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State with the Byndios, charged,with no^ gotiatiog the Join, that po future Le, gislature could divert its proceeds with? out attepp tin g to "impair the obligaba of contracta," thereby giving the Courts of the United States jurisdiction, should a question of the kind ever arise, involv? ing the fights of the bond-holders qrid the faith of tba. State. I instanced to them, in this connection, tho decision in the case .'of Minnesota, where, ander a afrailar stipulation, the rights pf the bond-holders were enforced by the Fede? ral Courts, on ex post facto gronods, even against a provision in the Constitution ol that State, adopted subsequent to the oreation of ita debt. Nothing, however, could chango their pro-determined par pose. Had they aod their allies dis? played the same diligence, io co-operat? ing, with, the Finanoial Board for the ne? gotiation of the sterling loan ?hat they have shown in their efforts to disorodit the securities of the State, oar entire bonded debt won ld not now exoeed 910,000,000, and the State would have been saved near 93,000,000, necessarily aaorifloed in the negotiation of its de? preciated bonds. For them now to com? plin of our immense bonded . debt and high taxation, aod to claim oommisera tion for these direct* and inevitable con? sequences of their own acts, ia to imitate the criminal who, having murdered his parents, plead orphanage in mitigation of sentence. On thia question of re? sponsibility between them and the State administration, I invoke, and fearlessly await, that jost judgment which always springs from the sober second thought of the people. The depreciation ia oar bonds, therefore, springs from oaaseB purely artificial, aod in their nature temporary. The State can, nod will re? deem, ali ber obligations, to the last cent. I might, with propriety, end this branch of my message here, bot I deem it both proper and timely to show who these men are that arrogantly and falsely assume to represent abroad tho wealth of the State, and the sentiment of the people of Sooth Oarolina. They are a remnant of the class who ruled thia State when the many toiled and Buffered for the benefit of the few, and its Government subserved the largest good of the smallest number. Asserting and exercising a prescriptive right tc govern wrong, in times past, they made the laboring mosses, without regard to race, their pack-horses, to bear the bardens of a Government that conferred ita benefits only upon a limited and select class of its people. They are essentially non-prodacers, and do not contribute five per cent to the $30,000,000 value of the unnual exported products of the State. Claiming to represent a large amount of capital, their names are chiefly found opon the arrear list, when found at all in the tax books, and nearly all of them have long since voluntarily recorded themselves apon the roll of bankrupts. Their preteoce that they are the guardians of tho honor and credit of Sooth Oarolina, would be su? premely ridiaolous, if it were not so su? premely shameless. Their present cry of "repudiation" is not surprising. Repudiation is their chronic disease. When they were in power ia 1862, they repadiated all their debts duo loyal men, both private and public, and have themselves been repu? diated by the people of South Carolina, upon the blood, and mas?le, and sinews of whose hard-handed laborers these privileged few so long fattened. Pro? fessing to be the champions of good go? vernment, when they were in power, in? stead of effecting an equitable diatriba'' tion of the taxes over all classes of pro? perty, they created numerous railway and other corporations, exempting them from all taxation forever. These corpo? rations, although owning millions of pro? perty throagboat the State, pay not one dollar of taxes into its treasury, aod even successfully olaim, in the courts, exemption from all municipal taxation for the residences, and pleasure carriages and horses of their officers in our towns and oit ios, where, in nearly every street, these wealthy beneficiaries of the State own long rows of booses, untaxed and untaxable, which they buy aod sell on speculation. Remembering the general private .suf? fering that they bave caused, and the great public burdens that they have aided to create by their treasonable sots, it wonld better become these self-styled representatives of South Carolina to walk more humbly, and to show a grate? ful appreciation of the generous mag? nanimity that they have received at the hands of the National and State Govern? ments, by honestly endeavoring, in some measure, to repair the rain that they have made. As these persons have been pleased to except from their proposed s?beme of "repudiation" tho "old bonds" of the State, it may bo well to inform them that should the evil day ever come for Sooth Carolina to pro? claim her perfidy or insolvency, by repu? diating any part of her valid debt, she will not first dishonor that class of her obligations in the benefits arising from the oreation of which the largest number of her people have shared. On such a finanoial doorm-lay the last would surely not be the first. Io dismissing this branch of my mes? sage, I would observe that the local com? bination against our finances was simply Ka Kluxism applied to the State credit, and naturally bad, npoo the exchangeable Yuille of our seoaritieB, the same de? pressing effect which that infamous sys? tem hos had apon the material prosperity of tho State. THU FINANCIAL AGENT OP THE STATE. Whoa the preseat State Government was inaugurated, (July 6, 1868,) there were only $45 in the State Treasury. A large bonded and floating dobt, inourred by former administrations, had to be provided for. The ancient oredit of the Slate, that had once Htuod HO justly high in the money markets of the world, was gone. It had been blown away with the smoke of tho first gun fired at Fort Sumter. In order to meet tho carront expenses, until money ooald be realized from the tax levy, it was necessary for tho State to borrow oa its securities. To effeo this object oa tho best terms for the State, the Oenoral Assembly authorized the Governor, Attorney-General and the Treasurer, "to appoint, ander a commis? sion signed by thom, some responsible hank cr banker in the city of New York, to act as Financial Agent of tho State." To this end, I visited New York, and conferred with leading banks. They all declined the agency, alleging that the duties were arduous aod the time of pay? ment uncertain ; that wo were only bor? rowers in the market. While thus en? deavoring to secure the servioes of a re? sponsible and efficient Finanoial Agent, tue name of Mr. H. H. Kimpton was presented. He was highly endorsed by prominent oflioisls in the State, and by loading bankers in New York, among whom wero tho Presidents of tho Broad way Bank and the Bank of the Repnb j lio. Although averse to appointing any lijidividual banker Financial A^eut, for {reasons which time has sine* fortified, there theo appeared to bo no other alter? native, and I, therefore, as one of tue Financial Board, gave my assent to tho appointment of Mr. Bampton, but orr tho condition that he would give a bond to the State io the som of $500,000, con? ditioned for the faithful discharge of his trust as Financial Agent, Mr. Henry (jiewe, a prominent banker of New York, was proposed and aooepted as bondsman, and I waa af tor wardH informed by the Treasurer that Mr. K?mpton had exe? cuted and flied his bond. \ It is proper that Tahonld hore romark, that the law did not require the Finan? cial Agent to give a bond, nor are bouda ever required of their finanoial agents by other States; bal I Insisted upon it, ont of an abondance of caution in tho inte? rest bf the State. I mention this fact simply to'show that thia trust waa not carelessly conferred. In referring to it, I do not mean to intimate that the de? preciation in oar eeouritios bears any re? lation to the bond of the Financial Agent, for, even though his bond had exceeded in amount the total value of our securities in his hands, that depre? ciation and the consequent loss to the State could not have been thereby pro vented, as it would have indemnified the State only in the event of damage re? ceived through neglect or fraud on the part of the Agent, neither of which ia alleged against bim. Subsequent events have made it manifest that it was a grave mistake to appoint an individual instead of a chartered company as our Finanoial Agent. An individual banker, whatever may be his capacity as a fluanoior, can? not, in the management of large money transactions, command the .same high deg reo of confidence, on the part of capitalists, that a corporation oan. Es? pecially is this the case when the basis of the proposed negotiation consists of a ol asa of securities new to the market, at a time, too, when there was an active speculative movement in the' stocks and bonds of all the Southern States, and the value of the onrrecoy to holders was constantly made to fluctuate by opera? tions of speculators in the gold market. Han?? T .mttn ..?n?l-.w? Waar VnrV a voar -"~"l -? -70-.- c "-. - ,,????. ago, for the purpose of effecting a change in the Finanoial Agency. I fonnd this impracticable, as the State waa indebted to the Agent; and oonld not then arrange to liquidate that indebtedness. The Finanoial Agent has probably done the best he could, under the cir? cumstances, embarrassed and ohecked aa 1 he was by constant "bear" movements, originating in the State, as a part of an I organized scheme to discredit its existing j administration. Nearly every leading man of tba opposition-those who had oapital and those who had none, bat pre? tended to have it-joined in this soheme. I am ready to take my share of the re? sponsibility for our present financial em? barrassment; but those citizens who combined against the credit of the State, at home and abroad, and systematically depreciated the market value of its secu? rities, cannot evade theirs. I am, in public estimation, hold responsible for the action of the Finanoial Board, when, in law and in faot, the Governor has no more power in the Board than any pri? vate oitizen who might be a member of I it. I would add, in reference to the Finanoial Agent, that he has been greatly embarrassed by the practico, on the part of 'the Treasurer, of drawing upon the agency for fonds to'meet the current ex? penses of the State, in the interim be? tween the periods fixed for the payment of taxes, thus creating a floating debt constaatly-in advance of the revenue. I do not mean to censure the Treasurer for thia coarse, as he doubtless'' tbsugbt it warranted by the exigencies of the Trea? sury; bat the practice is a bad one, and I wonld recommend that it should be prohibited by proper legislation, which should at the same time "provide that hereafter no money shall bo borrowed or debt con trace td to defray the cur? rent expenses of the State Government, bnt let all those to whom money is due from the State await the collection of the taxes. This coarse, coupled with a system of rigid entrenchment, will soon lilt the State above all present finanoial embarrassments, and prevent their re? currence in the future. For a detailed statement of tho trans? actions of the Finanoial Agent, I refer you to his report to the Oomntroller General, for the quarter ending Septem? ber 80, 1871. EXPENDITURES OF STATE GOVERNMENT . While holding the political opponents of the State Government responsible for the great depreciation in the market valne of oar securities-a depreciation directly due to their conspiracy against the oredit of the State-I am bound by my sense of pnblio duty to expose to the reprobation of the the people the impro? vident expenditures incurred by the General Assembly, and the extravagant and improper disbursement of the State moneys, to which tho legislative depart? ment has given either its express or im? plied sanction. In so doing, I do not wish to be considered as wanting in a due and proper respect to a co-ordinate branch of the State Government, but I desire to appeal, in plain and earnest language, to the sober judgment, tho de? cent self-respect and the pnblio spirit of each member of the General Assembly, to give his aotive aid in effecting an in? stant reform in this direction; for the whole people, with united voice, demand it, and the condition of our finances, and every instinct of self-preservation, re? quire it at your hands. It would scarcely have been possible for the men who combined to de ?.troy the oredit of the State, to have executed their purpose so ouocoaafully, had not the General Assembly lent them ita practical co-operation, by exhausting, through ita extravagance, the funds in the Treasury, thus leaving tbe State withoat any reserve balance to meet the financial exigency. I instance the following, among many other items of extravagant expenditures: The money drawn apon the orders of the presiding ofiloers of the two Houses during tbe last session for current print? ing amounts to $08,904.90. In addition to this large som, $80,000 were appro? priated for carrent printing for the same session, making a total of $98,904.90 ex? pended on this item alone. There was further drawn from the Treasury and disbursed by the Clerks of the Senate and House, for printing the laws, ?c., tho sam of $108,661.44. These figures show the enormous aggregate of 8202, 556.84 expended on printing alone dur? ing and incident to the last session of the Gt u oral Assembly ; while large claims for public printing are still outstanding. lu addition to these expenditures, the sum of $20,814.05 was drawn npon the I orders of the President of the Senate! and the Speaker of the House, for pur? poses not very well defined, but desig Hated as "ooutiogent expenses and re? pairs," makin/r an aggregate, for tue. above .peo?e^Qeots, Q^?m87?8% a Bum atartling'ln its magnitude fer oaf eeaeion. of tUe General Aaaembly, sod wbiob ma y well bid the legislative depart? ment pause ia the path that it has been parsatbg. " ? *rr " The appropriations, including th>se vetoed by the Executive, aggregate a total of 8480.000. To thia, ia to be added the amount of 8108,651.44, as ahown above, drawn upon the certificates of the Clerks of the two Houses of the General Assemly, ou account of printing the laws, and the grand total of expendi? tures, on account ,of ''legislative ex? penses/' amounts to $583,651.44. As au evidence of the peruioions con? s?quences of permitting this "money order" system on the part of the presid? ing officers of the Senate end House, I refer to th? ''fact, well known to tho members of ' th? General Assembly, that daring the past year, upon the order of the Spekkor of the House, on alleged lia? bility against the State was contracted, to the amount of 891,500, for furniture for the H tato HOUBO. This' was entirely without warrant of law, and tf the prin? ciple is admitted that moneys can be thus drawn from the Treasury, or debts contracted without "appropriations made by law," thea all proper safe? guards of the Treasury are broken down, and a few ministerial officers in the State may mortgage its revenue in advance, or deprive it at will of the means of meeting its legal liabilities. TUE PAT OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The first important measure of re? trenchment demanded by oar financial condition, is a great redaction in the amount received ' by ' members of the General Assembly for their services. The Constitution provides, (Article II, Section 23,) that "each member of the first General Assembly, under this Constitution, shall reoeive six dollars per diem, while in session, and the farther sam of twenly cents for every mile of the ordinary ronte of travel iu going to and returning from the place ?where such session is held, after which they shall reoeivo such compensation aa shall be fixed by law; bot no General Assembly shall have tho power to in? crease the compensation of its own mem? bers." I would recommend that, in lien of a per diem, eaoh member shall receive 1 an annual salary, to be fixed at snob a rate as will greatly diminish the cost to the State of the sessions of the General Assembly, as compared with the amount now paid under the system of per diem compensation. It will also enable the Go nor al Assembly to provide au assess? ment for the' amount required for the pay of its members, and will enable them to obtain their pay with certainty. I am satisfied that a moderate, yet ade-1 qnate, salary could be provided by law, and a great saving, bo thereby effected to the Sta:e Treasury. You would thereby alBo greatly diminish the incidental ex? penses of the Genera] Assembly, by de? stroying what might offer a gruat induce? ment to many members to prolong the sessions. I cannot refrain from expressing the hope that the present suasion of the Le? gislature will be a short and economical one, as the fin uncial condition of the State will not admit of any unnecessary expenditure of money. All the influence of the Executive of the State will be ex? erted in aocompltshing this end, and he trusts that he will have the active sym? pathy and cooperation of eaoh ' and every member of the legislative depart? ment. ' ' . The large amount of money paid to tho attaches, Bach as clerks, messen? gers; porters, Ac, ia without a. parallel in the history of legislative bodies. It was claimed at the time by the members, that moat of these were men who had been driven from their homes on ao count of their political opinions, and it became tho duty of the General Assembly to provide means for their support. While this may be true, and that it may have devolved upon the State Govern? ment to provide some means for their protection and support, yet a very unusual and expsncive mode of extend ing that support was adopted. It might have been but justice to have made a re? gular appropriation, and levied it upon the Counties from whioh these men were i driven; thus tbe victims of political pre? judice woald have beea provided for and the aotual perpetrators of these out? rages made to feel that it was aa expen? sive way of controlling political opinions. The commission to oodify the laws bas been in existence for nearly three years, 'and has cost the State abont $50,000, and its work is not yet completed. It is the opinion of some of the best legal minds of the State that this work could have been done thoroughly at a cost of ? not more than $5,000. I would, there? fore, recommend that this standing re? proach to tbe State Government, and unnecessary drain apoa tho Treasury, be removed wilhoat delay, by abolishing tbe Code Commission and employing a oompetent jurist to complete the codifi? cation of our laws. I recommend that tbe office of Land Commissioner be abolished, and that ttib dnties of the office be devolved upon the Secretary of State. GENERAL REDUCTION OF SALARIES. The thirty-one School Commissioners, at their present salaries, which are ex? ceedingly large for the amount of service that they render, cost the State $31,500 per annum. I, therefore, reoommond a material redaction in the salaries of School Commissioners, so as to roduoo the expenditures on this accouut to a sam not exceeding $10,000. There is groat and instant need for the reduction of tho salaries of Stato offioers, and for a decided diminution of the clerical force employed in many offices of tho Executivo Department. In some cuses tho Stato is payiug clerks to perform duties that should bo, and can be, disoharged by the offioers them? selves. In my opinion, the salaries of all officers, except the Judges, should be re? duced one-third. Tbe office of Assistant Adjutant-Gene? ral should be abolished, and tho Adju? tant-General should be required to per? form the duties of his office. Tbe office of State Auditor should bo abolished, and its duties performed by the Comptroller-General. The office of County Auditor oau bo dispensed with without injury to tho public servicie, the duties of that office devolved npou the County Treasurer, thus effecting a saving to the Stato of not less than $50,000 per annnm, and securing even increased efficiency in tho collection of taxes. [CONCLUDED IN OUR NEXT..] Harriet Thompson, of New York, is the first viotim to royalty. She will pro? bably die from injuries rocoived by tho upsetting of a carriage in the ducal pro session. COLOMBIA.gfl? C. WednoaJay Korniiy. 29,1871. Import*?! Beginnt?? . or tUe Bind. . Tba Exeou tive Oomroittee of tba Tax? payers' Cou ventionwillmeot ia thia city, this day, agreeably to the cali of the Chairman. The following distinguished citizens compose this ?ommittee:. James| Obeanut, Kershaw; Johnson Hagood, Barnwell; Thomas Y. Simons, Charles- j ton; C. Wt Dudley, Marlboro; E. B. C. Cash, Chester field; P. F. Warley, Dar? lington; ?.F. Aldrich, Barnwell; Henry Gourdie, Charleston; H. C. Smart, Beau? fort; Wm. Wallace, Richland; B. JJ. MoCaughrin, Newberry; A. D. Good? wyn, Orangebarg; J, IL. Westmoreland, Greenville; A. H. Davega, Chester; A. B. Woodruff, Spartanbarg; J. L. Man? ning, Clarendon; M. L. Bonhnm, Edge field; A. Burt, Abbeville. Theso names are the names of men who represent the various sections of the State, and they are houest, oapable and reliable citizens. They meet at the capital at a graud crisis j in the sffairs of the State. They como to discharge a great duty. South Caro? lina, in her integrity, expects much of these' true sons of the State. Wa feel assured that they will proceed firmly, sagaciously and promptly to do the work before them. The time for investiga? tions, based upon the data furnished by the corrnpt accused, has passed. The crimes committed are confessed. Tho committee have a high aud notable ex? ample before them-the action takon in New York to bring kindred criminals to the bar. Let the committee go to work, and first let them seize the bnll by the horns. We expeot large results from this committee. Let them move at once upon the works of the banded uud bond? ed foes of the State, and, our word for it, honest people of all parties will back them. Action is tho word. The State In tile United Stales Court. Attorney-General Chamberlain madei his appearanco in the United States Court on yesterday, to represent the Stato of Sooth Carolina. It is said that Mr. Worthington is the State prosecutor only in certain oases. The Attorney General is the general State prosecutor. Behold some of the abnormalities of the present condition of South Carolina. The Attorney-General of this State wonld, in the public judgment, be doing far more good, if, leaviog the Ku Klux cases tu tho United States Attorney, Mr. Corbin, he wonld devoto his time und his energies to the grand bund swindle of certain State officiait?, and to tho cor? ruption that stalks about the capital. Bat on the State bond question, he ?B discreetly silent. He ovidently prefers Federal to Stute bonds. GOV. Scott'? Mema?i . We publish this morning a portion of Governor Scott's message. Upon com? pleting the publication to-morrow, we shall review it in such terms OB may seem to us proper. For the present, we have but to remark that the messsge will be found full of passion, prejudice and wrath. The effort is made to give a po? litical ooloring to all the great questions before us. It ?B sought to ohango the j issue. The State press and tho white population of the State aro held respon? sible for all tho present troubles. Some good recommendations are lost in the magnitude of the shameful misrepre? sentations that fill the message. Is it Scott's dying wail, as rendered by Mr. Thomas Jefferson Mocker? A QUESTION FOB GOVKRNOU SCOTT. - Did Governor Scott, in a certain room in New York, say: "We are all over the\ same keg of gun-powder, and the match thal blows me up, will blow you tip along with us?" And did a certain man reply: "Let it blow?" m In tho developments connected with the State finances, the Attorney-General must ohoose between idiocy and com? plicity. We hoped better things of the State Attorney-General; but the truth must come out. The Union, in its attempt to make a point, calls itself "the gentle and bland Ah Sin." Not a bad admission, wheu we oome to remember tho characteristics of that "Heathen Chineo"-of "ways that are dark and tricks that are vuiu." The oommittoo of eleven-Gen. But? ler chairman-' reported to tho Tax-Pay? ers' Convention as follows. Reporting Gov. Scott, the committeo say: "He observed first, with reference to the finances of the State, that notwith? standing the rumors that an illegal and irregular manipulation of tho public funds had taken place, it was the fact that nothing had been dono involving the oredit of tho State which was not strictly authorized by law." Again: "The Governor produced thu printed statement \>f the funded dobt of South Carolina, which had been furnished to the members of the convention by tho Comptroller-General, nod remarked that he believed it substantially true, nud that he had uot signed uuy other bonds than those set forth iu said statement, and that none had buen issued, except by authority of law." How do these extracts appear in the light of present developments? Com? ment is unnecessary. The arrival at tho port of Now York on Wednesday of thu now ocean steam? ship Egypt, of the National Line-the largest vessel iu tho world with tho ex? ception of the Great Eastern-is an event worthy of reoord. The Governor of Nevada thinks that it would bo a good idos to hang tho es? caped convicts as fast as captured, aud then pardon those that refused to leave on the ground of insanity. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEUING8. . TUSSDAY, Noy SM BBB 28, 1871. - 1 ?f SENATE. Tue Senate met at 12, M., President I BanBter in the Chair. ,Tbo roll was called,, and a quorum being cresent, prayer wa* offered by the OhAplsln. - _A committee, oonBisting of Messrs. whittemore and Barbour, who had been appointed to wait upon the Governor | and inform him that the Senate was ready to receive any oommunioatiorrfrom bim, reported that they bad performed their duty, and'that the Governor would communicate immediately. His annual message wri thes read by the Beading Clerk; after Which it was made' the spe? cial order for 1 o'clock* to-morrow. Notices were given of the introduction of tho following bills: Mr. Smalls-To repeal a joint resolu? tion entitled a joint resolution authoriz? ing tho t0-)vernor to purohaao 2,000 stands of arms, of the moat approved pattern, with the usual complement of ammunitiou; to repeal a joint resolution authorizing the Governor to employ an armed force for the protection of the peace; to alter and amend the law in re? lation to fences. Mr. Hay ne-Bill to amend the tax law. Mr. Whittemore-Bill to protect tho finances aud credit of the State of South Carolina. Mr. Nosh-Bill to punish persons en? gaged in the business of lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets. Mr. Owens-Bill to regulate deposits of public moneys by County Treasurers, and their disbursement by the State Treasurer. 500 oopies of the Governor's message weru ordered to be printed for the uso of tho members. Senator Holcombe woe granted leave of absence for ten days, and Senator Borroughs for three days. On motion of Mr. Whittemore, tho Special Joiut Committee appointed at the last session of the General Assembly to examine the books and accounts of the Treasurer, Comptroller-General and the Financial Agent of the State, since their induction into office, were requested to make their report at an early day. Tho President, in a feeling manner, announced thu death of Senator Joseph A. Green, from Orangeburg County. A committee on resolutions in respect to his memory was appointed. Tho Senate then adjourned until 12 M., to-morrow. HOUSE OF BEPRESENTATIVE9. The House met at 12 M., and waa called to order by Speaker Moses. The roll was called, und a quorum found to bo preaeut. Prayer was offered by Kev. W. D. Harria. The reading of the jour? nal of the last day's session was dis? pensed with. Mr. Yocum gave notioe, that to-mo row, he would introduce the following billa: To provide for the punishment ot the embezzlement of public moneys, uud for other purposes; to prohibit officers from being interested in certain contracts; to prevent certaiu officers from dealing in certain securities or evidence of debi; to prevent extortion in office, and to enforce them in the performance of their official duties. Notice of bills by W. H. Jones: To alter and amend the charter of George? town; to protect plantation laborers who uro restricted to payment in plantation due bills; to exempt tho County of Georgetown from thu payment pf fees of Couuty officers, und other persons therein mention ed. Mr. Bowley offered the following reso? lution-which, after u very exciting de? bate, by Messrs. Bowley, Lee, Byas and Singleton, was adopted: Resolved, That n committee of nine members bo elected by the House, to be known as the Committee on Subordinate Officers and Attaches, whoso duty it shall be to choose the number of clerks and attaches to be employed in the Honse, and to regulate tho pay and audit tho ac? counts of tho same; said committee to appoint mail carriers for the House, de flue their duties aud regulate tho pay of tho same; tho action of tho committee to be ratified by the House. Tho commit? tee shall not be authorized to make any appointments from time to time, without the consent of tho House; said commit? tee shall have power, when necessary, to appoiut clerks and other attaches to at? tend special committees by consent of the House: Provided, That no person shall draw pay for more than one office, aud that thu Clerk of the House shall not draw a pay certificate for any subordi? nate, unless appointed by said commit? tee. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Whipper, Lang and Smith, were appoint? ed to await upon the Governor and in? form bim that tho llouso was organized aud ready to receive any communication from him. After a short absence, the oommitteo reported that his P'.xoellenoy would communicate at once through his Assistaut Private Secretary, Maj. H. Noah. On motion, the reading of tho message waa postponed uutil to-morrow, at 2 P. M., in order that tho members might be furnished with printed oopies. Mr. Uugood gave notico of a bill to amend thu charter of Pendleton. Mr. Whipper announced to the House the death of Hon. Charles S. Kuli, a member from Beaufort. A committee was appointed to preparo resolutions of bia services, ko. On motion, tho House adjourned un? til 12 M., to-morrow. UNITED STATES COUHT-Ku KLUX TRIALS.-The court convened nt 12 M., yesterday-Judges Bond and Bryan pro Biding. By agree me ot between tho District At? torney aud thu counsel for tho defence of tho prisoner!), the challenge of the array made by tho former on Monday was withdrawn. Mr. Corbin submitted a motion, that tho pauel of jurors-unfilled through thu absence of a large nnmber jommoued-bo completed by issuing a venire for a .sufficient number. Mr. Johusou held that, under an Act )f Congress of 1821, the jurors should lie drawn from the Judicial District in which thc oll'ences were alleged to have joen committed. Mr. Corbin argued, that the provisions >f the Act referred to were intended for ,be Distriot Court*?, aud not for the Cir luit Cou rf; which view was sustained by he opinion of tho court. On motion of Mr. Corbin, Mr. Cham? berlain HUH sworn as assistant counsel of he United States. Tho order for the lummoniug of thirteen additional grand o ry men aud thirty talesmen was made, md the court adjourned to Friday, ut ll /dook A. M. MAN SHOT.-Sunday evening, a dibt uilty occurred on tho upper end of Tei air street, Augusta, Ga., between twt icgrocH, named Olaiborno Cadden and Jcott .Mitchell, in which thu former lost lia lifo. A Vote* from tbe Country. BPABTANBUEO, November? 26,1871. Gov. p. K. JBCOU--8W? li baa now been nearly four yeera nineo you became Govorpor Of South. Carolina. If, in I that time, you cen poi nt to one act of kindness or consideration for the people of the State, yon will greatly disappoint : your enemies and gratify your friends. You Bet ont with fair promises; you have never fulfilled them. .You have en? couraged hopes; yon have taken plea? sure io blighting them. Yon oould not i have been insensible to the honor and high trust .that were imposed on you; yon must have felt some' pride in the welfare of the State which had given you its highest office; yet, with these feel? ings, which would prompt a man of honor and common honesty to do what he oould for his oonntry, yon, and it must have cost you some effort, have disgraced your high position and sought to degrade the State which you repre? sent. Do you ask for particulars? Your whole administration has been one sno cession of crimes, which, if high officials were subject to the punishment they ought to bo, would consign you and your confreres to eternal infamy and dis? grace. You are the steward of the peo? ple. What account can you giro of your talent? Have you improved it? Do yon leave the State, and that yon ure abont to leave, no one denies, in a better oondition than you found it? It was bad enough when you came from Ohio. Can you say it ia any better now? With an opportunity rarely afforded to officials of improving.and ameliorating the con? dition of their constituents, yon have not only unimproved, but have retarded the growth and prosperity of your State. To the misfortune of poverty, yon have added the disgrace of bankruptcy; to the feeling of pity and commiseration for J our people, you have supplied that nf j scorn and contumely. But how about yonr own condition? It is true you have the satisfaction of knowing your pookois are filled. They are lined with gold, which should have gone to sustain the credit of your State. When yon return to Ohio, no doubt you will look with oomplacenoy on your wealth. You will soon forget the people yon have robbed. In the enjoyment of ease and affluence, yon will forget their poverty; but can you easily forget their afflictions? Can you dismiss from your mind the pioture of deserted homes, of fields with their wealth of harvest left to rot, and of the ory of women and ohildren for bread? More ?bau this. You will remember bow, in profound peace, in tho enjoy? ment of home, and in the expectancy of a better day to come, yon ?j and your minions sent ruthless bands of soldiery to destroy all this, to tear the father from the bosom of his family, and, where once waa peace and quiet, to sub? stitute tbe horrors of war. If in the enjoyment of present pros? perity, or in tbe hope of future good, yon can find a solace for tbe miseries yon have wrought, you ar? welcome to it; for, in the reflection and infirmities of age, yon will need all this to sustain yon, and even history bas lied if these alone are suffi ient to keep yon from the fate of Judas or Pilate, whose example you have BO closely imitated; and as they have proven yonr models in life, it is to be hoped you will have the courage to imitate them in death. Yon know you have been unwelcomed by the people of South Carolina. They have never concealed their hatred for yon and your government, but when yon go yon carry no ill-will with you. They will not dignify you with their hatred. They rather cast you off aa an old gar? ment, ill-fitting and uncomfortable, thrown with disgust in the dust bin ana forgotten. If you have some ambition to be remembered, even your own impu? dence will not tell you it will be es a be? nefactor; nor will we remember yon as a Nero or Caligula, for they-though they despised life-sometimes respeoted pro? perty, and rather than have an empty treasury, robbed the people; while you neither respeot life or property, and rob the people in ordor better to rob the treasury. With this we leave yon. Go back to Ohio and your patients, and, in all charity, may yon prove of greater be? nefit to them than yon ever did to Sooth Carolina. STYLUS. How IVe Are Victimised. MB. EDITOR: A few days since, a citi? zen employed a colored man to do an hour's work in his garden, and paid him one dollar for it, the laborer appearing entirely |aatisfled. A few days after, the citizen was met in the street by the fif? teenth amendment, who said he wanted four dollars mere for his work. The former replied, I owe you nothing. I have already over-paid yon. A few days after, he was summoned before a colored Trial Justice, and sued for fonr dollars, and, of course, judgment was decreed and oosts. Citizen, on meeting the Trial Justice, said: Why, Sam., yon did me wrong to give that rascal a verdict for four dol? lars, as I had already paid him more than he had earned. But, said the Trial Justioo, if it's any consolation to you, he got bnt one dollar of it; I pocketed the three myself. JUSTIOE IN COLUMBIA. ? ? ?? A DA ni sa Bu no LAU Y AND OUTRA OK. On Monday morning, between mid? night and day-light, the dwelling of onr esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr. James B. Aiken, was entered by unknown parties and $215 and some household articles stolen therefrom. The burglars gained admission through the front door, which bad beon left nulocked. Several pieces if olothing belonging to Mr, Aiken, to? gether with crockery-ware, glaas-wnro iud table linen, were taken and left on die sidewalk in front of the houae. Mr. \. 's buggy was rolled ont from his car? nage house and left standing in the yard. The pocket-book from wbich the money ivas extracted was found lying in the back ?rard. lu conneotion with this affair, we may nention that ar note was left at the reei lenoe of Capt. Baoot, next door to Mr. Aiken's, by the parties who bad commit? ed tbe burglary, informing Capt. B. hat they entered Mr. A.'s room and, inding bim sick, took nothing but his )ocket-book, and in the same note hreatened Capt. B. with a like visitation n a short time, signing themselves K. ?L catchers, "Black Horse," Chester, S. 3.- Winnsboro News. Mons VICTIMS.-The train from Cher yville, on Friday, brongbt down over '.00 additional violions of the malignity >f Logan and the oupidity of tho Boog? ana gang. Thoy will reach tho State lapital in time to observo Gen. Grant's hanksgivingday.-N. C. Southern Hume, r jomADHft-< E? c^;fO ^ Jr y "fe y aga. iw> ? PnomAat.- The, pri?e cf .single copies of the PHOSNIX is five cents. The PHCENIX offloe is supplied with all necessary material for as handsome cards, bill head a, posture, pamphlets, hand-bills, circulare, and other printing that may be desired, aa any office IQ the Sooth. Give na a hUj andltest oar worlc* J ; M S The latest styles of wedding carda and envelopes can be seen at the PHOENIX of? fice. They will be printed in the beat styles of the art-successful imitation of engraving. The subscription prices of tho PHOENIX publications are: Daily-$8 per annum; 84 six months; $2 three months; 75 cents single month, xri-weekiy-65 per an? num; $2.60 six 'months; $1.25 three mouths. WEEKLY GLEANER-?2.75 per annnm; $1.50*Six months. ' No subscrip? tion for a less time than three mouths received. The new style of hat is culled the "Mansard." The post office will be open for the de? livery of the mails to-morrow (thanks? giving day) from 3 to 4 o'clock P. M. Owing to arrangements not being com? pleted, the cars over the Colombia end of the Wilmington, Colombia and Au? gusta Railroad wilt not commence run? ning at present, as advertised. Only a few days will elapse, however, before they will be all right. Our native song-bird-Mad. Isabel MoCollooh-Brignoli-assisted by au effi? cient corpa of artistes, gives two con? certs, in Irwin's Hall, bc Friday and Sa? turday evenings. Fall hoaees await them. A entered as sa engaged in manipulat? ing a wheelbarrow about the new City Hall building, fell off the plank, yester? day, and made bats of several bricks with his head. No further damage. It is said to be curions, but trae, that most people sleep hardest on eoft beds. A cowardly assault-To beat a retreat. A reliable piece of furniture-A de? termined stand. There is ho doubt that ex-member of Congress C. C. Bowen has been elected to fill the vacancy in the Charleston dele? gation to the South Carolina Legislature. Good husbands are said to be like dough, because women "knead" them. I Attention is called to the sale of an important railroad-tho Spartanbarg and Union-advertised by the referees, I Messrs. Baxter and Jeter. This road posses through one of the most product I ivo and wealthy section? of the State. \ The Western Union Tolegraph Co ni pa . ny has established an office in the Stato Capitol; and messages are received for all quarters of the globe. SUPREME COURT, NOVEMBER TERM TUESDAY, November 28.-The conrt met at 10 A. M. Present-Chief Justice MOSOB and Associate Justices Willard and Wright. The 7th aironit was called. The South Carolina Manufacturing Company os. J. Perry Price, Continued-record to bo filed. The court adjonrned until Wednesday, 29th. at 10 A. M. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-Th? Northern mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; closes 7.15 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.00 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston .night mail opens 6.30 A. M.; doses 6.00 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens 9.00 A. M. ; doses 1.30 P. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. NEW PAPERS.-Henry Sparnick, Esq., bas ventured npon the journalistic sea on his own hook-having commenced the publication of a Republican' weekly in the new County of Aiken. In his salu? tatory, he SUVH: "Whilst unceasingly advocating the principles of the National Republican party of tho Uuited States, the columns of the Tribune will alway? be open to the discussion of every legitimate topic of controversy, whether political or other? wise, and its influence be wielded in securing the dispensation of eqnul and exact justice to ail men, without refer? ence to race, creed, color or previous oondition. With no iconoclastic- pro? pensity for destroying what is noble and great in the record of the illustrious past of our State, we sbull use every engine that logio and troth can supply, in level? ing the barriers of passion and prejudice which enonmber our progress to pros? perity at present, and paving the way to a commnnism of good feeling uud fellow? ship amongst all classes of our citizens tor all time to come." The Medium is the title of a new paper just issued in Abbeville, by Messrs. Hemphill & Co. It is au extra large, wei I-priu ted sheet The salutatory "te short, and to the effect that: * . "lu religion, in moruls, in politics, in all groot questions that may agitate the pablio miud, and in all things whatso? ever, it sbull be the fearless advocate of all measures that may really tend to build ap and strengthen onrown County and State. It will be the uncompromis? ing foo to any sud every scheme which will retard ov hinder ns from speedily arriving nt the true measure of our greatness." LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. South Carolina Bank and Trust Co. Sale of Spartanburg and Union R. R. J. McKenzie-Prepare. Peixotto & Son-Plated Ware. Citizens' Savings Bank. Carolina National Bank. W. C. Harvard-Home in Georgia. E. H. Heinitsh-The Royal Family. Central National Bank. OFFICIAL lt A Kr LE NUMUKUH Charleston Chari* able Association, for benefit Free School fund; EtAFFLB CLASS No. 219.-Morning, NovtmberiS S-47-28-17-51-58-2C 5 13-45-49-7 Witness my hand at Charlot, ton, this 28th day >f November, 1871. FENN PECK, Nov 29 ?woin Commissioner. The Last oi the Season. r>rk/\ BUSUEL8 Pnre Rust-proof SEED UVJXJ OATS, for sale for cash only. Nov 28 E. MOPE.