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E. B. MURRAY, BdltWN THURSDAY MGRNlStt, MAY 6, 1880. Terms : Oi?S TEAR..-.JBlkMk SIX MONTHS.~ 75. Rates op Advertising.?One Dollar per Inch Tor the first insertion, and Fifty Cents per inch for subsequent insertions less than three months. No advert ie em etat counted less than an inch. Lib? eral contractswill be made with those wishing to advertise ft* three, six or twelve months. Adver? tising by contract must be confined to the immedi? ate business of the firm or individual contracting. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines, Tributes of respect, and all personal communications or matte) s of individual interest, will bo charged for at advertising rates. To Correspondents.?In order to receive at? tention, communications must be accompanied by the true name and address of the writer. Re? jected manuscripts will not be returned unless the necessary stamps are furnished to lepay the post ago thereon. ?S~ Wo are not responsible for the views and opinions of our correspondents. All communications should be addressed to "Ed? itor Intelligencer," and all checks, drafts, money orders, dc, should be made payable to the order of E. B. MURRAY &, CO. Postmaster-General Key has been ten? dered a United States Judgeship in Ten? nessee by the President, and as his pres? ent term of office will soon expire, there is no doubt that he will accept the judge ship, which is for life. If the President can free himself of machine politicians and consult the interest of the Postoffice Department, Postmaster James, of New York, would receive the appointment, as he is thoroughly acquainted with the workings of the Department, and would make an excellent executive officer, as he has proven in the management of the New York office. * Judge Pressley has released a number of colored men, who were brought before him upon a writ of habeas corpus, from confinement in jail for the non-payment of the poll tax. The Court held the Act prescribing imprisonment for the non? payment of poll tax to be unconstitu? tional on two grounds: First, because the poll tax is a debt, and the Constitu? tion expressly forbids imprisonment for debt; and secondly, because the Consti? tution provides that the penalty for the non-payment of taxes shall be equal, and under this Act the poor man who fails to pay his poll tax is subjected to imprison* ment, while, the man of property who fails to pay his taxes is subjected to an entirely different kind of punishment. THE WHITTA K KR CASE. The case of Whittaker, a colored cadet at West Point, who some weeks ago was found in the morning tied to his bed? stead, with both ears slit and one side of his head shaved, is still under investiga? tion by a Court of Enquiry, appointed for the purpose. The Republicans have sought to make political capital out of the occurrence, and to .raise the bloody shirt In Congress the subject has been made the occasion of several violent, partisan speeches, and the late Radical Convention in this State passed several denunciatory resolutions concerning it. The Democratic press has generally refrained from any further discussion of the outrage than to express unqualified condemnation of the act. The whole matter is under judicial examination, and there are numerous circumstances which point to Whittaker as having inflicted the mutilation upon himself, and this was the opinion entertained by those on the spot, and most familiar with all the surrounding circumstauces. Whittaker, a few days previous to the mutilation, received a note of warning,. which he kept concealed until after the outrage. The handwriting: of all the cadets, in? cluding Whittaker, were obtained, and by the Court submitted with the note of warning to experts. These handwritings were so numbered that the experts did not know the writers of any one of them. The New York Post of the 3rd instant, says: "Credible reports have reached the Evening Post from several independent sources that the handwriting on scraps No. 8, No. 77 of Superintendent Gaylor, and on scraps Nos. 7, 8, S and 10 of Mr. HageL, and which, in the opinion of those gentlemen, corresponds with the writing of the mysterious note, is the handwriting of Whittaker." This dis? poses of all mystery, and discloses Whit? taker as the author of his own mutila? tion. No party capital can be made out of it, and it adds another chapter of infamy to the political history of the Republican party of dark and bloody deeds perpetrated to continue the cry of "bloody shirt." * REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. The Radical State Convention held in Columbia last week, an extensive account of the proceedings of which we publish in this issue, was composed principally of colored delegates. The speeches made by colored delegates showed the deter? mination of the negroes no longer to be led by the former white leaders of the party, and Corbin and Wallace received some heavy blows at their hands. White leaders they must have associated with them, and while rejecting Corbin, Wal? lace, Earle, and other of their heretofore more respectable leaders, they held on to Mackey, Bo wen, Taft, and a few others. The past history of the party exhibits the utter corruptness and vileness of their leaders, and it is certain that if the present combination could succeed in obtaining the control of the State gov? ernment it would exceed in bribery and corruption all that preceded it. The leading spirits in the Convention were Mackey and Smalls, Bowen and Elliott, Brayton and Whipper, and Taft and Sam Lee?names sufficiently identified with the past history of the party to warn every man of the terrible conse? quences of the success of the party under such leaders. The proceedings devel? oped the fact that the colored people are exceedingly jealous of white Republi? cans, and that they will not tolerate them in their party further than is absolutely necessary, and then only when they are fully in accord with and subordinate to the colored leaders. It is understood that although a large majority of the Convention was in favor of Grant as the Presidential candidate over all others, and instructed the dele? gation to Chicago to vote as a unit for him as long as his name should be before the Convention, that yet a majority of the delegates were opposed to his nomi? nation, some favoring Blaine and others Sherman. The delegations from the Congressional Districts do not acknowl? edge the right-of the Convention to in? struct, and it is probable that the dele gatioD will divide after the first ballot or two. Tbe Convention after the 'eleetioti of ?'delegation to "Chicago, the passage of resolutions'fleucmttcmg the assault on Whittafcer, fttrd considerable babbling and 'confusion adjourned, impressing the minds of all that the party to-day is more corrupt and implacable than ever before. * THE BALD EAGLE AT H?ME. "Etlgefleld Doe? Not Belong to Gary or any other Man." 'Correspondence News and Courier. Edgefield, S. C, May 1. People outside of Edgefield were as? tonished and somewhat bewildered by the announcement made a few days ago that Gen. M. W. Gary, candidate for the j Democratic nomination fur the Gover- i nor'e sent, had been defeated here in his own club in an election for delegates to the County Convention, which will elect delegates to tbe State Convention, which will nominate the Governor. Inquiry show? that the announcement was accu? rate, and furthermore that it was tbe avowed intention of Gen. Gary's success? ful opponents to elect delegates who would oppose sending delegates to the State Convention to support him. The vote in the club meeting was 48 to 22? more tban two to one. As he has already stated, he was absent at the time, and it is certain that his opponents managed well, having arranged to concentrate their strength and employ it to the best advan? tage. But it seeras to be generally ad? mitted that even in an open and pre? arranged contest he would have been de? feated here. ' Further investigation shows that there is an opposition to him in various sec? tions of the county that is apparently strong, and may be characterized as bit? ter. Whether its strength is sufficient to send him into the race with the heavy load of a hostile delegation in his own county, cannot be definitely ascertained Until the County Convention meets on Monday. Those who oppose him are apparently confident that they will have strength enough in that Convention to send a delegation entirely or partially composed of opposition delegates. His supporters profess equal confidence of the election of a solid Gary delegation without trouble, and claim that in an open fight before tbe people he could ^overwhelm any Opposition? They state that all of the strength of tbe movement against him consists in its thorough or? ganisation secretly made. They are correct in their idea of the organization of the party, which for lack of a better name'13 christened " Anti-Gary." It seems to have taken the Gary party by surprise, and to have done its work with a rapidity and ease that could only re? sult from organization. In the township club here, for instance, its existence does hot seem to have been suspected until its candidates were nominated in the club meeting and elected by a vote of two to one. There are thirty clubs in the coun? ty entitled to from three to six delegates in the County Convention each. The following is the result of their elections for delegates as confidently stated to me here, although I do not give it as being strictly accurate: Gary.........26 Anti-Gary.42 Doubtful. 4, The truth of the report from Mos? Township Club is denied, and it is doubt? ful. The Meeting Street Club is report? ed to have instructed its delegates by resolution to oppose'Gen. Gary, and it is stated here that two clubs on the Saluda side of the county, in the neighborhood of Gen. Hagood's plantation, have given positive instructions to their delegates to support that gentleman. I am told, also, that the Ridge Spring Club held an elec? tion on last Saturday and sent an equally divided delegation, but had another elec? tion to-day, an informality having oc? curred in the previous one, the result of which is unknown. The delegates from the Denny's Cross Boads Olub, elected to-day, are also confidently claimed by the anti-Gary men. The above figures and statements were collected from ueveral persons, some of whom were supporters and some op posers of Gen. Gary. It is exceedingly difficult to form even an approximate idea of the composition of the convention from these figures, as, even if they are accurate, changes and exchanges may occur that will defeat all calculations. ' Both sides seem to be equally confident and equally in the dark as regards figures. But it seems certain that there will be a vigo? rous fight in the convention against Gen. Gary, and possible, to say the least, that he may lose his own county. His friends say that even in that event the result will be of no general political significance, the fight against him being purely a personal one. I am informed, however, that almost all of the white men who supported the bolting or inde? pendent ticket in the recent municipal election supported Gen. Gary in the elec? tion in the Democratic club for delegate to the convention, and that this state? ment was used against him, and has doubtless injured him to some extent, it being charged that he supported that movement. His denial of connection with, or countenance of it, may bring to him some delegates who would have opposed him. But a considerable proportion of the opposition to him is beyond doubt of a personal nature, and it is generally ad? mitted. A man having an extensive law practice, engaged in many criminal trials and suits, and participating in local pot? ties, necessarily makes enemies. But beyond this there is certainly a sentiment favoring Hampton and the Hampton policy; and a feeling expressed in the frequently -avowed determination to "teach Gary that Edgefield don't belong to him or any other man." Tbe General's friends vigorously repel tbe insinuation that he has any idea of becoming an independent candidate. I do not think, from what I can see and hear, that he or any other man on an in? dependent ticket could obtain a hundred white votes in Edgefield County. A. B. W. The Latest from Edgefield. Edgefield, May 3.?The Democratic County Convention, which met here to? day, was attended by a large nnmber of delegates, thirty-three clubs in the coun? ty being represented. The anti-Gary men seemed to become demoralized, while their opponents appa? rently had effected a thorough organiza? tion, and agreed on a definite course of ac? tion. The first test vote was upon the chair? manship of the convention in which D. B. Durisoe, the Gary candidate, was elected over J. R. Carwile (anti-Gary) by a vote of ninety to sixty. Mr. Carwile was elected first vice-president, J. T. Ba? con and W. H. Folk the secretaries, and M. A. Markert the treasurer. A motion which had been previously laid upon the table to invite Messrs. Ga? ry and Sheppard to address the Conven? tion was now renewed, and those gentle? men spoke, the former reviewing his own record and pledging his sacred honor that he would abide by tbe action of the Democratic Nominating Convention, and denouncing as false the report of his leaning to or encouraging Independent ism. Mr. Sheppard took much the same line, and said he would support Gen. Gary if he went into the State Conven? tion ; but he would support no man who ran outside of the regular Democratic nomination. The anti-Gary men attempted to run in a mixed ticket for delegates to the State Convention, consisting of Gen Gary, B. E. Nicholson, J. C. Sheppard, M. L. Bonbam, T. R. Denny and J. H. Brook?, the three latter being anti-Gary. Sever? al of the latter complexion declined, the three named being finally chosen on the ticket. . Tfie Gary men ran a straight Gafy ticket, composed of Gen. Gary, J. C. Sheppard, B. E. Nicholson, H. A. Shaw, W. S. Allen and Jas. S. Callison. The voting was quite straight on both sides, and resulted as follows: Gary 120, Sheppard 123, Shaw 8.9, Allen 108, 'Cal? lison 88, Nicholson 10t, Bonham 54, Denny 65, ahd Brooks 57. Messrs. Gary, Sheppard and Nicholson were on both tickets. The delegation, therefore, is solid for Gary. Messrs. Brooks, Denny and Bonham were elected alternates with? out opposition. Some other business was then trans? acted, including the election of six Till man delegates to the Congressional Con? vention. Contrary to expectation no wrangling or ill feeling was manifested and the utmost good humor and harmony pre? vailed. Both parties seem satisfied ; the Gary men With their victory, and the others With having (as they express it) "made Gary show his hand." There is no doubt that Gary's speech and the previous assurances given by his friends gained him many votes, in the Conven? tion that would otherwise haVe been cast against him. All is perfectly quiet and the Conven? tion adjourned at about 5 o'clock. A Card from Gen. Gary. Edgefield Advertiser, Oakley Papk, Apr. 28,1880. Meters. Editors t I beg leave to state, through the Columns of yournrtper, that during my attendance at Ail-en Court, the use of my name before the Demo? cratic Club of tbis place, as a candidate for delegate to the County Convention, was without my knowledge or consent. I am ex officio a member of the County Convention, having served in tbe mem? orable campaign of 18?6, as Chair? man of tbe County Executive Commit? tee-. I would state further, that I have not been, nor do I intend to become a party or partisan of either of the "Whiskey License factions" that have divided our town, and seemingly onr Club. I am sat? isfied that our next General Assembly ought to pass an Act prohibiting the granting of Licenses for the sale of liquor at our Court House where all good citizens are at times compelled to go for tbe pur [>ose of transacting their business ; also a aw prohibiting the wearing of concealed weapons-. Your ob't. servant, M. W. Gary. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Gleanings from onr State Exchanges. Abbeville Press and Banner: Mr. S. B. Barn well is seeking subscriptions for tbe establishment of a National bank at Abbeville. Some fourteen thousand dol? lars have been subscribed in town. Prof. Hood will canvass Due West in the inter? est of tbe enterprise, and it is thought the Professor will get liberal aid in that quarter. It is proposed to organize as soon as fifty thousand dollars can be rais? ed. Abbeville Medium: Mr. J. E. Swear ingen's dwelling house, in Lowndesville Township, was hurned down laat Wed? nesday week. The fire taught from a defective stove pipe. The house waB a comfortable h?rne? Tbe los; ie heavy. The Ninety-Six Democratic Club met on last Saturday and elected delegates to the county club, which meets on next Monday. Tho Club -directed the dele? gates to vote against the nomination of a State ticket in June, and the delegates will come pledged to this course.We are sorry to know that Dr. Bonner, of Due West, is not mending at all. His case has so far baffled the skill of the physicians..Messrs. Agnews & Bon? ner, of Due West, made an assignment to Prof. Hood hut week for the benefit of their creditors. Aiken Journal and Review: A very se? vere hail storm passed over Aiken Mon? day without doing any serious damage. A few shade trees about town were either blown down or broken. The hail-stones were as large as nutmegs. Barnwell People: It is reported on good authority that campaign funds have been sent from headquarters to the chief Republican manipulators in tbis county. Greenville Advertiser: There are thirty persouB engaged in the printing business in Greenville.The Greenville Guards have beeu stricken with the archery fever. Hampton Messenger: A fine milch cow, the property of Mr. Simmons, near this place, showing every evidence of hydrophobia and in great agony, was shot yesterday, having been bitten six weeks ago by a rabid dog.Mr. T. H. Fitta has closed his school because of mad dogs and whooping cough. Newberry Herald: A very heavy, washing rain fell in the neighborhood of Ashford's Ferry Tuesday, 20th. A gin-house, situated on a small creek just beyond the river, and belonging to Mr. Clowney, was washed away, with the gin, cotton, cotton seed, &c. The gin was af? terwards found some distance down the stream. Spartanburg Spartan: Last week tbe trestle on the S. and U. Road near Strother's was washed down by a raft floating down the stream. A very heavy rain fell in Fairfield and a. mill-house was washed away, and this carried a por? tion of the trestle with it. The trains were detained only one day.The ves? try of the church of the Advent have made a call on the Rev. S. H. S. Gal laudet, formerly of Maryland, but late of Abbeville, S. C, to serve them as their Rector. Beaufort Crescent: A colored girl died of hydrophobia at Sheldon on Friday, having beenjbit by a mad dog in Novem? ber last. A number of dogs with rabies were killed near Sheldon during last week. Wo understand that a man aud his wife were bitten on the Okeetee some time ago, and are down with hydro? phobia. Walhalla Courier: We regret to learn that Rev. J. J. Neville, of Seneca City, is suffering greatly from disease ana general debility. We hope to hear of his speedy recovery.S. P. Ravanel, of Charleston, is Laving a superb mountain summer residence built, two stories high, containing about seventeen rooms, be? sides closets, &c. The size of the main building is 44 by 48 feet, with an ell running out 20 by 30 feet. There will be an observatory on the house 50 feet high from the botton floor. Mr. Rave nel's residence is just two miles from the City of Highlands, between Wbiteside and Fodderstack Mountains in Macon County, North Carolina. Orangeburg Times: We are reliably informed that two of the delegates to tbe Radical Convention, last Saturday, in? stead of coming to the convention, stayed home and planted seventeen acres of cotton. Camden Journal: The sale of guano in Kershaw county this year has been un ? precedented. Georgetown Times and Comet: On last Thursday there was a general row among the rice-field hands at Richmond planta? tion, which ended in a negro woman by the name of Sallic Brown being severely cut in several places with knives, by three or four other negro womeu. Pickens Sentinel: The work on the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Rail? road is progressing satisfactorily. There are only two persons now confined in our jail, both colored.Wheat still looks promising. We have heard of no rust yet. Yorkville Enquirer: Mr. J. Highland Crawford informs us that a few days ago, while distributing Merryman'a guano, no found in it two joints of a human finger on which there was a gutta percha ring. ? While Gen. Grant was in the par? lors <?} a hotel at Vickaburg he was called upon by William Scott, with a bill for ?10 lor services rendered a.'i a cook in 1863. THE RADICAL STATE CONTENTION. I Familiar Scenes of the "Years of Good Stealing'* Revised in tho State House?A Itcpoluiioh . lritir.ruct.lng the Delegates to Vote as a Unit for Grant Carried with a Rush?June M?hler Denounces the White Radicals?Cadet Whittaker Sympathized With and Hie Persecutors Denounced. Condensed from the News and Courier. Columbia, S. C, April 27. The Republican State Convention met in the Hall of Representatives at noon to-day, and was called to order by R. B. Elliott, the Chairman of the State Exec? utive Committee. E. W. M. Mackey of Charleston, D. D. McCall Jr. of Marlboro', W. A. Hayne of Marion, arid Robt. Smalls of Bea?fort, were .proposed for the position of temporary chairman. Smalls, Hayne and McCall declined the nomination in favor of Mackey, who was elected tem? porary chairman as per programme .pre? viously agreed upon. Harry Noah was then elected temporary secretary. A committee on credentials, with June Mobley, of Union, as chairman, was next appointed, and after adopting the rules of the House of Representatives as the rules of the Convention, an adjournment until 2:30 p. m. was agreed to. The Convention consists of eighty-two negroes and thirty-six whites. The Counties of Lexington and Horry failed to send delegates, and there Were some absentees fioin other counties. Of the negroes nearly otie-third appear in the fraud committee's report as thieves and bribe-takers, and the White delegates, with scarcely an exception, either are, or have been (and hope to be) Federal officeholders. In addition to the dele? gates, there is a small flfrtiy of hangers on who have bwarmed in the lobbies all day. The doughnut stands, which have been conspicuously absent from the State House for some years, re-appeared to make the picture complete. As an evidence or how Mr. Hayes' civil service reform works in this State, 1 note the presence in the Convention of nineteen office-holders in the revenue, customs and postofflce departments, and besides this number there were several United States officials dodging around the lobbies and through the aisles of the hall looking after their interests: The authorities in Washington may want to know the names of some of these officials who have thus violated special order Number 1, which positively forbids any person holding office under the United States Government from taking an active part in any political movement. From the revenue department thore are in the Convention K. M. Brayton, collector, G. P. Kirkland, special deputy collector, N. F. Meyers, clerk in internal revenue office, W. Kennedy, John P. Scruggs, H. W. Hendricks, H. H. Jill son and C. N. Cummings, deputy reve? nue collectors. From the customs de? partment are, R. B. Elliott, 'Robert Smalls, Garrett Byrns, W. H. Birnie, P. I Gregorie, M. A. Hayne and J. W.Smith.] From the postoffice department thefe are Fred Nix and E. A. Webster. From the judiciary department there are E. W. M. Mackey, W. J. Mixsou and Absalom Blyth. After some few changes were made in the delegates from some of the counties, on account of some of the delegates be? ing absent, Shrewsbury, from Fairfield, a mulatto who formerly held the position of confidential clerk of Woodruff and Jones, and assisted in making up the journals of the House in the years of good stealing, created a sensation by offering the following resolution': . [ R&olved, That the delegates to repre? sent the State of South Carolina in the National Republican Convention to nom? inate candidates for the offices of Presi? dent and Vice-President of the United States are hereby instructed and solemn? ly pledged to vote as a unit to the end of the contest for the world-renowned and most available of all candidates?Gen. U. S. Grant, and that upon all questions of import, arising in said convention, they are earnestly recommended to vote in like manner to the end that the true interests of the constituency that they represent may be subserved. He asked tho immediate consideration of the resolution. Elliott objected and demanded that it be referred under the rules to the com? mittee on resolutions. Whipper excitedly declared that the resolution could not be referred to the committee on resolutions because no such committee had been appointed. Mackey from the chair declare*-' that rules for the appointment of such a com? mittee had been adopted, and that the resolution could properly be referred to the committee when appointed. Whipper rushed halfway to the chair? man's desk, and excitedly declared that while the friends of Grant were willing to abide by any fair means, they would not submit to be choked or trampled upon, and they had rights as well as the chair, and they proposed to assert them. He demanded the immediate considera? tion of the resolution. The chair decided that the resolution must be referred unless by unanimous consent. Shrewsbury appealed from the decision of the chair. Mackey then tried the plan of soothing matters by soft words. He said he only desired to do what was fair, but was com? pelled to act according to the rules which had been adopted. Smalls then moved that the rules be suspended by a two-thirds vote, and that the resolution be put on its passage. This was agreed to?yeas 88, nays 23. The resolution was then adopted with? out further fight. This was virtually a test of tbe strength of the Grant mon in the Convention. The point of instruct? ing the delegates was one over which a big fight waB expected, but not expected at the time it was sprung. Shrewsbury then offered the following resolution, which was adopted without debate: Resolved, By the Republicans of South Carolina in convention assembled, that we regard the dastardly, fiendish outrage gerpetrated upon a representative of outh Carolina in the National Military Academy at West Point, in the person of cadet Johnson Whittaker, as a shame and disgrace to the civilization of an en? lightened and progressive Republic, and must forever remain a stain upon its es? cutcheon until removed by tbe swift pun? ishment of the brutal perpetrators of the heinous crime. Resolved further, That the heartfelt sym? pathy and condolence of this Convention is hereby tendered to the victimised cadet, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to Mr. Johnson Whittaker by the secretary of this Convention. A motion to reconsider Shrewsbury's first resolution was then made by Elliott, but the motion to reconsider was laid on the table, rendering the action of the Convention on that point beyond recall. E. H. Dens, the same who was previ? ously threatened with ignomious objec? tion from the hall, succeeded at last in gaining a recognition by the speaker, and unburdened his soul to the effect that the Hon. D. T. Corbin was present, and it behooved the Convention to hear him and be advised by him before they made their selection of delegates. Fred Nix said the Convention had not assembled to hear what Mr. Corbin or anybody else outside of the body had to say, and it made very little difference what candidate Mr. Corbin favored.? This was not the place for any man to come and advertise himself to gain popu? larity in Washington. Tbe people in his county were going to make a grand success this year and elect men they could rely on.* They were tired of the old hacks. W. H. Thompson, of Charleston, said that after the Convention had elected the delegation to Chicago anybody who de? sired to be heard would probably be accorded a hearing, but they did not want any advice. He was glad to see I that the colored Republicans bf South Carolina were making up their minds at last that those who had been instructing and advising them for the last twelve years had done so for the last timx He was surprised to see Mr. Corbin shoved upon the Convention for the purpose of securing votes by making a speech.? When the party had gone under in 1876 Corbin left the State with great expedi? tion, and never returned again until an election was in sight. As soon as an election was near at hand that gentleman had come South again to try and play again upon the credulity of the colored people. He, for one, was not willing to trust to Corbin's advice anv longer, aod he Was glad to say that h)s people had iearned a lessoh that they would not soon forget; When we have done with our business then we will hear these speeches, if necessary. \Ve don't frant to select men by any soft speeches that they may make t?-rlight, but by their past records. W. H. Purvis, the ex-adjutant general, thought that Corbin couldn't do the Convention any harm by making a speech, and it was a reflection upon the decency of the body to insinuate that members of the convention could be in? fluenced by anything that anybody could say. If he is a Republican, we need his advice. We are not here to pass upon anybody's record. Many of us have ourselves made too much record. Corbin has held a prominent position be? fore the Republicans of the country, and he thought it but simple justice that he be accorded the privilege of addressing the convention. [Very faint applause.] Deas thought if. a reflection on him personally that the Convention should refuse to hear Corbin, The Convention, however, did not appear to be moved even by this consideration. Gloster Holland, a small-sized darkey from Aiken, moved that Corbin and all other candidates for the Chicago Con? vention be heard from. Smalls thought that if that motion was carried the whole Convention would have to be included. Pending the consideration of this mat? ter, several persons were received into the Convention as delegates in lieu of parties who were appointed, and who were not present. Nothiug more was hcafd of Corbin or his speech for the time being, and the Convention adjourned until 8 p. m. THE NIGHT 8ESSION. About 9 p. m. the Convention was re? convened, and Deas brought up bis Cor? bin scheme again. He announced that he withdrew his motion requesting Cor? bin to address the Convention, and took occasion to say to the "Hydra-headed magnates," as he called them, who thought that they were the only ones in the Convention, that they could ill afford to cast reflection and dishonor upon such a man as Corbin; a man like him in the present crisis in South Carolina was in? dispensable. Corbin had been connected with politics in the State since it was possible for a Republican party to exist in the State, and if it had not been for him there would have been more Ham? burg massacres in South Carolina. Sam Lee, colored, then moved that the Convention proceed to elect four dele? gates at large and two from each Con? gressional district to represent the State in the National Convention at Chicago. C. C. Turner offered the following res? olution as a substitute for Lee's motion: Resolved, That this Convention do pro? ceed to elect delegates to the National Republican Convention to meet at Chicago in June, as follows: Elect the delegates first from the Congressional districts, commencing with District No. 1, and after the election of delegates from the districts then that the Conven? tion do elect four delegates at iarge. This substitute was adopted. The Congressional districts had all previously held caucuses, and had determined upon their respective delegates. The h irst Congressional District was then called, and H. L. Shrewsbury, as spokesman for the district, offered the names of D. D. McCall, white, and W. A. Hayne, colored, as delegates to repre? sent the district. m . Deas came forward with a minority re? port in favor of J. E. Wilson, of Darling? ton, but the minority report was prompt? ly vo ed down, and McCall and Hayne were unanimously elected; Tbe Second and Third Districts not being ready to report, the Fourth Dis? trict was taken up. C. C. Turner, of Spartan burg, offered the names of Sam? uel T. Poinier, of Spartanburg, white, and Wilson Cook, colored, of Greenville. June Mobley rose and took the middle of tbe floor, and, with sleeves rolled up, prepared to attack these nominations without gloves. He did not care to draw the color line; it was drawn already by the demagogues. He thanked God that the day had come when the colored peo? ple would throw off the masters who bad ruled them for twelve years and take care of themselves. He was tired of keeping in office a set of good-for-nothing loafers, who did no work and lived off the credu? lity of the colored men. Tbe time had come for the colored race to shun these men; that they had not been free for twelve years for nothing. There has been no nominations in the Fourth Con? gressional District. There had been nothing but gag law. These white men had led the nigger to destruction long enough. He had two letters written by old A. S. Wallace in his pocket telling his friends in the North that the nigger in South Carolina must be kept down. If he had anything more to do with white people he would go with the decent white men of the State. White men who rep? resented the Fourth District in the Con? vention were not in his opinion his equals in any way. C. C. Turner, who had made the report for the district had betrayed the Democratic party, and would betray the Republican party if he got a chance. The Republicans would fet on foot after awhile, simply by the lunders of the Democratic party, but they were not ready to go in with the white men who represented the Republi? can party to-day. They had made thou? sands of promises to the colored man that they haa never kept. They were the kind of men who held their conventions in hotels because they knew that niggers didn't go to hotels in this part of the country. The color line was drawn, and take his word for it, when the time came for a State Convention to nominate State officers there wouldn't be 10 white Re? publicans in the State. They will say it is inexpedient as soon as they get what they want. They will say it is no use to run a State ticket, because the Democrats will rob you of your votes. I am ashamed of myself for ever supporting such men. I am tired of these men. No wonder tbe Democrats say that the nig? gers are not able to govern themselves, when they select to govern them such ill begotten white men as you see before you to-night. You elect these white men to the National Convention and you won't see them again. When they meet you on the street and nobody is looking they "damn the Democrats;" but the next thing you know you see them walk? ing arm in arm with a Democrat, and saying "these d-n niggers want to put on too many airs, they want to rise up." We must elect people that will suit us. The day is coming, and thank God our people will recognize men and manhood. We should teach these gents that we are the Republican party in South Carolina, and that wc don't propose to remain in ?lavery any longer. If you look into the papers you will see all these men saying Hampton was a good man. They thought they would fool him as they have tooled us. Lut, thank God, Hamp? ton wiw too smart fur them. Stand to | your manhood, colored men ! Stand to? gether. Every race on earth sticks to? gether. Even the stupid geese stick to? gether. Why should not wc stand by our race? A few days ago these men were talking loudly for Grant and Sher? man and lilainc, and now after we passed that resolution to-day they are sileut Grant men, and if you send them to Chicago they will sell you out and leave the State until die next election. He hoped the Convention would not elect Poinier. He did not know what peni? tentiary he had come out of. They say we are not competent to represent the State in the National Convention. They have made us competent to put them in office, and we can put ourselves in office just as well. There will be no white Re? publicans in this State if you will take away the offices. They will do as Ensor and Stoibrand and lots of others have done. You say you want to scud a re? spectable delegation, and yet you send such men as these barroom suckers, gam? blers and dissipated scoundrels to repre? sent your people. The poor men in the Democratic party are making all the nominations. Why cau't we do the same? Lawson, of Sum ter, interrupted, and wanted to know if Mobley was going to keep up his blab all night? Mobley courteously replied that Law son always had been a mule-beaded mule, but he thought he had more sense than to interrupt a gentleman while speaking. Clinton, of Lancaster, replied to Mob? ley, and said that Mobley objected to the nominations because he was not nomina? ted himself. The majority of the Con? vention was not in favor of Mobley, and when he found it apparent that he was not the choice, he was opposed to any nomination and retired m order to re? tard this Convention. Mobley said he had a letter from A. S. Wallace, and he asked him to show it. Mobley handed tho letter to Clinton and asked him if he could read. Clinton banded it to A. S. Wallace, when Mob? ley told him that he wanted him (Clin? ton) to read it and not his master. Clin? ton said Mobley was not the man to rep? resent the Fourth district or any other, or any county in the district. The nomi? nations made by the Fourth di?trict cau? cus were made after careful considera I tion, and the men named are worthy in ! every respect of the trust delegated to them. They arc the choice of the Fourth district, and he appealed to the conven? tion to sustain the nomination. C. W. Wade, of Union, nominated C. C. Macoy, of Chester, which motion was tabled. ' Mobley moved to strike out the name of Poinier and submit the election of the other delegates to the convention. The motion was tabled. Gloster Holland, of Aikcn, said that if the statements made by Mobley were true, and the letter shown by him was a true copy of one written by Wallace, there was some underhand trick to sell out the I colored people, and it should be exposed and stopped. He was in favor of an in? vestigation. If Wallace wrote it, in I God's name put him down. If he was not guilty he ought to have justice done him. On motion of Whipper the debate was closed, and the report nominating Poin? ier and Cook was adopted. The second District was then taken up and Dunnemann offered the names of C. C.Bowen and W. N. Taft of Charleston as delegates, and W. H. Birnie and E. A. Webster as alternates. Elected without opposition. Fifth District was next taken up and Robert Smalls offered the names of W. J. Whipper of Beaufort and W. F. Myers of Colletin as delegates, and Fred Nix and Lawrence Cain as alternates.? Elected without opposition. ? The Third District next came up and H. H. Jillson offered the names of C. M. Wilder and W. M. Fine of Columbia as delegates, and D. R. Phifer and H. 0. Noah as alternates. Elected without op? position. The four delegates at large were elect? ed one at a time viva voce, tho folllowing nominations being made: E. W. M. Mackey, Robert Smalls, E. M. Brayton, A. S. Wallace, C. C. Macoy, R. B. El? liott, J. R. Tolbert, D. T. Corbin, J. E. Wilson, D. A. Strakcr and E. A. Web? ster. The following were declared elect? ed : E. W. M. Mackey, unanimously on the first ballot; E. M. Brayton, of Aiken, on the second ballot, 65 votes; R. B. Elliott, of Aiken, on the first ballot, 69 votes, (Corbin who ran against Elliott was withdrawn after his defeat.) Sara Lee, of Sumter, on the second ballot, 65 votes. Alternates at large, T. E. Miller, colored, Henry Kennedy, colored, C. C. Macoy, of Chester, D. A. Strakcr, colored, of Orangeburg. The election of the delegation having been completed, Miller, of Beaufort, moved that the resolution of .Shrewsbury in relation to the Whitaker outrage be taken up and agreed to. After speeches by T. E. Miller, G. W. Murray and D. A. Straker in favor, and by W. J. Whip? per against the resolution, it was moved by R. B. Elliott to refer the resolution to a committee of five to prepare resolutions on the subject. 'This annoyed the originator of the res? olution, and a lively fight ensued. The resolution was finally referred to a com? mittee of five, and the Convention ad? journed at 1.30 a. m. to 6.30 a. m. Thurs? day morning to receive the report of the committee. 8ec0nd day's proceedings. Columbia, Thursday, April 29. The Convention met promptly at the hour appointed, and the first matter of business introduced was the following resolution, which was offered by Deas, from Darlington : Resolved, That in case the name of U. S. Grant is withdrawn as a candidate for the Presidency, or it becomes evident that he cannot be nominated, then the delegates from this State be, and they are hereby, instructed to vote for Senator James G. Blaine, who is hereby declared to be the second choice of the Republi? cans of South Carolina. After considerable discussion, the reso? lution was adopted by a vote of 51 to 40. The following resolutions in regard to the Whittaker outrage were adopted, after several hours of bitter wrangling over several important questions: Whereas, the unmanly and disgraceful attack recently made on Cadet Whittaker at West Point merits the condemnation of the civilized world and a speedy and thorough investigation at tbe hands of the National Government, not only in order to discover the parties committing the outrage, but also to investigate the geueral management, rules and regula? tions governing the conduct and duties of cadets, one toward the other, without re? gard to color, whereby a radical change in the past conduct of white cadets to? ward their fellow colored cadets may be made to the end of compelling white cadets to treat with respect in all their official intercourse their fellow colored cadets; and, whereas, it has been usually in the past, as in the present, the mani? fest purpose of the white cadets at West Point to insult by word and deed their fellow colored cadets, and to heap upon them indignities which libel the claim of man or gentleman. Resolved, That wa condemn with indig? nation the recent brutal outrage perpe? trated on Cadet Whittaker, and call upon the National Government to institute an investigation of the same, and to enact such laws as will prevent the re-enact? ment of such brutal conduct, so calcu? lated to mar tbe prehistoric fame of our National military school, from which ought to come, as heretofore, not only soldiers, the guardians and defenders of our country's honor, but also Christian gentlemen without moral taint. Resolved, That we repel with indigna? tion the uncharitable intimations, from whatever source they come, that Cadet Whittaker is probably guilty of self mutilation lor sinister purposes, and r? gret to observe the indecent haste with which the authorities at West Point gave color, by their words and deeds, to the infamous charge, thus foreshadowing their judgment before a correct knowl? edge of the fads was ju iicially ascer? tained. Resolved, That this Convention extends its heartfelt sympathy to Cadet Whit taker at West Point in his recent suffer? ing and trials, and recommend him to stand firm, commanding justice with that dignity and firmness which has already characterized his conduct. Resolved, That a copy of these resolu? tions be furnished to Cadet Whittaker. This subject being at last happily dis? posed of, Straker offered the following resolution : Whereas, this Convention, in its repre? sentative capacity, speaking for the Re? publican party of South Carolina, has observed the increasing patronage which the Federal Government gives to the Democrats, thereby aiding and abetting our enemies ; Resolved, That we recommend to the Republican authorities of the Federal Government to discontinue this suicidal course towards the friends and workers of the Republican party. This resolution elicited quite an elab? orate discussion, participated in princi? pally by Elliott, Lee, Smalls, Myers and Brayton, and was finally adopted, after which the Convention adjourned sine die. If nothing had been said in the Con? vention about the instruction of the delegation it is highly probable that they would have been very much divided, and would have voted as they pleased. But after the hot discussion and the attention which will naturally be attracted to their action they will probably vote for Grant on the first ballot and after that, or if Grant is withdrawn will vote as follows: Mackey, Hayne, McCall and Taft for Hlaine; Brayton, Elliott, Myers, Lee ind Wilder for Sherman, and fine, Bowen, Poinier, Cook and Whipper for Grant. This is how they stand now, but of course they may think otherwise under the influence of strong political "light" when they reach Chicago. There is no telling. Corbin failed to appear in the Conven? tion to-day, although another effort was made by his friends to give him a chance to get off his little speech. He says he would rather stay at home than to go with such a crowd as have been sent to Chicago._ Disgusted Republicans.?The News and Courier of Saturday has the follow? ing: "In an interview yesterday with a leading member of the Republican party, and one whose words will be received as authority upon matters touching the state of feeling in that party, a Reporter for the News and Courier was informed that Major D. T. Corbin, ex-United States District Attorney, ex-Congressman A. S Wallace, Major William E. Earle, for? merly assistant United States District Attorney, ex-Aitorney-Gem>ral Samuel W. Melton, Col. John R. Cochran. ex Congressman Simeon Corley and others, who represented the brain and courage of the Republican party in this State, are intensely disgusted with the compo? sition and conduct of the recent Repub? lican Convention held at Columbia. They say that adversity has taught their party nothing. That the same disrepu? table crowd that ruled and disgraced the party in the past is as powerful and as rampant as ever, and if they should again recover power in the State would again disgrace the party as heretofore. It has leaked out since the adjournment of the Convention that the most respect? able members of the old party expected to obtain powerful moral support at least from the North and West in the coming canvass, and hoped, by this means, that they might make some impression on the solid Democracy of South Carolina. They are now so utterly disgusted that, in their present frame of mind, their friends at the North will best serve them by letting the black rebels in this State severely alone." ? A candidate for the office of re? corder of Jasper County, Ohio, solicited votes on the ground that, if elected, he would return half his salary to the pub? lic treasury. He was elected, but the Supreme Court has declared the election void, because the inducement that he offered to voters was in the nature of a bribe. NEW GRIST MILL. Grinding done on Wednesdays and SATURDAYS. A. H. OSiiORNE. May 6, 1880_43_8 Improve Your Sheep! FIVE Thoroughbred RAMS?one Cots wold, two Merinoes. and two South downs?for sale, at moderate prices, at Rivoli Plantation, on the Brace's Ford Road, near Tendleton. JAMES A. PRICE. May 6, 1880 43 3 FOR SALE, ^SECOND-HAND Portable Steam Engine, on Wheels, suitable for Ginning or Threshing. Apply to R. F. DIVVER. 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Polly Childers, Nancy Childers, Martha Childers, William Childers, Anna Wilson, Malinda Ricks, Sally Leu, Nicholas T. Childers and Susan Lee. ?Summons for Relief?Complaint not Served. To the Defendants above named : YOU arc hereby summoned and required to an? swer the complaint in this action, which is filed in the office ot the Clerk of Common Plcds, for the said County, and to eervo a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at hit) office, at Anderson Court House, S. C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fall to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plain? tiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated May 4th, 1S80. WM. 8. BROWN, Plaintiff's Attorney, Anderson, 8.C. To the Defendant* Anna Wilson, Malinda Ricks, Sally Lee, Nicholas T. 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