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THE I)AIIT^BpH(ENIX. .... -i , . . , ? ^Mc^C^^t^^^u^iL^^^^Bj^DTjil^iJ-rjf - '"Lot our just CensureB ^^^^B^^^^^^ffyj)^^^ Attend the Trno Event." BY J. A. SELBY. COLUMBIA, S. C, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1872. VOL. VIII?NO. 219. J. H. KIN ARD. IHAVE recently rotnrned from the North, and am prepared to exhibit thomoat com? plete and elegant stools, of BEI GOQSS Ever brought-to this market, consisting of the latest and meet popular styles in DRESS GOODS, PAB8IMEBE8, 4c., with a full line ol HOSIERY AND GLOVES! And select assortments Of Curpctibgs, Win? dow Shades and Curtains, Bugs, Mattings, and all other articles usually found in a FIRST CLASS DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT. TOE MILLINERY DEPARTMENT Is under direction and supervision of MRS. A. McOORMICK, So generally known throughout tho State for her skill and taste, offors unusual attractions, the stock having been carefully selected by hereelf, and placed at figures to meet all wants. The celebrated HOWE SEWING MACHINE And AMERICAN BUTTON-HOLE AND OVER-SEWING MACHINE constitute a pro? minent feature in the line of my business, being justly considered tho most efficient and satisfactory now in use. The public generally are invited to give me a call. J. H. SIN ARD, Oa Main Street, Oct 4 One door Sooth of Columbia Hotel. FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING HATB; CAPS ? and GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS 11! E are receiving and will continue to re? ceive through the season the best W Ready-made Clothing' That cannot be surpassed, if equaled, by any j Custom-made. Wo have the very latest fashions in Meltons, Diagonals, Cheviot Beavers, Tricots, Black Dress Frock, Black Doe Pants, French and American Dross Vesta, Cloth. Silk and Silk Velvet. A spendid line of Men's, Youths' and Boys' UNDER-CLOTHING,Whito and Fancy SbirtB, Cheviot and Negligee Half Hose, Undor-wear, Cardigan Jackets, Neck Wear, Suspenders, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, Bhawla, Car? pets and Traveling Bags. SILK HATS?FALL STYLE. MOT We have marked our Ooodafor netoash. KINABD & WILEY. Ootl_ STRANGE BUT TRUE! Cuetom-Made CLOTHING, Gents' Furnishing Goods, HATS AND CAPS AT COST.I ?THI8 plan, bo unusual at _ this season of tho year, ha:? fe? been adopted, and will bo con- (u tinned by our bouse until - U'l JANUARY 1,187S, for a special purpose. All visitors to tho city, who consult tneir personal | comfort and nnanoial interest, should, by aii | means, visit the storo cf 8. 8TRAU8 & BRO., ? Columbia Hotel Block. N. B. Having purchased our goods for cash, and at the largest bosineas houses in America, we challenge competition. Nov 3 FALL OPENING AT ' B.M.C. SWIMS! rpHE largest stock of BEADY-MADE CLOTHING at retail in the Stato. Everything in the way of HATS, Some our own styles. A new featuro is tho Daguerrean Gallery formerly occupied by Messrs. Wearn & nix, fitted up for our Custom Trade, and fillod with tho choicest FRENCH AND ENGLISH OASSIHERES AND VBST1MS,] Which we are making to order, under a gua? rantee to please.' R. & W. C. SWAFFIELD. Sept 10 Gnn and Blasting Powder. THE undersigned are agents for tho cele? brated POWDER manufactured at Wil? mington, Dolawarc, by Messrs. Dupont, De Nemaua A Co., and have constantly on hand a full assortment of the various kinds manu? factured by ssiil firm, conaiating in part of RIFLE POWDER, in whole, half and quar? ter kege, DEER POWDER, in 25-pound kege, BLASTING POWDER, in 25-pound kegs, DIAMOND GRAIN and RIFLE POWDER, iu 1-pound canisters. Allother brands- will bo furnished at abort notice from tho Charleston Magazine. For -ale in quantities to suit purchasers bv Oct 21 JOnN AGNEW &*SON. Special Notlooa. ATbiuuph,?No modioine ever offered to tho people has won for itedf euch a reputa? tion in so short a time ae Dr. Tutt's Expec tobant. Wherover it has been introduced, it has superseded all othor congh remedies. It not only cures tho cough, but so thoronghly purifies the Lungs, that no fears of its return need he apprehended. Memphis, February 11,18C9. Dr. Wm. 27. Tutt.?Bib: I have been suffer? ing for nearli two yeara with a severe- cough and groat difficulty of breathing. My weight was 145 pounds; and when I commenced tak? ing your Expectorant, I waa reduced to 110. I had tried almost everything; had terrible night sweats. I have taken naif dozon bot ties. The night sweats have loft me, the 'cough haa almoBt disappeared, and'I have gained fifteen pounds in weight. I boUove it ttill cure my oougb. I recommend it to all my friends. With respbot, OLIVER RIOL. Dr. TuU'b Hair Dye hat no Bad Odor. D3 jSTTl_ r\ a TTT*Ti^"rVT 1 lea- & perrinb \J J\. U 131 I Worceafersft'o Sauce I I Buyers are oantioned to avoid the numerous [ I Counterfeits and imitations offered for sale. john duncan's sons. New York, Oot 29 ily Agents for the United States. Notice. T HAVE ODoned a MEAT SHOP on corner Henderson and Camden streets, building formerly occupied by J. F. Troy, where fresh I meata can be obtained at all houra during the day. j. M. DENT. Nov28_C Notice. I>LANTER8 will please come forward and I . aottle for fertilizers, before the FIRST OF DECEMBER NEXT. COPELAND A BEARDEN. Colombia, November 15,1672. Nov IS 15? Non-Explosive Oil, tubt received and for a ale, at O.DIERCKS'. tl Tho premium non-explosive MINERAL I SPERM oil. Also, burners auitable'for the | I use of this Oil. Wholesale and rotail. Nov 13_ New Mackerel. f \ KITS Mesa and No. 1 MACKEREL. tJKJ 50 Half and Whole Barrels, Is, 2s and 13s. 50 Boxes Scaled Herrings. 500 George's Codfish. For sale low by_HOPE A OYLES. Fresh Sweet Cider. JUST tapped at A, STORE'S Saloon, Main atreot. Give it a trial. Can be obtained I b/ tho glass or the gallon._Nov 23 Buckwheat Flour. NEW 8ELF RAISING BUCKWHEAT FLO?B, at G. DIEBCKS'. Nov 11_I_ Buffalo Tongues, NEW sugar-cured HAMS, Broakfaat Strips, Smoked Boof, for aale low. HOPE A GYLES. Carriage Materials. BUGGY WHEELS, Springa and Axlos, Buggy Boats. Spokes and Felloes, Rhnfta and Poles. Enameled Leather and Oloth, j Also, Daeh Leathor. Bolts, Hubs. Maloablo Castings, Paints, Varnishes, Ac, Ac, on hand and for sale low by Oct 29 _JOHN AGNEW A BON. Visitors to Columbia dduino faib weee WILL NOT FORGE T to call awd EXAMINE THE IMMENSE STOC K of NEW AND CHOICE GOODS Oponed tho Iaat few days at The Grand Central DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT ov W. D. LOVE & CO. ANOTHER oaao of yard wido PRINTED ORETONS, just received; soiling at lf.Jc a yard. Cheapest goods over sold in this market. Our stock of CARPET8, SHAWLS, [CLOAKS, SCARFS, FURS, J1LANKETS and | DRESS GOODS has been largoly replenished, aa woll as evory othor department in the Btori, to moot tho wants of tho trade during Fair woe,k. A full-lino of KID GLOVES opened, in ono and two Buttons, in all colors. Nov 3 _WM. D.LOVE A CO. JUST REOEIV.ED. A f\f\ CASES CANNED QOODS, rk\>\J 100 boxos CANpY, 50 boxos SOAP, 200 barrels FLOUR, 100 barrels Whiakoy, 100 dozen Axes, 200 dozon Pocket-Kuives, 100 dozou pairs Traco Chains, 100 dczon Door and Pad-Locke, 100 bundles Ties, 100 bales Bagging. For Balo to-day, at New York prices an I car? riage, having been purchased mainly beforo tho lato inflated prices. I L?RICK & LOWRANCE. Senatorial Contost. POOLS to be Bold ovory night, at STATE CAPITOL RESTAURANT. Nov 30_ ?,O0? Florida Oranges, ECE1VEI) on consignmont and for salo vorvlow. It. O'NEAIiE, Jn. Nov 2(J ? R Don't Pass tbe Store. BFOOL COTTON, 25o. per dozen. Lade Collars, 10c. each. SI.k Soarfe, 25o. each. Linen Hamlkerohiofs, 12 Jo. eaoh. Cotton Handkerchiefs, OJo. eaoh. Linen Towels, lOo. eaoh. Pooket-books, lOe. each. Damask Towels, 25c. oaoh. Table Damask, 60o. per yard. Gloves, Genta' and LadioB', 25o. per pair. English Dress Goods, 25o. per yard. Needle Cases, bebt, GOo. eaoh. Call at O. F. JAOKBON'S. 1865. ESTABLISHED 1865. R. O.'SHIVRR & CO., sealeqs in DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOAKS, SHAWLS, LACES, RIBBONS, WOOLENS, PRINTS, DOMESTICS, CASSIMERES, CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, CORNICES, WINDOW SHADES, PAPERING, R?OS, MATS, MATTING, C H R O M O S , STEEL ENGRAVINGS, OLL PAINTINGS, TRUNKS, VALISES, CARPET BAGS, SATCHELS. RETICULES, CLOTHES BASKETS, . MARKET BASKETS, TRAVELING BASKETS, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, MILLINERY, Ana DRESS-MAKING. All thoHO at wholesale as well as retail. _R. C. SHIVER & 00. 2 O 0,0 O ? Id great variotioa. SNITSLOrESi /"^ HAND arrival of new and improved Staple \Jf and Fancy STATIONERY! Alao, fino CUTLERY and FANCY ARTI? CLES, auitablo for Ladies and Gentlemen. A visit to this Home may amuse aud induce you to purchase. TOE BLANK BOOK MANUFACTORY AND BOOS BXNDBUY Is in full oporation. state, County. Bank and Railroad Uiucct> and Rusinoas Houses of all kinds supplied with Books, Ruled to any pattern, with printed Heading, when re? quired, in all styles of RtnJiug, at shortest uolico aud living prices. E. R. STOKES, ? Nov 21 Main street, Columbia, B. 0. !~" For Rent. mTHAT Urgo and oommodiona STORE now oooupiod by Messrs. Porter A Steolo. I'oaBoaaion given the 1st of October. For terms, inquiro of G. DIERCKS. Aug 24_ Now Publications. NEW JUVENILE BOOKS. London odi tionn, illustrated. Now standard works for libraries. Now Novols, in cheap binding. Also, a rrcBh utock of WRITING DESKS, PortfolioB, Gold Pen?, Pen-Knivon, Pockot Booka, Photograph Albuins of all alzoa, Fancy Braikota and Book Shelves, and a general variety of Letter, Noto aud Cap Papers, En? velopes and Fancv Stationery, for sale bv I Nov 5 It. L. BRYAN. Thia unrivalled Medicine ia warranted not to contain a ainglo particle of Meiicuhy, or any injarions mineral substance, but ia PURELY VEGETABLE. For FORTY YEARS, it baB proved ite groat value in all disoaaoa of tho Liver. Bowels and Kidnevh. Tbouaanda of the good and groat in all parte of tho conntry vouch for its wonderful and peculiar power in pnrifying the Blood, stimulating tho torpid Liver and Bowels, and imparting now life and vigor to tho wholo system. SIMMONS' LIVER REGU? LATOR ia acknowledged to have no equal as a LIVER MEDICINE. It contains four medical elements, never united in the samo happy proportion in any other preparation, viz. A gentle Cathartic, a wonderful Tonio, an unexceptionable Altera? tive, and a cortain Corrective of all impuritioa of tho body. Such signal auccoes has attend? ed its ubo, t hat it is now regarded aB tho I GREAT UNFAILING SPECIFIC for Liver Complaint and tho painful offspring thereof, to wit: DYtil'EFSIA, CONSTIPA? TION. Jaundico, Bilioua attacks, SICK HEAD? ACHE, Colic, Depression of Spirits, SOUR STOMACH, Heart-burn, Ac, Ac. Regulate tho Liver and prevent CHILLS AND FEVER. SIM MO NU' LI VE Ii ItEQ XJLA TOH la manufactured only by J. H. ZEILIN A CO., Macon, Ga., and Philadelphia. Frier $1.00 per paokago; aont by mail, post? age paid, $1.25. Prepared ready for use in hollies. $1.50. SOLD BY ALT. DRUGGISTS. 49" Beware of all Counterfeits and Imita ions.-Sjq_Sept 14 }TT Machinery for Sale. HAVING been appointed Agent to dispose of tho following property of tho Carolina Oil Compauy, I hereby offer the samo for sale, at private contract, ua a whole or any poTticn of the same, viz: 1 40-Horae-power STATIONARY ENGINE, with Root's Patent Sectional Boiler and Fix? tures, in good order. 2 Hydraulic Presses, built by tho Atlantic Steam Engine Company. 1 100-saw Liuting Cotton Gin, E. Caners' patent. 2 Fan Blowora. About 300 feot of Bolting, from two to twelve inches wide. About 7?D feot of Iron Pipe, from throo qnartera to two inches in diameter. 3 Cotton Sood IIoilers. About 100 feot of turned Shafting, from two to threo knd a half inches in diameter, with Conplinga and Hangcre. 20 turned Pulleys, from ono to four feet in diameter. 1 Vice, 1 ?O-luch Grist-Mili. 1 small Fire Engine and 50 feot of one and a half inch Hose tor same. 5 Iron Tanks. 1 Lead Tank. 2 Wood Tanks. 1 Grindetonc. 1 Bark Mill. , 1 Bogardua Mill. Tbo above machinery ia in good working order and will bo dlspoaod of at a sacrifice. Terms cash. For further particulars- apply to RICHARD TOZER, Poo 1_Columbia, 8. O. Wanted Immediately! 1,080 [000 BTJYBRS, fT>0 call at our new ttore and aoo our new X stock of DRY GOODS, And select your DRESS GOODS, OLOTHS. Caasimorea, Tweeds, Korncys, Jeans, LitiBeya, Blaukots, Flannels, Cloaks, Furs, Woolen Balmoral and Boulevard Skirta, Col? lars, Ties, Shawls, Scarfs; everything in the Notion lino, as well as Browu and Bleached Sheeting and whirling. Call at once, or you will lose a No. 1 chance. PORTER A STEELE. P. S.?We aro now receiving our second lot of these choice Gharlolleaville lYa.) Wurden Mibe ?A8E1MEBES. P. A S. For Sale. ?> ( 1AA BUSHELS of COKE can be had ^?\/V*v'at the Gas Works, at a rate, in point of economy, iqual to Red Ash Coal, at 13.00 per ton. " J. A. J. DERRICK, Oet 30 Suporintend? lit. CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES! YOU can select from the largest stock in tho State by calling at the Repository, corner of Washington and Sumter streets, near Poet Jflice. Re B?ro to call and exa? mine. JOHN AGNEW, Proprietor. _MLJ. OALNAN, Agent._Nov 7 _ Carriages. CvSFPRX' A LaRGE STOCK of TOP and JgkS^.OPEN BUGGIES, ROCK AWAYS, CABRIOLE ITS. PILE TONS, and a late stylo of English De g Cart, for sale at very reason? able prices, at tho Repository, corner Lady and Assembly streets. Nov 17 _W. K. GREENFIELD. 90 Barrels OF NORTHERN APPLES bavo been re? ceived at mir store. For salo by the peek, bushel or barrel. N<?v 30 J. A. HEN'DRIX x BRO. Citizens' Savings Bank of 8. C. ALL SAVINGS DEP08IT8 mado in thiB Bank on or before the 6th day of oach I calendar month will bear interest for that month as if deposited on the 1st instant. Deo 15 J. O. B. SMITH, Aas't Cashier. lRWIH'S HALL. MB. T. R. TURNBULL roBpectfully an? nounces the appearance of the world renowned GRBAT VIOLINIST, OLE BULL, in One Grand Concert, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, ASBIBTEO BY Miss Graziella Bidgway, Signer Farranti and Mr. J. N. Pattison Admission $1; Besorvod Seats 50 conts ex- 1 tra, to be obtained on and after November 28, At the Mueio store of W. H. Ly Brand A Son. Concort will commonco at8 o'clock. Tho Grand Piano used at these Concert a is from the oolobratod manufactory of Messrs. William Knabo A Co., of Baltimore. Nov 28_4_ A Certain Cure for Epizootic. PINE TAR ESSENCE, The great Remedy for the Horse Disease. THIS remedy has a special tendency to tho I muoouB membranes; bronchial irrita-1 tiona; inflammation of tho mncoua membrane I of tho head and ohost; promotes expectora? tion, or mucous discharges. Thia is a good | remody. Drench the hoi 65 three Um? day. It is cheap and easily given . Just re? ceived and for sale at Nov 20 t_HEINITSn'8 Drug Storo. "My Kingdom for a Horse.1' tst THE horao disoaao is deranging everything, locomotion is retarded, and prices for conveyance fearfully high; wood is scarce; drayago alow and costly; cold woathor at hand and fuel far removed. What Is tho cause: The Epizootic. WhatiB tho Epizootic? A Broncbical Catarrh. What iB a Bronchioal Catarrh? It is an inflammation of tho rau? cous lining mombrano of tho breathing tubes of tho head and chest. What in the euro? Go to Heiuiteh, ho will toll you. This disease ia characterized by great prostration, lassi? tude and weakness; consequently uuIobs you givo restoratives and tonics your horao will go under. ThoOEBMAN Ji^BSE POWDER is tho groat tonio modicino. Oood for Dis? temper, CoughB, Catarrh, BrowaincsB, Weak? ness, Loss of Appetite, Influenza, Muoona Discharges, Ac.-/indeed, it is the modicino for tho horao, and no one should ho without it. For aalo only at HEINITSH'S Nov 23 t_Brng Store. Citv Real Estate for Sale. DWELLING and COTTAGES ou i,h corner of Plain and Gates atreeta. ilaLTho largo house contains twelve' rooms; water and gas throughout. Tho cot? tages have throe rooms? one is new, haa wat? r and gas. The lot ia a large one, has a Quo vegetable garden, ami an abundance of spice for comfort and additional Imildinga. This property ia noar Main street, tho market, hotola, schools and ohurchos. And, also, tho eligible vacant LOT. on cor? ner Gates and Plain streets, near tho Howard School, 120 foot by 104 feet. And, also, that very plemant vacant LOT, on Arsenal Hill, between Gatea and.Lincoln streets, on Riohland street, bounded on the Eaat by C. Bouk?ight'a lot and on tho West by Glazo A Hhialda' lot, containing one-half acre?104 feet on Riohland atreot. This property will bo aold at a bargain?one third for cash and balance ou orodit. Titles will be satisfactory. Apply to Nov 21 % _ 0. BODKNIOHT^ J. CAEN. French Dyeing, Cleaning and Bconr mg Establishment. OFFICE cornor of Laurel and Sumter stra.. Columbia, 8. C. Spocial attention given to RID GLOVES, Laco Curtains. Carpet s, Ao. Nov 10 lmo* Teacher Wanted, THE Board of Trustees of the Oheatcr Male Academy will meet on tho 10th day of Decombor next, for tho purpoae of etoctiug a TEACHER for tho year 1S73. All applica? tions far tho place must be handed in ou or beforo tlntt day, to Col. E. T. Atkinson, Hey? ret ary of i ho Board. Tho School ia a doairable one. To tho last [ Teacher; it yielded about $1,200 por annum, and can be iucroaaed. GILES J. PATTERSON, Nov 20 tuf4 President of Board. MKS?AOU OF* OOV. It. K. SCOTT. State op Soutk Carolina, Executive Department, Columbia, Decetnbor '2, 1872. Fellow-Citizens or tub Senate and House of Representatives1 : I cougratu lutu you thut you aascmblo for tho dis Ichnrgo of public duly at tho closing j period of a year which bus b<?on crowned with many blessings to our people. Tho tillers of our soil have been gladdened with abuuiluut harvests; tho ourrouLH of domestic trude aud foruigu commercu arc flowing throughout the Statu in a broader and deeper volumo, aud private ontorpriae, onoo paralyzed by tho disas? ters of war, is assertiug itself among us with renewed vigor. Evorywhore, within tho limitH of our Stato, law and order prevail, and the citizen exorcisos all bis rights without jeopardy, while tho oourts of tbo State, through thoir appointed agonciea, nro now both willing aud able to redress ovory grievance, cither to pur son or property. It would not bo proper iu mo, fellow citizens, at this tituo, to commtud to your attention any matter requiring legislative action. This falls withiu the province of my distinguished successor, who bus recently been elovated to tho chief magistracy by a vast majority of the votes of the free electors of the Stato. In terminating my ofllcial rolution to the people of South Carolina, who ' have twice honored me with the highest office within their gift, I deem it due to I the party, whose/ unanimous ohoioe, on j both occasions, placed tue in nomination, , and to the truth of history, that I sbpqld I revert to the causes that have tended to : pbstr.net the successful administration of the State during. the past four years. I enterud upou the duties of the office of. Governor on the 9th day of July, 1868, I by virtue of the election held .pursuant to the Constitution of the State, adopted 1 in accordance with the Reconstruction Acts of Congress. The advent of tho new State Govern? ment, under a free constitution, founded upon the principle of universal equality of rights before the law, evoked the fiercest hostility from the former govern 1 ing class. That hostility was to have i been anticipated in the very nature of things. A brave people, who bad hazard I ed life and property for a sentiment on j the field of battle, and had maintained their cause through four years of war, with distinguished prowess, could not have been expected to give a oheorfu! ! oompliauoe to the new order of things, founded upon the upheaval of all that' they had been accustomed to hold dear in their anoient institutions and tradi? tions. Especially was this the case in South Carolina, where politics have al? ways been more a matter of feeling than of principle. To them I therefore sym? bolized, in my obaraeter as Governor, an onmitigatod usurpation, originated by an Aot of Congress, and ratified by the free votes of a oIbbb of oitizens who, from time immemorial, had been held on the soil of the State as chattel slaves. Recognizing this hostile spirit, and, as an American, respecting the manly though mistaken sentiment from which, i it sprang, I earnestly endeavored to ap I pease it by every concession that Z I deemed either safe or consistent with self-respect, or warranted by a proper fidelity to the party that had elevated me to offioo. In pursuance of this policy of conciliation X need the following lan? guage in my first inaugural address: 1 "Whilo I believe that in my election the I will of the majority of the peoplo of Booth Carolina has found a fuller expression than ever beforo in her hiatory, I am at tho same time aware that an influential minority of her people view the aots that have resulted in the adoption of the Constitution under which we aro assembled, and my election to the office of Governor, as in violation of their constitutional rights, and that they more or less earnestly and honestly look forward to the time when theao and all other acte done ander tho authority of tho United States Go? vernment, since the close of the war, shall be dcolarod null and void. "It is never wiBe in any community for the majority to treat with indifference or unne? cessary rigor the opinions and wishes of the minority. In a community like this, where sooioty is being completely revolutionized, and whore, as tho result of that revolution, soreness and bitterness of feeling necessarily exist among all classes, but especially among the former ruling class, it is of the vory first importance, that wo, who represent the majo? rity of tho people, shall exercise great mode? ration aud forbearance in all that we do, so that we may disappoint both the hopes and fears of thoso who have prophesied concern? ing tie a different result. "For my own part, while I shall, within the scope of my powers, firmly and consistently carry out tbo print iples of freedom laid down iu tho Constitution, and zealously seek to maintain the rights of the poorest and hum? blest citizen of the Mate, I nope tobe able to do this duty in such a manner that large numbers of those who now stand aloof, fore? seeing only evil to Ute State, will, as time rolls on, realize that tho extension of ? qu?l rights to thoso hitherto deprived of them, in? stead of injuring the Stato, produces content? ment aud peace?conditions precedent to the growth of an intelligent, strong and prosper? ous peoplo. Had i not supposed that some? thing could be dono in this direction, I never would have dared to accept this trust at the hands of the peoplo." The General Assembly responded to these BentimentH in a spirit of singular magnani? mity, and elected tho eight law Judges from tho party hostile to the administration. In like manner, I re-appointed the majority of the old magistrates and many other pub? lic officers. Tho former political leaders, however, with a few honorable exceptions, woro not appeased by those concessions. In their own judgment, they woro the Stato, and if they remained out of powor, the State waa lost:. That antagonism soon developed itself in a formidable combination against the financial credit of the .State. Th ? condition of th? Staie was favorable to its inception . and execution. The Htato credit bad been blown away from tb* muzzles of its own gnns. There was an outstanding bonded debt of $5.523 000. and but $15 in the Slate Treasury. Even the funds necessary to pay the accrued per diem and mileage oil members of tho General Assembly were raised by my private effjrls. The several isauea of bonds made puriuant to Acts of the General Assembly, for tho purposes of meeting the current expanded of tho government, supply don ciuncioB, pay tho interest on the bonded debt aud to absorb a largo floating debt which had been accumulating for years, were steadily assailed and clouded with the thre.it of repudiation, b\ the combi? nation referred to, aided by all the opposi? tion j >urnal>? iu tho Stale. I di sire to observe here, that this oiasA of combination w?a peculiar to South Carolina, Nowhere oleo iu any of the reconstructed si:.tea did tho tax-payers sanction a system designed to depreciate their own securities; for they were restrained by tho ordinary in? stinct of solf-preservation, which admonished them that it would surely recoil upon their own heads. As there waa a certain tlx <d sum ot money to ho raised by the sale of State boiida, it was obviously tho interest ot the tax-payer not to depreciate the purohasdng value uf the bonds, and thereby force uii in? crease of their volume upon tho market. Coincident with tho prohi-cution >>f this scheme of tiuaueial flipping and mining by the opposition, the OXi'CUflCU of tho Stato for legislative and other purposes were enor? mously in creased by the General Assembly, against my constant protest. Tho legialativo cxpuusea and tho cost of public printing, aud the per diem and miloago of members during the past four years, aggregate not loss than 12.250,000, ana yet not on? dollar of tax has ovor boon levied to moot them?the chiof, if not Bole, roliancoto defray them being upon a aalo or hypothecation of bonds. Tho taxos thumsolvou were fixod at a most inadeqnatoly low tig uro. averaging per annum, from 1868 to 1871, inclusive, abontaevon milla on tho dol? lar, on a basis ol ab3ut*160,000.000, exoluBive of property of corporations exempt from tax? ation by charter. The property thna taxed was assessed, in meat caaos, at loss than one thiidof its markot value. Yet tho tax-payers caraplained that they were opprossod by high taxes, while, at tho same time, not more than three-fourths of tho whole amount levied was actually collojtod, tho dolinquoni list amount? ing to about twonty-iivo per cont. Tbo low rate of taxation had providod no margin for those delinquencies; The excoas of expenditures ovor tho reve? nues was, under tho extravagant system of outlays, authorized by tho Ooneral Assembly, a constantly widening gulf, which we attempt? ed to hi Id go with tho bonds. As tho bonds