Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. TOR DISTRICT OFFICERS RICHLAND. For Sheriff. A L. SOLOMON. For Clerk of CourL D. B. DESAUSSURE. For Tax-CoUettor, P. H. SHULER. For Coroner. O. P. HARRISON. For Probate Judge. F. H. ELMORE. For County Commissioners. JOHN SCOTT. N. J. DUBARD. R. O'NEALE, Ju. For School Commissioner. R. O'NEALE, JB. MUNICirAIi OFFICERS-CITY COLL MUIA. For Mayor. COL. J. P. THOMAS. , For Aldermen.-WARD NO. 1. T. W. RADCLIFFE. CLARK WARING. JAMES CLAFFEY. WARD MO. 2. O. A. BEDELL. R. L. BRYAN. O. Z. BATES. WARD NO. 8. W. P. GEIGER. W. T. WALTER. JOHN AGNEW. WARD NO. 4. EDWARD HOPE. W. O. SWAFFJJELD. L. P. MILLER. COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, May 19, 1868. Remark? In the House of Repr?sen? t?t! ven of the lion. J. H. Beck, ' Democrat, Member from Kentucky. We call the attention of our readers to the extract wo publish from Mr. Beck's speech, as given in thc Globe. Tho State and tho South has found in him an able and generous champion, and in ; behalf of om* people, wo return ; him our thanks for his denuncia? tion of tho Constitution that is sought to bo imposed upon out? state, and for his manly words in i behalf of the outraged whites of this State. He accepts the argu- ? ments of thc remonstance paper, and places our cause in bold relief before tho eyes of the country. ? Thus we sue that the good work .done by the remonstrance move? ment, is daily showing its fruits. Let this spirit bo kept up, and whilst there is a chance of saving the State from tho infliction with which she is menaced, let tho op? portunity be improved, and let argument after argument be made until the truth is vindicated, and the public safety preserved. Let the argument now be put before the Senate. And when that fails, then may wo proparo to pass for awhile in the tunnel; soon, how? ever, again to emerge into the light of constitutional liberty, se? cured alike to all classes of the people, and justly distributed ac? cording to thc demands of society and the claims of humanity. Read Mr. Beck's remarks. Action of the Route of Representa. (Ive* on the Restoration of the Southern Stuten. , The features that deserve spe? cial notice, in connection with the omnibus bill, are: 1st. Stevern* amendment, whick is to tbe effect that any citizen of Georgia, who shall swear that he was a good Unionist during the late war, shall be enabled, it may be, to press to tho wall his seces? sion creditor. It is au invitation to fraud and puts a premium upon perjury. 2d. Jlroohf amendment, propos? ing that thc disfranchisement at? tached to the whites bo removed. This was voted down-showing tho floreo spirit of vengeance that still exists in tho radical mind against tho so-called rebels of the South. Another point to bo no? ticed, is that in attaching an amendment to the Georgia Con? stitution, the House of Representa lives actually ttndeila?'ea to make Gonai U>d ions for Hie Southern Stales. This is a bold step to power. A distinguished member of the House writes to us tts follows, relative to tho passage of the omnibus bill of restoration : "They put you all into an omnibus bill and crowded you through." Then alluding to the remonstance paper and Col. Thomas' romarka before the Reconstruction Committee, he adda: "Wo -will at ' least make a record upon thom. Stevens carried ont his amendment to the Georgia Constitution. "We make Consti? tutions for States. We are supreme. Unless the people reverse action this faU, ree are all gone." AdmUllon ot Southern State*. South Carolina's Case-Retract from Speech of Hon. James B. Beek, of Kentucky-Hie South Carolina Re? monstrance. Take the case of South Carolina, for example, and I can only state a few prominent points. Of the men composing that Constitutional CoU VOnM0T 70 TOTO rtocrrrtt^i and about 50 white men. Of "the men com? posing the present Legislature of that State, seventy-one are colored, and fifty-four white. One item of taxa? tion alone in that State-tho taxation for the support of free schools amouuts to 61,000,000. It is pro? vided that the white race shall never have auy public school exclusively for themselves; that the white and the black children, malo and fe m ule, shall bo playmates and school-mates together; that if tho white citizens do not send their boys and their girls to the sohools attended by tho ne? groes, they shall suffer such penalties ns a negro Legislature may seo fit to impose. Who aro tho men thus im? posing these conditions upou the people of that State? As I have al? ready said, they have no interest in the affairs of the State, no interest in its property, no interest in its taxa? tion, and composo no part of its in? telligence, wealth, or respectability. While they aro spending millions of tho property of other people, they io not themselves bear ono dollar of the burden. I hold in my hand and proposo to read an abstract, to which, L trust, members will give their at? tention, and then let them say whether these are men fit to make Consti? tutions for or impose laws upon a people. Tho following statement exhibits un analysis of the taxes 'paid by tho members of, the Convention and of tho Legislature recently elected in South Carolina, according to tho tax returns in the Comptroller's office: The total amount paid by members of the Legislature, $700.03; of this amount, six members pay 3301.02; leaving a balanco paid by all other members, 309.01. Executious were issued for $140.70 of this balauce; whether or not paid, is uot ascer? tained. Tho total amount paid by the members of the Constitutional Convention, $879.51; : f this amount, ouo member (a couseL'vative Demo? crat) pays $508.85; and three mem? bers pay $210.50-$719.35; balance paid by all other members, $100.19. Executions for $77.75 of this balance, whether or not paid, not ascertained. I have the full lists of tho member: of both theso bodies, giviug theil names, the Districts they represent, their color, and the taxes assessed tc each, which I iutended to publisl with my remarks, but they woulc occupy too much space. I will re tain them at my desk, where thej eau bo examined by any member win desires to do so. Fifty-six of tin negro delegates to tho Convention ar< not even on the assessor's books With three or four exceptions, tin others only pay poll tax, and in afev instances tax on a dog-very likely i 6heep killer-and tho white delegate are in the same condition. Twenty three of their number were unknowi even to the assessor. Poll tax is no charged against them, and most o the others pay a mere nominal tax and the same may bo said in regar to Hie State Senators and members c the Legislature, as tho detailed lit in my possession shows. Theso list are at tho service of members, so thc tho accuracy of the statements I muk may be tested. What is hero shown iu reference t South Carolina is buta .sample of al I am informed, by the best men i Alabama, that all tho white men i that State who voted for the Const tut inn have not properly enough iu to enable them to execute the bon required by law from the Stuto Tier surer. Theso South Carolina papers wei prepared for tho purpose of layin them beforo this House, aud to sbo what mau ncr of men they were wi mado this Constitution for that pe pie, and to show how impossible it for this House or any member of i Republican or Democrat, to go b fore his own constituency and j us ti tho imposing upou the people South Carolina such a Constitute as lima, ihus forced upon them i adventurers who hate them, and 1 degraded and ignorant negroes w) knew nothing of what, thoy wo doing. There were very few free negroes South Carolina before tho war; neat all were slaves, as you kuow. The is not one in a hundred of thom wi can read or write, and yet, under t Constitution of South Carolina, th are not only a majority of tho eic tors, but thoy havo elected men their own race and color to fill ?hire fourthsj of the offices in tho Stal Over Seventy of thom aro in the Stu Legislature, and doubtless, tho otb State olfices are heM by them in li proportion. Intelligence and virtue are crushed oui bj ignorance and vi oe. The proud race to which wo all belong, and of whose ci v iii 7A tion wo are proud, is trampled in the dust by the debased African. Taxation without representation for the white man, and representation without tax? ation for the negro, is the rule now in South Carolina. "Hliado of the mighty, can it be That this is all romainr of thee?" Under that Constitution, tho negro magiatrate may, for any offences a negro Legislaturo may create, fine white men any Bum not exceeding $100, and imprison him uot exceed? ing thirty days, and repentit as often as he pleases. Speaking disrespect? fully of tho race, color, or integrity of the magistrate, refusing to send his children to school with negroes, refusing to Bleep in the sanio bod with him-anything may be made the pre? text for arbitrary lino and imprison? ment. A moro convenient niodo of depopulating the State of South Ca? rolina of her white race, could not well be devised. The Legislaturo has power to main? tain a standing army iu time of pence. This and tho militia provision will enable a sufficient number of profli? gate negroes to bo maintained as sol? diers at the expense of tho white tax? payers, to keep tho white raco ir perfect subjection, aud to eut out their substance. Tho whole spirit of the proposed Constitution is shown in section eighl of article eight, which rends thus: "SEC. 8. The Geheval Assembly ahull never puss any law that will do privo any of tho citizens of this Stati of tho right of suffrage, except foi treason, murder, robbery, or dueling whereof tho person ?hall have beei duly tried and convicted." These aro crimes of which white men may bo guilty, henou disfran chisemeut may be part of tho penalty Perjury, burglary, clandestine theft arson, rape, the specialities of th? negro race, shall never deprivo tin perpetrator of the right of suffrage no matter how fiagruut or oft repent ed. Tho gentleman who prefers t< settle his difficulties in private siugfi combat, rather than bring them ii noisy brawl before a crowd, is foreve disfranchised, while the convicto perjurer, the thief, and the negro who destroys tho homo or the chili of tho white man, mny, and porhnp would, in honor of the crime, b elected Governor of the State, o sent to these halls, as soon as b leaves tho penitentiary. Ou behalf of tho Democratic Stat Central Committee of South Carol un, I laid before this House a. remon strunee against this Constitution which was referred to tholteconstruc tion Committee, and by permissio of our Chairman, (Mr. Stevens,) Co Thomas, of South Carolina, udvi catcd tho views and principles therei set forth, with a modesty and abilit that seemed to impress even our dil tinguished Chairman. I have tin paper here. I wish I had timo t read it to tho House. I havo not. can only make a few extracts from i aud urge tho members on both side: if they want to understand tho tri stato of feeling io South Carolin and the evils this Constitution woul bring upon that people, to read an ponder well on the fcicts therein coi tained. After stating many othc gravo questions, tho Committee adi "We have thus suggested to yoi honorable body some of tho pron] neut objections to your adoption i this Constitution. Wo waive i argument upou tho subject of i validity. It is a Constitution facto, and that is the ground upc which we approach your honorab body iu the spirit of earnest remo stranco. That Constitution was tl work of Northern adventurers, Sont em renegades, and ignorant negrot Not one per cont, of tho white pop latiou of tho Stute approves it, ni not two per cent, of the negroes wi voted for its adoption andoratai what his net of voting impliod. Th Constitution enfranchises every mn negro over tho age of twenty-or and disfranchises many of tho pun and best white men of tho State. T negro being in a large numerical n jority as compared with tho whit tho effect is that the now Constit tion establishes in this State neg supremacy, with all its train of cou; less evils. A superior race-a p< tion, Senators and Repr?sentativ of the samo proud raco to which is your pride to belong-is put uni the ralo of au inferior race; 1 abject slaves of yesterday, tho final freedmen of to-day. And think j that there can bo any just, lasting construction on this basis? 'I committee respectfully reply, in half of their white fellow-citize that this cannot bo. Wo do i rr.; . ;, tu tliicu?cu icoioluuuu ny un But the white people of our St will never quietly submit to ne| rule. Wo may havo to pass uni tho yoko you have authorized, 1 by moral agencies, by politi organization, by every peace means left us, wo will keep up t contest until wo havo regained heritage of political control han? down to us by an honored aucesi This is a <luty we owo to the li that is ours, to tho graves that it c tains, and to tho raco of which j and wo are alike members-thopn Caucasian race, whose sovcreig on earth God has ordained, and tl themselves have illustrated on most brilliant pages of the world's j history. " Mr. Speaker, no maa caa read the remonstrance from which these ex? tracts are taken, and lay his band on his heart and say that he honestly be? lieves he is doing justice to his coun? try and bis race, by forcing such a Constitution on that people1. Restoration ot the Southern State?. The following dehnte took place in the House of Representatives on the above subject. Mr. Stevens' amend? ment referred to, was this-it was adopted: And be it further enacted, That the provisions of section seventeen, arti? cle five, of tho Constitution of Geor? gin, shall not npply to n debt due to nny persou who, duriug tho whole time of tho rebellion, wns loj-nl to tho United Stntes and opposed to se? cession. I Mr. Brooks' amendment was voted down. Mr. Brooks, (Democrat,) of New York, gave notice thnt he would move the following amendment as an addi? tional section: He it further enacted, That on and after the passage of this Act, all citi? zens of the United States, in tho States heretofore named, shall bo ad? mitted to equal rights' suffrage. As to the debate: Mr. Beck addressed the Hotiso for au hour, in opposition to the bill. He declared that tho nmendmeut pro? posed by Mr. Stevens was just ns legitimate as the notion of the people of the States on the Constitution pro? posed for them, was. If the member.? of the Republican party did not como up to tho amendaient just offer? ed by Mr. Stevens, it would bo the first time that any proposition pro? posed by the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania was not adopted by all tho members of this party, in? cluding tho distinguished menibei from Ohio, (Mr. Bingham,) whe would yety have to yield to the dictate.' of this great leader. Mr. Bingham, (Republican,) ol Ohio, remarked that that statement was contradicted by tho record in iu numerable instauees, and tho gentle man ought not to muke it. Mr. Beck repeated the assertion, that tho position taken by Mr. Ste vens had been followed by his partj iu almost every instance, whethei they had been liked at first or not Tho amendment now offered by tin gentleman from Pennsylvania wouh he another illustration of tho rule He referred to the resolution of th Ohio Legislature, presented lust Mou day by Mr. Van Trump, in oppositioi to the reconstruction measures o Cougress. He also referred to th objectionable features of the Cousti huions nuder which the Souther States wero to bo admitted, particu lurly that provision of the South Cn roliua Constitution which rankes i compulsory on nil children, white e black, to bo sent to the same school; Mr. Higby, (Republican,) of Cal fornia, asked Mr. Beck whathewoul do with the negroes. Mr. Beek replied, that ho wonl protect them as freedmen, as h would protect any person who ha not tho capacity to exercise politict rights and privileges, for a great man reasons. Ho held tho negro was Ul tit to hold political rights, nud it wt outrage against the civilization < i. o to place tho negro of tl S- u in position to control tho whit ra. . It was an outrage which h believed the people of tho countr would ere long wash out. He d( dared that the colored people of Kei tucky were now better protected nu better cared for than they were i any States that ure under tho Reco) struction Act. The object of tl pending bill was to counteract tl voters of the Northern States in tl approaching Presidential election. Mr. Farnsworth, (Republican,) Illinois, asked Mr. Beck, whether, the black man would vote the Dem eratic ticket, his objection to the participating in the govern me would not be somewhat modified? Mr. Beck. Not iu the slightest. Tho bill ns finally passed, yeas-10 nays 35-is ns follows: A 'Bill to admit. 'te Stales vf North C ralina, South Carotina, Louisian Georgia and Alabama, lo represent lion in Congress. "Whereas, tho people of North C rolinn, South Carolina, Louisian Georgia nud Alabama have, in purs ance of the provisions of nu Act on tied "An Act for the moro efticie goverument of tho rebel States pnssed March 2, 1867, and tho At supplementary thereto, framed Co stitutious of State government win aro republican in form, and ha adopted said Constitutions by lar majorities of tho votes mst. nt. t elections held for tho ratification rejection of the same; therefore, Be it enacted hg the Senate and Hoi of Representatives of the United Sta of America, in Congress asscmhh That tho States of North Cnrolir South Carolina, Louisiana, Georf aud Alabama ahull bo entitled and t milted to representation in Congn as States of tho Union, when tho I gislatures of said States, respective shall have duly rntificd tba amen nient to tho Constitution of tho Unit States, proposed by tho Thirty-riirj Congress, and known as the foi teenth, upon tho following fun? mental conditions: That the Constitutions of st States shall never be amended or changed so as to discriminate, in favor of or against any citizen or class of citizens of the United .States in their right to vote* who are now entitled to' vote by said Constitutions, respect? ively, except os a punishment for such Crimes aa are uow felonies at common law, whereof they shall have been duly convicted, and no person shall ever be held to service or labor as a punishment for crimes in said States, except by public officers charged with the custody of convicts by tlie laws thereof, und that so much of the seventeenth section of tho fifth article of tho Constitution of the Stato of Georgia as gives authority to Legislatures or courts to repudiate debts contracted prior to tho 1st dn> of June, I860, and similar provisions in nil tho other of tho Constitutions mentioned in this bill, shall be null and void, as ncrunsr. nil mon who were loyal during the whole timo of the rebellion, and who, during that time, supported the Union, and thej' j shall have the same rights in the courts and elsewhere, as if uo rebellion had ever existed. Si:c. 2. And be it further enacted, That it' the day fixed for the meeting of tho Legislature of either of said States, by the Constitution thereof, shall have passed before the passage of this Act, such Legislature may be convened within thirty days after the plissage of this Act, by the President of the Convention which framed the Constitution of said State. SEC. 3. And l>e it further enacted, That the first sect ion of this Act shall take effect when the President of the United States shall officially proclaim tho due ratification by the Legisla? tures of said States, respectively, of article fourteen of the amendment of tho Constitution of tho United States, proposed by the Thirty-niuth Congress; and it is hereby made the duty of the President, within ten days after receiving official informa? tion of tho ratification of said amend? ment by tho Legislature of either of the said States, to issue a proclama? tion announcing tho fact. A RASCALLY ADVENTURER.-Mnuy of our ladies will remember being called upon at their residences, last fall, by a "lady" agent going around aud selling ladies' "corsets" and fit? ting them at a remarkably low price. Recently, iu an interior town iu this Stat , the very same woman, by the cheapness of her stock aud a decided and unwarranted partiality shown a bcautifid lady customer, aroused sus? picion, and ou the "lady" being ar? rested, she was found to be a young man in disguise-fitting and selling just for the fun of the thing. He says he paused through Easton, Allentown, Heading, Pottsvillo and many other towns, fitting corsets to several thousand young ladies. [Allentown (Pa.) Democrat. THE SECRETARY, or THE SENATE. The Secretary of the Senate resigns his lucrative place. It is intimated that ho does this for the. sake of inde? pendence, in order that ho may be free to express his opinions in regard to the position of Senators. As? tonishing pieco of self-denial and delicacy on tho part of the Secretary and owner of "two papers-both daily." Ho rosigos tho place he holds as an officer of the Senate, that he maj the more energetically hound on the hunt against the Senators of high and honorable character. Would it not have looked better if the Sec? retary had resigned earlier, and be? fore it became so evident that he was to be hustled out? [New York Herald. In France, tho laws are very strict aguinst persons in civil lifo carrying weapons. An invention hos recently been made, however, which, while conforming lo the law, is a partial aid as a means of defence against night robbers. It consists of a small horn inserted in the cud of a cane, which contains an electric battery and a small lamp with two powerful reflec? tors. The intensity of this light, it is said, temporarily blinds any per- j son at whom it is pointed. The lamp is kindled at will, by pressing a small knob at the other end of the stick, which communicates with an electric wire. Mr. Forney communicates t.> the Philadelphia Presa, as an understood thing, "that no Republican who op? poses the conviction of Andrew John sou will be allowed a seat in the Republican Convention at Chicago." In other words, the Republican who doubts tho expediency of impeach? ment, or denies the sufficiency of the testimony adduced ns the ground? work of Mr. Johnson's removal, is to bo read out of tho party. C.cor8o N. Harrington, otherwise j known as George Christy, died in I Now York on Tuesday night, after a brief illness, in the fortieth year of his age. Few men were ?nore widely ; known in the minstrel profession, aud nono wero moro thoroughly ap preoiated. In hi? palmy days, "George Christy" was considered the , l.?est "bones" in the world. From reliablo authority it is now j understood that the Georgia Legisla- i turo will bo composed of throe par- i ties-the Democrats, tho radicals and tho conservative independents-the latter holding tho balance of power. Their proclivities, so tar. are decided? ly Democratic. Wo have been requested by Mr. John Veil to return his thanks to the unknown individual for a remittance, with the following endorsement: "$7 for goods lost by good Mr. Veal." Miss MCCULLOCH.-This young lady of Columbia, now tbe prima donna of tho Italian Opera Troupe at Savannah, was given a compli? mentary benefit recently. She pro? mised to appear in the "Barber of Seville." It would, no doubt, be agreeable to our oitizeus to hear Miss Mc??ftHooh here. MAIL AUT.ANOEMENTS.-The pest office opeu during the week from 8>? a. m. to (5 p. m. Ou Sunday , from ?}? to B>? p. ra. Tho Charleston and Western mails arc open for delivery at 41..' p. m., aud close at 8)jj p. m. Northern-Open for delivery nt 81?J a. m., closes ut 2.45 p. m. Greenville-Open for delivery 5}? p. m., closes nt S p. m. "SorxtEE."-We beg leave to call attention to the soiree of the "Ladies of Triuity Church," which will tnko place to-day aud to-morrow, 19th aud 20th- The low price of admission puts it in the power of all who are disposed to be present, while the character of the entertainment, inde? pendent of its object, will more than repay. It is hoped that tho public, which bas so generously sustained all other charitable objects in behalf of which appeals to their sympathies have been made, will not withhold their aid from the ladies in their labor of reverence and love. We are requested to state that tho doors "will bu open at 7'.j p. m. Admission 25 cents. COUKT OF APPEALS-Monday, May IS.-The Court met at 10 a, m., and pronounced opinions as follows: O. N. Bowman, adm'r, rs. D. Lobe aud R. A. Bowman, et al. Wardlaw, A. J. Decretal order affirmed. Kenneth & Gibson os. South Caro? lina Railroad Company. Inglis, A. J. Motion dismissed. (This was an action brought against defendant, to recover back money ^aid for trans? portation of cottou ? 18G5-'G6, in excess of rates allowed by the rail? road charter. A non-suit was ordered on circuit, and on .ppeal, tho ruling below was sustained, on the ground that the payments made by plaintiffs were voluntary, having been made after the services had been rendered, without protest by plaintiffs, and not having been exacted in advance by tho defendant.) Venus Blakely and Phillis Staggers r.s. John J. Tisaale, ex'r, et al. Ward law, A. J. Decree affirmed. W. W. Ward ads. the State; ex rel. Isaac Milligan. Dunkin, C. J. Mo? tion dismissed. Sextus T. Gaillard ads. Theodora Guerard. Wardlaw, A. J. Motion for now triul granted. Sarnh Wiseman and O. G. Finley vs. Samuel Hunter and J. R. Cun? ningham, ex'rs. Dunkin, C. J. Ap? peal dismissed. D. S. Lee vs. S. Kraft and wife. Dunkin, C. J. Decree affirmed. Daniel McLnre et al. vs. George Steele, adm'r, et al. . Inglis, A. J. Decree modified. Moses Lindsey et a* vs. C. P. San difer et ni. Dunkin, C. J. Decree affirmed. J. W. McElwee, Jr., vs. L. W. Massey et al. Dunkin, C. J. Appeal dismissed. W. T. McKeown ails, the State. Wardlaw, A. J. Judgment arrested. W. A. Mooro fo. Aun E. Wright el al. Inglis, A. J. Appeal dismissed. J. Rice Rodgers ads. the State; ex rel. W. E. Estes. Motion dismissed. Wm. M. Kerr rids, the State. Same ads. same. Dunkin, C. J. Motion for new trial granted in both cases. Eliza C. Johnston ads. the State. Sumo ads. snme. Inglis, A. J. Mo? tion dismissed. J. B. Adnms nnd wife rs. C. H. Lathan, ex'r. Inglis, A. J. Decree modified. The call of the docket was re? sumed: Wm. B. Merri wether ads. Wm. Smith, ex'r. Mr. Tradewell was heard for appellant; Mr. Bachman submit? ted argument of Mr. Jones contra. At 3 o'clock, the Court adjourned. NEW AT V>UTISEMENTS.-Special nt tention is called to the following ad i-ertisements, published for the flrsl time this morning: Jacob Bell-Citation. Meeting Columbia Lodge. " Independent Fire Co. '. Palmetto " " Republican Nomination. Jncob Levin-Auction. Soiree by tho Ladies. C. F. Jackson-New Goods. Miss Levy-Dancing School. * Meeting Democratic Candid tl<--JW A. M. Hui.t -A Card. Jg Graeser, McJunkfa A Scnn ---VjH Industrial Association - Stitch!T