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COLUMBIA. S. C. Tuesday ?lornin?, August 27, 1872. For President of the United ?States. HORACE GREELEY, of New York. For Vice-President II. GRATZ BROWN, of missouri. Tile Situation. The political situation of our State at the present moment demands the moat thoughtful consideration on the part of the white people of the State. The rup? ture in the Republican ranks, which wo have long expected and predioted, has ooourred. It remains for us to make the most of it in tho iuterest of reform and good government. Time and further de? velopments alono will determine that question positively. Both parties pledge themselves to the repudiation of tho ille? gal bonded debt. This is an important step forward. Tho boltors go further, still, in this wholesome ?nanoial direc? tion, and declare their determination to repudiate the immenso floating debt in the way of fraudulent pay certificates; for the issuing of whioh the leader of the Moseyites, the notorious Franklin J. himself, is mainly responsible. The Mosoyites, wo hear, are consider iag, as a retort to this hard blow, the pissing of a resolution requesting Gen. Grant to pardon the Ku Klux prisoners and grant a general amnesty for all past offences in that line. We like all this. It is quite comforting and refreshing to feel ourselves au object of solicitation, even by a pack of scoundrels on the one hand apd oarpet-baggors on tho other. No white man, we trust, will be fool enough to dispel the oharm of our cu? rious situation by putting out a third State tioket, which would inevitably con? solidate the Radicals. Far bettor, im? measurably, to remain as we are; and when the canvass shall have progressed and the line between tho two contending Radical wings becomes clearly defined, the whites will have the dooision of the matter as to whioh party shall assn me the reins of power. We oan thus oompol som-; guaranty from one or the other faction that cer? tain measures of relief and reform which we mainly desire Bhall be effected. We are not going to throw away 50,000 votet .lot nothiog. The Orr tioket is, with one exception -that of the Attorney-General-r-greotlj preferable, so far as the candidates are onoerned, to that of the Moseyites. Judge Oreen is a good man, unquestion? ably, and one of the very few Republi? cana to whom no unworthy suspioior has ever attached. But we judge thal he is scarcely so popular, at any rate it thc up country, AB Judge Moiton, whe is equally unsullied, and possesses, fur tbermore, what we imagine Judge Greet does not-captivating personal qualities The Orrites made a grave mistake, ir our judgment, in. the selection of theil candidate for Governor. , Reuben Tom linson has the rare recommendation o: bearing a fair namo for honesty, and in tegrity among the corrupt orew wJbohav< controlled the State for the past foul years. The Radicals always referred tc him as their honest man. We know no thing to the contrary, and presume tba ho is a morally pure man. He certain!* towers mountain high in this respeo over his special competitor, Franklin J Moses, than whom even the Republicai party of South Carolina affords.no mor corrupt man. Still, Reuben Tomlinsoi is not a native South Carolinian, and h i has been associated in the minds of ou people-being an office-holder unde Scott-as a carpet-bagger. The whit people, consequently, will not bo ia dined to givo bim that hearty and coi dial support whiob they would to one o our own. people. As between him am Moses, most of our people who ure aliv to tho interests of the State would ceteris paribus, give him their suffrage as the better and safer man of the twe The Orrites cannot, however, count upo any great popular enthusiasm ?groetin the announcement of the name of Rec ben Tomlinaon, the Quaker of Pkiiade phis, as tho prospective Oovernor c South Carolina. If it was desired to get the assistant of the full white vote, some man lik Greene, Graham or O. W. Dudley shonl have headed the ticket. The Mosoyitei who may be called the Blue Ridge an lobby ring, will now oharge, and wit some show of reason, that they ere oj posing the phosphate ring, that it : scalawag against carpet-bagger, and ? OD. The Orrites have in their candida! for Treasurer a decided advantage. Ed win F. Gary has oommended himself t the good graces of our people by his sn? eessfol legal fight against the Bin Ridge scrip. He has been considere remarkable among the Radicals f< his honesty. It is said that he wi offered $50,000 by the Blue Ridf sing to stop his legal proooedio( against them, and that be refused it ii dignantly, like a true citizen. He would have aoted moro like a true citizen, if be bad gone immediately to a Trial Justice and had the rascal who proffered bim tbe bribe arrested. There is one feature about the Orr movement which especially should cauBe our people to hold aloof for awhile, any? way, and await further development?. It is manifestly in the interest of Grant. In it are Judge Orr, United States Sena? tor Sawyer, Geo. W. Clarke, Collector of Customs at Charleston, Trott, the Postmaster, and last, but not least, Major Lowis Merrill, the military pro? secutor of the Ku Klux, and hitherto un? known to political fame. These nieu are par excellence Grant's henchmen in South Carolina, and arc, doubtless, acting in accordance with* the wishes, and, per? haps, the counsels, of the Administra? tion. Tho suspicion immediately arises, is the Orr movement a bona fide thing, or a mero sham to relieve the Adminis? tration, by making a show of opposition to the odium of a ticket headed by F. J. Moses? General Grant's past record as President of the United States gives us no assurance that good government in South Carolina ?B more to him than a stump of au old oigar, except so far as it may effect his chanceB of re-election. There needs but a positive manifestation of Grant's will in the premises to insure the election of either Moses or Tomlin son, for as ho desires so will the negroes go. If the Administration does not really countenance and support the Orr ites, their movement will have no force, except what may be given it by a rasb endorsement on the part of tho white people. We may thus bo inveigled into as? sisting Grant indirectly in the Preei dential oleotion, and find ourselves sad died at last with Moses for Governor foi the next two years, as a recompense foi our very valuable services to his Excel lenoy Ulysses S. GranL If Grant will indeed use his influence to give us a mon tolerable Government in tho State, wi should certainly accept it, regardless o the motives which may have promptec him, but being careful, nevertheless, t< address oar thanks, where they are main ly due, to Horace Greeley and tho Libe ral Republican movement. Distinction Without a. DlGertnce. H. H. Gleaves, the Lieutenant-Go vernor on tho Mosey ito ticket, is not i pardoned convict, as we intimated yes terday. It appears from a eommunica tion published elsewhere that he wa convicted once, but a new trial wa granted, and when the case came up fo a second hearing, the Diutriot Attorne; entered a nol, pros. We have no desir to injure the candidate, and, therefore make the correction. POLITIOAII JOTTINGS.-After Grant hai been President one year, Gerritt Smitl wrote to Wendell Phillips: "Ho is ; man so utterly unfit for the place that i amazes mo how he could have secured it. A 85,DOD bet has been made in Du buque, Iowa, which was made up as fol lowe: $100 on every State in the Unioi except Florida, $1,000 that Genere Grant will not get;the votes .of thre States in tho electoral college, and $40 that Grant will not carry ten States. Advices from Oregon of a recent dat to tho Liberal Campaign Committee ai to the effect that Greeley will unqnai tionably rcceivo the eleotoral vote c that State. The railroad influences i that locality will remain neutral in tb struggle, so far as the Presidency is coi cerned, and only exert their strength i behalf of the United States Senator. One by one the prominent men wL think that Greeley's oleotion will kill tl financial prosperity of the country ai being heard of. The last one is M Collins, Pension Agent at Washingtoi His defalcation is nearly $100,000. "Don't grease yer ax with ile < vitral," says one of the odd characters i O. W. H. 's breakfast table. If some < tho Grantite papers would heed this thc might, perhaps, ont deeper and deane "Vitrul" rusts out yoar axe and does ye more damage, gentlemen, than it dot harm to the matters yon hew at. THE BOLTERS' NOMINEES.-Thefolloi iog is a list of the candidates nominati by the Beform Convention: For Governor-Bonbon Tomlinsoo. SI Lieutenant- Governor--J. N. Hayn (oolored.) Secretary cf State-Mason B. Alie (oolored.) Attorney-General-John T. Greene. Comptroller-General-J. Scott Marra Treasurer-E. P. Gary. Superintendent of Education-B. ] Roberts, (oolored.) Adjutant and Inspector-General-Phil Ezekiel, (oolored.) Congressman al Large-Joseph Qu aa (oolored.) The following additional oandidat have boen elected by the Republic; Convention: Solicitor Second Circuit-P. L. Wiggi Solicitor Sixth Circuit-Vf. H. Brawle Solicitor Seventh Circuit-Wm. MoQ Fleming. Solicitor Eighth Circuit-A.. B. Blytl MR. EDITOR: I soe by tho PUXENIX, of the 25th instaut, that my name is includ? ed in the list of delegates to the Louis? ville D?mocratie Convention. As, in my opinion, the salvation of the country depends upon civil government and an honest Administration being substituted for the present military rule and oorrupt Administration, I approve of no move? ment that endangers the election of Horace Greeley. Respectfully, , JAMES H: RION. To THE EDITOR OP THE PHONIX: Io your issue of Sunday, you spoke of R. H. Gleavee, of Beaufort, the nominee of the regular Republican Convention for Lieutenant-Governor, as u pardoned con? vict. Such is not the caso. He was convicted before tho Uuitod States Court tu Charleston, of the crime of falsifying elcotion returns while acting as Commis? sioner of Election. He bad two part? ners in his crime, LaDgley and Williams. Upon their first trial there was a failure to agreo. On the second trial all were convioted. A motion was then made for a new trial, which was denied as to Wil? liams aud Langley, but granted ns to Gleaves. District Attorney Corbin thereupon entered a nol. pros, in the case of Gleaves. Williams und Langloy served out a great portion of their sen? tence, and were finally pardoned by the President. Gleaves may, therefore, be prosecuted again, should any new evi? dence be brought to light. Tho Govern? or has just appointed him as Commis? sioner of Election for tho ensuing year for Beaufort County. WITNESS. <-??-? EDITOR OF PIKENIX-DEAR SIR: You will oblige me by publishing the follow? ing communication, which was handed to the Union, but publication was re? fused: CoiiOMRiA, Augnst 26, 1872. To THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY UNION: The Conrt Honse Convention claim to support U. S. Grant for tho Presidency in opposition to Horace Greeley. Now, Mr. Editor, I claim that the gentlemen composing that little clique of sore headed politicians ought to bo consist? ent, and go the "whole hog" or none. But why should men who claim to be Republicans vote for Reuben Tomlinson for Governor, and at the same time op? pose Mr. Greeley for the Presidency? Mr. Greeley is certainly just as good II Republican as Reuben Tomlinson, end both were nominated by sore head?, pro? fessedly in opposition to corruption, uud both, if elected, must necessarily be elected by Democratic votes. The bolt? ers may say, (as, indeed, they have al? ready said,) that they cannot vote for Greeley, because his election depends on Democratic votes; but does not the elec? tion of Mr. Tomlinson depend on the same party? The truth is, that neither Mr. Greeley nor Mr. Tomlinson can be I elected, unless tho Democratic party vote en masse for them, and both, if elected, will be controlled by Democratic influence. Then why stop at Tomlinson? Be con? sistent, gentlemen; the Rubicon is passed, and you ought, therefore, to go to Greeley. L. 8. LANGLEY. COST OF COI?LECTI??O IFTERKAL REVE? NUE.-In the eight Southern States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,'North Carolina, Hon th Ca? rolina and Texas, (says the Philadelphia Age.) the per centage of cost on the amount of revenue collected is a fraction over 18>si, while in eight Northern States, where the revenue is collected by respectable residents, instead of import? ed adventurers, the per oentago on the cost of collection is a fraction less than 3)?. The 18>? per oent. follows are all for Grant, of course, os he will keep them in place to still further rob and plunder the. people of the South. DODDLE MURDER.-The Charlotte Ob? server says:' A friend writing from Harrisburg Depot informs us of a terrible tragedy which was enacted near that place on Friday: To-day wo had in three miles of this place a tragedy that is beyond anything that I have seen recorded. Robert Scruggs bad lost some cattle, and found them near Mrs. Eimmons', some days ago, and drove them home, and ono of the young cattle went back. Scruggs took with him to prove the mark, James ' McCommons and J. A. Osbnrn, and to identify tho calf; and while Soraggs was talking to Mrs. Ki muions, hereon, Bray nard, oame up and shot Robert Sornggs land James MoCommon dead. Those present got out of the way, or they, too, would have been shot. , The young man : who done the shooting is not considered sano. Ho has been arrested, and will be sent to Concord jail. --?. ? -.-? Tnn NEW YORK STATE CAMPAIGN. Commenting npon the nomination of Gen. John A. Dix for Governor by the New York State Republican Convention, the Times, the Tribune and the Herald eaoh express the opinion that it is the strongest nomination that could have been made by the Republicans. The World says that the resolution of the State Republican Convention inviting Democratic votes, and the nomination of Gen. Dix as a candidate for Governor, amount to an abject appeal for Demo? cratic assistance. It says that there never was a worse beaten ticket than this one will be, headed by General Dix, on the false pretense that ho is a Democrat. A lady at Springfield booamo almost frantio with grief through the accidental drowning of her husband, and the fol? lowing day administered by mistake the wrong medicine to her infant ohild. Both husband and child were buried in the same grave. XJ o o 1 Items. CITY MATTERS.-The price of dingle copies of the PHONIX is five cents. We aro indebted to Robert Martin, Esq., Secretary of the Cotton States Me? chanical and Agricultural Association, for a complimentary admission ticket and catalogue of tho third grand annual fair of that association, to bo held iu Augusta, Ga., commencing on Tuesday, October 22, 1872, and oohtiuuing ?vo days. Besides a liberal premium list, $5,000 has been sot apart by the associa? tion for objects of merit not provided for iu tho list. Wo furnish our tri-weckly subscribers with a ten-column .supplement, this morning. Mr. R. Neale has exhibited to us a stalk of cotton brought from tho Dutch Fork, which is almost eutirely eaton up by caterpillars. It will be seen by a card in this morn? ing's PIIOSIX that Leroy F. You mans, Esq., a prominent member of tho Edge field bar, bas located in Columbia, aud will uttend to professional business here. Mayor John Alexander will accept oui thanks for a copy of the Sydney (Aus? tralia) Town and Country Journal, ol June 29, 1872. Yesterday was another scorcher, al Pollock'^ thermometer will evidence: ' A. M., 80; 12 M., 93; 2 P. M., 90; 7 P M., 90. Prof. Buohar's 18th Regiment Bani performs tho following program mo tbi afternOoD, at 5 o'clock: Fort Sedgwick March-Smith. Finale Lucia do Lim mer moor-Doni zetti. Good Night Quadrilles. Dream on tho Ocean-Waltz-G ungi New Year's Galop. PHONIXIANA.-A correspondent iu quires: "If bread is tho staff of life what is butter?" The last wo got wa forty cents a pound. An old lady is collecting all tho politi cal journals she eau get to make soap oj She Bays they contain 69,"? per cent, c pure "lio." Tho army of Omits, Caseys and brc Dieri in-law generally, who fatten on th people's Treusury through tho favor c their enlightened aud august cousin n Long Branch, is becoming too largo fe classification. Tho whole subject wil when Congress meets, be referred to tl Committee on Federal Bclations. A lazy dyspeptic was bewailing h own misfortunes, and speaking with friend on the latter's hearty appearanc "What do you do to make yourself t strong and healthy?" inquired tho dy peptic. "Live on fruit alone," ai swered the friend. "What kind of fruit! "Tho fruit of industry; and I am nevi troubled with indigestion." A man with very large feet cannot 1 said to "stand on trifles." Beware of the boarding house who you are to be "treated as ono of tl family." The man who on his wedding-di starts as a lieutenant in tho family,,w never get promoted. A shoddy matron told a gentlemt friend that one of her lovely daughte was "bluene" and the other "bronze." Life is like a theatre. Daring tl play, we take higher and lower seats; b when it is over, wo mingle in tho coi mon stream and go home. A oonoeited young parson onco sai "This morning I preached to a congi gation of asses!" "I thought of that rotorted a lady, "when you called the your beloved brethren." One word of warning to our fello Citizens. When you talk politics-ai you will talk politics-keep in the shat] It is very difficult to think calmly ai argue dispassionately with blood boili: through the veins like moiton lava, a: "a hasty word," that most fatal auth of all mankind's misfortunes, will oft drop out hot and scalding to wound, weather such as we are enjoying-sa the mark. We take it that it was a ve hot day in Eden when Adam committ his first indiscretion, which commence as every one knows, with a matrimon ''tiff." The ardent climate of the I phrates had, no doubt, mach to do wi tho apple business and its subsequc result. Now, while wo all ronndly : sert, with fiery eyes and sonorous et teneos, that we won't compromise any but our own individual torms, know in oar hearts that we will comp mise, simply and plainly because have to do so. We are always sayi we "won't," when we know wo "wil Lifo from the oradle np is a long exp< euee of snob snooeBsivo contradicts Haman nature in its best phase-that individuality-is constantly generati steam, a surplusage of which must blown off beforo the mental maohino < work without racking, and to a purpc and when the valve flies opon, there no UBO of scalding old friendships death with it. So, go in tho shado wi you talk politics, and let it whiz off i zling gently and harmlessly. i - I THE REEOKM REPUDLICAN CONVENTION. This borly mot, yesterday, agreeably lo adjournment, at ll A. M. Judgo Orr took the Chair. The first business in order vms tho no? mination of a candidato for Lienteuant Goveruor. Mr. \V. lt. Jervoy, of Charleston, nominated James N. Hayne, colored, of Barnwoll, who was elected by acclamation. On motion of A. C. Richmond, Macon B. AUeu, (colored,) of Charleston, was nominutsd us u cuudidate for Secretary I of ?Stute. H. E. Huyuc, of Marion, was also no minuted. C. C. Bowen opposed the latter nomi? nation in a spirited manner, upon the ground that II. E. Hayne was the nomi? nee of tiie Moses faction, with which this Convention should aud would have no connection whatever. A division wus called for, and tho vote stood: Allen, 3!); Hayne, 5. So Macon B. Allen was declared the nominee of the honest Republicans for the office of Sec? retary of State. For Comptroller-General, Gen. W. J. Whipper nominated Mr. J. Scott Mur? ray, of Anderson, in a very flattering speech. Mr. Murray wus elected by ac? clamation. For State Treasurer, Samuel Lee, of Sumter, suggested the name of Edwiu F. Gary, tho present State Auditor dwelling in terms of the highest encomi? um upon his honesty and integrity. Judge Orr added to thu remarks of Lee, by stating that to Edwin F. Gary was mainly duo tho disruption of the revenue bond scrip swiudle; to stop hie legal proceeding against which Mr. J Gary had been approached with a bribt of $50,000, which he iudignantly refused, For Superintendent of Education, J, M. Sullivan, of Greenville, nominated B L. Roberts, of Greenville, colored. Mr. Whittemoro nominated J. K. Jill sou, aud followed his nomination in i lenytby aud vehement speech, petting forth the claims of Mr. Jilisou, but mon especially attacking that bane of Whittc moro's life, Tom Mackey. Mr. Roberts was nominated by a voti of 53 to 2. Mr. Philip Ezekiel, (colored,) of Beau fort, was elected by acclamation as candidate for Adjutant aud Iuspectot General. For Congress at Large, George Vi Clarke, (Collector of Customs at Charles ton,) L. CaRB Carpenter, Louis E. Johr son, (late United States Marshal,) an Joseph Quash, colored, of Aiken (Join ty, were nominated. In his speech in support of Louis I Johnson, Mr. Poinier stated that h came from the Ku Klux region, whci the Republicans had been whipped an killed, that the cause of the Ku Kio was tho horrid corruption of tho Sta! Government, and ho could not go bac and tell his outraged constituency thi he had voted for such a mau as F. . Moses, Jr.S Mr. Northrop, of Charleston, in adv eating the claims of Mr. Clark, state I that he was the representative, par exd lenee, of Gen. Grant^upon whose com tenancc and known favor the success i the movement would greatly depend C. C. Bowen withdre* * the nam?. Louis E. Johnson. Benjamin Byas, of OraDgeb'* s conded the nomination of L ' " arpe ter, opon the ground ' ..a gener fitness for the positif' "nd further, th being the propr' t-of the only dui Republican journal of tho State, bis sn] port to the movement waa worth at lea ten good stump speakers. Said M I Byan, L. C. Carpenter is in sympatl with this movement, and that he (Bys had conversed with Mr. Carpenter n I twenty minutes before, and felt auth ri zed to say that L. C. Carpenter and 1 powerful paper-the Union-were .wi the honest Republicans in this effort f reform.. Mr. Whittemore withdrew the name Mr. George W. Clark. Mr. Johnson, of Anderson, withdrt tho namo of L. C. Carpenter.' Mr. S. Lee, of Sumter, was nominal by a colored delegate from Oharlesto the nomination beirutsoconded by a ve commendatory speech from Mr. Bowe Mr. Lee begged leavo to deoline t nomination, for tho reason that he w one of the pioneers of the reform mov nient-not ono of whom had yet soug or received a nomination. That wished to avoid the charge of being sore-head, or of hoing actuated by selfi motives in his publio conduct, and thei fore preferred, for thia campaign, at a: rate, to accept no position. Mr. Joseph Quash was unanimoui nominated. A resolution was put nod carried, tl the Presiden t of tho Convention appoi a committee of saven to frame a plan organization for the honest Ropublic party. The Chair appointed the followi gentlemen: W. J. Whipper, B. F. Wt temore, C. O. Bowen, W. E. Earle, Corley, Benjamin Byas and S. Gailla: Tho platform, as published by us Sunday, was read as a whole and tl: taken up resolution by resolution, was adopted with some amendments. Tho following additional resoluti was adopted as a part of the platform Resolved, That every enoouragemc which can legitimately bo given to th endeavoring to develop the natural sources of this State should be extend and that the interests of the labor men of the State conour with the ii rests of capital in the demand for an < nest effort to devolop new and varied dustrics within our borders. This regard as a means of improving the o dition and increasing the wages of th who form the bone and sinew of State. Adjourned until 5 P. M. Upon re-assembling, the report of Committee on Address to the people the State being called for, Mr. Et submitted a report, which was adopt The following resolution was adopt Whereas this Convention favors election of Gen. U. S. Grant aod Hon. Henry Wilson for President and Vice president of tbe United States, and whereas it is unnecessary to have two sets of electors for this purpose; there? fore, Resolved, That this Convention adopt as their noniinees for Presidential elec? tors the persons named for that position by tho Republican Convention held at tbe State House on the 21st of August, 1872. The Committee on Party Organization a?Bo submitted a report, which, upon motion of Mr. Jervey, was so amended that the Convention elect the Chairman of thc State Central Committee. On motion of Mr. Earle, Mr. Bowen was unanimously elected Chairman of the State Central Committee. The Conventiou then proceeded to elect members of the Committee, which resnlted ns follows: W. R. Jervey, D. T. Corbin and S. Lee, for the State at large; from the Pirat Congressional District, B. F. Whitternore; Second Congressional District, W. J. Whipper; Third Con gressioual District, J. L. Orr; Fourth Congressional District, S. T. 1'oiuier. ? motion was made and carried, that the delegations present name the County Chuirmeu. James Brenan, of Charles? ton, was nominated Secretary and Trea? surer of said Committee. A motion was made, that the four members on the Executive Committee from the varions Congressional Districts act UH Congressional Chairman. Carried. On motion, threo rousing cheers were given for Grant and Wilson and the honest Republican party. On motion, tho name of the "True Republican Party of South Carolina" was adopted. Resolutions thanking the Chairman were adopted. Three cheers were then given for Hon. James L. Orr, who then addressed the Convention in a truly feli? citous manner. A resolution of thanks to the Secreta? ries was also carried. The Conventiou then adjourned sin? die. STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION-FIFTH DAY.-Congressman Elliott presiding; prayer by Rev. R. H. Cain. The Convention proceeded to the con? sideration of the platform. Judge Mackey submitted, asan amend? ment to Section 5, "And the poy of the attach?es of the General Assembly shall be limited by law." Mr. J. R. Cochran moved that Section 3 be amended as follows: "And that the members of the Legislature elected by tho Republican party shall be pledged to carry iuto effect tho meaning and intent of this section. Adopted. Mr. Kinney moved the following Sub? stitute for Section 8, which was adopted: "We pledge ourselves that the govern? ment of the State shall henceforth be so administered iu all of its departments, that neither thc publio schools nor the asylum of charity shall be closed for want of proper maintenance by the State." Section 9 was discussed and adopted. F. J. Moses, Jr., proposed as Section 10 the following: "We maintain the au? thority of the General Government to interpose for the preservation of domes? tic tranquility in the several States, and we acknowledge with gratitude such in? terposition in this State; and with the hope that the examples lately presented to the oivilized world from within our borders will avail to assure to our people the enjoyment of free speech and human rights, we invoke for snoh as were igno? rant and unregenerate violators of the Enforcement Acts, the mereifnl exerciso of exeoutivo clemency." Adopted. Judge T. J. Mackey proposed as Sec? tion ll: "We pledge ourselves to the enactment and enforcement of proper laws for the liberal enconragement of im? migration to our State from all quarters of the world, to the end that the avail? able lands in tbe State, three-fourths of which now lie fallow, may be brought into speedy cultivation, manufactures established, and par grand material re? sources, be developed under our benefi? cent system of government, which recog? nizes, as between citizens of South Caro? lina, no discrimination on account of raoe, color or nativity." Adopted. Seotion 12 was then adopted. On motion of Mr. Cardozo, the plat? form as amended was adopied unani? mously. Mr. Cardozo submitted a report from the Committee on Rules for the Govern? ment of the Republican party. At half-past 5 o'clock, the Convention took a recess for one honr. Upon re-as? sembling, the Convention proceeded to the nomination of Electors at Large, which resulted as follows: For the Slate al Large-D. H. Cham? berlain, W. B. Nash, Gen. Wm. Gurney. First Congressional District-3, A. Swails. Seco/id Congressional District-W. N. Taft. Third Congressional District-Henry Sparniok. Fourth Congressional District-Thoa. J. Mackey. The report of the Committee on Bales was taken np, and was being discussed np to a late honr. LOST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. D. C. Peixotto & Son-Anotion. Dr. Wm. H. Tatt-Liver Pills, &o. E. H. Heinitsh-Liver Pills, &o. Yon mans & Sheppard-Attorneys. HOTEL ABBIVALS, August 26.-Nickerson House-E T West, t?o Ex Co; A O Todd, Lau? rens: W E Fountains, W A W II It; Wm Ames, A A h A L R R; R R Chatham, 8 C; W Perry, AR Brodten, R J Bonnell, Pendleton; J F Finger, Wilmington; J G Sterns, Greensboro: J L Watson, York; F Arnim, Hamburg; R J Donaldson, Cheraw; J L Young. O, O & AR R; H J Fox, Grovewood; J J Maher, Barn? well; J B Goodwin, Charleston; J D Benston and lady. Greenville; W D Simpson. Laurens; W H Wallace, Union; 8 McGowan, Abboville; F D Bush, G A 0 R R. Columbia Hotel-J Kelly, C B Cook, Watereo; E S J Hayos,Lexington; W W Boilers,Marlon; W W Morgan, Ga; J D Gardner, Jr, N C; B F Davidson, L W Duvall, Winnsboro; G Teistz, Sand Hills; W J Cresswell, 8 C.