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COLUMBIA, S. C. 8un lay Morning:, August 30,1874. Abbeville. Patting out of view the personal aspects which our question, "What's the Matter with Abbeville?" presented to the eyes of the Abbeville Press and Banner, and which are noticed else? where, wa get from this journal an answer as follows: "If they," meaning the intelligent and substantial people of Abbeville, "have been laggard in the work of forming Tax Unions, the natural con olmion and charitable inferenoe is, not that they are wanting in public spirit, bat that they survey the situation through their own glasses, and are not so sanguine as some of their coutempo? raries in regard to the wonders whioh these organizations are to accomplish. At least, suoh are the reasons whioh influence us in withholding our sup? port, and we are gratified to know that our views are held in common with a large number of our most intelligent and patriotic oitizens. The avowed purpose of these organizations is to bring about resistance?passive resist? ance, you may please to call it, yet still resistance?to the power of tho Government. This is revolution, dis? guise it as you please. So much for Tax Unions." Upon this, we would remark, simply, that the objeots, as defined in the oou stitntioo, are to effect a reduction of exorbitant taxes and to require that when they have been collected they shall be properly and houestly applied. That is not resisting "tho power of the Government;" it is an endeavor to reform an abuse of the Government. It has no power and no right to levy more tax than is necessary to conduct the affairs of the State economically, and none to squander and steal it. It is not revolution to protect one's pro? perty against orgnoizod plunderers, nor to eoguge in open efforts to abolish a huge system of brigandage. Sup? pose the State Government should undertake to collect a tax of five or ten mioi'jQ^, and to steal three-fourths of it, whioh they would undoubtedly do if they darud, und resistance- should be made to the scheme?would the Press and Bonner still think it revolution? It baa as muoh moral, legal or consti? tutional right to oolieot five or ten times the amount needed bb three times the amount needed, whioh is what it now collects. And it has as muoh right to misappropriate, squan? der and steal millions- as it has so to misappropriate and steal hundreds of thousands. It is just as right to try to effect a redaction in one oase as the other. Resistance to rapaoity is not resistance to government. We think we see in the views of our friend, sus? tained ae they are by his well known character for honor and intelligence, one very sufficient answer to our ques? tion . To balance this disastrous influ? ence, as we see it, we have the Medi? um's avowal that the Tax Union ob-1 jects are good and have its good wishes. And now with a bumper to the learned lawyers, skillful physi? cians, intelligent merchants and patri? otic farmers and mechanics of Abbe? ville, and to its press: "May they live long and prosper." And, but for the fear of being rapped over the knnokles, we would add: The way to do this is to form in the line of the Tax Unions, and to engage heartily in tho.groat movement whioh has for object to ?reot cnoe more onr prostrate State. It is a faithful saying: "Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God." The Spirit or Conciliation. The Abbeville Medium comes at as with considerable vim for having sup? ported Carpenter for Governor in 1870, and for having odvooated Hora.ce Gre'dey for President in 1872. It gives us the opportunity to say a word upon a aubjdct whioh is not olearly under? stood. The editors in ohargo of our political columns in those days, Col. Thomas, in the one instance, and W. H. McCaw in the other, were men in whom we and the countr" rslisd 'or sagacity, honor and discretion. And they were right in taking the position to which exoeption has been taken. ? Tbey and we did not regard the blots in the character or the previous politi? cal opinions or the bitterness even of the men whom we supported, because they then represented the policy and spirit of conciliation. We were not in condition to reject the olive branch. What else could we do in oither case? So fur as people of Bonth Carolina were concerned, neither the Govern? orship nor the Presidency was a politi? cal canvass. The candidates alluded to embodied simply the idea of con? ciliation and harmony. Coming be? fore as with this claim, it was just ob natural and proper to sustain them frankly, as it was to uphold Sumner, whose whole life had been one of pecu? liarly bitter and malignant antagonism to the South, against the aotion of the Massachusetts Legislator?, directed against him because, becoming at last better informed and : relenting, in? structed by facts rather than by wild theories, be turned a friendly oyo to oar cursed and misgoverned Beotion. If the Radicals who control the State should have tqnal wisdom now, and possessed the statesmanship to see tile beneficent results that would flow from adoption of the same principle, if they would offer to carry it out by nominating for Governor our Abbe? ville friend, Gen. MoGowan, or onr Kerahaw friend, Gen. Kerahnw, or onr Charleston friend, Hon. W.D porter, or eome such man, would we think them consistent and right or not? In supporting Buch a candidate, they would not betray their principles, but would only pay deserved tribute to one not now included in their collec? tion or profession even. It would be a movement for the reconciliation of conflicting interests and races, and with its consequences m ould probably bring peaoe and prosperity to the State. If they would not be justly Bubjeot to criticism, if they would, on the contrary, win approval and ap? plause for suoh actiou, then the Con? servative movement to put into the Governor's office u supposed moderate Republican with certain surroundings, and the acceptance of Horace Greelcy on the same basis, wore in their day wise and sensible. The uction which we undertook to take, but failed in, was successfully taken in Virginia, where the results have been emiuently satis faotory. Perhaps we might have done better in the candidate for Governor, but even that is doubtful. But if true, it would not demonstrate the incor? rectness or unsoundness of the princi? ple?or polioy, if you please?then sought to be pat into practical opera? tion. Kirc-liramli, Arrowi ami Deatli. In publishing bitter and abusive ar? ticles from the Northern prose, bear? ing ignorantly but viciously upon the question of race, the Union-Herald maintains that its object is to show what really is "the temper in the great public sentiment of the North upon our affairs." It disclaims any object to stir np bad blood, but the direot effect must be to irritate those who cannot comprehend what right fellows of the North or auywbere else have to diEcuss their affairs with such gross ignorance and such shameful usperity. Nobody cares particularly what they think, especially when their thoughts go so wide of the truth and of facts. The Union-Herald puts forth the doc? trine, that the "struggle between tbo Republican aad Democratic parties iu the South is one essentially between the two races." Is not that, practi? cally, advice to the negroes to consider every Democrat or Conservative the enemy of his race? Then it gathers np the rakiugs and scraping, of the newspaper sewers, and makes itself a conduit to pour them upon our people. The evident intention?or we won't say tbat the effect of this?is to vex those of the white race who aro thus befouled, and to excite and exhilarate the other to carry out practically into aotion the dirty, vile and cruel thoughts thus generated. Does not that tend to harm, to ill-feeling and bitterness ueiweeu the two? Since it started a candidate for Governor, it continually talks of the "troubled condition of affairs in this State." Where is the trouble? There is a little in Barn well, Where, at Blaokville and Bamberg, the white people have to keep watch and guard, and there was a little at Ridgo Spring; there were exclusively negro fusses at Georgetown and on James Island. We fail to see any difficulties likely to involve the peace and good understanding of the two races. The most dangerous symptom is the too ready use of threats, the too forward advice of incendiary speakers to the negroes to take vengeance in the' rnwn bands for imaginary evils. Another is the unnecessary and unwise thrust? ing of this theme upon tho atten? tion of the negroes. They aro made to think that there is a conspiracy on hand to enslave them or work them fatal injuries. That is what the U. //. is doing by its parade of Northern sen? timent, each as it is, and its sugges? tions thrown out to the blucks that everything turns upon race. ? ? ?? Gen. Sheridan has iesned an order notifying parties now organizing at various points on the border to visit the Blaok Hills in search of gold, that they will not be permitted to go unless under authority of the Secretary of tho Interior or of Congress. Somo efforts are reported as being made to or ganize an expedition for the Blaok Hills country. Amende* We have unintentionally trod upon I the tender toes of our friend of. tho j Abbeville Press and Banner and given tho .Medium man mediumistio fit?. But we can't afford to quarrel with onr contemporaries), nor do without the esteem of our friends, and so wo hope they will pardon what tbey felt to be amiss in our strictures opou them and in our rash intrusion upon their County preserves. Our contemporaries say some hard things about us as vacillat? ing, and as postponing the right to tho expedieut, &c, &o., and somo others equally preposterous. This we can excuse to he.uted temper, und shall make no defence, us nouo is needed. What is writ is writ; would it were worthier. We really think very little about ourselves. Our mind is intent upon au importaut object, in compass? ing whioh wo should be pleased to have tho aid of our Abbeville coutcm poraries. But if they say non placet, we bow off with a smile, and turn where we can get moro comfort. Afterinadi. "Tho Governor and several leading Republicans, however, thought it to be their duty, under the circum? stances, to take the proper measures for the public protection." 1 [fa ion-Herald, 29//?. Some went to tho garrison, some to the Asylum and other some to the Penitentiary. Tho most of them found holes to creep into; a few skulked in the outskirts, hiding be? hind the bushes. It was a jolly old time. And now we hour of "measures for tho public protection," and a cool reference to "the cironinstances." Bat tho circumstances were harrowing, fell this tale of duty to tho marines, but let it not be heard in tho slree.U of tho garrison. Keep it, O keep it from the ears of Ogden?let it not enter the tents of Lovd! T<> Tax Unions of Hie Several Counties of tsontli Carolina. 1. The County Uuions shall consist of two delegates from eauh Subordi? nate Union, with ouo delegate addi? tional for every twenty members be? yond tweuty in each Subordinate Union. Tho Subordinate Union* uro therefore requested, without delay, to send their delegates to their respective County Unions. 2 Tho County Unions are hereby requested to appoint, without delay, delegates to "The Tax Uuiou of the State of South Carolina." 3. The Tax Unious of the State of South Carolina is hereby convoked to meet iu Columbia, on Thursday, tho lUth duy of September nest, ut 12 o'clock M. A. Tho County Uniov of Kichland is hereby requested to provide a suita? ble hull for the assemblage of the State Union ut the time and place desig? nated. By authority of the Tax-Payers' Convention. JAMES CHESNUf. Chairman Executive Committee. Camden, S. O, August 21, 1871. Spunc.eon's Advice.?"You minis? ters who have got to bo fine and intel? lectual, clear your throats and preach Jesus Christ. Pull the velvet out of your mouths, ye gentlemen who use | fine words, and speak so that tho pet pie can understand you; and mind Christ, and Christ crucified. Ye Me? thodists, who arr* getting to be very I respectable, get to be as red-hot as Methodists used to bo. Ye Independ? ents, be like tho old Puritaus. And ye Baptists, who seem to be damped with cold water, or worn out, pray the Lord to baptize you with fire, and that will be the very best thing that can happen to you. ijook at your chapels, half full; your congregations, half asleep; your proaoher, often rending from his book, and uot preaching at j all, or, when preaching, preaohing as though he were not awake much lower down than his neck; his heart is still asleep, und only his mouth is talking." Recently a French newspaper pub? lished that a banker's country bouse had been robbed iu the night, "but fortunately tho thieves in their hurry hud failed to open tho second drawer on the right-baud sidoof tho escritoire, in whioh was a large sum of money iu bank notes." Two or three days later, tho editor received the following note: Mr Eoitoii: I cannot snfilciontly thank you for tho information giveu iu your excellent paper. It was iu every respect exact, as I found on going last night, for the second time, to tho house of M. Z-. Tho bills were there, und now are in my posses? sion. [No signature -. You will un? derstand my scruples. I ?- .. Is It Possiule??The Clinton (Pa.) Democrat tolls the snako story of the season as follows: Ouo day last week, the daughter of Mr. Joseph W. Snook, of Sogar Valley, was out gathering whortleborries with a party of girls, whon a black snake ran up her clothes aud coiled itsolf twico around her lower body, next to tho skin. The excitement was intense among the party, but tho young girl in the em? brace of the snake was tho coolest of them all. She commenced to tear off her clothing, and by tho time they were mostly off, the reptile had been killed, and was found npon measure? ment to be eleven feet long. Indian Atbocities.?Ah Dr. Bard, Harvey Morgan and Mr Mason, three 'citizens of Wind River and South Pass, says an Omaha paper, were on their way from South Pass to Uuit'ed States camp on Big Pepoagra, und distant only ten miles from the camp, they wore surrounded by about twenty-five Sioux and killed. They wore in a two horso wagon at the time, nnd carrying the United States mail. When found they were stripped naked ami horribly mutilated, One of the furo wheels ol tho wugou rested on the breast of JDr. Bard, aud wbilo held iu that posi'iou he had been scalped alive. Iu his writhings and struggle* he had torn deep holes iu the ground with his Ivuds Morgan l?y near the wagon, naked and rculped The hummer had been take.u out rit the wagon, aud the iron handle of it driven into hi* temple and through the bo.itI, pinning biiu to the ground. It was hu (irmly imbedded iu Hie bones of the skull that it could not be druwu out, und was buried with him. Morgan's thighs bad been cut open and thesinewH taken out, probubly for J bow-vtringH. Mr. Mason bau tin iron rod three feet long forced into his per/son; his legs were split open uud the sinews druwu out. Neurly ull these barbarities were undoubtedly perpetrated while the tueu were alive, or continued uutil death relieved them from their sufferings. Misdirected Bine.?The bile is nlighily uathartic, und when of the proper quality uud poured regularly, as it ought to be, into the proper bowels.it keeps the intestinal canal fret? from obstruction. But if, nwiug to lbe sluggish action of the liver, the ?secretion lie deficient iu quality or quantity, costiveiie.s-. is the result; nor cati the bowrls, tinder such circum? stances, be p-rmuueutly regulated, ex? cept by aij elhcieut uuli-blllpUB agent. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is such an agent, us well as a painless luxative aud u geuerul tonic. Hence it is a spe uilic for couMtipation. But this is only one of the many virtues of this un? equalled vegetable testorutive. It is one of the offices of the bile to ab? stract the. superabundant carbon from the blood, und when tbo liver does not work, this function devolves upon the kidneys, which cannot even imper? fectly perform the task, without bciurr seriously disordered. Consequently, kidney diseases uro often consequent upon tho torpidity of the liver. A eiuirso jf tbo Bitter- will effectually aron.se uud regulate, that organ, when inert or slothful, aud ther? *>y avert chronic disease of the kidneys or blad? der, us well as cure constipation. Moreover, this powerful specific is an absolute euro for dyspepsia, uervoud prostration, mental despondency, geue ral debility, headache uud ull thu minor uilmeuts proceeding from im? perfect digestion and assimilation. Ah uu iuvigoraut for tbo aged und infirm, aud a means of rapidly restoring the Htrength of convalescent puticuts, it takes prec.idence of every other medi? cated stimulant ill use. 1 3U |3 ' I Many who arc suffering from the effects of the warm weather and are debilitated, are advised by physicians to take moderate ittnouuta of whiskey two or three times duriug the duy. Iu a little while, those who adopt this advice frequently increase the number of "drink*,'1 nod iu time become con? firmed inebriates. A beverage wbioh will not create thirst for intoxicating liquors, und which is intended espe- I eiully for the beuefit of debilitated persous, whether at home or abroad, is Dr. Sehenck's Sea Weed Tonic. Oon tainiug the juices of many mediciunl herbs, this preparation does not create au appetite for the intoxicating cup. Tbo nourishing and the life-supporting properties of many valuable natural productions contained in it nnd well known to medical meu have a most strengthening influence. A single : bottle of tbo Tonic will demonstrate its I vuluable qualities. For debility aris? ing from sickness, over-exertion or from any cause whatever, a wine glassful of Sea Weed Tonic, taken after meals, will strengthen the sto? mach aud create au uppotitefor whole? some food. To all who are about leaving their homes, we desire to say that tho exsolleut effects of Dr. Sehenck's seasonable remedies, Sea Weed Tonic aud Mundrake Pills, are particularly evident wheu taken by those who are injuriously affected by a change of water and diet. No person should leave homo without taking a supply of these sufeguurds uloug. For j salo by all druggists. A9fl3 A Remarkable Torf Season.?This se.iBoa has been remarkable in tho an? nuls of horso racing. During itu pro gross tho fastest mile ever trotted bos neeu accomplished by Goldsmith Maid, boating Flora Temple and the later Dexter utmost out of sight; the quickest niilo bus been run by Gray Planet?time Picolo, (the pro? perty of ex-Goverhor Bowie, of Mary laud,) bus dono the mile aud eighth dush in u shorter time than ever before recorded, viz: 1.5?JJ; and now, in 1 addition to all these grunt achieve? ments, we most credit to Fellowcraft, at Saratoga, Thursday, tho quickest four miles iu tho annals of racing? time7.19*3, which beats the celebrated font of Lexington. .. ??. -? The Improvements.?Thore are eluveu stores iu process of construc? tion in this city now, and even with these, the demand for business houses will not bo satisfied. Two men are actually carrying on their business in teuts, in consequence of the luck of better places. Moro stores would be built this season but for the fact that workmen and material cannot bo had. I Charlotte Observer. City ' Matters.?Subscribe for the Phoenix. The cold, wet soap continued yes? terday. August finishes op to-morrow. There has been little jast cause of complaint. Transient advertisements and no? tices must be paid for in advance. This rule will be adhered to hereafter. Advertising is to business what steam is to muchiurry?tho grand propelling power. There were five deaths in Oolumbia for tho week ending the 29th?whites 3; colored 2. Five bales of new cotton, from New berry, passed through Columbia, yes? terday, on the way to Boston. .ToM'puus Woodruff, Esq., Clark uf the Seuate, arrived in Columbia yes? terday. He has no fears of the terri? ble Georgians. Two colored men gotJiuto a difficulty yesterday, on Main street, when one used his list and the other a pistol; no serious damage douo. Cupt. Leaphart, agent of the Home Insurance Company, of New York?a reliable company?offers inducements to plauters to protect their gin bouses. Job priuting of every kind, from a ininiaturo visiting card to n four-sheot poster, turned out, nt short notice, from Piicenix office. Try us. A cuttle-fish is on exhibition at Dr. E. E Jackson's store. It was found in a barrel of shrimps received here yesterday. Old type metal?superior to Babbitt for some purposes?can be obtained nt PiKENix office at low figures?25 cents a ponud for fifty pounds or less; 20 cents for larger quantities. Tu consequence of tho death of the father of Mr. S. Rosenberg, the Ger? man school heretofore announced will not be opened. Mr. R. leaves for Germany iu a few weeks. Chief Nixon requests us to uotify parties interested, that to morrow, August 31, is the last duy ere the pe? nalty with reference to weights and measures will be exacted. The September number of the Rural Carolinian bus been received. It is-a valuable publication, imparting an im? mense amount of information to the furmer and planter. Johu Deuuison, the well-known Pre? sident of the Vigilant Fire Engine Company, requests us to say that he I declines the uomiuuiiou lor County Commissioner, us he is in better busi? ness?planting. It is feared that the raiuy weather of the past few days will seriously inter? fere with tho operations of the terrible band of Georgians, who are supposed by tho Radicals to be on the Lexing tou side of the Congaree, wuitiug to pouuee dowu upou their guilty vic? tims. The druggists will, doubtless, be busy, this inoruing, putting up paregoric, squills, etc., to relieve the colds contracted by the exposed raid? ers. We understand that tho politicians had a lively time in Lexington, yester? day?the occasion being the meeting of tho Republican Nominating Con? vention. The front of the dwelling of the somewhat notorious ex-Trial Jus? tice R. H. Kirk was ornamentod with a crape-decorated label, warning him that his lifo was not bis own after 10 o'clock. As he and the Hayes faction aro at iogger-heads, it is supposed that some of the Doctor's adherents put forth the warning. Whether the no? tice was hreded or not, we could not learn. The Meeting in Sumteh Yesterday. The Republican Convention met in Sumter, yesterday, and had a harmo? nious session of four hours. Samuel Leo, the colored reformer, held the floor nearly two hours, we are inform? ed, during which ho went for Cham? berlain without gloves; ho also gave little Frank a touch up. Tho ..follow? ing delegates were elected to the State Convention to be held In Columbia on tho 8th September: Senator Wm. E. Johnson, Governor F. J. Moses, jr., Sheriff J. M. Tindall and Reformer j Samuel Leo. The delegates were not J instructed Religious Services To-Day. ?Pres? byterian Church?Rev. R. Mcllwoine, 11 A. M. Trinity Church?Rev. P. J. Shand, Rector, 11 A. M. and 5<{ P M. St. Peter's Catholio Church?Rev. J. L. FuMorton, first Mass 7 A. M.; second Muss 10J? A. M.; Vespers 4t% P. M. Baptist?Rov. J. K. Mendenhall, 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Second Baptist Congregation?Rov. A. M. Cartledge, 11 A. M. Marion Street Methodist?Rev. W. D. Kirkland, 10 !.j A. M. and 8 P. M. Washington Street Methodist?Rev. A. Goke Smith, 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Lutheran?Rev. Z. W. Bedenbaugb, 10>* A. M. The City Debt, Cxtt Printing and the Cobby favoring Union-Herald. The exposure of extravagance is unpa? latable to the Union-Herald, but it opens to its contracted vision a little opportunity to carry-favor. It don't mind the addition to tbo city debt of $353,000 in about four years; it don't regard the excess of more than $103,000 contracted over and above the limit fixed by the Legislature; it don't feel tbo present destitution and impecunious condition of the Counoil, and its loss of credit as well as want of 'means. Oh, nol it feels "like dashing gallantly to the defence of the city government." Let it dash on, then, and defeud the abases we have ex puauu, as it now defends, uuder the pretense and plea of reform, the cor ruptionists of tho State. We were elected City Printer because onr bid was the lowest. If thirty dollars was saved by it, insignificant ao the sum may seem to the rich Union-Herald, which, under its new bank asset re? gime, does uot regard expense, it is better saved than wasted. It is a small saving, but a good indication of whole? some chsuge for the better. What the Union-Herald calls an "attack un? explained by circumstances," we may safely leave to speak for itself. It was a plain statement of enormous increase of debt, resulting from ignorance, mis government or disbouesty, which no circumstances can explain awuy. Be? cause we are the City Priuter, we are UO apologist, for extravagance. It is our duty to the people to expose to their view what n mountain of debt has been piled up against them. But this is a point which the U.-H. cannot see. It dwells upon a lower plane of ideas. It thinks a City Priuter should not dare open his mouth to expose wroug, nor oull bis soul his own. That sort of subserviency may do for Radi? cal fellows, whose business and happi? ness it is to gobble np things gene? rally. The U.-H. knows as well as we do, that the abuses of the city govern? ment have been exactly as we represent? ed them to be; but lying more in the past than the present, of course. If it did not kuow of it before, it is obliged to kuow it now. But instead of any conception of its being a wrong and abuse which ought to be corrected, it tries to tickle the Counoil by insinua? tions, and to nndo the good impres? sion which facts and truth, as we frankly gave expression to, are calcu? lated to produce. We have the best reasons, pnblio and private, for desir? ing economy and honesty in both State and city affairs. What the U.-H. may desire, we do not pretend to say, but its tone aud meaning in this are specimens and proof) of that reckless Radicalism of which we said Columbia wa3 dying and not by inches. It winks at extravagance, and would con? done disbouesty. Railroad Accident.?The op pas? senger train over the Greenville and Colombia Railroad met with an acci? dent yesterday, near Silver Street, by a short piece of rail becoming detached from the cross-trees and catching in a wheel, throwing the first and second class cars from the track; the engine and the balance of the train remained on. Beyond a few slight braises, none of the passengers were hurt; fortu? nately, the accident occurred in a cat. The down train did not arrive until 12 12 o'clook. Disbursing Fonds. ? Joel V. Miller, $1,000; J. J. Ragin, $3,000; Henry Kelly, $1,000; Benj. Risher, $2,000; S. R. Todd, $5,000?total, $12,000. The Southern Life Insurance Com? pany has paid the above losses during this dull month of August, and at the same time is rapidly pushing its hand? some building towards completion. AH of these losses were paid on the day they became due, except one, and that was paid sixty days before it was due, owicg to the pressing needs of the family. Maid Arrangements.?Northern mail opens 6.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; closes IIA. M., 6 P.M. Charleston opens 8 A. M.,5.30 P. M.; closes. 8 A. M..6P. M. Western opens 6 A. M., 1 P. M.; closes G, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 0.45 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. Wil? mington opens 4 P. M.; oloses 10.30 A.M. On Sunday opon from 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. List op New Advertisements. ? Mooting Riohland Vol'r Rifle Co. Meeting Myrtle Lodge, K. of P. Misses Elmore?School Notice. Meeting Riohland Rifle Club. S. L. Leaphart? Insurance. Meeting Phcouix Hook and Ladder. m - The Boston dip is knooked into the shade by "The Saratoga wriggle," "The Newport awing," "The West Point strut, tho Long Branch "grass? hopper walk," the "Mahopao lift," and "The Cape May dive."