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After our attention had been called to this subject, by the movements of ex United States Senator Buokalew, of Pennsylvania? we looked into the his? tory of proportional representation, and, to our ?urpriao, wo found that the idea, JyfytbA rough, had, been developed, move or leas, in Europe, and that especially in, England-^that moat solid. of all nation? alities-the principle had been discussed by her wisest statesmen, and had even. ? been put in suoeessful operation. Aa an abstract principle of . 'govern . ment, we at once became wedded to the idea. We felt it to be fair, sound, just, right. Further, although having little hope that the majority in South Caro? lina would have the sense or disposition . to adopt the principle, we threw out the idea, and suggested this new mode of snifrege ?*s ?? measure of general reform, ia view of the then existing state of anarchy, discontent and threatened bankruptcy. As the source of muoh of our troubles arose.from the corruption and. political complexion of the State Legislature, we held that any measure calculated to improve the oharaoter and elevate the tone of that body, waa a mea? sure in the direction of a general relief. Many of the leaders and exponents of the ruling majority in South Carolina affected to accept this measure, and pro? mised to give it their support and to exert their influence in the direction of i^ adoption, aa a meaeuro of equal and \ Gov. Scott, Lieut. Gov. Barndar, Attorney-General Chamberlain and the Radical newspaper here, all pro? tended'to adopt the idea. The Tax? payers;' Convention-which, io spite of ?ta honest, liberal and just pnrposes, os respecta a largo majority of its members, ia Borne what a painful reflection to us met. The Convention was eagerly seek? ing for some means of saving the State, It waa seen, felt and acknowledged that the present dynasty was a miserable, a disgraceful, a costly failure. Tho Con? vention adopted the idea of proportional representation, as a measure which, if adopted, would give at least some relief. Mr. Chamberlain was in that Conven? tion-a spy in the camp-a false knight wearing, the garb of pretended sympa? thy with the genuine sons of South Ca? rolina, native and adopted. Ho was there-seni'there to represent Richland, by sn ill-advised and thoughtless move? ment of good men. When the question of proportional representation was pre? sented by one who bad been invited io take a seat in the Convention for the purpose, Mr. Chamberlain aroBO, took off his overcoat, and with honeyed words and hypocritical accents, advocated the measure, and made acknowledgment of the failure of the very regime of whioh he was part, and of whose rcscality he was then well aware, even before the re? cent developments. So, loo. Gov. Scott and the colored Lieutenant-Governor, all took the same ground,vand their pretensions ate upon record. At the time, we distrusted the profes? sions of all these people, exoepting, per? haps, those of the colored Lientenant Govemor. We believe that the pretended support of this measure was a anare. We believed that, seeing the inevitable ruin that was coming, and feeling insecure in their persons, and in their party from the gathering wrath of an outraged peo? ple, the Governor and the Attorney General, trembling in their shoes from guilty fears, and made cowards by con? science, sought to administer a sop to Oerberna-sohght to throw a tub to the popular whale. The great BOND SWINDLE and the SWELLING OF THE STATE DEBT to ita present enormous bulk-those, too, . loomed np before the minds of the faith? less, treacherous officials, and they pre? tended to accept proportional representa? tion.' For one, we ean say wo were not de? ceived. It ia upon record that we saw through this game, and long ago ex? posed it The Attorney-Gen er al knows himself that we told him last spring when we hoped that he might be the true man he pretended to be-that we looked upon this Radioal pretence of accepting proportional representation bui aa a "thin" pretence. * What ts the result? Is it not as we anticipated? Were we wrong when we threw ont to our friends the thought of fearing the Greeks even whilst bearing presents? In his message, Gov. Scott, treacherous, false, mendacious, weak? as friends and foes alike paint him, says, in substance: "No doubt, proportional rep? resentation is a good thing in the ab? stract; but I take it, Messrs. Legislators, that yon rvill soe the minority in this State-the native end - adopted whites go to the devil, before y o a will surrender. your majority power 1" - And thoa doe?) this false Ohio adventurer, who seta ai. naught the decalogue, to nay noting oN tbs rules of ordinary d??enoy-tho? does Scott redeem one of hi? prom?tes to the Tax-payers' Convention ! And Chamberlain is mute, exoept when he raises his voioe sud opens ble false Jipato po saue Ahe Ka Klux, whom Jus in part, toada,, and before .whom ara? down the Demooretlo party"es? much ?a the object ol the Ku Klux Klan wa? to P?TSW W^?^*;' ff* corrupt Ifnion^-ih&t pttitts Sb muohbf virtue and justice, and is a member of the great God end morality party-this p^per lW^hirig' ip ???.hfew 6i)?rppor donal representation. And even the Lieu? tenant-Governor is silents Well, weare not deceived, . Foliow-Oaroliniana, re? member -thai1 your redemption X must oome from yourselves, and do not ox peot the present corrupt regime volunta? rily to.re?4nqu?Bh.any poifer. That' jjjp w er will fall from corrupt and nerveless hands, but not voluntarily or gracefully Will it be surrendered. . 3 JG And yet, wo repeat it, that proportional j representation ia a great and a good tbi?g in government, and the only, principle ?which, linked with reasonable virtue and intelligence iii the mass?e, can make uni? versal suffrage co-exist with pesos, pro? gress and prosperity in a community. Says John Stuart Hill: "Democracy, as commonly oonoeived, and hitherto p rao ticed, is the govern? ment of. the whole people by a mere ma? jority of the people, exclusively repre? sented. . ? \\{ \ "The pur? idea of Demoeraoy, accord? ing to its definition, is the government of the whole people by the whole peo? ple, equally represented." ; This is the matter in a nut-shell. A? this eminent Englishman adds, the i ut? ter ia synonymous with the. equality of all citizens; the former Is a government of privilege, in favor of the numerical majority, who alone possess practically I any voioe in the State. Io thia State we I now have false Demoeraoy with a ven? geance. They call it "Republicanism T Ki m pto n made his cherubic appear? ance on the streets yesterday. It ia said that he is here to arrange tho sale of the Greenville Railroad to the South Caroli? na Railroad. The question is, to whom does the Greenville and Colombia Railroad be? long? Did not the bonds of the State pay for it? Does it not belong to the Stato to-day? Is it true that with the money Kimp ton expgota to get from the South Caro? lina Railroad Company, that he will lift about a million of bonds that he has hypothecated in New York tor about two hundred thousand dollars? Will he then plaoe these bonds in the hands of a friend, who will hold them and contend that the State is liable for interest and principal? What will be the effeot of President Mcgrath's paying to Kimpton the price he asks for the controlling interest in the Greenville and Columbia Road? * It is said that Kimpton will claim, in his report, to have five millions pf Sonth Carolina bonds on hand-when it is alleged that he has not, in truth, bonds enough to buy a decent ping hat. We are advised that this forth-coming report is a gross falsehood throughout. We get from New York the intimation to walch, and watch we shall, pro bono publi? co. Is it true that Kimpton has now two millions bonds "up" for, say, five or six hundred thousand dollars that is now pressing him? Does a jail loom up bo fore the ohernb in New York? Colonel BfeKaster's Caa? In ?lie Ualtcd States Court. As will be seen, P. W. Pickling, Esq., of this bar, und one of its most able members, made a telling and a triomph? ant defenoe of Co). MoMoster on yester? day. He ably, logically, conclusively established his points, and eloquently vindicated the claims and privileges of the legal profession. He made a pow? erful showing, which we think the Go? vernment and the court will find impos? sible to controvert. Audaoity, under the law, is what wo need. Let us raise high a good banner, in the forum and everywhere, as indivi? duals and as citizens. More Arrests-The Work to Go On. On yesterday, a large number of United "tates prisons!*-?v fnrtv or fifty-arrived here from Spartanburg. We had hoped that the United States Government was about to cease these arrests, and let the farmers of the up? country attend to those interests so essential and so much affected by the present oondition of things. It seems that the work of arresting is still going on, and we suppose that Laurens and Newberry's turn will come next. Has it been determined to draw around those Counties the Ku Klux net? It seems so. A VOICE FBOH THE F ABM.-A strong, resolute farmer writes us: "We are in fine health, however-have plenty to eat, wear good clothes, love our friends, and hate Soott and his ring as we do the devil. I am instructing my children, daily, in this latter virtue. "I really wish you had the sword of Damocles, the power of a Hercules, and tho liberty to exorcise the vengeanoo of a god." /. , i There were 80 deaths in Charleston for the week ending the 30th ultimo whites 0; colored 21. Mkmar*.i >i m n.? mm IM mmm m , um mutt*?* - ?.. Mr. Hog?, tbs Adrcinarer. ;;We learn that one of tho viators on M* freexloW* em*jioi$fttio?: day waa j&r. Hog*, a mStobe* of tho carpet-bag frnterqity,?;%nd'? Bora^chet uotorious in thlaS??te Aod thia community. It ap? pears that ho assailed thia journal and its chief editor with low abose. Wo most expect this1, add'do not allow it to disturb us. It is said that "Baok'WouSdlag paldmhy ,' ' 1 >'. The whitest virtue etrikea." ""~WJT hal'S a'stl?B'.'fis^we^K?v'e before ssid. fotJe?i? h?ubd; that barks at ns, of high gorf'u^w;.:a?gree. Thia mao we have already portrayed1 as ooe of the foes of the State. Ho it was who mad* that remarkable retreat from Anderson, even before the ora ' of the dreaded Kc Klux. He it was who became a judgi without a kuowledgo of law1 apd a mern lUtQi Engrasa ?lth? the gifts ot?ly o the demagogue; aod he it is who, sino* then, has been feeding on the politioa and legal crumbs that he could get And this is the oharaoter that assails ns He it is who wished to God that th Y ?uk poop?o would fire into tho' Uctitei Htatea troops, in order that they migh get upon them the horrors of an onrage soldiery. Now, he is denouncing th Kn Klux; and yet he openly favored th idea of hanging up. to ( the city lam? poa te, in broad day-light, Messra Soot Parker & Co.! Is there much different between Ku Klnx in disguise and not i disguise? Atad, fnrtber, what has Loyal Leaguer to say about a Ku Klaxei And this is tho blatant speaker who .vei tared to assail this journal I We con gr tnlate the community, that Heaven, i giving him brass, did not give him brain and thai his malignancy far exceeds h poxoer io do ?eft - We leave bim to co strue this extract from Shakspeare, 01 much esteemed friend: "Get thee glass eyes, and, like a aourvy politician, seem ' To' B?e the things thoa dost not." t . 4 J?---KSW Tb? Triumph of Truth. As our readers have observed, i strike the THIEVES' OWN and the Rn? FoRuvKii, alias the Union here, wbenev it ventures to raise its flaming crest SJ to hiss at us from fan glees jaws, ought to have died long ago, and wot have died, were the times normal, a did it not get its living from State a Federal sources-directly or indirectly ' "I( is related, as an instance of t keenness of the Mohammedan steel, tl man was oondemued to be executed the stroke of a sabre. Ho was led to I blook, and the appointed executif stood over him. Thu sword was lift and the impatient victim shut his ey Five minutes he kept them closed o felt nothing, when bo looked up imp] ingly and asked: 'Why don't you strife 'Shake yourself,' Bani tho grim exe tioner. The viotim did as directed, ? tumbled to the ground iu two pai The sabre was so keen, that he foi not." Now, it is not for us to say what is oharaoter of our blade, further than i the blade of truth. "The Union, the ric all tho public swindlers and architect rain whom we are assailing, will yet I their1 heads off, and they will tumbi? the ground, not in two parts, bat many pieces, and there they will lie, the broken and bruised limbs of rr gled Kimon; while THOTH will stand er compact, fair-proportioned and eut ing-for "The eternal yoars of God sro hors, Whilst Ena o H writhes and dies amone worshippers." Points Well Taken. oin. EDITOR: It is admitted, I beli that N?st's carricatures in Har? Weekly did more effeotual servio breaking up the ring of New ) swindlers than all tho thunderings formidable arrays of figures in the c press. What a pity you have not au jour readers some one who could us? facile pencil of our late gifted friend J. A. Oh, bow he could make t princely rascals wicoo under his lasL would like to Bee a panorama, intro ing first these "lean, hungry, Gas looking fellows," with their oarpet-l then tho modus operandi of expan the carpet bags, filling them up; process of converting decimals into lions by presto-the multiplication ol Offices and the plurality of individ?e by which role one man could be mai make aa mach as a dozen, by havii many more pockets. The solntio the "old problem, how tho Ethic could change his skin and the leo his snots, the demonstration of the I ''.if ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly t wiso;" tho ol odd uti ou of social ?J qui by wbiob, a la monkey, one gets al kicks and the other' the poa nies, what a panorama the State House v make in ode of ita ebullitions I O, U ra! 0, mores! that this once prom honored old commonwealth ohou! goveruou by Ljguv?uSS$? T GS il i ty SS lainy! What would any of the men of old, North or South, Ea West, Buy of the present state of th -?-S4rt From "ArguM." Tho Union Buya: "Whonever you a politician .prating about virtue honesty, SPOT HUI. Exactly so. J for a long while been evident, to e servant minds, that rirtue and ho were under tho ban of proscrj among politicians of the stripe ad by tba Union; bat, Iowas that ahas the scale of honesty and virtue, v not expeot it to ooma out oponrj advise its adherents to spot any poji wbo dared to talk about those o: and exalting qualities. Wo ncc longer wonder that those who pi virtue and honesty aro in suoh bat with tbat sheot, when it oannot bear to hear them spoken of. ABO ? ?? ? ? DROWNED.-Wo learn that Ci ThoB. Murray, of the schooner G Torbert, was drowned at Hatten Friday last. His father, who was senger on his vessel, was acoidc knocked overboard, sud the oapti trying to save bis life, lost his owi Tua UNITED STATES OOPBT, WRDNES DAY, January 8, 1872.--The court met ' at ll A. M., Judges Bond and"Bryan on tho bench, rt 1?. Col. P. W. Fiokling stated to the court thst.be had read/ lor the oonside- . ration of the court the answer of Col. F, W. MoMaster, to (hf rale requiring him to ?how cause why his name should not be stricken from the roil of attorneys of the court, for contempt. The answer was ordered to bs flied. . li'!:: ' i Mr. Obamberlait. for the District At? torney, roqu es ted t h ac t B?? ie?o? might be passed upon Alexander Armstrong, co UT io ted at the April term of the co a rt, ? 1871, of robbing the mails., The pri? soner was called to the bar of the ooo rt, and after a few feeling remarks by Judge Bryan, touching his youth, his honest parentage, and the great temptations to which he had been subjected, wak sou ten cad to five yeera imprisonment in the house of correction iu New .York. Wm. Jolly, of Spartaubnrg, pleaded SDitty to the charge of violating the Ka Aux Aot. HG stated that he was a member of Horse Creek Klan, and had been on oue raid. Josiah Vaasey . was ohief of tho klan. Robert Scruggs ini? tiated him, and he joined from fear of being whipped. Lewis Jolly, Tom Price and Memory Humphreys were with him on the raid. Alfred Blackwell was next oalled, and also pleaded guilty. He stated that be belonged to the Horse Creek Boan, and had been on one raid against Reuben Phillips, whom- the prisoner said, he and bia crowd brushed a little. Judgo Bond-Why did.you whip him? Witness-Well, he bad whipped another man's steer to death ami threw him in the branoh. Judge Bond-How did you know he did it? Witness-Sam Barratt saw him do it. Phillips waa a oolored man. I was forced into the organization through fear of their whipping me. ' Wm. F. Ramsay next oame up and pleaded guilty. Ho said: I bolouged to the Horse Croek Klan. There were some twenty or thirty men in tbe klau. I attended three meetings. Tbere was scarcely any tbi u g done. Judge Edwards, Mr. Oautreil, Mr. Tatt?, Stoball Scruggs and Mr. Peck were the executive com? mittee, who met and ordered what was to bo dune. I was on tba raid agbi?ct Reuben Phillips; that was the only ono. I joined from fear of being whipped if I stayed out. . Thomas J. Prico next came np and pleaded guilty. He said: lam twenty cine years old, and live in Bpartanbnrg County. I didn't belong to any klan. Gilburt Sarratt sworo me iu. 1 was on two raids. It Wits no klan in particular -juat a pioked np crowd. There was a ohief along-Robert Scruggs. The first raid was on a negro woman; the seoond was on Charley Fernandez's family. We then wont on to Jaok Sarratt's, and took his wife and sou and daughter, and gave them a light whipping. I joined from fear of being whipped, or some other barm being done me. I understood that Banks Lyle was ohief of tbe County. I don't know him. Taylor Yassoy was next called and ?leaded guilty. He said he belonged to Lorne Creek Klan, and had been on two raids. The first raid, uotbing was ef? fected. The second was on James Gaff? ney. He was a black man, and they whipped him for stealing. King Edwards next came up and pleaded guilty. He said: I joined the klan in Marou last. I reckon I joined through ignorance. Alfred Harris initi? ated me. I was on the raid on John Harris, a oolored man. We whipped' bim-gave him about sixty licks. We whipped Maj. Cash and Bynnm Hum? phreys. We whipped the last because .of his whipping a white boy. Ohristenbnrg Tato wus nuxt called up and pleaded guilty. He stated that he was from Spartaubnrg, and had joined the klan in January, from fear He had been on three or four raids. The first was on Richard Roberts, for selling whiskey on the Sabbath Day, near u church; then went in and whipped a boy for not obeying his mother. Jesse Tate next came np and pleaded guilty. He said he had joined the order in January for self-proteotion; had never been on noy raids, but attended several meetings. There was nothing muoh done at the meetings. Some new mem? bers were initiated, and there were con? sultations about what should be douo whenever there was any wrong thing done in the neighborhood. Thero was one raid made in North Carolina. It was ordered by the cyclops, Banks Lyle; at ledst, I have heard him called thut here. The faot is, I Lave heard more about oyclops and such things siuoe I have been herc in Columbia than I over heard while I was in the klan. ' Judge Boud ordered that tho last named prisoner bo released on a bond of $500, to appear at the next term of tho court. Frederick Paris was next oalled op, and plead guilty. He stated that ho iived in Spartanburg and joined the klan on March 28. 1871. Had been on two raids; whipped Bynum Humphreys; didn't talk to him anything about his polities; the next wo whipped was John Harris, then Mat. Scruggs, May Harris and James Gaffney. Wm. Robbins was next oalled and plead guilty. He was a poor, half-wit? ted fellow, and oould not articulate intel? ligibly. His interpreter stated for him that be was a poor man, who hired about fora living; aud bad been whipped by members of the Horse Croek Klan umuio uo jOinCtt. Judge Bond stated that the court would hold tho sentence of tho prisoners under advisement. Tho rulo against Gol. MoMastor was then taken np. Mr. Corbin read the mle, as follows: Ordered by the court, this 1st day of January, 1872, that F. W. MoMaster, an attorney of this oourt, show canso, on or before the 3d day of January, 1872, why his name should not be stricken from the roll of attorneys of this court for con? tempt, for refusing to state to the oourt the whereabouts of bin client, Edward T. Avery, for whom bail had been taken at the request of said MoMaster, and who did not answer when culled at his trial-and for refusing to state to the oourt whether bo had any communica? tion with said Avery touching his ab? sence prior to b?s departure, and that a copy of this qrder be served on said at? torney forthwith. HUGH L- BOHD, Judge. Mr. Fickliug replied with tho following 1 answer of Col. MoSifaster; I A- roi? bas. been served on the re? spondent, P. W. MoMaster, to show canso "why bis natus' should pot be , strioken from the rolls of attorneys of i this Oourt for contempt, for refusing to state to the court tho wbereabonts of bis olient, Edward T. Avery, fdr whom bail baa- been takeo, ai the reqneet of said I MdMaster, and; who .. did not answer whin called at his trial? and-for refusiog ta state to the court whether he had any communication with said Avery, touch? ing biS absenoe, (prior to hi B departure." . In answer to the above- role, this re? spondent saya that on the occasion re? ferred to in the above role, according to bis * bast recollection, the only question propounded by the court to thia re? spondent was: "Mr. Mol laster, where is your client?" To which thia respond? er Ue^tUed^'IO. ope .tho .court.will ax-.) case me from answering that qaoatiou." The question Wes repeated by tho court, and received identically tb? same reply. This respondent was uot aware that he toOfbi^ hit absence, prloE to ma ce partnre?" and therefore could not have mswered or have refused to answor said queeU?n. . \. ?v*Vnu^S??M In making the answer which he jdid to the court, whilst standing st the bar, in discharge of his legitimate duty as an attorney at l?w, ? thii respondent says that he disclaims aod denies any inten? tion of showing any disrespect to the court, or putting himaeir in contempt thereto, or of knowingly or wilfully in? fringing or disobeying any role thereof; that in his position as an attorney, com? missioned to exercise a high and sacred doty, as an oflioer sworn to do his duty, be was conscientiously soaking to dis abarge that duty; that aa a member of the bar, and as an officer of this oourt, he baa never forgotten the respeot due to the oourt; and on this occasion, as on all others, he has tried to observo of tho oourt that same respeot which he has shown to the oourt But whilst remem? bering his relations to the bonah, be claims, also, certain rights apd privi? leges for the bar, wbioh are as sacred aa thoHe of life and liberty, and wbioh he felt bound to assert. This respondent respectfully submita that, .as an attornoy, in the discharge of bis duty, there was no requirement npon bis part to answer the question pro? pounded; aud that his mere refusal, in courteous terms, to do so, was no con? tempt of the oourt. This respondent, farther answering, says that, if he had derived any informa? tion of the whereabouts of his client, from his client himself, it woold have becu a breach of professions! oonfldenoe on his part to disoloee snob information. If, on the other hand, be bad obtained snob information from otbor souroes, he submits that it was not his dnty to be? come an informant agaiuat his client. He, therefore, respectfully submits that his refusal to answer the question pro? pounded was no contempt of the oourt; and that, to have answered, wonld have brought upon him, and be would have justly merited, the contempt of every honorable practitioner at the bar in Sooth Carolina. This respondent, further answering, says that he was iu no sense, either morally or legully, the custodian of his client, who was undar recognizance or bail. The respondent, further answer? ing, says that the defendant, Edward T. Avery, was not admitted to bail at his request, but only upon his application, as an attorney of thc cour*: sud that bail was allowed, not aa a fa*, or to this re spondent, bot as a matter of right to the said defendant, and that, too, upon the ter m s prescribed by the oourt, and after an examination, by the oourt, of the sufficiency of the sureties. F. W. MaMASTEB F. W. McMaster, having been duly sworn, says that the matters stated in the foregoing return are true, to the best of bis knowledge and belief. F. W. MoMASTEB. Sworn to before me, this 2d day of | January, 1872. WM. K. BAOHMAN. Notary Public After reading the answer, Mr. Fiok ling proceeded to argue tho points there in set forth. He commenced with i high tribute to the virtue, integrity, ho nor and high character of Gol. Mo Mas ter, as being incapable of committing any act unbecoming a gentleman or a practitioner of the court, and expressed his astonishment at the action of that angust tribunal, threatening such a man with the heaviest and most degrading punishment in its power to pronouaoe a punishment which, when deserved, was coupled with lasting infamy and shame, and which w^s never indicted, except upon evidence of fraud, corrup? tion, or gross violation of duty. Tho first question, however, said the speaker, wbioh arises in this instance, is, was the failure of Col. McMaster to answer tho inquiries of the court a con? tempt? Contempt is a well known and recognized offence, the first element in which is rudeness, defiance, or disre? spect of tho court. Could the conduct of Colonel MoMqster be so considered, when he not even, refused to answer the question of the court, but had merely requested, in a oonrteoas manner, to be excused from doing so? Tho speaker then went on to show that eveu admitting, for the sake of ?rgu meut, that Col. McMaster 'a refusal or failure to answer the questions of the court, might be construed into con? tempt, the punishment inflicted could not, by any authority, be more than fine and imprisonment; for neither fraud, corruption nor gross violation of duty, for which only au attorney's name could be stricken from the rolls, bad been shewn or even suspected. The speaker dwelt ot Borne length upon the conti dentis! gelations b?twflfln connsel and client, aod olaimed that if Col. McMas? ter had evon volunteered information, received through Dr. Avery, aa to bis departure, it would b,SV? heon the duty of tho oourt to hove sealed his mouth. The District Attorney, at tho olose of Mr. Fickling'8 argument, arose and said, that in the multiplicity of bis cases, he had not hud time to give attention to tho role against Col. McMaster; that the refusal of Col. M. to answer was to his mind sufficient proof of his complicity in the escape of Dr. Avery; and that as he thereby assisted in the obstruction ot the due administration of justine, he was amenable to tho severest penalty of the court. He asked for tim", until to-mor? row morning, |o pollute his authorities, which the court granted; and there being uo further business on hand, adjonrned. -<*>#?> MESSRS. EDITORS: Will you oblige os by publishing the following? On tho 27th of December, nt t};o cele? bration of the festival of St. John's D,ay, after the installation of officers for the ensuing Masonic year, the members of Biohjeod Lodge No. 80 presented Bro thor P. M. W. T. Walter with a very handsome jewel, which may be seen by his friends in Mr. I. Sulabacber's store. . ' ? ' Ta* .w .-ft* The Master elect, Brother O T. Berg, addreaeed Brother Welte? as follows: WORSHIPFUL BROTH*?: The lodge baa. assigned me two pleasing tasks, ia the ereoulion of which I cuter the more readily, as it ia to me a source of almost inexpressible gratification The breth? ren might bare selected a better spokes? man than myself, bat they could not have found one who beartiei endorses the sen time ota whioh I am requested to express. . . . I am, first, to thank you, tu the name of Bicnland Lodge No. 39, for the able and faithful manner with jrhiph, sir? yon bave discharged your' duties a* Master bf this lodge during your administration. This just appreciation of jour services is the more due yon, inasmuch as yon, en? tered your term ot office under trying oir???MMtubv?. An exhausted treasury a deranged set of booka, an officer rc fusing to serve, after he had suffered himself to be installed,' another officer, who should have been a pillar of strength, upon whioh yon might at all times lean, proving a broken reed-these, sir? were the trying circumstances whioh brought distraction to each o&e of us. But, thank Qodl we have weathered the fear? ful storm; the clouds have passed, and the sky smiles onae more calmly and cerulean. Our nuances are improved, and there is nothing to prevent the pros? perity of the lodge. If we were men of war, we would place upon your brow the laurel wreath, which ia fairly yours, for the interest you have taken in oar well-being. Bat, since we are emphati? cally men of peace, B?oh a token of our regard would be misapplied. My second task, then, sir, is to attach this jewel to a breast whioh haa ever pulsated warmly for Masonry and its glo? rious mission. The intrinsic value of this jewel, glittering though it be, is as nothing. You will please estimate it by the consideration that it oame from loving hearts, who were anxious that you should have a visible token of their pro? per appreciation of your merits as a mao and a Mason. Wear it, my brother, with this proud ea ti sf action. Wear it for many long years to come, in health and prosperity; and when culled to the eternal ?ast, may you appear before the Eternal Grand Master as pure as this jewel. It is not without its alloy; but the precious metal is by far outweighing the baser one. Allow me to fasten it to its appropriate place, with the assurance that your honest surprise is a genuine pleasure to us, whioh we have long an? ticipated, and now most heartily enjoy. Brother Walter then replied as follows: WORSHIPFUL SIB AND BROTHER: There are moments in oar fleet career through life when the heart throbs with grateful pride, and the brain is dizsy from con? tending thoughts, whioh rush through the mind in rapid succession, and yet language fails to express the emotions of the heart. Snob, my brother, ia my situation at the present moment. Ali the tenderest emotions of my heart are stirred within me, and thoughts chase thoughts through my whirling brain in snob rapid succession, that my tongue fails to convey those warm emotions of my heart whioh beat in unison with those of my brethren. It would, indeed, bo affectation in me to deny that I feel a jost, honorable and grateful pride in this demonstration of the love and friendship of my brethren. When I look back upon my past life, I see no time or place when I needed the sympa? thy and encouragement of my brethren, that it waa withheld from me; and when I remember that shortly af ter my admis sion into tiip order, they gave me the1' highest office of honor and power within their gift, and continued me in it for years, I feel my emotione of pride, tino-1 tured with those of humility, and regret that I am so unworthy of thia crowning ; act of their kindness and friendship, and trust that I may yet prove worthy of auch noble friendship. If, iu my Ma-1 sonio oareer, I have doue anything to advanoe the interests of my brethren, or that of Masonry, then, indeed, have I been more than repaid, for to me it bas been a labor of love, and.to you belongs tho honor, you having supplied the ce? ment of brotherly love and affection whioh has cemented ns together in the ! past. Yon are pleased, sir, to refer to j the difficulties of my past administra? tion, and I cannot deny that there were, indeed, sad trials to us all, bnt more ec peoially to one who no longer possesses the vigor of j onth. I am happy to say that these dark clouds were almost as quickly dispersed as they arose by the bright sou of your intellect and fidelity, and the financial prosperity of the lodge placed on a firm basis; to j your exertions, therefore, am I indebted for the financial prosperity of my admi? nistration. It is also true that where we expooted strength and Bnpport-from the West-wo found weakness, and the pillar of strength fell from weakness. This, my brother, only demonstrates the1 fact that mortals should not rely upon their own strength, and teaches us that I we should live more olosely to the teach? ings of onr order, aud that we should constantly put a watch npon onr actions, and never commence any great under? taking without asking-assistance from above. It further teaches that "to err is haman," and that we should cover the ' faults of each other with the broad mantle of Masonic charity. I accept this jewel aa a tolson of that deep friendship and love which my brethren have always exhibited for me, and will wear it as a memento of loving hearts. Yon, sir, will pleaso accept my heart? felt thanks for the very flattering man? ner in which you have been pleased to express the feelings of the brethren. Convey to them my hnmhle aooreoiation pf their kind prejudices iu my behalf. Say to them, that if anything could have enhanced the value of their token, it is the roedinm through which it was conveyed. This ie the more grateful, as my brethren have selected one aa their spokesman whom they knew to be my warm and personal frjpndj one who is tho first to exaggerate soy virtues I may possess, and ready to cover my faults with fraternal charity. I will wear and cherish this glittering emblem of love sod affection as ono of my dearest trea? sures, and though I may not hand it down to my children, yet during the re? mainder of my life. j may point to it as an evidence of "how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to? gether in unity." May its bright rays illumine our pathway throngh (lie, and enlighten onr minds, that we may bave a better know led go bf the G. A. O. T. U., and serye Him with freedom, fer? vency and zeal. May we all )}o permit? ted to meet ju harmony around the heavenly altar, and when a o may no longer be permitted to meet around our sitar here below, may those who precede os to the Great Grand Lodge above, be snabled to vonob for us, so that, without examination, we will be re-united in the Celestial Lodge above. r.ocal^ Item?. ' oeples/oi %,^I9WF ia .fivppfl^n,^,, A completo outfit, with the e^wnjipu of a press, for ? country paper ^ offered ipr saie ai a veryW Jejp. tPartiouhws ?an be obtained at PaxEiox office, . The PHOOOX office j? ?applied with ?ll necessary ma teri?! f ot aa HhBdaOttejpityas, bUl hsads?jROsters, |H?i?i. ciroulare, au4 other pr io^?8 thai .?ey be desired, aa any office intheg^rtb. .Give us a enU?nd test on* wortf.** ?^gfeJS Cuarter?n, wjflsfoept ?u? thanh*?or .an interleaved copy of "Miller's Ainsenac, Soi 1S7S.?1 Ms=s- Bi iHi MeDot?a?* ? Od. (owners ?f W?lk?rV Vioe^;*It ters) haye also furnished na with- a? in? teresting little workman MnatraUd history! and map of Chicago and tba great fire. ? ***** <*...?<.;"?"*?.; ? "Tb'e'?ear of Bateles,'' is f?ifti?)M an ilioa tra ted work, fur whiuuMr. J. J. MoOanta, of this atty? is agent. It is said to have beeo prepared With great care, by an experienced and akiHfol writer on war t?pica. The prices range from 82.50 to $3.50, aocordiog to bind? ing. .? - ?* *. ..? y . It is said that the twelve fi roi days of January role the twelve months, pf the year-j na tea the days are,' so will be tile months. Watch and see if 'this be true for this yetrr. ? . ?SJ A good, man, who has, seep' much of the world, and is not tired of it, ?aya : .The grand essentials to happiness are something to do, something to lote, and something to hope for." At almost every step in life we meet with young men from whom we antici? pate wonderful things, but of' whom, after carefal inquiry, we never beer, a word. The effervescence of youth and passion, and the fresh gloss of intellect and imagination, endow them wfth a false brilliancy, which makes- fools of themselves and other people. . Like cer? tain chiaiz??, calicoes and giggfeftesft they show finely on their first newness, bnt cannot stand the ann and the rain, and assume a very sober. aspect after washing day. S OT?EME COURT, WEDNESDAY, Janu ! ary 3.-Tho court met at 10 ?. M. Pre? sent-Associate Justices Willard and Wright. The Eighth Circuit was called. The following oases Were Btruok oft*: Isaac L. Sibert ct at. ads. Wm. Lyon; the same ads. Leonard W. Lyon; the same ads. Geoige Sibert and wife. The Trustees of the estate of Dr. John DeLa Howe vs. W. P. Beloher and W. W. Belober, administrator, et al. Con tinned by consent. Abel Hobbins vs. H. W. Kahtman; tho same es. Bry Fretwell. Continued by oouBent. James M. Sullivan et aLt appellants, vs. W. M. Thomas et al., respondents. Continued by consent. Wm. H. Parker, commissioner, ?So., respondent, rs. Franois L. Wilson, exe? cutrix, appellant. Mr. Corbin for ap? pellant; OPE. McGowan for respondent. Wm. B. Jones, appellaut, vs. Henry P. Hammett, executor, respondent. Continued. A. Detheridgo, appellant, H. B. H. Earle, respondent. Continued. At 1 P. M., the court adjourned until Thursday, January 4, 1872,10 A. M. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-Tho Northern mail opens at 8.00 P. M.; doses 7.15 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.00 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 6.80 A. M.; closes 8.00 P. M. Greenville mail opens 645 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens 9.00 A. M. ; closes 1.30 P. M. Op Sunday offioe open from 8 to 4 P. M. Lxax os NEW ADvaamsvatmrn.-- - * Meeting Acacia Lodge. ; J. A. Jackson-Notices. Wilmington, Columbia Sc Augusta R.B. P. Cantwell-Boasted Coffee. W. 0. Fisher-Seeds. J. & A. Oliver-Notice. DON'T HAWK, HAWK, SPIT, Sm, BLOW, BLOW, and disgust everybody with your Catarrh and its offensive odor, when Dr< Sage's Catarrh Remedy will speedily de? stroy all odor and arrest the discharge. THE SECRET OF CAPTIVATION.-Features of Greoian mould, a well-turned nook and beautifully rounded arms, are no doubt very nice things to have, and ladies who possess these charms have reason to be thankful to Mother Nature: yet, after al}, the most captivating of 411 womanly charms is a pure, fresh and brilliant complexion. This superlative fascination any lady may secure ny using HAGAN'S MAGNOLIA BALM, the standard beautifying preparation of the present age. It diff?re from all ordinary coe* metiesin three most eisen tia'l particulars, inasmuch ?as it contains no injurious ingredients, does not contract ,or shrivel the skin, as all the astringent "blooms," "lotions" and "powders" eventually do, but produces a lasting loveliness by improving the health of the skin. Under its operationthe text oro of the epidermis becomes finer, and the surface son as veivev and auw?m M porcelain. Features cannot be changed, bot complexions can, and it is quite certain that a lady with no other charm than a fresh and rosy complexion, will attraot more admiration in company than her neighbor, with a olassio |a< but a sallow s?in. J 4 iS HAMurAoruaiMo EHTKBPHIAE IN CBABLBS TON - Charleston is fast becoming a manu- , factoring as woll as a commercial city. The-' largest manufactory of doors, aashea, blinds. Ac. in the Mont born States ls ?hat of Mr. P. P. TUA LE, on Borlbeck'a Wharf, in that city, eales rooms at Mo. 20 Hayno street. Mr. XOALE'B advertisement appears In another column. Nov 34 -m ? y The li ea vi est assortment cf plates, oops and saucers, soup tareen*, pitcher?, bowls, covered dishes, ?co., ever present? ed to the public of Colombia, at asto? nishing prices, by D. C. Petxbtto ? Bon. Tho largest variety of tomblpr?, gob? lets, wine and pharunqgno classes, at less than factory prices, at D. C. Peixotto Sc Son's. Messrs. Hamilton Mitchell sad Samuel J. Myers, well known oiUzona of Sum? ter, died last week. A Canton, 111., tobacconist has fallen into a German baronetcy.