not repel and rebuke bis asper? sions. I wish the honorable gentleman from Charleston to know that I, .in part, represent a high-toned, intelligent and ?patriotic constituency?famed for the many virtues that mark the highest or-, der of modem, .Christian civilization. Sir, let him reflect and remember that we have had and still hare men in the up-country who stand the peers of any that Charleston has produced. I ask him to remember the names of Calhoun, Orr, Perry and others, and tell mo if Charles? ton ever could boast of their superiors. Mr. Speaker, if we had taken the advice of the honorable gentleman from Charles? ton and his friends, we to-day would have been still under Radical rule, with Chamberlain for our Governor. The voice of Anderson was raised on this floor in behalf of Charleston before the honorable gentiem&n was allowed a seat in this body. Anderson County was one of tbe first to lead off in the great reform movement which overthrew Radical rule and gave Charleston representation on this floor. Sir, I will never vote to tax my con stitueuta one cent to open the University again. If there is a tender point to the common poor taxpayer of our State it is being taxed to support this institution, and, sir, well thej might be, for they have been paying this unjust and un? necessary tax ever since 1801?the year in which it was established. The average annual appropriation has amounted to about $24,000, and, in addition to this, when a beneficiary was there, $400 for each one. This does not include ex? penses for building?, grounds, &c. The chapel is 3aid to have cost $15,000, and I suppose the .buildings cost $20,000. So in the course of seventy-seven years there must have been expended on this institu? tion $2,060,000.. This enormous sum was wrung out of the taxpayers of the State to educate, iq many cases, the rich, glove handed aristocrats, who, in some coses, feel too proud to speak to the .common man. I do submit that it is very unjust ? to impose a tax on the hard-working man who is t sing the axe, the mattock and the plough, toiling to support bis wife? j scarcely able in many cases to do even I that?stirring himself to pay for an in? stitution he well knows, can never be en joyedjby his own children. He is even not able to send them to school enough to learn to read tbe Bible. Yet we nave men on this floor who wish still further to burden the people to establish this University, forgetful of tbe miseries of the widows and orphans of thousands who poured out their blood upon the dis? tant battle fields of the war. Not to ed? ucate the poor children of fallen braves, but to educate the rich man's sons and raise up a new issue of aristocrats. Ia there any necessity now for such an in? stitution ? ' We have Furman University. Adger, Erskine, Wofford, Newberry and Charleston Coi ^a, and. in our own County, I can point with pride to the Anderson and the Carswell Institutes. Some of these institutions are handsomely endowed by good Christian men, ana have done a noble work during the dark? est hours of Radical rule in improving the intellect and cultivating the morals of our young men. . Is it right to tax the supporters of. these institutions to build up a rival to crumby them out of exist? ence ? To build up ah institution where the Bible itself may be ignored, would be to repeat the error of the past, when the South. Caroli.ua College was the fountain head of an infidelity that spread its bale? ful influence throughout the State, and still bears its evil fruits. It would be to bring about the contest of the Jews and Catholics that now agitates the Northern public, and promises to break up the very foundation or public education. Are we prepared to meet any such issue as this at the present? The honorablegentleman from Charles? ton, and others who advocate this bill, remind me of an old man in Georgia who was building a cow-pen, and, about the time he finished, his wife came out and declared it was too small. Tbe al tercat on became serious, and would have resulted in blows but'for the timely arri? val of a traveler. Tbey agreed to leave the- matter to his decision, and upon stating the case to him he inquired: "How many cows have you ?" They re? plied, "none." "How much money have you ?" "None," they answered, "but we intend to work"and make money enough to buy a fine cow." And so the traveler decided that the pen was large enough, and restored peace to the family. So it is with tho University. We have no students to fill it, and we have no money to send them there. We have, besides, colleges not near full of students. And it resolves itself into this, that the poor man is to work to make money in which to educate the rich man's son, who is averse to going to a religious college. Is this not elate education ? Mr. Speaker, leave this matter to the people and they will soon settle it for? ever. What right have we to entail so heavy a burden on our taxpayers with? out consulting them, and giving them a chance to speak out by their votes? Mr. Speaker, they will speak in tones of thunder from the mountains to the sea boaid. The advocates of the bill know this, and, therefore, wish to commit the people to it at this session. Dr. Rey? nolds, who waS a distinguished Professor in the iSouth Carolina College, recently said that the standard of education in Furman University at present is as high as it ever was in South Carolina College. The doors of that institution are opened wide and free to every young man in the State. No :;uition is charged there. Thin bill also contemplates the open? ing of Claflin University with an equal appropriation of money?which is just double the dd expenses. This would be paying twice as much as we did in our most prosperous days when we are not half so able. The honorable gentleman from Charles? ton seems to think that a man can't be anybody unless he graduates at the South Carolina College?that the sun, moon and stars-in a literary point of view re? volve around the University, How is it that you, Mr. Speaker, occupy that seat with such distinguished honor to yourself and tbe whole State, while many of the graduates of that institution hold seats upon this floor? Lord Bacon tells us that a man has naturally to be made before he can be improved. Many of cur great? est men graduated at no college, but were the architects of their own fortunes. Talent and genius will show themselves anyway. I am proud of the many dis? tinguished graduates of South Carolina College, but there are many other dis? tinguished men from other colleges that did not cost the State a cent. George Washington, Pen Franklin, Patrick Hen? ry and Andrew Johnson graduated at no college, but rose to eminence and useful? ness from the "common walks" of life. There are hundreds of examples of this same kind. Mr. Speaker, ire need no Universities, but we do need high grade schools throughout the Slate, and to building these up we must first address ourselves. Thus, all classes of our taxpayers would reap a benefit from the money expended. This would be equality and "justice, and it would accord with true American idea of popular education. ? Mr. Whitclaw Reid has been re-elec? ted managing editor of the New York Tribune for another term of five years, onding January, 1883. ?ramge Under the Supervision of the Executive Committee of Pomona Grange. The following mb-Granges are "clear on the books" of the Secretary of Pomona Grange, P. H., to 31st December, 1877, viz: Nos. 71,175,176, 212, 213, 214,215, 216, 235, 242, 264, 266, 271, 294, 339, 340. J. W. NORRIS, Sec. P. G. At a regular meeting of Slabtown Grange, No. 141, the following resolu? tion was adopted: Resolved, As the sense of Slabtown Grange that we will co-operate with our sister Granges in any honorable effort to resist the threatened purpose of the New York Cotton Exchange proposing to throw the price of cotton nagging and ties as a tax upon i he planter. A public installation of the officers of Craytonville Grange, No. 213, took place at Craytonville on Saturday, 26th ultimo. Col. E. M. Rucker and W. W. Russell delivered appropriate addresses. The following are the officers installed: Gco. M. McDavid/W. M.; James W. Kay, 0.; W. P. Wright, S.; George W. Grubbs, A. S.; John Shirley, C.;.L. M. Wilson, T.; M. B. Wright, Sec.; W. C. Adams, G. K.; Mm. M. C. Ge.er, Ceres; Mrs. J. S. Strickland, Pomona; Mrs. M. D. Shirley, Flora; Mrs. F. E. Kay, L. A.S. After the installation a-basket dinner was served, and the day passed oM pleas? antly. D. m. Ferry & Co. and David Lan dreth & Sons. JUST received from the above celebrated Seedmen, a large assortment of GAR? DEN SEEDS, and fcr sale at 5c. per paper, by A. 3. TOWERS & CO. ? Feb 7,1878_30_? Onion Sets. XTELLpW Strasburg and Silver Skin JL Onion Sets, frcm D. Landreth & Son, for sale by A, B. TOWERS & CO. Feb 7, 1878 q 30 _ NOTICE. HAYING removal to this place, I am now prepared ? do all kinds of work in the BOOT and SHOE line?making, re? pairing, etc. All work warranted, ana ex? ecuted at the lowest cash prices. .The pub? lic patronage is respectfully 'solicited. .Shop over Confectionery ol G. W. Garreckt. _ P. GARRECKT. Feb 7,1878_30_lm SHERIFIjS SALE. . State or South Cabouka, ) Anderson County. J In the Pribate Court. W. A. Geer, Plaintilf vs. Minerva Brown and Anna Brown, Defendants.?Complaint to Sell Real Estate in aid of Assets, <W. BY virtue of an order to me directed by W. W. Humphreys. Judge of Probate for the County of An ?erson, and State afoie said, I will expose '? sale on the FIRST MONDAY in MARCH next, (1878), at Anderson Court House, S. C, the following described lot of Land, as the Real Estato of E. R. Brown, deceased: One LOT, situate b the town of Belton, in the County and Stitc aforesaid, contain? ing one-half of an acre, more or less, boun? ded by lands of Ja nes Robertson, Jonas Brown, and the Greenville & Columbia Railroad, on the East; side of said Railroad. Terras' of sole Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for all necessary papers. . JAMES H. McCONNELL, Sherif Anderson County. ? Eeb 7,1878_30_4 SHERIFFS SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ' PlCKESS CotfXTT. In the Pribate Court. L. Ross Eaton, Petitioner, against Ephraim B. Eaton, Joseph J. Eaton, Amanda C. Wilson, et al., Respondents.?Petition for Partition. BY virtue of an order in the above stated case, to me directed by \V. G. Fields, Judge of Probate for the County of Pickens and State aforesaid, dated the twenty-third day of November, J877. 1 will sell to the highest bidder on MONDAY, the 4th day of March next, during the legal hours of sale at Anderson C. IL, S. C, All that piece, parcel, or Tract of Land, lying and situate in the County of Ander? son, and State aforesaid, adjoining lands of David Watkins, Maria Watson, R. G. Ea? ton, and others, containing thirty-two acres, more or less. Also, a lot of Land situate io same Coun? ty, and State aforesaid, at the Five Forks, adjoining lands of-Casey and ^ohn Harper, containing two acres, more or less. Terms?One-half ciish on day of sale?re mander on a credit of twelve months, with interest from date. Purchaser to give bond and security and a mortgage of the premi? ses to the Judge of Probate to secure bal? ance of purchase money, and pay extra for all papers. JAMES H. McCONNELL, Sheriff Anderson County. Feb 7,1378_ 30 _4 S2500_a Year. ACTIVE, ENERGETIC AGENTS WANTED On Oui- Grand Combination Prospectus OF 150 Distinct Publications I and 100 Styles ofBibles and Testaments ! Representing Agricultural, Biographical, Historical, Rcligiouii and Miscellaneous Works of universal interest. A Novel Feature in Canvassing 111 Sales made from th s Prospectus when all single Book fail. It <:?utains something to suit every taste. Wo arc also offering spe? cial inducements on our Premium Family Bibles, English and German, Protestant and Cath? olic. Awarded Superiority over all others, for their Invaluable Aids and Superb Bind? ings, at the Grand Centennial Exposition, 1876. Also General and Local . AGENTS WANTED ON OUR GREAT WAR BOOK, The most Comprehensive, Reliable and Ac? curate History of the Greut Contest between the RUSSIAN and the TURK. With its 900 elegant Engravings, Mans and Plans, the most showy, desirable and useful Book now published. Liberal Terms. Particu? lars free. Address JOHN E. POTTER & CO., Publishers, PHILADELPHIA. Sept 1.1, 1877 9 _ly NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un? dersigned, Administrator of Ric#nnl Shir? ley, deceased, will apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson Comity, on the :28th day of February, lSTtf, for "a Final Settle? ment and discharge frjm suid Estate. THUS. ERSKINE, Ailm'r. Jan 24,1H78 28 5 OF ANDERSON COUNTY. -0 IHAVE completed and had copy-righted and lithographed a general descriptive Map of Anderson County, dated 1M77, which is now offered for sale. The Map shows the County and Town ehip lima, (sixteen townships^ thdrjeiart-.. lengths by the chofn~ahd directions'byThe compass. The Townships are handsomely colored, so as to be easily distinguished. The size of Map is 27 X 40 inches, neatly mounted for hanging. The public reads, railroads, with every curve, and proposed railroads; rivers, creeks, churches, cemete? ries, mills, factories, water-powers, dwelling houses, Masonic Lodges, springs. Oranges, camp-grDunds, and other historic points of interest appear upon the geographical part of the Map. On the sides a morginal col? umn of historical, statistical, geological and meteorological facts are given, which relate strictly to this County. These facts have been carefully gathered and prepared. The historic facts go back to the abandonment of this territory by the Cherokee Indians one hundrea years ago, when but few white men lived here. The wealth, area, latitude and longitude, kind of water and tempera? ture, mean temperature of the atmosphere, average annual rainfall and population. The different religious denominations, with, number of members, and various other matters of interest appear on the margin. I have endeavored to present the County to the public in all of its varied aspecui, in a new and attractive way, by combining with the geography the leading historical and other interesting facts of the County upon the same sheet, in such a short ind condensed form that it will only require a glance to understand the whole. Contains about 3000 geographical locations. I have been aided in this work by able surveyors, engineers, draughtsmen, and other well informed residents of the County. I have spent about fourteen months in its prepara? tion, and am confident have presented to the public the best County Map, to date, in the U. S. For this superiority I am willing to contest, at a reasonable expense, in any State or U. S. exposition. To the former residents of this Comity, who now reside in this 3tete, our neighlior ing States, or in the far West and North? west. I would say that a perusal of this Map will be to them like a revisit to their old homes. The Map can be sent by Express, 50c. added to price. PRICES?To subscribers, $2.00; to the public until first of May, $2.50; after lirst of May, $3.00, except to subscribers. The patronage - of the public: is most re? spectfully solicited. Terms cisli upon de? livery, or in advance if sent by or express. S. M. PEQG,' Agent. Feh 7,1878 30 _4 Charleston Fertililizer Go. PURE P0UDRETTE! PURE POUDRETTE! PURE POUBRETTE! Price Reduced, $20 Cash per^b OFFICE 86 BROAD STREET, * Char lest a*, S. C. Pendleton Factory, S. C, Jan. 9, '7U. Mb. D. D. Cohen, Charleston?Dear &> . I used 200 lbs. of your Pouc rette on one acre of cotton land last Spring, vt" ich auf fered very much from the severest hail? storm tbat I ever witnessed; yet with all of this I . am pleased to state that the remit was more than satisfactory, having raide 900 lbs. of seed cotton on land that wo aid not, without the aid of fertilizers, make more than 500 lbs. per acre. ? W. WALKER RUSSELL. Feb 7,1878 30_3m PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTICE. THE following is the pro rait amounts, ' exclusive of the Poll Tax, going to the Free Schools in each Township, to wit: Fork.$580 15 Pcndlelon. 157 15 Garvin.?. 144 85 Brushy Creek.516 60 Rock Mills. iT74 70 Centreville.-889 95 Hopcwell. 258 38 Williamston.5#4 25 Savannah. .555 55 Varennes. 138 70 Broadaway. 709 30 Bclton.596 50 Dark Corner. 348 50 Hall..302 70 Martin. 510 45 Honea Path.,.. ">16 60 Anderson. 799 50 Notice is also given that I will be in my office at Anderson C. H. 'on Friday and Saturday in each week, at which time per? sons having business with the o.fico will call, J. N. CARWILE, County School Commissioner. Jan 31, 1878 * ? 29 2 LIVERY I FEED STABLE, BY T. J. LEAK Waverly House Block,, IHAVE leased and will run this Stablo the present year, and will k-jep my TOBACCO STORE In connection with the Stable. All graded of Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, cheap for cosh. T. JT. LEAK. Jan 24, 1S78_28 "MORE TOBACCO! IHAVE on hand, and am receiving, a large stock of Tobacco, in boxes and Caddies, which will be sold at lowest possi? ble figures for cash, or to prompt paying parties on time. Call and get my prices and bo convinced that I am selling cheap. Those indebted to me for Tobacco must call short? ly and pay their accounts, or they will set? tle with J. C. Whitfield, Esq. O. H. P. FANT, at Barr & Font's. Jun 31,1878_29_5_ APPLICATION FOR HOMESTEAD. Notice is hereby given that Tnlitha E. Boggs has mode application to me for a j Homestead in the personal property of her ? late husband, Edward Boggs, and that said I application will be heard by nre at eleven o clock a. in., on the5th dav of .March next. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Judge of Probate. Jan 31, 1878 29_ 5 VTOTICB FINAL SETTLEMENT. JlA Notice is hereby given that the under? signed, Administrator, with the Will an? nexe!, of the Estate of John B. Poore, de? ceased, will apply to Uta Judge of Probate for Andcr.-on County, on the 2Sth day of February next, for a Final Settlement and discharge fiom sai?l PJ ta'.c. J. J. MATTISON, Adm'r. Jan 24,1*73 & 5? ?