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Friday Morning, December 13.1872.
Exemption of Tax an Manufictarfng
Capital.
Mr. Bowley, Ohairman of the Com?
mittee of Ways and Means, in tbo House
. of Representatives, - gave notice, on
Wednesday, of the introduction of a bill
to aid und'' oncourage mattufacturei and
internal improvements. We have had an
opportunity of glancing at this bill, and
find it to be well adapted to promote the
prosperity of the poopie of this State.
In (hp firafc'aectTon it states, that for the
purpose of inducing the investment and
employment of capital in the manufac?
ture of ootton, woollen and paper fabrics,
and of agricultural implements, and for
encouraging internal improvements in
this State, any individual, or as nation
of individuals, who shall hereafter invest
capital in these manufactures, and in
railroad enterprises within the State,
shall be entitled to receive from the State
Treasury, annually, a sum equal to the
aggregate amount of State taxes, which
shall bo levied and collected upon the
property or oapitoi employed or invested
directly and exclusively in such manafac
ture or enterprises. It is devolved upon
the Comptroller-General to fix and de?
termine the sum so to be paid, according
to the tax returns, and it is to be paid by
the State Treasurer on the warrant of
the Comptroller. The second section
makes it the duty of County Treasurers,
and those of municipal corporations, to
pay to snob, individuals or associations
engaged in manufactures, &c., a sum of
money, annually, equal, to the aggregate
amount of County or municipal tax dur?
ing any year. Iu the third Beotiou the
provisions of the first are limited ex?
clusively to investments to be made here?
after. It is furthermore declared that
they shall not operate until satisfactory
evidenoe has been presented to the Comp?
troller-General tbat the property or capi?
tal, for whioh the benefits of this Aot are
claimed, has been actually employed,
paid iu, or invested in this State. The
fourth section limits the benefits to the
property and capital so invested to a
period of ten years.
Iu our judgment, this is a well-oon
oeived bill, and framed in oonformity
with the general wishes of our people of
both races. We think it calculated to
attraot oapital here from abroad, and to
bring into wholesome use muoh that is
now comparatively idle and unproduc?
tive at homo. The business of manufac?
turing having been demonstrated .by ar?
gument, .by fact? and the results of expe?
rience, to be the belt iu which capital
can be used, still there has been seen
Bomo hesitation in entering upon itbere.
It is a new pursuit to most persons, and
has a certain amount of prejudice or
obstacle to overcome on that account.
But the principal impediment to the in?
troduction of capital from abroad apringa
from the fear of heavy taxation. The
State is known tobe deeply embarrassed.
It has a large bonded debt and a heavy
load of deficiencies to carry. It adds to
tbe distrust that these are uuoertain in
amount. The State has also to revive
ont of their prostrate condition all its
publio institutions?a task hardly less
difficult and expensive than their origi?
nal creation. It is thought by those who
understand this to be the state of things,
tbat tuxes now heavy mast necessarily
increase here in the future. Hence,
with all the attractions which manufac?
turing offers in o ar favorable climate,
with the results demonstrated before
their eyes, and palpable to the view of
all, capitalists stay away. The old adage
says Plutus is timid, and we know that
capital is a shy thing. It does not like
uncertainties and contingencies. If wo
are not mistaken, it will appreciate ex?
emption from taxation for a limited
time, and hasten to fill the places so in?
vitingly offered to it. Tbe passage of
such a measure as tbo one we are consi?
dering by our Legislature will be taken
as an earnest that our colored poopie
have liberality of views, und are dis?
posed to cultivate an enligbtend polioy.
It will be considered also as evidence
that tbo old prejudices between the
races hero are dying out, and aro to be
supplanted henceforth by agreeablobnei
nesfl and other relations between them.
If the party now in power in tho
State will givo us, as they havo promised,
an honest, economical and just govern?
ment, and open a woy for tho introduc?
tion of capital, wo guarantco tbat it will
oome, and with it u bettor state of things
for the country. Tbe bill whioh wn havo
been considering soerns to us, from the
cursory glance we have given it, to bo a
prudent and timoly measure, and hs
such, wo recommend it to tbe favorable
consideration of the Legislature
On Friday last, tbo com, fodder und
ootton of Capt. John Crockett, tbe pro*
oeeds of his yenr'e labor, were destroyed
by an incendiary fire, on his plantation
two miles West of Lancaster village.
Th? Klecllon of Jadgi T(wl?y.
The General Aaaemblj has the oppor?
tunity to-day to secure a good Judge for
the Fifth Circrjit, in tho election^
Loroy P.>Yonms4i8, Esq., a lawyer of
ripe expedience arid liberal culture, He
in a gontloinan ol diatlngciBbod attain?
ments In the iktr, of discriminating
mind, and of suavity and dignity in
manner and address. We venturo to aay
that, should he be elected, fairness and
soundness will mars; all bis decisions and ?
rulings. The humble and poor, as well
aa tho rich and proud,, will meet with all
duo ?bneideratior/,rranc(: receive even-'
handed justice in, bis court. We trust
that the General Assembly-will elect Mr.
You a) arm' to a position which ha Is so
well qualified to adorn, and in which be
may do the State valuable service.
PaiMie of the Tax Bill.
The House of Bepresentatives, yester?
day, adopted tbe third section of the tax
bill reported by tbe Committee of Ways
and Mgana, which levies a tax of five
mills to oover deficiencies. Mr. Meetze,
Mr. Horley and Mr. Cannon spoke in
opposition. Mr. B. M. Smith, of Spar
tanburg, Dr. Bosemon and ono or two
other members advocated its passage.
The opposition made was mainly on ac?
count of the indefinitonoas of the items.
Dr. Bosemon argued that the House
had all the information upon the subject
whioh the committee had been able to
procure. An amendment was offered to
add a tax of three mills to pay the Blue
Bide Bailroad sorip. It was lost by a
large vote against it.
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FarmlHg Omt Municipal Affair*.
Mn. Editor: The new plan of carry-1
iog on the affairs of the city by "farm-1
ing out" the funotions of the Muyor and
City Council to the lowest bidder seems to
have advocates; but the very thin white
wash, whioh covers tbe late transaction,
fails to conceal the faot that oertain
things have been done whioh will not
bear tho test of scrutiny, directed in the
interest of the tax-payers of Columbia.
We are told that the new city bonds
*'have nil been sold at public sale, as re?
quired by the Act," and "that tbo
greater part of them are now in the
hands of the bank, to whioh the pur?
chasers havo delivered them, to bo re?
sold by the bank for the benefit of the
city" (The italios are not ours, but we
like them; they read good I) "It they
shall be sold at prices in advance of those
at which they were purchased, the city
(?) will have the benefit of the advauoo.
If they caunot be sold at higher rates,
they must revert to tho purchasers." Oh,
noble pu roh users! where shall wo look
for Buch embodiments of all that is mag?
nanimous? In tho same defence of the
City Council, from whioh the above
quotations are token, we find that tho
sinking fund is to be invested at interest.
We look in vain at the contract to ascer?
tain to whom this interest is to be paid.
No indication is there found. Sec?
tion 2 of said contract reads: "And the
said bank further agrees to keep the
amoante, whioh shall be received for the
rents of said building, properly invested
las a sinking fund," &o. Not a word
I about interest toe the benefit of tax?
payers of the oity is to be found in thin
model "transaction," for which "the
Oity Council should be commended;"
where the word interest occurs it is
coupled with taxes to be collected to meet it.
What becomes of the interest whioh the
! oity should receive from the depository
of funds extorted from the people for
the oreation of this large siuking fund?
We repeat that in this contract, so sur?
reptitiously and hurriedly consummated
between tbo City Couuoil and the bank,
the best interests of the tax-payers of
Colombia have not been consulted; and
we aguiu urge action through tho courts
to test the propriety of the projectod
plan. If it should be found to bo one
having for its objeot tbe speedy comple?
tion of the now City Hall and the honest
liquidation of tho debts of tho city, we
shall bo pleased; but this revelation of
the total iuoornpetouoy Bf the city au?
thorities to manage its financial affairs,
I gives little hope that wisdom has guided
them in this instance; and we do hope
that an injunction will suspend the ope?
ration of the "contract" uutil its merits
can bo shown more conspicuously than
they now appoar. If the Mayor and
Oity Council are too imbecile to conduct
municipal affairs, trustees should be ap?
pointed, after due oonsnltation with a
committoo of our most prominent citi?
zens. By the way, holders of old city
bonds seem to be left out in Ihn cold.
ALERT.
Comjmcia, S. 0., December 13, 1672.
Mr. Editor: Allow me, through your
columns, to call tbo attentiou of the
local editor of the Union to a mistake
made in bin paper of yesterday, in refer?
ence to the Palmettoes getting tho first
wator on tho fire on Washington street.
The Iudopondents were the first on tho
ground, and had a plug stream on the
tire before tho Palmettoes were in sight.
This oan be provon by a nnmber of reli
blo citizens that wore on the ground at
tho time They also played tho first
stroam on tho fire at tho Catholic Church
Inter in the night. Honor to whom
honor is duo. FIREMAN.
Arrest of Acoo&iruoB op Ikcendia
ribs.? John Smith, a young man, agod
about scvontcou years, was arrested on
Monday lust, and committed to tho
County jail. In tho early part of tho
your, upon the arresting of Frederick
Mosur, for iucoudiarism, this person was
with him, und escaped, and, until this,
kept beyond the vigilanooof tho officers.
He is not arrested on any new act.
[Greenville Enterprise.
Housm 07 Beprkbentativeb,
Columbia, 8. 0., Deo. 12, 1872.
Mi*. JZuuuti. Tue FmaLNix, of this
morqlng,'says: "la tho Honoo of Rep?
rtseniatives, yesterday, tho considera?
tion oj the claueo of the report of tbo
Committee of Ways and Meana, levying
a tax oI live mills to oover deficiencies,
was res a med. Mr. Crittonden, of
Greenville, favored the levy, .-.with the
proviso, that the per diem and mileage of
members should bo included in the dofi
oienoie?, and liquidated amongst the first
Claims, to;bo presented." Ab a ikaatlef of
justice to myself, I hope you will, give
pjaoo to a statement of tho position!
assumed, and the gist of the remarks 1
made in the Houeo on tho occasion
alluded to. Sections 1 and 2 having
passed. Section 3 of tho bill, authoriz?
ing nod directing the'Comptroller-Gene?
ral and County Commissioners to levy
certain taxes, wan before the House
This section provides u tux of five mills
to pay the deficiency for I be yeur com?
mencing November 1, 1871. As nn
amendment to this section, I moved tbat
tho following proviso be addod to it:
"Provided, tho deficiencies under the
General Appropriation Aot of March 13,
1872, as enumerated in Message No. 1 of
his Excellency Governor Moses, and pay
certificates of former members of tho
Legislature for per diem and mileage, be
first paid from the proceeds of said tax,
and counting tbo free school deficiency
to be the amount duo for serviced
actually rendered." Tbe levy of five
mills will raise, it is estimated, about
$750,000. Tbe defloienoiee. under the
Aot of March 13, 1872, amount to
8691,395. All of them are of acknow?
ledged validity, and most of tbem for
objects of most sacred and pressing obli?
gation. The prinoiple items are: For
salaries, 8135.000; Lunatic Asylum,
$67,170; Penitentiary, $65,416; Orphan
House, $11,500; Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Aavlum, $10,000; expenses of general
election, $25,000; free schools. $300,000.
It- is understood, however, that proba?
bly not more than $100,000 is due to the
teachers of free schools, as tbe schools
were oiosed during most of tbe year, for
want of funds. Besides the above defi?
ciencies, and for which no appropriation
has yet been tnnde, are the huge, print?
ing claims, $325,000, Treasurer's notes
or bills payable?i. e , pay certificates?
$230,000, and pay certificates, (supposed
to be legitimate for per diem and mile?
age,) $20,000. The scope and object of
my proviso is readily seen. While it
leaves the "printing claims" and "Trea?
surer's notes" for tho future action of the
House, it will preveut, should it be at?
tempted, most of tbo proceeds of the
levy from being gobbled up by them. It
provides for tho first payment of valid
and saored claims, and amongst them,
tho item of $20,000 due members of the
last Legislature. This is known to be
moatly due to those members who voted
against what Treasurer Parker termed
"measures to bring money into the
Treasury"?i. e., high taxation. With
tho proviso, I was willing to vote for
Section 3, levying five mills for deficien?
cies, believing, from former experience,
that delay would result in an addition of
several mills to it, and that tho bill
would then bo passed. Re.npectfnllv
yours, S. S. CRIfTENDEN.
South Carolina Conference.
Anderson, S. O, December 11, 1872.
Mb. Editor: Tho South Carolina Con?
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, convenes at this place
on to-morrow morning, at 9 o'clock.
This is the eighty-lifth session in regular
consecutive order. Thu Conference is
composed of 133 clergymen and thirty
two laymen; the clergymen being thu
itenerant preachers of the State, and the
laymen selected at the rate of four from
oach of tho eight Ecclesiastical Districts
of the State, Jo wit: Charleston, Orange
burg, Marion, Sumter, Columbia, Lan?
caster, Grocnvillo and Spartanbnrg.
Rev. Bishop Robert Paine, of Aber
doen, Mississippi, is expected to be pre?
sent and preside. Methodist Bishops,
like other Methodist traveling preachers,
arc itinerate iu their labors. Bishop
Paine, for example, presides this yoar at
tho Baltimore, Virginia, North and
South Carolina Conferences. Next year
bis ophero of labor and administration
may bo elsewhere. By seniority of
election, he is tbo Chairman of the
Board of Bishops. Of tbe remaining
eight all are effective but Bishop Early,
of Lynohbarg, Virginia. Bishop Pierce
resides at Sparta, Georgia; Bishop Kava
naugh, at Lexington, Kentucky; Bishop
Wightman, Charleston, South Carolina;
Bishop Marvin, St. Louis, Missouri;
Bishop Doggett, Richmond, Virginia;
Bishop McTyerro, Nashville, Tenuessee;
Biahop Keener, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tho Missionary Society of the Con?
ference meets to-night. Rev. Charles
Bettp, tho venerable President of this
Bociety, died during the past year.
Rev. Goo. U. Wells, of Timmonsville,
S. C, preachos tbe auunal Cooferenco
pennon at tho Methodist Church, this
evouit g, at 7>? o'clock.
Anderson seems alive with pleasing
anticipations in connection with tho ap?
proaching Conferonoo, and is already
showing a commendable hospitality iu
welcoming and entertaining the members
of the body ni they urrivo.
CLERICUS
Bark Burnt.?About 3 o'clook, ou
Thursday morning last, the barn aud
stables of Thomas P. Wbisonunt, nbout
fourteen miles East of town, was disco?
vered to be on fire. The buildings,
with their contents?? largo quantity of
hay, fodder and other forage?woro soon
destroyed. A valuable horso and mule
were also burnt with the stables. Tho
loss will roach fully $1,200. Tho fire is
supposed to have boon tho work of an
incendiary. Mr. Wbisonunt and his wife
woro both abseut from homo on tho
night of tho burning, tho only persons
ou the premises being the children of tbe
family and a negro woman.
I YorkviUe Enquirer.
btatk legislature.
Thubsday, Dkoembbb 12, 1872.
' -??.'?..?? SENATE.
-The Senate root at 12 M? President
Oleavoa in tbo Chair/' Prayer by Kev.
Mr. Babbitt. ? .' ,'
? A communication was roceived/._Irom
tho Ck>mptrollej--Gt>uarfel, relative-/ to a
resolution of th*Senate, requesting tob?
informed by whose authority tho
"official" advorlisoment of on Act to re?
gulato the agenotQB of in sura uco compa?
nies not incorporated in this State; also,
an.Ao.t t,o better protect tho. policy-hold?
ers of insurance policies in this State, is
published iu eosoral -pap-ura in tbit*
State. .Ho scutes, thut jio account has
been paid aiiice February, 1870, and aro
only paid under tbe Act to provide for
tho printing of -the public Acts, reports,
joint resolutions, &c, opproved Januarv,
1871.
Mr. Lee presented tho report of the
County Commissioners of Chester Coun?
ty. Beferrjd.
Mr. Donaldsou presented the report
of J. O. P. Camp, County Trensurer of
Spartaoburg County, relative to the
oumber of persons killed by the Ku
Klux in said County. Laid over.
Mr. White presented the report of
the County Commissioners for York
County. Referred.
Mr. Donaldson presented tho account
of tho Coroner of Oreenville for 1867
and 18C8. Referred.
Mr. Whittemore, from the Judiciary
Committee, submitted a favorable report
as to a bill to empower the Supreme
Court to frame issues and direct the same
to be tried in tbe Circuit Court in cer?
tain cases; which was laid over. Also,
to ohange the name of Almira MoN.
Speers to that of Almira MoN. Biohe.
Laid over.
Mr. White offered a joint resolution
authorizing tbe Governor to appoint two
additional Trial Justices for York Coun?
ty. Liid over.
Mr. Jeter introduced a bill to charter
the Spartanborg and Asheville Railroad
Company. Referred.
Mr. Duuu introduced a bill to further
protect insurance policy-holders in this
State. Referred.
Mr. NubIi introduced u bill to incorpo?
rate the State Auxiliary Joint Stock
Compauy.
Mr. Lee introduced a bill to amend
Sections 55 and 56, of Chapter CXX, of
tho general statutes.
Mr. Maxwell, from the Committeo on
Education, submitted a report upon u
joint resolution to compel the School
Commissioner of Fairfield County to
opeu certain schools iu said County.
Tho following joint resolutions nnd
bills wero passed: Joint resolution to
uuthorizo the County Commissioners of
Abbeville to levy and collect an addi?
tional tax of two mills on the dollar;
bill ceding tho jurisdiction of the State
to tho Uuited Status over certain lands
iu the County of Darlington, known as
the National Cemetery; to define the
number of Trial Justices for the County
of Aikon; joint resolution to authorize
the County Commissioners of Abbeville
to levy and collect an additional tax of
two mills on the dollar.
Tho unfavorable report of the Com?
mittee on Printing on joint resolution
prohibiting tho publication of the Acts
of tho General Assembly, was adopted.
A bill to renew the charter of Knox's
Bridge over the Tugaloo Rivor was re?
ferred.
Tho favorable report of Committee on
Printing ou House concurrent resolution
restricting the publication in newspa?
pers, at the expense of the Stato, of Acts
of a public character and genoral inter?
est, was made the special order for Mon?
day next.
A bill to make appropriation for tbe
payment of half the salary and mileage
of the members of the General Assem?
bly, and salaries of the subordinate of?
ficers and employees, and other expenses
incidental thereto, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
A bill to amend an Act entitled "An
Act to vest iu the Charleston Land Com?
pauy tho charter of a ferry from Ham
lin's Wharf to points on tho Wando
Rivor, to wit: Scanlonville, Remley'a
Point, Venning's Landing aud Daniel's
Island Lauding," was passed.
The House sent to the Senate a joint
resolution to take a reoes.s from the 20th
December, instant, to January 10, 1873,
which was amended by inserting the 7th
January, 1873, and roturued to the
House.
At 8Ja o'clock, the Senate adjourned
until to-morrow, at 12 M.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 12 M , Speaker Lee
in tho Chair. Prayer by Kev. E. J.
Adams.
Mr. Meetzo, from the Judiciary Com?
mittee, submitted the following: Fuvor
sblo reports on a bill conferriug legiti?
macy ou Theodore Stark House and
Uowoll Home; on a bill to amoud Sec?
tion 27, Chapter XLV, of tho Genoral
Statutes; on a joint resolution to author?
ize the Attornoy-Genoral to employ two
attorneys, two solicitors and two clerks
to assist him in the discharge of his
duties; on bill to authorize James Mc
Phersou to adopt as bis lawful beir
James McPherson O'Noil, and change
his name to James McPherson, Jr.; on
bill iu relation to sorvico of legal pro?
cess; unfavorable report to authorize
Circuit Judges nnd Judges of tho Su
promo Court to allow foes to attorneys
employed in defending indigent persons.
Mr. Braunau introduced n bill to do
lino tho Hilarius of certain oQiaers. Re
forred.
Mr. Humbert introduced a concurrent
resolution, that n committee of three on
tho part of tho House aud ? on part of
tho Senate, beappoiuted to examine iu'o
tho legality of tho issue and tho amount
of pay certificates of raombors and at
taehees of the General Assembly of 1871
and 1872, now outstanding and unpaid,
mid that such committee bo empowered
to sond for persons and papers, und thut
tltcy report at tho oarlio.it possible mo?
ment. Adopted.
Mr. Bosemon iutroducod a bill to re
gulato measurement and inspection of
lumber and timber in tbe city of Charles?
ton. Referred.
MfT Bowley introduced a bill to aid
and encourage ru an af aetu ree aqd internal
improvements.". Referred.
'?? Mr. Wilson offered a resolution, tbat
tho Qtate Auditor be requested to report
as early ns practicable to tho Qenorul
Assembly the amount of all taxable pro
perty in this State; which was laid upou
the table.
The Committee ou Incorporations re?
ported favorably upon tho- following
bills: Toarae^d au Act entitled "An" Act
to alter aud rt ew tho oharler of-the town
of Chesteyc;" > incorporate tho George?
town'Oypreu? Mauufao'torlng- Compauy;
to amend an Ait entitled "An Aot to
charter oertaiu fire engine companies in
the city of Charleston," approved Fe?
bruary, 1869; to incorporate the Charles?
ton Okiaal.wise Transportation Company;
to authorize the building of a wharf at
Rooksville.
Mr. Humbert offered a joint resolu?
tion that the General Assembly take a
recess from tbe 20th of December, inst.,
until the 10th day of January, 1873,
whioh was adopted and ordered to tbe
Senate.
Mr. W. H. Wallace presented the pe?
tition of sundry oitizens of Union County
for tho establishment of a new highway
in said County.
A bill authorizing and directing the
Comptroller-General and County Com?
missioners to levy certain taxes waa
taken up. Mr. Myers offered an amend?
ment to add three mills, for the purpose
of paying the Blue Ridge scrip. A long
and exciting debate occurrod upon tbe
amendment, which waa lost by a vote of
yeas i, nays 103. Pending the reading
of tbe other seetiona of the bill, at 5)4
P. M., the House adjourned.
Ma. Editob of the Phxemix: In the
issue of the 11th, special notion is taken
of my Senatorial vote. Why am I bo
personally singled out from all otbera?
You any, "John C. Hope, Senator from
liosingtouj who was e!e?t#?d and has
been regarded as a Democrat or Con?
servative, plumped Patterson ou both
ballots." My first thought was not to
uotioo this silly aud unnecessary cat at
me, but, upou further reflection, I be?
came sensitive, and concluded to givo
the attack a becoming notice; for I do
not recognize your right to arraign me
invidiously for my vote, or make any in?
sinuations us to my motives. It is true
that I was eleoted us a Democrat iu ray
affinities?a progressive one?conserva?
tive, toleraut and fair in my political
principles?and no one is warrautod to
place mo iu any other position. The
pooplo of Lexington, on the whole, are
conservative; and, although divided in
the luto canvass into regular and (rue
Republicans, and into Democrats, and
those claiming no stronuous party name,
they were all steading squarely on the
sumo platform of fundamental princi?
ples. ' Let not tho citizens of Lexing?
ton, tier lr,r Representatives in the Le?
gislature, be misrepresented. But "John
C. Hope plumped Patterson on both
ballots." Why this specialty? Did I
not vote iu the same manner an others
did? I believe tho word plump has boon
generally used in elections to moan to
select one from others, all of which
oould be voted for together in tho same
category, and givo him a single vote.
This would be a plumper. The Senato?
rial eleotion did not present a parallel
case. If I plumped, all who voted
plumped for whomsoever they viva voced.
But I was from Lexington; therefore,
there must have been some more force
iu my voto.
Of tho seveuteen who voted in the
Senate, and the seventy-three in tbe
House, were there nouo whoso vote was
of sufficient importance to designate as
plumpers? I would havo it understood
that this Senatorial election did not enter
into our County canvass at all. I was
aware, however, that somo of the candi?
dates were distasteful to a majority of
her oitizeus. Iu this matter I was free
aud independent; viewed facts from my
owu stand point, aud voted to suit my
own convictions. I respect the rights of
those who voted otherwise, and do not
impugn their motives. I heed but little
tho efforts of the press, or of interested
individuals, to villify candidates aud
magnify their faults or virtues, whioh are
brought to bear in those exciting oan
vasses. Errors exist all around, and I
have observed enough iu my lifo of the
doings of mankind to know that when
men undertake to proclaim men as bad,
good, or indifferent, they ure likely to
run to extremes. I havo found that
when you canvass the character of men,
that no man of deceucy and civilization
i i bo bad as to have no redeeming quali?
ties, nor is there any man so pure and in?
vulnerable as to have no imperfections.
I have not taken my position in this case
blindly. I summed up the facts as they
uppoarod to mo, and made out my de?
cree, and when my constituents call upon
mo for tbo reasons of my faith I am
ready to givo them. If there were bet?
ter men in reserve, as I am uuwilling to
admit, they should have been announced
in time, that their history, and blood,
and claims, could huvo boon examined
before tho balloting commenced. With
regard to the severe ceueuro that tho
editorial contains agaiost tho major part
of tho members, every ono, I suppose,
will judge for himself of its propriety,
und the good or thu harm that attends
efforts. But, "they havo prostrated
themselves before tho goldeu calf." I
havo fleeu no golden or silver calf, nor
one made up of currency, but I huvo
two-loggedcolvos, made like human flesh,
before which I had to bow a little to
come to a level. Enough said, perhaps
too much to suit some. Your paper,
too, baa not reported the action on my
concurrent resolution correctly?it was
uot l.iid over but adopted at once.
JOEIN O. HOPE.
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Captain W. R. Bass, a promiuent mer?
chant of Wilmington, N. O, died in that
city, on Sunday last.
, Otit Mattbbs.r?Th* nj-ioo of' single
oopieB pf the Phoenix is five cents,,' ?
Old ne wspapors for sale at ;BtI(EfiUX
office, at fifty cents a hundred. .1 <i a te
A colored policeman, named H?niy
"Rcddin, died on Wednesday,, and waa
buried yesterday. The ? "force" attended
the funeral.' >?'??? ' n ?:'
For tho third .time in fourteen hours, .
the firemen were called out, ycst,erdoy
morning, at 4 olcluak?the,flames having
bioken out afresh* in the ruins of. the
vestry room attached to' lite Catholic
Church. It waft .soon extitjgyishcdi
however, by tho Vigilant Fire Qc-vnpauy.
Measra. Plumb &J_ieitner, of A ?gast a,
Ga., have famished! us'with a copy of
Plumb's Georgia Carolina Almanac, for
1873. ' '
The address by Mr. John T. Saibels,
before the Clariosopbio Society, is to be
delivered Ibis evening.
Fortune Giles, member of the House
of Representatives, was held to bail,
yesterday, iu $10,000, for accepting a
bribe for voting in a certain instance.
The Senate, in executive session, yes?
terday, confirmed the following appoint?
ments: Marion County?Trial Justices,
Wm. E. Franklin, Hiram Lee, Z. Reeves,
F. C. Dew, John T. Wright; Auditor. 8.
W. Afilay. Kerahaw?Treasurer, Donald
McQueen; Auditor, J. P. Boawell.
Edgefield?Trial Justice, W. D. Rainey.
Aiken?Trial Justices, W. E. Sawyor, S.
8. Sergory. Williamaborg?Treasurer,
Phil. Hilton; Auditor, C. Monegan;
Trial Justices, Lewi* Jacobs, Isaac
Eppes, 8. T. Cooper, W. 8. Camiin, W.
H. Singletary, Thos. R. Green.
The post office at Dyson's Mills,
Edgofield, has been discontinued.
The Katie Putnam Troupe will play in
Charleston next week.
Supreme Court, Thursday, Decem?
ber 12.?Court met at 10 A. M. Pre?
sent?Chief Justice Moses and Asso?
ciate Justices Wright and Willard.
The case of Beall vs. Lowndes and
Robb, trustees, was resumed. Mr. Buist
concluded his argument for respondent.
Messrs. Simons and Campbell on same
side. Mr. Dunkin in reply for appel?
lants.
The State vs. Graham & Ohapeau,
Chapeau & HeffroD, J. W. Hayne and
Thos. J. Piokens, et tue,', vs. Isaac M.
I>wight, et al. Continued.
Stctevff. Cain Simmons, Jack Drayton
and S. Lyons. Struck off.
At 3 P. M., tho court adjourned till
Friday, 13th, at 10 A. M.
United States Court, Deoembhb 12.
The Court met at 10 A. M., Judges
Bond and Bryan presiding.
Jonathan M. Miller?assumpsit. Mr.
Jas. Simmons for plaintiff; Messrs. Por?
ter & Conner for defendant. Verdict of
$1,000, with interest from 8th Decem?
ber, 1860.
M. M. Erwin vs. George W. Qlenn?
debt. Decree for 81,450. McAliley &
Rrawley for plaintiff.
Adolph us C. Sohaeffer, Jr., vs. James
S. Campbell and Wm. Jones, copartners,
as Campbell & Jones?assumpsit. De?
cree by default in the sum of 8932, with
interest.
Peter A. Bressen and Cornelia, bis
wife, et al. vs. Dr. J. S. Solomons. Set?
tled. Simons & Simons for complain?
ants; Johu Phillips for defendant.
Ex parte Thos. T. Mooreman?appli?
cation for admission to praotice in the
United States Court. On motion .of
Mr. Pope, it was ordered that the peti?
tion be grauted. The petitioner then
took the usual oath.
The court was occupied for the most
of the day in the case of Jonathan T.
Davis os. Johu B. Sitton, assumpsit. Mr.
Corbin for plaintiff; Mr. W. H. Trescott
for defendant. Tbe jury returned a ver?
dict for tbe defendant. Notice of appeal
wus given.
Rotiert A. Thompson was appointed
United States Commissioner for Ocoueo
County.
Up to a lute hour, tho court was still
iu session.
List of New Advertisements.
Meeting Palmetto Lodge.
Joseph Pardy?Taken Up.
Notice to Capitalists.
Card of Thanks.
P. Cantwell?Timothy Hay.
John Agnow & Son?Whiskey, ?fcc.
D. Gambrill?Wanted to Purchase..
Unproductive Frauds.?Imitations
and counterfeits of an established, popu?
lar restorative, although mischievous in
their direct effects, are indirectly bene?
ficial in some rospects. They teach the
community to rate at its just value tho
preparation that bus boon siinilated and
pirated. Tho reputation and sale of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, for ex?
ample, have beou greatly enhanced by
tho attempts that have been mado to
supplant it. The dupes of imposture
who, from time to time, have been in?
duced by plausible falsehoods1 to try
some worthless succedaueum for the
Standard touio of America, havo invaria?
bly returned to it in an enthusiastic
frame of mind, ready to champion its
merits to the nttermost. Tho warmest
pauegyrists of its proveutiveund curative
properties aro those who havo weighed
the nostrums of envious adventurers in
tho balance and found them wanting.
In a pecuniary point of view, all at?
tempts to undermine tho popularity of
! this medicine havo proved advantageous
to the proprietors, und except for the
fiako of protecting the public, the game
of exposure would not bo worth tbe
caudle. D8f3U