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COLUMBIA, S. C. Saturday Morning, M?y 16, 1874. Tno Slfflomlt Vint Bwp. The suggestion c! oar friend of the Wiunsboro News to the Washington authorities of a node of effecting a complete and healthy revolution in the affairs of South Carolina, by virtual though not aotaal Congressional inter? vention, would be plausible if only practicable. Bet there are insuperable impedimenta. The News says: "Let the Government exert its moral influ? ence in the campaign. Let a Repub? lican?a good one?be nominated for Governor, and a Legislature of honest men, also, nominated. Then let the Administration send down orators, &o. Let them speak openly of the disgrace this (State) Government is bringing on repnblioanism," &o. We have seen no evidence that the Government wants any reform in this State. It has no desire and no purpose to exert any in? fluence on the side of good govern? ment here. It credits the statements of the Wbittemore delegation that taxes are low, and other alleged evils imaginary. "Let go that rone; let it go, I say," said the tar to a laud-lub? ber. "I aiu't a teohiu' of it," waa the innocent reply. The News soys let a good Republican bo nominated for Go? vernor and honest men for the Legisla? ture. Just there's the rub. It is only the first step which costs. St. Deuis could get along very well with his head under his arm on his way to Paris, but for the little impediment of taking the first atop. The cook oan make an ex? cellent ragout of the rabbit, but tho rabbit must first be caught. IIow does our friend expect to secure good nominations? Tax Unions. The Tax-payors' Convention recom? mended to the people to form tax unions, the objeot being to organize tax-payers so that tbey can act in con? cert in seeking the correction of unfair assessments of property, in showing and resisting illegal taxes, and in prosecuting official delinquents. The plan is to meet in a suitable, place in each township, and organize a town? ship union, with a President, Secretary and Treasurer. Each township union will elect two of its members to meet at a suitable time at the County seat and form a County union. Thin is important work, and Bhould not be any longer neglected. The peculiar and almost constitutional repugnance of onr people to work together should be overcome. We are obarged with apa? thy. Let or see to it that the charge IB not sustained. Committees should be appointed, without delay, to can? vass the townships and gather into efficient unions all the influences which- may be available for correction of local evils and the promotion of the public good. We can accomplish nothing by folding onr hands and leaving things to take their own course. We must be active, vigilant and nnited. We believe that, under the action of the convention, it i? made the duty of the County representatives in it to appoint committees of organization in eaoh township. < ? ?* Slow. The Boston Journal thinks that the true aspect of the South Carolina ques? tion is better presented in the majority report of the Jndioiary Committee than in that of the minority. The amount and accuracy of its knowledgo of the matter may be measured by its statement, that $6,000,000 (conversion) bonds "are illegal, in consequence of the fraud of a single State officer, and will not stand." The Journal, appa? rently, docs not kuow of tho existence of the Financial Board, aud of tho fact that it must have had full coguizaueo of and given full approval to the financial operations of the Treasurer. The Bamc is true of tho government, whioh, through the Legislature, sought to validate thes3 bonds. The Journal also overlooks the significant faot, thai the present Treasurer of the State, whose statementa form the staple of the majority report, gave a quasi en dorsoment of these bonds, in express? ing the opinion that the courts would pronounce them valid. The "Hub" journal mast improve its spoed, if it expects to keep pace with the doings or abreast of the monstrosities of South Carolina Radicalism. -?-??-? Free Press in England.?The "warning" addressed to an Irish news? paper by the Government, threatening it with suspension if it did not mode? rate the tone of its criticism, is only awkwardly approved by the English journals. Freedom in England means generally freedom for the English, but this "warning" a newspaper is not a welcome act of authority. Confederate Bf ?marlM ?ncl tne Justice Of the Fmtnre, We find iu oar eoDtemporarieB of Samter the fall text of an admirable address delivered at, that place on the 6th instant, by Gen. Joseph B. Ker abaw, on the occasion of laying the corner atone of a monament to the Confederate- dead. We cannot resist the temptation of making a oonplo of extract*, one from the begiuning, the other from the close of this address, which, as was said of the old ballad of Chevy Ohase, "stir the heart like a trumpet:" We stand to-day a suffering, a con? quered, but a proud aud patriotic peo? ple. Upon the altar of our heartB tho toroh of liberty yet burns with un quenohed and inextinguishable fires, more fervid and more intense beoause tho temple is closed, aud the priests und wcrahippore at her uhrine sit at the gate in aack-cloth and ashos, stoeped iu tho waters of Marah. We stand be? tween tho living nud tho dead, be? tween tho past aud the future, and we appeal to posterity to justify tho lives, optuious aud priuciplen, while thoy admire and upplaud the heroic virtues of our inirtyrud dead. Before that ultimate tribunal of appeal, for the arbitrament of human opiuiou, we Stund, confident alike iu the rectitude of the cause aud the righteousness of the arbiter. Calm and impartial, a-; it is removed by time from the men and tho issued upou which it is to pass, it [ draws nearer und nearer towards the ultimate aud exact truth, only to be I pronouueed by the supreme, omnis I cient and final Judge of humau con? duct. To tho future wo commit the cause of the past; ours the task to viudioate by tho record, ourselves, our brethren, our sacred dead. This monument is iu itself a beauti? ful and touching manifestation of your faith, daughters of Sututcr, iu the purity and justice of the cause for which your loved oue3 labored, achieved, suffered and williugly died; a tribute to virtue and valor, u noble testimonial of a devoted aud tender affection, an expression of your pro fouud respect and admiratiou for your dead countrymen. Who and what were they, whose memory we would thus perpetuate in sculptured marble uud euduring tablets? iiow were thoy, beyond other meu, distinguished, that auch honors are invoked aud laid upou their tombs? They were the descend? ants of Celt, Sixon aud Norman. Tbey inherited the blood, the history, tho civilization, tho religion, the ha? bits, the thought, the vigor, the energy and courage, and that priceless and unperishable public virtue of the Bri? ton, the love of liberty. The Scot, Hibernian aud Huguenot had cou : tributed to this rich inheritance, pru? dence, patience, endurance, firmness, generosity,warm-heartedness, vivacity, versatility and enthusiasm. Aspiring aud capable men?tho pioneers of a new civilizatiou brought them enter? prise, daring and love of adventure. Refugees, driveu by religious persecu? tion luto exile iu tho American wilder? ness, gave them a religious devotion to priuoiple?the very eap-stoue of the national character?that quality which taught them to die for the faith that was in thtm. Their characteristics uro written upon every page of the his? tory here recalled?most of all in the bloody record of the so-called rebel? lion. "Rebellion! foal,*dishonoring word, Whose loathsome blight so oft has stain? ed The fairest cause that pen or sword Or moriai ever lost or gained." The word has been sanctified and endeared to us by the two most ho? norable and important epochs of our history. We love and cherish it as the very patent of our nobility?won by honorable achievement ou the battle fields of two bloody wars for the right. How justly earned as honor's badge, let history tell. Of 1,300 votors, Sumter sent to the field 1,000 of her braves, the whole btreugth of her mauhood. Of these, one-third fell on the field of honor and duty. Proud but bloody reoordl Well may you honor your dead with monu? ments of marble, and inscribe upon tbeirjtomhB the highest meed of praise, worthy the citizen, the soldier uud the patriot. Daughters of Sumter, bring your wreaths aud garlands of beauty, nnd decorate their honored graves with emblems uud offeriugs of faith I aud love. Though your g<:utlu tears I of nillictiou us drops ot dew gem I your floral offeriugs, us they glitter and ' I shine uun sparklu in the beautiful Sun ' light, each precious dlop will irradiate a pet feet rainbow, born iu Heaven, j Sweet bymhol of hope, offspring of | faith and love! "The blood of the martyr is the Beed of the church." The blood of the pa? triot is the blood of liberty. "Freedom's battle, once begun, Bequeathed from blooding eiro to son, Tho' oft dolayod, is always won." Already is tho horizon brightening with the Orient tints of a uew dawn? the rosy hues of better days. The dark night of passion and prejudice, of mad fanaticism and bitter ? malignity, is molting away into tho comiug morn. A genial influence is felt, a growing disposition upon all sides to pardou wrongs suffered, and to make repara? tion for wrongs inflicted. The princi? ples of liberty for whioh we fought still underlie tho American Constitu? tion, and are dear to the hearts of the people. Bat for that fight, tbey would have been lost to us, perhaps to the world, it may be forever. We have rescued them by teaohing the world once more the value of liberty and how to defend it. Their triumph in Ame? rica is as sure as any promise of hu? man progress oan be. Imperialism here is an impossibility; its only alternative is State sovereignty. To reject the one is to accept the other. Secession, ai a remedy for Federal op? pression is gone, perhaps forever; for as it is dead beyond the possibility of a reanrreotion. Bat in some form the ?agaaioas statesmen of the future will so hedge around the rights of the States by peaceful memories as to se? cure true liberty, and render oppres? sion impossible. When that day comes, the English-speaking States of the world may find protection, liberty, harmony and prosperity, beneath the starry banner of oar country, upon whose azare flold of union each star will shine with separate and equt l bistro. Yes, that day will come when your braves and martyrs will be great and honored names in the history of a happy and united America, hecuuso their valor m ?iutained and their blood consecrated principles of liberty, equally dear to tho hearts of all. Al? ready the people bow with reverential prido at the tombs of tbo great Ameri? cans, Robert E. L?e uud Stonew*!! Jacksou, and soldietH, generous a-) brave, lay garlauds of pure and peace? making lilies upon tbo tombs of those whom erst Ihey mot in deadly combat, "foemeu worthy of their steel." The heroic und faithful followers of L'*e and his lieuteuauta will not long await the honors j'Htly duo from all to the j memory of tut! virtuous uud tho brave, j Meanwhile, we shall honor and cherish tbera with a fond devotion, all our : owu. But though 1:0 hand of men or worn in tended their forgotten gruve.s, : no stone marked the spot where they 1 hiy, uud the plowshares of stranger ; hu-bandmeu effaced ail vestige of their resting-place, their futno will blaze with uudimmed lustre ou the pages of history, embalmed in the immortal I words of their great chieftain, the last j i his utterances u.s n soldier, Iiis ever memorable uud inimitable farewell ad dress: Headqu'iuj Aumv XoitriiEiiN Vs., j ArpoaiATTOX ?. il., April 10, 1803'. ? General Orders No. 9. After four years of arduous service, 1 marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Vir- j giuia bus been c impelled to yield to overwhelming uumhers und resources. ! I need not toll the brave survivors of I so many hard-fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to this r milt from no distrust of them, but, feeling that valor and devotiou could accom? plish nothing that would compensate for the loss that must havo otteuded a contiuuauce of the contest, I deter? mined to avoid the useless sacrifice of thoHe whose past services have en? deared them to their countrymen. By the terms of agreement, officers and men cau return to their homes and remain uutil exchanged. You will take with you the satisfactiou that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully performed, and 1 ear? nestly pray that a meroiful God will extern! to you Iiis blessing and protec? tion. With an unceasiug admiratiou of your constunoy aud devotiou to your country, and a grateful remem brauce of your kind und generous con? sideration for myself, I bid you all an affectionate farewell. lt. E. LEE. For such au epitaph, who would not be conteut to die? For him of whpse life may be wiitten the record of duty faithfully done, sweet, indeed, is the eleep of death. "How peaceful thuir jrravo?its silsuce is deep; Its zephyrs breathe calmly, and sweet in its sleep. Ah* light be tho breezes that play round their tomb. And sweet with the violet's wafted per? fume; No trumpets bo thoro, but let mocking birds cumo And eng their sweet chorus of bliss." Gen. Pike on the Arkansas Mud? dle.?Geu. Albert Pike, of Arkansas Traveler notoriety, elucidates the mud? dle in Arkausus. He says: Baxter was elected upon a ticket supported and nrraugod by Senator Clayton and his coadjutors and de? pendents?the re'gular Republican ticket. Brooks ran upon the Greeley ticket, heading a ooalition of Liberal Republicans aud Democrats. If the Legislature decided fraudulently, it was manipulated by Clayton, for both bouses were overwhelmingly Republi? can. Tho meu who are now seeking to oust Baxter are the men who put him where ho is, and who, if there was fraud, were the dorrs of it. The reason for their change is ouu thut is most honorable to Baxter. It is that ho hits endeavored to administer the government of tiio State honestly, to allow tvury man to vote who is en? titled to vote, aud to prevent those en? gaged in robbing the Statu from ply? ing their profitable employment uuy longer. Ho never was a Democrat. He was a W?ig all his life uutil he be? came u Republican, and he is us true a Republicau now as ever; for which reason uiauy leading Democrats have all the time opposed him bitterly. Tbo simple truth is, that he is in the way of those who mean to cheat the people of their right to elect those who are to govern and represent them, which they can only do by controlling tho registry of voters and the ballot boxes; and if the President prevents Gov. Baxter from asserting aud maintaining his authority, he helps the meu who mean to continue, if they can, a sys? tem that by .force and fraud robs a people of their rights, und imposes on them for rulers aud representatives meu rejected by them at the polls, and imposed upon them in spite of their votes. -?- ^ ? m Mrs. S. O. Gary, reliot of Mr. H. W. Gary, died at her residonce, near Gary's Lane, Newhorry, on the 6th inst., in tho fifty-fourth year of her age. The Protestant Episcopal Conven? tion of the Diooeso of South Caroliua, is in session in Charleston. City Matters?Sabsoribe for the Phorox. The smallest women look bopcfolly to hymen. ? Real hair switches), very low prices, at C. F. Jackson.V Sam. Gourdine, a well-known co? lored blacksmith, died yesterday. Why is a ship designated as "she?" Because she always keeps a man on the lookout. Many of I he daily papers say they are opposed to inflation, and y'et they are constantly blowing up people. There will be a change iu the sche? dule of the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, on aod ufter the tun. :.,.? I'.HU 111". L. Do you desire to have your pots stuffed, or to learn the art of stuffing birds, beauts or lisbcn? If sj, call at room No. 12, new bauk building. IUfuso all S? bills on the Osago Na tiuti.il Bauk, Iowa. Nino thousand dollars iu S3 bills wero stolou from the bank prior to buing signed by the proper uiliciula. It ;.?> a mistake to suppose people do not grow after fifty. A gentleman uu j the street, yesterday, who is fully .sixty live, immediately grew very short' on being u-l:.d lor the loan of five dollars. The impn-catious that worn hurled it "UM Probabilities" for allowing winter to linger in the lap of spiiug have had au effect. The old fellow throw ii thermometer with the mercury at 67 iut<< spring's hip, uud winter leaped out of there ua suddenly us though he had .sat down ij a hornet's liest. Sjuio evil-disposed persons unhung a gate in the upper portion of the city the other night, und now they have the satisfaction of knowing that, by their dirty work, a cow catered where the gate should have been, and de? stroy ed a vegetable garden, upou which tbu owner had bestowed great care and labor. There are some people whose heart aud braius w.,uld not flood a thimble. Invitation.?At a meeting of the Hoard of Trade, held last evening, a resolution was adopted to extend an invitation to the editors from New York, now on a tour in the South, to visit the city of Columbia and accept the hospitality of tho Board. These gentlemen are expected to reach Bir? mingham, Ala., on the 19th inetaut, aud after meeting with the Alabama I're.-s Convention, will make a tour of examination of the coal, iron and other resources in that part of the State. It is to be hoped that they will find it convenient to give Columbia a call on their return. A handsome eutertain meut awaits them. Supkbub Cocat, Fblday, May 15 ?Tho Court met at 10 A. M. Pre? sent?Chief Justice Moses and Asso? ciate Justices Wright aud Willard. The State, respondent, vs. Henry Kilcrease and John Mitchell, appel? lants. On motion of Messrs. Gary & Gary for appellants, and with consent of Mr. Solicitor Runkle, these cases were docketed and continued to No? vember term. Alexander Wise, administrator, re? spondent, vs. JeBae H. Hardin, execu? tor, el al.t appellants. Mr. Hamilton resumed and concluded his argument for respondent. Mr. Gaston was heard in reply for appellants. John R. Welsh, respondent, vs. A. J. Kibler, administrator, appellant. Mr. Moore was heard for appellant; Mr. Allison for respondent. Andrew J. Kibler, appellant, vs. John J. Bridges, respondent. Mr. Moore was heard for appellant. Churchill 11. Jones, trustee, respond? ent, vi. Jarnos lt. Massey, appellaut. Continued. The docket was closed. At. 1 P. M., the Court adjourned until Wednesday, Juno 31, at 10 A. M. Coit.t of Common Pleas.?The cato of Joshua Lowsry against George A. Richmond, for damages for falso im? prisonment, was tried. The jury re? turned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $10') und costs; Mr. John T. Sloau, Jr., and Monteith <fc Banskett fur the plaintiff, and Mr. D. H. Cham? berlain for tho defendant. Tho case of John Agnew A' Son against the Regents of the Stato Lu? natic Asylum was called, and after the introduction of testimony by tho plain? tiff), Mr. Attorney-General Melton moved for a non-suit, which, nftor ela? borate pr_;ument by Mr. Melton for the defendants and Mr. Dunbar for tho plaiutiffs, was granted. The case of N. E.Edwards against Win. Mooney, for damages for wrong? ful entry and ejeotment, was tried, and the jury direoted to return a sealed verdiot to the Clerk; Monteith & Baus kett and Chamberlain & Melton for the plaintiff, and Mr. John T. Sloan, Jr., for defendant. The oase of A. Winter against John Alexander et at. was tried, and jury di? reoted to find for the plaintiff; Messrs. Pope & Haskell for plaintiff, and Mr. Dunbar for defence. Several orders and motions were then made, and the Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. Pboobess. ?The Working-Man is to be enlarged and issued weekly in this city, under the title ol the Southern Herald an& Working Jfan. Mr. John Wintle, late pi Newport. Ecglssd, becomes an equal copartner in the paper, and also in the Palmetto State Immigration Agency. Mr. Wintle was for some time connected with the London Daily Telegraph, wbioh will give him advantage as an editor, while his kuowledge of affairs and people in England, Wales and Scot? land will bo of mach vatae in tho im? migration work. Mr. Wintle will can? vass tbtB city in the interests of the paper and the agency. The United States District Coubt, M*y 1-1.?The report of Samuel Lord, Jr., in tbo matter of W. C. Dukes Sz Co., bankrupts, was beard, and an in? junction granted to restrain the sale of laud by the Trcasnrer and Aaditor, which lands were sold, under order of ilbe court, to James M. Shackelford uud Henry Card. Tho application of J. J. Miller, assignee, in the case of E. (J. Green, bankrupt, for a general meeting of creditors, was granted, and the meeting ordered to tuko place on the 2 I of Juno, at So inter. The peti? tion ot Y. J. Harrington; assignee, in tho case of Johu H. O'Neill, bankrupt, for the sale of personal property, was grunted. The first meeting of credit? ors in he case of Lambson & Guy, in? voluntary bankrupts, was ordered to take place on Friday, tho 22d of May. In the Uuited States Cirouit Court, the rule aguiust the County Treaanrer and County Auditor to show cause why they should not be attached for con? tempt in disobeying the mandate of the Uuited States Supremo Court, came up for u hearing. Mr. C. H. Si moutou, representing the respondents, argued that the petitioners came into the Uuited States Court unnecessarily, ' inasmuch as the State Court had au? thority to issue u mandamus, and would do so upou proper upplication. After hearing the remarks of Mr. Whaley in reply, the Court ordered that the rale to show cause for contempt be dis? charged, und that the injunction against the advertisement aud sale of the property be continued until the further order of the Court. List or New Advebtisemems. I. (irieshaber? A Card. Dent Sc Ponder?Dissolution. Hotel Arrivals, May 15, 1871.? Wheeler House?J R Meurs, E R Meura, USA; J G Young, Southern agent AM&ORR;RR Bridgers. J A Odeuheimer, NC; W J Woodruff, Charleston; W B Springer, D J Wood? ruff, SC; WD Hard, S O R R; W V Walsh, Now York; J H Bowden, T Qraum, Wilmington; W L Reid, Che raw; T C Joiner, Wilmington; D W Aiken, Cokesbary; J E Beattie, New York; H W Share, D F Shure, Jr, Wilmington; J H Denck, city. Columbia Hotel?C K*Knowlcs, city; T Grame, N C; S O Gilbert, W 0 Fin ley, Charleston; J J Hermagan, bum ter; F Murphy, Charleston; R S Ridgelj, Baltimore; J Davis, Glenn Springs; W D Kennedy, Augusts; Rev A M Folchi, E G White, Charleston; J M Seigler, J S Land, G Sc O R R. Hendrix House?3 D Meyer, Charles? ton ; T W Murphe, Miss A C Hooter, Orangeburg; J L Alexander, New berry; J MoQill, Fairfield; J Norton, Sr, Chester; J G Haselden, Marion; W W Cloud. Doko; 8 Linburger, At? lanta; D O'Neil, New York. The Louisiana Floods.?A well known mercantile house in Charleston has received a letter from a corres? pondent in New Orleans, who says, ander date of the 6th instant: "I am just from the oonntry, having traveled twenty days in a baggy through, the sugar region. The damage to the sugar crop will amount, in my opinion, to 40,000 hogsheads of sugar and 60, 000 barrels of molasses. On my place the water.is still rising, and I will lose about twenty-five aores of cane and nearly all my co.-u, and I will bo glad if it is not worse. The rice crop -.fill be curtailed about forty per cent., and the other crops in proportion." Death Sentence.?David Martin, tho negro boy who murdered the little white boy, Willie Carter, near Wil? mington, last summer, has been sen? tenced by Judge Russell to bo hung on tho 11th day of Juno. Postponed.?Tho two men George James and Paul McKay, charged with the murder of Mr. Thomas Wells, of Choraw, were not tried at Chesterfield last week, as expected. The trial has been postponed. House Bubned.?The dwelling, kitchen, smoke house, &c, belonging to Mrs. Jeannotto Abbott, of Oconee, was horned on Monday night last. Mrs. Abbott lost nearly everything, and is in moat destitnte oiroumetanoes. A meeting of the solid men of Barn ? well was held on thojth inst., and ar? rangements mode for the completion of the railroad from Blackville to Barn well C. H. Ellen Wilson, colored, of Florence, fell dead in a field, while at work, on the plantation of Mr. Dewitt McOall. Verdict?heart disease. The Charleston regatta, Thursday, resulted as follows: First race, the Palmetto woo; second, the Gypsy; third, the Carrie. An alligator, fourteen feet long, was killed in Marion County, by Mr. J. B. Collins, last week. Be always at liberty to do good; never make business an exonse to de? cline the offioes of humanity. Memorial Day was observed in Charleston Thursday.