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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY NORNING, JUNE 20, I878~ Jeff. David, the negro who was convie ted on circumstantial evidence of killing the Franklins in Abbeville County, and sentenced to be hung therefor, it will be remembered was respited upon the gal lows, after denying his guilt throughout the whole time, cutil the 14th instant. He has again been respited until the 12th of July, and the opinion is gaining ground that he is not guilty, and should not be hung. General Robert Toomba, of Georgia, bas telegraphed Mr. Stephens that he is with bim in his race fer Congress "to the last extremity." We had ex pected this of Mr. Toombs. He and Mr. Stephens have been life-long friends, and both belong to the rule or ruin class of politicians. We trust that this race is Mr. Stephens' ''last extremity," and that the country will get rid of him. The New? and Courier says: "Is it not ur wise to at tempi to put Mr. Stephens down in this fashion, considering that he was a conspicuous politician when most of his present censors were in their cradle." That is where tho trouble comes in. Mr. Stephens has outlived his usefulness, and reached his second childhood, as ninety-nine hundredths of j the Democratic papers of the United States believe. It is time for him and bia friend Gen. Grant to retire from American politics for the good of their country. The Charlotte Observer Bays it is un derstood that startling developments are soon to be made showing that two or three thousand votes were substituted for Hayes instead of the same number which were actually cast for Tilden in South Carolina, and that by this meanB our State was carried for the Republican presidential ticket Such developments will indeed be startling, but no person acquainted with the rascalities of South Carolina radicals viii be vcrv much sur prised at any infam*' that may bo proved on them. It now turns out that nrhtu President Hayes offered James E. Andersou, the Louisiana man who was promised a po sition if he. would, supt ^ss evidence showing that the Democrats carried that' State in the last election, the Consulate at Funchal, he credited the appointment to Ohio. This was evidently done to hide from the country the fact that he was appointing to office these Louisiana rascals, and yet there aro some people who believe that Mr. Hayes knew noth ing of the corruption and bargaining by which ho waa placed in office ? Senator Stanley Matthews re?uses to obey the subpoena of the Potter Investi gating Committee, and gives as his ex cuse that he is a member of the Senate. Kellogg was alco invited to appear, and did so immediately, giving his testimony as any other witness. The committee have decided not to make any issue with Mr. Matthews, inasmuch as Bis refusal to appear will be taken by the country as a virtual admission of his guilt. Any report the Senate committee may make concerning him cannot remove the im pression thxi he is afraid of au examina tion about ?.ia part .n the presidential bargaining w.th r?f?rence to Louisiana's vote._. 1 The Judiciary Committee of tho House of Representatives reported a resolution upon the bill to carry into effect the me morial of the Maryland Legislature ask ing that the Attorney General be in structed to Institute proceedings to test the title of President Hay??, holding that the presidential title was determined by the last Congress, and cannot be called into question by any subsequent Congress. The resolution was adopted almost unanimously. Hence Mr. Hayes may possess his soul in peace as to his enjoyment of the White House during the remainder of tho presidential term, unless the Potter Committee proves his complicity in thc election rand, and in that event he may be ir., <>:ched. The Grand Jury of Chsrleaton, in ita final presentment nt tho recent term of Court there, paid Judge Mackey the fol lowing compliment : "The Grand Jury congratulate your Honor upon returning to your native place, that you come clothed with judicial honore, which yon U?V? so worthily won, and gracefully worn, and most heartily do they endorse the sentiment of your Honor in causing to be removed from the scenes of the court-room the prisoner's dock, Folly agreeing with your Honor that tho badge of guilt should not be placed upon ?hy person until he baa been found guilty by a jury of his countrymen. Returning our thanks to your Honor for tho courtesies you have shown to us individually and as a body, we tender them, c y last, but uot least official duty at this term. The Committee on Naval Affairs in the House of Representative* has corn Dieted it* 1 n vc\a ti tra. Unit t\f *K? W??j1 jw. partaient of the government, and aa the result of frauds unearthed, has: adopted a resolution looking to the trial and pun ishment of ex-Secretary of the Navy Robeson, and of Wood, Hamac?me and Watraougb, late chief? of the bureau of steam engineering, construction and re pair, and provisions and clothing. The Committee have "Mexicanired" this De psrtsi-nt ?st.". they . ?s4 that , raw, amounts, which abould have gone into thc treasury, have beca disposed of in secret and improper ways and the pro ceeds charged to naval accounts, hence ; they propose to indict the officials who . j?? a?, tuu. ,.t.*- v- J-'i?-* ?> the discharge of their publia trusts. Il ls moro than probable that the charges long? ago made against err Secretary Robeson will now be" substantiated, and thea Another Radical sachem will fall befotv? the insatiate arrow of the Demo cratic "Mexicans," H is getting1 time for tho Republicans lo be tired of thin ?ott nf thing, and wo do not blame them for objecting it* lu voa ligations, for if a few jrac*rV>f their loading 6?Uie?rn/in aro SnVe**ti#aiC<} 'tjb*j?i? i* cyrujcA rMun t?\ .* ?h?t their whole ?row will bo .shown to bi & party of officiai thiey.es or .corran* I'. : : i ?']' I M A'.." <..>:..'.ni I ll IO If AL Co"MITli:i:, 1878. 1319 F. tit., Hurthveet, WASHiSOTO?, I). (', THK HEl'UDLIi'AN TACTICS. The following appeal to Republican office-holdcnt for money to aid in the conduct of tin* coming campaign hi a sig nificant document weil worthy of tho consideration of the Democratic party, inasmuch as it indicates some very im portant bearings of the political compass : EUGENE HALE, | HEAOqVARTEliS Chairman. UEO. O. (?ORHAM, Bccrelaij\ Kxecutlve Com. Hon. W. B. ALLISON, Ho?, ti. W. DOHMKY, Hoo. ll. K. Bkit'E, Hoa. H. K. PAUK, HOD. CHABI.FH POUTER, Hon. J. M. CAMPUKLL, HOD. J. A. IIUIIUKLL. Hon. C. H. JoYCK, Hon. F. UtaoocK. WAfiHlHOTON, May 27, 1878. SIB-This Committee, charged with laboring for the success of thc Republi can cause in the coming campaign for the election of Members of Congress, call with confidence upo.i you, as a Republi can, for such a contribution in money as yon may feel willing to make. The Committee deem it proper, in thus ap pealing to Republicans generally, to in form tuuse who happen to be in Federal employ that lhere will be no objection in any official quarter to such voluntary contribution. The importance of the pending slrug S'e cannot caul ly bo exaggerated. That e Senate is to be Democratic after the 4th of Marchj 1879, is very nearly a cer tainty. In view of this, tho election of a Democratic House of Representatives would precipitate upon the ?untry dan Serous agitations, which would inevita ly add to present distresses. Foremost among their bchemes, tho opposition al ready announce their intention to at tempt the revolutionary expulsion of the j President from his office. If, by the presentation of three candi-1 ?dates for the Presidency iu 1880, the people sboui J .ail to choor/), the House must elect-each State delegation cost ing one VOt'j. From what ?B now known, and wi' the growing dissensions iu tue camp of the enemy, the Committee have good reason to enter upon their work with courage. Please make prompt and favorable re sponse to this letter, and remit at once by draft or postal money order, to "Sid ney F. A UM ti n, Esq., Treasurer, etc., German-American National Hank, Washington, D. C." By order of the CominitU,ei GEO. C. GonnAM, .jeeretary. An analynis of tliia circular will reveul much of the intentions of the Republican party and the tactics to which it will re sort to secure a continuance of its control of the National Government. The cir cular was only intended for the eyes of Republicans, and therefore its revelations are tho more important. To begin with, the first section of the circular sbowB that a thorough canvass of tho several States of tho Union ?B to bj mado in the hope of controlling tho next House of Repr? sentative*, and that to secure this result, the civil service order of the President will bo mado subservient to the ends of the Republican party by such interpre tation os will best suit at any particular time ; or, in other words, it is proposed to go before the country with the argument that the President has purified the civil service by requiring Federal officials to abstain from participation in politics, while in fact he hos (ic- o nothing more than to say to them you must not openly engage in tho control of politics your selves, but you can do so privately by contributing to support others in doing so. The result is far from working tho reform- pretended, for it only places thc control of national politics in the hands of the Congressional Committee, thereby giving tho administration party, by con centration, greater power than it would have under the system of control by local politicians. Thia little trick is another evidence that President Hayes is a great polit'.cji.i fraud. Neit, the statement that tho Demo crats have announced their intention to expel the President from his office is conspicuously false, and SIIOWB that the Republican leaders again intend to at tempt to carry toe coming elections by their old syntcm of deception and mis representation. We ex(/.iuU*d t:..s of them, however, and therefore it is not a confession of much importauco. The most significant feature of the circular is the information that in case of no elec tion by tho people, the next House of Representatives will elect the President -each State casting one vote. It may be regarded as settled, that if the Repub licans carry a majority of the next House of Representatives, that they will then try to prevent an election of President by the people, thereby throwing it into the House of Representatives, and thus securing the election of their candidate. To do this they will secure the nomina tion of three tickets, and uso ono of them as the Radicals hope to uso independent cas^idsixs in thia State-that is, to form jx combination with them in order to carry doubtful 3tates against tho De mocracy. Tho Republican States would cast tholr votes for the Republican can didates, but in States considered doubt ful, aa Ohio, Pennsylvania and somo of the Southern States with large colored populations, the Republican vote would be cast In favor of the National party, or a third party of some other namo, and then if no one of the three candidates should get a majority of all the votes, the election would be thrown into the House and the Republican candidate elected. It is, therefore, of the uttermost .M ?V WVUiv mm ?SClUUVnltlU majority in the next House of Represen tatives to guard against any possible mis haps In 1880 upon the Presidential elec tion. That we will have a Democratic majority In it Ia reasonably certain, but we cannot afford to allow any indepen dent Democrats, whether it be Alexan der H. Stephens or any other person, to be elected. The issues are too 31 oat to plac? ?u lae hands of auch erratic men, to say the least of them. Thora must bs no dissensions in our party. Any revolt at this time is ?quivalent to a desertion to the enemy, and should be punished by tho people with political death. If we value Sm R?pub'ic-iU? "urtu of government, if we love and appreciate human liberty, if we desire to perpetuate the institutions of our forefathers, we must remain united to secure a triumph of the Democratic pi.ty in Ai? nation in order, to purify our Union from fraud, corruption and * usurpation which threatens os with a tyrannical government. - Deputy United States Marshal W. I,, Springs, who was a few days ago bound orar io answer to the charge of assaulting MVBOU, of Greenville Co^ziy, := == own house, with intent to kill, waa, com* mlttod by Justice Vance, on the 17th inst, ofter a preHminary^hearing, t<# grand larceny-stealing a watch, STANLEY MATTHEWS ONCE MORE. The President's brother-in-law does not like the Potter Investigating Committee, but has no objection to telling the coun try bis side of the Presidential election fraud, and in explanation of the manner in which be became the custodian of the Andcrson-Nash contract, that Anderson was to have a government appointment, if he would suppress evidence showing that the Democrats carried Louisiana, the Cincinnati Time? says the following is Seuator Matthews version of tho inter view with Anderson OB the 23d of April, 1877: j As he arose to go he said that there were two documents connected with Lou isiana affairs which I ought to see. He said be had ono with him, and drew l. oni his pocket the so-called Nssli agreement, wLich was the first I had ever heard of that. I was in a hurry and merely glanced at it. My first impulso was to ! return it, bu Anderson insisted on ray having it for safe keeping. Another Slani'j at it convinced no that it was a peu vent which would be less m^ichiev ous it. .'. ?ife than published. Still I did not p.nco the importance in it I should have Jone. Right there I made a mis take-committed an error winch I regret. I should have handed it back to Ander I son and shown him out of the office more rapidly than ho came in. Hut be was gone before I had time to fully co.isidei the mutt/- -, 7 put it away and made no indoreenvnt on it at the time, but a few days after did make an indorsement. Thc v.re I studied the document thc more I regretted having had anything to dc with its safe keeping. Still I thought ic my possession it could do no barm, and 1 believed that the dishonorable agr?<:ment it records had never been carried out, ant! so tho harm was small. If Mr. Matthews said this he condemni himself, for in the first place he met An denton before the 23d of April, as his let tera of March 29th to Gen. Harlan, an? of Apru 17th to Anderdon himself, show Then, as to his uot understanding th purport nf thin contract for thc perpetr? tion of a theft of tho vote of Louisiaut his letter to Anderson, dated April 17tl showH that he had an interview with th Secretary of State before that date, i order to obtain the position of Consul i Callao for him, and in this letter b says: I have, however, the bett reasont fi saying, sooner or later, and as soon i practicable, I shull be able to obtain f you a satisfactory appointment. Ke vic pooled from time to time of what yt may have in respect to jdaces you would li have, and feel competent to fill, so that can netter represent your wishes. Thoro can be no reasonable doubt aft thia that Mr. Matthews fully utidersto* the purport of that contract, and if A derson had not felt that Matthews was sympathy with its contents, he would n have "insisted" on his having it "for ss keeping." Rascals of Anderson's ty do not go to highly honorable men ' have their evidences of fraud ?afely ket and tho country can well understand w Mr. Matthews did not "show him out the office." It was Himply becauso th fully understood each other. But Mr. Matthews says after studyi tula document ho regretted keeping though as tho dishonorable agreemeul i records was not carried out tho harm v small. Well, Mr. Mi.tthews is a v< stupid man if he has to study a contr to find out that an agreement to suppr ; evidence in consideration of a gove t ment appointment is dishonorable, j has, however, studied it out, and ai i mero matter of curiosity it may be am ing to see how long it took him to lei this Bimple lesson, as woll as to ascert why the harm from the agreement \ small, and what part he took to prev the contract from being carried out. He obtained the contract on the 2! of April. On tho 7th of May he wi Anderson a recommendation for a pt tion in the Custom Houso of New . leans. On the 14th of May he wr Secretary E var ta as follows : Tho circumstances in which Mr. J derson has been placed and in which lnvj been compelled to act a very diffic part aro such as to givo him very ?tr claims upon the administration in public interests, and I do most carne, urgo that some satisfactory public < ployment may be found for him at OJ On May 2?th ho wrote to Andora saying : I received your telegram to-day { J very much regret you are not sntisl with the appointment tendered you, t which, by the papors this morning, I dcrstand was the consulate at Fund I am really at a loss to know what furt to do. I am quite willing to do any th you may suggest that gives promise i sonably of success. Other letters followed in the an strain until the 12th of February, If when Matthews wm to to Anderson a c fidential letter, in which he said : I have never bees subjected to eo mi misrepresentation in regard to every th I have undertaken to do. that I'dc think it would bo wise for me to gt Philadelphia or Baltimore for the p pose of meeting you. Ia case you ?ho find lt convenient to be in Washing I ?hall be pleated to ?ec you. Now, it seems up to this time tho P .dent's brother-in-law had no% lear that tho contract wa a a dishonorable c and that up to this time ho would havo abo wu Anderson "out of tbe d of the office more rapidly than he ct ?n." It also appears that Mr. Matth was constantly trying to secure s< office for Anderson, and hence no cr ia duo the Senator, for tho fact that agreement did no narin while in his \ session. A man indicted for assault? intent to kill might as well plead thal did not do any harm when ho levi his pistol at his prosecutor's head and tempted to blow out his brains, but prevented from doing so by the snapping. Mr. Matthews did all could do to carry out the Ar.derson-N contract. Now, we have not devoted this s? to proving Senator Matthews con nee with the fraud alone: It shows to mind something more. Mr. Mat uh is a brother-in-law of President Ha and it ia almost certain that ho com ni ca ted the facta to Mr. Hayes. Jt.wc have been unnatural for it to have t otherwise, and in proof of the reast blcness of this supposition there is fact that Mr. Hayes endorsed Anders application foran appointment to Sc tary EvarU as follows : "Please give man some government appointment 1 warm, climate. This is a special ca What constituted ita speciality ? where did Mr. Haye? find lt out? no doubt obtained his Information f bia brother-in-law, and Anderson's ac ces in securing the Vote of Louisiana the Republicans, when it was cast foi Democrats, constituted Its speciality. MR. STEPHENS AN INDEPENDENT. Hon. Alexander "H. Stephen? bas written a letter to the chairman of the Democratic party of the Eighth Con gressional District of Georgia, in expla nation of his recent telegram that he will "stand for re-election," in which ho says plainly, if not bluntly, that he will neither seek nor decline a nomination from the Democratic Convention soon to be held in Thu?ipson, Georgia, and in the course of his letter ho lakes occasion to say : "Hut if the Convention sha!', repudi ate me aa an unfit representative of Dem ocratic principles and shall attempt to rule mo out of the Democratic party be cause of anything connected with my re cent acts or statements, then I say to you and to them, plainly and distinctly, that I shall regard their edict as but a brutum fulmen, issued by an irresponsible faction of tricksters, aud the question whether I or they aro sound in the faith of the fathers shall bo left for tho true Democ racy of the District, to be settled at the polis. If this thall produce any division or dissension in tho party, then tho re sponsibility for tiie consequences must rest upon those who have so assailed and so grossly misrepresented me." It has frequently been ?aid by the op ponents of Mr. Stephens that be is a nolitical bully, but we bavo never seen j I anything from him which approached so near to a demonstration of the correct- ! ness of the charge as the language above I quoted. It is a plain defiance of tbe party organization, and is intended to force himself upon a convention as its nominee by threats and denunciation when he fcolu that his claims to the nom ination have no stronger basis. It re mains to be seen whether the Democracy of Georgia has no more independence than to be bull-dozed by this letter. If the convention nominates Mr. Stephens in the face of his threats, it will evince a lack of stamina, if net of self-respect, which will injure the Democracy of the whole country more than the election of Mr. Stephens over the nominee, by a union of the radical and independent vote, could possibly do. AB long as he is elected as the nominee of the Demo cratic party, just so long will he bo an influential member of the party for mis chief, and in every recurring election he will continue to force himself upon tho party as its nominee. On tho other hand, if he should succeed as an inde pendent, it will be by Republican votes, and he will hereafter be looked upon in his true light as more of a Republican than of a Democrat. As it now is, hia utterances are quoted as coming from a Democrat, while if be should be repudi ated by the Democratic party, his arro gance in criticism would be credited to no party. Mr. Stephens bas courted the issue, and we hope the Democratic Con vention will have the resolute indepen dence to accept it, and then we believe by a proper canvass the State of Georgia and tho country nt large will bo relieved of this dyspeptic representative, who cares more for himself and his selfish ambitions, or even his egotistic opinions, than he does for the political party to whl?:h he professes to belong. Mr. Ste phen*, from long continuance in office, has become infatuated with the belief that he is the embodiment of tho Demo cratic party, aud that the people, as it were, belong to bim. He forgets that he has no inheritance to tho position of Congressman, neither bas he acquired any patent right thereto. If he is elect ed it will either be as the nominee of the Democracy or by a union with the Radicals. If nominated by the Democ racy he will get more than he deserves, and if he attempts to run against a nom ination, ho will placo hiu individual pre ferment in the balances to be weighed against the interests of the Democratic party, and tiie people of the Eighth Dis trict will have to choose between the two. They will havo a splendid oppor tunity to show a devotion to party and to the cause of true liberty by defeating Mr. Stephens. Such an event would do more to put a lasting quietus upon inde pendent c&adt4&t** iban anything which could occur in the South. AB the Eighth District adjoins upper South Carolina, ra feel a deep interest in the approaching convention, and trust the result will provo that the Democratic party is stronger and more valuable to the people than any ono man in it. Senator Davis, of West Virginia, hos been urging the Senate for years to in vestigate the Treasury Department of the Government, but, as that body is Republican, no disposition has been shown to enter into tho investigation. He lr-i ail along expressed tho belief that the books oi this Department aro made io balance by forged entries. And now tho Baltimore Qaztite says that after such examination as he has been able to give it in the face of the obstacles thrown in his way by the Senate and by tho De partment, Senator Davis, upon his own authority, expresses the belief tbat there is a deficit of the enormous sum of $200, 000,000, and perhaps more. ThiB is an enormous sum to have been abstracted from tho National Treasury, and such a statement coming from a member of tiie Senate Finance Committee ought to Bscuro an immediate investigation. If there is any basis for the a^raagticQ, the peoplo of tho United States can easily perceive how the Republican officials of the Government have grown so wealthy and prosperous on the salaries that the purest and best public servants before the war found only enough to live upon. We can also readily see where the im mense campaign funds which the Repub licans have always used so lavishly came from, it is the most important matter that could possibly command tho atten tion of Congress, and If the Senate does not undertake the examination into the Treasury Department, the House of Rep resentatives ought, and no doubt will do so, at its next session, hot au. the Senate will be Democratic after tho 4th of next March, the probability is that a joint committee will be charged with the busi ness, and, if so, the Treasury Department will be thoroughly "Mexicanlsed," and the sins of its various secretaries and chiefs laid bare to the eyes of an indig nant people. The only regret is that, a* Congress hos adjourned, the work canuot bo done ia time to help us in the fall elections. It will come in flenely tiwagh for the ' Presidential campaign of 1380, and especially so (f Grant should be the Republican candidate, for President, as most of the defalcations, if there hare been any, occurred during his tenn. THE STAB FORT CELEBRATION. The military review at the Star Foit at Cambridge, near Ninety Six, on last Tuesday wa* a very great success. From three to fuur thousand persons were pro*vut; aud oint' eoinpauieaof the State volunteer troops participated in thc re view. The clouds which had been threatening rain disappeared, and the day wa? beautiful and bright. The pro cession formed at Ninety Six, with the speakers of the day, escorted by the Governor's Guards of Columbia, and the Silver Cornet Band of Columbia in front, followed by the Newberry Riflemen, Edgeficld Riflemen, Hodges Riflemen, Abbeville Riflemen, Richland Volunteer Riflemen, Ninety Six Guards, Richland Flying Artillery, and Kdgefield Hussar*, together with the Anderson Palmetto Baud and the Greenwood Band. The review took place near the oid fort, and was conducted with General K. R. Hemphill in command, by Gov. Hampton and Gen. Moise, nAer which tho crowd gathered around the stand erected in the centre of the old fort which occupies about one acre. This stand was tastefully erected, and decora ted with evergreens. Over tito front wan a shield with the inscription, "1781 -Greene". 1878-Hampton," whi'.u on the right rested the tattered, battle-worn flag under which Stonewall Jackson fell at Chancellorsville i: 1863, and on the left the flag of the old Palmetto Regi ment which went through the Mexican war. Upon the stand there was abo a box of relics gathered from thu o!d fort. The speakers ascended the stand, and Col. M. L. Bonham, Jr., introduced Gov. Hampton, who waa received with immense applause, and made a fine speech, of which the following isa brie! outline: Ke waa deepiy impressed with all thc surroundings of this occasion, the his toric spot upon which ho stood, and thc achievements of our ancestors. Ht alluded to the flag under which Stone wall Jackson fell, also to the flag of UH Palmetto Regiment in the Mexican war and briefly to the siege of the fort ant tho historic names connected therewith He Baid that he came to-day simply t< appeal to the descendant? ot these nco pie to .bo true to thc past, true to thei ancestry, to stand by South Carolina, an< let tho achievements of the past be ai incentive to tho future. He spoke o the distressing condition our people, wer in two years ago. how they had lost hop and began to despair of success, li said that the banner presented in 1871 bore upon it, "honest government, econ omy, and South Carolina to rule Soutl Carolina." Ho spoko of how every mar woman and child rallied around this Oaf and thus wrought a political miracle i struggling to maintain the civili&atio fought for by their ancestors, and hoi they bore that banner to victory. Thu since then everything had been carrie on with perfect impartiality, that ever one was recognized as tue equal be foi the law of any man, that our people wei now hopeful, and earnestly working ci the complete redemption of the Stat and that we had now a Governor an Legislature of our own choice. H spoke of the debt that had been accumi lated by his predecessors, and th on gi that it would have been better that th debt should have been paid ; that whe we could do no more wo should ha\ gone to our creditors and told them v< have done what we could. He said tin the greatest featuro of the revolutic through which wo passed was solvir the problem thai the white man and cc ored man could live together in penci that the colored people who had bet told that they would be put back in slavery if tho Democrats succeeded, e press now an entire confidence in Dem eratic government, and will rally to i support. Ho spoke of the platform 187b as recoguizing every one as equ before the law ; that it was bread en on j for every one to stand upon in Sou Carolina. With this platform be we over the State from the seaboard to tl mountains, authorized by the people advocate it, and that with tho help the colored people he was elected, and called upon again to serve the peop that he will stand upon the platform 1876 or upon none at all, and if the pe pie will do as they did then-see that e act justice is done to all men, open wi their ranks for all to join-in a woi Eursue the same line of policy that t democracy did in 1876, we will be st cessful not only in 1878 but also in 1 R> That for the perfect qoiet and security the people, so that they can live und thoir own vine and fig tree, it important that a national Deniocra' administration should be successfi Under two more years of Democrat rule, the colored people will recogni that their rights are secure, and vc with us upon national politics. 1 spoko of receiving a letter from a color man in Illinois, who told him that int recent campaign he was prevented by mob from speaking for Tilden, and tx be would leave Illinois and come to Sou Carolina, where the colored man h more rights. Ho spoke of having rclat thia to President Hayes. He spoke the importance of hav.-?g a good Leg la turo, and said that it amounted to lit who was Governor or Lieutenant-Govi nor if the people see to it that tho bi men aro sent to tho Legislature, and tc them to get their best men and tell tht they must make the sacrifice and ri The people havo a right to demand He said that he had made sacrifices hi self and would do so again, and when saw that Abbeville put up McGowan a Edgefield Bonham, ho was. satisfied other Counties would do the same tl we would have a good Legislature, a in a short timo our country would bo deemed. Lieut-Gov. Simpson was next int 'duced, and made the speech of tho di giving the history of the old fort a drawing therefrom useful lessons and teresiing parai?o?s. rle was followed Ex-Gov. Bonham, Gen. Moise, Gen. a Gowan and Judge Cooke, who made n and eloquent addresses. Tho music was furnished by tho tb bands named, and was very fine. It < much to enliven the occasion, and it i source of gratification to know that compliments paid the Anderson Palme Band fully warrant what wo have alwi claimed-that it is tho best band upper Carolina. After the speaking dinner was ? nounced, and every person present i most abundantly and thoughtfully ca for. Every one present is most prof in complimenting tho people of Nine Six and eurroundine country, and noi that we hav? met wbo was present fal to enjoy the occasion. Congress now has before it a bill to store the Citadel Academy buildings t lot in the city of Charleston to the SI of South Carolina, This piece of pr erty was before and during tho war o by the State as a military school ,-anc the surrender was seized by the gove ment of the United States on tho grot that it was' cued to aid tba rebelli Thia, however, is shown to-be false the affidavits of the officers of the C del. and tho statements of Gov. McGr and Hon. Charlea McBeth, cx-mayo Charleston. The bill for ita rcstoral will probably'pass with a clause deny any rent. ' ' .JJ! !._.. '"J""""1.T'.'"!1 ". OUR NATIONAL FINANCES. Th? Senate amended tito House bill to repeal the act requiring the resumption of tii?ecie payments on and after the first day of January, 1879, by substituting for the repealing act an act leaving the Drat day of January next as the date for the resumption of specie payments, and pro viding that all custom dues of the gov ernment can be paid in greenbacks, and that the new 4 per cent, government bend*'shall bo sold for greenbacks. This 'UM been concurred iu by the House, and if approved by the President will become law. If, however, it is vetoed, the meas ure will fail, although a two-thirds vote could be commanded for it if ?he day of adjournment were not so close at hand. It is to be hoped the President will ap prove this bill, for by doing so bc will settle, we hope, permanently the finan-1 eiiii if.'ines which have been disturbing the country. The effect of it will be to allow creditors to demand payment in specie, but at the same time to make greenbacks as good as specie, PO that thc debtor can convert one into the other without serious ICHS. The trouble with our finances heretofore has been that under Republican ring-rule the govern ment has discredited its wn currency by reAising to take it for its bonds or for its taxes, and tho consequence has been to make a difference between greenbacks and specie. Then by retiring silver by refusing to coin it, the difference between paper and gold was made still greater. The last act. attempted by the ring capi talists was to force the resumption of sp?cio payments after this year, and if their schemes had been effectuated three fourths of the people of this government would have been ruined or seriously crip pled in their finances. The South and West would have been the s ifferers by it, but as the matter now stands the evil has been averted, and the monetary mat ters of the nation, if let alone, will speed ily regulate themselves without injury tc any class of our citizens. The Baltimore Gazette says: "Th? Democratic Senators who voted to in crease the army to 25,000 after the Housi had placed the standard at 20,000 shoulc be remembered ia these days wher economy and retrenchment are demand ed by the people. Their names are Bar num, Bayard, Butler, Coke, Dennis Gordon, Kiernan, Maxey and Wallace.' This plea of economy is a mero piece o ! political nonsense. There are Useles ! measures of expenditure amounting to i ! great deal more than the pay of fiv< thousand soldiers of which our Baltiraor contemporary makes no complaint. Th I fact is that 25,000 men is a very Btnal standing army for such a nation as tb . United States, and is not more thai ! enough to properly garrison the forts o j ino government and protect its frontiei The whole force could be very pro fit ubi employed in protecting our Mexica frontier, and in koeping the savage In I dian tribes within their reservation! j Moreover, the labor strikes of last yea ! show us that there is an element of di: satisfaction and unrest throughout th government, which requires that a ?ma number of government troops should b quartered at convenient points througl out *.ba United States. The present S< cialistic fever is also an additional reaso for not reducing the army. We ha\ now the smallest standing army of an first rate power in the world, and wbii a small standing army is to be desirei there is such a thing os having it tc small. We must keep it large encug to preserve the peace of the Union, < we may find ourselves in a lamcntab condition of violence. If the arni should be reduced now, nnd two or thr< i immenso riots occur this summer, tl Republicans would point to tho rcdu tion of the army AS the cause, and, wbi it might not have any connectiou wit the disturbance, it would damage tl Democracy. We agree with the Senate named, that we had better let the nun ber of the army alone. It would bo wei however, to enforce the law preventir ita uso in elections. The River and Harbor Bill bas passe Congress with the appropriation of tvi hundred thousand dollars for deepenir Charleston harbor. This will be of in mense advantage to the city, and if tl same liberal policy should be pursue towards it by tho National Governmei for three or four yearn, the port i Charleston would be equal to any :o tl Union for commercial purposes. With deep harbor, the prosperity of the ci can easily be secured by the completic of the Blue Ridge Railroad. Havit gotten the harbor question satlsfactori arranged, we hope that the influence Charleston will be united with the n country to secure a completion of tl great national highway, connecting tl cotton fields of tho South by direct cor munication with the granary of the W< by the most direct and central route pc sible. This Road would bring Chark ton closer to the West ns a section th any other seaport, and would render the great grain shipping port of Amcrk It would also give her the grocery tra of tho greater portion of the West, t geiher with an immense dry goods ai phosphate trade. Not only would it th build up Charleston, but it would tl velop the resources of our entire Sta It would give a stimulus to manufact ring, which would be exceedingly prol able, and would also fill our State wi an energetic and busy population, whi would bring into uss the neglected \ sources of our ?cation of oountry. \ are very glad to see this promise of pr perky to Charleston iu the matter of I harbor, and next wish to see her railro connections built up by tho complet! of the only projected Road from" whi she reasonably expect to derive any cc siderable increase in ber trade and bu ness importance. The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Repe Hean, says: "Ben Hill waa right in si ing that General Grant never would a never will retire. His advance on t White House ia 1880 will be the m victorious of all his marches." We hi yet to learn of any very victork marcha made by the great Amerk smoker. Aa far as we have been able gather, he had a,peculiar felicity in bel defeated, even when he bad from thi to ten times as many men as the opp lng anny, ?and his \ koorie* wero oi achieved by the raero force of attriti< pading at Appomattox, where he h thirteen times as many men as Lee. In- j a - much as the majority of the American people inteud voting tho Democratic ticket for President next time, and as both branches of Congress will be Dem ocratic, thereby preventing the Rcluru ing Board frauds, Gen. Grant canuot succeed in his march upon the White House by attrition, aud as that is the only plan o? success he is acquainted with, the American people will not be greatly alarmed by his predicted success. The voter? of Oregon are a hard-head ed set of fellows. They do not take kindly to the prediction of "Mexicanixa tion," nor are they afraid of a "terrible tragedy." In fact, they voted square out Irith tho so-called "Mexicans" on na tional issuer. The State ticket was con trolled by local issuer, and neither party cares about its complexion, but the Leg islature and ^ougress was the point of National interest. Tho Democrats, as heretofore stated, carried both, and there fore we advise Messrs. Hale, Key and Stephens to get up something more than the cry of "Mexicanlzation," if they ex pect to destroy the Democratic parly. Those Oregou men are just si-npie and honest enough to believe that fraud ought to be exposed, and hence they voted for the party that was willing*to expose it. Tho outlook for the Repub licana is still very blue. If their silly tirade against the Potter investigation could have helped them anywhere, Oregon was the place. It was just stated in time to aflec; the election lhere, and the Dem?crata did not have time to con vince tho people by their acta that there was no intention of revolution on their part before it came oiT. Tho investiga tion had not gone far enough to expose tho Presidential fraud fully, and the Re publicans had the most favorable oppor tunity to make capital of their move, but it availed them nothing. Tho result i i Oregon puts a q ..etus on this little dodge of thc politicians, aud BIIOWS that the people of the country have made up their minds to effect the change ot ..dminiatra tion in the next election, which they de clared for last time, but were cheated out of it by Radical fraud. The Congress of the firat powers of Europe has assembled in Berlin for the purpose of attempting to settle the com plications growing out of the Russo lurkish war, and thereby prevent, if possible, thc conflict between Russia and Great Britain. The following nations are represented by the plenipotentiaries named : England-Beaconsfield, Salis bury and Russell ; Austria-Andrassy, Karobyl and Haymerle ; France-Wad dington. St. Val lier and Desprez ; Russia -Gortschakoof, Schouvaloff and Ou briel ; Turkey-Karatbeodori, Sadullah and Mebemet Ali ; Germany-Radovritz, Hohenlohe and Busch ; Italy-Cord and I D'Auuay. Bismark xs President, and Bis j mark, jr., and De Mony are the Secreta ries of the Congress. The session was 1 progressing satisfactorily until BeacoLS I fi?ld aud Gortschakoof disagreed about I the removal of the English and Russian i forces from around Constantinople by Gortschakoof refusing to consent to a withdrawal. This caused an adj our n I ment of the conference for the day, and I was arrang d so that the business pro ceeds. It is believed that England and Russia have already agreed upon terms of settlement, and that Austria id now the power to be pacified. Tho prospects of peace aie very bright, and though the Congress may last for several weo-'ts, yet the crisis is undoubtedly over, and war in Europe has been averted. Wh?s the San Stefano treaty was submitted to the Congress, peace waa almost certainly as sured. William Cullen Bryant, one of the greatest and purest writers of prose and ' poetry America has ever produced, died at his ?-..niilcucc iu New York on last Thursday, after an illness of about ten days, from the effects of a fall caused by an attack of vertigo. Mr. Bryant was eighty-four years of age, and up to tho day of h?1? fatal fall was more vigoroui? than men of that advanced age are gen erally. He was, as a poet, a writer of great purity and beauty, while in bis prose he combined force with elegance, without bombast, in a style which is rarely met with. - In early life ho prac ticed law, which he gave up to assume the duties of a journalist, and as editor of tho New York Evening Post placed MB reputation among the best English writers. lu politics for many years past he was a Republican. He was, however, too fair-minded and moderate in his views tc achieve much distinction in this sphere, and ho loaves to his country a reputation that is unsullied. As a poet and as a prose writer ho was a great man, and for his death those of literary tastes in America may well lament. Railroad Meeting. At a meet: .g of the citizens of tho town of Easley, held at Masonio Hall, on the evening of the 5th instant, to con sider tho propriety of a subscription to the capital stock of the Easley, Belton and Williamston Railroad, Mr. John R. Govett was called to the chair and W. M. Hagged r7?* i educated to act as secre tary. The chairman, upon assuming tho chair, gave a full ana concise statement of tho object of the meeting, after which tho following resolutions were offered by Maj. T. W. Russell, and after some spiri ted and interesting remarks from Maj. T. H. Russell and others, were voted upon and carded. Be it Resolved, That wo tho citizens of the town of Easley, in public meeting assem bled, conceiving that tho building of the ?reposed Easioy, Belton and Williamston Railroad will bo of great material benefit td Easley, by largely increasing its popu lation, enhancing the value of Kal estate, bringing in capital, by making the town a Railroad centre, &o. Therefore, be it further Kesoivcd, That in order to mako the building of said road a certainty to that extent, vee do hereby instruct the corpo rate authorities of the town of Easioy to subscribe to the capital stock of said Easioy, Belton and Williamston Rail road, the sum of ten thousand dollars, the said stock to be paid for ia coupon bonds of the town. Said hoods to he redeemable in ten and twenty years, and to bear interest at six per cont, per an num. The denomination of said bonds to be one hundred, three hundred and five hundred dollars, and tho coupons of said bonds to be receivable in payment of town taxes. On motion, it wrs further Resolved, That tho Secretary be reques ted to notify the towh authorities ot tho proceedings of thia meeting, and request that they submit, to the qualified vote* of the town some time during the month of Julie, tho ten thousand dollar hui? scrip tion ; also, bunter with YV. C. Rrc*u at Helton, t?. C.. and ascertain at what time and place the corporators s'wtitd meet to organize, and to lui ni di ii ?ir. wit), a copy of tl i ese proceeding*. lt was moved that the proceeding!* of this meeting be furnished the Pieken? Sentinel for publication, with a request that tho Greenville Daily New?, Anderson INTELLIOENCEU und TemperanceStandurd copy thc same. J. K. GOS8ETT, Ohni'n W. M. HA?OOP, Secretary. * TIDINGS OF Till! AZOR I Her Quick Voyage and Hate Arrival ot Hierra l/ji/iir. By Cable lo the Neict and Courier. SIEKKA LEONE, WEST COAST O? AFRICA, May 19, via Madeira, Saturday June 15.-Tue Azor arrived here to-day'. For too mauy of the hopeful immigrants who sailed from Charlestoo on Easter Sunday, the voyage has been disastrous. Indeed, at one time there was reason to feir that the Azor would be nothing less thon a floatin? charnol-house. Tile first days of the voyagf. arne wholly uneventful. Capt. Holr-'-j or ganized a police force, atm required every part of tho vest el to bo kept clean. There was no grumbling at this. The submission und docility of the emigrant? cannot be too highly praised. Soon, however, the neeu of an experienced physician began to be felt. Even before he Azor sailed, measles had made its appearance, ai... this malady spread rapidly. This was not so bad, however, as the ship fever, caused by the closo con finement between decks, the uranty ac commodation and, above all, by the want of water. The sufferings of the i mini grant., were intense. They bad not beeu accustomed to practice self-denial, and soon exhausted the limited dairy supply of water. There was great waste despite the efforts of the officers. The fever spread rapidly, and before we reached this point, which is a colonial settlement on the West Coast, belonging to Great Britain, twenty-three of our ill-fated em igrants had died. J have never Been a sadder sight tban when their remains were committed to the doep. The names of thc dead will go to you by the first mail steamer that touches at this place. This dispatch I forward by way of the Island of Madeira, from which point it will be sent to you by ocean cable. My own health is good. Capt. Holmes has been unremitting in his attention to the lmmigi%nta. I cannot praise his vigilance, thoughtfulness and judgment too warmly. Despite the loss of life the immigrants aro in good spirits, and filled with joy at tho prospect of soon reaching their destination. A. B. WILLIAMS. LAW CARD. TUB undersigned have formed a copart nership in the practico of Law in the Courts of the Eighth Circuit and United Slates Court for tho District of South Caro lina, under the firm name of REED A FEATHERSTOS. J. P. REED, J. C. C. FEATHEUSTON. Anderson, 8. C., June 1. 1878. 49-1 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the under signed, Administrators of the Estate of David M. Watson, deceased, wiii apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, on Tuesday. July Otb, 1878, for a Final Settlement and discharge from said Estate. MARTHA E. WATSON, Adm's. WM. G. WATSON, Adni'r. Jane C, 1878_47_5 Thoroughbred Stock for Sale. rphorough-bred Merino Sheep, X ?rade Cotswold and Sonth I down Sheep, Angora Hoists, Fin? Milch Cows. A Thorough-bred JER SEY ovhLi to stand, i For particulars, call on or apply to B. FRANK RUSSELL, At Bascobel Farm. Post O?lce-Pendleton Factory. . May 10, 1878_40_3m Valuable House and Laad for ' Sale. A Valuable Dwelling with all necessary u\. out-buildings, and '538 Acres of good Land, situate on the new Williamston Road, two miles Northeast of Anderson, can be purchased in one tract or in smaller tracts to suit purchasers by applying to the undersigned. The place bas two settle ments, with wells of good water, springs, and valuable bottoms upon two creeks. For terms, Ac, apply to W. T. W. HARRISON. May 0, 1878_-43_3m Millinery Goods. MISS DELLA KEYS bega to inform the Ladies of Anderson and sur rounding country that oho Is nov^-receiving u select assortment of SPRING OOODS such as Ladies's Hats, Bonnets, Ribbons, Flowers, Collars, Cuffs, Ac., which will be sold at the lowest figures for the cash. A Aili assortment of 8ummer Goods will be added to my stock in a few weeks, and eve ry effort made io please my customers in styles nnd prices. Millinery. Mantua-Ma king and Stamping attended to as usual. MISS DELLA KEYS, In the Centennial House. March 2' 1878 30 Sm GERMAN ilLLEI; AND OTHER FIELD SEEDS. Fresh Arrival of Drags. ALL CHEAP FOR CASH '. St?- Those who are ndebted to us please enfi and settle. WILHITE A WILLIAMS. April 4,1878_38_ SHERIFF'S SALE. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, ANDKB?ON COUNTY. BY virtue of an Execution to me direct ed, I will expose to sale on .the First Monday in July next, at Anderson Court House, South Carolina, tho following de scribed Real Estate, to wit : One Tract of Land, situate and lying in the County and State aforesaid, containing forty-one arres, more or less, hounded by landa of Robert Dugan, Anderson Brock, Crab. Reese and otners, levied upyn os the property of John R. Cothran, at tho suit of James E. Holliday. Also, ono l7*ct of Land, containing sev enty-nine acres, more or less, bounded by lands of A. C. Banister, A. C. Price, J. O; McKee, and lands of Defendant, levied up on as Ute yropcrty of H. P. Price, at tho nuit of Joel Johnson. Terms of Bale Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for paperer . "...__? JAMES H. MCCONNELL, Shrriff Anderson County. Juno 0,1878 47 j * '"UBI P?B?liWUfeaa. Omca?.Tas*, Pa ?ASSIMERES. JUST RECEIVED, a nico assortment of VIRGINIA CASaiMKRES. Thsso are tho best goods in the market. Call soon if you want r "KKI 8ummcr suit A. B. TOWERS * CO. April 4,1878 88 ? . Hardware. THE best assortment of Knob Locks. Pod Lock*. Pocket and Table Cutlery, Ac., in town. Give usa cali. A. B. TOWERS A CO. . Fob ia, 1878 _ ._ 278 Men and Boy? Wanted ! nrtQ buy HATS af ?a from 23c, to H00 JL each. Call soon if you want a cheap Hat on A. B. TOWERS A CO. . vApriM, 19179 SM