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' South CWroltnm Ttaiuve* ??d BWlttdleri ? .i:...... witt jisvi^rt'^^s'.V i'^' I ? The organ of the corrop??on here, that ebameleMly performa ita \ miserable Work of shielding the Statu officials Sn their Boon nd rolly car eor, takes occasion to let it bo known at once that it is (or Gran fc, That - the champion of .thieves and swindlers should slap be th? cham? pion of Grantism and Marrilliem, as il? lustrated in this State, waa to be exp?ot ed.- We do not wonder st the THDBVSS' OWN being GRAKT'B OWN. The support of corruption is kindred with the sup? port .of tyranny. .Besides, Grant..has rendered services to the thieves and thieving carpetbaggers lb Sooth Caro? lina, which they will not soon forget. When Ka Kluxism made them tremble ia their shoes-when' their guilty con? sciences, from Scott down to B. F. Jack? son, or B. F. Jackson up to IV K. Scott, ntade-them fear that the avenger would at any timo nome upon them and call thew to judgmont--Graut came forward sud sent hie troops to protect them. Of '?onrae, tho' Vftioji sud ell the publio rob? bers, State sud County, will support Grant and love ??orriii. Did fcb?y not or?ate a vaia able and timely diversion ? Grant and Morrill and tho war Upon Soirth- Carolina was a God-send'to the Union and, its vile crew. Bat the day will yet come for justioe to do its. work tn behalf ol plundered, abused, out? raged';, Sonth Carolina.. Th?t. 'day ; we . wait .for in a spirit .not unlike that in which the Christian awaits the coming of "the Lord. We Bay ' it" Bot* irreveren tly. Let the .Union and its confederated band of ;Sfete!plnu"derer8:Snd ?ppressOf'? besjr thia in mind: Not alwaj8 will toes* be at Washington : a regime favorable tot the 'pOrpoBoa^nd. plans of ?tote jbl?^d??erB. South Carolina will yet be free to in iii ct long pent-up wrath ;^%...iWw?;''^ho 'have : violated the - sensibilities of ? the whites, .disregarded; ; .their 3 \ .';and brought tho old State?1 to the verge of ! bankruptcy i and fi uah c ?ai ruin. '. When that day coiner, there ?re men iq thia State who Will have to go, .nor aland ?'pon the order of their going: We sug? gest no violence. We intimate no ex? tremism of notion. But ? powerful voice will be raised in Carolina, and it will say to thieves and adventurers and plunder? ers of the people's,treasury: "Go hence; th?-Lord bas -'no further need of yon." The carpet-baggers aro very brave now, but remove the Federal bayonet from Sooth Curolina, and many a ooat-tail at the capital, and elsewhere in the State, would make, with corrupt spinal columns, an augie, not of forty-five, but of ninety degrees. ;1 The Union is for Grant; of course, it is. Wonitel to Know. Who are the members of the Republi? can Printing Company? Under the auspices and in the name of this com? pany, the State has. been swindled ont of thousands. Even Governor Scott complains, iu his message, of this print? ing extravagance, and says: "The money drawn upon the orders of the presiding officers of the two houses, during the last session, forenrrentprinting, amounts to 8G8.904.90. lu addition to this large sum, $30,000 were appropriated for cur? rent printing for the same session, mak? ing a total of $98,90190 expended on this item alone. There was farther drawn from the Treasury, and disbursed by the Clerks of the Senate and House, for printing the luws, Seo., the Bum of $103,651.44; Those figures ?how thc enormous aggregoto of $202,550.34 ex? pended on printing alone, and during and incident to the last session of the General Assembly, whilst largo cluims for public prioting*ure still outstanding. In addition to these expenditures, the sum of $29,814.05 was drawn upon tho orders of the President of tbs Se?alo and the Speaker of the Honse, for purposes not very well defined, but designated as "con? tingent expenses and repairs,' malting au aggregate, for the above specified objects, of $232,870,391" Think of this. Even Soott, who no doubt himself received a portion of this money, acknowledges the expenditure of $282,870.39 for print? ing at one session of the Legislature 1 It is time enough for us to learn some? thing definite as to the members of the I?EPUDLioAN PniNTmo COMPANY, aud something as to the character of this organization. And now this hungry company wants to bavo the job of printing the En Kl tu proceedings twenty-four copies of a pamphlet of perhaps 300 pnges, to each member of the Legislature. This is had, and at the samo timo good for Hurley. This is only bad for tho Stnto. Wo say: Break all the rings-monetary, railroad and printing. A Fort WayntBs hos heon married three timos, to Messrs. Robbs, Robbins aud*Robinson, respectively. ABoltt.r Swlndl? Expoi.d-Th? Lunatic . Si DCO jp?e exodus \o0doe O? ? wa fro ml Laurenjtf he hatti beeji?ppndiqg1'h?8 ajilo in OoMmbia-Aibgnowi kee pi Og dark,' bot ?ll the time having an ?yeto business. For waya tbat are dark and tricks that are vain, this Joe Crews has, long been peculiar. He bas beea caught at bis old tr?^p-^,(oi tba^he ia.. Jpo Crewe hrye thVhonoV >?T6?lhd o?elb? *he Regents oT the'E?nlt??''XB^Iun?r" Last sommer, during the absence- of'Dr. Ensor;' /the Superintendent, Regent Crews under? took to supply the Lunatio Asylum with coed.. He got of Messrs. Baker & Co. 100 tons o? coal, and collected of the Asylum the money therefor. Dr. Ensor in the' meantime had returned. As he had not ordered the coal, we learn that he declined to approve Crews' bill. It was passed over : the. Superintendent's virtual Teto, and Joe Crews, got his money. Observe, now, the sequel. It turned out that the Asylum did not re? ceive, perhaps, fifty of the 100 tons of coal. We are enable! to state the desti? nation of a number of tons. We are in? formed that Regent Taylor and Regent Nash reooivod each tr. o tons ; L. Cass Carpenter, nine tons ; shipped np the Greenville Road, about seven tons; hauled away from depot by Govern meut teams, about ten tons. This aocounts for thirty tons that did not reach the Asy? lum. How many tons readied tho Asy? lum, wo cannot say ; but this we know, that the Asylum is now out of cooli With regard, now, to the money paid to Regent CreWs, it appears that ho did not pay a cent to Messrs. Baker & Co., as tho latter, coal dealers, are now seeking to have their bill for the 100 tons puid. ! We leave the parties, to whom Mr. Craws sent tho Asylum coal, to explain whether' or not they paid him for the ooar^;\We'"have no1 reason for saying that they did not,, and at this time wc make no charge against thom, us it ii likely that the parties, hot af tbc Regent's Board, did not know that Mr, Crows was selling them the Asylum coal. AH for Joe Crows, his guilt is apparent, He hue laid bia unholy hands even upor. the institution fpr the insano. . Let'th? Regents - examine ' into thii matter ami fix tho responsibility when it rests. Some Of the Regents are re spoueiblo., . '' , \ . ** Accursed thirst of gold-to what extcn will thou lead mortal breasts?" See correspondence between Dr. Ensor Superintendent of the South Garollni Lunatio Asylum, aud tho chief editor o this journal. On the consideration of tho bill t< abolish the office of Land Commissioner the Columbia correspondent of th? Charleston News tells us that Nasl made a short and sensible speech in fa vor of abolishing tho office. Nash i thus reported: "He said he bad voted for the esta blishment of the office because he be lieved it would be a means of furuishlni the poor people of his race with home and the moans of making an hones living; but in thia, as in muny othe; things, the rascals and adventurers, wh bad come down here in the waka of th army, had got possession, hud plunge* their hands up to the vury arm pits ii the public purse, and had perverts* what was meant as n public beuetit inti an instrument of private plunder. Ii the years immediately following the nu it hud only been necessary to suy to th poor, ignorant colored men of th Sooth, that a man was a Republican t secure their support of him, aud the? scouudrois bud. by workiug upon tb credulity of the colored people, ol i ni be into high places, aud bud then betrnyc the colored men und plundered uud ix suited the people, until it was Been thu these white Republicans could steal a fa-t as auybody else. It was said thu negro governments were a failure; thu tho .whole system ot" reconstruction wo a failure, and that tho negro bad show himself unworthy of the boon of frc? dom and political equality that bad bee conferred upon him; but be declaro that thu negroes hud been betrayed, ha been outraged aar ?old out by thu whit scoundrels who had flocked to the Soutl bunt only npon their own personal gui and enrichment* The bill was neall advanced to a third readme, with a amendment proposed by Mr. Whitti more, to tho effect 'that all books an pupers pertaining to the office of tb Land Commission be turned over to th Secretary of State, on and alter the pa sago of this Aot, and the Secretary < State shall execute the duties horet< fore devolving upon tho Land Coman sioucr.' " This is sensible, and if tho speech w< also short, so much tho better. We ni ready to commend every thing Gousib that is uttored in the Legislature. Th i however, we may remark, us respects a this legislative talking: What we want < Nash & Co. is somo strong, d?finit practical action. If he is in oaruest, I will go to work and cull tho ring to ju tico. But wo have observed that tin far Nash's action is coull ned to the Lat Commission business. That is goi game, but thcro is still better gan abend. Lot bim strike tho snako on tl head aud net on its tail. Nash is vei sensible when bo speaks of "thc ruBCu 6 'ft^W^ti'^^^'iiai^^iiy^wia^syta^^Vt^wpiwr?^ and adventurers^ vao. hate?me' doW South ??tris wake-orthe Federal' arni?. ? i&8#&$? This i8/??b^^x\V togjii|^:i Lot; Bovert? Na?h follow this ?ein,end he "v/ill got rioh-we mean ri?h in the possession o'? Bcand'dcctriac, -shish -sril? hereafter bear good fruit for bia people. YVo'know-that Nash wields, more influ? ence with theoolored people of Richland thau aa-y other colored, mau?,* Let him see to it that he does hot misuse this in? fluenae. Pursue'ine ring. Don't stop with the corrupt Brooklyn adventurer. Bdltorlal Jotting*. ? Scott says that the commission to codify the laws has been in existence for nearly three years, and hhs Coat the State about $50,000, and its work is not yet completed; and adds, that it is tho opinion of some of tho best legal minds of the State that this work could have been done thoroughly at a coat of not more than $5,000. . ' We republish from tho Mural Caroli nian the artiole of "Raaticus," on tho subject, "Can tho South become a manu? facturing country?" The answer is: She oan and ought to be a country whose prosperity ia broad-bused upon the due Organization and development of her interests, agricultural, manufacturing and commercial. These are tba triple forces to muke a oountry strong and independ? ent. MOUNT HOPS SCHOOL.-WO call atten? tion to the advertisement of this school, located near Ridgeway, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Au g neta 'Railroad. Tho location is a healthy ode/' The instruc? tion is thorough, und the discipline firm, discreet and considerate. We have pre? sented in this ease the advantages of a good oountry school, in a quiet commu? nity. Co r i't-x purulence. , r. - j OFUTOE OP FHONIX. COLUMBIA, t?. C., January 18, 1672. Dr. J. F: Eh*or, Superintendent Lunatic Asy? lum. '. - i . . - ; DEAB Bm: I have information to the -effect that a certain party, known to me, bas ma? naged to ?windle tho Lunatic Asylum out of a sum of money, in connection with a certain transaction in coal. I am informed that Jos. Crews, ono of tho Hon on ts, purchased Tor the Lunatic Asylum, of- Messrs. Baker & Co., of I Charleston',''Bj Ot, 100 tons of coal, and that the Asylum paid for tha coal, and that only a portion of the coal reaohed tho Au j lum; that a part of the eoal waa delivored to Joe Tay? lor, nino tons to L. Casa Carpenter, about ?even tons were shipped op the Qreenvillo and Columbia Railroad, and about ten tons hauled from depot by Government teams. ' If agreeable to youl be pleased to Inform me what you officially'know about the mat? ter. Please inform me, also, whether any of that coal now remains on hand, aud how many tons aro oonsumod per month in the Asylum. 1 am Booking only to protect the public in tereala and expose wrong doing. Your?, vory respectfully, J. P. THOMAS, Chief Editor. OwiCK H. C. LUNATIC ASYLUM, COLUMBIA, Janutrv 18.1872. Col . J. P. Thomas, Chi?f Editor Phamiz. BIB : In reply to your communication of this date, I have to say that on my return from the North on the 11th of last September, I found a quantity ut coal dolivorea in tho Asylum yard. Knowing that I had givuu tho Steward no orders for thu purchase ot coal, I sent for that officer and inquired of him by what au? thority ho purchased thc coal. The Steward iuformod me that he did not mako the pur chano, aud wan entirely ignorant of tho trans- ! action, except that Tom Harper's teams had ' delivered ibo coal; upon what authority he did not know. lu my monthly report to the Board of Re? gents, on thu Otb of September, 1 called tho attention of tho Board to tho m<it'.er in the following languago, which I copy from my re? port of that dato : '.I should liku also to have my authority and thu Steward's duties, relative to the purchases tor tho Asylum, distinctly defined, so that 1 may know what my powert) and roaponsibili t ina in this connection aro. I ask for this from tho fact that supplios aro often sent to tho in? stitution without my knowledge I ask tho Steward by what authority ho mad? tho pur? chases, aud his reply is, 1 did not mako the purchasu, and know nothing about it. What I moro direct ly allude to in this report ii wood and coal. On my return from tho North I found a quantity of coal delivered at tho asy? lum. 1 knew I had given no order for tho purchasu of coal, and asked the Steward about II ; and it turned out that he is at ignorant of tim whole matter as I am. Now, thu Inwsays, ' I hn Steward ahall make all pm chases for thu institution under thu direction of tho Super? intendent.' Now, il this law is to be ignored. I hope thu Board will placo thu fact ou ruonrd for luy giiidanud. I ouly wish your wishes nude plain and put on tho looord book of tho insti? tution, so that I may govern mysolf accord? ingly. Ifeel that I havo a grave responsibility to disubargo, and under existing practioes, at variance with tho written law, 1 cannot pre? tend to bu responsible for tho institution's financial credit." This report developed tho fact that MOSSI-H. Taylor and Crews had furnished thu coal, these gentlemen claiming that thoy had been appointed by tho Board a committee to fur? nish tho institution with ooah Thu bills for freight were presented in the uamo of tho South Carolina Railroad Company, and tho bill for tho coal (100 tons) wasrenderod in the narnu of Ur. Oruwa, and wore approved and ordered paid by a majority of tho Board, I declining to approvo thu accounts, or tu be ooiuu in any way responsible for tho trausac tiun. As to tho quantity of coal consumed per mouth, I am unable to answer that question. The coal furnished by Messrs. Crown aud Taylor is exhausted. For further information on this subject, I refer you lo Messrs. Crews and Taylor, who alone aro rusponsiblo, and who will, doubtless, givu you all the information you may desire in thu matter. Very respect fully, J. P. ENSOR, Superintendent. SODDEN DEATH.-Mr. Alex. McOon koy died nt his residence in Broad streut, 'West of Court lionso Square, yesterday morning, very suddenly. Hi? wife went up to their bod chamber to nail him to breakfast, and found him lying across tho bcd partially dressed. A coroner's jury WAH H ii ni moued and gave us their verdict, "Dodtb from apoplexy." j Charleston Courier. Duke do Persigny, Napoleon's per? sonal friend and Minister, is dead. Ile was about tho Inst of tho "intimate" ser? vants and councillors of Bonitpirto. ...^-i-- . ii , , ,., . , ?niniiMiijiiin ij. I?4W?it tr po? Soott-Scott'a Individual tt*me?f*iitt?*UnTrfird. . That tho, adventurer Item Ohio, ?j? addition to', public ?asoaljties, has vidf lated almoBt the entire decalogue, w? have never d?ubied. Corrupt fu public life, eorrnpt in { ri vate life, violating as ha has done hore in Columbia all de? cency in bis social relations with cor? rupt characters, the Chief Magistracy of South Carolina ba?, been ? utterly dis* graced * by him who now'filia it, We do not intend to let nay false delicacy on our part prevent .tue exposure made being proclaimed throughout tho length and breadth of this laud. Let the peo? ple of the North see whom we have as Oovernor of South Carolioa-who has been twice elected' to his oflloo by an ignorant majority, and who* is now sup? ported in hie political and private shame by a corrupt legislative majority. Let the pablio see the Governor and the man whom, thus far, the Legislature has not impeached-the majority being bought by his COLD. "Nemo," o? the Charleston Courier, gives as the following account of Bowen upon Scott. If Scott is fortunate, ns he says he is, in the character of his obief accusers, so may Boweu and Whipper say that they ure fortunate in the aa eilsed-iii his profligacy, his treachery, bis mendacity and his bond swindling: The QOURO of Representatives to-day waa tho neena of Bowen's vindication against the attacks of Gov. Scott, and of uno ot the most unprecedented debates ever heard upon the floor of a legislative body, 'tho special mes? sage of tho Governor, whioh has already ap? peared in tho columns of tho Courier', had boen mado the s peria I order for 1 V. M., aud when that hour arrived, boweu obtained the door. His speech lasted from 1 until 5 o'clock, and was delivered amid frequent interrup? tions and not a few passages at arms. The tir?t part of it was Oevoted to a review aud statement of tho financial condition of the State. Having finished this, he followed the example set him by the Governor in his mes? sage, and bogau to respond. Ho did it, too. in a most effectual maimer, and disclosed somo transactions which, if truo. would call tho blush to the cheek of the moat hardened wretch upon tho lace ot the earth Without, however, stopping to comment, I proceed to give the details. He proposed, ho said, to review the special message of the Governor. If be had in the message adhered toa defence and proven any facta, hu Would not bo on the floor now. He proposed to show what the word of the Go? ve i nur was worth. He thon read a card from Gov. Boott, published iu the New York I'v*t, atating that ample arrangements had been made to moot the interest on the public debt ont of the incomo of tbo Stato. When thia statement was made, he (the Governor) knew that it WAS false. It wis a deliberate attempt to still cover up bia frauds. If be had been let-alone; he would to-day have boon paying tho intercut in New York. There was scarcely a man ou thia floor to whom tho Governor bad not uttered tho basest lies, and ho [Bowen] would uot believe him ou oath. Jamisou at this moinee t arose to a point of order, and asked that Boweu be not allowed to proceed, unless he withdraw his remark abuUC the Governor. Thu point being over-ruled, Bowon proceed? ed with bia speech. He said ho wanted it un? derstood that aa the Governor had assailed him in his filthy message, he would reply, and if he could not reaoii him in bia speech he would reaoh him in a question of privilege. Ho then want un to review the special mes? sage, showing that thu Act which provided for tho issuiug of bonds limited thu time iu which to issue thom, and that all the issues, after the expiration of tho limitation, were il legally and fraudulently issued. He spoke for over five hours, and saying thal ho knew what the rajiult would bu. These very scoundrels, bet?re the cud of tho present aoseion, would oome into this General Assembly and ask the passage of au Act legalizing the very bouda that thoy say haye not been fraudulently is? sued. Accompanying this bill would come a joint resolution, asking the Legislature to piodge the State against repudiation. He thou alluded to that part of tho message iu whioh the Govornor nad alluded to his i?oweu's) prison record. He said: "'If I am a rogue, as tho Governor says in his message, why was be HU anxious, at the beginning of the session, that 1 should como and diuo with him? Why did ho scud after mo day abor day? Did hu not kuuw all about mo that he knows now? If I am all that hu makes mu ont to bo in his mos?ago, whj did hosoud a friend lo mo to bring me to hi.-? house, and while I was there, why did ho offer to give me all bia support if L ?ho.i!ii run for Governor of tho State? Ho voluntarily made me a proposition to support mo fer Governor. Ho was willing, as bail as I am, to assist in foisting me upon tho iilllicted propio of tho State. Thia shows meany that if I would have helped him to oovor up his swindles lc uld have stepped into bia placo. When Robert Kingston Scott talks about moral uikoeuess, lut bim remember the t>oor soho jLiniatrosS who was enticod from Walhal? la under cover of a certain letter, and who oamo under tho roof of his mansion, and in whoso room he entered ou ono dark night, and At thia juncture a (mint of order waa raised aa to tho use of Hie language. 8. J. Lee, a member from Edgelield, hoing temporarily in tue Chair, ruled the point welt taken. W Here? upon Ho won arose to a question ot' privilege, saying that he had boon assailed by the Go? vernor, and had a right to assail his character in return. Tho Speaker (MOHO*) haviug roaumcd the ('huir. Bowen proceeded: There aro men, to-day, said ho, aerving out long senti noes in the penitentiary, who would not havo dono half as much as Scott did to that poor woman under the gubernatorial mansion, and this is tho man that talka about moral nakedness. It ill becomes bim to open his mouth. Why, thou, waa no ono boneatb tho roof on that night but himself and the poor woman who hail iakan shelter there? Hero half a dozon members ar?so to thoir foot to points of order. Thu peint raised waa that it wau unparliamentary to uso snob lan? guage iu reference to tho Cbiof Exocutivo of thu Stato. Tho Speaker vory properly ruled that while ho thought the language in bad taste, ho know ol no rule which enabled him to ore.vent a member from aitaeking tho character of any Stato official, under cover of a question of privilege. Au appeal was at once taken from the decision of tim Chair, but was with? drawn before a voto could bo had. Mobloy, tho irr?pressible member from Union, thou arose, and made a similar point. The Speaker rope ?tod that he could not rulo the language out of order. Whereupon, Mobloy insist'd that hu (Moulcy) should Ito called io the Chair, and that he won il stop it. This modest request not having been complied with, a moilun to adjourn was made, hut was lost. Tho Speaker, Having by dint of a vigor? ous assault upon his desk with his official gavel succeeded ia restoring order, Bowen rout inned : I know, Maid he, that this cffirt to gag mo would bo mado, and were it not fir thesu in? terruptions, 1 should have golio Oil to Olin in?ralo tho ten or a dozen victims of thia S? kind dragged down to ruin by thia man, who t! talk? abont morai, nakadnaaj, ^fLar,Uaidt, ' efvantego of tnB j?o?wo&n jbMrwrte bfcr arfetter, in .whiqp ho ||ire?a^d Befrif ?u* mr divulged ?JUt traBudap on Bat*night.' Atttr bia victirn reache?OhMtee.o?? the proof cf thia monstrous erinn oajie ont&tba proof; tb?t the gutternatoriat miusjon OBBonkhCa? rolina no tonger efforded protctrtratj'to the* virtue of an iati'icont woman. Hereupon Byae aroee, and in words 'of itu diguation, that wero expressed In bia u?ual violent way, and accompanied by gesticula tiona of the most violent kind, denounced the langnage need..and concluded by threatening au expulsi?n ?Ut-oWun fiid.u"l desist. | Bowen replied aa follows: I oaro nothing for your threats.' -"T-am nor to bo bulbed by the mau whoso vote eau be bought for fire dollars. -' ' -.- ' .'-v '-S? ' :?..: 1 Byas- Mr. Speaker, I riae.to. a.question of I privilege. The gentleman eaj-a my vote oan be bought for five dollars. Tho Speaker-Tho gentleman la mistaken. How doea tho member from Orang db ur g know that tho gentleman from Charleston refers to bim? Hu baa not said ao. Byas-I desire to ask the gon tie man if ho refers to mo. Bowen-Ii you will aek that question out eida of this House. I will answer it. As I was going on to say, that woman came down to barleaton, having in her possession tho lot? ter in Scott's hand-writing, threatening ber if J sho over opened hor mouth abont what had transpired. It did more; it described tho vile deed that had boon consummated. '?! Jones, [uf Georgetown]-Where ie tho letter? , Bowen-Tho party who had itcariied it to the Governor and made him paya sum of money for it, and it thus got back into hie possession. An indignant member here arose and want? ed to know whether wo wero sitting here to discuss thu Governor's prlvato character, or aa legislators to make laws for the people. No ono waa found to undertake the answer? ing of this indignant question, which waa oertaiuly a poser, sud Bowen onco more re? sumed. He said: If you want to seo moral naked- j ness, go to Willard's Hotel, in Washington. On thu hotel-hooks, you will find registered Scott's name, in connection with a notorious woman, from Philadelphia, who occupied tho samo room with bim. Follow him from Wash? ington to New York, and go to No. 112. Weat 26th street, (a noted house called the "Seven Sisters," or "Palmetto House,") and learn his doings there. If I had been let alono, I would have shown how. in New York, thero lived woman, named Paulino Muckham, to whom he offered a set of diamonds worth $7(30, but that the price was not large enough. . I will, however, now leave tue subject, saying to Ho? ben K. Scott, that if be wishes to investigate all those transact iona, "he knows how it ia himself." I will leave it to the people to judge botweon him and ms. Can thc Sooth Become a BI ana rave tar? ing Country!' In this day of sore calamity to tho people of the cotton growing States, il beoomea every ono, while he is so heroically enduring the evils whioh surround him, to suggest, it he can, any possible plan of relief, consistent with tho good order of - society. Wo may not now, in the language of Shakspoare's mixed metaphor, attempt to "Take up arms agaipat a ssa of troubles, and by opposing, end them." Wu must strugglo OD not the less manfully, however, if we would sea onr coun? try prosperous and happy, and leave to our children an in her i tai icu of freedom and inde? pendence. ti,1 hi i With most of ?B, agriculture ia our voca? tion, and must con linne to be, and how to make it yield the best returns ia, or should be, our constant study-, botara there not other employments better suited to many of oar peoplo, which might prove helpful friends to agriculture, powerful petrona to our staple product, bountiful benefactors to our noonie, and magnotio influences to tba worthy immi? grant to cast hie lot among us? It baa been said that uo nation oan attain to any conside? rable eminence whose prosperity dependa upon any one employment: it would seem, therefore, to be the part of wisdom, to di? versify our industrial pursuits, and whilst the aturdy husbandman continuos to gather from his broad acres the sUken fleoce of our great Southern staple, tho swiftly moving spindle should twist it into thread, and tho restless little shuttle should construct it into those thousand boautiful fabrics which ao wonder? fully enhance ita value. Tue water power of oar atreams, now for tho most part running to waste, is literally incalculable; tho advantages ot onr mild and salubrious climate unsurpassed; the labor suited to tho work, and aeek.Dg employment, abundant; tho oom pens o tien to tho capitalist especially tempting; and the general j;cod to tho country sufficient to satisfy the benevo? lent aspirations of the pnrest patriot or phi? lanthropist. Are thero auy reasons why tho South should nut manufacture, or, at least, spin her own cotton? If so, what aro they, and bow may they bo met? Tho first that will probably be urged is tho want of capital. This is mucb loss formidable than at first sight would appear. Tho sito and adjacent land lor all requisite uses would, in many placos, bo given gratuitously; building mate? rial of thu best quality would, in most cases, be found on tho spot; and ooutractors may be round ruady to take a portion ol tho expense of construction in the stock of ibo company. As to tho oash required, lot it be demon? strated that the annual or si mi-annual divi? dends will exceed thu prevailing rate of inter? est, and thu cash portion of your capital will be readily forth-coming. "But, saya a cau? tious philosopher, tho condition of tho South, both tin uncial ly and socially, is too unsettled, your officials aro too corrupt; your Legisla? ture too ignorant; your taxoa too high. Lvery word true, hut these evils do not bear any heavier on manufactures than upon any other proporty iu tho ?South; indeed, our Sol?os have, on more than one occasion, exhibited a wish to encourage such enterprises by ex* empting them from taxation for a certain pe? riod. Tho official ami social ovils will effect their own euro io time, and the organization of such companies as should be formed for tho purposes proposed, would prove to be powerful auxiliaries iu accomplishing so de? sirable an end. What would bo some of the obvious bono fioial results from tho introduction, moro ge? nerally, of cotton manufacturing establish? ments through tho Sonthern States? A home market for our products, employment for rn my of our des ti tu to poor, who would con? stitute a largu portion or the operatives. Un? der tho sheltering roof of the sobool'house, aud the church, would gather tho children of ignorance and vico; habits of industry and economy would tako the place of idleness and wastefulness; thoro would be moro of aobriety and intelligence, social cuitare, comfort and happiness. Villagos wonld spring up, and with them a demand for other moohauical employments, arts and artisans; bringing moro wealth, a larger population, less taxa? tion, wisoi legislation, and loss official roguery and corruption. If these views aro well found? ed and they are at loast honestly entertained, how strongly they appeal to ovory feeling of oar butter nature, while, at the samo inn-., they address themselves to our stern judg? ment and practical considoratlon. ?. BUSTICUS. EI.TCOTION oi' TOWN COUNCIL.-On Monday last, tho following persons wer? nlcoted members of tho Town Gonnoil of Yorkvillo for the ensuing year: Intend? ant-Maj, Ju?. F. Hart; Wardens-S. A. M Elw< c, Miles Johnson, B. J. Foster, li. V. lloyd. Hut little interest wu? m i nifeetod in tho election, only seventy niiio votos having been polled. The wife of a Missouri ootogenariun recently presented the patriarch with a thirty-fourth child. ffTTrT^T 9 ?? ;? ' ? . i ?...?iii. '?'?MIX. tratar*?. 1 5$A? %2 ^viWWjKr'O Iii ?.TJ?T?.pJlM. - OiTT MATTS'AH, --Tha price : of jun?.? oojiiesof theFkonax is ?Tebenlp.; -r Tho PHCENIX office is feTippiiea witt! all necessary material for a? baudaoru?* carde, bili hoads, posier?, pamphlets, ijend-uuio, oircularB, and other printing that maybe desired, QB any office in the Bout h. Give us a call and teat our work. ! j The touohiug drarna "Vi, .'Kaleen Mavourneen" waa well rendered by the Watkins trooper last night. To-night's berfortaanoe,, ..Trodden-Dowq7|'is for tho bonsflt of tbs Pairoett?eS: / ^o-rabr row night is the last, and we sincerely trust that the evident appreciation slip wu by our ci ti zorn, will induce Mr. Watkins i and his talented wife, to pay Columbia another visit soon, j ?'. u Congressman (Elliott willi accept our thanks for public documento. ??*???<? \\ Water was let into a portion of the Columbia Hotel, yesterday. *\ 1? AI ii Aim ANOEMKNTS.-The Northern mail opona at 3.00. P. M.; closes.7.15 A. M. Charleston day mail opona 4.00 P. M.; oloses 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens C.30 A'. UL ; closes ($.00 P. M. Gr COD ville mail op ens G. 45 P. M.; oloses 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens 9.00 A. M. ; oloses 1.80 P. M. On _ SUPREME COUBT, THURSDAY, January 18.-The couTt met at 10 A. M. . Present -Chief Justice Moses and Associate Jus? tices Willard and Wright. The following decisions were rendered: A. F. Branch rs. ?. D. Oar?thera. Motion dismissed, per curium. Silas Johnstone, plaintiff in error, rs. T. H. Crooks el aL, d?fendants in error. Motion granted and a new trial ordered. ! Opinion'by Moses, C. J. i The docket was dosed, and the follow? ing order was made: It is ordered, That at the April term of this Court, commencing on the third Tuesday of April next, the oauscs on ths several Circuits shall be called in the fol? lowing order, aud the time to be allowed to the hearing of canses from' each Cir? cuit ?ball be to the day fixed for'the j commencement of the next, except as -tothe Seventh Circuit, to wbioh shall bo allowed three day s: Second Circuit, Tuesday, April ?ld; Eighth,'Thursday, April 18; Fifth; Tuesday, April.23; Third, Friday, April 26; First, Tuesday, April 30; Sixth, Tuesday, May 7; Fourth, Monday, May 13; Seventh, Wednesday, May 15. At 12 M., the court adjourned nntil Wednesday, February 7, 10 A. M. HOTEL ABKIVALS, January 18- - Nick creon House-H. O. Beau, Pa. ; J. N. Beach, Mrs. A. F. Smith, Washington; Gideon Lee, New York; Miss Pauline Perry, Miss Kate Perry, Mrs. Dickson, Wm. MoElway, Pendleton; J. Iv. Chat? ham, Helena; Major J. A. Sadler, Char? lotte; Thomas Mahon, Cokesbary; J. O. j Lewis, Memphis; John D. Brown, N. I C.; J. E. Merrill awd wife, Boston; I Charles Garness, Pa. ; Elisha G. Baker, j J. Wright and son, Darlington; T. C. Dann, Little River; T. W. Beatty, Con w ny boro; A. C. Merrick and wife, Ca? nada; Col. J. S. Cothran, Abbeville; S. J. I Perry, .Union; A. W. Benham, Roches? ter;. George S. Morow, George W. Don? ny, Walhalla; D. O. Hawthorne, Abbe? ville; William Felder, Charlotte; P. H. Woodward, Augusta; Col. B. F. New oommer, Geo. S. Miller, Baltimore; T. H. Hartwell, Michigan; Cochran Flem? ing, Jr., Pittsbnrgh; J. J. Gormly, Char? lotte; J. M. Smith, Boston; P. C. Spann, G. Y. Spann, Leesville; Col. Wm. John? stone, Charlotte; A. B. Sprigs, York; E. G. Dickson, Manning; A. B. Davidson, N. C.; Edmund Ely, William Abruhams, Charleston; C. D. Jeuks, Oawego; H. Wheeler, Pa.; Mrs. Andrew P. Calhoun, M?AS Calhoun, Capt. John C. Calhoun, s. 0. Columbia Hotel-L. W. Wiok, Balti? more; A. Pope, Jr., H. W. High, Wil? mington; F. S. Bargee, New York; Louis Sberepsee, M. H. Porter, Charles? ton; Kufu3 .Barringer, J. D. Morehead, Charlotte; J. M. Brawley, Jr., und wifo, A. Y. Demorest end wife, New York; S. D. Heard, Augusta; R. F. Fleming, S. C.; Col. Merrill, TJ. S. A.; W. H. Braw low, Chester; J. Klien, C. B. Farmer, Walterboro; Edwin S. Stuart, Charles? ton; John H. Evins, Spartanbuvg; Goo. Boliver, A. B. Knowlton, Orangeburg; P. Duffie, New Zealand; H. P. Cook, Louisville; Johu O. Winder, E. L. Hall, Wilmington; two Misses Oimstead, York ville; W. R. Robertson, Winnsboro; J. H. Wilson, Charlotte; H. D. Gilbert, San Francisco; J. H. Hauser, Express Company; G. H. Cogshall and wife, New York; J. J. McLure, Chester; W. D. Kennedy, Augusta; E. A. Scott, New? berry. LIST OF Nsw ADVEBTWKMBNTA. Miss H. E. Thomas-Sohool Notice. P. Cantwell-Hay. Watkins Troupe-Irwin's Hall. THE LAST OP AM OW> AND PUOMINEKT EDOEFIBLD FAMILY.-Tho Hon. E. C. Simkins departed this lifo ot his home, near Jacksonville, Fla., on Tuesday, tho second day of the new year. Clark Simkins, onr early and much-loved friend, was tho youngest son of Colonol Eldred Simkins, and the younger bro? ther of Colonol Arthur Simkins, so long and so brilliantly identified with thu paper, and of tho gallant Colonel John Simkins, who peri abed in tho late war. li? was tho last of his generation-tho littest survivor amoug tho children of old Colonel Eldred Simkins. [E'fgpfieUi Advertiser. Altor his molo had tin own him, a Georgia XV reproved him by exclaiming: "You domed old Democrat."