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mt VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1840. CHARLESTON, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A Yr * ? ? THE FINANCIAL DEAD-LOCK OUR STATE OFFICIALS IX EXTREMIS. No Claims to be Krmorect Until tbe Taxes are Paid-Demands for Ki rap ton's Removal Becoming Emphatic. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THU NEWS.] COLUMBIA, November 16. All the State officers are now at their posts and busily at work preparing the annual re ports, which lt is promised will be printed and rendered to the Legislature on the first day ol the session. Many persons having claims against the State, upon presenting the same since the return of State Treasurer Parker have received the reply that no payments no* even of interest on the State bonds-will be made before the collection of taxes, about the 15th proximo. The demands for the removal of Mr. Kimp tcn, the State financial agent in New York, are becoming more positive and imperative, and it is now deemed a necessity to abolish the office altogether. The several State offi? cers express themselves cheerfully, and de? clare that all the financial difficulties will end satisfactorily to the State Interests and with? out pecuniary damage. It Is evident that the present aspect of affairs has driven them to energetic measures. The directors of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company held a meeting : to-day, at which a majority o? the directors were present. The stockholders of the same company also met to-day, a majority of the stock being repre? sented, the representatives ot the stock held by the State being Messrs. Cameron, Patter? son and Steers. No business was transacted to-day, however, and the meeting adjourned until to-morrow (Friday) evening. A promi? nent Charleston name is mentioned in con? nection with that ol General M. C. Butler as the probable president of the company. It is said that Mr. T. J. Mackey, of Charles? ton, is in the inner chamber writing Governor Scott's message, whereat staid John Heart ls naturally and profoundly indignant. PlOKBT. THE WAY TO EXPOSE A SD DEFEAT | THE RENO. Practical Effect of Repudiation and the Withholding of Taxes-The True Remedy-A Call upon the Executive Committee of the Hay Convention. TO TUB EDITOR OF THE NEWS. If you will pardon my Intrusion upon your columns, I feel Impelled to make what I deem a-practical suggestion In view of the present alarming condition of the finances of the State. ' No one can deny that the present ls a J most critical time in the history of South Carolina. She has been robbed by those who should have been the incorruptible custo? dians of her treasure and her honor. Just how, or how much, she has been plundered I do not stop now to Inquire, but that her funds have been squandered and her treasury depleted ls undeniable. The most pertinent question now Is, as to the remedy ? To this question two replies have been made. The on? advocates repudiation; but j ?Cwhile the taxpaying citizens of this State are the sufferer? from these depredations, they axe also the aimost hopeless minority in the State, and it ls very difficult, therefore, to see how, even if repudiation were the proper remedy, it could be applied by them. The other reply advises the withholding ot the taxes up to the last moment allowed by law. This ls all very well as far as it goes, but lt does not go tar enough. The taxes can only be withheld until January 15th, 1872, without Incurring a penalty, and lt is asking too much of our already suffering community to ask them to pay that penalty for the sake of j bringi.'! j the State officials to book. I believe, therelore, that some other remedy must be sought out, and that lt is our plain duty to make some well-considered and organized ef? fort to seek it The history of those other gigantic rascalities in New York City, and the treasures which have happily resulted in their exposure, is still fresh in the memory of all, end the suggestion which I now propose to make ls borrowed from that Instructive his? tory. When those swindles were first brought to light, the members of tts New York Ring asked, ''What are you going to do about it ?" The people of New York answered by organ? izing a party ef reform and appointing a work? ing Committee of Seventy whose practical, persistent and organized efforts have resulted, in one brief and glorious campaign, in the total and Ignominious rout of the common enero*) J Now let us draw the parallel. The Columbia j} Bing, at this very moment, stand in the atti- f < tude assumed by Messrs. Tweed & Co. six months ago. The Governor of this State and his precious oonfreres are, in effect, asking, "What aro you going to do about it ?" Let us answer by "organizing victory," and I think I can show that the materials dre ali ready to our hands. It will be remembered that the recent Tax? payers' Convention appointed on the first day of its meeting an. executive committee of] en members, to whom were referred all ? latters bearing on the general business of | the convention, and who, in fact, laid out the work for the main body. It will also be re? memberer, that lt was ordered, on the second day of the convention, that "the executive committee be continuous in its organization, subject to the call of his Excellency and its chairman; and that when the convention ad? journed on the 12th day ot last May. ll did so ?object to the call of the executive commit? tee. Here, then, is a committee already in ex? istence, the membership of which ls wholly un? exceptionable, and which is clothed with power by a body bf citizens and taxpayers, than which no body of men ever commanded, In a more marked degree, the confidence and respect of the people of the State; and I re? spectfully and earnestly beg leave to call upon General James GhesnuU as the chairman Of the Executive Committee of the Taxpay? ers' Convention, to catt together that com? mittee, to consider and execute the neces? sary remedy f vr our present troubles. Let the session ot that committee be contin? uous until the proper remedy be devised and successfully applied, and let every citizen who has the honor of our proud old State at heart hold up the hands ot this executive com? mittee ot reform until success shall crown its efforts and the banner of financial integrity be once more planted on the soil ol South Caro- J lina. If it be objected that the efforts of one committee of that convention to examine the State accounts were rendered futile by the du? plicity ot the Siata officials, and that the sol? emn pledge obtained by another committee from the Governor of the Slate has been un? blushingly violated by that officer, and that, therefore, but little good is likely to follow the efforts ot the executive committee, as suggested here, I answer that trie present is a more aus Diciou8 time lor the prosecution of an investi? gation than wnen Treasurer Parker closed his books to Mr. Scott's committee, or than any time before the startling exposures by the New York World were made. One shaft of | truth has already cut away one half of the un? der-pinning of these corruptloni8ts-they see themselves the ominous handwriting on the wall, and they will not dare to prevent by force or fraud the prosecution of an authoriz? ed, responsible and respectful investigation. Let euch an Inquest be inaugurated, let our "Committee of Seventy" attack this Bing with the weapon of truth, and I, for one, am per? fectly willing to trust to General Chesnut and his worthy colleagues for the coup de grace. ClNCINNATCS. WALL STREET MYSTIFIED. Fruitless Efforts to Fathom the Secrets of the South Carolina Ring. . [From the New York World, November 14.] For official figures regarding the actual cou* ditton of the finances of South Carolina the already abused bondholders, likewise other creditors, of that State must wait yet Borne two weeks, wi uv it hs Land i u 2 that just one week ago yesterday General Dennis, chairman ol the joint committee on investigation of the Legislature, promised he would make a public statement, and waive the courtesy due the Legislature of keeping private the result ot their examination of the State agent's books until lt had been presented to that body. He thought such a step was due to the public and to the States, as he was sure it would brush away rumors dangerous to its credit But al? though appeals have been made in Wall street from day to day fdr something reliable, wheth? er of an assuring or discouraging nature, no reply has yet been vouchsafed, excepting that the same silence will be continued until about the end ol the month, at which time the Legislature will meet. Meanwhile every means bas been adopted to get some such Informa? tion for publication as would tend to enlight? en the bewildered bondholders, but with only partial success. The Governor conceded the Srioting of certain bonds by the American ank Note Company, BO the reporter, failing In more official sources, applied lhere for a detailed liet of the bonds. He was cour? teously received, but was met with the very objections he had every reason to expect an honorable buslne.-s corpora? tion would be likely to advance; that 1B, that "lt would be a breach of confidence hardly fair to expect oi them; but if permission from some of the State authorities could be gained they would be happy to give full details. The superintendent volunteered to see some ol the officers of the State government, and did call on the Slate agent, who agreed that some statement ought to be published. So the re? porter lnierrlog this to be favorable, himself | called on the State agent. By this gentleman he was also very courteously received, but learned that no authority was vested in him to make any such request of the Baok-note Com? pany; while there was not a doubt the com? pany would honor his request, it would be ex? ceeding any power conferred upon him in his capacity as State agent to make lt, and would place the company in a false position If j they were to furnish the list on his request. He further advised the reporter that such a Hst without explanations would only tend to mislead the public, whereas a full statement would be furnished by the authorities so soon as the Legislature met on the 28th of Novem? ber. Really lt don't seem as though so much difficulty should be Involved In accounting for the issue of the amount the officials pretend they have issued of the State bonds; that ls $5,040,000. This they claim is the total which they Intended should appear in their card to the public and from which every one else was able to figure out a total issue of over ?13,000,000. ABOUT TBE GRAND DUKE. SANDY HOOK, November 16. The Grand Duke Alexis ls not on the Rus? sian vessel in the offing. She parted with the vessel bearing the Duke on the 6th ol Novem? ber, In latitude 21, longitude 70. ARREST OF TBE "PRINCE OF ERIE' NEW YORE, November 16. James Fisk, Jr., ls held in three thousand dollars ball to answer the charge of attempt? ing to Induce Helen Mansfield's colored ser? vants to swear falsely. TBE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMME. New TORE, November 16. Ben Wade, In his lecture, said that Congress would undoubtedly iavor a high tariff and would be endorsed by the popular will. The West favors the renomination and re-eleclion of Grant Wade predicts great prosperity to the country. THE WEATBER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, November 16. The low pressure in the Missouri Valley will probably move Into Iowa, with easterly winds, increasing to a cale by Friday night on Lake Michigan, and 'by Friday morning on Lake Superior. Increasing southerly winds, with threatening weather and possibly rain, from illinois to Louisiana and westward. Clear and pleasant weather from Michigan to Alabama, and In the Sooth Atlantic States. Northwest? erly winds back to northerly, with diminish? ing force, and clearing up weather in the Mid? dle and Eastern States. Dangerous winds are not anticipated on the Atlantic coast on Fri? lay. Cautionary signals continue tor this eve? ning at Norfolk, Cape May, Baltimore, New York and New London. Kcsterttajr's Weather Report? of the Signal Service, V. S. A.-4.47 P. M., Local Time. cs a ? s ? Ss 3 B 2 a? S Place ot 1 ?S ? S Observation. : ? B : tr 2 P S ' S ? : o F : 5 Toron to, Can .... 30.07 28 NW Fresh. iGloudy. Augusta, Ga.... 80.10 oo NW Gentle. Clear. Baltimore.28.M 39 NW Fresh. 'cloudy. Boston.-9.64 88 N Gentle. Fog. Burlington, Vt.. 29.80 36 N Fresh. Drizzly Buffalo, N. T.... so.?vi ? NW Fresh. Lt. Rain Cape May, N. J.. 19.87 30 NW High. L.Snow. Oalrn, 111. 30.25 48 SE Lixht. Fair. Marleston. 30.06 53 SW Gentle. Clear. Cheyenne, W.T.. 28.93 47 NW Fresh. Cloudy. Chicago. 30.27 38 N Fresh. Cloudy. Cincinnati. 30.29 40 NW Gentle. Fair. Cleveland. 30.15 32 sw Fresh. Lt. Rain Corinne, Otah... 29.64 27 N Fresh. Cloudy. Davenport, Iowa 30.21 46 SE Fresh. Fair. Detroit. 30.21: 27 N Fresh. Clear. Duluth. Minn... 30.14 35 NE Brisk. Cloudy. Calveston. 30.10 68 SE Fresh. Clear. QrandHaven.... 30.24 So W Light. Clear. indianapolis.... 30.20 41 Calm.Clear. Vicksburg.30.17) 69 Calm.Clear. Keokuk, Iowa... 30.061 44 SE Fresh. Fair. Key Weat, Fla.. 30.001 78 N Gentle. Fair. Knoxville, Tenn. 30.ti 4.' NE Gentle. Clear. Lake City, Fla.. 30.05 59 NW Light. Clear, i ea ven worth ... 29 91 59 S Fresh. Thr'ng. Louisville. 30.21 42 NW Gentle. Fair. Lynchburg. 30.05 87 W Fresh. Clear. Memphis, Tenn. 30.10 54 NE Gentle. Ciear. Milwaukee, Wis, 30.?6 35 NE Gentle. Cloudy. Motile. 00.17 59 N Light. Clear. ->&*tmlle. 30.81 45 SE Light. Fair Sew London, Ut.Ki9.G2 40 W Brisk, cloudy. New Orleans.... 130.16 80 NE Gentle. Clear. New York.?9.76 37 NW Brisk. L.Snow Norfolk.B9.95 43 NW Fresh. Cloudy. omaha, Neb.-29.68 54 SB Brisk. Cloudy. (jMwego, N. Y....pto.91 3n N Fresh. L. Rain. Philadelphia. 29.85 33 N Brisk. Cloudy. Pittsburg, Pa....(30.23 3i SW Fresh. Misty. Portland. Me..- 29.72 ?st NE Fresh. LL Rain Portland,Oregon 30 32 49 sw . Fair. Punta Rosa, FlaKO.W 6- NW Gentle clear. Rochester, N. Y. 2?.99 26 W Fresh. Thr'ng. San "lego.J29.97 64 SW Fresh. loudy. san Francisco., ja?. 15 66 NW . Hazy. savannah . 30.07 6o NW Light. Hazy. Shreveport, La.. 30.08 62 SE Gentle. Fair. ??u Loots. 30.is 44 NE Gentle. Fair. St. Paul, Minn.. 80.05 86 SE Brisk. Cloudy. Toledo, (>.. 30.11 83 SW kentle. Clear Washington^ Uf?9.96 37 NW Brisk. Cloudy. wnminttmn.N 0 ^30.02 47 NW Gentle. Clear. NOT?.-The weather repon dated T.47 o'clock, this morning, will be posted In the rooms of the Chamber of commer?a at 10 o'clock A. M.. and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the Chamber) bs examined by ship? masters at any time during the day. THE LESSONS OF THE WAR, GENERAT. EARLY'S ADDRESS TO THE SURVIVORS' ASSOCIATION. Review of thc Operation? of the Army of Northern Virginia-The Present Dat y of the ?nnthrrn'Snld lt ry. The annual oration before the Survivors' Association of South Carolina, delivered last Friday evening, at the Baptist Church, in Co? lumbia, by Lieutenant-General Jubal A. Early, has been published in full in the Columbia Phoenix by authority of the Survivors' Asso? ciation, and is weil worth perusal and preser? vation. The address was briefly reported at the time in our Colum L i correspondencbut the following more extended abstract of its leading points will doubtless be of Interest to those who may not have the pleasure of read lug the full text: General Early, alter a graceful allusion to the responsibility ol addressing a community which In by-gone days, had been stirred by the eloquence of Calhoun, Hay nc, McDuffle, Pres? ton and other eminent South Carolinians, and declaring that he would not undertake the vindication of the rightfulness ol the cause for which the people nf the State bad fought that task having been performed by abler tongues and pens-remarked that the action of the States respectively represented by him? self and his audience had been somewhat divergent at the outset of the distur? bances between the States, and proceeded to review at some length the respective courses of the States of Virginia and South Carolina. The former State had been bound to the Union by strong and peculiar claims; one ot her sons had drawn the immortal Declaration of Independence; another had been the ?rst President ot the United States, and had commended the Union of the States to the care of his countrymen In his farewell address. Three other Virginians in succession had occupied the Presidential chair, and the principles tor which thal State had ever con? tended had prevailed for many years, with but one brief interval, in the con? struction oi the constitution and ihe ad? ministration ot the government. None but a Virginian, he said, could fully under? stand the anguish with which the people ol that State recognized the fact that the Union of their affections was gone forever. He fully sympathized with the people of his State In their anxiety to preserve the Union, and in the anguish with which they came to the conclusion that it must be surrendered. When be did come to that conclusion he went Into the struggle with his whole heart and soul; not merely because he felt lt to be his duty to follow tils Stale and section, but be? cause, also, he felt that the cause lor which they were called upon to fight was his cause as well as theirs, and because he then believed that it had been so from the beginning. Ia that lait h he had remained, and in that faith he declared that he would live and die, although might did prevail over right In the struggle. He thought oo vindication was needed of the course ot the people of South Carolina lu inaugurating steps for the asser? tion of the right ot self-government. Their enemies and oppressors had famished the most full and complete vlndlcition ol' all that they bad done, not only by Ihe manner in which they conducied lt, but by their course since Its close, If it be Indeed closed. This much he thought proper to say, in order that they might understand each other, and that his audience might know that, though they bad travelled by routes somewhat diver? gent, they had arrived at (he same goal at last. He did not. however, wish to be understood as offering an apology for the course ot his native State, and ne claimed that her action was dictated by the purest and most patriotic motives-was in accordance with her traditional policy, and was, in bis opinion, such as became her ancient lame and career, though lt did not succeed. General Early then adverted to the organi? zations that had sprung up in the South since the war to perpetuate the associations lormed during that period, and warmly advocated the bringing together of all those who fought and suffered for the same cause, whether by sea or land. The ends to be accomplished by these organizations would be, first, to bring Into harmonious intercourse the defenders of their cause from all parts ot the country, and, second, to secure the materials for a history ot the whole, strug J'le without thejrisk of its being disfigured by ealous bickerings or discordant views. There were two classes of historians whom the South had cause to fear: one being their open enemies, who were falsifying them, and the other the literary tyros who were their pro? fessed but Ignorant and mischievous Irlends. He then reviewed the history of the Army of Northern Virginia, being more familiar with its operations than with those of other armies. Following its campaigns from the fall of 1861 to the surrender at Appomattox Court? house, he showed by official figures tiken from both sides that the North? ern commanders had persistently attempt? ed to account for their reverses by magni? fying the numbers ol the Confederate troops opposlDg'tbem. Thus, at the close of February, 1862, General Johnston's whole command numbered 47,617 men, while Gene? ral McClellan estimated lt at about 115.000, his (McClellan's) strength at the same time being 193,142. In April, 1863, Magruder bad 12,000 men, a force which McClellan's imagination Increased to 100,000, while his own force was 85,000. In May, General Lee's whole loree was less than 60,000, while McClellan's had swelled to 100,000. In June, the whole Army of Northern Virginia num? bered less than 80,000 men, and was esti? mated at 180,000 by McClellan, whose own force was 105,825. The speaker then noticed the advent of General Pope, the officer, whose "headquarters were in the saddle," and felici? tously described his brlel and Inglorious cam? paign. The story ot the secoud battle of Ma nassau was graphically and eloquently narrat? ed, and it was shown that at that time General Lee bad only 50,000 men, while the Federal forces numbered 138.000; and yet this was also reported by the Federal commander as a case of superior numbers on the Confederate side. The Maryland campaign was described at some length, and the stories ot disparity of forces were again exposed. The orator con? cluded his review of this campaign as follows : "In a military point ot view, this campaign was a great success, though lt did not ac? complish all we desired. When General Lee took command of the army, the enemy had invested the Confederate capital, and was In sight of Its spires; the belesgured city had been relieved, fae enemy investing lt driven out ol the State, and the Confederate com? mander, at tbe close ef the campaign, stood proudly defiant on the extreme northern bor? der of the Confederacy, while his opponent had had hie 'base' removed to the northern bank of the Potomac, at a point more than one hundred and seventv-five miles from the Confederate capital, as the bird files, and his army had been BO crippled that be was not able to re.-ume offensive operations for near two months. When his army did move. Gene? ral Lee was In a position to Interpose and In? flict at Fredericksburg another signal defeat on the invading force." General Early then traced the history of the Army of Northern Virginia down to the battle ot Fredericksburg. Here, he said, Burnside was a little doubtful which bad the superiority of numbers, for he stated frankly, "It was found to be impossible to get the men up to the works. The enemy's fire was too hot tor them." At Chancellorsville, too. General Hooker, for a wonder, did not claim that the odds were against him. He crossed the Bupa hannock to Chancellorsville, and issued an order to his troops, stating that he had the "rebel army" Just where he wanted lt, and would proceed to crush it; and ihen went back, under compulsion, and said with a great flour? ish of trumpets that the Army ot the Potomac was the custodian ol Its own honor; that it advanced when it pleased, fought when it pleased, and retired when lt pleased. In his testimony before the Committee on the Con? duct ol the War, however, Hooker said : "Some ot our corps commanders, and also officers of other rank, appear to be unwilling to go Into a fight. In my Judgment there are not many who really like to fight." Tnis, the speaker remarked, was said of the arney which wat the custodian of its own honor. General Early continued: "At Gettysburg, Meade, with an army or 100,000 et feast, was outnumbered by ou*s, lest* than 60,000 strong; and he was very much relieved wheu General Lee, alter a drawn battle, determined to retire because his ammu? nition was drawing Bhort. When Grant look command of all the armies, he determined to getridof the bugbear of superior numbers, and to have the odds on his side, so that he might destroy us by the mere attrition of num? ber?, If nothing else. It was a very costly ex? periment to him. In that wonderful campaign, from the Bapidan to the James, where the military genius of General Lee, and the fight lng capacity and endurance of his army, were so conspicuously displayed-a campaign which in my opinion, stands unsurpassed In the annals ot warfare, for the marvellous e* hibitlon of all the elements of the most ex alted military genius, on the part of our com mander, and the sublime courage and stead! ness ot his little army, which was less than third as strong as the opposing force; bnt the historyof that eampalgn has never been writ ten. With an army or very near 200,000 men with the reinforcements that were brought up, all of Grant's plans were thwarted and de feated by an army of less than 50,000 men, a contest continuing for nearly forty days and extending over a distance of eighty miles and he was finally, after a loss in battle considerably more men than General Lee had in all, compelled to take refuge on James Blver, at a point to which he could have gone without the loss of a man. He was then com pelted to Invoke to his aid, as an ally of his precess ot attrition, lingering starvation These two agencies slowly but surely did their work; and when, at the head of more than 150,000 men, superbly equipped and bounti fully fed, he received the surrender of less than 8000 worn and emaciated Confederate soldiers with arms in their hands, and, lnelnd lng the teamsters, extra-duty men, wounded and Bick, camp-followers and stragglers, who afterwards came in, 27,805 men in ail, we can well imagine tho feelings with which he and his priucTpai officers looked each other In the face, and asked, as well they might: 1 this the army which has so long baffled our mighty efforts ?' It was but the ghost ot the Army of Northern Virginia which they con quered. . * . * * * * # '.No man could look upon that scene at Ar> pomattox Courthouse, and for a moment, his heart, believe that the followers of Robert E. Lee were traitors or rebels. But, my com rades, Hie 'victor' on that occasion had not the remotest conception of the true meaning the word 'magnanimity,' much less of the sen timent. Talk of Grant's magnanimity on that "CcaslOD, in conceding the terms that he did lo General Lee's demands ! I scout the Idea. General Lee went to that Interview with Ute firm resolve to cut his way out wilh the small remnant lett, if terms were not granted hld deemed honorable ia war. Grant saw the blue mountains not lar off-he had sad ex Eerience of what that little army was capa le-he was afraid General Lee might make his way Into those mountains, and then he would lose the supreme glory of terminating the war by the surrender to him ol his grear, antagonist, and he granted the terms, without which he could not have pro? cured that surrender. Call you this magna? nimity* Bat it ls said he prevented General Lee from being prosecuted for treason. He had, then, fortunately for him, a mentor who forced the idea Into his dull brain, that his own honor and glory were In Borne way connected with that matter, in maintaining Inviolate the parole granted General Lee and his soldiers and he acted In accordance with the sugges? tions made to him. That mentor has since gone, and what has been hlr course, as the head of a powerful government, towards General Lee and his followers r Compared to what has been done to our people, it would have been mercy to have hung all our leaders, civil and military, and then granted peace and amnesty to the masses. Jeffreys, himself, could not have devised more exquisite torture and cruelty than has been inflicted on all our people." The oration concluded as follows: '.We must and will preserve, green and fresh, the memories ot our dead heroes, while the noble and true women of the South will continue, from year to year, to strew flowers on their graves, and teach their lair daughters to perpetuate the pious custom: and we will ad here lo the principles for which Lee, Sidney Johnston and Jackson fought and died. To show to all ages, that we were not unworthy to be the souliers of our great leaders, let us rear a monument, or monuments, to them, which shall tower towards the heavens, and testify, for all time, that the mea who were true to them Ia lile did not abandon them In death. Such monuments are not necessary to perpetuate their fame, for that Is as wide as tne bounds of civilization, and will be aa enduring as the mountains, and bills, and plains, and valleys, and rivers of their own well beloved South. It is to ourselves that we owe the duty of furnishing an enduring witness of our fidelity to our cause and the memory of our great leaders. "My comrades, might and wrong cannot al ways prevail-a just and righteous God rules above and over alt; and however gloomy and dark everything may now appear around us I have a firm and abiding faith that the time ls coming -when it will be a higher and more honorable title for a man to be able to say 'My ancestor wore the gray, and fought In the same great struggle for right to which Robert E. Lee, Sidney Johnston and Stonewall Jack son devoted themselves,1 than to be able to claim descent from one who fought at Ronces valles, or came over with William the Con queror. "Let us, therefore, foster and extend our fraternal associations and perpetuate them and lat every Confederate soldier Jealously guard his reputation and honor as such, BO as to transmit the rich bei liage to his posterity unimpaired, taking to himself as a guide, In Its full and highest Import, the advice of Polo? nais to his son: " <-to thine ownseli be true; And lt must follow as night the day; Thou canst not be raise to a^y man.' " SPARKS FROM THE WISES. -The President is working on his annual message, and access to him is difficult. -The directors of the New York Viaduct Railroad have resigned, and the employees are dismissed. THE PARK MURDER. LOUISVILLE, November 16. A search of Taylor's house shows that be has been receiving stolen goods since the Chicago fire. Several other negroes are ar? rested as Implicated in the murder of the Park family. The danger of lynching ls past. ASIATIC CHOLERA. NEW YORK, November 16. Thirteen new cases of cholera were received yesterday on the hospital ship Delaware. Co - STANTiNOPLK, November 16. Three hundred and eighty cholera deaths last week. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Three Criminals Kscape from Jail. NEW YORK, November 16. Two counterfeiters, and a sailor charged with mutiny, escaped from Ludlow street jail last night. They were aided by outsiders. A Defaulter Allowed to Resign. WASHINGTON, November 16. Pension Agent Calhoun, at Philadelphia, ls short only a few thousands, and the privilege of making up the amount and resigning was accorded him, but his tardiness makes his early removal probable. THE SSO WS ASD ICE OF WISTER. Frosts In the South-The Great Gale. NEW YORK, November 16. Detailed reports of the high tide and storms show heavy losses of property. The lower portion of cities were washed away, and many buildings blown down. A schooner at Nor? wich, Conn., was demolished. The first snow of the season ?ell to-day. The storm signals were taken down at noon and replaced at two o'clock. PORTLAND, Ma., November 16. The roads are washed and bridges submerg? ed from Bangor to Boston, A train went through a culvert. There were none killed, but several hurt. The storm submerged the wharves. PHILADELPHIA, November 16. The first snow of the season has appeared here. MACON, November 16. There was Ice and a killing lrost this morn? ing throughout this section. GRANT'S KU-KLUX WAR. THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST TUE LIBER? TIES OF SOUTB CAROLINA. The Jails Filled with Prisoners-The Resal?*. Among the People-The Deso? lation Jn York and Spartanburg-The Carpet-Baggers Jubilant, [Correspondence of the New Tort Son.] TOHKVILLB, 8. C., November 2. There has been no abatement of the vigor of Grant's war upon upper South Carolina. The panic, confusion and distress produced by the Invasion could not be fully estimated during the first lew days after the declaration ot war. Every day makes them more apparent. Farmers In abandoning their homes in many instances left their families un? protected-crops lying in the fields on gathered for the freedmen, who- generally work on the share system, to gather and ap? propriate as they may please. Several coun? try merchants have closed their storehouses, some abandoning them for the time, while In two or three Instances the proprietors of others form a portion of the prison gang now in the county Jail. While the physical suffer? ing has been great, mental anxiety and dis? tress have in some Instances wrought yet sad* der results. Would that tjbe number of these latter unfortunates were less: although rumor indicates only some four or five, and the facts establish at least two cases of insanity, devel? oped in the last fortnight, and produced directly from the fearful condition of affairs prevailing. BKSCLTS'OF THE CAMPAIGN'. I am not sufficiently in the confidence of Mr. Akerman to be able to detail all the re? sults thus far reached- The jail roster closely approximates its one hundred victims, some or whom have come forward and admitted that they were at one time members of an or? ganization known as the Ku-Klux in common parlance. Some of those at first arres. . have been released, and they do not yet know for what caper they were imprisoned. Outside of the Jail a considerable number-perhaps as many as two hundred and fifty persons have voluntarily come forward and admitted that they were at one time connected with an organization known either as the ''Council of Safety" or some other such order. These men, I am Informed, generally state that they had never been guilty of any violation ot law, but simply became connected with the organi? zation as a method of avowing their political sentiments. They seem to have been Ignorant alike of any wrongful act in eo doing, or ot any law forbidding lt. In one Instance, a day or two since, an old man came before the military commandant and varied the usual statement. He admitted that he had been the murderer of a colored man some time last winter, having shot him in the night with a rifle. Whether such a murder ever occurred, or whether or not the old man is In a sane condition, are suggestions I have heard ventured by citizens of the place. At any rate he was sent to Jail, and remains in custody. A further result of the campaign is stated to be the discovery of the fact that eight murders were committed In the county last winter, the vic? tims ail being colored men. This ls an exporte statement, ot course, but in all probability a true one. There is, ho rover, this singular lea ture connected with the matter: that neither the white nor colored people here seemed to be aware of the fact that several of the mur? ders stated had ever occurred GRANT'S BAYONET PROCEDURE has undoubtedly had the effect of unearthing every criminal In the county-If a white man and an oppositionist. As to all other classes, the bayonet practice does not seem to work so happily, and the barn and house-burners are still enjoying peaceful immunity from the in? vading squadrons. From tue testimony extorted and said to be voluntarily offered thus far. lt would appear that several hundred men in the county be? came during the last tall and winter members of these Beeret organizations. What the mo? tive of the order was Is not made public. Thero ls no doubt that these men came to? gether to protect themselves against the me? nacing bayonets and bullets of the State colored militia. That lt will be made to appear that their object was another rebel? lion against the National Government Is be? coming more apparent every day. The citizens with whom I have come in con? tact seem to wish wltbout exception that those in their midst guilty ot criminal acts should be punished. They condemn almost without ex? ception the resort of the administration to the unnecessarily cruel mode it bas adopted for the punishment of crime. There is no dispo? sition to uphold or encourage the guilty any? where among the people of that class from whom Ku-Klux are supposed to be manufac? tured. There is, however, a stern opposition to Injustice and wrong. Although cowed and intimidated until men seem afraid to speak above their breaths, yet everywhere I imagine I see written on their faces a daily protest against the outrage and shame being Inflicted upon them by an administration that commits violence, and wages war even, that lt may win in the next campaign. The military have accomplished nothing hore that the civil officers might not have effected months ago with more ease, and have preserved at the same time the rights of the citizen. With the law thus executed, the panic and stampede ot citizens, and the gene? ral ruin and distress filling so many house? holds, would have been avoided. EXIT AKBRMAN. The Attorney-General left here a few days ago, promising, however, a speedy return. The game helng played In South Carolina ls one ot bluff-the stakes are the renomination and re-election of Grant, and it ls one of too much Importance for disinterested bands to manipulate; hence one ot the Cabinet must supervise the game as lt progresses. I am glad to state that the prlsonersjln cus? tody of the military are now allowed to see counsel upon request being made, and are also allowed to receive visits from relatives at certain hours in the presence of an officer. There can now be no complaint made as to the manner of their treatment by the military, as every courtesy is extended by the officers that the rules of prison discipline could allow. Captain Ogden, of the Eighteenth Infantry, ls in charge of the Jail, anubis patience and ur? banity in this trying position have secured him the esteem of ali whose misfortune it has been to have to visit the prison. The future prospects of this section look gloomy enough. Probably two hundred able bodied men from this county alone will be convicted of conspiracy under the enforce? ment and Ku-Klux acts-not conspiracy against the government, but against the rights or privileges of individuals; and the only evidence necessary to their conviction ls the fact that they were, Innocently or other? wise, members of the Council of Safely, White Brotherhood, Invisible Empire, Ku-Klux, or some other fantastic local and seml-polltlcal organization. Conviction consigns them to prison for months or years, asd the 8iate loses them as citizens. Ot the large number who fled at THE APPROACH OP QRANT'S BAYONETS, probably one-half will form new business ar? rangements elsewhere, and never return to their homes. This county will likely lose as citizens thu third part of Its adult white male population. Chester, Spartanburg, Union, and the other prescribed counties are likely to lose a similar ratio of their population. The market will soon be drugged with land, stock, farming implements, and household property seeking purchasers. They will scarce? ly command one-fourth of their value, as no man who bas a few dollars to spare now feels willing to Invest it in a locality where he may at any moment become the tenant ot a prison without the simple formality of a charge or commitment being required. A blow has been struck at the prosperity of these nine counties in South Carolina more fatal than Sherman delivered In his "march to the sea." They embrace an area of more than one-lourth of the Slate. Their people are frugal, industrious, and gene? rally intelligent. In all of these counties, except Chester, Union and Newberry, I believe, the whites outnumbered the colored people. In every one except Spar tauourg the colored B -publicans aod carpet? baggers Hil the elective offices. In every one ot the uine counties the magistrales, con? stables, aud other local officers of the peace are tilled by the appointment of the Gov? ernor. The responsibility of any failure to exe? cute ?he '?WH. it lallnre lhere ha- been, rests with the Republican Government of the State, ; that bas the making of Its peace officers by ap? pointment in every county. In every one of these nine counties the* negroes and carpet? baggers will hereafter largely outnumber the whites unless Grant speedily removes bis bayonets, restores the constitutional rights of personal liberty, and thereby gives peace and security lo the people. He ma/ do this with impunity now, as the Republican roten of the State will most surely help to renominate lil m next spring, and there is enough deraorallza tlon produced by the campaign to disarm any spirited opposition, "let us have peace." TBE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. A Colliery Explosion-The Gailes on the English Coast. LONDON', November 16. There was an explosion at Wigan Colliery. The buildings rocked.and people rushed panic stricken to the streets. Fortunately the ex? plosion occurred after the working gangs left, and only six were killed. The cause of the explosion is unknown. There were heavy gales on the British coast,* and several casualties were reported. No American vessels mentioned. The Nigreta, from Cardiff for Havana, is ashore in Barnstable Bay, and will be a total wreck. The crew were saved. A LITTLE MORE GRAPE. HAVANA, November 16. The steamship Porto Rico landed reinforce? ments from Spain at Santiago de Cuba. TBE GRANITETILLE TROVELES. A Distinction on Account of Color. (From the Eigefleld Advertiser.]_ Six white men and one negro have* been ar rested In Granltevllle, brought to this place, and here lodged In Jail. Their arrest is based upon extremely vague suspicion, so far as we can learn, of their being connected with the killing of a negro girl who shot Mr. Brewer's child. The white men are Messrs. Brewer, Williamson, Owens, Arthurs, Ramsey and Bates. The negro 1B named Hatcher. These men are to be brought before Judge Melton this morning (Wednesday) ona writ or habeas corpus, and will probably be released on bail. The strange thing about the matter ls this : that while seven men are arrested on account of the negro girl, nota soul ls arrested on account of the beloved and martyred young Turner. Special Notices. pm* THE HST CHANCE. TO GET ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. - The sale ot Tickets In the Louisville Girt Lottery will positively close on the 1st instant. The Drawing will take place on the 10th Decem? ber without falL Send] your orders for Tickets to kZIZLi LEDWABD PERRY, <ST2??~5faaxz**ic- No. 149 Mee tint: street,! novlT-fmw4 T Opposite Charleston Hotel. pm* RECEPTION OF THE W ASHJNG TON STEAM FIRE ENGINE COMPANY, OF WIL? MINGTON, DEL.-The steam Fire Engines and Book and Ladder Companies, Nos. 1 and ft, win assemble THIS MORNING, the nth : is tant, in Chapel street, at T A. M., forming two tines on the north and sooth, according to charter. The Commut?e of one officer and two members from each Company, In charge of the visiting Company, will advance to the cent e, and after being welcomed by G. L. BUIST, Esr ., form in Une In the following order: MCSIO-MCLLSR'S PAND. Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1. Pioneer steam Engine Company. Eagle Steam Engine Company. Vigilant Steam Engine Company. Phoenix Steam Engine Company. Hook and Ladder Company, No. 2. j.tna steam Engine Company. MUSIC-WASHINGTON'S BAND. Chief and Assistants of wilmington. Del., and Charleston, and B. M. strobe!, Esq Committee La charge of o til cers and members of the Washington Fire Company, of Wilmington, Del. Beel of the Washington Fire Company. MUSIC-BIOI'S BAND. Marlon Steam Engine Company. German Steam Engine Company. Palmetto Steam Engine Company. Hope Steam Engine Company. - Washington Steam Engine Company. Stonewall Steam Engine Company. Young America Steam Engine Company. UNI OF MARCH. Down John street to King, down King to Basel, through Hasel to Meeting, down Meeting to Broad street, halting In front of the City Hau, where the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen will review the Com pan les, after which the line will proceed through Broad street to East Bay, turning Queen street to State, where the apparatus of the Washington Company will be housed at the Vigilant Engine house. The Companies will then be dismissed The Committee of one officer and two members of each Company walling to escort our guests to their quarters at the Charleston HoteL The Committee of one officer and fonr members, In uniform, will meet at the Charleston Hotel on Saturday, 18tb, at io o'clock A. M., to escort our guests to the steamer Emilie, for an excursion around the harbor. The.Committee of one officer and two men. In uniform, will meet at Northeastern Railroad De pot at hair-past e A. M., THIS DAT, mn, to pro ceed to Ten Mlle Hill to meet oor guests. M. H. NATHAN, K. M. ALEXANDER, C. P. AIMAB, novlO-2 F. L. O'NEILL, Com? mittee pm* SHAVING SALOON.-MR. J. H. WEIOHMAN will superintend the business lately conducted by Mr. LOMBARDO, and will be pleased to see his friends and the patrons of the establishment, at the Old stand, In Market street, where BO pains will be spared to please. 0Ctl4 pm* OFFICE CITY TREASURER, NO? VEMBER 3D, 1871.-By Resolution of Connell the City Treasurer ls authorized to receive the balance of CORPORATION TAX for 1871 until the soto, instant, wlt&ont additional expense. S. THOMAS, nov3-3,novi4,i516,17.18,20 City Treasurer. pm* UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.-By an order of the Honorable GEO. S BRYAN, United State* District Judge, the Session or the District Court and the hearing or all peti? tions and motions in Bankruptcy, or in the gen? eral business or the District C jurt ls further post* poned until the 20th or November inst. nov4 HANL. HOBLBBCE, Clerk. ^."BATCHELORS H Alli DYE.-THIS SUPERB HAIR DYE ls the best in the world-per? fectly harmless, reliable and Instantaneous. No disappointment. No ridiculous tints or unpleas? ant odor. The genuine w. A. B ATC HE LO R's HAIR DYE produces IMMEDIATELY a splendid Black or Natural Brown. Does not stain the skin, bat leaves the. hair olean, soft and beautiful. The unlysafe and Perfect Dye. Sold by all Drug gists. Factory Na 10 Bond street, New York. jan23-mwriyr ^.OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER, FIRE-PROOF BUILDING, CHARLESTON, S. C., NOVEMBER 6TH, 187L-The Books or the Treasu? rer or Chariest n County will be opened on the 20th day or November, 1871, lor the receipt or TAXES doe the State and County for the year 1871. The penalty of twenty per cent, provided by aw will be added to all Taxes remaining unpaid on the 15th day or Jan ?ry, 1872. The rate or taxation for the year 1871 ls as fol? lows, viz: St te Tax per centum.* mills. county Tax per cen um.3 mills. Poll Tax per capita.t lt* WM. GURNEY, nov8-lmo Treasurer Ohtrteston Conni/. CDbilnarp. GAILLARD.-Died, on toe morning of the 7th inst., at lils residence in st. John's Berkeley, JAWS GAILLARD, In the 84th ri ar of his age. _gpgrial ff ot Lets. ^?"OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COUN? CIL, CHARLESTON, S. C., NOVEMBER n.-The members of the City Connell are requested to as? semble at the City Hall, THIS MORNING, at half past 8 o'clock, to revlev the Steam Fire Engine Companies and the Hook and Ladder Companies accompanying the visiting firemen from Wilmlng ton, Delaware. By order of the MAYOS. W. W. S IMONS, novi:-i clerk of Council. *9~ CONSIGNEES PEE STEAMSHIP JAMES A DOER, from New Tort, are notified that she will discharge cargo at Adger's Sooth Wharf. Goods uncalled for st sanest will remain on the wharf, at owners' risk. JAMES A DOER A CO., . noTi7-l_Agents. pm- CITY HALL, OFFICE CLERK OP COUNCIL, CHARLESTON, S. C., NOVEMBER 16TH, 187L-Sealed Proposals, directed to the Committee on Contracts, for doing the SCAVEN? GERS' WORE of the City, according to the Ordi? nance or January 19th, 1858, will be received at this office up to Vi o'clock M., on the 2lat instant. Contractors are required to name their sureties In proposals. W. W. SIMONS, novio-e Clerk of council. p?- THE CHARLESTON CH A RITA - BLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF TH H FREE SCHOOL FC?O.-OFFICAL BAFFLE? NUMBERS. OLiSS No. 204-MORNING. 29_35-lb-Iti-56-40 -46-62 -61-67-69-41 As witness oar hand at Columbia this 16th daj ef November, 1871. FENN PECK., JAMES GILL?LAND, octa_Sworn Commissioners. PW O N MARRIAGE.-*?^ Happy relief for Young Men from the effects af Errors and Abuses in early life. Manhood re? stored. Nervous debility ourei. Impediments to Marriage removed. New? method or treat? ment. New and remarkable remedies. Booti ?nd Circulars sent free, la seeled erl veropes. Ad* inns HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 South Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa. oct 12 (Eaiioring. JULE AND WINTER CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, 4c, FOB MENS', YOUTHS' AND BOTS', CONSISTING Ort BUSINESS AND DRESS SUITS. * And a large assortment of FINE CLOTH WALK? ING COATS, of all Colors, Black single and Double Breasted Frock Coats, Star Shirts, Under? wear Goods, Ac, English and Domestic Half Hose, Alexandre's, Imperial, and Oourvolsler's Kid, Silk, Thread, Buckskin, Dogskin, Casalmere and Cloth Gloves, Linen and Pat Collars, Neck? ties, Cravats, Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, Bm brelias, Ac, or the latest style. And a very large and fine selected stock of BROADCLOTHS. Doeskin, Beaver, Tricot, Diago? nal COATING AND CASSI ME KES. And a very handsome variety of the latest style PANTS AND VEST PATTERNS. Which we offer to sell by piece, yard or pattern, or make np Into Garments, by measure, in the latest style, and at the shortest notice. Silk and Alpaca Umbrellas-the largest assort* ment. Our stock has been selected with the greatest om, sud prices marked very low, tn plain fig? ures. Being confident that we can offer induce? ments unequalled by any other house, we solicit buyers In our Une to" give us a call before pur? chasing elsewhere. AU orders will receive our prompt and very careful attention. The TAILORING DEPARTMENT ll under the) supervision of Mr. WINTERER, who has already proved himself a first class Cutter; and the pnbUo will bear la mind that our Clothing ass bees manufactured by ourselves daring the doll som? mer months, and can therefore recommend it as regards flt, wear and workmanship, and prices exceedingly low to salt the times. MENKE A MULLER, No. 328 King street, octl8-8mos_Opposite Society street. JOHN R?GHEIMER, NO. 141 KING STREET, WIST BIOS, A FSW DOORS NORTH OF QUIRN STRUT, Would respectfully inform his friends that he has Jost returned from New York with a large and well-selected stock of the latest styles ot FALL AND WINTER GOODS. Also, a foil assortment or GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, Including the Celebrated STAB SHIRTS. QCtl8_J_ ffOOtg, giggs gk_ JgDlTOR DAILY NEWS. GENTLEMEN-Please announce through your colamos WHAT IS TO THE INTEREST OP ALL TO KNOW, that from this day forward there wlU be a great redaction m the prices of FINE BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, VALISES, OAK PET and COURIER BAGS, SATCHELS, 4c, Ac, at No. 121 Meeting street. EDWARD DALT. NOTICE! NOTICE t Now in stock a full Une or GENT'S SPORTING and CAVALRY BOOTS. Special attention ls call? ed to the "FRINGE ALEXIS" HUNTING BOOT Cable Screw-Wire Sewed. Sold at a small margin of prout by EDWARD DALY, No. 121 Meeting street. LADIES, MISSES, CLILDREN, BOYS ANTJ YOUTHS will find in their Department a fine selection of STAPLE ANO DRESS BOOTS, SHOES AND GAITERS. Sold low by EDWARD DALY, No. 121 Meeting street. NOTICE TO PEDESTRIANS. The "OLD GENT'S SHOE," Jost received, made of best material to order. The flt ls good, easy and stylish. Sold only at EDWARD DALY'S, No. 121 Meeting street. IN THE DRESS DEPARTMENT FOR YOUNG GENT8 Mv stock ls complete, comprising aU that ls NEW. DURABLE and FASHIONABLE, great pains has been taken with a view to flt and finish._ HAND AND CABLE-SEWED FRENCH CALF. GLOVE-TOP AND CREOLE GAITERS, BROGANS AND BLUCHERS. Besides always In stock my INIMITABLE FRENCH CALF HAND-SEWED BOOTS, that met with such rapid sale all spring and sum? mer. The prices you know. Call at EDWARD DALY'S, No. LSI Meeting street, novl6-wfmlmo_On tue boulevard. .j\HE GREAT GERMAN BEMEDTMBL Professor LOUIS WUNDRAITS BLOOD FUR '? (TYING AND PURGATIVE HERBS, (in PIUS or Powders,) for the cure or au Acute ox Caronia Diseases; resulting from impure blood and Imper* lee tel lg e? rion. Also?the following Medicines by the same (Pro? fessor Louis Won dram, Brunswick, Germany a GOUT POWDERS. Rueumatlc Tincture. Epileptic Remedy. Toothache Drops. Herb Tea (Tor Dyspepsia and Hui i minmi Rheumatic Herb Tea. Gout Tincture, Eye Water. Wuudwaaser (the German fflMW^ IO: sale by " , So. Ui -eeunt airest.