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COLUMBIA. S. C. Wedneslay horning. January 17.1872. THE BAXITIMOBB MOVEMENT.-Oar read? ers will observe elsewhere the Baltimore Sun's account of the meeting in Balti? more of the holdoro of South Carolina bonds. Let the work against the ring go on. As one of the Financial Board suggests, let swift condemnation fall upon their heads. Drive them from office-aye, drive them from the State. Major T. W. Woodward, having at? tended the recent Agricultural Congress at Selma, Alabama, writes to the Fair* field Herald* a very interesting account of his seeings and doings on the trip. Some malicious persons having taken advantage of his absence to circulate a report that he had run off, he disposes of them in the -following characteristic way. We are norry that our Space does not enable os to publish the whol? of his communication: MR. EDITOR: Thinking that a short account of my trip to Balma, Alabama, for the purpose of attending the Agri? cultural Congress that tnet there, might not be uninteresting to some of your readers, I herewith transmit a synopsis. Who goes beyond the limits of the State at this time, is, according to proclama? tion of him who, like tho ignoble our of a roguish negro, sits opon his haunches at the Exooutive Mansion only to burk at honest men-amenable to the charge of Ku Kluxing. So be it, Doctor; I am ready for trial; and should the inquisi? tion see unmistakable evidence of guilt in the r?cent hegira, I still hope to be obie to oonvinoe yon that I was a mem? ber without iufluence in the klan, and, from my insignificance, would hardly be deserving of a trip to Albany-for per? son? acquainted with me know that it is a custom of mine, in killing snakes, to strike at the head; or, as I am a dab pond man, that I never nibble for min? nows when there are trout in the lake. A word or two to those who industrious? ly, and with so mujh satisfaction, pro? mulgated the rumor that I had ron off, and X have done with this branch of the subject. That negroes and scalawags should have been exultant over thia sud? den decamping is tome gratifying in the highest degree; it is evidence unmis? takable that I am trying to lead an. ho? nest life, und that I desire to be reck? oned a decent man. For the informa? tion of these, I here state I have re? turned, with renewed determination to put dowu fools and villains, for I wit? nessed the increasing prosperity of both white and black in States where white men are assuming the rums of govern? ment. LOCKING UP THE OLD FOLKS-How A KENTUCKY Gi UL MANAGED AM ELOPE? MENT.-A rather romauuo runaway af? fair o Rim rr od at Fran li Un, Ky., says the Nashville 'Banner, December 24, early Friday morning. The father'of a cer? tain you ug lady of that place hud re? fused to give his consent to her mar? riage, and had treated her lover with grout harshness ob account, aa ia alleged, of his being poor. But though love does not, in most instances, run particu? larly smooth, nothing can prevent two happy hearts from uniting their desti? nies for better or for worse whenever the owners so resolve. To make our story brief, a plan vraa concocted by which the pair were to run down to Mitchelville, jual thia side of the Stute line, where ar? rangements hud been made the duy pre? vious with a Magistrate to perform the ceremony. The fond couple nppo red at atho depot, at Franklin, shortly after 5 o'clock on the morning mentioned. It having been suggested by Borne unfeel? ing wag that Hiey might possibly be overtaken by her irate father, and their blissf ol hopes blasted at the very moment of realization, the bride-groom became considerably demoralized, but was soou re-aaanred by his pluckier companion, who coolly remarked: "I don't see how he can; I really don't. He lives three miles from here, and if he comes ho will have to -walk. He can't make the dis? tance afoot before the arrival and de? parture of the train. I foresaw the dan? ger of Buch a denouncement last night, and made my arrangement J accordingly. I went to the stables, hid all the bridles, locked the doors and threw tho kojR away. When they were asleep, I quietly turned the key upon them nnd threw it away, too." It need hardly be said that her expla? nation wns highly satisfactory. The train rolled in at 5.57, the lovers jumped aboard and wero married at G.20, at Mitcheville, on the arrival of the train at that place. The girl was certainly worth the trouble of winning, but we have a notion that if her husband tries to kick out of the matrimonial traces the keys will bo turned on him, too, some of theso'dnys. There were 305 murders in New York, last year, and only one man hanged for them. .?Tb? Kl rte rn I O Am*ndta?nt" MKBSHH, EPITOBS: When the thirteen origi? nal mated, after tho war of independence, met in convention to form a Union, they mot aa BO many sovereign contracting powers they alone constituted the parties to tho compact or agreement. They were free, equal and independent-each a Bovereign power-could agree or not agree-could form a Union or General Government, or not; free to act or not. And the Union or G?n?ral Government, by the very .nature 'of tilings, was not a party to this comped ot agr?e mont, bat WEB the creature and tho ordained and established agent of these sovereign States; and upon thia agent waa conferred and delegated certain specific and sovereign powers. And the idea is preposterous, that they there and then did alienate one parti?le Of their Bovoreignty. The General Govern? ment, even now, only exercises del eg a tod powers. For, by mutual agreement, the States oan now, in convention assembled, as at tho beginning, abrogate and revoke every power granted to their agent. Yea, three fourths of them assembled can amend or make nnll and void. The late civil war was not a war between the Southern States and tho General Government, but a war between tho Northern and Southern States-the for? mer using and authorizing their agent-the General Government-to carry on tho war, aud evon, (aa sovereigns alono can do,) en? larging and delegating other aud extraordi? nary powers. Toe idea that tho North went to war to oommit snioido, aud thus to destroy t heir sovereign Ufo or csist'iece, j? abjure. The Southern States likewise established and empowered their agent at RichmOhd. It was a war emphatically between the Northern and Southern States. And tb? gr??t question at issue was not whether tho States wore sovoreign or not, but whether a State had the right to secede or withdraw. Somo may say, if you deny a State the right to secede, you deny that which is essential to sovereignty. When a certain namcor of men enter luto a copartnership lo carry on a apeciilp businosS, 1 don't know that any one of them can with? draw at pleasure, without the consent of the others. This dissolving of copartnership can only bo done by "mutual consenti" The States, not by separate aotion, gained their independence-but together, leagued to? gether, confederated together. And right here hos the solution of this great question. Upon thia great question the Month consider? ed herself whipped, and has, since the war, conceded the question of secession settled by the sword-by an appeal to arms. 1 he aboli? tion of slavery and the Reconstruction Acts ware the if rms ot the victor imposed upon the conquered. It is true they wero arbitrary, anti cot constitutional. Tho North waa under no compulsion to exact these tarma-the con? dition aud state of things after the surrender did'not require or necessitate them. The j Northern States aided from their own free choice. And among tho terms they exacted of their stator Southern States ia the -'fifteenth amendment"-an sot not Of a. brave, high minded and honorable people, but an aot most damnably infamous aud degrading; an act | that damns the honor of any people. A tree \ is known by its fruit. The present oondition i of South Carolina ia the fruit, and prove what | I have asserted. Hell, itself, could not have vomi.od forth or begotten anch au offspring. PAOOLET. P. S. The character of the court latelv held in Columbia rivet the truth of my assortions. Meeting or Bunill Carolina. Bond-Hold .rs tn Baltimore-A trgai Opinion. The holders of South C irodina bonds held a meotiug last eve mm/, at tho Eutaw House, for the purpose of taking action lu reference tn their claims against that ?tate. A. B.Pat? terson, h sq , was called to the Chair, aud Mr. Charles E Huberts appointed Secretary. There were fourteen persons present, repro seutlug sumo $200 000 ol bonds, mostly owned in Baltimore, but se: held in New York, and other places, represented by proxy. The Chairman stated that a much larger amount of bonds would have bein repre? sented, but for some misunderstanding re? garding the meeting. Some dozens of letters had been received from parties in Now YorK and olsewhere, making inquiries as to the object of thu meeting, hilt they were ad? dressed to tbo Secretary, Mr. Roberts, at the Eutaw House, and had only come into his possession on this evening. Had these letters ueen received in time to be answered, no doubt a much larger amount of stock would have beeu represented. The Chair then asked tho Secretary to road the following legal opinion: i'he undersigned, having been engaged as counsel to iuveatigatu and report tho legal merits of tho baud claims held by various bona fide purchasers against the State of South Carolina, respectfully state that tho subject matter of tho iuquiry, though impor? tant in the largo peouuiary amounts Involved, lies within a small compass as a legal proposi? tion. I have in my hands a lotter dated Sep? tember 29. 1871, written by tho direction of Governor Robert K. Scott, and signed b.v his private secretary, in reply to a letter of in qairy from a gentleman of this city, in whioh was enclosed a "copy of a statement of the debt of South Caroline, lately forwarded to the Hon. Jehu Scott, United'states Senate, Chairman of the Joiut Select Committee to inquire into thu condition of tho late insur? rectionary States." Tho letter concludes by emphatically declaring that this ''report may be reliod upon as correct," and on the faith of this official and explicit statement, my client, who had invested ? largo sum in the purcnaso of South Carolina bonds at the average price of about sixty-seven cents in the dollar, con? tinued to hold said bonds, then wcrth fifty three oents in the dollar: s i noe when tho de? cline to the present timo has hoon hf ty.six per cent., or eighty-four since purohass. Tho copy of Gov. Scott's report, euolosod and reforred tu in his letter, atetes thu "total issue of bonds and stock to bo (l),523,6tU 10," from which be deducts 1250.000 paid during tho fiscal year 1871. and ?100.000 held by tho sinking fund, leaving a residue of issued bunds and stocks of only t9.17H.5G4 10, all tbo endorsemente by the Stats of railroad bonds being declared by Gov. 8oott to bo amply pro? tected against loss. Undoubtedly this state? ment eau he considered as a substantial caneo cf action by tho gent leinen who continued to hold on tho faith of it, if it was falsely and deceitfully made. We now h?vn reliable evi? dence that, contrary to the statements niado by Gov. Scott in this letter, the total indebt? edness of South Carolina, on. tho IS th of De? cember, 1871, was at least $10,?171,SOU if not (22,000,000, and it resulta that hfl either mis? represented tho facts us known to bim, in September last, or has been privy to tho sub? s?quent ovor-isBiio of several millions ? of bonds, oontrary to the intimal jons and decla? rations set forth in said report, that no far? ther issue would be necessary. Tho above statement ?pd inferences aro abundantly supported by tim reports of legis? lative committees, and other testimony found in copies of tho Charleston papers, it ia oloar that tho gentleman who has this direct sad unequivocal assn ra no 6 from Gov. Booti ona. better than suv poe,else, enforce a strict accou^j^ u>. culy ?^me' m to* i^nty^6^ek| ^Wj?aou? I fraUda bi tbs cOorcivbjirtO?fBVbT tVfJr>dcr?l oTnrti, fea^hg Jf^Db?freW^ Court Of tho United SlaTes. . If 'theft aaa peo ted fraud a aro proved In a court of juatfc'v?, j as lt now 'fteems ibby jtyube.ita.'jhdgpent will now only make the . guilty bmlnuersdla- ! Korgo theirBBgbttdn galba, but the ?lop- | mern? in such suits ??il>t result In criminal , prosecutions. By Wolob ail 5fwIi~?EPeba*ra nm? ! oe made td reel fr?e -j?t\r(?KB i^WkWW\S?9 law they have so feM?>WUlly-\i??icl?. Hy client is ready abd willing- co l?da tho. u?e of his name, anti the testimony he ha?, for th" Institution of legal proceeding?, amito ap por? tion, pro rata, the fruit* ot -?ny ftqttment'ne may recover among all.ihpsu wub.'may nu? in at once and contribute t-hrdr pro rtyfa of tho moderato preliminary cxp'eiiticB vvbdih jafciInp- ? ce8sary to set on foot thbao bro^fcrffngs, and prosecute them with vigor abd energy. Bin he is not willing. 10 m UV o iii even au cleir a caso for tho limited interest, ho has, without insignificant to<the grb<U: object in<vi*w, but I will give moral force to-tho ?o^al prosecutions I as well as to such an appeal'for jA^iMativo re- ! lief as may be thought VtrVis^1. mving, aa ne believes, a better ground for action than perhaps any other stockholder, ne'Jias.'with bonds in this .city, originated the idea bf a meeting of bond-hold ero tb set in concert, and deviso tho best method of uitimateljreahzing tho face of their bonds, how . so much depre? dated. At bis request, and for the common benefit of all who. will unite with him, I have thus briefly presented au-oritliiio of tho legal claim he a an preterit, Rfid Ibo meaenred Of relief which can alono neem to premise e'etteoeesftil result. Reftp?Otfrtllv s?bniltlcd, '? ? ? B; J. BBENT. Dr. J. Hanson Thomas waif Of opinion that as the kmotadt of bonds represented was comparatively small, another meeting should be held before any definite action w?e takeu. | He thought New Yerk would bo Ch? proper plaoo-to hold an adjourned meeting. Mr. Patt?rson thought ?l?w Ybrlc tho very worst place in which to hold tho meeting,-as the combined reseals of 8onth Oarqlina were HuppoH?d to be in league with parties in'New j York. Tho bond-holders should, in his opi? nion, go to work at once,, and endeavor lol vindicate their just rights. Dr. Thomas desired to know tho amount of bonds represented, ind on footing uh the en? tire sum, was found to be a trifle' lesa than $'200,000. Kir. K. J. Brent said, that although be Wat not present a? a botid-hold?r,Be would ?av that alter Riving Che Subj feet* fettet obreful investigation, bc had etea*' -to the conclusion Chat the letter cf Gov. Kool t Tn ade him Clearly responsible for all the over lames bf stock, and that suits brought in the United States Courts against qoy. BcoU, and Kimo ton, Fi? nancial-Agent at.New York, and- Parker, the Nt at ? Treasurer of Bou th Carol i na, wxmld ru? stin in a bene?t U) the bond-hojaei?i .y?dkt, who was a native of Ohio, had t?Seh ?oilng largo purchases of rerl e?cate I?liHerrfxtToI?y of Toled", and a civil snit could reaoh hird at least. The Legislature of South Carolina might be appealed to; for if there had been an illegal issue af studk, the otate waa cer? tainly responsible. Hcott and all connected with him were responsible for their illegal acts, and if the bond-holders waited for something to turn np, all would bs stack in the mud. After considerable conversational debate, tho following resolution was offered aud adopted unanimously: Retoloed, That a committee of six be named by the chair, tu which he shall bo added as a momber, and that said committee be author? ized to invite the co-operation of all bond? holders of the State of Mouth Carolina who may unite with the object of this meeting by a ?pecified day, so teat enerdetio civil and criminal proceedings may be adopted as soon as possible, to vin?ioat? the rights of all the bondholders. The meeting then adjourned until the 7th of February. [The chairman stated that he would announce the committee through the no wnp apt rs ] - Ballimore Sun, 11th. t el n mb lu Vt male College. The Trustees of the Columbia Female- Col? lege have determined to re open it the en? suing autumn, if tab* eat? possibly be done. In order to* do this, and to pta?e the institu? tion ou a secure looting, it will be necessary to raise the sum Of icm,OUO. The Executive Committee of the Board have been charged with the duty ot bringing this matter before the public, and of appealiug in behalf of this institution to all who wish to promote the j causo ol Christian edncation iu the South. With a view to raise the requisite funds, tho Trustees haye adopted the following plan, ! which cannot fail of success if it me*bts, as we j trust it may, tho support and co-operation of | our people: FIIIST.-The Board proposes to issue bonds j to the amount of ?'?U.OOp. If so much should > bc needed, iu sums of tl00 each, payable in five years, without interest. Those who pur- . ??fii? ?li?sa bonds will thus contribute .lb? iii terest'tui tho amount of their investment for fire years, at the expiration of whj?h time the principal Will ho r? paid. SECOND.- They will sell scholarships in the Coll?ge, ou thc following terms, viz: Any ene donating $500 to the institution wm be enti? tled to th? privilege of bending o r.e. pupil, fies of tuition fees, tor rive'y ears Tumo.- Tiiev appeal earnestly to the liberal ? and benevolent of all denominations lu the i South for aid in the (orm of voluntary con ti Ibutions. That a combined and concerted movement I to ethict this latter object may bo made, the ! undersigned, acting for the Boord qt Tras? tees, respectfully request th'o pastors of all congregations favoranle to this enterprise, to take up a collection ju their respectivo churches, on ono Sunday, to bo indicated by them, not later that! the I dll of April next, forwarding, to rbis committee any fonds that may bo contributed. Wu earnestly invoke tho aid, not only of all clergymen, but Of ail persona who aro able aud ?(?lng t& assist ii. thia laudable effort to establish, OH 8 firm ti^W, flits Aioblo institu? tion of karu inc; and wo respectfully ask all editors 'Of' rietvkpkpe'fa, who approve the nndc-rAakdng, to- hi s et-1 this appeal In their Jo&hkla. WADE HAMPTON, mw B. C. RH 1 YES. CELEBRATED FERTILIZERS. WILCOX, GIBBS & CO.'S MANIPULATED GUANO, GUANO, SALT ARD PLASTER COMPOUND. Tb? above prepared at Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. PHONIX GUANO, .IMPORTED FROM Phonix Islands. South Pacific Ocean. Ara for vale bv WILOOX, GIBBS & CO.. Iuioortera and Dealern in Guanos, HM Ur?y Btrcrt, Havannah. Of?., 1S1 Bait Bay, Charleston, tl. V. For further information, apply or address aa above for Almanac fer 1672 Jan Vi 13mo J. 8. CH AMBEHH, Agent at Coombia, 8. C. HUT mm mm m Wm m VIA CHARLESTON, S. G., TO AND FROM BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, AND ALL TM? T&BW'ENGLAND MANUFACTURING 0ITIE8* THREE TIMES -^g?rjgMSIggy A WEEK. ? tuesdays, thursdays, Saturdays. ELEGANT STATE-ROOM jj^T- ^ ACCOMMODATIONS. Bea Voyage 10 to 12 Hours ^S^I^?a^R?jS 8horter? "Vlft Charleston."' TOTAL CAPACITY, t?Lu&^Tft <flM\A^r^ 4 0 000 MA LK8 MOUTH I.V. The South Oar?lina Railroad Company, A ND oonneoting Roads West, in alliance with the ?ect of thirteen ?rat olaaa Bt?amehipa t\. to the ahove ports, invite attention to the quick time and regular deapatch afforded to the bnainesB public in tho Cation States at the PORT OF CHARLESTON, Offering facilities of rail and aea transport?t ion for Freight and PaBsengera nut exeelled in eioellenoe and oapacity at ?uv other port. Tho following aplendid Ocean (Reamers are regu? larly on tho. line: TO KEW YORK. MA NH A TT A N, GEORGIA, M. 8, Woodhull, Commander. S. ?rowell, Commander. CHAMPION, SOUTH CAROLINA, _. B.W. Lockwood, Commander. T. J. ReoBett.'Commaudor. CH A RLE RT ON, GLIDE. James Berry, Commander. J. Kennedy, Commander. JAHF.8 ADGER, ASHLAND, T. J. Lockwood, Commander. -Ingram, Commander. JAMES ADO?U A CO., WAGNER, ROGER A CO , Agenta. Charleatou, H. C. WM. A. 0 TORTEN AY, Agenta, Charlea ton, S. G. TO PHILADELPHIA. VIRGINIA, Alex. Hunter, Commander. EMPIRE, C. Hinckley, Oomm&udur. UAiumu Dara-THURSDAYS. WM. A. COURTENAY, Agent, Charleston, H. C. TO BALTIMORE. FALCON, Hainie, Commander. MARYLAND, JohnaoD, Commander. SEA GULL, Dutton, Commadner. ' Sailing Day?-Every Fifih Day. PAUL C. Tit KN ll OLM, Agent, Char.eaton, 8. C. Ratea guaranteed as low as those of computing linea. Marine Insurance, one-half or one per cent. THROUGH BILLS OF LADING AND THROUGH TICKETS Can be had at all the principal Railroad Offices in Goorgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Missis? sippi. ' State Rooma may be secured in advance, without extra chargo, by addressing Agenta of tho Steamships in Charleston, at whnae offices in all cases the Railroad Tickets should bo exchanged and Berths unsigned. The '1 hrough Ticket? tiy this route include Tran? ors, Meals and Slate Room, while on shipboard. The South Carolina li?Jjiriad,Georgia Railroad, and their conuectir g hues, have largely increased thetr facilities for tho rapid novemeut nf Freight and Pastciigi-rs between the Northern cUioe and the South and Went. Couin.rt rblo Night Care?, with the Holmes Chair, without extra eh>rgOi have b?en introduced on the South Carolina Railroad. First alass Eating H?lo?n'at Branchville. Cn the Ocurgit llailruad. first data bleeping Cara. F reight prot?p^lv.transferred from steamer tn day and night train* or the. South Carolina Railroad. ClOde connection' niadu wi i h other Road?, delivering Freights at distant points with great promptness! ThL'managers wilt use ev erv exertion to satisfy their patrons that the Hue via Charlearon oanool be surpassed in despatch and tho safe delivery ot go.vis. For further information, applv to J. M. SKI.KIHK. Superintendent, Charleston, H. C.; li. D. HAKELL. General Agent, P. 0. Box 4,?7U; Oflice 817 Broadway, N. ? : H. B. PICEBNM, General Paaaenger and Ticket Agent, Sou'h Carolina llailruad. AiiKKEK L. iVuSn, Jan 16 tr.mo Vice-Fresideut South Carolina Kailioad, Charleston, 8 C. ETIWAN FERTILIZERS. THREE VERY SUPERIOR ARTICLES ar? offered by the Enlphuric Acid and Superphos? phate Company of Charleston, 8. G., viz: ETIWAN GUANO. A complete Manure, adapted to Cotton. Grain and Tobacco, being thc well-known article heretofore offered at the very high gradi; of fifteen per cent. dissolved Done Phosphate of Lime, with th? addition, as heretofore, of Peruvian Guano, Ammonia and Potash. Price f&5 per ton, if paid on or before the 1st of April next, and MO per tnu, pavabie lat November, 1*72.'without interest ETIWAN CROP FOOD. A new article of tho same high grade of Soluble Phosphate, compounded with the ele? menta of Cotton Seed Ju auoh a manner as to insure one of the best Fertilizers tor Cotton and Grain, at a lower price than the Etiwan Guano. Price $40 per too, if paid on or before the lat of April neXt, ?45 pur ton, payable November 1st, 187*2, without internat. ETIWAN DISSOLVED BONE. Averaging from eighteen lo twenty per cent, ut Diesel ved Rone Phosphate, and thus enabling the planter, by coMpoaijng, to obtain two tons of halt that grade at a saving of ouehaJf vast and freight. Price IBB per ton, ir paid on or beforo the 1st nf April next; $40 per ton, payable 1st November, 1872, without interest. TAKE NOTICE- That all these Fertilizers are or the highes', g rude oj Soluble Phosphate, and moat help for more than one year. | WM. 0. BEE & GO., General Agents, Charleston, 8. G. R. O'NEALE it SON, Agents al Columbia, S. C. Deo 10 fBmo TI sn pirara HY. OF CHARLESTON, S. C., PROPERLY appreciating the necessity of fostering tho planting interest nf the South, resolved in the outset tu oiler their Fertilizers ata price which would place them within the reach of every planter. They offer their SOLUBLE GUANOS, A completo Ammoniated Fertilizer, at $45 ca?h,or!50 On a credit to Die lat of November next, with approved city acceptance. The DISSOLVED PHOSPHATE, For composting with Cotton Seed or Stable Manure, ie now offered at tho very low price of f25 oaah, or JlHO on oreditaa above. This is highly recommended by planters who ?etd it laat year to their entiro satisfaction. WM. R AYEYEL. President, J.D. AIKEN, General Agent, No. 5 Central Wharf, Charleston, S. G. J. M. B LAE. ELY, Agent at Columbia, ti. C. Deo 10 .fSmo