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"Let our Just Censure 5^^?^^S^^?^^^&?^^ M^rd tbo True Event." BY J. ?. SEL.BY. COLUMBIA, S. C.. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1870. VOL. VI-NO. 95. City Machine Works, COLUMBIA, S. G. TUE undersigned are prepared to manufacture Port? able and Stationa ary Steam Engines . and Boilers, ? Baw ?Mills, Grist and Flour Mills, Iron and Brass Castings of all descriptions, Gearing Mill Irons, RICHARD TOZER, May 24 3mo_ROBT. MCDOUGALL. "BAD BLOOD." "THE LIFE IS THE BLOOD.' -. - FROM it wo derive our strength, beauty and mental capabilities. It ia the centre of our being, aronud which revolves all that makes existence happy. When tbis6ourceis corrupted, tho pnintnl effects are visible in many shapes, prominent among which is BOR.OFULA. This is a taint or infection of the human organism, and probably no ono is wholly free ] -from it. It exhibits itself in various shapes as Ulcers and Sores, Decayed BoncB. Diseased Scalp, Sore Eyes, Weak and Dieeased Joint?, St. Vitus* Dance, Foul Diachargee from the Nostrils. Eruptions, Glandular Swellings, Throat Affections, Rheumatism, Heart A flec? tions, .Nervous Disorders, Barrenness, Disor? ders of tho Womb, Dropsy, Syphilitic Affec? tions, Liver Complaint, Salt Rheum, Dyepep-, ela. Neuralgia, Loss of Manhood and General DebUity. It bau been the custom to treat theso di? seases with Mercury and other Mineral sub? stances, whieb, though sometimes producing a cure, often provo injurionB.and entail mise? ry in after lifo. Tho loDg known injurious properties of theso ao-callcd alteratives and purifiers has lcd tho philanthropical man of ecienco to exploro tho arena of nature, tho rc Bult of which ha* been tho discovery of vege? table producta which posses tho power of eradicating theBO taints from the Blood. The Sarsaparilla AND QUEEN'S DELIGHT Is a blessing. Try it fairly, and your nerves will.be restored to their "wonted vigor, and j your dejected countenanco bo mado radiant with the consciousness of RESTO II ED MANHOOD. Being free from violent minerals, it ie adapted to general use. Tho old and young may uso it; the most delicate female at any time may take it: the tender infant, who may have inherited dieease, will bo cured by it. For Purifying the Blood, USE 33IE*. TXJTT'S Compound EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA QUEEN'S DELIGHT. When used in tho Spring, it removee all humors which infest the system, and ba? nishes tho languor and debility peculiar to that aeasen of inc year. It acts promptly on tho LIVER AND KIDNEYS, Producing a healthy action of the important I organs by which all the impurities ol thc s\H? | tem are carried of!', and tho result ia For Discuses prodnced tty lite use nfl Mercury, und for Syphilis, -wi tl? Its tnt In ' of evils, tills compound ls tile only sure antidote* To the poor creature, enfeebled in mind and body, by secret practices, whoso nerves are unstrung, and countenance down-cast, X>H_- TUTT'S Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla and Queen's Delight Is the acknowledged antidote to all Blood Diseases. By its uso the afflictions above ennmeratcd can be permanently banished, and the Source-Oie Centre of Life-the Blood, be maintained in all its purity and vigor. A Clear Skin, Good Appetite, Buoyant Spirits. Prepared by WM. H. TUTT & LAND, AUGUSTA, GA., And sold by Druggists everywhere. April 14_ Gmo ROBERT WOOD & CO.. PHILADELPHIA ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKS. ARDEN and Cemetery adornments, Cast, VDT Wrought Iron and Wire Railings, Fount? ains, Vases, Verandas, Sotteeb, Arbora, Chairs, Summer Houses, IRON STAIR8, Spiral and straight, in every varioty of pat? tern. New and improved styles of Hay Racks, Mangers, atablo Fixtures, Stall Divisions, Ac. PATENT WIRE WORK. Bailings, Store Fronts, Door and Window Guards, Farm Fencing, Ac. BRONZE IV tilt IC. Having fitted up our Foundry with special reference to tho aoove clasB of work, wo arc now prepared to fill with promptness all or? ders for Bronze Castings of Statuary, colossal, heroic, and life size. ORNAMENTAL IBON GOODS. Tho largest assortment to bo found in the United States, all of which are executed with the expresa view of pleasing the tasto, while they combine all the requisites of beauty and substantial construction.* Purchasers may rely on having all articles carefully boxed and shipped to thc place of destination. Designs will ho acut to those who wish to mako a selection. April[9 Cm GEORGE PAGE & CO. g HAMCFACTCBERS or PATENT PORTABLE CIRCULAR m SAW MILLS, Aub Stationary and Portabio /Tlx ?w'Steam Engines, &Q./ II\ No. 5 Schroeder Stroet, / H ^ BAt.TlBlQRE.tK0. GSrScndfor Catalogues and Price-Lists. Guns and Ammunition. TUST received by William Glaze, fine Eng? lish BREECH-LOADING GUNS, fine Eng? lish Powder, in Canisters, Shot and Caps, of all kind. Ono door North of Messrs. Scott, Wil? liams A Co.'a Banking House._Deo Kl Seed Peas. rrpr BUSHELS primo Clav Cow Peas, for i tJ seed, for sale by E. HOPE. Great Inducements TECE THADE PUBLIC GENERALLY AT THE MAMMOTH BOOT, SHOE, HAT TRUNK EMPORIUM A. SMYTHE, MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA HOTEL, BUILDING. HAYING determined to rodnco my proBent spring and sommer stock of BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, Ac, -which is very largo and complote, in order to make arrangements for tho fall trade, I offer all goods in my lino at COST for tho next thirty days; at which timo stock will bo taken. Thia is a raro opportn nity, especially for tho trado and conBuraerp, to securo great bargains, and I would most respectfully solicit a call. A. SMYTHE. June 28_ South Carolina-Newberry. IN COMMON PLEAS. MavB & Martin and others, rs. thc Bank of I Newborn-, S. C. BY an order of his Honor T. O. P. Vernon, Judge of tho Court of Common rican for tho Seventh Circuit, passed in tho abovo stated case, dated 20th day of May, 1870, all suing creditors of tho Bank of Newberry, South Carolina, aro enjoined from tho further prosecution of their respective suits, and they und all other creditors are required to render their demanda at tho ofiico of tho Bank of Newberry, S. C., at Newberry, in tho St ato of South Carolina, for payment, ou or before tho 1st day of December next; and it not paid when B~ preBentcd, then to render them with? in the timo specified above, heforo Thomas M. Lake, Special Beferee, to bo established before him according to law. THOS. M. LAKE, Clerk of tho Court of Common Tleas for Newberry County, S. C._May 28 e!3 New Publications. THE CnBISTMAS GUEST, by Mrs. South worth. Tho Court and Times of Queen Elizabeth, by Miss Aiken, $2 25. Tho Caged Lion; a Novel, by Miss Yonge, $1.25. Hammer and Anvil, Spiclhageub' last and best novel, <2 00. Memoir of Dr. Scudder, 3G yeare Missionary iu India,$1.75. Trinco of Wales' Travels in Egypt, Con? stantinople and the East, $1.50. Tho Vicar of Bullhampton, by Trollope, $1.25, and other new Books for salo at BRYAN & McCARTER'S Bookstoro. June 3_ IF YOU WANT A FIHST-CLASS GOLD OB Silver WATCH and CHAIN, call at ISAAC SULZDACHER'S. IF you want a FINE SET OF JEWELRY, call at ISAAC SULZDACHER'S. IF von are in need of SOLID SILVER or PLATED WARE, call at ISAAC SULZDACHER'S. IF vour eves aro failing, and you want the BEST SPECTACLES, call at ISAAC NULZDACnEB'S. IF you want a good and reliable TIME-PIECE or CLOCK, call at _Junel_ISAAC SULZDACHER'S. CITIZENS' SAVINGS BANK SOUTH CAROLINA DEPOSITS OF fl & UPWARDS RECEIVED. INTEREST A LIA) WEI) A T THE RA TE O SEVEN PER CENT. PER ANNUM, ON CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT, AND SI A: PER CENT. COM? POUNDED EVERY SIN MON TDS ON A CCO UN TS. OFFICERS. Wm. Martin, President. John B. rainier. / TM" T>~ .M.. , John P. Thomas, [ * "^-Presidents. Thomas E. Gregg, Cashier. John C. B. Smith, Assistant Cashier. Directors. Wade Hampton, Columbia. William Martin, Columbia. F. W. McMaster, Columbia A. C. Haskell, Columbia. J. P. Thomas, Columbia. E. H. Heinitsh, Columbia. John B. Palmer, Columbia. Thomas E. Gregg, Columbia. J. Eli Gregg, Marion. G. T. Scott, Newberry. W. G. Mayos, Nowberry. B. H. Rutledge, Charleston. DanielBavenol, Jr.. Charleston. MechanicB, Laborers, Clerks, Widow?, Or? phans and others may here deposit the ir sav? ings and draw a liberal rate ni interest there? on. Planters, Professional Men and Trustees wishing to draw interest on their funds until they require them for business or other pur poBea: Parents desiring to set apart small simm for their children, and Married Women and Minors (whose deposits can only bo with? drawn by themselves, or, in caso of'death, hy their legal representatives,) wicking to lay aside funds for future nae. are here afforded an opportunity of depositing their means where they will rapidly accumulate, and, at thc sumo time, be subject to withdraw al when needod. Aug 18 Watches and Jewelry Repaired IN tho best manner, by flrjt class workmen, and warranted. ENGRAVING finely oxecntod. Deo 16_WILLIAM GLAZE. '.?ICKERS0N HOUSE," COLUMBIA, SOUTH OA HO LI NA. THIS pleaaanlly.locatod HO? TEL, unsurpassed by any House in tho South for comfort _-and healthy locality, is now open to .Travelers aud others seeking accom? modations. Families can he furnished with nico, airy rooms on reasonable terms. "A call is solicited." My Omnibus will bs found at the different depots-paeaongera carried to and from the Hotel freo of charge. Nov 3 WM. A. WRIGHT. Special Motioo?. THE ?PAIN ICILLER."-The foreign anti domestic demand for Perry Davis & Sou's groat medicino-thc Pain Killer-waa never bofore so large as it has been of lato; and wo think tho timo has arrived whon tho declara? tion may ho made, without tho possibility of refutation, that tho citv of Providence, in tho State of Rhoilo Island, of tho United States ot America, has furnished tho entire habitablo globe with a medicine, which, iu point of uni? versality of demand, extent of usefulness, completo efficiency for all the purposes fer which it id designed and wide spread, endur? ing popularity, has never been equaled by any modicmo in Europe or America. The universality of the demand for tho Pain Killer, is a novel, iuterostiug, and surprising feature in tho history of ttiis medicino. Its "fame has gono out,'' into ovory quarter of tho habitable globo. Tho Pain Killer is now regularly sold in largo and steadily increasing quantities, not only to general agent 3 in every State and Tcrritorv of tho Union, and every Provinco of British America, but to Buenos Ayres, Brazil, Uraguay, Peru, Chili and other South American States, to the Sandwich Is? lands, to Cuba and othor West. India Islands; to England and Continental Europe; to Mo? zambique, Madagascar, Zanzibar and other Atricau lands; to Australia and Calcutta, Rangoon and other places in India. It has also been sent to China, and wo doubt if there is any foreign port or any inland city in Africa or Asia, which is frequented by American and Euro ?ie an missionaries, travelers or traders, into which tho Pain Killer has not heon intro? duced and been sought after. Hie extent of its usefulness is another great feature of this remarkable medicine. It is not only tho best thing over known, as every? body vvill confess, for bruises, cuts, burns, etc., but for dysentery or cholera, or any sort of bowel complaint it isa remedy unsurpassed for efficiency and rapidity of action. In tho groat cities of British India, and in the WcBt India Islands and other hot climates it has become the standard medicine for all such com? plaints, as well as for dyspepsia, liver com? plaints and other kindred disorders. For coughs and colds, canker, asthma and rheu? matic difficulties, it. has boen provod by tho most abundant and convincing trials and testimony, to beau invaluable medicine. The proprietors aro in possession of letters from persons of the highest character and respon? sibility, testifying, in unequivocal terms, to tho cures effected and tho satisfactory results produced, in an almost endless variety of cases, by tho use of this great medicino. July 1 Ellimo _{Prov. Advertiser. WEDLOCK.-THE HAMS OF CIVIL SOCIETY.-Essays for Young Men, on tho honor and happiness of Marriage, and tho evils and dangers of Celibacy-with sanitary help for the attainment of man's truo position in lifo. Sent free, in sealed envelopes. Ad dross, HOWAKD ASSOCIATION, Box P, Phil adelphia, Pa. May 24 Smo Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powders, THE best now in use, for salo bv _May 20_Il ABDY SOLOMON. Fulton Market Beef. (CHOICE FULTON MARKET BEEF and J Pickled beef Tongues, just received and for sale by J. A T. lt. AO NEW. June 21_ Creme Be La Creme. -1 f\f\ BARRELS very superior FAMILY 1UU FLOUR, 200 barrels low priced and medium qualities. For sale low by_EDWARD IIOPE. 5,000 Live Indians, JUST arrived per "Inland Air-Line Route." For sale by QEO. 8YMMERS. June 24 Pine Gold Watches OF all descriptions, for Ladies and Gentlemen, for salo at WILLIAM GLAZE'S, Ono door North of Messrs. Scott A Williams' Bankin? House. Dec 10 CLOTHING Must be Sold!! WE have about $10.000 in CLOTH? ING, more than wo eau realize on this Spring, and we aro anxious to get rid of some of it, and will sell VERY CHEAP for that purpose. Our stock is tho largest, in our line, that has over beon brought to this city. Handsome Goods, and bought right. Largo line of BOY'S AND CHILDREN'S STRAW HATS AND CLOTHING. New styles of MEN'8 "VENTILATOR HATS." Rest Fitting SHIRTS. It is now generally admitted that wo are making to order THE FINEST CUSTOM-HADE GARMENTS IN THE STATE. Call and examino for yourselves. It. & XV. C. S IV AK FIELD. Notice. THREE months from date, application will bo made to tho Columbia Bridge Compa? ny for renewal of Scrip No.-, for forty Bovon and a half Shares in Bald Company, standing in tho namoof Dr. Thomas Wella the original having been lost in transmission by mail. 0. H. BALDWIN, Attorney. June 2 Brno Just Received. 2rvrvr\ BUSH, PRIME WHITE CORN, .\J\J\J which will bo sold at lowest market price, for cash, at May_HARDY SOLOMON'S. Drinkists, go to Pollock's. Addrcas of tho Kxecutlve Committee of lite Union Urform Party to thc Voter? of South Carolina. FELLOW-CITIZENS : It is made otu duty to Bet forth iu thin form tho claims of the Union Reform Party to your confidence anti co-operation, and we ask of you, as our country mon, children of tho State our common mother-having a common interest and common destiny, a pntient hearing nnd a deliberate and dispassion? ate judgment. The .secession of tho States and tho sectional war which fol? lowed, wrought a revolution iu tho prin? ciples of the Government, and iu tho rights, powers and relations of tho Gene? ral and State Governments, partly chang? ing their character. The States were shorn of their sovereign attributes, tho Union rendered indissoluble, and the powers of tho General Government cor? respondingly enlarged. Tho peoplo of South Carolina, and those of her sister Southern States as well, accepted am? nesty and civil organization in 18G5, thus conditioned, and ratified their adhesion to thu Government thus changed in its character, by the solemnity of an amend? ed oath of allegiance administered to tho voters at the polls, and to all officers upou their qualification. lu 18G7, tho Uuitcd States inaugurated what is known as tho policy of reconstruction, which has resulted in the restoration of South Carolina to tho National Union, with a Constitution based upon tho principio of universal suffrage. ?u 18138, tho Demo? cratic party arrayed itself against thc whole policy of reconstruction, aud de? clared tho legislation of Congress upon that subject aa "usurpations and uncou st il nt ional, revolutionary and void.' Mainly upon this issno tho Presidential campaign was fought, and tho pooplo ol tho United States, by overwhelming ma jorities, sustained tho policy of recon struction. Tho fifteenth amendment tc the Constitution of the United States, engrafting therein as fundamental law tho principle of universal suffrage, has been proclaimed ratified by the requi site number of States, and is rcceivet and acquiesced iu as law, in the practict of all tho States of the Union. lu thc meantime, tho people of South Caro lina find themselves in this condition With universal suffrage prevailing, tw< races compose the people entrusted witl the franchise;. Circumstances and tin machinations of selfish and corrupt po lit icu! adventurers, have created au an tugonism botweeu the races, and arrayed practically, tho whole of thc one race ii political hostility to tho whole of th other race. Nearly tho entire, lande? property aud other capital of tho Stat are in tho hands of the white race, am tho power of tho Governmeut is COE trolled by tho colored, which furuishc tho chief labor of the country. Tropcrt is the sourco of lifo to tho State. Fror it tho proprietor and tho laborer alik derive sustenance. Wheu property : made productive, wealth is iucrcaset labor enhanced, employments miiltiplie( the country prospers, and the people ai happy. To 6ecure these results, co-op' ration between labor and capital is e scntial. Tho laborer and tho capitali are, in effect, copartners, who divit among them, in proper proportions, tl products of tho joiut business. Legi lation, after securing the mere person rights of the citizen, has no other legi! mate offico than so to foster and consor tho rights of property, that the who peoplo may prosper. It is evident, thor fore, that this antagonism of races is n natural, unwise, and deplorably injurio and ruinous, in its consequences, both. Under the industrious manipul tions of this unhappy antagonism by t adventurers who created it, the peor are burthened and beggared, while th grow fat upon the means wrung from t hard-earned products of tho capital n labor of the citizeu. Not conteut, ho ever, with the exclusive enjoyment multiplied salaried offices, fixed at a n of compensation unprecedented in < travngiinco, these wicked rulers ho plunged into tho wildest, most reckt and most corrupt profligacy, peenlrtti aud fraud, in their dealings with the p pie'* money. Let the record speak: Taxes, year eliding September 1SG0, $501,799.58. Taxes, year undi October 31, 18?(3. S419.GG8.73-not eluding interest on tlebt. Taxes, y ending October 31, 18G9, $1,203,259. County tax for 1861?, 8501,097.32. Reflect, that this rapid increase taxation has been enforced upon a p pie struggling for thc necessaries of lif with two-thirds of their property stroyed by war-much of what was producing nothiug, and all the occui lated capital of the State destroyed income of tho people probably not tuiuiug one-third tho amount of year 18G0. Total payments, current expen etc., year euding September 30, li 8549,251.09. Year ending October 18GG, 82GG, 218.01-exclusive of inte on debt not paid. Year ending O ber 31, 18G9, ?1,103,372.20. Compt ler's report, pp. 77. Rear in mind in this connection, I jurors, constables, and many other penses paid by the Stato in 1800, now paid by the Counties, and tho p lie Treasury thus relieved of a ^ heavy amount; and that an examinai of the conduct of tho County Corni sioners in many instances would si the same profligacy in raising and ex? pending money-whore thousands have been extorted from tho people by false estimates and assessments, and not ono hour of labor bestowed upon the public highways, nud scarce a dollar to any County improvement. ?Shall we look for a high motive to justify such increase of taxation upon a people so ground down by poverty ns ours? Shall wo fiud the public debt greatly reduced, or the public assets greatly increased in tho hands of theso reckless financiers? Lot us see: Public debt, September 30, 1860, $4, 010,540.16. November 27, 1866, by Go? vernor Orr's message, principal and in? terest, excluding war debt, $5,205, 227.74, or by Comptroller's report, ex? cluding -war debt, S4,426,416.46. Octo? ber 31, I860, Comptroller's report, 86, 183,340.17. For a people whoso ability to pay was so reduced, it would seem that this was n sufficiently reckless increase of debt to induce a call for astrict accounting, but ns usually is the case with defaulters, the result is worse than their ex park showing. Items are excluded from thu account, properly belonging to it, whicl present a fearful condition, and demon strate that uulcss this wanton profligacy and waste be checked, tho peoplo of thi Stato, white and colored, aro to be re duced to endless slavery, or be releasec only by repudiation. Thus: Tho Comptroller reports tho debt, Oe tober 31,1869, $6,183,349.17. Add Blu Midge Railroad bonds, which the Stat is responsible for, and from which, able disinterested and honest manngemen would scarce extricate her, $4,000,000.0C Bouds issued to Land Commission $700,000.00; bonds issued to redecr bills Bank of Stute, $1,250,000.00; bond pawned by tho Financial State Agenl $2,700,000.00. Total $14,833,349.17. Now what value have tho peoplo fo all this expenditure? Shall we be pointei to the fruits of tho Land Commission Whero are they? Who knows of an benefit to tho poor and worthy in thi great "land to the landless" scheme Who does not know, spite of their effort at concealment, that the funds entr?ste to this Commission have been usec only to swell the ill-gotten gains of tb administration and its friends? Withi the observation of almost every om poor tracts of lund have been bought i immense prices, and so far as this con mittee have been able to learn, with n eye to the benefit of those whom th scheme was professedly iuteuded to pr< vide with land and homes. With tho partial exposures airead made, the administration party, consis ing largely of individuals holding foi or five paying offices each, acknowledgi that reform is needed, but insists thi they must carry on the reform; that th wolf must be tho nursing mother of oi lamb. If their repentance is sincer they should pray to be delivered fro temptation, not to, be forced to ho watch and ward over thc temptii Treasury. Let us seo how tho increased receip of the Treasury have been, uud are to 1 expended: Salaries 1807, $50,000; 1870, $167,8(1 Contingent funds, 1867, $25,000; 187 $34,300. Legislativo expenses, 18C $43,000; 1870, $144,790. Educatioc aud rnilirary, 1867, $30,000; 1870, $12i 000; extraordinary expenses, $140,000 These ure a few items from ollie sources, indicating tho sufferings of o people, the faithlessness of the iinji: stewards, who have gained control a disposition of the affairs of tho Sta But this is not all-in many of tho Con ties, tue County offices and County fun are held by individuals irresponsible a notoriously' corrupt, aud disposed of : the same illegitimate purposes. Add this, that largo monopolies uro past the Legislature through the medium open and notorious bribery; that fri cuises ure seldom obtained but by j vale purchase or for corrupt and frau? lent ends; that the commonest acts justice, requiring legislation, must \ their passage; that votes of members tho Legislature are bought and sold merchandize; that public officers pro tuto their positions and even the legi tiou of the State to the purposes stock-jobbing aud speculation ; that stupendous H fraud is perpetrated as t whereby tho Laud Commission, aided the Advisory Board, of which the * vernor of the State is the official be acquired $00,000 of tho public moiic; a siuglo transaction ; and, above all, t the administration of the State bas dragged to light and to punishment o one of their infamous baud, and where, in nil tho catalogue of iniqt which disgrace* tho history of fallen inanity, eau bo found a parallel to t picture, faintly but faithfully delineat This carnival of vico and corrupt flowing from that Pandemonium of r and disgrace into which tho an tagon of races has converted tho Govorna of South Carolina. The question yon to decide is: Shall theso things ( tinne so to be? Is no effort to bo m to rescue from utter ruin tho vast m rials of wealth and prosperity yet maining, which requiro only good vcrnmcnt to maleo you a great and ha people? Will you continuo to bo slaves, the howers of wood and drai of water of this abominnhlo faotiot plunderers, who aro sustained by 3 divisions? If not, how then will achieve your emancipation? It is dent that one of two things must be donp. Either, first, universal suffrage must be abolished; or second, the abso? lute and sharp antagonism of the races must bo so far removed as to enable Hie good people of both to combine for tho purposes of good government. Let us examine these alternatives in their order. First: Shall we undertake to abolish universal suffrage? Where is tho hope of snccoss? The principle of universal suffrage constitutes tho basis of Demo? cratic Republicanism throughout the I world. It ?B the corner-stone of ail ex? isting government in the Southern States. The Auiericau Democracy in 18G8 warred not against the principle, but contended only for tho right of the States to control it. The strongest Democratic States of the Union have incorporated it into their practico and their laws. The American people, in tho lust Presidential election, by large majorities, pledged themselves to maintain it in the South. Tho fifteenth amendment, prohibiting its abridgement by the United States or any of the States, has assumed the form of law and is sus? tained and enforced by tho General Go? vernment, with all its power, by tho enactment of tho strongest legal sanc? tions. Tho Executive, the Judiciary, and the peoplo of tho country, are well known to bo in harmony with tho mea? sure. No party has raised the standard of rovolution or repeal. Where, then, shall the crusade against a prinoiple thus fortified, begin? Let him who will, un? dertake tho task, we push the argument to his own conclusion, and meet him there. Assume that tho technical exceptions to the fifteenth amendment should be sustained; that the Supreme Court of the United States should declare the Recon? struction Acts unconstitutional and void; that the next President and the Congress to be elected with him, representing any majority possible of tho American peo? ple, would undertake to re-organize these States and to wrest the suffrage from the colored race; does any man doubt that tho whole country would then blaze with tho fires of a civil war, fierce, bitter, bloody and protracted? What, in that case, would bo our condition? Imagina? tion shrinks from the conception; reason reboils from its contemplation, and hor? rified humanity revolts from the specta? cle-a deluge of blood succeeded by an unbroken reign of ruin and desolation. We cannot tell what may be the purposes of tho Ruler of tho universe concerning this question, but as far as the light of human reason may guide us, it seems evident that the world is to pass nuder tho rulo of the people in some form of Democratic government. That idea has been germinating to its development for at least three centuries, and its march is still onward. Should a reaction ever set in towards other forms of progress, it will bc when this generation and its vex? atious temporary and accidental local issues shall have passed away. Let no man deceive himself. The thought of revolutionizing publia sentiment on this subject by moral force?, is tho blindest and most impotent fatuity. Tbat of eradicating it from our system by force of nrmf, would be moro than madness and folly ; it would be wickedness. Either movement would begin without hope and terminate in despair. Its advocates would be trampled out under the heel of popular progress, but no more arrest its march than a fulling meteor locks the wheels of tho universe. It follows that the other alternative must bo accepted. The absolute and sharp antagonism between the races must be so far overcome as to en able the good people of both to combine for the purposes of good government. This is what tho Union Reform party of South Carolina proposes to accom? plish for the State. It has already bt-en demonstrated that this antagonism of races is as unnatural as it is pernicious in its effects. Its flames are fed and fanned by incendiaries who, demon-like, can only live in its baleful fires. The fuel upon which it feeds is the denial of thc legal status of the colored ruce as citizens. Eliminate this point from the politics of the day. and there remains no just cause of difference between thc races. Their interests will theu be identical nt all points; tho people will be united; harmony and peace will prevail; the demagogue and the trickster will be. ren? dered powerless;?an economical, honest und competent Government will revive industry and enterprise; capital and im? migration will flow into our borders; em? ployments will bo diversified; profits increased, wages made compensative; wealth will accumulate; cities, towns and villages multiply; manufactures and the mechanic arts, schools, colleges ?ind churches will attest a great, a growiug, a prosperous, au enlightened and hoppy Christian people; and universal suffrage, no louger a rod of oppression, will be? come a staff of strength and support to a great and glorious Commonwealth. The platform of this party, while it is historically true, buries the issues of the past, and clealsfuirly, faithfully and wise? ly with the vitol practical questions of tho living present. It presents tho only possible basis of union to the people of South Carolina, and holds out to thom, for the first time, the olive branch of peace. It proposes a fair trial, and in tho only form iu which a fair trial moy be hud of the experiment of universal suffrage, under tho most diffioult of all circumstances. If accepted by the peo? plo, the experiment will have proved the triumphant success of a great principle, and we will have demonstrated our ca? pacity to emancipate ourselves from the thraldom of prejudice, ignorance and corruption, and to exerciso wisely and well that great privilege of the freeman -self-government. Rut if rejected, ours is a sure progress of ruin and decay, of vice and corruption, aud, in the end, almost inevitably a violent and bloody solution of tho great problem which wo bad not tho wisdom and tho virtue to de? termine upon just, liberal and enlight? ened principien. May Almighty God, who rules and governs tho affairs of na? tions ns of men, guido you to right con? clusions on these momentous issues!