The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, March 13, 1879, Image 2
2. B. MURKAY, Editor.
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1879.
It is very generally conceded that
Judge Thurman will be elected President
pro (eui of the Senate at tho extra session
to be convened on the 18th inst. Mr.
Thurman is perhaps tho most prominent
man in thc Democratic party of the Sen
ate, and withal a firm, prudent and able
statesman. Tho honor could not bc con
ferred upon one moro worthy of it.
In consequence of tho ill-timed and in
teneely selfish course of tho Republicans
in attacking Jefferson Davis during tho
Senate, debate on pensions for the Mexi
can fcoldiem, tho veterans of that war
will have to go unpaid for some months,
if not for a longer period. This, how
ever, is not thc only result of thc debate.
It is said that thc result will be to elect
Jefferson Davis to tho United Stato Sen
ato after tho 4th of March, 1881, to suc
ceed Bruce, the colored Senator from
Mississippi. It is believed by sending
him to the Senate where he can speak for
himself before tho country that a stop
will bc put to the constant abuso which
has bron heaped upon him by tho Re
publican leaders for tho purpose of
stirring up Btrifo and bitterness between
the sections.
There is a very interesting contest now
progressing over tho Speakership of tho
ncr;* IIouso of Representatives, to bo
chosen at tho opening of the extra ses
sion on the 18th inst. Thc prominent
candidates aro Speaker Randall, of
Pennsylvania, and Representative Black
burn, of Kentucky, with Representatives
Morrison, of Ohio, Springer, of Illinois,
and Cox, of New York, spoken of to a
considerable extent. It is thought, how
ever, that tho contest will bo principally
between tho first two nnmed, with chan
ces in favor of Mr. Blackburn, who is a
talented orator and brilliant parliamen
tarian. Several Western an 1 Northern
men, it is asserted, will support him with
a view of testing, in n practical manner,
how tho South will exercise pow ar if it
should obtain control of tho govert; nc.jt.
We trust that in tho contest thc South
will sustain Speaker Randall, for ho his
shown himself to bo n firm nnd ni ?
presiding officer-fair in hiB rulings and
independent in hts judgment and expres
sions. Mr. Randall has commanded thc
confidence and respect of thc whole
country during his two terms, and his
continuance in ofilco by Southern votcB
_ ...ii i. _t. s,_ ?I.? ui_i_
v. uu m un m nen tu uuni ni tuu uiwuj
shirt shakers of tho Radical party of
their much indulged cry that if tho
South should obtain a strong influence
in tho affair:) of thc nation, it would uso
its power to nggrandizo itself nt tho ex
pense of oth^r portion.-) of tho country.
While wo admire Mr. Blackburn, and
would bo pleased at his elevation, we
prefer tho election of tho Pennsylvania
statesman. Tho country wants a re
storation of confidence, and tho Demo
cratic parly should consider thoroughly
tho effect of any chango beforo it is
made.
Tho great danger to the causo of free
government in ?mcric t lies in tho ten
dency to destroy tho States and establish
a central government, ... hich by alow but
suro degrees will pass imo a despotism.
This result is likely to be advanced in a
moat substantial manner by tho courao
pursued by officious and partisan Judges
of tho United States Courts, who, from
'?niuo other motive than n judicial ono,
nro moving in tho general direction of a
complete destruction of State rights and
tho authority of Stato Courts. Tho latest
and most flagrant Btcp of this kind is tho
action of Judge Rives, of Virginia, who
has released two negro murderers because
negroes wcro not empaneled upon thc
jury to try tho case, and recently, at the
session of th? Court at Danville, has
caused the iudictmcnt of several of the
County Judges of Virginia on thc charge
of violating their oatlm by uot enforcing
tho amendments of the constitution in
that they having the supervision of dfi w
ing juries havo failed to havo a lajgdr
number of negroes upon them. Thia ac
tion has properly aroused tho mast in
tenso feeling in Virginia, and the matter
will bo vigorously fought to tho Supremo
Court of the United States. The act it
self, though unjustifiable upon any
ground, is ?ni small conscqueuce com
pared to tho fatal precedent it sets if it
Bhould bo Bus?nnod: Tho Democratic
party and the patriots among tho Repub
licans, who lovo the Union better than
party, could not perform a moro merito
rious or wholesome deed for freedom
than by impeaching Judgo Rives for
high crimes and misdemcauors. When
ever tho execution of Stato laws becomes
Bubjcct to the review of a United States
District Judge, constitutional liberty is
nt an end, and thc day is not far distant
upon which a tyrant will rulo "the great
est nation the world ever i aw," with a
despotism limited only by his own
Caprice.
Tho question as to whether Patterson
baa beon pardoned or not is a very easy
one to settle. Tho Stato authorities deny
that they havo Bent bim any pardon, but
tho question tho people wish answered
is, Havo they grnuted him a pardon ?
It makes no difference about the Bending,
if ft has.beon granted tho effect will bo
tho .mme. If Petterson baa been par
doned lt ls the duty of tho Stato's officers
to make it known, that tho unrest in tho
people's mind may bo quieted. If they
havo not given a purdon, immediate
steps should be taken to secure bia return
to this State for trial. There ought not
to bc an f further indulgence to Patterson.
He is charged with tho gravest offences
against the laws of this State, and has
disregarded the process of the properly
constituted authorities. Tho honor cf
South Carolina is involved iu tho prose
cution of tho leading official criminals of
this Stato. Tho Democratic party has
repeatedly, before and sinco its accession
to power in thia State, in tho most posi
tivo and public manner accused Patter
son,' Chamberlain and their confreres
with gravo crimea; and asserted an
Ability to provo it upon thom. These
cli?jrgoa were either true or untrue,
and the State , owes it to her own
integrity of purpose to give tho men who
Jaave been so charged tho benefit ol' ft
trial, that thc charges against thom may
bc judicially proved or disproved. To
pardon or temporizo with these men is
to admit that wo havo charged them
falsely and know it. To pardon
them would bc to oflend three-fourths of i
tho portion of thc people of South Caro
lina who desire to see her t ncicnt honor
and self-respect maintained in our day?
Theso charges amount to a matter of
principle, and the cases should bo most
vigorously prosecuted. Wc trust that
Governor Simpson will make r?quisitions
for such of thc culprits as may bo located
within thc knowlcdgo of the State au
thorities, and that Attorney General
Youmnns will prosecute them with the
ability, fidelity and success which marked
the administration of General 'Connor.
Hy so doing they will receive the well
done of thc people of South Carolina.
The President has issued a call for an
extra cession of Congress, lo be convenid
on tho 18th inst., in consequence of thc
failure of the expired Congress to pass
tho ordinary appropriation bills before
the tinto fixed by law for its adjourn
ment. This failure, as our readers know,
is duo to the political differences about
tho election laws between tho Senate
controlled by Republicans and thc House
controlled by Dem?crata. It has ti )t
boon frequent for extra sessions of Con
gress to bo called, and only seven, in
cluding the ono to come, have ever been
ordered since tho adoption of the Con
stitution. The first was called by John
Adams, May 15th, to provide for the
threatened French wo* j the second by
Van Buren, September 4th, 1837, to con
sider the suspension of tho banks ; the
third by Harrison, May 31st, 1841, to
consider a new policy of revenue and
finance; thc fourth by Pierce?, August
21st, 1856, (three days after adjourn
ment) to pr?vido for prosecuting an In
dian war; thc fifth by Lincoln, called on
tho 15th of April to meet July 4th, in
consequence ol tho fall of Sumter; and
tho sixth by Hayes, on October 15th,
1877. Thus it will bo seen that Mr.
Hayes lins called twice as many extra
sessions as any oilier Prcnide.it, and two
out of seven in thc whole history of our
government. Tho first of these extra
sessions was necessitated by tho persist
ence of thc Republican party in inter
fering with tho State governments with
United Slates troops, upon which occa
sion the Democratic House of Represen
tatives starred his excellency into obey
ing tho Constitution by refusing to grant
money for the army until tho troops were
withdrawn from tho State Houses of
Louisiana and South Carolina. In this
instanco the Democratic House has he
rnia n gpjfrn upon tho infamous test oath
for jurors and tho partisan uso of to
which supervisors arc put in elections.
This is a very efficient lino of battle, and,
if persisted In, will certainly triumph,
although the President at present bids it
defiance. It has, howevor, two years in
which to accomplish its task, and how
ever much it may bo distasteful to thc
Republicans, they may as well make ur
their minds to let theso methods of op
pression and wrong bo numbered will
the things that were.
Tho coming presidential canvass i:
eliciting considerable interest all over thc
country, even this far ahead of time, am
the New York Herald, with ita muta
enterprise, han baen publishing thoopiu
ions of leading men throughout tin
Union. Among the Congressmen wbosi
views have been made known, wo not?
tho names of C.<!-.. Aiken and Evins
aud givo below the Herald's report o
their position :
Mr. D. Wyatt Aiken, of tho Thin
District of South Carolina, expresses hi:
preference fr* Mr. Thurinuu, and doc
hot think Mr. Tilden could get a demo
eratic vote, as ho did not firth! for hi.
right to the Presidential chair. He doe:
not believe tho republicans will nomi
nato Grant, ns tho masses do not wai.
bim. Mr. Aiken prefers Mr. Thurmai
to Mr. Bayard ou financial questions, nm
moreover, hu has more backbone that
Bayard.
Mr. John II. Evins, Fourth District
says Mr. Thurman baa tho best chance
becausn ho ta moro acceptable to th
Democrats of the South owing to the po
sitiou ho baa taken on thc financial quos
lion. Tho Democratic nominee will n
doubt bo opposed by Grant. In tba
event Hancock will be a good candida!
to oppose Grant, and no doubt Hancoc!
would accept. Ho would bo satisfactor
to tha South. Tildeu hns not a ghost o
a chanco for tho nomination.
IS PATTERSON PARDONED ?
A Queer Hatch or Contradictory 8-'at?
taunts.
WASHINGTON, March 8,1879.
Ex-Senator Patterson to-day received
letter from the attorney general ci Soul
Carolina granting him full pardon nu
oblivion for any indictments pendin
against him in the State Mr. Patterso
will leave here in a fow days to accepta
important trust under tho Southern Pi
ci fie Railroad company in Arizona.
COLUMBIA, March 8, 1S79.
In regard to the Associated Press dispatc
to the effect that Patterson has receive
a formal assurance from the attorney
general of this Slate that all proceeding
against him havo been discontinued, yoi
corresuondent made inquiry to-day ?
I Governor Simpson, who replied by a
emphatic assurance that ho knew of r
such promise or understanding. At'o
noy-G?ueral Youmnns is in Charlcstoi
Attorney-General Youmnns, who is i
tho city, was visited by a reporter i<
tho News and Courier yesterday, and n
qucatcd to state tho torms upon whir,
this amnesty had been granted to Seni
tor Patterson, and tho reason which lin
induced it. Tho attorney general statt
that the announcement contained in tl
dispatch was entirely new to him, an
that ho lind neither written, nor uutho
ized to bo written, any such letter
Senator Patterson. Ho was totally uni
waro that any such amnesty had bec
f;rnntcd, or that tho Governor had ai
ntention of so doing.
Walhalla Courier: Died, in Walhall
on Monday evening, from paralysis, M
Rob't M. Wright, son of Mrs. A. S
Wright, of o r town. His body was ca
ried to Pendleton on Tuesday mornlr
fer interment.Mr. J. B. Barnes,
Lowndcsville, Abbeville County, at
Mr. William Tucker, of Anderson Com
ty, have recently been enrolled as sti
dents of Adger College. Wo welcon
theso young men to our town and co
lego.A cutting affray occurred I
West Union on Saturday afternoon la
bet ir e? n Limbri ck Gadsden and Hem
Leo, both colored, in which thc form
was severely stabbed about the thro
and hresxt by tho latter. Lee has fl?
from justice.
THE CI I'll KU DESPATCHES.
Theft of th? Tttli'irriiiti* Exiilalnwl-Slmri*
I'nictlce of Iti'pniiii? an I .vader* natl
'I heir Tool*.
WARIIINOTON, Mareil <!, 1870.
The Potter Committee have made thc
following report on tho cipher dispatch
es :
The Committee for tho Investigation
of Frauds in thc Electoral Count, which
by thc resolution ol'the House of Janua
ry 2'), 1870, were directed to inquire into
certain cipher lespatehes, Sec., respectful
ly report ;
That in tho autumn of 1870 the Wes
tern Union Telegraph Company gav?
orders to its employees at all points lo or
from which such despatches had been
sent or received or repented, to forward to
in main oflice al New York all despatch
es and copies of despatches relating to thu
Presidential election of 1870, and the ?ame
were thereupon collected and forwarded to
New York, where ?.hey were assorted in
packagca with reference lo the points
from which tin ' came. The purpose
of the company vas ?o keep tlx- des
patches from l)Qin?? exposed to process
from tho courts mu: from Congress, and
ihus keep them from publication. With
that view they directed that the assort
ment of them bc conducted under tin
care of Mr. Cary-ollico attorney of the
company-and that when assorted they
should reniaiu in his charge, as being a
person less likely Ul he summoned lo pro
duce them than tho roper ollicers of thc
company. lu this selection all cipher
ami other despatches referring or supposed
to refer any way io thc election, including
all despatches in respect of which the oper
ators were in doubt, were collected and
came into Mr. Ciry's charge, to the num
ber of something over thirty thousand.
Subpu'tias having been issued by thc
Committee of the HOIIAC of Henrcscnla
lives on Louisiana A Hairs, of which .Mr.
Morrison was chairman, calling for par
ticular Louisiana despatches, and by thc
Committee of Privileges and elections ol
the Senate, of wh .di Mr. Morion wa
chairni .calling for particular Oregon
despatches, thc same were selected from
the mass thus pul in thc charge of Mr
Cary and a particular inventory ol' them
taken. Subsequently, a general subpu'ii?
having been served upon tho members o:
the Executive Committee of tito telo
graph company, commanding them t<
produce all despatches relating in an)
way to the election of l >7<i before th?
Morton committee, the company dircctci
Mr. Cary to delivi r to Mr. Whitney, tin
manager of thc company at Washington
all thu despatches in his charge, and Mr
Whitney, after having taken llicrefroii
the specific Oregon and Louisiana du
Bpatchcs aforementioned, placed the rcs
ol'the despatches, amounting in n it m bc
to 20,276, in ll trunk, taken an inventor)
only of Ibo number sent from or lo par
tit ular point", but rn? further dosignatioi
of the date, sender, receiver or contents
Thc particular despatches required by th
^Morrison nnd Morton committees wer
delivered on the 2-ld and 24th of Januar)
!877. The. remaining l!'.i,*J7"> despiitchc
were on the 23th day nf January, 187?
pursuant to the direction of Mr. Sargent
one of tho Morton committee in charg
of thc matter, delivered hy Mr. Whittle
either to the clerk of thal committee, Mi
Burbank, who was a brother-in-law c
Mr. Morton, or to thc person for the tim
being in charge of the committee roon
lucked in a trunk, the key of which M
Whitney ut the same time delivered t
the clerk nf that committee.
DESPATCH KS A U.-T K.W1T I >.
Tho Louisiana despatches received I
thc Morrison committee were in due tin
returned to thu telegraph com pan
Those received by the Morton comm i
toe, both thu specified lol bf 241 Oregr
despatches and the remaining lot
1211,275 undesignntcd despatches, r
! inained in the custody cf that coinmitti
not open to general or careless hispe
lion, nut, on the contrary, kept close ai
under guard until the 13th day of Marc
1877, when the telegraph company, ha
ingbcen notified they could recover tl
same, applied through Mr. Whitney
tho ollicers of the committee, and rccci
cd hack the trunk in which they had d
livered tho despatches to the coinmittc
locked, together with thc key of tl
same, accompanied by the statement th
these were all the despatches which h
been delivered hy the company to th
committee. This trunk, with tho di
patches thus believed to be enclosed, w
forwarded to Now York, and in due tin
under the regulations of thc company, w
opened, and thc despatches therein cc
taincd destroyed by burning. Thc te
graph company wi re not ..ware ?t ;
time that there had not been returned
them all the despatches, which they li
deli: red to the Morton Committee,
point of fact, however, n large numl
of despatches hail been abstracted wh
they were in the custody of that comm
i too. Of these about seven hundred we
ns late aa May, 1878, in the possession
j one (?eorge Edward Bullock, of Iutlim
i who had been thc messenger to that co
[ niittee, and a protege ot its ch ai rm;
Mr. Morton, and who secured, upon I
recommendation of Mr. Thomas J. Il
dy, of Indiana, the Second Assisti
Postmaster General, and others from tl
State, an appointment as Consul nt (
logue. Upon the eve of his d?partit
in May, lS78,.and just after your co
mittee had been appointed, Bullock
livered these despatches to his fi ?end,
Hon. J. L. Evans of this House, \\
passed them over to Mr. llrudy for all
ed safe keeping, who had them copi
and alter consultation willi Mr. II
and others, furnished those copies
part to Mr. William E. Chandler, sci
tary of the National Republican Ci
niittee, and in part to the New Y
Tribune, .-..> that from Mr. Cliand
either directly or through others, C0|
of all these despatches came int )
possession of the Tribune.
Titi: PUBLICATION.
Some of thc originals thus assorted
Bullock ont of the whole, lot of 29,
telegrnms Mr. Brady forwarded ano
rnousty to tho Tribune at a time who
waa claimed that journal had no orig!
telegrams. The rest of the origil
Brady gave Mr. Chandler, who left
samo in the ollico of General Untie
member of this committee, in his
sence, without acquainting him fi
whom they came, and in whoso pus
?i., committee round th-- :"
Tho Tribune procured tho copie.:
despatches which it had thus obtnmc
be translated by Mr. Hassan] and ol
gentlemen in its employment, in wi
work they exhibited very great capiu
nnd have shown how almost any cij
could bc translated if enough of it ci
be obtained to work upon.
Wc have caused the despatches, sr
as they were in cipher, to no photo*li
graphed, and thc others, relating Sn
way to the election, to be printed,
report tho same herewith. We have
caused the despatches tu he translate!
Professor Edward S. Holden, of the
j val Observatory, and return his rc
herewith, although, of course, ho
j largely aided from ihe prior trans?a!
made by tho TYibunt stall", which, 1
j ever, from mistakes in the copies oro
causes, contained some errors.
I Generally the telegraph company ?
to have exercised duo care in resins
tho preservation and privacy of i
despatches, and the theft and publica
of tuc despatches in question do not*
to bo in any wny their fault. Al
samo time wo cannot but suspect
Mr. Orton, the president of tho comp
Hinco deceased, who wns an earnest
activo Republican leader, furthered
delivery of tho despatches in tho cus
of tho company to a Republican com
teo of tho Senato rather than to a Di
eratic committee of the Houso. Ho
before shown his Idas by periniitit
bo withdrawn from tho files of tho <
pauy, just before it was expected <
cress might call for despatches, coi
despatches sent during tho campaig
the Postmaster General, Mr. Tj
SKIM" of these despatches, as Mr. Tyner !
testified, relate to the purchase, in tho
greenback interest, of organs and leaders
iri tho October campaign in Indiana,
others lo the transfer to Indiana of cer
tain Rums of mom y for the November
campaign, a..d were couched in at? agreed
upon cipher.
TM:: "INMAN AWOINTMBNTS."
On thc 3d of November, 1876, Mr.
Tynci telegraphed from indianapolis to
.Mr. Zachariah Chandler, tho chairman
of the Republican National Committee
at New York :
"If you cannot appoint two Indian
agents please appoint one."
To ?hieb Mr. ( -handler answered :
"The two cppniiitmentH will he made."
Mr. Tyner replied :
"I'u ?um representing th" two ap
pointments lo thu credit of the Central
Bank of I iidiaiiapolis."
To which Mr. (.'handler then renpon !
cd :
"Ii. will oe dom: to day."
Mr. Ty uer says thal the lind ?-f these
despatches meant :
' If you cannot ?-rn<I $10,000 to the
S: tn Committee for campaign purposes,
-end i-VMin."
That Mr. Chandler's answer being i is -
t' rpreled meant :
"Thc $10,000 Cr campaign purposes
will be furnished."
And that Mr. Tyner's reply to t'ois
meant :
"Put the MIHI nf $10,000 for campaign
purposes to tho i redit of thc Central
Itauk ol Indianapolis."
And that Mr. ( 'handler's final rejoinder
being translated meant :
" I ii- $10,000 for campaign purposes
will be deposited to day."
As our examination has not extended
to transactions prior to thc Presidential
election of 1876, in thc Stale of Indiana,
wo have not pursued the investigation of
this matter. Hut (?nc eau see how very
naturally the officials of the telegraph
company should have failed to recognize
theso most improbable cipher despatches
as having any concealed menning, but
regarded them rather as corrupt de
spatches, which Mr. Orton permitted to
bc withdrawn by some nf his party
friends. That, they were able to recol
le* t the despatches so nearly and could
recall no other instance of tho kind is
alike to the credit of their efficiency ami
of tin? general management of lim com
pany, and compares favorably with what
happened after the despatches came into
the hands of Congress, and suggests that
nothing in the protection of despatches
by telegraph would be gained by trans
ferring that business to thc government,
bul the contrary.
N KC] '.ssl T Y lou CII'IIKIIS.
[."rom the nature of the transmission of
Communications hy telegraph it is una
voidable that what is sent must he known
by various persons intermediate to sender
and receiver. Thc report to cipher in
such despatches has, therefore, become a
necessity for business and State purposes
all over the world. This would form a
protection to those concerned if de
spatches remained inviolate. It is not
for us to suggest whether any legislation
is rcipiired to prevent private telegrams
from being purloined, or being exposed
through the carelessness, partiality ot
faithlessness of telegraph employees
while nt the same time maintaining ti"
public interest and providing forthepro
dliction of despatches in proper cases
While the despatches remained in lin
Senate committee, thc Oregon despatebe:
were translated under the direction o
Senator Mitchell. The Committee o
Privileges and Elections in tho IIousi
were permitted access to these despatche
on the 3d of March, and found ccrtaii
despatches in connection with the Flot
illa and South Carolina election, pub
lisbed in an appendix to their report
which wore ?in a kind of cipher, consist
i ing of a substitution of "oranges" fo
j Florida and "cotton" for South Carolina
ami "warm" for favorable and "cold" fo
hostile, or the like, which required littl
ellbrt to comprehend, and which Mi
( 'handler styles "such a feeble and worth
less cipher almost anybody can tell wini
it means." (P. 627.)
lt KIT Iii.HAN DESPATCHES.
Thc committee conducting the exam:
nation do not seem to have observed an
of thc despatches published by tho Tr,
butte. This might be either becau.ie the
had been already abstracted or from ir
advertence, lt is certain that prior t
that, date Mr. Brady, Assistant Postmas
tor General, had been allowed to wit!
draw his despatches in cipher when, ucl
ing ns counsel with thc republican vis;
tors in Florida. No one of thc gentle
men of tho Senate commiltco o. tbei
employees, except one translator, hav
been or offered to appear beforo us, an
owing to Bullock's adsence we havo nc
been abie to secure his testimony or t
ascertain what other despatches besidt
those taken by Mr. Brady and those Bu
lock delivered to Evans were abstr?ete
while these telegrams remained in chary
or that committee.
From the manner in which they wei
assorted ami bound by paper or rubin
bands, the expert who destroyed thei
thought that probably a fourth of tl
whole number could have been remove*
like leaves torn fr??rn different parts of
book, without their removal being appi
rent nt the time of thc. destruction ot tl
remainder by thc telegraph cora pan;
Considering tho watchful, competent an
intelligent partisan custody in whit
these despatches hail been kept for fou
teen months, first in tho committee at
then in private republican hands, it wi
to be looked for ?bat nothing would no
enuc to the light not wanted hy thc pa
ties in charge, and it would have bei
most unreasonable to have expected tb
these expert Indiana managers any mo
than Mr. William E. Chandler or M
Eugene Hale would have left in tho pa
eel that came to the committee any mc
sages reflecting seriously on tho condu
of tho republican managers or part
The republicans in charge of the de
i patches could, of course, ascertain whet
ci they were in cipher or not, by who
and to whom they were sent, and hi
the means of confidentially communie
ting with all their party friends concer
ed, and of thus learning whether it w
desirable to abstract or permit them
abstract despatches or not. And it
very evident, as well from Mr. Brad;
and Bullock's action as from the natu
of tilines, that thoso who desired wou
be permitted to avail themselves o? su
an opportunity.
Among the lot which came to o
hands, a few despatches sent by rcpub
cans, in various ciphers, remain. Mi
of these have been translated. Some
them, sent by Dennis, the manager
tho Alachua fraud in Florida, aro in
substituted cipher, which, owing to t
small number, it has been found imp
sible to translate. It may bo safely i
sumed, however, that if these ever coi
to be finally translated nothing will
found in them rejecting upon the p
sons connected with them or the pal
action they represent, lt will bo untie
that these republican cipher despatel
aro. disjointed and scattered over cons
embie periods, and detail no continue
action, and they scent to havo been I
rather to mislead the public into the ie
that there was nothing passing betwt
tho republicans which required to
kept from view than for any other rt
son. The translation of tho cipher <
spatches disclosed negotiations on I
part of certain near friends of Mr. '1
doti, after tho election, to secure I
electoral voto of tho States of Sot
Carolina and Florida.
NEGOTIATIONS CONDEMNED.
Theso pcr.-ons seem to havo opp
bended that tho ?lectoral vote of th
States, which they believed belonged
Mr. Tilden, would DC corruptly deda
for Mr. Hayes, and to have regan
themselves as justified in endeavoring
defeat tl. .. corrupt and fraudulent act
by submitting to the payment of mon
which they were informed some of i
canvasseis demanded by way of bin
" . -. -"' '! j"
iiip.il, as consideration f>r withholding
from tili? wrong, und to huiro lin n up.n j
union 'I ;?it<> negotiation* to that cud with
those claiming MI represent those hoards.
But whether (Iiis b< so or not wu do
not in any way jmiify or excuso their
adiori. Thoy < i omitted a gross wrong,
injurious to th? candidate they desired to
nerve and an unqualified outrage upon
thc great party lo whit di they heloiiged.
Ho lar ?n appears from the testimony he
lore us lleve negotiations were not au
thorized hy the Democratic National
Committee nor it.-, chairman, nor any
person entitled lo speak for them.
Neither has any witness Ic-t?icd that
these negotiations n cr" authorized or ap
proved hy the candidate lor thu I'resi- :
doney.
lu tho case of South Carolina tho ne
gotiations proceeded sn far that this
[lardy Solomon, claiming to ho thc agent
of thc Canvassing Hoard, caine to Balti
more to receive Ihc larg? sum of $00,000
or ?80,000, to he deposited, payable when
any part of thc vote of ln.it Stato was
counted f r Tilden. And an application
hi ing then made to .Mr. Tilden to ad
vance thc -ame, he at once dedin . and
refused lo have anything to do with the
negotiation, v.l.itchy the same was
broken up and defeated.
lu I-'lorida the despatches disclose thru
two propositions were transmitted, and
that one of them was directed to bu con
ditionally accepted.
In Oregon what occurred was made thc
subject of examination and report In
former committees.
Thc persons connected with thesr: ne
gotiations, so far as we have sccur I their
testimony, all declare that their connec
tion .>itti them was in no way authorized
by Mr. Samuel .1. Tilden, whose particu
lar friends they were. Mr. Tilden has
himself voluntarily uppcared to corrob
orate that statement nuder oath, and no
witness has appeared before us to contra
dict him cr lo establish that his name
had not become associated with these
transactions through the mistaken z al of
his followers and friends and without
authority on his part.
No charge from any source whatever
has ut any time attached to the name o?
Mr. Hendricks.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
Ci.AitKsoN N. BOTT Kit.
WILLIAM li. MomilsoN.
V.'.'iw HUNTON".
WILLIAM S. STENO Kit.
JOHN A. MCMAHON.
Jo-KI'll C. S. Itl.ACKlM'ltN.
Wu LI \M M. Si'UlNCEK.
trvH ill CAROLINA NEWS.
Gleaning* fi om our state ICxtluuifrrs.
Abbeville Medium : The Euphcmai
Society at Due West has j11-t laid dowi
a splendid new Brussels carpet that cos
two hundred and li ! ty dollars.Mrs
Vincent t? ri iii it died on last Saturday
from pneumonia alter au exceedingly
painful illness of nine days.Some lw<
or three weeks since Joe Middleton, i
colored mau, found a pocket-book con
taming ten or fifteen dollar.-. Hu tu rn ci
over tho property to the rightful owne
without question. Such rare instance
of honesty deserve special mention.
Mr. Tims. B. Scott died ut his home i
this county on February 25th, from cou
sumption, aller a protracted nines* ?
eight or ten weeks. He was tifty-uin
years of age, and was a man of great rt
spcctubility and much influence.Th
farmers begin planting corn this wee!
Things have been quito busy anion
them for the past week or two, nu
pr?parations have been made for plain
tug even a larger area in corn than hu
year.A negro girl on Mr. James Bow
eu's placo near Williugtou was burne 11
death last Friday morning. She wu
cooking breakfast over nu open lire whe
her clothing caught, and, terrified out <
her senses, shu ran until her body wi
wrapped in Hames. She was so badi
injured that death ensued twelve bon
alter the huming.Two loads of coi
were sold in town this week. Tl
strange thing about il is that the cot
was raised in this county. This is ll
hist occurrence of tho kind since tl
Medium was started.
Bickens Sentinel: Jason L. Kell w
committed to jail on thc 27th ul
charged with grossly insulting and frigh
1 euing the wife of Rev. John N. Wrigl
Kell, we learn, was tramping arout
over the countv selling patent inedicim
.Mrs. Elizabeth O'Dell, wife of A
ncr O'Dell, died of pneumonia at tl
residence of her husband, near Liber
Station, on thc 3d inst.John Frc
was committed to jail on last Monda
charged with the stealing of a mule i
tho 18th of February last, from Jol
Hinton. Bill Frost, brother of tho nu
committed, was arrested in tho "Fork
in Anderson county, and confessed th
his brother stole tho mule and he ran
.We have not seen a sack ol'gua
hauled through this town, though \
suppose some of our farmers will usc
but, we do not think near to thc sar
extent as thc last live or six years.
Newberry Herald: A year ago tho I
beria fever was at its height. Thia yt
it is the Colorado fever. The darkies s
much concerned on tho subject, or
least a few of them are, and are trying
agitate the question. A goodly nuinl
of them declare their intention togo
Colorado. A public meeting of the c
ored people will bo held in the Ho
School House Saturday, the loth insta
io discuss tho matter.Tho barn
Mr. Jesse Dobbins, about four mi
from thc town, was destroyed by fire
the night of the 3d inst., together wi
all its contents and four mules and e
mare. Incendiary. No insurance.
Greenville Nietes : Greenville cott
market touched 0 cents on Tuesday, a
low grades were in very active denial
.From many sources wc learn tl
thrre has been and is still much sick ll
in the country, and many cases of pm
monia are reported, mostly among i
old and middle aged.At a ree
! meeting of the Greenville County Mc
cal Society, the following doctors w
I elected to represent it in the State Mc
cal Association to be held in Charles
in April next : Dr. W. It. Jones, Dr,
F. Dorroh, Dr. Waddv Thompson,
! R. D. Long, Dr. W. Howell.
Darlington Neid: Guano is coming
with a Hurry since thc companies
I doced the juices. Two hundred i
fourteen tons have already been sent
this depot.Swapping horses on !
days in Darlington has become so
quent that it may be said that thc th
is a fixed institution in our midst.
Florence Times: Tho lien busines
activo and vigorous in Florence, and
fertilizer sales better than at this t
last year.One day last week,
dwelling house, 'kitchen, smoke-hc
and barr of William Wideman, a cole
man, living near Old Effingham, v
burned to the ground. Nothing
saved except tho clothes that he and
wife and one child were wearing.
Chester Reporter: On Monday,
valuable mill seat and water poi
; known as Anderson's Mill, at Ct
Shoals, wa.' .-u'td for $1.030, Capt
Barber being the purchaser, as the i
resentativo of a joint stock comp
which intends erecting machinery
spinning cotton as soon as arrangeai
for this purpose can be effected.1
proposed to hold a meeting of ex-1
eral soldiers and Northern settlers in
Town nf Chester some time during i
week for the purpose of preparing
distribution throughout tue Nerti
statement of the treatment extenden
bona-fido *ottlers from the North,
showing the advantages which Cbc
County offers to the many thousands
over the North who are seeking bonn
thc South.
- A special dispatch to the Charle
Acte* anil Courier from Kings-tree, S.
under date of Mandi 5, says: Ben
graas, a prominent colored Badica
Williamsburg County, has been i
victed of libel in tho Court of Gen
Sessions At this pince, ?un? sentenced by
Judge Mackey to wo year? ut hurd labor
in the Penitentiary, or to pay's Gue of
$?00 and thc costs of suit, Pendergrnss
wrote a communication, which was pub
lished in the Washington National Re
publican, on November 11th, charging the
managers of election at Klrtgstrce with
studing thc bailol-box, and charging sev
eral citizens willi voling two or three
times at the general election in 1878.
Tho investigation of thc charges showed
that there w ?s no truth in them. So
licitor Hirsch prosecuted the caso with
his usual zeal and ability. IVndergrass
is the swift and vindictive witness who
testified so glibly before thc Toiler com
mittee during the recent scs.-ion in
Charleston.
GRANGE DBPARYKKI?Y.?
Uniter tlif K?pen (sion i?r tho Kxt'cutlru
< 'om tit 11 leo ur romona tirniigc.
t*7>* We are requested to say that the
regular quarterly meeting of Associate
Orange, No. 1., will be held ai Town
(.'nek Orango Hall on Saturday, tho loth
inst. The inuiubers are requested to be
punctual in their attendance. This as
sociation is energetic, industrious, perse
vering and deservedly meritorious, and
has been the means of worki'ig much
good to thc Order of Patrons. We
should he glad to chronicle other unions
of similar character in word and work.
Sulfcrlr.g for a Life Time.
Persons alli ?ct ed with rheumatism oflsn
? lifer for a life time, their tortures being al
most without remission. Tho joints and
muscles of such unfortunates arc in most
cases shockingly contorted and drawn out
of shape. To alford them oven temporary
relief, tho ordinary remedies etilen provo
utterly useless, llostettcr's Stomach Dit
ter*, on the oth?ir hand, is avouched hy per
sons who hare us^d it, t<) be a genuine
soiirco of relief. It keeps tho blood cool by
promoting a regular habit of body, and re
moves from it impurities which, in the
opinion of nil rational pathologists, origi
nate this agonizing complaint and its kin
dred malady, tho gout, liu-idas tins the
Kitte!-? remedy disorders of the stomach,
liver and ncrres, proTcnt ami eradicate in
termittent ami remittent fe-v?rs, promote
appetite and sleep, and ure highly recom
mended by physicians as a desirable misJi
elna! stimulant ami tonic.
IIYMEXEAI,.
Married, on February 21!, 1.-70, in Augus
ta, Cn., hy Kev. A.T. Mason. I). I)., Mr.
Jo. L. Mau id in to Miss llosa A. daughter of
thc Into John >V. ?Stny,
GOOD OLD TIMES
CODIE AGAIN.
T?TK have just received Twcuiy-four
W TltotiHiim! ?'oiiiuls of ?lil
fashion. srmoltetl. country, grea
sy HAt'ON-sides, bains and shoulders.
It will make people honest to eat thin
I/IMIII u/'l ttujf. Come forward and bu sup
plied.
BLECK LET, BROWS & CO.
M.uehJ^lHTl)_3?_4
""SHERIFFS SALE.
BTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
AKUEHSOM COUNTY.
BY virtue of au Execution to ma di
rected, I will expose to salo on thc
First Monday in April next, (187?) at
Anderson Court House, t?. C., the following
Beal Estate, lo wit :
TRACT NO. 1, or Homestead, contain
ing (72) acres, more or less, bounded by
Tracts Nos. 2 ami out of which tho
Widow is entitled to her ?lower, which has
been set aside and assigned to her, and will
be sold subject to the same.
TU ACT NO. 2, containing seventy-two
(72) acre?, more or less, adjoining lands of
lt. Cliukscales, Martha Ranks anet others.
TRACT NO. 3, containing twenty-eight
(2S) acres, more or less, adjoining lands of
it. Cliukscales and Thomas W. Martin.
Levied on as ibo property of Stephen
Hanks, decease.?, in favor ot' II. F. & T. H.
Clayton animist Stephen Hanks.
Terms of snlo Cash-purchaser to pay ex
tra for all necessary papers.
JAMES ir. MCCONNELL,
Sheriff1 Anderson County.
March 13, 1S71> 36 ?
MOKT(<4GEE'S
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
BY virtue of thc- power and authority
conferred by Lucy Galloway, I will
sell at Anderson*?;;. Hf on SA LE DAY in
APltlLi next, all that Eot or Parcel of
Land, containing one acre, more or less,
situate lu thc Town of Anderson, County
of Anderson, State of South Carolina,
hounded on thc north and east by my own
lands, ?rn thc south by lot of Morris Pay
ton, Calhoun Street intervening, and on
the west by my own land, being a strip of
land now used as a street between the lot
herein advertised and lot of McGrath & By
tum. THUMS OF SALI:-One-third cash, re
mainder twclvo months credit, secured by
mortgage, with intercut from date. Pur
chaser to pay extra for papers.
W. S. SHARPE.
March fi,jlS7j)_SJ_4_
ii?iili?iyi?
AND
Clover, IIIuo C?ruttfl,
morris Gras?, OrcUnrd Grass?
Lucerno aud Chufar?.
ALSO,
CARDEN SEED,
Wholesale and Retail.
ALSO,
A full line of DRUGS, MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS, LAMPS,
and DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, for side
cheap for cash by ?
WILHITB ?fe WILLIAMS.
Feb 0, 1870_SO_
HEADQUARTERS
ron
GARDEN SEEDS.
CHEMICALS
ron
Home-Made Fertilizers
ANY one wanting to usc this linnet hand
in their orders by tho l?tli of February.
Call on
SIMPSON, REID ?t CO.
Feb 0, 1870 ?0 ly
HEREAFTER A. LESSEE'S
Will bc iiiiovni as above-"Paris Store."
Have Just RoturiKMl from thc Northern Markets with
A LARGE STOCK OF -GOODS.
I stand prepared to oiler large inducements. Many Novelties will be
found in my block.
LADIES' KID GLOVES, in all shades,
Fifty Cents [?er pair.
LADIES' FINE HANDMADE SHOES,
Every pair warranted.
Ladies' Slippers,
All Linds, from Ont Dollar up.
WHITE PiaUE, MUSLIiT,
NAINSOOH, JACONET, LAWN3.
Every class and grade in White Goods Department
Will bc found among my stock.
LADIES' TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED HATS,
In largo variety.
LADIES' DRESS GOODS, FROM TEST CENTS UP.
This line is full, and feel assured that every Lady can be pleased.
GENTS' HATS, in Straw and Felt,
AND
CLOTHING
At Trices never heard of before.
S&- Remember, ONE PRICE TO ALL, aud at BOTTOM FIGURES.
Having bought in large lots, I feel safe in saying that twenty five per cent, can be
saved by purchasing Dry Goods from
PARIS STORK.
March 13. tsT'J 33 Iv
ATTENTION,_LADIES !
rpilli undersigned having recently purchased the patent ri^ht to manufacture amt
JL sell
C. W. STEEICK'S STEAM COOKER,
In this County, is prepared to furnish them to all who wish a simple, cheap and most
excellent cooking apparatus. The following certiticates from citizens ot Anderson at
test its merits, as judged by those who have tried it:
MR. I. H. SEEL-Dear Sir . In reply to your inquiry, I would say that I am well pleas
ed with the Steam Cooker, lt cooks cabbage, rico and potatoes delightfully, and IIBVO no
doubt will cook other vegetables as well. M HS. D. S. MAXWELL.
Mu. L. H. SERI.-/Mir Sir : I have had thc Steam Cooker about six weeks. I have cook
ed cabbage, chicken, ham, beef, rice, hominy, potatoes and puddings with perfect success.
Housewives cannot do without it. MKS. J. W. Ii. SKELTON.
MR. L. H. SEEL-Dear Sir : I take groat pleasure in recommending your Steam tooker.
My wife has been usinir it for near two months, and says that it cannot be recommended
too highly. We cook for from 15 to 2U persons. T1IOS. M. WHITE.
MK. L. H. SHEL-Pair Sir : The Steam Cooker I bought of you several weeks ago has
proved to he a perfect treasure. Hotel and boarding house keepers buy one, and you will
join in and recommend it. MKS. L. E. COCHRAN", Waverly House.
Mn. L. II. SUKI.-Dear Sir ; This certifies that your Steam Cooker has proved to be a.
perfect treasure. I can recommend it without hesitation. MHS. E. F. MURRAH.
Mn. L. H. SEEL-Dear Sir : I take pleasure in testifying to the merits of vour Steam
Cooker, lt is certainly the "Eureka" in the cooking tut. MKS. C. CUMMINGS.
Mn. L. H. SEEL-Dear Sir : I take pleasure in testifying to tho merits of your Steant
Cooker, lt is certainly the best cooking apparatus now known.
MKS. J. I). MAXWELL.
I aluo manufacturo TIN WAKE, Ac, nnd deal in STOVES, which I will seit
CHEAPER than tho CHEAPEST. Call and scenic ut the West El. of tho Wa\ orly
House.
TL.. II. SEEL.
March 13, 1870 ? f>5 3m
I ? ' i ii i i i li i I 1 ? J i ? nil lilli ,11 iwww^wi^wfMnw^www
NEW FIRM.
REDUCTION IN FREIGHT NOWHERE.
BOTTCrU! KNOCKED OUT ?
Great Bargains offered to make room l'or a New Stockt
ASPLENDID lot of HLACH ALPACAS below cost for cash. Tho Ladies will
please call ami examine for themselves. A nice lot of DeLAINES at greatly ro
il need pricss. KENTUCKY JEANS from 12c up. HATS from 33c up. BHOES'from
50. up.
1?ACON, FLOU?t, SUG.1.K .VIVI} OOFF?3E
At the very Lowost rriees for Cash. Also, a
A General Line of Family Groceries,
At i .ices to suit tho stringency of the times.
PLOWS, HOES, FORKS, SHOVELS, and other Fanning Implements nt ibo very
lowest prices.
REED & HERRICK.
P. 8.-All indebted to the old firm of WILSON & HEED must call at once and settle
their Accounts, either liv Cash or Note, .>? the busiUSSS must be ciosou up.
Keb -i', l.s7!l_"_33 ly
AGENCY FOR
Eagle ?mmoniated Guano,
Eagle Acid Phosphate,
Star Brand Complete Guano,
N. D. Sullivan's tihewing Tobacco,"??^r
Avery's Plows and Wagons,
BUILDERS, MECHANICS AND FARMERS HARDWARE,
und FILES, of till Iciness* and wiaroa.
Horse nml Mulo Shoesi, Woodenwnre,
STAPLE DRY GOODS.
BOOTS and SHOES, HATS ai? CAPS,.
GROCERIES.
Feb 20, 1S7C* 10 lr
Notice to Rond Overseers.
THE Overseers of Highways are ordered
to call out thc hands and put thc
Highways in ginni order between now and
the first of April, and to cut out the Hoad?
twenty feet in width. Where now Over
seers nave not bea. Appointed, the old ones
will act. *
H. S. BAILEY, Chm'ii.
J, L. TntuBLK, Clerke. ?,
Sugar and Molasses.
JUST received, a line article of Nev Or
loaat Sugar and Molasses, for sale low
hy_A. It. TOWERS A CO.
Potatoes and Fresh Garden
Seeds.
EARLY Bose and Goodrich Potatoes,.
D. M. Ferry St Co. and iAndreth's
frsah anl genuine garden seeds for salo br
A. B. TOWEltd & 0O,