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Daily Paper $8 a Year "Let our Just Censure ^''ji^3sS^Bl^SS^^m Attend the True Event." Tri-Weckly $5 a Year .... BY JULIAN A. SEllHY COLUMBIA. S. f) : WEPNESDAT.'.MORNING. MARCH- il, iS?S7 VOLUME III-NO. 30$_ THE PHCENLX. . ?ciu,iannn DAILY AND TUI-V.-K.I-.XL?. fIii 0LIANER, ?Vfcttt TVEPNESDA.Y TIOI?N'INO. BY JULIAN A. SELBY, * *> KKIwu ARD Pitorunvron. \ .'Offtoo on Main street, a row doora abovo Taylor (orCamdou) stroot. v ' TERMS-IN ADVANCE. ' ; SUBSCRIPTION. . Daily Paper," six-months.ti 00 Tri-Weekly, " M . 2 50 Weekly?: I ??? .?.1 GO ADVEilT?SEJtKhTS Inserted at to cents nor square for thoflrvt Insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent. Weukly 75 ?cuts each insertion. ' *sr* -A liberal discount made on Hie abovt) rates relien advertisements arb inserted by the month or 'year. ' '' -t ' -.'Vj, APKNTS. . Lexington-B. J. Hayes. Xpartanburg-Hirum Mhehell. ? ' ?T. B. Allon,-Oliest?r. Julius Poppe, Anderson C. H. . . S. P. KtnsTrd, Newberry C. II. f J anica,Grant, Union. J. AL Allen, Greenvillo. . ' Thc New Constitution." . THE BUJIJ OF liionrs. i We. the People qf the Stale of South Carolhui, in. Convention assembled, . Grateful to Almighty God for this opportunity, deliberately nud peacea? bly of entering into nu explicit and , Bolemn compact with ouoh other, and forming u new Constitution and Civil Government -for ourselves nud pos? terity, recognizing tho necessity of protection ot the people in nil that , pertains to their freedom, safety and tranquility, and imploring the di? rection of the Great Legislator of tho Universe, do agree upou, ordain and establish the following Declaration of Rights and Form of ? Government as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of South Carolina. ARTICLE I. DEGLARATTON OF RIGHTS. SEC. 1. All men are boru froo nud equal-endowed by their Creator ?with cqrtoiu inalienable rights, among which aro the rights of onjoyiug and defending their lives aud liberties, of acquiring, possessing and protect? ing property, and of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness. SEC. 2. Slavery shall never exist in this State; neither shall involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall ? have, beoti duly convioted. SEC. 3. All political powor is vested in aud derived from tho poople only; therefore, they have the right, at al! times, to modify their form of Go vemment in' such manner as thoj may deem expedient) when the pub lio good demands. SEO. 4. Every citizen of this State owes paramount allegiauoe to thc Constitution and Government of th? United States, aud no law or ordi nanoo of this State in contravention o: subversion thoreof, can have au] bindi ug force. . " SEC. 5. This State shall ever re maiu a member of tho Atuoricai Union, and all attempts, from what ever soureo, or upon whatever pro text, to dissolve the said Union, shnl 'bo resisted by tho whole power of th State. SEC. (5. Tho right of tho people peaceably to assemble to consult fo the eoinmon good, and to petitio; the Government, or any departmen thoreof, shall never be abridged. SEC 7. All persons may freol speak, write and publish their senti ments ou any subject, being respor siblo for tho abnse of that right; an no laws shall be en ac ted to restrni or abridge the liberty of speech or c the press. SEC. 8. lu prosecution for the pul lioation of papers investigating th official conduct of officers or men i public capacity, or when thc raat'< published is proper for public ii formation, the truth thereof mc be given in evidence; and in all h dictinenis for iibei the jury she be the judges of the law and the fact SEC. 9. No person shall be d prived of the right to worship Gc according to the dictates of his OT conscience; Provided, That tho li er ty of consoieno? hereby dec?an I s?mil not justify practices inconsis? tent with tho pence and moralsaf?ty of Ispciety. - SEC. 10. No form pf religion shall he established bylaw; but it shall bo tho duty of tho General Assembly to pass suitable laws to protect every reli? gious denomination iu the peaccablo employment of .its owu mode of wor? ship. 'SEO. ll. Tho right of trial by jury sholl remain inviolate. SEC. 12. No person shall bo dis qunliticd as a witness, or be prevent? ed from acquiring, holdiug and trans? mitting property, or bo hindered in acquiring education, or bo liable to any other punishment for any offence, or bo subjected in law to any other restraints or disqualifications iu re? gard to any personal rights that) such as aro laid upon others under liko circumstances. SEC. 13. No person shall be held to answer for any crime or offence until tho sumo is fully, fairly, plainly, substantially aud formally described to him; or be compelled to accuse or furnish evidence against himself; aud every person shall have a right to produce all proofs that may bo favor? abls to bim, to meet che witnesses against him face tb face, to have a speedy and public trial by au im? partial jury, and to bo fully hoard in his defenco by himself or by his counsel, or by both, as he may elect. SEC. l-l. No person shall bo ar? rested, imprisoned, despoiled or dis? possessed of his property, immuni? ties or privileges, put ont of tho protection of tho law, exiled or de? prived of his life, liberty, or estate, but by tho judgment of his poors or the law of the land. And the Gene? ral Assembly shall not enact auy law that shall subject any rjerson to pun? ishment without trial by jury; nor HIIUII he bo punished but by virtue of a law already established, or promul? gated prior to the offence, and legally applied. SEC. 15. All courts shall bo public, and every persou, for any injury that he may receive iu his land, goods, person, or reputation, shall have remedy by duo conrso of law aud justice administered without unne? cessary delay. SEC. l?. All persons shall, before conviction, bo bailable by suOk-icnt sureties, except for capital offences, when the proof is evident or thc presumption great; and excessive bail shall not, in auy case, be required, nor corporal punishment inflicted. SEC. 17. Tho privilege of tho wril of habeas corpus Bhall not bo sus pended, except when in case of iu 8urreetiou, rebellion or invasion, tin public safety may require it. SEC. 18. No person, after having been onco acquitted by a jury, shal again, for tho same offence, bo pul in jeopardy of his life or liberty. SEC. 19. All offences less that felou}', aud in which the punish men does not exceed a fine of $100, o imprisonment for thirty days, shal be tried summarily before a justice o the peaco or other ofticer authorize! by law, or information under oath without indictment or interveutioi of a grand jury, saving to tho dc fendant the right of appeal; and n persou shall be held to answer fo any higher crime or offence unies on presentment of a grand jury, ex copi in cases arising in tho laud an naval service, or in tho militia who in actual service in time of war c public danger. SEC. 20. No person shall bo in prisoned for debt except in cases c fraud; aud a reasonable amount < property, as a homestead, shall L exempted from seizure or sale for tl payment of any debts or Hal>ilitio except for tho payment of such obi g?tions as aro provided for in th Constitution. SEC. 21. No bill of attainder, < post facto law, nor any law impairir fb? obligation cf ci;utr?ct?, oin?I ?V< be enacted; and no conviction sbi work corruption of blood or forfeitu of estate. * SEO. 22. AU parsons have a rig! to be secure from unreasonab searches or seizures of their person houses, papers or possessions. ? warrants shall be supported by oath or affirmation, and tho order of tho warrant to a civil officer to rsahc r search or BC?ZUTO in suspected piucos, .or to arr?st one or' moro suspected persons, or to seizo their property, shall bo accompanied with a special designation of the persons or objects nf search, arrest or eeiaure; and no warrant shall be issued but in cases and with tho formalities prescribed ! by the laws. ' SEC. 23. Private property shall not be talion or applied for public nae, or ! for tho uso of corporations, or for | private use, without the consent of j the owner or n just compensation being made therefor; Provided, how? ever, that laws may ho made securing to persons or corporations tho right of way over tho hinds of either per? sons or corporations, and for works of internal improvement, the right to establish depots, stations, turn? outs, etc. ; but a just compensation shall, in all cases, bo first made to tho owner. SEC. 2-1. Tho power of suspending tho laws, or the execution of the laws, shall never be exercised but by tho legislature, or by authority derived therefrom; to bo exorcised in such particular cases only as the General Assembly shall expressly provide for. SEC. 25. No person shall, in anj? ease, bo subject to martial law, or to auy pains or penalties by virtuo of that law, exoipt thoso employed in tho army or navy of the United States, and except the militia in actual service, but by authority of tho General Assembly. SEO. 26. In the government of this commonwealth, the legislature, ex? ecutive and j?dicial powers of tho Govorument, shall bo forever sepa? rate and distinct from each other, and no person or pensons exercising the functions of ono of said depart? ments shall assume or discharge tho duties of any other. SEC. 27. Tho General Assembly ought frequently to assemble, for tho redress of grievances and for making now laws as the common good may require. SEC. 28. The people have a right to keep and bear arras for tho com? mon defence. As in times of penco, armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to bo maintained without tho consent of tho General Assembly. Tho military powor ought always to be held in an exact subordination to the civil authority and be governed by it. SEC. 29. In time of peace no sol? dier shall be quartered iu any house without the consent of the owner; and, in time of war, 3iich quarters shall not be made but in a manner prescribed by law. SEC. 30. No person who consci enciously scruples to bear arms, shall bo compelled to do so, but he shall pay an equivalent for personal ser? vice. SEC. 31. AU elootions shall be free and open, and every iahubitunt ol this commonwealth possessing thc qualifications provided for in thu Constitution, s?mil liuva an equal right to elect officers, an I be elected to fill public office. SEC. 32. No property ciuulificatior shall be necessary for an election tc or the holding of any oBee, and nc office shall bo created, ho appoint ment to which shall be for a longei time than good behavior. After tin adoption of the Constitution, an] person who shall fight a duel, oi send or accept a challenge for thu purpose, or bo an aider or abettor ii fighting a duel, shall be deprived o holding any office of kolor or trus in this State, and shall le otherwisi punished aa the law shall prescribe. SEO. 83. The right of suffrage sha] be protected by laws regtlating elec I tion8, and prohibiting, Inder ade quiite penalties, all nudue influence from powor, bribery, tumult or ira proper conduot. SEO. 34. Representation shall b apportioned according to populatioi and no person in this Btrte shall b disfranchised or deprived of any c the rights Qr privileges new enjoyed except by the law of the land or tb I judgment of hie peera. V ' ' SEC. 35. Temporary nbseuco from the State shall not forfeit a residence once obtained.5 ' .** SEC. 36V All property!'subject to taxation shnll bo taxed in proportion to its value. Each individual of so? ciety has a right to bo protected in tho enjoyment of life, liberty and property, according to standing laws. Ile should, therefore, coutribnte his share to tho expense of his protec? tion, and givo his. personal service when necessary. SEC. 37. No subsidy, charge, im? post tax or duties shall be estab? lished, fixed, laid or lovied, under auy pretext" whatsoever, without tho consent of the people or their repre? sentatives lawfully assembled. SEC. 38. Excessive fines shall not i bo imposed, nor cruel aud unusual punishment inflicted, nor shall wit? nesses be unreasonably detained. SEC. 89. No title of nobility or hereditary emolument shall ever bo granted in this State. Distinction on account of race or color, in any case whatever, shall bo prohibited, and all classes of citizens shall enjoy equally all common, public, legal aud political privileges. SEC. 40. All navigable waters shall remain forever public highways, freo to the citizens of the State and the United States, without tax, impostor toll imposed; and no tax, toll, im? post or whurfage shall be imposed, demanded or recoived from tho own? ers of any merchandize or commo? dity, for the uso of tho shores or any wharf erected on the shores, or iu or over tho waters of ony navigable stream, unless tho same bo author? ized by the General Assembly. SEC. 41. Tho enumeration of rights iu tliis Constitution shall not bc con? strued to impair or deny others re? tained by tho people, aud all powers not herein delegated remain with tho people. SPECIAL NOTICES. j IT IS AMAZING-That thY" feeble I should totter, with uncertain steps, over tbo face of the earth, in danger every day of falling victims to tbe morbid influences by which wo aro all surrounded, when a tested and proven vogotablo tonic, capable or endowing them with the vigor they need, is procurable in every city, town and settlement. It might reasonably be thought that after tho twelve years expe? rience which the world has had of 1IOS TETTEK'S BITTERS, all would liuow that its effect is to prevent disease. At this season tho atmoHphcro is sur? charged with tho ecods of intermittents, remittents, rheumatism, pulmonary dis? orders, bilious complaints and the like. Foreous whoso nervous systems aro re luxod aro the first to snccumb to those dintempers. Brace up thu physical ener? gies then with this potential vegetable tonic. It is the most powerful r?cup?rant which tho botanic kingdom has ever yielded to patient research and experi? ment. Try it. The blindest disciple of the old medical dogmas will at least admit that a tonic and alterative, compounded of approved herbs, roots und barks, can do no harm, while tho testimony of thou? sands invites a trial of its virtues. Vigor is tho thing most needed io these cases as well as in dyspepsia and nervous affections, and llostetter's Bitters ls tho safest, .surest und moat wholesome strengthening preparation that human skill has yet concocted. llnndreds of physicians have abandoned all the officinal receipts and prescribed tLis harmless tonic, an a preventivo uud cure for all cases of chills and fever. March ll Ct__ QlT is a matter of congratulation that we have at last had a reliable Tonio intro? duced in Panknin's Hepatic Bittersjmauu factnred at tho South by Dr. 0. P. Panknin, tho well known Charleston Chemist; and which can bo used by all persons, regard? less of age or sex, who require a tonic medicino. Ask your fan ?ly physician, and he wdl bo suro to recommend them. For sale by ali druggists. _AprU 10 wly Da. C. M. MIOT, Agent. , MARIUAOR ANO Ctel.II! Ai: Y .-AN ESHA?. t oa YOUNO MEN on the Crime of Solitude, aud tho Diaeasos and Abuses which create Impediments to Marriage, with sure means of relief. Sent in scaled lotter envelopes, froo of charge. Address Dr. J. SKIIXIN HOUGH fON, Howard ? Association, Philadelphia, Pa. I ?ehl ?mo FISHER & LOWRANCE. COLUMBIA. S. C. Winter Clothing NOW IN STORE. ;\ R. & W. C. SW?FFIELD AHEAD AS USUAL.' SUITS FROM ?7.50 TO $60, AFULL LINE OF SHIRTS, , , HOSIERY, UNDER GARMENTS, GLOVES. TIES, TRAVELING 8HAWLS, BLANKETS, ETC. New Stylo TAPER and LINEN COLLARS. A Bpleudid lino of FRENCH aud ENG? LISH CASKJMERE. which will bo mado to order in tho LATEST STYLES and at LOW PRICES. E?erything that is new in the way of HATS, N. B.-Our CLOTHING ?B nearly all of OUB OWN MANUFACTURE. WALKER'S BLOCK, S*pt 20_MAIN STREET, i "The Queen of Medicine." AN ascription of praise moro worthy tho triumphs of art than gilded obelisks, ' or monuments of stone, ia tko voluntary testimony of a grateful people A thou? sand hearts, and as many ready tongues, yield a willing aud a thankful tributo of pruiso to thc merits of thal incomparable panacea, HEINITSIPS QUEEN'il DELIGHT. These aro tho living trophies: "Snatched from thc curso disease has brought, To speak tho triumphs skill has wrought." In the brief period of twelve mouths, over 3,000 cases havo beon treated so suc? cessfully as to ontitlo it to be the wonder of the ago. For debility, prostration, nervousness! mental depression, impaired digestion, loss of appetite, reatlesness, want of vital force ana low spirits, it ?B more invigorat? ing and strengthening than all the com? pounds of bark or bitters. As a liver lnvigorator, it ?H 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 fco, avoid these quickening stimu? lants to the grave and ute the Queen's Delight. For nain hv FISHER A HLTNITSn, Jan'29 _Druggists. FURNITURE ! FURNITURE ! f RI keeps constantly mik; Wa hand an assortment ol?^^s^^'^^H T* FURNITURE, such as is usually wanted in a house, consisting of BED? STEADS, all kinds; Chairs Tables, Ward? robes, Bureaus, Washstands, Safes, Desks, Ac. Ho is also prepared to manufacture and repair anything in thu Cabinet Mak? ing lino. JEROME FAGAN, Jun 8 Opposite new Masonic Hall. Bacon Sides. I f\ HHDS. primo Clear Ribbed SIDES, ?V/ for sale by E. A G. D. HOPE. Feb '28 SEED .RICE. PT t\ BUSHELS prime SEED RICE, for Oil nulo by E. A G. D. HOPE. Feb '21_ _ ""NOTICE". ALL PERSONS INDERTED to the undersigned aro particularly request? ed to come forward und put lio ap without dolay, as indulgence has ceased to bo a virtue E. A G. D. HOPE. Jan 14_^_ _; CORSETS. ~ AFEW pair of Mad. Domorcst's ele? gant fitting FRENCH CORSETS, at the INDUSTRIAL DEPOSITORY. Fob 23 The life of ?ll flesh la blood. The b??ph of til life is pura tl. ..h. PUJO blood keeps out all diseases. The Queen's De? light parities the blood. Choice Sugar-Carod Hams, AT 18 cents per pound. Call at Feb 7 J. A T. R. AGNEWS. WANTED. 3AAA EMPTY HACKS. ?UUU FISHER ? LOWBANCa.