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Wednesday Morning, Jan. 29* 1868,
' J M&ct FOHUCB Alone."
Tke State of. Virginia, before the
var fusd sinco-tho Petersburg E.r.
press, in a very pointed article, de?
clares-has been sickened nigh unto
death by pol?tica; and this declara?
tion is equally applicable to Sooth
Carolina. Nearly the whole press of
the State is not only -wasting time and
brains, but ia unintentionally doing
great harm, by their incessant politi?
cal tirades and thread-bare essays on
"constitutional" rights. The powers
that be, deaf to reason and swayed
by intense passion, are no more
affected towards onr good by any?
thing we say or write, than the fish
in the sea are. They don't even
listen to those of their own section
who endeavor to reason with them.
"They don't profess to act by and
.-index the authority of the Constitu?
tion; but distinctly avow that they
?ct independently of it, and in ac?
cordance only with their conceited
purposes. They will not, ennnot
listen to any one not of them, even
though he rose from the dead. AU
ihat we oan say serves only to im?
itate and incite them to deeds of
greater cruelty. Therefore, all talk
is utterly useless-nay, it does us
harm. All and the best wc can do is
to keep cool and quiet, and act ns one
man, whenever the occasion requires,
with the determination to resist by
all lawful means what we know to bo
wrong and to do what we know to
be right. Passion will in time sub?
side, and rr ,on resume as mach
sway as she ever had under a free
suffrage system. Wo ought not to
aspire to have a finger in the Govern- .
ment pie-at least, until the pie is fit
to be served. All that we need now
is a Government of any form and
administered by any man or set of
men, which will simply secure the
right to life and property. For
just that little politics have we
any stomach now-and none but,
fiends would grant us less. The
duty of the present hour is to
.direct all our energies earnestly, un
?casingl}', to hut one object-the
material advancement of the State.
It is true that no people can attain
the iieighl of prosperity until they
have good government. But aro wo
to starve and die in waiting for good
government? If so, wo might as well
lay down the shovel and the hoe right
here; for we will never have good
government as long as the predomi?
nant spirit of the world is that of
evil-os long as there are more bad
mea than good-never, uutil the
millenium. We say, therefore, that
the speediest and surest road to peace
and prosperity, is to uuito in per?
sistent effort to develop the agricul?
tural interests of the State. This
.can bo done only by dividing the
surplus lands, and selling out to those
who can and will cultivate them. It
is tho plain interest of the lund-lioldor
to do thia No business will flourish
in this Slut?, until tho uncultivated
lands are tilled. It is not worth
while to seek and expect business
in the cities and towns, while
the. country is idle. Plain as
these propositions are, people arc
slow to realizo them. They can
see thc truth, but they can't/re/ it yet.
"We are ready to do anything," says
the land-holder, "to got out of the
pressure, but we can't see any mode
of escape. Wo would sell willingly,
but we can't find the purchaser,"
aud with that he lights his pipo and
hopes that somehow or other, in tho
course of time, somebody will como
along and pay him ten, twenty or
fifty dollars per aero, in cash gold,
ior land which ho can't sell now for
one-fourth tho price. The land?
holder must wako 'ip from bis dreams
end hunt np land-buyers; and if he
can't?;pay the expense, of going to
Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and
other Northern States, and to Eu?
rope' for that purpose, he onght to
employ some of the agencies now
offering their fwrvirtpn tn An this
work far him. The press should drop
politics altogether-for no one on
either Bide of the Potomac reads any
political article with interest or profit
-and devote their energies unceas?
ingly to the development of the agri?
cultural interests of the State. This
only will restore prosperity-and
that speedily, if we work faithfully.
The Rec o na tr net ion Convention.
ELEVENTH DAY.
CHARLESTON, January 27, 1868.
The Convention was called to order
by Lemuel Boozer, temporary Presi?
dent. Prayer by the Rev. Jackson.
F. J. Moses, jr., made a report of
the Executive Committee^ to whom
was referred the preamble and resolu?
tions declaring that the safety of the
Government and tho welfare of the
State demand tho speedy removal of
the officers of tho State Provisional
Government. Tho Committee say
they huvo considered the same, and
believing that tho removal of tho
present State officers would bo highly
prejudicial to South Carolina, recom?
mend that tho preamble and resolu?
tions be laid upon the table, and that
the whole question of removing
State officers and electing others in
their stead bo left to tho people of
the State, unless otherwise ordered
by tho United States Congress.
Whittemore moved tho adoption of
tho report, which was carried.
N. G. Parker, Chairman of the
Committee! on Finance, made a re?
port aud submitted tho following
ordinance:
That there shall be nssessod and
collected by the Tax Collectors of the
several Districts and Parishes in this
State, in addition to tho tax already
levied, under General Orders No. 139,
issued from Headquarters Second
Military District, by Brevet Major
General Ed. R. S. Canby, dated
Charleston, S. C., December 3, 18G7,
commanding said District, the follow?
ing taxes, which shall be collected by
the persons aud at tho times, and in
the mannor prescribed by the said
General Orders.
On all real estate 75 cents on every
$100, excepting such lands ns are
exempted in article first, of ?aid
General Order.
On all articles manufactured for
sale, barter or exchange, between tho
first day of January, 1868, and the
first day of January, 1869, ten cents
on every $100, to bo paid by tho
manufacturers.
Ou buggie3, carriages, gold and
silver plate, watches, jewelry and
pianos on hand, or to first day of
January, 1868, except when held by
dealers for purposes of sale, 25 cents
on every $100.
From the salo of goods, wares or
merchandize, embracing all tho arti?
cles of trade, sale, barter or exchange,
(tho cotton tax of the United States
excepted,) which any person shall
make between the first day of Janu?
ary, 1868, and the 31st day of De?
cember, 1869, 10 cents on every $100.
Upon each back, stage coach,
buggy, wagon and omnibus, drawn
by two or moro horses, there shall be
paid a tax of $5; and on each dray,
cart, buggy and express wagon,
drawn by one horse, a tax of $2.50;
and upon each and every person
keeping n dog, or dogs, shall pay a
tax of 50 cents. And the tax-collec?
tors, sheriffs, or any other person
whoso duty it may be to collect, or
the Treasurer of tho State, whoso
duty it is to receive, shall bo Hablo
upon their respective official bonds
for neglecting or refusing to collect,
safely keep, pa} over and disburse
the sumo in conformity to the order
of the Convention.
SEO. 2. That a sufficient amount of
the samo thus realized, is horeby
appropriated to refund to the Trea?
surer of tho Stato of South Carolina
any sum, or ?un??, which may bc ad?
vanced by the order of Bru v. Maj.
Gen. E. R. S. Canby, or otherwise,
for tho. payment of tho per diem,
mileage, or other expenses of this
Convention.
Sro. 3. That tho funds on credit of
the Stato aro horeby pledged for tho
redemption of bills receivable of tho
State of South Carolina, issued in
conformity to an Act of tho Gonoral
Assembly of tho said Stato, of De?
cember, 1865, and subsequently the
Act of September, 1866, and also for
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the payment of tho bonds and other
obligations of the Stats; provided,
that ttll obligations created for the
purpose of aiding the rebellion,, and
xor maintaining a hostile govern?
ment to the laws and authorities of
the United 'States, are hereby de?
clared to be null and void, and Rbnll
never be paid by any tos? to be im?
posed opon the people of South
' Carolina.
SEO. 4. That for the purpose of
defraying the current expenses of
this Convention, the payment of its
officers, members aud contingent ac?
counts, Brevet Maj. Gen. E. R. S.
Cunby, Commanding Second Military
District, be requested to issue from
time to time, as muy be necessary,
such orders upon the Treasury of the
State of South Carolina, for the pay?
ment of such sums as may be author?
ized by this Convention, ia such
amounts as may be agreed upon be?
tween the President of this Conven?
tion and tho General Commanding,
to the officers and members of this
body, for their perdiera and mileage,
and for the current expenses of the
same, and that the amount of tho
tax heroin authorized to be levied
shall be placed in the Treasury of the
State, to reimburse said advances.
SEC. 5. That if tho tuxes levied and
assessed under this ordinance should
bo in excess of the whole expenses of
the Convention, it shall be retained
in thc Treasury, subject to the future
order and in conformity to the provi?
sions of tho Constitution to bo
adopted by this Convention. Should
there be auy deficiency in tho sum
required to be raised by taxation
under this ordinance, to reimburse
the Treasury for its outlay, tho first
Legislature which assembles hereafter
shall make such further provisions as
may be necessary to raise funds for
this purpose.
Ste. G. That the per diem of the
Prosideut and members of this Con?
vention shall be: President $12;
Members, Sorgenut-ut-Arnis, Seoi.
tary, $9 ; Dum Keeper, Beading
Clerk, $G; two Messengers, each, $4;
Assistant Sergeant-nt-Arins, Assistant
Secretary, Engrossing Clerk, $7;
Assistant Door Keeper $5.
Ssc. 7. Thal the mileage of mem?
bers and ollicers of this Convention,
shall be twenty cents per mile to and
from the Convention, by the usual
mail routes.
A letter was also read from Gov.
Orr, written in reply to a request for
information:
CHARLESTON, S. C., Tau. 25, 18G8.
X. fr. Parker, Esq., Chairman Com?
mittee cu Finance, ?Ca, Charleston,
S. C.
Sin: On tho receipt of your com?
munication of the 21st, I addressed a
letter to Wm. Hood, Esq., Treasurer
of the State, requesting him to fur?
nish tho information which you seek,
with reference to the financial condi?
tion of the State.
From his reply, you will observe
that a very small amount of national
currency is in the Treasury. You
wiri also note that of tho $500,000 of
tho bills receivable authorized to bo
issued by the Act of Assembly of
December, 1SG5, there has been
printed only 8300,000. Of this
amount, but $220,000 has been
"signed, registered and carried to
cush for circulation," and there is
now in tho vault of tho Treasury, in
thoao bills receivable, $122,081, which
loaves the outstaudiug circulation
$99,919.
The unpaid taxes of the State,
whereon executions are now in tho
hands of various sherifl's, will reach
about $130,000. What amount of
theso executions eau be made avail?
able, I am not prepared to say.
If the Convention should consider
it t ipedient to mako any pledges for
tho redemption of these bills receiv?
able, in connection with tho debt of
tho State existing before the war, it
would, in my judgment, materially
appreciate their value, and bring
them nearly up to par. The tax
order issued by Cien. ^Canby will, il
faithfully executed by tho different
officers in tho State, yield about
$3.0,000. If theso taxes ore collect?
ed, all of the bills which ovory mouth
may bo required to bo issued to carry
on tho civil govornmout of tho State,
will bt absorbed by these tuxes and
returned to tho Treasurer.
There is no good reason why these
bills receivable aro now at so great ji
discount. I have the houor to be,
your obedient servant,
JAMES L. ORR,
Governor of South Carolina.
Tho ordinance was read by its tith
and mado the special ordor for 1
o'clock Tuesday.
Tho President begged leave tc
make a personal explanation, with t
view of preventing debate on th?
subject hereafter, in reference to tba
pay of th,e President, referred to in
the above ordinance. "When first
nominated by bia constituents ol j
Charleston aa a delegate to this Con?
vention, he made a d?termination
from which he had not seen ony ]
carine fe deviate. As ?n Oulucir o? i
the Government of the United States, |
be receives compensation for his
services. He did not think it right
and proper, therefore, to receive any
compensation for services while act?
ing President of th? Convention.
He begged leave, therefore, to state
that it was his fixed and unalterable
determination to receive no compen?
sation from tho Convention for his
services, either as President or dele?
gate.
E. W. Mackey offored a resolution,
that a clause bo incorpor?t d in the
Constitution providing that hereafter
in tho sales of ali lands, either for
taxes or under executions, or other
final process, of any court, issued for
the collection of debt, the lands shall
be sold in tracts not exceeding 1G0
acres; HO that the opportunity of
purchase may be exteuded to all
classes of tho community, whose in?
dustry and frugality will enable them
to obtain a home. Referred to tho
Committee on Miscellaneous Matters.
B. P. Wliittomoro offered the fol?
lowing, which was referred to tho
Committeo on Petitions: .
Whereas thousands of laborers of
this Commonwealth are suffering for
thc actual necessaries of life, and
have been compelled, on account of
the claims which their employers
held against them, to turn over the
entire proceeds of their toil for tho
year lSt?7;
Resolved, That this Convention
most respectfully requests Brevet
Muj. Gen. Ed. R. S. Canby, Com?
manding General of the 2d Military
District, to stay the further withhold?
ing of such portions of tho crops as
the laborers are entitled to by the
terms of their agreements; also, that
all notes or obligations given for
labor shall be settled at once; also,
that no debts shall bo collected from
the laborers which they may owo to
their employers, or others, for four
months from the date of the ratifica?
tion of the Constitution which this
Convention may adopt.
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A bill has been introduced in the
New York Legislature, providing it
shall be unlawful for one first cousin
to engage or agree to marry another
first cousin of the same consanguini?
ty. Any person violating the pro?
posed law may be punished by fine of
not moro than $1,000, or imprison?
ment for not longer than one year, or
both fine and imprisonment.
A young wife in Morean, New
York, threw a bonnet und shawl into
tho river, left a suicidal noto, and
eloped with a young man.
LOST,
ON Monday Evening, between Pendle?
ton and Plain streets, a (lol.I)
BUACELET. A liberal reward will be
paid for its return to thia office.
Jan 29_J_2_
"The Queen of Medicine."
AN ascription of praise moro worthy tho
triumphs of art than gilded obohuka,
or monument? of stone, ia thu voluntary
testimony of a grateful people. A thou?
sand hcartH, and RH many ready ton^uea,
yield a willing and a thankful tributo of
praiao to the morita of that incomparable
panacea,
HEINITSH'8 QUEEN'!? DELIGHT.
Thoao aro the living trophies:
"Snatched from the curso diaenrc has
brought,
To speak thc triumphs skill IIIIH wrought."
In tho brief period of twolvo months,
over o,000 casca have boon treated BO suc?
cessfully as to entitle it to bo tho wunder
of tho ago. *
For debility, prostration, nervousness,
mental doprcaaion, impaired digestion,
loss of appetite, restlesness, want ot' vital
force and low apirita, it is more invigorat?
ing and strengthening than ail tho com?
pounds of bark or bitters. Aa a liver
mvigorator, it is of inestimable value As
a stimulant, it is safer and surer than all
tho rum and whiskey tonics of tho day,
and if you value your lifo and health a
pin's fee, avoid these quickening stimu?
lai.ts to the gravo amt uso the Queen's
Delight. For MHIO by
FISHER A HEINITSn,
Jan 20_Druggists.
NOTICE.
WE, the undersigned, do hereby notify
our customers, and tho public ge?
nerally, that owing to tho high prlcca of
Flour," as well as the dullness of trade, wo
shall bo compelled, from the 1st dav of
FEBRUARY, 1HC.S, to roduco tho number
of Loaves of Bread to tho former level of
TWENTY-FOUR LOAVES PER DOLLAR.
W. STIEGLITZ,
THEO. WIBBELT.
P. S. Wo shall also bo compelled to ad
bcro strictly to a caah ayBtem.
Jan 28 10
Flour! Flour!!
OfV BBLS. FLOUR,
OLf 150 Sacka Flour; from best Family
lo uou? r?uper.
Jan 12 FISHER A LOWRANCE.
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Liooal .Tto^r?.?.
CASH:-PAY UP.-From aud after .?
January 1, 1868, tho cash system will
be strictly, enforced. Persons who
are now indebted' for 'subscriptions,
and who wish their papers continued, ,
will confer a favor by paying up at
once. Those who fail will have their
papers discontinued. Cash will also
bo required for all advertisements.
Persons forwarding advertisements
from a distance, must send a remit
I tnnco. Job work cash on delivery.
W. S. King, Esq., is on a collect?
ing tour for the Charleston Courier,
and will present billets to numbera of
onr citizens who are in arrears.
"SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE DE'
FORGOT?"-Merry's Museum, an illus?
trated monthly magazine for boys
and girls, which is now in the twen?
ty-eighth year of its publication, is
emphatically "the young people's old
friend." A new volume commenced
with the January number. ' It is pub?
lished by Horace B. Fuller, 245
Washington street. T?nat-on, Mass.
THE ADDRESS BY MB. MULLALY. ,
Tho inclement weather last night, it
was feared, would prevent a general
turn-out of the citizens; but the
r?putation of the speaker was an all
powerful incentive, and notwith?
standing tho fact that the rain
dropped and drizzled in a monoto?
nous, all-night style, by half-past 7
the hall wuswell filled-not only with
the "lords of creation," but also a
largo number of the gentler sex.
The speaker was escorted on the
stage by Messrs. Stanley, Melton,
E. Hope, George Symmers, William
Wallace and D. B. DeSaussnre; and
was introduced to the audience by ,
1). B. DeSauBsure, Esq. Mr. Mullaby,
in the course of his remarks, carno
down very heavily on tho party now
in power; but stated that the great
voice of the people of Connecticut,
Maryland, California, Kentucky,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
New York, had proclaimed at the
ballot-box that the reign of the radi?
cal party must ond. Local causes
wero assigned for the defeats in the
nutmeg State and "the dork and
bloody ground;" but when the glo?
rious intelligence was received from
the golden sands of the Pacific, the
radicals wero nonplussed; and Old
Thad., in the bitterness of his de?
spair, groaned, "Tho Democrats will . . .
haveamajority in tho next Congress;"
while Ben. Wade declared that there
were not oaths enough in his vocabu?
lary to do the subject justice; Chief
/?-Justice Chose, overcome by his
feelings, asserted that he was "but a
few removes from a conservative."
The speaker boldly declared himself
a "copperhead." His advice to the
out-going politicians was to select a
number of their relics sud curiosi?
ties, for tho purpose of establishing
un opposition establishment to tho
"great showman." Among these
curiosities ho mentioned tho Freed?
man's Bureau-a dilapidated but
commodious piece of furniture, con?
taining many drawers and pigeon?
holes; a sample of the gold which !
Beast Butler was forced to return to
the New Orleans banks, and one of
tho despatches from the great "head?
quarters in tho saddle. " He was con?
fident there was a silver lining to the
dark cloud which had obscurec? thc
country for a length of time. Mr.
Mullaly was frequently interrupted
in his remarks by genuine rounds of .
applause. Ho will lecture at Gregg's
Hall again this evening-subject
"Tho Yankee."
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NEW AOVXBTIKEMEUTS.-Attention in call?
ed to the following advertisements, pub?
lished this morning for tho Hr.-it time:
Dost-A Gold Bracelot.
Fisbor A Heinitsh - Queen's Delight.
Hostettor's Rbnuaeh Bitters.