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? zy' mt VCLUME IX.-NUMBER 1967 CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. OUR INNOCENT GOVERNOR. THE RADICAL RABBLE REFUSES TO HEAR HIS VIS DIU A HOV. A Pleasant Political Meeting-Governor Scott Uss M. Warm Reception-What He Said, or Tried to Say-The Repub? lican Idea of Free Speech-A Jolly Row at the Close The Radical State campaign was character? istically opened last evening by a "mass meet? ing," which wonld be better described as a mob meeting, In Military Hall. It had been announced that Governor Scott would address bis adherents at that time and place, and ac* cordingly a crowd of perhaps two hundred oolored men, with a small sprinkling of pale? faces, gathered In the hall, and at about nine o'clock the Governor, escorted by Judge Mackey, Sheriff Mackey, Trial Justice Mackey, Coroner Taft, Marshal Wallace, and a few others, made his appearance. The audience was scattered in gronps ab ut the hall, which was bare of seats of any kind, and bad In it only a rude rostrum at one end, and a few bcoths around the walls, which had been arranged for a fair lately held there. A chored man mounted the rostrum, and call? ing the meeting to some semblance of order by a few vigorous thumps of a cane on the railing, proposed Lieutenant Governor A. J. BauBier for presiding officer. This was enthu? siastically carried, and the lieutenant-gover? nor mounted the stand and proposed the elec? tion of secretaries and vice-presidents. This wes then proceeded with, amid considerable confusion, and resulted in the choice of B. B. Artson, W. N. Taft and John R. Mushing ton, secretaries, and M. B. Delany, Judge Mackey, Marshal Wallace and Sheriff Mackey as vice-presidents. This bdlng accomplished, there were loud shouts for Scott, and the Governor being es? corted to the stand, he was vociferously ap? plauded, and began h'a speech. When he commenced there was some approach to peace and' quietness ia the hall, aud he pro? ceeded without interruption for about fire minutes. He said that it .'tad been four years since he had the pleasure of addressing his constituents in Charleston and during that time events full of intered and' Importance had transpired. He bau deemed it his duty to be present at that meentlng for the purpose of 1 reviewing bis own administration. The po? sition of Governor bad not been sought by ' bim, and when it was first tendered he was no tr insensible td the honor, and also appre? ciated the grave and serious responsibilities Involved. 'Hewas.aware of the difficulties, and shrank from them because he believed a man should be selected who had had a long experience IQ the ad ministration of civil af- 1 faliji. He would Bay, however, that during the first two years there was far more ac? complished than he had expected. The party opposed to the administration, and the news- 1 papers of the State, denounced the govern? ment as Illegal, and declared that they would ' not recognize the obligations contracted by the government. Many people outside of the 1 State did not believe It possible that a gov- ? ernment organized by colored men Just re- 1 leased from slavery could exist, and General I Blair had declared that at the next election for President they would all I be swept away and overturned. The 1 treasury was empty. There was not a ? dollar to meet the current expenses of the I government, and everybody looked to the i bead of the executive department to raise I ?orne money. They could thus see the diffl- < cullies and embarrassments of his position; < but he did not intend to go into any defence i cf his administration, excert to correct mis- i representations so far as they concerned him- i self.' It was necessary to provide meane by I which the government could be sustained, and < the L?gislature provided bonds on which loans 1 were to be raised. They were Issued and by- t pothecated, and at the end ot the two years i the bonds stood at eighty to eighty-five cents < cn the dollar. His great, hope was then to i make a reputation by building up the credit of I the State, and he believed it would have been i possible to do It if it had not been for the de? termined hostility of those opposed to the go v er^meot. Up to this point the speech had procee ded quietly enough, eliciting no more demonstra tl ve remarks than an occasional "HI yl," , "Dal's so," "Bress de Lord," but now a com- i motion commenced on the outskirts of the j crowd, and one voice was heard above the din j calling upon the Governor. The chairman lustily piled his improvised gavel and de? manded order, but all to no effect, until the speaker, by raising his voice, managed to be again heard and to command, lor a few min? utes longer, the attention of the crowd. He said he was not In the least anxious to j ?peak, but having been Invited to address the ; meeting, if there was any person present who did not wish to hear him speak lt was his duty . to leave the hail. He said, moreover, that he was not making a political speech to advance his election. He sa": "I will not accept, ender any circumstances whatever, the* re? nomination lor Governor. I am a candidate for no office ia the gift of the people. I say this not from any feeling of spleen, but as a matter of justice to myself and to you. I will not accuse anybody, and I do not arraign any set of men." Here the disturbance increased, aud the voice of the speaker was again drowned. A colored man, named Henry Thompson, shout? ed "I want to ask you a question ?" The chair? man decided that the question was out of or? der, and the Governot said that after bis speech he would answer any question that might he put. This did not satisfy the ques? tioner, and he continued to shout that he had a right to ask a question; while all around there rose a perfect Babel ot cries "put him cut," "d?as him down," "shut up," "go on, Governor," and the like. The chairman mean? time was vigorously pummelling with his heavy stick and*repeatlng "We don't wan? to put anybody out. Do keep ordvr. Keep your shirts on. I am bound to enforce order. We don't want to call on General Wagener to keep order in a Republican meeting." Then Governor Scott again advanced to the railing and asked : "Have I got any friends here ?" A mighty yell of "yes" was the response, ac? companied by the brandishing of clubs and other enthusiastic demonstrations. The Gov? ernor continued: "Then, If you are my friends, I ask you to keep order. Now, I want to bear that man's question." This appeal was just as powerless as the chair? man's, and the uproar continued; but above the tumult Thompson was beard to ask "Why -did you take the guos away from the negro militia In the up-country ?" Governor Scott remarked that he would answer that question, and said that Just after the flection In 1870 the Ku-Klux organization began in full force in the upper counties. He bad organized the militia in those coun? ties, and as a matter of necessity it was made up of colored men. But few white men asked to be enrolled. A systematic and or? ganized attack was then made upon these colored men, and their guns were taken from them. Blx hundred rifles were taken in Laurens County. In York County, where the men kept their guns at their own houses, their houses were raided on, the guns taken away, and themselves mal treated. A company In Chester County was attacked, and similar scenes occurred in New berry, Fairfield and Union. Altogether, ont of four thousand guns furnished to the militia the Eu-Elux captured or destroyed over three thousand. He asked, therefore, what was his duty to do about the rest of the guns ? Was he to leave them there to arm the Eu-Elux Did be take any guns away from Charl:-? ton? During the time of these outrages the Legislature was in session, and a minority from that body asked bim to place those counties under martial law, but he did not think it expedient be cause he did not have any sufficient force to meet bran open field an organized and drilled army of Eu-Elux. He asked, "How many of you Irom the low country would have volun tee red to go up there to fight an organized army of Confederate soldiers ?" And the ans? wer came, "Ob, no, not one of us." [The feeling of the meeting on this one point ap peared to be unanimous.] The Governor con tinned thar, under those circumstances, lt be? came necessary to ask for the protection of tbe General Govern meat. But the Legisla? ture being then In session lt became their duty to demand that protection, and they re fused to do lt until the last days of the ses? sion, and then they did lt so reluctantly that the General Government did not believe there wan any necessity for the troops. They be? lieved these stories were fabrications, and some of South Carolina's representatives In' Congress claimed that they were so. However, he sent to the President, and within ten days he bad the troops there. He Invited a number of citizens of the Democratic party to meet in conference. He invited them because they could have stop? ped lt, and he desired peaoe and quietness, protection for the colored people and enforce? ment of the laws. He reminded them that it was not alone the Republicans who would need protection; that the same disposition which had put the Eu-Elux in motion would start the colored people, and retaliation would be sure to follow. He said he was as? tonished to see that the white men were al? lowed to live among them. Down here there were ten negroes to one white man, and still the Democrats were not molested. Here the speaker was again Interrupted; this time by a colored man named James Hardy, who Insisted on being heard. Another storm o? yells and groans arose, and again the Lieutenant-Governor pounded with much vigor and his big stick, and called for order. He begged, entreated, threatened and gesticu? lated, but all to no effect. Hardy all this time was trying to speak, but could not utter a word before be was gagged by the uproar. Finally he managed to make himself heard, and he asked the Governor, "Did not the Legislature pass resolution after resolution sailing upon you to call upon the government for protection ? Didn't we say to you lhat you were responsible for the murders of the Re? publicans in the upper counties ? Didn't we -" lardy had proceeded thus far when he .vas again choked off by the yells and loots that arose all around him. The Gover aorwas noticed appealing to the crowd to keep order, but In the confusion that prevail? ed. lt had only the effect of pantomime. Oc? casionally a word or two could be heard about is follows: Cannot - have meeting - Republicans - Governor- State make a speech-being Interrupted-bet? ter give up." Shouts arose again of "put bim jut" "choke him off," "down wld him/ .cotch him by de leg," ?fcc, and a rush was 3 ade Jo r the unhappy Hardy. Simultaneously i rush of half the audience was- made for the ioor, and with that portion of the audience went the reporters, leaving the floor of the ?all a struggling, yelling, surging mass of variegated and odorous humanity. A FELON MURDERS HIS MATE. PHILADELPHIA, May 7. William Webb alias Buck was killed in the Eastern Penitentiary this morning, by his room-mate, Michael Trlmber, by striking him on the head with an Iron plate. The deed was acknowledged by Webb, who said he had killed bim io a quarrel. Both men were under? going sentences of fifteen years. THiS TROUBLES IN SPAIN. LONDON, May 7. A special dispatch to the Times, from Mad? rid, Bays that Don Carlos has fled towards the French frontier. Marshal Serrano, with bin troops, ls In pursuit of the pretender, and ex? pects to overtake him. PARIS, May 7. It Is stated that there is a crisis In the Span? ish Cabinet._ SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Judge James Dunlap, of Virginia, ls dead. -The sailors and duck laborers of Sout? hampton, r ngland, struck on Monday night. -W. J. A. Bell, a Tennessee farmer, was murdered on Monday night. No clue. -The United States Supreme Court has ad? journed to October. -Governor Hoffman bas vetoed the Pneu? matic Railroad bill. - -Tbe Mllwaukie steamboat men are ex? cited. Nearly all their boats were stopped yesterday by the United States supervising in? spector. -The San Francisco folk have accepted the proposition ot St Louis, and will subscribe our millions to the tbirty-fllth parallel Atlan? tic and Pacific Railroad. THE NEW YORK VEGETABLE AND FRUIT MAR? KET.-The Dally Bulletin of Monday, the 6th instant, makes the following report ou ie New York vegetable and fruit market of Satur, j day : Old potatoes continue quiet and unchanged, new Bermuda selling at $9 per bbl from the dock. Sweets are firm, but the movement rather Ugh!. Our quotations are lo bulk; in shipping order 50 cent H per barrel must be added. We quote: $2 50a2 75 per h.rrel for Peachblowe; $2 50a2 75 per burrel for Early Rose; $2a2 25 for early Goodtlch; $1 25a2 per barrel for Dyrli?htn; $1 75a2 per barrel for Jackson whites; $1 75 ?2 for Prince Alberts. Sweet potatoes U i4 50 for Delaware kiln dried. In vegetables, ail green stuffs are movlog fairly at unchanged values. We quote: Carrots $2 75J3 per barrel. Radishes $2 per 100 bunches. Russia turnips $2 50a3 per barrel; white do., S3. Parsnips SI 50*2. Onions, 50ca$l 25 for red, and about $3 per barrel for white. Spinach $3a6 per bbl. Ber? muda tomato *s 80.>90s. per box; do. onions $2 5012 75 per crate. Southern kale $2 50a3; do. Jersey and L. I. $4a5. Rhubarb $5a8 per 100 bunches. Norfolk asparagus 16 i30c. per bunch; do. Jersej 20J32C; do. Oyster Bay 50c. Lettuce $5a8 pet 100. In green fruit: Apples rule rather quiet, but without quotable change in prices. Cranber? ries slow, but the stock very much reduced, and sales onlv at full prices. We quote: Strawberries $1 25 per quart. Apples-mixed lots, lair, $4a4 50; do. prime $5a5 25; russet*, Roxbury, $i 50 ?5; favorite varieties, $6a6 50. Cranberries-tine, {16 50al8 per barrel; do. crates, $6a6 50. THE LIBERAL CANDIDATES. A SKETCH OE THE CAREER OF HON? EST HORACE GREELEY. A Remarkable Man. The distinguished Journalist who has just been made the standard-bearer of Reform, and a candidate for the highest office In the gilt of the people, constitutes one of the most con? spicuous characters in the history of our self made men. No one has been less indebted to fortune or to external assistance. His life has been an unbroken record ot manly struggle, self-dependent effort and singularly consistent i and fearless devotion to principle. As it was his misfortune to enconnter difficulty and opposition at every stage of the solution of the great problem of lile, so lt has been his fate to meet like resistance in all political revolutions and party changes with which he has been Identified. This bas been due to several causes, among which and chiefly are the facts that be has never feared to head a movement against overwhelming odds, and that the logic of honesty has given him such a prescience lu advance of time? servers and policy-servers a? to place him in the position of a perpetual pioneer. His con? nection with the present great popular dem? onstration against the abuses and crimes foisted upon the country by the chiefs of a party which he bore the most conspicuous part In founding is an Illustration of the life and character of the man; and the personal risks which he Incurred, the obloquy which he clearly foresaw, ihe possible consequences of | failure, If failure unfortunately should come- j these circumstances of discouragement, coupled with the boldness with which he took the advanced post of danger, condense into one view all that he ls and all that he has done. Horace Greeley was born In New Hamp? shire In the year 1811, and he ls consequently sixty-one years of age. He Is of Scotch-Irish descent, his ancestors having been members of that sturdy band who made famous the siege of Londonderry. The poverty of his father's family reduced him, at a very early age, to the nececslty of laboring at the most arduous toll for the sup? port of his family. At eleven years r ' age he performed a journey of one hundred and twenty-five miles on foot, with all his worldly gear In a small bnndle thrown over his shoulder. Bven at this age be hired himself to the neighboring farmers to cut wood, clear up "new grounds," and serve otherwise in the bumble capacity of hired laborer. In the meanwhile a taste for literature de? veloped Itself. He enjoyed the most meagre possible opportunities for studying under In? structors, but such as were afforded him were seized with avidity. At home, also, he pushed and diversified his slender acquisitions by reading with eagerness before a fire of pine knots all the books he could gather up lo the neighborhood. In this way he soon became a kind of oracle among those of bis own age, and an authority of no little note with the simple minded people ot the neigh? borhood. It wo'ild appear that he was no dullard In divining his destiny, as lt appears that he discovered a fixed Intention to become \ printer before he reached his teens, and devoured any chance newspaper with some? thing of the ferocity with which Dr. John? son ls Bald to have swallowed books. After various vicissitudes and alternations of for? tune from bad to woree, and hard to harder, he finally realized the coveted pleas? ure of learning to set type, and finally started to New York. He reached that city In bia twentieth year with ten dollars in his pocket. For many weary days the awkward looking country boy sought employment In vain. His advent In New York u strikingly similar, in its circumstances of discourage? ment, poverty and contempt, to Dr. Franklin's first visit to Philadelphia; and the parallel continues as to the objects which the two ad? venturers proposed to themselves, their per? sistence In effort, and the prompt success which awaited them as soon as their supercil? ious and doubting employers gave them an opportunity to display their capacity. Horace engaged In this department of newspaper making but a short time before he ventured, like Benjamin, to try the dexterity ot bis pen. Will it be believed that one of the first shoats to which be contributed was a sporting paper, then 0,9 now, called the Spirit ol' the Times ? Yet such ls the fact, and while playing that gay role he also (and very naturally) became a frequent habitu? of theatres. The latter, however, was a matter of business as well as pleasure. In 1833 Mr. Greeley became one of the oriel-1 ?ators of the Morning Post, the flrat daily paper ever published In the City of New York. It ls difficult to Imagine the condition of tbingB before the world realized the advantages of | that great moral and historical luminary, the dally press, which now emits Its light every morning as a fitting accompaniment of the sun as he rises upon the universe. It has be come almost as indispensable as the means of | Illuminating our dwellings. But, sad to say, the Morning Post, this avant courier of the glorious array of dallies, soon ceased to exist, the public, it appears, not being prepared lor BO venturous an innovation. The first number of tbe New Yorker, Mr. Greeley's next venture, made its appearance In 1834. In this journal we find him engaged In discussions which turnlsh extraordinary ex? amples of the consistency of his convictions and principles, for we find them paraphrased in to-day's Tribune. Almost with the first ap-1 pearance of the New Yorker he began his at? tacks upon capital punishments the coloniza? tion of the negroes; the evils m slavery; tem-1 perance reiorm, and protection to American Industry. In 1839 Mr. Greeley added to his editorial staff the talented and brilliant Henry J. Ray? mond, subsequent]y t>o widely known as the editor of the New York Times, and about tbe same time edited the Jeffersonian and the Daily Whig. In the famous Harrison cam? paign ot 1840, he made his best hit by publish? ing a sheet which rejoiced in the euphonious name of the Lot; Cabin, and it is unnecessary to say that be placed it on the side of Harrl Eou and the Whigs. In 1841 he started the Tribune, a Journal through whose columns he has made himself I recognized as the first Journalist of America, if j not ol'the world. Since then his hlsiory has been that of the Tribune, and the latter bas been tully Identified with all the revolutions of American politics. He hus never wavered iu his adherence to the principles he proposed forhimsellor others. Commencing a Whig, he has stood firmly with that party through all its changes down to the present time. Hen? ry Clay was bis especial favorite-his model of a statesman. Another distinguished son of I Kentucky, John J. Crittenden, was (he object I 8 of bis warmest admiration. His opposiliou to f " slavery was not of a very earnest character until the annexation ot Texas, from which time onward he never abated his antipathy and e irnest hostility until lt was forever abol? ished His efforts In the cause of African free? dom most signally exceeded In persistence, zeal and success those of any other man In America. . While a member of Congress, being elected In 1848, he signalized himself rather by his zeal as a working member ia ben*1' of bis favorite measures than SB an ora . or de? bater. In 1851 he went to Europe as ciiairman of one of the committees ol' the great exhibi? tion At the approach of the late unhappy war, he labored earnestly to reconcile, differ? ences between the North and South, by si riv-1 <? log to obtain from both sections a recognition f ' of the continuion, and of those associated in? terests which he charged were about lo be sacrificed to a momentary gust of passion: During the war, it was his conslant endeavor to alleviate necessary horrors, and to mediate in belia'f of the S'juth. For bis earnestness in this noble effort he suffered that malignant persecution which small minds are prone tb Inflict upon a greatness which is to them in? accessible. HU generous and independent course iu becoming a surely on the bail bond of Jefferson Davis disgusted his party asso? ciates no less than it surprised Ihe eo-cailed rebels and traitors-to use the mild phraseolo? gy current with the party which claims the honor of his affiliation without having the capacity to assimilate the national instincts of | his patriotism. Mr. Greeley has found time, In the midst of J bis multitudinous labors, to perform Immense tasks as a lecturer and author. His works are either agricultural, historical or statistical. He made a most notable donation to the as-1 plrlog youth of America in hts Recollections of { a Busy Lift*, a familiar, detailed and philoso? phic portraiture of his own energetic, busy life. His great work entitled the American Conflict ls an Immense repository of facts and statistics. As to the work entitled "What I Know About Farming," the supposition that only a practical larmer la capable of -advising on agricultural subjects, has subjected the author to some ridicule; but competent Judges pronounce lt to be entirely worthy of Lis gen- j eral ability and vast miscellaneous knowledge. There are several others ot equal note. As a lecturer he has treated a wide range of subjects with muoh applause, and in all sections of the country. His genius ls much more cosmopolitan, much more varied, than Is generally supposed. It would surprise many to witness the flashes of wit and humor which play amid the solid works of nts lecturing es? says; and would, perhaps, be a cause of still greater amazement to hear that the Philoso? pher of Cbappaqua has even been a poet. Tet the columns of the various old New York pa perfiles contain abundant evidence that such was the fact. The distinguishing traits of Horace Greeley's personality are blunt honesty, sturdy inde? pendence, philosophic range and clearness of j vision, unfaltering and unwearying consisten? cy ana devotion to principle. He undoubted? ly has faults, but they are not such as to taint tils Intentions with dishonesty. His mind ls singularly emancipated from the shackles of party, sect or section. Its catholicity is as broad as the country as regards party and sections, and as universal as the human race in questions of moral economy. And there ls no man probably-more fortunate In enjoying .he absolute and most Implicit confidence and affection o? bis acquaintances and friends. Those who know him and his writings best ?viii not fail to discover that this Imperfect iketcb doesn't aesume the character of eulogy. !t ls asserted by his enemies that his greatest 'ault Is Intemperate and partisan zeal or bigot- j ?y. Let the following extract from the Trl mne answer, the readertaken it In connec lon with the fact that be has long been the ihamolon protectionist of America: "We have tot asked or wished that protection shall be tccepted or Indorsed bv the Liberals who see lt to be free-traders. We have denied the right if any convention or committee to make those j liberals who are protectionists profess or eem to be what they are not. We are not of I ?ne mind ou this question. Then why not rankly say Just that? We wonld not exclude ir repel iree traders from the movement it we ould." ? GOVERNOR B. GRATZ BROWN. Che Western Champion or the Rights of 11 the Citizen. | The choice of the Cincinnati Convention for rtce-President was born in Lexington Ey., fay 28, 1826. He graduated at the Trans?? anla University in 1645, and at Yale College 3 1847. After studying law in Louisville he et tied at St. Louis. Missouri, and was a mein? er of the Legislature of that State from 1852 9 1858. It was about this period that be aided i establishing the Missouri Democrat, which Mirani he edited trom 1554 to 1859. Although ls father and grandfather before him-the Itter once a United States senator from Ken? nedy-were men of the old Southern regime, ils a noteworthy lact that B. Gratz Brown, ven in his youth, entertained fixed ideas irai ns t the Institution ot slavery, and a speech r hie li he made In the Legislature of Missouri, s far back as 1857, was the initial step in be? al i of freedom In that State. His subsequent fe has followed In the line dictated by his ear- j 1er feelings. At the outbreak of the war he vol inteered and raised a regiment, which he ommanded during Its term of service and rtilca assisted In the capture of Camp Jackson. Ie afterward, during an invasion of the State, ommanded a brigade of militia; and through ut the whole secession war not only did he aL'e a most aottv? oatt in favor of the gov rm.tent, but he was oae of the foremost In or anlzing the movement which resulted in the rdlnance of freedom In 1864. He was elected to Congress, as senator from Ilssourl, from 1863 lo 1867, during which term e served on the committees for military af ?irs, Pacific Railroad, Indian affairs, puhllc uildicgs and grounds, printing, and as chair tan of the committee on contingent expenses f the Senate. On the death of 8. Foot he sub equently served as chairman of the commit? ed on public buildings and grounds. But lt I i since the war that the political career of J 10 ventor Brown has been brought most con pIcuouBly before the world, hy taking a deci ed step among the foremost of those who rere opposed to the centralizing Influences at rork In Washington. It was In the year 1870. rhen Governor McClurg was put forward for , renomination, that Washington dictation In reduced those dissensions In the Republican aoks which, though like the storm-cloud, at lrst no bigger than the prophet's hand, have Ince grown to the tremendous movement mich culminated In the convention Just held ,t Cincinnati. Gratz Brown, on befog put in lomlnatlon against McClurg, so roused the llssourlans against the attempted dragooning if citizens into voting for the latter, at the or lers of the Grant administration, that party llctatlon was crushed in Missouri and Gratz Irown-to the astonishment of every-one lected over the Grant candidate by a majority if forty thousand. From that time forward, 0th In speech and In writing, he has been an iver-actlve opponent of administrative Inter erence with local government, and as such lecame the leading champion of the impor ant movement which has terminated in his tomlnatlon as vice-President of the United Itate. Governor Brown Is a man of most decided haracter and Intense energy; and being not J et forty-six years of age ls In the full enjoy uent of all hts powers, mental and physical. IFR1CAN METHODIST CONFERENCE NASHVILLE, May 7. The fifteenth general conference ot the] i frican Methodist Church of the United Stttes 3 now in session here. Delegates are In at endance from New England, New York, 'ennsylvanla, Indiana, California, Alabama, ?eorgla, Arkansas and Virginia. Bishops Jolnn. of Indiana: Payne and Campbell, of j ?hlladelphia; Ward, ot California, and Brown, if District ot Columbia, are present. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON. May 7. Palling barometer, and easterly to southerly vlnde, and cloudy and threatening weather, vlth rain, will prevail on Wednesday from the )hio Valley northward, and westward over he lower Lake region. Partially cloudy veather, with southerly winds, over toe South? on States, Partially cloudy weather, with vesterly winds veering to northerly, over the louthern portion of the Middle Slates and few England. Dangerous winds are not an? tedated. Yesterday's Weather Report? of the Signal Ssrrlce, V. S. A.-1.17 P. JU,, Local Time. Place of Observation. tuguata, Ga.... baltimore. tost?n. marleston. Jhtcago. Ilncinnitl. lalveston, Tex.. tey West. Cuoxvllle, Tenn, ierapiils, Tenn, di. Washington Jew Orkans..-. lew YorK. iorfolk. 'hlladelphia. 'ortland. Me.... 'a va rm Ah. it. Louis. Va-htngion .... VUmlDKton.N.C. SI 30.17 30.58 ?9.01 30.19 30.0s 30.14 .-10.18 30.14 30.13 0.19 10.10 30.21 29.05 30.08 30.ro ?9.94 30. It 30. ?2 30.0(< 30.18 fl SW w E SW E SW SE SS W S sw SE S NW SW S SE S w sw ?L'ght. Fresh. Bisk. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. Fr<*Kh. Brisk. Fresh. Gentle. Brisk. Fresh. Fresh. Light. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Brisk. Bnslt. Fiesb. ft o Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Fair. Fair. Clear. Fair. Clear. (hear. Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. p'alr. pair. Cloudy. Ciear. Pair. Fak. NOTB.-The weather report dated 7.47 o'clock his morning, will be posted lu the rooms of the /'hamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock A. M., and, ogether with the weather chan, may (by the ourtesy of the Chamber} be examined by shlp nastera at any time daring the day. THE NATION'S RESPONSE. GROWING ENTHUSIASM FOR GREELEY AND GRATZ. Opinions of the Presi-Views or Demo eratic. Admin titr?t ion, Iliberal and Independent Journals-What Sbonld the. Coming Conventions Do-Be mont's View*-Kip ec ta Hons of Ur Greeley, ?Sic. TEE NEWS bas already given a synopsis tbe comment made by a number of journals varions shades of political opinion upon the nominations for President and vice-President of the United States, effected at the Clnoin natl Liberal Convention. Succeeding malls bring to hand the very full discussion which the subject; has called out, extracts from which are subjoined. From the Southern States so far as heard from, the Democratic press la almost unanimous In its endorsement th? Liberal ticket. In Ohio, Missouri, Maine and Western New York the same views are expressed. In Indiana Democratic sentiment ls, represented as concurring. In Illinois, Eastern New York and Massachusetts the organs appear to have got "opon the fence." In Pennsylvania and Delaware they favor a straight Democratic ticket. The Dem ocrallc national executive committee ls ex peeled to issue a call for the usual nominating convention. The delegates to that convention from the States in wbl?h the Democratic papers have already expressed themselves favor? ably disposed to the Liberal ticket will constitute nearly ?one-half of the conven? tion. The Republican papers which were mainly Instrumental In giving its impulse to the Liberal movement-the Chicago Tribune Cincinnati Commercial, New York Tribune and Springfield Republican-support the nomi nees. So also, as far as heard lrom, do most of the prominent men Identified with the movement The administration press gene rally affirm that the Democratic party will not endorse the Cincinnati nominees, and that the nomination of a "straight" Democratic ticket will result in the Liberal Republicans return log to the support ol the Philadelphia nomi nees. The New York Times intimates that some reform in the radical policy of the party may be expedient. TALK OF THE PARTY CHIEFS. What Belmont Mays-Another Inter? ?lew with. Mr. Greeley. Mr. Belmont the chairman of the Demo? cratic National Convention, was Interviewed In New York on Saturday by a reporter of the Sew York Dally News, and said of the plat form and nominees ot the Cincinnati Conven tion: _ " This Is now but a bombshell. Wo must wait .intil we see Its effect on the press, the people, md, in fact, on many things. It must develop [ go further; it may be policy to adopt the tick it. Mr. Greeley, in my opinion, will ron well n the Southern Sutes; but, as I said before, it is too soon to judge yet I will do almost anything to beat this administration, not that [ have anything against Grant but I do not ike his idea or government. The Philadel? phia Convention must meet yet, and then the Democratic party will have to ace wisely. It a my opinion that the Liberal ticket will be withdrawn in September if the Democrats make a good nomination. In the meantime, I udge lt better for the party to say or do not h mg. That ls better, as what we might say now would probably be perverted or turned against js when our nominations are made. A portion of an Interview with Mr. Greeley is thus reported: "Do you think that your prospecta are favorable against Grant?" "Well, slr, the people wont a new depar? ture. They are tired and worn out with the military ring. They want to forget the war, ind let bye-gones be bye-gooes. Now, I ihink we'd better accept friendliness from the South lt they'll be friendly, and I think they will." "You certainly feel strong at the South ?" "The black mea In tbe South know me. They may be drilled, but I don't believe any Irllllng will rub my record out of their remem? brance; and I think the white people will vote tor me." "Well, now, about the Germans," added the philosopher. "Some people say they don't like me because I don't like beer; but I don't Detleve that I know the Germana are too intelligent at any rate, to base their prefer? ence for President on any such prejudice as ;hat" "Do you think the Democrats will make a separate nomination ?" '.Well, the Democrats, so far as my knowl? edge goes, are queer, and do a good many iueer things. You don't know just what they ire up to till they do lt. But in all my experi? ence of the Democratic leaders, I never found them stupid. I never felt much doubt about heir accepting the nominee of the Cincinnati Convention. __ RALLYING FOR GREELEY. The Germans and the Irish Unite In his Support NEW YORK, May 7. Horace Greeley received congratulatory dispatches to-day from Chief Justice Chase, [Jarrett Davis, Leslie Combs, John D. Defrees ind Richard Mfchaellz, the editor of the Chicago Neue Presse. Combs and Davis say, ?'Tue Kentuckians will rally to the standard >f the life-long supporter of Henry Clay." The Irish Democrat Irish People and Irish Citizen, three Democratic weeklies, publish articles supporting Greeley and Brown. Hotel Arrivals-May 8. PAVILION HOTEL. 8. D. Swyzer, Columbia; S. P. Hendrix, Leesville; M. T. Ryan, John Kelly, H. G. Reeves, Savannah; J. C. Blnsall, A. A. Cam nett, Union; G. C. Garries, Wayne County, N. C. ; L. R. Rugsdale, South Carolina; M. C. Brewer, Northeastern Railroad; H. Hollman, Graham's Cross Road; Mrs. Thomas Travers, Baltimore; William Smith, John E. Bradley, Sew York; R. F. McCottry, South Carolina; P. H. Woodward, Augusta. CHARLESTON HOTEL. Wm. Haltlwanger, Ninety-six; A. Howard and lady, Boston; W. A. Bwwlth, Geo. D. Cordlva, Miss Nathan, J. McCullough, New York; T. H. Challlnger, B. Burlingame, Phlla ielphh; G. E. Slocum and wife, New York; D. N. C. Hugh and daughter, New Jersey: D. C. Robbins, wife, nurse and two children; P. ii. L. Buibunk, Wm. Wilkins. J. T. Williams, J. A. Foster, New York; John F. Whitney, Sr; Augustine; Mrs. M. M. Wells. West Point; W. F. Brittain, New Yord; w! T. J. Woodward, South Carolin!; R. N. T. Selpold and wife, Washington; Wm. Cooper, Wm. L. Dawson, W. 8. Mowry, J. B. Breeden, South Carolina; W. R. Foster and wife, Mrs. A. Weeks, New fork; J. F. Redfield, Belfast, Mrs. C. Mason ind daughter. New Jersey; C. H. Wright, P. E. Wilder, Beaufort; A. D. Wright, Massa? chusetts. ( -The eruption of Mount Vesuvius bas en? tirely ceased, and the Inhabitants of the vil? lages which were threatened with destruction by the running lava have returned to iheir homes. Addi;ional trouble, however, bas fal? len upon them. A hurricane of terrible vio? lence has swept over und devastated the coun? try, greatly damaging the villages and the re? maining crops. SCALING OLD DEBTS. The; Snpreme Conrt Decid?? tot Foll Payment-An Important Va.it- Aboli? tion of Jury Law -The Financial Embrogllo- No Honor Among Thieve*.' [SPEC I AI, TELEGRAM TO THE Kit WS. J j COLUMBIA, Tuesday, May 7. Aa Important decision was rendered to-day by the Supreme Court In the matter pf scaling ante-bellum debts. In the case of Detherldge vs. Earle, an action ia the lower conrt upon a j promissory note, an appeal was taken oh the j ground that the unjust, erroneous, and unwarranted charge of the presiding judge lead the jury to bring In such aj verdict. The motion for a new trial was granted, and that practice was unconsti? tutional. The Snpreme Court hold that a contract shall not be Interfered with, (if a sufficient consideration were given,) because it was made previous to or during the late rebellion, unless made In reference to the Confederate States notes or their equivalent; and a verdict for the whole amount due is justifiable. The court holds that the courts below shall respect all rights of the parties; no State having a right to impair a contract, and much less can any court assume the right to Impair a solemn obligation between citi? zens, and permit persons to pay only one-half of their debts; that such action would be offer? ing a premium for rebellion. This, decision opens the way for numerous cases, and annuls what has been known as ''Jury law." The report of the secretary of the board of | commissioners, about to be rendered, shows that only five hundred dollars have been paid from the treasury, since November 1st, for the relief of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asy' lum, and that it will close in June next. The mandamus applied for by the superin? tendent of the penitentiary is postponed, as there Is no Supreme Court till Thursday. Treasurer Parker ls anxious for the result.... , All the Blue Bldge parties have gone to New York. There are numerous political cliques I at work. The dally discussions develop a] more favorable opinion ot the Cincinnati nom? inations. The financial pressure now brought out at | the headquarters of the stat? Administration i promises very peculiar developments in a political point of view. The rule that "there's honor among thieves'' will not always apply In this world. A Chip 1er ot Accident?-Two Persona Barned to Death In Fairfield. A bank on the Air Line Railroad, two miles from Greenville, caved in. * One person was killed outright, one; is dying and four others are injured. George Moore, an estimable young man, was drowned yesterday while bathing at the | Pendleton factory, in Anderson County. A lamentable fire, caused by a cooking I stove, has taken place at Longtown, in Fair-1 field County. Mr. Stewart Jumped from a second-story window, broke his leg and arm, fell down and was burned to death. A Misa Seine, from North Carolina, was also barned to death. Mr. Belgier,?Aue owner of the house, was so burned in trying to save ber, that he was compelled to leave her to her fate. _ _ _SALUDA. THE CHARLESTON NEWS-1879. The Cheapest and Best Newspaper in the South. MATTE UP YOUR CLUBS ! 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