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E. B. MURRAY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 9, 1880. TERMS; one year_.~._81.50. six months._ 75. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT. GEN. W. S. HANCOCK, OP PENNSYLVANIA. FOR VICE PRESIDENT. HON. W. H. ENGLISH, OP INDIANA. STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Governor. 6m JOHNSON EAGOOD. For lieutenant-Governor. Qmr. J. D. KENNEDY. For Comptroller General. J. C. COrr, Esq. For Secretary of State. Col. R. M. SIMS. For Attorney General. Gen. LEROY F. YOUMANS. For Superintendent ox" Education. Maj. HUGH S. THOMPSON. For Adjutant and Inspector General. Gen. ARTHUR M. MANIGAULT. For State Treasurer. - Col. J. P. RICHARDSON. For Presidential Electors. At Large?Hon. John L. Mantling, Coh Wm. Elliott. First District?Gen/E. W-Moise. Second District?"Eon. C. H. Simonton. Third- District?J. S. Murray, Esq. Fourth District?Col. Cad. Jones. Fifth jWrfric^Hon. G. W. Croft: For Congress?Third District: Hon. D. WYATT AJKEN. j For Solicitor?8th Judicial Circuit: COL. JAMES S. COTHBAN. GOOD NEWS. Special Dispaih to the Anderson Intelligencer. Columbia, 8. C, Sept. 6. Senator Bayard has just agreed to speak at Anderson on Thursday. His speech here to-day was a grand and dig? nified one, and all who can he present on the 9th should do so. Senator Butler, ?^Gens. JSagood, Kennedy, Bratton and others will also attend the meeting. E. B. Murray. the chief justiceship. On last Wednesday Governor Simpson resigned his office, and the Hon. T. B. Jeter, President of the Senate, was sworn in as Governor and entered upon the discharge of the duties of the office. Ex-Governor Simpson then qualified as Chief Justice, to which place he had been elected by a joint vote of the General Assembly. It has been under? stood for some time that Judge Willard would contest his right to the Chief Jus? tice's placed Judge Willard, in a letter addressed to the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, advises them (hat he still claims the office, and that he remains invested with its functions until the right to the office shall be decided by the Court We hear that Judge Simpson will at once institute proceedings to test - his right to the office, and that it is likely the question will be decided at an early day. It is hoped that this may be so, as Judge Simpson was elected and qualified, and we do not see how Judge Williard's contesting his election can invest Judge Willard with the functions of the office during the contest in the face of the Constitution, which provides that the Chief Justice shall serve for the term of six years, and until his successor shall be * elected and qualified. If Judge Simpson was constitutionally elected, then he was, upon qaulifying. the Chief Justice, and no contest made by Judge Willard can invest him with the functions of the office. The question raised by this con . test is, Whether or not the General As? sembly can elect a Chief Justice for a less term than six years? A decision of the Supreme Court can only finally decide it, which we trust will soon be made, as any judicial function discharged by Judge Willard after Governor Simpson qualified may lead to future litigation in the event that the Court should decide that Judge Simpson is the constitutionally elected Chief Justice. * radical candidate for congress. All the fools are not dead yet. We had long since come to the conclusion that no Radical who had ever heard of S. L. Hoge's experience as a Radical candidate for Congress against D. Wyatt Aiken could be found who would be willing to make the race against him, but from the subjoined epistle it will be " seen that there remaineth one yet who is fool enough to think that there is a chance for the success of a Radical nom? inee in this District, and who is also extremely anxious to make the effort to defeat the Democratic nominee. His "arrangements are about completed for nomination " by the Convention of this District, be says; and he also claims to have made "arrangements for all the money he wants " with which to conduct the campaign, besides having the prom? ise of able campaign speakers to assist him. He pleads with great earnestness with his " friend " to stand up to him, and assures him that he won't fail him when he asks any favors. The whole letter is rather an ingenious concern, and bears upon its face sufficient evidence of the character of its author. It is entirely in keeping with the ways many of the unprincipled scoundrels who are found in the Republican party resort to to deceive the colored voters in the South, and secure their own nomination for office. It might be worth while to say that the man whose name is signed to the letter is'known in this community only as a felon. He spent about ten months in our county jail under sentence of the United States District- Court for violating some of the revenue laws, and had with him while here, as his wife, a woman of extremely bad character. He was one of the dirty understrappers who belonged to the Radical party during its supremacy in this State, but we do not know that he ever held any office during his residence here, except in the revenue department. That he was a revenue offi? cer is sufficient evidence that he was a man of the worst character and capable of the lowest and most degrading practices. We do not suppose that his " friends " down South, for whom he proposes to do so much in case they give him the nomi? nation, had ever heard of hin;, since the general flight of the thieves in 1877 until within the last month, since which time he has been striving very strenuously for the nomination for Congress from this District. He has written several letters to parties in this District claiming to be able to carry the District for the Repub? licans in case he is nominated, one of which was addressed to ex-Senator Coch ran, of Anderson. The one we publish below was addressed to a colored man of this place who did him many kindnesses while he was here in jail, bub who was not, as he seems to suppose, a delegate to the late Radical Convention. He is now living in Washington, and is ws presume one of those pets of the Treasury or Rev? enue Departments of the General Gov? ernment who are always willing to come South when they can see an office ahead. Here is the letter: * Wasmngtok, D. C, Aug. 28,1880. Fbiend -: My arrangements are complete for nomination by your Congress? ional Convention as member of Congress from the Third District. Believing you to be a friend, I hope you are a delegate from Anderson to that Convention. If you are, I nrge you to stand up square for nie first, last and all the time, and your influence with the balance of your delegation is kind-, ly solicited. I have just completed arrange? ments here for all the money I want in the campaign, if I get the nomination, and for good speakers to go from here to help us work. Of course, this help will come from my personal friends, and will not extend to any other person the Convention may nominate. In fact, no other man but my? self can be elected this time. What the future may have in store I do not pretend to say, but this much I do biow: I am the only Rad that can be elected from the Third District this time, no matter what others think or say. You will find it so. If I do not get the nomination Mr. A. .en goes in, and if I do get the nomination Mr. Aiken goes o&t and Mr. Hay ward goes in. And I think you Bads ought to know from which one of us two you mav expect the most favors. You know, and I hope you and vour entire delegation will holler James W. "Bayward every time your names are called in that Convention. If you all do this you know me well enough to know I shan't fail you when you ask any favor of me. Stand up to this. It's for your party's interest^ for y?ur State's good and for your own personal good, every one of you. Write to me. Very trnly, James W. Haywab^, 41010 Street. REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. This body, composed principally of ignorant negroes, public plunderers and a few white scallawags, adjourned on last Saturday, after a session of three days, without making any nominations for State offices. There is no doubt that this policy was dictated from Washington. The Convention when it assembled was unquestionably in favor of the nomina? tion of a full State ticket, but Elliott, who holds a Federal office, came fresh from Washington and appeared in the Convention, opposed all State nomina. tions and by bull-dozing the Convention carried his point, and the nomination of State officers was referred to the discre? tion of the State Executive Committee. This policy was devised by the Federal Republicans and not by those of the State. What does it mean ? The Republicans have sense enough to know (hat the im? portant contest is not for State offices, but for the Federal, and if they can lull the Democrats into repose by making them believe that there is no danger of losing the State, and thereby electing their State Electoral ticket and some of the members of Congress, and should se? cure a Republican President and a ma? jority of the lower House Congress, they will have accomplished more than under other circustances they could hope for. They believe that if they can secure the President they will be able to carry the State two years hence. We have no doubt this is the wisest policy the party could have adopted. In a heated contest for the State officers, they would have been defeated and this defeat would have insured the loss of their Electoral ticket. Now they expect through the iudifferen.ee of the Democrats to carry the State for Garfield. This policy on their part should arouse every Democrat, for wo may rest assured that if Garfield should be elected the South will not have the peace a id quiet under his administration which it has enjoyed under that of Hayes. But is there not another danger ahead, that the Republicans fully roused ou the Fed? eral issue, and every man of them found at the polls on the day of election, may have a full State ticket, and by voting that ticket defeat the Democratic State ticket? The only security to the State and the country is for every Democrat to feel that the result of the elections de? pends on bis individual vole, and to see to it that that vote is placed in the ballot box. * TBE NORTHERN DEMOCRACY. We take the following interview with ex-Senator Bishop, of Florida, ."rom the Greenville Daily Netos of Tuesday, and as he takes issue with our Congressional nominee, concerning the respectability of the Northern Democracy, it will be fouud interesting, and will serve to correct an erroneous idea that is, and has long been, entirely too prevalent in the South, to wit, that the Democratic party North was composed of the very scum of so? ciety. The interview proceeded as follows : "Have you read the report of Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken's speech in regard to the Northern Democracy?" Mr. Bishop quietly took his cigar from his mouth and, as the smoke curled above his head, replied: "Well, yes, I have noticed what he is reported to have said, and I am very sorry that he said what he did." "Will you give your opinion on the subject for the benefit of the readers of the News f" was asked. "It is true," said Mr. Bishop, "that in many Northern cities a majority of the illiterate laborers act with the Democrats. It is also equally true that a majority of the bondholders, National bankers, di? rectors of great corporations, controllers of unscrupulous monopolies are Repub? licans. Nearly all of the shoddy aris? tocracy are to be found in the same party; indeed, most of the men who grew suddenly rich during the war, by cheating the Government and robbing the soldiers, are active workers in the Republican party. One of this class has been Treasurer, for several years, of the Republican Executive Committee of the State of New York." | "Well, Mr. Bishop, are you well ac? quainted in the North, aud what has been your observation of the intelligence of the parties?" "I know a great deal about all parts of the North. I can say, most positively, that I know of no Northern community in which there are not as intelligent men, and men of as high character and stand? ing, in the Democratic as there are in the Republican party." "Give me your opinion of the leaders of the Northern Democracy." At this point Mr. Bishop rose from his chair and spoke in an earnest, emphatic manner. "I regard the Democratic leaders as im? measurably superior, in every respect, to the leaders of the Republican party. There is not a grander class of men on earth than those who determine the tone, spirit and policy of the Northern Democ? racy. I made a speech in the city of Rochester, in which I proclaimed that I was exultingly proud of my identifica? tion with the Democracy of the South; I intended to say to the people of Green? ville, in the Court House Saturday night, that I was equally fond of being in -the same party with the Democrats of the North. Southern men should trust the Democrats of the North fully, and love them as brothers." After spending a half hour in a gen? eral conversation concerning the cam? paign, in which Mr. Bishop expressed the opinion that the National Demo? cratic nominees would be elected, the reporter bowed himself out. Concerning the speech of Col. Aiken the Charleston News and Courier closes au editorial with the following timely remarks. For the last four years Col. Aiken has made his living in Congress by the Democratic party, and he has been again nominated by the Democrats of his dis? trict for re-election. It will be a fortu? nate thing for the party and the State, if he is not allowed to make any more Town ville speeches at the Democratic mass meetings. If he has nothing more in? teresting and instructive to talk about than the short comings of the Northern Democrats; if he has no ideas on politi? cal economy to ventilate and no sugges? tions of benefit to the industrial inter? ests of the country to make, it would be better for him to preserve an unbroken silence through the balance of the cam Eaign. If, however, be cannot get rid of is hobby, and feels compelled to speak, he should, at least, not be allowed to talk in a fretful and complaining strain at Democratic meetings. If Col. Aiken has found out that he cannot work in perfect harmony with the Democratic party, he should, withdraw from the race as a Democratic candidate for Congress, and give the people of the Third Dis? trict a chance to select a Democrat who will not quarrel with his bread and but? ter. United States Marshal Wallace has been in Washington attacking the census reports from this State. What his ob? jection to them rests upon we do not know, unless it' is the desire to furnish campaign material for the Northern Re? publicans. We have no idea there is any irregularity in the census, and do not object to any investigation that may be ordered, but it is unfair and unprin? cipled to circulate falsehoods for political purposes about matters affecting the pros? perity of the State. THE BLACK STALWARTS. They Insist on a State Ticket lit South Carolina bat Finally Back Oat. From the News and Courier. Columbia, S. C, September 2. I learned very soon after arriving here this morning that there was considerable discussion going on among the delegates to the Republican State Convention as to whether the Convention should make any nomination for State of? ficers at all. The white delegates, reasons bitterly opposed to the nomina numbering twenty-two, were for obvious tion of a State ticket, their chief objec? tions being that the expenses of running such a ticket would be considerable and would fall exclusively on the few white men in the party; that there was no hope of electing a State ticket even if nominated; and lastly, that there was really no material in the party fit for the formation of such a ticket as they would be willing to place before the country as the representatives of the Republicans in this State. The colored delegates, uumbering over one hundred, were almost unanimously in favor of nominating a State ticket.? They saw no force in any of the objec? tions of the whites. In the first place they had nothing to lose and nothing to contribute towards the expenses of the campaign, and consequently cared very little about the matter. As to the hope of electing their ticket they expressed a vague idea that something would turn up in the shape of aid from the North, which would reinaugurate the old flush times in South Carolina. As to the respectability of the ticket that was a matter of very little concern to them. In fact, as I heard one of them remark, "if the Republican party waits to find men enough to put on the ticket who haven't been 'cused of steal? ing, they'll never get up a ticket." He was in favor of putting up a ticket com? posed of ''loyal men," whoever they may The aspect of the delegates compos? ing this Convention, as they straggled around the lobbies of the State-House previous to the opening of the Conven? tion, was as sorry a sight as I have had occasion to witness for many a long day. Here and there could be seen a familiar face, whose term in some Republican Legislature had given him a place in the reports of the fraud committee, and few and far between were the white men lounging around in an uneasy manner as if half ashamed of being seen in such company. I don't think I saw a single sleek, well-dressed colored delegate.? They were all woefully seedy and hun? gry-looking. Four years' abstinence from Stat* pap and State plunder had indeed wrought a wonderful change. I noticed, too, that among the delegates were a great many young men, mostly mulattoes and apparently mere boys, such as one sees iu nearly every barber shop in the South. It was very evident that a head was wanted very badly. Mackey had been quite sick the night before and wasn't .able to get out of bed until about 10 o'clock this morning. Elliot, the chair? man of the executive committee, also complained of feeling sick, in fact the whole crowd looked sick. Elliot is by no means as popular as he used to he either, and a strong movement is on foot to oust him from his position as chair? man of the State committee. All these circumstances conspired to make things very unsettled this morning. The rou? tine matter of obtaining access to the hall of Representatives had even been overlooked, and the delegates were com? pelled to lounge around the outside of the door and munch pies and peanuts while they waited for the key. At about 1 o'clock, an hour later than the appointed time, R. B. Elliott, the chairman of the State Executive Com? mittee, walked into the hall of represen? tatives, called the Convention to order, and read the call by virtue of which the Convention had been assembled. A quorum being found present, nominations for temporary chairman of the Conven? tion were announced to be in order. T. E. Miller, of Beaufort, nominated E. W. M. Mackey; a delegate from York nom? inated R. B. Elliott, who declined to serve, and Deas, (colored,) from Dar? lington, nominated W. A. Hayne, of Marion, who also declined. Col. Mackey being the only nomina? tion before the Convention was elected temporary chairman unanimously, and was conducted to the chair by T. E. Miller and W. A. Hayne. Elliott then made a little speech in which he assured the Convention of the profound pleasure which it afforded him to present to them their chairman. Col. Mackey, who was quite sick all of last night and was still pale and weak, with much difficulty acknowledged the I honor which had been conferred upon j him, and stated that if he was physically able he would seize the opportunity of giving the Convention a few words of counsel and advice upon such matters as would come before them, lie was too unwell, however, he said, to make a speech and begged to be excused. Mr. Harry Noah was elected tempora? ry secretary. The chair appointed a committee on credentials, consisting of one from each county, and with W. A. Hayne, of Marion, as chairman. About 6 o'clock the committee on cre? dentials made their report. In the case of Beaufort the Smalls and Whipper contesting delegations were both admit? ted on half votes, and in the county of Union, in which there were contesting delegates, both delegations were exclud? ed. On motion of Deas the temporary or? ganization was then declared to be the permanent organization. The rules of the House of Representatives with un? important exceptions were adopted as the rules for the government of the Con? vention. On motion of Shrewsberry, of Chester? field, the Convention then went into secret session to discuss the question of nominating a State ticket. From 8 o'clock until nearly midnight the Convention remained in secret ses? sion, excluding reporters and everybody who was not a member. The object of this secrecy was to permit such a discus? sion of the question of nominating a State ticket as would give the members a full opportunity of ventilating their opinions without the fear of having party secrets discussed. As soon as the doors were closed Shrewsberry, from Chesterfield, introduc? ed a resolution that a committee of three from each Congressional district be ap? pointed to prepare a report upon the advisability of making nominations or not, and that, in the event of the com? mittee determining to recommend that a State ticket be placed in the field the officers to ompose such ticket be recom? mended to the Convention by the com? mittee. Mr. Chatfield, of Aiken, the proprietor of the Highland Park Hotel at that place, moved to table the resolution. He said he had consented to serve as a delegate in the Convention mainly for the purpose of exerting such influence as he possessed to dissuade the Convention if possible, from placing a State ticket in the field. He felt that the approaching campaign would prove a crisis in the history of the Republican party of the country, and he was firmly convinced that if the Convention nominated a State ticket it would seriously injure the chances of the Republican electoral ticket in this State. He felt satisfied also that no ticket which the Cobvontion might nominate could possibly be elect? ed, and, in his opinion, it would be far better to remain quiet and let the Demo? cratic party disintegrate, as there were already strong indication of such a re? sult within the next two years. If, how? ever, the Convention put up a ticket the Democracy would bo united, while no possible good could result to the Repub? lican party by such a course. He was satisfied furthermore that there were no respectable men in the Republican party who would consent to run on a State ticket at this time, and the Convention would be unable to place in the field a ticket of sufficient character to give it strength with the National Republican party. He considered the nominations of State officers at this time unwise and inex? pedient in the extreme, and he warned the colored men that if they insisted upon using their majority to put a ticket in the field the cry of drawing the color line would be raised and the electoral ticket seriously, if not fatally damaged. One of the delegates from Chester replied to Chatfield, and spoke in sup? port of State nominations. He thought the party had remained inactive long enough, and the time had come to make a fight for the recovery of the State to Republican rule. He didn't see any difficulty in running a State ticket along with the electoral ticket, and he thought it the duty of every Republican in the State to advocate such a course. John M. Freeman, of Charleston, also spoke in favor of State nominations.? He did not think it would cost any more to run a State ticket with the Electoral ticket than to run the Electoral ticket alone. He thought that if the Republi? can party was left to itself much longer, [ without a head and without organization, j it would fall to pieces! He had no hope ' of electing such a ticket, but it would at j least have the effect of keeping the party together, and of giving it new life and energy for the following election. Thoma3 E. Miller, of Beaufort, made about the best speech of any in favor of State nominations. The Republican I party was tired of doiug nothing, and nothing but a warm, spirited campaign , would keep them together. He bad not j the slightest expectation of electing their State ticket, but it would keep the party together. He asked the while men in the Convention if after all their protesta? tions of friendship and love they intend I ed to desert them now at the very first breath of danger. He wanted to know i whether these men who claimed to have freed them and to have come to South Carolina solely for their advancement would dare to leave them now at a time when their very existence was in the balance. If they did it would establish very clearly that these men affiliated with the negroes solely for the purpose of securing government patronage, and as soon as anything like danger or work appeared they shrank from incurrring social ostracism, and were too cowardly to come to the front like men a:.a go dowu with their colors flying.? If such was to be the disgraceful conduct of tho white men in the Republican party better by far had the party be dis? banded at once and the colored man learn that he would have to look else? where for our friend?. There was but one way to keep up the party and that was by keeping it organized with competent leaders ready for action at any time. E. M. Brayton, the internal revenue collector, opposed making nominations, urging similar objections as those offered by Chatfield. D. A. Straker, of Orangeburg, Thomas and others, followed in favor of making nominations. The resolution to refer the question of nominations to a commit mittee, to be composed of three delegates from each Congressional district and three at large, was then adopted by an almost strictly color vote, and the chair? man (Taft) pro tern, appointed the com? mittee, which was instructed to report at 10 o'clock to morrow morning. The whites were squarely beaten by the negroes. Winsmitb is the only man j spoken of for Governor. Columbia, S. C. September 3. The Republican State Convention, pursuant to adjournment, was convened at 10 o'clock this morning, E. W. M. Mackey being in the chair. The com? mittee which had been nppointed to con? sider the question of making nominations for State officers was not prepared to report, and, after a motion to adjourn sine die at 5.30 p. m. had been made and tabled, the Convention took a recess for one hour. This recess was extended to three hours, and it was within a few minutes of 1 o'clock before the Conven? tion was called to order again. Tho committee on rules, of which T. B. Johnson, of Sumter, is chairman, made their report recommending the adoption of the old rules of the party with some few unimportant changes. These rules were handed around on printed slips of paper, which gave strong evidence from their soiled and crumpled condition of having served the party in the same capacity for a number of years. One of the changes made was the sub? stitution of printed posters as notices of the meeting of Conventions in place of the more expensive newspaper advertise? ments. Myers, as chairman from the commit* tee on nominations, announced that his committee was prepared to report, but that as all proceedings in relation to this matter had been made in secret, he moved that the Convention go into secret session. This motion was adopted, and the Convention went into secret session, again ousting the reporters, who had barely got their pencils sharpened to go to work. As soon as the Convention had gone into secret session Myers, of Colleton, from the special committee on nomina? tions, reported for a majority of the committee in favor of making nomina? tions for State officers, and submitted the following ticket : For Governor?John Winsmith, of Spartanburg. For Lieutenant-Governor?Thos. E. Miller, (colored,) of Beaufort. Comptroller-General?E. A. Webster, of Orangeburg. Secretary of State?H. L. Shrewsberry, (colored,) of Chesterfield. Attorney-General?Warren R. Mar? shall, of Charleston. Superintendent of Education?S. D. Gilbert, of Beaufort. Adjutant and Inspector-General?0. C. Turner, of Spartanburg. State Treasurer?John H. Livingstone, of Orangeburg. Mr, Blythe, with a minority of 'five of the committee, submitted a minority re? port recommending that no State officers be nominated. Mr. Taft, of Charleston, favored the majority in so far as making nominations was concerned, but objected to the head of the ticket suggested by the committee. He said he had always persistently advo? cated a full State ticket, and was still strongly in favor of making nominations, but he insisted that the ticket must be a good one. He said he had a high regard for the venerable Mr. Winsmith, that he recognized his exalted Republicanism, and would like to support him for the position, only he was too old. He would name a man who was as good a Repub? lican as any man in the State, and was in the vigor of young manhood. He Said a very high eulogy to Thomas B. ohnston, of Sumter, and moved that his name be substituted for that of Mr. Win? smith. He said he was assured that Mr. Johnston would accept the nomination and make the fight. R. B. Elliott then took the floor and made a speech of over an hour's length, with telling effect upon the members. He announced in opening that he was aware that he was taking an unpopular position in opposing the nomination of a State ticket at this time, but as a Repub? lican of South Carolina, who had the good of the party best at heart, he was compelled to use what influence he had in averting what he considered a great disaster to the party. Let us not, he said, encourage hopes in the breasts of our constituents that are sure to be blasted. Let us not pursue a course which will prove unwise at the last mo? ment. The gentleman from Charleston fW. H. Thompson) had hurled into his face the fact that he was an alien and had no right to dictate to the native sons of Carolina. He would remind the gen? tleman that while he was not a native of Carolina by birth, he was a South Caro? linian by preference. If the gentleman from Charleston had his deserts he would be in Liberia, where he had sent so many of his unfortunate race. It had been said that it was due to the Republican party to run a State ticket, in order to keep the party together, and as a means of making the colored people especially feel that they were capable of self-pvo tection. He would remind the Conven? tion that it took years of self-denial and years of careful training and education to render a race capable of self-protec? tion. It did not come in a night, and the colored people must be content to wait, and raise themselves up to this higher plane by patient study and self denial. The great Anglo-Saxon race, now the proudest and bravest race upon the face of the globe, a few centuries ago was the most cowardly and illiterate. Those who threw themselves beneath the wheels of the car of Juggernaut were recognized in this enlightened age and country as fanatics only deserving of pity or contempt. He would warn his friends who were so anxious for blood that it was far better to learn how to live for the party than to die for it. Those who were now so anxious to have a State ticket would in bis opinion have ample oppor? tunity of testing not only their own gal? lantry, but the gallantry of those cow? ards, who, like himself, were opposed to making the fight from tho mountains to the seaboard. Of one thing he was sat? isfied, and that was the Democratic party would never consent to give up the con? trol of the State without exhausting every means in their power. The Con? vention would remember that the Demo? cratic party have never attempted to wage a pitched battle when they saw no chances of success, but they bad bided their time, and by devices of their own and divisions in the Republican ranks they had finally conquered. No one knew better than the gentleman from Charleston (Freeman) how these divis? ions had been brought about, as he was a prominent leader of the Green bolt in 1874, which shook the party to centre aud finally resulted in its downfall. He knew how these bolts had been organ? ized in South Carolina until the regular party had crumbled like a rope of sand. This had been the history of political and military warfare the world over, from the time of Julius Cassar down. It was a well known fact of history that Napoleon Bonaparte, the greatest of the world's generals, had never fought but one pitch nattle, and that resulted in his undoing. His rule of life was to fight the enemy by detail, and by weakening his line at the right time sweep down upon him and crush him out of existence. So in this State. In his opinion it would he far better to fight the enemy by detail than to rush into a pitched battle under such disadvantageous circumstances with cer? tain defeat before them. Georgia was already referred to as a State which in a short time would be a Republican State. The Republicans had fought the Demo? crats by detail. That itself was a strong argument against going into nominations in this State. Some of his friends talked about Northern assistance. He knew from a good source that they would not get any assistance from the National party, which could turn the contest in this Stale one way or another. The National party he was well assured would give the party in South Carolina no material aid what? ever. The party must depend upon its own efforts. Resolutions of Congress don't amount to anything. What chance is there, he asked, for us to obtain control of the government of this State. Better by far that we should throw our whole force in favor of a good electoral ticket. Havne, of Mariou, asked what benefit it had been to the Republican party to elect their electoral ticket in 187G, after the most outrageous persecutions ever known in any State. Elliott replied that it had given them the right to live in South Carolina and gave them the hope of salvation in the future. If we had failed to elect that electoral ticket, then indeed would our last hope have been gone. The domi? nant idea in the Democratic platform was Home Rule. What the Democrats wanted was to retain control of the State government. They make the electoral ticket a secondary matter, hut to carry their State ticket and to secure home rule they will hesitate at nothing. Conse? quently, if we run a State ticket we will bring out the full force of the Democratic party and subject our electoral ticket to the possibility of defeat. If we run an electoral ticket alone they will consider that a secondary jmatter, and we will easily march to victory. The moment you take away from the Democratic party the necessity of banding together to pre? serve their State Government that mo? ment will they begin to disintegrate. Already do_wo see signs of this in the s County of Marlboro', and it is by de? tailed warfare of this kind that we can hope to succeed. At the proper time we can rush down upon them like an ava? lanche and wrest the control of the State from their grasp. But now is not the appointed time. We believe it unwise to ran a State ticket, and we advise that we should put upon our electoral ticket our best material and centre all our efforts and forces upon the success of that, and when we have done that we shall demonstrate as fully that we are alive as a party as if we ran a State ticket, and we will avoid heart-burnings and disap? pointments. The white Republicans of the State, he Baid, had been severely arraigned and accused of cowardice in the time of trou? ble, and that they were opposed to the State ticket because they were all Fede? ral officeholders. This was unjust. The white men by their presence showed their fidelity to the party, and would not shirk danger if they saw that any good could come out of it. Elliott's speech was delivered in his best style, and its effect upon the Con? vention was immediately observable. Taft said that he had been in favor of State nominations, but since he had heard Elliot he had changed his mind. As fools never changed their minds, the re? marks he would make would not be ad? dressed to that class of his audience. The situation in South Carolina had materially changed in a week. We find ourselves confronting an enemy who will stop at nothing, and yet we want to go forth to meet them with an army which is so weak that it will fall to pieces of its own weight. Talk about running such a ticket as this committee has presented. It would be sheer nonsense. I, for one, couldn't support it. Who ever heard of Gilbert before ? Warren Marshall is an? other nice man to put up as Attorney General? a man who was driven out of the County of Fairfield by the Republican party in 1876. He (Taft) was never in favor of shirking danger when any thing was to be gained by it, but he considered it his first duty to do the best thing that could be done for the party. He was unwilling to support the ticket before the Convention. It was not a ticket that he could go before the people of South Car? olina and tell them to vote for at all hazards. Myers, of the majority of the committee who had made nominations, said the committee had done the best they could and he didn't think they should be blamed for not being able to get up a better ticket. Taft disclaimed any intention of re? flecting on the committee. It was, he felt assured, no fault of the committee, but the fault of the material they had to deal with. Good men who would consent to run were not to be found in the State. The Charleston convention had instructed its delegates to vote for State nominations. But certain things bad transpired since then which changed the situation mate? rially. It might not be popular to tell the plain truth, but come what may he intended to say what he thought best for the party. If a ticket of good character that could be consistently voted for by the Republicans of the State could be put up he would say, put it up. But no such ticket had been put up. As for breaking up the organization of the party he didn't think the failure to run a State ticket would have any effect whatever. Thos. E. Miller, one of the committee who had made the nominations, and the candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the ticket himself, said the committee had looked everywhere for good men, but had been unable to do any better than they had. Being on the ticket, he spoke with some delicacy, but could not refrain from saying that it was not a fro per ticket to put before the people, t was impossible to secure a proper ticket, because the leaders of the party wouldn't have anything to do with the ticket. He had asked Johnston if he would run for Comptroller General or Adjutant, and he had refused. He was now informed that Mr. Johnston was a candidate for Gov? ernor. He had asked Simeon Corley to run for State Treasurer, but he declined. He had come to the conclusion that un? less they could get a better ticket it would be a great calamity to make the fight. Warren R. Marshall, he had learned re? cently, had been advocating a white Re? publican ticket, which was enough to kill him in the eyes of the colored voters of the State. Miller then made a slap at Straker, saying that that worthy's oppo? sition to the ticket was plainly the result of disappointment at not being placed upon it himself. If the Convention was bent on having a ticket, he was in favor of nominating Samuel Melton for Gov? ernor, with a ticket of their best men, and leaving to them the responsibility of running or not. This was no time to nominate a ticket which could so easily be picked to pieces. Marshall was more than he could stand. It would be better to wait until after the elections in Maine, Ohio and Indiana than to put such a ticket as that in the field. Absalom Blythe, of Greenville, said that those who should be the leaders at this time were not to be found. The minority, who had opposed making nom? inations, had been so willing to yield to the majority, that they had said if you will give us a good ticket we will support it. But when the committee brought out such a ticket, even those on the other side were compelled to say they couldn't swallow it. Another delegate moved as a substitute that the two reports be referred to the State executive committee for their ac? tion with power, if they saw fit, to put a ticket in the field at some later day, and a vote was taken on the motion resulting, yeas 47, nays 44, and a motion to recon? sider and lay the motion to reconsider on the table was then adopted by a vote of 58 to 45. Immediately upon the declaration of the vote, several of the delegates, who had violently favored State nominations, moved an adjournment sine die, but this vote was lost by a small majority. The committee appointed to suggest Presidential Electors made the following report: At Large?T. B. Johnston, A. S. Wal? lace. First District?W. A. Hayne, colored, of Marion. Second District?E. A. Webster, of Orangeburg. Third District?Thomnn N. Tolbert, of Abbeville. Fourth District?Wilson Cook, col? ored, of Greenville. Fifth District?B. P. Chatfield, of Aiken. Mackey, Brayton, R. B. Elliott and H. L. Shrewsberry were nominated for the chairmanship of the executive commit? tee. Elliott declined to run, and Mackey was elected by a vote of 60 to Brayton's 39 and Shrewsberry's 3. Later in the day the Fifth Congress? ional Convention went into session and nominated Robert Smalls for Congress. The Second Congressional Convention met and nominated Mackey for Congress. The Third Congressional Convention will meet at Newberry on the 10th. Valuable Property for Sale. TUE undersigned will sell at the Car shed in Williamston on THURSDAY after SALEDAY in OCTOBER next, at 11 o'clock, the following property : The DEAN MILL TRACT, one mile below Willianiston, containing 20 acres, more or less, with a Merchant Mill in run? ning order, said to be the best water-power on Big Creek. Also, 125 acres of Land adjoining said Mill Tract?a part of the Elijah Pepper land?with 40 or 50 acres of good, fresh land in cultivation. Terms or Sale?On a credit of one, two and three years, with interest from date, with good securities, and mortgage of the premises. Titles perfect. O. R. DEAN. W. C. BROWN. Sept 9, 1880 9 8 MULES WANTED. rjpjIE undersigned wants to purchase by October 1st THIRTY Good Mules. J. S. FOWLER. Sept 9, 18S0 9 3 NOTICE. THE NOTES and ACCOUNTS of BARR & FANT are now in the hands of J. E. Breazeale, Esq., for collection, and parties indebted to us will save costs by paying up within the next thirty days. BARR & FANT. Sept 9, 1830_9_4__ NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned hareby gives notico that they will apply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson C. H., 9. C, on the 9th day of Octobor next, for a Final Settlement and discharge! from the Estate of George Seaborn deceased. JOHN W. DANIELS, Adm'r. Sept. 9, 1880. 9 5 NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. The undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of Archibald C. Campbell, dee'd, hereby gives notice that he will apply to the Judge of Probate at Anderson C. H., on the 15th day of October, 1880, for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from said administration. JOHN W. DANIELS, Adm'r. Sopt 9, 1880_9_5_ ADGER COLLEGE, WALHALLA, S. C. THE next Collegiate Year will begin the last Thursday of September, (30th.) It is important that students be present the first day. Apply for Catalogue to JOHN R. RILEY, Chairman Faculty. Sept 9,1880_9_lm Notice of Settlement. THE undersigned hereby gives notice that he will declare a dividend and make a full and final settlement of the as? signed Estate of C. W. Volkening on Fri? day, October 1st. All creditors who pro? pose to tako under the assignment will please signify their acceptance on or by the above mentioned day or be burred. J. L. TRIBBLE, Assignee. Sept 9, 1S80 9 2 Executor's Notico. ALL persons having demands against the Estate of Judge J. P. Reed, de? ceased, will present them, dnly attested, within the time prescribed by law, to B. Frank Mauldin, as acting Executor; and all persons indebted to said Estate will also make payment to him. B. FRANK MAULDIN, Ex'r. C. A. REED, Ex'r. Mrs. T. C. REED, Ei'x. Sept 9,1880_9_3_ LAND FOR SALE. ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE ACRES OF LAND, located between the Centreville and Wilson's Bridge Road, about seven miles from Anderson Court House. Good Cotton and Grain land, well wutered. This Land will be sold as a whole, or cut up Into lots to suit purchasers. Terms easy. Apply to THOMAS B. LEE, Anderson C. H., S. C, Or W. H. LYLES, Esq., Columbia, S. C. Sept 9, 1880_j)_ Dissolution. THE copartnership heretofore existing in the name of Stringer, Poore & Co. is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebted to the late firms of A. J. Strinpor & Co., and Stringer, Poore & Co., will please come forward and settle as soon as possible, as the old business must be wound up. A. J. STRINGER, JAS. W. POORE, R. A. LEWIS. Belton,' S. C, Sept. 1, 1880. COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. THE undersigned have this day formed a copartnership for the purpose of conduct? ing a General Mercantile business, under Um firm name of Stringer & Poore. They will occupy the storeroom heretofore occu? pied by Stringer, Poore & Co., and solicit a continuation of the liberal patronage which they have heretofore received. A. J. STRINGER, JAS.^W. POORE. Belton, S. C, Sept. 1, 1830 9?3 Master's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Anderson. In the Court of Common Pleas. John Bladon and others vs. Lizzie Bladon and others.? Complaint for Partition. BY virtue of a Decretal Order to me dir reeled in the above stated case by his Honor Thomas Thomson, presiding Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit, and bearing date the 26th February, 1880, I will sell at An? derson C. H., S. C, on SALEDAY IN OCTOBER next, the following described Sroperty, as the Real Estate of Mrs. Tabitha ladon, deceased, to wit: ONE HOUSE AND LOT in the Town of Williamston, S. C, known as the Female Academy, containing two acres, more or less, bounded by lands of John Atta way, and others. Terms of Sale?One-third cash, and the remainder on a credit of twelve months, se? cured by bond and mortgage of the premises. W. W. HUMPHREYS, Master. Sept 9, 1880_9_4 Master's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County op Anderson. In the Court of Common Pleas. A. S. Armstrong, Adm'r, vs. Sarah J. Armstrong, Melzie V. Armstrong and M. M. Armstrong.?Complaint to Sell Lands for payment of Debts. BY virtue of a Decretal Order in the above stated case to me directed by his Honor Thomas Thomson, presiding Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, bear? ing date the 26th February, 1880,1 will sell at Anderson C. H., S. C, on SALEDAY IN OCTOBER next, the following describ? ed TRACT OF LAND, as the real estate of Andrew Mitchell Armstrong, deceased, to wit: All that Tract or parcel of Land, situate partly in Abbeville and partly in Anderson counties, containing sixty-one (61) acres, more or less, on Comer Creek, waters of Little River, and bounded by lands of M. B. Carwile, J. N. Shirley, and others. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. W. HUMPHREYS. Master. Sept 9.1880 9 4 AT COST, AT COST, AT COST. THE M YORK CISH STOKE OFFERS ITS ENTIRE STOCK at cost! TO THE PEOPLE OF ANDERSON COUNTY: We propose to offer our entire stock? the acknowledged largest in the ontiro np coun try Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AT NEW YORK COST I Why Do We Do This ? BECAUSE our Stock is too largo for this season of tho year! BECAUSE we make more by selling everything at cost than carrying over, as to all indications, Goods aro going to be low next season. BECAUSE we need every inch of our large store for an immense stock of Fall Goods. BECAUSE the people expect of us to follow the example of the leading Store In every city to have a great "Clearing Sale." BECAUSE we can afford it, and we know our hundreds of customors appreciate our efforts. Lay asido .your prejudices, and don't think that Charleston, Atlanta or New York are the only places where you buy what you want at a low figure. We say?give us a trial, and you will be agreeably disappointed and highly pleased. No bouse can buy for less than we do, and no house can sell for less than we do. ARNSTEIN & ROSE. Anderson, S. O. June 17, 1880._ TAX NOTICE. Office op Coujtty Treasures, Anderson, S. C, August 24,1880. "VTOTICE iB hereby given that this office -131 will be re-opened for the collection of Taxes for the fiscal year 1879, on tho FIF? TEENTH OF SEPTEMBER next, and remain open until the first of November next, in accordance with the Supply Bill {?assed by the Legislature of South Caro ina, and approved 20th February, 1880. For the convenience of tax-layers I will visit the following named precincts at the times mentioned, to wit: Williamston?Monday and Tuesday, 27th and 28th September. Wigginton's atore?Wednesday, 29th Sep? tember. Glenn's Store?Thursday, 30th September. Piercetown?Friday, 1st October. Pendleton Factory?Saturday, 2nd Octo? ber. Pendleton?Tuesday, 5th October. Townville, Wednesday, 6th October. W. T. Grubb's Store?Thursday 7th Oc? tober. Williford's Store?Friday, 8th October. Holland's Store?Tuesday, 12th October. Sherard's Store?Wednesday and Thurs? day, 13th and 14th October. Carswell Institute?Friday, 15th October. Clinkscalcs' Mills, Saturday, 16th October. Honea Path?Tuesday and Wednesday, 19th and 20th October. Belton?Thursday and Friday, 21st and 22nd October. Centreville Mills?Monday, 25th October. T. W. Martin's, (Broadaway)?Tuesday, 26th October. Long's Shop?Wednesday, 27th October. All intermediate days during said time, I will be in my ofilce at Anderson Court House. Office hours 81 o'clock a. m. until 4 o'clock p. m. while traveling. RATE OF TAXES. For State purposes.43 mills For County purposes.3 " For School purposes.2 " Poll Tax.$1.00. RAILROAD TAX. Varennes Township. 7? mills Savannah. 7i " Dark Corner.7i " Hall... 7i " Centreville.73 " Bolton. 7 " Williainston.7 " All persons between the ages of 21 and 60 years are liable to pay Poll Tax, unless ex? empt by law. After the 1st of November, 1880, a pen? alty of 15 per cent, will be added to all un? paid taxes, besides the penalty of 5 per cent, on one-half of the first instalment unpaid. Tax-payers are requested to read notice on back of their receipts before leaving the office, as it may save them trouble and costs. WM. McGUKIN. Treasurer Anderson County. August 26,1880 7 6 TJrra SfiTXVT ELASTIC TRUSS Bm * Pad dli&rtBi from il 1 (that, k npabapa, with thlf-Adhtflaf Bill la ooUr.adtpkttMlftoaU KiUost of tot body, wkOt tb? 11> n tbf cap prmw kMk lb* UUrttB*?lBMaj?p?nMw?cl4 Wttfc tk?VtefM-. With Ufht prwcri tht HjroUk h?!4 Mcoral y - Uj tnd B%ht, and ? radical eon etrtala. lilt tmj, dar*? tod coup. StotbymaU. CkctJaa fit*. EGG LESTON TBUSS CO., Chicago, HL More than Twenty Thousand Dollars Worth of GOODS NOW ON HAND AND ARRIVING, CONSISTING of Meat, Corn, Flour, Sugar and Coffee, Salt, Bagging and Tiea, Groce? ries of all descriptions, Dry Goods, a heavy stock ; four thousand dollars worth of the best Shoes and Boots made: Ready Made Clothing, a large stock; Hardware, Yan? kee Notions, Crockery, Hats, Saddles and Saddlery, a very large stock, manufactured in Old Richmond, Virginia; Rubber Belting, Rope, Wooden Ware, and all other Goods needed generally in this country. We will sell you as CHEAPLY, and treat you as FAIRLY as anybody else, no matter who. So come on, buy your Goods from us, and trade with us generally. We buy Cotton on our own account, and also for others from a distance, and if we ? can't pay you full prices in cash, we don't know who can. Bring on your Cotton, calling on us always before you sell. II we can't do you any good, we will do you no harm, but we are wonderful fellows upon helping our friends, and the public. We hope that all who owe us money will bear in mind that they must pay us up promptly this Fall for both Merchandise and Guano. Wo aro Yours, very respectfully, BLECK LEY, BROWN A CO. Anderson, S. C, Sept. 9. 1880 9 _ NEW FIRM! NEW GOODS! "^yE have just received an IMMENSE STOCK OF FRESH GOODS, such as? Staple Dry Goods, Family and Fancy Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Hardware, Crockery, &c. Which we will ofier at the LOWEST LIVING PRICES for Cash, Cotton or Barter. We have In store a large lot of BAGGING and TIES, which wo will sell at Bot? tom prices. TOBACCO, TOBACCO. Our supply of Tobacco will be kept up to the full standard, and wejdefy competition In prices. J. R. FANT & CO. Sept 9, 1880 0 .